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New Arrivals
compiled by Neil Walsh
Some really interesting new and forthcoming books have landed in our mailbox recently, including the latest from J.V. Jones, Guy Gavriel Kay, Gemma Files, Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky, Robin Hobb, Peter V. Brett, Tim Lebbon, Elizabeth Moon, Alastair Reynolds, Darren Shan, Steph Swainston, Joe Hill, and many others.

(Books are listed alphabetically by author. Only books received are noted.)

New & Forthcoming Books - April 2010

Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Backlash by Aaron Allston Lucas Books, Del Rey, Ballantine (hc, 331 pages) Publication date: 9 March 2010, USA & Canada	Brains: A Zombie Memoir by Robin Becker Eos, HarperCollins (trade, 192 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): June 2010, USA
The Devil's Playground: Morgan Kingsley Series, Book 5 by Jenna Black Dell Books (mm, 368 pages) Publication date: 23 March 2010, USA & Canada SF Site Review of Book 2, The Devil You Know	The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova Orb (trade, 527 pages) Publication date: 2 February 2010, USA & Canada Classic stories from Isaac Asimov, James Blish, Algis Budrys, Theodore Cogswell, E.M. Forster, Frederik Pohl, James H. Schmitz, T.L. Sherred, Wilmar H. Shiras, Clifford D. Simak, and Jack Vance.
The Desert Spear by Peter V. Brett Del Rey, Ballantine (hc, 583 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 13 April 2010, USA & Canada Sequel to The Warded Man.	The Dark-Eyes' War: Blood of the Southlands, Book 3 by David B. Coe Tor (hc, 368 pages) Publication date: 16 February 2010, USA & Canada
Mind Games by Carolyn Crane Spectra, Ballantine (mm, 371 pages) Publication date: 23 March 2010, USA & Canada Début novel.	Song of Scarabaeus by Sara Creasy Eos, HarperCollins (mm, 368 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 27 April 2010, USA & Canada
The Universe of Oz: Essays on Baum's Series and Its Progeny edited by Kevin K. Durand & Mary K. Leigh McFarland (trade, 258 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): June 2010, USA	The Turning: What Curiosity Kills by Helen Ellis Sourcebooks (hc, 224 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): May 2010, USA & Canada & UK YA fiction.
A Book of Tongues: The Hexslinger, Book 1 by Gemma Files ChiZine Publications (trade, 276 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 15 April 2010, USA & Canada	Peter Paul: The Chase Begins by Stokely Gittens Stonewalker Publishing (trade, 328 pages) Publication date: 24 February 2010, USA
Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky, translated by Natasha Randall Gollancz (trade, 458 pages) Publication date: 18 March 2010, UK	Red Planet Noir by D.B. Grady Brown Street Press (trade, 210 pages) Publication date: November 2009, USA Début novel.
Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris Gollancz (hc & trade, 304 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): May 2010, UK	Horns by Joe Hill Gollancz (hc, 437 pages) Publication date: 18 March 2010, UK
The Dragon Keeper: The Rain Wild Chronicles, Book 1 by Robin Hobb HarperVoyager (trade, 553 pages) Publication date: March 2010, UK SF Site Review	Dragon Haven: The Rain Wilds Chronicles, Book 2 by Robin Hobb Eos, HarperCollins (hc, 528 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): May 2010, USA
Watcher of the Dead: Sword of Shadows, Book 4 by J.V. Jones Tor (hc, 448 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): April 2010, USA & Canada SF Site Review of Book 2, A Fortress of Grey Ice	The Mammoth Book of the Best of Best New Horror: A Twenty-Year Celebration edited by Stephen Jones Robinson (trade, 746 pages) Publication date: 2010, UK Introduction by Ramsey Campbell.
Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay Viking Canada (hc, 580 pages) Publication date: 3 April 2010, Canada	The Fire Lord's Lover: The Elven Lords, Book 1 by Kathryne Kennedy Sourcebooks (mm, 380 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): July 2010, USA & Canada & UK
State of Decay by James Knapp Roc (mm, 371 pages) Publication date: February 2010, USA & Canada Début novel.	Wolfsangel by M.D. Lachlan Gollancz (hc & trade, 448 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): May 2010, UK
The Thief of Broken Toys by Tim Lebbon ChiZine Publications (trade, 150 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 15 May 2010, USA & Canada	Katja from the Punk Band by Simon Logan ChiZine Publications (trade, 280 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 15 April 2010, USA & Canada
The Dragon Factory by Jonathan Maberry St. Martin's Griffin (trade, 496 pages) Publication date: 2 March 2010, USA & Canada A Joe Ledger novel.	Songs of Deep Green: The Alarai Chronicles, Book 2 by Dale B. Mattheis Ardent Publishing (trade, 514 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 20 May 2010, USA
The Fourth Casket by D.T. Mears Blue Leaf Publications (trade & e-book, 123 pages) Publication date: 5 March 2010, USA Teen/YA SF.	Oath of Fealty by Elizabeth Moon Del Rey, Ballantine (hc, 477 pages) Publication date: 23 March 2010, USA & Canada SF Site Review
Cities of Night by Philip Nutman ChiZine Publications (trade, 242 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 15 May 2010, USA & Canada	And Now the Nightmare Begins: The Horror Zine edited by Jeani Rector BearManor Books (trade, 256 pages) Publication date: 2010, USA This book presents the best of the e-zine, The Horror Zine, including contributions from Ramsey Campbell, Simon Clark, Joe R. Lansdale, Trevor Denyer, and many others.
Terminal World by Alastair Reynolds Gollancz (hc, 487 pages) Publication date: 15 March 2010, UK	Pleasure Model: Netherworld, Book 1 by Christopher Rowley Heavy Metal Pulp, Tor (trade, 238 pages) Publication date: 2 February 2010, USA
Alembical 2: A distillation of Three Novellas edited by Lawrence M. Schoen & Arthur Dorrance Paper Golem (hc & trade, 228 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 1 June 2010, USA Featuring 3 original novellas by Tony Pi, David D. Levine, and J. Kathleen Cheney.	Hell's Horizon: The City, Book 2 by Darren Shan HarperVoyager (trade, 389 pages) Publication date: 4 March 2010, UK
City of the Snakes: The City, Book 3 by Darren Shan HarperVoyager (trade, 375 pages) Publication date: 4 March 2010, UK	The Extra by Michael Shea Tor (hc, 288 pages) Publication date: 2 February 2010, USA & Canada
Angels' Blood: Guild Hunter, Book 1 by Nalini Singh Gollancz (trade, 339 pages) Publication date: 11 February 2010, UK	Linger by Maggie Stiefvater Scholastic Press (hc, 368 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): July 2010, USA & Canada For ages 13 to 18.
Flight of the Outcast: The Academy, Year 1 by Brad Strickland Sourcebooks (trade, 224 pages) Publication date: April 2010, USA & Canada & UK YA SF for middle grade readers.	Above the Snowline by Steph Swainston Gollancz (trade, 311 pages) Publication date: 25 February 2010, UK
Angelology by Danielle Trussoni Doubleday Canada (hc, 452 pages) Publication date: 20 March 2010, Canada	Time Will Tell by Eddie Upnick Eloquent Books (trade, 221 pages) Publication date: 2009, USA
Kitty's House of Horrors: Kitty Norville, Book 7 by Carrie Vaughn Gollancz (trade, 292 pages) Publication date: 11 February 2010, UK SF Site Review of Book 3, Kitty Takes a Holiday	Magazines Black Static, No. 15, February-March 2010, UK, edited by Andy Cox Contributors to this issue include: James Cooper, Simon Kurt Unsworth, Alan Scott Laney, Daniel Kaysen, Sarah Singleton.

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