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New Arrivals
compiled by Neil Walsh
The new year brings a fresh look at new works from such authors as Paul McAuley, Tim Powers, Karl Schroeder, Robin Hobb, Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson, Ari Marmell, and many others.

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

New & Forthcoming Books - January 2012

Withur We by Matthew Bruce Alexander Matthew Bruce Alexander (trade, 685 pages) Publication date: May 2010, USA	Aurora in Four Voices by Catherine Asaro ISFiC Press (hc, 260 pages) Publication date: November 2011, USA
Carnelians by Catherine Asaro Baen (hc, 373 pages) Publication date: October 2011, USA & Canada	Blueprints of the Afterlife by Ryan Boudinot Black Cat (trade, 416 pages) Publication date: 3 January 2012, USA
Damnation for Beginners by Alan Campbell Subterranean Press (hc, 128 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 31 May 2012, USA	The Steel Seraglio by Mike Carey, Linda Carey & Louise Carey ChiZine Press (trade, 442 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 31 March 2012, USA & Canada
The Not-Yet by Moira Crone UNO Press (trade, 272 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 15 March 2012, USA	The Deacon's Tale by Arinn Dembo Kthonia Press (trade, 280 pages) Publication date: October 2011, USA
Immobility by Brian Evenson Tor (hc, 256 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): April 2012, USA & Canada	Hell Train by Cristopher Fowler Solaris (mm, 320 pages) Publication date: January 2012, USA & Canada
Darkest Light by Hiromi Goto Razor Bill (trade, 288 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 31 January 2012, USA & Canada With illustrations by Jillian Tamaki. Sequel to Half World. For readers 13 and up.	The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality by Gahan Hanmer Two Harbors Press (trade, 360 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): February 2012, USA
Sisterhood of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson Tor (hc, 496 pages) Publication date: 3 January 2012, USA & Canada	City of Dragons: The Rain Wilds Chronicles, Book 3 by Robin Hobb HarperVoyager (hc, 352 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): February 2012, USA SF Site review of Book 1, The Dragon Keeper
The Limnal People by Ayize Jama-Everett Small Beer Press (trade, 193 pages) Publication date: 2011, USA	Aeternae Aetatis: The Novel, Book 1 by Cyer Law Lore Folk (trade, 441 pages) Publication date: 2011, USA
Triumph of the Walking Dead edited by James Lowder Smart Pop, BenBella Books (trade, 256 pages) Publication date: November 2011, USA & Canada	Shoebox Train Wreck by John Mantooth ChiZine Press (trade, 263 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 31 March 2012, USA & Canada
Thief's Covenant by Ari Marmell Pyr, Prometheus Books (hc, 280 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): February 2012, USA Fantasy adventure for readers 12 and up.	Hearts of Smoke and Steam: The Society of Steam, Book 2 by Andrew P. Mayer Pyr, Prometheus Books (trade, 327 pages) Publication date: 15 November 2011, USA SF Site review of Book 1, The Falling Machine
In the Mouth of the Whale by Paul McAuley Gollancz (hc & trade, 352 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): January 2012, UK	Lightbringer by K.D. McEntire Pyr, Prometheus Books (hc, 319 pages) Publication date: 15 November 2011, USA Urban fantasy/romance for readers 12 and up.
Them or Us: Hater Trilogy, Book 3 by David Moody Gollancz (trade, 362 pages) Publication date: 17 November 2011, UK	The Crimson Battle Axe by Curtis Oddo Curtis Oddo (trade, 221 pages) Publication date: 2011, USA
The Ancient Whisper by S.J. Pasagic RoseDog Books (trade, 294 pages) Publication date: September 2011, USA	Neila by Martin L. Pinsky Martin L. Pinsky (trade, 247 pages) Publication date: December 2011, USA
Hide Me Among the Graves by Tim Powers William Morrow (hc, 528 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): March 2012, USA	The Incarceration of Captain Nebula and Other Lost Futures by Mike Resnick Subterranean Press (hc, 288 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 31 July 2012, USA
A Dictionary of Made-Up Languages by Stephen D. Rogers Adams Media (hc, 294 pages) Publication date: 2011, USA & Canada	Paradise Tales by Geoff Ryman Small Beer Press (trade, 316 pages) Publication date: 2011, USA
The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson Gollancz (trade, 332 pages) Publication date: 17 November 2011, UK SF Site review	Ashes of Candesce: Virga, Book 5 by Karl Schroeder Tor (hc, 432 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): February 2012, USA & Canada SF Site review of Book 4, The Sunless Countries
Bloodthirst in Babylon by David Searls Samhain Publishing (ebook, 276 pages) Publication date: January 2012, USA	Babylon Steel by Gaie Sebold Solaris (mm, 544 pages) Publication date: 2011, USA & Canada
Nightmare City by Maynard Sims Samhain Publishing (ebook, 300 pages) Publication date: January 2012, USA	Orb by Gary Tarulli Gary Tarulli (trade, 341 pages) Publication date: November 2011, USA
Essence of a Gemini by Zoleka Xlibris (trade, 202 pages) Publication date: 2011, USA	Magazines Interzone, issue 237, November-December 2011, UK, edited by Andy Cox, et al. Contributors to this issue include: Lavie Tidhar, Douglas Lain, Caspian Gray, Jim Hawkins.

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