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New Arrivals
compiled by Neil Walsh
New and forthcoming books this time include the latest from John Birmingham, Alan Dean Foster, Nancy Kress, Robert McCammon, John Meaney, Elizabeth Moon, Alastair Reynolds, and many more.

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

New & Forthcoming Books - Mid-February 2012

Pure: The Pure Trilogy, Book 1 by Julianna Baggott Headline (hc, 435 pages) Publication date: 2 February 2012, UK	Juggernaut by Adam Baker Hodder & Stoughton (trade, 406 pages) Publication date: 16 February 2012, UK
Halo: Primordium: The Forerunner Saga, Book 2 by Greg Bear Tor (hc, 381 pages) Publication date: 3 January 2012, USA & Canada	Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick Egmont (trade, 480 pages) Publication date: September 2011, USA & Canada
Angels of Vengeance by John Birmingham Del Rey (hc, 560 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 10 April 2012, USA & Canada	Arctic Rising by Tobias S. Buckell Tor (hc, 304 pages) Publication date: February 2012, USA & Canada
Jack of Ravens: Kingdom of the Serpent, Book 1 by Mark Chadbourn Pyr, Prometheus Books (trade, 422 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): March 2012, USA SF Site review	U.R.B. by James Cox James Cox (trade, 239 pages) Publication date: October 2011, USA
No Mark Upon Her by Deborah Crombie William Morrow (hc, 369 pages) Publication date: January 2012, USA	Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse by Troy Denning LucasBooks, Del Rey (hc, 480 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 13 March 2012, USA & Canada
The Crippled God by Steven Erikson Bantam Books (trade, 1,200 pages) Publication date: 26 January 2012, UK Tenth and final installment in Erikson's mesmerizing Malazan Book of the Fallen series. A fitting end to a truly stunning fantasy series. - nw SF Site review	This River Awakens by Steven Erikson Bantam Press (hc, 429 pages) Publication date: 26 January 2012, UK Erikson's first novel, initially published in 1998.
Gods of Opar: Tales of Lost Khokarsa by Philip José Farmer & Christopher Paul Carey Subterranean Press (hc, 576 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 30 April 2012, USA	How to Make a Big Bang by Andrew Flambaum & Victor Flambaum Langdon Street Press (trade, 236 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 14 March 2012, USA
Body, Inc. by Alan Dean Foster Del Rey (trade, 240 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 27 March 2012, USA & Canada	Kiss of the Vampire by Cynthia Garner Grand Central Publishing (mm, 338 pages) Publication date: 1 February 2012, USA & Canada
Pirates of Mars by Chris Gerrib Hadley Rille Books (hc & trade, 271 pages) Publication date: February 2012, USA	Ison of the Isles by Carolyn Ives Gilman ChiZine Press (trade, 299 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 30 April 2012, USA & Canada
The Necklace of the Gods by Alison Goodman Bantam Books (trade, 560 pages) Publication date: 16 February 2012, UK	The Face Thief by Eli Gottlieb William Morrow (hc, 249 pages) Publication date: February 2012, USA
Blue Fall: The Tournament, Book 1 by B.B. Griffith Griffith Publishing (trade, 505 pages) Publication date: 2011, USA	American Fever by Peter Christian Hall Arterial Witness (trade, 299 pages) Publication date: December 2011, USA
Manhattan in Reverse by Peter F. Hamilton Subterranean Press (hc, 272 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 31 July 2012, USA	Expedition to the Mountains of the Moon by Mark Hodder Pyr, Prometheus Books (trade, 400 pages) Publication date: 10 January 2012, USA
Hell's Shadows by Dean Klein Dean Klein (ebook, 240 pages) Publication date: December 2011, USA	King of the Nine Hells by Dean Klein Dean Klein (ebook, 346 pages) Publication date: December 2011, USA
Little Winged One: The First Book of Guardians by Will Kosh Strategic Book Group (trade, 223 pages) Publication date: 2011, USA	After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall by Nancy Kress Tachyon Publications (trade, 192 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): April 2012, USA
Reboots by Mercedes Lackey, prequel novelette by Cody Martin Phoenix Pick, Arc Manor (trade, 160 pages) Publication date: January 2012, USA Second in editor Mike Resnick's Stellar Guild Series, teaming up established authors with newer ones.	The Dread: The Fallen Kings Cycle, Book 2 by Gail Z. Martin Orbit (mm, 625 pages) Publication date: February 2012, USA & Canada
Emperor Mollusk versus the Sinister Brain by A. Lee Martinez Orbit (trade, 306 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 5 March 2012, USA & Canada	Greatshadow: Dragon Apocalypse, Book 1 by James Maxey Solaris (mm, 442 pages) Publication date: February 2012, USA & Canada
The Providence Rider by Robert McCammon Subterranean Press (hc, 416 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 31 May 2012, USA Fourth installment featuring Matthew Corbett, professional problem-solver.	Shadow Heir by Richelle Mead Bantam Books (trade, 390 pages) Publication date: 2 February 2012, UK
Transmission: Ragnarok, Book 2 by John Meaney Gollancz (trade, 424 pages) Publication date: 18 January 2012, UK SF Site review of Book 1, Absorption	Echoes of Betrayal: Paladin's Legacy, Book 3 by Elizabeth Moon Del Rey, Ballantine (hc, 453 pages) Publication date: 21 February 2012, USA & Canada
Judge Dredd: Crusade & Frankenstein Division by Grant Morrison & Mark Millar, illustrated by Carols Ezquerra & Mick Austin 2000 AD, Rebellion (trade graphic novel, 96 pages) Publication date: February 2012, USA & Canada	The Afterblight Chronicles: Blood Ocean by Weston Ochse Abaddon Books (trade, 287 pages) Publication date: February 2012, USA & Canada
Gray Rights, The Gray Zone: A Collection of All New Alien and UFO Cartoons, Volume 2 by Roger L. Phillips Close Encounters Studios (trade graphic novel, 90 pages) Publication date: January 2012, USA	The Theology of Dracula: Reading the Book of Stoker as Sacred Text by Noël Montague-Étienne Rarignac McFarland (trade, 246 pages) Publication date: January 2012, USA
Blue Remembered Earth by Alastair Reynolds Gollancz (hc, 505 pages) Publication date: 19 January 2012, UK	Nested Scrolls: The Autobiography of Rudolf von Bitter Rucker by Rudy Rucker Tor (hc, 336 pages) Publication date: 6 December 2011, USA & Canada
Boneyards by Kristine Kathryn Rusch Pyr, Prometheus Books (trade, 301 pages) Publication date: 17 January 2012, USA	7 Scorpions: Revolution by Mike Saxton Sagido Publishing (trade, 526 pages) Publication date: January 2012, USA
Nocturnal by Scott Sigler Crown (hc, 576 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 3 April 2012, USA & Canada	Westlake Soul by Rio Youers ChiZine Press (trade, 260 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 30 April 2012, USA & Canada
Magazines Fantasy & Science Fiction, January/February 2012, USA, edited by Gordon Van Gelder Contributors to this issue include: Felicity Shoulders, Ron Goulart, John G. McDaid, K.D. Wentworth, Albert E. Cowdrey, Ted Kosmatka, Alexander Jablokov, Ken Liu, Naomi Kritzer, Michael Alexander, Lewis Shiner.

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