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Notable new SF, Fantasy, and Horror books seen, late June - 8 July
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Anders, Lou, ed. :
Live Without a Net
(Penguin/Roc 0-451-45925-3, $14.95, 321pp, tpb, July 2003, cover art John Picacio, cover design Ray Lundgren)
Anthology of 18 original stories set in alternate history, non-cybernetic futures. Authors include Michael Swanwick, Mike Resnick, Charles Stross, Adam Roberts, David Brin, Rudy Rucker, Stephen Baxter, Alex Irvine, and Paul Di Filippo. Afterword by Pat Cadigan.
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Anderson, Kevin J. :
The Saga of Seven Suns, Book 2: A Forest of Stars
(Warner Aspect 0-446-52871-4, $24.95, 15+478pp, hc, July 2003, jacket illustration Steve Youll, jacket design Don Puckey/Shasti O'Leary Soudant)
SF novel, second in the "Saga of Seven Suns" series after last year's Hidden Empire [Locus Online listing]. The starred review from Publishers Weekly is reproduced on the Amazon page (click title).
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Le Guin, Ursula K. :
Changing Planes
(Harcourt 0-15-100971-6, $22, 246pp, hc, July 2003, jacket design Beck Stvan)
Collection of 16 stories, only half a dozen of which have been previously published, in which delays in airport lounges lead to other 'planes' of existence -- such as those described in (previously published) "Seasons of Ansarac" and "The Fliers of Gy". The book is Gary K. Wolfe's lead review in the July Locus Magazine; he calls it a "wry and exhilarating book, perhaps the most thoroughly enjoyable -- and certainly the funniest -- of all Le Guin's collections to date". Amazon has a review by Cynthia Ward, and the PW review.
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Lowder, James, ed. :
The Book of Final Flesh
(Eden Studios 0-891153-78-1, $16.95, 319pp, tpb, April 2003)
Anthology of 24 original stories about zombies. This book follows two earlier anthologies, The Book of All Flesh and The Book of More Flesh, all based on the "All Flesh Must Be Eaten" role-playing game -- see http://www.allflesh.com/, and this page for details about this book.
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Lubar, David :
Flip
(Tor 0-765-30149-0, $17.95, 300pp, hc, July 2003, jacket art Greg Swearingen)
Young-adult novel about twins who discover magic disks that allow them to 'flip' into any hero from the past -- though they can't control which one. The Amazon page has sample pages. The author's website is http://www.davidlubar.com/.
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VanderMeer, Jeff :
Veniss Underground
(Night Shade Books 1-892389-61-4, $40, 177pp, hc, April 2003, cover art Myrtle Vondamitz III, cover design Garry Nurrish)
SF novel, "a post-apocalyptic far future urban novel with some echoes of Vance and Wolfe" in the words of Gary K. Wolfe's review in the April issue of Locus. The book has its own website, www.venissunderground.com/, with excerpts, quotes from reviews, and information about meerkats. This hardcover edition is limited to 750 copies, signed and numbered, and includes an afterword by the author (not in the paperback edition) "Veniss Exposed: Precursors & Epiphanies"; it follows the Prime Books edition seen in March.
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Other books recently seen (Locus Online will resume detailed descriptions of all new books seen with subsequent listings.)
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David, Peter :
One Knight Only
(Ace 0-441-01057-1, $23.95, 373pp, hc, July 2003, jacket art Tristan Elwell)
(Tue 8 Jul 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
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Dickinson, Charles :
A Shortcut in Time
(Forge 0-765-30579-8, $24.95, 288pp, hc, January 2003, jacket art Howard Grossman/12E Design)
(Sat 5 Apr 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
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DiTerlizzi, Tony, & Holly Black :
The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 1: The Field Guide
(Simon & Schuster 0-689-85936-8, $9.95, hc, May 2003)
(Tue 24 Jun 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
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DiTerlizzi, Tony, & Holly Black :
The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 2: The Seeing Stone
(Simon & Schuster 0-689-85937-6, $9.95, hc, May 2003)
(Tue 24 Jun 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
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Douglass, Sara :
Beyond the Hanging Wall
(Tor 0-765-30449-x, $24.95, 348pp, hc, July 2003, jacket art Greg Call)
First US edition (Australia: Hodder Headline Australia, 1996). (Tue 8 Jul 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
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Flewelling, Lynn :
Hidden Warrior
(Bantam Spectra 0-553-58342-5, $6.99, 551pp, pb, July 2003, cover art John Jude Palencar)
(Tue 8 Jul 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
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Hayter, Sparkle :
Naked Brunch
(Random House/Crown/Three Rivers Press 1-4000-4743-9, $13, 222pp, tpb, April 2003, cover illustration Miles Hyman)
First US edition (UK: McClelland & Stewart, April 2002). (Sun 15 Jun 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
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Marillier, Juliet :
Wolfskin
(Tor 0-765-30672-7, $25.95, 493pp, hc, June 2003, jacket art Kinuko Craft)
First US edition (Australia: Pan Macmillan Australia, 2002). (Fri 13 Jun 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
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Moore, Christopher :
Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings
(William Morrow 0-380-97841-5, $23.95, 321pp, hc, June 2003)
(Fri 13 Jun 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
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Newcomb, Robert :
The Gates of Dawn
(Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44894-4, $26.95, 467pp, hc, July 2003, jacket illustration Justin Sweet, jacket design David Stevenson)
(Fri 13 Jun 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
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Reynolds, Alastair :
Redemption Ark
(Ace 0-441-01058-x, $24.95, 567pp, hc, June 2003, jacket art Chris Moore, jacket design Richard Carr)
First US edition (UK: Orion/Gollancz, June 2002). (Tue 10 Jun 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
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Rusch, Kristine Kathryn :
Extremes
(Penguin/Roc 0-451-45934-2, 373pp, pb, July 2003, cover art Gregory Bridges)
(Tue 8 Jul 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
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Scholz, Carter :
The Amount to Carry
(Picador 0-312-26901-3, $23, 208pp, hc, February 2003, jacket design David Baldeosingh Rotstein)
(Sat 5 Apr 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |
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Tower, S. D. :
The Assassins of Tamurin
(HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-97802-2, $25.95, 454pp, hc, January 2003, jacket illustration Mark Harrison, jacket design Barbara Levine)
(Thu 6 Mar 2003) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense |  Previous page: June |
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