Newsletter 102
Recently Received & Forthcoming Books
Alphabetical by Author
Doctor Who Magazine #457
A long-lost interview with Third Doctor Jon Pertwee; showrunner Steven Moffat answers your questions; more.
Magazine, 82 pages, Magazine, 1st Edition
Panini Publishing - 2013 - ISBN: whomag457
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New022464
$9.99
Doctor Who Magazine #458
Preview and photos from episode 1 of the new season; interview with Frazer Hines; Dalek invasion!; more.
Magazine, 82 pages, Magazine, 1st Edition
Panini Publishing - 2013 - ISBN: whomag458
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New022520
$9.99
Doctor Who Magazine #459
Previews: 4 new adventures for the Doctor and Clara; the ice warriors are back: writer Mark Gatiss on his new episode; more.
Magazine, 82 pages, Magazine, 1st Edition
Panini Publishing - 2013 - ISBN: whomag459
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New022609
$9.99
Locus #626 March 2013
Interviews with Isobelle Carmody and Lavie Tidhar; forthcoming books; Nebula Awards ballot; industry news, reviews, more.
Magazine, 74 pages, Magazine, 1st Edition
Locus Publications - 2013 - ISBN: locus0313
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New022453
$7.50
Locus #627 April 2013
Interviews with Terry Bisson and Libba Bray; Crawford Award; Stoker finalists; industry news, reviews, more.
Magazine, 58 pages, Magazine, 1st Edition
Locus Publications - 2013 - ISBN: locus0413
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New022519
$7.50
Locus #628 May 2013
Interviews with Tim Powers and Patrick & Teresa Nielsen Hayden; small and independent presses; Hugo ballot; industry news, reviews, more.
Magazine, 70 pages, Magazine, 1st Edition
Locus Publications - 2013 - ISBN: locus0513
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New022607
$7.50
Mystery Scene #128
Articles about Sue Grafton, Edgar nominees, best books of 2012, psychos on TV; reviews; more.
Magazine, 68 pages, Magazine, 1st Edition
KBS Communications - 2013 - ISBN: mystscene128
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New022432
$7.50
Mystery Scene #129
Articles about C.J. Box, Dorothy L. Sayers, private eyes and their cars; reviews, more.
Magazine, 68 pages, Magazine, 1st Edition
KBS Communications - 2013 - ISBN: mystscene129
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New022608
$7.50
Abbott, Allyson K. (aka Amos, Beth)
Mack's Bar #1: Murder on the Rocks
Milwaukee bar owner Mack Dalton has synesthia, so when she stumbles upon a dead body in the alley behind the bar - where her father was shot months earlier - she can tell there's something fishy in the air. The lead detective thinks the deaths are linked, and he'll need Mack's help to find the murderer among a crowd of eccentric bar regulars. Includes drink recipes.
Novel, 330 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Official guide to seasons 1 and 2 of the hit BBC series, re-examining each case through Watson's blog, Lestrade's police reports, and newspaper articles about the crimes. Sherlock's notes and any surviving clues are also included. Plus exclusive interviews with actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, and Rupert Graves, and with writers and co-creators Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat.
Department Q #3: A Conspiracy of Faith (UK title: Redemption)
Signed by the author on the title page. Detective Carl Morck receives a bottle that contains an old and decayed message, written in blood. It is a cry for help from two young brothers, tied and bound in a boathouse by the sea. Could it be real? Who are these boys, and why weren't they reported missing? Could they possibly still be alive?
Novel, 504 pages, Hardcover, 1st US Edition
Dutton - 2013 - ISBN: 0525954007 / 9780525954002
Book Condition: New. Jacket Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New022191
$26.95
Alexander, Tasha
Lady Emily #07: Death in the Floating City
Years ago, Emma Callum scandalized polite society when she eloped with an Italian count. Now her father-in-law has been murdered, and her husband has vanished. Lady Emily heads to Venice to investigate, and soon discovers that to solve the present-day crime, she must first unravel a centuries-old mystery that threatens the interests of some very powerful people.
Novel, 308 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2012 HC
St. Martin's Minotaur - 2013 - ISBN: 1250029767 / 9781250029768
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New022982
$15.99
Alexander, William
Goblin Secrets
Signed by the author on the title page. Ages 8 and up. In the town of Zombay, a witch named Graba takes in stray children. Rownie is the youngest boy in her household; his only real relative is his older brother Rowan, who is an actor. But in Zombay, humans are forbidden to wear masks, perform plays, or pretend to be other than what they are. Rowan disappeared when the Mayor's Guard raided an illegal play. Desperate to find him, Rownie joins up with a troupe of goblins who skirt the law to put on plays. But their plays are not only for entertainment, and the masks they use are for more than make-believe. The goblins welcome Rownie; they also want to find Rowan, who might be the only person who can stop the mighty River from flooding the town.
Awards: ♦ Winner for the 2012 National Book Award for Young People's Literature ♦ Finalist for the 25th Annual Minnesota Book Award for Young People's Literature
Recommended by Elizabeth: A very enjoyable, not too scary fantasy. I particularly enjoyed the goblin theater troupe, and the behind the scenes look at live theater and acting.
Novel, 223 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2012 HC
Shortly after being elected president of the Friends of Good Earth Preserves, diva-restaurateur Dana White is struck down in her own kitchen. Can Poppy figure out who decided to get rid of her?
A friend mysteriously disappears, leaving Kemal a generous allowance and the use of a large house. He discovers that his new dwelling involves an inheritance of $1.3 million, and a Russian nobleman's missing son. Kemal embarks on a missing person case that will bring chaos and romance to his life, as clues lead him from Istanbul to Buenos Aires, Boston, and Baltimore.
After his overbearing mother's death, Arda reflects on his life and on the life of his father, a mathematician who was murdered on Arda's 14th birthday. On the other side of Istanbul, Bedirhan has decided to pack in his 10-year career as an assassin. In fact, Bedirhan killed Arda's father, and they have more in common than Arda could imagine. Meanwhile, a former family friend is playing a deadly game, providing Arda with clues to track down his father's killer.
Fighting the Ottomans in Constantinople, Emperor Constantine XI was supposedly killed, but his body was never found. Legend has it that he escaped, earning the title of Immortal Emperor. Five centuries after his disappearance, three men - members of a sect that has guarded the Immortal Emperor's will - contact a young professor living in Istanbul. They claim that he is the next emperor, but to take possession of his fortune, he must carry out his ancestor's last wishes.
Novel, 287 pages, Trade Paperback, 1st UK Edition
Telegram UK - 2012 - ISBN: 1846591481 / 9781846591488
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New022523
$14.95
Anderson, Taylor
Destroyermen #07: Iron Gray Sea
War has engulfed the other Earth. The vast scope of the conflict has trapped Reddy and his crew far from either front, but they must battle a bigger ship. The long-awaited invasion of Grik Indiaa has begun, and the Human-Lemurian Alliance is pushing back against the twisted might of the Dominion. The diplomatic waters seethe with treachery, and a final, terrible plot explodes in the Empire of New Britain Isles.
Novel, 431 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2012 HC
Roc - 2013 - ISBN: 0451414233 / 9780451414236
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New023152
$7.99
Andreadis, Athena (editor) / Holt, Kay (editor)
The Other Half of the Sky
Sixteen sf stories featuring female protagonists.
Contents
Dreaming the Dark (introduction) == Athena Andreadis
Finders == Melissa Scott
Bad Day on Boscobel == Alexander Jablokov
In Colors Everywhere == Nisi Shawl
Mission of Greed == Sue Lange
Sailing the Antarsa == Vandana Singh
Landfall (from The Blood Star Frontier) == Joan Slonczewski
This Alakie and the Death of Dima == Terry Boren
The Waiting Stars == Aliette de Bodard
The Shape of Thought == Ken Liu
Under Falna's Mask == Alex Dally MacFarlane
Mimesis == Martha Wells
Velocity's Ghost == Kelly Jennings
Exit, Interrupted == C.W. Johnson
Dagger and Mask == Cat Rambo
Ouroboros == Christine Lucas
Cathedral == Jack McDevitt
About the Contributors
Awards: ♦ The Waiting Stars: Finalist for the 2013 Nebula Award for Best Novelette
Anthology, 436 pages, Trade Paperback, Print on Demand
With many of the Pack's shape-shifting children dying, unable to control their beasts, Kate and Curran know they must accept an offer of help from the European shape-shifters - even though they suspect they're heading into a trap.
Novel, 327 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Ace - 2013 - ISBN: 1937007588 / 9781937007584
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New023172
$7.99
Armstrong, Kelley
Women of the Otherworld #13: Thirteen
Series finale. A war is brewing, but it's more than a matter of supernaturals against one another - both heaven and hell have joined in, with hellhounds, genetically modified werewolves, and all the forces of good and evil joining the fray.
Novel, 427 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2012 HC
Plume - 2013 - ISBN: 0142196746 / 9780142196748
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New022763
$9.99
Asaro, Catherine (editor)
Nebula Awards Showcase 2013
Short fiction nominated for the awards, plus excerpts from the winning novels.
Contents
A Harmony of Thoughts (introduction) == Catherine Asaro
The Paper Menagerie == Ken Liu
The Ice Owl == Carolyn Ives Gilman
Ado == Connie Willis
The Migratory Pattern of Dancers == Katherine Sparrow
Peach-Creamed Honey (poetry) == Amal El-Mohtar
The Axiom of Choice == David W. Goldman
Club Story (essay) == John Clute
What We Found == Geoff Ryman
excerpt from Among Others == Jo Walton
Movement == Nancy Fulda
Sauerkraut Station == Ferrett Steinmetz
The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees == E. Lily Yu
Ray of Light == Brad R. Torgersen
excerpt from The Freedom Maze == Delia Sherman
The Sea King's Second Bride (poetry) == C.S.E. Cooney
The Man Who Bridged the Mist == Kij Johnson
2012 Nebula Awards Winners, Nominees, and Honorees
Haunted by the terrible truth of her past, Sorcha must lead the charge against the hordes seeking to cross into the Empire. But to do so, she will need to manipulate powers beyond her understanding.
Novel, 305 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Ace - 2013 - ISBN: 0425256553 / 9780425256558
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New023177
$7.99
Ballard, J.G.
The Drowned World
2145: Solar radiation and global warming have melted the ice caps, and Triassic-era jungles have overrun a submerged and tropical London. As they confront a surreal cityscape populated by giant iguanas, albino alligators, and endless swarms of malarial insects, biologist Dr. Robert Kerans and his team of scientists are transformed both physically and psychologically by this prehistoric environment.
Novel, 198 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 1962)
Following the energy crisis of the late 20th century, America was abandoned. A century later, European explorers return. They find that the Bering Strait has been dammed and much of the country has become a desert, populated by isolated natives and the bizarre remnants of a disintegrated culture. The expedition sets off from Manhattan, through Holiday Inns and abandoned theme parks, to uncover a shocking new power in the heart of Las Vegas.
Novel, 234 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 1981)
