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
Adler-Olsen, Jussi
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, 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
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
$8.99
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
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
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)
When a light aircraft crashes into the Thames at Shepperton, the young pilot who struggles to the surface minutes later seems to have come back from the dead. Within hours, vultures invade rooftops, tropical vegetation overruns the quiet avenues, and the local inhabitants are propelled by the young man's urgent visions through ecstatic sexual celebrations toward an apocalyptic climax.
Novel, 233 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 1979)
When the most hated man in Cnothan turns up dead in a lobster tank, Constable Hamish Macbeth must contend with a DCI who wants the MO hushed up, a seductive dark-haired lass with an ulterior motive, and a killer who without doubt will strike again.
Novel, 194 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 1988)
Grand Central - 2013 - ISBN: 1455524077 / 9781455524075
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New022656
$8.00
Beaton, M.C.
Hamish Macbeth #09: Death of a Travelling Man
Constable Hamish Macbeth has - horrors! - been promoted, his new boss is a dunce, and a self-proclaimed traveler named Sean and his girlfriend have parked their rusty van in the middle of the Scottish village of Lochdubh. When Sean is found beaten to death, Hamish faces the tough task of worming the truth out of the villagers before the killer gets away.
Novel, 195 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 1993)
Grand Central - 2013 - ISBN: 0446573515 / 9780446573511
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New022657
$8.00
Beaton, M.C.
Hamish Macbeth #11: Death of a Nag
Constable Hamish Macbeth's holiday at a seaside inn is less than charming: there's an amorous spinster, two tarty girls, a retired military man, a secretive London family, and Bob Harris, who so nags his wife Doris that everyone wants to kill him. Then somebody does.
Novel, 256 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 1995)
Grand Central - 2013 - ISBN: 1455572306 / 9781455572304
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New022658
$8.00
Benn, James R.
Billy Boyle #01: Billy Boyle
1942: Family connections earn twenty-two-year-old Irish-American cop Billy Boyle a place on General Eisenhower's London staff. With the Allies working on a plan to liberate Norway, Uncle Ike dispatches Billy to the Norwegian government in exile, where he fears there may be a German spy.
Recommended by Elizabeth
Novel, 374 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 2006)
Pamplemousse #12: Monsieur Pamplemousse on Probation
Sent to report on Chef Andre Dulac, currently in line for Le Guide's top award, Monsieur Pamplemousse opens a can of worms which threatens the very sanctity of France's premier gastronomic bible. In an attempt to get at the truth, he harnesses a state-of-the-art TV camera to his ever-faithful hound Pommes Frites.
Novel, 246 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 2000)
Publisher's signed edition with signature on front free endpaper; 'Signed 1st Edition' sticker on front of jacket. When two sisters set out across a remote stretch of Montana road to visit a friend, the women and their car vanish. Cody Hoyt has just lost his job with the police, but when his former rookie partner Cassie Dewell persuades him to look into things, they discover these aren't the first women to disappear in the area.
Novel, 383 pages, Hardcover, 1st Edition
St. Martin's Minotaur - 2013 - ISBN: 0312583206 / 9780312583200
Book Condition: New. Jacket Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New022937
$25.99
Bradley, Bruce
Fat Profits
Signed by the author on the title page. Is the food we eat safe? Andrew Hastings thought so, but after watching several of his co-workers at International Food & Milling die, he's not sure of anything anymore. When a colleague leaves him a cryptic voicemail just minutes before her death, Andrew starts asking questions that lead him down a deadly trail of corporate deceit.
FBI agent Streeter Pierce turns to Liv Bergren for her local knowledge after a South Dakota rancher is bludgeoned to death in a style reminiscent of a long-inactive killer known as the Crooked Man.
Den Harper did the dirty work for the Expansion, reading the minds of criminals, spies, and undesirables. Unable to take the strain, he stole a starship and headed into a lawless sector of space. For five years he works as a trader among the stars - then discovers that the Expansion had set a bounty hunter on his trail. But what does the Expansion want with a lowly telepath like Harper? Is there truth to the rumors that human space is being invaded by aliens from another realm? Harper learns the answers to both these questions when he rescues an orphan girl from certain death - and comes face to face with the dreaded aliens known as the Weird.
Recommended by Don
Novel, 344 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
