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Sunday, January 2, 2011

Spotlight on January Books

This month we are featuring 42 books. There were considerably more new sff releases but we tried to limit ourselves to a reasonable number and we chose the books most in tune with what's discussed here.

The release dates are US unless marked otherwise, though for books released in the UK and US in the same month but on different dates we use the earliest date without comment and they are first edition unless noted differently. The dates are on a best known basis so they are not guaranteed; same about the edition information. Since information sometimes is out of date even in the Amazon/Book Depository links we use for listings, books get delayed or sometimes even released earlier, we would truly appreciate if you would send us an email about any listing with incorrect information.


Sometimes a cover image is not available at the time of the post and also sometimes covers change unexpectedly so while we generally use the Amazon one when available and cross check with Google Images, the ultimate bookstore cover may be different.


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“Agatha H. and the Airship City” by Phil Foglio & Kaja Foglio. January 1, 2011.
“Demonstorm” by James Barclay. January 1, 2011 (US Debut).
“Cowboy Angels” by Paul J. McAuley. January 1, 2011 (US Debut).
“Tempest’s Legacy” by Nicole Peeler. January 3, 2011.
“The Lost Gate” by Orson Scott Card. Release Date: January 4, 2011.
“House Name” by Michelle West. Release Date: January 4, 2011.

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“The Soul Mirror” by Carol Berg. Release Date: January 4, 2011.
“Puttering About in a Small Land” by Philip K. Dick. January 4, 2011 (Reprint).
“The Hammer” by K.J. Parker. Release Date: January 5, 2011.
“The Demi-Monde: Winter” by Rod Rees. January 6, 2011.
“Rivers of London” by Ben Aaronovitch. UK Release Date: January 10, 2011.
“Gryphon: New and Selected Stories” by Charles Baxter. January 11, 2011.

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“Across the Universe” by Beth Revis. Release Date: January 11, 2011.
“Timeless” by Alexandra Monir. Release Date: January 11, 2011.
“Warped” by Maurissa Guibord. Release Date: January 11, 2011.
“Harbinger of the Storm” by Aliette de Bodard. UK : January 12, 2011.
“Death's Disciples” by J. Robert King. UK Release Date: January 12, 2011.
“Home Fires” by Gene Wolfe. Release Date: January 18, 2011.

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“Among Others” by Jo Walton. Release Date: January 18, 2011.
“Farlander” by Colin Buchanan. January 18, 2011 (US Debut).
“God's War” by Kameron Hurley. Release Date: January 18, 2011.
“Never Knew Another” by J.M. McDermott. January 18, 2011.
“Of Blood & Honey” by Stina Leicht. Release Date: January 18, 2011.
“The Witch's Daughter” by Paula Brackston. January 18, 2011.

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“The Children of the Lost” by David Whitley. Release Date: January 18, 2011.
“The Cypress House” by Michael Koryta. Release Date: January 24, 2011.
“While Mortals Sleep: Unpublished Short Fiction” by Kurt Vonnegut. January 25, 2011.
“The Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures” by Robert E. Howard. January 25, 2011.
“Bloodshot” by Cherie Priest. Release Date: January 25, 2011.
“The Warlord's Legacy” by Ari Marmell. Release Date: January 25, 2011.

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“The Sworn”
by Gail Z. Martin. Release Date: January 25, 2011.
“The Griffin’s Flight” by K.J. Taylor. Release Date: January 25, 2011.
“The Sentinel Mage” by Emily Gee. Release Date: January 25, 2011.
“Brave New Worlds: Dystopian Stories” edited by John Joseph Adams. January 25, 2011.
“The World House” by Guy Adams. January 25, 2011 (US Debut).
“God of War 2” by Robert E. Vardeman. Release Date: January 25, 2011.

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“Drought” by Pam Bachorz. Release Date: January 25, 2011.
“The Heroes” by Joe Abercrombie. UK Release Date: January 27, 2011.
“The Fallen Blade” by Jon Courtenay Grimwood. January 27, 2011.
“The Alchemist” by Paolo Bacigalupi. Release Date: January 31, 2011.
“The Executioness” by Tobias S. Buckell. Release Date: January 31, 2011.
“Brayan’s Gold” by Peter V. Brett. Release Date: January 31, 2011.

3 comments:

jeff hotchkiss said...

Brave New Worlds is out now. At least it was at the Borders where I bought it this past weekend.

Anonymous said...

Thanks! :D Really wish you'd put a little description of each release though. Just a hassle to click through each one to find out what it's about. =/

Liviu said...

Jeff: lots of books get early releases now - saw The Hammer in bookstores several days ago around Jan 1st for example; in the past it used to be that smaller imprints would do it, but today it seems the competition is so stiff, even larger sff imprints do it with some books; sadly the converse is sometimes the case too, especially with announced titles from some smaller imprints who are often late

Anon: I am sorry for that but the ratio work/benefit is too big and I'd rather spend the (limited) time I have for FBC on original content; personally i wish lists like this would be available in other genres like literary fiction and historical fiction and if anyone knows of any in those two genres I would be very thankful to point them to me

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