Editor Andrew Wheeler reports another busy month buying for the Science Fiction Book Club. SFBC’s April purchases include:
The Company They Keep by Kage Baker: “our fourth omnibus collecting the brilliant ‘Company’ series; this one gathers up the big finish—The Machine’s Child and The Sons of Heaven—and should be required reading for anyone who likes SF at all.”
The Devil’s Rose by Brom: “another heavily illustrated—and disturbing—novel from the well-known artist and author of The Plucker.”
A Fortress in Shadow by Glen Cook: “the second omnibus of the ‘Dread’ empire novels from Night Shade Books—this one collects the two prequels.”
Warlord by Jennifer Fallon: “finale of the Hythrun epic fantasy trilogy.”
Flinx of the Commonwealth by Alan Dean Foster: “an omnibus of the first three novels (by internal chronology) of the popular and long-running SF adventure series.”
Sandworms of Dune by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson: “the second half (after Hunters of Dune) of the story Herbert & Anderson wrote from Frank Herbert’s long-lost notes for ‘Dune #7.'”
The Outback Stars by Sandra McDonald: “a great first SF novel.”
Fantasy Art Now! by Martin McKenna: “a world-wide collection of great new art from lots and lots of different artists (many of whom I was previously unfamiliar with).”
Batman: Year 100 by Paul Pope: “the collection of a futuristic Batman story by one of the most interesting comics creators working today.”
Deepwood by Jennifer Roberson: “continuing the story from Karavans.”
The Star Wars Vault by Stephen Sansweet: “an amazing book about the history of Star Wars that includes replicas of all sorts of paraphernalia and ephemera—including fold-outs, letters that pull out of envelopes, and other cool stuff.”
Settling Accounts: In at the Death by Harry Turtledove: “This book finishes up his alternate World War II saga (and, I think, the whole mega-series that started with How Few Remain).”
Imaginistix by Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell: “the new book from the First Couple of Fantasy Art.”
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, Volume I by Joss Whedon and many others: “a giant collection of Buffy comics.”
Firefly: The Official Companion, Volume Two by Joss Whedon
In addition, they’ve scheduled five books that other book clubs in the company have already bought. These five will be in the August catalog, which members should receive in mid-July:
Wolf Empire by Scott Ian Barry: “a photographic look at the lives of wolves.”
The Yiddish Policeman’s Union by Michael Chabon: “the betselling detective story set in an alternate history where the post-WWII Jewish homeland was established in Alaska.”
The Society of S by Susan Hubbard: “a novel about a young woman who discovers that there’s something… different… about her family.”
Master of Dragons by Angela Knight: “a sequel to Master of Swords in the ongoing paranormal romance series.”
Knight: A Noble Guide to Young Squires by Dugald Steer: “a historically-accurate book about knighthood for younger readers.”