Books Received: December 2009

This page is updated as books are received throughout the month.


Young Flandry by Poul Anderson (compiled by Hank Davis)
Baen, $13.00, 526pp, tp, 9781439133279. Science fiction collection.

The Trouble with Humans by Christopher Anvil (edited by Eric Flint)
Baen, $7.99, 502pp, pb, 9781439133309. Science fiction collection.

The Spirit Lens by Carol Berg
(a novel of the Collegia Magica), Roc, $16.00, 465pp, tp, 9780451463111. Fantasy.

Hastur Lord by Marion Zimmer Bradley & Deborah J. Ross
(a novel of Darkover), DAW, $24.95, 421pp, hc, 9780756406226. Fantasy.

Veracity by Laura Bynum
Pocket, $25.00, 384pp, hc, 9781439123348. Fiction.

The Authorized Ender Companion by Orson Scott Card & Jake Black
Tor, $27.99, 432pp, hc, 9780765320629.

The Adamantine Palace by Stephen Deas
Roc, $24.95, 368pp, hc, 9780451463135. Fantasy.

Stan’s Leap by Tom Duerig
iUniverse, $21.95, 386pp, tp, 9780595508488. Action & Adventure.

The Sorceress of Karres by Eric Flint and Dave Freer
Baen, $24.00, 307pp, hc, 9781439133071. Fantasy.

Time Spike by Eric Flint and Marilyn Kosmatka
(a Ring of Fire novel), Baen, $7.99, 677pp, pb, 9781439133125. Science fiction.

Shadows Past by Lorna Freeman
(a Borderlands novel), Roc, $7.99, 392pp, pb, 9780451463227. Fantasy.

Wings of Wrath by C.S. Friedman
(book two of the Magister trilogy), DAW, $7.99, 438pp, pb, 9780756405946. Fantasy.

The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny by Simon R. Green
(a novel of The Nightside), Ace, $24.95, 275pp, hc, 9780441018161. Fantasy.

A Girl’s Guide to Guns and Monsters edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Kerrie Hughes
DAW, $7.99, 306pp, pb, 9780756406141. Fantasy anthology.

Starbound by Joe Haldeman
Ace, $24.95, 292pp, hc, 9780441018178. Science fiction.

Through Stone and Sea by Barb & J.C. Hendee
(a novel of The Noble Dead), Roc, $24.95, 424pp, hc, 9780451463128. Fantasy.

Darkship Thieves by Sarah A. Hoyt
Baen, $16.00, 370pp, tp, 9781439133170. Science fiction.

Sleepless by Charlie Huston
Ballantine, $25.00, 360pp, hc, 9780345501134. Novel.

Brain Thief by Alexander Jablokov
Tor, $24.99, 384pp, hc, 9780765322005. Science fiction.

A Knight’s Persuasion by Catherine Kean
Medallion, $7.95, 381pp, pb, 9781605420967. Historical Romance. On-sale date: May 2010.

Lear’s Daughters by Marjorie B. Kellogg with William B. Rossow
(contains The Wave and the Flame and Reign of Fire), DAW, $16.00, 739pp, tp, 9780756405939. Science fiction.

State of Decay by James Knapp
Roc, $7.99, 372pp, pb, 9780451463104. Fantasy.

The Box by Richard Matheson
Tor, $7.99, 258pp, pb, 9780765361431. Science fiction/movie tie-in.

The Battle Sylph by L.J. McDonald
Leisure, $7.99, 324pp, pb, 9780843963007. Fantasy/Romance. On-sale date: March 2010.

Tyrant’s Blood by Fiona McIntosh
(book two of the Valisar trilogy), Eos, $7.99, 500pp, pb, 9780061582691. Fantasy.

Missile Mouse: The Star Crusher by Jake Parker
Graphix/Scholastic, $10.99, 174pp, tp, 9780545117159. Children’s science fiction graphic novel.

Beneath the Skin by Adrian Phoenix
(book three of The Maker’s Song), Pocket, $7.99, 415pp, pb, 9781439137291. Urban fantasy.

Doppelgangster by Laura Resnick
(an Esther Diamond novel), DAW, $7.99, 387pp, pb, 9780756405953. Fantasy.

Hallowed Circle by Linda Robertson
Juno/Pocket, $7.99, 374pp, pb, 9781439156780. Fantasy.

Heretics by S. Andrew Swann
(Apotheosis: book two), DAW, $7.99, 369pp, pb, 9780756406134. Science fiction.

City of Night by Michelle West
(a novel of The House War), DAW, $25.95, 477pp, hc, 9780756405984. Fantasy.

Hiro’s Quest 1: Enemy Rising by Tracey West, illustrated by Craig Phillips
Scholastic, $4.99, 94pp, tp, 9780545162883. Children’s fantasy.

Hiro’s Quest 2: Into the Fire by Tracey West, illustrated by Craig Phillips
Scholastic, $4.99, 92pp, tp, 9780545162890. Children’s fantasy.

St. Antony’s Fire by Steve White
Baen, $7.99, 328pp, pb, 9781439133293. Science fiction.

Except the Queen by Jane Yolen and Midori Snyder
Roc, $23.95, 371pp, hc, 9780451462732. Fantasy.