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Most recent Locus magazine consulted: February 2010
Last update: 2/6/2010
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Anderson, Poul
Captain Flandry: Defender of the Terran Empire
(bk 5 of the re-issued Poleosotechnic League series. Sequel to Young Flandry.)
Hard sf. Trade pbk.
Feb.2010
Anderson, Taylor
Distant Thunders
(bk 4 in his Destroyermen series. Sequel to Maelstrom.)
Alternate history.
Jun.2010
Baker, Kage
Not Less Than Gods
(bk 10 in the Company series. Sequel to Gods and Pawns. "...[A] steampunk novel ...concerning the Company's predecessor, the Gentlemen's Speculative Society." This book features Edward Alton Bell-Fairfax and his times.)
Hard sf.
Mar.2010.
Baker, Kage
Bird of the River
(In the same universe as House of the Stag but completely different characters. More or less a sequel to House of the Stag.)
Fantasy
Jul.2010
Bova, Ben
Able One
Thriller
Feb.2010
Briggs, Patricia
Silver Borne
(bk 5 in the Mercy Thompson series. Sequel to Bone Crossed.)
Urban fantasy
Mar.2010
Brooks, Terry
Bearers of the Black Staff
(bk 1 in the Legends of Shannara Duology. Next Shannara book after Princess of Landover.)
Fantasy
Aug.2010
Buckell, Tobias S.
Arctic Rising
Thriller. (Not part of the space opera Xenowealth series.)
Sep.2010
Butcher, Jim
Changes
(bk 12 of the Dresden Files. Sequel to Turn Coat.)
Urban Fantasy
Apr.2010
+Card, Orson Scott
Writer's Digest Guide to Science Fiction & Fantasy
(Nonfiction. How to write sf&f.)
Mar.2010
Cherryh, C.J.
Deceiver
(bk 11 of the Foreigner series. Sequel to Conspirator.)
Hard sf.
May 2010
Datlow, Ellen
Digital Domains: A Decade of Science Fiction & Fantasy
(Short stories edited by Ms. Datlow which previously appeared in online sf magazines.)
Hard sf AND Fantasy.
Feb.2010
Datlow, Ellen
Tails of Wonder and Imagination: Cat Stories
Short story collection.
Fantasy
Feb.2010
+De Lint, Charles
Very best of Charles de Lint
Short story collection. Trade pbk
Fantasy.
July 2010
Douglass, Sara
Infinity Gate
(bk 3 of the Darkglass Mountain series. Sequel to Twisted Citadel.)
Fantasy
Jun.2010
Drake, David
What Distant Deeps
(bk 8 in the Lt. Leary series. Sequel to In the Stormy Red Sky)
Hard sf.
Sep.2010
Duncan, Dave
Speak to the Devil
(bk 1 of "...a new series set in Europe at the end of the Middle Ages.")
Fantasy
May 2010
Flint, Eric, and Wentworth, K.D.
Crucible of Empire
(Sequel to the Course of Empire.)
Hard sf.
Mar.2010
Flynn, Michael
Up Jim River
(Standalone novel. Space opera.)
Hard sf
Apr.2010
Harrison, Harry
Stainless Steel Rat Returns
(bk 11 of the Stainless Steel Rat series. Sequel to Stainless Steel Rat Joins the Circus.)
Hard sf
Jul.2010
Hobb, Robin
Dragon Keeper
(bk 1 of the Rain Wilds Chronicles)
Fantasy
Feb.2010
Hobb, Robin
Dragon Haven
(bk 2 of the Rain Wilds Chronicles. Sequel to Dragon Keeper.)
May 2010
Hogan, James P.
Migration
Interstellar generation ship to found Earth's first off-world colony.
Hard sf
May 2010
Kay, Guy Gavriel
Under Heaven
(Standalone novel. Not part of a series. Reminiscent of the "glory and power of Tang Dynasty China in the 8th century....")
Fantasy
May 2010
Lackey, Mercedes, Flint, Eric, & Freer, Dave
Much Fall of Blood
(bk 3 in the Heirs of Alexandria series. Sequel to This Rough Magic.)
Fantasy
May 2010
Lackey, Mercedes
Sleeping Beauty
Fantasy
Jul.2010
Lackey, Mercedes and Edghill, Rosemary
Legacies
(bk 1 of the Shadow Grail series. Young Adult.)
Jul.2010
Lackey, Mercedes and Mallory, James
Dragon Prophecy book 1
Sep.2010
Lindskold, Jane
Five Odd Honors
(bk 3 in the Breaking the Wall series. Sequel to Nine Gates.)
Fantasy
May 2010
McCaffrey, Todd
Dragongirl
(Latest in the Dragons of Pern series. Third Pass. Kindan, Fiona, etc. Sequel to Dragonheart.)
Hard sf.
Aug.2010
Martin, George R.R. and Dozois, Gardner
Warriors
(...military-themed cross-genre anthology [Martin] co-edited with Gardner Dozois)
Hard sf.
Mar.2010
Modesitt, L.E., Jr.
Imager's Intrigue
(bk 3 of the Imager Portfolio. Sequel to Imager's Challenge.)
Fantasy.
Jul.2010
Moon, Elizabeth
Oath of Fealty
(bk 4 in the Paksenarrion universe. Sequel to Oath of Gold [also found in omnibus edition The Deed of Paksenarrion]. NOTE: "In this new trilogy, Paks's former comrades in Duke Phelan's Company assume new roles and the story turns to follow their adventures.")
Fantasy.
Mar.2010
*Niven, Larry
Stars and Gods
Fiction & nonficton short story/short works collection
Aug.2010
Novik, Naomi
Tongues of Serpents
(bk 6 of the Temeraire series. Sequel to Victory of Eagles.)
Fantasy/alternate history.
Jul.2010
Rabe, Jean and Greenberg, Martin H., eds.
Timeshares
Hard sf.
Mar.2010
Ringo, John
Live Free or Die
(bk 1 of new series Troy Rising.)
Hard sf.
Feb.2010
Ringo, John, ed.
Citizens
(Short story collection by noted military veteran authors including "Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, Elizabeth Moon, Gordon R. Dickson, David Drake, Joe Haldeman, Harry Harrison, Keith Laumer, Frederik Pohl, Jerry Pournelle, Gene Wolfe and more....")
Apr.2010
Salvatore, R.A.
Bear
(bk 4 in the Saga of the First King series. Sequel to the Dame.)
Fantasy
Aug.2010
Sawyer, Robert
Watch
(Sequel to Wake. Sentient World Wide Web.)
Hard sf.
Apr.2010
Steele, Allen
Coyote Destiny
(bk 6 in the Coyote universe. Sequel to Coyote Horizon.)
Hard sf.
Mar.2010
Stirling, S.M.
A Taint in the Blood
(bk 1 of the Shadowspawn series. First book in new series.)
Urban Fantasy
May 2010
Stirling, S.M.
High King of Montival
(bk 4 of the Sunrise Lands. Sequel to Sword of the Lady.)
Hard sf.
Sep.2010
Turtledove, Harry
West and East
(bk 2 of the War That Came Early series. Sequel to Hitler's War. What if Chamberlain had not signed the Munich Accord and Hitler had started WWII before he was really ready?)
Alternate history.
Aug.2010
Van Name, Mark L.
Jump Gate Twist
(Omnibus trade paperback. Reprints of the first two Jon & Lobo novels One Jump Ahead and Slanted Jack PLUS a new short story introducing Jon Moore.)
Hard sf.
Jul.2010
Van Name, Mark L.
Children No More
(bk 4 in the Jon & Lobo series. Sequel to Overthrowing Heaven.)
Hard sf.
Aug.2010
Weber, David
A Mighty Fortress
(bk 4 of the Safehold series. Sequel to By Heresies Distressed.)
Hard sf.
Apr.2010
Weber, David
Mission of Honor
(bk 12 in the Honor Harrington (main) series. Sequel to At All Costs.)
Hard sf.
Jul.2010
Weis, Margaret & Hickman, Tracy
Secret of the Dragon
(bk 2 of the Dragonships of Vindras series. Sequel to Bones of the Dragon.)
Fantasy
Mar.2010
See also:
Forthcoming Books (Published quarterly in Locus magazine.)
AwardWeb: Collections of Literary Award Information
Friends of Fandom's Science Fiction and Fantasy WWW Page
[Caveat: Here is listed what Margaret A. Davis is looking forward to reading or has just read plus books of general interest to science fiction and fantasy. I will include books by authors I do not personally read but which patrons at my library do read and tell me how much they love them. See also Science Fiction&Fantasy for Younger Readers. (Hint: I do not read horror. Sorry, horror fans may peruse the Horror Writers Assn. Recommended Reading List for suitable suggestions.)
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