(Caveat: Here is listed what Margaret A. Davis 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. (Hint: I do not read horror. Sorry, horror fans may peruse the Horror Writers Assn. Recommended Reading List for suitable suggestions.)
This list will be maintained alphabetical by author and consists of books which have already been published in January-December 2009 and which previously appeared on my New Releases and Forthcoming Books list.
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Adams, John Joseph, ed.
Federations
Short Stories. "mix of all-new, original fiction, alongside selected reprints from authors whose work exemplifies what interstellar SF is capable of, including Lois McMaster Bujold, Orson Scott Card, Anne McCaffrey, George R.R. Martin, L.E. Modesitt, Jr, Alastair Reynolds, Robert J. Sawyer, Robert Silverberg and Harry Turtledove. Additional authors include: Alan Dean Foster, Kevin J. Anderson, Doug Beason, John C. Wright, Allen Steele, James Alan Gardner, and Catherynne M. Valente."(Amazon.com)
Hard sf. Trade pbk.
April 2009
Anderson, Poul
Call Me Joe: Selected Stories of Poul Anderson.
Volume One.
Hard sf.
Jan.2009
Anderson, Poul
David Falkayn: Star Trader
(bk 2 of the re-issued Poleosotechnic League series. Sequel to Van Rijn Method. Short story collection.)
Hard sf.
Jan.2009
Anderson, Poul
Rise of the Terran Empire
(bk 3 of the re-issued Poleosotechnic League series. Sequel to David Falkyn: Star Trader.)
Hard sf. Trade paperback.
Jun.2009
Anthony, Piers
Jumper Cable
(Latest Xanth novel. Sequel to Two to the Fifth)
Fantasy.
Oct.2009
Asaro, Catherine
Diamond Star
(Latest in the Skolian Saga. Del the singer. Sequel to Ruby Dice.)
Hard sf.
May 2009
Atwood, Margaret
Year of the Flood
(Dystopia. Sequel to Oryx and the Crake)
Hard sf.
Sep.2009
Baker, Kage
Empress of Mars
Hard sf. [Tor trade edition, not Subterranean Press limited signed 1st edition.]
May 2009
Baker, Kage
Hotel Under the Sand
Young adult. Trade pbk.
Fantasy.
Jul.2009
Baker, Kage
Women of Nell Gwynne's
Limited edition steampunk novella
Jun.2009
Bear, Greg
Mariposa
(Sequel to Quantico.)
Thriller
Nov.2009
Bova, Ben
Immortality Factor
Thriller
Apr.2009
Bova, Ben
Return
(bk 4 of Voyagers. Sequel to Star Brothers)
Hard sf.
Aug.2009
Brooks, Terry
Princess of Landover
(bk 6 of the Landover series. Sequel to Witches' Brew.)
Fantasy.
Aug..2009
Bujold, Lois McMaster
Horizon
(bk 4 of the Sharing Knife series. Sequel to Passage.)
Fantasy.
Feb.2009
Butcher, Jim
Turn Coat
(Latest in the Dresden File series. Sequel to Small Favor.)
Urban Fantasy.
Apr.2009
Butcher, Jim
First Lord's Fury
(bk 6 and final book of the Codex Alera series. Sequel to Princeps' Fury.)
Fantasy.
Nov.2009
Card, Orson Scott
Authorized Ender Companion
Nonfiction
Nov.2009
Cherryh, C.J.
Regenesis
(Latest in the Union-Alliance series. Sequel to Cyteen.)
Hard sf.
Jan.2009
Cherryh, C.J.
Conspirator
(bk 10 of the Foreigner series. Sequel to Deliverer.)
Hard sf.
May 2009
Colfer, Eoin
And Another Thing
(bk 6 [and authorized continuation] of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. Sequel to Mostly Harmless.)
Hard sf.
Oct.2009
Dann, Jack and Dozois, Gardner
The Dragon Book: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy
(Short story collection. Authors include: Diana Gabaldon, Naomi Novik, Tamora Pierce, Garth Nix, and many others.)
Fantasy
Nov.2009
De Lint, Charles
Mystery of Grace
Modern contemporary fantasy.
Mar.2009
De Lint, Charles
Muse and Reverie
Fantasy
Dec.2009
DeMarce, Virginia
1635: The Tangled Web
(Latest in the 1632/Ashanti series. Sequel to 1634: the Bavarian Crisis.)
Alternate history. Trade pbk.
Dec.2009
Dozois, Gardner, ed. and Strahan, Jonathan
New Space Opera 2
(bk 2 of the New Space Opera series. Sequel to New Space Opera 1.)
Hard sf.
Jul.2009
Dozois, Gardner, ed.
Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection
Hard sf.
Jul.2009
Dozois, Gardner & Martin, George R.R., editors
Songs of the Dying Earth
Short stories by major fantasy authors set in Jack Vance's Dying Earth universe. Tribute anthology.
Fantasy
Aug.2009
Drake, David
In The Stormy Red Sky
(bk 7 of the RCN series. Sequel to When the Tide Rises. [Daniel Leary series.])
Patrick O'Brian-style military hard sf.
May 2009
Duncan, Dave
Alchemist's Pursuit
(bk 3 of the Alchemist's Apprentice series. Sequel to Alchemist's Code)
Alternate History. Trade pbk.
Mar.2009
Feist, Raymond E.
Rides a Dread Legion
(bk 1 of the Demonwar Saga.)
Fantasy
Apr.2009
Flint, Eric
Worlds
("...gathers the best of Flint’s shorter works." Amazon.com. Short stories & short novels from various universes including the 1632 universe & the Honor Harrington universe, among many others.)
Alternate history / Hard sf.
Feb.2009
Flint, Eric and Drake, David
Storm at Noontide
(bk 2 of the Belisarius omnibus reprint series. Sequel to Thunder at Dawn. Contains 2 novels: Destiny's Shield and Fortune's Stroke.)
Alternate history.
Mar.2009
Flint, Eric, ed.
Grantville Gazette V
(bk 5 in the 1632 amateur author anthology series. Sequel to Grantville Gazette IV.)
Alternate history.
Aug.2009
Flint, Eric
Flames of Sunset
(bk 3 of the Belisarius omnibus reprint series. Sequel to Storm at Noontide. Contains 2 novels: Tide of Victory and Dance of Time.)
Alternate history
Aug.2009
Foster, Alan Dean
Flinx Transcendent
(Latest of the Pip & Flinx series. Sequel to Patrimony.)
Hard sf.
Jun.2009
Gabaldon, Diana
An Echo in the Bone
(bk 7 in the Outlander series. Sequel to A Breath of Snow and Ashes)
Historical time travel romance
Sep.2009
Hartwell, David G., ed.
Year's Best SF 14
Short stories.
Hard sf.pbk.
Jun.2009
Herbert, Brian & Anderson, Kevin
Winds of Dune
(Latest in the Dune series. Direct sequel to Dune Messiah.)
Hard sf.
Aug.2009
Jordan, Robert with Sanderson, Brandon
Gathering Storm
(bk 12 of the Wheel of Time series. Sequel to Knife of Dreams [NOTE: Memory of Light is now a trilogy. This is book one.])
Fantasy
Nov.2009
Kenyon, Kay
City Without End
(bk 3 of the Entire and the Rose series. Sequel to A World Too Near.)
Hard sf.
Feb.2009
Kerr, Katharine
Silver Mage
(bk 4 of the Silver Wyrm series. [bk 7 & last of the Deverry: Dragon Mage series.] Sequel to the Shadow Isle.)
Fantasy
Nov.2009
Kress, Nancy
Steal Across the Sky
("An SF novel of galactic crime, genetic engineering, and alien atonement." Author's Web site)
Hard sf.
Feb.2009
Lackey, Mercedes & Mallory, James
Phoenix Transformed
(bk 3 of the Enduring Flame. Sequel to Phoenix Endangered.)
Fantasy
Sep.2009
Lackey, Mercedes
Gwenhyfar: The White Spirit
(A novel of King Arthur)
Fantasy
Oct.2009
Lackey, Mercedes, ed.
Changing the World, and Other Tales of Valdemar
(bk 5 in the Tales of Valdemar series)
Fantasy
Dec.2009
Lindskold, Jane
Nine Gates
(bk 2 in Breaking the Wall. Sequel to Thirteen Orphans)
Hard sf.
Aug.2009
McDevitt, Jack
Cryptic: The Best Short Fiction of Jack McDevitt
Short story collection.
Hard sf.
Feb. 2009
McDevitt, Jack
Time Travelers Never Die
Stand-alone (not part of a series)
Hard sf.
Nov.2009
McDonald, Sandra
The Stars Blue Yonder
(bk 3 of the Outback Stars series. Sequel to The Stars Down Under)
Hard sf.
Jul.2009
Martin, George R.R.
Suicide Kings
(bk 3 of the Wild Cards shared-world series. Sequel to Busted Flush.)
Dec. 2009
Modesitt, L.E., Jr.
Imager
(bk 1 of the Imager Portfolio series. What if you could create something just by visualizing it?)
Fantasy
Mar.2009
Modesitt, L.E., Jr.
Haze
(Not part of any series)
Hard sf.
Jun.2009
Modesitt, L.E., Jr.
Imager's Challenge
(bk 2 of the Imager Portfolio. Sequel to Imager)
Fantasy
Oct.2009
Moon, Elizabeth
Serrano Succession
(bk 2 of the Serrano Legacy Omnibus reprint series. Contains 2 novels: Change of Command and Against the Odds. Sequel to the Serrano Connection.)
Hard sf. Trade pbk.
Sep.2009
Niven, Larry and Pournelle, Jerry
Escape from Hell
(Sequel to Inferno. Re-telling of Dante's Inferno. This will be Purgatorio's turn.)
Hard sf.
Feb.2009
Niven, Larry, ed.
Man-Kzin Wars XII
(Latest in Man-Kzin Wars series.)
Hard sf.
Feb.2009
Niven, Larry with Lerner, Edward M.,
Destroyer of Worlds
(bk 3 of the Known Space Ringworld prequel series. Sequel to Juggler of Worlds)
Hard sf.
Nov.2009
Norton, Andre
Games of Stars and Comets
(Omnibus reprint. Contains 4 novels: X Factor, Voorloper, Eye of the Monster, and the Sioux Spaceman.)
Hard sf.
Apr.2009
Nye, Jody Lynn
A Forthcoming Wizard
(Sequel to An Unexpected Apprentice)
Fantasy
Apr.2009
Paxson, Diana L.
Sword of Avalon
(Marion Zimmer Bradley-originated series. Sequel to Ravens of Avalon.)
Dec.2009
Pournelle, Jerry
Fires of Freedom
(Omnibus reprint. Contains 2 novels: Birth of Fire and King David's Spaceship.)
Hard sf.
May 2009
Pratchett, Terry
Unseen Academicals
(bk 32 in the Discworld series. Sequel to Making Money)
Oct.2009
Rabe, Jean and Greenberg, Martin H., eds.
Spells of the City
Urban Fantasy/alternate history
Dec.2009
Resnick, Mike
Starship: Rebel
(Latest in the Starship series. Sequel to Starship: Mercenary.)
Hard sf.
Jan.2009
Resnick, Mike
Starship: Flagship
(bk in the Starship series. Sequel to Starship: Rebel)
Hard sf.
Dec.2009
Resnick, Mike
Hazards
(bk 5 in the Lucifer Jones series. Sequel to Encounters.)
Jun.2009
Resnick, Mike
Stalking the Dragon
(bk 3 of the John Justin Mallory Stalking series. Sequel to Stalking the Vampire.)
Urban Fantasy.
Aug.2009
Resnick, Mike
Dreamwish Beasts and Snarks
Short stories.
Sep.2009
Ringo, John and Cochrane, Julie
Honor of the Clan
(bk 10 in the Posleen Wars series. Sequel to Cally's War.)
Hard sf.
Jan.2009
Ringo, John
Eye of the Storm
(bk 11 of the Posleen War. Sequel to Honor of the Clan.)
Hard sf.
Jul.2009
Ringo, John and Kratman, Tom
Tuloriad
(bk 12 of the Posleen War series. Sequel to Eye of the Storm.)
Hard sf.
Oct.2009
Saberhagen, Fred
Of Berserkers, Swords and Vampires: A Saberhagen Retrospective
Short stories.
Hard sf, fantasy, & horror.
Jun.2009
Salvatore, R.A.
The Dame
(bk 3 of the Saga of the First King. Sequel to The Ancient)
Fantasy
Aug.2009
Salvatore, R.A.
Ghost King
(bk 3 of the Transitions series. Sequel to the Pirate King. Forgotten Realms)
Fantasy
Oct.2009
Salvatore, R.A. and Salvatore, Gino
Shadowmask
(bk 2 of the Stone of Tymora series. Sequel to Stowaway. Forgotten Realms)
Fantasy
Oct.2009
Sawyer, Robert
Wake
(bk 1 in a trilogy about the World Wide Web [i.e. the Internet] gaining consciousness. Protagonist is a young deaf-blind woman. Other two books are to be Watch, followed by Wonder. To be serialized in Analog.)
Hard sf.
Apr.2009
Scalzi, John
METAtropolis
"More than an anthology, METAtropolis is the brainchild of five of science fiction's hottest writers Elizabeth Bear, Tobias Buckell, Jay Lake, Karl Schroeder and project editor John Scalzi who combined their talents to build a new urban future, and then wrote their own stories in this collectively-constructed world."(Amazon.com)
Hard sf.
Jul.2009
Steele, Allen
Coyote Horizon
(bk 6 in the Coyote series. Set in between second & third books. Same universe, not a direct sequel. Sequel to Galaxy Blues.)
Hard sf.
Mar.2009
Sterling, Bruce
Caryatids
Hard sf.
Mar.2009
Stirling, S.M.
Sword of the Lady
(bk 3 of the Change. Sequel to Scourge of God.)
Alternate history.
Sep.2009
Taylor, Travis
One Good Soldier
(bk 3 in the Tau Ceti series. Sequel to Tau Ceti Agenda.)
Hard sf.
Dec.2009
Turtledove, Harry
Give Me Back My Legions
Historical fiction. Famous battle between Rome and the Germanies in 9 A.D.
Apr.2009
Turtledove, Harry
Hitler's War
Alternate history. (What if Neville Chamberlain had refused to allow Hitler to annex the Sudetenland?)
Aug.2009
Turtledove, Harry
Golden Shrine
(bk 3 & final book of Opening the World series. Sequel to Breath of God.)
Alternate history.
Oct.2009
Turtledove, Harry
Liberating Atlantis
(bk in the Atlantis series. Sequel to the United States of Atlantis.)
Alternate history.
Dec.2009
Van Gelder, Gordon, ed.
Very Best of the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: Sixtieth Anniversary Anthology
Short stories. "...[T]his extraordinary anthology celebrates 60 years of top-notch genre fiction."
Sep.2009
Van Name, Mark L.
Overthrowing Heaven
(bk 3 in the Jon & Lobo series. Sequel to Slanted Jack.)
Hard sf.
Jun.2009
Weber, David
Storm from the Shadows
(Latest in the Honorverse [books in the Honor Harrington universe with younger or officers who are not Honor]. Direct sequel to Shadows of Saganami.)
Hard sf.
Mar.2009
Weber, David
By Heresies Distressed
(bk 3 of the Safehold series. Sequel to By Schism Rent Asunder.)
Hard sf.
Jul.2009
Weber, David & Flint, Eric
Torch of Freedom
(Honorverse novel. Sequel to Crown of Slaves. Queen Berry, Zilwicki, etc. of the planet Torch. )
Hard sf.
Nov.2009
Weis, Margaret & Hickman, Tracy
Bones of the Dragon
(bk 1 of the Dragonships of Vindras series.)
Fantasy
Feb.2009
Weis, Margaret & Hickman, Tracy
Dragons of the Hourglass Mage
(bk 3 of the Lost Chronicles trilogy. Sequel to Dragons of the Highlord Skies.)
Fantasy
Aug.2009
Zahn, Timothy
Cobra Alliance
(bk 1 of the Cobra War series. Latest of the Cobra series. Sequel to Cobra Trilogy [omnibus reprint].)
Hard sf.
Dec.2009
Zahn, Timothy
Domino Pattern
(bk 4 in the Quadrail SF Thrillers series. Sequel to Odd Girl Out.)
Hard sf.
Dec.2009
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