Beyond Reality discussion

Hi everyone,

Here's the list of major forthcoming SFF books for December. Please let us know if you're planning to read any of these!

Aaron, Rachel: The Spirit Eater (#3 Legend of Eli Monpress) (pbo)
Anderson, Poul: Sir Dominic Flandry: The Last Knight of Terra (tpo)
Armstrong, Jon: Yarn (tp)
Asprin / Nye: Dragons Deal (#3 Dragons Trilogy) (tpo)
Barant, DD: Killing Rocks (#3 Bloodhound Files) (pbo)
Bova, Ben: Jupiter (The Grand Tour) (Reissue) (pap)
Cast. P C: Goddess of Legend (Goddess Summoning) (tpo)
Collins, Nancy: Right-Hand Magic (#1 Golgotham) (pbo)
Cook, Dawn: Princess At Sea (#2 Decoy Princess) (Reissue) (pap)
Cook, Glen: Swordbearer (pap)
Cook, Glen: Darkwar (tp)
Day, David: Tolkien Illus Ency
Downum, Amanda: The Bone Palace (#2 Necromancer Chronicles) (pbo)
Drake, David: Servant of the Dragon (#3 Lord of the Isles) (Reissue) (pap)
Englehart, Steve: The Long Man (#2 Max August) (pap)
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Erikson, Steven: Dust of Dreams (#9 Malazan Book of the Fallen) (pap)
Francis, Diana Pharoah: Crimson Wind (#2 Horngate Witches) (pbo)
Freeman, Pamela: The Castings Trilogy (Omnibus) (tpo)
Freer, Dave: Dragon’s Ring (pap)
Greatshell, Walter: Mad Skills (pbo)
Green, Jonathan: Pax Britannia: Dark Side (tp)
Green, Simon R: The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny (#10 Nightside) (pap)
Haldeman, Joe: Starbound (pap)
Holzner, Nancy: Hellforged (#2 Deadtown) (pbo)
Howell, Morgan: The Iron Palace (#3 Shadowed Path Trilogy) (pbo)
Knight, E E: March in Country (#9 Vampire Earth)
Knight, E E: Dragon Fate (#6 Age of Fire) (tpo)
Koch, Gini: Alien Tango (#2 Alien) (pbo)
Kurland, Lynn: Star of the Morning (#1 Nine Kingdoms) (pap)
Lee, Patrick: Ghost Country (pap)
Lovegrove, James: Age of Odin (pbo)
Marillier, Juliet: Seer of Sevenwaters (Sevenwaters)
Marmell, Ari: The Conqueror’s Shadow (pap)
Mccaffrey / Scarborough: Catacombs (#2 Barque Cats)
Mcintosh, Fiona: Tyrant’s Blood (#2 Valisar) (pbo)
Mckillip, Patricia A: The Bards of Bone Plain
Moorcock, Michael: Elric: Swords and Roses (#6 Chronicles of the Last Emperor of
Melnibone) (tpo)
Moorcock, Michael: Hawkmoon: The Runestaff (Reissue) (tpo)
Neumeier, Rachel: Law of the Broken Earth (#3 Griffin Mage Trilogy) (pbo)
Oden, Scott: The Lion of Cairo (#1 Emir of the Knife)
Owens, Robin D: Enchanted No More (tpo)
Parker, K J: Blue and Gold
Podrug, Junius: Feathered Serpent 2012 (pap)
Redick, Robert V S: The Ruling Sea (#2) (pap)
Resnick, Mike: The Buntline Special (A Weird West Tale) (tp)
Ringo / Kratman: The Tuloriad (Sequel to Yellow Eyes) (pap)
Robinson, Kim Stanley: Galileo’s Dream (tp)
Rollins, James: Altar of Eden (pap)
Ronald, Margaret: Soul Hunt (pbo)
Scalzi, John: Agent to the Stars (pap)
Taylor / Johnson: Back to the Moon
Taylor, K J: The Dark Griffin (#1 Fallen Moon) (pbo)
Turtledove, Harry: Atlantis and Other Places: Stories of Alternate History
Turtledove, Harry: Liberating Atlantis (pap)
Tuttle, Frank: The Markhat Files (3 in 1) (tp)
Weber / Flint: Torch of Freedom (Sequel to Crown of Slaves) (pap)
Wright, S L: Demon Underground (#2 Demon World) (pbo)
Ed. Beagle: People of the Book: A Decade of Jewish Science Fiction & Fantasy (tp)
Ed. Friesner: Chicks Ahoy (Omnibus of Chicks in Chainmail) (tp)
Ed. Jones: A Mammoth Book of Zombie Apocalypse! (tpo)
Ed. Lackey: Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar (pbo)
Eds. Martin / Dozois: Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honor of Jack Vance
Ed. Strathan: Engineering Infinity (pbo)

I have Seer of Sevenwaters and The Bards of Bone Plain on pre-order.

Blue and Gold looks interesting. I might check that one out.

I had Galileo's Dream on my Amazon pre-release wishlist for ages, but iffy reviews have dampened my enthusiasm quite a bit.

I'll read the Weber/ Flint and also the Scalzi probably. I'll read a blurb to decide.

By the way, I really appreciate these lists Stefan. Helps me to not miss things I want.

I'll probably keep my eyes open for the Patricia McKillip...she's one of my favorites :)

Nothing really caught my eye this time.

The Bards of Bone Plain is it for me as well. But I'm really excited about it! :)

Looking at the Elric book Swords and Roses

Looking at the list again, I'm VERY intrigued by People of the Book. Is the Beagle who's editing the Peter S. version? I know that he is Jewish...

I somehow totally missed the short stories by Harry Turtledove when I first went through this list. I will probably track that one down some time.

I'm looking forward to The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny by Simon R. Green. I've generally enjoyed his Nightside series. It was starting to slump a few books ago, but the last book was back on form, and got me looking forward to the new arc which seems to be developing.

What catches my eye are the Joe Haldeman book and Robinson's "Galileo's Dream" in paperback. Is "Dust of Dreams" just being released in paperback now in the US? It has been out in Canada for, I think, a couple of months now, and I have one waiting -- I just started the seventh book and seem unable to read anything else but Erikson. Even "Under Heaven" is on hold until I run out of Tales of the Fallen.

Sad to say that nothing in the list really catches me this month...

Kerry wrote: "I have Seer of Sevenwaters and The Bards of Bone Plain on pre-order."

Exactly my picks.
I got the McKillip as a gift, and will pursue the other one on my next book store trip.

I have a sample of the McKillip. Will read if I get to it, but probably next month.

Sandra, I cannot imagine that you won't like McKillip given the authors on your list and whom you like. Very lyric in flavor with wonderful etheric underpinnings. I've started Bards. Hmmmmm... yummm!

Jeff wrote: "Sandra, I cannot imagine that you won't like McKillip given the authors on your list and whom you like. Very lyric in flavor with wonderful etheric underpinnings. I've started Bards. Hmmmmm... yummm! "

Hope so.

Sandra aka Sleo wrote: "Jeff wrote: "Sandra, I cannot imagine that you won't like McKillip given the authors on your list and whom you like. Very lyric in flavor with wonderful etheric underpinnings. I've started Bards. H..."

I concur. Her prose is gorgeous.