Where do you go to hear about new books?
Konrad Gaertner
website, but it seems their forthcoming books page hasn't updated
since May. I could try to use Amazon's advanced search, but I don't
think there's any way to filter out reprints (it'd also be nice to
filter out tie-ins).
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Moriarty
> What the subject says. Every couple months I've been checking Locus'
> website, but it seems their forthcoming books page hasn't updated
> since May. I could try to use Amazon's advanced search, but I don't
> think there's any way to filter out reprints (it'd also be nice to
> filter out tie-ins).
Here. I get a lot of new book recommendations/ideas/turn-offs from
you guys. Not that that helps you a whole heap.
-Moriarty
Mike Schilling
Kurt Busiek
<mscotts...@hotmail.com> said:
> Umm, right here.
I don't see that many new books listed here.
For an example, my latest SF/F acquisitions are UNDER THE DOME by
Stephen King, A YOUNG MAN WITHOUT MAGIC by Lawrence Watt-Evans, PETER &
MAX by Bill Willingham and CHILD OF FIRE by Harry Connolly, and I don't
think their release was noted here by anyone.
And I'm part of that "anyone," of course. I'm not saying that everyone
els has failed to do it, just that if I relied on rasf to know what was
coming out, I wouldn't know about many new releases.
If there is a place that does list 'em, I'd be interested.
kdb
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W. Citoan
> On 2009-11-18 18:47:45 -0800, "Mike Schilling"
> <mscotts...@hotmail.com> said:
>
> > Umm, right here.
>
> I don't see that many new books listed here.
Agreed. There primarily seems to be discussion of established works.
> For an example, my latest SF/F acquisitions are UNDER THE DOME by
> Stephen King, A YOUNG MAN WITHOUT MAGIC by Lawrence Watt-Evans, PETER &
> MAX by Bill Willingham and CHILD OF FIRE by Harry Connolly, and I don't
> think their release was noted here by anyone.
>
> And I'm part of that "anyone," of course. I'm not saying that everyone
> els has failed to do it, just that if I relied on rasf to know what was
> coming out, I wouldn't know about many new releases.
>
> If there is a place that does list 'em, I'd be interested.
Book review & publisher blogs. Not lists per se, but they do provide
information on new books. I tend to scan them quickly and use them
as virtual dust jackets.
- W. Citoan
--
This book is dedicated to my brilliant and beautiful wife without whom I
would be nothing. She always comforts and consoles, never complains or
interferes, asks nothing, and endures all. She also writes my dedications.
-- Albert Malvino
Lawrence Watt-Evans
wrote:
>On 2009-11-18 18:47:45 -0800, "Mike Schilling"
><mscotts...@hotmail.com> said:
>
>> Umm, right here.
>
>I don't see that many new books listed here.
>
>For an example, my latest SF/F acquisitions are UNDER THE DOME by
>Stephen King, A YOUNG MAN WITHOUT MAGIC by Lawrence Watt-Evans, PETER &
>MAX by Bill Willingham and CHILD OF FIRE by Harry Connolly, and I don't
>think their release was noted here by anyone.
CHILD OF FIRE's really good.
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I'm selling my comic collection -- see http://www.watt-evans.com/comics.html
I'm serializing a novel at http://www.watt-evans.com/realmsoflight0.html
Kurt Busiek
> On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:54:28 -0800, Kurt Busiek <ku...@busiek.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 2009-11-18 18:47:45 -0800, "Mike Schilling"
>> <mscotts...@hotmail.com> said:
>>
>>> Umm, right here.
>>
>> I don't see that many new books listed here.
>>
>> For an example, my latest SF/F acquisitions are UNDER THE DOME by
>> Stephen King, A YOUNG MAN WITHOUT MAGIC by Lawrence Watt-Evans, PETER &
>> MAX by Bill Willingham and CHILD OF FIRE by Harry Connolly, and I don't
>> think their release was noted here by anyone.
>
> CHILD OF FIRE's really good.
First few pages read really well, but then I got inundated with books
I've been itching to read, including the other three on the list and a
Max Allan Collins Quarry novel.
But it's in the stack, and I'll get to it sooner rather than later.
Paul
My goodness - now is a GREAT time. They really start putting out the
books right about now.
Let's see:
The Last "Phoenix" book just came out, and the entire trilogy is now
available. It is a fun read,
not too terribly serious.
The Phoenix Unchained
The Phoenix Endangered
The Phoenix Transformed Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory
Then there is the latest L.E. Modesitt Books:
Haze
Imager's Challenge (and the first book in the series from last year.)
Arms-Commander (Recluse)
The Lord Protector's Daughter (Corean)
The Jordan/Sanderson horror:
The Gathering Storm
Julie Kenner put out
Demon Ex Machina (not as funny as the earlier books in the series,
but good...)
Not a book, but Keri Russel in the Wonder Woman 2009 animated video is
great. :)
Hoffman
The First Mother's Fire (SoulStealer's War) (You can tell he is a
first time writer, but the story is very good.)
And there are many more titles that came out in the past month or so.
Having a cold (or a mild case of the flu)
does a bright side -I read all the books above in the past week or two.
I'm ready to go back to work now...
Oh yeah, coming up:
The Sorceress of Karres (Eric Flint/ Dave Freer, January 2010)
Changes: A novel of the Dresden files (April 8, 2010)
A Wizard of Mars (Young Wizards) - (April 2010)
And for anyone who explores outside of SF, Kurt Beyer wrote a GREAT
biography of Grace Hopper - well worth the time to read.
Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age.
-Paul
Kurt Busiek
> Oh yeah, coming up:
>
> The Sorceress of Karres (Eric Flint/ Dave Freer, January 2010)
> Changes: A novel of the Dresden files (April 8, 2010)
> A Wizard of Mars (Young Wizards) - (April 2010)
Delighted to see a new Young Wizards book on the horizon, and a new
Dresden Files is always welcome.
As far as Karres goes, though, my feeling is, if it ain't Schmitz, it
doesn't count.
kdb
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netcat
> What the subject says. Every couple months I've been checking Locus'
> website, but it seems their forthcoming books page hasn't updated
> since May.
Not that it's necessarily the best place, mind, but I use sfsite.com.
rgds,
netcat
Taki Kogoma
allegedly proclaimed to rec.arts.sf.written:
> Umm, right here.
Here for "new to me". (i.e. stuff I may have missed in recent
years/decades.)
Online stores, SFBC, and publisher websites for "newly (re)published".
Frankly, the between the Strategic Book Reserve and revisiting old
favorites, I'm in no danger of running out of reading material.
Gym "I may have to cull the SBR's nonfiction collection for dated
material...some of this stuff was published well over a decade
ago..." Quirk
--
Capt. Gym Z. Quirk (Known to some as Taki Kogoma) quirk @ swcp.com
Just an article detector on the Information Supercollider.
Jon Schild
> What the subject says. Every couple months I've been checking Locus'
> website, but it seems their forthcoming books page hasn't updated
> since May. I could try to use Amazon's advanced search, but I don't
> think there's any way to filter out reprints (it'd also be nice to
> filter out tie-ins).
>
John Scalzi's blog. The Big Idea posts have good descriptions of books
and the ideas behind them, and frequently comments on nearly any thread
will mention interesting books, many of which I have not yet read.
Ahasuerus
> What the subject says. Every couple months I've been checking Locus'
> website, but it seems their forthcoming books page hasn't updated
> since May. I could try to use Amazon's advanced search, but I don't
> think there's any way to filter out reprints (it'd also be nice to
> filter out tie-ins).
The ISFDB front page lists "selected" forthcoming books, but if you
follow the link to "More Forthcoming Books" at the bottom of the page,
you will land on http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/fc.cgi, which shows all
books scheduled to be published before the end of the current month.
It also has links to publishing schedules for the next 12 months, e.g.
http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/fc.cgi?12+2009 shows you a list of books
scheduled to be published in December. You can also change the URL to
display all books published in recent months, e.g.
http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/fc.cgi?9+2009 has everything published in
September 2009.
Unfortunately, our robots that create records for forthcoming books
have been slow lately, so the lists aren't as comprehensive as they
could be.
Joseph Nebus
>What the subject says. Every couple months I've been checking Locus'
>website, but it seems their forthcoming books page hasn't updated
>since May. I could try to use Amazon's advanced search, but I don't
>think there's any way to filter out reprints (it'd also be nice to
>filter out tie-ins).
I pretty much never hear about new books, although sometimes a
title will bubble up here to be mentioned enough that I realize it, and
sometimes I even go ahead and read it. This has its drawbacks, as for
example the time it took between the release of A Lee Martinez's _The
Automatic Detective_ and my reading it. On the other hand, it does
simplify my position in any kind of discussion to be so completely
ignorant of stuff written during my actual lifetime.
--
Joseph Nebus
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Konrad Gaertner
>
> On Nov 18, 10:29 pm, Konrad Gaertner <kgaert...@tx.rr.com> wrote:
> > What the subject says. Every couple months I've been checking Locus'
> > website, but it seems their forthcoming books page hasn't updated
> > since May. I could try to use Amazon's advanced search, but I don't
> > think there's any way to filter out reprints (it'd also be nice to
> > filter out tie-ins).
>
> The ISFDB front page lists "selected" forthcoming books, but if you
> follow the link to "More Forthcoming Books" at the bottom of the page,
> you will land on http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/fc.cgi, which shows all
> books scheduled to be published before the end of the current month.
> It also has links to publishing schedules for the next 12 months, e.g.
> http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/fc.cgi?12+2009 shows you a list of books
> scheduled to be published in December. You can also change the URL to
> display all books published in recent months, e.g.
> http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/fc.cgi?9+2009 has everything published in
> September 2009.
Thanks!
Don Aitken
>Konrad Gaertner <kgae...@tx.rr.com> writes:
>
>>What the subject says. Every couple months I've been checking Locus'
>>website, but it seems their forthcoming books page hasn't updated
>>since May. I could try to use Amazon's advanced search, but I don't
>>think there's any way to filter out reprints (it'd also be nice to
>>filter out tie-ins).
>
> I pretty much never hear about new books, although sometimes a
>title will bubble up here to be mentioned enough that I realize it, and
>sometimes I even go ahead and read it. This has its drawbacks, as for
>example the time it took between the release of A Lee Martinez's _The
>Automatic Detective_ and my reading it. On the other hand, it does
>simplify my position in any kind of discussion to be so completely
>ignorant of stuff written during my actual lifetime.
I'm much the same. I have been known to read new SF occasionally, but
the stuff I re-read tends to be at least thirty years old. I've known
people who can't grasp that idea; one objected on the ground that some
of the authors concerned were dead, as if there was somthing wrong
with being dead.
--
Don Aitken
Mail to the From: address is not read.
To email me, substitute "clara.co.uk" for "freeuk.com"
Mike Schilling
>
> Unfortunately, our robots that create records for forthcoming books
> have been slow lately,
Busy having sex?
Ahasuerus
wrote:
> Ahasuerus wrote:
>
> > Unfortunately, our robots that create records for forthcoming books
> > have been slow lately,
>
> Busy having sex?
No comment. We respect our contributors' privacy regardless of sexual
orientation and breathing status.
Peter Huebner
> website, but it seems their forthcoming books page hasn't updated
> since May. I could try to use Amazon's advanced search, but I don't
> think there's any way to filter out reprints (it'd also be nice to
> filter out tie-ins).
Mostly I hear about interesting new books and authors by lurking on
r.a.sf-w. When in town I browse the bookshops, usually to little avail.
The boxes of remaindered books sometimes yield unexpected treasure.
-P.
trag
> What the subject says. Every couple months I've been checking Locus'
> website, but it seems their forthcoming books page hasn't updated
> since May. I could try to use Amazon's advanced search, but I don't
> think there's any way to filter out reprints (it'd also be nice to
> filter out tie-ins).
I read Analog. The book review section is okay, but covers too few
books for a month's reading (especially when filtered by my
interests). The more important aspect of reading Analog is that it
exposes me to authors I might never read in smaller-than-novel chunks
with low risk.
gary hayenga
> What the subject says. Every couple months I've been checking Locus'
> website, but it seems their forthcoming books page hasn't updated
> since May. I could try to use Amazon's advanced search, but I don't
> think there's any way to filter out reprints (it'd also be nice to
> filter out tie-ins).
Uncle Hugo's quarterly newsletter. Uncle Hugo's is a Minneapolis SF
bookstore, closely associated with Uncle Edgar's, the mystery half of
the store.
The nicest thing about it is it includes a brief synopsis of the story
and lists what series it's a part of, if any.
Their forthcoming books section does include reprints, but they are
listed as Reissue. Better than the ISFDB.
The main page:
http://www.unclehugo.com/prod/gateway.php
The forthcoming SF Dec 09 - Feb 10 page:
http://www.unclehugo.com/prod/newsletterSection.shtml?seq=88§ion=forthcomingSF
You
can sign up for them email you when a new newsletter gets posted.
Mike Schilling
> On 2009-11-18 21:57:42 -0800, Paul
> <paul-nospamat...@mac.com> said:
>> Oh yeah, coming up:
>>
>> The Sorceress of Karres (Eric Flint/ Dave Freer, January 2010)
>> Changes: A novel of the Dresden files (April 8, 2010)
>> A Wizard of Mars (Young Wizards) - (April 2010)
>
> Delighted to see a new Young Wizards book on the horizon, and a new
> Dresden Files is always welcome.
>
> As far as Karres goes, though, my feeling is, if it ain't Schmitz,
> it
> doesn't count.
Flint, you make think you're an SF writer, but you ain't Schmitz.
Kurt Busiek
<mscotts...@hotmail.com> said:
I manfully resisted that gag...
kdb
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Howard Brazee
<mscotts...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> As far as Karres goes, though, my feeling is, if it ain't Schmitz,
>> it doesn't count.
>
>Flint, you make think you're an SF writer, but you ain't Schmitz.
True, but even Schmitz seemed unable to keep that novel going at its
best for a whole book - and never could write a sequel (he wanted to).
--
"In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found,
than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace
to the legislature, and not to the executive department."
- James Madison
William George Ferguson
wrote:
>On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:49:25 -0800, "Mike Schilling"
><mscotts...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> As far as Karres goes, though, my feeling is, if it ain't Schmitz,
>>> it doesn't count.
>>
>>Flint, you make think you're an SF writer, but you ain't Schmitz.
>
>True, but even Schmitz seemed unable to keep that novel going at its
>best for a whole book - and never could write a sequel (he wanted to).
Well, he never published a sequel. According to several sources he did
indeed write one, Karres Venture, but the manuscript was lost, and he
failed to recreate it before his death. Among others, Gharlane had read
the manuscript.
--
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
(Bene Gesserit)
Brenda Clough
I occasionally review books, which I suppose I could repost here.
Brenda
Gene Wirchenko
wrote:
>On 2009-11-21 11:49:25 -0800, "Mike Schilling"
^^^^^^^^
And you are not Manly Wade Wellman.
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
David Harmon
<ku...@busiek.com> wrote,
>On 2009-11-18 18:47:45 -0800, "Mike Schilling"
><mscotts...@hotmail.com> said:
>
>> Umm, right here.
>
>I don't see that many new books listed here.
It's far from perfect, but then what newsgroup would you suggest?
I think SF/F authors ought to post a blurb in rec.arts.sf.announce for
every new book, but it ain't happening.
Brenda Clough
Does rasfannounce have a wide audience? If nobody goes there except
spammers, it's not a good venue.
Brenda
Kurt Busiek
> On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:54:28 -0800 in rec.arts.sf.written, Kurt Busiek
> <ku...@busiek.com> wrote,
>> On 2009-11-18 18:47:45 -0800, "Mike Schilling"
>> <mscotts...@hotmail.com> said:
>>
>>> Umm, right here.
>>
>> I don't see that many new books listed here.
>
> It's far from perfect, but then what newsgroup would you suggest?
You snipped much of my post, in which I made it clear that I don't have
a counter-suggestion, and would be interested if one exists. But not
having a counter-suggestion doesn't change that, as noted, "If I relied
on rasf to know what was coming out, I wouldn't know about many new
releases."
> I think SF/F authors ought to post a blurb in rec.arts.sf.announce for
> every new book, but it ain't happening.
No, it's not. I still wouldn't rely on rasf for new book
announcements, though. There may not be a better newsgroup for it, but
that probably means one needs sources other than a newsgroup, not that
rasf is the best-available source. Amazon's listings are far from
perfect, too, but they do a much better job of it than rasf.
Which is not a knock on rasf -- it's not meant to be a new book listing
source, after all.
Garrett Wollman
Brenda Clough <Brenda...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Does rasfannounce have a wide audience? If nobody goes there except
>spammers, it's not a good venue.
There are probably a lot of people who would go there if it were
well-known as a venue for authors posting their announcements (or even
better, publishers posting their upcoming SF lists).
-GAWollman
--
Garrett A. Wollman | What intellectual phenomenon can be older, or more oft
wol...@bimajority.org| repeated, than the story of a large research program
Opinions not shared by| that impaled itself upon a false central assumption
my employers. | accepted by all practitioners? - S.J. Gould, 1993
Melita Kennedy
> What the subject says. Every couple months I've been checking Locus'
> website, but it seems their forthcoming books page hasn't updated
> since May. I could try to use Amazon's advanced search, but I don't
> think there's any way to filter out reprints (it'd also be nice to
> filter out tie-ins).
The print version of Locus, although I'm finding that I'm less and less
interested in the books they're reviewing (that'll probably cycle back soon)
Mysterious Galaxy's newsletter (print version again)
Here.
Andrew Wheeler's blog, occasionally.
Kurt Busiek
I'll note that the "print version" of Mysterious Galaxy's newsletter
can be found on the web. Mostly seems to be about in-store signings,
but there are so many of them that it's quite a list anyway...
Lawrence Watt-Evans
wrote:
Well, okay -- I have a new fantasy novel out, hit the stores a couple
of weeks ago. The title is A YOUNG MAN WITHOUT MAGIC.
The blurbs that call it "rollicking" are wrong, but I think it's a
pretty decent story.
The second part of the story will be out next year.
--
My webpage is at http://www.watt-evans.com
I'm selling my comic collection -- see http://www.watt-evans.com/comics.html
I'm serializing a novel at http://www.watt-evans.com/realmsoflight0.html
Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)
> On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:27:33 -0800, David Harmon <sou...@netcom.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:54:28 -0800 in rec.arts.sf.written, Kurt Busiek
>> <ku...@busiek.com> wrote,
>>> On 2009-11-18 18:47:45 -0800, "Mike Schilling"
>>> <mscotts...@hotmail.com> said:
>>>
>>>> Umm, right here.
>>> I don't see that many new books listed here.
>> It's far from perfect, but then what newsgroup would you suggest?
>> I think SF/F authors ought to post a blurb in rec.arts.sf.announce for
>> every new book, but it ain't happening.
>
> Well, okay -- I have a new fantasy novel out, hit the stores a couple
> of weeks ago. The title is A YOUNG MAN WITHOUT MAGIC.
>
> The blurbs that call it "rollicking" are wrong, but I think it's a
> pretty decent story.
It's either rollicking or riveting. Make your choice!
--
Sea Wasp
/^\
;;;
Live Journal: http://seawasp.livejournal.com
Brenda Clough
Maybe we need a tag for such posts, the equivalent of the YASID. It
would be YABA: Yet another book anouncement.
Hmm, if we had one more word beginning with B it could be YABBA. How
about Yet Another Bloody Book Announcement?
Brenda
Kurt Busiek
> Kurt Busiek wrote:
>> On 2009-11-22 11:27:33 -0800, David Harmon <sou...@netcom.com> said:
>>
>>> On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:54:28 -0800 in rec.arts.sf.written, Kurt Busiek
>>> <ku...@busiek.com> wrote,
>>>> On 2009-11-18 18:47:45 -0800, "Mike Schilling"
>>>> <mscotts...@hotmail.com> said:
>>>>
>>>>> Umm, right here.
>>>>
>>>> I don't see that many new books listed here.
>>>
>>> It's far from perfect, but then what newsgroup would you suggest?
>>
>> You snipped much of my post, in which I made it clear that I don't have
>> a counter-suggestion, and would be interested if one exists. But not
>> having a counter-suggestion doesn't change that, as noted, "If I relied
>> on rasf to know what was coming out, I wouldn't know about many new
>> releases."
>>
>>> I think SF/F authors ought to post a blurb in rec.arts.sf.announce for
>>> every new book, but it ain't happening.
>>
>> No, it's not. I still wouldn't rely on rasf for new book
>> announcements, though. There may not be a better newsgroup for it, but
>> that probably means one needs sources other than a newsgroup, not that
>> rasf is the best-available source. Amazon's listings are far from
>> perfect, too, but they do a much better job of it than rasf.
>>
>> Which is not a knock on rasf -- it's not meant to be a new book listing
>> source, after all.
>
>
> Maybe we need a tag for such posts, the equivalent of the YASID. It
> would be YABA: Yet another book anouncement.
>
> Hmm, if we had one more word beginning with B it could be YABBA. How
> about Yet Another Bloody Book Announcement?
I think the YA would have to wait until they become overcommon, wouldn't it?
How about just BOOK: A Book Announcement, until such point (if and
when) that they become so frequent that they can be graced with "Yet
Another"?
Kurt Busiek
But I think we could go with YASVPBA right away, for Yet Another Spammy
Vanity-Press Book Announcement.
Not that it'd get used...
Ted Nolan <tednolan>
Well, "Yaba" has the "daba doo" problem and YABBA has the dancing queen
problem (as well as the Young Adult problem).
Ted
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What's not in Columbia anymore..
Kurt Busiek
> Well, "Yaba" has the "daba doo" problem and YABBA has the dancing queen
> problem (as well as the Young Adult problem).
The "Young Adult problem," such as it is, is already present in YASID,
with no apparently difficulties.
And "Yabba-dabba-doo" is the official spelling of that catchphrase.
I'm not sure we'd need to be concerned that YABA could be taken to
indicate the Young American Bowling Alliance, a Nigerian suburb or
popular "upper" pills in Thailand. That it stands for Yet Another
Bloody Acronym has a certain irony to it, though.
Wayne Throop
: Maybe we need a tag for such posts, the equivalent of the YASID. It
Nah, FRED or WILMA'd be better. And more obscure.
:: Hmm, if we had one more word beginning with B it could be YABBA. How
:: about Yet Another Bloody Book Announcement?
Hm. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=yabba
1. A slang nickname for the drug methamphetamine, aka crystal meth.
The name is thought to originate in Thailand, where pills are sold
containing caffeine and methamphetamine. 'Yaba' is Thai for "crazy
medicine".
So, basically, really addictive books, then. Real... stimulain.
Or leave out the "yet", make it ABBA, and have the theme song
be "Take a Chance on Me". (Gold - 1993 - 4:01)
Hm. <googles up an mp3> Shudder. Maybe not.
(Why did that not seem horrible 16 years ago?
Or perhaps, *how* did that not seem horrible...)
"I just realized... "Scooby, *Doobie*, Do"!!"
--- from Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Wayne Throop thr...@sheol.org http://sheol.org/throopw
gary hayenga
<sea...@sgeinc.invalid.com> said:
It's not quite either one in my opinion. But much closer to riveting
than rollicking certainly.
I suspected there might be a sequel in the works and I shall look
forward to it.
Endymion9
SciFi (channel) Magazine
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Dennis/Endy9
~Some will sink, but we will float. Grab your coat. Let's get out of here.
You're my witness, I'm your Mutineer.~ Warren Zevon
--
Lawrence Watt-Evans
I have no problem with riveting, but it definitely does not rollick.
Lawrence Watt-Evans
wrote:
Oh, there's a sequel complete and ready to go, and if sales justify it
I'd be happy to write more.
Chuk Goodin
>> The Sorceress of Karres (Eric Flint/ Dave Freer, January 2010)
>> Changes: A novel of the Dresden files (April 8, 2010)
>> A Wizard of Mars (Young Wizards) - (April 2010)
>
>Delighted to see a new Young Wizards book on the horizon, and a new
>Dresden Files is always welcome.
>
>As far as Karres goes, though, my feeling is, if it ain't Schmitz, it
>doesn't count.
If it isn't Schmitz, you must acquit?
--
chuk
Frank Mayhar
> On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:27:33 -0800, David Harmon <sou...@netcom.com>
> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:54:28 -0800 in rec.arts.sf.written, Kurt Busiek
>><ku...@busiek.com> wrote,
>>>On 2009-11-18 18:47:45 -0800, "Mike Schilling"
>>><mscotts...@hotmail.com> said:
>>>
>>>> Umm, right here.
>>>
>>>I don't see that many new books listed here.
>>
>>It's far from perfect, but then what newsgroup would you suggest? I
>>think SF/F authors ought to post a blurb in rec.arts.sf.announce for
>>every new book, but it ain't happening.
>
> Well, okay -- I have a new fantasy novel out, hit the stores a couple of
> weeks ago. The title is A YOUNG MAN WITHOUT MAGIC.
Yeah, just finished it last night and I only have one thing to say:
Back to work, you!
:-)
--
Frank Mayhar fr...@exit.com http://www.exit.com/
http://www.exit.com/blog/frank/
http://www.zazzle.com/fmayhar*
Brenda Clough
If it's not Schmitz, it ain't beer.
Brenda
Ahasuerus
> Uncle Hugo's quarterly newsletter.
[snip]
> The nicest thing about it is it includes a brief synopsis of the story
> and lists what series it's a part of, if any.
[snip]
> The forthcoming SF Dec 09 - Feb 10 page:
>
> http://www.unclehugo.com/prod/newsletterSection.shtml?seq=88§ion=...
Yes, a very good list. There are also useful subgenre-specific lists
elsewhere, e.g. http://www.shelfari.com/groups/28650/discussions/89733
lists upcoming urban fantasy/paranormal romance/etc by month.
This is clearly an area that ISFDB should improve. <wanders off
pensively>
Anthony Nance
<coburn>
Schmitz - Light.
</coburn>
Chuk Goodin
>>> Umm, right here.
>>
>>I don't see that many new books listed here.
>>
>>Stephen King, A YOUNG MAN WITHOUT MAGIC by Lawrence Watt-Evans, PETER &
>>MAX by Bill Willingham and CHILD OF FIRE by Harry Connolly, and I don't
>>think their release was noted here by anyone.
>
>CHILD OF FIRE's really good.
Seconded (or whatever number we're up too if I'm too early). I'd like to
see the sequel.
And thanks for the heads up on A YOUNG MAN...
--
chuk
Chuk Goodin
>What the subject says. Every couple months I've been checking Locus'
>website, but it seems their forthcoming books page hasn't updated
>since May. I could try to use Amazon's advanced search, but I don't
>think there's any way to filter out reprints (it'd also be nice to
>filter out tie-ins).
A local SF bookstore/mystery bookstore puts their new releases up here
quarterly: http://www.deadwrite.com/wdcat.html
Reading through it makes me realize just how little SF there is compared
to Fantasy and vampire romance these days. (Unless that's a focus of the
store, but I don't think it is.)
--
chuk
Chuk Goodin
>Uncle Hugo's quarterly newsletter. Uncle Hugo's is a Minneapolis SF
>bookstore, closely associated with Uncle Edgar's, the mystery half of
>the store.
>
>The nicest thing about it is it includes a brief synopsis of the story
>and lists what series it's a part of, if any.
>
>listed as Reissue. Better than the ISFDB.
>
>The main page:
>
>http://www.unclehugo.com/prod/gateway.php
I can't find a list there.
>
>The forthcoming SF Dec 09 - Feb 10 page:
>
>http://www.unclehugo.com/prod/newsletterSection.shtml?seq=88§ion=forthcomingSF
That page looks empty to me -- did it work for anyone else?
--
chuk
Lawrence Watt-Evans
wrote:
It's coming. The title is GAME OF CAGES.
>And thanks for the heads up on A YOUNG MAN...
Hope you like it.
Konrad Gaertner
> On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:34:36 -0500, Lawrence Watt-Evans <l...@sff.net> wrote:
> > Kurt Busiek <ku...@busiek.com wrote:
> >> and CHILD OF FIRE by Harry Connolly, and I don't
> >>think their release was noted here by anyone.
> >
> >CHILD OF FIRE's really good.
>
> Seconded (or whatever number we're up too if I'm too early).
Let's see... no other mentions on rasfw, checking for reviews online...
Patrick Wolohan at SF Signal hated it, one luke-warm review, a friend
of the author liked it -- Oh! This is the book about parents
forgetting their kids ever existed. Sea Wasp mentioned that on his
blog, but for some reason I associated his comment with _Rosemary and
Rue_, even though it doesn't quite fit.
Note to authors: please stop messing with character's memories. It
annoys me nearly as much as time travel.
--
Konrad Gaertner - - - - - - - - - - - - email: kgae...@tx.rr.com
http://kgbooklog.livejournal.com/
"I don't mind hidden depths but I insist that there be a surface."
-- James Nicoll
Konrad Gaertner
It works for me. It even works in Netscape 4, which is extremely rare
for a webpage written in the last 5 years.
Frank Mayhar
> On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:33:08 +0000 (UTC), cgo...@sfu.ca (Chuk Goodin)
> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:34:36 -0500, Lawrence Watt-Evans <l...@sff.net>
>>wrote:
>>>>> Umm, right here.
>>>>
>>>>I don't see that many new books listed here.
>>>>
>>>>For an example, my latest SF/F acquisitions are UNDER THE DOME by
>>>>Stephen King, A YOUNG MAN WITHOUT MAGIC by Lawrence Watt-Evans, PETER
>>>>& MAX by Bill Willingham and CHILD OF FIRE by Harry Connolly, and I
>>>>don't think their release was noted here by anyone.
>>>
>>>CHILD OF FIRE's really good.
>>
>>Seconded (or whatever number we're up too if I'm too early). I'd like to
>>see the sequel.
>
> It's coming. The title is GAME OF CAGES.
>
>>And thanks for the heads up on A YOUNG MAN...
>
> Hope you like it.
I had a little problem with the ending, but otherwise I found it quite
good. (The ending could have used a little work. Apparently that has
been done but unfortunately didn't make it into this volume. :-)
More seriously, I found the character of
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SPOILER SPACE
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SPOILER SPACE
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SPOILER SPACE
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Allutar to be particularly well-drawn, to the point that he was genuinely
somewhat frightening. Such a calm, reasonable, rational, utterly amoral
and ruthless monster.
I also liked Anrel's unwilling, almost unwitting slide into being a
revolutionary. I know the feeling; I used to consider myself a moderate
before the Bush administration but felt myself pushed more and more to
the left.
Joe Morris
> Reading through it makes me realize just how little SF there is compared
> to Fantasy and vampire romance these days. (Unless that's a focus of the
> store, but I don't think it is.)
Vampires in SPACE!!!!
--
Joe Morris Atlanta history forums
jol...@gmail.com http://atlhistory.com
Judy R. Johnson
> Chuk Goodin wrote:
>> On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:30 -0500, gary hayenga <va...@speakeasy.org> wrote:
>
>>> The main page:
>>>
>>> http://www.unclehugo.com/prod/gateway.php
>> I can't find a list there.
>>
>>> The forthcoming SF Dec 09 - Feb 10 page:
>>>
>>> http://www.unclehugo.com/prod/newsletterSection.shtml?seq=88§ion=forthcomingSF
>> That page looks empty to me -- did it work for anyone else?
>
> It works for me. It even works in Netscape 4, which is extremely rare
> for a webpage written in the last 5 years.
>
--
====================================
NEW -- JRJ>The "Forthcoming" link worked as "Archived Newsletter," but
the others sent me off wandering. I'm using Thunderbird.
Entwife Judy
Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)
> Not so long ago, Chuk Goodin wrote:
>> Reading through it makes me realize just how little SF there is compared
>> to Fantasy and vampire romance these days. (Unless that's a focus of the
>> store, but I don't think it is.)
>
> Vampires in SPACE!!!!
>
Colin Wilson. And before him, A.E. Van Vogt.
Lawrence Watt-Evans
wrote:
On both those counts, wait'll you read Part Two.
On the manuscript, A YOUNG MAN WITHOUT MAGIC was subtitled Part One of
the Fall of the Sorcerers. Why Tor removed any mention of that I
don't know.
Part Two, ABOVE HIS PROPER STATION, will be out in November 2010.
David Goldfarb
Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor) <sea...@sgeinc.invalid.com> wrote:
>Joe Morris wrote:
>> Not so long ago, Chuk Goodin wrote:
>>> Reading through it makes me realize just how little SF there is compared
>>> to Fantasy and vampire romance these days. (Unless that's a focus of the
>>> store, but I don't think it is.)
>>
>> Vampires in SPACE!!!!
>>
>
> Colin Wilson. And before him, A.E. Van Vogt.
How can you not mention Peter Watts?
--
David Goldfarb |"Think of me as a brief electromagnetic anomaly
gold...@ocf.berkeley.edu | who told you some true things for your own good."
gold...@csua.berkeley.edu | -- Babylon 5, "Day of the Dead"
Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)
> In article <hei9ni$u24$2...@news.eternal-september.org>,
> Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor) <sea...@sgeinc.invalid.com> wrote:
>> Joe Morris wrote:
>>> Not so long ago, Chuk Goodin wrote:
>>>> Reading through it makes me realize just how little SF there is compared
>>>> to Fantasy and vampire romance these days. (Unless that's a focus of the
>>>> store, but I don't think it is.)
>>> Vampires in SPACE!!!!
>>>
>> Colin Wilson. And before him, A.E. Van Vogt.
>
> How can you not mention Peter Watts?
>
Don't know him, that's how. I did leave out C. S. Friedman (twice).
Dave Hansen
> > Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor) <seaw...@sgeinc.invalid.com> wrote:
> >> Joe Morris wrote:
[...]
> >>> Vampires in SPACE!!!!
>
> >> Colin Wilson. And before him, A.E. Van Vogt.
>
> > How can you not mention Peter Watts?
>
> Don't know him, that's how. I did leave out C. S. Friedman (twice).
Gene Wolfe. Though he didn't call them that.
Regards,
-=Dave
Howard Brazee
wrote:
>On both those counts, wait'll you read Part Two.
>
>On the manuscript, A YOUNG MAN WITHOUT MAGIC was subtitled Part One of
>the Fall of the Sorcerers. Why Tor removed any mention of that I
>don't know.
To keep people from assuming they need to wait for part 2 to come out
before buying?
--
"In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found,
than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace
to the legislature, and not to the executive department."
- James Madison
Kurt Busiek
> On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:55:06 -0500, Lawrence Watt-Evans <l...@sff.net>
> wrote:
>
>> On both those counts, wait'll you read Part Two.
>>
>> On the manuscript, A YOUNG MAN WITHOUT MAGIC was subtitled Part One of
>> the Fall of the Sorcerers. Why Tor removed any mention of that I
>> don't know.
>
> To keep people from assuming they need to wait for part 2 to come out
> before buying?
Which creates another problem -- disappointment when they get to the
end of what they thought was a standalone book, and there's a great
deal left unresolved, with no indication whatsoever that there's a
second part coming.
kdb
--
Visit http://www.busiek.com -- for all your Busiek needs!
Howard Brazee
wrote:
>>> On the manuscript, A YOUNG MAN WITHOUT MAGIC was subtitled Part One of
>>> the Fall of the Sorcerers. Why Tor removed any mention of that I
>>> don't know.
>>
>> To keep people from assuming they need to wait for part 2 to come out
>> before buying?
>
>Which creates another problem -- disappointment when they get to the
>end of what they thought was a standalone book, and there's a great
>deal left unresolved, with no indication whatsoever that there's a
>second part coming.
A new practice is to include a trailer of upcoming attractions.
Connie Willis has a new novel coming out (about WWII) (Blackout & All
Clear), which is being split into two parts for publication. She
recommended that we buy the first part right away, but hold off on
reading it until the second part comes out. If we hold of buying,
that could have adverse consequences for her.
Kurt Busiek
> On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:47:37 -0800, Kurt Busiek <ku...@busiek.com>
> wrote:
>
>>>> On the manuscript, A YOUNG MAN WITHOUT MAGIC was subtitled Part One of
>>>> the Fall of the Sorcerers. Why Tor removed any mention of that I
>>>> don't know.
>>>
>>> To keep people from assuming they need to wait for part 2 to come out
>>> before buying?
>>
>> Which creates another problem -- disappointment when they get to the
>> end of what they thought was a standalone book, and there's a great
>> deal left unresolved, with no indication whatsoever that there's a
>> second part coming.
>
> A new practice is to include a trailer of upcoming attractions.
Yeah, they didn't do that.
There's nothing in the book to indicate that it's part one of a
multi-book story. There's one mention that it's the first in a new
series, but that doesn't say "multi-book story," since so many series
are series of complete stories.
David Goldfarb
Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor) <sea...@sgeinc.invalid.com> wrote:
>David Goldfarb wrote:
>> In article <hei9ni$u24$2...@news.eternal-september.org>,
>> Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor) <sea...@sgeinc.invalid.com> wrote:
>>> Joe Morris wrote:
>>>> Vampires in SPACE!!!!
>>>>
>>> Colin Wilson. And before him, A.E. Van Vogt.
>>
>> How can you not mention Peter Watts?
>
> Don't know him, that's how.
There was a lot of buzz over _Blindsight_ a little while back.
(I read it -- you wouldn't like it.)
--
David Goldfarb |"Nothing is more annoying to the discoverers of a
gold...@ocf.berkeley.edu | new land without human habitation than to find
gold...@csua.berkeley.edu | that the natives have a strong sense of property
| rights." -- John M. Ford
Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)
> In article <hejh2h$e0p$1...@news.eternal-september.org>,
> Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor) <sea...@sgeinc.invalid.com> wrote:
>> David Goldfarb wrote:
>>> In article <hei9ni$u24$2...@news.eternal-september.org>,
>>> Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor) <sea...@sgeinc.invalid.com> wrote:
>>>> Joe Morris wrote:
>>>>> Vampires in SPACE!!!!
>>>>>
>>>> Colin Wilson. And before him, A.E. Van Vogt.
>>> How can you not mention Peter Watts?
>> Don't know him, that's how.
>
> There was a lot of buzz over _Blindsight_ a little while back.
> (I read it -- you wouldn't like it.)
>
Most stuff after 2003 I'll have no clue on.
William December Starr
Konrad Gaertner <kgae...@tx.rr.com> said:
> Note to authors: please stop messing with character's memories.
> It annoys me nearly as much as time travel.
Additionally, if the tampering is to a _narrator's_ memory then you
risk turning the Unreliable Narrator dial up high enough that the
whole story tapdances on the edge of becoming a so-what. (Yes
Charlie, I am looking at GLASSHOUSE, or more specifically at what
you've hinted about its sequel.)
-- wds
William December Starr
t...@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) said:
> Kurt Busiek <ku...@busiek.com> wrote:
>> Brenda Clough <Brenda...@yahoo.com> said:
>>
>>> Maybe we need a tag for such posts, the equivalent of the YASID.
>>> It would be YABA: Yet another book anouncement.
>>>
>>> Hmm, if we had one more word beginning with B it could be YABBA.
>>> How about Yet Another Bloody Book Announcement?
>>
>> I think the YA would have to wait until they become overcommon,
>> wouldn't it?
>>
>> How about just BOOK: A Book Announcement, until such point (if
>> and when) that they become so frequent that they can be graced
>> with "Yet Another"?
>
> Well, "Yaba" has the "daba doo" problem and
Problem?
-- wds
William December Starr
Brenda Clough <Brenda...@yahoo.com> said:
> I occasionally review books, which I suppose I could repost here.
Yes, please.
-- wds
Ahasuerus
> The ISFDB front page lists "selected" forthcoming books, but if you
> follow the link to "More Forthcoming Books" at the bottom of the page,
> you will land on http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/fc.cgi, which shows all
> books scheduled to be published before the end of the current month.
> It also has links to publishing schedules for the next 12 months, e.g. http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/fc.cgi?12+2009 shows you a list of books
> scheduled to be published in December. You can also change the URL to
> display all books published in recent months, e.g. http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/fc.cgi?9+2009 has everything published in
> September 2009.
>
> Unfortunately, our robots that create records for forthcoming books
> have been slow lately, so the lists aren't as comprehensive as they
> could be.
[and from another message:]
> This is clearly an area that ISFDB should improve. <wanders off pensively>
OK, our robots have been re-educated and the Forthcoming Books listing
has been revamped. The December data is spotty, but the January
listing ( http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/fc.cgi?1+2010 ) is a good
example of what the page should look like going forward.
Due to the high number of YA and "paranormal romance" books in recent
years, we have created a section for "Young Adult and Juvenile" books
and another one for "Romance" books, although not all eligible titles
are tagged right away.
At this time, everything is displayed chronologically, but we plan to
add a way to sort books by author.
Brenda Clough
Do you do e-books?
Brenda
Ahasuerus
> Ahasuerus wrote:
> > On Nov 19, 1:05 pm, Ahasuerus <ahasue...@email.com> wrote: [snip]
> >> The ISFDB front page lists "selected" forthcoming books, but if you
> >> follow the link to "More Forthcoming Books" at the bottom of the page,
> >> books scheduled to be published before the end of the current month.
> >> scheduled to be published in December. You can also change the URL to
> >> September 2009.
>
> >> Unfortunately, our robots that create records for forthcoming books
> >> have been slow lately, so the lists aren't as comprehensive as they
> >> could be.
>
> > [and from another message:]
>
> >> This is clearly an area that ISFDB should improve. <wanders off pensively>
>
> > OK, our robots have been re-educated and the Forthcoming Books listing
> > has been revamped. The December data is spotty, but the January
> > example of what the page should look like going forward.
>
> > Due to the high number of YA and "paranormal romance" books in recent
> > years, we have created a section for "Young Adult and Juvenile" books
> > and another one for "Romance" books, although not all eligible titles
> > are tagged right away.
>
> > At this time, everything is displayed chronologically, but we plan to
> > add a way to sort books by author.
>
> Do you do e-books?
As per http://www.isfdb.org/wiki/index.php/ISFDB:Policy , "In: [...] e-
books with ISBNs (note: software support added in mid-2006)".
We do try to keep up with the times :-)
Having said that, any list of forthcoming books is likely to be
missing some books and include some announced-but-canceled/delayed
book, so take it with a grain of salt.
Konrad Gaertner
>
> OK, our robots have been re-educated and the Forthcoming Books listing
> has been revamped. The December data is spotty, but the January
> listing ( http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/fc.cgi?1+2010 ) is a good
> example of what the page should look like going forward.
>
> add a way to sort books by author.
You'd think by now someone would have written a standardized script
that let's you sort a table by any of its columns.
Suggestion: combine the "Reprint?" and "Binding" columns into
"Edition" and include what market (US/UK/Bookclub) and only claim
REPRINT if there was a previous edition of that binding in that
market. Right now both Asimov's _End of Eternity_ and Erikson's
_Dust of Dreams_ are listed as "REPRINT" and "hc", even though the
latter is the first US publication. If "REPRINT" is too many
letters, you can instead use the copyright date if it differs from
the release year.
Ahasuerus
> Ahasuerus wrote:
>
> > On Nov 19, 1:05 pm, Ahasuerus <ahasue...@email.com> wrote: [snip]
>
> > > This is clearly an area that ISFDB should improve. <wanders off pensively>
>
> > OK, our robots have been re-educated and the Forthcoming Books listing
> > has been revamped. The December data is spotty, but the January
> > example of what the page should look like going forward.
>
> > At this time, everything is displayed chronologically, but we plan to
> > add a way to sort books by author.
>
> You'd think by now someone would have written a standardized script
> that let's you sort a table by any of its columns.
There are many ways to skin this particular cat, but our software
still lives in the dark ages and doesn't take advantage of them. OTOH,
it's open source, so anyone can take a shot at it - see
http://isfdb.cvs.sourceforge.net/isfdb/ :-)
> Suggestion: combine the "Reprint?" and "Binding" columns into
> "Edition" and include what market (US/UK/Bookclub) and only claim
> REPRINT if there was a previous edition of that binding in that
> market. Right now both Asimov's _End of Eternity_ and Erikson's
> _Dust of Dreams_ are listed as "REPRINT" and "hc", even though the
> latter is the first US publication. If "REPRINT" is too many
> letters, you can instead use the copyright date if it differs from
> the release year.
Ideally, the table would say something like "1st US edition" or "1st
hardcover edition", which is similar to what Locus does. However, our
Forthcoming Books list is driven by what we have in the database and,
unfortunately, our coverage of recent editions is rather weak and is
likely to remain so for some months until we catch up. We *can* be 98%
+ sure that books labeled "REPRINT" are indeed reprints, but any kind
of "NEW" or "1st edition" statement would be frequently wrong.
We do have plans to revamp this area once we have 98%+ recent editions
in the database. Our robots are working on it as we speak :-)
Konrad Gaertner
>
> What the subject says. Every couple months I've been checking Locus'
> website, but it seems their forthcoming books page hasn't updated
> since May.
And now, several months later, I've discovered *why* that page stopped
updating: they moved the current version here:
http://www.locusmag.com/Resources/ForthcomingBooks.html
(Had they deleted the old page, I would have seen the link was broken
and found the new page right away.)