Transreal Fiction

Scotland’s sf & fantasy bookstore

New Titles – w/e 3rd November

in hardback:

Michael ChabonGentlemen of the Raod swashbuckling adventures in the Caucauses in the 10th Century… Looks good fun
Tom KratmanCarnifex the sequel to A Desert Called Peace, which was out recently
Timothy ZahnThe Third Lynx the sequel to Night Train to Rigel
Naomi NovikEmpire of Ivory the UK hardback; 4th in the series.

Kevin J. AndersonThe Last Days of Krypton a prequel to Superman… why was Krypton about to be destroyed?

Clive CusslerThe Chase detective novel with a new hero…

in large format:

Adam RobertsThe History of Science Fiction part of the Palgrave Histories of Literture series. A serious look at SF from it’s earliest roots.
Tanith LeeThe Secret Books of Paradys an omnibus edition of the 4 book sequence
Justina RobsonSelling Out the 2nd in the Quantum Gravity series
Josh ConviserEmpyre the sequel to Echelon
Catherynne M. ValenteIn the Night Garden the first of The Orphan’s Tales books; #2 came in last week
Janny WurtsStormed Fortress part 5 of the Alliance of Light series, which is also the 8th in The Wars of Light and Shadow set
Tim PowersEarthquake Weather a new edition from Orb

Andy RemicWar Machine a Kombat-K novel. Military sf

Neil Gaiman & Rogery AvaryBeowulf – the Script Book the complete script for the new movie… some b&w illustrations

in ‘B’ format:

Richard MorganBlack Man published as Thirteen or Th1rte3n in the US

in paperback:

John RingoChoosers of the Slain the 3rd in the Ghost series
Wen SpencerWolf Who Rules the sequel to Tinker. Sadly, nothing to do with ‘Tinker, the Hole Eating Duck’! ;) (It’s an obscure book by the artist Patrick Woodroffe I’d like! )
Steven BrustDzur the 10th Vlad Taltos book
L. E. Modesitt, jr.Soarer’s Choice the 5th Corean Chronicle
John ScalziThe Android’s Dream a sequel to Old Man’s War
Alan Dean FosterTrouble Magnet the 11th Pip & Flinx adventure
Joshua PalmetierThe Cracked Throne the sequel to The Skewed Throne
Diana Pharaoh FrancisThe Cipher the first in her Crosspointe series
Mary RosenblumHorizons sf set on gigantic, habitats orbiting the Earth
Marc D. GillerProdigal the sequel to Hammerjack
Ben BovaThe Green Trap thriller
Andre NortonStar Born sf originally published in 1957…
Tanya HuffThe Quarters Novels #2;omnibus edition containing No Quarter and The Quartered Sea
James ClemensHinterland the US edition; part 2 of The Godslayer Chronicles
Robert E. HowardPeople of the Dark volume 2 of his Weird Works

Eric Flint (editor) – Grantville Gazette II new volume of stories & articles about his 1632 series
Martin H. Greenberg & Loren L. Coleman (editors) – Wizards, Inc. anthology of new stories

Laurell K. HamiltonMistral’s Kiss the 5th of the Princess Meredith series…
Dean R. KoontzBrother Odd the 3rd Thomas Odd book
Katie MacAlisterHoly Smokes the 4th of the Aisling Grey, Guardian stories…

WolverineViolent Tendencies

The New DestroyerChoke Hold the 2nd of the relaunched Destroyer series

Warhammer 40,000Only in Death a Gaunt’s Ghosts novel by Dan Abnett in hardback
Warhammer 40,000The Armour of Contempt a paperback Gaunt’s Ghosts novel
WarhammerHour of the Daemon volume 3 of the Daemon Gates Trilogy

art, etc:

Cathy & Arnie Fenner (editors) – Spectrum 14 the annual collection highlighting f&sf art…
Martin McKenna Fantasy Art Now top fantasy art
Luis OrtizArts Unknown: The Life and Art of Lee Brown Coye a matching volume to his recent book on the artist Emsh.

Edgar Allan PoeNevermore b&w graphic adaptations of several of his most famous short stories

On the Trail of Britain’s Fairy Folk published by VisitBritain! Illustrated guide to a dozen fey locations around the UK. Maps, photos, illustrations, etc.

audio:

Doctor WhoAbsolution Big Finish adventure #101

October 29, 2007 Posted by transrealfiction | Transreal New Titles | | No Comments Yet

Writers Bloc event – TO THE DEVIL AN ASBO

Our favourite local writers group have their spooky halloween event on Wednesday!

Usual place, the cellar bar of the Cannon’s Gait in the High Street at 20.00




October 26, 2007 Posted by transrealfiction | Shop News & Chat | | No Comments Yet

Day Off!

Please note that I won’t be in on Saturday 27th, although the shop will be open as usual…

Weather permitting, I’ll be doing something exciting, instead!

October 25, 2007 Posted by transrealfiction | Announcements, Shop News & Chat | | No Comments Yet

New Titles – w/e 27th October

in hardback:

J. V. JonesA Sword From Red Ice the long-awaited third part of her Sword of Shadows series… it’s been five years!
Mercedes Lackey – Reserved for the Cat the 5th Elemental Masters book
Laurell K. HamiltonA Lick of Frost the 5th Meredith Gentry book
Karl SchroederQueen of Candesce the 2nd book of Virga should have had this a couple of months ago…
Alan Dean FosterPatrimony the 13th Pip & Flinx adventure
Orson Scott CardA War of Gifts brief Ender novella for the Christmas market…
Clive BarkerMister B. Gone a new, short horror novel

in large format:

Cathyrenne M. VolenteIn the Cities of Coin and Spice with b&w illustrations by Mike Kaluta a sequel to In the Night Garden, the first volume of her Orphan’s Tales

in ‘B’ format:

Stephen Jones (editor) – The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 18 the annual collection

in paperback:

James A. HetleyDragon’s Teeth fantasy
Steven L. KentThe Clone Alliance the 3rd in the series…
John LevittDog Days dark urban fantasy
Karl SchroederSun of Suns book 1 of Virga set in a habitable zone of space filled with organic space stations, etc. – sounds intriguing and a little like Niven’s Integral Trees
Mike ShepherdKris Longknife: Audacious the 5th in the series
Jack McDevitt – Odyssey guess what? It’s the 5th in this series too! (The Academy novels)

Lilith SaintcrowSaint City Sinners the 4th Dante Valentine novel…

Stargate S.G. 1Relativity

Forgotten RealmsThe Dungeons #3 – Stardeep
Forgotten RealmsSembia; Gateway to the Realms #6 – Sands of the Soul

EberronHeirs of Ash #3 – Rise of the Seventh Moon

MechwarriorPandora’s Gambit

art. etc:

Winsor McCayDream of the Rarebit Fiend – the Saturdays wonderful stuff!
Basil WolvertonThe Original Art of Basil Wolverton not one of my favourite artists, but this looks to be a pretty comprehensive collection…
J. Vasquez & J. GoldbergJellyfist curious little graphic novel
Rod EspinosaDinoWars #1 ‘Jurassic War of the Worlds’!

Malcolm Cruickshank82/07 Twenty five years in Edinburgh artist’s book which ties in with his exhibit in this current exhibition a few minutes away: Scissors Paper Stone

magazines:

Locus October 2007 All the Hugo winners…
Juxtzpoz November issue

Fall of Cthulhu comic issue #7. Variant covers.

October 23, 2007 Posted by transrealfiction | Transreal New Titles | | No Comments Yet

New Titles – w/e 20th October

in hardback:

Charles StrossThe Merchant’s War the 4th volume…
Larry Niven & Edward M. LernerFleet of Worlds a new Known Space novel, set 200 years before the Ringworld is discovered
Mercedes Lackey & James MalloryThe Phoenix Unchained book one of The Enduring Flame series, which follows on from their Obsidian trilogy
Jo WaltonHa’Penny the sequel to Farthing
Piers AnthonyAir Apparent the 31st Xanth book!
Stephen DonaldsonFatal Revenant the UK edition of the 2nd part of The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant quartet

in large format:

George R. R. MartinDreamsongs large, comprehensive short story collection spanning his career
Gene WolfeSeverian of the Guild the 4 titles of the Book of the New Sun in one volume for the first time in the UK! (excluding book club editions)
Chris WoodringThe Fade part one of a new series; looks interesting and I see that the chapters seem to be (deliberately) numbered out of order… hmmm…
David MarusekCounting Heads near-future sf
Chris AdrianThe Children’s Hospital in the future the Earth is flooded and a hospital floats alone on the ocean…

Robert HoldstockThe Mythago Cycle volume two contains The Hollowing and Gateof Ivory, Gate of Horn. His afterward finishes with a hint of more to come…

Star Trek: TNGThe Sky’s the Limit new anthology to celebrate 20 years of the Next Generation

Kevin L. Donihe (editor) – Bare Bone #10 anthology
Kevin L. Donihe:
Grape City a demon ends up in a dead-end job…
The Greatest F ucking Moment in Sports bizarre pro-cycling story about Oscar Legbo and the Tour se Saucisse-Dommages
Ocean of Lard an adult/horror choose-your-own-adventure romp, with pirates!
Not had any of these in before; they look curious, to say the least!

in ‘B’ format:

Stephen HuntThe Court of the Air Dickensian-sounding fantasy; looks interesting
Lynda HilburnThe Vampire Shrink
Tom PiccirilliWelcome to Hell subtitled ‘A Working Guide for the Beginning Writer’

in paperback:

Erin SamilogluGossamer Hall horror
Stargate SG.1Relativity
Clive Cussler & Dirk CusslerTreasure of Khan the 19th Dirk Pitt novel!

William C. DietzHitman #1 Enemy Within the first novel based on the game…

art. etc:

Boris Vallejo & Julie BellImaginistix not all new art, but there’s a fair amount of it I don’t recognise…

Nigel SucklingFaeries of the Celtic Lands serious, text-heavy look at fairies in the Celtic fringe of Europe
Jim Henson’s Return to Labyrinth #2 second volume of the manga sequel to Labyrinth
Dee Stotts (text) & Ed Hicks (art) – Through A Faery Stone the UK release

Robert MashExtreme Dinosaurs big children’s book with fold-out pages listing the biggest, longest, smallest, oldest, dumbest(!), etc… Lots of pictures.

audio:

Doctor WhoSon of the Dragon Big Finish cd #99

calendars:

The Golden CompassOfficial Movie Calendar great cover!

October 16, 2007 Posted by transrealfiction | Transreal New Titles | | No Comments Yet

New Titles – w/e 13th October

in hardback:

Stephen DonaldsonFatal Revenant the second in The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant quartet. Without the large ‘catch up’ sections in the first book, this one feels longer…
Patricia McKillipDragonhaven set in a nature reserve for the few surviving dragons in the world
Gary GibsonStealing Light science fiction

William Shatner with Judith & Garfield Reeves-StevensCollision Course a Star Trek Academy novel

in large format:

Simon ClarkLondon Under Midnight should have had this sooner…

Grahame HarperCalling the Shots behind the scenes of the recent Doctor Who series, by one of the directors

in ‘B’ format:

Jennifer RardinOnce Bitten, Twice Shy romantic vampire novel, featuring Jaz Parks

in paperback:

Kim Stanley RobinsonSixty Days and Counting after a slightly disappointing first volume, this series get better and better. The final part of his Science in the Capital series – the one about the weather! ;)

S. C. ButlerReiffen’s Choice book 1 of The Stoneways Trilogy new fantasy. Wizards kidnap the exiled heir to two thrones…
R. J. PineiroSpyware near furure thriller with nanotech and computers
Laurell HamiltonMicah and Strange Candy a combined edition of a short Anita Blake novel (Micah) and her collection of short stories. They appeared separately in the US.
Battlestar GalacticaUnity

art, etc:

John Howe (art) & Nicky Raven (text) – Beowulf illustrated, prose retelling of the Norse legend; soon to be a major motion picture! The book looks very nice.
Michael DobrzyckiThe Art of Drawing Dragons, Mythological Beasts and Fantasy Creatures starting with the basics
Luis OrtzEmshwiller; Infinity x 2 – the art and life of Ed and Carol Emshwiller heavily illustrated biography of this pair of artists – as ‘Emsh’ Ed did loads of some of the most interesting pulp/digest magazine covers
Martin SalisburyPlay Pen – New Children’s Book Illustration interesting stuff; not that I know most of the artists in it…

Sven A. KirstenTiki Modern large, fascinating book about the tiki art movement

magazines, etc:

Doc Savage #10 includes the stories Dust of Death and The Stone Man
Juxtapoz October issue; I was short supplied and should get the rest of my order by the end of the month
Niger #2 by Leilu Marzocchi dark-looking fantasy featuring cute woodland animals. I enjoyed issue #1
Tony MillionaireSock Monkey – The “Inches” Incident Sock Monkey & co go to sea and meet up with a giant anteater!

Hello, Please subtitled Very Helpful Kawaii Characters from Japan heavily illustrated little book mainly in Japanese

calendars:

The Universe – 366 days I guess it’s a leap-year next year! A full-colour page a day desk calendar

audio:

Doctor Who100 the, um, one hundredth Big Finish adventure, featuring Colin Baker

October 9, 2007 Posted by transrealfiction | Transreal New Titles | | No Comments Yet

New Titles – w/e 6th October

In hardback:

Charles StrossHalting State set in Edinburgh in the near future…
Rudy RuckerPostsingular neat cover; the first few pages are good!
Dennis McKiernanOnce Upon a Dreadful Time fantasy; the 5th in the series
Tim PowersA Soul in a Bottle hardback novella – Deluxe Hardcover Edition, but not signed or numbered

McSweeney’s issue 24 another zany edition! Glad to see they’re weathering their crisis. (A wholesaler went bust owing them a fair bit of money)

in large format:

Daniel AbrahamThe Long Price omnibus edition containg both A Shadow in Summer and A Betrayal in Winter
David GerroldAlternate Gerrolds short story collection

in ‘B’ format:

Charles DeLintThe Ivory and the Horn short stories
Cherie PriestNot Flesh nor Feathers
P. C. Cast & Kristin CastBetrayed the 2nd House of Night novel
Douglas FergusonThe Forgotten Ones the Great God Convention is meeting in Vancouver…

A Field Guide to Demons, Fairies, Fallen Angels, & Other Subversive Spirits mainly text, with some line drawings

Robert SilverbergScientists and Scoundrels a look at some of the great hoaxes thoughout history

in paperback:

Naomi NovikEmpire of Ivory the 4th Temeraire book
Graham Sharp PaulThe Battle at the Moons of Hell military sf; Helfort’s War #1
S. M. SterlingThe Sky People alternate history, where dinosaurs roam Venus…
Kate ElliottSpirit Gate part one of her new Crossroads series
Morgan HowellRoyal Destiny the final part of the Queen of the Orcs trilogy
Dennis McKiernanOnce Upon a Spring Morn the 4th in the series
David ForbesThe Words of Making sequel the The Amber Wizard, part 2 of the Osserian Saga
Stan NichollsThe Diamond Isle 3rd part of The Dreamtime
Piers AnthonyStork Naked Xanth #30!
Anne McCaffreyIf Wishes Were Horses slim fantasy

Gregory MaguireWicked the story behind the Wicked Witch of the West. Dorothy had it all wrong!
Barbara HamblyRenfield – Slave of Dracula the story from Renfield’s point of view…
Rachel CaineMidnight Alley the 3rd Morganville Vampires book

Ann BensonThe Physician’s Tale her books all seem to have two main threads – a dystopian near future, and a medieval plague setting! I still enjoy them, though!
Scott SmithA Simple Plan Thriller. Two men find a wrecked plane with 4 million dollars aboard!

Rising Sun Victorious subtitled An Alternate History of the Pacific War, edited by Peter G. Tsouras. Ten historians write about what might have happened. With footnotes!

art, etc:

John HoweFantasy Art Workshop
Jane Ann WynnAltered Curiosities asemblage techniques and projects
Michael de MengSecrets of Rusty Things transforming found objects into art

calendars:

Fractal Cosmos art by Alice Kelley


magazines:

Black Static #1 “transmissions from beyond” It’s been a long time coming! It used to be known as TTA, or The Third Alternative

One Magazine new, free magazine. I have an advert in it, which is why I’m a stockist! That, and I know several contributors and at least one editor!

October 1, 2007 Posted by transrealfiction | Transreal New Titles | | No Comments Yet