Spotlight on January Books

This month we are featuring 24 books. There are more than twice as many new sff and related releases this month in traditional publishing not to speak of the countless indies from Amazon and Smashwords but we are limiting ourselves to books that will be reviewed here or are similar with such. For the full schedule of January 2012 titles known to us, you can consult the Upcoming Releases page.

The release dates are US unless marked otherwise, though for books released in the UK and US in the same month but on different dates we use the earliest date without comment and they are first edition unless noted differently. The dates are on a best known basis so they are not guaranteed; same about the edition information. Since information sometimes is out of date even in the Amazon links we use for listings, books get delayed or sometimes even released earlier, we would truly appreciate if you would send us an email about any listing with incorrect information.

Sometimes a cover image is not available at the time of the post and also sometimes covers change unexpectedly so while we generally use the Amazon one when available and cross check with Google Images, the ultimate bookstore cover may be different.

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“The Man Who Rained” by Ali Shaw. UK Release Date: January 1, 2012. Published by Atlantic. (SF/FAN).

“Seven Princes” by John R. Fultz. Release Date: January 3, 2012. Published by Orbit. (FAN).

“Leaves of Flame” by Benjamin Tate. Release Date: January 3, 2012. Published by DAW. (FAN).

“The Daemon Prism” by Carol Berg. Release Date: January 3, 2012. Published by Roc. (FAN).

“A Path to Coldness of Heart” by Glen Cook. Release Date: January 10, 2012. Published by Night Shade Books. (FAN).
“The Serpent Sea” by Martha Wells. Release Date: January 10, 2012. Published by Night Shade Books. (FAN).

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“Faith” by John Love. Release Date: January 10, 2012. Published by Night Shade Books. (SF).

“Gideon's Corpse” by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child. Release Date: January 10, 2012. Published by Grand Central. (MISC).

“Orb Sceptre Throne” by Ian Cameron Esslemont. UK Release Date: January 12, 2012. Published by Bantam UK. (FAN).
“In the Lion's Mouth” by Michael Flynn. Release Date: January 17, 2012. Published by Tor. (SF).

“The Flame Alphabet” by Ben Marcus. Release Date: January 17, 2012. Published by Knopf. (FAN).
“Blue Remembered Earth” by Alastair Reynolds. UK Release Date: January 19, 2012. Published by Gollancz. (SF).

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“In the Mouth of the Whale” by Paul McAuley. UK Release Date: January 19, 2012. Published by Gollancz. (SF).

“Transmission” by John Meaney. UK Release Date: January 19, 2012. Published by Gollancz. (SF).

“Expedition to the Mountains of the Moon” by Mark Hodder. Release Date: January 24, 2012. Published by Pyr. (Steampunk).
“Boneyards” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Release Date: January 24, 2012. Published by Pyr. (SF).

“Pineapple Grenade” by Tim Dorsey. Release Date: January 24, 2012. Published by William Morrow. (MISC).
“Heir of Novron” by Michael J. Sullivan. Release Date: January 31, 2012. Published by Orbit. (FAN / Omnibus).

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“Giant Thief” by David Tallerman. Release Date: January 31, 2012. Published by Angry Robot. (FAN).
“Greatshadow” by James Maxey. Release Date: January 31, 2012. Published by Solaris. (FAN).

“The Great Game” by Lavie Tidhar. Release Date: January 31, 2012. Published by Angry Robot. (Steampunk).
“Sadie Walker Is Stranded” by Madeleine Roux. Release Date: January 31, 2012. Published by St. Martin’s Griffin. (HF).

“The Faceless” by Simon Bestwick. Release Date: January 31, 2012. Published by Solaris. (HF).

“Shadows West” by Joe R. Lansdale & John L. Lansdale. Release Date: January 31, 2012. Published by Subterranean Press.