What are new-in-2011 books are you looking forward to reading?

[Lara Amber]

Kevin wrote: "I was reminded of this xkcd strip (which, yes, contains spoilers for some books and movies of varying ages) by the latest turn this thread has taken: Spoiler Alert. "

Oh man that was funny.

By the way, what's up with "reply" only taking the first line or two of someone's post for quoting, when 9 times out of 10 the part I'm replying to is way down at the bottom?

[[deleted user]]

I just hit reply, take out what's automatically in there, and then copy/paste what I really want to reply instead.

[Snail in Danger (Sid)]

Readers of this thread might be interested to learn that Goodreads now has spoiler tag support.

(view spoiler)[This isn't actually a spoiler, I'm just testing/demonstrating the feature. (hide spoiler)]

Details here: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...

[Jea0126]

I'm looking forward to:

A Wise Man's Fear - Patrick Rothfuss
The final volume of Memory of Light - Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
The Chaos Crystal - Jennifer Fallon (U.S. Release)
The Omen Machine - Terry Goodkind

[Dawn]

Jea0126 wrote: "The final volume of Memory of Light - Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson"

Sorry to disappoint, but this is actually not expected until March 2012 :(

[Jea0126]

Dawn wrote: "Jea0126 wrote: "The final volume of Memory of Light - Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson"

Sorry to disappoint, but this is actually not expected until March 2012 :("

That's okay. I have several stacks of others to keep me busy in the mean time. ; )

[Dawn]

I've found two more that I'm looking forward to in 2011!

1) The Magician King by Lev Grossman, last I heard estimated for fall 2011.
2) Book three of David Anthony Durham's Acacia trilogy, tentatively titled "The Sacred Band", which is estimated to be released in fall 2011 as well.

[Brad]

The Wise Man's Fear - Patrick Rothfuss!!!

I bought a signed copy from www.signedpage.com. And a signed copy of The Name of the Wind for good measure. I hope to receive them by the ides of March.

[Kevin]

Looking forward to anything that Brandon Sanderson is going to be publishing next year, especially Mistborn: The Alloy of Law, if it comes out in 2011.

[Al "Tank"]

I heard a rumor that Al Philipson is going to bring out his new book, The 8th Day early this year. Can't wait to get my hands on it.

[Tad]

There are several books I'm looking forward to:

7th Sigma by Steven Gould
The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
A Discovery of Witches: A Novel by Deborah Harkness
Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi
Embassytown by China Mieville

[Snail in Danger (Sid)]

Wow, Fuzzy Nation has a release date now? That is so on my list, too. Though I have some misgivings about it, I want to see how Scalzi deals with the material. (Incidentally, for any H. Beam Piper fans out there, many of his works have entered the public domain and can be found on Project Gutenberg, including Little Fuzzy.)

And incidentally, it surprises me a little that Grossman has produced a sequel to The Magicians. I guess it just didn't feel like it was the kind of book where the author intended to write a sequel.

[Tom]

A few others I'm looking forward to:

Rule 34 by Charles Stross
The Final Evolution by Jeff Somers

[George]

Steven Erikson's crippled God...the concluding volume of the Malazan books of the fallen...in my humble opinion, one of the most complex and compelling series of epic fantasy fiction the genre has to offer...an exemplary work that should be standard reading for all fantasy fans

Jounrey through the Land of Shades...by a certain goodreads author...

[Crusader]

While it's not a new release for 2011, I've been waiting for the PB version of Neal Asher's novel The Technician.

Seems I'm gonna get mine a bit early since the official release is only 4 February, but The Book Depository seems to be in the process of dispatching their pre-orders and now shows it as 72 hour normal dispatch time.

[Jotale]

April: Akata Witch Nnedi Okorafor
October: Eternal Night Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan

[Snail in Danger (Sid)]

I've remembered another one for March — Teeth: Vampire Tales. Yes, vampires, yawn ... but this one has a pretty impressive lineup, and I'm willing to give it a shot.

[Greyweather]

That I know of...

January: Agatha H and the Airship City, The Hammer
February: The Heroes, The Fallen Blade, Never Knew Another, Bloodshot
March: The Cloud Roads
April: The River of Shadows, Deathless
May: Dancing With Bears
June: Fort Freak
July: Heartless, Raising Stony Mayhall, Kings of Morning

[Peggy]

Amazon just informed me that the newest Dresden Files book has been pushed back until summer - has anyone else heard that?

[Paul]

the book i'm most excited about this year is the Nick Harkaway's follow up to The Gone-Away World:

Angelmaker

i confess that when i heard this was coming out i did the happy dance :D

[Kevin]

Peggy wrote: "Amazon just informed me that the newest Dresden Files book has been pushed back until summer - has anyone else heard that?"

Wow, I am sadden by that. I guess he could not finish the book in time for the publish to have a early spring release as alway.

[Liz]

Peggy wrote:Amazon just informed me that the newest Dresden Files book has been pushed back until summer - has anyone else heard that?

I follow him on Twitter and on the 20th he tweeted" Okay okay, enough frippery. Must go work on chapter 34 of Ghost Story. Freaking faeries, complicating my life."

Just checked his website to check what's up. New release date - July 26, 2011.

Following an in-interview announcement by Jim at MarsCon over the weekend, we’ve updated the site to reflect the new release date for Ghost Story: July 26, 2011.

Said Jim (paraphrased): “It came down to, readers could either get a half-assed story in April, or a full-assed one in July!”

Well, I would rather have a full-assed one. :D

[Snail in Danger (Sid)]

Just found out about two new collections coming out in March that look interesting. If my library gets them, I will definitely check them out. I'm reluctant to buy most books sight unseen, so if my library doesn't get them ... hard to say.

Those Who Fight Monsters: Tales of Occult Detectives
After Hours: Tales from Ur-Bar

Oh, and too bad about the Jim Butcher delay. I don't really follow him, but I know it's a pain to have a work you're eagerly awaiting delayed.

[Peggy]

Thanks for the update on Butcher. Sigh. Yeah, I guess I'd rather get the full-assed story too. But I wanna know what happens next! The novella in Side Jobs was extremely unsatisfying.

[Lara Amber]

Okay I found one book that is actually being released in 2011 that I'm looking forward to reading right away: Michael Sullivan's last novel in the Riyria Revelations series.

Everybody else is on the "eh, I'll get to it eventually" list. :)

[Paul]

Peggy wrote: "Thanks for the update on Butcher. Sigh. Yeah, I guess I'd rather get the full-assed story too. But I wanna know what happens next! The novella in Side Jobs was extremely unsatisfy..."

fans of George R. R. Martin have had to learn a zen-like patience...

[Tacuazin]

Paul wrote: "Peggy wrote: "Thanks for the update on Butcher. Sigh. Yeah, I guess I'd rather get the full-assed story too. But I wanna know what happens next! The novella in Side Jobs was extre..."

You can say that again...

[Paul]

Paul wrote: "Peggy wrote: "You can say that again... "

i just keep repeating the mantra better good than quick, better good than quick...

[Greyweather]

Paul wrote: "Peggy wrote: "Thanks for the update on Butcher. Sigh. Yeah, I guess I'd rather get the full-assed story too. But I wanna know what happens next!

fans of George R. R. Martin have had to learn a zen-like patience... "

To say nothing of Robert Jordan fans...

[Marc]

Paul wrote: "i just keep repeating the mantra better good than quick, better good than quick..."

I remember something my teachers in computer science once said: First get it working, then get it right.

Sometimes it's better to get something down on the page, and then use it as a jumping-off point to improve with edits later on. I had to put something down to finish St. Martin's Moon, so I could relax about it enough to have my satori moment 2 weeks later. Word processors are wonderful things. It's not like we're using quills, squid ink, and expensive parchment.

[Peggy]

That's how I write - I'll frantically throw down the bones of a scene or chapter in a single burst, then spend days fiddling with it. Learning that I didn't have to get it right the first time was a pivotal moment in my writing career.

[[deleted user]]

Completely forgot about Moon Over Soho, second in the Peter Grant series. Comes out next month I believe.

[Martin]

Greyweather wrote: "To say nothing of Robert Jordan fans... "

At least Robert Jordan has a very good excuse taking a long time coming out with a new book.

[Kevin]

Martin wrote: "Greyweather wrote: "To say nothing of Robert Jordan fans... "

At least Robert Jordan has a very good excuse taking a long time coming out with a new book."

Good point! Plus at least he knew how to end a book.

[Niel]

I am looking foward to the Power of Six by Pittacus Lore its the sequel to I am Number Four.

[Tom]

another one..

Deep State by Walter Jon Williams

[Snail in Danger (Sid)]

Locus reports that Tiassa is due out in April rather than March, and Sherwood Smith's web site says that the sequel to Coronets and Steel, Blood Spirits, is due in September. I'm curious enough about Blood Spirits to at least give it a read, and so I've modified my original post accordingly.

[Peggy]

I baled on the Vlad Taltos series a while back - it felt like Brust wrote himself into a corner. Are the recent ones any good? I loved the first few books in the series.

I just checked, and Issola was the last one I read, back in 2002!

[Snail in Danger (Sid)]

As a series it's certainly had its ups and downs if you ask me. Unfortunately, IMO, until you get to Iorich, there's a lot of (at best) treading water, in the holding pattern of Vlad being on the run. Other people, I'm sure, would disagree with me on that point. There's certainly a lot that happens.

I did like Iorich, though, which is the most recent one (until Tiassa actually comes out). And I'm looking forward to Tiassa for a reason you can probably guess from the title, depending on how familiar you are with Brust's non-Vlad work. (view spoiler)[It's Khaavren! Khaavren is back! Squee! (hide spoiler)]

[Snail in Danger (Sid)]

I just found out that The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man, the sequel to The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack, is due out next month. So I've added that to my list.

[Robert J.]

Snail in Danger (Nikki) wrote: "I just found out that The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man, the sequel to The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack, is due out next month. So I've added that to my l..."

These sound neat - I'm a sucker for steampunk and putting historical people in novels. I'm adding them to my To-Read list.

[Kim]

I'll add as a really wishful thinking A Dance with Dragons. Please, please, please finally come out.

[Liz]

Just announced on GRRM page A Dance with Dragons - JULY 12 2011!!!
http://www.georgerrmartin.com/if-upda...

I'm excited, but not holding my breath. Not listed on Amazon yet...at least with this date.

[Dawn]

I'd trust GRRM's actual website over Amazon any day. Great news! :)

[Snail in Danger (Sid)]

Wow. Great news for all the people who have been waiting for this.

[Liz]

I do too Dawn, but after so long a wait, this is one title that I'm willing to pay $15 for a Kindle pre-order. I don't think I could wait until the price dropped!

[Maggie]

I just looked at the website-and it says;

MArch 3, 9:23 am first posted at 9 am EST on my website]

No. Sorry. Not done yet.

I'm close, though. Watch this space. When the book is done, you will read it here.


Meanwhile... there is news. Big news. The end is in sight, at long long last, and we're close enough so that my editors and publishers at Bantam Spectra have set an actual publication date.

A DANCE WITH DRAGONS will be in your favorite bookstore on


TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2011






Yes, I know. You've all seen publication dates before: dates in 2007, 2008, 2009. None of those were ever hard dates, however. Most of them... well, call it wishful thinking, boundless optimism, cockeyed dreams, honest mistakes, whatever you like.

This date is different. This date is real.

[Dawn]

And then continues on to day it's close enough to announce the release date as July 12.

[Maggie]

lol dawn-It just took two times of pasting is all...

[Dawn]

You know, one side of me wants to be skeptical... But the other side of me kind of believes it. Hell, maybe I'll be let down... But I'm going to let myself trust it and be damned if I end up disappointed! :)