Books Received, June 14 to June 20

[james_davis_nicoll]

Five works new to me: 2 fantasy, 1 non-fiction, 2 science fiction, of which 1 belongs to a series, and the other 4 are stand-alone.

Books Received, June 14 to June 20

Poll #33275 Books Received, June 14 to June 20

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Which of these look interesting?

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99 Ways to Die: And How to Avoid Them by A. M. Alker, M. D. & Ashely Alker (January 2026)
25 (52.1%)

The Folded Sky by Elizabeth Bear (June 2025)
25 (52.1%)

From These Dark Abodes by Lyndsie Manusos (May 2024)
9 (18.8%)

The Prestige by Christopher Priest (July 2025)
9 (18.8%)

Deathly Fates by Tesia Tsai (April 2026)
14 (29.2%)

Some other option (see comments)
0 (0.0%)

Cats!
32 (66.7%)

Comments

[thomasyan]

Maybe nothing wrong on your part. I mean, Amazon shows something similar, and even has brief bios for "each" author.

[bolindbergh]

Similar things have happened to Sea Wasp and Seawasp as well.

[patrick_morris_miller]

Bezos doesn't know what authority control is but he thinks it sounds like something that would impede his power hunger, so he forbids Amzn to practice it.