Books Received, July 12 — July 19

[james_davis_nicoll]

Four works new to me. three novels, one TTRPG supplement. Two appear to be fantasy, one SF, and one is a mystery (by an author famous for their fantasy). Two appear to be stand-alone and two are series.

Books Received, July 12 — July 19

Poll #33375 Books Received, July 12 — July 19

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Which of these look interesting?

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The Bloody and the Damned by Becca Coffindaffer (April 2026)
12 (30.8%)

Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay: Sea Wardens of Cothique by Dave Allen, Dominic McDowall, Michael Duxbury, Jude Hornborg, Naomi Hunter, Steven Lewis, Simon Wileman, et al (4th Quarter, 2025)
1 (2.6%)

Boy, With Accidental Dinosaur by Ian McDonald (February 2026)
18 (46.2%)

Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin by Nancy Springer (February 2026)
11 (28.2%)

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

Cats!
28 (71.8%)

Comments

[patrick_morris_miller]

So in the McDonald, I trust Nixon is president?

[dranon]

Unfortunately for the Enola Holmes book, there is no faster way to turn me off any kind of Holmes story than to involve Moriarty. People need to forget he exists for a while, possibly forever.

[(Anonymous)]

And when it sees an odd name like "Trairom", my brain automatically reverses it. That sort of suggests a direction the story may go...