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Ten books new to me: 4.5 fantasy, 1 horror, 1 mystery, 3.5 science fiction, of which only two are identified as series.

Books Received, June 7 to June 13

Poll #33251 Books Received, June 7 to June 13

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This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews (March 2026)
7 (41.2%)

The Swan’s Daughter: A Possibly Doomed Love Story by Roshani Chokshi (January 2026)
4 (23.5%)

Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology edited by Julie C. Day, Carina Bissett, and Craig Laurance Gidney (June 2025)
11 (64.7%)

The Storm by Rachel Hawkins (January2026)
2 (11.8%)

What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher (September 2025)
9 (52.9%)

Red Empire by Jonathan Maberry (March 2026)
0 (0.0%)

The Two Lies of Faven Sythe by Megan E. O’Keefe (June 2025)
6 (35.3%)

The Young Necromancer’s Guide to Ghosts by Vanessa Ricci-Thode (April 2024)
5 (29.4%)

The Poet Empress by Shen Tao (January 2026)
0 (0.0%)

Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky (June 2025)
8 (47.1%)

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

Cats!
13 (76.5%)

Five books new to me: 4 novels, 1 collection, 3.5 fantasies, 1 horror, 0.5 science fiction (The collection has both fantasy and SF). 1 is explicitly part of a series, 3 are not, and that question seems inapplicable to the collection.

Books Received, May 24 to May 30

Poll #33185 Books Received, May 24 to May 30

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Midnight on the Celestial by Julia Alexandra (March 2026)
12 (30.8%)

Fate’s Bane by C. L. Clark (September 2025)
9 (23.1%)

These Familiar Walls by C. J. Dotson (April 2026)
6 (15.4%)

Through Gates of Garnet and Gold by Seanan McGuire (January 2026)
17 (43.6%)

Tailored Realities by Brandon Sanderson (December 2025)
3 (7.7%)

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

Cats!
29 (74.4%)

Seven books new to me. 3 fantasies, 1 horror, 1 non-fiction, and 2 science fiction. 2are stand-alone, 3 are series and 2 fall into the ever popular inapplicable set.

Books Received, May 17 — May 23

Poll #33156 Books Received, May 17 — May 23

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After the Fall by Edward Ashton (February 2026)
20 (44.4%)

Three Shattered Souls by Mai Corland (July 2025)
3 (6.7%)

Gemini by Jeffrey Kluger (November 2025)
8 (17.8%)

Cinder House by Freya Marske (October 2025)
15 (33.3%)

The Essential Patricia A. McKillip by Patricia A. McKillip (October 2025)
24 (53.3%)

The First Thousand Trees by Premee Mohamed (September 2025)
16 (35.6%)

Night Terror: A Bleak Haven Novel by Vincent Ralph (January 2026)
3 (6.7%)

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

Cats!
30 (66.7%)

16 works new to me. 8 fantasies, 1 horror, one mainstream, one mystery, one non-fiction (about SF), and four science fiction... although it wasn't always clear into which category works fell. Only 11 works are clearly identified as series, 11 do not appear to be part of series, and there are 3 for which that question does not apply.

Books Received, May 3 — May 16

Poll #33131 Books Received, May 3 — May 16

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The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad (January 2026)
11 (20.4%)

Cathedral of the Drowned by Nathan Ballingrud (October 2025)
5 (9.3%)

Bears Discover Fire and Other Stories by Terry Bisson (October 2025)
20 (37.0%)

A Fate So Cold by Amanda Foody & C. L. Herman (November 2025)
2 (3.7%)

The Last Vampire by Romina Garber (December 2025)
5 (9.3%)

Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibanez (January 2026)
5 (9.3%)

Empire of the Dawn by Jay Kristoff (November 2025)
1 (1.9%)

The Monster and the Last Blood Match by K. A. Linde (June 2025)
3 (5.6%)

Westward Women by Alice Martin (March 2026)
10 (18.5%)

Dead Fake by Vincent Ralph (January 2026)
0 (0.0%)

The Unwritten Rules of Magic by Harper Ross (January 2026)
7 (13.0%)

The Bone Queen by Will Shindler (February 2026)
4 (7.4%)

This Gilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne (November 2025)
9 (16.7%)

A Mouthful of Dust by Nghi Vo (October 2025)
21 (38.9%)

Trace Elements by Jo Walton & Ada Palmer (March 2026)
37 (68.5%)

Good Intentions by Marisa Walz (February 2026)
2 (3.7%)

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

Cats!
35 (64.8%)

Nine works new to me: seven novels, two texts. Of the novels, five are fantasy, one mainstream, one science fiction. The texts are non-fiction.

Books Received, April 26 — May 3

Poll #33068 Books Received, April 26 — May 3

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This is Free Trader Beowulf: A System History of Traveller by Shannon Appelcline (2024)
22 (41.5%)

Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley (September 2025)
12 (22.6%)

The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks (June 2025)
19 (35.8%)

The Ground That Devours Us by Kalla Harris (June 2025)
2 (3.8%)

The Robin on the Oak Throne by K. A. Linde (June 2025)
2 (3.8%)

The Blackfire Blade by James Logan (November 2025)
4 (7.5%)

The House Saphir by Marissa Meyer (November 2025)
8 (15.1%)

Inventing the Renaissance by Ada Palmer (March 2025)
36 (67.9%)

Bound By Stars by E. L. Starling (July 2025)
7 (13.2%)

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

Cats!
32 (60.4%)

Six books new to me. Five fantasies, one mystery. Two appear to be stand-alone and the other four are series works.

Books Received, April 19 — April 25

Poll #33036 Books Received, April 19 — April 25

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The Nameless Land by Kate Elliott (November 2025)
24 (52.2%)

Dead Hand Rule by Max Gladstone (October 2025)
20 (43.5%)

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer by Ragnar Jonasson (September 2025)
14 (30.4%)

The Ravenous Sky by K. D. Kirchmeier (October 2025)
5 (10.9%)

Those Who Went Before by Elizabeth F. Spencer (March 2025)
15 (32.6%)

The Sleepless by Jen Williams (May 2025)
11 (23.9%)

Some other option (see comments)
1 (2.2%)

Cats!
30 (65.2%)

Just four works new to me this week: two fantasy novels, two tabletop roleplaying game supplements. One novel is part of a series. Again, not seeing nearly as many series works as I'd expect.

Books Received, April 12 — April 18

Poll #32997 Books Received, April 12 — April 18

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The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow (October 2025)
20 (51.3%)

Blood for the Undying Throne by Sung-Il Kim (October 2025)
11 (28.2%)

Keepers of the Elven Rings by Gabriele Quaglia & Francesco Nepitello (April 2025)
4 (10.3%)

Realms of the Three Rings by Gabriele Quaglia & Francesco Nepitello (April 2025)
3 (7.7%)

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

Cats!
29 (74.4%)

22 works new to me: 15 fantasy, 2 mystery, 1 mainstream, 4 science fiction. I think. In some cases, genre was not clear. Only four are labelled as series, which seems very low.

Books Received, April 5 — April 11

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Nine works new to me: an anthology, one magazine, five novels, and two roleplaying supplements. I think there are 3.5 fantasies, two mysteries, and 3.5 science fiction works. Unusually, only one is explicitly part of a series.

Books Received, March 29 to April 4

Poll #32924 Books Received, March 29 to April 4

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Audition for the Fox by Martin Cahill (September 2025)
19 (41.3%)

FIYAH No. 34 published by FIYAH Literary Magazine (April 2025)
12 (26.1%)

A Dark and Deadly Journey by Julia Kelly (Sepember 2025)
5 (10.9%)

What Fury Brings by Tricia Levenseller (September 2025)
9 (19.6%)

Trey: The Lycanon Case by Mattias Peterberg (April 2025)
3 (6.5%)

Swarms and Nanobots by Clarence Redd (April 2025)
3 (6.5%)

To Clutch a Razor by Veronica Roth (September 2025)
8 (17.4%)

A Philosophy of Thieves by Fran Wilde (September 2025)
16 (34.8%)

Space Ships! Ray Guns! Martian Octopods! by Richard Wolinsky (September 2025)
16 (34.8%)

Some other option (see comments)
2 (4.3%)

Cats!
36 (78.3%)

Eight works new to me. Four fantasy, four science fiction. I think three are series while five are stand-alone. That's a much higher ratio of stand-alone to series than I expect.

Books Received, March 22 — March 28

Poll #32890 Books Received, March 22 — March 28

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Extremity by Nicholas Binge (September 2025)
17 (27.4%)

Haze by Katharine Kerr (August 2025)
23 (37.1%)

Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry (May 2025)
7 (11.3%)

Point of Hearts by Melissa Scott (March 2025)
36 (58.1%)

Minds in Transit by Joan Slonczewski (July 2025)
27 (43.5%)

Atlas of Unknowable Things by McCormick Templeman (October 2025)
12 (19.4%)

Powerless by Harry Turtledove (July 2025)
9 (14.5%)

Queen Demon by Martha Wells (October 2025)
42 (67.7%)

Some other option (see comments)
1 (1.6%)

America delenda est.
19 (30.6%)

Cats!
46 (74.2%)

Just three works new to me: one role-playing game, a collection, and a novel, all fantasies.

Books Received, March 15 — March 21

Poll #32853 Books Received, March 15 — March 21

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Monsters and Other Tales of Humanity by Carla E. Dash (July 2025)
12 (27.9%)

The Never List by Jade Presley (April 2025)
8 (18.6%)

Black Powder and Brimstone Core Book by Benjamin Tobitt (March 2025)
5 (11.6%)

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

America delenda est
15 (34.9%)

Cats!
36 (83.7%)

Just two this week. Both are table-top roleplaying supplements. One is fantasy, the other SF and while one is a product I've been eagerly anticipating since October, the other was a complete surprise.

Books Received, March 8 — March 14

Poll #32819 Books Received, March 8 — March 14

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Fabula Ultima Natural Fantasy Atlas by Emanuele Galletto (March 2025)
10 (34.5%)

Book 9: Pirates by Marc William Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Thomas Jones-Low, Matthew Kerwin, and James Kundert (March 2025)
9 (31.0%)

United States of America delenda est
11 (37.9%)

Cats!
26 (89.7%)

In addition to an author being willing to send me an arc, I found a work-around for the Netgalley issue that works for Macmillan. Only Macmillan, thus far. The other publishers I reached out to didn't reply.

I will still review non-Macmillan books but obviously not until after they are published. That might disadvantage the non-Macmillan authors but as a lot of them are American, I can live with that.

16 new books, of which 12 are fantasy, 2 are science fiction, and 2 horror. 6 are series and 10 are not.

Books Received, March 1 — March 7

Poll #32791 Books Received, March 1 — March 7

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Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders (August 2025)
29 (43.9%)

I’ll Find You Where the Timeline Ends by Kylie Lee Baker (November 2025)
14 (21.2%)

The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk by Carissa Broadbent (August 2025)
2 (3.0%)

The Midnight Shift by Seon-Ran Cheon (August 2025)
17 (25.8%)

Elusive by Genevieve Cogman (May 2024)
13 (19.7%)

The Night Birds by Christopher Golden (September 2025)
8 (12.1%)

Hemlock and Silver by T. Kingfisher (August 2025)
46 (69.7%)

Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz (August 2025)
25 (37.9%)

Salvación by Sandra Proudman (May 2025)
13 (19.7%)

Blight by Rachel A. Rosen (June 2025)
19 (28.8%)

Metal Slinger by Rachel Schneider (February 2025)
7 (10.6%)

The Faceless Thing We Adore by Hester Steel (August 2025)
11 (16.7%)

Alchemy and a Cup of Tea by Rebecca Thorne (August 2025)
15 (22.7%)

Ghost Cell by Zac Topping (July 2025)
5 (7.6%)

The Memory of the Ogisi by Moses Ose Utomi (July 2025)
16 (24.2%)

Girl in the Creek by Wendy N. Wagner (July 2025)
8 (12.1%)

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

Cats!
45 (68.2%)

Just two, both of which appear to be fantasy.

Books Received, February 22 to February 28

Poll #32756 Books Received, February 22 to February 28

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The Watermark by Sam Mills (February 2025)
18 (43.9%)

One Message Remains by Preemee. Mohamed (February 2025)
25 (61.0%)

Some other option (see comments)
1 (2.4%)

Cats!
32 (78.0%)

Three fantasy magazines, one series fantasy novel and one non-fiction book.

Books Received, February 8 to February 14

Poll #32687 Books Received, February 8 to February 14

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New Edge Sword & Sorcery: Issue #0 edited by Oliver Brackenbury (September 2022)
6 (18.8%)

New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine: Volume I, Number 1 edited by Oliver Brackenbury (Month Unclear, 2023)
3 (9.4%)

New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine: Volume I, Number 2 edited by Oliver Brackenbury (Month Unclear, 2023)
4 (12.5%)

Speculative Whiteness by Jordan S. Carroll (October 2024)
14 (43.8%)

Forget me not by Gry Kappel Jensen (September 2024)
8 (25.0%)

Some other option (see comments)
2 (6.2%)

Cats!
26 (81.2%)

Six books new to me, of which 2 are fantasy, one non-fiction, and three are science fiction. Of those, two are series, two stand-alone, a distinction that doesn't really apply to the non-fiction.

Books Received, January 25 — January 31

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Poll #32610 Books Received, January 25 — January 31

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A Rebel’s History of Mars by Nadia Afifi (June 2025)
30 (62.5%)

Whisper in the Wind by Luke Arnold (April 2025)
3 (6.2%)

Spacefunk! edited by Milton Davis (January 2025)
14 (29.2%)

How Tyrants Fall: And How Nations Survive by Marcel Dirsus (July 2024)
24 (50.0%)

Forged for Destiny by Andrew Knighton (April 2025)
10 (20.8%)

The Edge of Yesterday by Rita Woods (April 2025)
21 (43.8%)

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

Cats!
31 (64.6%)

8 books new to me: 5 fantasy, 1 horror, and 2 science fiction, of which 2 are series and 6 stand-alone.

Books Received, January 18 to January 24

Poll #32578 Books Received, January 18 to January 24

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The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World by J.R. Dawson (July 2025)
23 (51.1%)

Mayra by Nicky Gonzalez (July 2025)
9 (20.0%)

The Rider, The Ride, The Rich Man’s Wife by Premee Mohamed (August 2024)
14 (31.1%)

Oracle of Helinthia by MJ Pankey (May 2025)
4 (8.9%)

Six Wild Crowns by Holly Race (June 2025)
9 (20.0%)

Space Brooms! by A.G. Rodriguez (March 2025)
18 (40.0%)

Pearl City by Julia Vee & Ken Bebelle (July 2025)
5 (11.1%)

Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto (January 2025)
18 (40.0%)

Some other option (see comments)
1 (2.2%)

Cats!
32 (71.1%)

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25 (55.6%)

Nine books new to me. 5 Fantasy, 1 mystery, 2 roleplaying game products, 1 science fiction, of which 5 are series, 2 stand-alone and two where that's not really applicable.

Books Received, January 11 — January 17

Poll #32546 Books Received, January 11 — January 17

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The Ashfire King by Chelsea Abdullah (April 2025)
9 (22.0%)

Dragonbane Quickstart – The Sinking Tower by Tomas Härenstam, Nils Karlén, and Marco Behrmann (January 2025)
4 (9.8%)

Twilight 2000: Urban Operations by Tomas Härenstam et al (June 2023)
6 (14.6%)

Tanith Lee A to Z by Tanith Lee (November 2018)
25 (61.0%)

Silver Throat by Siri Pettersen (February 2025)
4 (9.8%)

Ansuz by Malene Sølvsten (November 2023)
7 (17.1%)

The Memory Hunters by Mia Tsai (July 2023)
11 (26.8%)

The Lie That Binds Them by Matthew Ward (April 2025)
2 (4.9%)

The Yellow Rambutan Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu (June 2023)
14 (34.1%)

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

Cats!
24 (58.5%)

15 books new to me, of which 12 are fantasy, one is a role-playing game, and two are science-fiction.
Three are stand-alone, eleven are series, and one I wasn't sure how to classify.

Books Received, January 4 — January 10

Poll #32519 Books Received, January 4 — January 10

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Tonight, I Bleed by Katharine J. Adams (April 2025)
5 (10.2%)

Slaying The Vampire Conqueror by Carissa Broadbent (March 2025)
0 (0.0%)

Monk and Robot by Becky Chambers (May 2025)
26 (53.1%)

Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf by C. L. Clark (February 2025)
2 (4.1%)

The Radiant King by David Dalglish (March 2025)
2 (4.1%)

Advocate by Daniel M. Ford (April 2025)
10 (20.4%)

Volatile Memory by Seth Haddon (July 2025)
10 (20.4%)

The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw (July 2025)
14 (28.6%)

My Father’s Sword by Andreas Lundström et al (January 2025)
4 (8.2%)

Iron Wolf by Siri Pettersen (February 2025)
2 (4.1%)

Fehu by Malene Solvsten (October 2024)
2 (4.1%)

What Lies Beyond the Veil by Harper L. Woods (February 2025)
2 (4.1%)

What Hunts Inside the Shadows by Harper L. Woods (March 2025)
0 (0.0%)

What Lurks Between the Fates by Harper L. Woods (April 2025)
0 (0.0%)

What Sleeps Within the Cove by Harper L. Woods (May 2025)
0 (0.0%)

Some other option (see comments)
2 (4.1%)

Cats!
37 (75.5%)

Nine books new to me: 3 Fantasy 2 Horror, 1 Mainstream,
0 Mystery, 2 Non-Fiction, 1 Science Fiction, of which 4 are stand-alone and 2 are series.

Books Received, December 8, 2024 — January 3, 2025

Poll #32485 Books Received, December 8, 2024 — January 3, 2025

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The Mother by B. L. Blanchard (May 2023)
10 (28.6%)

Tideborn by Eliza Chan (May 2025)
12 (34.3%)

The Dark Issue 116 published by The Dark Magazine (January 2025)
3 (8.6%)

Set My Heart on Fire by Izumi Suzuki (January 2025)
5 (14.3%)

Locus, January 2025 published by Locus Publications (January 2025)
3 (8.6%)

Requiem by John Palisano (May 2025)
4 (11.4%)

This Too Shall Burn by Cat Rector (July 2023)
11 (31.4%)

Worlds Beyond Time: Sci-Fi Art of the 1970s by Adam Rowe (July 2023)
13 (37.1%)

Enigma by Runyx (April 2025)
4 (11.4%)

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

Cats!
27 (77.1%)

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