The January SFBC magazine goes into the mail today, so I thought I'd let you know what will be in it...

Selections:

• Deliverer by C.J. Cherryh, the finale of the third atevi trilogy and possibly the wrap-up to the whole series
• Feast of Souls by C.S. Friedman, the first book of a new fantasy series with a nasty magic system

Alternates:

• The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynne Jones -- a revised and updated edition of the fantasy classic
• Final Impact by John Birmingham, the climax of the time-travel alternate history trilogy "The Axis of Time"
• Brass Man by Neal Asher, a new space opera in his "Ian Cormac" series -- and a book that we guarantee readers will love, or they can get their money back
• Hinterland by James Clemens, middle book of the "Godslayer Chronicles"
• Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill, the debut novel by an amazing new talent in dark fantasy
• Prince of Ice by Emma Holly, another paranormal romance
• The Diamond Isle by Stan Nicholls, third in the "Dreamtime" trilogy

Other Places:

• Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister and Mirror, Mirror by Gregory Maguire -- the response has been so strong for Maguire's Wicked (source of the popular Broadway musical) and its sequel Son of a Witch that we're bringing you two more fairy tales twisted in the inimitable Maguire manner
• The God Effect by Brian Clegg, a non-fiction book about quantum entanglement
• The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, in a new translation by Richard Pevear -- do I have to explain what this book is? This new translation presents a great adventure classic in modern language to make it as page-turningly readable to today's readers as it was in 1844.