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New Books (May-June)
June 7, 2020 June 2, 2020 Civilian Reader New Books	Alaya Dawn Johnson, Amanda Harlowe, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Cassidy Lucas, Chuck Palahniuk, Claire Holroyde, Curtis Sittenfeld, Daniel Polansky, Django Wexler, Elizabeth Shackelford, Jennifer Hofmann, Jennifer Levitz, Joe R Lansdale, Lauren Beukes, Lavie Tidhar, Lee Goldberg, Melissa Korn, Michael Connelly, Michael Laurence, MR Carey, Natasha Pulley, Owen Laukkanen, Rachel Howzell Hall, Robert Webb
Featuring: Lauren Beukes, M.R. Carey, Michael Connelly, Lee Goldberg, Rachel Howzell Hall, Amanda Harlowe, Jennifer Hofmann, Claire Holroyde, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Melissa Korn, Joe R. Lansdale, Owen Laukkanen, Michael Laurence, Jennifer Levitz, Cassidy Lucas, Chuck Palahniuk, Daniel Polansky, Natasha Pulley, Elizabeth Shackelford, Curtis Sittenfeld, Lavie Tidhar, Robert Webb, Django Wexler
Quick Review: BY FORCE ALONE by Lavie Tidhar (Tor Books/Head of Zeus)
March 11, 2020 Civilian Reader Review	By Force Alone, Fantasy, Head of Zeus, King Arthur, Lavie Tidhar, Legend, Most Anticipated 2020, Must Read 2020, Myth, Tor Books
The Shites of the Round Table…?
A retelling of Arthurian myth for the age of Brexit and Trump…
Everyone thinks they know the story of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table.
The fact is they don't know sh*t.
Arthur? An over-promoted gangster.
Merlin? An eldritch parasite.
Excalibur? A shady deal with a watery arms dealer.
Britain? A clogged sewer that Rome abandoned just as soon as it could.
A savage and cutting epic fantasy, equally poetic and profane, By Force Alone is at once a timely political satire, a magical adventure, and a subversive masterwork.
Lavie Tidhar is one of the most interesting storytellers writing today. Never shy of tackling sensitive topics and subjects (Hitler and Osama bin Laden to name but two recent-ish subjects), in By Force Alone he turns his attention to the Arthurian myth — in many ways, the closest the United Kingdom has to a founding mythology. This is not the Arthur, Merlin, Guinevere, and Lancelot you may know from other popular interpretations: This is an entirely new beast. It is a grim, grubby version of Camelot and post-Roman Britain. It is also very funny, engaging, and gritty. I really enjoyed this. Continue reading →
February 29, 2020 Civilian Reader New Books	Adrian Tchaikovsky, Adrienne Miller, Asaf Ashery, Carrie Vaughn, Daniel Kraus, Drew Williams, Emily Tesh, Eric Van Lustbader, Gav Thorpe, George A. Romero, Jeff Noon, Josh Reynolds, Lavie Tidhar, Nick Martell, Paul Vidich, Robert Dallek, S.A. Hunt, Sue Miller, Tim Lebbon, Zen Cho
Featuring: Asaf Ashery, Robert Dallek, S.A. Hunt, Tim Lebbon, Nick Martell, Adrienne Miller, Sue Miller, Jeff Noon, Josh Reynolds, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Emily Tesh, Gav Thorpe, Lavie Tidhar, Paul Vidich, Drew Williams
Interview with LAVIE TIDHAR
June 24, 2019 April 6, 2019 Civilian Reader Interview	Fantasy, Lavie Tidhar, Must Read, Sci-Fi, Superheroes, Tachyon Publications, Violent Century
Let's start with an introduction: Who is Lavie Tidhar?
I am a mild-mannered writer by night, an eater of sandwiches by day. I tweet. I once spent a year living on a desert island. I also wandered into the jungles of Borneo, across the Gobi Desert, been on the Trans-Siberian, and once climbed a volcano in bare feet. I used to have long hair. I don't know if that really answers the question. I've written a bunch of books.
The Violent Century is getting a re-issue in North America via Tachyon. I really enjoyed the novel, but how would you introduce it to a potential reader?
I think of it as a romance novel! But you could equally say it's a spy novel, or a murder mystery, or a WW2 novel, or that it's about the death of empire and the inevitability of history. You know, fun stuff. Or you could say, as Cory Doctorow very astutely pointed out, that it's about slightly shit superheroes. Continue reading →
New Books (March-April)
April 5, 2019 March 31, 2019 Civilian Reader New Books	Adrian Tchaikovsky, David Annandale, David Wellington, Elizabeth Bear, Jack Skillingstead, Jin Yong, Josh Reynolds, Kali Wallace, Kameron Hurley, Lavie Tidhar, Marie Arana, Oliver Bullough, Owen Laukkanen, Paul French, Peter Cleave, Peter McLean, Phil Kelly, R F Kuang, Sherwood Smith
Featuring: David Annandale, Marie Arana, Elizabeth Bear, Oliver Bullough, Peter Cleave, Paul French, Kameron Hurley, Phil Kelly, R.F. Kuang, Owen Laukkanen, Peter McLean, Josh Reynolds, Jack Skillingstead, Sherwood Smith, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Lavie Tidhar, Kali Wallace, David Wellington, Jin Yong
December 22, 2018 December 18, 2018 Civilian Reader New Books	Alastair Reynolds, Andy Clark, Ann Leckie, Anne Leckie, Anthony Horowitz, C.A. Fletcher, David Baldacci, Emiko Jean, Greg Cox, Greg Iles, Guy Haley, James Brabazon, Jared Cohen, Jared Shurin, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Josiah Bancroft, Karina Longworth, Katharine Duckett, Katie Lowe, Khurrum Rahman, Lavie Tidhar, Lisa A. Nichols, Madeline Stevens, Mahvesh Murad, Mallory O'Meara, Matthew Reilly, Mira Grant, Mirah Bolender, Nell Zink, Nisi Shawl, Richard Baker, Sam Bourne, Seth Dickinson, Tade Thompson
Quite the bumper-crop of new ARCs and purchased books pre-Christmas/New Year!
Featuring: Richard Baker, David Baldacci, Josiah Bancroft, Mirah Bolender, Sam Bourne, James Brabazon, Andy Clark, Jared Cohen, Greg Cox, Seth Dickinson, C.A. Fletcher, Mira Grant, Guy Haley (x2), Anthony Horowitz, Greg Iles, Emiko Jean, Katharine Duckett, Ann Leckie, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Karina Longworth, Katie Lowe, Lisa A. Nichols, Mallory O'Meara, Mahvesh Murad, Khurrum Rahman, Matthew Reilly, Alastair Reynolds, Nisi Shawl, Jared Shurin, Madeline Stevens, Tade Thompson, Lavie Tidhar, Nell Zink
New Books (June-July)
July 21, 2018 August 23, 2018 Civilian Reader New Books	A.M. Khalifa, Adam Roberts, Alex Thomson, Anthony Ryan, Bryan Reardon, Caroline Kepnes, Charlaine Harris, Charles Cumming, Chris Wraight, Dan Pfeiffer, Darius Hinks, David S Heidler, Ellie Kemper, Jack Whyte, Jaine Fenn, James Shepherd, Jeanne T Heidler, Jonathan French, Josh Reynolds, Lavie Tidhar, Mason Cross, Matt Goldman, Mirah Bolender, Nicolás Obregón, Rebecca Makkai, Robert Bickers, Robert Jackson Bennett, Sean Grigsby, Snowden Wright, Terry Brooks, Tessa Hadley
Featuring: Robert Jackson Bennett, Robert Bickers, Mirah Bolender, Terry Brooks, Mason Cross, Charles Cumming, Jaine Fenn, Jonathan French, Matt Goldman, Sean Grigsby, Tessa Hadley, Charlaine Harris, David S. Heidler, Jeanne T. Heidler, Darius Hinks, Ellie Kemper, Caroline Kepnes, A.M. Khalifa, Rebecca Makkai, Nicolás Obregón, Dan Pfeiffer, Bryan Reardon, Josh Reynolds, Adam Roberts, Anthony Ryan, Alex Thomson, Lavie Tidhar, Jack Whyte, Chris Wraight, Snowden Wright
Upcoming: CENTRAL STATION by Lavie Tidhar (Tachyon)
February 23, 2016 February 24, 2016 Civilian Reader Uncategorized	Central Station, Lavie Tidhar, Most Anticipated 2016, Sci-Fi, Tachyon Publications
Ok, I already have this, and featured it in a Books Received post a couple months back. But, today Tachyon unveiled that superb new cover, above, for Lavie Tidhar's highly-anticipated new book, Central Station. It's comprised of a series of novellas/short stories, stitched together to create a larger story. It sounds fantastic and, while the previous cover was also really nice, now it also looks magnificent. Here's the synopsis:
A worldwide diaspora has left a quarter of a million people at the foot of a space station. Cultures collide in real life and virtual reality. The city is literally a weed, its growth left unchecked. Life is cheap, and data is cheaper.
When Boris Chong returns to Tel Aviv from Mars, much has changed. Boris's ex-lover is raising a strangely familiar child who can tap into the datastream of a mind with the touch of a finger. His cousin is infatuated with a robotnik — a damaged cyborg soldier who might as well be begging for parts. His father is terminally-ill with a multigenerational mind-plague. And a hunted data-vampire has followed Boris to where she is forbidden to return.
Rising above them is Central Station, the interplanetary hub between all things: the constantly shifting Tel Aviv; a powerful virtual arena, and the space colonies where humanity has gone to escape the ravages of poverty and war. Everything is connected by the Others, powerful alien entities who, through the Conversation — a shifting, flowing stream of consciousness — are just the beginning of irrevocable change.
At Central Station, humans and machines continue to adapt, thrive… and even evolve.
Central Station is due out in May 2016. Tachyon have also shared a pair of travel posters for Central Station, which are rather fantastic:
New Books (Jan)
January 15, 2016 August 23, 2018 Civilian Reader New Books	A.F.E. Smith, Adam O'Fallon Price, Algonquin, Anthony O'Neill, Black Library, Bret Witter, Camille Perri, Carol Goodman, China Miéville, Christopher Farnsworth, Christopher Sorrentino, Doubleday, Gav Thorpe, Glen Erik Hamilton, Glen Weldon, Gollancz, Grove Atlantic, Heidi Pitlor, Jill Lepore, Joanne Harris, Jonathan Wood, Kristopher Jansma, Lavie Tidhar, Lawrence M Schoen, Lindsey Davis, Liz de Jager, Louisa Hall, Matt Gallagher, Matthew Quirk, Megan Miranda, Mike Lawson, Minotaur Books, Mulholland Books, Open Road Media, Patrick Lee, Richard Kadrey, Richard Russo, Rob Boffard, Sean McFate, Simon & Schuster, Simon Morden, St Martin's Press, Tachyon Publications, Terry Brooks, Thomas Christopher Greene, Tim Akers, Tim Lebbon, Titan Books, Tor Books, Transworld, Viking, Voyager, William Morrow
A post-Christmas and New Year smorgasbord of awesome has come flooding in, these past couple of weeks. On top of that, there have been some I've bought myself (I got a lot of wonderful book vouchers and Amazon credit, this year…).
Featuring: Tim Akers, Robert Jackson Bennett, Rob Boffard, Terry Brooks, Lindsey Davis, Liz de Jager, Christopher Farnsworth, Matt Gallagher, Carol Goodman, Thomas Christopher Greene, Louisa Hall, Glen Erik Hamilton, Joanne Harris, Kristopher Jansma, Richard Kadrey, Mike Lawson, Tim Lebbon, Patrick Lee, Jill Lepore, Sean McFate & Bret Witter, China Miéville, Megan Miranda, Simon Morden, Anthony O'Neill, Adam O'Fallon Price, Camille Perri, Heidi Pitlor, Matthew Quirk, Richard Russo, Lawrence M. Schoen, A.F.E. Smith, Christopher Sorrentino, Gav Thorpe, Lavie Tidhar, Glen Weldon, Jonathan Wood Continue reading →
New Books: March #1
March 16, 2015 August 23, 2018 Civilian Reader New Books	Alastair Reynolds, Angus Watson, Arianne Tex Thompson, Col Buchanan, Dave Gross, David Wingrove, Edan Lepucki, Faber & Faber, Farrar Straus & Giroux, Gardener Dozois, Genevieve Valentine, George RR Martin, Harvill Secker, John Connolly, John Joseph Adams, Joshua Gaylord, Kazuo Ishiguro, Kim Stanley Robinson, Knopf, Kristen Painter, Lavie Tidhar, Little Brown, Marc Turner, Mulholland, Orbit, Pathfinder, Patricia Briggs, Paul Beatty, Richard Beard, Rjurik Davidson, Robert Levy, St Martin's Press, Stephen Metcalfe, Tachyon Publications, Titan Books, Tom Lloyd, Tor Books, VE Schwab
Or, "Lordy, 2015 is shaping up to be an incredible year for books…"
Featuring: John Joseph Adams, Richard Beard, Paul Beatty, Patricia Briggs, Col Buchanan, John Connelly, Rjurik Davidson, Joshua Gaylord, Dave Gross, Kazuo Ishiguro, Edan Lepucki, Robert Levy, Tom Lloyd, George R.R. Martin & Gardener Dozois, Stephen Metcalfe, Kristen Painter, Alastair Reynolds, Kim Stanley Robinson, V.E. Schwab, Lavie Tidhar, Marc Turner Continue reading →