Release Week Wednesday: Distrust That Particular Flavor by William Gibson

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Release Week Wednesday: Distrust That Particular Flavor by William Gibson

Posted on 2012-01-11 at 13:03 by Sam

My pick of the audiobooks out this release week is Distrust That Particular Flavor [Goodreads | not yet available at Audible.com] By William Gibson, Read By Robertson Dean for Tantor Audio:

Published last week in print, this collection of essays comes to us from, essentially, the voice of Gibson in audio, as Dean has narrated recent Gibson novels Spook Country and Zero History with more than aplomb, perfectly capturing the voices of Hollis Henry and (in particular) Milgrim, as well as last year’s new Penguin Audio production of Gibson’s 1984 classic Neuromancer. Unless something surprises me (where is my Pilgrim of the Sky audiobook!) it’s what I’ll be listening to next.

ALSO NEW ON TUESDAY:

The Serpent Sea By Martha Wells Narrated by Christopher Kipiniak for Audible Frontiers — out in print from Night Shade Books last week, The Serpent Sea continues the series which began with The Cloud Roads
Short: Mile 81 [Audible] by Stephen King, read by Thomas Sadoski for Simon & Schuster Audio (10 Jan 2012) — “Stand by Me meets Christine—the story of an insatiable car and a heroic kid.”
Star Wars: Darth Plagueis [Audible] Written by James Luceno Read by Daniel Davis for Random House Audio
Non-genre: The Orphan Master’s Son: A Novel of North Korea [Audible] by Adam Johnson, read by Tim Kang for Random House Audio (Random House, Jan 10, 2012) — Amazon.com’s spotlight selection for January, a novel set in North Korea
Kids: Secrets at Sea By Richard Peck Narrated By Jayne Entwistle — mice at sea
YA: A Million Suns: Across the Universe, Book 2 By Beth Revis Narrated By Tara Carrozza
Abarat: Absolute Midnight By Clive Barker Narrated By Richard Ferrone
YA/Non-genre: The Fault in Our Stars By John Green Narrated by Kate Rudd for Brilliance Audio — a young terminal brain cancer patient falls in love
YR: three new recordings from Madeleine L’Engle’s Time Quintet — celebrating the 50th anniversary of A Wrinkle in Time

OUT PREVIOUSLY THIS WEEK:

YR: The Mostly True Story of Jack By Kelly Barnhill Narrated by Luke Daniels for Brilliance Audio (4 Jan, 2012) — originally published in August 2011 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Seven Princes: Books of the Shaper, Volume 1 By John R. Fultz Narrated by David De Vries for Hachette Audio — book one in a new epic fantasy series
Nexus: Ascension By Robert Boyczuk (2010) Narrated by Nick Sullivan for Audible Frontiers — “After returning from a 30-year trade mission, the crew of the Ea wake from cryonic suspension to find that their home world, Bh’Haret, is dead.”
Non-genre: The Last Nude By Ellis Avery Narrated by Thérèse Plummer and Barbara Caruso
Collection: Toybox By Al Sarrantonio Narrated by Al Dano for Crossroad Press — Bram Stoker winner Sarrantonio’s 2000 collection

MISSING IN ACTION:

The Invisible Ones by Stef Penney (Putnam Adult, January 5, 2012) — thought I’d confirmed this to be coming in audio
The Liminal People by Ayize Jama-Everett (Small Beer Press, Jan 10, 2012) — no audio news
A Path to Coldness of Heart (Dread Empire) by Glen Cook (Night Shade Books, Jan 10, 2012)

LATER THIS WEEK:

The Rook: A Novel by Daniel O’Malley (Little, Brown and Company, Jan 11, 2012) — on Lev Grossman’s list of books to look for in 2012 — no audio news

NEXT WEEK (Jan 17):

Shadows in Flight by Orson Scott Card (Macmillan Audio, Tor Books, 17 Jan 2012) — Volume 5 in The Shadow Series which followed Bean after the events of Ender’s Game
Percepliquis by Michael J. Sullivan, Robin Sullivan, Devi Pil and Michael Sullivan (Jan 16, 2012)
Short: The Zombie Autopsies (Secret Notebooks from the Apocalypse) By Steven C. Schlozman, M.D. Read By Peter Berkrot, Stephen Hoye (et. al) for Tantor Audio (Jan 17)
The Flame Alphabet by Ben Marcus read by TBA for Recorded Books (Knopf, Jan 17, 2012) — a story of a world where the voices of children become lethal to their parents, and a boy who sets out in search of a cure
MM9 by Hiroshi Yamamoto (Haikasoru, Jan 17, 2012) — no audio news
The Thorn and the Blossom: A Two-Sided Love Story by Theodora Goss and illustrated by Scott Mckowen (Quirk Books, Jan 17, 2012) — no audio news for this two-sided book of two stories, which can be read from either direction
Taft 2012: A Novel by Jason Heller (Quirk Books, Jan 17, 2012) — no audio news for this debut satire from Heller
In the Lion’s Mouth by Michael Flynn (Tor, Jan 17, 2012) — no audio news
Non-fiction: Postcolonialism and Science Fiction by Jessica Langer (Palgrave Macmillan, Jan 17, 2012) — no audio news, excerpt at io9
Non-Fiction: Revolution 2.0 by Wael Ghonim, read by Sean Runnette for Blackstone Audio (Jan 17, 2012) — a first-hand account of protest, interrogation, struggle, and victory in the overthrow of Egyption President Mubarek
Non-genre: Raylan: A Novel (Raylan Givens) by Elmore Leonard (Blackstone Audio, Jan 17, 2012)
Machine by Jennifer Pelland (Apex Books, Jan 17, 2012)

TWO WEEKS (Jan 24):

Mr. g by Alan Lightman, read by Ray Porter for Blackstone Audio (Jan 24, 2012) — “With echoes of Calvino, Rushdie, and Saramago, this is a stunningly imaginative work that celebrates the tragic and joyous nature of existence on the grandest possible scale … the story of Creation as narrated by God. Bored with living in the shimmering Void with his bickering Uncle Deva and Aunt Penelope, Mr. g creates time, space, and matter—then moves on to stars, planets, consciousness, and finally intelligent beings with moral dilemmas.”
Boneyards by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Pyr, Jan 24, 2012) — no audio news
Resurrection by Arwen Elys Dayton, read by Kate Rudd for Amazon.com’s Brilliance Audio (Jan 24) — originally published in June 2001 by Roc, being re-issued in paperback by Amazon.com SF/F imprint 47North
YR: Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener’s Bones By: Brandon Sanderson (Recorded Books) — originally published in October 2009, and following an audio version of the first book in the series (Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians) which was released in August 2011
Expedition to the Mountains of the Moon (Burton & Swinburne in) by Mark Hodder (Pyr, Jan 24, 2012) — coming concurrently to audio along with the previous books in the series, The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack (2010) and The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man (2011)
Against the Light by Dave Duncan and read by Ralph Lister for Brilliance Audio (47North, Jan 24, 2012)
Non-genre: The Ice Balloon: S. A. Andree and the Heroic Age of Arctic Exploration by Alec Wilkinson (Knopf, Jan 24, 2012) — no audio news
YR: The Next Full Moon by Carolyn Turgeon (Jan 24, 2012)
The Crack in Space by Philip K. Dick read by Eric Dawe for Brilliance Audio (Jan 24, 2012)
Hitchers by Will McIntosh (Night Shade Books, Jan 24, 2012)
The Penultimate Truth by Philip K. Dick read by Nick Podehl for Brilliance Audio (Jan 24, 2012)

THREE WEEKS (Jan 31):

Greatshadow: The Dragon Apocalypse by James Maxey (Solaris, Jan 31, 2012) — no audio news
The Dread (The Fallen Kings Cycle) by Gail Martin (Orbit, Jan 31, 2012) — coming on Feb 1 from Tantor Audio, read by Kirby Heyborne
Giant Thief by David Tallerman (Angry Robot, Jan 31, 2012) — no audio news
The Great Game: The Bookman Histories, Book 3 by Lavie Tidhar (Angry Robot, Jan 31, 2012) — no audio news
Sadie Walker Is Stranded: A Zombie Novel by Madeleine Roux (St. Martin’s Griffin, Jan 31, 2012) — no audio news
Star Trek: The Original Series: The Rings of Time by G. Cox (Pocket Books, Jan 31, 2012) — no audio news
Heir of Novron (Riyria Revelations) by Michael J. Sullivan (Orbit, Jan 31, 2012) — no audio news, but book 1, Theft of Swords, is coming to audio in 2012
Collection: The Door Gunner and Other Perilous Flights of Fancy: A Michael Bishop Retrospective by Michael Bishop (Subterranean, Jan 31, 2012)

Release Week Wednesday: Distrust That Particular Flavor by William Gibson

Release Week Wednesday: Distrust That Particular Flavor by William Gibson

Posted on 2012-01-11 at 13:03 by Sam

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