Continuing the rollout of new books in the store, I have a wealth of wonderful women fantasy writers for you.

Pride of place goes to Prime who are bringing back R.A. MacAvoy. Her Tea with the Black Dragon from 1983 was nominated for a host of awards, including the Hugo, Nebula and World Fantasy. It got second place in the Philip K. Dick Award, won the Locus Award for First Novel, and MacAvoy won the Campbell New Writer award on the strength of it. Her last novel was in 1993. In 2009 Subterranean published a limited edition novella, In Between, but Death and Resurrection is her first novel in 18 years. It is great to have her back.

Another book I am delighted to see in the store is The Lord of Two Lands by Judith Tarr. This World Fantasy nominee from 1993, featuring Alexander the Great, is much loved and I’m delighted to see Book View Café making it available again. They have also sent me Tarr’s The Dagger and the Cross, which is a sequel to Alamut which is already in store. Both are novels set during the Crusades.

Back with Prime, I also delighted to see Sarah Monette find a new publisher. Thus far they are offering her collection, Somewhere Beneath These Waves, and a new edition of her Kyle Murchison Booth mystery, The Bone Key.

Finally, with 2012 just over the horizon, someone had to write a Mayan novel. Step forward, Brenda Cooper and Prime. Mayan December could easily be just an exercise in cashing in, but the reviews look very promising so the book is worth checking out.

I’m pleased to report that, like Prime, Book View Café are selling their ebooks for £2.99. You can’t go wrong at that price, can you?