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Captain Pixel by Maciej Prozalski and Shawn DePasquale
01/08/2012. pub: Arcana Comics. 73 page graphic novel/pdf file. Price: $14.95 (US). ISBN: 978-1-926914-022).

Sherlock Holmes: The Army Of Doctor Moreau by Guy Adams
01/08/2012. pub: Titan Books. 256 page small enlarged paperback. Price: £ 7.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-0-85768-933-7).

Beyond Contact: A Guide To SETI And Communicating With Alien Civilizations by Brian McConnell
01/08/2012. pub: O'Reilly. 417 page illustrated indexed hardback. Price: $24.95 (US), $36.95 (CAN). ISBN: 0-596-00037-5).

Doctor Who: Dark Horizons by JT Colgan
01/08/2012. pub: Audio Go/BBC. 6 CDs 445 minute story. Price: CD: £14.39 (UK), Download: £ 9.49 (UK). ISBN: 978-144589-799-8) reader: Neve McIntosh .

Wilfred - The Original Australian Seasons 1 & 2
01/08/2012. Wilfred - The Original Australian Season One. (region 2 DVD: Fabulous Films B006U1AWEW. 200 minutes 8 * 25 minute episodes. Price: £16.89 (UK)) cast: Jason Gahn, Adam Zwar and Cindy Waddingham Wilfred - The Original Australian Season Two (region 2 DVD: Fabulous Films B006U1AW3S 200 minutes 8 * 25 minute episodes. Price: £17.89 (UK)) cast: Jason Gahn, Adam Zwar and Cindy Waddingham.

Dragonfly Falling (Shadows Of The Apt book two) by Adrian Tchaikovsky
01/08/2012. pub: TOR-UK/Macmillan. 673 page paperback. Price: £ 7.99 (UK), $ 9.99 (CAN). ISBN: 978-0-230-70415-2).

Pride and Platypus : Mr. Darcy's Dreadful Secret by Jane Austen and Vera Nazarian
01/08/2012. pub: Curiosities/Norilana Books. 500 page small enlarged paperback. Price: £16.95 (UK), $16.95 (US). ISBN: 978-1-60762-078-5).

Doctor Who: Counter-Measures: Series 1 Box Set by Paul Finch, Matt Fitton, Ian Potter and Justin Richards
01/08/2012. pub: Big Finish. 5 CDs 300 minute story. Price: CD: £35.00 (UK), Download: £30.00 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-84435-612-6) cast: Simon Williams, Pamela Salem, Karen Gledhill, Hugh Ross, Vernon Dobtcheff, Andrew Fettes, Alison Thea-Skot, Adrian Lukis, Lizzie Roper, Alastair MacKenzie, John Banks, Stephen Grief, Helen Goldwyn, Duncan Wisbey and Shaun Scott.

Star Wars: Shadow Games by Michael Reaves and Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
01/08/2012. pub: Arrow/Random House. 338 page paperback. Price: £ 7.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-0-099-54283-4).

Lord Tyger by Philip Jose Farmer
01/08/2012. pub: Titan Books. 416 page small enlarged paperback. Price: £ 7.99 (UK), $ 9.95 (US), $11.95 (CAN). ISBN: 978-0-85768-966-5).

On Spec: The Canadian Magazine Of The Fantastic vol 24 no. 1 # 88
01/08/2012. pub: Copper Pig Writers Society. 130 page A5 magazine. Price: $ 6.95 (CAN). ISSN: 0843-476X. Distributed in Canada by CMPA and the UK by BAR).

Judge Dredd: The Day The Law Died by John Wagner, Brian Bolland, Mick McMahon and Dave Gibbons
01/08/2012. pub: 2000AD/Rebellion. 160 page digest-size paperback graphic novel. Price: £ 6.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-78108-009-2.

Alien Nation: The Complete Series DVD boxset
01/08/2012. region 2 DVD: pub: 20th Century Fox 2545901000. 8 DVDs 1039 minutes 22 @ 42 minute episodes. Price: somewhere between £18.99 and £ 9.99 (UK) if you know where to look) cast: Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, Michelle Scarabelli, Terri Treas, Sean Six, Loren Woodland, Ron Fassler and Jeff Marcus.

Every Waking Moment by Jeff Dyer and Steve Ott
01/08/2012. pub:Arcana Comics. 207 page graphic novel/pdf version. Price: $19.95 (US). ISBN: 978-1-926914-24-4).

The Year's Top Ten Tales Of Science Fiction 4 edited by Allan Kaster
01/08/2012. pub: Infinivox/Audiotexttapes. 8 CDs 8.5 hours. Price: $29.99 inc p&p (US). ISBN: 978-1-884612-16-9) read by: Tom Dheere, Jared Doreck, Adam Epstein and Vanessa Hart.

Mega-City Undercover Vol #1 by Andy Diggle, Rob Williams, Jock and Simon Coleby
01/08/2012. pub: 2000AD/Rebellion. 160 page graphic novel. Price: £ 7.08 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-90543-752-8).

Empire In Black And Gold (Shadows Of The Apt book one) by Adrian Tchaikovsky
01/08/2012. pub: TOR-UK/Macmillan. 612 page paperback. Price: £ 7.99 (UK), $ 9.99 (CAN). ISBN: 978-0-230-70413-8).

The Kingdom Of Gods (The Inheritance Trilogy book 3) by N.K. Jemisin
01/08/2012. pub: Orbit. 582 page small enlarged paperback. Price: £ 7.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-84149-819-5.

The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction Jul/Aug 2012 Volume 122 # 702
01/08/2012. pub: Spilogale Inc. 260 page A5 magazine. Price: $ 7.50 (US). ISSN: 1095-8258).

50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True by Guy P. Harrison
01/08/2012. pub: Prometheus Books. 458 page indexed enlarged paperback. Price: $18.00 (US). ISBN: 978-1-61614-495-1).

Torchwood: Red Skies by Joseph Lidster
01/08/2012. pub: Audio Go/BBC. 1 CD 83 minute story. Price: CD: £ 7.49 (UK), Download: £ 5.49 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-44587-196-7) narrator: John Telfer.

Dark Shadows: The House By The Sea by James Goss
01/08/2012. pub: Big Finish. 1 CD 60 minute story. Price: CD: £ 9.99 (UK), Download: £ 7.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-84435-632-4) cast: Gerald Conway, James Unsworth and David Johnson.

Explorer: The Mystery Boxes edited by Kazu Kibuishi
01/08/2012. pub: Amulet/Abrams And Chronicle. 127 page graphic novel softcover. Price: £ 7.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-4197-0009-5).

Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine # 54
01/08/2012. pub: Andromeda Spaceways. 168 page quarterly A5 magazine. $ 4.95 (AUS) PDF copy online, hardcopy: $12.95 (AUS). Subscription six issues $ 27.00 (AUS)).

Deadly Harvest by Erik Hendrix, Michael David Nelson and Yannis Roumboulias
01/08/2012. pub:Arcana Comics. 109 page graphic novel/pdf file. Price: $14.95 (US). ISBN: 978-1-92691-453-4).

Existence by David Brin
01/08/2012. pub: Orbit. 547 page enlarged paperback. Price: £13.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-0-356-50172-7 pub: TOR/Forge. 566 page hardback. Price: $27.99 (US), $31.99 (CAN). ISBN: 978-0-7653-0361-5) .

Doctor Who Companion Chronicles: The Rings Of Ikiria by Richard Dinnick
01/08/2012. pub: Big Finish. 1 CD 60 minute story with extras. Price: CD: £ 8.99 (UK), Download: £ 7.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-84435-623-2) cast: Richard Franklin and Felicity Duncan.

Doctor Who: The Butcher Of Brisbane by Marc Platt
01/08/2012. pub: Big Finish. 2 CDs 120 minute story. Price: CD: £14.99 (UK), Download: £12.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-84435-629-4) cast: Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Mark Strickson, Sarah Sutton, Angus Wright, Rupert Frazer, Felicity Duncan, Daniel Weyman, Daisy Ashford and John Banks.

Mouse Guard: Legends Of The Guard: Volume One by David Peterson
01/08/2012. pub: Titan Books. 192 page squarish hardback graphic novel. Price: £14.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-0-85768-142-3).

Earthling by Mark Fearing
01/08/2012. pub: Chronicle Books/Abrams & Chronicle. 248 page graphic novel. Price: £ 8.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-45210-906-0).

Flirt (the 18th Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novel) by Laurell K. Hamilton
01/08/2012. pub: Headline. 171 page small enlarged paperback. Price: £10.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-0-7553-7436-6).

Doctor Who: Trail Of The White Worm by Alan Barnes
01/08/2012. pub: Big Finish. 1 CD 60 minute story. Price: CD: £10.99 (UK), Download: £ 8.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-84435-616-4) cast: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Geoffrey Beevers, Michael Cochrane, Rachael Stirling, John Banks and Mark Field.

Plague Town (an Ashley Parker novel: 1) by Dana Fredsti
01/08/2012. pub: Titan Books. 350 page paperback. Price: £ 6.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-0-85768-635-0).

Cracks In Time: The Unofficial Guide To Doctor Who 2010 by Stephen James Walker
01/08/2012. pub: Telos. 329 page small hardback. Price: £30.00 (UK), $39.71 (US), $34.44 (CAN). ISBN: 978-1-84583-064-9).

Starhawk by Christopher Lennertz
01/08/2012. pub: La-La Land Records LLLCD 1212. 1 CD 3000 copy limited edition 57 minutes 28 tracks. Price: $19.98 (US). £24.52 (UK)).

The Praetorian by Ryan Foley and Robert Gill
01/08/2012. pub: Arcana Comics. 140 page graphic novel/pdf. Price: $19.95 (US). ISBN: 978-1-927424-52-0).

Sorcery by Mark Mancina
01/08/2012. pub: La-La Land Records LLLCD 1213. 1 CD 3000 copy limited edition 60 28 minutes tracks. Price: $19.98 (US). £24.53 (UK)).

John Henry: The Steam Age SDCC Exclusive Preview Book
01/08/2012. pub:Arcana Comics. 36 page comic/pdf file. Price: $ 5.00 (US). Limited to 200 copies).

Turbulence by Samit Basu
01/08/2012. pub: Titan Books. 359 page paperback. Price: £ 7.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-78116-119-7).

Boneyards (book 3) by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
01/08/2012. pub: Pyr/Prometheus Books. 299 page enlarged paperback. Price: $16.00 (US). ISBN: 978-1-61614-543-9).

Tribal Science by Mike McRae
01/08/2012. pub: Prometheus Books. 250 page small softcover. Price: $17.00 (US), £16.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-61614-583-5).

Rule 34 by Charles Stross
01/08/2012. pub: Orbit. 358 page enlarged paperback. Price: £12.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-84149-773-0).

X marks the spot for book conversions
01/07/2012. Only one of the little critters this time and its getting a UK release.

The Mammoth Book Of Conspiracies by Jon E. Lewis
01/07/2012. pub: Constable Robinson. 607 page small enlarged paperback. Price: £ 7.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-84901-363-5.

The Broken Kingdoms (The Inheritance Trilogy book 2) by N.K. Jemisin
01/07/2012. pub: Orbit. 396 page small enlarged paperback. Price: £ 7.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-84149-818-8) .

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (The Inheritance Trilogy book 1) by N.K. Jemisin
01/07/2012. pub: Orbit. 410 page small enlarged paperback. Price: £ 7.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-84149-817-1) .

The Highest Frontier by Joan Slonczewski
01/07/2012. pub: TOR/Forge. 443 page hardback. Price: $26.99 (US), $31.00 (CAN). ISBN: 978-0-7653-2956-1.

Tales From The Darkside: Season Three DVD boxset
01/07/2012. region 2 DVD: pub: Revelation Films B006VIP0MS. 4 DVDs 484 minute 22 * 30 minute episodes. Price: £13.99 (UK).

Rise Of The Taigethen (Elves Trilogy book 2) by James Barclay
01/07/2012. pub: Gollancz. 343 page enlarged paperback. Price: £12.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-0-575-08521-3.

The Massive 1 Landfall: Kamchatka by Brian Wood and Kristian Donaldson
01/07/2012. pub: Dark Horse. 32 page comicbook. Price: $ 3.50 (US).

Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles: The Jigsaw War by Eddie Robson
01/07/2012. pub: Big Finish. 1 CD 60 minute story. Price: CD: £ 8.99 (UK), Download: £ 7.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-84435-622-5)cast: Frazer Hines and Dominic Mafham.

Doctor Who: The Day Of The Cockroach by Steve Lyons
01/07/2012. pub: Audio Go/BBC. 1 CD 76 minute story. Price: CD: £ 7.65 (UK), Download: £ 5.49 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-40846-880-7)read by: Arthur Darvill.

Doctor Who: Destination Nerva by Nicholas Briggs
01/07/2012. pub: Big Finish. 1 CD 60 minute story. Price: CD: £10.99 (UK), Download: £ 8.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-84435-607-2)cast: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Raquel Cassidy, Sam Graham, Tilly Gaunt, Tim Bentinck, Kim Wall and Tim Treloar.

Dark Shadows: The Wicked And The Dead by Eric Wallace
01/07/2012. pub: Big Finish. 1 CD 60 minute story. Price: CD: £ 9.99 (UK), Download: £ 7.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-84435-382-8)cast: Jerry Lacy and John Karlen.

Doctor Who: The Jupiter Conjunction by Eddie Robson
01/07/2012. pub: Big Finish. 2 CDs 120 minute story. Price: CD: £14.99 (UK), Download: £12.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-1-84435-628-7)cast: Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Mark Strickson, Sarah Sutton, Rebecca Front, John Cummins, Ellie Burrow, Zoe Lister, Ben Porter, Simon Blake and Philip Pope.

The Zombie Times, May 2012 newsletter
01/07/2012. pub: Terror4fun, 24 page newsletter. Price: free!.

Hammer House Of Horror DVD boxset (1980)
01/07/2012. region 2: pub:ITV DVD 37115 04093. 4 DVDs 670 minutes 13 * 51 minute episodes with extras. Price: £10.97 (UK) if you know where to look.

Light Touch Paper Stand Clear: Short Story Collection edited by Simon Petrie & Edwina Harvey
01/07/2012. pub: Peggy Bright Books. 250 page book. Price: $24.95 (AUS). Ebook: $ 4.95 (AUS). Electronic editions include epub and mobi in addition to pdf.

Redshirts by John Scalzi
01/07/2012. pub: TOR. 317 page hardcover. Price: $16.49 (US), £17.54 (UK). ISBN: 978-076531-699-8.

The Lost Fleet: Dauntless (book 1) by Jack Campbell
01/07/2012. pub: Ace/Penguin. 304 pages paperback. Price: $ 7.99 (US), £ 5.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-0-85768-130-0. (pub: Titan Books. 350 page small enlarged paperback. Price: £ 7.99 (UK). ISBN: 978-0-85768-130-0) .