Not that I still don’t have a bunch of ’09 releases lying around to catch up on, but 2010 is the year I make contact with these 10 titles …
IMPACT by Douglas Preston — Preston is one of those authors I itch to read, no matter what the subject. This sequel to the controversial BLASPHEMY involves meteors and Mars and, yeah, whatever — I’m already there. (Jan. 6)
HORNS by Joe Hill — The heir apparent to the horror fiction, Hill returns with only his second novel proper. Although his HEART-SHAPED debut didn’t blow me away, his short-fiction collection and foray into comics have. Feb. 16)
BLACK HILLS by Dan Simmons — With THE TERROR and DROOD, Simmons has been on quite a roll, so this one — a ghost story of the American West — should provide its fair share of chills. (Feb. 23)
KICK-ASS by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. — Being one of those wait-for-the-trade guys, I haven’t yet tried Millar’s take on the teenaged superhero … who’s actually powerless. If it’s half as wacky as WANTED, that’s still wacky. (Feb. 23)
THE DEVIL AND SHERLOCK HOLMES: TALES OF MURDER, MADNESS, AND OBSESSION by David Grann — Narrative journalism is like hydrocodone to my literary bloodstream, and Grann’s THE LOST CITY OF Z was like a double dose. This collection includes a dozen pieces on an arson investigator, a Sherlock Holmes fanatic found dead, and other askew personalities. (March 9)
DIMITER by William Peter Blatty — Ask me to name one author who doesn’t write enough, and Blatty will be the first name I throw out. (Go on, ask me.) Well, he has a new novel slated for the new year, described as a theological thriller. I hear his man-of-the-cloth stories turn out pretty well. (March 16)
YIPPEE KI-YAY MOVIEGOER!: WRITINGS ON BRUCE WILLIS, BADASS CINEMA AND OTHER IMPORTANT TOPICS by Vern — Vern’s Steven Seagal retrospective SEAGOLOGY was one of the freshest and funniest film books in the history of ever, so you bet I’m game for another. He’d be the only reason to read Ain’t It Cool News if these books didn’t exist, but they do, so there isn’t. (March 30)
THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF KRAZY KOOL KLASSIC KIDS KOMICS edited by Craig Yoe — After the awesome TOON TREASURY, I’m in the mood for more vintage kids’ comics, and while it may not be as varied, something tells me Yoe’s book will be more insane. Maybe it’s all those Ks in the title. (April 29)
FEVER DREAM by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child — Pendergast. Need I say more? (May 11)
THE BIG BANG by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins — As with THE GOLIATH BONE, Collins completes a Mike Hammer novel Spillane left behind. And this one takes place in the 1960s, which should please fans who got their panties in a wad over BONE’s present-day setting. (May 14) —Rod Lott
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Have you read the Hunger Games?
If not, definitley read it.
Its by suzanne collins.