Aliette de Bodard, Seven of Infinities (Subterranean 10/20) A scholar investigates murder in a house designed by an architect fond of puzzles in this engaging far-future SF mystery novella set in the Xuya universe. “It’s a tightly written jewel of a story, intense and full of feeling, and I recommend it highly.” [Liz Bourke]
Scott Edelman, Things that Never Happened (Cemetery Dance 9/20) Edelman’s latest collection offers 13 eerie and engrossing horror stories, with comments on each by the noted author/editor.
Paula Guran, The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume One (Pyr 10/20) Guran’s year’s best anthology series continues with its first volume from Pyr, after ten previously from Prime, with 25 stories from 2019. The impressive line-up of authors includes Pat Cadigan, Theodora Goss, Ellen Klages, Ken Liu, Carmen Maria Machado, Sam J. Miller, Joyce Carol Oates, and Rivers Solomon.