I just received my contributor copies for the February 2010 Realms of Fantasy and so far, it looks good. Not a fishboob in sight on the cover.

In this installment of my column, I cover the following books:
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Ballad by Maggie Stiefvater
The Splendor Falls by Rosemary Clement-Moore
Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Devil’s Kiss by Sarwat Chadda
Devoured by Amanda Marrone
Never Cry Werewolf by Heather Davis
Once A Witch by Carolyn MacCullough

Good stuff. As always, if any authors need copies of these reviews and are unable to find the magazine (which should hit mailboxes and stores soon) I’m happy to help. These reviews will also go live on my website in a few months, when the next issue of Realms comes out.

Fiction in this issue is by Leah Bobet, Euan Harvey, Aliette de Bodard, Ann Leckie, and some new guy, name of Harlan Ellison.

With this issue out, the previous issue’s column has been archived online. You may find the following reviews on this site:

Ash, by Malinda Lo
Libyrinth, by Pearl North
Shiver, by Maggie Stiefvater
Never Slow Dance With A Zombie, by E. Van Lowe
Bite Me! by Melissa Francis
The Eternal Kiss, edited by Trisha Telep
Gifted #1: Out of Sight, Out of Mind, by Marilyn Kaye