A pair about which to be excited

Britain is really leading the way in scifi these days ( Stross, Hamilton, Banks, Asher, Reynolds, Morgan (whom I should see this very eve).) The downside for those of us on this side of the pond is that we must wait longer for the books. Peter Hamilton's latest, the Dreaming Void, is now available for preorder. If you are desperate you can swallow the transatlantic shipping fee. Here is a positive initial review. This review notes that the book is amazingly concise (at 650 pages) for Hamilton. Perhaps the editor gained the upper hand this time.

I am also pleased to see that a new Dexter novel is nearly here. I had wondered if the concept of the serial killer of serial killers concept would grow stale. Jeff Lindsay addresses this by having the inner killer (the Dark Passenger) disappear from shock, perhaps. This will be one to watch.