ALSO OUT

here are plenty more books we couldn’t fit in, starting with a pair of riffs on Greek mythology. Claire North’s (8 September, Orbit) centres on Penelope, (15 September, Pan), meanwhile, reimagines the story of Medusa as “a meditation on mortality, betrayal and the cruel limits of beauty”, telling the story of how a young woman became a monster. The series celebrates its 40th anniversary with two new gamebooks by original creators Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone: and (out now, Scholastic). One sends you travelling to the titular city to make your fortune; the other has you searching for the man who can defeat Iron Giants unleashed by a magical artefact. Text stories from ’60s British comic Valiant are collected in (out now, Rebellion); thanks to exposure to radiation, its titular scientist has the power to see through solid objects and read thoughts. Turning to non-fiction: coffee table book (13 September, Titan) pays tribute to the renowned concept artist, showcasing his work on films like , and , while (out now, Titan) combines concept art, behind-the-scenes photos and interviews with the crew of Denis Villeneuve’s 2016 first contact movie.