Locus, March 2014

by Locus Publications

  Sep ’14: Endymion by Dan Simmons (r, hc).

  SUNBOW PRESS

  Feb ’14: Dark Nights by Christopher Gray (tp).

  TACHYON PUBLICATIONS

  Apr ’14: Lovecraft’s Monsters ed. by Ellen Datlow (eb, tp); Hollow World by Michael J. Sullivan (tp).

  May ’14: The Very Best of Tad Williams by Tad Williams (c, eb, tp).

  Jun ’14: Cold in July by Joe Lansdale (r, a, tp); The Madonna and the Starship by James Morrow (na, tp).

  Jul ’14: The Very Best of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Volume Two ed. by Gordon Van Gelder (eb, tp).

  Aug ’14: We Are All Completely Fine by Daryl Gregory (tp).

  Sep ’14: Yesterday’s Kin by Nancy Kress (tp).

  Oct ’14: The Cutting Room ed. by Ellen Datlow (eb, tp).

  TICONDEROGA PUBLICATIONS

  Jun ’14: Death at the Blue Elephant by Janeen Webb (c, hc, eb, tp).

  TITAN US

  Feb ’14: Black Wings of Cthulhu, Volume Two ed. by S.T. Joshi (1st US, eb, tp); Steampunk Style by Steampunk Oriental Laboratory (nf, art, tp).

  Mar ’14: Alien by Alan Dean Foster (r, eb, x); Alien 3 by Alan Dean Foster (r, x, eb); Aliens by Alan Dean Foster (r, eb, x, eb); No Hero by Jonathan Wood (r, eb); The Iron Jackal by Chris Wooding (1st US, eb, tp).

  Apr ’14: Coldbrook by Tim Lebbon (h, eb, tp); Life’s Lottery by Kim Newman (1st US, eb, tp); The Adjacent by Christopher Priest (1st US, eb, hc); The Islanders by Christopher Priest (1st US, eb, tp); A Dance in Blood Velvet by Freda Warrington (1st US, h, tp).

  May ’14: Dead Man’s Hand ed. by John Joseph Adams (eb, tp); Godzilla by Greg Cox (eb, x); Alien 3 by Alan Dean Foster (r, x); Aliens by Alan Dean Foster (r, eb, x); Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Firestorm by Greg Keyes (r, eb, x); Hot Lead, Cold Iron by Ari Marmell (eb, tp).

  Jun ’14: Deadbeat: Dogs of Waugh by Guy Adams (eb); Acolytes of Cthulhu ed. by Robert M. Price (r, eb, tp); Koko Takes a Holiday by Kieran Shea (eb, tp); Ecko Burning by Danie Ware (1st US, eb, tp); Ecko Rising by Danie Ware (r).

  Jul ’14: Resistance by Samit Basu (eb, tp); Turbulence by Samit Basu (r); Dawn of the Planet of the Apes by Alex Irvine (pb, eb, x); Alien: Sea of Sorrows by James A. Moore (pb, eb, x).

  Aug ’14: Anno Dracula by Kim Newman (r, h); The Ace of Skulls by Chris Wooding (1st US, tp).

  TITAN/HARD CASE CRIME US

  Jun ’14: Joyland by Stephen King (r, h).

  TOR

  Feb ’14: Halo: Silentium by Greg Bear (r, x, tp); Reflected by Rhiannon Held (eb, tp); Wild Cards III: Jokers Wild ed. by George R.R. Martin (r, tp); DemonWars: First Heroes by R.A. Salvatore (om, tp); Like a Mighty Army by David Weber (eb, hc).

  Mar ’14: The Eldritch Conspiracy by Cat Adams (r); The Tropic of Serpents by Marie Brennan (eb, hc); The Gate Thief by Orson Scott Card (r); The Burning Dark by Adam Christopher (eb, hc); Working God’s Mischief by Glen Cook (eb, hc); The Raven’s Shadow by Elspeth Cooper (eb, hc); London Falling by Paul Cornell (r, h); The Pilgrims by Will Elliott (1st US, eb, hc); Impulse by Steven Gould (r); Mentats of Dune by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson (eb, hc); Winter’s Heart by Robert Jordan (r, tp); Without a Summer by Mary Robinette Kowal (r, tp); Elsewhens by Melanie Rawn (r, tp); The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (r, tp); Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson (eb, hc); The Human Division by John Scalzi (r); Lockstep by Karl Schroeder (eb, hc); Necessary Evil by Ian Tregillis (r, tp); The Time Traveler’s Almanac ed. by Ann VanderMeer & Jeff VanderMeer (1st US, tp, eb, hc); Quintessence by David Walton (r, tp).

  Apr ’14: The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (eb, hc); Steles of the Sky by Elizabeth Bear (eb, hc); The Six-Gun Tarot by R.S. Belcher (r, h); Shipstar by Gregory Benford & Larry Niven (hc); Secrets in the Shadows by Jenna Black (r, tp); The Ninth Configuration by William Peter Blatty (r, h, tp); Transhuman by Ben Bova (hc); Unwrapped Sky by Rjurik Davidson (hc); The Ophelia Prophecy by Sharon Lynn Fisher (eb, tp); The Revolutions by Felix Gilman (eb, hc); Two Serpents Rise by Max Gladstone (r, tp); Afterparty by Daryl Gregory (hc); The Eye of the World: The Graphic Novel, Volume Two by Robert Jordan, Chuck Dixon & Andie Tong (r, x, tp); Valour and Vanity by Mary Robinette Kowal (eb, hc); Antiagon Fire by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. (r); The Barsoom Project by Larry Niven & Steven Barnes (r); Thornlost by Melanie Rawn (eb, hc); Shadow People by James Swain (r, h); Dragon Age: The Masked Empire by Patrick Weekes (x, tp); Sibs by F. Paul Wilson (r, h, eb, tp).

  May ’14: The Boost by Stephen Baker (eb, hc); Earth Afire by Orson Scott Card & Aaron Johnston (r); Strange Country by Deborah Coates (eb, hc); The Severed Streets by Paul Cornell (h, eb, hc); American Craftsmen by Tom Doyle (eb, hc); Dragon Age: Asunder by David Gaider (r, x); People of the Morning Star by W. Michael Gear & Kathleen O’Neal Gear (a, eb, hc); The Tangled Bridge by Rhodi Hawk (r, h); The Assassin King by Elizabeth Haydon (r, tp); Motherless Child by Glen Hirshberg (r, h, hc); Elysian Fields by Suzanne Johnson (r, tp); Artemis Awakening by Jane Lindskold (eb, hc); Cyador’s Heirs by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. (eb, hc); Delia’s Shadow by Jaime Lee Moyer (r, tp); The Kassa Gambit by M.C. Planck (r, tp); The Causal Angel by Hannu Rajaniemi (eb, hc); My Real Children by Jo Walton (eb, hc); The Wizard Lord by Lawrence Watt-Evans (r, tp); Sea Change by S.M. Wheeler (r, tp).

  Jun ’14: The Dark Between the Stars by Kevin J. Anderson (eb, hc); Earth Awakens by Orson Scott Card & Aaron Johnston (eb, hc); Child of a Hidden Sea by A.M. Dellamonica (eb, hc); The Merchant Emperor by Elizabeth Haydon (hc); The Last Page by Anthony Huso (r, tp); Thieves’ Quarry by D.B. Jackson (r); Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan (r, tp); Flight of the Golden Harpy by Susan Klaus (eb, hc); A Barricade in Hell by Jaime Lee Moyer (eb, hc); Fate of Worlds by Larry Niven & Edward M. Lerner (r, tp); The Goliath Stone by Larry Niven & Matthew Joseph Harrington (r); Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century, Volume II: The Man Who Learned Better by William H. Patterson, Jr. (nf, eb, hc); Chasers of the Wind by Alexey Pehov (eb, hc); Bloodstone by Gillian Philip (r); Chernobyl by Frederik Pohl (r, tp); Rebellion by Ken Shufeldt (h, eb); The World of the End by Ofir Touché Gafla (r, tp); California Bones by Greg van Eekhout (hc).

  Jul ’14: Gaudeamus by John Barnes (r, tp); Shadows on the Soul by Jenna Black (r, tp); New Earth by Ben Bova (r); New Frontiers by Ben Bova (eb, hc); Hurricane Fever by Tobias S. Buckell (eb, hc); This River Awakens by Steven Erikson (r, a); The Wurms of Blearmouth by Steven Erikson (1st US, tp, eb, hc); The Third Kingdom by Terry Goodkind (r); The Little Green Book of Chairman Rahma by Brian Herbert (hc); Unwept by Tracy Hickman & Laura Hickman (eb, hc); A Plunder of Souls by D.B. Jackson (eb, hc); The Eye of the World: The Graphic Novel, Volume Five by Robert Jordan, Chuck Dixon & Marcio Fiorito (x, art, hc); The Executioner’s Heart by George Mann (r, tp); All Those Vanished Engines by Paul Park (hc); Wolfsbane by Gillian Philip (1st US, eb, hc); Alien Hunter by Whitley Strieber (r).

  Aug ’14: The Black Company by Glen Cook (r); Assail by Ian C. Esslemont (1st US, tp, eb, hc); Severed Souls by Terry Goodkind (tp, eb, hc); Hellhole Inferno by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson (eb, hc); Black Ice by Susan Krinard (eb, tp); Mist by Susan Krinard (r); The House of the Four Winds by Mercedes Lackey & James Mallory (eb, hc); The One-Eyed Man by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. (r); Shadows of the New Sun: Stories in Honor of Gene Wolfe ed. by J.E. Mooney & Bill Fawcett (r, tp); Mending the Moon by Susan Palwick (r, a, tp); The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi (r, tp); The Clockwork Sky Volume 2 by Madeleine Rosca (eb, tp); The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson (r, tp); Lock In by John Scalzi (eb, hc); The Emperor’s Blades by Brian Stavely (r, tp); Alien Hunter: Underworld by Whitley Strieber (hc); The Ultra Thin Man by Patrick Swenson (eb, hc); Radiance by Catherynne M. Valente (eb, hc); Echopraxia by Peter Watts (eb, hc); Storm Riders by Margaret Weis & Robert Krammes (r).

  Sep ’14: Gideon Smith and the Brass Dragon by David Barnett (eb, tp); Wisp of a Thing by Alex Bledsoe (r, tp); The Incrementalists by Steven Brust & Skyler White (r); Copperhead by Tina Connolly (r, tp); Forge of Darkness by Steven Erikson (r, tp); Exo by Steven Gould (hc); Transcendental by James Gu
nn (r, tp); Memoir by Harry Harrison (nf, eb, hc); 21st Century Science Fiction ed. by David G. Hartwell & Patrick Nielsen Hayden (r, tp); The Cusanus Game by Wolfgang Jeschke (r, tp); Conan the Destroyer by Robert Jordan (r, x); Kalimpura by Jay Lake (r, tp); Last Plane to Heaven by Jay Lake (c, hc); Dawn for a Distant Earth by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. (r); The Bloodline Feud by Charles Stross (om, eb, tp); Kitty’s Greatest Hits by Carrie Vaughn (r, c); The Seventh Sigil by Margaret Weis & Robert Krammes (eb, hc); Burning Paradise by Robert Charles Wilson (r).

  Oct ’14: Touch of Evil by C.T. Adams & Cathy Clamp (r, h, tp); To Dance With the Devil by Cat Adams (r); The Shotgun Arcana by R.S. Belcher (h, eb, hc); The Time Roads by Beth Bernobich (hc); Hawk by Steven Brust (hc); The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin (hc); Silverblind by Tina Connolly (hc); Willful Child by Steven Erikson (1st US, eb, hc); The Eye of the World: The Graphic Novel, Volume Three by Robert Jordan, Chuck Dixon, Marcio Fiorito & Francis Nuguit (r, x, art, tp); Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan (r, tp); Energized by Edward M. Lerner (r); Dangerous Women, Volume 1 ed. by George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois (r); Twilight Forever Rising by Lena Meydan (r, h); Heart of Stone by Debra Mullins (eb, tp); The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson (r, tp); Dracula by Bram Stoker (r, h); The Ninth Talisman by Lawrence Watt-Evans (r, tp).

  Nov ’14: Esrever Doom by Piers Anthony (r); Able One by Ben Bova (r); A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (r); Collection by Frank Herbert (c, eb, hc); Fiendish Schemes by K.W. Jeter (r); Dangerous Women, Volume 2 ed. by George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois (r); Wild Cards: Lowball ed. by George R.R. Martin (eb, hc); Heritage of Cyador by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. (eb, hc); Heritage of Cyador by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. (eb, hc); The Soprano Sorceress by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. (r, tp); The Whispering Swarm by Michael Moorcock (eb, hc); The First King by R.A. Salvatore (om, eb, tp); The Traders’ War by Charles Stross (om, eb, tp); Star Bridge by Jack Williamson & James E. Gunn (r, tp); Dark City by F. Paul Wilson (r, h); Fear City by F. Paul Wilson (r, h, hc); The Land Across by Gene Wolfe (r, tp).

  Dec ’14: Hungers of the Heart by Jenna Black (r, tp); Box Office Poison by Phillipa Bornikova (r); Carbide Tipped Pens ed. by Ben Bova & Eric Choi (hc); Crystal Rain by Tobias S. Buckell (r, tp); Splintegrate by Deborah Christian (eb, hc); Monsters of the Earth by David Drake (r); Deep Secret by Diana Wynne Jones (r, tp); Dangerous Women, Volume 3 ed. by George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois (r); Wild Cards III: Jokers Wild ed. by George R.R. Martin (r); Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (r, h); Something More Than Night by Ian Tregillis (r, tp); Dreams of the Golden Age by Carrie Vaughn (r); Sustenance by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (h, eb, hc).

  TOR TEEN

  Feb ’14: The Nightmare Affair by Mindee Arnett (r, ya, tp).

  Mar ’14: The Nightmare Dilemma by Mindee Arnett (eb., ya, hc); Resistance by Jenna Black (eb, ya, tp).

  Apr ’14: Victories by Mercedes Lackey & Rosemary Edghill (tp, eb, ya, hc); Expiration Day by William Campbell Powell (eb, ya, hc).

  May ’14: Homeland by Cory Doctorow (r, ya, tp); Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson (r, tp); The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson (r, ya, tp).

  Jun ’14: Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake (r, h, ya, tp); Summoned by Anne M. Pillsworth (eb, hc).

  Jul ’14: Extremities by David Lubar (r, c, ya, tp).

  Aug ’14: Antigoddess by Kendare Blake (r, ya, tp); Ender in Exile by Orson Scott Card (r, tp).

  Sep ’14: Mortal Gods by Kendare Blake (eb, ya, hc); theAccidental Highwayman by Ben Tripp (ya, hc).

  Nov ’14: Revolution by Jenna Black (eb, ya, tp).

  TOR/FORGE

  Jun ’14: No Job for a Lady by Carol McCleary (a, hc).

  TOR/SEVEN SEAS

  Jul ’14: Ringworld: Volume One by Larry Niven & Sean Lam (x, art, tp).

  TOR/STARSCAPE

  May ’14: The Dragon’s Lair by Elizabeth Haydon (r, ya, tp); The Floating Island by Elizabeth Haydon (r, ya, tp); The Thief Queen’s Daughter by Elizabeth Haydon (r, ya, tp).

  Jul ’14: Copper Magic by Julia Mary Gibson (ya, hc).

  Aug ’14: The League of Seven by Alan Gratz (eb, ya, hc).

  Sep ’14: Tut: The Story of My Immortal Life by P.J. Hoover (ya, hc); The Planet Thieves by Dan Krokos (r, ya, tp).

  Oct ’14: The Tree of Water by Elizabeth Haydon (eb, ya, hc); The Black Stars by Dan Krokos (eb, ya, hc); The Ice Dragon by George R.R. Martin (r, ya, hc).

  ULYSSES PRESS

  Jun ’14: The Breakdown by Scott B. Williams (eb, ya, tp).

  VERTICAL

  Feb ’14: Death and the Flower by Koji Suzuki (c, hc).

  VIZMEDIA/HAIKASORU

  Apr ’14: Battle Royale Slam Book: Essays on the Cult Classic Novel by Koushun Takami ed. by Anonymous (nf, eb, tp); Battle Royale: Remastered by Koushun Takami (tp).

  May ’14: Edge of Tomorrow by Hiroshi Sakurazaka (r, eb, tp); All You Need Is Kill: Official Graphic Novel by Koushun Takami, Nick Mamatas & Lee Ferguson (r, x, art, eb, tp).

  Sep ’14: Phantasm Japan: Fantasies Light and Dark, From and About Japan ed. by Nick Mamatas & Masumi Washington (eb, tp).

  WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY PRESS

  Mar ’14: Green Planets: Ecology and Science Fiction ed. by Gerry Canavan & Kim Stanley Robinson (nf, eb, tp).

  Jun ’14: Vintage Visions: Essays on Early Science Fiction ed. by Arthur B. Evans (nf, eb, tp).

  Oct ’14: The American Shore: Meditations on a Tale of Science Fiction by Thomas M. Disch - Angouleme, Revised Edition by Samuel R. Delany (nf, eb, tp).

  WILDER PUBLICATIONS/FANTASTIC BOOKS

  Feb ’14: The Clock Struck None by Lou Antonelli (c, tp); Lovers & Fighters, Starships & Dragons by Tom Purdom (c, tp).

  WIZARDS OF THE COAST

  Feb ’14: Forgotten Realms: The Reaver by Richard Lee Byers (eb, x, hc); Forgotten Realms: The Companions by R.A. Salvatore (x).

  Mar ’14: Forgotten Realms: The Godborn by Paul S. Kemp (r, x); Forgotten Realms: Companions Codex I: Night of the Hunter by R.A. Salvatore (eb, x, hc).

  Apr ’14: Forgotten Realms: The Sentinel by Troy Denning (eb, x, hc).

  May ’14: Forgotten Realms: The Adversary by Erin M. Evans (r, x).

  Jun ’14: Forgotten Realms: The Herald by Ed Greenwood (eb, x, hc).

  Jul ’14: Forgotten Realms: The Reaver by Richard Lee Byers (r, x).

  Aug ’14: Forgotten Realms: Companions Codex II: Rise of the King by R.A. Salvatore (eb, x, hc).

  WORD HORDE

  Jun ’14: We Leave Together by J.M. McDermott (eb, tp).

  Jul ’14: The Children of Old Leech: A Tribute to the Carnivorous Cosmos of Laird Barron ed. by Ross E. Lockhart & Justin Steele (eb, hc).

  Dec ’14: Giallo Fantastique ed. by Ross E. Lockhart (eb, tp).

  WORLDWIDE LIBRARY GOLD EAGLE

  Feb ’14: Outlanders: Wings of Death by James Axler (pb, eb).

  Mar ’14: Rogue Angel: River of Nightmares by Alex Archer (pb, eb); Deathlands: Hanging Judge by James Axler (pb, eb).

  May ’14: Rogue Angel: Grendel’s Curse by Alex Archer (pb, eb); Deathlands: End Program by James Axler (pb, eb); Outlanders: Necropolis by James Axler (pb, eb).

  Jul ’14: Rogue Angel: The Devil’s Chord by Alex Archer (pb, eb); Deathlands: Desolation Angels by James Axler (pb, eb); Outlanders: Shadow Born by James Axler (pb, eb).

  Sep ’14: Rogue Angel: Celtic Fire by Alex Archer (pb, eb); Deathlands: Blood Red Tide by James Axler (pb, eb).

  Nov ’14: Rogue Angel: The Pretender’s Gambit by Alex Archer (pb, eb); Deathlands: Polestar Omega by James Axler (pb, eb); Outlanders: Judgment Plague by James Axler (pb, eb).

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  BRITISH FORTHCOMING BOOKS SELECTED BY AUTHOR

  The following list includes current books we haven’t seen plus upcoming releases. Hardcover and trade paperback books are so noted. If there is no indication, books are mass market paperbacks or we’re not sure.

  There are two lists: the first, selected titles, all originals, is arranged alphabetically by author. This listing includes simultaneous UK & US publica
tions. The second listing is more complete, arranged by publisher and by month.

  This listing contains almost 1,100 titles, approximately 600 of them originals.

  We try to keep our database as accurate and up-to-date as possible. Please send corrections and updates to Ian Covell, 121 Homerton Road, Pallister Park, Middlesbrough, Cleveland TS3 8PN, UK.

  The list is tentative and subject to change, especially in later months. Unless otherwise noted, books are originals. (r) reprint, (h) horror, (ya) young adult, (nf) nonfiction, (c) collection, (na) novella, (a) associational, (om) omnibus, (eb) eb, (gn) graphic novel, (x) media tie-in.

  AARONOVITCH, BEN

  Foxglove Summer, Orion/Gollancz, Jul 2014 (eb, hc)

  ABERCROMBIE, JOE

  Half a King, Harper Voyager, Jul 2014 (tp, eb, hc)

  ABRAHAM, DANIEL

  The Widow’s House, Little, Brown UK/Orbit, Aug 2014 (tp)

  ADAMS, GUY

  Deadbeat: Dogs of Waugh, Titan, Jun 2014 (eb, tp)

  AMISH

  The Oath of the Vayaputras, Quercus/Jo Fletcher, Jun 2014 (r, eb, tp)

  BAXTER, STEPHEN

  Ultima, Orion/Gollancz, Nov 2014 (hc, eb, tp)

  BEAR, GREG

  War Dogs, Orion/Gollancz, Aug 2014 (hc, eb, tp)

  BRAY, LIBBA

  Lair of Dreams, Little, Brown UK/Atom, Aug 2014 (ya, hc)

  BROOKS, TERRY

  The High Druid’s Blade, Little, Brown UK/Orbit, Jul 2014 (hc)

  BROWN, ERIC

  The Colony Quartet, Volume 1, PS Publishing, Apr 2014 (na, hc)

  Jani and the Greater Game: Multiplicity, Rebellion/Solaris, Jul 2014 (tp)

  BUCHANAN, COL

  The Black Dream, Macmillan/Tor UK, Sep 2014 (tp)

  BUTCHER, JIM

  Skin Game, Little, Brown UK/Orbit, Jun 2014 (hc)

  CAMPBELL, RAMSEY

  Think Yourself Lucky, PS Publishing, Sep 2014 (h, hc)

  CANAVAN, TRUDI

  Thief’s Magic, Little, Brown UK/Orbit, May 2014 (hc)

  CARD, ORSON SCOTT

  Earth Awakens (with Aaron Johnston), Little, Brown UK/Orbit, Jun 2014 (tp)