Locus, March 2014

by Locus Publications

  Apr ’14: Blood of Tyrants by Naomi Novik (r); Crucible of Gold by Naomi Novik (r); Magician’s End by Raymond E. Feist (r).

  May ’14: Dark Matter by Ian Douglas (eb); Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta (tp, eb, hc); Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister by George R.R. Martin (r, c, tp); Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence (r).

  Jun ’14: Perfect Ruin by Lauren DeStefano (r, ya); Prince of Fools by Mark Lawrence (tp, eb, hc).

  Jul ’14: Half a King by Joe Abercrombie (tp, eb, hc); Kill City Blues by Richard Kadrey (r, hr); Black Powder War by Naomi Novik (r); Temeraire by Naomi Novik (r); Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik (r); Idols by Margaret Stohl (eb, tp); The Echo by James Smythe (r).

  Aug ’14: Spellbreaker by Blake Charlton (eb, tp); Fool’s Assassin by Robin Hobb (tp, eb, hc); Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik (r); Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik (r); Victory of Eagles by Naomi Novik (r); Earth Flight by Janet Edwards (pb, eb).

  Sep ’14: Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison (r); For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison (r); Where Demons Dare by Kim Harrison (r); White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison (r).

  Oct ’14: Diamond Throne by David Eddings (r); Ruby Knight by David Eddings (r); Sapphire Rose by David Eddings (r); The Getaway God by Richard Kadrey (r, hr, hc, ebtp); Destiny’s Conflict by Janny Wurts (tp, eb, hc).

  Nov ’14: The World of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin, Elio Garcia & Linda Antonssen (nf, hc).

  Dec ’14: Dangerous Women, Part One ed. by George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois (r, pb, eb).

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  HARPERCOLLINS UK

  Jan ’14: Innocence by Dean Koontz (r, hc).

  Mar ’14: Islands of Chaldea by Diana Wynne Jones & Ursula Jones (ya, hc); Skulduggery Pleasant: Last Stand of Dead Men by Derek Landy (r, ya, tp).

  Apr ’14: The School for Good and Evil #2: A World without Princes by Soman Chainani (ya, tp); House of Glass by Chris Columbus & Ned Villins (r, ya, tp).

  May ’14: The Maleficent Seven by Derek Landy (r, ya, tp); The Fall of Arthur by J.R.R. Tolkien (r, a, tp).

  Jun ’14: Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R.R. Martin (c, hc).

  Jul ’14: River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay (r, tp); The City by Dean Koontz (hc).

  Aug ’14: Skulduggery Pleasant: Book 9 by Derek Landy (ya, hc).

  Oct ’14: Allegiant by Veronica Roth (r, ya, hc).

  HARPERCOLLINS UK/BLUE DOOR

  Jan ’14: The Machine by James Smythe (r, tp).

  Oct ’14: The Revenant by Michael Punke (hc).

  HARPERCOLLINS UK/THE FRIDAY PROJECT

  Feb ’14: The Cretan Teat by Brian Aldiss (r, tp); Harm by Brian Aldiss (r, tp); The Interpreter by Brian Aldiss (r, tp); Walcot by Brian Aldiss (r, tp); The Third Pig Detective Agency: The Complete Casebook by Bob Burke (r, tp).

  Mar ’14: Finches of Mars by Brian Aldiss (r, tp).

  May ’14: The Malacia Tapestry by Brian Aldiss (r, tp); Report on Probability A by Brian Aldiss (r, tp); The Shadowmagic Trilogy by John Lenahan (om, ya, tp).

  Dec ’14: Jocasta: Wife and Mother by Brian Aldiss (r, tp).

  HEAD OF ZEUS

  Jan ’14: Channel Blue by Jay Martel (r, tp); 2121 by Susan Greenfield (r, tp).

  Feb ’14: The Desert of Souls by Howard Andrew Jones (r, tp).

  Apr ’14: Prince of Darkness by Sharon Penman (r, a, tp); Broken Angels by Graham Masterton (r, a, tp).

  May ’14: Angel of Death by Ben Cheetham (a, hc); The Abomination by Jonathan Holt (r, tp).

  Jun ’14: Red Light by Graham Masterton (a, hc).

  HEADLINE

  Jan ’14: Snowblind by Christopher Golden (r, hr, hc); The Valhalla Prophecy by Andy McDermott (tp).

  Feb ’14: Burn by Julianna Baggott (hc); Breach Zone by Myke Cole (r, tp); Moth and Spark by Anne Leonard (tp); The Troop by Nick Cutter (hr, tp).

  Mar ’14: Fledgeling by Octavia E. Butler (r, tp); Kindred by Octavia E. Butler (r, tp); Shattered Crown by Richard Ford (r, tp); Rags & Bones ed. by Melissa Marr & Tim Pratt (r, hr, tp).

  Apr ’14: Devil’s Ark by Stephen Bywater (a, tp); If I Could Turn Back Time by Nicola Doherty (a, tp).

  May ’14: The Sting Diaries by Stephen Lloyd Jones (r, tp).

  Jul ’14: The Valhalla Prophecy by Andy McDermott (r, tp); Moth and Spark by Anne Leonard (r, tp).

  Aug ’14: The Chronicles of the Invaders: Conquest by John Connolly & Jennifer Ridyard (r, tp).

  Oct ’14: The Chronicles of the Invaders: Empire by John Connolly & Jennifer Ridyard (hc); Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs & Cassandra Dean (r, graphic novel, tp).

  Nov ’14: Starhawk by Jack McDevitt (r, tp).

  HEADLINE ETERNAL

  Feb ’14: Avenger’s Heat by Katie Reus (tp).

  Apr ’14: Dreamweaver Trail by Emily March (tp).

  Oct ’14: Moon Shifter 5 by Katie Reus (tp).

  HEADLINE REVIEW

  Jan ’14: The Last Dragon by M.K. Hume (a, hc); The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (r, tp).

  Jun ’14: The Last Dragon by M.K. Hume (r, a, tp); The Storm Lord by M.K. Hume (a, hc).

  Aug ’14: Crypt: 5 by Andrew Hammond (hr, tp).

  HEINEMANN

  Jan ’14: Exposure by Kathy Reichs & Brendan Reichs (ya, hc).

  HODDER

  Jan ’14: Darkest Fear: Book 1: Birthright by Cate Tiernan (ya, tp); Imposter by Susanne Winnacker (r, ya, tp).

  Mar ’14: The Violent Century by Lavie Tidhar (r, tp); Happy Hour in Hell by Tad Williams (r, tp).

  Apr ’14: Adaptation by Malinda Lo (r, ya, tp); Red Moon by Benjamin Percy (r, hr, tp).

  May ’14: Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (r, tp); She Who Waits by Daniel Polansky (r, tp); Vampire Diaries: The Salvation: Unmasked by L.J. Smith (hr, ya, tp); Anarchy by James Treadwell (r, tp).

  Jun ’14: Time Bomb by Scott K. Andrews (r, ya, tp); Lastnight by Stephen Leather (r, tp).

  Jul ’14: Panic by Lauren Oliver (r, ya, tp); Mysterium: 3: The Wheel of Life and Death by Julian Sedgwick (a, ya, tp).

  Aug ’14: Defector by Susanne Winnacker (r, ya, tp).

  Sep ’14: Inheritance by Malinda Lo (r, ya, tp).

  Oct ’14: Lips Touch by Laini Taylor (r, c, tp).

  Nov ’14: The Creeps by John Connolly (r, ya, tp).

  HODDER & STOUGHTON

  Jan ’14: Lastnight by Stephen Leather (hc).

  Mar ’14: Panic by Lauren Oliver (ya, tp).

  Apr ’14: The Wolf in Winter by John Connolly (hc); The Eye of Zoltar by Jasper Fforde (hc); Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor (hc).

  May ’14: The Three by Sarah Lotz (r, hr, hc).

  Jun ’14: Mr Mercedes by Stephen King (hr, hc).

  Sep ’14: Sleeping Late on Judgement Day by Tad Williams (hc).

  Oct ’14: The Deadlands by Benjamin Percy (r, hr, tp).

  HODDER & STOUGHTON/MULHOLLAND BOOKS UK

  Jan ’14: You by Austin Grossman (r, a, tp).

  Mar ’14: Lexicon by Max Barry (r, tp).

  HODDER CHILDREN’S BOOKS

  Jan ’14: Witchfinder by Ruth Warburton (ya, tp).

  May ’14: Secret Breakers: The Pirate’s Sword by H.L. Dennis (ya, tp); Riot by Sarah Mussi (ya, tp); The Runaway by Kate O’Hearn (r, ya, tp).

  Jun ’14: Witch Hunt by Ruth Warburton (ya, tp).

  HOT KEY BOOKS

  Jan ’14: Shrunk! Mayhem and Meteorites by Fleur Hitchcock (ya, tp); Brightling by Rebecca Lisle (r, ya, tp); Blindsided by Natalie Whipple (ya, tp).

  Feb ’14: Ophelia and the Marvellous Boy by Karen Foxlee (ya, hc); The Grey Girl by Eleanor Hawken (ya, tp); Burn by Monica Hesse (ya, tp); Death & Co.: The Mortal Knife by D.J. McCune (ya, tp); The End of the World As We Know It by Iva-Marie Palmer (ya, tp).

  Mar ’14: Tribute by Ellen Renner (ya, tp); Dark City: The Last Apprentice by Imogen Rossi (ya, tp).

  Apr ’14: Little Celeste by Dawn McNiff (ya, tp); Fearsome Dreamer by Laure Eve (r, tp).

  May ’14: The Lovely and th
e Lost by Page Morgan (ya, tp).

  Jun ’14: Say Her Name by James Dawson (r, hr, ya, tp); The Black North by Nigel McDowell (ya, tp).

  Jul ’14: The Illusionists by Laure Eve (r, tp); Catalyst by S.J. Kincaid (ya, tp).

  LITTLE, BROWN UK

  May ’14: Loki’s Wolves by K.L. Armstrong & M.A. Marr (r, ya, tp).

  Aug ’14: The Land of Stories: The Enchantress Returns by Chris Colfer (r, ya, tp).

  LITTLE, BROWN UK/ABACUS

  Mar ’14: The Quarry by Iain Banks (r, a, tp).

  LITTLE, BROWN UK/ATOM

  Feb ’14: Inferno by Sherrilyn Kenyon (r, ya, tp); Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi (r, ya, tp).

  Mar ’14: Allies and Assassins by Justin Somper (r, ya, tp).

  Apr ’14: Illusion by Sherrilyn Kenyon (ya, tp); Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong (tp).

  Jun ’14: Night School: 4: Resistance by C.J. Daugherty (ya, tp); Salvage by Keren David (ya, tp).

  Jul ’14: The Young World by Chris Weitz (r, ya, hc).

  Aug ’14: Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray (ya, hc); Deliverance by C.J. Redwine (r, ya, tp).

  Oct ’14: Enemies of the Prince 2 by Justin Somper (ya, hc).

  LITTLE, BROWN UK/ORBIT

  Jan ’14: Bedlam by Christopher Brookmyre (r); Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan (r); Dirty Magic by Jaye Wells (tp); The Exiled Blade by Jon Courtenay Grimwood (r, tp); The Arcanum by Simon Morden (tp).

  Feb ’14: Fortune’s Pawn by Rachel Bach (r); The Tyrant’s Law by Daniel Abraham (r); Blood Song by Anthony Ryan (r, tp); Honour’s Knight by Rachel Bach.

  Mar ’14: The Lascar’s Dagger by Glenda Larke; Night Broken by Patricia Briggs (hc); Ghost Train to New Orleans by Mur Lafferty; Descent by Ken MacLeod (hc).

  Apr ’14: Reign of Ash by Gail Z. Martin; The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North (hc); Heaven’s Queen by Rachel Bach.

  May ’14: Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare (r, ya, tp); Abaddon’s Gate by James S.A. Corey (r); A Dance of Shadows by David Dalglish (r); The Oversight by Charlie Fletcher (hc); Crimson Campaign by Brian McClellan (hc); The Remaining by D.J. Molles (r); House of the Rising Sun by Kristen Painter (tp); Thief’s Magic by Trudi Canavan (hc); Defenders by Will McIntosh; Crown of Renewal by Elizabeth Moon (tp).

  Jun ’14: Skin Game by Jim Butcher (hc); Earth Awakens by Orson Scott Card & Aaron Johnston (tp); Cibola Burn by James S.A. Corey (hc); Shattered by Kevin Hearne; Justice by Ian Irvine (r, tp); The Remaining: Aftermath by D.J. Molles (r); Shaman by Kim Stanley Robinson (r); Neptune’s Brood by Charles Stross (r, tp); The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey.

  Jul ’14: The High Druid’s Blade by Terry Brooks (hc); A Dance of Chaos by David Dalglish (r, tp); Dark Prince by David Gemmell (r); Hawk Queen: The Omnibus Edition by David Gemmell (r, om, tp); Knights of Dark Renown by David Gemmell (r); Lion of Macedon by David Gemmell (r); Morningstar by David Gemmell (r); Stones of Power: The Omnibus Edition by David Gemmell (r, om, tp); Outsorcerer’s Apprentice by Tom Holt; Empress by Karen Miller (r); Hammer of God by Karen Miller (r); The Prodigal Mage by Karen Miller (r); The Reluctant Mage by Karen Miller (r); The Riven Kingdom by Karen Miller (r, tp); Tower Lord by Anthony Ryan (hc); The Rhesus Chart by Charles Stross (hc); The Remaining: Refugees by D.J. Molles (r).

  Aug ’14: The Widow’s House by Daniel Abraham (tp); Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan (r, tp); A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan (r, tp); The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan (r, tp); The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (r, tp); Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan (r, tp); The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson (r, tp); The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan (r, tp); Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan (r, tp); Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan (r, tp); A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson (r, tp); The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan (r, tp); The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan (r, tp); Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson (r, tp); Winter’s Heart by Robert Jordan (r, tp); The Remaining: Fractured by D.J. Molles (r); The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North (r, tp); The Ripper Affair by Lilith Saintcrow; The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks (hc); Cursed Moon by Jaye Wells (tp).

  Sep ’14: Red Blooded by Amanda Carlson (ya); Hidden by Benedict Jacka; The Awakened Mage by Karen Miller (r); A Blight of Mages by Karen Miller (r); The Falcon Throne by Karen Miller (hc); The Innocent Mage by Karen Miller (r); Age of Iron by Angus Watson (tp).

  Oct ’14: Otherworld Nights by Kelley Armstrong (c); Bloodstone by David Gemmell (r); The Last Guardian by David Gemmell (r); Wolf in Shadow by David Gemmell (r); Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie; The Free by Brian Ruckley (tp); Clakkers 1 by Ian Tregillis.

  Nov ’14: A Dance of Ghosts by David Dalglish (r); The Black Wolves by Kate Elliott; The Oversight by Charlie Fletcher (r); Symbiont by Mira Grant; Descent by Ken MacLeod (r, tp).

  Dec ’14: City of Eternal Night by Kristen Painter (tp).

  LITTLE, BROWN UK/PIATKUS

  Jan ’14: Dark Wolf by Christine Feehan (hc); Forsaken by Jacquelyn Frank (tp); Dream Eyes by Jayne Ann Krentz (r, tp); Bound By Night by Larissa Ione (r, tp); Vampire Seeker by Tim O’Rourke (r, hr, tp); Dark Bites by Sherrilyn Kenyon (c, tp); That Touch of Magic by Lucy March (r, tp).

  Feb ’14: Derik’s Bane by MaryJanice Davidson (r, tp); Falling Light by Thea Harrison (r, tp); Concealed in Death by J.D. Robb (hc).

  Mar ’14: Dark Lycan by Christine Feehan (r, tp); Mystery Woman by Amanda Quick (r, tp); Shadow Spell by Nora Roberts (hc); Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb (r, tp); Styxx by Sherrilyn Kenyon (r, tp).

  Apr ’14: Caged Warrior by Lindsey Piper (r, tp); The King by J.R. Ward (hc); Possession by J.R. Ward (r, tp); Forged by Jacquelyn Frank (tp).

  May ’14: Possession by J.R. Ward (r); Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones (tp); Blood Warrior by Lindsey Piper (r, tp); Air Bound by Christine Feehan (tp).

  Jun ’14: Hunted Warrior by Lindsey Piper (r, tp).

  Jul ’14: Fireborn by Keri Arthur (r, tp); Born of Fury by Sherrilyn Kenyon (tp).

  Aug ’14: Son of No One by Sherrilyn Kenyon (hc); Concealed in Death by J.D. Robb (r, tp).

  Sep ’14: Darkness Falls by Keri Arthur (r, tp); Dark Blood by Christine Feehan (hc); Night’s Honour by Thea Harrison (r, tp); Dark Witch by Nora Roberts (r, tp); Immortal by J.R. Ward (tp); Festive in Death by J.D. Robb (hc).

  Oct ’14: Chained By Night by Larissa Ione (tp).

  Nov ’14: Dark Bites by Sherrilyn Kenyon (r, c, tp); Vampire Watchman by Tim O’Rourke (r, hr, tp); The King by J.R. Ward (r).

  Dec ’14: Revenant by Larissa Ione (tp).

  MACMILLAN

  Oct ’14: No One Gets Out Alive by Adam Nevill (hr).

  Nov ’14: Short Stories by China Miéville (c, hc).

  MACMILLAN CHILDREN’S BOOKS UK

  Jan ’14: Ironheart by Allan Burroughs (ya, tp); Timestorm by Julie Cross (ya, tp); Sky Chasers: Flame by Amy Kathleen Ryan (ya, tp).

  Feb ’14: Unforgotten by Jessica Brody (ya, tp); Unremembered by Jessica Brody (r, ya, tp).

  Mar ’14: Scavenger 1: Zoid by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (ya, tp).

  Apr ’14: Scavenger 1 Zoid by Chris Riddell (ya, tp).

  May ’14: Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge (ya, tp).

  Jun ’14: Awaken by Meg Cabot (r, tp).

  MACMILLAN/PAN

  Jan ’14: Midnight Moon by Lori Handeland (r, hr, tp); Reviver by Seth Patrick (r, hr); In the Dark of the Night by John Saul (r, hr, tp).

  Mar ’14: The Walking Dead: The Fall of the Governor: Part Two by Robert Kirkman & Jay Bonansinga (hr); Banquet for the Damned by Adam Nevill (r, hr).

  Apr ’14: Apartment 16 by Adam Nevill (r, hr).

  May ’14: The Rats by James Herbert (r, hr, tp); The Ritual by Adam Nevill (r, hr).

  Jun ’14: Last Days by Adam Nevill (r, hr).

  Oct ’14: The Returned by Seth Patrick (x).

  Dec ’14: Winter by William Horwood (r).

  MACMILLAN/TOR UK

  Jan ’14: The Emperor’s Blades by Brian Staveley (hc); Halo: Mo
rtal Dictata by Karen Traviss (x, hc).

  Feb ’14: Banished by Liz de Jager; The Problem With Promises by Leigh Evans; War Master’s Gate by Adrian Tchaikovsky (r).

  Mar ’14: Halo: Silentium by Greg Bear (r, x); Valour by John Gwynne (hc).

  Apr ’14: Jupiter War by Neal Asher (r); Unwrapped Sky by Rjurik Davidson (hc); Vurt by Jeff Noon (r).

  May ’14: The Severed Streets by Paul Cornell (hc); Sworn in Steel by Douglas Hulick; City of Saints & Madmen by Jeff VanderMeer (r, tp); Shriek by Jeff VanderMeer (r, tp); Veniss Underground by Jeff VanderMeer (r, tp).

  Jun ’14: Kinslayer by Jay Kristoff (r).

  Jul ’14: Farlander by Col Buchanan (r); Marauder by Gary Gibson (r); Heaven’s Fall by David S. Goyer & Michael Cassutt; Drakenfeld by Mark Charan Newton (r); The Seal of the Worm by Adrian Tchaikovsky (tp).

  Aug ’14: Stands a Shadow by Col Buchanan (r); The Godless by Ben Peek (hc).

  Sep ’14: The Black Dream by Col Buchanan (tp); The Severed Streets by Paul Cornell (r); Extinction Game by Gary Gibson (hc); The Emperor’s Blades by Brian Staveley (r).

  Oct ’14: Valour by John Gwynne (r).

  Nov ’14: The Art of Hunting by Alan Campbell (r); Vowed by Liz de Jager; Halo: Mortal Dictata by Karen Traviss (r, x).

  Dec ’14: The Seal of the Worm by Adrian Tchaikovsky (r).

  MUCH-IN-LITTLE

  Apr ’14: The Army of the Lost by Lily Herne (r, hr, ya, tp); Storm by Brigid Kemmerer (r, ya, tp).

  May ’14: Dead Girls Walking by Suzie Cox (r, ya, tp).

  Jun ’14: Glimpse by Kendra Leighton (ya, tp).

  Aug ’14: The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two by Catherynne M. Valente (r, tp).

  ORION

  Apr ’14: The Demonologist by Andrew Pyper (r, tp).

  ORION/GOLLANCZ

  Jan ’14: The Exodus of the Xandim by Maggie Furey (r, tp); Wolfhound Century by Peter Higgins (tp); God Tattoo by Tom Lloyd (r, c, a, tp); Elric: The Revenge of the Rose by Michael Moorcock (r, om, tp); Pyramids by Terry Pratchett (r, hc); Small Gods by Terry Pratchett (r, hc); SF Gateway Omnibus: The Iron Thorn, Michaelmas, Hard Landing by Algis Budrys (om, tp); The Fell Sword by Miles Cameron (eb, hc); Wolves by Simon Ings (tp); Dreams and Shadows by C. Robert Cargill (r, tp); The Time of Contempt by Andrzej Sapkowski (r, tp); Half Past Human by T.J. Bass (r, tp).