Locus, March 2014

by Locus Publications

* Laurie, Victoria The Ghoul Next Door (Penguin/Obsidian 978-0-451-2060-63, $7.99, 322pp, pb) Supernatural mystery novel, eighth in the Ghost Hunter series. M.J. Holliday can’t escape ghosts even on a break back home in Boston. E-book also available.

  * Lavene, Joyce & Jim Lavene A Finder’s Fee (Berkley Prime Crime 978-0-425-25231-4, $7.99, 296pp, pb) Mystery novel with psychic elements, the fifth book in the Missing Pieces series.

  * Lawson, John The Loathly Lady (Dragonwell Publishing 978-1-940076-03-4, $17.95, 397pp, tp, cover by Howard David Johnson) Fantasy novel based on Celtic myth and Arthurian tales. An ancient creature, half-dragon, half-woman, threatens a kingdom unless someone can answer the question, ‘‘What do women most desire?’’ A print-on-demand edition; e-book also available. Dragonwell Publishing, .

  * Lebbon, Tim Alien: Out of the Shadows (Titan US 978-1781162682, $7.99, 344pp, pb) Tie-in novel based on the world of the films. E-book also available. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.

  * Lee, Chang-rae On Such a Full Sea (Penguin/Riverhead 978-1-59448-610-4, $27.95, 352pp, hc) SF dystopian novel. Fan runs away from her safe life in an American labor colony to search for the man she loves.

  * Lee, Sharon Carousel Sun (Baen 978-1-4767-3623-5, $15.00, 324pp, tp) Contemporary fantasy novel, sequel to Carousel Tides. E-book also available.

  * Lee, Steve Epiphany (Lulu.com 978-1300718567, $17.99, 317pp, tp) Fantasy novel. People from Josh’s recurring dreams turn out to be real, as civilization approaches collapse. Copyrighted 2010, 2012, but not seen until now. E-book also available.

  * Lindsey, Mary Fragile Spirits (Penguin/Philomel 978-0-399-16186-5, $17.99, 308pp, hc, cover by Tony Sahara) Young-adult fantasy romance novel set in the same world as Shattered Souls. Paul is dismayed to be assigned as Protector to the rebellious Speaker Vivienne. E-book also available.

  Llywelyn, Morgan After Rome (Tor/Forge 978-0-7653-7519-3, $15.99, 335pp, tp, cover by Gregory Manchess) Reprint (Forge 2013) associational historical novel of Celtic Britain.

  Llywelyn, Morgan After Rome (Tor/Forge 978-0-7653-3123-6, $24.99, 335pp, hc, cover by Gregory Manchess) Associational historical novel of Celtic Britain.

  Lu, Marie Legend (Gauntlet Press 978-1-934267-38-7, $50.00, 303pp, hc, cover by Bobby Hernandez) Reprint (Putnam 2011) young-adult dystopian SF novel, the first in a series set in the world of Lu’s Facebook game. Added material includes a new introduction, art, outtakes, early draft excerpts, and character profiles by Lu. This is a signed limited edition; a leatherbound, traycased, lettered edition with added outtakes and excerpts ($150.00) is also available. Gauntlet Press, 5307 Arroyo Street, Colorado Springs CO 80922; .

  Lukyanenko, Sergei & Vladimir Vasiliev Day Watch (Harper 978-0-06-231011-8, $15.99, 449pp, tp) Reprint (Heinemann 2007) dark fantasy novel, the second in a trilogy begun in Night Watch about a Moscow inhabited by the supernatural Others. Co-author Vladimir Vasiliev is credited on the title page but not the cover or copyright page. Translated by Andrew Bromfield from the Russian Dnevnoj Dozor (AST 2000). E-book also available.

  Maberry, Jonathan Patient Zero (St. Martin’s 978-1-250-04377-1, $9.99, 485pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s Griffin 2009) zombie horror novel.

  Maberry, Jonathan, ed. V-Wars (IDW 978-1-613777176, $9.99, 461pp, pb) Reprint (IDW 2012) original anthology of 12 interwoven shared-world stories, set in a world where a plague turns humans into vampires. This is a premium/tall rack-size edition.

  * Maddox, Jack The Dog: Necrophagus (Necro Publications 978-1-939065-35-3, $13.95, 414pp, tp, cover by Travis Anthony Soumis) Dark urban fantasy/horror novel. The Dog, trying to collect on a debt, ends up running a detective agency in the dangerous city of Dirge. A print-on-demand edition; e-book also available. Necro Publications, 5139 Maxon Terrace, Sanford FL 32771; .

  * Mafi, Tahereh Ignite Me (Harper 978-0-06-208557-3, $17.99, 408pp, hc, cover by Colin Anderson) Young-adult dystopian SF novel, the third book in a trilogy begun in Shatter Me. E-book also available.

  Manieri, Evie Blood’s Pride (Tor 978-0-7653-6891-1, $7.99, 435pp, pb, cover by Kekai Kotaki) Reprint (Jo Fletcher 2012) fantasy novel, the first book in the Shattered Kingdoms trilogy.

  * Marcus, Ben Leaving the Sea (Random House/Knopf 978-0-307-37938-2, $25.95, 271pp, hc) Collection of 15 stories, some with SF, fantasy, or surreal elements. E-book also available.

  * McCrumb, Sharyn King’s Mountain (St. Martin’s/Dunne 978-1-250-01140-4, $25.99, 326pp, hc) Associational historical novel about the Battle of King’s Mountain in 1780, published as part of the Ballads mystery series set in Appalachia, several of which have supernatural elements. A Thomas Dunne book.

  McDermott, Andy The Shadow Protocol (Random House/Dell 978-0-345-53706-5, $9.99, 513pp, pb) Thriller about an operative with a device that lets him copy people’s brain patterns and share their memories for 24 hours. First US edition (Headline 3/13 as The Persona Protocol). This is a premium/tall rack-size edition; e-book also available.

  * McDermott, J.M. Maze (Apex Books 978-1-937009-21-2, $14.95, 205pp, tp, cover by Angela Giles) Weird/dark fantasy novel about people living in a labyrinth. E-book also available. Apex Publications, PO Box 24323, Lexington KY 40524; .

  * McGuire, Seanan Indexing (Amazon/47North 978-1477809600, $14.95, 404pp, tp) Urban fantasy novel. The ATI Management Bureau stops fairy tales from intruding on the real world. Originally published 2013 as a Kindle serial.

  * Meyer, Marissa Cress (Macmillan/Feiwel and Friends 978-0-312-64297-6, $18.99, 550pp, hc, cover by Michael O) Young-adult SF novel, the third in the Lunar Chronicles series inspired by fairy tales, this time Rapunzel. The rebels plot to rescue and recruit Cress, a skilled hacker raised alone on a satellite,

  * Meyers, Theresa One Night With the Shifter (Harlequin/Nocturne 978-0-373-88590-9, $5.75, 299pp, pb) Paranormal romance novel in the Sons of Midnight series. E-book also available.

  Millar, Martin The Anxiety of Kalix the Werewolf (Counterpoint/Soft Skull Press 978-1-59376-537-8, $18.95, 533pp, tp, cover by A.B. Bergman) Fantasy werewolf novel, third in the Werewolf Girl series. Kalix just wants to live a normal life in London. First US edition (Piatkus 8/13). The author also writes as Martin Scott. Counterpoint/Soft Skull Press, 1919 Fifth Street, Berkeley CA 94710; .

  Miranda, Megan Hysteria (Bloomsbury/Walker US 978-0-8027-3592-8, $9.99, 323pp, tp) Reprint (Walker US 2013, not seen) young-adult suspense novel with possible supernatural elements.

  * Miranda, Megan Vengeance (Bloomsbury/Walker US 978-0-8027-3503-4, $17.99, 342pp, hc) Young-adult paranormal romance novel, sequel to Fracture. E-book also available.

  Modesitt, L.E., Jr. The Magic Engineer (Tor 978-0-7653-7400-4, $17.99, 510pp, tp, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Reprint (Tor 1994) fantasy novel, third in the ‘‘Recluce’’ series.

  * Modesitt, L.E., Jr. Rex Regis (Tor 978-0-7653-3634-7, $27.99, 445pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) Fantasy novel, eighth in the Imager Portfolio series. Quaryt’s dream of creating a school for imagers begins to be realized. E-book also available.

  * Moore, Kelly, Tucker & Larkin Reed Neverwas (Scholastic/Levine 978-0-545-43418-8, $17.99, 310pp, tp, cover by Shane Rebenscheid) Young-adult gothic fantasy/haunted house/alternate worlds novel, second in the Amber House series. Sarah comes to Amber House and gradually realizes history has somehow been changed. E-book also available.

  * Morden, Simon Arcanum (Orbit US 978-0-316-22010-1, $17.00, 735pp, tp) Fantasy novel. Simultaneous with the Orbit UK edition. E-book also available.

  Mosley, Walter Stepping Stone/Love Machine (Tor 978-0-7653-6799-0, $7.99, 143 + 139pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 2013) collection of two short SF novels from the Crosstown to Oblivion series, bound Ace Double style. Illustrated by Greg Ruth.

  * Neumeier, Rachel Black Dog (Angry Robot/Strange Chemistry US 978-1-90884-483-5, $9.99, 443pp, tp, cover by Paul Young) Young-adult fantasy novel. Natividad is one of the rare Pures, kin of the black dog werewolves, wi
th the power to protect humanity from supernatural evils. E-book also available.

  * Oakley, Nicholas P. The Watcher (See Sharp Press 978-1-937276-45-4, $12.95, 230pp, tp) Dystopian SF novel about a girl in a supposedly utopian hunter-gatherer society on the planet Dodona. E-book also available. Sharp Press, PO Box 1731, Tucson AZ 85705; .

  Oates, Joyce Carol Daddy Love (Grove/Atlantic/Mysterious Press 978-0-8021-2224-7, $16.00, 279pp, tp) Reprint (Mysterious Press 2013) associational psychological horror novel.

  Osborne-McKnight, Juilene Song of Ireland (Tor 978-0-7653-3680-4, $15.99, 336pp, tp, cover by Julie Bell) Reprint (Forge 2006) historical fantasy novel about the arrival of the Celts in Ireland and their encounters with the Danu people.

  * Palmer, Pamela Wulfe Untamed (HarperCollins/Avon 978-0-06-210755-8, $7.99, 347pp, pb) Urban fantasy/paranormal romance novel, the eighth and final book in the Feral Warriors series. E-book also available.

  * Perry, Steve The Vastalimi Gambit (Ace 978-0-425-25663-3, $7.99, 292pp, pb, cover by Kris Keller) Military SF novel, the second in the Cutter’s Wars series.

  * Pett, Richard Crooked (Broken Eye Books 978-1-940372-00-6, $!9.99, 539pp, tp) Dark fantasy/weird horror novel funded through Kickstarter. A first novel. A print-on-demand edition; a hardcover edition (-00-6, $24.99) was announced but not seen; e-book also available. Broken Eye Books, .

  Pinborough, Sarah Mayhem (Quercus/Jo Fletcher US 978-1-62365-086-5, $24.95, 305pp, hc) Victorian mystery novel with supernatural elements. First US edition (Jo Fletcher 5/13).

  * Pratt, T.A. Bride of Death (Merry Blacksmith Press 978-0-61595-434-9, $13.95, 227pp, tp, cover by Lindsey Look) Urban fantasy novel, the seventh in the series featuring sorcerer Marla Mason. This is the first print edition; a previous e-book edition (Tropism Press 11/13) was not seen. The author also writes as Tim Pratt. This is a print-on-demand edition. The Merry Blacksmith Press, 70 Lenox Ave, West Warwick RI 02893; .

  * Price, Daniel The Flight of the Silvers (Penguin/Blue Rider 978-0-399-16498-9, $27.95, 594pp, hc) SF novel, the first book in the Temporis series set on a parallel Earth. Six people are saved from death and sent to an alternate world by strange beings. E-book also available

  * Price, Lissa Enders (Random House/Delacorte 978-0-385-74249-8, $17.99, 272pp, hc) Young-adult SF thriller, sequel to Starters.

  * Radford, Irene The Broken Dragon (DAW 978-0-7564-0915-9, $7.99, 370pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) Fantasy novel, the second in the Children of the Dragon Nimbus trilogy set in the world of Glass Dragon. E-book also available.

  * Rainey, Evelyn Perky’s Books & Gifts (Necro Publications/Bedlam Press 978-1-939065-37-7, $11.95, 223pp, tp, cover by Erik Wilson) Fantasy novel. The contents of a store’s books start becoming real, and sometimes deadly. A print-on-demand edition; e-book also available. Necro Publications, .

  Rajaniemi, Hannu The Fractal Prince (Tor 978-0-7653-3679-8, $15.99, 300pp, tp, cover by Kekai Kotaki) Reprint (Tor 2012) near-future SF novel, sequel to The Quantum Thief.

  * Reedy, Trent Divided We Fall (Scholastic/Levine 978-0-545-54367-5, $17.99, 374pp, hc, cover by Shane Rebenscheid) Young-adult near-future SF novel, the first book in a trilogy. Idaho National Guardsman Danny Wright, 17, accidentally sets off a war between the state of Idaho and the federal government. E-book also available.

  * Riggs, Ransom Hollow City (Quirk Books 978-1-59474-612-3, $17.99, 398pp, hc) Fantasy novel, sequel to Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children about some strange children, now heading to London. Illustrated with vintage photos. E-book also available.

  * Ringo, John To Sail a Darkling Sea (Baen 978-1-4767-3621-1, $25.00, 374pp, hc, cover by Kurt Miller) SF zombie-apocalypse novel, second in the Black Tide Rising series begun in Under a Graveyard Sky. E-book also available.

  * Rosati, Gina Auracle (Macmillan/Square Fish 867-1-250-04006-0, $9.99, 298pp, hc) Reprint (Roaring Brook 2012) young-adult fantasy novel about a teen who uses astral projection.

  * Rowland, Diana Fury of the Demon (DAW 978-0-7564-0830-5, $7.99, 484pp, pb, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) Urban fantasy detective novel, sixth in the Kara Gillian series. E-book also available.

  * Rush, Jennifer Erased (Little, Brown 978-0-316-19715-1, $18.00, 275pp, hc, cover by Howard Huang) Young-adult SF novel about genetically altered teens, sequel to Altered. E-book also available.

  Russell, Karen Vampires in the Lemon Groves and Other Stories (Random House/Vintage 978-0-307-94747-5, $14.95, 243pp, tp) Reprint (Knopf 2013) collection.

  * Sagara, Michelle Touch (DAW 978-0-7564-0800-8, $17.99, 325pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Contemporary fantasy novel, the second in the Queen of the Dead trilogy. E-book also available.

  Saunders, George Tenth of December (Random House 978-0-8129-8425-5, $15.00, 251pp, tp) Reprint (Random House 2013) collection of ten stories. The cover has a sticker noting this book made the New York Times Book Review ten-best list for 2013.

  * Schreiber, Joe Star Wars: Maul: Lockdown (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 978-0-345-50903-1, $27.00, 330pp, hc) Tie-in novel based on the world of the movies. E-book also available. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

  * Schwab, Victoria The Unbound (Disney/Hyperion 978-1-4231-7820-0, $16.99, 357pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Archived. E-book also available.

  * Scott, Julianna The Seers (Angry Robot/Strange Chemistry US 978-1-90884-446-0, $9.99, 379pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) Young-adult fantasy novel, the second book in a series begun in The Holders. Simultaneous with the Strange Chemistry UK edition. E-book also available.

  Shan, Darren Zom-B Gladiator (Little, Brown 978-0-316-21607-0, $15.00, 160pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Young-adult horror novella, sixth in the Zom-B series. Illustrated by Warren Pleece. Shan is a pen name for Darren O’Shaughnessy. E-book also available. Simultaneous with the Simon & Schuster UK edition.

  * Shayne, Maggie Wake to Darkness (Harlequin/Mira 978-0-7783-1555-1, $7.99, 360pp, pb) Thriller with fantasy elements; writer Rachel de Luca gets corneal transplants that give her visions of murders. E-book also available. Copyrighted by Margaret Benson.

  * Shearin, Lisa The Grendel Affair (Ace 978-0-425-26691-5, $7.99, 292pp, pb) Urban fantasy novel, first in the SPI Files series.

  Sherman, Delia The Freedom Maze (Candlewick Press 978-0-7636-6975-1, $6.99, 255pp, tp, cover by Kathleen Jennings) Reprint (Big Mouth House 2011) young-adult fantasy time-travel novel. E-book also available.

  * Shusterman, Neal & Eric Elfman Tesla’s Attic (Disney/Hyperion 978-142314803-6, $16.99, 246pp, hc, cover by Owen Richardson) Middle-grade SF novel, the first book in the Accelerati trilogy. Nick Slate discovers he sold off Nicola Tesla’s last inventions as junk. E-book also available.

  * Simmons, Kristen Three (Tor Teen 978-0-7653-2960-8, $17.99, 380pp, hc, cover by Nekro) Young-adult dystopian SF novel, third in a series begun in Article 5. E-book also available.

  * Skinner, Gard Game Slaves (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 978-0-547-97259-6, $16.99, 323pp, hc, cover by Dominic Harman) Young-adult SF novel. AI video game characters start to question their roles. A first novel. E-book also available.

  Smith, Cynthia Leitich Feral Nights (Candlewick Press 978-0-7636-6294-3, $7.99, 295pp, tp) Reprint (Candlewick Press 2013) young-adult paranormal romance novel, first in a new series spun off from the Tantalize quartet.

  Smith, Greg Leitich Chronal Engine (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 978-0-544-02277-5, $5.99, 181pp, tp, cover by Blake Henry) Reprint (Clarion 2012) middle-grade SF time-travel novel.

  Smith, L. Neil Brightsuit MacBear (Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick 978-1-61242-162-9, $9.99, 199pp, tp) Reprint (Avon 1988) SF novel set in the North American Confederacy Universe. A print-on-demand edition; e-book also available. Arc Manor, PO Box 10339, Rockville MD 20849; .

  Smythe, James The Echo (Harper Voyager US 978-0-06-228728-1, $14.99, 302pp, tp, cover by Angelo Rinaldi) SF thriller novel, the second in the Anomaly Quartet begun in The Explorer. E-book also available. F
irst US edition (Voyager UK 1/14).

  * Snyder, Maria V. Taste of Darkness (Harlequin/Mira 978-0-7783-1585-8, $14.95, 458pp, tp) Fantasy romance novel, the third book in the Healer series. E-book also available.

  Stasi, Linda The Sixth Station (Tor/Forge 978-0-7653-6982-6, $7.99, 446pp, pb) Reprint (Forge 2013) thriller novel.

  * Stavely, Brian The Emperor’s Blades (Tor 978-0-7653-3640-8, $27.99, 478pp, hc) Epic fantasy novel, the first in the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne series. Children of an assassinated emperor struggle to stay alive and uncover his killers. E-book also available.

  * Stiefvater, Maggie Spirit Animals: Book 2: Hunted (Scholastic 978-0-545-52244-1, $12.99, 185pp, hc, cover by Angelo Rinaldi) Middle-grade fantasy novel, second in the ‘‘multiplatform’’ series with a related online game. E-book also available.

  Strugatsky, Arkady & Boris Strugatsky Definitely Maybe (Melville House 978-1-61219-281-9, $15.00, 149pp, tp) Reprint (Macmillan 1978) SF novel. Translated from the Russian One Billion Years to the End of the World and with a note by Antonina W. Bouis. Afterword by Boris Strugatsky, describing dealing with Soviet censors, copyrighted 2013. Part of Melville House’s Neversink Library.

  * Sullivan, Laura L. Delusion (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 978-0-544-10478-5, $8.99, 341pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt 2012, not seen) young-adult fantasy novel about teen illusionists in WWII England who discover a college of real magicians.

  * Swan, Joan Shatter (Kensington/Brava 978-0-7582-8827-1, $9.95, 358pp, tp) Romantic suspense novel with paranormal elements in the Phoenix Rising series about genetically engineered super-soldiers with special powers fighting an evil senator. E-book also available.

  * Tanzer, Ben Orphans (NIU Press/Switchgrass Books 978-0-87580-695-2, $15.95, 159pp, tp) Post-apocalyptic SF novel set around the burned-out ruins of Chicago. E-book also available. Switchgrass Books, Northern Illinois University Press, DeKalb IL 60115; .

  * Taylor, K.J. The Shadowed Throne (Ace 978-0-425-25824-8, $7.99, 415pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) Fantasy novel, the second book in The Risen Sun trilogy set in Taylor’s Griffin universe. E-book also available.