Locus, August 2014

by Locus Publications

  Smith’s Monthly–Dean Wesley Smith, Issue #9, June 2014, $6.99 digital/$12.99 print/$30.00 print sent internationally, monthly, 160pp, 17½ x 25½ cm. A monthly magazine written entirely by Dean Wesley Smith with four short stories; a complete novel, Morning Song (a Seeders Universe Novel); chapters 25-27 of The Life and Times of Buffalo Jimmy and chapters 25-27 of The Adventures of Hawk; nonfiction; and poetry. Subscription: Digital-only $29.99 (six issues)/$49.99 (12 issues); Print plus digital $59.99 (six issues)/$99.99 for (12 issues)/$30.00 per issue internationally, on his website or by mail to WMG Publishing, PO Box 269, Lincoln City OR 97367; website: .

  Magazines Received continues after ad.

  Online Magazines

  Abyss & Apex Magazine –Wendy S. Delmater, ed. Issue #51, 3rd Quarter 2014, free online; quarterly. Online speculative fiction magazine. This issue includes stories by Rachel Acks, Sarah Hendrix, Fraser Sherman, and Lindsey Duncan; flash fiction by Mark Cole and Nathaniel Williams; poetry and small press reviews. Subscription: $5.00/year includes access to archive.

  Apex Magazine –Sigrid Ellis, ed. Issue #62, July 2014, free online or $2.99/e-book, monthly. Online SF/fantasy magazine publishing both new and reprinted fiction. This issue includes fiction by Laura Davy (with accompanying podcast), Victor Fernando R. Ocampo, Gillian Conahan, and Benjanun Sriduangkaew; four poems; a nonfiction essay on comics by Rachel Edidin; interviews with Victor Fernando R. Ocampo and Ashley Mackenzie; and short fiction reviews. Ebook/subscriber exclusives include a story by Jon Singer and excerpts from work by Roberta Trahan and Michael J. Martinez. New issues posted the first Tuesday of the month. Cover by Ashley Mackenzie. Subscription: $19.95/year from Apex or Weightless Books . Also available from Amazon.com at $1.99/month.

  Beneath Ceaseless Skies –Scott H. Andrews, ed. Issue #150, June 26, 2014, free online, bi-weekly. Online SF/fantasy magazine. Special double issue with original fiction by Richard Parks, Adam Callaway, Oliver Buckram (with accompanying podcast), Stephen Case, and a reprint from the archives by Richard Parks. Cover by Alex Ries. Subscription: $13.99/year from Weightless Books, .

  Beneath Ceaseless Skies –Scott H. Andrews, ed. Issue #151, July 10, 2014, free online, bi-weekly. Online SF/fantasy magazine. This issue includes original fiction by Cat Rambo and Helen Marshall, a short story from the archives by Mishell Baker, and the debut episode of their new podcast, the BCS Audio Vault, presenting ‘‘How the Wicker Knight Would Not Move’’ by Chris Willrich. Cover by Alex Ries. Subscription: $13.99/year from Weightless Books, .

  Clarkesworld –Neil Clarke, ed. Issue #94, July 2014, free online or $2.99 e-book, monthly. Online SF/fantasy magazine. This issue includes original short fiction by Yoon Ha Lee (with accompanying podcast), N.K. Jemisin, and Juliette Wade; reprints from William Browning Spencer and Chris Roberson; an interview with Jeff VanderMeer; and nonfiction essays by Susan E. Connolly and James L. Sutter. Cover by Albert Urmanov. Subscription: $1.99/month Amazon.com, £1.99/month via Amazon.co.uk, or $23.88/year from Weightless Books, .

  Crowded –Baden Chant & Ethan Fode, eds. June/July 2014, free online, stories monthly, issues annually. The site’s current stories are ‘‘It Is Beautiful Here’’ by Kristin Janz, and ‘‘Beside Me Singing in the Wilderness’’ by Michael Wehunt. Crowded is a speculative fiction site with a crowd-sourced editorial feature. Authors can submit stories directly to the editors or their stories can be posted and voted on by the site’s membership. Each month, the best one or two stories are posted on their website, and at the end of the year, the stories are compiled into an annual. Subscription: AUD$18.00 b&w/AUD$48.00 full color for print at lulu.com; AUD$5.49 for pdf version from their website and through Apple itunes.

  Daily Science Fiction –Michele-Lee Barasso & Jonathan Laden, eds., July 2014, free online, every weekday. Online daily SF magazine. This site e-mails one piece of short SF to subscribers every weekday; stories are posted online one week later. In July 2014, the site sent out fiction by Jo Stufflebeam, Marcia Richards, K.S. O’Neill, Erica L. Satifka, Malia Robin Kawaguchi, Wendy Wheeler, Nicky Drayden, Memory Scarlett, J.S. Bangs, Kat Otis, Thomas A. Mays, Michael Louis Ruggiero, Mari Ness, Chris Batchelor, Sean R. Robinson, Gary A. Mitchell, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Michelle Ann King, Rachael K. Jones, Christine M. Layton, Jennifer Campbell-Hicks, and Vajra Chandrasekera. Subscription: free by e-mail; $2.99/monthly compilations for the Kindle can be purchased from Amazon.com.

  Fireside –Brian W. White, ed. Issue #14, June 2014, $2.00 digital only, monthly. Online fiction magazine with substantial genre content. Access to content is restricted to purchasers and subscribers. This issue includes a short story by D.B. Starler, flash fiction by David Alex Shepherd and Paul O’Donohoe, artwork by Galen Dara, and part 11 of a 12-part serial by Chuck Wendig. Subscriptions: $24.00 for Year Two (Issues 4 –15, which includes the entire Wendig serial), only available in digital format.

  Lightspeed Magazine –John Joseph Adams, ed. Issue #50, July 2014, free online or $3.99 e-book, monthly. Online SF/fantasy magazine. This issue includes original SF stories by Adam-Troy Castro and Carrie Vaughn; reprints by Jo Walton and Howard Waldrop; original fantasy fiction by Theodora Goss and Matthew Hughes; fantasy reprints by Emma Bull and Carmen Maria Machado; interviews with Karl Schroeder and Richard Garriott; and an artist showcase on Udara Chinthaka. The e-book edition is available on the first of the month with exclusive content not available on the website, including a novella reprint by Gene Wolfe; and novel excerpts from Adrian Cole, Hannu Rajaniemi, and Jason Gurley. On the website, each month’s contents are serialized throughout the month with new features published on the first four Tuesdays. Cover by Udara Chinthaka. Subscription: $2.99/month via Amazon.com or $35.88/year from Weightless Books, .

  The New York Review of Science Fiction –Kevin J. Maroney, et al., eds. Vol. 26, No. 10, Whole No. 310, June 2014, $5.00 cover price ($10.00 + shipping for two copies sold bimonthly bundled from Lulu.com) or $2.99 from Weightless Books, , monthly, 32pp. Review and criticism magazine, with essay-length and short reviews, etc. In this issue Arthur D. Hlavaty discusses the two recent books about Heinlein, Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century, Volume 2: The Man Who Learned Better, 1948-1988 by William H. Patterson, Jr. and The Heritage of Heinlein: A Critical Reading of the Fiction by Thomas D. Clareson and Joe Sanders; Michael Swanwick presents six untitled short tales he wrote in Mark Twain’s library; Richard L. Kellogg looks at Philip Wylie’s Opus 21 and specifically the dream sequence at the end of the novel; Brian Stableford considers the career of Henri Austruy, a French writer in the early half of the 20th century, who in his short novel L’Oletélépan makes accurate predictions of how wireless telephony would affect modern life; Jen Gunnels reviews a staged reading of Andrea Hairston’s Thunderbird at the Next World Theatre, and Jane the Plain, which was written by August Schulenburg and produced by the Flux Theatre Ensemble; Michael Andre-Driussi disproves the theory that film director Wes Anderson is the great-grandson of Edgar Rice Burroughs; Mike Barrett examines the life of Margery Lawrence and two of her supernatural short story collections, Nights of the Round Table and The Terraces of Night; and Donald M. Hassler examines the connection between science fiction and the wars of the 20th century. Subscriptions: $30.00/year from Weightless Books, .

  Nightmare Magazine –John Joseph Adams, ed. Issue #22, July 2014, free online or $2.99/e-book, monthly. Online horror/dark fantasy magazine publishing both original and reprinted fiction. This issue includes original fiction by Lane Robins and Mari Ness; reprints from Denni
s Etchison and Tom Piccirilli; an artist showcase featuring Galen Dara; a column on horror by Janice Gable Bashman; and an interview with Del Howison. The e-book edition is available on the first of the month with exclusive content not available on the website including a novella by John F.D. Taff. On the website, each month’s contents are serialized throughout the month with new features published on the first four Wednesdays. Cover by Galan Dara. Subscription: $2.08/monthly from Nightmare or $24.99/year from Weightless Books, .

  Strange Horizons –Niall Harrison et al., eds. June/July 2014, free, weekly. Online speculative fiction magazine publishing fiction, poetry, essays, reviews, and interviews. New issues are posted each Monday. For June and July the site posted fiction with accompanying podcasts of works by JY Yang, Élisabeth Vonarburg, Lara Elena Donnelly, and E. Catherine Tobler; an interview with Frances Hardinge; a transcript of a panel discussion on Frances Hardinge’s novels; columns by John Clute, Rochita Loenen-Ruiz, Jaymee Goh, Genevieve Valentine, and Eleanor Arnason; poetry and a monthly podcast of the poetry appearing on the website; and reviews. Subscription: unavailable.

  Tor.com –Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Irene Gallo, Fritz Foy, Tom Doherty, Liz Gorinsky, et al., eds. June/July 2014, free online. Macmillan publishing house-site specializing in genre fiction. Each month, Tor.com publishes free fiction and articles including original works, reprints, novel excerpts, and comics; re-reads/re-watches of novels and television shows; an artist gallery; original reviews; articles and commentary; and interviews; as well as providing a forum for the genre community. New material is posted throughout the month. June/July’s fiction posts include excerpts from works by Hannu Rajaniemi, Adam Nevill, Phoebe North, Caragh M. O’Brien, Samit Basu, Steven Erikson, Simon Green, Tracy & Laura Hickman, Mercedes Lackey & James Mallory, Ian C. Esslemont, Max Gladstone, Greg Egan, John Flanagan, Ann Aguirre, Sarah McCarry, Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson, and Daryl Gregory; a comic by Jim Ottaviani with art by Leland Purvis; reprinted fiction by N.K. Jemisin; and original short fiction by Yoon Ha Lee, A.M. Dellamonica, Leigh Bardugo, Debra Doyle & James D. MacDonald, China Miéville, and Richard Bowes.

  The Outer Limits

  The New Yorker (April 7, 2014) has Jonathan Lathem’s ‘‘Pending Vegan’’.

  Paperback Parade (June 2014) includes ‘‘Dr. Kilcasey in Space: A Bio-Bibliography of James White’’ by James Andrews.

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  BOOKS RECEIVED: JUNE

  Compiled by Liza Groen Trombi & Carolyn Cushman. Please send all corrections to Carolyn Cushman c/o Locus. We will run all verified corrections.

  * Ackley-McPhail, Danielle, ed. Trouble on the Water (Dark Quest 978-1-937051-85-3, $12.95, 130pp, tp) Original anthology of four stories about sailors, pirates, and gamblers. Authors are Phoebe Wray, David Sherman, Jeffrey Lyman, and the editor. A print-on-demand edition. Dark Quest Books, 23 Alec Drive, Howell NJ 07731; .

  * Ackley-McPhail Danielle, & L. Jagi Lamplighter, et al., eds. It’s Elemental (Dark Quest Books 978-1-937051-98-3, $14.95, 258pp, tp, cover by Thomas Nackid) Original anthology of 15 stories, part of the Bad-Ass Faeries series. Authors include Jody Lynn Nye, Keith R.A. DeCandido, and James Chambers. Editors not listed above are Lee C. Hillman & Jeffrey Lyman. A print-on-demand edition; e-book also available. Dark Quest Books, 23 Alec Drive, Howell NJ 07731; .

  * Adkins, Mari Midnight (Apex Publications 978-1-937009-23-6, $15.95, 218pp, tp) Southern gothic novel in the Harlan Vampire series. Samantha Clark flees an abusive boyfriend and ends up in Harlan KY in 1985, a town with strange secrets. A print-on-demand edition; e-book also available. Apex Publications, PO Box 24323, Lexington KY 40524; .

  Agresti, Aimee Infatuate (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 978-0-544-23291-4, $9.99, 401pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt 2013) young-adult paranormal romance novel, the second book in the Gilded Wings series.

  * Al-Mohamed, Day & Meriah Crawford, eds. Trust & Treachery (Dark Quest 978-1-937051-91-4, $15.95, xi + 282pp, tp, cover by Ahmet Selim) Original anthology of 26 stories and two poems of power struggles and intrigue. Authors include Beth Cato, Thomas Livingston, and James Daniel Ross. Forword by Al-Mohamed, introduction by Donna Andrews, and graphic afterword by Meriah Crawford. A print-on-demand edition. Dark Quest Books, 23 Alec Drive, Howell NJ 07731; .

  Ambrose, E.C. Elisha Barber (DAW 978-0-7564-0836-7, $7.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (DAW 2013) historical fantasy novel set in 14th-century England, the first in the Dark Apostle series. This is a pen name for Elaine Isaak.

  * Anderson, Jodi Lynn The Vanishing Season (HarperTeen 978-0-06-200327-0, $17.99, 258pp, hc) Young-adult gothic romance/horror novel/ghost story. Someone is killing teenaged girls in the town of Gill Creek. E-book also available.

  * Anonymous, ed. The Chapman Books (Uncanny Books 978-1-62898-004-2, $12.99, iii + 239pp, tp) Original anthology of three loosely connected macabre tales about the Chapman family. Authors are Aaron J. French, Erik T. Johnson, and Adam P. Lewis. E-book also available. Uncanny Books, 810 West Knox St., Durham NC 27701; .

  * Anonymous, ed. Every Night Our Devils Come (CreateSpace 978-1493761388, $5.95, 90pp, tp) Original anthology of four dark stories, one revised. Authors are Thomas Owen, James Gitschlag, and James Sarjent. E-book also available.

  * Archer, Alex Rogue Angel: River of Nightmares (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 978-0-373-62167-5, $6.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Tim Bradstreet) Thriller with supernatural elements, 47th in the series about TV host/archaeologist/adventurer Annja Creed. The author is probably Jean Rabe.

  * Archer, Jill White Heart of Justice (Ace 978-0-425-25717-3, $7.99, 298pp, pb, cover by Jason Chan) Fantasy novel, third in the Noon Onyx series. E-book also available.

  Armstrong, Kelley Omens (Penguin/Plume 978-0-142181065, $16.00, 486pp, tp) Reprint (Dutton 2013) urban fantasy/paranormal romance novel, the first in the Cainsville trilogy.

  * Axler, James Deathlands: Hanging Judge (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 978-0-373-62625-0, $6.99, 314pp, pb) Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 115th in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.

  Barnes, John The Last President (Ace 978-0-425-25646-6, $7.99, 384pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 2013) post-apocalyptic SF novel, third in the Daybreak series begun in Directive 51.

  Barraclough, Lindsey Long Lankin (Candlewick Press 978-0-7636-6937-9, $8.99, 455pp, tp, cover by Christophe Dessaigne) Reprint (The Bodley Head 2012) young-adult dark fantasy novel.

  * Bennett, Jenn Banishing the Dark (Pocket 978-1-4516-9509-0, $7.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Tony Mauro) Urban fantasy novel, fourth in the series featuring Arcadia Bell.

  Bishop, Anne Written in Red (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-41790-9, $7.99, 487pp, pb, cover by Blake Morrow) Reprint (Roc 2013) fantasy novel, the first book in The Others series.

  * Blackwood, Algernon Algernon Blackwood (Centipede Press 978-1-61347-047-3, $60.00, 880pp, hc) Collection of 22 stories, part of the Centipede Press Library of Weird Fiction series. Edited and with an introduction by S.T. Joshi. This is a limited edition of 500. Centipede Press, 2565 Teller Court, Lakewood CO 80214; .

  Boulle, Pierre Planet of the Apes (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-44798-2, $7.99, 268pp, pb) Reissue (Vanguard 1963) SF novel. Translated from the French by Ian Fielding; 14th printing.

  Bova, Ben New Earth (Tor 978-0-7653-6807-2, $7.99, 384pp, pb, cover by John Harris) Reprint (Tor 2013) SF novel in the Grand Tour series.

  Brian, Kate Hereafter (Disney/Hyperion 978-142316526-2, $9.99, 307pp, tp) Reprint (Hyperion 2013) young-adult horror novel, the second book in the Shadowlands trilogy.

  * Buckell, Tobias S. Hurricane Fever (Tor 978-0-7653-1922-7, $24.99, 268pp, hc) Near-future SF technothriller with elements of alternate history, a sequel to Arctic Rising featuring ex-spy Prudence ‘‘Roo’’ Jones. Simultaneous with the Del Rey UK edition. E-book also available.

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nbsp; * Butcher, Jim Skin Game (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46439-2, $27.95, 454pp, hc, cover by Chris McGrath) Dark fantasy novel, 15th in the Dresden Files series. Mab forces Harry to work for an old enemy. E-book also available.

  * Byers, Richard Lee Forgotten Realms: The Reaver (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-6458-1, $27.95, 326pp, hc, cover by Tyler Jacobson) Gaming tie-in novel based on the roleplaying game, the fourth in The Sundering series. E-book also available. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

  Byers, Richard Lee Forgotten Realms: The Reaver (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-6542-7, $7.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Tyler Jacobson) Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2014) gaming tie-in novel based on the roleplaying game, the fourth in The Sundering series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

  * Calhoun, Kenneth Black Moon (Random House/Crown/Hogarth 978-0-804-13714-0, $24.00, 277pp, hc) Apocalyptic horror novel. A plague of insomnia leaves people unable to tell reality from dreams. Simultaneous with the Hogarth UK edition. E-book also available.

  * Card, Orson Scott & Aaron Johnston Earth Awakens (Tor 978-0-7653-2906-6, $25.99, 395pp, hc, cover by John Harris) SF novel, third in the First Formic War series, prequel to the Card’s Ender series. E-book also available. Simultaneous with the Orbit UK edition.

  Carey, M.R. The Girl with all the Gifts (Orbit US 978-0-316-27815-7, $25.00, 403pp, hc) Dystopian/post-apocalyptic SF novel. The author also writes as Mike Carey. First US edition (Orbit UK 1/14). E-book also available.