Carriger, Gail Blameless (Orbit US 978-0-316-40176-0, $15.00, 379pp, tp) Reprint (Orbit US 2010) steampunk fantasy novel, third in the Parasol Protectorate series featuring Alexia Tarraboti. Carriger is a pen name.
Carriger, Gail Heartless (Orbit US 978-0-316-40204-0, $15.00, 401pp, tp) Reprint (Orbit US 2011) steampunk fantasy novel, fourth in the Parasol Protectorate series featuring Alexia Tarabotti. Carriger is a pen name.
Carriger, Gail Timeless (Orbit US 978-0-316-40272-9, $15.00, 409pp, tp) Reprint (Orbit US 2012) steampunk fantasy novel, fifth and final in the Parasol Protectorate series about Alexia Tarabotti. Carriger is a pen name.
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Chan, Kylie Dark Serpent (Harper Voyager US 978-0-06-232906-6, $7.99, 546pp, pb) Urban fantasy/martial arts novel, the first book in the Celestial Battles series. First US edition (Voyager Australia 5/13).
* Chandler, Nathan Warrior of the Way (iUniverse 978-1-4917-2084-4, $21.95, 359pp, tp) Fantasy novel of an empire torn by war. Copyrighted 2005, 2014 but no previous edition is known. This is a print-on-demand edition; e-book also available. iUniverse, 1663 Liberty Drive, Bloomington IN 47403;
* Chappelle, Leif City of Tigers (Camel Press 978-1-60381-973-2, $14.95, 268pp, tp) Fantasy novel, the first book in the Under the Sunstone series. A first novel. E-book also available. Camel Press, PO Box 70515, Seattle WA 98127;
* Charbonneau, Joelle Graduation Day (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 978-0-547-95921-4, $17.99, 291pp, hc) Young-adult post-apocalyptic SF novel, the third book in the Testing series. E-book also available.
Cheney, J. Kathleen The Golden City (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-41775-6, $7.99, 384pp, pb) Reprint (Roc 2013) alternate-history fantasy novel of Portugal.
* Cherryh, C.J. Peacemaker (DAW 978-0-7564-0883-1, $25.95, 375pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) SF novel, 15th in the overall Foreigner series. E-book also available.
Chizmar, Richard & Martin H. Greenberg, eds. Screamplays (CD Publications 978-1-58767-211-8, $50.00, 547pp, hc, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Del Rey 1997) anthology of seven horror screenplays by Stephen King, Harlan Ellison, Joe R. Lansdale, Ed Gorman, and Richard Laymon. Introduction by Dean Koontz. Illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne. Cemetery Dance Publications, 132-B Industry Lane, Unit #7, Forest Hill MD 21050;
Christer, Sam The Rome Prophecy (Overlook Press 978-1-4683-0109-0, $26.95, 375pp, hc) Archaeological/religious thriller with possible supernatural elements, second in the series featuring ex-priest Tom Shaman. First US edition (Sphere 2/11 as by Jon Trace). This is a pen name for Michael Morley. E-book also available.
Christer, Sam The Venice Conspiracy (Overlook Press 978-1-4683-0049-9, $25.95, 355pp, hc) Archaeological/religious thriller with possible supernatural elements. Ex-priest Tom Shaman investigates a murder involving Satanists and ancient artifacts. This is dated 2012 but not seen until now; first US edition (Sphere 2/10 as by Jon Trace). This is a pen name for Michael Morley. E-book also available.
* Chu, Wesley The Deaths of Tao (Angry Robot US 978-0-85766-332-0, $7.99, 460pp, pb, cover by Bruce Hogarth) SF novel, sequel to The Lives of Tao. This is dated 2013 but not seen until now. Simultaneous with the Angry Robot UK edition. E-book also available.
* Clare, Cassandra The Mortal Instruments: City of Heavenly Fire (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 978-1-4424-1689-5, $24.99, hc, cover by Clif Nielsen) Young-adult urban fantasy novel, the sixth and final in the Mortal Instruments series. E-book also available.
Colfer, Eoin WARP, Book Two: The Hangman’s Revolution (Disney/Hyperion 978-1-4231-6163-9, $17.99, 376pp, hc, cover by Owen Richardson) Young-adult SF time travel novel about an FBI Witness Anonymous Relocation Program that hides witnesses in the past. First US edition (Puffin UK 4/14). E-book also available.
* Corey, James S.A. Cibola Burn (Orbit US 978-0-31621762-0, $27.00, 581pp, hc) SF novel of conflict on a colony world, the fourth book in the Expanse series. E-book also available. Simultaneous with the Orbit UK edition. Corey is a pseudonym for Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck.
* Cormick, Craig The Shadow Master (Angry Robot US 978-0-85766-515-7, $7.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) Alternate history of Renaissance Italy with surreal/fantastic elements, intrigue and romance between the Medicis and the Lorraines, plus plague and a mysterious cult. E-book also available.
* Correia, Larry Monster Hunter Nemesis (Baen 978-1-4767-3655-6, $25.00, 361pp, hc, cover by Alan Pollack) Fantasy novel, fifth in the Monster Hunter series. E-book also available.
* Couvreur, André The Exploits of Professor Tornada, Vol. 1 (Black Coat Press 978-1-61227-279-5, $22.95, 313pp, tp, cover by Mandy) SF omnibus of two books: An Invasion of Macrobes (Une Invasion de Macrobes, Lafitte 1910) and short novel/novella The Androgyne (L’Androgyne, Albin Michel 1923), translated from the French and with an introduction by Brian Stableford. This is a print-on-demand edition. Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416;
* Couvreur, André The Exploits of Professor Tornada, Vol. 2 (Black Coat Press 978-1-61227-280-1, $22.95, 291pp, tp, cover by Mandy) Collection of two novellas/short novels in the series, translated from the French and with an introduction by Brian Stableford. This is a print-on-demand edition. Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416;
* Couvreur, André The Exploits of Professor Tornada, Vol. 3 (Black Coat Press 978-1-61227-281-8, $22.95, 302pp, tp, cover by Mandy) SF collection of two novellas/short novels in the series, translated from the French and with an introduction by Brian Stableford. This is a print-on-demand edition. Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416;
* Cross, Kady The Girl with the Windup Heart (Harlequin Teen 978-0-373-21119-7, $17.99, 396pp, hc) Young-adult steampunk fantasy novel, the fourth in the Steampunk Chronicles begun in The Girl in the Steel Corset. E-book also available.
* Cummings, Lindsay The Murder Complex (HarperCollins/Greenwillow 978-0-06-222000-4, $17.99, 398pp, hc) Young-adult dystopian SF thriller novel. Meadow, a young woman trained to survive in a world of overpopulation and government-sanctioned murder, becomes involved with a government assassin. E-book also available.
* Dana, Rich, ed. AnarchoSF Volume 1: Science Fiction and the Stateless Society (Obsolete Press 978-1495356025, $7.99, 160pp, tp) Anthology/’zine exploring anarchy and anarchism in SF, with 10 stories, three apparently original, two poems, an essay on H.G. Wells, and a dedication to and story by Mick Farren. Other authors include Philip K. Dick, Ursula Pflug, and Ricardo Feral. Obsolete Press,
Dashner, James The Eye of Minds (Random House/Ember 978-0-385-74140-8, $9.99, 310pp, tp, cover by Kekai Kotaki) Reprint (Delacorte 2013) young-adult SF novel about virtual gaming, the first book in the Mortality Doctrine series.
* Dembski-Bowden, Aaron Warhammer 40,000: Night Lords, The Omnibus (Black Library US 978-1-84970-676-6, $17.50, 942pp, tp) Omnibus/collection of three stories and three gaming tie-in novels in the Night Lords series: Warhammer 40,000: Soul Hunter (2010), Warhammer 40,000: Blood Reaver (2011), and Warhammer 40,000: Void Stalker (2012). Copyrighted by Games Workshop. Simultaneous with the Black Library UK edition.
* Denning, Troy Forgotten Realms: The Sentinel (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-6459-8, $27.95, 295pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) Gaming tie-in novel based on the roleplaying game, the fifth in The Sundering series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. E-book also available.
Denning, Troy Star Wars: Crucible (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 978-0-345-51143-0, $7.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Del Rey 2013) tie-in novel based on the Star Wars universe. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
* DeSmedt, Bill Dualism (Per Aspera Press 978-0-9745734-3-4, $27.95, 445pp, hc) SF thriller, sequel to Singularity. A print-on-demand edition. A trade paperback edition (-6-5, $18.95) was announced but not seen; e-book also available. Per Aspera Press,
* Doescher, Ian William Shakespeare
’s The Jedi Doth Return (Quirk Books 978-1-59474-713-7, $14.95, 163pp, hc) Humor/drama, a play in Shakespeare’s style based on the George Lucas movie The Return of the Jedi. E-book also available.
* Dolamore, Jaclyn Dark Metropolis (Disney/Hyperion 978-1-4231-6332-9, $17.99, 292pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy zombie novel. Thea, already dealing with her mother’s insanity, investigates a friend’s disappearance with the help of a young man with a dark secret. E-book also available.
Douglas, Carole Nelson Cat in an Alien X-Ray (Tor/Forge 978-0-7653-6594-1, $7.99, 384pp, pb, cover by Jo Tronc) Reprint (Forge 2013) associational mystery, #25 in the Midnight Louie series.
* Dudley, Karen Kraken Bake (Turnstone Press/Ravenstone Books 978-0-88801-466-5, $16.95, 460pp, tp) Fantasy novel of ancient Greece, second in the Epikurean series begun in Food for the Gods. Athens sponsors a ‘‘Bronze Chef’’ competition to use up the remains of the kraken Perseus killed. Turnstone Press, 206-100 Arthur St., Winnipeg MB, R3B 1H3 Canada;
* Duyvis, Corinne Otherbound (Abrams/Amulet 978-1-4197-0928-9, $17.95, 387pp, hc, cover by Vince Natale) Young-adult fantasy novel. A first novel. This is an international edition with US, Canadian, and UK prices. E-book also available.
Elfgren, Sara B. & Mats Strandberg Fire (Overlook Press 978-1-4683-0672-9, $18.99, 689pp, hc, cover by Kim W. Andersson) Young-adult dark fantasy novel, the second book in the Engelsfors trilogy about teen witches fighting to defeat an ancient evil. Tranlated by Anna Paterson from the Swedish Eld (2012). First US edition (Hammer 6/13).
Erikson, Steven This River Awakens (Tor 978-0-7653-7023-5, $9.99, 552pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam Press UK 2012) associational novel, revised from the original (Sceptre 1998 as by Steve Lundin).
* Farris, John All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes By (Centipede Press 978-1-61347-008-4, $195.00, 359pp, hc, cover by David Ho) Reprint (Playboy Press 1977) Southern gothic horror novel with elements of voodoo and mysticism. Introduction by Brian Hodge. Illustrated by David Ho, including a foldout, plus full-page reproductions of two earlier covers. This is a limited edition of 200 signed by Farris, Ho, and Hodge; it is dated 2012, but not seen until now. Centipede Press, 2565 Teller Court, Lakewood CO 80214;
* Feehan, Christine Air Bound (Jove 978-0-515-15463-4, $7.99, 366pp, pb, cover by Dan O’Leary) Paranormal romance novel set in the Sea Haven series. E-book also available.
Fowler, Karen Joy We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves (Penguin/Plume 978-0142180822, $16.00, 308pp, tp) Reprint (Marian Wood 2013) associational novel.
* Frankel, Valerie Estelle Women in Game of Thrones: Power, Conformity and Resistance (McFarland 978-0-7864-9416-3, $35.00, 206pp, tp) Critical nonfiction looking at the portrayal of women in the TV show based on the fantasy books by George R.R. Martin, with some comparisons between the books and the show. Includes bibliography and an index. E-book also available. McFarland, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187;
Frei, Max The Stranger’s Magic (Overlook Press 978-1-4683-0674-3, $15.95, 319pp, tp) Reprint (Overlook Press 2012) fantasy novel, the third book in The Labyrinths of Echo series. Translated by Polly Gannon & Ast A. Moore from the Russian. Frei is a pen name for Svetlana Martynchik. This edition supposedly appeared in 2013, but was not seen until now.
* Frommer, Jeremy & Rick Schwartz, eds. The Mind’s Eye: The Art of Omni (powerHouse Books 978-1-57687-686-2, $60.00, 223pp, hc, cover by Gottried Helnwein) Art book, a selection of illustrations from Omni, ranging from genre-SF style to surrealism, by artists including Michael Whelan, Frank Frazetta, John Berkey, and Chris Moore. Introduction by Ben Bova. powerHouse Books, 37 Main Street, Brooklyn NY 11201-1021; 212-604-9074;
* Gabaldon, Diana Written in My Own Heart’s Blood (Random House/Delacorte 978-0-385-34443-2, $35.00, 822pp, hc, cover by Robert Hunt) Historical time-travel fantasy novel, eighth in the Outlander series. Simultaneous with the UK (Orion) edition. E-book also available.
Gaiman, Neil The Ocean at the End of the Lane (HarperCollins/Morrow 978-0-06-225566-2, $14.99, 178pp, tp) Reprint (Morrow 2013) fantasy novel/fairy tale.
Gaiman, Neil & Eddie Campbell The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains (HarperCollins/Morrow 978-0-06-228214-9, $21.99, 74pp, hc, cover by Eddie Campbell) Reprint (Morrow 2010 as part of Stories) fantasy novella, winner of the Locus and Shirley Jackson Awards. Originally read onstage with projections of Campbell’s illustrations, then published in the anthology Stories. This adds new illustrations, some in comics style, by Campbell. E-book also available.
Garcia, Kami Unbreakable (Little, Brown 978-0-316-21018-8, $10.00, 305pp, tp) Reprint (Little, Brown 2013) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in The Legion series.
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* George, David R., III Star Trek: The Lost Era: 2319: One Constant Star (Pocket 978-1-4767-5021-7, $7.99, 382pp, pb, cover by Doug Drexler) Star Trek tie-in novel. Copyrighted by CBS Studios.
* Gibson, Julia Mary Copper Magic (Tor/Starscape 978-0-7653-3211-0, $16.99, 331pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel set in 1906. Violet makes a rash wish on an ancient talisman. A first novel. E-book also available.
* Goto, Hiromi & N.K. Jemisin Systems Fail (Aqueduct Press 978-1-61976-060-8, $12.00, 132pp, tp) Collection of two stories by Goto, one story and six essays by Jemisin, and an interview with each. Published in conjunction with Goto and Jemisin’s appearance as guests of honor at WisCon 38. This is a limited edition of 175. Aqueduct Press, PO Box 95787, Seattle WA 98145-2787;
Gratton, Tessa The Lost Sun (Random House/Ember 978-0-307-97749-6, $9.99, 353pp, tp) Reprint (Random House 2013) young-adult fantasy novel, the first book in the United States of Asgard series.
* Gratton, Tessa The Strange Maid (Random House 978-0-307-97746-5, $17.99, 402pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel, the second book in the United States of Asgard series.
Green, Simon R. Casino Infernale (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-41430-4, $7.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) Reprint (Roc 2013) fantasy novel in the Secret Histories series featuring Eddie Drood, AKA Shaman Bond.
* Green, Simon R. Property of a Lady Faire (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-41431-1, $26.95, 344pp, hc) Fantasy novel in the Secret Histories series featuring Eddie Drood, AKA Shaman Bond. E-book also available.
Greenfield, Amy Butler Chantress (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 978-1-4424-5704-1, $9.99, 326pp, tp, cover by Ali Smith) Reprint (McElderry 2013) young-adult historical fantasy novel.
* Greenfield, Amy Butler Chantress Alchemy (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 978-1-4424-5707-2, $18.99, 334pp, hc, cover by Ali Smith) Young-adult historical fantasy set in an alternate 17th-century England, sequel to Chantress. E-book also available.
* Guran, Paula, ed. The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: 2014 Edition (Prime Books 978-1-60701-431-7, $19.95, 569pp, tp, cover by Fer Gregory) Year’s Best anthology with 32 stories from 2013. Guran’s introduction discusses the selection and the nature of horror fiction. Authors include Steve Rasnic Tem, Neil Gaiman, Tanith Lee, and Carrie Vaughn. E-book also available. Prime Books,
Hamilton, Laurell K. Affliction (Jove 978-0-515-15427-6, $7.99, 603pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 2013) dark erotic urban fantasy novel, the 22nd in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series.
* Hamilton, Laurell K. A Shiver of Light (Berkley 978-0-425-25566-7, $27.95, 372pp, hc) Erotic fantasy novel, ninth in the Meredith Gentry series, previously from Ballantine. Merry’s impending delivery of triplets attracts unwanted attention. E-book also available.
* Harper, Molly Better Homes and Hauntings (Pocket 978-1-4767-0600-9, $7.99, 318pp, pb, cover by Patrick Kang) Paranormal romance novel. Landscape architect Nina Linden discovers her handsome new client’s estate is haunted. E-book also available.
* Haydon, Elizabeth The Merchant Emperor (Tor 978-0-7653-0566-4, $25.99, 432pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) Fantasy novel, seventh in the Symphony of Ages series (including the Rhapsody trilogy). E-book also a
vailable.
Healey, Karen When We Wake (Little, Brown 978-0-316-20077-6, $10.00, 296pp, tp, cover by Howard Huang) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 2013) young-adult SF novel.
* Hearne, Kevin Shattered (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-54848-1, $26.00, 328pp, hc, cover by Gene Mollica) Urban fantasy novel, the seventh book in the Iron Druid Chronicles series begun in Hounded. A signed edition was announced but not seen. Simultaneous with the Orbit UK edition. E-book also available.
Higson, Charlie The Fallen (Disney/Hyperion 978-1-4231-6566-8, $17.99, 533pp, hc) Young-adult zombie novel, the fifth in the Enemy series. First US edition (Penguin UK 9/13); e-book also available.
* Hinks, Darius Warhammer: Orion: The Council of Beasts (Black Library US 978-1-84970-675-9, $14.00, 414pp, tp, cover by Slawomirc Maniak) Tie-in novel based on the roleplaying game universe, the third book in the Orion trilogy. Copyrighted by Games Workshop.
* Hodgson, William Hope William Hope Hodgson (Centipede Press 978-1-61347-049-7, $60.00, 733pp, hc) Collection of 21 weird stories plus two short novels: The House on the Borderland (1908) and The Ghost Pirates (1909). Edited and with an introduction by S.T. Joshi. Centipede Press, 2565 Teller Court, Lakewood CO 80214;
* Holden, Rebecca J., ed. The WisCon Chronicles, Volume 8: Re-Generating WisCon (Aqueduct Press 978-1-61976-061-5, $15.00, 227pp, tp) Nonfiction anthology celebrating WisCon 37, with 24 pieces, including two stories, essays, poems, speeches, and blog excerpts, focusing on WisCon’s feminisms. Aqueduct Press, PO Box 95787, Seattle WA 98145-2787;
* Horowitz, Eli, Matthew Derby & Kevin Moffett The Silent History (FSG Originals 978-0-374-53447-9, $16.00, 513pp, tp) Near-future SF novel about an epidemic of silents, children who can’t use or understand speech, presented as a series of testimonials from many adults witnessing the phenomenon. Originally published as a serial (10/12-4/13) via an iPhone/iPad app, which included location-based ‘‘Field Reports’’ available only when the device’s GPS coordinates matched the specified location. E-book also available.
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