Locus, April 2013

by Locus Publications

  Child, Lincoln The Third Gate (Random House/Anchor 978-0-307-47374-5, $7.99, 403pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 2012) supernatural archaeological thriller.

  * Coates, Deborah Deep Down (Tor 978-0-7653-2900-4, $25.99, 304pp, hc) Fantasy mystery novel, the second in a series about Hallie Michaels in South Dakota. E-book also available.

  * Cole, Myke Shadow Ops: Fortress Frontier (Ace 978-0-425-25636-7, $7.99, 353pp, pb, cover by Michael Komarck) Military fantasy novel, the second book in the Shadow Ops series. E-book also available.

  * Colfer, Chris The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell (Little Brown 978-0-316-20157-5, $17.99, 438pp, hc, cover by Brandon Dorman) Middle-grade fantasy novel. A book of fairy tales leads twins Alex and Conner to a magical land. Illustrated by Brandon Dorman. Includes a color fold-out map. A first novel. E-book also available. This is dated 2012, but not seen until now.

  * Collomore, Anna The Ruining (Penguin/Razorbill 978-1-59514-470-6, $17.99, 313pp, hc) Associational young-adult psychological thriller inspired by Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s ‘‘The Yellow Wallpaper’’. E-book also available.

  Cooper, Elspeth Trinity Rising (Tor 978-0-7653-3166-3, $25.99, 488pp, hc, cover by Dominic Harman) Fantasy novel, the second book in the Songs of the Earth/Wild Hunt series. First US edition (Gollancz 8/12). E-book also available.

  * Copperman, E.J. Chance of a Ghost (Berkley Prime Crime 978-0-425-25168-3, $7.99, 292pp, pb, cover by Dominick Finelle) Paranormal mystery novel, the fourth in the Haunted Guesthouse series. This is a pen name for Jeffrey Cohen. E-book also available.

  * Cremer, Andrea Rise (Penguin/Philomel 978-0-399-15960-2, $18.99, 385pp, hc) Young-adult paranormal romance novel, sequel to Rift and prequel to Nightshade. E-book also available.

  Crichton, Michael The Lost World (Ballantine 978-0-345-53899-4, $9.99, 416pp, pb) Reprint (Knopf 1995) SF novel, sequel to Jurassic Park. This is a premium/tall rack-size edition.

  Crichton, Michael Timeline (Ballantine 978-0-345-53901-4, $9.99, 480pp, pb) Reprint (Knopf 1999) SF time-travel novel. This is a premium/tall rack-size edition.

  * Cross, Sarah Kill Me Softly (Egmont USA 978-1-60684-323-9-, $17.99, 331pp, hc) Young-adult paranormal romance novel. Mirabelle runs away to visit her birthplace, not realizing she’ll be trapped in a fairy tale. E-book also available. This is dated 2012, but not seen until now.

  Cusick, John M. Girl Parts (Candlewick Press 978-0-7636-5644-7, $7.99, tp) Reprint (Candlewick Press 2010) young-adult SF novel.

  * Dahlquist, Gordon The Different Girl (Penguin/Dutton 978-0-525-42597-7, $16.99, 230pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel. Four almost-identical girls raised on a remote island start to question their lives when a shipwrecked girl arrives. E-book also available.

  Daniel, Tony Guardian of Night (Baen 978-1-4516-3879-0, $7.99, 458pp, pb, cover by Kurt Miller) Reprint (Baen 2012) SF novel.

  * Daniel, Tony Star Trek: Devil’s Bargain (Pocket 978-1-4767-0047-2, $7.99, 303pp, pb) Star Trek tie-in novel. E-book also available. Copyrighted by CBS Studios.

  * Dark, Juliet The Water Witch (Ballantine 978-0-345-52424-9, $15.00, 322pp, tp) Paranormal romance novel, the second in the Fairwick trilogy. Copyrighted by Carol Goodman. E-book also available.

  Day, S.J. Eve of Chaos (Tor 978-0-7653-3750-4, $14.99, 364pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 2009) urban fantasy novel about demon hunter Evangeline Hollis, the third volume in the Marked series. The cover has Sylvia Day in large type, with ’writing as S.J. Day’ in much smaller type. E-book also available.

  * Decker, James K. The Burn Zone (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-41340-6, $7.99, 373pp, pb) SF novel. Sam Shao, genetically enhanced to bond with the alien haan, tries to find her kidnapped alien guardian. This is a pen name for James Knapp. E-book also available.

  Dekker, Ted & Tosca Lee Mortal (Hachette/FaithWords 978-1-59995-357-1, $7.99, 481pp, pb) Reprint (FaithWords 2012) SF thriller novel set in a medieval future, the second book in the trilogy The Books of Mortals.

  Denning, Troy Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 978-0-349-50923-9, $7.99, 536pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 2012) tie-in novel based on the Star Wars universe, the final volume in the Fate of the Jedi sub-series. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

  * Despain, Bree The Savage Grace (Egmont USA 978-1-60684-221-8, $17.99, 488pp, hc) Young-adult paranormal romance novel, third in the Dark Divine trilogy. E-book also available. This is dated 2012, but not seen until now.

  * Djanikian, Ariel The Office of Mercy (Penguin/Viking 978-0-670-02586-2, $26.95, 304pp, hc, cover by Jonathan Barkat) Postapocalyptic, dystopian SF novel set in an underground Utopia. A first novel.

  Dolamore, Jaclyn Between the Sea and Sky (Bloomsbury USA 978-1-59990-922-6, $9.99, 229pp, tp) Reprint (Bloomsbury USA 2011) young-adult mermaid fantasy novel.

  * Dornbusch, Betsy Exile (Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-452-3, $26.99, 271pp, hc, cover by John Stanko) Epic fantasy novel, the first book of the Seven Eyes series. E-book also available.

  Drake, David The Road of Danger (Baen 978-1-4516-3878-3, $7.99, 478pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) Reprint (Baen 2012) military SF novel in the RCN series featuring Daniel Leary and Adele Mundy.

  * Englehart, Steve The Arena Man (Tor 978-0-7653-2500-6, $25.99, 363pp, hc, cover by Frank Stockton) Fantasy thriller, the fourth book in the Max August series begun in The Point Man. E-book also available.

  Etienne, Sara Wilson Harbinger (Penguin/Speak 978-0-14-242393-6, $8.99, 312pp, tp) Reprint (Putnam 2012) young-adult near future fantasy novel.

  Feist, Raymond E. A Crown Imperiled (Harper Voyager US 978-0-06-146842-1, $7.99, 407pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) Reprint (Voyager UK 2012) fantasy novel of Midkemia, book two in the Chaoswar Saga.

  Forward, Toby Dragonborn (Bloomsbury USA 978-1-59990-983-7, $7.99, 344pp, tp) Reprint (Walker UK 2011) middle-grade fantasy novel, the first in a series.

  * Frank, Jacquelyn Forbidden (Ballantine 978-0-345-51769-2, $7.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Craig White) Paranormal romance novel, the first book in the World of Nightwalkers series. Simultaneous with the Piatkus UK edition. E-book also available.

  * Funke, Cornelia Ghost Knight (Little Brown 978-0-316-05614-4, $16.99, 330pp, hc, cover by Andrea Offermann) Middle-grade fantasy novel about a boy troubled by ghosts at his new boarding school. Translated from the German Geister Ritter (Dressler 2011) by Oliver Latsch. This is a paper-over boards edition, issued with a half jacket, and originally dated 2012; this indicates second printing but was not seen until now. E-book also available.

  * Fusco, Kimberly Newton Beholding Bee (Random House/Knopf 978-0-375-86836-8, $16.99, 329pp, hc) Middle-grade fantasy novel. Orphan Bee searches for a home for herself and a stray dog in 1942, helped by two women no one else can see. E-book also available.

  Gaiman, Neil American Gods (HarperCollins/Morrow 978-0-06-208023-3, $17.99, 529pp, tp, cover by Houston Trueblood) Reprint (Morrow 2001) contemporary fantasy novel. This is the Morrow 2011 Tenth Anniversary edition with the author’s preferred text (Hill House 2004), introduction by Gaiman, and bonus material originally published in the 2005 UK (Review) edition.

  * Galenorn, Yasmine Haunted Moon (Jove 978-0-515-15281-4, $7.99, 301pp, pb) Paranormal romance, the 13th in the Otherworld series. E-book also available.

  * Galloway, Gregory The 39 Deaths of Adam Strand (Penguin/Dutton 978-0-525-42565-6, $17.99, 313pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. A teen tries killing himself repeatedly, but keeps coming back unharmed. E-book also available.

  Gardner, Sally Maggot Moon (Candlewick Press 978-0-7636-6553-1, $16.99, 279pp, hc, cover by Julian Crouch) Young-adult dystopian SF novel. Oddball teen Standish Treadwell discovers the Motherland is hiding a big secret. E-book also available. First US edition (Hot Key Books 8/12).

  * Garsee, Jeannine The Unquiet (Bloomsbury USA 978-1-59990-723-9, $16.99, 388pp, hc) Young-adult psychological thriller. Rinn Jacobs’ new high school is reportedly haunted. E-book also available. This is dated 2012 but not seen until now.

  * Gautier, Judith Isoline and the Serpent-Flower (Black Coat Pr
ess 978-1-61227-152-1, $20.95, 229pp, tp, cover by Mike Hoffman) Collection of 13 stories, translated/adapted by Brian M. Stableford, who provides an introduction and notes. This is a print-on-demand edition Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416; .

  * George, Jessica Day Princess of the Silver Woods (Bloomsbury USA 978-1-59990-646-1, $16.99, 324pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Young-adult fantasy based on the fairy tales ‘‘Red Riding Hood’’ and ‘‘Twelve Dancing Princesses’’, third in the series begun in Princess of the Midnight Ball.

  Green, Simon R. The Bride Wore Black Leather (Ace 978-0-425-25644-2, $7.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Jonathan Barkat) Reprint (Ace 2012) dark urban fantasy novel, 12th and final in the Nightside series about John Taylor.

  * Grimbert, Pierre The Secret of Ji: Six Heirs (AmazonCrossing 978-161284593, $14.95, 282pp, tp) Fantasy novel, the first book in the Secret of Ji series. Translated by Matt Ross and Eric Lamb from the French Le Secret de Ji Volume 1: Six héritiers (Les éditions Mnémos 1996). E-book also available.

  * Hartley, A.J. Darwen Arkwright and the Insidious Bleck (Penguin/Razorbill 978-1-59514-410-2, $16.99, 440pp, hc, cover by Emily Osborne) Middle-grade fantasy novel, second in the Darwen Arkwright series. E-book also available.

  Healey, Karen The Shattering (Little Brown 978-0-316-12573-4, $8.99, 317pp, tp) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 2011) young-adult supernatural thriller novel.

  Healey, Karen When We Wake (Little Brown 978-0-316-20076-9, $17.99, 296pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel. Tegan dies in 2027, only to wake 100 years later in a frightening future. First US edition (Allen & Unwin 2/13). E-book also available.

  * Heuler, Karen The Inner City (ChiZine Publications 978-1-927469-33-0, $16.95, 209pp, tp, cover by Erik Mohr) Collection of 15 stories, one original. Also e-book; a deluxe limited hardcover edition was available by preorder only. ChiZine Publications, 67 Alameda Avenue, Toronto ON M6C 3W4, Canada; .

  * Hidalgo, Pablo Star Wars: The Essential Reader’s Companion (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 978-0-345-51119-5, $29.95, ix + 484pp, tp, cover by Paul Youll) Nonfiction guide to tie-in fiction based on the world of the movies.

  Hjortsberg, William Jubilee Hitchhiker: The Life and Times of Richard Brautigan (Counterpoint 978-1-61902-105-1, $29.95, 850pp, tp) Reprint (Counterpoint 2012, not seen) biography/memoir about Hjortsberg’s search to learn more about an author who influenced him. Includes bibliography, index, and an unpaginated 16-page section of b&w photos. Counterpoint, 1919 Fifth Street, Berkeley CA 94710; .

  * Hobb, Robin The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-544-4, $35.00, 184pp, hc, cover by Jon Foster) Fantasy novella in the world of Farseer series, illustrated by Jon Foster. A leatherbound, signed, limited edition of 250 ($60.00) is also available. Hobb also writes as Megan Lindholm. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; .

  * Horton, Rich, ed. Superheroes (Prime Books 978-1-60701-380-8, $15.95, 382pp, tp) Anthology of 16 stories involving superheroes. Authors include Kelly Link, Daryl Gregory, and Peter S. Beagle. E-book also available. Prime Books, .

  Howey, Hugh Wool (Simon & Schuster 978-1-4767-3511-5, $26.00, 509pp, hc) Reprint (Hugh Howey 2012 as Wool Omnibus) post-apocalyptic novel/collection originally published in five parts: Wool (2011), Wool 2 (2011), Wool 3 (2011), Wool 4: The Unraveling (2011), and Wool 5: The Stranded (2012). A trade paperback edition (-3511-5, $15.00) is also available.

  * Hughes, Matthew Hell to Pay (Angry Robot US 978-0-85766-163-0, $7.99, 332pp, pb, cover by Tom Gauld) Urban fantasy superhero novel, the third book in the To Hell and Back trilogy. Simultaneous with the UK (Angry Robot) edition; e-book also available.

  Hunt, Stephen Secrets of the Fire Sea (Tor 978-0-7653-6611-5, $7.99, 439pp, pb, cover by Max Schindler) Reprint (Voyager 2010) steampunk fantasy novel, fourth in the series begun in The Court of the Air.

  Hunter, Erin Seekers: Return to the Wild: Island of Shadows (Harper 978-0-06-199636-8, $6.99, 283pp, tp, cover by Wayne McLoughlin) Reprint (Harper 2012) middle-grade animal fantasy novel about bears, the seventh in the series and the first in a sub-series. The author is probably Cherith Baldry. Packaged and copyrighted by Working Partners Limited.

  Hunter, Erin Warriors: Omen of the Stars: The Forgotten Warrior (Harper 978-0-06-155526-8, $6.99, 315pp, tp, cover by Wayne McLoughlin) Reprint (Harper 2011) young-adult fantasy novel in the series about warrior cats, the fifth book in the Omen of the Stars sub-series. The author is probably Cherith Baldry. This includes a separately paginated 31-page roleplaying adventure in the Warriors Adventure Game. Packaged and copyrighted by Working Partners Limited.

  * Johnson, Maureen The Madness Underneath (Penguin/Putnam 978-0-399-25661-5, $17.99, 290pp, hc, cover by Danielle Delany) Young-adult dark fantasy novel, the second in the Shades of London series. E-book also available.

  Johnson, Maureen The Name of the Star (Penguin/Speak 978-0-14-242205-2, $9.99, 372pp, tp) Reprint (Putnam 2011) young-adult dark fantasy novel, the first in the Shades of London series.

  * Johnson-Weider, K.M. Black Throne Conspiracy (Blue Moon Aurora 978-0-983798446, $15.95, 426pp, tp) Science-fantasy thriller. Sir Cobran Deritha investigates odd family developments and discovers a dark evil that threatens the peace in the Ascension Galaxy. E-book also available.

  Jones, Carrie & Steven E. Wedel After Obsession (Bloomsbury USA 978-1-59990-913-4, $9.99, 305pp, tp) Reprint (Bloomsbury USA 2011) young-adult paranormal romance novel.

  * Jones, Darynda Death, Doom, and Detention (St. Martin’s Griffin 978-0-312-62521-4, $9.99, 296pp, tp) Young-adult urban fantasy/paranormal romance novel, the second in a series begun in Death and the Girl Next Door. E-book also available.

  Katsu, Alma The Taker (Pocket 978-1-4516-7645-7, $7.99, pb) Reprint (Gallery 2011) historical dark fantasy/romance novel, the first book in a series. This includes a readers group guide.

  * Kelly, Sofie Cat Trick (Penguin/Obsidian 978-0-451-41469-4, $7.99, 327pp, pb) Fantasy mystery novel, the fourth book in the Magical Cats series. E-book also available.

  Kenyon, Nate Diablo III: The Order (Pocket 978-1-4516-4565-1, $7.99, 449pp, pb, cover by John Polidora) Reprint (Gallery 2012) novelization based on the dark fantasy computer game. Copyrighted by Blizzard Entertainment.

  King, A.S. Everybody Sees the Ants (Little Brown 978-0-316-12927-5, $9.99, 280pp, tp) Reprint (Little Brown 2011) young-adult novel with surreal/possible fantasy elements. This is dated 2012, but not seen until now.

  * Knight, Francis Fade to Black (Orbit US 978-0-316-21768-2, $14.99, 347pp, tp, cover by Tim Byrne) Fantasy novel about pain-mage Rojan Dizon in the city of Mahala. A first novel. Simultaneous with the Orbit UK edition. E-book also available.

  Kosmatka, Ted The Games (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-52662-5, $9.99, 403pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 2012) SF thriller about genetic engineering and virtual reality.

  * Kozak, Harley Jane Keeper of the Moon (Harlequin/Nocturne 978-0-373-88565-7, $5.50, 298pp, pb) Paranormal romance novel in The Keepers: L.A. multi-author series. E-book also available.

  * Kress, Nancy Flash Point (Penguin/Viking 978-0-670-01247-3, $17.99, 502pp, hc) Young-adult near-future SF novel. The economic Collapse forces Amy to sign up for a reality show that turns deadly.

  Lancaster, Mike A. Human.4 (Egmont USA 978-1-60684-309-3, $8.99, 231pp, tp, cover by Tom Hartley) Reprint (Egmont UK 2011 as 0.4) young-adult SF novel. This is dated 2012, but not seen until now.

  * Lang, Michele Rebel Angels (Tor 978-0-7653-2319-4, $27.99, 314pp, hc, cover by David Palumbo) WII urban fantasy novel, third in the Lady Lazarus trilogy. E-book also available.

  * Lansdale, Joe R. Dead Aim (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-525-3, $45.00, 102pp, hc, cover by Glen Orbik) Associational novella in the Hap and Leonard series. A leatherbound, signed, limited edition of 400 ($45.00) and e-book also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; .
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  Levine, Gail Carson A Tale of Two Castles (Harper 978-0-06-122967-1, $6.99, 328pp, tp, cover by Greg Call) Reprint (Harper 2011) middle-grade fantasy novel.

  * Lidell, Alex The Cadet of Tildor (Penguin/Dial 978-0-8037-3681-8, $17.99, 408pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. Military Cadet Renee de Winter finds herself caught up in a crime war. A first novel. E-book also available.

  Link, Kelly & Gavin J. Grant, eds. Steampunk! (Candlewick Press 978-0-7636-5797-0, $12.99, 420pp, tp, cover by Yuko Shimizu) Reprint (Candlewick Press 2011) young-adult original anthology of 14 stories.

  * Lord, Karen The Best of All Possible Worlds (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-53405-7, $25.00, hc) Anthropological SF novel. Sadiri survivors must learn to live with other Terran-derived peoples on a colony planet after their homeworld is destroyed. E-book also available. Simultaneous with the UK (Jo Fletcher) edition.

  * Lovegrove, James Age of Voodoo (Rebellion/Solaris US 978-1-78108-086-3, $8.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Marek Okon) Contemporary military fantasy novel, fourth in the Pantheon series. Simultaneous with the Solaris UK edition. E-book also available.

  * Maitland, Piper Hunting Daylight (Berkley 978-0-425-25069-3, $9.99, 553pp, pb) Supernatural suspense/horror novel, sequel to Acquainted with the Night. E-book also available.

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  Manieri, Evie Blood’s Pride (Tor 978-0-7653-3234-9, $24.99, 512pp, hc, cover by Kekai Kotaki) Fantasy novel, the first book in the Shattered Kingdoms trilogy. A first novel. First US edition (Jo Fletcher 9/12). E-book also available.

  Marchetta, Melina Froi of the Exiles (Candlewick Press 978-0-7636-6260-8, $10.99, 593pp, tp) Reprint (Penguin Australia 2011) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the Lumatere Chronicles series.

  Martin, George R.R. & Gardner Dozois, eds. Warriors (Tor 978-0-7653-3477-0, $16.99, 736pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 2010) original anthology of 20 stories about warriors.

  * Masello, Robert The Romanov Cross (Bantam 978-0-553-80780-6, $26.00, 495pp, hc) Thriller with supernatural elements involving the Romanovs, the undead, and the bodies of victims of the 1918 flu epidemic previously frozen in the Alaskan ice. E-book also available.