Locus, February 2013

by Locus Publications

  THE OUTER LIMITS

  The New Republic (12/20/12) examines Salman Rushdie through Paul Berman’s review of Rushdie’s book, Joseph Anton: A Memoir.

  The New Yorker (12/24-31/12) includes ‘‘Shirley Temple Three’’a short story by Thomas Pierce in which a Bread Island Dwarf Mammoth is brought back from extinction and left with the protagonist.

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  BOOKS RECEIVED: DECEMBER

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

  Adams, Richard Tales from Watership Down (Random House/Vintage 978-0-307-95019-2, $15.00, 262pp, tp, cover by Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait) Reprint (Hutchinson 1996) collection of 19 stories continuing the rabbit tales of Watership Down.

  * Albin, Gennifer Crewel (Farrar, Straus & Giroux 978-0-374-31641-9, $17.99, 357pp, hc) Young-adult quasi-SF romance adventure novel, the first book in the Crewel World trilogy. Adelice trains to be a Spinster with the ability to weave time and matter to change lives.

  * Alexander, Cassie Moonshifted (St. Martin’s 978-0-312-55340-1, $7.99, 335pp, pb, cover by Aleta Rafton) Urban fantasy novel, second in a series about nurse Edie Spence, working in a secret paranormal ward at County Hospital. This is a pen name for Erin Cashier.

  Anderson, Kevin J. Enemies & Allies (HarperCollins/It Books 978-0-06-221380-8, $15.99, 326pp, tp) Reprint (Morrow 2009) comics tie-in novel of Superman and Batman in the 1950s. Copyrighted 2012 by DC Comics.

  Anderson, Kevin J. The Last Days of Krypton (HarperCollins/It Books 978-0-06-221985-5, $15.99, 412pp, tp) Reprint (HarperEntertainment 2007) novelization about Superman’s homeworld. Copyrighted 2012 by DC Comics.

  * Anderson, Kevin J. Tucker’s Grove (Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick 978-1-61242-099-8, $16.00, 179pp, tp) Collection of 13 linked stories about the town of Tucker’s Grove WI, all at least somewhat revised. A print-on-demand edition. Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick, PO Box 10339, Rockville MD 20849-0339; .

  * Andrews, Ilona Steel’s Edge (Ace 978-1-937007-82-9, $7.99, 388pp, pb, cover by Victoria Vebell) Fantasy novel, the fourth book in the Edge series. Powerful healer Charlotte de Ney flees the Weird for the Edge, but is drawn back by Richard Mar’s fight against slavers. Ilona Andrews is a pen name for the husband-wife writing team Andrew & Ilona Gordon.

  * Anonymous, ed. Dredd (Rebellion/Abaddon 978-1-78108-077-1, $8.99, 696pp, pb) Omnibus of three tie-in novels featuring the comic-book character Judge Dredd: Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death by Gordon Rennie (2003), Judge Dredd: Kingdom of the Blind by David Bishop (2004), and Judge Dredd: The Final Cut by Matthew Smith (2005). This is a movie tie-in edition.

  * Anonymous, ed. Star Wars Art: Illustration (Abrams 978-1-4197-0430-7, $40.00, 176pp, hc, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) Art book, with works by over 40 artists, originally done for Star Wars tie-in items including books, magazines, trading cards, and video games. Foreword by Howard Roffman; introduction by Steven Heller. Biographies are provided for the artists, who include Dave Dorman, Tim Truman, Michael Whelan, Ralph McQuarrie, and Terese Nielsen. Copyrighed by Lucasfilm.

  * Anonymous, ed. Steampunk’s Guide to Sex (Combustion Books 978-1-938660-03-0, $10.00, 144pp, tp) Associational non-fiction, a guide to sex and the Steampunk lifestyle, from Victorian times to the present day, with articles by authors including Alan Moore, Luna Celeste, and Professor Calamity. Funded through Kickstarter. .

  * Anthony, Piers Luck of the Draw (Tor 978-0-7653-3135-9, $25.99, 350pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Fantasy novel, the 36th in the Xanth series.

  * Archer, Alex Rogue Angel: The Third Caliph (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 978-0-373-62160-6, $6.99, 316pp, pb) Thriller with supernatural elements, 40th in the series about TV host/archaeologist/adventurer Annja Creed. The author is probably Mel Odom.

  * Armentrout, Jennifer L. Opal (Entangled Select 978-1-62061-009-1, $9.99, 382pp, tp) Young-adult paranormal romance novel, the third book in the Lux series. An e-book (-010-7, $5.99) is also available. A Liz Pelletier Collection book.

  * Armstrong, Kelley Forbidden (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-535-2, $28.00, 212pp, hc, cover by Lisseth Kay) Fantasy novella set in Armstrong’s Otherworld. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; .

  * Ashcroft, Christina Archangel of Mercy (Berkley Heat 978-0-425-25349-6, $15.00, 353pp, tp) Erotic paranormal novel.

  * Atwell, Mary Stewart Wild Girls (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 978-1-4516-8327-1, $25.00, 271pp, hc) Young-adult novel with dark fantasy elements. Kate Riordan fears succumbing to the supernatural homicidal madness that afflicts random teen girls in her Appalachian home town. A first novel.

  * Axler, James Deathlands: Nemesis (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 978-0-373-62618-2, $6.99, 316pp, pb) Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 108th in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.

  * Axler, James Deathlands: No Man’s Land (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 978-0-373-62617-5, $6.99, 314pp, pb) Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 107th in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.

  * Banerjee, Anindita We Modern People: Science Fiction and the Making of Russian Modernity (Wesleyan University Press 978-0-8195-7334-6, $24.95, 206pp, tp, cover by Il’ia Chashnik) Nonfiction, a critical look at the development of Russian science fiction from the 1890s to 1920s, and its relationship to Russian culture and history. Includes chronology, notes, and index. An unjacketed hardcover edition (-7333-9, $75.00) and an e-book edition (-7335-3, $19.99) were announced but not seen.

  Baxter, Stephen Stone Spring (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46446-0, $7.99, 497pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Gollancz 2010) alternate-history SF novel, the first book in the Northland trilogy.

  Becker, Alida, ed. A Tolkien Treasury (Running Press 978-0-7624-4745-9, $15.00, 192pp, tp, cover by Tim Kirk) Reprint (Grosset & Dunlap 1978 as The Tolkien Scrapbook) anthology of essays, illustrations, stories, poems, and puzzles celebrating Tolkien’s world. Copyrighted 1978, 1989, 2000, 2012. 25 items, plus bibliography, and a list of fan organizations; this includes an unpaginated eight-page section of color art by Tim Kirk. Illustrated by Michael Green.

  * Bennett, Jenna Fortune’s Hero (Entangled Select 978-1-62061-077-0, $14.99, 342pp, tp) SF romance novel in the Soldiers of Fortune seres. A spaceship pilot smuggling guns to the planet Marica ends up in prison. A Liz Pelletier Collection book. An e-book (-078-710-7, $4.99) is also available. Entangled Publishing, 2614 South Timberline Road, Suite 109, Fort Collins CO 80525.

  Bick, Ilsa J. Ashes (Egmont USA 978-1-60684-385-7, $9.99, 465pp, tp) Reprint (Egmont USA 2011) young-adult apocalyptic SF novel, the first book in a trilogy.

  * Blackwell, Juliet Murder on the House (Penguin/Obsidian 978-0-451-23884-9, $7.99, 311pp, pb) Paranormal mystery, the third in the Haunted Home Renovation series. Blackwell is a pen name for Julie Goodson-Lawes, who also writes as half of Hailey Lind.

  * Blackwood, Sage Jinx (Harper 978-0-06-212990-1, $16.99, 360pp, hc, cover by Iacopo Bruno) Middle-grade fantasy novel about an apprentice wizard.

  * Broderick, Damien & Paul Di Filippo Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels: 1985-2010 (NonStop Press 978-1-933065-39-7, $14.99, 288pp, hc) Nonfiction guide to 25 years of SF novels, with plot synopses and brief reviews. Foreword by David Pringle. NonStop Press, POB 981, Peck Slip Station, New York NY 10272-0981; .

  * Bourbon, Melissa Deadly Pattern (Penguin/Obsidian 978-0-451-23824-5, $7.99, 299pp, pb) Fantasy mystery novel, the third book in the Magical Dressmaking series.

  * Bourne, J.L. Day by Day Armageddon: Shattered Hourglass (Simon & Schuster/Gallery 978-1-4516-2881-4, $15.00, 327pp, tp) Zombie horror novel, the third in the series.

  * Bowden, Oliver Assassin’s Creed: Forsaken (Ace 978-0-425-26151-4, $9.99, 454pp, pb) Tie-in novel, the fifth in a series based on the fantasy/SF historical computer game. This is a premium/tall rack-size edition. Copyrighted by Ubisoft Entertainment.

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p; Brooks, Elizabeth Montefiore’s Goddaughter (MP Publishing 978-1-84982-099-8, $15.95, 367pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated by the author. Abigail Crabtree, sent to a boarding school she hates, finds herself dreaming of another world of collective dreams. A paper-over-boards edition; this is the first US edition (MP Publishing UK 6/10, not seen).

  * Buckell, Tobias S. The Apocalypse Ocean (Buckell, Tobias S. 978-0-9884630-0-4, $50.00, 244pp, hc, cover by Pablo Defendini) SF novel, the fourth book in the Xenowealth series. Self-published, funded through Kickstarter; available at Buckell’s site as hardcover with e-book ($50.00); also available as e-book alone ($4.99). .

  Buckell, Tobias S. Arctic Rising (Tor 978-0-7653-5873-8, $7.99, 335pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 2012) near-future SF novel.

  * Buckell, Tobias S. Mitigated Futures (Buckell, Tobias S. 978-0-9884630-0-4, no price, 233pp, hc, cover by Jenn Reese) Collection of 12 stories, one original. Illustrated by Steve Goad. Self-published, funded and sold through Kickstarter.

  * Bullington, Jesse The Folly of the World (Orbit US 978-0-316-19035-0, $15.99, 499pp, tp, cover by Zelda Devon) Historical fantasy novel. A huge flood in 1421 Holland provides opportunity for a trio of conspirators.

  * Butcher, Jim Cold Days (Penguin/Roc 978-0-45146440-8, $27.95, 515pp, hc, cover by Chris McGrath) Dark fantasy novel, book 14 in the Dresden Files about Chicago wizard Harry Dresden. Harry takes his new place as the Winter Knight to faerie queen Mab.

  * Byers, Richard Lee Blind God’s Bluff (Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-443-1, $14.99, 263pp, tp, cover by John Stanko) Urban fantasy novel. Small-time gambler Billy Fox gets mixed up in a high-stakes poker tournament involving supernatural players. Night Shade, .

  * Byers, Richard Lee Pathfinder Tales: Called to Darkness (Paizo 978-1-60125-465-8, $9.99, 391pp, pb, cover by Michal Ivan) Gaming tie-in novel. Copyrighted by Paizo Publishing.

  * Byrd, Rhyannon Dark Wolf Rising (Harlequin/Nocturne 978-0-373-88562-6, $5.50, 298pp, pb) Werewolf romance novel in the Bloodrunners series.

  Caine, Rachel & Kerrie L. Hughes, eds. Chicks Kick Butt (Tor 978-0-7653-6476-0, $7.99, 371pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 2011) anthology of 13 urban fantasy stories. Copyrighted by Roxanne Longstreet Conrad (Rachel Caine), Kerrie L. Hughes, and Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books.

  Cameron, Miles The Red Knight (Orbit US 978-0-316-21228-1, $16.99, 648pp, tp) Fantasy novel, the first in the Traitor Son series. First US edition (Gollancz 10/12).

  Card, Orson Scott The Worthing Saga (Tor 978-0-8125-3331-6, $7.99, 463pp, pb, cover by Wayne Barlowe) Reissue (Tor 1990) omnibus of The Worthing Chronicle (1982), six stories from collection Capitol (1979), and three more stories; 16th printing.

  Carey, Peter The Chemistry of Tears (Random House/Knopf 978-0-307-59271-2, $26.00, 229pp, hc) Associational literary novel about a grieving museum conservator trying to repair a mysterious 19th-century automaton. First US edition (Hamish Hamilton Australia 1/12).

  * Cassidy, Dakota The Accidental Genie (Berkley Sensation 978-0-425-25324-3, $15.00, 339pp, tp, cover by Katie Wood) Paranormal romance novel.

  * Cole, Kresley Poison Princess (Simon & Schuster 978-1-4424-3664-0, $18.99, 369pp, hc, cover by Aaron Goodman) Young-adult fantasy novel, first in the Arcana Chronicles. Evie’s horrifying visions turn out to be prophetic. Simultaneous with the Simon & Schuster UK edition.

  * Conroy, Robert Rising Sun (Baen 978-1-4516-3851-6, $25.00, 343pp, hc, cover by Kurt Miller) Alternate history SF novel of WWII,

  Cook, Glen Garrett Takes the Case (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46436-1, $16.00, 680pp, tp) Reprint (SFBC 2003 as Garrett, P.I.) omnibus of volumes 4-6 in the fantasy mysteries series featuring Garrett, P.I.: Old Tin Sorrows (1989), Dread Brass Shadows (1990), Red Iron Nights (1991).

  * Cook, Robin Nano (Putnam 978-0-399-16082-0, $26.95, 436pp, hc) Medical technothriller with SF elements. Something is wrong at a company developing medical nanotech.

  * Cooper, Karina Gilded (HarperCollins/Avon 978-0-06-212766-2, $7.99, 372pp, pb) Paranormal romance novel, second in the St. Croix Chronicles series.

  * Cordova, Zoraida The Vicious Deep (Sourcebooks Fire 978-1-4022-6510-5, $9.99, 372pp, tp, cover by Tony Sahara) Young-adult contemporary Arthurian fantasy novel about mermaids.

  Correia, Larry Spellbound (Baen 978-1-4516-3859-2, $7.99, 610pp, pb, cover by Alan Pollack) Reprint (Baen 2011) fantasy novel, the second book in the Grimnoir Chronicles series.

  * Cross, Kate Touch of Steel (Penguin/Signet Eclipse 978-0-451-23882-5, $7.99, 322pp, pb) Steampunk paranormal romance novel, the second book in the Clockwork Agents series. This is a pen name for Kathryn Smith.

  * Curran, Tim Long Black Coffin (DarkFuse 978-1-937771-47-8, $14.99, 388pp, tp, cover by Mike Bohatch) Horror novel about a deadly car. DarkFuse, PO Box 338, North Webster IN 46555; .

  * Dane, Jordan Indigo Awakening (Harlequin Teen 978-0-373-21076-3, $9.99, 294pp, tp) Young-adult paranormal romance/suspense novel, the first book of The Hunted series.

  * David, James F. Dinosaur Thunder (Tor/Forge 978-0-7653-2378-1, $27.99, 383pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) Thriller/horror novel, third in the series begun in Footprints of Thunder.

  * Day, Alyssa Heart of Atlantis (Berkley Sensation 978-0-425-24577-4, $7.99, 307pp, pb, cover by Phil Heffernan) Paranormal romance, eighth in the Warriors of Poseidon series. Day is a pen name for Alesia Holliday.

  Day, S.J. Eve of Darkness (Tor 978-0-7653-3748-1, $14.99, 353pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 20090 Urban fantasy novel about demon hunter Evangeline Hollis, the first book in the Marked series. The cover notes this is by Sylvia Day (in big type) writing as S.J. Day (much smaller).

  Deas, Stephen The King of the Crags (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46400-2, $7.99, 397pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) Reprint (Gollancz 2010) fantasy novel, the second book in The Memory of Flames series.

  Derting, Kimberly The Pledge (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 978-1-4424-2202-5, $8.99, 323pp, tp, cover by Ugla Hauksdóttir) Reprint (McElderry 2011) young-adult paranormal romance/thriller novel, the first in a series.

  * Desjardins, Martine Maleficium (Talonbooks 978-0-88922-680-7, $14.95, 140pp, tp, cover by John Singer Sargent) Horror novel with possible fantasy elements, in the form of 19th-century confessions leaked by a heretic priest, from men with secret vices who encountered a strange young woman in the Orient. Translated by Fred A. Reed & David Homel from the French (Editions Alto 2009). Talonbooks, PO Box 2076, Vancouver BC V6B 3S3, Canada; .

  Dick, Philip K. Confessions of a Crap Artist (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Mariner 978-0-547-57249-9, $13.95, 248pp, tp) Reprint (Entwhistle 1975) associational novel.

  Dick, Philip K. Dr. Bloodmoney (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Mariner 978-0-547-57252-9, $13.95, 266pp, tp) Reprint (Ace 1965) SF novel.

  Dick, Philip K. Time Out of Joint (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Mariner 978-0-547-57258-1, $13.95, 232pp, tp) Reprint (Lippincott 1959) SF novel.

  * Dietz, William C. Andromeda’s Fall (Ace 978-0-425-25625-1, $25.95, 340pp, hc, cover by Christian McGrath) Military SF novel, the first in a trilogy prequel to the Legion of the Damned series.

  Dietz, William C. A Fighting Chance (Ace 978-0-425-25612-1, $7.99, 353pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Ace 2011) military SF novel, ninth and final in the Legion of the Damned series.

  * Dries, Aaron The Fallen Boys (Samhain Publishing 978-1-61921-068-4, $16.00, 302pp, tp, cover by Kanaxa) Horror novel. This is a print-on-demand edition.

  * Dudley, Karen Food for the Gods (Turnstone Press/Ravenstone Books 978-0-88801-401-6, $16.00, 416pp, tp) Fantasy novel of the ancient Greek gods. Turnstone Press, 206-100 Arthur St., Winnipeg MB R3B 1H3 Canada; .

  Ee, Susan Angelfall (Amazon Children’s 978-0-7634-6327-6, $6.99, 283pp, tp) Reprint (Feral Dream 2012, not seen) young-adult post-apocalyptic fantasy novel, the first book in the Penryn & the End of Days series. Penryn fights to rescue her sister from the angels that destroyed the modern world. Originally self-published in electronic format in 2011
. A first novel.

  * Egan, Alexa Demon’s Curse (Pocket 978-1-4516-7290-9, $7.99, 375pp, pb) Paranormal romance novel, the first book in the Imnada Brotherhood series.

  * Evans, Leigh The Trouble with Fate (St. Martin’s 978-1-250-00640-0, $7.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Tricia Schmitt) Urban fantasy novel, the first book in the Mystwalker series about Fae/Were halfbreed Hedi Peacock. A first novel.

  * Everson, John NightWhere (Samhain Publishing 978-1-60928-922-5, $15.00, 266pp, tp, cover by Kanaxa) Horror novel. This is a print-on-demand edition.

  * Falconer, Daniel The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Chronicles (Harper Design 978-0-06-220090-7, $39.99, 210pp, hc) Art book, looking at the art and design work from Weta Workshop for the movie based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, illustrated with photos and art. Includes foldouts on the endpapers. Foreword by Dan Hennah, Introduction by Richard Taylor.

  * Farnsworth, Christopher Red, White, and Blood (Jove 978-0-515-15303-3, $9.99, 446pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 5/12, not seen) vampire thriller, the third in the Nathaniel Cade/The President’s Vampire series. This is a premium/tall rack-size edition.

  * Fenner, Cathy & Arnie Fenner, eds. Spectrum 19: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art (Underwood Books 978-1-59929-064-5, $45.00, 304pp, hc, cover by Brom) Art yearbook, this covers 2011 with over 500 reproductions of works by more than 300 artists, chosen by a jury. Arnie Fenner discusses ‘‘The Year in Review’’. This includes a profile of Grand Master Award-winner James Gurney. A trade paperback edition (-063-8, $35.00) is also available. Underwood Books, PO Box 1919, Nevada City CA 95959; .

  * Fitzpatrick, Becca Finale (Simon & Schuster 978-1-4424-2667-2, $19.99, 454pp, hc) Young-adult paranormal romance novel, fourth and final in the series begun in Hush, Hush.

  * Flambaum, Andrew & Victor Flambaum How to Make a Big Bang (Langdon Street Press 978-1-936782-72-7, $14.95, 226pp, tp) SF novel. Alice, sent on a goodwill mission to an alien world, gets sucked into a black hole and sees Earth destroyed. Langdon Street Press, 212 3rd Avenue North, Suite 290, Minneapolis MN 55401;