Locus, October 2014

by Locus Publications

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  Beneath Ceaseless Skies –Scott H. Andrews, ed. Issue #155, September 4, 2014, free online, bi-weekly. Online SF/fantasy magazine. This issue includes original fiction by Tony Pi (with accompanying podcast) and Alter S. Reiss, and audio podcasts of work by Kathryn Allen. Cover by Tomas Honz. Subscription: $13.99/year from Weightless Books .

  Clarkesworld –Neil Clarke, ed. Issue #96, September 2014, free online or $2.99 e-book, monthly. Online SF/fantasy magazine. This issue includes original short fiction by Susan Palwick, J.Y. Yang, and Xia Jia (translated by Ken Liu); reprints from Brendan Dubois, Leigh Kennedy, and Peter Watts; an interview with Ann Leckie; and nonfiction essays by Mark Cole and Alethea Kontis. Cover by Ian McQue. Subscription: $1.99/month Amazon.com, £1.99/month via Amazon.co.uk, or $23.88/year from Weightless Books .

  Daily Science Fiction –Michele-Lee Barasso & Jonathan Laden, eds. September 2014, free online, every weekday. Online SF/fantasy magazine. This site e-mails one piece of short SF to subscribers every weekday. Stories are posted online one week later. In September 2014, the site sent out fiction by James S. Dorr, E. Saxey, Ciro Faienza, Rebecca Lang, Sarah Bartsch, Benjamin S. Wolf, Rebecca Hodgkins, Erica L. Satifka, JD DeHart, Stephen Reid Case, Mary E. Lowd, Lee Hallison, J. Lee Crow, Brian D. Buckley, Curtis C. Chen, Cat Rambo, Alex Shvartsman, Deborah Walker, Edward Ashton, Eugie Foster, Sylvia Spruck Wrigley, and Alisha Mary Tyson. Subscription: Free by e-mail; $2.99/monthly compilations for the Kindle can be purchased from Amazon.com.

  The Dark –Jack Fisher & Sean Wallace, eds. Issue #5, August 2014, free online or $2.99 for the pdf, mobi or e-pub, quarterly. Dark and strange fiction magazine. This issue includes fiction by Stephen Graham Jones, Octavia Cade, Emily B. Cataneo, and Darja Malcolm-Clarke. Cover art by Timothy Lantz. Subscription: $2.99/month Amazon.com, Magzter, and Barnes & Noble or $15.00/year from The Dark Magazine or Magzter; or checks to Jack Fisher, 311 Fairbanks Ave., Northfield NJ 08225; e-mail: .

  Lightspeed Magazine –John Joseph Adams, ed. Issue #51, August 2014, free online or $3.99 e-book, monthly. Online SF/fantasy magazine. This issue includes original SF stories by Saundra Mitchell and Sam J. Miller; reprints by Holly Black and Tananarive Due; original fantasy fiction by Sarah Pinsker and Matthew Hughes; fantasy reprints by Aliette de Bodard and Rhys Hughes; interviews with Mary Robinette Kowal and Diana Gabaldon; and an artist showcase on Steve Tung. The e-book edition is available on the first of the month with exclusive content not available on the website including an author spotlight on Gregory Feeley and the reprint of his novella ‘‘Giliad’’; and novel excerpts from Jonathan L. Howard and Randy McCharles. On the website, each month’s contents are serialized throughout the month with new features published on the first four Tuesdays. Cover by Steve Tung. Subscription: $2.99/month via Amazon.com or $35.88/year from Lightspeed or Weightless Books .

  The New York Review of Science Fiction –Kevin J. Maroney et al., eds. Vol. 26 No. 11, Whole No. 311, July 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. This issue includes a Christopher S. Kovacs & Susan M. MacDonald’s article on medical myths and errors in genre fiction; historian and novelist Brian Stableford examines the creators of France’s ‘‘fantaisie scientifique’’ and ‘‘romans scientifiques’’ in the 1800s and analyses their influence on ‘‘science fiction:’’; Michael Andre-Driussi traces alien terms in ‘‘Sjambak’’ by Jack Vance; on its 30th anniversary, Michael Bishop looks back at his book Who Made Stevie Crye?; and Mike Barrett remembers the genre work of William Fryer Harvey. Subscriptions: $30.00/year from Weightless Books .

  The New York Review of Science Fiction –Kevin J. Maroney et al., eds. Vol. 26 No. 12, Whole No. 312, August 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 scholarly articles and both essay-length and short reviews, etc. This issue’s articles includes Michael Bishop’s look at how Philip K. Dick influenced his life and writing; Istvan Csicsery-Ronay on Ian Watson’s Miracle Visitors and Watson’s use of science as metaphor in his SF; and Darrell Schweitzer’s examination of 1945’s SF by looking at the contents of Thrilling Wonder Stories (Summer 1945). Subscriptions: $30.00/year from Weightless Books .

  Nightmare Magazine –John Joseph Adams, ed. Issue #24, September 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 Sunny Moraine and Daniel José Older; reprints from Charles L. Grant and Lisa Tuttle; an artist showcase featuring San Guay; a column on horror by Lesley Bannatyne; and an interview with Cecil Baldwin. The e-book edition is available on the first of the month with exclusive content not available on the website including novel excerpts by Eric Red and Mason James Cole. On the website, each month’s contents are serialized throughout the month with new features published on the first four Wednesdays. Cover by Sam Guay. Subscription: $1.99/month via Amazon.com or $23.88/year from Nightmare or Weightless Books .

  Strange Horizons – Niall Harrison et al., eds. August/September 2014, free, weekly. Online speculative fiction magazine publishing fiction, poetry, essays, reviews, and interviews. New issues are posted each Monday. For August and September the site posted fiction with accompanying podcasts of works by Rich Larson, Sunny Moraine, Claire Humphrey, Polenth Blak, and Sarah Brooks; an article by Stephe Harrop; columns by John Clute, and Rochita Loenen-Ruiz; 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. August/September 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; rereads/re-watches of novels and television shows; an artist gallery; original reviews; articles and commentary; interviews; as well as providing a forum for the genre community. New material is posted throughout the month. August/September’s fiction posts include excerpts from works by Piers Anthony, George Mann, Kendall Kulper, Stephen Gould, Robert Jackson Bennett, Margaret Weis & Robert Krammes, Julie Berry, Lish McBride, Lloyd Alexander, Gennifer Albin, Sarah J. Maas, David Barnett, Gary Gibson, Timothy Zahn, R.S. Belcher, Steven Brust, Nikki Kelly, Ben Tripp, Jay Martel, Tina Connolly, Kendare Blake, Cixin Liu (Ken Liu, trans.), Jane Yolen, and Rajan Khanna, Faith Hunter; an excerpt from an anthology edited by George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois; nonfiction excerpts by Jim Davies and Caleb Scharf; audio excerpts of Lock In by John Scalzi; a comic excerpt by Cory Doctorow & Jen Wang; reprinted short fiction by Julio Cortázar (Michael Cisco, trans.) and Washington Irving; and original short fiction by Jo Walton, Bruce McAllister, Alan Gratz, Ruthanna Emrys, Skyler White, Isabel Yap, Edith Cohn, Charlie Jane Anders, Kendare Blake, and Lavie Tidhar.

  THE OUTER LIMITS

  The New Yorker (June 9 & 16, 2014) includes short fantasy stories by Ramona Ausubel and Karen Russell.

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  BOOKS RECEIVED: AUGUST

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

  * Abbruscato, Joseph & Tanya Jones, eds. The Gothic Fairy Tale in Young Adult Literature: Essays on Stories from Gri
mm to Gaiman (McFarland 978-0-7864-7935-1, $40.00, 208pp, tp) Nonfiction, a selection of critical essays on gothic and fairy tale elements in YA literature, including Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game, Neil Gaiman’s Coraline and The Graveyard Book, and Terry Pratchett’s Tiffany Aching series. Individual essays provide notes and bibliographies; a general index is also provided. E-book also available. McFarland, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; .

  * Abraham, Daniel The Widow’s House (Orbit US 978-0-316-20398-2, $17.00, 493pp, tp) Fantasy novel, the fourth book in the Dagger and the Coin series. Simultaneous with the Orbit UK edition. E-book also available.

  * Ackley-McPhail, Danielle & Day Al-Mohamed Baba Ali and the Clockwork Djinn (Dark Quest/Palomino Press 978-1-937051-90-7, $14.95, 277pp, tp, cover by Autum Frederickson) Fantasy novel, a ‘‘steampunk faerie tale’’ based on the story of ‘‘Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves’’. Ali bin-Massoud takes a dangerous journey from England to his desert home and dying father. A print-on-demand edition; e-book also available. Dark Quest, 23 Alec Drive, Howell NJ 07731; .

  * Adrian, Lara Crave the Night (Random House/Delacorte 978-0-345-53263-3, $25.00, 256pp, hc) Paranormal romance vampire novel, 12th in the Midnight Breed series. E-book also available. Adrian also writes as Tina St. John.

  * Anders, Lou Thrones & Bones: Frostborn (Random House/Crown 978-0-385-38778-1, $16.99, 317pp, hc, cover by Justin Gerard) Middle-grade fantasy adventure novel based on Norse myth and culture, the first book in the Thrones & Bones series. A first novel. E-book also available.

  * Anderson, E. Kristin A Guide for the Practical Abductee (Red Bird Chapbooks, $12.00, 26pp, ph) Chapbook poetry original collection of 17 speculative poems, five reprints. Red Bird Chapbooks, 1055 Agate Street, St. Paul MN 55107; .

  * Andrews, Ilona Magic Breaks (Ace 978-0-425-25622-0, $25.95, 381pp, hc, cover by Juliana Kolesova) Urban fantasy novel, seventh in the series about Kate Daniels begun in Magic Bites. Ilona Andrews is a pen name for the husband-wife writing team of Andrew & Ilona Gordon. E-book also available.

  * Anonymous, ed. Very Superstitious: Myths, Legends, and Tales of Superstition (Month9Books 978-0-9883409-4-7, $14.95, 243pp, tp) Young-adult original anthology, the second in a series of annual charity anthologies, with eight stories of magic and folklore. Authors include Shannon Delany, Jackie Morse Kessler, and Mari Mancusi. This is dated 2013 but not seen until now. E-book also available. Month9Books, 4208 Six Forks Rd, Suite 1000, Raleigh NC 27609; .

  Armstrong, Kelley Bitten (Penguin/Plume 978-0142181690, $9.99, 518pp, pb, cover by Craig White) Reprint (Viking 2001) werewolf novel, the first book of the Otherworld series. This is a premium/tall rack-size edition.

  * Armstrong, Kelley Visions (Penguin/Dutton 978-0-525-95305-0, $26.95, 448pp, hc, cover by Tony Mauro) Fantasy mystery/suspense novel, the second in the Cainsville trilogy. E-book also available. Simultaneous with the UK (Sphere) edition.

  * Arnold, Jessica The Looking Glass (Month9Books 978-1-939765-90-1, $12.99, 313pp, tp) Young-adult horror novel. Alice Montgomery visits Maine and finds herself trapped in a hotel lobby mirror in the 1800s. A first novel. E-book also available. Month9Books, 4208 Six Forks Road, Suite 1000, Raleigh NC 27609; .

  Arthur, Keri Memory Zero (Random House/Dell 978-0-440-24658-9, $7.99, 359pp, pb, cover by Juliana Kolesova) Reprint (Imajinn 2004) paranormal romance/urban fantasy novel, first in the Spook Squad series. This was originally published ‘‘in different form’’ and is copyrighted 2004, 2014; degree of revision unknown.

  * Asher, Neal Hilldiggers (Skyhorse/Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-511-4, $15.99, 551pp, tp, cover by Jon Sullivan) Reprint (Tor UK 2007) SF novel in the Polity series. A Night Shade e-book edition apparently appeared in 2013 but was not seen; this is the first US print edition.

  Asher, Neal Polity Agent (Skyhorse/Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-509-4, $15.99, 562pp, tp, cover by Jon Sullivan) SF novel in the Polity Universe, fifth in the Agent Cormack series. This is the first US print edition (Tor UK 10/06); a 12/13 Start Publishing e-book edition was announced but not seen. Night Shade Books; .

  Asher, Neal The Voyage of the Sable Keech (Skyhorse/Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-510-0, $15.99, 584pp, tp) SF novel, second in the Spatterjay series. First US print edition (Tor UK 2/06); a Start Publishing e-book was announced for 12/13 but not seen. Night Shade Books; .

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  * Atwood, Margaret Stone Mattress (Random House/Doubleday/Talese 978-0-385-53912-8, $25.95, 268pp, hc) Collection of nine stories (three reprint), one near-future, some with elements of fantasy and horror, and at least three about writers and writing. Simultaneous with the Canadian (McClelland & Stewart) edition. E-book also available.

  Bacigalupi, Paolo Zombie Baseball Beatdown (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-666-3, $60.00, 230pp, hc, cover by Jon Foster) Reprint (Little, Brown 2013) middle-grade humorous horror novel. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a lettered edition of 26 ($250.00) is also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; .

  * Barger, Vanessa A Whispered Darkness (Month9Books 978-1-939765-39-0, $12.99, 295pp, tp) Young-adult horror novel. Claire Mallory’s family moves into a creepy old Victorian house. E-book also available. Month9Books, 4208 Six Forks Road, Suite 1000, Raleigh NC 27609; .

  * Barlough, Jeffrey E. The Cobbler of Ridingham (Gresham & Doyle 978-0-9787634-4-2, $14.95, 294pp, tp, cover by Carl Kronberger) Alternate world Victorian fantasy mystery novel, the eighth in the Western Lights series, set in a world where the Ice Age never ended. Richard Hathaway visits Lady Martindale and learns of a strange family curse. Gresham & Doyle, PO Box 45797, Los Angeles CA 90045; .

  Barlow, Toby Babayaga (Macmillan/Picador 978-1-250-05029-8, $16.00, 387pp, tp) Reprint (Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2013) historical fantasy novel of spies and witches in 1959 Paris.

  * Barnett, David Gideon Smith and the Brass Dragon (Tor 978-0-7653-3425-1, $15.99, 352pp, tp, cover by Nekro) Steampunk fantasy novel, the second book in the Gideon Smith series. E-book also available.

  Barron, Laird Occultation (Skyhorse/Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-514-8, $15.99, 245pp, tp, cover by Matthew Jaffe) Reprint (Night Shade 2010) collection of nine stories. Introduction by Michael Shea.

  Baxter, Stephen Doctor Who: The Wheel of Ice (Ace 978-0-425-26123-1, $16.00, 339pp, tp) Reprint (BBC Bookx 2012) tie-in novel.

  * Beauchamp, Monte, ed. Masterful Marks: Cartoonists Who Changed the World (Simon & Schuster 978-1-4516-4919-2, $24.99, 125pp, hc, cover by Ryan Heshka) Associational nonfiction/art book, a gathering of 16 graphic biographies of artists including Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster, Harvey Kurtzman, Edward Gorey, and Hugh Heffner.

  Benson, Raymond Hunt Through Napoleon’s Web (Titan US 978-1781169988, $7.99, 252pp, pb) Reprint (Dorchester/Leisure 2011 as by Gabriel Hunt, not seen) adventure novel with fantasy elements, the sixth in a series about adventurer Gabriel Hunt, created by Charles Ardai.

  * Berman, Chris DasBell (Leo Publishing 978-1-941157-00-8, $25.95, 393pp, hc, cover by Sebastien Annoni) SF novel of WWII and alternate worlds. A top-secret device may give the Nazis a way to turn around defeat in 1945. A print-on-demand edition. Leo Publishing, 303 Augusta Circle, St. Augustine FL 32086; .

  * Blackmoore, Stephen Broken Souls (DAW 978-0-7564-0942-5, $7.99, 264pp, pb, cover by Chris McGrath) Urban fantasy novel, third in the series about Necromancer Eric Carter. E-book also available

  * Blake, E.C. Shadows (DAW 978-0-7564-0760-5, $19.95, 292pp, hc, cover by Paul Young) Fantasy novel, the second in the Masks of Aygrima series begun in Masks. E-book also available. This is a pen name for Edward Willett.

  Blake, Kendare Antigoddess (Tor Teen 978-0-7653-3446-6, $9.99, 333pp, tp, cover by Eithné O’Hanlon) Reprint (Tor Teen 2013) young-adult fantasy novel, the first book in
the Goddess War series.

  * Bradley, Darin Chimpanzee (Resurrection House/Underland Press 978-1-63023-000-5, $18.95, 207pp, hc, cover by Jennifer Tough) Near-future dystopian SF novel, second in the ‘‘thematic cluster’’ begun in Noise. A teacher facing the government destruction of his mind becomes involved with the protest group Chimpanzee. E-book also available. Resurrection House, 310 N. Meridian St., Suite 204, Puyallup WA 98371; .

  * Bradley, Lisa M. The Haunted Girl (Aqueduct Press 978-1-61976-063-9, $12.00, 139pp, ph, cover by Jenny Andersen) Chapbook collection of 21 poems (four original) and five stories (one original). Part of the Conversation Pieces series. E-book also available. Aqueduct Press, PO Box 95787, Seattle WA 98145-2787; .

  * Brennan, Stephen, ed. Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories (Skyhorse/Talos Press 978-1-940456-01-0, $15.59, 516pp, tp) Anthology of 22 pieces of fiction, ten of them novel excerpts, which are not distinguished from the stories in any way. E-book also available.

  * Brock, Jason V. Disorders of Magnitude: A Survey of Dark Fantasy (Rowman & Littlefield 978-1-4422-3524-3, $80.00, 320pp, hc) Nonfiction collection of 49 nonfiction pieces (15 original), including essays, articles, and interviews looking at speculative horror from Frankenstein and Dracula to the present, considering how films, fandom, and other factors affected the genre. Part of the Studies in Supernatural Literature series edited by S.T. Joshi. This is a paper-over-boards edition; e-book also available.

  Brust, Steven & Skyler White The Incrementalists (Tor 978-0-7653-3423-7, $7.99, 368pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 2013) urban fantasy/secret history novel.

  Bujold, Lois McMaster Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance (Baen 978-1-4767-3698-3, $7.99, 573pp, pb, cover by David Seeley) Reprint (Baen 2012) SF novel in the Vorkosigan series, focusing on Miles’s cousin Ivan.