Locus, October 2014
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Kyme, Nick Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy: Vulkan Lives (Black Library 978-1-84970-610-0, £7.99, 399pp, tp) Reprint (Black Library 2013) SF novel. Copyrighted 2013, 2014.
* Lackey, Mercedes Blood Red (Titan 978-1-7832-9278-3, £7.99, 304pp, tp, cover by Jody Lee) Fantasy novel, the ninth in the Elemental Masters series. Simultaneous with the US (DAW) edition.
Lawrence, Mark Emperor of Thorns (Harper Voyager 978-0-00-750398-8, £7.99, 574pp, tp, cover by Jason Chan) Reprint (Harper Voyager 2013) fantasy novel, third in the Broken Empire series.
Le Guin, Ursula K. The Unreal and the Real: Selected Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin: Volume 1: Where On Earth (Orion/Gollancz 978-1-473-20282-5, £18.99, x+281pp, hc) Reprint (Small Beer Press 2012) collection of 18 stories.
Lebbon, Tim Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void (Random House UK/Arrow LucasBooks 978-0-09-959423-9, £8.99, 328pp, pb, cover by Torstein Nordstrand) Reprint (Del Rey 2013) tie-in novel based on the Star Wars universe, plus a reprint story by John Ostrander.
* Leighton, Kendra Glimpse (Much-in-Little 978-1-4721-1034-3, £6.99, 303pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel.
* Lenahan, John The Shadowmagic Trilogy (The Friday Project 978-0-00-756990-8, £14.99, 850pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy omnibus of three novels: Shadowmagic (2008), Prince of Hazel and Oak (2011), and Sons of Macha (2013).
* Littlewood, Alison The Unquiet House (Quercus/Jo Fletcher 978-1-78087-646-7, £7.99, 391pp, tp) Horror novel.
* Liu, Peter Tieryas Bald New World (John Hunt Publishing/Perfect Edge Books 978-1-78279-508-7, £9.99, 213pp, tp) Near-future SF novel set in a world where everyone has lost their hair. This is an international edition with US and UK prices. E-book also available. John Hunt Publishing, Laurel House, Station Approach, Alresford, Hants SO24 9JH UK;
Lo, Malinda Adaptation (Hodder 978-1-444-91794-9, £6.99, 415pp, tp) Reprint (Little, Brown 2012) young-adult fantasy novel.
Lynch, Scott The Republic of Thieves (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-08446-9, £8.99, 722pp, tp, cover by Benjamin Carre) Reprint (Gollancz 2013) fantasy novel, the third in the Gentleman Bastard series.
Masterton, Graham Broken Angels (Head of Zeus 978-1-7818-5218-7, £7.99, 396pp, tp) Reprint (Head of Zeus 2013) associational novel, second in the Kate Maguire series.
McNeill, Graham Warhammer 40,000: Lords of Mars (Black Library 978-1-84970-702-2, £8.99, 413pp, tp, cover by Slawomir Maniak) Reprint (Black Library 2013) gaming tie-in novel, the second book in the Adaptus Mechanicus series.
Mitchell, Sandy Warhammer 40,000: The Greater Good (Black Library 978-1-84970-664-3, £7.99, 406pp, tp, cover by Clint Langley) Reprint (Black Library 2013) SF gaming tie-in novel.
Molles, D.J. The Remaining: Aftermath (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-0-356-50347-9, £8.99, 359+xli, tp) Reprint (Molles 2012) zombie horror novel, second in The Remaining series.
Moorcock, Michael Jerry Cornelius: His Lives and His Times (Orion/Gollancz 978-1-473-20072-2, £9.99, xviii+385pp, tp) Reprint (Allison & Busby 1976 as The Lives & Times of Jerry Cornelius) collection. Edited by John Davey. The texts are slightly revised for this edition. Introductions by John Clute and Moorcock.
* Morton, Lisa Zombie Apocalypse! Washington Deceased (Robinson/Running Press 978-1-4721-1067-1, £7.99, 335pp, tp, cover by joeroberts) Shared-world horror novel based on the scenario created by Stephen Jones.
* Mussi, Sarah Riot (Hodder Children’s Books 978-1-444-91010-0, £6.99, 329pp, tp) Young-adult SF novel.
Nevill, Adam Last Days (Macmillan/Pan 978-1-4472-6340-1, £7.99, 531pp, tp) Reprint (Macmillan UK 2012) horror novel.
Newman, Kim Life’s Lottery: A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Book (Titan 978-1-7811-6556-0, £8.99, 603pp, tp) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1999) associational novel(s) shaped by reader choices. This edition adds a section of annotations prepared for an abortive US e-book edition.
Noon, Jeff Vurt (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-1-4472-2921-6, £8.99, 375pp, tp, cover by Curtis McFee) Reprint (Ringpull 1993) SF novel.
* O’Hearn, Kate Valkyrie: The Runaway (Hodder Children’s Books 978-1-444-91660-7, £6.99, 360pp, tp, cover by Rodrigo Adolfo) Young-adult fantasy novel, second in the series.
* Okorafor, Nnedi Lagoon (Hodder & Stoughton 978-1-444-76275-4, £13.99, 306pp, tp) SF novel.
Percy, Benjamin Red Moon (Hodder 978-1-444-72502-5, £7.99, 530pp, tp) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2013) horror novel.
* Pinborough, Sarah Murder (Quercus/Jo Fletcher 978-1-78087-234-6, £16.99, hc, n.) Dark fantasy mystery novel, sequel to Mayhem.
Pohl, Frederik Jem (Orion/Gollancz 978-1-473-20170-5, £8.99, 300pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1979) SF novel. Introduction by Lisa Tuttle. An SF Masterworks edition.
Polansky, Daniel She Who Waits (Hodder 978-1-444-72141-6, £8.99, 403pp, tp, cover by Rhett Podersoo) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2013) fantasy novel, third in the Low Town series.
Pratchett, Terry Feet of Clay (Orion/Gollancz 978-1-473-20024-1, £9.99, 335pp, hc) Reprint (Gollancz 1996) humorous fantasy novel in the Discworld series, published as part of the City Watch Collection.
Pratchett, Terry Jingo (Orion/Gollancz 978-1-473-20025-8, £9.99, 377pp, hc) Reprint (Gollancz 1997) humorous fantasy novel in the Discworld series, published as part of the City Watch Collection.
Price, Robert M., ed. Acolytes of Cthulhu: Short Stories Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft (Titan 978-1-7811-6526-3, £8.99, 468pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Fedogan & Bremer 2011) anthology of 28 stories. Authors include Edmond Hamilton, Jorge Luis Borges, Randall Garrett, and Peter Cannon.
Priest, Christopher The Adjacent (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-10538-6, £8.99, 419pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 2013) SF novel.
* Rajaniemi, Hannu The Causal Angel (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-08897-9, £12.99, 290pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) SF novel, third and final in the Jean de Flambeur series begun in The Quantum Thief and The Fractal Prince. Simultaneous with the US (Tor) edition. A hardcover edition (-08896-2, £20.00) was announced but not seen.
Ramirez, David The Forever Watch (Hodder & Stoughton 978-1-444-78790-0, £16.99, 326pp, hc) Reprint (Dunne 2014) SF novel of murder on a generation starship.
Gaiman, Neil, Michael & Mallory Reaves Silver Dream (Harper UK 978-0-00-752345-0, £7.99, 250pp, tp, cover by Colin Anderson) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2013) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to InterWorld by Gaiman and Michael Reaves. This credits the story to Gaiman & Michael Reaves, and the actual writing to Michael & Mallory Reaves.
* Saulter, Stephanie Binary (Quercus/Jo Fletcher 978-1-78087-892-8, £14.99, 406pp, tp) SF novel, second in the Revolution series after Gemsigns.
* Sebold, Gaie Shanghai Sparrow (Rebellion/Solaris 978-1-78108-184-6, £7.99, 312pp, tp, cover by Tomek Jedruszek) Fantasy novel.
Shannon, Samantha The Bone Season (Bloomsbury 978-1-4088-3645-3, £7.99, 474pp, tp) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2013) YA fantasy novel about a clairvoyant teen, the first book in a series.
* Smith, Geoff Time of the Beast (Dedalus 978-1-909232-36-5, £9.99, 236pp, tp, cover by Peter De Wint) Literary horror novel set in the Dark Ages of England.
* Strahan, Jonathan, ed. Reach for Infinity (Rebellion/Solaris 978-1-78108-202-7, £7.99, 339pp, tp, cover by Adam Tredowski) Original anthology of 14 SF stories. Authors include Greg Egan, Ellen Klages, and Hannu Rajaniemi.
* Stross, Charles The Rhesus Chart (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-0-356-50253-3, £16.99, 359pp, hc) Fantasy novel, fifth in the Laundry Files series.
Theroux, Marcel Strange Bodies (Faber and Faber 978-0-571-27980-7, £7.99, 376pp, tp) Reprint (Faber and Faber 2013) literary thriller novel with SF elements.
Treadwell, James Anarchy (Hodder 978-1-444-72854-5, £7.99, 633pp, tp) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2013) fantasy novel, second in the Advent trilogy.
Waddington, James Bad to the Bone (Dedalus 978-1-909232-91-4, £8.99, 194pp, tp, cover by David Smith) Reissue (Dedalus 1998) literary fantasy novel.
* Warburton, Ruth Witch Hunt (Hodder Children’s Books 978-1-444-91448-1,
£6.99, 388pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel, second in the Luke Lexton series.
* Wexler, Django The Shadow Throne (Random House/Ebury/Del Rey UK 978-0-091950-58-3, £16.99, 500pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) Military fantasy novel, second in the Shadow Campaigns series. Simultaneous with the US (Roc) edition.
Wooding, Chris The Ace of Skulls (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-09812-1, £8.99, 492pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 2013) steampunk science fantasy novel, fourth and final in the Tales of the Ketty Jay series.
July 2014
SF Novels 9
Fantasy Novels 13
Horror Novels 4
Paranormal Romance 0
Anthologies 2
Collections 1
Reference 0
History/Criticism 0
Media Related 1
Young Adult 9
SF 2
Fantasy 7
Horror 0
Paranormal Romance 0
Other 0
Omnibus 1
Art/Humor 1
Miscellaneous 2
Total New: 43
Reprints &
Reissues: 38
Total: 81
Year to Date
SF Novels 48
Fantasy Novels 77
Horror Novels 13
Paranormal Romance 5
Anthologies 10
Collectioans 9
Reference 0
History/Criticism 0
Media Related 12
Young Adult 32
SF 7
Fantasy 22
Horror 3
Paranormal Romance 0
Other 0
Omnibus 3
Art/Humor 3
Miscellaneous 9
Total New: 226
Reprints &
Reissues: 180
Total: 406
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BESTSELLERS
LOCUS BESTSELLERS
Numbers indicate months on list, and position last month.
HARDCOVERS
1) Skin Game, Jim Butcher (Roc) 3, 1
2) The Rhesus Chart, Charles Stross (Ace) 1, -
3) Half a King, Joe Abercrombie (Del Rey) 1, -
4) Cibola Burn, James S.A. Corey (Orbit US) 2, 2
5) Rogues, George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois, eds. (Bantam) 2, 9
6) The High Druid’s Blade, Terry Brooks (Del Rey) 1, -
7) The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains, Neil Gaiman (Morrow) 1, -
8) Magic Breaks, Ilona Andrews (Ace) 1, -
9) The Book of Life, Deborah Harkness (Viking) 1, -
10) The Long Mars, Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter (Harper) 1, -
PAPERBACKS
1) A Dance with Dragons, George R.R. Martin (Bantam) 10, 2
2) A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin (Bantam) 49, 1
3) A Clash of Kings, George R.R. Martin (Bantam) 43, 3
4) A Storm of Swords, George R.R. Martin (Bantam) 40, 5
5) Steadfast, Mercedes Lackey (DAW) 2, 6
6) The Thousand Names, Django Wexler (Roc) 1, -
7) The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss (DAW) 15, 10
8) Vicky Peterwald: Target, Mike Shepherd (Ace) 1, -
9) Neptune’s Brood, Charles Stross (Ace) 1, -
10) Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card (Tor) 46, 8
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1) The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman (Morrow) 2, 1
2) Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie (Orbit US) 7, 2
3) A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin (Bantam) 21, 5
4) Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs (Quirk) 8, 5
*) The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-first Annual Collection, Gardner Dozois (St. Martin’s Griffin) 1, -
MEDIA-RELATED
1) William Shakespeare’s The Jedi Doth Return, Ian Doescher (Quirk) 1, -
2) William Shakespeare’s Star Wars, Ian Doescher (Quirk) 11, 3
3) Star Wars: Crucible, Troy Denning (Del Rey) 1, -
4) Doctor Who: The Shakespeare Notebooks, Anonymous, ed. (HarperDesign) 1, -
*) The Official Quotable Doctor Who, Cavan Scott & Mark Wright (HarperDesign) 1, -
GAMING-RELATED
1) Forgotten Realms: The Companions, R.A. Salvatore (Wizards of the Coast) 11, 1
2) Forgotten Realms: The Reaver, Richard Lee Byers (Wizards of the Coast) 1, -
3) Halo: Mortal Dictata, Karen Traviss (Tor) 3, -
Skin Game by Jim Butcher (a Dresden Files novel) claimed the top hardcover spot for the third month, narrowly edging out Charles Stross’s The Rhesus Chart, which took second. Monster Hunter Nemesis by Larry Correia (Baen) was the new runner-up, with 51 titles nominated, up from last month’s 48.
George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series took the top four paperbacks slots, with last month’s second place winner, A Dance with Dragons, trading places for first place with A Game of Thrones. The new runner-up was Tad Williams’s Happy Hour in Hell (DAW). There were 65 nominated titles, up from last month’s 56.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman retained the top spot on the trade paperback list by a wide margin over second place Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie. Cast in Flame by Michelle Sagara (Harlequin Mira) was the new runner-up with 42 nominated titles, up from last month’s 37.
The top two spots in media-related books went to Ian Doescher, with William Shakespeare’s The Jedi Doth Return and William Shakespeare’s Star Wars taking first and second place, respectively. There were no new runners-up out of 17 nominated titles, one less than last month.
Forgotten Realms: The Companions by R.A. Salvatore took the top spot in gaming-related titles for the second month is a row, followed by Forgotten Realms: The Reaver by Richard Lee Byers. There were no runners-up, with 16 nominated tiles, one down from last month’s 17.
Compiled with data from: Bakka-Phoenix (Canada), Barnes and Noble (USA), Borderlands (CA), McNally Robinson (two in Canada), Mysterious Galaxy (CA), Toadstool (two in NH), Uncle Hugo’s (MN), University Bookstore (WA), White Dwarf (Canada). Data period: July 2014.
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HARDCOVERS
Severed Souls, Terry Goodkind (Tor)
The Magician’s Land, Lev Grossman (Viking)
Broken Eye, Brent Weeks (Orbit)
Fool’s Assassin, Robin Hobb (Del Rey)
Skin Game, Jim Butcher (Roc)
The High Druid’s Blade, Terry Brooks (Del Rey)
Islands of Rage and Hope, John Ringo (Baen)
Magic Breaks, Ilona Andrews (Ace)
The Queen of the Tearling, Erika Johansen (Harper)
Half a King, Joe Abercrombie (Del Rey)
PAPERBACKS
A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin (Bantam)
A Storm of Swords, George R.R. Martin (Bantam)
A Dance with Dragons, George R.R. Martin (Bantam)
A Clash of Kings, George R.R. Martin (Bantam)
The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien (Del Rey)
A Feast for Crows, George R.R. Martin (Bantam)
Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card (Tor)
The Strain, Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan (HarperCollins)
Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss (DAW)
Dune, Frank Hebert (Ace)
TRADE PAPERBACKS
Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury (Simon & Schuster)
A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin (Bantam)
The Magicians, Lev Grossman (Plume)
The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien (Del Rey)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman (Morrow)
MEDIA-RELATED
Star Wars: Kenobi, John Jackson Miller (Del Rey)
Goodnight Darth Vader, Jeffrey Brown (Chronicle)
William Shakespeare’s Star Wars, Ian Doescher (Quirk)
William Shakespeare’s The Jedi Doth Return, Ian Doescher (Quirk)
Star Wars: The Bounty Hunter Code, Daniel Walla
ce, Ryder Windham, Jason Fry (Chronicle)
GAMING-RELATED
Warhammer 40K: Vengeful Spirit, Graham McNeill (Black Library US)
Forgotten Realms: The Companions, R.A. Salvatore (Wizards of the Coast)
Warhammer 40K: The Unremembered Empire, Dan Abnett (Black Library US)
Halo: Mortal Dictata, Karen Traviss (Tor)
Forgotten Realms: The Last Threshold, R.A. Salvatore (Wizards of the Coast)
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SCIENCE FICTION
Lock In, John Scalzi (Audible)
All Our Yesterdays, Cristin Terrill (Tantor)
The Martian, Andy Weir (Podium)
The Stainless Steel Rat, Harry Harrison (Brilliance)
2001: A Space Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke (Brilliance)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: The Primary Phase, Douglas Adams (BBC Worldwide)
The Second Ship, Richard Phillips (Brilliance)
Bellwether, Connie Willis (Blackstone)
Timebound, Rysa Walker (Brilliance)
Doctor Who: Dead Air, James Goss (BBC Worldwide)
Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes (Recorded Books)
The Android’s Dream, John Scalzi (Audible)
Hyperion, Dan Simmons (Audible)
The Atlantis World, A.G. Riddle (Audible)
Ark Royal, Christopher G. Nuttall (Audible)
Brilliance, Marcus Sakey (Brilliance)
Dune, Frank Herbert (Macmillan Audio)
Ready Player One, Ernest Cline (Random House Audio)
The Stand, Stephen King (Random House Audio)
Under a Graveyard Sky, John Ringo (Audible)
FANTASY
Outlander, Diana Gabaldon (Recorded Books)
The Hobbit, J. R.R. Tolkien (Recorded Books)
A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin (Random House Audio)
Dragonfly in Amber, Diana Gabaldon (Recorded Books)
The Book of Life, Deborah Harkness (Penguin Audio)
A Clash of Kings, George R.R. Martin (Random House Audio)