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Mosse, Kate Labyrinth (Orion 978-1-4091-3896-9, £7.00, 694+xx, tp) Reprint (Orion 2005) novel with fantasy elements. A TV tie-in edition.
* Neill, Chloe House Rules (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-11345-9, £7.99, 333pp, tp) Urban fantasy novel, seventh in the Chicagoland Vampires series. Simultaneous with the US (NAL) edition.
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Nesbit, E. Five Children and It (Oxford University Press 978-0-19-273343-6, £6.99, 189pp, hc, cover by Holly Clifton-Brown) Reprint (Unwin 1902) children’s fantasy novel, first in the Psammead trilogy. Expanded from a series of stories in The Strand (1900).
Patterson, James & Jill Dembowski Witch & Wizard: The Kiss (Random House UK/Young Arrow 978-0-09-954414-2, £12.99, 357pp, hc) Reprint (Little, Brown 2013) young-adult horror novel, fourth in the series.
Pratchett, Terry Lords and Ladies (Transworld/Corgi 978-0-552-16752-9, £7.99, 396pp, tp, cover by Josh Kirby) Reprint (Gollancz 1992) humorous fantasy novel. Book 14 in the Discworld series.
Pratchett, Terry Men at Arms (Transworld/Corgi 978-0-552-16753-6, £7.99, 428pp, tp, cover by Josh Kirby) Reprint (Gollancz 1993) humorous fantasy novel. Volume 15 in the Discworld series.
Pratchett, Terry Small Gods (Transworld/Corgi 978-0-552-16751-2, £7.99, 397pp, tp, cover by Josh Kirby) Reprint (Gollancz 1992) humorous fantasy novel. Volume 13 in the Discworld series.
Pratchett, Terry Soul Music (Transworld/Corgi 978-0-552-16755-0, £7.99, 431pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) Reprint (Gollancz 1994) humorous fantasy novel. Volume 16 in the Discworld series.
Priest, Cherie Dreadnought (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-1-4472-2555-3, £7.99, 400pp, tp, cover by Angelo Rinaldi) Reprint (Tor 2010) SF novel, third in the Clockwork Century series. {First UK edition]
* Priestley, Chris Through Dead Eyes (Bloomsbury Children’s Books 978-1-4088-1106-1, £10.99, 202pp, hc) Young-adult horror novel.
* Prue, Sally Song Hunter (Oxford University Press 978-0-19-275711-1, £6.99, 208pp, tp, cover by Sarah Gibb) Young-adult historical fantasy novel.
Rayner, Jacqueline Doctor Who: Earthworld (BBC Books 978-1-8499-0520-6, £7.99, viii+292pp, tp) Reprint (BBC Books 2001) TV tie-in novel featuring the eighth Doctor. This adds an introduction by the author. Copyrighted 2001, 2013. A 50th Anniversary Collection book.
* Reaves, Michael & Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Random House UK/Arrow/LucasBooks 978-0-09-954267-4, £7.99, 460pp, pb, cover by Gene Mollica) SF tie-in novel. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition.
Renner, James The Man from Primrose Lane (Constable Robinson/Corsair 978-1-4721-0014-6, £7.99, 454pp, tp, cover by Ghost) Reprint (Sarah Crichton Books 2012) SF/fantasy novel. [First UK edition]
* Reynolds, Josh Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix: Road of Skulls (Black Library 978-1-84970-291-1, £8.99, 411pp, tp, cover by Winona Nelson) Gaming tie-in novel.
Rhodes, Morgan Falling Kingdoms (Penguin UK 978-0-141-34615-1, £7.99, 412pp, tp, cover by Shane Rebenschied) Reprint (Penguin US 2012) fantasy novel.
Rice, Anne The Wolf Gift (Random House UK/Arrow 978-0-099-57482-8, £8.99, 580pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 2012) werewolf fantasy novel, first in the Wolf Gift Chronicles series.
Richards, Justin Doctor Who: Dreams of Empire (BBC Books 978-1-8499-0524-4, £7.99, viii+307pp, tp) Reprint (BBC Books 1998) tie-in novel featuring the second Doctor. This adds an introduction by the author. Copyrighted 1998, 2013. A 50th Anniversary Collection book.
Riordan, Rick The Kane Chronicles: The Serpent’s Shadow (Penguin/Puffin UK 978-0-141-33570-4, £7.99, 406pp, tp, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Puffin 2012) young-adult fantasy novel.
* Robb, J.D. Calculated in Death (Piatkus 978-0-7499-5934-0, £17.99, 386pp, hc) SF mystery novel, the 36th in the Eve Dallas series. Simultaneous with the US (Putnam) edition. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts.
Robb, J.D. Creation in Death (Piatkus 978-0-7499-5842-8, £7.99, 425pp, tp) Reprint (Putnam 2007) SF mystery novel, 25th in the Eve Dallas series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts.
Robb, J.D. Midnight in Death and Interlude in Death (Piatkus 978-0-7499-5758-2, £7.99, 291pp, tp) Reprint (Berkley 2008 as part of Three in Death) collection of two novellas in the Eve Dallas series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts.
Robb, J.D. Ritual in Death & Missing in Death (Piatkus 978-0-7499-5849-7, £7.99, 281pp, tp) Reprint (Berkley 2011 as part of Time of Death) collection of two novellas in the Eve Dallas series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts.
Roberts, Gareth Doctor Who: Only Human (BBC Books 978-1-8499-0519-0, £7.99, ix+292pp, tp) Reprint (BBC Books 2005) tie-in novel featuring the ninth Doctor. This adds an introduction by the author. Copyrighted 2005, 2013. A 50th Anniversary Collection book.
* Roberts, Mark The Sixth Soul (Corvus 978-0-85789-786-2, £7.99, 343pp, hc) Horror novel with possible supernatural elements. A killer abducts pregnant women for an occult ritual.
* Rossi, Veronica Through the Ever Night (Little, Brown UK/Atom 978-1-907411-06-9, £6.99, 341pp, tp) Young-adult dystopian SF novel, second in the Under the Never Sky series. Simultaneous with the US (Harper) edition.
Rushdie, Salman Midnight’s Children (Random House/Vintage UK 978-0-09-958207-6, £8.99, 647pp, tp) Reprint (Cape 1981) literary SF novel. This is a movie tie-in edition.
Russell, Gary Doctor Who: Beautiful Chaos (BBC Books 978-1-8499-0518-3, £7.99, viii+242pp, tp) Reprint (BBC Books 2008) tie-in novel featuring the tenth Doctor. This adds an introduction by the author. Copyrighted 2008, 2013. A 50th Anniversary Collection book.
* Saintcrow, Lilith Jill Kismet: The Complete Series (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-0-316-20919-9, £13.99, 1371pp, tp) Omnibus of six near-future dark urban fantasy novels featuring demon hunter Jill Kismet: Night Shift (2008), Hunter’s Prayer (2008), Redemption Alley (2009), Flesh Circus (2009), Heaven’s Spite (2010), and Angel Town (2011).
Sawyer, Robert J. Triggers (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-12960-3, £8.99, 340pp, tp, cover by Glen Saville) Reprint (Ace 2012) SF novel.
Shan, Darren Zom-B (Simon & Schuster UK 978-0-857-07754-7, £6.99, 217pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Simon & Schuster Children’s Books UK 2012) young-adult horror novel, the first book in the series. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy.
* Shan, Darren Zom-B City (Simon & Schuster Children’s Books UK 978-0-857-07760-8, £12.99, 213pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Young-adult horror novel, third in the Zom-B series. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy.
* Silverberg, Robert Tales of Majipoor (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-13006-7, £14.99, 300pp, tp) Collection of seven stories set on Silverberg’s Majipoor. A hardcover edition (-13005-0, £20.00) was announced but not seen.
Singh, Nalini Angels’ Flight (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-11696-2, £7.99, 345pp, tp) Reprint (Berkley Sensation 2012) collection of four novellas in the Guild Hunter series. [First UK edition]
* Smythe, James The Explorer (Harper Voyager 978-0-00-745675-8, £12.99, 264pp, hc) SF novel. The crew of a deep-space probe mysteriously die one-by-one; only Cormac, a journalist, seems to survive.
Martin, George R.R., ed. Wild Cards: Jokers Wild (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-13415-7, £8.99, 409pp, tp, cover by Richard Jones) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1987) shared-world anthology/mosaic novel about superheroes. Volume three in the Wild Cards series.
* Sparkes, Ali Unleashed: Mind Over Matter (Oxford University Press 978-0-19-275607-7, £6.99, 232pp, tp, cover by Eamon O’Donoghue & Dynamo) Young-adult SF novel, second in the series, after Unleashed: A Life and Death Job.
Stewart, Paul & Chris Riddell The Edge Chronicles: Beyond the Deepwoods (Corgi Children’s Books 978-0-552-55422-0, £6.99, 284pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1998) young-adult fantasy novel.
Stewart, Paul & Chris Riddell The Edge Chronicles: Midnight Over Sanctaphrax (Corgi Children’s Books 978-0-552-55424-4, £6.99, 368pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday UK 2000) young-adult fantasy novel.
Stewart, Paul & Chris Riddell The Edge Chronicles: Stormchaser (Corgi Children’s Books 978-0-5
52-55423-7, £6.99, 394pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1999) young-adult fantasy novel.
Stewart, Paul & Chris Riddell Wyrmeweald: Bloodhoney (Corgi Children’s Books 978-0-552-56089-4, £7.99, 383pp, tp, cover by Chris Riddell) Reprint (Doubleday UK 2012) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the trilogy.
* Stewart, Paul & Chris Riddell Wyrmeweald: The Bone Trail (Transworld/Doubleday UK 978-0-385-61743-7, £14.99, 400pp, hc, cover by Chris Riddell) Young-adult fantasy novel, third in the trilogy.
Swift, E.J. Osiris (Random House/Ebury/Del Rey UK 978-0-091953-05-8, £12.99, 425pp, tp) Reprint (Night Shade 2012) dystopian SF novel, the first book in the Osiris Project series. A first novel. [First UK edition]
Tepper, Sheri S. The Gate to Women’s Country (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-13104-0, £8.99, 315pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1988) SF novel. This adds an introduction by Adam Roberts. An SF Masterworks edition.
Tregillis, Ian The Coldest War (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-0-356-50170-3, £8.99, 401pp, tp, cover by Tom Sanderson) Reprint (Tor 2012) fantasy novel, the second book in the Milkweed Triptych.
Turner, George The Sea and Summer (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-11869-0, £8.99, 364pp, tp, cover by Vincent Chong) Reprint (Faber and Faber 1987) SF novel. This adds an introduction by Graham Sleight. An SF Masterworks edition.
Valente, Catherynne M. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Much-in-Little 978-1-78033-981-8, £6.99, 328pp, tp, cover by Ana Juan) Reprint (Feiwel & Friends 2011) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a five-book series. Winner of the Nebula/Andre Norton Award.
Valente, Catherynne M. The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There (Much-in-Little 978-1-78033-844-6, £9.99, 344pp, tp, cover by Ana Juan) Reprint (Feiwel & Friends 2012) young-adult fantasy novel, second in a five-book series. [First UK edition]
Walton, Jo Among Others (Constable Robinson/Corsair 978-1-47210-043-6, £17.99, 302pp, hc, cover by Jessie Price) Reprint (Tor 2011) fantasy novel. Winner of the Hugo, Nebula Award, and British Fantasy Award. This is dated 2012, but not seen until now.
Walton, Jo Among Others (Constable Robinson/Corsair 978-1-47210-653-7, £7.99, 408pp, tp, cover by Jessie Price) Reprint (Tor 2011) fantasy novel. Winner of the Hugo, Nebula Award, and British Fantasy Award.
* Whates, Ian, ed. Solaris Rising 2: The New Solaris Book of Science Fiction (Rebellion/Solaris 978-1-78108-087-0, £7.99, 318pp, tp, cover by Pye Parr) Collection of 19 original stories. Authors include Nancy Kress, Robert Reed, and Norman Spinrad.
White, T.H. The Once and Future King (Harper Voyager 978-0-00-749154-4, £18.99, 858pp, hc) Reprint (Collins 1958) classic Arthurian fantasy novel, originally published in four separate parts. Part of the Voyager Classics series.
Wingrove, David Chung Kuo: Book 3: The Middle Kingdom (Corvus 978-1-84887-731-3, £14.99, 337pp, tp) Reprint (NEL 1989) SF novel, originally published as the first volume in the series; this has been revised and updated. A slipcased hardcover (-730-6, £75.00) edition was announced but not seen; e-book also available. This is dated 2012 but not seen until now.
* Wingrove, David Chung Kuo: Book 5: The Art of War (Corvus 978-0-85789-071-9, £14.99, 270pp, tp) SF novel expanded from the first half of The Broken Wheel (NEL 1990).
* Witcover, Paul The Emperor of All Things (Transworld/Bantam UK 978-0-593-07070-3, £16.99, 447pp, hc) Fantasy novel, the first book in The Productions of Time series.
* Wraight, Chris Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolves: Blood of Asaheim (Black Library 978-1-84970-306-2, £17.99, 311pp, hc, cover by Raymond Swanland) SF gaming tie-in novel.
March 2013
SF Novels 10
Fantasy Novels 17
Horror Novels 4
Paranormal Romance 0
Anthologies 1
Collections 3
Reference 0
History/Criticism 0
Media Related 8
Young Adult 15
SF 4
Fantasy 6
Horror 5
Paranormal Romance 0
Other 0
Omnibus 3
Art/Humor 1
Miscellaneous 2
Total New: 64
Reprints &
Reissues: 69
Total: 133
Year to Date
SF Novels 23
Fantasy Novels 52
Horror Novels 6
Paranormal Romance 1
Anthologies 4
Collections 4
Reference 1
History/Criticism 1
Media Related 19
Young Adult 39
SF 12
Fantasy 20
Horror 7
Paranormal Romance 0
Other 0
Omnibus 7
Art/Humor 1
Miscellaneous 4
Total New: 162
Reprints &
Reissues: 151
Total: 313
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BESTSELLERS
LOCUS BESTSELLERS
Numbers on list indicate months on list and position last month.
HARDCOVERS
1) A Memory of Light, Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson (Tor) 3, 1
2) Frost Burned, Patricia Briggs (Ace) 1, -
3) Shadow of Freedom, David Weber (Baen) 1, -
4) Bloodfire Quest, Terry Brooks (Del Rey) 1, -
5) A Dance With Dragons, George R.R. Martin (Bantam) 21, 3
6) Red Planet Blues, Robert J. Sawyer (Ace) 1, -
7) Homeland, Cory Doctorow (Tor Teen) 2, 10
8) Etiquette & Espionage, Gail Carriger (Little, Brown) 2, 6
9) The Daylight War, Peter V. Brett (Del Rey) 2, 4
10) Great North Road, Peter F. Hamilton (Del Rey) 2, -
*) Imager’s Battalion, L.E. Modesitt, Jr. (Tor) 2, -
PAPERBACKS
1) Existence, David Brin (Tor) 2, 8
2) A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin (Bantam) 33, 2
3) Midnight Blue-Light Special, Seanan McGuire (DAW) 1, -
4) A Storm of Swords, George R.R. Martin (Bantam) 30, 9
5) Triggers, Robert J. Sawyer (Ace) 1, -
6) Intruder, C.J. Cherryh (DAW) 1, -
7) A Clash of Kings, George R.R. Martin (Bantam) 30, 3
8) A Feast for Crows, George R.R. Martin (Bantam) 29, 4
9) Slashback, Rob Thurman (Roc) 1, -
10) The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole, Stephen King (Pocket) 1, -
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1) World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, Max Brooks (Crown) 34, 5
2) Wool Omnibus, Hugh Howey (self published) 1, -
3) Little Brother, Cory Doctorow (Tor Teen) 1, -
4) A Turn of Light, Julie E. Czerneda (DAW) 1, -
5) Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury (Simon & Schuster) 23, -
*) The Host, Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown) 5, -
*) Warm Bodies, Isaac Marion (Simon & Schuster) 2, 2
MEDIA-RELATED
1) Star Trek: Devil’s Bargain, Tony Daniel (Pocket) 1, -
2) Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Michael Reaves & Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff (Del Rey) 2, 4
3) Star Trek: The Weight of Worlds, Greg Cox (Pocket) 1, -
4) Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse, Troy Denning (Del Rey) 2, 1
*) The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor, Robert Kirkman & Jay Bonansinga (St. Martin’s Griffin) 4, -
GAMING-RELATED
1) Forgotten Realms: Charon’s Claw, R.A. Salvatore (Wizards of the Coast) 6, 1
2) Halo: Silentium, Greg Bear (Tor) 1, -
3) Forgotten Realms: The Last Threshold, R.A. Salvatore (Wizards of the Coast) 1, -
4) Warhammer 40,000: The Death of Antagonis, David Annandale (Black Library US) 1, -
5) Forgotten Realms: Neverwinter, R.A. Salvatore (Wizards of the Coast) 10, -
A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson remained in first place on the hardcovers list for the fourth
consecutive month, while Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs debuted in second. The new runner-up was The Cats of Tanglewood Forest by Charles de Lint & Charles Vess (Little, Brown), out of 46 titles nominated, up from the 39 we saw last month.
David Brin’s Existence moved up the chart to number one on the paperback list, with A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin maintaining its spot in second place. The runner-up was David Drake’s The Road of Danger (Baen), with 51 titles nominated, down from last month’s 58.
Max Brooks’s World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War rose to first place on the trade paperback list this month. There was no new runner-up, with 40 titles nominated, down a bit from the 43 we saw last month.
Star Trek: Devil’s Bargain by Tony Daniel (Pocket) debuted in first place on the media-related titles this month, and there was no new runner-up. There were nine titles nominated, down from last month’s 13.
Forgotten Realms: Charon’s Claw by R.A. Salvatore stayed in first in the gaming-related titles, with no new runner-up. There were 12 titles nominated, up from the eight we saw last month.
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: March 2013.
B&N/B. Dalton (print)
HARDCOVERS
1) A Dance with Dragons, George R.R. Martin (Bantam)
2) A Memory of Light, Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson (Tor)
3) Frost Burned, Patricia Briggs (Ace)
4) Bloodfire Quest, Terry Brooks (Del Rey)
5) A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin (Bantam)
6) Shadow of Freedom, David Weber (Baen)
7) Blood of Dragons, Robin Hobb (Harper Voyager)
8) The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien (Del Rey)
9) The Gate Thief, Orson Scott Card (Tor)
10) River of Stars, Guy Gavriel Kay (Roc)
PAPERBACKS
1) A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin (Bantam)
2) A Feast for Crows, George R.R. Martin (Bantam)
3) A Song of Ice and Fire box set, George R.R. Martin (Bantam)