Locus, June 2014
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Aug ’14: History Zero: Tales of the Iron War by Scott Harrison (h, tp).
SPHERE
Apr ’14: Struck by Jennifer Bosworth (r, ya, tp); The Round Table by Jack Whyte (r, tp); War of the Celts by Jack Whyte (r, tp).
May ’14: Grail Knight by Angus Donald (r, a, tp).
Jul ’14: Omens by Kelley Armstrong (r, tp).
Aug ’14: Visions by Kelley Armstrong (hc).
Sep ’14: The Quest by Nelson DeMille (r, a, tp).
Jan ’15: The Nightwalker by Sebastian Fitzek (a, tp).
THE BODLEY HEAD
Jun ’14: The Spook’s: A New Darkness by Joseph Delaney (ebya, hc).
TITAN
Apr ’14: Hunt Through the Cradle of Fear by Charles Ardai (r, a, tp); Valour’s Trial by Tanya Huff (r, tp); The Wild Ways by Tanya Huff (r, tp); Guild Wars: Edge of Destiny by J. Robert King (r, tp); Life’s Lottery by Kim Newman (r, tp); Thornlost by Melanie Rawn (r, tp).
May ’14: Aliens by Alan Dean Foster (r, x, tp); The Dark Blood of Poppies by Freda Warrington (r, h, tp); Guild Wars: Sea of Sorrows by Rae Soesbee (r, tp); Godzilla by Greg Cox (x); Silver Mirrors by A.A. Aguirre (tp); Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier: Steadfast by Jack Campbell (tp); Alien 3 by Alan Dean Foster (r, x, tp); Hot Lead, Cold Iron by Ari Marmell (r, tp); Dead Man’s Hand ed. by John Joseph Adams (r, h, tp); The Art of John Harris by John Harris (art, hc); Hunt at World’s End by Nicholas Kaufman (r, a, tp).
Jun ’14: Tropic of Serpents by Marie Brennan (r, tp); The Final Battle by William C. Dietz (r, tp); Legion of the Damned by William C. Dietz (r, tp); The Truth of Valour by Tanya Huff (r, tp); Sherlock Holmes: Gods of War by James Lovegrove (a, tp); Koko Takes a Holiday by Kieran Shea (eb, tp); Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Firestorm by Greg Keyes (r, x, tp); Deadbeat: Dogs of Waugh by Guy Adams (tp); Hunt Beyond the Frozen Fire by Christa Faust (r, x, tp); Blood Red by Mercedes Lackey (tp); Acolytes of Cthulhu: Short Stories Insired by H.P. Lovecraft ed. by Robert M. Price (r, h, tp).
Jul ’14: Resistance by Samit Basu (tp); Andromeda’s Choice by William C. Dietz (r, tp); Plague World by Diana Fredsti (r, tp); Alien: Sea of Sorrows by James A. Moore (x, tp); The Art of Greg Spalenka by Greg Spalenka (art, hc); Dawn of the Planet of the Apes by Alex Irvine (x, tp); Bowl of Heaven by Larry Niven & Gregory Benford (r, tp); Dark Shepherd: The Art of Fred Gambino by Fred Gambino (art, hc).
Aug ’14: Girl Genius: Agatha H and the Voice of the Castle by Phil Foglio & Kaja Foglio (eb, tp); Afterparty by Daryl Gregory (r, tp); Hunt Among the Killers of Men by David J. Schow (r, a, tp); Sherlock Holmes: The Spirit Box by George Mann (a, tp).
Sep ’14: Hyperluminal: The Art of Jim Burns by Jim Burns (art, hc); Beauty & The Beast: Vendetta by Nancy Holder (r, x, tp); The Heralds of Valdemar Omnibus by Mercedes Lackey (r, om, tp); Ghosts of Manhattan by George Mann (tp); Burnt Tongues ed. by Chuck Palahniuk, Dennis Widmyer & Richard Thomas (tp); The Edge of Reason by Melinda Snodgrass (r, h, tp); Grimm: The Killing Time by Tim Waggoner (r, x, tp); Yesterday’s Hero by Jonathan Wood (h, tp); Anno Dracula 1976-1991: Johnny Alucard by Kim Newman (r, tp).
Oct ’14: The Shotgun Arcana by R.S. Belcher (tp); The Lost Stars: Imperfect Sword by Jack Campbell (tp); By Blood Alone by William C. Dietz (r, tp); The Madness of Cthulhu: Volume 1 ed. by S.T. Joshi (r, h, hc); The Clone Apocalypse by Steven L. Kent (tp); The Wolves of London by Mark Morris (h, tp); An English Ghost Story by Kim Newman (h, tp); Reign of Evil by Weston Ochse (h, tp); The Dark Arts of Blood by Freda Warrington (h, tp).
Nov ’14: Alien: River of Pain by Christopher Golden (x, tp); The Future Falls by Tanya Huff (tp); Peacemaker by Tanya Huff (r, tp); The Edge of Ruin by Melinda Snodgrass (r, h, tp).
Dec ’14: Andromeda’s War by William C. Dietz (tp); By Force of Arms by William C. Dietz (r, tp); Bad Dreams by Kim Newman (r, tp).
Jan ’15: Wastelands ed. by John Joseph Adams (r, tp); For More Than Glory by William C. Dietz (r, tp); Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth ed. by Stephen Jones (r, tp); Shipstar by Larry Niven & Gregory Benford (r, tp).
Feb ’15: For Those Who Fell by William C. Dietz (r, tp).
Mar ’15: The Voyage of the Basilisk by Marie Brennan (tp); The Jovian Conspiracy by Adam Christopher (tp); When All Seems Lost by William C. Dietz (r, tp); Dark Detectives: Adventures of the Supernatural Sleuths ed. by Stephen Jones (r, tp); Ghosts of War by George Mann (tp); AntiHero by Jonathan Wood (h, tp).
TRANSWORLD/BANTAM UK
Apr ’14: Game of Thrones: A Pop-Up Guide to Westeros by Matthew Reinhart (art, hc).
Jun ’14: A Shiver of Light by Laurell K. Hamilton (eb, hc); Skinjob by Bruce McCabe (eb, hc); A Kill in the Morning by Graeme Shimmin (eb, tp).
Jul ’14: Assail by Ian C. Esslemont (eb, hc); The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen (hc).
Sep ’14: Willful Child by Steven Erikson (hc).
Oct ’14: The Last Oprichnik by Jasper Kent (eb, tp).
Jan ’15: The Productions of Time 2 by Paul Witcover (eb, hc).
Feb ’15: Full of Light by Steven Erikson (eb, hc); Assail by Ian C. Esslemont (r).
Mar ’15: A Kill in the Morning by Graeme Shimmin (r, eb).
TRANSWORLD/BLACK SWAN
Apr ’14: This House is Haunted by John Boyne (r, h, tp).
Jun ’14: Emporium Stories by Adam Johnson (r, c, tp); Parasites Like Us by Adam Johnson (r, tp).
TRANSWORLD/CORGI
Apr ’14: Toxic Heart by Theo Lawrence (ya, tp); The City by Stella Gemmell (r, tp); The Fearless by Emma Pass (tp).
May ’14: The Eyes of a King by Catherine Banner (ya, tp); The History Keepers 3: Nightship to China by Damian Dibben (r, ya, tp); The Goblin’s Gift by Conrad Mason (r, ya, tp); Inferno by Dan Brown (r, a, tp); I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes (r, a); The Oathbreaker’s Shadow by Amy McCulloch (r, tp); Monster Blood Tattoo, Book Two: Lamplighter by D.M. Cornish (ya, tp); Time’s Chariot by Ben Jeapes (r, ya, tp).
Jun ’14: The Feathered Man by Jeremy de Quidt (r, ya, tp); The Demons of Ghent by Helen Grant (h, ya, tp); Hexed by Michell Krys (ya, tp); The Long War by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter (r, tp); Angel City by Jon Steele (r); The Teardrop by Lauren Kate (r, ya, tp).
Jul ’14: The Eye of Minds by James Dashner (r, ya, tp); Eon: Rise of the Dragoneye by Alison Goodman (r, ya, tp); The Lost Art by Simon Morden (r, ya, tp); The Edge Chronicles 10: The Immortals by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (ya, tp); The Edge Chronicles 7: The Last of the Sky Pirates by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (r, ya, tp); The Edge Chronicles 8: Vox by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (r, ya, tp); The Edge Chronicles 9: Freeglader by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (r, ya, tp); The Shadow’s Curse by Amy McCulloch (tp); Lockwood & Co.: The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud (r, ya, tp).
Sep ’14: The Devil Delivered and Other Tales by Steven Erikson (r, om, tp).
Oct ’14: Exquisite Captive by Heather Demetrois (ya, tp); The Unadulterated Cat by Terry Pratchett & Gray Joliffe (r, tp); Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett (r).
Nov ’14: Dodger’s Guide to London by Terry Pratchett (r, nf, a, tp).
Jan ’15: Skinjob by Bruce McCabe (r); Wyrmeweald: The Bone Trail by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (r, ya, tp); The Queen of Dreams by Peter Hamilton (r, ya, tp).
Feb ’15: Bryant & May: The Bleeding Heart by Christopher Fowler (r, tp).
TRANSWORLD/DOUBLEDAY UK
Apr ’14: The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler (ya, hc).
Jun ’14: Only Revolutions by Mark Z. Danielewski (hc); The Long Mars by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter (eb, hc).
Jul ’14: The Incarnations by Susan Barker (a, hc); The Hive Construct by Alexander Maskill (ebhc).
Sep ’14: Dragons at Crumbling Castle and Other Stories by Terry Pratchett (c, ya, hc); A Slip of the Keyboard: Collected Non-Fiction by Terry Pratchett (c, eb, hc).
Oct ’14: Mrs. Bradshaw’s Handbook by Terry Pratchett (art, eb, hc).
Mar ’15: Bryant & May: The Burning Man by Christopher Fowler (ebhc).
UNBOUND
Nov ’14: News from the Squares by Robe
rt Llewellyn (r, tp).
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Analog Science Fiction and Fact–Trevor Quachri, ed. Vol. 134 No. 7 & 8, July/August 2014, $7.99, 10 times a year, 192pp, 15 x 22 cm. Novella by Michael F. Flynn, novelettes by Juliette Wade, Daniel Hatch, Rajnar Vajra, Bill Johnson, and Paula S. Jordan; short stories by R. Garrett Wilson, James K. Isaac, Timons Esaias, Eric Choi, Andrew Reid, and Alvaro Zinos-Amaro; non-fiction articles by Michael F. Flynn and Richard A. Lovett; poetry, etc.
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Apex Magazine
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Crowded
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Galaxy’s Edge–Mike Resnick, ed. No. 8,
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Lightspeed Magazine
The New York Review of Science Fiction