Locus, June 2014

by Locus Publications

  * de Pierres, Marianne Peacemaker (Angry Robot US 978-0-85766-418-1, $7.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Joey HiFi) Quasi-SF novel. Park ranger Virgin Jackson gets help from a US Marshal after she stumbles on drug deals and murder. Simultaneous with the Orbit UK edition. E-book also available.

  del Toro, Guillermo & Chuck Hogan The Night Eternal (HarperCollins/Morrow 978-0-06-219692-7, $16.99, 539pp, tp) Reprint (Morrow 2011) horror novel, the third book in the Strain trilogy.

  Delaney, Joseph The Last Apprentice: Fury of the Seventh Son (HarperCollins/Greenwillow 978-0-06-219231-8, $17.99, 462pp, hc, cover by Patrick Arrasmith) Young-adult fantasy novel, 13th in the series. First US edition (The Bodley Head 12/13); e-book also available.

  * Denfeld, Rene The Enchanted (Harper 978-0-06-228550-8, $25.99, 233pp, hc) Associational novel with fantastic/hallucinatory touches, narrated in part by an unhinged death row inmate who finds enchantment in his prison and with The Lady who comes to investigate another prisoner’s past. A first novel.

  * Despain, Bree The Shadow Prince (Egmont USA 978-1-60684-247-8, $18.99, 481pp, hc) Young-adult paranormal romance novel, first in the Into the Dark trilogy. A prince of the Underrealm poses as a high school student to find the girl who can restore his race’s immortality. E-book also available.

  * Donnelly, Jennifer Deep Blue (Disney/Hyperion 978-1-4231-3316-2, $17.99, 340pp, hc, cover by Shane Rebenscheid) Young-adult mermaid fantasy novel, the first book in the Waterfire Saga series. Mer-queen’s daughter Serafina seeks the truth behind an assassination attempt. E-book also available.

  * Dos Santos, Steven The Sowing (Llewellyn/Flux 978-0-7387-3540-5, $9.99, 393pp, tp, cover by Chris Nurse) Young-adult dystopian SF novel, the second in the Torch Keeper series. E-book also available.

  * Doyle, Tom American Craftsmen (Tor 978-0-7653-3751-1, $24.99, 319pp, hc, cover by Dominick Saponaro) Urban military fantasy novel about a special ops magician soldier – a craftsman – under a curse. A first novel.

  * Dozois, Gardner & William Schafer, eds. The Book of Silverberg (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-643-4, $35.00, 291pp, hc, cover by Tomasz Maronski) Original anthology of nine stories in honor of Robert Silverberg and based on his works, plus a tribute by Greg Bear and an appreciation by Barry Malzberg. Authors include Kage Baker, Connie Willis, and James Patrick Kelly. A leatherbound, limited edition of 250 ($60.00), signed by all contributors except the late Kage Baker, is also available.

  Drachman, Steven S. The Ghosts of Watt O’Hugh (Chicadee Prince Books 978-0-9913274-0-9, $12.99, 201pp, tp, cover by Mark Matcho) Reprint (Chicadee Prince Books 2011) science fantasy Western adventure novel set in the 1870s, the first volume of the Memoirs of Watt O’Hugh. This indicates third printing, but has minor corrections from previous editions, plus a new afterword/author’s note. A print-on-demand edition.

  * Drake, David The Sea Without a Shore (Baen 978-1-4767-3639-6, $25.00, 363pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) Military SF novel, tenth in the RCN/Daniel Leary series. E-book also available.

  * Duncan, Glen By Blood We Live (Random House/Knopf 978-0-307-59510-2, $25.95, 357pp, hc) Supernatural thriller, third in the series begun in The Last Werewolf. The oldest vampire in existence believes the werewolf Talulla is his lost love reincarnated. E-book also available. Simultaneous with the UK (Canongate) edition.

  Edwards, Janet Earth Star (Prometheus/Pyr 978-1-61614-897-3, $17.99, 285pp, hc, cover by Himitsuhana) Young-adult SF novel, sequel to Earth Girl. E-book also available. First US edition (Harper Voyager 8/13).

  * Egan, Alexa Shadow’s Curse (Pocket 978-1-4516-7292-3, $7.99, 389pp, pb, cover by Craig White) Paranormal romance novel, the second book in the Imnada Brotherhood series.

  * Ellison, Harlan Li’l Harlan and His Sidekick Carl the Comet in Danger Land (Subterranean Press/Edgeworks Abbey 978-1-59606-530-7, $15.00, 22pp, ph, cover by Gahan Wilson) Chapbook autobiographical story of an adventure Ellison had with Carl Sagan at a convention. Illustrated by Gahan Wilson. This is a limited edition of 750; a hardcover, signed lettered edition of 52 is also available. This is dated 2013 but not seen until now. E-book also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; .

  * Falkenstern, Lisa Professor Whiskerton Presents Steampunk ABC (Amazon/Two Lions 978-1477847220, $17.99, unpaginated, hc) Children’s picture book, an ABC of all things steampunk, featuring mice. E-book also available.

  * Finch, Sheila Myths, Metaphors, and Science Fiction: Ancient Roots of the Literature of the Future (Aqueduct Press 978-1-61976-055-4, $12.00, 125pp, tp) Ciritical non-fiction, an exploration of how themes from myths and fairy tales have influenced science fiction. Two chapters appeared previously, one in slightly different form. Part of the Conversation Pieces series. Aqueduct Press, PO Box 95787, Seattle WA 98145-2787; .

  Flint, Eric & Ryk E. Spoor Portal (Baen 978-1-4767-36426, $7.99, 398pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Baen 2013) SF novel, third in a series begun in Boundary.

  Foster, Alan Dean Alien (Titan US 978-1783290154, $7.99, 282pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 1979) movie novelization. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film. E-book also available.

  Foster, Alan Dean Alien 3 (Titan US 978-1783290192, $7.99, 248pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 1992) movie novelization. This is an international edition with US and UK prices, copyrighted 1992, 2014. E-book also available.

  Foster, Alan Dean Aliens (Titan US 978-1783290178, $7.99, 319pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 1986) movie novelization. Copyrighted 1986, 2014. This is an international edition with US and UK prices. E-book also available.

  * Friesner, Esther Deception’s Princess (Random House 978-0-449-81863-3, $17.99, 324pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Young-adult historical novel with fantasy elements in the Princesses of Myth series. Maeve, daughter of the High King of Ireland, rebels at being a pawn in her father’s intrigues. E-book also available.

  Gaider, David Dragon Age: Asunder (Tor 978-0-7653-6670-2, $8.99, 485pp, pb, cover by Ramil Sunga) Reprint (Tor 2011) gaming tie-in novel based on the BioWare Dragon Age computer games. Copyrighted by Electronic Arts.

  * Genta, Giancarlo The Hunter (Springer 978-3-319-02059-4, $19.99, vi + 130pp, tp) SF novel and essay on the science involved. Spacefaring humans encounter alien machines bent on destroying all organic life. The novel previously appeared in Italian and Ukranian; no translator is credited. Part of Springer’s Scientific Novel/Science and Fiction series. E-book also available. This is dated 2013 but not seen until now.

  * Gibsen, Cole Shinobi (Llewellyn/Flux 978-0-7387-3911-3, $9.99, 280pp, tp) Young-adult martial arts fantasy novel, third in a series about a girl who’s a reincarnated samurai with a powerful reincarnated ninja enemy. E-book also available.

  * Gilman, Felix The Revolutions (Tor 978-0-7653-3717-7, $26.99, 413pp, hc, cover by W. Staehle) Alternate-world Victorian science fantasy/planetary romance novel. E-book also available.

  Gladstone, Max Two Serpents Rise (Tor 978-0-7653-3313-1, $15.99, 347pp, tp, cover by Chris McGrath) Reprint (Tor 2013) fantasy novel.

  Goodkind, Terry The Third Kingdom (Tor 978-0-7653-7067-9, 9.99, 569pp, pb, cover by Alan Brooks) Reprint (Tor 2013) fantasy novel, sequel to The Omen Machine in the Richard and Kahlan series. This is an international mass market edition.

  * Gormley, Amelia C. Strain (Riptide Publishing 978-1-62649-070-3, $17.99, 300pp, tp, cover by Kanaxa) Gay post-apocalyptic SF romance novel. The only cure for a lethal virus is infection with another, sexually transmitted, disease. This is an international edition with US, UK, EU, and Australian prices. E-book also available. Riptide Publishing, PO Box 6652, Hillsborough NJ 08844; .

  * Haight, Dan Iron Mountain (Telemachus Press 978-1-940745-49-7, $14.95, 332pp, tp) Near-future post-apocalyptic SF novel of a US broken down by terrorist attacks, sequel to Flotilla. E-book also available. Telemachus Press, .

  * Hall, Marie Death’s Lover (Grand Central/Forever 978-1-4555-4988-7, $17.00, 314pp, tp) Paranormal romance novel in the Eter
nal Lovers series. This is dated 2013 but not seen until now; a print-on-demand edition. E-book also available.

  * Hardy, Richard H. The Infinity Program (Camel Press 978-1-60381-933-6, $13.95, 241pp, tp) SF novel. A brilliant programmer is unwittingly affected by an alien quantum computer. A first novel. E-book also available. Camel Press, PO Box 70515, Seattle WA 98127; .

  * Helvig, Kristi Burn Out (Egmont USA 978-1-60684479-3, $17.99, 253pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel, the first book in a series. Tora Reynolds wants to escape an almost uninhabitable Earth under a red giant sun. A first novel.

  * Holt, Jason A. The Dragonslayer of Edgewhen (Holt, Jason A. 978-0-9860717-1-3, $15.00, 301pp, tp, cover by Kristina Gehrmann) Fantasy novel, the first book in the Edgewhen series. E-book also available. Jason A. Holt, .

  * Hughes, Alex Marked (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46693-8, $7.99, 337pp, pb) Dystopian SF detective novel, the third book in the Mindspace Investigations series. E-book also available.

  * Johnston, Linda O. Undertamed Wolf (Harlequin/Nocturne 978-0-373-88595-4, $5.75, 298pp, pb) Werewolf romance novel, the fifth in the Alpha Force series.

  Jordan, Robert, Chuck Dixon & Andie Tong The Eye of the World: The Graphic Novel, Volume Two (Tor 978-0-7653-3787-0, $16.99, 167pp, tp, cover by Andie Tong) Reprint (Tor 2012) graphic novel adaptation of the second part of the first book in Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series, written by Chuck Dixon and illustrated by Andie Tong.

  * Kanas, Nick The New Martians (Springer 978-3-319-00974-2, $19.99, vi + 123pp, tp) Near-future SF novel and essay on the science involved. The first expedition to Mars has mysterious difficulties on the trip home. Part of Springer’s Scientific Novel/Science and Fiction series. This is dated 2013 but not seen until now. E-book also available.

  Kenyon, Sherrilyn Inferno (St. Martin’s Griffin 978-1-250-00286-0, $9.99, 451pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (St. Martin’s Griffin 2013) novel in the Dark-Hunter series, the fourth volume in the Chronicles of Nick series. Kenyon also writes as Kinley MacGregor.

  * Kernaghan, Eileen Sophie, In Shadow (Thistledown Press 978-1-927068-94-6, $15.95, 240pp, tp, cover by Amalia Chitulescu) Young-adult historical fantasy time-travel novel. Orphaned teen Sophie moves to India in 1914 but finds herself witnessing events in Calcutta’s dark past. E-book also available. Thistledown Press, 410 2nd Avenue N., Saskatoon S7K 2C3, Canada; .

  Knight, E.E. Appalachian Overthrow (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-41445-8, $7.99, 357pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) Reprint (Roc 2013) SF horror novel, book ten of The Vampire Earth, and first in a new arc.

  * Knight, E.E. Baltic Gambit (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-41446-5, $24.95, 273pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) SF horror novel, book 11 of The Vampire Earth. E-book also available.

  * Kowal, Mary Robinette Valour and Vanity (Tor 978-0-7653-3416-9, $25.99, 408pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Fantasy novel, fourth in the series begun in Shades of Milk and Honey. Shipwrecked in Italy, Jane and Vincent fall afoul of a con artist. E-book also available.

  * Lacey, Mark E. The Dreamtunnel Sequence (Lacy, Mark E. 978-1493670017, $14.95, 394pp, tp) Fantasy novel. Three men seek to keep ancient magic gauntlets from an evil sorcerer. A print-on-demand edition. E-book also available.

  * Lackey, Mercedes & Rosemary Edghill Victories (Tor Teen 978-0-7653-1764-3, $11.99, 254pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Young-adult fantasy novel, the fourth book in the Shadow Grail series. A hardcover edition (978-0-7653-2826-7, $22.99) was announced but not seen; e-book also available.

  * Lackey, Mercedes & Cody Martin Reboots: Diabolical Streak (Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick 978-1-61242-138-4, $12.99, 145pp, tp) SF novella of zombies, a sequel to the authors’ linked stories in Reboots, set in a world where spaceships are crewed by zombies and vampires. A print-on-demand edition; e-book also available. Arc Manor, PO Box 10339, Rockville MD 20849-0339; .

  * Lettrick, Robert Frenzy (Disney/Hyperion 978-1-4231-8538-3, $16.99, 298pp, hc, cover by Mark Fredrickson) Middle-grade horror novel. Something is driving animals to kill humans near a camp. E-book also available.

  * Long, Christopher E. Hero Worship (Llewellyn/Flux 978-0-7387-3909-0, $9.99, 233pp, tp, cover by Aaron Goodman) Young-adult superhero novel. Marvin Maywood can’t join the heroes of the Core because his powers feed on fear. E-book also available.

  * Lovisi, Gary The Winged-Men (Wildside Press 978-1434442499, $15.00, 138pp, tp, cover by Marcus Boas) SF ‘‘scientific romance’’ novel, the first volume in the Jon Kirk of Ares series, inspired by Edgar Rice Burroughs’s John Carter series. An earlier version was published as The Winged-Men, first volume in the Cosian Chronicles (Fading Shadows Press 1997); this has been significantly re-written. A print-on-demand edition. Wildside Press, .

  Lukyanenko, Sergei New Watch (Harper 978-0-06-231007-1, $15.99, 371pp, tp) Dark fantasy novel, fifth in a series begun in Night Watch about a Moscow inhabited by the supernatural Others. Translated by Adam Bromfield from the Russian Novyi Dozor (AST 2012). First US edition (Heinemann 5/13). E-book also available.

  Lumley, Brian The Compleat Crow (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-554-3, $35.00, 190pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Ganley 1987) collection of 11 stories in the Lovecraftian Titus Crow series. Introduction (dated 2012) by Lumley. A leatherbound, signed, limited edition of 250 ($60.00) and e-book also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; .

  * Luokkala, Barry B. Exploring Science Through Science Fiction (Springer 978-1-4614-7890-4, $29.99, xx + 241pp, tp) Non-fiction using SF as a vehicle for teaching science, designed as a text for a college-level course. SF examples are taken primarily from popular movies and TV, but seminal fiction is referenced. Part of Springer’s Science and Fiction series. E-book also available. This is dated 2013 but not seen until now.

  * Lupoff, Richard A. Writer, Volume 1 (Ramble House 978-1-60543-725-5, $18.00, 264pp, tp) Non-fiction collection of 47 autobiographical anecdotes/reminiscences, the first in a two-volume set. Introduction by Ed Gorman. This is a print-on-demand edition. Ramble House, 10329 Sheephead Drive, Vancleave MS 39565; .

  * Lupoff, Richard A. Writer, Volume 2 (Ramble House 978-1-60543-736-1, $20.00, 316pp, tp) Non-fiction collection, the second of two volumes; this has 37 pieces, including interviews with authors, essays, speeches, autobiographical anecdotes, and book reviews and introductions. Introduction by John Pelan. This is a print-on-demand edition. Ramble House, 10329 Sheephead Drive, Vancleave MS 39565; .

  * MacApp, C.C. Somewhere in Space and Other Stories (Ramble House/Dancing Tuatara Press 978-1-60543-723-1, $20.00, 297pp, tp, cover by Gavin L. O’Keefe) Collection of 11 stories from the 1960s. Part of the John Pelan Presents: Classics of Science Fiction & Fantasy line, with an introduction by Pelan. This is a pen name for Carroll M. Capps. This is a print-on-demand edition. Ramble House, 10329 Sheephead Drive, Vancleave MS 39565; .

  * Mandel, Oscar Otherwise Fables (Prospect Park Books 978-1-938849-21-3, $16.00, 270pp, tp) Collection of 47 fables, many previously collected as Gobble-Up Stories (Bruce Humphries 1966) but 23 either not previously collected or revised since, and two novellas, one significantly revised from previous solo publication: ‘‘Chi Po & the Sorcerer’’ (Tuttle 1964).

  Marchetta, Melina Quintana of Charyn (Candlewick Press 978-0-7636-6930-0, $10.99, 516pp, tp) Reprint (Viking Australia 2012) young-adult fantasy novel, the third book in the Lumatere Chronicles begun in Finnikin of the Rock.

  Marco, John The Forever Knight (DAW 978-0-7564-0843-5, $7.99, 362pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) Reprint (DAW 2013) fantasy novel, the fourth book in the Books of the Bronze Knight series, a largely standalone follow-up to the original trilogy.

  * Marino, Andy The Door (Scholastic 978-0-545-55137-3, $17.99, 297pp, hc, cover by Alexander Jansson) Young-adult fantasy novel. Hannah goes through a mysterious door to another world. E-book also available.

  * Martinez, Mi
chael J. The Enceladus Crisis (Skyhorse/Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-504-9, $15.99, 324pp, tp, cover by Lauren Saint-Onge) Science fantasy novel mixing steampunk and space opera, second in the Daedalus trilogy. E-book also available.

  * McCune, Joshua Talker 25 (HarperCollins/Greenwillow 978-0-06-212191-2, $17.99, 424pp, hc, cover by Sammy Yuen) Young-adult futuristic fantasy novel. Melissa Callahan has been accused of collaborating with the dragons that destroyed her family. A first novel. E-book also available.

  * McEllistrem, Steve The Devereaux Disaster (Two Harbors Press 978-1-62652-654-9, $16.95, 395pp, tp) SF thriller novel, sequel to The Devereaux Dilemma. E-book also available. Two Harbors Press, 212 Third Avenue West, Minneapolis MN 55401; .

  * McKiernan, Dennis L. Stolen Crown (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-41988-0, $26.95, 495pp, hc, cover by Nekro) Fantasy novel in the Mithgar series.

  * Miles, Cindy Forevermore (Scholastic/Point 978-0-545-42622-0, $9.99, 279pp, tp) Young-adult ghost romance novel. This is dated 2013 but not seen until now. E-book also available.

  * Miller, Whitney The Violet Hour (Llewellyn/Flux 978-0-7387-3721-8, $9.99, 301pp, tp) Young-adult horror novel. Harlow Wintergreen is plagued by visions and voices in her head while traveling in Asia. E-book also available.

  * Monk, Devon Stone Cold (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-41793-0, $7.99, 340pp, pb) Urban fantasy novel, the second book in the Broken Magic series. E-book also available.

  Moon, Elizabeth Limits of Power (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-53308-1, $7.99, 483pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) Reprint (Del Rey 2013) fantasy novel, the fourth book in the Paladin’s Legacy series.

  * Moore, Christopher The Serpent of Venice (HarperCollins/Morrow 978-0-06-177976-3, $26.99, 326pp, hc, cover by Adam Johnson) Satirical historical novel with fantasy elements, sequel to Fool, a Shakespearean takeoff (with elements of Edgar Allan Poe), featuring Pocket the fool in the Venice of Merchant of Venice and Othello. E-book also available.

  * Moore, Katrinka Numa (Aqueduct Press 978-1-61976-057-8, $12.00, 70pp, tp, cover by Katrinka Moore) Epic poem in the form of a collection of 48 poems, 36 previously published; illustrated with photo collages by the author. Part of the Conversation Pieces series. Aqueduct Press, PO Box 95787, Seattle WA 98145-2787;