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* Webb, Philip Where the Rock Splits the Sky (Scholastic/Chicken House 978-0-545-55701-6, $17.99, 262pp, hc, cover by Phil Falco) Young-adult SF Western novel set on an Earth that stopped turning after aliens shattered the moon. Simultaneous with the Chicken House UK edition; e-book also available.
Weber, David & BuNine House of Steel: The Honorverse Companion (Baen 978-1-4767-3643-3, $7.99, 762pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) Reprint (Baen 2013) companion book to Weber’s Honor Harrington series; includes a non-Honor novella by Weber in that universe, plus the companion edited by Weber and Thomas Pope and written by Weber and BuNine. This drops the section of color illustrations.
* Weekes, Patrick Dragon Age: The Masked Empire (Tor 978-0-7653-3118-2, $15.99, 380pp, tp, cover by Ramil Sunga) Tie-in novel based on the BioWare computer games. Copyrighted by Electronic Arts. E-book also available.
Wells, Catherine The Earth Saver (Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick 978-1-61242-183-4, $14.99, 392pp, tp) Reprint (Del Rey 1993) SF novel, third in the Coconino trilogy. A print-on-demand edition. E-book also available. Phoenix Pick, PO Box 10339, Rockville MD 20849-0339;
Weyn, Suzanne The Bar Code Prophecy (Scholastic 978-0-545-42530-8, $9.99, 202pp, tp, cover by Jonathan Barkat) Reprint (Scholastic Press 2012) young-adult SF novel, third in the series begun in The Bar Code Tattoo.
* White, Kiersten & Jim Di Bartolo In the Shadows (Scholastic Press 978-0-545-56144-0, $21.99, 373pp, hc, cover by Jim Di Bartolo) Young-adult fantasy novel, extensively illustrated in full color by Di Bartolo, about young people living in a boardinghouse in a small town where strange things occur, told in two alternating parts with text story by White and wordless ‘‘art story’’ by Di Bartolo. E-book also available.
* Williams, Carol Lynch The Haven (St. Martin’s Griffin 978-0-312-69871-3, $18.99, 213pp, hc) Near-future SF novel. Teens live in a hospital to control a Disease that erases their memories, but two start to question what’s going on. E-book also available.
* Williams, Tad The Very Best of Tad Williams (Tachyon Publications 978-1-616961374, $15.95, 415pp, tp, cover by Kerem Beyit) Collection of 17 stories, one original, one in play form. E-book also available.
Williamson, Michael Z. Freehold (Baen 978-1-4767-3634-1, $25.00, 515pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly) Reprint (Baen 2004) military SF novel; this is a special signed, limited edition with a new introduction by Williamson on how this, his first novel, came to be published. Copyrighted 2014, but the degree of revision (if any) is unknown.
* Wolverton, Dave, ed. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 30 (Galaxy 978-1-61986-265-4, $15.96, 416pp, tp, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Original anthology of 14 original stories by contest winners, plus three reprint stories by Hubbard, Orson Scott Card, and Mike Resnick. Illustrated by Illustrators of the Future winners, with a 16-page section of color plates. This 30th Anniversary edition includes an essay on art by Hubbard, commemorative essay by Robert Silverberg & Val Lakey Lindahn, and an afterword by art director Stephen Hickman. Rules for the current contest are included. E-book also available.
Wooding, Chris Silver (Scholastic Press 978-0-545-60392-8, $17.99, 313pp, hc, cover by Christopher Stengel) Young-adult fantasy novel. First US edition (Scholastic UK 5/13).
* Wright, Kirby The End, My Friend: Prelude to the Apocalypse (Lemon Shark Press 978-0974106793, $12.95, 273pp, tp) Near-future SF novel. Tony and Evo search for a safe place as American society collapses around them. This is dated 2013 but not seen until now. E-book also available. Lemon Shark Press,
Zinn, Bridget Poison (Disney/Hyperion 978-1-4231-1533-0, $9.99, 276pp, tp) Reprint (Hyperion 2013) young-adult fantasy novel.
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BRITISH BOOKS RECEIVED: MARCH
Note: This information, unlike the Locus main list, is put together by Ian Covell; send corrections to him at 24 St Pauls Road, Middlesbrough TS1 5NQ, England. First world editions marked with an asterisk. Comments by Ian Covell.
Alexander, Rebecca The Secrets of Life and Death (Random House/Ebury/Del Rey UK 978-0-09-195324-9, £7.99, 437pp, tp) Reprint (Del Rey UK 2013) fantasy/occult novel.
Atkinson, Kate Life after Life (Transworld/Corgi 978-0-552-77663-9, £7.99, 610pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday UK 2013) SF novel.
Banks, Iain The Quarry (Little, Brown UK/Abacus 978-0-349-13859-6, £7.99, 374pp, tp) Reprint (Little, Brown UK 2013) associational novel.
Barclay, James Elves: Beyond the Mists of Katura (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-08526-8, £8.99, 358pp, tp, cover by Marc Simonetti) Reprint (Gollancz 2013) fantasy novel, third in the Elves series.
Bear, Greg Halo: Silentium (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-0-330-54564-8, £7.99, 338pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 2013) SF gaming tie-in novel, third in the Forerunner Saga series.
* Briggs, Patricia Night Broken (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-0-356-50154-3, £14.99, 341pp, hc, cover by Nick Castle) Urban fantasy novel, the eighth in the Mercy Thompson series. Simultaneous with the US (Ace) edition.
* Calhoun, Kenneth Black Moon (Random House/Hogarth UK 978-1-78109-014-5, £12.99, 274pp, hc, cover by James Jones) Near-future SF novel. An epidemic leaves most of humanity unable to sleep. Simultaneous with the US (Hogarth US) edition.
* Chambers, Andy Warhammer 40,000: Path of the Archon (Black Library 978-1-8497-0590-5, £7.99, 413pp, pb) Gaming tie-in novel based on the far-future roleplaying game, third book in the Dark Eldar trilogy.
* Clarke, Roz & Joanne Hall, eds. Airship Shape & Bristol Fashion (Wizard’s Tower Press 978-1-908039-29-3, £11.99, 340pp, tp, cover by Andy Bigwood) Original anthology of 14 steampunk stories involving the city of Bristol. Authors include Jonathan L. Howard, Cheryl Morgan, and Deborah Walker. Published by Wizard’s Tower Press in asssociation with The BristolCon Foundation. A print-on-demand edition; available in the US for $16.95; e-book also available.
* Connolly, John The Wolf in Winter (Hodder & Stoughton 978-1-444-75532-9, £14.99, 422pp, hc) Thriller/mystery novel with supernatural elements, 12th in the Charlie Parker series. The special edition is exclusive to Waterstones’ bookshop. It has the same ISBN, is signed, limited to 3000 copies, and includes a CD. A special edition (-75532-9, £14.99) is also available.
* Corey, James S.A. Star Wars: Empire and Rebellion: Honor Among Thieves (Random House UK/Century/LucasBooks 978-1-780-89260-3, £19.99, 258pp, hc, cover by Alan Brooks) SF tie-in novel based on the world of the movies, fourth in the subseries. Corey is a pseudonym for Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey LucasBooks) edition.
Counter, Ben Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy: Galaxy in Flames (Black Library 978-1-84970-621-6, £12.99, 331pp, tp, cover by Neil Roberts) Reprint (Black Library 2006) gaming tie-in novel.
* de Castell, Sebastien Traitor’s Blade (Quercus/Jo Fletcher 978-1-84866-379-4, £12.99, 370pp, hc, cover by Buerosued) Fantasy novel, the first book of the Greatcoats series.
* de Jager, Liz Banished (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-1-4472-4765-4, £7.99, 388pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel, the first in the Blackhart Legacy series. A first novel.
* Evans, Leigh The Problem With Promises (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-1-4472-3255-1, £7.99, 395pp, tp) Urban fantasy romance novel, the third book in the Mystwalker series. Simultaneous with the US (St. Martin’s) edition.
* Fowler, Christopher Bryant & May: The Bleeding Heart (Transworld/Doubleday UK 978-0-85752-203-0, £16.99, 381pp, hc, cover by David Frankland) Fantasy novel. Book 11 in the series.
Goodkind, Terry The Third Kingdom (HarperCollins UK 978-0-00-749375-3, £8.99, 527pp, tp) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2013) fantasy novel. Sequel to The Omen Machine in the Richard and Kahlan series.
Grant, Michael Light (Electric Monkey 978-1-4052-5760-2, £7.99, 441pp, tp) Reprint (Egmont 2013) young-adult SF novel in the Gone series.
Grant, Michael Light (Electric Monkey 978-1-4052-7526-2, £7.99, 441pp, tp) Reprint (Egmont 2013) young-adult SF novel in the Gone series. This has a silver cover exclusive to Waterstones bookstores, plus a QR Code
readers can ‘‘Scan for Exclusive Content.’’
* Harris, Joanne M. The Gospel of Loki (Orion/Gollancz 978-1-473-20235-1, £14.99, 302pp, hc) Fantasy novel, a first-person narrative of the rise and fall of the Norse gods.
* Herbert, Brian & Kevin J. Anderson Mentats of Dune (Simon & Schuster UK 978-1-84737-425-7, £14.99, 445pp, tp, cover by Stephen Youll) SF novel in the Dune series created by Frank Herbert. Simultaneous with the US (Tor) edition.
* Higgins, Peter Truth and Fear (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-13059-3, £14.99, 362pp, tp) Fantasy alternate-world detective novel, second in the Wolfhound Century series. A hardcover edition (-13057-9, £20.00) was announced but not seen.
Hines, Jim C. Libriomancer (Random House/Ebury/Del Rey UK 978-0-091953-45-4, £7.99, 326pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (DAW 2012) fantasy novel, first in the Magic ex Libris series about a magic-wielding librarian who gets real items out of SF and fantasy books.
Hobb, Robin Assassin’s Quest (Harper Voyager 978-0-00-756227-5, £9.99, 838pp, tp) Reprint (Voyager 1997) fantasy novel, third in the Farseer trilogy.
Hobb, Robin Blood of Dragons (Harper Voyager 978-0-00-744416-8, £8.99, 535pp, tp, cover by Jackie Morris) Reprint (Harper Voyager 2013) fantasy novel, fourth in the Rain Wilds Chronicles series.
Hobb, Robin The Royal Assassin (Harper Voyager 978-0-00-756226-8, £9.99, 648pp, tp) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1996) fantasy novel, second in the Farseer trilogy.
Human, Charlie Apocalypse Now Now (Random House UK/Arrow 978-0-099-58077-5, £8.99, 295pp, tp, cover by Joey HiFi) Reprint (Century 2013) horror novel.
* Johnson, Debbie Dark Vision (Random House/Ebury/Del Rey UK 978-0-091953-59-1, £8.99, 323pp, tp) Fantasy novel. A first novel.
* Jones, Diana Wynne & Ursula Jones The Islands of Chaldea (HarperCollins UK 978-0-00-754223-9, £12.99, 274pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel, started by Diana Wynne Jones and completed after her death by her sister. Ursula Jones provides an afterword about her sister.
* Kashina, Anna Blades of the Old Empire (Angry Robot 978-0-85766-411-2, £8.99, 433pp, tp, cover by Alejandro Colucci) Fantasy novel, first in The Majat Code series. Simultaneous with the US (Angry Robot US) edition.
Landy, Derek Skulduggery Pleasant: Last Stand of Dead Men (HarperCollins UK 978-0-00-748923-7, £7.99, 604pp, tp, cover by Tom Percival) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2013) young-adult fantasy novel, eighth in the new series.
* Larke, Glenda The Lascar’s Dagger (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-0-356-50272-4, £8.99, 464pp, tp) Fantasy novel, the first book in the Forsaken Lands series. Simultaneous with the US (Orbit US) edition.
Lebbon, Tim Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void (Random House UK/Century/LucasBooks 978-1-780-89257-3, £19.99, 300pp, hc) Reprint (Del Rey LucasBooks 2013) tie-in novel based in the Star Wars universe, plus a reprint novelette by John Ostrander.
Lukyanenko, Sergei The New Watch (Random House UK/Arrow 978-0-09-958014-0, £8.99, 404pp, tp) Reprint (Heinemann 2013) fantasy novel, fifth in the Night Watch series. Translated by Andrew Bromfield from the Russian Novyi Dozor (2012).
* Maas, Sarah J. The Assassin’s Blade (Bloomsbury 978-1-4088-5198-2, £6.99, 430pp, tp, cover by Talexi) Young-adult fantasy collection of five novellas in the Throne of Glass series, one original and the rest previously published as separate e-books. Simultaneous with the US (Bloomsbury USA) edition.
* MacLeod, Ken Descent (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-941-3, £19.99, 403pp, hc, cover by Ceara Elliot) SF novel.
* Malerman, Josh Bird Box (Harper Voyager 978-0-00-752987-2, £14.99, 291pp, hc) SF novel of Earth after an invasion by aliens whose appearance drives human insane.
Martin, George R.R. A Game of Thrones (Harper Voyager 978-0-00-754823-1, £8.99, 801pp, tp) Reprint (Voyager 1996) fantasy novel, first in the series A Song of Ice and Fire. A TV tie-in edition.
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Ness, Patrick The Crane Wife (Canongate 978-0-8578-6874-9, £8.99, 305pp, tp) Reprint (Canongate 2013) literary fantasy novel.
* Patrick, Den The Boy with the Porcelain Blade (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-13383-9, £20.00, xi+321pp, hc, cover by Alejandro Colucci) Fantasy novel, the first book in the Erebus Sequence series. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-13397-6, £14.99) was announced but not seen.
Pratchett, Terry Eric (Orion/Gollancz 978-1-473-20017-3, £9.99, 129pp, hc, cover by Joe McLaren) Reprint (Gollancz 1990 as (Faust) Eric) humorous fantasy novel, ninth in the Discworld series. A paper-over-boards edition issued as part of the Unseen University Collection.
Pratchett, Terry & Neil Gaiman Good Omens (Orion/Gollancz 978-1-473-20085-2, £9.99, 411pp, hc, cover by Joe McLaren) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) humorous fantasy novel. This edition includes the 2006 afterwords by the authors. A paper-over-boards edition.
Pratchett, Terry, Ian Stewart & Jack Cohen The Science of Discworld IV: Judgement Day (Ebury Press 978-0-091-94980-8, £7.99, 342pp, tp, cover by Paul Kidby) Reprint (Ebury Press 2013) humorous mix of non-fiction and fantasy using Discworld elements to explore real-world science.
Pratchett, Terry Sourcery (Orion/Gollancz 978-1-473-20016-6, £9.99, 279pp, hc, cover by Joe McLaren) Reprint (Gollancz 1988) humorous fantasy novel, fifth in the Discworld series. This is a paper-over-boards edition, issued as part of the Unseen University Collection.
Robb, J.D. Thankless in Death (Little, Brown UK/Piatkus 978-0-7499-5938-8, £8.99, 445pp, tp, cover by blacksheep) Reprint (Piatkus 2013) SF mystery novel, 37th in the Eve Dallas series.
* Roberts, Nora Shadow Spell (Little, Brown UK/Piatkus 978-0-7499-5862-6, £13.99, 338pp, tp) Romance novel with fantasy elements, second in the Cousins O’Dwyer trilogy. Simultaneous with the US (Berkley) edition. A hardcover edition (-5863-3, £19.99) was announced but not seen.
Ryan, Anthony Blood Song (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-0-356-50248-9, £8.99, 734pp, tp, cover by Nik Keevil) Reprint (Anthony Ryan 2011) fantasy novel, the first book in the Raven’s Shadow series. Originally self-published as an e-book; copyrighted 2011.
Sage, Angie Fyre (Bloomsbury 978-1-4088-0625-8, £6.99, 512pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2013) young-adult fantasy novel, seventh and final in the Septimus Heap series.
* Sanderson, Brandon Words of Radiance (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-09904-3, £20.00, 1087pp, hc, cover by Sam Green) Fantasy novel, the second book in the Stormlight Archive series. Simultaneous with the US (Tor) edition.
* Stourton, Ivo The Happier Dead (Rebellion/Solaris 978-1-78108-182-2, £7.99, 273pp, tp) SF novel. Murder threatens the monopoly Britain holds over an immortality treatment. Simultaneous with the US (Solaris US) edition.
* Tem, Steve Rasnic Blood Kin (Rebellion/Solaris 978-1-78108-196-9, £7.99, 267pp, tp, cover by Pye Parr) Horror novel. Simultaneous with the US (Solaris US) edition.
VanderMeer, Jeff Annihilation (HarperCollins UK/Fourth Estate 978-0-00-755071-5, £10.00, 195pp, hc) Reprint (Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2014) SF novel, first in the Southern Reach trilogy. A paper-over-boards edition.
Williams, Tad Happy Hour in Hell (Hodder 978-1-444-73862-9, £8.99, 404pp, tp, cover by Rhett Podersoo) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2013) fantasy novel, second in the Bobby Dollar series after The Dirty Streets of Heaven.
March 2014
SF Novels 6
Fantasy Novels 10
Horror Novels 2
Paranormal Romance 1
Anthologies 1
Collections 1
Reference 0
History/Criticism 0
Media Related 3
Young Adult 2
SF 0
Fantasy 2
Horror 0
Paranormal Romance 0
Other 0
Omnibus 0
Art/Humor 0
Miscellaneous 1
Total New: 27
Reprints &
Reissues: 26
Total: 53
Year to Date
SF Novels 21
Fantasy Novels 29
Horror Novels 6
Parano
rmal Romance 2
Anthologies 3
Collections 5
Reference 0
History/Criticism 0
Media Related 6
Young Adult 7
SF 3
Fantasy 4
Horror 0
Paranormal Romance 0
Other 0
Omnibus 2
Art/Humor 2
Miscellaneous 3
Total New: 90
Reprints &
Reissues: 68
Total: 158
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BESTSELLERS
LOCUS BESTSELLERS
HARDCOVERS
Numbers indicate months on list and position last month.
1) Words of Radiance, Brandon Sanderson (Tor) 1, -
2) Night Broken, Patricia Briggs (Ace) 1, -
3) Raising Steam, Terry Pratchett (Doubleday) 4, 5
4) The Martian, Andy Weir (Crown) 2, 1
5) Murder of Crows, Anne Bishop (Roc) 1, -
6) The Undead Pool, Kim Harrison (Harper Voyager US) 2, 4
7) Mentats of Dune, Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson (Tor) 1, -
8) Like a Mighty Army, David Weber (Tor) 2, 2
9) Red Rising, Pierce Brown (Del Rey) 2, 3
*) Working God’s Mischief, Glen Cook (Tor) 1, -
PAPERBACKS
1) The Human Division, John Scalzi (Tor) 1, -
2) Half-Off Ragnarok, Seanan McGuire (DAW) 1, -
3) A Dance With Dragons, George R.R. Martin (Bantam) 6 5
*) The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss (DAW) 12, -
5) A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin (Bantam) 45, 4
6) The Way of Kings, Brandon Sanderson (Tor) 1, -
7) Broken Homes, Ben Aaronovitch (DAW) 2, 2
8) A Feast for Crows, George R.R. Martin (Bantam) 38, 9
9) A Memory of Light, Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson (Tor) 3, 5
10) Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card (Tor) 44, 3
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1) Redshirts, John Scalzi (Tor) 8, -
2) Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie (Orbit US) 3, -
3) Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs (Quirk Books) 5, 2
4) Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury (Del Rey) 30, -