Locus, May 2013

by Locus Publications

  Adams, Douglas & Gareth Roberts Doctor Who: Shada (BBC Books 978-1-849-90328-8, £7.99, 415pp, tp) Reprint (BBC Books 2012) SF tie-in novel written by Roberts from unfilmed scripts by Adams. Afterword by Roberts.

  * Adams, Guy Countess Dracula (Random House UK/Arrow/Hammer 978-0-09-955386-1, £7.99, ii+248pp, tp) Novelization based on the horror film. Introduction by Peter Sasdy, director of the 1971 film. The novel is a rewrite of the original film, moving all the events to 1930s Hollywood.

  * Adrian, Lara Edge of Dawn (Constable Robinson/Canvas 978-1-78033-576-6, £7.99, 340pp, tp, cover by joeroberts) Fantasy novel. Book 11 of the Midnight Breed series. Simultaneous with the US (Delacorte Press) edition.

  Amish The Immortals of Meluha (Quercus/Jo Fletcher Books 978-1-7808-7400-5, £8.99, 438pp, tp) Reprint (Tara Press (India) 2008) fantasy novel, the first book in the Shiva trilogy. Copyrighted by Amish Tripathi.

  * Anderson, Kevin J. & Brian Herbert Hellhole Awakening (Simon & Schuster UK 978-1-847-37427-1, £12.99, 517pp, tp, cover by Stephen Youll) SF novel, second in the Hellhole trilogy.

  * Annandale, David Warhammer 40,000: The Death of Antagonis (Black Library 978-1-849-70318-5, £9.99, 410pp, tp, cover by Slawomir Maniak) Gaming tie-in novel in the Space Marine Battles series.

  Banks, Iain The Crow Road (Little, Brown UK/Abacus 978-0-349-13915-9, £8.99, 501pp, tp) Reprint (Scribner UK 1992) associational novel.

  Banks, Iain Stonemouth (Little, Brown UK/Abacus 978-0-349-00020-6, £8.99, 434pp, tp) Reprint (Little, Brown UK 2012) associational novel.

  * Beal, Clifford Gideon’s Angel (Rebellion/Solaris 978-1-78108-083-2, £7.99, 302pp, tp, cover by Sam Howie) Fantasy novel.

  Birmingham, John Without Warning (Titan 978-1-7811-6603-1, £7.99, 635pp, tp) Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 2008) SF novel. [First UK edition]

  Birmingham, John Without Warning (Titan 978-1-7811-6615-4, £7.99, 611pp, tp) Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 2010) SF novel, second in the Without Warning series. [First UK edition]

  Birmingham, John Angels of Vengeance (Titan 978-1-7811-6619-2, £7.99, 572pp, tp) Reprint (Macmillan Australia 2011) SF novel, third in the Without Warning series. [First UK edition]

  * Blaylock, James P. The Aylesford Skull (Titan 978-0-857-68979-5, £7.99, 425pp, tp) Fantasy steampunk novel in the Langdon St. Ives series.

  Blaylock, James P. Homunculus (Titan 978-0-857-68982-5, £7.99, 309pp, tp) Reprint (Ace 1986) fantasy steampunk novel in the Langdon St. Ives series.

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  Bloch, Robert Psycho (Robert Hale 978-0-7198-1081-7, £7.99, 185pp, tp) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1959) associational horror novel.

  * Brett, Peter The Daylight War (Harper Voyager 978-0-00-727619-6, £18.99, 803pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Fantasy novel, third in the Demon Cycle series. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition.

  Brett, Peter The Desert Spear (Harper Voyager 978-0-00-749255-8, £7.99, 782pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Harper Voyager 2010) fantasy novel, the second book in the Demon Cycle.

  Brett, Peter The Painted Man (Harper Voyager 978-0-00-751861-6, £2.99, 782pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (HarperVoyager 2008) fantasy novel, the first book in The Demon Cycle. An exclusive Waterstones budget edition. A trade paperback edition (-749254-1, £8.99) was announced but not seen.

  * Brin, David Exiles: The Second Uplift Trilogy (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-490-6, £13.99, 1433pp, tp) Omnibus of three novels in the series: Brightness Reef (1995), Infinity’s Shore (1996), and Heaven’s Reach (1998).

  * Brookmyre, Christopher Bedlam (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-0-356-50213-7, £13.99, 376pp, hc) SF novel.

  Brooks, Terry Wards of Faerie (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-975-8, £8.99, 486pp, tp, cover by Stephen Youll) Reprint (Orbit 2012) fantasy novel, the first book in the Dark Legacy of Shannara series.

  * Cargill, C. Robert Dreams and Shadows (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-13009-8, £14.99, 405pp, hc, cover by Sinem Erkas) Fantasy novel. A first novel. Simultaneous with the Harper Voyager US edition.

  Chima, Cinda Williams The Gray Wolf Throne (Harper Voyager 978-0-00-732200-8, £8.99, 517pp, tp) Reprint (Hyperion 2011) fantasy novel, book three in the Seven Realms series.

  * Clarke, Cassandra Rose The Mad Scientist’s Daughter (Angry Robot 978-0-85766-264-4, £7.99, 392pp, tp) Fantasy novel. Simultaneous with the Angry Robot US edition.

  * Collins, Lee She Returns from War (Angry Robot 978-0-85766-274-3, £8.99, 314pp, tp, cover by Chris McGrath) Fantasy novel. Second in a series after The Dead of Winter.

  Courtenay Grimwood, Jon The Outcast Blade (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-848-5, £8.99, 399pp, tp) Reprint (Orbit US 2012) fantasy novel, the second in the Assassini series.

  Crockett, S.D. After the Snow (Macmillan Children’s Books UK 978-1-447-20117-5, £7.99, 310pp, tp) Reprint (Macmillan Children’s Books UK 2012) young-adult SF novel set in Britain under a new ice age. A first novel.

  Cross, Julie Tempest (Macmillan Children’s Books UK 978-0-330-54380-4, £6.99, 413pp, tp) Reprint (Macmillan Children’s Books UK 2012) young-adult SF novel involving time travel, the first book in a series.

  * Cross, Julie Vortex (Macmillan Children’s Books UK 978-0-230-75716-5, £12.99, 435pp, hc) Young-adult SF time-travel novel, second in a series after Tempest. Simultaneous with the US (St. Martin’s Griffin) edition.

  Dahl, Roald Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Penguin/Puffin UK 978-0-141-34645-8, £6.99, 180pp, tp, cover by Quentin Blake) Reissue (Knopf 1964) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in the series. Illustrated by Blake.

  Dahl, Roald Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Penguin/Puffin UK 978-0-141-34726-4, £6.99, 190pp, tp, cover by Quentin Blake) Reissue (Knopf 1964) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in the series. Interior illustrations by Blake. This is a tie-in edition to the new stage musical.

  Dahl, Roald Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Penguin/Puffin UK 978-0-141-34646-5, £6.99, 182pp, tp) Reissue (Knopf 1972) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the series begun in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.

  Dahl, Roald Danny, the Champion of the World (Penguin/Puffin UK 978-0-141-34643-4, £6.99, 214pp, tp, cover by Quentin Blake) Reissue (Cape 1975) young-adult associational novel.

  Dahl, Roald James and the Giant Peach (Penguin/Puffin UK 978-0-141-34631-1, £6.99, 150pp, tp, cover by Quentin Blake) Reissue (Knopf 1961) young-adult fantasy novel.

  Dahl, Roald Matilda (Penguin/Puffin UK 978-0-141-34634-2, £6.99, 232pp, tp, cover by Quentin Blake) Reissue (Jonathan Cape 1988) young-adult fantasy novel.

  Dahlquist, G.W. The Chemickal Marriage (Penguin UK 978-0-670-92166-9, £8.99, 518pp, tp, cover by Gray318) Reprint (Penguin Viking 2012) fantasy novel, third in the Dream Eaters series after The Glass Book of Dream Eaters and The Dark Volume.

  Dalton, A.J. Empire of the Saviours (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-12314-4, £8.99, 433pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 2012) fantasy novel, the first in a series.

  Denning, Troy Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse (Random House UK/Arrow LucasBooks 978-0-09-954279-7, £7.99, 536pp, pb) Reprint (Century 2012) SF tie-in novel, ninth and final in the sub-series.

  DeStefano, Lauren Fever (Harper Voyager 978-0-00-738700-7, £7.99, 341pp, tp) Reprint (Harper Voyager 2012) SF novel, second in The Chemical Garden series after Wither, published as YA in the US.

  Evans, Leigh The Trouble with Fate (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-1-44723-126-4, £7.99, 344pp, tp) Reprint (St. Martin’s 2012) fantasy novel. First in a series. [First UK edition]

  Farmer, Philip José Hadon of Ancient Opar (Titan 978-1781162958, £7.99, 332pp, tp) Reprint (DAW 1974) fantasy/lost world novel about the land of Opar from Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan series. This has a new introduction and afterword by Christopher Paul Carey. E-book also available.

  Feist, Raymond E. A Crown Imperilled (Harper Voyager 978-0-00-726483-4, £8.99, 469pp, tp, cover by Nik Keevil) Reprint (Harper Voyager 2012) fantasy novel, second in the Chaoswar Saga.

  * F
eist, Raymond E. Jimmy and the Crawler (Harper Voyager 978-0-00-751128-0, £14.99, 144pp, hc) Fantasy novel featuring Jimmy the Hand, part of the Krondor series in the Riftwar series.

  * Fultz, John R. Seven Kings (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-0-356-50082-9, £8.99, 467pp, tp) Fantasy novel, second in the Books of the Shaper series. Simultaneous with the US (Orbit US) edition.

  Griffith, Nicola Slow River (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-11825-6, £8.99, 321pp, tp, cover by Vincent Chong) Reprint (Del Rey 1995) SF novel. An SF Masterworks edition.

  Harrison, Kim A Perfect Blood (Harper Voyager 978-0-00-749788-1, £7.99, 404pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Harper Voyager US 2012) urban fantasy novel, tenth in the Hollows/Rachel Morgan series.

  Hartman, Rachel Seraphina (Transworld/Corgi 978-0-552-56600-1, £6.99, 569pp, tp, cover by Chris Nurse) Reprint (Doubleday UK 2012) young-adult fantasy novel. A first novel.

  Harvey, Alyxandra Blood Prophecy (Bloomsbury Children’s Books 978-1-4088-3669-9, £6.99, 477pp, tp) Reprint (Walker US 2013) young-adult fantasy novel in the Drake Chronicles series.

  * Henderson, Alice Supernatural: Fresh Meat (Titan 978-1-7811-6112-8, £6.99, 355pp, pb) Tie-in novel based on the TV series.

  Herbert, Brian & Kevin J. Anderson The Sisterhood of Dune (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 978-1-849-83028-7, £7.99, 496pp, tp) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2012) SF novel, the first in the Schools of Dune trilogy.

  Howey, Hugh Wool (Random House UK/Century 978-1-780-89123-1, £9.99, 563pp, tp) Reprint (Hugh Howey 2012 as Wool Omnibus) postapocalyptic novel/collection originally published in five parts. This is a paper-over-boards edition. [First UK edition]

  * Hutson, Shaun The Revenge of Frankenstein (Random House UK/Arrow/Hammer 978-0-09-955623-7, £7.99, xii+337pp, tp) Novelization of the 1950s Hammer film.

  * James, Kathryn Frost (Hodder Children’s Books 978-1-444-90307-2, £6.99, 323pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel.

  * Jordan, Robert & Brandon Sanderson A Memory of Light (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-872-0, £25.00, 909pp, hc) Fantasy novel, 14th and final in The Wheel of Time series. A trade paperback edition (-870-6, £14.99) was announced but not seen.

  Kate, Lauren Rapture (Transworld/Corgi 978-0-552-56181-5, £6.99, 448pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday UK 2012) young-adult fantasy novel. Last in a quartet after Fallen, Torment, and Passion.

  King, Stephen The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole (Hodder 978-1-444-73172-9, £7.99, 335pp, tp, cover by Rhett Podersoo) Reprint (Grant 2012) fantasy novel in the series, eighth published but set between books IV and V of the series.

  * Knight, Francis Fade to Black (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-0-356-50166-6, £7.99, 347pp, tp) Fantasy novel, the first in the Rojan Dizon, Pain Mage series. Simultaneous with the Orbit US edition.

  Koontz, Dean Forever Odd (Harper UK 978-0-00-736831-0, £7.99, 419pp, tp) Reissue (Bantam 2005) horror novel, second in the Odd Thomas series.

  Koontz, Dean Odd Hours (Harper UK 978-0-00-736833-4, £7.99, 404pp, tp) Reissue (Bantam 2008) horror novel, fourth in the Odd Thomas series.

  Koontz, Dean Odd Thomas (Harper UK 978-0-00-736830-3, £7.99, 452pp, tp) Reissue (Bantam 2003) horror novel, the first in the eponymous series.

  Lumley, Brian Ghoul Warnings and Other Omens (PS Publishing/Stanza Press 978-1-848631-31-1, £14.99, xi + 50pp, hc, cover by David Carson) Reprint (Sprectre Press 1982) poetry collection. Illustrated by David Carson. Afterword by Dave Sutton from the 1999 Necronomicon Press edition. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea, East Yorkshire HU18 1PG England; .

  * Mallon, Simon Edge of the Blue (Pegasus/Vanguard Press 978-1843868781, £9.99, 297pp, tp) Prehistoric novel with possible fantasy elements, about Stonehenge; sequel to The Lake.

  * Mandanna, Sangu The Lost Girl (Definitions 978-1-849-41617-7, £6.99, 390pp, tp) Young-adult SF novel. Eva is a manufactured girl, an ’Echo’, created to replace Amarra if she dies. A first novel.

  * Martin, Gail Z. Ice Forged (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-915-4, £8.99, 563pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Fantasy novel, the first book in The Ascendant Kingdoms Saga. Simultaneous with the Orbit US edition.

  Martin, George R.R. The Armageddon Rag (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-12955-9, £7.99, 369pp, tp) Reprint (Poseidon 1983) dark fantasy novel of ’60s rock ’n’ roll.

  * Masson, Richard Boonie (Hot Key Books 978-1-4714-0073-5, £10.99, 330pp, hc) Young-adult dystopian SF novel.

  May, Julian The Adversary (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-1-44722-393-1, £8.99, 604pp, tp, cover by Rob Hunter) Reprint (Pan 1984) SF novel, fourth in the Saga of the Exiles series.

  May, Julian The Golden Torc (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-1-44722-388-7, £8.99, 510pp, tp, cover by Rob Hunter) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1982 as The Golden Torc) SF novel, second in the Saga of the Exiles series.

  May, Julian The Many-Coloured Land (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-1-44722-386-3, £8.99, 539pp, tp, cover by Rob Hunter) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1981 as The Many-Colored Land) SF novel, the first in the Saga of the Exiles series.

  May, Julian The Nonborn King (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-1-44722-392-4, £8.99, 528pp, tp, cover by Rob Hunter) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1983) SF novel, third in the Saga of the Exiles series.

  McDonald, Ian Planesrunner (Quercus/Jo Fletcher Books 978-1-78087-665-8, £16.99, 371pp, hc, cover by Ghost) Reprint (Pyr 2011) fantasy novel, the first book in the Everness series. [First UK edition]

  McNamee, Graham Beyond (Hodder Children’s Books 978-1-444-91278-4, £6.99, 257pp, tp) Reprint (Lamb 2012) young-adult ghost novel.

  McNamee, Graham Bonechiller (Hodder Children’s Books 978-1-444-91282-1, £6.99, 346pp, tp) Reprint (Lamb 2008) young-adult fantasy novel.

  * McNeill, Graham Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy: Angel Exterminatus (Black Library 978-1-84970-209-6, £20.00, 446pp, hc) Gaming tie-in novel. A special edition with an afterword by the author and four illustrations.

  * Mead, Richelle The Indigo Spell (Penguin/Puffin/Razorbill UK 978-0-141-33716-6, £7.99, 401pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel, third in the Bloodlines series. Simultaneous with the US (Razorbill) edition.

  * Meyer, Marissa The Scarlet (Penguin/Puffin UK 978-0-141-34023-4, £6.99, 452pp, tp, cover by Michael O) Young-adult SF novel, the second book in the Lunar Chronicles series. Simultaneous with the US (Feiwel and Friends) edition.

  Meyer, Stephenie The Host (Sphere 978-0-7515-5097-9, £7.99, 652pp, tp) Reprint (Sphere 2008) SF horror novel. A film tie-in edition.

  * Mitchell, Sandy Warhammer 40,000: The Greater Good (Black Library 978-1-849-70287-4, £17.99, 311pp, hc, cover by Chris Langley) Tie-in novel based on the SF roleplaying game, part of the Ciaphas Cain series. A paper-over-boards edition.

  Moorcock, Michael The Warlord of the Air (Titan 978-1781161456, £9.95, 217pp, tp) Reprint (Ace 1971) SF novel, first in the Nomad of the Time Streams/Oswald Bastable series. New foreword by Kim Newman.

  Perry, S.D. Resident Evil: Zero Hour (Titan 978-1781161838, £6.99, 259pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket Star 2004) tie-in novel based on the game Resident Evil 0. [First UK edition]

  * Powell, Gareth L. Ack-Ack Macaque (Rebellion/Solaris 978-1-78108-059-7, £7.99, 340pp, tp, cover by Jake Murray) SF novel. Simultaneous with the Solaris US edition.

  Powers, Tim Three Days to Never (Corvus 978-1-84887-407-7, £8.99, 420pp, tp, cover by Mark Swan) Reprint (Subterranean Press 2006) fantasy novel. [First UK edition]

  Priest, Cherie Ganymede (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-1-44722-556-0, £7.99, 546pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Tor 2011) SF novel, fourth in the Clockwork Century series.

  Priest, Cherie The Inexplicables (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-1-44722-559-1, £7.99, 566pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Tor 2012) SF novel, fifth in the Clockwork Century series. [First UK edition]

  * Rawn, Melanie Elsewhens (Titan 978-1-7811-6662-8, £7.99, 459pp, tp) Fantasy novel, second in the Glass Thorns series begun in Touchstone. [First UK edition]

  * Raymond, Gary 3-Minute J.R.R. Tolkien (Ivy Press 978-1-908005-83-0, £12.99, 160pp, hc) Nonfiction, an ill
ustrated biography of Tolkien and examination of the enduring legacy of his work in film, art, and more. Illustrated with photos, stills, reproductions of covers and illustrations, etc. Includes timelines, glossaries, bibliography and index. A paper-over-boards edition; e-book also available. Ivy Press, 210 High St., Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2NS UK; .

  * Rees, Rod The Demi-Monde: Summer (Quercus/Jo Fletcher 978-1-849-16505-1, £20.00, 528pp, hc, cover by Nigel Robinson) Fantasy novel, third in the series. A paper-over-boards edition.

  Rickman, Phil Candlenight (Corvus 978-0-857-89694-0, £8.99, 500pp, tp) Reprint (Duckworth 1991) fantasy novel.

  Robb, J.D. Salvation in Death (Little, Brown UK/Piatkus 978-0-7499-5844-2, £7.99, 452pp, tp, cover by blacksheep) Reprint (Piatkus 2008) SF novel, 27th in the In Death series featuring Eve Dallas.

  Robb, J.D. Strangers in Death (Little, Brown UK/Piatkus 978-0-7499-5843-5, £7.99, 425pp, tp, cover by blacksheep) Reprint (Piatkus 2008) SF novel, 26th in the In Death series featuring Eve Dallas.

  * Roberts, Adam Adam Robots (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-13034-0, £17.99, 391pp, tp) Collection of 24 stories, four original. E-book also available.

  Sands, Lynsay The Lady is a Vamp (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-10709-0, £7.99, 364pp, tp) Reprint (Avon 2012) paranormal romance novel in the Argeneau Vampire series. [First UK edition]

  * Sales, Ian The Eye With Which the Universe Beholds Itself (Whippleshield Books 978-0-9571883-3-4, £4.99, 76pp, tp, cover by Kay Sales) SF novella, the second book in the Apollo Quartet. Signed, limited hardcover edition (-4-1, £6.99) and e-book also available. Whippleshield Books, Flat 1, 66 Owlerton Green, Sheffield S6 2BH UK; .

  * Scarrow, Alex TimeRiders: The Pirate Kings (Penguin/Puffin UK 978-0-141-33718-0, £6.99, 401pp, tp, cover by James Fraser) Young-adult SF novel, seventh in the series.

  * Schwarz, Liesel A Conspiracy of Alchemists (Random House/Del Rey UK 978-0-09-194986-0, £14.99, 375pp, hc, cover by blacksheep) Fantasy novel, the First in the Chronicles of Light and Shadow trilogy. Simultaneous with the Del Rey US edition.