Locus, January 2013

by Locus Publications

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  * Le Guin, Ursula K. The Unreal and the Real: Selected Stories Volume Two: Outer Space, Inner Lands (Small Beer Press 978-1-61873-035-0, $24.00, 333pp, hc, cover by Tugboat Printshop) Collection of 20 stories selected by Le Guin from previous collections; this is the second volume of two, and focuses on Le Guin’s SF and fantasy. Le Guin’s introduction discusses the difficulties of defining SF genre and the origins of the stories. Small Beer Press, 150 Pleasant Street #306, Easthampton MA 01027; .

  * Leahy, John Crogian (Necro Publications 978-1-4782-2489-1, $15.95, 249pp, tp, cover by Travis Anthony Soumis) Near-future horror novel. A secret military project unleashes horror on the world. A first novel. This is a print-on-demand edition; a signed, limited hardcover edition of 26 ($44.95) was announced but not seen. Necro Publications, 5139 Maxon Terrace, Sanford FL 32771; .

  * Lipsyte, Robert The Twinning Project (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Clarion 978-0-547-64571-1, $16.99, 269pp, hc, cover by Frank Quitely) Middle-grade SF novel. Tom’s imaginary twin Eddie turns out to be real, on another Earth 50 years behind, part of an alien experiment about to be destroyed.

  Lloyd, Tom The Dusk Watchman (Prometheus/Pyr 978-1-61614-630-6, $17.95, 594pp, tp, cover by Todd Lockwood) Fantasy novel, the fourth in the Twilight Reign series. First US edition (Gollancz 8/12).

  * Lo, Malinda Adaptation (Little, Brown 978-0-316-19796-0, $17.99, 386pp, hc) Young-adult SF thriller novel. Birds attack planes, leading to fears of terrorism and conspiracy.

  * Lowry, Lois Son (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Houghton Mifflin 978-0-547-88720-3, $17.99, 393pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel, the fourth book in the Giver Quartet.

  * Mack, David Star Trek, the Next Generation: Cold Equations, Book II: Silent Weapons (Pocket 978-1-4516-5073-0, $7.99, 337pp, pb) Star Trek tie-in novel, the second book in a trilogy. Copyrighted by CBS Studios.

  * Madison, Shawntelle Kept (Ballantine 978-0-345-52917-6, $7.99, 304pp, pb, cover by Gene Mollica) Paranormal romance/urban fantasy novel, second in the series featuring werewolf antiques dealer Natalya Stravinsky.

  * Magnason, Andri Snaer LoveStar (Seven Stories Press 978-1-60980-426-8, $16.95, 309pp, tp) Dystopian SF novel, an award winner in Iceland. The founder of the LoveStar corporation invents a way to transmit data without devices by ‘‘birdwaves,’’ transforming the world. Translated from the Icelandic (Forlagid 2002) by Victoria Cribb.

  * Marillier, Juliet Flame of Sevenwaters (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46480-4, $26.95, 434pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) Fantasy novel, sixth in the Sevenwaters series.

  * Marshall, Helen Hair Side, Flesh Side (ChiZine Publications 978-1-927469-24-8, $16.95, 247pp, tp, cover by Erik Mohr) Original collection of 15 stories, one previously published in different form. Introduction by Robert Shearman. The author’s first prose collection. A deluxe limited hardcover edition was available by preorder only. ChiZine Publications, 67 Alameda Avenue, Toronto ON M6C 3W4, Canada; .

  * Martin, Benjamin Samurai Awakening (Tuttle 978-4-8053-1228-5, $17.99, 318pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel, the first book in a series. David Matthews, an exchange student in Japan, is possessed by a Japanese god.

  McCammon, Robert Bethany’s Sin (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-497-3, $75.00, 365pp, hc, cover by Tomislav Tikulin) Reprint (Avon 1980) horror novel. This is a signed, limited edition of 750; a lettered edition of 26 ($250.00) is also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; .

  * McCarthy, Erin & Kathy Love The Fangover (Berkley Sensation 978-0-425-25323-6, $15.00, tp) Paranormal romance novel. The aftermath of a New Orleans wake for a vampire rock god leave his hungover bandmates desperately trying to figure out what they did.

  * McCullough, Kelly Crossed Blades (Ace 978-1-937007-84-3, $7.99, 269pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) Fantasy novel, the third book in the Fallen Blade series about former assassin Aral Kingslayer.

  * McDevitt, Jack & Mike Resnick The Cassandra Project (Ace 978-1-937008-71-0, $25.95, 387pp, hc, cover by S. Miroque) SF novel based on the story by McDevitt. A secret about NASA’s Apollo XI mission is revealed 50 years later, unleashing controversy.

  * McKenna, Juliet E. Defiant Peaks (Rebellion/Solaris US 978-1-78108-058-0, $8.99, 582pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) Fantasy novel, the third in the Hadrumal Crisis series. Simultaneous with the Solaris UK edition.

  Mead, Richelle Succubus Dreams (Kensington/Zebra 978-0-8217-8079-4, $7.99, 318pp, pb) Reprint (Kensington 2008) paranormal romance, third in the series about Seattle succubus Georgina Kincaid.

  * Melton, Henry Breaking Anchor (Wire Rim Books 978-1-935236-42-9, $14.99, 295pp, tp) Young-adult SF novel in the Home Planet Adventures series. This is a print-on-demand edition. Wire Rim Books, 188 Spring Valley St., Hutto TX 78634-5132; .

  Miéville, China Railsea (Subterranean Press, no ISBN, $75.00, 372pp, hc, cover by Vincent Chong) Reprint (Del Rey 2012) near-future science fantasy dystopian novel. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a lettered edition of 26 ($250.00) is also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; .

  * Miller, Karen Godspeaker (Orbit US 978-0-316-20921-2, $19.99, 1436pp, tp) Omnibus of the three fantasy novels in the series: Empress (2007), The Riven Kingdom (2007), and Hammer of God (2008).

  * Mitchell, J. Barton Midnight City (St. Martin’s/Dunne 978-1-250-00907-4, $17.99, 374pp, hc) SF novel, the first book in the Conquered Earth series. The aliens called the Assembly have conquered Earth with mind control to which only young people are immune. A first novel.

  Mitsuse, Ryu Ten Billion Days and One Hundred Billion Nights (VizMedia/Haikasoru 978-1-4215-4931-6, $14.99, 284pp, tp) Reprint (Haikasoru 2011) quasi-SF novel. This has the 1973 afterword by Mitsuse and the 2011 afterword/commentary by Mamoru Oshii. Translated by Alexander O. Smith & Elye J. Alexander from the Japanese Hyakuoku no hiru to sen’oku no yoru (Hayakawa 1967, revised 1973).

  Moers, Walter The Labyrinth of Dreaming Books (Overlook Press 978-1-4683-0126-7, $26.95, 430pp, hc, cover by Walter Moers) Fantasy novel, ostensibly a Zamonian novel by Optimus Yarnspinner, translated into German by Moers, who also illustrates. Translated from the German Das Labyrinth der Träumenden Bücher (Albrecht Knaus 2011) by John Brownjohn. Simultaneous with the UK edition (Harvill Secker).

  * Moning, Karen Marie Iced (Random House/Delacorte 978-0-385-34440-1, $27.00, 495pp, hc, cover by Mike Bryan) Paranormal romance/urban fantasy novel, sequel to Shadowfever in the world of the Fever series, and the first in a trilogy.

  * Monk, Devon Magic for a Price (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46486-6, $7.99, 352pp, pb) Fantasy novel, the ninth in the Allie Beckstrom series.

  * Montero, Rosa Tears in Rain (AmazonCrossing 978-1-612184388, $14.95, 419pp, tp) Dystopian thriller set in 2109 Madrid, inspired by the movie Blade Runner. A detective investigates the premature deaths of a growing number of replicants. Translated by Lilit Zekulin Thwaites from the Spanish Lágrimas en la lluvia (Seix Barral 2011).

  * Murphy, C.E. Baba Yaga’s Daughter and Other Tales of the Old Races (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-382-2, $40.00, 257pp, hc, cover by Tom Canty) Original collection of ten stories, two reprints, set in the world of the Old Races/Negotiator series. This is a signed, limited edition of 1,000. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI48519; .

  * Murphy, Derryl Over the Darkened Landscape (Fairwood Press 978-1-933846-35-4, $15.99, 197pp, tp, cover by Antonello Silverini) Collection of 13 stories, with notes by the author on the origins of each. Introduction by Julie Czerneda. A print-on-demand edition. Fairwood Press, 21528 104th Street Court East, Bonney Lake WA 98391; .

  * Nassise, Joseph King of the Dead (Tor 978-0-7653-2719-2, $24.99, 350pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Dark fantasy novel, the second book in the Jeremiah Hunt series.

  Nevill, Adam The Ritual (St. Martin’s Griffin 978-0-312-64184-9, $15.99, 418pp, tp) Horror novel. Students exploring the Sca
ndinavian Arctic wilderness stumble across signs of an ancient evil. First US edition (Macmillan 10/11 as by Adam L.G. Nevill).

  * Noël, Alyson Echo (St. Martin’s Griffin 978-0-312-57566-3, $9.99, 340pp, tp) Young-adult paranormal romance, the second book in the Soul Seekers series. A hardcover edition (-66487-9, $18.99) was announced but not seen.

  Norton, Andre Moonsinger’s Quest (Baen 978-1-4516-3855-4, $7.99, 554pp, pb, cover by Alan Pollack) Reprint (Baen 2011) omnibus of two novels about the Moonsinger Maelen: Flight in Yiktor (1986) and Dare to Go A-Hunting (1990).

  Oates, Joyce Carol The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares (Grove/Atlantic/Mysterious Press 978-0-8021-5508-5, $15.00, 365pp, tp) Reprint (Mysterious Press 2011) associational collection of seven stories of psychological horror. A Stoker Award winner.

  * Ochse, Weston SEAL Team 666 (St. Martin’s/Dunne 978-1-250-00735-3, $24.99, 310pp, hc, cover by Sakm Kennedy) Supernatural thriller about an elite special ops military team dealing with the supernatural.

  * Odell, Sandra M. The Twelve Ways of Christmas (Hydra House 978-0-9848301-7-6, $9.95, 106pp, tp, cover by Lorn Cox) Collection of 12 genre stories reimagining the Christmas song, all originally posted on the author’s website. Hydra House, 1122 E. Pike St. #1451, Seattle WA 98122; .

  Oliver, Jana Foretold (St. Martin’s Griffin 978-1-250-02184-7, $9.99, 352pp, tp) Young-adult urban fantasy novel, fourth in the Demon Trappers series. First US edition (Macmillan UK 8/12).

  * Omololu, C.J. Transcendence (Bloomsbury/Walker US 978-0-8027-2370-3, $16.99, 325pp, hc) Young-adult paranormal romance novel. Cole Ryan has visions of the past she can’t explain.

  Oyeyemi, Helen Mr. Fox (Penguin/Riverhead 978-1-59448-618-0, $16.00, 324pp, tp, cover by Randolph Caldecott) Reprint (Picador 2011) literary fantasy novel.

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  Patterson, James & Jill Dembowski Witch & Wizard: The Fire (Little, Brown 978-0-316-10175-2, $9.99, 336pp, tp, cover by Sean Freeman) Reprint (Arrow 2011) young-adult dystopian fantasy novel, the third book in the Witch & Wizard series.

  * Perochon, Ernest The Frenetic People (Black Coat Press 987-1-61227-118-7, $20.95, 230pp, tp, cover by Yoz) Far-future apocalyptic SF novel, translated/adapted from the French Les Hommes frénétiques (Plon 1925) by Brian M. Stableford, who provides an introduction and notes. A print-on-demand edition. Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416; .

  * Pike, Christopher Witch World (Simon Pulse 978-1-4424-3028-0, $17.99, 521pp, hc) Young-adult dark fantasy novel, the first book in the series. Jessie’s visit to Las Vegas leads her to another world of witches. Pike is a pen name for Kevin Christopher McFadden.

  * Podrug, Junius Gary Jennings’ Aztec Revenge (Tor/Forge 978-0-7653-1704-9, $25.99, 320pp, hc) Associational historical novel of Mexican history, continuing the series begun in Gary Jennings’s Aztec.

  Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child Brimstone (Grand Central 978-1-455-51936-1, $5.99, 728pp, pb) Reissue (Warner 2004) fantasy/horror thriller in the Agent Pendergast series. This is a special low price edition.

  Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child The Cabinet of Curiosities (Grand Central 978-1-4555-1938-5, $5.99, 629pp, pb) Reissue (Warner 2002) thriller/horror novel in the Agent Pendergast series. This is a special low price edition.

  Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child Dance of Death (Grand Central 978-1-4555-1939-2, $5.99, 560pp, pb) Reissue (Warner 2005) thriller with possible dark fantasy elements, sequel to Brimstone in the Agent Pendergast series, and bringing in characters from two other series. This is a special low price edition.

  Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child Still Life With Crows (Grand Central 987-1-4555-1937-8, $5.99, 564pp, pb) Reissue (Warner 2003) thriller/horror novel in the Agent Prendergast series. This is a special low price edition.

  * Rajaniemi, Hannu The Fractal Prince (Tor 978-0-7653-2950-9, $25.99, 300pp, hc, cover by Kekai Kotaki) Far-future SF novel, sequel to The Quantum Thief. Simultaneous with the Gollancz UK.

  Reeve, Philip Mortal Engines (Scholastic 978-0-545-22211-2, $9.99, 296pp, tp, cover by Eamon O’Donoghue) Reprint (Scholastic Press UK 2001) young-adult SF novel, the first book in the Predator Cities (AKA The Hungry City Chronicles/Mortal Engines) series.

  * Reid, Ruthanne The Sundered (4th Floor Publication 978-0-9852600-0-2, $14.99, 310pp, tp) Post-apocalyptic SF novel set on a world flooded by deadly water. A first novel. A print-on-demand edition. Available from 4th Floor Publication, Suite #229, 7829 Center Blvd. SE, Snoqualmie WA 928065; .

  * Resnick, Laura Polterheist (DAW 978-0-7564-0733-9, $7.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) Urban fantasy novel, fifth in the series featuring New York actress Esther Diamond.

  * Riley, David B., ed. Gunslingers and Ghost Stories (Science Fiction Trails 978-0615725840, $12.95, 237pp, tp) Original anthology of 11 Wild West ghost stories. Authors include Laura Givens, Kenneth W. Cain, and C.J. Killmer. A print-on-demand edition. Science Fiction Trails, PO Box 3000 PMB 132, Edwards CO 81632; .

  * Robb, J.D. Time of Death (Jove 978-0-515-15280-7, $7.99, 294pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 2011) collection of three novellas.

  * Ruby, Ilie The Salt God’s Daughter (Counterpoint 978-1-61902-002-3, $25.00, 338pp, hc) Fantasy novel mixing Scottish folklore and Jewish mysticism.

  Rucker, Rudy Nested Scrolls (Tor 978-0-7653-2753-6, $15.99, 327pp, tp) Reprint (PS Publishing 2011) memoir. This drops the eight-page section of photos.

  * Ryker, Alan The Hoard (DarkFuse 978-1-937771-38-6, $15.99, 213pp, tp) Thriller/horror novel. A strange organism comes to life in a landfill. A print-on-demand edition. DarkFuse Publications, PO Box 338, North Webster IN 46555; .

  Scarrow, Alex TimeRiders: The Doomsday Code (Bloomsbury/Walker US 978-0-8027-3384-9, $16.99, 421pp, hc, cover by Neil Spence) Young-adult time travel SF novel, the third in a series about teen time police. First US edition (Puffin UK 2/11).

  Scott, Michael & Freedman Colette The Thirteen Hallows (Tor 978-07653-6699-3, $7.99, 429pp, pb) Reprint (tor 2011) dark fantasy novel/thriller, apparently a reworking of The Hallows (Signet Creed 1995 by Michael Scott).

  * Sedia, Ekaterina Moscow But Dreaming (Prime Books 978-1-60701-362-4, $15.95, 280pp, tp, cover by Andrey Obryvalin) Collection of 21 stories, two original. Introduction by Jeffrey Ford. The author’s first collection. Prime Books, .

  * Selfors, Suzanne The Sweetest Spell (Bloomsbury/Walker US 978-0-8027-2376-5, $16.99, 401pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel about a teen with the ability to churn cream into precious chocolate.

  Shanks, Edward The People of the Ruins (HiLoBooks 978-1-935869-58-0, $14.95, 239pp, tp, cover by Michael Lewy) Reprint (Stokes 1920) post-apocalyptic SF novel. Introduction by Tom Hodgkinson. This has been somewhat abridged. Part of the HiLo Books Radium Age Science Fiction series. HiLoBooks, .

  * Shayne, Maggie Daughter of the Spellcaster (Harlequin/Mira 978-0-7783-1380-9, $7.99, 363pp, pb) Paranormal romance novel, the second book in the Portal trilogy. Copyrighted by Margaret Benson.

  * Shepherd, Mike Kris Longknife: Furious (Ace 978-1-937007-39-3, $7.99, 360pp, pb, cover by Scott Grimando) SF novel, tenth in the Kris Longknife series. Shepherd is a pen name for Mike Moscoe.

  Simmons, Dan Children of the Night (St. Martin’s Griffin 978-1-250-00985-2, $15.99, xxv + 432pp, tp) Reprint (Putnam 1992) horror novel, winner of the Locus Award. Second in the Dale Stewart/Mike O’Rourke series. Simmons provides a lengthy new introduction.

  * Sims, Jessica Beauty Dates the Beast (Pocket 978-1-4391-8823-1, $7.99, pb, cover by Aleta Rafton) Shapeshifter romance novel, the first in a series. This is dated 2011, but not seen until now.

  * Sims, Jessica Desperately Seeking Shapeshifter (Pocket 978-1-4516-6181-1, $7.99, 353pp, pb) Shapeshifter romance, the second in the Midnight Liasons series after Beauty Dates the Beast.

  Small, Bertrice Crown of Destiny (Harlequin/HQN 978-0-373-77707-5, $7.99, 507pp,
pb) Reprint (HQN 2010) fantasy romance novel, the sixth in the World of Hetar series.

  * Smibert, Angie The Forgetting Curve (Marshall Cavendish 978-0-7614-6265-1, $16.99, 202pp, hc, cover by Alex Ferrari) Young-adult dystopian SF novel, sequel to Memento Nora.

  * Smith, Ken Scott The Horsemen Chronicles: Host of the Armageddon (Necro Publications/Bedlam Press 978-1-4782-2489-1, $15.95, 245pp, tp, cover by Travis Anthony Soumis) Horror novel. One of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse has been destroyed and its spirit seeks a new host. A print-on-demand edition; a signed, limited hardcover edition of 26 was announced but not seen. Necro Publications, 5139 Maxon Terrace, Sanford FL 32771; .

  * Smith, Sherwood Revenant Eve (DAW 978-0-7564-0744-5, $25.95, 451pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) Fantasy novel, third in the series begun in Coronets and Steel, with much of the story actually a prequel to that volume.

  * Smith-Ready, Jeri Lust for Life (Pocket 978-0-4391-6350-4, $7.99, 331pp, pb) Urban fantasy novel, fourth and final in the WVMP series.

  * Sparks, Kerrelyn Wild About You (HarperCollins/Avon 978-0-06-210771-8, $7.99, 370pp, pb) Paranormal romance novel, 13th in the Love at Stake series.

  * Spoor, Ryk E. Phoenix Rising (Baen 978-1-4516-38417, $14.00, 400pp, tp, cover by Todd Lockwood) Epic fantasy novel, the first in The Balanced Sword trilogy set in the world of Zarathan in same universe as Digital Knight.

  * Steele, Allen Apollo’s Outcasts (Prometheus/Pyr 978-1-61614-686-3, $16.95, 307pp, hc, cover by Paul Young) Young-adult SF adventure novel. Jamie, crippled on Earth, moves to the Moon and works to join the Rangers of Lunar Search and Rescue.

  * Stone, Juliana King of the Damned (HarperCollins/Avon 978-0-06-210231-7, $7.99, 360pp, pb) Paranormal romance novel, the fifth in the League of Guardians series.

  * Strahan, Jonathan, ed. Edge of Infinity (Rebellion/Solaris US 978-1-78108-056-6, $8.99, 382pp, pb, cover by Adam Tredowski) Original anthology of 13 SF stories about mankind’s expansion into the Solar System. Authors include Pat Cadigan, Hannu Rajaniemi, Stephen Baxter, and Bruce Sterling. Simultaneous with the Solaris UK edition.