Locus, March 2013

by Locus Publications

  * Montillo, Roseanne The Lady and Her Monsters: Dissections, Attempts to Reanimate Dead Tissue, and the Writing of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (HarperCollins/Morrow 978-0-06-202581-4, $26.99, 322pp, hc) Nonfiction, a narrative biography about Mary Shelley and the literary milieu that led to the writing of Frankenstein. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. E-book also available.

  * Moore, James A. Run (Penguin/Razorbill 978-1-59514-305-1, $9.99, 309pp, tp) Young-adult SF thriller, sequel to Subject Seven. This is dated 1/12, but not seen until now; e-book also available.

  * Morgan, Preston Winter Nova (ArchMillennium Group 9780909851918-1-8, $14.99, 428pp, tp) Fantasy novel. The city of Greydale struggles to rebuild the Temple to protect their city from an invading empire. ArchMillennium Group; .

  Murakami, Haruki 1Q84 (Random House/Vintage International 978-0-307-47646-3, $16.95, 1157pp, tp) Reprint (Knopf 2011) novel with elements of SF/alternate reality, inspired by George Orwell’s 1984. Originally published in Japan as 1Q84 in three volumes (Shinchosha 2009 and 2010); translated by Jay Rubin and Philip Gabriel.

  Nielsen, Jennifer A. The False Prince (Scholastic 978-0-545-28414-1, $6.99, 342pp, tp, cover by Ken Choi) Reprint (Scholastic Press 2012) middle-grade medieval fantasy novel, the first book in the Ascendance trilogy.

  Niven, Larry, ed. Man-Kzin Wars XIII (Baen 978-1-4516-3894-3, $7.99, 516pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) Reprint (Baen 2012) anthology of seven stories set in Larry Niven’s Known Space universe.

  Noël, Alyson Everlasting (St. Martin’s Griffin 978-1-250-02517-3, $9.99, 320pp, tp) Reprint (Griffin 2011) young-adult paranormal romance, the sixth and final in the Immortals series.

  * Norton, Andre The Iron Breed (Baen 978-1-4516-3858-5, $12.00, 442pp, tp, cover by Stephen Hickman) Omnibus of two SF novels: Iron Cage (1974) and Breed to Come (1972). E-book also available.

  O’Regan, Marie, ed. The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories by Women (Running Press 978-0-7624-4594-3, $13.95, 499pp, tp) Anthology of 25 ghost stories, 16 original. Authors with new stories include Kelley Armstrong, Sarah Pinborough, Lisa Tuttle, and Muriel Gray. First US edition (Robinson 10/12).

  * Ogawa, Yoko Revenge (St. Martin’s/Picador USA 978-0-312-67446-5, $16.00, tp) Collection of 11 interlocking horror stories (two previously published) with occasional hints of the fantastic, about people locked into a web of murder and revenge. Translated from the Japanese Komoku na shigai, Midara na tomurai by Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha. E-book also available.

  * Oh, Ellen Prophecy (HarperTeen 978-0-06-209109-3, $17.99, 314pp, hc) Fantasy adventure novel influenced by ancient Asian history, the first book in the Dragon King Chronicles. Kira, a demon slayer and the only female in the king’s army, must protect a young prince and puzzle out a prophecy to save the kingdom. A first novel. E-book also available.

  * Parks, Richard Yamada Monogatari: Demon Hunter (Prime Books 978-1-60701-383-9, $14.95, 333pp, hc, cover by Glenn Porter & Sherin Nicole) Collection of ten linked fantasy stories, one original, about Yamada no Goji in ancient Japan. E-book also available. Prime Books, .

  * Paver, Michelle Gods and Warriors (Penguin/Dial 978-0-8037-3877-5, $16.99, hc) Middle-grade prehistoric fantasy set in Bronze Age Greece, the first book in the eponymous series. Hylas leaves home to search for his sister. E-book also available.

  * Perry, Steve The Ramal Extraction (Ace 978-0-425-25662-6, $7.99, 289pp, pb, cover by Kris Keller) Military SF novel, the first in the Cutter’s Wars series. E-book also available.

  * Pillar, Amanda, ed Bloodstones (Ticonderoga Publications 978-1-921857-26-3, A$25.00, tp) Original anthology of 17 stories. Introduction by Seanan McGuire. Authors include Jenny Blackford, Joanne Anderton, and Richard Harland. A print-on-demand edition; a trade paperback (-27-0, A$25.00) was announced but not seen. Ticonderoga Publications, PO Box 29, Greenwood WA 6924, Australia; .

  * Pillar, Amanda & K.V. Taylor, eds. Ishtar (Morrigan Books/Gilgamesh Press 978-91-86865-01-6, $13.95, 237pp, tp) Original anthology of three novellas by Deborah Biancotti, Cat Sparks, and Kaaron Warren. This is dated 2011, but not seen until now. E-book also available. Morrigan Books, Ostra Promenaden 43, 602 29 Norrkoping, Sweden; .

  Powers, Tim Declare (HarperCollins/Morrow 978-0-06-222138-4, $16.99, 591pp, tp) Reprint (Subterranean 2000) supernatural espionage novel.

  Powers, Tim Hide Me Among the Graves (HarperCollins/Morrow 978-0-06-221080-7, $16.99, 511pp, tp) Reprint (Morrow 2012) historical fantasy novel, sequel to The Stress of Her Regard.

  Powers, Tim Last Call (HarperCollins/Morrow 978-0-06-223327-1, $16.99, 535pp, tp) Reissue (Morrow 1992) fantasy/occult/mainstream novel set in Las Vegas.

  * Powers, Tim Salvage and Demolition (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-515-4, $30.00, 155pp, hc, cover by J.K. Potter) Time-travel fantasy novella. Illustrated by J.K. Potter E-book and a signed, limited leatherbound edition of 350 ($60.00) are also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; .

  Powers, Tim Three Days to Never (HarperCollins/Morrow 978-0-06-222139-1, $16.99, 405pp, tp) Reprint (Subterranean Press 2006) fantasy time-travel/conspiracy thriller.

  Pratchett, Terry The Color of Magic (Harper 978-0-06-222567-2, $9.99, 277pp, pb) Reissue (Gollancz 1983) humorous fantasy novel, first in the Discworld series. This is a premium/tall rack-size edition.

  Pratchett, Terry Equal Rites (Harper 978-0-06-222569-6, $9.99, 264pp, pb, cover by Ben Perrini) Reissue (Gollancz 1987) humorous fantasy novel, third in the Discworld series. This is a premium/tall-rack-size edition.

  Pratchett, Terry The Light Fantastic (Harper 978-0-06-222568-9, $9.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Ben Perrini) Reissue (Colin Smythe 1985) fantasy novel, second in the Discworld series. This is a premium/tall rack-size edition.

  Pratchett, Terry Mort (Harper 978-0-06-222571-9, $9.99, 295pp, pb) Reissue (Gollancz 1987) humorous fantasy novel, the fourth in the Discworld series. This is a premium/tall rack-size edition.

  Pullman, Philip Fairy Tales From the Brother Grimm (Penguin/Viking 978-0-670-02497-1, $27.95, 406pp, hc) Associational collection of 50 Grimms fairy tales in new translation by Pullman, treated as the author. E-book also available. First US edition (Penguin UK 9/12 as Grimm Tales).

  * Rawn, Melanie Elsewhens (Tor 978-0-7653-2877-9, $25.99, 384pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) Fantasy novel, the second book in the Glass Thorns series. E-book also available.

  Redick, Robert V.S. The Night of the Swarm (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-50887-4, $16.00, 574pp, tp, cover by Craig Howell) Fantasy novel, the fourth book in the Chathrand Voyage trilogy. E-book also available. First US edition (Gollancz 9/12).

  * Reynolds, Josh Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix: Road of Skulls (Black Library US 99978-1-84970-298, $14.00, 411pp, tp, cover by Winona Nelson) Gaming tie-in novel, the first book in a new Gotrek & Felix series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. Simultaneous with the Black Library UK edition,

  Rice, Anne The Wolf Gift (Random House/Anchor 978-0-307-74210-0, $15.00, 502pp, tp) Reprint (Knopf 2012) werewolf novel.

  * Rice, Anne & Ashley Marie Witter Interview with the Vampire: Claudia’s Story (Hachette/Yen Press 978-0-316-17636-1, $19.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Ashley Marie Witter) Graphic novel adapted from Rice’s Interview with the Vampire and illustrated by Witter. E-book also available.

  * Richepin, Jean The Crazy Corner: Horrible Stories (Black Coat Press 978-1-61227-142-2, $22.95, 301pp, tp, cover by Amar Djouad) Collection of 44 stories and a short dramatic piece, translated/adapted with notes and introduction by Brian Stableford from the French; this includes the contents of Les Coin des fous, histoires horribles (Flammarion 1921), all but one story from Cauchemars (Charpentier & Fasquelle 1892), plus another six stories and the dramatic piece. A print-on-demand edition. Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416; .

  Robinson, Jeremy SecondWorld (St. Martin’s 978-0-312-55245-9, $7.99, 381pp, pb) Reprint (Dunne 2012) apocalyptic
thriller.

  * Robson, Cecy Sealed with a Curse (Penguin/Signet Eclipse 978-0-451-41673-5, $7.99, 350pp, pb) Paranormal romance novel, the first book in the Weird Girls series.

  * Rollins, James & Rebecca Cantrell The Blood Gospel (HarperCollins/Morrow 978-0-06-199104-2, $27.99, 479pp, hc, cover by Richard L. Aquan) Thriller about an ancient order and the hunt for a miraculous book believed to be written by Christ. The first book in the Order of the Sanguines series. Copyrighted by Jim Czajkowski & Rebecca Cantrell; Rollins also writes as James Clemens.

  * Rosen, Michael Fantastic Mr. Dahl (Penguin/Puffin 978-0-14-132213-1, $6.99, 158pp, tp, cover by Quentin Blake) Middle-grade nonfiction, a biography of Dahl illustrated by Quentin Blake. E-book also available. This is an international edition.

  * Rosoff, Meg There Is No Dog (Penguin/Putnam 978-0-399-25764-3, $17.99, 272pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. God is a lazy adolescent boy who sets off natural disasters every time he falls in love. This is dated 1/12 but not seen until now; e-book also available.

  * Rothenberg, Jess The Catastrophic History of You and Me (Penguin/Dial 978-0-8037-3720-4, $17.99, 375pp, hc) Young-adult paranormal romance novel. Teen Brie literally dies of heartbreak and has to deal with her earthly issues to move on in the afterlife. A first novel. This is dated 2/12, but not seen until now; e-book also available.

  * Rowe, Jessica Peeled and Quartered (Auspicious Coney Productions 978-0-9885611-0-6, $8.00, 62pp, ph, cover by Davit Buck) SF novelette. This indicates second printing, but was not seen previously. .

  * Rowland, Diana Touch of the Demon (DAW 978-0-7564-0775-9, $7.99, 440pp, pb, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) Urban fantasy detective novel, fifth in the Kara Gillian series. E-book also available.

  Ruff, Matt The Mirage (HarperPerennial 978-0-06-197623-0, $15.99, 414pp, tp) Reprint (Harper 2012) alternate world thriller where Christians from US attack Muslim buildings on 11/9/2001.

  * Rush, Jennifer Altered (Little, Brown 978-0-316-19708-3, $17.99, 323pp, hc, cover by Howard Huang) Young-adult SF novel about genetically altered teens. E-book also available. A first novel.

  Russo, John Undead (CD Publications 978-1-58767-255-2, $40.00, 281pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clarke) Omnibus of two zombie novels based on the movie Night of the Living Dead, written by screenwriter John A. Russo: Night of the Living Dead (1974; this is copyrighted 1995) and Return of the Living Dead (1978). Russo’s introduction discusses the inspirations behind the movies. This is a signed, limited edition of 750. First US edition (Titan 2011, not seen). Cemetery Dance Publications, 132-B Industry Lane, Unit 7, Forrest Hill MD 21050; .

  Sabin, E. Rose A Perilous Power (Tor/Starscape 978-0-7653-4760-2, $5.99, 276pp, tp, cover by Marilee Heyer) Reissue (Tor 2004) fantasy novel, second in a series about a school for magic users, packaged for young readers. Includes a 10-page reader’s guide. Second printing.

  Saintcrow, Lilith The Bandit King (Orbit US 978-0-316-25158-7, $16.99, 285pp, tp) Fantasy novel, second in the Romances of Arquitaine series. A print-on-demand edition; this was originally published as an e-book (Orbit US 6/12).

  Saintcrow, Lilith The Hedgewitch Queen (Orbit US 978-0-316-25161-7, $18.99, 467pp, tp) Fantasy novel in the Romances of Arquitaine series. Lady-in-waiting Vianne di Rocancheil must flee court when a sorcerous conspiracy stikes. A print-on-demand edition; this was originally published as an e-book (Orbit US 12/11).

  * Saintcrow, Lilith Jill Kismet: The Complete Series (Orbit US 978-0-316-20919-9, $19.99, 1371pp, tp) Omnibus of six near-future dark urban fantasy novels in the series about Jill Kismet, demon slayer and Hunter: Night Shift (2008), Hunter’s Prayer (2008), Redemption Alley (2009), Flesh Circus (2009), Heaven’s Spite (2010), and Angel Town (2011).

  Salvatore, R.A. Forgotten Realms: Charon’s Claw (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-6362-1, $7.99, 429pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2012) gaming tie-in novel based on the roleplaying game, the third book in the Neverwinter Saga, a crossover between the Drizzt and Neverwinter Nights series. E-book also available. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

  * Sampson, Jeff Ravage (HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray 978-0-06-199280-3, $17.99, 392pp, hc, cover by Ali Smith) Young-adult fantasy novel in the Deviants series after Vesper and Havoc. E-book also available.

  Scalzi, John Redshirts (Tor 978-0-7653-3479-4, $14.99, 314pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 2012) SF novel.

  * Schwab, Victoria The Archived (Disney/Hyperion 978-1-4231-5731-1, $16.99, 321pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel about a supernatural library. E-book also available.

  Scott, Elizabeth As I Wake (Penguin/Speak 978-0-14-242246-5, $7.99, 269pp, tp, cover by Kristin Smith) Reprint (Dutton 2011) young-adult thriller with possible SF/alternate world elements.

  * Sebold, Gaie Dangerous Gifts (Rebellion/Solaris US 978-1-78108-080-1, $8.99, 443pp, pb, cover by Jake Murray) Fantasy novel, second in a series begun in Babylon Steel. E-book also available.

  Self, Will Umbrella (Grove Press 978-0-8021-2072-4, $26.00, 397pp, hc) Associational modernistic literary novel with surreal elements about a psychiatric patient, her life in Edwardian London, and a doctor’s attempts to treat her in 1971. First US edition (Bloomsbury UK 8/30/12).

  Shepherd, Megan The Madman’s Daughter (HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray 978-0-06-212802-7, $17.99, 420pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel, the first book in a trilogy inspired by H.G. Wells’s The Island of Dr. Moreau. Juliet Moreau leaves London to investigate rumors that her father is continuing his forbidden experiments. E-book also available. A first novel.

  * Shields, Kieran A Study in Revenge (Random House/Crown 978-0-307-98576-7, $25.00, 369pp, hc) Historical mystery novel with possible fantasy elements, the second featuring Deputy Marshal Archie Lean and criminologist Perceval Grey.

  Shields, Kieran The Truth of All Things (Random House/Broadway 978-0-307-72029-0, $15.00, 401pp, tp) Reprint (Crown 2012) Historical mystery novel with possible fantasy elements.

  * Shuker, Carl Anti Lebanon (Counterpoint 978-1-61902-115-0, $15.95, 265pp, tp) Political thriller/horror novel with possible ghosts and vampires in violence-torn Lebanon.

  Sigler, Scott Nocturnal (Random House/Broadway 978-0-307-95275-2, $13.95, 569pp, tp) Reprint (Crown 2012) horror novel/thriller.

  Silverberg, Robert The Best of Robert Silverberg: Stories of Six Decades (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-472-0, $24.95, 722pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Subterranean 2004 as Phases of the Moon) collection of 26 stories; this adds three stories from the 2000s. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; .

  Silverberg, Robert Valentine Pontifex (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46491-0, $16.00, 353pp, tp) Reprint (Arbor House 1983) SF novel, third in the Majipoor series.

  Simmons, Dan The Crook Factory (Little, Brown/Mulholland Books 978-0-316-21345-5, $15.99, 534pp, tp) Reprint (Avon 1999) associational mainstream thriller about Ernest Hemingway’s spy-catching ring in 1942 Cuba.

  * Simmons, Kristen Breaking Point (Tor Teen 978-0-7653-2959-2, $17.99, 398pp, hc, cover by Nekro) Young-adult dystopian SF novel, second in a series begun in Article 5.

  Smith, Ali Artful (Penguin Press 978-1-59420-486-9, $25.95, 237pp, hc) Fantasy novel mixing fiction and essays, narrated by a character haunted by a former lover, a writer of lectures on art and literature. First US edition (Hamish Hamilton 11/12).

  * Smith, Jad John Brunner (University of Illinois Press 978-0-252-07881-1, $21.95, 184pp, tp, cover by Garry Buckton) Nonfiction, a critical biography. Includes notes, bibliographies, and index. The first volume in the Modern Masters of Science Fiction series. A hardcover edition (-03733-7, $80.00) was announced but not seen; e-book also available. University of Illinois Press, 1325 South Oak Street, Champaign IL 61820-6903; .

  * Smythe, James The Explorer (Harper Voyager US 978-0-06-222941-0, $14.99, 264pp, tp, cover by Angelo Rinaldi) SF thriller novel. A journalist on the first manned mission into deep space investigates when things start going wrong. E-bo
ok also available. Simultaneous with the Voyager UK edition.

  Somper, Justin Vampirates: Immortal War (Little, Brown 978-0-316-03325-1, $6.99, 508pp, tp, cover by Justin Gerard) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2011) young-adult post-apocalypse vampire pirate novel, the sixth in the series. Illustrated by Jon Foster.

  * Spotswood, Jessica Born Wicked (Penguin/Putnam 978-0-399-25745-2, $17.99, 330pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel, the first book in the Cahill Witch Chronicles about a family of secret witches. This is dated 2/12, but not seen until now; e-book also available.

  Spotswood, Jessica Born Wicked (Penguin/Speak 978-0-14-242187-1, $9.99, 330pp, tp) Reprint (Putnam 2012) young-adult fantasy novel, the first book in the Cahill Witch Chronicles.

  * Sterling, Joelle The Dark Hunger (Simon & Schuster/Atria/Strebor Books 978-1-59309-419-5, $15.00, 257pp, tp) Urban fantasy novel, the second book in the Eternal Dead series. E-book also available. The author also writes as Allison Hobbs.

  * Stoltz, Adrienne & Ron Bass Lucid (Penguin/Razorbill 978-1-59514-519-2, $17.99, 343pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. Two very different young women dream that they’re each other and start having trouble telling dream from reality. A first novel by a team of screenwriters. E-book also available.

  * Stroud, Carsten Niceville (Random House/Knopf 978-0-307-70095-7, $26.95, 383pp, hc) Horror novel/thriller with supernatural elements about a town where children keep disappearing. E-book also available.

  * Swain, Heather Josie Griffin Is Not a Vampire (Penguin/Speak 978-0-14-242100-0, $7.99, 246pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel about a teen who enters anger-management therapy and finds the members of her group all think they’re supernatural beings. E-book also available.

  * Tate, Toby Lilith (DarkFuse 978-1-937771-51-5, $16.99, 328pp, tp) Horror novel. A supernatural force attacks a new US Navy super carrier. E-book also available. DarkFuse, PO Box 338, North Webster IN 46555; .

  * Taylor, K.J. The Shadow’s Heir (Ace 978-0-425-25823-1, $7.99, 351pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) Fantasy novel, the first book in The Risen Sun trilogy set in Taylor’s Griffin universe. E-book also available.