Jones, Stephen, ed. A Book of Horrors (PS Publishing 978-1-848632-92-9, £35.00, x + 338pp, hc, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Jo Fletcher 2011) anthology of 14 stories. This is a limited edition of 1,000, signed by Jones and Edwards; a deluxe traycased edition of 100 (-93-6, $595.00), signed by all contributors is also available. Jointly published by PS Publishing and Cemetery Dance Publications. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea, East Yorkshire HU18 1PG, England;
Jones, Stephen, ed. A Book of Horrors (Quercus/Jo Fletcher 978-0-8573-8811-7, £9.99, 427pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Jo Fletcher 2011) anthology of 14 stories.
* Jones, Stephen, ed. Zombie Apocalypse! Fightback (Robinson 978-1-78033-465-3, £8.99, 541pp, tp, cover by joeroberts.co.uk) Original horror anthology/mosaic novel, sequel to Zombie Apocalypse!, told through emails, text messages, reports, and other materials. Authors include Pat Cadigan, Peter Crowther, Christopher Fowler, and Neil Gaiman & Les Edwards.
* Joshi, S.T. Unutterable Horror: A History of Supernatural Fiction, Volume 1: From Gilgamesh to the End of the Nineteenth Century (PS Publishing 978-1-848635-23-4, £35.00, xiii + 358pp, hc) Nonfiction, the first of two volumes in a critical history of supernatural fiction. Includes a selected bibliography. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea, East Yorkshire HU18 1PG, England;
* Joshi, S.T. Unutterable Horror: A History of Supernatural Fiction, Volume 2: The Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries (PS Publishing 978-1-848635-24-1, £35.00, xii + 783pp, hc) Nonfiction, the second of two volumes in a critical history of supernatural fiction. Includes a selected bibliography and index. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea, East Yorkshire HU18 1PG, England;
* Kelleher, Pat No Man’s World: The Alleyman (Abaddon Books 978-1-78108-024-5, £7.99, 348pp, tp, cover by Pye Parr) Shared-world SF horror novel, third in the series.
Kenyon, Sherrilyn Born of Silence (Little, Brown UK/Piatkus 978-0-7499-5498-7, £7.99, 614pp, tp) Reprint (Piatkus 2012) SF romance novel, fifth in the League series.
* Kenyon, Sherrilyn & Dianne Love The Curse (Little, Brown UK/Piatkus 978-0-7499-5763-6, £7.99, 391pp, tp) Urban fantasy/paranormal romance novel in the Belador series. Simultaneous with the US (Pocket) edition.
Kenyon, Sherrilyn Time Untime (Little, Brown UK/Piatkus 978-0-7499-5769-8, £16.99, 414pp, hc, cover by Silas Manhood) Paranormal romance novel in the Dark-Hunter series. Simultaneous with the US (St. Martin’s) edition.
Kincaid, S.J. Insignia (Hot Key Books 978-1-4714-0000-1, £6.99, 446pp, tp) Reprint (Tegen Books 2012) young-adult SF novel, the first in a trilogy.
King, Stephen & Peter Straub The Talisman (Hodder 978-1-4091-0386-8, £8.99, 979pp, tp) Reissue (Viking 1984) dark fantasy novel.
* Kristoff, Jay Stormdancer (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-0-230-75901-5, £17.99, 449pp, hc) Japanese steampunk fantasy novel, the first book in the Lotus War trilogy. A first novel. Simultaneous with the US (Dunne) edition.
* Lawrence, Theo Mystic City (Transworld/Corgi 978-0-552-56764-0, £6.99, 397pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a series. Simultaneous with the US (Delacorte) edition.
* Lee, Mike The Warhammer: Time of Legends: The Rise of Nagash (Black Library 978-1-84970-282-9, £16.99, 1017pp, tp, cover by Stefan Kopinski) Fantasy omnibus of three novels: Nagash the Sorcerer (2008), Nagash the Unbroken (2010), and Nagash Immortal (2011).
* Long, James The Lives She Left Behind (Quercus 978-1-7808-7532-3, £16.99, 472pp, hc, cover by Alice Stevenson) Fantasy novel, sequel to Ferney.
Lumley, Brian Ghoul Warning and Other Omens (PS Publishing/Stanza Press 978-1-848631-31-1, £14.99, xi + 50pp, hc, cover by David Carson) Reprint (Spectre Press 1982) poetry collection with 45 poems and three vignettes, with the original illustrations by David Carson. This has Lumley’s introduction and preface, and Dave Sutton’s afterword, from the 1999 Necronomicon Press edition. A paper-over boards edition, signed by Lumley and Carson. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea, East Yorkshire HU18 1PG, England;
* Martin, George R.R. & Jonathan Roberts The Lands of Ice and Fire (Harper Voyager 978-0-00-749065-3, £35.00, hc) Nonfiction; a set of maps of the lands in the Song of Ice and Fire books.
Martin, George R.R., ed. Wild Cards (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-13411-9, £8.99, 566pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1987) original SF anthology. This is the expanded text (Tor 2010), which added three chapters.
Myerson, Julie Then (Random House/Vintage UK 978-0-09-955472-1, £7.99, 296pp, tp) Reprint (Jonathan Cape 2011) literary SF novel.
* Neill, Chloe Biting Cold (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-11342-8, £7.99, 337pp, tp, cover by Patrick Knowles) Urban fantasy novel, sixth in the Chicagoland Vampires series. Simultaneous with the US (NAL) edition.
Nevill, Adam Last Days (Macmillan 978-0-230-75776-9, £12.99, 531pp, tp) Horror novel.
Nevill, Adam Last Days (Macmillan/Pan 978-0-330-54423-8, £7.99, 531pp, tp) Reprint (Macmillan UK 2012) horror novel.
Newman, Kim Anno Dracula 1959: Dracula Cha Cha Cha (Titan 978-0-857-68085-3, £7.99, 477pp, tp) Reprint (Carroll & Graf 1998 as Judgment of Tears: Anno Dracula 1959) alternate-history vampire novel. This adds a new novella, ’Aquarius’, set in 1968. Copyrighted 1995, 2012.
* Oliver, Jonathan, ed. Magic (Rebellion/Solaris 978-1-78108-053-5, £7.99, 279pp, tp, cover by Nicolas Delort) Original anthology of 15 stories by authors including Liz Williams, Dan Abnett, and Christopher Fowler. Simultaneous with the Solaris US edition.
Oliver, Lauren Pandemonium (Hodder 978-1-444-72296-3, £6.99, 329pp, tp) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2012) young-adult SF novel, sequel to Delirium. Oliver is a pseudonym of Laura Schechter.
* Olsen, Danel, ed. Postscripts 28/29: Exotic Gothic 4 (PS Publishing 978-1-848633-33-9, £29.99, xvii + 422pp, hc, cover by Apolinar Lorenzo Chuka) Original anthology of 25 Gothic stories (one a reprint) in settings from around the world. Authors include Margo Lanagan, Lucy Taylor, Terry Dowling, and Steve Rasnic Tem. A slipcased limited edition of 100, signed by the authors is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea, East Yorkshire HU18 1PG, England;
Palahniuk, Chuck Damned (Random House/Vintage UK 978-0-09-955259-8, £7.99, 247pp, tp, cover by Jeri Munford) Reprint (Jonathan Cape 2011) fantasy novel.
Pratchett, Terry Moving Pictures (Transworld/Corgi 978-0-552-16667-6, £7.99, 396pp, tp, cover by Josh Kirby) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) humorous fantasy novel, tenth in the Discworld series.
Pratchett, Terry Pyramids (Transworld/Corgi 978-0-552-16665-2, £7.99, 383pp, tp, cover by Josh Kirby) Reprint (Gollancz 1989) humorous fantasy novel, seventh in the Discworld series.
Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child Gideon’s Sword (Orion 978-1-4091-3581-4, £7.99, 342pp, tp, cover by Stephen Mulahy) Reprint (Grand Central 2011) associational thriller featuring Gideon Crew, a spin-off from the Pendergast series.
Pryce, Malcolm The Day Aberystwyth Stood Still (Bloomsbury 978-1-4088-2195-4, £8.99, 244pp, tp) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2011)fantasy novel. Sixth in the Louie Knight series of dark comedy thrillers set in an alternate Wales.
* Ramslie, Lars Ugly Bugly (Dedalus 978-1-903517-91-8, £9.99, 299pp, tp) Satirical dark fantasy novel of scientifically impossible conjoined Siamese twins – one male, one female. Translated by Deborah Dawkin.
* Reed, Robert Eater-of-Bone (PS Publishing 978-1-84833-12-4, £19.99, 328pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) Collection of four novellas, one original; includes Hugo winner ‘‘A Billion Eves’’. A paper-over-boards edition; a signed, limited, jacketed edition (-13-1, £39.99) is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea, East Yorkshire HU18 1PG, England;
* Resnick, Mike Masters of the Galaxy (PS Publishing 978-1-848634-82-4, £39.99, 216pp, hc, cover by Arnold Richter) Collection of five stories, one original, featuring far-future hardboiled detective Jake Masters. This is a signed, limited
edition of 100; a paper-over-boards edition (-81-7, £19.99) is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea, East Yorkshire HU18 1PG, England;
* Reynolds, Josh Warhammer: Time of Legends: Neferata (Black Library 978-1-84970-213-3, £7.99, 413pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) Fantasy gaming tie-in novel, the first book in the Blood of Nagash trilogy. Simultaneous with the Black Library US edition.
* Robb, J.D. Delusion in Death (Little, Brown UK/Piatkus 978-0-7499-5507-6, £17.99, 388pp, hc) SF mystery novel, 35th in the Eve Dallas series. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-5512-0, £12.99) was announced but not seen. Simultaneous with the US (Putnam) edition.
Roquelaure, A.N. Beauty’s Punishment (Sphere 978-0-7515-5104-4, £7.99, 241pp, tp) Reprint (Dutton 1984) erotic fantasy novel, second in the Beauty trilogy. This is a pen name for Anne Rice.
Roquelaure, A.N. Beauty’s Release (Sphere 978-0-7515-5105-1, £7.99, 255pp, tp) Reprint (Dutton 1985) erotic fantasy novel, third in the Beauty trilogy. This is a pen name for Anne Rice.
Roquelaure, A.N. The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty (Sphere 978-0-7515-5103-7, £7.99, 271pp, tp) Reprint (Dutton 1983) erotic fantasy novel, first in the Beauty trilogy. This is a pen name for Anne Rice.
* Roberts, Nora The Perfect Hope (Little, Brown UK/Piatkus 978-0-7499-5566-3, £13.99, 324pp, tp, cover by Claudio Marinesco) Fantasy novel, third in The Inn at Boonsboro trilogy. A hardcover edition (£19.99) was announced but not seen. Simultaneous with the US (Berkley) edition.
Roth, Veronica Insurgent (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 978-0-00-744292-8, £6.99, 325pp, tp) Reprint (Tegen 2011) young-adult dystopian SF novel, second in a series after Divergent.
Ruiz Zafón, Carlos The Prisoner of Heaven (Orion/Phoenix 978-1-7802-2287-5, £12.99, 278pp, tp) Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2012) fantasy novel. Translated by Lucia Gravesfrom El Prisionero del Cielo (Planeta 2011). Book three of The Cemetery of Forgotten Books series
* Russell, R.B. Leave Your Sleep (PS Publishing 978-1-84863-326-1, £39.99, 248pp, hc, cover by R.B. Russell) Collection of 12 stories, five original. This is a signed, limited edition of 100; an unsigned paper-over-boards edition (-325-4, £19.99) is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea, East Yorkshire HU18 1PG, England;
Sands, Lynsay The Renegade Hunter (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-11081-6, £7.99, 357pp, tp, cover by Patrick Knowles) Reprint (Avon 2009) paranormal romance novel in the Argeneau Vampire series.
Sands, Lynsay Under a Vampire Moon (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-11090-8, £7.99, 351pp, tp) Reprint (Avon 2012) paranormal romance novel in the Argeneau Vampire series.
Scalzi, John Redshirts (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-13429-4, £14.99, 306pp, tp, cover by Peter Lutjen & Getty Images) Reprint (Tor 2012) SF novel. A hardcover edition (-13428-7) was announced but not seen.
* Shearer, Alex The Cloud Hunters (Hot Key Books 978-1-4714-0018-6, £10.99, 280pp, hc, cover by Joe Wilson) Young-adult fantasy novel set on a world where islands float in the sky, and the atmosphere is just dense enough to swim in.
Sigler, Scott Nocturnal (Hodder 978-1-444-70095-4, £7.99, 566pp, tp) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2012) horror novel.
* Singh, Nalini Archangel’s Storm (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-11949-9, £7.99, 337pp, tp, cover by Patrick Knowles) Paranormal romance novel, fifth in the Guild Hunter series. Simultaneous with the US (Berkley Sensation) edition.
Smith, L.J. The Secret Circle: The Divide (Hodder Children’s Books 978-1-444-91269-2, £6.99, 286pp, tp) Reprint (HarperTeen 2012) young-adult fantasy novel. This notes ‘‘Written by Aubrey Clark’’.
* Smith, L.J. The Vampire Diaries: The Hunters: Destiny Rising (Hodder Children’s Books 978-1-444-90602-8, £6.99, 387pp, tp) Young-adult paranormal romance novel, third in The Hunters series. Simultaneous with the US (HarperTeen) edition. Credited as ‘‘Created by L.J. Smith;’’ the actual author is unknown.
* Thorpe, Gav Warhammer 40,000: Ravenwing (Black Library 978-1-84970-330-7, £8.99, 412pp, tp, cover by Fares Maese) Gaming tie-in novel, first in the Legacy of Caliban series.
Traviss, Karen Halo: Glasslands (Tor UK 978-0-230-76705-8, £7.99, 456pp, tp, cover by Eddie Smith) Reprint (Tor 2011) SF gaming tie-in novel.
* Vaughn, Carrie Kitty Steals the Show (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-09870-1, £7.99, 342pp, tp) Urban fantasy novel in the series about Kitty the werewolf. Simultaneous with the US (Tor) edition.
Ward, J.R. Lover Reborn (Little, Brown UK/Piatkus 978-0-7499-5575-5, £7.99, 635pp, tp) Reprint (NAL 2012) paranormal romance novel, tenth in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. Ward is a pseudonym for Jessica Bird.
* Ward, J.R. Rapture (Little, Brown UK/Piatkus 978-0-7499-5700-1, £13.99, 502pp, tp) Paranormal romance novel, fourth in the Fallen Angels series. Simultaneous with the US (NAL) edition. Ward is a pseudonym for Jessica Bird.
* Wendig, Chuck Mockingbird (Angry Robot 978-0-85766-232-3, £7.99, 345pp, tp, cover by Joey HiFi) Fantasy novel. Sequel to Blackbirds. Simultaneous with the Angry Robot US edition.
* Winterson, Jeanette The Daylight Gate (Random House UK/Arrow/Hammer 978-0-09-956185-9, £9.99, 194pp, hc) Associational horror novel of historical witch hunts.
Wong, David John Dies at the End (Titan Books 978-0-857-68483-7, £7.99, 469pp, tp) Reissue (Permuted Press 2007) darkly humorous horror novel. First in a series. Originally released in somewhat different form as an online serial. Fifth printing.
December 2012
SF Novels 6
Fantasy Novels 15
Horror Novels 5
Paranormal Romance 12
Anthologies 4
Collections 5
Reference 1
History/Criticism 4
Media Related 3
Young Adult 9
SF 3
Fantasy 5
Horror 0
Paranormal Romance 1
Other 0
Omnibus 1
Art/Humor 1
Miscellaneous 3
Total New: 69
Reprints &
Reissues: 41
Total: 110
Year to Date
SF Novels 64
Fantasy Novels 147
Horror Novels 43
Paranormal Romance 45
Anthologies 21
Collections 18
Reference 4
History/Criticism 6
Media Related 48
Young Adult 99
SF 23
Fantasy 51
Horror 10
Paranormal Romance 15
Other 0
Omnibus 20
Art/Humor 6
Miscellaneous 23
Total New: 543
Reprints &
Reissues: 341
Total: 884
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BESTSELLERS
Numbers indicate position on list and rank last month.
HARDCOVERS
1) Cold Days, Jim Butcher (Roc) 2, 2
2) The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin) 6, 4
3) A Dance With Dragons, George R.R. Martin (Bantam) 18, 3
4) The Hydrogen Sonata, Iain M. Banks (Orbit US) 3, 10
5) The Long Earth, Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter (Harper) 4, -
6) Krampus: The Yule Lord, Brom (Harper Voyager US) 1, -
7) Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance, Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen) 2, 1
8) A Blink of the Screen, Terry Pratchett (Doubleday UK) 2, 6
*) The Twelve, Justin Cronin (Ballantine) 3, 4
10) Dodger, Terry Pratchett (Harper) 3 , 6
PAPERBACKS
1) A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin (Bantam) 30, 4
2) The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien (Del Rey) 37, 7
3) A Storm of Swords, George R.R. Martin (Bantam) 27, 1
4) A Feast for Crows, George R.R. Martin (Bantam) 26, 3
5) Steel’s Edge, Ilona Andrews (Ace) 1, -
6) A Clash of Kings, George R.R. Martin (Banta
m) 27, 6
7) The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss (DAW) 7, 10
8) Trapped, Kevin Hearne (Del Rey) 1, -
9) Elemental Magic, Mercedes Lackey, ed. (DAW) 1, -
10) The Ascendant Stars, Michael Cobley (Orbit US) 1, -
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1) The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Del Rey) 29, 1
2) Ready Player One, Ernest Cline (Broadway) 6, -
3) World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, Max Brooks (Crown) 31, 4
4) The City of Dark Magic, Magnus Flyte (Penguin) 1, -
5) Among Others, Jo Walton (Tor) 4, 5
MEDIA-RELATED
1) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Chronicles: Art & Design, Daniel Falconer (Harper Design) 1, -
2) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Visual Companion, Jude Fisher (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) 1, -
*) The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor, Robert Kirkman & Jay Bonansinga (St. Martin’s Griffin) 3, -
*) The Walking Dead: The Road to Woodbury, Robert Kirkman & Jay Bonansinga (Dunne) 3, 4
5) Star Trek, the Next Generation: Cold Equations, Book II: Silent Weapons, David Mack (Pocket) 2, 2
*) Star Wars: Darth Plagueis, James Luceno (Del Rey) 5, 1
*) Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Ascension, Christie Golden (Del Rey) 1, -
GAMING-RELATED
1) Halo: The Thursday War, Karen Traviss (Tor) 3, 4
2) Assassin’s Creed: Forsaken, Oliver Bowden (Ace) 2, 2
3) Halo: Primordium, Greg Bear (Tor) 3, 5
4) Halo: Glasslands, Karen Traviss (Tor) 13, 1
5) Warhammer: Time of Legends: Neferata, Josh Reynolds (Black Library US) 1, -
Cold Days by Jim Butcher moved into first place on the hardcover list this month, with J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit moving to second (it was the month of The Hobbit, thanks to new movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey). The new runner-up was The Silvered by Tanya Huff (DAW), with 53 titles nominated, up quite a bit from the 42 we saw last month.
George R.R. Martin kept first place on the paperback list with A Game of Thrones, but was thwarted for second place by The Hobbit. The runner-up was Supervolcano: Eruption by Harry Turtledove (Roc) with 53 titles nominated, up a tick from last month’s 52.
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