Locus, March 2014

by Locus Publications

  MACMILLAN/ROARING BROOK PRESS

  Apr ’14: Sekret by Lindsay Smith (ya, hc).

  MCFARLAND

  Jan ’14: The Science Fiction Dimensions of Salman Rushdie by Yael Maurer (nf, eb, tp).

  Feb ’14: H. Beam Piper: A Biography by John F. Carr, Donald E. Palumbo Palumbo & C.W. Sullivan, III (nf, eb, tp).

  May ’14: Environments in Science Fiction: Essays on Alternative Space by Susan M. Bernardo, Donald E. Palumbo Palumbo & C.W. Sullivan, III (nf, eb, tp); Space and Place in the Hunger Games: New Readings of the Novels by Dierdre Anne Evans Garriott, Whitney Elaine Jones & et al. (nf, eb, tp); Tolkien in the New Century: Essays in Honor of Tom Shippey by John Wm. Houghton, Janet Brennan Croft & Nancy Martsch (nf, eb, tp).

  Jun ’14: Discworld and the Disciplines: Critical Approaches to the Terry Pratchett Works by Anne HIebert Alton, William C. Spruiell & Donald E. Palumbo (nf, eb, tp); The Formulas of Popular Fiction: Elements of Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance, Religious and Mystery Novels by Anna Faktorovich (nf, eb, tp); Women in Game of Thrones: Power, Conformity and Resistance by Estelle Frankel (nf, eb, tp).

  Jul ’14: Nature and the Numinous in Mythopoeic Fantasy Literature ed. by Christopher Straw Brawley (nf, eb, tp); Reading Saki: The Fiction of H.H. Munro by Brian Gibson (nf, eb, tp); The Science Fiction of Phyllis Gotlieb: A Critical Reading by Dominick Grace (nf, eb, tp); Under the Bed, Creeping: Psychoanalyzing the Gothic in Children’s Literature by Michael Howarth (nf, eb, tp); The Vampire in Science Fiction Film and Literature by Paul Meehan (nf, tp).

  MELVILLE HOUSE

  Mar ’14: The Weirdness by Jeremy P. Bushnell (eb, tp).

  MONSTRACITY PRESS

  Jan ’14: Fire on Iron by Andrew Fox (h, eb, tp).

  May ’14: Fat White Vampire Otaku by Andrew Fox (h, eb, tp).

  Aug ’14: Hellfire and Damnation by Andrew Fox (h, eb, tp).

  Nov ’14: The Bad Luck Spirits’ Social Aid and Pleasure Club by Andrew Fox (h, eb, tp).

  MONTH9BOOKS

  Jan ’14: The Looking Glass by Jessica Arnold (eb, ya, tp); A Slither of Hope by Lisa M. Basso (eb, ya, tp); Into the Fire by Kelly Hashway (eb, tp).

  Feb ’14: Gabriel Stone and the Wrath of the Solarians by Shannon Duffy (eb, ya, tp); To Bear an Iron Key by Jackie Morse Kessler (ya, tp).

  Mar ’14: The Undertakers: Secret of the Corpse Eater by Ty Drago (h, eb, ya, tp); Daughter of Chaos by Jennifer McConnel (eb, ya, tp); The Emissary by Kristal Shaff (eb, ya, tp).

  NESFA PRESS

  Feb ’14: Letters to the Pumpkin King by Seanan McGuire (nf, art, hc).

  Jul ’14: The Collected Short Works of Poul Anderson, Volume 6: A Bicycle Built for Brew by Poul Anderson (c, hc).

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  NORTH ATLANTIC

  Mar ’14: The Emissary by Patricia Corí (eb, tp).

  NORTON

  Jan ’14: Orfeo by Richard Powers (a, hc).

  ORBIT US

  Feb ’14: Honor’s Knight by Rachel Bach (eb, tp).

  Mar ’14: The Fell Sword by Miles Cameron (1st US, eb, tp); Truth and Fear by Peter Higgins (eb, hc); Ghost Train to New Orleans by Mur Lafferty (eb, tp); The Lascar’s Dagger by Glenda Larke (eb, tp).

  Apr ’14: Heaven’s Queen by Rachel Bach (eb, tp); Changeless by Gail Carriger (r, tp); Soulless by Gail Carriger (r, tp); Reign of Ash by Gail Z. Martin (eb, tp).

  May ’14: Thief’s Magic by Trudi Canavan (eb, hc); A Dance of Shadows by David Dalglish (r, eb, tp); The Oversight by Charlie Fletcher (eb, tp); The Crimson Campaign by Brian McClellan (eb, hc); Defenders by Will McIntosh (eb, tp); The Remaining by D.J. Molles (r, h, eb); House of the Rising Sun by Kristen Painter (eb, tp).

  Jun ’14: The Girl with all the Gifts by M.R. Carey (eb, hc); Cibola Burn by James S.A. Corey (eb, hc); Justice by Ian Irvine (1st US, eb, tp); The Remaining: Aftermath by D.J. Molles (r, h, eb); Shaman by Kim Stanley Robinson (r, tp); Baptism of Fire by Andrzej Sapkowski (1st US, eb, tp).

  Jul ’14: Heartless by Gail Carriger (r, tp); Timeless by Gail Carriger (r, tp); Valor by John Gwynne (1st US, eb, tp); The Remaining: Refugees by D.J. Molles (r, h, eb, tp).

  Aug ’14: The Widow’s House by Daniel Abraham (tp); The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin (eb, tp); The Remaining: Fractured by D.J. Molles (r, h, eb, tp); The Ripper Affair by Lilith Saintcrow (tp); The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks (eb, hc); Cursed Moon by Jaye Wells (eb, tp).

  Sep ’14: The Falcon Throne by Karen Miller (eb, hc).

  Oct ’14: War Dogs by Greg Bear (1st US, hc); Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie (tp).

  JOHN OTT

  Jan ’14: Fighting Down Into the Kingdom of Dreams by Robin Wyatt Dunn (tp).

  OVERLOOK PRESS

  Jan ’14: The Rome Prophecy by Sam Christer (h, hc); Fire by Sara B. Elfgren & Mats Strandberg (1st US, h, ya, hc); The Dawn Stag by Jules Watson (r, tp).

  PAIZO

  Feb ’14: Pathfinder Tales: Skinwalkers by Wendy N. Wagner (pb, eb, x).

  Apr ’14: Pathfinder Tales: The Redemption Engine by James L. Sutter (pb, eb, x).

  Jun ’14: Pathfinder Tales: The Crusader Road by Michael A. Stackpole (pb, eb, x).

  Aug ’14: Pathfinder Tales: Reign of Stars by Tim Pratt (x).

  Oct ’14: Pathfinder Tales: Nightblade by Liane Merciel (x).

  Dec ’14: Pathfinder Tales: Pirate’s Promise by Chris A. Jackson (x).

  PARTHIAN PRESS

  Jan ’14: Fire-heart by C.S. Marks (r, tp); Ravenshade by C.S. Marks (r, tp).

  PENGUIN

  Feb ’14: The Corpse Exhibition and Other Stories of Iraq by Hassan Blasim (c, tp); A Man Came Out of a Door in the Mountain by Adrianne Harun (h, eb, tp).

  Aug ’14: The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Real Magic by Emily Croy Barker (r, tp).

  PENGUIN AUSTRALIA

  Jan ’14: Wolf Creek: Origin by Greg McLean (h, ya, tp).

  PENGUIN/DAWSON

  Feb ’14: The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing by Sheila Turnage (eb, ya, hc).

  PENGUIN/DIAL

  Jan ’14: The Burning Shadow by Michelle Paver (1st US, eb, ya, hc).

  Feb ’14: The Slayer Chronicles: Third Strike by Heather Brewer (h, eb, ya, hc); Landry Park by Bethany Hagen (eb, ya, hc).

  Mar ’14: The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod #2: Ninth Grade Slays by Heather Brewer, Tony Lee & Julia Laud (x, art, eb, ya, tp); Nearly Gone by Elle Cosimano (eb, hc); The Slanted Worlds by Catherine Fisher (eb, ya, hc).

  Apr ’14: The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler (eb, hc).

  May ’14: No Dawn Without Darkness by Dayna Lorentz (h, eb, ya, hc).

  Nov ’14: Renegade by Antony John (ya, hc).

  PENGUIN/DUTTON

  Feb ’14: Influx by Daniel Suarez (eb, hc); Archetype by M.D. Waters (eb, hc).

  Aug ’14: Visions by Kelley Armstrong (hc).

  PENGUIN/FIREBIRD

  Mar ’14: Obsidian Mirror by Catherine Fisher (r, ya, tp).

  PENGUIN/NAL

  Jan ’14: Return to Tradd Street by Karen White (eb, tp).

  Feb ’14: Prince of Shadows by Rachel Caine (a, eb, ya, hc); Wild Things by Chloe Neill (eb, tp); Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward (r, hc).

  Apr ’14: Daylighters by Rachel Caine (r, h, ya, tp); River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay (r, tp); The King by J.R. Ward (eb, hc).

  Aug ’14: Blood Games by Chloe Neill (eb, tp).

  Oct ’14: Immortal by J.R. Ward (eb, hc).

  Dec ’14: The Beating of His Wings by Paul Hoffman (r, tp).

  PENGUIN/OBSIDIAN

  Mar ’14: Spinning in Her Grave by Molly MacRae (pb, eb).

  Apr ’14: A Killing Notion by Melissa Bourbon (pb, eb).

  May ’14: The Goodbye Witch by Heather Blake (pb, eb).

  Jun ’14: Deadly Forecast by Victoria Laurie (r); Bled & Breakfast by Michelle Rowen (pb, eb).

  Jul ’14: A Vision in Velvet by Juliet Blackwell (pb, eb); Some Enchanted Eclairs by Bailey Cates (pb, eb); Fatal Fortune by Victoria Laurie (eb, hc); From Fear to Eternity by Michelle Rowen (pb, eb).

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sp; PENGUIN/PHILOMEL

  Mar ’14: Starling by Fiona Paul (h, eb, ya, hc).

  Apr ’14: The Inventor’s Secret by Andrea Cremer (eb, ya, hc); The Nethergrim by Matthew Jobin (eb, ya, hc).

  May ’14: Super Human 4: Hunter by Michael Carroll (eb, ya, hc); Brotherband Chronicles, Book 4 by John Flanagan (eb, ya, hc).

  Jun ’14: Guardian by Alex London (eb, ya, hc).

  PENGUIN/PUFFIN

  Feb ’14: The Heartlight Saga by T.A. Barron (om, eb, ya, tp).

  PENGUIN/PUTNAM

  Feb ’14: The Well’s End by Seth Fishman (eb, ya, hc); Concealed in Death by J.D. Robb (eb, hc).

  Mar ’14: Exposure by Kathy Reichs & Brendan Reichs (eb, ya, hc).

  Apr ’14: Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins (eb, ya, hc).

  May ’14: Scan by Walter Jury & S.E. Fine (eb, ya, hc).

  Jun ’14: Dreamwood by Heather Mackey (eb, ya, hc); Wings by Elizabeth Richards (eb, ya, hc).

  Aug ’14: Sisters’ Fate by Jessica Spotswood (eb, ya, hc).

  Sep ’14: The Shadow Cabinet by Maureen Johnson (h, eb, ya, hc); Festive in Death by J.D. Robb (eb, hc); The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey (h, eb, ya, hc).

  Oct ’14: The Peripheral by William Gibson (hc); The Young Elites by Marie Lu (eb, ya, hc).

  Nov ’14: Stolen by Melissa de la Cruz & Michael Johnston (eb, ya, hc).

  PENGUIN/RAZORBILL

  Jan ’14: Minders by Michele Jaffe (eb, ya, hc); Vitro by Jessica Khoury (eb, hc).

  Feb ’14: Nameless by Lili lol Crow (r, ya, tp); Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead, Leigh Dragoon & Emma Vieceli (x, art, eb, ya, tp); Tsarina by J. Nelle Patrick (eb, ya, hc).

  Mar ’14: Storm by D.J. MacHale (h, eb, ya, hc); Wayfarer by Lili St. Crow (eb, ya, hc).

  Apr ’14: Natural Born Angel by Scott Speer (r, ya, tp).

  May ’14: Paper Valentine by Brenna Yovanoff (r, h, ya, tp).

  Jun ’14: Sylo by D.J. MacHale (r, h, ya, tp); End Times by Anya Packer (eb, ya, hc); Earthbound by Aprilynne Pike (r, ya, tp); Defector by Susanne Winnacker (eb, ya, hc); Imposter by Susanne Winnacker (r, ya, tp); Fiendish by Brenna Yovanoff (h, eb, ya, hc).

  PENGUIN/ROC

  Jan ’14: Once in a Blue Moon by Simon R. Green (1st US, eb, tp); A Wind in the Night by Barb Hendee & J.C. Hendee (h, eb, hc).

  Feb ’14: Fallout by James K. Decker (pb, eb); Only the Good Die Young by Chris Marie Green (pb, eb); Stolen Crown by Dennis L. McKiernan (eb, hc); Shadows of Falling Night by S.M. Stirling (r); Red Delicious by Kathleen Tierney (eb, tp).

  Mar ’14: Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop (eb, hc); Written in Red by Anne Bishop (r); Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill (r); The Grim Company by Luke Scull (r).

  Apr ’14: Marked by Alex Hughes (pb, eb); Appalachian Overthrow by E.E. Knight (r, h); Baltic Gambit by E.E. Knight (h, eb, hc); Stone Cold by Devon Monk (pb, eb).

  May ’14: Destroyermen: Deadly Shores by Taylor Anderson (eb, hc); Destroyermen: Storm Surge by Taylor Anderson (r); Witches in Red by Barb Hendee (pb, eb); Sworn in Steel by Douglas Hulick (pb, eb); Fire Kin by M.J. Scott (pb, eb); Science Fiction: 101 ed. by Robert Silverberg (r, tp).

  Jun ’14: Skin Game by Jim Butcher (eb, hc); The Golden City by J. Kathleen Cheney (r); Casino Infernale by Simon R. Green (r); Property of a Lady Faire by Simon R. Green (eb, hc); Tin Swift by Devon Monk (r).

  Jul ’14: The Seat of Magic by J. Kathleen Cheney (eb, tp); Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neill (r); Possession by Kat Richardson (r); Premonitions by Jamie Schultz (pb, eb); The Shadow Throne by Django Wexler (eb, hc); The Thousand Names by Django Wexler (r, eb).

  Aug ’14: Dust and Light by Carol Berg (eb, tp); I, Robot: To Obey by Mickey Zucker Reichert (r); Revenant by Kat Richardson (eb, hc); Walking in the Midst of Fire by Thomas E. Sniegoski (r); Downfall by Rob Thurman (h, pb, eb).

  Sep ’14: Year of the Demon by Steve Bein (r); House Immortal by Devon Monk (pb, eb); Maplecroft: The Borden Dispatches by Cherie Priest (eb, tp); The Given Sacrifice by S.M. Stirling (r); The Golden Princess by S.M. Stirling (eb, hc).

  Oct ’14: Autumn Bones by Jacqueline Carey (r); Poison Fruit by Jacqueline Carey (eb, hc); Reckoning by S.J. Harper (pb, eb); Broken Soul by Faith Hunter (pb, eb).

  Nov ’14: Iron Winter by Stephen Baxter (r); Proxima by Stephen Baxter (1st US, eb, hc); Tainted Blood by M.L. Brennan (pb, eb); Another One Bites the Dust by Chris Marie Green (pb, eb); Dreamer’s Pool by Juliet Marillier (eb, hc).

  Dec ’14: Disciple of the Wind by Steve Bein (eb, tp); Vacant by Alex Hughes (pb, eb); Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill (r); Supervolcano: Things Fall Apart by Harry Turtledove (r).

  PENGUIN/SIGNET

  Mar ’14: Willing Sacrifice by Shannon K. Butcher (eb).

  Apr ’14: Angel City by Jon Steele (r); Circle of Blood by Debbie Viguié (h, pb, eb).

  PENGUIN/SIGNET ECLIPSE

  Feb ’14: Avenger’s Heat by Katie Reus (eb).

  Mar ’14: Werewolf in Las Vegas by Vicki Lewis Thompson (eb).

  PENGUIN/SPEAK

  Jan ’14: The Slayer Chronicles: Second Chance by Heather Brewer (r, h, ya, tp); The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth George (r, ya, tp); In Dreams by Erica Orloff (eb, ya, tp).

  Feb ’14: The Different Girl by Gordon Dahlquist (r, ya, tp); The 39 Deaths of Adam Strand by Gregory Galloway (r, ya, tp); No Easy Way Out by Dayna Lorentz (r, h, ya, tp); Belladonna by Fiona Paul (r, h, ya, tp).

  Mar ’14: 17 & Gone by Nova Ren Suma (r, h, ya, tp).

  Apr ’14: Invisibility by Andrea Cremer & David Levithan (r, ya, tp); Mayday by Jonathan Friesen (eb, tp); Star Cursed by Jessica Spotswood (r, ya, tp).

  PENGUIN/TARCHER/PENGUIN

  Feb ’14: Now Write!: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror ed. by Laurie Lamson (eb, tp).

  PENGUIN/VIKING

  Feb ’14: Moth and Spark by Anne Leonard (eb, hc).

  Mar ’14: The Edge of the Water by Elizabeth George (eb, ya, hc); Half Bad by Sally Green (eb, ya, hc); The Last Wild by Piers Torday (eb, ya, hc).

  Apr ’14: Aunt Dimity and the Wishing Well by Nancy Atherton (eb, hc).

  May ’14: Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman (eb, ya, hc).

  Jun ’14: The Glass Sentence by S.E. Grove (eb, ya, hc).

  Jul ’14: The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness (hc).

  Aug ’14: Dove Arising by Karen Bao (ya, hc); The Magician’s Land by Lev Grossman (hc).

  Oct ’14: Sparkers by Eleanor Glewwe (eb, ya, hc).

  Nov ’14: Stranger by Rachel Manija Brown & Sherwood Smith (hc); The Last Changeling by Jane Yolen & Adam Stemple (eb, ya, hc).

  Dec ’14: Ravencliffe by Carol Goodman (eb, ya, hc).

  PER ASPERA PRESS

  May ’14: Dualism by Bill DeSmedt (tp, eb, hc).

  Jun ’14: Our Lady of the Islands by Shannon Page & Jay Lake (tp, eb, hc).

  Aug ’14: Being Small by Chaz Brenchley (h, tp, eb, hc).

  Sep ’14: A Ragged Magic by Lindsey S. Johnson (tp, eb, ya, hc).

  Oct ’14: The Queen and the Tower by Shannon Page (tp, eb, hc).

  Nov ’14: Waking Up Naked in Strange Places by Julie McGalliard (tp, eb, ya, hc).

  PINK NARCISSUS PRESS

  Jan ’14: Darkwalker by Duncan Eagleson (tp).

  POCKET

  Feb ’14: Under the Dome, Part 1 by Stephen King (r, h); The Clockwork Wolf by Lynn Viehl (eb).

  Mar ’14: Star Trek: No Time Like the Past by Greg Cox (x); Under the Dome, Part 2 by Stephen King (r, h).

  Apr ’14: Star Trek: Enterprise: Rise of the Federation: Tower of Babel by Christopher L. Bennett (x).

  May ’14: Banishing the Dark by Jenn Bennett; Star Trek: Serpents in the Garden by Jeff Mariotte (x); World of Warcraft: Vol’jin: Shadows of the Horde by Michael A. Stackpole (r, x).

  Jun ’14: Better Homes and Hauntings by Molly Harper (eb).

  Jul ’14: Poison Promise by Jennifer Estep (eb).

  PRIME BOOKS

  Feb ’14: Her Husband’s Hands by Adam-Troy Castro (c, eb, tp).

  Mar ’14: Handsome Devil: Tale
s of Seduction and Sin ed. by Steve Berman (eb, tp); The Memory of Sky by Robert Reed (om, eb, tp).

  Apr ’14: Space Opera ed. by Rich Horton (eb, tp).

  May ’14: Magic City: Recent Spells ed. by Paula Guran (eb, tp).

  Jun ’14: The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2014 ed. by Rich Horton (eb, tp).

  Jul ’14: The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: 2014 Edition ed. by Paula Guran (eb, tp).

  Aug ’14: One-Eyed Jack by Elizabeth Bear (eb, tp).

  Sep ’14: Zombies: More Recent Dead ed. by Paula Guran (eb, tp).

  Oct ’14: Time Travel: Recent Trips ed. by Paula Guran (eb, tp).

  Dec ’14: To Break the Demon Gate by Richard Parks (1st US, eb, tp).

  PRIME/MASQUE

  Feb ’14: Trading Rosemary by Octavia Cade (na, eb); The Bone Whistle by Erzebet YellowBoy (na, eb).

  Mar ’14: Fingerbones by Erzebet YellowBoy (na, eb).

  Apr ’14: Ravenfall by Sunny Moraine (eb).

  May ’14: Nova Byzantium by Matthew Rivett (eb).

  Jun ’14: Hand of God by Erzebet YellowBoy (na, eb).

  Jul ’14: Rookwar by Sunny Moraine (eb).

  Aug ’14: Rings of Anubis by E. Catherine Tobler (tp); Watermark by E. Catherine Tobler (tp).

  PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS

  Feb ’14: Wizards, Aliens and Starships: Physics and Math in Fantasy and Science Fiction by Charles L. Adler (nf, hc).

  PROMETHEUS/PYR

  Feb ’14: Empress of the Sun by Ian McDonald (1st US, eb, ya, hc).

  Mar ’14: The Barrow by Mark Smylie (eb, tp); Blood and Iron by Jon Sprunk (eb, tp).

  Apr ’14: Earth Star by Janet Edwards (1st US, eb, ya, hc); Operation Shield by Joel Shepherd (eb, tp).

  May ’14: Nebula Awards Showcase 2014 ed. by Kij Johnson (eb, tp); The Silk Map by Chris Willrich (eb, tp).

  Jun ’14: The Leopard by K.V. Johansen (eb, tp).

  Jul ’14: The Return of the Discontinued Man by Mark Hodder (h, eb, tp).

  Aug ’14: The Wide World’s End by James Enge (eb, tp); Resurrection by Mandy Hager (eb, ya, hc).

  QUERCUS/JO FLETCHER US

  Jan ’14: Swords of Good Men by Snorri Kristjansson (1st US, hc).

  Mar ’14: The Detainee by Peter Liney (1st US, eb, hc).

  Apr ’14: Irenicon by Aidan Harte (1st US, eb, hc).

  May ’14: Gemsigns by Stephanie Saulter (1st US, eb, hc).

  Jul ’14: Traitor’s Blade by Sebastien de Castell (1st US, eb, hc).