Locus, December 2012

by Locus Publications

  WHATES, IAN, ed.

  Solaris Rising 2, Rebellion/Solaris US, Apr 2013

  WILLIAMS, TAD

  Happy Hour in Hell, DAW, Sep 2013 (hc)

  WILLIS, CONNIE

  The Best of Connie Willis, Ballantine Del Rey, Jul 2013 (c, hc)

  WRIGHT, JOHN C.

  The Hermetic Millennia, Tor, Dec 2012 (hc)

  YEP, LAURENCE

  City of Death, Tor/Starscape, Feb 2013 (ya, hc)

  YOLEN, JANE

  B.U.G. (Big Ugly Guy) (with Adam Stemple), Penguin/Dutton, Mar 2013 (ya, hc)

  The Hostage Prince (with Adam Stemple), Penguin/Viking, Jun 2013 (ya, hc)

  ZAFÓN, CARLOS RUIZ

  The Watcher in the Shadows, Little, Brown, Apr 2013 (ya, hc)

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  US FORTHCOMING BOOKS BY PUBLISHER

  COMPLETE BOOKS BY PUBLISHER

  ABRAMS/AMULET

  Jan ’13: Splintered by A.G. Howard (tp, ya, hc).

  Jun ’13: The Sisters Grimm: The Council of Mirrors by Michael Buckley (r, ya, tp).

  ACE

  Oct ’12: Lyon’s Pride by Anne McCaffrey (r); Firebird by Jack McDevitt (r); Personal Demon by Susan Sizemore.

  Nov ’12: Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris (r, tp); Rule of Evidence by John G. Hemry (r); Black Lament by Christina Henry; The Clone Sedition by Steven L. Kent; The Cassandra Project by Jack McDevitt & Mike Resnick (hc); Kris Longknife: Furious by Mike Shepherd; Still Life With ShapeShifter by Sharon Shinn (hc); Frail by Joan Frances Turner (r, h, tp); The Shattered Dark by Sandy Williams.

  Dec ’12: Steel’s Edge by Ilona Andrews; Assassin’s Creed: Forsaken by Oliver Bowden (x); Andromeda’s Fall by William C. Dietz (hc); A Fighting Chance by William C. Dietz (r); Down These Strange Streets ed. by George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois (r, tp); Crossed Blades by Kelly McCullough; Robert Asprin’s Myth-Quoted by Jody Lynn Nye (tp); Dead on Delivery by Eileen Rendahl (r).

  Jan ’13: Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews (r, tp); Doctor Who: The Wheel of Ice by Stephen Baxter (1st US, x, hc); Doktor Glass by Thomas Brennan (tp); Shifter’s Wolf by Patricia Briggs (om, tp); Daughter of Regals and Other Tales by Stephen R. Donaldson (r, c, tp); The Bride Wore Black Leather by Simon R. Green (r, h); Earthbound by Joe Haldeman (r); Home Improvement: Undead Edition ed. by Charlaine Harris & Toni L.P. Kelner (r, tp); Against All Enemies by John G. Hemry (r); The Ramal Extraction by Steve Perry; The Shadow’s Heir by K.J. Taylor.

  Feb ’13: Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs (r, hc); Fair Game by Patricia Briggs (r); Shadow Ops: Fortress Frontier by Myke Cole; The Tower and the Hive by Anne McCaffrey (r); Between by Kerry Schafer; The Shape of Desire by Sharon Shinn (r).

  Mar ’13: The Golden Age of Death by Amber Benson (h); Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs (hc); Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris (r, tp); Black City by Christina Henry; The First Casualty by Michael Moscoe (r); Dead Letter Day by Eileen Rendahl.

  Apr ’13: Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris (r); Freedom’s Landing by Anne McCaffrey (r); A Matter of Blood by Sarah Pinborough (1st US, h, ebook, tp); Red Planet Blues by Robert J. Sawyer (hc); Triggers by Robert J. Sawyer (r); Of Shadow Born by Dianne Sylvan.

  May ’13: Bronze Gods by A.A. Aguirre; The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier: Guardian by Jack Campbell (hc); The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier: Invincible by Jack Campbell (r); Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris (hc); Blood2Blood by Susan Sizemore; Dust by Joan Frances Turner (r, h).

  Jun ’13: Noon Onyx 2 by Jill Archer; The Beautiful Land by Alan Averill (tp); The City by Stella Gemmell (1st US, hc); Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris (r); The Price of Peace by Mike Moscoe (r); Blue Remembered Earth by Alastair Reynolds (r); The Craving by Jason Starr (r, h).

  Jul ’13: Heaven’s Fall by David S. Goyer & Michael Cassutt (hc); Heaven’s War by David S. Goyer & Michael Cassutt (r); Labyrinth of Stars by Marjorie M. Liu; Freedom’s Choice by Anne McCaffrey (r); Blade Reforged by Kelly McCullough; The Apocalypse Codex by Charles Stross (r, h); Neptune’s Brood by Charles Stross (hc).

  Aug ’13: Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews; Pile of Bones by Bailey Cunningham; Death’s Excellent Vacation ed. by Charlaine Harris & Toni L.P. Kelner (r, tp); Hellhound by Nancy Holzner; Hellfire by Jean Johnson; Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence (hc); King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence (r); The Shadow of the Soul by Sarah Pinborough (h, tp).

  Sep ’13: Prison Ship #1 by Ann Aguirre; The Last President by John Barnes (hc); Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman (r, tp); Ghost Finders 4 by Simon R. Green; Alex Verus #4 by Benedict Jacka; They Also Serve by Mike Moscoe (r); Blood Song by Anthony Ryan (1st US, hc); Slow Apocalypse by John Varley (r).

  AMAZON/47NORTH

  Oct ’12: Strangers in the Land by Stant Litore (h, tp); The Second Ship by Richard Phillips (r, tp).

  Nov ’12: The Woodcutter by Kate Danley (r, tp); Nightmare by Stephen Leather (1st US, h, tp); Dead Spots by Melissa Olson (h, tp); Immune by Richard Phillips (r, tp).

  Dec ’12: The Neighbors by Ania Ahlborn (h, tp); Wormhole by Richard Phillips (tp).

  AMAZON/MONTLAKE ROMANCE

  Dec ’12: Guardians of Stone by Anita Clenney (tp).

  AMAZONCROSSING

  Nov ’12: Tears in Rain by Rosa Montero (tp).

  ANGRY ROBOT US

  Jan ’13: The Merchant of Dreams by Anne Lyle; Nexus by Ramez Naam (tp); The Bookman Histories by Lavie Tidhar (om, tp).

  Feb ’13: The Mad Scientist’s Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke (tp); She Returns From War by Lee Collins.

  Mar ’13: Hell to Pay by Matthew Hughes; Between Two Thorns by Emma Newman (tp).

  Apr ’13: The Marching Dead by Lee Battersby; The Age Atomic by Adam Christopher (tp); Black Feathers by Joseph D’Lacey.

  May ’13: The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu (tp); Known Devil by Justin Gustainis.

  Jun ’13: A Discourse in Steel by Paul S. Kemp; The Eighth Court by Mike Shevdon; The Blue Blazes by Chuck Wendig.

  Jul ’13: iD: The Second Machine Dynasty by Madeline Ashby (tp); Any Other Name by Emma Newman (tp).

  Aug ’13: The Big Reap by Chris F. Holm.

  Sep ’13: Monstercide by Dan Abnett (tp); Crux by Ramez Naam (tp).

  ANGRY ROBOT/STRANGE CHEMISTRY US

  Nov ’12: Katya’s World by Jonathan L. Howard (ya, tp).

  Jan ’13: Broken by A.E. Rought (ya, tp).

  Feb ’13: Pantomime by Laura Lam (ya, tp).

  Mar ’13: The Holders by Julianna Scott (ya, tp).

  Apr ’13: Emilie and the Hollow World by Martha Wells (tp).

  May ’13: Zenn Scarlett by Christian Schoon (ya, tp).

  Jul ’13: The Woken Gods by Gwenda Bond (ya, tp); Playing Tyler by T.L. Costa (tp).

  Aug ’13: Control by Kim Curran (ya, tp); The Weight of Souls by Bryony Pearce (ya, tp).

  Sep ’13: Student Bodies by Sean Cummings (ya, tp); When the World Was Flat (And We Were in Love) by Ingrid Jonach (tp).

  AQUEDUCT PRESS

  Mar ’13: Necessary Ill by Deb Taber (tp).

  Apr ’13: Squaring the Circle: A Pseudotreatise of Urbogony by Gheorghe Sasarman (tp).

  May ’13: Strange Matings: Science Fiction, Feminism, African American Voices, and Octavia E. Butler ed. by Rebecca J. Holden & Nisi Shawl (nf, tp); Feminist Voices: The Best of Femspec’s Creative Work, the First Ten Years ed. by Batya Weinbaum (tp).

  ARC MANOR/PHOENIX PICK

  Nov ’12: Tucker’s Grove by Kevin J. Anderson (h, tp); When the Blue Shift Comes ed. by Mike Resnick (tp).

  Dec ’12: Vengeance of the Dancing Gods by Jack L. Chalker (r, tp); The Abraxas Marvel Circus by Stephen Leigh (r, tp).

  Feb ’13: Songs of the Dancing Gods by Jack L. Chalker (r, tp); Mother Grimm by Catherine Wells (r, pb, tp).

  Apr ’13: Horrors of the Dancing Gods by Jack L. Chalker (r, tp).

  BAEN

  Nov ’12: Carnelians by Catherine Asaro (r); Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold (hc); First Command by A. Bertram Chandler (r, om); Himmler’s War by Robert Conroy
(r); A Cosmic Christmas ed. by Hank Davis (om); Phoenix Rising by Ryk E. Spoor (tp); Rocket City Redneck’s New American Space Program by Travis Taylor & Stephanie Osborn (nf, a, tp).

  Dec ’12: Rising Sun by Robert Conroy (hc); Grantville Gazette VI ed. by Eric Flint & Paula Goodlett (r); Honor’s Paradox by P.C. Hodgell (r); Darkship Renegades by Sarah A. Hoyt (tp); Moonsinger’s Quest by Andre Norton (r, om).

  Jan ’13: Spellbound by Larry Correia (r); Future Imperfect by Keith Laumer (r, c); Iron Breed by Andre Norton (om, tp); Tiger by the Tail by John Ringo & John Helfers (hc); Sunset of the Gods by Steve White (tp); Cobra Gamble by Timothy Zahn (r).

  Feb ’13: How Dark the World Becomes by Frank Chadwick (tp); Sixth Column by Robert A. Heinlein (r); Necessity’s Child by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (hc); The Ship Who Searched by Anne McCaffrey & Mercedes Lackey (r, tp); Man-Kzin Wars XIII ed. by Larry Niven (r); A Rising Thunder by David Weber (r, tp).

  Mar ’13: Guardian of Night by Tony Daniel (r); The Road of Danger by David Drake (r); A Few Good Men by Sarah A. Hoyt (tp); The Forerunner Factor by Andre Norton (r, om); Hope Reborn by S.M. Stirling & David Drake (om, tp); Shadow of Freedom by David Weber (hc).

  Apr ’13: Galactic Courier by A. Bertram Chandler (r, om); The Heretic by David Drake & Tony Daniel (hc); 1636: The Kremlin Games by Eric Flint, Gorg Huff & Paula Goodlett (r); Dog and Dragon by Dave Freer (r); Fire With Fire by Charles E. Gannon (tp); On Basilisk Station by David Weber (r, hc).

  May ’13: Portal by Eric Flint & Ryk E. Spoor (hc); The Star Beast by Robert A. Heinlein (r, ya); World Divided by Mercedes Lackey, Cody Martin, Dennis Lee & Veronica Giguere (r); Children of the Gates by Andre Norton (om, tp); Transgalactic by A.E. van Vogt (r, om); House of Steel: The Honorverse Companion by David Weber (nf, hc, tp).

  Jun ’13: Ride the Star Winds by A. Bertram Chandler (r, c); Burdens of the Dead by Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint & Dave Freer (hc); Man-Kzin Wars ed. by Larry Niven (r, tp); Eight Million Gods by Wen Spencer (hc); Elfhome by Wen Spencer (r); War Maid’s Choice by David Weber (r); Cobra Slave by Timothy Zahn (tp).

  Jul ’13: Monster Hunter Legion by Larry Correia (r); Noah’s Boy by Sarah A. Hoyt (tp); Wolf in Shadow by John Lambshead (hc); A Liaden Universe Constellation, Volume I by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (om, tp); Worlds of Honor #6: Beginnings ed. by David Weber (hc); When Diplomacy Fails… by Michael Z. Williamson (r).

  Aug ’13: Warbound by Larry Correia (hc); Assignment in Eternity by Robert A. Heinlein (r, c); Ice and Shadow by Andre Norton (r, om); Queen of Wands by John Ringo (r); Fire Season by David Weber & Jane Lindskold (r, ya, tp); Pirates of the Timestream by Steve White (tp); Tour of Duty by Michael Z. Williamson (tp).

  Sep ’13: Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold (r, tp); 1635: Papal Stakes by Eric Flint & Charles E. Gannon (r); Orphans of the Sky & The Man Who Sold the Moon by Robert A. Heinlein (r, om, tp); Dragon Ship by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (r); The Undead Hordes of Kan-Gul by Jon F. Merz (tp); Under a Graveyard Sky by John Ringo (hc).

  BALLANTINE

  Nov ’12: The Lost World by Michael Crichton (r); Forbidden by Jacquelyn Frank.

  Dec ’12: Kept by Shawntelle Madison.

  Jan ’13: Timeline by Michael Crichton (r).

  Feb ’13: The Water Witch by Juliet Dark (tp).

  Apr ’13: Forever by Jacquelyn Frank.

  Sep ’13: The Hallow Door by Juliet Dark (tp).

  BALLANTINE DEL REY

  Nov ’12: The Annotated Sword of Shannara: 35th Anniversary Edition by Terry Brooks (r, hc); Blood Crime by Kim Harrison & Gemma Magno (graphic novel, art, hc).

  Dec ’12: The Sum of Her Parts by Alan Dean Foster (tp); Trapped by Kevin Hearne; Uglies: Cutters by Scott Westerfeld, Devin Grayson & Steven Cummings (graphic novel, art, ya, tp).

  Jan ’13: Great North Road by Peter F. Hamilton (1st US, hc).

  Feb ’13: The Daylight War by Peter V. Brett (hc); The Games by Ted Kosmatka (r); The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord (hc); The Night of the Swarm by Robert V.S. Redick (1st US, tp); A Conspiracy of Alchemists by Liesel Schwarz (hc); God of War II by Robert E. Vardeman (x, tp).

  Mar ’13: Angels of Vengeance by John Birmingham (r); Bloodfire Quest by Terry Brooks (hc).

  Apr ’13: Hammer of Angels by G.T. Almasi; After Earth: A Perfect Beast by Robert Greenberger, Michael Jan Friedman & Peter David (x); Videssos Cycle: Volume One by Harry Turtledove (om, tp); Videssos Cycle: Volume Two by Harry Turtledove (om, tp).

  May ’13: After Earth by Peter David (x); Railsea by China Miéville (r, tp); Echoes of Betrayal by Elizabeth Moon (r); Crucible of Gold by Naomi Novik (r); Year Zero by Rob Reid (r, tp).

  Jun ’13: Sky Dragons by Anne McCaffrey & Todd McCaffrey (r); Limits of Power by Elizabeth Moon (hc).

  Jul ’13: Witch Wraith by Terry Brooks (hc); Hunted by Kevin Hearne; Coup d’Etat by Harry Turtledove (r, tp); Two Fronts by Harry Turtledove (hc); The Best of Connie Willis by Connie Willis (c, hc).

  Aug ’13: The Darwin Elevator by Jason M. Hough; Blood of Tyrants by Naomi Novik (hc); Heart of Brass by Liesel Schwarz (hc).

  Sep ’13: The Exodus Towers by Jason M. Hough; Children of Fire by Drew Karpyshyn (hc).

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  BALLANTINE DEL REY LUCASBOOKS

  Nov ’12: Star Wars: The Old Republic: Annihilation by Drew Karpyshyn (x, hc).

  Dec ’12: Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Ascension by Christie Golden (r, x).

  Jan ’13: Star Wars: Scoundrels by Timothy Zahn (x, hc).

  Feb ’13: Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse by Troy Denning (r, x).

  Mar ’13: Cowboys by Troy Denning (x, hc); Star Wars: The Last Jedi by Michael Reaves & Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff (x).

  May ’13: Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void by Tim Lebbon (x, hc).

  Jul ’13: Star Wars: X-Wing: Mercy Kill by Aaron Allston (r, x); Star Wars: Crucible by Troy Denning (x, hc).

  BALLANTINE SPECTRA

  May ’13: Ghost Spin by Chris Moriarty (tp).

  BANTAM

  Nov ’12: Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong (r); Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich (r).

  Dec ’12: Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong (r, c).

  Jan ’13: Odd Apocalypse by Dean Koontz (r, h); Odd Interlude by Dean Koontz (h).

  Feb ’13: Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin (r, c, hc, tp).

  Mar ’13: Deeply Odd by Dean Koontz (h, hc); Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz (r, h); A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin (r).

  Apr ’13: A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin (r, tp); The Last Kind Words by Tom Piccirilli (a, tp).

  Jun ’13: A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel, Volume 2 by George R.R. Martin, Daniel Abraham & Tommy Patterson (graphic novel, art, tp).

  Jul ’13: The Last Whisper in the Dark by Tom Piccirilli (a, hc).

  Sep ’13: The Invisible Code by Christopher Fowler (1st US, h, hc); The Memory of Blood by Christopher Fowler (r, h, tp).

  BARNES & NOBLE/STERLING/SILVEROAK

  Oct ’12: Blood Therapy by Lynda Hilburn (1st US, tp).

  BELOVE

  Dec ’12: Entheogenesis by Brian Love (tp).

  BENBELLA/SMART POP

  Apr ’13: Ender’s World: Fresh Perspectives on the SF Classic Ender’s Game ed. by Orson Scott Card (nf, tp).

  BERKLEY

  Oct ’12: Dark Storm by Christine Feehan (hc); Zero History by William Gibson (r).

  Nov ’12: The Fangover ed. by Anonymous (tp); The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts (tp).

  Dec ’12: The Farm by Emily McKay (h, tp).

  Jan ’13: Out of This World ed. by Anonymous (r, tp); The Key to Midnight by Dean Koontz (r, h, tp).

  Feb ’13: Hunting Daylight by Piper Maitland (h).

  Mar ’13: Real Vampires Know Hips Happen by Gerry Bartlett (tp); The Funhouse by Dean Koontz (r, x).

  Apr ’13: Delusion in Death by J.D. Robb (r).

  May ’13: The Voice of the Night by Dean Koontz (r, h, tp).

  Jun ’13: Afflictio
n by Laurell K. Hamilton (1st US, hc).

  Jul ’13: Thanks for the Fangover ed. by Anonymous (tp); Night Vision by Yasmine Galenorn.

  Aug ’13: Dark Haven by Kay Hooper (h, hc); The Face of Fear by Dean Koontz (r, h); Calculated in Death by J.D. Robb (r).

  Sep ’13: The Servants of Twilight by Dean Koontz (r, h, tp).

  BERKLEY HEAT

  Dec ’12: Archangel of Mercy by Christina Ashcroft (tp); Blood Vow by Karin Tabke (tp).

  May ’13: Taken by a Vampire by Joey W. Hill (tp).

  Jul ’13: Inked Destiny by Jory Strong (tp).

  BERKLEY PRIME CRIME

  Feb ’13: Tulle Death Do Us Part by Annette Blair; Chance of a Ghost by E.J. Copperman.

  BERKLEY SENSATION

  Oct ’12: Mate Claimed by Jennifer Ashley; Wicked Whispers by Nina Bangs (tp); Revelation by Erica Hayes.

  Nov ’12: Lord’s Fall by Thea Harrison.

  Dec ’12: The Accidental Genie by Dakota Cassidy (tp); Heart of Atlantis by Alyssa Day; Tangle of Need by Nalini Singh (r); The Reunited by Shiloh Walker.

  Jan ’13: The Goddess Collection #1 by P.C. Cast (om, tp); Dreamspinner by Lynn Kurland (tp).

  Feb ’13: Wicked Edge by Nina Bangs (r); Going Under by Lauren Dane; Magic at Midnight by Gena Showalter (c, tp).

  Mar ’13: Unbound ed. by Anonymous (tp); Undead and Underwater by MaryJanice Davidson (tp); Redemption by Erica Hayes; Wild Invitation by Nalini Singh (c).

  Apr ’13: Allegiance Sworn by Kylie Griffin (tp).

  Jun ’13: Wicked Memories by Nina Bangs (tp); The Tower by Jean Johnson (tp); Psy-Changeling #12 by Nalini Singh (hc).

  Jul ’13: Enthralled ed. by Anonymous (tp).

  Aug ’13: Undead and Unsure by MaryJanice Davidson (hc); Reaper’s Vow by Sarah McCarty (tp); Heart Fortune by Robin D. Owens (tp).

  BETHANY HOUSE

  Nov ’12: Judge by R.J. Larson (tp); Starflower by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (tp).

  Feb ’13: A Cast of Stones by Patrick W. Carr (tp).

  Jul ’13: The Hero’s Lot by Patrick W. Carr (tp); King by R.J. Larson (tp); Dragonwitch by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (tp).

  BL PUBLISHING/BLACK LIBRARY US

  May ’13: Warhammer 40,000: Deathwatch by Steve Parker (x, tp).

  Jun ’13: Warhammer 40,000: Soul Drinkers by Ben Counter (r, om, x, tp); Warhammer 40,000: Soul Drinkers: The Second Omnibus by Ben Counter (om, x, tp).