Locus, December 2012

by Locus Publications

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  * DeBorde, Rob Portlandtown (St. Martin’s Griffin 978-1-250-00664-6, $15.99, 375pp, tp) Western dark fantasy novel, the first book in the Oregon Wyldes series. A former marshall’s past haunts him and his family in Portland OR. A first novel.

  * Dickinson, Peter Earth and Air: Tales of Elemental Creatures (Small Beer Press/Big Mouth House 978-1-618730-58-9, $17.95, 193pp, hc, cover by Jackie Morris) Middle-grade original collection of six stories (one a reprint somewhat revised), part of the Elemental series previously co-authored by Robin McKinley. A trade paperback edition (-38-1, $14.95) is also available.

  * Dionne, Aubrie Haven 6 (Entangled Books 978-1-937044-85-5, $14.99, 309pp, tp) SF romance novel, the third book in the series A New Dawn. Entangled Publishing, 2614 Timberline Road, Suite 109, Fort Collins CO 80525; .

  * Dowker, Felicity Bread and Circuses (Ticonderoga Publications 978-1-921857-08-9, A$25.00, 266pp, tp, cover by Kathleen Jennings) Collection of 15 horror stories, three original. Introduction by Trent Jamieson. This is a print-on-demand edition; a limited hardcover edition signed by all contributors (-07-2, A$75.00) is also available. Ticonderoga Publications, PO Box 29, Greenwood WA 6924, Australia; .

  * Drake, David Night & Demons (Baen 978-1-4516-3847-9, $13.00, 562pp, tp, cover by Alan Pollack) Collection of 28 stories. This adds four stories to the contents of Balefires (Night Shade 2007), and updates the ‘‘Working Bibliography’’ of Drake’s work.

  Durst, Sarah Beth Drink, Slay, Love (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 978-1-4424-2374-9, $8.99, 386pp, tp) Reprint (McElderry 2011) young-adult fantasy novel about a teen vampire.

  * Durst, Sarah Beth Vessel (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 978-1-4424-2376-3, $16.99, 424pp, hc, cover by Jaime Ibarra) Young-adult fantasy novel. Liyana searches for her missing goddess with the help of a trickster god.

  * Eads, Sean The Survivors (Lethe Press 978-1-59021-299-8, $15.00, 222pp, tp, cover by Niki Smith) SF first contact novel. Aliens arrive on Earth and completely ignore humanity. Lethe Press, 118 Heritage Ave., Maple Shade NJ 08052-3018; .

  Fagan, Deva Circus Galacticus (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Sandpiper 978-0-547-85087-0, $6.99, 291pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt 2011) middle-grade SF novel about a girl who runs away to join a spacefaring circus.

  Farmer, Nancy The Islands of the Blessed (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 978-104169-0738-1, $9.99, 479pp, tp, cover by Jon Foster) Reprint (Atheneum 2009) children’s fantasy novel, third in the trilogy begun in The Sea of Trolls.

  Feehan, Christine Dark Nights (HarperCollins/Avon 978-0-06-221902-2, $7.99, 420pp, pb) Collection of two works in the Carpathians paranormal romance series: novel Dark Descent in an ‘‘author’s cut special edition,’’ expanded from its original publication in anthology The Only One (Leisure 2003) and story ‘‘Dark Dream’’.

  Fforde, Jasper The Woman Who Died a Lot (Penguin/Viking 978-0-670-02502-2, $26.95, 372pp, hc) Fantasy novel, seventh in the Thursday Next series. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 7/12).

  * Fisher, Jude The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Visual Companion (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 978-0-547-89856-8, $19.95, 80pp, hc) Nonfiction, a tie-in to the movie based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, extensively illustrated with photos from the movie. Includes a double-gatefold map of Middle-earth. Foreword by Martin Freeman. Simultaneous with the HarperCollins UK edition.

  * Fisher, Sharon Lynn Ghost Planet (Tor 978-0-7653-6897-3, $7.99, 342pp, pb) SF romance novel. Elizabeth Cole dies and reborn as an alien ‘‘ghost.’’ A first novel.

  * Flint, Eric & Charles E. Gannon 1635: Papal Stakes (Baen 978-1-4516-3839-4, $25.00, 654pp, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) Alternate-history SF novel in the Ring of Fire series begun in 1632.

  * Frankel, Valerie Estelle, ed. Harry Potter, Still Recruiting: An Inner Look at Harry Potter Fandom (Zossima Presss 978-1-936294-17-6, $14.99, 274pp, tp) Nonfiction selection of 13 essays and 23 interviews exploring different aspects of Harry Potter fandom. A print-on-demand edition.

  Frater, Rhiannon The First Days (Tor 978-0-7653-6682-5, $7.99, 393pp, pb, cover by David Frankland) Reprint (CreateSpace 2008) zombie horror novel, the first book in the As the World Dies series.

  * Fuentes, Carlos Vlad (Dalkey Archive Press 978-1-56478-779-8, $17.95, 122pp, hc) Literary novella with fantasy elements. The legendary impaler, after centuries in Europe, ends up in present-day Mexico City. Translated by E. Shaskan Bumas & Alejandro Branger from the Spanish (Alfaguara Mexico 2010); an excerpt from this translation previously appeared in Playboy. Dalkey Archive Press, University of Illinois, 1805 S. Wright St., MC-011, Champaign IL 61820; .

  * Furth, Robin Stephen King’s The Dark Tower: The Complete Concordance: Revised and Updated (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 978-1-4516-9487-1, $26.00, xxx + 689pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) Nonfiction reference, a guide to the Dark Tower series, covering characters, places, history, and more. This is revised and updated (primarily with information on King’s The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole) from the Scribner 2005 edition, which combined information from Stephen King’s The Dark Tower: The Concordance: Vol. I (2003) and Vol. II (2005) and has the 2003 introduction by King.

  * Furukawa, Hideo Belka, Why Don’t You Bark? (VizMedia/Haikasoru 978-1-4215-4937-8, $25.99, 307pp, hc, cover by Junko Kakimoto) Fantasy novel, a multi-generational saga about dogs and a girl with a psychic connection to them. Translated from the Japanese Beruka, hoenainoka? (Bungei Shunju 2005) by Michael Emmerich.

  Gaiman, Neil Stardust (HarperCollins/Morrow 978-0-06-220039-6, $30.00, 279pp, hc) Reprint (Vertigo 1998) fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman; this has the text of the 1999 Spike edition. Illustrations by Charles Vess. This is a gift edition issued without a dust jacket.

  Gamon, Richard B. The Strange Thirteen (Ramble House/Dancing Tuatara Press 978-1-69543-651-7, $20.00, 275pp, tp, cover by Gavin O’Keefe) Collection of 13 stories of the supernatural in India. Introduction by imprint editor John Pelan. First US edition (Henry Drane 1925). A print-on-demand edition. Ramble House, 10329 Sheephead Drive, Vancleave MS 39565; .

  * Garcia, Kami & Margaret Stohl Beautiful Redemption (Little, Brown 978-0-316-12353-2, $18.99, 453pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel, fourth and final in the Beautiful Creatures series.

  * Garvey, Amy Glass Heart (HarperTeen 978-0-06-199624-5, $17.99, 310pp, hc, cover by Howard Huang) Young-adult paranormal romance novel, the second book in a series begun in Cold Kiss.

  * Gear, Kathleen O’Neal & W. Michael Gear People of the Black Sun (Tor 978-0-7653-2695-9, $25.99, 379pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Associational historical novel in the North America’s Forgotten Past series; this is the fourth and final in the People of the Longhouse series about Iroquois leaders from the 15th century.

  * Geissinger, J.T. Edge of Oblivion (Amazon/Montlake Romance 978-1-612184197, $12.95, 400pp, tp) Paranormal romance novel, the second in the Night Prowler series.

  * German, Patrick T. Progenitor: Palak and the Sky Gods (German, Patrick T. 978-1-4775-8367-8, $12.99, 287pp, tp) SF novel, the first book in a trilogy. The inhabitants of the planet Medias are threatened by plans to exploit the extremely precious metals at the planet’s core. A print-on-demand edition.

  * Gilman, Charles Tales from Lovecraft Middle School #1: Professor Gargoyle (Quirk Books 978-1-594-74591-1, $13.99, hc) Middle-grade horror novel, the first book in the series. Illustrated by Eugene Smith. This has a lenticular cover illustration.

  Gleason, Robert End of Days (Tor/Forge 978-0-7653-6789-1, $9.99, 795pp, pb) Reprint (Forge 2011) SF thriller novel.

  * Graham, Heather The Uninvited (Harlequin/Mira 978-0-7783-1370-0, $7.99, 344pp, pb) Supernatural romantic suspense novel in the Krewe of Hunters series. Tyler Montague has to deal with skeptical historian Allison Leigh when he investigates murder and ghosts in a Philadelphia mansion.

  * Green, Jonathan Pax Britannia: Time’s Arrow (Rebellion/Abaddon US 978-1-78108-063-4, $9.99, 249pp, tp, cover by
Pye Parr) Shared-world steampunk/alternate world SF novel in the Ulysses Quicksilver series. Copyrighted by Rebellion. Simultaneous with the Abaddon UK edition.

  Gregory, H.B. Dark Sanctuary (Ramble House/Dancing Tuatara Press 978-1-69543-644-9, $20.00, 283pp, tp, cover by Gavin O’Keefe) Reprint (Rider 1940) horror novel. Imprint editor John Pelan provides a note on the novel’s history, and an interview with Gregory. Introduction by D.H. Olson. This is a print-on-demand edition. Ramble House, 10329 Sheephead Dr., Vancleave MS 39566; .

  * Gregory, Todd Need (Kensington 978-0-7582-6715-3, $15.00, 276pp, tp, cover by Kristine Mills-Noble) Erotic gay vampire novel. New vampire Cord Logan returns to New Orleans and uncovers a curse.

  * Griffin, Kate Stray Souls (Orbit US 978-0-316-18726-8, $14.99, 438pp, tp) Urban fantasy novel, the first book in the Magicals Anonymous series set in the same world as the Matthew Swift books. Griffin is a pen name for Catherine Webb. Simultaneous with the Orbit UK edition.

  * Grzyb, Liz & Talie Helene, eds. The Year’s Best Australian Fantasy and Horror: 2011 (Ticonderoga Publications 978-1-921857-14-0, A$35.00, 506pp, tp, cover by Yaroslav Gerzhedovich) Best-of-the-year anthology of 31 stories and one poem from 2011. Authors include Terry Dowling, Richard Harland, and Margaret Mahy. The editors discuss the year and there is an obituary of Sara Douglass by Lucy Sussex. This is a print-on-demand edition; a hardcover edition (-13-3, A$55.00) is also available. Ticonderoga Publications, PO Box 29, Greenwood WA 6924, Australia; .

  * Grzyb, Liz & Amanda Pillar, eds. Damnation and Dames (Ticonderoga Publications 978-1-921857-03-4, A$24.00, 302pp, tp) Original anthology of 16 paranormal noir stories. Authors include Jay Caselberg, Lisa L. Hannett, and Robert Hood. This is a print-on-demand edition. Ticonderoga Publications, PO Box 29, Greenwood WA 6924, Australia; .

  * Guran, Paula, ed. Season of Wonder (Prime Books 978-1-60701-359-4, $15.95, 382pp, tp, cover by Nick Deligaris) Anthology of 18 fantasy and SF stories about midwinter holidays. Authors include Harlan Ellison, Gene Wolfe, and Connie Willis.

  * Haddix, Margaret Peterson Caught (Simon & Schuster 978-1-4169-8982-0, $16.99, 343pp, hc) Young-adult time travel SF novel, the fifth book in the Missing series.

  * Hand, Elizabeth Errantry (Small Beer Press 978-1-61873-030-5, $16.00, 286pp, tp, cover by Paolo Uccello) Collection of ten stories from the last six years. Small Beer Press, 176 Prospect Avenue, Northampton MA 01060; .

  * Hannett, Lisa L. & Angela Slatter Midnight and Moonshine (Ticonderoga Publications 978-1-921857-30-0, A$25.00, 319pp, tp, cover by Kathleen Jennings) Original collection of 13 stories, one a reprint. Introduction by Kim Wilkins. This is a print-on-demand edition; a limited hardcover edition signed by all contributors (-29-4, A$75.00) is also available. Ticonderoga Publications, PO Box 29, Greenwood WA 6924, Australia; .

  Harkaway, Nick Angelmaker (Random House/Vintage Contemporaries 978-0-307-74362-6, $15.95, 478pp, tp) Reprint (Heinemann 2012) absurdist noir spy novel with SF elements.

  Harris, Charlaine The Sookie Stackhouse Companion (Ace 978-1-937007-89-8, $18.00, 461pp, tp, cover by Lisa Desimini) Reprint (Ace 2011) companion to Harris’s series, packaged by Tekno Books.

  * Hawk, Rhodi The Tangled Bridge (Tor 978-0-7653-2497-9, $14.99, 528pp, tp) Southern Gothic thriller/horror novel, second in the Twisted Ladder series. Psychologist Madeleine LeBlanc fights to save a boy her family considers a threat.

  * Healey, Trebor Faun (Lethe Press 978-1-59021-385-8, $18.00, 270pp, tp, cover by Niki Smith) Urban fantasy novel. A boy hits puberty and starts turning into a satyr. A print-on-demand edition. Lethe Press, 118 Heritage Ave., Maple Shade NJ 08052; .

  * Heller, Peter The Dog Stars (Random House/Knopf 978-0-307-95994-2, $24.95, 320pp, hc) Postapocalyptic SF novel. A pilot who survives epidemics and ecological disaster flies off to follow a voice on the radio. A first novel.

  * Herren, Greg Sara (Bold Strokes Books/Soliloquy 978-1-60282-674-8, $13.95, 238pp, tp) Young-adult horror novel. Kids who are mean to an openly gay teen suddenly start dying. Bold Strokes Books, PO Box 249, Valley Falls NY 12185,

  * Herren, Greg & J.M. Redmann, eds. Night Shadows: Queer Horror (Bold Strokes Books 978-1-60282-751-6, $16.95, 300pp, tp, cover by Sheri) Original anthology of 14 gay and lesbian horror stories. Authors include Felice Picano, Steve Berman, and Jewelle Gomez. Bold Strokes Books, PO Box 249, Valley Falls NY 12185,

  Hobb, Robin Dragon Haven (Harper Voyager US 978-0-06-193155-0, $7.99, 509pp, pb) Reissue (Voyager 2010) fantasy novel, sequel to Dragon Keeper. Hobb is a pen name for Megan Lindholm. Fourth printing.

  Hobb, Robin Dragon Keeper (Harper Voyager US 978-0-06-156165-8, $7.99, 494pp, pb, cover by Jackie Morris) Reissue (Voyager 2009) fantasy novel, volume one of the Rain Wilds Chronicles, set in the same world as the Live Ships trilogy. Hobb is a pen name for Megan Lindholm. Third printing.

  * Hobson, M.K. The Warlock’s Curse (Demimonde 978-1-938860-00-3, $16.95, 389pp, tp) Fantasy/steampunk novel, third in the Veneficas Americana series begun in The Native Star, this one featuring young Will Edwards in 1910. A print-on-demand edition. Demimonde, .

  * Hoshino, Tomoyuki We, the Children of Cats (PM Press 978-1-60486-591-2, $20.00, ix + 265pp, tp) Collection of eight stories, many with fantastic elements; three were previously published in English. Translated by Brian Bergstrom and Lucy Fraser. PM Press, PO Box 23912, Oakland CA 94623; .

  * Hunter, Faith Death’s Rival (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46485-9, $7.99, 310pp, pb) Urban fantasy novel, the fifth in a series featuring Jane Yellowrock. The author also writes as Gwen Hunter.

  * Hurley, Kameron Rapture (Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-431-8, $14.99, 379pp, tp, cover by David Palumbo) Fantasy novel, third in the Bel Dame Apocrypha series begun in God’s War.

  Hurley, Tonya The Blessed (Simon & Schuster 978-1-4424-2951-2, $17.99, 497pp, hc) Young-adult supernatural romance novel, the first book in a trilogy based on the legends of three saints. First US edition (Hodder 8/12).

  Jablokov, Alexander Brain Thief (Tor 978-0-7653-6172-1, $7.99, 357pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 2010) near-future detective novel with SF elements.

  * James, Elle The Witch’s Initiation (Harlequin/Nocturne 978-0-373-88557-2, $5.50, 282pp, pb) Paranormal romance novel. Copyrighted by Mary Jernigan.

  * Jameson, Malcolm The Alien Envoy and Other Stories (Ramble House/Dancing Tuatara Press 978-1-60543-646-3, $20.00, 282pp, tp, cover by Gavin O’Keefe) Collection of 11 SF stories from the early 1940s, the second volume in The Best of Malcolm Jameson series. Part of the John Pelan Presents: Classics of Science Fiction & Fantasy line, with an introduction by Pelan. This is a print-on-demand edition. Ramble House, 10329 Sheephead Drive, Vancleave MS 39565; .

  * Jameson, Malcolm Astonishing! Astounding! (Ramble House/Surinam Turtle Press 978-1-60543-639-5, $18.00, 285pp, tp, cover by Ditmar) Collection of collection/fix-up novel Bullard of the Space Patrol (World 1951) and novella ‘‘Quicksands of Youthwardness’’. Introduction by Richard A. Lupoff. This is a print-on-demand edition. Ramble House, 10329 Sheephead Drive, Vancleave MS 39565; .

  * Jay, Stacey Romeo Redeemed (Random House/Delacorte 978-0-385-74018-0, $17.99, 363pp, hc) Paranormal romance, the second in a series begun in Juliet Immortal about Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, who have become immortal agents in a war between light and darkness.

  * Jennings, Alex Here I Come and Other Stories (CreateSpace 978-1478250715, $17.99, 320pp, tp, cover by Aerick Duckhugger) Collection of 13 stories, four original. Introduction by Nisi Shawl.

  * Jerome, Celia Sand Witches in the Hamptons (DAW 978-0-7564-0767-4, $7.99, 306pp, pb, cover by Dave Palumbo) Humorous fantasy novel, the fifth in the Willow Tate series. Mysterious beings are stealing the sand from the beaches at Pauman
ok Harbor. Jerome is a pen name for Barbara Metzger.

  * Jeter, K.W. & Gareth Jefferson Jones Death’s Apprentice (St. Martin’s/Dunne 089-0-312-54771-4, $25.99, 294pp, hc, cover by Christophe Dessaigne) Dark urban fantasy shared-world novel, the first book in the Grimm City series created by Jones, based on the fairy tales and essays of the Brothers Grimm.

  * Johnson, Suzanne River Road (Tor 978-0-7653-2780-2, $24.99, 332pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Urban fantasy novel set in a magical post-Katrina New Orleans, the second in a series featuring wizard sentine Drusilla Jaco.

  Jones, Darynda Third Grave Dead Ahead (St. Martin’s 978-0-312-36082-5, $7.99, 343pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 2012, not seen) urban fantasy/paranormal romance/mystery novel, third in a series about female PI Charley Davidson, who moonlights as the angel of death.

  Jordan, Robert The Fires of Heaven (Tor 978-0-7653-3464-0, $15.99, 830pp, tp, cover by Dan Dos Santos) Reprint (Tor 1984) fantasy novel, book five in The Wheel of Time series.

  * Kagawa, Julie The Lost Prince (Harlequin Teen 978-0-373-21057-2, $9.99, 377pp, tp) Young-adult paranormal romance novel, the first book in a new Iron Fey series, Call of the Forgotten.

  Karpyshyn, Drew Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 978-0-345-51135-5, $7.99, 343pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 2011) tie-in novel based on the world of the movies, third in The Old Republic sub-series. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

  * Kempshall, Paddy The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: The World of Hobbits (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 978-0-547-89873-5, $9.95, 48pp, tp) Young-adult non-fiction, a tie-in to the movie based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, extensively illustrated with photos from the movie. Simultaneous with the HarperCollins UK edition. Copyrighted by Warner Bros. Entertainment.

  * Kempshall, Peter The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: The Movie Storybook (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 978-0-547-89872-8, $9.95, 48pp, tp) Middle-grade picture book based on the movie based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, illustrated with stills and photos from the movie. Copyrighted by Warner Bros. Entertainment.