Locus, December 2012

by Locus Publications

  * Kindred, Jane The Midnight Court (Entangled Select 978-1-62061-107-4, $14.99, 342pp, tp) Fantasy romance novel, the second book in The House of Arkhangel’sk series.

  King, Stephen & Peter Straub The Talisman (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 978-1-4516-9491-8, $40.00, 769pp, hc, cover by Jody Doyle) Reprint (Viking 1984) dark fantasy novel.

  * Kirkman, Robert & Jay Bonansinga The Walking Dead: The Road to Woodbury (St. Martin’s/Dunne 978-0-312-54774-5, $24.99, 277pp, hc) Zombie horror novel, second in a series set in the world created by Kirkman for comics and later TV.

  * Kittredge, Caitlin Soul Trade (St. Martin’s 978-0-312-38825-6, $7.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Chris McGrath) Urban fantasy novel, fifth in the Black London series.

  * Kline, Otis Adelbert & E. Hoffman Price Satans of Saturn (Ramble House/Surinam Turtle Press 978-1-60543-635-7, $18.00, 272pp, tp, cover by Allen. Koszowski) Collection of collaborative novel Satans on Saturn in its first book publication (serialized in Argosy in 1940) plus two solo stories by Price, and one by Kline. Introduction by Richard A. Lupoff. This is a print-on-demand edition. Ramble House/Dancing Tuatara Press, 10329 Sheephead Dr., Vancleave MS 39565; .

  * Kluver, Cayla Sacrifice (Harlequin Teen 978-0-373-21044-2, $9.99, 438pp, tp) Young-adult historical fantasy novel, the third in the Legacy trilogy.

  * Knight, Karsten Embers & Echoes (Simon & Schuster 978-1-4424-5030-1, $16.99, 461pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel, the second in the series begun in Wildefire, about Ashline Wilde, the teenage reincarnation of a Polynesian volcano goddess.

  * Konow, David Reel Terror (St. Martin’s Griffin 978-0-312-66883-9, $18.99, 595pp, tp) Associational non-fiction, a 100-year history of horror films, with some discussion of Stephen King, Clive Barker, and other authors whose works became films. A Thomas Dunne book.

  * Kraatz, Jeramey The Cloak Society (Harper 978-0-06-209547-3, $16.99, 278pp, hc, cover by Michael Komarck) Middle-grade superhero fantasy novel, the first book in a series. Alex Knight wants to be one of the supervillains of the Cloak Society. A first novel.

  Kristian, Giles Odin’s Wolves (Bantam 978-0-345-53509-2, $7.99, 479pp, pb) Historical Viking novel with fantasy elements, the third book in the Raven series. First US edition (Bantam Press UK 2011).

  Kristian, Giles Sons of Thunder (Bantam 978-0-345-53508-5, $7.99, 378pp, pb) Historical Viking novel with fantasy elements, the second book in the Raven series. First US edition (Bantam Press UK 2010).

  * Krumwiede, Lana Freakling (Candlewick Press 978-0-7636-5937-0, $15.99, 309pp, hc) Young-adult dystopian SF novel set in a city where normal people have psi powers. Taemon manages to hide the fact that he’s a powerless ‘‘feakling’’. A first novel.

  * Krusoe, Jim Parsifal (Tin House 978-1-935639-34-3, $15.95, 260pp, tp, cover by Harry Campbell) Fantasy novel, a coming-of-age fable set in a world where the Earth is at war with the Sky.

  * L’Engle, Madeleine & Hope Larson A Wrinkle in Time (Farrar Straus Giroux 978-0-374-38615-3, $19.99, 392pp, hc, cover by Hope Larson) Graphic novel version of L’Engle’s classic 1962 young-adult SF novel, adapted and illustrated by Larson.

  Lackey, Mercedes Changes (DAW 978-0-7564-0746-9, $7.99, 388pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) Reprint (DAW 2011) fantasy novel in the Heralds of Valdemar series, the third book in the Collegium Chronicles.

  * Lackey, Mercedes Redoubt (DAW 978-0-7564-0745-2, $25.95, 330pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) Fantasy novel in the Heralds of Valdemar series, the fourth book in the Collegium Chronicles.

  LaFevers, R.L. Theodosia and the Last Pharaoh (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Sandpiper 978-0-547-85086-3, $6.99, 394pp, tp, cover by Yoko Tanaka) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 2011) young-adult fantasy mystery adventure, fourth in a series about Theodosia Throckmorton.

  * Lamberson, Gregory Tortured Spirits (Medallion 978-1-60542406-4, $14.95, 471pp, tp) Horror detective novel, fourth in the Jake Helman Files series.

  Lanagan, Margo The Brides of Rollrock Island (Random House/Knopf 978-0-375-86919-8, $17.99, 305pp, tp) Australian young-adult fantasy novel. First US edition (Allen & Unwin 2/12 as Sea Hearts; Fickling UK 2/12 as The Brides of Rollrock Island).

  * Lebbon, Tim London Eye (Prometheus/Pyr 978-1-61614-680-1, $16.95, 228pp, hc) Young-adult postapocalyptic SF novel, the first book in the Toxic City series.

  * Linko, Gina Flutter (Random House 978-0-375-86996-9, $16.99, 342pp, hc) Young-adult SF romance novel. Emery Land believes her seizures are wormholes back in time. A first novel.

  Long, Frank Belknap John Carstairs: Space Detective (Ramble House/Surinam Turtle Press 978-1-60543-637-1, $18.00, 304pp, tp, cover by O’Keefe) Reprint (Fell 1949) collection of eight stories featuring the title detective; this adds two stories not in the previous editions. Introduction by Richard A. Lupoff. This is a print-on-demand edition. Ramble House, 10329 Sheephead Drive, Vancleave MS 39565; .

  * Long, Nathan Swords of Waar (Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-429-5, $14.99, 325pp, tp, cover by Dave Dorman) Science fantasy novel, second in the Jane Carver of Waar series, a parody of Edgar Rice Burroughs’s John Carter of Mars series.

  * Lovett, Richard A. & Mark Niemann-Ross Phantom Sense & Other Stories (Strange Wolf Press 978-1468130003, $12.99, 164pp, tp, cover by Steve Turmell) Collection of five stories. Foreword by David D. Levine. Strange Wolf Press, .

  Luceno, James Star Wars: Darth Plagueis (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 978-0-345-51129-4, $7.99, 462pp, pb, cover by Torstein Nordstrand) Reprint (Del Rey 2012) novelization based on the world of the movies. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

  Maberry, Jonathan Dust & Decay (Simon & Schuster 978-1-4424-0236-2, $9.99, 522pp, tp) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 2011) young-adult postapocalyptic zombie novel, sequel to Rot & Ruin.

  * Maberry, Jonathan Flesh & Bone (Simon & Schuster 978-1-4424-3989-4, $17.99, 469pp, hc) Young-adult postapocalyptic zombie novel, third in a series begun in Rot & Ruin.

  * Macallan, Ben Pandaemonium (Rebellion/Solaris US 978-1-78108-052-8, $8.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Vincent Chong) Urban fantasy novel, sequel to Desdaemona. Macallan is a pen name for Chaz Brenchley.

  * Mack, David Star Trek, the Next Generation: Cold Equations Book 1: The Persistence of Memory (Pocket 978-1-4516-5072-3, $7.99, 385pp, pb) Star Trek tie-in novel, the first book in a trilogy. Copyrighted by CBS Studios.

  Mafi, Tahereh Shatter Me (Harper 978-0-06-208550-4, $9.99, 338pp, tp, cover by Colin Anderson) Reprint (HarperTeen 2011) young-adult dystopian SF novel, the first book in a trilogy.

  Maguire, Gregory Out of Oz (HarperCollins/Morrow 978-0-06-085973-2, $15.99, 564pp, tp, cover by Douglas Smith) Reprint (Morrow 2011) fantasy novel, fourth and final in the Wicked Years series based on L. Frank Baum’s Oz.

  * Maitland, Sara From the Forest: A Search for the Hidden Roots of Our Fairy Tales (Counterpoint 978-1-61902-014-6, $28.00, 354pp, hc, cover by Adam Lee) Original collection, a mix of 12 fairy tale retellings and 12 essays on forests and the ways they, and nature, influenced fairy tales. Includes notes. Illustrated with photos by Adam Lee. Simultaneous with the Granta UK edition.

  * Mallory, H.P. Something Witchy This Way Comes (Bantam 978-0-345-53158-2, $7.99, 307pp, pb, cover by Eileen Carey) Fantasy novel, the fifth in a series about a self-deprecating witch, Jolie Wilkins.

  Marcus, Ben The Flame Alphabet (Random House/Vintage 978-0-307-73997-1, $15.00, 289pp, tp) Reprint (Knopf 2012) literary quasi-SF postapocalyptic novel.

  * Marks, Daniel Velveteen (Random House/Delacorte 978-0-385-74224-5, $17.99, 447pp, hc, cover by Rustam Syunyakov) Young-adult dark fantasy romance novel. Murdered teen Velveteen decides to haunt her killer.

  * Martin, C.K. Kelly Yesterday (Random House 978-0-375-86650-0, $16.99, 352pp, hc) Young-adult dystopian time-travel SF novel. Freya Kallas lives in a 2063 US police state drastically altered by climate change – but also in 1985, where she dreams of another world.

  Martin, George R.R. Armageddon Rag (Bantam 978-0-553-38307-2, $16.00, 340pp, tp, cover by David Stevenson) Reissue
(Poseidon 1983) dark fantasy rock-’n’-roll novel; third printing.

  Martin, George R.R. Dreamsongs: Volume I (Bantam 978-0-553-58568-7, $18.00, xix + 686pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) Reprint (Subterranean Press 2003 as the first part of GRRM: A RRetrospective) collection of 22 stories, with commentary by Martin. Introduction by Gardner Dozois.

  Martin, George R.R. Dreamsongs: Volume II (Bantam 978-0-553-38569-4, $18.00, 741pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) Reprint (Subterranean Press 2003 as the last part of GRRM: A RRetrospective) collection of 10 stories and two television scripts, with commentary by Martin and a bibliographical checklist by Leslie Kay Swigart.

  Martin, George R.R. Dying of the Light (Bantam 978-0-553-38308-9, $16.00, 254pp, tp) Reissue (Simon & Schuster 1977) SF novel; ninth printing.

  Martin, George R.R. & Lisa Tuttle Windhaven (Bantam 978-0-345-53549-8, $16.00, 336pp, tp, cover by Stephen Youll) Reprint (Timescape 1981) SF novel.

  * McAvan, Emily The Postmodern Sacred: Popular Culture Spirituality in the Science Fiction, Fantasy and Urban Fantasy Genres (McFarland 978-0-7864-6388-6, $40.00, 188pp, tp) Nonfiction, a critical look at religion and the sense of the sacred as shown in recent SF and fantasy TV shows and movies, including ones based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, C.S. Lewis’s Narnia, Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea trilogy, Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, and J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. McFarland, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; .

  * McCall, Guadalupe Garcia Summer of the Mariposas (Lee & Low/Tu Books 978-1-60060-900-8, $17.95, 352pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel, a Mexican-American retelling of The Odyssey. Odilia and her four sisters travel to Mexico and have a difficult and magical trip back home to Texas.

  * McHugh, Crista Tangled Web (Entangled Select 978-1-62061-031-2, $14.99, 317pp, tp) Fantasy romance novel, the first book in the Deizian Empire series. A Heather Howland Collection book. Entangled Publishing, 2614 Timberline Road, Suite 109, Fort Collins CO 80525; .

  * McOmber, Adam The White Forest (Simon & Schuster/Touchstone 978-1-4516-6425-6, $25.00, 303pp, tp) Historical gothic fantasy novel about a Victorian woman able to see the souls of man-made objects.

  * Meads, Kat For You, Madam Lenin (University of West Alabama/Livingston Press 978-1-60489-100-3, $19.95, 285pp, tp) Historical novel of Revolutionary Russia, with elements of alternate history. Lenin’s mother-in-law survives to protect her daughter from Stalin. A hardcover edition (-099-0, $30.00) was announced but not seen. A print-on-demand edition. Livingston Press, Station 22, University of West Alabama, Livingston AL 35470; .

  * Mellor, Greg Wild Chrome (Ticonderoga Publications 978-1-921857-24-9, A$25.00, 300pp, tp) Collection of 21 stories, ten original. Introduction by Damien Broderick. A print-on-demand edition; a signed limited hardcover edition of 100 (-23-2, A$75.00) is also available. Ticonderoga Publications, PO Box 29, Greenwood WA 6924, Australia; .

  Meluch, R.M. The Ninth Circle (DAW 978-0-7564-0764-3, $7.99, 437pp, pb, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Reprint (DAW 2011) military SF novel, fifth in the U.S.S. Merrimack series.

  * Michel, Louise The Human Microbes (Black Coat Press 978-1-61227-116-3, $20.95, 245pp, tp, cover by Daniele Serra) SF novel translated/adapted from the French Les Microbes humains (Dentu 1886) by Brian Stableford, who provides a biographical introduction, plus notes. This is a print-on-demand edition. Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416; .

  * Michel, Louise The New World (Black Coat Press 978-1-61227-117-0, $20.95, 263pp, tp, cover by Daniele Serra) Utopian SF novel, sequel to The Human Microbes. Translated/adapted from the French Le Nouveau monde (Dentu 1888) by Brian Stableford, who provides an introduction and notes. This is a print-on-demand edition. Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416; .

  * Mignola, Mike & Christopher Golden Father Gaetano’s Puppet Catechism (St. Martin’s 978-0-312-64474-1, $19.99, 163pp, hc, cover by Mike Mignola) Dark fantasy novella. Illustrated by Mignola.

  * Miles, Elizabeth Envy (Simon Pulse 978-1-4424-2221-6, $17.99, 393pp, hc) Young-adult dark fantasy romance novel, the second in a trilogy begun in Fury

  * Miller, Madeline The Song of Achilles (HarperCollins/Ecco 978-0-06-206061-7, $25.99, 378pp, hc) Literary novel with elements of fantasy, based on the story of The Iliad. A first novel.

  Morgan, Richard K. The Cold Commands (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-493-5, $75.00, 523pp, hc, cover by Vincent Chong) Reprint (Del Rey 2011) fantasy novel, the second book in a trilogy. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a lettered edition of 26 ($250.00) is also available.

  * Morisaki, Michael The Being (AuthorHouse 978-1-4685-6029-9, $11.19, 57pp, tp, cover by Ina S. Townsen) SF novella. An auto mechanic is cured of cancer by The Being, a man who has evolved into a completely spiritual being. A print-on-demand edition. AuthorHouse, 1663 Liberty Drive, Bloomington IN 47403; 800-839-8640; .

  * Murphy, Shirley Rousseau Cat Bearing Gifts (HarperCollins/Morrow 978-0-06-180694-0, $19.99, 304pp, hc, cover by Beppe Giacobbe) Fantasy mystery novel, the 18th featuring talking cat Joe Grey.

  Murphy, Shirley Rousseau Cat Telling Tales (HarperCollins/Avon 978-0-06-180723-7, $7.99, 373pp, pb, cover by Beppe Giacobbe) Reprint (Morrow 2011) fantasy mystery novel, the 17th featuring talking cat Joe Grey.

  * Myers, E.C. Quantum Coin (Prometheus/Pyr 978-1-61614-682-5, $16.95, 331pp, hc, cover by Sam Weber) Young-adult SF novel, sequel to Fair Coin.

  * Neff, Henry H. The Maelstrom (Random House 978-0-375-85707-2, $16.99, 465pp, hc, cover by Cory Godbey) Young-adult fantasy novel, book four of The Tapestry series.

  Norton, Andre & Mercedes Lackey Elvenblood (Tor 978-0-8125-6319-1, $7.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) Reissue (Tor 1995) fantasy novel, second book in The Halfblood Chronicles; ninth printing.

  * O’Brien, Christopher M. The Forrest J Ackerman Oeuvre (McFarland 978-0-7864-4984-2, $45.00, 233pp, tp) Nonfiction reference, a bibliography of Ackerman’s works, subtitled A Comprehensive Catalog of the Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Screenplays, Film Appearances, Speeches and Other Works, with a Concise Biography. Foreword by Dennis Billows. Includes b&w photos, notes, bibliography, filmography, and indexes. Order from McFarland & Company, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; .

  O’Malley, Daniel The Rook (Little, Brown/Back Bay Books 978-0-316-09880-9, $15.99, 482pp, tp) Reprint (Little, Brown 2012) fantasy thriller. This includes a reading group guide.

  * Oates, Joyce Carol Two or Three Things I Forgot to Tell You (HarperTeen 978-0-06-211047-3, $17.99, 277pp, hc) Young-adult novel with possible fantasy elements. Prep school teens tell stories about their friend who died, Tink, who somehow seems to still be with them.

  * Oliver, Jon, ed. Magic (Rebellion/Solaris US 978-1-78108-054-2, $9.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Nicolas Delort) Original anthology of 15 stories of magic. Authors include Audrey Niffenegger, Dan Abnett, Christopher Fowler, and Storm Constantine.

  Oliver, Lauren The Spindlers (Harper 978-0-06-197808-1, $16.99, 246pp, hc, cover by Iacopo Bruno) Middle-grade fantasy novel. Liza must rescue her brother’s soul from the evil Spindlers. A simultaneous trade paperback international edition (-220966-5) was announced but not seen. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 9/12).

  * Olivier, Rachel V. UnCommon Faire: A Fiction Sideshow (Putt Putt Productions 978-1-105-21828-6, $19.95, 198pp, tp, cover by Rachel V. Olivier) Collection of 21 stories. A print-on-demand edition. Putt Putt Productions, .

  * Painter, Kristen Out for Blood (Orbit US 978-0-316-20017-2, $7.99, 448pp, pb) Urban fantasy novel, fourth in the House of Comarre series. Simultaneous with the Orbit UK edition.

  * Pang, Allison A Trace of Moonlight (Pocket 978-1-4391-9836-0, $7.99, 381pp, pb) Urban fantasy novel, the third book in a series featuring Abby Si
nclair.

  Paolini, Christopher Inheritance (Random House/Knopf 978-0-375-84631-1, $15.99, 857pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) Reprint (Knopf 2011) young-adult fantasy novel, fourth and final in the Inheritance Cycle. Simultaneous with the Doubleday UK edition.

  Patterson, James & Chris Grabenstein Daniel X: Armageddon (Little, Brown 978-0-316-10179-0, $16.99, 296pp, hc, cover by Owen Richardson) Young-adult SF superhero novel, the fifth in a series by Patterson and various collaborators. First US edition (Arrow 7/12).

  * Paulson, Ingrid Valkyrie Rising (HarperTeen 978-0-06-202572-2, $17.99, 345pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. Ellie’s summer in Norway gets strange when kids start disappearing. A first novel.

  * Pearce, Jackson Fathomless (Little, Brown 978-0-316-20778-2, $17.99, 291pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy romance novel, a retelling of ‘‘The Little Mermaid’’.

  * Persun, Terry Revision 7: DNA (Booktrope Editions 978-1-935961-87-1, $29.95, 262pp, hc) SF novel. Neil Altman investigates a mystery involving time traveling robots and a kidnapped psychic. A trade paperback edition (-50-5, $13.95) was announced but not seen. A print-on-demand edition. Booktrope Editions, 1024 Perimeter Trace, Dunwoody GA 30346; .

  Pierce, Tamora Beka Cooper: Mastiff (Random House/Bluefire 978-0-375-83818-7, $10.99, 592pp, tp) Reprint (Random House 2011) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the Provost’s Dog trilogy.

  * Pineiro, Caridad Kissed by a Vampire (Harlequin/Nocturne 978-0-373-88558-9, $5.50, 282pp, pb) Paranormal romance novel.

  * Pinkwater, Daniel Bushman Lives! (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Houghton Mifflin 978-0-547-38539-6, $16.99, 249pp, hc, cover by Calef Brown) Young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in the series begun in The Neddiad. Harold Knishke goes on a search for the mysterious Bushman. Illustrated by Calef Brown.

  * Prescott, Tara & Aaron Drucker, eds. Feminism in the Worlds of Neil Gaiman: Essays on the Comics, Poetry and Prose (McFarland 978-0-7864-6636-8, $35.00, x + 285pp, tp) Nonfiction, a selection of 16 essays on ways Gaiman’s stories, poems, and comics touch on feminist concerns. Individual essays provide notes and bibliographic references; a general index is also included. McFarland & Company, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187;