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* Modesitt, L.E., Jr. Cyador’s Heirs (Tor 978-0-7653-7477-6, $27.99, 512pp, hc, cover by Mattto Stawicki) Fantasy novel, 17th in the Saga of Recluce series. E-book also available.
Molles, D.J. The Remaining (Orbit US 978-0-316-40415-0, $5.00, 375pp, pb) Reprint (self-published e-book 2012) zombie horror novel, the first book in the eponymous series. This appears to be the first print edition; the cover notes ‘‘Special Introductory Price’’ and bonus novella in the series, ‘‘Faith’’ (also available separately as an e-book). This is a premium/tall rack-size edition; e-book also available.
* Moon, Elizabeth Crown of Renewal (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-53309-8, $26.00, 503pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) Fantasy novel, the fifth and final book in the Paladin’s Legacy series. E-book also available. Simultaneous with the Orbit UK edition.
* Moore, Peter V Is for Villain (Disney/Hyperion 978-1-4231-5749-6, $17.99, 327pp, hc, cover by Shane Rebenschied) Young-adult superhero fantasy novel. Brad uncovers dangerous information about superheroes. E-book also available.
* Moriarty, Chris The Watcher in the Shadows (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Harcourt 978-0-547-46632-3, $16.99, 326pp, hc, cover by Mark Edward Geyer) Middle-grade fantasy novel, second in the Inquisitor’s Apprentice series. Illustrated by Mark Edward Geyer. This is dated 2013, but not seen until now.
* Morrigan, Laura A Tiger’s Tale (Berkley Prime Crime 978-0-425-25720-3, $7.99, 328pp, pb, cover by Mary Ann Lasher) Paranormal mystery novel, the second in the Call of the Wilde series about psychic animal behaviorist Grace Wilde.
* Morrow, James The Madonna and the Starship (Tachyon Publications 978-1-61696-159-6, $14.95, 179pp, tp, cover by Elizabeth Story) SF novella. The star of a kids’ TV science show in 1953 is visited by aliens appalled by religion. E-book also available. Tachyon Publications, 1459 18th Street #139, San Francisco CA 94107;
Moyer, Jaime Lee Delia’s Shadow (Tor 978-0-7653-3185-4, $15.99, 336pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Tor 2013) historical fantasy/mystery novel of ghosts and romance in 1915 San Francisco.
* Nicolay, Theresa Freda Tolkien and the Modernists: Literary Responses to the Dark New Days of the 20th Century (McFarland 978-0-7864-7898-9, $40.00, 193pp, tp) Nonfiction, a critical look at Tolkien’s work and its relationship to the Modernist movement, with particular attention given to T.S. Eliot’s ‘‘The Waste Land’’. Includes index and bibliography. E-book also available. McFarland, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187;
* Nyman, Goerge G. Love Lost in Time Relativity (AuthorHouse 978-1-4918-3402-2, $18.95, 307pp, tp) Near-future SF novel. A man travels to the future where he meets a lost love, now much older than he. E-book also available; a kindle version may have appeared in 2013 but was not seen; trade paperback is copyrighted 2014. AuthorHouse, 1663 Liberty Drive, Bloomington IN 47403;
O’Reilly, Sally Dark Aemilia (Macmillan/Picador 978-1-250-04813-4, $26.00, hc) Historical novel with fantasy elements of William Shakespeare’s legendary Dark Lady and witchcraft. First US edition (Myriad Editions 3/14); e-book also available.
* Ortiz, Luis, ed. The Monkey’s Other Paw: Revived Classic Stories of Dread and the Dead Fanzines (NonStop Press 978-1-933065335, $13.95, 201pp, tp) Original anthology of thirteen horror stories in the form of sequels, prequels, or otherwise based on classic horror stories, with one reprint: the original ‘‘The Monkey’s Paw’’ by W.W. Jacobs. Authors include Barry N. Malzberg, Damien Broderick, and Paul Di Filippo. NonStop Press, 114 John St. #981, New York NY 10272;
* Page, Kathy Paradise & Elsewhere (Biblioasis 978-1-927428-59-7, $15.95, 158pp, tp, cover by Stephanie Grogan) Collection of 14 stories/fables with fantastic elements. E-book also available.
* Pagliassotti, Dru Clockwork Lies: Iron Wind (Hades/EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy 978-1-77053-050-8, $15.95, 316pp, tp, cover by Timothy Lantz) Paranormal/steampunk romance, the second book of the Clockwork Heart trilogy. E-book also available. Hades/EDGE, PO Box 1714, Calgary AB T2P 2L7, Canada;
* Patterson, William H., Jr. Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century, Volume 2: The Man Who Learned Better: 1948-1988 (Tor 978-0-7653-1961-6, $34.99, 671pp, hc, cover by Donato) Nonfiction, the second of two volumes in an authorized biography of Heinlein. Includes notes, appendices, index, a bibliography of Heinlein’s work, and an unpaginated, 16-page section of b&w photos. E-book also available.
* Paull, Laline The Bees (HarperCollins/Ecco 978-0-06-233115-1, $25.99, 338pp, hc) Dystopian animal fantasy novel of a rebellious worker in a hive of bees with a rigid social structure. Simultaneous with the Fourth Estate UK edition. E-book also available.
* Pettersson, Vicki The Given (Harper Voyager US 978-0-06-206620-6, $14.99, 352pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Paranormal mystery/romance novel, the third book in the Celestial Blues trilogy. E-book also available.
* Pike, Aprilynne Sleep No More (HarperTeen 978-0-06-199903-1, $17.99, 343pp, hc, cover by Maria Stoian) Young-adult thriller/dark fantasy novel. Teen Oracle Charlotte breaks the rules and interferes after a vision of a classmate’s murder. E-book also available.
Planck, M.C. The Kassa Gambit (Tor 978-0-7653-3093-2, $16.99, 288pp, tp, cover by Gregory Manchess) Reprint (Tor 2013) SF first contact novel.
* Plum, Amy After the End (HarperTeen 978-0-06-222560-3, $17.99, 322pp, hc) Young-adult novel with SF and fantasy elements. Juneau discovers that she’s been lied to about a war that supposedly destroyed the world outside her Alaskan home. E-book also available.
Pratchett, Terry, Ian Stewart & Jack Cohen The Science of Discworld (Random House/Anchor 978-0-8041-6894-6, $15.95, 414pp, tp, cover by Justin Gerard) Associational nonfiction using a Discworld frame-story to explore aspects of science. First US edition (Ebury 1999; this follows the revised Ebury 2002 edition). E-book also available.
* Preston, Douglas The Kraken Project (Tor/Forge 978-0-7653-1769-8, $26.99, 352pp, hc) SF/technothriller novel, fourth in the series featuring former CIA agent Wyman Ford. An AI built for space exploration gets loose on the Internet and starts changing. E-book also available.
* Rollins, James & Grant Blackwood The Kill Switch (HarperCollins/Morrow 978-0-06-213525-4, $27.99, 388pp, hc) Associational military thriller with possible SF elements, the first in a series about Tucker Wayne and his dog Kane, a spin-off from the Sigma Force series. Copyrighted by Jim Czajkowski; Rollins also writes as James Clemens.
* Sakurazaka, Hiroshi, Nick Mamatas & Lee Ferguson All You Need Is Kill (VizMedia/Haikasoru 978-1-4215-6081-6, $14.99, 93pp, tp, cover by Lee Ferguson) Graphic novel based on the Japanese SF novel by Sakurazaka Oru yu nido izu kiru (Shueisha 2004), adapted by Nick Mamatas and illustrated by Lee Ferguson.
* Salerni, Dianne K. The Caged Graves (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Clarion 978-0-547-86853-0, $16.99, 329pp, hc) Young-adult gothic novel with possible elements of witchcraft. Verity wants to know why there’s an iron cage over her mother’s grave.
* Salyards, Jeff Veil of the Deserters (Skyhorse/Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-490-5, $24.99, 448pp, hc, cover by Michael C. Hayes) Military fantasy novel, the second book in the Bloodsounder’s Arc series. E-book also available.
Sanderson, Brandon Mistborn (Tor Teen 978-0-7653-7713-5, $12.99, 664pp, tp, cover by Sam Weber) Reprint (Tor 2006) fantasy novel, the first book in the eponymous trilogy.
Sanderson, Brandon The Rithmatist (Tor Teen 978-0-7653-3844-0, $9.99, 370pp, tp, cover by Christopher Gibbs) Reprint (Tor Teen 2013) young-adult alternate history fantasy novel. Illustrated by Ben McSweeney.
* Scott, M.J. Fire Kin (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46538-2, $7.99, 320pp, pb) Fantasy novel, the fourth book in the Half-Light City series. E-book also available.
* Seutter, Robert Brass Jack: A Dangerous Dance of Empire (Hunt Press 978-1-62530-002-7, $24.95, 269pp, tp) Fantasy novel, the third in the series. E-book also available. This is copyrighted 2011, but indicates first edition, and no previous edition was found. Hunt Press,
* Shepherd, Joel Operation Shield (Prometheus/Pyr 978-1-61614-895-9, $16.95, 461pp, tp, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Military SF novel, fifth in the Cassandra Kresnov series, part two of a sequence begun in 23 Years on Fire. E-book also available.
* Shepherd, Megan Her Dark Curiosity (HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray 978-0-06-212805-8, $17.99, 420pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel, the second in a trilogy about Juliet Moreau, inspired by H.G. Wells’s The Island of Dr. Moreau; this volume is also inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. E-book also available.
Silverberg, Robert, ed. Science Fiction: 101 (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46676-1, $16.00, 489pp, tp) Reprint (Warner 1987 as Robert Silverberg’s Worlds of Wonder) anthology of 13 stories, with an essay on each by Silverberg.
Somper, Justin Allies & Assassins (Little, Brown 978-0-316-25393-2, $18.00, 479pp, hc, cover by Sammy Yuen) Young-adult medieval fantasy novel of court intrigues and a teen ruler seeking his brother’s murderer, the first book in a series. First US edition (Atom 9/13). E-book also available.
* Sparks, Kerrelyn How to Seduce a Vampire (Without Really Trying) (HarperCollins/Avon 978-0-06-210776-3, $7.99, 374pp, pb) Paranormal romance novel, 15th in the Love at Stake series. E-book also available.
* Spriggs, Robin The Untold Tales of Ozman Droom (Anomalous Books 978-1-9634296-6-7, $16.95, 205pp, tp, cover by Kelly O) Hard-to-categorize collection of 33 pieces, a mix of poems, prose poems/vignettes (six reprints), pseudo-non-fiction articles, and approximately 12 stories (six reprints), supposedly written by or about weird fiction author Ozman Droom, with many pieces extensively footnoted. This is a print-on-demand edition. Anomalous Books;
Stohl, Margaret Icons (Little, Brown 978-0-316-20519-1, $10.00, 429pp, tp) Reprint (Little, Brown 2013) young-adult post-apocalyptic SF novel, the first book in a series.
* Strahan, Jonathan, ed. Reach for Infinity (Rebellion/Solaris US 978-1-78108-202-7, $7.99, 339pp, tp, cover by Adam Tredowski) Original anthology of 14 stories. Authors include Greg Egan, Pat Cadigan, and Peter Watts. Simultaneous with the Solaris UK edition. E-book also available.
* Strugatsky, Arkady & Boris Strugatsky Hard to Be a God (Chicago Review Press 978-1-61374-828-2, $16.95, 246pp, tp) Russian SF novel in a new translation by Olena Bormashenko from the Russian (1964); this has a new afterword by Boris Strugatsky on the novel’s development in a shifting political climate. Foreword by Hari Kunzru.
* Swann, S. Andrew The Dragon Princess (DAW 978-0-7564-0957-9, $7.99, 330pp, pb, cover by Omar Rayyan) Humorous fantasy novel. A thief turned reluctant hero finds himself in the body of the princess he was trying to rescue from a dragon. Copyrighted by Steven Swiniarski. E-book also available.
* Tintera, Amy Rebel (HarperTeen 978-0-06-221710-3, $17.99, 340pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel, second in a series begun in Reboot. Reboots Wren 128 and Callum 22 discover a plot to kill all humans.
Tintera, Amy Reboot (HarperTeen 978-0-06-221708-0, $9.99, 365pp, tp) Reprint (HarperTeen 2013, not seen) young-adult SF novel about a teen who is brought back from death as a Reboot: stronger, faster, and less emotional.
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Fall of Arthur (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Mariner 978-0-544-22783-5, $15.95, 233pp, tp) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2013) associational narrative poem, edited and with commentary by Christopher Tolkien.
* Turner, Amber McRee Circa Now (Disney/Hyperion 978-1-4231-7639-8, $16.99, 277pp, hc) Middle-grade fantasy novel about a girl with a magical knack with Photoshop. E-book also available.
Turner, Joan Frances Frail (Ace 978-0-425-26209-2, $7.99, 323pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 2011) post-apocalypse zombie novel, sequel to Dust. Copyrighted by Hilary Hall. This is dated 2013 but not seen until now.
* Vanak, Bonnie Demon Wolf (Harlequin/Nocturne 978-0-373-88597-8, $5.75, 320pp, pb) Paranormal romance novel, the third book in the Phoenix Force series about a unit of paranormal Navy SEALS. E-book also available.
* VanderMeer, Jeff Authority (Farrar Straus Giroux/FSG Originals 978-0-374-10410-8, $15.00, 340pp, tp, cover by Eric Nyquist) SF novel, the second in the Southern Reach trilogy. E-book also available.
* Waggoner, Tim Night Terrors (Angry Robot US 978-0-85766-369-6, $7.99, 350pp, pb, cover by Amazing15) Urban fantasy novel, the first in a duology. Simultaneous with the UK (Angry Robot) edition. E-book also available.
* Walton, Jo My Real Children (Tor 978-0-7653-3265-3, $25.99, 317pp, hc) Alternate world SF novel. An elderly woman in 2015 remembers two very different versions of her life and modern history. E-book also available.
* Ward, J.R. The King (Penguin/NAL 978-0-451-41705-3, $27.95, 573pp, hc, cover by Tony Mauro) Vampire romance novel, 12th in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. Copyrighted by Jessica Bird. E-book also available.
Ward, J.R. Possession (Penguin/Signet 978-0-451-46522-1, $7.99, 556pp, pb) Reprint (Piatkus 2013) paranormal romance novel, the fifth in the Fallen Angels series.
Watt-Evans, Lawrence Ithanalin’s Restoration (Wildside Press 978-1-4344-4244-4, $13.99, 238pp, tp, cover by Charles Bernard) Reprint (Tor 2002) fantasy novel in the Ethshar series.
Watt-Evans, Lawrence The Wizard Lord (Tor 978-0-7653-7688-6, $15.99, 335pp, tp, cover by Raymond Swanland) Reprint (Tor 2006) fantasy novel, the first volume in the Annals of the Chosen series.
* Welder, Ambit The Adventures of Deacon Coombs: The Case of the Vanishing Vesper (iUniverse 978-1-4917-0560-5, $25.95, 473pp, tp) Far-future SF novel. Earthling detective Deacon Coombs investigates an alien with plans to wipe out humanity and conquer all other races. This is a print-on-demand edition; e-book also available. iUniverse, 1663 Liberty Drive, Bloomington IN 47403;
Wellington, David Chimera (Harper 978-0-06-224878-7, $9.99, 577pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 2013) SF thriller, the first book in the Jim Chapel series. This is a premium/tall rack-size edition.
* Wellington, David The Hydra Protocol (HarperCollins/Morrow 978-0-06-223880-0, $25.99, 430pp, hc) Associational thriller in the Jim Chapel series. E-book also available.
Wheeler, S.M. Sea Change (Tor 978-0-7653-3315-5, $14.99, 304pp, tp, cover by Sam Weber) Reprint (Tor 2013) fantasy novel about a girl who befriends a kraken.
White, Steve Pirates of the Timestream (Baen 978-1-4767-3677-8, $7.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Don Maitz) Reprint (Baen 2013) military SF novel, third in the Jason Thanou/Temporal Regulatory Authority series begun in Blood of the Heroes.
* Whitsel, Jack Shades of Virtue (Twilight Times Books 978-1-60619-225-2, $17.95, 288pp, tp, cover by Ural Akyuz) Fantasy novel, second in the Dragon Rising series. E-book also available. Twilight Times Books, PO Box 3340, Kingsport TN 37664;
* Williams, Donna Glee The Braided Path (Hades/EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy 978-1-77053-058-4, $14.95, 200pp, tp, cover by Neil Jackson) Fantasy novel of a wall world, and a young man driven to climb ever higher, and the girl he leaves behind. A first novel. Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing, PO Box 1714, Calgary AB T2P 2L7, Canada;
* Willrich, Chris The Silk Map (Prometheus/Pyr 978-1-61614-899-7, $15.95, 442pp, tp, cover by Kerem Beyit) Sword-and-sorcery fantasy novel, second in the Gaunt and Bone series. Gaunt and Bone seek items from the East to free their son from another dimension. E-book also available.
Wilson, F. Paul Sibs (Tor 978-0-7653-3779-5, $17.99, 365pp, tp) Reprint (Morrow 1991) horror novel, part of Wilson’s Secret History of the World series.
Wu, Ming-Yi The Man with the Compound Eyes (Random House/Pantheon 978-0-307-90796-7, $25.95, 302pp, hc, cover by Brendan Monroe) Dystopian science fantasy novel/ecological fable of the collision of Taiwan and a tsunami of trash. Translated by Darryl Sterk from the Chinese (Fuyanren Summer Festival Press Taiwan 2011). First US edition (Harvill Secker 8/13); e-book also available.
* Zettel, Sarah Bad Luck Girl (Random House 978-0-375-86940-2, $17.99, 357pp, hc, cover by Juliana. Kolesova) Young-adult fantasy novel, the third book in the American Faery trilogy
set during the Great Depression. E-book also available.
May 2014
SF Novels 24
Fantasy Novels 37
Horror Novels 7
Paranormal Romance 12
Anthologies 12
Collections 4
Reference 0
History/Criticism 9
Media Related 3
Young Adult 23
SF 6
Fantasy 10
Horror 6
Paranormal Romance 1
Other 0
Omnibus 2
Art/Humor 3
Miscellaneous 8
Total New: 144
Reprints & Reissues: 50
Total: 194
Year to Date
SF Novels 109
Fantasy Novels 155
Horror Novels 47
Paranormal Romance 52
Anthologies 28
Collections 34
Reference 9
History/Criticism 24
Media Related 24
Young Adult 200
SF 58
Fantasy 91
Horror 26
Paranormal Romance 24
Other 1
Omnibus 17
Art/Humor 15
Miscellaneous 29
Total New: 742
Reprints & Reissues: 287
Total: 1,029
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Note: This information, unlike the Locus main list, is put together by Ian Covell; send corrections to him at 24 St Pauls Road, Middlesbrough TS1 5NQ, England. First world editions marked with an asterisk. Comments by Ian Covell.
* Andrews, Graham A Gentle Flow of Ink (FeedARead 978-1-78299-842-6, £7.99, 230pp, tp) Collection of one poem and 19 stories. This is dated 2013 but not seen until now.
Asher, Neal Jupiter War (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-0-330-52453-7, £8.99, 472pp, tp, cover by Jon Sullivan) Reprint (Tor UK 2013) SF novel, third in the Owner series.
Asher, Neal Zero Point (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-0-330-52452-0, £8.99, 564pp, tp, cover by Jon Sullivan) Reprint (Tor UK 2012) SF novel, second in the Owner series.