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Nix, Garth & Sean Williams Troubletwisters: The Monster (Scholastic 978-0-545-25904-0, $6.99, 289pp, tp, cover by Owen Richardson) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 2012) young-adult fantasy adventure novel, the second in a series.
* Nordley, G. David To Climb a Flat Mountain (Variations on a Theme 978-0984955855, $8.99, 192pp, tp) SF novel. This indicates second edition, but was not seen before now; the first edition was scheduled for 8/12. E-book also available. A print-on-demand edition. Variations on a Theme,
* Patten, E.J. The Hunter Chronicles: The Legend Thief (Simon & Schuster 978-1-4424-2035-9, $16.99, 370pp, hc, cover by John Rocco) Middle-grade fantasy novel, the second book in The Hunter Chronicles series. E-book also available.
* Paver, Michelle Gods and Warriors (Penguin/Dial 978-0-8037-3877-5, $16.99, 313pp, hc, cover by Scott Fischer) Middle-grade prehistoric fantasy set in Bronze Age Greece, the first book in the eponymous series. Hylas leaves home to search for his sister. E-book also available. This is dated 2012 but not seen until now.
* Petrucha, Stefan Ripper (Penguin/Philomel 978-0-399-25524-3, $17.99, 426pp, tp) Associational young-adult historical mystery with steampunk/secret history elements about Jack the Ripper in New York City. This is dated 2012 but not seen until now; e-book also available.
* Pettersson, Vicki The Lost (Harper Voyager US 978-0-06-206465-3, $14.99, 358pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Paranormal mystery/romance novel, the second book in the Celestial Blues series. E-book also available.
* Pierson, D.C. Crap Kingdom (Penguin/Viking 978-0-670-01432-3, $17.99, 360pp, hc, cover by MIchael Frost) Young-adult humorous fantasy novel. Tom travels to a fantasy world where he’s the Chosen One, but he hates the place. E-book also available.
* Pike, Christopher Thirst No. 5: The Sacred Veil (Simon Pulse 978-1-4424-6731-6, $10.99, 441pp, tp) Young-adult vampire novel, the fifth book in the series (counting as #1 and #2 two omnibuses containing six novels originally published as the Last Vampire series). E-book also available.
* Pinault, David Museum of Seraphs in Torment (CreateSpace 978-1481132497, $12.95, 314pp, tp) Fantasy thriller novel, the first in a series. A discredited Egyptologist claims to have evidence of a lost treasure called King Solomon’s Wand, sought by the mysterious Corporation. E-book also available.
* Prida, Jonas, ed. Conan Meets the Academy: Multidisciplinary Essays on the Enduring Barbarian (McFarland 978-0-7864-6152-3, $35.00, 212pp, tp) Critical nonfiction, a selection of ten essays on Robert E. Howard’s barbarian both in Howard’s works and in popular culture. McFarland, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187;
* Reed, Kit The Story Until Now (Wesleyan University Press 978-0-8195-7349-0, $35.00, xvii + 442pp, hc, cover by Joseph Reed) Collection of 35 stories, six not previously collected. Introduction by Gary K. Wolfe. E-book also available. Wesleyan University Press, Middletown CT 06459;
* Reese, Jenn Mirage (Candlewick Press 978-0-7636-5418-4, $16.99, 356pp, hc, cover by Alexander Jansson) Young-adult SF novel, second in the Above World series set on a world of bioengineered mythical creatures. E-book also available.
* Reichart, Andrew M. Time Traveling Blues (Argawarga Press 978-1482368833, $10.00, 229pp, tp) Time-travel fantasy novel, the second book in the City of the Watcher series. Aleck Woad accidentally revists a bloody battle he saw as a youth and decides to change things. This is dated 2012 but not seen until now. A print-on-demand edition. Argawarga Press,
* Reichart, Andrew M. Weird Luck (Argawarga Press 978-1482368833, $10.00, 216pp, tp, cover by Mike Bennewitz) Fantasy time-travel novel, the first book in the City of the Watcher series. Aleck Woad stumbles through a portal to another world. This is dated 2012 but not seen until now. A print-on-demand edition. Argawarga Press,
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* Reichert, Mickey Zucker The Books of Barakhai (DAW 978-0-7564-0838-1, $8.99, 504pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) Omnibus of two final novels in the fantasy series: Beasts of Barakhai (2001) and The Lost Dragons of Barakhai (2002).
Reichs, Kathy Seizure (Penguin/Puffin 978-1-595-14486-7, $8.99, 491pp, tp) Reprint (Razorbill 2011) young-adult SF thriller/mystery novel, second in the Virals trilogy featuring Tory Brennan, great-niece to Temperance Brennan from Reich’s non-genre mystery series.
Reichs, Kathy Virals (Penguin/Puffin 978-1-595-14426-3, $8.99, 454pp, tp, cover by Tony Sahara) Reissue (Razorbill 2010) young-adult SF thriller/mystery, the first in a series.
* Reichs, Kathy & Brendan Reichs Code (Penguin/Putnam 978-1-59514-412-6, $17.99, 408pp, hc) Young-adult SF thriller/mystery novel, third in the Virals trilogy featuring Tory Brennan, great-niece to Temperance Brennan from Reich’s non-genre mystery series. E-book also available.
* Rendahl, Eileen Dead Letter Day (Ace 978-0-425-25801-7, $7.99, 294pp, pb, cover by Tony Mauro) Paranormal romance mystery novel, the third book in Messenger series. E-book also available.
* Reus, Katie Mating Instinct (Penguin/Signet Eclipse 978-0-451-23960-0, $7.99, 346pp, pb) Paranormal romance novel, the third in the Moon Shifter series. E-book also available.
* Ribar, Lindsay The Art of Wishing (Penguin/Dial 978-0-8037-0, $17.99, 312pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel, the first book in a trilogy. Margo finds a ring and gets three wishes from a genie who goes to her school. A first novel. E-book also available.
* Robertson, Linda Shattered Circle (Pocket 978-1-4516-4893-5, $7.99, 370pp, pb) Paranormal romance, sixth in the Circle series. E-book also available.
* Robinson, Jeremy Island 731 (St. Martin’s/Dunne 978-0-312-61787-5, $25.99, 343pp, hc) Thriller/horror novel inspired by The Island of Doctor Moreau. A mysterious island is inhabited by the monstrous results of human experimentation begun in WWII as part of Japan’s Unit 731. E-book also available.
Rollins, James Bloodline (Harper 978-0-06-178566-5, $9.99, 488pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 2012) paranormal thriller in the Sigma Force series. This adds story ‘‘Tracker’’ previously published as an e-book. This is a premmium/tall rack-size edition. Copyrighted by Jim Czajkowski; Rollins also writes as James Clemens.
Rosoff, Meg There Is No Dog (Penguin/Speak 978-0-14-242384-4, $8.99, 272pp, tp) Reprint (Putnam 2012) young-adult fantasy novel.
* Rowen, Michelle Wicked Kiss (Harlequin Teen 978-0-373-21064-0, $9.99, 440pp, tp) Young-adult urban fantasy/paranormal romance novel, the second book in the Nightwatchers series. E-book also available.
* Russell, Karen Vampires in the Lemon Groves (Random House/Knopf 978-0-307-95723-8, $24.95, 243pp, hc) Collection of eight stories. E-book also available.
Saunders, Kate The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop (Random House/Delacorte 978-0-385-74301-3, $16.99, 293pp, hc, cover by Tyson Mangelsdorf) Middle-grade fantasy novel. The Spofford family inherits a house with a mysterious boarded-up shop on the ground floor. First US edition (Marion Lloyd Books 2/12). E-book also available.
* Showalter, Gena Beauty Awakened (Harlequin/HQN 978-0-373-77743-3, $7.99, 447pp, pb) Paranormal romance novel, the second in the Angels of the Dark series, a spin-off of the Lords of the Underworld series. E-book also available.
* Skipp, John Sick Chick Flicks (CD Publications 978-1-58767-222-4, $19.99, 399pp, tp) Collection of three horror screenplays by Skipp, with commentary on each, and the filmmaking process in general, in the form of an interview with Skipp conducted by Cody Goodfellow. Cemetery Dance Publication, 132-B Industry Lane, Unit 7, Forest Hill MD 21050;
* Smith, Sherri L. Orleans (Penguin/Putnam 978-0-399-25294-5, $17.99, 324pp, hc, cover by Michael Heath) Postapocalyptic SF novel of life along the US Gulf Coast after deadly storms and years of total quarantine due to a deadly fever. E-book also available.
Sniegoski, Thomas E. & Christopher Golden Magic Zero (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 978-1-4424-7312-6, $17.99, 276pp, hc, cover by Andreas von Cotta-Schonberg) Reprint (Aladdin 2004 as Outcast: The Un-Magician by Golden & Sniegoski) young-adult fantasy novel, the first boo
k in the Magic Zero series. A trade-paperback edition (-7311-9, $6.99) was announced but not seen; e-book also available.
Sniegoski, Thomas E. & Christopher Golden Magic Zero: Dragon Secrets (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 978-1-4424-7309-6, $6.99, 293pp, tp, cover by Andreas von Cotta-Schonberg) Reprint (Aladdin 2004 as Outcast: Dragon Secrets by Golden & Sniegoski)) young-adult fantasy novel, the second book in a series. A hardcover edition (-7310-2, $16.99) was announced but not seen; e-book also available.
* St. James, Simone An Inquiry Into Love and Death (Penguin/NAL 978-0-451-23925-9, $14.00, 341pp, tp) Ghost novel/mystery. Jillian investigates her uncle’s death and the apparent haunting of his residence in 1920s England. E-book also available. Copyrighted by Simone Seguin.
Stiefvater, Maggie The Scorpio Races (Scholastic 978-0-545-22491-8, $9.99, 435pp, tp, cover by Adam S. Doyle) Reprint (Scholastic Press 2011) young-adult fantasy thriller about teens riding deadly water horses in races.
* Stirling, S.M. & David Drake Hope Reborn (Baen 978-1-4516-3877-6, $13.00, 583pp, tp, cover by Alan Pollack) Reprint (Baen 2003 as Warlord) omnibus of the first two novels in the far-future SF series The General: The Forge (1991) and The Hammer (1992).
* Sutherland, Tui T. & Kari Sutherland The Menagerie (Harper 978-0-06-078064-7, $16.99, 272pp, hc, cover by Brandon Dorman) Middle-grade fantasy novel. Logan Wilde discovers there’s a magical Menagerie in town needing help. E-book also available.
* Taber, Deb Necessary Ill (Aqueduct Press 978-1-61976-022-6, $20.00, 347pp, tp) Postapocalyptic SF novel. A dispassionate neuter decides death is needed to bring balance to the world. E-book also available. Aqueduct Press, PO Box 95787, Seattle WA 98145-2787;
* Thurman, Rob Slashback (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46502-3, $7.99, 337pp, pb) Urban dark fantasy novel, the eighth in the Cal Leandros series. E-book also available.
* Trussoni, Danielle Angelopolis (Penguin/Viking 978-0-670-02554-1, $27.95, 302pp, hc) Fantasy novel, sequel to Angelology. E-book also available.
* Tuck, James R. Blood and Magick (Kensington 978-0-7582-7149-5, $7.99, 310pp, pb) Dark urban fantasy novel, the third in a series featuring Deacon Chalk, Occult Bounty Hunter. E-book also available.
* Turtledove, Harry Videssos Cycle: Volume One (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-54258-8, $18.95, 653pp, tp, cover by Stephen Youll) Omnibus of two novels in the Videssos cycle: The Misplaced Legion (1987) and An Emperor for the Legion (1987). E-book also available.
Tyler, Anne The Beginner’s Goodbye (Ballantine 978-0-345-53335-7, $15.00, 198pp, tp) Reprint (Knopf 2012) literary novel with possible fantasy elements.
* Urbanski, Heather The Science Fiction Reboot: Canon, Innovation and Fandom in Refashioned Franchises (McFarland 978-0-7864-6509-5, $40.00, 230pp, tp) Associational nonfiction, a critical exploration of ways in which certain SF franchises (Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, V, and Star Wars) have been reinvented, and the reaction of fans. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. E-book also available. McFarland, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187;
van Eekhout, Greg The Boy at the End of the World (Bloomsbury USA 978-1-59990-918-9, $7.99, 210pp, tp, cover by Owen Richardson) Reprint (Bloomsbury USA 2011) middle-grade SF novel.
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* Vance, Jack Magic Highways: The Early Jack Vance, Volume Three (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-560-4, $45.00, 333pp, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) Collection of 16 stories from 1946-1957. Edited and with an introduction by Terry Dowling & Jonathan Strahan. A leatherbound, traycased, signed, lettered edition of 26 ($350.00) is also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519;
* Varley, John Good-Bye, Robinson Crusoe and Other Stories (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-528-4, $45.00, 338pp, hc, cover by Vincent Chong) Collection of 11 stories. This is a signed, limited edition of 1,000. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519;
* Vaughn, Carrie Kitty Rocks the House (Tor 978-0-7653-6867-6, $7.99, 324pp, pb, cover by Craig White) Urban fantasy novel, 11th in the series about Kitty the werewolf. E-book also available.
* Viguie, Debbie The Last Grave (Penguin/Signet 978-0-451-23957-0, $7.99, 343pp, pb) Supernatural thriller novel, the second book in the Witch Hunt series. E-book also available.
* Vincent, Rachel With All My Soul (Harlequin Teen 978-0-21066-4, $9.99, 377pp, tp) Young-adult paranormal romance novel, the seventh and final in the Soul Screamers series. E-book also available.
* Walker, Saskia The Libertine (Harlequin/HQN 978-0-373-77739-6, $14.95, 328pp, pb) Erotic historical fantasy romance novel. E-book also available.
* Walton, David Quintessence (Tor 978-0-7653-3090-1, $25.99, 320pp, hc) Alternate-world historical fantasy novel of explorers on a literally flat Earth. E-book also available.
Ward, J.R. Rapture (Penguin/Signet 978-0-451-41479-3, $7.99, 460pp, pb) Reprint (Piatkus 2012) paranormal romance novel, the fourth in the Fallen Angels series.
* Weber, David Shadow of Freedom (Baen 978-1-4516-3869-1, $25.00, 439pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly) Military SF novel in the Honorvers series, featuring Admiral Mirchelle Henke. E-book also available.
Weis, Margaret & Tracy Hickman Rage of the Dragon (Tor 978-0-7653-5926-1, $7.99, 451pp, pb, cover by Michael Komarck) Reprint (Tor 2012) fantasy novel, the th ird book in the Dragonships series.
* Wells, H.G. & Zdenko Basic Steampunk: H.G. Wells (Running Press Classics 978-0-7624-4444-1, $18.85, 406pp, hc, cover by Zdenki Basic) Omnibus/collection of The Time Machine (1895), The War of the Worlds (1898 and story ‘‘The Country of the Blind’’, with color illustrations by Basic.
* Wells, Martha Emilie and the Hollow World (Angry Robot/Strange Chemistry US 978-1-90884-49-1, $9.99, 301pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel. Teen runaway Emilie accidentally stows away on an expedition ship heading for the center of the Earth. Simultaneous with the Strange Chemistry UK edition. E-book also available.
* West, Carly Anne The Murmurings (Simon Pulse 978-1-4424-4179-8, $16.99, 370pp, hc) Young-adult horror novel. Sophie starts to hear the same voices that drove her sister to suicide. E-book also available.
* Whates, Ian, ed. Solaris Rising 2: The New Solaris Book of Science Fiction (Rebellion/Solaris US 978-1-78108-088-7, $8.99, 439pp, pb, cover by Pye Parr) Original anthology of 19 SF stories. Authors include Nancy Kress, James Lovegrove, Robert Reed, and Norman Spinrad.
* Whiddon, Karen The Wolf Prince (Harlequin/Nocturne 978-0-373-88567-1, $5.75, 300pp, pb) Paranormal romance novel in The Pack series. Werewolf Prince Ruben falls for a fairy shifter. E-book also available.
* Wilson, F. Paul Cold City (Gauntlet Press 978-1-934267-32-5, $60.00, 370pp, hc, cover by Harry O. Morris) Thriller/dark fantasy novel in the Repairman Jack series, first book in The Early Years trilogy about Repairman Jack in 1990. This is a signed, limited edition; a lettered edition ($200.00) is also available. This is dated 2012 but not seen until now.
Wilson, G. Willow Alif the Unseen (Grove 978-0-8021-2122-6, $16.00, 456pp, tp) Reprint (Grove 2012) urban fantasy/cyberpunk novel set in a near-future Middle Eastern country.
* Winters, Cat In the Shadow of Blackbirds (Abrams/Amulet 978-1-4197-0530-4, $16.95, 390pp, hc, cover by Symon Chow) Young-adult ghost romance. During the influenza epidemic of 1918, Mary Shelley Black’s first love, killed in WWI, returns as a ghost.
* Wyler, Allen Changes (Stairway Press/The Armchair Adventurer 978-0-9859942-5-9, $16.95, 293pp, tp) Fantasy novel. A dying man finds himself in the body of his missing son. Stairway Press, 1500A East College Way #554, Mount Vernon WA 98273;
Zink, Michelle A Temptation of Angels (Penguin/Speak 978-0-14-242423-0, $9.99, 435pp, tp, cover by Konrad Back) Reprint (Dial 2012) young-adult historical fantasy/steampunk/gothic romance novel about the descendants of angels.
March 2013
SF Novels 19
Fantasy Novels 30
Horror Novels 12
Paranormal Romance 15
Anthologies 7
Collections 6
Reference 0
History/Criticism 6
Media Related 4
Young Adult 51
SF 11
Fantasy 24
Horror 6
Paranormal Romance 9
Other 1
Omnibus 10
Art/Humor 2
Miscellaneous 5
Total New: 167
Reprints &
Reissues: 57
Total: 224
Year to Date
SF Novels 49
Fantasy Novels 87
Horror Novels 28
Paranormal Romance 37
Anthologies 20
Collections 20
Reference 1
History/Criticism 12
Media Related 16
Young Adult 141
SF 31
Fantasy 69
Horror 12
Paranormal Romance 27
Other 2
Omnibus 16
Art/Humor 6
Miscellaneous 21
Total New: 454
Reprints &
Reissues: 213
Total: 667
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BRITISH BOOKS: FEBRUARY
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.
Abercrombie, Joe Best Served Cold (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-12775-3, £8.99, 739pp, tp, cover by Gene Mollica) Reprint (Gollancz 2009) fantasy novel.
Abercrombie, Joe The Heroes (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-12776-0, £7.99, 672pp, tp, cover by Gene Mollica) Reprint (Gollancz 2011) fantasy novel.
* Abercrombie, Joe Red Country (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-09582-3, £16.99, 467pp, hc, cover by Gene Mollica) Fantasy novel. Set around 15 years after the ’First Law’ series. This limited Waterstones edition adds a short story, ’Freedom!’.