Locus Online: New in Paperback: July 2006

Carey, Jacqueline : Godslayer
(Tor 076535098X, $7.99, 404pp, mass market paperback, July 2006)
(First edition: Tor, August 2005)

Fantasy novel, second in duology "The Sundering", about seven gods waging war for control of the universe, following Banewreaker.
• The author's website has a description and sample chapter from the first book (though not this one).
• Amazon has reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist.
• Faren Miller's review in Locus Magazine described the duology as "a deliberate invocation and reworking of Tolkien's LOTR and later epics of Good and Evil, in print or on film".

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Marillier, Juliet : The Dark Mirror
(Tor 0-765-30998-X, $15.95, 512pp, trade paperback, June 2006)
(First edition: Australia: Pan Macmillan, 2004)

Fantasy novel, first in the "Bridei Chronicles", set in pre-Celtic Scotland and concerning a druid's foster son who takes in an abandoned fairy girl.
• The second volume, Blade of Fortriu, is due in hardcover from Tor in October.
• The author's website has this historical background of the novel, plus historical notes and an excerpt. There's also descriptions of the sequel and of the third book, The Well of Shades.

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McCaffrey, Todd : Dragonsblood
(Ballantine Del Rey 0345441257, $7.5, 452pp, mass market paperback, July 2006)
(First edition: Ballantine Del Rey, January 2005)

SF novel in the long-running "Dragonriders of Pern" series, the first with solo writing credit by Todd McCaffrey, son of series creator Anne McCaffrey. They previously collaborated on Dragon's Kin (2003), and collaborated on just-published Dragon's Fire.
• The publisher's site has this description, and an excerpt.
• Amazon has Publishers Weekly's starred review, and its 'search inside' feature includes an excerpt.

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Monette, Sarah : Melusine
(Ace 0441014178, $7.99, 477pp, mass market paperback, July 2006)
(First edition: Ace, August 2005)

Fantasy novel, the author's first novel, concerning a magician and a cat-burglar who form an alliance in the decadent city of Mélusine. The sequel, The Virtu, just appeared in hardcover.
• The author's site has a biography, bibliography, a link to her journal.
• Amazon's 'search inside' feature includes an excerpt.
• Faren Miller's review in Locus Magazine said that if the book "weren't 400-plus pages long, I might have tried to finish it in one gulp - it's that good, and it moves at a commendable pace for a character-driven novel with a complex, twisty plot."

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Park, Paul : A Princess of Roumania
(Tor 0765349507, $7.99, 460pp, mass market paperback, July 2006)
(First edition: Tor, August 2005)

Fantasy novel, first of a tetralogy, in which a magic book transports a teenaged girl and two friends to an alternate world where Roumania and Germany dominate Europe and the girl is a Roumanian princess taken refuge in a savage America.
• The second book in the series, The Tourmaline, just appeared in hardcover.
• Amazon's 'search inside' feature includes an excerpt.
• Locus Magazine's Gary K. Wolfe reviewed the book, saying "If he's able to sustain the invention and lyrical intensity of A Princess of Roumania in future volumes, we may be looking at one of the major fantasy works of the decade, and one that finally brings Park the readership he deserves."

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Schroeder, Karl : Lady of Mazes
(Tor 0765350785, $7.99, 378pp, mass market paperback, July 2006)
(First edition: Tor, July 2005)

SF novel set in the same universe as Ventus (2000), concerning the Teven Coronal, a ringworld of virtual-reality 'manifolds' created by human interaction with artificial intelligences, where an outside force called 3340 threatens to break down barriers and destroy the system.
• Amazon's 'search inside' feature includes an excerpt.
• Russell Letson's review in Locus Magazine called it "a classic example of the science-fictional game of Where Are We And What Are The Rules Here".

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Stross, Charles : Accelerando
(Ace 0441014151, $7.99, 415pp, mass market paperback, July 2006)
(First edition: Ace, July 2005)

SF novel following three generations of a postmodern family as humanity confronts the Vingean singularity. It knits together a series of 9 novellas first published in Asimov's SF magazine, from "Lobsters" (June 2001) through "Survivor" (Dec 2004).
• The book won the Locus Award for Best SF Novel of 2005, and is currently a Hugo Award finalist.
• Stross' website Accelerando.org compiles reviews, commentaries, and free downloads of the entire book in various formats. Wikipedia has a Accelerando Technical Companion.
• Damien Broderick's Locus Magazine review said that with the publication of this book "Charles Stross is sealed as the new Poet Laureate of the Vingean technological singularity."

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Turtledove, Harry : The Scepter's Return: Book Three of the Scepter of Mercy
(Roc 0451460251, $7.99, 472pp, mass market paperback, July 2006)
(First edition: Penguin/Roc, March 2005)

Fantasy novel, third in the Scepter of Mercy trilogy, following The Bastard King (2003) and The Chernagor Pirates (2004), first published under the pseudonym Dan Chernenko.
• Amazon has the Publishers Weekly review, which calls it a "good-natured, leisurely final installment" and its 'search inside' feature includes an excerpt.

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Wright, John C. : Mists of Everness
(Tor 076535179X, $7.99, 421pp, mass market paperback, June 2006)
(First edition: Tor, March 2005)

Fantasy novel, second in the "The War of the Dreaming" following The Last Guardian of Everness (August 2004) -- actually one long novel published in two parts.
• The author's site has this page about the book, with links to interviews and quotes from reviews.
• Amazon has the Publishers Weekly review: "With oughta-be-in-pictures imagery and dialogue designed for laugh tracks, Wright relentlessly riffs off every fantasy and action-movie clich� in this boisterous agglutination of modernized myths..."

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Yolen, Jane, & Adam Stemple : Pay the Piper
(Starscape 0-765-35041-6, $5.99, 192pp, trade paperback, July 2006)
(First edition: Starscape, July 2005)

Young adult fantasy novel, subtitled "A Rock 'n' Roll Fairy Tale", about a 14-year-old girl and a folk rock group led by the exiled son of the Feary king.
• The book won the Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book of 2005.
• Stemple's website has this background on the writing of the book, and this post about winning the Locus Award.

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LINKS Links Portal Bookseller Links Your purchase of books through Amazon.com and Amazon UK links (click on titles or covers) helps support Locus Online Publisher Links E-mail Locus Online		Books seen July 2006 posted 25 July 2006 Carey, Jacqueline : Godslayer (Tor 076535098X, $7.99, 404pp, mass market paperback, July 2006) (First edition: Tor, August 2005) Fantasy novel, second in duology "The Sundering", about seven gods waging war for control of the universe, following Banewreaker. • The author's website has a description and sample chapter from the first book (though not this one). • Amazon has reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist. • Faren Miller's review in Locus Magazine described the duology as "a deliberate invocation and reworking of Tolkien's LOTR and later epics of Good and Evil, in print or on film". (Mon 26 Jun 2006) • Purchase this book from Amazon \| BookSense • (Directory Entry) \| Marillier, Juliet : The Dark Mirror (Tor 0-765-30998-X, $15.95, 512pp, trade paperback, June 2006) (First edition: Australia: Pan Macmillan, 2004) Fantasy novel, first in the "Bridei Chronicles", set in pre-Celtic Scotland and concerning a druid's foster son who takes in an abandoned fairy girl. • The second volume, Blade of Fortriu, is due in hardcover from Tor in October. • The author's website has this historical background of the novel, plus historical notes and an excerpt. There's also descriptions of the sequel and of the third book, The Well of Shades. (Mon 17 Jul 2006) • Purchase this book from Amazon \| BookSense • (Directory Entry) \| McCaffrey, Todd : Dragonsblood (Ballantine Del Rey 0345441257, $7.5, 452pp, mass market paperback, July 2006) (First edition: Ballantine Del Rey, January 2005) SF novel in the long-running "Dragonriders of Pern" series, the first with solo writing credit by Todd McCaffrey, son of series creator Anne McCaffrey. They previously collaborated on Dragon's Kin (2003), and collaborated on just-published Dragon's Fire. • The publisher's site has this description, and an excerpt. • Amazon has Publishers Weekly's starred review, and its 'search inside' feature includes an excerpt. (Thu 13 Jul 2006) • Purchase this book from Amazon \| BookSense • (Directory Entry) \| Monette, Sarah : Melusine (Ace 0441014178, $7.99, 477pp, mass market paperback, July 2006) (First edition: Ace, August 2005) Fantasy novel, the author's first novel, concerning a magician and a cat-burglar who form an alliance in the decadent city of Mélusine. The sequel, The Virtu, just appeared in hardcover. • The author's site has a biography, bibliography, a link to her journal. • Amazon's 'search inside' feature includes an excerpt. • Faren Miller's review in Locus Magazine said that if the book "weren't 400-plus pages long, I might have tried to finish it in one gulp - it's that good, and it moves at a commendable pace for a character-driven novel with a complex, twisty plot." (Mon 26 Jun 2006) • Purchase this book from Amazon \| BookSense • (Directory Entry) \| Park, Paul : A Princess of Roumania (Tor 0765349507, $7.99, 460pp, mass market paperback, July 2006) (First edition: Tor, August 2005) Fantasy novel, first of a tetralogy, in which a magic book transports a teenaged girl and two friends to an alternate world where Roumania and Germany dominate Europe and the girl is a Roumanian princess taken refuge in a savage America. • The second book in the series, The Tourmaline, just appeared in hardcover. • Amazon's 'search inside' feature includes an excerpt. • Locus Magazine's Gary K. Wolfe reviewed the book, saying "If he's able to sustain the invention and lyrical intensity of A Princess of Roumania in future volumes, we may be looking at one of the major fantasy works of the decade, and one that finally brings Park the readership he deserves." (Mon 26 Jun 2006) • Purchase this book from Amazon \| BookSense • (Directory Entry) \| Schroeder, Karl : Lady of Mazes (Tor 0765350785, $7.99, 378pp, mass market paperback, July 2006) (First edition: Tor, July 2005) SF novel set in the same universe as Ventus (2000), concerning the Teven Coronal, a ringworld of virtual-reality 'manifolds' created by human interaction with artificial intelligences, where an outside force called 3340 threatens to break down barriers and destroy the system. • Amazon's 'search inside' feature includes an excerpt. • Russell Letson's review in Locus Magazine called it "a classic example of the science-fictional game of Where Are We And What Are The Rules Here". (Mon 26 Jun 2006) • Purchase this book from Amazon \| BookSense • (Directory Entry) \| Stross, Charles : Accelerando (Ace 0441014151, $7.99, 415pp, mass market paperback, July 2006) (First edition: Ace, July 2005) SF novel following three generations of a postmodern family as humanity confronts the Vingean singularity. It knits together a series of 9 novellas first published in Asimov's SF magazine, from "Lobsters" (June 2001) through "Survivor" (Dec 2004). • The book won the Locus Award for Best SF Novel of 2005, and is currently a Hugo Award finalist. • Stross' website Accelerando.org compiles reviews, commentaries, and free downloads of the entire book in various formats. Wikipedia has a Accelerando Technical Companion. • Damien Broderick's Locus Magazine review said that with the publication of this book "Charles Stross is sealed as the new Poet Laureate of the Vingean technological singularity." (Mon 26 Jun 2006) • Purchase this book from Amazon \| BookSense • (Directory Entry) \| Turtledove, Harry : The Scepter's Return: Book Three of the Scepter of Mercy (Roc 0451460251, $7.99, 472pp, mass market paperback, July 2006) (First edition: Penguin/Roc, March 2005) Fantasy novel, third in the Scepter of Mercy trilogy, following The Bastard King (2003) and The Chernagor Pirates (2004), first published under the pseudonym Dan Chernenko. • Amazon has the Publishers Weekly review, which calls it a "good-natured, leisurely final installment" and its 'search inside' feature includes an excerpt. (Mon 26 Jun 2006) • Purchase this book from Amazon \| BookSense • (Directory Entry) \| Wright, John C. : Mists of Everness (Tor 076535179X, $7.99, 421pp, mass market paperback, June 2006) (First edition: Tor, March 2005) Fantasy novel, second in the "The War of the Dreaming" following The Last Guardian of Everness (August 2004) -- actually one long novel published in two parts. • The author's site has this page about the book, with links to interviews and quotes from reviews. • Amazon has the Publishers Weekly review: "With oughta-be-in-pictures imagery and dialogue designed for laugh tracks, Wright relentlessly riffs off every fantasy and action-movie clich� in this boisterous agglutination of modernized myths..." (Mon 26 Jun 2006) • Purchase this book from Amazon \| BookSense • (Directory Entry) \| Yolen, Jane, & Adam Stemple : Pay the Piper (Starscape 0-765-35041-6, $5.99, 192pp, trade paperback, July 2006) (First edition: Starscape, July 2005) Young adult fantasy novel, subtitled "A Rock 'n' Roll Fairy Tale", about a 14-year-old girl and a folk rock group led by the exiled son of the Feary king. • The book won the Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book of 2005. • Stemple's website has this background on the writing of the book, and this post about winning the Locus Award. (Thu 20 Jul 2006) • Purchase this book from Amazon \| BookSense • (Directory Entry) \| Previous New In Paperback: June
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