* Abraham, Daniel : The Tyrant’s Law
(Orbit 978-0-316-08070-5, $17, 528pp, trade paperback, May 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316235549
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 14 May 2013
• The Dagger and the Coin #3

Military fantasy novel, third of a series following The Dragon’s Path (2011) and The King’s Blood (2012), about resistance to the lord regent of a young king.
• Orbit’s site has this excerpt.
• Publishers Weekly gives it, as it did the previouis book a starred review: “The third novel in the Dagger and the Coin quintet undermines expectations in the most satisfying ways. This smart, absorbing, fascinating military fantasy, exciting and genuinely suspenseful, will keep readers on their toes.”

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* Asaro, Catherine, ed. : Nebula Awards Showcase 2013
(Pyr 978-1-61614-783-9, $18, 390pp, trade paperback, May 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-61614-784-6
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 14 May 2013

Anthology of winners and runners-up for the Nebula Awards (and associated SFWA awards) presented in 2012 for works first published in 2011.
• This volume has Nebula winning stories Kij Johnson, Geoff Ryman, and Ken Liu, excerpts from Jo Walton’s winning novel Among Others and from Delia Sherman’s Andre Norton winner The Freedom Maze, and a story by Grand Master winner Connie Willis.
• There are also Rhysling winning poems by C.S.E. Cooney and Amal El-Mohtar, and an essay by Solstice winner John Clute.
• Other stories are by E. Lily Yu, Carolyn Ives Gilman, Ferret Steinmetz, Nancy Fulda, David Goldman, Brad R. Torgersen, and Katherine Sparrow.
• Pyr’s site has this description.

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* Feist, Raymond E. : Magician’s End
(Harper Voyager 978-0-06-146843-8, $29.99, 576pp, hardcover, May 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780062291851
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780062263100
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 14 May 2013
• Chaoswar #3

Epic fantasy novel, third book in the Chaoswar Saga (or the Midkemian Trilogy) following A Kingdom Besieged (2011) and A Crown Imperiled (2012), and 30th and final book in the Riftwar Cycle. (See Wikipedia for complete list of titles.
• Harper’s site has this description with a preview function.

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* Gaiman, Neil : Make Good Art
(HarperCollins/Morrow 978-0-06-226676-7, $12.99, 80pp, hardcover, May 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780062266828
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 14 May 2013

Nonfiction, text of the commencement address Gaiman gave in 2012 to Philadelphia’s University of the Arts. The book is designed by Chip Kidd.
• Harper’s site has this description with a preview function.

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* Hautman, Pete : The Cydonian Pyramid
(Candlewick 978-0-7636-5404-7, $16.99, 368pp, hardcover, May 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-0763663766
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 14 May 2013
• Klaatu Diskos #2

Young adult SF novel, sequel to The Obsidian Blade, about two far-future teenagers who escape through time from the girl’s planned sacrifice.
• Candlewick’s site has this description with a link to a PDF sample chapter.
• Publishers Weekly gave the first book a starred review: “Well-developed and complex characters, a fascinating time travel framework (including dispatches from the far future), and a heart-stopping conclusion will leave readers looking forward to the next book.”

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* Lee, Yoon Ha : Conservation of Shadows
(Prime Books 978-1-60701-387-7, $15.95, 288pp, trade paperback, May 2013, cover art Sherin Nicole)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781607013983
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 16 Apr 2013

Collection of 16 stories, one original to this book, with an introduction by Aliette de Bodard.
• Prime Books’ site has this description.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “As the author’s notes make clear, Lee draws on a wide range of inspirations, using other genre fiction and Korean history as a seeds around which to crystalize stories. Lee’s stories are often dark and tragic, and always worth the reader’s time.”

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* McEntire, K. D. : Never
(Pyr 9781616147716, $17.99, 300pp, hardcover, May 2013, cover illustration Sam Weber)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 14 May 2013
• Lightbringer #3

Young adult urban fantasy/romance, third in a series following Lightbringer (2011) and Reaper (2012), about a young woman who helps deliver the souls of those who died young into the light.
• Pyr’s website has this description.

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* Melton, Henry : Henry’s Stories: Volume 2
(Wire Rim Books 978-1-935236-45-0, $14.99, 219pp, trade paperback, March 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-935236-46-4
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 978-1-935236-47-4
• Nominal Publication Date: Wed 20 Mar 2013

Collection of 13 stories, first published from 1987 to 2011 on the author’s online magazine.
• Scott A. Cupp provides an introduction.
• Amazon’s page has a preview.

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* Newitz, Annalee : Scatter, Adapt, Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction
(Doubleday 978-0-385-53591-5, $26.95, 320pp, hardcover, May 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-0-385-53592-2
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 978-0-8041-2729-5
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 14 May 2013

Nonfiction, by the editor-in-chief of io9, about the ways humanity might survive a global catastrophe.
• The publisher’s site has this description with a preview function.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Newitz voice is fervent and earnest, and despite her gloomy topic, she leaves readers with hope for a long future.”

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* Palwick, Susan : Mending the Moon
(Tor 978-0-7653-2758-1, $24.99, 336pp, hardcover, May 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781429987158
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 14 May 2013

Contemporary novel with associational fantastic elements — the author’s fourth novel, after Flying in Place (1993), The Necessary Beggar (2005), and Shelter (2007) — about the aftermath of a Reno woman’s murder in Mexico, and her surviving adopted son’s involvement in comic book fandom.
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* Samatar, Sofia : A Stranger in Olondria
(Small Beer Press 978-1-9315-2076-8, $16, 299pp, trade paperback, April 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-931520-77-5
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 30 Apr 2013

Fantasy novel, the author’s first novel, about a pepper merchant’s son who travels to Olondria, where he becomes haunted by the ghost of an illiterate girl from his own country.
• Small Beer Press’ site has this description with links and quotes from reviews. There’s also a hardcover (978-1-61873-062-6) edition.
• Tor.com posted excerpt. John Scalzi hosted the author for a Big Idea post in April.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Some of the religious and cultural terms are never clearly defined, and context is not always sufficient, but the country and the people are vividly painted.”
• Gary K. Wolfe’s review from Locus Magazine is posted here; he concludes, “… it’s the rare first novel with no unnecessary parts – and, in terms of its elegant language, its sharp insights into believable characters, and its almost revelatory focus on the value and meaning of language and story, it’s the most impressive and intelligent first novel I expect to see this year, or perhaps for a while longer.”

(Fri 12 Apr 2013)
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* Sanderson, Brandon : The Rithmatist
(Tor Teen 978-0-7653-2032-2, $17.99, 378pp, hardcover, May 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781429953160
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781427221148
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 14 May 2013
• Rithmatist #1

Young adult fantasy novel, first of a series, about magicians called Rithmatists who have the power to control two-dimensional creatures called Chalklings.
• Illustrations are by Ben McSweeney.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Sanderson’s blog has some background about the book.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Featuring ingenious magic (complete with profuse chalk drawing–style diagrams and illustrations from McSweeney), feisty characters, and a complex plot likely to unwind over several volumes, this high-spirited, exciting story will appeal to readers of all ages.”

(Mon 29 Apr 2013)
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* Scalzi, John : The Human Division
(Tor 978-0-7653-3351-3, $25.99, 368pp, hardcover, May 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466802315
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 14 May 2013
• Old Man’s War #5

SF novel, latest in the series that began with Old Man’s War (2005) and following The Last Colony (2007), in which Earth, feeling betrayed by the human Colonial Union, considers an invitation to join an alliance of alien races.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review calls it “an invigorating and morally complex interstellar thriller with heart”, and concludes, “Deeply realized characters and stinging webs of political and social deceit lend mystery and emotionally harsh realism to a thrilling setting of deep space and distant worlds.”

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* Yancey, Rick : The 5th Wave
(Putnam 978-0399162411, $18.99, 480pp, hardcover, May 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101598962
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 May 2013
• 5th Wave #1

Young adult science fiction novel, first of a series, about the survivors of an alien invasion.
• The publisher’s page describes it as “The Passage meets Ender’s Game“, and has a video trailer.
• Amazon has both its “Look Inside” preview function and a link to a PDF excerpt.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review, saying “Yancey makes a dramatic 180 from the intellectual horror of his Monstrumologist books to open a gripping SF trilogy about an Earth decimated by an alien invasion. The author fully embraces the genre, while resisting its more sensational tendencies (rest assured, though, there are firefights and explosions aplenty).”

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Albedo One

• Irish magazine of SF, fantasy, and horror, published since 1993
• http://www.albedo1.com/

Issue 43, 2013—
E5.95, 63pp
• This issue of the Irish SF magazine has fiction by Michael Banker (winner of the Aeon Award 2011), Joe L. Murr, Francisco Mejia, David Loel, Benedick Johnson (2nd place), Kevin Brown, and David Gullen (3rd place).
• Features include a roundtable asking numerous writing what is “The Most Important Issue Facing Writers Today?”, with David Gerrold, Robert J. Sawyer, and many others; and book reviews by Juliet McKenna and David Conyers.
• The magazine’s website has this profile of the issue.

(Mon 15 Apr 2013)

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Analog Science Fiction and Fact

• Science fiction and nonfiction; published since 1930 (originally Astounding); edited, since April 2013, by Trevor Quachri
• Format: Print
• Frequency: Near-monthly (10 issues/year)
• http://www.analogsf.com/

July/August 2013—
Vol. 133 No. 7&8, $7.99, 192pp, cover art by Tomislav Tikulin
• This double-issue has the conclusion of Edward M. Lerner’s serial “Dark Secret”, novellas by Howard V. Hendrix and Brad R. Torgersen, novelettes by Arlan Andrews, Sr. and Haris A. Durrani, and short stories by Rosemary Claire Smith, Mary Lou Klecha, Alec Austin & Marissa Lingen, K.C. Ball, Seth Dickinson, Rick Norwood, and Bud Sparhawk. There’s also a poem by Geoffrey A. Landis, and a “Probability Zero” vignette by Jamie Todd Rubin.
• Science fact articles are by H.G. Stratmann and Fran Van Cleave.
• Departments include John G. Cramer’s The Alternate View column, Don Sakers’ The Reference Library, and results of this year’s Analytical Laboratory readers’ poll.

(Sat 11 May 2013)

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Asimov’s Science Fiction

• Science Fiction magazine; published since 1977; edited by Sheila Williams
• Format: Print
• Frequency: Near-monthly (10 issues/year)
• http://www.asimovs.com/

July 2013—
Vol. 37 No. 7 (whole #450), $4.99, 112pp
• Novelettes in this issue are by Carrie Vaughn, Rudy Rucker & Paul Di Filippo, Gray Rinehart, and Rick Wilber; short stories are by Ted Kosmatka, Ian Watson, and David J. Schwartz. Poetry is by Bruce Boston, Karin L. Frank, and Peter Chiykowski.
• Departments include Sheila Williams’ editorial on Luna’s First Heroes, Robert Silverberg’s “Reflections” column, John Frum, He Come, and Peter Heck’s On Books.

(Sat 11 May 2013)

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Bull Spec

• Quarterly magazine of speculative fiction, edited by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn; launched Spring 2010
• http://www.bullspec.com/

Spring 2013—
Issue 8&9, $8, 72pp, cover art by Cynthia Sheppard
• The first new issue of this magazine in a year has fiction by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Gwendolyn Clare, Rich Matrunick, Brenda Cannon Kalt, Elizabeth Creith, and Peter Wood & Paul Celmer.
• There’s also a novel excerpt by Mur Lafferty and part 4 of a graphic short by Jeremy Whitley and Jason Strutz.
• Non-fiction includes an interview with Kim Stanley Robinson, an appreciation of Ray Bradbury, an article on knife fighting, and reviews.

(Mon 6 May 2013)

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Star*Line

• Journal of the Science Fiction Poetry Association (SFPA); edited by Marge Simon
• http://www.sfpoetry.com/

April 2013—
Issue 36.2, $5, 40pp, cover art by Ed Binkley
• This issue has poetry by David C. Kopaska-Merkel, Robert Frazier, Ann K. Schwader, Bruce Boston, and many others.
• Features include an editorial by F.J. Bergmann, a President’s Message by David C. Kopaska-Merkel, small press reviews, and a poem by Esteban Moscarda in Spanish and its English translation by Fred W. Bergmann.

(Wed 8 May 2013)

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Vector

• Critical journal of the British Science Fiction Association; edited by Niall Harrison
• Format: Print
• Frequency: Bimonthly
• http://www.vectormagazine.co.uk/

Spring 2013—
Issue 272, £4.00, 55pp
• This “Best of 2012″ issue includes a section of short essays by various contributors discussing their favorite books or films of the year, and essays by Sophie Halliday, Alison Page, and Tony Jones on US TV, UK TV, and SF Audio respectively.
• Columns are by Andy Sawyer, Paul Kincaid, and Stephen Baxter.
• The lengthy book review section includes the results of a BSFA reviewers’ poll for best SF book of 2012, led by M. John Harrison, Adam Roberts, and Kim Stanley Robinson.

(Wed 8 May 2013)

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* Blaylock, James P. : The Aylesford Skull
(Titan 978-0857-68979-5, $14.95, 400pp, trade paperback, January 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-0857-68981-8
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: B00B5OWGKM
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 15 Jan 2013
• Langdon St. Ives #3

Steampunk fantasy novel, third in a series about Langdon St. Ives following Homunculus (1986) and Lord Kelvin’s Machine (1992), both of which have just been reissued by Titan in matching covers.
• The publisher’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides a preview.
• Faren Miller reviews the book in the May issue of Locus Magazine, saying that Blaylock “returns in top form”; she concludes, “[A]mid delightful absurdities, The Aylesford Skull won’t neglect keen minds, and equally urgent feelings.”

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* Bowes, Richard : The Queen, the Cambion, and Seven Others
(Aqueduct Press 978-1-61976-028-8, $12, 140pp, trade paperback, April 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: B00BR8LBRA
• Nominal Publication Date: Fri 1 Mar 2013

Collection of 9 stories told as fairy tales, the 35th volume in Aqueduct’s “Conversation Pieces” series. One story is original to this book.
• Aqueduct’s site has this description.
• Rich Horton covers the book in the May issue of Locus Magazine, commenting, “the one new story, ‘The Lady of Wands’, is solid as well, about detection and politics in Faerie, as the title character investigates the murder of a mortal, which might lead to secrets about past treachery at the highest levels of Faerie politics.”

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* Ekman, Stefan : Here Be Dragons: Exploring Fantasy Maps and Settings
(Wesleyan University Press 978-0-8195-7323-0, $27.95, 288pp, trade paperback, February 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-0-8195-7324-7
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Feb 2013

Nonfiction study of fantasy maps.
• The publisher’s site has this description with the table of contents. There’s also a $75 hardcover edition available.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides a preview.

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* Engdahl, Sylvia Louise : Defender of the Flame
(Ad Stellae Books 978-0-615-80434-7, $16.5, 454pp, trade paperback, April 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: B00CGCWBUW
• Nominal Publication Date: Sat 20 Apr 2013
• Flame #3

SF novel, third in a series following Stewards of the Flame (2007) and Promise of the Flame (2009), about colonists with psi powers settling a new planet.
• The publisher is the author’s personal imprint; its site has this page about the series and this page about this book, with an excerpt. The author notes that this book can be read independently and is not a young adult novel, and links to this FAQ.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.

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* Frazetta, Frank, & J. David Spurlock : Frazetta Sketchbook
(Vanguard Productions 978-1934331569, $24.95, 128pp, hardcover, February 2013)
• Nominal Publication Date: Wed 27 Feb 2013

Artbook, one in a series of sketchbooks from this publisher.
• Vanguard’s site has this description and order page. There are three editions: hardcover, softcover, and deluxe slipcased hardcover.
• Amazon has several detailed reader reviews.

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* Guran, Paula, ed. : Weird Detectives: Recent Investigations
(Prime Books 978-1-60701-384-6, $16.99, 480pp, trade paperback, April 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-60701-399-0
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Mar 2013

Anthology of 23 stories about paranormal investigators, first published from 2004 to 2011.
• Authors include Elizabeth Bear, Jim Butcher, Neil Gaiman, Charlaine Harris, and Carrie Vaughn.
• Prime Books’ site has this description with the table of contents.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides a preview, including Guran’s introduction.

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* Hobb, Robin : The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince
(Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-544-4, $35, 184pp, hardcover, March 2013, cover by Jon Foster)
• Nominal Publication Date: Thu 28 Feb 2013

Short fantasy novel based on the mythology of the Elderlings.
• Subterranean’s site has this description and indicates both the trade and limited editions are sold out; however, Amazon has copies in stock.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Hobb (a pen name for fantasist Megan Lindholm) pulls off the difficult trick of telling multiple tales simultaneously and well, adding depth to her fictional world without sacrificing a human connection to it.”

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* Horton, Rich, ed. : Superheroes
(Prime Books 978-1-60701-380-8, $15.95, 384pp, trade paperback, February 2013)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Feb 2013

Anthology of 17 stories about superheroes.
• Authors include Peter S. Beagle, Carol Emshwiller, Kelly Link, James Patrick Kelly, and Ian McDonald.
• Prime Books’ site has this description with the table of contents.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides a preview.
• Gardner Dozois reviews the book in the May issue of Locus Magazine, citing Daryl Gregory’s story as the “best story here, by a good margin…”

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* Jeffers, Alex : Deprivation; or, Benedetto furioso: an oneiromancy
(Lethe Press 978-1-59021-092-5, $18, 314pp, tpg, February 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-59021-480-0
• Nominal Publication Date: Thu 28 Feb 2013

Fantasy novel about a sleep-deprived office worker with a love for Italian Renaissance literature who encounters a lost prince from an imaginary Italy.
• Lethe’s site has this description with links to reviews and interviews.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides a preview.
• The Publishers Weekly review calls it a “queer and fantastical bildungsroman”.

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* Klaw, Richard, ed. : The Apes of Wrath
(Tachyon 978-1-61696-085-8, $15.95, 372pp, trade paperback, March 2013)
• Nominal Publication Date: Fri 1 Feb 2013

Anthology of 17 stories and 3 original articles about apes.
• Authors include Aesop, Frank Kafka, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Karen Joy Fowler, Howard Waldrop, and Edgar Allan Poe.
• Tachyon’s site has this description with the table of contents.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
• The starred Publishers Weekly review concludes, “This is no gimmicky set of sideshows but a powerful exploration of the blurry line between animal and human.”

(Thu 24 Jan 2013)
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Lalumière, Claude, & Camille Alexa, eds. : Masked Mosaic: Canadian Super Stories
(Canada: Tyche Books 978-0991836901, $14.95, 308pp, trade paperback, March 2013, cover art Steve Thomas)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-0-9918369-1-8
• Nominal Publication Date: Wed 27 Feb 2013

Anthology of 24 stories by Canadian writers about superheroes.
• Authors include Derryl Murphy, A.C. Wise, David Nickle, E.L. Chen, and Jason S. Ridler.
• The publisher’s site has this description and order page.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.

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* Levinson, Paul : Unburning Alexandria
(JoSara MeDia B00CMBWDXW, $4.99, 225pp, ebk, May 2013)
• Nominal Publication Date: Wed 1 May 2013

SF novel, sequel to The Plot to Save Socrates (2006), about time traveler Sierra Waters, now on a mission to save the Library of Alexandria.
• The author’s site has this post about the book, with a video trailer
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* McAllister, Bruce : The Village Sang To The Sea: A Memoir of Magic
(Ireland: Aeon Press 978-0953478491, $14.95, 172pp, trade paperback, April 2013)

Fantasy novel about an American boy who moves with his family to northern Italy, where he discovers a magical village.
• This is McAllister’s third novel, following Humanity Prime (1971) and Dream Baby (1989).
• Book site http://www.thevillagesang.com/ has a video trailer and blurbs from Peter S. Beagle, Nancy Kress, and others.
• Paul Di Filippo will have a review for Locus Online later this month.

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* Montillo, Roseanne : The Lady and Her Monsters: A Tale of Dissections, Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins, and the Creation of Mary Shelley’s Masterpiece
(Morrow 978-0-06-202581-4, $26.99, 336pp, hardcover, February 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780062235886
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Feb 2013

Nonfiction study exploring the background of Mary Shelley and her novel Frankenstein.
• HarperCollins’ site has this description with a preview function.
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* Nagata, Linda : The Red: First Light
(Mythic Island Press 978-1-937197-13-1, $16, 352pp, trade paperback, March 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-937197-14-8

Near-future military SF novel about a squad of high-tech soldiers in Africa.
• The publisher’s site has this description, with a long excerpt and blurbs from Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Vonda N. McIntyre, and Sean Stewart.
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* Parks, Richard : Yamada Monogatari: Demon Hunter
(Prime Books 978-1-60701-383-9, $14.95, 336pp, trade paperback, January 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-60701-394-5
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 22 Jan 2013

Collection of 10 related stories about a nobleman living as a demon hunter for hire in ancient Japan.
• Prime Books’ site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews, including the table of contents and introduction.

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* Petrushevskaya, Ludmilla, translated by Anna Summers : There Once Lived a Girl Who Seduced Her Sister’s Husband, and He Hanged Himself: Love Stories
(Penguin 978-0-14-312152-7, $15, 192pp, trade paperback, February 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101602980
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 29 Jan 2013

Collection of 16 stories by the Russian author of World Fantasy Award winning collection There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried To Kill Her Neighbor’s Baby: Scary Fairy Tales (2009).
• Penguin’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review calls the book “both supremely gritty and realistically life-affirming”.
• Paul Di Filippo reviewed the book for Locus Online: “…the closest single voice to hers in our genre is probably that of Carol Emshwiller. Whichever comparison you favor, Petrushevskaya maintains and extends that assured eerie dulcet tone in her newest collection (which spans her entire professional career), and thus ensures herself a place high in the roster of unsettling Writers of the Weird.”

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* Valente, Catherynne M. : Six-Gun Snow White
(Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-552-9, $40, 168pp, hardcover, March 2013)
• Nominal Publication Date: Thu 31 Jan 2013

Fantasy novella retelling the fairy tale of Snow White.
• Subterranean’s site has this description, and indicates it’s sold out. Amazon has links to third-party sellers.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides a preview.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Any attempt to derive a simple message from this work would be an injustice to the originality of the atmosphere, the complexity of the interplay of its elements, and the simple pleasure of savoring Valente’s exuberant writing.”

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* Winter, Jerome, ed. : Los Angeles Review of Books – Digital Editions #12: Science Fiction
(Los Angeles Review of Books B00CEMC834, $2.99, 88pp, ebk, April 2013)
• Nominal Publication Date: Wed 17 Apr 2013

Nonfiction ebook anthology of essays from online Los Angeles Review of Books.
• Contributors includes Rob Latham, Paul Di Filippo, Gary K. Wolfe, and Paul McAuley.
• The LARB site has this index of science fiction posts.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews, including the table of contents and the introduction by Gerry Canavan.

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* Allen, Preston L. : Every Boy Should Have a Man
(Akashic Books 978-1617751622, $23.95, 192pp, hardcover, May 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1617751721
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 May 2013

Allegorical fantasy novel set in a world where creatures called “oafs” keep “mans” as pets.
• The publisher’s site has this description with an excerpt. A paperback edition is also available.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “The plain narrative and relationship between boy and female man, rounded out with humor and occasional (sometimes literal) bite, promises to be a sleeper favorite among speculative audiences.”

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* Brennan, M. L. : Generation V
(Roc 978-0-451-41840-1, $7.99, 320pp, mass market paperback, May 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101612958
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 May 2013
• Fortitude Scott #1

Urban fantasy novel, the author’s first novel and first book of a series, about a down and out vampire faced with a threat to his family’s territory.
• Penguin’s site has this description.
• The author’s site has several posts about the book’s release.

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* Caine, Rachel : Fall of Night
(NAL 978-0-451-41425-0, $17.99, 352pp, hardcover, May 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1101607060
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 May 2013
• Morganville Vampires #14

Vampire novel, 14th in the “Morganville Vampires” series following Bite Club (May 2011), Last Breath (Nov. 2011), Black Dawn (May 2012), and Bitter Blood (Nov. 2012).
• Penguin’s site has this description.
• The series site has an excerpt.

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* Campbell, Jack : The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier: Guardian
(Ace 978-0-425-26050-0, $26.95, 416pp, hardcover, May 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101622469
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 May 2013
• The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier #3

Military SF novel, third in the series following Dreadnaught (2011), Invicible (2012), and six earlier books in the “Lost Fleet” series.
• Penguin’s site has this description.
• The author is John G. Hemry writing as Jack Campbell. His site has a description and a link to a an excerpt.

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* Drake, Jocelynn : Dead Man’s Deal
(Harper Voyager 978-0-06-211788-5, $14.99, 384pp, trade paperback, May 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780062117892
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780062263483
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 May 2013
• The Asylum Tales #2

Urban fantasy novel, second in a series following Angel’s Ink, about a magical tattoo artist in a world where supernatural beings live among humans.
• Harper’s site has this description.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Infodumps impede the narrative flow, but the clever, complex story intrigues.”

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* Ewing, Al : The Fictional Man
(Solaris 978-1781080948, $9.99, 336pp, mass market paperback, May 2013)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 May 2013

SF novel in which characters from movies and TV are translated into living “Fictionals” using cloning technology.
• Solaris’ site has this description.
• This is Ewing’s first independent novel after much work in comics and several series novels for Abaddon Books. (Wikipedia.

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* Flint, Eric, & Ryk E. Spoor : Portal
(Baen 978-1-4516-3896-7, $25, 320pp, hardcover, May 2013, cover art Bob Eggleton)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 May 2013
• Boundary #3

SF novel, third in a series following Boundary (2006) and Threshold (2010), about a paleontologist whose work takes her from Mars to Ceres and the Jupiter system in a search for alien technology.
• Baen’s site has this description and links to several chapters.

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* Harper, Steven : The Havoc Machine
(Roc 978-0-451-41704-6, $7.99, 400pp, mass market paperback, May 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101601983
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 May 2013
• Clockwork Empire #4

Steampunk SF novel, fourth “Novel of the Clockwork Empire” following The Doomsday Vault (2011), The Impossible Cube (May 2012), and The Dragon Men (Nov. 2012).
• The publisher’s site has this description.

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* Harris, Charlaine : Dead Ever After
(Ace 978-1937007881, $27.95, 352pp, hardcover, May 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101622452
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 May 2013
• Sookie Stackhouse #13

Humorous fantasy novel, 13th and final volume in the popular Southern Vampire series about Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse that began with Dead Until Dark (2001) and included most recently Dead in the Family (2010), Dead Reckoning (2011), and Deadlocked (2012).
• Penguin’s site has this description with a video trailer.

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* Hendee, Barb : The Mist-Torn Witches
(Roc 978-0-451-41415-1, 336pp, mass market paperback, May 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101605691
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 May 2013

Fantasy novel, first of a new series, about two orphaned sisters posing as witches in the nation of Droevinka.
• Penguin’s site has this description with an excerpt.

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* Hoffman, Erin : Shield of Sea and Space
(Pyr 978-1-61614-769-3, $18, 300pp, trade paperback, May 2013)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 May 2013
• The Chaos Knight #3

Fantasy adventure novel, third novel in a series following Sword of Fire and Sea (2011) and Lance of Earth and Sky, about forces battling an import company attempting to gain a worldwide plutocracy.
• Pyr’s site has this description.

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* Koch, Gini : Alien in the House
(DAW 978-0-7564-0757-5, $7.99, 544pp, mass market paperback, May 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101635575
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 May 2013
• Alien #7

SF novel, seventh a series following Touched by an Alien (April 2010), Alien Tango (Dec 2010), Alien in the Family (April 2011), Alien Proliferation (2011), Alien Diplomacy (Apr 2012), and Alien vs. Alien (Nov. 2012), about a woman who discovers that alien invaders from Alpha Centauri are turning humans into monsters.
• Penguin’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “The best hallmarks of the series—frequent banter, head-first dives into action, tangled webs, and Kitty’s snark—are in full force again.”

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* Nasir, Jamil : Tunnel Out of Death
(Tor 978-0-7653-0611-1, $25.99, 304pp, hardcover, May 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466813618
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 May 2013

SF novel, the author’s sixth novel and first since The Houses of Time (2008), about an “endovoyant” private investigator who discovers a metaphysical world of multiple realities.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review notes, “The intellectualism elevates the writing, imbuing it with authority, but readers in search of a gripping story won’t find one here.”

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* Perry, S. D. : The Summer Man
(Amazon/47North 978-1611099164, $14.95, 498pp, trade paperback, May 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: B009OHHF94
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 978-1469290096
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 May 2013

Fantasy novel set in a Washington state seaside resort, where a young woman has premonitions of a crime connected to a mysterious stranger in town.
• Amazon’s page has a description and a preview via its “Look Inside” function.
• This is the first original book by the author of numerous TV and movie tie-in novels. (Wikipedia)

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* Pogue, Aaron : Oberon’s Dreams
(Amazon/47North 978-1611098181, $14.95, trade paperback, May 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: B009CAI1BE
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 978-1469290010
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 May 2013
• The Godlanders Wars #1

Fantasy novel, first in a series, about a traveler transported back in time to a city ruled by King Oberon.
• Amazon’s page has a description and a preview via its “Look Inside” function.

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* Schoon, Christian : Zenn Scarlett
(Strange Chemistry 978-1908844552, $9.99, 304pp, mass market paperback, May 2013)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 May 2013

Young-adult SF novel about a 17-year-old girl who attends training as an exoveterinarian on Mars.
• Strange Chemistry’s site has this description with quotes from reviews.
• The author has a Big Idea post on John Scalzi’s blog today.

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+ Silverberg, Robert : Tales of Majipoor
(Roc 978-0-451-46498-9, $16, 320pp, trade paperback, May 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101608838
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 May 2013
• Majipoor #8

First US edition (UK: Gollancz, February 2013)

Collection of 7 tales set in the author’s Majipoor sequence, described as “the final tales of Majipoor” here “collected for the first time”.
• Titles are “The End of the Line” (2011), “The Tomb of the Pontifex Dvorn” (2011), “The Book of Changes” (2003), “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” (2004), “Dark Times at the Midnight Market” (2010), “The Way They Wove the Spells in Sippulgar” (2009), and “The Seventh Shrine” (1998).
• Penguin’s site has this descripton.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides a preview (though it’s of the UK first edition from February).

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* Stirling, S. M. : Shadows of Falling Night
(Roc 978-0-451-46451-4, $27.95, 400pp, hardcover, May 2013)
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101608944
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 May 2013
• Shadowspawn #3

Urban fantasy novel, third in a series following A Taint in the Blood (2010) and The Council of Shadows (2011), about a race of blood-drinking shape-shifters who live among humans.
• Penguin’s site has this description.
• Stirling’s official website has this page for the book with links to several chapters.

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* Weber, David, et al : House of Steel: The Honorverse Companion
(Baen 9781451638752, $25, 576pp, hardcover, May 2013)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 May 2013

Collection with a new short novel set in the universe of Honor Harrington, plus a nonfiction section compiling background specs and details of planets and organizations in the Honorverse.
• Baen’s site has a description with links to several chapters.
• A trade paperback edition is also available.

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Beneath Ceaseless Skies

• Literary adventure fantasy, since 2008; publisher and editor-in-chief Scott H. Andrews
• Format: Online; PDF and ebook formats
• Frequency: biweekly
• http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/

May 2013—
Issue 120, cover art by Maciej Wojtala
• Issue 120, posted May 2, has stories by Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald (with a podcast) and Laura E. Price.
• Issue 119, posted April 18, has stories by Michael Haynes (with a podcast) and Rich Larson.

(Sat 4 May 2013)

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Clarkesworld

• SF and fantasy fiction, nonfiction, and podcasts, since 2006; publisher/editor Neil Clarke
• Format: Online; Ebook
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/

May 2013—
Issue 80, cover art by Julie Dillon
• Fiction in this issue is by James Patrick Kelly, Andy Dudak, E. Catherine Tobler, Liza Williams, and Michael Swanwick, with a podcast of the Kelly story.
• Nonfiction includes a conversation with Yoon Ha Lee and essays by Maggie Clark and Craig Delancey.

(Sat 4 May 2013)

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Galaxy’s Edge

• Bimonthly online SF ezine, beginning March 2013, edited by Mike Resnick
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Bimonthly
• http://www.galaxysedge.com/

May 2013—
• Second issue of this new SF ezine has fiction by Mercedes Lackey, Ken Liu, Robert Silverberg, Tina Gower, C.L. Moore, Brad R. Torgersen, David Gerrold, Ralph Roberts, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Geo Clairval, Bruce McAllister, and Charles Sheffield. Several were previously published.
• There’s also the second part of a serialization of Daniel G. Galouye’s 1961 novel Dark Universe.
• Columns include Barry N. Malzberg’s “From the Heart’s Basement”, Gregory Benford’s science column, and Paul Cook’s book reviews.
• The zine is available online for free, or in various epub formats for nominal fees.

(Sat 4 May 2013)

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GigaNotoSaurus

• SF/fantasy long fiction, one story per month, edited by Ann Leckie, beginning November 2010
• Format: Online
• Frequency: monthly
• http://giganotosaurus.org/

May 2013—
• This month’s story is “Martyr’s Gem” by C.S.E. Cooney.

(Sat 4 May 2013)

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Intergalactic Medicine Show

• Fiction and interviews, since 2005; publisher and executive editor Orson Scott Card, editor Edmund R. Schubert
• Format: Online, subscription access
• Frequency: Bimonthly
• http://www.intergalacticmedicineshow.com/

April 2013—
Issue 33, cover art by Francesco Guardi
• Stories in this issue are by Robert J. Howe, J.S. Bangs, Michael Haynes, Alex Shvartsman, and J. Deery Wray.
• There’s also an interview with Elizabeth Hand and a reading of the story by J.S. Bangs

(Sat 4 May 2013)

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Strange Horizons

• Fiction, art, articles, poetry, and reviews; founded September 2000; editor-in-chief Susan Marie Groppi through 2010, Niall Harrison beginning 2011
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Weekly; reviews posted three times a week
• http://www.strangehorizons.com/

April 2013—
• Fiction posted in April were by Tansy Rayner Roberts, Lucy Sussex, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, and Lane Roberts, with podcast readings of several.
• Poetry is by Sophie Mayer, Alexandra Seidel, Robert Frazier, Bryan D. Dietrich, and others.
• Nonfiction includes a column by Genevieve Valentine about David Bowie, and Niall Harrison’s annual SF Count.

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