Science Fiction & Fantasy Catalogue - Pulp Fiction

October 11

Science Fiction & Fantasy Catalogue Pulp Fiction Booksellers • Shops 28-29 • Anzac Square Building Arcade • 265-269 Edward Street • Brisbane • Queensland • 4000 • Australia Postal: GPO Box 297 • Brisbane • Queensland • 4001 • Australia • Tel: 07 3236-2750 • E-mail: [email protected]

Includes new books by: Piers Anthony Clive Barker Lev Grossman Jack McDevitt Richard Morgan Adam Roberts Neal Stephenson Scott Westerfeld ...and many others

DEMON SONG ADAMS, Cat The third in the Blood Singer series, after Blood Song and Siren Song ($16.95), featuring the feisty Celia Graves. Urban fantasy PBK $16.95

DESTROYERMEN 05: RISING TIDES ANDERSON, Taylor Alternate history

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ANGELS OF DARKNESS ANDREWS, Ilona et al. Novellas from Ilona Andrews, Meljean Brook, Sharon Shinn, and Nalini Singh Paranormal romance anthologyTP $26.95

XANTH 34: KNOT GNEISS ANTHONY, Piers Xanth

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$16.95

THE POWER OF ILLUSION ANVIL, Christopher Science fiction collection

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ENTHRALLED

All the books in this catalogue are new books due for release in October 2011. Because they are new books, we are at the whim of the publishers and to some extent the shipping companies books can sometimes arrive later (or earlier) than anticipated, or occasionally be a different retail price than originally quoted. Because space is a luxury, we bring in limited quantities of books. Prices are subject to change without notice. Please reserve copies of anything you want so you don’t miss out - ASAP! If a book has sold-out by the time we receive your order, we will back-order and supply when available. Pulp Fiction has access to thousands of books not shown in our monthly catalogues. We are only too happy to order anything if we don’t have it on the shelves. If you can’t make it into the shop, you can post, phone, fax or e-mail your order. We accept Bankcard, Mastercard, Visa, AMEX, cheques and Australia Post Money Orders. Approximate current postage within Australia is: 1 -2 paperbacks (up to 500 grams), $6.35. 2-10 paperbacks or any trade paperbacks or hardcovers within Brisbane is $8.35. Outside Brisbane metro area (over 500 grams up to 3 kilos), $11.20. Anything above 3 kilos charged at Australia Post rates. Until next time, good reading! Ron, Iain and Beau Abbreviations PBK TPB HC

used in this catalogue: = “A” format (standard size) paperback = “B” & “C” format (oversize) paperback = Hardcover or cloth binding

ARMSTRONG, Kelley et al Paranormal romance anthologyPBK

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DARKNESS UNBOUND ARTHUR, Keri Paranormal romance

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BOUND BY BLOOD ASHLEY, Amanda Paranormal romance

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BETTER OFF UNDEAD BARANT, D.D. It starts off as just another run-of-the-mill assignment: to track down the rogue don of a mafia werewolf family before he upsets the delicate balance of the underworld. But Jace wasn’t counting on being bitten...and soon she’s fighting the growing wolf inside her with a startling antidote: vampirism. Urban fantasy PBK $16.95

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THE TRAITOR’S DAUGHTER BRANDON, Paula Ominous signs are apparent on the Veiled Isles. The polarity of magic is wavering at its source, heralding a vast upheaval. Blissfully unaware Jianna Belandor, privileged daughter of a powerful Faerlonnish overlord, has only one concern: the journey to meet her prospective husband. But revolution is stirring as her own conquered people rise up against their oppressors. “Compellingly complex motivations and character dynamics mark Paula Brandon’s welcome debut.” - Jacqueline Carey Fantasy TP $26.95

KNIGHTS OF THE BRETON COURT 03: KING’S WAR BROADDUS, M. Urban fantasy

DEAD RED HEART

CHANE, Lee Arthur Four centuries ago, the world changed. A devastating war swept the lands, and the MageLords, who had long ruled by virtue of their spell powers, were driven to a distant place, separated from those they had ruled by a magical Barrier. With magic banished from the rest of the world, the MageLords became mere legend and people turned to science to improve their lives. But if one man has his way, all that is about to change. Fantasy PBK $16.95

FARR, Russell B. A collection of Australian vampire tales from authors including Joanne Anderton, Damon Cavalcini, and Angela Slatter. Vampire anthology TP $35.00

READY PLAYER ONE

FENN, Jaine Science fiction

CLINE, Ernest In the not-so-distant future, the world has turned into a very bleak place, but luckily there is OASIS, a virtual reality world that is a vast online utopia. Along with millions of other world-wide citizens, poverty-stricken Wade Watts dreams of finding three keys left behind by James Halliday, the now-deceased creator of OASIS and the richest man to have ever lived. The keys are rumored to be hidden inside OASIS, and whoever finds them will inherit Halliday’s fortune. But Halliday has not made it easy and there are real dangers in this virtual world. “Completely fricking awesome.”— Patrick Rothfuss Science fiction TP $32.95

DAVIDSON, MaryJanice Rachel, a werewolf/accountant, is asked to keep one eye on Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor and the other peeled for a rogue werewolf who’s itching to start a war. But her attention is mostly on a sexy, mysterious stranger she wishes she could trust. Paranormal romance TP $26.95

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DAY, Sylvia Adrian Mitchell is a powerful angel leading an elite Special Ops unit of Seraphim. His task is to punish the Fallen - angels who have become vampires - and command a restless pack of indentured lycans. But Adrian has suffered his own punishment for becoming involved with mortals- losing the woman he loves again and again. Paranormal romance PBK $16.95

OBSIDIAN AND BLOOD 03: MASTER OF THE HOUSE OF DARTS DE BODARD, Aliette Fantasy

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RAGNAROK BYATT, A.S. A highly personal and politically charged retelling of the myth of Ragnarok. Mythology PBK $23.95

STARK’S WAR CAMPBELL, JACK aka HEMRY, John G. Before Dauntless, Fearless etc came the Ethan Stark series, written under the nom de plume of John G. Hemry, and now reissued. To seize the Moon from foreign powers, and keep his men alive, Sergeant Ethan Stark must choose which orders to obey - and which to ignore. The next in the series is Stark’s Command ($16.95). Science fiction PBK $16.95

WICKED WOOD CARMODY, Isobelle & MCNAB, Nan (Editor) In this companion to The Wilful Eye ($27.99), Catherine Bateson, Victor Kelleher, Cate Kennedy, Maureen McCarthy, Nan McNab and Kate Thompson give fresh voice to age-old stories of abandonment, desire and entrapment. YA fantasy collection TP $27.99

THIEF IN THE NIGHT CHANDLER, David As a thief, Malden is unparalleled in the Free City of Ness, and happy there. But by saving the life of the knight Croy, Malden has

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NIGHT ETERNAL DEL TORO, Guillermo & HOGAN, Chuck Zombie TP

LEVIATHANS OF JUPITER BOVA, Ben Science fiction

MAGEBANE

A TOUCH OF CRIMSON

ABARAT 03: ABSOLUTE MIDNIGHT BARKER, Clive Fantasy

THE PENDULUM 03: WORLD’S END

WOLF AT THE DOOR PBK

SKOLIAN 17: CARNELIANS ASARO, Catherine Science fiction

bound himself to an ancient, noble brotherhood, and he now possesses one of only seven Ancient Blades capable of destroying demons. Fantasy PBK $24.99

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NECROPOLIS DEMPSEY, Michael A New York police detective is murdered and wakes up 50 years later after a “Shift” has turned the world upside-down, where time runs backwards and the city exists under a retro-futurist noir geodesic Blister. “A noir science fiction gut punch from a strong new voice.” – Richard Kadrey Science fiction TP $26.95

CHOSEN BY FATE DEPAUL, Virna Paranormal romance

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ANGEL ARIAS DE PIERRES, Marianne In the sequel to Burn Bright ($18.95) Retra has escaped from Ixion, the island of ever-night. She doesn’t know if her friends survived the battle between the Ripers and the rebels. But she does know that she must return home, behind the sealed walls of Grave, to find out why the Ripers have been seen there talking to the councillors. If you enjoy good dystopian sf then this is recommended. YA science fiction PBK $18.95

BONES OF EMPIRE DIETZ, William C. In a far-distant future, the Uman Empire has conquered and colonized worlds. Cop Jack Cato gets a glimpse of the Emperor and realizes what he’s looking at is a supposedly dead shapeshifter. The sequel to At Empire’s Edge ($16.95). Science fiction PBK $16.95

WITH A LITTLE HELP DOCTOROW, Cory Doctorow’s latest collection of mind expanding tales. Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in digital technology and fine short fiction. Also released is his new essay collection, Context (TP, $26.95). Science fiction collection TP $33.95

THE VENGEFUL DEAD DUNCAN, J.N. FBI agent Jackie Rutledge specializes in supernatural crimes, but when her partner dies, she must adjust to a new one and deal with a vicious murderer capable of possessing other people. The sequel to Deadworld ($16.95). Paranormal thriller PBK $16.95

ELLIOTT, Will Fantasy

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DARK PERIL FEEHAN, Christine Paranormal romance

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BRINGER OF LIGHT

SILENCE FITZPATRICK, Becca YA fantasy

WOLRDS FLINT, Eric Included here are stories and two short novels from the Ring of Fire series, as well as hilarious tales from Flint’s Joe’s World series and, with Dave Freer, a tale set in their popular Rats, Bats and Vats series. Next are a clutch of stories set in the shared worlds of David Weber and David Drake, including one in the Honor Harrington universe. The collection finishes with a novella set in the Belasarius series. Collection PBK $16.95

KULTUS FORD, Richard Thaddeus Blaklok - mercenary, demonist, and thug-for-hire - is pressed into retrieving a mysterious key for his clandestine benefactors. Little does he know that other parties seek to secure this artefact for their own nefarious ends and soon he is pursued by brutal cultists, deadly mercenaries and hell spawned monsters, all bent on stopping him by any means necessary. Urban fantasy PBK $18.95

THE BITE BEFORE CHRISTMAS FROST, Jeaniene & SANDS, Lynsay Sands continues her Argeneau vampire series in The Gift, which finds Katricia Argeneau pleased to be snowbound in an isolated cabin with her heartthrob, while Night Huntress Frost’s Home for the Holidays has Cat and Bones battling a bad vampire instead of hanging mistletoe. Paranormal romance HC $34.95

EMPIRE OF LIGHT GIBSON, Gary The nova war has begun to spread as the Emissaries wage a fierce and reckless campaign, encroaching on the area of space occupied by humanity and forcing the Shoal into a desperate retreat. The follow-on to Stealing Light and Nova War ($21.99 each). Recommended. Science fiction PBK $19.99

FINAL DAYS GIBSON, Gary It’s 2235 and through the advent of wormhole technology more than a dozen interstellar colonies have been linked to Earth. But this new mode of transportation comes at a price and there are risks. Saul Dumont knows this better than anyone. He’s still trying to cope with the loss of the wormhole link to the Galileo system, which has stranded him on Earth far from his wife and child for the past several years. Only weeks away from the link with Galileo finally being re-established, he stumbles across a conspiracy to suppress the discovery of a second, alien network of wormholes which lead billions of years in the future. Science fiction HC $39.99

MONSTER’S CORNER GOLDEN, Christopher (Editor) Fiction from the monster’s point of view, from Cheslea Cain, David Moody, Michael Marshall Smith and many more. Collection TP $27.99

INCUBUS GOODMAN, Carol Ever since moving to Fairwick to take up a teaching post at the local college, Callie has been having vivid, erotic dreams about a man made out of moonlight and shadows. Dreams she begins to fear as well as anticipate... Fantasy PBK $19.95

STEAMPUNK! GRANT, Gavin & LINK, Kelly (Editors) Here, fourteen masters of speculative fiction, including two graphic storytellers, embrace the genre’s established themes and refashion them in surprising ways and settings as diverse as Appalachia, ancient Rome, future Australia, and alternate California. Contributors include Holly Black, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, Cory Doctorow, Garth Nix, and Delia Sherman. This is getting rave reviews and, for those who can wait, will be locally available in December for $24.99. Recommended. YA anthology HC $37.95

Science Fiction & Fantasy October 2011 THE MAGICIAN KING GROSSMAN, Lev Quentin Coldwater is king of the bizarre and wonderful land of Fillory, but the days and nights of royal luxury are losing their appeal and Quentin is getting restless. Even in heaven a man needs a little adventure. So when a steward is murdered on a morning’s hunt that is exactly what Quentin gets. But this quest is like no other. What starts as a flight of fancy, a glorified cruise to faraway lands, soon becomes the stuff of nightmares when Quentin is unceremoniously dumped at his parent’s house in a decidedly un-magical suburb in Massachusetts. The sequel to The Magicians ($19.95). Fantasy TP $32.95

YEAR’S BEST AUSTRALIAN FANTASY AND HORROR 2010 GRZYB, L. & HELENE, T. (Editors) 33 of the best Australian stories from last year, from Peter M. Ball, Paul Haines, Stephen Irwin, Maxine McArthur, Kristyn McDermott, Angela Slatter, Kaaron Warren and more. Anthology TP $35.00

DEARLY DEPARTED HABEL, Lia The year is 2195. The place is New Victoria—a high-tech nation modelled on the manners, mores, and fashions of an antique era. Nora Dearly is far more interested in military history and her country’s political unrest than in tea parties and debutante balls. But after her beloved parents die, Nora is left at the mercy of her domineering aunt. For Nora, no fate could be more horrible until she’s nearly kidnapped by an army of walking corpses. YA fantasy HC $29.95

FAERIE RING HAMILTON, Kiki The year is 1871, and Tiki has been making a home for herself and her family of orphans in a deserted hideaway adjoining Charing Cross Station in central London. Their only means of survival is by picking pockets. One December night, Tiki steals a ring, and sets off a chain of events that could lead to all-out war with the Fey. YA fantasy HC $32.95

MANHATTAN IN REVERSE HAMILTON, Peter F. “A collection of short stories from the master of space opera. Peter F. Hamilton takes us on a journey from a murder mystery in an alternative Oxford in the 1800s to a brand new story featuring Paula Mayo, Deputy Director of the Intersolar Commonwealth’s Serious Crimes Directorate.” – publisher’s blurb Science fiction collection TP $32.99

BLUEGRASS SYMPHONY HANNETT, Lisa L. 12 fantasy and horror stories in “a collection for fans of weirdness, wonder, and oft-disturbing twists”. – Publisher’s Weekly Collection TP $26.95

“Utterly enthralling. Books like these are why I love fantasy.” – Trudi Canavan Fantasy PBK $19.99

TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT JORDAN, R. & SANDERSON, B. Fantasy PBK

THE THIRD SECTION KENT, Jasper Fantasy

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KENT, Steven L. Science fiction

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COLLEGIUM 02: INTRIGUES

LAWRENCE, Mark From being a privileged royal child, raised by a loving mother, Jorg Ancrath has become the Prince of Thorns, a charming, immoral boy leading a grim band of outlaws in a series of raids and atrocities. Jorg has the ability to master the living and the dead, but there is still one thing that puts a chill in him. Returning to his father’s castle Jorg must confront horrors from his childhood and carve himself a future with all hands turned against him. This is getting fantastic reviews. If you like your fantasy dark, fast and amoral – think Joe Abercrombie – then this for you. Fantasy TP $29.99

MOUSE AND DRAGON LEE, Sharon & MILLER, Steve The latest Liaden adventure. Science fiction PBK

HAL JUNIOR HAYNES, Simon “Hal Junior lives aboard a futuristic space station. His mum is chief scientist, his dad cleans air filters and his best mate is Stephen ‘Stinky’ Binn. As for Hal - he’s a bit of a trouble magnet. He means well, but his wild schemes and crazy plans never turn out as expected!” – publisher’s blurb YA science fiction PBK $22.95

REVENGE OF THE DWARVES HEITZ, Markus Life has not been easy for battle-weary Tungdil the dwarf. But this heroic warrior can’t rest yet, as he must now face the most formidable enemy the kingdom has ever encountered. Fantasy PBK $24.99

INFIDEL HURLEY, Kameron Nyx used to be a bel dame, a government-funded assassin with a talent for cutting off heads for cash. Now she’s babysitting diplomats to make ends meet and longing for the days when killing was a lot more honourable. When Nyx’s former bel dame “sisters” lead a coup against the government that threatens to plunge the country into civil war, Nyx is tasked with bringing them in. The follow-up to Kameron’s wonderful debut, God’s War ($26.95). Science fiction TP $26.95

VENGEANCE IRVINE, Ian “A story of betrayal, murder and a girl’s hunt for justice in a world where two peoples are divided and mistrust can only lead to war.” – publisher’s blurb Fantasy TP $32.99

KINGDOM OF GODS JEMISIN, N.K. “The concluding volume in this spectacular and highly original fantasy epic, where the lives of gods and mortals intertwine.” – publisher’s blurb. The first two in the series are The Broken Kingdoms and The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms ($19.99 each).

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LITTLE STAR LINDQVIST, John Ajvide One autumn day in 1992, former pop singer Lennart Cederstrom finds something unexpected in the forest: a baby girl in a plastic bag, partially buried but alive. The baby becomes a strange girl, made more unusual by their decision to hide her in their basement to keep her from the prying eyes of government departments. Horror TP $32.95

DEAD OF NIGHT MABERRY, Jonathan Zombie

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MACALISTER, Katie Paranormal romance

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PRINCE OF THORNS

MUCH ADO ABOUT VAMPIRES

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KENYON, S. Also released is the second Belador Code novel, Alterant ($19.99). Paranormal romance PBK $19.99

LACKEY, Mercedes And the next in the series, Changes, is in HC ($39.95) Fantasy PBK

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ECHO MCDEVITT, Jack The new Alex Benedict novel. Science fiction

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FROI OF THE EXILES MARCHETTA, Melina The sequel to the Aurealis Award winning Finnikin of the Rock ($19.95). YA fantasy TP $24.95

DOWN THESE STRANGE STREETS MARTIN, George R.R. & Dozois, Gardner (Editors) New stories from Patricia Briggs, Glen Cook, Simon R. Green, Charlaine Harris, Laurie R. King, S.M. Stirling, Carrie Vaughn and more. Urban fantasy anthology HC $42.95

FIRE: TALES OF ELEMENTAL SPIRITS MCKINLEY, Robin & DICKINSON, Peter After Water ($18.95) comes Fire - five stories from McKinley and Dickinson about the necessary yet dangerous element. YA fantasy PBK $18.95

SCORED MCLAUGHLIN, Lauren Set in the future when teenagers are monitored via camera and their recorded actions and confessions plugged into a computer program that determines their ability to succeed. All kids given a “score” that determines their future potential. Scored’s reluctant heroine is Imani, a girl whose high score is brought down when her best friend’s score plummets. “Scored is a book that will spark dozens of conversations - conversations we desperately need to be having. This book is the antidote to the pointless hand-wringing about Facebook, reality TV, and the PATRIOT Act.” – Cory Doctorow YA science fiction HC $3295

TRANCE MEDING, Kelly Fantasy

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MORGENSTERN, Erin In 1886 a mysterious travelling circus becomes an international sensation. There are contortionists, carousels and illusionists – all the trappings of an ordinary circus. But the circus seems almost to cast a spell over its aficionados, who call themselves the rêveurs – the dreamers. Behind the scenes a dangerous game is being played out by two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who, at the behest of their masters, are forced to test the very limits of the imagination – and of love. This is getting raves from critics and fans alike. Fantasy TP $32.95

THE INQUISTOR’S APPRENTICE

LEAGUE 04: BORN OF SHADOWS

HARKNESS, Deborah Diana Bishop is the last of a powerful family of witches, but she has refused her magic ever since her parents died and, instead, has turned to academia. When a new project takes her to Oxford, she is interrupted when one of the books she finds in the library turns out to have been lost for 150 years and is wanted desperately by the witch, daemon, and vampire communities—so desperately that many are willing to kill for it. Historical fantasy PBK $19.99

HASTINGS, Regan Paranormal romance

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THE CLONE REDEMPTION

A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES

VISIONS OF SKYFIRE

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THE NIGHT CIRCUS

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HISTORICAL LOVECRAFT MORENO-GARCIA, Silvia (Editor) This unique anthology blending historical fiction with horror features 26 tales spanning centuries and continents and includes stories by Jesse Bullington, Marhta Hubbard, and William Meikle. Cthulhiana TP $34.95

THE COLD COMMANDS MORGAN, Richard The sequel to the ground breaking Steel Remains ($22.99). Brutal, brilliant and unmissable. Fantasy TP $29.99

MORIARTY, Chris In early twentieth-century New York, Sacha Kessler’s ability to see witches earns him an apprenticeship to the police department’s star Inquisitor, Maximillian Wolf, to help stop magical crime and, with fellow apprentice Lily Astral, Sacha investigates who is trying to kill Thomas Edison, whose mechanical witch detector that could unleash the worst witch-hunt in American history. YA fantasy HC $29.95

long lost daughter. Science fiction

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NEVERWINTER SALVATORE, R.A. Fantasy

A LONG, LONG SLEEP SHEEHAN, Anna YA science fiction

KRIS LONGKNIFE 09: DARING SHEPHERD, Mike Science fiction

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TWILIGHT FULFILLED SHAYNE, Maggie Paranormal romance

THE DARKEST SURRENDER SHOWALTER, Gena Paranormal romance

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THE REVISIONISTS

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MULLEN, Thomas The future will be perfect. No hate, no hunger, no war. Zed knows because he’s seen it. He’s from there. His mission is to ensure that history happens exactly as it’s meant to. Even the terrible events. Even the one that’s about to happen, the one that will destroy our civilisation for good. In present-day Washington, Zed watches as people go about their daily lives. People like Leo, a disgraced former spy; Tasha, a lawyer grieving for a brother killed in action in Iraq; Sari, the downtrodden employee of a foreign diplomat. As he becomes more entangled in the lives of those around him, will he be able to sacrifice their present for his future? Recommended. Science fiction TP $29.99

STEPHENSON, Neal Dodge Forthrast is a legendary gamer, famous for his illegal past and for T’Rain, the hugely successful real-time strategy game he created. When teenage hackers in China unleash a computer virus named Reamde in T’Rain, the virus interrupts the daily business of the criminal underworld, who use the virtual world of T’Rain to launder real-world dollars. The plot intensifies both inside the game and around the globe, as gamers, fantasy writers, and hackers try to outplay a wide range of bad guys including the Russian mob, Islamic terrorists, and MI6. Ridiculously entertaining throughout its 1000-plus pages, this is Stephenson’s first foray into blockbuster thriller mode, and it is downright wonderful. Thriller TP/HC $35.00/$49.99

LIESL AND PO

THE RING OF SOLOMON

OLIVER, Lauren Liesl lives in a tiny attic bedroom, locked away by her cruel stepmother. Her only friends are the shadows and the mice - until one night a ghost appears from the darkness. It is Po, who comes from the Other Side. YA fantasy TP $22.99

STROUD, Jonathan YA fantasy

DEAD MANN WALKING PETRUCHA, Stefan After Hessius Mann was convicted of his wife’s murder, suppressed evidence came to light and the verdict was overturned - too bad he was already executed. But thanks to the miracles of modern science Hessius was brought back to life. Sort of. Now that he’s joined the ranks of Fort Hammer’s pulse-challenged population, Hessius attempts to make a “living” as a private investigator. Urban fantasy/zombie PBK $16.95

SEND MY LOVE AND A MOLOTOV COCKTAIL PHILLIPS, Gary & GIBBONS, Andrea A collection of work that revolves around riots, revolts, and revolution, with stories from Cory Doctorow, Sara Paretsky, and Kim Stanley Robinson. Collection TP $34.95

BRIARPATCH PRATT, Tim Darrin’s girlfriend Bridget walked out on him without a word of explanation six months ago. Soon after losing her, he lost his job, and his car, and eventually his enthusiasm for life. He can’t imagine things getting worse - until he sees Bridget again, for the first time since she walked out, just moments before she leaps to her death from a bridge. In his quest to find out why she took her own life, he encounters a depressive (and possibly immortal) cult leader; a man with a car that can drive out of this world and into others; a beautiful psychotic with a chrome shotgun; and a bridge that, maybe, leads to heaven. Fantasy TP $27.95

GANYMEDE PRIEST, Cherie The sequel to Boneshaker and Dreadnought. Fantasy TP

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VAMPARAZZI RESNICK, Laura Playing a scantily clad vampire victim in an off-Broadway play, struggling actress Esther Diamond now may be the target of someone who claims to be a genuine bloodsucker. Urban fantasy PBK $16.95

TROY RISING 02: CITADEL RINGO, John The sequel to Live Free or Die ($16.95). Science fiction PBK

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MATILDA TOLD SUCH DREADFUL LIES SUSSEX, Lucy A collection spanning 28 years and 25 stories. Collection TP

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DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE TAYLOR, Laini In general, Karou has managed to keep her two lives in balance. On the one hand, she’s a seventeen-year-old art student in Prague; on the other, errand-girl to a monstrous creature who is the closest thing she has to family. Raised half in our world, half in ‘Elsewhere’, she has never understood Brimstone’s dark work - buying teeth from hunters and murderers - nor how she came into his keeping. Now the doors to Elsewhere are closing, and Karou must choose between the safety of her human life and the dangers of a war-ravaged world that may hold the answers she has always sought. This has been getting fantastic reviews. “Wow. I wish I had written this book.” – Patrick Rothfuss Fantasy TP $24.99

SF MASTERWORKS: OF MEN AND MONSTERS TENN, William Science fiction

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WEREWOLF IN THE NORTH WOODS THOMPSON, Vicki Lewis Paranormal romance

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IF I DIE VINCENT, Rachel YA fantasy

CHILDREN OF THE SKY VINGE, Vernor The long-awaited sequel, 19 years later, to Vinge’s tremendous, far-future spectacular, A Fire Upon the Deep, which is compulsory reading – along with the wonderful A Deepness in the Sky ($16.95 each) – for anyone who enjoys real SF. Science fiction HC $39.95

WESTERFELD, Scott Westerfeld brings to a conclusion his alternative history of World War I, pitting the German-led, mechanically dependent Clankers against Britain and her allies, the Darwinists, who employ a technology based on genetically engineered biota. This much loved series begins with Leviathan and Goliath ($16.95 each). YA steampunk HC $29.95

SOLARIS RISING: THE NEW SOLARIS BOOK OF SCIENCE FICTION WHATES, Ian (Editor) New short fiction from Stephen Baxter, Alastair Reynolds, Peter F. Hamilton, Ken MacLeod, Ian MacDonald, Pat Cadigan and more. Science fiction anthology PBK $16.95

THE SHADOW READER $16.95

HEROES OF OLYMPUS 02: THE SON OF NEPTUNE RIORDAN, Rick YA fantasy

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LEVIATHAN 03: GOLIATH $26.95

THE JAPANESE DEVIL FISH GIRL AND OTHER UNNATURAL ATTRACTIONS RANKIN, Robert Fantasy

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BY LIGHT ALONE ROBERTS, Adam In a world where we have been genetically engineered so that we can photosynthesise sunlight with our hair hunger is a thing of the past, food an indulgence. The poor grow their hair, the rich affect baldness and flaunt their wealth by still eating. But other hungers remain . . . The young daughter of an affluent New York family is kidnapped. The ransom demands are refused. A year later a young women arrives at the family home claiming to be their

WILLIAMS, Sandy Houston college student McKenzie Lewis has been working for the fae King, tracking rebels who would claim the Realm. Her job isn’t her only secret. She’s in love with Kyol, the King’s sword-master-but human and fae relationships are forbidden. When McKenzie is captured by Aren, the fierce rebel leader, she learns that not everything is as she thought. “Sexy and fun, this is a must.” – Seanan McGuire Fantasy PBK $16.95

LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY WILSON, Geoffrey It is 1852. The Indian empire of Rajthana has ruled Europe for more than a hundred years. With their vast armies, steam-and-sorcery technology and mastery of the mysterious power of sattva, the Rajthanans appear invincible. But a bloody rebellion has broken out in a remote corner of the empire, in a poor and backward region known as England. Alternate history TP $32.99