* Bear, Greg, & Gardner Dozois, eds. : Multiverse: Exploring Poul Anderson’s Worlds
(Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-502-4, $40, 400pp, hardcover, April 2014, jacket illustration Bob Eggleton)
• Nominal Publication Date: Wed 30 Apr 2014

Anthology of 13 original stories based on the works of Poul Anderson.
• Authors include Nancy Kress, Stephen Baxter, Terry Brooks, Robert Silverberg, David Brin, Larry Niven, and Gregory Benford.
• Subterranean’s site has this description and order page. There’s also a $125 limited edition.
• The Publishers Weekly review notes “The authors rise to the challenge of honoring Anderson, but the editors come up short, including only two stories by women and no works from contributors under 55.”
• Rich Horton reviewed the book in the April issue of Locus Magazine, especially recommending the story by David Brin.

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* Church, Suzanne : Elements
(Canada: Hades/Edge Science Fiction And Fantasy 978-1-77053-042-3, $14.95, 272pp, trade paperback, April 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Wed 30 Apr 2014

Collection of 21 stories, with an introduction by Sandra Kasturi.
• Edge’s website has this description with links to reviews and blurbs from Kelley Armstrong, Robert J. Sawyer, and others.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review notes that the author’s “venues have, for the most part, been relatively obscure, the small presses in whose hidden gardens so much of the truly interesting speculative fiction blooms. As a result, readers may have missed the opportunity to enjoy her remarkable prose and the diversity of her visions. This collection will allow discerning readers to correct that oversight.”

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* de Lint, Charles : Jack in the Green
(Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-641-0, $35, 96pp, hardcover, May 2014, jacket illustration Charles Vess)
• Nominal Publication Date: Wed 30 Apr 2014

Fantasy novella about a modern day Robin Hood, with interior illustrations by Charles Vess.
• Subterranean’s site has this description and order page.

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* Denton, Bradley : Sergeant Chip and Other Novellas
(Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-638-0, $40, 232pp, hardcover, May 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Thu 1 May 2014

Collection of three novellas, “Sergeant Chip”, “Blackburn and the Blade”, and “The Adakian Eagle”.
• The title story won a Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award.
• Subterranean’s site has this description and order page.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “For readers entirely new to Denton’s work, this volume is well worth acquiring, a demonstration of the author’s versatility and talent.”

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* Dozois, Gardner, & William K. Schafer, eds. : The Book of Silverberg
(Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-643-4, $35, 296pp, hardcover, April 2014, jacket illustration Tomasz Maronski)
• Nominal Publication Date: Wed 30 Apr 2014

Anthology of 9 original stories based on works by Robert Silverberg, plus tributes by Greg Bear and Barry Malzberg.
• Story authors include Kage Baker, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Mike Resnick, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Connie Willis, Elizabeth Bear, Nancy Kress, James Patrick Kelly, and Tobias S. Buckell.
• Subterranean’s site has this description and order page, with the table of contents. There’s also a $60 limited edition.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “This is a real treat for any science fiction reader, and especially for Silverberg’s many fans.”
• Rich Horton reviewed the book in the April issue of Locus Magazine, especially recommending the story by Elizabeth Bear.

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* Flint, Eric, & Charles E. Gannon : The Aethers of Mars
(Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick 978-1-61242-130-8, 214pp, trade paperback, May 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 May 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: B00KC6H7K8

Anthology of two novellas in the publisher’s series, edited by Mike Resnick, that pairs a new author (Gannon) with a seasoned one (Flint).
• The Publishers Weekly review says “Both stories are solid, if not especially exciting.”

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* Fox, Andrew : Fat White Vampire Otaku
(MonstraCity Press B00KHGBYL6, $5.99, 298pp, ebk, May 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Wed 21 May 2014
• Fat White Vampire #3

Humorous fantasy novel, third in a series following Fat White Vampire Blues (2003) and Bride of the Fat White Vampire (2004). This is available as an e-book only.
• The publisher’s site lists three more titles upcoming.
• Amazon has a description, and its “Look Inside” function provides previews.

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* Fox, Rose, & Daniel José Older : Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History
(Crossed Genres 978-0-9913921-0-0, $19.95, 363pp, trade paperback, May 2014, cover art Julie Dillon)
• Nominal Publication Date: Thu 30 Jan 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-0-9913921-1-7

Anthology of 27 original stories set between 1400 and the early 1900s.
• Authors include Sofia Samatar, Sunny Moraine, Ken Liu, Nnedi Okorafor, and Victor LaValle.
• Book site http://longhidden.com/ has background, the table of contents, and author comments on several of the stories.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
• The Publishers Weekly review cites notable stories by Tananarive Due, Meg Jayanth, Robert William Iveniuk, and concludes, “Fox and Older have taken a grand task upon themselves, and the results are laudable.”

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* Graedon, Alena : The Word Exchange
(Doubleday 978-0-385-53765-0, $26.95, 384pp, hardcover, April 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 8 Apr 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-0-385-53766-7

Near-future SF novel in which all print media have been replaced by devices called “memes” that anticipate wants and needs.
• Random House’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review, called it a “spectacular, ambitious debut”, and concludes, “…Graedon deploys all the hallmarks of a futuristic thriller, but avoids derivative doomsday sci-fi shtick. Instead, her novel is rife with literary allusions and philosophical wormholes that aren’t only decorative but integral to characters’ abilities and limitations in communicating, and it succeeds precisely because it’s as full of humanity as it is of mystery and intellectual prowess.”
• Liesl Schillinger reviewed it in the New York Times Book Review: “Clever, breathless and sportively Hegelian in theme (the book has three sections — Thesis, Antithesis and Synthesis), “The Word Exchange” combines the jaunty energy of youngish adult fiction (boyfriend trouble, parent conflicts, peer pressure and post-collegiate jitters) with the spine-tingling chill of the science-­fiction conspiracy genre.”

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* Moore, Jonathan : Close Reach
(Random House/Hydra 978-0-553-39094-0, $2.99, 208pp, ebk, May 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 May 2014

Horror novel about a couple in the Antarctic seas pursued by a ship crewed by pirates.
• Random House’s site has this description, with blurbs and quotes from reviews. It’s available as an e-book only.
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* Nix, Garth, & Sean Williams : Troubletwisters: The Missing
(Scholastic Press 978-0545259002, $17.99, 320pp, hardcover, May 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Thu 1 May 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: B00G5N4UV6
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 978-1455821396
• UK edition: 978-0545259002 (Tue 29 Apr 2014)
• Troubletwisters #4

Middle-grade fantasy novel, fourth in the series following The Magic (2011), The Monster, and The Mystery (2013), about two 12-year-olds who discover they have magical powers.
• The Australian series site has descriptions and chapter excerpts. Note the Australian edition is called Missing, Presumed Evil.

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* Paull, Laline : The Bees
(HarperCollins/Ecco 978-0062331151, $25.99, 352pp, hardcover, May 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 May 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780062331168

Dystopian fantsy novel, the author’s first novel, about a lowly bee, Flora 717, whose unusual skills and curiosity get her into trouble.
• HarperCollins’ site has this description with a preview function.
• The Publishers Weekly review comments, “Like Animal Farm for the Hunger Games generation, Paull’s book features characters who are both anthropomorphized and not—insects scientifically programmed to “Accept, Obey and Serve,” but who also find themselves capable of questioning that programming.”
• David L. Ulin reviewed it in the Los Angeles Times: “Paull, in other words, has no intention of using her bees to comment on or to reflect human society; rather, she wants to portray a world hidden within our own.”
• Paul Di Filippo will have a review for Locus Online in June.

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* Schoen, Lawrence M., ed. : Alembical 3: A Distillation of Three Novellas
(Paper Golem 978-0-9887587-5-9, $18, 254pp, trade paperback, May 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Thu 1 May 2014

Anthology of three original stories by Matthew S. Rotundo, Kam Oi Lee, and John P. Murphy.
• The Publishers Weekly review summarizes, “There’s no unifying theme beyond an appreciation for short novels of hard SF. Though largely conventional in their individual approaches, the three authors have produced distinct visions, solid but not memorable.”

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* Thomas, Lee : Butcher’s Road
(Lethe Press 978-1-59021-470-1, 303pp, trade paperback, May 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Thu 15 May 2014

Historical thriller about a gangster who flees Chicago for New Orleans with a magical relic.
• Lethe’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Butch’s imaginatively realized world of gangsters, crooked cops, ruthless killers, and magic users is full of violence and cruelty, and is also intensely masculine; women are bit players at most. Thomas deftly manages a large cast of characters, though the number of narrative threads results in a hectic final act.”

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* Williams, Tad : The Very Best of Tad Williams
(Tachyon Publications 978-1-61696-137-4, $15.95, 415pp, trade paperback, June 2014, cover art Kerem Beyit)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 13 May 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: B00J75N4T8

Collection of 17 stories, one of them original to this book, the other first published from 1988 to 2013.
• Tachyon’s site has this description and order page.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “This marvelous short fiction retrospective testifies to the breadth of Williams’s creativity. … Williams’s sensitivity to atmosphere and trademark attention to telling detail shine through most of the selections in this varied collection of little gems.”

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