New Books, June Supplemental
+ Asher, Neal : The Voyage of the Sable Keech
(Skyhorse/Night Shade Books 978-1597805100, $15.99, 592pp, trade paperback, June 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Jun 2014
• Spatteryjay #2
First US edition (UK: Macmillan/Tor, February 2006)
SF novel, sequel to Asher’s 2002 novel The Skinner, set on the watery world Spatterjay. This seems to be the first US edition.
• The UK publisher’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
• Russell Letson’s review of the book in Locus Magazine concluded, “it’s the sort of ingenious, entertaining, non-stop roller-coaster/grand guignol I have come to expect from Asher.”
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
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Gaiman, Neil, illustrated by Eddie Campbell : The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains: A Tale of Travel and Darkness with Pictures of All Kinds
(HarperCollins/Morrow 9780062282149, $21.99, 80pp, hardcover, June 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 17 Jun 2014
Illustrated, hardcover edition of Gaiman’s Locus and Shirley Jackson award winning 2010 novelette, first published in the anthology Stories.
• HarperCollins’ site has this description with a preview function.
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* Horn, J. D. : The Source
(Amazon/47north 978-1477820148, $14.95, 352pp, trade paperback, June 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Jun 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: B00GM54GJS
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 978-1480597846
• Witching Savannah #2
Fantasy novel, second in a series following The Line (Feb. 2014), about powerful families of witches in Savannah, Georgia.
• A third book, The Void, is due in November.
• Amazon has a book description, and previews via its “Look Inside” function.
• Publishers Weekly said of the first book “This tightly paced, entertaining series opener shows great potential.”
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* Joshi, S. T., ed. : Searchers After Horror: New Tales of the Weird and Fantastic
(Fedogan and Bremer 978-1-878252-26-5, $30, 366pp, hardcover, June 2014, jacket art Richard Corben)
• Nominal Publication Date: Sun 1 Jun 2014
Anthology of 21 fantasy stories, all but one original to this volume.
• Authors include John Shirley, Ramsey Campbell, Brian Stableford, Steve Rasnic Tem, and Nick Mamatas.
• The publisher’s site has this description and order page.
• Publishers Weekly gives this a starred review: “This collection is an essential primer for anyone new to the genre, and a must-read for horror fans.”
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
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* Kelly, Michael, ed. : Shadows & Tall Trees, Volume 6
(ChiZine Publications/Undertow 9780981317731, $16.95, 272pp, trade paperback, June 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Jun 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780981317748
Anthology of 17 original horror stories.
• Authors include Eric Schaller, Kaaron Warren, F. Brett Cox, and David Surface.
• ChiZine’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews, including the table of contents.
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
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* Underwood, Michael : Shield and Crocus
(Amazon/47north 978-1477823903, $14.95, 416pp, trade paperback, June 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 10 Jun 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: B00HWI5OOK
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 978-1491520796
Fantasy novel about a group of heroes fighting to reclaim the city of Audec-Hal from the five tyrants who control it.
• Amazon’s page has a description, and previews via its “Look Inside” function.
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
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* Valentine, Genevieve : The Girls at the Kingfisher Club
(Atria 978-1476739083, $24, 288pp, hardcover, June 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Jun 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: B00GEEB84S
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 978-1629236728
Associational novel set in Jazz Age Manhattan, about the eldest of 12 daughters who helps them sneak out of their father’s townhouse at night to visit speakeasies. It’s based on the Brothers Grimm story “The Twelve Dancing Princesses”.
• Simon & Schuster’s site has this description with a preview function.
• The Publishers Weekly review is mixed; “The book’s imagery has a cinematic sweep, but the narrative itself is less dazzling.”
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
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* Webb, Janeen : Death at the Blue Elephant
(Ticonderoga Publications 978-1-921857-77-5, A$30, 342pp, trade paperback, June 2014)
Collection of 18 stories, the first collection by Webb, with an introduction by Pamela Sargent.
• Ticonderoga’s site links to this description and order page. There are also hardcover and limited hardcover editions.
• (Directory Entry)
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