Forward into Fall: Fiction/Science Fiction & Fantasy

ACE

Many Bloody Returns (Sept., $24.95), edited by Carlaine Harris and Toni L. Kelner, collects previously unpublished vampire stories by Harris, Jim Butcher, Kelley Armstrong and others.

Captain's Fury (Dec., $24.95) by Jim Butcher. This fourth book of the Codex Alera is set in a world similarto ancient Rome.

Andrews McMeel

Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara (Oct., $29.95) by James Gurney. This new entry in the series recounts the adventures of explorer Arthur Denison and dinosaur Bix.

Ballantine

A Lick of Frost (Oct., $23.95) by Laurell K. Hamilton continues the Meredith Gentry saga, pitting Merry and her lovers against the courts of faerie and human law. Ad/promo. 3-city author tour.

Daw

Reap the Wild Wind: Stratification #1 (Sept., $24.95) by Julie E. Czerneda launches a series set in the Trade Pact Universe.

Reserved for the Cat (Oct., $25.95) by Mercedes Lackey. The latest entry in the Elemental Masters series puts a new spin on a classic tale.

Del Rey

The Elves of Cintra: Genesis of Shannara (Sept., $26.95) by Terry Brooks moves his Shannara trilogy 50 years into the future, as elves and humans battle the forces of good and evil. Ad/promo. 6-city author tour.

Eos

Hunter's Run (Jan., $25.95) by George R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozois and Daniel Abraham. A morality tale set on an unforgiving alien world asks: what makes us human?

Renegade Magic (Feb., $25.95) by Robin Hobb concludes the Soldier Son trilogy.

Golden Gryphon Press

(dist. by IPG)

The Guild of Xenolinguists (Sept., $24.95) by Sheila Finch collects short stories about linguists and their attempts to communicate with new species from other worlds.

Gollancz

(dist. by trafalgar square)

The Da Da De Da Da Code (Sept., $24.95) by Robert Rankin combines aliens, flying saucers, Illuminati and more to create a major conspiracy theory.

Harpercollins

Making Money (Oct., $25.95) by Terry Pratchett. A condemned-prisoner-turned-postal-worker has been put in charge of the printing of Ankh-Morpork's first paper currency. 150,000 first printing.

Thomas Nelson

Chosen and Infidel : The Circle Series Books 1 and 2 (Feb., $12.99 each) by Ted Dekker pits the Forest Guard against the Horde in a mission to recover six missing Books of History.

Orbit

Matter (Feb., $25.99) by Iain M. Banks explores the universe of the Culture, a futuristic society with limitless resources and technological capabilities.

PYR

The Metatemporal Detective (Oct., $25) by Michael Moorcock. Eleven tales of Sir Seaton Begg vs. Count Zenith the Albino are told through alternative realities.

Reynolds & Hearn/Big Finish

(dist. by Trafalgar Square)

Doctor Who Short Trips: Dalek Empire (Sept., $25), edited by Nicholas Briggs and Simon Guerrier, compiles scary tales about Doctor Who's encounters with his archenemies the Daleks.

Roc

Child of a Dead God: A Novel of the Noble Dead (Jan., $24.95) by Barb and J.C. Hendee is the latest novel in the vampire fantasy series.

Tor

A War of Gifts (Nov., $12.95) by Orson Scott Card juxtaposes Christmas gift traditions onto Card's Ender series with conflict between the Battle School's students and staff. 200,000 first printing. Ad/promo.

Confessor (Nov., $29.95) by Terry Goodkind wraps up the Sword of Truth trilogy. 600,000 first printing. Ad/promo.

The Ancient (Jan., $25.95) by R.A. Salvatore revisits Saga of the First King tales and forces Bransen Garibond into a war against Ancient Badden. 225,000 first printing.

Wizards of the Coast

The Orc King: Transitions, Book 1 (Oct., $27.95) by R.A. Salvatore kicks off a trilogy with the saga of dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden.