Spring Hardcovers: Fiction/Science Fiction & Fantasy
Edited by Dick Donahue and Juan Martinez Compiled by Alia Akkam, Robert Dahlin, Charles Hix, Natalie Danford, Lauren Joyce, Hilary Kayle, Suzanne Mantell, Diane Patrick, Karole Riippa, Judith Rosen, Oona Short, Skip Skwarek and Julie Stevenson -- Publishers Weekly, 1/21/2008
ACE
From Dead to Worse (May, $24.95) by Charlaine Harris brings back Sookie Stackhouse for her eighth caper.
Saturn’s Children (July, $24.95) by Charles Stross. This space opera features fembot Freya Nakamichi 47.
Baen Books
When the Tide Rises (Mar., $25) by David Drake furthers the adventures of Cmdr. Daniel Leary and Adele Mundy in this RCN series.
The Last Centurion (Aug., $25) by John Ringo. An American army officer tries to save the future world from a mini ice age and an invasive plague.
BL Publishing
(dist. by Simon & Schuster)
The Killing Ground (July, $19.99) by Graham McNeill continues the conflict between the Ultramarines and Uriel Ventres. 40,000 first printing. Ad/promo.
DAW
The Shadow Isle: Book Three of the Silver Wyrm (May, $24.95) by Katharine Kerr concludes the Deverry series.
Valor’s Trial: A Confederation Novel (June, $24.95) by Tanya Huff is the fourth entry in this military SF series featuring Gunnery Sgt. Torin Kerr.
Del Rey
Victory of Eagles: Temeraire Book 5 (July, $24.95) by Naomi Novik. The fighting dragon, Temeraire, faces off against Napoleon’s armies.
Del Rey/LucasBooks
Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Invincible (May, $26.95) by Troy Denning concludes the Jedi adventures of Luke Skywalker.
EOS
The Outlaw Demon Wails (Mar., $24.95) by Kim Harrison. The sixth book of the Hollows series returns to Rachel Morgan’s supernatural adventures. 200,000 first printing.
The Sharing Knife: Volume Three (May, $25.95) by Lois McMaster Bujold continues this romantic fantasy. 50,000 first printing.
Golden Gryphon Press
Nano Comes to Clifford Falls and Other Stories (May, $24.95) by Nancy Kress compiles SF tales with an emotional twist.
Luna Books
The Snow Queen (June, $24.95) by Mercedes Lackey. Aleksia, queen of the Northern Lights, confronts an evil impostor.
Orbit
The Ashes of Worlds (July, $25.95) by Kevin J. Anderson concludes the Saga of Seven Suns septet.
PYR
A World Too Near: Book Two of the Entire and the Rose (Mar., $25) by Kay Kenyon. Titus Quinn grapples with saving the Earth or destroying the universe of the Entire.
ROC
Tangled Webs (Mar., $23.95) by Anne Bishop is set in the Black Jewels world developed in her previous Black Jewels trilogy.
Small Favor (Apr., $23.95) by Jim Butcher continues the Dresden Files series.
TOR
The Ancient (Mar., $25.95) by R.A. Salvatore chronicles the early days of Corona in this four-book Saga of the King series. 200,000 first printing. Ad/promo.
By Schism Rent Asunder (July, $25.95) by David Weber examines the mercantile kingdom of Charis in this sequel to Off Armageddon Reef. 100,000 first printing. Ad/promo. Author tour.
Bones of the Dragon (Aug., $24.95) by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman kicks off a series set in a world of heroes, dragons, gods and magic. 200,000 first printing. Ad/promo. Author tour.
