Spring Trade Paperbacks: Fiction/Science Fiction & Fantasy

Ace

Dragons Wild (Mar., $14) by Robert Asprin. In the first book in a new series, recent college grad Griffen McCandles finds out he’s actually a dragon.

Spectre (July, $14) by Phaedra Wheldon introduces Zoe Martinique, who can transform herself into a ghost at will.

Bantam Spectra

Mind the Gap: A Novel of the Hidden Cities (May, $12) by Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon launches a series that explores London’s hidden underground. 30,000 first printing. Ad/promo.

BL Publishing

(dist. by Simon & Schuster)

Blood Ravens: The Dawn of War Omnibus (Apr., $11.99) by CS Goto offers three space marine adventures: Dawn of War; Dawn of War: Ascension; and Dawn of War: Tempest.

Trilogy (May, $11.99) by Steven Savile chronicles Old World vampires in a three-book history: Inheritance, Dominion and Retribution.

Kéthani (May, $15) by Eric Brown ponders the impact of an alien race’s gift of immortality to humans. 35,000 first printing. $25,000 ad/promo.

Del Rey/LucasBooks

Star Wars: The Essential Atlas (June, $25.95) by Daniel Wallace and Jason Fry maps the world of the Star Wars galaxy. Ad/promo.

Luna

House of Cards: The Negotiator, Book 2 (Mar., $14.95) by C.E. Murphy. Margrit Knight’s mortal world is threatened when she re-enters the underworld.

Orbit

The Digital Plague (May, $12.99) by Jeff Somers. A deadly plague that has destroyed the eastern seaboard can be traced to a killer-for-hire.

Blood Ties (July, $12.99) by Pamela Freeman chronicles the invasion of the Eleven Domains and the plight of the surviving Travelers.

Orbit UK

(dist. by Trafalgar Square/IPG)

Eastern Tide: Book Four (Apr., $12.95) by Juliet E. McKenna describes an archipelago plagued by dragons.

Pyr

Before They Are Hanged: The First Law, Book Two (Mar., $15) by Joe Abercrombie. A war-torn world can be saved only by a device that has destructive potential.

ROC

Ink and Steel: A Novel of the Promethean Age (July, $14) by Elizabeth Bear features Elizabethan England and the faerie world in this prequel to Blood and Iron .

Hell and Earth (Aug., $14) by Elizabeth Bear completes the Promethean Age duology.

Senses Five Press

(dist. by IPG)

Paper Cities: An Anthology of Urban Fantasy (Apr., $14.95), edited by Ekaterina Sedia, gathers 21 original stories centered on city life.

Soft Skull Press

(dist. by PGW)

Lonely Werewolf Girl (Apr., $15.95) by Martin Millar reveals a parallel world of werewolves in London and on the Scottish moors.

Tachyon Publications

The Word of God: Or, Holy Writ Rewritten (July, $14.95) by Thomas M. Disch presents the author’s take on what it’s like to be God.

Tor Books

Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show (Aug., $15.95), edited by Orson Scott Card, collects the best submissions to the author’s online magazine.

Waterbrook Press

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness: Adventure. Peril. Lost Jewels. And the Fearsome Toothy Cows of Skree (Mar., $13.99) by Andrew Peterson launches a series by the singer-songwriter-storyteller.