THE BOOKSELLER BUYER’S GUIDE | PUBLISHERS’ AUTUMN TITLES
SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY
BREAKSPEAR, PETER END POINT
Matador, 9781785892622 August, tpb, £8.99 Four men act to prevent the end of mankind. Writing Magazine competition winner. E
CHAIT, GAVIN LAMENT FOR THE FALLEN Doubleday, 9780857523693 July, hb, £14.99 Darkly compelling literary debut shot through with hope and a transcendent sense of wonder. E
CHAMBERS, BECKY A CLOSED AND COMMON ORBIT Hodder, 9781473621442 October, hb, £16.99 Extraordinary new science fiction novel, for fans of Firefly and Joss Whedon. E
CRILLEY, PAUL POISON CITY Hodder, 9781473631588 August, hb, £18.99
The first in a fantastical new mystery series that blends crime and fantasy. E
CROSS, RICK LETHBRIDGE-STEWART: TIME SQUARED Candy Jar Books, 9780993519291 September, tpb, £8.99 The eighth book in a series of licensed novels featuring the classic Doctor Who. E
DE JAGER, MARK INFERNAL Del Rey, 9781785033346 August, hb, £16.99
A daring new fantasy thriller of dark magic, revenge, with an anti-hero like no other. E
FOSTER, AMY THE RIFT HarperVoyager, 9780008179243 October, tpb, £12.99 On the surface, she’s your typical teen. Underneath, she guards a portal to another world. E
GAIMAN, NEIL NEVERWHERE
Headline, 9781472228413 July, hb, £14.99 A special illustrated edition of the stunningly original first
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novel from a storytelling genius.
GAIMAN, NEIL AMERICAN GODS
(ILLUSTRATED EDITION) Headline, 9781472235411 November, hb, £20 A special illustrated edition of the extraordinary, highly acclaimed novel from storytelling genius Neil Gaiman.
GAIMAN, NEIL ANANSI BOYS (ILLUSTRATED EDITION) Headline, 9781472235428 November, hb, £20 A special illustrated edition of Anansi Boys by bestselling storytelling legend, Neil Gaiman.
GAIMAN, NEIL THE MONARCH OF THE GLEN
Headline, 9781472235435 November, hb, £18.99 A special illustrated edition of the novella set in the world of American Gods.
GAIMAN, NEIL BLACK DOG
Headline, 9781472235442 November, hb, £18.99 A special illustrated edition of the novella set in the world of American Gods.
GEDGE, PAULINE STARGATE Chicago Review Press, 9781613735084 July, tpb, £14.99
First published in 1982 but long out-of-print, Stargate is destined to become a major classic.
GIBSON, GARY SURVIVAL GAME: THE APOCALYPSE DUOLOGY: BOOK TWO Tor, 9780230772779 August, hb, £18.99 Gary Gibson’s high-octane follow up to Extinction Game,where two civilisations face annihilation. E
GWYNNE, JOHN WRATH Tor, 9781447259688 November, hb, £18.99 The last thrilling episode in this epic fantasy quartet. E
HAMILTON, PETER F NIGHT WITHOUT STARS Macmillan,
9780230769496 September, hb, £20 Events will come to an explosive climax in the final part of this stunning duology. E
LIU, CIXIN; LIU, KEN TR DEATH’S END: THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM Head of Zeus, 9781784971632 October, hb, £18.99
Earth and Trisolaris must face a new threat of an altogether different magnitude. E
LIU, KEN THE WALL OF STORMS: THE DANDELION DYNASTY Head of Zeus, 9781784973254 November, hb, £20
Kuni Garu, now Emperor of Dara, confronts the challenges of supreme power. E
LIU, KEN INVISIBLE PLANETS Head of Zeus, 9781784978808 November, hb, £18.99 Thirteen visions of the future from China, translated by Hugo award-winning Ken Liu. E
HOGAN, DAVID J UFO FAQ: ALL THAT’S LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT ROSWELL, ALIENS, WHIRLING DISCS, AND FLYING SAUCERS Backbeat Books, 9781480393851 November, tpb, £14.99 Anything and everything you need to know about UFOs.
KRISTOFF, JAY NEVERNIGHT HarperVoyager, 9780008179991 August, hb, £12.99 A dangerous new fantasy world and a heroine edged in darkness. E
LEITCH, GILLIAN I; GINN, SHERRY EDS WHO TRAVELS WITH THE DOCTOR? ESSAYS ON THE COMPANIONS OF DOCTOR WHO McFarland, 9780786495252 July, tpb, £35.50 This collection discusses who travels with the Doctor and how the companions influence the narrative.
MANIERI, EVIE STRIFE’S BANE Jo Fletcher Books, 9780857389503 December, hb, £16.99 The Shadari and Norlanders have more heartache to face in the climax of The Shattered Kingdoms. E
MARTINEZ, PEGGY OF BEAUTY AND DARKNESS Permuted Press, 9781618689016 September, tpb, £10.99 Anything is better than temptation, even eternal damnation.
MARTIN, GEORGE R R A GAME OF THRONES HarperVoyager, 9780008115401 October, hb, £75 Gorgeous collector’s item for those who lust after the hard-to-come-by hardback editions. E
MARTIN, GEORGE R R A CLASH OF KINGS HarperVoyager, 9780008115418 December, hb, £75 Beautifully presented slipcased edition of A Clash of Kings. E
MURGIA, JENNIFER CASTLE OF SIGHS Spencer Hill Contemporary, 9781633920248 October, tpb, £8.50 Some secrets cannot be kept—in life or in death.
OKORAFOR, NNEDI UNTITLED OKORAFOR 3 Hodder, 9781444762839 November, tpb, £14.99 New fantasy novel from award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor. E
POLANSKY, DANIEL A CITY DREAMING Hodder, 9781473634251 October, hb, £18.99 A contemporary fantasy novel set in an alternative New York City. E
SCULL, LUKE DEAD MAN’S STEEL: THE GRIM COMPANY Head of Zeus, 9781781851593 September, hb, £18.99 The final instalment in The Grim Company trilogy. E
SHAKIR, M H AALOT’S REVENGE Matador, 9781785893049 August, tpb, £9.99 A super intelligent boy infiltrates the minds of his
parents with controversial consequences. E
SINISALO, JOHANNA THE CORE OF THE SUN Grove Press, 9781611855371 December, tpb, £12.99 A captivating and witty speculative satire of a Handmaid’s Tale-esque welfare state. E
SLATTER, ANGELA VIGIL
Jo Fletcher Books, 9781784294021 July, tpb, £13.99 The first full-length novel from award-winning author Angela Slatter. E
SMITH, A J THE WORLD RAVEN: THE LONG WAR
Head of Zeus, 9781784080907 August, hb, £20
The fourth and final book in A J Smith’s epic saga The Long War. E
STRAHAN, JONATHAN ED BRIDGING INFINITY Solaris, 9781781084182 October, tpb, £9.99
The latest volume in the Hugo award-winning Infinity Project series, showcasing all-original hard science fiction. E
STRAHAN, JONATHAN ED ET AL DROWNED WORLDS Solaris, 9781781084502 July, tpb, £12.99 Drowned Worlds looks at the future we might have if the oceans rise. E
THIER, AARON MR. ETERNITY Bloomsbury USA, 9781632860934 November, hb, £18.99 A novel of exuberance and ambition, spanning one thousand years of high-seas adventure and catastrophe. E
TOLKIEN, J R R THE HOBBIT FACSIMILE FIRST EDITION: BOXED SET HarperCollins, 9780007440832 September, hb, £25 Sumptuous gift set includes a replica of the very rare first edition of The Hobbit.
TOLKIEN, J R R; FLIEGER, VERLYN ED THE STORY OF KULLERVO HarperCollins, 9780008166724 October, hb, £60 A previously unknown work of fantasy by J R R Tolkien. E
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