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2016 Booklist media kit
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Coming Fall 2015, Booklist will launch an app and digital edition of its print magazine. These new convenient ways to read Booklist will be included free with subscriptions and include special advertising opportunities like banner and video placements. rioting Saint Patrick’s Day crowd. A young woman is discovered after the chaos with no memory of her past except for her name, Alina. Realizing that Alina is the focus of the horrible event, Gabe and his colleagues try to find the mysterious perpetrator. Meanwhile, Delia’s search for Alina’s identity coincides with some dark memory-dreams from the princess ghost. With multiple deaths haunting both Delia and Gabe, the couple tries to discover the answers before Alina, or anyone they care about, becomes a ghost. Moyer’s strong characters and story bring this exciting historical-fantasy series (Delia’s Shadow, 2013; A Barricade in Hell, 2014) to a satisfying conclusion. —Kristi Chadwick memories of his own past mingle in Asher’s subconscious. The lines between enemy and ally blur as a German spy searches for a talisman to control Paris’ vampires for his own ends, promising power to fledgling vampires in exchange for his prize. Lydia takes center stage as a strong and resourceful character, and, through Asher’s dreams, Ysidro’s strange history is brought to light. Hambly’s complex and atmospheric story moves swiftly as Paris mobilizes for war, and many leave the city to fight or flee. Hambly continues to mix vampire fiction and historical mystery in a way that will delight her fans. —Craig Clark The Bazaar of Bad Dreams. By Stephen King. Sept. 2015. Tor, paper, $15.99 (9780765375261); e-book, $9.99 (9781466846364). Nov. 2015. 512p. Scribner, $30 (9781501111679). For thousands of readers, few things are more comfortable than hunkering down with a Stephen King short story—an odd fact, considering how uncomfortable some of those stories make us. With this, his more-or-less tenth collection, King offers an arsenic sugaring to his poison pies: brief intros describing the hows, wheres, and whys behind each tale, from working out personal demons to instants of dumbstruck inspiration. The faithful might have already read or heard a few—“Ur,” “Blockade Billy”—but King’s batting average is just as strong with the unfamiliar tales as with the familiar ones. The van strike that almost killed the author in 1999 haunts the book; vehicular accidents crop up everywhere, perhaps most disturbingly in “Herman Wouk Is Still Alive,” a nihilistic shocker about a dual suicide by car, and, most entertainingly, with “The Little Green God of Agony,” which King confesses is directly inspired by his rehabilitation. Here, an exorcist of sorts extracts “pain” from a sufferer in the shape of a globular green beastie. Though the stories swing from sad to wistful to grim, it’s this cackling sense of play that makes Uncle Stevie so much fun to have around. —Daniel Kraus HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Why not order a few copies? This King kid, he might be going places. YA/M: Teens love King, and the short story format is probably the gateway drug of choice. DK. Darkness on His Bones. By Barbara Hambly. Oct. 2015. 256p. Severn, $29.95 (9780727885234). Hambly’s sixth book in the James Asher vampire series, after The Kindred of Darkness (2014), opens in July 1914 as Germany and France declare war on one another. Asher is in a Paris hospital, unconscious with multiple puncture wounds. His wife, Lydia, immediately enlists the help of the vampire and ally Don Simon Ysidro to both protect her husband and discover what he was doing in Paris. The resourceful Lydia tracks her husband’s research before his injuries, and Simon enters Asher’s fitful dreams, surprised that 38 Booklist September 15, 2015 Deadlands: Ghostwalkers. By Jonathan Maberry. Like some other role-playing games, Deadlands, a popular RPG set in an alternate-timeline Old West, is getting a literary spin-off. And who better to write it than Maberry, the author of the Joe Ledger thrillers (which frequently, like Deadlands, feature weird science and weird creatures). The hero of this rousing adventure is gunslinger Grey Torrance, a man with a tortured past who’s about to walk into a life-or-death situation. He’s accompanied by Thomas Looks Away, a Sioux Indian who was educated at the University of Exeter in England and whose familiarity with the mysterious “ghost rock”—a substance created, apparently, when a massive earthquake destroyed California in 1868—will come in very handy. There are also a couple of warring landowners, who have a small town trapped in their clutches; a seriously mad scientist; and, well, a zombie army (sort of ). Part Wild West adventure, part steampunk sf, part just plain weird, the book is sure to appeal to Deadlands fans, Maberry’s devoted readers, and anyone who likes a rollickin’ good story. —David Pitt Luna: New Moon. By Ian McDonald. Sept. 2015. 432p. Tor, $27.99 (9780765375513); e-book (9781466847637). The award-winning author of The Dervish House (2010) and Brasyl (2007) takes his talents to the moon in this thrilling nearfuture drama. Everything is for sale in the harsh and brutal environment of the moon, and five families control all aspects of the economy. Plots and conspiracies abound as the Five Dragons jockey for monetary and political advantage in a world where there is no criminal or civil law, only contract law and consensus. Those less fortunate must scramble simply to survive while the corporate families live in incredible luxury. Adriana Corta made her fortune from wresting lucrative helium mining from the powerful MacKenzie family, but unrest and attacks on her family threaten the Cortas’ future. McDonald does a masterful job of alternating perspectives to paint a fascinating picture of family drama and corporate greed set against a backdrop of imaginative postcyberpunk technology, and Adriana’s backstory, told in a series of confessionals, adds depth to the plot. This first title in a projected duology will have broad appeal among sf readers. —Craig Clark Saturn Run. By John Sandford and Ctein. Oct. 2015. 608p. Putnam, $28 (9780399176951). Naturally occurring objects in space, like meteors, do not decelerate. Spaceships decelerate. In 2066, a Caltech student identifies an object near Saturn doing exactly that. Soon a conclusion is reached: the country that can mount an expedition to reach Saturn first and engage the object may gain a virtually insurmountable technological advantage for decades. When the Chinese learn of the alien craft, they draw the same conclusion, and the race is on. The plot flashes from the U.S. airship to the Chinese and back to Earth, as President Santeros negotiates through some tricky intraspace protocols. The crews are what readers might expect. The Chinese crew is smart and brave but shackled by an inability to express their opinions honestly for fear of offending the Party. The U.S. crew is every bit as smart and brave, but they are also emboldened by a residual cowboy mentality. Saturn Run starts slowly as Sandford and coauthor Ctein set the context for a future in which space exploration is a necessity, not a luxury. Once the race is on, however, the suspense and the surprisingly involving science keep the pages turning. —Wes Lukowsky Slade House. By David Mitchell. Oct. 2015. 256p. Random, $26 (9780812998689). In this slim and compelling novel, literary-fiction stalwart Mitchell offers his most accessible book yet—a haunted-house story in the vein of such classics as The Turn of the Screw and The Haunting of Hill House. Written as five distinct chapters, each set on the last Saturday in October, spaced nine years apart, the novel follows the nefarious exploits of the Grayer twins, who inhabit the eponymous home, hidden in a narrow alley behind a pub. Each chapter is told through the point of view of the poor soul who has been unknowingly summoned to the home as a sacrifice to the twins. Readers will appreciate how, over the 36-year span, characters and story threads overlap to craft a unified psychological tale. Mitchell gives readers the same genre-blending, intricate plotting, and thought-provoking story lines as he does in his more ambitious works (The Bone Clocks, 2014), but here his scope is smaller and his focus limited mainly to producing the intensely unsettling tone. Suggest to fans of Audrey Niffenegger, Karen Russell, and Steven Millhauser, and expect it to be read as a Halloween staple for years to come. —Becky Spratford HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Expect this superb haunted-house tale to draw less critical acclaim, but perhaps a broader cross section of readers, than Mitchell’s early, more demanding novels. www.booklistreader.com BOL The Things We Don’t Do. By Andres Neuman. Tr. by Nick Caistor and Lorenza Garcia. Sept. 2015. 190p. Open Letter, paper, $13.95 (9781940953182); e-book, $9.99 (9781940953199). Neuman’s penchant for familial drama, on vibrant display in his last novel, Talking to Ourselves (2014), emerges again in these short stories, but his adventurous, stylistic virtuosity sets these works apart. In the nearly three dozen stories, many only a page or two long, generational relationships predominate, as in “Bathtub,” which captures the stark final moments of the narrator’s grandfather. Neuman also employs last minute twists and unconventional conceits to transform ostensibly ordinary activities—young boys consider swimming to a rocky offshore island renowned for its rumored nudists, a woman contemplates purchasing a secondhand suit for her husband—with remarkably fresh prose. “Juan, José” is told from the competing perspectives of two psychiatrists who psychoanalyze each other. In “My False Name,” a narrator eerily similar to the author relates a humorous history of his surname. The book closes with a series of “dodecalogues,” brief remarks on the art of storytelling, including this gem: “Far more urgent than to knock a reader out is to wake a reader up.” Neuman succeeds by this and many other measures with these sublime, surprising tales. —Diego Báez Oc1 Oc1 Up against the Night. By Justin Cartwright. Nov. 2015. 256p. Bloomsbury, $27 (9781632860187). though she never knew it was because she was a Waterblood, part of an ancient bloodline born to protect innocents from Lord Hugh and the goddess he serves. She has no idea of the ancient powers running through her blood until they are ignited by an encounter with the one man who betrayed her, Soren. Grieving over the death of his grandfather, Soren learns that he is a Stormblood and, together with Ran in her Waterblood, the two are warriors of Destiny, whose love will help save or break the world. Are they up to the challenge? Ran and Soren’s desire never waned despite Soren’s betrayal. Their love is fierce and strong, whether in human form or in their warrior forms, and the sex is intense and passionate. In the end, that passion is what will save them. Fans of Celtic fantasies will find much to like here. —Ilene Lefkowitz Oc1 Laurus. By Eugene Vodolazkin. Tr. by Lisa C. Hayden. Oct. 2015. 352p. Oneworld, $24.99 (9781780747552). In fifteenth-century Russia, the constant threat of death by pestilence lingers, and the living turn to Christian mysticism to reconcile themselves with such remarkable agony. This may sound like the premise for an apocalyptic horror story, but Vodolazkin, an expert in medieval folklore, transforms the dreadful past into a familiar stage on which to explore love, loss, and fervent perseverance. After a plague sweeps through Rukina Quarter, killing the parents of young Arseny, the boy goes to live with his grandfather, Christofer, a renowned herbalist and loving caretaker. Arseny soon finds himself assuming the role of local “doctor,” and the novel follows the stages of his life, from healer, to holy fool, and, finally, as Laurus, sainthood. In a stroke of brilliant storytelling, Vodolazkin forgoes historical accuracy and instead conjures a cyclical, eternal time by combining biblical quotes, Soviet bureaucratese, and linguistic conventions of the Middle Ages (in this translation, rendered into Old English). The result is a uniquely lavish, multilayered work that blends an invented hagiography with the rapturous energy of Dostoevsky’s spiritual obsessions. —Diego Báez ex-cop, and their friend Dev, a current cop, investigate to clear Odelia. They are helped by Odelia’s underworld connections, including a hit woman who has a soft spot for her. After a second murder occurs, Odelia and company piece together the events that led to the murders. Fans of G. A. McKevett’s Savannah Reid mysteries will enjoy this witty series with its quirky, well-drawn characters. —Sue O’Brien Murder by Suspicion. By Veronica Heley. Oct. 2015. 240p. Severn, $29.95 (9780727885241); paper (9781847516244); e-book (9781780106779). When Ellie Quicke has the opportunity to travel to America with her husband while he attends a conference, she leaps at the chance. The only problem is that she can’t leave her elderly housekeeper, Rose, who’s nearly a member of the family. Ellie’s daughter, Diana, offers a solution: hire her former nanny, Claire, who wants a position as a caregiver. But when Ellie returns from America, Claire has made a number of bold changes—moving furniture, denying Rose the food she loves, discarding some of Ellie’s possessions. Ellie is naturally incensed, especially after learning that Claire is a member of a cultlike church called the Vision and is in thrall to its charismatic pastor. But when murder enters the picture, Ellie realizes that she and Rose could be in real danger. The latest in Heley’s long-running series again draws its appeal from the mix of suspense, gentle humor, an unpredictable plot, and a brave and engaging amateur sleuth. —Emily Melton The Cloud Collector. By Brian Freemantle. Nov. 2015. 352p. St. Martin’s/Thomas Dunne, $26.99 The juxtaposition of beauty and savagery in (9781250066237). the author’s native South Africa is the backNSA hacker Jack Irvine has penetrated the drop for this novel about a middle-aged man Iranian intelligence service’s computer neton the brink of getting his life back together. work. He has identified some jihadists and Frank is a South African who has made good follows them on Facebook, and he has even in London. Divorced from a bitter wife and planted disinformation that spurs one jihadwith a daughter in rehab, he takes his new ist cell to slaughter another. Bits of intelligence love, a Swedish paragon named Nellie, to his Irvine has discovered allow British MI5 analyst beach home in Cape Town. Frank’s life grows Sally Hanning to divine and then thwart coormore idyllic daily. Nellie’s son likes him, his dinated attacks on the U.S., Britain, and Italy. daughter returns from rehab with a darling But more attacks follow, and a man spooks toddler who calls him Grandpa, and he and think is the mastermind has slipped CIA surNellie begin to plan a wedding. The only fly veillance and is loose in the U.S. The Cloud in the ointment is a ne’er-do-well cousin, who Collector seems to be veteran espionage novelist asks Frank for money and seems more unFreemantle’s first foray into the world of jihad, hinged with every phone call. There is also the A Body to Spare. and the results are mixed. He works hard to expoverty and violence always just out of view By Sue Ann Jaffarian. plain Irvine’s accomplishment, but readers not and the family story of Frank’s ancestor, killed Nov. 2015. 336p. Midnight Ink, paper, $14.99 fluent in darknets and botnets will likely strugby Zulus while trying to colonize their land. (9780738718866). Plus-sized paralegal Odelia Grey is minding gle. But carefully detailed scenes of managers Up against the Night is not the most well-crafted novel, but fans of Coetzee may enjoy this her own business at the car wash when she no- of myriad U.S. intelligence agencies clashing in tale of a modern man haunted by brutality. tices a crowd gathering around the open trunk meetings read like verbal knife fights and have dispiriting plausibility. 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