The books coming out in 2014

[AncalagonTheBlack]

The Curse of Jacob Tracy by Holly Messinger (Thomas Dunne Books)

On Sale Date: June 17, 2014

A brilliantly crafted, fast-paced historical fantasy set in the rich world of the American West, introducing an unforgettable new hero, Jacob Tracy—a Civil War veteran who can see ghosts

St. Louis in 1880 is full of ghosts, and Jacob Tracy can see them all. Ever since he nearly died on the battlefield at Antietam, Trace has been haunted by the country’s restless dead. The curse cost him his family, his calling to the church, and damn near his sanity. He stays out of ghost-populated areas as much as possible these days, guiding wagon trains West from St. Louis, with his pragmatic and skeptical partner, Boz.

During the spring work lull, Trace gets an unusual job offer. Miss Fairweather, a wealthy English bluestocking, needs someone to retrieve a dead friend’s legacy from a nearby town, and she specifically wants Trace to do it. However, the errand proves to be far more sinister than advertised. When confronted, Miss Fairweather admits to knowing about Trace’s curse, and suggests she might help him learn to control it—in exchange for a few more odd jobs. Trace has no interest in being her pet psychic, but he’s been looking twenty years for a way to control his power, and Miss Fairweather’s knowledge of the spirit world is too valuable to ignore. As she steers him into one macabre situation after another, his powers flourish, and Trace begins to realize some good might be done with this curse of his. But Miss Fairweather is harboring some dark secrets of her own, and her meddling has brought Trace to the attention of something much older and more dangerous than any ghost in this electrifying and inventive debut.

The Teacher of Symmetry by Andrei Bitov (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

On Sale Date: July 8, 2014

A language-, border-, and genre-crossing extravaganza from one of the creators of the postmodern novel

One of Russia’s finest novelists and an heir to the literature of Gogol, Bulgakov, and Nabokov, Andrei Bitov has been widely hailed as a progenitor of the postmodern novel. The Teacher of Symmetry is his love letter to the art of storytelling. Layered with playful games between writer and reader, this delightful, challenging work explores the relationship between an author and his creations, and the sacrifices that a writer may make out of ardor for his art.

Bitov tells us that The Teacher of Symmetry is the “echo” of a British novel that he once read and is now trying to reconstruct through the moth holes of memory and the fog of a foreign tongue. As the book proceeds, we encounter a series of curious episodes: A man meets the devil on a park bench and the devil shows him photographs of the fall of Troy, Shakespeare’s legs, and a terrible event that will take place in his future. A king who reigns over all possible worlds and uses his power to remove stars from the sky turns out to be the compiler of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Villagers squabble over a self-proclaimed space alien, and a literary society decides that it will accept only new members whose works are unwritten. Through it all, Bitov proceeds with the wit and mastery of a fabulist in perfect command of his fables.

The Year's Best Science Fiction: 31st Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois (St. Martin's Press)

On Sale Date: July 15, 2014

The multiple Locus Award-winning annual compilation of the year’s best science fiction stories

In the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, in The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection the very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world. This venerable collection brings together award winning authors and masters of the field such as Robert Reed, Alastair Reynolds, Damien Broderick, Elizabeth Bear, Paul McAuley and John Barnes. And with an extensive recommended reading guide and a summation of the year in science fiction, this annual compilation has become the definitive must-read anthology for all science fiction fans and readers interested in breaking into the genre.

Immolation by Ben Peek (Thomas Dunne Books)

On Sale Date: August 12, 2014

The first in a crackling, unputdownable new epic fantasy series, introducing a fascinating, original new world and an incredible heroine

The Gods are dying. Fifteen thousand years after the end of their war, their bodies can still be found across the world. They kneel in forests, lie beneath mountains, and rest at the bottom of the world's ocean. For thousands of years, men and women have awoken with strange powers that are derived from their bodies. The city Mireea is built against a huge stone wall that stretches across a vast mountain range, following the massive fallen body of the god, Ger.

Ayae, a young cartographer’s apprentice, is attacked and discovers she cannot be harmed by fire. Her new power makes her a target for an army that is marching on Mireea. With the help of Zaifyr, a strange man adorned with charms, she is taught the awful history of ‘cursed’ men and women, coming to grips with her new powers and the enemies they make. Meanwhile, the saboteur Bueralan infiltrates the army that is approaching her home to learn its terrible secret. Split between the three points of view, Immolation's narrative reaches its conclusion during an epic siege, where Ayae, Zaifyr and Bueralan are forced not just into conflict with those invading, but with those inside the city who wish to do them harm.

The first installment of an exciting new epic fantasy series, Immolation is a fast-paced page turner set in an enthralling new world, perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie and Brent Weeks.

[Jussi]

A Conversation in Blood (Egil and Nix #3) by Paul S. Kemp (June 24, 2014)

The book has been delayed to 2015:

Del Rey to publish two new Egil & Nix novels by Paul Kemp

A CONVERSATION IN BLOOD is currently slated for a 2015 release.

[Jussi]

Stephen King's next novel Mr. Mercedes will be released in June 2014:

http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Mercedes-Novel-Stephen-King/dp/1476754454/

[Werthead]

Very tentative: Gollancz are hopeful of publishing The Thorn of Emberlain by Scott Lynch in October 2014, one year after The Republic of Thieves. I would take that as a fairly optimistic date, and not to be surprised if there was a slide into 2015. However, it appears that the chances of another six-year wait are remote to non-existent (Thorn is apparently in a much more advanced stage than Thieves was when the previous book came out).

[Calibandar]

Stephen King's next novel Mr. Mercedes will be released in June 2014:

http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Mercedes-Novel-Stephen-King/dp/1476754454/

Never heard about that title before, or that he had another novel coming out so soon after Doctor Sleep.

I wonder what it's about.

[Veltigar]

Is there any further news on:

The Doors of Stone (Kingkiller Chronicle #3) by Patrick Rothfuss - late 2014 (hopefully).

[Werthead]

Is there any further news on:

Yes: don't hold your breath :)

According to Pat, he's had to have a year's extension on his deadline. However, it was unclear if that was before his (fairly recent) statements of hoping to deliver the book in 2014. I'd assume the worst and that we are not getting the book until 2015 at the earliest (which kind of makes sense, given there was a four-year gap between the first two as well).

[Veltigar]

Yes: don't hold your breath :)

According to Pat, he's had to have a year's extension on his deadline. However, it was unclear if that was before his (fairly recent) statements of hoping to deliver the book in 2014. I'd assume the worst and that we are not getting the book until 2015 at the earliest (which kind of makes sense, given there was a four-year gap between the first two as well).

Oh, bummer I was hoping to have a reason to run down the street while calling out "Hallelujah, the wait is over" :'( Thanks for the quick response though :D

I have to say, if he brings tDoS out in 2015 and GRRM delivers tWoW as well then 2015 will be a great year :D

[Brendan Moody]

Never heard about that title before, or that he had another novel coming out so soon after Doctor Sleep.

I wonder what it's about.

It's a hard-boiled crime novel, about a retired policeman being taunted by a murderer. It's presumably been finished for a while: King has since moved on to another new novel, Revival, which was halfway complete as of June.

[Jussi]

Sleeping Late on Judgement Day (Bobby Dollar #3) by Tad Williams - late 2014.

September 2014.

[Calibandar]

Is there any further news on:

It will be around February/March next year that the listing goes up on Amazon for DAW's books in October/November/December.

If it's not included in those, it's unlikely to be published next year.

But chin up, as the last thing we have heard was from Pat suggesting 2014.

[ColdDrake]

Yes: don't hold your breath :)

According to Pat, he's had to have a year's extension on his deadline. However, it was unclear if that was before his (fairly recent) statements of hoping to deliver the book in 2014. I'd assume the worst and that we are not getting the book until 2015 at the earliest (which kind of makes sense, given there was a four-year gap between the first two as well).

This makes me sad. But it's another reason why 2015 may be Nerdaggedon

[AncalagonTheBlack]

The New Black edited by Richard Thomas (Dark House Press)

Pub date: May 13, 2014

The New Black is a collection of 20 neo-noir stories exemplifying the best authors currently writing in this dark sub-genre.

A mixture of horror, crime, fantasy, science fiction, magical realism, the transgressive, and the grotesque all with a literary bent, these stories represent the future of genre-bending fiction from some of our brightest and most original voices.

The table of contents includes the following authors and stories:

Brian Evenson, "Windeye"

Benjamin Percy, "Dial Tone"

Stephen Graham Jones, "Father Son, Holy Rabbit"

Paul Tremblay, "It's Against the Law to Feed the Ducks"

Lindsay Hunter, "That Baby"

Roxane Gay, "How"

Kyle Minor, "The Truth and All Its Ugly"

Craig Clevenger, "Act of Contrition"

Micaela Morrissette, "The Familiars"

Richard Lange, "Fuzzyland"

Roy Kesey, "Instituto"

Craig Davidson, "Rust and Bone"

Rebecca Jones-Howe, "Blue Hawaii"

Joe Meno, "Children Are the Only Ones Who Blush"

Vanessa Veselka, "Christopher Hitchens,"

Nik Korpon, "His Footsteps are Made of Soot"

Craig Wallwork, "Dollhouse"

Tara Laskowski, "The Etiquette of Homicide"

Matt Bell, "Dredge"

Antonia Crane, "Sunshine for Adrienne."

[Jussi]

Kate Elliott's The Black Wolves will be pulished by Orbit in November 2014.

A brand new epic fantasy series from Kate Elliott.

[Samalander]

Yes: don't hold your breath :)

According to Pat, he's had to have a year's extension on his deadline. However, it was unclear if that was before his (fairly recent) statements of hoping to deliver the book in 2014. I'd assume the worst and that we are not getting the book until 2015 at the earliest (which kind of makes sense, given there was a four-year gap between the first two as well).

But... Is this the end of the story or does he plan more trilogies a la Robin Hobb?

[Olaf]

He has already sold a new work to his publisher, but it is as yet unclear if it will be set in the same world or if it is something completely different.

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/09/patrick-rothfuss-will-write-more-fantasy-after-the-kingkiller-chronicles

Saw him tonight and he was asked if there would possibly be more than three books about Kvothe. He said absolutely not, three books is it. He would, however, do more stories in the Four Corners world, just not Kvothe's story.

He has also expressed his wishes to write some urban fantasy at some point.

[Jussi]

Destiny's Conflict by Janny Wurts: October 2014?

[Jussi]

Berkley Summer 2014 catalog (includes DAW and Ace):

http://booksellers.penguin.com/static/pdf/berkley-summer14.pdf

NAL Summer 2014 catalog (includes Roc):

http://booksellers.penguin.com/static/pdf/nal-summer14.pdf

[WrathOfTinyKittens]

Bullshit no more than 3 books about Kvothe. He is what, 15 in his recollections in WMF, but something like 22-27 in the frame tale, which takes place only 2 years after everything went down? That means the next book has to cover at least 5 years of story and frankly, although I greatly enjoy the books, Rothfuss spends way too much time on random shit to advance his story so quickly.

Unless of course he meant 3 books in addition to the ones already published :-)

[Veltigar]

Bullshit no more than 3 books about Kvothe. He is what, 15 in his recollections in WMF, but something like 22-27 in the frame tale, which takes place only 2 years after everything went down? That means the next book has to cover at least 5 years of story and frankly, although I greatly enjoy the books, Rothfuss spends way too much time on random shit to advance his story so quickly.

Unless of course he meant 3 books in addition to the ones already published :-)

I believe the first trilogy will be more of a prelude to what happens next. I could be wrong of course, but I always though that book 3 would show us what made Kvothe into Kote (in the story he tells) and have something special happen in the inn which prompts Kote to become Kvothe again and start of on new adventures, which will be included in another trilogy.

Of course Patrick could write other stories in between or write from another PoV, that's all in the air for now. But I don't think Doors of Stone will be the last book to feature Kvothe.