Random House New Releases - Fiction - Science Fiction - Between May 21, 2012 and June 20, 2013.

Apocalyptic Organ Grinder by William Todd Rose

2013-06-17T00:30:00-05:00

Apocalyptic Organ Grinder A Hydra Dystopian Novella
Written by William Todd Rose

William Todd Rose reinvents the zombie story with a thrilling novella of a post-apocalyptic America where saviors are heroes . . . and heroes are killers.

A fatal virus—a biowarfare experiment unleashed on an unsuspecting world—has reduced the once-mighty United States to a smattering of tribes dueling for survival in the lawless wilderness. The disease-free folk known as Settlers barricade themselves in small villages, determined to keep out the highly contagious Spewers—infected humans who cannot die from the virus but spread the seeds of death from the festering blisters that cover their bodies.

Tanner Kline is a trained Sweeper, sworn to exterminate Spewers roaming the no-man’s-land surrounding his frightened community. As all Settlers do, Tanner dismisses them as little more than savages—until he meets his match in Spewer protector Lila. But when hunter and hunted clash, their bloody tango ignites a firestorm of fear and hatred. Now, no one is safe from the juggernaut of terror that rages unchecked, and the fate of humanity hangs on questions with no answers: Who’s right, who’s wrong . . . and who’s going to care if everyone’s dead?

Allegiance: Star Wars by Marc Thompson

2013-06-11T00:30:00-05:00

Allegiance: Star Wars
Written by Timothy Zahn
Read by Marc Thompson

Never before has the incendiary mix of action, politics, and intrigue that has become Timothy Zahn’s trademark, been mmore evident that in this new Star Wars epic. On the heels of the stunning events chronicled in Star Wars: A New Hope, the newly minted heroes of the Rebellion–fledgling Jedi Luke Skywalker, smuggler turned reluctant freedom-fighter Han Solo, and Princess Leia Organa, a bold leader with a world to avenge–must face the harsh realities of the cataclysmic conflict into which they have so bravely plunged. From this point forward, legends will grow, treachery will abound, and lives will be irrevocably altered, in the long, hard fight to counter the fist of tyranny and restore hope to a galaxy too long in darkness.

The destruction of the Death Star by the Rebel Alliance was a decisive blow against the Empire, but Palpatine and his monstrous enforcer, Darth Vader, are no less of a threat. The brutal extermination of Alderaan not only demonstrated the magnitude of their murderous power, but served as a chilling testament to their resolve to crush the Rebel uprising. Standing against them, Skywalker, Solo, and the Princess remain uncertain opponents. Luke is gifted and brave, but unschooled in the power he possesses. Han has doubts about waging someone else’s war–and his contentiousness is one more burden for Leia to bear as she struggles to help keep the Rebellion alive. The three have been sent to mediate a dispute between Rebel Alliance factions in Shelsha Sector–agitating matters by forcing Han to deal not only with pirates, but with his more dreaded enemy, politics. At the same time, Mara Jade–all of eighteen and years away from her fateful meeting with Luke–is serving her evil master, Palpatine, well in her role as the Emperor’s Hand: tracking suspected treachery in the Empire to what may be high places–while trying to stay out of Darth Vader’s way.

But the Rebels will prove to be only one of the Empire’s concerns. For Imperial Stormtrooper Daric LaRone, his faith in the Empire shaken by the wanton destruction of Alderaan, will commit a sudden and violent act of defiance, and take four other enforcers with him, in a desperate bid to elude their masters’ wrath.

Each of these fateful actions, whether sanctioned, secret, or scandalous, will expose brutality and corruption, spur upheavals destined to shake the Empire to its core, and shape momentous events yet to come.

Ballroom of the Skies by Dean Koontz

2013-06-11T00:30:00-05:00

Ballroom of the Skies A Novel
Written by John D. MacDonald
Introduction by Dean Koontz

Ballroom of the Skies, a classic science fiction novel from John D. MacDonald, the beloved author of Cape Fear and the Travis McGee series, is now available as an eBook.

Have you ever stopped to wonder why the world is eternally torn by war? Why men of goodwill, seeking only peace, are driven relentlessly to further disaster? In a future society, where India rules the globe and everyone chases the mighty rupee, the First Atomic War has just ended. Already the Second is clearly building. People shrug. War is man’s nature, they think. And that’s what newspaper reporter Dake Lorin thinks, too . . . until he becomes aware of the aliens living among us and discovers their sinister purpose—as well as the strange and monstrous explanation for humankind’s seemingly limitless capacity for violence and destruction.

Features a new Introduction by Dean Koontz

Praise for John D. MacDonald

“The great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller.”—Stephen King

“My favorite novelist of all time.”—Dean Koontz

“To diggers a thousand years from now, the works of John D. MacDonald would be a treasure on the order of the tomb of Tutankhamen.”—Kurt Vonnegut

“A master storyteller, a masterful suspense writer . . . John D. MacDonald is a shining example for all of us in the field. Talk about the best.”—Mary Higgins Clark

Doctor Who: Who-ology by Mark Wright

2013-06-11T00:30:00-05:00

Doctor Who: Who-ology
Written by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright

The official miscellany, celebrating 50 years of Doctor Who.

Limits of Power by Elizabeth Moon

2013-06-11T00:30:00-05:00

Limits of Power
Written by Elizabeth Moon

Elizabeth Moon is back with the fourth adventure in her bestselling fantasy epic. Moon brilliantly weaves a colorful tapestry of action, betrayal, love, and magic set in a richly imagined world that stands alongside those of such fantasy masters as George R. R. Martin and Robin Hobb.

The unthinkable has occurred in the kingdom of Lyonya. The queen of the Elves—known as the Lady—is dead, murdered by former elves twisted by dark powers. Now the Lady’s half-elven grandson must heal the mistrust between elf and human before their enemies strike again. Yet as he struggles to make ready for an attack, an even greater threat looms across the Eight Kingdoms.

Throughout the north, magic is reappearing after centuries of absence, emerging without warning in family after family—rich and poor alike. In some areas, the religious strictures against magery remain in place, and fanatical followers are stamping out magery by killing whoever displays the merest sign of it—even children. And as unrest spreads, one very determined traitor works to undo any effort at peace—no matter how many lives it costs. With the future hanging in the balance, it is only the dedication of a few resolute heroes who can turn the tides . . . if they can survive.

PRAISE FOR ELIZABETH MOON

Echoes of Betrayal

“This is an excellent series, and Echoes of Betrayal is particularly well done. [Elizabeth Moon is a] consistently entertaining writer, and this book lives up to her standards.”—San Jose Mercury News

“Rousing action and intriguing plot twists.”—Kirkus Reviews

Kings of the North

“Moon’s characters navigate an intricate maze of alliances and rivalries. . . . Close attention to military detail gives the action convincing intensity.”—The Star-Ledger

“Her storytelling is as electrifying as ever, and her readers should be delighted with this new vista of a well-known world.”—Booklist

Oath of Fealty

“A triumphant return to the fantasy world she created . . . No one writes fantasy quite like Moon.”—The Miami Herald

“Ranks alongside Andre Norton’s Witch World and Tolkien’s Middle-earth for invention, deeds of valor, and battles of good against evil.”—Jack Campbell

Limits of Power by Elizabeth Moon

2013-06-11T00:30:00-05:00

Limits of Power
Written by Elizabeth Moon

The Time Machine by Derek Jacobi

2013-06-11T00:30:00-05:00

The Time Machine
Written by H.G. Wells
Read by Derek Jacobi

Illus. in black-and-white. When a turn-of-the-century scientist travels into the distant future in his time machine, he expects to find progress and superior people. But instead he discovers a world in decay. Reading level: 2.4.

The Time Machine by Derek Jacobi

2013-06-11T00:30:00-05:00

The Time Machine
Written by H.G. Wells
Read by Derek Jacobi

Wine of the Dreamers by Dean Koontz

2013-06-11T00:30:00-05:00

Wine of the Dreamers A Novel
Written by John D. MacDonald
Introduction by Dean Koontz

Wine of the Dreamers, a classic science fiction novel from John D. MacDonald, the beloved author of Cape Fear and the Travis McGee series, is now available as an eBook.

They are the Watchers: pale laboratory creatures living in a remote, sealed-off world. Their game, their religion, their release is to dream, and their dreams carry across the galaxy to lodge in the minds of the inhabitants of another world: the planet Earth. But as the human race approaches a dream of their own—traveling beyond their own planet to other worlds—the Watchers step in. For escape from Earth is an impossible dream, one that the Watchers will go to any length to destroy.

Features a new Introduction by Dean Koontz

Praise for John D. MacDonald

“The great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller.”—Stephen King

“My favorite novelist of all time.”—Dean Koontz

“To diggers a thousand years from now, the works of John D. MacDonald would be a treasure on the order of the tomb of Tutankhamen.”—Kurt Vonnegut

“A master storyteller, a masterful suspense writer . . . John D. MacDonald is a shining example for all of us in the field. Talk about the best.”—Mary Higgins Clark

Doctor Who: Harvest of Time by Alastair Reynolds

2013-06-04T00:30:00-05:00

Doctor Who: Harvest of Time
Written by Alastair Reynolds

One of science fiction's most acclaimed authors delivers a spectacular original novel in the Doctor Who universe featuring the Third Doctor, as played by Jon Pertwee.

Doctor Who: Harvest of Time by Alastair Reynolds

2013-06-04T00:30:00-05:00

Doctor Who: Harvest of Time
Written by Alastair Reynolds

One of science fiction's most acclaimed authors delivers a spectacular original novel in the Doctor Who universe featuring the Third Doctor, as played by Jon Pertwee.

7 Billion Needles, Volume 2 by Nobuaki Tadano

2013-05-29T00:30:00-05:00

7 Billion Needles, Volume 2
Written by Nobuaki Tadano

eBook, 200 pages | Vertical | Comics & Graphic Novels - Manga -Science Fiction; Comics & Graphic Novels - Graphic Novels - Science Fiction; Fiction - Science Fiction | $4.99 | May 29, 2013 | 978-1-939130-34-1 (1-939130-34-4)

After Earth by Peter David

2013-05-28T00:30:00-05:00

After Earth
Written by Peter David

Paperback, 416 pages | Del Rey | Fiction - Science Fiction - Adventure; Fiction - Movie or Television Tie-In; Fiction - Adventure | $9.99 | May 28, 2013 | 978-0-345-54320-2 (0-345-54320-3)

Experience the vast tapestry of After Earth in a novelization unlike any other: a thousand-year saga featuring original content from the mind of Peter David, the veteran sci-fi author who helped develop the richly imagined universe. This is the complete, never-before-seen chronicle of the extraordinary family that’s been across the universe and back—from humanity’s last days on Earth through the events of the epic film!

RAIGE RUNS IN THE FAMILY

General Cypher Raige of the United Ranger Corps is only the latest in a long line of heroes. For a thousand years, ever since the globe was engulfed by environmental apocalypse, the Raiges have been instrumental in humanity’s survival. They led the way as the survivors abandoned Earth, settled an uninhabitable planet called Nova Prime, withstood an onslaught from a mysterious alien force, and carved out a new home in the farthest reaches of the galaxy.

Now Cypher has returned to his family after an extended tour of duty. For his thirteen-year-old son, Kitai, tagging along with his famous father is the adventure of a lifetime—and a chance to salvage their relationship. But when an asteroid collides with their craft, they make a crash landing that leaves Cypher seriously—perhaps fatally—wounded.

Kitai Raige has always wanted to prove that he has what it takes to live up to his illustrious name. Now, all too soon, he gets his chance. With his father’s life on the line, Kitai must venture out into the strange, hostile terrain of a new world that seems eerily familiar: Earth.

After Earth by Peter David

2013-05-28T00:30:00-05:00

After Earth
Written by Peter David

eBook, 304 pages | Del Rey | Fiction - Science Fiction - Adventure; Fiction - Movie or Television Tie-In; Fiction - Adventure | $9.99 | May 28, 2013 | 978-0-345-54677-7 (0-345-54677-6)

After Earth by David H. Lawrence XVII

2013-05-28T00:30:00-05:00

After Earth
Written by Peter David
Read by David H. Lawrence XVII

Unabridged Audiobook Download | Random House Audio | Fiction - Science Fiction - Adventure; Fiction - Movie or Television Tie-In; Fiction - Adventure | $20.00 | May 28, 2013 | 978-0-385-39372-0 (0-385-39372-5)

Ghost Spin by Chris Moriarty

2013-05-28T00:30:00-05:00

Ghost Spin
Written by Chris Moriarty

Trade Paperback, 576 pages | Spectra | Fiction - Science Fiction - High Tech; Fiction - Technological; Fiction - Adventure | $16.00 | May 28, 2013 | 978-0-553-38494-9 (0-553-38494-5)

Sometimes a ghost of a chance is all you get.

Award-winning author Chris Moriarty returns to a dazzling cyber-noir far future in this gritty, high-stakes thriller where the only rule is “Evolve . . . or die.”

The Age of Man is ending. The UN’s sprawling interstellar empire is failing as its quantum teleportation network collapses, turning once-viable colonies into doomed island outposts. Humanity’s only hope of survival is the Drift: a mysterious region of space where faster-than-light travel—or something far stranger—seems possible. As mercenaries and pirates flock to the Drift, the cold war between the human-led UN and the clone-dominated Syndicates heats up. Whoever controls the Drift will chart the future course of human evolution—and no one wants to be left behind in a universe where the price of failure is extinction.

When the AI called Cohen ventures into the Drift, he dies—allegedly by his own hand—and his consciousness is scattered across the cosmos. Some of his ghosts are still self-aware. Some are insane. And one of them hides a secret worth killing for. Enter Major Catherine Li, Cohen’s human (well, partly human) lover, who embarks on a desperate search to solve the mystery of Cohen’s death—and put him back together. But Li isn’t the only one interested in Cohen’s ghosts. Astrid Avery, a by-the-book UN navy captain, is on the hunt. So is William Llewellyn, a pirate who has one of the ghosts in his head, which is slowly eating him alive. Even the ghosts have their own agendas. And lurking behind them all is a pitiless enemy who will stop at nothing to make sure the dead don’t walk again.

Ghost Spin by Chris Moriarty

2013-05-28T00:30:00-05:00

Ghost Spin
Written by Chris Moriarty

eBook, 576 pages | Spectra | Fiction - Science Fiction - High Tech; Fiction - Technological; Fiction - Adventure | $9.99 | May 28, 2013 | 978-0-345-52628-1 (0-345-52628-7)

Moxyland by Lauren Beukes

2013-05-28T00:30:00-05:00

Moxyland
Written by Lauren Beukes

Trade Paperback, 304 pages | Angry Robot | Fiction - Science Fiction; Fiction - Science Fiction - High Tech | $14.99 | May 28, 2013 | 978-0-85766-381-8 (0-85766-381-X)

What's really going on? Who's really in charge? You have NO. F***KING. IDEA.

A frighteningly persuasive, high-tech fable, this novel follows the lives of four narrators living in an alternative futuristic Cape Town, South Africa. An art-school dropout, and AIDS baby, a tech-activist and an RPG-obsessed blogger live in a world where your online identity is at least as important as your physical one. Getting disconnected is a punishment worse than imprisonment, but someone's got to stand up to Government Inc. - whatever the cost. Taking hedonistic trends in society to their ultimate conclusions, this tale paints anything but a forecasted utopia, satirically undermining the reified idea of progress as society's white knight.

From the bestselling author of The Shining Girls and the Arthur C. Clarke-award-winning Zoo City.

File Under: Science Fiction [ Digital Natives | Corporate Wars | Future | Teenage Riot ]

E-book ISBN: 978-0-85766-005-3

From the Paperback edition.

Sky Dragons by Todd J. McCaffrey

2013-05-28T00:30:00-05:00

Sky Dragons Dragonriders of Pern
Written by Anne McCaffrey and Todd J. McCaffrey

Paperback, 400 pages | Del Rey | Fiction - Science Fiction - Adventure; Fiction - Fantasy - Epic; Fiction - Adventure | $7.99 | May 28, 2013 | 978-0-345-50092-2 (0-345-50092-X)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Scores of dragons are dead after plague swept across the world of Pern, and now the Weyrs are struggling to rebuild before Threadfall destroys everything—and everyone—left alive. Their best hope lies with a group of new dragonriders who have volunteered to brave the dangers of an unexplored island populated by vicious wild felines and voracious tunnel-snakes to create a safe home for their young dragons, whose offspring will hopefully replenish Pern’s decimated population. But their leader, Xhinna, the first female rider of a blue dragon, faces an uphill battle to win the respect of her peers, especially after tragedy leaves the new colony reeling. The way forward seems to lie with the awesome ability of the dragons to travel through time. But that power comes with risks: By venturing into the past, Xhinna may jeopardize the very future she has sworn to save.

“Memorable characters and a good balance of individual dramas and large-scale action make this a strong addition to the Pern saga.”—Library Journal

“Longtime fans will enjoy the latest adventures of the cheerful dragonriders and their colorful mounts.”—Publishers Weekly

“McCaffrey will be remembered, rightly, as one of science fiction’s grand masters.”—Tor.com

The Resurrectionist by E. B. Hudspeth

2013-05-21T00:30:00-05:00

The Resurrectionist The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black
Written by E. B. Hudspeth

eBook | Quirk Books | Fiction - Fantasy - Paranormal; Fiction - Science Fiction; Design - Graphic Arts - Illustration | $24.95 | May 21, 2013 | 978-1-59474-624-6 (1-59474-624-9)

Philadelphia, the late 1870s. A city of gas lamps, cobblestone streets, and horse-drawn carriages—and home to the controversial surgeon Dr. Spencer Black. The son of a grave robber, young Dr. Black studies at Philadelphia’s esteemed Academy of Medicine, where he develops an unconventional hypothesis: What if the world’s most celebrated mythological beasts—mermaids, minotaurs, and satyrs—were in fact the evolutionary ancestors of humankind?

The Resurrectionist offers two extraordinary books in one. The first is a fictional biography of Dr. Spencer Black, from a childhood spent exhuming corpses through his medical training, his travels with carnivals, and the mysterious disappearance at the end of his life. The second book is Black’s magnum opus: The Codex Extinct Animalia, a Gray’s Anatomy for mythological beasts—dragons, centaurs, Pegasus, Cerberus—all rendered in meticulously detailed anatomical illustrations. You need only look at these images to realize they are the work of a madman. The Resurrectionist tells his story.

Random House New Releases - Fiction - Science Fiction - Between May 21, 2012 and June 20, 2013.

Apocalyptic Organ Grinder by William Todd Rose

Apocalyptic Organ Grinder A Hydra Dystopian NovellaWritten by William Todd Rose

Allegiance: Star Wars by Marc Thompson

Allegiance: Star Wars Written by Timothy Zahn Read by Marc Thompson

Ballroom of the Skies by Dean Koontz

Ballroom of the Skies A NovelWritten by John D. MacDonald Introduction by Dean Koontz

Doctor Who: Who-ology by Mark Wright

Doctor Who: Who-ology Written by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright

Limits of Power by Elizabeth Moon

Limits of Power Written by Elizabeth Moon

Limits of Power by Elizabeth Moon

Limits of Power Written by Elizabeth Moon

The Time Machine by Derek Jacobi

The Time Machine Written by H.G. Wells Read by Derek Jacobi

The Time Machine by Derek Jacobi

The Time Machine Written by H.G. Wells Read by Derek Jacobi

Wine of the Dreamers by Dean Koontz

Wine of the Dreamers A NovelWritten by John D. MacDonald Introduction by Dean Koontz

Doctor Who: Harvest of Time by Alastair Reynolds

Doctor Who: Harvest of Time Written by Alastair Reynolds

Doctor Who: Harvest of Time by Alastair Reynolds

Doctor Who: Harvest of Time Written by Alastair Reynolds

7 Billion Needles, Volume 2 by Nobuaki Tadano

7 Billion Needles, Volume 2 Written by Nobuaki Tadano

After Earth by Peter David

After Earth Written by Peter David

After Earth by Peter David

After Earth Written by Peter David

After Earth by David H. Lawrence XVII

After Earth Written by Peter David Read by David H. Lawrence XVII

Ghost Spin by Chris Moriarty

Ghost Spin Written by Chris Moriarty

Ghost Spin by Chris Moriarty

Ghost Spin Written by Chris Moriarty

Moxyland by Lauren Beukes

Moxyland Written by Lauren Beukes

Sky Dragons by Todd J. McCaffrey

Sky Dragons Dragonriders of PernWritten by Anne McCaffrey and Todd J. McCaffrey

The Resurrectionist by E. B. Hudspeth

The Resurrectionist The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer BlackWritten by E. B. Hudspeth

Apocalyptic Organ Grinder A Hydra Dystopian Novella
Written by William Todd Rose

Allegiance: Star Wars
Written by Timothy Zahn
Read by Marc Thompson

Ballroom of the Skies A Novel
Written by John D. MacDonald
Introduction by Dean Koontz

Doctor Who: Who-ology
Written by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright

Limits of Power
Written by Elizabeth Moon

Limits of Power
Written by Elizabeth Moon

The Time Machine
Written by H.G. Wells
Read by Derek Jacobi

The Time Machine
Written by H.G. Wells
Read by Derek Jacobi

Wine of the Dreamers A Novel
Written by John D. MacDonald
Introduction by Dean Koontz

Doctor Who: Harvest of Time
Written by Alastair Reynolds

Doctor Who: Harvest of Time
Written by Alastair Reynolds

7 Billion Needles, Volume 2
Written by Nobuaki Tadano

After Earth
Written by Peter David

After Earth
Written by Peter David

After Earth
Written by Peter David
Read by David H. Lawrence XVII

Ghost Spin
Written by Chris Moriarty

Ghost Spin
Written by Chris Moriarty

Moxyland
Written by Lauren Beukes

Sky Dragons Dragonriders of Pern
Written by Anne McCaffrey and Todd J. McCaffrey

The Resurrectionist The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black
Written by E. B. Hudspeth