ACE
Dead as a Doornail (May, $22.95) by Charlaine Harris is the fifth Sookie Stackhouse novel, following Dead to the World.
Century Rain (June, $24.95) by Alastair Reynolds is by the author of the Revelation Space trilogy.
Melusine (Aug, $23.95) by Sarah Monette is a lush and sprawling dark fantasy.
BALLANTINE
A Stroke of Midnight (Apr., $23.95) by Laurell K. Hamilton. Magic and sensuality rule as faeries walk the earth. Ad/promo. Author publicity.
CDS BOOKS
EverQuest, Vol. 2: Rogue's Hour (Apr., $19.95) by Scott Ciencin continues the fantasy series based on the online game. 100,000 first printing.
DAW
Crown of Stars, Vol. 6 (June, $24.95) by Kate Elliot concludes the Nebula-nominated fantasy series.
Smoke and Mirrors (July, $23.95) by Tanya Huff. The sequel to Smoke and Shadows features a haunted house, a TV assistant and a vampire.
DEL REY
The Greenstone Grail: Book One of the Sangreal Trilogy (Mar., $16.95) by Amanda Hemingway is a coming-of-age story tied to the lost Grail myth.
Sunstorm: Book Two of A Time Odyssey (Apr., $25.95) by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter. At the end of a war between Genghis Khan and Alexander the Great, a woman finds the link to the omnipotent beings behind this upheaval in history. Ad/promo. 5-city author tour by Baxter.
Magic Street (July, $24.95) by Orson Scott Card. In this contemporary fantasy, a young man dreams his neighbors' dreams. Ad/promo. 8-city author tour.
Settling Accounts: Drive to the East (Aug., $26.95) by Harry Turtledove. As WWII begins in this alternative history, the Confederacy begins aerial bombing of northern cities.
DEL REY/LUCAS
Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Apr., $25.95) by Matthew Woodring Stover brings the film epic full circle, to the creation of Darth Vader and the birth of Luke Skywalker. Ad/promo. 12-city author tour.
EOS
Exile's Return (Apr., $25.95) by Raymond E. Feist is the third volume in the Conclave of Shadows saga. 75,000 first printing.
The Hallowed Hunt (June, $24.95) by Lois McMaster Bujold. The historical fantasy epic grows with this mix of adventure, swordplay, romance, magic and religion. 50,000 first printing.
Olympos (July, $25.95) by Dan Simmons. Homeric themes of fate, ceremony, friendship and courage conclude the epic that included the Locus-winning Ilium. 75,000 first printing.
GOLDEN GRYPHON PRESS
George Alec Effinger Live! From Planet Earth (May, $25.95) by George Alec Effinger is a fantasy short story collection.
Attack of the Jazz Giants and Other Stories (June, $25.95) by Gregory Frost offers a dark fantasy collection.
GOLLANCZ (dist. by Trafalgar Square)
Knees Up Mother Earth (Mar., $20) by Robert Rankin. This sequel to The Witches of Chiswick features magic, time travel and football.
HARPERCOLLINS
Necklace of Kisses (Aug., $21.95) by Francesca Lia Block. Weetzie takes a life-altering journey and meets fawns, angels and mermaids. 50,000 first printing.
LIBRARY OF AMERICA
H.P. Lovecraft: Tales (Mar., $35), edited by Peter Straub, collects classic tales of cosmic horror. $20,000 ad/promo.
LINDISFARNE BOOKS
The Legend (Mar., $19.95) by Barry Maher. In a decaying urban future, a young couple finds self-discovery.
PROMETHEUS BOOKS
Paradox: Book 1 of the Nulapeiron Sequence (Mar., $25) by John Meaney. Born into the underground world of Nulapeiron, young Tom embarks on a journey of revenge against an enemy who can see the future.
Here, There & Everywhere (Apr., $25) by Chris Roberson. From ancient Egypt to the birth of the Beatles, Roxanne Bonaventure scampers throughout time.
PUTNAM
Everfree (Aug., $23.95) by Nick Sagan is the final novel in the post-apocalyptic trilogy that began with Idlewild and Edenborn.
ROC
Once Upon a Summer Day (Apr., $23.95) by Dennis L. McKiernan is a variation on the tale of Sleeping Beauty.
Dead Beat: A Novel of the Dresden Files (May, $23.95) by Jim Butcher is the first hardcover in the series about a professional wizard in contemporary Chicago.
TOR
Shadow of the Giant (Mar., $25.95) by Orson Scott Card. In this conclusion to the Shadow Quartet, Bean and Petra leave Earth behind and in control of the Hegemon. 250,000 first printing. $250,000 ad/promo. Author publicity.
Building Harlequin's Moon (June, $25.95) by Larry Niven and Brenda Cooper. The first interstellar starship lands in another solar system. Ad/promo.
Alector's Choice (June, $27.95) by L.E. Modesitt Jr. continues the Corean Chronicles, as Corus is settled by a superior race from a distant world. Ad/promo. Author publicity.
Godslayer (Aug., $25.95) by Jacqueline Carey. A final prophecy comes true as the world's races unite to rid themselves of a dark god. Ad/promo.
TRIUMVIRATE PUBLICATIONS
Dark Side of Time (Mar., $24.95) by Vladimir Chernozemsky. This epic swirls around spiritual possession by an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, a mysterious mummy and Jesus of Nazareth. $40,000 ad/promo.
WARNER ASPECT
Mystic Quest: Book Two of The Bronze Canticles (Apr., $24.95) by Tracy and Laura Hickman. Galen and his clans suffer endless war in the realm of the dragonkings. Ad/promo.
Scattered Suns: The Saga of Seven Suns, Book 4 (July, $24.95) by Kevin J. Anderson. With war escalating, the various civilizations across the Spiral Arm crack from the strain. Ad/promo.
WIZARDS OF THE COAST
The Crystal Shard: The Legend of Drizzt, Book IV (Mar., $25.95) by R.A. Salvatore. Although published first, this classic dark elf novel is now placed in its proper chronological order.
Resurrection: R.A. Salvatore's War of the Spider Queen, Book VI (Apr., $24.95) by Paul S. Kemp concludes the saga of civil war and chaos in the darkest part of the Forgotten Realms.
