BANTAM SPECTRA
Cartomancy: Book Two of the Age of Discovery Trilogy (Mar., $15) by Michael A. Stackpole finds the Royal Cartographer's family on a quest to restore peace to a war-ravaged land. 35,000 first printing.Ad/promo.
DAW
The Novels of Tiger and Del, Vols. II and III (Mar., Apr., $16 each) by Jennifer Roberson. These omnibus Sword volumes collect the third through the sixth entries in the bestselling series.
DEL REY
The Sword of Straw (Mar., $12.95) by Amanda Hemingway. The second entry in the Sangreal Trilogy sends Nathan Ward through parallel universes into grave danger. Ad/promo.
Vellum: The Book of All Hours (Apr., $14.95) by Hal Duncan involves a fallen angel, a renegade devil and an ancient feud. Ad/promo.
DEL REY/LUCAS
Star Wars: The New Essential Guide to Droids (July, $24.95) by Daniel Wallace examines C-3PO, R2-D2 and their fellow droids. Ad/promo.
EDGE (dist. by Hades Publications, Calgary, Canada)
Eclipse (Mar., $14.95) by K.A. Bedford finds James Dunne confronting the most terrifyingly alien species of all: humanity.
EOS
Honored Enemy: Legends of the Riftwar, Book 1 (July, $13.95) by Raymond E. Feist and William Fortschen brings the popular U.K. series to America. 50,000 first printing.
LLEWELLYN
Alhazred: Author of the Necronomicon (July, $24.95) by Donald Tyson complements Necronomiconwith an expanded "autobiographical" account of Abdul Alhazred.
OVERMOUNTAIN
The Great Cavern of the Winds: Tales from Backbone Mountain (May, $9.95) by Denise Moynahan tells of small mountain folk inhabiting the rocks of Backbone Mountain. Author tour.
ROC
Knighthood of the Dragon: Dragonmaster Book Two (Mar., $15) by Chris Bunch depicts the fight for survival between Deraine, Sagene and their arch-rival Roche.
SOFT SKULL PRESS
H2O (May, $13) by Mark Swartz involves a worldwide water shortage.
THUNDERS MOUTH
Monster Island (Apr., $13.95) by David Wellington. One month after a global disaster, nearly every nation has fallen to the zombie masses.
TOR
The Cylon's Secret (Aug., $14.95) by Craig Shaw Gardner follows the Battlestar Galactica on a distress call that leads them to a belligerent ancient race. Ad/promo.
WESLEYAN UNIV. PRESS
Daughters of Earth: Feminist Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century (May; paper $24.95, cloth $65), edited by Justine Larbalestier, pairs 11 SF tales with essays exploring their context and theoretical implications.
