The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2000

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HUMPHREY, NICOLE LUIKEN; see pseudonym Nicole Luiken (chron.)
HUMPHREY, ROBERT (chron.)

* *Mendelian Threshold (Tattersall Publishing 0-9640513-5-4, Aug 2000, $14.95, 261pp, tp) SF novel. An investigative journalist finds and helps a group of clones who fear one of their “brothers” may have fallen foul of a rival scientist’s organ transplant industry. Order from Tattersall Publishing, PO Box 308194, Denton TX 76203-8194; www.tattersallpub.com
HYATT, JOHN (chron.)

* *Navigating the Terror (...Ellipsis 1-899858-66-0, 2000, $15.00, 270pp, tp) Hallucinatory SF novel set in an apocalyptic future. A doctor caught in a riot hits his head and has odd experiences. A first novel. This is an international edition published in the UK.
IBBOTSON, EVA (Maria Charlotte Michele, née Wiesner) (1925- ) (chron.)

* +Island of the Aunts (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-46484-0, Oct 2000, $15.99, 281pp, hc, cover by Kevin Hawkes) Young-adult humorous fantasy. Three women kidnap children to help care for exotic creatures. Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. First US edition (Macmillan Children’s Books 1999).
* _The Secret of Platform 13 (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130286-0, Sep 2000, $5.99, 231pp, tp, cover by Kevin Hawkes) Reprint (Macmillan Children’s Books 1994) young-adult humorous fantasy. Illustrated by Sue Porter. Sixth printing.
* _Which Witch? (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130427-8, Sep 2000, $4.99, 249pp, tp, cover by Kevin Hawkes) Reprint (Macmillan Children’s Books 1979) young-adult humorous fantasy. This is dated 2000, but already indicates third printing.
IDLE, ERIC (chron.)

* _The Road to Mars (Random House/Vintage 0-375-70312-8, Oct 2000, $13.00, 309pp, tp) Reprint (Pantheon 1999) humorous SF novel of a robot determined to understand the nature of comedy.
* _The Road to Mars: A Post-Modem Novel (Pan 0-330-48180-0, 2000, £5.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Paul Hess) Reprint (Pantheon; Boxtree 1999) SF novel.
IGNIZIO, JAMES (chron.)

* *Gone Awry: A Virtual Tour Through High Tech Hell (1stBooks 1-58500-645-9, Mar 2000, $13.95, 175pp, tp) Satiric fantasy novel. A telemarketer gets a preview of the special circle of Hell that awaits abusers of technology. This is dated 1999, but only appeared recently; it is a print-on-demand edition available online from The International Online Library at www.1stbooks.com, or 1st Books Library, 2511 West 3rd St., Suite #1, Boomington IN 47404; credit card orders 800-839-8640.
ING, DEAN (Charles) (1931- ) (chron.)

* _Firefight Y2K (Baen 0-671-57848-0, Jan 2000, $6.99, 313pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) Reprint (Baen 1987 as Firefight 2000) collection of stories and articles on future warfare. This “Millennial Retrospective edition” includes a new “Millenial Postscript” to each story by the author.
* *Loose Cannon (Tor/Forge 0-312-87194-5, Nov 2000, $23.95, 285pp, hc, cover by David Seeley) Associational thriller.
IRVINE, IAN (1950- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Last Albatross (Simon & Schuster Australia 0-7318-1044-9, Oct 2000, A$26.95, 355pp, tp) [Last Albatross] Near-future SF novel, the first in a trilogy about global climate change and eco-terrorism.
* _A Shadow on the Glass (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-003-2, May 2000, £6.99, xiv+586pp, pb, cover by Mark Sofilas) [Three Worlds: View from the Mirror] Reprint (Penguin Australia 1998) fantasy novel. Volume One of “The View from the Mirror” quartet. [First U.K. edition]
* _The Tower on the Rift (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-005-9, Nov 2000, £6.99, xvi+664pp, pb, cover by Mark Sofilas) [Three Worlds: View from the Mirror] Reprint (Penguin Australia 1998) fantasy novel, second in “The View from the Mirror” quartet. [First U.K. edition]
IRWIN, ROBERT (Graham) (1946- ) (chron.)

* _Satan Wants Me (Bloomsbury 0-7475-5165-0, Oct 2000, £6.99, 320pp, tp, cover by William Webb) Reprint (Dedalus 1999) literary novel with fantasy elements of sex and satanism in the 1960s.
ISIDORE, SARAH (chron.)

* *The Daughters of Bast: Shrine of Light (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-80319-4, Jul 2000, $6.50, 335pp, pb, cover by Rowena Morrill) [Daughters of Bast] Celtic/Egyptian fantasy novel, second in the series. Damona, the current priestess of Bast, must struggle against rival goddess Sekhmet, as well as the new religion of Christianity sweeping the Celtic lands.
JACKSON, SHIRLEY (Hardie) (1919-1965) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Lottery and Other Stories (Random House/Modern Library 0-679-64039-8, 2000, $19.95, xvi + 295pp, hc) Reprint (Farrar Straus 1949) collection of 25 stories. This has a new introduction by Patrick McGrath.
JACOB, MERLE L. (chron.)

* *To Be Continued: An Annotated Guide to Sequels, Second Edition (with Hope Apple) (Oryx Press 1-57356-155-X, Jun 2000, $57.50, 465pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. A guide to sequels in many genres including fantasy, horror, and SF, adding 500 new series (2000 new books) to those listed in the first edition. Main information is ordered by author; there are indexes by title, genre, subject, and locale. Order from The Oryx Press, PO Box 33889, Phoenix AZ 85067-3889; 800-279-6799; [info@oryxpress.com]; [www.oryxpress.com].
JACOB, PIERS ANTHONY DILLINGHAM (1934- ); see pseudonym Piers Anthony (chron.)
JACOBS, DAVID (chron.)

* *The Devil’s Brood (Berkley Boulevard 0-425-17365-8, Jun 2000, $6.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Jeffrey Albrecht) [Universal Monsters] Movie tie-in, subtitled The New Adventures of Dracula, Frankenstein & the Universal Monsters. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Publishing Rights.
JACOBY, KATE; pseudonym of Tracy Oliphant (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Black Eagle Rising (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07078-1, Jul 2000, £9.99, 457pp, tp, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Elita] Fantasy novel, the third “Book of Elita”, following Exile’s Return and Voice of the Demon. A hardcover edition (-06526-5, £16.99) is also available.
* _Voice of the Demon (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-926-0, May 2000, £6.99, 478pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Elita] Reprint (Gollancz 1999) fantasy novel, the second in the “Books of Elita” after Exile’s Return.
JACQ, CHRISTIAN (chron.)

* *The Black Pharaoh (Simon & Schuster UK 0-684-86073-2, Dec ’99, £9.99, 344pp, tp) Fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-85127-X, £16.99) was announced but not seen. Set 500 years after Rameses. Translated by Sue Dyson.
* _The Black Pharoah (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-671-01805-1, Jun 2000, £5.99, 344pp, pb) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1999) ancient Egyptian fantasy novel, translated from the French (Laffont, 1999) by Sue Dyson.
* _Ramses: Under the Western Acacia (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-671-01024-7, Jan 2000, £5.99, 354pp, pb) [Ramses] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1999) Volume 5 in an Egyptian/historical fantasy series.
* *The Stone of Light: Nefer the Silent (Simon & Schuster UK 0-684-86628-5, Mar 2000, £10.00, 390pp, tp) [Stone of Light] Ancient Egyptian fantasy novel, translated from the French by Sue Dyson. Volume one in a new series. A hardcover edition (-86627-7, £17.99) was announced but not seen.
* *The Stone of Light: The Wise Woman (Pocket 0-7434-0347-9, Sep 2000, $16.00, 425pp, tp, cover by Gary Halsey) [Stone of Light] Historical novel of ancient Egypt, with fantasy elements. Volume two in a new series set in a forbidden ancient city. Translated from the simultaneous French (XO Editions as La Femme Sage) by Sue Dyson.
* *The Stone of Light: The Wise Woman (Simon & Schuster UK 0-684-86630-7, Sep 2000, £10.00, 440pp, tp) [Stone of Light] Historical novel with fantasy elements, second in the series. Translated by Sue Dyson from the French La Femme Sage (XO Editions 2000). A hardcover edition (-86629-3, £17.99) was announced but not seen.
JACQUES, BRIAN (1939- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Great Redwall Feast (Penguin/Puffin 0-698-11876-6, Sep 2000, $6.99, 64pp, tp, cover by Christopher Denise) [Redwall] Reprint (Philomel 1996) young-adult picture book in the “Redwall” series, a poem illustrated by Christopher Denise.
* +The Legend of Luke (Penguin/Philomel 0-399-23490-X, Jan 2000, $22.95, 374pp, hc, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Young-adult talking animal fantasy in the “Redwall” series. Martin the Warrior learns the story of his father Luke. First US edition (Hutchinson 1999).
* _The Legend of Luke (Red Fox 0-09-926605-9, Jul 2000, £4.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Fangorn) [Redwall] Reprint (Hutchinson 1999) Young-adult animal fantasy novel. Book 12 in the “Redwall” series. Illustrated by Fangorn.
* *Lord Brocktree (Penguin/Philomel 0-399-23590-6, Sep 2000, $22.95, 370pp, hc, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Young-adult talking animal fantasy in the “Redwall” series. Simultaneous with the UK (Hutchinson) edition.
* *Lord Brocktree (Hutchinson 0-09-176877-2, Sep 2000, £12.99, 370pp, hc, cover by Fangorn) [Redwall] Young-adult animal fantasy novel. Book 13 in the “Redwall” series.
* _Lord Brocktree (SFBC #15259, Oct 2000, $11.50, 370pp, hc, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Reprint (Philomel 2000) young-adult talking animal fantasy in the “Redwall” series. This is similar to the Philomel edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Mariel of Redwall (Ace 0-441-00694-9, Mar 2000, $6.99, 370pp, pb, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Reprint (Hutchinson 1991) YA talking-animal fantasy in the “Redwall” series. This is dated March 2000, but already indicates second printing.
* _Marlfox (Ace 0-441-00693-0, Jan 2000, $6.99, 365pp, pb, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Reprint (Hutchinson 1998) young-adult talking animal fantasy in the “Redwall” series.
* _Redwall (Putnam/Philomel 0-399-23629-5, Aug 2000, $12.95, 351pp, tp, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Reprint (Hutchinson 1986) young-adult talking animal fantasy.
* *Redwall Friend and Foe (Penguin/Philomel 0-399-23589-2, Sep 2000, $8.99, 24pp, ph, cover by Chris Baker) [Redwall] A non-fiction guide to the characters of the “Redwall” series, a folder with a glued-in 24-page pamphlet, plus a poster, illustrated by Chris Baker. Jacques’ introduction discusses his motivations in creating such heroes and villains.
JAKOBER, MARIE (1941- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Black Chalice (EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing 1-894063-00-7, Sep 2000, $23.95, 460pp, tp, cover by Adrian Kleinbergen) Medieval historical fantasy of political rivalries and sorcery in Germany just after the first Crusade. EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing, PO Box 1714, Calgary Alberta Canada T2P 2L7; 403-254-0160; www.edgewebsite.com
JAKUBOWSKI, MAXIM, ed. (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *New English Library Book of Internet Stories (NEL 0-340-76974-2, Nov 2000, £6.99, xi+384pp, pb) Original anthology of 24 genre and mainstream stories. Authors include China Miéville, Kim Newman, Pat Cadigan, and Ian Watson. (Contents)
JAMES, EDWARD (Frederick), ed. (1947- ) (chron.)

* _Terry Pratchett: Guilty of Literature (with Farah Mendlesohn & Andrew M. Butler) See entry under Andrew M. Butler
JAMES, PETER (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Possession (Orion 0-75283-746-X, Dec 2000, £6.99, 290pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) Reprint (Gollancz 1988) fantasy novel.
* _The Truth (Orion 0-75281-666-7, Dec 2000, £6.99, 501pp, pb) Reissue (Orion 1997) SF/horror novel.
JAMES, ROBY; pseudonym of Rhoda Blecker (chron.)

* _Commencement (Hawk Publishing 1-930709-02-1, Aug 2000, $14.95, 356pp, tp) [Starfire] Reprint (Ballantine 1997) SF novel, first in the “Starfire” series featuring Ronica McBride. This appears to be a print-on-demand book, available online at www.hawkpub.com, or from Hawk Publishing, 6420 S. Richmond Ave, Tulsa OK 74136-1619; 877-429-5782.
JARVIS, ROBIN (chron.)

* +The Dark Portal (North-South/SeaStar 1-58717-021-3, Sep 2000, $17.95, 239pp, hc, cover by Leonid Gore) [Deptford Mice] Young-adult fantasy novel, first in the “Deptford Mice” trilogy about mice battling evil rats. Afterword by Peter Glassman. First US edition (Purnell 1989).
* _The Deptford Histories: Book One: The Alchymist’s Cat (Hodder Silver 0-340-78865-8, Sep 2000, £5.99, 365pp, tp, cover by Robin Jarvis) [Deptford Histories] Reprint (Sprint 1991) young-adult fantasy novel.
* _The Deptford Histories: Book Three: Thomas (Hodder Silver 0-340-78867-4, Sep 2000, £5.99, 458pp, tp, cover by Robin Jarvis) [Deptford Histories] Reprint (Macdonald Young Books 1995 as Thomas: Book Three of The Deptford Histories) young-adult fantasy novel.
* _The Deptford Histories: Book Two: The Oaken Throne (Hodder Silver 0-340-78866-6, Sep 2000, £5.99, tp, cover by Robin Jarvis) [Deptford Histories] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1993) young-adult fantasy novel.
* _The Deptford Mice: Book One: The Dark Portal (Hodder Silver 0-340-78862-3, Jul 2000, £5.99, 275pp, tp, cover by Robin Jarvis) Reprint (Purnell 1989) young-adult fantasy novel.
* _The Deptford Mice: Book Three: The Final Reckoning (Hodder Silver 0-340-78864-X, Jul 2000, £5.99, 336pp, tp, cover by Robin Jarvis) [Deptford Mice] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1990) young-adult fantasy novel.
* _The Deptford Mice: Book Two: The Crystal Prison (Hodder Silver 0-340-78863-1, Jul 2000, £5.99, 289pp, tp, cover by Robin Jarvis) [Deptford Mice] Reprint (Macdonald 1989) young-adult fantasy novel.
JEAPES, BEN (1965- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* +The Ark (Scholastic 0-439-21917-5, Nov 2000, $4.99, 459pp, pb) [*His Majesty’s Starship] Young-adult SF novel. Newly encountered aliens invite humans to join a new colony, but the voyage aboard the Ark Royal is anything but smooth. First US edition (Scholastic Press UK as His Majesty’s Starship).
* *Wingéd Chariot (Scholastic Press UK 0-439-01454-9, Feb 2000, £6.99, 356pp, tp) Young-adult SF novel. Maybe-murder thriller in a future society transformed by time travel.
JENNINGS, PAUL (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Unseen! (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-130515-0, Apr 2000, £3.99, 158pp, tp, cover by Keith McEwan) Reprint (Penguin Australia 1998) young-adult collection of eight original fantasy/mainstream stories. (Contents) [First U.K. edition]
JENNINGS, WILLIAM (chron.)

* *Orwell’s Luck (Houghton Mifflin/Lorraine 0-618-03628-8, Sep 2000, $15.00, 146pp, hc, cover by Andrew Shachat) Young-adult fantasy. A girl rescues an injured rabbit that appears to influence luck and predict the future.
JENSEN, JAN LARS (1969- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Shiva 3000 (Macmillan UK 0-333-78081-7, Mar 2000, £9.99, 326pp, tp, cover by Mark Harrison) Reprint (Harcourt 1999) SF novel. The gods of the Hindu pantheon walk far-future Earth. A first novel. [First U.K. edition]
JENSEN, JANE (1963- ) (chron.)

* _Judgment Day (Ballantine 0-345-43035-2, Oct 2000, $6.99, 498pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 1999 as Millennium Rising) millennial thriller.
JENSEN, LIZ (chron.)

* _Ark Baby (Overlook Press 0-87951-729-8, Oct ’99, $13.95, 343pp, tp, cover by Emma Parker) Reprint (Bloomsbury 1997) satirical near-future SF novel of desperate, fertility-impaired Britons.
JENSEN, RUBY JEAN (1930- ) (chron.)

* _The Haunting (Pinnacle 0-7860-1095-9, 2000, $5.99, 479pp, pb) Reprint (Pinnacle 1994) haunted house novel. Second printing.
* _Night Thunder (Pinnacle 0-7860-1238-2, Sep 2000, $5.99, 397pp, pb) Reissue (Zebra/Pinnacle 1995) horror novel of Civil War ghosts. This has a new ISBN, but indicates second printing.
JETER, K(evin) W(ayne) (1950- ) (chron.)

* *Bladerunner 4: Eye & Talon (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-06865-5, Dec 2000, £16.99, 236pp, hc) [Blade Runner] SF novel, fourth in the series based on the movie and Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?.
JETT, SARAH J. (chron.)

* *Night of the Pompon (Pocket Archway 0-671-78633-4, Oct 2000, $4.99, 148pp, pb, cover by Bill Schmidt) Young-adult horror novel of a cursed pompon that turns cheerleaders into monsters.
JOHNSON, JANE; see pseudonym Gabriel King (stories) (chron.)
JOHNSON, KIJ (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Fox Woman (SFBC #11231, May 2000, $12.50, 382pp, hc, cover by Susan Seddon Boulet) [Fox Woman] Reprint (Tor 2000) fantasy novel based on Japanese folkore of shapechanging foxes. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _The Fox Woman (Tor 0-312-87559-2, Jan 2001, $14.95, 382pp, tp, cover by Susan Seddon Boulet) [Fox Woman] Reprint (Tor 2000) fantasy novel based on Japanese folkore.
JOHNSON, OLIVER (1957- ) (chron.)

* _The Forging of the Shadows (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45643-2, Mar 2000, $7.50, 531pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horne) [Lightbringer] Reprint (Legend 1996) fantasy novel, book one of the “Lightbringer” trilogy.
* _The Nations of the Night (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45644-0, Sep 2000, $6.99, 500pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Lightbringer] Reprint (Orbit 1998) fantasy novel, book two of the “Lightbringer” trilogy.
JOHNSTON, PAUL (1957- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Blood Tree (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-71705-X, Jun 2000, £16.99, 390pp, hc) [Dalrymple] SF thriller of murder, child abduction, and covert genetic engineering. Fourth in the “Dalrymple” series set in the Edinburgh city-state of 2026.
* _The Blood Tree (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-71706-8, Nov 2000, £5.99, 434pp, pb) [Dalrymple] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2000) SF thriller of murder, child abduction, and covert genetic engineering that reaches into Dalrymple’s own past. Fourth in the “Dalrymple” series.
* +The Bone Yard (St. Martin’s Minotaur 0-312-20280-6, Aug 2000, $23.95, 297pp, hc) [Quinn (Quintilian) Dalrymple] Near-future SF thriller, sequel to Body Politic, featuring detective Dalrymple in a dystopian Edinburgh in 2021. A serial killer leaves music tapes in his victims’ bodies. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 1998).

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