The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2000

Books, Listed by Author

TARR, JUDITH (chron.) (continued)

• * *Kingdom of the Grail (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45797-8, Sep 2000, $14.95, 456pp, tp, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) Post-Arthurian fantasy novel inspired by “The Song of Roland”. A boy vows to free Merlin from his magical prison.
• * *Lady of Horses (Tor/Forge 0-312-86114-1, Jun 2000, $25.95, 415pp, hc, cover by Paul Wright) [Epona] Historical novel with fantasy elements, a prequel to White Mare’s Daughter. A shaman’s daughter defies custom to become the servant of the Horse Goddess.
• * _Queen of Swords (Tor/Forge 0-312-86805-7, Oct 2000, $17.95, 464pp, tp) Reprint (Forge 1997) associational historical novel about 12th-century Jerusalem.

TAYLOR, KAREN E. (1954?- ) (chron.)

• * _Bitter Blood (Pinnacle 0-7860-1242-0, Sep 2000, $5.99, 347pp, pb) [Vampire Legacy] Reprint (Zebra 1994) vampire detective novel, second in the “Vampire Legacy” series. This is the first Pinnacle edition, with a new ISBN, but indicates third printing.
• * *Blood of My Blood (Pinnacle 0-7860-1153-X, Oct 2000, $5.99, 313pp, pb) [Vampire Legacy] Vampire detective novel, fourth in the “Vampire Legacy” series. Vampire Diedre Griffin seeks her missing ex-detective husband in New Orleans.
• * _Blood Secrets (Pinnacle 0-7860-1243-9, Sep 2000, $5.99, 299pp, pb) [Vampire Legacy] Reprint (Zebra 1994) vampire detective novel, first in the “Vampire Legacy” series. This is the first Pinnacle edition, with a new ISBN, but indicates third printing.
• * _Blood Ties (Pinnacle 0-7860-1241-2, Sep 2000, $5.99, 347pp, pb) [Vampire Legacy] Reprint (Zebra 1995) vampire detective novel, third in the “Vampire Legacy” series. This is the first Pinnacle edition, with a new ISBN, but indicates third printing.

TAYLOR, ROGER (1938- ) (chron.)

• * _The Return of the Sword (Hodder Headline 0-7472-5900-3, May 2000, £5.99, 473pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Chronicles of Hawklan] Reprint (Headline 1999) fantasy novel, fifth and final in the “Chronicles of Hawklan”.

TEAGUE, CHRISTOPHER C., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Nasty Snips (MT Publishing 0-9536833-0-3, 1999, £5.99, 158pp, tp, cover by Charles S. Fallis) Original anthology of 35 short horror stories and four poems. Available from MT Enterprises, P.O. Box 12, Maesteg, Mid Glamorgan, South Wales, CF34 0XG. (Contents)

TELEP, PETER W. (chron.)

• * *Red Planet (Ace 0-441-00762-7, Oct 2000, $6.99, 258pp, pb) Movie novelization. Copyrighted by The Berkley Publishing Group.

TEM, MELANIE (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Man on the Ceiling (with Steve Rasnic Tem) See entry under Steve Rasnic Tem.

TEM, STEVE RASNIC (1950- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Man on the Ceiling (with Melanie Tem) (American Fantasy Press no ISBN, 2000, $10.00, 25pp, ph, cover by J. K. Potter) Semi-autobiographical post-modern fantasy horror story about writing, published as a chapbook. Available from Garcia Publishing Services, PO Box 1059, Woodstock IL 60098.

TEMPLE, WILLIAM F(rederick) (1914-1989) (stories) (chron.)

• * *88 Gray’s Inn Road (Sansato Press no ISBN, Oct 2000, £25.00, 244 + xxiv, hc, cover by Jim Cawthorn) Original collection of three stories, one a previously unpublished revision of novella “Mind Within Mind”. The semi-autobiographical title story experiences sharing a flat with Arthur C. Clarke and Maurice K. Hanson. Preface by Arthur C. Clarke, introduction by Gordon Walters. Illustrated by Jim Cawthorn. A 50-copy limited edition with bookplate signed by Clarke (£75.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)

TEPPER, SHERI S. (1929- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Awakeners: Northshore & Southshore (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648271-6, Aug 2000, £6.99, 250pp, pb, cover by James C. Christensen) [Awakeners] Reprint (SFBC 1987 as The Awakeners) SF omnibus of Northshore and Southshore (both Tor, 1987).
• * *The Fresco (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-97879-2, Nov 2000, $24.00, 406pp, hc, cover by Jean Targete) SF novel. Aliens ask a bookstore manager to take a message of peace to Washington.
• * _Singer from the Sea (Avon Eos 0-380-79199-4, Mar 2000, $6.99, 512pp, pb, cover by J. K. Potter) Reprint (Avon Eos 1999) SF novel.
• * _Singer from the Sea (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-06905-8, May 2000, £9.99, 426pp, tp, cover by Adrian Chesterman) Reprint (Avon Eos 1999) ecological-feminist parable. A Proper Young Lady of the planet Haven questions her fate, and uncovers dark secrets. A hardcover edition (-06904-X, £16.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]

TERRY, PHILIP, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Ovid Metamorphosed (Chatto & Windus 0-7011-6941-9, Apr 2000, £14.99, 250pp, hc) Original anthology of 17 stories (two reprints) using the theme of shape-shifting. Authors include Margaret Atwood, A.S. Byatt, and Joyce Carol Oates. (Contents)

TESSIER, THOMAS (Edward) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Fog Heart (St. Martin’s 0-312-25387-7, Feb 2000, $13.95, 319pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1997) horror novel about a troubled psychic.

THEROUX, ALEXANDER (chron.)

• * *The Strange Case of Edward Gorey (Fantagraphics 1-56097-385-4, Aug 2000, $7.95, 68pp, tp) Non-fiction, a biographical essay by a long-time friend of Gorey’s, with extensive b&w illustrations by Gorey. [Gorey]

THOMAS, JEFFREY (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Punktown (The Ministry of Whimsy Press 1-890464-04-X, Jun 2000, $11.99, 118pp, tp, cover by H. E. Fassl) [Punktown] Original collection of nine stories, two reprints, of dark SF and fantasy, set in the futuristic “Everycity” of Punktown. Order from The Ministry of Whimsy, PO Box 4248, Tallahassee, FL 32315; add $1.00 postage. (Contents)

THOMAS, JOHN (chron.)

• * *Overflight: The Tales of Telucan (American Literary Press 1-56167-540-7, 1999, $12.95, 336pp, tp) [Overflight] Alternate history SF novel, first in a series of four. Earth is colonized 12,000 years ago by aliens. A first novel. Order from American Literary Press, 8019 Belair Rd, Suite 10, Baltimore MD 21236; www.erols.com/amerlit; credit card orders 800-873-2003.

THOMAS, MAGGY; pseudonym of Emily Devenport, (c1958- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Broken Time (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45785-4, May 2000, $6.99, 339pp, pb) SF novel. A female janitor at a galactic institution for the criminally insane is caught up in the escape of two prisoners. The proof is copyrighted by Emily Devenport.

THOMAS, ROB (1965- ); see pseudonym Everett Owens (stories) (chron.)

• * _Green Thumb (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-82886-1, Nov 2000, $4.99, 186pp, tp, cover by Lou Brooks) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1999) young-adult SF novel.

THOMAS, SHEREE R(enée), ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora (Warner Aspect 0-446-52583-9, Jul 2000, $24.95, 427pp, hc, cover by Franco Accornero) Anthology of 29 stories (19 original) and five essays (one original) by authors of African descent. Authors include Samuel R. Delany, Octavia E. Butler, and Nalo Hopkinson. (Contents)
• * _Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora (SFBC #13719, Aug 2000, $12.50, 427pp, hc, cover by Franco Accornero) Reprint (Warner Aspect 2000) anthology of 29 stories and five essays. This is similar to the Warner Aspect edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

THOMPSON, COLIN (chron.)

• * *Future Eden (Simon & Schuster UK 0-689-82774-1, Jan 2000, £9.99, 252pp, tp) Humorous SF novel. In 2287, a boy and his chicken set out to save life on Earth from extinction. Originally written through daily postings on the Internet.

THOMPSON, KATE (chron.)

• * *The Missing Link (The Bodley Head 0-370-32409-9, Jan 2000, £10.99, 313pp, hc) [Missing Link] Young-adult SF novel. A young boy’s step-brother shares a deep secret with other odd children.
• * _Wild Blood (Red Fox 0-09-926628-8, Jan 2000, £3.99, 168pp, pb, cover by Darren Lock) [Switchers] Reprint (The Bodley Head 1999) young-adult fantasy novel. Last in the “Switchers” trilogy after Switchers and Midnight’s Choice.
• * +Wild Blood (Hyperion 0-7868-0572-2, Mar 2000, $15.99, 261pp, hc, cover by Suza Scalora) [Switchers] Young-adult fantasy, third in the trilogy begun in Switchers. First US edition (The Bodley Head 1999).

THOMPSON, PAUL B. (1958- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *DragonLance: Children of the Plains (with Tonya C. Cook) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1391-6, Sep 2000, $6.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Corey Wolfe) [DragonLance: Barbarians] Novelization based on the fantasy role-playing game, first in “The Barbarians” sub-series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Magic: The Gathering: Nemesis (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1559-5, Feb 2000, $5.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Mark Zug) [Magic: The Gathering: Masquerade Cycle] Novelization based on the card game, “Masquerade Cycle” Book II. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

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• * _DragonLance: Bertrem’s Guide to the Age of Mortals: Everyday Life in Krynn of the Fifth Age (with Nancy Varian Berberick & Stan Brown) See entry under Nancy Varian Berberick.

THOMSEN, BRIAN M. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Man of Two Worlds: My Life in Science Fiction and Comics (with Julius Schwartz) See entry under Julius Schwartz.

THOMSON, AMY (1958- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Through Alien Eyes (Ace 0-441-00739-2, Jun 2000, $6.50, 389pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Color of Distance] Reprint (Ace 1999) SF novel of alien contact, sequel to The Color of Distance.

THOMSON, COLIN (chron.)

• * +Future Eden: A Brief History of Next Time (Simon & Schuster 0-689-83979-0, Sep 2000, $17.00, 248pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel. In the year 2287, a pet chicken helps a boy save the world. First US edition (Simon & Schuster UK 1/00).

THORNE, TAMARA (chron.)

• * _Moonfall (Pinnacle 0-7860-1132-7, Jul 2000, $5.99, 427pp, pb) Reprint (Zebra 1996) horror novel. The nuns of St. Gertrude’s have an unholy secret.

THRASHER, L(inda) L(ea) [i.e., Linda Lea Thrasher Baty] (1946- ) (chron.)

• * *Charlie’s Web (Write Way 1-885173-66-0, Aug 2000, $23.95, 223pp, hc, cover by Gail Cross) [Lizbet Lange] Ghost mystery, second in a series featuring amateur detective Lizbet Lange, whose partner is a ghost. Order from Write Way Publishing, PO Box 441278, Aurora CO 80044.

TICKNER, RONALD CHARLES (1940- ); see pseudonym Ron Tiner (chron.)

TIEDEMANN, MARK W. (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Asimov’s Mirage (Pocket/ibooks 0-671-03910-5, Apr 2000, $14.95, 452pp, tp, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Robot Series] SF mystery in Isaac Asimov’s “Robot” series. A first novel. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * _Asimov’s Mirage (SFBC #11526, Jul 2000, $11.98, 452pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Robot Series] Reprint (ibooks 2000) SF mystery set in Isaac Asimov’s “Robot” world. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. This has ISBN 0-7394-1150-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

TILTON, LOIS (Ann) (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Darkspawn (Hawk Publishing 1-930709-11-0, Oct 2000, $15.95, 513pp, tp) Vampire novel. A vampire prince escapes centuries of being entombed to free his lands from barbarian invaders. 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; e-mail: [orders@hawkpub.com]; add $3.00 shipping.
• * *Written in Venom (Wildside Press 1-58715-119-7, Oct 2000, $16.00, 145pp, tp) Fantasy novel based on Norse myth. Loki tells his side of the story. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933.

TIMMONS, DANIEL, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _J.R.R. Tolkien and His Literary Resonances: Views of Middle-Earth (with George Clark) See entry under George Clark.

TINER, RON; pseudonym of Ronald Charles Tickner, (1940- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Mass: The Art of John Harris (with John Harris) See entry under John Harris.

TIPTREE, JAMES, Jr.; pseudonym of Alice Sheldon, (1915-1987) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Meet Me at Infinity (Tor 0-312-85874-4, Feb 2000, $25.95, 396pp, hc, cover by John Harris) Collection of eight stories and 35 non-fiction pieces, all previously uncollected. Introduction by Jeffrey D. Smith. (Contents)

TOLAN, STEPHANIE S. (chron.)

• * _The Face in the Mirror (HarperTrophy 0-380-73263-7, Oct 2000, $4.95, 214pp, tp, cover by Tristan Elwell) Reprint (Morrow 1998) young-adult theater-ghost novel.
• * _Welcome to the Ark (HarperTempest 0-380-73319-6, Jun 2000, $6.95, 250pp, tp) [Welcome to the Ark] Reprint (Morrow 1996) young-adult near-future SF novel of troubled teens with strange talents.

TOLKIEN, J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel) (1892-1973) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The End of the Third Age (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-08356-1, Sep 2000, $14.00, 159pp, tp, cover by Alan Lee) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992 as part of Sauron Defeated) collection of notes on and variant texts from The Lord of the Rings, part four of “The History of The Lord of the Rings”. (Sauron Defeated is volume eight in “The History of Middle Earth”.) Edited by Christopher Tolkien. No previous edition by this title is listed; this is copyrighted 1992 and 1998, but no 1998 edition was seen.
• * _Farmer Giles of Ham (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10378-4, Nov 2000, £5.99, xxii+142pp, tp) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1999) young-adult fantasy collection of the title novella (Allen & Unwin, 1949), the first (manuscript) version, and the sequel in schematic form. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes by Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond. A 50th Anniversary edition of the novella. (Contents)
• * _The Father Christmas Letters (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-95919-5, Nov ’99, $5.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1976 as part of The Father Christmas Letters) collection of eight letters about life at the North Pole, written and illustrated by Tolkien. This is a miniature edition.
• * _The Father Christmas Letters (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-00937-X, Nov ’99, $18.00, 157pp, hc, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1976 as part of The Father Christmas Letters) collection of letters about life at the North Pole, written and illustrated by Tolkien. This revised edition includes still more material not previously printed even in the 1995 edition. (How long can they keep this up?) This is similar to the 1999 Collins (UK) edition.
• * _The Fellowship of the Ring (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33970-3, May 2000, $6.99, 479pp, pb, cover by Ted Nasmith) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1954) fantasy novel, book one of “The Lord of the Rings”. This is a “coming soon” movie tie-in edition. It has the 1965 introduction by Tolkien, and the 1973 introduction by Peter S. Beagle. 98th printing.
• * *The History of Middle-Earth: Part One (HarperCollins UK 0-00-710505-3, Oct 2000, £99.99, 1910pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Omnibus edition of the first five collections, edited by Christopher Tolkien, in “The History of Middle-Earth”: The Book of Lost Tales: Part I (1983), The Book of Lost Tales: Part II (1984), The Lays of Beleriand (1985), The Shaping of Middle-Earth (1986), and The Lost Road and Other Writings (1987). This is a slipcased, gilt-edged edition. Each volume is separately paginated. (Contents)
• * _The Hobbit (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10331-8, Apr 2000, £14.99, 291pp, tp, cover by Alan Lee) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (George Allen & Unwin 1937) classic young adult fantasy novel. Illustrated by Alan Lee.
• * _The Hobbit (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33968-1, May 2000, $6.99, 303pp, pb, cover by Ted Nasmith) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1937) young-adult fantasy novel, prequel to “The Lord of the Rings”. Repackaged to go with the movie tie-in editions, this mentions the movie on the back cover, and has Peter S. Beagle’s 1973 introduction to “LotR”, and indicates the 103rd printing of the 1982 revised edition.
• * _The Hobbit (SFBC #01263, Jun 2000, $10.98, 255pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1937) young-adult fantasy novel. This has the corrected text of the 1978 UK fourth edition; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *The Hobbit: A Three-Dimensional Picture Book (with John Howe) (HarperCollins UK 0-00-136128-7, Oct ’99, £16.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Fold-out pop-up version. There is no substantive text. Illustrations by John Howe.
• * _Letters from Father Christmas (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10385-7, Nov ’99, £14.99, 157pp, hc, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1976 as The Father Christmas Letters) associational collection. Revised and expanded edition. Edited by Baillie Tolkien.
• * _The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-05702-1, Jun 2000, $15.00, 502pp, tp) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1981) collection of letters by Tolkien, edited by Humphrey Carpenter with the assistance of Christopher Tolkien. This follows the 1995 HarperCollins UK edition, with a new, expanded index compiled by Christina Scull & Wayne G. Hammond.
• * _The Lord of the Rings (SFBC #01256, Feb 2000, $17.98, 1147pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1968) classic fantasy novel/omnibus. The copyright page indicates this is the 1991 HarperCollins UK edition (without illustrations), but the “Note on the Text” dated 1993, and the “Foreword to the Second Edition” suggest this is the re-set 1994 edition. This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0825-9; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Lord of the Rings: Millennium Edition (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10387-3, Aug ’99, £29.99, unpaginated, hc) [Middle-Earth] Boxed set of seven small hardbacks collecting the original three volumes, plus an audio CD.
• * _The Lord of the Rings: Millennium Edition (HarperCollins UK 0-00-710500-2, Sep 2000, £25.00, unpaginated, pb) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1999) boxed set of seven small paperbacks collecting the original three volumes. It does not include the audio CD issued with the 1999 edition. The volumes are individually titled: The Ring Sets Out, The Ring Goes South, The Treason of Isengard, The Ring Goes East, The War of the Ring, The End of the Third Age, and Appendices.
• * _Poems from The Hobbit (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-00934-5, Nov ’99, $5.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1937 as part of The Hobbit) collection of poems in a mini-book format, with 30 color illustrations by the author. This collection is copyrighted 1993; we apparently missed that earlier edition.