The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2000


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Arthur: The Seeing Stone Kevin Crossley-Holland (Orion Children’s Books 1-85881-397-2, Aug 2000, £10.99, 324pp, hc, cover by Mark Adams) [Arthur]; Arthurian tale. First in the “Arthur” trilogy. Merlin gives a 12th century youth a stone which unfolds the story of Arthur.


Beasts John Crowley (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07143-5, Nov 2000, £9.99, 184pp, tp); Reprint (Doubleday 1976) SF novel of genetics, set in a USA split into nation states. An “SF Collectors’ Edition” in the distinctive yellow jacket.


Little, Big John Crowley (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-711-X, May 2000, £6.99, 538pp, tp, cover by John Anster Fitzgerald & Richard Carr); Reprint (Bantam 1981) acclaimed fantasy novel. Winner of the World Fantasy Award, 1982. Volume 5 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.


Binary 1 ed. Peter Crowther (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-759-4, Dec 2000, £4.99, 61+69pp, pb); Reprint (Gollancz 2000 as half of foursight) dark fantasy anthology of two novellas by Graham Joyce and James Lovegrove, bound as a double. Crowther is only mentioned in the copyright; his introduction to the anthology has been dropped.


Binary 2 ed. Peter Crowther (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-760-8, Dec 2000, £4.99, 91+72pp, pb); Reprint (Gollancz 2000 as half of foursight) dark fantasy anthology of two novellas by Kim Newman, and Michael Marshall Smith, bound in double style. Crowther is only mentioned in the copyright. This drops his introduction.


foursight ed. Peter Crowther (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-06870-1, Mar 2000, £16.99, viii+216pp, hc, cover by Crush); Dark fantasy/SF collection of four novellas by Graham Joyce, James Lovegrove, Michael Marshall Smith, and Kim Newman. Each of the stories was previously published separately as a small-press limited edition from PS Publishing; the Kim Newman story also appeared online.


Mr. Mee Andrew Crumey (Picador 0-330-37680-2, May 2000, £9.99, 344pp, tp); Literary fantasy novel.


Jack Vance: Critical Appreciations and a Bibliography ed. A. E. Cunningham (The British Library 0-7123-1102-5, Apr 2000, £15.00, 232pp, hc, cover by Paul Rhoads); Critical appreciations of and reference to the works of Jack Vance. Foreword by Harlan Ellison, introduction by Terry Dowling. Includes 16 unpaginated pages of photos. A signed, limited edition with additional photographs (£40.00) was announced but not seen. Available from The British Library Bookshop, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB.


Skin and Other Stories Roald Dahl (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-130553-3, Feb 2000, £5.99, viii+213pp, pb, cover by Bill Gregory); Reprint (as part of The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl 1991) young-adult collection of 11 stories. Edited and with an introduction by Wendy Cooling.


Doctor Who: Parallel 59 Natalie Dallaire & Stephen Cole (BBC Books 0-563-55590-4, Jan 2000 [Nov ’99], £5.99, 282pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures]; Novelization based on the TV series, starring the 8th Doctor. Book 30 of the BBC “New Adventures” series.


Doctor Who: Independence Day Peter Darvill-Evans (BBC Books 0-563-53804-X, Oct 2000, £5.99, 283pp, pb) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures]; Novelization based on the TV series. Book 35 of the BBC “Missing Adventures” series, starring the 7th Doctor and Ace.


Lowlake Roger Davenport (Scholastic UK 0-439-99490-X, Jun 2000, £3.99, 190pp, pb); Young-adult horror novel. A “Point Horror Unleashed” title.


Mutant: Ortho’s Brood Roger Davenport (Scholastic UK 0-439-99637-6, Sep 2000, £3.99, 222pp, pb, cover by Bob Lea); Young adult horror novel in the “Point Horror” line.


The Compleat Enchanter L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-757-8, Oct 2000, £6.99, 532pp, tp, cover by Edd Cartier) [Harold Shea]; Reprint (Sphere 1988 as The Intrepid Enchanter: The Compleat Magical Misadventures of Harold Shea) fantasy omnibus of the first three books in the original “Harold Shea” series: The Incomplete Enchanter (1941), The Castle of Iron (1950), and Wall of Serpents (1960). Volume 10 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.


Mermaids and Magic Shows: The Paintings of David Delamare David Delamare (Paper Tiger 1-85028-249-8, Sep 2000, £14.99, 128pp, tp, cover by David Delamare); Reissue (Dragon’s World 1994) art book. Third printing.


The Jewels of Aptor Samuel R. Delany (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07100-1, May 2000, £9.99, 221pp, tp); Reprint (Ace 1962) SF novel. An “SF Collectors’ Edition”. Copyrighted 1967, suggesting this is the restored version, not the 1971 (UK) revision.


The Collected Short Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume Five: We Can Remember It for You Wholesale Philip K. Dick (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-948-1, May 2000, £7.99, xii+395pp, tp); Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1987 as The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Vol. Five: The Little Black Box) collection of 26 SF stories, with an introduction by Thomas M. Disch, and an appendix quoting Dick’s comments on many of the stories.


The Collected Short Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume Four: Minority Report Philip K. Dick (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-947-3, May 2000, £7.99, xii+380pp, tp); Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1987 as The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Vol. Four: The Days of Perky Pat) collection of 18 SF stories, with an introduction by James Tiptree Jr., and an appendix quoting Dick’s comments on many of the stories.


Dr. Bloodmoney Philip K. Dick (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-952-X, Aug 2000, £6.99, 304pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore); Reprint (Ace 1965) SF novel, with a 1980 afterword by Dick. Volume 32 in the “SF Masterworks” series.


Now Wait for Last Year Philip K. Dick (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-701-2, Dec 2000, £6.99, 225pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore); Reprint (Doubleday 1966) SF novel. Volume 36 in the “SF Masterworks” series.


Three Early Novels Philip K. Dick (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-912-0, Sep 2000, £7.99, 422pp, tp); Omnibus of 3 early SF novels: The Man Who Japed (1956), Dr. Futurity (1960), and Vulcan’s Hammer (1960).


Ubik Philip K. Dick (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-853-1, Feb 2000, £6.99, 224pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore); Reprint (Doubleday 1969) classic SF novel. Volume 26 in the “SF Masterworks” series.


Doctor Who: Endgame Terrance Dicks (BBC Books 0-563-53822-8, Nov 2000, £5.99, 243pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures]; Novelization based on the TV series. Book 40 of the BBC “New Adventures” series.


Only Human: A Comedy Jenny Diski (Virago 1-86049-839-6, Oct 2000, £14.99, 215pp, hc); Literary fantasy novel retelling the love triangle of Abraham, Sarah, and God.


The Gap Into Madness: Chaos and Order Stephen R. Donaldson (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-647022-X, Oct ’99, £6.99, 743pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Gap]; Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1994) SF novel. Book four in the “Gap” quintet.


The Gap Into Power: A Dark and Hungry God Arises Stephen R. Donaldson (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-647021-1, Oct ’99, £6.99, 654pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Gap]; Reprint (Bantam Spectra; HarperCollins UK 1992) SF novel. Book three in the “Gap” quintet.


The Gap Into Ruin: This Day All Gods Die Stephen R. Donaldson (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-647023-8, Oct ’99, £6.99, 749pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Gap]; Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1996) SF novel, last in the “Gap” quintet.


Crusader Sara Douglass (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648619-3, Dec 2000, £6.99, 584pp, pb) [Wayfarer Redemption]; Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 1997) fantasy novel, book three of “The Wayfarer Redemption” trilogy, [First U.K. edition]


Pilgrim Sara Douglass (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648618-5, Oct 2000, £6.99, 749pp, pb) [Wayfarer Redemption]; Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 1997) fantasy novel, Book Two of “The Wayfarer Redemption”. [First U.K. edition]


Sinner Sara Douglass (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648617-7, Aug 2000, £6.99, xiv+638pp, pb, cover by Kev Jenkins) [Wayfarer Redemption]; Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 1997) fantasy novel. First in “The Wayfarer Redemption” trilogy set 40 years after the events of “The Axis” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]


Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict: Requiem for Boone Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald (Ebury Press 0-09-187330-4, Jun 2000, £5.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Earth: Final Conflict]; Novelization based on the TV serial, third in the series.


The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 13th Annual Collection ed. Gardner Dozois (Robinson 1-84119-168-X, Oct 2000, £9.99, lii+678pp, tp, cover by Pete Rozycki); Reprint (St. Martin’s 2000 as The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection) best-of-the-year anthology of 28 stories, with a summation of the year by Dozois. [First U.K. edition]


Servant of the Dragon David Drake (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-950-3, Oct 2000, £6.99, 612pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) [Lord of the Isles]; Reprint (Tor 1999) fantasy novel, third in the “Lord of the Isles” series. [First U.K. edition]


Resurrection Day Brendan DuBois (Warner UK 0-7515-2549-9, Oct 2000, £5.99, 580pp, pb); Reprint (Putnam 1999) alternate-history novel of a decimated USA, 10 years after the 1962 nuclear war.


Fatal Error Helen Dunmore (Corgi Yearling 0-440-86345-7, Jun 2000, £3.99, 157pp, pb); Reissue (Corgi Yearling 1996) young-adult SF novel of a theme park rocket ride that secretly travels among the stars, imperilling its passengers.


Time and the Gods Lord Dunsany (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-989-9, Mar 2000, £6.99, viii+584pp, tp, cover by John William Waterhouse); Omnibus of 112 fantasy stories and vignettes by one of the prime creators of 20th century fantasy. This includes the whole of Time and the Gods (1906), The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories (1908), A Dreamer’s Tales (1910), The Book of Wonder (1912), The Last Book of Wonder (1916), and The Gods of Pegana (1905). Volume 2 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.


Farscape: Dark Side of the Sun Andrew Dymond (Boxtree 0-7522-7234-9, Nov 2000, £5.99, 256pp, pb) [Farscape]; Novelization based on the TV series. Copyrighted by the Jim Henson Company Ltd.


Helium Tim Earnshaw (Orion/Indigo 0-575-40115-X, Nov 2000, £5.99, 189pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [L.A. Trilogy]; Reprint (Gollancz 1997) literary fantasy novel, first in a loose “L.A. Trilogy”.


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