The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2000

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Castle in the Air Diana Wynne Jones (Collins 0-00-675530-5, Oct 2000, £4.99, 285pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Wizard’s Castle] Reprint (Methuen 1990) young-adult fantasy novel. The sequel to Howl’s Moving Castle. Illustrated by Tim Stevens. A hardcover edition (-185743-6, £10.99) was announced but not seen.

Charmed Life Diana Wynne Jones (Collins 0-00-675515-1, May 2000, £4.99, 252pp, tp, cover by Paul Slater) [Chrestomanci] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1977) fantasy novel. Book 1 in the “Chrestomanci” series. Illustrated by Tim Stevens. A hardcover edition (-185729-0, £9.99) was announced but not seen.

Dogsbody Diana Wynne Jones (Collins 0-00-185736-3, Sep 2000, £10.99, 265pp, hc, cover by Melvyn Grant) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1975) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated by Tim Stephens. The Lord of the Dog Star is forcibly incarnated as a dog while falsely accused of murder. A trade paperback edition (-675522-4, £4.99) was announced but not seen.

Eight Days of Luke Diana Wynne Jones (Collins 0-00-675521-6, Dec 2000, £4.99, 203pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1975) young-adult fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-185735-5, £9.99) was announced but not seen.

Fire and Hemlock Diana Wynne Jones (Collins 0-00-675519-4, Jun 2000, £5.99, 393pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) Reprint (Morrow/Greenwillow 1984) young-adult fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-185733-9, £9.99) was announced but not seen.

Hexwood Diana Wynne Jones (Collins 0-00-675526-7, Nov 2000, £4.99, 379pp, pb, cover by David O’Connor) Reprint (Methuen 1993) young-adult fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-185739-8, £9.99) was announced but not seen.

The Homeward Bounders Diana Wynne Jones (Collins 0-00-675525-9, Nov 2000, £4.99, 267pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1981) young-adult fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-185738-X, £9.99) was announced but not seen.

Howl’s Moving Castle Diana Wynne Jones (Collins 0-00-675523-2, Oct 2000, £4.99, 302pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Wizard’s Castle] Reprint (Morrow/Greenwillow 1986) young-adult fantasy novel. First in a series. Illustrated by Tim Stevens. A hardcover edition (-185737-1, £10.99) was announced but not seen.

Lives of Christopher Chant: The Childhood of Chrestomanci Diana Wynne Jones (Collins 0-00-675518-6, May 2000, £4.99, 319pp, tp, cover by Paul Slater) [Chrestomanci] Reprint (Morrow Greenwillow 1988) fantasy novel. Book 4 in the “Chrestomanci” series. Illustrated by Tim Stevens. Its events are set 25 years before Charmed Life. A hardcover edition (-185732-0, £9.99) was announced but not seen.

The Magicians of Caprona Diana Wynne Jones (Collins 0-00-675516-X, May 2000, £4.99, 256pp, tp, cover by Paul Slater) [Chrestomanci] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1980) fantasy novel. Book 2 in the “Chrestomanci” series. Illustrated by Tim Stevens. A hardcover edition (-185730-4, £9.99) is also available.

Mixed Magics Diana Wynne Jones (Collins 0-00-185742-8, May 2000, £10.99, 171pp, hc, cover by Paul Slater) [Chrestomanci] Collection of four stories, one original, and one not previously published in the UK. Book 5 in the “Chrestomanci” series. Illustrated by Tim Stevens.

Mixed Magics Diana Wynne Jones (Collins 0-00-675529-1, Oct 2000, £4.99, 171pp, pb, cover by Paul Slater) [Chrestomanci] Reprint (Collins 2000) collection of four stories, one original. Book five in the “Chrestomanci” series. Illustrated by Tim Stevens.

A Tale of Time City Diana Wynne Jones (Collins 0-00-185734-7, Jun 2000, £10.99, 363pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Greenwillow 1987) young-adult SF novel. A paperback edition (-675520-8, £4.99) was announced but not seen.

Witch Week Diana Wynne Jones (Collins 0-00-675517-8, May 2000, £4.99, 272pp, tp, cover by Paul Slater) [Chrestomanci] Reprint (Macmillan Children’s Books 1982) fantasy novel. Book 3 in the “Chrestomanci” series. Illustrated by Tim Stevens. A hardcover edition (-185731-2, £9.99) was announced but not seen.

Year of the Griffin Diana Wynne Jones (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07047-1, Oct 2000, £9.99, 218pp, tp, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Dark Lord of Derkholm] Humorous fantasy novel, sequel to Dark Lord of Derkholm. Simultaneous with the US (Harper/Greenwillow) edition. A hardcover edition (-07046-3, £16.99) is also available.

A Cavern of Black Ice J. V. Jones (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-743-9, Feb 2000, £7.99, 804pp, pb, cover by Greg Call) [Sword of Shadows] Reprint (Orbit 1999) fantasy novel. Book One of “Sword of Shadows”.

Dreamtime: Shadowsong Jenny Jones (Orion/Dolphin 1-85881-708-0, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], £3.99, 116pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) [Dreamtime] Young-adult fantasy novel. Second of a six-book series by different authors, based on the myths and legends of the world. Contemporary children are pitted against the Shadowman, a dark figure manipulating dreams and reality in his bid to escape into the real world.

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume Eleven ed. Stephen Jones (Robinson 1-84119-167-1, Oct 2000, £6.99, 572pp, tp, cover by Julek Heller) Annual dark fantasy anthology of 21 stories, including Straub’s novella “Pork Pie Hat”, stories by Wolfe, Newman, Gaiman, Klein, and others. There is a long introduction on the year in horror, and a Necrology by Jones and Kim Newman.

Dark Terrors 5 ed. Stephen Jones & David Sutton (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07048-X, Oct 2000, £16.99, 562pp, hc, cover by Bill Sienkiewicz) Anthology of 31 original dark fantasy stories. Authors include Ramsey Campbell, Peter Straub, Kim Newman, Lisa Tuttle, and Tanith Lee.

The Conan Chronicles 2 Robert Jordan (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-749-8, Dec ’99, £9.99, 286+314+271pp, tp, cover by Kevin Tweddell) [Conan] Reprint (Legend 1997) fantasy omnibus of 3 “Conan” novels, paginated separately.

The Conan Chronicles II Robert Jordan (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-749-8, Dec ’99, £9.99, 857pp, tp, cover by Kevin Tweddell) [Conan] Reprint (Legend 1997) fantasy omnibus of three “Conan” novels: Conan the Magnificent (1984), Conan the Triumphant (1983), and Conan the Destroyer (1984).

Winter’s Heart Robert Jordan (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-984-9, Nov 2000, £17.99, 668pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wheel of Time] Fantasy novel, book nine of “The Wheel of Time”. Simultaneous with the US (Tor) edition. A trade paperback edition (-985-7) was announced but not seen.

The World of Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time Robert Jordan & Teresa Patterson (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-054-7, Sep 2000, £12.99, 304pp, tp, cover by Tom Canty) Reprint (Orbit 1997) illustrated reference work, companion to the series.

Lord of Emperors Guy Gavriel Kay (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-684-86156-9, Mar 2000, £16.99, 531pp, hc, cover by Bob Warner) [Sarantine Mosaic] Historical fantasy novel. Book two of the “Sarantine Mosaic” duology. Simultaneous with the US (HarperPrism) edition.

Replica: Amy, Number Seven Marilyn Kaye (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-74951-2, May 2000, £3.99, 212pp, tp) [Replica] Reprint (Bantam Skylark 1998) young-adult SF novel, first in the “Replica” series about a girl who discovers she’s a clone. [First U.K. edition]

Replica: Another Amy Marilyn Kaye (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-74953-9, May 2000, £3.99, 164pp, tp) [Replica] Reprint (Bantam Skylark 1999) young-adult SF novel, third in the “Replica” series. [First U.K. edition]

Replica: Pursuing Amy Marilyn Kaye (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-74952-0, May 2000, £3.99, 180pp, tp) [Replica] Reprint (Bantam Skylark 1998) young-adult SF novel, second in the “Replica” series. [First U.K. edition]

The Iron Wars Paul Kearney (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-942-2, Mar 2000, £5.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Monarchies of God] Reprint (Gollancz 1999) fantasy novel, book three of “The Monarchies of God”.

The Second Empire Paul Kearney (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-06574-5, Mar 2000, £16.99, 294pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) [Monarchies of God] Fantasy novel, book four of “The Monarchies of God”.

Moon Music Faye Kellerman (Hodder Headline 0-7472-5232-7, 1999, £5.99, 404pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 1998) dark fantasy novel of a shapechanging murderer killing through the decades. This was published in 1999, but not seen until now.

The Black Raven Katharine Kerr (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648260-0, Feb 2000, £6.99, 391pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Deverry: Dragon Mage] Reprint (Voyager 1999) fantasy novel. Book two of “The Dragon Mage”.

The Fire Dragon Katharine Kerr (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224645-7, Oct 2000, £16.99, 353pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Deverry: Dragon Mage] Fantasy novel, Book Three of “The Dragon Mage”. Eleventh overall in the “Deverry” sequence. Kerr announces that the next, The Gold Falcon will be the final novel. A trade paperback edition (0-00-224647-3, £9.99) was announced but not seen.

Polar City Nightmare Katharine Kerr & Kate Daniel (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-06860-4, Jul 2000, £16.99, 357pp, hc, cover by blacksheep) [Polar City] SF novel, set in the world of Polar City Blues. A trade paperback edition (-06860-4, £9.99) was announced but not seen.

Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-938-4, Jan 2000, £6.99, 216pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Harcourt Brace World 1966) classic SF novel of artificially enhanced IQ. Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel, and Hugo Award for its shorter original version. Volume 25 in the “SF Masterworks” series.

Boxy An Star Daren King (Little, Brown/Abacus 0-349-11192-8, May 2000, £6.99, 244pp, tp, cover by Andy Smith) Reprint (Abacus 1999) SF novel. The near-future underclass in its own words and wants.

The Knot Garden Gabriel King (Century 0-7126-8083-7, Oct 2000, £10.00, 342pp, tp, cover by John Avon) [Wild Road] Fantasy novel, third in the “Wild Roads” sequence after The Wild Road and The Golden Cat. A woman living near an intersection of the wild roads, where time distorts, is adopted by special cats. King is a pseudonym for Jane Johnson and M. John Harrison. A planned hardcover (Century 0-7126-8078-0, 2 November 2000, £17.99) was cancelled.

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton/NEL 0-340-76559-3, Mar 2000, £5.99, 292pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1999) associational novel.

Hearts in Atlantis Stephen King (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-73891-X, Jul 2000, £6.99, 622pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Scribner’s; Hodder & Stoughton 1999) interwoven collection of stories forming a mosaic mainstream novel set over the last forty years.

On Writing Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-76996-3, Oct 2000, £16.99, xv+238pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Non-fiction combination of “how-to” book and autobiography, with a discussion of his 1999 car accident and its aftermath. Simultaneous with the US (Scribner) edition. A trade paperback (-76997-1, 10.00) was announced for 30 October 2000.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf William King (Black Library 1-84154-106-0, Dec ’99, £5.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Wayne England) [Warhammer 40,000: Wolfclaw] SF novelization of “Wolfclaw”, based on the role-playing games. This is copyrighted 1999, but not seen until now. Copyrighted by Games Workshop.

Warhammer: Daemonslayer William King (Black Library 1-84154-104-4, Oct ’99, £5.99, 280pp, pb, cover by John Gravato) [Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix] Fantasy novelization of “Gotrek & Felix” based on the fantasy role-playing games. This was published in 1999 but not seen until now. Copyrighted by Games Workshop.

Warhammer: Dragonslayer William King (Black Library 1-84154-122-2, Sep 2000, £5.99, 270pp, pb, cover by John Gravato) [Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix] Novelization based on the fantasy role-playing games, fourth featuring “Gotrek & Felix”. Copyrighted by Games Workshop.

Warhammer: Skavenslayer William King (Black Library 1-84154-102-8, Sep ’99, £5.99, 280pp, pb, cover by John Gravato) [Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix] Fantasy novelization of “Gotrek & Felix” based on the fantasy role-playing games. This was published in 1999 but not seen until now. Copyrighted by Games Workshop.

Warhammer: Trollslayer William King (Black Library 1-84154-100-1, 1999, £5.99, 284pp, pb, cover by John Gravato) [Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix] Fantasy novelization based on the role-playing game. Volume two in the “Gotrek & Felix” series.

The Vintner’s Luck Elizabeth Knox (Random House/Vintage UK 0-09-927389-6, Mar 2000, £6.99, 241pp, tp) Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1998) literary fantasy novel of a 19th century man’s tragic relationship with an angel.

False Memory Dean Koontz (Hodder Headline 0-7472-5834-1, Aug 2000, £6.99, 818pp, pb, cover by Head Design) Reprint (Headline 1999) associational psychological thriller. An open market edition (same details) was available 6 June 2000.

From the Corner of His Eye Dean Koontz (Hodder Headline 0-7472-7074-0, Dec 2000, £9.99, 645pp, tp, cover by Richard Haughton) Quasi-SF horror novel. A hardcover edition (-7071-6, £17.99) is also available. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam) edition.

The Other Side Alfred Kubin (Dedalus 1-873982-69-0, Aug 2000, £9.99, 249pp, tp, cover by Alfred Kubin) Fantasy novel by the graphic artist, who provides illustrations. Translated by Mike Mitchell from the German original (Die andere Seite, 1908). A worldwide edition available in the US in 2001 for $15.99 from Subterranean Press.

Fury Henry Kuttner (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07141-9, Nov 2000, £9.99, 208pp, tp) Reprint (Grosset & Dunlap 1950) SF novel, with a foreword by Groff Conklin. An “SF Collectors’ Edition”.

Owlknight Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07092-7, Aug 2000, £9.99, 326pp, tp, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Valdemar: Owlflight] Reprint (DAW 1999) fantasy novel in the “Valdemar” series, third in the “Darian’s Tale” (or “Owlflight”) trilogy set after the “Mage Storms” trilogy. A hardcover edition (-07091-9, £16.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]

Owlsight Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-861-2, Jul 2000, £6.99, 389pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Valdemar: Owlflight] Reprint (DAW 1998) fantasy novel, sequel to Owlflight, set after the “Mage Storms” trilogy.

Riding Electric Horses into the Voids of Time Alex Laishley (Dewi Lewis Publishing 1-899235-28-0, Jul 2000, £8.99, 256pp, tp) SF novel. A 21st century millionaire, owner of a computer-generated entertainment company, invents the ultimate game: a real time machine. A first novel. Available from: 8 Broomfield Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport SK4 4ND, UK.

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased): Ghost in the Machine Andy Lane (Boxtree 0-7522-2351-8, Oct 2000, £5.99, 277pp, pb) Novelization based on the TV series.

Doctor Who: The Banquo Legacy Andy Lane & Justin Richards (BBC Books 0-563-53808-2, Jun 2000, £5.99, 276pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series, and starring the 8th Doctor. Book 35 of the BBC “New Adventures” series.

Bad Chili Joe R. Lansdale (Orion/Indigo 0-575-40134-6, Sep 2000, £6.99, 292pp, tp, cover by Gary Day-Ellison) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Reissue (Mojo Press 1997) associational mystery novel. Fourth in the “Collins & Pine” series.

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