The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2000

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Possession Peter James (Orion 0-75283-746-X, Dec 2000, £6.99, 290pp, pb, cover by blacksheep); Reprint (Gollancz 1988) fantasy novel.

The Truth Peter James (Orion 0-75281-666-7, Dec 2000, £6.99, 501pp, pb); Reissue (Orion 1997) SF/horror novel.

The Deptford Histories: Book One: The Alchymist’s Cat Robin Jarvis (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 Robin Jarvis (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 Robin Jarvis (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 Robin Jarvis (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 Robin Jarvis (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 Robin Jarvis (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.

Wingéd Chariot Ben Jeapes (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.

Unseen! Paul Jennings (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. [First U.K. edition]

Shiva 3000 Jan Lars Jensen (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]

Bladerunner 4: Eye & Talon K. W. Jeter (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?.

The Blood Tree Paul Johnston (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 Paul Johnston (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.

Black Maria Diana Wynne Jones (Collins 0-00-185741-X, Jul 2000, £10.99, 240pp, hc, cover by Paul Hess); Reprint (Methuen 1991) young-adult fantasy novel. A paperback edition (-675528-3, £4.99) was announced but not seen.

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.

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