The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2000

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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.

Freezer Burn Joe R. Lansdale (Orion/Indigo 0-575-40252-0, Sep 2000, £6.99, 245pp, tp, cover by Gary Day-Ellison); Reprint (Crossroads Press 1999) blackly comic, Southern Gothic fantasy novel of carnival freaks including a frozen man who emanates occult power.

Hex: Ghosts Rhiannon Lassiter (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-333-78047-7, May 2000, £9.99, x+198pp, hc, cover by Paul Young) [Hex]; Young-adult SF novel. Last in the “Hex” trilogy after Hex and Hex: Shadows. The genetically-mutated Hexes band together against the tyrannical European Federation.

Hex: Shadows Rhiannon Lassiter (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-37166-5, May 2000, £3.99, 187pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) [Hex]; Reprint (Macmillan Children’s Books 1999) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Hex” trilogy.

The Black Rood Stephen Lawhead (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224666-X, Feb 2000, £17.99, 437pp, hc, cover by Mick Posen) [Celtic Crusades]; Historical fantasy novel, book two of “The Celtic Crusades”. A Scottish lord journeys to 12th century Jerusalem to seek the Black Rood held by the ambitious Knights Templar. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-224752-6, £9.99) was announced but not seen.

Among the Missing Richard Laymon (Hodder Headline 0-7472-6072-9, Dec ’99, £5.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp); Reprint (Headline 1999) associational horror novel of serial murder. An export-only edition (same details) was available in October 1999.

Come Out Tonight Richard Laymon (Hodder Headline 0-7472-5828-7, Jul 2000, £5.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp); Reprint (CD Publications; Headline 1999) associational kidnap thriller.

The Travelling Vampire Show Richard Laymon (Hodder Headline 0-7472-2052-2, Jun 2000, £17.99, 314pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp); Reprint (Cemetery Dance 2000) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]

The Travelling Vampire Show Richard Laymon (Hodder Headline 0-7472-5829-5, Dec 2000, £6.99, 442pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp); Reprint (Cemetery Dance 2000) horror novel.

More Tales of the Catwings Ursula K. Le Guin (Puffin 0-14-130531-2, Nov 2000, £4.99, 90pp, tp) [Catwings]; Young-adult omnibus of two “Catwings” books: Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings (1994) and Jane on Her Own (1999). Illustrated by S.D. Schindler.

The Wind’s Twelve Quarters Ursula K. Le Guin (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07139-7, Oct 2000, £9.99, xiv+303pp, tp); Reprint (Harper & Row 1975) SF collection of 17 stories published during the first 10 years of Le Guin’s SF career, including Hugo and Nebula award winners. An “SF Collectors’ Edition”.

Naming of Parts Tim Lebbon (PS Publishing 1-902880-16-X, Jul 2000, £8.00, 80pp, tp, cover by Alan M. Clark) [Naming of Parts]; Horror novella of zombies. Introduction by Steve Rasnic Tem. This is a signed, limited edition of 300; a hardcover edition of 200 (-17-1, £25.00) was announced but not seen. Available from PS Publishing, 98 High Ash Drive, Leeds LS17 8RE, UK.

White Tim Lebbon (MOT Press 0-9537000-0-3, 1999, £4.00, 62pp, ph, cover by Lisa Busby); Horror novella. This is limited to 320 copies, signed by Lebbon, of which 300 are for sale. This was published in 1999 but has only just been seen.

Hush Tim Lebbon & Gavin Williams (RazorBlade Press 0-9-5314685-5, Sep 2000, £8.99, 213pp, tp, cover by Chris Nurse); SF/horror novel.

Amy Samantha Lee (Scholastic/Point UK 0-439-01118-3, Jan 2000, £3.99, 158pp, pb); Dark fantasy novel of Hallowe’en vengeance.

The Bogle Samantha Lee (Scholastic UK 0-439-01485-9, Nov 2000, £3.99, 252pp, pb); Young-adult dark fantasy novel. A “Point Horror Unleashed” title.

Law of the Wolf Tower Tanith Lee (Hodder Silver 0-340-77828-8, Jan 2000, £4.99, 233pp, tp, cover by Haydn Cornner) [Claidi Journals]; Reissue (Hodder Children’s Books 1998) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume one in a new series.

Wolf Star Rise Tanith Lee (Hodder Silver 0-340-74647-5, Jan 2000, £4.99, 197pp, tp, cover by Haydn Corner) [Claidi Journals]; Young-adult fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Wolf Tower” series.

Farewell to Lankhmar Fritz Leiber (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-850-7, Feb 2000, £6.99, 361pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser]; Reprint (Morrow 1988 as The Knight and Knave of Swords) final collection of four stories (one novel-length) in the “Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser” series.

The Wanderer Fritz Leiber (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07112-5, Jun 2000, £9.99, 346pp, tp); Reprint (Ballantine 1964) Hugo-winning SF novel of worldwide disaster caused by a travelling planet stopping to refuel in our solar system. An “SF Collectors’ Edition”

The Company of Glass Valery Leith (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-857-4, May 2000, £6.99, 397pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) [Everien]; Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1999) fantasy novel, first in the “Everien” trilogy. Leith is a pseudonym for Tricia Sullivan.

The Riddled Night Valery Leith (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07075-7, Dec 2000, £10.99, 516pp, tp, cover by Blacksheep) [Everien]; Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2000) fantasy novel, the second book of “Everien” after The Company of Glass. Leith is a pseudonym of Tricia Sullivan. A hardcover edition (-07074-9, £16.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]

Doctor Who: Turing Test Paul Leonard (BBC Books 0-563-53806-6, Oct 2000, £5.99, 244pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures]; Novelization based on the TV series. Book 39 of the BBC “New Adventures” series, its characters include code-breaker Alan Turing and novelist/spy Graham Greene.

Ben, In the World Doris Lessing (HarperCollins/Flamingo 0-00-226195-2, Jun 2000, £16.99, 178pp, hc) [Fifth Child]; SF novel, sequel to The Fifth Child.

Mara and Dann Doris Lessing (HarperCollins/Flamingo 0-00-655083-5, Apr 2000, £6.99, viii+407pp, tp) [Mara and Dann]; Reprint (HarperFlamingo 1999) SF novel in which the North is colder than ever, and the South unbearably hot.

Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine (Collins 0-00-675548-8, Sep 2000, £3.99, 259pp, pb, cover by George Smith); Reprint (HarperCollins 1997) humorous young-adult fantasy novel. A fairy’s gift turns out to be a curse for a princess forced to be always obedient. [First U.K. edition]

Reckless Sleep Roger Levy (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-06899-X, Feb 2000, £10.99, 345pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [Reckless Sleep]; SF novel. In a collapsing far-future Britain, the population is entertained by increasingly perfect virtual realities, tested by psychic soldiers. A first novel. A hardcover edition (-06898-1, £16.99) was announced but not seen.

Out of the Silent Planet C. S. Lewis (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-628165-6, Jun 2000, £6.99, 167pp, tp) [Cosmic]; Reprint (John Lane 1938) SF novel, first in the “Cosmic Trilogy”.

Perelandra C. S. Lewis (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-628166-4, Aug 2000, £6.99, 228pp, tp) [Cosmic]; Reprint (John Lane 1943) SF novel, second in the “Cosmic Trilogy”.

Only Connect D. F. & Gordon Lewis (Cartref 0-9533797-0-1, 1998, £5.00, 139pp, tp); Original collection of “ten honestly strange and mostly ghostly tales” by D.F. Lewis in collaboration with his father Gordon.

Diplomacy of Wolves Holly Lisle (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-872-8, Jan 2000, £6.99, 406pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) [Secret Texts]; Reprint (Warner Aspect 1998) fantasy novel. Book one of “The Secret Texts”.

Vengeance of Dragons Holly Lisle (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-06868-X, Jun 2000, £16.99, 379pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Secret Texts]; Reprint (Warner Aspect 1999) fantasy novel. Book 2 of “The Secret Texts”. A young woman fights her shapechanger nature to become a diplomat, only to have her family destroyed by treachery. A trade paperback edition (-06869-8, £10.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]

Vengeance of Dragons Holly Lisle (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-758-6, Dec 2000, £6.99, 439pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Secret Texts]; Reprint (Warner Aspect 1999) fantasy novel. Book Two of “The Secret Texts” after Diplomacy of Wolves.

The Revenge of Samuel Stokes Penelope Lively (Mammoth 0-7497-0601-5, Sep ’99, £4.50, 122pp, pb, cover by Sarah Perkins); Reissue (Heinemann 1981) young-adult fantasy novel.

The Voyage of QV66 Penelope Lively (Mammoth 0-7497-0360-1, Aug ’99, £4.50, 173pp, pb, cover by Sarah Perkins); Reprint (Heinemann 1978) young-adult fantasy novel.

The Whispering Knights Penelope Lively (Mammoth 0-7497-0787-9, Nov ’99, £4.50, 160pp, pb, cover by Sarah Perkins); Reissue (Heinemann 1971) young-adult fantasy novel.

The Wild Hunt of Hagworthy Penelope Lively (Mammoth 0-7497-0786-0, Nov ’99, £4.50, 142pp, pb, cover by Sarah Perkins); Reissue (Heinemann 1971) young-adult fantasy novel.

After the Fire II: A Still Small Voice John Lockley (Word Publishing UK 1-86024-075-5, 1999, £6.99, 480pp, pb, cover by Michael Setchell) [After the Fire]; Reissue (Word Publishing 1996) SF novel. Second in a series about a worldwide plague, and its continuing effects on a small British community. Second printing. Published in 1999, but not seen until now.

Knowing Max James Long (HarperCollins UK 0-00-225701-7, Nov ’99, £9.99, 314pp, tp, cover by Stuart Haygarth); Literary novel with fantasy elements of time displacement.

The Descent Jeff Long (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-929-5, Sep 2000, £6.99, 561pp, pb); Reprint (Crown 1999) lost-race/world-beneath horror novel.

The Foreigners James Lovegrove (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-06894-9, Sep 2000, £16.99, 421pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore); SF novel. In return for their miraculous material Crystech, the mysterious Foreigners ask only to be sung to, until one of them is murdered, and their relationship with humanity seems doomed.

Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse James Luceno (Random House/Arrow/Lucasbooks 0-09-941024-9, Oct 2000, £5.99, 348pp, pb, cover by Rick Berry) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order]; Novelization based on the Star Wars characters, the second of two parts. Simultaneous with the US (Ballantine Del Rey Lucasbooks) edition.

Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos: Hero’s Trial James Luceno (Random House/Arrow Lucasbooks 0-09-940997-6, Aug 2000, £5.99, vi+352pp, pb, cover by Rick Berry) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos]; Novelization based on the Star Wars characters; first in a two-part adventure. Simultaneous with the US (Ballantine Del Rey Lucasbooks) edition.

Necroscope: Defilers Brian Lumley (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-79245-0, Sep 2000, £16.99, 220pp, hc) [Necroscope: E-Branch]; Reprint (Tor 2000) vampire horror novel, second in the “E-Branch” trilogy in the “Necroscope” series. [First U.K. edition]

Doctor Who: Space Age Steve Lyons (BBC Books 0-563-53800-7, May 2000, £5.99, vi+237pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures]; Novelization based on the TV series. Book 34 of the BBC “New Adventures” series.

Cosmonaut Keep Ken MacLeod (Little Brown/Orbit 1-85723-986-5, Nov 2000, £16.99, 308pp, hc) [Engines of Light]; SF novel, first in the “Engines of Light” series. The parallel stories of near-future alien contact on Earth, and a human colony struggling for survival thousands of light years away.

The Sky Road Ken MacLeod (Little Brown/Orbit 1-85723-967-9, May 2000, £6.99, 291pp, tp, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Fall Revolution]; Reprint (Orbit 1999) SF novel. Centuries after the “Deliverance” incident barred humanity from space, a lone rocket is readied for launch from Scotland. Winner of the British Science Fiction Award for Best Novel, 1999.

Doctor Who: Verdigris Paul Magrs (BBC Books 0-563-55592-0, Apr 2000, £5.99, 244pp, pb) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures]; Novelization based on the TV series. Book 29 of the BBC “Missing Adventures” series, starring the third Doctor.

Merlin: The End of Magic James Mallory (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-651291-7, Apr 2000, £6.99, 287pp, pb) [Merlin]; Reprint (Warner Aspect 2000) third novelization of the US TV series, told from Merlin’s point of view. [First U.K. edition]

Wilson: A Consideration of the Sources David Mamet (Faber and Faber 0-571-20187-3, Feb 2000, £9.99, xvi+336pp, tp); Satirical literary SF novel. The collective memory of the 21st century crashes, and the past can only be reconstructed from the downloaded memories of ex-President Wilson’s wife, here examined for consistency by scholars. No US original is identified.

The Grand Design John Marco (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07072-2, Jun 2000, £16.99, 573pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Tyrants and Kings]; Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2000) fantasy novel, Book Two of “Tyrants and Kings”. A trade paperback edition (-07073-0, £9.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]

The Jackal of Nar John Marco (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-869-8, Mar 2000, £6.99, 916pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Tyrants and Kings]; Reprint (Bantam Spectra; Millennium 1999) military fantasy novel. Book one of “Tyrants and Kings”.

Daughter of the Forest Juliet Marillier (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224736-4, Apr 2000, £9.99, 562pp, tp, cover by Neal Armstrong) [Sevenwaters]; Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 1999) fantasy novel, book one of the “Sevenwaters” trilogy. A fairy tale retold as Celtic fantasy; a young woman is kidnapped before she can lift the curse that transformed her brothers into swans. [First U.K. edition]

The Eclipse of the Century Jan Mark (Scholastic UK 0-439-01482-4, Oct 2000, £5.99, 442pp, pb); Reprint (Scholastic UK 1999) young-adult millennial fantasy novel.

Dying of the Light George R. R. Martin (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-897-3, Dec 2000, £6.99, 365pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns); Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1977) SF novel.

A Storm of Swords George R. R. Martin (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224586-8, Aug 2000, £17.99, viii+973pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Song of Ice and Fire]; Fantasy novel, Book Three of “A Song of Ice and Fire”. A trade paperback edition (-710197-X, £10.99) was announced but not seen.

Windhaven George R. R. Martin & Lisa Tuttle (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-940-6, Nov 2000, £6.99, 315pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Maris]; Reprint (Timescape 1981) SF novel.

X-Files: Quarantine Les Martin (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648352-6, Jan 2000, £3.99, 117pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [X-Files]; Reprint (HarperEntertainment 1999) YA novelization of the Chris Carter series. Book 13 in the series. [First U.K. edition]

Mutant: Dissolvers Anthony Masters (Scholastic UK 0-439-99638-4, Sep 2000, £3.99, 189pp, pb, cover by Bob Lea); Young adult horror novel. A “Point Horror” book.

Mutant: Night of the Toxic Slime Anthony Masters (Scholastic UK 0-439-99640-6, Sep 2000, £3.99, 219pp, tp, cover by Bob Lea); Young adult horror novel. A “Point Horror” book.

The Last Days: The Apocryphon of Joe Panther Andrew Masterton (Picador 0-330-37562-8, May 2000, £7.99, 497pp, tp); Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 1999) literary fantasy novel of the fallen messiah as PI.

Feelings of Fear Graham Masterton (Severn House 0-7278-5594-8, Aug 2000, £17.99, viii+211pp, hc); Collection of 12 dark fantasy stories, three apparently original.

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