The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2000

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Earthfasts William Mayne (Hodder Signature 0-340-65327-2, Apr 2000, £4.99, 202pp, pb, cover by Steve Wallace) [Earthfasts] Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1966) young-adult SF novel. First in the “Earthfasts” trilogy.

Making History Paul J. McAuley (PS Publishing 1-902880-08-8, Apr 2000, £8.00, 74pp, tp, cover by David A. Hardy) [Quiet War] SF novella, chronologically the first of a series dealing with the aftermath of McAuley’s “Quiet War”. Introduction by Michael Swanwick. This is a signed limited edition of 300; a hardcover edition of 200 (-05-6) was announced but not seen. PS Publishing, 98 High Ash Drive, Leeds LS17 8RE, England.

Shrine of Stars Paul J. McAuley (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-981-3, Sep 2000, £6.99, 313pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) [Confluence] Reprint (Gollancz 1999) SF novel. “The Third Book of Confluence”.

Pegasus in Space Anne McCaffrey (Bantam UK 0-593-04327-8, Apr 2000, £16.99, 427pp, hc, cover by Paul Young) [Talents] SF novel, third in the “Talents” series after To Ride Pegasus and Pegasus in Flight. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition.

Pegasus in Space Anne McCaffrey (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14630-7, Dec 2000, £5.99, 520pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) [Talents] Reprint (Del Rey; Bantam UK 2000) SF novel, third in the “Talents” series.

The Tower and the Hive Anne McCaffrey (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14629-3, May 2000, £5.99, 396pp, pb) [Tower and the Hive] Reprint (Ace/Putnam 1999) SF novel. Last in “The Tower and the Hive” quintet after The Rowan, Damia, Damia’s Children and Lyon’s Pride.

Generation Warriors Anne McCaffrey & Elizabeth N. Moon (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-033-7, 1999, £5.99, 345pp, pb) [Planet Pirates] Reissue (Baen 1991) SF novel, third in the “Planet Pirates” series. Published in 1999, but not seen until now.

Acorna’s People Anne McCaffrey & Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54659-3, Jul 2000, £5.99, 383pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Acorna] Reprint (HarperPrism 1999) SF novel based on a comic-book idea by McCaffrey. Third in the “Acorna the Unicorn Girl” series. [First U.K. edition]

Spinners Anthony McCarten (Picador 0-330-39048-1, Apr 2000, £6.99, 263pp, tp, cover by Craig Hopson) Reprint (Vintage New Zealand 1998) literary SF novel about alien abductions.

Bloom Wil McCarthy (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-856-6, May 2000, £6.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Del Rey 1998) SF novel.

The Collapsium Wil McCarthy (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-06893-0, Sep 2000, £10.99, 325pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [Monarchs of Sol] Reprint (Del Rey 2000) hard SF novel of manners set in a solar system ruled by a queen. A hardcover edition (-06892-2, £16.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]

Stargate SG.1: The Price You Pay Ashley McConnell (Macmillan/Channel 4 Books 0-7522-1868-9, Sep ’99, £4.99, 199pp, pb) [Stargate SG-1] Reprint (Roc 1999) novelization based on the TV series based on the film, second in the new series. Copyrighted by Metro Goldwyn Mayer. [First U.K. edition]

Albion: The Last Companion Patrick McCormack (Robinson 1-85487-412-8, May 2000, £7.99, 470pp, tp) [Albion] Reprint (Raven 1997) Arthurian fantasy novel. Volume one in the “Albion” series.

Albion: The White Phantom Patrick McCormack (Robinson 1-84119-051-9, May 2000, £7.99, 454pp, tp) [Albion] Arthurian fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Albion” series.

Slow Lightning Jack McDevitt (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224735-6, Mar 2000, £10.99, 435pp, tp) Reprint (HarperPrism 2000 as Infinity Beach) SF novel. Humanity believes itself to be alone in the universe. [First U.K. edition]

Slow Lightning Jack McDevitt (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648396-8, Sep 2000, £6.99, 540pp, pb) Reprint (HarperPrism 2000 as Infinity Beach) SF novel of alien non-contact. With nine worlds colonised, humanity knows itself to be alone in the universe. It is wrong.

Tendeléo’s Story Ian McDonald (PS Publishing 1-902880-12-9, Aug 2000, £8.00, 91pp, tp, cover by David A. Hardy) [Chaga] SF novella in the “Chaga” sequence. Introduction by Robert Silverberg. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 300 (-13-7, £25.00) is also available. Available from PS Publishing, 98 High Ash Drive, Leeds LS17 8RE, UK; website: [www.editorial-services.co.uk/pspublishing].

Second Sight Elizabeth McGregor (Pan 0-330-37210-6, Sep ’99, £6.99, 459pp, pb, cover by James Walker) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1999) occult novel.

The Gambler’s Fortune Juliet E. McKenna (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-989-X, Aug 2000, £6.99, 517pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Tales of Einarinn] Fantasy novel, the third “Tale of Einarinn”.

The Doomspell Cliff McNish (Orion Children’s Books 1-85881-762-5, May 2000, £9.99, 214pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Doomspell] Young-adult fantasy novel. Volume one in a new trilogy.

Paradox John Meaney (Bantam UK 0-593-04573-4, Jun 2000, £17.99, 406pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Nulapeiron Sequence] SF novel. The freedom of the underground populace of an isolated planet depends on the mysterious Pilots and a crystal given to a young boy.

Doctor Who: Tomb of Valdemar Simon Messingham (BBC Books 0-563-55591-2, Feb 2000, £5.99, 278pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series, starring the fourth Doctor and Romana. Book 28 of the BBC “Missing Adventures” series.

The Golem Gustav Meyrink (Dedalus 1-873982-91-7, Feb 2000, £6.99, 262pp, tp) Reissue (Dedalus 1995) classic horror novel based on Jewish legend. Translated from the German (1915) by Mike Mitchell. Introduction by Robert Irwin. Available in the US from Subterranean Press at $10.99.

Perdido Street Station China Miéville (Macmillan UK 0-333-78172-4, Mar 2000, £16.99, 710pp, hc, cover by Edward Miller) [New Crobuzon] Dark fantasy novel of the metropolis New Crobuzon, which succumbs to chaos after a mysterious stranger asks a single question. A trade paperback edition (-78173-2) appeared simultaneously in Australia.

Guenevere: The Knight of the Sacred Lake Rosalind Miles (Simon & Schuster UK 0-684-85136-9, Jan 2000, £9.99, 417pp, tp) [Guenevere] Arthurian fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Guenevere” trilogy. A hardcover edition (-85135-0, £16.99) was announced but not seen.

Guenevere: The Queen of the Summer Country Rosalind Miles (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-671-01812-4, Jan 2000, £6.99, 610pp, pb) [Guenevere] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1999) Arthurian fantasy novel. Volume one in the “Guenevere” trilogy.

The Best of Walter M. Miller, Jr. Walter M. Miller, Jr. (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07119-2, Jul 2000, £9.99, 472pp, tp) Reprint (Pocket 1980) omnibus of 14 SF stories, including all of Conditionally Human (1962) and The View from the Stars (1965). An “SF Collectors’ Edition”.

Lud-in-the-Mist Hope Mirrlees (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-767-5, Nov 2000, £6.99, 273pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) Reprint (Collins 1926) fantasy novel of a town whose river rises in the land of Faery. Includes a new Introduction by Neil Gaiman. Volume 11 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.

Colours of Chaos L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-957-1, Jan 2000 [Nov ’99], £7.99, 832pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Recluce] Reprint (Tor 1999 as Colors of Chaos) fantasy novel, ninth in the “Saga of Recluce”, sequel to The White Order. The story of White Chaos wizard Cerryl’s education and rise to power. [First U.K. edition]

Gravity Dreams L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-974-1, May 2000, £6.99, 502pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) Reprint (Tor 1999) SF novel. A man raised in a conservative religious culture is exiled to a more-advanced space-faring civilization, and finds God — or at least a god-like being — in space. [First U.K. edition]

The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear Walter Moers (Secker & Warburg 0-436-27500-7, Oct 2000, £18.00, 702pp, hc, cover by Walter Moers & Christina Hucke) [Zamonia] Novelization. A satirical animal fantasy novel based on a cartoon character, illustrated by Moers. Subtitled “Being the demibiography of a seagoing bear, with numerous illustrations and excerpts from ‘Encyclopedia of the Marvels, Life Forms and Other Phenomena of Zamonia and its Environs’ by Professor Abdullah Nightingale”. Translated by John Brownjohn from the original (Germany 1999).

Change of Command Elizabeth Moon (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-972-5, Jul 2000, £5.99, 423pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Heris Serrano; Esmay Suiza] Reprint (Baen 1999) military SF novel, sixth in “The Serrano Legacy” series, and the third featuring Esmay Suiza. Esmay and Barin plan marriage over family objections while life-extension controversy leads to a political and military bloodbath. [First U.K. edition]

Liar’s Oath: The Legacy of Gird Book Two Elizabeth Moon (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-016-4, Dec 2000, £6.99, 506pp, pb, cover by Kevin Jenkins) [Deed of Paksennarion] Reprint (Baen 1992) fantasy novel. Second of two prequels to the “Deed of Paksennarion” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]

Once a Hero Elizabeth Moon (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-956-3, Jan 2000, £5.99, 400pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Heris Serrano; Esmay Suiza] Reprint (Baen 1997) military SF novel, the fourth book of “The Serrano Legacy” series featuring Esmay Suiza from the “Heris Serrano” series. [First U.K. edition]

Rules of Engagement Elizabeth Moon (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-964-4, Apr 2000, £5.99, 500pp, pb) [Heris Serrano; Esmay Suiza] Reprint (Baen 1998) military SF novel, book five of the “Serrano Legacy” series and the second in the sub-series featuring Esmay Suiza. [First U.K. edition]

Rules of Engagement Elizabeth Moon (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-964-4, Apr 2000, £5.99, 500pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Heris Serrano; Esmay Suiza] Reprint (Baen 1998) SF novel. Book Five of “The Serrano Legacy”. [First U.K. edition]

Surrender None: The Legacy of Gird, Book One Elizabeth Moon (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-015-6, Nov 2000, £6.99, 506pp, pb, cover by Kevin Jenkins) [Deed of Paksennarion] Reprint (Baen 1990) fantasy novel. First of two prequels to the “Deed of Paksennarion” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]

King of the City Michael Moorcock (Simon & Schuster/Scribner UK 0-684-86140-2, May 2000, £9.99, 421pp, tp, cover by blacksheep) [Dennis Dover; Rosie Beck] Literary fantasy novel, sequel to Mother London. Dennis Dover and his telepathically-linked cousin Rosie Beck confront the ruthless John Barbican Begg as his empire grows to control the planet. A hardcover edition (-86143-7, £16.99) is also available.

Mother London Michael Moorcock (Scribner UK 0-684-86141-0, May 2000, £7.99, 496pp, tp, cover by blacksheep) [Dennis Dover; Rosie Beck] Reprint (Secker & Warburg 1988) literary novel with fantasy elements.

Silverheart Michael Moorcock & Storm Constantine (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-684-86670-6, Nov 2000, £16.99, 408pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Multiverse] SF/fantasy novel of the “Multiverse”. Max Silverskin must discover his heritage before the witchmark devours his heart. A trade paperback edition (0-743-20943-5) was announced but not seen.

Journeyman: The Art of Chris Moore Chris Moore (Paper Tiger 1-85585-849-5, Nov 2000, £20.00, 127pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) Art book, with text by Stephen Gallagher, in the form of an extensive dialog/interview with Moore.

The Brugan Stephen Moore (Hodder Silver 0-340-74395-6, Jan 2000, £3.99, 230pp, tp, cover by Thomas Taylor) Young-adult fantasy novel.

The Circle and the Cross: Book One of The Wanderers Caiseal Mór (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-671-03728-5, May 2000, £6.99, 536pp, pb, cover by Caiseal Mór) [Wanderers] Reprint (Arrow Australia 1995) fantasy novel. Book One in “The Wanderers” trilogy about the battle between Roman Christianity and paganism in Ancient Ireland. [First U.K. edition]

The Song of the Earth Caiseal Mór (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-671-03729-3, Jul 2000, £6.99, 533pp, pb, cover by Caiseal Mór) [Wanderers] Reprint (Arrow Australia 1996) fantasy novel, second in “The Wanderers” trilogy. A Roman Catholic bishop aims to corrupt the Druidic traditions in Ancient Ireland. [First U.K. edition]

The Water of Life Caiseal Mór (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-671-03730-7, Oct 2000, £6.99, iv+542pp, pb, cover by Caiseal Mór) [Wanderers] Reprint (Arrow Australia 1997) fantasy novel. Book three in “The Wanderers” trilogy based on Celtic myth. [First U.K. edition]

Let There Be Lite Rupert Morgan (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-04548-3, Mar 2000, £9.99, 350pp, tp, cover by John Alexander) Satirical SF novel of an alternate Earth. The Vice President of the United States of Atlantis adopts a scheme to end all crime, and George Bailey almost makes a deposit. A first novel.

The Art of Rowena Rowena Morrill & Doris Vallejo (Paper Tiger 1-85585-778-2, Oct 2000, £20.00, 112pp, hc, cover by Rowena Morrill) Art book, with text by Doris Vallejo. Foreword by Greg and Tim Hildebrandt. An index and a list of published works are included.

Candlelight Ghost Stories Anthony Morris (Enigmatic Press, Apr ’99, £4.00, 53pp, ph, cover by Iain Maynard) Chapbook original collection of ghost stories. This has ISSN 1464-1461; it was published in 1999, but not seen until now. Enigmatic press, 1 Gibbs Field, Bishops Stortford, Herts CM23 4EY England; www.epress.force9.co.uk

Doctor Who: Festival of Death Jonathan Morris (BBC Books 0-563-53803-1, Sep 2000, £5.99, 280pp, pb) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 34 of the BBC “Missing Adventures” series, featuring the 4th Doctor and Romana.

This Is the Way the World Ends James Morrow (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07101-X, May 2000, £9.99, 319pp, tp) Reprint (Henry Holt 1986) SF novel. Unborn souls put the survivors of global nuclear war on trial. An “SF Collectors’ Edition”.

Blue Light Walter Mosley (Serpent’s Tail 1-85242-733-7, Sep 2000, £6.99, 296pp, tp, cover by Keenan) Reprint (Little, Brown 1998) fantasy/SF novel. The Blues, genetically altered victims of the blue light that struck Earth in the 1960s, must oppose one of their own - the Grey Man, semi-living embodiment of death.

Vast Linda Nagata (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-06902-3, Mar 2000, £16.99, 359pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Deception Well] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1998) SF novel. Survivors of an ancient alien war travel on a giant spaceship to find their enemies’ homeworld. A sequel to Deception Well (1997), which is not yet published in the UK. [First U.K. edition]

The Eight Katherine Neville (Hodder Headline 0-7472-3229-6, Dec ’99, £7.99, 694pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [The Eight] Reissue (Ballantine 1989) fantasy novel.

Bad Dreams Kim Newman (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-671-01031-X, Aug ’99, £5.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Jan Miller) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1990) horror novel.

Dracula Cha Cha Cha: Anno Dracula 1959 Kim Newman (Simon & Schuster UK 0-684-85183-0, May 2000, £16.99, 291pp, hc, cover by Ian Miller) [Dracula] Reprint (Carroll & Graf 1998 as Judgment of Tears: Anno Dracula 1959) alternate-history vampire novel, third in Newman’s “Anno Dracula” series. The Vampire King is “living” it up in Italian exile while secret agents battle. [First U.K. edition]

Life’s Lottery: A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Book Kim Newman (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-671-01597-4, Aug 2000, £7.99, 615pp, tp) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1999) associational novel(s) in which a man’s life is shaped by the reader’s choices.

The Night Mayor Kim Newman (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-671-01030-1, Aug ’99, £5.99, 186pp, pb, cover by Jan Miller) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1989) SF/horror novel.

Seven Stars Kim Newman (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-671-77338-0, May 2000, £6.99, 386pp, pb, cover by Ian Miller) Collection of five pulp/dark fantasy stories in various Newman series, plus the title novel, a multi-part story — constructed around Stoker’s novel, The Jewel of Seven Stars — which uses characters from all the Newman series and others.

Unforgivable Stories Kim Newman (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-671-02221-0, Aug 2000, £6.99, 340pp, tp, cover by Ian Miller) Collection of 14 dark fantasy/alternate-world SF stories, including ones about Dracula, Hyde, Poe, and John Major.

Where the Bodies are Buried Kim Newman (Alchemy Press/Airgedlámh Publications 0-9532260-2-6, Jun 2000, £17.50, 143pp, hc, cover by Sylvia Starshine) Collection of four related satirical horror stories. Introduction by Peter Atkins. Illustrated by Randy Broecker. This is a signed, limited edition of 500. Order from The Alchemy Press, 46 Oxford Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham B27 6DT, UK.

Orcs: First Blood: Book 3: Warriors of the Tempest Stan Nicholls (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07069-2, Nov 2000, £9.99, 280pp, tp, cover by Fangorn) [Orcs: First Blood] Fantasy novel, final in the trilogy.

Orcs: First Blood: Legion of Thunder Stan Nicholls (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-560-5, Sep 2000, £5.99, 281pp, pb, cover by Fangorn) [Orcs: First Blood] Reprint (Gollancz 1999 as Orcs: First Blood: Book 2: Legion of Thunder) fantasy novel. Second in a series.

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