The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001

Books, Listed by Author

DEEVOY, JACQUI, ed. (chron.)

• * *The Dark Side: 10 spine-chilling stories of the supernatural (Just Seventeen no ISBN, 2001, free, 128pp, pb, cover by DD) [Hawkins, Megan] Anthology of 10 original dark fantasy stories. Issued free with Just Seventeen magazine, date unknown. (Contents)

DEITZ, TOM; [i.e., Thomas Franklin Dietz] (1952-2009) (chron.)

• * _Springwar (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57647-X, Jan 2001, $6.50, 563pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Eron] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2000) fantasy novel, sequel to Bloodwinter.
• * *Summerblood (Bantam Spectra 0-553-38070-2, Apr 2001, $13.95, 323pp, tp, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Eron] Fantasy novel, third in the series begun in Bloodwinter, set in the realm of Eron. New High King Avall faces unrest and a secret group of priests.

de LANCIE, JOHN (chron.)

• * _Soldier of Light (with Tom Cool) (Pocket 0-7434-0071-2, May 2001, $6.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) Reprint (Pocket 1999) post-holocaust SF novel. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.

DELANY, SAMUEL R(ay, Jr.) (1942- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dhalgren (Random House/Vintage 0-375-70668-2, May 2001, $18.00, 801pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam 1975) classic SF novel. This has the foreword by William Gibson from the 1996 Wesleyan University Press edition.
• * _Nova (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-742-X, Jan 2001, £6.99, 224pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Doubleday 1968) SF novel, updating the Grail Quest. Volume 37 in the “SF Masterworks” series.

de LINT, CHARLES (Henri Diederick Hoefsmit) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Forests of the Heart (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07232-6, Jul 2001, £16.99, 397pp, hc) [Newford] Reprint (Tor 2000) contemporary fantasy novel partially set in de Lint’s town of Newford. A sculptor is asked to create a magical mask that can unleash dark forces. A trade paperback edition (-07233-4, £9.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Forests of the Heart (Tor 0-312-87568-1, Aug 2001, $14.95, 397pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Newford] Reprint (Tor 2000) contemporary fantasy novel set in de Lint’s town of Newford.
• * _Into the Green (Tor/Orb 0-765-30022-2, Oct 2001, $14.95, 254pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Angharad] Reprint (Tor 1993) fantasy novel.
• * _The Little Country (Tor/Orb 0-312-87649-1, Apr 2001, $15.95, 540pp, tp) Reprint (Morrow 1991) fantasy novel.
• * *The Onion Girl (Tor 0-312-87397-2, Oct 2001, $27.95, 508pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Newford] Contemporary fantasy novel, telling the story of the artist Jilly Coppercorn, who paints the otherworldly beings of de Lint’s city of Newford.
• * *The Road to Lisdoonvarna (Subterranean Press 1-892284-91-X, Mar 2001, $40.00, 190pp, hc, cover by David Mack) Associational mystery about Ottawa PI Jevon “Jake” Swann. De Lint’s introduction discusses writing and rewriting the novel. A signed, limited edition of 2000.

DeLUCA, SANDRA (stories) (chron.)

• * *Burial Plot in Sagittarius (Thievin’ Kitty Publications no ISBN, Jan 2001, $5.00, 52pp, ph, cover by Sandy DeLuca) Collection of 26 poems, eight reprints. Illustrated by the author. Order from Thievin’ Kitty Publications, PO Box 341, Marion MA 02738; [theedge@capecod.net]; [www.capedcod.net/theivinkitty/]. (Contents)

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• * *Something Wicked: A Tapestry of Darkness (Goddess of the Bay Publications no ISBN, Jan 2001, no price, 69pp, ph, cover by Carol Weekes) Chapbook original anthology of nine stories and four poems of dark fantasy. Authors include Trey R. Barker, Steve Savile, and Gerard Daniel Houarner. Order from Goddess of the Bay Publications, PO Box 8214, Warwick RI 02888. (Contents)

DeMARTINO, DENNY; pseudonym of Denise Vitola, (1957- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Astrologer: Heart of Stone (Ace 0-441-00807-0, Feb 2001, $6.50, 299pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Astrologer] SF novel, first in new series. Demartino is a pen name for Denise Vitola.
• * *The Astrologer: Wayward Moon (Ace 0-441-00830-5, Jul 2001, $6.50, 309pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Astrologer] SF mystery, second in the series about a far-future forensic astrologist. DeMartino is a pen name for Denise Vitola.

DE MILLE, JAMES (1837-1880) (chron.)

• * _A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder (Insomniac Press/Bakka Books/Stone Fox 1-895837-96-0, Nov 2000, $15.95, 235pp, tp) Reprint (Harper & Bros 1888 as by Anonymous) SF novel. Foreword by Ed Greenwood. This is the first volume in the Bakka Collection of SF, dated 2000 but not seen until now. Order from Insomniac Press, 192 Spadina Ave, Suite 403, Toronto Ontario Canada M5T 2C2; [www.bakka.com].

DEMING, SEAN (chron.)

• * _The Hobbit (with David Wenzel, J. R. R. Tolkien & Charles Dixon) See entry under J. R. R. Tolkien

de NERVAL, GÉRARD (chron.)

• * _Journey to the Orient (Peter Owen 0-7206-1096-6, Apr 2001, £12.50, 215pp, tp, cover by Keith Savage) Reprint (Peter Owen 1972) fictionalised narrative of de Nerval’s trip to the Levant in 1843. Selected and translated from the French (Voyage en Orient (Charpentier 1851), and with an introduction and notes by Norman Glass. More than half the book consists of two Arabian folktales: ‘The Tale of the Caliph Hakim’, and ‘The Tale of the Queen of the Morning and Soliman the Prince of the Genii’.

DENGELEGI, PAUL (chron.)

• * *Barry Sadler’s Casca: The Defiant (Jove 0-515-12954-2, Nov 2001, $5.99, 283pp, pb, cover by Paul Robinson) [Casca] Military fantasy series based on the “Eternal Mercenary” created by Barry Sadler. Copyrighted by the Dengelegi-Eastaboga.

DENNING, TROY (1958- ) (chron.)

• * _Forgotten Realms: Death of the Dragon (with Ed Greenwood) See entry under Ed Greenwood.
• * *Forgotten Realms: The Siege (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1905-1, Dec 2001, $6.99, 343pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Forgotten Realms: Return of the Archwizards] Novelization based on the role-playing game. Book two of “Return of the Archwizards”. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Forgotten Realms: The Summoning (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1801-2, Mar 2001, $6.99, 341pp, pb) [Forgotten Realms: Return of the Archwizards] Novelization based on the role-playing game. Book one of “Return of the Archwizards”. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Star by Star (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-42848-X, Oct 2001, $26.00, 606pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order] Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
• * _Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Star by Star (SFBC #05181, Nov 2001, $14.99, 606pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order] Reprint (Del Rey LucasBooks 2001) Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Star by Star (Random House/Century/Lucasbooks 0-7126-8402-6, Nov 2001, £16.99, xiii+606pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order] Novelization based on the Star Wars characters and universe. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey/Lucasbooks) edition.

DERLETH, AUGUST (William), ed. (1909-1971) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions (Arkham House 0-87054-040-8, Jan 2001, $25.95, 450+xiii, hc, cover by Tony Patrick) Reissue (Arkham House 1989) collection/anthology of stories H.P. Lovecrafted either collaborated on or revised; this is revised and corrected from the 1944 Arkham House edition, with notes by S.T. Joshi and foreword by August Derleth. Fifth printing.
• * _The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0964-2, Jan 2002, $12.00, 212pp, tp) Reprint (Arkham House 1944) collection of 10 Lovecraftian stories, two collaborations with Lovecraft, the rest by other authors, though the cover credits Lovecraft as the sole author; the title page credits Lovecraft “and Others”. Derleth is mentioned only on the copyright page. This has the same text as the 1970 Beagle Boxer edition, which reprinted half of the 1944 Arkham House collection.

DEVANE, MARK (chron.)

• * *Twilight of the Celebrities (AmErica House 1-893162-52-4, Jan 2001, $24.95, 298pp, tp) Near-future SF thriller of a new species of men able to predict the future. Order online from America House Book Publishers at [www.publishamerica.com].

DE WINTER, CORRINE (stories) (chron.)

• * *A Dark Ride (Black Arrow Press no ISBN, Oct 2001, $7.50, unpaginated, ph, cover by Dante Gabriel Rossetti) Chapbook poetry collection of 26 dark poems. Order from Black Arrow Press, PO Box 454, East Longmeadow MA 01028; [www.corrinedewinter.com]; add $2.50 postage.

DEXTER, SUSAN (Elizabeth) (1955- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Moonlight (Wildside Press 1-58715-318-1, Jan 2001, $12.95, 128pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel. A wizard’s apprentice keeps getting into trouble until a talking cat takes him in hand. This is an on-demand book, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045.

DICK, PHILIP K(indred) (1928-1982) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-341-6, Nov 2001, £6.99, 204pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Doubleday 1974) SF novel. Volume 46 in the “SF Masterworks” series.
• * _The Game-Players of Titan (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-711588-1, Aug 2001, £7.99, 223pp, tp) Reprint (Ace 1963) SF novel. “Voyager Classics” number 10.
• * _The Man in the High Castle (Penguin UK 0-14-118667-4, Sep 2001, £6.99, xii+249pp, tp) Reprint (Putnams 1962) alternate-world SF novel, with a new introduction by Eric Brown. A “Penguin Classics” edition.
• * _The Man in the High Castle (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07335-7, Oct 2001, £14.99, 249pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Putnam 1962) classic alternate-Earth SF novel. A Hugo winner. Volume III in the “SF Masterworks” hardcover series.
• * _VALIS (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-339-4, Jul 2001, £6.99, 271pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [VALIS] Reprint (Bantam 1981) SF novel. First in the VALIS (Vast Active Living Intelligence System) sequence. Volume 43 in the “SF Masterworks” series.

DICKENS, CHARLES (John Huffam) (1812-1870) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _A Christmas Carol (Tor 0-812-50434-8, Dec 2000, $2.99, 166pp, pb) [Christmas Carol] Reissue (Chapman & Hall 1843) classic Christmas ghost story, with a biography of Dickens, foreword, and afterword by Jane Yolen. Eighth printing.
• * _A Christmas Carol and Other Stories (Random House/Modern Library 0-375-75888-7, Dec 2001, $7.95, 339 + xxii, tp) Reprint (1852 as part of Christmas Books) omnibus of three Christmas ghost novels: A Christmas Carol (1843 as A Christmas Carol in Prose: Being a Ghost Story of Christmas),The Chimes (1844 as The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells That Ran an Old Year Out and a New Year In), and The Haunted Man (1848 as The Haunted Mand and the Ghost’s Bargain: A Fancy for Christmas Time). This includes a 1995 introduction and biographical note. Introduction by John Irving.

DICKINSON, OLIVER (stories) (chron.)

• * *Hero Wars: The Complete Griselda (Issaries 1-929052-11-1, Aug 2001, $17.95, 219pp, tp, cover by Heather Bruton) [Griselda] Collection of 28 stories set in the world of Glorantha, setting of the “Hero Wars” role-playing games. All but seven of the stories were previously collected in The Collected Griselda (Reaching Moon Megacorp 1993); four of the remaining stories are originals. Order from Wizard’s Attic, 900 Murmansk St., Suite 7, Oakland CA 94607; [www.wizards-attic.com]; 800-213-1493. (Contents)

DICKINSON, PETER (Malcolm de Brissac) (1927- ) (chron.)

• * _AK (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-48204-1, May 2001, £4.99, 231pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) young adult novel set in an imaginary African state during the throes of independence. A winner of the Whitbread Award.
• * _Eva (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-48384-6, May 2001, £4.99, 249pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1988) SF novel of a young girl whose brain is transplanted into a chimpanzee.
• * _The Kin: Four Books in One (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-39225-5, Jun 2001, £6.99, 632pp, tp, cover by Angelo Rinaldi) [Kin] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1998) omnibus of all four parts of the young-adult prehistoric series: Suth’s Story, Noli’s Story, Ko’s Story and Mana’s Story (all 1998). Illustrated by Ian Andrew.
• * *The Ropemaker (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-333-94738-X, Sep 2001, £12.99, 423pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Ropemaker] Young-adult fantasy novel, with illustrations by Ian Andrew. Two children and their grandparents must quest for the man who will renew the protective magic of their valley. Prefaced by a poem, “The Cost of Living”.
• * +The Ropemaker (Random House/Delacorte 0-385-72921-9, Nov 2001, $15.95, 375pp, hc, cover by Eric Dinyer) [Ropemaker] Young-adult fantasy novel about a protected Valley that needs its magic renewed. First US edition (Macmillan Children’s Books 9/01).
• * _Some Deaths Before Dying (Severn House 0-7278-5670-7, Jan 2001, £17.99, 251pp, hc) Reprint (The Mysterious Press 1999) associational murder mystery novel. First UK edition. [First U.K. edition]

DICKSON, GORDON R(upert) (1923-2001) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Dragon and the Fair Maid of Kent (SFBC #34082, Jan 2001, $13.50, 400pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Tor 2000) fantasy novel in the “Dragon Knight” series. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Dragon and the Fair Maid of Kent (Tor 0-812-56272-0, Sep 2001, $7.99, 534pp, pb, cover by Julie Bell) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Tor 2000) fantasy novel in the “Dragon Knight” series.

DIETZ, WILLIAM C(orey) (1945- ) (chron.)

• * *DeathDay (Ace 0-441-00857-7, Sep 2001, $22.95, 355pp, hc, cover by Edwin Herder) [Jack Manning] SF novel, first in a series. Jack Manning works for the aliens who have conquered Earth, but develops sympathy for the growing human resistance.
• * _DeathDay (SFBC #02878, Nov 2001, $10.99, 355pp, hc, cover by Edwin Herder) [Jack Manning] Reprint (Ace 2001) SF novel. This is similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

DI FILIPPO, PAUL (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Strange Trades (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-05-3, Oct 2001, $24.95, 343pp, hc, cover by Frank Kelly Freas) Collection of 11 stories about work, with introductions to each by the author, plus a final, apparently original, short-short story not listed in the table of contents. Overall introduction by Bruce Sterling. Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com]. (Contents)

DIKTY, JULIAN MAY (1931- ); see under May, Julian (chron.)

DIMITRA, RIA (chron.)

• * *The Blood Waltz (iUniverse.com/Writer’s Club Press 0-595-12563-8, 2000, $11.95, 172pp, tp) Vampire novel/gothic romance. A woman travels to England to meet long-lost relations and finds dark secrets. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.iuniverse.com], or from iUniverse.com, 5220 S 16th, Suite 200, Lincoln NE 68512.

DINGLEY, ROBERT, ed. (chron.)

• * _Histories of the Future: Studies in Fact, Fantasy and Science Fiction (with Alan Sandison) See entry under Alan Sandison.

DIX, SHANE (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Evergence (with Sean Williams) See entry under Sean Williams.
• * _Evergence: A Dark Imbalance (with Sean Williams) See entry under Sean Williams.

DIXON, CHARLES (chron.)

• * _The Hobbit (with Sean Deming, David Wenzel & J. R. R. Tolkien) See entry under J. R. R. Tolkien

DIXON, LARRY (chron.)

• * _Owlknight (with Mercedes R. Lackey) See entry under Mercedes R. Lackey

DOBSON, JILL (chron.)

• * *A Journey to Distant Mountains (University of Queensland Press 0-7022-3227-0, Oct 2001, A$17.95, 477pp, tp, cover by Peter Evans) Young-adult fantasy novel. A princess wants adventure and finds portents of chaos. University of Queensland Press, Box 6042, Queensland 4067 Australia; [www.uqp.up.edu.au]; distributed in the US by International Specialized Book Services, 5824 NE Hassalo St., Portland OR 97213-3640.

DOCTOROW, CORY (Efram) (1971- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Publishing Science Fiction (with Karl Schroeder) (Macmillan USA/Alpha Books 0-02-863918-9, Jan 2001, $16.95, 360pp, tp) Non-fiction guide for writers and would-be publishers.

DODGSON, CHARLES LUTWIDGE (1832-1898); see pseudonym Lewis Carroll (stories) (chron.)

DOHERTY, ROBERT; pseudonym of Bob Mayer, (1959- ) (chron.)

• * *Area 51: The Grail (Dell 0-440-23495-6, Feb 2001, $5.99, 328pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Area 51] SF X-Files-type thriller, fifth in the “Area 51” series. The Holy Grail of Arthurian legends turns out to be a powerful alien artifact. Doherty is a pen name for Bob Mayer.
• * *Psychic Warrior: Project Aura (Dell 0-440-23626-6, Aug 2001, $5.99, 311pp, pb) [Psychic Warrior] SF thriller, second in a series about a top-secret military team of psychic soldiers. An ancient psychic cabal called the Priory has infiltrated the Psychic Warriors as part of a plan to gain world domination. Doherty is a pen name for Bob Mayer.

DOKEY, (Mary) CAMERON (1956- ) (chron.)

• * *Angel: The Summoned (Pocket Pulse 0-7434-0700-8, Dec 2001, $5.99, 294pp, pb) [Angel] Young-adult novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.

DONALDSON, STEPHEN R(eeder) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Man Who Fought Alone (Tor/Forge 0-765-30202-0, Nov 2001, $27.95, 463pp, hc) [Mick Axbrewder] Associational mystery, in the “Man Who” series originally published as by Reed Stephens.
• * *The Reed Stephens Novels (Orion 0-75284-689-2, Nov 2001, £17.99, 698pp, hc) [Mick Axbrewder] Omnibus of the first three “Mick Axbrewder” contemporary mysteries originally published under the pseudonym Reed Stephens. All are slightly revised for this edition. Donaldson also adds a new “Introduction to Reed Stephens”. A trade paperback edition (-690-6, £12.99) was announced but not seen. (Contents)