The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001

Books, Listed by Author

RILEY, JUDITH (Astria) MERKLE (1942- ) (chron.)

• * _The Master of all Desires (Penguin 0-14-029653-0, 2000, $14.00, 386pp, tp, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Reprint (Viking 1999) historical fantasy novel.

RINGO, JOHN (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Gust Front (Baen 0-671-31976-0, Apr 2001, $24.00, 597pp, hc, cover by Dru Blair) [Hymn Before Battle] Military SF novel, sequel to A Hymn Before Battle. Human veterans of the Galactic Federation’s fight against the Posleen return to Earth to prepare for invasion.
• * _A Hymn Before Battle (Baen 0-671-31841-1, Oct 2001, $7.99, 467pp, pb, cover by Patrick Turner) [Hymn Before Battle] Reprint (Baen 2000) military SF novel.
• * _March to the Sea (with David M. Weber) See entry under David M. Weber
• * _March Upcountry (with David M. Weber) See entry under David M. Weber

ROBB, J. D.; pseudonym of Eleanor F. Aufdem-Brinke, (1950- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Betrayal in Death (Berkley 0-425-17857-9, Mar 2001, $7.99, 355pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Near-future SF mystery novel, 12th in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts.
• * _Conspiracy in Death (Berkley 0-425-16813-1, Feb 2001, $7.50, 372pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Reissue (Berkley 1999) Near-future SF mystery novel, eighth in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts.
• * _Holiday in Death (Berkley 0-425-16371-7, Dec 2000, $7.50, 308pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Reissue (Berkley 1998) near-future SF mystery novel, seventh in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. Eighth printing.
• * _Loyalty in Death (Berkley 0-425-17140-X, Mar 2001, $7.99, 358pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Reissue (Berkley 1999) Near-future SF mystery novel, ninth in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. Sixth printing.
• * *Seduction in Death (Berkley 0-425-18146-4, Sep 2001, $7.99, 354pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Near-future SF mystery novel, 13th in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts.
• * _Vengeance in Death (Berkley 0-425-16039-4, Jan 2001, $7.50, 357pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Reissue (Berkley 1997) Near-future SF mystery novel, sixth in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. 11th printing.

ROBBINS, TOM; [i.e., Thomas Eugene Robbins] (1936- ) (chron.)

• * _Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (No Exit Press 1-84243-024-6, Dec 2001, £7.99, 365pp, tp, cover by Les LePere) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1976) mainstream novel with fantasy elements.
• * _Jitterbug Perfume (No Exit Press 1-84243-035-1, Apr 2001, £7.99, 342pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam 1984) literary fantasy novel.
• * _Still Life with Woodpecker (No Exit Press 1-84243-022-X, Apr 2001, £6.99, x+277pp, tp, cover by Leslie LePere) Reprint (Bantam 1980) mainstream novel with fantasy elements.

ROBERSON, JENNIFER; [i.e., Jennifer Mitchell Roberson O’Green] (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Children of the Lion (DAW 0-7564-0003-1, Aug 2001, $7.99, 749pp, pb, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) [Cheysuli] Omnibus of two fantasy novels, books five and six in the “Cheysuli” series: A Pride of Princes (1988) and Daughter of the Lion (1989). (Contents)
• * *Legacy of the Wolf (DAW 0-88677-997-9, Jun 2001, $7.99, 764pp, pb, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) [Cheysuli] Omnibus of two fantasy novels in the “Cheysuli” series: Legacy of the Sword (1986) and Track of the White Wolf (1987). (Contents)
• * *The Lion Throne (DAW 0-7564-0010-4, Oct 2001, $7.99, 773pp, pb, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) [Cheysuli] Omnibus of two fantasy novels in the “Cheysuli” series: Flight of the Raven (1990) and A Tapestry of Lions (1992). (Contents)
• * *Shapechanger’s Song (DAW 0-88677-976-6, Mar 2001, $7.99, 621pp, pb, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) [Cheysuli] Omnibus of two fantasy novels in the “Cheysuli” series: Shapechangers (1984) and The Song of Homana (1985). This has a new introduction by Roberson. (Contents)

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• * *Out of Avalon (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45831-1, May 2001, $5.99, 336pp, pb, cover by Jeff Barson) Original anthology of 15 Arthurian fantasy stories. Authors include Rosemary Edghill, Eric Van Lustbader, and Nina Kiriki Hoffman. Greenberg is not mentioned, but this is copyrighted by Roberson and Tekno-Books. (Contents)

ROBERTS, ADAM (1965- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *On (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07177-X, Jun 2001, £10.99, 387pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) SF novel set on a world where gravity operates parallel to the flat ground. A hardcover edition (-07176-1, £17.99) is also available.
• * _Salt (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-787-X, Jul 2001, £6.99, 248pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Gollancz 2000) SF novel. Two Earth colonies on a world covered in salt move towards war.

ROBERTS, ANN VICTORIA (chron.)

• * +Moon Rising (St. Martin’s 0-312-27294-4, Jan 2001, $24.95, 360pp, hc) Associational novel featuring Bram Stoker, and a fictional love affair that may have influenced Dracula. First US edition (Chatto & Windus 2000).

ROBERTS, GARYN G., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy (Prentice-Hall 0-13-021280-6, Jan 2001, $47.00, 1166pp, tp, cover by Frank R. Paul) Teaching anthology of 87 stories, plus one essay, covering fantastic fiction from Poe and Shelley to Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, and Kim Stanley Robinson. Roberts provides background information on SF, fantasy, and dark fantasy/horror in general, with story introductions discussing the authors’ contributions to the field. This has an index, and various lists of SF in other media, SF themes, and notable studies and anthologies. Foreword by Jack Williamson. (Contents)

ROBERTS, JANE; pseudonym of Jane Roberts Butts, (1929-1984) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Emir’s Education in the Proper Use of Magical Powers (Hampton Roads 1-57174-142-9, Apr 2000, $12.95, 117pp, tp, cover by Rebecca Whitney) Reprint (Hampton Roads 1979) young-adult allegorical novel of a prince’s education through a fantastic journey. Hampton Roads Publishing, 134 Burgess Lane, Charlottesville VA 22902; 800-766-8009; [www.hrpub.com].

ROBERTS, KATHERINE (chron.)

• * *Crystal Mask (The Chicken House 1-903434-19-X, 2001, £11.99, 255pp, hc, cover by James Marsh) [Echorium Sequence] Young-adult fantasy novel, second in “The Echorium Sequence”. Available from 2 Palmer St, Frome, Somerset BA11 1DS, UK.
• * *The Seven Fabulous Wonders: 1: The Great Pyramid Robbery (CollinsVoyager 0-00-711278-5, Sep 2001, £4.99, 298pp, tp, cover by Jacey) Young-adult historical fantasy novel in a new series, based on the seven ancient wonders of the world.
• * _Song Quest (Element 1-902618-94-7, 2000, £4.99, 236pp, tp) [Echorium Sequence] Reprint (Element 1999) young-adult fantasy novel. First in the “Echorium Sequence”. This is dated 2000, but was not seen until now.
• * _Song Quest (The Chicken House 1-903434-32-7, 2001, £5.99, 240pp, tp) [Echorium Sequence] Reprint (Element 1999) young-adult fantasy novel. First in the “Echorium Sequence”. Available from 2 Palmer St, Frome, Somerset BA11 1DS, UK.
• * *Spellfall (The Chicken House 1-903434-17-3, 2000, £5.99, 239pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel. This is dated 2000, but was not seen until now. Available from 2 Palmer St, Frome, Somerset BA11 1DS, UK.
• * +Spellfall (Scholastic/The Chicken House 0-439-29653-6, Sep 2001, $15.95, 250pp, hc, cover by Judy York) Young-adult fantasy. Natalie enters the mysterious world from which her mother came, and discovers she has magic powers. First US edition (Chicken House UK 2000).

ROBERTS, KEITH (John Kingston) (1935-2000) (chron.)

• * _Pavane (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44091-9, Mar 2001, $12.00, 277pp, tp) [Pavane] Reprint (Rupert Hart-Davis 1968) alternate-world SF collection/mosaic novel. This follows the expanded Doubleday 1968 edition. Part of the “Impact” line of classic reprints.

ROBERTS, NORA; pseudonym of Eleanor F. Aufdem-Brinke, (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *A Little Magic (Berkley 0-425-18318-1, Jan 2002, $13.95, 293pp, tp) Collection of three fantasy-romance novellas set in Ireland. (Contents)

ROBERTS, TANSY RAYNER, ed. (1978- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _AustrAlien Absurdities: Comic Tales of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror (with Chuck McKenzie) See entry under Chuck McKenzie.

ROBERTSON, R. GARCIA y; see under García y Robertson, R. (stories) (chron.)

ROBINSON, FRANK M(alcolm) (1926- ) (chron.)

• * _Pulp Culture: The Art of Fiction Magazines (with Lawrence Davidson) (Collectors Press 1-888054-12-3, Sep 2001, $39.95, 204pp, hc, cover by Enoch Bolles) Reissue (Collectors Press 1998) illustrated pictorial history of the pulp magazines. This is the second printing; it has a 2001 copyright; the dust-jacket has new art and a sticker announcing this as having been named “Pop Culture Book of the Year” by the Independent Publishers Book Awards. Order from Collectors Press, PO Box 230986, Portland OR 97281; [www.collectorspress.com]; 800-423-1848.

ROBINSON, JEANNE (Marie Rubbicco) (1948- ) (chron.)

• * _Starmind (with Spider Robinson) See entry under Spider Robinson.

ROBINSON, KIM STANLEY (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Blue Mars (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-712165-2, Oct 2001, £7.99, 787pp, tp) [Mars] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1996) SF novel, the third book in the “Mars” trilogy. “Voyager Classics” Number 16. Winner of the 1997 Hugo Award.
• * _Green Mars (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-711959-3, Aug 2001, £7.99, 782pp, tp) [Mars] Reissue (HarperCollins UK 1993) SF novel of the colonisation of Mars, second in the epic “Mars” trilogy. “Voyager Classics” number 12.
• * _Red Mars (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-711590-3, Jun 2001, £7.99, 668pp, tp) [Mars] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) SF novel. First in the “Mars” series, detailing the terraforming and colonisation of that Planet. “Voyager Classics” number six.

ROBINSON, SPIDER (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *By Any Other Name (Baen 0-671-31974-4, Feb 2001, $6.99, 429pp, pb, cover by Richard Martin) Collection of 16 stories, plus a set of selections from his newspaper opinion pieces, ’The Crazy Years’, and a cartoon. This includes two Hugo winners, the title story and ’Melancholy Elephants’. (Contents)
• * _Callahan’s Key (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58060-4, May 2001, $5.99, 335pp, pb, cover by Don Maitz) [*Callahan’s Place] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2000) humorous science fantasy novel in the “Callahan’s Bar” series.
• * _Callahan’s Lady (Baen 0-671-31831-4, Sep 2001, $6.99, 307pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [*Callahan’s Place] Reprint (Ace 1989) SF novel.
• * *The Free Lunch (Tor 0-312-86524-4, Aug 2001, $22.95, 254pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Near-future SF novel. Runaways discover the fabulous theme park Dreamworld is inhabited by troll-like creatures.
• * _Starmind (with Jeanne Robinson) (Baen 0-671-31989-2, May 2001, $6.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Patrick Turner) [Stardance] Reprint (Ace 1995) SF novel, third in the “Stardance” trilogy.
• * _Telempath (Baen 0-671-31825-X, Jul 2001, $6.99, 274pp, pb, cover by Patrick Turner) Reprint (Berkley 1976) SF novel.
• * _Time Travelers Strictly Cash (Tor 0-812-57228-9, Aug 2001, $5.99, 247pp, pb, cover by James Warhola) Reprint (Ace 1981) SF collection in the “Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon” series. An updated list of websites for “Callahan’s in Cyberspace” is included.

ROBSON, JUSTINA L(ouise) A(lice) (1968- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Mappa Mundi (Macmillan UK 0-333-75438-7, Oct 2001, £9.99, 465pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) SF novel of nano-technology, gene manipulation, and socio-political control.

ROCHELLE, WARREN G. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Communities of the Heart: The Rhetoric of Myth in the Fiction of Ursula K. Le Guin (Liverpool University Press 0-85323-886-3, Jan 2001, £15.95, xii+195pp, tp, cover by Michael J. Brown) Critical work focusing on Le Guin’s reimagining of myth, and her argument for the value of the small, the feminine, the subjective, and the personal. A hardcover edition (-886-3, £32.95) was announced but not seen. [Le Guin]
• * *The Wild Boy (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-04-5, Sep 2001, $22.95, 260pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) SF novel. Bear-like aliens come to Earth to domesticate humans to be their emotional symbionts. A first novel. Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com].

ROCHFORT, STEFAN (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *God Shock (TLA Publications 0-473-06940-7, 2000, $11.00, 290pp, tp) Near-future SF novel of virtual reality, hackers, AIs, and viruses. This is copyrighted 1999 and dated 2000 on the title page, but was not seen until now. Credit card orders online at [www.godshock.com], or from TLA Publications, 6 Bournemouth Tce, Murrays Bay, Auckland 1310, New Zealand.

RODDA, EMILY; pseudonym of Jennifer Rowe, (1948- ) (chron.)

• * +Rowan and the Travelers (HarperCollins/Greenwillow 0-06-029775-1, Oct 2001, $14.95, 170pp, hc, cover by Mark Elliott) [Rowan of Rin] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Rowan of Rin. First US edition (Scholastic Australia/Omnibus 1994).
• * +Rowan of Rin (HarperCollins/Greenwillow 0-06-029707-7, Apr 2001, $14.95, 151pp, hc, cover by Mark Elliott) [Rowan of Rin] Young-adult fantasy novel, first in a series. A boy helps face the dragon that prevents his village from getting water. First US edition (Scholastic Australia/Omnibus 1993).

RODEN, BARBARA, ed. (1963- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _A Pleasing Terror: The Complete Supernatural Writings See entry under M. R. James.

RODEN, CHRISTOPHER, ed. (stories) (chron.)

RODGERS, ALAN (Paul) (1959- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Bone Music (Wildside Press 1-58715-251-7, Oct 2000, $16.95, 248pp, tp, cover by Amy Sterling Casil) Reprint (Longmeadow Press 1995) horror novel of blues-singing Hoodoo Doctors. This is dated 2000, but was not seen until now. A print-on-demand book available at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045.
• * _Fire (Wildside Press 1-58715-254-1, Oct 2000, $24.95, 406pp, tp, cover by Amy Sterling Casil) Reprint (Bantam 1990) horror novel. This is dated 2000, but was not seen until now. A print-on-demand book available at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045.

ROGERS, BRUCE HOLLAND, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Bedtime Stories to Darken Your Dreams (IFD Publishing 0-9671912-0-3, Oct ’99, $20.00, 220pp, tp, cover by Alan M. Clark) Original anthology of 23 horror stories, 12 reprints. Illustrated by Alan M. Clark. Authors include Michael Arnzen, Melanie Tem, and Jane Yolen. This is dated 1999, but not seen until now. Order from IFD Publishing, PO Box 40776, Eugene OR 97404; fax credit card orders to 541-461-3686; add $5.00 postage. (Contents)
• * *Bones of the World: Tales from Time’s End (SFF Net 0-9669698-4-7, Sep 2001, $14.95, 462pp, tp, cover by Melisa Michaels) [Darkfire] Original anthology of 23 stories of a far future and the end of the world. Volume IV of the “Darkfire” anthology series. Authors include Jerry Oltion, Lois Tilton, and Mary Soon Lee. Introduction by Rogers. Order from SFF Net, 3300 Big Horn Trail, Plano TX 75075; 972-867-2794; [www.sff.net]. (Contents)

ROGERS, JANE (Rosalind), ed. (1952- ) (chron.)

• * *Good Fiction Guide (Oxford University Press 0-19-210021-1, May 2001, £19.99, xv+495pp, hc) Reference work, edited and with an introduction by Jane Rogers; consultant editor, Hermione Lee, with assistant editors Mike Harris and Douglas Houston. Includes 34 essays on various themes and popular genres — including Fantasy, Science Fiction, Supernatural, and Magic Realism — and an alphabetical guide to more than a thousand authors, with entries on most modern genre authors. (Contents)

ROHAN, MICHAEL SCOTT (1951- ) (chron.)

• * *Shadow of the Seer (Little Brown/Orbit 1-84149-041-5, Sep 2001, £7.99, 584pp, pb, cover by Ian Miller) [Winter of the World] Fantasy novel; sixth in the “Winter of the World” series. Alya, son of a seer, embarks on a quest to avenge his kin, and rescue the woman he loves.

ROHMER, SAX; pseudonym of A. Sarsfield Ward, (1883-1959) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Fu Manchu Omnibus Volume 1 (Allison & Busby 0-74900-271-9, 2000, £10.99, 647pp, tp, cover by Pepe Moll) [Fu Manchu] Reprint (Allison & Busby 1995) omnibus of the first three “Fu Manchu” novels (1913-1917). Published in 2000, but not seen till now. (Contents)

ROIPHE, KATIE (chron.)

• * *Still She Haunts Me (Dial Press 0-385-33527-X, Sep 2001, $23.95, 228pp, hc) [Alice] Associational novel of the relationship between Charles Dawson (Lewis Carroll) and Alice Liddell, the inspiration for Alice in Wonderland.

ROLLINS, HILLARY (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Empress’s New Lingerie: And Other Erotic Fairy Tales (Crown/Harmony 0-609-60705-7, Jul 2001, $16.00, 156pp, hc, cover by John Maggard) Collection of 12 fairy tales retold for adults in explicit erotic style, losing some of the fantasy in the process. (Contents)

ROLLINS, JAMES; pseudonym of Jim Czajkowski (chron.)

• * *Deep Fathom (HarperTorch 0-380-81880-9, Jul 2001, $7.50, 450pp, pb) Near-future SF adventure. A lost civilization is revealed when a solar storm coincides with a solar eclipse. A “special paperback printing” was announced for 1/01, but was not seen. Copyrighted by Jim Czajkowski; Rollins also writes as James Clemens.

ROMAN, STEVEN A. (chron.)

• * _X-Men/Doctor Doom: The Chaos Engine, Book 1 (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-3483-8, Sep 2001, $6.99, 369pp, pb, cover by Bob Larkin) [X-Men: Chaos Engine] Reprint (BP Books 2000) novelization based on the comic-book characters. Illustrated by Mark Buckingham. Copyrighted by Marvel Characters.

ROMKEY, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * *The London Vampire Panic (Ballantine 0-449-00573-9, Apr 2001, $6.99, 295pp, pb) [I, Vampire] Vampire novel of Victorian Europe, sixth in the series.

ROSE, GERALD (chron.)

• * *Out There (Rutledge Books 1-58244-119-7, Mar 2001, $16.95, 330pp, tp) SF novel, in the form of the autobiography of Captain John Ryker, “First through the Space/Time Barrier.” Available from Rutledge Books, 107 Mill Plain Road, Danbury CT 06811; 800-278-8533; [www.rutledgebooks.com].