The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001

Books, Listed by Author

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].

ROSE, LLOYD; pseudonym of Sarah Tonyn (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: The City of the Dead (BBC Books 0-563-53839-2, Sep 2001, £5.99, 278pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 49 of the BBC “New Adventures” series. Rose is the pseudonym of Sarah Tonyn.

ROSEN, SELINA (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Bubba Chronicles (Yard Dog Press 1-893687-13-9, Aug 2000, $8.50, 126pp, tp, cover by James Hollaman) [Bubba] Original collection of 11 fantastic stories of “bubbas” (AKA good ol’ boys), including collaborations with Brand Whitlock, Beverly Hale, and Bill Allen. This is dated 2000, but not seen until now. Order from Yard Dog Comics, 710 W Redbud Lane, Alma AR 72921-7247; e-mail: [srosen.lstran@juno.com]; website: [www.yarddogpress.com]; add $2.00 postage. (Contents)
• * *Chains of Freedom (Meisha Merlin 1-892065-42-8, May 2001, $16.00, 391pp, tp, cover by Charles Keegan) [Chains] SF novel, first in the “Chains” trilogy. An escaped political prisoner gets help in his fight against the Reliance. Introduction by C.J. Cherryh. Order online at [www.meishamerlin.com], or from Meisha Merlin, PO Box 7, Decatur GA 30031.
• * *Fire & Ice (Yard Dog Press 1-893687-21-X, Aug 2001, $14.00, 255pp, tp, cover by Brand Whitlock) Near-future SF mystery novel set in a world where laws giving homosexuals equal treatment cause serious conflicts. Order from Yard Dog Comics, 710 W Redbud Lane, Alma AR 72921-7247; e-mail: [srosen.lstran@juno.com]; website: [www.yarddogpress.com].

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• * *Bubbas of the Apocalypse (Yard Dog Press 1-893687-16-3, May 2001, $15.00, 186pp, tp, cover by Keith Berdak) [Bubba] Original anthology of 16 stories and three poems set in a post-holocaust near future world where only Bubbas survived a plague that turned Yoppies into zombies. Authors include Mark Shepherd, James S. Dorr, and Gary Jonas. Order from Yard Dog Comics, 710 W. Redbud Lane, Alma AR 72921-7247; e-mail: [srosen.lstran@juno.com]; website: [www.yarddogpress.com]; add $2.00 postage. (Contents)
• * *Stories that Won’t Make Your Parents Hurl (Yard Dog Press 1-893687-12-0, Nov 2000, $14.00, 186pp, tp, cover by Matthew Scott) Original young-adult anthology of 15 stories and three poems with morals in updated imitation of the brothers Grimm. Order from Yard Dog Comics, 710 W Redbud Lane, Alma AR 72921-7247; e-mail: [srosen.lstran@juno.com]; website: [www.yarddogpress.com]; add $2.00 postage. (Contents)

ROSS, DEBORAH J. (1947- ) (chron.)

• * _The Fall of Neskaya (with Marion Zimmer Bradley) See entry under Marion Zimmer Bradley.

ROSSMAN, DOUGLAS A(thon) (“Dag”) (1936- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Theft of the Sun and Other New Norse Myths (Skandisk 1-57534-015-1, Oct 2001, $9.95, 141pp, tp) Collection of 10 fantasy stories set in the worlds of Norse mythology, most originally published in the Sons of Norway magazine “Mythic Circle”. Foreword by Jodie Forrest. Order from Skandisk, 6667 West Old Shakopee Road, Suite 109, Bloomington MN 55438; 800-468-2424; [www.tomten-skandisk.com]. (Contents)

ROTTENSTEINER, FRANZ, ed. (1942- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Best of Austrian Science Fiction (Ariadne Press 1-57241-078-7, 2001, $32.00, 318 + xx, tp, cover by George McGinnis) Anthology of 13 stories, a sampler of Austrian SF from the second half of the 20th century, with “A Short History of Austrian Science Fiction” and notes on the authors by Rottensteiner. Translated by Todd C. Hanlin. Ariadne Press, 270 Goins Court, Riverside CA 92507; 909-684-9202; [ariadnepress@aol.com]; [http://ariadnepress.com]. (Contents)

ROVIN, JEFF(rey Daniel) (1951- ) (chron.)

• * _Fatalis (St. Martin’s 0-312-98120-1, Oct 2001, $6.99, 375pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 2000) horror novel of prehistoric cats in Southern California.

ROWE, JENNIFER (June) (1948- ); see pseudonym Emily Rodda (chron.)

ROWLEY, CHRISTOPHER B. (chron.)

• * *The Shasht War (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45817-6, Feb 2001, $6.99, 440pp, pb, cover by Duane Myers) [Arna] Fantasy novel, the second book of “Arna”. The watermot Thru Gillo is captured by humans and taken to the brutal land of Shasht.

ROWLING, J. K. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander (Scholastic/Levine 0-439-29501-7, Mar 2001, $3.99, 42pp, tp, cover by Mary GrandPré) [Harry Potter] Young-adult fantasy in the form of a textbook from the Harry Potter series, written as a benefit for Comic Relief UK.
• * *Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them by Newt Scamander (Bloomsbury 0-7475-5466-8, Mar 2001, £2.50, 42pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy book, one of two “text books” mentioned in the “Harry Potter” series. Issued worldwide for Comic Relief.
• * _Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Bloomsbury 0-7475-5079-4, Jul 2001, £6.99, 636pp, tp) [Harry Potter] Reprint (Scholastic/Levine; Bloomsbury 2000) adult edition of the young-adult fantasy novel. Fourth book in the series; winner of the Hugo, the Scottish Arts Council Book Award, and the Children’s Book Award (Longer Novel category).
• * _Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Bloomsbury 0-7475-5099-9, Jul 2001, £6.99, 636pp, tp, cover by Giles Greenfield) [Harry Potter] Reprint (Scholastic/Levine; Bloomsbury 2000) Hugo-winning young-adult fantasy novel. Fourth book in the series.
• * _Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Scholastic 0-439-13636-9, Sep 2001, $7.99, 435pp, tp, cover by Mary GrandPré) [Harry Potter] Reprint (Bloomsbury 1999) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the “Harry Potter” series about Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
• * _Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Scholastic 0-590-35342-X, Nov 2001, $6.99, 384pp, pb, cover by Mary GrandPré) [Harry Potter] Reprint (Bloomsbury 1997 as Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone) young-adult fantasy novel of a boy at a school for wizards.
• * _Harry Potter Schoolbooks: Quidditch Through the Ages & Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them by Kennilworthy Whisp & Newt Scamander (SFBC #37672, May 2001, $7.98, 56 + 42pp, tp, cover by Mary GrandPré) [Harry Potter] Reprint (Scholastic/Levine) YA fantasy textbooks from the Harry Potter series, shrink-wrapped together as a two-book set of trade paperbacks, similar to the Scholastic editions except they lack prices, and have new ISBNs: Fantastic Beasts 0-439-33463-2, and Quidditch 0-439-33464-0.
• * *Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy J. Whisp (Bloomsbury/Whizz Hard Books 0-7475-5471-4, Mar 2001, £2.50, 56pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy, one of the students’ books mentioned in the “Harry Potter” series. Issued worldwide, in time for Red Nose Day (16 March 2001).
• * *Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp (Scholastic/Levine 0-439-29502-5, Mar 2001, $3.99, 56pp, tp, cover by Mary GrandPré) [Harry Potter] Young-adult fantasy, a textbook from the Harry Potter series, written as a benefit for Comic Relief UK.

RUCKA, GREG (1969- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Batman: No Man’s Land (Pocket Star 0-671-77455-7, Mar 2001, $6.99, 467pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito) [Batman] Reprint (Pocket 2000) post-holocaust Batman novelization, based on the comics, set in a Gotham City ruined and isolated by earthquakes. Copyrighted by DC Comics.

RUCKER, RUDY; [i.e., Rudolf von Bitter Rucker] (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Realware (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-80878-1, Apr 2001, $6.50, 305pp, pb) [Software] Reprint (HarperCollins/Eos 2000) SF novel, fourth in the “Ware” series. Metamartians give out devices that give humans the power of mind over matter.
• * _Saucer Wisdom (Tor/Forge 0-312-86883-9, Jun 2001, $14.95, 287pp, tp) Reprint (Forge 1999) associational prophetic non-fiction speculative book disguised as didactic fiction.
• * _White Light (Four Walls Eight Windows 1-56858-198-X, Apr 2001, $13.95, 269pp, tp, cover by Scott Idleman) Reprint (Virgin 1980) SF novel. This has the foreword by John Shirley from the 1997 Wired Books edition.

RUDITIS, PAUL (chron.)

• * *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Witch Way Did She Go? (Pocket Archway 0-7434-1810-7, Jun 2001, $4.99, 146pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization, 37th in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Archie Comic Publication.

RUNCIE, JAMES (chron.)

• * *The Discovery of Chocolate (HarperCollins 0-06-018481-7, Feb 2001, $25.00, 264pp, hc) Literary novel with fantasy elements. A Spanish Conquistador finds a chocolate drink that gives him immortality. A first novel.

RUSCH, KRISTINE KATHRYN (1960- ); see pseudonyms Kristine Grayson, Kris Nelscott & Kathryn Wesley (stories) (chron.)

• * _Roswell: No Good Deed (with Dean Wesley Smith) See entry under Dean Wesley Smith.
• * _Star Trek Voyager: Section 31: Shadow (with Dean Wesley Smith) See entry under Dean Wesley Smith.
• * _Star Trek: Enterprise: By the Book (with Dean Wesley Smith) See entry under Dean Wesley Smith.
• * *Stories for an Enchanted Afternoon (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-02-9, May 2001, $24.95, xvi + 284pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) Collection of 11 stories. Foreword by Kevin J. Anderson. Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com]. (Contents)

RUSSELL, ERIC FRANK (1905-1978) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Entities: The Selected Novels of Eric Frank Russell (NESFA Press 1-886778-33-7, Sep 2001, $29.00, 691pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection/omnibus of five novels: Wasp (1957), Sentinels from Space (1953), Call Him Dead (1956 as Three to Conquer), Next of Kin (1958 as The Space Willies), and Sinister Barrier (1943), plus stories “Legwork”, “Mana”, and “Mechanical Mice”. The novels are unabridged, three appearing for the first time in the US in this form. Introduction by editor Rick Katze; introductions to the novels by Jack L. Chalker. Order from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701-0203; website: [www.nesfa.org/press]; e-mail: [sales@nesfa.org]; add $3.00 shipping. (Contents)
• * _Next of Kin (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07240-7, Jun 2001, £9.99, 181pp, tp) Reprint (Dobson 1959) humorous SF novel, revised from The Space Willies (1958). An “SF Collectors’ Edition”.

RUSSELL, GARY (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: Instruments of Darkness (BBC Books 0-563-53828-7, Nov 2001, £5.99, 283pp, pb) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 47 of the BBC “Missing Adventures” series, featuring the 6th Doctor and Mel.

RUSSELL, J. S.; pseudonym; see under Russell, Jay (chron.)

RUSSELL, JAY (S.) (1961- ); pseudonym (chron.)

• * *Greed & Stuff (St. Martin’s Minotaur 0-312-26168-3, Feb 2001, $23.95, 263pp, hc) [Marty Burns] Associational mystery novel, third in the series featuring detective Marty Burns begun in Celestial Dogs.

RUSSELL, SEAN (1952- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The One Kingdom (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-020-2, Jan 2001, £10.00, 550pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [*Swans’ War] Fantasy novel, Book One of “The Swans’ War”. Young traders of ancient artifacts learn their world is heading towards a dark age, impelled by the consequences of long ago.
• * +The One Kingdom (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-97489-4, Feb 2001, $25.00, 463pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [*Swans’ War] Fantasy novel, book one in the “Swans’ War” trilogy. Fantasy of feuding aristocrats in a divided land. First US edition (Orbit 1/01).
• * _The One Kingdom (SFBC #35127, Feb 2001, $12.50, 463pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [*Swans’ War] Reprint (Orbit 2001) fantasy novel, book one in the “Swans’ War” trilogy. This is similar to the Eos edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

RUSSO, RICHARD PAUL (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Ship of Fools (Ace 0-441-00798-8, Jan 2001, $12.95, 370pp, tp, cover by Bruce Jensen) SF novel. A generation starship that has forgotton both its origins and destination stumbles across an alien mystery.
• * _Ship of Fools (SFBC #35724, Mar 2001, $10.98, 370pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Ace 2001) SF novel. This lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

RYDILL, JESSICA (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Children of the Shaman (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-063-6, Aug 2001, £7.99, 400pp, tp, cover by blacksheep) [Children of the Shaman] Fantasy novel. A First Novel.

RYMAN, GEOFF(rey Charles) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Lust (HarperCollins/Flamingo 0-00-225987-7, Feb 2001, £9.99, 400pp, tp) Literary fantasy novel. Michael Blasco learns he can call up any person from history (including his younger self), and have sex with them.

RYMER, JAMES MALCOLM (1814-1884) (chron.)

• * _Varney the Vampyre or, The Feast of Blood, Book One: The Feast of Blood (Wildside Press 1-58715-364-5, 2000, $17.95, 341pp, tp) Reprint (E. Lloyd 1847 as part of one volume) classic vampire novel, being published in two parts. This is dated 2000, but not seen until now. A print-on-demand book available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301.
• * _Varney the Vampyre or, The Feast of Blood, Book Two: The Flight of the Vampire (Wildside Press 1-58715-365-3, 2000, $17.95, 291pp, tp) Reprint (E. Lloyd 1847 as part of one volume) classic vampire novel, the second of two parts. The introduction by Michael Holmes discusses the novel, its author, and the “Penny Blood” serial format in which it first appeared. This is dated 2000 but not seen until now. A print-on-demand book available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301.

SABERHAGEN, FRED(erick Thomas) (1930-2007) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Books of the Gods, Part One (SFBC #34451, Jan 2001, $14.98, 1013pp, hc, cover by Marc Fishman) [Books of the Gods] Omnibus of three fantasy novels: The Face of Apollo (1998), Ariadne’s Web (2000), and The Arms of Hercules (2000). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-1487-9; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * *God of the Golden Fleece (Tor 0-312-87037-X, Aug 2001, $24.95, 378pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Books of the Gods] Fantasy novel, fourth in the “Book of the Gods” series.

ST. JOHN, D(avid) W. (1956- ) (chron.)

• * *Sisters of Glass (Elderberry Press/Poison Vine Books 0-9658407-2-7, 1999, $19.95, 479pp, tp) Near-future SF novel. An ex-cop with a dislike for modern technology and his own telepathic abilities is blackmailed into searching for a genetically engineered woman. This is dated 1999, but not seen until now. Available from Elderberry Press, 1393 Old Homestead Rd, Suite 1200, Oakland OR 97462-9506.

SALINAS, A. S. (1969- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The World According to Kane and Other Stories (iUniverse.com/Writers Club Press 0-595-14000-9, May 2001, $21.95, 438pp, tp) Collection of 12 stories, including SF and the surreal. 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. (Contents)

SALMONSON, JESSICA AMANDA, ed. (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Golden Gong and Other Night-Pieces See entry under Thomas Burke.

SALSITZ, RHONDI A. VILOTT; see under Vilott, Rhondi (stories) (chron.)

SALT, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * *The Kingdom of Darkness: An Investigation into the Systematic Erosion of the Human Spirit (The Book Guild 1-85776-533-8, Jul 2001, £14.95, 200pp, hc) Polemical SF novel set in a near-future Britain economically wrecked by “market forces”, where the population lives in Zones defined by their worth to the state.

SALVATORE, R(obert) A(nthony) (1959- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Ascendance (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43040-9, May 2001, $25.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Demon Wars] Fantasy novel, book one of the second “DemonWars” saga.
• * _Ascendance (SFBC #36477, May 2001, $12.98, 423pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Demon Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 2001) fantasy novel, book one of the second “DemonWars” saga. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Forgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow Collector’s Edition (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1800-4, Jan 2001, $27.95, 1077pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) [Forgotten Realms] Omnibus of four novelizations based on the fantasy role-playing game: The Legacy (1992), Starless Night (1993), Siege of Darkness (1994), and Passage to Dawn (1996). Copyrighted 2001 by Wizards of the Coast. (Contents)