The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001

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BURTT, BEN (chron.)

* *Star Wars: Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-44074-9, Aug 2001, $8.00, 175pp, pb, cover by Warren Fu) [Star Wars] Humorous guide to Star Wars travel and language; the author discusses how he created a number of languages for the films. Illustrated by Sergio Aragonés. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
BUTCHER, JIM (1971- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Fool Moon (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45812-5, Jan 2001, $6.99, 342pp, pb) [Dresden Files] Contemporary dark fantasy novel, book two in the “Dresden Files”. The Chicago police turn to wizard Harry Dresden for help tracking murderous werewolves.
* *Grave Peril (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45844-3, Sep 2001, $6.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Lee MacLeod) [Dresden Files] Dark fantasy novel, book three in the “Dresden Files” about Chicago wizard Harry Dresden. Harry has trouble with ghosts, vampires, and his fairy godmother.
BUTLER, ANDREW M. (stories) (chron.)

* +Cyberpunk (Trafalgar Square/Pocket Essentials UK 1-903047-28-5, Feb 2001, $6.95, 95pp, tp) Non-fiction, a non-fiction guide to cyberpunk fiction, from its origins with William Gibson and Bruce Sterling through “Post-Cyberpunk” (including Wilhelmina Baird and Neal Stephenson) and “Cyberpunk Flavoured Fiction”. This is the 2000 Pocket Essentials UK edition (not seen) with Trafalgar Square stickers. Order from Trafalgar Square, N. Pomfret VT 05053, or online at [www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com]; add $1.95 postage.
* +Philip K. Dick (Trafalgar Square/Pocket Essentials UK 1-903047-29-3, Feb 2001, $6.95, 93pp, tp) Non-fiction, a guide to the works and life of Philip K. Dick. This is the 2000 Pocket Essentials UK edition (not seen) with Trafalgar Square stickers. Order from Trafalgar Square, N. Pomfret VT 05053, or online at [www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com]; add $1.95 postage.
* *The Pocket Essential Cyberpunk (Simon & Schuster/Pocket Essentials 1-903047-28-5, Nov 2000, £3.99, 95pp, pb) Critical reference guide to the genre, examining its origins, seminal authors, development, and consequent films. Published in 2000, but not seen until now.
* *The Pocket Essential Terry Pratchett (Simon & Schuster/Pocket Essentials 1-903047-39-0, Apr 2001, £3.99, 94pp, pb) Guide to Pratchett’s fiction. [Pratchett]
BUTLER, CHRIS (stories) (chron.)

* *Any Time Now (Cosmos Books 1587153289, Mar 2001, $15.00, 164pp, tp) Time-travel novel.
BUTLER, OCTAVIA E(stelle) (1947-2006) (stories) (chron.)

* _Parable of the Sower (The Women’s Press 0-7043-4421-1, Aug 2001, £6.99, 299pp, tp) [Parable] Reissue (Four Walls Eight Windows 1993) SF novel set in a dystopian 21st-century California where small walled enclaves hold a brutal world at bay.
* _Parable of the Talents (The Women’s Press 0-7043-4682-6, Aug 2001, £7.99, 365pp, tp, cover by Aude Van Ryn) [Parable] Reprint (Seven Stories 1998) dystopian SF novel, sequel to Parable of the Sower. Lauren and her daughter mature in the war-torn world of 2032.
* _Parable of the Talents (Warner Aspect 0-446-61038-0, Nov 2001, $6.99, 448pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Parable] Reprint (Seven Stories 1998) dystopian SF novel, sequel to Parable of the Sower.
* _Wild Seed (Warner Aspect 0-446-67697-7, Apr 2001, $13.95, 306pp, tp) [Patternist] Reprint (Doubleday 1980) of SF novel.
BUTLER, SUSAN (chron.)

* _The Hermit Thrush Sings (Random House/Laurel-Leaf 0-440-22896-4, Feb 2001, $5.50, 282pp, pb, cover by Mel Grant) Reprint (DK Ink 1999) young-adult post-holocaust SF novel.
BUTTS, JANE ROBERTS (1929-1984); see pseudonym Jane Roberts (stories) (chron.)
BUTTS, NANCY (chron.)

* _The Door in the Lake (CollinsVoyager 0-00-710839-7, Sep 2001, £3.99, 191pp, tp) Reprint (Front Street 1998) young-adult SF novel. A boy disappears, then returns two years later, no older, and with no memory of the lost time. [First U.K. edition]
BYERS, RICHARD LEE (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Forgotten Realms: The Shattered Mask (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1862-4, Jun 2001, $6.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Terese Nielsen) [Forgotten Realms: Sembia] Novelization based on the fantasy role-playing game, third in the “Sembia” series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
BYRNE, EUGENE (stories) (chron.)

* *Things Unborn (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-0911-6, Apr 2001, £6.99, 420pp, pb, cover by The Whole Hog) Alternate-Earth novel where the Atom War of 1962 (or God) caused the dead to be reborn as “retreads”, and long-dead villains scheme for ultimate power.
CABELL, JAMES BRANCH (1879-1958) (chron.)

* _The Cords of Vanity: A Comedy of Shirking (Wildside Press 1-58715-474-9, Jul 2001, $17.50, 330pp, tp) [Biography of the Life of Manuel] Reprint (McBride 1920) mainstream novel, of interest as the 14th volume in the “Biography of the Life of Manuel”. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928.
* _Figures of Earth (Wildside Press 1-58715-221-5, Feb 2001, $17.50, 356pp, tp) [Biography of the Life of Manuel] Reprint (McBride 1921) fantasy novel, volume two in the “Biography of the Life of Manuel”. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045.
* _The Line of Love (Wildside Press 1-58715-351-3, Feb 2001, $17.50, 261pp, tp) [Biography of the Life of Manuel] Reprint (Harper 1905) fantasy novel, volume eight in the “Biography of the Life of Manuel”. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045.
CACEK, P(atricia) D. (stories) (chron.)

* _Canyons (Tor 0-812-54534-6, Oct 2001, $6.99, 295pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 2000) werewolf horror novel/mystery.
* *Night Players (Design Image Group 1-891946-11-0, Oct 2001, $15.95, 322pp, tp) [Allison Garrett] Vampire novel, sequel to Night Prayers. New vampire Allison Garrett and her preacher pal Mica move to Las Vegas. Available from The Design Image Group, PO Box 2325, Darien IL 60561; credit card orders 800-563-5455.
CADIGAN, PAT(ricia Oren Kearney) (1953- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* +Dervish Is Digital (Tor 0-312-85377-7, Jul 2001, $22.95, 230pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Dore Konstantin] SF novel. Detective Dore Konstantin (from Tea from an Empty Cup) tracks criminals in Artificial Reality. First US edition (Macmillan 2000).
* _Dervish Is Digital (Pan 0-330-39107-0, Oct 2001, £5.99, 230pp, pb) [Dore Konstantin] Reprint (Macmillan UK 2000) SF novel, featuring Detective Doré Konstantin of Tea from an Empty Cup.
* _Synners (Four Walls Eight Windows 1-56858-185-8, Aug 2001, $13.95, 435pp, tp, cover by Scott Idleman) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1991) SF novel. This has a new introduction by Neil Gaiman.
CADY, JACK (Andrew) (1932-2004) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Hauntings of Hood Canal (St. Martin’s 0-312-28079-3, Oct 2001, $23.95, 306pp, hc) Horror novel. A mysterious entity drags cars into Hood Canal in Washington State.
CALDER, RICHARD (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Impakto (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-0895-0, Sep 2001, £6.99, 442pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Horror novel. A man who survived being aborted as an infant learns he now must pay by being possessed by demons.
CALHOUN, DIA (chron.)

* _Firegold (Winslow Press 1-58837-003-8, Apr 2001, $5.95, 349pp, pb, cover by Hervé Blondon) [Firegold] Reprint (Winslow 1999) young adult fantasy novel.
CALLANDER, DON(ald Bruce) (1930-2008) (chron.)

* *Warlock’s Bar & Grille (Xlibris 0-7388-3337-1, 2000, $16.00, 281pp, tp) Fantasy novel. A warlock opens a bar. This is dated 2000 but not seen until now. A print-on-demand book, available online at [www.Xlibris.com], or 1-888-7-XLIBRIS.
CAMPBELL, J. RAMSEY; see under Campbell, Ramsey (stories) (chron.)
CAMPBELL, (John) RAMSEY (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Ghosts and Grisly Things (Tor 0-312-86757-3, Oct 2001, $14.95, 300pp, tp, cover by Barry Appell) Reprint (Pumpkin Books 1998) collection of 20 horror stories.
* *Pact of the Fathers (Tor/Forge 0-312-87869-9, Dec 2001, $26.95, 414pp, hc, cover by Barry Appell) Associational horror novel. A woman discovers her late father was part of a pact to sacrifice each participant’s first-born child.
* _Silent Children (Tor 0-812-56872-9, Nov 2001, $6.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Don Gonzalez) Reprint (Forge 2000) associational horror novel.
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* *Meddling with Ghosts (The British Library 0-7123-125-4, Apr 2001, £14.95, x + 288pp, hc) Anthology of 16 ghost stories, selected and introduced by Ramsey Campbell. (Contents)
CARD, ORSON SCOTT (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Alvin Journeyman (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-029-6, Mar 2001, £6.99, 400pp, pb) [Alvin Maker] Reprint (Tor 1995) fantasy novel of a magical alternate America. “The Tales of Alvin Maker IV”. [First U.K. edition]
* _The Folk of the Fringe (Tor/Orb 0-312-87663-7, Jul 2001, $12.95, 272pp, tp, cover by Glen Bellamy) [Carpenter] Reprint (Phantasia 1989) collection of connected post-holocaust stories about Mormon survivors.
* _Heartfire (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-032-6, Apr 2001, £6.99, 336pp, pb) [Alvin Maker] Reprint (Tor 1998) fantasy novel. Fifth in the “Alvin Maker” series. Alvin heads for witch-hanging New England, while his wife goes south to Camelot. [First U.K. edition]
* _How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy (Writer’s Digest 1-58297-103-X, Oct 2001, $12.99, 140pp, tp) Reprint (Writer’s Digest 1990) Hugo-winning non-fiction guide to writing SF. Available from Writer’s Digest, 1507 Dana Ave., Cincinnati OH 45207; credit card orders 800-289-0963.
* _Lovelock (with Kathryn H. Kidd) (Tor 0-312-87751-X, Feb 2001, $14.95, 285pp, tp, cover by Donato Giancola) [Mayflower Trilogy] Reprint (Tor 1994) SF novel, first book in the “Mayflower Trilogy”.
* _Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus (Tor 0-812-50864-5, Aug 2001, $7.99, 402pp, pb) Reissue (Tor 1996) alternate world/time travel SF novel. Sixth printing.
* _Prentice Alvin (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-037-7, Feb 2001, £6.99, 342pp, pb, cover by David O’Conner) [Alvin Maker] Reprint (Tor 1989) alternate-history fantasy novel. Book three in the “Alvin Maker” series.
* *Rebekah (Shadow Mountain 1-57008-995-7, Nov 2001, $22.95, 413pp, hc, cover by Frederick Leighton, Lord) [Women of Genesis] Associational novel based on the Bible, second in the “Women of Genesis” trilogy.
* _Red Prophet (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-022-9, Feb 2001, £6.99, 311pp, pb, cover by David O’Conner) [Alvin Maker] Reprint (Tor 1988) alternate-history fantasy novel. Book two in the “Alvin Maker” series.
* _Saints (Tor/Forge 0-312-87606-8, Mar 2001, $17.95, 605pp, tp, cover by Joe Curcio) Reprint (Berkley 1984 as A Woman of Destiny) associational historical novel about the early days of the Mormon Church.
* *Sarah (Shadow Mountain 1-57008-994-9, Oct 2000, $22.95, 390pp, hc, cover by Frederick Leighton, Lord) [Women of Genesis] Associational novel based on the Bible, first in the “Women of Genesis” trilogy.
* _Sarah (Tor/Forge 0-765-34117-4, Sep 2001, $7.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Frederick Leighton, Lord) [Women of Genesis] Reprint (Shadow Mountain 2000) associational novel based on the Bible, first in the “Women of Genesis” trilogy.
* _Seventh Son (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-021-0, Feb 2001, £6.99, 241pp, pb, cover by David O’Conner) [Alvin Maker] Reprint (Tor 1987) alternate-history fantasy novel. The first book in the “Alvin Maker"series.
* _Shadow of the Hegemon (SFBC #35036, Feb 2001, $12.98, 365pp, hc, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Ender: Shadow] Reprint (Tor 2001) SF novel, sequel to Ender’s Shadow. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Shadow of the Hegemon (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-037-7, Feb 2001, £16.99, 365pp, hc) [Ender: Shadow] SF novel, sequel to Ender’s Shadow, sixth in the overall “Ender” series. [First U.K. edition]
* _Shadow of the Hegemon (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-066-0, Oct 2001, £6.99, 444pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Ender: Shadow] Reprint (Tor 2001) SF novel. Book Two of “The Shadow Saga” after Ender’s Shadow; sixth in the “Ender” series.
* _Shadow of the Hegemon (Tor 0-812-56595-9, Dec 2001, $6.99, 451pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Ender: Shadow] Reprint (Tor 2001) SF novel, sequel to Ender’s Shadow.
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* *Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century (Ace 0-441-00864-X, Nov 2001, $24.95, 422pp, hc) SF anthology of 27 stories, divided into three groups, “The Golden Age”, “The New Wave”, and “The Media Generation”, with an overall introduction and separate author introductions by Card. Authors include Robert A. Heinlein, Harlan Ellison, and Terry Bisson. (Contents)
* _Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century (SFBC #11613, Dec 2001, $12.50, 422pp, hc) Reprint (Ace 2001) SF anthology. This is similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
CAREY, DIANE (L.) iI.e., Diane Carey-Brodeur] (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Star Trek Voyager: Endgame (Pocket 0-7434-4216-4, Jun 2001, $12.00, 182pp, tp) [Star Trek Voyager] Star Trek novelization of the series finale. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
* *Star Trek: Challenger: Gateways, Book Two: Chainmail (Pocket 0-7434-1855-7, Aug 2001, $6.99, 334pp, pb) [Star Trek: Challenger; Gateways] Star Trek novelization, second in a series of seven. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
* *Star Trek: Enterprise: Broken Bow (Pocket 0-7434-4862-6, Oct 2001, $19.95, 232pp, hc) [Star Trek: Enterprise] Novelization based on the first episode of the new Star Trek series, with a behind-the-scenes section by Paul Ruditis. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
CAREY, JACQUELINE (Ann) (1964- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Kushiel’s Dart (Tor 0-312-87238-0, Jun 2001, $25.95, 701pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [*Kushiel’s Legacy] Fantasy novel. An indentured servant observes intrigue and corruption at the Night Court. A first novel.
* _Kushiel’s Dart (SFBC #38007, Jul 2001, $12.98, 701pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [*Kushiel’s Legacy] Reprint (Tor 2001) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
CARMODY, ISOBELLE (Jane) (1958- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* +Ashling (Tor 0-312-86956-8, Sep 2001, $26.95, 428pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Obernewtyn Chronicles] Post-holocaust fantasy novel, book three of the “Obernewtyn Chronicles”. Elspeth represents the Misfits in meeting with rebel groups. First US edition (Viking Australia 1995).
* _Ashling (SFBC #01106, Oct 2001, $13.50, 428pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Obernewtyn Chronicles] Reprint (Viking Australia 1995) post-holocaust fantasy novel, book three of the “Obernewtyn Chronicles”. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _The Farseekers (Tor 0-812-58423-6, Jul 2001, $6.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Obernewtyn Chronicles] Reprint (Penguin Australia 1990) post-holocaust fantasy novel, book two of the “Obernewtyn Chronicles”.
CARNELL, E. J.; see under Carnell, John (chron.)
CARNELL, ED J.; see under Carnell, John (chron.)
CARNELL, (Edward) JOHN (“Ted”) (1912-1972) (chron.)

* *The Roadkill of Middle Earth (with Tom Sutton) (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-3467-6, Dec 2001, $12.95, 64pp, tp, cover by Steve Fastner & Rich Larson) [Middle-Earth] Humorous fantasy/art book, a parody of Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, with text by Carnell and illustrations by Sutton.
CARPENITO, CHRISTINE, ed.

* _Quartet See entry under George R. R. Martin.
CARR, CALEB (1955- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Killing Time (Warner UK 0-7515-3075-1, Sep 2001, £6.99, 310pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) Reprint (Random House 2000) SF novel.
* _Killing Time (Warner 0-446-61095-X, Jan 2002, $7.99, 335pp, pb) Reprint (Random House 2000) near-future SF thriller about the assassination of a female US President.
CARROLL, JENNY (chron.)

* *The Mediator #2: Ninth Key (Pocket Pulse 0-671-78798-5, Feb 2001, $4.99, 230pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Mediator] YA dark fantasy, second in the series about a girl who communicates with the dead. Copyrighted by Meggin Cabot.
* *The Mediator: Darkest Hour (Pocket Pulse 0-671-78847-7, Dec 2001, $4.99, 243pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Mediator] Young-adult dark fantasy, fourth in the series about a girl who communicates with the dead. The author also writes as Meg Cabot.
CARROLL, JONATHAN (Samuel) (1949- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Land of Laughs (Tor/Orb 0-312-87311-5, Feb 2001, $13.95, 253pp, tp, cover by Patrick Arrasmith) Reprint (Viking 1980) classic fantasy novel.
* *The Wooden Sea (Tor 0-312-87823-0, Feb 2001, $23.95, 302pp, hc, cover by Rafal Olbinski) [Frannie McCabe] Literary fantasy novel, third in the “loose trilogy” begun in Kissing the Beehive and The Marriage of Sticks. Police chief Frannie McCabe’s life is changed when a three-legged dog dies at his feet.
* _The Wooden Sea (SFBC #35726, Mar 2001, $11.98, 302pp, hc, cover by Rafal Olbinski) [Frannie McCabe] Reprint (Tor 2001) literary fantasy novel, third in the “loose trilogy” begun in Kissing the Beehive and The Marriage of Sticks. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _The Wooden Sea (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07060-9, May 2001, £16.99, 247pp, hc, cover by Joe del Tufo) [Frannie McCabe] Reprint (Tor 2001) literary fantasy novel. Third in the loose “Frannie McCabe” trilogy after Kissing the Beehive and The Marriage of Sticks. [First U.K. edition]
CARROLL, LEWIS; pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, (1832-1898) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Alice in Wonderland (Dover 0-486-41658-5, Aug 2001, $2.00, 105pp, tp, cover by Pat Stewart) [Alice] Reprint (Macmillan 1865 as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland) children’s fantasy novel, with the original illustrations by John Tenniel. This has the text of the 1906 Macmillan US edition.

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