The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001


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The Complete Paratime H. Beam Piper (Ace 0-441-00801-1, Mar 2001, $15.00, 424pp, tp, cover by Dave Dorman) [Paratime Police] SF omnibus of “Paratime Police” collection Paratime (1981) and novel Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen (1965).


The Complete Paratime H. Beam Piper (SFBC #37430, Jun 2001, $11.98, 424pp, hc, cover by Dave Dorman) [Paratime Police] Reprint (Ace 2001) SF omnibus of “Paratime Police” collection Paratime (1981) and novel Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen (1965). This has ISBN 0-7394-1803-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Loose Canon Charles Platt (Wildside Press/Cosmos Books 1-58715-437-4, Oct 2001, $19.95, 228pp, tp, cover by Charles Platt) Non-fiction collection of 34 essays, one original, several revised, most involved with SF. Platt also provides a new introduction and postscript. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online from [www.wildsidepress.com], or from PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928.


The Raven & Other Poems and Tales Edgar Allan Poe (Little, Brown/Bulfinch Press 0-8212-2772-6, 2001, $16.95, 119pp, hc, cover by Daniel Alan Green) Collection of eight poems and eight stories, illustrated by Daniel Alan Green.


Tales of Mystery and Imagination Edgar Allan Poe (Wordsworth Classics 1-85326-013-4, 2000, $3.99, 287pp, tp, cover by Arthur Rackham) Reprint (Wordsworth Editions 1993) collection of 22 classic horror stories, with new introduction and notes by John S. Whitley. There is no price; it appears to be a worldwide edition.


The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 2 ed. Frederik Pohl (Tor 0-312-86878-2, Apr 2001, $15.95, 432pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 2000) anthology of 23 stories by Grand Masters Andre Norton, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Alfred Bester, and Ray Bradbury.


The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 3 ed. Frederik Pohl (Tor 0-312-86877-4, Jun 2001, $25.95, 477pp, hc) Anthology of 20 stories by five Grand Masters: Lester del Rey, Frederik Pohl, Damon Knight, A.E. van Vogt, and Jack Vance. Pohl’s overall introduction looks at the editors who gave these stories a venue; Pohl also provides introductions to each of the authors except himself, introduced by Elizabeth Anne Hull.


Bureau 13: Doomsday Exam Nick Pollotta (Wildside Press 1-58715-467-6, Apr 2001, $15.95, 268pp, tp, cover by Larry Dixon) [Bureau 13] Reprint (Ace 1992) novelization based on a role-playing game, by TriTac Games, featuring an extra-secret branch of the FBI that handles supernatural criminals. This has been revised and expanded version, and includes a new short story, “Upgrading”. A print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928.


The Perilous Gard Elizabeth Marie Pope (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-17736-1, Oct 2001, $18.00, 280pp, hc, cover by Cynthia von Buhler) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1974) young-adult fantasy novel. A young woman encounters druid magic and fairy folk in 1558. A trade paperback edition (-15073-0, $5.95) was announced but not seen.


The Sherwood Ring Elizabeth Marie Pope (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-15074-9, Oct 2001, $5.95, 266pp, tp, cover by Cynthia von Buhler) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1958) young-adult ghost novel. A hardcover edition (-16968-7, $16.00) was announced but not seen.


The Art of Richard Powers Richard Powers & Jane Frank (Sterling Publishing/Paper Tiger 1-85585-890-8, May 2001, $29.95, 128pp, hc, cover by Richard Powers) Art book, with text by Jane Frank. Foreword by Vincent Di Fate, and biography by Powers’s son, Richard Gid Powers. A checklist of book covers and an index to the illustrations are included.


Declare Tim Powers (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-380-97652-8, Jan 2001, $25.00, 517pp, hc) Reprint (Subterranean 2000) supernatural espionage novel. First trade edition.


Declare Tim Powers (SFBC #34917, Jan 2001, $12.50, 517pp, hc, cover by David Stevenson) Reprint (Subterranean 2000) supernatural espionage novel. This is similar to the Morrow edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Dinner at Deviant’s Palace Tim Powers (Subterranean Press 1-892284-84-7, Mar 2001, $40.00, 252pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) Reprint (Ace 1984) SF novel. This is a signed, limited edition of 750.


Night Moves and Other Stories Tim Powers (Subterranean Press 1-892284-90-1, Jan 2001, $40.00, 165pp, hc, cover by Phil Parks) Collection of six stories. Introduction by James P. Blaylock, who co-authored two of the stories. Includes a bibliography, and story notes by Powers. This is a signed, limited edition of 1500; a lettered edition of 26 is sold out.


Balance of Contradictions Sergey Poyarkov (Poyarkov, Sergey, 2001, $50.00, 108pp, hc, cover by Sergey Poyarkov) Art book. A special signed edition of 999 copies ($95.00) is also available; it has an additional 12 pages. See website [www.poyarkov.com]; email [spoyarkov@usa.net].


Dream of Fire Nicholas C. Prata (Evolution Publishing 1-889758-27-2, Mar 2001, $29.00, 247pp, hc) Fantasy novel of warriors on the dying world of Pangaea. Order from Evolution Publishing, 390 Pike Rd. Unit #3, Huntingdon Valley PA 19006; [www.evolpub.com].


The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents Terry Pratchett (HarperCollins Children’s Books 0-06-001233-1, Nov 2001, $16.95, 243pp, hc, cover by Chris Gall) [Discworld] Young-adult “Discworld” humorous fantasy novel of a talking cat, intelligent rats, and a pied-piper scam.


The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents Terry Pratchett (SFBC #12332, Dec 2001, $9.50, 243pp, hc, cover by Chris Gall) [Discworld] Reprint (HarperCollins Children’s Books 2001) young-adult “Discworld” humorous fantasy novel. This is similar to the HarperCollins edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Fifth Elephant Terry Pratchett (HarperTorch 0-06-102040-0, Apr 2001, $6.99, 370pp, pb) [Discworld] Reprint (Doubleday UK 1999) Humorous fantasy novel, “Discworld” #24. Members of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch travel to far Uberwald on a “diplomatic” mission.


Guards! Guards! Terry Pratchett (HarperTorch 0-06-102064-8, Aug 2001, $6.99, 355pp, pb) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1989) humorous fantasy novel, eighth in the “Discworld” series.


The Last Hero Terry Pratchett (HarperCollins 0-06-104096-7, Nov 2001, $35.00, 160pp, hc, cover by Paul Kidby) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy “Discworld” novella, extensively illustrated by Paul Kidby. The aged Cohen the Barbarian’s plan to return fire (in explosive form) to the gods threatens all Discworld. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 10/01).


Mort Terry Pratchett (HarperTorch 0-06-102068-0, Feb 2001, $6.50, 243pp, pb) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1987) humorous fantasy novel, “Discworld” #4.


Pyramids Terry Pratchett (HarperTorch 0-06-102065-6, Aug 2001, $6.99, 323pp, pb) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1989) humorous fantasy novel, seventh in the “Discworld” series.


Sourcery Terry Pratchett (HarperTorch 0-06-102067-2, Feb 2001, $6.50, 260pp, pb) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1988) humorous fantasy novel, “Discworld” #5.


Tales of Discworld Terry Pratchett (SFBC #20042, Nov 2000, $14.98, 742pp, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) [Discworld] Omnibus of three novels in the “Discworld” series: Pyramids (1989), Moving Pictures (1990), and Small Gods (1992). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-1391-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Thief of Time Terry Pratchett (HarperCollins 0-06-019956-3, May 2001, $24.00, 324pp, hc, cover by Chip Kidd) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel, “Discworld” #26. Simultaneous with the UK edition.


Thief of Time Terry Pratchett (SFBC #35465, May 2001, $12.50, 324pp, hc) [Discworld] Reprint (HarperCollins 2001) humorous fantasy novel, “Discworld” #26. This is similar to the HarperCollins edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Truth Terry Pratchett (HarperTorch 0-380-81819-1, Sep 2001, $6.99, 348pp, pb) [Discworld] Reprint (HarperCollinsDoubleday UK 2000) humorous fantasy novel, “Discworld” #25.


Wyrd Sisters Terry Pratchett (HarperTorch 0-06-102066-4, Feb 2001, $6.50, 265pp, pb) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1988) humorous fantasy novel, “Discworld” #6.


The Ice Limit Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (Warner Vision 0-446-61023-2, Jul 2001, $7.99, 493pp, pb, cover by Franco Accornero) Reprint (Warner 2000) thriller with SF elements.


Arthur C. Clarke’s Venus Prime 4 Paul Preuss (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-1285-0, Jan 2001, $14.00, 306pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) [Venus Prime] Reprint (Avon 1990 as Arthur C. Clark’s Venus Prime, Volume 4: The Medusa Encounter) SF novel, fourth in a series based on a concept by Clarke, whose afterword to the original is now the introduction. There is a new afterword by Preuss. There are 16 separately paginated pages of blueprints. Packaged and copyrighted 1989, 2001 by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.


Arthur C. Clarke’s Venus Prime 5 Paul Preuss (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-3472-2, Dec 2001, $14.00, 286pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) [Venus Prime] Reprint (Avon 1990 as Arthur C. Clark’s Venus Prime, Volume 5: The Diamond Moon) SF novel, fifth in a series based on a concept by Clarke, whose afterword to the original is now the introduction. There is a new afterword by Preuss. Packaged and copyrighted 1990, 2001 by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.


Arthur C. Clarke’s Venus Prime 6 Paul Preuss (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-4470-1, Jan 2002, $14.00, 302pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) [Venus Prime] Reprint (Avon 1991 as Arthur C. Clark’s Venus Prime #6: The Shining Ones) SF novel, sixth in a series based on a concept by Clarke. Packaged and copyrighted 1991, 2001 by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.


Book of the Dead: Friends of Yesteryear: Fictioneers and Others E. Hoffmann Price (Arkham House 0-87054-179-X, Jul 2001, $34.95, xxii + 423pp, hc) Memoir of the pulp fiction era and the Fictioneers, originally written in the late 1970s; there are four additional biographical essays by Price, plus a piece about Price by Monte Linsley, an interview by Gregorio Montejo, and a bibliography by Virgil Utter. Edited and with notes by Peter Ruber. Introduction by Jack Williamson. Includes 24 unpaginated pages of photos. Order from Arkham House, PO Box 546, Sauk City WI 53583; [www.arkhamhouse.com].


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