The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001


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The Return of the King J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-711956-9, Aug 2001, £7.99, xii+418pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1955) fantasy novel; the third and final part of The Lord of the Rings. The page numbering (727-1145) is continuous from parts 1 and 2. “Voyager Classics” number 13.


The Return of the King J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-00-712380-9, Sep 2001, £6.99, xii+563pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1955) fantasy novel, the third volume of The Lord of the Rings. This is a film tie-in edition.


Tree and Leaf J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-00-710504-5, Feb 2001, £6.99, vi+150pp, tp, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1964) collection of a poem, a play, fairy story, and the noted essay ‘On Fairy-Stories’. Further expanded from the 1988 edition (which added “Mythopoeia”) by the inclusion of “The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm’s Son”.


The Two Towers J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-711712-4, Aug 2001, £7.99, x+334pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1954) fantasy novel; the third and final part of The Lord of the Rings. The page numbering (403-725) is continuous from part 1. “Voyager Classics” number 7.


The Two Towers J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-00-712383-3, Sep 2001, £6.99, x+449pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1955) fantasy novel, the second volume of The Lord of the Rings. This is a film tie-in edition.


Doctor Who: Byzantium! Keith Topping (BBC Books 0-563-53836-8, Jul 2001, £5.99, 280pp, pb) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series, featuring the First Doctor, Ian, Barbara & Vicki. Book 43 of the BBC “Missing Adventures” series.


The Thief Megan Whalen Turner (CollinsVoyager 0-00-712175-X, Sep 2001, £4.99, 235pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Thief] Reprint (Morrow Greenwillow 1996) young-adult fantasy novel. The king’s magus sends an aggravating thief to find an ancient treasure. [First U.K. edition]


American Empire: Blood & Iron Harry Turtledove (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-71551-0, Dec 2001, £18.99, 583pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [American Empire] Reprint (Del Rey 2001) SF novel, first in an alternate-history series, set after “The Great War” series. [First U.K. edition]


Colonisation: Aftershocks Harry Turtledove (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-76909-2, Jul 2001, £16.99, 488pp, hc) [Colonization] Reprint (Del Rey 2001 as Colonization: Aftershocks) alternate-history SF novel, third in a quartet, set after the “Worldwar” quartet. [First U.K. edition]


Colonisation: Aftershocks Harry Turtledove (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-76910-6, Dec 2001, £6.99, 661pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Colonization] Reprint (Del Rey 2001 as Colonization: Aftershocks) alternate-history SF novel, third in a quartet, set after the “Worldwar” quartet.


Darkness Descending Harry Turtledove (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-671-03305-0, Apr 2001, £6.99, x+594pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Darkness] Reprint (Tor; Earthlight UK 2000) epic fantasy novel. Second in a series, after Into the Darkness.


The Great War: Breakthroughs Harry Turtledove (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-71549-9, Jan 2001, £17.99, 486pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Great War] Reprint (Del Rey 2000) alternate world SF novel, third in a quartet. The United States and the Confederate States fight on opposing sides in WW1. [First U.K. edition]


The Great War: Breakthroughs Harry Turtledove (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-71550-2, Jul 2001, £6.99, 657pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Great War] Reprint (Del Rey 2000) alternate world SF novel, third in a quartet. The United States and the Confederate States fight on opposing sides in WW1.


Through the Darkness Harry Turtledove (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-684-86007-4, Apr 2001, £10.00, 471pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Darkness] Reprint (Tor 2001) fantasy novel. Third in the “Darkness” series. [First U.K. edition]


Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction Lisa Tuttle (A. & C. Black 0-7136-5853-3, Oct 2001, £9.99, 167pp, tp) Reference book.


Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Balance Point Kathy Tyers (Arrow 0-09-941029-X, Jul 2001, £5.99, 359pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order] Reprint (Del Rey; Century 2000) novelization based on the “Star Wars” series, set more than 25 years after the third film. [First U.K. edition]


Mirage: New and Enlarged Edition Boris Vallejo (Paper Tiger 1-85585-909-2, May 2001, £14.99, 104pp, tp, cover by Boris Vallejo) Art book. Expanded from the first edition (Ballantine, 1983) by the addition of a painting (“Totem Pole”) suppressed from the original, plus seven works painted between 1991 and 1997. Foreword and explanatory text by Nigel Suckling.


Sketchbook Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell (Paper Tiger 1-85585-929-7, Oct 2001, £20.00, 160pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell) Art book featuring sketches by the artists. Text by Nigel Suckling discusses the role of sketches in the creative process.


The Ring of Five Dragons Eric Van Lustbader (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224729-1, May 2001, £17.99, 616pp, hc, cover by John Howe) [Pearl Saga] Fantasy novel, Volume One of “The Pearl Saga”. A prince reborn into a woman’s body fulfills a prophecy of the hero who will rediscover the lost Pearl and lead his people from serfdom and extinction. A trade paperback edition (-224732-1, £11.99) was announced but not seen.


The World that is the Book: Paul Auster’s Fiction Aliki Varvogli (Liverpool University Press 0-85323-697-6, Sep 2001, £17.95, 184pp, tp) Non-fiction, a critical analysis of Auster’s work, and his debt to literary forebears such as Poe, Melville, and Kafka. A hardcover edition (-687-9, £39.95) was announced but not seen. [Paul Auster]


The Ivy Crown Gill Vickery (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-79612-X, Sep 2001, £4.99, 198pp, tp, cover by Sam Hadley) Young-adult fantasy novel. Winner of The Fidler Award (sponsored by Hodder) for an author’s first novel.


Mr Landen Has No Brain Stephen Walker (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648381-X, Apr 2001, £5.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Robin Cracknell) Satirical contemporary fantasy novel.


Doctor Who: Superior Beings Nick Walters (BBC Books 0-563-53830-9, Jun 2001, £5.99, 277pp, pb) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series, featuring the Fifth Doctor and Peri. Book 42 of the BBC “Missing Adventures” series.


Painted Worlds Jim Warren (Paper Tiger 1-85585-894-0, May 2001, £20.00, 112pp, hc, cover by Jim Warren) Art book. Collection of covers, paintings, commissioned portraits, album covers, and postcards. A large paperback edition (-908-4) was announced but not seen.


The Obsidian Tower Freda Warrington (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-1607-4, Aug 2001, £6.99, 708pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Jewelfire Trilogy] Fantasy novel. Book Three of “The Jewelfire Trilogy”.


Space Race Sylvia Waugh (Red Fox 0-09-940443-5, Jan 2001, £4.99, 208pp, pb, cover by Mark Edwards) [Ormingat] Reprint (The Bodley Head 2000) young-adult SF novel. Aliens living secretly on Earth must try to get back to their ship.


Guardians of the Lost Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224748-8, Jul 2001, £16.99, 578pp, hc, cover by Martin McKenna) [Sovereign Stone] Fantasy novel, Book Two in the “Sovereign Stone” trilogy. A trade paperback edition (-224749-6, £10.99) was announced but not seen.


The Well of Darkness Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648614-2, Apr 2001, £5.99, 599pp, pb, cover by Martin McKenna) [Sovereign Stone Trilogy] Reprint (Voyager 2000) fantasy novel, based on a concept by artist Larry Elmore. Book One of “The Sovereign Stone Trilogy”.


Well of Darkness Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648614-2, Apr 2001, £5.99, 599pp, pb, cover by Martin McKenna) [Sovereign Stone Trilogy] Reprint (Voyager 2000) fantasy novel, based on a concept by artist Larry Elmore. Book 1 of “The Sovereign Stone Trilogy”.


The Roaches Have No King Daniel Evan Weiss (Five Star 1-85242-746-9, Aug 2001, £6.99, 249pp, tp) Reissue (Black Swan 1990 as Unnatural Selection) literary fantasy novel. A literate cockroach develops an insectuous passion for a human woman. This follows the censored US edition, and is copyrighted 1994.


Dawn of a Dark Age Jane Welch (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-711249-1, Jul 2001, £6.99, 548pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Book of Man] Fantasy novel. First in the “Book of Man” trilogy set in the same world as the “Book of Önd” trilogy. A young prince discovers his province is under threat from a dragon, and the loss of the powerful Chalice of Önd.


The First Men in the Moon H. G. Wells (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-746-2, Feb 2001, £6.99, xii+196pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (George Newnes 1901) seminal SF novel published exactly 100 years ago. Includes an introduction by Arthur C. Clarke, and an uncredited afterword, “H.G. Wells and His Critics”. Volume 38 in the “SF Masterworks” series.


The Invisible Man H. G. Wells (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-949-X, Dec 2001, £6.99, 138pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Pearson 1897 as The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance) classic SF breakthrough novel. This is the textually corrected reprint of the first US edition (Edward Arnold 1897) with added epilogue. Volume 47 in the “SF Masterworks” series.


The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral Robert Westall (Mammoth 0-7497-4525-8, Jul 2001, £4.99, 184pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Viking UK 1991) young-adult collection of two dark fantasy novellas. Winner of the Dracula Society’s “Children of the Night” Award.


Urn Burial Robert Westall (Mammoth 0-7497-4523-1, Jul 2001, £4.99, 248pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Viking Kestrel 1987) young-adult SF novel. The discovery of an alien’s coffin triggers an invasion.


The Wheatstone Pond Robert Westall (Mammoth 0-7497-4524-X, Jul 2001, £4.99, 183pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Viking UK 1993) young-adult dark fantasy novel.


The Four Children of Night Weem Whitaker (Oxford University Press 0-19-275141-7, Jun 2001, £3.99, 109pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) Reprint (Oxford University Press 2000) young-adult fantasy novel. The four children of nature — Earth, Sea, Fire and Storm — are being called together; but their meeting will mean the end of the world. The original edition was not seen.


The Once and Future King T. H. White (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-711713-2, Jun 2001, £7.99, 697pp, tp) [Once and Future King] Reprint (Collins 1958) fantasy omnibus of four classic “Arthurian” novels. This omits the final The Book of Merlyn (1977). “Voyager Classics” number two.


Chiaroscuro Tim White (Paper Tiger 1-85028-072-X, May 2001, £14.99, 144pp, tp, cover by Tim White) Reissue (Dragon’s World 1989) art book containing 105 paintings, with introductory text by Linda Bertram. Sixth printing.


The Resurrectionists Kim Wilkins (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-793-4, May 2001, £6.99, 503pp, pb, cover by Caspar David Friedrich) Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2000) gothic dark fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]


The Machine in Ward Eleven Charles Willeford (No Exit Press 1-84243-027-0, Jul 2001, £6.99, 141pp, tp, cover by Maguire) Reprint (Belmont 1963) collection of six related stories, including the eponymous fantasy novella.


Nearly People Conrad Williams (PS Publishing 1-902880-18-8, May 2001, £8.00, 78pp, tp, cover by Wieslaw Walkuski) Dystopian dark fantasy novella. A young woman’s desperate search for food leads her on a fantastic journey. Introduction by Michael Marshall Smith. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 300 (-19-6, £25.00) was announced but not seen. Available from PS Publishing, 98 High Ash Drive, Leeds LS17 8RE, UK.


Otherland: Volume Four: Sea of Silver Light Tad Williams (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-991-1, Apr 2001, £17.99, xxxviii+922pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Otherland] SF/fantasy novel, final volume in the series of intrigue and global conspiracy conducted in a fantasy virtual reality. Simultaneous with the US (DAW) edition.


Dark: Stories of Madness, Murder and the Supernatural ed. Clint Willis (Mainstream Publishing 1-84018-523-6, Oct 2001, £9.99, xiii+343pp, tp) Reprint (Thunder’s Mouth Press 2000) anthology of 18 pieces — fiction, essay, and memoir — about the insanities of life, real and imagined. Each story is accompanied by a photograph, and a brief introduction by Willis. An “Adrenaline” book. Available from 7 Albany Street, Edinburgh EH1 3UG. [First U.K. edition]


Passage Connie Willis (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-711825-2, Jun 2001, £11.99, 594pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam 2001) SF novel of near-death experience. [First U.K. edition]


Shadows in the Attic: A Guide to British Supernatural Fiction 1820-1950 Neil Wilson (The British Library 0-7123-1074-6, Nov 2000, £45.00, 554pp, hc, cover by John Atkinson Grimshaw) Non-fiction reference, a bibliographic guide to supernatural fiction by British authors, with biographical notes on each. Wilson’s foreword discusses the difficulty of categorizing fiction as supernatural. Introduction by Ramsey Campbell. Included are an index by title, and a list of sources consulted.


Clive Barker: The Dark Fantastic Douglas E. Winter (HarperCollins UK 0-00-255041-5, Dec 2001, £17.99, xiv+671pp, hc) Biography of the author and film-maker. Includes eight pages of colour stills, chapter headings by Barker, and a story by Barker, ‘The Wood on the Hill’, written when he was 14. [Clive Barker]


The Mummy Chronicles: Revenge of the Scorpion King Dave Wolverton (Transworld/Corgi Yearling 0-440-86473-9, Jun 2001, £3.99, 135pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Bantam Skylark 2001) young-adult novelisation based on the fantasy film. [First U.K. edition]


Fly-Blown Philip Wooderson (Scholastic UK 0-439-99244-3, Nov 2001, £4.99, 263pp, pb, cover by Bob Lea) Young-adult SF/dark fantasy novel. Mutated blowflies with a guiding intelligence. A “Mutant Point Horror” title.


The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray Chris Wooding (Scholastic UK 0-439-99896-4, Jun 2001, £12.99, 358pp, hc, cover by Edward Miller) Young-adult alternate history fantasy novel. In a London decimated by the Vernichtung and threatened by the wych-kind, the mysterious Alaizabel Cray is the key to an even greater evil. A paperback edition (-97918-8) was announced but not seen.


Peril’s Gate Janny Wurts (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-710106-6, Jul 2001, £17.99, 675pp, hc, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow: Alliance of Light] Fantasy novel, Third Book of “The Alliance of Light”, and sixth in “The Wars of Light and Shadow”. A trade paperback edition (-710107-4, £11.99) was announced but not seen.


The Day of the Triffids John Wyndham (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07338-1, Oct 2001, £14.99, 272pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino) [Triffids] Reprint (Doubleday 1951) classic SF novel of a blinded humanity under attack from carnivorous plants. Volume X in the “SF Masterworks” hardcover series.


Warhammer: Drachenfels Jack Yeovil (Black Library 1-84154-152-4, Oct 2001, £5.99, 283pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer; Genevieve Dieudonne] Reprint (GW Books 1989) novelization set in the world of the role-playing game. First in the “Genevieve” trilogy. Copyrighted 1989 and 2001, suggesting some revision from the original. Yeovil is a pseudonym of Kim Newman.


Paradox: The Art of Stephen Youll Stephen Youll (Paper Tiger 1-85585-916-5, Sep 2001, £20.00, 128pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) Art book featuring reproductions of cover art and other pieces. Text by the artist discusses his career and techniques. Foreword by Kevin J. Anderson.


The Lightstone David Zindell (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224755-0, Aug 2001, £11.99, 840pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Ea Cycle] Fantasy novel, first in the “Ea Cycle”. A descendant of the ancient Star People seeks the fable Lightstone, also sought by a fallen angel trying to free the Lord of Lies after a million years imprisonment. A hardcover edition (-224756-9, £17.99) is also available.


The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 2001 ed. Jack Adrian (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-026-3, Oct 2001, C$51.00, xv+173pp, hc, cover by Rob Suggs) Anthology of weird stories by well-known authors, all but one never before in book form. This is a limited edition of 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $39.00 and in the UK for £24.00.


After Twilight ed. Anon. (Love Spell 0-505-52450-3, Sep 2001, $5.99, pb) Romantic fantasy anthology of three stories of demon lovers, by Amanda Ashley, Christine Feehan, and Ronda Thompson.


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