The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002

Books, Listed by Author

COLLODI, CARLO (chron.) (continued)

• * _Pinocchio (Tor 0-765-30591-7, Oct 2002, $15.95, 223pp, hc, cover by Gris Grimly) Reprint (Felice Paggi 1883 as Le Avventure di Pinocchio) classic children’s fantasy novel. Illustrated by Gris Grimly.
• * _Pinocchio (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34458-0, Nov 2002, $5.99, 223pp, tp, cover by Gris Grimly) Reprint (Felice Paggi 1883 as Le Avventure di Pinocchio) classic children’s fantasy novel. Illustrated by Gris Grimly.

CONGREVE, BILL, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Passing Strange (MirrorDanse Books 0-9586583-5-8, Mar 2002, A$19.95, 174pp, tp) A new anthology of Australian Speculative Fiction. (Contents)

CONLY, JANE LESLIE (chron.)

• * *The Rudest Alien on Earth (Holt 0-8050-6069-3, Sep 2002, $16.95, 264pp, hc, cover by Loren Long) Young-adult SF novel. A young alien violates rules to spy on an Earth family.

CONNOLLY, JOHN (1968- ) (chron.)

• * _Dark Hollow (Pocket 0-7434-1022-X, Jun 2002, $6.99, 505pp, pb) [*Charlie “Bird” Parker] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2000) mystery/suspense novel with elements of dark fantasy featuring former NYC detective Charlie Parker, who talks to ghosts.
• * +The Killing Kind (Simon & Schuster/Atria 0-7434-5334-4, Sep 2002, $25.00, 376pp, hc) [*Charlie “Bird” Parker] Mystery/suspense novel with elements of dark fantasy featuring ex-NYC detective Charlie Parker, who talks to ghosts. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 2001, not seen).
• * *The White Road (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-82118-3, Mar 2002, £14.99, 408pp, hc, cover by Mark Harrison) [*Charlie “Bird” Parker] Associational gothic thriller with dark fantasy elements.

CONOVER, WILLIS, Jr. (1920-1996) (chron.)

• * _Lovecraft at Last: The Master of Horror in His Own Words (with H. P. Lovecraft) See entry under H. P. Lovecraft

CONSTANTINE, STORM (1956- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +Burying the Shadow (Meisha Merlin 1-892065-45-2, Feb 2002, $16.00, 498pp, tp, cover by Rick Berry) Dark fantasy novel. A 17-page author biography and bibliography is included. First US edition (Headline 1992).
• * +Sign for the Sacred (Stark House Press 0-9667848-3-9, Mar 2002, $19.95, 555pp, tp, cover by Campbell Shepard) Fantasy novel, plus drafts of this novel and a never-completed sequel. This has a new introduction by the author. First US edition (Headline 1993). Order from Stark House Press/Griffin Skye Co, 1945 P Street; 707-44-8768; [griffins@northcoast.com].
• * _The Way of Light (SFBC #15895, Jan 2002, $13.99, 493pp, hc, cover by Doug Beekman) [Magravandias Chronicles] Reprint (Gollancz 2001) fantasy novel, third in the “Magravandias Chronicles”. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Way of Light (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07293-8, Jun 2002, £6.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Anne Sudworth) [Magravandias Chronicles] Reprint (Gollancz 2001) fantasy novel, third and final in “The Magravandias Chronicles”.
• * _The Way of Light (Tor 0-312-87367-0, Jan 2003, $17.95, 493pp, tp, cover by Douglas Beekman) [Magravandias Chronicles] Reprint (Gollancz 2001) fantasy novel, third and final in the “Magravandias Chronicles”.

CONTENTO, WILLIAM G(uy) (1947- ) (chron.)

• * _The Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-2001) (with Charles N. Brown) See entry under Charles N. Brown
• * _Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Weird Fiction Magazine Index (1890-2001) (with Stephen T. Miller) See entry under Stephen T. Miller

COOK, DAWN (1966- ) (chron.)

• * *First Truth (Ace 0-441-00945-X, Jun 2002, $6.99, 336pp, pb, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [First Truth] Fantasy novel. Alissa doesn’t believe in magic until she gets sent to study at the legendary Hold.
• * *Hidden Truth (Ace 0-441-01003-2, Dec 2002, $6.99, 359pp, pb, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [First Truth] Fantasy novel, sequel to First Truth.

COOK, ELIZABETH (stories) (chron.)

• * +Achilles (Picador USA 0-312-28884-0, Jan 2002, $16.00, 116pp, hc) Fantasy novella based on Greek myth, retelling the story of Achilles and, centuries later, John Keats’ reaction to Chapman’s translation of Homer. First US edition (Methuen 2001).

COOK, GLEN (Charles) (1944- ) (chron.)

• * *Angry Lead Skies (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45875-3, Apr 2002, $6.99, 364pp, pb, cover by Alan Pollack) [Garrett] Fantasy novel, eighth in the series featuring P.I. Garrett.

COOK, ROBIN (1940- ) (chron.)

• * _Abduction (Macmillan UK 0-333-73884-5, May 2002, £16.99, 409pp, hc) Reprint (Berkley 2001) SF thriller. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Abduction (Macmillan/Pan 0-330-36900-8, Dec 2002, £6.99, 410pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 2001) SF thriller.

COOK, THOMAS H. (1947- ) (chron.)

• * *Taken (Dell 0-440-24126-X, Nov 2002, $6.99, 355pp, pb) Novelization based on the Sci-Fi channel show. Copyrighted by DreamWorks LLC.

COOK, TONYA C(arter) (chron.)

• * _DragonLance: Sister of the Sword (with Paul B. Thompson) See entry under Paul B. Thompson

COOKE, BRETT (chron.)

• * *Human Nature in Utopia: Zamyatin’s We (Northwestern University Press 0-8101-1873-4, Sep 2002, $79.95, 221pp, hc) Non-fiction, a critical examination of the classic Russian dystopian novel. Includes bibliography and index. Northwestern University Press, 625 Colfax Street, Evanston IL 60208. [Zamyatin]

COOLING, WENDY, ed. (chron.)

• * _Mirrors (Collins 0-00-710589-4, Mar 2002, £4.99, 234pp, tp, cover by Catherine Parkinson) Reprint (Collins 2001) young-adult original anthology of 15 stories, some fantasy, on the theme of mirrors and reflections; illustrated by Sarah Young and Tim Stevens.

COONEY, CAROLINE B. (1947- ) (chron.)

• * *Goddess of Yesterday (Random House/Delacorte 0-385-72945-6, Jun 2002, $15.95, 263pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell) Young-adult historical fantasy novel retelling the start of the Trojan war.

COONTS, STEPHEN (Paul) (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Saucer (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-28342-3, Mar 2002, $14.95, 340pp, tp) [Saucer] SF novel. A grad student uncovers an ancient flying saucer and fights government and corporate types for control.
• * *Saucer (Orion 0-75285-202-7, Mar 2002, £12.99, 340pp, hc, cover by blacksheep) [Saucer] SF thriller. An ancient UFO is uncovered in the Sahara. A trade paperback edition (-203-5, £10.99) was announced but not seen.

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• * _Combat #2 (Tor/Forge 0-812-57616-0, Feb 2002, $7.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Tony Greco) Reprint (Tor 2001 as part of a single volume) anthology of three military technothriller stories speculating on war in the near future, many only borderline SF, by Stephen Coonts, Dean Ing, and Barrett Tillman. (Contents)
• * _Combat #3 (Tor/Forge 0-812-57617-9, Mar 2002, $7.99, 367pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 2001 as part of a single volume) anthology of four military technothriller novellas speculating on war in the near future, many only borderline SF, by Harold Coyle, Ralph Peters, James Cobb, and R.J. Pineiro. (Contents)

COOPER, LOREN W. (chron.)

• * *The Gates of Sleep (Silver Dragon Books 1-930928-77-7, Nov 2002, $12.95, 176pp, tp) Near-future science fantasy novel. A lucid dreamer finds forces trying to take over both his dream and waking worlds. This is a print-on-demand edition, available from Renaissance Alliance Publishing, PMB 238, 8691 9th Ave., Port Arthur TX 77642; [www.rapbooks.biz].

COOPER, LOUISE (née Antell) (1952-2009) (chron.)

• * *Demon Crossing (Hodder Silver 0-340-85399-9, Apr 2002, £4.99, 204pp, tp) Young-adult dark fantasy novel.
• * *Mirror, Mirror 3: Testing Limits (Hodder Silver 0-340-79654-5, Apr 2001, £4.99, 180pp, tp) [Mirror, Mirror] Young-adult fantasy novel. Last in the series after Breaking Through and Running Free. Published in 2001, but not seen until now.

COOPER, SUSAN (Mary) (1935- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Dark Is Rising (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-85195-2, Jul 2002, $2.99, 244pp, tp, cover by David Wiesner) [Dark Is Rising] Reissue (Atheneum 1973) YA fantasy novel, second book in “The Dark Is Rising” series. This specially priced “Books that Cast a Spell!” edition has a new ISBN and indicates first printing.
• * *Green Boy (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 0-689-84751-3, Mar 2002, $16.00, 197pp, hc, cover by Greg Call) Young-adult fantasy novel set in the Bahamas. Two boys distressed by plans to develop a beloved island stumble into a dystopian world where the ecology has already been destroyed.
• * _Green Boy (The Bodley Head 0-370-32675-X, May 2002, £10.99, 170pp, hc) Reprint (McElderry 2002) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _King of Shadows (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-85198-7, Jul 2002, $2.99, 186pp, tp, cover by Rafal Olbinski) Reissue (S&S/McElderry 1999) young-adult time-travel fantasy novel. This specially priced “Books that Cast a Spell!” edition has a new ISBN and indicates first printing.
• * _Over Sea, Under Stone (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-85200-2, Jul 2002, $2.99, 196pp, tp, cover by David Wiesner) [Dark Is Rising] Reissue (Cape 1965) young-adult fantasy novel, first in the “Dark Is Rising” sequence. This is a specially priced “Books that Cast a Spell!” edition.

COOVER, ROBERT (Lowell) (1932- ) (chron.)

• * *The Adventures of Lucky Pierre (Grove 0-8021-1724-4, Oct 2002, $24.00, 405pp, hc) Literary fantasy/dystopian novel. In utopian Cinecity, the porn star/clown Pierre is literally defined by his films.

COPPER, BASIL (1924- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Cold Hand On My Shoulder: Tales of Terror & Suspense (Sarob Press 1-902309-20-0, Mar 2002, £25.00, xiii+119pp, hc, cover by Randy Broeker) Collection of nine stories, four previously uncollected, and at least one restored. Limited to 300 copies. The Deluxe edition is a 52 copy, lettered edition, signed by the author, issued in a slip-case. A Deluxe edition edition (-21-9, £50.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)

CORBETT, SUE (chron.)

• * *12 Again (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-46899-4, May 2002, $16.99, 227pp, hc, cover by Allen Garns) Young-adult fantasy novel. A woman approaching her 40th birthday is granted her wish to be 12 again.

CORBETT, W(illiam) J(esse) (1938- ) (chron.)

• * _The Ark of the People (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-79177-2, May 2002, £5.99, 294pp, tp, cover by Stephen Lee) [Ark of the People] Reissue (Hodder Children’s Books 1998) young-adult animal fantasy novel, first in a series. Second printing.
• * _The Quest for the End of the Tail (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-77340-5, May 2002, £5.99, 324pp, tp, cover by Stephen Lee) [Ark of the People] Reissue (Hodder Children’s Books 2000) young-adult animal fantasy novel, second in a series. The original edition was not seen.
• * *The Spell to Save the Golden Snake (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-85064-7, May 2002, £5.99, 298pp, tp, cover by Stephen Lee) [Ark of the People] Young-adult animal fantasy novel, third in a series.

CORDY, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * _Lucifer (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14882-2, May 2002, £5.99, 441pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam UK 2001) SF/fantasy thriller.

CORLETT, WILLIAM (Albert) (1938-2005) (chron.)

• * _The Dark Side of the Moon (Red Fox 0-09-940974-7, Mar 2002, £4.99, 163pp, tp, cover by Fernando Mercedes) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1976) young-adult SF novel. A “Definitions” title.

CORNELL, PAUL (stories) (chron.)

• * *British Summertime (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07369-1, Jun 2002, £9.99, 341pp, tp, cover by blacksheep) SF novel. Events range from the far future back to the actions of Jesus’s disciples. A hardcover edition (-07368-3, £16.99) is also available.
• * _Something More (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-959-7, Jun 2002, £6.99, 422pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) Reprint (Gollancz 2001) SF novel.

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• * *Professor Bernice Summerfield: A Life of Surprises (Big Finish 1-903654-44-0, Oct 2002, £14.99, 164pp, hc, cover by Adrian Salmon) Shared-world SF anthology; starring the space heroine created by Paul Cornell. (Contents) [Not seen]

CORNWELL, BERNARD; pseudonym of Bernard Wiggins, (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Archer’s Tale (HarperTorch 0-06-050525-7, Oct 2002, $7.99, 434pp, pb) [Grail Quest] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2000 as Harlequin) associational historical novel with possible fantasy elements, first in “The Grail Quest” series. During the Hundred Years War, Young Thomas of Hookton seeks the man who killed his father and stole a holy relic. The hardcover first US edition (HarperCollins 2001) was not seen.
• * *Vagabond (HarperCollins UK 0-00-225966-4, Oct 2002, £17.99, 371pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Grail Quest] Associational historical novel with minor fantasy elements. Second book in “The Grail Quest” series after Harlequin.
• * +Vagabond (HarperCollins 0-06-621080-1, Dec 2002, $25.95, 405pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Grail Quest] Associational historical novel with possible fantasy elements set during the Hundred Years War, second in “The Grail Quest” after The Archer’s Tale. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 10/02).

COSTELLO, MATTHEW J(ohn) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Unidentified (Berkley 0-425-18517-6, Jul 2002, $6.99, 333pp, pb) Horror novel. A power not of this world breaks lose in a peculiar old house.
• * _Unidentified (SFBC #51922, Jul 2002, $9.99, 338pp, hc) Reprint (Berkley 2002) horror novel. A shut-up old house contains a terrifying force. This has ISBN 0-7394-2640-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

COUNTER, BEN (stories) (chron.)

• * +Warhammer 40,000: Soul Drinker (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-7434-4323-3, Oct 2002, $6.95, 286pp, tp, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer 40,000: Soul Drinkers] Novelization based on the SF role-playing game. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd. First US edition (Black Library 9/02).

COURTENAY GRIMWOOD, JON (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Effendi: The Second Arabesk (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7432-0285-6, Apr 2002, £12.99, 376pp, hc, cover by The Whole Hog) [Arabesk] SF novel, second in an alternate-world trilogy, after Pashazade.
• * _Pashazade: The First Arabesk (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-671-77368-2, Apr 2002, £6.99, 326pp, tp, cover by The Whole Hog) [Arabesk] Reprint (Earthlight UK 2001) SF novel, first in a trilogy, set in a world where Germany won the First World War, and the Ottoman Empire dominates the Middle East.

COVER, ARTHUR BYRON (1950- ) (chron.)

• * *J. Michael Straczynski’s Rising Stars (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-3512-5, Jul 2002, $6.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Gary Frank & Peter Steigerwald) [Rising Stars] Novelization, the first in a trilogy based on the graphic novel series. Copyrighted by J. Michael Straczynski and Top Cow Productions.
• * *J. Michael Straczynski’s Rising Stars, Book 2: Ten Years After (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-5276-3, Dec 2002, $6.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Christian Zanier) [Rising Stars] Novelization, the second in a trilogy based on the graphic novel series. Copyrighted by J. Michael Straczynski and Top Cow Productions.

COVILLE, BRUCE (Farrington) (1950- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Jennifer Murdley’s Toad (Harcourt 0-15-204613-5, Sep 2002, $17.00, 159pp, hc, cover by Tony DiTerlizzi) [Magic Shop] Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1992) young-adult humorous fantasy novel in the “Magic Shop” series. This has a new afterword by Coville.
• * _Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher (Harcourt 0-15-204614-3, Sep 2002, $17.00, 151pp, hc, cover by Tony DiTerlizzi) [Magic Shop] Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1991) young-adult humorous fantasy novel in the “Magic Shop” series. This has a new afterword by Coville.
• * _The Monster’s Ring (Harcourt 0-15-204618-6, Sep 2002, $16.00, 105pp, hc, cover by Tony DiTerlizzi) [Magic Shop] Reissue (Pantheon 1982) young-adult humorous fantasy novel, the first in the “Magic Shop” series. This 20th anniversary edition has been revised and expanded. Illustrated by Katherine Coville.
• * _The Skull of Truth (Harcourt 0-15-204612-7, Sep 2002, $17.00, 194pp, hc, cover by Tony DiTerlizzi) [Magic Shop] Reissue (Harcourt Brace 1997) young-adult humorous fantasy novel in the “Magic Shop” series. Illustrated by Gary A. Lippincott. This has a new afterword by Coville.

COVILLE, GARY (chron.)

• * _Smokin’ Rockets: The Romance of Technology in American Film, Radio and Television, 1945-1962 (with Patrick Lucanio) See entry under Patrick Lucanio.

COWPERTHWAITE, DAVID (1959- ); see pseudonym John Gale (stories) (chron.)

COX, (William) GREG(ory) (1959- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Star Trek: The Eugenics Wars: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume One (Pocket 0-7434-0642-7, Apr 2002, $6.99, 520pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek: Eugenics Wars] Reprint (Pocket 2001) Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek: The Eugenics Wars: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume Two (Pocket 0-7434-0643-5, Apr 2002, $24.95, 338pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek: Eugenics Wars] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

COYLE, HAROLD (William) (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dead Hand (Tor/Forge 0-812-57539-3, May 2002, $7.99, 358pp, pb) Reprint (Forge 2001) near-future thriller.

CRAFT, KINUKO Y. (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Sleeping Beauty (with Mahlon F. Craft) See entry under Mahlon F. Craft

CRAFT, MAHLON F. (chron.)

• * *Sleeping Beauty (with Kinuko Y. Craft) (North-South/SeaStar 1-58717-120-1, Oct 2002, $15.95, 32pp, hc, cover by K. Y. Craft) Children’s picture book version of the story, retold by Mahlon F. Craft and illustrated by Kinuko Y. Craft.