The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002

Books, Listed by Author

DICK, PHILIP K(indred) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * *Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick (Random House/Pantheon 0-375-42151-3, Nov 2002, $25.95, 476 + xiv, hc) Collection of 21 stories. Introduction by Jonathan Lethem. (Contents)
• * _Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick (SFBC #54693, Nov 2002, $12.99, 476 + xiv, hc) Reprint (Pantheon 2002) collection of 21 stories. Introduction by Jonathan Lethem. This is similar to the Pantheon edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford and Other Classic Stories (Kensington/Citadel Press 0-8065-1153-2, Jul 2002, $14.95, 404pp, tp) Reissue (Underwood-Miller 1987 as The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Vol. One: Beyond Lies the Wub) collection of 25 stories. This has the 1987 introduction by Roger Zelazny, plus individual story notes from various sources. Ninth printing.
• * _The Simulacra (Random House/Vintage 0-375-71926-1, May 2002, $12.00, 214pp, tp) Reprint (Ace 1964) SF novel.
• * _Time Out of Joint (Random House/Vintage 0-375-71927-X, May 2002, $13.00, 255pp, tp) Reprint (Lippincott 1959) SF novel.
• * _The Zap Gun (Random House/Vintage 0-375-71936-9, Nov 2002, $12.00, 252pp, tp) Reprint (Pyramid 1967) SF novel.

DICKENS, CHARLES (John Huffam) (1812-1870) (stories) (chron.)

• * *A Christmas Carol (with Stephen Krensky & Dean Morrissey) (HarperCollins 0-06-028577-X, Oct 2001, $17.95, 60pp, hc, cover by Dean Morrissey) Illustrated adaptation of Dickens’s classic ghost novel, with text by Krensky and illustrations by Morrissey. This is dated 2001, but not seen until now; second printing.
• * _Stories for Christmas (Platinum Press 1-879582-41-4, 2001, $9.98, 314 + 478pp, hc) Reprint (????) omnibus/collection of three fantastic Christmas novels: A Christmas Carol (1843), The Chimes (1844), and A Cricket on the Hearth (1845), plus 16 stories originally published in “Household Words” and “All the Year Round”. This is dated 2001, but not seen until now. A note indicates this is a facsimile edition, but the original is not known. An instant remainder edition.

DICKINSON, CHARLES (chron.)

• * *A Shortcut in Time (Tor/Forge 0-765-30579-8, Jan 2003, $24.95, 288pp, hc) Fantasy time travel novel. Some shortcuts in Euclid Heights, Illinois lead to other times.

DICKINSON, PETER (Malcolm de Brissac) (1927- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Blue Hawk (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-41546-8, Sep 2002, £4.99, 250pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1976) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Elementals: Water (with Robin McKinley) (Fickling Books, David 0-385-60458-0, Oct 2002, £10.99, 301pp, hc) Reprint (Putnam 2002 as Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits by McKinley and Dickinson) collection of six original fantasy stories. First in a quartet based on the four elements. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Ropemaker (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-39713-3, Sep 2002, £6.99, 423pp, tp) [Ropemaker] Reprint (Macmillan Children’s Books 2001) young-adult fantasy novel, with illustrations by Ian Andrew.
• * _Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits (with Robin McKinley) See entry under Robin McKinley.

DICKS, TERRANCE (1935- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: Warmonger (BBC Books 0-563-53852-X, May 2002, £5.99, 287pp, pb) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 52 in the BBC “Missing Adventures” series starring the 5th Doctor and Peri.

DICKSON, GORDON R(upert) (1923-2001) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Dorsai Spirit (Tor 0-312-87764-1, Jun 2002, $25.95, 430pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Childe Cycle] Military SF omnibus of the fourth novel in the “Childe Cycle”, Dorsai! (Ace 1960 as The Genetic General; this is copyrighted 1988), and related collection The Spirit of Dorsai (1979). There is a new introduction by David Drake. (Contents)
• * *Four to Dorsai! (SFBC #14301, Mar 2002, $14.99, 758pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Childe Cycle] Omnibus of four novels in the “Dorsai” series: Necromancer (1962), Tactics of Mistake (1971), Dorsai! (1960 as The Genetic General), and Soldier, Ask Not (1967). (Contents)
• * *Hour of the Gremlins (with Ben Bova) (Baen 0-7434-3569-9, Dec 2002, $14.00, 407pp, tp, cover by Csanad Novak) Omnibus of three novels of alien encounters by Dickson, one in collaboration with Bova: Gremlins Go Home (1974) by Dickson & Bova, The Hour of the Horde (1970), and Wolfling (1969). (Contents)

DIETZ, WILLIAM C(orey) (1945- ) (chron.)

• * _DeathDay (Ace 0-441-00981-6, Oct 2002, $7.50, 355pp, pb, cover by Edwin Herder) [Jack Manning] Reprint (Ace 2001) SF novel, first in a series.
• * *EarthRise (Ace 0-441-00971-9, Sep 2002, $23.95, 418pp, hc, cover by Edwin Herder) [Jack Manning] SF novel, sequel to DeathDay.
• * _EarthRise (SFBC #53781, Oct 2002, $11.99, 418pp, hc, cover by Edwin Herder) [Jack Manning] Reprint (Ace 2002) SF novel, sequel to DeathDay. This is similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

DI FATE, VINCENT (1945- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Science Fiction Art of Vincent Di Fate (Paper Tiger 1-85585-949-1, Feb 2002, £20.00, 112pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) Art book. A lavishly illustrated overview of Di Fate’s career as an illustrator of SF and fantasy, with introduction, autobiographical essays, and individual discussion of the art pieces by Di Fate.
• * +The Science Fiction Art of Vincent Di Fate (Sterling Publishing/Paper Tiger 1-85585-949-1, Apr 2002, $29.95, 112pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) Art book. This is the Paper Tiger UK edition, distributed in the US by Sterling Publishing, 387 Park Ave. S., New York NY 10016-8810; 800-805-5489; [www.sterlingpub.com].

DI FILIPPO, PAUL (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Babylon Sisters and Other Posthumans (Prime Books 1-894815-81-5, Dec 2002, $17.95, 323pp, tp, cover by Sang Lee) Collection of 14 stories, one a collaboration with Bruce Sterling, exploring the possibilities of human evolution. (Contents)
• * *Little Doors (Four Walls Eight Windows 1-56858-241-2, Dec 2002, $24.95, 271pp, hc) Collection of 17 stories. (Contents)
• * *A Mouthful of Tongues: Her Totipotent Tropicanalia (Wildside Press/Cosmos Books 1-58715-506-0, Apr 2002, $29.95, 180pp, hc, cover by Franz von Stuck) Erotic near-future fantasy novel. A desperate woman develops goddess-like powers and wanders parallel timelines. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online from [www.wildsidepress.com], or from PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928.
• * *A Year in the Linear City (PS Publishing 1-902880-36-6, Apr 2002, £8.00, 80pp, tp, cover by Edward Miller) Fantasy novella. Introduction by Michael Bishop. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 300 (-37-4, £25.00) was announced but not seen. PS Publishing LLP, Hamilton House, 4 Park Avenue, Harrogate HG2 9BQ, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

DIGHE, RANJIT S., ed. (chron.)

• * *The Historian’s Wizard of Oz: Reading L. Frank Baum’s Classic as a Political and Monetary Allegory (Greenwood Press/Praeger 0-275-97419-7, Apr 2002, $21.95, 149pp, hc) Non-fiction, an evaluation of Baum’s work from an economic history viewpoint. Order from Praeger, 88 Post Road West, Greenwood CT 06881; 800-225-5800; [www.greenwood.com]. [Baum]

DIKTY, JULIAN MAY (1931- ); see under May, Julian (chron.)

DILLARD, J. M.; [i.e., Jeanne M. Dillard Kalogridis] (1954- ); also as Jeanne Kalogridis (chron.)

• * *Star Trek: Nemesis (Pocket 0-7434-5772-2, Dec 2002, $20.00, 227pp, hc) [Star Trek] Movie novelization, with a note on the movie by publicist Michael Klastorin, and eight unpaginated pages of color stills. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

DILTS, WEE (chron.)

• * *Return of the Anasazi (1stBooks 0-75964-069-6, Aug 2002, $12.95, 348pp, tp) Fantasy novel of the disappearance and return of the Anasazi. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.1stbooks.com]; 800-839-8640.
• * *Who Bought Joe Willie the Presidency? (1stBooks 0-7596-8795-1, Aug 2002, $11.50, 306pp, tp) SF novel. Wealthy aliens try to make a human clone President of the United States. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.1stbooks.com]; 800-839-8640.

DIMES, JOHN (chron.)

• * *Coincidissonance (AmErica House 1-58851-496-X, Sep 2002, $19.95, 162pp, tp) Dark fantasy novel. Tasha tracks her missing godmother, and finds dark magic. Order online from AmErica House Book Publishers at [www.publishamerica.com].

DISCH, THOMAS M(ichael) (1940-2008) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Castle of Perseverance: Job Opportunities in Contemporary Poetry (University of Michigan Press 0-472-09750-4, 2002, $16.95, 144pp, tp) Associational collection of essays on writing, poetry, poets, etc. A companion to The Castle of Indolence: Poetry and Its Pretenders. A hardcover edition (-09750-4, $42.50) was announced but not seen. Order from University of Michigan Press, PO Box 1104, Ann Arbor MI 48106-1104; 734-764-4392; [www.pres.umich.edu].
• * _The Prisoner (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-4504-X, Jul 2002, $12.00, 242pp, tp) [The Prisoner] Reprint (Ace 1967) novelization of the TV series. Copyrighted by Carlton International Media Limited.

DIX, SHANE (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Echoes of Earth (with Sean Williams) See entry under Sean Williams.

DOBSON, MICHAEL (Singer) (1952- ) (chron.)

• * _Fox on the Rhine (with Douglas Niles) See entry under Douglas Niles.

DODD, QUENTIN (chron.)

• * *Beatnik Rutabagas from Beyond the Stars (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-30515-3, Sep 2001, $17.00, 216pp, hc, cover by Gina Freschet) Young-adult humorous SF novel. Aliens seek a bored high-school student to help battle their dire enemies — who have recruited his friend Yselle. A first novel. This was scheduled for 2001, but not seen until now.

DODDS, ROBERT (chron.)

• * *Nightland (Andersen Press 1-84270-081-2, Aug 2002, £5.99, 132pp, tp, cover by Stuart Williams) [Claire and Ben Swift] Young-adult fantasy novel. Second in the “Claire and Ben Swift” series.

DODGSON, CHARLES LUTWIDGE (1832-1898); see pseudonym Lewis Carroll (stories) (chron.)

DOHERTY, BERLIE (1943- ) (chron.)

• * _Spellhorn (Collins 0-00-712406-6, 2002, £5.99, 192pp, pb, cover by Stephen Lambert) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1989) young-adult fantasy novel, with a new postscript by Doherty. A “Collins Modern Classic”.

DOHERTY, ROBERT; pseudonym of Bob Mayer, (1959- ) (chron.)

• * *Area 51: Excalibur (Dell 0-440-23705-X, Apr 2002, $6.50, 294pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Area 51] SF X-Files-type thriller, sixth in the “Area 51” series. Arthurian relics turn out to be alien artifacts. Doherty is a pen name for Bob Mayer.
• * *Area 51: The Truth (Dell 0-440-23706-8, Jan 2003, $6.50, 291pp, pb) [Area 51] SF thriller, seventh and final in the “Area 51” series. The battle against the alien invaders continues. Doherty is a pen name for Bob Mayer.

DOKEY, (Mary) CAMERON (1956- ) (chron.)

• * *Beauty Sleep (Simon Pulse 0-7434-2221-X, Oct 2002, $5.99, 186pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Young-adult novel based on “Sleeping Beauty”. Princess Aurore tells the real story.
• * *The Storyteller’s Daughter (Simon Pulse 0-7434-2220-1, Sep 2002, $5.99, 220pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Young-adult fantasy novel, a retelling of the story of Shahrazad.

DONAGHE, RONALD L. (chron.)

• * *Twilight of the Gods: Cinátis, Volume 1 (Renaissance Alliance Publishing/Silver Dragon 1-930928-45-9, Aug 2002, $19.95, 456pp, tp) [Twilight of the Gods] Fantasy novel, the first of two volumes of the first book in a trilogy about two countries ruled by warring gods. Order from Renaissance Alliance Publishing, PMB 238, 8691 9th Avenue, Port Arthur TX 77642; [www.rapbooks.biz].

DONALDSON, STEPHEN R(eeder) (1947- ) (chron.)

• * +The First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever (SFBC #50353, May 2002, $19.99, 863pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Thomas Covenant] Omnibus of the first three novels in the “Thomas Covenant” series: Lord Foul’s Bane (1977), The Illearth War (1977), and The Power That Preserves (1977). First US edition (Fontana 1993).
• * _The Illearth War (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-712771-5, Apr 2002, £7.99, 574pp, tp) [Thomas Covenant] Reprint (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1977) fantasy novel. Book two in “The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant”. “Voyager Classics” Number 26.
• * _Lord Foul’s Bane (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-712438-4, Feb 2002, £7.99, 540pp, tp) [Thomas Covenant] Reprint (SFBC 1977) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in “The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant”. “Voyager Classics” Number 23.
• * _The Man Who Fought Alone (Orion 0-75284-688-4, Mar 2002, £10.99, 463pp, tp) [Mick Axbrewder] Reprint (Forge 2001) associational mystery. Fourth in the “Mick Axbrewder” series. A hardcover edition (-687-6, £17.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Man Who Fought Alone [as by Reed Stephens] (Tor/Forge 0-765-34124-7, Oct 2002, $7.99, 492pp, pb) [Mick Axbrewder] Reprint (Forge 2001) associational mystery, in the “Man Who” series originally published as by Reed Stephens.
• * _The Man Who Killed His Brother [as by Reed Stephens] (Orion 0-75284-848-8, May 2002, £5.99, 250pp, pb) [Mick Axbrewder] Reprint (Ballantine 1980 as by Reed Stephens) associational thriller. Book one in the “Mick Axbrewder” series.
• * _The Man Who Killed His Brother [as by Reed Stephens] (Tor/Forge 0-765-30203-9, Nov 2002, $24.95, 254pp, hc) [Mick Axbrewder] Reprint (Ballantine 1980 as by Reed Stephens) associational mystery.
• * _The Power that Preserves (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-712784-7, Jun 2002, £8.99, 573pp, tp) [Thomas Covenant] Reprint (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1977) fantasy novel. Volume three of “The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever”. “Voyager Classics” Number 31.

DONEGAN, GREG; pseudonym of Bob Mayer, (1959- ) (chron.)

• * *Atlantis Gate (Berkley 0-425-18572-9, Aug 2002, $6.99, 312pp, pb) [Atlantis] Science fiction novel, fourth in the “Atlantis” series. Donegan is a pen name for Bob Mayer.

DORSEY, CANDAS JANE (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _A Paradigm of Earth (Tor 0-312-87797-8, Nov 2002, $15.95, 366pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 2001) near-future SF novel.

DOUGLAS, CAROLE NELSON (1944- ) (chron.)

• * *Castle Rouge (Tor/Forge 0-312-86941-X, Sep 2002, $25.95, 538pp, hc, cover by Glenn Harrington) [Irene Adler; Sherlock Holmes] Associational mystery, sixth in the “Irene Adler” series of Holmesian pastiches.
• * _Cat in a Leopard Spot (Tor/Forge 0-812-57022-7, May 2002, $6.99, 419pp, pb, cover by Roger Loveless) [Midnight Louie] Reprint (Forge 2001) associational mystery, #13 in the “Midnight Louie” series partly narrated by a cat.
• * *Cat in a Midnight Choir (Tor/Forge 0-312-85797-7, May 2002, $24.95, 350pp, hc, cover by Roger Loveless) [Midnight Louie] Associational mystery, #14 in the “Midnight Louie” series partly narrated by a cat.
• * _Chapel Noir (Tor/Forge 0-765-34347-9, Sep 2002, $6.99, 470pp, pb, cover by Glenn Harrington) [Irene Adler] Reprint (Forge 2001) associational mystery in the “Irene Adler” series of Holmesian pastiches.

DOUGLAS, CHARLOTTE (H.) (1944- ) (chron.)

• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: The Battle of Betazed (with Susan Kearney) (Pocket 0-7434-3434-X, Apr 2002, $6.99, 263pp, pb, cover by Dru Blair) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

DOUGLAS, L. WARREN (chron.)

• * _Sacred Pool (Baen 0-7434-3530-3, Jun 2002, $6.99, 495pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [*Sorceress’s Tale] Reprint (Baen 2001) fantasy novel. A girl in medieval Provence dreams of becoming a sorceress.
• * _The Veil of Years (Baen 0-7434-3550-8, Jul 2002, $6.99, 402pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [*Sorceress’s Tale] Reprint (Baen 2001) fantasy novel, sequel to The Sacred Pool, second volume in “The Sorceress’s Tale”.

DOUGLASS, SARA; pseudonym of Sara Mary Warneke, (1957- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Crippled Angel (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-710849-4, Nov 2002, £7.99, 455pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Crucible] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2002) fantasy novel, third in “The Crucible” trilogy. Douglass is a pseudonym of Sara Mary Warneke. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Enchanter (Tor 0-765-34196-4, Apr 2002, $7.99, 669pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Wayfarer Redemption; Axis Trilogy] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 1996) fantasy novel, second in “The Wayfarer Redemption”.
• * +Hades’ Daughter (Tor 0-765-30540-2, Jan 2003, $27.95, 592pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Troy Game] Fantasy novel, first in “The Troy Game”. A descendant of the kings of Troy plans to build a new Troy in Britain. First US edition (HarperCollins Australia 12/02).
• * +Starman (Tor 0-312-87888-5, May 2002, $27.95, 559pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Wayfarer Redemption; Axis Trilogy] Fantasy novel, third in “The Wayfarer Redemption”. First US edition (HarperCollins Australia 1996 as Starman: Book Three of the Axis Trilogy).
• * _Starman (SFBC $50725, May 2002, $13.99, 559pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Wayfarer Redemption; Axis Trilogy] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia as Starman: Book Three of the Axis Trilogy) fantasy novel, third in “The Wayfarer Redemption”. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Starman (Tor 0-765-34281-2, Jan 2003, $7.99, 670pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Wayfarer Redemption; Axis Trilogy] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 1996 as Starman: Book Three of the Axis Trilogy) fantasy novel, third in “The Wayfarer Redemption” series.
• * _The Wounded Hawk (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-710847-8, Apr 2002, £6.99, 610pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Crucible] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2001) alternate-history fantasy novel. Book two of “The Crucible” trilogy.

DOWNING, DAVID (1946- ) (chron.)

• * _The Moscow Option: An Alternative Second World War (Stackpole Books/Greenhill Books 1-85367-463-X, 2001, $29.95, 223pp, hc) Reprint (New English Library 1979) alternate history of WWII by a noted historian, who provides a new introduction and notes for this somewhat revised edition. This is the 2001 Greenhill Books UK edition, distributed in the US by Stackpole Books, 5067 Ritter Road, Mechanicsburg PA 17055-6921; [www.stackpolebooks.com]; [orders@stackpolebooks.com].