The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002

Books, Listed by Author

ROWE, JENNIFER (June) (1948- ); see pseudonym Emily Rodda (chron.)

ROWLANDS, D(avid) G., ed. (1941- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Hauntings See entry under Vernon Lee.

ROWLEY, CHRISTOPHER B. (chron.)

• * *Doom’s Break (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45903-2, Dec 2002, $7.50, 441pp, pb, cover by Duane Myers) [Arna] Fantasy novel, the third book of “Arna”.

ROWLING, J. K. (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Bloomsbury 0-7475-6218-0, Oct 2002, £6.99, 251pp, tp, cover by Cliff Wright) [Harry Potter] Reprint (Bloomsbury 1998) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the series. A “Celebratory Edition” to accompany the new film.
• * _Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Scholastic 0-439-42010-5, Nov 2002, $6.99, 433pp, pb, cover by Mary GrandPré) [Harry Potter] Reprint (Bloomsbury 1998) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the “Harry Potter” series.
• * _Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Scholastic/Levine 0-439-13960-0, Aug 2002, $8.99, 734pp, tp, cover by Mary GrandPré) [Harry Potter] Reprint (Scholastic 2000) young-adult fantasy, fourth in the series.

ROYO, LUIS (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Evolution (NBM 1-56163-277-5, Mar 2002, $19.95, 79pp, tp, cover by Luis Royo) Reissue (NBM 2001, not seen) art book collecting fantasy cover-art images. Translated from the Spanish by Robert Legault. Second printing. Order from NBM, 185 Madison Ave., Suite 1504, New York NY 10016; [www.nbmpublishing.com]; add $3.00 postage.
• * _Secrets (NBM 1-56163-162-0, Mar 2002, $19.95, 79pp, tp, cover by Luis Royo) Reissue (NBM 1997) art book collecting darker, mostly erotic, fantasy works. Sixth printing. Order from NBM, 185 Madison Ave., Suite 1504, New York NY 10016; add $3.00 postage.

RUBENSTEIN, GILLIAN; see pseudonym Lian Hearn (chron.)

RUCKER, RUDY; [i.e., Rudolf von Bitter Rucker] (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *As Above, So Below: A Novel of Peter Bruegel (Tor/Forge 0-765-30403-1, Nov 2002, $23.95, 320pp, hc, cover by Peter Breugel) Associational historical novel about the artist.
• * _The Hacker and the Ants: Version 2.0 (Four Walls Eight Windows 1-56858-247-1, Jan 2003, $13.95, 308pp, tp, cover by Georgia Rucker) Reprint (Morrow AvoNova 1994) virtual reality SF novel about a plague of viral ants in a computer network. This has been somewhat revised and updated, with a new preface by Rucker.
• * *Spaceland (Tor 0-765-30366-3, Jun 2002, $24.95, 301pp, hc) SF novel about contact with beings of the fourth dimension, an upgraded version of Flatland.

RUDITIS, PAUL (chron.)

• * *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Topsy-Turvey (Simon Pulse 0-7434-4240-7, Aug 2002, $4.99, 150pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization, 44th in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions.
• * *Star Trek: Enterprise: Shockwave (Pocket 0-7434-6455-9, Oct 2002, $19.95, 244pp, hc, cover by John Blackford) [Star Trek: Enterprise] Star Trek novelization based on an episode of the TV show. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

RUGGIERO, TONY (chron.)

• * *Team of Darkness (Hard Shell Word Factory 0-7599-0103-1, Mar 2002, $10.95, 179pp, tp, cover by Dirk A. Wolf) Vampire novel. American Forces in the Balkan region uncover evidence of vampires, and one general sees potential in vampire soldiers. Order from Hard Shell Word Factory, PO Box 161, Amherst Jct. WI 54407; [www.hardshell.com].

RUPP, REBECCA (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Waterstone (Candlewick Press 0-7636-0726-6, Aug 2002, $16.99, 275pp, hc, cover by Loren Long) Young-adult fantasy. The waterstone is needed to stop the world from drying up.

RUSCH, KRISTINE KATHRYN (1960- ); see pseudonyms Kristine Grayson & Kris Nelscott (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Disappeared (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45888-5, Jul 2002, $6.50, 374pp, pb, cover by Greg Bridges) [Miles Flint] SF novel set in the world of the award-winning novella “The Retrieval Artist”. A cop tries to track a woman tied to alien murders.
• * *The Retrieval Artist and Other Stories (Gale Group/Five Star 0-7862-4330-9, Aug 2002, $24.95, 293pp, hc, cover by Ken Barr) Collection of nine stories. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Ed Gorman. Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar]. (Contents)
• * _Roswell: Little Green Men (with Dean Wesley Smith) See entry under Dean Wesley Smith.

RUSS, JOANNA (Ruth) (1937- ) (chron.)

• * _The Female Man (The Women’s Press 0-7043-4737-7, May 2002, £6.99, 214pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam 1975) feminist SF novel. “A Women’s Press Classic”.

RUSSELL, ERIC FRANK (1905-1978) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Next of Kin (Sterling Publishing/Gollancz 0-575-07240-7, Feb 2003, $14.95, 181pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Dobson 1959) SF novel. This is a special second printing (dated 2002) of the 2001 Gollancz “SF Collectors’” edition, distributed in the US by Sterling Publishing, 387 Park Ave. S., New York NY 10016-8810; 800-805-5489; [www.sterlingpub.com].
• * _Wasp (Sterling Publishing/Gollancz 0-575-07095-1, Jan 2002, $14.95, 175pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Avalon 1957) SF novel. This is a special printing (dated 8/01) of the 2000 Gollancz “SF Collectors’” edition, distributed in the US by Sterling Publishing, 387 Park Ave. S., New York NY 10016-8810; 800-805-5489; [www.sterlingpub.com].

RUSSELL, P. CRAIG (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Richard Wagner’s The Ring of the Nibelung, Volume One (Dark Horse Books 1-56971-666-8, Apr 2002, $21.95, unpaginated, tp, cover by P. Craig Russell) [Ring of the Nibelung] Graphic novel adaptation of the first three operas in Wagner’s “Ring” cycle, based on a translation by Patrick Mason.
• * *Richard Wagner’s The Ring of the Nibelung, Volume Two (Dark Horse Books 1-56971-734-6, Jul 2002, $21.95, unpaginated, tp, cover by P. Craig Russell) [Ring of the Nibelung] Graphic novel adaptation of the last two operas in Wagner’s “Ring” cycle, based on a translation by Patrick Mason.

RUSSELL, SEAN (1952- ); see pseudonym T. F. Banks (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Isle of Battle (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-97490-8, Aug 2002, $25.95, 467pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [*Swans’ War] Fantasy novel, book two in the “Swans’ War” trilogy.
• * _The Isle of Battle (SFBC #51941, Aug 2002, $12.99, 467pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [*Swans’ War] Reprint (Eos 2002) fantasy novel, book two in the “Swans’ War” trilogy. This is similar to the Eos edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Isle of Battle (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-086-5, Sep 2002, £12.99, xii+464pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [*Swans’ War] Reprint (Eos 2002) fantasy novel, second in “The Swans’ War” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The One Kingdom (HarperTorch 0-380-79227-3, Feb 2002, $7.99, 534pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [*Swans’ War] Reprint (Orbit 2001) fantasy novel, book one in the “Swans’ War” trilogy.
• * _The One Kingdom (Orbit 1-84149-088-1, Mar 2002, £6.99, 714pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [*Swans’ War] Reprint (Orbit 2001) fantasy novel. Book One of “The Swans’ War”.

RUSSO, RICHARD PAUL (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Ship of Fools (Ace 0-441-00893-3, Jan 2002, $6.50, 370pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Ace 2001) SF novel of a generation starship.

RYAN, KEVIN (chron.)

• * *Star Trek: Errand of Vengeance, Book One: The Edge of the Sword (Pocket 0-7434-4598-8, Jun 2002, $6.99, 281pp, pb) [Star Trek: Errand of Vengeance] Star Trek novelization, first in a trilogy. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek: Errand of Vengeance, Book Three: River of Blood (Pocket 0-7434-4600-3, Aug 2002, $6.99, 263pp, pb) [Star Trek: Errand of Vengeance] Star Trek novelization, third and final in the sub-series. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek: Errand of Vengeance, Book Two: Killing Blow (Pocket 0-7434-4602-X, Aug 2002, $6.99, 265pp, pb) [Star Trek: Errand of Vengeance] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

RYDILL, JESSICA (chron.)

• * *The Glass Mountain (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-112-8, Oct 2002, £6.99, 469pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) [Children of the Shaman] Fantasy novel, sequel to Children of the Shaman.

RYLANT, CYNTHIA (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Heavenly Village (Scholastic Signature 0-439-23149-3, Jun 2002, $4.99, 95pp, tp, cover by Lisa Desimini) Reprint (Blue Sky 1999) young-adult fantasy novella about a village between heaven and earth.

RYMAN, GEOFF(rey Charles) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Lust (Harper Collins/Flamingo 0-00-655207-2, 2002, £7.99, 400pp, tp) Reprint (Flamingo 2001) literary fantasy novel. Michael Blasco learns he can call up any person from history, and have sex with them.
• * *V.A.O. (PS Publishing 1-9028-8048-X, Nov 2002, £8.00, 67pp, tp, cover by Edward Miller) Near-future SF novella of a world protected by Victim Activated Ordinance. Introduction by Gwyneth Jones. This is a limited edition of 500 numbered copies; a hardcover edition of 400 (-8049-8, £25.00) is also available. PS Publishing, Hamilton House, 4 Park Avenue, Harrogate HG2 9BQ, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

SABERHAGEN, FRED(erick Thomas) (1930-2007) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Arms of Hercules (Tor 0-812-56680-7, Apr 2002, $6.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Julie Bell) [Books of the Gods] Reprint (Tor 2000) fantasy novel, third in the “Books of the Gods” series.
• * _The Black Throne (with Roger Zelazny) See entry under Roger Zelazny.
• * *The Books of the Gods, Part Two (SFBC #53421, Oct 2002, $13.99, 534pp, hc, cover by Marc Fishman) [Books of the Gods] Omnibus of two fantasy novels: God of the Golden Fleece (2001) and Gods of Fire and Thunder (2002). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-2995-7; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * *A Coldness in the Blood (Tor 0-765-30045-1, Oct 2002, $23.95, 383pp, hc, cover by Vince Natale) [Dracula] Vampire novel, eighth in the “Dracula” series. A dangerous enemy is seeking an Egyptian artifact of great power.
• * _God of the Golden Fleece (Tor 0-812-57002-2, Jan 2003, $6.99, 358pp, pb, cover by Julie Bell) [Books of the Gods] Reprint (Tor 2001) fantasy novel, fourth in the “Books of the Gods” series.
• * *Gods of Fire and Thunder (Tor 0-765-30201-2, Aug 2002, $24.95, 319pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Books of the Gods] Fantasy novel, fifth in the “Books of the Gods” series. Haraldur the northman heads home and encounters beings out of Norse mythology.

SABIN, ELENORA ROSE (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *School for Sorcery (Tor 0-765-30289-6, Sep 2002, $17.95, 318pp, hc, cover by Vince Natale) [School for Sorcery] Fantasy novel. Tria goes to a school to learn to use her magic talents. Winner of the Andre Norton Gryphon award. A first novel.

SAINT, PAUL (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: The Suns of Caresh (BBC Books 0-563-53858-9, Aug 2002, £5.99, 282pp, pb) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 55 in the BBC “Missing Adventures” series, starring the 3rd Doctor and Jo Grant.

SAKERS, DON (1958- ) (chron.)

• * *Dance for the Ivory Madonna (Speed-of-C Productions 0-9716147-1-7, Feb 2002, $19.99, 457pp, tp) [Scattered Worlds] Near-future SF mystery in the “Scattered Worlds”. A boy whose father was replaced by an imposter grows up to become an operative for the Ivory Madonna. Order from Speed-of-C Productions, PO Box 265, Linthicum MD 21090-0265; [www.scatteredworlds.com]; [speed-of-c@scatteredworlds.com].

SALMONSON, JESSICA AMANDA (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Dark Tales (Sarob Press 1-902309-24-3, 2002, £23.00, hc, cover by Lara Bandilla) Gathering of Salmonson’s Weird & High Fantasy tales written over a 15 year period and now collected for the first time. Limited to 225 copies. There is also a 52-copy lettered edition, signed by the author in a slipcase (-25-1, £50.00). (Contents) [Not seen]

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• * _Sinister Romance See entry under Mary Heaton Vorse.

SALSITZ, RHONDI A. VILOTT; see under Vilott, Rhondi (stories) (chron.)

SALVATORE, R(obert) A(nthony) (1959- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Ascendance (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43043-3, May 2002, $6.99, 491pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Demon Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 2001) fantasy novel, book one of the second “DemonWars” saga.
• * _Forgotten Realms: Sea of Swords (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2772-0, Aug 2002, $7.99, 390pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2001) novelization based on the fantasy role-playing game, volume four in the “Paths of Darkness” series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Forgotten Realms: The Cleric Quintet Collector’s Edition (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2690-2, Jan 2002, $19.95, 1036pp, tp, cover by Daniel Horne) [Forgotten Realms] Reprint (TSR 1999) omnibus of five novelizations based on the fantasy role-playing game: Canticle (1991), In Sylvan Shadows (1992), Night Masks (1992), The Fallen Fortress (1993), The Chaos Curse (1994). Copyrighted 1999 by TSR, 2002 by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Forgotten Realms: The Silent Blade (SFBC #50334, May 2002, $11.99, 347pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness] Reprint (TSR 1998) novelization based on the fantasy role-playing game. Copyrighted by TSR. This is similar to the 1998 TSR edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Forgotten Realms: The Thousand Orcs (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2804-2, Oct 2002, $25.95, 345pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [*Forgotten Realms: Hunter’s Blades] Novelization based on the fantasy role-playing game. Book one in “The Hunter’s Blades” trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-42881-1, Apr 2002, $26.00, 353pp, hc) [Star Wars] Star Wars novelization of the movie. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
• * *Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Century Lucasbooks 0-7126-8407-7, Apr 2002, £16.99, 353pp, hc, cover by Steven D. Anderson) [Star Wars] Novelisation of the second film in the first Star Wars trilogy, based on the story by George Lucas, and the screenplay by Lucas and Jonathan Hales. Published simultaneous with the US (Del Rey Lucasbooks) edition.
• * _Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones (SFBC no ISBN, May 2002, $14.99, 353pp, hc, cover by Steven D. Anderson) [Star Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 2002) Star Wars novelization of the movie. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and ISBN and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Random House UK/Century/Lucasbooks 1-844-13000-2, Nov 2002, £10.99, 353pp, tp, cover by Steven D. Anderson) [Star Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 2002) SF movie novelization.
• * *Transcendence (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43041-7, May 2002, $26.95, 441pp, hc, cover by Dean Williams) [Demon Wars] Fantasy novel, book two of the second “DemonWars” saga.
• * _Transcendence (SFBC #51107, Jun 2002, $13.50, 441pp, hc) [Demon Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 2002) fantasy novel, book two of the second “DemonWars” saga. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

SANDERS, MALCOLM (chron.)

• * +The Dragon Chronicles (with Garry Walton) (Running Press 0-7624-1418-9, 2002, $19.95, unpaginated, hc) Art book, the fictional “Lost Journals of the Great Wizard, Septimus Agorius” and his explorations and observations of dragons. Text by Malcolm Sanders, who is credited only on the copyright page; Garry Walton is listed as principal illustrator, with four other artists contributing. Text and illustrations copyrighted by Meiklejohn Graphics. First US edition (Pegasus Publishing 2002).

SANDERS, ROBERT S., Jr. (chron.)

• * *Heritage Findings from Atlantis (Armstrong Valley Publishing 1-928798-01-2, Sep 2000, $15.95, 259pp, tp, cover by Martin A. Enticknap) [Galactic Salesman] Young-adult SF novel, the third in the “Galactic Salesman” trilogy. The galactic salesman sends the teens on a mission to a mountain deep in the Alaska wilderness. This is dated 2000, but not seen until now. A print-on-demand edition, available from Robert S. Sanders, Jr., Armstrong Valley Publishing, PO Box 1275, Murfreesboro TN 37133; 615-895-5445; add $3.00 shipping.

SANDERS, WILLIAM (stories) (chron.)

• * *Are We Having Fun Yet? American Indian Fantasy Stories (Wildside Press 1-58715-485-4, Jul 2002, $15.95, 285pp, tp) Collection of nine fantasy stories, including two original to the collection, involving Native Americans. This is an on-demand edition available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928. First published as an e-book: Cascade Mountain Publishing, 1999. (Contents)
• * _The Ballad of Billy Badass and the Rose of Turkestan (Wildside Press 1-58715-485-4, Oct 2001, $15.95, 285pp, tp, cover by Melisa Michaels) Reprint (Xlibris 1999, not seen) Native American fantasy novel. This is an on-demand edition available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928.
• * _The Wild Blue and the Gray (Wildside Press 1-58715-648-2, Jul 2002, $15.95, 194pp, tp) Reprint (Warner Questar 1991) alternate history novel. This is an on-demand edition available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928.

SANDERSON, RUTH (chron.)

• * *Cinderella (Little Brown 0-316-77965-2, Apr 2002, $15.95, 32pp, hc, cover by Ruth Sanderson) Children’s picture book based on the fairy tale, illustrated by the author.

SANSOM, WILLIAM (1912-1976) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Various Temptations (Tartarus Press 1-872621-73-2, Dec 2002, £35.00, xv+350pp, hc) Collection of the best of the author’s fantastic and macabre short fiction. Limited to 350 copies. (Contents) [Not seen]