The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002
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- TURTLEDOVE, HARRY (Norman) (stories) (chron.) (continued)
- * _American Empire: Blood & Iron (NEL 0-340-71552-9, May 2002, £7.99, 661pp, pb) [American Empire] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 2001) SF alternate history novel, first in a new series sequel to the “Great War” saga. In the 1920s, the United States and Confederate States keep a fragile peace in the aftermath of the Great War in Europe.
- * _American Empire: Blood & Iron (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40566-8, Jul 2002, $7.99, 630pp, pb) [American Empire] Reprint (Del Rey 2001) SF alternate history novel, first in a series sequel to the “Great War” saga.
- * *American Empire: The Center Cannot Hold (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44421-3, Jul 2002, $27.95, 503pp, hc) [American Empire] SF alternate history novel, second in a series sequel to the “Great War” saga. In the 1920s, the United States and Confederate States keep a fragile peace in the aftermath of the Great War in Europe.
- * _American Empire: The Center Cannot Hold (SFBC #51529, Jul 2002, $13.99, 547pp, hc) [American Empire] Reprint (Del Rey 2002) SF alternate history novel, second in a series sequel to the “Great War” saga. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _American Empire: The Centre Cannot Hold (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-82011-X, Oct 2002, £18.99, 583pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [American Empire] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 2002) SF alternate-history novel, second in a series sequel to the “Great War” saga. In the 1920s, the United States and Confederate States keep a fragile peace in the aftermath of the Great War in Europe. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Colonization: Aftershocks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43024-7, Mar 2002, $6.99, 611pp, pb, cover by Viktor Koen) [Colonization] Reprint (Del Rey 2001) alternate-history SF novel, third in a series sequel to the “Worldwar” tetralogy.
- * *Counting Up, Counting Down (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44226-1, Feb 2002, $16.00, 407pp, tp, cover by Istvan Orosz) Collection of 17 stories, with introductions to each by Turtledove. (Contents)
- * *Ruled Britannia (SFBC #54002, Nov 2002, $12.50, 458pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) Alternate history SF novel set in a world where Britain was conquered by the Spanish Armada. This is simultaneous with and similar to the NAL edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * *Ruled Britannia (Penguin/NAL 0-451-20717-3, Nov 2002, $24.95, 458pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) Alternate history SF novel set in 1597 in a world where Britain was conquered by the Spanish Armada. This is simultaneous with the SFBC edition.
- * *Rulers of the Darkness (Tor 0-765-30036-2, Apr 2002, $27.95, 576pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Darkness] Fantasy novel, fourth in the “Darkness” series.
- * _Through the Darkness (Tor 0-812-58919-X, Apr 2002, $7.99, 684pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Darkness] Reprint (Tor 2001) fantasy novel, third in the “Darkness” series.
- * _Through the Darkness (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-671-03398-0, Apr 2002, £6.99, ix+514pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Darkness] Reprint (Tor 2001) fantasy novel. Third in the “Darkness” series after Into the Darkness and Darkness Descending.
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- * *Alternate Generals II (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Baen 0-7434-3528-1, Jul 2002, $24.00, 339pp, hc, cover by Dru Blair) Original anthology of stories of alternate military history. Greenberg is only mentioned on the copyright page. Authors include Turtledove, Esther M. Friesner, and Chris Bunch. (Contents)
- TUTTLE, LISA (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * _Ghosts & Other Lovers (Sarob Press 1-902309-22-7, May 2002, £23.00, viii+147pp, hc, cover by Paul Lowe) Reprint (ElectricStory.com 2001) ghost collection. 250 copy limited edition. There is also a 52-copy lettered edition, signed by the author in a slipcase (-23-5, £50.00). This is the first printed edition, although the book has previously appeared as an e-book. (Contents) [First U.K. edition, not seen]
- TWAIN, MARK; pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, (1835-1910) (stories) (chron.)
- * _A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (Dover 0-486-41591-0, Jul 2001, $2.50, 268pp, tp, cover by Eugene M. Frandzen) Reprint (Webster 1889) classic humorous time-travel Arthurian novel. This is a Dover Thrift Edition; it is dated 2001, but not seen until now.
- * _A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (Random House/Modern Library 0-375-75780-5, Jan 2002, $7.95, 465pp, tp) Reprint (Webster 1889) classic humorous time-travel fantasy Arthurian novel. This has a new introduction by Roy Blount, Jr., biography and notes from a 1993 Random House edition, plus commentary by William Dean Howells, Syvester Baxter, and G.K. Chesterton.
- * _A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (University of California Press 0-520-23576-2, Jun 2002, $15.95, 479pp, tp) Reprint (Webster 1889) classic humorous time-travel Arthurian novel. This “Mark Twain Library” edition follows the University of California Press 1983 authoritative edition.
- * _The Diaries of Adam and Eve (Fair Oaks Press 0-9658811-5-6, Mar 2002, $14.00, 125pp, tp, cover by Michael Mojher) Reprint (Fair Oaks 1997, not seen) humor/satire omnibus/collection. This combines Eve’s Diary (1906) and Extracts from Adams’s Diary (1904) — previously published together as The Private Life of Adam and Eve: Being Extracts from Their Diaries, Translated from the Original Mss. (Harper 1931) — with “Eve Speaks”, “That Day in Eden”, “Adam’s Soliloquy”, and selections from the unfinished “Autobiography of Eve”. Edited and with an afterword by Don Roberts. Illustrated by Michael Mojher.
- TYLER, J. E. A. (chron.)
- * _The Complete Tolkien Companion (Macmillan/Pan 0-330-41165-9, Nov 2002, £9.99, xi+715pp, tp, cover by Ted Nasmith) Reprint (Pan 1976) encyclopaedic guide to the works of Tolkien. This has been revised. [Tolkien]
- ULLERY, DAVID A. (chron.)
- * *The Tarzan Novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs: An Illustrated Reader’s Guide (McFarland 0-7864-0825-1, Mar 2001, $45.00, 298pp, hc) [Tarzan] Non-fiction, reference. A guide to the “Tarzan” books, with an Ape-English Dictionary, lists of characters, summaries of the books, illustrations from various editions, and index. This is dated 2001, but not seen until now. Order from McFarland & Company, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; credit card orders 800-253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com]; add $4.00 postage. [Burroughs]
- UNDERWOOD, LAURA J. (stories) (chron.)
- URBANCIK, JOHN (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- UTTER, VIRGIL (Starbuck, Jr.) (1925-2006) (chron.)
- * *George Allan England: Scientific Romancer (Galactic Central 1-871133-59-9, Aug 2002, $6.00, ix + 68pp, ph) Non-fiction reference, a primary and secondary bibliography. Available in the US from Chris Drumm, PO Box 445, Polk City IA 50226-0445; [Cdrummbks@aol.com]; [www.philsp.cwc.net]. [England]
- * *George Allan England: Scientific Romancer: A Working Bibliography (Galactic Central Publications 1-871133-59-9, Aug 2002, £4.00, ix+68pp, A5) Chapbook primary and secondary bibliography of England. “Bibliographies for the Avid Reader” Volume 54. Available from 25a Copgrove Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS8 2SP, and from PO Box 445, Polk City, Iowa 50226-0445, USA. [England]
- * *Perley Poore Sheehan: Shadow Master (Galactic Central 1-871133-60-2, Jul 2002, $3.00, ix + 30pp, ph) Non-fiction reference, a primary and secondary bibliography. Available in the US from Chris Drumm, PO Box 445, Polk City IA 50226-0445; [Cdrummbks@aol.com]; [www.philsp.cwc.net]. [Sheehan]
- * *Perley Poore Sheehan: Shadow Master: A Working Bibliography (Galactic Central Publications 1-871133-60-2, Aug 2002, £2.00, ix+30pp, A5) Chapbook primary and secondary bibliography of Sheehan. “Bibliographies for the Avid Reader” Volume 55. Available from 25a Copgrove Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS8 2SP, and from PO Box 445, Polk City, Iowa 50226-0445, USA. [Sheehan]
- VALLEJO, BORIS (1941- ) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _Dreams: The Art of Boris Vallejo (Paper Tiger 1-85585-964-5, Apr 2002, £14.99, 128pp, tp, cover by Boris Vallejo) Reprint (Thunder’s Mouth Press; Paper Tiger 1999) collection of works, mainly from the 1990s. Text by Nigel Suckling. The book retains the 1999 publication details, making no mention this is a reprint of that original hardcover.
- * *Twin Visions (with Julie Bell) (Paper Tiger 1-85585-978-5, Jul 2002, £20.00, 128pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) Art book, with introduction and text by Nigel Suckling. Includes Boris’s first fantasy illustration for a publisher, up to recent collaborative and mainstream work, with some items published in previous collections.
- * _Twin Visions (with Julie Bell) (Thunder’s Mouth Press 1-56025-379-7, Aug 2002, $32.50, 128pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) Art book. First US edition (Paper Tiger 7/02).
- VALLEJO, DORIS (chron.)
- VAN ALLSBURG, CHRIS (1949- ) (chron.)
- * *Zathura (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-25396-3, Oct 2002, $18.00, unpaginated, hc, cover by Chris Van Allsburg) [Jumanji] Children’s picture book, sequel to Jumanji, written and illustrated by Van Allsburg. Two boys find a game that sends them into outer space.
- van BELKOM, EDO (1962- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Martyrs (Design Image Group 1-891946-13-7, Jan 2002, $15.95, 273pp, tp) Horror novel. Archeologists unearthing an old Jesuit mission in Canada uncover an imprisoned demon. Available from The Design Image Group, PO Box 2325, Darien IL 60561; [www.designimagegroup.com]; add $2.00 postage.
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- VANCE, JACK; [i.e., John Holbrook Vance] (1916- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _Alastor (Tor/Orb 0-312-86952-5, Jul 2002, $13.95, 479pp, tp) [Alastor cluster (Connatic)] Reprint (Tor 1995) omnibus of three “Alastor” novels: Trullion: Alastor 2262 (Ballantine 1973), Marune: Alastor 933 (Ballantine 1975), and Wyst: Alastor 1716 (DAW 1978).
- * _Big Planet (Sterling Publishing/Gollancz 0-575-07117-6, May 2002, $14.95, 218pp, tp) Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1978) SF novel. This is a special second printing (dated 2002) of the 2000 Gollancz “SF Collectors’” edition, distributed in the US by Sterling Publishing.
- * _Lyonesse: Suldrun’s Garden (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07374-8, Mar 2002, £6.99, xi+436pp, tp, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Lyonesse] Reprint (Berkley 1983) fantasy novel, first in a series. Volume 27 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.
- VANCE, SUSANNA (chron.)
- * *Sights (Random House/Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-22864-6, Aug 2002, $5.50, 215pp, pb, cover by Mark Matcho) Reprint (Delacorte 2001, not seen) young-adult fantasy novel. A girl with a special power tries to adjust to a new high school.
- VanderMEER, JEFF(rey Scott) (1968- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _City of Saints and Madmen: The Book of Ambergris (Prime Books 0-9668968-8-2, Jul 2002, $40.00, unpaginated, hc, cover by Scott Eagle) [Ambergris] Reprint (Cosmos 8/01) collection of five surreal novellas, one original to this edition, plus other material not in the original collection, all involving in VanderMeer’s city of Ambergris; a sealed packet with the decryption of one story is included. The four stories from the previous edition have all been revised somewhat. Introduction by Michael Moorcock. Available from Prime, PO Box 36503, Canton OH 44735. (Contents)
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- * *Leviathan, Volume Three (with Forrest Aguirre) (Ministry of Whimsy Press, The 1-894815-42-4, Jul 2002, $21.95, 468pp, tp) Original anthology of 27 stories, four reprints, by authors including Michael Moorcock, Jeffrey Ford, Brian Stableford, and Carol Emshwiller. Introduction by VanderMeer. Order from The Ministry of Whimsy, PO Box 4248, Tallahassee, FL 32315; add $1.00 postage. (Contents)
- VANDE VELDE, VIVIAN (1951- ) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _Companions of the Night (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-216669-6, Sep 2002, $5.95, 212pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1995) young-adult vampire romance.
- * *Heir Apparent (Harcourt 0-15-204560-0, Oct 2002, $17.00, 315pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Young-adult SF novel. A girl playing a virtual reality fantasy game could lose her life.
- * _Magic Can Be Murder (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-230210-4, Sep 2002, $5.99, 197pp, tp, cover by Tristan Elwell) Reprint (Harcourt 2000) young-adult dark fantasy mystery.
- * _The Rumpelstiltskin Problem (Scholastic/Apple 0-439-30529-2, Sep 2002, $4.99, 116pp, tp, cover by Dan Craig) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 2000) young-adult fantasy collection offering six alternative takes on the fairy tale.
- VAN LUSTBADER, ERIC; see under Lustbader, Eric Van (chron.)
- VAN PELT, JAMES (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- van VOGT, A(lfred) E(lton) (1912-2000) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _The World of Null-A (Tor/Orb 0-765-30097-4, Oct 2002, $14.95, 272pp, tp, cover by Mark Rogers) [Null-A] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1948) classic SF novel.
- VAZ, MARK COTTA (chron.)
- * *The Art of Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-43126-X, Nov 2002, $19.95, 224pp, tp, cover by Ryan Church) [Star Wars] Art book showing design sketches, backdrop paintings, etc. for the movie. The screenplay by George Lucas and Jonathan Hales is included. Foreword by George Lucas. We apparently missed the first hardcover edition (4/02).
- VELDE, VIVIAN VANDE; see under Vande Velde, Vivian (chron.)
- VERBA, JOAN MARIE, et al. (chron.)
- VERNE, JULES (Gabriel) (1828-1905) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _Invasion of the Sea (University Press of New England/Wesleyan 0-8195-6465-6, Jan 2002, $24.95, 258 + xx, hc) SF novel of a French plan to flood the Sahara. This is the first English translation of the French L’Invasion de la mer (1905), translated by Edward Baxter. Introduction and notes by Arthur B. Evans. Order from University Press of New England, 23 S. Main St., Hanover NH 03755; 800-421-1561; e-mail: [University.Press@Dartmouth.edu]; add $5.00 postage.
- * _Journey to the Center of the Earth (Barnes & Noble Children’s Classics 0-7607-2849-6, 2002, $5.98, 216pp, hc, cover by Kristin Kest) Reprint (Griffith 1872) SF novel, packaged for young adults. This indicates second printing. This is an instant remainder edition.
- * *The Mysterious Island (University Press of New England/Wesleyan 0-8195-6475-3, Feb 2002, $24.95, li + 676pp, hc) [Nemo] SF novel. This is a new translation, the first unabridged translation since 1876. Introduction and critical material by William Butcher; edited by Arthur B. Evans. Translated, with notes on previous translations, by Sidney Kravitz. There are notes, a Verne chronology, bibliography, and appendices on Verne’s sources. Order from University Press of New England, 23 S. Main St., Hanover NH 03755; 800-421-1561; e-mail: [University.Press@Dartmouth.edu]; add $5.00 postage.
- * _The Mysterious Island (Random House/Modern Library 0-8129-6642-2, Dec 2002, $13.95, 631 + xxx, tp) [Nemo] Reprint (Modern Library 2001, not seen) classic adventure novel, in a new translation by Jordan Stump. Introduction by Caleb Carr. This has the illustrations by Jules-Descartes Ferat from the original 1875 edition.
- * *Three Complete Novels: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea/ Journey to the Center of the Earth/Around the World in Eighty Days (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-3005-9, 2002, $9.95, 658 + x, tp) Omnibus of three novels, two SF: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth (1872), and the associational Around the World in Eighty Days (1872). Introduction by David Verzoni. (Contents)
- * _Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Barnes & Noble Children’s Classics 0-7607-2850-X, 2002, $5.98, 269pp, hc, cover by Robert Gantt Steele) [Nemo] Reprint classic SF novel packaged for young adults. This instant remainder edition indicates second printing, but has not been seen previously.
- VIEHL, S. L.; pseudonym of Sheila Kelly (chron.) (assoc.)
- VIGUIÉ, DEBBIE (chron.)
- VILOTT, RHONDI; [i.e., Rhondi A. Vilott Salsitz] (1949- ); see pseudonyms Emily Drake & Charles Ingrid (stories) (chron.)
- VILOTT-SALSITZ, RHONDI A.; see under Vilott, Rhondi (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- VINGE, JOAN D.; [i.e., Joan Carol Dennison Vinge Frenkel] (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * _Catspaw (Tor 0-765-30341-8, Nov 2002, $15.95, 409pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Psion] Reprint (Warner 1988) SF novel, the adult sequel to Psion.
- VINGE, VERNOR (Steffen) (1944- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge (Tor/Orb 0-312-87584-3, Aug 2002, $15.95, 464pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 2001) collection of 17 stories.
- VOGEL, [Sir] JULIUS (1835-1899) (chron.)
- * _Anno Domini 2000; or, Woman’s Destiny (Apex International no ISBN, Aug 2002, $11.00, 331pp, tp) Reprint (Hutchinson 1889) early SF novel of the 21st century. Available from Antares, 19 Rue Thiers, 83590 Gonfaron, France; postage included in price.
- VOLLER, JACK G., ed. (chron.)
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