The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002

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The Wildflowers Virginia Andrews(R) (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-2080-3, Aug 2002, £16.99, 629pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Wildflowers] Reprint (Pocket 2001 as Wildflowers by V.C. Andrews®) associational omnibus of four gothic horror novels in the “Wildflowers” series, all 1999: Misty, Star, Jade, and Cat. The author is probably Andrew Niederman. Copyrighted by the Vanda General Partnership. [First U.K. edition]

The End of the Rainbow Virginia Andrews (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-0844-7, Mar 2002, £16.99, 374pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Hudson] Reprint (Pocket 2001) associational gothic horror novel. Fourth and final in the “Hudson” series. The author is probably still Andrew Neiderman. Copyrighted by the Vanda General Partnership. [First U.K. edition]

Eye of the Storm Virginia Andrews (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-0915-9, Mar 2002, £6.99, 359pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Hudson] Reprint (Pocket 2000) associational gothic horror novel. The first UK edition (2001) was not seen. The author is probably still Andrew Neiderman. Third in the “Hudson” series, after Rain and Lightning Strikes.

The Star Wars Trilogy ed. Anon. (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-250-7, Nov 2002, £9.99, 505pp, tp, cover by Ralph McQuarrie) [Star Wars] Reprint (Ballantine/Del Rey 1987) SF omnibus of the first three film novelizations. This is a 25th Anniversary edition. Ninth printing (previous editions have been published as Star Wars Omnibus).

The Last Rune, Book Four: Blood of Mystery Mark Anthony (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-671-02886-3, May 2002, £7.99, v+579pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Last Rune] Fantasy novel. A trade paperback edition (0-684-66043-0, £10.00) was announced but not seen.

The Last Rune: Book Three: The Dark Remains Mark Anthony (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-671-02885-5, Mar 2002, £7.99, 738pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [Last Rune] Reprint (Bantam Spectra; Earthlight UK 2001) fantasy novel.

Remnants 7: Isolation K. A. Applegate (Scholastic UK 0-439-97955-2, Nov 2002, £4.99, 150pp, tp, cover by Tim Edmonds) [Remnants] Reprint (Scholastic 2002) young-adult SF novel. Book 7 in a series about survivors after the destruction of Earth. [First U.K. edition]

Remnants: Breakdown K. A. Applegate (Scholastic UK 0-439-97953-6, Sep 2002, £4.99, 164pp, tp, cover by Tim Edmonds) [Remnants] Reprint (Scholastic 2002) young-adult SF novel. Book six in a series about survivors after the destruction of Earth. [First U.K. edition]

Remnants: Destination Unknown K. A. Applegate (Scholastic UK 0-439-97940-4, Jan 2002, £4.99, 151pp, tp, cover by Tim Edmonds) [Remnants] Reprint (Scholastic 2001) young-adult SF novel, second in a series about survivors of the destruction of Earth. [First U.K. edition]

Remnants: Mutation K. A. Applegate (Scholastic UK 0-439-97947-1, Jul 2002, £4.99, 160pp, tp, cover by Tim Edmonds) [Remnants] Reprint (Scholastic 2002) young-adult SF novel, book five in a series about survivors after the destruction of Earth. [First U.K. edition]

Remnants: Nowhere Land K. A. Applegate (Scholastic UK 0-439-97944-7, May 2002, £4.99, 169pp, tp, cover by Tim Edmonds) [Remnants] Reprint (Scholastic 2001) young-adult SF novel. Fourth book in a series about survivors after the destruction of Earth. [First U.K. edition]

Remnants: The Mayflower Project K. A. Applegate (Scholastic UK 0-439-97939-0, Jan 2002, £4.99, 170pp, tp, cover by Tim Edmonds) [Remnants] Reprint (Scholastic 2001) young-adult SF novel, first in a series. Eighty people are selected to escape the destruction of Earth by an asteroid. [First U.K. edition]

Remnants: Them K. A. Applegate (Scholastic UK 0-439-97941-2, Mar 2002, £4.99, 163pp, tp, cover by Tim Edmonds) [Remnants] Reprint (Scholastic 2001) young-adult SF novel, the third in a series about survivors on a spaceship after the destruction of Earth. [First U.K. edition]

Doctor Who Novellas: Nightdreamers Tom Arden (Telos 1-903889-07-3, May 2002, £25.00, 105pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Original novella based on the TV series. Foreword by Jo Grant. This is a signed, limited deluxe edition, which adds frontispiece art by Martin McKenna. Arden is a pseudonym for David Rain. Licenced by the BBC. Available from 61 Elgar Avenue, Tolworth, Surrey KT5 9JP. Telos is a venture of David J. Howe and Stephen James Walker. A trade hardcover edition (-06-5, £10.00) was announced but not seen.

Empress of the Endless Dream Tom Arden (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-60196-5, Nov 2002, £6.99, 592pp, pb, cover by Kevin Jenkins) [Orokon] Reprint (Gollancz 2001) fantasy novel, the fifth book of “The Orokon”. Arden is a pseudonym for David Rain.

Shadow Black Tom Arden (Big Engine 1-903468-05-1, Oct 2002, £8.99, 298pp, tp, cover by Deirdre Counihan) Satirical gothic fantasy novel set in the 1950s, at the seaside mansion called Shadow Black. Arden is a pseudonym of Australian-born David Rain.

Grimstone’s Ghost Mary Arrigan (Collins 0-00-675480-5, Mar 2001, £3.99, 160pp, tp) Reprint (Collins 2000) young-adult ghost novel. This was published in 2001, but not seen until now.

Lawlor’s Revenge Mary Arrigan (Collins 0-00-713765-6, Sep 2002, £4.99, 208pp, tp, cover by Mark Harrison) Young-adult fantasy novel.

Slave-Mines of Tormunil Aran Ashe (Nexus 0-352-33695-1, Apr 2002, £6.99, 272pp, pb) [Chronicles of Tormunil] Erotic fantasy novel, third in the “Chronicles of Tormunil”. Ashe also writes as “Valentina Cilescu”.

Gridlinked Neal Asher (Pan 0-330-48433-8, Mar 2002, £6.99, 522pp, pb, cover by Steve Rawlings) [Gridlinked] Reprint (Macmillan UK 2001) SF novel. An agent Cormac tries to protect a mysterious project while being pursued by an unrelenting psychopathic killer.

The Skinner Neal Asher (Macmillan UK 0-333-90364-1, Mar 2002, £9.99, 474pp, tp, cover by Steve Rawlings) [Spatterjay] SF novel. Three visitors to the waterworld Spatterjay are caught in an invasion by deadly aliens.

The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson 1-84119-375-5, Mar 2002, £6.99, xiii+498pp, tp, cover by Pete Rozycki) Anthology of 22 SF stories, with two originals by Stephen Baxter and Eric Brown. Other authors include Connie Willis, Brian W. Aldiss, and Philip K. Dick.

A Guide to the Perplexed Gilad Atzmon (Serpent’s Tail 1-85242-826-0, Oct 2002, £7.99, 151pp, tp) Satirical SF novel. Translated by Philip Simpson from the original (Keter Publishing House, Jerusalem 2001). A first novel. In 2052, the memoir of Gunther Wünker is examined for clues on why the State of Israel failed (again).

Heresy Anselm Audley (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-1484-5, May 2002, £6.99, 503pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Aquasilva] Reprint (Earthlight UK 2001) fantasy novel. Book one of the “Aquasilva” trilogy.

Inquisition Anselm Audley (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7432-0965-6, May 2002, £10.00, 400pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Aquasilva] Fantasy novel, second in the “Aquasilva” trilogy, after Heresy.

The Clan of the Cave Bear Jean M. Auel (Hodder & Stoughton/Coronet 0-340-26883-2, Apr 2002, £7.99, 587pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Earth’s Children] Reissue (Crown 1980) prehistoric fantasy novel. Volume one in the “Earth’s Children” series.

The Mammoth Hunters Jean M. Auel (Hodder & Stoughton/Coronet 0-340-39311-4, Apr 2002, £7.99, 784pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Earth’s Children] Reprint (Crown 1985) prehistoric fantasy novel. Volume three in the “Earth’s Children” series.

The Plains of Passage Jean M. Auel (Hodder & Stoughton/Coronet 0-340-54742-1, Apr 2002, £7.99, 975pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Earth’s Children] Reprint (Crown 1990) prehistoric fantasy novel. Volume four in the “Earth’s Children” series.

The Shelters of Stone Jean M. Auel (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-82195-7, Apr 2002, £18.99, xii+769pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Earth’s Children] Prehistorical fantasy novel, volume five in the “Earth’s Children” series. Simultaneous with the US (Random House) edition.

The Valley of Horses Jean M. Auel (Hodder & Stoughton/Coronet 0-340-32964-5, Apr 2002, £7.99, 588pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Earth’s Children] Reprint (Crown 1982) prehistoric fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Earth’s Children” series.

Atom Steve Aylett (Phoenix 0-75381-271-1, Sep 2001, £6.99, 137pp, tp, cover by Nick Castle) Reprint (Four Walls Eight Windows 2000) literary SF novel set in the city of Beerlight, featuring detective Taffy Atom and his partner, a fish. Published in 2001, but not seen until now.

Dummyland Steve Aylett (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07087-0, Nov 2002, £9.99, 119pp, tp) [Accomplice] SF/fantasy novel, third in the “Accomplice” quartet.

Only an Alligator Steve Aylett (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-06906-6, Jan 2002, £9.99, 133pp, tp) [Accomplice] Literary fantasy novel, the first in the “Accomplice” series.

Toxicology Steve Aylett (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07302-0, Sep 2002, £5.99, 131pp, tp, cover by Graham Roundthwaite) Reprint (Gollancz 2001) collection of 26 surreal/fantasy stories, some set in the “Beerlight” world. This has six more stories than the US original (Four Walls Eight Windows 1999).

The Velocity Gospel Steve Aylett (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07088-9, May 2002, £9.99, 131pp, tp) [Accomplice] Literary SF/fantasy novel, second in the “Accomplice” series after Only an Alligator.

Only an Alligator Steven Aylett (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-961-9, Jun 2002, £5.99, 133pp, pb) [Accomplice] Reprint (Gollancz 2002) literary fantasy novel.

Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt (Bloomsbury 0-7475-5595-8, Feb 2002, £9.99, 119pp, hc) Reprint (Farrar 1975) young-adult fantasy novel about a family blessed, or maybe cursed, with eternal life. This is a “Soon to be a Disney picture” edition. [First U.K. edition]

The Complete Short Stories J. G. Ballard (HarperCollins/Flamingo 0-00-713812-1, Nov 2002, £16.99, ix+1189pp, tp) Reprint (Flamingo 2001) collection of 96 stories.

The Drought J. G. Ballard (HarperCollins/Flamingo 0-586-08996-9, Apr 2002, £6.99, 233pp, tp) Reprint (Cape 1965) apocalyptic SF novel. A “Flamingo Modern Classic”.

Running Wild J. G. Ballard (HarperCollins/Flamingo 0-00-654819-9, Apr 2002, £7.99, 106pp, tp) Reprint (Hutchinson 1988) associational thriller novella. A “Flamingo Modern Classic”.

Vermillion Sands J. G. Ballard (Random House/Vintage UK 0-09-927358-6, 2001, £6.99, 208pp, tp, cover by Richard Cummins) Reprint (Berkley Medallion 1971 as Vermilion Sands) collection of nine stories. Published in 2001, but not seen until now.

Dead Air Iain Banks (Time Warner/Little, Brown UK 0-316-86054-9, Sep 2002, £16.99, 408pp, hc) Associational contemporary novel of a radio shock-jock whose world starts to spiral towards destruction after 11 September 2001. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-86055-7, £10.99) is also available.

Elfsorrow James Barclay (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07329-2, Aug 2002, £10.99, 454pp, tp, cover by Fred Gambino) [Legends of the Raven] Fantasy novel. Book four of the “Legends of the Raven” series. A hardcover edition (-07328-4, £17.99) is also available.

Nightchild James Barclay (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07300-4, Jul 2002, £6.99, 527pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Chronicles of the Raven] Reprint (Gollancz 2001) fantasy novel. Book three in “Chronicles of the Raven”.

Abarat Clive Barker (HarperCollins UK 0-00-225952-4, Sep 2002, £17.99, 391 + xxv, hc) [Books of Abarat] Young-adult fantasy novel, first in “The Books of Abarat” quartet. Color illustrations by Barker. Simultaneous with the US edition. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-714904-2, £9.99) was announced but not seen.

Coldheart Canyon Clive Barker (HarperCollins UK 0-00-651040-X, May 2002, £6.99, 751pp, pb) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2001) dark fantasy novel set in Hollywood.

Imajica Clive Barker (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-712769-3, Apr 2002, £9.99, 1136pp, tp) Reissue (HarperCollins 1991) fantasy novel. “Voyager Classics” Number 25.

Tales of the Dark Forest: 2: Whizzard! Steve Barlow & Steve Skidmore (CollinsVoyager 0-00-710864-8, May 2002, £4.99, 255pp, tp, cover by Andy Parker) [Tales of the Dark Forest] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Goodknyght!

Paper Tiger Fantasy Art Gallery ed. Paul Barnett (Paper Tiger 1-85585-957-2, Jun 2002, £14.95, 144pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns, David A. Hardy, Jael & Chris Moore) Art book, interviews with and art by 25 artists. The interviews originally appeared in Paper Tiger’s online magazine The Paper Snarl.

The Real Middle Earth: Magic and Mystery in the Dark Ages Brian Bates (Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-07353-5, Nov 2002, £18.99, iv+292pp, hc) Non-fiction examination of the influence of aspects of early medieval European civilisations on Tolkien’s work. Includes 12 pages of colour photographs. [J. R. R. Tolkien]

Deep Future Stephen Baxter (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07286-5, Jan 2002, £6.99, 215pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 2001) non-fiction collection of essays exploring our possible futures.

Evolution Stephen Baxter (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07342-X, Nov 2002, £12.99, 585pp, tp) Illustrated by Lesley Harker. SF novel tracing the evolution of humanity from early primates to post-human. A hardcover edition (-07341-1, £18.99) is also available.

Icebones Stephen Baxter (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07298-9, Feb 2002, £6.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Peter Barnett) [Mammoth] Reprint (Gollancz 2001) SF novel, third in the “Mammoth” trilogy.

Origin: Manifold 3 Stephen Baxter (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-651184-8, Aug 2002, £6.99, 455pp, pb) [Manifold] Reprint (Voyager 2001) SF novel. Third and final in the “Manifold” series.

Phase Space Stephen Baxter (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-225769-6, Aug 2002, £17.99, 424pp, hc, cover by Sandra Shepherd) Collection of 25 stories, many set in the “Manifold” universes.

Riding the Rock Stephen Baxter (PS Publishing 1-9028-8059-5, Nov 2002, £8.00, 61pp, tp, cover by David A. Hardy) [Xeelee] Far-future SF novella set in “The Xeelee Sequence”. Introduction by Gregory Benford. This is a limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 300 (-8060-9, £25.00) is also available. PS Publishing, Hamilton House, 4 Park Avenue, Harrogate HG2 9BQ, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

The Time Ships Stephen Baxter (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-711792-2, Feb 2002, £7.99, 630pp, tp) [Time Machine] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1995) SF novel. A sequel to H.G. Wells’s The Time Machine. Winner of the British SFA Award and John W. Campbell Memorial Award. Illustrated by Les Edwards. “Voyager Classics” Number 21.

Reality Dust/Making History Stephen Baxter & Paul J. McAuley (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07306-3, Aug 2002, £4.99, 76+89pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Gollancz 2001 as part of Futures edited by Peter Crowther) anthology of two SF novellas, originally published as stand-alones by PS Publishing.

Eon Greg Bear (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07316-0, Apr 2002, £6.99, 503pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Eon] Reprint (Bluejay 1985) SF novel, first in a series. An asteroid, explored after entering our solar system, is found to be hollowed out into a series of chambers. Volume 50 in the “SF Masterworks” series.

Vitals Greg Bear (HarperCollins UK 0-00-712402-3, Mar 2002, £17.99, 342pp, hc) Reprint (Del Rey 2002) near-future SF novel involving the search for immortality. [First U.K. edition]

Smallville: See No Evil Cherie Bennett & Jeff Gottesfeld (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-23-6, Nov 2002, £5.00, 163pp, tp) [Smallville] Reprint (Little, Brown 2002) novelization of an episode from the TV series based on DC Comics’ Superman, second in the series. [First U.K. edition]

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