The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002

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Ender’s Game Orson Scott Card (Time Warner/Atom 1-904233-02-3, Jul 2002, £5.00, 326pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Ender Wiggin]; Reprint (Tor 1985) SF novel, first in the “Ender” series. Winner of the Nebula and Hugo Awards.

Shadow Puppets Orson Scott Card (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-098-9, Aug 2002, £17.99, 348pp, hc) [Ender: Shadow]; SF novel. Book Three of “The Shadow Saga” and seventh in the “Ender Wiggin” series. Simultaneous with the US (Tor) edition.

Kushiel’s Dart Jacqueline Carey (Macmillan UK 1-405-00097-X, Sep 2002, £10.99, 701pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Kushiel]; Reprint (Tor 2001) fantasy novel. A courtesan becomes involved in court intrigue. A first novel. [First U.K. edition]

J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography Humphrey Carpenter (HarperCollins UK 0-00-713284-0, Jan 2002, £6.99, 384pp, pb); Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1977) biography; includes eight pages of photographs. [J. R. R. Tolkien]

The Mediator: Ninth Key Jenny Carroll (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-743-43051-4, 2002, £4.99, 249pp, pb) [Mediator]; Reprint (Pocket Pulse 2001) young-adult fantasy novel; second in a series about a girl who communicates with the dead. Copyrighted by Viacom International. Copyrighted 2002. [First U.K. edition]

The Mediator: Reunion Jenny Carroll (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-743-43052-2, 2002, £4.99, 246pp, pb) [Mediator]; Reprint (Pocket Pulse 2001, not seen) young-adult fantasy novel in a series about a girl who communicates with the dead. Copyrighted by Viacom International. [First U.K. edition]

The Mediator: Shadowland Jenny Carroll (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-743-43050-6, 2002, £4.99, 245pp, pb) [Mediator]; Reprint (Pocket Pulse 2000) young-adult fantasy novel in a series about a girl who communicates with the dead. Copyrighted by Viacom International. [First U.K. edition]

Voice of Our Shadow Jonathan Carroll (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07367-5, Jan 2002, £6.99, 189pp, tp, cover by Joe del Tufo); Reprint (Viking 1983) fantasy novel. Volume 25 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.

The Wooden Sea Jonathan Carroll (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07291-1, May 2002, £6.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Joe del Tufo) [Frannie McCabe]; Reprint (Tor 2001) literary fantasy novel. Third in a “loose trilogy” after Kissing the Beehive and The Marriage of Sticks.

The Magic Toyshop Angela Carter (Virago 0-86068-190-4, 2001, £6.99, 200pp, tp); Reissue (Heinemann 1967) literary fantasy novel. 17th printing. A “Virago Modern Classic”. Published in 2001, but not seen until now.

Doctor Who Novellas: Foreign Devils Andrew Cartmel (Telos 1-903889-11-1, Nov 2002, £25.00, 149pp, hc) [Doctor Who]; Novellazation based on the TV series. The Doctor meets Carnacki, William Hope Hodgson’s fictional ghost-finder. The book includes “The Whistling Room” by Hodgson, and a foreword by Mike Ashley. This deluxe edition adds a frontispiece by Mike Collins, and is signed by Cartmel, Ashley, and Collins. Available from 61 Elgar Avenue, Tolworth, Surrey KT5 9JP; [www.telos.co.uk]. A hardcover edition (-10-3, £10.00) was announced but not seen.

Last Chance Patrick Cave (Oxford University Press 0-19-275241-3, Nov 2002, £4.99, 168pp, tp, cover by Jo Samways); Young-adult SF/fantasy novel of a truly addictive toy.

Summerland Michael Chabon (Collins 0-00-712711-1, Nov 2002, £12.99, 500pp, hc); Reprint (Miramax 2002) young-adult fantasy novel. A baseball game could save the Summerlands. [First U.K. edition]

Always Forever Mark Chadbourn (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-60322-4, Sep 2002, £6.99, 560pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Age of Misrule]; Reprint (Gollancz 2001) fantasy novel, third and final in “The Age of Misrule” trilogy.

The Devil in Green Mark Chadbourn (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07274-1, Oct 2002, £10.99, 358pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) [Dark Age]; Fantasy novel. Book one of “The Dark Age” series, sequel to “The Age of Misrule” trilogy. The Christian church, besieged now that magic has returned to Earth, hires Mallory, a mercenary and unbeliever with an unknown past. A hardcover edition (-07273-3, £17.99) was announced but not seen.

The Fairy Feller’s Master Stroke Mark Chadbourn (PS Publishing 1-902880-32-3, May 2002, £8.00, 109pp, tp, cover by Richard Dadd); Fantasy novella about a man obsessed with a painting. Introduction by Neil Gaiman. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 300 (-33-1, £25.00) was announced but not seen. PS Publishing, Hamilton House, 4 Park Avenue, Harrogate HG2 9BQ, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk]; [crowth1@attglobal.net].

Frights and Fancies R. Chetwynd-Hayes (Robert Hale 0-7090-7137-X, Nov 2002, £17.99, 270pp, hc, cover by Edward Miller); Collection of 20 dark fantasy stories, two original and one significantly revised. Edited and with a foreword by Stephen Jones. Afterword by Chetwynd-Hayes.

Doctor Who: Hope Mark Clapham (BBC Books 0-563-53846-5, Feb 2002, £5.99, 249pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures]; Novelization based on the TV series. Book 53 in the BBC “New Adventures” series.

Darker Simon Clark (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-66060-0, Sep 2002, £6.99, 410pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp); Reissue (Hodder & Stoughton 1996) dark fantasy novel. Second printing.

Darkness Demands Simon Clark (Robert Hale 0-7090-7020-9, Jan 2002, £17.99, 351pp, hc, cover by Derek Colligan); Reprint (Cemetery Dance 2000) dark fantasy novel. A writer’s refusal to honour a trivial request leads to more deadly demands. [First U.K. edition]

Stranger Simon Clark (Robert Hale 0-7090-7224-4, Oct 2002, £17.99, 367pp, hc, cover by Derek Colligan); SF/dark fantasy novel. A new species of human being spreads across the world.

2001: A Space Odyssey Arthur C. Clarke (Little Brown/Orbit 1-85723-664-5, Apr 2001, £5.99, xxx+252pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Space Odyssey]; Reprint (NAL 1968) classic SF novel. This follows the 2000 “Special Edition” with the introduction by Stephen Baxter, plus a “Foreword to the Special Edition” and “To Stanley: In Memoriam” (both 1999) by Clarke. This was published in 2001, but not seen until now.

A Fall of Moondust Arthur C. Clarke (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07317-9, Mar 2002, £6.99, 224pp, tp, cover by Fred Gambino); Reprint (Harcourt, Brace & World 1961) SF novel. This includes the “Preface to the 1987 Edition”. Volume 49 in the “SF Masterworks” series.

The Light of Other Days Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxter (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648374-7, Jul 2002, £6.99, 472pp, pb); Reprint (Tor 2000) SF novel.

Wit’ch Fire James Clemens (Little Brown/Orbit 1-84149-150-0, Jun 2002, £6.99, iii+491pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) [Banned and the Banished]; Reprint (Del Rey 1999) fantasy novel, book one of “The Banned and the Banished”. [First U.K. edition]

Wit’ch Storm James Clemens (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-151-9, Dec 2002, £6.99, 623pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) [Banned and the Banished]; Reprint (Del Rey 1999) fantasy novel. Book Two of “The Banned and the Banished”. Clemens is a pen-name for Jim Czajkowski, who also writes as James Rollins. [First U.K. edition]

The Sight David Clement-Davies (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-48385-4, Jun 2002, £6.99, 502pp, tp); Reprint (Macmillan UK 2001) young-adult animal fantasy novel. The original edition (0-333-76641-5, £12.99) was not seen.

Appleseed John Clute (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-100-4, Apr 2002, £6.99, 337pp, pb); Reprint (Orbit 2001) SF novel. First of a trilogy.

Shadowkings Michael Cobley (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-1599-X, Jul 2002, £6.99, 433pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Shadowkings]; Reprint (Earthlight UK 2001) fantasy novel. Book one of the “Shadowkings” trilogy.

Wanderers and Islanders Steve Cockayne (Little Brown/Orbit 1-84149-120-9, Feb 2002, £9.99, 278pp, tp) [Legends of the Land]; Fantasy novel, first book of “Legends of the Land” series. Events intertwine the lives of an old man, a young boy, and the inventor of a contraption that can see anywhere. A first novel.

The Devil and Miss Prym Paulo Coelho (HarperCollins UK 0-00-711605-5, Jun 2002, £7.99, x+201pp, pb) [And On The Seventh Day]; Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2001) associational work with fantasy elements. Book three in the “And On The Seventh Day” trilogy. Translated by Amanda Hopkinson & Nick Caistor.

The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter David Colbert (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131481-8, Nov 2001, £6.99, 223pp, tp, cover by John Fordham) [Harry Potter]; Associational study of the various mythic and fantasy elements in the “Harry Potter” books. [J. K. Rowling]

The Magical Worlds of The Lord of the Rings: A Treasury of Myths, Legends and Fascinating Facts David Colbert (Puffin 0-14-131574-1, Aug 2002, £5.99, 209pp, tp, cover by John Fordham); Non-fiction study exploring the ancient myths and legends that inspired Tolkien. [J. R. R. Tolkien]

Doctor Who: Ten Little Aliens Stephen Cole (BBC Books 0-563-53853-8, Jun 2002, £5.99, 280pp, pb, cover by blacksheep & Mike Tucker) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures]; Novelization based on the TV series. Book 53 in the BBC “Missing Adventures” series, starring the first Doctor and Ben and Polly.

Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131212-2, Mar 2002, £4.99, 280pp, tp, cover by Tony Fleetwood) [Artemis Fowl]; Reprint (Talk Miramax Books; Viking UK 2001) young-adult humorous fantasy novel. First in a series.

Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident Eoin Colfer (Penguin/Puffin 0-670-89963-1, Jun 2002, £12.99, 288pp, hc) [Artemis Fowl]; Young-adult humorous fantasy novel, second in the series.

The Wish List Eoin Colfer (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-670-91385-5, Nov 2002, £9.99, 200pp, hc); Reprint (O’Brien Press 2000) humorous young-adult fantasy novel of a girl trying to save her soul from the devil. [First U.K. edition]

Dark Angel: Before the Dawn Max Allan Collins (Ebury Press 0-0918-9031-4, Sep 2002, £5.99, 277pp, pb) [Dark Angel]; Novelization of the TV show. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition.

The White Road John Connolly (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.

The Way of Light Storm Constantine (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”.

Abduction Robin Cook (Macmillan UK 0-333-73884-5, May 2002, £16.99, 409pp, hc); Reprint (Berkley 2001) SF thriller. [First U.K. edition]

Abduction Robin Cook (Macmillan/Pan 0-330-36900-8, Dec 2002, £6.99, 410pp, pb); Reprint (Berkley 2001) SF thriller.

Mirrors ed. Wendy Cooling (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.

Saucer Stephen Coonts (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.

Demon Crossing Louise Cooper (Hodder Silver 0-340-85399-9, Apr 2002, £4.99, 204pp, tp); Young-adult dark fantasy novel.

Mirror, Mirror 3: Testing Limits Louise Cooper (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.

Green Boy Susan Cooper (The Bodley Head 0-370-32675-X, May 2002, £10.99, 170pp, hc); Reprint (McElderry 2002) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]

The Ark of the People W. J. Corbett (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 W. J. Corbett (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 W. J. Corbett (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.

Lucifer Michael Cordy (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14882-2, May 2002, £5.99, 441pp, pb); Reprint (Bantam UK 2001) SF/fantasy thriller.

The Dark Side of the Moon William Corlett (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.

British Summertime Paul Cornell (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 Paul Cornell (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-959-7, Jun 2002, £6.99, 422pp, pb, cover by blacksheep); Reprint (Gollancz 2001) SF novel.

Vagabond Bernard Cornwell (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.

Warhammer: Storm Warriors Brian Craig (Black Library 1-84154-259-8, Oct 2002, £5.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer: Orfeo]; Reprint (GW Books 1991) fantasy novel, the “Third Tale of Orfeo” set in the roleplaying game universe. Craig is a pen-name for Brian Stableford.

Warhammer: The Plague Daemon Brian Craig (Black Library 1-84154-253-9, Jul 2002, £5.99, 242pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer: Orfeo]; Reprint (GW Books 1990) fantasy novelization, the “Second Tale of Orpheo” in the “Warhammer” universe.

Warhammer: Zaragoz Brian Craig (Black Library 1-84154-231-8, Mar 2002, £5.99, 250pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer: Orfeo]; Reprint (GW Books 1989) fantasy novel set in the role-playing game world. “The First Tale of Orfeo”,

Prey Michael Crichton (HarperCollins UK 0-00-715379-1, Nov 2002, £17.99, 367pp, hc, cover by Will Staehle); SF novel. Simultaneous with the US (HarperCollins) edition.

Arthur: At the Crossing Places Kevin Crossley-Holland (Orion Children’s Books 1-84255-200-7, Jun 2002, £5.99, 267pp, tp) [Arthur]; Reprint (Orion Children’s Books 2001) Arthurian tale. Second in the “Arthur” trilogy after Arthur: The Seeing Stone.

Step into the Dark Bridget Crowley (Hodder Silver 0-340-84416-7, Feb 2002, £4.99, 172pp, tp, cover by Ian Hadley); Young-adult fantasy novel.

Infinities ed. Peter Crowther (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07355-1, May 2002, £12.99, x+358pp, hc, cover by blacksheep); Anthology of four novellas by Eric Brown, Ken MacLeod, Alastair Reynolds, and Adam Roberts, all previously published separately by PS Publishing in 2001. Edited and with an introduction by Crowther.

Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Dark Journey Elaine Cunningham (Random House/Arrow Lucasbooks 0-09-941032-X, Feb 2002, £5.99, 301pp, pb, cover by Steven D. Anderson) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order]; Original novel based in the Star Wars universe. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm Ltd. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey Lucasbooks) edition.

The Named Marianne Curley (Bloomsbury 0-7475-5764-0, Jun 2002, £5.99, 333pp, tp); Young-adult SF/fantasy novel. Time travel and changes in history.

The BFG Roald Dahl (Jonathan Cape 0-224-06452-5, Sep 2001, £9.99, 272pp, hc, cover by Quentin Blake); Reprint (Cape 1982) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. Published in 2001, but not seen until now.

Matilda Roald Dahl (Jonathan Cape 0-224-06453-3, Sep 2001, £9.99, 294pp, hc, cover by Quentin Blake); Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1988) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. Published in 2001, but not seen until now.

The Witches Roald Dahl (Jonathan Cape 0-224-06470-3, Nov 2002, £8.99, 250pp, hc, cover by Quentin Blake); Reprint (Cape 1983) young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated by Quentin Blake.

Incas: The Gold of Cuzco A. B. Daniel (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-0722-X, Oct 2002, £10.99, 410pp, tp) [Incas]; Historical novel with fantasy elements, the second in a series. Translated by Alex Gilly from the French Inca: L’Or de Cuzco (XO Editions 2001).

Incas: The Puma’s Shadow A. B. Daniel (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-0721-1, Feb 2002, £10.00, 404pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant); Historical novel with fantasy elements, first in a new series. Translated by Alex Gilly from the French, Princesse du Soleil (XO Editions, 2001). A hardcover edition (-2117-6, £16.99) was announced but not seen.

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