The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002

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The Praxis Walter Jon Williams (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-6110-X, Oct 2002, £10.99, 418pp, tp) [Dread Empire’s Fall] Far-future SF novel, the first book of “Dread Empire’s Fall”. The death of the alien Shaa leaves humans caught in a war for control of the galaxy. A hardcover edition (-6111-8, £17.99) is also available.

Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Destiny’s Way Walter Jon Williams (Random House UK/Century/LucasBooks 0-7126-2358-2, Oct 2002, £16.99, xii+448pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order] SF novelization. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition.

Passage Connie Willis (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-711826-0, May 2002, £6.99, 780pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2001) SF novel. Winner of the Locus Award.

Peace Gene Wolfe (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07376-4, Apr 2002, £6.99, 264pp, tp, cover by Anne Sudworth) Reprint (Harper & Row 1975) fantasy ghost novel. Volume 28 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.

Viaduct Child Patrick Wood (Scholastic Press UK 0-439-98196-4, Nov 2002, £12.99, 255pp, hc, cover by Pascal Milelli) Young-adult SF novel. Orphaned Dushma is pursued into the forgotten underground railway tunnels guarded by electric dragons. A first novel.

The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray Chris Wooding (Scholastic UK 0-439-99452-7, May 2002, £5.99, 338pp, tp, cover by Edward Miller) Reprint (Scholastic UK 2001) young-adult alternate history fantasy novel.

Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones Patricia C. Wrede (Scholastic UK 0-439-98092-5, May 2002, £4.99, 167pp, tp, cover by Louise Bova & Lucasfilm) Reprint (Scholastic 2002) young-adult novelisation of the film. Illustrated with 16 pages of stills. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. [First U.K. edition]

The Rebel Fairy Deborah Wright (Time Warner 0-7515-3204-5, Mar 2001, £5.99, 499pp, pb) Humorous fantasy novel, bringing A Midsummer Night’s Dream up to date. Two mischievous fairies put love spells on the wrong partners.

A Scientific Romance Ronald Wright (Transworld/Black Swan 0-552-77000-0, Jul 2002, £6.99, 349pp, tp, cover by Sarah Perkins) Reprint (Knopf Canada 1997) SF novel.

Peril’s Gate Janny Wurts (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-710108-2, Jun 2002, £7.99, ii+800pp, pb) [Wars of Light and Shadow: Alliance of Light] Reprint (Voyager 2001) fantasy novel. Volume six in “The Wars of Light and Shadow”, and third book of the “Alliance of Light”. [First U.K. edition]

To Ride Hell’s Chasm Janny Wurts (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-710109-0, Dec 2002, £18.99, 483pp, hc, cover by Janny Wurts) Fantasy novel. A princess disappears on the way to her betrothal banquet. A trade paperback edition (-710110-4, £11.99) was announced but not seen.

Warhammer: Beasts in Velvet Jack Yeovil (Black Library 1-84154-235-0, May 2002, £5.99, 286pp, pb, cover by Martin Hanford) [Warhammer] Reprint (GW Books 1991) novelization based on the fantasy role-playing game.

Warhammer: Genevieve Undead Jack Yeovil (Black Library 1-84154-206-7, Jan 2002, £5.99, 275pp, pb, cover by Martin Hanford) [Warhammer; Genevieve Dieudonne] Reprint (Boxtree 1993) dark fantasy novel set in the world of the role-playing game. Second in the “Genevieve” series. Copyrighted 1993, 2001, suggesting some possible modification from the original. Yeovil is a pen name for Kim Newman.

Warhammer: Silver Nails Jack Yeovil (Black Library 1-84154-258-X, Sep 2002, £5.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer] Collection of five fantasy stories, including two original novellas. Yeovil is a pseudonym of Kim Newman.

A Sorcerer’s Treason Sarah Zettel (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-711399-4, Apr 2002, £17.99, 525pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Isavalta] Fantasy novel, the first in the “Isavalta” trilogy. An ostracized female lighthouse-keeper accepts an offer to travel to a magical world. Simultaneous with the US (Tor) edition. A trade paperback edition (-711398-6, £11.99) was announced but not seen.

The Usurper’s Crown Sarah Zettel (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-711403-6, Nov 2002, £11.99, 531pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Isavalta] Fantasy novel, book two of the “Isavalta” series. A hardcover edition (-711401-X, £17.99) was announced but not seen.

The Lightstone: Part One: The Ninth Kingdom David Zindell (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648620-7, Sep 2002, £6.99, 672pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Ea Cycle] Reprint (Voyager 2001 as part of The Lightstone) fantasy novel. The first half of the first book in a four-book series.

The Lightstone: Part Two: The Silver Sword David Zindell (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-713996-9, Oct 2002, £6.99, 454pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Ea Cycle] Reprint (Voyager 2001 as half of The Lightstone) fantasy novel, the second part of the first volume of the four-book “Ea Cycle”.

Neverness David Zindell (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-712437-6, Feb 2002, £7.99, 685pp, tp) [Requiem for Homo Sapiens] Reissue (Donald I. Fine 1988) SF novel, set in the universe of his “A Requiem for Homo Sapiens”. “Voyager Classics” Number 24.

Absolute Magnitude & Aboriginal Science Fiction [#18, Spring 2002] ed. Warren Lapine (DNA Publications, Inc.; Radford, VA, $4.95, quarto, cover by Dominic Emile Harman) Given as Absolute Magnitude & Aboriginal Science Fiction on cover, signifying that Absolute MAgnitude had assumed the subscription liability and story invintory of Aboriginal Science Fiction.

Absolute Magnitude & Aboriginal Science Fiction [#19, Summer/Fall 2002] ed. Warren Lapine (DNA Publications, Inc.; Radford, VA, $4.95, 60pp, quarto, cover by George Barr)

Albedo One [#24, 2002] ed. Anon. (Albedo One Productions, £3.54, 44pp, A4, cover by Mark Lupo) Small press sf, fantasy and horror fiction magazine. Available from 2 Post Road, LUSK, Co. Dublin, IRELAND.

Albedo One [#25, 2002] ed. Anon. (Albedo One Productions, £3.00, 44pp, A4, cover by J. C. Rico)

Albedo One [#26, 2002] ed. Anon. (Albedo One Productions, £4.50, 44pp, A4, cover by Michael Yazijian)

Alien Worlds [#22, January 2002] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp+, octavo, cover by Ray Capella)

Alien Worlds [#23, Febuary 2002] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp+, octavo, cover by Ray Capella)

Alien Worlds [#24, March 2002] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 76pp+, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber)

Alien Worlds [#25, April 2002] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp+, octavo, cover by Ray Capella)

Alien Worlds [#26, May 2002] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella)

Alien Worlds [#27, June 2002] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber)

Alien Worlds [#28, July 2002] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella)

Alien Worlds [#29, August 2002] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber)

Alien Worlds [#30, September 2002] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella)

Alien Worlds [#31, October 2002] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 72pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella)

Alien Worlds [#32, November 2002] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Larry Dickison)

Alien Worlds [#33, December 2002] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella)

All Hallows [#29, February 2002] ed. Barbara & Christopher Roden (The Ghost Story Society, no price, 132pp, A5, cover by Paul Lowe) Small press ghost story magazine containing a blend of fiction and non-fiction, produced on behalf of The Ghost Story Society. Available from Barbara & Christopher Roden, P.O. Box 1360, Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada V0K 1A0.

All Hallows [#30, June 2002] ed. Barbara & Christopher Roden (Ghost Story Society, The, no price, 144pp, A5, cover by Paul Lowe)

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