The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003

Books, Listed by Author

ABBEY, LYNN; [i.e., Marilyn Lorraine Abbey] (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Sanctuary (Tor 0-812-56175-9, Apr 2003, $6.99, 533pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) [*Thieves’ World] Reprint (Tor 2002) fantasy novel of “Thieves’ World”.
• * *Unicorn & Dragon (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-5821-4, Feb 2003, $7.99, 230 + 262pp, pb, cover by Robert Gould) [Unicorn & Dragon] Omnibus of two fantasy novels: Unicorn & Dragon (1987) and Conquest (1988). Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. (Contents)

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• * _Thieves’ World: First Blood (with Robert Lynn Asprin) See entry under Robert Lynn Asprin.
• * _Thieves’ World: Turning Points (Tor 0-765-34517-X, Dec 2003, $6.99, 354pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) [*Thieves’ World] Reprint (Tor 2002) original shared world anthology of ten stories.

ABBEY, MARILYN LORRAINE; see under Abbey, Lynn (stories) (chron.)

ABNETT, DAN (stories) (chron.)

• * _Warhammer 40,000: First & Only (BL Publishing/Black Library 0-671-78375-0, Dec 2002, $6.95, 315pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [*Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Reissue (Black Library UK 2000) SF novelization based on the roleplaying game world, in the “Gaunt’s Ghosts” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd.
• * *Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts: Sabbat Martyr (Black Library 1-84416-012-2, Aug 2003, £5.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [*Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Novelization based on the SF roleplaying game, seventh in the “Gaunt’s Ghosts” series.
• * *Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts: The Founding (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-066-1, Oct 2003, £30.00, 1007pp, hc) [*Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Omnibus of the first three “Gaunt’s Ghosts” novels set in the roleplaying game universe, plus a short story and index. (Contents)
• * +Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts: The Founding (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-066-1, Nov 2003, $50.00, 1007pp, hc) [*Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Omnibus of three novelizations based on the SF roleplaying game, all in the “Gaunt’s Ghosts” series: First & Only (1999), Ghostmaker (2000), and Necropolis (2000), plus a story and a “Compendium”. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This is the first US edition; it appears to be identical with the UK edition (Black Library 10/03).
• * _Warhammer 40,000: Ghostmaker (BL Publishing/Black Library 0-671-78410-2, Dec 2002, $6.95, 315pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [*Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Reissue (Black Library UK 1999) SF novelization based on the roleplaying game world, second in the “Gaunt’s Ghosts” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd.
• * _Warhammer 40,000: Honour Guard (Black Library 1-84416-007-6, May 2003, £5.99, 318pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [*Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Reprint (Black Library 2001) novelization set in the universe of the roleplaying game. Fourth in the “Gaunt’s Ghosts” series.
• * _Warhammer 40,000: Honour Guard (BL Publishing/Black Library 0-7434-1167-6, Jun 2003, $6.99, 318pp, pb, cover by Martin McKenna) [*Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Reissue (Black Library UK 2001) novelization based on the SF roleplaying game, fourth in the “Gaunt’s Ghosts” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop.
• * _Warhammer 40,000: Necropolis (Black Library 1-84416-006-8, May 2003, £5.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [*Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Reprint (Black Library 2000) novel set in the roleplaying game universe. Third in the “Gaunt’s Ghosts” series.
• * _Warhammer 40,000: Necropolis (BL Publishing/Black Library 0-7434-1159-5, Jun 2003, $6.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [*Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Reissue (Black Library UK 2000) near-future novelization based on the roleplaying game world, third in the “Gaunt’s Ghosts” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd.
• * +Warhammer 40,000: Sabbat Martyr (BL Publishing/Black Library 0-7434-4360-8, Sep 2003, $6.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [*Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Novelization based on the SF roleplaying game, seventh in the “Gaunt’s Ghosts” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library UK 8/03).
• * _Warhammer 40,000: The Guns of Tanith (Black Library 1-84154-262-8, Aug 2003, £5.99, 315pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [*Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Reprint (Black Library 2002) novelization based on the roleplaying universe. Book five of the “Gaunt’s Ghosts” series.
• * _Warhammer 40,000: The Guns of Tanith (BL Publishing/Black Library 0-7434-4304-7, Sep 2003, $6.99, 315pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [*Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Reissue (Black Library UK 4/01) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, fifth in the “Gaunt’s Ghosts” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop.
• * *Warhammer: Riders of the Dead (Black Library 1-84154-264-4, Mar 2003, £16.99, 276pp, hc, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer: Knights Panther] Novelization set in the universe of the fantasy roleplaying game.
• * +Warhammer: Riders of the Dead (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-7434-4327-6, Apr 2003, $19.99, 276pp, hc, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer: Knights Panther] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game world, in the “Knights Panther” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd. First US edition (Black Library UK 3/03).
• * _Warhammer: Riders of the Dead (SFBC #58063, Jun 2003, $9.99, 276pp, hc, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer: Knights Panther] Reprint (Black Library UK 2003) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game world, in the “Knights Panther” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd. This is similar to the Black Library US edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Warhammer: Riders of the Dead (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-019-X, Dec 2003, £6.99, 407pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer: Knights Panther] Reprint (Black Library 2003) novelization set in the roleplaying game universe.
• * _Warhammer: Riders of the Dead (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-019-X, Jan 2004, $7.99, 407pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer: Knights Panther] Reprint (Black Library UK 2003) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game world, in the “Knights Panther” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd.

ACKERMAN, FORREST J(ames), ed. (1916-2008) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Womanthology (with Pam Keesey) (Sense of Wonder Press 0-918736-33-1, Jul 2003, $19.95, 353pp, tp, cover by Margaret Brundage) Anthology of 24 stories by female writers, three original. Introduction by Terri Merritt-Pinckard. Authors include Catherine L. Moore, Andre Norton, and Leslie F. Stone. This is a print-on-demand edition available from Sense of Wonder Press, 113 N. Washington St., Box 347, Rockville MD 20850; [www.rockpublishing.com]. (Contents)

ADAMS, BENJAMIN, ed. (1966- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Children of Cthulhu: Chilling New Tales Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft (with John C. Pelan) See entry under John C. Pelan

ADAMS, DOUGLAS (Noel) (1952-2001) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time (Macmillan/Pan 0-330-32312-1, Jan 2003, £6.99, xxxvii+282pp, pb, cover by David Tran) Reprint (Macmillan UK 2002) collection of fiction and non-fiction. This drops the story “The Private Life of Genghis Khan”. (Contents)
• * _The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time (Ballantine 0-345-46095-2, Aug 2003, $13.95, 299pp, tp) Reprint (Harmony 2002) collection of Adams’s unfinished novel, plus articles, essays, interviews, and correspondence.

ADRIAN, JACK, ed.; pseudonym of Christopher Lowder, (1945- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Experiences of Flaxman Low See entry under Kate Prichard.
• * _The Face See entry under E. F. Benson.

AIKEN, JOAN (Delano) (1924-2004) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Midwinter Nightingale (Random House/Delacorte 0-385-73081-0, Jun 2003, $15.95, 248pp, hc, cover by Nerritt Deckle) [Alternate England; James III] Young-adult alternate-history fantasy novel, the tenth book in the “Wolves Chronicles”. Dido Twite returns to England just in time to help Simon and the dying King Richard.
• * _A Necklace of Raindrops and Other Stories (Random House/Dell Yearling 0-440-41850-X, Jun 2003, $4.99, 184pp, tp, cover by Kevin Hawkes) Reprint (Cape 1968) young-adult collection of eight stories, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes.
• * _The Scream (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-39703-6, Feb 2003, £3.99, 86pp, tp) Reprint (Macmillan Children’s Books 2002) young-adult fantasy novella.
• * _The Shadow Guests (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34530-7, Feb 2003, $5.99, 182pp, tp, cover by Eric Bowman) Reprint (Cape 1980) young-adult fantasy novel.

AIRES, NICK, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Fantasy Readers Wanted — Apply Within (with James Richey) (Silver Lake Publishing 1-931095-67-1, Oct 2003, $18.95, 390pp, tp, cover by Barb Jacobs) Original anthology of 23 stories, two reprints, and one reprint poem, all with a fantasy quest theme. Authors include Matthew Hughes, Richard Parks, and Bruce Holland Rogers. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.silverlakepublishing.com], or from Silver Lake Publishing, 11 S. Mansfield Road, Lansdowne PA 19050. (Contents)

ALBARELLA, TONY (chron.)

• * _The Twilight Zone Scripts of Earl Hamner (with Earl Hamner) See entry under Earl Hamner.

ALDISS, BRIAN W(ilson) (1925- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Super-State (Orbit 1-84149-211-6, Apr 2003, £6.99, 230pp, tp) Reprint (Orbit 2002) satirical SF novel.

ALEM, RAJA (chron.)

• * *Fatma: A Novel of Arabia (with Tom McDonough) (Syracuse University Press 0-8156-0738-5, Jan 2003, $24.95, 164pp, hc) Literary novel with elements of fantasy. A snakehandler’s wife gains arcane powers over snakes after being bitten by one. This is Arabic writer Alem’s first novel in English, extensively “translated” by McDonough, who discusses their collaboration in an afterword. Order from Syracuse University Press, 621 Skytop Road, Suite 110, Syracuse NY 13244-5290; 800-365-8929; 315-443-2597; [http://sumweb.syr.edu/su_press/]; add $4.00 postage.

ALEXANDER, LLOYD (Chudley) (1924-2007) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Gawgon and the Boy (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-250000-3, Jan 2003, $5.99, 199pp, tp, cover by Paul O. Zelinsky) Reprint (Dutton 2001) associational young-adult novel of a boy who likes to write stories and his “gorgon” of an aunt.
• * _How the Cat Swallowed Thunder (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-250003-8, Feb 2003, $6.99, 40pp, tp, cover by Judith Byron Schachner) Reprint (Dutton 2000) children’s picture book telling why cats purr. Illustrated by Judith Byron Schachner.
• * _Time Cat (Holt 0-8050-7270-5, Apr 2003, $16.95, 208 + x, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reissue (Holt 1963) young-adult fantasy novel. This has a new author’s note by Lloyd Alexander, and indicates first printing.

ALLEN, ANITA, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Petting the Time Shark and Other Poems See entry under Mike Allen.

ALLEN, JOHN PAUL (chron.)

• * _Gifted Trust (Biting Dog Press 0-9729485-0-3, Jul 2003, $15.95, 300pp, tp, cover by Alan M. Clark) Reprint (1stBooks 2002, not seen) horror novel. The spirit Virago makes a series of men do evil over the years from 1931 to 2001. This is revised from the first edition, with a new epilog. A first novel. Biting Dog Press, PO Box 2739, Duluth GA 30096; [www.bitingdogpress.com].

ALLEN, JUDY (chron.)

• * *Storm-Voice (Hodder Silver 0-340-85443-X, Feb 2003, £4.99, 154pp, tp, cover by Mark Preston) Young-adult novel with fantasy elements. A daughter tries to help her nightmare-ridden mother.

ALLEN, MIKE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Petting the Time Shark and Other Poems (DNA Publications no ISBN, Sep 2003, $5.00, 38pp, ph, cover by Tim Mullins) Chapbook collection of 29 poems, two original. Illustrations by Tim Mullins. Order from DNA Publications, PO Box 2988, Radford VA 24143-2988; [www.dnapublications.com]; add $1.50 shipping. (Contents) [ed: Anita Allen]

ALLEN, ROGER MacBRIDE (1957- ) (chron.)

• * *The Shores of Tomorrow (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58365-4, Dec 2003, $6.50, 493pp, pb, cover by Gregory Bridges) [Chronicles of Solace] SF novel, third in the “Chronicles of Solace” series begun in The Depths of Time and The Ocean of Years.

ALLEN, WILL (chron.)

• * *Swords for Hire (CenterPunch Press 0-9724882-0-0, Apr 2003, $6.95, 168pp, tp, cover by David Michael Beck) Young-adult humorous fantasy novel. Two unlikely heroes seek to rescue the imprisoned true king. Foreword by Nancy Cartwright.

ALLSTON, AARON (Dale) (1960- ) (chron.)

• * *Terminator 3: Terminator Dreams (Tor 0-765-30852-5, Dec 2003, $24.95, 351pp, hc) [Terminator] Novelization based on the world of the movie. Copyrighted by IMF Internationale Medien und Film & Co. 3 Produktions.

ALTEN, STEVE (chron.)

• * _Goliath (Tor 0-765-34024-0, Jul 2003, $7.99, 500pp, pb, cover by Erik Hollander) Reprint (Forge 2002) near-future SF thriller of a secret submarine with a bio-chemical computer brain.

ALTMAN, STEVEN-ELLIOT (stories) (chron.)

• * *Deprivers (Ace 0-441-01093-8, Dec 2003, $13.00, 359pp, tp) SF thriller about people who cause temporary paralysis or sensory deprivation in those they touch.

AMBROSE, DAVID (Edwin) (1943- ) (chron.)

• * _Coincidence (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-1573-6, May 2003, £6.99, 290pp, pb, cover by M. C. Escher) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 2001) dark fantasy novel.
• * *A Memory of Demons (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-3070-1, May 2003, £12.99, 304pp, hc, cover by M. C. Escher) Fantasy novel. Tom Freeman’s daughter may be the reincarnation of the girl he killed in a drunken stupor ten years before.

AMIS, MARTIN (Louis) (1949- ) (chron.)

• * _Time’s Arrow (Random House/Vintage UK 0-09-945535-8, Aug 2003, £6.99, 176pp, tp) Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1991) literary fantasy novel.
• * *Yellow Dog (Cape, Jonathan 0-224-05061-3, Sep 2003, £16.99, 340pp, hc) Literary novel with minor fantasy and SF elements.
• * +Yellow Dog (Hyperion/Miramax 1-4013-5203-0, Nov 2003, $24.95, 340pp, hc) Associational satire of an alternate contemporary Britain with royals King Henry and Princess Victoria beseiged by media. First US edition (Cape 9/03).

ANDERS, LOU, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Live Without a Net (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45925-3, Jul 2003, $14.95, 321pp, tp, cover by John Picacio) Original anthology of 18 stories, one a reprint, postulating alternative histories and futures that use information technologies other than the net. Authors include Stephen Baxter, David Brin, and Paul Di Filippo. Afterword by Pat Cadigan. (Contents)

ANDERSON, BARTH, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Rabid Transit: A Mischief of Rats (with Christopher Barzak, Alan DeNiro & Kristin Livdahl) (Velocity Press no ISBN, May 2003, $5.00, 49pp, ph) Chapbook original anthology of five stories, the second from the writers’ group called the Ratbastards. Authors include Douglas Lain, David J. Hoffman-Dachelet, and Nick Mamatas. Order from Velocity Press, PO Box 28701, St. Paul MN 55128-0701; [www.taverners-koans.com/ratbastards]. (Contents)

ANDERSON, DOUGLAS A(llen), ed. (1959- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45855-9, Sep 2003, $14.95, 436pp, tp, cover by John Howe) Anthology of 20 stories, a play, and a novel excerpt, by authors who might have influenced Tolkien including George MacDonald, L. Frank Baum, E. Nesbit, and William Hope Hodgson. Anderson’s story introductions discuss any known influence on Tolkien’s work. A hardcover edition (-45854-0, $27.95) was annouced but not seen. (Contents)

ANDERSON, DWAYNE G. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Alien Conflict (PublishAmerica 1-59129-540-8, 2002, $16.95, 110pp, tp) Near-future SF novella of first contact. An alien come to Earth to prevent a war is considered a threat by the government. This is dated 2002, but not seen until now. A print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.publishamerica.com].

ANDERSON, K. J.; see under Anderson, Kevin J. (stories) (chron.)

ANDERSON, KEVIN J(ames) (1962- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Artifact (with F. Paul Wilson, Matthew J. Costello & Janet Berliner) (Tor/Forge 0-765-30063-X, May 2003, $24.95, 283pp, hc) Collaborative SF thriller. Members of the Daredevils Club search for five mysterious stones that could provide a revolutionary power source.
• * _Dune: The Butlerian Jihad (with Brian Herbert) See entry under Brian Herbert.
• * _Dune: The Machine Crusade (with Brian Herbert) See entry under Brian Herbert.
• * _Hopscotch (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57640-2, May 2003, $6.99, 468pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2002) SF novel.
• * *The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Pocket 0-7434-7676-X, Jul 2003, $6.99, 294pp, pb) Novelization based on the movie based on the comic book based on characters from Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, Bram Stoker, Mark Twain, and others. The author also writes as Kevin J. Anderson. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * _Legends of Dune 2: The Machine Crusade (with Brian Herbert) See entry under Brian Herbert.
• * _The Saga of Seven Suns, Book 1: Hidden Empire (Warner Aspect 0-446-61057-7, Jun 2003, $6.99, 637pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [Saga of Seven Suns] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2002) SF novel, first in the “Saga of Seven Suns” trilogy.
• * _The Saga of Seven Suns, Book 1: Hidden Empire (SFBC #02903, Sep 2003, $11.99, 453pp, hc, cover by Steve Youll) [Saga of Seven Suns] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2002) SF novel, first in the “Saga of Seven Suns” trilogy. This is similar to the Warner Aspect hardcover edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *The Saga of Seven Suns, Book 2: A Forest of Stars (Warner Aspect 0-446-52871-4, Jul 2003, $24.95, 478pp, hc, cover by Steve Youll) [Saga of Seven Suns] SF novel, second in the “Saga of Seven Suns” trilogy.
• * _The Saga of Seven Suns, Book 2: A Forest of Stars (SFBC #02939, Sep 2003, $12.99, 478pp, hc, cover by Steve Youll) [Saga of Seven Suns] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2003) SF novel, second in the “Saga of Seven Suns” trilogy. This is similar to the Warner Aspect edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Saga of Seven Suns: Book One: Hidden Empire (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-3065-4, Jul 2003, £6.99, 679pp, pb) [Saga of Seven Suns] Reprint (Earthlight 2002) SF novel.