The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003

Books, Listed by Author

DICKINSON, PETER (Malcolm de Brissac) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _The Ropemaker (Random House/Delacorte 0-385-73063-2, Oct 2003, $7.95, 375pp, tp, cover by Eric Dinyer) [Ropemaker] Reprint (Macmillan Children’s Books 2001) young-adult fantasy novel about a protected Valley that needs its magic renewed.
• * *The Tears of the Salamander (Macmillan Children’s Books 1-4050-2051-2, May 2003, £9.99, 233pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel.
• * +The Tears of the Salamander (Random House/Lamb 0-385-73098-5, Aug 2003, $16.95, 197pp, hc, cover by Dave McKean) Young-adult fantasy novel. A boy in 19th century Italy discovers the dangerous magical heritage of his father’s family. First US edition (Macmillan UK 5/03).
• * _Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits (with Robin McKinley) See entry under Robin McKinley.
• * _The Weathermonger (CollinsVoyager 0-00-714031-2, Oct 2003, £5.99, 237pp, tp, cover by Tim Byrne) [Changes Trilogy] Reprint (Gollancz 1969) young-adult SF novel. Book one in “The Changes Trilogy”.

DICKSON, GORDON R(upert) (1923-2001) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dorsai Spirit (Tor/Orb 0-312-87761-7, Mar 2003, $15.95, 430pp, tp, cover by Luis Royo) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Tor 2002) military SF omnibus of the fourth novel in the “Childe Cycle”, Dorsai! (Ace 1960 as The Genetic General; this is copyrighted 1988), and collection The Spirit of Dorsai (1979).
• * *The Human Edge (Baen 0-7434-7174-1, Dec 2003, $6.99, 406pp, pb, cover by David B. Mattingly) Collection of 12 stories about alien encounters with those puny humans. Edited and with an introduction by Hank Davis. (Contents)

DIETZ, WILLIAM C(orey) (1945- ) (chron.)

• * _EarthRise (Ace 0-441-01104-7, Oct 2003, $7.99, 418pp, pb, cover by Edwin Herder) [Jack Manning] Reprint (Ace 2002) SF novel, sequel to DeathDay.
• * *For More Than Glory (Ace 0-441-01091-1, Oct 2003, $24.95, 488pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Legion of the Damned] Military SF novel, fifth in the “Legion of the Damned” series.
• * *Halo: The Flood (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45921-0, Apr 2003, $6.99, 341pp, pb) [Halo] Novelization, the second based on the computer game. Copyrighted by Microsoft.

DI FILIPPO, PAUL (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Fuzzy Dice (PS Publishing 1-902880-66-8, Jun 2003, £35.00, 296pp, hc, cover by Todd Schorr) SF novel. A bookstore clerk is given the ability to jump to any alternate world he can envision. Introduction by Rudy Rucker. This is a limited edition of 500 signed by Di Filippo; a slipcased edition of 200 (£60.00, -65-X) signed by both Di Filippo and Rucker is also available. Available from Hamilton House, 4 Park Ave., Harrogate HG2 9BQ, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

DIKTY, JULIAN MAY (1931- ); see under May, Julian (chron.)

DILLARD, J. M.; [i.e., Jeanne M. Dillard Kalogridis] (1954- ) (chron.)

• * *Bulletproof Monk (Pocket Star 0-7434-7431-7, Apr 2003, $6.99, 279pp, pb) Movie novelization. Copyrighted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures.
• * *Star Trek: Enterprise: Surak’s Soul (Pocket 0-7434-6280-7, Mar 2003, $6.99, 218pp, pb) [Star Trek: Enterprise] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek: Enterprise: The Expanse (Pocket 0-7434-8485-1, Oct 2003, $12.00, 247pp, tp, cover by Doug Drexler) [Star Trek: Enterprise] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

DILLE, (Robert Nichols) FLINT (1955- ) (chron.)

• * _Batman: Rise of Sin Tsu (with Devin Grayson) See entry under Devin Grayson.

DILLON, DIANE (Claire Sorber) (1933- ) (chron.)

• * _One Winter’s Night (with John Herman & Leo Dillon) See entry under John Herman.

DILLON, GRACE L., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Hive of Dreams: Contemporary Science Fiction from the Pacific Northwest (Oregon State University Press 0-87071-555-0, Sep 2003, $19.95, 278pp, tp) Anthology of 14 stories and novel excerpts by authors including Ursula K. Le Guin, John Varley, and William Gibson. Part of the “Northwest Readers” series. (Contents)

DILLON, LEO; [i.e., Lionel John Dillon, Sr.] (1933- ) (chron.)

• * _One Winter’s Night (with Diane Dillon & John Herman) See entry under John Herman.

DISCH, THOMAS M(ichael) (1940-2008) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _On Wings of Song (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1122-1, Jan 2003, $12.00, 315pp, tp) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1979) SF novel. Winner of the John W. Campbell Jr. Memorial Award.
• * _The Prisoner (ibooks 0-7434-7533-X, Nov 2003, $6.99, 242pp, pb) [Prisoner] Reprint (Ace 1967) novelization of the TV series. Copyrighted by Carlton International Media Limited.

DIVAKARUNI, CHITRA BANERJEE (chron.)

• * *The Conch Bearer (Millbrook/Roaring Brook Press/Porter 0-7613-1935-2, Sep 2003, $16.95, 265pp, hc) [Brotherhood of the Conch] Young-adult fantasy novel. The boy Anand must take a mystical conch shell from Calcutta to its Himalayan home.

DIX, SHANE (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Orphans of Earth (with Sean Williams) See entry under Sean Williams.
• * _Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic (with Sean Williams) See entry under Sean Williams.
• * _Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic I: Remnant (with Sean Williams) See entry under Sean Williams.
• * _Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II: Refugee (with Sean Williams) See entry under Sean Williams.
• * _Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic III: Reunion (with Sean Williams) See entry under Sean Williams.

DO, VU X. (chron.)

• * *The Beginning, the Seventh Storm, the End (iUniverse 0-595-27354-8, Aug 2003, $18.95, 312pp, tp) SF novel. Mars rules the solar system thanks to a secret source of unlimited energy. A print-on-demand book, available online at [www.iuniverse.com], or from iUnivers, 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln NE 68512.

DOBSON, MICHAEL (Singer) (1952- ) (chron.)

• * _Fox at the Front (with Douglas Niles) See entry under Douglas Niles.
• * _Fox on the Rhine (with Douglas Niles) See entry under Douglas Niles.

DOCTOROW, CORY (Efram) (1971- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (Tor 0-765-30436-8, Feb 2003, $22.95, 208pp, hc) SF novel. A man realizes his dream of moving into Disney World only to find groups in a violent feud over the maintenance of the ancient theme park. A first novel.
• * _Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (Tor 0-765-30953-X, Dec 2003, $12.95, 208pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 2003) SF novel.
• * *A Place So Foreign and Eight More (Four Walls Eight Windows 1-56858-286-2, Oct 2003, $13.95, 243pp, tp) Collection of nine stories, one original. Introduction by Bruce Sterling. (Contents)

DODGSON, CHARLES LUTWIDGE (1832-1898); see pseudonym Lewis Carroll (chron.)

DOHERTY, ROBERT; pseudonym of Bob Mayer, (1959- ) (chron.)

• * *Area 51: Nosferatu (Dell 0-440-23724-6, Jul 2003, $6.99, 310pp, pb) [Area 51] SF thriller, eighth in the “Area 51” series, and first in a new storyline about ancient vampires, sired by the recently defeated aliens, now ready to become a force on Earth. Doherty is a pen name for Bob Mayer.

DOKEY, (Mary) CAMERON (1956- ) (chron.)

• * *Charmed: Truth and Consequences (Simon Pulse 0-689-85791-8, Nov 2003, $5.99, 196pp, pb) [Charmed] Young-adult novelization, the 21st based on the TV show about three witches. Copyrighted by Spelling Television.

DONAHOE, ERIN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Modern Art Cave (iUniverse/Writers Club Press 0-595-26180-9, 2002, $11.95, 139pp, tp, cover by Cathy Buburuz) Poetry anthology with 41 poems and three short-short stories, with numerous illustrations by various artists. This is dated 2002, but not seen until now. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.iuniverse.com], or from iUniverse, 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln NE 68512.

DONALDSON, STEPHEN R(eeder) (1947- ) (chron.)

• * _A Man Rides Through (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45984-9, Jun 2003, $15.95, 661pp, tp, cover by Sandy Young) [*Mordant’s Need] Reprint (Del Rey 1987) fantasy novel, second in the “Mordant’s Need” duology.
• * _The Man Who Killed His Brother (Tor 0-765-34125-5, Oct 2003, $7.99, 220pp, pb) Reprint (Ballantine 1980 as by Reed Stephens) associational mystery. This follows the 2002 revised text.
• * _The Man Who Risked His Partner (Tor/Forge 0-765-30204-7, Nov 2003, $24.95, 288pp, hc) Reprint (Ballantine 1986 as by Reed Stephens) associational mystery. This has been revised.
• * _The Mirror of Her Dreams (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45985-7, Jun 2003, $15.95, 642pp, tp, cover by Sandy Young) [*Mordant’s Need] Reprint (Collins 1986) fantasy novel, first in the “Mordant’s Need” duology.
• * +The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant (SFBC #58174, Aug 2003, $19.99, 984pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Thomas Covenant, II] Omnibus of the fourth through sixth novels in the “Thomas Covenant” series: The Wounded Land (1980), The One Tree (1982) and White Gold Wielder (1983). First US edition (HarperCollins UK 1994 as The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever).

DONEGAN, GREG; pseudonym of Bob Mayer, (1959- ) (chron.)

• * *Assault on Atlantis (Jove 0-515-13630-1, Nov 2003, $6.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Craig White) [Atlantis] Science fiction novel, fifth in the “Atlantis” series. Donegan is a pen name for Bob Mayer.

DONNELLY, IGNATIUS (1831-1901) (chron.)

• * _Caesar’s Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century (Wesleyan University Press 0-8195-6666-7, Nov 2003, $22.95, 275 + lv, tp) Reprint (F.J. Schulte 1890 as by Edmund Boisgilbert, M.D.) SF novel of a dystopian 1988 NYC as seen by a visitor from the utopian Swiss colony of Uganda. This is a critical edition edited and with an introduction by Nicholas Ruddick, plus chronology, notes, and bibliography. A hardcover edition (-6665-9, $65.00) was announced but not seen. Order from University Press of New England, Order Department, 37 Lafayette Street, Lebanon NH 03766-1405; 800-421-1561; [www.wesleyan.edu/wespress].

DORSEY, CANDAS JANE, ed. (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Land/Space: An Anthology of Prairie Speculative Fiction (with Judy McCrosky) (Books Collective/Tesseract 1-895836-92-1, Oct 2002, $28.95, 256pp, hc, cover by Robert Pasternak) Original anthology of 26 stories and nine poems involving prairies. Authors include Sophie Masson, Carolyn Clink, and Ursula Pflug. Foreword by Judy McCrosky; afterword by Candas Jane Dorsey. A trade paperback edition (-90-5, $16.95) was announced but not seen. Order from Tesseract Books, The Books Collective, 214-21 10405 Jasper Ave., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5J 3S2; [www.bookscollective.com]. (Contents)

DOUGLAS, CAROLE NELSON (1944- ) (chron.)

• * _The Adventuress (Tor/Forge 0-765-34715-6, Jan 2004, $6.99, 403pp, pb, cover by Glenn Harrington) [Irene Adler; Sherlock Holmes] Reprint (Tor 1991 as Good Morning, Irene) associational mystery second in the series featuring Irene Adler.
• * _Another Scandal in Bohemia (Tor/Forge 0-765-34325-8, Jan 2003, $6.99, 467pp, pb, cover by Glenn Harrington) [Irene Adler; Sherlock Holmes] Reprint (Forge 1994 as Irene’s Last Waltz) associational mystery in the “Irene Adler” series of Holmesian pastiches. This includes a 15-page reader’s guide.
• * _Castle Rouge (Tor/Forge 0-765-34571-4, Sep 2003, $6.99, 474pp, pb, cover by Glenn Harrington) [Irene Adler] Reprint (Forge 2002) associational mystery, sixth in the “Irene Adler” series of Holmesian pastiches.
• * _Cat in a Midnight Choir (Tor/Forge 0-812-57021-9, May 2003, $6.99, 392pp, pb, cover by Roger Loveless) [Midnight Louie] Reprint (Forge 2002) associational mystery, #14 in the “Midnight Louie” series partly narrated by a cat.
• * *Cat in a Neon Nightmare (Tor/Forge 0-765-30680-8, May 2003, $24.95, 365pp, hc, cover by Roger Loveless) [Midnight Louie] Associational mystery, #15 in the “Midnight Louie” series partly narrated by a cat.
• * *Femme Fatale (Tor/Forge 0-765-30682-4, Oct 2003, $25.95, 492pp, hc, cover by Glenn Harrington) [Irene Adler] Associational mystery, seventh in the “Irene Adler” series of Holmesian pastiches.

DOUGLAS, IAN; pseudonym of William H. Keith, Jr., (1950- ) (chron.)

• * *Star Corps (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-81824-8, Apr 2003, $7.50, 436pp, pb) [Legacy] Military SF novel, Book One of the “Legacy” trilogy. An expedition from Earth seeks to free humans enslaved by the alien Ahanu.

DOUGLAS, L. WARREN (chron.)

• * *The Isle Beyond Time (Baen 0-7434-3598-2, Mar 2003, $7.99, 432pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) [*Sorceress’s Tale] Fantasy novel, third in the trilogy begun in The Sacred Pool.

DOUGLASS, SARA; pseudonym of Sara Mary Warneke, (1957- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +Beyond the Hanging Wall (Tor 0-765-30449-X, Jul 2003, $24.95, 348pp, hc, cover by Greg Call) Fantasy novel. Garth has The Touch that allows the Kingdom of Escator’s physicians to sense their patients’ pain and emotions. First US edition (Hodder Headline Australia 1996).
• * _Hades’ Daughter (SFBC #55802, Feb 2003, $13.99, 592pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Troy Game] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2002) fantasy novel, first in “The Troy Game”. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Hades’ Daughter (Tor 0-765-34442-4, Sep 2003, $7.99, 645pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Troy Game] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2002) fantasy novel, first in “The Troy Game”.
• * +Threshold (Tor 0-312-87687-4, Sep 2003, $25.95, 448pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) Fantasy novel, a standalone. A glassworker slave may hold the key to stopping a great evil from breaking loose. A First US edition (HarperCollins Australia 1997).

DOWDEE, JOHN (chron.)

• * *The Greenhouse Conspiracy (iUniverse.com 0-595-27059-X, Apr 2003, $16.95, 271pp, tp) SF thriller. Eco-terrorists manipulate the weather. A print-on-demand book, available online at [www.iuniverse.com].

DOWNER, ANN (1960- ) (chron.)

• * *Hatching Magic (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 0-689-83400-4, May 2003, $16.95, 242pp, hc, cover by Omar Rayyan) [Hatching Magic] Young-adult fantasy novel. Gideon follows his missing pet wyvern from 13th-century England to Boston, MA in 2002.

DOYLE, DEBRA (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _A Working of Stars (with James D. Macdonald) (Tor 0-812-57193-2, Jul 2003, $6.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Mageworlds] Reprint (Tor 2002) science fantasy novel, eighth in the overall “Mageworlds” series, second in the prequel trilogy going back to the beginnings of the Magewars.

DOYLE, RICHARD (1948- ) (chron.)

• * *Flood (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-942969-1, Jan 2003, £6.99, 620pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Near-future disaster novel. A great new Fire of London rips through the city as an immense storm begins to overwhelm the Thames Barrier.

DOZOIS, GARDNER (Raymond) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Strangers (ibooks 0-7434-5846-X, Apr 2003, $12.00, 191pp, tp, cover by Scott Grimando) Reprint (Berkley Putnam 1978) SF novel.

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• * _Future Crimes (with Jack M. Dann) See entry under Jack M. Dann
• * _The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 16th Annual Collection (Robinson 1-84119-795-5, Dec 2003, £9.99, xlv+719pp, tp, cover by Pete Rozycki) Reprint (St. Martin’s Griffin 2003 as Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twentieth Annual Collection) best-of-the-year anthology of 25 stories, with a summation of the year by Dozois. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twentieth Annual Collection (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-30860-4, Jul 2003, $19.95, 648 + xxxix, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) Best-of-the-year anthology of 25 stories, with a summation of the year by Dozois. A St. Martin’s hardcover edition (-30759-0, $24.95) is also available. [pagination from SFBC edition] (Contents)
• * _The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twentieth Annual Collection (SFBC #58543, Jul 2003, $14.99, 797pp, hc, cover by Dominic Harman) Reprint (St. Martin’s 2003) Best-of-the-Year anthology of 25 stories. This is similar to the St. Martin’s edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

DRAGO, TY (chron.)

• * *Phobos (Tor 0-765-30544-5, Nov 2003, $25.95, 431pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) SF mystery novel. Lieutenant Mike Brogue investigates deaths on Phobos. A first novel.

DRAKE, DAVID (Allen) (1945- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Codex (Sidecar Preservation Society no ISBN, Oct 2003, $9.00, 27pp, ph, cover by Kevin Lenagh) Chapbook horror short story, an early unpublished story by Drake. An ancient text tells of trade with other worlds. This is the first English-language edition. This is a limited edition of 175.
• * _Conqueror (with S. M. Stirling) See entry under S. M. Stirling
• * *The Far Side of the Stars (Baen 0-7434-7158-X, Oct 2003, $25.00, 436pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Leary & Mundy] SF novel, third in the “Leary & Mundy” series begun in With the Lightnings. This comes with a bound-in CD-ROM with over 40 Baen novels.
• * *Goddess of the Ice Realm (Tor 0-312-87388-3, Sep 2003, $27.95, 496pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Lord of the Isles] Fantasy novel, fifth in the “Lord of the Isles” series.
• * *Grimmer Than Hell (Baen 0-7434-3590-7, Feb 2003, $23.00, 373pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) Collection of 14 military SF stories, one previously unpublished. Six are from the shared world of “The Fleet”. (Contents)
• * _Paying the Piper (Baen 0-7434-7172-5, Dec 2003, $7.99, 445pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [*Hammer’s Slammers] Reprint (Baen 2002) military SF novel in the “Hammer’s Slammers” series.