The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003

Books, Listed by Author

FOSTER, ALAN DEAN (chron.) (continued)

• * _Star Wars: The Approaching Storm (Random House UK/Arrow/Lucasbooks 0-09-944686-3, Jan 2003, £5.99, 363pp, pb, cover by Steven D. Anderson) [Star Wars] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks; Century/Lucasbooks 2002) SF novel set in the Star Wars universe, set just before Star Wars: Episode II. Copyrighted by LucasFilm Ltd.

FOSTER, JON (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Progressions: The Art of Jon Foster (Steve Jackson Games/Cartouche 1-55634-626-3, Dec 2002, $26.95, 80pp, hc, cover by Jon Foster) Art book. Foster includes comments on some of his works and techniques. Available online at [www.cartouchepress.com].

FOSTER, ROBERT (Alfred) (1949- ) (chron.)

• * _The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth (SFBC #56609, Apr 2003, $10.99, 569pp, hc, cover by Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt) Reprint (Ballantine 1978) non-fiction reader’s guide to the world of Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. The 1978 edition was a revision of A Guide to Middle-Earth (Mirage Press 1971). This has ISBN 0-7394-3297-4; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. [Tolkien]
• * _The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46529-6, Oct 2003, $24.95, 569 + xvi, hc, cover by Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt) Reissue (Ballantine 1978) non-fiction, an encyclopedic guide to the world of Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. The 1978 edition was a revision of A Guide to Middle-Earth (Mirage Press 1971). This indicates first printing. [Tolkien]

FOWLER, CHRISTOPHER (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Full Dark House (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60553-6, Aug 2003, £12.99, 382pp, hc, cover by Jake Rickwood) [Bryant & May] Dark fantasy/gothic mystery novel, the first in a new series featuring Bryant & May, the decrepit detectives from Fowler’s Rune and Darkest Day. The elderly Bryant’s death forces his partner May to remember their early days and a serial killer in World War II London.

FOWLER, KAREN JOY, ed. (1950- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Mota 3: Courage (Triple Tree Publishing 0-9716638-2-3, Sep 2003, $16.95, 245pp, tp) Anthology of 19 stories, the second in a series of annual anthologies. Authors include Leslie What, Kent Patterson, and Marietta Ball. Order from TripleTree Publishing, PO Box 5684, Eugene OR 97405; 541-338-3184; [www.TripleTreePub.com]; add $2.50 postage. (Contents)

FOWLER WRIGHT, SYDNEY; see under Wright, S. Fowler (chron.)

FOX, ANDREW (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Fat White Vampire Blues (Ballantine 0-345-46333-1, Jul 2003, $13.95, 335pp, tp) [Fat White Vampire] Vampire novel about the trials of an obese white vampire in New Orleans, where the humans eat the richest diet in the world.

FOX, JANET (1940-2009) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Witch’s Dozen (Wildside Press/W. Paul Ganley 1-59224-048-8, Jul 2003, $30.00, 175pp, hc, cover by Stephen E. Fabian) Collection of 13 fantasy and horror stories, one original. This is a print-on-demand edition, co-published by Wildside Press and W. Paul Ganley, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928. (Contents)

FOX, RANDY, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Pain & Other Petty Plots to Keep You in Stitches (with Alan M. Clark) See entry under Alan M. Clark

FRANCIS, DIANA PHARAOH (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Path of Fate (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45950-4, Nov 2003, $6.99, 369pp, pb, cover by Alan Pollack) [Reisil] Fantasy novel. A young woman who wants to be a healer is chosen to be a wandering agent with a goshawk companion. A first novel.

FRANK, HOWARD (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Great Fantasy Art Themes from the Frank Collection (with Jane Frank) See entry under Jane Frank.
• * _Great Fantasy Art Themes from The Frank Collection (with Jane Frank) See entry under Jane Frank.

FRANK, JANE (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Great Fantasy Art Themes from The Frank Collection (with Howard Frank) (Paper Tiger 1-84340-073-1, Jun 2003, £20.00, 128pp, hc) Art book looking at works from the Franks’s extensive collection of SF and fantasy art. Text by Jane & Howard Frank discusses collecting as well as the artists and their works.
• * +Great Fantasy Art Themes from the Frank Collection (with Howard Frank) (Sterling/Paper Tiger 1-84340-073-1, Oct 2003, $29.95, 128pp, hc) Art book, with text by Jane and Howard Frank on the art, artists, and collecting. This is the Paper Tiger UK edition, distributed in the US by Sterling Publishing, 387 Park Avenue S., New York NY 10016-8810; 800-805-5489; [www.sterlingpub.com].

FRANKOWSKI, LEO A. (1943-2008) (chron.)

• * *The War with Earth (with Dave Grossman) (Baen 0-7434-3615-6, Jul 2003, $24.00, 341pp, hc, cover by Mark Hennessy-Barrett) [Boy and His Tank] Military SF novel, sequel to Frankowski’s A Boy and His Tank.

FRASER, LINDSEY (chron.)

• * _An Interview with J.K. Rowling (with J. K. Rowling) See entry under J. K. Rowling

FRAZETTA, FRANK (1928- ) (chron.)

• * _Icon: A Retrospective by the Grand Master of Fantastic Art, Frank Frazetta (Underwood Books 1-887424-71-7, Oct 2003, $29.95, 207pp, tp, cover by Frank Frazetta) Reprint (Underwood 1998) art book, edited by Arnie & Cathy Fenner, with an illustrated biography by Arnie Fenner. This edition has been substantially revised and updated, with layouts altered to allow additional art.

FREER, DAVE (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Pyramid Scheme (with Eric Flint) (Baen 0-7434-3592-3, Feb 2003, $6.99, 503pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Pyramid] Reprint (Baen 2001) humorous SF novel.
• * _The Shadow of the Lion (with Mercedes R. Lackey & Eric Flint) See entry under Mercedes R. Lackey
• * _This Rough Magic (with Mercedes R. Lackey & Eric Flint) See entry under Mercedes R. Lackey

FRIEDMAN, JERROLD DAVID (1944- ); see pseudonym David Gerrold (stories) (chron.)

FRIEDMAN, MICHAEL JAN (1955- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Pantheon (Pocket 0-7434-8511-4, Sep 2003, $9.95, 340pp, tp) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Omnibus of two Star Trek novelizations: Reunion (1991) and The Valiant (2000); the two novels have been slightly revised and intertwined for this “Signature Edition”, which also includes an eight-page interview with Friedman by Kevin Dilmore. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. (Contents)
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Stargazer, Book Four: Oblivion (Pocket 0-7434-4854-5, Sep 2003, $6.99, 259pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation: Stargazer] Star Trek novelization, the fourth in a series. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Stargazer, Book Three (Pocket 0-7434-4852-9, Aug 2003, $6.99, 247pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation: Stargazer] Star Trek novelization, the third in a series of ???. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

FRIESNER, ESTHER M.; [i.e., Esther Mona Friesner-Stutzman] (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Death and the Librarian and Other Stories (Gale Group/Five Star 0-7862-4682-0, Dec 2002, $23.95, 304pp, hc, cover by Maria William) Collection of 12 stories. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Ed Gorman. This is dated 2002 but not seen until now. Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar]. (Contents)
• * _E. Godz (with Robert Lynn Asprin) See entry under Robert Lynn Asprin.

FROST, BRIAN J. (chron.)

• * *The Essential Guide to Werewolf Literature (University of Wisconsin Press/Popular Press 0-87972-860-4, Oct 2003, $17.95, 364pp, tp, cover by Bryan Ellingson) Non-fiction, a reference guide to werewolf literature from myth to recent fiction, with lists covering “The Boom Years” of the 1970s on. Includes bibliography and index. A hardcover edition (-859-0, $45.00) was announced but not seen.

FROST, GREGORY (Dee) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Fitcher’s Brides (Tor 0-765-30195-4, Dec 2003, $15.95, 398pp, tp, cover by Thomas Canty) [Fairy Tale] Reprint (Tor 2002) fantasy novel in the “Fairy Tale” series, drawing on the tales of “Bluebeard” and “The Fitcher Bird”.

FROUD, BRIAN (1948- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Faeries: Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition (with Alan Lee) (Easton Press no ISBN, Jul 2003, $97.50, unpaginated, hc, cover by Brian Froud & Alan Lee) Reprint (Abrams 1978) humorous fantasy/art book. This follows the Abrams 2002 anniversary edition. A special leatherbound, gilt-edged “Collector Edition”.
• * *The Runes of Elfland (with Ari Berk, Ph.D.) (Abrams 0-81094-612-2, Oct 2003, $25.00, 112pp, hc, cover by Brian Froud) Art book. Folklorist Ari Berk explains the meanings of runes, adapted with added stories of Faeries and Elfland to go with illustrations by Froud.
• * _The World of the Dark Crystal (Abrams 0-8109-4579-7, Apr 2003, $30.00, hc, cover by Brian Froud) Reprint (Knopf 1982) art book of Froud’s design work on the movie, with text by J.J. Llewellyn. This adds a new introduction by Froud, and new art. Includes a 20-page facsimile booklet of original concept drawings. Copyrighted by The Jim Henson Company.

FROUD, WENDY (chron.)

• * *The Faeries of Spring Cottage (with Terri Windling) (Simon & Schuster 0-7432-0235-X, May 2003, $21.00, 48pp, hc, cover by Wendy Froud) Children’s picture book, the third featuring the faery Sneezle, with text by Windling, and illustrated through photos of Wendy Froud’s fantastic dolls.

FRY, ADRIAN (1968- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Brandy for Breakfast (D-Press no ISBN, Dec 2003, £2.00, 19pp, ph, cover by Marcia Borell) Poetry collection. (Contents)

FRYER, DONALD S(idney) (1934- ); see pseudonym Donald Sidney-Fryer (stories) (chron.)

FUENTES, CARLOS; [i.e., Carlos Manuel Fuentes Macías] (1928- ) (chron.)

• * _Inez (Bloomsbury 0-7475-6260-1, Mar 2003, £15.99, 150pp, hc) Reprint (Farrar Straus Giroux 2002) literary fantasy novel.

FUNKE, CORNELIA (chron.)

• * *Inkheart (Scholastic/The Chicken House 0-439-53164-0, Oct 2003, $19.95, 535pp, hc, cover by Carol Lawson) [Inkheart] Young-adult fantasy. When Mo reads books, the characters come to life. Translated from the German Tintinherz (Dressler Verlag 2003) by Anthea Bell.
• * _The Thief Lord (Scholastic/The Chicken House 0-439-42089-X, Oct 2003, $6.99, 349pp, tp, cover by Christian Birmingham) Reprint (Chicken House UK 2002) young-adult fantasy of orphaned children in Venice. Translated from the German (Cecilie Dressler 2000) by Oliver Latsch.

FUREY, MAGGIE (1955- ) (chron.)

• * +Echo of Eternity (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58575-4, Jul 2003, $6.99, 582pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shadowleague] Fantasy novel, third and final in “The Shadowleague” trilogy. The remnants of the Shadowleague must find lost artifacts to save their world. First US edition (Orbit 12/02 as The Eye of Eternity).
• * _The Eye of Eternity (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-113-6, Jul 2003, £7.99, 708pp, pb, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Shadowleague] Reprint (Orbit 2002) fantasy novel, book three of “The Shadowleague”.

FURTH, ROBIN (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Stephen King’s The Dark Tower: A Concordance: Vol. I (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-7432-5207-1, Jun 2003, $15.00, 239pp, tp, cover by Phil Hale & Michael Whelan) Non-fiction, reference, a guide to the first four books in “The Dark Tower” series, covering characters, places, and slang. Stephen King’s foreword discusses how the Concordance came to be written.
• * _Stephen King’s The Dark Tower: A Concordance: Volume I (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-83062-X, Oct 2003, £12.99, xxx+376pp, hc) Reprint (Scribner 2003) reference work based on the first four books of the “Dark Tower” series (including the revised first volume). Foreword by Stephen King.

FUTRELLE, JACQUES; [born John Heath Futrelle] (1873-1912) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Jacques Futrelle’s “The Thinking Machine" (Random House/Modern Library Classics 0-8129-7014-4, Jan 2004, $14.95, 370 + xxxi, tp) Associational collection of 20 mystery stories about an eccentric genius scientist. Edited and with an introduction by Harlan Ellison. (Contents)

GABALDON, DIANA; [i.e., Diana Jean Gabaldon Watkins] (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * +Lord John and the Private Matter (Delacorte 0-385-33747-7, Oct 2003, $23.95, 305pp, hc) [Outlander; Lord John Grey] Associational historical novel, a non-fantasy spin-off to the time-travel fantasy “Outlander” series, featuring Lord John Grey in 1757 London. Major Grey’s investigations into a family scandal and a comrade’s death involve Scottish whores and transvestite spies.
• * *Lord John and the Private Matter (Century 1-8441-3197-1, Oct 2003, £16.99, 305pp, hc, cover by William Marlow) [Outlander; Lord John Grey] Associational non-fantasy historical murder mystery, first in a trilogy, a spin-off from the “Outlander” series. Simultaneous with the US (Delacorte) edition.

GADD, BEN (chron.)

• * +Raven’s End (Sierra Club Books 1-57805-094-4, Mar 2003, $24.95, 347pp, hc) Quasi-fantasy novel about ravens, and an amnesiac youngster with second sight. First US edition (McClelland & Stewart 2001).

GAIMAN, NEIL (Richard) (1960- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _American Gods (HarperPerennial 0-06-055812-1, Sep 2003, $14.95, 592pp, tp) [American Gods] Reprint (Morrow 2001) contemporary fantasy novel.
• * _Coraline (HarperTrophy 0-380-80734-3, Aug 2003, $5.99, 162pp, tp, cover by Dave McKean) Reprint (HarperCollins 2002) young-adult fantasy. Illustrated by Dave McKean.
• * _Coraline (Bloomsbury 0-7475-6210-5, Oct 2003, £4.99, 187pp, tp, cover by Dave McKean) Reprint (HarperCollins 2002) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Don’t Panic: Douglas Adams & The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Titan Books US 1-84023-742-2, Oct 2003, $21.95, 240 + ix, hc) Reprint (Titan 1988) non-fiction, biography. This updated edition has the added chapters by David K. Dickson from the Titan 1993 UK edition, and the 2002 chapters by M.J. Simpson. There is a new foreword by Neil Gaiman. [Adams]
• * _Neverwhere (HarperPerennial 0-06-055781-8, Sep 2003, $13.95, 371pp, tp) Reprint (BBC 1996) novelization of Gaiman’s own dark-fantasy TV series.
• * *The Sandman: Endless Nights (DC Comics/Vertigo 1-4012-0089-3, Sep 2003, $24.95, 159pp, hc, cover by Dave McKean) [Sandman] Graphic novel/collection of seven stories featuring the Endless siblings of the Sandman character. Different artists illustrate each story, including P. Craig Russell, Miguelanxo Prado, and Bill Sienkiewicz.
• * _Stardust (HarperCollins/Avon 0-380-80455-7, Aug 2003, $6.99, 336pp, pb) Reissue (DC/Vertigo 1998) fantasy novel. Fourth printing.
• * *The Wolves in the Walls (with David McKean) (HarperCollins 0-380-97827-X, Aug 2003, $16.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Dave McKean) Children’s picture book with text by Gaiman and illustrations by McKean. Lucy’s family won’t believe there are wolves in the walls.
• * _The Wolves in the Walls (Bloomsbury 0-7475-6953-3, Nov 2003, £12.99, 53pp, hc, cover by Dave McKean) Reprint (HarperCollins 2003) fantasy graphic novella, illustrated throughout by McKean. A large format hardback.

GAK (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dead Cat...Bigger Than Jesus (with Gerard Daniel Houarner) See entry under Gerard Daniel Houarner.

GALENORN, YASMINE (chron.)

• * *Ghost of a Chance (Berkley Prime Crime 0-425-19128-1, Aug 2003, $5.99, 262pp, pb) [*Chintz ’n China] Mystery with supernatural elements, first in the “Chintz ’n China” mystery series. Teashop proprietor and witch Emerald O’Brien is asked by a ghost to solve her murder.

GALLAGHER, DIANA G(race) (1946- ) (chron.)

• * *Charmed: Mist and Stone (Simon Pulse 0-689-85789-6, May 2003, $5.99, 201pp, pb) [Charmed] Young-adult novelization, the 18th based on the TV show about three witches. Copyrighted by Spelling Television.
• * *Smallville: Shadows (Warner Aspect 0-446-61360-6, Sep 2003, $5.99, 261pp, pb) [Smallville] Novelization based on the television series based on DC Comics’ Superman. Copyrighted by DC Comics.

GALOPIN, ARNOULD (chron.)

• * *Doctor Omega (with Jean-Marc Lofficier & Randy Lofficier) (Black Coat Press 0-9740711-1-0, Sep 2003, $19.95, 257pp, tp, cover by Rapeno) SF novel, originally published in French as Le Docteur Oméga (La Librairie Mondiale 1906), now “adapted and retold” in English by the Lofficiers. Introduction by Terrance Dicks, who discusses the similarity between this doctor and Doctor Who; the Lofficiers’s afterword discusses Galopin. This is a collector’s edition with some of the original illustrations by E. Bouard and J.-M. Breton; a trade edition (-0-2, $14.95, cover by Gil Formosa) is also available. Order from Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416; [www.blackcoatpress.com].

GANSKY, ALTON (chron.)

• * *Out of Time (HarperCollins/Zondervan 0-310-24959-7, Oct 2003, $12.99, 349pp, tp) Christian horror novel/mystery with elements of alternate history, featuring J.D. Stanton. A trip for troubled teens gets spooky when they encounter a ghost ship.

GARCIA, ERIC (1972- ) (chron.)

• * _Anonymous Rex (Berkley Prime Crime 0-425-18888-4, Feb 2003, $6.99, 350pp, pb, cover by Jeff Crosby) [Vincent Rubio] Reprint (Villard 1999) contemporary SF/fantasy lost-race novel of a disguised velociraptor working as a PI in LA.

GARCÍA y ROBERTSON, R(odrigo) (1949- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Lady Robyn (Tor/Forge 0-312-86995-9, Feb 2003, $24.95, 399pp, hc, cover by Peter Fiore) [Robyn Stafford] Time-travel historical romance, sequel to Knight Errant.

GARDNER, CRAIG SHAW (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _A Difficulty with Dwarves (Ace 0-441-14779-8, Feb 2003, $5.99, 188pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) [Wuntvor] Reissue (Ace 1987) fantasy novel, the first volume in “The Ballad of Wuntvor”. Fourth printing.