The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003

Books, Listed by Author

McCAFFREY, ANNE (Inez) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Dragondrums (Simon Pulse 0-689-86025-0, Apr 2003, $6.99, 243pp, pb, cover by Greg Call) [Pern: Harper Hall] Reprint (Atheneum 1979) young-adult novel in the “Pern” series, third in the “Harper Hall” trilogy. An Aladdin trade paperback edition (-86006-4, $5.99) is also available.
• * *Dragon’s Kin (with Todd McCaffrey) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46198-3, Dec 2003, $24.95, 292pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) [Pern] SF novel in the “Pern” series. A young man discovers unexpected talents in a new watch-wher being trained for a mining camp.
• * _Dragon’s Kin (with Todd McCaffrey) (SFBC #36695, Dec 2003, $13.99, 292pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) [Pern] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) SF novel in the “Pern” series. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Dragon’s Kin (with Todd McCaffrey) (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-05287-0, Dec 2003, £16.99, 292pp, hc, cover by Les Edwards) [Pern] SF novel in the “Pern” series. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition.
• * _Dragonsinger (Simon Pulse 0-689-86024-2, Apr 2003, $6.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Greg Call) [Pern: Harper Hall] Reprint (Atheneum 1977) young-adult novel in the “Pern” series, second in the “Harper Hall” trilogy. An Aladdin trade paperback edition (-86007-2, $5.99) is also available.
• * _Dragonsong (Simon Pulse 0-689-86023-4, Apr 2003, $6.99, 192pp, pb, cover by Greg Call) [Pern: Harper Hall] Reprint (Atheneum 1976) young-adult novel in the “Pern” series, first in the “Harper Hall” trilogy. An Aladdin trade paperback edition (-86008-0, $5.99) is also available.
• * _Freedom’s Ransom (Ace 0-441-01020-2, Feb 2003, $6.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Scott Grimando) [Catteni] Reprint (Bantam Press UK 2002) SF novel, fourth in the Freedom’s Landing series.
• * _Freedom’s Ransom (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14909-8, Mar 2003, £6.99, 368pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Catteni] Reprint (Bantam UK 2002) SF novel, fourth in the “Catteni” sequence.
• * _A Gift of Dragons (with Thomas Kidd) (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-05151-3, Mar 2003, £12.99, 291pp, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) Reprint (Del Rey 2002) collection illustrated by Tom Kidd.
• * _The Mystery of Ireta (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46721-3, Jan 2004, $7.99, 472pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Ireta] Reprint (SFBC 1985 as The Ireta Adventure) omnibus of Dinosaur Planet (1978) and Dinosaur Planet Survivors (1984).
• * *On Dragonwings (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46565-2, Oct 2003, $17.95, 889pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Pern] Omnibus of three “Pern” novels: Dragonsdawn (1988), Dragonseye (1997), and Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern (1983). (Contents)
• * *The Ship Who Saved Worlds (with Jody Lynn Nye) (Baen 0-7434-7171-7, Dec 2003, $22.00, 600pp, hc, cover by Carol Heyer) [Ship Who Sang] Omnibus of two novels in the series that followed up McCaffrey’s The Ship Who Sang: The Ship Who Won (1994) by McCaffrey and Nye, and The Ship Errant (1996) by Nye. A Baen Mega hc. Copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates. (Contents)

McCAFFREY, LAURA WILLIAMS (chron.)

• * *Alia Waking (Clarion 0-618-19461-4, Mar 2003, $15.00, 214pp, hc, cover by Deborah Lanino) Young-adult fantasy novel. Two 12-year-old girls are eager to become warriors, though Alia’s talents lie more in tree magic. A first novel.

McCAFFREY, TODD (chron.)

• * _Dragon’s Kin (with Anne McCaffrey) See entry under Anne McCaffrey.

McCAMMON, ROBERT R(ick) (1952- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Speaks the Nightbird, Volume One: Judgment of the Witch (Pocket 0-7434-7432-5, Sep 2003, $7.99, 483pp, pb) [Speaks the Nightbird] Reprint (River City 2002) the first half of an associational non-supernatural historical horror novel of witch hunts in late 17th century America.
• * _Speaks the Nightbird, Volume One: Judgment of the Witch (Pocket 0-7434-7432-5, Dec 2003, $7.99, 483pp, pb) [Speaks the Nightbird] Reissue (River City 2002) the first half of an associational non-supernatural historical horror novel. Second printing.
• * _Speaks the Nightbird, Volume Two: Evil Unveiled (Pocket 0-7434-7139-3, Oct 2003, $7.99, 418pp, pb) [Speaks the Nightbird] Reprint (River City 2002) the second half of an associational non-supernatural historical horror novel of witch hunts in late 17th century America.

McCARTHY, WIL(liam Terence) (1966- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Hacking Matter: Levitating Chairs, Quantum Mirages, and the Infinite Weirdness of Programmable Atoms (Basic Books 0-465-04428-X, Apr 2003, $26.00, 222pp, hc, cover by Doug Stern) Associational non-fiction science book about programmable matter, the basis for much of McCarthy’s fiction.
• * *The Monarchs of Sol (SFBC #57136, May 2003, $14.99, 582pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Monarchs of Sol] Omnibus of two far-future SF novels of manners: The Collapsium (2000) and The Wellstone (2003). This has ISBN 0-7394-3388-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * *The Wellstone (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58446-4, Mar 2003, $6.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Monarchs of Sol] Far-future SF novel set in the same world as The Collapsium. A prince with immortal parents sets off a revolution.

McCARTY, MICHAEL (stories) (chron.)

• * *Giants of the Genre (Wildside Press 1-59224-100-X, Jul 2003, $15.95, 172pp, tp) Non-fiction collection of 21 interviews conducted by McCarty with authors including Peter Straub, Neil Gaiman, Charles de Lint, and Connie Willis. McCarty provides notes on doing each interview, and lists of the subjects’ books. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301.

McCAULEY, KIRBY, ed. (1941- ) (chron.)

• * _Frights (ibooks 0-7434-5855-9, Apr 2003, $7.99, 287pp, pb, cover by John Picacio) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1976) anthology of 14 horror stories.

McCAY, BILL (stories) (chron.)

• * *Mage Knight 1: Rebel Thunder (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45968-7, May 2003, $6.99, 257pp, pb, cover by Terese Nielsen) [Mage Knight] Fantasy novelization based on the game. Copyrighted by WizKids.

McCONCHIE, LYN (1946?- ) (chron.)

• * _Beast Master’s Ark (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.

McCROSKY, JUDY, ed. (1956- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Land/Space: An Anthology of Prairie Speculative Fiction (with Candas Jane Dorsey) See entry under Candas Jane Dorsey.

McCRUMB, SHARYN (Elaine Atwood) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Ghost Riders (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-94718-3, Jul 2003, $24.95, 333pp, hc) [Sheriff Spencer Arrowood] Mystery novel with ghost/fantasy elements, in the “Ballads” series set in Appalachia. Parallel accounts follow Civil War unrest and the contemporary efforts of Nora Bonesteel and Rattler to settle the ghosts.

McCURDY, J. FitzGERALD (chron.)

• * *The Burning Crown (Saratime Publishing 0-9688713-1-3, Sep 2002, C$29.95, 272pp, hc) [*Serpent’s Egg] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Serpent’s Egg. Miranda seeks the Elven Crown stolen by the Demon’s minions. This is dated 2002, but not seen until now. Order from Saratime Publishing, 363 Churchill Ave. North, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1Z 5C4; [www.saratimepublishing.com].

McDERMOTT, KEVIN (chron.)

• * *Elephant House, or, The Home of Edward Gorey (Pomegranate 0-7649-2495-8, Sep 2003, $35.00, unpaginated, hc, cover by Kevin McDermott) Non-fiction art/biography book, full of revealing photos of the home in which Gorey lived. Photographer McDermott, a friend of Gorey’s, provides text about Gorey and his life. Foreword by John Updike. This also includes 14 never-before-published elephant drawings by Gorey. [Gorey]

McDERMOTT, WILL (stories) (chron.)

• * *Magic, the Gathering: The Moons of Mirrodin (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2995-2, Sep 2003, $6.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Gerald Brom) [Magic: The Gathering: Mirrodin Cycle] Novelization based on the card game, Book I of the “Mirrodin Cycle”. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

McDEVITT, JACK; [i.e., John Charles McDevitt] (1935- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Chindi (Ace 0-441-01102-0, Nov 2003, $7.99, 511pp, pb, cover by Edwin Herder) [*Priscilla “Hutch” Hutchins] Reprint (Ace 2002) near-future SF novel, the third featuring starship captain Priscilla ’Hutch’ Hutchins.
• * *Omega (Ace 0-441-01046-6, Nov 2003, $23.95, 438pp, hc, cover by Danilo Ducak) [*Priscilla “Hutch” Hutchins] SF novel, the fourth featuring starship captain Priscilla “Hutch” Hutchins. A deadly omega cloud threatens a pre-technological alien society.
• * _Omega (SFBC #60503, Nov 2003, $11.99, 438pp, hc, cover by Danilo Ducak) [*Priscilla “Hutch” Hutchins] Reprint (Ace 2003) SF novel. This is similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

McDEVITT, JOHN CHARLES; see under McDevitt, Jack (stories) (chron.)

MACDONALD, JAMES D(ouglas) (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _A Working of Stars (with Debra Doyle) See entry under Debra Doyle.

McDONOUGH, TOM (chron.)

• * _Fatma: A Novel of Arabia (with Raja Alem) See entry under Raja Alem.

MacDOUGAL, LARRY (chron.)

• * *Witching Hour: The Art of Larry MacDougall (Steve Jackson Games/Cartouche Press 1-55634-630-1, Nov 2003, $26.95, 64pp, hc, cover by Larry MacDougall) Art book displaying fantasy art by MacDougall, a mix of gaming illustrations and faery tale art, with numerous sketches and roughs, many not previously published, and comments by the artist. Available online at [www.cartouchepress.com].

McGARRY, TERRY (1962- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Binder’s Road (Tor 0-765-30428-7, Mar 2003, $27.95, 508pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Eiden Myr] Fantasy novel, sequel to Illumination.
• * _The Binder’s Road (Tor 0-765-34328-2, Jan 2004, $7.99, 593pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Eiden Myr] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel, sequel to Illumination.

McGARVEY, ROBERT (1948- ); see pseudonym Steve White (chron.)

McGOUGH, SCOTT (stories) (chron.)

• * *Magic, the Gathering: Champion’s Trial (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3015-2, Nov 2003, $6.99, 306pp, pb, cover by Kev. Walker) [Magic: The Gathering: Magic Legends Cycle] Novelization based on the world of the card game, “Magic Legends” #2. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Magic: The Gathering: Emperor’s Fist (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2935-9, Mar 2003, $6.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Greg Staples) [Magic: The Gathering: Magic Legends Cycle] Novelization based on the collectible card game, second in the “Magic Legends Cycle”.

MacGREGOR, T(rish) J(aneshutz) [i.e., Patricia Marie Janeshutz MacGregor] (1947- ) (chron.)

• * *Black Water (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1557-8, Oct 2003, $6.99, 411pp, pb) [Black Water] Horror novel. A psychic woman seeking her kidnapped daughter stumbles back in time to 1968.

MacHALE, D. J. (chron.)

• * *Pendragon: The Lost City of Faar (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-7434-3732-2, Jan 2003, $5.99, 385pp, tp) [Bobby Pendragon] Young-adult fantasy novel, the second in the series about Bobby Pendragon, a boy caught up in interdimensional conflict. The waterworld Cloral faces disaster.
• * _Pendragon: The Merchant of Death (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-743-46816-3, Jun 2003, £5.99, 375pp, tp) [Bobby Pendragon] Reprint (Aladdin 2002) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a series. [First UK edition]
• * *Pendragon: The Never War (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-7434-3733-0, May 2003, $5.99, 336pp, tp, cover by Victor Lee) [Bobby Pendragon] Young-adult fantasy novel, the third in the series about Bobby Pendragon and his multi-dimensional fight against evil.
• * *Pendragon: The Reality Bug (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-7434-3734-9, Sep 2003, $5.99, 375pp, tp, cover by Victor Lee) [Bobby Pendragon] Young-adult fantasy novel, the fourth in the series about Bobby Pendragon and his multi-dimensional fight against evil. Bobby encounters a world where everyone prefers to live in virtual reality.

MACHEN, ARTHUR; pseudonym of Arthur Llewellyn Jones, (1863-1947) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The House of the Hidden Light (with Arthur E. Waite) (Tartarus Press 1-872621-77-5, Jul 2003, £30.00, xxxv+152pp, hc) Reprint (??? 1904) occult work regarded by occultists as a great magical text that has so far defied satisfactory explanation. Limited to 350 copies. (Contents) [Not seen]
• * *The White People and Other Tales (Chaosium 1-56882-172-7, Nov 2003, $14.95, 285pp, tp, cover by Harry Fassl) Collection of 21 horror stories, including the contents of Ornaments in Jade (1924) and The Angels of Mons (1915). This is the second volume of “The Best Weird Tales of Arthur Machen” series; edited and with an introduction by S.T. Joshi. Order from [www.chaosium.com]. (Contents) [ed: S. T. Joshi]

McINNIS, SHERI (chron.)

• * *Devil May Care (Simon & Schuster/Atria 0-7434-6484-2, Aug 2003, $24.00, 376pp, hc) Horror novel with possible supernatural elements. A woman starts to believe her new boyfriend is the Devil. A first novel.

McINTOSH, NEIL (stories) (chron.)

• * +Warhammer: Taint of Evil (BL Publishing/Black Library 0-7434-4361-6, Oct 2003, $6.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer: Stefan Kumansky] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, a “Stefan Kumansky” novel, sequel to Star of Erengrad. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library UK 8/03).
• * *Warhammer: Taint of Evil (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-045-9, Oct 2003, £5.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer: Stefan Kumansky] Novelization based on the roleplaying game; second in the “Stefan Kumansky” series after Star of Erengrad.

MacKAY, (James Alexander) KENNETH (1859-1935) (chron.)

MACKAY, KENNETH (chron.)

• * _The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (Wesleyan University Press 0-8195-6632-2, Jun 2003, $22.95, 349 + xxxiv, tp, cover by Frank P. Mahony) Reprint (Richard Bentley UK 1895) SF novel of a Chinese invasion of Australia in 1954. This is a critical edition edited and with an introduction and notes by Andrew Enstice & Janeen Webb. A hardcover edition (-6631-4, $60.00) 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].

McKEAN, DAVID (Jeff) (1963- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Wolves in the Walls (with Neil Gaiman) See entry under Neil Gaiman.

McKENNA, JULIET E. (stories) (chron.)

• * +The Assassin’s Edge (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-050568-0, Dec 2003, $7.99, 514pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Tales of Einarinn] Fantasy novel, fifth and final in the “Tales of Einarinn”. First US edition (Orbit 2002).
• * *Southern Fire (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-166-7, Sep 2003, £6.99, 600pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) [Aldabreshin Compass] Fantasy novel, first book of “The Aldabreshin Compass”.
• * _The Warrior’s Bond (SFBC #55119, Jan 2003, $10.99, 499pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Tales of Einarinn] Reprint (Orbit 2001) fantasy novel, fourth in the “Tales of Einarinn”. This has ISBN 0-7394-3101-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

McKENZIE, NANCY (Affleck) (chron.)

• * _The Grail Prince (SFBC #56289, Mar 2003, $12.99, 513pp, hc) Reprint (Del Rey 2003) Arthurian fantasy novel of Lancelot’s son, Galahad. This has ISBN 0-7394-3178-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Prince of Dreams (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45650-5, Jan 2004, $14.95, 418pp, tp) [Tristan and Isolde] Arthurian fantasy novel, a retelling of the story of Tristan and Isolde (Essylte).

McKILLIP, PATRICIA A(nne) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Book of Atrix Wolfe (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-10-4, Sep 2003, £6.00, 281pp, tp) Reprint (Ace 1995) fantasy novel. A mage searches for the lost daughter of the Queen of the Wood.
• * _The Changeling Sea (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-131262-9, Apr 2003, $5.99, 137pp, pb, cover by Elena Flerova) Reprint (Atheneum 1988) YA fantasy novel.
• * *In the Forests of Serre (Ace 0-441-01011-3, Jun 2003, $22.95, 295pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Fantasy novel. A cursed prince follows a firebird into another world.
• * _In the Forests of Serre (SFBC #58202, Jul 2003, $11.50, 295pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Reprint (Ace 2003) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Ombria in Shadow (Ace 0-441-01016-4, Feb 2003, $14.00, 298pp, tp, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Reprint (Ace 2002) fantasy novel.

McKINLEY, (Jennifer Carolyn) ROBIN (1952- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Door in the Hedge (Penguin/Firebird 0-698-11960-6, Oct 2003, $6.99, 216pp, tp, cover by Robert Hunt) Reprint (Greenwillow 1981) collection of four stories.
• * _Elementals: Water (with Peter Dickinson) See entry under Peter Dickinson.
• * *Sunshine (Berkley 0-425-19178-8, Oct 2003, $23.95, 389pp, hc, cover by Masao Mukai) Dark fantasy novel. A woman called Sunshine gets involved with a vampire in an alternate world where vampires and Other Folk are known, if not legal.
• * *Sunshine (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-05102-5, Oct 2003, £10.99, 389pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Dark fantasy novel. A woman named Sunshine gets involved with vampires. Simultaneous with the US (Berkley) edition.
• * _Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits (with Peter Dickinson) (Ace 0-441-01056-3, May 2003, $14.00, 266pp, tp, cover by Trina Schart Hyman) Reprint (Putnam 2002) original collection of six stories, three by each author.