The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003

Books, Listed by Author

MITCHELL, MARY ANN (chron.)

• * *Tainted Blood (Leisure 0-8439-5091-9, Jul 2003, $6.99, 334pp, pb) [Vampire de Sade] Horror novel. The vampire Marquis de Sade meets all-American suburban family of vampires.

MITCHELL, MIKE, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Dedalus Book of Austrian Fantasy 1890-2000 (Dedalus 1-903517-13-3, Apr 2003, £11.99, 401pp, tp, cover by Friedensreich Hundertwasser) Original anthology of 44 stories, edited, translated and with an introduction by Mitchell. 15 stories were previously published in The Dedalus/Ariadne Book of Austrian Fantasy: The Meyrink Years 1890-1930 (1993). (Contents)

MITCHELL, SANDY; pseudonym of Alex Stewart, (1958- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *For the Emperor (Black Library 1-84416-050-5, Nov 2003, £6.99, 395pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer 40,000: Ciaphas Cain] Original novel set in the “Warhamer 40,000” universe. A “Commissar Ciaphas Cain” title.
• * +Warhammer 40,000: For the Emperor (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-050-5, Dec 2003, $7.99, 395pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer 40,000] Novelization based on the roleplaying game. Mitchell is a pen name for Alex Stewart. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library 11/03).

MITCHELL, SYNE (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Changeling Plague (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45910-5, Feb 2003, $6.99, 327pp, pb) SF novel. Hackers help fight a mutagenic plague caused by illegal viral engineering.

MITHRANDIR, ASTRE (chron.)

• * _Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter (with Galadriel Waters) See entry under Galadriel Waters.

MODESITT, L(eland) E(xton, Jr.) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Archform: Beauty (Tor 0-765-34364-9, May 2003, $6.99, 339pp, pb, cover by David Seeley) [Archform: Beauty] Reprint (Tor 2002) SF novel.
• * _Archform: Beauty (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-251-5, Jun 2003, £6.99, 434pp, pb, cover by Tim Byrne) [Archform: Beauty] Reprint (Tor 2002) SF novel. Four centuries in the future social problems persist despite marvels of nanotechnology.
• * *Darknesses (Tor 0-765-30704-9, Aug 2003, $27.95, 492pp, hc, cover by Daniel Horne) [Corean Chronicles] Fantasy novel, the second book of the “Corean Chronicles”, sequel to Legacies.
• * *Ecolitan Prime (Tor 0-765-30898-3, Nov 2003, $17.95, 492pp, tp, cover by Wayne Barlowe) [Ecolitan] Omnibus of the third and fourth SF novels in the “Ecolitan” series: The Ecologic Envoy (1986) and The Ecolitan Enigma (1997). (Contents)
• * *The Ethos Effect (Tor 0-765-30802-9, Oct 2003, $27.95, 509pp, hc, cover by David Seeley) [Parafaith War] SF novel, set in the same universe as The Parafaith War, two centuries later.
• * _Legacies (SFBC #55409, Feb 2003, $13.99, 558pp, hc, cover by Daniel Horne) [Corean Chronicles] Reprint (Tor 2002) fantasy novel, the first book of the “Corean Chronicles”. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Legacies (Tor 0-765-34513-7, Jul 2003, $7.99, 586pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horne) [Corean Chronicles] Reprint (Tor 2002) fantasy novel, the first book of the “Corean Chronicles”.
• * _Legacies (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-252-3, Oct 2003, £7.99, 634pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Corean Chronicles] Reprint (Tor 2002) fantasy novel, the first book of the “Corean Chronicles”.
• * _Shadowsinger (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-206-X, Feb 2003, £7.99, v+612pp, pb, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Spellsong Cycle] Reprint (Tor 2002) fantasy novel. Book Five of “The Spellsong Cycle”, set after the first “Spellsong Trilogy”.
• * _Shadowsinger (Tor 0-765-34258-8, Mar 2003, $7.99, 597pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Spellsong Cycle] Reprint (Tor 2002) fantasy novel, fifth and final in “The Spellsong Cycle”.

MOESTA, REBECCA (chron.)

• * _Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Shadow (with Kevin J. Anderson) See entry under Kevin J. Anderson
• * _Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Sunrise (with Kevin J. Anderson) See entry under Kevin J. Anderson

MOFFITT, DONALD (Anthony) (1936- ) (chron.)

• * _The Genesis Quest (ibooks 0-7434-5833-8, Mar 2003, $6.99, 409pp, pb, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Genesis Quest] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) SF novel.
• * _The Jupiter Theft (ibooks 0-7434-7488-0, Sep 2003, $11.95, 444pp, tp, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Reprint (Del Rey 1977) SF novel.
• * _Second Genesis (ibooks 0-7434-5861-3, Mar 2003, $6.99, 409pp, pb, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Genesis Quest] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) SF novel, sequel to The Genesis Quest.

MOFFITT, JOHN F. (chron.)

• * *Picturing Extraterrestrials: Alien Images in Modern Mass Culture (Prometheus Books 1-57392-993-X, May 2003, $29.00, 595pp, hc) Associational non-fiction, a look at images of extraterrestrials, relating them culturally to such images as religious icons and occult illustrations, with an eye to debunking UFOlogy, and with only passing references to literary SF or fantasy. Prometheus Books, 59 John Glenn Dr., Amherst NY 14228-2197; orders 800-421-0351; [www.prometheusbooks.com].

MOLINA-GAVILÁN, YOLANDA, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Cosmos Latinos: An Anthology of Science Fiction from Latin America and Spain (with Andrea L. Bell) See entry under Andrea L. Bell

MOLLOY, MICHAEL (John) (1940- ) (chron.)

• * _The Time Witches (Chicken House, The 1-903434-30-0, Apr 2003, £4.99, 298pp, tp) [Witch Trade] Reprint (The Chicken House 2002) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The Witch Trade.
• * *The Wild West Witches (Scholastic/The Chicken House 0-439-54510-2, Sep 2003, $4.99, 271pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Witch Trade] Young-adult fantasy novel, third and final in the series begun in The Witch Trade.

MOLONEY, SUSIE (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _362 Belisle St. (Penguin UK 0-141-01030-4, Oct 2003, £7.99, 597pp, pb) Reprint (Michael Joseph 2002) ghost novel. The original edition was not seen.
• * +The Dwelling (Simon & Schuster/Atria 0-7434-5662-9, Feb 2003, $25.00, 408pp, hc) Horror novel of a haunted house. First US edition (Michael Joseph 10/02 as 362 Belisle St.).
• * _The Dwelling (Pocket Star 0-7434-5663-7, Jan 2004, $7.99, 564pp, pb, cover by Lisa Litwack) Reprint (Michael Joseph 10/02 as 362 Belisle St.) horror novel.

MONTELEONE, THOMAS F(rancis, Jr.) (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Eyes of the Virgin (Tor 0-765-34028-3, Nov 2003, $6.99, 343pp, pb, cover by Greg Spalenka) Reprint (Forge 2002) horror novel. Religious thriller of a violent struggle to take control of a piece of stained glass that provides prophetic messages.

MOON, (Susan) ELIZABETH N(orris) (1945- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Deed of Paksenarrion (Baen 0-7434-7160-1, Oct 2003, $26.00, 1123pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Deed of Paksenarrion] Reprint (Baen 1992) omnibus of the three books in the trilogy: Sheepfarmer’s Daughter (1988), Divided Allegiance (1988), and Oath of Gold (1989). This is a “Baen Mega Book”.
• * _Heris Serrano (SFBC #55961, Feb 2003, $14.99, 1041pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Heris Serrano] Reprint (Baen 2002) SF omnibus of the first three novels featuring Heris Serrano: Hunting Party (1993), Sporting Chance (1994), and Winning Colors (1995). This has ISBN 0-7394-3159-5; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Remnant Population (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46219-X, Oct 2003, $12.95, 325pp, tp) Reprint (Baen 1996) SF novel of first contact on an “abandoned” planet.
• * _The Speed of Dark (SFBC #54891, Jan 2003, $11.99, 340pp, hc) Reprint (Orbit 2002) SF novel. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Trading in Danger (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44760-3, Oct 2003, $24.95, 294pp, hc, cover by Dave Seeley) [*Vatta’s War] Military SF novel, first in the “Vatta’s War” series. Kylara Vatta wants to join the military, but has to settle for captaining one of her family’s transport ships.
• * _Trading in Danger (SFBC #11102, Oct 2003, $12.99, 294pp, hc, cover by Dave Seeley) [*Vatta’s War] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) military SF novel, first in the “Vatta’s War” series. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Trading in Danger (Orbit 1-84149-168-3, Nov 2003, £6.99, 420pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [*Vatta’s War] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) SF novel. First in the “Kylara Vatta” series. Ky Vatta is given an antiquated cargo ship after being thrown out of the Space Academy.

MOORCOCK, MICHAEL (John) (1939- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Dancers at the End of Time (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07476-0, May 2003, £6.99, ii+664pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Dancers at the End of Time] Reprint (Granada 1981) omnibus of An Alien Heat (1972), The Hollow Lands (1974), and The End of All Songs (1976). This has the slightly revised texts and foreword of the 1993 Millennium edition. Volume 53 in the “SF Masterworks” series. (Contents)
• * *The Elric Saga, Part III (SFBC #54746, Jan 2003, $12.99, 393pp, hc, cover by Robert Gould) [Elric] Omnibus of two fantasy novels of “Elric”: The Fortress of the Pearl (1989) and The Revenge of the Rose (1991). This has ISBN 0-7394-3106-4; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * _The History of the Runestaff (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07469-8, Apr 2003, £7.99, iv+646pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Runestaff] Reprint (Granada 1979) omnibus of The Jewel in the Skull (1967), The Mad God’s Amulet (1968), The Sword of the Dawn (1968) and The Runestaff (1969), each using the revised texts; plus the foreword from the 1992 Millennium edition (as Hawkmoon). Volume 36 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series. (Contents)
• * _The Lives and Times of Jerry Cornelius: Stories of the Comic Apocalypse (Four Walls Eight Windows 1-56858-273-0, Sep 2003, $15.00, 273 + vii, tp, cover by Richard Ross) [Jerry Cornelius] Reprint (Allison & Busby 1976) collection of 11 stories about Jerry Cornelius. This drops four stories, and adds four recent stories not previously collected, plus a new introduction by Moorcock. Stories are arranged “in order of writing, and should be read as a continuous narrative." (Contents)
• * *The Skrayling Tree (Warner Aspect 0-446-53104-9, Feb 2003, $24.95, 330pp, hc, cover by Robert Gould) [Elric] Fantasy novel, second in an “Elric” series begun in Dreamthief’s Daughter.

MOORE, ALAN (1953- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Absolute Edition, Volume One (with Kevin O’Neill) (DC Comics/America’s Best Comics 1-4012-0052-4, Jul 2003, $75.00, unpaginated, bx, cover by Kevin O’Neill) [League of Extraordinary Gentleman] Two-volume deluxe hardcover boxed set. One volume reprints the graphic novel The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (America’s Best Comics 2000), written by Alan Moore and illustrated by O’Neill. The second volume collects the scripts by Alan Moore, with an afterword, sketches, and some sample page layouts by O’Neill.

MOORE, CHRISTOPHER (George) (1952- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Fluke, Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-380-97841-5, Jun 2003, $23.95, 321pp, hc, cover by Douglas Smythe) Humorous fantasy novel. Whale researchers make some unexpected discoveries.
• * _Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal (HarperPerennial 0-380-81381-5, Feb 2003, $13.95, 444pp, tp) Reprint (Morrow 2002) humorous fantasy novel, the story of Christ’s childhood told by his best friend.

MOORE, JAMES A. (chron.)

• * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds (Simon Pulse 0-7434-2767-X, Aug 2003, $6.99, 324pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Novelization based on the computer game based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * _Fireworks (Leisure 0-8439-5247-4, Aug 2003, $6.99, 376pp, pb) Reprint (Meisha Merlin 2001) SF horror novel. A small town in Georgia is devastated by the crash of a UFO and the resulting government lockdown.
• * *Serenity Falls (Meisha Merlin 1-892065-66-5, Apr 2003, $20.00, 746pp, tp, cover by Kevin Murphy) [Jonathan Crowley] Horror novel about strange incidents in a small town; supernatural troubleshooter Jonathan Crowley from Under the Overtree makes an appearance. Available from Meisha Merlin, PO Box 7, Decatur GA 30031; [www.meishamerlin.com].

MOORE, JOHN, ed. (chron.)

• * _Interstellar Travel and Multi-Generation Space Ships (with Charles Sheffield, Yoji Kondo & Frederick Bruhweiler) See entry under Yoji Kondo.

MOORE, LIZ (chron.)

• * *Noble Savage (Llumina Press 1-932047-45-X, Dec 2003, $16.95, 220pp, tp) Horror novel. A man called The Prophet destroys most of the world’s population in order to create a new world. A first novel. Order from Llumina Press, PO Box 772246, Coral Springs, FL 33077-2246; 866-229-9244; [www.llumina.com].

MOORE, MICHAEL SCOTT (chron.)

• * *Too Much of Nothing (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1196-5, Sep 2003, $13.00, 221pp, tp, cover by Michelle Pedone) Ghost story. A teen’s ghost haunts Los Angeles lamenting his early death. A first novel.

MÓR, CAISEAL (chron.)

• * _The King of Sleep (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-6854-6, Oct 2003, £6.99, x+412pp, pb, cover by Caiseal Mór) [Watchers] Reprint (Simon & Schuster Australia 2001) fantasy novel. Book Two of the “Watchers” trilogy.
• * _The Meeting of the Waters (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-6853-8, Jul 2003, £6.99, viii+477pp, pb, cover by Caiseal Mór) [Watchers] Reprint (Simon & Schuster Australia 2000) fantasy novel based on Irish mythology. The first book of the “Watchers” trilogy.
• * +The Raven Game (Pocket Star 0-7434-2440-9, May 2003, $7.99, 512pp, pb, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) [Watchers] Celtic fantasy novel, the third book of “The Watchers” trilogy. First US edition (Simon & Schuster Australia 2001).

MORE, [Sir] THOMAS (1478-1535) (chron.)

• * _Utopia (Penguin UK 0-14-044910-8, Jan 2003, £5.99, xxviii+135pp, tp, cover by Fra Angelico) Reprint (Penguin 1965) seminal utopian novel. Translated from the Latin, with an introduction and notes, by Paul Turner. Revised and updated for this “Penguin Classics” edition.

MOREHOUSE, LYDA (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Messiah Node (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45929-6, Jun 2003, $6.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Archangel Protocol] SF novel, third in the series begun in Archangel Protocol. Satan frees master-hacker Mouse from jail as part of his search for the Antichrist.

MORGAN, RICHARD K(ingsley) (1965- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +Altered Carbon (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45768-4, Mar 2003, $13.95, 375pp, tp) [Takeshi Kovacs] SF novel. A man investigates his own murder in a future where personalities can be downloaded into new bodies. A first novel. First US edition (Gollancz 2/02).
• * _Altered Carbon (SFBC #56377, Mar 2003, $12.99, 375pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Takeshi Kovacs] Reprint (Gollancz 2002) SF novel. This has ISBN 0-7394-3214-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Altered Carbon (Orion/Gollancz 0-75285-646-4, Jun 2003, £6.99, 534pp, pb) [Takeshi Kovacs] Reprint (Gollancz 2002) SF novel, first in a series.
• * *Broken Angels (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07324-1, Mar 2003, £10.99, 394pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [Takeshi Kovacs] SF novel, the sequel to Altered Carbon. A hardcover edition (-07323-3, £17.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _Broken Angels (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07550-3, Dec 2003, £6.99, 490pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Takeshi Kovacs] Reprint (Gollancz 2003) SF novel, sequel to Altered Carbon.

MORGAN, WENDY (chron.)

• * _Obsession (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1559-4, Nov 2003, $5.99, 335pp, pb) Reissue (Zebra 1996) horror novel of psychological suspense and voodoo. Copyrighted by Wendy Corsi Staub. Second printing.

MORIARTY, CHRIS (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Spin State (Bantam Spectra 0-553-38213-6, Oct 2003, $11.95, 485pp, tp, cover by Stephen Youll) [Major Catherine Li] SF novel. UN Peacekeeper Major Catherine Li discovers deadly secrets on a recuperative visit to her mining colony homeworld. A first novel.

MORPURGO, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * _The Sleeping Sword (Egmont 1-4052-0492-3, Mar 2003, £4.99, 118pp, tp, cover by Michael Foreman) Reprint (Egmont 2002) young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated by Michael Foreman. A blind boy discovers a buried, magical sword.

MORRESSY, JOHN (1930-2006) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Kedrigern Chronicles Vol. II: Dudgeon & Dragons (Meisha Merlin 1-892065-91-6, Jul 2003, $20.00, 619pp, tp) [Kedrigern] Collection/omnibus of two fantasy novels featuring the wizard Kedrigern: Kedrigern in Wanderland (1988) and Kedrigern and the Dragon Comme Il Faut (1994), plus eight stories. A hardcover edition (-90-2, $40.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)

MORRIS, DANIEL LUZON (chron.)

• * _Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda: The Broken Places (with Ethlie Ann Vare) See entry under Ethlie Ann Vare.

MORRIS, GERALD (chron.)

• * *The Ballad of Sir Dinadin (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-19099-6, Apr 2003, $15.00, 245pp, hc, cover by Lou Beach) [*Squire’s Tale] Young-adult Arthurian novel, fifth in the series begun in The Squire’s Tale featuring Squire Terence and Sir Gawain.

MORRIS, TRACY S. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Medieval Misfits (Yard Dog Press 1-893687-40-6, Oct 2003, $6.00, 44pp, ph, cover by Laura J. Underwood) Chapbook collection of four medieval fantasy stories with bumbling characters. Order from Yard Dog Press, 710 W. Redbud Lane, Alma AR 72921-7247; [selinarosen@peoplepc.com]; [www.yarddogpress.com]. (Contents)

MORRIS, WILLIAM (1834-1896) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Early Romances (Wildside Press 1-59224-251-0, Dec 2003, $19.95, 163pp, tp) Reprint (Dent 1907 as The Early Romances of William Morris in Prose and Verse) collection of eight stories, with introduction by Alfred Noyes. This follows the Newcastle Publishing 1976 edition (as Golden Wings and Other Stories) by dropping the poetry, but also drops the 1976 afterword by Richard B. Matthews. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301.