The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003

Books, Listed by Author

TARGETE, JEAN PIERRE (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Illumina: The Art of J.P. Targete (with Jean Marie-Pierre Ward) (Paper Tiger 1-84340-071-5, Aug 2003, £20.00, 112pp, hc, cover by J. P. Targete) Art book with SF and fantasy illustrations, with text by Ward. Foreword by Patricia Briggs.
• * +Illumina: The Art of J.P. Targete (Sterling/Paper Tiger 1-84340-071-5, Sep 2003, $29.95, 112pp, hc, cover by J. P. Targete) Art book with works by Targete, and text by Jean Marie Ward. Foreword by Patricia Briggs. 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].

TARR, JUDITH (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Avaryan Resplendent (Tor/Orb 0-765-30902-5, Nov 2003, $21.95, 826pp, tp, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Avaryan] Omnibus of the fourth through sixth novels in the “Avaryan” fantasy series: Arrows of the Sun (1993), Spear of Heaven (1994), and Tides of Darkness (2002). (Contents)
• * _Daughter of Lir (Tor/Forge 0-312-87625-4, Feb 2003, $15.95, 415pp, tp, cover by Franz Marc) [Epona] Reprint (Forge 2001) historical novel with fantasy elements, second in the “Epona” trilogy.
• * *House of War (Penguin/Roc 0-451-52900-6, Oct 2003, $16.00, 376pp, tp) [Richard Coeur de Lion] Alternate-history fantasy novel, third in the series begun in Pride of Kings. The sorcerer Sinan returns to once again attack Richard the Lionheart, King of Jerusalem.

TAYLOR, ANDREW (John Robert) (1951- ) (chron.)

• * *The American Boy (Flamingo 0-00-710961-X, Jul 2003, £17.99, 485pp, hc, cover by Sir George Hayter) Associational mystery, featuring Edgar Allan Poe as a 10 year old boy in England

TAYLOR, G. P. (chron.)

• * _Shadowmancer (Faber and Faber 0-571-22046-0, Jun 2003, £5.99, 300pp, tp) [Shadowmancer] Reprint (Mount 2002) young-adult fantasy novel, first of a trilogy. Originally self-published in a limited edition.

TAYLOR, KAREN E. (1954?- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Fangs and Angel Wings (Wildside Press/Betancourt & Company 1-59224-612-5, Nov 2003, $32.95, 269pp, hc) Collection of 15 horror stories, five original, and two original poems, with notes by Taylor on how each came to be written. Introduction by Mike Resnick. Afterword by William Sanders. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928. (Contents)

TEBBETTS, CHRISTOPHER (chron.)

• * *The Viking Saga Four: Hammer of the Gods (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-250032-1, Sep 2003, $5.99, 166pp, tp, cover by James Bennett) [Viking Saga] Humorous young-adult time travel fantasy, the fourth in a series. Minneapolis teen Zack Gilman goes to the Asgard in search Yggdrasil’s last treasure. Packaged and copyrighted by 17th Street Productions.
• * *The Viking Saga One: Viking Pride (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-250029-1, Jun 2003, $5.99, 189pp, tp, cover by James Bennett) [Viking Saga] Young-adult time travel fantasy, the first in a series. Minneapolis teen Zack Gilman is transported to a world of Vikings that seems strangely familiar. Packaged and copyrighted by 17th Street Productions.
• * *The Viking Saga Three: Land of the Dead (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-250031-3, Aug 2003, $5.99, 184pp, tp, cover by James Bennett) [Viking Saga] Humorous young-adult time-travel fantasy, the third in a series. Minneapolis teen Zack Gilman goes to the Viking land of the dead in search of a clue in the Prophecy of Yggdrasil’s Key. Packaged and copyrighted by 17th Street Productions.
• * *The Viking Saga Two: Quest for Faith (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-250030-5, Jun 2003, $5.99, 189pp, tp, cover by James Bennett) Humorous young-adult time travel fantasy, the second in a series. Minneapolis teen Zack Gilman is again transported to the Viking past. Packaged and copyrighted by 17th Street Productions.

TEM, MELANIE (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Deceiver (Leisure 0-8439-5097-8, May 2003, $6.99, 342pp, pb) Horror novel. The Harkness family gets advice from a mysterious stranger.

TEM, STEVE RASNIC (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Book of Days (Subterranean Press 1-931081-39-5, Oct 2003, $40.00, 247pp, hc, cover by Gail Cross) Novel with fantastic elements. A disturbed man tells himself daily stories, some fantasy, horror, or surreal. This is a signed, limited edition of 600; a lettered edition of 26 ($125.00) is also available. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].

TENNANT, COLETTE (chron.)

• * *Reading the Gothic in Margaret Atwood’s Novels (Mellen Press, Edwin 0-7734-6773-4, Aug 2003, $109.95, 203 + v, hc) Non-fiction, a feminist critical examination of ways in which Atwood uses traditional elements of Gothic literature to caution women against victimization. Preface by Barbara Hill Rigney. This is volume 55 in “Studies in Comparative Literature”. Order from the Edwin Mellen Press, PO Box 450, Lewiston NY 14092-0450; 716-754-2788; [www.mellenpress.com]. [Atwood]

TENNANT, PETER (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Cold Blue Collection (D-Press no ISBN, Oct 2003, £2.00, 32pp, ph, cover by Carole Humphreys) Fantasy/horror collection. (Contents)

TEPPER, SHERI S. (1929- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Companions (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-053821-X, Sep 2003, $25.95, 452pp, hc, cover by Rick Lovell) SF novel. Explorers on the planet Moss seek evidence of intelligent life, and a new home for intelligent dogs.
• * _The Visitor (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07447-7, Apr 2003, £6.99, 407pp, pb, cover by Steve Rawlings) Reprint (Eos 2002) far-future, long-post-holocaust SF novel. An orphaned girl seeks the truth behind myths of scientists working to restore the devastated Earth.
• * _The Visitor (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-82100-1, May 2003, $7.99, 499pp, pb, cover by Greg Spalenka) Reprint (Eos 2002) far-future, long-post-holocaust SF novel.

THOMAS, JEFFREY (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Monstrocity (Prime Books 1-894815-61-0, Jul 2003, $29.95, 232pp, hc, cover by Garry Nurrish) Lovecraftian SF novel of life in the city of Punktown on a distant planet. Order from Prime Books, PO Box 36503, Canton OH 44735; [www.primebooks.net].

THOMPSON, ALICE (chron.)

• * +Pharos (St. Martin’s 0-312-31810-3, Oct 2003, $21.95, 151pp, hc) Ghost story. A young woman washes up on a remote lighthouse island in Scotland. First US edition (Virago 2002).

THOMPSON, JAMES M. (chron.)

• * *Immortal Blood (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1434-2, May 2003, $5.99, 315pp, pb) [Night Blood] Vampire novel, third in series begun in Night Blood.

THOMPSON, JULIAN F(rancis) (1927- ) (chron.)

• * *Hard Time (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 0-689-85424-2, Nov 2003, $16.95, 243pp, hc, cover by Michael Frost) Young-adult fantasy. A troubled teen finds a leprechaun trapped inside the body of a baby doll.

THOMPSON, KATE (chron.)

• * _The Alchemist’s Apprentice (Red Fox 0-09-943948-4, Jun 2003, £4.99, 199pp, tp, cover by James Fraser) Reprint (The Bodley Head 2002) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _The Beguilers (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-250139-5, Sep 2003, $6.99, 183pp, pb, cover by Richard Jones) Reprint (The Bodley Head 3/01) young-adult fantasy. Rilka’s village is beset at night by beguilers that lure people to their death.
• * *Origins (The Bodley Head 0-370-32574-5, Jun 2003, £10.99, 359pp, hc, cover by James Fraser) Young-adult SF novel, set in a world when animals are genetically engineered to speak, and children have been implanted with animal genes. Last in a trilogy after The Missing Link (2000) and Only Human (2001).

THOMPSON, PATRICK (chron.)

• * *Execution Plan (HarperCollins UK 0-00-710523-1, Feb 2003, £6.99, 310pp, tp) Literary fantasy novel. A disturbed youth believes his visions are just disturbing carry-overs from computer games, but the truth is deadlier to himself and those around him.

THOMPSON, PAUL B. (1958- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *DragonLance: A Warrior’s Journey (with Tonya C. Cook) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2965-0, May 2003, $6.99, 376pp, pb) [DragonLance: Ergoth] Novelization based on the roleplaying game. The first book in the “Ergoth” trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _DragonLance: Darkness & Light (with Tonya C. Cook) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2923-5, Feb 2003, $6.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [DragonLance: Preludes] Reprint (TSR 1989) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, the first volume in the “Preludes” series. Copyrighted 1989 by TSR, 2003 by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _DragonLance: Riverwind the Plainsman (with Tonya C. Cook) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3009-8, Oct 2003, $6.99, 313pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [DragonLance: Preludes] Reprint (TSR 1990) novelization based on the roleplaying game, the fourth in the “Preludes” series. Copyrighted 1990 by TSR, 2003 by WotC.
• * *DragonLance: The Middle of Nowhere (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3061-6, Jul 2003, $6.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horne) [DragonLance: Crossroads] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, fifth in the “Crossroads” series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

THOMPSON, RUTH PLUMLY (1891-1976) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Sissajig and Other Surprises (International Wizard of Oz Club 1-930764-06-5, Jul 2003, $15.00, 227 + xi, tp, cover by Arthur Henderson) Young-adult collection of 17 stories, 40 poems, and two plays, some set in L. Frank Baum’s Oz. Illustrations by Mildred Boyle, Arthur Henderson, Charles J. Coll, and Dick Martin. Edited and with a preface by Ruth Berman & Douglas G. Greene. This is a print-on-demand edition, available from IWOC c/o Joel Harris, 1407 A St. #D, Antioch CA 94509; [www.ozclub.org]; add $3.00 shipping. (Contents)

THOMPSON, SEAN K. (chron.)

• * *Timecross’d: A Love Story Out of Time (Filbert Publishing 0-9710796-5-X, Nov 2003, $17.95, 450pp, tp) SF time-travel novel. Troubled Dr. Abigail Ross invents a time machine, only to have it stolen, leaving her trapped in a strange new world. Based on Thompson’s play. Filbert Publishing, Box 326, Kandiyohi MN 56251; [www.filbertpublishing.com].

THOMPSON, STACEY S. (chron.)

• * *Pilgrims’ Moon (PublishAmerica 1-59286-160-1, Aug 2003, $29.95, 416pp, tp) SF novel. Passengers and crew of a ship lost in space are forced to start a new colony on an unknown world. A first novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.publishamerica.com]; or from PublishAmerica, PO Box 151, Frederick MD 21705; 240-529-1031.

THOMSEN, BRIAN M(ichael), ed. (1959-2008) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The American Fantasy Tradition (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Tor 0-765-30456-2, Sep 2003, $17.95, 604pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 2002) survey anthology of 43 pieces of American fantasy. A World Fantasy Award nominee.
• * *The Repentant (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-7564-0163-1, Oct 2003, $6.99, 313pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Original anthology of 13 horror stories of reformed werewolves, witches, vampires, etc. Authors include Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, with a new “Saint-Germain” story; P.N. Elrod provides a new Jack Fleming mystery, and Tanya Huff presents a new story of vampire Henry Fitzroy. (Contents)
• * *A Yuletide Universe (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Warner Aspect 0-446-69187-9, Nov 2003, $12.95, 257 + ix, tp) Anthology of 16 fantastic Christmas stories, one original. Authors include Connie Willis, L. Frank Baum, and Donald E. Westlake. Greenberg isn’t mentioned, but this is copyrighted by Thomsen and Greenberg’s Tekno Books. (Contents)

THOMSON, AMY (1958- ) (chron.)

• * *Storyteller (Ace 0-441-01094-6, Dec 2003, $14.00, 372pp, tp, cover by Tim O’Brian) SF novel. A Storyteller on the planet Thalassa is telepathically bonded with a great sea creature.

THOMSON, SARAH L. (chron.)

• * _Imagine a Night (with Rob Gonsalves) See entry under Rob Gonsalves.

THORNE, TAMARA (chron.)

• * *The Sorority: Eve (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1539-X, Jun 2003, $5.99, 254pp, pb) [The Sorority] Horror novel, the first in “The Sorority” trilogy about a sorority’s secret society, a coven of dark witches.
• * *The Sorority: Samantha (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1541-1, Aug 2003, $5.99, 256pp, pb) [Sorority] Horror novel, the third in “The Sorority” trilogy about a sorority’s secret society, a coven of dark witches.

THORNTON, CECILIA; see pseudonym Cecilia Dart-Thornton (chron.)

THORPE, GAV (chron.)

• * +Warhammer 40,000: Angels of Darkness (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-7434-4349-7, Mar 2003, $6.95, 250pp, tp, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer 40,000] Novelization based on the SF roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd. First US edition (Black Library UK 2/03).
• * *Warhammer: Blades of Chaos (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-018-1, Sep 2003, £6.99, 412pp, pb, cover by Paul Dainton) [Warhammer: Slaves to Darkness] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe, second in the “Slaves to Darkness” trilogy.
• * +Warhammer: The Blades of Chaos (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-018-1, Oct 2003, $7.99, 412pp, pb, cover by Paul Dainton) [Warhammer: Slaves to Darkness] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, second in the “Slaves to Darkness” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd. First US edition (Black Library UK 9/03).

THURSTON, ROBERT (Donald) (1936- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Battlestar Galactica Classic: The Tombs of Kobol (with Glen A. Larson) See entry under Glen A. Larson
• * _Battlestar Galactica Classic: The Young Warriors (with Glen A. Larson) See entry under Glen A. Larson
• * *BattleTech: The Classic Era: The Legend of the Jade Phoenix Trilogy (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45951-2, Oct 2003, $7.99, 260+278+253pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) Omnibus of the trilogy based on the roleplaying game: Way of the Clans (1991), Bloodname (1991), and Falcon Guard (1991). Copyrighted by WizKids. (Contents)

TIEDEMANN, MARK W. (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Asimov’s Mirage (ibooks 0-7434-7523-2, Dec 2003, $7.99, 452pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Robot Series] Reprint (ibooks 2000) SF mystery in Isaac Asimov’s “Robot” series. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * *Peace and Memory (Meisha Merlin 1-892065-96-7, May 2003, $16.00, 440pp, tp, cover by O. B. Solinsky) [Secantis Sequence] SF novel, volume three in “The Secantis Sequence” after Metal of Night.

TIERNAN, CATE (chron.)

• * *Sweep: Night’s Child (Penguin/Speak 0-14-250119-0, Aug 2003, $6.99, 318pp, pb) [Sweep] Young-adult fantasy novel. This is a ’Super Edition’ novel outside the regular series, following Morgan’s daughter Moira. Copyrighted by packager 17th Street Productions.
• * _Wicca: Changeling (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131484-2, Sep 2002, £4.99, 180pp, tp, cover by Ian Winstanley) [Sweep] Reprint (Puffin US 2001 as Sweep #8: The Changeling) young-adult fantasy novel. Book 8 in a new series. Copyrighted by 17th Street Productions.
• * _Wicca: Eclipse (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131553-9, Feb 2003, £4.99, 167pp, tp) [Sweep] Reprint (Penguin/Puffin 2002 as Sweep #12: Eclipse) young-adult fantasy novel, 12th in a series about a teen discovering her powers for witchcraft. Copyrighted by packager 17th Street Productions.
• * _Wicca: Full Circle (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131710-8, Sep 2003, £4.99, 190pp, tp, cover by Ian Winstanley) [Sweep] Reprint (Penguin/Puffin 2002 as Sweep #14: Full Circle) young-adult fantasy novel, 14th in a series about a teen discovering her powers for witchcraft. Copyrighted by packager 17th Street Productions and Gabrielle Charbonnet.
• * _Wicca: Origins (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131552-0, Jan 2003, £4.99, 184pp, tp, cover by Ian Winstanley) [Sweep] Reprint (Penguin/Puffin 2002 as Sweep #11: Origins) young-adult fantasy novel, 11th in a series about a teen discovering her powers for witchcraft. Copyrighted by packager 17th Street Productions.

TIGERMAN, GARY (chron.)

• * *The Orion Protocol (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-380-97670-6, Dec 2003, $23.95, 322pp, hc) SF thriller. A government cover-up has been hiding evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence since 1959.

TIMLETT, PETER VALENTINE (1933- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Black Light (Imagination Forum 0-9542638-0-4, Sep 2002, £9.95, 385pp, tp) Fantasy novel. Dwarves and Druids team up against the forces of darkness. This is dated 2002 but not seen until now. Order from Imagination Forum, 14 Magdalen Court, Lyndhurst Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 1DE, UK; [www.imaginationforum.co.uk].
• * *The Cauldron (Imagination Forum 0-9542638-1-2, Dec 2002, £9.95, 399pp, tp) Fantasy novel. Forces go to war against the giants to retrieve a magic cauldron. This is dated 2002 but not seen until now. Order from Imagination Forum, 14 Magdalen Court, Lyndhurst Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 1DE, UK; [www.imaginationforum.co.uk].
• * *Merlin & the Sword of Avalon (Imagination Forum 0-9542638-1-2, Feb 2003, £9.95, 449pp, tp) Arthurian fantasy novel, drawing on the Malory version but focusing on Merlin and Morgan le Fay. An excerpt was previously published as “The Rite of Challenge”. Order from Imagination Forum, 14 Magdalen Court, Lyndhurst Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 1DE, UK; [www.imaginationforum.co.uk].
• * *A Singing in the Wilderness (Imagination Forum 0-9542638-3-9, Jun 2003, £9.95, 462pp, tp) Collection of 27 stories, 15 original, a mix of horror, crime, SF, and Arthurian tales. Timlett introduces each with chatty notes on its writing and publication history. Order from Imagination Forum, 14 Magdalen Court, Lyndhurst Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 1DE, UK; [www.imaginationforum.co.uk]. (Contents)
• * *Urbain Grandier (Imagination Forum 0-9542638-4-7, 2003, £9.95, 345pp, tp) Associational historical novel, set in Franch in 1617. [Not seen]

TIMMONS, STAN(ley C.) (1966- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Battlestar Galactica: Resurrection (with Richard Hatch) See entry under Richard Hatch.
• * *The Outer Limits: Always Darkest (ibooks 0-7434-7485-6, Sep 2003, $13.95, 283pp, tp) [Outer Limits] Novelization based loosely on the TV show. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications; copyrighted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.