The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003

Books, Listed by Author

TOLKIEN, J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Book of Lost Tales, Part Two (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-36614-3, Apr 2003, $30.00, 385pp, hc) Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1984) fantasy collection. This has a new price, but indicates first printing.
• * _The Fellowship of the Ring (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-34625-2, Sep 2003, $12.00, 398pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1954) fantasy novel, book one of The Lord of the Rings. Second printing.
• * _The Fellowship of the Ring (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33970-3, Oct 2003, $7.99, 458pp, pb) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1954) fantasy novel, book one of “The Lord of the Rings”. This movie tie-in edition has the 1965 foreword by Tolkien, and the 1973 introduction by Peter S. Beagle. 132nd printing.
• * *The History of Middle-Earth I (HarperCollins UK 0-00-714915-8, Jan 2003, £50.00, 297+386+393+380+455pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Omnibus of five books, the first five volumes of “The History of Middle-Earth”; each is separately paginated. Previously available only as part of a boxed set of three (2002). (Contents)
• * *The History of Middle-Earth II (HarperCollins UK 0-00-714916-6, Jan 2003, £50.00, 497+504+476+482pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Omnibus of four books, volumes six through nine of “The History of Middle-Earth”; each is separately paginated. Previously available only as part of a boxed set of three (2002). (Contents)
• * *The History of Middle-Earth III (HarperCollins UK 0-00-714917-4, Jan 2003, £50.00, 471+470+482pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Omnibus of three books, volumes 10-12 of “The History of Middle-Earth”; each is separately paginated. Previously available only as part of a boxed set of three (2002). (Contents)
• * _The Hobbit (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33968-1, Oct 2003, $7.99, 305pp, pb, cover by Ted Nasmith) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1937) young-adult fantasy novel, prequel to “The Lord of the Rings”. 135th printing.
• * _The Lays of Beleriand (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38818-6, Mar 2003, $6.99, 465pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1985) collection of pieces, “The History of Middle-Earth, Volume III”. 16th printing.
• * _The Lord of the Rings (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-34399-7, Jun 2003, $20.00, 1137 + xviii, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1968) classic fantasy novel. This is a movie tie-in edition. The text follows the 1994 reset edition; it has a new ISBN and indicates first printing.
• * _The Lost Road and Other Writings (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40685-0, Sep 2003, $6.99, 503pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Unwin Hyman 1987) collection of fragments and notes, book five of “The History of Middle Earth”. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. 11th printing.
• * _The Return of the King (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-26028-5, Sep 2003, $12.00, 412pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1955) fantasy novel, book three of “The Lord of the Rings”. This is a movie tie-in edition. Second printing.
• * _The Return of the King (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33973-8, Oct 2003, $7.99, 494pp, pb, cover by Ted Nasmith) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1955) fantasy novel, book three of “The Lord of the Rings”. This movie tie-in edition has the 1973 introduction by Peter S. Beagle. 132nd printing.
• * _The Silmarillion (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32581-8, Sep 2003, $7.99, 442 + xxxi, pb, cover by Michael Dringenberg) Reissue (Allen & Unwin; Houghton Mifflin 1977) fantasy novel. This follows the 1999 HarperCollins UK revised second edition. 45th printing.
• * _The Silmarillion (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32581-8, Dec 2003, $7.99, 442 + xxxi, pb, cover by Michael Dringenberg) Reissue (Allen & Unwin; Houghton Mifflin 1977) fantasy novel. This follows the 1999 HarperCollins UK revised second edition. 48th printing.
• * _Smith of Wootton Major & Farmer Giles of Ham (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33606-2, Feb 2003, $6.99, 156pp, pb, cover by Sergio Martinez) Reissue (Houghton Mifflin 1967) collection of two fantasy novellas. 43rd printing.
• * _The Two Towers (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-26027-7, Sep 2003, $12.00, 327pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1955) fantasy novel, book two of “The Lord of the Rings”. This movie tie-in edition has a new ISBN and indicates first printing.
• * _The Two Towers (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33971-1, Oct 2003, $7.99, 398pp, pb) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1954, 1965) fantasy novel, book two of “The Lord of the Rings”. This movie tie-in edition has the 1973 introduction by Peter S. Beagle. 128th printing.
• * _The Two Towers (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33971-1, Dec 2003, $7.99, 398pp, pb) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1954, 1965) fantasy novel, book two of “The Lord of the Rings”. This movie tie-in edition has the 1973 introduction by Peter S. Beagle. 132nd printing.
• * _Unfinished Tales (SFBC #19216, Nov 2003, $12.99, 472pp, hc, cover by Ted Nasmith) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1980) fantasy collection. This is similar to the 2003 Houghton Mifflin hardcover edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

TOMASULA, STEVE (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *IN & OZ (Night Shade Books/Ministry of Whimsy Press 1-892389-63-0, Sep 2003, $25.00, 144pp, hc) Satiric, quasi-SF novel of a stylized/fabulized future where the city OZ is the home of the wealthy elite, and IN is home to laborers and artists. Night Shade Books, 501 S. Williamette St., Newberg OR 97132; [books@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com].

TOMLINSON, THERESA (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Forestwife Trilogy (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55034-5, Aug 2003, £5.99, 472pp, tp, cover by Eliz Hueseyin) [Forestwife] Omnibus of three novels, with fantasy elements, about Marian and Robin Hood: The Forestwife (1995), Child of the May (1998), The Path of the She-Wolf (2000). (Contents)
• * *The Moon Riders (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54910-X, Feb 2003, £5.99, ix+337pp, tp) [Moon Riders] Young-adult historical fantasy novel, based on the legend of the Amazons and the siege of Troy.

TOPPING, KEITH (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Doctor Who Novellas: Ghost Ship (Telos 1-903889-33-2, Dec 2003, £4.99, 100pp, tp, cover by Dariusz Jasiczak) [Doctor Who] Reprint (Telos 2002) novellazation based on the TV series. This lacks the Hugh Lamb introduction of the original edition.

TOWER, S. D. (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Assassins of Tamurin (SFBC #55976, Feb 2003, $12.99, 454pp, hc, cover by Mark Harrison) Reprint (Eos 2003) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Eos edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Assassins of Tamurin (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-80621-5, Jan 2004, $7.50, 454pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) Reprint (Eos 2003) fantasy novel.

TROOP, ALAN F. (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Dragon Moon (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45920-2, Apr 2003, $6.50, 290pp, pb, cover by Kovec) [Dragon DelaSangre] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Dragon DelaSangre.

TUBB, E(dwin) C(harles) (1919- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Mirror of the Night (Sarob Press 1-902309-39-1, 2003, £25.00, xii+177pp, hc, cover by Richard Gray) Collection of ten of the very best of E.C. Tubb’s supernatural tales. Limited to 200 copies. Also available in a deluxe edition (-40-5, £50.00) limited to 35 numbered copies, and a paperback edition (£9.95). (Contents)

TUCKER, MIKE (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who Novellas: Companion Piece (with Robert Perry) (Telos 1-903889-26-X, Dec 2003, £10.00, 100pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Novellazation based on the TV series, with a foreword by Colin Midlane. A deluxe edition (-27-8, £25.00) is also available; it adds a frontispiece by Allan Bednar, and is signed by Tucker, Perry, Midlane and Bednar. Licensed by the BBC. Available from 61 Elgar Avenue, Tolworth, Surrey KT5 9JP.
• * *Doctor Who: Loving the Alien (with Robert Perry) (BBC Books 0-563-48604-X, May 2003, £5.99, 270pp, pb) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series, featuring the 7th Doctor and Ace. Book 59 in the BBC “Missing Adventures” series

TUNNELL, MICHAEL O. (chron.)

• * _The Prydain Companion (Holt 0-8050-7271-3, 2003, $19.95, 281 + xviii, hc, cover by Sasha Meret) [Chronicles of Prydain] Reprint (Greenwood Press 1989) non-fiction, reference, a guide to Lloyd Alexander’s “Chronicles of Prydain”.

TURNER, ALICE K., ed. (chron.)

• * *Snake’s-Hands: The Fiction of John Crowley (with Michael Andre-Driussi) (Wildside Press/Cosmos Books 1-58715-509-5, May 2003, $49.95, 405pp, tp, cover by John Foote) Non-fiction gathering of 27 critical essays, plus bibliographies of Crowley’s fiction, screenwriting, and selected non-fiction. Authors include Thomas M. Disch, Brian Attebery, and John Clute, with two pieces by Crowley. Preface by Harold Bloom. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.cosmos-books.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928. [Crowley]

TURNER, GARY, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Silver Gryphon (with Marty Halpern) (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-15-0, May 2003, $27.95, 330 + xi, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) Original anthology of 20 stories, the 25th book from Golden Gryphon, hence the “Silver” title; the authors of the previous 24 books were asked to write stories that best define them as writers. Authors include Ian Watson, Lucius Shepard, Kage Baker, and Howard Waldrop. Order from Golden Gryphon, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com]. (Contents)

TURTELTAUB, H. N.; pseudonym of Harry Turtledove, (1949- ) (chron.)

• * *The Gryphon’s Skull (Tor/Forge 0-312-87222-4, Feb 2003, $25.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Richard B. Farrell) Associational historical novel. Turteltaub is a pen name for Harry Turtledove.
• * _The Gryphon’s Skull (Tor 0-765-34503-X, Dec 2003, $7.99, 390pp, pb, cover by Richard B. Farrell) Reprint (Forge 2002) associational historical novel of Ancient Greek seafarers. Turteltaub is a pen name for Harry Turtledove.
• * *The Sacred Land (Tor/Forge 0-765-30037-0, Dec 2003, $25.95, 381pp, hc, cover by John Blackford) Associational historical novel. Turteltaub is a pen name for Harry Turtledove.

TURTLEDOVE, HARRY (Norman) (1949- ); see pseudonym H. N. Turteltaub (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _American Empire: The Center Cannot Hold (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44422-1, Jul 2003, $7.99, 619pp, pb) [American Empire] Reprint (Del Rey 2002) SF alternate history novel, second in a series sequel to the “Great War” saga.
• * _American Empire: The Centre Cannot Hold (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-82012-8, Jan 2003, £7.99, 692pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [American Empire] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 2002) SF alternate-history novel, second in a series sequel to the “Great War” saga.
• * *American Empire: The Victorious Opposition (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44423-X, Aug 2003, $27.95, 496pp, hc) [American Empire] SF alternate history novel, third in a series sequel to the “Great War” saga.
• * _American Empire: The Victorious Opposition (SFBC #58544, Sep 2003, $13.99, 534pp, hc) [American Empire] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) SF alternate history novel, third in a series sequel to the “Great War” saga. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _American Empire: The Victorious Opposition (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-82013-6, Oct 2003, £18.99, 496pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [American Empire] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) alternate-history SF novel, last in the trilogy.
• * *Conan of Venarium (Tor 0-765-30466-X, Jul 2003, $24.95, 269pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Conan] Fantasy novelization based on the character created by Robert E. Howard. Copyrighted by Conan Properties.
• * *Gunpowder Empire (Tor 0-765-30693-X, Dec 2003, $24.95, 288pp, hc, cover by Kazuhiko Sano) [Crosstime Traffic] Young-adult alternate-world SF novel, first in the “Crosstime Traffic” series. Jeremy and Amanda get trapped on their own in an alternate world where the Roman Empire still holds sway.
• * *In the Presence of Mine Enemies (Penguin/NAL 0-451-52902-2, Nov 2003, $24.95, 454pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) Alternate history SF novel set in a world where the Nazis won WWII.
• * _In the Presence of Mine Enemies (SFBC #61509, Dec 2003, $12.49, 454pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) Rerpint (NAL 2003) alternate history SF novel set in a world where the Nazis won WWII. This is similar to the NAL edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Jaws of Darkness (Tor 0-765-30417-1, Apr 2003, $27.95, 576pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Darkness] Fantasy novel, fifth in the “Darkness” series.
• * _Marching through Peachtree (Baen 0-7434-3609-1, May 2003, $7.99, 498pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [War Between the Provinces] Reprint (Baen 2001) fantasy novel, sequel to Sentry Peak, an alternate version of America’s Civil War, with the North trying to seceed over King Avram’s plans to free their blond serfs.
• * _Ruled Britannia (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45915-6, Sep 2003, $7.50, 560pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) Reprint (NAL 2002) alternate history SF novel set in 1597 in a world where Britain was conquered by the Spanish Armada.
• * _Rulers of the Darkness (Tor 0-765-34075-5, May 2003, $7.99, 676pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Darkness] Reprint (Tor 2002) fantasy novel, fourth in the “Darkness” series.
• * _Rulers of the Darkness (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-6851-1, Oct 2003, £6.99, vii+691pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Darkness] Reprint (Tor 2002) fantasy novel, fourth in the “Darkness” series.

TUTTLE, LISA (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Windhaven (with George R. R. Martin) See entry under George R. R. Martin

TWAIN, MARK; pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, (1835-1910) (chron.)

• * _Tales of Wonder (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-9452-2, Mar 2003, $16.95, 385pp, tp, cover by R. W. Boeche) Reprint (Archon Books 1984 as The Science Fiction of Mark Twain) collection of 20 stories. Edited and with an introduction and bibliography by David Ketterer. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 233 North 8th Street, Lincoln NE 68588-0255; orders: 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.nebraskapress.unl.edu].

TYLER, J. E. A. (chron.)

• * _The Complete Tolkien Companion (St. Martin’s 0-312-31545-7, Dec 2003, $27.95, 715pp, hc, cover by Ted Nasmith) Reprint (Pan 1976 as The Tolkien Companion) reference, an encyclopedic guide to person, places, and things in Tolkien’s books. This is still copyrighted 1976, but has a “Foreword to the Third Edition” and has been revised from the previous edition. A Thomas Dunne book. [Tolkien]

TYSON, EDITH S. (chron.)

• * _Orson Scott Card: Writer of the Terrible Choice (Rowman & Littlefield/Scarecrow Press 0-8108-4790-6, 2003, $40.00, 185 + xxv, hc) Non-fiction, a guide to Card’s works, with plot synopses and discussion of themes and ways the books reflect Card’s life and his moral and religious concerns. Includes notes and index. This is No. 10 in the Scarecrow Studies in Young Adult Literature series, but does not specifically consider Card’s works as YA literature. Order from Scarecrow Press, 4720 Boston Way, Lanham MD 20706; 800-462-6420; [www.scarecrowpress.com]. [Card]

UNDERWOOD, LAURA J. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Magic’s Song: Tales of the Harper Mage (Wildside Press 1-59224-118-2, Jul 2003, $14.99, 203pp, tp, cover by Edward Burne-Jones) [Anwyn Baldomyr] Collection of 16 Celtic fantasy stories, seven original, featuring the mage Anwyn Baldomyr. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301. (Contents)

VAGIN, VLADIMIR (chron.)

• * _The Flying Witch (with Jane Yolen) See entry under Jane Yolen.

VALENTINE, MARK (1959- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Masques and Citadels: More Tales of the Connoisseur (Tartarus Press 1-872621-76-7, Jun 2003, £27.50, 212pp, hc) Collection of 10 fantasy tales in a Victorian style & setting, centred on the sleuth who made his first appearance in In Violet Veils. Limited to 300 copies. (Contents) [Not seen]

VALLEJO, BORIS (1941- ) (chron.)

• * +Fantasy Workshop: A Practical Guide (with Julie Bell) (Thunder’s Mouth Press 1-56025-486-6, Dec 2003, $27.95, 128pp, tp, cover by Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell) Art book showing how Bell and Vallejo work, showing paintings in various stages of development. Text by Nigel Suckling. First US edition (Paper Tiger 10/03).

van BELKOM, EDO (1962- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Scream Queen (Kensington/Zebra 0-7860-1562-4, Apr 2003, $5.99, 301pp, pb) Horror novel. Contestants compete to be a horror movie star in a real haunted house.

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• * *Be Very Afraid!: More Tales of Horror (Tundra 0-88776-595-5, Oct 2002, $7.95, 192pp, tp, cover by Heidi Taillefer) Young-adult original anthology of 14 stories. Authors include Robert J. Sawyer, Tanya Huff, and Tom Piccirilli.

VANCE, JACK; [i.e., John Holbrook Vance] (1916- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Blue World (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07348-9, Mar 2003, £9.99, 190pp, tp, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Ballantine 1966) SF novel. A Gollancz SF Collectors’ edition.
• * _The Blue World (Sterling Publishing/Gollancz 0-575-07348-9, Jun 2003, $14.95, 190pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Ballantine 1966) SF novel. This is the Gollancz “SF Collectors’” edition, distributed in the US by Sterling Publishing, 387 Park Ave. S., New York NY 10016-8810; 800-805-5489; [www.sterlingpub.com].
• * _The Dragon Masters (ibooks 0-7434-7467-8, Aug 2003, $11.95, 233pp, tp, cover by Gabriel Ippoliti) Reprint (Ace 1963) fantasy novel. Winner of the Hugo award; this adds the Hugo-winning novelette “The Last Castle”. (Contents)
• * _The Gray Prince (ibooks 0-7434-7969-6, Dec 2003, $11.95, 217pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Bobbs-Merril 1974) SF novel.
• * *Lyonesse II: The Green Pearl and Madouc (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07517-1, Feb 2003, £8.99, iii+776pp, tp, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Lyonesse] Fantasy omnibus of the second and third volumes in the “Lyonesse” trilogy. Volume 35 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series. (Contents)
• * _Maske: Thaery (ibooks 0-7434-7524-0, Nov 2003, $11.95, 268pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) [Gaean Reach] Reprint (Berkley 1976) SF novel, the fourth book of the “Gaean Reach” series.

VanderMEER, JEFF(rey Scott) (1968- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _City of Saints and Madmen: The Book of Ambergris (Wildside Press 0-8095-3264-6, Dec 2003, $19.95, 313pp, tp, cover by Scott Eagle) [Ambergris] Reprint (Cosmos 2001) collection of stories set in VanderMeer’s city of Ambergris. This follows the Prime 2002 edition with added material, except for the packet of decoded text. This is a print-on-demand edition available online a [www.wildsidepress.com] or from PO Box 301, Holicong PA, 18928-0301.