The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003


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A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future John Jacob Astor (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-5949-2, Nov 2003, $16.95, 234 + xv, tp, cover by Dan Beard) Reprint (Appleton 1894) SF novel of the year 2000. Introduction by S.M. Stirling. Illustrated by Dan Beard.


Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil Nancy Atherton (Penguin 0-14-100219-0, 2001, $5.99, 247pp, pb, cover by Jerry Lofaro) [Aunt Dimity] Reprint (Viking 2000) mystery/ghost novel, sixth in the series.


Aunt Dimity Takes a Holiday Nancy Atherton (Viking 0-670-03200-X, Mar 2003, $22.95, 200pp, hc, cover by Jerry Lofaro) [Aunt Dimity] Mystery/ghost novel, eighth in the series. Lori and Aunt Dimity investigate deadly accidents on an earl’s estate.


Aunt Dimity: Detective Nancy Atherton (Penguin 0-14-200154-6, Jan 2003, $6.99, 230pp, pb, cover by Jerry Lofaro) [Aunt Dimity] Reprint (Viking 2001) mystery/ghost novel, seventh in the series.


Aunt Dimity’s Christmas Nancy Atherton (Penguin 0-14-029630-1, Nov 2003, $5.99, 215pp, pb, cover by Jerry Lofaro) [Aunt Dimity] Reprint (Viking 1999) mystery/ghost novel, fifth in the series. Fourth printing.


Seven Beyond Stella Atrium (PublishAmerica 1-59129-601-3, 2002, $24.95, 280pp, tp) Fantasy novel. Dr. Meenins seeks to recover his memories. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.publishamerica.com].


Hawksong Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (Random House/Delacorte 0-385-73071-3, Jul 2003, $9.95, 243pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Young-adult fantasy novel. In a world of shapeshifters, an avian princess must wed the enemy leader, a cobra, to unite their warring kingdoms.


Midnight Predator Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (Random House/Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-23797-1, Dec 2003, $5.50, 248pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Delacorte 2002) young-adult vampire novel.


Shattered Mirror Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (Random House/Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-22940-5, Jul 2003, $5.50, 227pp, pb, cover by Phil Heffernan) Reprint (Delacorte 2001) young-adult novel of teen witches and vampires.


Oryx and Crake Margaret Atwood (McClelland & Stewart 0-7710-0868-6, Apr 2003, C$37.99, 378pp, hc) Dystopian SF novel of a world devastated by ecological and scientific disasters.


Oryx and Crake Margaret Atwood (Doubleday/Talese 0-385-50385-7, Jun 2003, $26.00, 376pp, hc) Dystopian SF novel of a world devastated by ecological and scientific disasters. First US edition (McClelland & Stewart Canada 4/03).


Oryx and Crake Margaret Atwood (SFBC, Jul 2003, $12.99, 383pp, hc) Reprint (McClelland & Stewart 2003) dystopian SF novel of a world devastated by ecological and scientific disasters. This is similar to the US Doubleday/Nan A. Talese edition, except it lacks a price on the jacket.


Inquisition Anselm Audley (Pocket 0-7434-2742-4, Oct 2003, $7.99, 577pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Aquasilva] Reprint (Earthlight UK 2002) fantasy novel, second in the “Aquasilva” trilogy.


The Shelters of Stone Jean M. Auel (Bantam 0-553-28942-X, Jul 2003, $7.99, 895pp, pb, cover by Hiroko) [Earth’s Children] Reprint (Crown 2002) prehistoric novel, fifth in the “Earth’s Children” series.


The Mayor of Central Park Avi (HarperCollins 0-06-000682-X, Aug 2003, $15.99, 193pp, hc, cover by Brian FLoca) Young-adult talking animal fantasy novel in Damon Runyan style. A popular squirrel in 1900 New York’s Central Park is more concerned with baseball than running things until his star pitcher disappears just as rats invade the park.


April Witch Majgull Axelsson (Random House 0-8129-6688-0, Apr 2003, $12.95, 419pp, tp, cover by Jay Koelzer) Reprint (Villard 2002) fantasy novel of an institutionalized woman, a mute paraplegic with supernatural powers. Translated by Linda Schenck from the Swedish Aprilhäxean (Prisma Publishers 1997). This adds a 10-page readers’ guide.


Deathlands: Bloodfire James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62574-X, Dec 2003, $6.50, 349pp, pb, cover by Deathlands: Scorpion God) Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, Book II of “Scorpion God” and 64th in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.


Deathlands: Damnation Road Show James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62572-3, Jun 2003, $6.50, 348pp, pb) [Deathlands] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 62nd in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.


Deathlands: Devil Riders James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62573-1, Sep 2003, $6.50, 346pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Deathlands: Scorpion God] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, Book I of “The Scorpion God” and 63rd in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.


Deathlands: Skydark Spawn James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62571-5, Mar 2003, $6.50, 349pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Deathlands] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 61st in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.


Outlanders: Awakening James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63840-X, Nov 2003, $6.50, 348pp, pb) [Outlanders] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 27th in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.


Outlanders: Equinox Zero James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63837-X, Feb 2003, $6.50, 347pp, pb) [Outlanders] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 24th in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.


Outlanders: Sea of Plague James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63839-6, Aug 2003, $6.50, 347pp, pb) [Outlanders] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 26th in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.


Outlanders: Talon and Fang James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63838-8, May 2003, $6.50, 349pp, pb) [Outlanders] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 25th in the overall series. Kane travels 25 years into an alternate future. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.


The Ferret Chronicles: Rancher Ferrets on the Range Richard Bach (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-7432-2755-7, Feb 2003, $15.00, 143pp, hc, cover by Richard Bach) [Ferret Chronicles] Animal fable novella, fourth in the series set in a ferret society. Illustrated by the author.


The Fallen Dale Bailey (SFBC #54120, Mar 2003, $9.99, 281pp, hc) Reprint (Signet 2002) horror novel. This has ISBN 0-7394-3005-X; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


House of Bones Dale Bailey (Penguin/Signet 0-451-21079-4, Dec 2003, $6.99, 369pp, pb) Horror novel. An eccentric billionaire and his guests spend the night in an old public housing building with a dark history.


The Resurrection Man’s Legacy and Other Stories Dale Bailey (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-22-3, Nov 2003, $24.95, 332 + xii, hc, cover by John Picacio) Collection of 11 stories, with story notes by Bailey on the writing of each. Introduction by Barry N. Malzberg. Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com].


Dragonkin Robin Wayne Bailey (ibooks 0-7434-5854-0, Jul 2003, $13.95, 295pp, hc, cover by Troy Howell) Fantasy novel, the first volume in a trilogy. Young dragons go on a quest to find magical items that will point the way to a new home for magical creatures threatened by the spread of mankind.


Architects of Dreams ed. Robin Wayne Bailey (Meisha Merlin 1-892065-98-3, May 2003, $16.00, 391pp, tp, cover by O. B. Solinsky) Anthology of 16 stories by SFWA Authors Emeritus Emil Petaja, Wilson Tucker, Judith Merril, Nelson Bond, and William Tenn. Introductions to the authors are provided (in order) by Bailey, Joe Haldeman, Connie Willis, Steven Gould, and James Gunn. A hardcover edition (-97-5, $35.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Meisha Merlin, PO Box 7, Decatur GA 30031; [www.meishamerlin.com].


Dragon’s Breath E. D. Baker (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-858-8, Oct 2003, $15.95, 292pp, hc, cover by Sean Murtha) [Frog Princess] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The Frog Princess. A princess wants to break the spell on her aunt’s boyfriend.


The Angel in the Darkness Kage Baker (Golden Gryphon Press, Oct 2003, $15.95, 76pp, tp) [The Company] SF novella about the “Company”. This is a signed, limited edition of 500. Order from Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com].


The Anvil of the World Kage Baker (Tor 0-765-30818-5, Aug 2003, $25.95, 350pp, hc, cover by Thomas Kidd) [Anvil of the World] Fantasy novel, the first in a new series. Smith is an assassin trying to retire, but trouble follows his new job as caravan master.


The Empress of Mars Kage Baker (Night Shade Books 1-892389-85-1, Sep 2003, $35.00, 103pp, hc) SF novella about a woman running a bar on a Mars settled by the British. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a lettered edition (-86-X, $100.00) is also available. Night Shade Books, 3623 Baird St. #7, Portland OR 97219; [books@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com].


Forgotten Realms: Condemnation Richard Baker (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2824-7, May 2003, $24.95, 344pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) [Forgotten Realms: Spider Queen] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, third in “R.A. Salvatore’s War of the Spider Queen”, a six-part series based on a scenario by R.A. Salvatore. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.


Forgotten Realms: Condemnation Richard Baker (SFBC #06430, Sep 2003, $12.99, 344pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) [Forgotten Realms: Spider Queen] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2003) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, third in “R.A. Salvatore’s War of the Spider Queen”. This is similar to the Wizards of the Coast edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Crimson Shadows Trisha Baker (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1556-X, Feb 2003, $5.99, 411pp, pb) [Meghann O’Neill] Vampire novel, third in a trilogy. Meghann O’Neill’s twin children — a human girl, a vampire boy — are raised apart.


The Darkness That Comes Before R. Scott Bakker (Penguin Canada 0-14-301374-2, Apr 2003, C$26.00, 594pp, tp, cover by David Rankine) [Prince of Nothing] Fantasy novel, the first in “The Prince of Nothing” trilogy. An impoverished prince becomes a prophet as a Holy War threatens to become the first battle of the Second Apocalypse. A first novel.


Galactic Convoy Bill Baldwin (Timberwolf Press 1-58752-156-3, Nov 2003, $26.95, 333pp, hc, cover by Ron Miller) [Helmsman] Reprint (Popular Library Questar 1987) space opera SF novel, second in “The Helmsman” series. This is a revised “Director’s Cut” edition.


The Helmsman Bill Baldwin (Timberwolf Press 1-58752-150-4, Jun 2003, $26.95, 316pp, hc) [Helmsman] Reprint (Popular Library Questar 1985 as by Merl Baldwin) SF novel, first in “The Helmsman” series. This is a revised “Director’s Cut” edition.


J.R.R. Tolkien Stanley P. Baldwin (Barnes & Noble/SparkNotes 1-58663-843-2, 2003, $9.95, 207pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference, a readers’ guide to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, with a brief biography of Tolkien and index. This is #5 in “The Library of Great Authors”. [J. R. R. Tolkien]


The Digital Dead Bruce Balfour (Ace 0-441-01084-9, Aug 2003, $6.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Craig White) [Tau Wolfsinger; Kate McCloud] SF novel, sequel to The Forge of Mars. Tau Wolfsinger and Kate McCloud are back on Earth, caught up in a plot involving the presidency and virtual immortality.


Prince of Ayodhya Ashok K. Banker (Warner Aspect 0-446-53092-1, Aug 2003, $24.95, 389pp, hc, cover by Paul Gregory) [Ramayana] Fantasy novel, volume one of “The Ramayana”. The demon-lord Ravana attacks Ayodhya after 20 years of peace. First US edition (Orbit 2/03)


The Awakening L. A. Banks (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-31683-6, Jan 2004, $12.95, 258pp, tp) [Vampire Huntress Legends] Vampire novel, second in the “Vampire Huntress Legends” series. The author also writes as Leslie E. Banks, both pen names for Leslie Esdaile Banks.


Minion L. A. Banks (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-31680-1, Jun 2003, $12.95, 276pp, tp, cover by Vince Natale) [Vampire Huntress Legends] Vampire novel, first in the “Vampire Huntress Legends” series. A recording artist fights vampires threatening her record company. The author also writes as Leslie E. Banks, both pen names for Leslie Esdale-Banks.


Minion L. A. Banks (SFBC #58541, Aug 2003, $11.99, 276pp, hc, cover by Vince Natale) [Vampire Huntress Legends] Reprint (St. Martin’s Griffin 2003) vampire novel.


The Emperor’s Assassin T. F. Banks (Dell 0-440-24084-0, Jun 2003, $6.50, 321pp, pb) [Memoirs of a Bow Street Runner] Associational mystery, second in the “Memoirs of a Bow Street Runner” series. Banks is a pen name for Sean Russell & Ian Dennis.


The Morning Star Nick Bantock (Chronicle Books 0-8118-3199-X, Oct 2003, $19.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Nick Bantock) [Griffin & Sabine] Art book, sixth in the “Griffin & Sabine” series after Alexandria.


Chronicles of the Raven 1 James Barclay (SFBC #58928, Sep 2003, $14.99, 828pp, hc, cover by r. k. post) [Chronicles of the Raven] Omnibus of the first two fantasy novels in the “Chronicles of the Raven”: Dawnthief (1999) and Noonshade (2000). This is the first US appearance for Noonshade (Gollancz). This has ISBN 0-7434-3603-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Shadowheart James Barclay (Sterling Publishing/Gollancz 0-575-07331-4, Nov 2003, $14.95, 421pp, tp) [Legends of the Raven] Fantasy novel, second in the “Legends of the Raven” subseries, fifth in the overall “Raven” series. This is the Gollancz 7/03 edition with a sticker, distributed in the US by Sterling Publishing, 387 Park Ave. S., New York NY 10016-8810; 800-805-5489; [www.sterlingpub.com].


Abarat Clive Barker (HarperTrophy 0-06-440733-0, Oct 2003, $11.99, 391 + xxv, tp, cover by Clive Barker) [Books of Abarat] Reprint (HarperCollins UK; Cotler 2002) young-adult fantasy novel, first of four in “The Books of Abarat”.


Clive Barker’s Tapping the Vein Clive Barker (Checker Book Publishing 0-9710249-3-6, Nov 2002, $21.95, unpaginated, tp) Graphic novel/collection of adaptations of nine stories by Barker, originally published as individual comics in Eclipse’s “Tapping the Vein” series. Introduction by Mark Thompson. This is dated 2002 but not seen until now; a leatherbound limited edition of 666 was announced but not seen.


In the Hall of the Martian King John Barnes (Warner Aspect 0-446-61083-6, Jun 2003, $6.99, 294pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Jak Jinnaka] SF novel, third in the series begun in The Duke of Uranium. Jak’s diplomatic career is challenged when a document with devastating secrets is discovered on Mars.


The Sky So Big and Black John Barnes (Tor 0-765-34222-7, Oct 2003, $6.99, 317pp, pb, cover by Vince Natale) [Orbital Resonance] Reprint (Tor 2002) SF novel in the sequence begun in Orbital Resonance.


Blood Brothers Steven Barnes (Tor 0-812-54807-8, Jul 2003, $6.99, 405pp, pb) Reissue (Tor 1996) dark fantasy novel of ancient African sorcery and contemporary racism. Second printing.


Charisma Steven Barnes (Tor 0-812-56896-6, Jul 2003, $6.99, 451pp, pb, cover by Shane Rebenschied) Reprint (Tor 2002) SF thriller.


Lion’s Blood Steven Barnes (Warner Aspect 0-446-61221-9, Feb 2003, $6.99, 602pp, pb, cover by Jean-Paul Tipples) [Lion’s Blood] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2002) alternate history SF novel.


Zulu Heart Steven Barnes (Warner Aspect 0-446-53122-7, Mar 2003, $24.95, 463pp, hc, cover by Craig Nelson) [Lion’s Blood] Alternate history SF novel, sequel to Lion’s Blood. The threat of war between Egypt’s Pharaoh and Ethiopia’s Empress has repercussions in the Africa-colonized New World.


Witchblade: Demons Mike Baron (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-4520-1, Jan 2003, $6.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Michael Turner) [Witchblade] Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Top Cow Productions.


Oy Pioneer! Marleen S. Barr (University of Wisconsin Press/Terrace Books 0-299-18910-4, Nov 2003, $19.95, 264pp, hc) Satiric feminist fantasy novel mixing Jewish humor and academic satire.


Envisioning the Future: Science Fiction and the Next Millennium ed. Marleen Barr (Wesleyan University Press 0-8195-6652-7, Sep 2003, $22.95, 205 + xxi, tp, cover by Mandy Sand) Anthology of six SF stories, two original, and seven essays about SF. A hardcover edition (-6651-9, $65.00) 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].


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