The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003

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Slaughterhouse-Five: or The Children’s Crusade Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (Random House/Vintage Classics UK 0-09-945843-8, Aug 2003, £3.99, 157pp, pb) Reprint (Delacorte 1969) satirical SF novel.

Warhammer: Mark of Damnation James Wallis (Black Library 1-84154-279-2, Feb 2003, £5.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Chris Langley) [Warhammer] Fantasy novelization, set in the world of the roleplaying game.

Warhammer: Mark of Heresy James Wallis (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-049-1, Dec 2003, £6.99, 415pp, pb, cover by Chris Langley) [Warhammer: Marks of Chaos] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe, second in the “Marks of Chaos” series.

Doctor Who: Reckless Engineering Nick Walters (BBC Books 0-5634-8603-1, Apr 2003, £5.99, 270pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 63 in the BBC “New Adventures” series.

The Mabinogion Evangeline Walton (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07538-4, Oct 2003, £8.99, 719pp, tp, cover by Alan Lee) [Mabinogion] Reprint (Overlook Press 2002 as The Mabinogion Tetralogy) omnibus of four novels retelling the Celtic myths of The Mabinogion: The Prince of Annwn (1974), The Children of Llyr (1971), The Song of Rhiannon (1972), and The Island of the Mighty (1936 as The Virgin and the Swine).

The Court of the Midnight King Freda Warrington (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-1567-1, Jun 2003, £7.99, 575pp, pb, cover by Ruby & Larry Rostant) Alternate-history fantasy novel of an England where the developing War of the Roses mirrors the battle between the Mother Goddess and the new patriarchal god.

Miracle Visitors Ian Watson (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07503-1, Jun 2003, £9.99, 239pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Gollancz 1978) SF novel. Gollancz SF Collector’s Edition.

Earthborn Sylvia Waugh (Red Fox 0-09-943847-X, Jul 2003, £4.99, 198pp, pb, cover by Tracey Hurst) [Ormingat] Reprint (Random House/Delacorte 2002) young-adult SF novel, second in the “Ormingat” series after Space Race.

Who Goes Home? Sylvia Waugh (The Bodley Head 0-370-32576-1, Jul 2003, £10.99, 213pp, hc, cover by Tracey Hurst) [Ormingat] Young-adult SF novel, last in the “Ormingat” trilogy.

Mirror Wakes Catherine Webb (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-09-0, Jan 2003, £5.00, 314pp, tp) [Mirror Dreams] Young-adult fantasy novel. Second in a series after Mirror Dreams.

Wish You Were Here: The Official Biography of Douglas Adams Nick Webb (Hodder Headline 0-7553-1155-8, Oct 2003, £18.99, 370pp, hc) Biographical book. A trade paperback edition (-1166-3, £10.99) was announced but not seen. [Douglas Adams]

Journey into the Void Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224751-8, Sep 2003, £12.99, ii+484pp, tp, cover by Martin McKenna) [Sovereign Stone] Reprint (Eos 2003) fantasy novel, the third volume in “The Sovereign Stone” trilogy.

Smallville: Animal Rage David & Bobbi Weiss (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-24-4, Mar 2003, £5.00, 160pp, tp) [Smallville] Novelization based on the TV series. Simultaneous with the US (Little, Brown) edition.

The Allegiance of Man Jane Welch (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-711251-3, Apr 2003, £6.99, 516pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Book of Man] Fantasy novel, the third in “The Book of Man” trilogy Set in the world of “The Book of O’nd”.

Warhammer: Blood and Steel C. L. Werner (Black Library 1-84416-009-2, Jun 2003, £5.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Martin Hanford) [Warhammer: Brunner the Bounty Hunter] Fantasy novelization set in the world of the roleplaying game, in the “Brunner Bounty Hunter” series.

Warhammer: Blood Money C. L. Werner (Black Library 1-84154-267-9, Jan 2003, £5.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Martin Hanaford) [Warhammer: Brunner the Bounty Hunter] Fantasy novelization based on the roleplaying game.

Break of Dark Robert Westall (Red Fox Definitions 0-09-943953-0, Feb 2003, £4.99, 197pp, tp) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1982) young-adult dark fantasy collection of five stories.

The Call and Other Strange Stories Robert Westall (Oxford University Press 0-19-271940-8, Jan 2003, £6.99, 130pp, tp, cover by Mark Preston) Reprint (Viking UK 1990 as The Call and Other Stories) collection of six SF and ghost/horror stories.

In Springdale Town Robert Freeman Wexler (PS Publishing 1-902880-53-6, Apr 2003, £25.00, 86pp, tp, cover by Edward Miller) Surreal/dark fantasy novella about an American small town. Introduction by Lucius Shepherd. This is a signed, limited edition of 300; a signed trade paperback edition of 500 (-52-8, £8.00) is also available. PS Publishing, Hamilton House, 4 Park Avenue, Harrogate HG2 9BQ, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

Salamander Thomas Wharton (HarperCollins/Flamingo 0-00-712866-5, Jan 2003, £6.99, 368pp, tp) Reprint (McClelland and Stewart 2001) fantasy novel. The UK hardcover (Flamingo 2002) was not seen.

The Complete Short Fiction Oscar Wilde (Penguin UK 0-14-143969-6, Feb 2003, £3.50, xxxvi+280pp, tp, cover by Charles Robinson) Reprint (Penguin 1994) collection, edited and with an introduction and notes by Ian Small. Revised from the 1994 edition. Includes The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888), A House of Pomegranates (1891), Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories (1891), and others. A “Penguin Classics” edition.

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde (Penguin UK 0-14-143957-2, Jan 2003, £3.99, xliii+253pp, tp, cover by John Singer Sargent) [Dorian Gray] Reprint (Ward, Lock 1891) dark fantasy novel. Edited and with an introduction and notes by Robert Mighall. The 2000 Peter Ackroyd introduction has been moved to the rear of the book. A “Penguin Classics” edition.

Empire of Bones Liz Williams (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41323-6, Jun 2003, £6.99, 422pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2002) SF novel. Aliens who long ago seeded Earth with their genetic material return when they sense a woman with the ability to communicate with them. [First UK edition]

The Poison Master Liz Williams (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-0562-9, Jun 2003, £10.99, 358pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2003) SF novel. On the planet Latent Emanation, an alchemist on the run for murder helps an outworlder develop a potion that will topple the tyrannical Lords of Night. [First UK edition]

Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic I: Remnant Sean Williams & Shane Dix (Lucasbooks/Arrow 0-09-941036-2, Feb 2003, £5.99, xiii+413pp, pb, cover by Jon Foster) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order: Force Heretic] Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. Simultaneous with the US (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks) edition.

Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic III: Reunion Sean Williams & Shane Dix (Random House/Arrow Lucasbooks 0-09-941039-7, Jul 2003, £6.99, 390pp, pb, cover by Jon Foster) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order: Force Heretic] Novelization based on the Star Wars universe, third in the sub-series. Copyrighted by LucasFilm. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition.

The War of the Flowers Tad Williams (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-127-6, May 2003, £17.99, 686pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) SF/fantasy novel. Theo’s uncle leaves him a manuscript telling the fanciful tale of a magical realm — and it turns out to be true. Simultaneous with the US (DAW) edition. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-128-4, £12.99) was announced but not seen.

Dread Empire’s Fall, Book Two: The Sundering Walter Jon Williams (Earthlight UK 0-7434-6125-8, Nov 2003, £10.99, 452pp, tp, cover by Bob Warner) [Dread Empire’s Fall] SF novel, a sequel to The Praxis.

The Praxis Walter Jon Williams (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-2897-8, Jun 2003, £6.99, 418pp, pb) [Dread Empire’s Fall] Reprint (Earthlight UK 2002) SF novel, the first book of “Dread Empire’s Fall”.

Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Destiny’s Way Walter Jon Williams (Arrow/LucasBooks 0-09-941047-8, Aug 2003, £6.99, xiv+451pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order] Reprint (Century/LucasBooks 2002) novelization set in the Star Wars universe.

Darker Than You Think Jack Williamson (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07546-5, Aug 2003, £6.99, 266pp, tp) Reprint (Fantasy Press 1948) dark fantasy novel of bloody dreams and lycanthropy. Volume 38 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.

The Guardians of Alexander John Wilson (Big Engine 1-903468-09-4, Feb 2003, £10.99, 266pp, tp, cover by Deirdre Counihan) [Goldbane] SF novel, the first in the “Goldbane” trilogy. An alien intelligence manipulates human history so it can return home.

The Blessing Stone Barbara Wood (Severn House 0-7278-5958-7, Mar 2003, £18.99, 450pp, hc) Reprint (St. Martin’s 2003) millennia-long fantasy novel of a meteorite fragment with magical powers.

Viaduct Child Patrick Wood (Scholastic UK 0-439-97823-8, Aug 2003, £5.99, 251pp, tp) Reprint (Scholastic Press 2002) young-adult SF novel. An orphan discovers marvels in an abandoned underground railway.

Poison Chris Wooding (Scholastic Press UK 0-439-98162-X, Mar 2003, £12.99, 269pp, hc, cover by Tim Edmonds) Young-adult fantasy novel of a young girl seeking her sister, exchanged for a changeling. A paperback edition (-97725-8) was announced but not seen.

The Weavers of Saramyr Chris Wooding (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07442-6, May 2003, £10.99, ii+375pp, tp) [Braided Path] Fantasy novel, Book One of “The Braided Path”. The masked Weavers decree the deaths of all Aberrant children, until the Empress gives birth to such a child, and determines to raise it to succeed her. A hardcover edition (-07441-8, £17.99) is also available.

Attending Dedalus: Gene Wolfe, Artifice and the Reader Peter Wright (Liverpool University Press 0-85323-828-6, Oct 2003, £20.00, xvi+237pp, tp, cover by Bruce Pennington) Book-length critical work examining Wolfe’s The Book of the New Sun and The Urth of the New Sun in terms of Wolfe’s intended effect on his readers rather than the spiritual meanings usually ascribed to them. A hardcover edition (-818-9, £45.00) was announced but not seen.

To Ride Hell’s Chasm Janny Wurts (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-710111-2, Aug 2003, £7.99, 692pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) Reprint (Voyager 2002) fantasy novel of the search for a princess who vanished en route to her betrothal banquet.

Damnation Alley Roger Zelazny (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07346-2, Oct 2003, £9.99, 157pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Putnam 1969) SF novel set in a post-nuclear war America. A “Gollancz SF Collectors’ Edition”.

A Sorcerer’s Treason Sarah Zettel (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-711400-1, Mar 2003, £6.99, 595pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Isavalta] Reprint (Voyager 2002) fantasy novel, Book one of the “Isavalta” trilogy.

Lord of Lies David Zindell (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224758-5, Sep 2003, £12.99, iii+548pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Ea Cycle] Fantasy novel, the second book of the “Ea Cycle”. Many think Valashu Elahad is the prophesied Maitreya, but a false claim would change him into an evil Red Dragon. A hardcover edition (-224757-7, £18.99) is also available.

Absolute Magnitude [#20, Fall 2003] ed. Warren Lapine (DNA Publications, Inc.; Radford, VA, $4.95, 52pp, quarto, cover by Tim Mullins)

Albedo One [#27, 2003] ed. Anon. (Albedo One Productions, £4.75, 44pp, A4, cover by Shelley Eichholz) Small press sf, fantasy and horror fiction magazine. Available from 2 Post Road, LUSK, Co. Dublin, IRELAND.

Alchemy [# 1, Winter 2003] ($7.00, 82pp, tp, cover by Lori Koefoed)

Alien Worlds [#34, January 2003] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella)

Alien Worlds [#35, February 2003] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella)

Alien Worlds [#36, March 2003] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 76pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella)

Alien Worlds [#37, April 2003] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber)

Alien Worlds [#38, May 2003] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 88pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber)

Alien Worlds [#39, June 2003] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber)

All Hallows [#32, February 2003] ed. Barbara & Christopher Roden (The Ghost Story Society, no price, 128pp, A5, cover by Paul Lowe) Small press ghost story magazine containing a blend of fiction and non-fiction, produced on behalf of The Ghost Story Society. Available from Barbara & Christopher Roden, P.O. Box 1360, Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada V0K 1A0.

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