The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

Books, Listed by Author

FRANCIS, DIANA PHARAOH (chron.)

• * *Path of Honor (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45991-1, Dec 2004, $7.50, 379pp, pb, cover by Alan Pollack) [Reisil] Fantasy novel, sequel to Path of Fate. Reisil’s healing magic can’t help with a new plague.

FRANKOWSKI, LEO A. (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Conrad Stargard: The Radiant Warrior (Baen 0-7434-8863-6, Dec 2004, $24.00, 741pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Conrad Starguard] Omnibus of three SF time-travel novels in the “Conrad Starguard” series: The Cross-Time Engineer (1986), The High-Tech Knight (1989), and The Radiant Warrior (1989). (Contents)
• * _Conrad’s Time Machine (Baen 0-7434-7191-1, Feb 2004, $7.99, 404pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Conrad Starguard] Reprint (Baen 2002) SF time-travel novel, a prequel to the “Conrad Starguard” series.
• * *Kren of the Mitchegai (with Dave Grossman) (Baen 0-7434-7182-2, Mar 2004, $24.00, 378pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) [New Kashubia] SF novel. Third in the series about the VR mercenaries of New Kashubia. Aliens heading for human space sterilize any planet they colonize.
• * _The Two-Space War (with Dave Grossman) See entry under Dave Grossman.
• * _The War with Earth (with Dave Grossman) (Baen 0-7434-9877-1, Jan 2005, $6.99, 405pp, pb, cover by Mark Hennessy-Barrett) [Boy and His Tank] Reprint (Baen 2003) military SF novel, sequel to Frankowski’s A Boy and His Tank.

FREEMAN, LORNA (chron.)

• * *Covenants (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45980-6, May 2004, $7.50, 548pp, pb, cover by Patrick Jones) [Borderlands] Fantasy novel, the first in the “Borderlands” series. A magic mountain cat wants a lost trooper to help stop a war. A first novel.

FREER, DAVE (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Rats, the Bats & the Ugly (with Eric Flint) See entry under Eric Flint.
• * _The Wizard of Karres (with Mercedes R. Lackey & Eric Flint) See entry under Mercedes R. Lackey

FRIEDMAN, C(elia) S. (1955- ) (chron.)

• * *The Wilding (DAW 0-7564-0164-X, Jul 2004, $24.95, 440pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [In Conquest Born] SF novel, sequel to In Conquest Born.

FRIEDMAN, ELYSE (chron.)

• * *Waking Beauty (Random House/Crown/Three Rivers Press 1-4000-5106-1, Jun 2004, $12.95, 244pp, tp) Fantasy novel. An unhappy overweight 22 year old wakes up with the body of a sex goddess.

FRIEDMAN, JERROLD DAVID (1944- ); see pseudonym David Gerrold (stories) (chron.)

FRIEDMAN, MICHAEL JAN (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Stargazer: Enigma (Pocket 0-7434-4856-1, Aug 2004, $6.99, 259pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation: Stargazer] Star Trek novelization, the fifth in a series. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Stargazer: Maker (Pocket 0-7434-4858-8, Sep 2004, $6.99, 275pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation: Stargazer] Star Trek novelization, the sixth in a series. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

FRIEND, LONN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Hot Blood (with Jeffrey B. Gelb) See entry under Jeffrey B. Gelb

FRIESNER, ESTHER M., ed.; [i.e., Esther Mona Friesner-Stutzman] (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Turn the Other Chick (Baen 0-7434-8857-1, Nov 2004, $20.00, 295pp, hc, cover by Mitch Foust) Original anthology of 22 humorous stories, all original, about woman warriors, fifth in the “Chicks” anthology series. Authors include Eric Flint, Jody Lynn Nye, and Harry Turtledove. The editor’s name is given as “Esther Friesner” on the jacket, but includes the “M.” inside. This is copyrighted by Friesner and Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books. (Contents)
• * _Turn the Other Chick (SFBC #1174216, Dec 2004, $10.99, 295pp, hc, cover by Mitch Foust) Reprint (Baen 2004) original anthology of 22 humorous stories about woman warriors, fifth in the “Chicks” anthology series. This is copyrighted by Friesner and Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books. This is similar to the Baen edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

FROUD, BRIAN (1948- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Chelsea Morning (with Joni Mitchell) See entry under Joni Mitchell.
• * *Goblins! (with Ari Berk, Ph.D.) (Abrams 0-8109-4941-5, Oct 2004, $25.00, 90pp, hc, cover by Brian Froud) Humorous fantasy/art book, with text by Berk and art by Froud, with some additional 3-D goblins by Wendy Froud. Simultaneous with the UK (Pavilion) edition.
• * *Goblins! (with Ari Berk, Ph.D.) (Pavilion 1-86205-684-6, Oct 2004, £14.99, 90pp, hc, cover by Brian Froud) Art book on types of goblins, with art by Froud and text by Berk.

FRY, PAUL, ed. (chron.)

• * *Peep Show, Volume 1 (Short, Scary Tales Publications 0-9542523-1-4, Apr 2004, £9.95, 291pp, tp, cover by Caniglia) Original fantasy/horror anthology. (Contents)

FRY, STEPHEN (1957- ) (chron.)

• * _Making History (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-945706-7, Aug 2004, £6.99, 575pp, tp) Reissue (Hutchinson 1996) SF novel.

FRYER, DONALD S(idney) (1934- ); see pseudonym Donald Sidney-Fryer (stories) (chron.)

FULLER, THOMAS E. (1948-2002) (chron.)

• * _Mars Year One: Marooned! (with Brad Strickland) See entry under Brad Strickland.
• * _Mars Year One: Missing! (with Brad Strickland) See entry under Brad Strickland.

FUNKE, CORNELIA (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Dragon Rider (Chicken House, The 1-903434-90-4, Aug 2004, £12.99, 527pp, hc, cover by Paul Howard) Young-adult fantasy novel, translated by Anthea Bell from Drachenreiter (Cecilie Dressler 1997). Includes a fold-out map. The original text is copyright 2000; a first English translation by Oliver Georg 2001 is noted on the copyright page.
• * *Dragon Rider (Scholastic/The Chicken House 0-439-45695-9, Sep 2004, $12.95, 523pp, hc, cover by Don Seegmiller) Young-adult fantasy about a boy, a brownie, and a dragon searching for a place where dragons can live in peace. Translated from the German Drachenreiter (Cecilie Dressler 1997) by Anthea Bell. This is bound-in-boards, with a fold-out map inside.
• * _Inkheart (Chicken House, The 1-904442-21-8, Jun 2004, £6.99, 543pp, tp, cover by Carol Lawson) [Inkheart] Reprint (The Chicken House 2003) young-adult fantasy novel. Translated by Anthea Bell from the original German Tintenherz (Cecilie Dressler Verlag 2003). The original UK edition was not seen.
• * _Inkheart (SFBC #91497, Jun 2004, $9.99, 535pp, hc, cover by Carol Lawson) [Inkheart] Reprint (The Chicken House US 2003) young-adult fantasy. Translated from the German Tintinherz (Dressler Verlag 2003) by Anthea Bell. This is bound in boards; the cover lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back.

FURLONG, MONICA (Teavis) (1930- ) (chron.)

• * *Colman (Random House 0-375-81514-7, Feb 2004, $15.95, 267pp, hc, cover by Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) [Wise Child] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Juniper and Wise Child. Introduction by Karen Cushman.
• * _Juniper (Random House 0-679-83369-2, Feb 2004, $4.99, 198pp, pb, cover by Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) [Wise Child] Reissue (Gollancz 1990 as A Year and a Day) young-adult Celtic fantasy novel, prequel to Wise Child. 13th printing. A hardcover edition (0-394-83220-5, $15.95) is also available.
• * _Wise Child (Random House 0-394-82598-5, Feb 2004, $4.99, 228pp, pb, cover by Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) [Wise Child] Reissue (Gollancz 1987) young-adult Celtic fantasy novel. 17th printing. A simultaneous hardcover reissue (-89105-8, $15.95) was announced but not seen.

GABALDON, DIANA; [i.e., Diana Jean Gabaldon Watkins] (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Cross Stitch (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-991170-1, Oct 2004, £7.99, 863pp, pb, cover by Alison Groom) [Outlander] Reissue (Century; Delacorte as Outlander 1991) fantasy time-travel novel. The first book in the “Outlander” series.
• * _Dragonfly in Amber (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-929471-0, Oct 2004, £7.99, 963pp, pb, cover by Alison Groom) [Outlander] Reissue (Delacorte 1992) fantasy novel. Book two in the “Outlander” series. 22nd printing.
• * _Drums of Autumn (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-966431-6, Oct 2004, 1185pp, pb, cover by Alison Groom) [Outlander] Reissue (Century 1997 as The Drums of Autumn) fantasy novel. Book four in the “Outlander” series. 12th printing.
• * _The Fiery Cross (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-9712001-3, Oct 2004, £7.99, 1412pp, pb, cover by Alison Groom) [Outlander] Reissue (Century 2001) fantasy novel. Book five in the “Outlander” series. Second printing.
• * _Lord John and the Private Matter (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-946117-X, Oct 2004, £6.99, 475pp, pb, cover by Godfried Schalcken) [Outlander] Reprint (Century 2003) associational historical murder mystery, first in a trilogy, related to the “Outlander” series. This edition adds a novella and an afterword. (Contents)
• * _Lord John and the Private Matter (Dell/Delta 0-385-33748-5, Nov 2004, $10.00, 305pp, tp) [Outlander] Reprint (Delacorte 2003) associational historical mystery novel, a non-fantasy spin-off to the time-travel fantasy “Outlander” series. This includes the novella “Lord John and the Hell-fire Club”. (Contents)
• * _Voyager (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-942851-2, Oct 2004, £7.99, 1059pp, pb, cover by Alison Groom) [Outlander] Reissue (Delacorte 1994) fantasy novel. Book three in the “Outlander” series. 18th printing.

GAIMAN, NEIL (Richard) (1960- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _American Gods (Hill House 0-931771-02-1, Feb 2004, $200.00, 533pp, hc) [American Gods] Reprint (Morrow 2001) contemporary fantasy novel, “The Author’s Preferred Edition” with an added 12,000 words. This is a signed, slipcased, limited edition of 750; a lettered edition of 52 also exists. Available from Hill House, 491 Illington Road, Ossining NY 10562;
• * _Angels & Visitations: A Miscellany (DreamHaven Books 0-9630944-2-4, Dec 2003, $29.95, 166pp, hc, cover by Dave McKean) Reissue (DreamHaven 1993) collection of stories, poems, and non-fiction pieces. Sixth printing.
• * *The Christmas Booklet (Hill House no ISBN, Dec 2003, no price, 15pp, ph) Chapbook fantasy short story, originally written as part of American Gods but never used. This is a signed, limited edition of 500, available only to subscribers to the “Neil Gaiman’s Author Preferred Edition Series”. Available from Hill House, 491 Illington Road, Ossining NY 10562; [HillHousePublishers.com].
• * _Coraline (HarperTrophy 0-06-057591-3, May 2004, $5.99, 195pp, pb, cover by Dave McKean) Reprint (HarperCollins 2002) young-adult fantasy. Illustrated by Dave McKean. Winner of Hugo, Stoker, and Locus awards.
• * _The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish (with David McKean) (HarperCollins 0-06-058701-6, Sep 2004, $16.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Dave McKean) Reprint (White Wolf 1997) quasi-fantasy children’s picturebook. This is a new deluxe edition in a larger size, with new cover art and two added pages of art, a limited edition CD of Gaiman reading the story, and a new afterword by Gaiman.

GALENORN, YASMINE (chron.)

• * *Legend of the Jade Dragon (Berkley Prime Crime 0-425-19621-6, May 2004, $5.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [*Chintz ’n China] Mystery with supernatural elements, second in the “Chintz ’n China” mystery series. Teashop proprietor and witch Emerald O’Brien gets a statue with a bad-luck spell attached.
• * *Murder Under a Mystic Moon (Berkley Prime Crime 0-425-20002-7, Jan 2005, $5.99, 275pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [*Chintz ’n China] Mystery with supernatural elements, third in the “Chintz ’n China” mystery series. Something deadly lurks in the woods around Klickavail Valley.

GALLAGHER, DIANA G(race) (1946- ) (chron.)

• * _Smallville: Shadows (Atom 1-904233-52-X, Jan 2004, £4.99, 261pp, tp) [Smallville] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2003) novelization based on the television series based on DC Comics’ Superman. [First U.K. edition]

GALLAGHER, STEPHEN (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Out of His Mind (PS Publishing 1-902880-98-6, Aug 2004, £35.00, 412pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) Collection of 22 stories (one original) with end notes on all the stories. Introduction by Brian Clemens. This is a limited edition of 500, signed by Gallagher; a slipcased edition of 200 (-97-8, £60.00) signed by Gallagher and Clemens is also available. Available from Hamilton House, 4 Park Ave., Harrogate, HG2 9BQ, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk]. (Contents)

GANDOLFI, SILVANA (chron.)

• * *Aldabra, or The Tortoise Who Loved Shakespeare (Scholastic/Levine 0-439-49741-8, Apr 2004, $16.95, 151pp, hc, cover by Peter Malone) Young-adult fantasy novel of a girl dealing with her grandmother’s transformation into a tortoise. Translated from the Italian Aldabra, la tartaruga che amara Shakespeare (Grandi & Associati 2001) by Lynne Sharon Schwartz.

GANEM, LAWRENCE (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Doomsday Brunette (with John Zakour) See entry under John Zakour.

GANNON, CHARLES E. (chron.)

• * *Rumors of War and Infernal Machines: Technomilitary Agenda-Setting in American and British Speculative Fiction (Liverpool University Press 0-85323-708-5, Nov 2003, £20.00, 311pp, tp, cover by Mark Preston) Critical examination of ways speculative fiction has influenced and been influence by political/military beliefs about the future, from Victorian times to the present. This is dated 2003 but not seen until now. A hardcover edition (-698-4, £50.00) was announced but not seen.

GARBER, ESTHER; pseudonym of Tanith Lee, (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Fatal Women (Egerton House 0-9546275-5-5, May 2004, £12.99, 396pp, tp, cover by John Kaiine) Original collection of seven stories, one by Garber and Yolande Sorores, one by Sorores alone. Garber is a pen name for Tanith Lee; Sorores is a pen name for Juliette Shapiro. This is a print-on-demand edition. Egerton House, 3 Egerton Road, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex, TN39 3HH, UK; [books@egertonhousepublishing.co.uk]. (Contents)
• * *34 (Egerton House 0-9546275-8-X, May 2004, £7.99, 150pp, tp, cover by John Kaiine) Lesbian erotic novel with surreal/fantastic elements. Garber is a pen name for Tanith Lee. This is a print-on-demand edition. Egerton House, 3 Egerton Road, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex, TN39 3HH, UK; [books@egertonhousepublishing.co.uk].

GARCIA, ERIC (1972- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Anonymous Rex/Casual Rex (Ace 0-441-01275-2, Nov 2004, $15.00, 565pp, tp) [Vincent Rubio] Omnibus of two contemporary SF mystery novels in the series featuring velociraptor PI Vincent Rubio: Anonymous Rex (1999) and Casual Rex (2001). This is a TV tie-in edition. (Contents)
• * *Hot and Sweaty Rex (Random House/Villard 0-375-50523-7, Mar 2004, $24.95, 336pp, hc) [Vincent Rubio] Contemporary SF lost-race mystery novel, the third in the series featuring PI Vincent Rubio, a velociraptor living in disguise in LA. Vincent goes to Florida for the dinosaur mafia.

GARCIA, VICTORIA ELISABETH (stories) (chron.)

• * *Unspeakable Vitrine (Clawfoot Bathdog Press no ISBN, Aug 2004, $5.00, 46pp, ph, cover by Robin Catesby) Chapbook original collection of five stories, two reprints. Introduction by Ray Vukcevich. Issued for Wiscon. Order from Clawfoot Bathdog, 1628 Bellevue Ave. #103, Seattle WA 98122; [www.clawfootbathdog.com]. (Contents)

GARCÍA y ROBERTSON, R(odrigo) (1949- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Lady Robyn (Tor 0-765-34573-0, Jul 2004, $6.99, 423pp, pb) [Robyn Stafford] Reprint (Forge 2003) time-travel historical romance, sequel to Knight Errant.
• * *White Rose (Tor/Forge 0-312-86994-0, Sep 2004, $25.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Peter Fiore) [Robyn Stafford] Time-travel historical romance, third in the series begun in Knight Errant.

GARDNER, CRAIG SHAW (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Angel: Dark Mirror (Simon Spotlight 0-689-86701-8, Apr 2004, $5.99, 262pp, pb) [Angel] Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.

GARDNER, JAMES ALAN (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Man of Bronze (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46173-8, Jan 2005, $6.99, 294pp, pb) [Lara Croft] Novelization based on the world of the video games. Copyrighted by Core Design.
• * *Radiant (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-059526-4, Aug 2004, $23.95, 374pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino) [League of Peoples] SF novel in the “League of Peoples” universe. Festina Ramos teams up with an Explorer in many ways her opposite to fight an alien threat.
• * _Radiant (SFBC #1167859, Sep 2004, $11.99, 374pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino) [League of Peoples] Reprint (Eos 2004) SF novel in the “League of Peoples” universe. This is similar to the Eos edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

GARDNER, JOHN C. (chron.)

• * _Grendel (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07582-1, Aug 2004, £6.99, 123pp, tp, cover by Edward Miller) Reprint (Knopf 1971) fantasy novel. The tale of Beowulf told from Grendel’s point of view. Volume 41 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.

GARNER, ALAN (1934- ) (chron.)

• * _Thursbitch (Random House/Vintage UK 0-09-945936-1, Sep 2004, £6.99, 155pp, tp) Reprint (The Harvill Press 2003) literary fantasy novel.

GARRETT, MICHAEL, ed. (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Hotter Blood (with Jeffrey B. Gelb) See entry under Jeffrey B. Gelb
• * _Hottest Blood (with Jeffrey B. Gelb) See entry under Jeffrey B. Gelb
• * _Strange Bedfellows (with Jeffrey B. Gelb) See entry under Jeffrey B. Gelb

GARRETT, (Gordon) RANDALL (Phillip David) (1927-1987) (chron.)

• * _Lord Darcy (Baen 0-7434-7184-9, Feb 2004, $7.99, 719pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Lord Darcy] Reprint (SFBC 1983) omnibus/collection of fantasy novel Too Many Magicians (1979), and collections Murder and Magic (1979), and Lord Darcy Investigates (1981), plus two additional stories.

GARTH, JOHN (chron.)

• * +Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-33129-8, Dec 2003, $26.00, 398 + xviii, hc) Non-fiction, an authorized biography tracing the influence of WWI on Tolkien’s work. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 11/03). [Tolkien]