The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

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NEWCOMB, ROBERT (chron.) (continued)

* _The Scrolls of the Ancients (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-04963-2, Jul 2004, £12.99, 531pp, tp, cover by Justin Sweet) [Chronicles of Blood and Stone] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) fantasy novel, third in “The Chronicles of Blood and Stone”. [First U.K. edition]
NEWMAN, JAMES (chron.)

* *Midnight Rain (Earthling Publications 0-9744203-6-0, Jun 2004, $40.00, 294pp, hc) Associational non-supernatural horror novel. Foreword by Ed Gorman. Illustrated by Alex McVey. This is a signed, limited edition of 250 without a dust jacket; a lettered, slipcased edition of ten (-7-9) is sold out. Earthling Publications, PO Box 413, Northborough MA 01532; [earthlingpub@yahoo.com]; [www.earthlingpub.com].
* _Midnight Rain (Leisure 0-8439-5389-6, Aug 2004, $6.99, 354pp, pb) Reprint (Earthling Publications 2004) associational horror novel/thriller.
NICHOLLS, STAN (stories) (chron.)

* +The Covenant Rising (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-073889-8, Jan 2005, $14.95, 410pp, tp, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Dreamtime] Fantasy novel, first in “The Dreamtime” trilogy about a cursed warrior seeking a group of magicians called the Covenant. First US edition (Voyager 2003 as Quicksilver Rising).
* *Orcs (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07487-6, Aug 2004, £7.99, 711pp, tp, cover by Scott Maple) [Orcs] Omnibus of the 3 “Orcs” novels (Orion & Gollancz, 1999-2000) plus a short story (‘The Taking’) only previously available in the small press. (Contents)
* _Quicksilver Rising (Voyager 0-00-714150-5, Apr 2004, £6.99, 410pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) [Quicksilver] Reprint (Voyager 2003) fantasy novel. Book One of the Quicksilver Trilogy. A warrior cursed with periodic berserker rages.
* *Quicksilver Zenith (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-714151-3, Sep 2004, £12.99, 327pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) [Quicksilver] Fantasy novel, second in the “Quicksilver” trilogy after Quicksilver Rising.
NICHOLSON, SCOTT (1962- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Manor (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1580-2, Sep 2004, $5.99, 320pp, pb) Horror novel set in the Appalachians. A psychic investigates an artists’ retreat she’s been dreaming about.
NICHOLSON, WILLIAM V. (chron.)

* _Firesong (Hyperion 0-7868-1419-5, Jun 2004, $7.99, 540pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Wind on Fire] Reprint (Egmont 2002) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the “Wind on Fire” trilogy. Illustrated by Peter Sis.
* _Slaves of the Mastery (Hyperion 0-7868-1418-7, Jun 2004, $7.99, 582pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Wind on Fire] Reprint (Mammoth 2001) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the “Wind on Fire” trilogy.
* _The Wind Singer (Hyperion 0-7868-1826-3, Jun 2004, $7.99, 486pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Wind on Fire] Reissue (Egmont 2000) young-adult fantasy novel, first in the “Wind on Fire” trilogy.
NIELSEN, LEON E. (chron.)

* *Arkham House Books: A Collector’s Guide (McFarland 0-7864-1785-4, Jan 2005, $39.95, 200 + ix, tp) Non-fiction, reference, a bibliography and guide to collecting, buying, and selling books from Arkham House, Mycroft & Moran, and Stanton & Lee. Includes a reference bibliography and indexes. Foreword by Barry Abrahams. Order from McFarland & Company, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com].
NIELSEN HAYDEN, PATRICK, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *New Magics (Tor Teen 0-765-30015-X, Jan 2004, $19.95, 256pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) Young-adult anthology of 12 fantasy stories. Authors include Neil Gaiman, Charles de Lint, and Ursual K. Le Guin. (Contents)
* _New Magics (Tor Teen 0-765-34003-8, Jan 2005, $6.99, 256pp, tp, cover by Daniel dos Santos) Reprint (Tor Teen 2004) young-adult anthology of 12 fantasy stories.
* _New Skies (Tor Teen 0-765-34004-6, Jul 2004, $6.99, 275pp, tp, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) Reprint (Tor Teen 2003) anthology.
NIELSEN HAYDEN, TERESA (chron.)

* _Making Book (NESFA Press 0-915368-55-2, Dec 2003, $14.00, 158pp, tp) Reissue (NESFA 1994) associational non-fiction, a collection of 15 essays. Third printing.
NIFFENEGGER, AUDREY (chron.)

* _The Time Traveler’s Wife (SFBC #81867, Apr 2004, $10.99, 522pp, tp, cover by Tim Heatherington) Reprint (Macadam/Cage 2003) time-travel fantasy novel. This special book club edition has ISBN 0-965-81867-5; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _The Time Traveler’s Wife (Harcourt/Harvest 0-15-602943-X, Jul 2004, $14.00, 546pp, tp) Reprint (Macadam/Cage 2003) fantasy time-travel novel.
* _The Time-Traveler’s Wife (Cape, Jonathan 0-224-07191-2, Jan 2004, £12.99, 519pp, hc) Reprint (MacAdam/Cage 2003) SF novel. [First U.K. edition]
* _The Time-Traveler’s Wife (Random House/Vintage UK 0-09-946446-2, Nov 2004, £6.99, 519pp, tp) Reprint (MacAdam/Cage 2003) SF novel.
NILES, DOUGLAS (stories) (chron.)

* _DragonLance: The Kinslayer Wars (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3370-4, Nov 2004, $6.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Brom) [DragonLance: Elven Nations] Reprint (TSR 1991) novelization based on the roleplaying game. Second book of the “Elven Nations” trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
* *DragonLance: Wizards’ Conclave (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3351-8, Jul 2004, $6.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) [DragonLance: Age of Mortals] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, fifth in “The Age of Mortals” series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
* _Forgotten Realms: Black Wizards (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3563-4, Nov 2004, $6.99, 344pp, pb, cover by J. P. Targete) [Forgotten Realms: Moonshae] Reprint (TSR 1988) novelization based on the roleplaying game, the second book of the “Moonshae” trilogy. Introduction by Ed Greenwood. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
* _Forgotten Realms: Darkwalker on Moonshae (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3560-X, Oct 2004, $6.99, 365pp, pb, cover by J. P. Targete) [Forgotten Realms: Moonshae] Reprint (TSR 1987) novelization based on the roleplaying game, the second book of the “Moonshae” trilogy. Copyrighted 1987 by TSR, 2004 by Wizards of the Coast.
* _Forgotten Realms: Darkwell (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3566-9, Dec 2004, $6.99, 335pp, pb, cover by J. P. Targete) [Moonshae] Reprint (TSR 1989) novelization based on the roleplaying game, the third book of the “Moonshae” trilogy. Copyrighted 1989 by TSR, 2004 by Wizards of the Coast.
* _Fox at the Front (with Michael Dobson) (Tor/Forge 0-765-34399-1, Jun 2004, $7.99, 661pp, pb) [Fox on the Rhine] Reprint (Forge 2003) alternate military history of WWII, sequel to Fox on the Rhine.
* _The Goddess Worldweaver (Ace 0-441-01127-6, Mar 2004, $7.50, 355pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) [Seven Circles] Reprint (Ace 2003) fantasy novel, book three of the “Seven Circles” trilogy.
NIMMO, JENNY (1942- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Blue Boa (Egmont 1-4052-0126-6, 2004, £10.99, 372pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Children of the Red King] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in the “Children of the Red King” quartet.
* +Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy (Scholastic/Orchard 0-439-54526-9, Jul 2004, $9.95, 408pp, hc, cover by Chris Sheeban) [Children of the Red King] Young-adult fantasy novel, the third in “The Children of the Red King” quintet. A magic snake loose in the school makes people invisible. First US edition (Egmont 3/04 as Blue Boa).
* _The Time Twister (Egmont 1-4052-1134-2, Apr 2004, £5.99, 374pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Children of the Red King] Reprint (Egmont 2003) young adult fantasy novel. Volume II of the “Children of the Red King” quartet after Midnight for Charlie Bone.
NIVEN, LARRY; [i.e., Laurence van Cott Niven] (1938- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Flying Sorcerers (with David Gerrold) See entry under David Gerrold.
* _The Mote in God’s Eye (with Jerry E. Pournelle) (Pocket 0-671-74192-6, Feb 2004, $6.99, 560pp, pb, cover by Lee MacLeod) [Mote] Reissue (Simon & Schuster 1974) SF novel; 34th printing.
* *Ringworld’s Children (Tor 0-765-30167-9, Jun 2004, $24.95, 284pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Ringworld] SF novel in the “Ringworld” series, set shortly after The Ringworld Throne. Louis Wu seeks to protect Ringworld from destruction as the Fringe War intensifies.
* _Ringworld’s Children (SFBC #1164364, Jun 2004, $12.49, 284pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Ringworld] Reprint (Tor 2004) SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Ringworld’s Children (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-170-5, Jul 2004, £16.99, 273pp, hc, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Ringworld] Reprint (Tor 2004) SF novel. Fourth in the “Ringworld” series set in the “Known Space” universe. [First U.K. edition]
* _Scatterbrain (Tor 0-765-34047-X, Jul 2004, $6.99, 314pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 2003) collection of recent works by Niven (some collaborations), with five stories, four novel excerpts, and 16 non-fiction pieces.
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* _The Houses of the Kzinti (Baen 0-7434-8825-3, May 2004, $7.99, 579pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Man-Kzin Wars] Reprint (Baen 2002) omnibus/anthology set in Larry Niven’s Known Space universe, with two novellas by Dean Ing previously collected as Cathouse, and fix-up novel The Children’s Hour by Jerry Pournelle & S.M. Stirling.
NIX, GARTH (1963- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Abhorsen (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-052873-7, Feb 2004, $7.99, 518pp, pb, cover by Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) [Abhorsen] Reprint (Eos 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Lirael, third in the series begun in Sabriel.
* _Abhorsen (Collins 0-00-713734-6, Apr 2004, £12.99, 396pp, hc) [Abhorsen] Reprint (HarperCollins/Eos 2003) young-adult fantasy novel. Third in the series. [First U.K. edition]
* _Abhorsen (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-059498-5, Sep 2004, $12.99, 340pp, tp) [Abhorsen] Reprint (Eos 2003) fantasy novel, sequel to Lirael, third in the series begun in Sabriel.
* _Grim Tuesday (Collins 0-00-717503-5, May 2004, £5.99, 390pp, pb) [Keys to the Kingdom] Reprint (Scholastic Australia 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the “Keys to the Kingdom” series. [First U.K. edition]
* _Lirael (Collins 0-00-713733-8, Apr 2004, £6.99, 527pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Abhorsen] Reprint (Allen & Unwin Australia 2001) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the “Abhorsen” series.
* _Lirael (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-059016-5, Sep 2004, $12.99, 464pp, tp) [Abhorsen] Reprint (Allen & Unwin Australia 2001) fantasy novel, sequel to Sabriel.
* _Mister Monday (Collins 0-00-717501-9, Jan 2004, £5.99, 445pp, tp) [Keys to the Kingdom] Reprint (Scholastic 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, the first of seven in “The Keys to the Kingdom”. [First U.K. edition]
* _The Ragwitch (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-050807-8, Apr 2004, $6.99, 391pp, pb, cover by Douglas Mullen) Reprint (Pan Australia 1990) young-adult dark fantasy novel about an evil doll.
* _Sabriel (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-057581-6, Sep 2004, $12.99, 311pp, tp) [Abhorsen] Reprint (HarperCollinsAustralia/Moonstone 1995) fantasy novel. Winner of the 1995 Aurealis Award.
NOEVER, TILL (chron.)

* *Keaen: For Life, For Love, For Liberty (Hades Publications/EDGE 1-894063-08-2, Apr 2004, $14.95, 339pp, tp, cover by David Day) Fantasy novel. A couple in love faces opposition from royal parents and the wrath of magices. Hades/EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing, PO Box 1714, Calgary Alberta Canada T2P 2L7; 403-254-0160; [www.edgewebsite.com].
NOLAN, WILLIAM F(rancis) (1928- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Nightworlds (Leisure 0-8439-5191-5, Dec 2004, $6.99, 355pp, pb) Reprint (Stealth Press 2001 as part of Dark Universe) collection of 22 horror stories, with story notes by Nolan. (Contents)
NORMAN, HOWARD (A.) (1949- ) (chron.)

* *Between Heaven and Earth: Bird Tales from Around the World (with Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) (Harcourt/Gulliver 0-15-201982-0, Oct 2004, $22.00, 78 + ix, hc, cover by Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) Art book/young-adult collection of five bird stories from around the world, illustrated by the Dillons. (Contents)
NORTON, ALICE MARY; see under Norton, Andre (stories) (chron.)
NORTON, ANDRE; [born Alice Mary Norton] (1912-2005); formerly Alice Mary Norton (stories) (chron.)

* *Beast Master Team (with Lyn McConchie) (SFBC #64363, Mar 2004, $12.99, 388pp, hc, cover by Allen Douglas) [Hosteen Storm] Omnibus of two SF novels, sequels to Norton’s The Beast Master: Beast Master’s Ark (2002) and Beast Master’s Circus (2004). This has ISBN 0-7394-4180-9; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
* *Beast Master’s Circus (with Lyn McConchie) (Tor 0-765-30042-7, Feb 2004, $24.95, 301pp, hc, cover by Allen Douglas) [Hosteen Storm] SF novel, the second in a series of sequels to Norton’s The Beast Master.
* _Darkness and Dawn (Baen 0-7434-8831-8, Jun 2004, $7.99, 482pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Baen 2003) omnibus of Daybreak—2250 A.D. (1952 as Star Man’s Son: 2250 A.D. and No Night Without Stars (1975).
* *The Duke’s Ballad (with Lyn McConchie) (Tor 0-765-30636-0, Jan 2005, $24.95, 318pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Witch World] Fantasy novel, the first in a new “Witch World” trilogy.
* *Gods and Androids (Baen 0-7434-8817-2, Apr 2004, $24.00, 409pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Omnibus of two SF novels, Android at Arms (1971) and Wraiths of Time (1976). A Baen MEGA book. (Contents)
* _Lost Lands of Witch World (Tor 0-765-30052-4, Jun 2004, $27.95, 445pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Witch World] Reprint (SFBC 1998 as Chronicles of the Witch World) omnibus of three fantasy novels, the fourth through sixth in the “Witch World” series: Three Against the Witch World (1965), Warlock of the Witch World. (1967), and Sorceress of the Witch World (1968). New introduction by Mercedes Lackey.
* _The Solar Queen (SFBC #61654, Jan 2004, $12.49, 382pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Solar Queen] Reprint (Tor 2003) omnibus of the first two novels in the series, both originally published as by Andrew North: Sargasso of Space (1955) and Plague Ship (1966). This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _The Solar Queen (Tor 0-765-30055-9, Oct 2004, $14.95, 382pp, tp, cover by Julie Bell) [Solar Queen] Reprint (Tor 2003) omnibus of the first two novels in the series about Dane Thorson and the Free Trader spaceship crew: Sargasso of Space (1955) and Plague Ship (1956).
* *Witch World: Swords & Spells (SFBC #1166844, Aug 2004, $14.99, 482pp, hc, cover by Scott Grimando) [Witch World] Omnibus of three fantasy novels, the 10th, 15th, and 19th in the “Witch World” series: Trey of Swords (1977), ’Ware Hawk (1983), and The Gate of the Cat (1987). (Contents)
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* _Fantastic Cat (with Martin H. Greenberg) (ibooks/BP Books 0-7434-8726-5, Jul 2004, $11.95, 318pp, tp, cover by Braldt Bralds) Reprint (DAW 1991 as Catfantastic II) anthlogy of 18 stories.
NOTKIN, DEBORAH L., ed. (chron.)

* _The James Tiptree Award Anthology 1 (with Jeffrey D. Smith, Karen Joy Fowler & Pat Murphy) See entry under Karen Joy Fowler.
NOYES, DEBORAH, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* *Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales (Candlewick Press 0-7636-2243-5, Sep 2004, $15.99, 241pp, hc, cover by Gary Kelley) Young-adult original anthology of ten stories. Authors include Joan Aiken, M.T. Anderson, Neil Gaiman, and Garth Nix. Illustrated by Gary Kelley (Contents)
NYE, JODY LYNN (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Doona (with Anne McCaffrey) See entry under Anne McCaffrey.
* *The Lady and the Tiger (Ace 0-441-01148-9, Mar 2004, $6.50, 346pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [*Taylor’s Ark] SF novel, third in the “Taylor’s Ark” series.
* _Myth Alliances (with Robert Lynn Asprin) See entry under Robert Lynn Asprin.
* _Myth-taken Identity (with Robert Lynn Asprin) See entry under Robert Lynn Asprin.
OATES, JOYCE CAROL (1938- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Small Avalanches and Other Stories (HarperTempest 0-06-001219-6, Mar 2004, $7.99, 392pp, tp, cover by Adam Gaynor) Reprint (HarperTempest 2003) young-adult collection of 12 stories.
OBENZINGER, HILTON (chron.)

* *A*Hole (Soft Skull Press 1-932360-46-8, Sep 2004, $12.95, 203pp, tp) Fantasy/surrealistic novel. Order from Soft Skull Press, 71 Bond Street, Brooklyn NY 11217; [www.softskull.com].
O’BRIEN, JUDITH (chron.)

* _Mary Jane (Marvel 0-7851-1440-8, Jun 2004, $8.99, 215pp, tp) [Spider-Man] Reprint (Marvel 2003) young-adult novelization, retelling the Spider-Man story from his girlfriend’s point of view.
O’BRIEN, KEVIN L., ed. (stories) (chron.)

* *Eldritch Blue: Love & Sex in the Cthulhu Mythos (Lindisfarne Press/Cairnsford Tome 0-9740297-5-0, Mar 2004, $21.00, 318pp, tp, cover by Susan McAdam) Anthology of 20 erotic Lovecraftian stories, ten apparently original, and one poem. Introduction by Robert M. Price. Authors include Stephen Mark Rainey, Ramsey Campbell, and H.P. Lovecraft. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.clare.ltd.new.net], or from Lindisfarne Press, 3140 South Peoria Street, Suite 157, Aurora CO 80014-3155. (Contents)
O’DAY-FLANNERY, CONSTANCE (chron.)

* *Shifting Love (Tor 0-765-34889-6, Nov 2004, $6.99, 325pp, pb) Fantasy romance novel, first volume in Tor’s fantasy romance line. A shapeshifter feels forbidden love for a rich man with a political destiny.
ODOM, MEL(vin Lewis, III) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Destruction of the Books (Tor 0-765-30723-5, Jul 2004, $25.95, 381pp, hc, cover by Tim Hildebrandt & Greg Hildebrandt) [Rover] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Rover. The aging librarian Wick sends his assistant Juhg to investigate a goblin threat.
O’DONNELL, DARREN (chron.)

* *Your Secrets Sleep With Us (Coach House Books 1-55245-138-0, Apr 2004, $14.95, 213pp, tp) Near-future SF/fantasy novel. Canada is hit with an influx of troublemaking American refugees. A first novel. Coach House Books, 401 Huron Street (rear) on bpNichol Lane, Toronto Ontario Canada M5S 2G5; [www.chbooks.com]; [mail@chbooks.com].

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