The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004
Books, Listed by Author
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- STRAUB, PETER (Francis) (stories) (chron.) (continued)
- * _Houses Without Doors (Penguin/Signet 0-451-17082-2, Sep 2004, $7.99, 454pp, pb) Reissue (Grafton 1990) collection. Fifth printing.
- * *In the Night Room (Random House 1-4000-6252-7, Oct 2004, $21.95, 330pp, hc) [Talisman] Horror novel, sequel to Black House. Tim Underhill encounters ghosts and a character from his latest work in progress.
- * _In the Night Room (HarperCollins UK 0-00-718440-9, Nov 2004, £17.99, 330pp, hc) [Tim Underhill; Tom Pasmore] Reprint (Random House 2004) horror novel, a sequel to lost boy lost girl. [First U.K. edition]
- * _In the Night Room (SFBC #1176781, Jan 2005, $13.99, 330pp, hc) Reprint (Random House 2004) horror novel, sequel to lost boy lost girl. This is similar to the Random House edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _Koko (Penguin/Signet 0-451-16214-5, Sep 2004, $7.99, 595pp, pb) [Blue Rose; Tim Underhill] Reissue (Dutton 1988) associational novel, winner of the World Fantasy Award. 17th printing.
- * _lost boy lost girl (HarperCollins UK 0-00-714231-5, Jun 2004, £6.99, 447pp, pb) [Tim Underhill; Tom Pasmore] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2003) ghost story with ties to The Throat, Mystery, and Koko.
- * _lost boy lost girl (Ballantine 0-449-14991-9, Oct 2004, $7.99, 336pp, pb) [Tim Underhill; Tom Pasmore] Reprint (Random House 2003) ghost story featuring novelist Timothy Underhill from Koko and The Throat and PI Tom Pasmore from Mystery and The Throat. An international edition (same information) was scheduled for June but not seen.
- * _Mystery (Penguin/Signet 0-451-16869-0, Sep 2004, $7.99, 545pp, pb) Reissue (Dutton 1989) thriller with minor supernatural elements. 14th printing.
- * _The Throat (Penguin/Signet 0-451-17918-8, Sep 2004, $7.99, 697pp, pb) Reissue (Dutton 1993) associational thriller. Seventh printing.
- STRAUSS, VICTORIA (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *The Burning Land (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-97891-1, Feb 2004, $24.95, 481pp, hc, cover by Mark Harrison) Fantasy novel. Religious rulers seek to retrieve renegade mages from their desert Refuge.
- * _The Burning Land (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-81772-1, Dec 2004, $7.99, 545pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) Reprint (Eos 2004) fantasy novel.
- STRICKLAND, (William) BRAD(ley) (1947- ) (chron.)
- * _The Drum, the Doll, and the Zombie (with John Bellairs) See entry under John Bellairs.
- * *Mars Year One: Marooned! (with Thomas E. Fuller) (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-86400-0, Jun 2004, $4.99, 182pp, hc, cover by Michael Koelsch) [Mars Year One] Young-adult SF novel, the first in a trilogy about specially selected teens at an experimental Mars colony in 2089.
- * *Mars Year One: Missing! (with Thomas E. Fuller) (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-86401-9, Sep 2004, $4.99, 171pp, hc, cover by Michael Koelsch) [Mars Year One] Young-adult SF novel, second in a trilogy about teens on Mars in 2085.
- * _The Specter from the Magicians Museum (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240264-8, Aug 2004, $5.99, 149pp, tp, cover by Brett Helquist) [Lewis Barnavelt] Reissue (Dial 1998) young-adult fantasy/mystery, seventh in the Lewis Barnavelt series created by John Bellairs. Copyrighted by the estate of John Bellairs.
- STRIEBER, (Louis) WHITLEY (1945- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *The Day After Tomorrow (Pocket Star 0-7434-8906-3, May 2004, $6.99, 262pp, pb) Movie novelization. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film. Simultaneous with the UK (Gollancz) edition.
- * *The Day after Tomorrow (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07603-8, May 2004, £6.99, 249pp, pb) Novelization of the movie derived from the non-fiction The Coming Global Superstorm by Strieber and Art Bell (1999). Simultaneous with the US (Pocket Star) edition.
- STROSS, CHARLES (1964- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *The Atrocity Archives (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-25-8, May 2004, $24.95, 273pp, hc, cover by Steve Montiglio) Lovecraftian dark fantasy novel. Nazi experimenters open a gate to another dimension and release an ancient evil. This includes a related original novella, The Concrete Jungle. Order from Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 E. Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [gryphon@goldengryphon.com]. (Contents)
- * *The Family Trade (Tor 0-765-30929-7, Dec 2004, $24.95, 303pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) [Merchant Princes] SF novel, first in the Merchant Princes series. A reporter is transported to a parallel Earth where her true family is in charge.
- * *Iron Sunrise (Ace 0-441-01159-4, Jul 2004, $23.95, 355pp, hc, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Singularity Sky] SF novel, second in the sequence begun in Singularity Sky.
- * _Singularity Sky (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-333-3, Jul 2004, £12.99, 389pp, hc) Reprint (Ace 2003) SF novel. An isolated human colony that suppresses high technology is attacked by an information plague looking for entertainment. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Singularity Sky (Ace 0-441-01179-9, Jul 2004, $7.99, 337pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Singularity Sky] Reprint (Ace 2003) SF novel.
- * *Timelike Diplomacy (SFBC #1167142, Aug 2004, $12.99, 680pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Singularity Sky] Omnibus of two SF novels: Singularity Sky (2003) and Iron Sunrise (2004). This has ISBN 0-7394-4564-2; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
- STROUD, JONATHAN (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *The Amulet of Samarkand (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60599-4, Oct 2003, £12.99, 480pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Bartimaeus Trilogy] Young-adult fantasy novel, book one of the Bartimaeus trilogy. This supposedly appeared simultaneously with the US (Hyperion 10/03) edition, but was not seen until now.
- * _The Amulet of Samarkand (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55029-9, Oct 2004, £5.99, 480pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Bartimaeus Trilogy] Reprint (Hyperion/Miramax; Doubleday UK 2003) young-adult fantasy novel. Book one of The Bartimaeus Trilogy.
- * _The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book One: The Amulet of Samarkand (Hyperion/Miramax 0-78685255-0, 2004, $7.99, 462pp, tp, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Bartimaeus Trilogy] Reprint (Miramax 2003) young-adult contemporary fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy about the djinn Bartimaeus. This is similar to the Miramax edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * *The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book Two: The Golems Eye (Hyperion/Miramax 0-7868-1860-3, Sep 2004, $17.95, 562pp, hc, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Bartimaeus Trilogy] Young-adult contemporary fantasy novel, the second in The Bartimaeus Trilogy about a young magician and the djinn Bartimaeus.
- * _The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book Two: The Golems Eye (SFBC #1171420, Oct 2004, $10.99, 562pp, hc, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Bartimaeus Trilogy] Reprint (Miramax 2004) young-adult contemporary fantasy novel, the second in The Bartimaeus Trilogy about a young magician and his djinn Bartimaeus. This is similar to the Miramax edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * +Buried Fire (Hyperion/Miramax 0-7868-5194-5, Oct 2004, $6.95, 332pp, tp, cover by Greg Call) Young-adult fantasy thriller. Young people suddenly develop frightening magic powers. First US edition (The Bodley Head 1999).
- * *The Golems Eye (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60615-X, Oct 2004, £12.99, ii+570pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Bartimaeus Trilogy] Young-adult fantasy novel. Second book in the Bartimaeus trilogy after The Amulet of Samarkand.
- * +The Leap (Hyperion/Miramax 0-7868-5195-3, Oct 2004, $6.95, 233pp, tp, cover by Alex Ferrari) Young-adult dark fantasy thriller. No one will believe Charlie when she tells them what happened to her best friend, Max. First US edition (Red Fox 2001).
- STUBBS, HARRY CLEMENT (1922-2003); see pseudonym Hal Clement (chron.)
- SULLIVAN, STEPHEN D. (chron.)
- SULLIVAN, THOMAS (William) (1940- ) (chron.)
- * *Dust of Eden (Penguin/Onyx 0-451-41138-2, May 2004, $6.99, 355pp, pb) Supernatural suspense novel. The last deposit of the actual Dust of Eden falls into the hands of the manager of a rest home.
- SULLIVAN, TRICIA (1968- ) (chron.)
- SUMMERS, DAVID LEE, ed. (stories) (chron.)
- * *Hadrosaur Tales Volume XVIII (Hadrosaur Productions 1-885093-30-6, Mar 2004, $5.95, 112+8pp+, tp, cover by Marcia A. Borell) (Contents)
- * *Hadrosaur Tales Volume XIX (Hadrosaur Productions 1-885093-34-9, Jun 2004, $5.95, x+102pp+, tp, cover by Darla Hallmark) (Contents)
- * *Hadrosaur Tales Volume XX (Hadrosaur Productions 1-885093-35-7, Sep 2004, $5.95, vi+108pp, tp, cover by William Nick Johns) (Contents)
- SUNSHINE, LINDA, ed. (chron.)
- * *All Things Alice (Random House/Clarkson Potter 1-4000-5441-9, Oct 2004, $29.95, 352pp, hc) [Alice] Art book, extensively illustrated with images from memorabilia of Lewis Carrolls Alice in Wonderland: books, toys, greeting cards, movie stills, etc. The text is mostly a mix of quotes and short excerpts from the books, with excerpts from Carrolls correspondence and a story not published since 1900; it also includes interesting facts and writings by others about the books.
- SUTCLIFF, ROSEMARY (1920-1992) (chron.)
- * _The Eagle of the Ninth (Oxford University Press 0-19-275392-4, Oct 2004, £5.99, 294pp, tp, cover by Sam Hadley) Reissue (Oxford 1954) associational young-adult novel. A 50th Anniversary Edition.
- SUTTON, DAVID A(mbrose), ed. (1947- ) (chron.)
- SUZUKI, KOJI (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Dark Water (Vertical 1-932234-10-1, Oct 2004, $21.95, 279pp, hc) Collection of seven stories with a framing Prologue and Epilogue. Originally published in Japanese as Honogurai mizu no soko kara (Kadokawa Shoten 1996).
- * _Ring (Vertical 1-932234-41-1, Apr 2004, $13.95, 282pp, tp) [Ring] Reprint (Vertical 2003) horror novel. Translated by Robert B. Rohmer & Glynne Walley from the Japanese Ringu (Kadokawa Shoten 1991).
- * _Ring (HarperCollins UK 0-00-717884-0, Jun 2004, £10.00, 284pp, hc) [Ring] Reprint (Vertical 2003) horror novel, first in a trilogy. Translated by Robert G. Rohmer and Glynne Whalley from Ringu (Kadowaka Shoten, 1991). To be followed by Spiral and Loop. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Spiral (Vertical 1-932234-06-3, May 2004, $24.95, 281pp, hc) [Ring] Horror novel, second in a trilogy after Ring. The ring virus is mutating. Translated by Robert B. Rohmer & Glynne Walley from the Japanese Rasen (Kadokawa Shoten 1995).
- SWAINSTON, STEPH (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *The Year of Our War (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07005-6, Apr 2004, £9.99, 290pp, hc, cover by Edward Miller) [Year of Our War] Fantasy novel. Jant Shira, one of fifty immortals serving the Emperor, must discover the source of the giant insects infesting the world. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-07610-0, £9.99) was announced but not seen.
- SWALLOW, JAMES (stories) (chron.)
- * *Judge Dredd: Eclipse (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-122-6, Sep 2004, $6.99, 246pp, pb, cover by Colin Wilson) [Judge Dredd] Novelization based on the comic book character, Copyrighted by Rebellion A/S. Simultaneous with the UK (Black Flame) edition.
- * *Warhammer 40,000: Blood Angels: Deus Encarmine (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-154-4, Nov 2004, £5.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Phillip Sibbering) [Warhammer 40,000: Blood Angels] Novelization based on the SF roleplaying game. First of a two-book series.
- * +Warhammer 40,000: Blood Angels: Deus Encarmine (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-154-4, Dec 2004, $6.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Phillip Sibbering) [Warhammer 40,000: Blood Angels] Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game, the first in the Blood Angels series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop.
- SWANN, S. ANDREW; pseudonym of S. A. Swiniarski, (1966- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Broken Crescent (DAW 0-7564-0214-X, May 2004, $6.99, 377pp, pb, cover by Chris McGrath) Fantasy novel. A former hacker finds himself in a land of magic.
- * *The Hostile Takeover Trilogy (DAW 0-7564-0249-2, Nov 2004, $7.99, 966pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Hostile Takeover] Omnibus of three novels in the series: Profiteer (1995), Partisan (1995), and Revolutionary (1996). (Contents)
- SWANSCOMBE, WENDY (chron.)
- * *Vamp (Nexus 0-352-33848-2, 2003, £6.99, 244pp, pb) [Dracula] Explicit erotic retelling of Dracula as seen through the diaries of Joanna Harker.
- SWINIARSKI, S(teven) A. (1966- ); see pseudonym S. Andrew Swann (stories) (chron.)
- SZPINDEL, ISAAC, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- SZUMSKYJ, BEN(jamin) J. S. (1982- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Fritz Leiber and H.P. Lovecraft: Writers of the Dark (with S. T. Joshi) (Wildside Press 0-8095-0078-7, Feb 2004, $19.95, 323pp, tp) Non-fiction collection of materials related to Lovecrafts influence on Leiber, including letters from Lovecraft to Leiber, eight Lovecraftian stories and one poem by Leiber, and 10 essays by Leiber on Lovecraft. There is an introduction by Ben J.S. Szumskyj and an afterword by S.T. Joshi. 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) [Leiber, Lovecraft]
- TAKAHASHI, GENICHIRO (chron.)
- * *Sayonara, Gansters (Vertical 1-932234-05-5, Apr 2004, $19.95, 311pp, hc) Satirical near-future SF/postmodern/surreal fantasy novel narrated by a poetry teacher involved with a terrorist group thats assassinating US presidents one after another. This is the first English-language edition, translated by Michael Emmerich from the Japanese Sayounara Gyangu-tachi (Kodansha 1982).
- TAKUJI, MURAKAMI (1934- ); see pseudonym Taku Mayumura (chron.)
- TAN, CECILIA, ed. (stories) (chron.)
- * *Erotic Fantastic (Circlet Press 1-885865-44-9, Sep 2003, $19.95, 344pp, tp, cover by Janet Bruesselbach) Anthology of 23 erotic SF and fantasy stories, a selection of the best previously published by Circlet in its first decade, 1992-2002. This is dated 2003, but not seen until now. (Contents)
- TAN, SHAUN (Chi Yeong) (1974- ) (chron.)
- * +Memorial (with Gary Crew) (Simply Read Books 1-8949-6508-6, Apr 2004, $16.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Shaun Tan) Associational art/picture book written by Crew and illustrated by Tan. First US edition (Lothian 2/99); the earlier copyright is missing. Available from Simply Read Books, 501-5525 West Boulevard, Vancouver BC Canada V6M 3W6; [www.simplyreadbooks.com]; 604-727-2960.
- TANNING, DOROTHEA (chron.)
- * *Chasm: A Weekend (Overlook Press 1-58567-584-9, Sep 2004, $22.95, 156pp, hc) Surreal gothic fantasy novel. Guests at a country house find themselves overtaken by strange obsessions. A first novel by a noted artist.
- TARR, JUDITH (1955- ); see pseudonym Caitlin Brennan (stories) (chron.)
- * _Kingdom of the Grail (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46004-9, Oct 2004, $7.99, 490pp, pb, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) Reprint (Roc 2000) post-Arthurian fantasy novel inspired by The Song of Roland.
- * *Queen of the Amazons (Tor 0-765-30395-7, Mar 2004, $24.95, 320pp, hc, cover by Rick Berry) Historical novel with fantasy elements. The daughter of Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, is compelled to meet Alexander the Great in Persia.
- * _Queen of the Amazons (Tor 0-765-30396-5, Jan 2005, $13.95, 320pp, tp, cover by Rick Berry) Reprint (Tor 2004) historical novel with fantasy elements.
- * *Rite of Conquest (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46002-2, Oct 2004, $16.00, 375pp, tp, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [Rite of Conquest] Historical novel with fantasy elements, the story of William the Conqueror.
- TATAR, MARIA, ed. (chron.)
- * *The Annotated Brothers Grimm (Norton 0-393-05848-4, Jun 2004, $35.00, 462 + xlvii, hc) Anthology of 46 fairy tales, annotated and with a preface by Tatar. Introduction by A.S. Byatt. Color illustrations by various artists are included.
- * _The Annotated Brothers Grimm (SFBC #1164558, Nov 2004, $27.99, 462pp, hc) Reprint (Norton 2004) anthology of 46 fairy tales, annotated and with an introduction by Tatar. This is similar to the Norton edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- TAUBOLD, RICK (chron.)
- * *More Than Magick (Medallion Press 0-9743639-8-7, Sep 2004, $6.99, 451pp, pb, cover by Adam Mock) Science fantasy novel. A new college grad must save a magical world. Medallion Press, 225 Seabreeze Ave., Palm Beach FL 33480; [www.medallion press.com].
- TAYLOR, G. P. (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _Shadowmancer (Faber and Faber 0-571-22199-8, Oct 2003, £14.99, 308pp, hc, cover by Ghost) Reprint (Mount 2002) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * +Shadowmancer (Putnam 0-399-24256-2, Apr 2004, $16.99, 275pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy adventure novel with strong Christian overtones. Three young people oppose a wicked vicar using black magic to make himself more powerful than God. Originally self-published in the UK. A first novel. First US edition (Mount Publishing 2003; Faber and Faber 10/03).
- * _Shadowmancer (SFBC #1171300, Oct 2004, $9.99, 275pp, hc) Reprint (Mount Publishing 2003) young-adult fantasy adventure novel with strong Christian overtones. This is similar to the Putnam edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * *Wormwood (Faber and Faber 0-571-22150-5, Jun 2004, £6.99, 312pp, tp, cover by Ghost) Young-adult dark fantasy novel.
- * +Wormwood (Penguin/Putnam 0-399-24257-0, Sep 2004, $17.99, 259pp, hc) Young-adult dark fantasy. A scientist and his housemaid in 1756 London battle evil forces after an ancient book of power. First US edition (Faber and Faber 6/04).
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