The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

Books, Listed by Author

TRAUTVETTER, JANET (chron.)

• * *World of Darkness: Dark Ages: Toreador (White Wolf 1-58846-833-X, Dec 2003, $6.99, 288pp, pb, cover by John Bolton) [World of Darkness: Dark Ages: Clan] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, the ninth “Clan” novel in the “Dark Ages” series. Copyrighted by White Wolf.

TRAVISS, KAREN (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *City of Pearl (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-054169-5, Mar 2004, $6.99, 392pp, pb) [City of Pearl] SF novel. A human colony co-existing with previously unknown aliens fears re-contact with Earth. A first novel.
• * *Crossing the Line (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-054170-9, Nov 2004, $7.50, 373pp, pb) [City of Pearl] SF novel, sequel to City of Pearl. Forces from Earth spark a new war at Cavanagh’s Star.
• * *Star Wars: Republic Commando: Hard Contact (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-47827-4, Nov 2004, $6.99, 293pp, pb) [Star Wars: Republic Commando] Star Wars novelization based on the video game based on the universe of the movies. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

TREMBLAY, PAUL G. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Compositions for the Young and Old (Wildside Press/Prime Books/House of Dominion 1-930997-43-4, Jul 2004, $15.00, 209pp, pb, cover by David Ho) Collection of 20 horror and fantasy stories, seven original. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.primebooks.net], or from Dominion, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928. (Contents)

TROOP, ALAN F. (chron.)

• * *The Seadragon’s Daughter (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46007-3, Dec 2004, $6.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Kovec) [Dragon Delasangre] Fantasy novel, third in “The Dragon Delasangre” series.

TSOURAS, PETER G., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dixie Victorious: An Alternate History of the Civil War (Military Book Club/SFBC #65856, 2004, $12.99, 272pp, hc, cover by Don Troiani) Reprint (Greenhill Books UK 2004) original anthology of ten alternate history “stories” in the form of historical essays written as if the alternate events actually took place. Each is accompanied by bibliography, notes, and a discussion of what really happened. (Contents)

TUBB, E(dwin) C(harles) (1919- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * +De Bracy’s Drug (Gryphon Books 1-58250-065-7, Jul 2004, $15.00, 97pp, tp, cover by Sydney Jordan) SF novella. The introduction by Philip Harbottle puts the book in historical context. “Gryphon SF Re-Discovery Series” #48. First US edition (Scion 1953 as by Volsted Gridban). Available from Gryphon Books, PO Box 209, Brooklyn NY 11228-0209; [www.gryphonbooks.com].
• * *Footsteps of Angels (Gryphon Books 1-58250-066-5, Jul 2004, $20.00, 160pp, tp, cover by Sydney Jordan) SF novel. A wealthy entrepreneur seeks a cure for a disease spreading throughout the solar system. Introduction by Philip Harbottle. “Gryphon SF Re-Discovery Series” #49. Available from Gryphon Books, PO Box 209, Brooklyn NY 11228-0209; [www.gryphonbooks.com].

TUCKER, JEFFREY ALLEN (chron.)

• * *A Sense of Wonder: Samuel R. Delany, Race, Identity, and Difference (Wesleyan University Press 0-8195-6689-6, Jul 2004, $24.95, 344 + xiv, tp, cover by Jeff Doten) Critical examination of Delany’s work, based on the author’s 1997 Ph.D. thesis. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. A hardcover edition (-65688-8, $70.00) was announced but not seen. Order from University Press of New England, Order Dept., 37 Lafayette St., Lebanon NH 03766-1405; 800-421-1561; [www.wesleyan.edu/wespress]. Leslie Starr, mktg mgr. [lstarr@wesleyan.edu]. [Delany]

TUCKER, NICHOLAS (chron.)

• * +Inside the World of Philip Pullman: Darkness Visible (ibooks 0-7434-9819-4, Oct 2004, $12.95, 207pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference, a guide to Pullman’s works, with synopses and brief discussions of possible influences. First US edition (Wizard Books 11/03 as Darkness Visible: Inside the World of Philip Pullman).

TUNNELL, MICHAEL O. (chron.)

• * *Wishing Moon (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-47193-6, Jun 2004, $17.99, 266pp, hc, cover by Jo Tronc) Young-adult fantasy. An orphan girl finds Aladdin’s lamp.

TURGON, ed. (chron.)

• * *The Tolkien Fan’s Medieval Reader (Cold Spring Press 1-59360-011-9, May 2004, $14.95, 396pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference anthology of 17 medieval texts that influenced Tolkien, with brief discussions of Tolkien’s relationship to each. Works are modern English, mostly prose translations of works including “Beowulf”, “The Green Knight”, the “Prose Edda” of Snorri Stuluson, and several of The Canterbury Tales by Chaucer. Comments on other translations and suggestions for further reading are also provided. Foreword by Verlyn Flieger. Turgon writes for TheOneRing.net, “The Internet’s #1 Tolkien Fan Website”; this is copyrighted by David E. Smith. Available from Cold Spring Press, PO Box 284, Cold Spring Harbor NY 11724; [Jopenroad@aol.com]. [Tolkien]

TUROWSKI, ERIC (stories) (chron.)

• * *21st Century Pulp (iUniverse/Scarlet Letter Press 0-595-29860-5, Jan 2004, $13.95, 171pp, tp, cover by Eric Turowski) Original collection of seven stories, three reprints, written in the pulp tradition, but mixing genres. One essay comments on “What is 21st Century Pulp?”. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.iuniverse.com], or from iUniverse, 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln NE 68512. (Contents)

TURTELTAUB, H. N.; pseudonym of Harry Turtledove, (1949- ) (chron.)

• * *Owls to Athens (Tor/Forge 0-765-30038-9, Dec 2004, $25.95, 382pp, hc, cover by John Blackford) Associational historical novel. Turteltaub is a pen name for Harry Turtledove.

TURTLEDOVE, HARRY (Norman) (1949- ); see pseudonym H. N. Turteltaub (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *3 x T (Baen 0-7434-8835-0, Jul 2004, $25.00, 698pp, hc, cover by Kurt Miller) Omnibus of one novel and two collections: novel Noninterference (1988), Kaleidoscope (1990), and Earthgrip (1991). A Baen Mega book. (Contents)
• * _Advance and Retreat (Baen 0-7434-8820-2, Apr 2004, $7.99, 484pp, pb, cover by Tom Kidd) [War Between the Provinces] Reprint (Baen 2002) fantasy novel, third in the series begun in Sentry Peak.
• * _American Empire: The Victorious Opposition (NEL 0-340-82014-4, Feb 2004, £7.99, 675pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [American Empire] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) alternate-history SF novel, third in the trilogy, itself a sequel to “The Great War” saga.
• * _American Empire: The Victorious Opposition (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44424-8, May 2004, $7.99, 618pp, pb) [American Empire] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) SF alternate-history novel, third in a series sequel to the “Great War” saga.
• * _Conan of Venarium (Tor 0-765-34388-6, Jul 2004, $6.99, 269pp, pb, cover by Julie Bell) [Conan] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novelization based on the character created by Robert E. Howard. Copyrighted by Conan Properties.
• * *Curious Notions (Tor 0-765-30694-8, Oct 2004, $23.95, 272pp, hc, cover by Kazuhiko Sano) [Crosstime Traffic] SF novel, second in the “Crosstime Traffic” series. Crosstime agents run a store in a San Francisco in an alternate world where Germany won WWI and now dominates the world.
• * *Days of Infamy (Penguin/New American Library 0-451-21307-6, Nov 2004, $24.95, 440pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) Alternate-history SF novel set in a world where Japan invaded Hawaii during WWII.
• * _Gunpowder Empire (Tor 0-765-34609-5, Oct 2004, $6.99, 286pp, pb, cover by Kazuhiko Sano) [Crosstime Traffic] Reprint (Tor 2003) alternate-world SF novel, first in the “Crosstime Traffic” series. Originally published as for young adults.
• * *Homeward Bound (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45846-X, Jan 2005, $26.95, 597pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) Alternate-history SF novel following the “Worldwar” and “Colonization” series. Humans manage to reach the homeworld of the Race, Earth’s alien invaders.
• * _In the Presence of Mine Enemies (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45959-8, Nov 2004, $7.99, 507pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) Reprint (NAL 2003) alternate-history SF novel set in a world where the Nazis won WWII.
• * _Jaws of Darkness (Tor 0-765-34318-5, Mar 2004, $7.99, 655pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Darkness] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel, fifth in the “Darkness” series.
• * _Jaws of Darkness (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-6852-X, May 2004, £6.99, 576pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Darkness] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel, fifth in a series paralleling WW2. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Out of the Darkness (Tor 0-765-30438-4, Apr 2004, $27.95, 524pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Darkness] Fantasy novel, sixth in the “Darkness” series.
• * *Settling Accounts: Return Engagement (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45723-4, Aug 2004, $26.95, 623pp, hc) [Settling Accounts] Alternate-history novel, first in a new series sequel to the “Great War” and “American Empire” series. The Confederate States of America attacks the United States of America, even as WWII looms.
• * _Settling Accounts: Return Engagement (SFBC #1169828, Sep 2004, $13.49, 623pp, hc) [Settling Accounts] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) alternate-history novel, first in a new series sequel to the ’Great War’ and ’American Empire’ series.
• * _Settling Accounts: Return Engagement (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-82685-1, Oct 2004, £18.99, 623pp, hc, cover by Martin McKenna) [Settling Accounts] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 2004) alternate-history SF novel. First volume in a new series sequel to the “Great War” and “American Empire” series. [First U.K. edition]

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• * _Alternate Generals II (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Baen 0-7434-7186-5, Mar 2004, $7.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Dru Blair) Reprint (Baen 2002) original anthology of stories of alternate military history. Greenberg is only mentioned on the copyright page.
• * *The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46094-4, Jan 2005, $17.95, 425 + xiii, tp) Anthology of 18 time-travel stories. Authors include Ursula K. Le Guin, Robert Silverberg, Jack Finney, and Arthur C. Clarke. Introduction by Turtledove. (Contents)
• * *The First Heroes: New Tales of the Bronze Age (with Noreen Doyle) (Tor 0-765-30286-1, May 2004, $25.95, 368pp, hc, cover by Peter Fiore) Original anthology of 14 historical fantasy stories about the Bronze Age. Authors include Gene Wolfe, Lois Tilton, and Poul Anderson. (Contents)

TUTTLE, LISA (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *My Death (PS Publishing 1-902880-90-0, Oct 2004, £10.00, 93 + vii, tp, cover by Mark Harrison) Horror novella about a biographer obsessed with her elusive subject’s self-portrait. Introduction by Thomas Tessier. This is a limited edition of 500 signed by Tuttle; a hardcover edition of 300 (-89-7, £25.00) signed by Tuttle and Tessier is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Hamilton House, 4 Park Ave., Harrogate, HG2 9BQ, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

TWAIN, MARK; pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, (1835-1910) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Graphic Classics, Volume Eight: Mark Twain (Eureka Productions 0-9712464-8-3, Jan 2004, $9.95, 144pp, tp, cover by George Sellas) Illustrated anthology/graphic novel with 15 illustrated or comic-style adaptations of works by Twain, including “The Mysterious Stranger” adapted by Rick Geary and “A Ghost Story” adapted by Anton Emdin. Eureka Productions, 8778 Oak Grove Road, Mount Horeb WI 53572; [www.graphicclassics.com]. (Contents)

TYERS, KATHY; [i.e., Kathleen Luanne Moore Tyers] (1952- ) (chron.)

• * _Firebird: A Trilogy (Bethany House 0-7642-2927-3, Dec 2004, $14.99, 271pp, tp) [Firebird] Reprint (SFBC 2000) omnibus of three SF novels in the trilogy: Firebird (1987), Fusion Fire (1988), and Crown of Fire (2000). These all follow the revised text of the Bethany House editions.
• * _Shivering World (Bethany House 0-7642-2676-2, Mar 2004, $12.99, 398pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1991) SF novel. This has been revised, and has a 2004 copyright. Order from Baker Book House, PO Box 6287, Grand Rapids MI 49516-6287; 616-676-9185; orders 800-877-2665; [www.bethanyhouse.com].

TYLER, ALISON, ed.; pseudonym of Elise Title, (1943- ) (chron.)

• * _Naughty Fairy Tales from A to Z (Penguin/Plume 0-452-28555-0, Sep 2004, $14.00, 202pp, tp, cover by Roxanna Bikadoroff) Reprint (Venus Book Club 2003, not seen) original anthology of 26 erotic retellings of fairy tales, fables, and nursery rhymes, all short and many not fantastic.

TYLER, J. E. A. (chron.)

• * _The Complete Tolkien Companion (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-33912-7, Nov 2004, $17.95, 715pp, tp, cover by Ted Nasmith) Reprint (Pan 1976 as The Tolkien Companion) reference, an encyclopedic guide to persons, places, and things in Tolkien’s books. This follows the 2003 St. Martin’s hardcover edition, still copyrighted 1976, but with a “Foreword to the Third Edition” and revised from the previous edition. A Thomas Dunne book. [Tolkien]

TYSON, DONALD (1954- ) (chron.)

• * *Necronomicon: The Wanderings of Alhazred (Llewellyn 0-7387-0627-2, Dec 2004, $17.95, 269 + xviii, tp) Associational re-creation of the book of magic invented by H.P. Lovecraft. [Lovecraft]

UNDERWOOD, LAURA J. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Chronicles of the Last War (Yard Dog Press 1-893687-60-0, Mar 2004, $18.00, 370pp, tp, cover by David Deen) [Ard-Taebh] Original collection of two stories and the short novel The Black Hunter (previously published in electronic format) in Underword’s Celtic/Keltoran tales of the kingdom of Ard-Taebh. Order from Yard Dog Press, 710 W. Redbud Lane, Alma AR 72921-7247; e-mail: [srosen.lstran@juno.com]; website: [www.yarddogpress.com]; add $2.00 postage. (Contents)

VALENTE, CATHERYNNE M. (chron.)

• * *The Labyrinth (Wildside Press/Prime Books 1-894815-65-3, Aug 2004, $29.95, 181pp, hc, cover by Aurélien Police) Fantasy novel. Introduction by Jeff VanderMeer. A first novel. Prime Books, PO Box 36503, Canton OH 44735; [www.primebooks.com]. Sean Wallace [saw@neo.rr.com].

VALENTINE, JAMES (chron.)

• * _JumpMan: Rule 1: Don’t Touch Anything (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55058-2, Jun 2004, £4.99, 279pp, tp, cover by Spencer Wilson) Reprint (Random House Australia 2002) humorous young-adult time-travel novel, first in a series. A first novel. [First U.K. edition]

VALKA, JEFFREY (stories) (chron.)

• * *Dragonfly Heart (iUniverse 0-595-32189-5, Jul 2004, $13.95, 173pp, tp, cover by Mike Bohatch) Original collection of 77 short stories/vignettes, ten reprints. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.iuniverse.com], or from iUniverse, 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln NE 68512. (Contents)

VALLEJO, BORIS (1941- ) (chron.)

• * *Fantasy Workshop: A Practical Guide (with Julie Bell) (Paper Tiger 1-84340-118-5, Oct 2003, £20.00, 128pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) Art book. This is dated 2003, but not seen until now.
• * _Sketchbook (with Julie Bell) (Paper Tiger 1-84340-222-X, Aug 2004, £14.99, 160pp, tp, cover by Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell) Reprint (Paper Tiger 2001) art book. Text by Nigel Suckling.

van BELKOM, EDO (1962- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Wolf Pack (Tundra 0-88776-669-2, Oct 2004, $12.95, 182pp, tp, cover by Cindy Reichle) [Wolf Pack] Young-adult werewolf novel. A forest ranger takes in orphan wolf cubs that turn out to be shapeshifters.

VANCE, JACK; [i.e., John Holbrook Vance] (1916- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Emphyrio (ibooks 0-7434-9775-9, Jan 2005, $11.95, 315pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Doubleday 1969) SF novel.
• * _The Languages of Pao (ibooks 0-7434-8714-1, Aug 2004, $11.95, 220pp, tp, cover by Scott Grimando) Reprint (Avalon 1958) SF novel. This follows the revised text of the Vance Integral Edition.
• * *Lurulu (Tor 0-312-86727-1, Dec 2004, $22.95, 204pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Gaean Reach] SF novel, sequel to Ports of Call, continuing the Wodehousian adventures of an interplanetary con man.
• * _To Live Forever (ibooks 0-7434-7921-1, Mar 2004, $11.95, 267pp, tp, cover by Scott Grimando) Reprint (Ballantine 1956) SF novel.

VanderMEER, JEFF(rey Scott) (1968- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _City of Saints and Madmen (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-3396-7, Apr 2004, £12.99, 290pp, tp, cover by Scott Eagle) [Ambergris] Reprint (Wildside Press/Cosmos 2001) collection of four surreal novellas, some revised, set in VanderMeer’s city of Ambergris. Introduction by Michael Moorcock. This follows the 2002 Prime edition with the appendix of added material, but adds two new stories: “The Exchange” and “Learning to Leave the Flesh”. This omits the pamphlet with the decrypted story. A hardcover edition (-3395-9, £17.99) was announced but not seen. (Contents) [First U.K. edition]
• * *Secret Life (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-27-4, Jun 2004, $24.95, 305pp, hc, cover by Scott Eagle) Collection of 23 stories, three original, plus one significantly revised from previous online publication. Five stories, including one original, are set in the world of Ambergris. The author provides notes on the writing of each piece. Introduction by Jeffrey Ford. Order from Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com]. (Contents)
• * _Veniss Underground (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41892-0, Nov 2004, £6.99, 304pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Veniss] Reprint (Prime Books 2003) near-future SF novel with elements of dark fantasy of a devastated Earth where the mysterious Quin bio-engineers new sentient species. This edition adds related short story “Balzac’s War” from 1997. (Contents)
• * *Why Should I Cut Your Throat? Excursions into the Worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror (MonkeyBrain Books 1-932265-11-2, Oct 2004, $15.95, 332pp, tp, cover by Scott Eagle) Non-fiction collection of 38 essays on writing, reviews, criticism, and more. MonkeyBrain, 11204 Crossland Dr., Austin TX 78726; [info@monkeybrainbooks.com]; [www.monkeybrainbooks.com].

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• * _The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases (with Mark Roberts) (Macmillan UK 1-4050-4960-X, Nov 2004, £12.99, 297pp, hc) Reprint (Night Shade Books 2003) original anthology, a fake disease guide listing 59 diseases, as described by authors including Michael Moorcock, Neil Gaiman, Gahan Wilson, and Paul Di Filippo. [First U.K. edition]

VANDE VELDE, VIVIAN (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Heir Apparent (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-205125-2, Jun 2004, $6.95, 315pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Harcourt 2002) young-adult SF novel about a virtual reality fantasy game.
• * *Now You See It... (Harcourt 0-15-205311-5, Jan 2005, $17.00, 275pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Young-adult fantasy novel. Wendy finds glasses that let her see things no one else can.
• * _Wizard at Work (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-205309-3, Aug 2004, $5.95, 134pp, pb, cover by Greg Swearingen) Reprint (Harcourt 2003) young-adult fantasy novel.

VAN GELDER, GORDON (Mark), ed. (1966- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *In Lands That Never Were: Tales of Swords and Sorcery from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (Thunder’s Mouth 1-56858-314-1, Sep 2004, $15.95, 395 + xi, tp, cover by Dariusz Jasiczak) Anthology of 12 sword & sorcery stories originally published in F&SF. Authors include Fritz Leiber, Pat Murphy, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Jeffrey Ford. (Contents)