The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

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Primavera Francesca Lia Block (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240067-X, Jan 2004, $6.99, 189pp, tp) [Ecstasia]; Reprint (Roc 1994) fantasy novel, sequel to Ecstasia, repackaged for young adults.

Wasteland Francesca Lia Block (HarperCollins/Cotler 0-06-440839-6, Oct 2004, $7.99, 150pp, tp, cover by Suza Scalora); Reprint (Cotler 2003) young-adult quasi-fantasy novel.

Weetzie Bat Francesca Lia Block (HarperCollins 0-06-073625-9, Jul 2004, $7.99, 109pp, tp, cover by Suza Scalora) [Weetzie Bat]; Reprint (Harper & Row 1990) young-adult contemporary fantasy novella, first in the “Weetzie Bat” series.

Story Time Edward Bloor (Harcourt 0-15-204670-4, Apr 2004, $17.00, 424pp, hc, cover by Kelly Eismann); Young-adult horror. A school that focuses on high test scores may have demons.

Drown in Fear Elizabeth Blue (PublishAmerica 1-4137-1866-3, Apr 2004, $19.95, 221pp, tp); Horror novel. A deadly menace lurks in the James River: an inhuman woman who eats men. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.publishamerica.com].

How Long Is Forever Richard Bollhorst (PublishAmerica 1-4137-1561-3, May 2004, $16.95, 221pp, tp); SF time-travel novel. Rick invents a time machine and falls in love with a woman from 1864 with a mystery to uncover. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.publishamerica.com].

Doctor Illuminatus Martin Booth (Little Brown 0-316-15575-6, Oct 2004, $14.99, 173pp, hc, cover by Kim McGillivray) [Alchemist’s Son]; Young-adult fantasy novel, the first in “The Alchemist’s Son”. Brothers find a medieval boy who has slept for 600 years, and warns of danger. First US edition (Puffin UK 6/03).

The Raven Warrior Alice Borchardt (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44402-7, Sep 2004, $7.50, 556pp, pb, cover by Scott McKowen) [Tales of Guinevere]; Reprint (Bantam Press UK 2003) fantasy novel, second in “The Tales of Guinevere” after The Dragon Queen.

The Aleph and Other Stories Jorge Luis Borges (Penguin Classics 0-14-243788-3, Aug 2004, $14.00, 210 + xiii, tp, cover by M. C. Escher); Reprint (Viking 1998 as part of Collected Fictions) collection of 43 stories, most originally collected as El aleph (1949) and the prose pieces from The Maker (1960). This has the notes and translation by Andrew Hurley from Collection Fictions, and Hurley’s introduction from the Penguin UK (2000) edition of this collection.

A Universal History of Iniquity Jorge Luis Borges (Penguin Classics 0-14-243789-1, Aug 2004, $12.00, 100 + xii, tp, cover by M. C. Escher); Reprint (Viking 1998 as part of Collected Fictions) collection of nine stories, originally published in Spanish as Historia universal de la infamia (Emece Argentina 1935). This has the notes and translation by Andrew Hurley from Collection Fictions, and Hurley’s introduction from the Penguin UK (20010) edition of this collection.

Solar Labyrinth: Exploring Gene Wolfe’s Book of the New Sun Robert Borski (iUniverse 0-595-31729-4, Jun 2004, $17.95, 188 + xiii, tp, cover by Robert Borski); Non-fiction, reference, a guide to the literary puzzles in Gene Wolfe’s “Book of the New Sun”. Portions previously appeared in The New York Review of Science Fiction and online. Includes notes, appendix, and a selected bibliography. 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.

Yesterday Knocks Noel Boston (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-049-2, Jan 2003, $45.00, 143 + xii, hc, cover by Paul Lowe); Collection of 11 ghost stories; five were originally published in the privately printed Yesterday Knocks (Dereham: G. Arthur Coleby 1953). This adds six more stories published in Supernatural Tales. Appreciation of Boston by Lionel & Patricia Fanthorpe. This is a limited edition of 500; it is dated 2003, but not seen until now.

World of Darkness: Vampire: The Clan Novel Saga, Vol. 4: End Games ed. Philippe Boulle (White Wolf 1-58846-854-2, Apr 2004, $17.99, 592pp, tp, cover by John Van Fleet) [World of Darkness: Vampire: Clan]; Omnibus/anthology, fourth of four parts combining 13 novelizations based on the roleplaying game, with chapters from the various novels arranged chronologically, with added material from anthologies (Clan Novel Anthology and The Beast Within), and original material.

The Asteroid Wars Ben Bova (SFBC #1164446, Jun 2004, $14.99, 982pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Asteroid Wars]; Omnibus of three SF novels in the trilogy: The Precipice (2001), The Rock Rats (2002), and The Silent War (2004). This has ISBN 0-7394-4404-2; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

City of Darkness Ben Bova (Tor Teen 0-765-34361-4, Mar 2004, $6.99, 152pp, tp, cover by Rob G); Reprint (Scribner 1976) young-adult SF novel of a far-future Manhattan in ruins.

Faint Echoes, Distant Stars: The Science and Politics of Finding Life Beyond Earth Ben Bova (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-380-97519-X, Mar 2004, $25.95, 335pp, hc); Associational non-fiction science book.

Powersat Ben Bova (Tor 0-765-30923-8, Jan 2005, $24.95, 400pp, hc) [Asteroid Wars]; Near-contemporary SF thriller showing the early life of Dan Randolph, a major player in “The Asteroid Wars” books.

Saturn Ben Bova (Tor 0-812-57942-9, Sep 2004, $7.99, 471pp, pb, cover by John Harris); Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2003) SF novel.

The Silent War Ben Bova (Tor 0-312-84878-1, May 2004, $24.95, 380pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Asteroid Wars]; SF novel, third book in “The Asteroid Wars” about battles over the potential wealth from mines in the asteroid belts. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 2/04).

The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A ed. Ben Bova (Tor 0-765-30534-8, Dec 2004, $29.95, 529pp, hc); Reprint (Doubleday 1973) anthology of 11 classic SF novellas.

Exalted: A Day Dark as Night Carl Bowen (White Wolf 1-58846-859-3, May 2004, $7.99, pb) [Exalted]; Novelization based on the roleplaying game, a distant prequel to the “World of Darkness”. Copyrighted by White Wolf.

The Imperium Saga: The Impending Storm Clifford B. Bowyer (Silver Leaf Books 0-9744354-4-9, Dec 2003, $27.95, 463pp, hc, cover by Logan Lubera, Norman Lee & Lisa Lubera) [Fall of the Imperium]; Fantasy novel of an empire of Seven Kindoms, an ancient evil, and an elven prophecy of a girl savior. Book one of the “Fall of the Imperium” trilogy. Silver Leaf Books, PO Box 6460, Holliston MA 01746; 888-823-6450; [www.SilverLeafBooks.com]; add $3.95 shipping.

A Muggle’s Guide to the Wizarding World: Exploring the Harry Potter Universe Fionna Boyle (ECW Press 1-55022-655-X, Sep 2004, $14.95, 466 + xv, tp) [Harry Potter]; Young-adult reference. Includes index. [J. K. Rowling]

The Cat’s Pajamas Ray Bradbury (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-058565-X, Jul 2004, $24.95, 234 + xix, hc, cover by Ray Bradbury); Original collection of 22 stories, one a “story-poem,” two reprints.

Switch on the Night Ray Bradbury (Random House/Dell Dragonfly 0-553-11244-9, Sep 2004, $6.99, unpaginated, tp, cover by Leo & Diane Dillon); Reprint (Pantheon 1955) children’s picture book; this has the illustrations by Leo & Diane Dillon from the 1993 Knopf edition.

Darkover: First Contact Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-7564-0224-7, Sep 2004, $7.99, 512pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Darkover]; SF omnibus of two “Darkover” novels: Darkover Landfall (1972) and Two to Conquer (1980).

To Save a World Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-7564-0250-6, Dec 2004, $7.99, 406pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Darkover]; Omnibus of two “Darkover” novels: The Planet Savers (1962) and The World Wreckers (1971), plus short story “The Waterfall”.

A Flame in Hali Marion Zimmer Bradley & Deborah J. Ross (DAW 0-7564-0218-2, Aug 2004, $24.95, 466pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Darkover: Clingfire]; SF novel set on Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover in the age of the Hundred Kingdoms, the third volume in the “Clingfire” trilogy.

A Flame in Hali Marion Zimmer Bradley & Deborah J. Ross (SFBC #1170919, Oct 2004, $12.49, 466pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Darkover: Clingfire]; Reprint (DAW 2004) SF novel set on Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover in the age of The Hundred Kingdoms, the third volume in the “Clingfire” trilogy. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Zandru’s Forge Marion Zimmer Bradley & Deborah J. Ross (DAW 0-7564-0184-4, Jun 2004, $7.99, 528pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Darkover: Clingfire]; Reprint (DAW 2003) SF novel set on Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover in the age of The Hundred Kingdoms, the second volume in the “Clingfire” trilogy.

The Wild Reel Paul Brandon (Tor 0-765-30880-0, Jun 2004, $14.95, 332pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar); Contemporary urban fantasy. The Irish Faerie King pursues the mortal woman he loves to Brisbane Australia, where the faerie court is a little out of place.

In Silent Graves Gary A. Braunbeck (Leisure 0-8439-5329-2, Apr 2004, $6.99, 378pp, pb); Reprint (Obsidian Press 2000 as The Indifference of Heaven) horror novel. Introduction by Michael Marano. This has been slightly revised, and is copyrighted 2004.

A Great and Terrible Beauty Libba Bray (Random House/Delacorte 0-385-73028-4, Dec 2003, $16.95, 403pp, hc, cover by Michael Frost) [Great and Terrible Beauty]; Young-adult fantasy novel. An English teen raised in India is sent to a London boarding school where she discovers she has supernatural powers.

Devlin’s Justice Patricia Bray (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58477-4, Apr 2004, $6.50, 388pp, pb, cover by Manuel Perez Clemente Sanjulian) [Sword of Change]; Fantasy novel, third in “The Sword of Change” trilogy. The king betrays Devlin to the enemy.

The Mountain’s Call Caitlin Brennan (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80210-2, Sep 2004, $13.95, 459pp, tp) [White Magic]; Romantic fantasy novel, first in the “White Magic” trilogy. A woman disguises herself as a boy to train as one of the elite Riders of the gods. Brennan is a pen name for Judith Tarr.

Faerie Wars Herbie Brennan (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-943-6, Sep 2004, $7.95, 368pp, pb) [Faerie Wars]; Reprint (Bloomsbury 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, first in the “Faerie Wars” series.

The Purple Emperor Herbie Brennan (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-880-4, Oct 2004, $17.95, 431pp, hc, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Faerie Wars]; Young-adult fantasy novel, second in the “Faerie Wars” series. Simultaneous with the UK (Bloomsbury) edition.

The Blood of the Land Noel-Anne Brennan (Ace 0-441-01154-3, Apr 2004, $6.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Song of the Land]; Fantasy novel, book two of “The Song of the Land”. Rilsin rules, but her deposed cousin is raising an army.

The One True Prince Tom Brennan (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-139-8, May 2004, $25.95, 300pp, hc, cover by Charles Bernard); SF novel with a fantasy feel, set in a future where much technology has been lost. An infant prince is cloned to ensure the succession. A first novel. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].

World of Darkness: Werewolf: The Last Battle Bill Bridges (White Wolf 1-58846-856-9, Feb 2004, $7.99, 347pp, pb, cover by Ron Spencer) [Time of Judgment]; Novelization based on the roleplaying game, the second volume in the “Time of Judgment” trilogy.

Raven’s Shadow Patricia Briggs (Ace 0-441-01187-X, Aug 2004, $6.99, 334pp, pb, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [Raven’s Shadow]; Fantasy novel, the first in a series of two. A Raven mage, one of the last of the wizard clans, seeks her missing husband.

First Rider’s Call Kristen Britain (DAW 0-7564-0193-3, Aug 2004, $7.99, 596pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Green Rider]; Reprint (DAW 2003) fantasy novel, sequel to Green Rider.

Liquor Poppy Z. Brite (Random House/Crown/Three Rivers Press 1-4000-5007-3, Apr 2004, $13.95, 339pp, tp) [Liquor]; Associational novel about friends running a restauraunt in New Orleans.

Triads Poppy Z. Brite & Christa Faust (Subterranean Press 1-931081-40-9, Sep 2004, $40.00, 231pp, hc, cover by Miran Kim); Horror novel expanded by adding two sections to the novella “Triads” (1997). Interrelated horror stories of homophobia, anti-Asian bigotry, and a possible vengeful ghost. This is a signed hardcover edition; a deluxe limited edition of 250 with an extra section and two related stories (-41-7, $60.00) is also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].

x, y, z, t: dimensions of science fiction Damien Broderick (Wildside Press/Borgo Press 1-58715-408-0, May 2004, $17.95, 264pp, tp, cover by Anders Sandberg); Critical non-fiction, an examination of science fiction as a distinctive form of literature. Includes an appendix on Australian SF, bibliography, and index. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online from [www.wildsidepress.com], or from PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928.

Fantasy of the 20th Century: An Illustrated History Randy Broecker (Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-6571-5, Nov 2004, $19.95, 256pp, tp, cover by Donato Giancola); Reprint (Collectors Press 2001) lavishly illustrated pictorial history of modern genre fantasy, from pulps to present. This is “published exclusively for Barnes & Noble by Collectors Press.”

High Druid of Shannara: Jarka Ruus Terry Brooks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43576-1, Sep 2004, $7.99, 391pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: High Druid of Shannara]; Reprint (Del Rey 2003) fantasy novel in the Shannara series, first book in the “High Druid of Shannara” series set 20 years after “The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara”.

High Druid of Shannara: Tanequil Terry Brooks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43574-5, Sep 2004, $26.95, 357pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: High Druid of Shannara]; Fantasy novel in the Shannara series, second book in the “High Druid of Shannara” series set 20 years after “The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara”.

High Druid of Shannara: Tanequil Terry Brooks (SFBC #1169914, Oct 2004, $14.99, 357pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: High Druid of Shannara]; Reprint (Del Rey 2004) fantasy novel in the Shannara series, second book in the “High Druid of Shannara” series. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Sometimes the Magic Works Terry Brooks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46551-2, Feb 2004, $12.95, 197pp, tp); Reprint (Del Rey 2003) non-fiction, autobiography, focusing on how Brooks became a writer.

Star Dragon Mike Brotherton (Tor 0-765-34677-X, Jan 2005, $6.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Stephen Martiniere); Reprint (Tor 2003) SF novel.

The Empire of Death and Other Strange Stories Alice Brown (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-057-3, Sep 2003, $45.00, 175 + xviii, hc, cover by Deborah McMillion-Nering); Collection of 11 stories and 15 poems. Edited and with an introduction by Jessica Amanda Salmonson. This is a limited edition of 500; it is dated 2003, but not seen until now.

The Locus Awards ed. Charles N. Brown & Jonathan Strahan (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-059426-8, Jul 2004, $15.95, 514pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan); Anthology of 18 Locus Award-winning stories. Authors include Gene Wolfe, Ursula K. Le Guin, Harlan Ellison, and John Varley. Simultaneous with the Australian (Voyager as by Strahan & Brown) edition.

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