The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004
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Kil’n People David Brin (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-152-7, Jul 2004, £6.99, 611pp, pb); Reissue (Tor 2002 as Kiln People) SF novel.
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High Druid of Shannara: Tanequil Terry Brooks (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-5674-3, Sep 2004, £17.99, 357pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: High Druid of Shannara]; Fantasy novel, the second in the series. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition.
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The Sword of Shannara Trilogy Terry Brooks (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-287-6, Jan 2004, £14.99, 1191pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara]; Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 2002) fantasy omnibus of the first three “Shannara” novels: The Sword of Shannara (1977), The Elfstones of Shannara (1982), and The Wishsong of Shannara (1985). [First U.K. edition]
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The Sword of Shannara, Volume One: the Warlock Lord Terry Brooks (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-40-6, Mar 2004, £4.99, 243pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara]; Reprint (Random House 1977 as part of The Sword of Shannara) fantasy novel, the first third of the first book in the “Shannara” series.
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The Sword of Shannara, Volume Two: The Druid’s Keep Terry Brooks (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-41-4, Apr 2004, £4.99, 244pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara]; Reprint (Random House 1977 as part of The Sword of Shannara) fantasy novel.
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The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara Trilogy Terry Brooks (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 1-4165-0204-1, Dec 2004, £12.99, 1270pp, tp) [Shannara: Voyage of the Jerle Shannara]; Omnibus of the three fantasy novels in the trilogy: Ilse Witch (2000), Antrax (2001), and Morgawr (2002). The books are separately paginated.
- 1 · Book One: Ilse Witch [“The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Book One: Ilse Witch”] · n. New York: Del Rey, 2000
- 459 · Book Two: Antrax [“The Voyage of The Jerle Shannara: Book Two: Antrax”] · n. New York: Del Rey, 2001
- 869 · Book Three: Morgawr [“Voyage of The Jerle Shannara: Book Three: Morgawr”] · n. New York: Del Rey, 2002
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Mothership John Brosnan (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07492-2, Feb 2004, £10.99, 280pp, tp, cover by Emma Wallace); SF novel of a 9,000-mile-long generation spaceship with a feudalistic social structure facing a threat from deep space. A hardcover edition (-07491-4, £17.99) was announced but not seen.
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New York Dreams Eric Brown (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07494-9, Aug 2004, £6.99, 325pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Virex]; SF novel, the third in the “Virex” trilogy.
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Basilisk N. M. Browne (Bloomsbury 0-7475-6326-8, Mar 2004, £5.99, 320pp, tp, cover by Ken de Silva); Dystopian young-adult fantasy novel.
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Paladin of Souls Lois McMaster Bujold (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-713849-0, May 2004, £6.99, 580pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) [Royina Ista]; Reprint (Voyager 2003) fantasy novel, sequel to The Curse of Chalion.
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Dragonmaster Book Two: Knighthood of the Dragon Chris Bunch (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-216-7, Apr 2004, £6.99, 408pp, pb) [Dragonmaster]; Reprint (Orbit 2003) fantasy novel. Second in a new series after Storm of Wings.
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Dragonmaster: Book Three: The Last Battle Chris Bunch (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-179-9, Oct 2004, £10.99, 326pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Dragonmaster]; Fantasy novel, third and final in a trilogy.
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Shadow Warrior Chris Bunch (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-332-5, Aug 2004, £8.99, 710pp, pb) [Shadow Warrior]; Reprint (DNA Publications & Wildside Press 2003) omnibus of three SF novels in the series: The Wind After Time (1996), Hunt the Heavens (1996), and Darkness of God (1997); plus the story “Backblast”. The original was a Print-on-Demand edition. [First U.K. edition]
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The Fetch of Mardy Watt Charles Butler (Collins Voyager 0-00-712857-6, Feb 2004, £5.99, 223pp, tp); Young-adult supernatural thriller.
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Vivaldi and the Number 3 and Other Impossible Stories Ron Butlin (Serpent’s Tail 1-85242-842-2, Jul 2004, £8.99, xii+206pp, tp, cover by wall); Original collection of 27 surreal and fantasy tales based on the alternate-history lives of composers and philosophers. Illustrations by John Sibbald. Some stories previous appeared in small press magazines; several were broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
- · The lives
- 3 · Vivaldi, the jumping cardinal, God and the number 3 · ss
- 9 · Vivaldi and the heavens’ multicoloured luminous stars · ss
- 17 · Vivaldi learns a new skill · ss
- 21 · Alma Mahler leaves the nineteenth century behind · ss
- 29 · How Bach won the battle against modern technology · ss
- 33 · Beethoven’s response to the hanging gardens of neglect · ss
- 41 · Johannes Brahms goes in search of his first symphony · ss
- 49 · The fairy-tale science-fiction world of Antonín Dvorák · ss
- 57 · Haydn learns to put his demon to good use · ss
- 65 · Mozart tries out a major career move · ss
- 71 · Schubert and the magic business card · ss
- 81 · Travelling via San Francisco and the moon: seven days in the life of Robert Schumann · ss
- 89 · Jean Sibelius is invited to run away and join the circus · ss
- 95 · Richard Strauss and Pharaoh Amenhotep IV - their dreams · ss
- 107 · Tschaikovsky decides which world he belongs to · ss
- 111 · Tafelmusik and cat-scarers: a brief biography of the real Georg Telemann · ss
- 121 · The Mighty Handful versus the rest of the world · ss
- · The letters
- 131 · How Composer Q chose a better life · ss
- 139 · Girls, glamour and real estate: the secret life of Composer X · ss
- 145 · How recent, irreversible changes in the world have affected the life of composer Y · ss
- 149 · Composer Z explores the emptiness lying beyond the end of the alphabet · ss
- · The thoughts
- 157 · David Hume and the pixels of gratification · ss
- 163 · Nietzsche breaks through the cycle of eternal recurrence · ss
- 169 · Seneca comes to the Southside · ss
- 177 · Socrates celebrates the opening of the first supermarket · ss
- · The last word
- 185 · Nadia Boulanger has the last word · ss
- 193 · Notes about the composers and philosophers · fa
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Little Black Book of Stories A. S. Byatt (Random House/Vintage UK 0-09-942995-0, Nov 2004, £6.99, 276pp, tp); Reprint (Chatto & Windus 2003) collection of five stories.
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The Double Life of Daniel Glick Maurice Caldera (Dedalus 1-903517-27-3, Feb 2004, £7.99, 154pp, tp, cover by Willi Gray); Literary fantasy novel. A man is obsessed with the earthquake that stopped clocks and made his family disappear. A first novel.
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The Rule of Four Ian Caldwell & Dustin Thomason (Random House UK/Century 1-8441-3005-3, May 2004, £9.99, 370pp, hc); Literary fantasy novel.
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The Overnight Ramsey Campbell (PS Publishing 1-902880-96-X, Jun 2004, £35.00, 414pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter); Horror novel about a haunted bookstore. Introduction by Mark Morris. This is a limited edition of 500 signed by Campbell; a slipcased limited edition of 200 (-95-1, £60.00) signed by Campbell and Morris is also available. Available from Hamilton House, 4 Park Ave., Harrogate, HG2 9BQ, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
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Gathering the Bones ed. Ramsey Campbell, Jack Dann & Dennis Etchison (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-73-228068-0, Jun 2004, £6.99, 557pp, pb); Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2003 as by Dann, etc.) original anthology of 34 horror stories. [First U.K. edition]
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The High Lord Trudi Canavan (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-315-5, Nov 2004, £7.99, ii+647pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Black Magician]; Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2003) fantasy novel, book three in “The Black Magician” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
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The Magicians’ Guild Trudi Canavan (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-313-9, Feb 2004, £7.99, 469pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Black Magician]; Reprint (Voyager Australia 2001) fantasy novel. The first book in “The Black Magician” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
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Novice Trudi Canavan (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-314-7, Jul 2004, £7.99, ii+581pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Black Magician]; Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2002) fantasy novel, second in the “Black Magician” trilogy after The Magicians’ Guild. [First U.K. edition]
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The Dark 2 Linda Cargill (Scholastic UK 0-439-97752-5, Jan 2004, £4.99, 237pp, pb) [Darkness]; Young-adult dark fantasy novel. A “Point Horror” novel.
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The Dark 2 Linda Cargill (Scholastic UK 0-439-97752-5, Jan 2004, £4.99, 237pp, pb) [Darkness]; Young-adult dark fantasy novel, sequel to The Dark. A “Point Horror” title.
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White Apples Jonathan Carroll (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-49274-8, Mar 2004, £6.99, 338pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) [White Apples]; Reprint (Tor 2002) literary fantasy novel.
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Alice’s Journey Beyond the Moon R. J. Carter (Telos 1-903889-76-6, Aug 2004, £6.99, 91pp, tp, cover by Lucy Wright & David J. Howe) [Alice]; Fantasy novella of Lewis Carroll’s Alice, presented as if it were a newly discovered manuscript by Carroll. Edited and annotated by Carter. Illustrated by Lucy Wright. A deluxe hardback edition (-77-4, £30.00) signed by Carter and Wright was announced but not seen.
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The Language of Stones Robert Carter (HarperCollins UK 0-00-716923-X, Apr 2004, £10.00, 511pp, hc, cover by Anne Sudworth & Mel Grant) [Language of Stones]; Fantasy novel.
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The Meq Steve Cash (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-49315-9, May 2004, £7.99, 547pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Meq]; Reprint (Macmillan UK 2003) fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy.
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Time Hunter: Kitsune John Paul Catton (Telos 1-903889-41-3, Sep 2004, £7.99, 100pp, tp, cover by Matthew Laznicka) [Honoré Lechasseur]; Novella in the series about Honoré Lechasseur, a character introduced in Doctor Who: Cabinet of Light. A deluxe hardback edition (-42-1, £25.00) was announced but not seen. Available from 61 Elgar Avenue, Tolworth, Surrey KT5 9JP.
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McSweeney’s Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales ed. Michael Chabon (Penguin UK 0-141-01404-0, Jun 2004, £8.99, 498pp, tp, cover by H. J. Ward); Reprint (Vintage Books 2003) anthology of 20 stories in various genres, previously published in the magazine McSweeney’s Quarterly #10, available only to subscribers.
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The Devil in Green Mark Chadbourn (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07402-7, Mar 2004, £6.99, 453pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) [Dark Age]; Reprint (Gollancz 2002) fantasy novel. Book One of “The Dark Age”, sequel to “The Age of Misrule” trilogy.
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The Queen of Sinister Mark Chadbourn (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07276-8, Mar 2004, £10.99, 349pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [Dark Age]; Fantasy novel. Book two of “The Dark Age” series sequel to “The Age of Misrule” trilogy. A hardcover edition (-07275-X, £17.99) was announced but not seen.
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Time Switch Matt Chamings (Faber and Faber 0-571-22113-0, May 2004, £5.99, 278pp, tp, cover by Darren Hopes); Young-adult fantasy time-travel novel.
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Stories of Your Life and Others Ted Chiang (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-4102-1, Feb 2004, £10.99, 331pp, tp); Reprint (Tor 2002) collection of eight stories. [First U.K. edition]
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Doctor Who Novellas: The Dalek Factor Simon Clark (Telos 1-903889-30-8, Mar 2004, £10.00, 139pp, hc) [Doctor Who]; Novellazation based on the TV series. Foreword by Christopher Fowler. The deluxe hardcover (-31-6, £25.00) adds a frontispiece by Graham Humphreys and is signed by Clark, Fowler, and Humphreys. Available from 61 Elgar Avenue, Tolworth, Surrey KT5 9JP.
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In This Skin Simon Clark (Hale, Robert 0-7090-7655-X, Aug 2004, £18.99, 317pp, hc, cover by Derek Colligan); Dark fantasy novel of a doorway to another world.
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Time’s Eye Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxter (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07530-9, Jun 2004, £12.99, 263pp, hc, cover by Terry Pastor & ridgeway) [A Time Odyssey]; Reprint (Del Rey 2004) SF novel, first of two books in “A Time Odyssey”. Time shatters, creating parallel histories and futures, while mysterious floating orbs watch. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-07561-9, £9.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
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Time’s Eye Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxter (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07561-9, Nov 2004, £9.99, 263pp, tp, cover by Terry Pastor & ridgeway) [A Time Odyssey]; Reprint (Del Rey 2004) SF novel, book one of “A Time Odyssey”.
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The War at Troy Lindsay Clarke (HarperCollins UK 0-00-715026-1, May 2004, £17.99, 450pp, hc, cover by Alan Lee) [Troy]; Historical fantasy novel. A friend of Ulysses retells the epic story. A trade paperback (airside only) edition was announced but not seen.
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7055-8, Oct 2004, £17.99, 782pp, hc, cover by William Webb) [John Uskglass]; Historical novel in which magic is real; a first novel.
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Iron Mosaic Michael Cobley (Immanion Press 1-9048-5303-X, May 2004, £17.99, 201pp, hc, cover by Bruce Wells); Collection of 17 stories, three apparently original. Introduction by Ian McDonald. Immanion Pres, 8 Rowley Grove, Stafford, Staffordshire ST17 9BJ UK; [www.immanionpress.wox.org].
- 5 · Introduction · Ian McDonald · in *
- 11 · Fantasies and Fables
- 13 · Writing for a Dying · ss Cassandra Anthology #11 ’86
- 21 · The Recondite Rebus · ss Back Brain Recluse #8 ’87
- 33 · Have You Heard the Word? · ss Albedo One #22, 2000
- 43 · With CoAxe in Tibet · ss Focus
- 55 · Travelling in the Dark [Shadowkings] · ss *
- 71 · Out of Caledonia
- 73 · Tactics at Twilight · ss The Unusual Genitals Party and Other Stories, ed. Veronica Colin, CRM, 1991
- 83 · Synopsis of a Looking-Glass Rebellion · ss Back Brain Recluse #14 ’89
- 89 · Heartbreak (with Incidental Music) · ss *
- 95 · Waltz in Flexitime · ss Other Edens II, ed. Christopher Evans & Robert Holdstock, London: Unwin, 1988
- 101 · From the Wires to the Stars
- 105 · A Turret in the Fury Eternal · ss Dream #8 ’86
- 113 · The New Creatures · ss Back Brain Recluse #12 ’89
- 127 · Marbleye in Midnight Black · ss Edge Detector #2 ’89
- 139 · Dark Territories · ss Edge Detector #3 ’91
- 153 · Corrosion · ss Interzone Nov ’92
- 143 · The Undertaker Faker Caper · ss infinity plus (online) Apr, 2000
- 175 · The Dance of Shiva · ss *
- 187 · Born in Eclipse · ss Roadworks #11, 2001
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Shadowgod Michael Cobley (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-1600-7, Mar 2004, £6.99, 468pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Shadowkings]; Reprint (Earthlight UK 2003) fantasy novel, book two of the “Shadowkings” trilogy.
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The Iron Chain Steve Cockayne (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-215-9, Jan 2004, £6.99, 486pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Legends of the Land]; Reprint (Orbit 2003) fantasy novel. Book Two of “Legends of the Land” after Wanderers and Islanders.
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The Seagull Drovers Steve Cockayne (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-157-8, Feb 2004, £12.99, 328pp, tp, cover by Bob Warner) [Legends of the Land]; Fantasy novel, third in the “Legends of the Land” series.
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The Seagull Drovers Steve Cockayne (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-304-X, Aug 2004, £6.99, 388pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Legends of the Land]; Reprint (Orbit 2004) fantasy novel. Third book of “Legends of the Land”.
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What Does a Martian Look Like? Jack Cohen & Ian Stewart (Ebury Press 0-091-88616-3, Feb 2004, £6.99, 369pp, tp); Reprint (Ebury Press 2002) associational non-fiction.
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The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter: A Treasury of Myths, Legends, and Fascinating Facts David Colbert (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-31738-8, Nov 2003, £5.99, 243pp, tp, cover by John Fordham) [Harry Potter]; Reprint (Lumina Press 2001) young-adult related work. This is an updated edition. [J. K. Rowling]
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The Wereling: Resurrection Stephen Cole (Bloomsbury 0-7475-4504-X, Oct 2004, £5.99, 247pp, tp, cover by Ken de Silva) [Wereling]; Young-adult werewolf novel. Book three in “The Wereling” trilogy.
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The Wereling: Wounded Stephen Cole (Bloomsbury 0-7475-6462-0, Oct 2003, £5.99, 223pp, tp); Young-adult fantasy novel.
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The Artemis Fowl Files Eoin Colfer (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-38127-2, Oct 2004, £7.99, 195pp, hc, cover by Tony Fleetwood) [Artemis Fowl]; Young-adult collection including interviews, diagrams, etc, plus The Seventh Dwarf (2004), and an original short story. Simultaneous with the US (Miramax) edition.
- 1 · LEPrecon · na *
- 119 · The Seventh Dwarf · na London: Puffin, 2004
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Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code Eoin Colfer (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131548-2, Apr 2004, £5.99, 329pp, tp) [Artemis Fowl]; Reprint (Puffin UK 2003) humorous young-adult fantasy novel. Third in the “Artemis Fowl” series.
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Artemis Fowl: The Seventh Dwarf Eoin Colfer (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-31800-7, Mar 2004, £1.00, 59pp, tp) [Artemis Fowl]; Young-adult fantasy novella in the “Artemis Fowl” series. Published for World Book Day.
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The Supernaturalist Eoin Colfer (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-138040-3, Jun 2004, £12.99, 291pp, hc, cover by Tony Fleetwood); Reprint (Hyperion 2004) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
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Do You Remember the First Time? Jenny Colgan (HarperCollins UK 0-00-715385-6, Aug 2004, £6.99, 306pp, pb, cover by Robyn Neild); Humorous fantasy novel of a thirty-something woman (and her parents) wished into becoming 20 years younger.
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The Soul Corporation Robert Collins (Heinemann 0-434-01212-2, Jun 2004, £10.99, 289pp, tp); SF thriller of a modern Faustian bargain. A first novel.
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Sensation Stories: Tales of Mystery and Suspense Wilkie Collins (Owen, Peter 0-7206-1220-9, Apr 2004, £12.50, 279pp, tp); Edited and with an Introduction by Peter Haining.
- 7 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in
- 24 · The Last Stage Coachman · ss The Illuminated Magazine Aug, 1843
- 30 · A Terribly Strange Bed · ss Household Words Apr 24, 1852
- 48 · Nine O’Clock! · ss Bentley’s Miscellany Aug, 1852
- 68 · The Fourth Poor Traveller · ss Household Words Christmas, 1854
- 86 · The Dream Woman · nv Temple Bar Nov-Dec, 1874; revised from “The Ostler”, Household Words Christmas 1855.
- 112 · The Diary of Anne Rodway (Taken from her Diary) · nv Household Words Jul 19, 1856 (+1)
- 148 · A Marriage Tragedy · na Harper’s New Monthly Magazine Oct, 1858
- 206 · Who is the Thief? (Extracted from the Correspondence of the London Police) · nv Atlantic Monthly Apr, 1858
- 236 · The Clergyman’s Confession · nv Canadian Monthly Aug-Sep, 1875
- 262 · Love’s Random Shot · ss Seaside Library Feb 12, 1884
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Smallville: Control Suzan Colón (Atom 1-904233-46-5, Mar 2004, £4.99, 176pp, tp) [Smallville]; Reprint (Little, Brown 2004 as Smallville: Temptation) young-adult novelization based on the television series based on DC Comics’ Superman. [First U.K. edition]
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Smallville: Runaway Suzan Colón (Atom 1-904233-44-9, Jan 2004, £4.99, 193pp, tp) [Smallville]; Reprint (Little, Brown 2003) young-adult novelization based on the television series based on DC Comics’ Superman. [First U.K. edition]
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The Dedalus Book of Greek Fantasy ed. David Connolly (Dedalus 1-873982-84-4, Mar 2004, £9.99, 306pp, tp, cover by Nikos Engonopoulos); Anthology of 30 stories, edited and translated by Connolly.
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Bad Men John Connolly (Hodder & Stoughton/Coronet 0-340-82619-3, Mar 2004, £6.99, 534pp, pb) [Melancholy Joe Dupree; Charlie “Bird” Parker]; Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2003) mystery with dark fantasy elements.
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Nocturnes John Connolly (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-83458-7, Oct 2004, £14.99, 401pp, hc); Collection of 15 stories, only one of which seems to be a reprint. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-83459-5) was announced but not seen.
- 1 · The Cancer Cowboy Rides · na *
- 75 · Mr. Pettinger’s Daemon · ss *
- 91 · The Erlking · ss *
- 103 · The New Daughter · ss *
- 119 · The Ritual of the Bones · ss *
- 135 · The Furnace Room · ss *
- 149 · The Underbury Witches · nv *
- 191 · The Inkpot Monkey · ss Like a Charm, ed. Karin Slaughter, Century, 2004
- 205 · The Shifting of the Sands · ss *
- 221 · Some Children Wander by Mistake · ss *
- 233 · Deep Dark Green · ss *
- 245 · Miss Froom, Vampire · ss *
- 259 · Nocturne · ss *
- 273 · The Wakeford Abyss · ss *
- 289 · The Reflecting Eye: A Charlie Parker Novella [Charlie Parker] · na *
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Hermetech Storm Constantine (Immanion Press 0-9545-0364-3, Mar 2004, £12.99, 348pp, tp, cover by Bruce Wells); Reprint (Headline 1991) SF novel. This is copyrighted 2004 and has been somewhat revised.. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.immanionpress.wox.org]; 8 Rowley Grove, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9BJ, UK
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