The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

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Fallen Angel Stephanie Bedwell-Grime (Telos 1-903889-69-3, Nov 2004, £9.99, 216pp, tp) [Porsche Winter] Humorous fantasy novel. Second in the “Porsche Winter” series. Available from Beech House, Chapel Lane, Moulton, Cheshire CW9 8PQ, and at www.telos.co.uk .

Beyond Infinity Gregory Benford (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-188-8, Mar 2004, £6.99, 451pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Against the Fall of Night] SF novel. Simultaneous with the US (Warner Aspect) edition.

Smallville: Greed Cherie Bennett & Jeff Gottesfeld (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-45-7, Feb 2004, £4.99, 166pp, tp) [Smallville] Reprint (Little, Brown 2003) novelization based on the TV series based on DC Comics’ Superman. [First U.K. edition]

Smallville: Sparks Cherie Bennett & Jeff Gottesfeld (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-47-3, Apr 2004, £4.99, 165pp, tp) [Smallville] Novelization based on the TV series about Superman’s adolescence. Simultaneous with the US (Little, Brown) edition. Copyrighted by DC Comics.

Doctor Who: Short Trips: Steel Skies ed. John Binns (Big Finish 1-84435-045-2, Dec 2003, £14.99, 235pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Original anthology of 16 stories based on the TV series. Volume five in the series.

Doctor Who: Empire of Death David Bishop (BBC Books 0-563-48615-5, Mar 2004, £5.99, 280pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series, featuring the fifth Doctor and Nyssa.

The Etched City K. J. Bishop (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-4160-9, Jan 2004, £10.99, 332pp, tp) Reprint (Prime Press 2003) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]

Dangerous Reality Malorie Blackman (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55167-8, Feb 2004, £4.99, 183pp, tp, cover by Kate Clarke) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1999) young-adult fantasy novel.

Knife Edge Malorie Blackman (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60527-7, Feb 2004, £12.99, 364pp, hc) [Noughts and Crosses] Young-adult SF novel in the “Noughts and Crosses” series.

Pig-heart Boy Malorie Blackman (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55166-X, Feb 2004, £4.99, 210pp, tp, cover by Kate Clarke) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1997) young-adult fantasy novel.

Thief! Malorie Blackman (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55165-1, Feb 2004, £4.99, 229pp, tp, cover by Kate Clarke) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1995) young-adult fantasy novel.

Soul Stealer Martin Booth (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131038-3, Apr 2004, £4.99, 242pp, tp, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Alchemist’s Son] Young-adult fantasy novel. Book Two in “The Alchemist’s Son” trilogy after Doctor Illuminatus. Booth died in February 2004, and it is likely the series will remain incomplete.

The Raven Warrior Alice Borchardt (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-553-81513-X, Jun 2004, £6.99, 624pp, pb, cover by Scott McKowen) [Tales of Guinevere] Reprint (Bantam UK 2003) fantasy novel, second in the “Tales of Guinevere” series.

Time Hunter: The Clockwork Woman Claire Bott (Telos 1-903889-39-1, Jun 2004, £7.99, tp) [Honoré Lechasseur] Novellazation, third in a series about Honoré Lechasseur, a character introduced in Doctor Who: Cabinet of Light. A deluxe hardback edition (1-903889-40-5, £25.00) was announced but not seen. Available from 61 Elgar Avenue, Tolworth, Surrey KT5 9JP.

The Silent War Ben Bova (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-76962-9, Feb 2004, £18.99, 439pp, hc, cover by Mark Harrison) [Grand Tour: Asteroid Wars] SF novel, the third volume in “The Asteroid Wars” series.

The Silent War Ben Bova (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-76963-7, Aug 2004, £7.99, 437pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Grand Tour: Asteroid Wars] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2004) SF novel. “The Asteroid Wars: III”, sequel to The Precipice and The Rock Rats.

Apocalypse Tim Bowler (Oxford University Press 0-19-271926-2, Oct 2004, £12.99, 341pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel.

Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-718170-1, Aug 2004, £6.99, 184pp, pb) Reprint (Ballantine 1953) classic dystopian SF novel. This is a 50th Anniversary Edition. with “A New Introduction” (2003), and “Burning Bright: An afterword” from the 40th Anniversary edition.

Ancestors of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley & Diana L. Paxson (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-713843-1, Aug 2004, £17.99, xvii+363pp, hc, cover by Dominic Harman) Reprint (Viking 2004 as Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Ancestors of Avalon by Diana Paxson) fantasy novel. The prequel to Bradley’s solo The Mists of Avalon. [First U.K. edition]

Faerie Wars Herbie Brennan (Bloomsbury 0-7475-6467-1, Mar 2004, £5.99, 368pp, tp, cover by Carol Lawson & Ian Butterworth) [Faerie Wars] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2003) young-adult fantasy novel.

The Purple Emperor Herbie Brennan (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7479-0, Oct 2004, £12.99, 431pp, hc, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Faerie Wars] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Faerie Wars. Simultaneous with the Bloomsbury USA edition.

The Dream Master: Arabian Nights Theresa Breslin (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60425-4, Aug 2004, £10.99, 206pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Dream Master] Young-adult fantasy novel. Fourth in the series. Illustrated by Wyatt. Cy accidentally draws Shahr-Azad the storyteller from Ancient Arabia to today.

The Dream Master: Gladiator Theresa Breslin (Transworld/Corgi Yearling 0-440-86501-8, Aug 2004, £4.99, 169pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Dream Master] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2003) young-adult fantasy novel. Third in the series. Illustrated by Wyatt.

K-PAX: The Trilogy Gene Brewer (Bloomsbury 0-7475-6695-X, Dec 2003, £9.99, 787pp, tp, cover by William Webb) [K-PAX] Omnibus of the three novels: K-PAX (1995), On a Beam of Light (2001), and K-PAX III: The Worlds of prot (2001), plus an original short story, “prot’s report”.

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.

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.

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]

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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]

The Fetch of Mardy Watt Charles Butler (Collins Voyager 0-00-712857-6, Feb 2004, £5.99, 223pp, tp) Young-adult supernatural thriller.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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].

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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]

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.

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.

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]

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”.

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.

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.

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].

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