The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004
Contents Lists
Previous -- Table-of-Contents
-
The Mammoth Book of New Terror ed. Stephen Jones (Robinson 1-84119-949-4, Nov 2004, £7.99, 497pp, tp, cover by John Picacio); Anthology of 26 dark fantasy stories, including five originals by Christopher Fowler, Graham Masterton, Brian Mooney, David J. Schow, and Tanith Lee & John Kaiine.
- 1 · Recreating the Terror · Stephen Jones · in
- 3 · Fruiting Bodies · Brian Lumley · nv Weird Tales Sum ’88
- 28 · Needle Song · Charles L. Grant · ss Midnight Sun #5 ’79
- 39 · Turbo-Satan · Christopher Fowler · ss *
- 49 · Talking in the Dark · Dennis Etchison · ss Shadows #7, ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1984
- 69 · The Circus · Sydney J. Bounds · ss The 13th Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories, ed. Mary Danby, Fontana, 1980
- 77 · Foet · F. Paul Wilson · ss Borderlands 2, ed. Thomas F. Monteleone, Borderlands Press, 1991
- 88 · The Candle in the Skull · Basil Copper · ss Hallowe’en Hauntings, ed. Peter Haining, London: William Kimber, 1984
- 98 · The Chimney · Ramsey Campbell · ss Whispers, ed. Stuart David Schiff, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1977
- 116 · Dark Wings · Phyllis Eisenstein · ss Shadows #5, ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1982
- 124 · Reflection of Evil · Graham Masterton · ss *; Originally published in abridged form as ‘Half-Sick of Shadows’ on www.bbc.co.uk/cult/vampires , 2004.
- 143 · Mirror of the Night · E. C. Tubb · ss Fantasy Annual #2 ’98
- 152 · Maypole · Brian Mooney · ss *
- 172 · Under the Crust · Terry Lamsley · nv Under the Crust, Wendigo, 1993
- 204 · Tir Nan Og · Lisa Tuttle · ss F&SF Jan ’99
- 216 · A Living Legend · R. Chetwynd-Hayes · nv Tales from Beyond, William Kimber, 1982
- 242 · Wake-Up Call · David J. Schow · ss *
- 249 · The Fourth Seal · Karl Edward Wagner · nv Whispers #6 ’75
- 271 · Unlocked · Tanith Lee & John Kaiine · nv *
- 302 · Closing Time · Neil Gaiman · ss McSweeney’s Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales, ed. Michael Chabon, Vintage Books, 2003
- 314 · It Was the Heat · Pat Cadigan · ss Tropical Chills, ed. Tim Sullivan, Avon, 1988
- 330 · Fodder · Tim Lebbon & Brian Keene · ss Shivers, ed. Richard T. Chizmar, CD Publications, 2002
- 356 · Open Doors · Michael Marshall Smith · ss More Tomorrow & Other Stories, Earthling Publications, 2003
- 366 · Andromeda Among the Stones [Dandridge Cycle] · Caitlín R. Kiernan · nv Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, 2002; originally published as a standalone chapbook by Subterranean Press that was distributed with the limited edition (only) of J.K. Potter’s Embrace the Mutation, ed. William Schafer & Bill Sheehan.
- 395 · Flowers on Their Bridles, Hooves in the Air · Glen Hirshberg · ss Sci Fiction website Aug 6, 2003
- 423 · Amerikanski Dead at the Moscow Institute, or: Children of Marx and Coca-Cola [“Amerikanski Dead at the Moscow Institute”] · Kim Newman · nv 999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense, ed. Al Sarrantonio, Avon, 1999
- 450 · Among the Wolves · David Case · nv Fengriffen and Other Stories, Macdonald, 1971
-
The Mammoth Book of Vampires ed. Stephen Jones (Robinson 1-84119-926-5, Jun 2004, £7.99, 630pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards); Reprint (Robinson 1992) anthology of 35 dark fantasy stories. This revised edition removes the five pre-1930 stories and a poem, substitutes one Kim Newman story for another, and adds nine reprints and three originals.
- 1 · The Children of the Night · Stephen Jones · in
- 3 · Human Remains · Clive Barker · nv Clive Barker’s Books of Blood v3, Sphere, 1984
- 42 · Necros · Brian Lumley · ss The Second Book of After Midnight Stories, ed. Amy Myers, London: Kimber, 1986
- 57 · The Man Who Loved the Vampire Lady · Brian M. Stableford · nv F&SF Aug ’88
- 77 · A Place to Stay · Michael Marshall Smith · nv Dark Terrors 4: The Gollancz Book of Horror, ed. Stephen Jones & David Sutton, London: Gollancz, 1998
- 96 · The Brood · Ramsey Campbell · ss Dark Forces, ed. Kirby McCauley, Viking, 1980
- 107 · Root Cellar · Nancy Kilpatrick · ss The Vampire’s Crypt #4 ’91
- 113 · Hungarian Rhapsody [as by Wilson Kane] · Robert Bloch · ss Fantastic Jun ’58
- 122 · The Legend of Dracula Reconsidered as a Prime-Time TV Special · Christopher Fowler · nv Sharper Knives, Warner UK, 1992
- 136 · Vampire · Richard Christian Matheson · ss Cutting Edge, ed. Dennis Etchison, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1986
- 140 · Stragella · Hugh B. Cave · nv Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror Jun ’32
- 163 · A Week in the Unlife · David J. Schow · ss A Whisper of Blood, ed. Ellen Datlow, Morrow, 1991
- 168 · The House at Evening · Frances Garfield · ss Whispers #15 ’82
- 175 · Vampyrhhic Outcast · Simon Clark · ss, 2003; Original in Nailed by the Heart (17-31 July 2003).
- 184 · The Labyrinth · R. Chetwynd-Hayes · nv The Elemental, Fontana, 1974
- 207 · Beyond Any Measure · Karl Edward Wagner · nv Whispers Mar ’82
- 250 · Dr. Porthos · Basil Copper · ss The Midnight People, ed. Peter Haining, Leslie Frewin, 1968
- 256 · Straight to Hell · Paul McAuley · ss The Third Alternative #24, 2000
- 272 · It Only Comes Out at Night · Dennis Etchison · ss Frights, ed. Kirby McCauley, St. Martins, 1976
- 284 · Investigating Jericho [Saint-Germain] · Chelsea Quinn Yarbro · na F&SF Apr ’92
- 325 · Dracula’s Chair · Peter Tremayne · ss The Count Dracula Fan Club Book of Vampire Stories, ed. Jeanne Youngson, Chicago: Adams Press, 1980
- 335 · A Taste for Blood · Sydney J. Bounds · ss *
- 341 · The Better Half · Melanie Tem · ss IASFM mid-Dec ’89
- 358 · The Devil’s Tritone · John Burke · ss *
- 373 · Chastel · Manly Wade Wellman · nv The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series VII, ed. Gerald W. Page, DAW, 1979
- 394 · Der Untergang des Abendlandesmenschen · Howard Waldrop · ss Chacal #1 ’76
- 405 · Red as Blood · Tanith Lee · ss F&SF Jul ’79
- 415 · Laird of Dunain · Graham Masterton · ss The Mammoth Book of Vampires, ed. Stephen Jones, Robinson, 1992
- 424 · A Trick of the Dark · Tina Rath · ss *
- 433 · Midnight Mass · F. Paul Wilson · na Axolotl Press: Eugene, OR, 1990
- 478 · Blood Gothic · Nancy Holder · ss Shadows #8, ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1985
- 484 · Yellow Fog · Les Daniels · ex Donald M. Grant, 1986
- 553 · Fifteen Cards from a Vampire Tarot [“Fifteen Painted Cards from a Vampire Tarot”] · Neil Gaiman · ss, 1998; From The Art of Vampire: The Masquerade.
- 559 · Vintage Domestic · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss The Mammoth Book of Vampires, ed. Stephen Jones, Robinson, 1992
- 565 · Try a Dull Knife · Harlan Ellison · ss F&SF Oct ’68
- 576 · Andy Warhol’s Dracula: Anno Dracula 1978-1979 [“Andy Warhol’s Dracula”; Anno Dracula] · Kim Newman · na PS Publishing, 1999
-
Dark Terrors 6: The Gollancz Book of Horror ed. Stephen Jones & David Sutton (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07407-8, Jul 2004, £7.99, 560pp, tp, cover by Gary Blythe); Reprint (Gollancz 2002) anthology of 33 original dark fantasy stories.
-
The Great Hunt, Part One: The Hunt Begins Robert Jordan (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-53-8, Jun 2004, £4.99, 371pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Wheel of Time]; Reprint (Tor 1990 as part of The Great Hunt) the first part of the second book in “The Wheel of Time”. [First U.K. edition]
-
The Great Hunt, Part Two: New Threads in the Pattern Robert Jordan (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-54-6, Jun 2004, £4.99, 415pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Wheel of Time]; Reprint (Tor 1990 as part of The Great Hunt) the second part of book two in “The Wheel of Time”.
-
New Spring Robert Jordan (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-260-4, Jan 2004, £16.99, 334pp, hc) [Wheel of Time]; Fantasy novel, first in a trilogy prequel to “The Wheel of Time” main sequence. Expanded from the novella in Legends. Simultaneous with the US (Tor) edition. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-338-4, £10.99) was announced but not seen.
-
New Spring Robert Jordan (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-261-2, Dec 2004, £6.99, 423pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Wheel of Time]; Reprint (Orbit 2004) fantasy novel in the “Wheel of Time” series.
-
The Hunting of the Last Dragon Sherryl Jordan (Simon & Schuster UK 0-689-86062-5, 2004, £8.99, 243pp, tp, cover by Malcolm Davis); Reprint (HarperCollins 2002) young-adult historical fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
-
Secret Sacrament Sherryl Jordan (Simon & Schuster UK 0-689-86045-5, 2004, £5.99, 383pp, tp, cover by Ian Winstanley); Reprint (Puffin New Zealand 1996) young-adult fantasy novel.
-
Dance of the Assassins Hervé Jubert (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-87537-2, Feb 2004, £12.99, 343pp, hc, cover by Paul Young) [Devil’s Dances]; Young-adult fantasy novel of a witch investigating murders in a virtual city. Translated by Anthea Bell from the French Le Quadrille des Assassins (Editions Albin Michael S.A. 2002).
-
Fossil Circus John Kaiine (Egerton House 0-9546275-6-3, Jun 2004, £12.50, 321pp, tp, cover by John Kaiine); Contemporary dark fantasy/metaphysical thriller. A psychiatrist bequeaths some ex-patients a Victorian asylum. This is a print-on-demand edition. Egerton House, 3 Egerton Road, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex, TN39 3HH, UK; [books@egertonhousepublishing.co.uk].
-
Back to the Divide Elizabeth Kay (Chicken House, The 1-904442-27-7, Aug 2004, £11.99, 384pp, hc) [Divide]; Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The Divide.
-
The Divide Elizabeth Kay (Chicken House, The 1-904442-28-5, Mar 2004, £5.99, 320pp, tp) [Divide]; Reprint (The Chicken House 2003) young-adult fantasy novel.
-
The Last Light of the Sun Guy Gavriel Kay (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-5248-9, Apr 2004, £17.99, 501pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Sarantine Mosaic]; Fantasy novel set in the world of The Sarantine Mosaic.
-
The Last Light of the Sun Guy Gavriel Kay (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-5249-7, Apr 2004, £10.99, 501pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Sarantine Mosaic]; Fantasy novel set in the world of The Sarantine Mosaic. This is supposedly simultaneous with the hardback listed two months earlier.
-
The Sea Beggars: The Mark of Ran Paul Kearney (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-04776-1, Oct 2004, £10.99, 339pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Sea Beggars]; Fantasy novel. First in a new series.
-
Snare Katharine Kerr (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648039-X, Jan 2004, £7.99, 630pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor); Reprint (Voyager 2003) SF novel.
-
Children of the Lamp: The Akhenaten Adventure P. B. Kerr (Scholastic UK 0-439-96365-6, Oct 2004, £12.99, 374pp, hc) [Children of the Lamp]; Young-adult fantasy novel, first in a series. Simultaneous with the US (Orchard) edition. The author also writes as Philip Kerr.
-
The Briar King Greg Keyes (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41945-5, Jul 2004, £6.99, 552pp, pb, cover by Eric Peterson) [Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone]; Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 2003) fantasy novel, first in “The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone”.
-
A Calculus of Angels Greg Keyes (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41998-6, Oct 2004, £7.99, 429pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) [Age of Unreason]; Reprint (Del Rey 1999) historical fantasy novel, second in the “Age of Unreason” series. Ben Franklin and Sir Isaac Newton visit Prague and Venice looking for safety in the chaotic aftermath of the asteroid strike on London. [First U.K. edition]
-
The Charnel Prince Greg Keyes (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-3353-3, Aug 2004, £17.99, 516pp, hc); Reprint (Del Rey 2004) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
-
Newton’s Cannon Greg Keyes (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41997-8, Apr 2004, £6.99, pb) [Age of Unreason]; Reprint (Del Rey 1998 as by J. Gregory Keyes) alternate-history fantasy, book one of “The Age of Unreason” quartet. [First U.K. edition]
-
Newton’s Cannon Greg Keyes (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41997-8, Jul 2004, £6.99, 368pp, pb, cover by Dominic Hatman) [Age of Unreason]; Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 1998 as by J. Gregory Keyes) alternate-history fantasy novel. The first book in “The Age of Unreason” series. [First U.K. edition]
-
Boggart and Fen Garry Kilworth (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-11-2, Jul 2004, £4.99, 307pp, tp) [Knights of Liöfwende]; Young-adult animal fantasy novel, third in “The Knights of Liöfwende” series.
-
Jim Giraffe Daren King (Cape, Jonathan 0-224-06958-6, Feb 2004, £10.00, 216pp, tp, cover by Daren King); Literary fantasy novel.
-
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-82718-1, Jun 2004, £20.00, 427pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Roland (Gunslinger)]; Fantasy novel. Illustrated in colour by Darrell Anderson. Simultaneous with the US (Donald M. Grant/Scribner) edition.
-
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-82721-1, Sep 2004, £25.00, 686pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Roland (Gunslinger)]; Dark fantasy novel, last in the series. Includes colour plates by Michael Whelan. Simultaneous with the US (Donald M. Grant/Scribner) edition.
-
Warhammer 40,000: Grey Hunter William King (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-024-6, Mar 2004, £5.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Warhammer 40,000: Wolfclaw]; Reissue (Black Library 2002) novelization based on the roleplaying game, the third in the “Space Wolf” series.
-
Warhammer 40,000: Ragnar’s Claw William King (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-023-8, Mar 2004, £5.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Warhammer 40,000: Wolfclaw]; Reissue (Black Library 2000) novelization based on the SF roleplaying game, second in the “Space Wolf” series.
-
Warhammer: Beastslayer William King (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-052-1, Jan 2004, £6.99, 281pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix]; Reprint (Black Library 2001) novelization based on the world of the fantasy roleplaying game. Fifth book in the “Gotrek and Felix” series.
-
Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix: The Second Omnibus William King (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-126-9, Oct 2004, £30.00, 1005pp, hc, cover by Greg Staples) [Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix]; Omnibus/collection of three novelizations based on the roleplaying game: Beastslayer (2001), Vampireslayer (2001), and Giantslayer (2003), plus a novella and glossary. [Not seen]
-
Warhammer: Vampireslayer William King (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-053-X, Jan 2004, £6.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix]; Reprint (Black Library 2001) novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game, part of the “Gotrek and Felix” series. [Not seen]
-
The Face Dean Koontz (HarperCollins UK 0-00-713071-6, Feb 2004, £6.99, 672pp, pb); Reprint (Bantam 2003) dark fantasy thriller.
-
Odd Thomas Dean Koontz (HarperCollins UK 0-00-713072-4, Jan 2004, £17.99, 388pp, hc) [Odd Thomas]; Reprint (Bantam 2003) thriller about a cook who communicates with the dead. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-713073-2) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
-
Odd Thomas Dean Koontz (HarperCollins UK 0-00-713074-0, Aug 2004, £6.99, 420pp, pb) [Odd Thomas]; Reprint (Bantam 2003) horror novel.
-
The Taking Dean Koontz (HarperCollins UK 0-00-713075-9, Aug 2004, £17.99, 338pp, hc); Reprint (Random House 2004) SF novel of other-worldly intervention and apocalyptic urban change. [First U.K. edition]
-
Troll Fell Katherine Langrish (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-717071-8, Jul 2004, £10.99, 319pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant); Young-adult fantasy novel.
-
Lore Bringer Miller Lau (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-4083-8, Apr 2004, £6.99, 469pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Last Clansman]; Fantasy novel, third in “The Last Clansman” trilogy.
-
Santiago’s Way Patricia Laurent (Owen, Peter 0-7206-1190-3, Jun 2004, £12.50, 112pp, hc); Surreal fantasy novel of a woman haunted since childhood by a mysterious inner presence. Translated by Geoff Hargreaves from the Spanish El Camino de Santiago (Conarte Mexico 2000 as by Patricia Laurent Kullick) which won the Literatura Nuevo León prize.
-
Patrick Stephen Lawhead (HarperCollins UK 0-00-714885-2, Mar 2004, £6.99, 454pp, pb); Reprint (HarperCollins 2003) fantasy novel.
-
A Crack in the Line Michael Lawrence (Watts/Orchard Books UK, Franklin 1-84121-166-4, Sep 2003, £12.99, 281pp, hc, cover by Chris Inns) [Aldous Lexicon]; Young-adult fantasy novel, the first in the “Aldous Lexicon” trilogy. A boy traumatized by his mother’s death finds an alternate world where she lives but has a daughter. This is dated 2003 but not seen until now.
-
A Crack in the Line Michael Lawrence (Orchard Books UK 1-84362-416-8, Sep 2004, £5.99, 279pp, tp) [Aldous Lexicon]; Reprint (Orchard Books 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, the first part of the “Aldous Lexicon” trilogy.
-
Small Eternities Michael Lawrence (Orchard Books UK 1-84121-168-0, Sep 2004, £12.99, 283pp, hc) [Aldous Lexicon]; Young-adult fantasy novel. Second in the “Aldous Lexicon” trilogy after A Crack in the Line.
-
Warhammer: Sacred Flesh Robin D. Laws (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-091-2, May 2004, £6.99, 409pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Warhammer: Angelika Fleischer]; Novelization based on the roleplaying game, second in the “Angelika Fleischer” series.
-
Amara Richard Laymon (Hodder Headline 0-7472-6731-6, Dec 2003, £6.99, xii+436pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp); Reprint (Headline 2003) dark fantasy novel, with an introduction by Dean Koontz.
-
The Lake Richard Laymon (Hodder Headline 0-7472-6933-5, Apr 2004, £18.99, 346pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp); Associational horror novel.
-
Changing Planes Ursula Le Guin (Gollancz 0-575-07564-3, Jan 2004, £8.99, i+214pp, hc); Reprint (Harcourt 2003) original collection of 10 stories, six reprints. [First U.K. edition]
-
Gifts Ursula Le Guin (Orion 1-84255-107-8, Oct 2004, £10.99, 274pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Annals of the Western Shore]; Reprint (Harcourt 2004) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
-
The Birthday of the World Ursula K. Le Guin (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07539-2, Jan 2004, £6.99, 362pp, pb); Reprint (HarperCollins 2002 as The Birthday of the World and other stories) collection of eight stories, one an original novella, “Paradises Lost”.
-
Tales from Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin (Orion 1-8425-5214-7, Nov 2003, £5.99, xv+296pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Earthsea]; Reprint (Harcourt 2001) original collection of five stories, two reprints, set in the world of the “Earthsea” novels. Le Guin’s foreword discusses the difficulties of researching an imaginary world, and provides background in “A Description of Earthsea”.
-
Changing of Faces Tim Lebbon (PS Publishing 1-902880-68-4, Jan 2004, £25.00, 98 + ix, tp, cover by Alan M. Clark) [Naming of Parts]; Horror novella, sequel to Naming of Parts. Introduction by Simon Clark. This is a limited edition of 300 signed by Lebbon and Simon Clark; a trade paperback edition of 500 (-68-4, £10.00) signed by Lebbon is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Hamilton House, 4 Park Ave., Harrogate, HG2 9BQ, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
-
Demon II Samantha Lee (Scholastic UK 0-439-97755-X, Jan 2004, £4.99, 278pp, pb) [Demon]; Young-adult dark fantasy novel, sequel to Demon. A “Point Horror” novel.
-
Cast a Bright Shadow Tanith Lee (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-0634-X, May 2004, £10.99, 431pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) [Lionwolf]; Fantasy novel, book one of the “Lionwolf” trilogy.
-
Death of the Day Tanith Lee (Egerton House 0-9546275-2-0, Dec 2004, £13.99, 339pp, tp, cover by John Kaiine); Associational mystery novel. This is a print-on-demand edition. Egerton House, 3 Egerton Road, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex, TN39 3HH, UK; [books@egertonhousepublishing.co.uk].
Next -- Table-of-Contents