The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004


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The Eagle of the Ninth Rosemary Sutcliff (Oxford University Press 0-19-275392-4, Oct 2004, £5.99, 294pp, tp, cover by Sam Hadley); Reissue (Oxford 1954) associational young-adult novel. A “50th Anniversary Edition”.


Ring Koji Suzuki (HarperCollins UK 0-00-717884-0, Jun 2004, £10.00, 284pp, hc) [Ring]; Reprint (Vertical 2003) horror novel, first in a trilogy. Translated by Robert G. Rohmer and Glynne Whalley from Ringu (Kadowaka Shoten, 1991). To be followed by Spiral and Loop. [First U.K. edition]


The Year of Our War Steph Swainston (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07005-6, Apr 2004, £9.99, 290pp, hc, cover by Edward Miller) [Year of Our War]; Fantasy novel. Jant Shira, one of fifty immortals serving the Emperor, must discover the source of the giant insects infesting the world. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-07610-0, £9.99) was announced but not seen.


Warhammer 40,000: Blood Angels: Deus Encarmine James Swallow (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-154-4, Nov 2004, £5.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Phillip Sibbering) [Warhammer 40,000: Blood Angels]; Novelization based on the SF roleplaying game. First of a two-book series.


Vamp Wendy Swanscombe (Nexus 0-352-33848-2, 2003, £6.99, 244pp, pb) [Dracula]; Explicit erotic retelling of Dracula as seen through the diaries of Joanna Harker.


Shadowmancer G. P. Taylor (Faber and Faber 0-571-22199-8, Oct 2003, £14.99, 308pp, hc, cover by Ghost); Reprint (Mount 2002) young-adult fantasy novel.


Wormwood G. P. Taylor (Faber and Faber 0-571-22150-5, Jun 2004, £6.99, 312pp, tp, cover by Ghost); Young-adult dark fantasy novel.


Wormwood G. P. Taylor (Faber and Faber 0-571-22399-5, Oct 2004, £14.99, 392pp, hc, cover by Ghost); Reprint (Faber and Faber 2004) fantasy novel. Special limited hardcover edition.


The Companions Sheri S. Tepper (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07566-X, Feb 2004, £10.99, 452pp, tp, cover by Steve Rawlings); Reprint (Eos 2003) SF novel. A hardcover edition (-07565-1, £17.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]


Annan Water Kate Thompson (The Bodley Head 0-370-32822-1, Jun 2004, £10.99, 181pp, hc, cover by Andy Briggs); Young-adult fantasy novel based on a centuries-old folk song.


Origins Kate Thompson (Red Fox 0-09-940906-2, Jun 2004, £5.99, 359pp, tp, cover by James Fraser) [Missing Link]; Reprint (The Bodley Head 2003) fantasy novel, third in a trilogy after The Missing Link (2000) and Only Human (2001).


The Switchers Trilogy Kate Thompson (Red Fox 0-09-947283-X, Jun 2004, £5.99, 542pp, tp) [Switchers]; Omnibus of three novels: Switchers (1997), Midnight’s Choice (1998), and Wild Blood (1999).


Greengrove Castle Matt Thorne (Faber and Faber 0-571-21996-9, Mar 2004, £7.99, 159pp, hc, cover by Sam Hadley) [39 Castles]; Young-adult fantasy novel. First in the “39 Castles” series.


The House by the Sea Nicola Thorne (Severn House 0-7278-6023-2, Dec 2003, £18.99, 254pp, hc, cover by David Young); Reprint (Hale 1978 as Rose, Rose, Where Are You? by Rosemary Ellerbeck) fantasy/ghost novel involving an ancient curse and the family of Joan of Arc. Includes a new preface by the author.


Warhammer 40,000: Annihilation Squad Gav Thorpe (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-075-0, Mar 2004, £6.99, 412pp, pb, cover by Kenson Low) [Warhammer 40,000: Last Chancers]; Novelization based on the SF roleplaying game, part of the “Last Chancers” series.


Michael Marshall Smith: The Annotated Bibliography Lavie Tidhar (PS Publishing 1-904619-04-5, May 2004, £10.00, 77pp, tp, cover by Nicholas Royle); Non-fiction, reference. Annotated bibliography, with comments by Smith on each of his works. This is a limited edition of 500; a hardcover signed limited edition of 200 (-04-5, £35.00) is also available. PS Publishing, Hamilton House, 4 Park Avenue, Harrogate HG2 9BQ, England; [www.pspublishing.com]. [Michael Marshall Smith]


Voyage of the Snake Lady Theresa Tomlinson (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55163-5, Jun 2004, £5.99, 336pp, tp) [Moon Riders]; Young-adult historical fantasy novel, sequel to The Moon Riders, based on legends of the Amazons after the fall of Troy.


American Empire: The Victorious Opposition Harry Turtledove (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.


Jaws of Darkness Harry Turtledove (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]


Settling Accounts: Return Engagement Harry Turtledove (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]


My Death Lisa Tuttle (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].


JumpMan: Rule 1: Don’t Touch Anything James Valentine (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]


Fantasy Workshop: A Practical Guide Boris Vallejo & 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 Boris Vallejo & 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.


City of Saints and Madmen Jeff VanderMeer (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. [First U.K. edition]


Veniss Underground Jeff VanderMeer (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.


The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases ed. Jeff VanderMeer & 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]


Borges and the Eternal Orang-utans Luis Fernando Verissimo (Harvill Press, The 1-8434-3097-5, Jun 2004, £12.00, 134pp, hc); Literary fantasy novel, translated by Margaret Jull Costa from the Portuguese.


Breakfast of Champions Kurt Vonnegut (Random House/Vintage UK 0-099-84260-2, 2004, £6.99, 296pp, tp); Reissue (Delacorte 1973) SF novel. 13th printing.


Warhammer 40,000: The Inquisition War Ian Watson (Black Library 1-84416-138-2, Jul 2004, £7.99, 762pp, tp, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer 40,000: Inquisition War]; Omnibus of three novels and two stories set in the “Warhammer 40,000” universe, with an introduction by Watson. The novels are Draco (1990 as Inquisitor), Harlequin (1994), and Chaos Child (1995).


Whores of Babylon Ian Watson (Immanion Press 1-9048-5310-2, Apr 2004, £12.99, 226pp, tp); Reprint (Paladin 1988) SF novel; this has been revised and updated. Immanion Pres, 8 Rowley Grove, Stafford, Staffordshire ST17 9BJ UK; [www.immanionpress.wox.org].


Who Goes Home? Sylvia Waugh (Random House UK/Red Fox 0-09-943314-1, Jul 2004, £4.99, 212pp, pb, cover by Tracey Hurst) [Ormingat]; Reprint (The Bodley Head 2003) young-adult SF novel, last in the “Ormingat” trilogy.


Timekeepers Catherine Webb (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-43-0, May 2004, £5.99, 309pp, tp) [Waywalkers]; YA fantasy novel, sequel to Waywalkers.


Journey into the Void Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648616-9, Mar 2004, £7.99, 566pp, pb, cover by Martin McKenna) [Sovereign Stone]; Reprint (Eos 2003) fantasy novel, the third book of “The Sovereign Stone” trilogy. Copyrighted by Weis, Hickman, and Larry Elmore.


The First Men in the Moon H. G. Wells (Orion/Phoenix 0-75382-022-6, Feb 2004, £5.99, 186pp, tp, cover by Two Associates); Reprint (George Newnes 1901) classic SF novel.


Five Great Novels H. G. Wells (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07572-4, Apr 2004, £10.99, 593pp, tp, cover by Sonar); Omnibus of the classics, The War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, The Island of Doctor Moreau, and The First Men in the Moon.


The Invisible Man H. G. Wells (Orion/Phoenix 0-75382-011-0, Feb 2004, £5.99, 143pp, tp, cover by Two Associates); Reprint (C. Arthur Pearson 1897) classic SF novel, including a preface by Wells from 1933.


The Island of Dr. Moreau H. G. Wells (Orion/Phoenix 0-75382-012-9, Feb 2004, £5.99, 129pp, tp, cover by Two Associates); Reprint (Heinemann 1896) classic SF novel.


The Time Machine H. G. Wells (Orion/Phoenix 0-75382-013-7, Feb 2004, £5.99, 83pp, tp, cover by Two Associates) [Time Machine]; Reprint (Henry Holt 1895 as The Time Machine: An Invention) classic SF novel. This is a “Revised Edition”, origin unknown.


The War of the Worlds H. G. Wells (Orion/Phoenix 0-75382-014-5, Feb 2004, £5.99, 172pp, tp, cover by Two Associates); Reprint (Heinemann 1898) classic SF novel. This is a “Revised Edition”, origins unknown.


When the Sleeper Wakes H. G. Wells (Orion/Phoenix 0-75382-015-3, Feb 2004, £5.99, 228pp, tp, cover by Two Associates); Reprint (Harper and Brothers 1899 as When the Sleeper Wakes: A Story of the Years to Come) classic SF novel.


Warhammer: Blood of the Dragon C. L. Werner (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-095-5, Aug 2004, £5.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer: Brunner the Bounty Hunter]; Novelization set in the world of the roleplaying game, third in the “Brunner the Bounty Hunter” series.


Warhammer: Witch Hunter C. L. Werner (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-071-8, Jan 2004, £6.99, 399pp, pb, cover by Karl & Stefan Kopinski) [Warhammer]; Novelization based on the roleplaying game.


Ghost Abbey Robert Westall (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55053-1, Feb 2004, £4.99, 217pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone); Reprint (Macmillan UK 1988) young-adult ghost novel.


Anarchaos Donald E. Westlake (Severn House 0-7278-6096-8, May 2004, £17.99, 188pp, hc, cover by Paul Dickinson); Reprint (Ace 1967 as by Curt Clark) SF novel. Copyrighted 1967 by Ace Books, 2004 by Westlake. [First U.K. edition]


The Autumn Castle Kim Wilkins (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07574-0, Jun 2004, £10.99, 463pp, tp) [Europa Suite]; Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2003) fantasy novel, first in the “Europa Suite”. A hardcover edition (-07573-2, £17.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]


Nine Layers of Sky Liz Williams (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-0563-7, Jun 2004, £10.99, 427pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt); Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2003) SF novel with elements out of Russian fantasy. A female former Soviet astrophysicist, reduced to janitorial work, meets a mythic hero. [First U.K. edition]


The Poison Master Liz Williams (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41248-5, Jun 2004, £6.99, 470pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt); Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2003) SF novel. A human alchemist questions the rule of her mysterious alien masters.


Shadowmarch Tad Williams (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-288-4, Nov 2004, £17.99, 656pp, hc); Fantasy novel. First in a new trilogy. Simultaneous with the US (DAW) edition. A hardcover edition (-289-2, £12.99) was announced but not seen.


To Green Angel Tower: Siege Tad Williams (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-787-0, Mar 2004, £7.99, 815pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan); Reissue (DAW 1993 as part of To Green Angel Tower) fantasy novel.


The War of the Flowers Tad Williams (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-189-6, Apr 2004, £6.99, 758pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant); Reprint (DAW; Orbit 2003) SF/fantasy novel.


Dread Empire’s Fall, Book Two: The Sundering Walter Jon Williams (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-2898-6, Oct 2004, £6.99, 452pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Dread Empire’s Fall]; Reprint (Earthlight UK 2003) SF novel, book two of “Dread Empire’s Fall”.


The Sundering Walter Jon Williams (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-2898-6, Oct 2004, £6.99, 452pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Dread Empire’s Fall]; Reprint (Earthlight UK 2003) SF novel, second in “Dread Empire’s Fall” after The Praxis.


The Dedalus Book of English Decadence: Vile Emperors and Elegant Degenerates ed. James Willsher (Dedalus 1-903517-26-5, Aug 2004, £8.99, 199pp, tp, cover by Charles Ricketts); Anthology of 49 pieced of fiction and poetry, with a lengthy introduction and notes by Willsher.


Catchman Chris Wooding (Scholastic UK 0-439-96289-7, Feb 2004, £4.99, 184pp, tp); Reprint (Scholastic UK 1998) horror novel.


Poison Chris Wooding (Scholastic UK 0-439-98245-6, Jan 2004, £5.99, 269pp, tp, cover by Tim Edmonds); Reprint (Scholastic Press 2003) fantasy novel of a young girl seeking her sister, exchanged for a changeling.


The Skein of Lament Chris Wooding (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07444-2, May 2004, £9.99, 405pp, tp) [Braided Path]; Fantasy novel, second in “The Braided Path” after The Weavers of Saramyr. A hardcover edition (-07443-4, £17.99) is also available.


The Weavers of Saramyr Chris Wooding (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07542-2, Apr 2004, £6.99, 440pp, pb) [Braided Path]; Reprint (Gollancz 2003) fantasy novel, the first book of “The Braided Path”.


Orlando Virgina Woolf (Random House/Vintage UK 0-099-47828-5, Dec 2004, £5.99, xviii+219pp, tp); Reprint (The Hogarth Press 1928) literary fantasy. A “Vintage Classic”. Includes introductions by Peter Ackroyd and Margaret Reynolds.


The Curse of the Mistwraith Janny Wurts (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-21069-5, Nov 2004, £7.99, xiii+831pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow]; Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) fantasy novel. Volume one of “The Wars of Light and Shadow”. 10th printing.


The Ships of Merior Janny Wurts (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-21070-9, Nov 2004, £7.99, vii+740pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow]; Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1994) fantasy novel. Volume two of “The Wars of Light and Shadow”. Ninth printing.


Traitor’s Knot Janny Wurts (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-710113-9, Dec 2004, £11.99, ii+531pp, tp, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow: Alliance of Light]; Fantasy novel, seventh in “The Wars of Light and Shadow” and fourth in the “Alliance of Light”. A hardcover edition (-710112-0, £17.99) is also available.


Warhost of Vastmark Janny Wurts (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648207-4, Nov 2004, £7.99, vii+563pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow]; Reprint (HarperPrism 1995 as part of Ships of Merior) fantasy novel. Volume three of “The Wars of Light and Shadow”. Eighth printing.


Star Wars: Survivor’s Quest Timothy Zahn (Random House/Century 1-8441-3680-9, Feb 2004, £17.99, 368pp, hc, cover by Steven D. Anderson) [Star Wars]; SF novelization. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition. Copyrighted by LucasFilm.


Camelot’s Shadow Sarah Zettel (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-717108-0, May 2004, £12.99, 436pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant); Reprint (Luna 2004 as In Camelot’s Shadow) Arthurian fantasy romance, the first in a series. [First U.K. edition]


The Firebird’s Vengeance Sarah Zettel (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-711405-2, Jan 2004, £12.99, 420pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Isavalta]; Fantasy novel, the third book in the “Isavalta” trilogy.


The Firebird’s Vengeance Sarah Zettel (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-711406-0, Sep 2004, £6.99, 499pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Isavalta Trilogy]; Reprint (Voyager 2004) fantasy novel. Book Three of the “Isavalta Trilogy” after A Sorcerer’s Treason and The Usurper’s Crown.


The Usurper’s Crown Sarah Zettel (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-711402-8, Jan 2004, £6.99, 628pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Isavalta]; Reprint (Voyager 2002) fantasy novel. Book Two of the “Isavalta” trilogy.


Lord of Lies David Zindell (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648621-5, Mar 2004, £7.99, iii+676pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Ea Cycle]; Reprint (Voyager 2003) fantasy novel, the second book of the “Ea Cycle” after The Lightstone.


Locus [v52 # 1, No.516, January 2004] ed. Charles N. Brown (Locus Publications, $5.95, 80pp, quarto)


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