The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

Books, Listed by Author

Table-of-Contents

ABBEY, LYNN; [i.e., Marilyn Lorraine Abbey] (1948- ) (chron.)

* *Down Time (Ace 0-441-01270-1, Apr 2005, $6.99, 330pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [*Orion’s Children] Contemporary fantasy novel, fourth in the Orion’s Children series featuring Emma Merrigan begun in Out of Time.
ABBEY, MARILYN LORRAINE; see under Abbey, Lynn (chron.)
ABBOTT, EDWIN ABBOTT (1839-1929) (chron.)

* _Flatland (Penguin/Signet Classics 0-451-52976-6, May 2005, $4.95, 147 + xii, pb) Reprint (Seeley 1884) fantasy novel. This has a new introduction by Valerie M. Smith.
ABÉ, SHANA (chron.)

* *The Smoke Thief (Bantam 0-553-80448-0, Oct 2005, $15.00, 292pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Drakon] Fantasy romance novel, the first in a trilogy about a notorious jewel thief and shapeshifting dragons in England.
* _The Smoke Thief (SFBC #1194248, Nov 2005, $9.99, 292pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Drakon] Reprint (Bantam 2005) young-adult fantasy about dragons passing as humans in 18th-century England.
ABELA, D. (chron.)

* _Max Remy: Spy Force: Spy Force Revealed (Oxford University Press 0-19-275419-X, Jul 2005, £5.99, 306pp, tp, cover by Dylan Gibson) [Max Remy: Spy Force] Reprint (Random House Australia 2002 as Max Remy: Superspy: Spy Force Revealed by Deborah Abela) humorous young-adult SF novel. Second in a new series. [First U.K. edition]
* _Max Remy: Spy Force: The Nightmare Vortex (Oxford University Press 0-19-275420-3, Nov 2005, £5.99, 281pp, tp, cover by Dylan Gibson) [Max Remy: Spy Force] Reprint (Random House Australia 2003) humorous young-adult SF novel. Third in a new series. [First U.K. edition]
* _Max Remy: Spy Force: The Time and Space Machine (Oxford University Press 0-19-275418-1, Jul 2005, £5.99, 247pp, tp, cover by Dylan Gibson) [Max Remy: Spy Force] Reprint (Random House Australia 2002 as Max Remy: Superspy: In Search of the Time and Space Machine by Deborah Abela) humorous young-adult SF novel. First in a new series. [First U.K. edition]
ab HUGH, DAFYDD; [legalized name] (1960- ) (chron.)

* _Doom: Knee-Deep in the Dead (with Brad Linaweaver) (Pocket Star 0-671-52555-7, Aug 2005, $6.99, 250pp, pb) [Doom] Reissue (Pocket Star 1995) military SF novelization based on the computer games “Doom” and “Doom II”. Copyrighted by Id Software. Sixth printing.
ABNETT, DAN (stories) (chron.)

* _Warhammer 40,000: Double Eagle (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-8441-6090-4, Jul 2005, £6.99, 415pp, pb) [Warhammer 40,000] Reprint (Black Library 2004) novelization based on the SF roleplaying game.
* _Warhammer 40,000: Double Eagle (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-090-4, Aug 2005, $7.99, 415pp, pb) [Warhammer 40,000] Reprint (Black Library 2004) novelization based on the universe of the roleplaying game. This has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK 7/05 edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.
* +Warhammer 40,000: His Last Command (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-238-9, Nov 2005, $19.99, 308pp, hc, cover by Alex Boyd) [*Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts: Lost] Novelization based on the roleplaying game world, ninth in the “Gaunt’s Ghosts” series, and second in “The Lost” story arc. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (10/05) edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices. Copyrighted by Games Workshop.
* _Warhammer 40,000: Ravenor (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-073-4, Feb 2005, £6.99, 412pp, pb) [Warhammer 40,000: Ravenor] Reprint (Black Library 2004) future-war novel set in the SF roleplaying game universe. First in the “Gideon Ravenor” series.
* _Warhammer 40,000: Ravenor (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-073-4, Apr 2005, $7.99, 412pp, pb) [Warhammer 40,000: Ravenor] Reprint (Black Library UK 2004) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game world. Book one in the “Gideon Ravenor” trilogy. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd.
* *Warhammer 40,000: Ravenor Returned (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-184-6, Feb 2005, £16.99, 306pp, hc) [Warhammer 40,000: Ravenor] Future-war novel set in the roleplaying game universe. Second in the “Gideon Ravenor” series.
* _Warhammer 40,000: Ravenor Returned (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-184-6, Apr 2005, $19.99, 306pp, hc, cover by Wayne England) [Warhammer 40,000: Ravenor] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game world. Second in the Ravenor series. First US edition (Black Library UK 3/05); this has the same ISBN as the UK edition, but only has the US and Canadian price on the cover. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd.
* _Warhammer 40,000: Traitor General (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-113-7, Oct 2005, £6.99, 415pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [*Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts: Lost] Reprint (Black Library 2004) SF novelization based on the roleplaying game. Eighth in the Gaunt’s Ghosts series and first in The Lost story arc.
* _Warhammer 40,000: Traitor General (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-113-7, Nov 2005, $7.99, 415pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [*Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts: Lost] Reprint (Black Library 2004) novelization based on the roleplaying game world, eighth in the “Gaunt’s Ghosts” series, and first in “The Lost” story arc. This has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.
* +Warhammer: Bloodstorm (with Mike Lee) (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-192-7, Jan 2006, $7.99, 413pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer: Malus Darkblade] Novelization based on the roleplaying game world, part of the Malus Darkblade series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (12/05) edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.
* *Warhammer: The Daemon’s Curse (with Mike Lee) (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-8441-6191-9, May 2005, £6.99, 383pp, pb) [Warhammer: Malus Darkblade] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, in the Malus Darkblade sub-series.
* +Warhammer: The Daemon’s Curse (with Mike Lee) (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-191-9, Jun 2005, $7.99, 383pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer: Malus Darkblade] Novelization based on the roleplaying game world, in the Malus Darkblade series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition (Black Library 5/05) has the same ISBN as the UK, but has only US and Canadian prices.
ABRAHAM, DANIEL (James) (1969- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Shadow Twin (with Gardner R. Dozois & George R. R. Martin) See entry under Gardner R. Dozois
ACE, J. J. (chron.)

* *Judgment Day (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-388-9, Sep 2005, $25.95, 300pp, hc, cover by Thorsten Grambow) Fantasy novel. A dead man is chosen to be the Forerunner who will decide whether humans will be ruled by Heaven, Hell, or themselves. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com].
ACHILLÉOS, CHRIS(tos) (1947- ) (chron.)

* *Amazona (Titan Books 1-84023-893-3, Oct 2004, £14.99, 127pp, tp, cover by Chris Achilléos) Art book. Foreword by Michael Friedlander. A limited hardcover edition (-967-0) was announced but not seen. This is dated 2004 but not seen until now.
ACKLEY-McPHAIL, DANIELLE, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* *No Longer Dreams: An Anthology of Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction (with L. Jagi Lamplighter, Lee C. Hillman & Jeffrey Lyman) (Baltimore MD: Lite Circle Books 0-9641622-7-X, 2005, $16.00, 256pp, tp, cover by Theo Black) (Contents)
ADAMS, C. T. (chron.)

* *Moon’s Web (with Cathy Clamp) (Tor 0-765-34914-0, Aug 2005, $6.99, 337pp, pb) Werewolf romance novel.
ADAMS, DOUGLAS (Noel) (1952-2001) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39180-2, Apr 2005, $7.99, 309pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reissue (Pan 1979) humorous SF novel, first in the Hitchhiker’s Trilogy. This is a movie tie-in edition with an added 93pp on the making of the movie by Robbie Stamp.
* _The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Macmillan/Pan 0-330-43798-4, Apr 2005, £6.99, 323pp, pb) Reprint (Pan 1979) humorous SF novel, first in the Hitchhiker series. This is a film tie-in edition with 16pp of colour stills, interviews with actors and co-screenwriter, and an afterword by Robbie Stamp. (Contents)
* _The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Young Picador 0-330-43895-6, Apr 2005, £6.99, 218pp, tp) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1979) humorous SF novel. First in the “Hitchhiker” series.
* _The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07682-8, Apr 2005, £6.99, 178pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1979) humorous SF novel. First in the “Hitchhiker” series.
* _Life, the Universe, and Everything (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39182-9, Apr 2005, $7.99, 232pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reissue (Pan 1982) humorous SF novel, third in the Hitchhiker’s Trilogy. This is a movie tie-in edition.
* _Life, the Universe, and Everything (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41890-5, Apr 2005, $12.95, 232pp, tp) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1982) humorous SF novel, third in the Hitchhiker’s Trilogy.
* _Mostly Harmless (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41877-8, Apr 2005, $7.99, 218pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Heinemann 1992) humorous SF novel, fifth in the Hitchhiker’s Trilogy. This is a movie tie-in edition.
* _The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39181-0, Apr 2005, $7.99, 245pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reissue (Pan 1980) humorous SF novel, second in the Hitchhiker’s Trilogy. A non-tie-in trade paperback edition (-41892-1, $12.95, 250pp) is also available.
* _The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45529-0, Jun 2005, $7.99, 298pp, pb) [Dirk Gently] Reprint (Harmony 2002) collection of Adams’s unfinished novel, plus non-fiction items. This has the 2003 introductions by Terry Jones.
* _So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39183-7, Apr 2005, $7.99, 214pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reissue (Pan 1984) humorous SF novel, fourth in the Hitchhiker’s Trilogy. This is a movie tie-in edition.
* _So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-47996-3, Apr 2005, $12.95, 214pp, tp) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1984) humorous SF novel, fourth in the Hitchhiker’s Trilogy.
ADLINGTON, L. J. (chron.) (assoc.)

* +The Diary of Pelly D (HarperCollins/Greenwillow 0-06-076615-8, Apr 2005, $15.99, 282pp, hc, cover by Chad W. Beckerman) [Diary of Pelly D] Young-adult SF novel. A diary found in an archaeological dig on a colony planet tells a harrowing tale of a popular girl. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 2/05).
ADRIAN, JACK, ed.; pseudonym of Christopher Lowder, (1945- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Sea Mist See entry under E. F. Benson.
AFSAHI, MATT (chron.)

* *The Road of Silk (with Barbara Dysonwilliams) (Turnkey Press/Synergy Books 0-9747644-6-9, Feb 2005, $24.99, 329pp, hc) Fantasy novel. Queen Yasamin’s trip to make an arranged marriage is full of dangers and discoveries. Synergy Books, 2525 W. Anderson Lane, Suite 540, Austin TX 78757.
AGUIRRE, FORREST (stories) (chron.)

* *Fugue XXIX (Raw Dog Screaming 1-933293-07-1, Oct 2005, $15.95, 217pp, tp, cover by Terry Rentzepis) Collection of 29 stories, six original. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.rawdogscreaming.com] or from Raw Dog Screaming Press, 5103 72nd Place, Hyattsville MD 20784. (Contents)
_____, ed.

* *The Nine Muses (with Deborah Layne) (Wheatland Press 0-9755903-6-7, Oct 2005, $19.95, 252pp, tp, cover by Giorgio de Chirico) Original anthology of 13 stories by women writers. Authors include Kit Reed, Heather Shaw, and Ursula Pflug. Introductory essay by Elizabeth Hand. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.wheatlandpress.com], or from Wheatland Press, PO Box 1818, Wilsonville OR 97070. (Contents)
AIDINOFF, ELSIE V. (chron.)

* _The Garden (HarperTempest 0-06-055607-2, May 2005, $6.99, 403pp, tp, cover by John Sann) Reprint (HarperTempest 2004) young-adult novel of the Garden of Eden, narrated by Eve.
AIKEN, JOAN (Delano) (1924-2004) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Is & Cold Shoulder Road (Random House UK/Red Fox 0-099-47738-6, Jan 2005, £5.99, 521pp, tp, cover by Paul Hess) [Alternate England; James III] Young-adult fantasy omnibus, the eighth and ninth books in the “Alternate England” or “Wolves of Willoughby Chase” series. The books are separately paginated. (Contents)
* _Midwinter Nightingale (Random House/Dell Yearling 0-440-41928-X, Jan 2005, $5.50, 248pp, tp) [Alternate England; James III] Reprint (Delacorte 2003) young-adult alternate-history fantasy novel, the tenth book in the “Wolves Chronicles.”
* _Midwinter Nightingale (Random House UK/Red Fox 0-099-44772-X, Jan 2005, £4.99, 249pp, tp, cover by Paul Hess) [Alternate England; James III] Reprint (Delacorte Press 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, tenth in the “Wolves of Willoughby Chase” series.
* _The Stolen Lake (Random House UK/Red Fox 0-099-47739-4, Jan 2005, £5.99, 318pp, tp, cover by Paul Hess) [Alternate England; James III] Reprint (Cape 1981) young-adult fantasy novel. Book 4 in the “Wolves of Willoughby Chase” sequence.
* *The Witch of Clatteringshaws (Random House/Delacorte 0-385-73226-0, Jan 2005, $15.95, 134pp, hc, cover by Jimmy Pickering) [Alternate England; James III] Young-adult alternate-history fantasy novel, the 11th book in the “Wolves Chronicles”. Dido looks for another heir to the English throne so Simon doesn’t have to take it. There is a note on some of the fantastic creatures by the author’s daughter Lizza Aiken. Simultaneous with the UK (Cape) edition.
* *The Witch of Clatteringshaws (Cape, Jonathan 0-224-07029-0, Jan 2005, £10.99, 147pp, hc) [Alternate England; James III] Young-adult fantasy novel, the 11th in the “Wolves of Willoughby Chase” series. Includes a note on some of the fantastic creatures by the author’s daughter, Lizza Aiken. Simultaneous with the US (Delacorte) edition.
ALDISS, BRIAN W(ilson) (1925- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Cultural Breaks (Tachyon Publications 1-892391-26-0, Sep 2005, $24.95, 236 + xvi, hc, cover by John Picacio) Collection of 12 stories, three original. Introduction by Andy Duncan. Tachyon Publications, 1459 18th Street #139, San Francisco CA 94107; [www.tachyonpublications.com]. (Contents)
* _Non-Stop (Overlook Press 1-58567-683-7, Aug 2005, $14.95, 241pp, tp, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Faber & Faber 1958) SF novel.
* *Sanity and the Lady (PS Publishing 1-904619-24-X, Aug 2005, £25.00, 218pp, hc, cover by John William Godward) SF novel. A meteorite brings strange microscopic “visitors” to Earth. Introduction by Ian R. MacLeod. This is a limited edition of 500 signed by Aldiss; a slipcased edition of 200 (-25-8, $60.00) signed by Aldiss and MacLeod is also available. A limited hardback edition (-00-2, £60.00) was announced but not seen. Available from Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
ALEXANDER, ALMA (chron.)

* +Changer of Days (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-076575-5, Jun 2005, $6.99, 339pp, pb) [Changer of Days] Fantasy novel, the second in a series after The Hidden Queen. The author also writes as Alma Hromic. First US edition (Voyager Australia 7/02).
* +The Hidden Queen (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-076570-4, May 2005, $6.99, 389pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) [Changer of Days] Fantasy novel, the first in the Changer of Days series. First US edition (Voyager Australia 12/01 as by Alma A. Hromic).
ALEXANDER, LLOYD (Chudley) (1924-2007) (chron.)

* _The Adventures of the Invisible Boy (Usborne 0-7460-6041-6, Apr 2005, £5.99, 215pp, tp, cover by Ian McNee) Reprint (Dutton 2001 as The Gawgon and the Boy) associational young-adult novel. [First U.K. edition]
* _The Black Cauldron (Usborne 0-7460-6039-4, Jan 2005, £5.99, 231pp, tp, cover by Alison Read) [Chronicles of Prydain] Reprint (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1965) young-adult fantasy novel. Part two of “The Chronicles of Prydain”.
* _The Book of Three (Usborne 0-7460-6038-6, Aug 2004, £5.99, 229pp, tp, cover by John Fordham) [Chronicles of Prydain] Reprint (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1964) young-adult fantasy novel. Part one of The Chronicles of Prydain.
* _The Castle of Llyr (Usborne 0-7460-6040-8, Feb 2005, £5.99, 209pp, tp, cover by John Fordham) [Chronicles of Prydain] Reprint (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1966) young-adult fantasy novel. Part three of The Chronicles of Prydain.
* *The Xanadu Adventure (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-47371-8, Feb 2005, $16.99, 145pp, hc, cover by Stan Watts) [Vesper Holly] Young-adult Graustarkian/alternate world adventure, sixth in the “Vesper Holly” series.
ALEXANDER, ROB (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Welcome to My Worlds: The Art of Rob Alexander (Paper Tiger 1-84340-200-9, Apr 2005, £20.00, 128pp, hc, cover by Rob Alexander) Collection of fantasy art, with descriptive text by Alexander. Foreword by Frank M. Robinson and introduction by Susan Stejskal.
ALLEN, MIKE (stories) (chron.)

* *Disturbing Muses (Prime Books 0-8095-5604-9, 2005, $10.00, tp) (Contents)
_____, ed. * _The Alchemy of Stars: Rhysling Award Winners Showcase (with Roger L. Dutcher) See entry under Roger L. Dutcher * _The Science Fiction Poetry Handbook See entry under Suzette Haden Elgin.
ALLEN, PETE S., ed. (chron.)

* *Amityville House of Pancakes Omnibus, Vol. 2 (Creative Guy Publishing 1-894953-30-4, Sep 2005, $14.95, 284pp, tp, cover by Marlo Dianne) Original anthology of four humorous novellas by Marlo Dianne, Sally Kuntz, Uncle River, and Carlos Hernandez. Introduction by Lucy Snyder. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.creativeguypublishing.com]. (Contents)
ALLENDE, ISABEL (1942- ) (chron.)

* _City of the Beasts (HarperTrophy/Rayo 0-06-077645-5, May 2005, $7.99, 453pp, pb, cover by Sandro Sodano) [Alexander Cold] Reprint (HarperCollins 2002) young-adult fantasy adventure/magic realism novel. Translated from the Spanish Ciudad de las Bestias by Margaret Sayers Peden.
* *Forest of the Pygmies (HarperCollins/Fourth Estate UK 0-00-719963-5, Mar 2005, £14.99, 296pp, hc) [Alexander Cold] Young-adult fantasy novel. Translated by Margaret Sayers Peden.
* +Forest of the Pygmies (HarperCollins/Rayo 0-06-076196-2, May 2005, $19.99, 296pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Alexander Cold] Young-adult fantasy adventure/magic realism novel, third in the trilogy begun in City of the Beasts. Translated from the Spanish El Bosque de los Pigmeos by Margaret Sayers Peden. First US edition (Fourth Estate UK).
* *Kingdom of the Golden Dragon (HarperCollins/Flamingo 0-00-717747-X, Apr 2004, £14.99, 437pp, hc) [Alexander Cold] Fantasy novel. Second in a trilogy after City of the Beasts. Translated by Margaret Sayers Peden from the Spanish original El Reino El Dragon de Oro (Rayo 2003). Published in 2004, but not seen until now.

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