The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

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FARRELL, S. L. (chron.) (continued)

* _Mage of Clouds (DAW 0-7564-0255-7, Jan 2005, $6.99, 659pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Cloudmages] Reprint (DAW 2004) Celtic fantasy novel, second in the Cloudmages series. Farrell is a pseudonym for Stephen Leigh.
FARRER, MATTHEW (chron.)

* +Necromunda: Junktion (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-241-9, Nov 2005, $6.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe. First US edition (Black Library 10/05). Copyrighted by Games Workshop.
FARRINGTON, IAN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* *Doctor Who: Short Trips: A Day in the Life (Big Finish 1-84435-147-5, Jun 2005, £14.99, 244pp, hc, cover by Red Ink) [Doctor Who] Original anthology of 17 stories based on the TV series. Volume 13 in the series. (Contents)
FARRIS, JOHN (L.) (1936- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Phantom Nights (Tor/Forge 0-765-30778-2, Feb 2005, $24.95, 301pp, hc) Horror novel. A murdered woman’s spirit is trapped by a young man’s need for revenge.
* _Phantom Nights (Tor 0-765-34688-5, Dec 2005, $6.99, 323pp, pb) Reprint (Forge 2005) horror novel. A murdered woman’s spirit is trapped by a young man’s need for revenge.
FAUST, CHRISTA (1971?- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *A Nightmare on Elm Street: Dreamspawn (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-173-0, May 2005, $7.99, 407pp, pb) [Nightmare on Elm Street] Novelization based on characters from the movies. Copyrighted by New Line Cinema. This is simultaneous with and has the same ISBN as the Black Flame UK edition, but only gives US and Canadian prices.
* *The Twilight Zone: Burned/One Night at Mercy (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-179-X, Jul 2005, $7.99, 408pp, pb) Omnibus/original collection of two novelizations based on the TV show. Fifth in the series. Copyrighted by New Line Cinema. This is simultaneous with the Black Flame UK edition, and has the same ISBN, but only has US and Canadian prices. (Contents)
FAWCETT, BILL, ed.; [i.e., William Brian Fawcett] (1947- ) (chron.)

* _Masters of Fantasy (with Brian M. Thomsen) (Baen 1-4165-0927-5, Jan 2006, $7.99, 563pp, pb, cover by Jeff Easley) Reprint (Baen 2004) original anthology of 12 stories by authors writing in some of their most popular fantasy worlds. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett and Associates (individual stories copyrighted by their authors).
* *We Three Dragons (Tor 0-765-35386-5, Nov 2005, $5.99, 184pp, pb, cover by Gregory Manchess) Anthology of three dragon stories for the holiday season by Jeff Grubb, James M. Ward, and Ed Greenwood. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett and Associates. (Contents)
FAWER, ADAM (chron.)

* *Improbable (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-073677-1, Feb 2005, $24.95, 403pp, hc) Thriller with fantasy elements. An epileptic mathematical genius turned gambler takes an experimental drug and starts having visions of the past and future.
FEARN, JOHN (Francis) RUSSELL (1908-1960) (stories) (chron.)

* *Earth Divided (Gryphon Books 1-58250-077-0, Jul 2005, $16.00, 149pp, tp, cover by Ron Turner) [Golden Amazon] SF novella, 26th and final in the Golden Amazon series, only published previously in somewhat abridged newspaper form (1961). A story originally published as by Polton Cross is also included. The introduction by Philip Harbottle describes how the novella came to be posthumously published. Available from Gryphon Publications, PO Box 209, Brooklyn NY 11228; [www.gryphonbooks.com]; add $2.00 postage.
* *Ghostworld (Gryphon Books 1-58250-076-2, Jul 2005, $16.00, 134pp, tp, cover by Ron Turner) [Golden Amazon] SF novella, #25 in the Golden Amazon series, only published previously in abridged newspaper form (1960), plus two stories. Introduction by Philip Harbottle. Available from Gryphon Publications, PO Box 209, Brooklyn NY 11228; [www.gryphonbooks.com]; add $2.00 postage.
* *Land’s End — Labrador (The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box 1-55246-553-8, 2005, 180pp, tp) SF novel about attempts to build an undersea tunnel between Great Britain and Canada. Foreword by John Robert Colombo. Philip Harbottle’s introduction discusses Fearn’s career and how this book finally came to be published. The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box, PO Box 204, Shelburne, Ontario, Canada L0N 1S0; [www.batteredbox.com].
* *Standstill Planet (Gryphon Books 1-58250-075-4, Jul 2005, $16.00, 144pp, tp, cover by Ron Turner) [Golden Amazon] SF novel, #24 in the Golden Amazon series, only published previously in abridged newspaper form in 1960. Introduction by Philip Harbottle. Available from Gryphon Publications, PO Box 209, Brooklyn NY 11228; [www.gryphonbooks.com]; add $2.00 postage.
FEDERICI, DEBBIE (chron.)

* *ShadowQueen (with Susan Vaught) (Llewellyn Publications 0-7387-0827-5, Sep 2005, $8.95, 293pp, tp) [L.O.S.T.] Young-adult fantasy novel in the L.O.S.T. series. Brendan is determined to bring the Queen of the Witches back from the dead. Llewellyn Publications, PO Box 64383, St. Paul MN 55164-0383; 800-THE-MOON; [www.llewellyn.com].
* *Sign of the Crescent (Llewellyn Publications 0-7387-0808-9, Oct 2005, $8.95, 302pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel. A Tucson teen fights a sorcerer in another world. Llewellyn Publications, PO Box 64383, St. Paul MN 55164-0383; 800-THE-MOON; [www.llewellyn.com].
FEEHAN, CHRISTINE (chron.)

* *Dark Secret (Jove 0-515-13885-1, Feb 2005, $7.99, 367pp, pb) [Carpathian] Vampire/romantic suspense novel in the “Carpathian” series.
* _Dark Secret (SFBC #1176391, Apr 2005, $9.99, 383pp, hc, cover by Danny O’Leary) [Carpathian] Reprint (Jove 2005) vampire/romantic suspense novel in the Carpathian series. This has ISBN 0-7394-4943-5; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* *Night Game (Jove 0-515-13976-9, Nov 2005, $9.99, 469pp, pb) [GhostWalker] Paranormal romantic suspense novel of the Special Forces paranormal squad called the GhostWalkers. Gator tries to help a fellow victim of evil experiments.
FEELEY, GREGORY (Patrick) (1955- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Arabian Wine (Temporary Culture 0-976-4660-0-7, Apr 2005, $50.00, 197pp, hc) Alternate-history novel about two men trying to bring coffee and steam engines to 1609 Venice. This is a signed, limited edition of 300. Available from Temporary Culture, PO Box 43072, Upper Montclair NJ 07043-0072; [temporaryculture@yahoo.com].
FEIST, RAYMOND E(lias) (1945- ) (chron.)

* +Exile’s Return (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-97710-9, Apr 2005, $25.95, 345pp, hc, cover by Paul Robinson) [Conclave of Shadows] Fantasy novel set in the world of Midkemia, the third book of Conclave of Shadows. First US edition (Voyager 9/04).
* _Exile’s Return (SFBC #1178697, Apr 2005, $12.99, 345pp, hc, cover by Paul S. Robinson) [Conclave of Shadows] Reprint (Voyager 2004) fantasy novel set in the world of Midkemia, the third book of “Conclave of Shadows”. This is similar to the Eos edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Exile’s Return (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224687-2, Apr 2005, £11.99, 356pp, tp, cover by Dominic Forbes) [Conclave of Shadows] Reprint (Voyager 2004) fantasy novel, book three of Conclave of Shadows.
* _Exile’s Return (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648359-3, Sep 2005, £6.99, 356pp, pb) [Conclave of Shadows] Reprint (Voyager 2004) fantasy novel set in the world of Midkemia, book three of The Conclave of Shadows trilogy.
* *Flight of the Nighthawks (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-713374-X, Oct 2005, £18.99, 420pp, hc, cover by Dominic Forbes) [Darkwar] Fantasy novel, book one in the Darkwar series sequel to the Conclave of Shadows series.
* _King of Foxes (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648358-5, Feb 2005, £6.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Martin McKenna) [Conclave of Shadows] Reprint (Voyager 2003) fantasy novel. The second book of Conclave of Shadows.
* _King of Foxes (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-80326-7, May 2005, $7.99, 365pp, pb) [Conclave of Shadows] Reprint (Voyager 2003) fantasy novel set in the world of Midkemia, the second book of “Conclave of Shadows.”
* _Magician (Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-4177-8, 2004, $14.95, 681pp, hc, cover by Don Maitz) [Riftwar] Reissue (Doubleday Foundation 1982) fantasy novel, the first book in the “Riftwar” series. This is the third printing of a 2003 edition not previously seen.
* _Prince of the Blood (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-717616-3, 2005, £7.99, 470pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) Reissue (Doubleday Foundation 1989) fantasy novel. This is the revised (Bantam Spectra 2004) text.
* _Prince of the Blood (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58811-7, Jul 2005, $7.99, 432pp, pb, cover by Liz Kenyon) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1989) fantasy novel. This is the 2004 revised edition with the afterword by Feist.
* _Talon of the Silver Hawk (HarperTorch 0-380-80324-0, Apr 2005, $7.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Paul S. Robinson) [Conclave of Shadows] Reissue (Voyager 2002) fantasy novel, first in the “Conclave of Shadows” series. Seventh printing.
FENNER, ARNIE, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Spectrum 12: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art (with Cathy Fenner) See entry under Cathy Fenner.
FENNER, CATHY, ed. (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Spectrum 12: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art (with Arnie Fenner) (Underwood Books 1-887424-95-4, Oct 2005, $39.95, 208pp, hc, cover by David Bowers) Art book. The 12th in a series of yearbooks of fantasy art, this covers 2004 with reproductions of over 400 works, by almost 300 artists, chosen by a jury. Arnie Fenner discusses “The Year in Review”. Harlan Ellison writes on Grand Master Award-winner H.R. Giger. A trade paperback edition (-94-6, $29.95) was announced but not seen. Order from Underwood Books, PO Box 1919, Nevada City CA 95959; [www.underwoodbooks.com].
FERREIRA, MARIA ALINE SALGUEIRO SEABRA (chron.)

* *I Am the Other: Literary Negotiations of Human Cloning (Greenwood Press/Praeger 0-313-32006-3, Mar 2005, $79.95, 304pp, hc) Non-fiction, a feminist/psychoanalytical critical examination of cloning in fiction. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; 800-225-5800; [www.greenwood.com].
FERRING, DAVID; pseudonym of David S. Garnett, (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

* +Warhammer: The Konrad Saga (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84154-276-8, May 2005, $9.99, 649pp, tp, cover by David Gallagher) [Warhammer: Konrad] Omnibus of three novelizations based on the roleplaying game: Konrad (1989), Shadowbreed (1990), and Warblade (1993). Ferring is a pen name for David Garnett. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. (Contents)
FÉVAL, PAUL (Henri Corentin) (1817-1887) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Wandering Jew’s Daughter (Black Coat Press 1-932983-30-9, Apr 2005, $20.95, 239pp, tp, cover by Tim Lambon) Dark fantasy novella with scholarly introduction, annotations, and translation by Brian Stableford from the French “La Fille du Juif Errant” (1878). Order from Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416; [www.blackcoatpress.com].
FFORDE, JASPER (chron.)

* *The Big Over Easy (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-83567-2, Jul 2005, £12.99, 402pp, hc, cover by Mark Thomas) [Nursery Crime] Humorous fantasy mystery novel, the first in the Nursery Crime series set in the world of nursery rhymes.
* +The Big Over Easy (Penguin/Viking 0-670-03423-1, Aug 2005, $24.95, 385pp, hc, cover by Tom Gauld) [Nursery Crimes] Humorous fantasy detective novel, first in the new Nursery Crimes series. Jack Spratt and Mary Mary investigate Humpty Dumpty’s death. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 7/05).
* _The Eyre Affair (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-73356-X, Apr 2005, £7.99, 384pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Thursday Next] Reissue (NEL 2001) humorous fantasy novel, first in the Thursday Next series. 23rd printing.
* _Lost in a Good Book (Hodder 0-340-73357-8, Apr 2005, £6.99, 372pp, tp) [Thursday Next] Reissue (Hodder & Stoughton 2002) humorous fantasy novel, second in the Thursday Next series. This has the same ISBN as the NEL edition of the same date.
* _Lost in a Good Book (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-73357-8, Apr 2005, £6.99, 372pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Thursday Next] Reissue (Hodder & Stoughton 2002) humorous fantasy novel, second in the Thursday Next series. 11th printing. This has the same ISBN as the Hodder edition of the same date.
* _Something Rotten (SFBC #1172704, Mar 2005, $11.49, 389pp, tp, cover by Viktor Koen) [Thursday Next] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2004) humorous fantasy novel, fourth in the series featuring Thursday Next. This has ISBN 0-965-46277-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back cover.
* _Something Rotten (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-82595-2, Apr 2005, £6.99, 400pp, tp, cover by Mark Thomas) [Thursday Next] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2004) humorous alternate-world fantasy novel. Fourth in the “Thursday Next” series.
* _The Well of Lost Plots (Hodder 0-340-83850-7, Apr 2005, £6.99, 365pp, tp) [Thursday Next] Reissue (Hodder & Stoughton 2003) humorous fantasy novel. Volume three in the Thursday Next series.
FINLAY, CHARLES COLEMAN (1964- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Prodigal Troll (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-332-7, Jun 2005, $15.00, 374pp, tp, cover by Brian W. Dow) [Maggot] Fantasy novel about a human child raised by trolls. A first novel. A hardcover edition (-313-0, $25.00) was announced but not seen. Prometheus Books, 59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst NY 14228-2197; 800-421-0351; [www.prometheusbooks.com]; add $4.45 postage.
* *Wild Things (Subterranean Press 1-59606-030-1, Oct 2005, $25.00, 231pp, hc, cover by Cory Ench & Catska Ench) Collection of 14 stories, one original. Afterword by the author. A signed, limited edition ($40.00) with added chapbook is also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]. (Contents)
FINNEY, JACK; [i.e., Walter Braden Finney] (1911-1995) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Body Snatchers (SFBC/The Stephen King Horror Library #1179476, Jun 2005, $10.99, 216pp, hc) Reprint (Dell 1955) SF horror novel. The text follows the 1978 revised edition, with a 1981 introduction by Stephen King. This is part of The Stephen King Horror Library, available through the SFBC; it has ISBN 1-58288-180-4, lacks a price, and has the book club number on the back jacket.
FINNEY, WALTER BRADEN (1911-1995); see under Finney, Jack (stories) (chron.)
FISHER, CATHERINE (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Belin’s Hill (Random House UK/Red Fox 0-09-948223-1, Mar 2005, £4.99, 166pp, tp, cover by Tim Edmonds) Reprint (The Bodley Head 1997) young-adult fantasy novel.
* *Darkhenge (The Bodley Head 0-370-32859-0, Mar 2005, £10.99, 314pp, hc, cover by Tim Edmonds) Young-adult fantasy novel.
* _The Oracle Betrayed (HarperCollins 0-06-057159-4, Mar 2005, $6.99, 332pp, tp, cover by Nenad Jakesevic) [Oracle Prophecies] Reprint (Hodder Silver 2003 as The Oracle) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in “The Oracle Prophecies” series.
* *The Scarab (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-87894-0, Jun 2005, £5.99, 426pp, tp, cover by Tracey Hurst & Jerry Paris) [Oracle] Young-adult fantasy novel, the third in the Oracle trilogy.
* _Snow-walker (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-072476-5, Sep 2005, $7.99, 625pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Snow Walker] Reprint (Red Fox 2003 as The Snow-walker Trilogy) young-adult omnibus of a fantasy trilogy with elements of Norse myth: The Snow-walker’s Son (1993), The Empty Hand (1995), and The Soul Thieves (1996).
* +The Sphere of Secrets (HarperCollins/Greenwillow 0-06-057161-6, Jun 2005, $16.99, 370pp, hc, cover by Nenad Jakesevic) [Oracle Prophecies] Young-adult fantasy novel, the second in a “The Oracle Prophecies” series set in a land combining elements out of the ancient worlds of Egypt and Greece. First US edition (Hodder Children’s Books 2/04 as The Archon).
FISHER, JUDE; pseudonym of Jane Johnson (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Rose of the World (DAW 0-7564-0187-9, Feb 2005, $23.95, 576pp, hc, cover by Matthew Stawicki) [*Fool’s Gold] Fantasy novel, third in the “Fool’s Gold” trilogy. Fisher is a pen name for Jane Johnson.
* _The Rose of the World (SFBC #1180933, Mar 2005, $11.99, 576pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [*Fool’s Gold] Reprint (DAW 2005) fantasy novel, third in the Fool’s Gold trilogy. Fisher is a pen name for Jane Johnson. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _The Rose of the World (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-5936-X, Aug 2005, £11.99, 676pp, tp, cover by Melvyn Grant) [*Fool’s Gold] Reprint (DAW 2005) fantasy novel. Last in the Fool’s Gold trilogy. A hardcover edition (-5935-1, £17.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
FISK, PAULINE (1948- ) (chron.)

* _Midnight Blue (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-998-3, May 2005, $6.95, 217pp, tp) Reprint (Lion 1990) young-adult fantasy novel.
* *The Red Judge (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7160-0, Jan 2005, £6.99, 202pp, tp) [Sabrina Fludde] Young-adult fantasy novel. A companion novel to Sabrina Fludde.
* +The Red Judge (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-942-8, Nov 2005, $16.95, 202pp, hc, cover by Drew Willis) Young-adult fantasy novel. Zed is convinced a figure out of Welsh legend is hunting him. First US edition (Bloomsbury 1/05).
* _Sabrina Fludde (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7655-6, Jan 2005, £4.99, 256pp, tp) [Sabrina Fludde] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2001) young-adult fantasy novel.
FITTING, PETER, ed. (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Subterranean Worlds: A Critical Anthology (Wesleyan University Press 0-8195-6723-X, Dec 2004, $29.95, 224 + xiii, hc) Critical anthology with excerpts from 20 works about the hollow earth, from precursors as far back as 1665 to Jules Verne’s Voyage to the Center of the Earth, and beyond, with introduction and extensive critical commentary by Fitting. Includes notes, index, and bibliography. Order from University Press of New England, Order Dept., 37 Lafayette St., Lebanon NH 03766-1405; 800-421-1561; [www.wesleyan.edu/wespress].
FLANAGAN, JOHN RICHARD (chron.)

* +The Ranger’s Apprentice, Book One: The Ruins of Gorlan (Penguin/Philomel 0-399-24454-9, Jun 2005, $15.99, 249pp, hc, cover by John Blackford) [*Ranger’s Apprentice] Young-adult fantasy, first in the “Ranger’s Apprentice” series. Too small to be a warrior-hero, Will joins the Rangers as Lord Morgarath threatens the kingdom. First US edition (Random House Australia 11/04).
FLEMING, HEATHER LEE (stories) (chron.)

* *Shards of Faith (Carnifex Press 0-9759727-3-1, Apr 2006, $4.95, 56pp, ph) Chapbook original vampire novella. A vampire Will Scarlet helps Robin Hood fight the evil undead. Order from Carnifex Press, PO Box 1686, Ormond Beach FL 32175; [www.carnifexpress.com]; add $1.00 shipping; checks to Armand Rosamilia.
FLEMING, ROBERT (chron.)

* _Havoc After Dark (Kensington/Dafina 0-7582-0576-7, Apr 2005, $6.99, 319pp, pb) Reprint (Sadorian Publications 2002, not seen) collection of 14 horror stories. Foreword by Tananarive Due.

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