The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

Books, Listed by Author

FROUD, BRIAN (chron.) (continued)

• * *Lady Cottington’s Pressed Fairy Letters (with Ari Berk, Ph.D.) (Abrams 0-8109-5788-4, Oct 2005, $19.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Brian Froud) [Lady Cottington] Art book, third in the series begun in Lady Cottington’s Pressed Fairy Book, in the form of Lady C’s scrapbook of letters from famous personages including Kipling, Jung, and Queen Victoria.
• * _The World of the Dark Crystal (Abrams 0-8109-4579-7, Nov 2005, $35.00, 132pp, hc, cover by Brian Froud) Reissue (Knopf 1982) art book of Froud’s design work on the movie, with text by J.J. Llewellyn. This is the 2003 Abrams edition with introduction by Froud and added booklet. Copyrighted by The Jim Henson Company.

FRY, GARY, ed. (1971- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Poe’s Progeny (Gray Friar Press 0-9550922-0-5, Oct 2005, £11.99, 379pp, tp, cover by Robert Sammelin) Original anthology of 31 stories inspired by classic dark fiction. Authors include Tim Lebbon, Conrad Williams, Nicholas Royle, and Ramsey Campbell. Introduction by Michael Marshall Smith. A hardcover edition of 125 (-0-9) signed by Smith and Campbell is sold out. Gray Friar Press, 19 Ruffield Side, Delph Hill, Wyke, Bradford, West Yorkshire UK; [www.grayfriarpress.com]. (Contents)

FRYE, NORTHROP (chron.)

• * *Northrop Frye’s Notebooks on Romance (University of Toronto Press 0-8020-3947-2, Dec 2004, $95.00, 503 + lxii, hc) Non-fiction, critical, a collection of notes by Frye on literature, myth, and other loosely related topics, including SF and fantasy. Volume 15 of the Collected Works of Northrop Frye. Edited and with notes and introduction by Michael Dolzani. Includes index. University of Toronto Press, 2250 Military Road, Tonawanda NY 14150; 716-693-2768;

FULLER, THOMAS E. (1948-2002) (chron.)

• * _Mars Year One: Marsquake! (with Brad Strickland) See entry under Brad Strickland.

FUNKE, CORNELIA (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dragon Rider (The Chicken House 1-904442-48-X, Jun 2005, £5.99, 527pp, tp) Reprint (The Chicken House 2004) young-adult fantasy novel. Translated by Anthea Bell from Drachenreiter (Cecilie Dressler Verlag 1997).
• * _Dragon Rider (with Anthea Bell,trans.) (Scholastic/The Chicken House 0-439-45695-9, Dec 2005, $12.95, 523pp, hc, cover by Don Seegmiller) Reprint (The Chicken House 2004) young-adult fantasy, translated from the German Drachenreiter (Cecilie Dressler 1997) by Anthea Bell. This adds “Sorrel’s Story”, author’s note, a list of characters, and more, but drops the original fold-out map, and has holographic foil on the bound-in-boards cover. Eighth printing. (Contents)
• * _Inkheart (Scholastic/The Chicken House 0-439-70910-5, Jun 2005, $7.99, 534pp, tp, cover by Carol Lawson & Ian Butterworth) [Inkheart] Reprint (The Chicken House US 2003) young-adult fantasy. Translated from the German Tintinherz (Dressler Verlag 2003) by Anthea Bell. This is a “Soon to be a Major Motion Picture!” edition.
• * *Inkspell (Scholastic/The Chicken House 0-439-55400-4, Oct 2005, $19.99, 635pp, hc, cover by Carol Lawson) [Inkheart] Young-adult fantasy, sequel to Inkheart. Translated from the German Tintenblut (Dressler Verlag 2005) by Anthea Bell.
• * *Inkspell (Chicken House, The 1-90-444272-2, Oct 2005, £12.99, 682pp, hc, cover by Carol Lawson) [Inkheart] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Inkheart. Translated by Anthea Bell from the original German (2005). Simultaneous with the US (Scholastic) edition. A limited signed edition edition (-529405-0, £12.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _Inkspell (SFBC #1193749, Dec 2005, $10.99, 640pp, hc, cover by Carol Lawson) [Inkheart] Reprint (The Chicken House 2005) young-adult fantasy, sequel to Inkheart. Translated from the German Tintenblut (Dressler Verlag 2005) by Anthea Bell. This is similar to The Chicken House edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

FURLONG, MONICA (Teavis) (1930- ) (chron.)

• * _Colman (Random House 0-375-81515-5, Feb 2005, $4.99, 267pp, tp, cover by Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) [Wise Child] Reprint (Random House 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Juniper and Wise Child.

FURTH, ROBIN (chron.)

• * *Stephen King’s The Dark Tower: A Concordance: Vol. II (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-7432-5208-X, Mar 2005, $18.00, 456 + xv, tp, cover by Michael Whelan & Darrel Anderson) Non-fiction, reference, a guide to the last three books in the Dark Tower series, covering characters, places, history, and dialects, plus maps and reading group guides. [King]
• * _Stephen King’s The Dark Tower: A Concordance: Volume II (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-83067-0, Nov 2005, £17.99, xviii+668pp, hc) Reprint (Scribner 2005) encyclopaedic guide to the final three volumes of the septet, covering characters, places, objects, languages, and so on. [First U.K. edition] [King]

FUTCH, JAMES (stories) (chron.)

• * *Night of the Loving Dead (with James Newman) (KHP Industries/Demonic Clown Books 0-9767914-1-2, Sep 2005, $10.00, 102pp, tp) Horror novella of zombies, the Mafia, and Internet porn. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.khpindustries.com] or from KHP Industries, PO Box 588, Effort PA 18330.

GABALDON, DIANA; [i.e., Diana Jean Gabaldon Watkins] (1952- ) (chron.)

• * *A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Random House UK/Century 0-7126-7983-9, Sep 2005, £18.99, 979pp, hc, cover by Alison Groom) [Outlander] Fantasy time-travel historical novel, sixth in the Outlander series. Simultaneous with the US (Delacorte) edition. A trade paperback edition (-8060-8, £14.99) was announced but not seen.
• * *A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Delacorte 0-385-32416-2, Oct 2005, $28.00, 979pp, hc) [Outlander] Historical time-travel fantasy novel. Sixth in the “Outlander” series. Simultaneous with the UK (Century) edition.
• * _A Breath of Snow and Ashes (SFBC #1196908, Nov 2005, $13.99, 1158pp, hc) [Outlander] Reprint (Delacorte 2005) historical time-travel fantasy novel. Sixth in the “Outlander” series. This is similar to the Delacorte edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Fiery Cross (Dell 0-440-22166-8, Sep 2005, $7.99, 1443pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) [Outlander] Reprint (Delacorte 2001) time-travel historical novel, fifth in the “Outlander” series.
• * _Outlander (Dell 0-440-24294-0, Aug 2005, $3.99, 851pp, pb) [Outlander] Reissue (Delacorte 1991) time-travel historical romance, first in the “Outlander” series. This indicates first printing.

GADD, MAXINE (chron.)

• * *Faeries and Other Fantastical Folk: The Faery Paintings of Maxine Gadd (Artists’ and Photographers’ Press 1-904332-23-4, Sep 2005, £14.99, 112pp, hc, cover by Maxine Gadd) Art book. This has a padded cover, gilt edging, and no dust jacket. Available in the US through the SFBC. AAPPL, 10 Hillside, London SW19 4NH, UK; [www.aapl.com].

GAIMAN, NEIL (Richard) (1960- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Alchemy of MirrorMask (with David McKean) See entry under David McKean.
• * _American Gods (Hodder Headline 0-7553-2281-9, Sep 2005, £7.99, 640+16pp, pb, cover by gray318) Reprint (Morrow 2001) fantasy novel. This edition follows Gaiman’s “preferred text” from the Hill House (2004) edition and adds an unpaginated section with an interview and other material.
• * *Anansi Boys (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-051518-X, Sep 2005, $26.95, 336pp, hc) Contemporary fantasy novel, sequel to American Gods. Anansi’s son Fat Charlie discovers a brother he didn’t know he had — a trickster like their late father.
• * *Anansi Boys (Hodder Headline/Review 0-7553-0507-8, Sep 2005, £17.99, 348+44pp, hc, cover by gray318) Fantasy novel. Simultaneous with the US (Morrow) edition. This adds an unpaginated readers guide with a deleted scene, an interview with Gaiman, and discussion questions.
• * _Anansi Boys (SFBC #1197056, Oct 2005, $14.99, 306pp, hc) [American Gods] Reprint (Morrow 2005) fantasy novel, in the same world as American Gods. This is similar to the Morrow edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish (with David McKean) (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7840-0, Sep 2005, £7.99, 55pp, tp, cover by Dave McKean) Reprint (White Wolf 1997) young-adult picture book. This follows the 2004 HarperCollins edition with a new afterword by Gaiman and audio CD with a reading by Gaiman.
• * *Melinda (with Dagmara Matuszak) (Hill House 0-931771-04-8, Jan 2005, $90.00, 60pp, hc) Picture book about a girl surviving alone, with text by Gaiman and illustrated by Matuszak in b&w, with color illustrations laid in. This is a signed, limited edition of 1,500. Available from Hill House, 491 Illington Road, Ossining NY 10562; [HillHousePublishers.com]; add $6.00 shipping.
• * *MirrorMask (with David McKean) (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-079875-0, May 2005, $34.95, 331pp, hc, cover by Dave McKean) Art book/tie-in to the movie written by Gaiman and directed by McKean, with script, storyboards, and sketches in b&w, plus 32 unpaginated pages of color photos and art.
• * *Mirrormask (with David McKean) (Hodder Headline/Review 0-7553-2829-9, May 2005, £20.00, 331pp, hc) Art book, an illustrated script of the film written by Gaiman and designed/directed by McKean, with storyboards and stills. Simultaneous with the US (HarperCollins) edition.
• * +MirrorMask (with David McKean) (HarperCollins 0-06-082109-4, Oct 2005, $16.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Dave McKean) Young-adult picture book based on the movie, with text by Gaiman and illustrations (drawings and stills) by McKean. First US edition (Bloomsbury 9/05).
• * *MirrorMask (with David McKean) (Bloomsbury 0-7475-8111-8, Oct 2005, £14.99, 77pp, hc) Young-adult picture book based on the movie with text by Gaiman and illustrations (movie stills and art) by McKean.
• * _Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions (HarperCollins/Avon 0-380-78902-7, Sep 2005, $7.99, 346pp, pb) Reprint (Avon 1998) collection of 30 stories and poems. This is an expanded version of Gaiman’s earlier collection Angels & Visitations (DreamHaven 1993).
• * _Stardust (Hodder Headline 0-7553-2282-7, Sep 2005, £7.99, 196+20pp, pb, cover by gray318) Reprint (DC/Vertigo 1998) fantasy novel. This edition adds an unpaginated section of extra material at the end.
• * _A Study in Emerald (DreamHaven Books no ISBN, Dec 2005, $10.00, 1pp, ph) [Sherlock Holmes] Reprint (Del Rey 2003 as part of anthology Shadows Over Baker Street) Hugo and Locus Award-winning story, a Lovecraft/Holmes pastiche here published as a poster/broadsheet, supposedly the June 28, 1914 edition of The Star of Albion, complete with ads; illustrated by Jouni Koponen. A signed edition of 200 ($40.00) is also available. Order from DreamHaven Books, 912 W. Lake St., Minneapolis MN 55408; 612-823-6161; [dream@dreamhavenbooks.com]; [www.dreamhavenbooks.com].
• * _The Wolves in the Walls (with David McKean) (HarperTrophy 0-380-81095-6, Aug 2005, $6.99, unpaginated, tp, cover by Dave McKean) Reprint (HarperCollins 2003) children’s picture book with text by Gaiman and illustrations by McKean.

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• * _Now We Are Sick (with Stephen Jones) (DreamHaven Books 1-892058-10-3, Aug 2005, $9.95, 107pp, tp, cover by Gahan Wilson) Reprint (Dreamhaven 1991) anthology of sick and nasty verse, illustrated by Andrew Smith and Clive Barker. Order from DreamHaven Books, 912 W. Lake St., Minneapolis MN 55408; 612-823-6161; [dream@dreamhavenbooks.com]; [www.dreamhavenbooks.com].

GALENORN, YASMINE (chron.)

• * *A Harvest of Bones (Berkley Prime Crime 0-425-20726-9, Dec 2005, $6.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [*Chintz ’n China] Mystery with supernatural/horror elements, fourth in the “Chintz ’n China” mystery series. Emerald O’Brien seeks an explanation for strange happenings related to the vacant lot next door.

GALLAGHER, DIANA G(race) (1946- ) (chron.)

• * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Spark and Burn (Simon Spotlight Entertainment 1-4169-0056-X, Aug 2005, $6.99, 239pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * *Charmed: Mystic Knoll (Simon Spotlight Entertainment 0-689-86854-5, Feb 2005, $5.99, 217pp, pb) [Charmed] Young-adult novelization, the 28th based on the TV show about three witches. Copyrighted by Spelling Television.

GALLAGHER, STEPHEN (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Valley of Lights (Telos 1-903889-74-X, May 2005, £9.99, 298pp, tp, cover by Martin McKenna) Reprint (NEL 1987) crime/horror novel. This adds a precursor novella, a diary about an aborted film version, and an interview with the author. Introduction by Stephen Laws; a new afterword by Gallagher. A signed, limited hardcover edition (-75-8, £30.00) was announced but not seen.. Telos Publishing, Beech House, Chapel Lane, Moulton, Cheshire, CW9 8PQ UK; [www.telos.co.uk]. (Contents)

GANEM, LAWRENCE (chron.)

• * _The Radioactive Redhead (with John Zakour) See entry under John Zakour.

GARCIA, ERIC (1972- ) (chron.)

• * _Hot and Sweaty Rex (Ace 0-441-01273-6, Mar 2005, $13.95, 334pp, tp) [Vincent Rubio] Reprint (Villard 2004) contemporary SF lost-race mystery novel, the third in the series featuring disguised velociraptor PI Vincent Rubio.

GARCIA, LAURA GALLEGO (chron.)

• * *The Legend of the Wandering King (Scholastic/Levine 0-439-58556-2, Aug 2005, $16.95, 213pp, hc, cover by Tim O’Brien) Young-adult fantasy. An Arabian prince seeks to recover a carpet that makes men mad. Translated by Dan Bellm from the Spanish Leyenda del rey errante (Ediciones SM 2002). An Arthur A. Levine book.

GARCÍA y ROBERTSON, R(odrigo) (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _White Rose (Tor 0-812-58958-0, Oct 2005, $6.99, 422pp, pb, cover by Julie Bell) [Robyn Stafford] Reprint (Forge 2004) time-travel historical romance, third in the series begun in Knight Errant.

GARDNER, CRAIG SHAW (1949- ); see house pseudonym Chris Blaine (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dark Whispers [as by Chris Blaine] See entry under Chris Blaine.

GARDNER, JAMES ALAN (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Gravity Wells (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-008770-6, May 2005, $15.95, 345 + xix, tp, cover by Fred Gambino) Collection of 14 stories, two original, with notes on the inspirations for each by the author. (Contents)
• * _Radiant (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-81332-7, Aug 2005, $7.99, 404pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [League of Peoples] Reprint (Eos 2004) SF novel in the “League of Peoples” universe.

GARDNER, SALLY (chron.)

• * *I, Coriander (Orion Children’s Books 1-8425-5290-2, Aug 2005, £8.99, 300pp, hc) Young-adult historical fantasy novel.
• * +I, Coriander (Penguin/Dial 0-8037-3099-3, Sep 2005, $16.99, 280pp, hc, cover by Dan Craig) Young-adult historical fantasy. A girl from Cromwell’s England travels to a perilous fairy kingdom. First US edition (Orion Children’s Books 8/05).

GARFIELD, HENRY (1961- ) (chron.)

• * *My Father the Werewolf (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 0-689-85180-4, Aug 2005, $17.95, 228pp, hc) Young-adult werewolf novel. Teens move to a remote part of Maine to be with their werewolf father. A Richard Jackson book.

GARNETT, DAVID S. (1947- ); see pseudonym David Ferring (stories) (chron.)

• * _Lady Into Fox (Penguin/Roc 1-932416-05-6, Jun 2004, $18.00, 78pp, hc) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1922) fantasy novella. A man’s wife transforms into a fox. Illustrated by R.A. Garnett. Introduction by Paul Collins. This is dated 2004, but not seen until now.

GARRETT, MICHAEL, ed. (1949- ) (chron.)

• * _Crimes of Passion (with Jeffrey B. Gelb) See entry under Jeffrey B. Gelb
• * _Deadly After Dark (with Jeffrey B. Gelb) See entry under Jeffrey B. Gelb
• * _Fear the Fever (with Jeffrey B. Gelb) See entry under Jeffrey B. Gelb
• * _Seeds of Fear (with Jeffrey B. Gelb) See entry under Jeffrey B. Gelb
• * _Stranger by Night (with Jeffrey B. Gelb) See entry under Jeffrey B. Gelb

GARTH, JOHN (chron.)

• * _Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-57481-6, Jun 2005, $14.00, 398 + xviii, tp) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2003) non-fiction, biography. [Tolkien]

GARTON, RAY (1965- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Night Life (Subterranean Press 1-59606-014-X, Oct 2005, $40.00, 262pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Live Girls] Vampire novel, sequel to Live Girls. A leatherbound, signed limited edition of 400 and a lettered edition of 13 are sold out.
• * *Scissors (CD Publications 1-58767-022-4, Jun 2005, $40.00, 336pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) Horror novel. Stuart’s worst nightmare from his childhood — Dr. Furgeson and his scissors — is back. A signed, limited edition of 1,000; a leatherbound, traycased, lettered edition of 26 ($200.00) is also available. Cemetery Dance Publications, 132-B Industry Lane, Unit 7, Forest HIll MD 21050; [www.cemeterydance.com].

GASCOIGNE, MARC, ed. (chron.)

• * +Warhammer 40,000: Bringers of Death (with Christian Dunn) (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-232-X, Sep 2005, $6.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Neil Roberts) [Warhammer 40,000] Anthology of five stories based on the fantasy roleplaying game, most originally published in Inferno! Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library UK 8/05). (Contents)

GATES, R(andy) PATRICK (1954- ) (chron.)

• * _Grimm Memorials (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1698-1, Jun 2005, $6.50, 444pp, pb) Reprint (Onyx 1990) horror novel, an update of Hansel and Gretel.

GATES, SUSAN (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Dusk (Penguin/Putnam 0-399-24343-7, May 2005, $16.99, 170pp, hc, cover by Tony Sahara) Young-adult SF about a girl genetically engineered with hawk genes.
• * *Firebird (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-31904-6, Jul 2005, £5.99, 212pp, tp) Young-adult SF novel set in a dystopian future.

GATISS, MARK (chron.)

• * *The Vesuvius Club: Graphic Edition (with Ian Bass) (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-7600-0, Nov 2005, £12.99, 102pp, tp, cover by Ian Bass) Graphic version of the novel by Gatiss, adapted by Gatiss and Bass, and illustrated by Bass.

GEAR, KATHLEEN (Marie) O’NEAL (1954- ) (chron.)

• * *It Sleeps in Me (Tor/Forge 0-765-31415-0, May 2005, $13.95, 256pp, tp, cover by Vince Natale) Prehistoric novel with supernatural elements. A Chieftess suspects her late husband’s spirit inhabits a friend.
• * *People of the Moon (with W. Michael Gear) (Tor/Forge 0-765-30856-8, Oct 2005, $25.95, 528pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [First North Americans] Associational pre-historical novel, 13th in the “First North Americans” series.