The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

Books, Listed by Author

KUTTNER, HENRY (1915-1958) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Two-Handed Engine (with C. L. Moore) (Centipede Press 0-9712051-3-2, Jul 2005, $225.00, 915pp, hc, cover by Richard Powers) Collection of 37 stories, focusing on the authors’ collaborative works. Edited and with an introduction by David Curtis. This is a slipcased, limited edition of 300. Centipede Press, 2565 Teller Court, Lakewood CO 80214; [www.centipedepress.com]. (Contents)

LaBADIE, TIMOTHY (chron.)

• * *VTT (Xlibris 1-4134-7421-7, 2005, $22.99, 332pp, tp) SF novel of a world of virtual reality gone awry. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.xlibris.com]; 888-795-4274.

LACHMAN, GARY, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Dedalus Occult Reader: The Garden of Hermetic Dreams (Dedalus 1-903517-32-X, Jan 2005, £9.99, 368pp, tp) Anthology of 19 fantastic stories and novel excerpts, including two original translations. (Contents)

LACKEY, MERCEDES (Ritche) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Alta (DAW 0-7564-0257-3, Mar 2005, $6.99, 434pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Vetch] Reprint (DAW 2004) fantasy novel, sequel to Joust.
• * _Children of the Night (Tor 0-765-31318-9, Aug 2005, $14.95, 317pp, tp, cover by Hugh Syme) [Diana Tregarde] Reprint (Tor 1990) occult thriller, second book of the “Diana Tregarde” series.
• * _The Gates of Sleep (DAW 0-7564-0101-1, Oct 2005, $7.99, 446pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Elemental Masters] Reissue (DAW 2002) fantasy novel in the “Elemental Masters” series, a retelling of “Sleeping Beauty” set in the same England as The Serpent’s Shadow. Third printing.
• * *Ill Met by Moonlight (with Roberta Gellis) (Baen 0-7434-9890-9, Mar 2005, $25.00, 522pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [*This Scepter’d Isle] Fantasy novel, sequel to This Scepter’d Isle.
• * _Mad Maudlin (with Rosemary Edghill) (Baen 0-7434-9905-0, May 2005, $7.99, 536pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [*Bedlam’s Bard] Reprint (Baen 2003) fantasy novel, sixth in the “Bedlam’s Bard” series featuring Bard Eric Banyon.
• * *Music to My Sorrow (with Rosemary Edghill) (Baen 1-4165-0917-8, Dec 2005, $26.00, 340pp, hc, cover by Jeff Easley) [*Bedlam’s Bard] Fantasy novel in the “Bedlam’s Bard” series featuring Bard Eric Banyon. Eric has to save his brother from their parents and an evangelist working with evil elves.
• * _Phoenix and Ashes (DAW 0-7564-0272-7, Oct 2005, $7.99, 468pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Elemental Masters] Reprint (DAW 2004) fantasy novel, the third in the “Elemental Masters” series.
• * *Sanctuary (DAW 0-7564-0246-8, May 2005, $25.95, 306pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Dragon Jousters] Fantasy novel, third in the Dragon Jousters series.
• * _Sanctuary (SFBC #1187002, Jun 2005, $12.99, 306pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Dragon Jousters] Reprint (DAW 2005) fantasy novel, third in the Dragon Jousters series.
• * _This Rough Magic (with Eric Flint & Dave Freer) (Baen 0-7434-9909-3, Jun 2005, $7.99, 901pp, pb, cover by Larry Dixon) [*Lion’s Shadow] Reprint (Baen 2003) fantasy novel set in an alternate Renaissance Europe, second in the series begun in The Shadow of the Lion.
• * _This Scepter’d Isle (with Roberta Gellis) (Baen 0-7434-9889-5, Feb 2005, $7.99, 635pp, pb, cover by Larry Dixon) [*This Scepter’d Isle] Reprint (Baen 2004) fantasy novel of the Wild Hunt and the child to be Elizabeth I. This lacks the bound-in CD-ROM disk of the hardcover.
• * _To Light a Candle (with James Mallory) (Tor 0-765-34142-5, Jan 2006, $7.99, 856pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Obsidian] Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel, second in the “Obsidian” trilogy.
• * _The Wizard of Karres (with Eric Flint & Dave Freer) (Baen 1-4165-0926-7, Jan 2006, $7.99, 447pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Witches of Karres] Reprint (Baen 2004) science fantasy novel, a direct sequel to James H. Schmitz’s The Witches of Karres.
• * *The Wizard of London (DAW 0-7564-0174-7, Oct 2005, $25.95, 342pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Elemental Masters] Fantasy novel in the Elemental Masters series, with parts previously published as the Grey stories. Two girls at an unusual London boarding school interfere with the plans of an evil Elemental Master.
• * _The Wizard of London (SFBC #1202246, Dec 2005, $12.99, 342pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Elemental Masters] Reprint (DAW 2005) fantasy novel in the Elemental Masters series, with parts previously published as the Grey stories. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

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• * *Bedlam’s Edge (with Rosemary Edghill) (Baen 1-4165-0893-7, Aug 2005, $26.00, 292pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [*Bedlam’s Bard] Original shared-world anthology of 13 stories set in the world of Mercedes Lackey’s “Bedlam’s Bard” series, with an essay by Lackey on “Mall Elves and How They Grew”. Authors include Rosemary Edghill, Diana L. Paxson, and Ellen Guon. (Contents)
• * *Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar (DAW 0-7564-0325-1, Dec 2005, $7.99, 338pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar] Original anthology of 16 fantasy stories set in Lackey’s world of “Valdemar”. Authors include Rosemary Edghill, Tanya Huff, and Larry Dixon. Copyrighted by the editor and Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books. (Contents)
• * *Mapping the World of Harry Potter (BenBella Books 1-932100-59-8, Jan 2006, $14.95, 194pp, tp) Non-fiction gathering of 14 essays about J.K. Rowling’s YA series by authors including Adam-Troy Castro, James Gunn, and Sarah Zettel. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 508, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com]; info: [leah@benbellabooks.com] [Rowling]

LAIMO, MICHAEL (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Demonologist (Leisure 0-8439-5527-9, May 2005, $6.99, 369pp, pb) Horror novel. A man hearing voices and having dark visions seeks help from a demonologist.

LAKE, JAY; [i.e., Joseph Edward Lake, Jr.] (1964- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Rocket Science (Fairwood Press 0-9746573-6-0, Aug 2005, $17.99, 221pp, tp) SF novel. A soldier returns from WWII with a super-secret aircraft stolen from the Germans. Introduction by Deborah Layne. A first novel. Order from Fairwood Press, 5203 Quincy Ave SE, Auburn WA 98092; add $?.00 postage; [www.fairwoodpress.com]; [info@fairwoodpress.com].

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• * _Polyphony, Volume 5 (with Deborah Layne) See entry under Deborah Layne.
• * *TEL: Stories (Wheatland Press 0-9755903-3-2, Sep 2005, $17.50, 174 + vii, tp) Original anthology of 28 experimental fiction stories, two reprint. Authors include Greer Gilman, Tim Pratt, Jeff VanderMeer, and Gregory Feeley. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.wheatlandpress.com], or from Wheatland Press, PO Box 1818, Wilsonville OR 97070. (Contents)

LAMPLIGHTER, L. JAGI, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _No Longer Dreams: An Anthology of Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction (with Lee C. Hillman, Jeff Lyman & Danielle Ackley-McPhail) See entry under Danielle Ackley-McPhail.

LAMSLEY, TERRY (stories) (chron.)

• * _Conference with the Dead (Night Shade Books 1-597800-00-7, May 2005, $29.00, 242pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) Reprint (Ash-Tree 1996) collection of ten horror stories. A signed, limited edition (-01-5, $49.00) with an added story is also available. Night Shade Books, 1470 NW Saltzman Road, Portland OR 97229; [www.nightshadebooks.com].

LANAGAN, MARGO (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +Black Juice (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-074390-5, Mar 2005, $15.99, 201pp, hc, cover by Amy Ryan) Fantasy/mainstream collection. First US edition (Allen & Unwin Australia 2004). (Contents)

LANDMAN, TANYA (chron.)

• * *Waking Merlin (Walker UK 1-84428-964-8, Apr 2005, £4.99, 163pp, tp, cover by Thomas Taylor) Young-adult fantasy novel.

LANDON, DENA (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Shapeshifter’s Quest (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-47310-6, Aug 2005, $16.99, 182pp, hc, cover by Tony Sahara) Young-adult fantasy novel. A young shapeshifter leaves home to seek a cure for a deadly illness attacking her people. A first novel.

LANG, JEFFREY (stories) (chron.)

• * *Star Trek Voyager: String Theory, Book I: Cohesion (Pocket 0-7434-5718-8, Jul 2005, $7.99, 362pp, pb) [Star Trek: Voyager: String Theory] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

LANGFORD, DAVID (Rowland) (1953- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Sex Column and other misprints (Wildside Press/Cosmos Books 1-930997-78-7, Oct 2005, $17.95, 243pp, tp, cover by Gary Nurrish) Non-fiction collection of 133 columns (and five articles) written for SFX magazine. Includes index. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.cosmos-books.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928.
• * _The Unseen University Challenge: Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Quizbook (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07703-4, Jul 2005, £6.99, 250pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) Reprint (Vista 1996) reference book. A mini-hardcover edition. Slightly revised and updated. [Pratchett]

LANGHORNE, KARYN (chron.)

• * *Street Level (HarperTorch 0-06-074782-X, Jun 2005, $6.99, 376pp, pb) Contemporary fantasy novel. An ex-gangbanger who has visions saves a man who can help protect her when her ex-lover gets out of jail.

LANGRISH, KATHERINE (chron.)

• * _Troll Fell (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-058306-1, Jul 2005, $5.99, 355pp, pb, cover by Christophe Vacher) [Troll] Reprint (Collins 2004) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Troll Fell (HarperCollins UK Children’s Books 0-00-717072-6, Jul 2005, £5.99, 318pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Troll] Reprint (HarperCollins UK Children’s Books 2004) young-adult fantasy novel. First in a series.
• * *Troll Hill (HarperCollins UK Children’s Books 0-00-717074-2, Jul 2005, £10.99, 328pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Troll] Young-adult fantasy novel. The sequel to Troll Fell.

LANGTON, JANE (Gillson) (1922- ) (chron.)

• * *The Mysterious Circus (HarperCollins 0-06-009486-9, May 2005, $15.99, 211pp, hc, cover by Peter Malone) [Hall Family Chronicles] Young-adult fantasy novel, the seventh in the “Hall Family Chronicles.”

LANSDALE, JOE R(ichard Harold) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Boar (Night Shade Books 1-597800-16-3, Apr 2005, $25.00, 121pp, hc, cover by Alex McVey) Reprint (Subterranean 1998) associational YA horror novel.
• * _Bubba Ho-tep (with Don Coscarelli) (Night Shade Books 1-59780-033-3, Oct 2005, $13.95, 159pp, tp) Reprint (Night Shade Book 2003) collection of Lansdale’s novella, Coscarelli’s screenplay, and introductions by both authors. Night Shade Books, 1470 NW Saltzman Road, Portland OR 97229; [night@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com].
• * _Bumper Crop (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-33-9, May 2005, $15.95, 199pp, tp, cover by John Picacio) Reprint (Golden Gryphon 2004) collection of 26 stories. Order from Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com].
• * _Dead in the West (Night Shade Books 1-597800-14-7, Apr 2005, $25.00, 148pp, hc, cover by Colleen Doran) [Rev. Jebidiah Rains] Reprint (Space & Time 1986) zombie western horror novel. This is copyrighted 2005, and has apparently been additionally revised from the Crossroads Press 1995 edition.
• * *The Drive-In: The Bus Tour (Subterranean Press no ISBN, Oct 2005, $40.00, 229pp, hc) Horror novel. This is a signed, limited edition of 1000; a deluxe limited of 350 ($75.00) with added artwork, and a lettered, traycased edition of 26 ($500.00) are also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].
• * *The King and Other Stories (Subterranean Press 1-931081-98-0, May 2005, $40.00, 98pp, hc, cover by Glenn Chadbourne) Collection of 18 stories, all but one short-shorts, about half original, several originally published on Lansdale’s website. Illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne. This is a signed, limited edition of 750; lettered edition of 52 is also available. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]. (Contents)
• * *Mad Dog Summer and Other Stories (Subterranean Press 1-931081-29-8, Sep 2004, $40.00, 289pp, hc, cover by Timothy Truman) Collection of eight stories, one original, with story notes by Lansdale. This is a signed, limited edition; a deluxe slipcased edition of 250 ($95.00) with additional material is also available. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]. (Contents)
• * _Sunset and Sawdust (Random House/Vintage Crime/Black Lizard 0-375-71922-9, Jan 2005, $13.00, 321pp, tp, cover by Joe Montgomery) Reprint (Knopf 2004) associational mystery.

LARBALESTIER, JUSTINE (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +Magic or Madness (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-022-0, Mar 2005, $16.99, 277pp, hc) Young adult contemporary fantasy, volume one in a trilogy. A door in Melbourne Australia opens onto a NYC street.

LARIAR, LAWRENCE (1908-1981); see pseudonym Michael Lawrence (chron.)

LARKE, GLENDA (chron.)

• * +The Aware (Ace 0-441-01277-9, Apr 2005, $6.99, 318pp, pb, cover by Scott Grimando) [Isles of Glory] Fantasy novel, the first book in the “Isles of Glory” series. Halfbreed Blaze is a citizen of nowhere, but hopes to earn a place as an agent of the Keeper Isles. First US edition (Voyager Australia 2003). Copyrighted by Glenyce Noramly.
• * +Gilfeather (Ace 0-441-01348-1, Nov 2005, $7.99, 418pp, pb, cover by Scott Grimando) [Isles of Glory] Fantasy novel, the second book in the Isles of Glory series. The healer Gilfeather teams up with swordswoman Blaze and illusionist Flame. First US edition (Voyager Australia 2004).

LARSON, GLEN A. (1937- ) (chron.)

• * _Battlestar Galactica Classic: Saga of a Star World (with Robert Thurston) (ibooks 1-4165-0407-9, Feb 2005, $6.99, 244pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) [Battlestar Galactica] Reprint (Berkley 1978) novelization. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Licensing.

LASHEA, RILEY (chron.)

• * *Bleeding Through Kingdoms: Cinderella’s Rebellion (Tattered Essence Publishing 0-9766130-1-8, Sep 2005, $14.95, 246pp, tp, cover by Shawna Newman) Fantasy novel. Cinderella flees her abusive marriage to Prince Charming, and discovers the creator doesn’t like having stories changed. Tattered Essence Publishing, PO Box 290996, Nashville TN 37229.

LASSEN, JEREMY, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Ghost Pirates and Other Revenants of the Sea See entry under William Hope Hodgson.

LASSITER, RHIANNON (chron.)

• * *Shadowland (Oxford University Press 0-19-275239-1, Jan 2005, £4.99, 200pp, tp) [Rights of Passage] Young-adult fantasy novel. Third in the Rights of Passage series.

LAUMER, (John) KEITH (1925-1993) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Imperium (Baen 0-7434-9903-4, May 2005, $25.00, 465pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly) [Imperium] Omnibus of three novels in the series: Worlds of the Imperium (1962), The Other Side of Time (1965), and Assignment in Nowhere (1968). Preface by Harry Turledove. Edited and with an afterword by Eric Flint. (Contents)
• * _A Plague of Demons (Baen 0-7434-9906-9, May 2005, $7.99, 564pp, pb, cover by Richard Martin) Reprint (Baen 2003) collection of one SF novel, A Plague of Demons (1965), plus seven stories of human contact with aliens. Edited and with an introduction by Eric Flint.

LAUREY, ROSEMARY (chron.)

• * *Be Mine Forever (Kensington/Zebra 0-8217-7663-0, Jul 2005, $6.50, 350pp, pb) Vampire novel. A woman with amnesia seeks the vampire who stole her memory.
• * _Be Mine Forever (SFBC #1189591, Oct 2005, $9.99, 350pp, hc) Reprint (Zebra 2005) vampire novel. This has ISBN 0-7394-5559-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

LAURIE, VICTORIA (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Better Read than Dead (Penguin/Signet 0-451-21558-3, Jun 2005, $6.99, 296pp, pb) [Abby Cooper] Fantasy mystery novel, second in the Psychic Eye series featuring psychic Abby Cooper. Abby reads tarot cards at a wedding and gets involved with the Mob.
• * *A Vision of Murder (Penguin/Signet 0-451-21715-2, Dec 2005, $6.99, 296pp, pb) [Abby Cooper] Fantasy mystery novel, third in the Psychic Eye series featuring psychic Abby Cooper. Abby invests in a fixer-upper that turns out to be haunted.

LAWRENCE, ANN (chron.)

• * *Do You Believe? (Tor 0-765-34888-8, May 2005, $6.99, 369pp, pb) Dark fantasy romance. A woman asks a horror writer for help finding her missing sister.

LAWRENCE, MICHAEL; pseudonym of Lawrence Lariar, (1908-1981) (chron.)

• * _A Crack in the Line (HarperTempest/Greenwillow 0-06-072479-X, Sep 2005, $7.99, 323pp, tp, cover by Chad W. Beckerman) [Aldous Lexicon] Reprint (Orchard Books UK 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in the Aldous Lexicon. This includes 16 pages of extras on the author, his inspirations, etc.
• * +Small Eternities (HarperCollins/Greenwillow 0-06-072480-3, Sep 2005, $15.99, 322pp, hc) [Aldous Lexicon] Young-adult fantasy of kids traveling between parallel worlds, the second book of Withern Rise (AKA The Aldous Lexicon). First US edition (Orchard Books UK 9/04).

LAWS, ROBIN D. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Warhammer 40,000: Liar’s Peak (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-8441-6233-8, Aug 2005, £5.99, 408pp, pb, cover by David Gallagher) [Warhammer 40,000: Angelika Fleisher] Novelization based on the SF roleplaying game, part of the Angelika Fleisher series.
• * +Warhammer: Liar’s Peak (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-233-8, Sep 2005, $7.99, 408pp, pb, cover by David Gallagher) [Warhammer: Angelika Fleischer] Novelization based on the roleplaying game world, part of the Angelika Fleischer series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library UK 8/05).

LAWS, STEPHEN (1952- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +Fear Me (Leisure 0-8439-5486-8, Jan 2005, $6.99, 435pp, pb) Vampire novel. The vampire Gideon gets beat up by some intended female victims, and seeks revenge. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 1993 as Gideon); this is copyrighted 2005 and may be somewhat revised.

LAWSON, JOHN EDWARD (chron.)

• * *Last Burn in Hell (Raw Dog Screaming 0-9745031-6-9, Aug 2005, $13.95, 165pp, tp, cover by Dave Lipscomb) Satiric novel about a prison gigolo who has otherworldly encounters. 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.