The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

Books, Listed by Author

MAVIS, NEIL (chron.)

• * *Deorbit the Space Shuttle: Stem Cell (Heuristic Publishing 0-9763863-0-5, Jun 2005, $16.95, 319pp, tp) Near-future SF novel. A programmer helps rescue a stranded space shuttle in hopes of getting his mother treated with a zero-gravity stem cell cancer cure. This is a print-on-demand edition. Heuristic Publishing, 1611 South Utica #140, Tulsa OK 74104.

MAXWELL, KATIE; pseudonym of Marthe Arends, (1962- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Circus of the Darned (Dorchester/Smooch 0-8439-5400-0, Jan 2006, $5.99, 182pp, pb) [Got Fangs?] Young-adult dark fantasy, sequel to Got Fangs?. Francesca, still traveling with the GothFaire, accidentally raises Viking ghosts.

MAY, ANDREW (stories) (chron.)

• * *Kundalini Conspiracy (Post-Fortean Books 1-4116-1739-8, Jan 2005, £3.76, 83pp, tp) Science fantasy fix-up novella, significantly revised from four stories originally published online; this was previously available as an ebook. Paranormal investigator Byron Bland looks into strange happenings in Blastonbury. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.andrew-may.com].

MAY, J. C.; see under May, Julian (chron.)

MAY, JULIAN; [i.e., Julian “Judy” May Dikty] (1931- ) (chron.)

• * _Conqueror’s Moon (Ace 0-441-01211-6, Apr 2005, $7.99, 445pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Boreal Moon Tale] Reprint (Voyager 2003) fantasy novel, first book in the “Boreal Moon Tale.”
• * +Ironcrown Moon (Ace 0-441-01244-2, Apr 2005, $24.95, 403pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Boreal Moon Tale] Fantasy novel, second book in the “Boreal Moon Tale”. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 10/04).
• * _Ironcrown Moon (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-712322-1, Apr 2005, £12.99, v+502pp, tp) [Boreal Moon Tale] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2004) fantasy novel, the second book of The Boreal Moon Tale.

MAYER, ROBERT (1939- ) (chron.)

• * _Superfolks (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-33992-5, Mar 2005, $12.95, 231pp, tp, cover by Michael Allred) Reprint (Dial 1977) satiric fantasy novel about a retired superhero called back into battle. Foreword by Grant Morrison.
• * _Superfolks (SFBC #1173814, Jun 2005, $10.99, 231pp, hc, cover by Michael Allred) Reprint (Dial 1977) satiric fantasy novel about a retired superhero called back into battle, with the foreword by Grant Morrison from the Griffin 2005 trade paperback edition. This has ISBN 0-7394-5341-6; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

MAYR, DALLAS WILLIAM (1946- ); see pseudonym Jack Ketchum (stories) (chron.)

MEANEY, JOHN (stories) (chron.)

• * +Context (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-335-1, Oct 2005, $25.00, 533pp, hc, cover by Jim Burn) [Nulapeiron Sequence] SF novel, second in the Nulapeiron Sequence. First US edition (Bantam UK 11/02). Order from Pyr, 59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst NY 14228-2197; 800-421-0351; [www.pyrsf.com].
• * +Paradox (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-308-4, Mar 2005, $25.00, 493pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Nulapeiron Sequence] SF novel, first in the Nulaperion Sequence. First US edition (Bantam UK 6/2000). Order from Prometheus Books, 59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst NY 14228-2197; 800-421-0351; [www.pyrsf.com].
• * *Resolution (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-04737-0, Jan 2005, £18.99, 406pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Nulapeiron Sequence] SF novel, the third in the “Nulapeiron Sequence” trilogy.

MEIKLE, DENIS (chron.)

• * *The Ring Companion (Titan Books 1-84576-001-8, Oct 2005, £16.99, 271pp, tp) [Ring] Guide to the movie, its sequels, prequels, and remakes, and the Japanese novels by Koji Suzuki that inspired them.

MEIKLE, WILLIAM (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Midnight Eye Files: The Amulet (KHP Industries/Black Death Books 0-9767914-6-3, Oct 2005, $15.00, 197pp, tp) [Derek Adams] Supernatural detective novel, the first featuring Glasgow PI Derek Adams. A lost heirloom leads to an ancient, Lovecraftian evil. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.khpindustries.com], or from KHP Industries, PO Box 588, Effort PA 18330.
• * *Watchers: Culloden! (KHP Industries/Black Death Books 0-9747680-8-1, 2004, $15.00, 228pp, tp) [Watchers] Historical horror novel, third in the “Watchers” trilogy. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.khpindustries.com], or from KHP Industries, PO Box 588, Effort PA 18330.

MELLING, O. R.; pseudonym of Geraldine Whelan (chron.)

• * +The Hunter’s Moon (Abrams/Amulet 0-8109-5857-0, May 2005, $16.95, 274pp, hc) [Chronicles of Faerie] Young-adult Celtic fantasy novel, the first book in The Chronicles of Faerie. Gwen must rescue her cousin Findabhair from the King of Faerie. This first US edition (HarperCollins Canada 1993) has been revised.

MELUCH, R(ebecca) M. (1956- ) (chron.)

• * *The Myriad (DAW 0-7564-0279-4, Jan 2005, $23.95, 310pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Tour of the Merrimack] Military SF novel, “Tour of the Merrimack” #1. Human enemies unite to fight the aliens of the Hive.

MERRIL, JUDITH; [originally Josephine Juliet Grossman] (1923-1997) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Homecalling and Other Stories: The Complete Solo Short SF of Judith Merril (NESFA Press 1-886778-54-X, Feb 2005, $29.00, 559pp, hc, cover by James Warhola) Collection of 26 stories. Introductions by Elisabeth Carey and Emily Pohl-Weary. Available from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701; [www.nesfa.org/press]; add $3.00 postage. (Contents)

MERTZ, BARBARA (Louise) G(ross) (1927- ); see pseudonym Barbara Michaels (chron.)

MESTA, GABRIEL; pseudonym of Kevin J. Anderson, (1962- ) (chron.)

• * *The Martian War (Pocket 0-7434-4639-9, Jun 2005, $23.00, 256pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Science fantasy historical novel, a fictional account of the adventures of H.G. Wells. The author also writes as Kevin J. Anderson.

METZGER, ROBERT A(lan) (1956- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *CUSP (Ace 0-441-01241-8, Jan 2005, $24.95, 517pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) SF novel. A supercomputer appears to have its own plan for human evolution.

MEYER, KAI (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Flowing Queen (Egmont 1-4052-1638-7, May 2005, £12.99, 295pp, hc, cover by Lee. Bob) Young-adult fantasy novel, first in a trilogy. Translated by Anthea Bell from the German, Die Fliessende KÖnigin (Loewe Verlag 2001).
• * +The Water Mirror (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 0-689-87787-0, Oct 2005, $15.95, 250pp, hc, cover by Jonathan Weiner) [Dark Reflections] Young-adult fantasy novel, first in the Dark Reflections series. Translated by Elizabeth D. Crawford from the German Die Fliessende Koenigin (Loewe 2001). First US edition (Egmont 5/05 as The Flowing Queen).

MEYER, STEPHENIE (chron.)

• * *Twilight (Little Brown 0-316-16017-2, Oct 2005, $17.99, 498pp, hc) Young-adult vampire novel. A first novel.

MEYERS, MARC ANDRÉ (chron.)

• * *Mayan Mars (Green Grass Press 0-916251-71-3, Dec 2005, $14.95, 279pp, tp) SF novel. Gustavo Chen must stop a mutated Martian virus from destroying humanity in 2012 as predicted by the ancient Mayans. Green Grass Press, PO Box 191126, San Diego CA 92159-1126; [www.sunbeltbooks.com].

MICHAELS, BARBARA; pseudonym of Barbara G. Mertz, (1927- ) (chron.)

• * _Black Rainbow (HarperTorch 0-06-074530-4, Sep 2005, $7.50, 354pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1982) gothic romance/suspense novel. Michaels is a pen name for Barbara Mertz, who also writes as Elizabeth Peters.
• * _Someone in the House (HarperTorch 0-06-074525-8, Sep 2005, $7.50, 300pp, pb) Reprint (Dodd, Mead 1981) gothic suspense novel. Michaels is a pen name for Barbara Mertz, who also writes as Elizabeth Peters.
• * _Wings of the Falcon (HarperTorch 0-06-074524-X, Sep 2005, $7.50, 289pp, pb) Reprint (Dodd, Mead 1977) historical adventure with Gothic elements. Michaels is a pen name for Barbara Mertz, who also writes as Elizabeth Peters.

MICHLIG, JOHN (chron.)

• * _Kong: King of Skull Island (with Joe DeVito & Brad Strickland) See entry under Joe DeVito.

MICKLEM, SARAH (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Firethorn (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-720396-9, Apr 2005, £12.99, ii+383pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Scribner’s 2004) fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Firethorn (Bantam Spectra 0-553-38340-X, Jul 2005, $14.00, 383pp, tp, cover by Mark Stutzman) Reprint (Scribner 2004) medieval fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy.

MIÉVILLE, CHINA (Tom) (1972- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Iron Council (Macmillan/Pan 0-330-49252-7, Jul 2005, £7.99, 614pp, pb, cover by David Stevenson, Carl D. Galian & Robert Llewellyn) [New Crobuzon] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) SF/fantasy novel in the loose “New Crobuzon” series, after Perdido Street Station and The Scar. Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award, Best SF Novel, 2005.
• * _Iron Council (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45842-7, Aug 2005, $15.95, 564pp, tp) [New Crobuzon] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) fantasy novel set in the city of New Crobuzon, decades after events of Perdido Street Station and The Scar.
• * _King Rat (Earthling Publications 0-9744203-9-5, May 2005, $85.00, 328pp, hc) Reprint (Macmillan 1998) dark fantasy novel, illustrated by Richard Kirk, with a new introduction by Clive Barker and afterword by Miéville. This is a slipcased edition of 400 signed by the author; a traycased, lettered edition of 15 ($500) signed by Miéville, Kirk, and Barker is sold out. Earthling Publications, 12 Pheasant Hill Drive, Shrewsbury MA 01545; [earthlingpub@yahoo.com]; [www.earthlingpub.com].
• * +Looking for Jake (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-47607-7, Sep 2005, $13.95, 303pp, tp) Collection of 14 stories, four original including one graphic story illustrated by Liam Sharp. First US edition (Macmillan UK 8/05).
• * *Looking for Jake and Other Stories (Macmillan UK 1-4050-4830-1, Sep 2005, £17.99, 303pp, hc) Collection of 14 stories, three original. This includes the novella The Tain (PS Publishing 2002). A trade paperback (OME) edition (-5232-5) was announced but not seen. (Contents)

MILES, LAWRENCE (chron.)

• * +Dead Romance (Mad Norwegian Press 0-9725959-5-3, Oct 2004, $14.95, 231pp, tp, cover by Steve Johnson) [Bernice Summerfield] SF novelization, a standalone originally published as part of the New Adventures series spun off from the Doctor Who novelizations. This first US edition (Virgin 1999) adds two stories and an article. Mad Norwegian Press, 909 NE Grant St. #303, Ankeny IA 50021; [www.madnorwegian.com].
• * *Faction Paradox: This Town Will Never Let Us Go (Mad Norwegian Press 0-9725959-2-9, Oct 2003, $14.95, 281pp, tp, cover by Steve Johnson) [Faction Paradox] SF novel, the first in a series created by Miles but loosely related to Doctor Who. This is dated 2003, but not seen until now. Mad Norwegian Press, 909 NE Grant St. #303, Ankeny IA 50021; [www.madnorwegian.com].

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• * *Faction Paradox: The Book of the War (Mad Norwegian Press 1-57032-905-2, Sep 2002, $17.95, 244pp, tp, cover by Steve Johnson) [Faction Paradox] Guidebook to the Faction Paradox series created by Miles, a spin-off from Doctor Who. This is dated 2002, but not seen until now. Mad Norwegian Press, 909 NE Grant St. #303, Ankeny IA 50021; [www.madnorwegian.com].

MILES, ROSALIND (chron.)

• * _Lady of the Sea (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-671-03723-4, Oct 2005, £6.99, v+468pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Isolde] Reprint (Crown 2004) historical novel with Arthurian elements. The third book in the Isolde trilogy, based on the story of Tristan and Isolde. A 2004 Simon & Schuster UK hardcover was apparently cancelled. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Lady of the Sea (Random House/Three Rivers Press 0-307-20985-7, Dec 2005, $12.95, 356pp, tp, cover by Erich Lessing) [Tristan and Isolde] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2004) Arthurian novel, third in the “Tristan and Isolde” series. This adds an unpaginated reader’s guide.

MILLAR, MARTIN; see pseudonym Martin Scott (chron.)

MILLER, DEBORAH J. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Swarmthief’s Dance (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-5074-8, Sep 2005, £10.99, 314pp, tp, cover by Paul Gregory) [Swarmthief] Fantasy novel, the first book of the Swarmthief trilogy.

MILLER, GEORGIA M.; see pseudonym Sasha Miller (chron.)

MILLER, JOHN A. (1946- ) (chron.)

• * _Coyote Moon (Tor/Forge 0-765-34544-7, Mar 2005, $6.99, 302pp, pb, cover by Shasti O’Leary Soudant) Reprint (Forge 2003) fantasy novel. Trailer park residents think a mysterious baseball player is the reincarnation of a physicist.

MILLER, MIKE S. (chron.)

• * _The Hedge Knight (with George R. R. Martin & Ben Avery) See entry under George R. R. Martin

MILLER, SASHA; pseudonym of Georgia M. Miller (chron.)

• * _Dragon Blade (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.

MILLER, STEPHEN T. (chron.)

• * *The Checklist for The SF Magazine Index: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction (1890-2004) (with William G. Contento) (The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box 1-55246-606-X, Jul 2005, $28.00, 276pp, tp) Non-fiction, a checklist to the magazines listed in the authors’ eight-volume index. The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box, PO Box 122, Sauk City WI 53583; [www.batteredbox.com].
• * *The SF Magazine Index 1890-2004 (with William G. Contento) (The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box 1-55246-602-7, Jul 2005, $800.00, 3982pp, hc) Non-fiction, an eight-volume index to science fiction, fantasy, and weird fiction magazines, with indexes by author, title, series, and artist, as well as tables of contents. Preface by Miller. Introduction by Sam Moskowitz. This is the hard copy version of the index also available on CD-ROM. Each volume has a separate ISBN: v. 1, -594-2; v. 2, -595-0; v. 3, -596-9; v. 4, -597-7; v. 5, -598-5; v. 6, -599-3; v. 7, -600-0; v. 8, -601-9. The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box, PO Box 122, Sauk City WI 53583; [www.batteredbox.com].

MILLER, STEVE(n R.) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Crystal Soldier (with Sharon Lee) See entry under Sharon Lee.
• * _Sword of Orion (with Sharon Lee) See entry under Sharon Lee.

MILLET, LYDIA (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Oh Pure and Radiant Heart (Soft Skull Press 1-932360-85-9, Sep 2005, $25.00, 489pp, hc) SF alternate-history novel. The first atomic bomb test sends Oppenheimer, Fermi, and Szilard into the future of Santa Fe in 2003. Order from Soft Skull Press, 71 Bond Street, Brooklyn NY 11217; [www.softskull.com].

MILLIGAN, J. (chron.)

• * *Jack Fish (Soho 1-56947-382-X, Jan 2005, $23.00, 219pp, hc, cover by Allison Meierding) Fantasy/satire/hard-boiled spy novel. A secret agent of Atlantis seeks to assassinate an enemy in the strange world of New York City. A first novel.

MILLS, DAVID (chron.)

• * *Voidrise (AuthorHouse 1-4208-5827-0, Jul 2005, $21.75, 354pp, hc) SF novel. A first novel. A trade paperback edition (-5826-2, $12.25) was announced but not seen. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.authorhouse.com] or from AuthorHouse, 1663 Liberty Drive, Suite 200, Bloomington IN 47403.

MILLS, MAGNUS (1954- ) (chron.)

• * *Explorers of the New Century (Bloomsbury 0-7475-8018-9, Sep 2005, £10.99, 184pp, hc) Literary fantasy adventure novel set in an alternate world where two teams strive to reach the Agreed Furthest Point.

MIRRLEES, (Helen) HOPE (1887-1978) (chron.)

• * _Lud-in-the-Mist (Cold Spring Press 1-59360-041-0, Mar 2005, $11.00, 239pp, tp) Reprint (Collins 1903) classic fantasy novel. This has the Neil Gaiman foreword from the 2001 Gollancz edition, and an introduction by Douglas A. Anderson.

MITCHELL, ALLISTAIR; see pseudonym P. R. Moredun (chron.)

MITCHELL, DAVID (chron.)

• * _Cloud Atlas (Hodder & Stoughton/Sceptre 0-340-82278-3, Feb 2005, £7.99, 529pp, tp, cover by Kai and Sunny) Reprint (Sceptre 2004) literary fantasy novel.

MITCHELL, MARY ANN (chron.)

• * *In the Name of the Vampire (Leisure 0-8439-5544-9, Nov 2005, $6.99, 321pp, pb) [Vampire de Sade] Vampire novel in the Marquis de Sade series. Someone besides Sade is leaving bloodless bodies behind in Paris.

MITCHELL, SANDY; pseudonym of Alex Stewart, (1958- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * +Warhammer 40,000: The Traitor’s Hand (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-187-0, Jun 2005, $7.99, 380pp, pb) [Warhammer 40,000] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe. This first US edition (Black Library 5/05) has the same ISBN as the UK, but only gives US and Canadian prices.
• * +Warhammer: Death’s City (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-240-0, Nov 2005, $7.99, 398pp, pb, cover by Alec Boyd) [Warhammer: Death on the Reik] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe, second in the “Death on the Reik” story arc. Mitchell is a pen name for Alex Stewart. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (10/05) edition, but only lists prices in US and Canadian dollars.
• * *Warhammer: Death’s Messenger (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-8441-6093-9, Feb 2005, £6.99, 409pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game universe.
• * +Warhammer: Death’s Messenger (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-093-9, Apr 2005, $7.99, 395pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (3/05) edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.

MITCHELL, SYNE (stories) (chron.)

• * *End in Fire (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46033-2, Jun 2005, $6.99, 328pp, pb) Near-future SF novel. Astronaut Claire Logan is in orbit when nuclear war breaks out on Earth.

MITCHISON, NAOMI (Margaret, née Haldane) (1897-1999) (chron.)

• * _Travel Light (Small Beer Press/Peapod Classics 1-931520-14-3, Aug 2005, $12.00, 135pp, tp, cover by Kevin Huizenga) Reprint (Faber and Faber 1952) YA fantasy novel about a baby princess turned out of her father’s castle. Order from Small Beer Press, 176 Prospect Ave., Northampton MA 01060; [www.lcrw.net]; [info@lcrw.net].