The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

Books, Listed by Author

MLYNOWSKI, SARAH (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Bras & Broomsticks (Random House/Delacorte 0-385-73181-7, Feb 2005, $15.95, 311pp, hc, cover by Robin Zingone) Young-adult fantasy about a girl whose younger sister is a witch.

MODESITT, L(eland) E(xton, Jr.) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Alector’s Choice (Tor 0-765-31387-1, Jun 2005, $27.95, 510pp, hc, cover by Daniel Horne) [Corean Chronicles] Fantasy novel, the fourth book in the Corean Chronicles, set several millennia before the Legacies trilogy.
• * *The Eternity Artifact (Tor 0-765-31464-9, Oct 2005, $25.95, 367pp, hc, cover by David Seeley) Far-future SF novel. Humans finally find evidence of intelligent aliens after five millennia of exploring other worlds.
• * _Flash (Tor 0-765-34992-2, Jul 2005, $7.99, 518pp, pb, cover by David Seeley) [Archform: Beauty] Reprint (Tor 2004) SF thriller set in the 24th century future of Archform: Beauty.
• * *Ghosts of Columbia (Tor 0-765-31314-6, Jun 2005, $14.95, 494pp, tp, cover by John Picacio) [Johan Eschbach] Omnibus of two novels: Of Tangible Ghosts (1994) and The Ghost of the Revelator (1998), with a new historical afterword by the author. (Contents)
• * _Ordermaster (Tor 0-765-35089-0, Jan 2006, $7.99, 593pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Recluce: Saga] Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy novel, the 13th in the “Saga of Recluce” and a direct sequel to Wellspring of Chaos.
• * _Scepters (Tor 0-765-34922-1, Sep 2005, $7.99, 738pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horne) [Corean Chronicles] Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel, the third book of the “Corean Chronicles.”
• * _Wellspring of Chaos (Tor 0-765-34808-X, Apr 2005, $7.99, 448pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Recluce: Saga] Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel, the 11th in the “Saga of Recluce”, set 60 years after The Order War.

MOELLER, JONATHAN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Demonsouled (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-278-5, May 2005, $25.95, 440pp, hc, cover by Jill Bauman) Dark fantasy novel. A first novel. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].

MOERS, WALTER (chron.)

• * +The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear (Overlook Press 1-58567-724-8, Oct 2005, $26.95, 703pp, hc, cover by Walter Moers) Humorous fantasy novel, the autobiography of a seagoing bear. Illustrated by the author. Translated by John Brownjohn from the German (Eichborn 1999). First US edition (Secker & Warburg 2000).

MOHANRAJ, MARY ANNE (Amirthi) (1971- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Bodies in Motion (HarperCollins 0-06-078118-1, Jul 2005, $22.95, 278pp, hc) Associational collection of 20 stories about two families in the US and Sri Lanka. (Contents)

MOHR, DUNJA M. (chron.)

• * *Worlds Apart?: Dualism and Transgression in Contemporary Female Dystopias (McFarland 0-7864-2142-8, Sep 2005, $39.95, 312 + xi, tp) Critical non-fiction, a look at Utopian/Dystopian fiction and SF, with special focus on Suzette Haden Elgin’s Native Tongue trilogy, Suzy McKee Charnas’s Holdfast series, and Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. Part of the Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy series. Includes bibliography and index. McFarland, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com].

MOLLOY, MICHAEL (John) (1940- ) (chron.)

• * _The House on Falling Star Hill (The Chicken House 1-904442-38-2, May 2005, £5.99, 379pp, tp) Reprint (The Chicken House 2004) young-adult fantasy novel.

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

• * *Mélusine (Ace 0-441-01286-8, Aug 2005, $24.95, 421pp, hc, cover by Judy York) Fantasy novel of the magical city of Mélusine and a troubled wizard and a thief who become unlikely allies. A first novel.

MONING, KAREN MARIE (chron.)

• * _The Immortal Highlander (Dell 0-440-23756-4, Aug 2005, $6.99, 348pp, pb, cover by Franco Accornero) [Highlander] Reprint (Delacorte 2004) time-travel fantasy romance novel, third in the “Highlander” series.
• * *Spell of the Highlander (Delacorte 0-385-33914-3, Sep 2005, $18.00, 307pp, hc, cover by Franco Accornero) [Highlander] Time-travel fantasy romance novel, fourth in the Highlander series.
• * _Spell of the Highlander (SFBC #1194828, Oct 2005, $9.99, 307pp, hc, cover by Franco Accornero) [Highlander] Reprint (Delacorte 2005) time-travel fantasy romance novel, fourth in the Highlander series.

MOON, (Susan) ELIZABETH N(orris) (1945- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Marque and Reprisal (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44759-X, Sep 2005, $6.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Dave Seeley) [*Vatta’s War] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) military SF novel, second in the “Vatta’s War” series.
• * _The Speed of Dark (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-48139-9, Jul 2005, $6.99, 369pp, pb, cover by David Stevenson) Reprint (Orbit 2002) SF novel about an autistic man.

MOORCOCK, MICHAEL (John) (1939- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Elric Saga, Part IV (SFBC #1192951, Sep 2005, $14.99, 856pp, hc, cover by Robert Gould) [Elric] Omnibus of three fantasy novels of “Elric”: The Dreamthief’s Daughter (2001), The Skrayling Tree (2003), and The White Wolf’s Son (2005). This has ISBN 0-7394-5691-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * _Gloriana (SFBC #1167647, Apr 2005, $12.99, 355pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Allison & Busby 1978 as Gloriana; or, The Unfulfill’d Queen) fantasy novel. The text follows the 2004 Warner Aspect edition including the afterword by Moorcock, alternate chapter 34, and lyrics for a proposed musical by Moorcock & Peter Pavli. This lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Jerry Cornell’s Comic Capers (Immanion Press 1-9048-5318-8, Jun 2005, £12.99, 329pp, tp, cover by Ade Daniel) [Jerry Cornell] Omnibus of two associational humorous spy thrillers featuring Jerry Cornell: The Chinese Agent (1970) and The Russian Intelligence (1980), both revised from earlier novels published by Compact (1966) under his Bill Barclay pseudonym. (Contents)
• * +Silverheart (with Storm Constantine) (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-336-X, Sep 2005, $25.00, 484pp, hc, cover by John Picacio) Fantasy novel set in Moorcock’s Multiverse. First US edition (Earthlight 11/00).
• * *The White Wolf’s Son (Warner Aspect 0-446-57702-2, Jun 2005, $24.95, 339pp, hc, cover by Robert Gould) [Elric] Fantasy novel, the last in the Elric series, bringing together many versions of the Eternal Champion from throughout the Multiverse. Elric’s 12-year-old granddaughter Oonagh von Bek falls into the underground realms of the Middle March.

MOORE, C(atherine) L(ucille) (1911-1987) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Two-Handed Engine (with Henry Kuttner) See entry under Henry Kuttner.

MOORE, CHRISTOPHER (G.) (1946- ) (chron.)

• * _The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror, Version 2.0 (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-084235-0, Nov 2005, $14.95, 306pp, hc, cover by Susan H. Choi) Reprint (Morrow 2004) humorous dark fantasy novel about a strange small-town Christmas. This version adds a new chapter set a year later.

MOORE, JAMES A. (chron.)

• * *Blood Red (Earthling Publications 0-9766339-1-4, Oct 2005, $45.00, 336pp, hc) Vampire novel. Real horror comes to Black Stone Bay on Halloween. The author’s afterword discusses his efforts to do something different with vampires. Introduction by Simon Clark. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a lettered edition of 15 ($250.00) signed by all contributors is also available. Earthling Publications, PO Box 413, Northborough MA 01532; [earthlingpub@yahoo.com]; [www.earthlingpub.com].
• * *Rabid Growth (Leisure 0-8439-5172-9, Apr 2005, $6.99, 323pp, pb) Horror novel. People around Chris Corin act oddly and develop bizarre physical changes.
• * _Serenity Falls, Book I: Writ in Blood (Jove 0-515-13968-8, Jun 2005, $6.99, 296pp, pb) [Jonathan Crowley] Reprint (Meisha Merlin 2003 as part of Serenity Falls) horror novel about strange incidents in a small town.
• * _Serenity Falls, Book II: The Pack (Jove 0-515-13969-6, Jul 2005, $6.99, 411pp, pb) [Jonathan Crowley] Reprint (Meisha Merlin 2003 as part of Serenity Falls) horror novel about strange incidents in a small town. This has been rewritten to be part of a trilogy.
• * _Serenity Falls, Book III: Dark Carnival (Jove 0-515-13985-8, Aug 2005, $6.99, 343pp, pb) [Jonathan Crowley] Reprint (Meisha Merlin 2003 as part of Serenity Falls) horror novel about strange incidents in a small town. This has been rewritten to be part of a trilogy.

MOORE, JOHN (chron.)

• * *The Unhandsome Prince (Ace 0-441-01287-6, May 2005, $6.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) Humorous fantasy novel. The village beauty finally kisses the right frog, but the resulting prince isn’t handsome enough for her.
• * _The Unhandsome Prince (SFBC #1190966, Jun 2005, $9.99, 266pp, hc, cover by Walter Velez) Reprint (Ace 2005) humorous fantasy novel. This has ISBN 0-7394-5340-8; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

MOORE, MONTE MICHAEL (chron.)

• * _Majestika: The Art of Monte Michael Moore (Paper Tiger 1-84340-324-2, Aug 2005, £14.99, 128pp, tp, cover by Monte Michael Moore) Reprint (Paper Tiger 2004) art book with text by Moore and an introduction by Larry Elmore.

MOORE, PERRY (chron.)

• * *The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion (HarperSanFrancisco 0-06-082787-4, Oct 2005, $19.99, 226pp, tp) [Narnia] Non-fiction, a heavily illustrated guide to the making of the movie, written by the executive producer. Foreword by director Andrew Adamson, afterword by Douglas Gresham. Copyrighted by Disney Enterprises. [Lewis]

MOORE, STUART (chron.)

• * +Dark Future: American Meat (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-299-0, Dec 2005, $6.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Jaime Jones) Novelization based on the near-future roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Game Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Flame UK 11/05 edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.

MÓR, CAISEAL (chron.)

• * *The Well of Many Blessings (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-6857-0, May 2005, £6.99, 240pp, pb) [Wellspring] Fantasy novel, book three in The Wellspring trilogy.
• * *The Well of the Goddess (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-6858-9, Feb 2005, £6.99, 443pp, pb, cover by Caiseal Mór) [Wellspring] Fantasy novel, the second book in the Wellspring trilogy.

MORDEN, SIMON (stories) (chron.)

• * *Another War (Telos 1-903889-93-6, Jun 2005, £7.99, 131pp, tp, cover by Simon Moore) SF horror novella. A machine allows travel between dimensions — in both directions. Available from Beech House, Chapel Lane, Moulton, Cheshire CW9 8PQ UK; [www.telos.co.uk].

MOREDUN, P. R.; pseudonym of Allistair Mitchell (chron.)

• * *The Balance Between (Rookstone Publishing 0-954-71730-9, Mar 2004, £12.99, 312pp, hc, cover by Ian Taylor) [Unearthly History] Young-adult fantasy novel, the first volume of Unearthly History. This was published in 2004, but not seen until now.
• * +World of Eldaterra, Volume One: The Dragon Conspiracy (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-076663-8, Aug 2005, $16.99, 290pp, hc, cover by Allistair Ewen Mitchell) Young-adult fantasy novel. Moredun is a pen name for Allistair Mitchell. A first novel. First US edition (Rookstone 3/04).

MORGAN, AISHLING (chron.)

• * *Scarlet Vice (Black Lace 0-352-33988-8, Aug 2005, £7.99, 247pp, pb) Explicit sexual fantasy.

MORGAN, RICHARD K(ingsley) (1965- ) (chron.)

• * +Market Forces (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45774-9, Mar 2005, $14.95, 443pp, tp, cover by David Stevenson) Near-future thriller. First US edition (Gollancz 3/04 as by Richard Morgan).
• * _Market Forces (SFBC #1172396, Mar 2005, $12.99, 443pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Gollancz 2004) near-future thriller. This has ISBN 0-7394-5060-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Woken Furies (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07325-X, Mar 2005, £9.99, 436pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Takeshi Kovacs] SF novel, third in the Takeshi Kovacs series after Altered Carbon and Broken Angels. A trade paperback (export) edition (-07326-8, £9.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _Woken Furies (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07652-6, Sep 2005, £6.99, 563pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Takeshi Kovacs] Reprint (Gollancz 2005) SF novel.
• * +Woken Furies (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-47971-8, Oct 2005, $24.95, 450pp, hc, cover by Christian McGrath) [Takeshi Kovacs] SF novel, the third in the Takeshi Kovacs series. First US edition (Gollancz 3/05).
• * _Woken Furies (SFBC #1194571, Nov 2005, $12.50, 450pp, hc, cover by David Stevenson) [Takeshi Kovacs] Reprint (Gollancz 2005) SF novel. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

MORLOCK, FRANK J., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Frankenstein Meets the Hunchback of Notre-Dame: Plays (Black Coat Press 1-932983-38-4, Jul 2005, $20.95, 225pp, tp, cover by David Rabbitte) Anthology of two plays: The Monster and the Magician, or Frankenstein Revisited by Charles Nodier, Antoine Nicolas Béraud & Jean Toussaint Merle and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Paul Foucher & Paul Meurice. Translated/adapted from the French and with a new story by Frank J. Morlock. This is a print-on-demand edition available from [www.blackcoatpress.com] or from Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416. (Contents)

MORRELL, DAVID (Bernard) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Nightscape (Subterranean Press 1-59606-000-X, Sep 2004, $35.00, hc) Collection of eight stories. This is a signed, limited edition of 1500; a lettered edition of 52 ($150.00) with bonus material is also available. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]. (Contents)

MORRIS, GERALD (chron.)

• * _The Ballad of Sir Dinadan (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-54894-7, Jun 2005, $5.95, 242pp, tp, cover by Lou Beach) [*Squire’s Tale] Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 2003) young-adult Arthurian novel, fifth in the series begun in The Squire’s Tale featuring Squire Terence and Sir Gawain.
• * *The Lioness & Her Knight (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-50772-8, Oct 2005, $16.00, 343pp, hc, cover by Lou Beach) [*Squire’s Tales] Young-adult Arthurian novel, seventh in “The Squire’s Tales” series. A knight’s bored daughter seeks thrills in Camelot, accompanied by a young knight and a fool.

MORRIS, MARK (1963- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Nowhere Near an Angel (PS Publishing 1-902880-99-4, Oct 2005, £25.00, 368pp, hc, cover by Seamus A. Ryan) Associational horror/dark mainstream novel about an ex-punk haunted by his past. Introduction by Stephen Gallagher. This is a limited edition of 500 signed by Morris; a slipcased edition of 200 signed by Morris and Gallagher (-22-6, £60.00) is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

MORRIS, TEE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Legacy of Morevi (Dragon Moon Press 1-896944-29-9, Dec 2005, $19.95, 351pp, tp, cover by Theo Black) [Morevi: Arathellean Wars] Fantasy novel set in the world of Morevi: The Chronicles of Rafe & Askana by Morris & Lisa Lee; this is the first book of the Arathellean Wars. Dragon Moon Press, PO Box 64312, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2K 6J7; [www.dragonmoonpress.com].

MORRIS, WILLIAM (1834-1896) (stories) (chron.)

• * _News from Nowhere (Dover 0-486-43427-3, 2004, $8.95, 193 + ix, tp) Reprint (Longmans, Green 1896) utopian time-travel novel. A 19th-century man visits 22nd-century England, a socialist utopia. This follows the Longmans, Green 1912 edition; it is dated 2004, but not seen until now.

MORROW, JILL (chron.)

• * *The Open Channel (Pocket/Paraview 0-7434-8627-7, Apr 2005, $7.50, 404pp, pb, cover by David Stevenson) [Angel Cafe] Dark fantasy novel, sequel to The Angel Café. Katerina and Stephen’s 13-year-old daughter Julia starts having realistic dreams and visions.

MORSE, DREW, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *The 2005 Rhysling Anthology (Science Fiction Poetry Association 1-888993-51-0, May 2005, $9.95, 104pp, tp, cover by Tim Mullins) Anthology of 61 poems. Subtitled “The Best Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Poetry of 2004”, this serves as the ballot for the SFPA’s Rhysling Awards. A list of past winners is included. Published in cooperation with Dark Regions Press. For information write Mike Allen, SFPA President, 3514 Signal Hill Ave. NW, Roanoke VA 24017; [www.sfpoetry.com]. (Contents)

MORTON-SHAW, CHRISTINE (chron.)

• * *The Riddles of Epsilon (HarperCollins/Tegen Books 0-06-072819-1, May 2005, $16.99, 375pp, hc, cover by Bernard Maisner) Young-adult fantasy novel. A spirit leads Jess to a series of riddles and codes that stop an ancient threat. A first novel.
• * *The Riddles of Epsilon (HarperCollins UK Children’s Books 0-00-719981-3, Oct 2005, £12.99, 396pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel.

MORWOOD, PETER; [name legally changed from Robert Peter Smith] (1956- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Book of Years, Volume #2 (DAW 0-7564-0307-3, Jul 2005, $7.99, 581pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Book of Years] Omnibus of two fantasy novels: The Dragon Lord (1986) and The War Lord (1989 as The Warlord’s Domain). (Contents)
• * *The Book of Years, Volume 1 (DAW 0-7564-0306-5, Jun 2005, $7.99, 552pp, pb) [Book of Years] Omnibus of two fantasy novels: The Horse Lord (1983) and The Demon Lord (1984). (Contents)

MOSCOE, MIKE; see pseudonym Mike Shepherd (chron.)

MOSLEY, WALTER (Ellis) (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *47 (Little Brown 0-316-11035-3, May 2005, $16.99, 232pp, hc) Young-adult historical fantasy. A plantation slave boy meets the mysterious Tall John and learns about magic and freedom.
• * *The Wave (Warner Aspect 0-446-53363-7, Jan 2006, $22.95, 209pp, hc) SF novel. A seemingly prank phone call leads a man to discover an alien life-form billions of years old.

MURAKAMI, HARUKI (1949- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Kafka on the Shore (Random House/Knopf 1-4000-4366-2, Feb 2005, $25.95, 436pp, hc) Surreal/metaphysical novel about a runaway teen and an aging simpleton.