The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

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PRICE, SUSAN (chron.) (continued)
_____, ed. * _Horror Stories (Kingfisher 0-7534-1154-7, Jun 2005, £5.99, 255pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Kingfisher 1995) young-adult horror anthology.
PRIEST, CHERIE (chron.)

* _Four and Twenty Blackbirds (Tor 0-765-31308-1, Oct 2005, $13.95, 285pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) Reprint (Marietta 2003) historical paranormal mystery/family saga, first in a trilogy. Revised and expanded from the Marietta edition. A first novel.
PRIEST, CHRISTOPHER (McKenzie) (1943- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Glamour (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07579-1, Jun 2005, £7.99, 235pp, tp) Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1984) SF novel. Copyrighted 1984, 1985, 1996, 2005, suggesting yet further revisions.
* _The Prestige (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07580-5, Feb 2005, £7.99, 360pp, tp) Reprint (Touchstone 1995) SF novel.
* _The Prestige (Tor 0-312-85886-8, Nov 2005, $14.95, 404pp, tp, cover by Govanni Battista Bracceli) Reissue (Simon & Schuster UK 1995) literary fantasy novel of rival stage magicians, winner of the James Tait Black Award and the World Fantasy Award. Third printing.
PRIOR, LILY (chron.)

* _Ardor (HarperCollins/Ecco 0-06-052789-7, Jun 2005, $12.95, 205pp, tp) Reprint (Black Swan 2004) fantasy novel about a love spell gone awry. This includes a “P.S.” section with an interview with the author.
PULLMAN, PHILIP (Nicholas) (1946- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* +Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp (Scholastic/Levine 0-439-69255-5, Apr 2005, $16.95, 72pp, hc, cover by Sophy Williams) Young-adult picture book illustrated by Sophy Williams. First US edition (Scholastic UK 1993 as The Wonderful Story of Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp). The text is copyrighted 2005 and may be revised.
* _His Dark Materials 1: The Golden Compass (SFBC #1048000, Oct 2005, $7.99, 399pp, tp, cover by Eric Rohmann) [His Dark Materials] Reprint (Scholastic UK 1995 as His Dark Materials: Northern Lights) young-adult fantasy novel. This is similar to the Knopf trade paperback edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back.
* _His Dark Materials 2: The Subtle Knife (SFBC #1079011, Oct 2005, $7.99, 326pp, tp) [His Dark Materials] Reprint (Knopf 1997) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to the award-winning The Golden Compass. This is similar to the Knopf trade paperback edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back.
* _His Dark Materials 3: The Amber Spyglass (SFBC #1039399, Oct 2005, $7.99, 518pp, tp) [His Dark Materials] Reprint (Knopf 2000) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the trilogy. This is similar to the Knopf trade paperback edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _His Dark Materials II: The Subtle Knife (Scholastic UK 0-439-95462-2, Oct 2005, £12.99, 349pp, hc) [His Dark Materials] Reprint (Knopf 1997) fantasy novel, the second in a trilogy. This is a Tenth Anniversary edition.
* _His Dark Materials III: The Amber Spyglass (Scholastic UK 0-439-95463-0, Oct 2005, £12.99, 538pp, hc) [His Dark Materials] Reprint (Knopf 2000) fantasy novel, the third in a trilogy. This is a Tenth Anniversary edition.
* _His Dark Materials: Northern Lights (Scholastic UK 0-439-95461-4, Oct 2005, £12.99, 419pp, hc) [His Dark Materials] Reprint (Scholastic UK 1995) fantasy novel, the first book in a trilogy. This is a Tenth Anniversary edition.
* +The Scarecrow and His Servant (Random House/Knopf 0-375-81531-7, Sep 2005, $15.95, 229pp, hc, cover by Kevin Hawkes) Children’s picaresque fantasy novel. A scarecrow seeks adventure accompanied by a young orphan. First US edition (Doubleday UK 11/04).
* _The Scarecrow and the Servant (Corgi Yearling 0-440-86376-7, Nov 2005, £4.99, 230pp, tp, cover by Peter Bailey) Reprint (Doubleday UK 2004) young-adult fantasy novel.
PURDY, JAMES (Amos) (1923- ) (stories) (chron.)

* +Moe’s Villa & Other Stories (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1417-4, Oct 2004, $14.00, 274pp, tp) Original collection of 12 stories, several with fantasy or surreal elements. First US edition (Arcadia Books 9/00). (Contents)
PURSER-HALLARD, PHILIP (stories) (chron.)

* *Faction Paradox: Of the City of the Saved... (Mad Norwegian Press 0-9725959-4-5, Apr 2004, $14.95, 244pp, tp, cover by Steve Johnson) [Faction Paradox] SF novel, the second in the Faction Paradox series created by Lawrence Miles, a spin-off from Doctor Who. This is dated 2004, but not seen until now. Mad Norwegian Press, 909 NE Grant St. #303, Ankeny IA 50021; [www.madnorwegian.com].
* *Time Hunter: Peculiar Lives (Telos 1-903889-47-2, Jul 2005, £7.99, 133pp, tp, cover by Matthew Laznicka) [*Honoré Lechasseur] SF novelization, seventh in a series about Honoré Lechasseur, introduced in Doctor Who: Cabinet of Light. The afterword explains the book’s debt to Olaf Stapledon. The deluxe, limited, numbered edition is signed by the author. Available from Beech House, Chapel Lane, Moulton, Cheshire CW9 8PQ. A deluxe hardback edition (1-903889-48-0, £25.00) was announced but not seen.
PUTNEY, MARY JO (1946- ) (chron.)

* *Stolen Magic (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-47689-1, Jun 2005, $23.95, 339pp, hc) Historical fantasy romance of magic-wielding Guardians in 18th-century England. The Earl of Falconer teams up with a fey young woman to defeat a rogue mage. Author also writes as Mary Jo Putney.
PYLE, HOWARD (1853-1911) (chron.)

* _The Garden Behind the Moon (Dover 0-486-44073-7, Jun 2005, $7.95, 118 + x, tp, cover by Howard Pyle) Reprint (Scribner 1895) young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated by the author.
PYPER, ANDREW (1968- ) (chron.)

* *The Wildfire Season (HarperCollins UK 0-00-716505-6, Apr 2005, £12.99, 324pp, hc) Thriller with supernatural elements.
PYWELL, SHARON (chron.)

* _What Happened to Henry (Berkley 0-425-20261-5, Jul 2005, $14.00, 342pp, tp) Reprint (Putnam 2004, not seen) novel with fantasy elements. A girl’s brother seems to share the mind of a Japanese man who witnessed the destruction of Hiroshima.
PYYKKONEN, CARRIE (chron.)

* _Inside “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe”: Myths, Mysteries, and Magic from the Chronicles of Narnia (with Linda Washington & James Stuart Bell) See entry under James Stuart Bell.
QUINN, SEABURY (Grandin) (1889-1969) (stories) (chron.)

* _Roads (Red Jacket Press 0-9748895-8-X, Jun 2005, $29.95, 110pp, hc, cover by Frank Kelley Freas) Reprint (Conrad H. Ruppert 1938) classic fantasy novella telling the origins of Santa Claus. This is a boxed facsimile of the Arkham House 1948 edition illustrated by Virgil Finlay; it includes a pamphlet with biographical information on author and artist. Red Jacket Press, 3099 Maqua Place, Mohegan Lake NY 10547; [www.redjacketpress.com].
RABE, JEAN (Marie) (1942- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Finest Choice (Tor 0-765-30821-5, Sep 2005, $24.95, 288pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) Fantasy novel. The inexperienced Finest, Gallant-Stallion, tries to guide his human, the sister of a king-to-be.
* _The Finest Creation (Tor 0-765-34727-X, Sep 2005, $6.99, 318pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel. The equine Finest are sent to Earth to help guide the Fallen humans.
_____, ed. * _Renaissance Faire (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.
RADFORD, IRENE (stories) (chron.)

* *The Dragon’s Revenge (DAW 0-7564-0317-0, Nov 2005, $6.99, 420pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Stargods] Science fiction novel, third in The Stargods series.
* *Guardian of the Freedom (DAW 0-7564-0178-X, Apr 2005, $24.95, 532pp, hc, cover by Gordon Crabb) [*Merlin’s Descendants] Arthurian fantasy novel, fifth in the “Merlin’s Descendants” series.
RAND, AYN; pseudonym of Alissa Rosenbaum, (1905-1982) (chron.)

* _Anthem (Penguin/Plume 0-452-28635-2, Feb 2005, $15.00, 253pp, tp) Reissue (Cassell 1938) dystopian novel. This is a Centennial (of Rand’s birth) edition; the text follows the 1995 Dutton 50th anniversary edition with introduction by Leonard Peikoff and the hand-corrected text of the British edition as an appendix. A Signet paperback edition (0-451-19113-7, $7.99, 253pp, 22nd printing) is also available.
* _Atlas Shrugged (Penguin/Plume 0-452-28636-0, Feb 2005, $25.00, 1168pp, tp) Reissue (Random House 1957) philosophical novel about a near-future society. This is a Centennial (of Rand’s birth) edition; a Signet massmarket paperback edition (0-451-17192-6, $8.99) was announced but not seen.
* _Atlas Shrugged (SFBC #1187391, May 2005, $12.49, 1168pp, tp) Reprint (Random House 1957) philosophical novel about a near-future society. This is similar to the 2005 Plume Centennial edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back cover.
RANDALL, DAVID (chron.)

* _Clovermead: In the Shadow of the Bear (Simon Pulse 1-4169-0715-7, Dec 2005, $5.99, 414pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) Reprint (McElderry 2004) young-adult fantasy novel.
RANKIN, ROBERT (Fleming) (1949- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Brightonomicon (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07009-9, Jul 2005, £12.99, 361pp, hc) [Brentford] Humorous fantasy novel in the “Brentford” series. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-07668-2, £10.99) was announced but not seen.
* _Knees Up Mother Earth (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07649-6, Jul 2005, £6.99, 439pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 2004) humorous fantasy novel.
RANSOM, CANDICE (chron.)

* *Dungeons & Dragons: Knights of the Silver Dragon, Book 9: Key to the Griffon’s Lair (Wizards of the Coast/Mirrorstone 0-7869-3827-7, Oct 2005, $5.99, 182pp, tp, cover by Emily Fiegenschuh) [Dungeons & Dragons: Knights of the Silver Dragon] Young-adult novelization based on the roleplaying game world, the ninth in a series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
RASMUSSEN, ALIS A. (1958- ); see pseudonym Kate Elliott (chron.)
RAVIN, STATON (chron.)

* *Black Powder (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 0-689-86876-6, Oct 2005, $16.95, 245pp, hc) Young-adult time-travel fantasy novel. A teen wants to prevent his friend’s death by going back in time to stop the invention of gunpowder.
RAWN, MELANIE (Robin) (1954- ) (chron.)

* _Dragon Prince (DAW 0-7564-0301-4, Jun 2005, $15.00, 552pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Dragon Prince] Reprint (DAW 1988) fantasy novel, first in the “Dragon Prince” series.
* _The Star Scroll (DAW 0-7564-0304-9, Jul 2005, $7.99, 589pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Dragon Prince] Reissue (DAW 1989) fantasy novel, second in the “Dragon Prince” series. 22nd printing.
* _Sunrunner’s Fire (DAW 0-7564-0305-7, Aug 2005, $15.00, 485pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Dragon Prince] Reissue (DAW 1990) fantasy novel, third in the “Dragon Prince” trilogy.
RAYNER, JACQUELINE (stories) (chron.)

* *Doctor Who: Winner Takes All (BBC Books 0-563-48627-9, May 2005, £6.99, 245pp, hc) [Doctor Who] SF novelization based on the TV series, featuring the ninth Doctor and Rose.
RAYNER, MARK A. (1966- ) (chron.)

* *The Amadeus Net (ENC Press 0-9752540-1-4, Jul 2005, $19.00, 238pp, tp) Near-future SF novel. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is an immortal with problems in 2028. ENC Press, PO Box 833, Hoboken NJ 07030; [www.encpress.com].
REAVES, J(ames) MICHAEL, ed. (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Shadows Over Baker Street (with John C. Pelan) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45273-9, Mar 2005, $14.95, 446pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Sherlock Holmes] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) anthology of 18 Lovecraftian Sherlock Holmes stories.
REAVES, MICHAEL; see under Reaves, J. Michael (stories) (chron.)
REED, KIT (1932- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Bronze (Night Shade Books 1-597800-08-2, Nov 2005, $24.95, 249pp, hc, cover by Edward Miller) Dark fantasy novel. A family of artists hides a dark secret.
* *The Dogs of Truth (Tor 0-765-31414-2, Sep 2005, $14.95, 286pp, tp) Collection of 17 stories, three original, all from the last five years. (Contents)
* _Thinner than Thou (Tor 0-765-31195-X, Jun 2005, $13.95, 334pp, tp, cover by Shelley Eshkar) Reprint (Tor 2004) dystopian SF satire.
REED, ROBERT (David) (1956- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Cuckoo’s Boys (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-37-1, Nov 2005, $24.95, 315pp, hc, cover by Edward Miller) Collection of 12 stories, one original, with an afterword by Reed discussing the origins of each story. Order from Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com]. (Contents)
* +The Well of Stars (Tor 0-765-30860-6, Apr 2005, $25.95, 299pp, hc, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Marrow] SF novel in the series begun in Marrow. First US edition (Orbit 12/04).
REES, DOUGLAS (chron.)

* _Vampire High (Random House/Dell Laurel-leaf 0-440-23834-X, Aug 2005, $5.99, 226pp, pb, cover by Greg Clarke) Reprint (Delacorte 2003) young-adult vampire novel about a normal teen at a school for vampires.
REESE, JAMES (chron.)

* *The Book of Spirits (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-056105-X, Aug 2005, $25.95, 423pp, hc) [Herculine] Historical fantasy novel, sequel to The Book of Shadows. Herculine travels to America.
* _The Book of Spirits (SFBC #1186050, Oct 2005, $12.50, 423pp, hc) [Herculine] Reprint (Morrow 2005) historical fantasy novel, sequel to The Book of Shadows.
REEVE, PHILIP (chron.)

* *Infernal Devices (Scholastic UK 0-439-96392-3, Mar 2005, £12.99, 336pp, hc, cover by David Frankland) [Hungry City Chronicles] Young-adult fantasy novel. Third in a series after Mortal Engines and Predator’s Gold.
* _Predator’s Gold (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-072196-0, Jan 2006, $7.99, 405pp, pb, cover by Christophe Vacher) [Hungry City Chronicles] Reprint (Scholastic UK 2003) young-adult SF, second in “The Hungry City Chronicles.”
REEVES-STEVENS, (Francis) GARFIELD (1953- ) (chron.)

* _Freefall (with Judith Reeves-Stevens) See entry under Judith Reeves-Stevens.
REEVES-STEVENS, JUDITH (Evelyn) (1953?- ) (chron.)

* *Freefall (with Garfield Reeves-Stevens) (Pocket Star 0-7434-0607-9, Mar 2005, $7.99, 559pp, pb, cover by Carlos Beltran) [Icefire] Near-future thriller of sabotage and conspiracy on a 2008 moon mission. Sequel to Icefire.
REGINALD, R(obert); pseudonym of Michael Burgess, (1948- ) (chron.)

* _Codex Derynianus II (with Katherine Kurtz) See entry under Katherine Kurtz.
* *Quaestiones (Ariadne Press 1-57241-126-0, Dec 2005, $24.95, 560pp, tp) [Nova Europa] Alternate-history fantasy novel, subtitled The Protopresbyter’s Tale, the third in the Nova Europa sequence of independent novels set in different periods in the same world. Two monks in 1270 set off to travel and explore. Order from Ariadne Press, 270 Goins Court, Riverside CA 92507; price includes postage.
REICHERT, MICKEY ZUCKER; [i.e., Miriam Susan Zucker Reichert] (1962- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Legend of Nightfall (DAW 0-88677-587-6, Sep 2005, $7.99, 496pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) Reissue (DAW 1993) fantasy novel. 12th printing.
* _The Return of Nightfall (DAW 0-7564-0275-1, Sep 2005, $7.99, 527pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [Nightfall] Reprint (DAW 2004) fantasy novel, sequel to The Legend of Nightfall.
REID, MICHELLE, ed. (chron.)

* _Parietal Games: Critical Writings by and on M. John Harrison (with Mark Bould) See entry under Mark Bould.
REID, THOMAS M. (chron.)

* *Forgotten Realms: The Emerald Scepter (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3754-8, Aug 2005, $6.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) [Forgotten Realms: Scions of Arrabar] Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game, the third book of the “Scions of Arrabar” trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
REIG, RAFAEL (chron.)

* *Blood on the Saddle (Serpent’s Tail 1-85242-870-8, Oct 2005, £8.99, 182pp, tp) Humorous literary fantasy novel of a PI in near-future Madrid hired to track down fictional characters who escaped from their books. Translated by Paul Hammond from the Spanish Sangre a borbotones (Lengua de Trapo 2001).
REILLY, MATTHEW (J.) (1974- ) (chron.)

* *7 Deadly Wonders (Simon & Schuster 0-7432-7053-3, Jan 2006, $23.00, 392pp, hc) Fantasy thriller about a chase after the Great Pyramid’s capstone that will protect the Earth from a deadly solar event.
* _Hover Car Racer (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-44016-0, Aug 2005, £5.99, 434pp, pb) [Hover Car Racer] Reprint (Macmillan Australia 2004) SF novel. Young-adult edition.
* +Hover Car Racer: Crash Course (Simon & Schuster 1-416-90225-2, Jun 2005, $9.95, 213pp, hc, cover by Pablo Raimondi) [Hover Car Racer] Young-adult SF novel about futuristic car races, the first in a series. Illustrated by Pablo Raimondi. This first appeared as a free online serial. First US edition (Pan Macmillan Australia 2004 as Hover Car Racer).
REIMANN, KATYA (chron.)

* _The Wanderer (with Cherry Wilder) See entry under Cherry Wilder.
REISS, KATHRYN (chron.)

* _Sweet Miss Honeywell’s Revenge (Harcourt 0-15-205471-5, Sep 2005, $6.95, 435pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt 2004) young-adult ghost novel about a haunted dollhouse.
REMIC, ANDY (chron.)

* *Warhead (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-174-8, Oct 2005, £6.99, 561pp, pb, cover by Alan Spain) [Spiral] SF novel. Third in a series after Spiral and Quake.

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