The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

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RENNIE, GORDON (chron.)

* _Necromunda: Blood Royal (with Will McDermott) See entry under Will McDermott.
RENWICK, BRETT L. (chron.)

* *Wired for Chaos (Creation Books 1-84068-130-6, Aug 2005, $15.95, 291pp, tp) SF cyberpunk thriller. An African-American star virtual-reality fighter is accused of a real-world crime he didn’t commit. A first novel. Order from Creation Books, PO Box 1137, New York NY 10156; [www.creationbooks.com].
RESNICK, LAURA (stories) (chron.)

* *Disappearing Nightly (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80233-1, Dec 2005, $13.95, 312pp, tp) Humorous fantasy romance. An actress is offered the starring role in a play after cast members literally disappear into thin air.
* _In Fire Forged, Part 2: The Destroyer Goddess (SFBC #1151726, Dec 2003, $13.99, 480pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [In Legend Born] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel. This was scheduled for late 2003, but not seen until now; it is similar to the Tor hardcover edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
RESNICK, MIKE; [i.e., Michael Diamond Resnick] (1942- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Dragon America (Phobos Impact 0-9720026-9-3, Sep 2005, $14.95, 258pp, tp) Alternate-history novel, the first in a series about an America where dragons dominate the eco-system. Daniel Boone tries to tame dragons for General George Washington.
* *Lady with an Alien (Watson-Guptill 0-8230-0323-X, Sep 2005, $15.95, 156pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel about Leonardo da Vinci, his painting Lady with an Ermine, and its alien subject. Part of the Art Encounters series.
* _Soothsayer (BenBella Books 1-932100-51-2, Jul 2005, $14.95, 279pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Ace 1991) SF novel. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 508, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com]. Glenn Yeffeth, Publisher, 214-750-3628; [glenn@benbellabooks.com]. Leah Wilson [leah@benbellabooks.com]
* *Starship: Mutiny (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-337-8, Dec 2005, $25.00, 281pp, hc, cover by John Picacio) Military SF novel, the first in a series set 3,000 years in the future. A heroic officer gets assigned to a ship full of misfits far from the ongoing galactic war. Order from Pyr, 59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst NY 14228-2197; 800-421-0351; [www.pyrsf.com].
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* *Down These Dark Spaceways (SFBC #1166121, May 2005, $12.99, 424 + viii, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) Original anthology of six SF noir mystery stories by Resnick, David Gerrold, Catherine Asaro, Robert Reed, Jack McDevitt, and Robert J. Sawyer. This has ISBN 1-58288-164-2; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
* *I, Alien (DAW 0-7564-0235-2, Apr 2005, $6.99, 307pp, pb) Original anthology of 27 stories told from the viewpoint of aliens. Authors include Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, and Robert J. Sawyer. Copyrighted by Resnick and Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books. (Contents)
REYNOLDS, ALASTAIR (1966- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Absolution Gap (Ace 0-441-01291-4, Jun 2005, $8.50, 756pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Inhibitor] Reprint (Gollancz 2003) SF novel, third in the “Revelation Space” trilogy.
* +Century Rain (Ace 0-441-01290-6, Jun 2005, $24.95, 506pp, hc) SF novel. An archaeological expert on Earth (rendered uninhabitable by the Nanocaust) is sent to explore an alternate 20th-century Earth where a deadly device threatens both worlds. First US edition (Gollancz 10/04).
* _Century Rain (SFBC #1187155, Jul 2005, $12.49, 506pp, hc) Reprint (Gollancz 2004) SF novel. This is similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Century Rain (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07691-7, Oct 2005, £6.99, 530pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Gollancz 2004) SF novel.
* +Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days (Ace 0-441-01238-8, Jan 2005, $22.95, 231pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Inhibitor] Collection/omnibus of two novellas set in the Revolution Space universe, both originally published in 2002 in slightly different versions as separate books: Diamond Dogs (PS Publishing) and Turquoise Days (Golden Gryphon). First US edition (Gollancz 2003).
* *Pushing Ice (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07438-8, Nov 2005, £14.99, 457pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) SF novel. A ship which sends comets towards Earth is ordered to follow a moon of Saturn moving out of the solar system. A trade paperback edition (-07439-6, £10.99) was announced but not seen.
RHODES, JEWELL PARKER (chron.)

* *Voodoo Season (Simon & Schuster/Atria 0-7434-8327-8, Aug 2005, $24.00, 277pp, hc) [Voodoo Dreams] Horror novel/mystery, a sequel to Voodoo Dreams, a contemporary mystery involving a great-great-granddaughter of voodoo queen Marie Laveau.
RHODES, NATASHA (chron.)

* *Final Destination: Dead Reckoning (BL Publishing/Black Flame 1-84416-170-6, Apr 2005, $7.99, 406pp, pb) [Final Destination] Novelization, the first in a series based on characters from the horror movie Final Destination. Copyrighted by New Line Cinema.
RICE, ANNE; [i.e., Howard Allan Frances O’Brien Rice] (1941- ) (chron.)

* *Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt (Random House/Knopf 0-375-41201-8, Nov 2005, $25.95, 322pp, hc) Associational novel. Jesus tells about his early life in Egypt.
* *Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt (Chatto & Windus 0-7011-7356-4, Nov 2005, £17.99, 322pp, hc) Associational novel about the childhood of Christ in Egypt. Includes a long author’s note at the end. Simultaneous with the US (Knopf) edition. A trade paperback edition (-7692-X, £11.99) was announced but not seen.
* _Lasher (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-947143-4, Nov 2004, £6.99, 883pp, pb) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1993) horror novel.
RICE, HOWARD ALLAN FRANCES O’BRIEN; see under Rice, Anne (chron.)
RICHARDS, JUSTIN (chron.)

* *Doctor Who: The Clockwise Man (BBC Books 0-563-48628-7, Apr 2005, £6.99, 253pp, hc) [Doctor Who] SF novelization based on the TV series, featuring the ninth Doctor and Rose.
RICHARDSON, DICK (chron.)

* *The Oglin (with Rio de la Vista) (Savanna Press 0-9759440-3-7, Apr 2005, $24.95, 417 + xii, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel of two beings from a magical land deep in Africa on a quest to meet the Great Spirit. Illustrations by Cathy Feek. Foreword by Gary Player. Savanna Press, PO Box 777, Monte Vista CO 81144; 719-850-2255; [savannapress@rmi.net]; [www.oglin.com].
RICHARDSON, E. E. (chron.)

* *The Devil’s Footsteps (The Bodley Head 0-370-32858-2, Mar 2005, £8.99, 282pp, hc) Young-adult dark fantasy novel. A first novel.
* +The Devil’s Footsteps (Random House/Delacorte 0-385-73263-5, Aug 2005, $15.95, 184pp, hc, cover by Diane Fenster) Young-adult horror novel. A boy seeks to prove the Dark Man took his brother. First US edition (The Bodley Head 3/05).
RICHARDSON, NIGEL (chron.)

* *The Wrong Hands (Oxford University Press 0-19-271976-9, Jun 2005, £12.99, 273pp, hc, cover by Chris Inns) Young-adult fantasy novel. Graham Sinclair saves a baby from a plane crash, and a witness threatens to tell the whole world how he did it. A first novel.
RICHÉ, DAVID (chron.)

* *The World of Faery: An Inspirational Collection of Art for Faery Lovers (Paper Tiger 1-84340-282-3, Aug 2005, £20.00, 111pp, hc, cover by Amy Brown) Collection of fantasy art from 26 artists, with commentary by the artists on their approach and technique. Foreword by Alan Lee.
RIDDELL, CHRIS (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Curse of the Gloamglozer (with Paul Stewart) See entry under Paul Stewart.
* _Freeglader (with Paul Stewart) See entry under Paul Stewart.
* _Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver (with Jonathan Swift & Martin Jenkins) See entry under Jonathan Swift.
* _The Last of the Sky Pirates (with Paul Stewart) See entry under Paul Stewart.
* _Vox (with Paul Stewart) See entry under Paul Stewart.
* _The Winter Knights (with Paul Stewart) See entry under Paul Stewart.
RIDLEY, JOHN (1965- ) (chron.)

* _Those Who Walk in Darkness (Warner Aspect 0-446-61202-2, May 2005, $6.99, 366pp, pb, cover by Shasti O’Leary Soudant) [*Soledad O’Roark] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2003) near-future SF police thriller.
* *What Fire Cannot Burn (Warner 0-446-61203-0, Jan 2006, $6.99, 393pp, pb, cover by Herman Estevez) [*Soledad O’Roark] Near-future SF police thriller, the second featuring mutant-hunter Soledad O’Roark, set in a future where superhumans have been banned, but supervillains still run rampant.
RIGDON, M. L. (chron.)

* *Beyond the Dark Mountains (Hats Off Books 1-58736-372-0, Feb 2005, $19.95, 299pp, tp, cover by Allen Etter) [Seasons of Time] Fantasy novel, second book of “The Seasons of Time”. The reluctant heir to Omirr, Lorin-Sha finds himself torn between two women. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.hatsoffbooks.com] or from Hats Off Books, 610 East Delano Street, Suite 104, Tucson AZ 85705; 888-934-0888.
RIGNEY, JAMES (Oliver), Jr. (1948-2007); see pseudonym Robert Jordan (chron.)
RILEY, DAVID B. (stories) (chron.)

* *The Two Devils (LBF Books/Hadrosaur Productions 1-885093-40-3, 2004, $14.95, 199pp, tp, cover by Gin Fenton) Wild West adventure novel with elements of horror, fantasy, and SF, featuring the travels of Miles O’Malley and his encounters with everything from ghosts to Martian monsters. This is dated 2004 but not seen until now. LBF Books, PO Box 7989, Pittsburgh PA 15216; [www.lbfbooks.com].
RINGO, JOHN (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Against the Tide (Baen 0-7434-9884-4, Feb 2005, $25.00, 402pp, hc, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [Duke Edmund Talbot] SF novel with fantasy elements, third in the series begun in There Will Be Dragons. Dragon power may be the deciding factor in the civil war.
* _Emerald Sea (Baen 1-4165-0920-8, Dec 2005, $7.99, 600pp, pb, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [Council Wars] Reprint (Baen 2004) SF novel, sequel to There Will Be Dragons in the Council Wars series. Includes a related erotic story. (Contents)
* *Ghost (Baen 1-4165-0905-4, Oct 2005, $25.00, 405pp, hc, cover by Kurt Miller) Associational men’s adventure/thriller about ex-SEAL Mike Harmon, called Ghost, the first in a series. This includes a bound-in CD-ROM of The Baen CD-ROM Library Version 8: The Ghost Disk.
* _The Hero (with Michael Z. Williamson) (Baen 1-4165-0914-3, Nov 2005, $7.99, 392pp, pb, cover by Kurt Miller) [Posleen War] Reprint (Baen 2004) military SF novel, set in the universe of John Ringo’s “Posleen War.”
* *Into the Looking Glass (Baen 0-7434-9880-1, May 2005, $24.00, 278pp, hc, cover by Kurt Miller) SF novel. A gateway to other worlds opens in Florida and disgorges aliens.
* _Into the Looking Glass (SFBC #1191087, Jun 2005, $11.99, 278pp, hc, cover by Kurt Miller) Reprint (Baen 2005) SF novel. This is similar to the Baen edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* *Princess of Wands (Baen 1-4165-0923-2, Jan 2006, $25.00, 323pp, hc) Contemporary fantasy novel, first in a series. A frustrated homemaker and a detective tracking a serial killer meet up in the Louisiana bayous.
* _The Road to Damascus (with Linda Evans) (Baen 0-7434-9916-6, Jul 2005, $7.99, 757pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Bolo] Reprint (Baen 2004) military SF novel of Keith Laumer’s “Bolos” based on a story fragment by Laumer.
* *Watch on the Rhine (with Tom Kratman) (Baen 0-7434-9918-2, Aug 2005, $25.00, 343pp, hc, cover by Kurt Miller) Military SF novel in the Posleen War series. The Posleen attack Earth, where rejuvenation techniques are used to let old soldiers fight again, even the few survivors of Germany’s Waffen SS.
* _We Few (with David M. Weber) See entry under David M. Weber
RINZLER, J. W. (chron.)

* *The Art of Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-43135-9, Apr 2005, $35.00, 224pp, hc, cover by Erik Tiemens) [Star Wars] Art book showing designs and final art from the film. Foreword by George Lucas. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
* _The Art of Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-43136-7, Nov 2005, $19.95, 272pp, hc, cover by Erik Tiemens) [Star Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 2005) art book. This adds the final screenplay by George Lucas. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
RIORDAN, RICK; [i.e., Richard Russell Riordan, Jr.] (1964- ) (chron.)

* *Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (Hyperion/Miramax 0-7868-5629-7, Jul 2005, $17.95, 377pp, hc, cover by Peter Bollinger) Young-adult fantasy, the first in a new series. Percy discovers his missing father is a Greek god.
* _Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (Puffin 0-141-38147-7, Sep 2005, £12.99, 375pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) Reprint (Miramax 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. Book one in a new series. The Greek gods have settled in the US and had children. [First U.K. edition]
ROBB, BRIAN J. (chron.)

* _Ridley Scott (Simon & Schuster UK/Pocket Essentials 1-904048-47-1, May 2005, £4.99, 160pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket Essentials 2001) reference book. Revised and updated from the original to include the film Kingdom of Heaven. The copyright does not mention the original edition. [Scott]
ROBB, J. D.; pseudonym of Eleanor F. Aufdem-Brinke, (1950- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Imitation in Death (Piatkus 0-7499-3443-3, Mar 2005, £6.99, 342pp, pb, cover by SPL) [Eve Dallas] Reprint (Berkley 2003) SF novel. Book #17 in the Eve Dallas series.
* _Midnight in Death (Berkley 0-425-20881-8, Sep 2005, $2.99, 90pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Reprint (Jove 1998 as part of Silent Night) SF mystery novella in the Eve Dallas series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts.
* *Origin in Death (Piatkus 0-7499-0726-6, Jul 2005, £16.99, 390pp, hc) [Eve Dallas] SF novel. Book #21 in the Eve Dallas series. Simultaneous with the US (Putnam) edition. A trade paperback edition (-3583-9, £10.99) is also available.
* _Origin in Death (Penguin/Putnam 0-399-15289-X, Aug 2005, $24.95, 339pp, hc) [Eve Dallas] SF mystery novel, 21st in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. First US edition (Piatkus 7/05).
* _Origin in Death (SFBC #1184921, Sep 2005, $12.50, 324pp, hc) [Eve Dallas] Reprint (Putnam 2005) SF mystery novel, 21st in the Eve Dallas series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts.
* _Portrait in Death (Piatkus 0-7499-3442-5, Feb 2005, £6.99, 347pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Reprint (Berkley 2003) SF novel. Book #16 in the Eve Dallas series.
* _Purity in Death (Piatkus 0-7499-3441-7, Jan 2005, £6.99, 355pp, pb, cover by Flowers & Foliage) [Eve Dallas] Reprint (Berkley 2002) SF novel. Book #15 in the Eve Dallas series.
* +Survivor in Death (Penguin/Putnam 0-399-15208-3, Feb 2005, $23.95, 376pp, hc) [Eve Dallas] SF mystery novel, 20th in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. First US edition (Piatkus 1/05).
* _Survivor in Death (SFBC #1177518, Feb 2005, $12.99, 295pp, hc) [Eve Dallas] Reprint (Putnam 2005) SF mystery novel, 20th in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. This is similar to the Putnam edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* *Survivor in Death (Piatkus 0-7499-3552-9, Feb 2005, £10.99, 376pp, tp, cover by Flowers & Foliage) [Eve Dallas] SF mystery novel, the 20th in the Eve Dallas series. Simultaneous with the US (Putnam) edition. A hardcover edition (-0716-9, £16.99) was announced but not seen.
* _Survivor in Death (Piatkus 0-7499-3584-7, Aug 2005, £6.99, 376pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Reprint (Putnam’s 2005) SF mystery, 20th in the Eve Dallas series.
* _Survivor in Death (Berkley 0-425-20418-9, Sep 2005, $7.99, 360pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Reprint (Piatkus 2005) SF mystery novel, 20th in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts.
* _Visions in Death (Berkley 0-425-20300-X, Feb 2005, $7.99, 354pp, pb, cover by Tony Greco) [Eve Dallas] Reprint (Piatkus 2004) near-future mystery, 19th in the series featuring Eve Dallas.
ROBERSON, CHRIS; [i.e., John Christian Roberson] (1970- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Here, There, & Everywhere (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-331-9, Apr 2005, $15.00, 282pp, tp, cover by John Picacio) Episodic SF time-travel novel, a significantly expanded version of Any Time at All (Clockwork Storybook 2002). Roxanne Bonaventure gets a device that lets her travel through space, time, and alternate worlds.
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* *Adventure Vol. 1 (MonkeyBrain Books 1-932265-13-9, Nov 2005, $14.95, 393pp, tp, cover by John Picacio) Original anthology of 17 pulp-inspired adventure stories in various genres, the first in an annual series. Authors include Kage Baker, Paul Di Filippo, Kim Newman, and Michael Moorcock. (Contents)
ROBERTS, A. R. R. R.; pseudonym of Adam Roberts, (1965- ) (chron.)

* _The Sellamillion (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07707-7, Sep 2005, £5.99, 283pp, tp, cover by Douglas Carrel) Reprint (Gollancz 2004) parody of The Simarillion and the entire Tolkien industry. The author is Adam Roberts.
* *The Va Dinci Cod (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07719-0, Apr 2005, £6.99, 185pp, hc, cover by Douglas Carrel) Parodic SF/fantasy novel based on The Da Vinci Code. A mini-hardback edition.
ROBERTS, A3R; pseudonym of Adam Roberts, (1965- ) (chron.)

* *Star Warped (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07688-7, May 2005, £7.99, 384pp, hc, cover by Douglas Carrel) Parody of the entire Star Wars sextet. A mini-hardback edition. The author is Adam Roberts.
ROBERTS, ADAM (1965- ); see pseudonyms A. R. R. R. Roberts, A3R Roberts & Robertski Brothers (stories) (chron.)

* _The Snow (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07651-8, Aug 2005, £6.99, 360pp, pb, cover by Sonar) Reprint (Gollancz 2004) SF novel. Earth is submerged under three miles of snow.
ROBERTS, JOHN MADDOX (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Seven Hills (Ace 0-441-01245-0, Mar 2005, $23.95, 362pp, hc, cover by Scott Grimando) [*Hannibal’s Children] Alternate-history novel, sequel to Hannibal’s Children. Romans must rebuild their homeland, finally retaken 100 years after their defeat by Carthage.
ROBERTS, KATHERINE (chron.)

* *The Colossus Crisis (HarperCollins Childen’s Books UK 0-00-711283-1, Aug 2005, £5.99, 295pp, tp, cover by Andy Parker) [Seven Fabulous Wonders] Young-adult historical fantasy novel, book seven in The Seven Fabulous Wonders series based on the seven ancient wonders of the world.

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