The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

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TARR, JUDITH (stories) (chron.) (continued)

* _Rite of Conquest (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46051-0, Oct 2005, $7.99, 351pp, pb, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [William the Conqueror] Reprint (Roc 2004) historical novel with fantasy elements, the story of William the Conqueror.
TAYLOR, BRUCE (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Kafka’s Uncle and Other Strange Tales (Afterbirth Books 0-9766310-2-4, Nov 2005, $16.95, 339pp, tp, cover by Adrian Majkrzak) Original collection of 22 stories (nine reprints) and nine poems (five reprints); parts of the title story were previously published. Introduction by Brian Herbert. This is a print-on-demand edition, available at [www.afterbirthbooks.com], or from Afterbirth Books, PO Box 6068, Lynnwood WA 98037. (Contents)
TAYLOR, G. P. (chron.)

* _Shadowmancer (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240341-5, Jun 2005, $7.99, 275pp, hc, cover by Deborah Vess) [Shadowmancer] Reprint (Mount Publishing 2003) young-adult gothic fantasy adventure novel with strong Christian overtones.
* *Tersias (Faber and Faber 0-571-22152-1, Aug 2005, £9.99, 330pp, hc, cover by Plant43) Young-adult fantasy novel.
* _Wormwood (Faber and Faber 0-571-22150-5, Jan 2005, £6.99, 312pp, tp) Reprint (Faber and Faber 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, repackaged for adults.
* _Wormwood (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240469-1, Sep 2005, $7.99, 259pp, tp) Reprint (Faber & Faber 2004) young-adult dark fantasy.
TAYLOR, LUCY; [i.e., Lucile Campbell Taylor] (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *A Hairy Chest, a Big Dick, and a Harley (Overlook Connection Press no ISBN, Oct 2004, $44.95, 150pp, hc, cover by Rick Sardhina) Original collection of five horror stories, one a reprint. This is a signed, limited edition of 1,000 and was simultaneously published in trade as The Silence Between the Screams (seen 2/05); this adds illustrations by Glenn Chadbourne and different cover art. Overlook Connection Press, PO Box 1934, Hiram GA 30141; [www.overlookconnection.com]; [overlookcn@aol.com].
* *The Silence Between the Screams (Overlook Connection Press 1-892950-64-2, Oct 2004, $39.95, 150pp, hc, cover by Rick Sardinha) Original collection of five horror stories, one a reprint. A signed, limited edition of 1,000 ($44.95) with the title A Hairy Chest, a Big Dick, and a Harley, illustrations by Glenn Chadbourne, and different cover art by Sardinha was announced but not seen. Overlook Connection Press, PO Box 1934, Hiram GA 30141; [www.overlookconnection.com]; [overlookcn@aol.com]. (Contents)
TAYLOR, TRAVIS S. (stories) (chron.)

* *The Quantum Connection (Baen 0-7434-9896-8, Apr 2005, $24.00, 289pp, hc, cover by Alan Pollack) [Warp Speed] SF novel, sequel to Warp Speed.
TAYLOR, VICKIE (stories) (chron.)

* *Carved in Stone (Berkley Sensation 0-425-20291-7, Jun 2005, $6.99, 327pp, pb, cover by Franco Accornero) [Nathan Cross] Paranormal romance, the first in a series featuring gargoyle shapeshifter Nathan Cross. Nathan attracts the attention of a female Interpol agent looking for the winged monster that killed her parents.
TELUSHKIN, JOSEPH (1948- ) (chron.)

* *Heaven’s Witness (with Allen Estrin) (Toby Press 1-59264-091-5, Sep 2004, $19.95, 463pp, hc) Serial killer novel with psychic elements. A hypnotized woman’s past-life memories may hold clues to a current murder spree. This is dated 2004, but not seen until now.
TEMPLER, JAMES (chron.)

* *Jahaz Chronicles (Vantage Press 0-533-14688-7, 2004, $13.95, 283pp, tp) SF novel. A soldier fighting in WWII Africa is transported to Venus. This is dated 2004 but not seen until now. Vantage Press, 419 Park Ave. South, New York NY 10016.
TEPPER, SHERI S. (1929- ) (chron.)

* _The Companions (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07628-3, Mar 2005, £6.99, 452pp, pb) Reprint (Eos 2003) SF novel.
* _The True Game (Ace 0-441-00331-1, Jan 2005, $15.95, 501pp, tp, cover by James Christensen) [True Game] Reissue (Corgi 1985) omnibus of the first fantasy/SF trilogy set on the world of the True Game: King’s Blood Four (Ace 1983), Necromancer Nine (Ace 1983), and Wizard’s Eleven (Ace 1984). Fifth printing.
TESSARO, KATHLEEN (chron.)

* *Innocence (HarperCollins UK 0-00-715144-6, Apr 2005, £10.00, 439pp, hc) Ghost novel.
TESSIER, THOMAS (Edward) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Finishing Touches (Leisure 0-8439-5559-7, Aug 2005, $6.99, 374pp, pb) Omnibus of the title horror novel (Atheneum 1985) plus the novella Father Panic’s Opera Macabre (Subterranean 2000). (Contents)
THESMAN, JEAN (chron.)

* *Singer (Penguin/Viking 0-670-05937-4, Apr 2005, $17.99, 280pp, hc, cover by René Milot) Young-adult fantasy novel based on the Celtic legend of “The Children of Lir.”
THOMAS, LEE (stories) (chron.)

* *Parish Damned (Telos 1-84583-040-7, Sep 2005, £7.99, 79pp, tp, cover by Simon Moore) Horror novella. A limited hardback edition (-044-X) with a frontispiece by Simon Moore was announced but not seen. Available from Beech House, Chapel Lane, Moulton, Cheshire CW9 8PQ.
THOMAS, ROY (William) (1940- ) (chron.)

* _Doc Dynamo (with Gerard F. Conway) See entry under Gerard F. Conway
* *Rivers of Time (Black Coat Press Script Library 1-932983-37-6, May 2005, $15.95, 186pp, tp, cover by Stephen R. Bissette) Associational unproduced screenplay based on L. Sprague de Camp’s “A Gun for Dinosaur”, the story adapted by Thomas & Janis Hendler. Introduction by Thomas. This is a print-on-demand edition available online from [www.blackcoatpress.com] or from Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416.
THOMAS, SCOTT (Robert) (1959- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Westermead (Raw Dog Screaming 1-933293-08-X, Oct 2005, $16.95, 290pp, hc, cover by Jules-Joseph Lefebvre) [Westermead] Original collection of 19 fantasy stories, one a reprint, set in the magical land of Westermead. A hardcover edition (-06-3, $30.95) was announced but not seen. 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. (Contents)
THOMAS, SHEREE R(enée), ed. (chron.)

* _Dark Matter: Reading the Bones (Warner Aspect 0-446-69377-4, Feb 2005, $14.95, 400pp, tp, cover by Daniel Minter) Reprint (Warner Aspect 2004) anthology of 24 stories and three essays by authors of African descent.
THOMPSON, ALICE (chron.)

* _Pharos (Berkley 0-425-20020-5, Feb 2005, $12.00, 151pp, tp) Reprint (Virago 2002) ghost story.
THOMPSON, ELDON (chron.)

* *The Crimson Sword (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-074150-3, May 2005, $24.95, 537pp, hc, cover by Koveck) [Legend of Asahiel] Fantasy novel, the first volume in The Legend of Asahiel trilogy. A young man seeks a sword that can save mankind from the demon queen. A first novel.
THOMPSON, JAMES M. (stories) (chron.)

* *Dark Moon Rising (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1616-7, May 2005, $5.99, 320pp, pb) Horror novel. A miracle cure for a tumor turns a pediatrician into a creature of the night.
THOMPSON, KATE (chron.)

* _Annan Water (Random House UK/Red Fox 0-09-945626-5, Jun 2005, £4.99, 181pp, tp) Reprint (The Bodley Head 2004) young-adult fantasy novel based on a centuries-old folk song.
* +Fourth World (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-650-X, Apr 2005, $16.95, 330pp, hc) [Missing Link] Young-adult SF. A teen helps his stepbrother find his mad scientist mother. Book one of the Missing Link trilogy. First US edition (The Bodley Head 2000 as The Missing Link).
THOMPSON, PAUL B. (1958- ) (chron.)

* *DragonLance: Sanctuary (with Tonya C. Cook) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3817-X, Oct 2005, $6.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [DragonLance: Elven Exiles] Novelization based on the roleplaying game. Volume one of Elven Exiles. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
THOMPSON, TED, ed. (chron.)

* *Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs, and Some Other Things that Aren’t as Scary, Maybe, ... (with Eli Horowitz) (McSweeney’s Books 1-932416-35-8, Oct 2005, $22.00, 207pp, hc, cover by Bruce Timm) Original anthology of 11 stories, three reprints. The full title continues “...Depending on How You Feel About Lost Lands, Stray Cellphones, Creatures from the Sky, Parents Who Disappear in Peru, a Man Named Lars Farf, and One Other Story We Couldn’t Quite Finish, So Maybe You Could Help Us Out.” Introduction and the unfinished story (part of a contest) on the inside jacket by Lemony Snicket. Authors include Kelly Link, Neil Gaiman, and Jeanne DuPrau. Proceeds from the book go to 826NYC, a non-profit tutoring center in New York. (Contents)
THOMSEN, BRIAN M(ichael), ed. (1959-2008) (chron.)

* _Masters of Fantasy (with Bill Fawcett) See entry under Bill Fawcett.
THOMSON, AMY (1958- ) (chron.)

* _Storyteller (Ace 0-441-01256-6, Feb 2005, $7.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Tim O’Brian) Reprint (Ace 2003) SF novel.
THOMSON, RUPERT (1955- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Divided Kingdom (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7218-6, Apr 2005, £17.99, 396pp, hc, cover by William Webb) Literary SF fable of a Britain forcibly divided into four regions populated by different personality types, and a kidnapped eight-year-old boy.
* +Divided Kingdom (Random House/Knopf 1-4000-4218-6, Jun 2005, $24.95, 338pp, hc) Cautionary SF novel of one boy’s rise in a UK forcibly divided into four parts. First US edition (Bloomsbury 4/05).
THORNTON, CECILIA; see pseudonym Cecilia Dart-Thornton (chron.)
THORPE, GAV (chron.)

* *Warhammer: Grudge Bearer (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-8441-6197-8, Jun 2005, £6.99, 250pp, pb) [Warhammer] Novelization based on the roleplaying game.
* +Warhammer: Grudge Bearer (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-197-8, Jul 2005, $6.99, 250pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer] Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the 6/05 Black Library UK editions, but lists only the US and Canadian prices. Copyrighted by Games Workshop.
THURLO, AIMÉE (Salsedo) (1951- ) (chron.)

* _Blood Retribution (with David Thurlo) See entry under David Thurlo.
* _Pale Death (with David Thurlo) See entry under David Thurlo.
THURLO, (Harry) DAVID (1949- ) (chron.)

* _Blood Retribution (with Aimée Thurlo) (Tor 0-765-34368-1, Sep 2005, $6.99, 271pp, pb, cover by Rich Deas) [Lee Nez] Reprint (Forge 2004) Native American vampire mystery, second in the series featuring Navajo Nightwalker police officer Lee Nez.
* *Pale Death (with Aimée Thurlo) (Tor/Forge 0-765-31385-5, Oct 2005, $23.95, 254pp, hc, cover by Rich Deas) [Lee Nez] Native American vampire mystery, third in the series featuring Navajo Nightwalker police officer Lee Nez.
THURSTON, ROBERT (Donald) (1936- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Battlestar Galactica Classic: Saga of a Star World (with Glen A. Larson) See entry under Glen A. Larson
TIEDEMANN, MARK W. (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Asimov’s Aurora (ibooks 1-4165-0415-X, Mar 2005, $7.99, 422pp, pb) [Robot Series] Reprint (ibooks 2002) SF mystery set in Isaac Asimov’s “Robot” world. This includes an 18-page “Chronology of the Robot-Empire-Foundation Universe” by Attila Torkos. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
* *Remains (BenBella Books 1-932100-49-0, Jul 2005, $14.95, 320pp, tp, cover by J. P. Targete) SF thriller. A security officer on Mars investigates his wife’s death.
TIERNAN, CATE (chron.)

* *Balefire: A Chalice of Wind (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-045-X, Aug 2005, $5.99, 250pp, pb) [Balefire] Young-adult dark fantasy novel, first in a series about twin witches separated at birth and reunited as teens. Copyrighted by Gabrielle Charbonnet.
* *Balefire: A Circle of Ashes (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-046-8, Aug 2005, $5.99, 216pp, pb) [Balefire] Young-adult dark fantasy novel, second in a series about twin teens with magic powers. Copyrighted by Gabrielle Charbonnet.
* *Balefire: A Feather of Stone (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-047-6, Nov 2005, $5.99, 231pp, pb) [Balefire] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in the series. Copyrighted by Gabrielle Charbonnet.
TIFFANY, GRACE (chron.)

* *Ariel (HarperTempest/Geringer 0-06-075327-7, Sep 2005, $16.99, 232pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Young-adult fantasy revision of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. A Laura Geringer Book.
TIPTREE, JAMES, Jr.; pseudonym of Alice Sheldon, (1915-1987) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Her Smoke Rose Up Forever (SFBC #1180883, Jul 2005, $12.99, 492pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Arkham House 1990) collection, part of the SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection. This follows the slightly revised Tachyon 2004 edition; it has ISBN 0-7394-5512-5, lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
TODD, LORETO (chron.)

* +A Fire in His Head: The Adventures of the Wandering Aengus (University of Wisconsin Press/O’Brien 0-86278-757-2, Mar 2005, $19.95, 272pp, tp) Fantasy novel based on Celtic myth and a poem by Yeats. Aengus, the god of love, goes on a quest to find the girl of his dreams. This is the O’Brien Press Ireland 2002 edition, distributed in the US by University of Wisconsin Press, 1930 Monroe Street, Madison WI 53711; [www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress].
TOLKIEN, J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel) (1892-1973) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Fellowship of the Ring (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-34625-2, Jun 2005, $10.95, 506pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1954) fantasy novel, book one of The Lord of the Rings.
* _The Lord of the Rings (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-64015-0, Oct 2005, $20.00, 1178pp, tp, cover by Alan Lee) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1968) classic fantasy novel/omnibus. This is a 50th anniversary edition. A hardcover edition (-64561-6, $38.00) was announced but not seen.
* _The Return of the King (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-57497-2, Jun 2005, $10.95, 511pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1955) fantasy novel, book three of The Lord of the Rings. This indicates first printing.
* _The Return of the King (HarperCollins UK 0-00-720360-8, Oct 2005, £6.99, xvi+590pp, pb, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1955) fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-720354-3, £18.99) was announced but not seen.
* _The Two Towers (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-57495-6, Jun 2005, $10.95, 414pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1955) fantasy novel, book two of The Lord of the Rings.
* _The Two Towers (HarperCollins UK 0-00-720359-4, Oct 2005, £6.99, x+454pp, pb, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1954) fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-720355-1, £18.99) was announced but not seen.
TOMASULA, STEVE (stories) (chron.)

* _VAS: An Opera in Flatland (University of Chicago Press 0-226-80740-1, Dec 2004, $18.00, 367pp, tp) [Flatland] Reprint (Station Hill Press 2002) illustrated novel about the inhabitants of Edwin A. Abbot’s Flatland in the modern day. Square contemplates getting a vasectomy. Art and design by Stephen Farrell.
TOMBLIN, ERIK (stories) (chron.)

* *Riverside Blues (Earthling Publications 0-9766339-2-2, Aug 2005, $14.00, 112pp, tp, cover by Jackie Berkley) Southern gothic horror novella. Introduction by James Newman. This is a signed limited edition of 300; a hardcover edition of 15 is also available. Earthling Publications, PO Box 413, Northborough MA 01532; [earthlingpub@yahoo.com]; [www.earthlingpub.com].
TOMPKINS, STEVEN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* _The Black Stranger and Other American Tales See entry under Robert E. Howard.
TOWNSEND, JAMES DENNY (chron.)

* *The Assassin’s Dream (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-282-3, Mar 2005, $25.95, 456pp, hc) SF novel. A genetic disease has killed two-thirds of the male population. 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].
TRAVISS, KAREN (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The World Before (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-054172-5, Nov 2005, $7.50, 388pp, pb) [*Wess’har Wars] SF novel, third in the series begun in City of Pearl. Humans are going to be judged for the destruction of an alien race on Bezer’ej.
TRUMBAUER, LISA TRUTKOFF (chron.)

* *Dungeons & Dragons: Knights of the Silver Dragon, Book 7: The Hidden Dragon (Wizards of the Coast/Mirrorstone 0-7869-3748-3, Jun 2005, $5.99, 178pp, tp, cover by Emily Fiegenschuh) [Dungeons & Dragons: Knights of the Silver Dragon] Young-adult novelization based on the roleplaying game world, the seventh in a series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
TURTELTAUB, H. N.; pseudonym of Harry Turtledove, (1949- ) (chron.)

* _The Sacred Land (Tor 0-765-35072-6, Mar 2005, $7.99, 419pp, pb, cover by John Blackford) Reprint (Forge 2003) associational historical novel. Turteltaub is a pen name for Harry Turtledove.
TURTLEDOVE, HARRY (Norman) (1949- ); see pseudonyms Dan Chernenko & H. N. Turteltaub (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Bridge of the Separator (Baen 1-4165-0918-6, Dec 2005, $24.00, 390pp, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) [Videssos] Fantasy novel in the Videssos series. A holy man decides that evil is stronger than good and sets out to change the official religion.
* _Counting Up, Counting Down (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-47798-7, Mar 2005, $7.50, 412pp, pb, cover by Kim McGillivray) Reprint (Del Rey 2002) collection of 17 stories, with introductions to each by Turtledove.

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