The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

Books, Listed by Author

van BELKOM, EDO (1962- ) (chron.)

• * *Lone Wolf (Tundra 0-88776-741-9, Oct 2005, $8.95, 176pp, tp, cover by David Parkins) [Wolf Pack] Young-adult werewolf novel, sequel to Wolf Pack. The end of high school and forest clearcutting complicate the lives of four teen werewolves.

VANCE, JACK; [i.e., John Holbrook Vance] (1916- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Demon Princes (SFBC #1187342, Apr 2005, $15.99, 965pp, hc, cover by Ron Walotsky) [Demon Princes] Reissue (SFBC 1998) omnibus of five novels: The Star King (1964), The Killing Machine (1964), The Palace of Love (1967), The Face (1979), and The Book of Dreams (1981). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-5103-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Dragon Masters (ibooks 1-4165-0494-X, Apr 2005, $6.99, 233pp, pb, cover by Gabriel Ippoliti) Reprint (Ace 1963) fantasy novel, winner of the Hugo award, plus the Hugo-winning novelette “The Last Castle.”
• * *Ports of Call & Lurulu (SFBC #1175876, Jan 2005, $12.99, 404pp, hc, cover by John Harris) Omnibus of two SF novels: Ports of Call (1998) and Lurulu (2004). This has ISBN 0-7394-4999-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)

VanderMEER, JEFF(rey Scott) (1968- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _City of Saints and Madmen (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41893-9, Mar 2005, £6.99, 673pp, pb) [Ambergris] Reprint (Cosmos 2001) collection of four surreal novellas, some revised, set in VanderMeer’s city of Ambergris. Introduction by Michael Moorcock. (Contents)
• * *Veniss Underground (Bantam Spectra 0-553-38356-6, Oct 2005, $14.00, 275pp, tp, cover by Mike Dringenberg) [Veniss] Collection of the title near-future SF novel (Prime 2003), plus four stories set in the Veniss universe. (Contents)

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• * _The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases (with Mark Roberts) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-38339-6, May 2005, $14.00, 298pp, tp, cover by John Coulthart) Reprint (Night Shade 2003) anthology, a fake disease guide.

VANDE VELDE, VIVIAN (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Book of Mordred (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-50754-X, Sep 2005, $16.00, 344pp, hc, cover by Justin Gerard) Young-adult Arthurian fantasy novel. A young woman with the power to foresee the future is rescued from kidnappers by Mordred.
• * _Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-205572-X, Aug 2005, $5.95, 128pp, tp, cover by Eric Fortune) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1995) young-adult collection of 13 tongue-in-cheek revisions of fairy tales. Illustrations by Brad Weinman.
• * *Three Good Deeds (Harcourt 0-15-205382-4, Oct 2005, $16.00, 147pp, hc) Children’s fantasy novella. A witch turns a boy into a goose, and the only way he can undo the spell is to do three good deeds.
• * *Witch Dreams (Marshall Cavendish 0-7614-5235-4, Nov 2005, $15.95, 120pp, hc) Young-adult medieval fantasy novel. A young woman risks exposure as a witch when she uses her psychic abilities to investigate the murder of her family years before.

VAN GELDER, GORDON (Mark), ed. (1966- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Fourth Planet from the Sun: Tales of Mars from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (Thunder’s Mouth Press 1-56025-666-4, Apr 2005, $15.95, 306pp, tp, cover by Michael Carroll) Anthology of 12 Mars stories, all but two originally published in F&SF. Authors include Roger Zelazny, Philip K. Dick, John Varley, and Alex Irvine. (Contents)
• * _Fourth Planet from the Sun: Tales of Mars from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (SFBC #1187875, Apr 2005, $11.99, 306pp, hc, cover by Michael Carroll) Reprint (Thunder’s Mouth 2005) anthology of 12 Mars stories, all but two originally published in F&SF. This has ISBN 0-7394-5190-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

VAN LUSTBADER, ERIC; see under Lustbader, Eric Van (chron.)

VAN PELT, JAMES (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Last of the O-Forms (Fairwood Press 0-9746573-5-2, Aug 2005, $17.99, 216pp, tp, cover by Alan M. Clark) Collection of 15 stories. Introduction by James Patrick Kelly. This is a print-on-demand edition available at [www.fairwoodpress.com] or from Fairwood Press, 5203 Quincy Ave SE, Auburn WA 98092; [info@fairwoodpress.com]. (Contents)

VARLEY, JOHN (Herbert) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Mammoth (Ace 0-441-01281-7, Jun 2005, $23.95, 364pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) SF novel of mammoths, time travel, and circuses.
• * _Mammoth (SFBC #1189291, Jul 2005, $12.99, 364pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) Reprint (Ace 2005) SF novel of time travel and mammoths. This is similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

VASSET, PHILIPPE (chron.)

• * *ScriptGenerator: Machines I (Serpent’s Tail 1-85242-862-7, Nov 2004, £7.99, 102pp, tp) Literary fantasy of the invention of the first no-author machine writer. Translated by Jane Metter from the original, Exemplaire de démonstration (Librairie Artheme Fayard 2003).

VAUGHAN, ELIZABETH A. (chron.)

• * *Warprize (Tor 0-765-35264-8, Jun 2005, $6.99, 314pp, pb) Fantasy romance novel, the first in a trilogy. A healer-princess is handed over to a conquering warlord she considers a barbarian. A first novel.

VAUGHAN, RALPH E. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Sherlock Holmes & the Coils of Time (Gryphon Books 1-58250-074-6, Sep 2005, $16.00, 101pp, tp, cover by Jukka Murtosaari) [Sherlock Holmes; Time Machine] SF novella. Holmes meets H.G. Wells’s Time Traveler when Eloi and Morlocks turn up in Victorian London. Available from Gryphon Publications, PO Box 209, Brooklyn NY 11228; [www.gryphonbooks.com]; add $2.00 postage.

VAUGHN, CARRIE (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Kitty and the Midnight Hour (Warner 0-446-61641-9, Nov 2005, $6.99, 259pp, pb, cover by Craig White) [Kitty the werewolf] Urban fantasy novel. A werewolf DJ makes a hit with a midnight talk show discussing tabloid fare. A first novel.

VAUGHT, SUSAN (chron.)

• * _ShadowQueen (with Debbie Federici) See entry under Debbie Federici.

VELDE, VIVIAN VANDE; see under Vande Velde, Vivian (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

VERNE, JULES (Gabriel) (1828-1905) (chron.)

• * _20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Pocket 1-4165-0020-0, Apr 2005, $5.95, 451 + xxiv, pb, cover by Dennis Lyall) [Nemo] Reprint classic SF novel. A Pocket Enriched Classic with introduction, notes, discussion of critical response, and chronology by Harrison Solow.
• * *The Adventures of Captain Hatteras (Oxford University Press 0-19-280465-0, Jul 2005, £8.99, xlv+402pp, tp, cover by Georg Rosen) Associational adventure novel. This is a new translation by William Butcher of the 1866 French edition; it includes the original censored ending, some previously unpublished chapters, and evidence of plagiarism by Verne.
• * *The Begum’s Millions (Wesleyan University Press 0-8195-6796-5, Dec 2005, $29.95, 261 + xxxix, hc, cover by Leon Benett) SF novel in a new modern English-language edition. Translated by Stanford L. Luce from the French Les Cinq cents millions de la Bégum (Hetzel 1879); this includes the illustrations by Leon Benett from the French first edition. Introduction and notes by Peter Schulman. Order from Wesleyan University Press c/o University Press of New England, 23 S. Main St., Hanover NH 03755; 800-421-1561; [University.Press@Dartmouth.edu]; add $5.00 postage.
• * _From the Earth to the Moon (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-6519-7, Jan 2005, $6.95, 259 + xii, tp) Reprint (J. Hetzel 1865) classic SF novel, translated by Edward Roth.

VERNON, STEVE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Long Horn, Big Shaggy (KHP Industries/Demonic Clown Books 0-9747680-9-X, Dec 2004, $10.00, 102pp, tp) Wild West horror novel. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.khpindustries.com] or from KHP Industries, PO Box 588, Effort PA 18330.

VERRILL, A(lpheus) HYATT (1871-1954) (chron.)

• * _The Bridge of Light (Capricorn Publishing 0-9753970-7-9, 2005, $16.00, 224pp, tp) Reprint (Fantasy Press 1950) fantasy novel/archaeological adventure. A print-on-demand book available online at [www.capricornpublishing.com].

VESAAS, TARJEI (chron.)

• * _Ice Palace (Owen, Peter 0-7206-1122-9, Dec 2005, £9.95, 176pp, tp) Reissue (Peter Owen 1966) literary fantasy novel. Translated by Elizabeth Rokkan from the Norwegian original Is-Slottet (Gyldendal Norsk Forlag 1963).

VICKERS, SALLEY (chron.)

• * _Mr. Golightly’s Holiday (Harper Perennial UK 0-00-715648-0, May 2004, £7.99, 352pp, tp, cover by Samuel Palmer) Reprint (Fourth Estate 2003) literary fantasy novel. Published in 2004 but not seen until now.

VIEHL, LYNN; pseudonym of Sheila Kelly (chron.)

• * *If Angels Burn (Penguin/Signet Eclipse 0-451-21477-3, May 2005, $6.99, 291pp, pb) [Darkyn] Paranormal novel, first in the “Darkyn” series. Viehl is a pen name for Sheila Kelly, who also writes as S.L. Viehl, Gena Hale, Jessica Hall, and Rebecca Kelly.
• * *Private Demon (Penguin/Signet Eclipse 0-451-21705-5, Oct 2005, $6.99, 287pp, pb) [Darkyn] Paranormal novel, second in the “Darkyn” series. Viehl is a pen name for Sheila Kelly, who also writes as S.L. Viehl, Gena Hall, Jessica Hall, and Rebecca Kelly.

VIEHL, S. L.; pseudonym of Sheila Kelly (chron.)

• * *Afterburn (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46029-4, Aug 2005, $23.95, 312pp, hc, cover by Allen Douglas) [Bio Rescue] SF novel, second in the “Bio Rescue” new series set in the “Stardoc” universe, about a squadron of surgically enhanced pilots. Viehl is a pen name for Sheila Kelly, who also writes as Lynn Viehl, Gena Hale, Jessica Hall, and Rebecca Kelly.
• * _Bio Rescue (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46008-1, Aug 2005, $7.99, 391pp, pb, cover by Allen Douglas) [Bio Rescue] Reprint (Roc 2004) SF novel, first in a new series set in the Stardoc universe. Viehl is a pen name for Sheila Kelly, who also writes as Lynn Viehl, Gena Hale, Jessica Hall, and Rebecca Kelly.

VIGUIÉ, DEBBIE (chron.)

• * _Scarlet Moon (Simon Pulse 1-4169-1150-2, Jan 2006, $3.99, 157pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Reissue (Simon Pulse 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, a twist on “Little Red Riding Hood.”

VILOTT, RHONDI; [i.e., Rhondi A. Vilott Salsitz] (1949- ); see pseudonym Emily Drake (chron.)

VILOTT-SALSITZ, RHONDI A.; see under Vilott, Rhondi (chron.)

VINCENT, BEV, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Illustrated Stephen King Trivia Book (with Brian Freeman) See entry under Brian Freeman.

VINGE, JOAN D.; [i.e., Joan Carol Dennison Vinge Frenkel] (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Snow Queen (SFBC #1180912, Oct 2005, $12.99, 447pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Dial 1980) Hugo-winning SF novel. SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection #22.

VISTA, RIO de la (chron.)

• * _The Oglin (with Dick Richardson) See entry under Dick Richardson.

VIZZINI, NED (chron.)

• * _Be More Chill (Hyperion/Miramax 0-7868-0996-5, May 2005, $7.99, 283pp, tp, cover by Timothy Saccenti) Reprint (Miramax 2004) young-adult SF novel.

VOAKE, STEVE (chron.)

• * *The Dreamwalker’s Child (Faber and Faber 0-571-22346-X, Jan 2005, £12.99, 300pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel.

VOLODINE, ANTOINE (chron.)

• * *Minor Angels (University of Nebraska Press 0-8032-4672-2, Jul 2004, $25.00, 166pp, hc) Literary SF/fantasy post-holocaust novel in the form of interlocking narratives, or “narracts,” about a bunch of seemingly immortal crones who create a “grandson” to prevent the rebirth of Capitalism. Translated and with preface by Jordan Stump; the French edition Des anges mineurs (Editions du Seuil 1999) won the Prix France Inter 2000. This is dated 2004 but not seen until now. University of Nebraska Press, 233 North 8th St., Lincoln NE 68588-0484; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.nebraskapress.unl.edu].

von SCHLEGELL, MARK (chron.)

• * *Venusia (MIT Press/Semiotext(e) 1-58435-026-1, Oct 2005, $14.95, 244pp, tp, cover by Marnie Weber) Dystopian SF novel about a disaffected, mild-mannered junk dealer in a 23rd-century enlightened totalitarian state. A first novel. MIT Press, 55 Hayward St., Cambridge MA 02142-1315; [http://mitpress.mit.edu].

VORNHOLT, JOHN (Blair, Jr.) (1951- ) (chron.)

• * _The Troll King (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-57-0, Jan 2005, £4.99, 214pp, tp, cover by David Roberts) [Troll King] Reprint (Aladdin 2002) YA fantasy novel. First in a series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Troll Queen (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-58-9, Apr 2005, £4.99, 182pp, tp, cover by David Roberts) [Troll King] Reprint (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 2003) YA fantasy novel. Second in a trilogy after The Troll King. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Troll Treasure (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-59-7, May 2005, £4.99, 170pp, tp, cover by David Roberts) [Troll King] Reprint (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 2003) YA fantasy novel. Third in a trilogy after The Troll King and The Troll Queen. [First U.K. edition]

WAGGENER, ANDREA RAINS (chron.)

• * *Alternate Beauty (Bantam 0-553-38298-5, Aug 2005, $14.00, 371pp, tp, cover by Barbara McGregor) Alternate world fantasy. A plus-size woman wakes up in a world where big is beautiful.

WAGGONER, TIM (stories) (chron.)

• * *Exalted: A Shadow Over Heaven’s Eye (White Wolf 1-58846-871-2, Jul 2005, $6.99, 285pp, pb, cover by Noi Sackda & Omar Dogan) Novelization based on the roleplaying game set pre-World of Darkness. Copyrighted by White Wolf.
• * *Like Death (Leisure 0-8439-5498-1, Jan 2005, $6.99, 374pp, pb) Horror novel. Scott’s repressed memories of his family’s deaths lead him back to a nightmare world of Shadow.
• * *A Nightmare on Elm Street: Protégé (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-255-9, Oct 2005, $7.99, 408pp, pb) [Nightmare on Elm Street] Movie tie-in. Copyrighted by New Line Cinema. This has the same ISBN as the simultaneous Black Flame UK edition, but only has US and Canadian prices.

WAKELY, MARK (chron.)

• * *An Audience for Einstein (Mundania Press 1-59426-385-X, Sep 2005, $22.00, 172pp, hc, cover by Stacey L. King) SF novel. An astrophysicist’s mind is put into the body of a homeless boy. A first novel. A previous trade paperback edition published in February was not seen. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.mundania.com], or from Mundania Press, 6470A Glenway Ave. #109, Cincinnati OH 45211-5222.

WALDROP, HOWARD (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Heart of Whitenesse (Subterranean Press 1-59606-018-2, May 2005, $40.00, 274pp, hc, cover by Doug Potter) Collection of ten stories, six originally published online with afterwords on each by Waldrop. This is a signed, limited edition of 750; a lettered edition of 26 is also available. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]. (Contents)

WALLACE, KAREN (chron.)

• * _Wendy (Simon Pulse 1-4169-0314-3, Aug 2005, $6.99, 307pp, tp, cover by Marc Yankus) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2003) associational young-adult novel, the story of Wendy Darling’s life before Peter Pan, with possible minor fantasy elements.

WALLACE, SEAN, ed. (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Jabberwocky (Wildside Press/Prime Books 0-8095-5062-8, Sep 2005, $10.00, 117pp, tp, cover by Claude Manuel) Original anthology of 18 poems, one a reprint, and ten stories. Authors include Gemma Files, Tim Pratt, Jane Yolen, and Greer Gilman. Available from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301; [www.prime-books.com]. (Contents)

WALLS, JERRY L., ed. (chron.)

• * _The Chronicles of Narnia and Philosophy: The Lion, the Witch, and the Worldview (with Gregory Bassham) See entry under Gregory Bassham.

WARD, CYNTHIA (stories) (chron.)

• * _Writing the Other: A Practical Approach (with Denise Angela Shawl) See entry under Denise Angela Shawl.

WARD, JAMES M(ichael) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Midshipwizard Halcyon Blithe (Tor 0-765-31253-0, Sep 2005, $24.95, 288pp, hc, cover by Jon Foster) Fantasy novel of Hornblower-style sea adventure.

WARD, JOY (chron.)

• * *Haint (Trafford Publishing 1-41205675-6, Jun 2005, $18.95, 194pp, tp) Post-holocaust SF novel. Dogs turn out to be superior beings watching over humanity. A print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.trafford.com], or from Trafford Publishing, Suite 6E, 2333 Government St., Victoria BC V8T 4P4, Canada.

WARHOLA, JAMES (chron.)

• * _Uncle Andy’s (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240347-4, Aug 2005, $5.99, unpaginated, tp, cover by James Warhola) Reprint (Putnam 2003) associational semi-autobiographical children’s picture book of young James on a visit to his uncle, Andy Warhol.

WARNEKE, SARA MARY (1957- ); see pseudonym Sara Douglass (chron.)

WARNER, MATTHEW (stories) (chron.)

• * *Death Sentences: Tales of Punishment and Revenge (Undaunted Press, Aug 2005, $10.00, 116pp, tp) Collection of five stories, two new. (Contents)

WARREN, KAARON (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Grinding House (CSFG Publishing 0-958139-03-2, Apr 2005, A$18.95, 216pp, tp, cover by Robyn Evans) Collection of 19 stories, four original. Introduction by Donna Maree Hanson. Published by the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild. CSFG Publishing, PO Box 89, Latham ACT 2615, Australia; [www.csfg.org.au]; [orders@csfg.org.au]. (Contents)

WASHINGTON, LINDA (chron.)

• * _Inside “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe”: Myths, Mysteries, and Magic from the Chronicles of Narnia (with James Stuart Bell & Carrie Pyykkonen) See entry under James Stuart Bell.