The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

Books, Listed by Author

WRIGHT, JOHN C(harles) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * *Orphans of Chaos (Tor 0-765-31131-3, Nov 2005, $24.95, 317pp, hc, cover by Scott M. Fischer) Fantasy novel, the first in a series. Five gifted students at an English boarding school begin to suspect they’re not human.

WRIGHT, SUSAN (chron.)

• * *Slaves Unchained (Pocket Star 0-7434-5765-X, Mar 2005, $6.99, 378pp, pb) [Slave Trade] SF novel, the third volume in the “Slave Trade” trilogy. Rose returns to Earth to overthrow the leaders who secretly trade human slaves for alien technology.

WRIGHT, T(errance) M(ichael) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Eyes of the Carp (CD Publications 1-58767-111-5, Sep 2005, $30.00, 126pp, hc, cover by T. M. Wright) Horror novella. This is a signed, limited edition of 750. Cemetery Dance Publications, 132-B Industry Lane, Unit 7, Forest Hill MD 21050; [www.cemeterydance.com].

WU, WILLIAM F(ranking) (1951- ) (chron.)

• * _Isaac Asimov’s Robots in Time, Book 2: Marauder (ibooks 1-4165-0425-7, Apr 2005, $6.99, 243pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Robots in Time] Reprint (AvoNova 1993) SF novelization, second in a series. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.

WURTS, JANNY (1953- ) (chron.)

• * +Traitor’s Knot (Meisha Merlin 1-59222-081-9, Apr 2005, $27.95, 572pp, hc, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow: Alliance of Light] Fantasy novel, book four of Alliance of Light, part of The Wars of Light and Shadow series. First US edition (Voyager 12/04).
• * _Traitor’s Knot (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-710114-7, Aug 2005, £7.99, ii+637pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow: Alliance of Light] Reprint (Voyager 2004) fantasy novel. Seventh book of The Wars of Light and Shadow, fourth in the Alliance of Light sub-series.

WYNDHAM, JOHN; pseudonym of John Beynon Harris, (1903-1969) (chron.)

• * _Chocky (Penguin UK 0-140-03121-9, Jan 2005, £7.99, 154pp, pb) Reissue (Ballantine 1968) SF novel. 28th printing.

YAMADA, MASAKI (1950- ) (chron.)

• * *Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, After the Long Goodbye (VizMedia 1-4215-0156-2, Sep 2005, $19.99, 196pp, hc) Novelization based on the SF anime/manga, a prequel to the film Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence. Translated by Yuji Oniki & Carl Gustav Horn from the Japanese (Tokuma Shoten 2004).

YANCEY, RICK (chron.)

• * *The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-693-3, Oct 2005, $16.95, 339pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Yarger) Young-adult contemporary Arthurian fantasy novel. Alfred, an oversized underachiever, is tricked into stealing Excalibur.
• * *The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp (Bloomsbury 0-7475-8166-5, Oct 2005, £9.99, 339pp, tp, cover by Ian Butterworth) Young-adult fantasy novel. Simultaneous with the Bloomsbury USA edition. A modern teenager steals Excalibur and puts it in the wrong hands.

YARBRO, CHELSEA QUINN (1942- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Dark of the Sun (Tor 0-765-31103-8, Sep 2005, $15.95, 460pp, tp) [Saint-Germain] Reprint (Tor 2004) vampire novel, the 17th of Count Saint-Germain.
• * *States of Grace (Tor 0-765-31390-1, Sep 2005, $25.95, 332pp, hc) [Saint-Germain] Vampire novel, the 18th of Count Saint-Germain set in the Reformation and Inquisition in 16th-century Europe.

YEFFETH, GLENN, ed. (chron.)

• * *The Anthology at the End of the Universe: Leading Science Fiction Authors on Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (BenBella Books 1-932100-56-3, Apr 2005, $14.95, 199pp, tp) Non-fiction anthology of 20 essays by authors including John Shirley, Stephen Baxter, Adam Roberts, and Jacqueline Carey. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 508, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com]; [leah@benbellabooks.com]. (Contents)
• * *Farscape Forever! Sex, Drugs and Killer Muppets (BenBella Books 1-932100-61-X, Sep 2005, $17.95, 218pp, tp) [Farscape] Associational non-fiction gathering of 21 original essays on the SF television show. Authors include Justina Robson, Josepha Sherman, P.N. Elrod, and Jim Butcher. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 508, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com].
• * _Finding Serenity: Anti-heroes, Lost Shepherds and Space Hookers in Joss Whedon’s Firefly (with Jane Espenson) See entry under Jane Espenson.
• * *Navigating the Golden Compass: Religion, Science & Daemonology in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials (BenBella Books 1-932100-52-0, Aug 2005, $17.95, 185pp, tp) Non-fiction gathering of 18 essays, two reprints, on the YA series. Authors include Sarah Zettel, Karen Traviss, Harry Turtledove, and Sean McMullen. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 508, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com].
• * _The War of the Worlds: Fresh Perspectives on the H.G. Wells Classic See entry under H. G. Wells.

YEOVIL, JACK; pseudonym of Kim Newman, (1959- ) (chron.)

• * +Dark Future: Demon Download (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-236-2, Oct 2005, $6.99, 236pp, pb) [Dark Future: Demon Download] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, book one of the Demon Download cycle. This first US edition (Black Library 9/05) has the UK ISBN, but only lists US and Canadian prices. Yeovil is a pen name for Kim Newman.
• * +Warhammer: The Vampire Genevieve (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-244-3, Dec 2005, $10.99, 763pp, tp, cover by Christer Sveen) [Warhammer; Genevieve Dieudonne] Omnibus/collection of four novelizations in the series: Drachenfels (1989), Genevieve Undead (1993), Beasts in Velvet (1993), and collection Silver Nails (2002). Yeovil is a pen name for Kim Newman, who provides a new introduction. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library UK 10/05); this has the same ISBN as the UK, but only lists US and Canadian prices.

YEP, LAURENCE (Michael) (1948- ) (chron.)

• * *Tiger’s Blood (HarperCollins 0-06-001016-9, Jan 2005, $15.99, 226pp, hc, cover by Greg Call) [*Tiger’s Apprentice] Young-adult fantasy novel, the second in the Tiger’s Apprentice trilogy. The tiger and his apprentice Tom go to the underwater dragon kingdom to protect the powerful phoenix egg.

YOLEN, JANE; [i.e., Jane Hyatt Yolen Stemple] (1939- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Jason and the Gorgon’s Blood (with Robert J. Harris) (Collins 0-00-713417-7, May 2004, £5.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Gavin Reece) [Before They Were Heroes] Reprint (HarperCollins Children’s Books 2004) YA novel in the “Before They Were Heroes” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Once Upon a Time (She Said) (NESFA Press 1-886778-61-2, Aug 2005, $26.00, 378pp, hc, cover by Ruth Sanderson) Collection of 52 stories and 29 poems (four original); this includes the contents of collection Dream Weaver. Published in celebration of Yolen’s appearance as a Guest of Honor at the 2005 Worldcon. Introduction by Anne McCaffrey. (Contents)
• * *Pay the Piper (with Adam Stemple) (Tor/Starscape 0-765-31158-5, Jul 2005, $16.95, 176pp, hc, cover by August Hall) Young-adult contemporary fantasy novel. Callie believes her favorite rock ’n’ roll band spirited away the town’s children.
• * _The Wizard of Washington Square (Tor/Starscape 0-765-35016-5, Mar 2005, $5.99, 78pp, tp, cover by Charles Vess) Reprint (World 1969) young-adult fantasy novel. This is copyrighted 2005.

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• * *The Year’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens (with Patrick Nielsen Hayden) (Tor Teen 0-765-31384-7, May 2005, $12.95, 288pp, tp, cover by Donato Giancola) Young-adult year’s best anthology of 11 stories by authors including Kelly Link, Garth Nix, and Bradley Denton. A hardcover edition (-31383-9, $17.95) is also available. (Contents)

YORK, J. STEVEN (chron.)

• * *Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures: Anok, Heretic of Stygia, Volume I: Scion of the Serpent (Ace 0-441-01336-8, Oct 2005, $6.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Justin Sweet) [Hyboria] Fantasy novel, fourth in the series set in Robert E. Howard’s world of Hyboria and first in a new trilogy. Copyrighted by Conan Properties International.
• * *Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures: Anok, Heretic of Stygia, Volume II: Heretic of Set (Ace 0-441-01345-7, Nov 2005, $7.99, 263pp, pb, cover by Justin Sweet) [Hyboria] Fantasy novel in a trilogy within a larger series set in the world of Robert E. Howard’s Conan.
• * *Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures: Anok, Heretic of Stygia, Volume III: Venom of Luxur (Ace 0-441-01354-6, Dec 2005, $6.99, 264pp, pb, cover by Justin Sweet) [Hyboria] Fantasy novel, the third in a trilogy within a larger series, based on the world of Robert E. Howard’s Conan. Copyrighted by Conan Properties.

YOUMANS, MARLY (stories) (chron.)

• * *Ingledove (Farrar Straus Giroux 0-374-33599-0, May 2005, $16.00, 197pp, hc, cover by Renato Alarcao) [Adantis] Young-adult fantasy based on Cherokee mythology, set in the same world of “Adantis” as The Curse of the Raven Mocker.

YOUNG, ISABEL ADOMAKOH; see pseudonym Zizou Corder (chron.)

YOUNG, KAREN ROMANO (chron.)

• * _Cobwebs (HarperTempest/Greenwillow 0-06-441028-5, Aug 2005, $7.99, 388pp, tp, cover by Simon Chow) Reprint (Greenwillow 2004) young-adult fantasy about a teen coming into her hereditary spider-like talents.

YOUNG, LOUISA; see pseudonym Zizou Corder (chron.)

YUNQUE, EDGARDO VEGA (chron.)

• * _The Lamentable Journey of Omaha Bigelow into the Impenetrable Loisaida Jungle (HarperCollins/Rayo 0-06-084680-1, Jan 2006, $13.95, 345pp, tp) Reprint (Overlook Press 2004) mainstream novel with fantasy elements. Laid-off loser Omaha Bigelow finds a girl with “an array of powers to cure his problems.”

ZAHN, TIMOTHY (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Blackcollar (Baen 1-4165-0925-9, Jan 2006, $25.00, hc, cover by David Mattingly) [Blackcollar] Omnibus of two SF novels in the “Blackcollar” series: The Blackcollar (1983) and Blackcollar: The Backlash Mission (1986). (Contents)
• * *Dragon and Slave (Tor/Starscape 0-765-30126-1, Jun 2005, $17.95, 300pp, hc, cover by Jon Foster) [Dragonback] SF novel, the third novel in the Dragonback Adventures series about a teen and his dragonlike alien symbiote.
• * *Dragonback Bargain (SFBC #1193326, Aug 2005, $14.99, 597pp, hc, cover by A. C. Farley) [Dragonback] Omnibus of three SF novels in the “Dragonback” series about a teen on the run and his dragonlike alien symbiote: Dragon and Thief (2003), Dragon and Soldier (2004), and Dragon and Slave (2005). This has ISBN 0-7394-5609-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * _The Green and the Gray (Tor 0-765-34645-1, Oct 2005, $7.99, 541pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Tor 2004) SF novel. Fighting breaks out among alien refugees living disguised as humans in NYC.
• * *Night Train to Rigel (Tor 0-765-30716-2, Oct 2005, $24.95, 349pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) SF thriller. A former government agent is recruited by enigmatic aliens hoping to prevent interstellar war.
• * _Night Train to Rigel (SFBC #1197740, Nov 2005, $12.50, 349pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Tor 2005) SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Star Wars: Survivor’s Quest (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-947263-5, Feb 2005, £6.99, iv+460pp, pb, cover by Steven D. Anderson) Reprint (Century 2004) SF novelization.

ZAKOUR, JOHN (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Radioactive Redhead (with Lawrence Ganem) (DAW 0-7564-0282-4, Dec 2005, $6.99, 355pp, pb, cover by Michael Koelsh) [Zachary Nixon Johnson] Humorous SF mystery, third in the series featuring PI Zach Johnson. Networks start a new reality show: “Let’s Kill Zach.”

ZAMBRENO, MARY FRANCES (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Invisible Pleasures (American Fantasy 0-9610352-4-2, Dec 2005, $25.00, 241 + xii, hc, cover by Douglas Klauba) Collection of 18 stories, four original, with introductions to each describing their genesis. Introduction by Jane Yolen. Order from American Fantasy Press, 919 Tappan Street, Woodstock IL 60098; [www.american-fantasy.com]. (Contents)

ZEDDIES, ANN TONSOR (1951- ) (chron.)

• * *Blood and Roses (Phobos Impact 0-9720026-7-7, Nov 2005, $14.95, 285pp, tp) SF adventure novel set in the 1920s. Jayne Taylor goes from driving for bootleggers to battling aliens in Japan.

ZELAZNY, ROGER (Joseph Christopher) (1937-1995) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth (ibooks 1-59687-142-3, Nov 2005, $14.95, 510pp, tp, cover by Lebbeus Woods) Reissue (ibooks 2001) omnibus of two SF collections, The Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth (1971) and Four for Tomorrow (Ace 1967). Copyrighted by Amber Limited; packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * _The Second Chronicles of Amber (SFBC #1185164, Apr 2005, $17.99, 900pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Amber] Reprint (Avon Eos 1999 as part of The Great Book of Amber) omnibus of Amber novels 6-10: Trumps of Doom (1985), Blood of Amber (1986), Sign of Chaos (1987), Knight of Shadows (1989), and Prince of Chaos (1991). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-5184-7; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

ZETTEL, SARAH (1966- ) (chron.)

• * _Camelot’s Honour (HarperCollins UK 0-00-715869-6, May 2005, £12.99, 436pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Two Ravens Saga] Reprint (Luna 2005 as For Camelot’s Honor) fantasy novel. Arthurian fantasy novel, second in “The Two Ravens Saga”. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Camelot’s Shadow (HarperCollins UK 0-00-717109-9, May 2005, £6.99, 416pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Two Ravens Saga] Reprint (Luna 2004 as In Camelot’s Shadow) fantasy novel. Book One of “The Two Ravens Saga”, based on the legend of Gawain and the Green Knight.
• * _The Firebird’s Vengeance (Tor 0-765-34723-7, Jul 2005, $7.99, 468pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) Reprint (Voyager 2004) fantasy novel.
• * _For Camelot’s Honor (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80218-8, Apr 2005, $13.95, 506pp, tp) Historical Arthurian fantasy novel, second in a series.
• * _In Camelot’s Shadow (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-81112-8, Jul 2005, $6.99, 505pp, pb) Reprint (Luna 2004) historical Arthurian fantasy novel, first in a series.

ZEVIN, GABRIELLE (chron.)

• * *Elsewhere (Farrar Straus Giroux 0-374-32091-8, Sep 2005, $16.00, 279pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy. A dead teen finds herself in a place where she ages backwards until she can be reborn on Earth.
• * *Elsewhere (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7700-5, Sep 2005, £12.99, 271pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. Simultaneous with the US (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) edition. A dead teen finds herself in an afterlife where existence counts down to life. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-8034-0) was announced but not seen.

ZICREE, MARC SCOTT (1955- ) (chron.)

• * _Magic Time: Ghostlands (with Robert Charles Wilson) (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-105960-9, Sep 2005, $7.99, 476pp, pb, cover by Iain McCaig) [Magic Time] Reprint (Eos 2004) fantasy novel, third in a multi-author series. Magic invades the modern world. Copyrighted by Paper Route, Inc.

ZIMBARDO, ROSE A(bdelnour), ed. (1932- ) (chron.)

• * _Understanding The Lord of the Rings: The Best of Tolkien Criticism (with Neil D. Isaacs) (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-42253-6, May 2005, $13.00, 294pp, tp, cover by Charles Rennie Mackintosh) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 2004) non-fiction gathering of 14 essays on Tolkien’s work. [Tolkien]

ZIMMERMAN, HOWARD, ed. (chron.)

• * _The Year’s Best Graphic Novels, Comics, and Manga (with Byron Preiss) See entry under Byron Preiss.

ZINDEL, PAUL (1936-2003) (chron.)

• * _Loch (Hyperion 0-7868-5150-3, Aug 2005, $5.99, 209pp, tp, cover by Wayne McLoughlin) Reissue (HarperCollins 1994) young-adult horror novel about prehistoric beasts in a remote Vermont lake. This is a supposedly revised edition originally scheduled for 2004, but retains the original copyright.

ZINDELL, DAVID (1952- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Black Jade (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224760-7, Jun 2005, £14.99, ii+728pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Ea Cycle] Fantasy novel, book three in the Ea Cycle. A hardcover edition (-224759-3, £18.99) was announced but not seen.

ZIVKOVIC, ZORAN (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Hidden Camera (Dalkey Archive Press 1-56478-412-6, Nov 2005, $13.95, 217pp, tp) Fantasy novel, translated from the Serbian Skrivena Kamera (Polaris 2003) by Alice Copple-Tosic. An undertaker becomes convinced he’s an unwilling reality-show participant.

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• * *The Devil in Brisbane (Wildside Press/Prime Books 0-8095-5086-5, Oct 2005, $15.00, 230pp, hc, cover by K. J. Bishop) Original anthology of 30 stories by participants at Zivkovic’s masterclass writing workshop at the Brisbane Writers Festival 2004. Order from Prime Books, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928; [www.primebooks.net]. (Contents)

ZWEIBEL, ALAN (chron.)

• * *The Other Shulman (Random House/Villard 1-4000-6266-7, Jun 2005, $23.95, 289pp, hc) Satiric novel with fantasy elements. An unsuccessful man loses weight enough to make another person, and it does, an annoyingly successful doppelganger.