The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005


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Forgotten Realms: Elminster’s Daughter Ed Greenwood (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3768-8, Jun 2005, $7.99, 378pp, pb, cover by J. P. Targete) [Forgotten Realms: Elminster] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2004) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying games, part of the “Elminster” series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.


Forgotten Realms: Hand of Fire Ed Greenwood (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3646-0, Apr 2005, $7.99, 377pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Forgotten Realms: Shandril’s Saga] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2002) fantasy novelization based on the roleplaying game, book three of Shandril’s Saga. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.


Forgotten Realms: Spellfire Ed Greenwood (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3599-5, Feb 2005, $7.99, 401pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Forgotten Realms: Shandril’s Saga] Reprint (TSR 1988) fantasy novelization based on the roleplaying game. This is the 2002 revised and expanded edition, now designated “Shandril’s Saga” Book I. Copyrighted by TSR 1988, Wizards of the Coast 2005.


Forgotten Realms: The Best of the Realms, Book II: The Stories of Ed Greenwood Ed Greenwood (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3760-2, Jul 2005, $7.99, 338pp, pb, cover by Kev Walker) [Forgotten Realms] Collection of 15 stories, three original, based on the world of the roleplaying game, with introductions to each by the author. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.


The Silent House Ed Greenwood (Tor 0-765-34726-1, Jul 2005, $7.99, 467pp, pb, cover by Ezra Tucker) [Chronicles of Aglirta] Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel in the “Chronicles of Aglirta” series, the same world as the “Band of Four” series.


Forgotten Realms: City of Splendors Ed Greenwood & Elaine Cunningham (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3766-1, Aug 2005, $24.95, 476pp, hc, cover by J. P. Targete) [Forgotten Realms: Cities] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, a Waterdeep novel in The Cities series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.


The Confessions of Max Tivoli Andrew Sean Greer (Farrar Straus and Giroux/Picador 0-312-42381-0, Feb 2005, $14.00, 271pp, tp) Reprint (Farrar Straus Giroux 2004) literary fantasy novel about a man born old who gets younger instead of aging.


The Science of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials Mary & John Gribbin (Random House/Knopf Borzoi 0-375-83144-4, Sep 2005, $15.95, 203 + xix, tp) Associational YA non-fiction. Introduction by Philip Pullman. First US edition (Hodder Children’s Books 2003).


The Ordinary Jim Grimsley (Tor 0-765-30529-1, Oct 2005, $14.95, 368pp, tp, cover by Donato Giancola) Reprint (Tor 2004) science fantasy novel of high and low-tech worlds on the brink of war.


Faith of the Unforgotten Leathel Grody (Lethal Publishing 1-59787-000-5, Apr 2005, $21.95, 279pp, hc, cover by Leathel Grody) [Foundations of Hope] Fantasy novel set in a post-holocaust future without electricity and with dragons, the first book in The Foundations of Hope trilogy. Lethal Publishing, PO Box 1057, Kalkaska MI 49646; [www.lethalpublishing.com].


The Two-Space War Dave Grossman & Leo Frankowski (Baen 1-4165-0928-3, Jan 2006, $7.99, 519pp, pb, cover by Tom Kidd) Reprint (Baen 2004) science fantasy novel.


The Witch’s Boy Michael Gruber (HarperTempest 0-06-076164-4, Apr 2005, $16.99, 377pp, hc, cover by Wes Benscoter) Young-adult fantasy novel. An ugly, abandoned child is raised by a witch, a cat, a bear, and a demon.


The Apartment Building Next Door Joseph R. Grych (AuthorHouse 1-4208-5442-9, Jun 2005, $23.45, 111pp, hc) Original collection of six horror stories set in apartments, plus six poems. A trade paperback edition (-5443-7, $11.95) was announced but not seen. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.authorhouse.com] or from AuthorHouse, 1663 Liberty Drive, Suite 200, Bloomington IN 47403.


The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters Rosemary Ellen Guiley (Facts on File/Checkmark Books 0-8160-4685-9, Nov 2004, $24.95, 352pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference, a guide to supernatural monsters with particularly heavy coverage of vampires in folklore, film, and literature, with separate articles on authors from Stoker to Rice and beyond, including Laurell K. Hamilton, Charlaine Harris, and Sherrilyn Kenyon (but not P.N. Elrod or Tanya Huff). Foreword by Jeanne Keyes Youngson. Includes bibliography and index. A hardcover edition (-4684-0, $75.00) was announced but not seen.


The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters Rosemary Ellen Guiley (SFBC/QPBC #1175963, Jan 2005, $19.99, 352pp, tp) Reprint (Checkmark Books 2004) non-fiction, reference. This is a QPBC book available through the SFBC; it is similar to the Checkmark Books trade paperback edition, except it lacks a price and has the book club number on the back cover.


Cast of Shadows Kevin Guilfoile (Random House/Knopf 1-4000-4308-5, Mar 2005, $24.95, 321pp, hc) Near-future thriller set in a world where cloning babies is common for infertile couples. A doctor clones his daughter’s unknown killer. A first novel.


Gift from the Stars James Gunn (BenBella Books 1-932100-65-2, Dec 2005, $14.95, 154pp, tp) [Adrian Mast] SF fix-up novel of first contact originally published as five novellas (one somewhat altered) in Analog. The author’s preface discusses how the novel was inspired as a response to Carl Sagan’s Contact. Introduction by Gregory Benford.


Speculations on Speculation: Theories of Science Fiction ed. James Gunn & Matthew Candelaria (Scarecrow Press 0-8108-4902-X, Apr 2005, $30.00, 374 + xix, tp) Non-fiction anthology of 24 essays on SF, three original by Gary K. Wolfe, Alexei & Cory Panshin, and Gunn; other authors include Ursula K. Le Guin, Barry N. Malzberg, and Samuel R. Delany. Order from Scarecrow Press, 4720 Boston Way, Lanham MD 20706; 800-462-6420; [www.scarecrowpress.com].


The Process Brion Gysin (Overlook Press/Tusk Ivories 1-58567-711-6, 2005, $14.95, 320 + xxi, tp, cover by Simona Schneider) Reprint (???? 1967) fantasy/hallucinogenic novel of a professor’s adventures in the Sahara. This has a new foreword by Robert Palmer.


Crossing Infinity Karen Haber (ibooks 1-4165-0496-6, Nov 2005, $14.95, 239pp, hc, cover by Dennis Calero) SF novel. A 16-year-old Earth girl meets an alien who changes gender under stress.


Kong Unbound ed. Karen Haber (Pocket 1-4165-1670-0, Nov 2005, $14.00, 284pp, tp) [King Kong] Collection of 15 original essays on the influence of the original film. Authors include Richard A. Lupoff, Jack Williamson, and Esther Friesner. Preface by Ray Harryhausen. Foreword by Ray Bradbury.


Fantasy: The Best of 2004 ed. Karen Haber & Jonathan Strahan (ibooks 1-4165-0400-1, Feb 2005, $7.99, 355 + xii, pb, cover by Ryan Durney) Best-of-the-year anthology of 11 stories, with an introduction on the year in SF by the editors. Authors include Neil Gaiman, Gene Wolfe, and Peter S. Beagle.


Science Fiction: The Best of 2004 ed. Karen Haber & Jonathan Strahan (ibooks 1-4165-0404-4, Mar 2005, $7.99, 404 + xii, pb, cover by Danny Cardle) Best-of-the-year anthology of 13 stories, with an introduction on the year in SF by the editors. Authors include Gene Wolfe, Joe Haldeman, and Stephen Baxter. Copyrighted by ibooks.


Beyond the Dragon Portal Melissa Glenn Haber (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-47537-0, Oct 2005, $16.99, 227pp, hc, cover by Daniel Craig) Young-adult fantasy novel. Sadie’s sister has been taken through a portal to another world.


Among the Brave Margaret Peterson Haddix (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-85795-0, Oct 2005, $5.99, 229pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Shadow Children] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 2004) young-adult SF novel, fifth in the “Shadow Children” series begun in Among the Hidden.


Among the Enemy Margaret Peterson Haddix (Simon & Schuster 0-689-85796-9, Jun 2005, $15.95, 214pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Shadow Children] Young-adult SF novel, sixth in the “Shadow Children” series begun in Among the Hidden. Illegal third-born Matthias saves the life of a Population Police officer and is offered a chance to join the force.


Among the Hidden Margaret Peterson Haddix (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-82475-0, Jun 2005, $2.99, 153pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Shadow Children] Reissue (Simon & Schuster 1998) young-adult SF novel; 28th printing.


Double Identity Margaret Peterson Haddix (Simon & Schuster 0-689-87374-3, Sep 2005, $15.95, 218pp, hc) Young-adult thriller with SF elements. A girl’s parents start acting strange as her 13th birthday approaches.


Escape from Memory Margaret Peterson Haddix (Simon Pulse 1-4169-0338-0, Jul 2005, $5.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 2003) young-adult thriller with SF elements.


The Book of Dragons ed. Michael Hague (HarperTrophy 0-06-075968-2, May 2005, $9.99, 146pp, tp, cover by Michael Hague) Reprint (Morrow 1995) anthology of 17 stories, poems, and excerpts from books about dragons, illustrated by Hague.


Siberia Ann Halam (Random House/Lamb 0-385-74650-4, Jun 2005, $16.95, 262pp, hc, cover by Adam Larson) Young-adult fantasy. A girl and her mother live isolated. A Wendy Lamb book. First US edition (Orion 2/05).


Taylor Five Ann Halam (Random House/Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-23820-X, Sep 2005, $5.99, 199pp, tp) Reprint (Dolphin 2002) young-adult SF thriller about a cloned teen caught in a Borneo revolution.


Camouflage Joe Haldeman (Ace 0-441-01252-3, Aug 2005, $7.99, 289pp, pb, cover by Craig White) Reprint (Ace 2004) SF novel. An immortal creature learns what it to be human in this evocation of the South Seas.


The Forever War Joe Haldeman (SFBC #1180870, Jun 2005, $12.99, 229pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Mandella; Forever War] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1974) SF novel, winner of the Hugo and Nebula awards. This follows the 1997 revised version; it is part of the SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection and has ISBN 0-7394-5343-2, lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Old Twentieth Joe Haldeman (Ace 0-441-01285-X, Aug 2005, $24.95, 257pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino) Far-future SF novel. Nostalgic immortals use a virtual time machine to visit the good old days of death and disease in the 20th century.


Old Twentieth Joe Haldeman (SFBC #1194007, Oct 2005, $11.99, 257pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Ace 2005) SF novel. This is similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Destined Queen Deborah Hale (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80243-9, Aug 2005, $13.95, 411pp, tp) [Waiting King] Fantasy romance novel, sequel to The Wizard’s Ward?? Maura and her legendary “Waiting King” seek to restore their kingdom.


Mockingbirds/Relaxeder Phil Hale (Grant, Donald M. 1-880418-70-3, Oct 2005, $40.00, 63pp, hc, cover by Phil Hale) Art book, a two volume set with works exhibited in two one-man shows at Jerwood Space Gallery in London. Mockingbirds (-68-1) focuses on recent oil paintings, and has an introduction by Sebastian Horsley and afterword by Justin Mortimer. Relaxeder (-69-X) has drawings and photographs, with a vignette by Toby Litt. The books are clothbound without dust jackets, and come shrinkwrapped together with a paper band. Order from Donald M. Grant, PO Box 187, Hampton Falls NH 03844; [www.grantbooks.com].


The Goose Girl Shannon Hale (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-990-8, May 2005, $8.95, 383pp, pb, cover by Alison Jay) [Goose Girl] Reprint (Bloomsbury USA 2003) young-adult fantasy, based on the Grimm Brothers fairy tale. A six-page author interview is included; the reading group guide noted on the cover appears to have been left out.


Princess Academy Shannon Hale (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-993-2, Jul 2005, $16.95, 314pp, hc, cover by Tim Zeltner) Young-adult fantasy. Girls from a remote mining town are groomed to be a prince’s bride. Simultaneous with the Bloomsbury UK edition.


Faction Paradox: Warring States Mags L. Halliday (Mad Norwegian Press 0-9725959-8-8, Jun 2005, $17.95, 188pp, tp, cover by Sandy Gardner) [Faction Paradox] SF novel, the fourth in the Faction Paradox series created by Lawrence Miles, a spin-off from Doctor Who. Mad Norwegian Press, 909 NE Grant St. #303, Ankeny IA 50021; [www.madnorwegian.com].


Circle of the Moon Barbara Hambly (Warner Aspect 0-446-69404-5, Sep 2005, $13.95, 470pp, tp) [Sisters of the Raven] Fantasy novel, sequel to Sisters of the Raven.


Dead Water Barbara Hambly (Bantam 0-553-58156-2, May 2005, $6.99, 377pp, pb) [Benjamin January] Reprint (Bantam 2004) associational historical mystery, the eighth featuring Benjamin January.


The Emancipator’s Wife Barbara Hambly (Bantam 0-553-80301-8, Feb 2005, $25.00, 608pp, hc, cover by Katherine Helm) Associational historical novel of Mary Todd Lincoln.


The Emancipator’s Wife Barbara Hambly (SFBC #1176309, Feb 2005, $12.49, 608pp, hc) Reprint (Bantam 2005) associational historical novel of Mary Todd Lincoln. This is similar to the Bantam edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Emancipator’s Wife Barbara Hambly (Bantam 0-553-38193-8, Jan 2006, $14.00, 608pp, tp, cover by Katherine Helm) Reprint (Bantam 2005) associational historical novel of Mary Todd Lincoln.


Sisters of the Raven Barbara Hambly (Warner Aspect 0-446-61536-6, Aug 2005, $6.99, 498pp, pb, cover by Shasti O’Leary Soudant) [Sisters of the Raven] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2002) fantasy novel.


Stark and the Star Kings Edmond Hamilton & Leigh Brackett (Haffner Press 1-893887-16-2, Aug 2005, $45.00, 625 + xvi, hc, cover by Alex Ebel) Collection of Hamilton’s Star Kings novels The Star Kings (1949) and Return to the Stars (1970), plus three of Brackett’s Eric John Stark stories, and one original cross-series collaboration. Illustrations by Alex Ebel. Introduction by John Jakes. A limited edition of 100 (-17-0, $150.00) is also available. Available from Haffner Press, 5005 Crooks Rd., Suite 35, Royal Oak MI 48073-1239; add $5.00 postage; [info@haffnerpress.com]; [www.haffnerpress.com].


Bloody Bones Laurell K. Hamilton (Berkley 0-425-20567-3, Nov 2005, $24.95, 328pp, hc, cover by Craig White) [Anita Blake] Reprint (Ace 1996) dark fantasy mystery, the fifth featuring Anita Blake, vampire hunter.


A Caress of Twilight Laurell K. Hamilton (Ballantine 0-345-47816-9, Mar 2005, $13.95, 348pp, tp) [Meredith Gentry, PI] Reprint (Ballantine 2002) erotic dark fantasy mystery, sequel to A Kiss of Shadows.


Incubus Dreams Laurell K. Hamilton (Jove 0-515-13974-2, Oct 2005, $7.99, 722pp, pb) [Anita Blake] Reprint (Berkley 2004) dark fantasy detective novel, 12th in the series featuring Anita Blake, vampire hunter.


A Kiss of Shadows Laurell K. Hamilton (Ballantine 0-345-47815-0, Mar 2005, $13.95, 468pp, tp) [Meredith Gentry, PI] Reprint (Ballantine 2000) erotic dark fantasy mystery featuring half-faerie princess Meredith Gentry, PI.


The Laughing Corpse Laurell K. Hamilton (Berkley 0-425-20466-9, Aug 2005, $13.00, 301pp, tp, cover by Craig White) [Anita Blake] Reprint (Ace 1994) dark fantasy novel, second in the “Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter” series. This has the afterword by the author from the 2003 hardcover edition.


The Lunatic Cafe Laurell K. Hamilton (Berkley 0-425-20137-6, Mar 2005, $22.95, 344pp, hc, cover by Craig White) [Anita Blake] Reprint (Ace 1996) dark fantasy/romance novel, fourth in the “Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter” series. This has a new afterword by the author.


Nightseer Laurell K. Hamilton (SFBC #1191440, Aug 2005, $10.99, 303pp, hc) Reprint (Roc 1992) fantasy novel of revenge. Her first novel, this first hardcover edition has ISBN 0-7394-5611-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


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