The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

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The Phantom of the Opera Gaston Leroux (Black Coat Press 1-932983-13-9, Oct 2004, $24.95, 383pp, tp, cover by David Taylor); Associational classic non-supernatural horror novel, newly “adapted"/translated by Jean-Marc Lofficier & Randy Lofficier, who also supply a new story. With new illustrations by 47 artists. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online from [www.blackcoatpress.com], or from Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 914916.

The Story of General Dann and Mara’s Daughter, Griot and the Snow Dog Doris Lessing (HarperCollins 0-06-053012-X, Jan 2006, $24.95, 282pp, hc) [Mara and Dann]; Far-future, SF novel, a sequel to Mara and Dann, set in a primitive Earth where an Ice Age born of present ecological abuse is finally receding. First US edition (Fourth Estate 6/05).

The Preserve Patrick Lestewka (Necro Publications 1-889186-43-0, Sep 2004, $14.95, 306pp, tp, cover by Erik Wilson); Horror novel. Vietnam veterans are offered a strange new mission 20 years later. A first novel. This is dated 2004 but not seen until now. A signed, limited edition of 300; a signed hardcover edition of 52 (-44-9, $45.00) is sold out. Order from PO Box 540298, Orlando FL 32854-0298; [www.necropublications.com].

The Disappointment Artist Jonathan Lethem (Doubleday 0-385-51217-1, Mar 2005, $22.95, 149pp, hc); Non-fiction collection of cultural commentary and personal, often autobiographical, essays.

Men and Cartoons Jonathan Lethem (Random House/Vintage 1-4000-7680-3, Nov 2005, $12.95, 229pp, tp, cover by Gary Taxali); Reprint (Doubleday 2004) collection of 11 stories, most with fantasy elements. This adds two stories, both reprints.

Final Destination: End of the Line Rebecca Levene (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-176-5, Jun 2005, $7.99, 389pp, pb) [Final Destination]; Novelization based on characters from the movie. Copyrighted by New Line Cinema. This is simultaneous with and has the same ISBN as the UK (Black Flame 6/05) edition, but only gives US and Canadian prices.

The Wish Gail Carson Levine (HarperTrophy 0-06-075911-9, May 2005, $5.99, 243pp, pb, cover by Judy York); Reprint (HarperCollins 2000) young-adult contemporary fantasy novel.

The Goodness Gene Sonia Levitin (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-47397-1, Sep 2005, $16.99, 259pp, hc, cover by Lori Thorn); Young-adult SF novel set in a dystopian society. A sheltered teen leaves his high-tech home to tour primitive outposts, and begins to question his world.

The Horse and His Boy C. S. Lewis (HarperCollins 0-06-076487-2, Jun 2005, $10.95, 254pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Narnia]; Reprint (Geoffrey Bles 1954) young-adult fantasy novel, book three in the “Narnia” series. Includes a reading group guide. This is a movie tie-in edition.

The Last Battle C. S. Lewis (HarperCollins 0-06-076488-0, Jun 2005, $10.95, 228pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Narnia]; Reprint (Bodley Head 1956) young-adult fantasy novel, book seven in the “Narnia” series. This is a movie tie-in edition and includes a reading group guide.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe C. S. Lewis (HarperCollins 0-06-076489-9, Jun 2005, $10.95, 198pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Narnia]; Reprint (Geoffrey Bles 1950) young-adult fantasy novel, book two in the “Narnia” series. This is a movie tie-in edition and includes a reading group guide.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe C. S. Lewis (HarperEntertainment 0-06-076548-8, Nov 2005, $6.99, 206pp, pb) [Narnia]; Reprint (Geoffrey Bles 1950) young-adult fantasy novel in the Chronicles of Narnia. This is a movie tie-in edition with eight unpaginated pages of color stills in addition to the b&w illustrations by Pauline Baynes. Also available is a trade paperback edition (-076546-1, $7.99) with different stills; one with different stills, different cover, and a reading group guide (-076544-5, $10.95), and a hardcover edition without stills (-076549-6, $16.99) are also available.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe C. S. Lewis (HarperCollins 0-06-084524-4, Nov 2005, $14.99, 189pp, hc, cover by Pauline Baynes) [Narnia]; Reprint (Geoffrey Bles 1950) young-adult fantasy novel in a large-format read-aloud edition, with b&w illustrations by Pauline Baynes. This is a movie tie-in edition.

The Magician’s Nephew C. S. Lewis (HarperCollins 0-06-076490-2, Jun 2005, $10.95, 219pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Narnia]; Reprint (Bodley Head 1955) young-adult fantasy novel, book one in the “Narnia” series. This is a movie tie-in edition and includes a reading group guide.

Out of the Silent Planet C. S. Lewis (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-7432-3490-1, Nov 2005, $13.00, 158pp, tp, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) [Cosmic]; Reissue (John Lane 1938) classic SF/fantasy novel, first in the “Cosmic” (or “Ransom”) trilogy. Ninth printing.

Prince Caspian C. S. Lewis (HarperCollins 0-06-076492-9, Jun 2005, $10.95, 242pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Narnia]; Reprint (Geoffrey Bles 1951) young-adult fantasy novel, book four in the “Narnia” series. This is a movie tie-in edition and includes a reading group guide.

The Silver Chair C. S. Lewis (HarperCollins 0-06-076493-7, Jun 2005, $10.95, 268pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Narnia]; Reprint (Geoffrey Bles 1953) young-adult fantasy novel, book six in the “Narnia” series. This is a movie tie-in edition and includes a reading group guide.

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader C. S. Lewis (HarperCollins 0-06-076494-5, Jun 2005, $10.95, 274pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Narnia]; Reprint (Geoffrey Bles 1952) young-adult fantasy novel, book five in the “Narnia” series. This is a movie tie-in edition and includes a reading group guide.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe C. S. Lewis, Hiawyn Oram & Tudor Humphries (HarperCollins 0-06-055650-1, Oct 2004, $16.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Tudor Humphries) [Narnia]; Children’s picture book version of the young-adult fantasy novel (Geoffrey Bles 1950), book two in the “Narnia” series, retold by Hiawyn Oram and illustrated in color by Tudor Humphries. This is dated 2004 but not seen until now.

Quadehar the Sorcerer Erik L’Homme (Scholastic/The Chicken House 0-439-53648-0, Jan 2006, $5.99, 275pp, tp, cover by Mark Zugg) [Book of the Stars]; Reprint (The Chicken House UK 2003) fantasy novel, the first in the Book of the Stars trilogy. Translated from the French Qadehar le sorcier (Gallimard 2002) by Roz Schwartz.

Remember Me? Rebecca Lickiss (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-313-7, Dec 2005, $25.95, 254pp, hc, cover by Thorsten Grambow); Humorous contemporary fantasy novel of confused identities in a world where all half-breeds are separated at birth into twins, one elf and one human. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Dr., Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].

The Shadow at the Bottom of the World Thomas Ligotti (Cold Spring Press 1-59360-058-5, Oct 2005, $13.00, 259pp, tp, cover by Daniel Govar); Collection of 16 stories, all but one previously collected, here arranged in the order written, with an introduction by the author. Edited and with a foreword by Douglas A. Anderson. Cold Spring Press, PO Box 284, Cold Spring Harbor NY 11724; [jopenroad@aol.com].

Future Washington ed. Ernest Lilley (WSFA 0-9621725-4-5, Oct 2005, $16.95, 290pp, tp, cover by Mike Clarke); Original anthology of 16 stories about a future Washington DC. Authors include Kim Stanley Robinson, Joe Haldeman, and Cory Doctorow. Order from the Washington Science Fiction Association, 10404 43rd Avenue, Beltsville MD 20705; [www.wsfa.org].

A Voyage to Arcturus David Lindsay (Dover 0-486-44198-9, Jun 2005, $9.95, 258pp, tp); Reprint (Methuen 1920) classic allegorical SF novel.

The Buried Pyramid Jane Lindskold (Tor 0-765-34159-X, Feb 2005, $7.99, 498pp, pb, cover by Eric Bowman); Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy adventure novel about an archeological expedition to find a legendary tomb in Egypt.

Child of a Rainless Year Jane Lindskold (Tor 0-765-31513-0, May 2005, $14.95, 400pp, tp, cover by Gary Kelley); Contemporary fantasy novel. A woman returns to the home she left as a child after her mother disappeared, and discovers magical family secrets. A hardcover edition (-30937-8, $25.95) is also available.

Wolf Captured Jane Lindskold (Tor 0-765-34823-3, Oct 2005, $7.99, 722pp, pb, cover by Julioe Bell) [Firekeeper]; Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel, fourth in the “Firekeeper” series begun in Through Wolf’s Eyes.

Magic for Beginners Kelly Link (Small Beer Press/Jelly Ink 1-931520-15-1, Jul 2005, $24.00, 273pp, hc, cover by Shelley Jackson); Collection of nine stories, three original. Illustrated by Shelley Jackson. A deluxe limited edition of 150 ($111.00) signed by Link and Jackson, with deck of cards, is also available. Order from Small Beer Press, 176 Prospect Ave., Northampton MA 01060; [www.lcrw.net]; [info@lcrw.net].

Last Girl Dancing Holly Lisle (Penguin/Onyx 0-451-41197-8, Jul 2005, $6.99, 311pp, pb); Serial killer mystery with psychic elements. Detective Jess Brubaker goes underground with her psychic partner to find out what happened to her sister.

Talyn Holly Lisle (Tor 0-765-30993-9, Aug 2005, $27.95, 524pp, hc, cover by Simon Thorpe); Fantasy novel. Talyn, a soldier raised to fight in a magical war, suspects peace negotiators of treachery.

The Crying Rocks Janet Taylor Lisle (Simon Pulse 0-689-85320-3, Jul 2005, $6.99, 281pp, pb); Reprint (Atheneum 2003) young-adult novel with possible fantasy elements.

Dispatch Bentley Little (Penguin/Signet 0-451-21677-6, Oct 2005, $7.99, 386pp, pb); Horror novel. Jason Hanford’s dream letter-writing job turns into a nightmare.

Time After Time ed. Denise Little (DAW 0-7564-0310-3, Nov 2005, $7.50, 306pp, pb); Original anthology of 16 stories about tampering with time. Authors include Jay Lake, Jody Lynn Nye, and Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Copyrighted by Little and Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books.

The Rise of Tolkienian Fantasy Jared Lobdell (Carus Publishing/Open Court 0-8126-9458-9, 2005, $21.95, 188 + xvi, tp); Critical non-fiction exploring historical, mythological, and literary influences on Tolkien, and his influence in turn on fantasy. Includes bibliography and index. [J. R. R. Tolkien]

Latin American SF Writers: An A-Z Guide ed. Darrell B. Lockhart (Greenwood Press 0-313-30553-6, Apr 2004, $89.95, 230 + xviii, hc); Non-fiction, a reference to 70 writers of SF (no fantasy or magical realism), with discussions of their works plus biographical and bibliographical entries on each. This is dated 2004, but not seen until now. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800.

Tales of the Shadowmen 1: The Modern Babylon ed. Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier (Black Coat Press 1-932983-36-8, Mar 2005, $22.95, 253pp, tp, cover by Mike Manley); Anthology of 14 pastiche stories featuring characters from French pulps and other fantastic fiction. Authors include Terrance Dicks, Robert Sheckley, and Brian Stableford, who also provides lists of “credits” identifying characters and their creators including Mary Shelley, Jules Verne, Arthur Conan Doyle, Georges Simenon, and H.P. Lovecraft. Introduction by Jean-Marc Lofficier. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.blackcoatpress.com] or from Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416.

Warhammer: The Broken Lance Nathan Long (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-243-5, Dec 2005, $6.99, 251pp, pb) [Warhammer: Black Hearts]; Novelization based on the roleplaying game, the second in the Black Hearts series. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (11/05) edition, but only gives US and Canadian prices.

Warhammer: Valnir’s Bane Nathan Long (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-166-8, Jan 2005, $6.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer: Black Hearts]; Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe, part of the “Black Hearts” series. First US edition (Black Library 12/04).

Fangs for the Memories Kathy Love (Kensington/Brava 0-7582-1131-7, Sep 2005, $14.00, 308pp, tp); Vampire romance. A vampire’s brother falls in love with a mortal and forgets he’s a vampire.

The Traveling Tide Rosaleen Love (Aqueduct Press 0-9746559-9-6, May 2005, $9.00, 98pp, ph); Collection in perfect-bound chapbook form of five stories (three original) and two essays. Part of the “Conversation Pieces” chapbook series. Aqueduct Press, PO Box 95787, Seattle WA 98145-2787; [www.aqueductpress.com].

At the Mountains of Madness H. P. Lovecraft (Random House/Modern Library 0-8129-7441-7, Jun 2005, $9.95, 186 + xxv, tp); Collection of the title novel plus the essay “Supernatural Horror in Literature”. The texts are the “definitive” versions edited by S.T. Joshi for Arkham House. Introduction by China Miéville. This includes an index to the essay and a chronology of HPL’s fiction.

Letters from New York H. P. Lovecraft (Night Shade Books 1-892389-37-1, Feb 2005, $40.00, 332 + xx, hc); Collection of letters written by HPL during his residence in New York City, the second volume in the Lovecraft Letters series. Edited and with an introduction by S.T. Joshi & David E. Schultz. Letters are arranged chronologically. Includes a glossary of names and index.

Letters to Rheinhart Kleiner H. P. Lovecraft (Hippocampus Press 0-9748789-5-2, Jul 2005, $20.00, 298pp, tp); Non-fiction collection of letters from Lovecraft to one of his earliest correspondents, with an appendix of poems by both, and essays by Kleiner on Lovecraft. Edited, annotated, and with an introduction by S.T. Joshi & David E. Schultz. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online from [www.hippocampuspress.com] or from Hippocampus Press, PO Box 641, New York NY 10156.

Shadows of Death H. P. Lovecraft (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-48333-2, Nov 2005, $6.99, 324 + xii, pb, cover by Christopher Wray-McCann); Collection of 16 stories and four fragments. Introduction by Harlan Ellison. Copyrighted by Arkham House.

Tales H. P. Lovecraft (Library of America 1-931082-72-3, Feb 2005, $35.00, 838pp, hc); Collection of 22 stories presented in the probable order written, using corrected versions selected by Peter Straub and edited by S.T. Joshi for Arkham House and Hippocampus Press. Includes chronology and notes. Order from Library of America, 14 East 60th Street, New York NY 10022.

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