The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005


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King Kong Delos W. Lovelace (Grosset & Dunlap 0-448-43913-1, Sep 2005, $7.99, 219pp, tp, cover by Brian W. Dow); Reprint (Grosset & Dunlap 1932) novelization of the original movie as conceived by Edgar Wallace & Merian C. Cooper. This includes four unpaginated pages of b&w stills from the RKO film.


King Kong Delos W. Lovelace (Random House/Modern Library 0-8129-7493-X, Sep 2005, $10.95, 156 + xxix, tp, cover by Brian W. Dow) [King Kong]; Reprint (Grosset & Dunlap 1932) novelization of the original movie as conceived by Edgar Wallace & Merian C. Cooper. This has a new preface by Mark Cotta Vaz and introduction by Greg Bear.


King Kong Delos W. Lovelace (Underwood Books 1-887424-91-1, Oct 2005, $9.95, 150pp, tp, cover by Jon Foster) [King Kong]; Reprint (Grosset & Dunlap 1932) novelization of the screenplay (by Edgar Wallace & Merian C. Cooper), with new color illustrations by Dave Stevens, Jon Foster, Frank Frazetta, and Ken Steacy. Order from Underwood Books, PO Box 1919, Nevada City CA 95959; [www.underwoodbooks.com]. INFO from Arnie Fenner AFenner@amuniversal.com


Cagebird Karin Lowachee (Warner Aspect 0-446-61508-0, Apr 2005, $6.99, 429pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Warchild]; SF novel, the third set in the world of Warchild.


Gathering Blue Lois Lowry (Random House/Bantam 0-553-49478-3, Jun 2005, $6.99, 215pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen); Reprint (Lorraine 2000) young-adult post-holocaust SF novel.


Invasion of the Road Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales David Lubar (Tor/Starscape 0-765-31447-9, Sep 2005, $16.95, 192pp, hc, cover by Bill Mayer); Young-adult original collection of 35 stories.


Star Wars: A New Hope George Lucas (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-34146-5, May 2005, $5.99, 216pp, pb) [Star Wars]; Reissue (Ballantine 1976 as Star Wars) SF novelization based on the first “Star Wars” film. This has the 1997 introduction by Lucas. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. 62nd printing.


The Book of Renfield: A Gospel of Dracula Tim Lucas (Simon & Schuster/Touchstone 0-7432-4354-4, Jun 2005, $14.00, 403pp, tp) [Dracula]; Horror novel, the story of Dracula’s mad minion told through the psychiatrist John Steward’s diaries and transcripts.


Star Wars: Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader James Luceno (Ballantine Del Rey Lucasbooks 0-345-47732-4, Dec 2005, $25.95, 322pp, hc) [Star Wars: Dark Lord]; Novelization based on the world of the movies. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.


Star Wars: Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader James Luceno (SFBC #1199705, Dec 2005, $14.99, 322pp, hc); Reprint (Del Rey 2006) novelization. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Star Wars: Labyrinth of Evil James Luceno (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-47572-0, Feb 2005, $25.95, 339pp, hc, cover by Steven D. Anderson) [Star Wars]; Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.


Star Wars: Labyrinth of Evil James Luceno (SFBC #1180966, Feb 2005, $14.99, 339pp, hc, cover by Steven D. Anderson) [Star Wars]; Reprint (Del Rey 2005) Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos: Hero’s Trial James Luceno (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-48038-4, Apr 2005, $4.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Rick Berry) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos]; Reissue (Del Rey LucasBooks 2000) Star Wars novelization, book one of Agents of Chaos. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. This is a Special Price edition.


Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos: Jedi Eclipse James Luceno (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-48039-2, Apr 2005, $4.99, 348pp, pb, cover by Rick Berry) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos]; Reissue (Del Rey LucasBooks 2000) Star Wars novelization, book two of Agents of Chaos. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. This is a Special Price edition.


Emerald Eye: the best Irish imaginative fiction ed. Frank Ludlow & Roelof Goudriaan (Aeon Press 0-9534784-4-0, Oct 2005, €9.99, 293pp, tp, cover by Denise O’Moore); Anthology of 18 stories by Irish authors including Bob Shaw, Anne McCaffrey, and James White. Order from Aeon Press, 8 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Republic of Ireland, or online at [http://homepage.eircom.net/˜albedo1/html/aeon_press_books.html].


Brian Lumley’s Freaks Brian Lumley (Subterranean Press 1-59606-004-2, Nov 2004, $35.00, 82pp, hc, cover by Allen Koszowski); Collection of five stories, one original, with a foreword by the author. Illustrated by Allen Koszowski. This is a signed, limited edition of 750; a lettered edition of 26 ($150.00) is also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].


Harry Keogh: Necroscope and Other Weird Heroes! Brian Lumley (Tor 0-765-31060-0, Sep 2005, $14.95, 319pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton); Reprint (Tor 2003) collection of eight stories of Titus Crow, Harry Keogh, and David Hero and Eldin the Wanderer.


The House of Cthulhu Brian Lumley (Tor 0-765-31073-2, Sep 2005, $24.95, 254pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Primal Land]; Reprint (Weirdbook 1984) collection of ten Lovecraftian stories, volume one of Tales of the Primal Land. This follows the Headline 1991 edition, which added one story and dropped two.


The House of the Temple Brian Lumley (Endeavor Press 0-9728656-3-2, Nov 2004, $45.00, 115pp, hc, cover by Alan Clark); Collection of two stories, one Lovecraftian, one humorous. Interior illustrations by Allen Koszowski. This is a signed limited edition of 300; a lettered edition of 52 ($150.00, -2-4) is also available. Endeavor Press, PO Box 4307, Chicago IL 60680; [www.endeavorpress.com].


Necroscope: Deadspawn Brian Lumley (Tor 0-812-50835-1, Apr 2005, $7.99, 602pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Necroscope]; Reissue (Grafton 1991) vampire horror novel, fifth in the “Necroscope” series. Eighth printing.


The Aquanauts John Lunn (Tundra 0-88776-727-3, Nov 2005, $8.95, 221pp, tp, cover by John Lunn); Young-adult SF novel. Teens living in an undersea laboratory are accidentally hurled billions of years into the future.


The Best of Xero ed. Pat & Dick Lupoff (Tachyon Publications 1-892391-17-1, Aug 2005, $19.95, 255pp, tp, cover by Larry Ivie); Reprint (Tachyon 2004) non-fiction, a selection of essays, correspondence, and art from the fanzine Xero (1960-1962). Tachyon Publications, 1459 18th St. #139, San Francisco CA 94107; [www.tachyonpublications.com].


Master of Adventure: The Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Revised Edition Richard A. Lupoff (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-8030-0, May 2005, $16.95, 307 + xl, tp, cover by Al Williamson & Reed Crandall); Reprint (Canaveral Press 1965 as Edgar Rice Burroughs: Master of Adventure, revised Ace 1975) non-fiction, revised and updated with new foreword by Michael Moorcock, introduction by Lupoff, and essay by Phillip R. Burger. Includes bibliography and index. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68588-0630; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com].


Terrors Richard A. Lupoff (Elder Signs Press 0-9759229-6-3, Sep 2005, $16.95, 360pp, tp, cover by Steven Gilberts); Collection of 16 stories, most pastiches, many with Lovecraftian elements.


Mistress of the Pearl Eric Van Lustbader (Tor 0-812-57235-1, Nov 2005, $7.99, 723pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Pearl]; Reprint (Voyager 2003 as The Cage of Nine Banestones) fantasy novel, third in “The Pearl” series.


Dragon’s Treasure Elizabeth A. Lynn (Ace 0-441-01259-0, Oct 2005, $6.99, 325pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) [Dragon]; Reprint (Tor UK 2003) fantasy novel, sequel to Dragon’s Winter.


Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults: A Comprehensive Guide, Fifth Edition Ruth Nadelman Lynn (Greenwood/Libraries Unlimited 1-59158-050-1, May 2005, $65.00, 1128 + lxxxii, hc); Non-fiction, annotated bibliography of English-language YA fantasy novels and collections. This expands on the 1995 Bowker fourth edition with new listings for 2,880 books (deleting 80), including books published through 2004, for almost 4,500 main entries and over 7,600 titles listed; the Research Guide has been dropped. Order from Libraries Unlimited, 88 Post Road West, Westport CT 06881; [www.lu.com].


Snow Tracy Lynn (Simon Pulse 1-416-90518-9, Jun 2005, $5.99, 259pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft); Reissue (Simon Pulse 2003) young-adult novel based on “Snow White.” Copyrighted by Elizabeth Braswell. Fourth printing.


The Triangle Steve Lyons (ibooks 1-59687-161-X, Dec 2005, $12.95, 246pp, tp); Novelization of the SciFi Channel TV miniseries. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications; copyrighted by Electric-Entertainment.


Fire Me Up Katie MacAlister (Penguin/Signet Eclipse 0-451-21494-3, May 2005, $6.99, 352pp, pb) [Aisling Grey]; Supernatural romance novel, the second featuring Aisling Grey, Guardian to a dragon lord. This is copyrighted by Marthe Arends; MacAlister also writes YA novels as Katie Maxwell.


Sex, Lies, and Vampires Katie MacAlister (Dorchester/Love Spell 0-505-52555-0, Feb 2005, $6.99, 342pp, pb); Vampire romance. Moravian Dark Ones want historian Nell Harris to fight a demon lord with powers she denies having. This is copyrighted by Marthe Arends; MacAlister also writes YA novels as Katie Maxwell.


Lens of the World R. A. MacAvoy (ibooks 0-7434-8698-6, Mar 2005, $6.99, 286pp, pb, cover by Richard Corben) [Lens of the World]; Reprint (Morrow 1990) fantasy novel, the first book in the Lens of the World trilogy.


Phantastes George MacDonald (Dover 0-486-44567-4, Apr 2005, $8.95, 206pp, tp, cover by Arthur Hughes); Reprint (Smith Elder 1858) fantasy novel. This follows the Fifield 2005 edition with a preface by Greville MacDonald and illustrations by Arthur Hughes; some of the original text illustrations have been omitted.


Pendragon: The Guide to the Territories of Halla D. J. MacHale (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 1-4169-0014-4, May 2005, $7.99, 48pp, tp, cover by Peter Ferguson) [Bobby Pendragon]; Young-adult non-fiction, a guide to the fantasy series illustrated in color by Peter Ferguson.


Pendragon: The Rivers of Zadaa D. J. MacHale (Simon & Schuster 1-4169-0710-6, Jul 2005, $14.95, 405pp, hc, cover by Victor Lee) [Pendragon]; Young-adult fantasy, sixth in the series.


The Bowmen and Other Legends of the War Arthur Machen (Wildside Press 1-59224-188-3, Mar 2005, $12.50, 52pp, tp); Reprint (Simkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. 1915) collection of five patriotic fantasy stories from WWI. Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301; [www.wildsidepress.com].


The Terror and Other Stories Arthur Machen (Chaosium 1-56882-175-1, Apr 2005, $15.95, 322pp, tp, cover by Harry Fassl); Collection of 13 stories and one essay on “The Literature of Occultism”, volume three of The Best Weird Tales of Arthur Machen. Edited and with an introduction by S.T. Joshi.


Star Trek: Vanguard: Harbinger David Mack (Pocket 1-4165-0774-4, Aug 2005, $7.99, 385pp, pb, cover by Doug Drexler) [Star Trek: Vanguard]; Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.


Tides Scott Mackay (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-334-3, Nov 2005, $25.00, 356pp, hc, cover by Brian W. Dow); SF novel of adventure and first contact. Two intelligent species, developed far apart on the same planet, finally discover each other when a mariner goes exploring. Pyr/Prometheus Books, 59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst NY 14228-2197; [www.pyrsf.com].


Waltz with a Vampire Maggie MacKeever (Kensington/Zebra 0-8217-7826-9, Sep 2005, $4.99, 288pp, pb); Vampire Regency romance. Copyrighted by Gail Burch.


The House of Storms Ian R. MacLeod (Ace 0-441-01280-9, May 2005, $24.95, 457pp, hc) [Light Ages]; Fantasy novel, sequel to The Light Ages, set in an industrial England powered by magic. First US edition (Simon & Schuster 2/05).


The Light Ages Ian R. MacLeod (Ace 0-441-01274-4, May 2005, $7.99, 489pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Light Ages]; Reprint (Ace 2003) fantasy novel set in an industrial England powered by magic.


The Summer Isles Ian R. MacLeod (Aio Publishing 1-933083-00-X, Jul 2005, $29.50, 246pp, hc); Alternate history SF novel, expanded from the eponymous World Fantasy Award-winning novella. This is a signed, limited edition of 500. Aio Publishing, PO Box 30788, Charleston SC 29417; [www.aiopublishing.com]; trjonas@aiopublishing.com.


Learning the World Ken MacLeod (Tor 0-765-31331-6, Nov 2005, $24.95, 303pp, hc, cover by John Harris); Far-future SF novel. Humans, spread through space for millennia, encounter their first intelligent aliens. First US edition (Orbit 8/05).


Newton’s Wake Ken MacLeod (Tor 0-765-34422-X, Mar 2005, $7.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Stephan Martiniere); Reprint (Orbit 2004) far-future SF adventure novel.


Dark Waters Catherine MacPhail (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-986-X, Jun 2005, $6.95, 176pp, tp, cover by Carleigh Romeis); Reprint (Bloomsbury USA 2003) young-adult ghost story set in Scotland.


Underworld Catherine MacPhail (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-997-5, Jul 2005, $16.95, 285pp, hc, cover by Raymond K. Gehman); Young-adult horror novel/thriller. Five troubled teens get trapped in a cave complex believed to hold a terrible creature. First US edition (Bloomsbury 7/04).


Man-Made Monsters Mad Marv (Crypto-American Press 0-9771341-0-5, Nov 2005, $9.95, 258pp, tp, cover by Saja Leesuvat); Original collection of five horror stories about man-made monsters plus four seemingly non-fiction pieces on golems, vampires, etc. The cover title lacks the hyphen. Copyrighted by Brian Anderson. Crypto-American Press, 733 N. Parish Pl., Burbank CA 91506; [www.cryptoamerican.com]; add $1.50 postage.


A Couple of April Fools Gregory Maguire (Harper/Trophy 0-06-076082-6, Apr 2005, $5.99, 230pp, tp, cover by Dan Santat) [Hamlet Chronicles]; Reprint (Clarion 2004) young-adult fantasy, sixth in the Hamlet Chronicles.


Five Alien Elves Gregory Maguire (HarperTrophy 0-06-440764-0, Oct 2005, $5.99, 180pp, tp, cover by Dan Santat) [Hamlet Chronicles]; Reprint (Clarion 1998) young-adult SF, third in the series begun in Seven Spiders Spinning. The copyright page indicates this is revised, but the copyright remains 1998.


One Final Firecracker Gregory Maguire (Houghton Mifflin/Clarion 0-618-27480-4, May 2005, $17.00, 225pp, hc, cover by Elaine Clayton) [Hamlet Chronicles]; Young-adult fantasy, seventh and final in the Hamlet Chronicles. All the odd creatures return just in time for Miss Earth’s wedding.


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