The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

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A Hat Full of Sky Terry Pratchett (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55144-9, May 2005, £6.99, 350pp, pb, cover by Paul Kidby) [Discworld: Tiffany Aching]; Reprint (Doubleday UK 2004) humorous young-adult fantasy novel in the Discworld series, and the second Tiffany Aching novel after The Wee Free Men.

Lords and Ladies Terry Pratchett (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15315-X, Aug 2005, £6.99, 396pp, tp) [Discworld]; Reissue (Gollancz 1992) humorous fantasy novel. Book 14 in the “Discworld” series. 14th printing.

Men at Arms Terry Pratchett (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15316-8, Aug 2005, £6.99, 428pp, tp) [Discworld]; Reissue (Gollancz 1993) humorous fantasy novel. Book 15 in the “Discworld” series. 16th printing.

Moving Pictures Terry Pratchett (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15294-3, Apr 2005, £6.99, 396pp, tp) [Discworld]; Reissue (Gollancz 1990) humorous fantasy novel. Book ten in the Discworld series. 18th printing.

Reaper Man Terry Pratchett (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15295-1, Apr 2005, £6.99, 351pp, tp) [Discworld]; Reissue (Gollancz 1991) humorous fantasy novel. Book 11 in the Discworld series. 19th printing.

Small Gods Terry Pratchett (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15297-8, Aug 2005, £6.99, 397pp, tp) [Discworld]; Reprint (Gollancz 1992) humorous fantasy novel. Book 13 in the Discworld series.

Thud! Terry Pratchett (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60867-5, Oct 2005, £17.99, 362pp, hc, cover by Paul Kidby) [Discworld]; Humorous fantasy novel, 35th in the Discworld series. Simultaneous with the US (HarperCollins) edition.

Where’s My Cow? Terry Pratchett (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60937-X, Oct 2005, £10.99, 24pp, hc, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Discworld]; Children’s Discworld picture book, illustrated by Grant. Simultaneous with the US (HarperCollins) edition. Commander Sam Vimes reads his baby son a bedtime story, as mentioned in Thud!

Witches Abroad Terry Pratchett (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15296-X, Aug 2005, £6.99, 362pp, tp) [Discworld]; Reprint (Gollancz 1991) humorous fantasy novel. Book 12 in the Discworld series.

The Art of Discworld Terry Pratchett & Kidby Paul (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07712-3, Oct 2005, £10.99, 124pp, tp, cover by Paul Kidby) [Discworld]; Reprint (Gollancz 2004) art book illustrating the major characters of the Discworld series. Introduction and text by Pratchett and illustrations by Paul Kidby.

The Science of Discworld III: Darwin’s Watch Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart & Jack Cohen (Ebury Press 0-091-89823-4, May 2005, £17.99, 344pp, hc, cover by Paul Kidby) [Discworld]; Humorous associational non-fiction.

Odin’s Voice Susan Price (Simon & Schuster UK 1-416-90144-2, Aug 2005, £12.99, 335pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Mars]; Young-adult SF novel of a future of the intersecting lives of a genetically designed teener and a downtrodden slave. First in the “Mars” series.

Horror Stories ed. Susan Price (Kingfisher 0-7534-1154-7, Jun 2005, £5.99, 255pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards); Reprint (Kingfisher 1995) young-adult horror anthology.

The Glamour Christopher Priest (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07579-1, Jun 2005, £7.99, 235pp, tp); Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1984) SF novel. Copyrighted 1984, 1985, 1996, 2005, suggesting yet further revisions.

The Prestige Christopher Priest (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07580-5, Feb 2005, £7.99, 360pp, tp); Reprint (Touchstone 1995) SF novel.

His Dark Materials II: The Subtle Knife Philip Pullman (Scholastic UK 0-439-95462-2, Oct 2005, £12.99, 349pp, hc) [His Dark Materials]; Reprint (Knopf 1997) fantasy novel, the second in a trilogy. This is a Tenth Anniversary edition.

His Dark Materials III: The Amber Spyglass Philip Pullman (Scholastic UK 0-439-95463-0, Oct 2005, £12.99, 538pp, hc) [His Dark Materials]; Reprint (Knopf 2000) fantasy novel, the third in a trilogy. This is a Tenth Anniversary edition.

His Dark Materials: Northern Lights Philip Pullman (Scholastic UK 0-439-95461-4, Oct 2005, £12.99, 419pp, hc) [His Dark Materials]; Reprint (Scholastic UK 1995) fantasy novel, the first book in a trilogy. This is a Tenth Anniversary edition.

The Scarecrow and the Servant Philip Pullman (Corgi Yearling 0-440-86376-7, Nov 2005, £4.99, 230pp, tp, cover by Peter Bailey); Reprint (Doubleday UK 2004) young-adult fantasy novel.

Time Hunter: Peculiar Lives Philip Purser-Hallard (Telos 1-903889-47-2, Jul 2005, £7.99, 133pp, tp, cover by Matthew Laznicka) [Honoré Lechasseur]; SF novelization, seventh in a series about Honoré Lechasseur, introduced in Doctor Who: Cabinet of Light. The afterword explains the book’s debt to Olaf Stapledon. The deluxe, limited, numbered edition is signed by the author. Available from Beech House, Chapel Lane, Moulton, Cheshire CW9 8PQ. A deluxe hardback edition (1-903889-48-0, £25.00) was announced but not seen.

The Wildfire Season Andrew Pyper (HarperCollins UK 0-00-716505-6, Apr 2005, £12.99, 324pp, hc); Thriller with supernatural elements.

Brightonomicon Robert Rankin (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07009-9, Jul 2005, £12.99, 361pp, hc) [Brentford]; Humorous fantasy novel in the “Brentford” series. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-07668-2, £10.99) was announced but not seen.

Knees Up Mother Earth Robert Rankin (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07649-6, Jul 2005, £6.99, 439pp, pb); Reprint (Gollancz 2004) humorous fantasy novel.

Doctor Who: Winner Takes All Jacqueline Rayner (BBC Books 0-563-48627-9, May 2005, £6.99, 245pp, hc) [Doctor Who]; SF novelization based on the TV series, featuring the ninth Doctor and Rose.

Infernal Devices Philip Reeve (Scholastic UK 0-439-96392-3, Mar 2005, £12.99, 336pp, hc, cover by David Frankland) [Hungry City Chronicles]; Young-adult fantasy novel. Third in a series after Mortal Engines and Predator’s Gold.

Blood on the Saddle Rafael Reig (Serpent’s Tail 1-85242-870-8, Oct 2005, £8.99, 182pp, tp); Humorous literary fantasy novel of a PI in near-future Madrid hired to track down fictional characters who escaped from their books. Translated by Paul Hammond from the Spanish Sangre a borbotones (Lengua de Trapo 2001).

Hover Car Racer Matthew Reilly (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-44016-0, Aug 2005, £5.99, 434pp, pb) [Hover Car Racer]; Reprint (Macmillan Australia 2004) SF novel. Young-adult edition.

Warhead Andy Remic (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-174-8, Oct 2005, £6.99, 561pp, pb, cover by Alan Spain) [Spiral]; SF novel. Third in a series after Spiral and Quake.

Century Rain Alastair Reynolds (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07691-7, Oct 2005, £6.99, 530pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore); Reprint (Gollancz 2004) SF novel.

Pushing Ice Alastair Reynolds (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07438-8, Nov 2005, £14.99, 457pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore); SF novel. A ship which sends comets towards Earth is ordered to follow a moon of Saturn moving out of the solar system. A trade paperback edition (-07439-6, £10.99) was announced but not seen.

Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt Anne Rice (Chatto & Windus 0-7011-7356-4, Nov 2005, £17.99, 322pp, hc); Associational novel about the childhood of Christ in Egypt. Includes a long author’s note at the end. Simultaneous with the US (Knopf) edition. A trade paperback edition (-7692-X, £11.99) was announced but not seen.

Lasher Anne Rice (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-947143-4, Nov 2004, £6.99, 883pp, pb); Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1993) horror novel.

Doctor Who: The Clockwise Man Justin Richards (BBC Books 0-563-48628-7, Apr 2005, £6.99, 253pp, hc) [Doctor Who]; SF novelization based on the TV series, featuring the ninth Doctor and Rose.

The Devil’s Footsteps E. E. Richardson (The Bodley Head 0-370-32858-2, Mar 2005, £8.99, 282pp, hc); Young-adult dark fantasy novel. A first novel.

The Wrong Hands Nigel Richardson (Oxford University Press 0-19-271976-9, Jun 2005, £12.99, 273pp, hc, cover by Chris Inns); Young-adult fantasy novel. Graham Sinclair saves a baby from a plane crash, and a witness threatens to tell the whole world how he did it. A first novel.

The World of Faery: An Inspirational Collection of Art for Faery Lovers David Riché (Paper Tiger 1-84340-282-3, Aug 2005, £20.00, 111pp, hc, cover by Amy Brown); Collection of fantasy art from 26 artists, with commentary by the artists on their approach and technique. Foreword by Alan Lee.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Rick Riordan (Puffin 0-141-38147-7, Sep 2005, £12.99, 375pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt); Reprint (Miramax 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. Book one in a new series. The Greek gods have settled in the US and had children. [First U.K. edition]

Ridley Scott Brian J. Robb (Simon & Schuster UK/Pocket Essentials 1-904048-47-1, May 2005, £4.99, 160pp, pb); Reprint (Pocket Essentials 2001) reference book. Revised and updated from the original to include the film Kingdom of Heaven. The copyright does not mention the original edition. [Ridley Scott]

Imitation in Death J. D. Robb (Piatkus 0-7499-3443-3, Mar 2005, £6.99, 342pp, pb, cover by SPL) [Eve Dallas]; Reprint (Berkley 2003) SF novel. Book #17 in the Eve Dallas series.

Origin in Death J. D. Robb (Piatkus 0-7499-0726-6, Jul 2005, £16.99, 390pp, hc) [Eve Dallas]; SF novel. Book #21 in the Eve Dallas series. Simultaneous with the US (Putnam) edition. A trade paperback edition (-3583-9, £10.99) is also available.

Portrait in Death J. D. Robb (Piatkus 0-7499-3442-5, Feb 2005, £6.99, 347pp, pb) [Eve Dallas]; Reprint (Berkley 2003) SF novel. Book #16 in the Eve Dallas series.

Purity in Death J. D. Robb (Piatkus 0-7499-3441-7, Jan 2005, £6.99, 355pp, pb, cover by Flowers & Foliage) [Eve Dallas]; Reprint (Berkley 2002) SF novel. Book #15 in the Eve Dallas series.

Survivor in Death J. D. Robb (Piatkus 0-7499-3552-9, Feb 2005, £10.99, 376pp, tp, cover by Flowers & Foliage) [Eve Dallas]; SF mystery novel, the 20th in the Eve Dallas series. Simultaneous with the US (Putnam) edition. A hardcover edition (-0716-9, £16.99) was announced but not seen.

Survivor in Death J. D. Robb (Piatkus 0-7499-3584-7, Aug 2005, £6.99, 376pp, pb) [Eve Dallas]; Reprint (Putnam’s 2005) SF mystery, 20th in the Eve Dallas series.

The Sellamillion A. R. R. R. Roberts (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07707-7, Sep 2005, £5.99, 283pp, tp, cover by Douglas Carrel); Reprint (Gollancz 2004) parody of The Simarillion and the entire Tolkien industry. The author is Adam Roberts.

The Va Dinci Cod A. R. R. R. Roberts (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07719-0, Apr 2005, £6.99, 185pp, hc, cover by Douglas Carrel); Parodic SF/fantasy novel based on The Da Vinci Code. A mini-hardback edition.

Star Warped A3R Roberts (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07688-7, May 2005, £7.99, 384pp, hc, cover by Douglas Carrel); Parody of the entire Star Wars sextet. A mini-hardback edition. The author is Adam Roberts.

The Snow Adam Roberts (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07651-8, Aug 2005, £6.99, 360pp, pb, cover by Sonar); Reprint (Gollancz 2004) SF novel. Earth is submerged under three miles of snow.

The Colossus Crisis Katherine Roberts (HarperCollins Childen’s Books UK 0-00-711283-1, Aug 2005, £5.99, 295pp, tp, cover by Andy Parker) [Seven Fabulous Wonders]; Young-adult historical fantasy novel, book seven in The Seven Fabulous Wonders series based on the seven ancient wonders of the world.

Black Rose Nora Roberts (Piatkus 0-7499-3570-7, Jun 2005, £6.99, 355pp, pb) [In the Garden]; Reprint (Berkley 2005) ghost novel, second in the Harper Bride or In the Garden trilogy.

Key of Knowledge Nora Roberts (Piatkus 0-7499-3446-8, Feb 2004, £5.99, 338pp, pb) [Sword of Truth]; Reprint (Jove 2003) fantasy novel. Second in a trilogy after Key of Light. Three demi-goddesses can only be awakened if three mortal women complete their quests. A hardcover edition (-0672-3, £16.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]

The McAtrix Derided Robertski Brothers (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07667-4, May 2005, £5.99, 300pp, tp, cover by Douglas Carrel); Reprint (Gollancz 2004) humorous SF novel, a parody of the Matrix films. The author is Adam Roberts.

Fifty Degrees Below Kim Stanley Robinson (HarperCollins UK 0-00-714889-5, Sep 2005, £17.99, 520pp, hc, cover by Dominic Harman) [Capital Code]; SF novel, sequel to Forty Signs of Rain.

Forty Signs of Rain Kim Stanley Robinson (HarperCollins UK 0-00-714888-7, Feb 2005, £6.99, 356pp, pb) [Capital Code]; Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2004) SF novel about global warming. First in a series.

Living Next Door to the God of Love Justina Robson (Macmillan UK 1-4050-2116-0, Oct 2005, £17.99, 480pp, hc) [Natural History]; SF novel, a sequel of sorts to Natural History.

The Chosen One Mark Robson (Sword Publishing 0-9538190-3-5, 2005, £6.99, 320pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Darkweaver Legacy]; Reissue (Sword Publishing 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in The Darkweaver Legacy; third printing.

First Sword Mark Robson (Sword Publishing 0-9538190-2-7, 2005, £6.99, 317pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Darkweaver Legacy]; Reissue (Sword Publishing 2002) young-adult fantasy novel, third in The Darkweaver Legacy; third printing.

Forging of the Sword Mark Robson (Sword Publishing 0-9538190-0-0, 2005, £6.99, 303pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Darkweaver Legacy]; Reissue (Sword Publishing 2000) young-adult fantasy novel, first in The Darkweaver Legacy; sixth printing. This is the revised (2002) text.

Trail of the Huntress Mark Robson (Sword Publishing 0-9538190-1-9, 2005, £6.99, 304pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Darkweaver Legacy]; Reissue (Sword Publishing 2001) young-adult fantasy novel, second in The Darkweaver Legacy; fourth printing. This is the revised (2003) text.

Vampire Plagues: Epidemic Sebastian Rook (Scholastic UK 0-439-95952-7, Dec 2005, £4.99, 220pp, tp) [Vampire Plagues]; Young-adult dark fantasy novel, the fifth in a series. Copyrighted by Working Partners Ltd.

Vampire Plagues: Mexico Sebastian Rook (Scholastic UK 0-439-97395-3, Apr 2005, £4.99, 196pp, tp) [Vampire Plagues]; Young-adult dark fantasy novel, the third in a series. Copyrighted by Working Partners Ltd. Rook is a pseudonym or housename.

Vampire Plagues: Paris Sebastian Rook (Scholastic UK 0-439-97394-5, Jan 2005, £4.99, 202pp, tp) [Vampire Plagues]; Young-adult dark fantasy novel, the second in a series after Vampire Plagues: London. Copyrighted by Working Partners Ltd.

Traces: Luke Harding, Forensic Investigator: Framed! Malcolm Rose (Kingfisher 0-7534-1049-4, Feb 2005, £5.99, 223pp, tp, cover by John Fordham) [Traces]; Young-adult SF novel set on an alternate Earth featuring a young investigator and his robot companion. Book one in a new series.

Traces: Luke Harding, Forensic Investigator: Lost Bullet Malcolm Rose (Kingfisher 0-7534-1050-8, Feb 2005, £5.99, 204pp, tp, cover by John Fordham) [Traces]; Young-adult SF novel set on an alternate Earth featuring a young investigator and his robot companion. Book two in a new series.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J. K. Rowling (Bloomsbury 0-7475-8108-8, Jul 2005, £16.99, 607pp, hc, cover by Jason Cockcroft) [Harry Potter]; Young-adult fantasy novel, sixth in the series. Simultaneous with the US (Scholastic) edition.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J. K. Rowling (Bloomsbury 0-7475-8110-X, Jul 2005, £16.99, 607pp, hc) [Harry Potter]; Young-adult fantasy novel. Book six in the series. This adult edition is supposedly simultaneous with the YA version listed last month.

Shalimar the Clown Salman Rushdie (Cape, Jonathan 0-224-06161-5, Sep 2005, £17.99, 398pp, hc); Mainstream novel with fantasy elements. Simultaneous with the US (Random House) edition.

Doctor Who: Spiral Scratch Gary Russell (BBC Books 0-563-48626-0, Aug 2005, £5.99, 277pp, pb) [Doctor Who]; Novelization based on the TV series.

Doctor Who: Short Trips: Repercussions ed. Gary Russell (Big Finish 1-84435-048-7, Jun 2004, £14.99, 246pp, hc, cover by Stuart Manning) [Doctor Who]; Original anthology of 16 stories based on the TV series. Volume eight in the series.

A Thread of Grace Mary Doria Russell (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60866-7, Mar 2005, £16.99, 426pp, hc); Reprint (Random House 2005) associational novel. [First U.K. edition]

The Shadow Road Sean Russell (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-191-8, Jan 2005, £17.99, 438pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Swans’ War]; Reprint (Eos 2004 as The Shadow Roads) fantasy novel. Third book of “The Swans’ War” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]

The Shadow Road Sean Russell (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-225-6, Jul 2005, £7.99, 520pp, pb) [Swans’ War]; Reprint (Eos 2004 as The Shadow Roads) fantasy novel, third in the Swans’ War trilogy, after The One Kingdom and The Isle of Battle.

The Rosetta Codex Richard Paul Russo (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-298-1, Dec 2005, £6.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons); SF novel. Simultaneous with the US (Ace) edition. A boy marooned on a dangerous world may be the key to translating ancient alien texts.

Air Geoff Ryman (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07697-6, Jul 2005, £14.99, 390pp, hc); Reprint (St. Martin’s Griffin 2004) SF novel. A new communications technology called Air arrives at a remote village. Expanded from the story “Have Not Have”. This edition has minor corrections and changes. A trade paperback edition (-07698-4, £10.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]

The Child Garden Geoff Ryman (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07690-9, Aug 2005, £7.99, 388pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman); Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1989) SF novel.

Was Geoff Ryman (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07669-0, Jan 2005, £7.99, 454pp, tp, cover by Richard Carr); Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992 as ‘Was...’) associational novel inspired by The Wizard of Oz. Volume 43 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.

The Gothic Tales of the Marquis de Sade Marquis de Sade (Owen, Peter 0-7206-1251-9, May 2005, £9.95, 188pp, tp); Reprint (Neville Spearman 1965 as Eugénie de Franval and Other Stories) collection. Translated from the French (Contes et Fabliaux d’un Troubadour ProvenÇal du XVIIIe Siècle) by Margaret Crosland, who also provides an introduction.

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