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Edenborn Nick Sagan (Transworld/Corgi 0-553-81598-9, Aug 2005, £6.99, 427pp, pb) [Idlewild]; Reprint (Bantam UK 2004) SF novel, sequel to Idlewild.
Septimus Heap, Book One: Magyk Angie Sage (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7820-6, Mar 2005, £5.99, 564pp, tp, cover by Mark Zug) [Septimus Heap]; Young-adult fantasy novel. A first novel. Simultaneous with the US (Tegen Books) edition. A hardcover edition (-7587-8, £12.99) is also available.
The Outlaw Varjak Paw S. F. Said (Random House/Fickling UK 0-385-60755-5, Nov 2005, £10.99, 266pp, hc, cover by Dave McKean) [Varjak Paw]; Young-adult animal fantasy novel about a cat, sequel to Varjak Paw. Illustrated by Dave McKean.
Thraxas under Siege Martin Scott (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-254-X, May 2005, £6.99, 265pp, pb, cover by Mark Thomas) [Thraxas]; Humorous fantasy detective novel, eighth in the Thraxas series. Scott is the pseudonym of Martin Millar.
The Hickory Staff Robert Scott & Jay M. Gordon (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07607-0, Aug 2005, £14.99, ii+577pp, tp) [Eldarn Sequence]; Fantasy novel, the first in the Eldarn Sequence. A hardcover edition (-07606-2, £18.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
The Last House in the Galaxy Andy Secombe (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-4618-X, May 2005, £10.99, 335pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant); Humorous SF novel. Galactic war comes to rural England, which is a bit hard on the flower beds.
Limbo II: The Final Chapter Andy Secombe (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41162-4, May 2005, £6.99, 369pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Limbo]; Reprint (Tor UK 2004) humorous fantasy/SF novel, sequel to Limbo.
The Dark Flight Down Marcus Sedgwick (Orion/Dolphin 1-84255-136-1, Jul 2005, £5.99, 234pp, tp, cover by Laura Brett) [Book of Dead Days]; Reprint (Orion Children’s Books 2004) young-adult fantasy novel. Sequel to The Book of Dead Days.
Viking: Odinn’s Child Tim Severin (Macmillan UK 1-4050-4112-9, Jan 2005, £12.99, 325pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Viking]; Historical novel with fantasy elements, the first in a series.
Viking: Sworn Brother Tim Severin (Macmillan UK 1-4050-4114-5, Jun 2005, £12.99, 354pp, hc) [Viking]; Historical novel with fantasy elements, sequel to Odinn’s Child.
Cirque du Freak: The Saga of Darren Shan: Book 1 Darren Shan (HarperCollins UK Children’s Books 0-00-720985-1, Oct 2005, £9.99, 336pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Darren Shan]; Reprint (Collins 2000) young-adult horror novel. A mini-hardback edition, issued without cover. Includes an interview with the author. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy.
Demon Thief Darren Shan (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-719322-X, Dec 2005, £12.99, 275pp, hc, cover by Mel Grant) [Demonata]; Young-adult horror novel, the second book of The Demonata after Lord Loss. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy.
Lord Loss Darren Shan (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-719321-1, Jun 2005, £12.99, 264pp, hc) [Demonata]; Young-adult horror novel, book one of The Demonata. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy.
The Saga of Darren Shan: Vampire Destiny Trilogy Darren Shan (HarperCollins UK Children’s Books 0-00-717959-6, Oct 2005, £9.99, 592pp, tp) [Darren Shan]; Young-adult omnibus of Books 10-12 in the dark fantasy series: The Lake of Souls (2003), Lord of the Shadows (2004), and Sons of Destiny (2004). Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy.

· The Lake of Souls: The Saga of Darren Shan: Book 10 · n. London: Collins, 2003
· Lord of the Shadows: The Saga of Darren Shan: Book 11 · n. London: Collins, 2004
· Sons of Destiny: The Saga of Darren Shan: Book 12 · n. London: Collins, 2004
Vampire War Trilogy Darren Shan (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-717958-8, Feb 2005, £9.99, 554pp, tp) [Saga of Darren Shan]; Young-adult dark fantasy omnibus of books seven through nine in The Saga of Darren Shan.

5 · Hunters of the Dusk: The Saga of Darren Shan: Book 7 · n., 2002
179 · Allies of the Night: The Saga of Darren Shan: Book 8 · n., 2002
361 · Killers of the Dawn: The Saga of Darren Shan: Book 9 · n., 2003
The Smiling Affair Jeremy Sheldon (Cape, Jonathan 0-224-06281-6, Jul 2005, £12.99, 465pp, tp); Supernatural detective novel featuring paranormal investigator Jay Richards.
Dying Inside Robert Silverberg (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07525-2, Apr 2005, £6.99, 199pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman); Reprint (Scribner’s 1972) classic SF novel of a telepath beginning to lose his ability. Volume 59 in the “SF Masterworks” series.
The Endymion Omnibus Dan Simmons (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07634-8, Dec 2005, £12.99, 983pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Endymion]; Omnibus of the third and fourth novels in the Hyperion Quartet: Endymion (1996) and The Rise of Endymion (1997).

1 · Endymion · n. Bantam Spectra, 1996
433 · The Rise of Endymion · n. Bantam Spectra, 1997
The Fall of Hyperion Dan Simmons (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07638-0, Dec 2005, £7.99, 535pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Hyperion]; Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1990) epic far-future SF novel. Second book in the Hyperion Quartet after Hyperion.
Hyperion Dan Simmons (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07637-2, Dec 2005, £7.99, 473pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Hyperion]; Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1989) epic far-future SF novel. First book of the Hyperion Quartet.
Olympos Dan Simmons (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07262-8, Jun 2005, £10.99, 690pp, tp, cover by Larry Rotant) [Ilium]; SF novel, sequel to Ilium. A hardcover edition (-07261-X, £17.99) was announced but not seen.
Song of Kali Dan Simmons (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07659-3, Mar 2005, £7.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Richard Carr); Reprint (Bluejay 1985) dark fantasy novel, winner of the World Fantasy Award. Volume 44 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide M. J. Simpson (Simon & Schuster UK/Pocket Essentials 1-904048-46-3, Apr 2005, £4.99, 160pp, pb); Reprint (Pocket Essentials 2001) reference book. Completely rewritten from the original to concentrate on the new movie, rather than the general look at Douglas Adams’ overall work. Includes a new foreword by Simon Jones. The copyright does not mention the original edition.

9 · Foreword by Simon Jones · Simon Jones · fw, 2001
13 · Foreword to the 2005 edition · Simon Jones · fw, 2001
The Innocent’s Story Nicky Singer (Oxford University Press 0-19-275449-1, Oct 2005, £12.99, 217pp, hc); Young-adult fantasy novel. The spirit of a murdered girl discovers her killer is about to strike again.
The Affinity Trap Martin Sketchley (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-6848-1, Mar 2005, £6.99, 306pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Structure]; Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2004) SF novel, the first in the Structure series.
The Destiny Mask Martin Sketchley (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-5680-8, Mar 2005, £10.99, 369pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Structure]; SF novel. Book two in the Structure series.
Here Be Monsters! Alan Snow (Oxford University Press 0-19-271964-5, Sep 2005, £12.99, 544pp, hc, cover by Alan Snow) [Ratbridge Chronicles]; Humorous young-adult fantasy novel, the first book in the The Ratbridge Chronicles. Illustrated throughout by the author. A first novel. A “restricted” edition (-271992-0) was announced but not seen.
Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean Justin Somper (Simon & Schuster UK Children’s Books 0-689-87263-1, Jun 2005, £5.99, 298pp, tp, cover by Bob Lea) [Vampirates]; Young-adult SF/fantasy novel of vampire pirates in a future where rising oceans led to increased piracy. First in a series.
Coyote Allen Steele (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-367-8, Feb 2005, £6.99, 546pp, pb) [Coyote]; Reprint (Ace 2002) SF fix-up novel formed from eight stories, all but one altered (some substantially) from their originally published form. A hijacked starship takes political dissidents to found Earth’s first colony on another world. First in a series. [First U.K. edition]

1 · Prelude · Allen M. Steele · lk
· Journey from Earth
9 · From Eros to Gaia · Freeman Dyson · ex
11 · Part One: Stealing Alabama · Allen M. Steele · na Asimov’s Jan, 2001; revised.
113 · Part Two: The Days Between · Allen M. Steele · nv Asimov’s Mar, 2001; revised.
159 · Part Three: Coming to Coyote · Allen M. Steele · na Asimov’s Jul, 2001; revised.
255 · Part Four: Liberty Journals · Allen M. Steele · nv Asimov’s Oct/Nov, 2001; revised.
295 · Book Two: Shores of the Unknown
295 · Space, Time and Gravitation · Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington · ex
299 · Part Five: The Boid Hunt · Allen M. Steele · nv Star Colonies, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW, 2000; revised.
325 · Part Six: Across the Eastern Divide (from the memoirs of Wendy Gunther) · Allen M. Steele · na Asimov’s Feb, 2002; revised.
417 · Part Seven: Lonesome and a Long Way from Home · Allen M. Steele · nv Asimov’s Jun, 2002; revised.
461 · Part Eight: Glorious Destiny · Allen M. Steele · na Asimov’s Dec, 2002
Coyote Rising Allen Steele (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-368-6, Jul 2005, £6.99, xi+511pp, pb, cover by Calvin J. Hamilton) [Coyote]; Reprint (Ace 2004) SF fix-up novel in the Coyote series, expanding on stories originally published in Asimov’s, most revised. [First U.K. edition]

1 · Prologue · Steele. Allen · nv *
23 · Book 3: Saints and Strangers
27 · Part One: The Madwoman of Shuttlefield · nv Asimov’s May, 2003
73 · Part Two: Benjamin the Unbeliever (from the memoirs of Benjamin Harlan) · na Asimov’s Aug, 2003
167 · Part Three: The Garcia Narrows Bridge · nv Asimov’s Jan, 2004
209 · Part Four: Thompson’s Ferry · ss Asimov’s Mar, 2004
237 · Book 4: Revolution
241 · Part Five: Incident at Goat Kill Creek · na Asimov’s Apr/May, 2004
329 · Part Six: Shady Grove (from the memoirs of Wendy Gunther) · na Asimov’s Jul, 2004
395 · Part Seven: Liberation Day · na *
479 · Part Eight: Home of the Brave · nv *; Simultaneous in Asimov’s in slightly different form.
511 · Coyote Calendar · Misc. Material · il *
Freeglader Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54850-2, Sep 2005, £5.99, 415pp, tp, cover by Chris Riddell) [Edge Chronicles: Rook Barkwater]; Reprint (Doubleday UK 2004) young-adult fantasy novel. Book seven of The Edge Chronicles, third in the Rook Barkwater sequence. Illustrated by Riddell.
The Winter Knights Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Doubleday UK 0-385-60720-2, Sep 2005, £12.99, 395pp, hc, cover by Chris Riddell) [Edge Chronicles: Quint]; Young-adult fantasy novel, book eight of The Edge Chronicles, and second in the Quint sequence after The Curse of the Gloamglozer. Illustrated by Riddell.
The Illmoor Chronicles: The Shadewell Shenanigans David Lee Stone (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-87400-7, Jun 2005, £10.99, 273pp, hc) [Illmoor Chronicles]; Young-adult fantasy novel. Third in a series.
The Illmoor Chronicles: The Yowler Foul-Up David Lee Stone (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-87399-X, Feb 2005, £5.99, v+259pp, tp, cover by Lea. Bob) [Illmoor Chronicles]; Reprint (Hodder Children’s Books 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, second in a series. Illustrations by Bob Lea.
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Matthew Stover (Century 0-712-68427-1, Apr 2005, £17.99, 418pp, hc) [Star Wars]; Novelization of the “third” film in the series; simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition.
In the Night Room Peter Straub (HarperCollins UK 0-00-718442-5, Jul 2005, £6.99, 511pp, pb); Reprint (Random House 2004) fantasy novel.
Accelerando Charles Stross (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-390-2, Aug 2005, £16.99, 433pp, hc) [Macx Family]; Reprint (Ace 2005) SF mosaic novel composed from revised versions of the nine “Macx Family” stories in Asimov’s. [First U.K. edition]

· Part 1: Slow Takeoff
3 · Lobsters · Charles Stross · nv Asimov’s Jun, 2001; revised
37 · Troubadour · Charles Stross · nv Asimov’s Oct/Nov, 2001; revised
77 · Tourist · Charles Stross · nv Asimov’s Feb, 2002; revised
· Part 2: Point of Inflection
119 · Halo · Charles Stross · nv Asimov’s Jun, 2002; revised
163 · Router · Charles Stross · na Asimov’s Sep, 2002; revised
226 · Nightfall · Charles Stross · nv Asimov’s Apr, 2003; revised
· Part 3: Singularity
271 · Curator · Charles Stross · na Asimov’s Dec, 2003; revised
338 · Elector · Charles Stross · na Asimov’s Sep, 2004; revised
394 · Survivor · Charles Stross · nv Asimov’s Oct/Nov, 2004; revised
Iron Sunrise Charles Stross (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-335-X, Mar 2005, £15.99, 419pp, hc) [Singularity Sky]; Reprint (Ace 2004) SF novel. [First U.K. edition]
Iron Sunrise Charles Stross (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-336-8, Aug 2005, £6.99, 480pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Singularity Sky]; Reprint (Ace 2004) SF novel, second in the sequence begun in Singularity Sky.
Singularity Sky Charles Stross (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-334-1, Feb 2005, £6.99, 389pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons); Reprint (Ace 2003) SF novel. An isolated human colony that supresses high technology is attacked by an information plague.
The Golem’s Eye Jonathan Stroud (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55027-2, Oct 2005, £6.99, 570pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Bartimaeus]; Reprint (Doubleday UK 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the Bartimaeus trilogy.
Ptolemy’s Gate Jonathan Stroud (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60616-8, Oct 2005, £12.99, 515pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Bartimaeus]; Young-adult fantasy novel, book three in the Bartimaeus trilogy.
Double Vision Tricia Sullivan (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-337-6, Jul 2005, £10.99, 377pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons); SF novel.
Venus as a Boy Luke Sutherland (Bloomsbury 0-7475-6905-3, Mar 2005, £6.99, 149pp, tp); Reprint (Bloomsbury 2004) literary fantasy novel. A promiscuous youth looks back on his life while turning to gold.
Dark Water Koji Suzuki (HarperCollins UK 0-00-720741-7, Aug 2005, £10.00, 294pp, hc); Reprint (Vertical 2004) collection of seven stories with a framing prologue and epilogue, including the original novella filmed as Dark Water. Originally published in Japanese as Honogurai mizu no soko kara (Kadokawa Shoten 1996). A trade paperback (OME) edition (-720742-5, £10.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]

· Prologue · ss
· Floating Water · na; the basis for Dark Water.
· Solitary Isle · ss
· The Hold · ss
· Dream Cruise · ss
· Adrift · ss
· Watercolors · ss
· Forest Under the Sea · ss
· Epilogue · ss
Ring Koji Suzuki (HarperCollins UK 0-00-717885-9, Mar 2005, £6.99, 292pp, pb) [Ring]; Reprint (Vertical 2003) horror novel, first in a series. Translated by Glynne Whalley from the Japanese Ringu (Kadowaka Shoten 1991).
Spiral Koji Suzuki (HarperCollins UK 0-00-717906-5, Mar 2005, £12.99, 281pp, hc) [Ring]; Reprint (Vertical 2004) horror novel, second in a series after Ring. Translated by Glynne Whalley from the Japanese, Rasen (Kadowaka Shoten 1994). A trade paperback (OME) edition (-719236-3) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
Spiral Koji Suzuki (HarperCollins UK 0-00-717907-3, Nov 2005, £6.99, 460pp, pb) [Ring]; Reprint (Vertical 2004) horror novel, second in a series after Ring. Translated by Glynne Whalley.
No Present Like Time Steph Swainston (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07006-4, Apr 2005, £9.99, 317pp, hc, cover by Emma Wallace) [Year of Our War]; Fantasy novel, sequel to The Year of Our War.
The Year of Our War Steph Swainston (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07642-9, Apr 2005, £6.99, 369pp, pb, cover by Emma Wallace) [Year of Our War]; Reprint (Gollancz 2004) fantasy novel, first in a series.
The Iron Dragon’s Daughter Michael Swanwick (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07605-4, Jan 2005, £6.99, 343pp, tp); Reprint (Millennium 1993) fantasy novel. Volume 42 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.
The Periodic Table of Science Fiction Michael Swanwick (PS Publishing 1-904619-00-2, Jul 2005, £25.00, 274pp, hc); Collection of stories, one each for each element on the periodic table of elements, plus a few. There is a new afterword by Swanwick. Introduction by Theodore W. Gray. This is a limited edition of 500 signed by Swanwick; a slipcased edition of 200 signed by Swanwick and Gray is also available. Available from Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
Gulliver’s Travels Jonathan Swift (Oxford University Press 0-19-280534-7, Mar 2005, £3.99, lix+362pp, tp) [Gulliver]; Reprint (Benjamin Motte 1726 as Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts as by Lemuel Gulliver) classic satirical fantasy novel, edited with an introduction by Claude Rawson, and notes by Ian Higgins.

ix · Introduction · Claude Rawson · in (*), 2005
xlvii · Note on the Text · Misc. Material · ms (*), 2005
xlviii · Select Bibliography · Misc. Material · bi (*), 2005
liv · A Chronology of Jonathan Swift · Misc. Material · bg (*), 2005
1 · Gulliver’s Travels [“Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts.”] · Jonathan Swift · n., 1726
278 · Explanatory Notes · Paul Turner & Ian Higgins · ms (*), 2005
Tersias G. P. Taylor (Faber and Faber 0-571-22152-1, Aug 2005, £9.99, 330pp, hc, cover by Plant43); Young-adult fantasy novel.
Wormwood G. P. Taylor (Faber and Faber 0-571-22150-5, Jan 2005, £6.99, 312pp, tp); Reprint (Faber and Faber 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, repackaged for adults.
The Companions Sheri S. Tepper (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07628-3, Mar 2005, £6.99, 452pp, pb); Reprint (Eos 2003) SF novel.
Innocence Kathleen Tessaro (HarperCollins UK 0-00-715144-6, Apr 2005, £10.00, 439pp, hc); Ghost novel.
Parish Damned Lee Thomas (Telos 1-84583-040-7, Sep 2005, £7.99, 79pp, tp, cover by Simon Moore); Horror novella. A limited hardback edition (-044-X) with a frontispiece by Simon Moore was announced but not seen. Available from Beech House, Chapel Lane, Moulton, Cheshire CW9 8PQ.
Annan Water Kate Thompson (Random House UK/Red Fox 0-09-945626-5, Jun 2005, £4.99, 181pp, tp); Reprint (The Bodley Head 2004) young-adult fantasy novel based on a centuries-old folk song.
Divided Kingdom Rupert Thomson (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7218-6, Apr 2005, £17.99, 396pp, hc, cover by William Webb); Literary SF fable of a Britain forcibly divided into four regions populated by different personality types, and a kidnapped eight-year-old boy.
Warhammer: Grudge Bearer Gav Thorpe (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-8441-6197-8, Jun 2005, £6.99, 250pp, pb) [Warhammer]; Novelization based on the roleplaying game.
The Return of the King J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-00-720360-8, Oct 2005, £6.99, xvi+590pp, pb, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) [Middle-Earth]; Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1955) fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-720354-3, £18.99) was announced but not seen.
The Two Towers J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-00-720359-4, Oct 2005, £6.99, x+454pp, pb, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) [Middle-Earth]; Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1954) fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-720355-1, £18.99) was announced but not seen.
Homeward Bound Harry Turtledove (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-73482-5, Apr 2005, £18.99, 597pp, hc, cover by Martin McKenna) [Worldwar; Colonization]; Reprint (Del Rey 2004) SF novel. SF novel which is a coda to the parallel-history “Worldwar” and “Colonization” series. Many of the characters from those series are deep-frozen and finally land on the aliens’ planet. [First U.K. edition]

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