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Homeward Bound Harry Turtledove (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-73483-3, Oct 2005, £7.99, 597pp, pb, cover by Martin McKenna) [Worldwar; Colonization]; Reprint (Del Rey 2004) SF novel, a coda to the alternate-history Worldwar and Colonization series.
Out of the Darkness Harry Turtledove (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-6849-X, Oct 2005, £6.99, xiii+655pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Darkness]; Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel, sixth in the Darkness series.
Settling Accounts: Drive to the East Harry Turtledove (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-82687-8, Oct 2005, £18.99, 594pp, hc, cover by Martin McKenna) [Settling Accounts]; Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 2005) alternate-history novel, second in a series sequel to The Great War and American Empire trilogies. [First U.K. edition]
Settling Accounts: Return Engagement Harry Turtledove (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-82686-X, Jan 2005, £7.99, 623pp, pb, cover by Martin McRae) [Settling Accounts]; Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 2004) alternate-history SF novel. The first volume in a new series sequel to the “Great War” and “American Empire” series.
The Traveller John Twelve Hawks (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-05430-X, Jul 2005, £18.99, 456pp, hc) [Fourth Realm]; Fantasy novel, the first book of the Fourth Realm trilogy. Simultaneous with the US (Doubleday) edition.
The Greenwich Chronicles: The Time Wreccas Val Tyler (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-38156-6, Jan 2005, £9.99, 338pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Greenwich Chronicles]; Young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a series.
JumpMan: Rule 2: Don’t Even Think About It James Valentine (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55059-0, Jun 2005, £5.99, 281pp, tp, cover by Spencer Wilson) [JumpMan]; Reprint (Random House Australia 2003) humorous young-adult time-travel novel, in a series. [First U.K. edition]
The Ultimate Collection Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell (Paper Tiger 1-84340-315-3, Oct 2005, £25.00, 192pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo); Selection of artwork picked by the artists from around two dozen earlier books, plus some recent works. Text by Nigel Suckling. Introduction by Bob Eggleton.
The Horrific Sufferings of the Mind-reading Monster Hercules Barefoot, His Wonderful Love and His Terrible Hatred Carl-Johan Vallgren (Harvill Press, The 1-8434-3151-3, Apr 2005, £12.99, 282pp, hc); Fantasy historical novel. A terribly deformed boy born in an 18th-century brothel can read minds. Translated by Paul and Veronica Britten-Austin from the Swedish, Den Vidunderliga Kärlekens Historia (Albert Bonniers Forlag 2002).
City of Saints and Madmen Jeff VanderMeer (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41893-9, Mar 2005, £6.99, 673pp, pb) [Ambergris]; Reprint (Cosmos 2001) collection of four surreal novellas, some revised, set in VanderMeer’s city of Ambergris. Introduction by Michael Moorcock.

· The Book of Ambergris
1 · The Real VanderMeer: An Introduction · Michael Moorcock · in
5 · Dradin, in Love · na Tallahassee, FL: Buzzcity Press, 1996
101 · The Hoegbotton Guide to the Early History of Ambergris by Duncan Shriek · na Necropolitan Press, 1999
191 · The Transformation of Martin Lake · na Palace Corbie #8 ’99
275 · The Strange Case of X · nv White of the Moon, ed. Stephen Jones, Pumpkin Books, 1999
219 · AppendiX · ms
ScriptGenerator: Machines I Philippe Vasset (Serpent’s Tail 1-85242-862-7, Nov 2004, £7.99, 102pp, tp); Literary fantasy of the invention of the first no-author machine writer. Translated by Jane Metter from the original, Exemplaire de démonstration (Librairie Artheme Fayard 2003).
The Adventures of Captain Hatteras Jules Verne (Oxford University Press 0-19-280465-0, Jul 2005, £8.99, xlv+402pp, tp, cover by Georg Rosen); Associational adventure novel. This is a new translation by William Butcher of the 1866 French edition; it includes the original censored ending, some previously unpublished chapters, and evidence of plagiarism by Verne.
Ice Palace Tarjei Vesaas (Owen, Peter 0-7206-1122-9, Dec 2005, £9.95, 176pp, tp); Reissue (Peter Owen 1966) literary fantasy novel. Translated by Elizabeth Rokkan from the Norwegian original Is-Slottet (Gyldendal Norsk Forlag 1963).
Mr. Golightly’s Holiday Salley Vickers (Harper Perennial UK 0-00-715648-0, May 2004, £7.99, 352pp, tp, cover by Samuel Palmer); Reprint (Fourth Estate 2003) literary fantasy novel. Published in 2004 but not seen until now.
The Dreamwalker’s Child Steve Voake (Faber and Faber 0-571-22346-X, Jan 2005, £12.99, 300pp, hc); Young-adult fantasy novel.
The Troll King John Vornholt (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-57-0, Jan 2005, £4.99, 214pp, tp, cover by David Roberts) [Troll King]; Reprint (Aladdin 2002) YA fantasy novel. First in a series. [First U.K. edition]
The Troll Queen John Vornholt (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-58-9, Apr 2005, £4.99, 182pp, tp, cover by David Roberts) [Troll King]; Reprint (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 2003) YA fantasy novel. Second in a trilogy after The Troll King. [First U.K. edition]
The Troll Treasure John Vornholt (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-59-7, May 2005, £4.99, 170pp, tp, cover by David Roberts) [Troll King]; Reprint (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 2003) YA fantasy novel. Third in a trilogy after The Troll King and The Troll Queen. [First U.K. edition]
Premonitions Jude Watson (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-31921-6, Apr 2005, £4.99, 241pp, tp) [Premonitions]; Reprint (Scholastic 2004) young-adult dark fantasy novel. First in a new series about a psychic teen. [First U.K. edition]
Barkbelly Cat Weatherill (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-138116-7, Apr 2005, £9.99, 341pp, hc, cover by Paul Hess); Young-adult fantasy about a wooden boy.
The Country of the Blind H. G. Wells (Penguin UK 0-141-02245-0, May 2005, £1.50, 56pp, pb); SF collection of three stories. A “Penguin Pocket 70s”.

1 · The Country of the Blind · ss The Strand Apr ’04
35 · The Remarkable Case of Davidson’s Eyes · ss Pall Mall Budget Mar 28, 1895
48 · The Stolen Bacillus · ss Pall Mall Budget Jun 21, 1894
The First Men in the Moon H. G. Wells (Penguin UK 0-141-44108-9, Mar 2005, £7.99, xxxvii+213pp, tp, cover by Kate Gibb); Reprint (Newnes 1901) SF novel. This is an annotated edition with introduction by China Miéville. A Penguin Classic.
The Invisible Man H. G. Wells (Penguin UK 0-141-43998-X, Mar 2005, £7.99, xxxvi+199pp, tp, cover by Kate Gibb); Reprint (C. Arthur Pearson 1897 as The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance) SF novel. This is an annotated edition. Introduction by Christopher Priest. A Penguin Classic.
The Island of Dr. Moreau H. G. Wells (Penguin UK 0-141-44102-X, Mar 2005, £7.99, xxxiv+139pp, tp, cover by Kate Gibb); Reprint (Heinemann 1896) SF novel. This is an annotated edition. Introduction by Margaret Atwood. A Penguin Classic.
A Modern Utopia H. G. Wells (Penguin UK 0-141-44112-7, Mar 2005, £7.99, xxxviii+281pp, tp, cover by Kate Gibb); Reprint (Chapman & Hall 1905) SF novel. Includes a 35pp excerpt from The Destiny Mask. Annotated edition, edited and with explanatory notes by Gregory Claeys, plus an introduction by Francis Wheen. A Penguin Classic.
The Shape of Things to Come: The Ultimate Revolution H. G. Wells (Penguin UK 0-141-44104-6, May 2005, £7.99, xxxv+530pp, tp); Reprint (Hutchinson 1933) SF novel. Edited by Patrick Parrinder. Introduction by John Clute. Notes by John D. Partington.

vii · Biographical Note · Patrick Parrinder · bg (*), 2005
xiii · Introduction · John Clute · in (*), 2005
1 · The Shape of Things to Come: The Ultimate Revolution · H. G. Wells · n. London: Hutchinson, 1933
447 · Notes · John D. Partington · ms (*), 2005
The Sleeper Awakes H. G. Wells (Penguin Classics UK 0-141-44106-2, Mar 2005, £8.99, 252pp, tp); Reprint (Harper 1899 as When the Sleeper Wakes) SF novel. This has notes by Andy Sawyer and an introduction by Patrick Parrinder.
The Time Machine H. G. Wells (Penguin UK 0-14-143997-1, Mar 2005, £7.99, xxxiv+104pp, tp, cover by Kate Gibb) [Time Machine]; Reprint (Heinemann 1895) SF novel. Annotated edition. Introduction by Marina Warner. A Penguin Classic.
Tono-Bungay H. G. Wells (Penguin UK 0-141-44111-9, Mar 2005, £8.99, xxxii+414pp, tp, cover by Kate Gibb); Reprint (Macmillan 1909) associational social satire of a worthless cure-all. Edited by Patrick Parrinder. Introduction and notes by Edward Mendelson. A Penguin Classic.
The War in the Air H. G. Wells (Penguin UK 0-141-44130-5, May 2005, £7.99, xxxii+296pp, tp); Reprint (George Bell & Sons 1908) SF novel. Edited by Patrick Parrinder. Introduction by Jay Winter. Notes by Andy Sawyer.

vii · Biographical Note · Patrick Parrinder · bg (*), 2005
xiii · Wells and the Nightmare of War · Jay Winter · in (*), 2005
1 · The War in the Air · H. G. Wells · n., 1908
281 · Notes · Andy Sawyer · ms (*), 2005
The War of the Worlds H. G. Wells (Penguin UK 0-141-44103-8, Mar 2005, £7.99, xxxvi+199pp, tp, cover by Kate Gibb); Reprint (Heinemann 1898) SF novel. This is an annotated edition. Introduction by Brian Aldiss. A Penguin Classic.
The War of the Worlds H. G. Wells (Penguin UK 0-141-02418-6, Jun 2005, £6.99, 193pp, pb); Reissue (Heinemann 1898) SF novel. Film tie-in edition. Includes notes by Andy Sawyer. Seventh printing.

1 · The War of the Worlds · H. G. Wells · n. London: Heinemann, 1898
181 · Notes · Andy Sawyer · ms
The Scarecrows Robert Westall (Random House UK/Definitions 0-09-948234-7, Jul 2005, £5.99, 260pp, tp); Reprint (The Bodley Head 1981) young-adult fantasy novel. Winner of the Carnegie Medal.
The Risen Empire Scott Westerfeld (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-371-6, Mar 2005, £12.99, 626pp, tp, cover by Stephen Martiniere) [Succession]; SF novel, published in two parts by Tor in the US as the Succession novels: The Risen Empire (2003) and The Killing of Worlds (2004). An interstellar empire ruled by an undead emperor is threatened by fanatical machine-augmented humans who worship AIs.
The Autumn Castle Kim Wilkins (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07648-8, Mar 2005, £6.99, 463pp, pb, cover by Laura Brett) [Europa Suite]; Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2003) fantasy novel, the first in the Europa Suite.
Giants of the Frost Kim Wilkins (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07721-2, Oct 2005, £6.99, 435pp, pb, cover by Laura Brett) [Europa Suite]; Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2004) fantasy novel. Book two of the Europa Suite.
Banner of Souls Liz Williams (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-4124-2, Feb 2005, £12.99, 426pp, tp, cover by Greg Bridges); Reprint (Bantam 2004) SF novel. [First U.K. edition]
Nine Layers of Sky Liz Williams (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41249-3, Feb 2005, £7.99, 427pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt); Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2003) SF novel with elements out of Russian fantasy. A female former Soviet astrophysicist, reduced to janitorial work, meets a centuries old mythic hero.
Dread Empire’s Fall, Book Three: Conventions of War Walter Jon Williams (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-5677-8, Nov 2005, £10.99, 677pp, tp, cover by Bob Warner) [Dread Empire’s Fall]; SF novel. Last in a trilogy after The Praxis and The Sundering.
Nova Scotia: New Scottish Speculative Fiction Neil Williamson & Andrew J. Wilson (Mercat Press/Crescent Books 1-84183-086-0, Aug 2005, £9.99, 287pp, tp); Original anthology of 21 stories and one poem reimagining Scotland. Authors include Ken MacLeod, Jane Yolen, and Charles Stross. Introduction by David Pringle.

· Introduction · David Pringle · in *
· The Cost of Pearls · Edwin Morgan · ss *
· A Case of Consilience · Ken MacLeod · ss *
· Deus Ex Homine · Hannu Rajaniemi · ss *
· Not Wisely But Too Well · A. J. McIntosh · ss *
· Third-Degree Burns · Andrew J. Wilson · ss *
· Lest We Forget · Marion Arnott · ss *
· The Intrigue of the Battered Box · Michael Cobley · ss *
· Five Fantastic Fictions · Ron Butlin · ss *
· Running on at Adventures · Angus McAllister · ss *
· A Knot of Toads · Jane Yolen · nv *
· Sophie and the Sacred Fluid · Andrew C. Ferguson · ss *
· Vanilla for the Lady · Deborah J. Miller · ss *
· Pisces Ya Bas · Gavin Inglis · ss *
· The Vulture, 4 - 17 March · Harvey Welles & Philip Raines · ss *
· The Bogle’s Bargain · Stefan Pearson · ss *
· Criggie · Marrhew Fitt · ss *
· Snowball’s Chance · Charles Stross · ss *
· Total Mental Quality, by the Way · William Meikle · ss *
· The Bennie and the Bonobo · Neil Williamson · ss *
· The Hard Stuff · John Grant · ss *
· Dusk · Jack Deighton · ss *
The Ballad of Lee Cotton Christopher Wilson (Little Brown UK 0-316-73026-2, May 2005, £14.99, 307pp, hc); Literary fantasy novel about an empath who’s a white-looking black boy in 1960s Mississippi.
Maelstrom, Volume One ed. Paul Calvin Wilson (Calvin House 0-9547665-0-4, Jan 2005, £9.99, 302pp, tp, cover by Allen Koszowski); Original horror anthology of 34 stories. This is a limited edition of 350.

4 · About the Editor · Anon. · bg * [Paul Calvin Wilson]
6 · About the Artist · Anon. · bg * [Allen Koszowski]
13 · Brian Lumley: Biography · Anon. · bg * [Brian Lumley]
15 · Deja Viewer · Brian Lumley · ss *
23 · Arthur Mandrake and Bloody Bones · Damien Hindmarsh · vi *
25 · Educational Channels · Boyd E. Harris · ss *
39 · Blind Faith · Michael Vance · ss On Spec Win, 2000
49 · Issue · L. Marie Wood · ss *
63 · Don’t Tease the Animals · Ron Shiflet · ss *
71 · Blonde on the Run · J. K. Cummings · ss *
79 · Accidental Hero · John Ling · ss *
89 · The Lottery · Douglas Allen Danielson · ss *
95 · The House on Levingston Street · Brian W. Keen · ss *
103 · Real Men Stay Fat · H. Turnip Smith · ss *
111 · The Secret Life of Peter Black · Doug Hewitt · ss *
117 · Flowers for Daddy’s Grave · Lisa Tate · ss *
123 · Falling · L. J. Blount · ss *
133 · Dust and Light · C. J. Hurtt · vi *
137 · Pendragon Rising · Frazer Lee · ss *
145 · Rider of the Storm · David Grove · ss *
157 · A Baker’s Dozen · Nancy Jackson · ss *
165 · Her Sister’s Dance · Gary McMahon · ss *
173 · Midday Visitations · Richard Gavin · ss *
183 · Casino Atlantis · Vincent VanAllen · ss *
199 · Albino Rhino · Jacqueline Seewald · ss *
207 · The Miracles of Buford · John Severt · ss *
217 · Against the Season [Frank Johnson] · Edward C. Lynskey · ss Out of Town a Few Days, BooksForABuck ePublishing, 2004
225 · Blood and Sand · R. J. Sevin · ss *
229 · The Swinging Ballad · Steven Deighan · ss *
235 · Bloodsucking in Berkshire · John Llewellyn Probert · ss *
249 · The Long Road Back · John Rector · ss *
259 · Famous Last Words · Orrin Grey · ss *
265 · Man’s Best Friend · Gary Fry · ss *
275 · Stan’s Mirror · J. R. Murdock · ss *
281 · Skeleton Crew · Paul Finch · ss *
289 · Friends · Dan Foley · ss *
295 · Birth Creature · Paul Calvin Wilson · ss *
Soundings: Reviews 1992-1996 Gary K. Wolfe (Beccon Publications 1-870824-50-4, Aug 2005, £15.00, 415pp, tp, cover by Judith Clute); Non-fiction collection of reviews and annual summations originally published in Locus. Includes an index. Beccon, 75 Rosslyn Ave., Harold Wood, Essex RM3 0RG, UK; [beccon@dial.pipex.com].
The Wizard Knight Gene Wolfe (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07710-7, Sep 2005, £14.99, 920pp, tp, cover by Gregory Manchess) [Wizard Knight]; Fantasy novel originally published in two parts as The Knight (2004) and The Wizard (2004); this is the first unitary edition. A hardcover edition (-07709-3, £20.00) was announced but not seen.

1 · The Knight · n. New York: Tor, 2004
1 · The Riders · Lord Dunsany · pm
433 · The Wizard · n. New York: Tor, 2004
The Star of Babylon Barbara Wood (Severn House 0-7278-6210-3, Mar 2005, £18.99, 316pp, hc); Fantasy novel of an ancient prophecy being fulfilled by a modern sect.
The Ascendancy Veil Chris Wooding (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07446-9, May 2005, £9.99, 374pp, tp) [Braided Path]; Fantasy novel, book three of The Braided Path. A hardcover edition (-07445-0, £16.99) was announced but not seen.
The Skein of Lament Chris Wooding (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07646-1, May 2005, £6.99, 536pp, pb) [Braided Path]; Reprint (Gollancz 2004) fantasy novel. Book two of The Braided Path.
Friday the 13th: Hell Lake Paul Woods (BL Publishing/Black Flame 1-8441-6182-X, Aug 2005, £6.99, 393pp, pb) [Friday the 13th]; Horror novelization based on the film series.
Traitor’s Knot Janny Wurts (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-710114-7, Aug 2005, £7.99, ii+637pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow: Alliance of Light]; Reprint (Voyager 2004) fantasy novel. Seventh book of The Wars of Light and Shadow, fourth in the Alliance of Light sub-series.
Chocky John Wyndham (Penguin UK 0-140-03121-9, Jan 2005, £7.99, 154pp, pb); Reissue (Ballantine 1968) SF novel. 28th printing.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp Rick Yancey (Bloomsbury 0-7475-8166-5, Oct 2005, £9.99, 339pp, tp, cover by Ian Butterworth); Young-adult fantasy novel. Simultaneous with the Bloomsbury USA edition. A modern teenager steals Excalibur and puts it in the wrong hands.
Jason and the Gorgon’s Blood Jane Yolen & Robert J. Harris (Collins 0-00-713417-7, May 2004, £5.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Gavin Reece) [Before They Were Heroes]; Reprint (HarperCollins Children’s Books 2004) YA novel in the “Before They Were Heroes” series. [First U.K. edition]
Star Wars: Survivor’s Quest Timothy Zahn (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-947263-5, Feb 2005, £6.99, iv+460pp, pb, cover by Steven D. Anderson); Reprint (Century 2004) SF novelization.
Camelot’s Honour Sarah Zettel (HarperCollins UK 0-00-715869-6, May 2005, £12.99, 436pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Two Ravens Saga]; Reprint (Luna 2005 as For Camelot’s Honor) fantasy novel. Arthurian fantasy novel, second in “The Two Ravens Saga”. [First U.K. edition]
Camelot’s Shadow Sarah Zettel (HarperCollins UK 0-00-717109-9, May 2005, £6.99, 416pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Two Ravens Saga]; Reprint (Luna 2004 as In Camelot’s Shadow) fantasy novel. Book One of “The Two Ravens Saga”, based on the legend of Gawain and the Green Knight.
Elsewhere Gabrielle Zevin (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7700-5, Sep 2005, £12.99, 271pp, hc); Young-adult fantasy novel. Simultaneous with the US (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) edition. A dead teen finds herself in an afterlife where existence counts down to life. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-8034-0) was announced but not seen.
Black Jade David Zindell (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224760-7, Jun 2005, £14.99, ii+728pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Ea Cycle]; Fantasy novel, book three in the Ea Cycle. A hardcover edition (-224759-3, £18.99) was announced but not seen.
Absolute Magnitude [#21, Spring 2005] ed. Warren Lapine (DNA Publications, Inc.; Radford, VA, $5.95, 48pp, quarto, cover by Dominic Emile Harman) 4 · Editorial · Warren Lapine · ed 8 · The Half-Men · Jack Williamson · ss 11 · Prayer for the Earth · Kendall Evans · pm; given as by Kendal Evans in ToC. 12 · Veterans of the War · Robert Reed · vi 13 · science shows us who we are · Joe Haldeman · pm 14 · Sweet Waters · Sharon Lee & Steve Miller · ss 3SF Oct, 2002; given as “Sweet Water” in ToC. 25 · Primary Ignition · Allen M. Steele · cl 27 · Seven Starships Waiting · Kendall Evans · pm; given as by Kendal Evans in ToC. 28 · Triton · Chris Bunch · ss 34 · Sugarbush Soul · Sarah A. Hoyt · ss 39 · Requiem · Lawrence M. Schoen · ss

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