The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006
Books, Listed by Author
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- COLLINS, SUZANNE (chron.) (continued)
- * _Gregor and the Rats of Underland (The Chicken House 1-904442-42-0, Jan 2006, £8.99, 256pp, hc) Reprint (Scholastic Press 2003 as Gregor the Overlander) young-adult fantasy novel. A boy and his little sister find a portal into a strange Underland beneath NYC. [First U.K. edition]
- CONGREVE, BILL, ed. (stories) (chron.)
- * *The Years Best Australian Science Fiction & Fantasy: Volume Two (with Michelle Marquardt) (MirrorDanse Books 0-9757736-1-5, Aug 2006, A$19.95, 285pp, tp, cover by Shaun Tan) Best-of-the-year anthology with 12 stories, an introduction on Australian SF in 2005, and a list of recommended reading. Authors include Lucy Sussex, Jack Dann, and Greg Egan. Available from MirrorDanse Books, PO Box 3542, Parramatta NSW 2124, Australia; [mirrordanse@optusnet.com.au]; [www.tabula-rasa.info/MirrorDanse/]. (Contents)
- CONLON, CHRISTOPHER (stories) (chron.)
- * *Thundershowers at Dusk: Gothic Stories (Rock Village Publishing 0-9766356-5-8, Mar 2006, $16.00, 113pp, tp) Collection of five stories, two original, of both supernatural and psychological horror. Rock Village Publishing, 41 Walnut Street, Middleborough MA 02346; [http://wordworkssdc.com]. (Contents)
- _____, ed.
- CONNOLLY, JOHN (1968- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _The Black Angel (Pocket Star 0-7434-8787-7, Apr 2006, $7.99, 579pp, tp) [*Charlie Bird Parker] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2005) mystery/suspense novel with elements of dark fantasy featuring ex-NYC detective Charlie Parker.
- * *The Book of Lost Things (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-89946-8, Sep 2006, £12.99, 310pp, hc) Dark fantasy novel.
- * +The Book of Lost Things (Simon & Schuster/Atria, Nov 2006, $23.00, 339pp, hc, cover by Robert Ryan) Dark fantasy novel. A boy who takes refuge in books after his mothers death finds himself in a fantasy world. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 9/06).
- CONNORS, (William) SCOTT, ed. (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *The Freedom of Fantastic Things: Selected Criticism on the Writing of Clark Ashton Smith (Hippocampus Press 0-9761592-5-2, Oct 2006, $20.00, 376pp, tp, cover by Franz Kupka) Critical non-fiction, a gathering of 26 essays (five original) on Smiths works, plus a section of contemporary reviews, bibliography, and index. Authors include S.T. Joshi, Brian Stableford, and Fred Chappell. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.hippocampuspress.com] or from Hippocampus Press, PO Box 641, New York NY 10156.
- CONRAD, ROXANNE (Longstreet) (1962- ); see pseudonym Rachel Caine (stories) (chron.)
- CONROY, ROBERT (chron.)
- * *1862 (Ballantine/Presidio Press 0-345-48237-9, Jun 2006, $6.99, 410pp, pb) Alternate-history SF novel in which England joins the Confederate side of the American Civil War.
- CONSTABLE, KATE (chron.)
- * +The Tenth Power (Scholastic/Levine 0-439-55482-9, Mar 2006, $16.99, 306pp, hc, cover by Matt Manley) [Chanters of Tremaris] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in The Chanters of Tremaris trilogy. First US edition (Allen & Unwin Australia 2005).
- * _The Waterless Sea (Scholastic/Point 0-439-55481-0, Feb 2006, $5.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Matt Manley) [Chanters of Tremaris] Reprint (Allen & Unwin Australia 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, second in The Chanters of Tremaris trilogy.
- CONSTANTINE, STORM (1956- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * +The Ghosts of Blood and Innocence (Tor 0-765-30348-5, Jun 2006, $27.95, 460pp, hc, cover by Rick Berry) [Wraethu History] Fantasy novel, the third book in the Wraethu History series prequel to the Wraethu trilogy. First US edition (Immanion Press 5/05).
- CONVISER, JOSH (chron.)
- * *Echelon (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-48502-5, Jul 2006, $13.95, 289pp, tp) [Echelon] Near-future SF thriller. The global electronic surveillance network called Echelon controls the world. A first novel.
- COOGAN, PETER (chron.)
- * *Superhero: The Secret Origin of a Genre (MonkeyBrain Books 1-932265-18-X, Aug 2006, $15.95, 289pp, tp, cover by John Picacio) Non-fiction, a look at the roots of the superhero genre in mythology, SF, and the pulps, and its development through film, literature, and graphic novels. Introduction by Denny ONeil. Includes bibliography, notes, and index. Order from MonkeyBrain, PO Box 200126, Austin TX 78720; [info@monkeybrainbooks.com]; [www.monkeybrainbooks.com].
- COOK, DAWN (1966- ); see pseudonym Kim Harrison (stories) (chron.)
- * *Princess at Sea (Ace 0-441-01424-0, Aug 2006, $7.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Patrick Faricy) [Decoy Princess] Fantasy novel, the second in a series after The Decoy Princess. Tess takes a role as ambassador while escorting the Queen on her honeymoon voyage.
- COOK, GLEN (Charles) (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *A Cruel Wind: A Chronicle of the Dread Empire (Night Shade Books 1-59780-055-4, Jul 2006, $35.00, 582 + ix, hc, cover by Raymond Swanland) [Dread Empire] Omnibus of the first three novels in the Dread Empire series: A Shadow of All Night Falling (1979), Octobers Baby (1980), and All Darkness Met (1980). Introduction by Jeff Vandermeer. A leatherbound limited edition signed by Cook and VanderMeer (-054-6, $60.00) is also available. Night Shade Books, 1423 33rd Avenue, San Francisco CA 94122; 415-759-8901; [night@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com]. (Contents)
- * _Shadows Linger (Tor 0-812-50842-4, Dec 2006, $6.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Keith Berdak) [Black Company] Reissue (Tor 1984) military fantasy novel, book two of The Chronicles of the Black Company. Eighth printing.
- * _Sung in Blood (Night Shade Books 1-59780-063-5, Nov 2006, $23.95, 172pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (NESFA 1990) fantasy novel. A limited edition (-064-3, $49.00) is also available. Night Shade Books, 1423 33rd Ave., San Francisco CA 94122; [night@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com].
- * _The Tyranny of the Night (Tor 0-765-34596-X, Nov 2006, $7.99, 505pp, pb, cover by Raymond Swanland) [Instrumentalities of the Night] Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy novel, book one of The Instrumentalities of the Night.
- COOK, TONYA C(arter) (chron.)
- COOLING, WENDY (chron.)
- * _D is for Dahl (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131272-6, Sep 2005, £6.99, 149pp, tp, cover by Quentin Blake) Reprint (Puffin UK 2004) reference book, an encyclopedic guide to Dahls works. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. [Dahl]
- COOMBS, KATE (chron.)
- * *The Runaway Princess (Farrar Straus Giroux 0-374-35546-0, Aug 2006, $17.00, 279pp, hc, cover by Jonathan Bean) Young-adult fantasy novel. Princess Meg decides to win the contest for her own hand.
- COONEY, CAROLINE B. (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *The Time Travelers, Volume One (Random House/Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-553-49480-5, Jan 2006, $7.50, 210 + 210pp, pb, cover by Steve McAfee) [Time Travelers] Omnibus of the first two novels in the young-adult series of time-travel romances: Both Sides of Time (1995) and Out of Time (1996). (Contents)
- * *The Time Travelers, Volume Two (Random House/Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-553-49481-3, Jan 2006, $7.50, 200 + 261pp, pb, cover by Steve McAfee) [Time Travelers] Omnibus of the third and fourth novels in the young-adult series of time-travel romances: Prisoner of Time (1998) and For All Time (2001). (Contents)
- COONTS, STEPHEN (Paul) (1946- ) (chron.)
- * _Saucer: The Conquest (Orion 0-75287-691-0, Jan 2006, £6.99, 324pp, pb, cover by Nick Castle) Reprint (St. Martins 2004) SF novel.
- COOPER, BRENDA (stories) (chron.)
- COOPER, SUSAN (Mary) (1935- ) (chron.)
- * _The Magicians Boy (Hodder Childrens Books 0-340-91110-7, Sep 2005, £4.99, 101pp, tp, cover by Serena Riglietti) Reprint (McElderry 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Victory (The Bodley Head 0-370-32891-4, Mar 2006, £8.99, 262pp, hc, cover by Steve Rawlings) Young-adult fantasy timeslip novel about a contemporary English girl forced to live in America, and a young boy aboard Nelsons ship Victory at Trafalgar.
- * +Victory (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 1-4169-1477-3, Jul 2006, $16.95, 196pp, hc) Young-adult adventure with elements of fantasy time-shifting. A boy in 1805 and a girl in 2006, both on ships, are linked in time by Horatio Nelson. First US edition (The Bodley Head 3/06).
- COPITHORNE, DANA (chron.)
- * *The Steam Magnate (Aio Publishing 1-933083-08-5, Oct 2006, $16.00, 313pp, tp, cover by Dana Copithorne) Surreal/literary fantasy novel of the Broken Glass City. Illustrated by the author. A first novel. Aio Publishing, PO Box 30788, Charleston SC 29417; [www.aiopublishing.com].
- COPPLE-TOSIC, ALICE, trans.
- CORDELL, BRUCE R. (chron.)
- CORDER, ZIZOU; pseudonym of Louisa Young & Isabel Adomakoh Young (chron.)
- * _Lionboy: The Truth (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-38054-3, Feb 2006, £12.99, 275pp, hc, cover by blacksheep) [Lionboy] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in the trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Lionboy: The Truth (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240705-4, Oct 2006, $6.99, 232pp, tp) [Lionboy] Reprint (Dial 2005) young-adult fantasy, the third in a trilogy. Corder is a pen name for Louisa Young & Isabel Adomakoh Young.
- CORDEROY, CONOR (chron.)
- * *Dark Rain (Macmillan New Writing 0-230-00010-X, Apr 2006, £12.99, 243pp, hc) SF novel. Forty years of rain create mass poverty, while the wealthy shelter in domes and all finances are diverted to create a defence against approaching aliens. A first novel. A paperback edition (-00735-X) was announced but not seen.
- CORDY, MICHAEL (chron.)
- * _The Lucifer Code (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15447-4, Feb 2006, £6.99, 441pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam UK 2001 as Lucifer) fantasy novel.
- CORMAN, AVERY (1935- ) (chron.)
- * *The Boyfriend from Hell (St. Martins Press 0-312-34979-3, May 2006, $24.95, 249pp, hc) Horror novel with supernatural elements. A woman begins to wonder if her boyfriend is really evil.
- CORNISH, D. M. (chron.)
- * +Monster Blood Tattoo, Book One: Foundling (Penguin/Putnam 0-399-24638-X, May 2006, $18.99, 434pp, hc, cover by D. M. Cornish) [Monster Blood Tattoo] Young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated by the author. Includes a 112 page glossary/appendix. First US edition (Omnibus Australia 2006).
- COSTA, MARGARET JULL, trans.
- COSTELLO, MATTHEW J(ohn) (1948- ); see pseudonym Shane Christopher (chron.)
- COUNTER, BEN (stories) (chron.)
- * *Warhammer 40,000: Dark Adeptus (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-242-7, Jan 2006, £6.99, 401pp, pb, cover by Philip Sibbering) [Warhammer 40,000: Grey Knights] Novelization set in the universe of the roleplaying game. Book two of the Grey Knights subseries.
- * +Warhammer 40,000: Dark Adeptus (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-242-7, Feb 2006, $7.99, 401pp, pb, cover by Philip Sibbering) [Warhammer 40,000: Grey Knights] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe, second in the Grey Knights series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (1/06) edition, but has only US and Canadian prices.
- * *Warhammer 40,000: Galaxy in Flames (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-393-8, Sep 2006, £5.99, 407pp, pb, cover by Neil Roberts) [Warhammer 40,000: Horus Heresy] Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game, part of the Horus Heresy subseries.
- * *Warhammer 40,000: Galaxy in Flames (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-393-8, Oct 2006, $7.99, 407pp, pb, cover by Neil Roberts) [Warhammer 40,000: Horus Heresy] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe, part of the Horus Heresy sub-series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This has the same ISBN as the simultaneous Black Library UK edition but gives only US and Canadian prices.
- * +Warhammer 40,000: Soul Drinkers Omnibus (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-416-0, Jan 2007, $10.99, 750pp, tp, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer 40,000: Soul Drinkers] Omnibus of three novelizations in the Soul Drinkers sub-series based on the roleplaying game universe: Soul Drinker (2002), The Bleeding Chalice (2003), and Crimson Tears (2005). This first US edition has the same ISBN as the simultaneous Black Library UK edition, but only gives US and Canadian prices. (Contents)
- COURTENAY GRIMWOOD, JON (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *End of the World Blues (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07616-X, Aug 2006, £12.99, 342pp, hc) SF novel. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-07777-8, £10.99) was announced but not seen.
- * _9Tail Fox (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07809-X, Aug 2006, £7.99, 326pp, tp, cover by Laura Brett) Reprint (Gollancz 2005) fantasy novel.
- * +Stamping Butterflies (Bantam Spectra 0-553-38377-9, Sep 2006, $12.00, 363pp, tp, cover by Stephen Youll) SF novel. The fate of the world hinges on two men dreaming of each other millennia apart. First US edition (Gollancz 11/04).
- COVILLE, BRUCE (Farrington) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)
- COX, ERLE (1873-1950) (chron.)
- * _Out of the Silence (Capricorn Publishing 0-9774757-3-5, May 2006, $18.00, 248pp, tp) Reprint (Vidler Australia 1925) lost race novel of a seeming eugenic utopia. This is the First Complete Edition with the original text of the 1919 Australian newspaper serial, a 1947 prolog added as an afterword, and a postscript by John Costello discussing the books history and defending it against accusations of racism. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.capricornpublishing.com].
- COX, (William) GREG(ory) (1959- ) (chron.)
- * *Infinite Crisis (Ace 0-441-01444-5, Oct 2006, $15.00, 371pp, tp, cover by Daniel Acuna) Novelization based on characters and events in the DC Comics universe. Introduction by Mark Waid. Copyrighted by DC Comics.
- * _Star Trek: The Eugenics Wars: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume Three: To Reign in Hell (Pocket 0-7434-5712-9, Jun 2006, $7.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek: Eugenics Wars] Reprint (Pocket 1/05) Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
- COYLE, CLEO; see pseudonym Alice Kimberly (chron.)
- CRAGG, DAN (chron.)
- CRAIG, JOE (chron.)
- * _Jimmy Coates: Assassin? (HarperTrophy 0-06-077265-4, Jul 2006, $5.99, 218pp, tp) [Jimmy Coates] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 3/05 as Jimmy Coates: Killer) young-adult SF novel.
- CRAMER, KATHRYN (Elizabeth), ed. (1962- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- CRATER, THERESA (chron.)
- * *Under the Stone Paw (Hampton Roads 1-57174-449-5, Jan 2006, $16.95, 342pp, tp) Fantasy novel. A woman inherits an antique necklace and a forgotten family legacy involving keys to secrets buried under the Sphinx. Hampton Roads, 1125 Stoney Ridge Road, Charlottesville VA 22902; [www.hrpub.com].
- CRAWFORD, ELIZABETH D., trans.
- CRAWFORD, GARY WILLIAM (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Mysteries of Von Domarus (Gothic Press 0-913045-13-6, Aug 2006, $7.00, 39pp, ph, cover by Bruce Boston) Collection of five stories, all revised. Order from Gothic Press, 1701 Lobdell Ave. No. 32, Baton Rouge LA 70806-8242; [www.gothicpress.com]. (Contents)
- CROGGON, ALISON (chron.)
- * *The Crow (Walker Books UK 1-4063-0137-X, Jul 2006, £7.99, 509pp, tp) [Pellinor] Young-adult fantasy novel, the third book in the Pellinor series.
- * _The Naming (Candlewick Press 0-763-63162-0, Apr 2006, $8.99, 492pp, tp, cover by Matt Mahurin) [Pellinor] Reprint (Penguin Australia 2002 as The Gift) young-adult fantasy novel, the first book in the Pellinor quartet.
- * +The Riddle (Candlewick Press 0-7636-3015-2, Sep 2006, $17.99, 490pp, hc, cover by Matt Mahurin) [Pellinor] Young-adult fantasy novel, the second book in the Pellinor quartet. Maerad and her mentor seek the answer to the Riddle of the Treesong. First US edition (Penguin Australia 11/04).
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