The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

EDDINGS, DAVID (Carroll) (chron.) (continued)

• * *The Younger Gods (with Leigh Eddings) (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-715767-3, May 2006, £18.99, iii+429pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) Fantasy novel, book four of The Dreamers Quartet. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-715768-1, £12.99) was announced but not seen.
• * +The Younger Gods (with Leigh Eddings) (Warner Aspect 0-446-53228-2, Aug 2006, $26.99, 410pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) Epic fantasy novel, fourth in The Dreamers series. First US edition (Voyager 6/06).
• * _The Younger Gods (with Leigh Eddings) (SFBC #1218581, Sep 2006, 410pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) Reprint (Voyager 2006) epic fantasy novel, fourth in The Dreamers series. This is similar to the Warner Aspect edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

EDDINGS, LEIGH; [born Judith Leigh Schall] (1937-2007) (chron.)

• * _Belgarath the Sorcerer (with David Eddings) See entry under David Eddings.
• * _Crystal Gorge (with David Eddings) See entry under David Eddings.
• * _Polgara the Sorceress (with David Eddings) See entry under David Eddings.
• * _The Younger Gods (with David Eddings) See entry under David Eddings.

EDDISON, E(ric) R(ucker) (1882-1945) (chron.)

• * _The Worm Ouroboros (Dover 0-486-44740-5, Jun 2006, $14.95, 446pp, tp) Reprint (Cape 1922) classic fantasy novel.

EDELMAN, DAVID LOUIS (chron.)

• * *Infoquake (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-442-0, Jul 2006, $15.00, tp) Far future SF novel, volume one of the Jump 225 trilogy. A master bio/logician prepares a new technology for public release even as the disruptive energy of the infoquake threatens the networks.

EDGHILL, ROSEMARY; pseudonym of Eluki bes Shahar, (1956- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Music to My Sorrow (with Mercedes R. Lackey) See entry under Mercedes R. Lackey

EDMONDS, HELEN WOODS (1901-1968); see pseudonym Anna Kavan (chron.)

EFFINGER, GEORGE ALEC (1947-2002) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Exile Kiss (Tor/Orb 0-765-31360-X, Jul 2006, $14.95, 315pp, tp, cover by Craig Mullins) Reprint (Doubleday 1991) SF novel, sequel to A Fire in the Sun in the Marid series.
• * _A Fire in the Sun (Tor/Orb 0-765-31359-6, Mar 2006, $14.95, 289pp, tp, cover by Craig Mullins) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1989) SF novel, sequel to When Gravity Fails.

EGGLETON, BOB (1960- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Book of Sea Monsters (with Nigel Suckling) (Overlook Press 1-58567-760-4, Jan 2006, $24.95, 112pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reissue (Paper Tiger 1998) art book about real and mythical sea monsters, with text by Nigel Suckling. Second printing.

EGLETON, CLIVE (Frederick William) (1927- ) (chron.)

• * _The Last Refuge (Severn House 0-7278-6182-4, Dec 2005, £18.99, 224pp, hc) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1972 as The Judas Mandate) SF novel, third in a trilogy about Britain under Russian occupation. This edition adds an author’s foreword.

EKEKE, C. C. (chron.)

• * *Star Brigade: First Renaissance (Llumina Press 1-59526-387-X, Jun 2006, $21.95, 497pp, tp) SF novel. The Star Brigade Special Forces defend the Galactic Union, a government representing hundreds of sentient species. A first novel. Llumina Press, PO Box 772246, Coral Springs, FL 33077-2246; [www.llumina.com].

ELDRED, TIM (chron.)

• * *Grease Monkey (Tor 0-765-31325-1, Jun 2006, $27.95, 351pp, hc, cover by Tim Eldred) Humorous SF graphic novel about an uplifted gorilla mechanic and his new human assistant on a space station. Parts previously appeared separately. Foreword by Kurt Busiek.

ELISA J. KASSIN, ed. (chron.)

• * _Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 9 (with Paula M. Block & Dean Wesley Smith) See entry under Dean Wesley Smith.

ELLIOTT, KATE; pseudonym of Alis A. Rasmussen, (1958- ) (chron.)

• * *Crown of Stars (DAW 0-7564-0326-X, Feb 2006, $25.95, 541pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) Fantasy novel, seventh and final in the Crown of Stars series. Elliott is a pen name for Alis Rasmussen.
• * _Crown of Stars (SFBC #1196711, Mar 2006, $12.99, 541pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) Reprint (DAW 2006) fantasy novel, seventh in the “Crown of Stars” series. Elliott is a pen name for Alis Rasmussen. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Crown of Stars (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-426-7, Mar 2006, £12.99, 541pp, tp, cover by Melvyn Grant) Reprint (DAW 2006) fantasy novel, seventh in the Crown of Stars series. A hardcover edition (-425-9, £18.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
• * _In the Ruins (DAW 0-7564-0268-9, Feb 2006, $7.99, 606pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) Reprint (DAW 2005) fantasy novel, sixth in the “Crown of Stars” series. Elliott is a pen name for Alis Rasmussen.
• * _In the Ruins (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-273-6, Mar 2006, £8.99, 819pp, pb, cover by Melvyn Grant) Reprint (DAW 2005) fantasy novel, sixth volume of Crown of Stars..
• * *Spirit Gate (Tor 0-765-31055-4, Oct 2006, $25.95, 445pp, hc, cover by Michael Kaluta) Fantasy novel, the first book of the Crossroads series. Things are going awry in a world abandoned by its immortal Guardians.
• * _Spirit Gate (SFBC #1219696, Oct 2006, $13.99, 445pp, hc, cover by Michael Kaluta) Reprint (Tor 2006) fantasy novel, the first book in the Crossroads series. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

ELLIOTT, PATRICIA (chron.)

• * +Murkmere (Little Brown 0-316-01042-1, Feb 2006, $16.99, 344pp, hc, cover by Jon Krause) Young-adult fantasy novel. A village girl becomes companion to a wealthy young woman obsessed with swans in a land where birds are considered divine beings. First US edition (Hodder Children’s Books 2004).

ELLIS, BRET EASTON (1964- ) (chron.)

• * _Lunar Park (Macmillan UK 1-4050-5390-9, Oct 2005, £16.99, 308pp, hc) Reprint (Knopf 2005) horror novel with possible supernatural elements. [First U.K. edition]

ELLISON™, HARLAN (Jay) (1934- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Deathbird Stories (SFBC #1180866, Jan 2006, $10.99, 288pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Harper 1975) collection. #24 in the SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection. This has ISBN 0-7394-6228-8; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

ELLISON, HarlanR (chron.)

• * _Spider Kiss (Dark Horse Comics/M Press 1-59582-058-2, Nov 2006, $12.95, 224pp, tp, cover by Robert McGinnis) Reprint () associational rock novel. This is an Edgeworks AbbeyR offering in association with M Press.

ELLWAND, DAVID (chron.)

• * _Fairie-ality, the Fashion Collection from the House of Ellwand (with David Downton & Eugenie Bird) (Candlewick Press 0-7636-3262-7, Oct 2006, $19.99, unpaginated, tp, cover by David Ellwand & David Downton) Reprint (Candlewick Press 2002) young-adult art book of fairy fashions with photos by David Ellwand, fashion illustrations by David Downton, and text by Eugenie Bird.

ELROD, P(atricia) N(ead) (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Ravenloft: I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-4123-5, Nov 2006, $12.95, 277pp, tp, cover by Jon Foster) Reprint (TSR 1993 as Ravenloft: I, Strahd) vampire novelization based on the dark-fantasy role-playing game, part of the Ravenloft: The Covenant series. Copyrighted 1993 by TSR, 2006 by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Siege Perilous (with Nigel Bennett) See entry under Nigel Bennett.
• * *The Vampire Files, Volume Two (Ace 0-441-01427-5, Sep 2006, $16.00, 482pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Jack Fleming (The Vampire Files)] Omnibus of three novels in the vampire detective series: Art in the Blood (1991), Fire in the Blood (1991), and Blood on the Water (1992). (Contents)
• * _The Vampire Files: Song in the Dark (Ace 0-441-01373-2, Oct 2006, $7.99, 377pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) Reprint (Ace 2005) vampire detective novel, 11th in The Vampire Files.

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• * *My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-34360-4, Oct 2006, $13.95, 310pp, tp) Original anthology of nine stories about supernatural weddings. Authors include Charlaine Harris, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Jim Butcher, P.N. Elrod, and Esther Friesner. (Contents)

ELYOT, AMANDA (chron.)

• * *By a Lady: Being the Adventures of an Enlightened American in Jane Austen’s England (Random House/Crown/Three Rivers Press 1-4000-9799-1, Mar 2006, $14.95, 372pp, tp) Fantasy time-travel romance novel. An actress from contemporary New York is transported to Bath, England in 1801.

EMANUEL, VICTOR ROUSSEAU (1879-1960); see pseudonym Victor Rousseau (chron.)

ENGDAHL, SYLVIA (Louise) (1933- ) (chron.)

• * _Journey Between Worlds (Penguin/Putnam 0-399-24532-4, May 2006, $17.99, 230pp, hc, cover by Craig Phillips) Reprint (Atheneum 1970) young-adult SF novel/romance about the colonization of Mars. This has minor revisions and includes a new afterword by the author.

ENTHOVEN, SAM (chron.)

• * *The Black Tattoo (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60965-5, Sep 2006, £12.99, 486pp, hc, cover by Tracey Hurst) Young-adult dark fantasy novel. A first novel.
• * +The Black Tattoo (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-114-6, Oct 2006, $19.99, 505pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) Young-adult contemporary dark fantasy novel. Charlie thinks he has superpowers, but he’s been possessed by a demon. The jacket folds out into a poster. A first novel. First US edition (Doubleday UK 9/06).

ERDMAN, ALAN T. (chron.)

• * *Maximum Security: The Mojave Project (Hudson Books 0-9767789-0-4, Jan 2006, $14.95, 358pp, tp) Near-future SF novel. Things go wrong at a new prison, designed to keep inmates happy. Hudson Books, 244 Madison Ave. #254, New York NY 10016; [www.arborbooks.com].

ERIKSON, STEVEN; [born Steve Rune Lundin] (1959- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Bonehunters (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-04629-3, Mar 2006, £20.00, 891pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) Fantasy novel. Book six in the Malazan Book of the Fallen. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-04630-7) was announced but not seen.
• * _Deadhouse Gates (Tor 0-765-34879-9, Feb 2006, $7.99, 843pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) Reprint (Bantam UK 2000) fantasy novel, second tale of the “Malazan Book of the Fallen”.
• * +The Healthy Dead (Night Shade Books 1-597800-06-6, Dec 2005, $25.00, 128pp, hc, cover by Mike Dringenberg) Fantasy novella of Bauchelain & Korbal Broach set in Erikson’s world of Malazan. First US edition (PS Publishing 8/04). A signed, leatherbound edition of 150 (-07-4, $45.00) is also available. Night Shade Books, 1470 NW Saltzman Road, Portland OR 97229; [night@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com].
• * +House of Chains (Tor 0-765-31574-2, Aug 2006, $14.95, 669pp, tp, cover by Todd Lockwood) Fantasy novel, the fourth in The Malazan Book of the Fallen. A hardcover edition (-31004-X, $27.95) is also available. First US edition (Bantam UK 2002).
• * _House of Chains (SFBC #1215448, Aug 2006, $13.99, 859pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) Reprint (Bantam UK 2002) fantasy novel, the fourth in The Malazan Book of the Fallen. This is similar to the Tor US hardcover edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Memories of Ice (SFBC #1197768, Jan 2006, $13.99, 1006pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Malazan Book of the Fallen] Reprint (Bantam UK 2001) fantasy novel, the third in The Malazan Book of the Fallen. This is similar to the Tor hardcover edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Memories of Ice (Tor 0-765-34880-2, Aug 2006, $7.99, 920pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) Reprint (Bantam UK 2001) fantasy novel, the third in The Malazan Book of the Fallen.

ERSEVIM, ISMAIL (chron.)

• * *A.C. 2084 (Melrose Books 1-905226-22-5, May 2006, £17.99, 307pp, hc) Utopian SF novel. Mormons threaten Utopian New Atlantis, created in the aftermath of a second ice age. Melrose Books, St. Thomas Place, Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4GG, UK; [www.melrosebooks.com].

ERSKINE, BARBARA; pseudonym of Barbara Hope-Lewis, (1944- ) (chron.)

• * *Daughters of Fire (HarperCollins UK 0-00-717426-8, Aug 2006, £17.99, 562pp, hc) Historical novel with fantasy elements. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-721294-1, £11.99) was announced but not seen.

ESCHBACH, ANDREAS (chron.)

• * _The Carpet Makers (Tor 0-765-31490-8, Mar 2006, $14.95, 300pp, tp, cover by Rick Berry) Reprint (Tor 2005) SF novel. Translated by Doryl Jensen from the German Die Haarteppichknuepfer (Franz Schneekluth 1995). Foreword by Orson Scott Card.
• * _The Carpet Makers (SFBC #1207384, Apr 2006, $10.99, 300pp, tp, cover by Rick Berry) Reprint (Tor 2005) SF novel. Translated by Doryl Jensen from the German Die Haarteppichknuepfer (Franz Schneekluth 1995). This is similar to the Tor trade paperback edition except it lacks a price and has the book club number on the back jacket.

ESDALE-BANKS, LESLIE; see pseudonym L. A. Banks (stories) (chron.)

et al (chron.)

• * _DragonLance Chronicles: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (with Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman & Andrew Dabb) See entry under Margaret Weis.

et al., ed. (chron.)

• * _MuggleNet.com’s What Will Happen in Harry Potter 7 (with Ben Schoen, Emerson Spartz & Andy Gordon) See entry under Ben Schoen.

ETCHISON, DENNIS (William), ed. (1943- ) (chron.)

• * *Fine Cuts (PS Publishing 1-902880-82-X, Mar 2006, £25.00, x + 210pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) Collection of 12 stories of Hollywood horror. Introduction by Peter Atkins. This is a signed limited edition of 500; a slipcased edition of 200 signed by Etchison and Atkins (-81-1, £60.00) is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

EVANS, JONATHAN; pseudonym of Brian Freemantle, (1936- ) (chron.)

• * _Ents, Elves, and Eriador: The Environmental Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien (with Matthew Dickerson) See entry under Matthew Dickerson.

EVANS, LINDA (chron.)

• * _Hell’s Gate (with David M. Weber) See entry under David M. Weber

EVANS, PETER J. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Durham Red: Black Dawn (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-382-2, Jul 2006, $7.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) Novelization based on the futuristic vampire character from 2000 AD comics. Copyrighted by Rebellion A/S. Simultaneous with the Black Library UK edition, this has the same ISBN, but only has US and Canadian prices.
• * *Durham Red: Manticore Reborn (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-323-7, Feb 2006, $7.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) Novelization based on the futuristic vampire character from 2000 AD comics. Copyrighted by Rebellion A/S. Simultaneous with the Black Library UK edition, this has the same ISBN, but only has US and Canadian prices.

EWALD, ROBERT J. (chron.)

• * *When the Fires Burn High and the Wind is from the North: The Pastoral Science Fiction of Clifford D. Simak (Wildside Press/Borgo Press 1-55742-218-4, 2006, $15.00, 158pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference, an in-depth discussion of Simak’s writing. Includes a primary and secondary bibliography, notes, and index. Volume 73 in the Milford Series on Popular Writers of Today. Wildside Press, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.wildsidepress.com]. [Simak]

FAHNESTOCK, TODD (chron.)

• * _Heir of Autumn (with Giles Carwyn) See entry under Giles Carwyn.

FAHY, CHRISTOPHER (1937- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Matinee at the Flame (Overlook Connection Press 1-892950-73-1, Oct 2006, $17.95, 253pp, tp, cover by Glenn Chadbourne) Collection of 22 fantastic stories, 12 original. A signed, limited hardcover edition of 500 (-, $44.95) with an added story and a slipcased sterling edition ($85.00) are also available. Order from The Overlook Connection Press, PO Box 1934, Hiram GA 30141; [www.overlookconnection.com]; [overlookcn@aol.com]. (Contents)

FALBE, TRACY (chron.)

• * *The Goddess Queen (Falbe Publishing/Brave Luck Books 0-9762235-2-X, Jan 2006, $14.95, 323pp, tp, cover by Darryl Petrucci) Fantasy novel, the second book in The Rys Chronicles duology about efforts to overthrow the evil queen of the rys. Falbe Publishing, 2981 Cohasset Road, Chico CA 95973; [www.braveluck.com].
• * *Union of Renegades (Falbe Publishing/Brave Luck Books 0-9762235-2-X, Jan 2006, $14.95, 323pp, tp, cover by Darryl Petrucci) Fantasy novel, the first book in The Rys Chronicles duology about efforts to overthrow the evil queen of the rys. Falbe Publishing, 2981 Cohasset Road, Chico CA 95973; [www.braveluck.com].

FALLON, JENNIFER (chron.)

• * _Harshini (Tor 0-765-34868-3, Apr 2006, $7.99, 489pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) Reprint (Voyager Australia 2001) fantasy novel, book three of The Demon Child trilogy, AKA The Hythrun Chronicles.
• * +Warrior (Tor 0-765-30990-4, Sep 2006, $25.95, 508pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) Fantasy novel, the second volume in the Wolfblade trilogy. First US edition (Voyager Australia 1/05).
• * _Warrior (SFBC #1215885, Sep 2006, $12.99, 508pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) Reprint (Voyager Australia 2005) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * +Wolfblade (Tor 0-765-30992-0, Jan 2006, $25.95, 512pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) Fantasy novel, first in the Wolfblade trilogy. First US edition (Voyager Australia 2004).
• * _Wolfblade (SFBC #1202020, Feb 2006, $12.99, 512pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) Reprint (Voyager Australia 2004) fantasy novel, first in the Wolfblade trilogy. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Wolfblade (Tor 0-765-34869-1, Sep 2006, $7.99, 618pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) Reprint (Voyager Australia 2004) fantasy novel, the first in the Wolfblade trilogy in The Hythrun Chronicles.