The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

FEEHAN, CHRISTINE (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Dangerous Tides (SFBC #1215296, Sep 2006, $11.99, 293pp, hc) [Drake Sisters] Reprint (Jove 2006, not seen) paranormal romance in the Drake Sisters series. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7117-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Dark Celebration (Berkley 0-425-21167-3, Sep 2006, $23.95, 372pp, hc) [Carpathian] Paranormal romantic suspense/dark fantasy novel in the Carpathian series, bringing together characters from previous books. Carpathians from around the world gather to oppose those who would exterminate them.
• * _Dark Celebration (SFBC #1219218, Sep 2006, $11.99, 318pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Carpathian] Reprint (Berkley 2006) paranormal romantic suspense novel in the Carpathian series. This is similar to the Berkley edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Dark Demon (Piatkus 0-7499-3668-1, Mar 2006, £6.99, 513pp, pb) [Carpathian] Dark fantasy/vampire romance novel in the Carpathian series.
• * +Dark Demon (Jove 0-515-14088-0, Apr 2006, $7.99, 531pp, pb, cover by Franco Accornero) [Carpathian] Romantic vampire novel in the Carpathian series. First US edition (Piatkus 3/06).
• * _Dark Demon (SFBC #1201262, Apr 2006, $10.99, 309pp, hc) [Carpathian] Reprint (Piatkus 2006) romantic vampire novel in the Carpathian series. This has ISBN 0-7394-6360-8; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Dark Desire (Leisure 0-8439-5653-4, Jan 2006, $7.99, 369pp, pb) [Carpathian] Reprint (Love Spell 1999) romantic vampire novel, the second in the Carpathian series.
• * *Fever (Berkley 0-425-20751-X, Jan 2006, $14.00, 406pp, tp) [Leopard People] Collection/omnibus of the novel Wild Rain (2004) and novella “The Awakening” about the Leopard People. (Contents)

FEIFFER, JULES (Ralph) (1929- ) (chron.)

• * *Passionella and other stories (Fantagraphic Books 1-56097-097-9, Aug 2006, $19.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Jules Feiffer) Graphic anthology of nine pieces, including the title Cinderella take-off. Volume four of The Collected Works of Jules Feiffer. Illustrated by the author. Introduction by Gary Groth.

FEIST, RAYMOND E(lias) (1945- ) (chron.)

• * _A Darkness at Sethanon (Harper Voyager 0-00-722943-7, Sep 2006, £6.99, 527pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) Reprint (Doubleday 1986) fantasy novel.
• * _Exile’s Return (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648359-3, Sep 2005, £6.99, 356pp, pb) [Conclave of Shadows] Reprint (Voyager 2004) fantasy novel, third in the Conclave of Shadows series.
• * _Exile’s Return (HarperTorch 0-380-80327-5, Apr 2006, $7.99, 343pp, pb) [Conclave of Shadows] Reprint (Voyager 2004) fantasy novel set in the world of Midkemia, the third book of Conclave of Shadows.
• * +Flight of the Nighthawks (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-079278-7, Apr 2006, $25.95, 347pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Riftwar: Darkwar Saga] Fantasy novel set in the world of Midkemia, first volume in the Darkwar Saga. First US edition (Voyager 9/05).
• * _Flight of the Nighthawks (SFBC #1206928, Apr 2006, $13.99, 947pp, hc, cover by Paul Robinson) [Riftwar: Darkwar Saga] Reprint (Voyager 2005) fantasy novel set in the world of Midkemia, first volume in the Darkwar Saga. This is similar to the Eos edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Flight of the Nighthawks (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-713376-6, Sep 2006, £6.99, 420pp, pb, cover by Dominic Forbes) [Riftwar: Darkwar Saga] Reprint (Voyager 2005) fantasy novel, book one of the Darkwar series.
• * +Honored Enemy (with William R. Forstchen) (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-079283-3, Jul 2006, $13.95, 323pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Riftwar: Legends] Fantasy novel. The first book of The Legends of the Riftwar series. First US edition (Voyager 8/01).
• * _Honored Enemy (with William R. Forstchen) (SFBC #1215342, Jul 2006, $12.99, 323pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Riftwar: Legends] Reprint (Voyager 2001) fantasy novel. The first book of The Legends of the Riftwar series. This has ISBN 978-0-06-079283-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Into a Dark Realm (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-713377-4, Sep 2006, £18.99, 386pp, hc, cover by Dominic Forbes) [Riftwar: Darkwar Saga] Fantasy novel, book two of the Darkwar series.
• * _Silverthorn (Harper Voyager 0-00-722942-9, Sep 2006, £6.99, 432pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) [Riftwar] Reprint (Doubleday 1985) fantasy novel.
• * *The Wood Boy/The Burning Man (with Tad Williams) (Dabel Brothers 0-9764011-1-8, Jan 2006, $14.95, unpaginated, tp) Graphic novel version of novellas by Feist and Williams, adapted by Sean J. Jordan with art by Brett Booth, Mat Broome, and Abdul Rashid.

FENNER, ARNIE, ed. (chron.)

• * _Spectrum 13: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art (with Cathy Fenner) See entry under Cathy Fenner.

FENNER, CATHY, ed. (chron.)

• * *Spectrum 13: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art (with Arnie Fenner) (Underwood Books 1-59929-002-2, Oct 2006, $39.95, 224pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) Art yearbook, this covers 2005 with reproductions of over 400 works by over 300 artists, chosen by a jury. Arnie Fenner discusses “The Year in Review”. This includes a profile of Grand Master Award winner Jeffrey Jones, and an essay on the effect of Hurricane Katrina on the art community by William Joyce. A trade paperback edition (-001-4, $29.95) was announced but not seen. Order from Underwood Books, PO Box 1919, Nevada City CA 95959; [www.underwoodbooks.com].

FENTON, ALAN (chron.)

• * *The Return of Arthur (Dovecot Press 1-904349-29-3, Jul 2006, £14.99, 480pp, hc) Arthurian fantasy novel, the first in a series. The Arthurian characters are reborn into the twentieth century.

FÉVAL, PAUL (Henri Corentin) (1817-1887) (chron.)

• * *Revenants (Black Coat Press 1-932983-70-8, Jul 2006, $22.95, 331pp, tp, cover by Arnaud Demaegd) Gothic ghost novel translated/adapted and with notes, introduction, and afterword by Brian Stableford from the French (Cadot 1852 as La soeur des fantomes); this follows the 1881 revised text (Palmé as Une histoire de revenants). This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.blackcoatpress.com], or from Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416.

FFORDE, JASPER (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Big Over Easy (SFBC #1193314, Jan 2006, $10.99, 383pp, tp, cover by Tom Gauld) [Nursery Crimes] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2005) humorous fantasy detective novel, first in the new “Nursery Crimes” series. This has ISBN 0-7394-6432-9; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back cover.
• * _The Big Over Easy (Hodder 0-340-89710-4, Jul 2006, £6.99, 437pp, tp, cover by Mark Thomas) [Nursery Crimes] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2005) humorous fantasy novel.
• * +The Big Over Easy (Penguin 0-14-303723-4, Aug 2006, $14.00, 385pp, tp, cover by Tom Gauld) [Nursery Crimes] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2005) humorous fantasy detective novel, first in the new Nursery Crimes series.
• * *The Fourth Bear (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-83571-0, Jul 2006, £12.99, 383pp, hc) [Nursery Crimes] Humorous fantasy novel, second in the Nursery Crimes series.
• * *The Fourth Bear (Penguin/Viking 0-670-03772-9, Aug 2006, $24.95, 382pp, hc, cover by Tom Gauld) [Nursery Crimes] Humorous fantasy detective novel, second in the Nursery Crimes series after The Big Over Easy. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 7/06).
• * _The Fourth Bear (SFBC #1220855, Sep 2006, $12.99, 382pp, hc, cover by Tom Gauld) [Nursery Crimes] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2006) humorous fantasy detective novel, second in the Nursery Crimes series after The Big Over Easy. This is similar to the Viking edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Something Rotten (Penguin 0-14-303541-X, Aug 2005, $14.00, 389pp, tp, cover by Viktor Koen) [Thursday Next] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2004) humorous fantasy novel, fourth in the series featuring Thursday Next. This is dated 2005, but not seen until now.

FINE, ANNE (1947- ) (chron.)

• * _Bad Dreams (Transworld/Corgi Yearling 0-440-86424-0, Jun 2006, £4.99, 155pp, tp, cover by Sue Clarke) Reprint (Delacorte 2000) young-adult fantasy novel.

FINGERMAN, B. H. (chron.)

• * *Bottomfeeder (Dark Horse Comics/M Press 1-59582-097-3, Dec 2006, $12.95, 269pp, tp) Vampire novel. Phil Merman is a vampire with a soul-killing job, no friends, and ethics that force him to feed on society’s dregs.

FINN, MARK (stories) (chron.)

• * *Blood and Thunder: The Life and Art of Robert E. Howard (MonkeyBrain Books 1-932265-21-X, Nov 2006, $15.95, 264pp, tp, cover by John Picacio) Biography, taking a special look at the influence of Howard’s Texas roots. Introduction by Joe R. Lansdale. This includes bibliography and index. Order from MonkeyBrain, PO Box 200126, Austin TX 78720; [info@monkeybrainbooks.com]; [www.monkeybrainbooks.com]. [Howard]

FISHER, CATHERINE (chron.)

• * +Corbenic (HarperCollins/Greenwillow 0-06-072470-6, Sep 2006, $16.99, 281pp, hc, cover by Douglas Mullen) Young-adult fantasy novel, a reworking of the story of Perceval and the Holy Grail. Cal’s attempt to run away from his mother’s drinking and madness leads him to the castle of the Fisher King. First US edition (Red Fox 7/02).
• * _Darkhenge (Definitions 0-09-943849-6, Jan 2006, £5.99, 314pp, tp, cover by Tim Edmonds) Reprint (The Bodley Head 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * +Darkhenge (HarperCollins/Greenwillow 0-06-078582-9, Mar 2006, $15.99, 340pp, hc, cover by Ryan Obermeyer) Young-adult fantasy novel. Rob stumbles into the labyrinthine Unworld where he finds his comatose sister’s spirit. First US edition (Bodley Head 3/05).
• * +Day of the Scarab (HarperCollins/Greenwillow 0-06-057163-2, Jun 2006, $16.99, 400pp, hc, cover by Nenad Jakesevic) [Oracle Prophecies] Young-adult fantasy novel, the third in “The Oracle Prophecies” series set in a land combining elements out of the ancient worlds of Egypt and Greece. First US edition (Hodder Children’s Books 6/05 as Scarab).
• * _The Sphere of Secrets (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-057160-8, Jun 2006, $6.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Nenad Jakesevic) [Oracle Prophecies] Reprint (Hodder Children’s Books 2004 as The Archon) young-adult fantasy novel, the second in a “The Oracle Prophecies” series.

FISHER, JUDE; pseudonym of Jane Johnson (chron.)

• * _The Rose of the World (DAW 0-7564-0337-5, Mar 2006, $7.99, 671pp, pb, cover by Matthew Stawicki) [*Fool’s Gold] Reprint (DAW 2005) fantasy novel, third in the Fool’s Gold trilogy. Fisher is a pen name for Jane Johnson.
• * _The Rose of the World: Book Three of Fool’s Gold (Pocket UK 0-7434-4042-0, Jul 2006, £7.99, 676pp, pb, cover by Melvyn Grant) [*Fool’s Gold] Reprint (DAW 2005) fantasy novel, book three of Fool’s Gold. Fisher is a pseudonym of Jane Johnson.

FLANAGAN, JOHN RICHARD (chron.)

• * _The Ranger’s Apprentice, Book One: The Ruins of Gorlan (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240663-5, Aug 2006, $6.99, 249pp, tp, cover by John Blackford) [*Ranger’s Apprentice] Reprint (Random House Australia 2004) young-adult fantasy, first in the “Ranger’s Apprentice” series.
• * +The Ranger’s Apprentice, Book Two: The Burning Bridge (Penguin/Philomel 0-399-24455-7, Jun 2006, $16.99, 262pp, hc, cover by John Blackford) [*Ranger’s Apprentice] Young-adult fantasy, second in the Ranger’s Apprentice series. Will and his friends uncover Morgareth’s new plot to defeat the Kingdom of Araluen. First US edition (Random House Australia 5/05).

FLANNERY, CONSTANCE O’DAY (chron.)

• * *Best Laid Plans (Tor 0-765-35403-9, Jun 2006, $6.99, 344pp, pb) [Guardian] Fantasy romance novel, the first in the Guardian series about a group of close women friends who dabble in magic.
• * *Twice in a Lifetime (Tor 0-765-35404-7, Dec 2006, $6.99, 292pp, pb) Fantasy romance about the Yellow Brick Road Gang and their spiritual searches.

FLEISCHMAN, PAUL (1952- ) (chron.)

• * _Graven Images: Three Stories (Candlewick Press 0-7636-2984-7, Mar 2006, $5.99, 116pp, tp, cover by Bagram Ibatoulline) Reprint (Harper 1982) young-adult collection of three spooky stories, only one with definite fantasy elements. A Newbery Honor book. This has a new afterword by the author. A hardcover edition (-2775-5, $16.99) is also available.

FLETCHER, CHARLIE (chron.)

• * *Stone Heart (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-91162-X, Oct 2006, £10.99, 484pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Stone Heart] Young-adult fantasy novel.

FLETCHER, JANE (chron.)

• * *The Exile and the Sorcerer (Bold Strokes Books 1-933110-32-5, Feb 2006, $15.95, 314pp, tp, cover by Tobias Brenner) [Lyremouth Chronicles] Fantasy novel, book one of the Lyremouth Chronicles. This is a “new revised edition” previously published as parts one and two of Lorimal’s Chalice (Fortitude Press 2002, not seen).
• * *The Traitor and the Chalice (Bold Strokes Books 1-933110-43-0, Jun 2006, $15.95, 335pp, tp, cover by Tobias Brenner) [Lyremouth Chronicles] Fantasy novel, book two of the Lyremouth Chronicles. This is a “new revised edition” previously published as parts three and four of Lorimal’s Chalice (Fortitude Press 2002, not seen).

FLEWELLING, LYNN (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Oracle’s Queen (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-711312-9, Jun 2006, £7.99, 557pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Tamir Triad] Fantasy novel, book three of the Tamir Triad.
• * *The Oracle’s Queen (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58345-X, Jul 2006, $7.50, 559pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Tamir] Fantasy novel, third in the Tamir trilogy set hundreds of years before the Nightrunner series. Simultaneous with the UK (Voyager) edition.

FLINT, ERIC (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *1634: The Ram Rebellion (with Virginia Easley DeMarce) (Baen 1-4165-2060-0, May 2006, $25.00, 496pp, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) [1632] Original anthology of 19 stories set in the alternate world of 1632. (Contents)
• * *1635: The Cannon Law (with Andrew Dennis) (Baen 1-4165-0938-0, Oct 2006, $26.00, 420pp, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) [1632] SF novel in the series begun in 1632, sequel to 1634. The temporally displaced Americans’ diplomatic efforts in 1635 Rome are complicated by scheming cardinals and other conflicts within the Catholic church.
• * _1812: The Rivers of War (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46568-7, Nov 2006, $7.99, 534pp, pb) [Trail of Glory] Reprint (Del Rey 2005 as The Rivers of War) alternate-history SF novel of the War of 1812.
• * *1824: The Arkansas War (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46569-5, Dec 2006, $25.95, 427pp, hc) [Trail of Glory] Alternate-history SF novel.
• * *Boundary (with Ryk E. Spoor) (Baen 1-4165-0932-1, Mar 2006, $26.00, 457pp, hc, cover by Kurt Miller) [Boundary] SF novel. The discovery of a strange fossil on Earth leads a paleontologist to Mars.
• * _Boundary (with Ryk E. Spoor) (SFBC #1205596, Apr 2006, $12.99, 457pp, hc, cover by Kurt Miller) [Boundary] Reprint (Baen 2006) SF novel. This is similar to the Baen edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *The Dance of Time (with David A. Drake) (Baen 1-4165-0931-3, Feb 2006, $26.00, 468pp, hc, cover by Alan Pollack) [Belisarius] SF alternate-history novel, sixth and apparently final in the Belisarius series.
• * _The Rats, the Bats & the Ugly (with Dave Freer) (Baen 1-4165-2078-3, Aug 2006, $7.99, 521pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Rats, Bats & Vats] Reprint (Baen 2004) humorous military SF novel, sequel to Rats, Bats, & Vats.

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• * *The Grantville Gazette II (Baen 1-4165-2051-1, Mar 2006, $25.00, 324pp, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) [1632] Shared-world alternate-history anthology of seven stories and a short novel, An Invisible War by Danita Ewing, plus four non-fiction articles, all set in the universe of 1632 and originally published online in the eponymous e-zine; submission guidelines are included. Preface and afterword by Flint. (Contents)
• * *The Grantville Gazette III (Baen 1-4165-0941-0, Jan 2007, $25.00, 313pp, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) [1632] Shared-world alternate-history anthology of seven stories, part two of the serial Euterpe by Enrico M. Toro, and four non-fiction articles, all set in the universe of 1632 and originally published online in the eponymous e-zine. Preface by Flint. (Contents)
• * _The Trouble with Aliens See entry under Christopher Anvil.
• * _The World Turned Upside Down (with James Baen & David A. Drake) See entry under David A. Drake

FLYNN, JOHN L. (chron.)

• * *The Jovian Dilemma (Galactic Books 0-9769400-5-1, Apr 2006, $9.95, 222pp, tp) SF first-contact novel/political thriller. A self-serving politician takes command of a mining station in orbit over Jupiter. A first novel. Galactic Books, PO Box 1442, Owings Mills MD 21117-9998.

FLYNN, MICHAEL F(rancis) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Eifelheim (Tor 0-765-30096-6, Oct 2006, $25.95, 320pp, hc) SF novel. A historian and a physicist research the disappearance of a small town in Germany where, unknown to them, a village priest made alien contact during the Black Death.
• * _Eifelheim (SFBC #1216009, Oct 2006, $12.49, 320pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 2006) SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

FONTANA, D(orothy) C(atherine) (1939- ) (chron.)

• * _Star Trek: Vulcan’s Glory (Pocket 1-4165-2462-2, Aug 2006, $4.99, 256pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Trek] Reissue (Pocket 1989) Star Trek novelization. This is a 40th anniversary edition with a new afterword by the author. Copyrighted by CBS Studios.

FORBECK, MATT (chron.)

• * *Blood Bowl: Dead Ball (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-8441-6201-X, Dec 2005, £5.99, 415pp, pb, cover by Max Bertolini) [Blood Bowl] Novelization based on a fantasy football game, the second in the series.
• * *Blood Bowl: Death Match (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-202-8, Apr 2006, £6.99, 411pp, pb, cover by Max Bertolini) [Blood Bowl] Novelization based on a fantasy football game, the third in the series.
• * +Blood Bowl: Death Match (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-202-8, May 2006, $7.99, 389pp, pb) [Blood Bowl] Novelization, the third in a trilogy based on the Blood Bowl fantasy football game. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (4/06) edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.
• * *Dungeons & Dragons: Knights of the Silver Dragon: Prophecy of the Dragons (Wizards of the Coast/Mirrorstone Books 0-7869-4031-X, Jun 2006, $5.99, 170pp, tp, cover by Emily Fiegenshuh) [Dungeons & Dragons: Revelations Duet] Young-adult novelization based on the roleplaying game world, book one of the Revelations Duet. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.