The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

FORBECK, MATT (chron.) (continued)

• * *Dungeons & Dragons: Knights of the Silver Dragon: The Dragons Revealed (Wizards of the Coast/Mirrorstone Books 0-7869-4032-8, Aug 2006, $5.99, 167pp, tp, cover by Emily Fiegenshuh) [Dungeons & Dragons: Revelations Duet] Young-adult novelization based on the roleplaying game world, book two of the Revelations Duet. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Eberron: The Queen of Death (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-4012-3, Oct 2006, $6.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Adam Rex) [Eberron: Lost Mark] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, the third book in The Lost Mark series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Eberron: The Road to Death (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3987-7, Jan 2006, $6.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Adam Rex) [Eberron: Lost Mark] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, the second book in The Lost Mark series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

FORBES, DAVID (chron.)

• * *The Amber Wizard (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-082011-X, Apr 2006, $7.99, 544pp, pb) [Osserian Saga] Fantasy novel, the first book in the Osserian Saga. A prince may be the amber wizard of prophecy, but an enemy enchantment leads him to forbidden magic. A first novel.

FORD, JEFFREY (1955- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Empire of Ice Cream (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-39-8, Apr 2006, $24.95, 319pp, hc, cover by John Picacio) Collection of 14 stories, one original, including the Nebula-winning title story. Order from Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com]. (Contents)

FOREMAN, COLIN (chron.)

• * *Killer in the Dark (Myroy Books 0-9548949-1-X, Mar 2006, £7.99, 365pp, tp, cover by Wayne Reynolds) [Keepers & Seekers] Young-adult SF novel. Book two of the Keepers and Seekers quintet after To the End of the World (2004). Profits go towards the charity Childrens Hospice Scotland.

FORSTCHEN, WILLIAM R. (1950- ) (chron.)

• * _Honored Enemy (with Raymond E. Feist) See entry under Raymond E. Feist

FOSTER, ALAN DEAN (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Candle of Distant Earth (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46131-2, Jul 2006, $23.95, 262pp, hc, cover by David Stevenson) [Taken] SF novel, the third volume in the Taken trilogy.
• * _The Light-Years Beneath My Feet (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46130-4, Jun 2006, $6.99, 232pp, pb, cover by David Stevenson) [Taken] Reprint (Del Rey 2005) SF novel, volume two of the “Taken” trilogy.
• * _Running from the Deity (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46161-4, Dec 2006, $7.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Robert Hunt) [Pip & Flinx] Reprint (Del Rey 2005) SF novel, 11th in the Pip and Flinx series.
• * *Sagramanda (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-488-9, Oct 2006, $25.00, 284pp, hc, cover by John Picacio) Near-future SF thriller of India. A scientist steals corporate secrets and goes on the run in a city besieged by a serial killer and a man-eating tiger.
• * _Star Trek the Animated Series Logs Five and Six (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-49583-7, Aug 2006, $13.95, 388pp, tp) [Star Trek Log] Reissue (Ballantine 1993 as part of Star Trek: Log Four/Log Five/Log Six) omnibus of two collections (1975 and 1976) of novelizations based on the animated TV show. This Star Trek 40th Anniversary edition has a new introduction by the author. Copyrighted by CBS Studios.
• * _Star Trek the Animated Series Logs Nine and Ten (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-49585-3, Aug 2006, $13.95, 424pp, tp) [Star Trek Log] Reissue (Del Rey 1996 as Star Trek: Log Nine/Log Ten) omnibus of two novelizations based on the animated TV show (1977 and 1978). This Star Trek 40th Anniversary edition has a new introduction by the author. Copyrighted by CBS Studios.
• * _Star Trek the Animated Series Logs One and Two (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-49581-0, Aug 2006, $13.95, 370pp, tp) [Star Trek Log] Reissue (Ballantine 1993 as part of Star Trek: Log One/Log Two/Log Three) omnibus of two collections (both 1974) of novelizations based on the animated Star Trek show. This Star Trek 40th Anniversary edition has a new introduction by the author. Copyrighted by CBS Studios.
• * _Star Trek the Animated Series Logs Seven and Eight (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-49584-5, Aug 2006, $13.95, 358pp, tp) [Star Trek Log] Reissue (Ballantine 1993 as part of Star Trek: Log Seven/Log Eight/Log Nine) omnibus of two novelizations (both 1976) based on the animated TV show. This Star Trek 40th Anniversary edition has a new introduction by the author. Copyrighted by CBS Studios.
• * _Star Trek the Animated Series Logs Three and Four (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-49582-9, Aug 2006, $13.95, 400pp, tp) [Star Trek Log] Reissue (Del Rey 1996 as Star Trek: Log Three/Log Four) omnibus of two collections (both 1975) of novelizations based on the animated TV show. This Star Trek 40th Anniversary edition has a new introduction by the author. Copyrighted by CBS Studios.
• * *The Taken Trilogy (SFBC #1214835, Jul 2006, $14.99, 628pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Taken] Omnibus of the three novels in the series: Lost and Found (2004), The Light-Years Beneath My Feet (2005), and The Candle of Distant Earth (2006). This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7011-4; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * *Trouble Magnet (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-48504-1, Dec 2006, $24.95, 272pp, hc, cover by Robert Hunt) [Pip & Flinx] SF novel in the Pip & Flinx series. Flinx visits a depraved planet looking for proof humans are worth saving.
• * _Trouble Magnet (SFBC #1220376, Dec 2006, $12.50, 272pp, hc, cover by Robert Hunt) [Pip & Flinx] Reprint (Del Rey 2006) SF novel in the Pip and Flinx series. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

FOSTER, JAMES D. (1952- ); see pseudonym James F. David (chron.)

FOSTER, JON (chron.)

• * *r/evolution: The Art of Jon Foster (Underwood Books 1-59929-003-0, Nov 2006, $27.00, 128pp, hc) Art book with over 100 color illustrations of cover art and other works, many with working sketches. Includes appreciations by various artists. Edited by Cathy Fenner, Arnie Fenner, & Irene Gallo, with a biographical sketch by Cathy Fenner, foreword by Arnie Fenner, and afterword by Irene Gallo. Order from Underwood Books, PO Box 1919, Nevada City CA 95959; [www.underwoodbooks.com].

FOSTER, M(ichael) A(nthony) (1939- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Book of the Ler (DAW 0-7564-0352-9, Oct 2006, $15.00, 923pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Ler] Omnibus of three SF novels: The Gameplayers of Zan (1977), The Warriors of Dawn (1975), and The Day of the Klesh (1979). (Contents)
• * *The Transformer Trilogy (DAW 0-7564-0356-1, Nov 2006, $15.00, 618pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Morphodite] Omnibus of three SF novels: The Morphodite (1981), Transformer (1983), and Preserver (1985). (Contents)

FOWLER, CHRISTOPHER (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Seventy-Seven Clocks (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-553-81719-1, Sep 2006, £6.99, 477pp, tp, cover by David Frankland) [Bryant & May] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2005) gothic mystery novel, third in the Bryant & May series.
• * *Ten-Second Staircase (Transworld/Doublday UK 0-385-60886-1, Sep 2006, £12.99, 368pp, hc, cover by David Frankland) [Bryant & May] Gothic mystery novel, fourth in the Bryant & May series.
• * *Ten-Second Staircase (Bantam 0-553-80449-9, Nov 2006, $24.00, 356pp, hc, cover by Christopher Gibbs) [Bryant & May] Gothic mystery, fourth in the series featuring detectives Bryant and May.
• * _The Water Room (Bantam 0-553-58716-1, Apr 2006, $6.99, 476pp, pb, cover by Chris Spollen) [Bryant & May] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2004) gothic mystery featuring detectives Bryant and May.

FOWLER, KAREN JOY, ed. (1950- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The James Tiptree Award Anthology 3 (with Pat Murphy, Deborah L. Notkin & Jeffrey D. Smith) (Tachyon Publications 1-892391-41-4, Jan 2007, $14.95, 272pp, tp) Anthology of ten stories and novel excerpts, most Tiptree Award winners or shortlisted, plus two essays. Introduction by Jeffrey D. Smith. Authors include Geoff Ryman, Nalo Hopkinson, Margo Lanagan, and Ted Chiang. (Contents)

FRANCIS, DIANA PHARAOH (stories) (chron.)

• * *Path of Blood (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46082-0, May 2006, $7.99, 452pp, pb, cover by Alan Pollack) [Reisil] Fantasy novel, third and final in the series begun in Path of Fate.

FRANK, GARY (chron.)

• * *Forever Will You Suffer (Medallion Press 1-932815-69-4, Feb 2006, $6.99, 418pp, pb, cover by Adam Mock) Horror novel. Medallion Press, 225 Seabreeze Ave., Palm Beach FL 33480; [www.medallionpress.com].

FRANK, JACQUELYN (chron.)

• * *Jacob (Kensington/Zebra 0-8217-8065-4, Nov 2006, $6.99, 376pp, pb) [Nightwalkers] Dark fantasy romance, the first in the Nightwalkers series. The Enforcer Demon Jacob has a forbidden passion for a human woman.

FRANKLIN, ANNA (chron.)

• * _The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Fairies (Paper Tiger 1-84340-240-8, Oct 2004, £14.99, 288pp, tp) Reprint (Vega Books 2002) art/reference work, with over 3,000 entries on fairies in folklore, legend, myth, and literature around the world. Extensively illustrated by Paul Mason and Helen Field. Published in 2004 but not seen until now. [First U.K. edition]

FRASIER, ANNE (chron.)

• * *Pale Immortal (Penguin/Onyx 0-451-41224-9, Sep 2006, $7.99, 367pp, pb) [Rachel Burton] Horror novel with possible supernatural elements. Murders in a small town are believed to be the work of a vampire.

FRAYLING, CHRISTOPHER (John) (1946- ) (chron.)

• * *Mad, Bad and Dangerous?: The Scientist and the Cinema (Reaktion Books 1-86169-255-1, Nov 2005, £19.95, 239pp, hc) Associational non-fiction, a discussion of ways scientists are shown in film, with some discussion of the SF books on which many of the movies are based. Reaktion Books, 33 Great Sutton Street, London EC1V 0DX, UK; [www.reaktionbooks.co.uk]. Available in the US through the University of Chicago Press, 1427 East 60th Street, Chicago IL 60637-2954; [www.press.uchicago.edu].

FREEMAN, BOB (chron.)

• * *Shadows Over Somerset (KHP Industries/Black Death Books 0-9767914-4-7, May 2006, $15.00, 201pp, tp) [Cairnwood Manor] Horror novel, the first book in the Cairnwood Manor series. Michael Somers travels to his grandfather’s deathbed and discovers a world of werewolves, vampires, witches, and a family curse. This a print-on-demand book available online at [www.khpindustries.com], or from KHP Industries, PO Box 588, Effort PA 18330.

FREEMAN, LORNA (chron.)

• * *The King’s Own (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46071-5, Feb 2006, $7.99, 421pp, pb) [Borderlands] Fantasy novel, the second in the “Borderlands” series. King’s cousin and heir Rabbit loses control of his mage powers in town, sparking demands to ban magic.

FREEMANTLE, BRIAN (Harry) (1936- ); see pseudonym Jonathan Evans (chron.)

FREER, DAVE (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Rats, the Bats & the Ugly (with Eric Flint) See entry under Eric Flint.

FRIEDMAN, CELIA (S.) (1955- ) (chron.)

• * _Black Sun Rising (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-541-7, Oct 2006, £7.99, 538pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Coldfire] Reprint (DAW 1991 as by C.S. Friedman) SF/fantasy novel, book one of the Coldfire trilogy set on a planet where magic works. Four people stand between the humans and an ancient alien evil. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Crown of Shadows (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-543-3, Dec 2006, £7.99, 472pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Coldfire] Reprint (DAW 1995 as by C.S. Friedman) fantasy novel, book three of the Coldfire trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
• * _When True Night Falls (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-542-5, Nov 2006, £7.99, 598pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Coldfire] Reprint (DAW 1993 as by C.S. Friedman) fantasy novel, second in the Coldfire trilogy. [First U.K. edition]

FRIEDMAN, DAVID D. (chron.)

• * *Harald (Baen 1-4165-2056-2, Apr 2006, $24.00, 298pp, hc, cover by Kurt Miller) Fantasy novel. Farmer, storyteller, and sometime army commander Harald Haraldsson must persuade the new king to prepare for war. A first novel.

FRIEDMAN, JERROLD DAVID (1944- ); see pseudonym David Gerrold (stories) (chron.)

FRIEDMAN, MICHAEL JAN (1955- ) (chron.)

• * *The Ultimates: Tomorrow Men (Pocket Star 1-4165-1065-6, Sep 2006, $7.99, 323pp, pb, cover by John Van Fleet) Novelization based on Marvel comics. Copyrighted by Marvel Characters.

FRIESNER, ESTHER M.; [i.e., Esther Mona Friesner-Stutzman] (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Temping Fate (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-47730-6, Jun 2006, $16.99, 279pp, hc, cover by Marcos Chin) Young-adult humorous contemporary fantasy. Ilana’s summer temp job involves working for the Fates.
• * _Temping Fate (SFBC #1216477, Sep 2006, $10.99, 279pp, hc, cover by Marcos Chin) Reprint (Dutton 2006) young-adult humorous contemporary fantasy. This is similar to the Dutton edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

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• * _Turn the Other Chick (Baen 1-4165-2053-8, Mar 2006, $7.99, 391pp, pb, cover by Mitch Foust) Reprint (Baen 2004) original anthology about woman warriors, fifth in the “Chicks” anthology series. This is copyrighted by Friesner and Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books.

FROST, LAURIE (chron.)

• * *The Elements of His Dark Materials: A Guide to Philip Pullman’s Trilogy (Fell Press, The 0-9759430-0-6, Jul 2006, $34.95, hc, cover by Jim Nelson) Non-fiction, reference, a guide to the trilogy with encyclopedic listings including every character, places (down to streets and buildings), worlds, science, social structures, and religious allusions, all listed with page citations. A bibliography is included. Foreword by Philip Pullman. The Fell Press, 113 McHenry Road 270, Buffalo Grove IL 60089.

FROST, P. R. (chron.)

• * *Hounding the Moon (DAW 0-7564-0389-8, Sep 2006, $24.95, 370pp, hc) [*Tess Noncoiré] Fantasy novel, the first in a series featuring Tess Noncoiré, a fantasy writer turned magical warrior, and bonded to a wily imp. Copyrighted by Phyllis Irene Radford.

FUENTES, CARLOS; [i.e., Carlos Manuel Fuentes Macías] (1928- ) (chron.)

• * +The Eagle’s Throne (Random House 1-4000-6247-0, Feb 2006, $26.95, 336pp, hc) Satirical epistolary near-future SF novel of Mexico after the US cuts off all their electronic communications. Translated by Kristina Cordero from the Spanish La Silla del aguila (Alfaguara Mexico 2002). First US edition (Bloomsbury 12/05).
• * *The Eagle’s Throne (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7769-2, Feb 2006, £15.99, 310pp, hc, cover by William Webb) Satirical SF novel told in epistolary form. In the Mexico of 2020, where electricity has been turned off by the USA after a dispute, the only communication is by letter. Translated by Kristina Cordero from the Spanish La Silla del Aguila (Alfaguara, Mexico 2002).

FUJISAKU, JUNICHI (stories) (chron.)

• * *Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Revenge of the Cold Machines (Dark Horse Comics/DH Press 1-59582-073-6, Aug 2006, $8.95, 207pp, tp, cover by Kazuto Nakazawa) [Ghost in the Shell] Collection of three SF novelization based on the anime show. Translated by Camellia Nieh from the Japanese (Tokuma Shoten 2004). (Contents)
• * *Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: The Lost Memory (Dark Horse Comics/DH Press 1-59582-072-8, May 2006, $8.95, 212pp, tp, cover by Kazuto Nakazawa) [Ghost in the Shell] SF novelization based on the world of the anime films and TV show. Translated by Camellia Nieh from the Japanese (Tokuma Shoten 2004).
• * *Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: White Maze (Dark Horse Comics/DH Press 1-59582-074-4, Dec 2006, $8.95, 220pp, tp, cover by Kazuto Nakazawa) [Ghost in the Shell] SF novelization based on the anime, the third volume in the Stand Alone Complex sub-series. Translated by Camellia Nieh from the Japanese (Tokuma Shoten 2005).

FULLER, JOHN (Leopold) (1937- ) (chron.)

• * *Flawed Angel (Chatto & Windus 0-7011-7903-1, Nov 2005, £12.00, 249pp, hc, cover by Meera Rajan) Literary fantasy novel.

FULTON, KENNETH (chron.)

• * _The Paperback Art of James Avati (with James Avati & Piet Schreuders) See entry under James Avati.

FUNKE, CORNELIA (chron.)

• * *Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost (Scholastic/The Chicken House 0-439-83308-6, Aug 2006, $4.99, 135pp, tp) [Ghosthunters] Children’s humorous ghost story, the first in a series. Translated from the German Gespensterjaeger auf eisiger Spur (Loewe Verlag 1993) by Helena Ragg-Kirby. A hardcover edition (-84958-6, $16.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _Inkspell (The Chicken House 1-904442-83-8, Jun 2006, £6.99, 682pp, tp) [Inkheart] Reprint (The Chicken House 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Inkheart. Translated by Anthea Bell from the original German (2005).
• * _The Thief Lord (The Chicken House 1-905294-21-2, Apr 2006, £4.99, 350pp, tp, cover by Christian Birmingham) Reprint (The Chicken House 2002) young-adult fantasy novel.

GABALDON, DIANA; [i.e., Diana Jean Gabaldon Watkins] (1952- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Dell/Delta 0-385-34039-7, Sep 2006, $15.00, 980pp, tp) [Outlander] Reprint (Delacorte 2005) historical time-travel fantasy novel. Sixth in the “Outlander” series.
• * _A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-927824-3, Sep 2006, £6.99, 1410pp, pb) [Outlander] Reprint (Century 2005) fantasy novel in the Outlander series. This edition adds an interview with the author. (Contents)

GAGLIANI, WILLIAM D. (chron.)

• * _Wolf’s Trap (Leisure 0-8439-5702-6, May 2006, $6.99, 373pp, pb) Reprint (Yard Dog Press 2003, not seen) werewolf novel.

GAIMAN, NEIL (Richard) (1960- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Anansi Boys (Hodder Headline/Review 0-7553-0509-4, Sep 2006, £7.99, 470pp, tp, cover by gray318) [American Gods] Reprint (Morrow 2005) fantasy novel. An unpaginated section contains a deleted scene, extracts from Gaiman’s notebook, an interview with Gaiman, and discussion questions. (Contents)
• * _Anansi Boys (HarperTorch 0-06-051519-8, Oct 2006, $7.99, 387pp, pb) [American Gods] Reprint (Morrow 2005) contemporary fantasy novel, sequel to American Gods. An international printing was announced for 5/06.
• * _The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish (with David McKean) (HarperCollins 0-06-058703-2, Oct 2006, $7.99, unpaginated, tp, cover by Dave McKean) Reprint (White Wolf 1997) quasi-fantasy children’s picturebook. This follows the 2004 deluxe edition, but drops the CD.