The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

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) 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 (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 Nakezawa) Collection of three SF novelization based on the anime show. Translated by Camellia Nieh from the Japanese (Tokuma Shoten 2004).
• * *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 Nakezawa) 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) 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) 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 (Chicken House, The 1-904442-83-8, Jun 2006, £6.99, 682pp, tp) Reprint (The Chicken House 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Inkheart. Translated by Anthea Bell from the original German (2005).
• * _The Thief Lord (Chicken House, The 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.)

• * _A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Dell/Delta 0-385-34039-7, Sep 2006, $15.00, 980pp, tp) 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) Reprint (Century 2005) fantasy novel in the Outlander series. This edition adds an interview with the author. (Contents)

GAGLIANI, W. 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) 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) 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.
• * *Fragile Things (Hodder Headline 0-7553-3412-4, Sep 2006, £16.99, 366pp, hc) Collection of 23 stories (and one embedded in the introduction) and eight poems. Simultaneous with the US (William Morrow) edition, although the contents are slightly different. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-3413-2, £11.99) was announced but not seen.
• * +Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-051522-8, Oct 2006, $26.95, 360 + xxxi, hc) Collection of 23 stories, one original, and eight poems. Gaiman discusses the origins of each in his introduction. First US edition (Hodder Headline 9/06).
• * _Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders (SFBC #1221406, Oct 2006, $13.49, 360pp, hc) Reprint (Morrow 2006) collection. This is similar to the Morrow edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett) (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-085396-4, Mar 2006, $29.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Hadyn Cornner) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) satirical fantasy novel. This adds a new foreword, some answers to frequently asked questions, and essays on each other by the authors. There are two versions of the dust jacket, one with Crowley and one with Aziraphale.
• * _Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett) (SFBC #1206514, Oct 2006, $12.99, 330pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) satirical fantasy novel. This SFBC 50th Anniversary Edition follows text of the Morrow 2006 edition; it has ISBN 978-0-7394-7414-3, lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett) (HarperTorch 0-06-085398-0, Dec 2006, $7.99, 412pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) satirical fantasy novel. This includes the added material of the Morrow 2006 edition.
• * _Neverwhere (Hodder Headline/Review 0-7553-2280-0, Sep 2005, £7.99, iii+372+x, pb) Reprint (BBC Books 1996) fantasy novel. This is the author’s preferred text, with a new introduction, prologue, and a reading group guide. (Contents)
• * _Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions (Hodder Headline/Review 0-7553-2283-5, Sep 2005, £7.99, 384+vi, tp) Reprint (Avon 1998) fantasy collection. This includes an unpaginated reading group guide.

GALENORN, YASMINE (chron.)

• * *One Hex of a Wedding (Berkley Prime Crime 0-425-21117-7, Aug 2006, $6.99, 260pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) Mystery with supernatural/horror elements, fifth in the Chintz ’n China mystery series.

GALLAGHER, DIANA G(race) (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Bad Bargain (Simon Spotlight Entertainment 1-4169-1919-8, Dec 2006, $6.99, 192pp, pb) Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * *Charmed: Hurricane Hex (Simon Spotlight Entertainment 1-4169-1467-6, Feb 2006, $6.99, 213pp, pb) Young-adult novelization based on the TV show about three witches. Copyrighted by Spelling Television.

GALLOWAY, GAINES (chron.)

• * *Revenant (Wheatmark 1-58736-643-6, Aug 2006, $13.95, 155pp, tp) Original collection of 11 horror stories. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wheatmark.com] or from Wheatmark, 610 East Delano Street, Suite 104, Tucson AZ 85705.

GAMBOE, SCOTT (chron.)

• * *The Killing Frost (Medallion Press 1-932815-98-8, Sep 2006, $6.99, 589pp, pb, cover by Tampa. James) SF space opera novel. Captain Arano Lakeland leads an elite military group in a covert war against “renegade” forces of the Bromidian Empire.

GANTOS, JACK (chron.)

• * *The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs (Farrar Straus Giroux 0-374-33690-3, May 2006, $17.00, 185pp, hc, cover by Andrea Deszo) Young-adult humorous gothic novel with possible supernatural elements. A curse makes family members love too much.

GARCIA, LAURA GALLEGO (chron.)

• * *The Valley of the Wolves (Scholastic/Levine 0-439-58553-8, Apr 2006, $16.99, 247pp, hc, cover by Bill Tsukuda) Young-adult fantasy. Dana goes to study sorcery with the Maestro. Translated from the Spanish Valle de los Lobos (Ediciones SM 2000) by Margaret Sayers Peden.

GARCÍA y ROBERTSON, R(odrigo) (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Firebird (Tor 0-765-31356-1, May 2006, $24.95, 320pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Fantasy novel. The orphan girl Aria helps a foreign knight return a Firebird egg to its nest.

GARDNER, CRAIG SHAW (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Battlestar Galactica: The Cylons’ Secret (Tor 0-765-31579-3, Aug 2006, $14.95, 302pp, tp) Novelization, the second based on the new version of the SF TV show. A hardcover edition (-31578-5, $25.95) was announced but not seen.
• * _Bride of the Slime Monster (Ace 0-441-07950-4, Sep 2006, $6.99, 213pp, pb) Reissue (Ace 1990) fantasy novel, second in the Cine Cycle or Cineverse Cycle. Second printing.
• * _Revenge of the Fluffy Bunnies (Ace 0-441-71833-7, Oct 2006, $6.99, 216pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) Reissue (Ace 1990) fantasy novel, the third in the Cineverse Cycle. Third printing.
• * _Slaves of the Volcano God (Ace 0-441-76977-2, Aug 2006, $6.99, 213pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) Reissue (Ace 1989) humorous fantasy novel, book on of the Cineverse Cycle.

GARDNER, LYN (chron.)

• * *Into the Woods (Random House/Fickling UK 0-385-61035-1, Sep 2006, £12.99, 428pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel.

GARDNER, SALLY (chron.)

• * _I, Coriander (Orion Children’s Books 1-84255-504-9, Jun 2006, £5.99, 298pp, tp) Reprint (Orion Children’s Books 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.

GARNER, ALAN (1934- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Elidor (Harcourt/Odyssey Classics 0-15-205624-6, Mar 2006, $6.95, 173pp, tp, cover by Greg Call) Reprint (Collins 1965) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _The Moon of Gomrath (Harcourt/Odyssey 0-15-205630-0, Oct 2006, $6.95, 199pp, tp, cover by Greg Call) Reissue (Collins 1963) classic young-adult fantasy novel in the Tales of Alderley, sequel to The Weirdstone of Brisingamen. This has a new afterword by the author.
• * _The Owl Service (Harcourt/Odyssey Classics 0-15-205618-1, Mar 2006, $6.95, 219pp, tp, cover by Greg Call) Reprint (Collins 1967) Carnegie Medal-winning young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _The Stone Book Quartet (HarperPerennial UK 0-00-720494-9, Feb 2006, £7.99, 172pp, tp) Reprint (Collins 1983) fantasy omnibus. This adds a reader’s guide section. (Contents)
• * _The Weirdstone of Brisingamen (Harcourt/Odyssey 0-15-205636-X, Oct 2006, $6.95, 272pp, pb, cover by Greg Call) Reprint (Collins 1960) classic young-adult fantasy novel, a Tale of Alderley. This has a new afterword by the author.

GARRETT, MICHAEL, ed. (1949- ) (chron.)

• * _Hot Blood X (with Jeffrey B. Gelb) See entry under Jeffrey B. Gelb

GARTON, RAY (1965- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Live Girls (Leisure 0-8439-5674-7, Aug 2006, $6.99, 337pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1987) vampire novel.
• * *The Loveliest Dead (Leisure 0-8439-5648-8, Jan 2006, $6.99, 372pp, pb) Horror novel. A family’s new house is haunted.

GASCOIGNE, MARC, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Warhammer 40,000: Bringers of Death (with Christian Dunn) (Black Library 1-8441-6232-X, Aug 2005, £5.99, 253pp, pb) Anthology of four novelettes, one original, and a new short novel, Xenocide, set in the roleplaying game universe. (Contents)
• * +Warhammer 40,000: Let the Galaxy Burn (with Andy Jones) (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-342-3, May 2006, $10.99, 750pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) [Warhammer 40,000] Anthology/omnibus of 38 stories based on the far-future SF roleplaying game, three original, most published first in Inferno! and previously anthologized in Into the Maelstrom (1999), Dark Imperium (2001), and Words of Blood (2002). Introduction by Gascoigne. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (4/06) edition, but only gives US and Canadian prices. (Contents)
• * +Warhammer 40,000: Tales from the Dark Millennium (with Christian Dunn) (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-418-7, Nov 2006, $7.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Michael Komark) Original anthology of eight stories based on the collectible card game based on the fantasy roleplaying game, some previously published online. Introduction by Steve Horvath. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (10/06) edition, but only gives US and Canadian prices.
• * *Warhammer: The Cold Hand of Betrayal (with Christian Dunn) (Games Workshop/Black Library 1-84416-288-5, Apr 2006, £6.99, 252pp, pb) [Warhammer] Anthology of nine stories set in the roleplaying game universe. (Contents)
• * +Warhammer: The Cold Hand of Betrayal (with Christian Dunn) (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-342-3, May 2006, $7.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Jeff Johnson) Original anthology of nine stories based on the fantasy roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (4/06) edition, but only gives US and Canadian prices.

GATES, R(andy) PATRICK (1954- ) (chron.)

• * *Grimm Reapings (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1640-X, Feb 2006, $6.99, 382pp, pb) Horror novel, sequel to Grimm Memorials.

GEAR, KATHLEEN (Marie) O’NEAL (1954- ) (chron.)

• * _It Sleeps in Me (Tor 0-765-35025-4, Jul 2006, $6.99, 298pp, pb, cover by Vince Natale) Reprint (Forge 2005) prehistoric novel with supernatural elements.
• * *It Wakes in Me (Tor/Forge 0-765-31482-7, Jul 2006, $13.95, 268pp, tp, cover by Vince Natale) Prehistoric novel with supernatural elements, sequel to It Sleeps in Me.
• * _People of the Moon (with W. Michael Gear) (Tor 0-765-34758-X, Nov 2006, $7.99, 615pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) Reprint (Forge 2005) associational pre-historical novel, 13th in the First North Americans series.

GEAR, W(illiam) MICHAEL (1955- ) (chron.)

• * _The Athena Factor (Tor/Forge 0-765-35023-8, Jul 2006, $7.99, 533pp, pb) Reprint (Forge 2005) thriller of genetic engineering.
• * _People of the Moon (with Kathleen O’Neal Gear) See entry under Kathleen O’Neal Gear.

GEBBIE, MELINDA (chron.)

• * _Lost Girls (with Alan Moore) See entry under Alan Moore.

GELB, JEFF(rey B.), ed. (chron.)

• * _Dark Delicacies: Original Stories of the Macabre from Today’s Greatest Horror Writers (with Del Howison) See entry under Del Howison.
• * _Hot Blood X (with Michael Garrett) (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1651-5, Apr 2006, $6.99, 335pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1998) original anthology of 17 stories, one a reprint, of erotic horror.

GELLIS, ROBERTA (Leah, née Jacobs) (1927- ) (chron.)

• * _Ill Met by Moonlight (with Mercedes R. Lackey) See entry under Mercedes R. Lackey

GEMMELL, DAVID A(ndrew) (1948-2006) (chron.)

• * _Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15111-4, Apr 2006, £6.99, 624pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Bantam UK 2005) fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy.
• * _Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-49457-1, Oct 2006, $14.95, 476pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Bantam UK 2005) historical fantasy novel of ancient Troy.
• * *Troy: Shield of Thunder (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-05222-6, Sep 2006, £17.99, 480pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Troy] Fantasy novel. Second in a trilogy after Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow.

GENTLE, MARY R(osalyn) (1956- ) (chron.)

• * *Ilario: The Lion’s Eye (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07660-7, Nov 2006, £14.99, 663pp, tp) SF novel, set earlier in the First History, the same world as Ash. Part was previously published as Under the Penitence (PS Publishing 2004) in slightly different form. A hardcover edition (-07661-5, £20.00) is also available.

GEORGE, DAVID R., III (chron.)

• * *Star Trek: Crucible: McCoy: Provenance of Shadows (Pocket 0-7434-9168-8, Sep 2006, $7.99, 627pp, pb) Star Trek novelization, the first book in a series. This is a 40th anniversary edition. Copyrighted by CBS Studios.