The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

GORDON, LINDSAY (chron.)

• * *Angel (Nexus 0-352-34009-6, Dec 2005, £7.99, 274pp, pb) Erotic fantasy novel.

GORDON, RAY (chron.)

• * *Unearthly Desires (Nexus 0-352-34036-3, Jun 2006, £6.99, 236pp, pb) Erotic fantasy of alien possesion.

GOREY, EDWARD (St. John) (1925-2000) (chron.)

• * *Amphigorey Again (Harcourt 0-15-101107-9, Oct 2006, $35.00, unpaginated, hc, cover by Edward Gorey) Art book, an omnibus/collection of 28 items, all previously uncollected, three previously unpublished and several privately published, some unfinished work. Twelve items are in color.

GOSS, THEODORA (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *In the Forest of Forgetting (Wildside Press/Prime Books 0-8095-5691-X, May 2006, $24.95, 255 + xiv, hc, cover by Virginia Lee) Fantasy collection of 16 stories, two original. Introduction by Terri Windling. Prime Books, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.prime-books.com].

GOTO, C. S. (stories) (chron.)

• * +Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Tempest (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-399-7, Oct 2006, $7.99, 412pp, pb, cover by Philip Sibbering) Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe, third in the Dawn of War series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK edition (9/06) but gives only US and Canadian prices.
• * *Warhammer 40,000: Warrior Coven (Games Workshop/Black Library 1-84416-365-2, May 2006, £6.99, 409pp, pb) Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe.A “Warhammer 40000” novel; sequel to Warrior Brood in the “Death Watch” series.
• * *Warhammer 40,000: Warrior Coven (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-365-2, Jun 2006, $7.99, 409pp, pb, cover by Phillip Sibbering) Novelization based on the roleplaying game, sequel to Warhammer 40,000: Warrior Brood. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (5/05) edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.

GRAHAM, HEATHER; pseudonym of Heather Graham Pozzessere, (1953- ) (chron.)

• * *Kiss of Darkness (Harlequin/Mira 0-7783-2343-9, Sep 2006, $7.99, 389pp, pb) Paranormal romantic suspense novel. An investigation into missing tourists in Transylvania leads to New Orleans and rumors of vampires.
• * _Kiss of Darkness (SFBC #1221147, Nov 2006, $10.99, 389pp, hc) Reprint (Mira 2006) supernatural romance. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7380-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Last Cavalier (Harlequin/Silhouette 0-373-47082-7, Sep 2006, $4.99, 249pp, pb) Reissue (Silhouette 1994) horror romance novel.
• * *The Vision (Harlequin/Mira 0-7783-2321-8, Jun 2006, $7.99, 411pp, pb) Horror novel. A diver’s a vision of a dead woman is a warning of evil.

GRANT, ALAN; pseudonym of Gerald Clarke (stories) (chron.)

• * *DC Universe: Last Sons (Warner 0-446-61656-7, Feb 2006, $6.99, 322pp, pb, cover by James Jean) Novelization, the first in a new series based on the world of the comics. Copyrighted by DC Comics.
• * _DC Universe: Last Sons (SFBC #1217989, Jun 2006, $10.99, 322pp, hc, cover by James Jean) Reprint (Warner 2006) novelization, the first in a new series based on the world of the comics. Copyrighted by DC Comics. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-69620-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

GRANT, GAVIN J., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Year’s Best Fantasy & Horror 2006: Nineteenth Annual Collection (with Ellen Datlow & Kelly Link) See entry under Ellen Datlow.

GRAY, KEITH (chron.)

• * _The Fearful (Definitions 0-09-945656-7, Aug 2006, £5.99, 393pp, tp, cover by Andy Briggs) Reprint (The Bodley Head 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.

GRAYSON, DEVIN (chron.)

• * *DC Universe: Inheritance (Warner 0-446-61657-5, Jun 2006, $6.99, 336pp, pb, cover by James Jean) Novelization, the second in a series based on the world of the comics. Copyrighted by DC Comics

GREANIAS, THOMAS (chron.)

• * _Raising Atlantis (Pocket 1-4165-2445-2, Jun 2006, $4.99, 337pp, pb) Reissue (Pocket Star 2005) thriller about ancient artifacts in Antarctica.

GREELEY, ANDREW M(oran) (1928- ) (chron.)

• * _Angel Light (Tor 0-765-35597-3, Dec 2006, $6.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Jeffrey Terreson) Reissue (Forge 1995) religious fantasy novel, sequel to Angel Fire.

GREEN, JONATHAN (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Warhammer 40,000: Conquest of Armageddon (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-196-X, Dec 2005, £6.99, 414pp, pb, cover by Klaus Scherwinski) Novelization based on the SF roleplaying game, second in the Black Templars series.

GREEN, ROLAND J(ames) (1944- ) (chron.)

• * _Great Kings’ War (with John F. Carr) See entry under John F. Carr

GREEN, SIMON R(ichard) (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Deathstalker (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-60160-4, May 2006, £7.99, 571pp, pb, cover by Sonar) Reprint (Gollancz 1995) SF novel, the first in the series.
• * _Deathstalker Coda (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07706-9, Feb 2006, £6.99, 407pp, pb, cover by Sonar) Reprint (Gollancz 2005) SF novel. Last in the Deathstalker series.
• * _Deathstalker Coda (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46024-3, Mar 2006, $7.99, 409pp, pb, cover by Patrick Jones) Reprint (Roc 2005) SF novel, third in a series set 200 years after the first “Deathstalker” series, eighth (and apparently final) in the overall “Deathstalker” series.
• * *Raising Hell in the Nightside (SFBC #1208566, Apr 2006, $14.99, 530pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [John Taylor] Omnibus of three novels in the “Nightside” series: Hex and the City (2005); Paths Not Taken (2005), and Sharper than a Serpent’s Tooth (2006). This has ISBN 0-7394-6528-7; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * *Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth (Ace 0-441-01387-2, Mar 2006, $6.99, 247pp, pb, cover by Jonathan Barkat) [John Taylor] Dark fantasy hard-boiled mystery, sixth in the “Nightside” series featuring John Taylor.
• * _Swords of Haven: The Adventures of Hawk & Fisher (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46086-3, Jun 2006, $15.00, 540pp, tp, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [Hawk & Fisher] Reprint (Roc 1999) omnibus of three medieval-fantasy detective novels: Hawk & Fisher (1990), Winner Takes All (1991), and The God Killer (1991).
• * _A Walk on the Nightside (Ace 0-441-01448-8, Sep 2006, $15.00, 392pp, tp, cover by Jonathan Barkat) Reprint (SFBC 2004 as Everybody Comes to the Nightside) omnibus of three novels in the Nightside series of dark fantasy mysteries featuring John Taylor: Something from the Nightside (2003), Agents of Light and Darkness (2003), and Nightingale’s Lament (2004).

GREENBERG, MARTIN (L.), ed. (1918- ) (chron.)

• * _Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Treasury (with Joseph Olander & Isaac Asimov) See entry under Isaac Asimov.

GREENBERG, MARTIN H(arry), ed. (1941- ) (chron.)

• * *Children of Magic (with Kerrie Hughes) (DAW 0-7564-0361-8, Jun 2006, $7.99, 308pp, pb) Original anthology of 17 stories about children with magical talents. Authors include Jane Lindskold, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, and Alan Dean Foster. Introduction by Hughes. (Contents)
• * *Fantasy Gone Wrong (with Brittiany A. Koren) (DAW 0-7564-0380-4, Sep 2006, $7.99, 309pp, pb) Original anthology of 16 humorous fantasy stories. Authors include Brian Stableford, Esther M. Friesner, and Janny Wurts. (Contents)
• * *Freedom! (with Mark Tier) (Baen 1-4165-2072-4, Jul 2006, $14.00, 516pp, hc, cover by Carole Heyer) Omnibus of two anthlogies of Libertarian SF stories: Give Me Liberty! (2003) and Visions of Liberty (2004). (Contents)
• * *Ghosts in Baker Street (with Jon L. Lellenberg & Daniel Stashower) (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1400-X, Feb 2006, $16.95, 232 + viii, tp) [Sherlock Holmes] Original anthology of 10 supernatural mystery stories featuring Sherlock Holmes, with a foreword by Dr. Watson discussing Holmes’ disbelief in ghosts, and non-fiction articles by Loren D. Estleman, Caleb Carr, and Barbara Roden on Holmes’s literary influence. Story authors include Estleman, H. Paul Jeffers, and Bill Crider. (Contents)
• * *Millennium 3001 (with Russell Davis) (DAW 0-7564-0322-7, Feb 2006, $7.50, 312pp, pb) Original anthology of 13 stories of the 31st century. Authors include Brian Stableford, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, and Jack Williamson. (Contents)
• * *Slipstreams (with John Helfers) (DAW 0-7564-0357-X, May 2006, $7.50, 307pp, pb) Original anthology of 20 genre-blending stories. Authors include Alan Dean Foster, Robert J. Sawyer, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, and Jane Lindskold. (Contents)

GREENWOOD, ED (stories) (chron.)

• * _Forgotten Realms: City of Splendors (with Elaine Cunningham) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-4004-2, May 2006, $7.99, 499pp, pb, cover by J. P. Targete) Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2005) novelization based on the roleplaying game, a Waterdeep novel in The Cities series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

GRESH, LOIS H(arriet), ed. (1956- ) (chron.)

• * *The Ultimate Unauthorized Eragon Guide (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-35792-3, Dec 2006, $11.95, 166pp, tp, cover by Chris Cocozza) Young-adult non-fiction guide to the YA fantasy novels in the Inheritance trilogy. [Paolini]

GREY, EDWINA (chron.)

• * *Prismatic (Hachetter Livre Australia/Lothian 0-7344-0968-0, Jun 2006, A$19.95, 362pp, pb) Thriller. A plague of madness strikes Sydney and bioterrorism is suspected. A first novel. This is a pen name for David Carroll, Evan Paliatseas, & Kyla Ward. Lothian Books, 132 Albert Road, South Melbourne, Victoria 3205 Australia; [www.lothian.com.au].

GRIFFITH, GEORGE; pseudonym of George C. Griffith-Jones, (1857-1906) (chron.)

• * _The World Peril of 1910 (Apogee Books 0-9738203-6-5, Aug 2006, $9.95, 269pp, pb) Reprint (White 1907) SF novel, plus the story, “The Great Crellin Comet”, from which it was expanded. Afterword by Rob Godwin. This is a WorldCon edition. Apogee Books, Box 62034, Burlington Ont Canada L7R 4K2; [www.apogeespacebooks.com].

GRIFFITH-JONES, GEORGE C(hetwynd) (1857-1906); see pseudonym George Griffith (chron.)

GRIMSLEY, JIM (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Last Green Tree (Tor 0-765-30530-5, Dec 2006, $25.95, 400pp, hc) Science fantasy novel set in the world of The Ordinary.

GRIMWOOD, JON COURTENAY; see under Courtenay Grimwood, Jon (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

GROPPI, SUSAN MARIE, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Twenty Epics (with David Moles) See entry under David Moles.

GROSSMAN, DAVID (chron.)

• * *Lion’s Honey (Grove/Canongate U.S. 1-84195-742-9, Jun 2006, $18.95, 155pp, hc, cover by Shonagh Rae) Fantasy novel in the Myths series, this time retelling the story of Sampson and Delilah. Translated by Stuart Schoffman. Simultaneous with the Canongate UK edition.

GRUBER, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * _The Witch’s Boy (HarperTempest 0-06-076167-9, May 2006, $7.99, 377pp, tp, cover by Wes Benscoter) Reprint (HarperTempest 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _The Witch’s Boy (Simon & Schuster UK Children’s Books 1-416-90139-6, May 2006, £5.99, 298pp, tp) Reprint (HarperTempest 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.

GUILFOILE, KEVIN (chron.)

• * _Cast of Shadows (Random House/Vintage 1-4000-7826-1, May 2006, $13.95, 321pp, tp) Reprint (Knopf 2005) near-future thriller.

GUNN, DEREK (chron.)

• * *Vampire Apocalypse: A World Torn Asunder (KHP Industries/Black Death Books 0-9767914-8-X, Oct 2006, $14.99, 215pp, tp) Horror novel. Vampires take over the world, opposed by a small band of rebels. This a print-on-demand book available online at [www.khpindustries.com], or from KHP Industries, PO Box 588, Effort PA 18330.

GUNN, JAMES E(dwin) (1923- ) (chron.)

• * _Inside Science Fiction: Second Edition (Scarecrow Press 0-8108-5714-6, Apr 2006, $35.00, 249 + viii, tp) Reprint (Borgo Press 1992) non-fiction, a collection of 21 critical essays on science fiction. This adds four new chapters and updates others.

GURAN, PAULA, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Best New Paranormal Romance (Wildside Press/Juno Books 0-8095-5653-7, Oct 2006, $12.95, 313pp, tp, cover by Timothy Lantz) Best of the year anthology with 12 stories by authors including Elizabeth Bear, Jane Yolen, and Elizabeth Hand. Wildside Press/Juno Books, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.juno-books.com]. (Contents)

HAARSMA, P. J. (chron.)

• * *The Softwire: Virus on Orbis 1 (Candlewick Press 0-7636-2709-7, Sep 2006, $15.99, 262pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Young-adult SF novel. A boy with the unprecedented ability to link his mind to computers is blamed for computer malfunctions on an alien world.

HADDIX, MARGARET PETERSON (chron.)

• * _Among the Enemy (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-85797-7, Sep 2006, $5.99, 214pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 2005) young-adult SF novel, sixth in the “Shadow Children” series begun in Among the Hidden.
• * *Among the Free (Simon & Schuster 0-689-85798-5, Jun 2006, $16.95, 194pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Young-adult SF novel, the final volume of The Shadow Children. Luke unintentionally causes a revolt.

HAGUE, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * _Lionel and the Book of Beasts (with Edith Nesbit) See entry under Edith Nesbit.

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• * _The Book of Fairies (HarperCollins 0-06-089187-4, Nov 2006, $9.99, 127pp, tp, cover by Michael Hague) Reprint (HarperCollins 2000) children’s anthology/picture book of five stories, two poems, and one novel excerpt about fairies. Illustrated by Hague.

HAHN, MARY DOWNING (1937- ) (chron.)

• * *Witch Catcher (Houghton Mifflin/Clarion 0-618-50457-5, Jul 2006, $16.00, 236pp, hc, cover by Greg Swearingen) Young adult fantasy novel. Jen’s life changes when she and her father move into a West Virginia mansion.

HAINES, JOSEPH PAUL, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *From the Trenches (with Samantha Henderson) (Carnifex Press 0-9789583-2-2, Feb 2007, $12.95, 172pp, tp) Original anthology of 15 speculative war stories. Authors include Jay Lake, Kameron Hurley, and Anil Menon. Order from Carnifex Press, PO Box 1686, Ormond Beach FL 32175; [www.carnifexpress.nte]. (Contents)

HAINING, PETER (Alexander), ed. (1940-2007) (chron.)

• * _The Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1603-7, Aug 2005, $13.95, 689pp, tp) Reprint (Robinson 2000) anthology of 43 stories about haunted houses. This edition adds seven stories; it indicates second printing, but the 2005 first printing was not seen.

HAIRSTON, ANDREA (stories) (chron.)

• * *Mindscape (Aqueduct Press 1-933500-03-4, Mar 2006, $19.50, 445pp, tp, cover by Pam Sanders) SF novel. Peace efforts are sabotaged on an Earth divided into warring zones by an alien Barrier. A first novel. Aqueduct Press, PO Box 95787, Seattle WA 98145-2787; [www.aqueductpress.com]; [info@aqueductpress.com].

HALAM, ANN; pseudonym of Gwyneth Jones, (1952- ) (chron.)

• * _Siberia (Orion Children’s Books 1-84255-268-6, Feb 2006, £5.99, 233pp, tp, cover by Laura Brett) Reprint (Orion Children’s Books 2005) young-adult SF/fantasy novel. Halam is a pen name for Gwyneth Jones.
• * _Siberia (Random House/Laurel-Leaf 0-553-49414-7, Nov 2006, $5.99, 262pp, pb, cover by Adam Larson) Reprint (Orion 2005) young-adult fantasy.

HALDEMAN, JOE W.; [i.e., Joseph William Haldeman] (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Forever War (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07908-8, Aug 2006, £7.99, vii+271pp, tp, cover by Marc Adams) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1975) classic SF novel, with a new introduction by Peter F. Hamilton. This is the reinstated text. Part of the Ten Greatest SF Books of All Time series. (Contents)
• * _Old Twentieth (Ace 0-441-01343-0, Aug 2006, $7.99, 285pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Ace 2005) far-future SF novel.
• * *Peace and War (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07919-3, Nov 2006, £7.99, 697pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) Omnibus of The Forever War (1974; this is the 1997 definitive version), Forever Free, and Forever Peace. (Contents)
• * *A Separate War and Other Stories (Ace 0-441-01407-0, Aug 2006, $23.95, 269 + xviii, hc) Collection of 15 stories, one original (Haldeman’s Last Dangerous Visions story). Haldeman provides an introduction and notes on the writing of each story. Foreword by Connie Willis. (Contents)
• * *War Stories (Night Shade Books 1-59780-022-8, Jan 2006, $29.00, 398pp, hc) Omnibus/collection of war fiction with seven stories, two poems, and associational novels War Year (1972) and 1968 (1994). The author provides new introductions on how these came to be written and the influence of the war in Vietnam. A limited edition (-023-6, $49.00) is also available. Night Shade Books, [night@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com]. (Contents)

HALE, SHANNON (chron.)

• * _Enna Burning (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-906-1, Sep 2006, $8.95, 317pp, tp, cover by Alison Jay) Reprint (Bloomsbury USA 2004) young-adult fantasy, a companion to The Goose Girl.
• * *River Secrets (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-901-0, Sep 2006, $17.95, 290pp, hc, cover by Alison Jay) Young-adult fantasy, set in the world of The Goose Girl. A “useless” young man joins soldiers on a peacekeeping mission and discovers his odd ways have their uses.
• * *River Secrets (Bloomsbury 0-7475-8073-1, Sep 2006, £12.99, 290pp, hc, cover by Allison Jay) Young-adult fantasy novel. A trade paperback edition (-8441-9, £6.99) was announced but not seen.

HALLAWAY, TATE; pseudonym of Lyda Morehouse (chron.)

• * *Tall, Dark & Dead (Berkley 0-425-20972-5, May 2006, $14.00, 295pp, tp, cover by Margarete Gockel) Humorous vampire romance. A witch hiding from Vatican witch hunters finds herself attracted to a vampire alchemist. Hallaway is a pen name for Lyda Morehouse.