The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

KRINARD, SUSAN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Hammer of the Earth (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80224-2, Feb 2006, $13.95, 474pp, tp) Alternate-history fantasy novel, second in The Stone God trilogy set in an alternate Mediterranean circa 290 BC. Rhenna and her shape-shifting partner seek a legendary weapon to stop the evil Stone God.
• * *Lord of the Beasts (Harlequin/HQN 0-373-77139-8, Oct 2006, $5.99, 459pp, pb) Supernatural romance, sequel to The Forest Lord. A half-fairy veterinarian falls for a mortal woman in Victorian England.
• * _Lord of the Beasts (SFBC #1222194, Nov 2006, $10.99, 459pp, hc) Reprint (HQN 2006) supernatural romance, sequel to The Forest Lord. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7366-5; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

KRITZER, NAOMI (chron.)

• * *Freedom’s Sisters (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58675-0, Aug 2006, $6.99, 404pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) Fantasy novel, third in the Dead Rivers trilogy set in an alternate ancient Greece.

KUNZMANN, RICHARD (chron.)

• * _Bloody Harvests (Macmillan/Pan 0-330-42663-X, Feb 2006, £6.99, 455pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan 2004) horror novel. Detectives meet black magic.

KUPFER, ALLEN C. (chron.)

• * _The Journal of Professor Abraham Van Helsing (Tor 0-765-35526-4, Apr 2006, $6.99, 204pp, pb) Reprint (Forge 2004) horror novel, The supposed journal of the vampire hunter from Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.

KURLAND, LYNN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Much Ado in the Moonlight (Jove 0-515-14127-5, May 2006, $7.99, 449pp, tp) Ghost romance. A ghost gets a surprise when he tries to stop a troupe performing Shakespeare in his castle.
• * *Star of the Morning (Berkley Sensation 0-425-21212-2, Dec 2006, $14.00, 324pp, tp) Fantasy romance novel in the Nine Kingdoms series. Warrior maid Morgan is destined to wield one of the two magic blades that can defeat the black mage.

KURTZ, KATHERINE (Irene) (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Childe Morgan (Ace 0-441-01282-5, Dec 2006, $24.95, 279pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) Fantasy novel in the Deryni series, the first in the Childe Morgan trilogy set during the reign of Donal Haldane.

KUSHNER, ELLEN (Ruth) (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Privilege of the Sword (Bantam Spectra 0-553-38268-3, Aug 2006, $14.00, 378pp, tp, cover by Marc Peltzer & Stephen Youll) Fantasy novel set in the Riverside world of Swordspoint. A Mad Duke decides his niece Katherine will learn swordplay rather than enter the social swirl.
• * _The Privilege of the Sword (Small Beer Press 1-931520-20-8, Sep 2006, $35.00, 376pp, hc, cover by Francoise Clouet) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 8/06) fantasy novel.
• * *Swords of Riverside (SFBC #1219882, Sep 2006, $13.99, 627pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) Omnibus of two fantasy novels set in the land of Riverside: Swordspoint (1987) and The Privilege of the Sword (2006). This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7336-8; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)

KUTTNER, HENRY (1915-1958) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Two-Handed Engine (with C. L. Moore) (SFBC #1210833, May 2006, $14.99, 914pp, hc, cover by Richard Powers) Reprint (Centipede Press 2005) collection of 37 stories, focusing on the authors’ collaborative works. This has ISBN 0-7394-6810-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

KYME, NICK (stories) (chron.)

• * +Necromunda: Back from the Dead (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-376-8, Sep 2006, $7.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK edition (8/06) but gives only US and Canadian prices.

LABONTE, RICHARD, ed. (chron.)

• * *The Future is Queer (with Lawrence Schimel) (Arsenal Pulp Press 1-55152-209-8, Oct 2006, $17.95, 211pp, tp) Original anthology of eight SF stories envisioning homosexual worlds to come, one a reprint graphic story by Neil Gaiman & Bryan Talbot. Authors include L. Timmel Duchamp, Candas Jane Dorsey, and Rachel Pollack.

LACKEY, MERCEDES (Ritche) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Aerie (DAW 0-7564-0391-X, Oct 2006, $25.95, 291pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) Fantasy novel, fourth in the Dragon Jousters series. The dragon riders move their expanding population into the ancient city they found in the desert.
• * *Diana Tregarde Investigates (SFBC #1227024, Dec 2006, $14.99, 788pp, hc, cover by Chris McGrath) [Diana Tregarde] Omnibus of three dark fantasy mysteries featuring Diana Tregarde: Children of the Night (1990), Burning Water (1989), and Jinx High (1991). This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7703-8; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * _Ill Met by Moonlight (with Roberta Gellis) (Baen 1-4165-2096-1, Dec 2006, $7.99, 734pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) Reprint (Baen 2005) fantasy novel, sequel to This Scepter’d Isle.
• * _Jinx High (Tor 0-765-31319-7, Nov 2006, $12.95, 335pp, tp, cover by Hugh Syme) Reprint (Tor 1991) occult thriller, third book of the Diana Tregarde series.
• * _Music to My Sorrow (with Rosemary Edghill) (SFBC #1199437, Jan 2006, $13.99, 340pp, hc, cover by Jeff Easley) Reprint (Baen 2005) fantasy novel in the “Bedlam’s Bard” series featuring Bard Eric Banyon. This is similar to the Baen edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *One Good Knight (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80217-X, Mar 2006, $24.95, 360pp, hc) Humorous romantic fantasy novel set in the 500 Kingdoms of The Fairy Godmother. Princess Andromeda deals with the dragon attacking her mother’s realm.
• * _One Good Knight (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80260-9, Dec 2006, $6.99, 393pp, pb) Reprint (Luna 2006) humorous romantic fantasy novel set in the 500 Kingdoms of The Fairy Godmother.
• * _Sanctuary (DAW 0-7564-0341-3, May 2006, $7.99, 436pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) Reprint (DAW 2005) fantasy novel, third in the Dragon Jousters series.
• * *When Darkness Falls (with James Mallory) (Tor 0-765-30221-7, Jul 2006, $27.95, 496pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Obsidian] Fantasy novel, third in the Obsidian trilogy.
• * _When Darkness Falls (with James Mallory) (SFBC #1214690, Jul 2006, $14.99, 496pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Obsidian] Reprint (Tor 2006) fantasy novel, third in the Obsidian trilogy. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Wizard of London (DAW 0-7564-0363-4, Oct 2006, $7.99, 377pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) Reprint (DAW 2005) fantasy novel in the Elemental Masters series, with parts previously published as the Grey stories.

LAIN, DOUGLAS (stories) (chron.)

• * *Last Week’s Apocalypse (Night Shade Books 1-59780-034-1, Jan 2006, $14.95, 253pp, tp, cover by Gee VAucher) Collection of 15 stories, one original. Night Shade Books, 1470 NW Salzman Road, Portland OR 97229; [night@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com].

LAINE, MICHAEL, ed. (chron.)

• * _LiftPort (with Tom Nugent, Jr. & Bill Fawcett) See entry under Bill Fawcett.

LAKE, JAY; [i.e., Joseph Edward Lake, Jr.] (1964- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Greetings from Lake Wu (Traife Buffet 0-9787494-0-5, Aug 2006, $150.00, 246 + viii, hc, cover by Frank Wu) Reprint (Wheatland Press 2003) collection of 16 stories. This adds three new stories, drops introductions by Andy Duncan and Lori Ann White, and adds new introductions by Steven H. Silver and Christopher J. Garcia. Jay Lake and Frank Wu both provide new introductions to the book and to each story. The illustrations (three new) by Frank Wu are reproduced in color. This is a slipcased, signed, numbered limited editon of 250. Traife Buffet, PO Box 783, San Pedro CA 90733; [www.traifebuffet.com]. (Contents)
• * *Trial of Flowers (Night Shade Books 1-59780-056-2, Oct 2006, $14.95, 263pp, tp, cover by Richard Pellegrino) Fantasy novel of the City Imperishable, a decadent city haunted by ancient gods and political turmoil. Night Shade Books, 1423 33rd Avenue, San Francisco CA 94122; 415-759-8901; night@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com].

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• * _Polyphony 6 (with Deborah Layne) See entry under Deborah Layne.

LAMB, HAROLD A. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Warriors of the Steppes (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-8049-1, Jul 2006, $19.95, 629 + xv, tp, cover by Darrel Stevens) [Khlit the Cossack] Associational collection of ten stories featuring Abdul Dost and Khlit the Cossack. Volume two of the Complete Cossack Adventures. Includes an appendix with letters by Lamb about the stories from Adventure magazine’s letters column. Edited by Howard Andrew Jones; introduction by David Drake. Order from University of Nebraska Press, PO Box 84555, Lincoln NE 68501-4555; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com]. (Contents)
• * *Wolf of the Steppes (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-8048-3, May 2006, $19.95, 602 + xix, tp, cover by Darrel Stevens) [Khlit the Cossack] Associational collection of 10 pulp adventure stories featuring Khlit the Cossack, volume one of The Complete Cossack Adventures. An appendix includes Lamb’s own comments from Adventure magazine’s letters column. Introduction by S.M. Stirling. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68588-0630; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com]. (Contents) [ed: Howard Andrew Jones]

LAMOTHER, SERGE (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Baldwins (Talonbooks 0-88922-544-3, Jul 2006, $15.95, 94pp, tp) Experimental, post-holocaust SF novella. Scholars in the post-historical period seek to understand the cultural phenomenon of the Baldwins. Translated by Fred A. Reed & David Homel from the French Les Baldwin (Les Editions l’Instant meme 2004). Talonbooks, PO Box 2076, Vancouver BC V6B 3S3, Canada; [www.talonbooks.com].

LAMPIETTI, HEIDI, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Medicine Show (RedJack 1-892619-09-1, Dec 2006, $10.00, 274pp, tp, cover by Andre Fiaron) Original anthology/mosaic novel with fantastic elements about an American medicine show in post-WWI Europe. Written round-robin style by 12 authors including M.K. Hobson, C.L. Russo, and Heidi Cyr. This is volume one of the Liquid Laughter Project. RedJack, PO Box 633, Bayside CA 95524; [www.redjackbooks.com]. (Contents)

LAMSLEY, TERRY (stories) (chron.)

• * *Made Ready & Cupboard Love (Subterranean Press 1-59606-031-X, Mar 2006, $35.00, 114pp, hc, cover by Glenn Chadborne) Original collection of two stories. Illustrated by Glenn Chadborne. This is a signed limited edition of 500; a lettered edition of 26 ($150.00) is also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]. (Contents)

LANAGAN, MARGO (stories) (chron.)

• * _Black Juice (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07781-6, Feb 2006, £8.99, 227pp, hc) Reprint (Allen & Unwin Australia 2004) collection of 10 original fantasy stories. This edition adds one new story, ‘The Point of Roses’. (Contents) [First U.K. edition]
• * _Black Juice (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-074392-1, Mar 2006, $5.99, 262pp, pb, cover by Amy Ryan) Reprint (Allen & Unwin Australia 2004) fantasy/mainstream collection.
• * *Red Spikes (Allen & Unwin Australia 1-74114-657-7, Nov 2006, A$17.95, 205pp, tp, cover by Zoe Sadokierski) Fantasy/mainstream collection of ten stories.
• * +White Time (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-074393-X, Aug 2006, $15.99, 216pp, hc, cover by Laura Siotos) Fantasy/mainstream collection of ten stories. First US edition (Allen & Unwin Australia 2000). (Contents)

LANCE, JOHN M. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Bobby’s Troll (Yard Dog Press 1-893687-68-6, Mar 2006, $6.00, 52pp, ph, cover by Marziah Karch) Collection of seven humorous fantasy stories, at least three reprints. Order from Yard Dog Press, 710 W Redbud Lane, Alma AR 72921-7247; [www.yarddogpress.com]. (Contents)

LANE, JOEL (Richard) (1963- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Lost District (Night Shade Books 1-59780-039-2, Jan 2006, $14.95, 190pp, tp, cover by J. K. Potter) Collection of 24 stories, six original, some slightly revised, of horror and dark fantasy. Night Shade Books, 1470 NW Saltzman Road, Portland OR 97229; [www.nightshadebooks.com]. (Contents)

LANGAN, SARAH (chron.)

• * *The Keeper (HarperTorch 0-06-087290-X, Sep 2006, $6.99, 382pp, pb) Supernatural thriller. A dying town’s prostitute haunts the inhabitants. A first novel.

LANGE, JOHN FREDERICK, Jr. (1931- ); see pseudonym John Norman (chron.)

LANGFORD, DAVID (Rowland) (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The End of Harry Potter? (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07875-8, Nov 2006, £9.99, 196pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) Non-fiction examination of the published Harry Potter novels and interviews with J.K. Rowling in search of hints to possible outcomes in the final book.
• * _The Wyrdest Link: The Second Discworld Quizbook (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07704-2, Apr 2006, £6.99, 289pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) Reprint (Gollancz 2002) non-fiction, a humorous quizbook based on Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels. A mini-hardback edition; the cover and jacket give the sub-title as Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Quizbook.

LANGRISH, KATHERINE (chron.)

• * +Troll Mill (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-058307-X, Feb 2006, $15.99, 276pp, hc, cover by Mark Fredrickson) Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Troll Fell. First US edition (HarperCollins Children’s Books 7/05).

LANSDALE, JOE R(ichard Harold) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Flaming London (Subterranean Press 1-59606-025-5, Jan 2006, $40.00, 177pp, hc, cover by Timothy Truman) SF/horror/weird western novel mixing historical and skewed fictional characters, sequel to Zeppelins West. Ned the Seal’s adventures include Jules Verne, Mark Twain, and H.G. Wells and his Martian invaders. This is a signed, limited edition; a deluxe, slipcased edition (-026-3, $95.00) was announced but not seen.
• * _Mad Dog Summer and Other Stories (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-42-8, Sep 2006, $14.95, 261 + viii, tp, cover by J. K. Potter) Reprint (Subterranean Press 2004, not seen) collection of eight stories. (Contents)

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• * _Cross Plains Universe: Texans Celebrate Robert E. Howard (with Scott A. Cupp) See entry under Scott A. Cupp

LARBALESTIER, JUSTINE (stories) (chron.)

• * +Magic Lessons (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-054-9, Mar 2006, $16.99, 275pp, hc, cover by Justine Larbalestier) Young adult contemporary novel fantasy, volume two in a trilogy after Magic or Madness. A new threat leaves Reason stranded in NYC.
• * _Magic or Madness (Penguin/Firebird/Razorbill 1-59514-070-0, Mar 2006, $7.99, 271pp, tp) Reprint (Razorbill 2005) young adult contemporary fantasy, volume one in a trilogy.

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• * *Daughters of Earth: Feminist Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century (Wesleyan University Press 0-8195-6676-4, May 2006, $24.95, 397pp, tp, cover by Ed Emshwiller, Earle Bergey & Cat Sparks) Anthology of 11 SF stories by 20th century female authors, with new essays on each. Story authors include Clare Winger Harris, Kate Wilhelm, and Octavia Butler; essayists include Brian Attebery, Andrea Hairston, and L. Timmel Duchamp. A hardcover edition (-6675-6, $65.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)

LARIAR, LAWRENCE (1908-1981); see pseudonym Michael Lawrence (chron.)

LARKE, GLENDA (chron.)

• * +The Tainted (Ace 0-441-01419-4, Jul 2006, $7.99, 432pp, pb, cover by Scott Grimando) Fantasy novel. The third book in the Isles of Glory trilogy. First US edition (HarperCollins Australia 2004).

LASSEN, JEREMY, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Night Land and Other Perilous Romances See entry under William Hope Hodgson.

LAURIE, VICTORIA (chron.)

• * *Killer Insight (Penguin/Signet 0-451-21933-3, Sep 2006, $6.99, 288pp, pb) Fantasy mystery novel, fourth in the Psychic Eye series featuring psychic Abby Cooper.

LAWHEAD, STEPHEN R. (1950- ) (chron.)

• * *Hood (Little Brown UK/Atom 1-904233-70-8, Aug 2006, £12.99, 438pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone & Getty Images) Young-adult fantasy novel, book one of King Raven. The story of Robin Hood is relocating to the borders of Wales just after the Norman Conquest. A trade paperback edition (-93-7, £8.99) was announced but not seen.
• * +Hood (Thomas Nelson/WestBow Press 1-59554-085-7, Nov 2006, $24.99, 480pp, hc) Historical fantasy novel, the first volume in the King Raven trilogy retelling the story of Robin Hood with a Welsh setting. First US edition (Atom 8/06).

LAWRENCE, MICHAEL; pseudonym of Lawrence Lariar, (1908-1981) (chron.)

• * _Small Eternities (Orchard Books 1-84362-870-8, Sep 2005, £5.99, 284pp, tp) Reprint (Orchard Books 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, book two of The Aldous Lexicon trilogy.
• * _Small Eternities (HarperCollins/Greenwillow 0-06-072482-X, Oct 2006, $7.99, tp, cover by Chad W. Beckerman) Reprint (Orchard Books UK 2004) young-adult fantasy of kids traveling between parallel worlds, the second book of the Withern Rise trilogy.

LAWS, ROBIN D. (chron.)

• * *City of Heroes: The Freedom Phalanx (CDS Books 1-59315-221-3, Apr 2006, $6.99, 394pp, pb, cover by George Perez) Novelization based on the online multiplayer game. Copyrighted by Cryptic Studios and NC Interactive.

LAWSON, D. L. (chron.)

• * *Crimson Heir (ibooks 1-59687-165-2, Dec 2005, $7.99, 273pp, pb) Vampire novel. A vampire hides her enemies as a Goth singer. The cover gives the author as D.P. Lawson; inside it’s D.L. Lawson; copyrighted by ibooks.

LAWSON, JOHN (chron.)

• * *The Raven (PublishAmerica 1-4241-4380-2, Aug 2006, $29.95, 618pp, tp, cover by Jason Nunes) Fantasy novel, sequel to Witch Ember. A paladin defeated by a witch re-examines his life and beliefs. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.publishamerica.com].

LAWSON, VALERIE (chron.)

• * +Mary Poppins She Wrote: The Life of P.L. Travers (Simon & Schuster 0-7432-9816-0, Oct 2006, $25.00, 401 + xi, hc) Non-fiction, biography. Includes notes, bibliography, index, and 16 unpaginated pages of photos. First US edition (Hodder Headline Australia 1999 as Out of the Sky She Came). [Travers]

LAYMON, RICHARD (Carl) (1947-2001) (stories) (chron.)

• * +After Midnight (Leisure 0-8439-5180-X, Mar 2006, $7.99, 438pp, pb) Associational non-supernatural horror novel. First US edition (Headline 1997).