The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

McALLISTER, M. I. (chron.)

• * _The Mistmantle Chronicles: Book One: Urchin of the Riding Stars (Hyperion/Miramax 0-7868-5487-1, Sep 2006, $7.99, 282pp, tp, cover by Omar Rayyan) Reprint (Bloomsbury UK 2005) young-adult animal fantasy novel, first in a series.
• * *The Mistmantle Chronicles: Urchin and the Heartstone (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7512-6, Apr 2006, £12.99, 361pp, hc, cover by Gary Blythe) Young-adult animal fantasy novel, the second in the series.
• * _The Mistmantle Chronicles: Urchin of the Riding Stars (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7356-5, Apr 2006, £6.99, 330pp, tp, cover by Gary Blythe) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2005) young-adult animal fantasy novel, the first in a series.

McAULEY, PAUL J. (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Mind’s Eye (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-6158-4, Sep 2006, £6.99, 520pp, pb) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2005) SF novel.

McBAIN, ED, ed.; pseudonym of Evan Hunter, (1926-2005) (chron.)

• * _Transgressions: Ed McBain: Merely Hate/Walter Mosley: Walking the Line/Donald E. Westlake: Walking Around Money (Tor/Forge 0-765-34752-0, Oct 2006, $7.99, 431pp, pb) Reprint (Forge 2005 as part of Transgressions) associational anthology of three mystery novellas.
• * _Transgressions: John Farris: The Ransome Women/Stephen King: The Things They Left Behind (Tor/Forge 0-765-34751-2, Sep 2006, $7.99, 304pp, pb) Reprint (Forge 2005 as part of Transgressions) associational anthology of two mystery novellas by John Farris and Stephen King.
• * _Transgressions: Lawrence Block: Keller’s Adjustment/Jeffrey Deaver: Forever (Tor/Forge 0-765-34750-4, Aug 2006, $7.99, 339pp, pb) Reprint (Forge 2005 as part of Transgressions) associational anthology, the first breakup volume from the original Transgressions, with two mystery novellas by authors Lawrence Block and Jeffrey Deaver.
• * _Transgressions: Sharyn McCrumb: The Resurrection Man/Joyce Carol Oates: The Corn Maiden/Anne Perry: Hostages (Tor/Forge 0-765-35419-5, Nov 2006, $7.99, 402pp, pb) Reprint (Forge 2005 as part of Transgressions) associational anthology of two mystery novellas by Sharyn McCrumb and Joyce Carol Oates.

McCAFFREY, ANNE (Inez) (1926- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Acorna’s Children: First Warning (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15291-9, Mar 2006, £6.99, 398pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Eos 2005) SF novel. First in a series sequel to the Acorna series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Acorna’s Children: First Warning (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-052539-8, Jul 2006, $7.99, 357pp, pb, cover by Chris McGrath) Reprint (Eos 2005) SF novel based on a comic-book idea by McCaffrey, first in a new series that picks up with the next generation after the Acorna the Unicorn Girl series.
• * *Acorna’s Children: Second Wave (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-052540-1, Aug 2006, $24.95, 296pp, hc, cover by Chris McGrath) SF novel based on a comic-book idea by McCaffrey, second in a series that picks up with the next generation after the Acorna the Unicorn Girl series.
• * _Acorna’s Children: Second Wave (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) (SFBC #1215298, Aug 2006, $14.99, 296pp, hc, cover by Chris McGrath) Reprint (Eos 2006) SF novel based on a comic-book idea by McCaffrey, second in a series set after the Acorna the Unicorn Girl series. This is similar to the Eos edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Changelings (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) (SFBC #1200540, Feb 2006, $11.99, 273pp, hc) Reprint (Del Rey 2006) SF novel, fourth in the Petaybe series begun in “Powers That Be”. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Changelings (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-05612-4, Sep 2006, £17.99, 273pp, hc, cover by Terese Nielsen) Reprint (Del Rey 2006) SF novel, the first book in the Twins of Petaybee series, sequel to the first Petaybee series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Changelings (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-47003-4, Jan 2007, $7.99, 302pp, pb, cover by Terese Nielsen) Reprint (Del Rey 2006) SF novel, fourth in the Petaybe series begun in Powers That Be.
• * *Dragonriders’ Dawn (SFBC #1210697, May 2006, $13.99, 599pp, hc, cover by Les Edwards) [Pern] Omnibus of two novels in the Pern series: Dragonsdawn (1988) and The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall (1993). (Contents)
• * *Dragon’s Fire (with Todd McCaffrey) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-48028-7, Aug 2006, $24.95, 366pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) SF novel in the Pern series.
• * _Dragon’s Fire (with Todd McCaffrey) (SFBC #1214698, Aug 2006, $14.99, 366pp, hc, cover by David Stevenson) Reprint (Del Rey 2006) SF novel in the Pern series. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Dragon’s Fire (with Todd McCaffrey) (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-05498-9, Aug 2006, £17.99, 366pp, hc, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Del Rey 2006) SF novel in Anne McCaffrey’s “Pern” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Dragonsong (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 1-4169-2499-X, May 2006, $2.99, 192pp, tp, cover by Greg Call) Reissue (Atheneum 1976) young-adult novel in the Pern series, first in the Harper Hall trilogy.
• * _An Exchange of Gifts (Wildside Press 0-8095-5685-5, Apr 2006, $10.00, 90pp, tp, cover by Pat Morrissey) Reissue (Wildside Press 1995) fantasy novelette or short story. Second printing. Wildside Press, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.wildsidepress.com].
• * _If Wishes Were Horses (Wildside Press 1-55742-318-0, Feb 2006, $10.00, 91pp, tp, cover by Charles Bernard) Reprint (Roc 1998) fantasy novella.
• * *Maelstrom (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-47004-1, Jan 2007, $23.95, 237pp, hc, cover by Chris Spollen) SF novel, fifth in the Petaybe series begun in Powers That Be, second in a sub-series after Changelings following shapeshifting twins Ronan and Murel.

McCAFFREY, TODD (chron.)

• * _Dragon’s Fire (with Anne McCaffrey) See entry under Anne McCaffrey.
• * _Dragonsblood (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44125-7, Jul 2006, $7.50, 452pp, pb, cover by David Stevenson) Reprint (Del Rey 2005) SF novel in Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern series, the first solo novel by her son Todd.
• * _Dragonsblood (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15208-0, Jul 2006, £6.99, 601pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Del Rey 2005) SF novel in Anne McCaffrey’s Pern series, by her son. Introduction by Anne McCaffrey.

McCARRY, CHARLES (1930- ) (chron.)

• * _The Secret Lovers (Overlook Press 1-58567-854-6, Nov 2006, $24.95, 308pp, hc) Reprint (Dutton 1977) associational spy thriller in the Christopher Family Chronicles, some volumes with genre elements: The Better Angels (SF) and Second Sight (fantasy).

McCARTHY, CORMAC (1933- ) (chron.)

• * *The Road (Random House/Knopf 0-307-26543-9, Oct 2006, $24.00, 241pp, hc) Postapocalyptic SF novel. A man and his boy travel through the dead land.
• * _The Road (SFBC #1216976, Oct 2006, 241pp, hc) Reprint (Knopf 2006) postapocalyptic SF novel. This is similar to the Knopf edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

McCARTHY, ERIN (chron.)

• * *Bit the Jackpot (Berkley 0-425-21213-0, Dec 2006, $14.00, 299pp, tp) Vampire romance novel in the Vegas Vampires series.
• * *High Stakes (Berkley 0-425-21013-8, Aug 2006, $13.00, 298pp, tp, cover by Pinglet) Humorous vampire romance novel in the Vegas Vampires series. A casino-owning Master Vampire needs a First Lady to run for re-election.

McCAUGHREAN, GERALDINE (1951- ) (chron.)

• * _Not the End of the World (HarperTempest 0-06-076032-X, Aug 2006, $6.99, 244pp, tp, cover by Richard Tuschman) Reprint (Oxford University Press 2004) young-adult fantasy, the story of Noah’s Ark seen through human and animal eyes.
• * *Peter Pan in Scarlet (Oxford University Press 0-19-272620-X, Oct 2006, £12.99, 275pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) Fantasy novel. Officially sanctioned sequel to the Barrie novel.
• * *Peter Pan in Scarlet (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 1-4169-1808-6, Oct 2006, $17.99, 310pp, hc, cover by Tony DiTerlizzi) Young-adult fantasy, the authorized sequel to Peter Pan. Illustrated by Brian Froud. Simultaneous with the Oxford UK edition.

McCLUNG, ELIZABETH (chron.)

• * *Zed (Arsenal Pulp Press 1-55152-197-0, 2005, $17.95, 278pp, tp) Mainstream horror with possible SF elements of a girl living in a nightmarish urban housing development. This is dated 2005, but not seen until now. Arsenal Pulp Press, 341 Water Street, Suite 200, Vancouver BC Canada V6B 1B8; [www.arsenalpulp.com].

McCLYMER, KELLY (chron.)

• * *The Salem Witch Tryouts (Simon Pulse 1-4169-1644-X, Oct 2006, $8.99, 261pp, tp, cover by Kirsten Ulve) Young-adult fantasy, the first in aseries of two. Prue’s family suddenly moves to Salem, Massachusetts, and enrolls her in a day school for witches where even the cheerleaders use magic.

McCONCHIE, LYN (1946?- ) (chron.)

• * _Beast Master’s Quest (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.
• * _Silver May Tarnish (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.

McCOY, JUDI (chron.)

• * *Almost a Goddess (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-077425-8, Jun 2006, $5.99, 372pp, pb) Fantasy romance. Kyra, Muse of Good Fortune, is reassigned to work in a Las Vegas casino but can’t resist falling for a forbidden mortal.

McCRAY, CHEYENNE (chron.)

• * *Forbidden Magic (St. Martin’s 0-312-93761-X, Dec 2005, $6.99, 440pp, pb) Supernatural romance novel. A white witch resorts to gray magic to hold off evil warlocks in San Francisco.
• * *Seduced by Magic (St. Martin’s 0-312-93763-6, Oct 2006, $6.99, 372pp, pb) Supernatural romance novel set in the same world as Forbidden Magic. D’Anu witch Copper Ashcroft gets help from virile Tuatha D’Danann warrior Tiernan to protect the world from dark magic.
• * _Seduced by Magic (SFBC #1214569, Nov 2006, $10.99, 372pp, hc) Reprint (St. Martin’s 2006) supernatural romance novel. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7373-3; it lacks a price and has the book club number on the back jacket.

McCULLOUGH, KELLY; McCullough, Kelly (David) (stories) (chron.)

• * *WebMage (Ace 0-441-01425-9, Aug 2006, $6.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Christian McGrath) Fantasy novel. A child of the Fates turned computer hacker opposes his Great Aunt Atropos’ plan to remove humans’ free will.

McDERMOTT, WILL (chron.)

• * *Necromunda: Cardinal Crimson (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-372-5, May 2006, $7.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) Novelization based on the SF roleplaying gaming, featuring bounty hunter Kal Jerico. This has the same ISBN as the simultaneous Black Library UK edition, but only gives US and Canadian prices.

McDEVITT, JACK; [i.e., John Charles McDevitt] (1935- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Odyssey (Ace 0-441-01433-X, Nov 2006, $24.95, 410pp, hc) Near-future SF novel. Attempts to stop unprofitable deep-space programs prompt a risky new mission to stir public interest.
• * _Odyssey (SFBC #1219390, Nov 2006, $12.49, 410pp, hc, cover by Larry Price) Reprint (Ace 2006) SF novel. This is similar to the Ace edition except it lacks a price and has the sFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Outbound (ISFiC Press 0-9759156-4-9, Nov 2006, $30.00, 341pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Collection of 16 stories and six non-fiction pieces by McDevitt. This has an introduction by Barry Malzberg, an interview with McDevitt, an afterword by Michael Bishop, and a bibliography. ISFiC Press, 707 Sapling Lane, Deerfield IL 60015; [www.isficpress.com]. (Contents)
• * _Seeker (Ace 0-441-01375-9, Nov 2006, $7.99, 373pp, pb, cover by John Harris) [Alex Benedict] Reprint (Ace 2005) far-future SF mystery, the third featuring antiques dealer Alex Benedict.

McDEVITT, JOHN CHARLES; see under McDevitt, Jack (stories) (chron.)

MacDONALD, GEORGE (1824-1905) (chron.)

• * _The Light Princess and Other Fairy Tales (Dover 0-486-44756-1, Sep 2006, $9.95, 252 + vii, tp, cover by Pat Lewis) Reprint (???? 1867) collection of eight stories. This follows the Allen & Unwin 1920 edition (as Fairy Tales by George MacDonald) with illustrations by Arthur Hughes.

McDONALD, IAN (Neil) (1960- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * +River of Gods (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-436-6, Mar 2006, $25.00, 597pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) SF novel of future india. A Hugo nominee. First US edition (Simon & Schuster UK 6/04).

MACDONALD, JAMES D(ouglas) (1954- ) (chron.)

• * _Land of Mist and Snow (with Debra Doyle) See entry under Debra Doyle.

McDONNELL, VINCENT (1951- ) (chron.)

• * +Children of Stone (Dufour/The Collins Press Ireland 1-903464-88-9, May 2006, $9.95, 206pp, tp) Young-adult Stone Age fantasy novel. An absent chief’s children flee their village when a ruthless man takes control. This first US edition is the Collins Press Ireland (2005) edition. Order from Dufour Editions, PO Box 7, Chester Springs PA 19425-0007; 610-458-5005; [www.dufoureditions.com].

MacDOUGALL, SOPHIA (chron.)

• * _Romanitas (Orion 0-7528-7709-7, Mar 2006, £6.99, 607pp, tp) Reprint (Orion 2005, not seen) alternate history fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy set in a world where the Roman Empire survived to the present.

McDOWELL, MICHAEL (McEachern) (1950-1999) (chron.)

• * *Candles Burning (with Tabitha King) (Berkley 0-425-21028-5, Jun 2006, $24.95, 423pp, hc, cover by Gene Mollica) Southern gothic/horror novel, begun by McDowell and finished by King after his death. Calley Dakin is no normal little girl.

McGANN, OISÍN (chron.)

• * *Small-Minded Giants (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-61051-3, Jul 2006, £12.99, 354pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel. A trade paperback edition (-61052-1) was announced but not seen.

McGARRY, CHARLES (chron.)

• * _The Last Supper (Overlook Press 1-58567-762-0, Mar 2006, $24.95, 391pp, hc) Reprint (Dutton 1983) associational spy novel with SF elements in the Paul Christopher series, which presents a secret history of the 18th-20th centuries.
• * _The Tears of Autumn (Overlook Press 1-58567-661-6, Mar 2005, $24.95, 276pp, hc) Reprint (?? 1974) associational spy novel, the first in the Paul Christopher series, which presents a secret history of the 18th-20th centuries, some volumes with actual SF or fantasy elements.

McGARVEY, ROBERT (1948- ); see pseudonym Steve White (chron.)

McGOUGH, SCOTT (chron.)

• * *Magic: The Gathering: Time Spiral (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3988-5, Sep 2006, $6.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Scott M. Fischer) Novelization based on the card game, the first book in the Time Spiral Cycle. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

McGOWAN, ANTHONY (chron.)

• * _Hellbent (Random House UK/Definitions 0-09-948213-4, Apr 2006, £5.99, 247pp, tp, cover by Jerry Paris) Reprint (Doubleday UK 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *Henry Tumour (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60861-6, Apr 2006, £10.99, 307pp, hc, cover by Jerry Paris) Young-adult fantasy novel. A bullied teenager’s brain tumour has a literal life of its own.

MacGREGOR, KINLEY; also as Sherrilyn Kenyon (stories) (chron.)

• * *Knight of Darkness (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-079662-6, Nov 2006, $6.99, 377pp, pb) [Lords of Avalon] Arthurian fantasy novel, second in the Lords of Avalon series. The author also writes as Sherrilyn Kenyon.
• * *Sword of Darkness (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-056544-6, Apr 2006, $6.99, 360pp, pb) [Lords of Avalon] Arthurian fantasy novel, first in the Lords of Avalon series. A woman destined to give birth to the next Merlin is captured by the black knight Kerrigan and taken to a Camelot ruled by dark forces.
• * _Sword of Darkness (SFBC #1207905, May 2006, $10.99, 375pp, hc) [Lords of Avalon] Reprint (HarperCollins 2006) Arthurian fantasy novel, first in the Lords of Avalon series. The author also writes as Sherrilyn Kenyon. This has ISBN 0-7394-6647-X; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Sword of Darkness (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-056544-6, Oct 2006, $6.99, 360pp, pb) [Lords of Avalon] Reissue (Avon 2006) Arthurian fantasy novel, first in the Lords of Avalon series. Second printing.

MacGREGOR, T(rish) J(aneshutz) [i.e., Patricia Marie Janeshutz MacGregor] (1947- ) (chron.)

• * *Cold as Death (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1681-7, Oct 2006, $6.99, 341pp, pb) Horror novel, fifth in the Tango Key series begun in Black Water. Psychic Mira Morales has visions of victims of a madman.

McGUIRE, JOHN J(oseph) (1917-1981) (chron.)

• * _Null-ABC (with H. Beam Piper) See entry under H. Beam Piper.

MacHALE, D. J. (chron.)

• * _Pendragon: The Merchant of Death (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 1-4169-2495-7, May 2006, $2.99, 374pp, tp, cover by Victor Lee) Reissue (Aladdin 2002) young-adult fantasy novel. Bobby Pendragon is transported to an alternate dimension where he’s expected to save the world.
• * *Pendragon: The Quillan Games (Simon & Schuster 1-4169-1423-4, May 2006, $15.95, 486pp, hc, cover by Victor Lee) Young-adult fantasy, seventh in the series.
• * _Pendragon: The Rivers of Zadaa (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-86912-6, Jun 2006, $6.99, 392pp, tp, cover by Victor Lee) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 2005) young-adult fantasy, sixth in the series.

McHUGH, MAUREEN F. (1959- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Mothers & Other Monsters (Small Beer Press 1-931520-19-4, Nov 2006, $16.00, 271pp, tp) Reprint (Small Beer Press 2005) collection of 13 stories. This adds a Reading Group Guide with an essay by McHugh and an interview.
• * *Wicked (Small Beer Press no ISBN, 2006, free, 1pp, pc) Reprint vignette distributed on a postcard to advertise McHugh’s collection Mothers & Other Monsters.

McINTOSH, FIONA (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Betrayal (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-457-7, Aug 2006, £7.99, 521pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2001) fantasy novel, the first in the Trinity series. [First U.K. edition]