The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

McINTOSH, FIONA (chron.) (continued)

• * _Blood and Memory (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-074759-5, Jul 2006, $7.99, 422pp, pb, cover by Les Petersen) Reprint (Voyager Australia 2003) fantasy novel, the second in “The Quickening” trilogy.
• * +Bridge of Souls (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-074760-9, Mar 2006, $14.95, 512pp, tp, cover by Les Petersen) Fantasy novel, the third in The Quickening trilogy. First US edition (Voyager Australia 2004).
• * _Bridge of Souls (HarperCollins/Eos 978-0-06-074761-9, Jan 2007, $7.99, 486pp, pb, cover by Les Petersen) Reprint (Voyager Australia 2004) fantasy novel, the third in The Quickening trilogy.
• * _Destiny (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-459-3, Oct 2006, £7.99, 398pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2002) fantasy novel, the third book in the Trinity series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Myrren’s Gift (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-074757-9, Feb 2006, $7.99, 514pp, pb) Reprint (Voyager Australia 12/03) fantasy novel, the first book in The Quickening trilogy.
• * _Revenge (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-458-5, Sep 2006, £7.99, 533pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2002) fantasy novel, second in the Trinigy series. [First U.K. edition]

MACK, DAVID (chron.)

• * *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Warpath (Pocket 1-4165-0775-2, Apr 2006, $7.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

MACK, DAVID ALAN (chron.)

• * *Wolverine: Road of Bones (Pocket Star 1-4165-1069-9, Nov 2006, $7.99, 391pp, pb, cover by David W. Mack) Novelization based on the comic book character. Copyrighted by Marvel Characters.

MACKAY, ALLIE (chron.)

• * *Highlander in Her Bed (Penguin/Signet Eclipse 0-451-21981-3, Nov 2006, $6.99, 340pp, pb) Paranormal romance. American Mara McDougall inherits a Scottish Castle and acquires a bed haunted by a hunky ghost.

McKEAN, DAVID (Jeff) (1963- ) (chron.)

• * _The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish (with Neil Gaiman) See entry under Neil Gaiman.
• * _The Homecoming (with Ray Bradbury) See entry under Ray Bradbury.

McKELDEN, SHANNON (chron.)

• * *Venus Envy (Tor/Forge 0-765-31585-8, Jan 2007, $12.95, 336pp, tp) Fantasy romance novel. Zeus has reduced Venus to fairy godmother status, and her latest charge has given up men for public service.

McKENNA, JULIET E. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Eastern Tide (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-377-5, Oct 2006, £8.99, 599pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) Fantasy novel. Book Four of the Aldabreshin Compass sequence, set in the world of the Tales of Einarinn.
• * _Southern Fire (Tor 0-765-35275-3, Aug 2006, $7.99, 496pp, pb, cover by Scott M. Fischer) [Aldabreshin Compass] Reprint (Orbit 2003) fantasy novel, the first in a quartet set in the same world as the Tales of Einarinn.

McKENNA, LINDSAY (chron.)

• * _Hangar 13 (Harlequin/Silhouette 0-373-47084-3, Sep 2006, $4.99, 251pp, pb) Reissue (Silhouette 1994) horror romance novel.
• * *Unforgiven (Harlequin/Silhouette Nocturne 0-373-61748-8, Oct 2006, $5.25, 296pp, pb) Paranormal romance in the Warriors for the Light series. An ex-military Native American shape-shifter is hired to kill a woman, but finds her too seductive.

MACKENZIE, SARA (chron.)

• * *Passions of the Ghost (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-079582-4, Dec 2006, $5.99, 373pp, pb) Paranormal romance. The ghost of a medieval warrior wakes after centuries to find his ancestral home a modern hotel. Copyrighted by Kaye Dobbie.

McKIERNAN, DENNIS L(ester) (1932- ) (chron.)

• * *Once Upon a Spring Morn (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46112-6, Oct 2006, $23.95, 379pp, hc, cover by Duane O. Myers) Fairy-tale fantasy novel, fourth in the Faery series, this time mixing elements of Arthurian story “Le Bel Inconnu” and “Childe Rowland”.
• * _Once Upon a Summer Day (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46031-6, Apr 2006, $7.99, 367pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) Reprint (Roc 2005) fairy-tale fantasy novel based on “Sleeping Beauty”, second in a series of retellings begun in Once Upon a Winter’s Night.
• * *Once Upon an Autumn Eve (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46069-3, Apr 2006, $23.95, 332pp, hc, cover by Duane O. Myers) Fairy-tale fantasy novel, third in the Faery series. Princess Liaze seeks her love, a knight carried away by dark forces.

McKILLIP, PATRICIA A(nne) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Harrowing the Dragon (Ace 0-441-01443-7, Nov 2006, $14.00, 310pp, tp, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Reprint (Ace 2005) collection of 15 stories.
• * _Od Magic (Ace 0-441-01334-1, Jun 2006, $14.00, 315pp, tp, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Reprint (Ace 2005) fantasy novel.
• * *Solstice Wood (Ace 0-441-01366-X, Feb 2006, $22.95, 278pp, hc, cover by Gary Blythe) Contemporary fantasy novel. Bookstore owner Sylvia Lynn returns to her childhood home and learns why the woods there fascinate and frighten her so.
• * _Solstice Wood (SFBC #1207136, Mar 2006, $11.99, 278pp, hc, cover by Gary Blythe) Reprint (Ace 2006) contemporary fantasy novel. This is similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

McKINNEY, JOE (chron.)

• * *Dead City (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1781-3, Nov 2006, $6.99, 288pp, pb) Horror novel. The Texas Gulf Coast is hit by a series of deadly hurricanes, followed by a virus-raised zombies.

McKINTY, ADRIAN (chron.)

• * *The Lighthouse Land (Abrams/Amulet 0-8109-5480-X, Oct 2006, $16.95, 387pp, hc, cover by August Hall) Young-adult fantasy novel, the first volume in the Lighthouse trilogy. A one-armed boy and his single mother inherit an Irish lighthouse with a portal to another world.

MacLEOD, IAN R. (1956- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The House of Storms (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-6247-5, Feb 2006, £6.99, 457pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Light Ages] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2005) fantasy novel set in an industrial England powered by magic, the sequel to The Light Ages.
• * _The House of Storms (Ace 0-441-01342-2, Aug 2006, $14.00, 457pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Light Ages] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2005) fantasy novel, sequel to The Light Ages, set in an industrial England powered by magic.
• * *Past Magic (PS Publishing 1-904619-55-X, Nov 2006, £25.00, hc, cover by Edward Miller) Collection of 11 stories, two original (one a lost chapter from House of Storms). Introduction by Jack Dann. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a slipcased edition of 200 (-56-8, £60.00) signed by Dann and MacLeod is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG. (Contents) [Not seen]

MacLEOD, KEN(neth Macrae) (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Giant Lizards from Another Star (NESFA Press 1-886778-62-0, Feb 2006, $25.00, 349pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) Collection of 12 poems (one original), six stories, and 38 non-fiction pieces, most published or posted online. Published in honor of MacLeod’s appearance as Guest of Honor at Boskone 43. Introduction by Jo Walton. This is a limited edition of 1,200, of which 200 are signed and slipcased (-63-9, $40.00), and ten lettered. Available from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701; [www.nesfa.org/press]; add $3.00 postage.
• * *The Highway Men (Sandstone Vista 1-905207-06-9, Nov 2006, £5.95, 70pp, tp) Near-future SF novella of forced laborers laying a power line in Scotland. Sandstone Press, PO Box 5725, Dingwall, Ross-shire, IV15 9WJ, Scotland UK; [www.sandstonepress.com].
• * _Learning the World (SFBC #1197741, Jan 2006, $12.50, 303pp, hc, cover by John Harris) Reprint (Orbit 2005) SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Learning the World (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-344-9, May 2006, £6.99, 398pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) Reprint (Orbit 2005) SF novel.
• * _Learning the World (Tor 0-765-35177-3, Oct 2006, $7.99, 364pp, pb, cover by John Harris) Reprint (Orbit 2005) far-future SF novel. Winner of the Prometheus Award.

McMULLEN, SEAN (Christopher) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Voidfarer (Tor 0-765-31437-1, Feb 2006, $27.95, 397pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) Fantasy novel, third in the Moonworlds series. Wayfarer Inspector Danolarian and his Wayfarer Constables fight an invasion by the sorcerers of Lupan.
• * _Voidfarer (SFBC #1202021, Feb 2006, $13.99, 397pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) Reprint (Tor 2006) fantasy novel, third in the “Moonworlds Saga”. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

McNAMEE, EOIN (1961- ) (chron.)

• * _The Navigator (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-720977-0, Aug 2006, £5.99, 348pp, tp, cover by Mel Grant) Reprint (HarperCollins Children’s Books 2006, not seen) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a series.
• * *The Navigator (Random House/Lamb 978-0-375-83910-8, Jan 2007, $15.99, 342pp, hc, cover by Mel Grant) Young-adult time-travel fantasy, the first in a series. Owen discovers he has a mission to help the Wakeful stop the Harsh from reversing the flow of time.

McNAUGHTON, JANET (chron.)

• * _The Secret Under My Skin (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-008991-1, Nov 2006, $6.99, 354pp, pb, cover by Matthias Clamer) Reprint (HarperCollins Canada 2000) young-adult SF novel set in 2368 on an environmentally damaged Earth.

McNEILL, GRAHAM (stories) (chron.)

• * *Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy: False Gods (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-370-9, Jul 2006, $7.99, 406pp, pb) Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This has the same ISBN as the simultaneous Black Library UK edition but gives only US and Canadian prices.
• * *Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy: False Gods (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-8441-6370-9, Jul 2006, £6.99, 406pp, pb, cover by Philip Sibbering) Novelization set in the roleplaying game universe, second in a trilogy.
• * +Warhammer 40,000: The Ultramarines (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-403-9, Jun 2006, $10.99, 765pp, tp, cover by Karl Kopinski) [Warhammer 40,000: Ultramarines] Omnibus of three novelizations based on the Warhammer 40,000 SF roleplaying game universe: Nightbringer (2002), Warriors of Ultramar (2003), and Dead Sky, Black Sun (2004) plus one story. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK edition (5/06) but gives only US and Canadian prices. (Contents)
• * *Warhammer: Guardians of the Forest (Black Library 1-8441-6235-4, Sep 2005, £6.99, 414pp, pb, cover by Jeff Johnson) [Warhammer] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe.

McNISH, CLIFF (chron.)

• * *Breathe (Orion Children’s Books 1-84255-110-8, Jul 2006, £9.99, 232pp, hc) Young-adult ghost novel.

McPHERSON, F. M. (chron.)

• * *Secrets (Medallion Press 1-932815-3-09, Nov 2005, $9.99, 267pp, tp, cover by Adam Mock) Young-adult dark fantasy novel about a not-so-typical teen. Medallion Press, 225 Seabreeze Ave., Palm Beach FL 33480; [www.medallion press.com].

MADORE, NANCY (chron.)

• * _Enchanted: Erotic Bedtime Stories for Women (Harlequin/Spice Books 0-373-60509-9, Jun 2006, $13.95, 249pp, tp) Reprint (Llumina Press 2004 as Bedtime Stories for Women, not seen) collection of 13 erotic stories based on fairy tales. Originally published as an ebook by DLSIJ Press (2003 as Bedtime Stories for Women).

MAGUIRE, GREGORY (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Four Stupid Cupids (HarperTrophy 0-06-441072-2, Aug 2005, $5.99, 213pp, tp, cover by Dan Santat) Reissue (Clarion 2000) young-adult fantasy, fourth in The Hamlet Chronicles. This “revised edition” is dated 2005, but not seen until now; the degree of revision is unknown.
• * _Leaping Beauty: and other animal fairy tales (HarperTrophy 0-06-056419-9, Mar 2006, $5.99, 197pp, tp, cover by Chris L. Demarest) Reprint (HarperCollins 2004) children’s collection of eight fractured fairy tales. This includes a humorous, 17-page “extras inside” section by Maguire.
• * _Six Haunted Hairdos (HarperTrophy 0-06-440720-9, Aug 2006, $5.99, 165pp, tp, cover by Dan Santat) Reissue (Clarion 1997) young-adult fantasy, sequel to Seven Spiders Spinning. This has been slightly revised/corrected.
• * _Son of a Witch (HarperCollins/Regan 0-06-074722-6, Oct 2006, $16.00, 337pp, tp, cover by Douglas Smith) Reprint (ReganBooks 2005) fantasy novel, sequel to Wicked.
• * _Wicked (SFBC #1212525, Jun 2006, $12.99, 409pp, hc) Reprint (Regan Books 1995) literary fantasy Oz novel, subtitled “The life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West”. This is a musical tie-in edition with 16 unpaginated pages of color photos; it has ISBN 0-7394-6897-5, lacks a price, and has the book club number on the back jacket.
• * _Wicked (Hodder Headline/Review 0-7553-3160-5, Sep 2006, £7.99, 495pp, tp) Reprint (Regan Books 1995) fantasy novel about the Wicked Witch of the West in Baum’s Oz books.

MAHFOUZ, NAGUIB (1911-2006) (chron.)

• * _The Seventh Heaven: Supernatural Stories (Random House/Anchor 0-307-27714-3, Dec 2006, $12.95, 164 + xxiv, tp) Reprint (American University in Cairo Press 2006, not seen) collection of 13 stories. Selected, introduced, and translated from the Arabic by Raymond Stock.

MAHY, MARGARET (May) (1936- ) (chron.)

• * _Maddigan’s Fantasia (Faber and Faber 0-571-23015-6, Sep 2006, £17.99, 441pp, hc, cover by Kristian Olson) Reprint (HarperCollins NZ 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]

MAINES, REBECCA (stories) (chron.)

• * *Ex Cathedra (Twilight Tales 0-9779856-0-1, Jun 2006, $12.00, 165pp, tp) Collection of 11 stories, four original. Three were originally written as by Pamela D. Hodgson. Twilight Tales, PO Box 817, Chicago IL 60614; [www.TwilightTales.com]. (Contents)

MAJOR, JOSEPH T. (chron.)

• * *Heinlein’s Children: The Juveniles (Advent:Publishers 0-911682-33-3, Feb 2006, $25.00, 535 + xvi, hc) Non-fiction discussion of Heinlein’s juvenile novels, a chatty examination of each book’s plot while using it as a springboard to discuss aspects including Heinlein’s intent, editorial contribution, and cultural/historical context. All but one of the chapters were previously published in different form in FOSFAX. Introduction by Alexei Panshin. Includes bibliography and index. Order from Advent:Publishers, PO Box A3228, Chicago IL 60690; 773-725-5447; postage included in price. [Heinlein]

MALAN, VIOLETTE (chron.)

• * *The Mirror Prince (DAW 0-7564-0339-1, Jul 2006, $15.00, 309pp, tp, cover by Todd Lockwood) Fantasy novel. A history professor learns he’s really a faerie Prince Guardian from another world, and his life is in danger. A first novel.
• * _The Mirror Prince (SFBC #1209306, Jul 2006, $12.99, 309pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) Reprint (DAW 2006) fantasy novel. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7118-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

MALCOLM, SALLY (chron.)

• * *Stargate Atlantis: Rising (Fandemonium 0-9547343-5-1, Dec 2005, £6.99, 183pp, pb) SF novelization based on the TV series.

MALLORY, JAMES (chron.)

• * _When Darkness Falls (with Mercedes R. Lackey) See entry under Mercedes R. Lackey

MALMONT, PAUL (chron.)

• * *The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril (Simon & Schuster 0-7432-8785-1, Jun 2006, $24.00, 371pp, hc) Pulp adventure with some some weird science and possible fantasy elements, featuring Walter Gibson and Lester Dent, creators of The Shadow and Doc Savage, with L. Ron Hubbard in the 1930s, investigating crimes and encountering a multitude of pulp writers.

MAMATAS, NICK (stories) (chron.)

• * _Move Under Ground (Wildside Press/Prime Books 0-8095-5673-1, Jul 2006, $14.95, 158pp, tp, cover by Travis Anthony Soumis) Reprint (Night Shade Books 2004) Lovecraftian Beat road novel. Prime Books, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.prime-books.com]

MANCUSI, MARI (chron.)

• * *Boys That Bite (Berkley Jam 0-425-20942-3, Apr 2006, $9.99, 262pp, tp) Young-adult vampire novel. Sunshine was accidentally bitten by her twin sister’s vampire boyfriend, and needs to find a cure fast.
• * *Stake That! (Berkley Jam 0-425-21210-6, Dec 2006, $9.99, 280pp, tp) Young-adult vampire novel, sequel to Boys that Bite. Rayne McDonald is a vampire slayer who’d rather be a vampire.

MANFREDI, VALERIO MASSIMO (chron.)

• * *The Tower (Macmillan UK 1-4050-5201-5, Oct 2006, £16.99, 295pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) Thriller with fantasy elements. An archeologist vanishes while searching for the legendary Tower of Solitude in the Sahara desert. Translated by Christine Fedderson-Manfredi from La Torre Della Solitudine (Mondadori 1996).

MANGELS, ANDY (stories) (chron.)

• * _Star Trek: Enterprise: Last Full Measure (with Michael A. Martin) See entry under Michael A. Martin

MANTEL, HILARY (1952- ) (chron.)

• * _Beyond Black (Holt/Picador 0-312-42605-4, May 2006, $14.00, 416pp, tp) Reprint (Holt 2005) fantasy novel of a psychic and her assistant in contemporary England. A John Macrae book.

MANZAREK, RAY (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Snake Moon (Night Shade Books 1-59780-041-4, Apr 2006, $23.95, 202pp, hc, cover by Mike Mignola) Dark fantasy novel. Two men from backwoods Tennessee during the Civil War set out to seek their destiny. Based on an original screenplay by Manzarek & Rick Valentine, who provides an afterword. A limited edition (-042-2, $49.00) is also available. Night Shade Books, 1470 NW Saltzman Road, Portland OR 97229; [www.nightshadebooks.com].

MARCANO, SCOTT (chron.)

• * *The People of the Sea (Infinity Publishing.com 0-7414-2730-3, Nov 2005, $16.95, 273pp, tp) Fantasy novel. Two lovers lost on the Great Sea find a possible home, but must first choose sides in a war between good and evil. This is dated 2005 but not seen until now. Infinity Publishing.com, 1094 New DeHaven Street, Suite 100, West Conshohocken PA 19428-2713; 877-BUY-BOOK; [www.buybooksontheweb.com].