The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

LUMLEY, BRIAN (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * *Necroscope: The Touch (Tor 0-765-31609-9, Jun 2006, $25.95, 445pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Necroscope] Horror novel in the Necroscope series. A new Necroscope faces aliens determined to destroy Earth.
• * *Screaming Science Fiction: Horrors from Out of Space (Subterranean Press 1-59606-042-5, Feb 2006, $35.00, 171pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of nine SF horror stories, one original. This is a signed limited edition of 1500; a traycased, lettered edition of 26 ($200.00) is also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]. (Contents)
• * _Sorcery in Shad (Tor 0-765-31077-5, Sep 2006, $23.95, 272pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Tales of the Primal Land] Reprint (Headline 1991) horror novel, third in the Tales of the Primal Land.
• * _Tarra Khash: Hrossak! (Tor 0-765-31075-9, Apr 2006, $23.95, 256pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Tales of the Primal Land] Reprint (W. Paul Ganley 1991 as The Complete Khash: Volume One: Never a Backward Glance) collection of six Lovecraftian dark fantasy stories about a barbarian adventurer, volume two in the Tales of the Primal Land series.

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• * _The Brian Lumley Companion (with Stanley Wiater) (Tor 0-765-30440-6, Jul 2006, $17.95, 397pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Tor 2002) non-fiction, reference guide to Lumley’s works, with 14 essays, interviews, bibliographies, and concordances.

LUSTBADER, ERIC VAN (1946- ) (chron.)

• * *The Testament (Tor 0-765-31463-0, Sep 2006, $24.95, 480pp, hc) Associational thriller of secret religious societies and a lost Testament.

LUZZATTO, KFIR (chron.)

• * *The Odyssey Gene (Echelon Press 1-59080-473-2, Jul 2006, $12.99, 280pp, tp) SF novel of genetic discrimination. Echelon Press, 9735 Country Meadows Lane 1-D, Laurel MD 20723; [www.echelonpress.com].

LYNCH, SCOTT (chron.)

• * *The Lies of Locke Lamora (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07802-2, Jun 2006, £12.99, 504pp, tp) [Gentleman Bastard] Humorous fantasy novel, book one of the Gentleman Bastard series. A first novel. A hardcover edition (-07694-1, £18.99) was announced but not seen.
• * +The Lies of Locke Lamora (Bantam Spectra 0-553-80467-7, Jul 2006, $23.00, 501pp, hc) [Gentleman Bastard] Fantasy novel. Con artist Locke Lamora leads a band of tricksters in the island city of Camorr. A first novel. First US edition (Gollancz 6/06).
• * _The Lies of Locke Lamora (SFBC #1210836, Jul 2006, $11.99, 501pp, hc) [Gentleman Bastard] Reprint (Gollancz 2006) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Bantam Spectra edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

LYNN, TRACY (chron.)

• * _Snow (Simon Pulse 1-4169-4015-4, Nov 2006, $5.99, 259pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Reissue (Simon Pulse 2003) young-adult novel based on “Snow White”. Copyrighted by Elizabeth Braswell. Repackaged as part of the Once Upon a Time series.

LYON, STEVE; pseudonym of Steven G. Spruill, (1946- ) (chron.)

• * _The Gift Moves (Random House/Laurel-Leaf 0-553-49494-5, Jun 2006, $6.60, 230pp, pb, cover by Mikki Amiko) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 2004, not seen) young-adult SF novel about two young-adults in a post-materialistic far-future society.

LYONS, STEVE (stories) (chron.)

• * +Warhammer 40,000: Death World (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-398-9, Jan 2007, $7.99, 248pp, pb, cover by Karl Kopinski) [Warhammer 40,000] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (12/06) edition but gives only US and Canadian prices.

MABERRY, JONATHAN (chron.)

• * *Ghost Road Blues (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1815-1, Jun 2006, $6.99, 472pp, pb) [Pine Deep] Horror novel, the first in a trilogy. A small town famous for a serial killer’s rampage 30 years before faces a new evil.

MACAIRE, JENNIFER (chron.)

• * *Horse Passages (Medallion Press 1-932815-12-0, Dec 2005, $9.99, 315pp, tp, cover by James Tampa) Young-adult science fantasy. Horses capable of traveling from planet to planet are threatened by alien Raiders after the horses and their human companions. Medallion Press, 225 Seabreeze Ave., Palm Beach FL 33480; [www.medallionpress.com].

MacALISTER, KATIE; pseudonym of Marthe Arends, (1962- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Even Vampires Get the Blues (Penguin/Signet 0-451-21823-X, May 2006, $6.99, 344pp, pb) Supernatural romance novel. A half-elf PI gets a hunky, soulless Moravian vampire for her first client. Copyrighted by Marthe Arends; MacAlister also writes YA novels as Katie Maxwell.
• * _Even Vampires Get the Blues (SFBC #1209256, May 2006, $10.99, 344pp, hc) Reprint (Signet 2006) supernatural romance novel. This is copyrighted by Marthe Arends; MacAlister also writes YA novels as Katie Maxwell. This has ISBN 0-7394-6766-2; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Light My Fire (Penguin/Signet Eclipse 0-451-21982-1, Nov 2006, $6.99, 329pp, pb) [Aisling Grey] Humorous supernatural romance novel, the third featuring Aisling Grey, Guardian, demon master, and mate to a dragon. This is copyrighted by Marthe Arends; MacAlister also writes YA novels as Katie Maxwell.

McALLISTER, ANGUS (chron.)

• * *The Tide Turner (Orion Children’s Books 1-84255-122-1, Jun 2006, £9.99, 177pp, hc, cover by Laura Brett) Young-adult fantasy novel.

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) [Mistmantle Chronicles] 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) [Mistmantle Chronicles] 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) [Mistmantle Chronicles] 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) [*Acorna’s Children] 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) [*Acorna’s Children] 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) [*Acorna’s Children] 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) [*Acorna’s Children] 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) [Petaybee: Twins] Reprint (Del Rey 2006) SF novel, fourth in the Petaybee 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) [Petaybee: Twins] 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) [Petaybee: Twins] Reprint (Del Rey 2006) SF novel, fourth in the Petaybee 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) [Pern] SF novel in the Pern series.
• * _Dragon’s Fire (with Todd McCaffrey) (SFBC #1214698, Aug 2006, $14.99, 366pp, hc, cover by David Stevenson) [Pern] 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) [Pern] 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) [Pern] 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) [Petaybee: Twins] SF novel, fifth in the Petaybee 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) [Pern] 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) [Pern] 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) [Christopher Family Chronicles] 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) [Vegas Vampires] Vampire romance novel in the Vegas Vampires series.
• * *High Stakes (Berkley 0-425-21013-8, Aug 2006, $13.00, 298pp, tp, cover by Pinglet) [Vegas Vampires] 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) [Peter Pan] 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) [Peter Pan] 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) [Salem Witch Tryouts] Young-adult fantasy, the first in a series 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) [Forbidden Magic] 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) [Forbidden Magic] 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) [Forbidden Magic] 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) [WebMage] Fantasy novel. A child of the Fates turned computer hacker opposes his Great Aunt Atropos’ plan to remove humans’ free will.

McDERMOTT, WILL (stories) (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) [India] SF novel of future india. A Hugo nominee. First US edition (Simon & Schuster UK 6/04).