The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

MERRETT, ALAN (chron.)

• * *Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy Vol. IV: Visions of Death (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-340-7, Sep 2006, $29.00, 96pp, tp, cover by Wayne England) Art book, a background book for the card game based on the fantasy roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This appears to be the simultaneous UK edition with stickers.

METZGER, ROBERT A(lan) (1956- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _CUSP (Ace 0-441-01301-5, Apr 2006, $7.99, 517pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Ace 2005) SF novel. A supercomputer appears to have its own plan for human evolution.

MEYER, KAI (chron.)

• * _The Flowing Queen (Egmont 1-4052-2298-0, May 2006, £5.99, 280pp, tp, cover by Mark Robertson) Reprint (Egmont 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy. Translated by Anthea Bell from the German Die Fliessende Koenigin (Loewe 2001).
• * *The Stone Light (Egmont 1-4052-1640-9, May 2006, £5.99, 405pp, tp, cover by Mark Robertson) Young-adult fantasy novel. Second in a trilogy after The Flowing Queen. Translated by Anthea Bell from the German, Das Steinerne Licht (Loewe Verlag GmbH, 2002).
• * +The Stone Light (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 0-689-87789-7, Jan 2007, $16.95, 350pp, hc, cover by Melvyn Grant) Young-adult fantasy novel, second in the Dark Reflections series. Merle and the winged lion go to Hell to get help for beseiged Venice. Translated by Elizabeth D. Crawford from the German Das Steinerne Licht (Loewe Verlag 2002). First US edition (Egmont 5/06).
• * _The Water Mirror (Simon Pulse 0-689-87788-9, Oct 2006, $7.99, 250pp, tp, cover by Melvyn Grant) Reprint (Egmont 2005 as The Flowing Queen) young-adult fantasy novel, first in the Dark Reflections series. Translated by Elizabeth D. Crawford from the German Die Fliessende Koenigin (Loewe 2001).
• * *The Wave Walkers: Pirate Curse (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 1-4169-2421-3, Jun 2006, $15.95, 320pp, hc, cover by Rick Sardinha) Young-adult fantasy novel, the first in the Wave Walkers series about kids who can literally walk on water. Translated by Elizabeth D. Crawford from the German Di Wellenläufer (Leowe Verlag 2003).

MEYER, STEPHENIE (chron.)

• * *New Moon (Little Brown 0-316-16019-9, Sep 2006, $17.99, 563pp, hc) Young-adult vampire novel, second in a trilogy begun in Twilight.
• * _Twilight (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-64-3, Jan 2006, £12.99, 434pp, hc, cover by Karen Oxman) Reprint (Megan Tingley 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a new series. A first novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Twilight (Little Brown 0-316-01584-9, Sep 2006, $8.99, 498pp, tp) Reprint (Little Brown 2005) young-adult vampire novel.

MICHAEL, LIVI (chron.)

• * _The Whispering Road (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240724-0, Oct 2006, $6.99, 328pp, tp) Reprint (Puffin UK 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. Victorian orphans fleeing an abusive master end up working for a traveling fair.

MICHAEL, NICK (chron.)

• * *The Ultimate Prize (Lulu.com 1-4116-6825-1, Feb 2006, $18.96, 206pp, tp) Humorous SF thriller. This is a POD edition available online at [www.lulu.com].

MICKLEM, SARAH (stories) (chron.)

• * _Firethorn (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-719306-8, Mar 2006, £6.99, 383pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Scribner 2004) fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy.

MIDORI (stories) (chron.)

• * *Master Han’s Daughter: Tales from Depraved Neotokyo (Circlet Press 1-885865-50-3, Jun 2006, $9.95, 112pp, tp, cover by Michele Serchuk) Original collection of nine erotic SF S/M stories set in a futuristic Tokyo, one a reprint and one revised. Order from Circlet Press, 1770 Massachusetts Ave. #278, Cambridge MA 02140; [www.circlet.com]. (Contents)

MIÉVILLE, CHINA (Tom) (1972- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Looking for Jake and other stories (Pan 0-330-43418-7, Sep 2006, £6.99, 303pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan UK 2005) collection.

MIGLIORE, ANDREW (chron.)

• * _Lurker in the Lobby: A Guide to the Cinema of H.P. Lovecraft (with John Strysik) (Night Shade Books 1-892389-35-5, Feb 2006, $19.95, 341pp, tp, cover by Lee Moyer) Reprint (Armitage Press 2000, not seen) associational film-by-film guide to Lovecraftian cinema and TV, plus 20 interviews with movie directors, screenwriters, etc. Preface by S.T. Joshi. This has been updated. Indexes list films by title, year, and HPL story. Illustrated with stills, photos, etc., plus an art gallery including a 16-page color section with works by such artists as Richard Corben, Bernie Wrightson, and William Stout. Night Shade Books, 1470 NW Saltzman Road, Portland OR 97229; [www.nightshadebooks.com]. [Lovecraft]

MILANO, ROY (chron.)

• * *Monsters: A Celebration of the Classic from Universal Studios (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-48685-4, Oct 2006, $29.95, 166 + x, hc) Associational non-fiction, a look at the making of eight classic horror films including Dracula, Frankenstein, and The Invisible Man. Lavishly illustrated with stills and publicity photos. This includes a “Fearword” by Forrest J Ackerman, and essays on the films and the actors by authors including Sara Karloff, Jennifer Beals, and John Landis.

MILLAR, MARTIN (chron.)

• * _The Good Fairies of New York (Soft Skull Press 1-933368-36-5, Aug 2006, $13.95, 242pp, tp, cover by Edwin Tse) Reprint (Fourth Estate 1992) fantasy novel of punk fairies in New York. Introduction by Neil Gaiman. The author also writes a Martin Scott. Order from Soft Skull Press, 71 Bond Street, Brooklyn NY 11217; [www.softskull.com].

MILLER, DEBORAH J. (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +Swarmthief’s Dance (Trafalgar Square/Tor UK 1-4050-5074-8, Aug 2006, $16.95, 314pp, tp, cover by Paul Gregory) [Swarmthief] SF novel. First US edition (Tor UK 9/05); this is the Tor UK edition, available in the US from Trafalgar Square, PO Box 257, Howe Hill Road, North Pomfret VT 05053; 800-423-4525; [www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com].
• * _Swarmthief’s Dance (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-43636-8, Sep 2006, £6.99, 500pp, pb, cover by Paul Gregory) Reprint (Tor UK 2005) fantasy novel, book one of the Swarmthief trilogy. First in a new series.

MILLER, GEORGIA M.; see pseudonym Sasha Miller (chron.)

MILLER, JOHN J(oseph) (1954- ) (chron.)

• * *Wild Cards: Death Draws Five (ibooks 1-59687-297-7, Jan 2006, $22.95, 300pp, hc, cover by Mike S. Miller) Shared-world novel by Miller set in the Wild Cards universe created by George R.R. Martin. Copyrighted by George R.R. Martin and the Wild Card Trust.

MILLER, JON de BURGH (stories) (chron.)

• * *Time Hunter: Deus Le Volt (Telos 1-903889-49-9, Dec 2005, £7.99, 102pp, tp, cover by Matthew Laznicka) Novelization, eighth in a series about Honoré Lechasseur, introduced in Doctor Who: Cabinet of Light. Includes the Fendahl characters from Doctor Who. A signed, limited deluxe hardback edition (-97-9, £25.00) was announced but not seen. Available from 61 Elgar Avenue, Tolworth, Surrey KT5 9JP, UK.

MILLER, SASHA; pseudonym of Georgia M. Miller (chron.)

• * _Dragon Blade (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.

MILLER, STEVE(n R.) (1950- ) (chron.)

• * _Balance of Trade (with Sharon Lee) See entry under Sharon Lee.
• * _Crystal Dragon (with Sharon Lee) See entry under Sharon Lee.
• * _Crystal Soldier (with Sharon Lee) See entry under Sharon Lee.
• * _Partners in Necessity (with Sharon Lee) See entry under Sharon Lee.

MILLET, LYDIA (chron.)

• * _Oh Pure and Radiant Heart (Harcourt/Harvest 0-15-603103-5, Jul 2006, $15.00, 532pp, tp) Reprint (Soft Skull Press 2005) SF alternate-history novel about the inventers of the atomic bomb.

MINTZ, LEON (chron.)

• * *Memoir of the Masses: A Tale of Smoking Mirrors (Erie Harbor Productions 0-9717828-1-4, Mar 2006, $20.00, 388pp, tp) Vampire novel. Vampires seek to clone humans in 1987. Erie Harbor Productions, 223 W. Cornell Ave., Suite B, Pontiac MI 48340; [www.erieharbor.com]; postage included in price.

MITCHELL, ALLISTAIR; see pseudonym P. R. Moredun (chron.)

MITCHELL, DAVID (chron.)

• * _Ghostwritten (Hodder & Stoughton/Sceptre 0-340-73975-4, Mar 2006, £7.99, 436pp, tp) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1999) literary fantasy novel; 21st printing.
• * _number9dream (Hodder & Stoughton/Sceptre 0-340-74797-8, Mar 2006, £7.99, 419pp, tp) Reprint (Sceptre 2001) literary fantasy novel; 13th printing.

MITCHELL, SANDY; pseudonym of Alex Stewart, (1958- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Warhammer 40,000: Death or Glory (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-287-7, Jan 2006, £6.99, 399pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) Novelization set in SF roleplaying game universe. Book four in the Ciaphas Cain sub-series. Mitchell is a pen name for Alex Stewart.
• * +Warhammer 40,000: Death or Glory (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-287-7, Mar 2006, $7.99, 399pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe, fourth in the Ciaphas Cain sub-series. Mitchell is a pen name for Alex Stewart. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (2/06) edition, but only lists prices in US and Canadian dollars.
• * *Warhammer 40,000: The Traitor’s Hand (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-8441-6187-0, May 2005, £6.99, 380pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) Novelization based on the SF roleplaying game universe, third in the Ciaphas Cain sub-series. This is dated 2005 but not seen until now. Mitchell is a pen name for Alex Stewart
• * *Warhammer: Death’s City (Black Library 1-8441-6240-0, Oct 2005, £6.99, 398pp, pb, cover by Alex Royd) Novelization set in the roleplaying game universe, second in the Death on the Reik sub-series.
• * +Warhammer: Death’s Legacy (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-392-X, Dec 2006, $7.99, 409pp, pb, cover by Wayne England) Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, third in a series after Death’s Messenger and Death’s City. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (11/06) edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.

MITCHELL, SYNE (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Last Mortal Man (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46094-4, Jun 2006, $6.99, 426pp, pb) SF novel, the first volume in the Deathless series.

MLYNOWSKI, SARAH (chron.)

• * _Bras & Broomsticks (Random House/Delacorte 0-385-73184-1, Jul 2006, $8.95, 310pp, tp, cover by Robin Zingone) Reprint (Delacorte 2005) young-adult fantasy about a teen whose younger sister is a witch.
• * *Frogs & French Kisses (Random House/Delacorte 0-385-73182-5, Jul 2006, $15.95, 277pp, hc, cover by Robin Zingone) Young-adult fantasy, sequel to Bras & Broomsticks, about a teen whose younger sister is a witch.

MODESITT, L(eland) E(xton, Jr.) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Alector’s Choice (Tor 0-765-35257-5, Apr 2006, $7.99, 620pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horne) Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy novel, the fourth book in the Corean Chronicles, set several millenia before the Legacies trilogy.
• * *Cadmian’s Choice (Tor 0-765-31528-9, Apr 2006, $27.95, 510pp, hc, cover by Raymond Swanland) Fantasy novel, the fifth book in the Corean Chronicles, set several millenia before the Legacies trilogy.
• * _The Eternity Artifact (Tor 0-765-35345-8, Aug 2006, $7.99, 464pp, pb, cover by David Seeley) Reprint (Tor 2005) far-future SF novel.
• * _The Hammer of Darkness (Tor 0-765-31567-X, Jun 2006, $13.95, 288pp, tp, cover by Greg Call) Reprint (Avon 1985) SF novel.
• * *Soarer’s Choice (Tor 0-765-31647-1, Nov 2006, $27.95, 540pp, hc, cover by Raymond Swanland) Fantasy novel, the sixth book of the Corean Chronicles.

MOERS, WALTER (chron.)

• * _The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear (SFBC #1195822, May 2006, $17.99, 703pp, tp, cover by Walter Moers) Humorous fantasy novel. Translated by John Brownjohn from the German (Eichborn 1999). This has ISBN 0-7394-5789-6; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back cover.
• * _The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear (Overlook Press 1-58567-844-9, Sep 2006, $16.95, 703pp, tp, cover by Walter Moers) Reprint (Secker & Warburg 2000) humorous fantasy novel, the autobiography of a seagoing bear. Illustrated by the author. Translated by John Brownjohn from the German (Eichborn 1999).
• * *The City of Dreaming Books (Harvill Secker 0-436-20609-9, Mar 2006, £18.99, 436pp, hc) Fantasy novel, the fourth in the Zamonia series. Illustrated by Moers. Translated by John Brownjohn from the German original, Die Stadt der Tr^a"umenden B^u"cher: Ein Roman aus Zamonien von Hildegunst von Mythenmetz (Piper Verlag 2004).
• * +Rumo & His Miraculous Adventures (Overlook Press 1-58567-725-6, Sep 2006, $26.95, 688pp, hc, cover by Walter Moers) Humorous fantasy novel, set in the same world of Zamonia as The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear. Translated by John Brownjohn from the German (Piper 2003). First US edition (Secker & Warburg 11/04).

MOESTA, REBECCA (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Crystal Doors (with Kevin J. Anderson) (Little Brown 0-316-01055-3, Jun 2006, $15.99, 292pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a series. Two cousins are transported to a magical island.

MOHANRAJ, MARY ANNE (Amirthi) (1971- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Bodies in Motion (Harper Perennial 0-06-078119-X, Jun 2006, $13.95, 278pp, tp) Reprint (HarperCollins 2005) associational collection of 20 stories about two families in the US and Sri Lanka. This adds a “P.S.” section with an author interview and other extras.

MOLES, DAVID, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Twenty Epics (with Susan Marie Groppi) (All-Star Stories 1-84728-066-8, Aug 2006, $19.95, 373pp, tp, cover by Lara Wells) Original anthology of 20 epics in story form. Authors include Benjamin Rosenbaum, Tim Pratt, and K.D. Wentworth. This includes an index. David Moles, Hagentalerstrasse 15, CH-4055 Basel, Switzerland; [www.allstarstories.com]. (Contents)

MONETTE, SARAH (stories) (chron.)

• * _Mélusine (Ace 0-441-01417-8, Jul 2006, $7.99, 477pp, pb, cover by Judy York) Reprint (Ace 2005) fantasy novel of the magical city of Mélusine.
• * *The Virtu (Ace 0-441-01404-6, Jul 2006, $24.95, 439pp, hc, cover by Judy York) Fantasy novel, sequel to Mélusine. Felix and Mildmay seek a way to restore the shattered Virtu.

MONING, KAREN MARIE (chron.)

• * *Darkfever (Delacorte 0-385-33915-1, Nov 2006, $20.00, 309pp, hc, cover by Franco Accornero) Fantasy romance novel. MacKayla Lane investigates her sister’s murder, discovers she has strange powers of her own, and encounters some ruthless Fae.
• * _Darkfever (SFBC #1222107, Feb 2007, $12.99, 304pp, hc, cover by Franco Accornero) Reprint (Delacorte 2006) fantasy mystery/romance novel. THis has ISBN 978-0-7394-7423-5; it lacks a price and has the book club number on the back jacket.

MONK, PATRICIA (chron.)

• * *Alien Theory: The Alien as Archetype in the Science Fiction Short Story (Scarecrow Press 0-8108-5746-4, 2006, $35.00, 386 + xxxv, tp) Non-fiction, critical, a look at aliens as an SF archetype. Includes bibliography and index. Scarecrow Press, 4501 Forbes Blvd., Suite 200, Lanham MD 20706; [www.scarecrowpress.com].

MOON, (Susan) ELIZABETH N(orris) (1945- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Engaging the Enemy (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-378-3, Mar 2006, £6.99, 455pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) SF novel, the third in the Vatta’s War series. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition.
• * +Engaging the Enemy (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44756-5, Apr 2006, $25.95, 401pp, hc, cover by Dave Seeley) Military SF novel, third in the “Vatta’s War” series. First US edition (Orbit 3/06).
• * _Engaging the Enemy (SFBC #1201067, Apr 2006, $12.99, 401pp, hc, cover by David Stevenson) Reprint (Del Rey 2006) military SF novel, third in the “Vatta’s War” series. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *The Serrano Legacy: The Omnibus Edition (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-484-4, Dec 2006, £10.99, 1096pp, tp, cover by Benedict Campbell) Reprint (Baen 2002 as Heris Serrano) omnibus of three SF novels featuring Heris Serrano: Hunting Party (1993), Sporting Chance (1994), and Winning Colours (1995). (Contents)

MOORCOCK, MICHAEL (John) (1939- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Byzantium Endures (Random House/Vintage UK 0-099-48509-5, Jan 2006, £7.99, 404pp, tp, cover by Stephen Parker) Reprint (Secker & Warburg 1981) mostly mainstream historical novel with crossover characters from Moorcock’s SF. The first book in the Pyat Quartet.
• * _Jerusalem Commands (Random House/Vintage UK 0-099-48512-5, Jan 2006, £7.99, 577pp, tp, cover by Stephen Parker) Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1992) mostly mainstream historical novel with characters from Moorcock’s SF. Book three in the Pyat Quartet.
• * _The Laughter of Carthage (Vintage UK 0-099-48513-3, Jan 2006, £7.99, 602pp, tp, cover by Stephen Parker) Reprint (Secker & Warburg 1984) mostly mainstream historical novel with characters from Moorock’s SF. Book two in the Pyat Quartet.
• * *The Vengeance of Rome (Cape, Jonathan 0-224-03119-8, Jan 2006, £17.99, 618pp, hc) Mostly mainstream historical novel with crossover characters from Moorcock’s SF. The fourth and final book in the Pyat quartet. Pyat embraces fascism in the 1930s and becomes an intimate friend of Mussolini and Hitler. Many of Moorcock’s characters have at least a walk-on part.
• * _The White Wolf’s Son (Warner 0-446-61745-8, Sep 2006, $6.99, 413pp, pb, cover by Robert Gould) Reprint (Warner Aspect 2005) fantasy novel, the last in the Elric series, bringing together many versions of the Eternal Champion from throughout the Multiverse.

MOORE, ALAN (1953- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Lost Girls (with Melinda Gebbie) (Top Shelf Productions 1-891830-74-0, Sep 2006, $75.00, unpaginated, bx, cover by Melinda Gebbie) Erotic graphic novel published as a hardcover, three-volume deluxe set, written by Moore in collaboration with artist Gebbie. Grown up versions of Alice, Wendy, and Dorothy (from Wonderland, Neverland, and Oz) all stay at an Austrian hotel on the eve of WWI and tell each other the stories of their sexually fantastic adventures. Parts were previously published in comic-book form. Top Shelf Productions, PO Box 1282, Marietta GA 30061; [www.topshelfcomix.com].

MOORE, C(atherine) L(ucille) (1911-1987) (chron.)

• * _Two-Handed Engine (with Henry Kuttner) See entry under Henry Kuttner.