The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

MLYNOWSKI, SARAH (chron.)

• * _Bras & Broomsticks (Random House/Delacorte 0-385-73184-1, Jul 2006, $8.95, 310pp, tp, cover by Robin Zingone) [Bras & Broomsticks] 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) [Bras & Broomsticks] 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) [Corean Chronicles] 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) [Corean Chronicles] 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) [Corean Chronicles] Fantasy novel, the sixth book of the Corean Chronicles.

MOERS, WALTER (chron.)

• * *The City of Dreaming Books (Harvill Secker 0-436-20609-9, Mar 2006, £18.99, 436pp, hc) [Zamonia] Fantasy novel, the fourth in the Zamonia series. Illustrated by Moers. Translated by John Brownjohn from the German original, Die Stadt der Träumenden Bücher: 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) [Zamonia] Humorous fantasy novel, set in the same world of Zamonia as The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear. Translated by John Brownjohn from the German (Piper 2003). First US edition (Secker & Warburg 11/04).
• * _The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear (SFBC #1195822, May 2006, $17.99, 703pp, tp, cover by Walter Moers) [Zamonia] 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 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear (Overlook Press 1-58567-844-9, Sep 2006, $16.95, 703pp, tp, cover by Walter Moers) [Zamonia] 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).

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

• * *Crystal Doors (with Kevin J. Anderson) (Little, Brown 0-316-01055-3, Jun 2006, $15.99, 292pp, hc) [Crystal Doors] 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; [born Sarah Elizabeth Smith] (1974- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Mélusine (Ace 0-441-01417-8, Jul 2006, $7.99, 477pp, pb, cover by Judy York) [Felix & Mildmay] 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) [Felix & Mildmay] 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) [MacKayla Lane] 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) [MacKayla Lane] 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) [*Vatta’s War] 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) [*Vatta’s War] 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) [*Vatta’s War] 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) [Serrano Legacy] 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) [Pyat] 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) [Pyat] 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) [Pyat] 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) [Pyat] 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) [Elric] 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) (stories) (chron.)

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

MOORE, CHRISTOPHER (George) (1952- ) (chron.)

• * _Bloodsucking Fiends (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-449-6, Aug 2006, £6.99, 344pp, tp, cover by Tim Byrne) [Bloodsucking Fiends] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1995) humorous dark fantasy novel.
• * _Coyote Blue (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-448-8, Jul 2006, £6.99, 340pp, tp, cover by Tim Byrne) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1994) fantasy novel.
• * *A Dirty Job (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-059027-0, Apr 2006, $24.95, 387pp, hc, cover by William Staehle) Humorous dark fantasy novel. Hypochondriac Charlie Asher is given the job of Death.
• * _A Dirty Job (SFBC #1207763, Oct 2006, $11.99, 387pp, tp, cover by William Staehle) Reprint (Morrow 2006) humorous dark fantasy novel. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7287-3; it lacks a price and has the book club number on the back cover.
• * _Island of the Sequined Love Nun (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-450-X, Sep 2006, £6.99, 403pp, tp, cover by Tim Byrne) Reprint (Avon 1997) gonzo fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Practical Demonkeeping (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-447-X, Apr 2006, £6.99, 221pp, tp, cover by Tim Byrne) Reprint (Heinemann 1992) humorous dark fantasy novel.
• * *You Suck: A Love Story (HarperCollins/Morrow 978-0-06-059029-1, Jan 2007, $21.95, 328pp, hc) [Bloodsucking Fiends] Humorous vampire novel, a sequel to Bloodsucking Fiends with crossover characters from other works.

MOORE, JAMES A. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Bloodstained Oz (with Christopher Golden) See entry under Christopher Golden.

MOORE, JOHN (chron.)

• * *Bad Prince Charlie (Ace 0-441-01396-1, May 2006, $6.99, 230pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) Humorous fantasy novel. A dead king’s brothers and son conspire to get their kingdom invaded.
• * _Bad Prince Charlie (SFBC #1209316, May 2006, $10.99, 230pp, hc, cover by Walter Velez) Reprint (Ace 2006) humorous fantasy novel. This has ISBN 0-7394-6688-9; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

MOORE, MOIRA J. (chron.)

• * *The Hero Strikes Back (Ace 0-441-01440-2, Sep 2006, $7.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Resenting the Hero] Fantasy novel, sequel to Resenting the Hero.
• * *Resenting the Hero (Ace 0-441-01388-0, Mar 2006, $7.50, 285pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Resenting the Hero] Fantasy novel. A newly trained Shield is annoyed to be paired with an already legendary Source with whom to work magic. A first novel.

MOORE, STEVE (chron.)

• * *V for Vendetta (Pocket Star 1-4165-1699-9, Feb 2006, $6.99, 358pp, pb) Novelization of the movie based on the graphic novel. Copyrighted by DC Comics.

MOORE, STUART (stories) (chron.)

• * +Dark Future: Reality Bites (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-408-X, Nov 2006, $7.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Jaime Jones) [Dark Future] Novelization based on the near-future SF roleplaying game universe. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (10/06) edition but gives only US and Canadian prices.

MOORE, T. M. (chron.)

• * *Destiny’s Forge (Ikthalion Press 978-1-4116-1162-7, Aug 2006, $14.95, 386pp, tp, cover by Therri Moore) Science fantasy novel with alien vampires. Half-human, half-alien Antonia Bellero ends up on the starship Destiny’s Forge while seeking an ancient enemy.
• * *To Taste the Dragon’s Blood (Ikthalion Press 978-1-84728-336-8, Aug 2006, $16.95, 226pp, tp, cover by Therri Moore) [Children of the Dragon] Science fantasy novel with alien vampires in the Children of the Dragon series, a prequel to Destiny’s Forge. Ikthalion Press, 4451 Murietta Avenue #26, Sherman Oaks CA 91423; [www.ikthalion.com].

MOREDUN, P. R.; pseudonym of Allistair Mitchell (chron.)

• * _World of Eldaterra, Volume One: The Dragon Conspiracy (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-076665-4, Sep 2006, $7.99, 290pp, pb, cover by Allistair Ewen Mitchell) Reprint (Rookstone 2004) young-adult fantasy novel. This has an “Extras Inside” section with information on the book and author. Moredun is a pen name for Allistair Mitchell.

MOREHOUSE, LYDA; see pseudonym Tate Hallaway (chron.)

MORGAN, ALEXIS (chron.)

• * *Dark Protector (Pocket 1-4165-2036-8, Jul 2006, $6.99, 322pp, pb) Dark fantasy romance. A Paladin warrior who dies repeatedly has a forbidden passion for the doctor who watches and revives him.

MORGAN, RICHARD K(ingsley) (1965- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Altered Carbon (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45769-2, Mar 2006, $7.99, 526pp, pb) [Takeshi Kovacs] Reprint (Gollancz 2002) SF novel, first in the Takeshi Kovacs series.

MORIARTY, CHRIS (chron.)

• * *Spin Control (Bantam Spectra 0-553-38214-4, Jul 2006, $12.00, 456pp, tp, cover by Stephen Youll) [Major Catherine Li] SF novel, sequel to Spin State. Major Catherine Li and AI Hyacinth Cohen are sent to recapture a defecting clone and the genetic weapon it stole.
• * _Spin Control (SFBC #1210738, Sep 2006, $11.99, 456pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Major Catherine Li] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2006) SF novel, sequel to Spin State. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7270-5; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

MORRIS, GERALD (chron.)

• * _The Princess, the Crone, and the Dung-Cart Knight (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-73748-0, Oct 2006, $6.95, 310pp, tp, cover by Lou Beach) [*Squire’s Tales] Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 2004) young-adult Arthurian novel, sixth in The Squire’s Tales series featuring Squire Terence and Sir Gawain.

MORRIS, JAN (1926- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Hav (Faber and Faber 0-571-22983-2, Nov 2006, £16.99, 301pp, hc, cover by Lee Gibbons) Collection of tales about an imaginary city, combining Last Letters from Hav (1985) plus original novella Hav of the Myrmidons. (Contents)

MORRIS, MARK (1963- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Immaculate (Leisure 0-8439-5670-4, Feb 2006, $6.99, 342pp, pb) Reprint (Piatkus 1992) horror novel. This is updated and revised.

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• * *Cinema Macabre (PS Publishing 1-902880-44-4, Mar 2006, £35.00, x+233pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) Non-fiction, a gathering of 50 essays on favorite horror films by authors including Brian Aldiss, Neil Gaiman, Graham Joyce, Elizabeth Hand, and Ramsey Campbell. Introduction by Jonathan Ross; foreword by Mark Morris. Hardback limited to 500 copies; slipcased edition of 200 numbered (-45-2. £) is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk]. (Contents)
• * _Cinema Macabre (The British Fantasy Society 0-9538681-5-X, Sep 2006, free, x+233pp, tp) Reprint (PS Publishing 2006) individual essays on favourite films by authors. This trade paperback edition is distributed free of charge to BFS members and has an introduction by Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane in place of the original introduction by Mark Morris.

MORRISON, P. R. (chron.)

• * *The Wind Tamer (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7950-4, Feb 2006, £12.99, 336pp, hc) [Wind Tamer] Young-adult fantasy novel. Book one in a new series.
• * *Wind Tamer (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-781-6, Oct 2006, $16.95, 336pp, hc, cover by Greg Call) [Wind Tamer] Young-adult fantasy novel. Archie Stringweed becomes convinced the wind talks to him because of a family curse. A first novel. First US edition (Bloomsbury UK 2/06).

MORRISON, RUSTY, ed. (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *ParaSpheres: Extending Beyond the Spheres of Literary and Genre Fiction: Fabulist and New Wave Fabulist Stories (with Ken Keegan) (Omnidawn Publishing 1-890650-18-8, Apr 2006, $19.95, 638pp, tp, cover by Michael Parkes) Original anthology of 50 stories, 14 reprints, by authors including Kim Stanley Robinson, Angela Carter, Alasdair Gray, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Michael Moorcock. Editors’ note by Keegan, introduction by Rikki Ducornet. (Contents)

MORRISSEY, DEAN (chron.)

• * *The Crimson Comet (with Stephen Krensky) (HarperCollins 0-06-008068-X, Oct 2006, $16.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Dean Morrissey) Illustrated children’s picture book, with story by Morrissey and Krensky, illustrations by Morrissey. Kids dream of flying a homemade rocket ship to visit the Man-in-the-Moon.
• * _The Monster Trap (with Stephen Krensky) (HarperTrophy 0-06-052500-2, Aug 2006, $6.99, unpaginated, tp, cover by Dean Morrissey) Reprint (HarperCollins 2004) illustrated children’s picture book, with story by Morrissey and Krensky, illustrations by Morrissey.

MORROW, JAMES (Kenneth) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Cat’s Pajamas and Other Stories (Tachyon Publications 1-892391-40-6, 2006, $14.95, iii+209pp, tp, cover by John Picacio) Reprint (Tachyon Publications 2004) collection of 13 stories, three original. Introduction by Terry Bisson.
• * *The Last Witchfinder (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-082179-5, Mar 2006, $25.95, 526pp, hc, cover by Tompkins Harrison Matteson) Historical fantasy novel. Jennet Stearn’s determination to end the witch hunts takes her on a picaresque journey from 17th-century England to the American colonies. Published in French in 2003 as Le dernier chasseur de sorciers (Au Diable Vauvert 2003).
• * *The Last Witchfinder (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-85258-2, Mar 2006, £12.99, 497pp, hc) Historical fantasy novel about witchcraft, Newton, and the new science; the story is narrated by Newton’s most famous book. Simultaneous with the US (Morrow) edition. This first appeared in French (Au Diable Vauvert 2003 as Le Dernier Chasseur de Sorciers). A trade paperback (OME) edition (-85259-0, £10.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _The Last Witchfinder (SFBC #1203499, Oct 2006, $13.99, 526pp, tp, cover by Tompkins Harrison Matteson) Reprint (Morrow 2006) fantasy novel. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7465-5; it lacks a price and has the book club number on the back cover.

MORSE, DREW, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *The 2006 Rhysling Anthology (Science Fiction Poetry Association/Prime Books 0-8095-6264-2, May 2006, $12.95, 148pp, tp, cover by Maxfield Parrish) Anthology of 88 poems. Subtitled “The Best Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Poetry of 2005”, this serves as the ballot for the SFPA’s Rhysling Awards. A list of past winners is included. For information write Mike Allen, SFPA President, 3514 Signal Hill Ave. NW, Roanoke VA 24017; [www.sfpoetry.com]. (Contents)