The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

PRATCHETT, TERRY (David John) (1948- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Ankh-Morpork Post Office Handbook Discworld Diary 2007 (with Stephen Briggs) (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07723-9, Sep 2006, £12.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Paul Kidby) Humorous non-fiction, the annual desk calendar. Illustrated by Paul Kidby. Incudes a history of the Post Office, and prohibitions/regulations.
• * _Feet of Clay (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15325-7, Oct 2005, £6.99, 411pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1996) humorous fantasy novel. Book 19 in the Discworld series; 12th printing.
• * _Good Omens (with Neil Gaiman) See entry under Neil Gaiman.
• * _A Hat Full of Sky (HarperTempest 0-06-058662-1, Aug 2006, $6.99, 407pp, pb, cover by Chris Gall) Reissue (Doubleday UK 2004) young-adult humorous fantasy novel of the Discworld, sequel to The Wee Free Men. This is an “Extras Inside” edition.
• * _Hogfather (SFBC #1008918, Sep 2006, $11.99, 292pp, hc, cover by Rodger De Muth) Reprint (Gollancz 1996) humorous fantasy novel, #20 in the Discworld series. This is similar to the 1998 HarperPrism edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Hogfather (HarperTorch 0-06-105905-6, Dec 2006, $7.99, 354pp, pb) Reissue (Gollancz 1996) humorous fantasy novel, Discworld #20; 12th printing.
• * _Interesting Times (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15321-4, Oct 2005, £6.99, 431pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1994) humorous fantasy novel. Book 17 in the Discworld series. 15th printing.
• * _Jingo (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15416-4, Feb 2006, £6.99, 461pp, tp) Reissue (Gollancz 1997) humorous fantasy novel. Book 21 in the Discworld series; eighth printing.
• * _The Last Continent (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15418-0, Feb 2006, £6.99, 412pp, tp) Reissue (Doubleday UK 1998) humorous fantasy novel. Book 22 in the Discworld series; 10th printing.
• * _Maskerade (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15323-0, Oct 2005, £6.99, 382pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1995) humorous fantasy novel. Book 18 in the Discworld series. 11th printing.
• * _Only You Can Save Mankind (HarperTrophy 0-06-054187-3, Aug 2006, $5.99, 208pp, tp, cover by Bill Mayer) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1992) humorous young-adult SF/fantasy novel, the first in the Johnny Maxwell Trilogy. This has a 2004 introduction by Pratchett.
• * _The Science of Discworld III: Darwin’s Watch (with Ian Stewart & Jack Cohen) (Ebury Press 0-09-189824-2, Aug 2006, £6.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Paul Kidby) Reprint (Ebury Press 2005) humorous associational non-fiction.
• * _Soul Music (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15319-2, Oct 2005, £6.99, 431pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1994) humorous fantasy novel. Book 16 in the Discworld series; 15th printing.
• * _Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather: The Illustrated Screenplay (with Vadim Jean) See entry under Vadim Jean.
• * _Thud! (HarperTorch 0-06-081531-0, Sep 2006, $7.99, 382pp, pb, cover by Scott McKowan) Reprint (HarperCollins 2005) Discworld novel.
• * _The Wee Free Men (HarperTempest 0-06-001238-2, Aug 2006, $6.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Bill Mayer) Reprint (HarperCollins 2003) young-adult humorous fantasy novel of the Discworld, the first featuring Tiffany Aching.
• * *Wintersmith (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60984-1, Sep 2006, £14.99, 399pp, hc, cover by Paul Kidby) Humorous young-adult fantasy novel in the Discworld series, the third featuring witch-in-training Tiffany Aching. The Wintersmith, spirit of Winter, falls in love with Tiffany.
• * *Wintersmith (HarperTempest 978-0-06-089031-5, Oct 2006, $16.99, 325pp, hc, cover by Bill Mayer) Young-adult humorous fantasy novel of the Discworld, third in the Tiffany Aching series begun in The Wee Free Men. Simultaneous with the Doubleday UK edition.
• * _Wintersmith (SFBC #1221602, Oct 2006, $10.99, 325pp, hc, cover by Bill Mayer) Reprint (HarperCollins 2006) yung-adult humorous fantasy novel of the Discworld, third in the Tiffany Aching series. This is similar to the HarperCollins edition, except it lacks a price and has the book club number on the back jacket.

PRATT, (Murray) FLETCHER (1897-1956) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Long View (Wildside Press 1-55742-460-8, Jul 2006, $9.95, 50pp, tp) SF novella, internally a facsimile reprint of the story as it appeared in the December 1952 issue of Startling Stories, including the introductory notes by Pratt. Wildside Press, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.wildsidepress.com].

PRATT, TIM; [i.e., Timothy Aaron Pratt] (1976- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Little Gods (Prime Books 0-8095-5686-3, Jun 2006, $14.95, 234pp, tp, cover by Daniel Conway) Reprint (Prime 2003) collection of 15 stories. This drops four poems from the first edition, but retains the introduction by Michaela Roessner and the author’s afterword. Order from Prime Books, PO Box 36503, Canton OH 44735; [www.primebooks.net].

PRESTON, DOUGLAS (chron.)

• * *Book of the Dead (with Lincoln Child) (Warner 0-446-57698-0, Jun 2006, $25.95, 454pp, hc, cover by Stanislaw Fernandez) Thriller with dark fantasy elements featuring FBI agent Aloysius Pendergast, sequel to Dance of Death. Agent Prendergast is in prison, framed for his psychotic brother’s murders.
• * _Tyrannosaur Canyon (Tor/Forge 0-765-34965-5, Sep 2006, $7.99, 398pp, pb) Reprint (Forge 2005) thriller/horror novel with possible SF elements.

PRICE, CHARLIE (chron.)

• * *Dead Connection (Roaring Brook Press 1-59643-114-8, May 2006, $16.95, 225pp, hc) Young-adult supernatural mystery. Murray, who talks to ghosts, thinks one of them is a missing cheerleader but no one believes him. A Deborah Brodie book.

PRIEST, CHERIE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Wings to the Kingdom (Tor 0-765-31309-X, Oct 2006, $14.95, 399pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) Historical paranormal mystery/family saga, second in a series. Eden Moore is called to talk to spirits rising on the Civil War battlefield at Chickamauga.

PRIEST, CHRISTOPHER (McKenzie) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Affirmation (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07577-5, Feb 2006, £7.99, 247pp, tp) Reprint (Faber 1981) SF novel.
• * _The Extremes (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07578-3, Sep 2005, £7.99, 314pp, tp) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1998) SF novel. Includes an afterword by John Clute.
• * _The Prestige (Tor 0-765-35617-1, Oct 2006, $7.99, 360pp, tp) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1995) literary fantasy novel of rival stage magicians, winner of the World Fantasy Award. A movie tie-in edition. A simultaneous trade paperback reissue (-1734-6, $14.95) is also available.

PUGMIRE, WILLIAM “WILUM”; H. (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Fungal Stain and Other Dreams (Hippocampus Press 0-9771734-3-7, Oct 2006, $15.00, 179pp, tp, cover by Richard H. Knox) Collection of 15 stories, seven reprints (four substantially revised). A print-on-demand edition available online at [www.hippocampuspress.com] or from Hippocampus Press, PO Box 641, New York NY 10156. (Contents)

PULLMAN, PHILIP (Nicholas) (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Clockwork (Scholastic/Apple 0-439-85624-8, Jun 2006, $2.99, 110pp, tp, cover by Leonid Gore) Reissue (Doubleday UK 1996) young-adult fantasy novella about an apprentice clockmaker who sells his soul. Illustrated by Leonid Gore. This adds an After Words section with interviews with the author and illustrator.
• * _The Firework-Maker’s Daughter (Scholastic/Apple 0-439-22420-9, Jun 2006, $2.99, 97pp, tp, cover by S Saelig Gallagher) Reissue (Transworld 1995) young-adult fantasy novella. Illustrated by S. Saelig Gallagher. This includes an After Words section.
• * _His Dark Materials, Book I: The Golden Compass (Random House/Knopf 0-375-83830-9, Oct 2006, $22.95, 399pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Scholastic UK 1995 as His Dark Materials: Northern Lights) young-adult alternate-world fantasy. This Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition includes 15 unpaginated pages of “Lord Asriel’s Papers” (facsimile notes and sketches).

PUTNEY, MARY JO (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Marriage Spell (SFBC #1209955, Jun 2006, $14.99, 269pp, hc, cover by Aleta Rafton) Reprint (Ballantine 2006) fantasy Regency romance set in an England where magic is commonly practiced by all but the upper classes. This is similar to the Ballantine edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *The Marriage Spell (Ballantine Books 0-345-44918-5, Jun 2006, $24.95, 322pp, hc) Fantasy Regency romance set in an England where all but the upper class commonly practice magic, and a lord is forced into marriage with a lady wizard.
• * _Stolen Magic (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-47690-5, Jul 2006, $6.99, 412pp, pb, cover by David Stevenson) Reprint (Del Rey 200506) historical fantasy romance of magic-wielding Guardians in 18th century England. Author also writes as Mary Jo Putney.

PYNCHON, THOMAS (Ruggles, Jr.) (1937- ) (chron.)

• * *Against the Day (Penguin Press 1-59420-120-X, Dec 2006, $35.00, 1085pp, hc) Mainstream novel of a slightly alternate world just after WWI, with characters including Nicholas Tesla and Bela Lugosi.
• * _Gravity’s Rainbow (Penguin Classics 0-14-303994-6, Oct 2006, $18.00, 776pp, tp, cover by Frank Miller) Reissue (Viking 1973) classic literary SF novel.

PYPER, ANDREW (1968- ) (chron.)

• * +The Wildfire Season (St. Martin’s Minotaur 0-312-35454-1, Dec 2006, $23.95, 325pp, hc) Horror novel, a thriller about wildland firefighting, bears, and the supernatural in the Yukon. First US edition (Harper Perennial Canada 2005). A Thomas Dunne book.

RABB, J. DOUGLAS (chron.)

• * _The Existential Joss Whedon: Evil and Human Freedom in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly and Serenity (with J. Michael Richardson) See entry under J. Michael Richardson.

RABE, JEAN (Marie) (1942- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Finest Challenge (Tor 0-765-30822-3, Sep 2006, $24.95, 317pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) Fantasy novel, third and final in the Finest trilogy.
• * _The Finest Choice (Tor 0-765-34728-8, Sep 2006, $6.99, 288pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy novel.
• * _Quag Keep & Return to Quag Keep (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.
• * _Return to Quag Keep (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.
• * *Shadowrun: Aftershock (with John Helfers) (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46101-0, Jul 2006, $6.99, 287pp, pb) Novelization, fifth in the new series based on the roleplaying game. Copyrighted by WizKids.
• * _A Taste of Magic (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.

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• * *Furry Fantastic (with Brian M. Thomsen) (DAW 0-7564-0381-2, Oct 2006, $7.99, 312pp, pb) Original anthology of 18 fantasy stories involving animals. Authors include Michael A. Stackpole, Keith RA. DeCandido, and Jody Lynn Nye. This is copyrighted by the editors and Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books. (Contents)

RADFORD, IRENE (stories) (chron.)

• * _Guardian of the Freedom (DAW 0-7564-0343-X, May 2006, $7.99, 564pp, pb, cover by Gordon Crabb) Reprint (DAW 2005) Arthurian fantasy novel, fifth in the “Merlin’s Descendents” series.

RADLEY, DREW (chron.)

• * *The Unfated Man (Omega Room Press 1-4276-0150-X, Jul 2006, $7.99, 320pp, tp) Fantasy novel, the first book of The Eternal War. A runaway slave gets mixed up in prophecy and war. Omega Room Press, 4041 Louisiana St. #1, San Diego CA 92104; [www.omegaroom.com].

RALEIGH, RICHARD (chron.)

• * _Shadows Bend (with David Barbour) See entry under David Barbour.

RALPHS, MATT, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * +Warhammer: Mark of Chaos: The Collected Concept Art (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-419-5, Nov 2006, $19.99, 96pp, tp, cover by Janos Orban) Art book for the computer game based on the fantasy roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition appears to be the Black Library UK (10/06) edition with stickers.

RAMON y CAJAL, SANTIAGO (chron.)

• * _Vacation Stories (University of Illinois Press 0-252-07355-X, May 2006, $19.95, 245pp, tp, cover by Glen C. Davies) Reprint (University of Illinois Press 2001) collection of five early SF tales, with an introduction and translation by Laura Otis from (Cuentos de vacaciones: Narraciones seudocientificas 1905 as by “Dr. Bacteria”). Available from University of Illinois Press, 1325 South Oak Street, Champaign IL 61820; orders 800-537-5487; website: [www.press.uillinois.edu].

RAND, KEN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Dadgum Martians Invade the Lucky Nickel Saloon! (Yard Dog Press 978-1-893687-81-3, Aug 2006, $14.00, 193pp, tp, cover by Stacy Drum) Humorous SF novel about a Wyoming saloon where weird things happen. Order from Yard Dog Press, 710 W. Redbud Lane, Alma AR 72921-7247; [srosen.lstran@juno.com]; [www.yarddogpress.com].
• * *Human Visions: The Talebones Interviews (Fairwood Press 0-9746573-9-5, Nov 2006, $17.99, 240pp, tp) Non-fiction collection of 31 interviews originally done for Talebones Magazine. Foreword by Patrick Swenson; introduction by Rand. Authors interviewed include Lois McMaster Bujold, Jonathan Lethem, Peter Straub, and Roger Zelazny. A print-on-demand edition. Fairwood Press, 5203 Quincy Ave SE, Auburn WA 98092; [www.fairwoodpress.com].
• * *Through Wyoming Eyes (Yard Dog Press 1-893687-69-4, Mar 2006, $6.00, 46pp, ph, cover by Stacy Drum) Collection of five stories, two original. Order from Yard Dog Press, 710 W Redbud Lane, Alma AR 72921-7247; [www.yarddogpress.com]. (Contents)

RANDALL, DAVID (chron.)

• * *Chandlefort (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 0-689-87870-2, Jan 2007, $16.95, 286pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) Young-adult fantasy novel, second in the In the Shadow of the Bear series after Clovermead. Clovermead has difficulties adjusting to her new role as daughter of the sovereign.

RANDLE, KEVIN D(ouglas) (1949- ) (chron.)

• * *The Gate (Ace 0-441-01398-8, May 2006, $6.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Edwin Herder) SF novel, the fourth book of The Exploration Chronicles.

RANGEL, KIMBERLY (K.); see pseudonym Kimberly Raye (chron.)

RANKEL, VALERIE ESTELLE (chron.)

• * *Harry Potty and the Pet Rock (WingSpan Press 1-59594-088-X, Aug 2006, $9.99, 93pp, tp) Humorous fantasy, an unauthorized parody of Harry Potter. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wingspanpress.com].

RANKIN, ROBERT (Fleming) (1949- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Brightonomicon (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07773-5, Jul 2006, £6.99, 404pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 2005) humorous fantasy novel.
• * *Eddie Bear, Private Detective (SFBC #1225179, Dec 2006, $13.99, 580pp, hc, cover by Omar Rayyan) [Eddie Bear] Omnibus of two humorous fantasy novels: The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse (2002) and The Toyminator (2005). This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7744-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBc number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * *The Toyminator (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07010-2, Aug 2006, £12.99, 304pp, hc) [Eddie Bear] Humorous fantasy novel, sequel to The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-07774-3, £10.99) was announced but not seen.

RASMUSSEN, ALIS A. (1958- ); see pseudonym Kate Elliott (chron.)

RAWN, MELANIE (Robin) (1954- ) (chron.)

• * *Spellbinder (Tor 0-765-31532-7, Oct 2006, $24.95, 396pp, hc) Contemporary fantasy. A bestselling author is a witch who fights dark magic in New York City.
• * _Spellbinder (SFBC #1214571, Jan 2007, $12.49, 396pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 2006) contemporary fantasy. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

RAYE, KIMBERLY; pseudonym of Kimberly Rangel (chron.)

• * *Dead End Dating (Ballantine/Ivy 0-345-49216-1, Sep 2006, $6.99, 334pp, pb) Vampire romance. A female vampire who loves love opens a dating service for vampires in Manhattan.
• * _Dead End Dating (SFBC #1219267, Nov 2006, $10.99, 334pp, hc, cover by Marcin Baranski) Reprint (Ivy 2006) vampire romance. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7215-6; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

RAYNER, JACQUELINE (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Doctor Who: The Stone Rose (BBC Books 0-563-48643-0, Apr 2006, £6.99, 249pp, hc) Novelization based on the TV series, featuring the 10th Doctor and Rose.

REAVES, J(ames) MICHAEL (1950- ) (chron.)

• * *Mr. Twilight (with Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42338-0, Oct 2006, $7.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Christian McGrath) Dark fantasy novel. A man gets his hands on a book that releases great evil.

REAVES, MICHAEL; see under Reaves, J. Michael (chron.)

RECTOR, JEANI (stories) (chron.)

• * *After Dark (PublishAmerica 1-4241-1304-0, Jan 2006, $24.95, 383pp, tp, cover by Federico Dallocchio) Original collection of 13 horror stories, several apparently published previously online. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.publishamerica.com]. (Contents)

REED, GARY (chron.)

• * _Dracula (with Becky Cloonan & Bram Stoker) See entry under Bram Stoker.
• * _Frankenstein (with Frazer Irving & Mary W. Shelley) See entry under Mary W. Shelley

REED, JEREMY (1951- ) (chron.)

• * *A Stranger on Earth: The Life and Work of Anna Kavan (Owen, Peter 0-7206-1273-X, Jun 2006, £13.99, 207pp, tp, cover by Alexander Parsonage) Biography of the author, including 16 pages of colour stills of her life and paintings. [Kavan]

REED, KIT (1932- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Baby Merchant (Tor 0-765-31550-5, Jun 2006, $24.95, 334pp, hc, cover by Shelley Eshkar) Very near-future SF thriller. A man who steals babies tracks an artist on the run from the father of her unborn child.

REED, ROBERT (David) (1956- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Flavors of my Genius (PS Publishing 1-904619-71-1, Nov 2006, £10.00, 89 + vi, tp, cover by Edward Miller) SF novella of a future where human intelligence has drastically increased. Introduction by James Patrick Kelly. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 300 (-72-X, £25.00) signed by both Reed and Kelly is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK.

REED, THOMAS L., Jr. (chron.)

• * *The Transforming Draught: Jekyll and Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson and the Victorian Alcohol Debate (McFarland 0-7864-2648-9, Nov 2006, $35.00, 258pp, tp) Non-fiction, a critical examination of Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as an allegory of alcoholism. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. McFarland, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com]. [Stevenson]