The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

PRIEST, CHRISTOPHER (McKenzie) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _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) [His Dark Materials] 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) [Finest] 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) [Finest] 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) [Shadowrun] 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) [*Merlin’s Descendents] 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) [Eternal War] 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) [Warhammer: Mark of Chaos] 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; 800-537-5487; [www.press.uillinois.edu].

RAND, KEN (1946-2009) (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) [Shadow of the Bear] 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) [Exploration Chronicles] 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.

RAPTOPOULOS, PANAGIOTIS; see pseudonym Mario Routi (chron.)

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) [Dead End Dating] 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) [Dead End Dating] 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) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series, featuring the 10th Doctor and Rose.

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• * *Doctor Who: Short Trips: Farewells (Big Finish 1-84435-151-3, Mar 2006, £14.99, 224pp, hc, cover by Stuart Manning) [Doctor Who] Anthology of original stories based on the TV series. Volume 16 in the series. (Contents)

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 Anna Kavan, including 16 pages of colour stills of her life and paintings.

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]

REES, CELIA (chron.)

• * _The Wish House (Macmillan/Young Picador 0-330-43643-0, Jun 2006, £5.99, 216pp, tp) Reprint (Young Picador 2003) young-adult fantasy novel.

REESE, JAMES (chron.)

• * _The Book of Spirits (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-056107-6, Oct 2006, $7.99, 535pp, pb) [Herculine] Reprint (Morrow 2005) historical fantasy novel, sequel to The Book of Shadows.
• * *The Witchery (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-056108-4, Oct 2006, $25.95, 466pp, hc) [Herculine] Historical dark fantasy novel, third and final in The Book of Shadows trilogy.

REESE, JENN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Jade Tiger (Wildside Press/Juno Books 0-8095-5674-X, Oct 2006, $12.95, 239pp, tp, cover by Timothy Lantz) Contemporary fantasy/kung-fu romance novel. Martial artist Shan Westfall and her geeky archaeologist assistant seek five stolen mystical jade animals. A first novel.
• * *Tales of the Chinese Zodiac (Tropism Press no ISBN, May 2006, $5.00, 34pp, ph) Chapbook collection of 17 stories/vignettes, five original, inspired by the Chinese Zodiac. Most originally appeared online in Strange Horizons. Illustrated by the author. Order from Tropism Press, 1034 McKinley Ave., Oakland CA 94610; [www.tropismpress.com]. (Contents)

REEVE, PHILIP (chron.)

• * *A Darkling Plain (Scholastic UK 0-439-94997-1, Mar 2006, £12.99, 573pp, hc, cover by David Frankland) [Hungry City Chronicles] Young-adult SF novel. Fourth and final in the series begun in Mortal Engines.
• * _Infernal Devices (Scholastic UK 0-439-96393-1, Mar 2006, £5.99, 336pp, tp, cover by David Frankland) [Hungry City Chronicles] Reprint (Scholastic UK 2005) young-adult SF novel. Third in a series after Mortal Engines and Predator’s Gold.
• * +Infernal Devices (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-082635-5, Jun 2006, $16.99, 358pp, hc, cover by David Frankland) [Hungry City Chronicles] Young-adult SF, third in The Hungry City Chronicles about mobile cities that consuming smaller cities in their path. First US edition (Scholastic UK 3/05).
• * *Larklight (Bloomsbury USA 1-59990-020-3, Oct 2006, $16.95, 400pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Larklight] Young-adult SF novel, a darkly humorous Victorian space adventure. The huge old house called Larklight travels through space. Simultaneous with the Bloomsbury UK edition.
• * *Larklight (Bloomsbury 0-7475-8240-8, Oct 2006, £12.99, 400pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Larklight] Humorous young-adult SF/fantasy novel. Interior illustrations by Wyatt.
• * _Mortal Engines (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-008209-7, Jan 2006, $6.99, 373pp, pb, cover by David Frankland) [Hungry City Chronicles] Reissue (Scholastic Press UK 2001) young-adult SF, first in “The Hungry City Chronicles”.

REEVES, GREG (chron.)

• * *Dark Matter (Great Authors Online 0-977-38694-5, Aug 2006, $12.95, 260pp, tp, cover by Steve Chavez) Near-future SF thriller. An evangelical fanatic becomes President of the United States and starts eradicating all opposition. A first novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available at [http://greatauthorsonline.com]

REEVES-STEVENS, (Francis) GARFIELD (1953- ) (chron.)

• * _Star Trek: Captain’s Glory (with William Shatner & Judith Reeves-Stevens) See entry under William Shatner.
• * _Star Trek: Federation (with Judith Reeves-Stevens) See entry under Judith Reeves-Stevens.

REEVES-STEVENS, JUDITH (Evelyn) (1953?- ) (chron.)

• * _Star Trek: Captain’s Glory (with Garfield Reeves-Stevens & William Shatner) See entry under William Shatner.
• * _Star Trek: Federation (with Garfield Reeves-Stevens) (Pocket 0-671-89423-4, Sep 2006, $4.99, 467pp, pb, cover by James Wang) [Star Trek] Reissue (Pocket 1994) Star Trek novelization. This is a 40th anniversary edition. Copyrighted by CBS Studios.

REGINALD, R(obert); pseudonym of Michael Burgess, (1948- ) (chron.)

• * *Trilobite Dreams (Ariadne Press 1-57241-133-3, Feb 2006, $14.95, 128pp, tp) Non-fiction collection of 23 autobiographical essays. Order from Ariadne Press, 270 Goins Court, Riverside CA 92507.

REID, THOMAS M. (chron.)

• * *EverQuest: Truth and Steel (CDS Books 1-59315-223-X, Oct 2005, $6.99, 371pp, pb) Novelization based on the world of the online roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Sony Computer Entertainment America. This is dated 2005 but not seen until now.

REILLY, MATTHEW (J.) (1974- ) (chron.)

• * _Hell Island (Macmillan UK 0-330-44232-5, Mar 2006, £2.99, 115pp, pb) Reprint (Books Alive (Australia) 2005) SF novel. Produced for World Book Day.