The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

RIORDAN, RICK; [i.e., Richard Russell Riordan, Jr.] (1964- ) (chron.)

• * _Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Book One: The Lightning Thief (Hyperion/Miramax 0-7868-3865-5, Apr 2006, $7.99, 377pp, tp, cover by John Rocco) Reprint (Miramax 2005) young-adult fantasy, the first in a series.
• * _Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131913-5, May 2006, £5.99, 375pp, tp, cover by David Wyat) Reprint (Miramax 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a series.
• * _Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-38149-3, Jul 2006, £10.99, 279pp, hc, cover by Paul Young) Reprint (Hyperion 2006) young-adult fantasy novel. Book two of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Sea of Monsters (Hyperion/Miramax 0-7868-56629-7, Apr 2006, $17.95, 279pp, hc, cover by John Rocco) Young-adult fantasy, the second in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series about ancient gods living in the US.

RISER, TROY (stories) (chron.)

• * _Time Hunter: The Sideways Door (with R. J. Carter) See entry under R. J. Carter

RO, AWK, ed. (chron.)

• * *Spacebloom: A Field Guide to Cosmic Xflora (Etculli PUblishing 0-9730222-0-5, Feb 2004, $49.00, 160pp, hc) Art book, supposedly the “Earth version” of a 2267 guide to manmade space flowers, their structure, uses, identification, etc., with colorful computer-generated illustrations. The text has various orientations. This is dated 2004, but not seen until now. Etculli Publishing, 306-1315 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver BC V6H 1B8, Canada; [www.spacebloom.net/book/].

ROBAR, SERENA (chron.)

• * *Braced2Bite (Berkley Jam 0-425-20976-8, May 2006, $9.99, 199pp, tp) Young-adult vampire novel, first in a series. Popular girl Colby Blanchard turns into a vampire.
• * *Fangs4Freaks (Berkley Jam 0-425-21195-9, Nov 2006, $9.99, 197pp, tp) Young-adult vampire novel, second in a series.

ROBB, BRIAN J. (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Counterfeit Worlds: Philip K. Dick On Film (Titan Books 1-84023-968-9, Jul 2006, £16.99, 317pp, tp) Non-fiction guide to Dick’s works and movies made from them, including some that never made it to the screen. There is a good biographical article. Illustrated in b&w with photos, stills, and cover reproductions. Includes bibliography and index.

ROBB, J. D.; pseudonym of Eleanor F. Aufdem-Brinke, (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Born in Death (Piatkus 0-7499-0795-9, Oct 2006, £16.99, 291pp, hc) SF mystery novel, the 23rd in the In Death series featuring Eve Dallas. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts.
• * *Born in Death (Penguin/Putnam 0-399-15347-0, Nov 2006, $24.95, 288pp, hc) SF mystery novel, 23rd in the Eve Dallas series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. Simultaneous with the Piatkus UK edition.
• * _Born in Death (SFBC #1205872, Nov 2006, $12.99, 288pp, hc) Reprint (Putnam 2006) SF mystery novel, 23rd in the Eve Dallas series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. This is similar to the Putnam edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Immortal in Death (Berkley 0-425-15378-9, Jul 2006, $7.99, 296pp, pb) Reissue (Berkley 1996) SF mystery novel, third in the Eve Dallas series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts; 25th printing.
• * *Memory in Death (Penguin/Putnam 0-399-15328-4, Jan 2006, $24.95, 337pp, hc) SF mystery novel, 22nd in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. Simultaneous with the Piatkus UK edition.
• * _Memory in Death (SFBC #1191225, Feb 2006, $12.50, 310pp, hc) Reprint (Putname 2006) SF mystery novel, 22nd in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. This is similar to the Putnam edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Memory in Death (Piatkus 0-7499-3636-3, Feb 2006, £10.99, 293pp, tp, cover by Flowers & Foliage) Reprint (Piatkus 2006) SF mystery novel, the 22nd in the Eve Dallas sequence. The original hardcover edition was not seen. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts.
• * _Memory in Death (Berkley 0-425-21073-1, Jul 2006, $7.99, 376pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 2006) SF mystery novel, 22nd in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts.
• * _Origin in Death (Berkley 0-425-20426-X, Feb 2006, $7.99, 372pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 2005) SF mystery novel, 21st in the Eve Dallas series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts.
• * _Origin in Death (Piatkus 0-7499-3634-7, Feb 2006, £6.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Stone) Reprint (Piatkus 2005) SF mystery novel, 21st in the Eve Dallas series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts.

ROBERSON, CHRIS; [i.e., John Christian Roberson] (1970- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Paragaea: A Planetary Romance (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-444-7, May 2006, $15.00, 399pp, tp, cover by Jon Foster) SF novel. A Soviet cosmonaut is transported to a dimension of strange science, ancient mysteries, and adventure. A hardcover edition (-440-4, $25.00) is also available.
• * *The Voyage of Night Shining White (PS Publishing 1-904519-69-X, Nov 2006, £10.00, 84pp, tp, cover by Tomislav Tikulin) Alternate world SF novella of a Chinese expedition to Mars. Introduction by John Meaney. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 300 (-70-3, £25.00) signed by both Roberson and Meaney is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www,pspublishing.co.uk].

ROBERSON, JENNIFER; [i.e., Jennifer Mitchell Roberson O’Green] (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Karavans (DAW 0-7564-0172-0, Apr 2006, $25.95, 425pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) Fantasy novel, the first in a new fantasy universe. A late-season karavan is threatened when the magical forest of Alisanos starts to move.
• * _Karavans (SFBC #1209311, Jun 2006, $12.99, 425pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) Reprint (DAW 2006) fantasy novel, the first in a new fantasy universe. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *The Novels of Tiger and Del, Volume One (DAW 0-7564-0319-7, Feb 2006, $15.00, 659pp, tp, cover by Todd Lockwood) Omnibus of the first two novels in the Sword-Dancer Saga: Sword-Dancer (1986) and Sword-Singer (1988), plus one unrelated story.
• * *The Novels of Tiger and Del, Volume Three (DAW 0-7564-0344-8, Apr 2006, $16.00, 808pp, tp, cover by Todd Lockwood) Omnibus of the third and fourth novels in the Sword-Dancer Saga: Sword-Born (1998) and Sword-Sworn (2002), plus the story “Ending and Beginning”. (Contents)
• * *The Novels of Tiger and Del, Volume Two (DAW 0-7564-0339-1, Mar 2006, $16.00, 788pp, tp, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Tiger & Del] Omnibus of the third and fourth novels in the Sword-Dancer Saga: Sword-Maker (1989) and Sword-Breaker (1991), plus the story “Ending and Beginning”. (Contents)

ROBERTS, A. R. R. R.; pseudonym of Adam Roberts, (1965- ) (chron.)

• * *Doctor Whom (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07928-2, Sep 2006, £8.99, 165pp, hc) Humorous SF novel subtitled E.T. shoots and leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Parodication, a parody of the Doctor Who TV series and Lynne Truss’s Eats, Shoots and Leaves. This is a pseudonym of Adam Roberts.
• * _The Va Dinci Cod (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07771-9, May 2006, £5.99, 185pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 2005) parodic SF/fantasy novel based on The Da Vinci Code. A mini-hardback edition. A “NOT the film tie-in edition” edition. This is a pen name for Adam Roberts; the author is given as “A.R.R.R. Roberts” with “writing as Don Brine” in very small type. Published in the US as The Da Vinci Cod by Don Brine.

ROBERTS, A3R; pseudonym of Adam Roberts, (1965- ) (chron.)

• * _Star Warped (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07770-0, Feb 2006, £4.99, 384pp, tp, cover by Douglas Carrel) Reprint (Gollancz 2005) Star Wars parody.

ROBERTS, ADAM (1965- ); see pseudonyms A. R. R. R. Roberts & A3R Roberts (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Gradisil (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07631-3, Mar 2006, £12.99, 457pp, tp, cover by Sonar) SF novel. The development of cheap, low-tech transport to Earth orbit leads to a battle for the Uplands space habitats. A hardcover edition (-07587-2, £17.99) is also available.
• * _Gradisil (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07817-0, Nov 2006, £7.99, 457pp, pb, cover by Sonar) Reprint (Gollancz 2006) SF novel of the battle for the Uplands, space habitats in near-Earth orbit, reachable by cheap, low-tech methods.
• * +The History of Science Fiction (St. Martin’s/Palgrave Macmillan 0-333-97022-5, Feb 2006, $95.00, 368 + xvii, hc) Non-fiction, a look at the roots and development of science fiction from ancient works to the early 21st century. Includes a chronology of key titles, notes, references, and index. This appears to be identical with the Palgrave Macmillan UK edition (1/06).
• * *Science Fiction: Second Edition (Routledge 0-415-36668-2, Feb 2006, $19.95, 159 + viii, tp) Non-fiction, a critical guide to science fiction, significantly revised from the Routledge 2000 first edition. Part of the “New Critical Idiom” series. This is an international edition without a price; a hardcover edition (-35557-4, $90.00) is also available.

ROBERTS, JOHN MADDOX (1947- ) (chron.)

• * _The Seven Hills (Ace 0-441-01380-5, Feb 2006, $7.99, 362pp, pb, cover by Scott Grimando) Reprint (Ace 2005) alternate-history novel, sequel to Hannibal’s Children.

ROBERTS, KERRY DANIEL (chron.)

• * *Dungeons & Dragons: Mark of the Yuan-Ti (Wizards of the Coast/Mirrorstone 0-7869-4033-6, Apr 2006, $5.99, 175pp, tp, cover by Emily Fiegenschuh) Young-adult novelization based on the roleplaying game world, the 12th in a series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

ROBERTS, NORA; pseudonym of Eleanor F. Aufdem-Brinke, (1950- ) (chron.)

• * +Dance of the Gods (Jove 0-515-14166-6, Oct 2006, $7.99, 321pp, pb) Paranormal romance, the second in the Circle trilogy. The Circle of Six fights a vampire trying to take over the world. First US edition (Piatkus 9/06).
• * _Dance of the Gods (SFBC #1213866, Dec 2006, $11.99, 321pp, hc) Reprint (Piatkus 2006) fantasy romance, the second in the Circle trilogy. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7553-9; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * +Morrigan’s Cross (Jove 0-515-14165-8, Sep 2006, $7.99, 326pp, pb) Fantasy romance novel, the first in the Circle trilogy. The goddess Morrigan gathers a circle of six — sorcerer, witch, warrior, scholar, shapeshifter, and lost soul — from different times and worlds to battle the vampire Lilith. First US edition (Piatkus 8/06).
• * _Morrigan’s Cross (SFBC #1213862, Dec 2006, $11.99, 326pp, hc) Reprint (Piatkus 2006) fantasy romance, the first in the Circle trilogy. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7364-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Red Lily (Piatkus 0-7499-3614-2, Nov 2005, £6.99, 371pp, pb, cover by Stone) Reprint (Piatkus 2005) ghost novel/romance. The third book of the Harper Bride trilogy after Blue Dahlia and Black Rose. The original edition was not seen.
• * +Valley of Silence (Jove 0-515-14167-4, Nov 2006, $7.99, 323pp, pb) Dark fantasy/vampire romance, third in the Circle trilogy. First US edition (Piatkus 10/06).
• * _Valley of Silence (SFBC #1213868, Dec 2006, $11.99, 323pp, hc) Reprint (Piatkus 2006) fantasy romance, the third and final in the Circle trilogy. This has ISBN 0-978-0-7394-7629-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

ROBERTSON, R. GARCIA y; see under García y Robertson, R. (stories) (chron.)

ROBINS, MADELEINE E. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Petty Treason (Tor 0-765-34306-1, Jun 2006, $6.99, 319pp, pb, cover by John J. Muth) Reprint (Forge 2004) associational Regency mystery (with elements of alternate history) featuring Sarah Tolerance.

ROBINSON, JEANNE (Marie Rubbicco) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Stardance Trilogy (with Spider Robinson) See entry under Spider Robinson.

ROBINSON, KIM STANLEY (1952- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Fifty Degrees Below (HarperCollins UK 0-00-714891-7, Jun 2006, £6.99, 520pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2005) SF novel; second in a series after Forty Signs of Rain.

ROBINSON, SPIDER (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Stardance Trilogy (with Jeanne Robinson) (Baen 1-4165-2082-1, Sep 2006, $26.00, 742pp, hc, cover by Kurt Miller) [Stardance] Omnibus of SF novels Stardance (1979), Starseed (1991), and Starmind (1995). (Contents)
• * _Variable Star (with Robert A. Heinlein) See entry under Robert A. Heinlein
• * _Very Bad Deaths (Baen 1-4165-2083-X, Sep 2006, $7.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) Reprint (Baen 2004) SF mystery novel set in British Columbia.

ROBSON, JUSTINA L(ouise) A(lice) (1968- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Keeping It Real (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07862-6, May 2006, £10.99, 279pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Science fantasy novel, book one of Quantum Gravity. Six years after the Quantum Bomb of 2015 ripped the fabric between dimensions, humanity co-exists with elves and demons, and magic is more powerful than technology. A hardcover edition (-07861-8, £17.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _Keeping It Real (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07907-X, Nov 2006, £6.99, 279pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Gollancz 2006) science fantasy novel, book one of Quantum Gravity. The Quantum Bomb of 2015 ripped the fabric between dimensions, forcing humans to co-exist with elves, demons, and magic.
• * +Living Next Door to the God of Love (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58742-0, Apr 2006, $13.00, 453pp, tp, cover by Stephen Youll) SF novel, sequel to Natural History. Runaway Francine seeks a definition of love and finds an incarnation of Eros. First US edition (Macmillan UK 10/05).
• * _Living Next Door to the God of Love (Macmillan/Pan 0-330-41854-8, Oct 2006, £7.99, 480pp, tp) Reprint (Macmillan UK 2005) SF novel.
• * +Mappa Mundi (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-491-9, Sep 2006, $15.00, tp) SF novel. First US edition (Macmillan UK 2001).

ROBSON, MARK (chron.)

• * *Imperial Spy (Simon & Schuster UK 1-416-90185-X, Feb 2006, £6.99, 373pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) Young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a new series related to the Darkweaver Legacy series.

ROCKWOOD, ALYN (chron.)

• * *How Noble in Reason (Peters, A K 1-56881-288-4, Jun 2006, $24.95, 207pp, hc) SF novel. An inventor of sentient computers is accused of murdering one of his own creations. A first novel. A K Peters, 888 Worcester St., Suite 230, Wellesley MA 02482; [www.akpeters.com].

ROEHM, ROB, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _West Is West & Others See entry under Robert E. Howard.

ROLLINS, JAMES; pseudonym of Jim Czajkowski (chron.)

• * *Black Order (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-076388-4, Jul 2006, $24.95, 426pp, hc) Paranormal thriller in the Sigma Force series. Copyrighted by Jim Czajkowski; Rollins also writes as James Clemens.
• * _Black Order (SFBC #1212714, Sep 2006, $24.95, 426pp, hc) Reprint (Morrow 2006) paranormal thriller in the Sigma Force series. Copyrighted by Jim Czajkowski; Rollins also writes as James Clemens. This is similar to the Morrow edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Map of Bones (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-076524-0, May 2006, $7.99, 523pp, pb) [Sigma Force] Reprint (Morrow 2005) paranormal thriller, the first in the “Sigma Force” series. Copyrighted by Jim Czajkowski; Rollins also writes as James Clemens.

ROOK, SEBASTIAN (chron.)

• * *Vampire Plagues: Extermination (Scholastic UK 0-439-95953-5, Mar 2006, £4.99, 217pp, tp) Young-adult dark fantasy novel, the sixth in a series. Copyrighted by Working Partners Ltd.
• * *Vampire Plagues: Outbreak (Scholastic UK 0-439-95947-0, Sep 2005, £4.99, 211pp, tp) Young-adult dark fantasy novel, the fourth in a series. Copyrighted by Working Partners Ltd. Rook is a pseudonym or housename.

ROSAMILIA, ARMAND, ed. (chron.)

• * *Florida Horror: Dark Tales from the Sunshine State (Carnifex Press 0-9759727-4-X, Mar 2006, $12.95, 154pp, tp) Original anthology of 12 horror stories about Florida. Order from Carnifex Press, PO Box 1686, Ormond Beach FL 32175; [www.carnifexpress.com]; add $1.00 shipping; checks to Armand Rosamilia. (Contents)

ROSBURG, HELEN A. (chron.)

• * *The Dream Thief (Medallion Press 1-932815-20-1, Dec 2005, $6.99, 326pp, pb, cover by Adam Mock) Dark fantasy novel. Something is killing young women through their dreams in 16th-century Venice. Medallion Press, 225 Seabreeze Ave., Palm Beach FL 33480; [www.medallion press.com].

ROSE, MALCOLM (1953- ) (chron.)

• * *Traces: Luke Harding, Forensic Investigator: Double Check (Kingfisher 0-7534-1339-6, Jul 2006, £5.99, 214pp, tp) Young-adult SF novel, the fourth in a series featuring a young investigator and his robot companion.
• * *Traces: Luke Harding, Forensic Investigator: Roll Call (Kingfisher 0-7534-1194-6, Sep 2005, £5.99, 213pp, tp, cover by John Fordham) Young-adult SF novel set on an alternate Earth featuring a young investigator and his robot companion. Book three in the series.

ROSEN, SELINA, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *International House of Bubbas (Yard Dog Press 1-893687-66-X, Oct 2005, $18.00, 294pp, tp, cover by Keith Berdak) [Bubba] Original anthology of 28 stories and one poem, the third volume in the series begun in Bubbas of the Apocalypse about a post-holocaust near-future world where only Bubbas survived a plague that turned yuppies into zombies. Authors include Jody Lynn Nye, James S. Dorr, and Laura J. Underwood. This is dated 2005 but not seen until now. Order from Yard Dog Press, 710 W Redbud Lane, Alma AR 72921-7247; [www.yarddogpress.com]. (Contents)

ROSENBERG, AARON (stories) (chron.)

• * *StarCraft: Queen of Blades (Pocket Star 0-7434-7133-4, Jun 2006, $7.99, 349pp, pb, cover by Glenn Rane) Novelization based on the SF computer game. Copyrighted by Blizzard Entertainment.
• * *Warhammer: Day of the Daemon (Games Workshop/Black Library 1-84416-366-0, May 2006, £6.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Max Bertolini) Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe, book one of the Daemon Gates trilogy.
• * +Warhammer: Day of the Daemon (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-366-0, Jun 2006, $7.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Max Bertolini) Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, the first book in the Daemon Gates trilogy. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (5/06) edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.

ROSENBERG, JOEL (1954- ) (chron.)

• * _Paladins (Baen 1-4165-2094-5, Nov 2006, $7.99, 637pp, pb, cover by Kurt Miller) Reprint (Baen 2004) epic alternate world fantasy novel.
• * *Paladins II: Knight Moves (Baen 0-7434-9914-X, Dec 2006, $25.00, 302pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) Fantasy alternate history novel, sequel to Paladins, set in a world where Mordred, not Arthur, was the hero.

ROSENBLUM, MARY (1952- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Horizons (Tor 0-765-31604-8, Nov 2006, $24.95, 316pp, hc, cover by John Harris) SF novel. An empath searches for her brother’s killer.