The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

ROSENDORFER, HERBERT (1934- ) (chron.)

• * *Grand Solo for Anton (Dedalus 1-9035-1745-1, Sep 2006, £9.99, 231pp, tp, cover by David Smith) Literary SF novel about the last man alive in the world, and the book containing all knowledge. Translated by Mike Mitchell from the German original, Grosses Solo für Anton (Diogenes-Verlag, Zurich 1976).
• * _Letters Back to Ancient China (Dedalus 1-903517-39-7, Apr 2006, £6.99, 274pp, tp, cover by David Bird) Reissue (Dedalus 1997) literary fantasy satire of a 10th century Chinese Mandarin time-traveller in the present. Translated by Mike Mitchell from the German original Briefe in die chinesische Vergangenheit (Nymphenburger in der F.A. Herbig 1983).

ROSOFF, MEG (chron.)

• * _How I Live Now (Random House/Lamb 0-553-37605-5, Apr 2006, $7.99, 194pp, tp) Reprint (Lamb 2004, not seen) young-adult SF novel. A teen from New York is sent to live in the English countryside just as England is occupied by an unnamed enemy.

ROTH, PHILIP (Milton) (1933- ) (chron.)

• * _The Plot Against America (Random House/Vintage UK 0-09-947856-0, Oct 2005, £7.99, 391pp, tp) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 2004) SF novel.

ROUSSEAU, VICTOR; pseudonym of Victor Rousseau Emanuel, (1879-1960) (chron.)

• * *The Surgeon of Souls (Spectre Library, The no ISBN, Oct 2006, $40.00, 170pp, hc, cover by R. W. S.) Collection of 12 weird stories about Dr. Ivan Brodsky. The introduction by Mike Ashley discusses Rousseau’s career, and the mystery of the original publication dates for these stories; 11 appeared in Weird Tales, but several had prior periodical publication unknown previously. No previous collection is known. This is a limited edition of 200; The Spectre Library, Morgan A. Wallace, 533 One Center Blvd, Apt #315, Altamonte Springs FL 32701; [spectrelibrary@gmail.com].

ROUTI, MARIO (chron.)

• * *Orizon: The Flame of the White Sun (Livani Publishing Organisation 960-14-1186-0, Jul 2006, £8.99, 398pp, tp, cover by Track7team, Thodoris Kyritsopoulos & Nektarios Chionis) Fantasy novel. Translated by Eugenia Kollia from the Greek original (October 2003). Routi is a pseudonym for Panagiotis Raptopoulos. A first novel.

ROWE, REBECCA (chron.)

• * *Forbidden Cargo (Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 1-894063-16-3, Aug 2006, $14.95, tp) SF novel. The in 2110 government persecutes the illegally engineered race of nano-DNA hybrids called the Imagofas. A first novel. Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing, PO Box 1714, Calgary AB T2P 2L7, Canada; [www.edgewebsite.com].

ROWE, STEPHANIE (chron.)

• * *Date Me, Baby, One More Time (Warner Forever 0-446-61766-0, May 2006, $6.50, 300pp, pb, cover by Michael Storrings) Humorous paranormal-romance adventure, the first in a series. An immortal guardian of the Goblet of Eternal Youth and her dragon roommate face a hunky pretzel mogul trying to break a curse.
• * *Must Love Dragons (Warner Forever 0-446-61767-9, Nov 2006, $6.50, 342pp, pb) Humorous paranormal-romance adventure, sequel to Date Me, Baby, One More Time. The dragon currently guarding the Goblet of Eternal Youth makes a deal with Satan so she can meet her online lover in real life as a woman.

ROWEN, MICHELLE (chron.)

• * *Angel with Attitude (Warner Forever 0-446-61699-0, Jul 2006, $6.50, 347pp, pb) Humorous fantasy romance novel. An angel kicked out of heaven has trouble surviving on Earth.
• * _Angel with Attitude (SFBC #1215648, Aug 2006, $10.99, 347pp, hc) Reprint (Warner Forever 2006) humorous fantasy romance novel about a fallen angel. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7111-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

ROWLING, J. K. (chron.)

• * _Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Scholastic 0-439-78596-0, Sep 2006, $9.99, 652pp, tp, cover by Mary GrandPré) Reprint (Levine 2005) young-adult fantasy, sixth in the series.

ROYO, LUIS (chron.)

• * *Dark Labyrinth (NBM 1-56163-484-0, Nov 2006, $24.95, 64pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) Art book, a collection of fantasy paintings, plus a story about a painter’s apprentice and some magic paintings. Text translated by Miguel Guerra.
• * *Subversive Beauty (Heavy Metal 1-932413-44-8, Feb 2006, $19.95, 80pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) Art book, a collection of illustrations of women with tattoos and piercings; most of the color paintings are accompanied by sketches and vignettes about the mythic women depicted. A deluxe edition (-45-6, $29.95) with dust jacket and signed tipped-in plate is also available.

RUBENSTEIN, GILLIAN; see pseudonym Lian Hearn (chron.)

RUBY, LAURA (chron.)

• * *The Wall and the Wing (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-075255-6, Mar 2006, $16.99, 328pp, hc, cover by Brandon Dorman) Young-adult fantasy. A girl in a city where almost anyone can fly has instead the unusual ability to become invisible.

RUCKA, GREG (1969- ) (chron.)

• * _Perfect Dark: Initial Vector (SFBC #1205103, Feb 2006, $13.99, 350pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 2005) novelization based on the near-future computer game. Copyrighted by Microsoft. This is bound in boards; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on th back cover.
• * _Perfect Dark: Initial Vector (Tor 0-765-35473-X, Jun 2006, $7.99, 329pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 2005) novelization based on the near-future computer game. Copyrighted by Microsoft.
• * _Perfect Dark: Initial Vector (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-44508-1, Jul 2006, £6.99, 350pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 2005) SF novelization based on the video game. Copyrighted by Microsoft Corporation. [First U.K. edition]

RUCKER, RUDY; [i.e., Rudolf von Bitter Rucker] (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Hollow Earth (MonkeyBrain Books 1-932265-20-1, Oct 2006, $15.95, 234pp, tp, cover by John Picacio) Reprint (1990) historical alternate-world SF novel, subtitled “The Narrative of Mason Algiers Reynolds of Virginia”. This second edition has been corrected and slightly revised, and has a new afterword by Rucker. Order from MonkeyBrain, 11204 Crossland Drive, Austin TX 78726; [info@monkeybrainbooks.com]; [www.monkeybrainbooks.com].
• * *Mad Professor (Thunder’s Mouth Press 1-56025-974-4, Jan 2007, $15.95, 301 + xv, tp, cover by Georgia Rucker) Collection of 13 previously uncollected stories, one original. Five stories are collaborations with authors including Terry Bisson, Paul Di Filippo, and Bruce Sterling. Rucker provides an introduction and individual story notes. (Contents)
• * *Mathematicians in Love (Tor 978-0-765-31584-7, Dec 2006, $24.95, 364pp, hc) SF novel, a romantic comedy of alternate realities. Two mathematicians in grad school fall for the same woman and start altering reality to get the girl.

RUCKLEY, BRIAN (chron.)

• * *Winterbirth (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-423-2, Oct 2006, £12.99, ii+544pp, hc, cover by Paul Young) Fantasy novel, book one of The Godless World series. A first novel.

RUDITIS, PAUL (chron.)

• * *Charmed: As Puck Would Have It (Simon Spotlight Entertainment 1-4169-1468-4, Apr 2006, $6.99, 222pp, pb) Young-adult novelization based on the TV show about three witches. Copyrighted by Spelling Television.

RUNIONS, ALEX, ed. (stories) (chron.)

RUSCH, KRISTINE KATHRYN (1960- ); see pseudonym Kris Nelscott (stories) (chron.)

• * *Paloma (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46115-0, Oct 2006, $6.99, 371pp, pb) SF novel, the fifth in the Retrieval Artist series. Retrieval Artist Miles Flint investigates the death of his mentor Paloma.

RUSHDIE, (Ahmed) SALMAN (1947- ) (chron.)

• * _Shalimar the Clown (Random House 0-679-78348-2, Oct 2006, $14.95, 398pp, hc) Reprint (Random House 2005) mainstream novel with elements of fantasy/magical realism.

RUSSE, SAVANNAH (chron.)

• * *Past Redemption (Penguin/Signet Eclipse 0-451-21809-4, Apr 2006, $6.99, 297pp, pb) Vampire novel, book two of The Darkwing Chronicles. Copyrighted by Charlee Trantino.
• * _Past Redemption (SFBC #1209403, Jun 2006, $10.99, 297pp, hc) Reprint (Signet Eclipse 2006) vampire novel, book two of The Darkwing Chronicles. Copyrighted by Charlee Trantino.

RUSSELL, DAVID BRYAN (chron.)

• * *Enchanters (Freya Publishing 0-9775438-0-3, Oct 2006, $14.95, 346pp, tp) Fantasy novel. A young woman vacationing in Norway finds adventure in an enchanted realm. A first novel. Freya Publishing, Suite 155, 15 Albert Avenue, Broadbeach QLD Australia 4218; [www.freyapublishing.com].

RUSSELL, ERIC FRANK (1905-1978) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Darker Tides: The Weird Tales of Eric Frank Russell (Midnight House 0-9740589-6-3, Jul 2006, $45.00, 277pp, hc, cover by Allen Koszowski) Collection of 24 weird tales, including the entire contents of the earlier collection Dark Tides (Dobson, 1962). Limited to 520 copies, of which 500 were offered for sale. (Contents) [ed: John C. Pelan] [ed: Phil Stephensen-Payne]

RUSSELL, MARY DORIA (chron.)

• * _A Thread of Grace (Corgi 0-552-77288-7, Mar 2006, £6.99, 512pp, tp) Reprint (Random House 2005) associational novel.

RUSSELL, W(illiam) CLARK (1844-1911) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Phantom Death and Other Stories (Wildside Press 1-55742-485-3, 2005, $19.95, 186pp, tp) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1895) associational collection of 11 stories of nautical horror. This is dated 2005 but not seen until now. Order from Wildside Press, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.wildsidepress.com]. (Contents)

RUSSON, PENNI (chron.)

• * +Undine (HarperCollins/Greenwillow 0-06-079389-9, Feb 2006, $15.99, 326pp, hc, cover by Chad W. Beckerman) Young-adult contemporary fantasy. A teen discovers she has magic powers and seeks an explanation from the father she believed dead. First US edition (Random House Australia 9/04).

RUTT, VAL (chron.)

• * *The Mystery of the Darkstone (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131748-5, May 2006, £5.99, 262pp, tp, cover by Adam Stower) Young-adult fantasy novel, second book of Legacy of the Heartstones.

RYAN, BRITTNEY (chron.)

• * _The Legend of Holly Claus (HarperCollins 0-06-058515-3, Oct 2006, $7.99, 534pp, tp, cover by Laurell Long) Reprint (HarperCollins 2004) young-adult fantasy about Santa Claus’s daughter. Illustrated by Laurel Long. Part of the Julie Andrews Collection.

RYAN, C. J. (chron.)

• * *The Fifth Quadrant (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58902-4, Oct 2006, $6.99, 389pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) Far-future SF novel, the third featuring Gloria VanDeen.

RYAN, KIRK A. (chron.)

• * *The Somnambulist (iUniverse.com 0-595-38136-7, May 2006, $20.95, 346pp, tp) Horror novel of WWII. A traumatized Jewish peasant girl with a talent for witchcraft opposes an SS colonel using dark forces. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.iuniverse.com] or from iUniverse, 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln NE 68512; 800-288-4677.

RYMAN, GEOFF(rey Charles) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Air (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07811-1, Sep 2006, £6.99, 390pp, tp) Reprint (St. Martin’s Griffin 2004) SF novel.
• * *The King’s Last Song (HarperCollins UK 0-00-225988-5, Mar 2006, £11.99, 485pp, tp) Associational novel of 12th-century Cambodia and the present or near-future discovery of a lost document from that period.

SABERHAGEN, FRED(erick Thomas) (1930-2007) (chron.)

• * *Ardneh’s Sword (Tor 0-765-31210-7, May 2006, $24.95, 348pp, hc, cover by Raymond Swanland) Fantasy novel set in the world of Empire of the East 1,000 years late. A young man’s nightmares drive him to join an expedition looking for proof of Ardneh’s existence.
• * _An Old Friend of the Family (Tor 0-765-31498-3, Feb 2006, $12.95, 207pp, tp) Reprint (Ace 1979) vampire-detective novel.
• * _Rogue Berserker (Baen 1-4165-2069-4, Jun 2006, $7.99, 370pp, pb, cover by Kurt Miller) Reprint (Baen 2005) SF novel in the “Berserker” series.

SAGAN, NICK (stories) (chron.)

• * *Everfree (Penguin/Putnam 0-399-15276-8, May 2006, $25.95, 243pp, hc) Post-holocaust SF thriller, third in the trilogy begun in Idlewild.

SAGARA, MICHELLE M.; also as Michelle Sagara West (chron.)

• * *Cast in Courtlight (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80244-7, Aug 2006, $14.95, 488pp, tp) Fantasy novel, second in a series about law officer Kaylin Neya. Kaylin visits the Barrani High Court, where the High Lord’s heir has a suspicious illness.
• * _Cast in Shadow (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80254-4, Jul 2006, $6.99, 507pp, pb) Reprint (Luna 2005) fantasy novel, first in a trilogy.

SAGE, ANGIE (chron.)

• * _Septimus Heap Book One: Magyk (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7926-1, Mar 2006, £6.99, 564pp, tp, cover by Mark Zug) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *Septimus Heap Book Two: Flyte (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7772-2, Mar 2006, £12.99, 521pp, hc, cover by Mark Zug) Young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Septimus Heap, Book One: Magyk (HarperTrophy/Tegen Books 0-06-057733-9, Apr 2006, $7.99, 564pp, tp, cover by Mark Zug) Reprint (Tegen Books 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, first in a series. This lacks the CD-ROM of the hardcover and adds material in an “Extras Inside” section.
• * *Septimus Heap, Book Two: Flyte (HarperCollins/Tegen Books 0-06-057734-7, Apr 2006, $17.99, 532pp, hc, cover by Mark Zug) Young-adult fantasy novel, second in a series. Illustrated by Mark Zug. Includes a mini “Magykal” CD. A Katherine Tegen Book.
• * _Septimus Heap, Book Two: Flyte (SFBC #1210336, Jul 2006, $10.99, 532pp, hc, cover by Mark Zug) Reprint (Tegen Books 2006) young-adult fantasy novel, second in a series. Illustrated by Mark Zug. This is similar to the Tegen Books edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

SAID, S. F. (chron.)

• * +The Outlaw Varjak Paw (Random House/Fickling 0-385-75044-7, Jan 2006, $16.95, 264pp, hc, cover by Dave McKean) [Varjak Paw] Young-adult talking animal fantasy, sequel to Varjak Paw. Illustrated by Dave McKean. First US edition (David Fickling UK 11/05).
• * _The Outlaw Varjak Paw (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55156-2, Sep 2006, £5.99, 265pp, tp, cover by Dave McKean) Reprint (Fickling 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. Interior illustrations by McKean.

SAINTCROW, LILITH (chron.)

• * *Dead Man Rising (Warner 0-446-61671-0, Sep 2006, $6.99, 387pp, pb) Near-future dark fantasy, second the series featuring Dante Valentine. Someone is murdering psychics.
• * _Dead Man Rising (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-467-4, Dec 2006, £6.99, 387pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 2006) fantasy novel. Book 2 in the “Dante Valentine” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Working for the Devil (Warner 0-446-61670-2, Mar 2006, $6.99, 382pp, pb, cover by Craig White) Near-future, dark urban fantasy featuring necromancer-for-hire Dante Valentine, who gets a job she can’t refuse from the Devil.
• * _Working for the Devil (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-466-6, Jun 2006, £6.99, 382pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 2006) fantasy novel. Book one in the Dante Valentine series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Working for the Devil (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-466-6, Dec 2006, £6.99, 382pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Warner 2006) fantasy novel, the first book in the Dante Valentine series. [First U.K. edition]

SAKERS, DON, ed. (1958- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Gaylaxicon 2006 Sampler (Speed-of-C Productions 0-9716147-8-4, Jun 2006, $4.99, 141pp, tp) Original anthology of 12 stories and excerpts, three reprints, and one non-fiction piece, published for Gaylaxicon 2006 as “a celebration of queer speculative fiction”. Authors include Susan R. Matthews, Lawrence Schimel, and Melissa Scott. This is print-on-demand edition, available at [www.scatteredworlds.com]; Speed-of-C Productions, PO 265, Linthicum MD 21090-0265. (Contents)

SALVATORE, R(obert) A(nthony) (1959- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Crimson Shadow (Warner 0-446-69850-4, Oct 2006, $15.99, 770pp, tp, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [Crimson Shadow] Omnibus of the three fantasy novels in the trilogy: The Sword of Bedwyr (1995), Luthien’s Gamble (1996), and The Dragon King (1996). (Contents)
• * _Forgotten Realms: Exile (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3983-4, Mar 2006, $7.99, 343pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) Reprint (TSR 1990) novelization based on the roleplaying game, the second volume in “The Legend of Drizzt” series; originally published as book two of the “Dark Elf” trilogy. Copyrighted by TSR 1990, Wizards of the Coast 2004.
• * *Forgotten Realms: Exile (with Andrew Dabb & Tim Seeley) (Devil’s Due Publishing 1-932796-46-0, Sep 2006, $14.95, unpaginated, tp, cover by Tim Seeley) Graphic novel version of the gaming novelization by Salvatore, adapted by Andrew Dabb with pencilled art by Tim Seeley. Originally published as a three-issue comic book series. This includes a fold-out map, poster, and glossary. Foreword by Ed Greenwood.
• * *Forgotten Realms: Homeland (with Andrew Dabb & Tim Seeley) (Devil’s Due Publishing 1-932796-40-1, Oct 2005, $14.95, unpaginated, tp, cover by Tim Seeley) Graphic novel version of the gaming novelization by Salvatore, adapted by Andrew Dabb with art by Tim Seeley. Originally published as a three-issue comic book series.
• * _Forgotten Realms: Promise of the Witch-King (SFBC #1205748, Feb 2006, $13.99, 345pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2005) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, Book II of The Sellswords. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. This is similar to the WotC edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Forgotten Realms: Promise of the Witch-King (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-4073-5, Sep 2006, $7.99, 373pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2005) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, Book II of The Sellswords. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Forgotten Realms: Road of the Patriarch (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-4075-1, Nov 2006, $27.95, 346pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, Book III of The Sellswords. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Forgotten Realms: Siege of Darkness (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-4021-2, Nov 2006, $25.95, 335pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) Novelization based on the roleplaying game, ninth volume in The Legend of Drizzt. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Forgotten Realms: Sojourn (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-4007-7, Jun 2006, $7.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) Reissue (TSR 1991) novelization based on the roleplaying game. Third volume in the Dark Elf Trilogy in The Legend of Drizzt series. Copyrighted 1991 by TSR, 2004 by Wizards of the Coast.