The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006
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- STROUD, JONATHAN (chron.) (continued)
- * _The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book Two: The Golems Eye (Hyperion/Miramax 0-7868-3654-7, Feb 2006, $7.99, 562pp, tp, cover by Melvyn Grant) Reprint (Miramax 2004) young-adult contemporary fantasy novel, the second in The Bartimaeus Trilogy.
- STRYSIK, JOHN (chron.)
- STURGEON, THEODORE; [born Edward Hamilton Waldo] (1918-1985) (stories) (chron.)
- * _Some of Your Blood (Centipede Press/Millipede Press 1-933618-00-0, Jul 2006, $12.00, 192pp, tp, cover by Harry O. Morris) Reprint (Ballantine 1961) associational psychological horror novel, plus a related story. Introduction by Steve Rasnic Tem. A hardcover limited edition of 300 (-01-9, $50.00) signed by Tem and Morris is also available. Centipede Press, 2565 Teller Court, Lakewood CO 80214; [www.centipedepress.com].
- SUCKLING, NIGEL (chron.)
- SULLIVAN, KATHRYN (chron.)
- * *Talking to Trees (Amber Quill Press 1-59279-760-1, Feb 2006, $13.50, 186pp, tp, cover by Trace Edward Zaber) Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The Crystal Throne. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [http://amberquill.com].
- SULLIVAN, STEPHEN D. (chron.)
- * *DragonLance: The New Adventures: Warriors Heart (Wizards of the Coast/Mirrorstone 0-7869-4187-1, Nov 2006, $5.99, 247pp, tp, cover by Vinod Rams) Young-adult novelization based on the world role-playing game, first in the Goodlund trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
- SULLIVAN, THOMAS (William) (1940- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *The Water Wolf (Penguin/Onyx 0-451-41226-5, Oct 2006, $7.99, 371pp, pb) Supernatural suspense novel. A professional debunker tracks a mystery and finds a subterranean world.
- SULLIVAN, TRICIA (1968- ) (chron.)
- * _Double Vision (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-173-X, Apr 2006, £7.99, 377pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) Reprint (Orbit 2005) SF novel.
- * +Maul (Night Shade Books 1-59780-037-6, Mar 2006, $14.95, 274pp, tp, cover by J. K. Potter) Near-future SF novel. First US edition (Orbit 10/03). Night Shade Books, 1470 NW Saltzman Road, Portland OR 97229; [www.nightshadebooks.com].
- SUNNY (chron.)
- * *Mona Lisa Awakening (Berkley 0-425-21160-6, Sep 2006, $14.00, 276pp, tp) Dark fantasy romance. A nurse working night shift in the ER meets an inhuman man of the Monère who believes she is a Queen of his species.
- SUSSEX, LUCY (Jane) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Absolute Uncertainty (Aqueduct Press 0-933500-06-4, May 2006, $9.00, 147pp, tp) Collection of seven stories, three new, plus an interview conducted by Maureen Kincaid Speller. Aqueduct Press, PO Box 95787, Seattle WA 98145-2787; [www.aqueductpress.com].
- SUTHERLAND, TUI T. (chron.)
- * *So This Is How it Ends (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-075024-3, Oct 2006, $16.99, 353pp, hc, cover by Tara McPherson) Young-adult fantasy, the first book of the Avatars series. Five teens suddenly find themselves alone in a changed and deserted world.
- SUTIN, LAWRENCE (1951- ) (chron.)
- * _Divine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07858-8, Feb 2006, £8.99, 352pp, tp) Reprint (Harmony 1989) biography. Includes eight pages of photographs. This edition adds the preface by Sutin from the 2005 Carroll & Graf edition. [Dick]
- SUYDAM, ARTHUR (chron.)
- * *Fantastic Art of Arthur Suydam (Vanguard Productions 1-887591-83-4, 2005, $24.95, 128pp, tp) Art book covering the artists career from beginning to present, with illustrations from comics, magazine covers, card games, childrens books, and more. Introduction by S.C. Ringgenberg. Edited by J. David Spurlock and Renee Witterstaetter, with text by T.W. French and Witterstaetter. A hardcover edition (-84-2, $34.95) and a deluxe edition (-85-0, $49.95) are also available. This is dated 2005 but not seen until now. Vanguard Productions, 390 Campus Drive, Somerset NY 08873; [www.creativemix.com/vanguard].
- SUZUKI, KOJI (stories) (chron.)
- * *Birthday (Vertical 1-93-223429-2, Dec 2006, $21.95, 216pp, hc, cover by Chip Kidd) Collection of three stories following female characters from the Ring trilogy. Translated by Glynne Walley from the Japanese Baasudei (Kadokawa Shoten 1999). (Contents)
- * _Dark Water (HarperCollins UK 0-00-720743-3, Apr 2006, £6.99, 294pp, pb) Reprint (Vertical 2004) collection of seven stories with a framing prologue and epilogue, Originally published in Japanese as Honogurai mizu no soko kara (Kadokawa Shoten 1996). (Contents)
- * _Loop (Vertical 1-932234-25-X, Oct 2006, $13.95, 283pp, tp, cover by Chip Kidd) [Ring] Reprint (Vertical 2005) horror novel, third in the Ring trilogy. Translated by Glynne Walley from the Japanese Rupu (Kadokawa Shoten 1998).
- * *Paradise (Vertical 1-932234-23-3, Oct 2006, $21.95, 280pp, hc) Fantasy novel in three parts about a pair of reincarnated lovers, from their prehistoric meeting to contemporary times. The authors first novel. Winner of the Japan Fantasy Novel award. Translated by Tyran Grillo from the Japanese Rakuen (Shinchosha 1990).
- * _Spiral (Vertical 1-932234-16-0, Jun 2005, $13.95, 281pp, tp) [Ring] Reprint (Vertical 2004) horror novel, second in the Ring trilogy. Translated by Glynne Walley from the Japanese Rasen (Kadokawa Shoten 1995). This is dated 2005 but not seen until now.
- SWAINSTON, STEPH (chron.)
- * +No Present Like Time (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-075388-9, Feb 2006, $13.95, 397pp, tp, cover by Christophe Sivet) [Year of Our War] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Year of Our War. First US edition (Gollancz 4/05).
- * _No Present Like Time (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07798-0, Jul 2006, £6.99, 414pp, pb, cover by Emma Wallace) Reprint (Gollancz 2005) fantasy novel.
- SWALLOW, JAMES (stories) (chron.)
- * +Dark Future: Jade Dragon (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-378-4, Jun 2006, $7.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Jaime Jones) Novelization based on the near-future roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Game Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Flame UK 5/06 edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.
- * *Warhammer 40,000: Deus Sanguinus (Black Library 1-84416-155-2, May 2005, £5.99, 246pp, pb, cover by Phillip Sibbering) Novelization set in the roleplaying game universe. Second book in the Blood Angels series.
- * *Warhammer 40,000: Faith & Fire (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-289-3, Feb 2006, £6.99, 414pp, pb, cover by Karl Kopinski) Novelization set in the universe of the roleplaying game, first in the Sisters of Battle series.
- * +Warhammer 40,000: Faith & Fire (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-289-3, Apr 2006, $7.99, 414pp, pb, cover by Karl Kopinski) Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe, the first in the Sisters of Battle sub-series. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (3/06) edition, but only lists prices in US and Canadian dollars.
- SWANSCOMBE, WENDY (chron.)
- * *Fresh Flesh (Nexus 0-352-34041-X, Jul 2006, £7.99, 252pp, pb) Erotic dark fantasy: Dracula invades a lesbian Europe.
- SWENDSON, SHANNA (chron.)
- * *Enchanted, Inc. (Ballantine 0-345-48125-9, May 2005, $13.95, 308pp, tp, cover by Nina Berkson) Humorous chick-lit fantasy novel, the first in a series about magic immune Katie Chandler and her job at Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc. in NYC. This is dated 2005, but not seen until now.
- * *Once Upon Stilettos (Ballantine 0-345-48127-5, Apr 2006, $13.95, 303pp, tp, cover by Nina Berkson) Chick-lit fantasy novel, the second in a series after Enchanted, Inc., about Katie Chandler and her job at Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc. Katie loses the immunity to magic just as shes trying to track down a company spy.
- SWIFT, JONATHAN (1667-1745) (chron.)
- * _Gullivers Travels (Borders Classics 1-58726-461-7, 2006, $5.95, 264pp, tp, cover by A. E. Jackson) Reprint (Benjamin Motte 1726) classical satirical fantasy novel.
- TAN, CECILIA, ed. (stories) (chron.)
- * *Sex in the System: Stories of Erotic Futures, Technological Stimulation, and the Sensual Life of Machines (Thunders Mouth Press 1-56025-851-9, Jul 2006, $15.95, 283 + x, tp) Anthology of 14 stories (four reprints) and one poem about future innovations in sex. Authors include Scott Westerfeld, Paul Di Filippo, and Joe Haldeman. (Contents)
- * _A Taste of Midnight (Avalon/Blue Moon 1-56201-490-0, Feb 2006, $14.95, 186pp, tp) Reprint (Circlet Press 2000) anthology of 18 erotic vampire stories; this adds seven stories. (Contents)
- TARR, JUDITH (1955- ); see pseudonym Caitlin Brennan (chron.)
- TATSUMI, TAKAYUKI (chron.)
- * *Full Metal Apache: Transactions Between Cyberpunk Japan and Avant-Pop America (Duke University Press 0-8223-3774-6, Aug 2006, $22.95, 241pp, tp) Critical non-fiction tracing contemporary cultural influences crossing back and forth between Japan and America, including New Wave and cyberpunk SF. Forward by Larry McCaffery. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. Duke University Press, Box 90660, Durham NC 27708-0660; [www.dukeupress.edu].
- TAVARES, MATT (stories) (chron.)
- TAVES, BRIAN (chron.)
- * *Talbot Mundy, Philosopher of Adventure: A Critical Biography (McFarland 0-7864-2234-3, Feb 2006, $39.95, 302pp, tp) Non-fiction, a critical biography discussing Mundys life and works including fiction, non-fiction, and scripts for film and radio. Includes a chronological listing of original publications, notes, bibliography, and index. McFarland, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com]. [Mundy]
- TAYLOR, G. P. (chron.)
- * *The Curse of Salamander Street (Faber and Faber 0-571-22873-9, Sep 2006, £9.99, 335pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) Young-adult dark fantasy novel, sequel to Shadowmancer.
- * _Tersias (Faber and Faber 0-571-22153-X, Jun 2006, £6.99, 320pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) Reprint (Faber and Faber 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * +Tersias the Oracle (Penguin/Putnam 0-399-24258-9, Apr 2006, $17.99, 262pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Young-adult dark fantasy about a blind boy oracle pursued by those who would use him. First US edition (Faber and Faber 8/05 as Tersias).
- TAYLOR, HOLLY (chron.)
- * *Night Birds Reign (Medallion Press 1-932815-53-8, Oct 2005, $14.99, 514pp, tp, cover by Adam Mock) Arthurian fantasy novel. Gwydion the Dreamer is given the task of guarding the young Arthur. This is dated 2005, but not seen until now. Medallion Press, 225 Seabreeze Ave., Palm Beach FL 33480; [www.medallion press.com].
- TAYLOR, TAWNY (chron.)
- * *Sex and the Single Ghost (Kensington 0-7582-1507-X, Sep 2006, $12.95, 229pp, tp) Fantasy romance. A ghost gets a chance to briefly reanimate and try to solve her murder, now nine years in the past.
- TAYLOR, TRAVIS S. (stories) (chron.)
- * _The Quantum Connection (Baen 978-1-4165-2100-6, Jan 2007, $7.99, 398pp, pb, cover by Alan Pollack) Reprint (Baen 2005) SF novel, sequel to Warp Speed.
- * _Von Neumanns War (with John Ringo) See entry under John Ringo.
- * _Warp Speed (Baen 1-4165-2063-5, May 2006, $7.99, 375pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) Reprint (Baen 2004) near-future SF novel.
- TENN, WILLIAM; pseudonym of Philip Klass, (1920- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * _Here Comes Civilization (SFBC #1223354, Oct 2006, $14.99, 545pp, hc, cover by Rolf Mohr) Reprint (NESFA Press 2001) collection of 25 stories, an essay, and the novel Of Men and Monsters. Volume Two of two in The Complete Short Science Fiction of William Tenn. This is similar to the NESFA edition, except it lacks a price and has the book club number on the back jacket.
- TESSARO, KATHLEEN (chron.)
- TESSIER, THOMAS (Edward) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * _Rapture (Leisure 0-8439-5558-9, Aug 2006, $6.99, 342pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 1987) horror novel.
- THESMAN, JEAN (chron.)
- * _Singer (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240650-3, Jul 2006, $7.99, 281pp, pb, cover by René Milot) Reprint (Viking 2005) young-adult fantasy novel based on the Celtic legend of The Children of Lir.
- THOMAS, JEFFREY (stories) (chron.)
- * *A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Dealers (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-383-0, Jul 2006, $7.99, 398pp, pb) Novelization based on characters from the movies. Copyrighted by New Line Cinema. This has the same ISBN as the simultaneous Black Flame UK edition, but only has US and Canadian prices.
- THOMAS, MONA GAY (1945- ); see pseudonym Gayle Wilson (chron.)
- THOMAS, ROY (William) (1940- ) (chron.)
- * *Conan: The Ultimate Guide to the Worlds Most Savage Barbarian (DK Publishing 0-7566-2095-3, Sep 2006, $24.95, 159pp, hc, cover by Alex Ross) Non-fiction, reference. A guide to Robert E. Howards character as if he really existed, and the places and people of his world. Extensively illustrated, primarily with comic-book art, by numerous artists including Frank Frazetta, Gary Gianni, and Barry Windsor-Smith. Foreword by Todd McFarlane. Includes an index.
- THOMAS, SCARLETT (c1973- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *The End of Mr. Y (Harcourt/Harvest 0-15-603161-2, Oct 2006, $14.00, 402pp, tp) Literary fantasy novel. A woman finds a book that leads her into the Troposphere, a wonderland or maybe a hallucination.
- THOMPSON, ELDON (chron.)
- * _The Crimson Sword (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-074151-1, May 2006, $7.99, 537pp, pb, cover by Koveck) Reprint (Eos 2005) fantasy novel, the first volume in The Legend of Asahiel trilogy.
- * *The Obsidian Key (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-074152-X, Jul 2006, $24.95, 516pp, hc, cover by Koveck) Fantasy novel, the second volume in The Legend of Asahiel trilogy. Young King Torin seeks ancient secrets to help him overcome the foul spirits invading his realm.
- THOMPSON, FRANK (chron.)
- * *Lost: Signs of Life (Hyperion 0-7868-9092-4, Feb 2006, $5.99, 173pp, pb) Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Touchstone Television.
- THOMPSON, KATE (chron.)
- * *The Fourth Horseman (Bodley Head, The 0-370-32890-6, Jun 2006, £10.99, 250pp, hc, cover by Songe Riddle) Young-adult fantasy novel.
- * _Fourth World (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-897-9, May 2006, $7.95, 330pp, tp) Reprint (The Bodley Head 2000 as The Missing Link) young-adult SF novel, the first in the Missing Link trilogy.
- * *The New Policeman (Bodley Head, The 0-370-32823-X, May 2005, £10.99, 405pp, hc, cover by Paul Hess) Young-adult fantasy novel.
- * _The New Policeman (Random House UK/Red Fox 0-09-945627-3, Apr 2006, £5.99, 409pp, tp, cover by Paul Hess) Reprint (The Bodley Head 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * +Only Human (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-651-8, May 2006, $16.95, 312pp, hc) Young-adult SF. A teen helps his stepbrother find his mad scientist mother. Book two of the Missing Link trilogy. First US edition (The Bodley Head 2001).
- THOMPSON, PAUL B. (1958- ) (chron.)
- * *DragonLance: Alliances (with Tonya C. Cook) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-4076-X, Oct 2006, $6.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) Novelization based on the role-playing game. Volume two of Elven Exiles. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
- THOMPSON, RONDA; [born Ronda L. Widener] (1955-2007) (stories) (chron.)
- * *The Cursed One (St. Martins 0-312-93575-7, Dec 2006, $6.99, 305pp, pb) Regency werewolf romance novel, the third in the Wild Wulfs of London series.
- * *The Untamed One (St. Martins 0-312-93574-9, May 2006, $6.99, 311pp, pb) Regency werewolf romance novel, the second in the Wild Wulfs of London trilogy.
- THOMSEN, BRIAN M., ed. (stories) (chron.)
- * _Furry Fantastic (with Jean Rabe) See entry under Jean Rabe.
- * *The Further Adventures of Beowulf: Champion of Middle Earth (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1847-1, Nov 2006, $14.95, 259pp, tp) Anthology of the epic saga (a slightly modernized version of the 1892 prose translation by John Earle) plus four original heroic fantasy stories by Ed Greenwood, Jeff Grubb, Lynn Abbey, and Wolfgang Baur. A partial bibliography of translations and spin-offs in various media is included. (Contents)
- * *Novel Ideas: Fantasy (DAW 0-7564-0309-X, Mar 2006, $7.50, 312pp, pb) Anthology of eight stories that were later expanded into fantasy novels, with introductions by all but one of the authors explaining how their stories and novels came to be. Authors include Gordon R. Dickson, Orson Scott Card, and Suzy McKee Charnas. This is copyrighted by Thomsen and Martin H. Greenbergs Tekno Books. (Contents)
- * *Novel Ideas: Science Fiction (DAW 0-7564-0353-7, Apr 2006, $7.50, 321pp, pb) Anthology of seven stories that became SF novels, with comments on the process by the authors. Authors include Orson Scott Card, Connie Willis, and John Varley. Copyrighted by Thomsen and Martin H. Greenbergs Tekno Books. (Contents)
- THOMSON, RUPERT (1955- ) (chron.)
- * _Air & Fire (Bloomsbury 0-7475-3694-5, 2005, £7.99, 310pp, tp, cover by William Webb) Reissue (Bloomsbury 1993) literary fantasy novel. Published in 2005 but not seen till now.
- * _Divided Kingdom (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7892-3, Apr 2006, £7.99, 196pp, tp, cover by William Webb) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2005) literary SF fable novel.
- * _The Insult (Bloomsbury 0-7475-2601-X, 2005, £7.99, 406pp, tp, cover by William Webb) Reissue (Bloomsbury 1996) literary SF/fantasy novel. This was published in 2005 but not seen till now.
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