The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

VARLEY, JOHN (Herbert) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Demon (Ace 0-441-14267-2, Apr 2006, $7.99, 464pp, pb) Reissue (Berkley 1984) SF novel, third in the “Gaean” trilogy. Seventh printing.
• * _Mammoth (Ace 0-441-01335-X, Jun 2006, $7.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) Reprint (Ace 2005) SF novel of mammoths, time travel, and circuses.
• * _The Ophiuchi Hotline (Ace 0-441-63484-2, May 2006, $6.99, 234pp, pb) Reissue (Dial 1977) SF novel. Third printing.
• * *Red Lightning (Ace 0-441-01364-3, Apr 2006, $24.95, 330pp, hc, cover by Bob Warner) SF novel, sequel to Red Thunder.
• * _Red Lightning (SFBC #1211294, May 2006, $12.49, 330pp, hc, cover by Bob Warner) Reprint (Ace 2006) SF novel, sequel to Red Thunder. This is similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Titan (Ace 0-441-81304-6, Feb 2006, $7.99, 309pp, pb) Reissue (Berkley/Putnam 1979) SF novel, first in the “Gaean” trilogy. Ninth printing.
• * _Wizard (Ace 0-441-90067-4, Mar 2006, $7.99, 372pp, pb) Reissue (Berkley/Putnam 1980) SF novel, second in the “Gaean” trilogy. 19th printing.

VAUGHAN, ELIZABETH A. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Warsworn (Tor 0-765-35265-6, Apr 2006, $6.99, 306pp, pb) Fantasy romance novel, the second in a trilogy about a healer-princess and a conquering warlord.

VAUGHN, CARRIE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Kitty Goes to Washington (Warner 0-446-61642-7, Jul 2006, $6.99, 321pp, pb) [Kitty the werewolf] Urban dark fantasy novel. Werewolf radio talk show host Kitty goes to DC for hearing on how to deal with her “species” and others. This also includes a related short story. (Contents)

VAUGHT, SUSAN (chron.)

• * _Witch Circle (with Debbie Federici) See entry under Debbie Federici.

VAZ, MARK COTTA (chron.)

• * *Mythic Vision: The Making of Eragon (Random House/Knopf 0-375-83917-8, Nov 2006, $12.95, 142pp, tp) Non-fiction book about the making of the movie based on Paolini’s book. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film. [Paolini]

VELDE, VIVIAN VANDE; see under Vande Velde, Vivian (stories) (chron.)

VERNE, JULES (Gabriel) (1828-1905) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Journey to the Center of the Earth (Bantam Classics 0-553-21397-0, May 2006, $3.95, 211pp, pb) Reprint (Griffith 1872) SF novel. Introduction by Kim Stanley Robinson.
• * *The Meteor Hunt (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-9634-7, Oct 2006, $15.95, 227pp, tp) SF thriller/satire. A meteor of pure gold heads toward Earth, setting off planet-wide greed. Translated from Verne’s original text by Frederick Paul Walter & Walter James Miller, who provide a critical foreword, annotations, and afterword. A hardcover edition (-4677-3; $29.95) was announced but not seen. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68588-0630; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com].
• * _The Mighty Orinoco (Wesleyan University Press 0-8195-6780-9, Dec 2005, $19.95, 424pp, tp, cover by George Roux) Reprint (Wesleyan University Press 2003) SF/fantastic voyage novel. This is the first English-language translation of the French (1898 as Le superbe Orénoque) by Stanford L. Luce. Introduction by Walter James Miller. This is dated 2005 but not seen until now.
• * _Twenty Thousands Leagues Under the Sea (Dover 0-486-44849-5, Jun 2006, $3.50, 269pp, tp, cover by Milo Winter) Reprint classic SF novel. This follows the 1922 Rand McNally edition transtlated by Philip Schuyler. A Dover Thrift Edition.

VESPRY, M. A. (chron.)

• * *Happy, Ever & After, Barrister and Solicitors: The Sleeping Beauty Caper (with Marianne Vespry) (’Zade Press 0-9739847-0-8, Mar 2006, $19.95, 181pp, tp, cover by Erin Clarke) Fantasy novel. Young dragon Tobermory starts her legal career representing beings from myths and fairy tales. ’Zade Press, 1964 Main Street West Apt. 205, Hamilton Ontario L8S 1J5, Canada.

VESPRY, MARIANNE (chron.)

• * _Happy, Ever & After, Barrister and Solicitors: The Sleeping Beauty Caper (with M. A. Vespry) See entry under M. A. Vespry

VESS, CHARLES (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Book of Ballads (Tor 0-765-31215-8, Mar 2006, $14.95, 192pp, tp, cover by Charles Vess) Reprint (Green Man Press 1997 as Ballads) illustrated anthology of ballads retold in graphic form and illustrated in b&w by Charles Vess, accompanied by the text of the original ballads; most originally appeared in Vess’s comic “The Book of Ballads and Sagas”. This is the 2004 Tor expanded edition.

VIEHL, LYNN; pseudonym of Sheila Kelly (chron.)

• * _Dark Need (SFBC #1213537, Jun 2006, $10.99, 283pp, hc) Reprint (Signet Eclipse 2006) paranormal novel, third in the “Darkyn” series. Viehl is a pen name for Sheila Kelly, who also writes as S.L. Viehl, Gena Hall, Jessica Hall, and Rebecca Kelly. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-6777-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _If Angels Burn (Penguin/Signet Eclipse 0-451-21477-3, Jun 2006, $6.99, 291pp, pb) Reissue (Signet Eclipse 2005) paranormal romance vampire novel, first in the Darkyn series. Viehl is a pen name for Sheila Kelly, who also writes as S.L. Viehl, Gena Hall, Jessica Hall, and Rebecca Kelly. Third printing.

VIEHL, S. L.; pseudonym of Sheila Kelly (chron.)

• * _Afterburn (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46117-7, Nov 2006, $7.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Allen Douglas) Reprint (Roc 2005) SF novel, second in the “Bio Rescue” new series set in the “Stardoc” universe. Viehl is a pen name for Sheila Kelly, who also writes as Lynn Viehl, Gena Hale, Jessica Hall, and Rebecca Kelly.
• * *Rebel Ice (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46062-6, Jan 2006, $7.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) SF novel, sixth in the “Stardoc” series. Viehl is a pen name for Sheila Kelly, who also writes as Lynn Viehl, Gena Hall, Jessica Hall, and Rebecca Kelly.

VIGUIÉ, DEBBIE (chron.)

• * _Midnight Pearls (Simon Pulse 1-4169-4016-2, Oct 2006, $5.99, 198pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Reprint (Simon Pulse 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, a twist on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid”. Repackaged as part of the Once Upon a Time series.
• * _Wicked: Legacy & Spellbound (with Nancy Holder) See entry under Nancy Holder.
• * _Wicked: Witch & Curse (with Nancy Holder) See entry under Nancy Holder.

VILLEGAS, HALLI, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _In the Dark: Stories from the Supernatural (with Myna Wallin) See entry under Myna Wallin.

VINGE, VERNOR (Steffen) (1944- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Rainbows End (Tor 0-312-85684-9, May 2006, $25.95, 364pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Near-future SF novel. A recovering Alzheimer’s patient in 2025 copes with a world much changed from his memories, and inadvertently becomes involved in conspiracy.
• * _Rainbows End (SFBC #1208611, May 2006, $13.99, 364pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Reprint (Tor 2006) near-future SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Tatja Grimm’s World (Tor 0-765-30885-1, Feb 2006, $14.95, 283pp, tp, cover by Paul Lehr) Reprint (Baen 1987) collection of three linked stories.
• * _The Witling (Tor 0-765-30886-X, Dec 2006, $13.95, 220pp, tp, cover by Tom Kidd) Reprint (DAW 1976) SF novel with the 1986 illustrations by Doug Beekman.

VINING, DAN (chron.)

• * *The Next (Berkley Prime Crime 0-425-20943-1, Aug 2006, $23.95, 312pp, hc) Supernatural mystery novel, sequel to The Quick in the Sailors series.

VIVANT, SAGE, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Garden of the Perverse: Fairy Tales for Twisted Adults (with M. Christian) (Thunder’s Mouth Press 1-56025-754-7, Apr 2006, $15.95, 351pp, tp) Original anthology of 20 erotic fairy tales, one a reprint. (Contents)

VOAKE, STEVE (chron.)

• * _The Dreamwalker’s Child (Faber and Faber 0-571-22347-8, Jan 2006, £6.99, 300pp, tp, cover by Ian Butterworth) Reprint (Faber and Faber 2005) young-adult SF novel, the first in a series.
• * +The Dreamwalker’s Child (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-661-5, Apr 2006, $16.95, 300pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. A comatose teen wakes up in a world where people use giant bugs as transport — and dark forces plan to attack Earth with a deadly disease. First US edition (Faber Children’s Books 4/05).
• * *The Web of Fire (Faber and Faber 0-571-22348-6, Jan 2006, £12.99, 318pp, hc, cover by Martin Macrae) Young-adult SF novel. The sequel to The Dreamwalker’s Child.

VONARBURG, ÉLISABETH (Ferron-Wehrlin Morché) (1947- ) (chron.)

• * *A Game of Perfection (Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 1-894063-32-5, Apr 2006, $16.95, 339pp, tp) SF novel, the second book of five in the “Tyranaël” series, following the next generation on the planet Tyranaël. Translated by Howard Scott and Vonarburg from the French Le Jou de la Perfection (Alire Canada 1996). Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy, PO Box 1714, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 2L7; [www.edgewebsite.com].

VON BRAUN, [Dr.] WERNHER (1912-1977) (chron.)

von BRAUN, WERNHER (chron.)

• * *Project Mars: A Technical Tale (Apogee Books 0-9738203-8-1, Sep 2006, $12.95, 343pp, pb) SF novel of Mars exploration written in 1949, but not published previously in novel form; the non-fiction appendix (omitted here) was published in 1953 by University of Illinois Press as The Mars Project. Translated by Henry J. White from the German. This has a 1950 introduction by von Braun. This is a WorldCon edition. Apogee Books, Box 62034, Burlington Ont Canada L7R 4K2; [www.apogeespacebooks.com].

VONNEGUT, KURT, Jr. (1922-2007) (chron.)

• * *A Man Without a Country (Seven Stories Press 1-58322-672-9, Sep 2005, $21.00, 145pp, hc, cover by Kurt Vonnegut) Associational collection of 12 essays and speeches, illustrated by the author.
• * _A Man Without a Country (Bloomsbury 0-7475-8406-0, Feb 2006, £14.99, 145pp, hc) Reprint (Seven Stories Press 2005) non-fiction collection. Edited by Daniel Simon. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Sirens of Titan (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07902-9, Aug 2006, £7.99, xiii+249pp, tp, cover by Marc Adams) Reprint (Dell 1959) classic satirical SF novel, with a new introduction by Jasper Fforde. Part of the Ten Greatest SF Books of All Time series. (Contents)

VUKOV, BORIS (chron.)

• * *The Starfish Follower (Wiley 0-471-77524-X, Jul 2006, $20.95, 141pp, tp) Surreal/fantasy novel. A goddess’ resurrected lover seeks his lost creativity.

WADDELL, PATRICIA (chron.)

• * *True Blood (Tor 0-765-35464-0, Sep 2006, $6.99, 312pp, pb) Futuristic romance. Danna MacFadyen of the League of Planets has the unwanted help of a Korcian Enforcer while investigating the explosion of a space freighter.

WAGGONER, TIM (stories) (chron.)

• * *Darkness Wakes (Leisure 0-8439-5794-8, Dec 2006, $6.99, 321pp, pb) Horror novel.
• * *Eberron: The Thieves of Blood (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-4005-0, May 2006, $6.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Raymond Swanland) Novelization based on the roleplaying game, the first book of Blade of the Flame. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Pandora Drive (Leisure 0-8439-5625-9, Apr 2006, $6.99, 370pp, pb) Horror novel. A reclusive young woman has the ability to make other people’s fantasies, dreams, and nightmares real.

WAGNER, HANK; see under Wagner, Henry W. (stories) (chron.)

WAGNER, HENRY W., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Complete Stephen King Universe (with Stanley Wiater & Christopher Golden) See entry under Stanley Wiater.

WAGNER, Z. M. (chron.)

• * *One Nation Under George (Infinity Publishing.com 0-7414-2540-8, Apr 2005, $11.95, 133pp, tp) Satirical novel of the very near future, a look back from 2008 at George W. Bush’s second term in office. This is dated 2005 but not seen until now. Infinity Publishing.com, 1094 New DeHaven Street, Suite 100, West Conshohocken PA 19428-2713; 877-BUY-BOOK; [www.buybooksontheweb.com].

WALDEN, MARK (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *H.I.V.E.: Higher Insititute of Villainous Education (Bloomsbury 0-7475-8370-6, Sep 2006, £12.99, 298pp, hc, cover by Ian Butterworth) Humorous young-adult SF novel. Teenagers are kidnapped to be trained as the super-villains of the future.

WALDROP, HOWARD (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Howard Who? (Small Beer Press 1-931520-18-6, Nov 2006, $14.00, 256pp, tp, cover by Kevin Huizenga) Reprint (Doubleday 1986) collection. Order from Small Beer Press, 176 prospect Ave., Northampton MA 01060; [www.lcrw.net]; [info@lcrw.net].

WALKER, SHILOH (chron.)

• * *Hunting the Hunter (Berkley Sensation 0-425-21100-2, Sep 2006, $6.99, 301pp, pb) Vampire romance novel, the first in a series. A bounty hunter gets entangled with a female vampire, a Hunter whose job is to keep vampires in line.

WALKER, WENDY (1951- ) (chron.)

• * *Knots (Aqueduct Press 1-933500-08-5, Sep 2006, $9.00, 122pp, ph) Collection in perfect-bound chapbook form with four stories. Part of the Conversation Pieces chapbook series. Aqueduct Press, PO Box 95787, Seattle WA 98145-2787; [www.aqueductpress.com].

WALLACE, NICK (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: Fear Itself (BBC Books 0-563-48634-1, Sep 2005, £5.99, 276pp, pb) Novelization based on the world of the TV show.

WALLACE, SEAN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Horror: The Best of the Year: 2006 Edition (with John Gregory Betancourt) See entry under John Gregory Betancourt.
• * *Jabberwocky 2 (Wildside Press/Prime Books 0-8095-5076-8, Jun 2006, $10.00, 158pp, tp) Original anthology of 22 poems, at least one a reprint, and six stories. Authors include Holly Phillips, Tim Pratt, and Richard Parks. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.prime-books.com] or from Prime Books, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850. (Contents)

WALLIN, MYNA, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *In the Dark: Stories from the Supernatural (with Halli Villegas) (Tightrope Books 0-9738645-5-9, Nov 2006, $18.95, 189pp, tp, cover by David Bigham) Original anthology of 25 horror stories (three reprints) and five poems (one reprint). Authors include Brett Alexander Savory, Gemma Files, and Ursula Pflug. Tightrope Books, 17 Greyton Crescent, Toronto Ontario Canada M6E 2G1; [www.tightropebooks.com]. (Contents)

WALTON, JO (stories) (chron.)

• * *Farthing (Tor 0-765-31421-5, Aug 2006, $25.95, 319pp, hc) Alternate history mystery novel, set in 1949 in an independent England in a world where Germany won WWII.
• * _Farthing (SFBC #1211597, Aug 2006, $12.99, 319pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 2006) alternate history mystery. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

WARD, DAYTON (stories) (chron.)

• * *Star Trek: Vanguard: Summon the Thunder (with Kevin Dilmore) (Pocket 1-4165-2400-2, Jul 2006, $7.99, 416pp, pb) Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

WARD, J. R. (chron.)

• * *Lover Awakened (Penguin/Signet Eclipse 0-451-21936-8, Sep 2006, $6.99, 434pp, pb) Vampire romance novel, second in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. Copyrighted by Jessica Bird.
• * *Lover Eternal (Penguin/Signet Eclipse 0-451-21804-3, Mar 2006, $6.99, 441pp, pb) Vampire romance novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood of vampires. Copyrighted by Jessica Bird.

WARD, JAMES M(ichael) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Dragonfrigate Wizard Halcyon Blithe (Tor 0-765-31254-9, Dec 2006, $24.95, 319pp, hc, cover by Jon Foster) Fantasy novel of Hornblower-style sea adventure, second in the Halcyon Blithe series.
• * _Midshipwizard Halcyon Blithe (Tor 0-765-35110-2, Nov 2006, $6.99, 288pp, pb, cover by Jon Foster) Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy novel of Hornblower-style sea adventure with living ships made of dragons.

WARNEKE, SARA MARY (1957- ); see pseudonym Sara Douglass (chron.)

WARNER, SALLY (chron.)

• * *Twilight Child (Penguin/Viking 0-670-06076-3, Jun 2006, $17.99, 223pp, hc, cover by Kazu Sano) Young-adult fantasy. A girl from 18th-century Finland finds a home in Scotland with the help of fairies and others.

WARREN, CHRISTINE (chron.)

• * *She’s No Faerie Princess (St. Martin’s 0-312-34776-6, Nov 2006, $6.99, 333pp, pb) Supernatural romance novel, the second in the Others series. Queen Mab’s rebellious niece takes an illicit trip to Manhattan and gets attacked by a demon and rescued by a hunky werewolf.
• * *Wolf at the Door (St. Martin’s 0-312-93962-0, Mar 2006, $6.99, 336pp, pb) Supernatural romance novel, the first in the Others series. A werefox and werewolf investigate who’s trying to reveal the existence of their supernatural community, The Others.

WATSON, IAN (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Butterflies of Memory (PS Publishing 1-904619-49-5, Jul 2006, £25.00, hc, cover by Vincent Chong) Collection of 17 stories, with a preface to each by the author. Introduction by Paul McAuley. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a slipcased edition of 200 (-50-9, £60.00) signed by Watson and McAuley is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk]. (Contents)

WATSON, JULES (chron.)

• * _The Dawn Stag (Overlook Press 1-58567-880-5, Dec 2006, $15.95, 552pp, tp) Reprint (Orion 2005) historical novel with elements of fantasy, the second book in the Dalriada trilogy.

WATT-EVANS, LAWRENCE (1954- ) (chron.)

• * *The Spriggan Mirror (Wildside Press 0-8095-5672-3, Jan 2007, $14.95, 280pp, tp, cover by Charles Bernard) Fantasy novel, ninth in the Ethshar series. Originally published online as a serial. Available from from Wildside Press, 9710 Traville Gateway DR. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.wildsidepress.com].