The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

VALLONE, LYNNE, ed. (chron.)

• * _The Norton Anthology of Children’s Literature: The Traditions in English (with Peter Hunt, Gillian Avery, Jack Zipes & Lissa Paul) See entry under Jack Zipes.

van BELKOM, EDO, ed. (1962- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Tesseracts Ten (with Robert Charles Wilson) See entry under Robert Charles Wilson.

VANCE, JACK; [i.e., John Holbrook Vance] (1916- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Lurulu (Harper Voyager 0-00-648210-4, Nov 2006, £7.99, 204pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) [Gaean Reach] Reprint (Tor 2004) SF novel, a sequel to Ports of Call. [First U.K. edition]

VanderMEER, JEFF(rey Scott) (1968- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _City of Saints and Madmen: The Book of Ambergris (Bantam Spectra 0-553-38357-4, Mar 2006, $14.00, unpaginated, tp) [Ambergris] Reprint (Cosmos 2001) collection of four stories set in VanderMeer’s city of Ambergris, plus a lengthy appendix with 12 related items. This follows the Prime 2002 edition with some revisions and adds the story “Learning to Leave the Flesh”; the chapbook of “The Exchange” is reproduced with new commentary, and the story “The Man With No Eyes” has been further decrypted.
• * *Shriek: An Afterword (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-5360-7, Feb 2006, £10.99, 370pp, tp, cover by Jonathan Edwards) [Ambergris] Fantasy novel of VanderMeer’s city of Ambergris, in the form of Janice Shriek’s book-long afterword to her brother’s history of Ambergris, complete with diversions and commentary of a probably inappropriate nature.
• * +Shriek: An Afterword (Tor 0-765-31465-7, Aug 2006, $24.95, 348pp, hc, cover by Jonathan Edwards) [Ambergris] Fantasy novel set in the world of Ambergris. First US edition (Macmillan UK 1/06).

VANDE VELDE, VIVIAN (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *All Hallows’ Eve: 13 Stories (Harcourt 0-15-205576-2, Sep 2006, $17.00, 226pp, hc) Young-adult collection of 13 horror/dark fantasy stories, one a reprint. (Contents)
• * _Now You See It... (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-205461-8, Jun 2006, $6.95, 275pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Harcourt 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _A Well-Timed Enchantment (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-204919-3, Jun 2006, $6.95, 228pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Crown 1990) young-adult time travel fantasy.

van EEKHOUT, GREG (stories) (chron.)

• * *Show and Tell and Other Stories (Tropism Press no ISBN, Aug 2006, $6.00, 56pp, ph) Chapbook collection of six stories, one original, with notes by the author describing the writing of each. 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)

VAN LUSTBADER, ERIC; see under Lustbader, Eric Van (chron.)

VAN PELT, JAMES (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Summer of the Apocalypse (Fairwood Press 0-9746573-8-7, Nov 2006, $17.99, 255pp, tp, cover by Paul Swenson) Post-holocaust SF novel following a teen looking for his father after plague wipes out most of humanity, then the same man 60 years later. A first novel. A print-on-demand edition, available online from [www.fairwoodpress.com] or from Fairwood Press, 5203 Quincy Ave SE, Auburn WA 98092.

van VOGT, A(lfred) E(lton) (1912-2000) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Transgalactic (Baen 1-4165-2089-9, Oct 2006, $15.00, 439pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of ten stories and novel The Wizard of Linn (1962); five stories became fix-up novel Empire of the Atom (1956), two are in the Ezwal series, and three stories were part of fix-up novel The Mixed Men (1952)/Mission to the Stars (1955). The texts are taken from original magazine publication, not the fix-up rewrites. Edited by Eric Flint & David Drake. (Contents)

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

• * _Demon (Ace 0-441-14267-2, Apr 2006, $7.99, 464pp, pb) [Gaea] 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) [Eight Worlds] Reissue (Dial 1977) SF novel. Third printing.
• * *Red Lightning (Ace 0-441-01364-3, Apr 2006, $24.95, 330pp, hc, cover by Bob Warner) [Red Thunder] SF novel, sequel to Red Thunder.
• * _Red Lightning (SFBC #1211294, May 2006, $12.49, 330pp, hc, cover by Bob Warner) [Red Thunder] 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) [Gaea] 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) [Gaea] Reissue (Berkley/Putnam 1980) SF novel, second in the “Gaean” trilogy. 19th printing.

VAUGHAN, BETH; see under Vaughan, Elizabeth A. (stories) (chron.)

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

• * *Warsworn (Tor 0-765-35265-6, Apr 2006, $6.99, 306pp, pb) [Warlands] 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) [Nemo] 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 fairytales. ’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) [Darkyn] 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) [Darkyn] 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) [Stardoc: Bio Rescue] 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) [Stardoc] 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 (stories) (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) [Sailors] 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 fairytales, 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) [Odoursin] 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) [Odoursin] 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) [Odoursin] Young-adult SF novel. The sequel to The Dreamwalker’s Child.

VOLK, STEPHEN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Dark Corners (Gray Friar Press 0-9550922-3-X, Jun 2006, £8.50, hc, cover by Ben Baldwin) (Contents)

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) [*Tyranaël] 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.)

• * *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’s 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) [Eberron: Blade of the Flame] 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) [H.I.V.E.] 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) [Hunters] 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- ) (stories) (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]. (Contents)

WALLACE, NICK (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: Fear Itself (BBC Books 0-563-48634-1, Sep 2005, £5.99, 276pp, pb) [Doctor Who] 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.