The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

WOLFE, GENE (Rodman) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _The Wizard (Tor 0-765-35050-5, Sep 2006, $7.99, 587pp, pb, cover by Gregory Manchess) Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel, the second half of The Wizard Knight.

WOLFMAN, MARV (1946- ) (chron.)

• * _Crisis on Infinite Earths (ibooks 1-59687-343-4, Mar 2006, $12.95, 347pp, tp, cover by George Perez & Alex Ross) Reprint (ibooks 2005) novelization based on the 1980’s comic-book series from DC Comics.
• * *Superman Returns (Warner 0-446-60652-9, May 2006, $6.99, 330pp, pb) Movie novelization. Copyrighted by DC Comics.

WOLVERTON, DAVID (John) (1957- ); see pseudonym David Farland (chron.)

WOOD, PATRICK (chron.)

• * *Fireglass Machine (Scholastic UK 0-439-96337-0, Sep 2005, £4.99, 521pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) Young-adult fantasy novel, the third in a series. This was published in 2005 but not seen until now.

WOODALL, CLIVE (chron.)

• * _One for Sorrow, Two for Joy (Ace 0-441-01302-3, Jan 2006, $14.00, 312pp, tp, cover by tim Jessell) Reprint (Ziji Publishing 2002) fantasy novel of conflict between groups of birds.

WOODING, CHRIS (chron.)

• * _The Ascendancy Veil (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07769-7, May 2006, £6.99, 451pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 2005) fantasy novel. Book three of The Braided Path after The Weavers of Saramyr and The Skein of Lament.
• * +The Ascendancy Veil (Trafalgar Square/Gollancz 0-575-07769-7, Nov 2006, $7.99, 451pp, pb) Fantasy novel, the third book of The Braided Path. This first US edition (Gollancz 2005) is the 2006 Gollancz paperback with stickers, distributed in the US by Trafalgar Square, PO Box 257, Howe Hill Road, North Pomfret VT 05053; 800-423-4525; [www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com].
• * _The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray (Scholastic UK 0-439-96395-8, Jan 2006, £5.99, 378pp, tp) Reprint (Scholastic UK 2001) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * +Poison (Scholastic/Point 0-439-75571-9, Sep 2006, $7.99, 273pp, tp) Reprint (Scholastic UK 2003) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * +The Skein of Lament (Trafalgar Square/Gollancz 0-575-07646-1, Sep 2006, $7.99, 536pp, pb) Fantasy novel, the second book of The Braided Path. This first US edition (Gollancz 5/04) is the 2005 Gollancz paperback with stickers, distributed in the US by Trafalgar Square, PO Box 257, Howe Hill Road, North Pomfret VT 05053; 800-423-4525; [www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com].
• * *Storm Thief (Scholastic UK 0-439-95948-9, Jan 2006, £12.99, 387pp, hc) Young-adult SF/fantasy novel about a city plagued by probability storms.
• * +Storm Thief (Scholastic Press 0-439-86513-1, Sep 2006, $16.99, 310pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel about children surviving as thieves in a city beset by probability storms. First US edition (Scholastic UK 1/06).
• * +The Weavers of Saramyr (Trafalgar Square/Gollancz 0-575-07542-2, Sep 2006, $7.99, 440pp, pb) Fantasy novel, the first book of The Braided Path. This first US edition (Gollancz 2003) is the 2004 Gollancz paperback with stickers, distributed in the US by Trafalgar Square, PO Box 257, Howe Hill Road, North Pomfret VT 05053; 800-423-4525; [www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com].

WOODWORTH, STEPHEN (chron.)

• * *From Black Rooms (Bantam 0-440-24253-3, Nov 2006, $6.99, 334pp, pb) Alternate world SF thriller, fourth in the “Violet” sequence set in a world where violet-eyed people channel dead people in court. Natalie Lindstrom’s new career channeling artists is disrupted by a killer’s escape from prison.

WORTIS, AVI (1937- ); see pseudonym Avi (stories) (chron.)

WREDE, PATRICIA C(ollins) (1953- ) (chron.)

• * _The Grand Tour (with Caroline Stevermer) (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-205556-8, Apr 2006, $6.95, 469pp, tp, cover by Tristan Elwell) Reprint (Harcourt 2004) young-adult Regency fantasy novel, sequel to Sorcery and Cecelia.
• * *The Mislaid Magician, or Ten Years After (with Caroline Stevermer) (Harcourt 0-15-205548-7, Nov 2006, $17.00, 328pp, hc) Young-adult Regency fantasy novel, third in the series begun in Sorcery and Cecelia. Cousins Kate and Cecy, both now parents, help investigate the disappearance of a missing railway surveyor-magician.

WRIGHT, AUSTIN T(appan) (1883-1931) (chron.)

• * _Islandia (Overlook Duckworth 1-58567-825-2, Aug 2006, $27.95, 1024 + x, tp) Reissue (Farrar & Rinehart 1942) classic utopian fantasy novel. This international edition has the 2002 introduction by John Silbersack.

WRIGHT, DEBORAH (chron.)

• * *The History of Lucy’s Love Life in 10 1/2 Chapters (Sphere 0-7515-3703-9, Sep 2006, £6.99, 374pp, tp) Humorous SF/fantasy novel.
• * *Love Eternally (Time Warner UK 0-7515-3704-7, Sep 2005, £6.99, 371pp, pb) Ghost novel.

WRIGHT, JOHN C(harles) (1961- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Fugitives of Chaos (Tor 0-765-31496-7, Nov 2006, $24.95, 319pp, hc, cover by Scott M. Fischer) Fantasy novel, sequel to Orphans of Chaos.
• * _Mists of Everness (Tor 0-765-35179-X, Jun 2006, $7.99, 421pp, pb, cover by Justin Sweet) Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy novel, second in The War of the Dreaming series (AKA The Chronicles of Everness) after The Guardian of Everness.
• * _Orphans of Chaos (Tor 0-765-34995-7, Nov 2006, $6.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Scott M. Fischer) Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy.

WRIGHT, SUSAN (chron.)

• * *To Serve and Submit (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46068-5, Apr 2006, $14.00, 299pp, tp, cover by Chad Michael Ward) Erotic fantasy novel. A girl of the fens who communes with the spirits is sold to a procurer.

WRIGHT, T(errance) M(ichael) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *I Am the Bird (PS Publishing 1-905834-83-9, Sep 2006, £10.00, 143pp, tp, cover by Robert Sammelin) Dark fantasy novella. Introduction by Ramsey Campbell. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 300 (-84-6, £25.00) signed by Wright and Campbell is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
• * _A Manhattan Ghost Story (Telos 1-84583-048-2, Sep 2006, £9.99, 276pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 1984) horror novel. This edition adds an introduction by Wright. Available from 61 Elgar Avenue, Tolworth, Surrey KT5 9JP.
• * *A Spider on My Tongue (Nyx Books 0-9776681-2-6, Feb 2006, $12.00, 123pp, tp, cover by Robert Sammelin) Horror novella, a sequel to A Manhattan Ghost Story. A print-on-demand edition. Nyx Books, 923 Nancy Drive, Murfreesboro TN 37129.

WULF, RICH (chron.)

• * *Eberron: Voyage of the Mourning Dawn (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-4006-9, Jun 2006, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Thomas Thiemeyer) Novelization based on the roleplaying game, the first book of the Heirs of Ash series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

WURTS, JANNY (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Traitor’s Knot (Meisha Merlin 978-1-59222-082-3, Aug 2006, $18.95, 572pp, tp, cover by Janny Wurts) Reprint (Voyager 12/04) fantasy novel, book four of Alliance of Light, part of The Wars of Light and Shadow series.

WYATT, JAMES (stories) (chron.)

• * *Eberron: In the Claws of the Tiger (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-4015-8, Jul 2006, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Wayne Reynolds) Novelization based on the roleplaying game, the third volume in The War-Torn series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

WYKE-SMITH, E(dward) A(ugustine) (1871-1935) (chron.)

• * _The Marvellous Land of Snergs (Dover 0-486-45255-7, Nov 2006, $9.95, 210pp, tp, cover by George Morrow) Reprint (Ernest Benn 1927) classic children’s fantasy, a possible influence for The Hobbit. This has the text and b&w illustrations of the 1928 Harper & Brothers edition.

YAMADA, FUTARO (chron.)

• * *The Kouga Ninja Scrolls (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-49510-5, Dec 2006, $13.95, 311pp, tp, cover by Masaki Segawa) Historical fantasy novel of ninjas in Shogunate Japan, the inspiration for the manga Basilisk and film Shinobi: Heart Under Blade. Translated from the 1959 Japanese Kouga Ninpocho by Geoff Sant.

YANCEY, RICK (chron.)

• * _The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp (Bloomsbury 0-7475-8289-0, May 2006, £6.99, 339pp, tp, cover by Nicholas Yarger) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. A modern teenager steals Excalibur and puts it in the wrong hands.
• * _The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp (Bloomsbury USA 978-1-59990-044-5, Jan 2007, $7.95, 339pp, tp, cover by Nicholas Yarger) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2005) young-adult contemporary Arthurian fantasy novel.

YARBRO, CHELSEA QUINN (1942- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Roman Dusk (Tor 0-765-31391-X, Sep 2006, $27.95, 352pp, hc, cover by Hubert Robert) Vampire novel, the 19th of Count Saint-Germain. The vampire draws the ire of a minor functionary in third-century Rome.
• * _States of Grace (Tor 0-765-31392-8, Oct 2006, $14.95, 332pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 2005) vampire novel, the 18th of Count Saint-Germain.

YATES, GEORGE WORTHING (1900-1975); see pseudonym Peter Hunt (chron.)

YEOVIL, JACK; pseudonym of Kim Newman, (1959- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * +Dark Future: Krokodil Tears (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-379-2, Aug 2006, $7.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Jaime Jones) Novelization based on the near-future roleplaying game, the third book in the Demon Download cycle. Copyrighted by Game Workshop. Yeovil is a pen name for Kim Newman. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Flame UK 7/06 edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.
• * +Dark Future: Route 666 (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-327-X, Apr 2006, $7.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Jaime Jones) Novelization based on the near-future roleplaying game, book two of the Demon Download Cycle. Copyrighted by Game Workshop. Yeovil is a pen name for Kim Newman. This first US edition (Boxtree 1994) has been somewhat revised; it has the same ISBN as the Black Flame UK 3/06 edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.
• * *The Vampire Genevieve (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-8441-6244-3, Oct 2005, £8.99, 763pp, tp, cover by Christer Sveen) [Warhammer; Genevieve Dieudonne] Omnibus of Warhammer novelizations Drachenfels (1989), Genevieve Undead (1993), and Beasts in Velvet (1991), and the collection Silver Nails (2002), all featuring the eponymous heroine. Yeovil is a pseudonym of Kim Newman. (Contents)
• * _Warhammer: The Vampire Genevieve (SFBC #1209262, May 2006, $14.99, 763pp, hc, cover by Christer Sveen) Reprint (Black Library UK 2005) omnibus/collection of four novelizations in the series: Drachenfels (1989), Genevieve Undead (1993), Beasts in Velvet (1993), and collection Silver Nails (2002). Yeovil is a pen name for Kim Newman. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This has ISBN 0-7394-6801-4; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

YEP, LAURENCE (Michael) (1948- ) (chron.)

• * *Tiger Magic (HarperCollins 0-06-001019-3, Oct 2006, $16.99, 274pp, hc, cover by Greg Call) Young-adult fantasy novel, the third in “The Tiger’s Apprentice” trilogy. The tiger’s apprentice Tom is in charge of the prematurely hatched phoenix.
• * _Tiger’s Blood (HarperTrophy 0-06-001018-5, May 2006, $5.99, 226pp, tp, cover by Greg Call) Reprint (HarperCollins 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, the second in “The Tiger’s Apprentice” trilogy.

YOLEN, JANE; [i.e., Jane Hyatt Yolen Stemple] (1939- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Pay the Piper (with Adam Stemple) (Tor/Starscape 0-765-35041-6, Jul 2006, $5.99, 183pp, tp, cover by August Hall) Reprint (Starscape 2005) young-adult contemporary fantasy novel based on the Pied Piper legend.
• * _Prince Across the Water (with Robert J. Harris) (Penguin/Speak 0-14-240645-7, Jul 2006, $7.99, 290pp, tp, cover by Trina Schart Hyman) Reprint (Philomel 2004) young-adult historical novel with fantasy elements, about Bonnie Prince Charlie.
• * *Troll Bridge: A Rock ’n’ Roll Fairy Tale (with Adam Stemple) (Tor/Starscape 0-765-31426-6, Jul 2006, $16.95, 240pp, hc, cover by August Hall) Young-adult contemporary fantasy novel. A harpist teams with three brothers from a rock band to rescue a bunch of beauty queens from trolls.

YORINKS, ARTHUR (chron.)

• * _Mommy? (with Maurice Sendak) See entry under Maurice Sendak.

YORK, J. STEVEN (chron.)

• * *MechWarrior: Dark Age: Trial by Chaos (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46072-3, Jun 2006, $6.99, 292pp, pb) Novelization, the 20th based on the computer game based on the Battletech roleplaying game. Copyrighted by WizKids.

YORK, REBECCA; pseudonym of Ruth Glick & Eileen Buckholtz (stories) (chron.)

• * *Moon Swept (Berkley Sensation 0-425-21199-1, Nov 2006, $15.00, 506pp, tp) Omnibus of two werewolf romantic suspense novels: Witching Moon (2003) and Crimson Moon (2005). York is a pen name for Ruth Glick.
• * *Shadow of the Moon (Berkley Sensation 0-425-20961-X, Jun 2006, $6.99, 336pp, pb) Werewolf romantic suspense novel. York is a pen name for Ruth Glick.

YOUMANS, BRIAN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Best of the Rest 4: The Best Unknown Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2005 (Suddenly Press 0-9670056-2-0, Jun 2006, $12.00, 188pp, tp, cover by Ruth Sanderson) Best-of-the-year anthology of 15 stories published in 2005 by small press magazines and other lesser-known sources. Authors include Jay Lake, Gene Wolfe, and Nina Kiriki Hoffman. Story afterwords offer brief evaluations of their sources. Order from Suddenly Press, 663 S. Bernardo Ave. #507, Sunnyvale CA 94087; [www.suddenlypress.com]. (Contents)

YOUMANS, MARLY (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Curse of the Raven Mocker (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240696-1, Nov 2006, $7.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Renato Alarcao) Reprint (Farrar Straus Giroux 2003) young-adult fantasy based on Cherokee mythology.
• * _Ingledove (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240704-6, Nov 2006, $7.99, 197pp, pb, cover by Renato Alarcao) Reprint (Farrar Straus Giroux 2005) young-adult fantasy based on Cherokee mythology, set in the same world as The Curse of the Raven Mocker.

YOUNG, ISABEL ADOMAKOH; see pseudonym Zizou Corder (chron.)

YOUNG, LOUISA; see pseudonym Zizou Corder (chron.)

YOUNG, PETER, ed. (1930- ) (chron.)

• * _Concussed (with Bridget Bradshaw & Farah Mendlesohn) See entry under Bridget Bradshaw.

YUEN, WONG KIN, ed. (chron.)

• * *World Weavers: Globalization, Science Fiction, and the Cybernetic Revolution (with Gary Westfahl & Amy Kit-sze Chan) (Hong Kong University Press 962-209-722-7, Apr 2005, $22.95, 307 + xi, tp) Non-fiction, a gathering of 16 critical essays examining links between SF and globalization. Authors include George Slusser, Howard V. Hendrix, Takayuki Tatsumi, and Andy Sawyer. Introduction by Westfahl, afterword by Yuen & CHan. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. A hardcover edition (-721-9, $59.50) was announced but not seen. This is dated 2005 but not seen until now. Available in North America through University of Washington Press, PO Box 50096, Seattle WA 98145-5096; 206-543-4050; or online at [www.hkupress.org].

ZAHN, TIMOTHY (1951- ) (chron.)

• * *Blackcollar: The Judas Solution (Baen 1-4165-2065-1, Jun 2006, $25.00, 331pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly) SF novel, third in the “Blackcollar” series.
• * _The Cobra Trilogy (Baen 1-4165-2067-8, Jun 2006, $14.00, 836pp, tp, cover by Kurt Miller) Reprint (Baen 2004) omnibus of three military SF novels in the trilogy: Cobra (1985), Cobra Strike (1986), and Cobra Bargain (1988).
• * *Dragon and Herdsman (Tor/Starscape 0-765-31417-7, Jun 2006, $17.95, 299pp, hc, cover by Jon Foster) SF novel, the fourth in the Dragonback Adventures series about a teen and his dragonlike alien symbiote.
• * _Dragon and Slave (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34041-0, Jun 2006, $5.99, 315pp, tp, cover by Jon Foster) Reprint (Starscape 2005) SF novel, the third novel in the Dragonback Adventures series. This includes a Reader’s Guide.
• * _Night Train to Rigel (Tor 0-765-34644-3, Oct 2006, $7.99, 326pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Tor 2005) SF thriller.
• * *Star Wars: Outbound Flight (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-45683-1, Feb 2006, $26.95, 453pp, hc, cover by Dave Seeley) Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
• * _Star Wars: Outbound Flight (SFBC #1192682, Feb 2006, $14.99, 453pp, hc, cover by Dave Seeley) Reprint (Del Rey 2005) Star Wars novelization. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Star Wars: Outbound Flight (Random House/Century/Lucasbooks 1-8441-3904-2, Feb 2006, £17.99, 453pp, hc, cover by Dave Seeley) SF novelization. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition.

ZAKOUR, JOHN (chron.)

• * *The Frost-Haired Vixen (DAW 0-7564-0397-9, Dec 2006, $7.99, 338pp, pb, cover by Michael Koelsh) SF humorous detective novel, fourth in the Zach Johnson series previously co-authored by Lawrence Ganem.

ZEBROWSKI, GEORGE (Thaddeus) [originally Jerzy Tadeuz Zebrowski] (1945- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Black Pockets and Other Dark Thoughts (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-40-1, May 2006, $24.95, 275 + xiii, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of 19 horror stories, one original and two significantly revised, all in the author’s preferred text and different from their first published versions. Zebrowski provides an afterword on writing horror and these stories in particular. Foreword by Howard Waldrop. Order from Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com]. (Contents)
• * _Macrolife (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-340-8, Feb 2006, $25.00, 384pp, hc, cover by John Picacio) Reprint (Harper & Row 1979) SF novel. This is a limited edition; a trade paperback edition (-341-6, $15.00) is also available. [www.pyrsf.com]

ZELAZNY, ROGER (Joseph Christopher) (1937-1995) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Lord of Light (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07901-0, Aug 2006, £7.99, xii+303pp, tp, cover by Marc Adams) Reprint (Doubleday 1967) Hugo-winning SF novel, with a new introduction by George R.R. Martin. Part of the Ten Greatest SF Books of All Time series. (Contents)

ZETTEL, SARAH (1966- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Camelot’s Honour (HarperCollins UK 0-00-715870-X, Apr 2006, £6.99, 436pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Luna 2005 as For Camelot’s Honor) fantasy novel.