The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

YEP, LAURENCE (Michael) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Tiger’s Blood (HarperTrophy 0-06-001018-5, May 2006, $5.99, 226pp, tp, cover by Greg Call) [*Tiger’s Apprentice] 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(ames) STEVEN (1957- ) (chron.)

• * *MechWarrior: Dark Age: Trial by Chaos (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46072-3, Jun 2006, $6.99, 292pp, pb) [MechWarrior: Dark Age] 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.)

• * *Full Moon (Berkley Sensation 0-425-20776-5, Feb 2006, $14.00, 496pp, tp) [Moon Series] Omnibus of two werewolf romantic suspense novels: Killing Moon (2003) and Edge of the Moon (2005). York is a pen name for Ruth Glick. (Contents)
• * *Moon Swept (Berkley Sensation 0-425-21199-1, Nov 2006, $15.00, 506pp, tp) [Moon Series] Omnibus of two werewolf romantic suspense novels: Witching Moon (2003) and Crimson Moon (2005). York is a pen name for Ruth Glick. (Contents)
• * *Shadow of the Moon (Berkley Sensation 0-425-20961-X, Jun 2006, $6.99, 336pp, pb) [Moon Series] 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) [Adantis] 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) [Adantis] 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) [Blackcollar] 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) [Cobras] 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) [Dragonback Adventures] 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) [Dragonback Adventures] 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) [Night Train to Rigel] 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] Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
• * _Star Wars: Outbound Flight (SFBC #1192682, Feb 2006, $14.99, 453pp, hc, cover by Dave Seeley) [Star Wars] 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) [Star Wars] 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) [Zachary Nixon Johnson] 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) [Paths to Camelot] Reprint (Luna 2005 as For Camelot’s Honor) fantasy novel.
• * *Camelot’s Sword (HarperCollins UK 0-00-715871-8, Apr 2006, £12.99, 455pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Paths to Camelot] Arthurian fantasy novel, the third book of the Two Ravens Saga. Simultaneous with the US (Luna as Under Camelot’s Banner).
• * *Under Camelot’s Banner (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80231-5, Apr 2006, $13.95, 553pp, tp) [Paths to Camelot] Historical Arthurian fantasy novel, third in a series.

ZINDELL, DAVID (1952- ) (chron.)

• * _Black Jade (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648622-3, Jan 2006, £7.99, ii+791pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Ea Cycle] Reprint (Voyager 2005) fantasy novel, the third book of the Ea Cycle,
• * +The Lightstone (Tor 0-765-31129-1, Jun 2006, $25.95, 414pp, hc, cover by Gordon Crabb) [Ea Cycle] Fantasy novel, book one of the Ea Cycle. First US edition (Voyager 2001).

ZINICOLA, BARBARA DAY (chron.)

• * _Apers (with Mark Jansen) See entry under Mark Jansen.

ZIPES, JACK (David), ed. (1937- ) (chron.)

• * *The Norton Anthology of Children’s Literature: The Traditions in English (with Lissa Paul, Lynne Vallone, Peter Hunt & Gillian Avery) (Norton 0-393-32776-0, 2005, $65.00, 2471 + xxxviii, tp, cover by Carin Berger) Anthology of hundreds of pieces of children’s literature from early primers to contemporary pieces, including poetry, non-fiction, stories, and novel excerpts, with extensive discussion of the authors and literary/historical context. Sections of genre interest include fairytales (most literary), fantasy, SF, and plays (all fantasy). Authors include E. Nesbit, H.G. Wells, and Robert A. Heinlein. Includes bibliography and index; comes slipcased. This is dated 2005 and indicates second printing, but has not been seen previously.

ZIVKOVIC, ZORAN (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Bridge (Polaris 86-83741-29-X, Apr 2006, no price, 148pp, tp, cover by Claude Monet) Collection of three linked novellas. Translated from the Serbian Most (Polaris 2006) by Alice Copple-Tosic.
• * *Impossible Stories (with Alice Copple-Tosic,trans.) (PS Publishing 1-902880-65-7, Mar 2006, £25.00, xv+389pp, hc, cover by Hawk Alfredson) Collection of 29 stories (five story cycles plus one standalone). The story cycles were previously published as separate books in English by Zivkovic’s Polaris Press but had limited distribution. Introduction by Paul Di Filippo. Afterword by Tamar Yellin. Translated from the Serbian by Alice Copple-Tosic. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a slipcased edition of 200 (-66-5, £60.00) signed by Zivkovic, Di Filippo, and Yellin is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk]. (Contents)
• * *Miss Tamara, the Reader (Polaris 86-83741-31-X, Jun 2006, no price, 126pp, tp, cover by Berthe Morisot) Fantasy/surreal novella. Translated from the Serbian Citaleljka (Polaris 2006) by Alice Copple-Tosic.
• * +Seven Touches of Music (Aio Publishing 1-933083-04-2, Oct 2006, $23.95, 155pp, hc) Fantasy mosaic novel/collection of seven linked stories. Translated from the Serbian Sedam Dodira Muzike by Alice Copple-Tosic. First US edition (Polaris 2001). Aio Publishing, PO Box 30788, Charleston SC 29417; [www.aiopublishing.com]; [trjonas@aiopublishing.com].

[et al] (chron.)

• * _DragonLance Chronicles: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (with Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman & Andrew Dabb) See entry under Margaret Weis.

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• * _MuggleNet.com’s What Will Happen in Harry Potter 7 (with Ben Schoen, Emerson Spartz & Andy Gordon) See entry under Ben Schoen.
• * _Sin-a-Rama: Sleaze Sex Paperbacks of the Sixties (with Brittany A. Daley, Hedi Kholti & Earl Kemp) See entry under Brittany A. Daley