The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

BLACKHALL, RAY (chron.)

• * *Stealth Planet (Dusty Spark Publishing/Sparkling Press 978-0-9763565-5-4, Nov 2006, $22.00, 285pp, tp, cover by Jean-Pierre Normand) Near-future SF novel. The discovery of a hidden planet in the solar system sets off a new push into space. Sparkling Press, 15821 FM 529 Suite #181, Houston TX 77095; [www.sparklingpress.com].

BLACKMAN, MALORIE (stories) (chron.)

• * _Checkmate (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55194-5, Sep 2006, £6.99, 511pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday UK 2005) young-adult SF novel.
• * _Noughts & Crosses (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55570-3, Sep 2006, £6.99, 479pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday UK 2001) young-adult SF novel. This edition adds the novella An Eye for an Eye, originally issued on World Book Day, 6 Feb 2003. (Contents)

BLACKSTON, DANIEL E., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Sages & Swords (Pitch-Black Books 0-9755540-5-0, Mar 2006, $14.95, 275pp, tp, cover by Storn Cook) Original anthology of 14 heroic fantasy stories plus two essays on writing and an interview with R.A. Salvatore. Authors include Tanith Lee, Vera Nazarian, and Michael Boatman. Pitch-Black Books, 3232 S. 1st St., Springfield IL 62703; [www.pitchblackbooks.com]. (Contents)

BLAIR, ANNETTE (chron.)

• * *The Scot, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Berkley Sensation 0-425-21346-3, Dec 2006, $6.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Masaki Ryo) Humorous fantasy romance. A Scot and a witch in denial about her magic feud over a carving of a unicorn.

BLECKER, RHODA; see pseudonym Roby James (chron.)

BLISH, JAMES (Benjamin) (1921-1975) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Cities in Flight (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07898-7, Aug 2006, £7.99, xi+687pp, tp, cover by Marc Adams) Reprint (Avon 1970) omnibus of four classic SF novels, with the 1970 afterword by Richard D. Mullen, and a new introduction by Stephen Baxter. Part of the Ten Greatest SF Books of All Time series. (Contents)

BLOCK, FRANCESCA LIA (1962- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Necklace of Kisses (Harper 0-06-077752-4, Aug 2006, $12.95, 227pp, tp) [Weetzie Bat] Reprint (HarperCollins 2005) fantasy novel in which former YA protagonist Weetzie Bat turns 40.
• * *Psyche in a Dress (HarperCollins/Cotler 0-06-076372-8, Sep 2006, $15.99, 116pp, hc, cover by Greg Spalenka) Young-adult contemporary fantasy novella, an update of Greek myth mixing prose and free verse. Psyche avoids exploitation by her film-director father and is tested by gods and demons.
• * *Ruby (with Carmen Staton) (HarperCollins 0-06-084057-9, Jul 2006, $21.95, 209pp, hc) Fantasy novel. Abused, premonition-prone Ruby moves to LA and falls for beautiful male star Orion Woolf.

BLOCK, PAULA M., ed. (chron.)

• * _Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 9 (with Dean Wesley Smith & Elisa J. Kassin) See entry under Dean Wesley Smith.

BLOOR, EDWARD (chron.)

• * *London Calling (Random House/Knopf 0-375-83635-7, Sep 2006, $16.95, 289pp, hc) Young-adult time travel fantasy novel. A ghost leads a teen back to the 1940 bombing of London.

BLOOR, THOMAS (chron.)

• * *Beast Beneath the Skin (Faber and Faber 0-571-23111-X, Jul 2006, £6.99, 310pp, tp, cover by Ian Butterworth) Young-adult fantasy novel, second in a series after Worm in the Blood.
• * *Worm in the Blood (Faber and Faber 0-571-22595-0, Jul 2005, £6.99, 345pp, tp, cover by Philip Hood & Diane Payne) Young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a series. This was published in 2005 but not seen until now.

BLUE, LUCY (chron.)

• * *Dark Angel (Pocket 1-4165-1196-2, Jan 2007, $6.99, 368pp, pb, cover by Franco Accornero) [Bound in Darkness] Medieval vampire romance, third in the Bound in Darkness series. Copyrighted by Jayel Wylie.
• * *The Devil’s Knight (Pocket 1-4165-1195-4, Mar 2006, $6.99, 361pp, pb, cover by Franco Accornero) [Bound in Darkness] Medieval vampire romance, second in the Bound in Darkness series. Copyrighted by Jayel Wylie.
• * _The Devil’s Knight (SFBC #1208970, Apr 2006, $10.99, 361pp, pb, cover by Franco Accornero) [Bound in Darkness] Reprint (Pocket 2006) medieval vampire romance, second in the Bound in Darkness series. Copyrighted by Jayel Wylie. This has ISBN 0-7394-6323-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

BOHNHOFF, MAYA KAATHRYN (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Mr. Twilight (with J. Michael Reaves) See entry under J. Michael Reaves.

BONANNO, MARGARET WANDER (1950- ) (chron.)

• * *Star Trek: Burning Dreams (Pocket 0-7434-9693-0, Aug 2006, $7.99, 354pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization. This is a 40th anniversary edition. Copyrighted by CBS Studios.
• * _Star Trek: Strangers from the Sky (Pocket 1-4165-2463-0, Aug 2006, $4.99, 402pp, pb, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [Star Trek] Reissue (Pocket 1987) Star Trek novelization. This is a 40th anniversary edition with a new afterword by the author. Copyrighted by CBS Studios.

BONDOUX, ANNE-LAURE (chron.)

• * +The Princetta (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-924-X, Aug 2006, $17.95, 430pp, hc, cover by LeUyen Pham) Young-adult fantasy adventure in an alternate world. A 15-year-old princess flees an arranged marriage and ends up on a perilous journey. Translated from the French La Princetta et le Capitaine (Hachette Livre 2004). First US edition (Bloomsbury 6/06 as The Princess and the Captain).

BOOKER, M. KEITH (chron.)

• * *Alternate Americas: Science Fiction Film and American Culture (Greenwood Press/Praeger 0-275-98395-1, Mar 2006, $49.95, 288pp, hc) Non-fiction exploration of the ways SF films reflect American culture. Includes index. Order from Praeger, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800; [www.praeger.com].

BOOT, ANDY (chron.)

• * *Dreams of Inan: A Kind of Peace (Abaddon Books 1-905437-02-1, Aug 2006, £6.99, 302pp, tp, cover by Mark Harrison) Science fantasy novel, the first in a series of novels to be penned by different authors.

BOOTH, MARTIN (1944-2004) (chron.)

• * _Doctor Illuminatus (Little Brown 0-316-01285-8, Apr 2006, $6.99, 173pp, tp, cover by Kim McGillivray) [*Alchemist’s Son] Reprint (Puffin UK 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in “The Alchemist’s Son”.
• * _Soul Stealer (Little Brown 0-316-05993-5, Sep 2006, $6.99, 242pp, tp, cover by Kim McGillivray) [*Alchemist’s Son] Reprint (Puffin UK 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, the second in The Alchemist’s Son duology. This includes a reader’s guide.

BORDHI, CAT (chron.)

• * +Treasure Forest (Ace 0-441-01369-4, Apr 2006, $14.00, 288pp, tp, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Forest Inside] Fantasy novel, book one of The Forest Inside trilogy. First US edition (Namaste Publishing Canada 9/03). Winner of the 2004 Nautilus Award for YA fiction as “a narrative adaptation of the spiritual teachings of Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now.”

BORGES, JORGE LUÍS (1899-1986) (chron.)

• * *The Book of Imaginary Beings (Penguin/Viking 0-670-89180-0, Nov 2005, $25.95, 236 + xv, hc, cover by Peter Sís) Associational non-fiction, a collection of whimsical descriptions of fantastic creatures. This is a new translation with notes by Andrew Hurley. New illustrations by Peter Sís.

BORSKI, ROBERT (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Long and the Short of It (iUniverse 0-595-38643-1, Feb 2006, $14.95, 188 + ix, tp, cover by Robert Borski) Non-fiction, a collection of 14 essays on the works of Gene Wolfe. Portions previously appeared in The New York Review of Science Fiction and online. Includes notes and bibliography. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.iuniverse.com], or from iUniverse, 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln NE 68512; 800-288-4677.

BOSTON, BRUCE (David) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Flashing the Dark (Sam’s Dot 1-933556-23-4, Jun 2006, $9.95, 100pp, tp, cover by Marge Simon) Collection of 40 vignettes and short stories. Sam’s Dot Publishing, PO Box 782, Cedar Rapids IA 52406-0782; [www.samsdotpublishing.com]. (Contents)
• * *Shades Fantastic (Gromagon Press 0-9776665-3-0, Jul 2006, $6.95, 51pp, ph, cover by Marge Simon) Chapbook collection of 37 poems, five original. Illustrated by Marge Simon. Half the sales revenue are being donated to the Rhysling Endowment Fund of the Science Fiction Poetry Association. Gromagon Press, PO Box 1717, Clearwater FL 33757; [www.gromagonpress.com]; add $2.00 postage. (Contents)

BOVA, BEN(jamin William) (1932- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Green Trap (Tor/Forge 0-765-30924-6, Nov 2006, $24.95, 335pp, hc) Hi-tech thriller. The discovery of a clean energy source sparks murder and intrigue.
• * _Mercury (Tor 0-765-34314-2, Mar 2006, $6.99, 334pp, pb, cover by John Harris) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2005) SF novel.
• * _Powersat (Tor 0-765-34817-9, Nov 2006, $7.99, 424pp, pb) [Asteroid Wars] Reprint (Tor 2005) near-contemporary SF thriller showing the early life of Dan Randolph, a major player in The Asteroid Wars books.
• * *Titan (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-82396-8, Feb 2006, £18.99, 502pp, hc, cover by Mark Harrison) [Grand Tour of the Solar System] SF novel in the Grand Tour of the Solar System series.
• * +Titan (Tor 0-765-30413-9, Mar 2006, $24.95, 464pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Grand Tour of the Solar System] SF novel in the Grand Tour of the Solar System series. Tensions erupt on a colony ship newly arrived in orbit around Saturn. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 2/06).
• * _Titan (SFBC #1208278, Apr 2006, $12.49, 464pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Grand Tour of the Solar System] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2006) SF novel in the Grand Tour of the Solar System series. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Titan (Hodder 0-340-82397-6, Jun 2006, £7.99, 502pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Grand Tour of the Solar System] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2006) SF novel in the loose Grand Tour of the Solar System series.
• * _The Trikon Deception (with William R. Pogue) (Tor 0-765-35536-1, Dec 2006, $7.99, 470pp, pb) Reissue (Tor 1992) techno/political thriller.

BOWES, RICHARD (Dirrane) (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Streetcar Dreams (PS Publishing 1-904619-38-X, Jul 2006, £25.00, 178pp, hc, cover by Ellen Klages) Collection of six stories. Introduction by Jeffrey Ford. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a slipcased deluxe edition of 200 (-39-8, £60.00) is also available. Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk]. (Contents)

BOWLER, TIM (chron.)

• * *Frozen Fire (Oxford University Press 0-19-271979-3, Sep 2006, £12.99, 352pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Tales from the Dark Side: Walking with the Dead (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-88175-5, Sep 2006, £4.99, 128pp, tp, cover by Jason Cockcroft) Reprint (Hodder Children’s Books 2005) YA horror novel.

BOWLING, DREW (chron.)

• * *Tower of Shadows (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-48670-7, Dec 2006, $19.95, 286pp, hc, cover by John Harris) Fantasy novel, the first in a new series. A young sorcerer’s search for revenge against a demon threatens to release more evils. A first novel.

BOWYER, CLIFFORD B. (chron.)

• * *The Imperium Saga: The Adventures of Kyria #4: The Shard of Time (Silver Leaf Books 0-9744354-3-0, Sep 2005, $5.99, 182pp, tp, cover by June Brigman & Roy Richardson) [Imperium Saga: Adventures of Kyria] Young adult fantasy novel in the Imperium Saga, the fourth in a sub-series about a village girl who is the prophesied Chosen One who will save the Seven Kindoms. This is dated 2005, but not seen until now. Silver Leaf Books, PO Box 6460, Holliston MA 01746; 888-823-6450; [www.SilverLeafBooks.com].
• * *The Imperium Saga: The Adventures of Kyria #5: Trapped in Time (Silver Leaf Books 0-9744354-7-3, Sep 2006, $5.99, 150pp, tp, cover by June Brigman & Roy Richardson) [Imperium Saga: Adventures of Kyria] Young adult fantasy novel in the Imperium Saga, the fifth in a sub-series about a village girl who is the prophesied Chosen One who will save the Seven Kindoms. Silver Leaf Books, PO Box 6460, Holliston MA 01746; 888-823-6450; [www.SilverLeafBooks.com].

BRADBURY, RAY(mond Douglas) (1920- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Bradbury Speaks: Too Soon from the Cave, Too Far from the Stars (Harper Perennial 0-06-058569-2, Aug 2006, $14.95, 243pp, tp, cover by Ervin Serrano) Reprint (Morrow 2005) collection of essays. Winner of the National Book Award.
• * *Farewell Summer (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-113154-7, Oct 2006, $24.95, 211pp, hc) [Dandelion Wine] Fantasy novel, sequel to Dandelion Wine; much of this was part of the original manuscript of Dandelion Wine.
• * _Farewell Summer (SFBC #1228405, Feb 2007, $13.99, 211pp, hc) [Dandelion Wine] Reprint (Morrow 2006) fantasy novel, sequel to Dandelion Wine. This is similar to the Morrow edition, except it lacks a price and has the sFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Halloween Tree (Gauntlet Press 1-887368-80-9, Oct 2005, $110.00, 494pp, hc, cover by Ray Bradbury) Reprint (Knopf 1972) young-adult dark fantasy novel, with Bradbury’s preferred text. Includes a screenplay, a first draft, the submitted novel with notes on changes, the 1992 teleplay, and companion materials. Preface by Jon Eller. Introduction by Jonathan R. Eller. Illustrations by Bradbury and Joseph Mugnaini. This is a signed, limited edition of 750, dated 2005 but not seen before now.
• * *The Homecoming (with David McKean) (HarperCollins/Collins Design 0-06-085962-8, Sep 2006, $14.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Dave McKean) Picture book of the story by Bradbury, extensively illustrated by McKean.
• * _Something Wicked This Way Comes (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07874-X, Mar 2006, £6.99, 261pp, tp, cover by Richard Carr) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1962) fantasy novel. Includes a Bradbury afterword from 1999. Volume 49 in the Fantasy Masterworks series.

BRADLEY, MARION (Eleanor) ZIMMER (1930-1999) (chron.)

• * _The Forbidden Circle (SFBC #1206606, Feb 2006, $12.99, 570pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Darkover] Reprint (DAW 2002) SF omnibus of two Darkover novels: The Spell Sword (1974) and The Forbidden Tower (1977).
• * _Heritage and Exile (SFBC #1228656, Jan 2007, $14.99, 779pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Darkover] Reprint (DAW 2002) SF omnibus of two Darkover novels: The Heritage of Hastur (1975) and Sharra’s Exile (1981).
• * _A World Divided (SFBC #1222154, Sep 2006, $14.99, 686pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Darkover] Reprint (DAW 2003) SF omnibus of three “Darkover” novels: Star of Danger (1965), The Bloody Sun (1965), and The Winds of Darkover (1970). This has ISBN 0-7394-7358-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

BRADSHAW, BRIDGET, ed. (chron.)

• * *Concussed (with Farah Mendlesohn & Peter Young) (London: Concussion 0-903007-08-8, Apr 2006, $5.00, 48pp, A5) Original anthology published for Concussion, the 57th British National Science Fiction Convention. (Contents)

BRAKE, COLIN (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: The Price of Paradise (BBC Books 0-563-48652-X, Sep 2006, £6.99, 249pp, hc) Novelization based on the TV series featuring the 10th Doctor and Rose.

BRAUNBECK, GARY A., ed. (1960- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Masques V (with J. N. Williamson) See entry under J. N. Williamson

BRAY, LIBBA (chron.)

• * _Rebel Angels (Random House/Delacorte 978-0-385-73341-0, Dec 2006, $9.99, 548pp, tp, cover by Michael Frost) [Great and Terrible Beauty] Reprint (Delacorte 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to A Great and Terrible Beauty. This includes a reading group guide.

BRAY, PATRICIA (chron.)

• * *The First Betrayal (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58876-1, Jun 2006, $6.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Chronicles of Josan] Fantasy novel, the first book in the Chronicles of Josan. A lighthouse-tending monk discovers his past is a lie.

BREEDING, CYNTHIA (chron.)

• * *Camelot’s Destiny (Kensington/Zebra 0-8217-8030-1, Aug 2006, $3.99, 431pp, pb) Arthurian fantasy romance.

BRENCHLEY, CHAZ (R.) (1959- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Bridge of Dreams (Ace 0-441-01324-4, May 2006, $24.95, 409pp, hc, cover by Eric Bowman) [Selling Water by the River] Fantasy novel, the first in the “Selling Water by the River” series set in an alternate Ottoman Istanbul.

BRENNAN, CAITLIN; pseudonym of Judith Tarr, (1955- ) (chron.)

• * *Shattered Dance (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80248-X, Oct 2006, $14.95, 442pp, tp) [White Magic] Romantic fantasy novel, third in the White Magic trilogy. Brennan is a pen name for Judith Tarr.

BRENNAN, HERBIE; pseudonym of J. H. Brennan, (1940- ) (chron.)

• * _Faerie Wars (Tor 0-765-35674-0, Jan 2007, $6.99, 368pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Faerie Wars] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, first in the Faerie Wars series.
• * _The Purple Emperor (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-746-8, Sep 2006, $8.95, 431pp, tp, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Faerie Wars] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the Faerie Wars Chronicles.
• * *Ruler of the Realm (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-881-2, Oct 2006, $18.95, 430pp, hc, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Faerie Wars] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in the “Faerie Wars” series. Simultaneous with the UK (Bloomsbury) edition.

BRENNAN, J(ames) H(erbert) (1940- ); see pseudonym Herbie Brennan (chron.)

BRENNAN, MARIE; pseudonym of Bryn Neuenschwander (stories) (chron.)

• * *Doppelganger (Warner 0-446-61698-2, Apr 2006, $6.99, 397pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Doppelganger] Fantasy novel. A witch has to kill her bounty-hunter double to master her powers. A first novel.
• * *Warrior & Witch (Warner 0-446-61697-4, Oct 2006, $6.99, 430pp, pb) [Doppelganger] Dark fantasy novel, sequel to Doppelganger. Witch factions battle over whether Mirei’s unique powers make her a miracle or menace. Copyrighted by Bryn Neuenschwander.