The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

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Shadowed by Wings Janine Cross (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46089-8, Aug 2006, $14.00, 354pp, tp, cover by Paul Youll); Dark fantasy novel, second in the Dragon Temple Saga after Touched by Venom.

King of the Middle March Kevin Crossley-Holland (Scholastic 0-439-26601-7, Mar 2006, $7.99, 409pp, tp, cover by Greg Call); Reprint (Orion 2003) young-adult Arthurian fantasy, third in the “Arthur” trilogy.

Little, Big John Crowley (Harper Perennial Modern Classics 0-06-112005-7, Oct 2006, $16.95, 538pp, tp); Reprint (Bantam 1981) fantasy novel. Winner of the 1982 World Fantasy Award.

Lord Byron’s Novel: The Evening Land John Crowley (Harper Perennial 0-06-055659-5, Jul 2006, $15.95, 465pp, tp); Reprint (Morrow 2005) associational novel about a gothic novel supposedly written by Byron and rescued by his daughter.

Forbidden Planets ed. Peter Crowther (DAW 0-7564-0330-8, Nov 2006, $7.99, 307pp, pb); Original anthology of 12 SF stories of dangerous worlds. Authors include Paul McAuley, Paul Di Filippo, Stephen Baxter, and Michael Moorcock. Introduction by Ray Bradbury. Afterword by Stephen Baxter. This is copyrighted by Crowther and Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books.

EverQuest: The Blood Red Harp Elaine Cunningham (CDS Books 1-59315-224-8, Oct 2006, $6.99, 367pp, pb); Novelization based on the world of the online roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Sony Computer Entertainment America.

Shadows in the Starlight Elaine Cunningham (Tor 0-765-30971-8, Feb 2006, $23.95, 286pp, hc); Dark fantasy mystery novel in the Changeling Detective series, sequel to Shadows in the Darkness, featuring Gwen “GiGi” Gellman.

Specimen Days Michael Cunningham (Farrar Straus Giroux/Picador 0-374-29962-5, May 2006, $14.00, 336pp, tp); Reprint (Farrar Straus Giroux 2005) literary novel with SF and fantasy elements.

Cross Plains Universe: Texans Celebrate Robert E. Howard ed. Scott A. Cupp & Joe R. Lansdale (MonkeyBrain Books/FACT 1-932265-22-8, Oct 2006, no price, 295pp, tp, cover by Gary Gianni); Original anthology of 21 stories paying homage to Robert E. Howard. Co-published by Monkeybrain and the Fandom Association of Central Texas, distributed free to members of the 2006 World Fantasy Convention; there are currently no plans to make it commercially available. Authors include Bradley Denton, Michael Moorcock, Howard Waldrop, and Gene Wolfe. Introduction by Cupp.

The Unseen, Part 4: Sin and Salvation Richie Tankersley Cusick (Penguin/Speak 0-14-240584-1, Mar 2006, $6.99, 377pp, tp, cover by Tony Sahara); Young-adult horror novel, fourth and final in the series. First US edition (Scholastic/Point UK as The Unseen IV).

The Unseen: Blood Brothers Richie Tankersley Cusick (Penguin/Speak 0-14-240583-3, Jan 2006, $6.99, 247pp, tp, cover by Tony Sahara); Young-adult horror novel, third in the series. First US edition (Scholastic Point UK 4/05 as The Unseen III).

Migration Julie E. Czerneda (DAW 0-7564-0346-4, Apr 2006, $7.50, 520pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo); Reprint (DAW 2005) SF novel, second in the Species Imperative series.

Regeneration Julie E. Czerneda (DAW 0-7564-0345-6, May 2006, $24.95, 543pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo); SF novel, third in the Species Imperative series.

Regeneration Julie E. Czerneda (SFBC #1212820, Jun 2006, $12.49, 543pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo); Reprint (DAW 2006) SF novel, third in the Species Imperative series. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Mythspring ed. Julie E. Czerneda & Genevieve Kierans (Red Deer Press 0-88995-340-6, Mar 2006, $18.95, 304pp, hc, cover by Kenn Brown & Chris Wren); Original anthology of 16 stories inspired by Canadian myths and songs, accompanied by the relevant lyrics or legend. Authors include Charles de Lint, Tanya Huff, and James Alan Gardner. Introduction by Czerneda.

Rite of Passage Richard D’Agostino (Medallion Press 1-93-281554-6, Mar 2006, $6.99, 473pp, pb, cover by Adam Mock); Horror novel. An Egyptologist unearths an ancient seal with a prophecy that threatens all mankind. Medallion Press, 225 Seabreeze Ave., Palm Beach FL 33480; [www.medallion press.com].

Collected Stories Roald Dahl (Random House/Everyman’s Library 0-307-26490-4, Oct 2006, $30.00, 850 + xxxvii, hc); Collection of 51 stories for adults. Introduction by Jeremy Treglown. This includes a chronology. All stories have been previously collected; ten stories were first collected in Over to You (1946), 19 in Someone Like You (1953), 11 in Kiss Kiss (1960), four in Switch Bitch (1974), and two each in Tales of the Unexpected (1979), More Tales of the Unexpected (1980), and Collected Short Stories (1980).

The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters Gordon Dahlquist (Bantam 0-385-34035-4, Aug 2006, $26.00, 760pp, hc, cover by Shasti O’Leary Soudant); Fantasy novel. A woman dumped by her fiancé seeks answers and uncovers a conspiracy out to rule the world through sex and dreams.

Sin-a-Rama: Sleaze Sex Paperbacks of the Sixties ed. Brittany A. Daley, Hedi Kholti & Earl Kemp, et al. (Feral House 1-932595-05-8, Feb 2005, $24.95, 287pp, hc, cover by Robert Bonfils); Non-fiction, reference, a guide to 1960s sex books whose pseudonymous authors included Marion Zimmer Bradley, Harlan Ellison, and Robert Silverberg, who provides an essay on “My Life as a Pornographer”. Includes profiles/interviews with 13 authors, as well as discussion of the publishing business, typical themes (including SF and “Some Weird Sin”), and pseudonyms. Lavishly illustrated with color cover images. This is dated 2005, but not seen until now. Feral House, PO Box 39910, Los Angeles CA 90039; [www.feralhouse.com].

Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Horror Fiction Don D’Ammassa (Infobase Publishing/Checkmark Books 0-8160-6924-7, Mar 2006, $21.95, 488 + viii, tp); Non-fiction, reference, a guide to major authors and works. Includes index and bibliographies. A hardcover edition (-6192-0, $65.00) was announced but not seen.

Haven Don D’Ammassa (Gale Group/Five Star 1-4104-0250-9, Mar 2006, $13.95, 291pp, tp, cover by Christopher Wait); Reprint (Five Star 2004) SF mystery novel.

Charmed to Death Shirley Damsgaard (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-079353-8, Apr 2006, $6.99, 288pp, pb); Fantasy mystery novel, sequel to Witch Way to Murder in the Ophelia and Abby series about a reluctant psychic Ophelia and her witch grandmother.

The Trouble With Witches Shirley Damsgaard (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-079358-9, Sep 2006, $6.99, 292pp, pb); Fantasy mystery novel, third in the Ophelia and Abby series about reluctant psychic Ophelia and her witch grandmother. Ophelia and Abby search for a missing teen in Minnesota.

House of Leaves Mark Z. Danielewski (Random House/Pantheon 0-375-70376-4, May 2006, $19.95, 709pp, tp); Reissue (Pantheon 2000) literary horror novel. This is a second edition, marked the “Remastered Full-Color Edition”, with a sticker for Only Revolution on the cover; it retains the 2000 copyright, and indicates 16th printing.

Only Revolutions Mark Z. Danielewski (Random House/Pantheon 0-375-42176-9, Sep 2006, $26.00, 360pp, hc); Experimental road-trip novel/poem about two perennial 16-year-olds across two centuries. Sam and Hailey each tell their own story in a variation on double format, with the stories on the same pages but running upside down to each other in opposite directions; select letters and words are printed in green, yellow, or red-violet; the multi-color page numbers rotate flip-book style.

DragonLance: The Companions Tina Daniell (TSR 1-56076-340-X, Jun 2006, $5.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Clyde Caldwell); Reprint (TSR 1992) novelization based on the role-playing game, the sixth and final volume in the Meetings series. Copyrighted by TSR.

Escape from Earth: New Adventures in Space ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois (SFBC #1173478, Aug 2006, $13.99, 420 + viii, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg); Young-adult original anthology of seven SF stories. Authors include Kage Baker, Orson Scott Card, and Joe Haldeman.

Futures Past ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois (Ace 0-441-01454-2, Nov 2006, $7.99, 290pp, pb); SF anthology of 14 stories of attempts to change history. Authors include L. Sprague de Camp, Roger Zelazny, and Kage Baker.

Song of the Earth John R. Dann (Tor 0-765-35047-5, Jan 2006, $7.99, 542pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo); Reprint (Forge 2005) prehistorical fantasy novel, prequel to Song of the Axe.

This Place Has No Atmosphere Paula Danziger (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240680-5, May 2006, $5.99, 156pp, tp, cover by Tuesday Mourning); Reprint (Delacorte 1986) young-adult SF novel about a teen who moves to the moon.

The Iron Tree Cecilia Dart-Thornton (Tor 0-765-35054-8, Feb 2006, $7.99, 414pp, pb, cover by Gordon Crabb); Reprint (Tor UK 2004) fantasy novel, first in the Crowthistle Chronicles trilogy.

Weatherwitch Cecilia Dart-Thornton (Tor 0-765-31207-7, Nov 2006, $25.95, 333pp, hc, cover by Julek Heller); Fantasy novel, third in the Crowthistle Chronicles trilogy. First US edition (Tor Australia 10/06).

The Well of Tears Cecilia Dart-Thornton (Tor 0-765-31206-9, Feb 2006, $27.95, 480pp, hc, cover by Julek Heller); Fantasy novel, second in the “Crowthistle Chronicles” trilogy. First US edition (Tor Australia 2005).

The Well of Tears Cecilia Dart-Thornton (Tor 0-765-35055-6, Nov 2006, $7.99, 493pp, pb, cover by Julek Heller); Reprint (Tor Australia 2005) fantasy novel, second in the Crowthistle Chronicles trilogy.

The Year’s Best Fantasy & Horror 2006: Nineteenth Annual Collection ed. Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link & Gavin J. Grant (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-35614-5, Aug 2006, $19.95, 480 + cxxiii, tp, cover by Thomas Canty); Best-of-the-year anthology with 35 stories, five poems, and 123 additional pages containing a necrology by James Frenkel, summations of 2005 fantasy and horror by the editors, a media summary by Edward Bryant, a comics summary by Charles Vess, a music summary by Charles de Lint, and a manga/anime summary by Joan D. Vinge. Also available as a St. Martin’s hardcover (-34193-8, $35.00). Packaged and copyrighted by James Frenkel & Associates.

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