The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006
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Song of the Earth John R. Dann (Tor 0-765-35047-5, Jan 2006, $7.99, 542pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Song of the Axe] Reprint (Forge 2005) prehistoric fantasy novel, prequel to Song of the Axe.
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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.
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The Iron Tree Cecilia Dart-Thornton (Tor 0-765-35054-8, Feb 2006, $7.99, 414pp, pb, cover by Gordon Crabb) [Crowthistle Chronicles] Reprint (Tor UK 2004) fantasy novel, first in the Crowthistle Chronicles trilogy.
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Weatherwitch Cecilia Dart-Thornton (Tor 0-765-31207-7, Nov 2006, $25.95, 333pp, hc, cover by Julek Heller) [Crowthistle Chronicles] Fantasy novel, third in the Crowthistle Chronicles trilogy. First US edition (Tor Australia 10/06).
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The Well of Tears Cecilia Dart-Thornton (Tor 0-765-31206-9, Feb 2006, $27.95, 480pp, hc, cover by Julek Heller) [Crowthistle Chronicles] Fantasy novel, second in the “Crowthistle Chronicles” trilogy. First US edition (Tor Australia 2005).
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The Well of Tears Cecilia Dart-Thornton (Tor 0-765-35055-6, Nov 2006, $7.99, 493pp, pb, cover by Julek Heller) [Crowthistle Chronicles] Reprint (Tor Australia 2005) fantasy novel, second in the Crowthistle Chronicles trilogy.
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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.
- xv · Summation 2005: Fantasy · Kelly Link & Gavin J. Grant · ar (*), 2006
- xli · Summation 2005: Horror · Ellen Datlow · ar (*), 2006
- lxxxi · Fantasy and Horror in the Media: 2005 · Edward Bryant · ar (*), 2006
- xcvii · Comics and Graphic Novels: 2005 · Charles Vess · ar (*), 2006
- cv · Anime and Manga: 2005 · Joan D. Vinge · ar (*), 2006
- cix · Fantasy and Horror in Music: 2005 · Charles de Lint · ar (*), 2006
- cxv · Obituaries: 2005 · James Frenkel · bi (*), 2006
- 1 · Walpurgis Afternoon · Delia Sherman · nv F&SF Dec, 2005
- 17 · The Mushroom Duchess · Deborah Roggie · ss Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet #17, 2005
- 25 · An Incident at Agate Beach · Marly Youmans · nv Argosy Quarterly Spr, 2005
- 47 · Among the Tombs · Reggie Oliver · ss The Complete Symphonies of Adolf Hitler & Other Strange Stories, The Haunted River, 2005
- 60 · Obedience, or The Lying Tale · Jennifer Chang · pm The Virginia Quarterly Review Fll, 2005
- 62 · American Morons · Glen Hirshberg · ss Darkness Rising: The Rolling Darkness Revue Chapbook 2005, Earthling Publications, 2005
- 72 · Shallaballah · Mark Samuels · ss Don’t Turn Out the Light, ed. Stephen Jones, PS Publishing, 2005
- 78 · Night Train: Heading West · Sarah Monette · pm The Magazine of Speculative Poetry Spr, 2005
- 80 · The Denial · Bruce Sterling · ss F&SF Sep, 2005
- 92 · Northwest Passage · Barbara Roden · nv Acquainted with the Night, ed. Barbara Roden & Christopher Roden, Ash-Tree Press, 2004
- 113 · Proboscis · Laird Barron · nv F&SF Feb, 2005
- 129 · Kronia · Elizabeth Hand · ss Conjunctions #44, 2005
- 132 · Omens · Kelly Everding · pm Strappado for the Devil, EtherDome Press, 2005
- 133 · Follow Me Light · Elizabeth Bear · ss Sci Fiction website Jan 12, 2005
- 143 · Boatman’s Holiday · Jeffrey Ford · ss F&SF Oct/Nov, 2005
- 153 · The Horse of a Different Color (That You Rode in On) · Howard Waldrop · ss Sci Fiction website Nov 2, 2005
- 166 · Where Angels Come In (M.R. James) · Adam L. G. Nevill · ss Poe’s Progeny, ed. Gary Fry, Gray Friar Press, 2005
- 177 · Twilight States · Albert E. Cowdrey · ss F&SF Jul, 2005
- 190 · Jolly Bonnet · Andrew Bonia · pm Jabberwocky, ed. Sean Wallace, Prime Books, 2005
- 192 · The Last Ten Years in the Life of Hero Kai · Geoff Ryman · nv F&SF Dec, 2005
- 214 · The Souls of Drowning Mountain · Jack Cady · ss Taverns of the Dead, ed. Burke, Kealan Patrick, CD Publications, 2005
- 223 · Last One · Robert Coover · ss A Child Again, McSweeney’s, 2005
- 231 · The Ball Room · China Miéville, Emma Bircham & Max Schaefer · ss Looking for Jake and other stories, Macmillan UK, 2005
- 240 · Nymphs Finding the Head of Orpheus · Theodora Goss · pm Jabberwocky, ed. Sean Wallace, Prime Books, 2005
- 241 · Vacation · Daniel Wallace · ss Off the Map, Two Cranes Press, 2005
- 251 · Cruel Sistah · Nisi Shawl · ss Asimov’s Oct/Nov, 2005
- 258 · Ding-Dong-Bell · Jay Russell · ss Don’t Turn Out the Light, ed. Stephen Jones, PS Publishing, 2005
- 271 · A Case Study of Emergency Room Procedure and Risk Management by Hospital Staff Members in the Urban Facility · Stacey Richter · ss Fairy Tale Review #1, 2005
- 277 · The Scribble Mind · Jeffrey Ford · nv Sci Fiction website May 25, 2005
- 295 · Scarecrow · Tom Brennan · ss Crimewave #8, 2005
- 299 · Going the Jerusalem Mile · Chaz Brenchley · ss The Third Alternative #41, 2005
- 311 · Grief · Willa Schneberg · pm Chance of a Ghost: An Anthology of Contemporary Ghost Poems, ed. Gloria Vando & Philip Miller, 2005
- 313 · Boman · Pentti Holappa; trans. by David Hackston · nv The Dedalus Book of Finnish Fantasy, ed. Johanna Sinisalo, Dedalus, 2006; originally published in Finnish in Muodonmuutoksia (1959).
- 334 · The Machine of a Religious Man · Ralph Robert Moore · ss Midnight Street Spr, 2005
- 348 · Hot Potting · Chuck Palahniuk · ss Haunted: A Novel of Stories, Chuck Palahniuk, Random House, 2005
- 355 · My Father’s Mask · Joe Hill · nv 20th Century Ghosts, PS Publishing, 2005
- 369 · Guggenheim Lovers · Isabel Allende; trans. by Margaret Sayers Peden · ss The Virginia Quarterly Review Sum, 2005
- 376 · A Statement in the Case · Theodora Goss · ss Realms of Fantasy Aug, 2005
- 383 · Pavement Artist · Dave Hutchinson · ss As the Crow Flies, BeWrite Books, 2004
- 398 · The Gypsies in the Wood [Diogenes Club] · Kim Newman · na The Fair Folk, ed. Marvin Kaye, SFBC, 2005
- 461 · Honorable Mentions: 2005 · Misc. · ms
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The Dark of the Woods ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-7607-8277-6, Jun 2006, $7.95, 331pp, hc) Omnibus of two YA fairytale anthologies: A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales (2001) and Swan Sister: Fairy Tales Retold (2003). Bound in boards.
- · A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales · oa New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000
- vii · Introduction · Terri Windling & Ellen Datlow · in
- 1 · The Months of Manhattan · Delia Sherman · ss A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2000
- 17 · Cinder Elephant · Jane Yolen · ss A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2000
- 30 · Instructions · Neil Gaiman · pm A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2000
- 35 · Mrs. Big: “Jack and the Beanstalk” Retold · Michael Cadnum · ss A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2000
- 44 · Falada: The Goose Girl’s Horse · Nancy Farmer · ss A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2000
- 55 · A Wolf at the Door · Tanith Lee · ss A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2000
- 63 · Ali Baba and the Forty Aliens · Janeen Webb · ss A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2000
- 74 · Swans · Kelly Link · ss A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2000
- 93 · The Kingdom of Melting Glances · Katherine Vaz · ss A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2000
- 108 · Hansel’s Eyes · Garth Nix · ss A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2000
- 124 · Becoming Charise · Kathe Koja · ss A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2000
- 136 · The Seven Stage a Comeback · Gregory Maguire · pm A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2000
- 150 · The Twelve Dancing Princesses · Patricia A. McKillip · ss A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2000
- · Swan Sister: Fairy Tales Retold · oa New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003
- vii · Introduction · Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling · in
- 1 · Greenkid · Jane Yolen · ss Swan Sister, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2003
- 13 · Golden Fur · Midori Snyder · ss Swan Sister, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2003
- 30 · Chambers of the Heart · Nina Kiriki Hoffman · ss Swan Sister, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2003
- 49 · Little Red and the Big Bad · Will Shetterly · ss Swan Sister, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2003
- 55 · The Fish’s Story · Pat York · ss Swan Sister, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2003
- 69 · The Children of the Tilford Fortune · Christopher Rowe · ss Swan Sister, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2003
- 82 · The Girl in the Attic · Lois Metzger · ss Swan Sister, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2003
- 93 · The Harp That Sang · Gregory Frost · ss Swan Sister, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2003
- 106 · A Life in Miniature · Bruce Coville · ss Swan Sister, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2003
- 121 · Lupe · Kathe Koja · ss Swan Sister, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2003
- 134 · Awake · Tanith Lee · ss Swan Sister, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2003
- 148 · Inventing Aladdin · Neil Gaiman · ss Swan Sister, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2003
- 153 · My Swan Sister · Katherine Vaz · ss Swan Sister, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2003
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The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240406-3, Feb 2006, $9.99, 528pp, tp, cover by Charles Vess) Reprint (Viking 2004) YA/adult crossover anthology of 17 stories and three poems.
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Salon Fantastique ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (Thunder’s Mouth Press 1-56025-833-0, Oct 2006, $16.95, 394pp, tp, cover by Jim Zaccaria) Original anthology of 15 fantasy stories. Authors include Peter S. Beagle, Gregory Maguire, and Lucius Shepard.
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Footprints of Thunder James F. David (Tor 0-812-52402-0, Apr 2006, $7.99, 484pp, pb, cover by Paul Stinson) [Footprints of Thunder] Reissue (Forge 1995) thriller/horror novel. Fourth printing.
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Thunder of Time James F. David (Tor/Forge 0-765-30770-7, Apr 2006, $27.95, 400pp, hc) [Footprints of Thunder] Thriller/horror novel, sequel to Footprints of Thunder. Time unravels again and dinosaurs roam the earth.
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Battlestar Galactica: Sagittarius Is Bleeding Peter David (Tor 0-765-31607-2, Oct 2006, $14.95, 350pp, tp) [Battlestar Galactica] Novelization, the third based on the new version of the SF TV show. A hardcover edition (-31605-6, $25.95) is also available. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Licensing.
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Fall of Knight Peter David (Ace 0-441-01402-X, Jun 2006, $24.95, 347pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell) [Knight Life] Contemporary Arthurian fantasy novel, third in the series begun in Knight Life.
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Fantastic 4 Peter David (Pocket Star 1-4165-0980-1, Jun 2005, $6.99, 369pp, pb) Novelization of the movie based on the Marvel Comics. This is dated 2005 but not seen until now. Movie copyrighted by KUMAR Mobiliengesellschaft mbH & Co. Projeckt Nr. 3 KG and Twentieth Century Fox Film; character likenesses copyrighted by Marvel Characters.
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Star Trek New Frontier: Missing in Action Peter David (Pocket 1-4165-1080-X, Feb 2006, $25.00, 341pp, hc, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
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Star Trek New Frontier: Missing in Action Peter David (Pocket 0-7434-2959-1, Jan 2007, $7.99, 392pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 2006) Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by CBS Studios.
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Adventures in Unhistory Avram Davidson (Tor 0-765-30760-X, Dec 2006, $25.95, 308 + xi, hc) Reprint (Owlswick Press 1993) non-fiction collection of essays. This includes the original illustrations by George Barr and has the 1993 preface by Peter S. Beagle as an introduction.
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Dead and Loving It MaryJanice Davidson (Berkley Sensation 0-425-20795-1, Apr 2006, $14.00, 305pp, tp, cover by Chris Long) [Wyndham Werewolf] Collection of four humorous romance stories of the Wyndham werewolves, three originally published as e-books.
- · Santa Claws · na Naughty or Nice, ed. Anon., Ellora’s Cave, 2001
- · Monster Love · na Things That Go Bump in the Night II, ed. Anon., Ellora’s Cave, 2002
- · There’s No Such Thing as a Werewolf · na Lighthearted Lust, ed. Anon., Ellora’s Cave, 2003
- · A Fiend in Need · na
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Drop Dead, Gorgeous! MaryJanice Davidson (Kensington/Brava 0-7582-1204-6, May 2006, $14.00, 200pp, tp) [Gorgeous!] Contemporary SF/chick-lit romance, sequel to Hello, Gorgeous! about an ultra-secret organization using nano-tech cyborg agents.
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Sleeping with the Fishes MaryJanice Davidson (Jove 0-515-14222-0, Dec 2006, $7.99, 268pp, pb) [Fred the Mermaid] Paranormal romance, the first in a series. Fred the cranky mermaid investigates toxins in seawater with the help of a hunky marine biologist.
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Undead and Unpopular MaryJanice Davidson (Berkley Sensation 0-425-21029-4, Jun 2006, $22.95, 257pp, hc, cover by Chris Long) [Betsy, Queen of the Vampires] Humorous vampire novel, fifth in the series featuring Betsy the Vampire Queen.
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Undead and Unreturnable MaryJanice Davidson (Berkley Sensation 0-425-21081-2, Jun 2006, $6.99, 250pp, pb, cover by Chris Long) [Betsy, Queen of the Vampires] Reprint (Berkley Sensation 2005) vampire romance/chick-lit novel, the fourth in the series about Betsy, Queen of the Vampires.
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Jennifer Scales and the Messenger of Light MaryJanice Davidson & Anthony Alongi (Berkley Jam 0-425-21011-1, Jun 2006, $9.99, 328pp, tp, cover by Daniel O’Leary) [Jennifer Scales] Young-adult fantasy novel, the second in a series about a teen weredragon.
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Eberron: Blood and Honor Graeme Davis (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-4069-7, Sep 2006, $6.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Wayne Reynolds) [Eberron: War-Torn] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, the fourth volume in The War-Torn series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
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Forgotten Realms: Bloodwalk James P. Davis (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-4018-2, Jul 2006, $6.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Meyers) [Forgotten Realms: Wizards] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, book two of The Wizards. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
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Life, Inc. Jonathan P. Davis (AuthorHouse 1-4259-3414-5, Aug 2006, $10.95, 228pp, tp, cover by Todd Faris) Fantasy novel. The Stabilizer starts to question his role as an Agent of Death after thousands of years. A print-on-demand book, available online at [www.AuthorHouse.com]; 800-839-8640.
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Charles Addams: A Cartoonist’s Life Linda H. Davis (Random House 0-679-46325-9, Oct 2006, $29.95, 382pp, hc) Non-fiction, an associational biography with notes, index, photos, and cartoons. [Charles Addams]
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A Grey Moon Over China Thomas A. Day (Black Heron Press 0-930773-78-0, Oct 2006, $25.95, 358pp, hc, cover by Bryan Sears) SF novel. A first novel. Black Heron Press, PO Box 95676, Seattle WA 98145; [www.blackheronpress.com].
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The Barbed Rose Gail Dayton (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80225-0, Mar 2006, $13.95, 441pp, tp) [Compass Rose] Fantasy romance novel, sequel to The Compass Rose. Copyrighted by Gail Shelton.
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The Shining Isle Ly de Angeles (Llewellyn 0-7387-0834-8, Apr 2006, $14.95, 297pp, tp, cover by Jonathan Hunt) [Quickening] Urban fantasy novel, sequel to The Quickening.
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It’s Superman! Tom De Haven (Ballantine 0-345-49392-3, Sep 2006, $13.95, 417pp, tp) [Superman] Reprint (Chronicle Books 2005) novelization about the comic-book character’s early years. Copyrighted by DC Comics.
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Blue Bloods Melissa de la Cruz (Hyperion 0-7868-3892-2, May 2006, $15.99, 305pp, hc) [Blue Bloods] Young-adult vampire novel. A teen in NYC discovers vampires came over on the Mayflower, and have been living disguised in high society ever since.
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The Blue Girl Charles de Lint (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240545-0, Apr 2006, $7.99, 368pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Newford] Reprint (Viking 2004) young-adult contemporary fantasy novel set in de Lint’s town of Newford.
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The Harp of the Grey Rose Charles de Lint (Subterranean Press 1-931081-87-5, Sep 2006, $40.00, 228pp, hc, cover by MaryAnn Harris) [Cerin Songweaver] Reprint (Starblaze 1985) fantasy novel of Cerin the Songweaver. This is a signed, limited edition of 750; a lettered edition of 26 ($150.00) is also available.
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Triskell Tales 2 Charles de Lint (Subterranean Press 1-59606-055-7, May 2006, $40.00, 178pp, hc, cover by Charles de Lint) Original collection of seven stories (one a collaboration with MaryAnn Harris) originally published by de Lint’s Triskell Press as chapbooks for private distribution. A signed, slipcased limited edition of 250 ($125.00) and a traycased lettered edition of 52 ($250.00) are also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; 810-232-1489; [www.subterraneanpress.com].
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- · 2000
- 15 · Big City Littles · ss Triskell Press, 2000
- · 2001
- 37 · Refinerytown · ss Triskell Press, 2001
- 57 · A Crow Girls Christmas · Charles de Lint & MaryAnn Harris · ss www.charlesdelint.com, 2001
- · 2002
- 67 · Sweet Forget-Me-Not · nv Triskell Press, 2002
- · 2003
- 91 · Da Slockit Light · nv Triskell Press, 2003
- · 2004
- 127 · The World in a Box · ss Triskell Press, 2004
- · 2005
- 149 · This Moment · nv Triskell Press, 2005
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Widdershins Charles de Lint (Tor 0-765-31285-9, May 2006, $27.95, 560pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Newford] Fantasy novel in the Newford series following Jilly Coppercorn and Geordie Riddell.
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Blood Sisters: Lesbian Vampire Tales ed. Bianca de Moss (Alyson Books 1-55583-883-9, May 2006, $14.95, 267 + viii, tp) Original anthology of 18 lesbian vampire stories.
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