The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

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Definitely Dead Charlaine Harris (Ace 0-441-01400-3, May 2006, $23.95, 324pp, hc, cover by Lisa Desimini) [Sookie Stackhouse] Humorous Southern vampire mystery novel, the sixth featuring telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse. Sookie goes to New Orleans to take care of a recently deceased cousin’s estate and gets caught up in events at the vampire court.

Definitely Dead Charlaine Harris (SFBC #1212661, May 2006, $12.99, 324pp, hc, cover by Lisa Desimini) [Sookie Stackhouse] Reprint (Ace 2006) humorous Southern vampire mystery novel, the sixth featuring telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse. This is similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Grave Sight Charlaine Harris (Berkley Prime Crime 0-425-21289-0, Nov 2006, $7.99, 293pp, pb) [Harper Connelly] Reprint (Berkley Prime Crime 2005) paranormal mystery, the first in a series featuring Harper Connelly.

Grave Surprise Charlaine Harris (Berkley Prime Crime 0-425-21203-3, Oct 2006, $23.95, 295pp, hc, cover by David Hollenbach) [Harper Connelly] Paranormal mystery, the second in a series featuring Harper Connelly, who can see the dead. Harper demonstrates her powers for an anthropology professor and finds an extra body.

Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers Harry Harrison (BenBella Books 1-932100-83-0, Jun 2006, $14.95, 212pp, tp, cover by Don Maitz) Reprint (Putnam 1973) humorous SF novel. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 617, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com].

Dead Witches Tell No Tales Kim Harrison (SFBC #1218350, Aug 2006, $14.99, 839pp, hc, cover by Chris McGrath) [Rachel Morgan] Omnibus of two humorous dark fantasy novels about a witch PI: Every Which Way But Dead (2005) and A Fistful of Charms (2006). Harrison is a pen name for Dawn Cook. This has ISBN 0-7394-7083-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

A Fistful of Charms Kim Harrison (HarperTorch 0-06-078819-4, Jul 2006, $7.99, 510pp, pb) [Rachel Morgan] Humorous dark fantasy novel about a witch PI, fourth in the series begun in Dead Witch Walking. Rachel needs darker magics to deal with a werewolf problem. Harrison is a pen name for Dawn Cook.

This Witch for Hire Kim Harrison (SFBC #1206475, Feb 2006, $14.99, 707pp, hc, cover by Chris McGrath) [Rachel Morgan] Omnibus of two humorous dark fantasy novels about a witch PI: Dead Witch Walking (2004) and The Good, The Bad and the Undead (2005). Harrison is a pen name for Dawn Cook. This has ISBN 0-7394-6380-2; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

The Course of the Heart M. John Harrison (Night Shade Books 1-59780-040-6, Mar 2006, $13.95, 198pp, tp, cover by David Lloyd) Reprint (Gollancz 1992) literary fantasy novel.

Lovecraft’s New York Circle: The Kalem Club, 1924-1927 ed. Mara Kirk Hart & S. T. Joshi (Hippocampus Press 0-9761592-9-5, Mar 2006, $15.00, 240pp, tp, cover by Barbara Briggs Silbert) Associational non-fiction, a gathering of correspondence by George Kirk along with various items written by The Kalem Club, a group of eight New York writers including Kirk, H.P. Lovecraft, Frank Belknap Long, and Rheinhart Kleiner. Brief biographies of and writings by the club members are also included, along with bibliography and index. Preface by Peter Cannon. Introduction by Mara Kirk Hart. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.hippocampuspress.com] or from Hippocampus Press, PO Box 641, New York NY 10156. [H. P. Lovecraft]

The Vampire’s Seduction Raven Hart (Ballantine 0-345-47975-0, Apr 2006, $6.99, 408pp, pb) [Savannah Vampire Chronicles] Vampire novel. A playboy vampire in Savannah GA faces off against an ancient enemy.

The Gandhi Ring Bruce Hartford (Westwind Writers 0-9778000-0-8, Jul 2006, $19.50, 609pp, tp, cover by Johan Roll) SF novel. A PI and a civil rights activist fight for the rights of Artificial People in 2052 San Francisco. This is a print-on-demand edition. Westwind Writers, 2301 Harrison St. #205, San Francisco CA 94110; [www.wwwriters.com].

The Science Fiction Century, Volume 1 ed. David G. Hartwell (Tor/Orb 0-312-86484-1, Mar 2006, $21.95, 511pp, tp, cover by John Harris) Reprint (Tor 1997 as part of The Science Fiction Century) anthology. This break-up volume has 26 of the original’s 45 stories.

The Science Fiction Century, Volume 2 ed. David G. Hartwell (Tor/Orb 0-765-31492-4, Oct 2006, $21.95, 508pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 1997 as part of The Science Fiction Century) anthology; this breakup volume has 19 of the original’s 45 stories.

The Space Opera Renaissance ed. David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer (Tor 0-765-30617-4, Jul 2006, $39.95, 941pp, hc) SF anthology of 32 stories, arranged chronologically and thematically to explore the evolution of space opera as outlined in the editors’ introduction.

The Space Opera Renaissance ed. David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer (SFBC #1215904, Aug 2006, $17.99, 941pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 2006) SF anthology of 32 stories. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Year’s Best Fantasy 6 ed. David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer (Tachyon Publications 1-892391-37-6, Sep 2006, $14.95, 355 + x, tp, cover by David M. Bowers) Best-of-the-year anthology with 23 stories of genre fantasy, with a summation of the year by the editors. This is the sixth volume in the series previously published by Eos. Authors include Bruce Sterling, Neil Gaiman, Jeff VanderMeer, and Connie Willis. Tachyon Publications, 1459 18th St. #139, San Francisco CA 94107; [www.tachyonpublications.com].

Year’s Best SF 11 ed. David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-087341-8, Jun 2006, $7.99, 493 + xiv, pb) “Year’s Best” anthology of 31 stories from 2005, all strictly genre SF. The editors discuss the year in SF in the introduction. Authors include Gardner Dozois, Vonda N. McIntyre, and Cory Doctorow.

Year’s Best SF 11 ed. David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer (SFBC #1213066, Jun 2006, $12.99, 496 + xiv, hc, cover by Dominic Harman) Reprint (Eos 2006) “Year’s Best” anthology of 31 stories from 2005, all strictly genre SF. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-6924-8; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

The Town that Forgot How to Breathe Kenneth J. Harvey (St. Martin’s/Picador 0-312-42480-9, Sep 2006, $14.00, 471pp, tp) Reprint (Raincoast Books 2003) gothic horror novel.

Rhiana Michele Hauf (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80234-X, May 2006, $14.95, 411pp, tp) [Changelings] Medieval fantasy romance novel, third in the Changelings series begun in Seraphim. Rhiana discovers she has a special way with the dragons attacking her village.

Seraphim Michele Hauf (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80241-2, Apr 2006, $6.99, 504pp, pb) [Changelings] Reprint (Luna 2004) medieval fantasy romance novel, first in The Changelings series of two.

Rash Pete Hautman (Simon & Schuster 0-689-86801-4, Jun 2006, $15.95, 249pp, hc) Young-adult satirical near-future SF novel. A teen unjustly arrested is sold to a multinational corporation as forced labor.

Charmed & Ready Candace Havens (Berkley 0-425-21161-4, Sep 2006, $14.00, 245pp, tp) [Charmed] Fantasy romance novel, sequel to Charmed & Dangerous.

The Celestial Railroad and Other Stories Nathaniel Hawthorne (Penguin/Signet Classics 0-451-53020-9, Aug 2006, $5.95, 318 + xviii, pb) Reissue (Signet Classics 1963) collection of 18 stories, several with supernatural elements. This has a new introduction by Ross C. Murfin.

The Assassin King Elizabeth Haydon (Tor 978-0-765-30565-7, Jan 2007, $25.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Symphony of Ages] Fantasy novel, third in the Symphony of Ages series following the Rhapsody trilogy.

The Floating Island Elizabeth Haydon (Tor/Starscape 0-765-30867-3, Sep 2006, $17.95, 368pp, hc, cover by Jason Chan) [Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme] Young-adult fantasy novel, first in The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme series. Illustrated by Brett Helquist. Includes readers guide.

Hal Spacejock: Second Course Simon Haynes (Fremantle Arts Centre Press 1-92106-466-8, Mar 2006, A$19.95, 364pp, pb, cover by Les Peterson) [Hal Spacejock] Reprint (Bowman Publishing 2003) humorous SF adventure novel featuring a space pilot, the second in a series. The text has been revised. Fremantle Arts Centre Press, PO Box 158, North Fremantle WA 6159, Australia; [www.fremantlepress.com.au].

Conversations with Carl Sagan ed. Tom Head (University Press of Mississippi 1-57806-736-7, Feb 2006, $20.00, 167 + xxv, tp) Non-fiction collection of interviews with celebrity scientist Sagan; his single novel, Contact, is only mentioned in passing. Includes chronology, bibliography, and index. A hardcover edition ($50.00, -735-9) was announced but not seen. University Press of Mississippi, 3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson MS 39211-6492; [www.upress.state.ms.us]. [Carl Sagan]

The Minister’s Daughter Julie Hearn (Simon Pulse 0-689-87691-2, Dec 2006, $7.99, 264pp, tp) Reprint (Oxford 2003 as The Merrybegot) young-adult historical fantasy.

Brilliance of the Moon: Episode One: Battle for Maruyama Lian Hearn (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240623-6, May 2006, $6.50, 212pp, tp, cover by Hokusai) [Tales of the Otori] Reprint (Riverhead 2004) Japanese Samurai fantasy novel, the first part of the third book in the “Tales of the Otori” trilogy. Hearn is a pen name for Gillian Rubenstein.

Brilliance of the Moon: Episode Two: Scars of Victory Lian Hearn (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240594-9, May 2006, $6.50, 281pp, tp, cover by Kuniyoshi) [Tales of the Otori] Reprint (Riverhead 2004) Japanese Samurai fantasy novel, the second part of the third book in the “Tales of the Otori” trilogy. Hearn is a pen name for Gillian Rubenstein.

The Harsh Cry of the Heron Lian Hearn (Penguin/Riverhead 1-59448-923-8, Sep 2006, $26.95, 508pp, hc) [Tales of the Otori] Japanese samurai fantasy novel, the fourth and last in the Tales of the Otori series. Hearn is a pen name for Gillian Rubenstein.

The Harsh Cry of the Heron Lian Hearn (SFBC #1223508, Nov 2006, $13.49, 508pp, hc) [Tales of the Otori] Reprint (Riverhead 2006) Japanese samurai fantasy novel, the fourth and last in the Tales of the Otori series. Hearn is a pen name for Gillian Rubenstein. This is similar to the Riverhead edition, except it lacks a price and has the book club number on the back jacket.

Farnham’s Freehold Robert A. Heinlein (Baen 1-4165-2093-7, Nov 2006, $15.00, 294pp, tp, cover by Stephen Hickman) Reprint (Putnam 1964) SF novel.

Glory Road Robert A. Heinlein (Tor/Orb 0-765-31222-0, Apr 2006, $14.95, 319pp, tp, cover by Gregory Manchess) Reprint (Putnam 1963) SF/fantasy novel, a take-off on the basic fantasy plot. This includes a 1979 afterword by Samuel R. Delany.

Outward Bound Robert A. Heinlein (SFBC #1214115, Jun 2006, $14.99, 586pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) Omnibus of three young-adult SF novels: Have Spacesuit—Will Travel (1958), Starship Troopers (1959), and Podkayne of Mars (1963), which includes both Heinlein’s original ending and the one first published. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-4891-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Red Planet Robert A. Heinlein (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-49318-4, Oct 2006, $13.95, 255 + xiii, tp, cover by John Picacio) Reprint (Scribner 1949) young-adult SF novel. This is the Del Rey 1990 revised edition, and adds a new introduction by William H. Patterson, Jr. and sample pages of the original, heavily edited manuscript.

Space Cadet Robert A. Heinlein (Tor/Orb 0-765-31451-7, Nov 2006, $12.95, 223pp, tp, cover by Vincent di Fate) Reprint (Scribner 1948) young-adult SF novel.

Starship Troopers Robert A. Heinlein (Ace 0-441-01410-0, Jul 2006, $14.00, 280pp, tp) Reprint (Putnam 1959) Hugo award-winning military SF novel.

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