The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006


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The Crimson Comet Dean Morrissey & Stephen Krensky (HarperCollins 0-06-008068-X, Oct 2006, $16.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Dean Morrissey) Illustrated children’s picture book, with story by Morrissey and Krensky, illustrations by Morrissey. Kids dream of flying a homemade rocket ship to visit the Man-in-the-Moon.


The Monster Trap Dean Morrissey & Stephen Krensky (HarperTrophy 0-06-052500-2, Aug 2006, $6.99, unpaginated, tp, cover by Dean Morrissey) Reprint (HarperCollins 2004) illustrated children’s picture book, with story by Morrissey and Krensky, illustrations by Morrissey.


The Last Witchfinder James Morrow (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-082179-5, Mar 2006, $25.95, 526pp, hc, cover by Tompkins Harrison Matteson) Historical fantasy novel. Jennet Stearn’s determination to end the witch hunts takes her on a picaresque journey from 17th-century England to the American colonies. Published in French in 2003 as Le dernier chasseur de sorciers (Au Diable Vauvert 2003).


The Last Witchfinder James Morrow (SFBC #1203499, Oct 2006, $13.99, 526pp, tp, cover by Tompkins Harrison Matteson) Reprint (Morrow 2006) fantasy novel. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7465-5; it lacks a price and has the book club number on the back cover.


The Riddles of Epsilon Christine Morton-Shaw (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-072821-3, Oct 2006, $7.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Bernard Maisner) Reprint (Tegen Books 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.


47 Walter Mosley (Little, Brown 0-316-01635-7, Nov 2006, $7.99, 232pp, tp) Reprint (Little, Brown 2005) young-adult historical fantasy about a plantation slave boy.


The Wave Walter Mosley (SFBC #1198645, Feb 2006, $11.50, 209pp, hc) Reprint (Warner Aspect 2006) SF novel. This is similar to the Warner Aspect edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Wave Walter Mosley (Warner 0-446-61818-7, Jan 2007, $7.50, 226pp, pb) Reprint (Warner Aspect 2006) SF novel.


Fablehaven Brandon Mull (Shadow Mountain 1-59038-581-0, Jun 2006, $16.95, 359pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. Kids discover their grandfather is really the keeper of a refuge for magical creatures, not all of them benign. A first novel.


Shadows All Around Her Catherine Mulvany (Pocket Star 978-1-4165-4081-6, Jan 2007, $4.99, 357pp, pb, cover by Craig White) Paranormal romance. A woman seeking her abducted stepfather runs into a sexy playboy with dark secrets.


Steamboy Sadayuki Murai (VizMedia 1-4215-0145-7, Nov 2005, $17.99, 192pp, hc, cover by Tatsuya Tomaru) Novelization based on the steampunk anime film. Translated by Naoko Amemiya from the Japanese (Kadokawa Shoten Publishing 2004).


Steel Sky Andrew C. Murphy (Per Aspera Press 0-9745734-5-0, May 2006, $24.95, 347pp, hc, cover by Linda Hsien-Ling Tso) Post-holocaust SF novel. The remnants of humanity live in an underground city with a highly stratified society. A first novel. Per Aspera Press, 1425 N. 46th Street, Seattle WA 98103; [www.perasperapress.com].


Shirley Jackson: Essays on the Literary Legacy ed. Bernice M. Murphy (McFarland 0-7864-2312-9, Oct 2005, $35.00, 296 + viii, tp, cover by Justin Kempton) Non-fiction, a gathering of 14 essays, five original and the rest from the last two decades, on Jackson’s works, with a long introduction by the editor. Includes notes, bibliography, index. McFarland, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com]. [Shirley Jackson]


Thunderbird Falls C. E. Murphy (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80235-8, May 2006, $14.95, 408pp, tp) [Walker Papers] Contemporary fantasy, the second in The Walker Papers about shaman/police mechanic Joanne Walker.


The Outcast ed. Nicole R. Murphy (CSFG Publishing 0-977519-20-1, Apr 2006, A$20.00, 213pp, tp, cover by Les Petersen) Original anthology of 20 stories about outcasts, exiles, and strangers by Australian authors including Maxine McArthur, Cory Daniells, and Cat Sparks. Illustrated by Brian Smith. Published by the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild. Available from CSFG Publishing, PO Box 1153, Woden ACT 2606, Australia; [www.austspeculativefiction.com.au].


The City, Not Long After Pat Murphy (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240405-5, Apr 2006, $7.99, 247pp, tp, cover by Tony Sahara) Reprint (Doubleday 1989) SF novel, repackaged for young-adults.


Cat Breaking Free Shirley Rousseau Murphy (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-057812-2, Oct 2006, $6.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Beppe Giacobbe) [Joe Grey] Reprint (HarperCollins 2005) fantasy mystery novel, the 11th featuring talking cat Joe Grey.


Memory Linda Nagata (Tor 0-765-34076-3, Jan 2006, $7.99, 416pp, pb, cover by David Bowers) Reprint (Tor 2003) SF novel set on a constructed world whose inhabitants have forgotten their origins.


Orbit John J. Nance (Simon & Schuster 0-7432-5052-4, Mar 2006, $25.00, 275pp, hc) Very-near-future SF novel. A man who wins a free trip into space is stranded alone in orbit when an accident kills the pilot and cuts off all communication.


Anime: From Akira to Howl’s Moving Castle Susan J. Napier (St. Martin’s/Palgrave Macmillan 1-4039-7052-1, Dec 2005, $17.95, 355 + xviii, tp) Reprint (Palgrave Macmillan 2001 as Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke) non-fiction, reference, a guide to Japanese animation. This edition has been updated to include recent films, and has a new foreword discussing developments in the field since 2001.


UltraViolet Yvonne Navarro (Warner 0-446-61654-0, Mar 2006, $6.99, 291pp, pb) Movie novelization. Copyrighted by Screen Gems.


Finding Satan Andrew Neiderman (Pocket Star 1-4165-1683-2, Sep 2006, $7.99, 392pp, pb) Horror novel. Parapsychological researchers find a way to track pure evil.


Days of Rage Kris Nelscott (St. Martin’s Minotaur 0-312-32529-0, Mar 2006, $24.95, 336pp, hc) [Smokey Dalton] Associational mystery, the sixth featuring detective Smokey Dalton. Nelscott is a pen name for Kristine Kathryn Rusch.


Lionel and the Book of Beasts E. Nesbit & Michael Hague (HarperCollins 0-688-1400608, Oct 2006, $16.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Michael Hague) Picture book based on a story by E. Nesbit, retold and illustrated by Michael Hague.


Jack and the Beanstalk E. Nesbit & Matt Tavares (Candlewick Press 0-7636-2124-2, Oct 2006, $16.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Matt Tavares) Reprint (Hodder 1908 as part of The Old Nursery Stories) children’s picture book with story by Nesbit and new color illustrations by Tavares.


Nocturne Jus Neuce (Aio Publishing 1-9330830-1-8, Oct 2005, $14.00, 373pp, tp) SF novel about a colony planet, the first in a series. A first novel. This is dated 2005, but not seen until now. Aio Publishing, PO Box 30788, Charleston SC 29417; [www.aiopublishing.com].


Savage Messiah Robert Newcomb (SFBC #1202805, Feb 2006, $13.50, 574pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) [Destinies of Blood and Stone] Reprint (Del Rey 2006) fantasy novel, first in the Destinies of Blood and Stone trilogy sequel to The Chronicles of Blood and Stone trilogy. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Savage Messiah Robert Newcomb (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-47708-8, Jan 2007, $7.99, 518pp, pb, cover by Gerald Brom) [Destinies of Blood and Stone] Reprint (Del Rey 2006) fantasy novel, first in The Destinies of Blood and Stone trilogy sequel to the The Chronicles of Blood and Stone.


Pretend We’re Dead: Capitalist Monsters in American Pop Culture Annalee Newitz (Duke University Press 0-8223-3745-2, Sep 2006, $21.95, 223pp, tp) Critical non-fiction postulating that zombies, serial killers, and other fictional monsters act out the problems of soul-crushing capitalism. Discusses fiction, films, Hollywood, and real serial killers. Includes notes, bibliography, filmography, and index. Duke University Press, Box 90660, Durham NC 27708-0660; [www.dukeupress.edu].


The Man from the Diogenes Club Kim Newman (MonkeyBrain Books 1-932265-17-1, Jun 2006, $15.95, 387pp, tp, cover by John Picacio) [Richard Jeperson; Diogenes Club] Collection of eight stories, one original, featuring the supernatural cases of 1970s secret agent Richard Jeperson. Newman provides an afterword on how the stories came to be written. Order from MonkeyBrain, 11204 Crossland Dr., Austin TX 78726; [info@monkeybrainbooks.com]; [www.monkeybrainbooks.com].


The Righteous Blade Stan Nicholls (SFBC #1201394, Jan 2006, $12.99, 327pp, hc, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Dreamtime] Reprint (Voyager 2004 as Quicksilver Zenith) fantasy novel, second in “The Dreamtime” trilogy about a cursed warrior seeking a group of magicians called the Covenant. This has ISBN 0-7394-6285-7; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Righteous Blade Stan Nicholls (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-073892-8, Nov 2006, $7.99, 327pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Dreamtime] Reprint (Voyager 2004 as Quicksilver Zenith) fantasy novel, second in The Dreamtime trilogy.


The Farm Scott Nicholson (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1712-0, Jul 2006, $6.99, 394pp, pb) Horror novel.


Seeker William Nicholson (Harcourt 0-15-205768-4, May 2006, $17.00, 413pp, hc, cover by Douglas Mullen) Young-adult fantasy novel, first in the Noble Warriors trilogy. Three young people try to prove they are worthy to become Noble Warriors. First US edition (Egmont 9/05).


Nielsen’s Fairy Tale Illustrations in Full Color Kay Nielsen (Dover 0-486-44902-5, Jul 2006, $12.95, 64pp, tp, cover by Arthur Rackham) Art book, a collection of 59 full-color plates originally published in four books of fairy-tales.


A Breach in the Watershed Douglas Niles (Ace 0-441-00349-4, Nov 2006, $7.99, 449pp, pb, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [Watershed] Reissue (Ace 1995) fantasy novel, book one of the Watershed trilogy. Eighth printing.


Darkenheight Douglas Niles (Ace 0-441-00456-3, Dec 2006, $7.99, 422pp, pb, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [Watershed] Reissue (Ace 1996) fantasy novel. Book two of The Watershed trilogy. Fifth printing.


DragonLance: The Crown and the Sword Douglas Niles (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3788-2, Jun 2006, $6.99, 385pp, pb, cover by J. P. Targete) [DragonLance: Rise of Solamnia] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, the second book of the Rise of Solamnia series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.


DragonLance: The Measure and the Truth Douglas Niles (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4247-3, Jan 2007, $6.99, 388pp, pb, cover by J. P. Targete) [DragonLance: Rise of Solamnia] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, the third book in the Rise of Solamnia series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.


War of the Worlds: New Millennium Douglas Niles (Tor 0-765-35000-9, Nov 2006, $7.99, 359pp, pb, cover by Julie Bell) Reprint (Tor 2005) contemporary SF technothriller, an update of Wells’s classic. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett and Associates.


30 Days of Night: Rumors of the Undead Steve Niles & Jeff Mariotte (Pocket Star 0-7434-9651-5, Feb 2006, $7.99, 401pp, pb) Horror novel based on the world of the horror graphic novels created by Niles. FBI Special Agent Andy Gray, investigating what turned his partner into an undead killer, ends up in Barrow, Alaska.


Charlie Bone and the Hidden King Jenny Nimmo (Scholastic/Orchard 0-439-54530-7, Jun 2006, $9.99, 441pp, hc, cover by Chris Sheban) [Children of the Red King] Young-adult fantasy novel, fifth in the Children of the Red King quintet. This is bound in boards. Simultaneous with the Egmont UK edition.


Emlyn’s Moon Jenny Nimmo (Scholastic/Orchard 0-439-84676-5, Jan 2007, $9.99, 152pp, hc, cover by Brandon Dorman) [Magician] Reprint (Methuen 1986) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the Magician trilogy. Previously published in the US as Orchard of the Crescent Moon (Dutton 1989).


The Draco Tavern Larry Niven (Tor 0-765-30863-0, Jan 2006, $24.95, 304pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Draco Tavern] Collection of 27 stories and vignettes, four original, about a spaceport bar that caters to aliens.


The Draco Tavern Larry Niven (Tor 0-765-34771-7, Dec 2006, $6.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Draco Tavern] Reprint (Tor 2006) collection of 27 stories and vignettes about a spaceport bar that caters to aliens.


Building Harlequin’s Moon Larry Niven & Brenda Cooper (Tor 0-765-35129-3, Apr 2006, $7.99, 501pp, pb, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Reprint (Tor 2005) SF novel.


Burning Tower Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle (Pocket 0-7434-1692-9, Oct 2006, $7.99, 655pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Mana; Burning City] Reprint (Pocket 2005) pre-historic Los Angeles fantasy, sequel to The Burning City.


Across the Wall: A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories Garth Nix (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-074715-3, Aug 2006, $6.99, 415pp, pb, cover by Leo & Diane Dillon) Reprint (Eos 2005) young-adult collection of 12 stories, one in the Abhorsen series, and one satiric piece about epic fantasy.


The Keys to the Kingdom, Book 3: Drowned Wednesday Garth Nix (Scholastic 0-439-43656-7, Mar 2006, $6.99, 387pp, tp, cover by John Blackford) [Keys to the Kingdom] Reprint (Allen & Unwin Australia 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, third in a seven-part series.


The Keys to the Kingdom, Book 4: Sir Thursday Garth Nix (Scholastic 0-439-70087-6, Mar 2006, $16.99, 344pp, tp, cover by John Blackford) [Keys to the Kingdom] Young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in a seven-part series. Simultaneous with the Australian (Allen & Unwin) edition.


Tarnsman of Gor John Norman (Wildside Press/E-Reads 0-8095-5615-4, Mar 2006, $14.95, 160pp, tp, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Gor] Reprint (Ballantine 1966) fantasy novel, the first in the Gor series, with the original Vallejo cover. Available from from Wildside Press, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.wildsidepress.com].


Dungeons & Dayjobs Rob Northrup (Awkwardly Publishing, Jan 2006, $12.94, 166pp, tp) Collection of 13 stories (six original, several published online) and five recipes. Order from Robert T. Northrup, Awkwardly Publishing, 705 Irving St., Jackson MI 49202; [http://evilbobdayjob.tripod.com].


Dragon Magic Andre Norton (Tor/Starscape 0-765-35300-8, Aug 2006, $5.99, 215pp, tp, cover by Tristan Elwell) [Magic Books] Reprint (Crowell 1972) young-adult fantasy novel in the Magic Books series. This includes a reader’s guide.


Fur Magic Andre Norton (Tor/Starscape 0-765-35299-0, Apr 2006, $5.99, 152pp, tp, cover by Tristan Elwell) Reprint (World 1968) young-adult fantasy novel. This includes a six-page reader’s guide.


Lavender-Green Magic Andre Norton (Tor/Starscape 0-765-35301-6, Nov 2006, $5.99, 262pp, tp, cover by Tristan Elwell) [Magic] Reprint (Crowell 1974) young-adult fantasy novel in the Magic series.


Masks of the Outcasts Andre Norton (SFBC #1198672, Jun 2006, $11.99, 343pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Baen 2005) omnibus of two novels: Catseye (1961) and Night of Masks (1964). This is similar to the Baen edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Moonsinger Andre Norton (Baen 1-4165-2061-9, May 2006, $25.00, 403pp, hc, cover by Alan Pollack) [Moonsinger] Omnibus of two novels about the Moonsinger Maelen: Moon of Three Rings (1966) and Exiles of the Stars (1971).


Quag Keep Andre Norton (Tor 0-765-31302-2, May 2006, $13.95, 270pp, tp, cover by Justin Sweet) [Quag Keep] Reprint (Atheneum 1978) fantasy novel based on the world of Dungeons & Dragons.


Three Hands for Scorpio Andre Norton (Tor 978-0-765-34385-7, Jan 2007, $6.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Tristan Elwell) Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy novel.


Beast Master’s Quest Andre Norton & Lyn McConchie (Tor 0-765-31453-3, Jun 2006, $24.95, 302pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Hosteen Storm] SF novel, the third in a series of sequels to Norton’s The Beast Master.


Silver May Tarnish Andre Norton & Lyn McConchie (SFBC #1197759, Feb 2006, $12.99, 284pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Witch World] Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy novel in Norton’s Witch World series, written by McConchie. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Silver May Tarnish Andre Norton & Lyn McConchie (Tor 0-765-34553-6, Nov 2006, $6.99, 294pp, pb, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Witch World] Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy novel in Andre Norton’s Witch World series, written by McConchie.


Dragon Blade Andre Norton & Sasha Miller (Tor 0-765-34660-5, Dec 2006, $6.99, 336pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan] Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy novel, fourth in the Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan.


Quag Keep & Return to Quag Keep Andre Norton & Jean Rabe (SFBC #1206501, Mar 2006, $12.99, 435pp, hc, cover by J. P. Targete) [Quag Keep] Omnibus of two novels: Quag Keep (1978) and Return to Quag Keep (2006). This has ISBN 0-7394-6418-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


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