The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

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The Elfstones of Shannara Terry Brooks (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-549-2, Oct 2006, £7.99, 473pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1982) fantasy novel.

The Elfstones of Shannara Terry Brooks (Little, Brown UK/Atom 1-904233-98-8, Nov 2006, £7.99, 614pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1982) fantasy novel. A mini-hardback edition.

High Druid of Shannara: Straken Terry Brooks (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-8396-0, Sep 2006, £6.99, 368pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: High Druid of Shannara] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2005) fantasy novel. Fantasy novel, the third in the trilogy.

A Knight of the Word Terry Brooks (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-545-X, Aug 2006, £7.99, 421pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [John Ross, Knight] Reprint (Orbit 1998) fantasy novel.

Running with the Demon Terry Brooks (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-544-1, Aug 2006, £7.99, 503pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [John Ross, Knight] Reprint (Del Rey 1997) fantasy novel.

The Sword of Shannara Terry Brooks (Little, Brown UK/Atom 1-904233-97-X, Oct 2006, £7.99, 664pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1977) fantasy novel, the first in the Shannara series. A mini-hardback edition.

The Master and Margarita Mikhail Bulgakov (Penguin UK 0-141-18828-6, Jan 2006, £7.99, 564pp, tp) Reprint (Penguin 1997) literary fantasy novel. Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky from the original 1966-67 Russian magazine version, restoring sections cut in previous translations. Includes an introduction by Pevear. A Penguin Red Classic edition.

Star Risk Chris Bunch (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-453-4, Jun 2006, £6.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Star Risk, Ltd.] Reprint (Penguin/Roc 2002 as Star Risk, Ltd.) military SF novel, the first in a series about a group of mercenaries who undertake odd missions. [First U.K. edition]

Star Risk: Book Four: The Dog from Hell Chris Bunch (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-456-9, Sep 2006, £6.99, 307pp, pb) [Star Risk, Ltd.] Reprint (Roc 2005) SF novel. [First U.K. edition]

Star Risk: Book Three: The Doublecross Program Chris Bunch (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-455-0, Aug 2006, £6.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Star Risk, Ltd.] Reprint (Roc 2004) military SF novel, third in the Star Risk, Ltd. series about a group of space mercenaries. [First U.K. edition]

Star Risk: Book Two: The Scoundrel Worlds Chris Bunch (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-454-2, Jul 2006, £6.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Star Risk, Ltd.] Reprint (Roc 2003) military SF novel, second in the Star Risk, Ltd. series about a group of space mercenaries. [First U.K. edition]

Dead Beat Jim Butcher (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-528-X, Jun 2006, £6.99, 498pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Dresden Files] Reprint (Roc 2005) dark fantasy mystery novel, seventh book of the Dresden Files. [First U.K. edition]

Death of a Ghost Charles Butler (HarperCollins UK Children’s Books 0-00-712858-4, Jan 2006, £5.99, 202pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel.

Babylon Richard Calder (PS Publishing 1-904619-57-6, Mar 2006, £35.00, 248pp, hc, cover by Thomas Cole) Alternate history fantasy novel. A young woman dreams of becoming a sacred prostitute in a parallel world, while Jack the Ripper kills Babylonian whores. Introduction by K.J. Bishop. This is a signed limited hardcover edition of 500; a slipcased edition of 200 signed by both Calder and Bishop (-58-4, £60.00) is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

Scar Night Alan Campbell (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-9035-9, Jul 2006, £17.99, 517pp, hc, cover by Dominic Harman) [Deepgate Codex] Fantasy novel, the first book in The Deepgate Codex. A first novel. The city of Deepgate, suspended by chains over the abyss for thousands of years, is betrayed. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-9036-4) was announced but not seen.

The Black Magician Trilogy Trudi Canavan (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 0-7088-0959-6, Jan 2006, £30.00, 1056pp, hc) [Black Magician] Fantasy omnibus of The Magicians’ Guild (2001), Novice (2002), and The High Lord (2003). This is a signed, boxed, shrinkwrapped edition limited to 1500 copies and sold exclusively in branches of Waterstones’ bookshops.

Last Of The Wilds Trudi Canavan (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-387-2, Aug 2006, £12.99, 614pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Age of the Five] Reprint (Voyager Australia 2006) fantasy novel. Book two of the Age of the Five series. [First U.K. edition]

Priestess of the White Trudi Canavan (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-386-4, Feb 2006, £7.99, 659pp, hc) [Age of the Five] Reprint (Voyager Australia 2005) fantasy novel, the first book of the Age of the Five. [First U.K. edition]

Priestess of the White Trudi Canavan (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-515-8, Jul 2006, £7.99, ii+676pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Age of the Five] Reprint (Voyager Australia 2005) fantasy novel, the first book of Age of the Five.

Shadow of the Giant Orson Scott Card (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-207-8, Mar 2006, £6.99, 431pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Ender: Shadow] Reprint (Tor 2005) SF novel. Book four of the Shadow Saga and eighth in the Ender Wiggins series.

The Devil You Know Mike Carey (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-413-5, Apr 2006, £6.99, 470pp, pb, cover by Alex Williamson) [Felix Castor] Horror novel, the first in a series featuring hard-boiled exorcist Felix Castor in an alternate London. A first novel.

Vicious Circle Mike Carey (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-414-3, Oct 2006, £7.99, 501pp, pb, cover by Alex Williamson) [Felix Castor] Fantasy novel featuring Felix Castor, sequel to The Devil You Know.

Land of Elyon: Valley of Thorns Patrick Carman (Scholastic UK 0-439-95998-5, May 2006, £4.99, 197pp, tp) [Land of Elyon] Reprint (Orchard Books 2005 as Beyond the Valley of Thorns) young-adult fantasy novel. Book two in the series.

I Am Alive and You Are Dead: A Journey into the Mind of Philip K. Dick Emmanuel Carrère (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7971-7, May 2006, £8.99, 315pp, tp, cover by Alex Williamson) Reprint (Metropolitan 2004) biography. [Philip K. Dick]

The New Heroes: Sakkara Michael Carroll (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-721093-0, Oct 2006, £5.99, 335pp, tp) [New Heroes] Young-adult fantasy novel, the second in a series about the children of superheroes after The Quantum Prophecy.

The New Heroes: The Quantum Prophecy Michael Carroll (HarperCollins UK Children’s Books 0-00-721092-2, Jan 2006, £5.99, 318pp, tp) [New Heroes] Young-adult fantasy novel. First in a new series. Children begin to develop new powers after all their world’s superheroes and villains vanish.

Angela Carter’s Book of Fairy Tales ed. Angela Carter (Virago 1-8440-8173-7, Nov 2005, £6.99, xxiv+486pp, tp, cover by Roxanna Bikadoroff) Omnibus of two fairy-tale anthologies: The Virago Book of Fairy Tales (1990) and The Second Virago Book of Fairy Tales (1992).

The Hand of the Devil Dean Vincent Carter (The Bodley Head 0-370-32883-3, Feb 2006, £10.99, 295pp, hc, cover by Songe Riddle) Young-adult fantasy novel.

Time Hunter: The Sideways Door R. J. Carter & Troy Riser (Telos 1-84583-102-0, Aug 2006, £7.99, 78pp, tp, cover by Matthew Laznicka) [Time Hunter] Novellazation, the tenth in a series about Honoré Lechasseur, introduced in Doctor Who: Cabinet of Light. Deluxe limited signed by author. This is second in the “final trilogy” about Lechasseur. Available from 61 Elgar Avenue, Tolworth, Surrey KT5 9JP. A deluxe hardback edition (-103-9, £25.00) was announced but not seen.

The Giants’ Dance Robert Carter (HarperCollins UK 0-00-716925-6, Feb 2006, £6.99, 593pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) [Language of Stones] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2005) Arthurian historical fantasy novel; Arthur reincarnates in an alternate fifteenth century. Book Two of The Language of Stones.

Whitemantle Robert Carter (HarperCollins UK 0-00-716926-4, May 2006, £17.99, ii+483pp, hc) [Language of Stones] Arthurian fantasy novel, third in The Language of Stones. An uncertain reincarnation of King Arthur seeks his true identity in an alternate 15th century threatened by an evil sorcerer. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-716928-0, £11.99) was announced but not seen.

Whitemantle Robert Carter (Harper UK 0-00-716927-2, Nov 2006, £7.99, 528pp, pb) [Language of Stones] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2006) alternate 15th-century Arthurian fantasy novel. Book three of The Language of Stones.

Doctor Who: Atom Bomb Blues Andrew Cartmel (BBC Books 0-563-48635-X, Dec 2005, £5.99, 277pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the world of the TV series, featuring the seventh Doctor and Ace.

The Age of Misrule Mark Chadbourn (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07918-5, Sep 2006, £8.99, 1350pp, tp, cover by Sue Michniewicz) [Age of Misrule] Omnibus of the fantasy trilogy: World’s End (1999), Darkest Hour (2000), and Almost Forever (2001).

The Hounds of Avalon Mark Chadbourn (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07772-7, Jun 2006, £6.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) [Dark Age] Reprint (Gollancz 2005) fantasy novel. Fantasy novel in the Dark Age series.

Jack of Ravens Mark Chadbourn (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07800-6, Jul 2006, £12.99, 374pp, tp) [Kingdom of the Serpent] Fantasy novel, the first in the Kingdom of the Serpent series. Jack Churchill is thrown back millennia in time and seen as a messenger from the gods. A hardcover edition (-07676-3, £17.99) was announced but not seen.

Death Match Lincoln Child (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-947863-3, Oct 2005, £6.99, 422pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 2004) thriller with SF elements. [First U.K. edition]

Death’s Dominion Simon Clark (Hale, Robert 0-7090-8189-8, Dec 2006, £18.99, 224pp, hc, cover by Derek Colligan) Reprint (Leisure 2006) fantasy/horror novel. Science has learned to reanimate the dead; the harder part is killing them again. [First U.K. edition]

London Under Midnight Simon Clark (Severn House 0-7278-6398-3, Jun 2006, £18.99, 214pp, hc) Horror novel.

The Tower Simon Clark (Hale, Robert 0-7090-8002-6, Jan 2006, £18.99, 224pp, hc, cover by Derek Colligan) Horror novel. Five young people house-sit an empty building.

Rendezvous with Rama Arthur C. Clarke (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07733-6, Apr 2006, £6.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Rama] Reprint (Gollancz 1973) SF novel, the first book in the Rama series. Volume 65 in the SF Masterworks series.

Sunstorm Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxter (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07801-4, Apr 2006, £6.99, 332pp, pb) [A Time Odyssey] Reprint (Del Rey 2005) SF novel. The second book in the series A Time Odyssey, after Time’s Eye.

Rama II Arthur C. Clarke & Gentry Lee (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07722-0, Jan 2006, £6.99, 495pp, pb) [Rama] Reprint (Gollancz 1989) SF novel. Second in the Rama series begun in Clarke’s solo Rendezvous with Rama.

The Return from Troy Lindsay Clarke (HarperCollins UK 0-00-715256-6, Apr 2006, £7.99, 493pp, tp, cover by Alan Lee) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2005) fantasy novel retelling the Odyssey.

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7988-1, Sep 2005, £8.99, 1006pp, tp, cover by Portia Rosenberg) [John Uskglass] Reprint (Bloomsbury USA 2004) historical novel in which magic is real.

She’s Alone Richard Bruce Clay (Poetry Monthly Press, Sep 2006, £6.50, 126pp, tp) SF novel. A woman wakes to discover all other women have been exterminated and being female is punishable by death. Robert Bruce Clay, 21 Wheeler Street, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 1XL, UK; add £1.00 postage, £2.50 in the US.

Hinterland James Clemens (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-442-9, Nov 2006, £11.99, v+463pp, tp, cover by blacksheep) [Godslayer Chronicles] Fantasy novel, the second in the Godslayer Chronicles. Copyrighted by James Czaijkowski. Simultaneous with the US (Roc) edition.

Shadowfall James Clemens (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-302-3, Apr 2006, £7.99, 674pp, pb) [Godslayer Chronicles] Reprint (Orbit 2005) fantasy novel, the first book of the Godslayer Chronicles.

The Alchemists of Barbal David Clement-Davies (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-41008-3, Feb 2006, £5.99, 341pp, tp) Reprint (Macmillan Children’s Books 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.

The Telling Pool David Clement-Davies (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7288-7, May 2006, £12.99, 360pp, hc, cover by Clare Melinsky) Reprint (Amulet Books 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]

The Asti Spumante Code Toby Clements (Time Warner 0-7515-3768-3, Apr 2005, £5.99, 247pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) Parody of The Da Vinci Code. Published in 2005 but not seen until now.

Shadowmasque Michael Cobley (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-5682-4, Jun 2005, £10.99, iv+448pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Shadowkings] Fantasy novel, the third book of the Shadowkings trilogy.

Shadowmasque Michael Cobley (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-1601-5, Aug 2006, £6.99, 448pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Shadowkings] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2005) fantasy novel, the third book of The Shadowkings trilogy.

The Good People Steve Cockayne (Little, Brown UK/Atom 1-904233-62-7, Jul 2006, £12.99, 343pp, hc, cover by Matt Murphy) Young-adult fantasy novel. A trade paperback edition (-92-9, £8.99) was announced but not seen.

GodSword Emerson Cole (Severn House 0-7278-6350-9, Feb 2006, £18.99, 395pp, hc) [Connor Brock, I.C.E.] Political thriller with fantasy elements, the first in the Connor Brock, I.C.E. series.

Doctor Who: The Art of Destruction Stephen Cole (BBC Books 0-563-48651-1, Sep 2006, £6.99, 253pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Original novel based on the TV series, featuring the 10th Doctor and Rose. Book 11 in the sequence.

Doctor Who: The Feast of the Drowned Stephen Cole (BBC Books 0-563-48644-9, Apr 2006, £6.99, 249pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series, featuring the 10th Doctor and Rose.

Thieves Like Us Stephen Cole (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7954-7, Feb 2006, £6.99, 350pp, tp, cover by Ian Butterworth) [Thieves Like Us] Young-adult thriller with SF and fantasy elements. Young criminals are recruited to undertake a quest.

Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony Eoin Colfer (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-38268-6, Aug 2006, £12.99, 376pp, hc, cover by Kev Walker) [Artemis Fowl] Humorous young-adult fantasy novel. Book five in the series about a boy criminal mastermind.

Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception Eoin Colfer (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-31549-0, Apr 2006, £6.99, 355pp, tp, cover by Kev Walker) [Artemis Fowl] Reprint (Puffin 2005) humorous young-adult fantasy novel, the fourth book in the series.

Half Moon Investigations Eoin Colfer (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-38270-8, Jun 2006, £12.99, 311pp, hc, cover by Kev Walker) Humorous young-adult fantasy novel. First in a new series.

Final Destination: Looks Could Kill Nancy A. Collins (BL Publishing/Black Flame 1-84416-316-4, Jan 2006, £6.99, 383pp, pb) [Final Destination] Horror novelization based on the world of the movie.

Final Destination 2 Nancy A. Collins & Natasha Rhodes (BL Publishing/Black Flame 1-84416-318-0, Jan 2006, £6.99, 415pp, pb) [Final Destination] Horror novelization.

Gregor and the Rats of Underland Suzanne Collins (The Chicken House 1-904442-42-0, Jan 2006, £8.99, 256pp, hc) Reprint (Scholastic Press 2003 as Gregor the Overlander) young-adult fantasy novel. A boy and his little sister find a portal into a strange Underland beneath NYC. [First U.K. edition]

The Book of Lost Things John Connolly (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-89946-8, Sep 2006, £12.99, 310pp, hc) Dark fantasy novel.

D is for Dahl Wendy Cooling (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131272-6, Sep 2005, £6.99, 149pp, tp, cover by Quentin Blake) Reprint (Puffin UK 2004) reference book, an encyclopedic guide to Dahl’s works. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. [Roald Dahl]

Saucer: The Conquest Stephen Coonts (Orion 0-75287-691-0, Jan 2006, £6.99, 324pp, pb, cover by Nick Castle) Reprint (St. Martin’s 2004) SF novel.

The Magician’s Boy Susan Cooper (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-91110-7, Sep 2005, £4.99, 101pp, tp, cover by Serena Riglietti) Reprint (McElderry 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]

Victory Susan Cooper (The Bodley Head 0-370-32891-4, Mar 2006, £8.99, 262pp, hc, cover by Steve Rawlings) Young-adult fantasy timeslip novel about a contemporary English girl forced to live in America, and a young boy aboard Nelson’s ship Victory at Trafalgar.

Lionboy: The Truth Zizou Corder (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-38054-3, Feb 2006, £12.99, 275pp, hc, cover by blacksheep) [Lionboy] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in the trilogy. [First U.K. edition]

Dark Rain Conor Corderoy (Macmillan New Writing 0-230-00010-X, Apr 2006, £12.99, 243pp, hc) SF novel. Forty years of rain create mass poverty, while the wealthy shelter in domes and all finances are diverted to create a defence against approaching aliens. A first novel. A paperback edition (-00735-X) was announced but not seen.

The Lucifer Code Michael Cordy (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15447-4, Feb 2006, £6.99, 441pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam UK 2001 as Lucifer) fantasy novel.

Warhammer 40,000: Dark Adeptus Ben Counter (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-242-7, Jan 2006, £6.99, 401pp, pb, cover by Philip Sibbering) [Warhammer 40,000: Grey Knights] Novelization set in the universe of the roleplaying game. Book two of the Grey Knights subseries.

Warhammer 40,000: Galaxy in Flames Ben Counter (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-393-8, Sep 2006, £5.99, 407pp, pb, cover by Neil Roberts) [Warhammer 40,000: Horus Heresy] Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game, part of the Horus Heresy subseries.

9Tail Fox Jon Courtenay Grimwood (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07809-X, Aug 2006, £7.99, 326pp, tp, cover by Laura Brett) Reprint (Gollancz 2005) fantasy novel.

End of the World Blues Jon Courtenay Grimwood (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07616-X, Aug 2006, £12.99, 342pp, hc) SF novel. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-07777-8, £10.99) was announced but not seen.

The Crow Alison Croggon (Walker Books UK 1-4063-0137-X, Jul 2006, £7.99, 509pp, tp) [Pellinor] Young-adult fantasy novel, the third book in the Pellinor series.

Gatty’s Tale Kevin Crossley-Holland (Orion Children’s Books 1-8425-5273-2, Oct 2006, £12.99, 388pp, hc, cover by Stephen Raw) [Arthur] Young-adult novel featuring the character from his Arthur series.

The Seeing Stone Kevin Crossley-Holland (Orion/Phoenix 0-75382-121-4, Sep 2006, £6.99, 341pp, tp) [Arthur] Reprint (Orion Children’s Books 2000 as Arthur: The Seeing Stone) young-adult fantasy novel. Rejacketed for adults.

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