The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

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Cell Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-92145-5, Feb 2006, £11.99, 398pp, tp); Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2006) SF/horror novel. This edition is only available for sale in airports. [First U.K. edition]

Christine Stephen King (Hodder 0-340-92097-1, Sep 2006, £7.99, 749pp, pb); Reprint (Viking 1983) horror novel.

Cujo Stephen King (Hodder 0-340-89905-0, May 2006, £6.99, 345pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant); Reprint (Viking 1981) associational novel.

Danse Macabre Stephen King (Hodder 0-340-89909-3, May 2006, £6.99, 479pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant); Reprint (Everest House 1981) critical book.

The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-89621-3, Nov 2005, £10.99, xxv+237pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant); Reprint (Grant 1982) fantasy novel.

The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla Stephen King (Hodder 0-340-83615-6, Jan 2006, £6.99, xxiii+781pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant); Reprint (Grant 2003) fantasy novel.

The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah Stephen King (Hodder 0-340-83616-4, Apr 2006, £7.99, 450pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant); Reprint (Grant 2004) fantasy novel.

The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower Stephen King (Hodder 0-340-83617-2, Aug 2006, £6.99, 699pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant); Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2004) fantasy novel. An airside mass-market paperback edition (-82723-8, £6.99) is also available.

The Dead Zone Stephen King (Hodder 0-340-89903-4, May 2006, £6.99, 467pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant); Reprint (Viking 1979) fantasy novel.

Different Seasons Stephen King (Hodder 0-340-89907-7, May 2006, £6.99, 560pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant); Reprint (Viking 1982) original fantasy/horror collection.

The Eyes of the Dragon Stephen King (Hodder 0-340-89906-9, May 2006, £6.99, 427pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant); Reprint (Viking 1987) fantasy novel. This was revised from the earlier edition from Philtrum (1985).

Firestarter Stephen King (Hodder 0-340-89904-2, May 2006, £6.99, 510pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant); Reprint (Viking 1980) fantasy novel.

Lisey’s Story Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-89893-3, Oct 2006, £17.99, 559pp, hc); Fantasy novel. Simultaneous with the US (Scribner) edition.

Misery Stephen King (Hodder 0-340-92097-1, Sep 2006, £7.99, 369pp, pb); Reprint (Viking 1987) associational novel.

’Salem’s Lot: Illustrated Edition Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-92127-7, Apr 2006, £20.00, xiii+594pp, hc); Reprint (Doubleday 1975) horror novel. This is the Centipede Press (2004) expanded edition with two related stories, alternate/deleted scenes, photographs by Jerry N. Uelsmann, and introduction and 1999 afterword by King.

The Shining Stephen King (Hodder 0-340-92093-9, Sep 2006, £7.99, 497pp, tp); Reprint (Doubleday 1977) horror novel.

Skeleton Crew Stephen King (Hodder 0-340-89908-5, May 2006, £6.99, 612pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant); Reprint (Putnam 1985) original fantasy/horror collection.

The Stand Stephen King (Hodder 0-340-92095-5, Sep 2006, £7.99, 1327pp, tp); Reprint (Doubleday 1978) horror novel. This is the 1990 uncut edition.

Across the Face of the World Russell Kirkpatrick (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-463-1, May 2006, £7.99, 554pp, tp); Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2004) fantasy novel, book one of the Fire of Heaven trilogy. [First U.K. edition]

The Rainbow Opera Elizabeth Knox (Faber and Faber 0-571-22456-3, May 2006, £4.99, 398pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons); Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, book one of the Dreamthief Duet.

Dark Rivers of the Heart Dean Koontz (Hodder Headline 0-7472-4449-9, Sep 2005, £7.99, 728pp, pb); Reissue (Charnel House 1994) associational high-tech thriller. 20th printing.

Forever Odd Dean Koontz (HarperCollins UK 0-00-719702-0, Dec 2005, £11.99, 335pp, hc); Reprint (Bantam 2005) thriller, sequel to Odd Thomas. This edition is Only sold in airports. [First U.K. edition]

Forever Odd Dean Koontz (HarperCollins UK 0-00-719699-7, Jul 2006, £6.99, 421pp, pb); Reprint (Bantam 2005) fantasy novel.

The Husband Dean Koontz (HarperCollins UK 0-00-722655-1, Jul 2006, £17.99, 400pp, hc); Reprint (Bantam 2006) associational thriller of the kidnap of a gardener’s wife. A trade paperback edition (-723183-0, £11.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]

Mr. Murder Dean Koontz (Hodder Headline 0-7472-4223-2, Sep 2005, £7.99, 567pp, pb); Reissue (Headline 1993) fantasy novel. 18th printing.

Velocity Dean Koontz (HarperCollins UK 0-00-719697-0, Jan 2006, £6.99, 498pp, pb); Reprint (Bantam 2005) associational novel.

Watchers Dean Koontz (Hodder Headline 0-7472-3061-7, Apr 2006, £7.99, 512pp, pb); Reissue (Putnam 1987) fantasy novel. This adds a new afterword by Koontz.

The Historian Elizabeth Kostova (Little Brown UK 0-7515-3728-4, Feb 2006, £6.99, 704pp, tp); Reprint (Little, Brown 2005) historical vampire novel. Three generations of historians seek a book which may show the resting place of Dracula. The original UK edition was not seen.

Bloody Harvests Richard Kunzmann (Macmillan/Pan 0-330-42663-X, Feb 2006, £6.99, 455pp, pb); Reprint (Macmillan 2004) horror novel. Detectives meet black magic.

Black Juice Margo Lanagan (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07781-6, Feb 2006, £8.99, 227pp, hc); Reprint (Allen & Unwin Australia 2004) collection of 10 original fantasy stories. This edition adds one new story, ‘The Point of Roses’. [First U.K. edition]

The End of Harry Potter? David Langford (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07875-8, Nov 2006, £9.99, 196pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt); Non-fiction examination of the published Harry Potter novels and interviews with J.K. Rowling in search of hints to possible outcomes in the final book.

The Wyrdest Link: The Second Discworld Quizbook David Langford (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07704-2, Apr 2006, £6.99, 289pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt); Reprint (Gollancz 2002) non-fiction, a humorous quizbook based on Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels. A mini-hardback edition; the cover and jacket give the sub-title as Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Quizbook.

Hood Stephen R. Lawhead (Little Brown UK/Atom 1-904233-70-8, Aug 2006, £12.99, 438pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone & Getty Images); Young-adult fantasy novel, book one of King Raven. The story of Robin Hood is relocating to the borders of Wales just after the Norman Conquest. A trade paperback edition (-93-7, £8.99) was announced but not seen.

Small Eternities Michael Lawrence (Orchard Books 1-84362-870-8, Sep 2005, £5.99, 284pp, tp); Reprint (Orchard Books 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, book two of The Aldous Lexicon trilogy.

Darkness, Tell Us and One Rainy Night Richard Laymon (Hodder Headline 0-7553-3174-5, Sep 2006, £7.99, 757pp, tp); Omnibus of two horror novels: Darkness, Tell Us (1991) and One Rainy Night (1991).

The Glory Bus Richard Laymon (Hodder Headline 0-7472-6733-2, Dec 2005, £6.99, 442pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp); Reprint (Headline 2005) associational horror novel.

The Richard Laymon Collection 1: The Beast House Trilogy Richard Laymon (Hodder Headline 0-7553-3167-2, Mar 2006, £7.99, iv+885pp, tp); Omnibus of three horror novels: The Cellar (1980), The Beast House (1986), and The Midnight Tour (1998).

Richard Laymon Collection 2: The Woods are Dark and Out Are The Lights Richard Laymon (Hodder Headline 0-7553-3169-9, Apr 2006, £7.99, 472pp, tp); Omnibus of two horror novels: The Woods Are Dark (1983) and Out Are the Lights (1982).

Richard Laymon Collection 4: Beware! and Dark Mountain Richard Laymon (Hodder Headline 0-7553-3171-0, Jun 2006, £7.99, 501pp, tp); Omnibus of two horror novels: Beware! (1985) and Dark Mountain (1987 as Tread Softly by Richard Kelly).

The Richard Laymon Collection 5: Flesh and Resurrection Dreams Richard Laymon (Headline 0-7553-3172-9, Jul 2006, £7.99, 631pp, tp); Fantasy omnibus.

The Richard Laymon Collection 6: Funland and The Stake Richard Laymon (Headline 0-7553-3173-7, Aug 2006, £7.99, 888pp, tp); Fantasy omnibus.

Richard Laymon Collection Volume 3: Night Show and Allhallow’s Eve Richard Laymon (Hodder Headline 0-7553-3170-2, May 2006, £7.99, 438pp, tp); Horror omnibus.

Voices Ursula Le Guin (Orion Children’s Books 1-8425-5507-3, May 2006, £10.99, 364pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Annals of the Western Shore]; Young-adult fantasy novel. Second in The Annals of the Western Shore after Gifts. [First U.K. edition]

The Dispossessed Ursula K. Le Guin (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07903-7, Aug 2006, £7.99, xii+336pp, tp, cover by Marc Adams); Reprint (Harper & Row 1974) classic, award-winning SF novel, with a new Introduction by Richard Morgan. Part of the Ten Greatest SF Books of All Time series.

Warhammer: Vermintide Bruno Lee (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-286-9, Jan 2006, £6.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Alix Boyd); Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game.

L’Amber Tanith Lee (Egerton House Publishing 1-905016-06-9, Apr 2006, £8.75, 240pp, tp); Associational psychological thriller.

Here in Cold Hell Tanith Lee (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41310-4, Aug 2006, £6.99, 496pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman); Reprint (Tor UK 2005) fantasy novel, second in the Lionwolf trilogy.

Law of the Wolf Tower Tanith Lee (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-91812-8, May 2006, £5.99, 235pp, tp, cover by Haydn Corner); Reissue (Hodder Children’s Books 1998) young-adult fantasy novel.

Piratica II: Return to Parrot Island Tanith Lee (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-89357-5, Feb 2006, £5.99, 398pp, tp, cover by John Avon); Young-adult fantasy novel.

Wolf Star Rise Tanith Lee (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-91813-6, Sep 2006, £5.99, 197pp, tp, cover by Haydn Corner); Reprint (Hodder Silver 2000) young-adult fantasy novel. Book two in the series.

Icarus Roger Levy (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07860-X, Aug 2006, £12.99, 421pp, tp); SF novel. A hardcover edition (-07859-6, £17.99) was announced but not seen.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe C. S. Lewis (HarperCollins UK Children’s Books 0-00-720610-0, Oct 2005, £5.99, 189pp, tp); Reprint (Geoffrey Bles 1950) young-adult fantasy novel. Film edition, illustrated with colour plates from the film. Includes a postscript by Douglas Gresham (2000).

That Hideous Strength C. S. Lewis (HarperCollins UK 0-00-715717-7, Dec 2005, £7.99, 534pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen); Reprint (John Lane 1945) SF novel, book three of the Cosmic Trilogy.

The Curse of the Toads Rebecca Lisle (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-89447-4, May 2006, £5.99, 266pp, tp); Young-adult fantasy novel.

The Stormcaller Tom Lloyd (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07727-1, Mar 2006, £12.99, 438pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant); Fantasy novel. First in a new series. A first novel. A hardcover edition (-07726-3, £17.99) was announced but not seen.

Warhammer: The Broken Lance Nathan Long (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-243-5, Oct 2005, £5.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Christer Sveen); Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, part of the Black Hearts sub-series.

Provender Gleed James Lovegrove (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07776-X, Aug 2006, £7.99, 330pp, tp, cover by Laura Brett); Reprint (Gollancz 2005) SF novel.

Star Wars: Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader James Luceno (Century/Lucasbooks 1-8441-3305-2, Nov 2005, £17.99, 222pp, hc, cover by David Stevenson); SF novelization. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition.

Star Wars: Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader James Luceno (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-949123-0, Jun 2006, £6.99, 238pp, pb, cover by David Stevenson); Reprint (Del Rey; Century 2005) SF novelization.

Star Wars: Labyrinth of Evil James Luceno (Random House/Arrow/Lucasbooks 0-09-948428-5, Jan 2006, £6.99, 370pp, pb, cover by Steven D. Anderson); Reprint (Lucasbooks/Century 2005) original novel based on the Star Wars films, its events occurring just prior to Revenge of the Sith.

The Night Watch Sergei Lukyanenko (Heinemann 0-4340-1412-5, Jul 2006, £10.99, 489pp, tp); Dark fantasy novel, first in the eponymous trilogy. Translated by Andrew Bromfield from the Russian Nochnoi Dozor (1998). A hardcover edition (-1609-8, £18.99) was announced but not seen.

The Lies of Locke Lamora Scott Lynch (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07802-2, Jun 2006, £12.99, 504pp, tp); Humorous fantasy novel, book one of the Gentleman Bastard series. A first novel. A hardcover edition (-07694-1, £18.99) was announced but not seen.

Romanitas Sophia MacDougall (Orion 0-7528-7709-7, Mar 2006, £6.99, 607pp, tp); Reprint (Orion 2005, not seen) alternate history fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy set in a world where the Roman Empire survived to the present.

The House of Storms Ian R. MacLeod (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-6247-5, Feb 2006, £6.99, 457pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Light Ages]; Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2005) fantasy novel set in an industrial England powered by magic, the sequel to The Light Ages.

Past Magic Ian R. MacLeod (PS Publishing 1-904619-55-X, Nov 2006, £25.00, hc, cover by Edward Miller); Collection of 11 stories, two original (one a lost chapter from House of Storms). Introduction by Jack Dann. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a slipcased edition of 200 (-56-8, £60.00) signed by Dann and MacLeod is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG. [Not seen]

The Highway Men Ken MacLeod (Sandstone Vista 1-905207-06-9, Nov 2006, £5.95, 70pp, tp); Near-future SF novella of forced laborers laying a power line in Scotland. Sandstone Press, PO Box 5725, Dingwall, Ross-shire, IV15 9WJ, Scotland UK; [www.sandstonepress.com].

Learning the World Ken MacLeod (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-344-9, May 2006, £6.99, 398pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons); Reprint (Orbit 2005) SF novel.

Wicked Gregory Maguire (Hodder Headline/Review 0-7553-3160-5, Sep 2006, £7.99, 495pp, tp); Reprint (Regan Books 1995) fantasy novel about the Wicked Witch of the West in Baum’s Oz books.

Maddigan’s Fantasia Margaret Mahy (Faber and Faber 0-571-23015-6, Sep 2006, £17.99, 441pp, hc, cover by Kristian Olson); Reprint (HarperCollins NZ 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]

Stargate Atlantis: Rising Sally Malcolm (Fandemonium 0-9547343-5-1, Dec 2005, £6.99, 183pp, pb); SF novelization based on the TV series.

The Tower Valerio Massimo Manfredi (Macmillan UK 1-4050-5201-5, Oct 2006, £16.99, 295pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone); Thriller with fantasy elements. An archeologist vanishes while searching for the legendary Tower of Solitude in the Sahara desert. Translated by Christine Fedderson-Manfredi from La Torre Della Solitudine (Mondadori 1996).

Blade of Fortriu Juliet Marillier (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-4108-0, Mar 2006, £17.99, vii+549pp, hc, cover by fisheyeart); Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 2005) fantasy novel, book two of The Bridei Chronicles. [First U.K. edition]

The Dark Mirror Juliet Marillier (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-42669-9, Mar 2006, £7.99, 664pp, pb, cover by fisheyeart); Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 2004) fantasy novel. Book one of The Bridei Chronicles.

Wildwood Dancing Juliet Marillier (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-5204-X, Dec 2006, £14.99, 370pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft); Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 2006) young-adult fantasy novel set in Transylviania. [First U.K. edition]

Riding Tycho Jan Mark (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-40087-8, Jan 2006, £4.99, 215pp, tp); Reprint (Macmillan Children’s Books 2005) young-adult SF novel.

Voyager Jan Mark (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-333-99774-3, Jan 2006, £10.99, 280pp, hc); Young-adult SF novel.

Blood of Angels Michael Marshall (HarperCollins UK 0-00-716397-5, Jun 2006, £6.99, 547pp, pb); Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2005) associational novel. Marshall is a pseudonym of Michael Marshall Smith.

Dreamsongs George R. R. Martin (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07905-3, Sep 2006, £20.00, 1182pp, hc, cover by Dominic Harman); Reprint (Subterranean Press 2003 as GRRM: A RRetrospective) collection of 32 stories, two original (early non-SF), and two television scripts, with extensive commentary by Martin on his writing career. Introduction by Gardner Dozois. There is a bibliographical checklist by Leslie Kay Swigart. [First U.K. edition]

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