The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006
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Winterbirth Brian Ruckley (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-423-2, Oct 2006, £12.99, ii+544pp, hc, cover by Paul Young); Fantasy novel, book one of The Godless World series. A first novel.
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A Thread of Grace Mary Doria Russell (Corgi 0-552-77288-7, Mar 2006, £6.99, 512pp, tp); Reprint (Random House 2005) associational novel.
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The Mystery of the Darkstone Val Rutt (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131748-5, May 2006, £5.99, 262pp, tp, cover by Adam Stower); Young-adult fantasy novel, second book of Legacy of the Heartstones.
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Air Geoff Ryman (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07811-1, Sep 2006, £6.99, 390pp, tp); Reprint (St. Martins Griffin 2004) SF novel.
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The Kings Last Song Geoff Ryman (HarperCollins UK 0-00-225988-5, Mar 2006, £11.99, 485pp, tp); Associational novel of 12th-century Cambodia and the present or near-future discovery of a lost document from that period.
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Septimus Heap Book One: Magyk Angie Sage (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7926-1, Mar 2006, £6.99, 564pp, tp, cover by Mark Zug); Reprint (Bloomsbury 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.
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Septimus Heap Book Two: Flyte Angie Sage (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7772-2, Mar 2006, £12.99, 521pp, hc, cover by Mark Zug); Young-adult fantasy novel.
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The Outlaw Varjak Paw SF Said (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55156-2, Sep 2006, £5.99, 265pp, tp, cover by Dave McKean); Reprint (Fickling 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. Interior illustrations by McKean.
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Dead Man Rising Lilith Saintcrow (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-467-4, Dec 2006, £6.99, 387pp, pb); Reprint (Warner 2006) fantasy novel. Book 2 in the Dante Valentine series. [First U.K. edition]
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Working for the Devil Lilith Saintcrow (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-466-6, Jun 2006, £6.99, 382pp, pb); Reprint (Warner 2006) fantasy novel. Book one in the Dante Valentine series. [First U.K. edition]
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Working for the Devil Lilith Saintcrow (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-466-6, Dec 2006, £6.99, 382pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant); Reprint (Warner 2006) fantasy novel, the first book in the Dante Valentine series. [First U.K. edition]
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The Sorcerers Trap Fay Sampson (Lion 0-7459-4985-1, Oct 2005, £5.99, 222pp, tp, cover by Sarah Perkins); Young-adult fantasy novel. First in a series. Published in 2005, but not seen until now.
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The Face of Twilight Mark Samuels (PS Publishing 1-904619-59-2, Mar 2006, £10.00, 132pp, tp, cover by James Hannah); Horror novella. An author discovers a conspiracy to replace the living with the reanimated dead. Introduction by Mark Morris. This is a signed limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 300 signed by both Samuels and Morris (-60-6, £25.00) is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
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Warhammer: Dominion Steven Savile (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-292-3, Jul 2006, £6.99, 414pp, pb, cover by John Gravato); Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, second in the Von Carstein trilogy.
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Warhammer: Inheritance Steven Savile (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-291-5, Feb 2006, £6.99, 394pp, pb, cover by Andrea Udurzo); Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game, book on in the Von Carstein trilogy.
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Warhammer 40,000: Fifteen Hours Mitchell Scanlon (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-8441-6231-1, May 2005, £5.99, 414pp, pb, cover by Klaus Scherwinski); Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game. A first novel. Published in 2005 but not seen until now.
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The Swarm Frank Sch
a"tzing (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-89523-3, May 2006, £10.99, 881pp, tp); SF thriller. Sea life starts to take revenge on humanity for ecological abuses. Translated by Sally-Ann Spencer from Der Schwarm (Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch 2004).
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The Hickory Staff Robert Scott & Jay M. Gordon (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07775-1, Aug 2006, £7.99, 737pp, tp); Reprint (Gollancz 2005) humorous fantasy novel, book one in The Eldarn Sequence.
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Endgame Andy Secombe (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-5358-5, Sep 2006, £10.99, 280pp, tp); Humorous fantasy novel. A wager between God and Satan on whether humans will destroy the planet now depends on a computer game.
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The Last House in the Galaxy Andy Secombe (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-43189-7, May 2006, £6.99, 385pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant); Reprint (Tor UK 2005) humorous SF novel.
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The Dead Days Omnibus Marcus Sedgwick (Orion Childrens Books 1-8425-5528-6, Sep 2006, £9.99, 564pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor); Omnibus of two young-adult fantasy novels: The Book of Dead Days (2003) and The Dark Flight Down (2004). The books are separately paginated.
- 1 · The Book of Dead Days [Dead Days] · n. Orion Childrens Books, 2003
- 265 · The Dark Flight Down [Dead Days] · n. Orion Childrens Books, 2004
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The Foreshadowing Marcus Sedgwick (Orion Childrens Books 1-8425-5517-0, May 2006, £5.99, 276pp, tp); Reprint (Orion 2005, not seen) young-adult fantasy novel of a modern Cassandra who can see her brothers future fate during World War I.
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My Swordhand is Singing Marcus Sedgwick (Orion Childrens Books 1-8425-5183-3, Jul 2006, £9.99, 198pp, hc); Young-adult fantasy novel.
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The Book of Dave Will Self (Penguin/Viking UK 0-670-91443-6, Jun 2006, £17.99, 496pp, hc, cover by Billie Jean); Dystopian SF novel of a London where people live by an ancient book written by a bitter cabdriver in 2000 AD.
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Bec Darren Shan (HarperCollins Childrens Books UK 0-00-723131-8, Oct 2006, £12.99, 266pp, hc, cover by Mel Grant); Young-adult horror novel, book four of The Demonata series. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren OShaughnessy.
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Demon Thief Darren Shan (HarperCollins UK Childrens Books 0-00-719323-8, Jun 2006, £5.99, 275pp, tp, cover by Mel Grant); Reprint (HarperCollins UK Childrens Books 2005) young-adult horror novel. Book two of The Demonata after Lord Loss. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren OShaughnessy.
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Koyasan Darren Shan (HarperCollins Childrens Books UK 0-00-722138-X, Mar 2006, £1.00, 107pp, pb, cover by Mel Grant); Young-adult horror novel. Produced for World Book Day 2006. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren OShaughnessy.
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Lord Loss Darren Shan (HarperCollins UK Childrens Books 0-00-719320-3, Jan 2006, £5.99, 264pp, tp, cover by Mel Grant); Reprint (HarperCollins UK Childrens Books 2005) young-adult horror novel. Book one of The Demonata. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren OShaughnessy.
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Slawter Darren Shan (HarperCollins UK Childrens Books 0-00-722955-0, Jun 2006, £12.99, 255pp, hc, cover by Mel Grant); Young-adult horror novel. Book three of The Demonata after Lord Loss and Demon Thief. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren OShaughnessy.
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Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Shelley (Penguin UK 0-141-02444-5, Jan 2006, £5.99, 279pp, tp); Reprint (Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones 1818) horror novel. A Penguin Red Classic edition.
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Life During Wartime Lucius Shepard (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07734-4, Jun 2006, £6.99, 418pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman); Reprint (Bantam 1987) SF novel. Volume 66 in the SF Masterworks series.
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Star Wars: Jedi Trial David Sherman & Dan Cragg (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-948687-3, Nov 2005, £6.99, 337pp, pb); Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey Lucasbooks; Century Lucasbooks 2004) novelization set in the Star Wars universe.
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The Hopkins Manuscript R. C. Sherriff (Persephone Books 1-903-155-487, Jun 2005, £10.00, 419pp, tp); Reprint (Gollancz 1939) SF novel. This has a new preface by Michael Moorcock and a 1963 afterword by George Gamow. Persephone Books, 59 Lambs Conduit St., London WC1N 3NB, UK; [www.persephonebooks.co.uk].
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Endymion Dan Simmons (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07639-9, Nov 2006, £7.99, 617pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant); Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1996) SF novel. Book three of the Hyperion Quartet.
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Olympos Dan Simmons (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07882-0, Jun 2006, £7.99, 824pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant); Reprint (Gollancz; Eos 2005) SF novel.
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The Rise of Endymion Dan Simmons (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07640-2, Nov 2006, £7.99, 804pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant); Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1997) SF novel. Book four of the Hyperion Quartet.
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GemX Nicky Singer (Oxford University Press 0-19-274201-9, Oct 2006, £5.99, 305pp, tp, cover by Fredrik Broden); Young-adult novel of a world split into genetically perfect GemX humans and the dreggies on the outside.
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Angel Blood John Singleton (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-138220-1, May 2006, £9.99, 312pp, hc); Young-adult fantasy novel.
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The Dedalus Book of Finnish Fantasy ed. Johanna Sinisalo (Dedalus 1-903517-29-X, Jan 2006, £9.99, 337pp, tp, cover by Hugo Simberg); Original collection of 27 vignettes, excerpts, and short stories published in Finland between 1870 and 2003. Translated by David Hackston.
- 7 · Introduction · Johanna Sinisalo · in *
- 11 · Wolf Bride · Aino Kallas; trans. by David Hackston · ex *; originally published in Finnish in Sudenmorsian (1928).
- 35 · The Legend of the Pale Maiden · Aleksis Kivi; trans. by David Hackston · ss *; originally published in Finnish as Tarina kalveasta immestä in Seitsemän veljestä (1870).
- 41 · Island of the Setting Sun · Mika Waltari; trans. by David Hackston · ss *; originally published in Finnish as Auringonlaskun saari in Kuolleen silmät as by Kristian Korppi (1926).
- 59 · The Great Yellow Storm · Bo Carpelan; trans. by David Hackston · ss *; originally published in Finnish as Stormen in Jag minns att jag drömde (1979).
- 65 · Boman · Pentti Holappa; trans. by David Hackston · nv *; originally published in Finnish in Muodonmuutoksia (1959).
- 101 · Shopping · Tove Jansson; trans. by David Hackston · ss *; originally published in Finnish in Resa med lätt bagage (1987).
- 109 · Congress · Erno Paasilinna; trans. by David Hackston · ss *; originally published in Finnish as Kongressi in Alamaisen kyyneleet (1970).
- 116 · Good Heavens! · Arto Paasilinna; trans. by David Hackston · ex *; originally published in Finnish in Herranen aika! (1980).
- 128 · The Slave Breeder · Juhani Peltonen; trans. by David Hackston · ss *; originally published in Finnish as Orjien kasvattaja in Vedenalainen melodia (1965).
- 141 · Transit · Johanna Sinisalo; trans. by David Hackston · ss *; originally published in Finnish in Ensimmäinen yhteys (1988).
- 160 · The Monster · Satu Waltari; trans. by David Hackston · ss *; originally published in Finnish as Hirviö in Hämärän matkamiehet (1964).
- 182 · A Diseased Man · Boris Hurtta; trans. by David Hackston · ss *; originally published in Finnish as Tautimies in Portti (2001).
- 195 · Chronicles of a State · Olli Jalonen; trans. by David Hackston · ss *; originally published in Finnish as Koon aikakirjat in Värjättyä rakkautta (2003).
- 219 · A Zoo from the Heavens · Pasi Jääskeläinen; trans. by David Hackston · ss *; originally published in Finnish as Taivaalta pudonnut eläintarha in Missä junat kääntyvät (2000).
- 239 · Datura and Pereat Mundus (extracts) · Leena Krohn; trans. by David Hackston · gp *; The Lord of Sounds, ex; originally published in Finnish in Datura (2001).; The Trepanist, ex; originally published in Finnish in Datura (2001).; A Finger to the Lips, ex; originally published in Finnish in Datura (2001).; The Ice Cream Man, ex; originally published in Finnish in Pereat Mundus (1998).
- 258 · Three Prose Poems · Markku Paasonen; trans. by David Hackston · gp *; Despilfar, vi; originally published in Finnish in Voittokulku (2001).; Punishment, vi; originally published in Finnish in Voittokulku (2001).; Final Assignment, vi; originally published in Finnish in Voittokulku (2001).
- 262 · The Golden Apple · Sari Peltoniemi; trans. by David Hackston · ss *; originally published in Finnish as Kultainen omena in Portti (2003).
- 283 · Desk · Jouko Sirola; trans. by David Hackston · ss *; originally published in Finnish as Kirjoituspöytä in Käveltävä takaperin (2003).
- 293 · Blueberries / Explorer · Jyrki Vainonen; trans. by David Hackston · gp *; The Contents list reverses these dates of publication.; Blueberries, ss; originally published in Finnish as Mustikoita in Luutarha (2001).; Explorer, ss; originally published in Finnish as Tutkimusmatkailija in Tutkimusmatkailija ja muita tarinoita (1999).
- 320 · Black Train / Basement, Man and Wife · Maarit Verronen; trans. by David Hackston · gp *; Black Train [, , 1996], ss; originally published in Finnish as Musta juna in Kulkureita ja unohtajia (1996).; Basement, Man and Wife, ss; originally published in Finnish as Kellarimies ja vaimo in Kulkureita ja unohtajia (1996).
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Endymion Spring Matthew Skelton (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-38239-2, Mar 2006, £10.99, 442pp, hc, cover by Bill Sanderson); Young-adult fantasy novel. A present-day boy finds a mysterious blank book sought for centuries. A first novel.
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The Destiny Mask Martin Sketchley (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-6844-9, Apr 2006, £6.99, 369pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant); Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2005) SF novel. Book two in the Structure series after The Affinity Trap.
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The Sirius Phenomenon Michael John Smedley (Book Guild, The 1-85776-904-X, Mar 2006, £17.50, 394pp, hc); SF novel. A first novel. In the near-future, the Earth is about to be plunged into an ice age impelled by an intergalactic gas cloud; the discovery of a buried meteorite older than the known universe may be the only key to survival.
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Vampirates: Tide of Terror Justin Somper (Simon & Schuster UK Childrens Books 1-416-90141-8, Mar 2006, £6.99, 423pp, tp, cover by Bob Lea); Young-adult post-holocaust vampire novel, second in a series.
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The Shapeshifter: Finding the Fox Ali Sparkes (Oxford University Press 0-19-275465-3, May 2006, £5.99, 328pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt); Young-adult fantasy novel. First in a new series.
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Mexica Norman Spinrad (Little Brown UK 0-316-72604-4, Oct 2005, £18.99, 506pp, hc); Associational historical novel based on the 16th-century Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.
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Mexica Norman Spinrad (Little Brown UK/Abacus 0-349-11904-X, Oct 2006, £8.99, 506pp, tp); Reprint (Little, Brown UK 2005) historical novel based on the 16th century Spanish conquest of the Aztecs.
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Colin Wilson: Philosopher of Optimism Brad Spurgeon (Butterworth, Michael 0-9552672-0-X, May 2006, £9.99, 119 + xxviii, tp); Non-fiction look at Wilsons philosophy and works, primarily through interviews and four articles by Wilson.
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Streaking Brian Stableford (PS Publishing 1-904619-40-1, Jun 2006, £25.00, 322pp, hc, cover by Vincent Chong); Fantasy novel of a family gifted or cursed with uncanny luck. Introduction by Storm Constantine. This is a signed limited edition of 500; a slipcased edition of 200 (-41-X, £60.00) signed by Stableford and Constantine is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
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Coyote Frontier Allen Steele (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-369-4, Feb 2006, £6.99, 479pp, pb, cover by Peter Cotton); Reprint (Ace 2005) SF novel. Book three in the Coyote series. [First U.K. edition]
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The System of the World Neal Stephenson (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-946336-9, Oct 2005, £8.99, 887pp, tp, cover by Giuseppe Bestoni); Reprint (Heinemann 2004) historical novel with SF elements. Volume three of The Baroque Cycle.
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Cobweb Neal Stephenson & Frederick George (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-947885-4, Jan 2006, £7.99, 384pp, tp); Reprint (Bantam 1996 as The Cobweb by Stephen Bury) SF thriller.
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Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales Robert Louis Stevenson (Oxford University Press 0-19-280597-5, Jun 2006, £4.99, xli+205pp, tp, cover by S. G. Hulge Beaman); Collection of four stories and two articles, with added contemporary non-fiction pieces. Edited and with an introduction and notes by Roger Luckhurst.
- vii · Introduction · Roger Luckhurst · in (*), 2006
- xxxiii · Note on the Texts · Misc. Material · ms
- xxxiv · Select Bibliography · Roger Luckhurst · bg (*), 2006
- xxxviii · A Chronology of Robert Louis Stevenson · Roger Luckhurst · bi (*), 2006
- 1 · Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · na New York: Scribners, 1886
- 67 · The Body Snatcher · ss Pall Mall Christmas Extra Christmas, 1884
- 85 · Markheim · ss The Broken Shaft: Unwins Christmas Annual, ed. Sir Henry Norman, London: Fisher Unwin, 1886
- 101 · Olalla · nv Court and Society Review Christmas, 1885
- 139 · A Gossip on Romance · ar Longmans Nov, 1882
- 151 · A Chapter on Dreams · ar Scribners Jan, 1888
- 163 · Appendix A: from The Disintegrations of the Ego · Henry Maudsley · ex, 18??; from Body and Will, Being an Essay concerning Will in its Metaphysical, Physiological and Pathological Aspects.
- 168 · Appendix B: from The Multiplex Personality · Frederic Myers · ex Nineteenth Century Nov, 1886; from The Multiplex Personality.
- 177 · Appendix C: Has Man Two Minds or One? [Has Man Two Minds or One?] · W. T. Stead · ar Borderland Oct, 1893
- 184 · Explanatory Notes · Roger Luckhurst · ms (*), 2006
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The Crystal Cave Mary Stewart (Hodder 0-340-83992-9, Mar 2006, £6.99, 464pp, tp) [Merlin]; Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1970) fantasy novel, the first in the Merlin series.
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Beyond the Deepwoods Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55422-7, Jul 2006, £5.99, 284pp, tp, cover by Chris Riddell); Reprint (Doubleday UK 1998) young-adult fantasy novel. Book one of The Edge Chronicles.
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Clash of the Sky Galleons Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60721-0, Sep 2006, £12.99, 427pp, hc, cover by Chris Riddell); Young-adult fantasy novel, ninth in The Edge Chronicles.
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The Curse of the Gloamglozer Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55425-1, Jul 2006, £5.95, 380pp, tp); Reprint (Doubleday UK 2001) young-adult fantasy novel in The Edge Chronicles. Book one of the Quint series.
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The Edge Chronicles: The Stone Pilot Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Corgi 0-552-55439-1, Mar 2006, £1.00, 80pp, pb); Young-adult fantasy novella in the Edge Chronicles series, published for World Book Day.
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The Edge Chronicles: The Winter Knights Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55126-0, Jul 2006, £5.99, 416pp, tp, cover by Chris Riddell); Reprint (Doubleday UK 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. Book eight in the series. Second in the Quint sequence after The Curse of the Gloamglozer.
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Freeglader Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55428-6, Jul 2006, £5.95, 415pp, tp, cover by Chris Riddell); Reprint (Doubleday UK 2004) young-adult fantasy novel. Book seven overall in The Edge Chronicles and third in the Rook sub-series.
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Last of the Sky Pirates Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55426-X, Jul 2006, £5.95, 379pp, tp, cover by Chris Riddell); Book five in The Edge Chronicles and first in the Rook sub-series.
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Midnight over Sanctaphrax Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55424-3, Jul 2006, £5.95, 365pp, tp, cover by Chris Riddell); Reprint (Doubleday UK 2000) young-adult fantasy novel. Book three in The Edge Chronicles.
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Stormchaser Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55423-5, Jul 2006, £5.99, 394pp, tp, cover by Chris Riddell); Reprint (Doubleday UK 1999) young-adult fantasy novel. Book two in The Edge Chronicles.
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Vox Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55427-8, Jul 2006, £5.99, 395pp, tp, cover by Chris Riddell); Reprint (Doubleday UK 2003) young-adult fantasy novel. Book six overall of The Edge Chronicles, and second in the Rook sub-series.
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Judge Dredd: Psykogeddon Dave Stone (BL Publishing/Black Flame 1-84416-321-0, Jan 2006, £6.99, 246pp, pb); Novelization based on the comic book character.
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