The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006


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Shade’s Children Garth Nix (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-723212-8, Aug 2006, £12.99, 347pp, hc) Reprint (HarperCollins Children’s Books 1997) young-adult SF novel.


Sir Thursday Garth Nix (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-717507-8, Mar 2006, £5.99, 427pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Keys to the Kingdom] Young-adult fantasy novel, fourth book of The Keys to the Kingdom series. Simultaneous with the US (Scholastic) and Australian (Allen & Unwin) editions.


Temeraire Naomi Novik (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-721909-1, Jan 2006, £12.99, 327pp, hc, cover by Dominic Harman) [Temeraire] Fantasy novel of military dragons in the Napoleonic era, the first in a series. A first novel.


Temeraire Naomi Novik (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-721911-3, Aug 2006, £6.99, 439pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) [Temeraire] Reprint (Voyager 2006) fantasy novel, the first in a series.


Temeraire: Throne of Jade Naomi Novik (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-721912-1, Aug 2006, £12.99, 375pp, hc, cover by Dominic Harman) [Temeraire] Reprint (Del Rey 2006) fantasy novel. Book two in the Temeraire series. [First U.K. edition]


Measle and the Mallockee Ian Ogilvy (Oxford University Press 0-19-271993-9, Jul 2006, £6.99, 372pp, tp, cover by Chris Mould) [Measle] Reprint (Oxford University Press 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. Book three in the series.


Measle and the Slitherghoul Ian Ogilvy (Oxford University Press 0-19-272615-3, Sep 2006, £8.99, 358pp, tp, cover by Chris Mould) [Measle] Young-adult fantasy novel, the fourth book in the Measle series.


Silverwing Kenneth Oppel (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-74348-4, Jul 2006, £4.99, 274pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Silverwing Saga] Reissue (HarperCollins Canada 1997) young-adult fantasy novel.


Skybreaker Kenneth Oppel (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-87858-4, Sep 2006, £5.99, 458pp, tp, cover by David Gaadt) [Matt Cruse] Reprint (Hodder Children’s Books 2005) young-adult SF novel, second in a series after Airborn.


The Icarus Girl Helen Oyeyemi (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7886-9, Jan 2006, £7.99, 323pp, tp) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2005) fantasy novel.


The Year of the Hare Arto Paasilinna (Owen, Peter 0-7206-1277-2, Jun 2006, £8.99, 135pp, tp, cover by Alexander Parsonage) Reissue (Peter Owen 1995) picaresque novel with fantasy elements, based on an ecological theme, and some legends of Finland. Translated by Herbert Lomas from Jäniksen vuosi (1975). Fourth printing.


Eldest: Inheritance: Book Two Christopher Paolini (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55211-9, Sep 2006, £6.99, 677pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Inheritance] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.


Eragon Christopher Paolini (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55371-9, Nov 2006, £6.99, 503pp, tp) [Inheritance] Reprint (Paolini International 2002) young-adult fantasy novel. A film tie-in edition; includes eight pages of film stills.


Devices and Desires K. J. Parker (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-276-0, Jan 2006, £7.99, 706pp, pb) [Engineer] Reprint (Orbit 2005) fantasy novel. Book One of the Engineer trilogy.


Evil for Evil K. J. Parker (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-277-9, Dec 2006, £12.99, 599pp, tp) [Engineer] Fantasy novel, book two of the Engineer trilogy.


North Child Edith Patou (Usborne 0-7460-6837-9, Jan 2006, £6.99, 511pp, tp, cover by Stephen J. Johnston) Reprint (Harcourt Children’s Books 2003 as East) young-adult fantasy novel based on the fairy tale “East of the Sun, West of the Moon”: a young girl is transported to the far North and wooed by a mysterious admirer. [First U.K. edition]


Maximum Ride: School’s Out - Forever James Patterson (Hodder Headline 0-7553-2196-0, Jul 2006, £12.99, 403pp, hc) [Maximum Ride] Reprint (Little, Brown 2006) young-adult SF novel, second in a series after Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment. [First U.K. edition]


Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment James Patterson (Hodder Headline 0-7553-2194-4, Jul 2006, £5.99, 454pp, pb, cover by Corbis) [Maximum Ride] Reprint (Little, Brown 2005) SF novel, the first in a series.


Chronicles of Ancient Darkness: Soul Eater Michelle Paver (Orion Children’s Books 1-8425-5172-8, Sep 2006, £9.99, 262pp, hc, cover by John Fordham) [Chronicles of Ancient Darkness] Young-adult fantasy novel, the third of a six-part series. Interior illustrations by Geoff Taylor.


Spirit Walker Michelle Paver (Orion Children’s Books 1-8425-5113-2, Jun 2006, £5.99, 295pp, tp, cover by John Fordham) [Chronicles of Ancient Darkness] Reprint (Orion Children’s Books 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. Young-adult fantasy novel, second of the six-part Chronicles of Ancient Darkness.


Gene Stel Pavlou (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-0385-1, Oct 2005, £6.99, 433pp, pb) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2005) historical fantasy novel of a centuries-long battle between reincarnated warriors.


The Little Gentleman Philippa Pearce (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131839-2, Sep 2005, £4.99, 147pp, tp, cover by Patrick Benson) Reprint (Greenwillow 2004) young-adult fantasy novel.


The Poe Shadow Matthew Pearl (Harvill Secker 0-436-20545-9, May 2006, £12.99, 369pp, hc) Associational novel of Poe’s death and two possible originals for “Dupin” racing to solve the secret of his lost final hours. Simultaneous with the US (Random House) edition.


The Drift House: The First Voyage Dale Peck (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7751-X, Jul 2006, £6.99, 437pp, tp, cover by Martin Hargreaves) [Drift House] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.


Cold Fire: The Circle Opens 3 Tamora Pierce (Scholastic UK 0-439-96817-8, Mar 2006, £4.99, 310pp, tp, cover by Liselotte Watkins) [Circle Opens] Reprint (Scholastic Press 2002) young-adult fantasy novel. Book three in the series.


Shatterglass: The Circle Opens 4 Tamora Pierce (Scholastic UK 0-439-96819-4, Mar 2006, £4.99, 323pp, tp, cover by Liselotte Watkins) [Circle Opens] Reprint (Scholastic Press 2003) young-adult fantasy novel. Book four in the series.


Gateway Frederik Pohl (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07899-5, Aug 2006, £7.99, vii+283pp, tp, cover by Marc Adams) [Heechee (Robinette Broadhead)] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1977) Hugo and Nebula Award-winning SF novel, the first in the Heechee series. This has a new introduction by Alastair Reynolds. Part of the Ten Greatest SF Books of All Time series.


The Book of Lowmoor: Jewel and Thorn Richard Poole (Simon & Schuster UK Children’s Books 0-689-87290-9, Feb 2006, £6.99, 399pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Book of Lowmoor] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. First in a trilogy.


The Brass Key Richard Poole (Simon & Schuster UK Children’s Books 0-689-87548-7, Feb 2006, £12.99, 403pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Book of Lowmoor] Young-adult fantasy novel. The second book in the Lowmoor trilogy.


Feet of Clay Terry Pratchett (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15325-7, Oct 2005, £6.99, 411pp, tp) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1996) humorous fantasy novel. Book 19 in the Discworld series; 12th printing.


Interesting Times Terry Pratchett (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15321-4, Oct 2005, £6.99, 431pp, tp) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1994) humorous fantasy novel. Book 17 in the Discworld series. 15th printing.


Jingo Terry Pratchett (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15416-4, Feb 2006, £6.99, 461pp, tp) [Discworld] Reissue (Gollancz 1997) humorous fantasy novel. Book 21 in the Discworld series; eighth printing.


The Last Continent Terry Pratchett (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15418-0, Feb 2006, £6.99, 412pp, tp) [Discworld] Reissue (Doubleday UK 1998) humorous fantasy novel. Book 22 in the Discworld series; 10th printing.


Maskerade Terry Pratchett (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15323-0, Oct 2005, £6.99, 382pp, tp) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1995) humorous fantasy novel. Book 18 in the Discworld series. 11th printing.


Soul Music Terry Pratchett (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15319-2, Oct 2005, £6.99, 431pp, tp) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1994) humorous fantasy novel. Book 16 in the Discworld series; 15th printing.


Wintersmith Terry Pratchett (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60984-1, Sep 2006, £14.99, 399pp, hc, cover by Paul Kidby) [Discworld] Humorous young-adult fantasy novel in the Discworld series, the third featuring witch-in-training Tiffany Aching. The Wintersmith, spirit of Winter, falls in love with Tiffany.


Ankh-Morpork Post Office Handbook Discworld Diary 2007 Terry Pratchett & Stephen Briggs (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07723-9, Sep 2006, £12.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Paul Kidby) [Discworld] Humorous non-fiction, the annual desk calendar. Illustrated by Paul Kidby. Incudes a history of the Post Office, and prohibitions/regulations.


The Science of Discworld III: Darwin’s Watch Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart & Jack Cohen (Ebury Press 0-09-189824-2, Aug 2006, £6.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Paul Kidby) [Discworld] Reprint (Ebury Press 2005) humorous associational non-fiction.


The Affirmation Christopher Priest (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07577-5, Feb 2006, £7.99, 247pp, tp) Reprint (Faber 1981) SF novel.


The Extremes Christopher Priest (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07578-3, Sep 2005, £7.99, 314pp, tp) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1998) SF novel. Includes an afterword by John Clute.


Brightonomicon Robert Rankin (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07773-5, Jul 2006, £6.99, 404pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 2005) humorous fantasy novel.


The Toyminator Robert Rankin (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07010-2, Aug 2006, £12.99, 304pp, hc) [Eddie Bear] Humorous fantasy novel, sequel to The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-07774-3, £10.99) was announced but not seen.


Doctor Who: The Stone Rose Jacqueline Rayner (BBC Books 0-563-48643-0, Apr 2006, £6.99, 249pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series, featuring the 10th Doctor and Rose.


A Stranger on Earth: The Life and Work of Anna Kavan Jeremy Reed (Owen, Peter 0-7206-1273-X, Jun 2006, £13.99, 207pp, tp, cover by Alexander Parsonage) Biography of Anna Kavan, including 16 pages of colour stills of her life and paintings.


Flavors of my Genius Robert Reed (PS Publishing 1-904619-71-1, Nov 2006, £10.00, 89 + vi, tp, cover by Edward Miller) SF novella of a future where human intelligence has drastically increased. Introduction by James Patrick Kelly. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 300 (-72-X, £25.00) signed by both Reed and Kelly is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK.


The Wish House Celia Rees (Macmillan/Young Picador 0-330-43643-0, Jun 2006, £5.99, 216pp, tp) Reprint (Young Picador 2003) young-adult fantasy novel.


A Darkling Plain Philip Reeve (Scholastic UK 0-439-94997-1, Mar 2006, £12.99, 573pp, hc, cover by David Frankland) [Hungry City Chronicles] Young-adult SF novel. Fourth and final in the series begun in Mortal Engines.


Infernal Devices Philip Reeve (Scholastic UK 0-439-96393-1, Mar 2006, £5.99, 336pp, tp, cover by David Frankland) [Hungry City Chronicles] Reprint (Scholastic UK 2005) young-adult SF novel. Third in a series after Mortal Engines and Predator’s Gold.


Larklight Philip Reeve (Bloomsbury 0-7475-8240-8, Oct 2006, £12.99, 400pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Larklight] Humorous young-adult SF/fantasy novel. Interior illustrations by Wyatt.


Hell Island Matthew Reilly (Macmillan UK 0-330-44232-5, Mar 2006, £2.99, 115pp, pb) Reprint (Books Alive (Australia) 2005) SF novel. Produced for World Book Day.


Seven Ancient Wonders Matthew Reilly (Macmillan UK 1-4050-4095-5, Jan 2006, £12.99, 472pp, hc, cover by www.blacksheep-uk.com) [Seven Deadly Wonders] Reprint (Macmillan Australia 2005) fantasy thriller of a race to reassemble the scattered pieces of the capstone of the Great Pyramid and save Earth from disaster. [First U.K. edition]


Seven Ancient Wonders Matthew Reilly (Macmillan/Pan 0-330-42657-5, Aug 2006, £6.99, 583pp, pb) [Seven Deadly Wonders] Reprint (Macmillan Australia 2005) SF/fantasy novel of a race to reassemble the capstone of the Great Pyramid, scattered millennia ago among the seven ancient wonders of the world.


Galactic North Alastair Reynolds (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07910-X, Oct 2006, £9.99, 343pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Conjoiner] Collection of eight Conjoiner stories, three original, set in the universe of Revelation Space. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-07911-8, £10.99) was announced but not seen.


Final Destination Natasha Rhodes (BL Publishing/Black Flame 1-84416-317-2, Jan 2006, £6.99, 404pp, pb) [Final Destination] Novelization based on the horror movie.


Doctor Who: The Resurrection Casket Justin Richards (BBC Books 0-563-48642-2, Apr 2006, £6.99, 246pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series, featuring the 10th Doctor and Rose.


The Devil’s Footsteps E. E. Richardson (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55171-6, Jan 2006, £4.99, 282pp, pb) Reprint (The Bodley Head 2005) young-adult dark fantasy novel.


The Intruders E. E. Richardson (The Bodley Head 0-370-32882-5, Jan 2006, £8.99, 278pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy. Joel moves in with his new step-family, and discovers the house holds more than new resentments.


The Wrong Hands Nigel Richardson (Oxford University Press 0-19-272624-2, May 2006, £5.99, 273pp, tp, cover by Chris Inns) Reprint (Oxford University Press 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.


The Smile of a Ghost Phil Rickman (Macmillan UK 1-4050-5169-8, Nov 2005, £17.99, 474pp, hc) [Merrily Watkins] Horror novel. Seventh volume in the Merrily Watkins series.


The Smile of a Ghost Phil Rickman (Macmillan/Pan 0-330-43815-8, Jun 2006, £6.99, 552pp, pb) [Merrily Watkins] Reprint (Macmillan UK 2005) horror novel. Book seven in the Merrily Watkins series.


Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Rick Riordan (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131913-5, May 2006, £5.99, 375pp, tp, cover by David Wyat) [Percy Jackson] Reprint (Miramax 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a series.


Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters Rick Riordan (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-38149-3, Jul 2006, £10.99, 279pp, hc, cover by Paul Young) [Percy Jackson] Reprint (Hyperion 2006) young-adult fantasy novel. Book two of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. [First U.K. edition]


Counterfeit Worlds: Philip K. Dick On Film Brian J. Robb (Titan Books 1-84023-968-9, Jul 2006, £16.99, 317pp, tp) Non-fiction guide to Dick’s works and movies made from them, including some that never made it to the screen. There is a good biographical article. Illustrated in b&w with photos, stills, and cover reproductions. Includes bibliography and index. [Philip K. Dick]


Born in Death J. D. Robb (Piatkus 0-7499-0795-9, Oct 2006, £16.99, 291pp, hc) [Eve Dallas] SF mystery novel, the 23rd in the In Death series featuring Eve Dallas. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts.


Memory in Death J. D. Robb (Piatkus 0-7499-3636-3, Feb 2006, £10.99, 293pp, tp, cover by Flowers & Foliage) [Eve Dallas] Reprint (Piatkus 2006) SF mystery novel, the 22nd in the Eve Dallas sequence. The original hardcover edition was not seen. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts.


Origin in Death J. D. Robb (Piatkus 0-7499-3634-7, Feb 2006, £6.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Stone) [Eve Dallas] Reprint (Piatkus 2005) SF mystery novel, 21st in the Eve Dallas series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts.


The Voyage of Night Shining White Chris Roberson (PS Publishing 1-904519-69-X, Nov 2006, £10.00, 84pp, tp, cover by Tomislav Tikulin) [Celestial Empire] Alternate world SF novella of a Chinese expedition to Mars. Introduction by John Meaney. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 300 (-70-3, £25.00) signed by both Roberson and Meaney is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www,pspublishing.co.uk].


Doctor Whom A. R. R. R. Roberts (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07928-2, Sep 2006, £8.99, 165pp, hc) Humorous SF novel subtitled E.T. shoots and leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Parodication, a parody of the Doctor Who TV series and Lynne Truss’s Eats, Shoots and Leaves. This is a pseudonym of Adam Roberts.


The Va Dinci Cod A. R. R. R. Roberts (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07771-9, May 2006, £5.99, 185pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 2005) parodic SF/fantasy novel based on The Da Vinci Code. A mini-hardback edition. A “NOT the film tie-in edition” edition. This is a pen name for Adam Roberts; the author is given as “A.R.R.R. Roberts” with “writing as Don Brine” in very small type. Published in the US as The Da Vinci Cod by Don Brine.


Star Warped A3R Roberts (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07770-0, Feb 2006, £4.99, 384pp, tp, cover by Douglas Carrel) Reprint (Gollancz 2005) Star Wars parody.


Gradisil Adam Roberts (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07631-3, Mar 2006, £12.99, 457pp, tp, cover by Sonar) SF novel. The development of cheap, low-tech transport to Earth orbit leads to a battle for the Uplands space habitats. A hardcover edition (-07587-2, £17.99) is also available.


Gradisil Adam Roberts (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07817-0, Nov 2006, £7.99, 457pp, pb, cover by Sonar) Reprint (Gollancz 2006) SF novel of the battle for the Uplands, space habitats in near-Earth orbit, reachable by cheap, low-tech methods.


Red Lily Nora Roberts (Piatkus 0-7499-3614-2, Nov 2005, £6.99, 371pp, pb, cover by Stone) [In the Garden] Reprint (Piatkus 2005) ghost novel/romance. The third book of the Harper Bride trilogy after Blue Dahlia and Black Rose. The original edition was not seen.


Fifty Degrees Below Kim Stanley Robinson (HarperCollins UK 0-00-714891-7, Jun 2006, £6.99, 520pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) [Capital Code] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2005) SF novel; second in a series after Forty Signs of Rain.


Keeping It Real Justina Robson (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07862-6, May 2006, £10.99, 279pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Quantum Gravity] Science fantasy novel, book one of Quantum Gravity. Six years after the Quantum Bomb of 2015 ripped the fabric between dimensions, humanity co-exists with elves and demons, and magic is more powerful than technology. A hardcover edition (-07861-8, £17.99) was announced but not seen.


Keeping It Real Justina Robson (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07907-X, Nov 2006, £6.99, 279pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Quantum Gravity] Reprint (Gollancz 2006) science fantasy novel, book one of Quantum Gravity. The Quantum Bomb of 2015 ripped the fabric between dimensions, forcing humans to co-exist with elves, demons, and magic.


Living Next Door to the God of Love Justina Robson (Macmillan/Pan 0-330-41854-8, Oct 2006, £7.99, 480pp, tp) [Natural History] Reprint (Macmillan UK 2005) SF novel.


Imperial Spy Mark Robson (Simon & Schuster UK 1-416-90185-X, Feb 2006, £6.99, 373pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Darkweaver Legacy] Young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a new series related to the Darkweaver Legacy series.


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