The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

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Tanglewreck Jeanette Winterson (Bloomsbury 0-7475-8064-2, Jun 2006, £12.99, 415pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel.

Christmas Inn Gene Wolfe (PS Publishing 1-904619-90-8, Jan 2006, £25.00, 28pp, hc, cover by James Hannah) Fantasy novelette. An inn gets some unusual guests for Christmas. This is a signed, limited edition sent free to hardcover Postscripts subscribers, with 200 copies for sale. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

Fireglass Machine Patrick Wood (Scholastic UK 0-439-96337-0, Sep 2005, £4.99, 521pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) Young-adult fantasy novel, the third in a series. This was published in 2005 but not seen until now.

The Ascendancy Veil Chris Wooding (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07769-7, May 2006, £6.99, 451pp, pb) [Braided Path] Reprint (Gollancz 2005) fantasy novel. Book three of The Braided Path after The Weavers of Saramyr and The Skein of Lament.

The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray Chris Wooding (Scholastic UK 0-439-96395-8, Jan 2006, £5.99, 378pp, tp) Reprint (Scholastic UK 2001) young-adult fantasy novel.

Storm Thief Chris Wooding (Scholastic UK 0-439-95948-9, Jan 2006, £12.99, 387pp, hc) Young-adult SF/fantasy novel about a city plagued by probability storms.

The History of Lucy’s Love Life in 10½ Chapters Deborah Wright (Sphere 0-7515-3703-9, Sep 2006, £6.99, 374pp, tp) Humorous SF/fantasy novel.

Love Eternally Deborah Wright (Time Warner UK 0-7515-3704-7, Sep 2005, £6.99, 371pp, pb) Ghost novel.

I Am the Bird T. M. Wright (PS Publishing 1-905834-83-9, Sep 2006, £10.00, 143pp, tp, cover by Robert Sammelin) Dark fantasy novella. Introduction by Ramsey Campbell. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 300 (-84-6, £25.00) signed by Wright and Campbell is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

A Manhattan Ghost Story T. M. Wright (Telos 1-84583-048-2, Sep 2006, £9.99, 276pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 1984) horror novel. This edition adds an introduction by Wright. Available from 61 Elgar Avenue, Tolworth, Surrey KT5 9JP.

The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp Rick Yancey (Bloomsbury 0-7475-8289-0, May 2006, £6.99, 339pp, tp, cover by Nicholas Yarger) [Alfred Kropp] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. A modern teenager steals Excalibur and puts it in the wrong hands.

The Vampire Genevieve Jack Yeovil (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-8441-6244-3, Oct 2005, £8.99, 763pp, tp, cover by Christer Sveen) [Warhammer; Genevieve Dieudonne] Omnibus of Warhammer novelizations Drachenfels (1989), Genevieve Undead (1993), and Beasts in Velvet (1991), and the collection Silver Nails (2002), all featuring the eponymous heroine. Yeovil is a pseudonym of Kim Newman.

Star Wars: Outbound Flight Timothy Zahn (Random House/Century/Lucasbooks 1-8441-3904-2, Feb 2006, £17.99, 453pp, hc, cover by Dave Seeley) [Star Wars] SF novelization. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition.

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07901-0, Aug 2006, £7.99, xii+303pp, tp, cover by Marc Adams) Reprint (Doubleday 1967) Hugo-winning SF novel, with a new introduction by George R.R. Martin. Part of the Ten Greatest SF Books of All Time series.

Camelot’s Honour Sarah Zettel (HarperCollins UK 0-00-715870-X, Apr 2006, £6.99, 436pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Paths to Camelot] Reprint (Luna 2005 as For Camelot’s Honor) fantasy novel.

Camelot’s Sword Sarah Zettel (HarperCollins UK 0-00-715871-8, Apr 2006, £12.99, 455pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Paths to Camelot] Arthurian fantasy novel, the third book of the Two Ravens Saga. Simultaneous with the US (Luna as Under Camelot’s Banner).

Black Jade David Zindell (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648622-3, Jan 2006, £7.99, ii+791pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Ea Cycle] Reprint (Voyager 2005) fantasy novel, the third book of the Ea Cycle,

Impossible Stories Zoran Zivkovic; trans. by Alice Copple-Tosic (PS Publishing 1-902880-65-7, Mar 2006, £25.00, xv+389pp, hc, cover by Hawk Alfredson) Collection of 29 stories (five story cycles plus one standalone). The story cycles were previously published as separate books in English by Zivkovic’s Polaris Press but had limited distribution. Introduction by Paul Di Filippo. Afterword by Tamar Yellin. Translated from the Serbian by Alice Copple-Tosic. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a slipcased edition of 200 (-66-5, £60.00) signed by Zivkovic, Di Filippo, and Yellin is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

Adventure Tales [v 1 #3, Summer 2006] ed. John Gregory Betancourt (Wildside Press, $7.50, 68pp, quarto)

Albedo One [#31, 2006] (Albedo One Productions, €5.95, 56pp, A4, cover by Alexander Kruglov) This issue presents all the short-listed stories competing for the one thousand euro prize money of the 2005 Aeon Award. Small press sf, fantasy and horror fiction magazine. Available from 2 Post Road, LUSK, Co. Dublin, IRELAND.

Alchemy [# 3, 2006] ed. Steve Pasechnick (Edgewood Press, $7.00, 96pp+, 6" x 9", cover by James C. Christensen)

All Hallows [#41, February 2006] ed. Barbara & Christopher Roden (Ghost Story Society, The, no price, 200pp, A5, cover by Paul Lowe) Small press ghost story magazine containing a blend of fiction and non-fiction, produced on behalf of The Ghost Story Society. Available from Barbara & Christopher Roden, P.O. Box 1360, Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada V0K 1A0.

All Hallows [#42, October 2006] ed. Barbara & Christopher Roden (Ghost Story Society, The, no price, 324pp, A5, cover by Paul Lowe)

Analog Science Fiction and Fact [v126 # 1, January/February 2006] ed. Stanley Schmidt (Dell Magazines, $5.99, 240pp+, octavo s/b, cover by David A. Hardy)

Analog Science Fiction and Fact [v126 # 3, March 2006] ed. Stanley Schmidt (Dell Magazines, $3.99, 144pp+, octavo s/b, cover by Jean-Pierre Normand)

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