The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

Books, Listed by Author

KURTZ, KATHERINE (Irene) (chron.) (continued)

• * _High Deryni (Ace 978-0-441-01526-9, Dec 2007, $24.95, 449pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Deryni] Reprint (Ballantine 1973) fantasy novel, third in the original Deryni trilogy, slightly revised to be consistent with later Deryni novels.

KUSHNER, ELLEN (Ruth) (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Golden Dreydl (Charlesbridge 978-1-58089-135-6, Jun 2007, $15.95, 123pp, hc, cover by Ilene Winn-Lederer) Children’s fantasy novella inspired by Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite and Jewish folklore and originally produced for radio. Illustrated by Ilene Winn-Lederer.
• * _The Privilege of the Sword (Bantam Spectra 978-0-553-58696-1, Jul 2007, $6.99, 462pp, pb, cover by Marc Peltzer & Stephen Youll) [Swordspoint] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2006) fantasy novel set in the Riverside world of Swordspoint. Winner of the Locus Award for Fantasy Novel.

KUTTNER, HENRY (1915-1958) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Last Mimzy (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-49755-0, Mar 2007, $13.95, 338pp, tp) Reprint (Ballantine 1975 as The Best of Henry Kuttner) collection of 17 stories. This is a movie tie-in edition.

KYME, NICK (stories) (chron.)

• * *Necromunda: Back from the Dead (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-376-8, Jul 2006, £6.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Necromunda] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe. This was published in 2006 but not seen till now.

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• * _The Art of Warhammer (with Marc Gascoigne) See entry under Marc Gascoigne.

LaBADIE, TIMOTHY (chron.)

• * *To Live Without Warning (Xlibris 978-1-4257-5370-2, Oct 2007, $27.89, 172pp, hc) SF novel set in a futuristic San Francisco where aliens disguise themselves as homeless people. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.xlibris.com]]; 1-888-795-4274.

LACKEY, MERCEDES (Ritche) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Aerie (SFBC #1224541, Nov 2006, $13.99, 291pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Dragon Jousters] Reprint (DAW 2006) fantasy novel, fourth in the Dragon Jousters series. This is similar to the DAW edition, but lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Aerie (DAW 978-0-7564-0426-0, Oct 2007, $7.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Dragon Jousters] Reprint (DAW 2006) fantasy novel, fourth in the Dragon Jousters series.
• * *By Slanderous Tongues (with Roberta Gellis) (Baen 978-1-41652107-5, Feb 2007, $25.00, 533pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [*This Scepter’d Isle] Historical fantasy novel, third in the series about young Queen Elizabeth begun in This Scepter’d Isle.
• * *Fortune’s Fool (Harlequin/Luna 978-0-373-80226-1, Mar 2007, $24.95, 362pp, hc) [Five Hundred Kingdoms] Humorous romantic fantasy novel, the third set in the 500 Kingdoms of The Fairy Godmother. The Sea King’s daughter goes on land to spy.
• * _Music to My Sorrow (with Rosemary Edghill) (Baen 978-1-4165-2147-1, Sep 2007, $7.99, 449pp, pb, cover by Jeff Easley) [*Bedlam’s Bard] Reprint (Baen 2005) fantasy novel in the Bedlam’s Bard series.
• * *The Phoenix Unchained (with James Mallory) (Tor 978-0-7653-1593-9, Oct 2007, $27.95, 398pp, hc) [Enduring Flame] Fantasy novel, the first book of The Enduring Flame trilogy, set in the same world as The Obsidian trilogy.
• * *Reserved for the Cat (DAW 978-0-7564-0362-1, Nov 2007, $25.95, 328pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Elemental Masters] Fantasy novel, the fifth in the Elemental Masters series, this time based on ’Puss in Boots’. A desperate French ballet dancer becomes a star in England with the help of her magical cat.
• * _When Darkness Falls (with James Mallory) (Tor 978-0-765-34143-3, May 2007, $7.99, 602pp, pb) [Obsidian] Reprint (Tor 2006) fantasy novel, third in the Obsidian trilogy.

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• * _Bedlam’s Edge (with Rosemary Edghill) (Baen 978-1-4165-2110-5, Feb 2007, $7.99, 348pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [*Bedlam’s Bard] Reprint (Baen 2005) original shared-world anthology of 13 stories and an essay about Mercedes Lackey’s “Bedlam’s Bard” series.

LaFEVERS, R. L. (chron.)

• * *Theodosia Throckmorton and the Serpents of Chaos (Houghton Mifflin 978-0-618-75638-4, Apr 2007, $16.00, 344pp, hc, cover by Yoko Tanaka) Young-adult mystery adventure set in 1906 London. Theodosia Throckmorton has the power to see black magic and curses in artifacts at her father’s museum.
• * *Werewolf Rising (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-47665-2, Aug 2006, $16.99, 199pp, hc, cover by Tony Sahara) Young-adult werewolf novel. An orphan teen discovers he comes from a line of shapeshifters.

LaFLAMME, MICHAEL A. (chron.)

• * *Blacksent: Book of the Umbra (with Michael D. Poe) (Infinity Publishing 978-0-7414-3810-2, Sep 2007, $14.95, 244pp, tp, cover by Angela Sasser) Fantasy novel. Infinity Publishing.com, 1094 New DeHaven St., Suite 100, West Conshohocken PA 19428-2713; [www.buybooksontheweb.com].

LAIMO, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * *Dead Souls (Leisure 978-0-8439-5760-0, Feb 2007, $6.99, 340pp, pb) Horror novel. A teen inherits a farmhouse once owned by a man seeking immortality.

LAKE, JAY; [i.e., Joseph Edward Lake, Jr.] (1964- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Mainspring (Tor 978-0-7653-1708-7, Jun 2007, $24.95, 320pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Mainspring] Alternate world fantasy novel. An apprentice clockmaker is chosen by God to rewind the Mainspring of the Earth.

LAMB, HAROLD A. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Riders of the Steppes (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 978-0-8032-8050-2, Jun 2007, $21.95, 524+xxii, tp, cover by Darrel Stevens) [Khlit the Cossack] Associational collection of eight stories featuring Khlit the Cossack and their friends, plus an appendix of related letters by the author that appeared in Adventure magazine along with the stories. Volume three of The Complete Cossack Adventures. Edited by Howard Andrew Jones; introduction by E.E. Knight. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68588-0630; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com]. (Contents)
• * *Swords of the Steppes (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 978-0-8032-805190, Jun 2007, $21.95, 615+xx, tp, cover by Darrel Stevens) [Khlit the Cossack] Associational collection of 19 pulp adventure stories featuring Cossaks (some related to Khlit the Cossak, others standalone), plus an appendix of related letters by the author that appeared in Adventure magazine along with some of the stories. Volume four of The Complete Cossack Adventures. Edited by Howard Andrew Jones; introduction by Barrie Tait Collins. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68588-0630; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com]. (Contents)

LAMBERT, LANE (chron.)

• * *Adventures in the Vortex (with Louis Lambert) (Rune Publications 978-0-9792693-1-8, Jun 2007, $8.99, 304pp, tp) Humorous young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a series. Kids transported to the land of the Vortex must find their way home to Kansas. A first novel. Rune Publications, PO Box 9315, Shawnee Mission KS 66201; [www.runepublications.com].

LAMBERT, LOUIS (chron.)

• * _Adventures in the Vortex (with Lane Lambert) See entry under Lane Lambert.

LAMBSHEAD, JOHN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Lucy’s Blade (Baen 978-1-4165-2121-1, May 2007, $24.00, 371pp, hc, cover by Clyde Caldwell) Historical fantasy novel. Lady Lucy Dennys, possessed by a demon, fights to protect Queen Elizabeth and England from the magic of Spain. A first novel.

LAMPLIGHTER, L. JAGI, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Bad-Ass Faeries (with Lee C. Hillman, Jeffrey Lyman & Danielle Ackley-McPhail) See entry under Danielle Ackley-McPhail.

LAMY, MICHEL (chron.)

• * *The Secret Message of Jules Verne: Decoding His Masonic, Rosicrucian, and Occult Writings (Inner Traditions/Destiny Books 978-1-59477-161-3, Jun 2007, $19.95, 312pp, tp) Non-fiction, a guide to symbols and secrets encrypted in Verne’s works. Translated from the French Jules Verne, Initié et initiater (Editions Payot 1984).

LANAGAN, MARGO (stories) (chron.)

• * _Black Juice (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07924-3, Feb 2007, £7.99, 227pp, tp) Reprint (Allen & Unwin Australia 2004) collection of 11 original fantasy stories. This is the 2006 UK edition with one added story. (Contents)
• * +Red Spikes (Random House/Knopf 978-0-375-84320-4, Oct 2007, $16.99, 167pp, hc, cover by Jeremy Caniglia) Fantasy/mainstream collection of ten stories. First US edition (Allen & Unwin Australia 2006). (Contents)

LANDON, KRISTIN (chron.)

• * *The Hidden Worlds (Ace 978-0-441-01511-5, Jul 2007, $7.99, 356pp, pb, cover by Craig White) [Hidden Worlds] SF novel. The remnants of humanity hide on backwater planets from the Cold Minds, the machine intelligences that destroyed Earth. A first novel.

LANDY, DEREK (chron.)

• * *Skulduggery Pleasant (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 978-0-00-724163-7, Apr 2007, £12.99, 371pp, hc, cover by Tom Percival) [Skulduggery Pleasant] Humorous young-adult fantasy detective novel. First in a series about a girl and an investigator who happens to be a magician and a skeleton.
• * *Skulduggery Pleasant (HarperCollins 0-06-123115-0, May 2007, $17.99, 392pp, hc, cover by Tom Percival) [Skulduggery Pleasant] Humorous young-adult dark fantasy about a sorcerer skeleton and his girl sidekick who battle the evil undead. A first novel.
• * _Skulduggery Pleasant (HarperCollins UK Children’s Books 978-0-00-724162-0, Sep 2007, £6.99, 371pp, tp, cover by Tom Percival) [Skulduggery Pleasant] Reprint (HarperCollins UK Children’s Books 2007) humorous young-adult fantasy detective novel, the first book in a series.

LANE, ANDY; [i.e., Andrew Lane] (1963- ) (chron.)

• * *Torchwood: Slow Decay (BBC Books 978-0-563-48655-8, Jan 2007, £6.99, 250pp, hc) [Torchwood] Novelization based on the world of the TV series spun off from the new Doctor Who.

LANGAN, SARAH (chron.)

• * +The Missing (Harper 978-0-06-087291-5, Sep 2007, $6.99, 400pp, pb) [Keeper] Supernatural thriller, sequel to The Keeper. Kids uncover something buried in the woods, releasing a mysterious ailment. First US edition (Headline 4/07 as Virus).
• * *Virus (Hodder Headline 978-0-7553-3372-1, Apr 2007, £19.99, 341pp, hc) [Keeper] Horror novel.
• * _Virus (Hodder Headline 978-0-7553-3374-5, Nov 2007, £6.99, 436pp, pb) [Keeper] Reprint (Headline 2007) supernatural thriller, sequel to The Keeper. Published in the US as The Missing.

LANGE, SUE (stories) (chron.)

• * *We, Robots (Aqueduct Press 978-1-933500-11-9, Mar 2007, $9.00, 98pp, ph) SF novella in perfect-bound chapbook form. A robot starts feeling emotions on the eve of the Singularity. Part of the Conversation Pieces chapbook series. Aqueduct Press, PO Box 95787, Seattle WA 98145-2787; [www.aqueductpress.com].

LANGFORD, DAVID (Rowland) (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * +The End of Harry Potter? (Tor 978-0-765-31934-0, Mar 2007, $12.95, 196pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Harry Potter] Young-adult non-fiction, speculating on possible developments in the final Harry Potter novel. First US edition (Gollancz 11/06).
• * _The End of Harry Potter? (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-08054-6, May 2007, £6.99, 196pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Harry Potter] Reprint (Gollancz 2006) non-fiction examination of the Harry Potter books. This edition is slightly revised and updated. [Rowling]
• * +The Wyrdest Link: Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Quizbook (Trafalgar Square/Gollancz 0-575-07704-2, Aug 2007, $11.95, 289pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) Humorous non-fiction. This first US edition (Gollancz 2002) is the 2006 Gollancz edition with stickers, distributed in the US by Trafalgar Square, PO Box 257, Howe Hill Road, North Pomfret VT 05053; 800-423-4525; [www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com].

LANGRISH, KATHERINE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Troll Blood (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 978-0-00-721486-0, Feb 2007, £10.99, 395+v, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Troll] Young-adult fantasy novel. Third in a series after Troll Fell and Troll Mill.
• * _Troll Blood (HarperCollins UK Children’s Books 978-0-00-721488-4, Jul 2007, £6.99, 400+16pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Troll] Reprint (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 2007) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the Troll series. This edition adds a Beyond the Book section. (Contents)
• * _Troll Mill (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-717075-0, Oct 2006, £5.99, 327pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Troll] Reprint (HarperCollins Children’s Books 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.

LANSDALE, JOE R(ichard Harold) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *God of the Razor (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-115-6, Nov 2007, $40.00, 295pp, hc, cover by Timothy Truman) Collection of the novel The Nightrunners (1987) and six related stories, one original. Illustrated by Clenn Chadbourne. A signed, slipcased edition of 150 ($100.00) is sold out. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]. (Contents)
• * *Lost Echoes (Subterranean Press no ISBN, Feb 2007, $60.00, 330pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) Horror novel about a young man who can hear the echoes of the past. Simultaneous with the Vintage/Black Lizard edition. This is a signed, limited edition of 400; a traycased edition of 15 ($250.00) is also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].
• * *The Shadows, Kith and Kin (Subterranean Press #978-1-59606-0814, Apr 2007, $35.00, 287pp, hc, cover by Mark A. Nelson) Collection of eight stories, one original. This is a signed edition; a traycased, lettered edition of 15 ($250.00) is also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]. (Contents)

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• * *Retro Pulp Tales (Subterranean Press 1-59606-008-5, Jun 2006, $40.00, 235pp, hc, cover by Timothy Truman) Original anthology of 12 stories written in old pulp style. Authors include F. Paul Wilson, Alex Irvine, and Kim Newman. This is dated 2006, but was not seen until now; the $40.00 trade edition is sold out, but a limited edition of 250 (-009-3, $65.00) signed by all the authors and a deluxe lettered edition of 26 ($150.00) are also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]. (Contents)

LAPINE, WARREN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Just Like the Jetsons (Wilder Publication 0-9773040-4-3, Mar 2006, $29.99, 219pp, hc) Collection of 19 stories, two original. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now. A print-on-demand edition. Wilder Publications, PO Box 3005, Radford VA 24143-3005. (Contents)

LARBALESTIER, JUSTINE (stories) (chron.)

• * _Magic Lessons (Penguin/Razorbill 978-1-59514-124-8, Feb 2007, $7.99, 280pp, tp, cover by Justine Larbalestier) [Reason Cansino] Reprint (Razorbill 2006) young-adult contemporary novel fantasy, volume two in a trilogy after Magic or Madness.
• * *The Magic of Reason (SFBC #1233066, Apr 2007, $14.99, 570pp, hc, cover by Edward Miller) [Reason Cansino] Omnibus of three young-adult contemporary fantasy novels in the trilogy about Reason Cansino: Magic or Madness (2005), Magic Lessons (2006), and Magic’s Child (2007). This has ISBN 978-0-7394-8206-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * *Magic’s Child (Penguin/Razorbill 978-1-59514-064-7, Mar 2007, $16.99, 291pp, hc, cover by Justine Larbalestier) [Reason Cansino] Young-adult contemporary novel fantasy, volume three in a trilogy begun in Magic or Madness.

LARIAR, LAWRENCE (1908-1981); see pseudonym Michael Lawrence (chron.)

LARKE, GLENDA (chron.)

• * _The Heart of the Mirage (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-609-2, Aug 2007, £7.99, 466pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Mirage Makers] Reprint (Voyager Australia 2006) fantasy novel, the first book of The Mirage Makers series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Shadow of Tyr (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-608-5, Dec 2007, £7.99, ii+671pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Mirage Makers] Reprint (Voyager Australia 2007) fantasy novel, the second in the Mirage Makers series. [First U.K. edition]

LASHNER, WILLIAM (Mark) (1957- ); see pseudonym Tyler Knox (chron.)

LASSITER, RHIANNON (chron.)

• * *Bad Blood (Oxford University Press 978-0-19-275473-8, Aug 2007, £5.99, 317pp, tp, cover by Christopher Gibbons) Young-adult horror novel.

LATNER, ALEXIS GLYNN (chron.)

• * *Hurricane Moon (Prometheus/Pyr 978-1-59102-545-0, Jul 2007, $15.00, 397pp, tp, cover by Brian W. Dow) SF novel of planetary colonization.

LAUMER, (John) KEITH (1925-1993) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Long Twilight and Other Stories (Baen 978-1-4165-2109-9, Feb 2007, $14.00, 358pp, tp, cover by David Mattingly) Omnibus/collection of four stories and two novels: The Long Twilight (1969) and Night of Delusions (1972). Compiled by Eric Flint. (Contents)

LAURIE, VICTORIA (chron.)

• * *Crime Seen (Penguin/Obsidian 978-0-451-22201-5, Sep 2007, $6.99, 282pp, pb) [Abby Cooper] Fantasy mystery novel, fifth in the Psychic Eye series featuring psychic Abby Cooper.
• * *What’s a Ghoul to Do? (Penguin/Signet 978-0-451-22090-5, Mar 2007, $6.99, 281pp, pb) [Ghost Hunter] Dark fantasy mystery novel, the first in the Ghost Hunter series about ghostbusting sleuth M.J. Holliday.

LAUX, CONSTANCE (1952- ); see pseudonym Casey Daniels (chron.)

LAW, DAVE A., ed. (chron.)

• * *The Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction: Volume One: First Contact (with Darin Park) (Hades Publications/Dragon Moon Press 978-1-896944-39-6, Oct 2007, $24.95, 311pp, tp) Non-fiction, a how-to writing guide, with 20 chapters by authors including Orson Scott Card, Wil McCarthy, Ian Irvine, and Piers Anthony. Includes an appendix of bibliographic references and an index. Dragon Moon Press, PO Box 1714, Calgary AB T2P 2L7, Canada; [www.dragonmoonpress.com].