The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

Books, Listed by Author

MEAD, RICHELLE (chron.) (continued)

• * *Succubus on Top (Kensington 978-0-7582-1642-7, Jan 2008, $15.00, 340pp, tp) [Georgina Kincaid] Paranormal romance, sequel to Succubus Blues. Seattle succubus Georgina Kincaid has problems with dates and demons.
• * *Vampire Academy (Penguin/Razorbill 978-1-59514-174-3, Sep 2007, $8.99, 332pp, tp) [Vampire Academy] Young-adult vampire novel/paranormal romance. A mortal vampire princess and her dhampir best friend are stuck in a dangerous school.

MEANEY, JOHN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Bone Song (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07954-0, Feb 2007, £10.99, 346pp, tp) Dark science fantasy detective novel set in a city powered by the psychic energy of the dead. A hardcover edition (-07955-7, £18.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _Context (Prometheus/Pyr 978-1-59102-542-9, Apr 2007, $15.00, 531pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) [Nulapeiron Sequence] Reprint (Bantam UK 2002) SF novel, second in the Nulapeiron Sequence.

MELLING, O. R.; pseudonym of Geraldine Whelan (chron.)

• * +The Light-Bearer’s Daughter (Abrams/Amulet 978-0-8109-0781-2, May 2007, $16.95, 348pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Chronicles of Faerie] Young-adult Celtic fantasy novel, the third book in the Chronicles of Faerie. This first US edition (Penguin Canada 2001) has been revised. Melling is a pen name for G.V. Whelan.

MELTON, HENRY (chron.)

• * *Emperor Dad (Wire Rim Books 978-0-6151-5357-5, Jul 2007, $19.95, 286pp, tp, cover by Wes Hartman) [Small Towns, Big Ideas] SF novel, the first book in the Small Towns, Big Ideas series. James Hill’s father invents a teleportation device, and gets into trouble when he decides to pretend to be a supervillain to alert the world. Wire Rim Books, PMB 256, 3720 Gattis School Ste 800, Round Rock TX 78664; [www.wirerimbooks.com].

MELUCH, R(ebecca) M. (1956- ) (chron.)

• * _Wolf Star (DAW 978-0-7564-0383-6, Jan 2007, $7.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Tour of the Merrimack] Reprint (DAW 2006) military SF novel, second in the Tour of the Merrimack series.

MELVIN, JIM (chron.)

• * *The Death Wizard Chronicles, Book One: The Pit (Rain Publishing 978-1-987381-47-2, Sep 2007, $17.00, 290pp, tp, cover by Don Morris) [Death Wizard Chronicles] Fantasy novel, the first in a series about the warrior-wizard Torg. A first novel. Rain Publishing, 2025 Guelph Line, Suite 264, Burlington Ontario, Canada L7P 4X4; [www.rainbooks.com].

MEMMOTT, DAVID (chron.)

• * *Prime Time (Wordcraft of Oregon 978-1-877655-53-1, Sep 2007, $15.00, 269pp, tp, cover by David Memmott & Kristin Johnson) Postcyberpunk SF novel about Worldbenders trying to re-invent the past. A first novel. This is a print-on-demand edition available at [www.wordcraftoforegon.com], or from Wordcraft of Oregon, PO Box 3235, La Grande OR 97850.

MENDLESOHN, FARAH, ed. (chron.)

• * *Glorifying Terrorism (Rackstraw Press 978-0-9554688-0-3, Feb 2007, £15.00, 268pp, hc, cover by Curio-CityCatKilla) Anthology of 23 original stories, a prose poem, and one reprint story. Written in response to the 2006 Terrorism Act, which makes “glorifying” terrorism a criminal offence. Authors include Ken Macleod, Gwyneth Jones, and Charles Stross. Available from 23 Ranelagh Road, London N17 6XY, UK. (Contents)

MERTZ, BARBARA (Louise) G(ross) (1927- ); see pseudonym Barbara Michaels (chron.)

MESTA, GABRIEL; pseudonym of Kevin J. Anderson, (1962- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Martian War (Pocket 978-0-7434-4655-6, Aug 2006, $14.00, 256pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Pocket 2005) science fantasy historical novel, a fictional account of the adventures of H.G. Wells. The author also writes as Kevin J. Anderson. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now.

MEYER, KAI (chron.)

• * *The Glass Word (Egmont 978-1-4052-1639-5, Apr 2007, £5.99, 324pp, tp, cover by Mark Robertson) [Dark Reflections] Young-adult fantasy novel, the third in the Flowing Queen trilogy. Translated by Anthea Bell from the German Die Glaeserne Wort (Loewe 2002).
• * *The Shell Magicians (Egmont 978-1-4052-1636-4, Aug 2007, £5.99, 344pp, tp, cover by Sarah Coleman) [Wave Walkers] Young-adult fantasy novel, the second book in the Pirates trilogy. Translated by Anthea Bell from the German original Die Muschelmagier (Leowe 2004). The US edition was translated by Elizabeth D. Crawford, with the title The Wave Walkers: Pirate Emperor (McElderry Books 5/07).
• * _The Stone Light (with Elizabeth D. Crawford,trans.) (Simon Pulse 978-0-689-87790-2, Oct 2007, $8.99, 350pp, tp, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Dark Reflections] Reprint (Egmont 2006) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the Dark Reflections series. Translated by Elizabeth D. Crawford from the German Das Steinerne Licht (Loewe Verlag 2002).
• * _The Wave Runners (Egmont 978-1-4052-1635-7, May 2007, £5.99, 372pp, tp, cover by Sarah Coleman) [Wave Walkers] Reprint (McElderry 2006 as The Wave Walkers: Pirate Curse) young-adult pirate fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy. Translated by Anthea Bell from the German Die Wellenläufer (Loewe 2003). [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Wave Walkers: Pirate Curse (with Elizabeth D. Crawford,trans.) (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 978-1-4169-2473-9, Apr 2007, $5.99, 320pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) [Wave Walkers] Reprint (McElderry 2006) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in the Wave Walkers series. Translated by Elizabeth D. Crawford from the German Di Wellenläufer (Leowe Verlag 2003).
• * *The Wave Walkers: Pirate Emperor (with Elizabeth D. Crawford,trans.) (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 978-1-4169-2474-6, May 2007, $16.99, 298pp, hc, cover by Dominic Harman) [Wave Walkers] Young-adult fantasy novel, the second in the Wave Walkers series about kids who can literally walk on water, pirates, and magic in the Caribbean. Translated by Elizabeth D. Crawford from the German Die Muschelmagier (Leowe Verlag 2004).

MEYER, STEPHENIE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Eclipse (Little, Brown 978-0-316-16020-9, Sep 2007, $18.99, 629pp, hc) [Twilight] Young-adult vampire novel, third in the trilogy begun in Twilight. This indicates fourth printing, but has not been seen previously.
• * _Eclipse (Little, Brown UK/Atom 978-1-904233-89-3, Oct 2007, £12.99, 628pp, hc) [Twilight] Reprint (Little, Brown 2007) young-adult vampire novel, third in the series begin in Twilight. A trade paperback (Airport) edition (-90-9, £8.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
• * _New Moon (Little, Brown UK/Atom 978-1-904233-86-2, Apr 2007, £12.99, 563pp, hc) [Twilight] Reprint (Little, Brown 2006) young-adult vampire romance novel, the second in a series after Twilight. A trade paperback edition (-87-9, £8.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
• * _New Moon (Little, Brown UK/Atom 978-1-904233-88-6, Sep 2007, £6.99, 594pp, tp) [Twilight] Reprint (Little, Brown 2006) young-adult vampire novel, second in a series after Twilight.

MICHAEL, LIVI (chron.)

• * *City of Dogs (Penguin/Putnam 978-0-399-24356-1, Sep 2007, $16.99, 250pp, hc, cover by Greg Couch) Young-adult fantasy novel. A dogs flees a world of Norse myth and comes to ours to get help from other dogs.

MICHAELS, BARBARA; pseudonym of Barbara G. Mertz, (1927- ) (chron.)

• * _The Crying Child (Harper 978-0-06-082860-8, Sep 2007, $7.99, 311pp, pb) Reprint (Dodd, Mead 1971) mystery with Gothic elements. A woman grieving for her child hears eerie moans in the woods. Michaels is a pen name for Barbara Mertz, who also writes as Elizabeth Peters.
• * _Patriot’s Dream (Harper 978-0-06-082869-1, Sep 2007, $7.99, 355pp, pb) Reprint (Dodd, Mead 1976) mystery with Gothic elements. Jan has dreams of the past while vacationing in colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Michaels is a pen name for Barbara Mertz, who also writes as Elizabeth Peters.
• * _Wait for What Will Come (Harper 978-0-06-082875-2, Sep 2007, $7.99, 311pp, pb) Reprint (Dodd, Mead 1978) Gothic romance with psychic elements. Michaels is a pen name for Barbara Mertz, who also writes as Elizabeth Peters.

MICHAELS, RUNE (chron.)

• * *Genesis Alpha (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 978-1-4169-1886-8, Jun 2007, $14.99, 193pp, hc, cover by Sammy Yuen, Jr.) Young-adult SF thriller. A boy whose fetal stem cells saved his brother’s life worries about the implications when the brother is arrested for murder. A first novel.

MICHALOWSKI, MARK (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: Wetworld (BBC Books 978-1-8460-7271-0, Sep 2007, £6.99, 241pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series, book 18 in the new series, featuring the tenth Doctor.

MICHELLE, PATRICE (chron.)

• * *Scions: Resurrection (Harlequin/Silhouette Nocturne 978-0-373-61778-4, Jan 2008, $5.25, 283pp, pb) [Scions] Vampire romance novel, the first in a trilogy.

MIÉVILLE, CHINA (Tom) (1972- ) (chron.)

• * *Un Lun Dun (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-49516-7, Feb 2007, $17.95, 432pp, hc, cover by August Hall) Young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Un Lun Dun (SFBC #1226143, Apr 2007, $11.99, 432pp, hc, cover by August Hall) Reprint (Del Rey 2007) young-adult fantasy novel. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Un Lun Dun (Macmillan UK 978-0-230-01586-9, Apr 2007, £12.99, 521pp, hc, cover by China Miéville) Reprint (Del Rey 2007) young-adult fantasy novel of two girls in UnLondon. Illustrated by the author. [First U.K. edition]

MIGNOLA, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * *Baltimore: Or The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire (with Christopher Golden) (Bantam Spectra 978-0-553-80471-3, Sep 2007, $25.00, 285pp, hc, cover by Mike Mignola) Dark fantasy novel, illustrated with 150 b&w drawings by Mignola.

MILÁN, VICTOR (Woodward) (1954- ) (chron.)

• * *MechWarrior: Dark Age: A Rending of Falcons (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46159-2, Jun 2007, $6.99, 313pp, pb) [MechWarrior: Dark Age] Novelization, the 26th based on the computer game based on the Battletech roleplaying game. Copyrighted by WizKids.

MILES, CINDY (chron.)

• * *Into Thin Air (Penguin/Signet Eclipse 978-0-451-22262-6, Nov 2007, $6.99, 324pp, pb) Paranormal romance novel. A Guardian near the end of his 1,000-year duty has to rescue his soul mate. Copyrighted by Cindy Homberger.

MILLAR, MARTIN; see pseudonym Martin Scott (chron.)

MILLER, KAREN; pseudonym of Rena Cross (chron.)

• * +The Awakened Mage (Orbit US 978-0-316-06781-2, Oct 2007, $6.99, 713pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Kingmaker, Kingbreaker] Fantasy novel, the second in the Kingmaker, Kingbreaker duology. First US edition (HarperCollins Australia 2005 as Innocence Lost).
• * _The Awakened Mage (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-605-4, Oct 2007, £7.99, 678pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Kingmaker, Kingbreaker] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2005 as Innocence Lost) fantasy novel. Second and final in the Kingmaker, Kingbreaker series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Innocent Mage (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-604-7, Apr 2007, £7.99, 613pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Kingmaker, Kingbreaker] Reprint (Voyager Australia 2005) fantasy novel, the first in the Kingmaker, Kingbreaker duology. [First U.K. edition]
• * +The Innocent Mage (Orbit US 978-0-316-06780-5, Sep 2007, $6.99, 642pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Kingmaker, Kingbreaker] Fantasy novel, the first of two volumes in the Kingmaker, Kingbreaker series. A first novel. First US edition (Voyager Australia 2005).

MILLER, LINDA LAEL (1949- ) (chron.)

• * _Deadly Gamble (Harlequin/HQN 978-0-373-77200-1, Jan 2008, $7.99, 379pp, pb) [Mojo Sheepshanks] Reprint (HQN 2006, not seen) paranormal romantic suspense/mystery novel featuring accidental detective Mojo Sheepshanks, who sees ghosts.

MILLER, MIRANDA (Hyman) (1950- ) (chron.)

• * *Loving Mephistopheles (Owen, Peter 978-0-7206-1275-2, Mar 2007, £11.95, 285pp, tp, cover by Alexander Parsonage) Literary dark fantasy novel. Jenny, a third-rate chanteuse of the Edwardian era makes a deal for eternal life.

MILLER, STEVE(n R.) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Crystal Dragon (with Sharon Lee) See entry under Sharon Lee.
• * _Crystal Soldier (with Sharon Lee) See entry under Sharon Lee.
• * _The Tomorrow Log (with Sharon Lee) See entry under Sharon Lee.

MILLER, WALTER M(ichael, Jr.) (1922-1996) (stories) (chron.)

• * _A Canticle for Leibowitz (Bantam 978-0-53-27381-6, Apr 2007, $7.50, 338pp, pb) Reprint (Lippincott 1959) of the classic Hugo-winning SF novel.
• * _Dark Benediction (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07977-9, Apr 2007, £7.99, 472pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) Reprint (Pocket 1980 as The Best of Walter M. Miller, Jr) omnibus of 14 SF stories, including those collected in Conditionally Human (1962) and The View from the Stars (1965). Volume 69 in the SF Masterworks series. (Contents)

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• * _Beyond Armageddon (with Martin H. Greenberg) (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-8315-6, May 2006, $16.95, 387pp, tp, cover by R. W. Boeche) Reprint (Fine 1985) anthology. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68588-0630; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com].

MILLSTED, IAN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Angles (iande Press 978-0-9554182-0-4, Jan 2007, £5.99, 184pp, tp, cover by Matt Davey) Original anthology of ten stories (one reprint) and a poem set in and around Norwich and Norfolk. Authors include Lionel & Patricia Fanthorpe, Pauline White, and Andrew Humphrey. Available from 7 Rudhall Grove, Manor Farm, Bristol BS10 5AJ, UK. (Contents)

MILSON, MATTHEW R. (chron.)

• * *Young Arcan and the Garden of Loc (Avari Press 978-1-933770-03-1, Oct 2007, $14.95, 221pp, tp, cover by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law) [Tales from Emberthel] Fantasy novel, the first book of the Tales from Emberthel series. The boy Arcan tries to stop the powerful Loc from stealing life energy from the world. Avari Press, PO Box 285, Smoketown PA 17576; [www.avaripress.com].

MITCHELL, MARY ANN (chron.)

• * *Street of Death (Medallion Press 978-1932815-84-9, Oct 2007, $7.95, 396pp, pb) Associational historical horror novel of the Spanish Inquisition.
• * *The Witch (Medallion Press 978-1-932815-81-8, Feb 2007, $6.99, 463pp, pb) Horror novel. Demons help a five-year-old boy punish those who hurt his dead mother.

MITCHELL, SANDY; pseudonym of Alex Stewart, (1958- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Warhammer 40,000: Ciaphas Cain: Hero of the Imperium (BL Publishing/Black Library 978-1-84416-466-0, Apr 2007, £9.99, 756pp, tp, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer 40,000: Ciaphas Cain] Omnibus/collection of the first three novelizations and three stories set in the roleplaying universe and featuring Ciaphas Cain. (Contents)
• * +Warhammer 40,000: Ciaphas Cain: Hero of the Imperium (BL Publishing/Black Library US 978-1-84416-466-0, Jun 2007, $11.99, 756pp, tp, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer 40,000: Ciaphas Cain] Omnibus/collection based on the SF roleplaying game, with three stories, and three novelizations: Warhammer 40,000: For the Emperor (2003), Warhammer 40,000: Caves of Ice (2004), and Warhammer 40,000: The Traitor’s Hand (2005). Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (5/07) edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.
• * *Warhammer 40,000: Duty Calls (BL Publishing/Black Library 978-1-84416-465-3, Apr 2007, £6.99, 415pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer 40,000: Ciaphas Cain] Novelization based on the world of the SF roleplaying game. Book five in the Ciaphas Cain series.
• * +Warhammer 40,000: Duty Calls (BL Publishing/Black Library US 978-1-84416-465-3, Jun 2007, $7.99, 415pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer 40,000] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (5/07) edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.

MITCHELL, TODD (chron.)

• * *The Traitor King (Scholastic Press 978-0-439-82788-1, Apr 2007, $16.99, 358pp, hc, cover by Tim O’Brien) Young-adult fantasy novel. Kids discover they come from an alternate world where their family used to rule. A first novel.

MITTELMARK, HOWARD (chron.)

• * *Age of Consent (Penguin/Signet 978-0-451-22057-8, Feb 2007, $7.99, 307pp, pb) Horror novel about a house with a bad history.

MIYABE, MIYUKI (1960- ) (chron.)

• * *Brave Story (VizMedia 978-1-4215-1196-2, Jul 2007, $23.99, 916pp, hc, cover by Dan May) Fantasy novel that spawned a manga series, animated film, and video games. Wataru’s life is falling apart, and to save his future he undertakes a quest in a fantasy world. Translated from the Japanese Bureibu sutori (Kadokawa Shoten 2003) by Alexander O. Smith.
• * *Crossfire (Kodansha International 978-4-7700-2993-5, Mar 2006, $24.95, 404pp, hc) Mystery novel with paranormal elements. A woman with pyrokinetic powers becomes a vigilante pursued by both the police and a secret organization. Translated by Deborah Stuhr Iwabuchi & Anna Husson Isozaki from the Japanese (Kobunsha 1998); copyrighted 2005, but published 2006 and not seen until now.

MLYNOWSKI, SARAH (chron.)

• * _Frogs & French Kisses (Random House/Delacorte 978-0-385-73185-0, May 2007, $8.99, 277pp, tp, cover by Robin Zingone) [Bras & Broomsticks] Reprint (Delacorte 2006) young-adult fantasy, sequel to Bras & Broomsticks, about a teen whose younger sister is a witch.
• * *Spells & Sleeping Bags (Random House/Delacorte 978-0-385-73387-8, Jun 2007, $16.99, 293pp, hc, cover by Robin Zingone) [Bras & Broomsticks] Young-adult fantasy, third in series begun in Bras & Broomsticks. Rachel’s finally got her own witch powers, but she’s stuck in summer camp and can’t control her spells.

MODESITT, L(eland) E(xton, Jr.) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Cadmian’s Choice (Tor 978-0-7653-5467-9, Jun 2007, $7.99, 609pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horne) [Corean Chronicles] Reprint (Tor 2006) fantasy novel, the fifth book in the Corean Chronicles, set several millennia before the Legacies trilogy.