The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

Books, Listed by Author

BARKER, CLIVE (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Weaveworld (Pocket 978-0-7434-1735-8, 2007, $16.00, 648pp, tp, cover by Jan Provost) Reissue (Collins; Poseidon 1987) fantasy novel. This has a 1996 introduction by Barker. Fourth printing.

BARKER, DOMINIC (chron.)

• * *Blart II: The Boy Who Was Wanted Dead Or Alive - Or Both (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-8429-2, Feb 2007, £5.99, 349pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Blart] Humorous young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Blart: The Boy Who Didn’t Want to Save the World.

BARLOUGH, JEFFREY E(rnest) (1953- ) (chron.)

• * *Bertram of Butter Cross (Gresham & Doyle 978-0-9787634-0-4, Aug 2007, $14.95, 256pp, tp, cover by Elizabeth Adela Stanhope Forbes) [Western Lights] Alternate world Victorian fantasy in the Western Lights series, set in a world where the Ice Age never ended. A strange, snake-necked creature roams in Marley Wood.

BARLOW, TOBY (stories) (chron.)

• * *Sharp Teeth (Heinemann 978-0-434-01767-6, Aug 2007, £12.99, 313pp, hc, cover by Natasha Michael) Novel-length poem in blank verse about werewolves.

BARLOWE, WAYNE DOUGLAS (1958- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *God’s Demon (Tor 978-0-7653-0985-3, Oct 2007, $24.95, 352pp, hc, cover by Wayne Barlowe) Horror novel. A demon lord in Hell decides to rebel and lead all who will follow back to Heaven.

BARNES, JENNIFER LYNN (chron.)

• * *Tattoo (Random House/Delacorte 978-0-385-73347-2, Jan 2007, $7.99, 261pp, tp, cover by Michael Frost) Young-adult fantasy novel. Temporary tattoos give girls supernatural powers to fight evil.

BARNES, JOHN (Allen) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Armies of Memory (Tor 978-0-765-34224-9, Apr 2007, $7.99, 429pp, pb, cover by John Harris) [Million Open Doors] Reprint (Tor 2006) far-future SF novel, fourth and final in the series begun in A Million Open Doors.

BARONE, SAM (chron.)

• * *Dawn of Empire (Random House UK/Century 978-1-8460-5051-0, Jan 2007, £12.99, 481pp, tp) Prehistorical novel with fantasy elements. First in a new series. A hardcover edition (-5050-3, £17.99) was announced but not seen.

BARR, DONNA (stories) (chron.)

• * *Afterdead (A Fine Line Press 1-892253-28-3, Jul 2007, $29.95, 320pp, tp) Graphic novel/collection, with two previously published episodes of The Desert Peach in color, plus new stories in b&w, all set in a very strange afterlife with similarities to Hitler’s Third Reich. This includes two prose stories. This is a print-on-demand edition. (Contents)

BARRIE, [Sir] JAMES M(atthew), Bart. (1860-1937) (chron.)

• * _Peter Pan (Barnes & Noble Classics 978-1-59308-382-3, 2007, $7.95, 176+xxviii, hc, cover by Kay Best) [Peter Pan] Reissue (Hodder & Stoughton 1911 as Peter and Wendy) classic children’s fantasy novel. This has a 2005 introduction by Amy Billone. An instant remainder edition. Second printing.

BARRIS, CHUCK; [i.e., Charles A. Barris] (1929- ) (chron.)

• * *The Big Question (Simon & Schuster 1-4165-3525-X, May 2007, $24.00, 277pp, hc) Near-future SF satire about a reality game show on which losers are executed on live TV, written by a former game show producer and host.

BARRON, LAIRD (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Imago Sequence and Other Stories (Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-088-4, Jul 2007, $24.95, 239pp, hc, cover by Eleni Tsami) Collection of nine weird horror stories, one original. A signed, limited edition (-118-8, $49.00) with one added story, “Hour of the Cyclops”, is also available. Night Shade Books, 1423 33rd Avenue, San Francisco CA 94122; [www.nightshadebooks.com]. (Contents)

BARRON, T(om) A. (chron.)

• * _The Fires of Merlin (Penguin/Philomel 978-0-399-25022-4, Sep 2007, $10.99, 261pp, hc, cover by Justin Sweet) [Lost Years of Merlin] Reissue (Philomel 1998) young-adult Arthurian fantasy, volume three in The Lost Years of Merlin series.
• * _The Great Tree of Avalon, Book III: The Eternal Flame (Ace 978-0-441-01535-1, Oct 2007, $7.99, 348pp, pb, cover by David Elliott) [Great Tree of Avalon] Reprint (Philomel 2006) young-adult fantasy novel, third and final in The Great Tree of Avalon trilogy.
• * _The Lost Years of Merlin (Penguin/Philomel 978-0-399-25020-0, Sep 2007, $10.99, 326pp, hc, cover by Justin Sweet) [Lost Years of Merlin] Reissue (Philomel 1996) young-adult Arthurian fantasy, volume one in a series. This is a paper-over-board edition.
• * _The Mirror of Merlin (Penguin/Philomel 978-0-399-25023-1, Sep 2007, $10.99, 245pp, hc, cover by Justin Sweet) [Lost Years of Merlin] Reissuel (Philomel 1999) young-adult Arthurian fantasy, volume four in The Lost Years of Merlin pentology. This is a paper-over-board edition.
• * _The Seven Songs of Merlin (Penguin/Philomel 978-0-399-25021-7, Sep 2007, $10.99, 306pp, hc, cover by Justin Sweet) [Lost Years of Merlin] Reissue (Philomel 1997) young-adult Arthurian fantasy, volume two in a series. This is a paper-over-board edition.
• * _The Wings of Merlin (Penguin/Philomel 978-0-399-25024-8, Sep 2007, $10.99, 353pp, hc, cover by Justin Sweet) [Lost Years of Merlin] Reissue (Philomel 2000) young-adult Arthurian fantasy novel, fifth and final volume in The Lost Years of Merlin series. This is a paper-over-board edition.

BARRY, DAVE (1947- ) (chron.)

• * *Peter and the Secret of Rundoon (with Ridley Pearson) (Hyperion/Disney Editions 978-0-7868-3788-5, Oct 2007, $18.99, 482pp, hc, cover by Greg Call) [Peter Pan] Young-adult fantasy, third in the Starcatchers series, prequel to J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, begun in Peter and the Starcatchers. Illustrated by Greg Call.
• * _Peter and the Shadow Thieves (with Ridley Pearson) (Hyperion/Disney Editions 978-1-4231-0855-9, Sep 2007, $8.99, 556pp, tp, cover by Greg Call) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Disney Editions 2006) young-adult fantasy, sequel to Peter and the Starcatchers, a prequel to J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan. Illustrated by Greg Call.
• * _Peter and the Starcatchers (with Ridley Pearson) (Walker UK 978-1-4063-0340-7, Feb 2007, £6.99, 463pp, tp) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hyperion/Disney Editions 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, a prequel to J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan.

BARTHOLD-YellowBOY, ERZEBET, ed. (chron.)

• * _Cabinet des Fées: a fairy tale journal, Volume One No.2/3 (with Helen Pilinovsky) See entry under Helen Pilinovsky.

BARTLETT, GERRY (chron.)

• * *Real Vampires Have Curves (Berkley 978-0-425-21377-3, Mar 2007, $14.00, 317pp, tp) [Real Vampires] Paranormal romance. A buxom vampire trying to start a boutique in Texas has trouble with a high-tech vampire hunter and her over-protective, centuries old ex-lover.
• * *Real Vampires Live Large (Berkley 978-0-425-21534-0, Jul 2007, $14.00, 297pp, tp) [Real Vampires] Paranormal romance, the second in a series.

BARTON, BEVERLY; pseudonym of Beverly Beaver (chron.)

• * *Raintree: Sanctuary (Harlequin/Silhouette 978-0-373-61766-1, Jun 2007, $5.25, 269pp, pb) [Raintree] Paranormal romance, third in a multi-author series about the Raintree family. Mercy Raintree guards her family home, Sanctuary, from a foe out to eliminate her family.

BARZAK, CHRISTOPHER (Michael) (1975- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *One for Sorrow (Bantam Spectra 978-0-38436-9, Sep 2007, $12.00, 308pp, tp) Ghost novel. A lonely teen keeps a ghost from passing on and starts losing hold of his own life. A first novel.

BAST, ANYA (chron.)

• * *Witch Fire (Berkley Sensation 978-0-425-21614-9, Jun 2007, $7.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Tony Mauro) Paranormal romance. Mira Hoskins learns she’s a witch and in danger from evil warlocks.

BATEMAN, COLIN (1962- ) (chron.)

• * *Titanic 2020 (Hodder Children’s Books 978-0-340-94445-5, Jul 2007, £5.99, 279pp, tp, cover by Bob Lee) Young-adult near-future SF novel. A stowaway on a new liner learns plague has broken out on land. First in a series.

BATLEY, ALAN (chron.)

• * _The Unseen University Cut Out Book (with Bernard Pearson & Terry Pratchett) See entry under Terry Pratchett.

BAUER, SABINE C. (chron.)

• * *Stargate SG-1: Survival of the Fittest (Fandemonium Books 0-9547343-9-4, 2006, $7.95, 367pp, pb) [Stargate SG-1] Novelization based on the TV series based on the film, seventh in the series. Copyrighted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This is an international edition with US and UK prices, dated 2006, but not seen until now.
• * *Stargate SG-1: Trial by Fire (Fandemonium Books 0-9547343-0-0, 2006, $7.95, 236pp, pb) [Stargate SG-1] Novelization based on the TV series based on the film, first in the series from Fandemonium. Copyrighted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This is an international edition with US and UK prices; it is dated 2006, but not seen until now.

BAUM, L(yman) FRANK (1856-1919) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Barnes & Noble Classics 978-1-59308-221-5, Dec 2007, $6.95, 234pp, tp, cover by W. W. Denslow) [Oz] Reissue (Hill 1900) children’s fantasy novel. This has the Denslow illustrations and a 2005 introduction and notes by J.T. Barbarese. Fifth printing.

BAXENDALE, TREVOR (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: Wishing Well (BBC Books 978-1-8460-7348-9, Dec 2007, £6.99, 239pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the world of the TV series.

BAXTER, STEPHEN M(ichael) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Conqueror (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-57507-673-0, Feb 2007, £18.99, 302pp, hc) [*Time’s Tapestry] Alternate history SF novel, the second in the Time’s Tapestry series. A trade paperback edition (-674-7, £10.99) is also available.
• * _Conqueror (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-08165-9, Jul 2007, £7.99, x+302pp, tp) [*Time’s Tapestry] Reprint (Gollancz 2007) alternate history SF novel, book two in the Time’s Tapestry series.
• * +Conqueror (Ace 978-0-441-01496-5, Aug 2007, $24.95, 302pp, hc, cover by Chris Shamwana) [*Time’s Tapestry] SF novel, book two of the Time’s Tapestry quartet. First US edition (Gollancz 2/07).
• * +Emperor (Ace 978-0-441-01466-8, Jan 2007, $24.95, 302pp, hc, cover by Chris Shamwana) [*Time’s Tapestry] Historical novel with SF elements, book one of the Time’s Tapestry quartet. First US edition (Gollancz 7/06).
• * _Emperor (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07922-9, Feb 2007, £6.99, 300pp, tp) [*Time’s Tapestry] Reprint (Gollancz 2006) historical novel with SF elements, the first in the Time’s Tapestry series.
• * _Evolution (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-08113-0, Aug 2007, £7.99, 659pp, tp, cover by Shibuya) Reprint (Gollancz 2002) SF novel. This is a Gollancz Future Classics edition.
• * _Firstborn (with Arthur C. Clarke) See entry under Arthur C. Clarke
• * *The H-Bomb Girl (Faber and Faber 978-0-571-23279-6, Sep 2007, £9.99, 268pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel about a teen in Liverpool during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
• * *Navigator (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07991-5, Jul 2007, £10.99, 321pp, tp) [*Time’s Tapestry] Alternate history SF novel, the third in the Time’s Tapestry series. A hardcover edition (-07675-4, £17.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _Resplendent (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07983-0, Sep 2007, £7.99, 593pp, pb) [Xeelee] Reprint (Gollancz 2006) collection of 19 stories about humanity’s battle against the Xeelee, published as the fourth book in the Destiny’s Children series.

BEAGLE, PETER S(oyer) (1939- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _A Fine and Private Place (Tachyon Publications 978-1-892391-46-9, May 2007, $14.95, 265pp, tp) Reprint (Viking 1960) fantasy novel.
• * _I See By My Outfit (Centro Books 978-1-933572-07-9, Aug 2007, $14.95, 238pp, tp) Reprint (Viking 1965) associational road novel.
• * *The Last Unicorn: The Lost Version (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-083-8, Jan 2007, $35.00, 922pp, hc, cover by Michael Wm. Kaluta) [Last Unicorn] Fantasy novella, a fragmentary early version of what became The Last Unicorn. This is a signed, limited edition of 1,000. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, burton WI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].

BEAR, ELIZABETH; [i.e., Sarah Bear Elizabeth Wishnevsky] (1971- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _A Companion to Wolves (with Sarah Monette) See entry under Sarah Monette.
• * *Dust (Bantam Spectra 978-0-553-59107-1, Jan 2008, $6.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) SF novel set on a dying spaceship orbiting a doomed sun. A captive angel hopes to stop Princess Ariane’s plans to set the ruling houses to war.
• * *New Amsterdam (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-106-4, May 2007, $25.00, 267pp, hc, cover by Patrick Arrasmith) Alternate world fantasy mosaic novel in six parts (four previously published), following forensic sorceress Abigail Irene Garret and the immortal sleuth Sebastien de Ulloa. A signed, limited edition of 200 with exclusive chapbook is sold out. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].
• * *Undertow (Bantam Spectra 978-0-553-58905-4, Aug 2007, $6.99, 332pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) SF novel. A hired assassin seeks a new life on a world run by a ruthless company.
• * *Whiskey and Water (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46149-0, Jul 2007, $14.00, 431pp, tp, cover by Paul Youll) [Promethean Age] Fantasy novel, second in the Promethean Age series. Matthew, the protector of New York City, faces Magi, Fae, angels, and police in his efforts bring a killer to justice and prevent war.

BEAR, GREG(ory Dale) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Blood Music (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-08109-3, Aug 2007, £7.99, 243pp, tp) Reprint (Arbor House 1985) SF novel based on the award-winning story of the same name. This is a Gollancz “Future Classics” edition.
• * _Eon (Tor 978-0-812-52047-7, Oct 2007, $7.99, 504pp, pb) [Eon] Reissue (Bluejay 1985) SF novel; 21st printing.
• * _Eternity (Tor 978-0-7653-5777-9, Oct 2007, $7.99, 403pp, pb) [Eon] Reprint (Warner 1988) SF novel, sequel to Eon.
• * _Legacy (Tor 978-0812-52481-9, Dec 2007, $7.99, 471pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Eon] Reissue (Tor 1995) SF novel of The Way, a prequel to Eon. Fourth printing.
• * _Moving Mars (Tor/Orb 978-0-7653-1823-7, May 2007, $14.95, 448pp, tp, cover by Wayne Barlowe) Reprint (Tor 1993) SF novel. A Nebula Award winner.
• * _Quantico (Perseus Books Group/Vanguard Press 978-1-59315-445-5, Mar 2007, $24.95, 327pp, hc) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 11/05) near-future SF thriller. FBI agents try to stop bio-terrorists.

BEASON, (James) DOUG(las) (1953- ) (chron.)

• * _Ill Wind (with Kevin J. Anderson) See entry under Kevin J. Anderson

BEAVER, BEVERLY; see pseudonym Beverly Barton (chron.)

BEBRIS, CARRIE A. (chron.)

• * _North by Northanger (Tor 978-0-765-35274-3, Apr 2007, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Teresa Fasolino) [Mrs. & Mr. Darcy] Reprint (Forge 2006) historical mystery with some supernatural elements, the third featuring Mrs. & Mr. Darcy of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.

BECKER, TOM (chron.)

• * *Darkside (Scholastic UK 978-0-4399-4436-6, Jan 2007, £6.99, 242pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel.

BEDDOR, FRANK (chron.)

• * _The Looking Glass Wars (Penguin/Speak 978-0-14-240941-1, Aug 2007, $8.99, 358pp, tp, cover by Brian Flora) [Alice] Reprint (Egmont 2004) young-adult fantasy.
• * *Princess Alyss of Wonderland (Penguin/Dial 978-0-8037-3251-3, Nov 2007, $19.99, 26pp, hc, cover by Vance Kovacs) [Alice] Young-adult “scrapbook” about one of the characters in Beddor’s series The Looking Glass Wars, and her relationship to the character Alice in Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Includes envelopes with letters, cards, etc. Illustrated by Catia Chien and Vance Kovacs.
• * *Seeing Redd (Penguin/Dial 978-0-8037-3155-4, Aug 2007, $17.99, 371pp, hc, cover by Vance Kovacs) [Alice] Young-adult fantasy based loosely on Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, sequel to The Looking Glass Wars.

BELL, CLARE (Louise) (1952- ) (chron.)

• * _Clan Ground (Penguin/Firebird 978-0-14-240812-4, Jul 2007, $7.99, 258pp, pb, cover by Christian Alzemann) [The Named] Reprint (Atheneum 1984) young-adult fantasy, the second book of The Named.
• * _Ratha and Thistle-Chaser (Penguin/Firebird 978-0-14-240944-2, Oct 2007, $8.99, 232pp, pb, cover by Christian Alzemann) [The Named] Reprint (McElderry 1990) young-adult fantasy, the third book of The Named series.
• * _Ratha’s Challenge (Penguin/Firebird 978-0-14-240915-2, Oct 2007, $8.99, 231pp, tp, cover by Christian Alzemann) [The Named] Reprint (McElderry 1994) young-adult fantasy, the fourth book of The Named.
• * _Ratha’s Creature (Penguin/Firebird 978-0-14-240843-8, Jul 2007, $7.99, 259pp, pb, cover by Christian Alzemann) [The Named] Reprint (Atheneum 1983) young-adult fantasy, the first book of The Named.

BELL, HILARI (chron.)

• * _Forging the Sword (Simon Pulse 978-0-689-85418-7, Jan 2008, $6.99, 608pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Farsala] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 2007) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the Farsala trilogy.
• * *The Last Knight (HarperCollins/Eos 978-0-06-082503-4, Sep 2007, $16.99, 357pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Knight and Rogue] Young-adult fantasy novel. A young nobleman decides to become a knight errant 200 years too late, with a recently arrested criminal as squire. The first book of the Knight and Rogue series.
• * _The Prophecy (HarperCollins/Eos 978-0-06-059945-4, Sep 2007, $6.50, 194pp, tp, cover by Debra Lill) Reprint (Eos 2006) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *Shield of Stars (Simon & Schuster 978-1-4169-0594-3, Mar 2007, $16.99, 267pp, hc, cover by Gene Mollica) [Shield, Sword, and Crown] Young-adult fantasy novel, the first in the Shield, Sword, and Crown trilogy. Former pickpocket Weasel seeks to help his employer who has been arrested for treason.

BELL, JULIE (1958- ) (chron.)

• * _Imaginistix (with Boris Vallejo) See entry under Boris Vallejo.

BELLAMY, EDWARD (1850-1898) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Looking Backward: 2000-1887 (Oxford University Press 978-0-19-280629-1, Apr 2007, £7.99, xxxvi+220pp, tp) Reprint (Ticknor & Company 1888) classic utopian SF novel. Edited, with introduction and notes, by Matthew Beaumont. This follows the corrected second edition (Houghton Mifflin 1889). (Contents)