The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

Books, Listed by Author

VASILIEV, VLADIMIR (chron.)

• * _Day Watch (with Sergei Lukyanenko) See entry under Sergei Lukyanenko.

VASSILYEV, VLADIMIR (chron.)

• * _The Day Watch (with Sergei Lukyanenko) See entry under Sergei Lukyanenko.

VAUGHAN, BETH; see under Vaughan, Elizabeth A. (stories) (chron.)

VAUGHAN, ELIZABETH A. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Warlord (Tor 978-0-765-35266-8, Mar 2007, $6.99, 324pp, pb) [Warlands] Fantasy romance novel, the third in a trilogy about Lara and the Warlord Kier.
• * _Warprize (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07962-5, Feb 2007, £9.99, 327pp, hc) [Warlands] Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy romance novel, the first in a trilogy. A healer-princess is handed over to a conquering warlord she considers a barbarian. A first novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Warprize (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-08030-0, Jul 2007, £6.99, 327pp, pb) [Warlands] Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy romance novel, the first in a trilogy.
• * _Warsworn (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07963-2, Jul 2007, £9.99, 325pp, hc) [Warlands] Reprint (Tor 2006) fantasy romance novel, the second in a trilogy after Warprize. [First U.K. edition]

VAUGHN, CARRIE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Kitty and the Silver Bullet (Grand Central 978-0-446-61875-5, Jan 2008, $6.99, 326pp, pb) [Kitty the werewolf] Urban dark fantasy novel, fourth in the series about werewolf radio talk show host Kitty. Kitty returns to Denver.
• * *Kitty Takes a Holiday (Warner 978-0-446-61874-8, Apr 2007, $6.99, 303pp, pb) [Kitty the werewolf] Urban dark fantasy novel, third in the series about Kitty the werewolf. Kitty’s efforts to write a memoir get derailed by vandals.
• * *Long-Time Listener, First-Time Werewolf (SFBC #1235625, May 2007, $14.99, 645pp, hc, cover by Gordon Crabb) [Kitty the werewolf] Omnibus of three novels about Kitty the werewolf/radio talk-show host: Kitty and the Midnight Hour (2005), Kitty Goes to Washington (2006), and Kitty Takes a Holiday (2007). This has ISBN 978-0-7394-8276-6; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)

VELDE, VIVIAN VANDE; see under Vande Velde, Vivian (stories) (chron.)

VERNE, JULES (Gabriel) (1828-1905) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Invasion of the Sea (Wesleyan University Press 978-0-8195-6558-7, Mar 2007, $17.95, 258+xx, tp) Reprint (Wesleyan 2002) SF novel of a French plan to flood the Sahara. Translated by Edward Baxter from the French L’Invasion de la Mer (1905). Introduction and notes by Arthur B. Evans. Order from University Press of New England, 1 Court Street, Suite 250, Lebanon NY 03766-1358; 800-421-1561; [University.Press@Dartmouth.edu]; [www.upne.com].
• * *The Kip Brothers (Wesleyan University Press 978-0-8195-6704-8, May 2007, $29.95, 475+xxix, hc, cover by George Roux) Associational novel, a mix of detective novel and travelogue, in its first English-language edition. Rescued castaways are accused of murder. Translated by Stanford L. Luce from the French Les Freres Kip (Hetzel 1902). Critical introduction and notes by Jean-Michel Margot. Order from Wesleyan University Press c/o University Press of New England, 1 Court Street, Suite 250, Lebanon NH 03766-1358; 800-421-1561; [www.upne.com].
• * _The Works of Jules Verne (Borders Classics 978-0-681-98004-4, 2007, $19.95, 729pp, hc) Reissue (Borders 2000) omnibus of five novels: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth (1872), From the Earth to the Moon (1865), Round the Moon (1876), and the associational Around the World in Eighty Days (1872). This is a leatherbound, gilt-edged instant remainder edition; fifth printing. (Contents)

VERRILLO, ERICA (chron.)

• * *Elissa’s Quest (Random House 978-0-375-83946-7, Jul 2007, $16.99, 336pp, hc, cover by Omar Ryann) [Phoenix Rising] Young-adult fantasy novel, the first book in the Phoenix Rising trilogy. Elissa lives as a simple healer’s apprentice, hiding her magic talent, until a stranger comes.

VESS, CHARLES (1951- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Modern Masters Volume Eleven: Charles Vess (with Christopher Irving & Eric Nolen-Weathington) (TwoMorrows Publishing 978-1-893905-69-6, Feb 2007, $14.95, 117pp, tp, cover by Charles Vess) Art book, with b&w illustrations (and an eight-page color section) accompanying a lengthy interview with Vess, who discusses his work, inspirations, self-publishing comics, and more. Text by Irving & Nolen-Weathington. Introduction by Michael Kaluta. TwoMorrows Publishing, 10407 Bedfordtown Drive, Raleigh NC 27614; [www.twomorrows.com].
• * _Stardust (with Neil Gaiman) See entry under Neil Gaiman.

VIEHL, LYNN; pseudonym of Sheila Kelly (chron.)

• * *Dark Need (Penguin/Signet Eclipse 0-451-21866-3, Jun 2006, $6.99, 283pp, pb) [Darkyn] Paranormal novel, third in the Darkyn series. Viehl is a pen name for Sheila Kelly, who also writes as S.L. Viehl, Gena Hall, Jessica Hall, and Rebecca Kelly.
• * *Night Lost (Penguin/Signet Eclipse 978-0-451-22102-5, May 2007, $6.99, 287pp, pb) [Darkyn] Paranormal romance novel, the fourth in the Darkyn series. Viehl is a pen name for Sheila Kelly, who also writes as S.L. Viehl, Gena Hall, Jessica Hall, and Rebecca Kelly.
• * _Night Lost (SFBC #1232080, May 2007, $11.99, 287pp, hc) [Darkyn] Reprint (Signet Eclipse 2007) paranormal novel, fourth in the Darkyn series. Viehl is a pen name for Sheila Kelly, who also writes as S.L. Viehl, Gena Hall, Jessica Hall, and Rebecca Kelly. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-8152-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

VIEHL, S. L.; pseudonym of Sheila Kelly (chron.)

• * *Plague of Memory (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46123-1, Jan 2007, $7.99, 371pp, pb, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [Stardoc] SF novel, seventh in the Stardoc series. Viehl is a pen name for Sheila Kelly, who also writes as Lynn Viehl, Gena Hale, Jessica Hall, and Rebecca Kelly.

VILOTT, RHONDI; [i.e., Rhondi A. Vilott Salsitz] (1949- ); see pseudonym Elizabeth Forrest (stories) (chron.)

VILOTT-SALSITZ, RHONDI A.; see under Vilott, Rhondi (stories) (chron.)

VINCENT, RACHEL (chron.)

• * *Stray (Harlequin/Luna 978-0-7783-2421-8, May 2007, $6.99, 618pp, tp) [Stray] Fantasy romance novel, the first in a series. A werecat coed is attacked by a stray and learns that other werecats have disappeared.

VINCI, TONY M., ed. (chron.)

• * _Culture, Identities and Technology in the Star Wars Films (with Carl Silvio) See entry under Carl Silvio.

VINGE, JOAN D.; [i.e., Joan Carol Dennison Vinge Frenkel] (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Psion (Tor 978-0-765-30340-0, Mar 2007, $15,95, 364pp, tp, cover by Romas Kukalis) Reprint (Delacorte 1982) young-adult SF novel. This 25th Anniversary Edition adds sequel story “Psiren” and a new introduction by the author. (Contents)

VINGE, VERNOR (Steffen) (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Rainbows End (Tor 978-0-812-53636-2, Apr 2007, $7.99, 381pp, pb, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Reprint (Tor 2006) near-future SF novel. A Hugo nominee.
• * _Rainbows End (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-0-330-45194-9, Aug 2007, £6.99, 381pp, pb, cover by Stephen Martiniere) Reprint (Tor 2006) near-future SF novel, a Hugo winner. A recovering Alzheimer’s patient in 2025 copes with a world much changed from his memories, and inadvertently becomes involved in conspiracy. [First U.K. edition]

VINING, DAN (chron.)

• * _The Next (Berkley Prime Crime 978-0-425-21427-5, Feb 2007, $7.99, 309pp, pb) [Sailors] Reprint (Berkley Prime Crime 2006) supernatural mystery novel, sequel to The Quick in the Sailors series.

VOAKE, STEVE (chron.)

• * _The Dreamwalker’s Child (Bloomsbury USA 978-1-59990-038-4, Mar 2007, $7.95, 300pp, tp, cover by Tony Sahara) Reprint (Faber Children’s Books 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *The Starlight Conspiracy (Faber and Faber 978-0-571-22998-7, Apr 2007, £12.99, 388pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel.
• * +The Web of Fire (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-737-9, Apr 2007, $16.95, 318pp, hc, cover by Tony Sahara) [Odoursin] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The Dreamwalker’s Child. Odoursin plans to use his new insect army to destroy humankind with the help of the unwitting President of the United States. First US edition (Faber & Faber 1/06).

VOELKEL, J. (chron.)

• * *Middleworld (with P. Voelkel) (Smith & Kraus/Smith & Sons 978-1-57525-561-3, Oct 2007, $17.95, 397pp, hc, cover by Lisa Goldfinger) [Jaguar Stones] Young-adult fantasy, the first book in The Jaguar Stones trilogy. Max Murphy’s search for his missing archeologist parents involves him with smugglers and Mayan gods.

VOELKEL, P. (chron.)

• * _Middleworld (with J. Voelkel) See entry under J. Voelkel

VON DRAGEN, SHAUN (chron.)

• * *Moon Age Daydream (Nuith Publications 978-0-9767060-1-4, Sep 2007, $24.95, 333pp, hc) Futuristic science fantasy novel about the hacker Marlowe, his AI djinn Isabel, and magick. Nuith Publications, [http://nuith.com].

VONNEGUT, KURT, Jr. (1922-2007) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _A Man Without a Country (Random House 978-0-8129-7736-3, Feb 2007, $13.95, 145pp, tp, cover by Kurt Vonnegut) Reprint (Seven Stories Press 2005) associational collection of 12 essays and speeches, illustrated by the author.

WADDELL, PATRICIA (chron.)

• * *True Deception (Tor 978-0-7653-5465-5, Nov 2007, $6.99, 294pp, pb, cover by Christian McGrath) Futuristic romance.

WADE, KIMBERLY TODD (stories) (chron.)

• * *Making Love in Madrid (Aqueduct Press 978-1-933500-12-6, Mar 2007, $9.00, 81pp, ph) Fantasy novella in perfect-bound chapbook form. A woman with amnesia asks a writer to create a life for her — complete with an identifying quirk. Part of the Conversation Pieces chapbook series. Aqueduct Press, PO Box 95787, Seattle WA 98145-2787; [www.aqueductpress.com].

WAGGONER, TIM (stories) (chron.)

• * *Eberron: Forge of the Mindslayers (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4313-5, Mar 2007, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Raymond Swanland) [Eberron: Blade of the Flame] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, the second book of the Blade of the Flame series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

WAKS, V. J. (chron.)

• * *Tau4 (AuthorHouse 978-1-4343-3393-3, Oct 2007, $20.49, 486pp, tp, cover by Louis Welden Hawkins) SF novel. Doctor Stephen Weller investigates the being known as Tau4 on a distant planet of the Homeworld Alliance. A print-on-demand book, available online at [www.AuthorHouse.com]; 1663 Liberty Drive, Suite 200, Bloomington IN 47403; 800-839-8640.

WALDEN, MARK (chron.)

• * _H.I.V.E.: Higher Insititute of Villainous Education (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-8423-0, May 2007, £6.99, 298pp, tp) [H.I.V.E.] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2006) young-adult SF novel. Teenagers are kidnapped to be trained as the super-villains of the future.
• * *H.I.V.E.: Higher Insititute of Villainous Education: The Overlord Protocol (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-8395-0, Aug 2007, £6.99, 372pp, hc, cover by butterworthdesign.com) [H.I.V.E.] Young-adult SF novel about a school for evil, sequel to H.I.V.E.: Higher Insititute of Villainous Education.
• * +H.I.V.E.: Higher Institute of Villainous Education (Simon & Schuster 978-1-4169-3571-1, May 2007, $15.99, 309pp, hc) [H.I.V.E.] Young-adult SF novel. A brainy kid is kidnapped and sent to a school for evil. First US edition (Bloomsbury 2006).

WALDROP, HOWARD (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Things Will Never Be the Same: Selected Short Fiction 1980-2005 (Old Earth Books 978-1-882968-36-7, Dec 2006, $15.00, 311pp, tp) Collection of 16 stories, including seven Hugo and Nebula nominees (one Nebula winner) with a new introduction and story afterwords by Waldrop. A hardcover edition (-35-0, $45.00) is also available. Order from Old Earth Books, PO Box 19951, Baltimore MD 21211; [www.oldearthbooks.com]. (Contents)

WALKER, SASKIA (chron.)

• * *The Strangeling (Wildside Press/Juno Books 978-0-8095-5793-6, Jan 2007, $9.95, 175pp, tp, cover by Timothy Lantz) Fantasy romance. One woman holds the key to defeating an army of undead. Wildside Press/Juno Books, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 207850; [www.juno-books.com].
• * *Unveiling the Sorceress (Wildside Press/Juno Books 978-0-89-095-5783, Aug 2007, $12.95, 219pp, tp, cover by Timothy Lantz) Paranormal romance. Elishiba is trapped in a web of politics and magic thanks to her planned marriage to the ineffectual son of an evil empress.

WALKER, SHILOH (stories) (chron.)

• * *Hunter’s Salvation (Berkley Sensation 978-0-425-21632-3, Jul 2007, $6.99, 295pp, pb, cover by Don Sipley) [Hunters] Paranormal romance, sequel to Hunting the Hunter.
• * *Hunters: Heart and Soul (Berkley Heat 978-0-425-21392-6, Apr 2007, $14.00, 295pp, tp, cover by Jonathan Barkat) [Hunters] Collection of two linked vampire romance novellas, the second in a series. (Contents)

WALKER, VICTORIA (1947- ) (chron.)

• * _The House Called Hadlows (Fidra Books 978-1-906-12302-4, May 2007, £12.00, 205pp, tp) [Winter of Enchantment] Reprint (Deutsch 1972) young-adult fantasy novel, second in a series after The Winter of Enchantment This includes a 2007 preface by the author. There is no price on the cover. Available from Fidra Books Ltd, 60 Craigcrook Road, Edinburgh UK EH4 3PJ; [www. fidrabooks. com].
• * _The House Called Hadlows (Fidra Books 978-1-906-12302-4, May 2007, £12.00, 205pp, tp) [Winter of Enchantment] Reprint (André Deutsch 1972) young-adult fantasy novel; second in a series after The Winter of Enchantment Available from Fidra Books Ltd, 60 Craigcrook Road, Edinburgh EH4 3PJ, and online at www. fidrabooks. com.
• * _The Winter of Enchantment (Fidra Books 0-95-519107-6, Nov 2006, £12.00, xi+175pp, tp) [Winter of Enchantment] Reprint (Hart-Davis 1969) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a series. Illustrated by the author. This edition adds a long preface on the writing of the book by the author, who also writes as Victoria Clayton. Published in 2006 but not seen until now. Available from Fidra Books Ltd, 60 Craigcrook Road, Edinburgh EH4 3PJ; [www.fidrabooks.com].

WALLACE, DANIEL (chron.)

• * *Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician (Doubleday 978-0-385-52109-3, Aug 2007, $21.95, 257pp, hc) Fantasy novel about a circus magician in 1954 with the ability to create illustions by thought.

WALLACE, JARRED W. (chron.)

• * *Mother Hydra’s Mythos Rhymes (Armitage House 1-887797-26-2, Jun 2006, $9.95, 40pp, ph, cover by Heather Hudson) Poetry collection of 21 nursery songs adapted for the Lovecraftian “Cthulhu Mythos” (“Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Shuggoth Gone?”) plus a mythos alphabet. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now.

WALLACE, SEAN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Bandersnatch (with Paul G. Tremblay) See entry under Paul G. Tremblay
• * *Fantasy (with Paul G. Tremblay) (Wildside Press/Prime Books 978-0-8095-5699-1, Jul 2007, $6.95, 170pp, tp) Original anthology of 11 stories, a sampler of the sort of fiction to be found in the editors’ Fantasy Magazine. Authors include Sarah Monette, Cat Rambo, and Holly Phillips. Prime Books, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.prime-books.com]. (Contents)
• * *Jabberwocky 3 (Wildside Press/Prime Books 0-8095-7295-8, Dec 2007, $10.00, 99pp, tp, cover by Claude Manuel) Original anthology of 17 poems and seven stories. Authors include Catherynne M. Valente, Sonya Taaffe, and Erzebet YellowBoy. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.prime-books.com] or from Prime Books, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850. (Contents)
• * _Weird Tales: The 21st Century: Volume One (with Stephen H. Segal) See entry under Stephen H. Segal

WALLINGTON, AURY (chron.)

• * *Heroes: Saving Charlie (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-50322-0, Jan 2008, $24.00, 261pp, hc) [Heroes] Novelization based on a story by Jeph Loeb, drawing on several episodes from the TV show. Copyrighted by NBC Universal.

WALTON, JO (stories) (chron.)

• * _Farthing (Tor 978-0-7653-5280-4, Sep 2007, $6.99, 319pp, pb) [Farthing] Reprint (Tor 2006) fantasy novel.
• * *Ha’penny (Tor 978-0-7653-1853-4, Oct 2007, $25.95, 319pp, hc) [Farthing] Alternate history mystery novel, sequel to Farthing, set in 1949 in an independent England in a world where Germany won WWII.

WANDTKE, TERRENCE R., ed. (chron.)

• * *The Amazing Transforming Superhero! Essays on the Revision of Characters in Comic Books, Film and Television (McFarland 978-0-7864-3189-2, Jun 2007, $35.00, 244pp, tp) Non-fiction, a gathering of 11 essays exploring how superheroes in comics and film tend to change to reflect changes in the real world. Essays include notes and bibliography; a general index is included. McFarland, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com].

WARD, CHAD MICHAEL (chron.)

• * *Devil Engine: The Collected Works of Chad Michael Ward (NBM 978-1-56163-500-9, Aug 2007, $18.95, unpaginated, tp, cover by Chad Michael Ward) Art book, a collection of the artist’s best works from illustrations, album art, photography, and more.

WARD, CONNIE (chron.)

• * *The Gryphon Highlord (Dragon Moon Press 978-1-896944-38-8, 2006, $19.95, 291pp, tp, cover by Michael Leadingham) Fantasy novel. Princess Thylana fights to stop her usurper uncle, and allow the return of the banished magic-users. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now. Dragon Moon Press, [www.dragonmoonpress.com].

WARD, J. R. (chron.)

• * *Lover Revealed (Penguin/Onyx 978-0-451-41235-5, Mar 2007, $7.99, 455pp, pb) [Black Dagger Brotherhood] Vampire romance novel, third in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. Copyrighted by Jessica Bird.
• * _Lover Revealed (SFBC #1229308, Apr 2007, $12.99, 455pp, hc) [Black Dagger Brotherhood] Reprint (Signet Eclipse 2007) vampire romance novel, third in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. Copyrighted by Jessica Bird. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-8032-8; it lacks a price and has the book club number on the back jacket.
• * _Lover Revealed (Piatkus 978-0-7499-3822-2, May 2007, £6.99, 462pp, pb) [Black Dagger Brotherhood] Reprint (Signet Eclipse 2007) vampire romance novel, the fourth in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. [First U.K. edition]