The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

Books, Listed by Author

BUNCH, CHRIS(topher Renshaw) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Firemask (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-627-6, Nov 2007, £6.99, 387pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Last Legion] Reprint (Roc 2000) military SF novel, second in the Last Legion series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Homefall (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-629-0, Dec 2007, £6.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Last Legion] Reprint (Roc 2001) miliary SF novel, book four in the Last Legion series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Knighthood of the Dragon (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46191-9, Dec 2007, $7.99, 367pp, pb) [Dragonmaster] Reprint (Orbit 2003) fantasy novel, book two in the Dragonmaster series.
• * _The Last Legion (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-626-9, Oct 2007, £6.99, 407pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Last Legion] Reprint (Roc 1999) SF novel, book one in the eponymous series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Stormforce (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-628-3, Dec 2007, £6.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Last Legion] Reprint (Roc 2000) military SF novel, book three in the Last Legion series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Vampires of Malibu High and Other Strange Concoctions (Wilder Publication 0-9773040-5-1, Nov 2006, $29.99, 202pp, hc, cover by D. E. Harman) Collection of 16 stories. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now. A print-on-demand edition. Wilder Publications, PO Box 3005, Radford VA 24143-3005. (Contents)

BUNTING, (Anne) EVE(lyn Bolton) (1928- ) (chron.)

• * _The Lambkins (HarperTrophy/Cotler 978-0-06-059908-X, Oct 2006, $5.99, 180pp, tp, cover by Jonathan Keegan) Reprint (Eos 2005) young-adult SF novel.

BURGAUER, STEVEN (E.) (1952- ) (chron.)

• * *The Night of the Eleventh Sun (Burgauer, Steven 978-1-4196-7154-5, Aug 2007, $18.95, 121pp, tp) Reprint (Authors Choice Press 2001) prehistoric SF novel about neanderthals in Iberia. This is copyrighted 2007, and may be revised. A print-on-demand edition available online at [www.booksurge.com].

BURGESS, MARY A(lice Wickizer Rogers) (1938- ) (chron.)

• * _BP 300: An Annotated Bibliography of the First 300 Publications of the Borgo Press, 1975-1998 (with Robert Reginald) See entry under Robert Reginald.

BURGESS, MELVIN (chron.)

• * _Bloodsong (Penguin/Puffin UK 978-0-141-31621-5, Jan 2007, £6.99, 422pp, tp) [Bloodtide] Reprint (Andersen Press 2005) young-adult SF/fantasy novel set in a near-future Britain, second in a series after Bloodtide, based on the Icelandic “Volsunga Saga”.
• * +Bloodsong (Simon Pulse 978-1-4169-3616-9, Sep 2007, $7.99, 354pp, tp) [Bloodtide] Young-adult near-future dystopian urban fantasy novel, sequel to Bloodtide, based on the Icelandic “Volsunga Saga”. First US edition (Andersen Press 2005).
• * _Bloodtide (Simon Pulse 978-1-4169-3615-2, May 2007, $7.99, 416pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Bloodtide] Reprint (Andersen Press 1999) young-adult near-future dystopian urban fantasy novel based on the Icelandic Volsunga Saga.

BURGESS, MICHAEL (Roy) (1948- ); see pseudonym Robert Reginald (stories) (chron.)

BURKE, KEALAN-PATRICK (stories) (chron.)

• * *Currency of Souls (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-069-2, Feb 2007, $40.00, 207pp, hc, cover by Patrick Arrasmith) Horror novel of a strange night down at Eddie’s Tavern. This is a signed, limited edition of 750; a lettered, traycased edition of 15 ($250.00) is also available. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].

BURKE, RUSTY, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Best of Robert E. Howard, Volume I: Crimson Shadows See entry under Robert E. Howard.

BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE (1875-1950) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Back to the Stone Age (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 978-0-8032-6263-8, Jun 2007, $19.95, 318+vii, tp) [Pellucidar] Reprint (Edgar Rice Burroughs 1937) SF novel, fifth in the Pellucidar series. There is a new introduction by Gary Dunham. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68588-0630; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com].
• * *Edgar Rice Burroughs Tells All (ERBville Press no ISBN, Mar 2007, no price, v+605pp, hc) Massive collection of most of Burroughs uncollected non-fiction, and a handful of stories, edited by Jerry L. Schneider. (Contents)
• * _Land of Terror (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 978-0-8032-6265-2, Jun 2007, $19.95, 319+xi, tp) [Pellucidar] Reprint (Edgar Rice Burroughs 1944) SF novel, sixth in the Pellucidar series. Illustrated by Roy G. Krenkel. There is a new introduction by Anne Harris. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68588-0630; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com].
• * _The Martian Tales Trilogy (Barnes & Noble 978-0-7607-5585-3, 2007, $9.95, 669pp, tp) [Barsoom (John Carter et al)] Reissue (Bison Books 2003) trilogy of the first three novels in the Mars series: A Princess of Mars (1912), The Gods of Mars (1913), and The Warlord of Mars (1914). This has the 2004 introduction and notes by Aaron Parrett. Fifth printing.
• * _More Martian Tales (Barnes & Noble 978-0-7607-8089-3, 2006, $8.95, 427pp, tp) [Barsoom (John Carter et al)] Reprint (Dover 1962 as part of Three Martian Novels) omnibus of the fourth and fifth novels in the Mars series: Thuvia, Maid of Mars (1916) and Chessmen of Mars (1922), with a new introduction and notes by Aaron Parrett. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now.
• * _A Princess of Mars (Penguin Classics 978-0-14-310488-9, Jan 2007, $9.00, 186+xxvii, tp, cover by Dave Cockrum & Rudy Nebres) [Barsoom (John Carter et al)] Reprint (McClurg 1917) SF novel, the first in the John Carter, Warlord of Mars or Barsoom series. This has a new critical/biographical introduction by John Seelye.
• * _Savage Pellucidar (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 978-0-8032-6264-5, Jun 2007, $19.95, 274pp, tp) [Pellucidar] Reprint (Canaveral Press 1963) SF fix-up novel, seventh in the Pellucidar series. There is a new introduction by Harry Turtledove. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68588-0630; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com].
• * *Tales of Mars (SFBC #1233053, May 2007, $12.99, 309pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Barsoom (John Carter et al)] Omnibus of two SF novels in the Barsoom/John Carter of Mars series: Llana of Gathol (1948) and John Carter of Mars (1964). This has ISBN 978-0-7394-8275-9; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * _Tarzan of the Apes (Barnes & Noble Classics 978-1-59308-227-7, 2006, $5.95, 266+xxxiii, tp, cover by Frans Lanting) [Tarzan] Reprint (McClurg 1914) of the first Tarzan novel, with a new introduction and notes by Maura Spiegel. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now.

BURTON, JACI (chron.)

• * *Hunting the Demon (Dell 978-0-440-24336-6, Sep 2007, $6.99, 417pp, pb) Supernatural romance. Demon hunter Shay Pearson has her eye on a seductive surfer who’s on the run from evil forces.

BURTON, LOUISA (chron.)

• * *House of Dark Delights (Bantam 978-0-553-38412-3, Feb 2007, $13.00, 324pp, tp, cover by John Reinhard Weguelin) [Hidden Grotto] Fantasy erotica, the first book in the Hidden Grotto series about a house where immortals — goddess, satyr, vampire, elf — satisfy their guests’ every desire.

BUTCHER, ANDREW (chron.)

• * *The Time of the Reaper (Little, Brown UK/Atom 978-1-904233-94-7, Mar 2007, £5.99, 378pp, tp) [Reapers] SF novel, the first book in the Reapers trilogy. Aliens kill the entire adult population of Earth.
• * *The Time of the Reaper (Little, Brown UK/Atom 978-1-904233-95-4, Apr 2007, £5.99, tp) [Reapers] SF novel, the first in the Reapers series. A plague wipes out the entire adult population.

BUTCHER, JIM (1971- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Captain’s Fury (Ace 978-0-441-01527-6, Dec 2007, $24.95, 451pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Codex Alera] Epic fantasy, fourth in the Codex Alera series. Tavi’s new furycrafting abilities are limited help when a senator decides to take over the battle against the Canim invaders.
• * _Cursor’s Fury (Ace 978-0-441-01547-4, Dec 2007, $7.99, 521pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Codex Alera] Reprint (Ace 2006) epic fantasy, third in the Codex Alera series.
• * _Proven Guilty (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46103-2, Feb 2007, $7.99, 482pp, pb, cover by Chris McGrath) [Dresden Files] Reprint (Roc 2006) dark fantasy novel, book eight in the Dresden Files.
• * _Proven Guilty (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-530-9, Apr 2007, £6.99, 520pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Dresden Files] Reprint (Roc 2006) dark fantasy detective novel, eighth in the Dresden Files series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *White Night (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46140-7, Apr 2007, $23.95, 407pp, hc, cover by Chris McGrath) [Dresden Files] Dark fantasy novel, book eight in the Dresden Files about Chicago wizard Harry Dresden. Harry seeks to clear his brother Thomas of a series of murders of magic users.
• * *Wizard at Large (SFBC #1220933, Nov 2006, $14.99, 740pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Dresden Files] Omnibus of the sixth and seventh dark fantasy-detective novels in the Dresden Files: Blood Rites (2004) and Dead Beat (2005). This has ISBN 0-7394-; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * *Wizard Under Fire (SFBC $1233454, Jun 2007, $15.99, 754pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Dresden Files] Omnibus of the eighth and ninth dark fantasy detective novels in the Dresden Files series: Proven Guilty (2006) and White Night (2007). This has ISBN 978-0-7394-8344-2, lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)

BUTCHER, (Charles) WILLIAM (1951- ) (chron.)

• * _Jules Verne: The Definitive Biography (Thunder’s Mouth 978-1-58025-904-6, May 2007, $16.95, 369pp, tp) Reprint (Thunder’s Mouth 2006) non-fiction, biography. [Verne]

BUTLER, ANDREW M. (chron.)

• * *The Pocket Essential Philip K. Dick (Simon & Schuster UK/Pocket Essentials 978-1-904048-92-3, Mar 2007, £4.99, 360pp, pb) Reference book. [Dick]

BUTLER, OCTAVIA E(stelle) (1947-2006) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Parable of the Sower (Warner 978-0-446-67550-5, Jan 2007, $13.99, 345pp, tp, cover by John Blackford) [Parable] Reissue (Four Walls Eight Windows 1993) dystopian SF novel. This includes a reading group guide. Seventh printing.
• * _Parable of the Talents (Warner 0-446-67578-4, Jan 2007, $13.99, 422pp, tp) [Parable] Reissue (Seven Stories 1998) dystopian SF novel, sequel to Parable of the Sower. Sixth printing.

BUTLER, S. C. (chron.)

• * *Queen Ferris (Tor 978-0-7653-1478-9, Nov 2007, $27.95, 495pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Stoneways] Fantasy novel, the second in the Stoneways trilogy. Reiffen works with the Wizards to learn their secrets.
• * _Reiffen’s Choice (Tor 978-0-7653-5371-9, Oct 2007, $6.99, 463pp, pb, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Stoneways] Reprint (Tor 2006) fantasy novel, the first in the Stoneways trilogy.

BYERS, RICHARD LEE (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Forgotten Realms: The Shattered Mask (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4266-4, Jul 2007, $6.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Raymond Swanland) [Forgotten Realms: Sembia] Reissue (Wizards of the Coast 2001) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, third in the Sembia series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Forgotten Realms: Unclean (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4258-9, Apr 2007, $6.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Greg Ruth) [Forgotten Realms: Haunted Lands] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, book one of the Haunted Lands. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Warhammer: The Enemy Within (BL Publishing/Black Library 978-1-84416-444-8, Jun 2007, £6.99, 253pp, pb) [Warhammer] Novelization based on the world of the fantasy roleplaying game.
• * +Warhammer: The Enemy Within (BL Publishing/Black Library US 978-1-84416-444-8, Jul 2007, $7.99, 253pp, pb) [Warhammer] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (6/07) edition but gives only US and Canadian prices.

BYRNE, JEREMY G., ed. (chron.)

• * _Eidolon (with Jonathan Strahan) See entry under Jonathan Strahan.

BYRNE, SANDIE (chron.)

• * *The Unbearable Saki: The Work of H.H. Munro (Oxford University Press 978-0-19-922605-4, Nov 2007, £19.99, 314pp, hc) Critical work arguing Munro/Saki has been constantly overlooked as a writer. [Munro]

CABOT, MEG (stories) (chron.)

• * _Avalon High (HarperCollins 978-0-06-075586-7, Jun 2007, $16.99, 288pp, hc) [Avalon High] Reissue (HarperCollins 2006) young-adult contemporary Arthurian fantasy. Ninth printing.
• * _Avalon High (HarperTeen 978-0-06-076588-1, Jul 2007, $8.99, 288pp, tp) [Avalon High] Reprint (HarperCollins 2006) young-adult contemporary Arthurian fantasy.
• * *Avalon High: Coronation Volume 1: The Merlin Prophecy (with Jinky Coronado) (HarperCollins/Tokyopop 978-0-06-117707-1, Jul 2007, $7.99, 109pp, tp) [Avalon High: Coronation] Young-adult graphic novel, the first in a series sequel to Cabot’s contemporary Arthurian fantasy Avalon High. Written by Cabot and illustrated by Jinky Coronado. Copublished by HarperCollins and Tokyopop.
• * *Jinx (HarperTeen 978-0-06-083764-8, Sep 2007, $16.99, 262pp, hc) Young-adult paranormal novel. Jinx tries to escape her bad luck, but it follows her to New York City.

CAINE, RACHEL; pseudonym of Roxanne Conrad, (1962- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Dead Girls’ Dance (Penguin/NAL Jam 978-0-451-22089-9, Apr 2007, $5.99, 238pp, pb) [Morganville Vampires] Young-adult vampire romance, book two in the Morganville Vampires series. This is copyrighted by Roxanne Longstreet Conrad, who also writes as Roxanne Longstreet and Roxanne Conrad.
• * *Midnight Alley (Penguin/NAL Jam 978-0-451-22238-1, Oct 2007, $5.99, 245pp, pb) [Morganville Vampires] Vampire novel, book three in The Morganville Vampires series. This is copyrighted by Roxanne Longstreet Conrad, who also writes as Roxanne Longstreet and Roxanne Conrad.
• * *Thin Air (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46163-6, Aug 2007, $6.99, 309pp, pb) [Weather Warden] Contemporary fantasy novel, sixth in the Weather Warden series. Joanne has lost her memory, a demon is after her, and the world needs saving — again. This is copyrighted by Roxanne Longstreet Conrad, who also writes as Roxanne Longstreet and Roxanne Conrad.

CALVERT, DAWN (chron.)

• * *His and Hers (Kensington/Zebra 978-0-8217-8060-2, Jan 2008, $4.99, 301pp, pb) Fantasy time-travel romance. A modern-day woman wishes for a new start in life and finds herself the heroine of a Victorian romance in progress.

CALVILLO, MICHAEL LOUIS (chron.)

• * *I Will Rise (Lachesis Publishing 1-897370-02-4, Apr 2007, $16.50, 374pp, tp, cover by Michael Louis Calvillo) Horror novel. A dead man rises again with a killing touch that could wipe out humanity. Lachesis Publishing, 1787 Cartier Court, RR1, Kingston NS B0P 1R0, Canada; [www.lachesispublishing.com].

CAMPBELL, ALAN (chron.)

• * _Scar Night (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-0-330-44476-7, May 2007, £7.99, 550pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) [Deepgate Codex] Reprint (Tor UK 2006) fantasy novel, volume one of the Deepgate Codex.
• * _Scar Night (Bantam Spectra 978-0-553-58931-3, Dec 2007, $6.99, 549pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Deepgate Codex] Reprint (Tor UK 2006) fantasy novel, book one of the Deepgate Codex.

CAMPBELL, J. RAMSEY; see under Campbell, Ramsey (stories) (chron.)

CAMPBELL, JACK; pseudonym of John G. Hemry (chron.)

• * *The Lost Fleet: Fearless (Ace 978-0-441-01476-7, Feb 2007, $6.99, 295pp, pb, cover by Pat Turner) Military SF novel. Campbell is a pen name for John G. Hemry.

CAMPBELL, (John) RAMSEY (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Grin of the Dark (PS Publishing 978-1-905834-17-4, Apr 2007, £15.00, 382pp, hc, cover by Vincent Chong) Horror novel. A movie critic’s life takes strange turns when he researches a forgotten comedian of the silent film era. Introduction by Michael Marshall Smith. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a slipcased edition of 200 (-16-7, £50.00) signed by both Campbell and Smith is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea, HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
• * _Secret Story (Tor 978-0-7653-5525-6, Jun 2007, $7.99, 398pp, pb) Reprint (PS Publishing 2005 as Secret Stories) associational horror novel.

CANAVAN, TRUDI (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The High Lord (Little, Brown UK/Atom 978-1-9056-5409-3, Sep 2007, £7.99, 647pp, tp, cover by Sean Gareby) [Black Magician] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2003) young-adult fantasy novel. Book three of the Black Magician trilogy.
• * _Last of the Wilds (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-516-3, Jan 2007, £7.99, 614pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Age of the Five] Reprint (Voyager Australia 2006) fantasy novel. Book two of the Age of the Five series.
• * _The Magicians’ Guild (Little, Brown UK/Atom 978-1-905654-10-9, Jun 2007, £7.99, 469pp, tp, cover by LBBG & Sean Garrehy) [Black Magician] Reprint (HarperCollins/Voyager Australia 2001) young-adult fantasy novel, the first book in the Black Magician trilogy.
• * _The Novice (Little, Brown UK/Atom 978-1-9056-5411-6, Aug 2007, £7.99, 581pp, tp, cover by Sean Garrehy) [Black Magician] Reprint (HarperCollins/Voyager Australia 2002) young-adult fantasy novel. Book two of The Black Magician trilogy.
• * +Voice of the Gods (HarperCollins/Eos 978-0-06-081592-9, Feb 2007, $7.99, 574pp, pb) [Age of the Five] Fantasy novel, third and final book of the Age of the Five trilogy. First US edition (Voyager Australia 2006).
• * _Voice of the Gods (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-388-6, Jul 2007, £12.99, 626pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Age of the Five] Reprint (Voyager Australia 2006) fantasy novel. Book three of the Age of the Five trilogy. [First U.K. edition]

CAPOTE, J. C. (chron.)

• * *Space Station Earth: The Revelation of Ylrac (Tate Publishing 1-5988661-2-5, Nov 2006, $11.99, 134pp, tp) SF novel. Superhumans rule all of the solar system except Earth. A first novel. Tate Publishing, 127 E. Trade Center Terrace, Mustang OK 73064; [www.tatepublishing.com]; 888-361-7473.

CARD, C. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Trina Wants to Be a Duck (Trafford Publishing 978-1-4251-3666-6, Nov 2007, $13.04, 99pp, tp) SF novella. A Chrontos space entity would rather be a duck, but is assigned to pass as human. This indicates third printing, but was not seen previously; a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.trafford.com], or from Trafford Publishing, Suite 6E, 2333 Government St., Victoria BC V8T 4P4, Canada.