The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

Contents Lists

Previous -- Table-of-Contents
Magic’s Child Justine Larbalestier (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.

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

The Long Twilight and Other Stories Keith Laumer (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.

Crime Seen Victoria Laurie (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? Victoria Laurie (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.

The Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction: Volume One: First Contact ed. Dave A. Law & 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].

Hood Stephen Lawhead (Thomas Nelson 978-1-59554-088-1, Jun 2007, $15.99, 479pp, tp) [King Raven] Reprint (Atom 2006) historical fantasy novel, the first volume in the King Raven trilogy retelling the story of Robin Hood with a Welsh setting.

Scarlet Stephen Lawhead (Nelson, Thomas 978-1-59554-086-7, Sep 2007, $25.99, 449pp, hc) [King Raven] Historical fantasy novel, the second volume in the King Raven trilogy retelling the story of Robin Hood with a Welsh setting. First US edition (Atom 8/07).

In the Hall of the Dragon King Stephen R. Lawhead (Nelson, Thomas 978-1-59554-379-0, Sep 2007, $12.99, 376pp, hc) [Dragon King] Reprint (Crossway 1982) fantasy novel, book one in the Dragon King trilogy.

The Sword and the Flame Stephen R. Lawhead (Nelson, Thomas 978-1-59554-381-3, Sep 2007, $12.99, 360pp, hc) [Dragon King] Reprint (Crossway 1984) fantasy novel, book three in the Dragon King trilogy.

Warlords of Nin Stephen R. Lawhead (Nelson, Thomas 978-1-59554-380-6, Sep 2007, $12.99, 404pp, hc) [Dragon King] Reprint (Crossway 1983) fantasy novel, book two in the Dragon King trilogy.

The Underwood See Michael Lawrence (HarperCollins/Greenwillow 978-0-06-072483-2, Mar 2007, $16.99, 372pp, hc, cover by Chad W. Beckerman) [Aldous Lexicon] Young-adult fantasy, third in the Aldous Lexicon. Aldous Underwood is the only one who knows the secret to navigating the shifting realities surrounding Withern Rise. First US edition (Orchard Books UK 10/06).

The Underwood See Michael Lawrence (HarperTeen/Greenwillow 978-0-06-072485-6, Dec 2007, $7.99, 372pp, tp, cover by Chad W. Beckerman) [Aldous Lexicon] Reprint (Orchard Books UK 2006) young-adult fantasy, third in the Aldous Lexicon or Withern Rise trilogy.

Ferocity Stephen Laws (Leisure 978-0-8439-5695-5, Jan 2007, $7.99, 337pp, pb) Horror novel. A mysterious big cat is slaughtering livestock on the Northumberland moors.

The Beast House Richard Laymon (Leisure 978-0-8439-5749-5, Mar 2007, $7.99, 334pp, pb) [Beast House Chronicles] Reprint (NEL 1986) horror novel, book two of the Beast House Chronicles after The Cellar.

The Midnight Tour Richard Laymon (Leisure 978-0-8439-5753-2, Jul 2007, $7.99, 599pp, pb) [Beast House Chronicles] Reprint (NEL 1986) horror novel, book three of the Beast House Chronicles. This is the CD Publications 1998 “writer’s cut” edition.

Savage Richard Laymon (Leisure 978-0-8439-5751-8, Nov 2007, $7.99, 448pp, pb) [Jack the Ripper] Associational horror novel. A young man sees Jack the Ripper at work and swears to stop him, even when the trail leads to the American Wild West. First US edition (Headline 1993).

Powers Ursula K. Le Guin (Harcourt 978-0-15-205770-1, Sep 2007, $17.00, 502pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Annals of the Western Shore] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in the series begun in Gifts. A house slave who can sometimes see the future escapes. Simultaneous with the Orion Children’s Books UK edition.

Tigra Richard Leahy (Zumaya Otherworlds 978-1-934135-21-1, Dec 2006, $15.99, 319pp, tp) SF novel. A first novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.zumayapublications.com]; Zumaya Publications, 3209 S. IH35 #1086, Austin TX 87841-6905.

Keturah and Lord Death Martine Leavitt (Boyds Mills Press/Front Street 978-1-932425-29-1, Sep 2006, $16.95, 216pp, hc) Young-adult medieval fantasy. Death gives a young woman one day in which to find true love and save her life. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now.

Dawn Tim Lebbon (Bantam Spectra 978-0-553-38365-2, Apr 2007, $12.00, 400pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Noreela: Dead of Night] Dark fantasy novel, second in the Dead of Night duology in the Noreela series.

The Everlasting Tim Lebbon (Leisure 978-0-8439-5429-6, May 2007, $6.99, 325pp, pb) Reprint (Necessary Evil Press 3/07, not seen) horror novel.

Morbid Curiousity Deborah LeBlanc (Leisure 978-0-8439-5828-7, Jul 2007, $6.99, 351pp, pb) Horror novel. High school girls perform dark rituals that summon deadly forces.

House Infernal Edward Lee (Leisure 978-0-8439-5806-5, Oct 2007, $7.99, 369pp, pb) [City Infernal Saga] Horror novel, book three in the City Infernal Saga.

Knight’s Blood Julianne Lee (Ace 978-0-441-01485-9, Mar 2007, $7.99, 292pp, pb, cover by Judy York) [Knight Tenebrae] Fantasy novel, sequel to Knight Tenebrae. The MacNeils’s child has been kidnapped and taken back into medieval Scotland. The author also writes as J. Ardian Lee.

Crystal Dragon Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Meisha Merlin 1-59222-090-8, Feb 2007, $16.95, 359pp, tp, cover by Donato Giancola) [Liaden: Great Migration] Reprint (Meisha Merlin 2006) SF adventure novel in the Liaden universe, book two of the Great Migration duology.

Crystal Dragon Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Ace 978-0-441-01549-8, Dec 2007, $7.99, 367pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Liaden: Great Migration] Reprint (Meisha Merlin 2006) SF adventure novel in the Liaden universe, book two of the Great Migration duology.

Crystal Soldier Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Ace 978-0-441-01487-3, Mar 2007, $7.99, 330pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Liaden: Great Migration] Reprint (Meisha Merlin 2005) SF adventure novel in the Liaden universe, book one of the Great Migration duology.

The Tomorrow Log Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Meisha Merlin 978-1-59222-127-1, May 2007, $6.99, 350pp, pb, cover by Christian McGrath) Reprint (Meisha Merlin 2003) SF adventure novel.

Indigara Tanith Lee (Penguin/Firebird 978-0-14-240922-0, Oct 2007, $11.99, 195pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) Young-adult SF novella. Jet and her robot dog Otis stumble onto a strange underworld beneath their planet’s film capital, Ollywood.

The Secret Books of Paradys Tanith Lee (Overlook Duckworth 978-1-58567-987-4, Dec 2007, $24.95, 698pp, tp) [Secret Books of Paradys] Omnibus of four dark fantasy books in the Paradys Cycle: collection The Book of the Damned (1988), novel The Book of the Beast (1988), collection The Book of the Dead (1991), and novel The Book of the Mad (1993). A hardcover edition (-984-3, $35.00) is also available. This is an international edition.

Demon: A Memoir Tosca Lee (NavPress 978-1-60006-123-3, Jun 2007, $12.99, 324pp, tp) Christian dark fantasy novel. Fallen angel Lucian tells his story to an editor who finds no meaning in life. A first novel. NavPress, PO Box 35001, Colorado Springs CO 80935; [www.navpress.com].

Dark Maiden Norma Lehr (Wildside Press/Juno Books 978-0-8095-5780-6, Sep 2007, $12.95, 223pp, tp, cover by Jennifer Reagles) Paranormal romance. Sheila Miller believes a mysterious being took her baby’s life, but others think she’s crazy. Juno Books, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.juno-books.com].

Lankhmar, Book 2: Swords Against Death Fritz Leiber (Dark Horse/DH Press 978-1-59582-076-1, Aug 2007, $12.95, 246pp, tp, cover by Heidi Fainza) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reprint (Ace 1970 as Swords Against Death) collection of ten stories, the second book in the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series.

Lankhmar, Book 3: Swords in the Mist Fritz Leiber (Dark Horse Books 978-1-59582-081-5, Oct 2007, $12.95, 206pp, tp) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reprint (Ace 1968) collection of six stories, the third book in the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series.

Lankhmar, Volume 4: Swords Against Wizardry Fritz Leiber (Dark Horse Books 978-1-59582-078-5, Dec 2007, $12.95, 223pp, tp, cover by Heidi Fainza) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reprint (Ace 1968) collection of four stories, the fourth book in the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series.

Tanner’s Scheme Lora Leigh (Berkley Sensation 978-0-425-21661-3, Aug 2007, $7.99, 330pp, pb) [Feline Breeds] Paranormal romance, the third in the Feline Breeds series.

The Murray Leinster Audioplays: A Logic Named Joe/First Contact Murray Leinster (Wildside Press, Dec 2007, $14.99, unpaginated, CD, cover by Goce Risteski) Audio CD collection of two audioplays adapted from stories by Leinster, originally aired in 1955 as part of the SF radio series X Minus One. Wildside Press, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.wildsidepress.com].

The Runaway Skyscraper and Other Tales From the Pulps Murray Leinster (Wildside Press 978-1-4344-8207-5, Aug 2007, $14.95, 130pp, tp) Collection of eight pulp stories, none previously collected. A print-on-demand edition. Wildside Press, 9710 Travile Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.wildsidepress.com].

An Acceptable Time Madeleine L’Engle (Holtzbrinck/Square Fish 978-0-312-36854-8, May 2007, $6.99, 335pp, pb, cover by Matt Maherin) [Meg Murry] Reprint (Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1989) young-adult time-slip fantasy novel, now included as the fifth book in the Murray Family cycle AKA the Time Quintet. A trade paperback edition (-36858-6, $6.99, 367pp, cover by Taeeun Yoo) is also available.

Many Waters Madeleine L’Engle (Holtzbrinck/Square Fish 978-0-312-36861-6, May 2007, $6.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Matt Maherin) [Meg Murry] Reprint (Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1986) young-adult SF novel, fourth in the Time Quintet. A trade paperback edition (-36857-9, $6.99, 352pp, cover by Taeeun Yoo) is also available.

A Swiftly Tilting Planet Madeleine L’Engle (Holtzbrinck/Square Fish 978-0-312-36860-9, May 2007, $6.99, 272pp, pb, cover by Matt Maherin) [Meg Murry] Reprint (Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1978) young-adult SF novel, the third book in the Time Quintet. A trade paperback edition (-36956-2, $6.99, 304pp, cover by Taeeun Yoo) is also available.

A Wind in the Door Madeleine L’Engle (Holtzbrinck/Square Fish 978-0-312-36859-3, May 2007, $6.99, 220pp, pb, cover by Matt Maherin) [Meg Murry] Reprint (Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1973) young-adult SF novel, the second in the Time Quintet. A trade paperback edition (-36854-8, $6.99, 240pp, cover by Taeeun Yoo) is also available.

A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L’Engle (Holtzbrinck/Square Fish 978-0-312-36755-8, May 2007, $6.99, 202pp, pb, cover by Matt Maherin) [Meg Murry] Reprint (Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1962) young-adult SF novel, winner of the Newbery Medal. This has an appreciation by Anna Quindlen, a brief new interview with L’Engle, and her Newbery acceptance speech. A trade paperback edition (-36754-1, $6.99, 232pp, cover by Taeeun Yoo) is also available.

Questors Joan Lennon (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 978-1-4169-3658-9, Sep 2007, $16.99, 359pp, hc, cover by Jon Foster) Young-adult fantasy novel. Heroes in training are sent off much too young on a quest to save their worlds. First US edition (Puffin UK 1/07).

Moonstruck Edward M. Lerner (Baen 978-1-4165-2111-2, Jan 2007, $7.99, 406pp, pb, cover by Doug Chaffee) Reprint (Baen 2005) near-future SF novel.

The Cleft Doris Lessing (HarperCollins 978-0-06-083486-9, Aug 2007, $25.95, 260pp, hc, cover by Richard Bravery) SF novel of the first humans, the all-female Clefts, and their dismay when “deformed” male babies are born. First US edition (Fourth Estate UK 1/07).

Cupid Julius Lester (Harcourt 0-15-202056-X, Jan 2007, $17.00, 198pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy, a retelling of the story of Cupid and Psyche.

The Wall of the Sky, the Wall of the Eye Jonathan Lethem (Harcourt/Harvest 978-0-15-603248-3, Mar 2007, $14.00, 294pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1996) collection of seven stories.

You Don’t Love Me Yet Jonathan Lethem (Doubleday 978-0-385-51218-3, 2007, $24.95, 224pp, hc) Associational mainstream novel about a complainer and a rock band.

The Afterblight Chronicles: Kill or Cure Rebecca Levene (Abaddon Books US 978-1-905437-32-3, Jun 2007, $7.99, 272pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Afterblight Chronicles] Post-holocaust SF novel, the second in a shared-world series about a world devastated by plague. This first US edition is the Abaddon UK (4/07) edition. Copyrighted by Rebellion.

Undead TV: Essays on Buffy the Vampire Slayer ed. Elana Levine & Lisa Parks (Duke University Press 978-0-8223-4043-0, Jan 2008, $21.95, 209pp, tp) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Critical non-fiction, a selection of eight essays on the TV show, its popularity, and effects on popular culture. Includes notes, bibliography, filmography, and index. Duke University Press, Box 90660, Durham NC 27708-0660; [www.dukeupress.edu].

Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine (HarperTrophy 0-06-440705-5, Aug 2006, $6.99, 232pp, tp) [Ella Enchanted] Reissue (HarperCollins 1997) young-adult fantasy novel. This is a movie tie-in edition, with added materials in an Extras Inside section.

The Plot to Save Socrates Paul Levinson (Tor 978-0-765-31197-9, Feb 2007, $14.95, 270pp, tp, cover by Gaetano Gandolfi) Reprint (Tor 2006) SF time-travel novel.

Marly’s Ghost David Levithan (Penguin/Speak 978-0-14-240912-1, Oct 2007, $6.99, 163pp, tp) Reprint (Dial 2006) young-adult ghost novella retelling Dickens’s A Christmas Carol as a contemporary Valentine’s Day story.

Wide Awake David Levithan (Random House/Knopf 0-375-83466-4, Oct 2006, $16.95, 221pp, hc) Young-adult near-future SF novel. Politically active teens get involved when a gay Jewish man is elected President of the United States, and controversy erupts. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now.

Worlds Apart: An Anthology of Russian Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Alexander Levitsky (Overlook Duckworth 978-1-58568-819-8, Jul 2007, $37.95, 656pp, hc, cover by Konstantin Yuon) Anthology of over 52 pieces including 25 stories, seven novel excerpts, 10 poems, and various vignettes and fragments tracing the development of Russian fantasy from folk tale to the Soviet era, with extensive commentary by Levitsky, who translated a number of pieces. Some pieces are “abridged.” Authors include Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin, Mikhail Afanasievich Bulgakov, and Ivan Antonovich Efremov. An afterword by Sofya Khagi discusses contemporary Russian SF and fantasy.

Next -- Table-of-Contents