The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

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Torchwood: Border Princes Dan Abnett (BBC Books 978-0-563-48654-1, Jan 2007, £6.99, 254pp, hc) [Torchwood] Second novelization based on the world of the TV series spun off from the new Doctor Who.

Warhammer 40,000: Brothers of the Snake Dan Abnett (BL Publishing/Black Library 978-1-84416-475-2, Jun 2007, £6.99, 315pp, hc, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer 40,000] Novelization based on the far-future roleplaying game universe.

Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts: The Founding Dan Abnett (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-369-5, Feb 2007, £9.99, 767pp, tp) [Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Reprint (Black Library 2003) omnibus of three novelizations in the Gaunt’s Ghosts series set in the universe of the SF roleplaying game: First & Only (1999), Ghostmaker (2000), and Necropolis (2000). This also includes one story.

Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts: The Saint Dan Abnett (BL Publishing/Black Library 978-1-84416-479-0, Aug 2007, £10.99, 1023pp, tp, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Reprint (Black Library 2004) omnibus of books four through seven in the Gaunt’s Ghosts series of novelizations based on the world of the roleplaying game.

Warhammer 40,000: His Last Command Dan Abnett (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-239-7, Oct 2006, £6.99, 413pp, pb, cover by Alex Boto) [Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Novelization based on the SF roleplaying game universe, book two of The Lost subseries in the Gaunt’s Ghosts series.

Warhammer 40,000: Only in Death Dan Abnett (BL Publishing/Black Library 978-1-84416-428-8, Nov 2007, £16.99, 306pp, hc, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Novelization based on the far-future roleplaying game, part of the Gaunt’s Ghosts series.

Warhammer 40,000: Only in Death Dan Abnett (BL Publishing/Black Library 978-1-84416-428-8, Nov 2007, £16.99, 307pp, hc, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Novelization set in the roleplaying game universe, part of the Gaunt’s Ghosts series and fourth in The Lost quartet.

Warhammer 40,000: The Armour of Contempt Dan Abnett (BL Publishing/Black Library 978-1-84416-402-8, Nov 2007, £6.99, 415pp, pb, cover by Cos Koniotis) [Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Reprint (Black Library 2006) novelization set in the roleplaying game universe. Book ten in the Gaunt’s Ghosts series, third in The Lost quartet.

Warhammer: Warpsword Dan Abnett & Mike Lee (BL Publishing/Black Library 978-1-84416-194-2, Feb 2007, £6.99, 407pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer: Malus Darkblade] Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game, the fourth in the Malus Darkblade series.

Warhammer: Lord of Ruin Dan Abnett & Mike Lee (BL Publishing/Black Library 978-1-84416-195-9, Sep 2007, £6.99, 413pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer: Malus Darkblade] Novelization set in the roleplaying game universe, part of the Malus Darkblade series.

The Long Price: Book One: Shadow and Betrayal Daniel Abraham (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-611-5, Oct 2007, £12.99, iv+593pp, tp) [Long Price] Omnibus of the first two books of the Long Price quartet, originally published in the US by Tor: A Shadow in Summer (2006) and A Betrayal in Winter (2007).

The Garden Elsie V. Aidinoff (Definitions 978-0-099-48407-3, Apr 2007, £6.99, 400pp, tp, cover by Alison Jay) Reprint (HarperTempest 2004) young-adult novel of the Garden of Eden, narrated by Eve. A first novel.

HARM Brian Aldiss (Duckworth 978-0-7156-3699-2, Aug 2007, £14.99, 228pp, hc) Reprint (Del Rey 2007) SF novel. [First U.K. edition]

A Science Fiction Omnibus ed. Brian Aldiss (Penguin Classics UK 978-0-141-18892-8, Nov 2007, £9.99, xii+578pp, tp) Reprint (Penguin 1973 as A Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus) omnibus of three anthologies: Penguin Science Fiction (1961), More Penguin Science Fiction (1963), and Yet More Penguin Science Fiction (1964). This updated edition has a new introduction by Aldiss, adds ten stories, and drops 15.

Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Betrayal Aaron Allston (Random House UK/Arrow LucasBooks 978-0-099-49116-3, Apr 2007, £6.99, 480pp, pb, cover by Jason Felix) [Star Wars: Legacy of the Force] Reprint (Century 2006) Star Wars novelization. Book one in a new subseries.

Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Exile Aaron Allston (Random House UK/Arrow LucasBooks 978-0-099-49205-4, Mar 2007, £6.99, 337pp, pb) [Star Wars: Legacy of the Force] Star Wars novelization. Book four in a subseries. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition.

Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Fury Aaron Allston (Random House UK/Arrow LucasBooks 978-0-099-49207-8, Dec 2007, £6.99, 356pp, pb) [Star Wars: Legacy of the Force] Novelization based in the Star Wars universe. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition.

The Promised One Davis Alric (Faber and Faber 978-0-571-23484-4, Apr 2007, £6.99, 404pp, tp, cover by David Dean) Reprint (Bladon Medical Publishing 2004) young-adult fantasy novel.

The Fledging of Az Gabrielson Jay Amory (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07980-9, Aug 2007, £6.99, 347pp, tp, cover by Laura Brett) [Clouded World] Reprint (Gollancz 2006) fantasy novel, book one of The Clouded World series. Amory is a pen name for James Lovegrove.

Pirates of the Relentless Desert Jay Amory (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-08032-4, Aug 2007, £12.99, 396pp, tp, cover by Laura Brett) [Clouded World] SF novel, book two of The Clouded World series after The Fledging of Az Gabrielson. A hardcover edition (-07880-4) was announced but not seen. Amory is a pen name for James Lovegrove.

The Saga of Seven Suns: Book Five: Of Fire and Night Kevin J. Anderson (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 978-1-4615-0292-0, Aug 2007, £7.99, 708pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Saga of Seven Suns] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2006) SF novel.

The Afterblight Chronicles: School’s Out Scott Andrews (Abaddon Books 978-1-905437-40-5, Sep 2007, £6.99, 288pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Afterblight Chronicles] SF novel. Book three in a postapocalyptic series.

Torchwood: Another Life Peter Anghelides (BBC Books 978-0-563-48653-4, Jan 2007, £6.99, 253pp, hc) [Torchwood] Novelization based on the world of the TV series about supernatural investigators, spun off from the new Doctor Who.

Classic Tales of Horror Volume 1 ed. Anonymous (Bloody Books 0-9549476-8-1, Apr 2006, £9.99, 251pp, tp) Anthology of 15 dark fantasy stories. This was published in 2006 but not seen until now.

Judge Dredd: I Am the Law ed. Anonymous (BL Publishing/Black Flame 1-84416-412-8, Oct 2006, £8.99, 759pp, tp) [Judge Dredd] Omnibus of four novelisations based on the comic-book character: Dredd vs. Death by Gordon Rennie (2002), Bad Moon Rising by David Bishop (2004), Black Atlantic by Simon Jowett & Peter J. Evans (2004), and Eclipse by James Swallow (2004).

Love on the Dark Side ed. Anonymous (Black Lace 978-0-352-34132-7, Aug 2007, £7.99, 269pp, pb) Original anthology of three stories of paranormal erotica and romance.

The Nightmare Factory: based on the stories by Thomas Ligotti ed. Anonymous (Fox Atomic Comics UK 978-0-00-726638-8, Oct 2007, £9.99, 109pp, tp, cover by Ashley Wood) Reprint (Fox Atomic Comics 2007) collection of four graphic adaptations of stories by Ligotti. Each story has a new introduction by Ligotti. [First U.K. edition] [Thomas Ligotti]

Exit Strategy Kelley Armstrong (Sphere 978-0-7515-3812-0, Jul 2007, £6.99, 480pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) Associational thriller, the first in a series. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam) edition.

No Humans Involved Kelley Armstrong (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-395-4, May 2007, £12.99, 342pp, hc, cover by Dominic Harman) [Women of the Otherworld] Dark fantasy/paranormal romance novel featuring medium Jaime Vegas. Book seven in the Women of the Otherworld series. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam Spectra) edition.

Dangerous Games Keri Arthur (Piatkus 978-0-7499-3816-1, May 2007, £6.99, 356pp, pb) [Riley Jenson] Reprint (Dell 2007) paranormal romance novel, book four in the Riley Jenson series about a vampire-werewolf secret agent. [First U.K. edition]

Embraced by Darkness Keri Arthur (Piatkus 978-0-7499-3817-8, Aug 2007, £6.99, 355pp, pb) [Riley Jenson] Reprint paranormal romance/thriller, book five in the Riley Jenson vampire-werewolf series set in Australia. Simultaneous with the US (Dell) edition.

Full Moon Rising Keri Arthur (Piatkus 978-0-7499-3813-0, Apr 2007, £6.99, 357pp, pb) [Riley Jenson] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2006) dark fantasy romance, the first book in the Riley Jenson series. Riley Jenson, a vampire/werewolf hybrid working for a government organization policing supernatural races, searches for her missing brother. [First U.K. edition]

Kissing Sin Keri Arthur (Piatkus 978-0-7499-3814-7, Apr 2007, £6.99, 355pp, pb) [Riley Jenson] Reprint (Dell Spectra 2007) paranormal romance, second in the Riley Jenson series. [First U.K. edition]

Tempting Evil Keri Arthur (Piatkus 978-0-7499-3815-4, Apr 2007, £6.99, 371pp, pb) [Riley Jenson] Reprint (Dell Spectra 2007) paranormal, third in the Riley Jenson vampire-werewolf series. [First U.K. edition]

Burning Bright Janine Ashbless (Black Lace 978-0-352-34085-6, Jan 2007, £7.99, 271pp, pb) Erotic fantasy.

Hilldiggers Neal Asher (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-1-4050-5500-0, Jul 2007, £17.99, 474pp, hc, cover by Steve Rawlings) [Polity] SF novel set in the Polity universe.

Polity Agent Neal Asher (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-0-330-44152-0, Jul 2007, £7.99, 562pp, pb) [Polity] Reprint (Tor UK 2006) SF novel. Book four in the Agent Cormac series.

Prador Moon Neal Asher (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-0-230-53131-4, Nov 2007, £14.99, 202pp, hc, cover by Steve Rawlings) [Polity] Reprint (Night Shade 2006) SF novel set in the Polity universe. [First U.K. edition]

Gateways to Forever: The Story of the Science-Fiction Magazines from 1970 to 1980: A History of the Science-Fiction Magazine Volume III Mike Ashley (Liverpool University Press 978-1-84631-003-4, Apr 2007, £19.99, xix+507pp, tp, cover by Kelly Freas) Critical work, third of four volumes, examining the magazines, fanzines, and related works of the 1970s. A hardcover edition (-002-7, £50.00) was announced but not seen.

The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction ed. Isaac Asimov, Charles Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg (Robinson 978-1-84529-096-2, Mar 2007, £7.99, 532pp, tp, cover by Corbis) Reprint (Robinson 1989 as The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1940s) SF anthology of ten classic short novels.

US! Chris Bachelder (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-8595-4, Aug 2007, £7.99, 302pp, tp) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2006, not seen) satirical fantasy of Upton Sinclair continually brought back to life by the Left, and killed by the Right. [First U.K. edition]

Blaze Richard Bachman (Hodder & Stoughton 978-0-340-95222-1, Jun 2007, £16.99, 321pp, hc, cover by Keenan) Horror novel with possible supernatural elements. Bachman is a pen name for Stephen King, who provides a preface under his own name. This is revised from an unpublished manuscript written 1972-73. Simultaneous with the US (Scribner) edition.

Tales of the Frog Princess E. D. Baker (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-8946-4, Nov 2007, £7.99, 758pp, tp, cover by Carrie Gifford) [Frog Princess] Omnibus of the first three books in the series: The Frog Princess (2002), Dragon’s Breath (2003), and Once Upon a Curse (2004).

The Thousandfold Thought R. Scott Bakker (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-412-8, May 2007, £7.99, 625pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Prince of Nothing] Reprint (Penguin Canada 2006) fantasy novel, book three in The Prince of Nothing trilogy.

Divergence Tony Ballantyne (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-0-330-44650-1, May 2007, £10.99, 328pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) [Recursion] SF novel, sequel to Capacity.

Kingdom Come J. G. Ballard (HarperPerennial UK 978-0-00-723247-5, Jul 2007, £7.99, 240pp, tp) Reprint (Fourth Estate 2006) associational novel of a super-mall which seems to be the source of social division and violence.

The Steep Approach to Garbadale Iain M. Banks (Little, Brown UK 978-0-316-73105-8, Mar 2007, £11.99, 390pp, tp) Associational mainstream novel. A trade paperback edition (-73106-5, £11.99) is also available.

Shout for the Dead James Barclay (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07622-4, Jan 2007, £12.99, viii+631pp, tp, cover by Laura Brett) [Ascendants of Estorea] Fantasy novel, book two of The Ascendants of Estorea series after Cry of the Newborn. A hardcover edition (-07621-6, £17.99) was announced but not seen.

A Shout for the Dead James Barclay (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07982-3, Dec 2007, £7.99, 628pp, tp, cover by Laura Brett) [Ascendants of Estorea] Reprint (Gollancz 2007) fantasy novel, book two of the Ascendants of Estorea series after Cry of the Newborn.

Mister B. Gone Clive Barker (HarperVoyager 978-0-00-726261-8, Oct 2007, £15.00, 148pp, hc, cover by Mary Schuck) Horror novel. Simultaneous with the HarperCollins US edition.

Blart II: The Boy Who Was Wanted Dead Or Alive - Or Both Dominic Barker (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.

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

Dawn of Empire Sam Barone (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.

Peter and the Starcatchers Dave Barry & 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.

Titanic 2020 Colin Bateman (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.

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

Conqueror Stephen Baxter (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 Stephen Baxter (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.

Emperor Stephen Baxter (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 Stephen Baxter (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.

The H-Bomb Girl Stephen Baxter (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 Stephen Baxter (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 Stephen Baxter (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.

Blood Music Greg Bear (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.

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

Looking Backward: 2000-1887 Edward Bellamy (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).

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