The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

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Fallowblade Cecilia Dart-Thornton (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-1-4050-9008-7, Nov 2007, £17.99, 471pp, hc, cover by Julek Heller) [Crowthistle Chronicles] Reprint (Tor Australia 2007) fantasy novel, book four of the Crowthistle Chronicles. [First U.K. edition]

Weatherwitch Cecilia Dart-Thornton (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-1-4050-4715-9, May 2007, £10.99, 375pp, tp) [Crowthistle Chronicles] Reprint (Tor Australia 2006) fantasy novel, book three in the Crowthistle Chronicles.

Sleeping with the Fishes MaryJanice Davidson (Piatkus 0-7499-3801-3, 2006, £6.99, 284pp, pb) [Fred the Mermaid] Reprint (Jove 2006) humorous fantasy romance, the first in a series about a mermaid who is also a marine biologist. [First U.K. edition]

Undead and Unappreciated MaryJanice Davidson (Piatkus 0-7499-3647-9, Apr 2006, £6.99, 193pp, pb, cover by WAI) [Betsy, Queen of the Vampires] Reprint (Berkley Sensation 2005) humorous chick-lit vampire romance, the third in the series about Betsy, Queen of the Vampires. A prophecy says Betsy’s sister is the spawn of Satan. [First U.K. edition]

Undead and Uneasy MaryJanice Davidson (Piatkus 978-0-7499-3783-6, Jun 2007, £10.99, 272pp, tp) [Betsy, Queen of the Vampires] Humorous vampire romance, sixth in the Betsy Taylor the Vampire Queen series. Simultaneous with the US (Berkley) edition.

Undead and Unemployed MaryJanice Davidson (Piatkus 0-7499-3646-0, Feb 2006, £6.99, 230pp, pb, cover by WAI) [Betsy, Queen of the Vampires] Reprint (Berkley Sensation 2004) humorous vampire romance/chick-lit novel, second in the series about Betsy, Queen of the Vampires. [First U.K. edition]

Undead and Unpopular MaryJanice Davidson (Piatkus 978-0-7499-3799-7, Jun 2007, £6.99, 175pp, pb) [Betsy, Queen of the Vampires] Reprint (Berkley Sensation 2006) humorous fantasy novel, the fifth book in the series about Betsy Taylor the Vampire Queen.

Undead and Unreturnable MaryJanice Davidson (Piatkus 0-7499-3643-6, Jun 2006, £6.99, 222pp, pb, cover by WAI) [Betsy, Queen of the Vampires] Reprint (Berkley Sensation 2005) humorous vampire romance/chick-lit novel, fourth in the series about Betsy, Queen of the Vampires. A serial killer threatens to disrupt Betsy’s plans for Christmas. [First U.K. edition]

Undead and Unwed MaryJanice Davidson (Piatkus 0-7499-3645-2, Feb 2006, £6.99, 280pp, pb, cover by WAI) [Betsy, Queen of the Vampires] Reprint (Berkley Sensation 2004) humorous vampire romance/chick-lit novel, the first in the series about Betsy, the Vampire Queen. Vampires think newly dead Betsy is their queen, but she’s more interested in her designer shoes. [First U.K. edition]

Doctor Who: Wooden Heart Martin Day (BBC Books 978-1-8460-7226-0, Apr 2007, £6.99, 247pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Noveliztion based on the TV series, featuring the tenth Doctor.

The Red Men Matthew de Abaitua (Snowbooks 978-1-905005-58-1, Oct 2007, £7.99, 380pp, tp) Near-future dystopian SF novel. A first novel.

The Last Elf Silvana de Mari (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-7767-6, Jan 2007, £7.99, 361pp, hc) Reprint (Hyperion 2006 as The Last Dragon) young-adult fantasy novel. Translated by Shaun Whiteside from the Italian L’Ultimo Elfo (Salani Editore 2004). [First U.K. edition]

Dark Space Marianne de Pierres (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-428-9, May 2007, £6.99, 416pp, pb) [Sentients of Orion] SF novel, book one of the Sentients of Orion series.

The Fire Thief Fights Back Terry Deary (Kingfisher 978-0-7534-1470-5, Jun 2007, £7.99, 223pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Fire Thief] Young-adult fantasy novel. Book three of a trilogy.

The Flight of the Fire Thief Terry Deary (Kingfisher UK 0-7534-1149-0, Sep 2006, £7.99, 235pp, hc) [Fire Thief] Young-adult fantasy novel, the second in a trilogy after The Fire Thief.

Command and Conquer: Tiberium Wars Keith R. A. DeCandido (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-642-9, Jun 2007, £6.99, 289pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 2007) novelization based on the world of the video game. [First U.K. edition]

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Communists Gideon Defoe (Orion/Phoenix 978-0-7538-2222-7, Sep 2007, £5.99, 182pp, pb) [Pirates!] Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2006) humorous surreal literary fantasy, third in a series. Copyrighted by Defoe and Richard Murkin.

The Spook’s Battle Joe Delaney (The Bodley Head 978-0-370-32892-8, Jul 2007, £9.99, 484pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Spook] Young-adult fantasy novel. Fourth in the series begun in The Spook’s Apprentice.

The Spook’s Secret Joe Delaney (Random House UK/Red Fox 978-0-099-45647-6, Jul 2007, £5.99, 454pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Spook] Reprint (The Bodley Head 2006) young-adult fantasy novel, third in a series.

Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Inferno Troy Denning (Random House UK/Arrow/LucasBooks 978-0-099-49206-1, Oct 2007, £6.99, xx+312pp, pb) [Star Wars: Legacy of the Force] Reprint (Del Rey 2007) SF novelization. Book six in a nine-book subseries. [First U.K. edition]

Hunter’s Moon David Devereux (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07985-4, Jun 2007, £9.99, 231pp, tp) Dark fantasy thriller of a secret agent who is also a master magician. A hardcover edition (-07986-1, £18.99) was announced but not seen.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Philip K. Dick (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07993-9, Mar 2007, £7.99, 214pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1968) SF novel.

Dr. Bloodmoney Philip K. Dick (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07994-6, Mar 2007, £7.99, 278pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1965) SF novel.

Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said Philip K. Dick (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07995-3, Mar 2007, £7.99, 247pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1974) SF novel.

Human Is? Philip K. Dick (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-08034-8, Mar 2007, £6.99, pb) Collection of 20 stories.

Martian Time-Slip Philip K. Dick (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07996-0, Mar 2007, £7.99, 280pp, pb) Reprint (Ballantine 1964) SF novel.

Our Friends from Frolix 8 Philip K. Dick (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07671-2, Dec 2006, £6.99, 211pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Ace 1970) SF novel.

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch Philip K. Dick (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07997-7, Mar 2007, £7.99, 243pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1965) SF novel.

Angel Isle Peter Dickinson (Macmillan Children’s Books 1-4050-4995-2, Oct 2006, £12.99, 616pp, hc) [Ropemaker] Young-adult fantasy novel. Sequel to The Ropemaker.

Waves Sharon Dogar (The Chicken House 978-1-9052-9424-4, Apr 2007, £9.99, 345pp, hc, cover by Georgina Hounsome) Young-adult fantasy novel.

Fatal Revenant Stephen Donaldson (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07600-6, Oct 2007, £18.99, 789pp, hc) [Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant] Fantasy novel. Book two of The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. Simultaneous with the US (Putnam) edition.

Mordant’s Need Stephen Donaldson (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07904-5, Jan 2007, £15.99, 979pp, tp) [Mordant’s Need] Omnibus of the duology The Mirror of Her Dreams (1986) and A Man Rides Through (1987).

Jack Flint and the Redthorn Sword Joe Donnelly (Orion Children’s Books 978-1-84255-581-1, Aug 2007, £9.99, 392pp, hc) [Jack Flint] Young-adult fantasy novel. First in a new series.

BattleAxe Sara Douglass (HarperVoyager 978-0-00-651106-9, Apr 2007, £6.99, 674pp, pb) [Axis] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 1995) fantasy novel, book one in the Axis trilogy.

Enchanter Sara Douglass (HarperVoyager 978-0-00-651107-6, Apr 2007, £6.99, 706pp, pb) [Axis] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 1996) fantasy novel, the second in the Axis trilogy.

The Serpent Bride Sara Douglass (HarperVoyager 978-0-00-723238-3, May 2007, £7.99, 659pp, pb) [DarkGlass Mountain] Fantasy novel, book one of the DarkGlass Mountain series, combining characters from Threshold, Beyond the Hanging Wall, and The Wayfarer Redemption trilogy. Simultaneous with the Australian (HarperCollins Australia) and US (Eos) editions.

Starman Sara Douglass (HarperVoyager 978-0-00-651108-3, Apr 2007, £6.99, 733pp, pb) [Axis] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 1996) fantasy novel, the third in the Axis trilogy.

The Lost World Arthur Conan Doyle (Hodder Headline/Review 978-0-7553-3884-9, Jun 2007, £4.99, 275pp, tp) [Prof. Challenger] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1912) SF novel in the Professor Challenger series.

The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 20th Annual Collection ed. Gardner Dozois (Robinson 978-1-8452-9662-9, Sep 2007, £9.99, 723pp, tp, cover by Joe Roberts) Reprint (St. Martin’s Griffin 2007 as Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection) SF anthology. [First U.K. edition]

Dark Alchemy ed. Gardner Dozois & Jack Dann (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-8955-6, Jun 2007, £16.99, 400pp, hc) Reprint (Berkley 2007 as Wizards by Dann & Dozois) original anthology of 18 fantasy stories. [First U.K. edition]

School’s Out Christophe Dufossé (Random House/Vintage UK 978-0-099-46672-7, Jan 2007, £6.99, 326pp, tp) Reprint (Heinemann 2006) literary fantasy novel. Translated by Shaun Whiteside from L’Heure de la Sortie (Denoel 2002).

Ink Hal Duncan (Macmillan UK 978-1-4050-5209-2, Feb 2007, £17.99, 605pp, hc, cover by Christopher Gibbs) [Book of All Hours] Fantasy novel, the second in the Book of All Hours duology begun in Vellum.

The Deep Helen Dunmore (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 978-0-00-720491-5, May 2007, £12.99, 329pp, hc) [Ingo] Young-adult fantasy novel, the third in the Ingo series.

The Tide Knot Helen Dunmore (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 978-0-00-720490-8, Sep 2007, £6.99, 336pp, tp) [Ingo] Reprint (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 2006) young-adult fantasy novel. Second in the Ingo series.

Vampire Beach: Ritual Alex Duval (Random House UK/Red Fox 978-1-862-30195-5, Feb 2007, £5.99, 217pp, tp) [Vampire Beach] Young-adult vampire novel, the third in the series. Simultaneous with the US (Simon Pulse) edition.

Warhammer: The Corrupted Robert Earl (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-397-0, Sep 2006, £6.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Ralph Horsley) [Warhammer] Novelization set in the roleplaying game universe. This is dated 2006 but not seen until now.

Castle of Wizardry David Eddings (Transworld/Corgi 978-0-552-14810-8, 2007, £6.99, 444pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad] Reissue (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel, book four of the Belgariad.

Enchanter’s End Game David Eddings (Transworld/Corgi 978-0-552-55480-0, May 2007, £6.99, 445pp, tp, cover by Paul Young) [Belgariad] Reprint (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel, book five in The Belgariad series.

The Mermaids Robert Edric (PS Publishing 978-1-905834-17-4, Apr 2007, £10.00, 85pp, hc, cover by Arthur Rackham) Fantasy novella. Some girls’ mermaid sighting threatens to destroy a small village. Introduction by Nicholas Royle. This is a paper-over-boards edition signed by Edric; a dustjacketed hardcover edition of 300 (-85-3, £25.00) signed by both Edric and Royle is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea, HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

Schild’s Ladder Greg Egan (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-08111-6, Aug 2007, £7.99, 281pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 2002) SF novel. This is a Gollancz Future Classics edition.

Crown of Stars Kate Elliott (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-427-5, Oct 2006, £8.99, vi+647pp, pb, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Crown of Stars] Reprint (DAW 2006) fantasy novel, seventh in the Crown of Stars series.

Spirit Gate Kate Elliott (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-274-2, Dec 2007, £7.99, 630pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Crossroads] Reprint (Tor 2006) fantasy novel, the first book in the Crossroads series.

The Night Walker Patricia Elliott (Hodder 978-0-340-91158-7, Feb 2007, £5.99, 378pp, tp) Young-adult dark fantasy novel.

The Black Tattoo Sam Enthoven (Transworld/Corgi 978-0-552-55358-2, Aug 2007, £5.99, 486pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) Reprint (Doubleday UK 2006) young-adult fantasy novel.

The Bonehunters Steven Erikson (Transworld/Bantam UK 978-0-553-81315-9, Apr 2007, £7.99, 1213pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Malazan Book of the Fallen] Reprint (Bantam UK 2006) fantasy novel. Book six of the Malazan Book of the Fallen series.

The Lees of Laughter’s End Steven Erikson (PS Publishing 978-1-905834-46-4, Apr 2007, £12.00, 115pp, hc, cover by Edward Miller) [Malazan; Bauchelain & Korbal Broach] Fantasy novella in the series about sorcerers Bauchelain and Korbal Broach. Introduction by James Barclay. This is a paper-over-boards edition; a jacketed hardcover edition of 500 (-47-1, £25.00) signed by Erikson and Barclay is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea, HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

Reaper’s Gale Steven Erikson (Transworld/Bantam UK 978-0-593-04632-6, May 2007, £12.99, 910pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Malazan Book of the Fallen] Fantasy novel, the seventh volume in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series. A limited edition hardback edition (-46321-5, £20.00) was announced but not seen.

Daughters of Fire Barbara Erskine (HarperCollins UK 978-0-00-717427-0, Mar 2007, £6.99, 562pp, tp) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2006) historical novel with fantasy elements.

Night of Knives Ian C. Esslemont (Transworld/Bantam UK 978-0-593-05781-0, Jun 2007, £14.99, viii+284pp, hc, cover by Steven Stone) [Malazan] Reprint (PS Publishing 2005) fantasy novel of the Malazan Empire.

Pax Britannica: El Sombra Al Ewing (Abaddon Books 978-1-905437-34-4, Jun 2007, £6.99, 290pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Pax Britannia] Shared-world steampunk novel set in an alternate late 20th century, with a 160-year old Queen Victoria still on the throne.

Brotherhood of the Wolf David Farland (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-561-3, Feb 2007, £7.99, 678pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) [Runelords] Reprint (Earthlight UK 1999) fantasy novel. Book two in the Runelords series. Farland is a pseudonym of Dave Wolverton.

The Lair of Bones David Farland (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-563-7, Mar 2007, £7.99, 472pp, tp, cover by Paul Young) [Runelords] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel. Book four in the Runelords series. Farland is a pseudonym of Dave Wolverton.

Sons of the Oak David Farland (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-644-3, Aug 2007, £7.99, 423pp, tp, cover by Paul Young) [Runelords] Reprint (Tor 2006) fantasy novel, the fifth book in the Runelords series. Farland is a pseudonym of Dave Wolverton. [First U.K. edition]

The Sum of All Men David Farland (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-560-6, Feb 2007, £7.99, 614pp, tp, cover by Paul Young) [Runelords] Reprint (Earthlight UK 1998) fantasy novel. Book one in the Runelords series, published in the US as The Runelords. Farland is a pseudonym of Dave Wolverton.

Wizardborn David Farland (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-562-0, Mar 2007, £7.99, 488pp, tp, cover by Paul Young) [RunelordsRunelords] Reprint (Earthlight 2001) fantasy novel. Book three in the Runelords series. Farland is a pseudonym of Dave Wolverton.

The City Beyond Play Philip José Farmer & Danny Adams (PS Publishing 978-1-905834-25-9, Sep 2007, £40.00, viii+112pp, hc, cover by Dominic Harman) SF novella begun by Farmer in 1970 and finished by Adams. A murderer joins a community of medieval recreationists (Scadians) in the 22nd century. Introduction by Chris Roberson; afterword by Tracy Knight. This is a limited edition of 100 signed by both Farmer and Adams; a slipcased lettered edition of 26 signed by all contributors (£175.00) and an unsigned bound-in-boards edition of 500 (-24-2, £10.00) are also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

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