The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

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Doctor Who: Wetworld Mark Michalowski (BBC Books 978-1-8460-7271-0, Sep 2007, £6.99, 241pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series, book 18 in the new series, featuring the tenth Doctor.

Un Lun Dun China Miéville (Macmillan UK 978-0-230-01586-9, Apr 2007, £12.99, 521pp, hc, cover by China Miéville) Reprint (Del Rey 2007) young-adult fantasy novel of two girls in UnLondon. Illustrated by the author. [First U.K. edition]

The Awakened Mage Karen Miller (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-605-4, Oct 2007, £7.99, 678pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Kingmaker, Kingbreaker] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2005 as Innocence Lost) fantasy novel. Second and final in the Kingmaker, Kingbreaker series. [First U.K. edition]

The Innocent Mage Karen Miller (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-604-7, Apr 2007, £7.99, 613pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Kingmaker, Kingbreaker] Reprint (Voyager Australia 2005) fantasy novel, the first in the Kingmaker, Kingbreaker duology. [First U.K. edition]

Loving Mephistopheles Miranda Miller (Owen, Peter 978-0-7206-1275-2, Mar 2007, £11.95, 285pp, tp, cover by Alexander Parsonage) Literary dark fantasy novel. Jenny, a third-rate chanteuse of the Edwardian era makes a deal for eternal life.

Dark Benediction Walter M. Miller, Jr. (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07977-9, Apr 2007, £7.99, 472pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) Reprint (Pocket 1980 as The Best of Walter M. Miller, Jr) omnibus of 14 SF stories, including those collected in Conditionally Human (1962) and The View from the Stars (1965). Volume 69 in the SF Masterworks series.

Angles ed. Ian Millsted (iande Press 978-0-9554182-0-4, Jan 2007, £5.99, 184pp, tp, cover by Matt Davey) Original anthology of ten stories (one reprint) and a poem set in and around Norwich and Norfolk. Authors include Lionel & Patricia Fanthorpe, Pauline White, and Andrew Humphrey. Available from 7 Rudhall Grove, Manor Farm, Bristol BS10 5AJ, UK.

Warhammer 40,000: Ciaphas Cain: Hero of the Imperium Sandy Mitchell (BL Publishing/Black Library 978-1-84416-466-0, Apr 2007, £9.99, 756pp, tp, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer 40,000: Ciaphas Cain] Omnibus/collection of the first three novelizations and three stories set in the roleplaying universe and featuring Ciaphas Cain.

Warhammer 40,000: Duty Calls Sandy Mitchell (BL Publishing/Black Library 978-1-84416-465-3, Apr 2007, £6.99, 415pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer 40,000: Ciaphas Cain] Novelization based on the world of the SF roleplaying game. Book five in the Ciaphas Cain series.

The City of Dreaming Books Walter Moers (Random House/Vintage UK 978-0-099-49057-9, Mar 2007, £10.99, 459pp, tp, cover by Walter Moers) [Zamonia] Reprint (Harvill Secker 2006) fantasy novel, the fourth in the Zamonia series. Illustrated by Moers. Translated by John Brownjohn from the German Die Stadt der Traeumenden Buecher: Ein Roman aus Zamonien von Hildegunst von Mythenmetz (Piper 2004).

Command Decision Elizabeth Moon (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-379-4, Apr 2007, £6.99, 453pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Vatta’s War] Reprint (Del Rey 2007) SF novel, book four in the Vatta’s War series. [First U.K. edition]

The Serrano Connection Elizabeth Moon (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-485-2, Sep 2007, £9.99, 771pp, tp, cover by Benedict Campbell) [Serrano Legacy] Omnibus of the fourth and fifth novels in the military SF series: Once a Hero (1997) and Rules of Engagement (1998).

The Vengeance of Rome Michael Moorcock (Random House/Vintage UK 978-0-099-48882-8, Jan 2007, £7.99, 618pp, tp) [Pyat] Reprint (Jonathan Cape 2006) mostly mainstream novel with crossover characters from Moorcocks’s SF. Fourth volume in the Pyat quartet.

A Dirty Job Christopher Moore (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-603-0, Jun 2007, £6.99, 434pp, tp, cover by Steve & Siân Stone) Reprint (HarperCollins/Morrow 2006) humorous dark fantasy novel. Hypochondriac Charlie Asher is given the job of Death. [First U.K. edition]

Fluke, Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings Christopher Moore (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-617-7, Sep 2007, £6.99, 383pp, tp, cover by Steve & Siân Stone) Reprint (HarperCollins/Morrow 2003) humorous fantasy novel about whale researchers. Includes a seven-page section of author’s notes. [First U.K. edition]

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal Christopher Moore (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-452-4, Aug 2007, £6.99, 506pp, tp, cover by Steve & Siân Stone) Reprint (Morrow 2002) fantasy novel. Includes the afterword “Teaching Yoga to an Elephant”. [First U.K. edition]

The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove Christopher Moore (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-451-7, Jan 2007, £6.99, 326pp, tp, cover by Tim Byrne) Reprint (Spike 1999) humorous dark fantasy novel. A sea monster may have something to do with a town’s increased libidos. [First U.K. edition]

The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror Christopher Moore (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-690-0, Oct 2007, £9.99, 243pp, hc, cover by Steve & Siân Stone) Reprint (Morrow 2004) humorous dark fantasy novel about a strange small-town Christmas. This is the revised version (Morrow 2005 as The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror, Version 2.0) which adds a new chapter set a year later. [First U.K. edition]

The Lost Art Simon Morden (Random House/Fickling Books UK 978-0-385-60964-7, Jul 2007, £12.99, 522pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel about a future Earth in which science and technology are outlawed.

Beastly Behaviour Aishling Morgan (Nexus 978-0-352-34095-5, Mar 2007, £6.99, 250pp, pb) Erotic dark fantasy novel mixing literary elements including The Hound of the Baskervilles.

Altered Carbon Richard Morgan (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-08112-3, Aug 2007, £7.99, 470pp, tp, cover by Corbis) [Takeshi Kovacs] Reprint (Gollancz 2002) SF novel, the first in the Takeshi Kovacs series. This is a Gollancz “Future Classics” edition.

Black Man Richard Morgan (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07513-9, May 2007, £14.99, 546pp, hc) SF novel. A trade paperback edition (-07767-6, £10.99) is also available.

Black Man Richard Morgan (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07813-0, Nov 2007, £7.99, 627pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 2007) SF novel.

Hav Jan Morris (Faber and Faber 978-0-571-22984-0, Jun 2007, £7.99, 301pp, tp, cover by Ghost) Reissue (Faber and Faber 2006) collection combining literary fantasy novel Last Letters from Hav (1985) with new novella “Hav of the Myrmidons” set 20 years later.

Doctor Who: Forever Autumn Mark Morris (BBC Books 978-1-8460-7270-3, Sep 2007, £6.99, 244pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Noveliation based on the TV series, book 16 in the new series, featuring the tenth Doctor.

The Wave Traveller P. R. Morrison (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-8781-1, May 2007, £6.99, 318pp, tp, cover by Greg Call) [Wind Tamer] Young-adult fantasy novel, the second in a series begun in Wind Tamer.

The Wind Tamer P. R. Morrison (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-7978-6, Mar 2007, £6.99, 336pp, tp, cover by Greg Gill) [Wind Tamer] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2006) young-adult fantasy novel, the first book in a series.

The Last Witchfinder James Morrow (Orion/Phoenix 978-0-7538-2153-4, Mar 2007, £7.99, 544+xx, tp, cover by Clare Melinsky) Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2006) historical fantasy novel about witchcraft, Newton, and the new science. This includes a reading group guide.

Anatomy of Science Fiction ed. Donald E. Morse (Cambridge Scholars Press 1-84718-018-3, Jul 2006, £29.99, 199pp, hc) Non-fiction, a gathering of 11 critical essays on SF, each with notes and bibliographic references. A general index is provided. Cambridge Scholars Press, 15 Angerton Gardens, Newcastle, NE5 2JA, UK; [www.cambridgescholarspress.com].

Quicksilver Twilight Stan Nicholls (HarperVoyager 978-0-00-714154-8, Jun 2007, £7.99, 441pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) [Dreamtime] Reprint (HarperVoyager 2006) fantasy novel, the third in the Quicksilver Trilogy.

Jango William Nicholson (Egmont 978-1-4052-2735-3, Sep 2007, £6.99, 419pp, tp, cover by Kev Walker) [Noble Warriors] Reprint (Egmont 2006) young-adult fantasy novel, book two of The Noble Warriors trilogy.

Charlie Bone and the Hidden King Jenny Nimmo (Egmont 978-1-4052-2820-6, Mar 2007, £5.99, 366pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Children of the Red King] Reprint (Egmont 2006) young-adult fantasy novel, the fifth book in the Children of the Red King series.

Charlie Bone and the Wilderness Wolf Jenny Nimmo (Egmont 978-1-4052-3316-3, Jun 2007, £10.99, 360pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Children of the Red King] Young-adult fantasy novel, the sixth book in the Children of the Red King series.

Burning Tower Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-218-6, Jan 2007, £8.99, ix+613pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Mana; Burning City] Reprint (Pocket 2005) fantasy novel. Second in a series after The Burning City.

Across the Wall: A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories Garth Nix (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 978-0-00-722146-2, Oct 2007, £6.99, 352pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (HarperCollins/Eos 2005) young-adult collection of 12 stories, one in the Abhorsen series, with introduction and story notes by Nix.

Lady Friday Garth Nix (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 978-0-00-717509-4, Mar 2007, £5.99, 374pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Keys to the Kingdom] Young-adult fantasy novel. Book five of the Keys to the Kingdom series. Simultaneous with the US (Scholastic) edition.

One Beastly Beast Garth Nix (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 978-0-00-723409-7, Apr 2007, £5.99, 224pp, tp) Children’s fantasy collection of four stories, one original, the three reprints originally published in Australia as singleton “Chapter Books for Younger Readers”).

Shade’s Children Garth Nix (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 978-0-00-717498-0, Aug 2007, £6.99, 351pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (HarperCollins Australia Children’s Books 1997) young-adult SF novel.

Black Powder War Naomi Novik (HarperVoyager 978-0-00-721917-9, Aug 2007, £7.99, 358pp, tp, cover by Andrew Davidson) [Temeraire] Reprint (Del Rey 2006) fantasy novel, the third book in the Temeraire historical fantasy series set in the Napoleonic era. Temeraire returns overland from China to pick up valuable dragon eggs in Istanbul.

Empire of Ivory Naomi Novik (HarperVoyager 978-0-00-725673-0, Nov 2007, £14.99, 393pp, hc, cover by Andrew Davidson) [Temeraire] Reprint (Del Rey 2007) fantasy novel. Book four in the Temeraire series. [First U.K. edition]

Temeraire Naomi Novik (HarperVoyager 978-0-00-725871-0, Aug 2007, £7.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Andrew Davidson) [Temeraire] Reprint (Voyager 2006) historical fantasy novel about dragons in the Napoleonic wars. Published in the US as His Majesty’s Dragon.

Temeraire: Black Powder War Naomi Novik (HarperVoyager 978-0-00-721915-5, Jan 2007, £14.99, 341pp, hc, cover by Dominic Harman) [Temeraire] Reprint (Del Rey 2006) fantasy novel. Book three in the series. [First U.K. edition]

Throne of Jade Naomi Novik (HarperVoyager 978-0-00-725872-7, Aug 2007, £7.99, 191pp, pb, cover by Andrew Davidson) [Temeraire] Reprint (Del Rey 2006) fantasy novel, the second book in the Temeraire historical fantasy series set in the Napoleonic era. The dragon Temeraire and his captain travel to China.

Halo: Ghosts of Onyx Eric Nylund (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-0-330-44511-5, Jun 2007, £6.99, 383pp, pb) [Halo] Reprint (Tor 2006) novelization based on the video game. [First U.K. edition]

The Inferior Peadar O’ Guilin (Random House/Fickling UK 978-0-385-61095-7, Sep 2007, £12.99, 438pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel of a savage tribe living in a ruined city.

Hellgate: London: Book 1: Exodus Mel Odom (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-08128-4, Jul 2007, £7.99, 419pp, tp) [Hellgate: London] Reprint (Pocket Star 2007) fantasy novelization, the first in a trilogy based on the video game from Flagship Studios. [First U.K. edition]

Measle and the Doompit Ian Ogilvy (Oxford University Press 978-0-19-272622-3, Sep 2007, £9.99, 316pp, tp, cover by Chris Mould) [Measle] Humorous young-adult fantasy novel. Book five in the Measle series. Illustrated by Chris Mould.

Measle and the Slitherghoul Ian Ogilvy (Oxford University Press 978-0-19-272616-2, May 2007, £5.99, 358pp, tp, cover by Chris Mould) [Measle] Reprint (Oxford University Press 2006) young-adult fantasy novel. Book four in the Measle series.

Force Majeure Daniel O’Mahony (Telos 978-1-84583-050-2, Aug 2007, £7.99, 175pp, tp, cover by Gwyn Jeffers & David J. Howe) Fantasy novel. A lost city in the Andes is about to be revealed to the outside world.

The Opposite House Helen Oyeyemi (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-8884-9, May 2007, £12.99, 262pp, hc, cover by Andy Bridge) Literary fantasy novel.

Eldest Christopher Paolini (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-61160-9, Nov 2006, £19.99, 706pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Inheritance] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, book two of the Inheritance series. This deluxe hardback edition includes artwork by the author, a foldout poster, and a guide to the series’ people and places.

Eldest Christopher Paolini (Transworld/Corgi 978-0-552-15552-6, Mar 2007, £6.99, 677pp, tp) [Inheritance] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, the second book of Inheritance. Packaged for adults.

Eragon Christopher Paolini (Transworld/Corgi 978-0-552-15551-9, Mar 2007, £6.99, 505pp, tp) [Inheritance] Reprint (Paolini International 2002) young-adult fantasy novel. An adult edition of the first book in the Inheritance trilogy.

A Princess of Roumania Paul Park (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-0-330-45217-5, Jul 2007, £6.99, 460pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [White Tiger] Reprint (Tor 2005) contemporary fantasy novel. An orphan grows up to learn she’s a princess in another, magical world. [First U.K. edition]

Evil for Evil K. J. Parker (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-278-0, Aug 2007, £7.99, 730pp, pb) [Engineer] Reprint (Orbit 2006) fantasy novel, book two of the Engineer trilogy.

The Escapement K. J. Parker (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-279-7, Dec 2007, £12.99, 407pp, tp) [Engineer] Fantasy novel, book three in The Engineer Trilogy. Simultaneous with the Orbit US edition.

Warhammer 40,000: Rebel Winter Steve Parker (BL Publishing/Black Library 978-1-84416-483-7, Jul 2007, £6.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Alex Boyd) [Warhammer 40,000] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe, part of a subseries featuring the Vostroyans Imperial Guard.

Hereafter, and After Richard Parks (PS Publishing 978-1-905834-86-4, Apr 2007, £10.00, 90pp, hc, cover by William T. Maud) Fantasy novella. Jake’s questioning soul explores the afterlife with a disgruntled Valkyrie. Introduction by Andy Duncan. This is a paper-over-boards edition of 500 signed by Parks; a dustjacketed hardcover edition of 300 (-87-1, £25.00) signed by both Parks and Duncan is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea, HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports James Patterson (Hodder Headline 978-0-7553-2200-8, May 2007, £12.99, 403pp, hc) [Maximum Ride] Young-adult SF novel. Third in a series after Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment and Maximum Ride: School’s Out - Forever. Six young people with the power to fly are pursued by killers. Simultaneous with the US (Little, Brown) edition.

Maximum Ride: School’s Out - Forever James Patterson (Hodder Headline 978-0-7553-3509-1, May 2007, £6.99, 457pp, tp) [Maximum Ride] Reprint (Little, Brown 2006) young-adult SF novel. Second in a series after Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment.

Chronicles of Ancient Darkness: Outcast Michelle Paver (Orion Children’s Books 978-1-84255-173-8, Sep 2007, £9.99, 263pp, hc) [Chronicles of Ancient Darkness] Young-adult fantasy novel, the fourth in a series.

Chronicles of Ancient Darkness: Soul Eater Michelle Paver (Orion Children’s Books 978-1-84255-114-1, Jun 2007, £6.99, 275pp, tp, cover by John Fordham) [Chronicles of Ancient Darkness] Reprint (Orion Children’s Books 2006) young-adult fantasy novel, the fourth in a series.

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