The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2000

Books, Listed by Author

FRANKOWSKI, LEO A. (1943-2008) (chron.)

• * _A Boy and His Tank (Baen 0-671-57850-2, Feb 2000, $6.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Boy and His Tank] Reprint (Baen 1999) military SF novel. An author’s note explains this lacks the hardcover’s last chapter, which will now be the first chapter of the sequel.
• * _The Fata Morgana (Baen 0-671-57876-6, Jul 2000, $6.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Reprint (Baen 1999) SF novel. Two engineers find the legendary Western Isles.

FRANTZ, RON (1953- ) (chron.)

• * *FANDOM: Confidential (Midguard Publishing 0-9678273-0-2, Jan 2000, $14.95, 209pp, tp, cover by Peter Morisi & Richard Mosso) Autobiographical memoir of organized comics fandom and collecting in the 1960s and ’70s. Introduction by Robert Sampson. Order from Midguard Publishing, PO Box 1711, Mena AR 71953.

FRAZETTA, FRANK (1928- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Legacy (SFBC #05278, Nov ’99, $19.98, 189pp, hc, cover by Frank Frazetta) Reprint (Underwood 1999) art book. This has plain bindings where the Underwood edition has art printed on the cover; the jacket lacks both price and SFBC number.

FRAZIER, ROBERT (Alexander) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *the daily chernobyl (Anamnesis Press 1-892842-17-3, Jun 2000, $7.95, 43pp, ph, cover by Katie Trinkle Legge Legge) Chapbook poetry collection of 30 poems, three original. Available from Anamnesis Press, PO Box 95, Ridgecrest CA 93556; price includes postage. (Contents)

FREAS, FRANK KELLY (1922-2005) (chron.)

• * *Frank Kelly Freas: As He Sees It (with Laura Brodian Kelly Freas) (Paper Tiger 1-85585-848-7, Nov 2000, £20.00, 112pp, hc, cover by Frank Kelly Freas) Art book, with art by Frank Kelly Freas from a wide range of sources: cover illustrations, portraits, private commisions, and work for NASA. The text, written with Laura Brodian Freas, discusses the craft and business of art and publishing. Foreword by Tim Powers.
• * +Frank Kelly Freas: As He Sees It (with Laura Brodian Kelly Freas) (Sterling Publishing/Paper Tiger 1-85585-848-7, Mar 2001, $29.95, 112pp, hc, cover by Frank Kelly Freas) Art book, a retrospective of Freas’s work, with text (co-authored with Laura Brodian Freas) on his career and techniques. There is an foreword by Tim Powers. This is the Paper Tiger UK edition, distributed in the US by Sterling Publishing, 387 Park Ave. South, New York NY 10016-8810; 800-367-9692; website [www.sterlingpub.com].

FREAS, LAURA BRODIAN KELLY (chron.)

• * _Frank Kelly Freas: As He Sees It (with Frank Kelly Freas) See entry under Frank Kelly Freas.

FREEDMAN, CARL (chron.)

• * *Critical Theory and Science Fiction (University Press of New England/Wesleyan 0-8195-6399-4, Mar 2000, $19.95, 206+xx, tp) Non-fiction, criticism. An examination of relationships between “the discourses of science fiction” and critical theory, with specific examination of works by Stanislaw Lem, Ursula K. LeGuin, Joanna Russ, Samuel Delany, and Philip K. Dick. There is an index. A hardover edition (-6398-6, $50.00) was announced but not seen. Order from University Press of New England, 23 S. Main St., Hanover NH 03755; 800-421-1561; add $5.00 postage.

FREER, DAVE (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Rats, Bats & Vats (with Eric Flint) See entry under Eric Flint.

FRENKEL, JAMES R(aymond), ed. (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Bangs & Whimpers: Stories About the End of the World (SFBC #13554, Jul 2000, $11.98, 219pp, hc, cover by Ron Walotsky) Reprint (Roxbury Park 1999) anthology of 19 stories. This SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-1147-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

FRIEDMAN, C(elia) S. (1955- ) (chron.)

• * _This Alien Shore (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648375-5, Jan 2000, £6.99, 564pp, pb) Reprint (DAW 1998) SF novel. Mutated colonists form a new race that controls interstellar commerce. Copyrighted 2000, with no earlier ascription. [First U.K. edition]

FRIEDMAN, JERROLD DAVID (1944- ); see pseudonym David Gerrold (chron.)

FRIEDMAN, MICHAEL JAN (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: The Valiant (Pocket 0-671-77522-7, Apr 2000, $23.95, 279pp, hc, cover by Dru Blair) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * _Star Trek, the Next Generation: The Valiant (SFBC #14358, May 2000, $11.98, 279pp, hc, cover by Dru Blair) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Reprint (Pocket 2000) Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. This is similar to the Pocket edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *X-Men: Shadows of the Past (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-0018-6, Jun 2000, $24.95, 328pp, hc, cover by Jim Steranko) [X-Men] Novelization based on the Marvel comic book characters, with a reference on the flap to the new movie. Packaged by BP Books; copyrighted by Marvel Characters.
• * *X-Men: Shadows of the Past (SFBC #01185, Sep 2000, $12.50, 328pp, hc, cover by Jim Steranko) [X-Men] Reprint (ibooks 2000) novelization based on the Marvel comic book characters. Packaged by BP Books; copyrighted by Marvel Characters. This is similar to the ibooks edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

FRIESNER, ESTHER M., ed.; [i.e., Esther Mona Friesner-Stutzman] (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Chick is in the Mail (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Baen 0-671-31950-7, Oct 2000, $6.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) Original anthology of 16 humorous stories, all original, about woman warriors, fourth in the “Chicks” anthology series. Greenberg is credited only on the copyright page. Authors include Harry Turtledove, Elizabeth Moon, Charles Sheffield, and Nancy Kress. (Contents)
• * _The Chick is in the Mail (with Martin H. Greenberg) (SFBC #15267, Nov 2000, $9.98, 314pp, hc, cover by Larry Elmore) Reprint (Baen 2000) original anthology of 16 humorous stories, all original, about woman warriors, fourth in the “Chicks” anthology series. Greenberg is credited only on the copyright page. This SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-1336-8; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

FUCHS, BERNIE; [i.e., Bernard Fuchs] (1932- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Ghost of the Southern Belle (with Odds Bodkin) See entry under Odds Bodkin.

FUREY, MAGGIE (1955- ) (chron.)

• * +The Heart of Myrial (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57938-X, Feb 2000, $6.99, 469pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shadowleague] Fantasy novel, book one of “The Shadowleague”. Walls between fantasy lands are dissolving with disastrous result. First US edition (Orbit 7/99).
• * _The Heart of Myrial (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-971-7, Jul 2000, £5.99, 505pp, pb, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Shadowleague] Reprint (Orbit 1999) fantasy novel, “Book One of The Shadowleague”.

GAIMAN, NEIL (Richard) (1960- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Smoke and Mirrors (Headline 0-7472-7418-5, Dec ’99, £9.99, 374pp, tp) Reprint (Avon 1998) collection of 35 stories and poems. This is an expanded version of Gaiman’s earlier collection Angels & Visitations (DreamHaven 1993). Copyrighted 1999, this edition adds five items not in the US original, including an original story and vignette. A hardcover edition (-7424-X, £16.99) was announced but not seen. (Contents) [First U.K. edition]
• * _Smoke and Mirrors (Hodder Headline 0-7472-6368-X, May 2000, £5.99, 431pp, pb) Reprint (Avon 1998) collection of 35 stories and poems, an expanded version of Gaiman’s earlier collection Angels & Visitations (1993).
• * _Stardust (Avon/Spike 0-380-80455-7, Jan 2000, $6.99, 336pp, pb, cover by Robert Hunt) Reprint (DC/Vertigo 1998) fantasy novel; this has the slightly rewritten and expanded text of the Spike 1999 edition. There are supposedly three different cover treatments.
• * _Stardust (Hodder Headline 0-7472-6369-8, Jan 2000, £5.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Lalique) Reprint (DC/Vertigo 1998) fantasy novel of a young man’s quest into Faerie to retrieve a fallen star. This lacks the illustrations of the DC Comics/Vertigo edition and follows the slightly revised Avon text.

GALLAGHER, CHRIS (chron.)

• * _Journeyman: The Art of Chris Moore (with Chris Moore) See entry under Chris Moore.

GALLAGHER, DIANA G(race) (1946- ) (chron.)

• * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Doomsday Deck (Pocket Pulse 0-7434-0041-0, Oct 2000, $5.99, 193pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Prime Evil (Pocket 0-671-03930-X, Mar 2000, $5.99, 260pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Reality Check (Pocket Archway 0-671-04069-3, Jul 2000, $4.50, 147pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization, 32nd in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions.

GALLOWAY, PRISCILLA (chron.)

• * _Snake Dreamer (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-22017-3, Mar 2000, $4.99, 231pp, pb, cover by Janet Woolley) Reprint (Delacorte 1998) young-adult dark fantasy of contemporary gorgons.

GALOUYE, DANIEL F(rancis) (1920-1976) (chron.)

• * _Dark Universe (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07137-0, Oct 2000, £9.99, 154pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam 1961) SF novel. An “SF Collectors’ Edition”.

GARCIA, ERIC (1972- ) (chron.)

• * _Anonymous Rex (HarperCollins UK 0-00-225962-1, Mar 2000, £10.99, 276pp, tp) [Vincent Rubio] Reprint (Random House/Villard 1999) satiric SF/fantasy novel of an intelligent dinosaur masquerading as human. Private investigator Vincent Rubio is a velociraptor living undercover in LA. A first novel. [First U.K. edition]

GARDNER, CRAIG SHAW (1949- ); see pseudonym Peter Garrison (chron.)

GARDNER, JAMES ALAN (1955?- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Hunted (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-80209-0, Jul 2000, $6.99, 422pp, pb, cover by Gregory Bridges) [Festina Ramos] SF novel. Genetically altered Edward must confront his past, including his father who blames him for his sister’s untimely death — and save humanity, with help from Admiral Festina Ramos (of Expendable and Vigilant).
• * _Hunted (SFBC #11602, Aug 2000, $9.98, 328pp, hc, cover by Gregory Bridges) [Festina Ramos] Reprint (Eos 2000) SF novel. This has ISBN 0-7394-1170-5; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

GARDNER, MARTIN (1914- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Gardner’s Whys & Wherefores (Prometheus Books 1-57392-744-9, 1999, $18.95, 261pp, tp) Reprint (Prometheus 1989) non-fiction collection of articles on many topics, including the works of Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, and H.G. Wells. Gardner’s new preface provides updates for some of the more dated materials. This is copyrighted 1999 but not seen until now. Prometheus Books, 59 John Glenn Dr, Amherst NY 14228-2197; orders 800-421-0351; [www.prometheus books.com]; e-mail: [pbooks6205@aol.com].
• * _Visitors from Oz: The Wild Adventures of Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Woodsman (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-25437-7, Jan 2000, $12.95, 189pp, tp, cover by Ted Enik) [Oz] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1998) fantasy novel of Dorothy and friends in New York City for the 100th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz.

GARFINKLE, RICHARD (chron.)

• * _All of an Instant (Tor 0-312-87260-7, Dec 2000, $15.95, 383pp, tp, cover by Jan Uretsky & Shelley Eshkar) Reprint (Tor 1999) SF novel. Forces battle in a place out of time for control of history.

GARLAND, MARK ANDREW (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Frost (with Charles G. McGraw) (Baen 0-671-31943-4, Oct 2000, $6.99, 345pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Demon Blade] Fantasy novel, sequel to Demon Blade. The sorcerer Frost seeks a safe way to dispose of the dangerous magic sword.

GARNETT, DAVID S. (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Bikini Planet (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-950-4, Feb 2000 [Dec ’99], £5.99, 344pp, pb, cover by John Bolton) [Bikini Planet] Humorous SF novel. A 20th-century cop wakes after 300 years and is recruited into a battle for the ultimate holiday resort.

GARRISON, PETER; pseudonym of Craig Shaw Gardner, (1949- ) (chron.)

• * _The Changeling War (Ace 0-441-00708-2, Mar 2000, $6.50, 340pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Changeling Saga] Reprint (Ace 1999) fantasy novel, first in the “Changeling Saga”. Garrison is a pen name for Craig Shaw Gardner.
• * *The Magic Dead (Ace 0-441-00683-3, Feb 2000, $13.00, 339pp, tp, cover by Don Maitz) [Changeling Saga] Fantasy novel, third in the “Changeling Saga”. Plans to merge the technology of Earth with the magic of Castle mean annihilation for two worlds. Garrison is a pen name for Craig Shaw Gardner.
• * _The Sorcerer’s Gun (Ace 0-441-00775-9, Oct 2000, $6.50, 340pp, pb, cover by Don Maitz) [Changeling Saga] Reprint (Ace 1999) fantasy novel, second in the “Changeling Saga”. Garrison is a pen name for Craig Shaw Gardner.

GASCOIGNE, MARC, ed. (1962- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Warhammer 40,000: Into the Maelstrom (with Andy Jones) (Black Library 1-84154-103-6, Sep ’99, £5.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Wayne England) [Warhammer 40,000] Anthology of stories set in the “Warhammer 40,000” universe, all reprinted from Inferno! magazine. Published in 1999, but not seen until now. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. (Contents)
• * +Warhammer 40,000: Into the Maelstrom (with Andy Jones) (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-671-78386-6, Apr 2000, $6.95, 282pp, pb) Anthology of 12 stories based on the far-future role-playing game. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library UK 1999).
• * +Warhammer 40,000: Status: Deadzone (with Andy Jones) (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-7434-1156-0, Nov 2000, $6.95, 285pp, tp, cover by Karl Richardson) [Warhammer 40,000] Anthology of 11 stories based on the far-future role-playing game. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library UK 8/00, not seen).
• * *Warhammer: Realm of Chaos (with Andy Jones) (Black Library 1-84154-107-9, Jan 2000, £5.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Martin Hanford) [Warhammer] Original anthology of 12 stories based on the SF role-playing games. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. (Contents)
• * +Warhammer: Realm of Chaos (with Andy Jones) (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-671-78405-6, Aug 2000, $6.95, 280pp, pb, cover by Martin Hanford) [Warhammer] Anthology of 12 stories based on the far-future role-playing game. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library UK 1/00).

GATES, SUSAN (chron.)

• * *Pagans (Scholastic UK 0-439-01469-7, Aug 2000, £4.99, 123pp, tp, cover by Mark Preston) Young-adult fantasy novel.

GATISS, MARK (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: Last of the Gadarene (BBC Books 0-563-55587-4, Jan 2000 [Nov ’99], £5.99, 284pp, pb) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series, starring the third Doctor. Book 27 of the BBC “Missing Adventures” series.

GAUTIER, THÉOPHILE (1811-1872) (stories) (chron.)

• * _One of Cleopatra’s Nights (Wildside Press 1-880448-59-9, 1999, $19.50, 321pp, tp) Reprint (R. Worthington 1882) collection of six stories of fantasy and horror, translated by Lafcadio Hearn. This is dated 1999, but not seen until now; it is an on-demand edition available online from Wildside Press, PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045; www.wildsidepress.com (Contents)

GEAR, KATHLEEN (Marie) O’NEAL (1954- ) (chron.)

• * *The Summoning God (with W. Michael Gear) (Tor/Forge 0-312-86532-5, Jul 2000, $25.95, 366pp, hc) [Anasazi Mysteries] Anthropological mystery/horror novel, sequel to The Visitant, second in the “Anasazi Mysteries” series. A simultaneous world English edition (C format) was scheduled but not seen.
• * _The Visitant (with W. Michael Gear) (Tor 0-812-54033-6, Jun 2000, $6.99, 498pp, pb) [Anasazi Mysteries] Reprint (Forge 1999) horror novel/anthropological mystery, first in the “Anasazi Mysteries” series. A “World English Early” edition (-54033-6) was scheduled for February.

GEAR, W(illiam) MICHAEL (1955- ) (chron.)

• * _The Summoning God (with Kathleen O’Neal Gear) See entry under Kathleen O’Neal Gear.
• * _The Visitant (with Kathleen O’Neal Gear) See entry under Kathleen O’Neal Gear.

GELLIS, ROBERTA (Leah, née Jacobs) (1927- ) (chron.)

• * *Bull God (Baen 0-671-57868-5, May 2000, $6.99, 468pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) Fantasy novel based on the story of the minotaur.

GEMMELL, DAVID A(ndrew) (1948-2006) (chron.)

• * _Bloodstone (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-832-X, Aug ’99, £5.99, 298pp, pb, cover by John Dolton) [Sipstrassi; Jon Shannow] Reprint (Legend 1994) fantasy novel. Book 3 in the “Sipistrassi/Jon Shannow” series.
• * *Hero in the Shadows (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43223-1, Mar 2000, $23.00, 385pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) [Drenai; Waylander] Fantasy novel in the “Drenai” series. Waylander the Slayer returns to face an ancient evil.
• * *Hero in the Shadows (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-04435-5, Mar 2000, £16.99, 328pp, hc, cover by John Bolton) [Drenai; Waylander] Fantasy novel in the “Drenai” series. The third “Waylander” novel.
• * _Hero in the Shadows (SFBC #06575, Apr 2000, $11.50, 385pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) [Drenai; Waylander] Reprint (Del Rey 2000) fantasy novel in the “Drenai” series about Waylander the Slayer. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Hero in the Shadows (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43225-8, Oct 2000, $6.99, 406pp, pb, cover by Gerald Brom) [Drenai; Waylander] Reprint (Del Rey 2000) fantasy novel in the “Drenai” series.
• * _Hero in the Shadows (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14674-9, Oct 2000, £6.99, 446pp, pb, cover by John Bolton) [Drenai; Waylander] Reprint (Del Rey; Bantam UK 2000) fantasy novel in the “Drenai” series and the third “Waylander” novel.