The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2000

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MILLER, GEORGIA M(yrle) (1933- ); see pseudonym Sasha Miller (chron.)
MILLER, RON (1947- ) (chron.)

* *Bradamant: The Iron Tempest (Timberwolf Press 1-58752-027-3, Jun 2000, $16.95, 331pp, tp, cover by Ron Miller) Fantasy novel about a warrior woman, based on a character from Ludovico Ariosto’s epic poem “Orlando Furioso”. Illustrated by the author and Gustave Doré. This first appeared online as a serial dramatic reading. Available from Timberwolf Press, 202 N. Allen St., Suite A, Allen TX 75013; www.TimberWolfPress.com
MILLER, SASHA; pseudonym of Georgia M. Miller, (1933- ) (chron.)

* _To the King a Daughter (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.
MILLER, STEPHEN T. (chron.)

* *Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Weird Fiction Magazine Index (1890-1999) (with William G. Contento) (Locus Press, Apr 2000, $49.95, 2,752pp, CD-ROM) Non-fiction, reference. An index to magazines published from 1890 through 1999. Includes listings by author, title, cover artist, and issue.
MILLER, STEVE(n R.) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Partners in Necessity (with Sharon Lee) See entry under Sharon Lee.
MILLER, WALTER M(ichael, Jr.) (1922-1996) (chron.)

* _The Best of Walter M. Miller, Jr. (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07119-2, Jul 2000, £9.99, 472pp, tp) Reprint (Pocket 1980) omnibus of 14 SF stories, including all of Conditionally Human (1962) and The View from the Stars (1965). An “SF Collectors’ Edition”.
MINTZ, CATHERINE (chron.)

* *First Light (NetPub/Vivisphere Publishing 1-58776-048-7, Oct 2000, $14.00, 136pp, tp) Collection of ten stories, one original. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.vivisphere.com], or from NetPub/Vivisphere Publishing, 2 Neptune Rd., Poughkeepsie NY 12601; credit card orders 800-724-1100.
MIRRLEES, (Helen) HOPE (1887-1978) (chron.)

* _Lud-in-the-Mist (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-767-5, Nov 2000, £6.99, 273pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) Reprint (Collins 1926) fantasy novel of a town whose river rises in the land of Faery. Includes a new Introduction by Neil Gaiman. Volume 11 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.
MITCHELL, ADRIAN (Christopher) (1932-2008) (chron.)

* *Nobody Rides the Unicorn (with Stephen Lambert) (Scholastic/Levine 0-439-11204-4, Apr 2000, $16.95, 32pp, hc, cover by Stephen Lambert) DROP per CNB - “Not YA enough"??? Children’s picture book. A girl is tricked into helping capture a unicorn. Illustrations by Stephen Lambert.
MITCHELL, KIRK (John) (1950- ) (chron.)

* _Cry Republic (Ace 0-441-12389-9, Dec 2000, $5.99, 267pp, pb, cover by James Gurney) [Procurator] Reissue (Ace 1989) SF novel, third in the alternate-history trilogy after Procurator and New Barbarians. Second printing.
* _New Barbarians (Ace 0-441-57101-8, Nov 2000, $5.99, 295pp, pb, cover by James Gurney) Reissue (Ace 1986) alternate history SF novel. Second printing.
* _Procurator (Ace 0-441-68029-1, Oct 2000, $5.99, 234pp, pb, cover by James Gurney) Reissue (Ace 1984) alternate-history SF novel. Second printing.
MITCHELL, MARY ANN (chron.)

* *Quenched (Leisure 0-8439-4717-9, Apr 2000, $5.50, 363pp, pb) [Vampire de Sade] Horror novel, sequel to Sips of Blood. The Marquis de Sade enters the San Francisco underworld as a vampire.
MITCHELL, SYNE (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Murphy’s Gambit (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45809-5, Nov 2000, $6.99, 377pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) SF novel. Thiadora Murphy, a despised “Floater” raised in zero gravity, is the only pilot able to fly the mysterious spaceship Gambit. A first novel.
MITCHISON, NAOMI (Margaret, née Haldane) (1897-1999) (chron.)

* _To the Chapel Perilous (Green Knight Publishing 1-928999-05-0, Jan 2000, $10.95, 219pp, tp, cover by Marc Fishman) Reprint (Allen and Unwin 1955) Arthurian fantasy novel. Introduction by Raymond H. Thompson. This is dated 1999, but not seen until now. Order from Green Knight Publishing, c/o Wizard’s Attic, 900 Murmansk St., Suite 7, Oakland CA 94607; credit card orders 800-213-1493.
MODESITT, L(eland) E(xton, Jr.) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Colours of Chaos (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-957-1, Jan 2000, £7.99, 832pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Recluce] Reprint (Tor 1999 as Colors of Chaos) fantasy novel, ninth in the “Saga of Recluce”, sequel to The White Order. The story of White Chaos wizard Cerryl’s education and rise to power. [First U.K. edition]
* _Darksong Rising (Tor 0-812-56668-8, Jan 2001, $6.99, 501pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Spellsong Cycle] Reprint (Tor 1999) fantasy novel, third in The Spellsong Cycle.
* _Gravity Dreams (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-974-1, May 2000, £6.99, 502pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) Reprint (Tor 1999) SF novel. A man raised in a conservative religious culture is exiled to a more-advanced space-faring civilization, and finds God — or at least a god-like being — in space. [First U.K. edition]
* _Gravity Dreams (Tor 0-812-56661-0, Jul 2000, $6.99, 468pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) Reprint (Tor 1999) SF novel.
* *Magi’i of Cyador (Tor 0-312-87226-7, Apr 2000, $25.95, 444pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Recluce: Saga] Fantasy novel, first in “The Saga of Recluce”, a new story arc in the “Recluce” series.
* *Scion of Cyador (Tor 0-312-87379-4, Sep 2000, $27.95, 541pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Recluce: Saga] Fantasy novel in the “Recluce” series, second in the “Saga of Recluce” sub-series.
* *Timegods’ World (Tor 0-312-87495-2, Aug 2000, $17.95, 543pp, tp, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) [Timedivers] Omnibus of two science fantasy novels of the “Timedivers” series: Timedivers Dawn (1992) and The Timegod (1993). (Contents)
MOERS, WALTER (chron.)

* *The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear (Secker & Warburg 0-436-27500-7, Oct 2000, £18.00, 702pp, hc, cover by Walter Moers & Christina Hucke) [Zamonia] Novelization. A satirical animal fantasy novel based on a cartoon character, illustrated by Moers. Subtitled “Being the demibiography of a seagoing bear, with numerous illustrations and excerpts from ‘Encyclopedia of the Marvels, Life Forms and Other Phenomena of Zamonia and its Environs’ by Professor Abdullah Nightingale”. Translated by John Brownjohn from the original (Germany 1999).
MOESTA, REBECCA (chron.)

* _Titan A.E.: Akima’s Story (with Kevin J. Anderson) See entry under Kevin J. Anderson
* _Titan A.E.: Cale’s Story (with Kevin J. Anderson) See entry under Kevin J. Anderson
MOHAN, KIM (Rudolph), ed. (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _More Amazing Stories (Tor 0-312-87437-5, Dec 2000, $14.95, 320pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Tor 1998) original anthology of 21 stories, 16 original and five reprinted from Amazing.
MOLDEVEN, MEYER (chron.)

* *The Interstellar Slingshot (Xlibris Corporation 0-7388-3479-3, Nov 2000, $16.00, 289pp, tp) SF novel. The overpopulated solar system attempts to use a wormhole to transport raw materials from Alpha Centauri. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at www.xlibris.com; or from Xlibris Corporation, 426 Walnut St., Philadelphia PA 19106; credit card orders 888-7-xlibris; add $4.00 shipping.
MOLINARO, URSULE (stories) (chron.)

* *Demons & Divas (McPherson & Company 0-929701-59-3, Jan 2000, $25.00, 239pp, hc, cover by Ursule Molinaro) Original collection of three novellas in which seemingly ordinary characters have mythic (symbolic?) double identities. This is a signed, limited edition of 1000. It is copyrighted 1999, but not seen until now. McPherson & Company, PO Box 1126, Kingston NY 12402; 800-613-8219; [bmcpher@ulster.net]; [www.mcphersonco.com]. (Contents)
MONAHAN, BRENT (Jeffrey) (1948- ) (chron.)

* _The Bell Witch (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-26292-2, Jun 2000, $10.95, 199pp, tp) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1997) horror novel, supposedly a historical account of an American haunting, based on a memoir.
* *The Jekyl Island Club (St. Martin’s 0-312-26183-7, Jun 2000, $23.95, 289pp, hc, cover by Marc Yankus) Associational historical mystery.
MONAHAN, KATHLEEN N., ed. (stories) (chron.)

* *Technology in American Literature (with James S. Nolan) (University Press of America 0-7618-1709-3, 2000, hc) (Contents)
MONTES, MARISA (chron.)

* *Something Wicked’s in Those Woods (Harcourt 0-15-202391-7, Sep 2000, $17.00, 214pp, hc, cover by Mitchell Heinze) Young-adult ghost novel. Orphaned brothers from Puerto Rico encounter ghosts in their new home in Northern California. A first novel.
MOON, (Susan) ELIZABETH N(orris) (1945- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Against the Odds (Baen 0-671-31961-2, Dec 2000, $24.00, 396pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Heris Serrano; Esmay Suiza] Military SF novel, seventh in the “Heris Serrano” series, the fourth prominently featuring Esmay Suiza. Esmay’s marriage to Barin Serrano gets her kicked out of the Fleet.
* _Change of Command (SFBC #17190, Jan 2000, $10.50, 312pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Heris Serrano; Esmay Suiza] Reprint (Baen 1999) military SF novel, third featuring Esmay Suiza from the “Heris Serrano” series. This is similar to the Baen edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Change of Command (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-972-5, Jul 2000, £5.99, 423pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Heris Serrano; Esmay Suiza] Reprint (Baen 1999) military SF novel, sixth in “The Serrano Legacy” series, and the third featuring Esmay Suiza. Esmay and Barin plan marriage over family objections while life-extension controversy leads to a political and military bloodbath. [First U.K. edition]
* _Change of Command (Baen 0-671-31963-9, Dec 2000, $7.99, 436pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Heris Serrano; Esmay Suiza] Reprint (Baen 1999) military SF novel, the third featuring Esmay Suiza from the “Heris Serrano” series.
* _The Deed of Paksenarrion Book I: Sheepfarmer’s Daughter (Baen 0-671-31964-7, Dec 2000, $1.99, 506pp, pb, cover by Kevin Davies) [Deed of Paksenarrion] Reissue (Baen 1988) fantasy novel, first in a trilogy. This “special edition” has a new ISBN and no printing indicator.
* _Generation Warriors (with Anne McCaffrey) See entry under Anne McCaffrey.
* _Liar’s Oath: The Legacy of Gird Book Two (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-016-4, Dec 2000, £6.99, 506pp, pb, cover by Kevin Jenkins) [Deed of Paksennarion] Reprint (Baen 1992) fantasy novel. Second of two prequels to the “Deed of Paksennarion” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
* _Once a Hero (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-956-3, Jan 2000, £5.99, 400pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Heris Serrano; Esmay Suiza] Reprint (Baen 1997) military SF novel, the fourth book of “The Serrano Legacy” series featuring Esmay Suiza from the “Heris Serrano” series. [First U.K. edition]
* _The Planet Pirates (with Jody Lynn Nye & Anne McCaffrey) See entry under Anne McCaffrey.
* _Rules of Engagement (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-964-4, Apr 2000, £5.99, 500pp, pb) [Heris Serrano; Esmay Suiza] Reprint (Baen 1998) military SF novel, book five of the “Serrano Legacy” series and the second in the sub-series featuring Esmay Suiza. [First U.K. edition]
* _Rules of Engagement (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-964-4, Apr 2000, £5.99, 500pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Heris Serrano; Esmay Suiza] Reprint (Baen 1998) SF novel. Book Five of “The Serrano Legacy”. [First U.K. edition]
* _Surrender None: The Legacy of Gird, Book One (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-015-6, Nov 2000, £6.99, 506pp, pb, cover by Kevin Jenkins) [Deed of Paksennarion] Reprint (Baen 1990) fantasy novel. First of two prequels to the “Deed of Paksennarion” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
MOORCOCK, MICHAEL (John) (1939- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Corum: The Coming of Chaos (White Wolf 1-56504-196-8, Aug ’99, $16.99, 398pp, tp, cover by Don Maitz) [Corum] Reprint (Grafton 1986 as The Swords of Corum) omnibus of three “Corum” novels, The Knight of the Swords (1971), The Queen of the Swords (1971), and The King of the Swords (1971). This is similar to the 1992 Millennium edition, with some minor corrections.
* +Count Brass (White Wolf 1-56504-987-X, Feb 2000, $24.99, 339+x, hc, cover by Walter Simonson) [Count Brass] Fantasy omnibus of three novels in the “Chronicles of Count Brass” featuring Dorian Hawkmoon: Count Brass (1973), The Champion of Garathorm (1973), and The Quest for Tanelorn (1975). First US edition (Granada 1985 as The Chronicles of Castle Brass); the text follows the 1993 Millennium edition, with minor corrections.
* _The Dancers at the End of Time (White Wolf 1-56504-994-2, Nov 2000, $16.99, 534pp, tp, cover by Tom Canty) [Dancers at the End of Time] Reprint (Granada 1981) omnibus of three SF novels: An Alien Heat (1972), The Hollow Lands (1974), and The End of All Songs (1976). This is copyrighted 1998, and has the introduction and text, presumably with minor corrections, of the 1993 Millennium edition.
* _Kane of Old Mars (White Wolf 1-56504-988-8, Jul 2000, $16.99, 334pp, tp, cover by John Bolton) Reprint (NEL 1981 as Warrior of Mars) omnibus of Mars novels (in homage to Edgar Rice Burroughs) written under the pen name Edward P. Bradbury: City of the Beast (Compact 1965 as Warriors of Mars), Lord of the Spiders (Compact 1965 as Blades of Mars), and Masters of the Pit (Compact 1965 as Barbarians of Mars). There is an updated introduction on how the novels came to be written.
* *King of the City (Simon & Schuster/Scribner UK 0-684-86140-2, May 2000, £9.99, 421pp, tp, cover by blacksheep) [Dennis Dover; Rosie Beck] Literary fantasy novel, sequel to Mother London. Dennis Dover and his telepathically-linked cousin Rosie Beck confront the ruthless John Barbican Begg as his empire grows to control the planet. A hardcover edition (-86143-7, £16.99) is also available.
* _Mother London (Scribner UK 0-684-86141-0, May 2000, £7.99, 496pp, tp, cover by blacksheep) [Dennis Dover; Rosie Beck] Reprint (Secker & Warburg 1988) literary novel with fantasy elements.
* _Sailing to Utopia (White Wolf 1-56504-980-2, May 2000, $16.99, 535pp, tp, cover by Rick Berry) [Eternal Champion] Reprint (White Wolf 1997) omnibus of three novels and a story, The Ice Schooner (Berkley 1969), The Black Corridor (Mayflower 1969), The Distant Suns (Unicorn Books 1975), and “Flux”. The text is similar to the Millennium 1993 edition.
* *Silverheart (with Storm Constantine) (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-684-86670-6, Nov 2000, £16.99, 408pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Multiverse] SF/fantasy novel of the “Multiverse”. Max Silverskin must discover his heritage before the witchmark devours his heart. A trade paperback edition (0-743-20943-5) was announced but not seen.
MOORE, ALAN (1953- ) (chron.)

* *The League of Extraordinary Gentleman, Vol. 1 (with Kevin O’Neill) (DC Comics/America’s Best Comics 1-56389-665-6, Dec 2000, $24.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Kevin O’Neill) Graphic novel, written by Moore and illustrated by O’Neill, featuring characters including Stoker’s Mina Harker, Haggard’s Allan Quatermain, Verne’s Captain Nemo, Wells’s Invisible Man, Stephenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, with cameo appearances by numerous characters from Victorian literature. There is a prose story mixing Quatermain and Lovecraftian elements written by Moore, illustrated by O’Neill.
MOORE, CHRIS (1947- ) (chron.)

* *Journeyman: The Art of Chris Moore (Paper Tiger 1-85585-849-5, Nov 2000, £20.00, 127pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) Art book, with text by Stephen Gallagher, in the form of an extensive dialog/interview with Moore.
* +Journeyman: The Art of Chris Moore (with Chris Gallagher) (Sterling Publishing/Paper Tiger 1-85585-849-5, Mar 2001, $29.95, 128pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) Art book with text in the form of an interview with Moore by Gallagher. 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].
MOORE, CHRISTOPHER (George) (1952- ) (chron.)

* _Island of the Sequined Love Nun (HarperCollins/Avon 0-380-81654-7, Jul 2000, $13.00, 325pp, tp, cover by Michael McGurl) Reprint (Avon 1997) humorous magical realist/quasi-fantasy novel.
* _The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove (HarperCollins/Avon 0-380-79274-5, Aug 2000, $13.00, 304pp, tp, cover by Michael McGurl) Reprint (Spike 1999) humorous dark fantasy novel.
* _The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove (HarperCollins/Avon 0-380-79274-5, Aug 2000, $13.00, 304pp, tp, cover by Michael McGurl) Reissue (Spike 1999) humorous dark fantasy novel. Second printing.
* _Practical Demonkeeping (HarperCollins/Avon 0-380-81655-5, May 2000, $13.00, 243pp, tp) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1992) humorous dark fantasy novel.
MOORE, JAMES A. (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Under the Overtree (Meisha Merlin 1-892065-19-3, Mar 2000, $16.00, 490pp, tp, cover by Kevin Murphy) [Jonathan Crowley] Dark fantasy novel. An unhappy teen unwittingly discovers a way to make his wishes come true — at a very high price. Order from Meisha Merlin Publishing, PO Box 7, Decatur GA 30031; [www.MeishaMerlin.com].
MOORE, JOHN, ed. (chron.)

* _Science Fiction, Critical Frontiers (with Karen Sayer) See entry under Karen Sayer.
MOORE, SHARON (chron.)

* *We Love Harry Potter! We’ll Tell You Why (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-26481-X, Dec ’99, $5.99, 117pp, tp) Young-adult non-fiction. Children discuss J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” books in a series of interviews. This is dated 1999, but not seen until now. [Rowling]
MOORE, STEPHEN (chron.)

* *The Brugan (Hodder Silver 0-340-74395-6, Jan 2000, £3.99, 230pp, tp, cover by Thomas Taylor) Young-adult fantasy novel.
MOORE, VANCE (stories) (chron.)

* *Magic: The Gathering: Prophecy (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1570-6, Jun 2000, $6.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Gerald Brom & r. k. post) [Magic: The Gathering: Masquerade Cycle] Novelization based on the card game, “Masquerade Cycle” Book III. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

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