The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2000

Books, Listed by Author

BAUM, ROGER S(tanton) (1938- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Green Star of Oz: A Special Oz Story (The Overmountain Press 1-57072-161-0, 2000, $24.95, 102pp, hc, cover by Victoria Seitzinger) [Oz] Young-adult fantasy novel set in the “Oz” of L. Frank Baum, who inserts himself into one of his stories to help Dorothy. Illustrated by Victoria Seitzinger. Copyrighted by Toto, Too, Inc.

BAWDEN, NINA; pseudonym of Nina Mary Mabey Kark, (1925- ) (chron.)

• * _Off the Road (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-130221-6, Mar 2000, £4.99, 154pp, pb) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1998) young-adult SF novel. In an overcrowded Britain split into isolated Urbs, a young boy follows the grandfather who is being sent away, ‘to be taken care of forever’.

BAXENDALE, TREVOR (stories) (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: Coldheart (BBC Books 0-563-55595-5, Apr 2000, £5.99, 277pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series, starring the eighth Doctor. Book 33 of the BBC “New Adventures” series.

BAXTER, STEPHEN M(ichael) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Light of Other Days (with Arthur C. Clarke) See entry under Arthur C. Clarke
• * _Mammoth: Book One: Silverhair (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-849-3, Jan 2000, £5.99, 276pp, pb, cover by Fangorn) [Mammoth] Reprint (Orion 1999) animal SF/fantasy novel. First in a trilogy.
• * *Mammoth: Book Two: Longtusk (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-06858-2, Jan 2000, £9.99, 292pp, tp, cover by Fangorn) [Mammoth] Animal SF/fantasy novel. Second in a trilogy. Eighteen thousand years ago, the young bull Longtusk encounters the pale-skinned bipeds who will conquer the world. A hardcover edition (-06857-4, £16.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _Manifold: Time (SFBC #17192, Feb 2000, $11.98, 407pp, hc) [Manifold; Sheena (2)] Reprint (Voyager 1999) SF novel, first in the “Manifold” series. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Manifold: Time (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43076-X, Dec 2000, $6.99, 474pp, pb, cover by Dave Stevenson) [Manifold; Sheena (2)] Reprint (Voyager 1999 as Time: Manifold 1) near-future SF novel.
• * *Reality Dust (PS Publishing 1-902880-10-2, Apr 2000, £8.00, 67pp, tp, cover by David A. Hardy) [Xeelee] SF novella, with an introduction by Greg Bear. This is a signed, limited edition of 300; a signed, limited, hardcover edition of 200 (-11-0, £25.00) was announced but not seen.
• * _Silverhair (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-102020-6, Aug 2000, $5.99, 293pp, pb, cover by Greg Call) [Mammoth] Reprint (Orion 1999 as Mammoth) SF novel, first in a historical trilogy about intelligent mammoths.
• * *Space: Manifold 2 (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-225771-8, Aug 2000, £16.99, 455pp, hc) [Manifold] SF novel. Second in the “Manifold” series about the lives of Reid Malenfant.
• * _Time: Manifold I (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-651182-1, Aug 2000, £6.99, 456pp, pb) [Manifold] Reprint (Voyager 1999) SF novel, first in the “Manifold” series.

BAYLEY, BARRINGTON J(ohn) (1937-2008) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Warhammer 40,000: Eye of Terror (Black Library 1-84154-105-2, Nov ’99, £5.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Kenson Low) [Warhammer 40,000] SF novelization based on the role-playing games. Published in 1999, but not seen until now. Copyrighted by Games Workshop.
• * +Warhammer 40,000: Eye of Terror (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-671-78390-4, Jun 2000, $6.95, 287pp, pb, cover by Kenson Low) [Warhammer 40,000] Far-future novelization based on the role-playing game world. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd. First US edition (Black Library UK 2000).

BEAGLE, PETER S(oyer) (1939- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *A Dance for Emilia (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45800-1, Oct 2000, $14.95, 87pp, hc, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) Fantasy novella. Grieving friends call a dead man back to life — in the body of a cat.
• * _The Magician of Karakosk and Other Stories (Souvenir Press 0-285-63504-2, Aug ’99, £9.99, 269pp, tp, cover by Matthew Williams) [*world of The Inkeeper’s Song] Reprint (Penguin/Roc 1997 as Giant Bones) collection of six fantasy stories (four original), set in the world of The Innkeeper’s Song. Published in 1999, but not seen until now. [First U.K. edition]

BEALE, THEODORE (chron.)

• * *Eternal Warriors, Book One: The War in Heaven (Pocket 0-671-01893-0, Mar 2000, $6.50, 399pp, pb, cover by Rowena Morrill) [Eternal Warriors] Christian fantasy adventure novelization, first in a series based on a 3-D action game.

BEAR, GREG(ory Dale) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Beyond Heaven’s River (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-978-3, Jun 2000, £5.99, 256pp, pb, cover by John Harris) Reprint (Dell 1980) SF novel. This follows the revised 1988 text.
• * _Darwin’s Radio (HarperCollins UK 0-00-651138-4, May 2000, £6.99, 440pp, pb) [*Darwin’s Radio] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1999) SF novel. A deadly virus becomes a biological agent allowing humans to evolve into a higher life form.
• * _Darwin’s Radio (Ballantine 0-345-43524-9, Jul 2000, $6.99, 538pp, pb) [*Darwin’s Radio] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1999) Hugo-nominated SF thriller.
• * _Queen of Angels (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-943-0, Jun 2000, £6.99, 474pp, pb, cover by Peter Andrew Jones) [Queen of Angels] Reprint (Warner 1990) near-future SF novel set in the same universe as Heads, Moving Mars, and /Slant.
• * _Star Trek: Corona (Pocket 0-7434-0372-X, Aug 2000, $3.99, 192pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reissue (Pocket 1984) Star Trek novelization, repackaged as a “classic Star Trek novel”. This has a new ISBN and indicates first printing. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Wars: Rogue Planet (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-43538-9, May 2000, $26.00, 341pp, hc) [Star Wars] Star Wars novelization bridging between movies Episode I: The Phantom Menace and Episode II. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
• * _Star Wars: Rogue Planet (SFBC #10889, Jun 2000, $12.98, 341pp, hc) [Star Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 2000) Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Star Wars: Rogue Planet (Random House UK/Century 0-7126-8089-6, Jun 2000, £15.99, 341pp, hc) [Star Wars] Reprint (Del Rey/Lucasbooks 2000) Star Wars novelization, set three years after the events of The Phantom Menace. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Tangents (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-979-1, Jun 2000, £6.99, 290pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Warner 1989) SF collection of an article and nine stories, including the award-winning “Blood Music” and “Tangents”.

BEAVERSON, AIDEN (chron.)

• * *The Hidden Arrow of Maether (Delacorte 0-385-32750-1, Nov 2000, $14.95, 177pp, hc, cover by Danilo Ducak) Young-adult fantasy novel drawing on Norwegian and Welsh folklore. Linn runs away to avoid her stepfather’s plans to convert her to demon-worship. A first novel.

BECKER, WALT (William) (1968- ) (chron.)

• * _Link (Avon 0-380-73161-4, Feb 2000, $6.99, 416pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 1998) SF thriller of the discovery of the alien-assisted origins of mankind.

BECKFORD, WILLIAM (1760-1844) (chron.)

• * _Vathek (Creation Press 1-84068-018-0, Mar 2000, £7.95, 123pp, tp, cover by Odilon Redon) Reprint (1816) oriental fantasy novel of the decadent caliph Vathek’s descent into damnation. Includes a new introduction by Jeremy Reed. Illustrated by Odile Redon. A “Creation Classic”.

BEHM, MARC (1925-2007) (chron.)

• * *Afraid To Death (No Exit Press 1-901982-65-3, Jun 2000, £6.99, 183pp, tp) Fantasy novel. A man flees a woman who is the Angel of Death. First English-language publication of Trouille (France 1991).

BELL, HILARI (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Navohar (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45788-9, Jun 2000, $6.99, 330pp, pb, cover by Kevin Murphy) SF novel. Unaltered human DNA needed to save Earth is sought on the planet Navohar. A first novel.
• * *Songs of Power (Hyperion 0-7868-0561-7, May 2000, $15.99, 219pp, hc, cover by Greg Newbold) Young-adult futuristic fantasy novel. A girl trained in shamanistic magic by her late grandmother has to move to an experimental underwater habitat where magic isn’t tolerated. This was scheduled for spring 2000, but was not seen until now; it may be Bell’s actual first novel, instead of Navohar (Roc 6/00).

BELL, JULIE (1958- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Julie Bell Portfolio (Paper Tiger 1-85585-852-5, Sep 2000, £12.99, 64pp, tp, cover by Julie Bell) Reprint (Paper Tiger 1994) art book with 28 full-color plates. Introduction by Boris Vallejo.
• * +The Julie Bell Portfolio (Sterling Publishing/Paper Tiger 1-85585-852-5, Feb 2001, $21.95, 64pp, tp, cover by Julie Bell) Art book. First US edition (Dragon’s World 1994). This is the 2000 Paper Tiger reprint, distributed in the US by Sterling Publishing, 387 Park Ave. South, New York NY 10016-8810; 800-367-9692; website [www.sterlingpub.com].
• * _Titans: The Heroic Visions of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell (with Boris Vallejo) See entry under Boris Vallejo.

BELLAIRS, JOHN (Anthony) (1938-1991) (chron.)

• * _The Chessmen of Doom (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130697-1, Mar 2000, $4.99, 155pp, tp, cover by Paul O. Zelinsky) [Johnny Dixon] Reissue (Dial 1990) young-adult fantasy/mystery in the “Johnny Dixon” series.
• * _The Curse of the Blue Figurine (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-038005-1, Mar 2000, $4.99, 200pp, pb, cover by Paul O. Zelinsky) [Johnny Dixon] Reprint (Dial 1983) young-adult fantasy novel, first in the “Johnny Dixon” series. Fourth printing.
• * _The Face in the Frost (Olmstead Press/[e-reads] 1-58754-105-X, Oct 2000, $14.95, 176pp, hc, cover by Anton Dieck) Reprint (Macmillan 1969) fantasy novel.
• * _The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-036336-X, Mar 2000, $4.99, 179pp, tp, cover by Bart Goldman) [Lewis Barnavelt] Reissue (Dial 1973) young-adult fantasy/mystery, first in the “Lewis Barnavelt” series. 12th printing.
• * _The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-036338-6, Mar 2000, $4.99, 188pp, tp) [Lewis Barnavelt] Reissue (Dial 1976) young-adult fantasy/mystery in the “Lewis Barnavelt” series. 12th printing.
• * _The Vengeance of the Witch-Finder (with Brad Strickland) (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037511-2, Mar 2000, $4.99, 153pp, tp, cover by Bart Goldman) [Lewis Barnavelt] Reprint (Penguin/Dial 1993) young-adult horror novel. Second of Bellairs’ books finished posthumously by Strickland. Fourth printing.

BELLAMY, EDWARD (1850-1898) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Looking Backward from 2000 to 1887 (Applewood Books 1-55709-506-X, Oct 2000, $14.95, 211pp, tp) Reissue (Ticknor & Co. 1888) classic Utopian SF novel. Order from Applewood Books, PO Box 365, Bedford MA 01730; 800-277-5312; e-mail: [applewood@awb.com]; website: [www.awb.com]; add $4.00 postage.
• * _Looking Backward: 2000-1887 (Penguin/Signet Classic 0-451-52763-1, May 2000, $5.95, 222pp, pb, cover by Umberto Boccioni) Reprint (Ticknor & Co. 1888) SF novel. There is a new introduction by Walter James Miller, and a selected bibliography.

BENDER, HY (chron.)

• * *The Sandman Companion (DC Comics/Vertigo 1-56389-465-3, Dec ’99, $19.95, 274pp, hc, cover by Dave McKean) [Sandman] Non-fiction guide to the award-winning comic book series, including extensive interviews with writer/creator Neil Gaiman.

BENFORD, GREGORY (Albert) (1941- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Eater (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-97436-3, May 2000, $24.00, 340pp, hc, cover by Amy Halperin) SF novel of an intelligent black hole passing near Earth.
• * _Eater (SFBC #10855, May 2000, $11.98, 340pp, hc, cover by Amy Halperin) Reprint (Avon Eos 2000) SF novel of an intelligent black hole passing near Earth. This is similar to the Avon Eos edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Martian Race (SFBC #02162, Feb 2000, $11.98, 340pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Martian Race] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1999) SF novel. This is similar to the Warner Aspect edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Martian Race (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-999-7, Apr 2000, £6.99, 472pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Martian Race] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1999) SF novel about an effort to win a huge prize by staging the first manned mission to Mars. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Timescape (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-935-X, Mar 2000, £6.99, 412pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1980) SF novel. Winner of the Nebula and John W. Campbell Memorial Awards. Volume 27 in the “SF Masterworks” series.
• * *Worlds Vast and Various (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-79054-8, Oct 2000, $13.50, 312pp, tp, cover by Rick Sternbach) Collection of 12 stories. Benford’s “Afterthoughts” discusses the genesis of the various stories. (Contents)

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• * *Nebula Awards Showcase 2000 (Harcourt/Harvest 0-15-600705-3, Apr 2000, $14.00, 288 + xxiii, tp, cover by Ellen Schuster) Anthology of nine stories, including the 1998 Nebula winners (one an excerpt from Haldeman’s Forever Peace), some nominees, two Rhysling Award-winning poems, and essays and discussion of SF in 1998-99, with articles about and pieces by Author Emeritus William Tenn and Grand Master Hal Clement. Despite the title change, this is 34th in the Nebula series. A hardcover edition (-100479-X, $28.00) is also available. (Contents)
• * *Skylife (with George Zebrowski) (Harcourt 0-15-100292-4, Apr 2000, $28.00, 355pp, hc, cover by Chesley Bonestell) Anthology of 12 stories, two original, and two essays about life in space habitats, plus a lengthy introduction by the editors surveying the changing visions — literary, artistic, and scientific — of life in space. Original stories are by Stephen Baxter and Paul J. McAuley. There are eight unpaginated pages of color art. Gary Westfahl provides a select bibliography of fiction and non-fiction about space stations and space habitats. (Contents)

BENSON, ANN; [i.e., Annalise E. Benson Glassman] (1950- ) (chron.)

• * _The Burning Road (Dell 0-440-22591-4, Jul 2000, $6.50, 706pp, pb, cover by Honi Werner) [Alejandro Canches; Janie Crowe] Reprint (Delacorte Press 1999) Very-near-future SF novel/historical, sequel to The Plague Tales. Physicians in 14th-century France and 2007 America continue to fight plagues and politics.

BERBERICK, NANCY VARIAN, ed. (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *DragonLance: Bertrem’s Guide to the Age of Mortals: Everyday Life in Krynn of the Fifth Age (with Stan Brown & Paul B. Thompson) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1437-8, Oct 2000, $6.99, 304pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [DragonLance: Tales of the Fifth Age] Original anthology/sourcebook with nine quasi-fictional articles written as a guide to the role-playing world by its inhabitants. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. (Contents)

BERG, CAROL (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Transformation (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45795-1, Aug 2000, $6.99, 439pp, pb) [Rai-Kirah] Fantasy novel. A slave must save his vicious new master from demons. A first novel.

BERGSTROM, ELAINE (1946- ) (chron.)

• * *Blood to Blood: The Dracula Story Continues (Ace 0-441-00774-0, Oct 2000, $5.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Jim Griffin) [Dracula] Vampire novel based on characters from Bram Stoker’s Dracula, sequel to Mina.
• * _Mina (Ace 0-441-00662-0, Sep 2000, $5.99, 325pp, pb) [Dracula] Reprint (Berkley 1994 as by Marie Kiraly) vampire novel based on a character from Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The title page and page headers show Kiraly as the author.

BERTIN, JOANNE (chron.)

• * _Dragon & Phoenix (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-671-02939-8, Oct 2000, £6.99, 539pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Last Dragonlord] Reprint (Tor 1999) fantasy novel, second in a series after The Last Dragonlord.
• * _Dragon and Phoenix (SFBC #18878, Feb 2000, $12.98, 598pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Last Dragonlord] Reprint (Tor 1999) fantasy novel, sequel to The Last Dragonlord. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Dragon and Phoenix (Tor 0-812-54542-7, Nov 2000, $6.99, 695pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Last Dragonlord] Reprint Tor 1999) fantasy novel, sequel to The Last Dragonlord.

bes SHAHAR, ELUKI (1956- ); see pseudonym Rosemary Edghill (stories) (chron.)

BESTER, ALFRED (1913-1987) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Computer Connection (Pocket/ibooks 0-671-03901-6, Jan 2000, $14.00, 258pp, tp, cover by J. Vita & Jesse Cooday) Reprint (Berkley 1975) SF novel. This has a new introduction by Harlan Ellison.
• * *redemolished (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-0725-3, Dec 2000, $14.00, 519pp, tp, cover by Simon Danaher) Collection of 10 stories and 15 non-fiction pieces, including the previously unpublished prologue to The Demolished Man, and articles on celebrities including Woody Allen, Rex Stout, and Isaac Asimov. Introduction by Richard Raucci. There is an “In Memorium” piece by Isaac Asimov & Gregory Benford. (Contents)

BETANCOURT, JOHN GREGORY (1963- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Rememory (Wildside Press 1-58715-020-4, 1999, $14.00, 197pp, tp) Reprint (Questar 1990) SF mystery. This is dated 1999, but not seen until now. An on-demand edition available from Wildside Press, PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045; www.wildsidepress.com

BIBBY, JAMES A. (chron.)

• * _Shapestone (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-930-9, Dec 2000, £5.99, 214pp, pb, cover by Paul Davis) [Ronan] Reprint (Gollancz 1999) humorous fantasy novel set in the world of “Ronan”.

BIERCE, AMBROSE (Gwinnett) (1842-1914?) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Tales of Soldiers and Civilians and Other Stories (Penguin Classics 0-14-043756-8, Jan 2000, $12.95, 274pp, tp, cover by N. C. Wyeth) Reprint (Citadel 1946 as part of The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce) omnibus/collection of 36 stories and two articles, including ten supernatural tales originally collected in Can Such Things Be? (1983). Edited and with an introduction and notes by Tom Quirk. (Contents)

BILLS, RANDALL N. (chron.)

• * *Battletech: Path of Glory (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45807-9, Dec 2000, $5.99, 263pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Battletech] Novelization, #49 in the series based on the role-playing game. Copyrighted by FASA.

BIRDSEYE, TOM (chron.)

• * *The Eye of the Stone (Holiday House 0-8234-1564-3, Sep 2000, $15.95, 165pp, hc, cover by Dominick Saponaro) Young-adult fantasy. An Oregon boy is transported to a fantasy world where he must fight the monster baen.