The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2000

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Daughters of the Moon Joseph Curtin (Pinnacle 0-7860-1309-5, Nov 2000, $5.99, 381pp, pb) Vampire novel. Blood countess Erzsebet Bathory is alive and feeding in mid-20th-century America. A first novel.

Atlantis Found Clive Cussler (Putnam 0-399-14588-5, Dec ’99, $26.95, 534pp, hc, cover by Lawrence Ratzkin) [Dirk Pitt] Thriller in the “Dirk Pitt” series, featuring discovery of remains of an ancient, highly advanced civilization in the Antarctic — and powerful neo-Nazis seeking mystic relics of Hitler.

Beholder’s Eye Julie E. Czerneda (DAW 0-88677-818-2, Aug 2000, $6.99, 413pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Web Shifters] Reissue (DAW 1998) SF novel. Third printing.

Changing Vision Julie E. Czerneda (DAW 0-88677-904-9, Aug 2000, $6.99, 483pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Web Shifters] SF novel, second in the “Web Shifters” series that began with Beholder’s Eye.

Changing Vision Julie E. Czerneda (SFBC #12446, Aug 2000, $9.98, 483pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Web Shifters] Reprint (DAW 2000) SF novel, second in the “Web Shifters” series that began with Beholder’s Eye. This has ISBN 0-7394-1272-8; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

A Thousand Words for Stranger Julie E. Czerneda (DAW 0-88677-769-0, Aug 2000, $6.99, 366pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Trade Pact Universe] Reissue (DAW 1997) SF novel, first in the “Trade Pact Universe”. Fourth printing.

Ties of Power Julie E. Czerneda (SFBC #06770, Dec ’99, $10.98, 484pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Trade Pact Universe] Reprint (DAW 1999) SF novel, sequel to A Thousand Words for Stranger in the “Trade Pact Universe”. This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0716-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Homework Suneeta Peres da Costa (Bloomsbury 1-58234-060-9, 1999, $23.95, 259pp, hc, cover by Sara Fanelli) Fantasy/magical realism novel. A girl with antennae that reveal her emotions has to cope with a really crazy family. A first novel. This is dated 1999, but not seen until now. First US edition (Bloomsbury 1999, not seen).

Skin and Other Stories Roald Dahl (Viking 0-670-89184-3, Jul 2000, $15.99, 212pp, hc, cover by Bill Gregory) Reprint (Michael Joseph 1991 as part of The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl) young-adult collection of 11 stories originally written for adults, here selected for teens. Omits the introduction present in the UK edition (Penguin/Puffin UK 2000).

The Umbrella Man and Other Stories Roald Dahl (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130271-2, Jul 2000, $6.99, 279pp, tp, cover by Brian Cairns) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1996 as The Great Automatic Grammatizator) collection of 13 adult stories selected for teens.

Nin Cass Dalglish (Spinsters Ink 1-883523-39-7, Nov 2000, $12.00, 302pp, tp) Feminist fantasy novel. A poet looking for her late mother’s lost writings encounters women writers from the past.

House of Leaves Mark Z. Danielewski (Random House/Pantheon 0-375-70376-4, Mar 2000, $19.95, 709pp, tp) Literary horror novel of a house that’s bigger on the inside than outside. The format is somewhat eccentric, with varied layout; the word “house” is printed in blue throughout; other editions (not seen) have other text in red, and/or sections with Braille. Introduction and notes by Johnny Truant. The title page (only) says “Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves by Zampanó”. A privately distributed previous edition apparently lacked Chapter 21, appendices II and III, and the index. A signed, limited hardcover edition (-41034-1, $40.00) was announced but not seen. A first novel.

The Whalestone Letters Mark Z. Danielewski (Random House/Pantheon 0-375-71441-3, Oct 2000, $8.95, 83pp, tp) Novella/collection of letters, most originally published as part of House of Leaves (Pantheon 2000), with 11 new. Written as if non-fiction, a series of letters written by a woman in a psychiatric hospital to her son.

Dancing Suns Karen Daniels (NetPub/Vivisphere Publishing 1-892323-19-2, Aug 2000, $16.00, 315pp, tp) [Zaddack Tales] SF novel, book one of “The Zaddack Tales”. A woman, possibly the last human in the universe, goes on a quest with the alien zaddack, a creature with which she was bonded at birth. 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.

Haiku by Unohu Keith Allen Daniels (Anamnesis Press 1-892842-09-2, Jun 2000, $9.95, 67pp, tp, cover by Toni Luna Daniels) Poetry collection of 52 poems, some previously published, with an introduction on the haiku/senryu form. Available from Anamnesis Press, PO Box 95, Ridgecrest CA 93556; price includes postage.

I Think, Therefore Iamb Keith Allen Daniels (Anamnesis Press 1-892842-12-2, Jun 2000, $9.95, 54pp, tp) Reprint poetry collection of 37 poems by publisher Keith Allen Daniels. This replaces a 1999 chapbook edition (with the same ISBN) recalled due to errors; eight poems have been replaced. Available from Anamnesis Press, PO Box 95, Ridgecrest CA 93956; AnamnesisPress@cs.com; price includes postage.

The Weird Sonneteers ed. Keith Allen Daniels (Anamnesis Press 1-892842-04-1, Jun 2000, $12.95, 148pp, tp, cover by Toni Luna Daniels) Poetry anthology of weird or Lovecraftian poems, some previously published, arranged in sections by author, with 45 poems by Daniels, 45 by Jerry H. Jenkins, and 33 by Ann K. Schwader, with introductions by each author to their sections. Available from Anamnesis Press, PO Box 95, Ridgecrest CA 93556; price includes postage.

Bad Medicine Jack Dann (HarperCollinsAustralia/Flamingo 0-7322-5954-1, 2000, A$20.84, 305pp, tp) Fantasy/magical realism road novel. An aging fix-it man and an alcoholic Indian medicine man go on the road.

Aliens Among Us ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois (Ace 0-441-00704-X, Jun 2000, $5.99, 292pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) Anthology of 15 stories about aliens secretly living among humans. Authors include Theodore Sturgeon, Avram Davidson, and Gene Wolfe.

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