The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2000

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Xone of Contention Piers Anthony (Tor 0-812-55523-6, Oct 2000, $6.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Xanth] Reprint (Tor 1999) humorous fantasy novel, 23rd in the “Xanth” series.

The Gutbucket Quest Piers Anthony & Ron Leming (Tor 0-312-86463-9, May 2000, $22.95, 288pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell) Fantasy novel. A Texas bluesman is tranported to a world where the blues have real power, embodied in a guitar named The Gutbucket. There are author’s notes by Anthony, and an afterword by Leming.

The Secret of Spring Piers Anthony & Jo Anne Taeusch (Tor 0-312-86464-7, Mar 2000, $22.95, 249pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell) Humorous fantasy novel. A sorcerer’s daughter flees an evil wizard, seeking the help of an unsuspecting pen pal — a genetically engineered human/plant crossbreed — on another planet.

My Grandfather Jack the Ripper Claudio Apone (Herodias 1-928746-16-0, Jan 2001, $19.00, 201pp, hc, cover by Linda Paul) Young-adult horror novel. A teen discovers the family house was the site of Jack the Ripper’s last murder, and uses his psychic talents to travel back in time to witness it. Translated from the original Italian Mio Nono Jack Lo Squartatore (La Spiga 1998). This is an international edition. Order from Herodias, 1603 79th St., Brooklyn NY 11214; orders 800-219-9116.

Everworld: Brave the Betrayal K. A. Applegate (Scholastic 0-590-87854-9, Jul 2000, $4.99, 197pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Everworld] Young-adult fantasy of kids trapped in a magical parallel universe. Seventh in the series.

Everworld: Fear the Fantastic K. A. Applegate (Scholastic 0-590-87764-X, Mar 2000, $4.99, 186pp, pb, cover by Greg Spalenka) [Everworld] Young-adult fantasy of kids trapped in a magical parallel universe. Sixth in the series. This comes shrinkwrapped with a magnet; a free promotional CD is provided separately.

Everworld: Gateway to the Gods K. A. Applegate (Scholastic 0-590-87766-6, May 2000, $4.99, 176pp, pb, cover by Greg Spalenka) [Everworld] Young-adult fantasy of kids trapped in a magical parallel universe. Seventh in the series.

Everworld: Inside the Illusion K. A. Applegate (Scholastic 0-590-87855-7, Sep 2000, $4.99, 189pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Everworld] Young-adult fantasy of kids trapped in a magical parallel universe. Ninth in the series.

Everworld: Understand the Unknown K. A. Applegate (Scholastic 0-590-87986-3, Nov 2000, $4.99, 179pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Everworld] Young-adult fantasy of kids trapped in a magical parallel universe. Tenth in the series.

Incubus Ann Arensberg (Ballantine 0-345-43816-7, May 2000, $14.00, 322pp, tp) Reprint (Knopf 1999) dark fantasy novel of a small town invaded by an incubus. This includes an unpaginated eight-page reader’s guide.

Sister Wolf Ann Arensberg (Ballantine 0-345-43818-3, Jul 2000, $14.00, 210pp, tp) Reprint (Knopf 1980) dark fantasy novel.

Swift: An Illustrated Life Bruce Arnold (Dufour/Lilliput Press 1-901866-39-4, Sep 2000, $16.95, 128pp, tp, cover by Thomas Pooley) Critical biography of the author of Gulliver’s Travels. Includes notes, index, and a select bibliography. This is the 1999 Lilliput UK edition (not seen) with Dufour stickers. Order from Dufour Editions, PO Box 7, Chester Springs PA 19425-0007; 610-458-5005. [Jonathan Swift]

Crazy Horse in Heaven Robert P. Arthur (Stonehall Publishing 0-9669930-1-2, Nov 2000, $22.95, 320pp, hc) Surreal post-holocaust quasi-SF novel. Ten men wander the wilderness to salvage old books, but find reality unstable. This is copyrighted 1999, but not published until now. Order from Stonehall Publishing, 900 Timber Creek Place, Virginia Beach VA 23464.

Ascendant Sun Catherine Asaro (Tor 0-312-86824-3, Mar 2000, $24.95, 377pp, hc) [Skolian Empire] SF novel, a direct sequel to The Last Hawk. The heir to the Skolian Empire becomes a slave to sadistic telepaths.

The Phoenix Code Catherine Asaro (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58154-6, Dec 2000, $5.99, 333pp, pb, cover by Alan Ayers) SF thriller about a project to create a self-aware android.

The Quantum Rose Catherine Asaro (Tor 0-312-89062-1, Dec 2000, $24.95, 398pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Skolian Empire] SF novel, the sixth “Ruby Empire” novel of the Skolian Imperialate.

The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy II ed. Mike Ashley (SFBC #06812, Jan 2000, $11.98, 494 + xiv, hc, cover by Julek Heller) Reprint (Robinson 1999 as The Mammoth Book of Seriously Comic Fantasy) anthology. This SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0714-7; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories Isaac Asimov (SFBC #01639, Feb 2000, $10.98, 211pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Doubleday 1976) collection; a remote tie-in to the movie (mentioned on the front cover flap. This SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0816-X; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

The Complete Robot Isaac Asimov (SFBC #33046, Nov 2000, $12.98, 559pp, hc) Reissue (Doubleday 1982) SF collection. This is similar to the Doubleday edition; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

The Foundation Trilogy Isaac Asimov (SFBC #02335, May 2000, $50.00, 227+227+225pp, hc) [Foundation] Reprint (SFBC 1963) classic SF trilogy. This leatherbound, gilt-edged edition has ISBN 0-7394-0903-4; it has no jacket, lacks both price and SFBC number, and is available to current SFBC members only.

Robots and Murder Isaac Asimov (SFBC #06516, Nov ’99, $14.98, 745pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robot Series] Reprint (Del Rey 1988 as The Robot Novels) omnibus of three robot mystery novels: The Caves of Steel (1954), The Naked Sun (1957), The Robots of Dawn (1983). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0701-5; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy: Faeries ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-2369-9, 2000, $10.95, 374pp, tp) Reprint (Roc 1991) anthology of 18 stories.

Science Fiction: Classic Stories from the Golden Age of Science Fiction ed. Isaac Asimov, Charles G. Waugh & Martin Greenberg (Galahad 1-57866-106-4, Aug 2000, $9.99, 466pp, hc) Reissue (Robinson 1989 as part of The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1940s) anthology of nine short novels. This is a reissue of a 1991 instant remainder edition not previously listed; there is no printing indicator.

The House that Jack Built Robert Asprin & Linda Evans (Baen 0-671-31965-5, Jan 2001, $6.99, 469pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Time Scout] SF time-travel adventure novel, fourth in the Time Scout series. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.

Ripping Time Robert Asprin & Linda Evans (Baen 0-671-57867-7, May 2000, $6.99, 458pp, pb, cover by John Monteleone) [Time Scout] SF time-travel adventure novel, third in the Time Scout series. Reformed con-artist Skeeter Jackson seeks a senator’s missing daughter who fled from killers to the London of Jack the Ripper. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.

Phule Me Twice Robert Asprin & Peter J. Heck (Ace 0-441-00791-0, Dec 2000, $6.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) [Phule’s Company] Humorous SF novel, fourth in the series. A robot double of Captain Phule complicates efforts to protect a planet from invasion.

Forgotten Realms: Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn Philip Athans (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1569-2, Sep 2000, $6.99, 245pp, pb) [Forgotten Realms: Baldur’s Gate] Novelization based on the computer game from BioWare and Interplay based on the role-playing games. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

Forgotten Realms: Realms of the Deep ed. Philip Athans (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1568-4, Mar 2000, $5.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Don Maitz) [Forgotten Realms: Threat from the Sea] Original anthology of 12 stories based on “The Threat from the Sea” series based on the role-playing games. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil Nancy Atherton (Viking 0-670-89179-7, Oct 2000, $22.95, 247pp, hc, cover by Jerry Lofaro) [Aunt Dimity] Mystery/ghost novel, sixth in the series. Lori runs into a dangerous ghost, and needs Aunt Dimity’s help to lay it to rest.

Morningstar Peter Atkins (Stealth Press 1-58881-000-3, Sep 2000, $24.95, 244pp, hc, cover by Steve Montiglio) Reprint (Harper 1992) horror novel. Available from Stealth Press, 336 College Ave., Lancaster PA 17603; website: [www.stealthpress.com].

The Serpent and the Grail A. A. Attanasio (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-105973-0, Jul 2000, $6.99, 387pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Arthor] Reprint (HarperPrism 1999) Arthurian novel, fourth in the “Arthor” series. The tale of Arthor’s journey to regain the Grail with his mother Ygrane.

Demon in My View Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (Delacorte 0-385-32720-X, May 2000, $9.95, 176pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Young-adult vampire novel. Teenage published author Jessica meets a boy just like the villain from her vampire novel.

In the Forests of the Night Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-22816-6, May 2000, $4.99, 147pp, pb, cover by Eric Dinyer) Reprint (Delacorte 1999) young-adult vampire novel.

The Blind Assassin Margaret Atwood (Doubleday/Talese 0-385-47572-1, Oct 2000, $26.00, 524pp, hc) Associational novel set in the 1940s, with an SF novel-within-a-novel involved.

Daphne du Maurier: Haunted Heiress Nina Auerbach (University of Pennsylvania Press 0-8122-3530-4, Jan 2000, $24.95, 180pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical biography. Order from University of Pennsylvania Press, PO Box 4836, Hampden Station, Baltimore MD 21211; 800-445-9880. [Daphne du Maurier]

Deathlands: Pandora’s Redoubt James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62560-X, Jun 2000, $5.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Deathlands] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 50th in the series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.

Deathlands: Rat King James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62561-8, Sep 2000, $5.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Deathlands] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 51st in the series. Ryan and his band are taken prisoner by inbred soldiers led by a mad general. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.

Deathlands: Shadow World James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62559-6, Mar 2000, $5.99, 349pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Deathlands] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 49th in the series. Ryan Cawdor is taken to a parallel Earth where the nukecaust never happened. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.

Deathlands: Zero City James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62562-6, Dec 2000, $5.99, 349pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Deathlands] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 52nd in the series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.

Outlanders: Doom Dynasty James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63828-0, Nov 2000, $5.99, 348pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Outlanders: Imperator Wars] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 15th in the overall series, first in “The Imperator Wars” trilogy. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.

Outlanders: Hell Rising James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63827-2, Aug 2000, $5.99, 349pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Outlanders] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 14th in the series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.

Outlanders: Wreath of Fire James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63825-6, Feb 2000, $5.99, 347pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Outlanders] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, twelfth in the series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.

Outlanders: Shadow Scourge [by Mark Ellis] James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63826-4, May 2000, $5.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Outlanders] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 13th in the series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.

Atom Steve Aylett (Four Walls Eight Windows 1-56858-175-0, Sep 2000, $14.95, 137pp, tp) [Beerlight] Surrealistic SF novel. A PI (with a fish for sidekick) in the nightmarish world of Beerlight seeks the missing brain of Franz Kafka.

Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt (Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Sunburst 0-374-48012-5, Apr 2000, $4.95, 171pp, pb, cover by Natalie Babbitt) Reprint (Farrar 1975) young-adult fantasy of a family that finds a way to never grow older. This 25th anniversary edition includes a new interview with the author.

Science Fiction Culture Camille Bacon-Smith (University of Pennsylvania Press 0-8122-1530-3, Feb 2000, $24.95, 319pp, tp, cover by Bruce Jensen) Non-fiction, critical exploration of the SF community, including the related publishing, computer, and hotel/convention industries, exploring the relationship between consumers and producers of SF. A hardcover edition (-3223-2, $49.95) was announced but not seen. Order from University of Pennsylvania Press, PO Box 4836, Hampden Station, Baltimore MD 21211; 800-445-9880.

Penny Dreadful Will Christopher Baer (Viking 0-670-88920-2, Mar 2000, $22.95, 228pp, hc) [Kiss Me, Judas] Mainstream novel with fantasy/hallucinatory elements, sequel to Kiss Me, Judas. Phineas Poe enters an underground world of sadomasochistic goths involved in a dangerous role-playing game.

Mendoza in Hollywood Kage Baker (Harcourt 0-15-100448-X, Feb 2000, $24.00, 334pp, hc, cover by Michael Koelsch) [The Company] SF time-travel novel, third in “The Company” series. The immortals hang out in southern California at the time of the Civil War.

Sky Coyote Kage Baker (Avon Eos 0-380-73180-0, Mar 2000, $5.99, 289pp, pb, cover by Tom Canty) [The Company] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1999) SF time-travel novel, sequel to In the Garden of Iden in “The Company” series.

My Favorite Horror Story ed. Mike Baker & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-914-6, Oct 2000, $6.99, 303pp, pb, cover by Koeveks) Anthology of 15 horror stories by authors including Robert Bloch, H.P. Lovecraft, and Ramsey Campbell. Each story was selected, and commented on, by authors including Stephen King, Harlan Ellison, Poppy Z. Brite, and Joyce Carol Oates.

Forgotten Realms: The City of Ravens Richard Baker (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1401-7, Dec 2000, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by William O’Connor) [Forgotten Realms: Cities] Novelization based on the fantasy role-playing games, first in the “Cities” series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

The Business Iain Banks (Simon & Schuster 0-7432-0014-4, Oct 2000, $25.00, 393pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel about an ancient, secret organization. First US edition (Little, Brown UK 1999).

Inversions Iain M. Banks (Pocket 0-671-03668-8, Feb 2000, $23.95, 343pp, hc, cover by Brian Bailey) [Culture] SF novel set on a backward planet. First US edition (Orbit 1998).

The Artful Dodger: Images & Reflections Nick Bantock (Chronicle Books 0-8118-2752-6, Sep 2000, $40.00, 216pp, hc, cover by Nick Bantock) Art book/autobiography covering the career of artist Nick Bantock.

Shadows Bend David Barbour & Richard Raleigh (Ace 0-441-00765-1, Oct 2000, $13.00, 311pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Dark fantasy novel. H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard confront the ancient god Cthulhu.

Cabal Clive Barker (Pocket 0-7434-1732-1, Jan 2001, $13.95, 358pp, tp) Reprint (Poseidon 1988) collection containing a short horror novel plus four stories.

Dark Sleeper Jeffrey E. Barlough (Ace 0-441-00730-9, Sep 2000, $14.95, 484pp, tp, cover by Jeff Barson) [Western Lights] Reprint (Western Lights 1998) dark fantasy novel, first in the “Western Lights” series. Two professors of metaphysics investigate reports of strange sightings and uncover an ancient evil that threatens the city of Salthead.

Candle John Barnes (Tor 0-312-89077-X, Feb 2000, $22.95, 237pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) SF novel about individualism and society. Currie Culver seeks to capture the last person not plugged into the global net.

Candle John Barnes (Tor 0-812-58968-8, Dec 2000, $6.99, 469pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) Reprint (Tor 2000) SF novel about individualism and society.

The Century Next Door John Barnes (SFBC #06988, Apr 2000, $14.98, 552pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) Omnibus of three novels: Orbital Resonance (1991), Kaleidoscope Century (1995), and Candle (2000). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0885-2; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Iron Shadows Steven Barnes (Tor 0-812-54808-6, Feb 2000, $6.99, 406pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1998) dark fantasy thriller. Detectives go undercover to investigate a mysterious cult.

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