The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2000

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Apocalypse Movies: End of the World Cinema Kim Newman (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-25369-9, Jan 2000, $16.95, 272pp, tp) Non-fiction, a critical (but fond) exploration of movies of doom as an expression of popular paranoid obsessions. Foreword by David J. Schow. Includes bibliography and index. First US edition (Titan UK 1999 as Millennium Movies).

Thank You for the Flowers Scott Nicholson (Parkway Publishers 1-887905-24-3, Sep 2000, $14.95, 190pp, tp, cover by John Shamburger) Collection of 13 stories of horror and suspense, including the 1998 L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Gold Award winner. The author’s afterword tells how the stories came to be written. Order from Parkway Publishers, Box 3678, Boone NC 28607; website: [www.parkwaypublishers.com]; e-mail: [parkwaypub@hotmail.com].

The Wind Singer William Nicholson (Hyperion 0-7868-0569-2, Oct 2000, $17.99, 358pp, hc, cover by Peter Sis) [Wind on Fire] Young-adult fantasy novel, first in the “Wind on Fire” trilogy. Rebellious twins in a city with a repressive educational system are forced to make a quest for the long-lost device of the title. Illustrated by Peter Sis. A first novel by a noted screenwriter. First US edition (Egmont Publishers 2000).

Circle at Center Douglas Niles (Ace 0-441-00728-7, Jun 2000, $13.00, 390pp, tp, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) [Seven Circles] Fantasy novel, book one of the “Seven Circles” trilogy. Otherworldly druids facing disaffection look to Earth to find a champion.

Fox on the Rhine Douglas Niles & Michael Dobson (Tor/Forge 0-312-86894-4, Jun 2000, $27.95, 397pp, hc, cover by Bill Villareal) Alternate military history of WWII. Hitler is assassinated in 1944, Himmler seizes power, and Patton faces Rommel in a very different Battle of the Bulge.

N-Space Larry Niven (Tor 0-812-51001-1, May 2000, $7.99, 693pp, pb, cover by Dave Archer) Reissue (Tor 1990) collection of fiction and non-fiction. Fifth printing.

Rainbow Mars Larry Niven (Tor 0-812-56678-5, May 2000, $6.99, 369pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Hanville Svetz] Reprint (Tor 1999) SF time-travel fantasy omnibus/collection of the title novel plus five related “Svetz” stories previously collected as part of The Flight of the Horse.

Ringworld Larry Niven (SFBC #12454, Oct 2000, $9.98, 313pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) [Ringworld] Reissue (Ballantine 1970) classic SF novel, winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards. This has a new SFBC number and ISBN 0-7394-1301-5; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Achilles’ Choice Larry Niven & Steven Barnes (Tor 0-812-51083-6, Nov 2000, $6.99, 249pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) Reissue (Tor 1991) SF novel. Third printing.

The Descent of Anansi Larry Niven & Steven Barnes (Tor 0-812-51292-8, Jun 2000, $6.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Howard Chaykin) Reissue (Tor 1982) SF novel. Fourth printing.

Saturn’s Race Larry Niven & Steven Barnes (Tor 0-312-86726-3, May 2000, $24.95, 317pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Near-future SF novel of a “perfect” society with a dark secret.

Saturn’s Race Larry Niven & Steven Barnes (SFBC #10631, Jul 2000, $12.50, 317pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Tor 2000) SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

The Burning City Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle (Pocket 0-671-03660-2, Mar 2000, $24.95, 486pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Mana; Burning City] Pre-historic Los Angeles fantasy, first in a duology.

The Burning City Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle (SFBC #06081, Mar 2000, $12.50, 505pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Mana; Burning City] Reprint (Pocket 2000) pre-historic Los Angeles fantasy, first in a duology set in the universe of The Magic Goes Away. This is similar to the Pocket edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

The Mote in God’s Eye Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle (Pocket 0-671-74192-6, Dec 2000, $6.99, 560pp, pb, cover by Lee MacLeod) [Mote] Reissue (Simon & Schuster 1974) SF novel; 31st printing.

The Seventh Tower: Aenir Garth Nix (Scholastic LucasBooks 0-439-17684-0, Jan 2001, $4.99, 233pp, tp, cover by Steve Rawlings) [Seventh Tower] Young-adult novel, third in a series of six. Tal and Milla search the spirit world of Aenir for the magical Codex. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

The Seventh Tower: Castle Garth Nix (Scholastic LucasBooks 0-439-17683-2, Sep 2000, $4.99, 215pp, tp, cover by Steve Rawlings) [Seventh Tower] Young-adult novel, second in a series of six. Tal returns to the Castle with the Icecarl warrior Milla. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

The Seventh Tower: The Fall Garth Nix (Scholastic LucasBooks 0-439-17682-4, Jun 2000, $4.99, 195pp, tp) [Seventh Tower] Young-adult novel set in the “Castle” world, the first of in a series of six. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

The Seventh Tower: The Fall Garth Nix (Scholastic LucasBooks 0-439-17682-4, Sep 2000, $4.99, 195pp, tp, cover by Steve Rawlings) [Seventh Tower] Reissue (Scholastic 2000) young-adult novel set in the “Castle” world, the first of in a series of six. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. Second printing.

Helltracks William F. Nolan (CD Publications 1-881475-83-2, Jul 2000, $40.00, 328pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) Reprint (Avon 1991) dark fantasy novel, rewritten and copyrighted 2000. There is a new introduction by Richard Matheson. Order from Cemetery Dance Publications, PO Box 943, Abingdon MD 21009; email: [Cdancepub@aol.com]; website [www.cemeterydance.com].

Charmed: Whispers from the Past Rosalind Noonan (Pocket Pulse 0-671-04165-7, Jun 2000, $5.99, 179pp, pb) [Charmed] Young-adult novelization, the fourth based on the TV show about three witches. Copyrighted by Spelling Television.

Fire Margins Lisanne Norman (DAW 0-88677-718-6, Jun 2000, $6.99, 646pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Sholan Alliance] Reissue (DAW 1996) SF novel, third in the “Sholan Alliance” series. Fourth printing.

Fortune’s Wheel Lisanne Norman (DAW 0-88677-675-9, Jun 2000, $6.99, 646pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Sholan Alliance] Reissue (DAW 1995) SF novel, second in the “Sholan Alliance” series. Third printing.

Stronghold Rising Lisanne Norman (DAW 0-88677-898-0, Jun 2000, $6.99, 722pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Sholan Alliance] SF novel, sixth in the “Sholan Alliance” series.

Time Traders Andre Norton (Baen 0-671-31952-3, Nov 2000, $24.00, 370pp, hc, cover by Carol Russo) [Time Traders] SF omnibus of the first two novels in the “Time Traders” or “Ross Murdock” series: The Time Traders (1958) and Galactic Derelict (1959).

Wind in the Stone Andre Norton (SFBC 0-380-97602-1, Jan 2000, $11.50, 280pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Craft) Reprint (Avon Eos 1999) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Avon Eos edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Wind in the Stone Andre Norton (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-79556-6, Dec 2000, $6.50, 338pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) Reprint (Avon Eos 1999) fantasy novel.

The Shadow of Albion Andre Norton & Rosemary Edghill (Tor 0-812-54539-7, Feb 2000, $6.99, 399pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) [Shadow of Albion] Reprint (Tor 1999) fantasy alternate-historical Napoleonic adventure novel.

To the King a Daughter Andre Norton & Sasha Miller (Tor 0-312-87336-0, Sep 2000, $23.95, 320pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan] Fantasy novel. A witch raises the prophesied Daughter of Ash in hiding from the Queen of Yew. Volume one of “The Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan”.

To the King a Daughter Andre Norton & Sasha Miller (SFBC #14141, Sep 2000, $11.98, 320pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan] Reprint (Tor 2000) fantasy novel, first in the “Oak” trilogy. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Echoes in Time Andre Norton & Sherwood Smith (Tor 0-812-55274-1, Jul 2000, $5.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Julie Bell) [Time Traders] Reprint (Tor 1999) SF novel in Norton’s “Time Traders” series.

Four from the Witch World ed. Andre Norton (Tor 0-812-51006-2, Aug 2000, $6.99, 275pp, pb, cover by Victoria Poyser) [Witch World] Reissue (Tor 1989) shared-world anthology. Second printing.

Bed-Knob and Broomstick Mary Norton (Harcourt 0-15-202456-5, Sep 2000, $6.00, 227pp, tp, cover by Marla Frazee) Reprint (Dent 1957) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrations by Erik Blegvad. A hardcover edition ($17.00, -202450-6) was announced but not seen.

Applied Mythology Jody Lynn Nye (Meisha Merlin 1-892065-21-5, Sep 2000, $20.00, 789pp, tp, cover by Don Maitz) [Mythology] Omnibus of three fantasy novels in the “Mythology” series: Mythology 101 (1990), Mythology Abroad (1991), and Higher Mythology (1993). Introduction by Diane Duane. There is a bibliography of Nye’s works, including non-fiction. A hardcover edition (-20-7, $40.00) was announced but not seen. Order online at [www.MeishaMerlin.com], or from Meisha Merlin, PO Box 7, Decatur GA 30031.

The Grand Tour Jody Lynn Nye (Baen 0-671-57883-9, Aug 2000, $6.99, 467pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Dreamland] Fantasy novel, third in the “Dreamland” series. A Visitor from the Waking World becomes the unknowing target of an anti-Visitor conspiracy.

A Signal Shattered Eric S. Nylund (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-79294-X, Aug 2000, $6.99, 377pp, pb, cover by Amy Halperin) [Signal to Noise] Reprint (Avon Eos 1999) SF novel, sequel to Signal to Noise.

Science and Destabilization in the Modern American Gothic: Lovecraft, Matheson, and King David A. Oakes (Greenwood Press 0-313-31188-9, Jul 2000, $49.95, 144pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical examination of 20th-century American Gothic horror. Includes bibliography and index. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800.

Cleaning Up Gerry O’Brien (Dufour/Colin Smythe 0-86140-416-5, Sep 2000, $9.95, 256pp, tp) [Borough] Humorous fantasy novel. A talking, megalomaniacal diamond gets involved in a heist. This is the Colin Smythe UK edition (not seen as of 8/12/00), with Dufour stickers. Order from Dufour Editions, Chester Springs PA 19425-0007; 610-458-5005; email: [Dufour8023@aol.com]; website: [http://go.to/Dufour].

Word Made Flesh Jack O’Connell (HarperPerennial 0-06-109722-5, Jul 2000, $13.00, 326pp, tp, cover by Robert Stivers) Reprint (HarperFlamingo 1999) futuristic fantasy allegory/murder mystery.

Angel: Redemption Mel Odom (Pocket Pulse 0-671-04146-0, Jun 2000, $5.99, 305pp, pb) [Angel] Novelization based on the TV series, a spin-off of Buffy, the Vampire Slayer. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.

Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Revenant Mel Odom (Pocket Pulse 0-7434-0035-6, Jan 2001, $6.99, 386pp, pb, cover by John Vairo, Jr.) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.

Forgotten Realms: The Sea Devil’s Eye Mel Odom (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-, May 2000, $7.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Don Maitz) [Forgotten Realms: Threat from the Sea] Novelization based on the role-playing games. Book three of “The Threat from the Sea”. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Mummy Dearest Mel Odom (Pocket Archway 0-671-04068-5, May 2000, $4.50, 161pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization, 31st in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions.

The Gnomewrench in the Peopleworks Nick O’Donohoe (Ace 0-441-00760-0, Aug 2000, $6.50, 325pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) [Gnomewrench in the Dwarfworks] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Gnomewrench in the Dwarfworks. Gnome involvement at a furnace factory threatens a secret WWII military project.

Freaknest Lance Olsen (Wordcraft of Oregon 1-877655-35-X, Sep 2000, $12.00, 254pp, tp) SF novel of feral children in a Dickensian 2023 London. Order from Wordcraft of Oregon, PO Box 3235, La Grande OR 97850; www.oregontrail.net/˜wordcraft; price includes postage.

Sewing Shut My Eyes Lance Olsen (FC2/Black Ice 1-57366-083-3, Mar 2000, $11.95, 143pp, tp, cover by Andi Olsen) Collection of nine surreal, darkly satiric stories. Illustrated by Andi Olsen. Order from Northwestern University Press, Chicago Distribution Center, 11030 South Langley Ave, Chicago IL 60628; 800-621-2736.

Abandon in Place Jerry Oltion (Tor 0-312-87264-X, Nov 2000, $24.95, 365pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) SF novel. An expansion of the Nebula Award-winning story. A ghostly Saturn V rocket launches from Cape Canaveral, and then vanishes. NASA is shocked when the ghost launch occurs monthly, but lets a shuttle astronaut board the craft to find that reality becomes what you make of it. A first novel.

Star Trek: New Earth, Book 4: The Flaming Arrow Jerry & Kathy Oltion (Pocket 0-671-78562-1, Jul 2000, $6.50, 283pp, pb) [Star Trek: New Earth] Star Trek novelization. This includes the 12th and final chapter of Michael Jan Friedman’s serial novel, Star Trek: Starfleet: Year One. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

Outlaw School Rebecca Ore (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-79250-8, Nov 2000, $13.50, 310pp, tp, cover by Tom Canty) Near-future SF novel of a too-intelligent girl growing up in a dark future.

I Married an Earthling Alvin Orloff (Manic D Press 0-916397-64-5, Apr 2000, $13.95, 254pp, tp, cover by Maurice Vellekoop) Gay SF novel. An alien Earth Studies professor visits Earth, falling for a gay adolescent goth in San Francisco. A first novel.

Marley’s Ghost Mark Hazard Osmun (Twelfth Night Press 0-9673079-0-2, Sep 2000, $12.99, 317pp, tp, cover by Wendell Minor) [Christmas Carol] Fantasy/ghost novel, prequel to Dickens’s A Christmas Carol telling the story of the life (and afterlife) of Jacob Marley.

X-Files: Regeneration Everett Owens (HarperEntertainment 0-06-106619-2, Sep 2000, $4.50, 120pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [X-Files] Reprint (HarperEntertainment 1999) young-adult novellazation based on the TV series, #14 in the series. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.

Battletech: Measure of a Hero Blaine Lee Pardoe (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45794-3, Jul 2000, $5.99, 263pp, pb, cover by Doug Chaffee) [Battletech] Novelization, #48 in the series based on the role-playing game. Copyrighted by FASA.

X-Calibre: The Absurd Legend of Cantiger the Wizard Mark Parker (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0802-6, Sep 2000, $11.95, 316pp, tp, cover by Julek Heller) [Orsonian Legends] Humorous Arthurian fantasy novel of Cantiger, a disaster-prone sorcerer’s apprentice. First US edition (Robinson 8/00).

The Crow: Wicked Prayer Norman Partridge (HarperEntertainment 0-06-107349-0, Nov 2000, $13.00, 295pp, tp) Novelization inspired by the movie/comic book created by James O’Barr. Copyrighted by Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation.

Wither J. G. Passarella (Pocket 0-671-02481-7, Mar 2000, $6.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Larry Lurin & Rob Hernandez) [George Witherspoon] Reprint (Pocket 1999) horror novel. Copyrighted by Joe Gangemi & John Passarella.

Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Ghoul Trouble John Passarella (Pocket Pulse 0-7434-0042-9, Oct 2000, $5.99, 239pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.

The Visionary Don Passman (Warner 0-446-60831-9, Jul 2000, $7.99, 416pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 1999) serial-killer thriller with psychic elements.

Parzival: The Quest of the Grail Knight Katherine Paterson (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130573-8, Mar 2000, $4.99, 127pp, tp, cover by Mark Elliott) Reprint (Lodestar 1998) young-adult Arthurian novella.

The Wayfinder Darcy Pattison (HarperCollins/Greenwillow 0-688-17080-3, Oct 2000, $15.95, 200pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell) Young-adult fantasy novel. A boy with a gift for finding things seeks a cure for plague in a dangerous chasm.

The Alliance Chronicles #1: Legacy Walt Pauli (Press-TIGE Publishing 1-57532-185-8, Feb 2000, $12.95, 187pp, tp) [Alliance Chronicles] SF novel, first in a new series. Captain John Cook must prevent Socialists from using an alien time portal to change the outcome of WWIII. Order from Press-TIGE Publishing, 291 Main Street, Catskill NY 12414; http//prestigebooks.com

The White Fox Chronicles Gary Paulsen (Delacorte 0-385-32254-2, Jun 2000, $8.95, 281pp, hc) Young-adult SF adventure novel about a teen rebel in a post-holocaust America under a ruthless dictatorship.

The Hallowed Isle Diana Paxson (SFBC #19142, Feb 2000, $14.98, 625pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Hallowed Isle] Omnibus of four Arthurian fantasy novels: The Book of the Sword (1999), The Book of the Spear (1999), The Book of the Cauldron (1999), and The Book of the Stone (2000). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0776-7 and comes shrinkwrapped with a poster of the cover art; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

The Hallowed Isle, Book Four: The Book of the Stone Diana Paxson (Avon Eos 0-380-80548-0, Jan 2000, $11.00, 192pp, tp, cover by Tom Canty) [Hallowed Isle] Arthurian fantasy novel, fourth in the series.

The Hallowed Isle, Books I & II: The Book of the Sword & The Book of the Spear Diana Paxson (Avon Eos 0-380-81367-X, Apr 2000, $6.50, 370pp, pb) [Hallowed Isle] Reprint (SFBC 2/00 as part of The Hallowed Isle) omnibus of the first two novels in the Arthurian fantasy series: The Book of the Sword (1999) and The Book of the Spear (1999).

David v. God Mary E. Pearson (Harcourt 0-15-202058-6, Apr 2000, $16.00, 132pp, hc, cover by Michael Koelsch) Young-adult fantasy novel. A field trip ends up in Heaven, and the class clown challenges God to a debate.

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