The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001

Books, Listed by Author

MARSDEN, JOHN (chron.)

• * +The Night Is for Hunting (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-07026-5, Aug 2001, $15.00, 246pp, hc, cover by Vivienne Goodman) [Tomorrow] Young-adult Australian near-future adventure, sixth in the series beginning with Tomorrow When the War Began. First US edition (Pan Macmillan Australia 1998).

MARSH, JOSHUA J; pseudonym of Jessica Menn (chron.)

• * *Tapestry of Power (Be-Mused Publications 0-9704868-2-0, 2001, $24.95, 334pp, tp, cover by Joshua J Marsh) Fantasy novel. Wandering warrior Orion gives his loyalty to the beleaguered Princess Mystia of Nor. A first novel. Marsh is a pen name for Jessica Menn. Order from Be-Mused Publications, PO Box 841, Ravensdale WA 98051-0841; [www.be-mused.com]

MARSHALL, EDISON (Tesla) (1894-1967) (chron.)

• * _The Pagan King (Green Knight Publishing 1-928999-17-4, Mar 2001, $14.95, 333pp, tp, cover by Marc Fishman) Reprint (Doubleday 1959) Arthurian novel drawing on the legend’s Welsh roots. Introduction by Raymond H. Thompson. Order from Wizard’s Attic, 900 Murmansk St., Suite 7, Oakland CA 94607; [www.wizards-attic.com]; 800-213-1493.

MARTIN, GEORGE R(aymond) R(ichard) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Fevre Dream (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-331-9, Jan 2001, £6.99, 351pp, tp, cover by Paul Wright) Reprint (Poseidon 1982) historical vampire novel. Volume 13 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.
• * *Quartet (NESFA Press 1-886778-31-0, Feb 2001, $25.00, 444pp, hc) Collection of three novellas, one an original excerpt from a novel never completed, plus a previously unpublished teleplay, with introductions to each by Martin. Edited by Christine Carpenito, overall introduction by Melinda Snodgrass. This includes Hugo-winning novella “Blood of the Dragon”. Published in conjunction with Martin’s Guest of Honor appearance at Boskone 38. This is a limited edition of 1,000; a signed, slipcased limited edition of 190 (-32-9, $35.00) is also available. Order from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701; [www.nesfa.org/press]; add $2.50 postage. (Contents)
• * _A Storm of Swords Two: Blood and Gold (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-711955-0, Aug 2001, £6.99, viii+637pp, pb) [Song of Ice and Fire] Reprint (Voyager 2000 as half of A Storm of Swords) fantasy novel; the second half of the third book in the series “A Song of Ice and Fire”.
• * _A Storm of Swords: One: Steel and Snow (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-647990-1, Jun 2001, £6.99, viii+661pp, pb) [Song of Ice and Fire] Reprint (Voyager 2000 as half of A Storm of Swords) fantasy novel; the first half of the third book in the series “A Song of Ice and Fire”.
• * _Windhaven (with Lisa Tuttle) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-80123-6, Jun 2001, $23.95, 336pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Maris] Reprint (Timescape 1981) SF novel.

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• * _Wild Cards (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-2380-1, Sep 2001, $14.00, 426pp, tp, cover by Brian Bolland) [Wild Cards] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1987) shared-world anthology of superhero stories, the first in the series. There is a new introduction by Martin.
• * _Wild Cards 2 (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-2391-7, Sep 2001, $14.00, 361pp, tp, cover by Brian Bolland) [Wild Cards] Shared-world anthology of superhero stories. New illustrations by Mike Zeck; new introduction by Martin.

MARTIN, MICHAEL A. (chron.)

• * _Star Trek, the Next Generation: Section 31: Rogue (with Andy Mangels) See entry under Andy Mangels.

MARTIN, PHILIP, ed. (chron.)

• * *The Writer’s Guide to Fantasy Literature: From Dragon’s Lair to Hero’s Quest (Kalmbach Publishing/The Writer Books 0-87116-195-8, Jan 2002, $16.95, 240pp, tp, cover by Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt) How-to guide for writers, with 15 articles by and interviews with fantasy authors including Patricia A. McKillip, Ursula K. Le Guin, Peter S. Beagle, and Ray Bradbury; several originally appeared in The Writer. Editor Martin discusses the success of Harry Potter, the nature of fantasy, and types of fantasy, focusing more on what writers say about their craft than on the mechanics of writing and getting published. Appendices list major markets and other resources. Order from Kalmbach Publishing, 21027 Crossroads Circle, Waukesha WI 53187; 800-533-6644; [http://writermag.com].

MARTIN, VALERIE (Metcalf) (1948- ) (chron.)

• * _Mary Reilly (Random House/Vintage 0-375-72599-7, Apr 2001, $12.00, 263pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 1990) literary horror novel about Dr. Jekyll’s maid.

MARTINDALE, LEE (1950?- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Folly of Assumption (Yard Dog Press 1-893687-20-1, Mar 2001, $5.00, 60pp, ph) Chapbook collection of five “fat fantasy” stories, one original, featuring protagonists of substance. Order from Yard Dog Press, 710 W Redbud Lane, Alma AR 72921-7247; e-mail: [srosen.lstran@juno.com]; website: [www.yarddogpress.com]; add $2.00 postage. (Contents)

MASSIE, ELIZABETH (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Wire Mesh Mothers (Leisure 0-8439-4869-8, May 2001, $5.99, 391pp, pb) Associational non-supernatural horror novel.

MASSON, SOPHIE (Veronique) (1959- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Forest of Dreams (Bantam Australia 1-86325-287-8, Aug 2001, A$19.95, 1103pp, pb, cover by Neal Armstrong) [Lay Lines Trilogy] Omnibus of three fantasy novels of Marie de France in the “Lay Lines Trilogy”: The Knight by the Pool (1998), The Lady of the Flowers (1999), and The Stone of Oakenfast, original to this volume. (Contents)

MASTERTON, GRAHAM (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Chosen Child (Tor 0-812-54533-8, Jan 2002, $6.99, 407pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Reprint (Heinemann 1997) dark fantasy novel.
• * _The Manitou (Olmstead Press 1-58754-103-3, Apr 2001, $14.95, 174pp, tp) [Manitou] Reprint (Neville Spearman 1975) horror novel.
• * *Mutant: Hair Raiser (Scholastic UK 0-439-99919-7, May 2001, £3.99, 188pp, pb) Young adult horror novel.
• * +Spirit (Leisure 0-8439-4935-X, Nov 2001, $5.99, 423pp, pb) Horror novel. Deaths and a white spirit follow two surviving sisters of three. First US edition (Heinemann 1995).
• * *Swimmer (Severn House 0-7278-5697-9, Aug 2001, £17.99, 218pp, hc) [Jim Rook] Dark fantasy novel. Volume five in the “Jim Rook” series.

MATHESON, RICHARD (Burton) (1926- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Incredible Shrinking Man (Tor 0-312-85664-4, Feb 2001, $14.95, 351pp, tp, cover by Donato Giancola) Reprint (Tor 1995) collection of ten pieces, including the title novel.
• * *Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (Tor 0-312-87827-3, Jan 2002, $14.95, 335pp, tp, cover by Ravenwood) Collection of 20 horror stories. Introduction by Stephen King. A hardcover edition ($24.95, 0-765-30411-2) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * _Richard Matheson’s The Twilight Zone Scripts Vol. 1 (Gauntlet Press/Edge Books 1-887368-42-6, May 2001, $16.95, 391pp, tp, cover by Marcelo M. Martinez) Reprint (Cemetery Dance, not seen) associational collection of scripts, edited and with added text by Stanley Wiater. Scripts copyrighted 2001 by RXR; accompanying text copyrighted by ShadoWind. Available from Gauntlet Publications, 309 Powell Road, Springfield PA 19064; 610-328-5476; or online at [www.gauntletpress.com]; email: [info@gauntletpress.com]. (Contents)

MATTHEWS, A. J.; pseudonym of Rick Hautala, (1949- ) (chron.)

• * *The White Room (Berkley 0-425-18072-7, Jul 2001, $6.99, 359pp, pb) Horror novel. A visit to the family home unearths ghosts. Matthews is a pen-name for Rick Hautala.

MATTHEWS, ADRIAN (chron.)

• * _Vienna Blood (HarperTorch 0-06-109810-8, Mar 2001, $6.99, 385pp, pb) Reprint (HarperCollins 1999) near-future noirish thriller set in 2026.

MATTHEWS, ANDREW (chron.)

• * *Mutant: Crawlers (Scholastic UK 0-439-99807-7, Jan 2001, £3.99, 198pp, pb, cover by Bob Lea) Young adult horror novel.

MATTHEWS, JOHN (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * +The Song of Taliesin: Tales from King Arthur’s Bard (Theosophical Publishing House/Quest Books 0-8356-0802-6, Oct 2001, $19.95, 234pp, tp, cover by John Duncan) Collection of 20 stories drawing on Celtic legend and medieval lore. First US edition (Aquarian Press 1991, not seen). Available from The Theosophical Publishing House, PO Box 270, Wheaton IL 60189-0270; (Contents)

MATTHEWS, SUSAN R(uth) (1954- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Angel of Destruction (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45849-4, Oct 2001, $6.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Judiciary] SF novel, set in the world of the “Judiciary”. Efforts to make peace with the Langsarik people are disrupted by suspicious pirate raids.

MATURIN, CHARLES R(obert) (1780-1824) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Melmoth the Wanderer (Penguin Classics 0-14-044761-X, 2000, $12.00, 659+xxxi, tp, cover by Francisco Goya) Reprint (Constable 1820) classic gothic novel of a man who sells his soul in exchange for immortality. Edited and with a critical introduction and notes by Victor Sage. This is an international edition dated 2000, but was not seen until now.

MAY, J. C.; see under May, Julian (chron.)

MAY, JULIAN; [i.e., Julian “Judy” May Dikty] (1931- ) (chron.)

• * _Black Trillium (with Andre Norton & Marion Zimmer Bradley) See entry under Marion Zimmer Bradley.
• * _Blood Trillium (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-21161-6, Feb 2001, £5.99, 432pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Trillium] Reprint (Bantam Spectra; HarperCollins UK 1992) fantasy novel. Book 2 in the “Trillium” sequence after the collaborative Black Trillium.
• * _Sagittarius Whorl (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224625-2, Apr 2001, £16.99, 362pp, hc, cover by Stephen Bradbury) [Rampart Worlds] Reprint (Del Rey 2001) SF novel. Book three of “The Rampart Worlds” trilogy. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-711866-X, £9.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]

MAYER, BOB; [i.e., Robert Mayer] (1959- ); see pseudonyms Robert Doherty & Greg Donegan (chron.)

MAYNARD, L(en) H., ed. (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Darkness Rising I: Night’s Soft Pains (with Michael P. N. Sims) (Wildside Press/Cosmos Books 1-58715-406-4, Aug 2001, $12.00, 142pp, tp, cover by Iain Maynard) Original anthology of 18 horror stories, one a reprint. Introduction by Hugh Lamb. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301. (Contents)
• * *Darkness Rising, Volume Two: Night’s Soft Pains (with Michael P. N. Sims) (Wildside Press/Cosmos Books 1-58715-445-5, Oct 2001, $12.00, 177pp, tp, cover by Iain Maynard) Original anthology of 16 horror stories. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301. (Contents)

MAYR, DALLAS WILLIAM (1946- ); see pseudonym Jack Ketchum (stories) (chron.)

MEANEY, JOHN (chron.)

• * _Paradox (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-553-50589-0, Mar 2001, £6.99, 537pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Nulapeiron Sequence] Reprint (Bantam UK 2000) SF novel, first in a series.

MENN, JESSICA; see pseudonym Joshua J Marsh (chron.)

MERRICK, JAY (chron.)

• * *Horse Latitudes (Fourth Estate 1-85702-914-3, 1999, £10.99, 277pp, tp) Near-future SF novel. A botanist encounters a derelict in the 2021 cardboard city that replaced an airport destroyed by terrorists. Published in 1999, but not seen until now.

MERRITT, A(braham Grace) (1884-1943) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Moon Pool (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-8268-0, Feb 2001, $10.95, 287pp, tp, cover by R. W. Boeche) [Walter Goodwin] Reprint (Putnam 1919) classic fantasy novel. This commemorative edition has an introduction by Robert Silverberg, a contemporary review of the first edition, and a new “Glossary of the Murian Language”. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 233 North 8th St, Lincoln NE 68588-0484; credit card orders 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.nebraskapress.unl.edu]; add $4.00 postage.

MESTA, GABRIEL; pseudonym of Kevin J. Anderson, (1962- ) (chron.)

• * *StarCraft #2: Shadow of the Xel’Naga (Pocket 0-671-04149-5, Jul 2001, $6.50, 258pp, pb, cover by Bill Petras) [StarCraft] Novelization based on the SF computer game. Copyrighted by Blizzard Entertainment. Mesta is a pseudonym for Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta.

METZ, MELINDA (chron.)

• * *Fingerprints 1: Gifted Touch (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-447265-5, Apr 2001, $4.99, 216pp, pb) [Fingerprints] Young-adult fantasy series of psychic mysteries about a girl who can read thoughts by touching the person’s fingerprints. Copyrighted by Metz and packager 17th St. Productions.
• * *Fingerprints 2: Haunted (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-447266-3, Apr 2001, $4.99, 214pp, pb) [Fingerprints] Young-adult fantasy, second in a series of psychic mysteries about a girl who can read thoughts by touching the person’s fingerprints. Copyrighted by the author and packager 17th St. Productions.
• * *Fingerprints 3: Trust Me (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-447267-1, Jun 2001, $4.99, 201pp, pb) [Fingerprints] Young-adult fantasy, third in a series of psychic mysteries about a girl who can read thoughts by touching the person’s fingerprints. Copyrighted by the author and packager 17th Street Productions.
• * *Fingerprints 4: Secrets (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-447281-7, Aug 2001, $4.99, 212pp, pb) [Fingerprints] Young-adult fantasy, fourth in a series of psychic mysteries about a girl who can read thoughts by touching the person’s fingerprints. Copyrighted by the author and packager 17th Street Productions.
• * *Fingerprints 5: Betrayed (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-447282-5, Oct 2001, $4.99, 202pp, pb) [Fingerprints] Young-adult fantasy, fifth in a series of psychic mysteries about a girl who can read thoughts by touching the person’s fingerprints. Copyrighted by the author and packager 17th Street Productions.
• * *Fingerprints 6: Revelations (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-447283-3, Dec 2001, $4.99, 210pp, pb) [Fingerprints] Young-adult fantasy, sixth in a series of psychic mysteries about a girl who can read thoughts by touching the person’s fingerprints. Copyrighted by the author and packager 17th Street Productions.

MEYERS, HELENE (chron.)

• * *Femicidal Fears: Narratives of the Female Gothic Experience (State University of New York Press 0-7914-5152-6, Nov 2001, $19.95, 211 + xii, tp) Non-fiction, a critical examination of Feminism and female fears as reflected in contemporary non-supernatural Gothic literature, with special consideration of works by Angela Carter, Joyce Carol Oates, and Murial Spark. A hardcover edition (-5151-8, $59.50) was announced but not seen. Order from State University of New York Press, 90 State St., Suite 700, Albany NY 12207; [www.sunypress.edu].

MICHAELS, BILL (1946- ) (chron.)

• * _Witchcraft (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1365-6, Apr 2001, $5.99, 288pp, pb) Reprint (Zebra 1997) horror novel.

MICHAELS, DAVID S. (chron.)

• * *Red Moon (FireWord Publishing 1-930782-12-8, Dec 2000, $22.95, 617pp, tp, cover by Eric Busch) Near-future SF novel of a search for a lost lander from a secret Soviet moon landing. A first novel. Available from FireWord Publishing, PO Box 4649, Portland OR 97208; [www.firewordpublishing.com].

MICHAELS, FERN; pseudonym of Roberta Anderson & Mary Kuczkir (chron.)

• * *The Future Scrolls (Severn House 0-7278-5721-5, Jun 2001, £17.99, 218pp, hc, cover by Jerry Haylock) Contemporary romance/fantasy novel. A bitter wife plots to sell predictive scrolls given to her husband’s family by an angel in 1200 AD.

MIDDLETON, HAYDN (1955- ) (chron.)

• * _Grimm’s Last Fairytale (Abacus 0-349-11121-9, Feb 2001, £6.99, 247pp, tp, cover by Mark Preston) Reprint (Abacus 1999) historical biographical novel of the final travels of Jacob Grimm, interwoven with a fairy tale.
• * +Grimm’s Last Fairytale (St. Martin’s 0-312-27290-1, Mar 2001, $23.95, 249pp, hc, cover by Mark Preston) Associational historical novel about the life of Jacob Grimm, interwoven with a lost tale. A Thomas Dunne Book. First US edition (Abacus 1999).

MIÉVILLE, CHINA (Tom) (1972- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +Perdido Street Station (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44302-0, Mar 2001, $18.00, 710pp, tp) [New Crobuzon] Fantasy novel. First US edition (Macmillan UK 2000).
• * _Perdido Street Station (SFBC #36161, Apr 2001, $12.98, 613pp, hc, cover by Edward Miller) [New Crobuzon] Reprint (Macmillan UK 2000) fantasy novel. This has ISBN 0-7394-1684-7; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

MILES, LAWRENCE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: The Adventure of Henrietta Street (BBC Books 0-563-53842-2, Nov 2001, £5.99, 284pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 51 of the BBC “New Adventures” series.

MILES, ROSALIND (chron.)

• * _Guenevere: Knight of the Sacred Lake (Random House/Crown/Three Rivers Press 0-609-80802-8, Jun 2001, $9.95, 421pp, tp, cover by Joel Peter Johnson) [Guenevere] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2000) Arthurian novel, second in the series.
• * _Guenevere: The Child of the Holy Grail (Pocket UK 0-671-01814-0, Jun 2001, £6.99, 466pp, pb) [Guenevere] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2000) Arthurian fantasy novel. Last in the “Guenevere” trilogy after Guenevere: Queen of the Summer Country, and Guenevere: The Knight of the Sacred Lake. The original edition was not seen.
• * +Guenevere: The Child of the Holy Grail (Random House/Crown 0-609-60624-7, Jul 2001, $22.00, 433pp, hc, cover by Matthew Frey) [Guenevere] Arthurian novel with a feminist, New Age slant, third and final in the series. First US edition (Simon & Schuster UK 2000).

MILLAR, MARTIN; see pseudonym Martin Scott (chron.)

MILLER, DEBORAH J.; see pseudonym Miller Lau (chron.)