The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001

Books, Listed by Author

THOMAS, MATTHEW (chron.)

• * *Terror Firma (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-710022-1, Jan 2001, £5.99, 437pp, pb, cover by Matthew Thomas) Satirical fantasy/SF novel in which every conspiracy theory, from political to alien invasion, is true.

THOMAS, SHEREE R(enée), ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora (Warner Aspect 0-446-67724-8, Jul 2001, $12.95, 427pp, tp, cover by Franco Accornero) Reprint (Warner Aspect 2000) anthology of 29 stories and five essays by authors of African descent.

THOMPSON, JAMES M. (chron.)

• * *Night Blood (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1382-6, Jul 2001, $5.99, 395pp, pb) [Night Blood] Vampire novel. A vampire infected with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease becomes a doctor to find a cure — but doesn’t stop killing.

THOMPSON, KATE (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Beguilers (The Bodley Head 0-370-32573-7, Mar 2001, £10.99, 155pp, hc, cover by Richard Jones) Young-adult fantasy novel. Rilka sets out to catch one of the “beguilers” luring people away.
• * +The Beguilers (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-46806-4, Oct 2001, $16.99, 183pp, hc, cover by Richard Jones) Young-adult fantasy. Rilka wants to capture one of the beguilers who lure away all who go outside after dark. First US edition (The Bodley Head; Red Fox 3/01).
• * _Midnight’s Choice (Red Fox 0-09-941765-0, Oct 2001, £4.99, 167pp, tp, cover by Darren Lock) [Switchers] Reprint (The Bodley Head 1998) young-adult fantasy novel. Second in the “Switchers” series.
• * _The Missing Link (Red Fox 0-09-926629-6, May 2001, £4.99, 313pp, tp) [Missing Link] Reprint (The Bodley Head 2000) young-adult SF novel. First in a trilogy.
• * *Only Human (The Bodley Head 0-370-32663-6, May 2001, £10.99, 310pp, hc) [Missing Link] Young-adult SF novel. Second in a trilogy after The Missing Link.
• * _Switchers (Red Fox 0-09-941764-2, Oct 2001, £4.99, 199pp, tp, cover by Darren Lock) [Switchers] Reprint (The Bodley Head 1997) young-adult fantasy novel, first in a trilogy.
• * _Wild Blood (Red Fox 0-09-941763-4, Oct 2001, £4.99, 168pp, tp) [Switchers] Reprint (The Bodley Head 1999) young-adult fantasy novel. Last in the “Switchers” trilogy.

THOMPSON, PAUL B. (1958- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *DragonLance: Brother of the Dragon (with Tonya C. Cook) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1873-X, Aug 2001, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Corey Wolfe) [DragonLance: Barbarians] Novelization based on the fantasy role-playing game, second in “The Barbarians” sub-series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

THOMPSON, RUTH PLUMLY (1891-1976) (chron.)

• * _The Royal Book of Oz (Dover 0-486-41766-2, Jul 2001, $9.95, 320pp, tp, cover by John R. Neill) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1921) children’s fantasy set in L. Frank Baum’s “Oz”, with the original illustrations by John R. Neill, with the color illustrations included as an unpaginated 12-page insert. This credits L. Frank Baum as the author; the title page notes “enlarged and edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson.”

THOMSEN, BRIAN M(ichael), ed. (1959-2008) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Oceans of Magic (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-979-0, Feb 2001, $6.99, 309pp, pb, cover by John Howe) Original anthology of 13 fantasy stories involving the sea. Authors include Tanya Huff, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, and John J. Ordover. Introduction by Thomsen. (Contents)

THOMSON, SARAH L. (chron.)

• * *The Dragon’s Son (Scholastic/Orchard 0-531-30333-0, Apr 2001, $17.95, 181pp, hc) Young-adult Arthurian novel with four characters telling their stories in turn: Nimue, Morgan, Luned, and Medraud.

THORNE, TAMARA (chron.)

• * *Candle Bay (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1311-7, Aug 2001, $5.99, 473pp, pb) Horror novel. A woman with a new job at a hotel/spa discovers her employers are vampires when they are caught in a bloody vendetta.
• * *Eternity (Pinnacle 0-7860-1310-9, Feb 2001, $5.99, 397pp, pb) Horror novel. A tiny mountain community is haunted by an undying killer.

THORNTON, ANDREW (chron.)

• * _The Martian Named Smith: Critical Perspectives on Robert A. Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land (with William H. Patterson, Jr.) See entry under William H. Patterson, Jr.

THORNTON, CECILIA; see pseudonym Cecilia Dart-Thornton (chron.)

THORNTON, DUNCAN (chron.)

• * _Kalifax (Coteau Books 1-55050-152-6, 2000, $8.95, 168pp, tp, cover by Yves Noblet) Young-adult fantasy adventure novel about a voyage through the Northwest Passage, where strange creatures await. Illustrated by Yves Noblet. This is dated 2000 as the second printing of a 1999 book, but no previous edition was listed. Order from Coteau Books, 401-2206 Dewdney Ave., Regina, Saskatchewan Canada S4R 1H3; 306-522-5152; email: [coteau@coteaubooks.com]; [www.coteaubooks.com].

THORPE, GAV (stories) (chron.)

• * *Warhammer 40,000: 13th Legion (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-7434-1160-9, Jan 2001, $6.95, 274pp, tp, cover by Kenson Low) [Warhammer 40,000: Last Chancers] Novelization based on the fantasy role-playing game, in the “Last Chancers” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd. First US edition (Black Library UK 2000, not seen).
• * *Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team (Black Library 1-84154-155-9, Oct 2001, £5.99, 264pp, pb, cover by Kenson Low) [Warhammer 40,000: Last Chancers] SF novelization based on the role-playing game. Second in the “Last Chancers” series.
• * *Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-7434-1175-7, Oct 2001, $6.95, 264pp, tp, cover by Kenson Low) [Warhammer 40,000: Last Chancers] Novelization based on the fantasy role-playing game, second in the “Last Chancers” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd. Simultaneous with the UK edition (Black Library UK).
• * *Warhammer 40,000: The Last Chancers: 13th Legion (Black Library 1-84154-139-7, Dec 2000, £5.99, 274pp, pb, cover by Kenson Low) [Warhammer 40,000: Last Chancers] Novelization set in the world of the SF role-playing game.

TIEDEMANN, MARK W. (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Asimov’s Chimera (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-1297-4, Mar 2001, $14.95, 463pp, tp, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Robot Series] SF mystery, the second by Tiedemann based on Isaac Asimov’s “Robot” series. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * _Asimov’s Chimera (SFBC #38008, Jul 2001, $11.98, 463pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Robot Series] Reprint (ibooks 2001) SF mystery, the second by Tiedemann based on Isaac Asimov’s “Robot” series. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. This has ISBN 0-7394-1876-9; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Compass Reach (Meisha Merlin 1-892065-39-8, Apr 2001, $16.00, 338pp, tp, cover by H. Ed Cox) SF novel. An unwilling outsider is selected by aliens to be their ambassador from Earth. Order online at [www.meishamerlin.com], or from Meisha Merlin, PO Box 7, Decatur GA 30031.
• * *Realtime (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-2393-3, Oct 2001, $14.95, 417pp, tp) Near-future SF thriller. Government agents investigate a Treasury agent’s death.

TIERNAN, CATE (chron.)

• * *Sweep # 1: Book of Shadows (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-131046-4, Jan 2001, $4.99, 187pp, pb, cover by Barry Marcus) [Sweep] Young-adult dark fantasy novel, first in a series about a teen discovering her powers for witchcraft. Packaged and copyrighted by 17th Street Productions.
• * *Sweep # 2: The Coven (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-131047-2, Jan 2001, $4.99, 185pp, pb, cover by Barry Marcus) [Sweep] Young-adult dark fantasy novel, second in a series about a teen discovering her powers for witchcraft. Packaged and copyrighted by 17th Street Productions.
• * *Sweep # 3: Blood Witch (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-131111-8, May 2001, $4.99, 202pp, pb) [Sweep] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in a series about a teen discovering her powers for witchcraft. Copyrighted by Gabrielle Varela and packager 17th Street Productions.
• * *Sweep # 4: Dark Magick (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-131112-6, Jun 2001, $4.99, 186pp, pb) [Sweep] Young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in a series about a teen discovering her powers for witchcraft. Copyrighted by Gabrielle Charbonnet and packager 17th Street Productions.
• * *Sweep # 5: Awakening (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-230045-4, Jul 2001, $4.99, 188pp, pb, cover by Barry Marcus) [Sweep] Young-adult fantasy novel, fifth in a series about a teen discovering her powers for witchcraft. Copyrighted by packager 17th Street Productions.
• * *Sweep # 6: Spellbound (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-230046-2, Aug 2001, $4.99, 190pp, pb, cover by Barry Marcus) [Sweep] Young-adult fantasy novel, sixth in a series about a teen discovering her powers for witchcraft. Copyrighted by packager 17th Street Productions.
• * *Sweep # 7: The Calling (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-230056-X, Oct 2001, $4.99, 189pp, pb, cover by Barry Marcus) [Sweep] Young-adult fantasy novel, seventh in a series about a teen discovering her powers for witchcraft. Copyrighted by packager 17th Street Productions.

TIMMONS, STAN(ley C.) (1966- ) (chron.)

• * _The Alien Factor (with Stan Lee) See entry under Stan Lee.
• * _Battlestar Galactica: Resurrection (with Richard Hatch) See entry under Richard Hatch.

TIPTREE, JAMES, Jr.; pseudonym of Alice Sheldon, (1915-1987) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Meet Me at Infinity (Tor/Orb 0-312-86938-X, Jun 2001, $15.95, 396pp, tp, cover by John Harris) Reprint (Tor 2000) Collection of eight stories and 35 non-fiction pieces, all previously uncollected. Introduction by Jeffrey D. Smith.

TIRPA, G. W. (chron.)

• * *Dark*Matter: In Fluid Silence (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1680-X, Mar 2001, $6.99, 276pp, pb) [Dark*Matter] Novelization, the third based on the dark SF roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Wizards of tthe Coast.

TOLAN, STEPHANIE S. (chron.)

• * *Flight of the Raven (HarperCollins 0-688-17419-1, Oct 2001, $15.95, 294pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Welcome to the Ark] Young-adult near-future SF novel, sequel to Welcome to the Ark. Elijah must hide his telepathic powers from the eco-terrorists who capture him after the Ark splits up.

TOLKIEN, J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel) (1892-1973) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Fellowship of the Ring (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33970-3, Feb 2001, $6.99, 479pp, pb, cover by Ted Nasmith) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1954) fantasy novel, book one of “The Lord of the Rings”. This is a “coming soon” movie tie-in edition with the 1965 introduction by Tolkien, and the 1973 introduction by Peter S. Beagle. 101st printing.
• * _The Fellowship of the Ring (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-711711-6, Jun 2001, £7.99, xvi+407pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1954) fantasy novel, part one of “The Lord of the Rings”. Includes ‘A Note on the Text’ (Douglas Anderson, 1993). “Voyager Classics” number one.
• * _The Fellowship of the Ring (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33970-3, Aug 2001, $6.99, 479pp, pb, cover by Ted Nasmith) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1954) fantasy novel, book one of “The Lord of the Rings”. This is a “coming soon” movie tie-in edition with the 1965 introduction by Tolkien, and the 1973 introduction by Peter S. Beagle. 114th printing.
• * _The Fellowship of the Ring (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-12903-0, Sep 2001, $12.00, 398pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1954) fantasy novel, book one of “The Lord of the Rings”. This has the 1994 notes by Douglas Anderson. This movie tie-in edition has a new ISBN and indicates first printing. A hardcover edition (-15398-5, $22.00) is also available; it has the 1987 revisions. Both hardcover and trade editions were announced as part of boxed sets (-15396-9, $35.00, tp; -15397-7, $65.00, hc).
• * _The Fellowship of the Ring (HarperCollins UK 0-00-712382-5, Sep 2001, £6.99, xix+545pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1954) fantasy novel, first part of The Lord of the Rings. This is a film tie-in edition.
• * _The Fellowship of the Ring (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33970-3, Nov 2001, $6.99, 458pp, pb) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1954) fantasy novel, book one of “The Lord of the Rings”. This movie tie-in edition has the 1965 introduction by Tolkien, and the 1973 introduction by Peter S. Beagle. It indicates 97th printing, but the last “coming soon” tie-in (same ISBN) seen was the 114th printing.
• * _The Hobbit (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33968-1, Feb 2001, $6.99, 303pp, pb, cover by Ted Nasmith) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1937) young-adult fantasy novel, prequel to “The Lord of the Rings”. This is a “coming soon” movie tie-in edition; it has Peter S. Beagle’s 1973 introduction to “LotR”, and the text of the 1982 revised edition. 109th printing.
• * _The Hobbit (HarperCollins UK 0-00-711544-X, Mar 2001, £10.99, 400pp, hc, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (George Allen & Unwin 1937) young-adult fantasy novel. This is a “Keith Barker Millennium Book Award Winner” edition, with a cover banner.
• * _The Hobbit (with Charles Dixon, Sean Deming & David Wenzel) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44560-0, Jun 2001, $15.00, 134pp, tp, cover by Donato Giancola) [Middle-Earth] Graphic novel adaptation of the classic (Allen & Unwin 1937) young-adult fantasy prequel to “The Lord of the Rings”; text by Charles Dixon & Sean Deming, illustrated by David Wenzel.
• * _The Hobbit (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33968-1, Aug 2001, $6.99, 303pp, pb, cover by Ted Nasmith) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1937) young-adult fantasy novel, prequel to “The Lord of the Rings”. This “coming soon” movie tie-in edition has Peter S. Beagle’s 1973 introduction to “LotR”, and the text of the 1982 revised edition. 116th printing.
• * _The Hobbit (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33968-1, Oct 2001, $6.99, 306pp, pb, cover by Ted Nasmith) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1937) young-adult fantasy novel, prequel to “The Lord of the Rings”. This movie tie-in edition (“The Lord of the Rings is now an epic motion picture”) has the 1973 introduction by Peter S. Beagle. This indicates 52nd printing, but the last “soon to be a motion picture” edition seen (same copyright information, different typesetting) was the 116th printing.
• * _The Hobbit Gift Pack (HarperCollins UK 0-00-710509-6, Sep 2001, £19.99, hc) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (HarperCollins UK 2000) young-adult fantasy novel, plus a CD of Tolkien speaking (1952), John Howe’s map of Wilderland, some Tolkien postcards, and a booklet about the writing.
• * _The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-15082-X, Jun 2001, $10.00, xi + 330pp, tp, cover by Peter Sis) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1937) young-adult fantasy novel, prequel to “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. This has a new note by Douglas A. Anderson on the text, which has been corrected slightly from recent editions.
• * _The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-16221-6, Sep 2001, $18.00, xi + 330pp, hc, cover by Peter Sis) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1937) young-adult fantasy novel, prequel to “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. This has a new note by Douglas A. Anderson on the text, which has been corrected slightly from recent editions. A trade paperback of this version was seen in July.
• * _The Lord of the Rings (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-12902-2, Mar 2001, $20.00, 1137pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1968) classic fantasy novel/omnibus. A new movie tie-in edition; a hardcover edition (-12901-4, $38.00) is also available.
• * _The Lord of the Rings (HarperCollins UK 0-00-712381-7, Sep 2001, £14.99, xviii+1147pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1968) classic epic fantasy novel. This is a film tie-in Edition. This edition is re-set and its maps redrawn by Stephen Raw. (Contents)
• * _The Return of the King (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33973-8, Feb 2001, $6.99, 507pp, pb, cover by Ted Nasmith) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1955) fantasy novel, book three of “The Lord of the Rings”. This is a “coming soon” movie tie-in edition; it has the 1973 introduction by Peter S. Beagle. 102nd printing.
• * _The Return of the King (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33973-8, Aug 2001, $6.99, 507pp, pb, cover by Ted Nasmith) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1955) fantasy novel, book three of “The Lord of the Rings”. This is a “coming soon” movie tie-in edition; it has the 1973 introduction by Peter S. Beagle. 107th printing.
• * _The Return of the King (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-711956-9, Aug 2001, £7.99, xii+418pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1955) fantasy novel; the third and final part of The Lord of the Rings. The page numbering (727-1145) is continuous from parts 1 and 2. “Voyager Classics” number 13.
• * _The Return of the King (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-12911-1, Sep 2001, $12.00, 1137pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1955) fantasy novel, book three of “The Lord of the Rings”. This movie tie-in edition has a new ISBN and indicates first printing. The text has the 1994 revisions. A hardcover edition (-15400-0, $22.00) was announced but not seen. Also available as part of boxed sets (-15396-9, $35.00, tp; -15397-7, $65.00, hc).
• * _The Return of the King (HarperCollins UK 0-00-712380-9, Sep 2001, £6.99, xii+563pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1955) fantasy novel, the third volume of The Lord of the Rings. This is a film tie-in edition.
• * _The Return of the King (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33973-8, Nov 2001, $6.99, 491pp, pb, cover by Ted Nasmith) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1955) fantasy novel, book three of “The Lord of the Rings”. This is a movie tie-in edition. 110th printing.
• * _The Silmarillion (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32581-8, Feb 2001, $6.99, 458pp, pb, cover by Michael Dringenberg) Reissue (Allen & Unwin; Houghton Mifflin 1977) fantasy novel. 29th printing.
• * _The Silmarillion (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-13504-9, Apr 2001, $14.00, 365pp, tp, cover by Ted Nasmith) Reprint (Allen & Unwin; Houghton Mifflin 1977) fantasy novel. This follows the HarperCollins UK 1999 revised second edition. A hardcover edition (0-395-93946-1, $28.00) was announced but not seen.
• * _The Silmarillion (SFBC #36883, Jun 2001, $10.98, 365pp, tp, cover by Ted Nasmith) Reprint (Allen & Unwin; Houghton Mifflin 1977) fantasy novel. This follows the HarperCollins UK 1999 revised second edition; it has the ISBN of the 2001 trade paperback edition.
• * _The Silmarillion (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32581-8, Jan 2002, $6.99, 442 + xxxi, pb, cover by Michael Dringenberg) Reprint (Allen & Unwin; Houghton Mifflin 1977) fantasy novel. This follows the 1999 HarperCollins UK revised second edition.
• * _Tree and Leaf (HarperCollins UK 0-00-710504-5, Feb 2001, £6.99, vi+150pp, tp, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1964) collection of a poem, a play, fairy story, and the noted essay ‘On Fairy-Stories’. Further expanded from the 1988 edition (which added “Mythopoeia”) by the inclusion of “The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm’s Son”. (Contents)
• * _The Two Towers (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33971-1, Feb 2001, $6.99, 415pp, pb, cover by Ted Nasmith) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1954, 1965) fantasy novel, book two of “The Lord of the Rings”. This has the 1973 introduction by Peter S. Beagle. This is a “coming soon” movie tie-in edition. 95th printing.