The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001

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Behind Time Lynn Abbey (Ace 0-441-00831-3, Jul 2001, $6.50, 296pp, pb, cover by Phil Howe) [Emma Merrigan] Contemporary fantasy novel, sequel to Out of Time. Emma Merrigan seeks a way to free her mother from a magical coma.

Warhammer 40,000: Honour Guard Dan Abnett (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-7434-1167-6, Aug 2001, $6.95, 312pp, tp, cover by Martin McKenna) [Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Novelization based on the fantasy role-playing game, fourth in the “Gaunt’s Ghosts” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. Simultaneous with the UK edition (Black Library UK 2001).

Warhammer 40,000: Malleus Dan Abnett (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-7434-1176-5, Dec 2001, $6.95, 318pp, tp, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer 40,000: Eisenhorn] Novelization based on the fantasy role-playing game world. Book two in the “Eisenhorn” trilogy. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd. Simultaneous with the UK edition (Black Library UK).

Warhammer 40,000: Necropolis Dan Abnett (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-7434-1159-5, Dec 2000, $6.95, 301pp, tp, cover by Martin Hanford) [Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Far-future novelization based on the role-playing game world, third in the “Gaunt’s Ghosts” series. This is dated 2000, but not seen until now. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd. First US edition (Black Library UK 2000, not seen).

Warhammer 40,000: Xenos Dan Abnett (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-7434-1169-2, Jun 2001, $6.95, 314pp, tp, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer 40,000: Eisenhorn] Novelization based on the fantasy role-playing game world. Book one in the “Eisenhorn” trilogy. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd. First US edition (Black Library UK 2001).

Warhammer: Gilead’s Blood Dan Abnett & Nik Vincent (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-7434-1163-3, Apr 2001, $6.95, 264pp, tp, cover by Paul Dainton) [Warhammer] Novelization based on the fantasy role-playing game world. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd. First US edition (Black Library UK 2001).

Sirens Chris Achilleos (SFBC 1-903676-01-0, Jan 2001, $17.98, 128pp, hc, cover by Chris Achilleos) Art book with text by Nigel Suckling; introduction by Ray Harryhausen. This is the first US edition (Paper Tiger 1986); it appears to be the 2000 UK edition from Foundry Publications.

Famous Forry Fotos Forrest J Ackerman (Sense of Wonder Press 0-918736-38-2, Nov 2001, $14.95, 117pp, tp) Non-fiction collection of over 70 years of photos featuring Forry and various sites, personalities, and memorabilia. Unfortunately, most of the photos are blurred. The publisher says this has been corrected in copies shipped after October 2002. Sense of Wonder Press, 113 North Washington St., Box 347, Rockville MD 20850; [www.senseofwonderpress.com].

Ackermanthology: Millennium Edition ed. Forrest J Ackerman (Sense of Wonder Press 0-918736-25-0, Sep 2000, $14.95, 302pp, tp, cover by Anton Brzezinski) Reprint (General Publishing Group 1997) anthology of 65 stories, with introduction by John Landis. This “Millennium Edition” is dated 2000, but was not seen until now. Sense of Wonder Press, 113 North Washington St., Box 347, Rockville MD 20850. [www.senseofwonderpress.com].

Rainbow Fantasia: 35 Spectrumatic Tales of Wonder ed. Forrest J Ackerman (Sense of Wonder Press 0-918736-36-6, Aug 2001, $23.95, 555pp, tp) Anthology of 35 stories and one poem with colors in their titles. Authors include Robert W. Chambers, Brad Linaweaver, and Ray Cummings. Introduction by Anne Hardin. Sense of Wonder Press, 113 North Washington St., Box 347, Rockville MD 20850; [www.senseofwonderpress.com].

Watership Down Richard Adams (HarperPerennial 0-06-093545-6, May 2001, $12.00, 479pp, tp) [Watership Down] Reprint (Rex Collings 1972) novel about talking rabbits.

Consumed, Reduced to Beautiful Grey Ashes Linda D. Addison (Space & Time 0-917053-13-3, Sep 2001, $7.00, 54pp, tp, cover by Colleen Crary) Original collection of 31 poems, ten reprints. Illustrated by Marge Simon. Introduction by Charlee Jacob. Order from Space & Time, 138 West 70th St (4B), New York NY 10023-4468; add $1.50 postage.

Gob’s Grief Chris Adrian (Random House/Broadway 0-7679-0281-5, Jan 2001, $24.95, 358pp, hc) Literary historical novel with fantasy/SF elements. When one twin dies at 11 in the Civil War, his brother decides to build a machine that can bring the dead to life.

My Brother’s Ghost Allan Ahlberg (Viking 0-670-89290-4, Mar 2001, $9.99, 88pp, hc, cover by Gill Tyler) Young-adult fantasy novelette. A woman recalls her brother’s ghost helping her as a child.

Starscape Bradley M. Aiken (iUniverse.com/Writers Club 0-595-13548-X, Jan 2001, $11.95, 181pp, tp) SF novel. Rediscovered Neanderthals, settled by humans on another world, return centuries later as invaders. A first novel. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.iuniverse.com], or write iUniverse.com, 620 North 48th St. Suite 201, Lincoln NE 68504-3467.

A Necklace of Raindrops and Other Stories Joan Aiken (Random House/Knopf 0-375-80584-2, Oct 2001, $15.95, 85pp, hc, cover by Kevin Hawkes) Reprint (Cape 1968) young-adult collection of eight stories, with new illustrations by Kevin Hawkes.

Shadows & Moonshine Joan Aiken (Godine, David R. 1-56792-167-1, Nov 2001, $18.95, 173pp, hc, cover by Pamela Johnson) Young-adult collection of 13 stories. Illustrated by Pamela Johnson.

Supertoys Last All Summer Long Brian Aldiss (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-28061-0, Jun 2001, $13.95, xix + 232pp, tp) SF collection of 18 stories, eight reprints. Aldiss’ introduction discusses his experiences with filmmakers Stanley Kubrick and Steven Spielberg. First US edition (Orbit 1/01).

Nebula Award Stories 2 ed. Brian W. Aldiss & Harry Harrison (Stealth Press 1-58881-019-4, Apr 2001, $29.95, 291pp, hc, cover by Frank R. Paul) Reprint (Doubleday 1967) anthology of three 1966 Nebula Award winners and eight runners-up.

The Return Buzz Aldrin & John Barnes (Tor 0-812-57060-X, Jul 2001, $7.99, 340pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 2000) SF thriller.

The Drackenberg Adventure Lloyd Alexander (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130471-5, Jul 2001, $5.99, 152pp, tp, cover by Stan Watts) [Vesper Holly] Reprint (Dutton 1988) young-adult Graustarkian/alternate world adventure, the third in the “Vesper Holly” series.

The Gawgon and the Boy Lloyd Alexander (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-46677-0, May 2001, $17.99, 199pp, hc, cover by Paul O. Zelinsky) Associational young-adult novel. A recently ill boy who likes to write stories gets tutored by his “gorgon” of an aunt, who feeds his fantasies with fascinating ideas.

The Jedera Adventure Lloyd Alexander (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-131238-6, Jul 2001, $5.99, 152pp, tp, cover by Stan Watts) [Vesper Holly] Reprint (Dutton 1989) young-adult Graustarkian/alternate world adventure, the fourth in the “Vesper Holly” series.

A Lloyd Alexander Collection: The Arkadians, The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen, The Iron Ring Lloyd Alexander (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-46777-7, 2001, $14.98, 272+273+283+xvi, hc) Omnibus of three young-adult fantasy novels: The Arkadians (1995), The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen (1991), and The Iron Ring (1997).

Westmark Lloyd Alexander (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-131068-5, Jan 2002, $5.99, 184pp, pb, cover by Michel Bohbot) [Westmark] Reprint (Dutton 1981) young-adult fantasy novel, book one of the “Westmark” trilogy.

Dark Seductions ed. Alice Alfonsi & John Scognamiglio (Kensington 0-7582-0047-1, Sep 2001, $12.00, 375pp, tp) Reprint (Zebra 1993) anthology of erotic horror.

The Love-Artist Jane Alison (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-23179-6, Apr 2001, $23.00, 242pp, hc, cover by Sanjay Kothari) Mainstream historical novel with fantasy elements, set in ancient Rome. Ovid finds a young witch who becomes his inspiration for Medea.

The Depths of Time Roger MacBride Allen (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57497-3, Jul 2001, $6.50, 476pp, pb, cover by Gregory Bridges) [Chronicles of Solace] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2000) SF novel. The Chronologic Patrol guards timeshaft wormholes to prevent time paradoxes.

Sidhe-Devil Aaron Allston (Baen 0-671-31993-0, Jun 2001, $6.99, 500pp, pb, cover by Patrick Turner) [Doc Sidhe] Fantasy novel, sequel to Doc Sidhe, set in an alternate world where an elven “Doc Savage” fights evil in a strangely familiar 1930s New York.

Skellig David Almond (Random House/Laurel-Leaf 0-440-22908-1, Sep 2001, $4.99, 182pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Hodder Signature 1998) young-adult fantasy novel, winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Award for Children’s Literature. This “Readers’ Circle Book” includes an unpaginated ten-page readers’ guide.

Ghost Soldier Elaine Marie Alphin (Holt, Henry 0-8050-6158-4, Sep 2001, $16.95, 216pp, hc, cover by Bob Crofut) Young-adult ghost novel. A boy is troubled by the ghost of a Civil War soldier.

Domain Steve Alten (Tor/Forge 0-312-87476-6, Feb 2001, $25.95, 379pp, hc) Near-future science-fantasy thriller. A mental patient uncovers an alien link to the ancient Maya and an upcoming rare Galactic alignment.

Captain Nemo K. J. Anderson (Pocket 0-7434-4406-X, Jan 2002, $23.00, 357pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Nemo] Fantastic historical, the life story of Jules Verne’s Captain Nemo. The author also writes as Kevin J. Anderson.

Dogged Persistence Kevin J. Anderson (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-03-7, Jun 2001, $25.95, xiv + 303pp, hc, cover by Dave Dorman) Collection of 18 stories, including works in collaboration with Doug Beason, Brian Herbert, Rebecca Moesta, and Neil Peart. Introduction by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. This is a signed edition. Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com].

Fantastic Voyage: Microcosm Kevin J. Anderson (Penguin/Onyx 0-451-40943-4, May 2001, $6.99, 339pp, pb) SF novel. Scientists are reduced to microscopic size to enter an alien pod. Copyrighted by Fantastic Voyage Associates Company, Inc.

Conan the Rebel Poul Anderson (Tor 0-765-30072-9, Oct 2001, $23.95, 223pp, hc, cover by Charles Keegan) [Conan] Reprint (Bantam 1980) novel featuring Robert E. Howard’s barbarian. Copyrighted by Conan Properties.

Genesis Poul Anderson (Tor 0-812-58028-1, Feb 2001, $6.99, 248pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Tor 2000) SF novel.

Mother of Kings Poul Anderson (Tor 0-312-87448-0, Sep 2001, $27.95, 444pp, hc, cover by Charles Keegan) Historical fantasy blending history and myth in the story of Gunnhild, tenth century Queen of England and Norway.

Resisting Adonis Timothy J. Anderson (Tesseract 1-895836-84-0, Dec 2000, $11.95, 251pp, tp, cover by Evergon) Erotic SF thriller of the only perfect child in a dystopian future US. A hardcover edition (-83-2, $23.95) was announced but not seen. A first novel. This is dated 2000, but not seen until now. Order from Tesseract Books, The Books Collective, #214, 10405 Jasper Ave., Edmonton AB T5J 3S2; 780-448-0590; [www.bookscollective.com].

Snake’s-hands: a chapbook about the fiction of John Crowley ed. Michael Andre-Driussi & Alice K. Turner (Sirius Fiction 0-9642795-8-4, May 2001, $5.00, 63pp, ph) Chapbook non-fiction, an anthology of 12 reviews and essays on Crowley by William H. Ansley, John Clute, Thomas M. Disch, and the editors. Preface by Harold Bloom. There is a brief bibliography of Crowley’s work. Order from Sirius Fiction, PO Box 6248, Albany CA 94706-0248; website: [www.sirius.com/˜mantis/]; add $1.00 postage. [John Crowley]

Cinnamon V. C. Andrews(R) (Pocket 0-671-03993-8, Jul 2001, $4.99, 184pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Shooting Stars] Associational gothic horror novel, first in the “Shooting Stars” series. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. Copyrighted by the Vanda General Partnership.

The End of the Rainbow V. C. Andrews(R) (Pocket 0-671-03985-7, Feb 2001, $7.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Hudson] Associational gothic horror novel, fourth in the “Hudson” series begun with Rain. A hardcover edition (-03984-9, $24.95) was announced but not seen. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. Copyrighted by the Vanda General Partnership.

Falling Stars V. C. Andrews(R) (Pocket 0-671-03987-3, Dec 2001, $7.99, 387pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Shooting Stars] Associational gothic horror novel, fifth and final in the “Shooting Stars” series. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. Copyrighted by the Vanda General Partnership.

Honey V. C. Andrews(R) (Pocket 0-671-03996-2, Oct 2001, $4.99, 180pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Shooting Stars] Associational gothic horror novel, fourth in the “Shooting Stars” series. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. Copyrighted by the Vanda General Partnership.

Ice V. C. Andrews(R) (Pocket 0-671-03994-6, Aug 2001, $4.99, 186pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Shooting Stars] Associational gothic horror novel, second in the “Shooting Stars” series. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. Copyrighted by the Vanda General Partnership.

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