The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001


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By Honor Betray’d Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald (Tor 0-812-51706-7, Dec 2001, $6.99, 407pp, pb, cover by romas Kukalis) [Mageworlds] Reissue (Tor 1994) science fantasy novel, “Mageworlds” #3. Fourth printing.


Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict: Requiem for Boone Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald (Tor 0-812-54532-X, Apr 2001, $6.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Earth: Final Conflict] Reprint (Tor; Ebury 2000) novelization, the third based on the TV series. Copyrighted by Tribune Entertainment Company and Alliance Atlantis Communications.


Strange Days: Fabulous Journeys with Gardner Dozois Gardner Dozois (NESFA Press 1-886778-26-4, Sep 2001, $30.00, 539pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) Collection of 22 stories and one original sample of Gardner’s travel writing. Several stories are collaborations with authors including Michael Swanwick, Jack Dann, and Susan Casper. Published in conjunction with Dozois’s appearance as a guest of honor at Millennium Philcon, Worldcon 2001. Each story has at least one introduction by various authors including George R.R. Martin, Connie Willis, and Stephen Baxter; overall introduction by Michael Swanwick. Order from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701; [www.nesfapress.com].


Supermen: Tales of the Posthuman Future ed. Gardner Dozois (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-27569-2, Jan 2002, $17.95, 450pp, tp) Anthology of 26 stories, with preface and story introductions by Dozois. Authors include Poul Anderson, Gene Wolfe, Greg Egan, and Bruce Sterling.


Worldmakers: SF Adventures in Terraforming ed. Gardner Dozois (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-27570-6, Dec 2001, $17.95, 446 + xiii, tp, cover by Chesley Bonestell) Anthology of 20 stories about terraforming. Dozois’s preface discusses the SF tradition of such stories. Authors include Poul Anderson, Cordwainer Smith, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Stephen Baxter.


The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection ed. Gardner Dozois (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-27478-5, Jul 2001, $18.95, xlvii + 617pp, tp, cover by David A. Hardy) Best-of-the-Year anthology of 23 stories, with a summation of the year by Dozois. A St. Martin’s hardcover edition (-27465-3, $29.95) is also available.


The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection ed. Gardner Dozois (SFBC #38298, Jul 2001, $14.98, 744pp, hc, cover by David A. Hardy) Reprint (St. Martin’s 2001) Best-of-the-Year anthology of 23 stories, with a summation of the year by Dozois. This is similar to the St. Martin’s hardcover edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Isaac Asimov’s Father’s Day ed. Gardner Dozois & Sheila Williams (Ace 0-441-00874-7, May 2001, $5.99, 243pp, pb) Anthology of nine stories from “Isaac Asimov’s Magazine”. Authors include Ian R. MacLeod, Thomas M. Disch, and Pamela Sargent.


Isaac Asimov’s Halloween ed. Gardner Dozois & Sheila Williams (Ace 0-441-00854-2, Sep 2001, $5.99, 248pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) Anthology of ten stories from “Isaac Asimov’s Magazine”. Authors include William Sanders, Nancy Kress, and Howard Waldrop.


Lt. Leary, Commanding David Drake (Baen 0-671-31992-2, Jun 2001, $7.99, 556pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Leary & Mundy] Reprint (Baen 2000) military SF novel, sequel to With the Lightnings.


Mistress of the Catacombs David Drake (Tor 0-312-87387-5, Sep 2001, $25.95, 464pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Lord of the Isles] Fantasy novel, fourth in the “Lord of the Isles” series.


Mistress of the Catacombs David Drake (SFBC #10614, Nov 2001, $13.50, 511pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Lord of the Isles] Reprint (Tor 2001) fantasy novel, fourth in the “Lord of the Isles” series. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Ranks of Bronze David Drake (Baen 0-671-31833-0, Aug 2001, $5.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Patrick Turner) [Gaius Vibulenius] Reissue (Baen 1986) SF novel of Roman legionaries enslaved by aliens. Third printing.


Foreign Legions ed. David Drake (Baen 0-671-31990-6, Jun 2001, $23.00, 308pp, hc, cover by Dru Blair) [Ranks of Bronze] Original shared-world anthology of six stories set in the universe of Drake’s novel Ranks of Bronze about Romans enslaved by aliens. Authors include Eric Flint, S.M. Stirling, and David Weber. Introduction by David Drake.


Dogs of War ed. David Drake & Martin H. Greenberg (Warner Aspect 0-446-61089-5, Jan 2002, $6.99, 302 + ix, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) Anthology of 10 stories of military SF. Authors include Henry Kuttner & C.L. Moore, Gene Wolf, and Joe Haldeman. Introduction by Drake. Greenberg isn’t mentioned, but this is copyrighted by Drake and Greenberg’s Tekno Books.


The Magickers Emily Drake (DAW 0-88677-935-9, Jun 2001, $19.95, 344pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) [Magickers] Fantasy novel of a summer camp where students learn magic. Drake is a pen name for Rhondi V. Salsitz.


Deep Midnight Shannon Drake (Zebra 0-8217-6837-9, Sep 2001, $6.99, 465pp, pb) Horror novel of werewolves and vampires. Book critic Jordan Riley witnesses strange happenings at Carnivale in Venice, and insists on investigating.


Full Moon Bloody Moon Lee Driver (Full Moon Publishing 0-9666021-4-5, Oct 2001, $21.95, 280pp, hc, cover by Karen Cole) [Chase Dagger] Horror novel/mystery, the second featuring Chase Dagger. Driver is a pen name for Sandra D. Tooley. Order from Full Moon Publishing, PO Box 408, Schererville IN 46375; [www.mysterypublishers.com].


The Good Die Twice Lee Driver (Full Moon Publishing 0-9666021-5-3, Oct 2000, $6.50, 292pp, pb, cover by Karen Cole) [Chase Dagger] Reprint (Full Moon 1999, not seen) dark fantasy novel/mystery, the first in a series featuring Chase Dagger. Driver is a pen name for Sandra D. Tooley. Order from Full Moon Publishing, PO Box 408, Schererville IN 46375; [www.mysterypublishers.com].


The House on the Strand Daphne du Maurier (University of Pennsylvania Press 0-8122-1726-8, Feb 2000, $15.95, 298pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1969) fantasy time-slip novel. This was scheduled for 2000, but not seen until now. Order from University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia PA 19104-4011; [www.upenn.edu/pennpress].


Deep Wizardry Diane Duane (Harcourt/Magic Carpet Books 0-15-216257-7, Jun 2001, $6.50, 371pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Nita & Kit] Reissue (Delacorte 1985) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to So You Want to be a Wizard. This has a new ISBN and indicates first printing.


High Wizardry Diane Duane (Harcourt/Magic Carpet Books 0-15-216244-5, Jun 2001, $6.50, 353pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Nita & Kit] Reprint (Delacorte 1990) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the “Young Wizards” (or “Wizardry”) series. This has a new ISBN and indicates first printing.


So You Want to Be a Wizard Diane Duane (Harcourt/Magic Carpet Books 0-15-216250-X, Jun 2001, $6.50, 386pp, pb, cover by Cliff Neilsen) [Nita & Kit] Reissue (Delacorte 1983) young-adult fantasy novel, first in the “Young Wizards” (or “Wizardry”) series. This has a new ISBN and indicates first printing.


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