The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001


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Broken Chains David Gallway (iUniverse.com/Writer’s Showcase 0-595-17338-1, May 2001, $28.95, 597pp, tp) [Chosen Seven] Fantasy novel, Book One of “The Chosen Seven”. A special team unites to free their race from slavery and bring about the foretold Return to the Maker’s Way. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.iuniverse.com], or from iUniverse.com, 5220 S 16th, Suite 200, Lincoln NE 68512.


Ground Zero Fred Gambino (Sterling Publishing/Paper Tiger 1-85585-891-6, Sep 2001, $29.95, 112pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino) Art book. Gambino discusses various considerations involved in each of the paintings. Foreword by Dick Jude, plus short essays by Elizabeth Moon, David Brin, Robert J. Sawyer, Jim Burns, and Chris Moore. This is the UK Paper Tiger edition, distributed in the US by Sterling Publishing, 387 Park Avenue South, New York NY 10016-8810; [www.sterlingpub.com]; 800-805-5489.


American Woman R. Garcia y Robertson (Tor/Forge 0-312-87629-7, Feb 2001, $15.95, 349pp, tp, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) Reprint (Forge 1998) associational historical novel with elements of magical realism.


Knight Errant R. Garcia y Robertson (Tor/Forge 0-312-86996-7, Nov 2001, $27.95, 479pp, hc) [Robyn Stafford] Time-travel historical romance, the first in a series of three. American Robyn Stafford visits England, meets a mysterious knight out of the past, and follows him back to the War of the Roses.


Anonymous Rex Eric Garcia (Berkley 0-425-17821-8, Mar 2001, $12.95, 319pp, tp) [Vincent Rubio] Reprint (Villard 1999) contemporary SF/fantasy lost-race novel of a disguised velociraptor working as a PI in LA.


Casual Rex Eric Garcia (Random House/Villard 0-679-46307-0, Mar 2001, $23.95, 337pp, hc) [Vincent Rubio] Contemporary SF/fantasy lost-race mystery novel, the second featuring PI Vincent Rubio, a velociraptor living in disguise in LA.


A Malady of Magicks Craig Shaw Gardner (Ace 0-441-51662-9, Dec 2001, $5.99, 235pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) [Ebenezum] Reissue (Ace 1986) humorous fantasy novel, first in the “Ebenezum” trilogy. Eighth printing.


Ascending James Alan Gardner (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-81329-7, Nov 2001, $6.99, 361pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Festina Ramos] SF novel in the series featuring Admiral Festina Ramos. A discarded, genetically altered explorer seeks to reveal truths with the help of Admiral Ramos. Simultaneous with the SFBC edition.


Ascending James Alan Gardner (SFBC #39526, Nov 2001, $10.99, 361pp, hc) [Festina Ramos] SF novel in the series featuring Admiral Festina Ramos (of Expendable and Vigilant). This has ISBN 0-7394-2092-5; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. Simultaneous with the Eos edition.


Moondog Henry Garfield (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-84152-3, Jun 2001, $5.99, 278pp, tp, cover by Ken McMillan) [Moondog] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1995) young-adult werewolf mystery novel, originally published as an adult book, first in the “Moondog” trilogy.


Room 13 Henry Garfield (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-84153-1, Jun 2001, $5.99, 347pp, tp, cover by Ken McMillan) [Moondog] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1997) mystery with a werewolf detective, second in the “Moondog” trilogy. Originally published for adults.


Tartabull’s Throw Henry Garfield (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 0-689-83840-9, May 2001, $16.00, 262pp, hc, cover by Ken McMillan) [Moondog] Young-adult mystery werewolf time-travel novel featuring werewolf detective Cyrus Nygerski, third in the “Moondog” trilogy. Cyrus goes to a historic baseball game with a girl who is secretly a werewolf trying to change the future. A Richard Jackson book.


Universal Studios Monsters #1: Return of Evil: Dracula Larry Mike Garmon (Scholastic 0-439-20846-7, Aug 2001, $4.50, 214pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel based on old horror movies. Three kids battle monsters out of old horror flicks, released when the movies were transferred to a special format. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Publishing Rights.


Universal Studios Monsters #2: Blood Moon Rising: The Wolf Man Larry Mike Garmon (Scholastic 0-439-20847-5, Aug 2001, $4.50, 212pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel based on old horror movies. Three kids battle monsters out of old horror flicks, released when the movies were transferred to a special format. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Publishing Rights.


Universal Studios Monsters #3: Anatomy of Terror: Frankenstein Larry Mike Garmon (Scholastic 0-439-30344-3, Nov 2001, $4.50, 189pp, pb) [Frankenstein] Young-adult horror novel based on old horror movies. Three kids battle monsters out of old horror flicks, released when the movies were transferred to a special format. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Publishing Rights.


Bikini Planet David Garnett (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45860-5, Dec 2001, $5.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Patrick Jones) [Bikini Planet] Humorous SF novel. A cop from 1960s Las Vegas thrown into a cryogenic sleep chamber wakes 300 years later. First US edition (Orbit 2000).


The Magic Dead Peter Garrison (Ace 0-441-00812-7, Mar 2001, $6.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Don Maitz) [Changeling Saga] Reprint (Ace 2000) fantasy novel, third in the “Changeling Saga”. Garrison is a pen name for Craig Shaw Gardner.


Warhammer: Lords of Valour ed. Marc Gascoigne & Christian Dunn (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-7434-1166-8, Jul 2001, $6.95, 287pp, tp, cover by Martin Hanford) [Warhammer] Anthology of 12 stories based on the fantasy role-playing game. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library UK 2001).


Warhammer 40,000: Dark Imperium ed. Marc Gascoigne & Andy Jones (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-7434-1162-5, Mar 2001, $6.95, 274pp, tp, cover by Wayne England) [Warhammer 40,000] Anthology of 13 stories based on the far-future role-playing game. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library UK ????).


Gothic Tales Elizabeth Gaskell (Penguin Classics 0-14-043741-X, 2000, $12.00, 367pp, tp, cover by Caspar David Friedrich) Collection of nine gothic and ghost stories. Edited with notes and introduction by Laura Kranzler. This is an international edition dated 2000, but was not seen until now.


Return to Glory J. S. Gates (1stBooks 0-75961-812-7, Jun 2001, $14.95, 415pp, tp) [Ranger Saga] Fantasy novel, book one in “The Ranger Saga”. An aging Ranger reunites old companions to fight enemies of the Empire. This is a print-on-demand edition available online from [www.1stbooks.com], or 1stBooks Library, 2511 West 3rd St., Suite #1, Boomington IN 47404; credit card orders 800-839-8640.


Bone Walker Kathleen O’Neal & W. Michael Gear (Tor/Forge 0-312-87742-0, Nov 2001, $26.95, 445pp, hc) [Anasazi Mysteries] Anthropological mystery/horror novel, third in the “Anasazi Mysteries” series.


Dark Inheritance Kathleen O’Neal & W. Michael Gear (Warner 0-446-52606-1, Mar 2001, $25.95, 519pp, hc) Horror novel/thriller of chimpanzees and genetic engineering gone wrong.


The Summoning God Kathleen O’Neal & W. Michael Gear (Tor 0-812-54034-4, Sep 2001, $7.99, 561pp, pb) [Anasazi Mysteries] Reprint (Forge 2000) anthropological mystery/horror novel, second in the “Anasazi Mysteries” series.


Thrice Bound Roberta Gellis (Baen 0-671-31834-9, Aug 2001, $6.99, 534pp, pb, cover by Carol Heyer) Fantasy novel based on Greek myth. Hekate flees her father, a powerful mage.


Midnight Falcon David Gemmell (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43236-3, May 2001, $6.99, 430pp, pb, cover by Doug Beekman) [Rigante] Fantasy novel, second in the “Rigante” series after Sword in the Storm. First US edition (Bantam UK 1999).


Ravenheart David Gemmell (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43226-6, Jul 2001, $24.95, 404pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) [Rigante] Fantasy novel in the “Rigante” series. First US edition (Bantam UK 4/01).


Sword in the Storm David Gemmell (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43234-7, Feb 2001, $6.99, 439pp, pb, cover by Doug Beekman) [Rigante] Fantasy novel, book one in the “Rigante” series. First US edition (Bantam UK 1998).


Tales of the Rigante David Gemmell (SFBC #38065, Jul 2001, $14.98, 713pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Rigante] Omnibus of two fantasy novels in the “Rigante” series: Sword in the Storm (1998) and Midnight Falcon (1999). This has ISBN 0-7394-1877-7; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Troy Adèle Geras (Harcourt Children’s Books 0-15-216492-8, May 2001, $17.00, 340pp, hc) Young-adult account of two Trojan sisters and the meddling of the gods at the fall of Troy. First US edition (Scholastic UK 2000).


Bouncing Off the Moon David Gerrold (Tor 0-312-87841-9, Apr 2001, $22.95, 319pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Starsiders] SF novel, sequel to Jumping Off the Planet. The boys are pursued across the moon by competing corporations after a secret hidden in a toy monkey.


Jumping Off the Planet David Gerrold (Tor 0-812-57608-X, Apr 2001, $5.99, 281pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Starsiders] Reprint (Tor 2000) SF novel, first in “The Starsiders” trilogy. A family trip to the moon involves corporate espionage.


Worlds of Wonder: How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy David Gerrold (Writer’s Digest Books 1-58297-007-6, Feb 2001, $14.99, 246pp, tp) Non-fiction writers’ guide.


Worlds of Wonder: How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy David Gerrold (SFBC #37292, Jun 2001, $12.98, 246pp, hc, cover by Wendy Dunning) Reprint (Writer’s Digest Books 2001) non-fiction writers’ guide. This has ISBN 0-7394-1802-5; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Calcutta Chromosome Amitav Ghosh (HarperPerennial 0-380-81394-7, Feb 2001, $14.00, 311pp, tp) Reprint (Ravi Dayal 1995) near-future SF thriller. Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award.


The Year the Cloud Fell Kurt R. A. Giambastiani (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45821-4, Mar 2001, $6.99, 341pp, pb) [Fallen Cloud] SF alternate-world novel of the American West. The warring Cheyenne take President George Armstrong Custer’s son hostage.


The Year the Cloud Fell Kurt R. A. Giambastiani (SFBC #36866, May 2001, $9.98, 341pp, hc, cover by David Cook) [Fallen Cloud] Reprint (Roc 2001) SF alternate-world novel of the American West. This has ISBN 0-7394-1744-4; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Year the Cloud Fell Kurt R. A. Giambastiani (SFBC #36866, May 2001, $9.98, 341pp, hc, cover by David Cook) [Fallen Cloud] Reprint (Roc 2001) SF alternate-world novel of the American West. This has ISBN 0-7394-1744-4; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Clairvoyant Countess Dorothy Gilman (Ballantine/Fawcett 0-449-21318-8, Jan 2002, $6.99, 224pp, pb) [Madame Karitska] Reissue (Doubleday 1975) psychic mystery featuring clairvoyant Madame Karitska.


Kaleidoscope Dorothy Gilman (Ballantine 0-345-44820-0, Jan 2002, $21.00, 244pp, hc, cover by Kazuhiko Sano) [Madame Karitska] Psychic mystery featuring clairvoyant Madame Karitska.


T*witches #1: The Power of Two H. B. Gilmour & Randi Reisfeld (Scholastic 0-439-24070-0, Jun 2001, $4.50, 308pp, tp, cover by David Loew) [T*witches] Young-adult fantasy novel. Twin sisters separated at birth meet at a theme park and discover they have strange powers desired by evil forces.


T*witches #2: Building a Mystery H. B. Gilmour & Randi Reisfeld (Scholastic 0-439-24071-9, Aug 2001, $4.50, 217pp, tp, cover by David Loew) [T*witches] Young-adult fantasy novel. Twin sisters with strange powers fight evil.


T*witches #3: Seeing is Deceiving H. B. Gilmour & Randi Reisfeld (Scholastic 0-439-24072-7, Nov 2001, $4.50, 231pp, tp, cover by David Loew) [T*witches] Young-adult fantasy novel. Twin sisters with strange powers fight evil.


House of Pain Sèphera Girön (Leisure 0-8439-4907-4, Aug 2001, $5.99, 360pp, pb) Horror novel. A man brings his wife to live in a house built over the site of unspeakable murders.


Empress of Light James C. Glass (Baen 0-671-31983-3, Apr 2001, $6.99, 373pp, pb, cover by Richard Martin) [Shanji] SF novel, sequel to Shanji.


Wild Life Molly Gloss (Houghton Mifflin/Mariner 0-618-13157-4, Sep 2001, $13.00, 268pp, tp) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 2000) lost race novel about a female SF writer. This includes a 12-page reader’s guide. Winner of the Tiptree Award.


Outer Perimeter Ken Goddard (Bantam 0-553-10883-2, Feb 2001, $23.95, 427pp, hc, cover by Alan Ayers) [Colin Cellars] Police-procedural SF thriller, sequel to First Evidence. Crime scene investigator Colin Cellars must track down a possibly alien killer.


Outer Perimeter Ken Goddard (Bantam 0-553-57916-9, Nov 2001, $6.99, 474pp, pb) [Colin Cellars] Reprint (Bantam 2001) police-procedural SF thriller, sequel to First Evidence.


Evil Whispers Owl Goingback (Penguin/Signet 0-451-20291-0, May 2001, $6.50, 340pp, pb) Horror novel. Vacationers in backwoods Florida ignore rumors of evil in the black water lagoons.


...Doomed to Repeat It D. G. K. Goldberg (Design Image Group 1-891946-12-9, Aug 2001, $15.95, 275pp, tp) Horror novel. A punk-cowgirl with troubles gets a ghostly boyfriend subject to vengeful rages. Available from The Design Image Group, PO Box 2325, Darien IL 60561; credit card orders 800-563-5455. SUMMER 2001 per cat.


Star Trek Voyager: Gateways, Book Five: No Man’s Land Christie Golden (Pocket 0-7434-1857-3, Oct 2001, $6.99, 232pp, pb) [Star Trek Voyager; Gateways] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.


Warcraft #2: Lord of the Clans Christie Golden (Pocket 0-7434-2690-8, Aug 2001, $6.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Sam Didier) [Warcraft] Novelization based on the electronic game. Copyrighted by Blizzard Entertainment.


Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Spike and Dru: Pretty Maids All in a Row Christopher Golden (Pocket 0-7434-1892-1, Jun 2001, $6.99, 353pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Reprint (Pocket 2000) novelization based on the TV show, but set in 1940. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.


Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: The Lost Slayer, Part Four: Original Sins Christopher Golden (Pocket Pulse 0-7434-1188-9, Nov 2001, $2.99, 175pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Lost Slayer] Novelization based on the TV series; this is part four of a serial novel. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.


Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: The Lost Slayer, Part One: Prophecies Christopher Golden (Pocket Pulse 0-7434-1185-4, Jul 2001, $2.99, 134pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Lost Slayer] Novelization based on the TV series; this is part one of a serial novel. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.


Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: The Lost Slayer, Part Three: King of the Dead Christopher Golden (Pocket Pulse 0-7434-1187-0, Oct 2001, $2.99, 131pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Lost Slayer] Novelization based on the TV series; this is part three of a serial novel. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.


Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: The Lost Slayer, Part Two: Dark Times Christopher Golden (Pocket Pulse 0-7434-1186-2, Sep 2001, $2.99, 136pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Lost Slayer] Novelization based on the TV series; this is part two of a serial novel. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.


Prowlers Christopher Golden (Pocket Pulse 0-7434-0364-9, Mar 2001, $5.99, 288pp, pb) [Prowlers] Young-adult werewolf novel, first in a new series. A young man seeks revenge on the shapeshifting wolves who killed his friend, now a ghost.


Prowlers: Laws of Nature Christopher Golden (Pocket Pulse 0-7434-0365-7, Aug 2001, $5.99, 275pp, pb, cover by Anna Dorfman) [Prowlers] Young-adult werewolf novel, second in the series. Jack and Molly check out vicious animal attacks in Vermont.


Prowlers: Predator and Prey Christopher Golden (Pocket Pulse 0-7434-0366-5, Dec 2001, $5.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Anna Dorfman) [Prowlers] Young-adult werewolf novel, third in the series.


Straight On ’Til Morning Christopher Golden (Penguin/Signet 0-451-20276-7, Apr 2001, $6.99, 320pp, pb) [Peter Pan] Horror novel, a twist on the myth of Peter Pan. A teen follows when his girlfriend is stolen by a strange guy named Peter, who takes her away to a dark Neverland.


Straight On ’Til Morning Christopher Golden (CD Publications 1-58767-035-6, Jun 2001, $40.00, 419pp, hc, cover by Michael Kaluta) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Leisure 4/01) dark fantasy novel, illustrated by various noted comic-book artists. This is a signed limited edition of 1000 ($40.00); a lettered edition of ($175.00) is also available.


Burning Bones Christopher Golden & Rick Hautala (Pocket Pulse 0-671-77584-7, Feb 2001, $5.99, 222pp, pb, cover by Kamil Vojnar) [Body of Evidence] Young-adult mystery/horror novel, seventh in the “Body of Evidence” series featuring Jenna Blake. Murder victims are inexplicably burned.


The Subnorms Jeff Gonsalves (Trans-Atlantic/BainBridgeBooks 1-891696-11-4, Jun 2000, $24.95, 187pp, hc) Near-future SF novel. Viruses and radiation cause a new class of humans with special abilities to develop. A first novel. This is dated 2000, but not seen until now. Order from BainBridgeBooks, 311 Bainbridge St, Philadelphia PA 19147; 215-925-5083; e-mail: [order@transatlanticpub.com]; [www.transaltanticpub.com].


Faith of the Fallen Terry Goodkind (Tor 0-812-57639-X, Nov 2001, $7.99, 785pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Sword of Truth] Reprint (Tor; Gollancz 2000) fantasy novel, sixth in “The Sword of Truth”. An open market edition (-57639-X) was announced for March 2001.


The Pillars of Creation Terry Goodkind (Tor 0-765-30026-5, Nov 2001, $29.95, 557pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Sword of Truth] Fantasy novel, seventh in “The Sword of Truth”. A signed, limited edition (-30318-3, $200.00), was announced but not seen.


The Pillars of Creation Terry Goodkind (SFBC #10833, Dec 2001, $15.99, 573pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Sword of Truth] Reprint (Tor 2001) fantasy novel, seventh in “The Sword of Truth”. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Wizard’s First Rule Terry Goodkind (Tor 0-765-30027-3, Jun 2001, $17.95, 573pp, tp, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Sword of Truth] Reprint (Millennium 1994) fantasy novel, first book of “The Sword of Truth”.


Crescent City Rhapsody Kathleen Ann Goonan (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-80350-X, Jul 2001, $7.50, 523pp, pb, cover by Gregory Bridges) [Nanotech Cycle] Reprint (Eos 2000) SF novel, the third in, but a prequel to, the “Nanotech Cycle” series begun in Queen City Jazz.


Journey into Dandelion Wine Country And Other Different Stories Alan Ira Gordon (Xlibris 0-7388-2755-X, 2000, $16.00, 129pp, tp) Collection of seven stories, at least one a reprint. This is dated 2000, but not seen until now. A print-on-demand book available online at [www.xlibris.com], or at 1-888-7-XLIBRIS.


The Ghost Chronicles, Volume 1: User Friendly Lawrence Gordon (Karmichael Press 0-9653966-0-6, Jan ’99, $11.95, 162pp, tp, cover by Jenna Albright) [Ghost Chronicles] Young-adult horror novel, first in “The Ghost Chronicles” series. This is dated 1999, but was not seen until now. Karmichael Press, HC 3, Box 155D, Port St. Joe FL 32456-9536; [www.karmichaelpress.com].


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