The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001


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Rose V. C. Andrews(R) (Pocket 0-671-03995-4, Sep 2001, $4.99, 185pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Shooting Stars] Associational gothic horror novel, third in the “Shooting Stars” series. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. Copyrighted by the Vanda General Partnership.


The Wildflowers V. C. Andrews(R) (Pocket 0-7434-2347-X, Jun 2001, $7.99, 584pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Wildflowers] Associational omnibus of four gothic horror novels in the “Wildflowers” series, all 1999: Misty, Star, Jade, and Cat. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. Copyrighted by the Vanda General Partnership.


Ultima: The Technocrat War: Book II: Masquerade Austen Andrews (Pocket 0-7434-0380-0, Jan 2002, $6.99, 370pp, pb, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [Ultima: Machinations] Novelization based on the computer game series, the second of three in the “Machinations” series. Copyrighted by Electronic Arts.


Ultima: The Technocrat War: Machinations, Book I Austen Andrews (Pocket 0-7434-0379-7, Apr 2001, $6.50, 344pp, pb) [Ultima: Machinations] Novelization based on the computer game series, the first of three in the “Machinations” series. Copyrighted by Electronic Arts.


Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 1 ed. Anon. (Pocket Pulse 0-7434-0045-3, Oct 2001, $9.00, 280pp, tp) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayer] Original anthology of seven stories loosely based on the TV show, about Slayers through the ages. Authors include Yvonne Navarro, Nancy Holder, and Doranna Durgin. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.


The Clockwork Reader Volume 1 ed. Anon. (Clockwork Storybook 0-9704841-4-3, Nov 2001, $8.00, 100pp, tp) Original anthology of four novel excerpts and six stories by Mark Finn, Chris Roberson, Matthew Sturges, and Bill Willingham. This is a print-on-demand edition available from Clockwork Storybook, PO Box 200126, Austin TX 78720; [www.clockworkstorybook.com].


DragonLance: Bertrem’s Guide to the War of Souls, Volume One ed. Anon. (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1882-9, Sep 2001, $6.99, 306pp, pb, cover by Jeff Easley) [DragonLance: War of Souls] Original anthology/sourcebook with four quasi-fictional articles supposedly written by the role-playing game world’s inhabitants. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.


The Library of Classic Horror Stories ed. Anon. (Running Press/Courage Books 0-7624-1116-3, 2001, $15.98, 1045pp, hc, cover by Gil Cohen) Anthology of eight stories and four novels: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (1818), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886), Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897), The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells (1896), with two additional stories by Stevenson and six by Edgar Allan Poe. An instant remainder edition. Order from Running Press, 125 South 22nd St, Philadelphia PA 19103; add $2.50 postage.


Lords of the Night: Tales of Vampire Love ed. Anon. (Kensington 0-7582-0049-8, Sep 2001, $12.00, 276pp, tp) Reprint (Zebra 1997) vampire-romance anthology of three stories by Janice Bennett, Sara Blayne, and Monique Ellis.


Once Upon a Waltz ed. Anon. (Kensington/Zebra 0-8217-6797-6, Mar 2001, $4.99, 256pp, pb) Original fantasy-romance anthology of fairy-tales retold in Regency settings by authors Carola Dunn, Karla Hocker, and Judith A. Lansdowne.


Out of This World ed. Anon. (Jove 0-515-13109-1, Aug 2001, $7.50, 359pp, pb) Anthology of four stories of “paranormal romance”, including an original Eve Dallas novella by J.D. Robb. Original novellas by Susan Krinard and Maggie Shayne are accompanied by brief excerpts from their upcoming novels; Laurell K. Hamilton is represented by a long excerpt from her new Anita Blake novel Narcissus in Chains.


A Reader’s Companion to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings ed. Anon. (BOMC/QPBC #339382, Jan 2001, $2.98, 119pp, tp, cover by David Levine) Reissue (BOMC 1995) non-fiction gathering of 12 articles on Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, by authors including Ursula K. Le Guin, Isaac Asimov, and C.S. Lewis. We apparently missed the first printing; no printing indicator is given for this edition, which was received through the SFBC. [J. R. R. Tolkien]


Star Trek: Gateways: What Lay Beyond ed. Anon. (Pocket 0-7434-3112-X, Nov 2001, $24.00, 373pp, hc, cover by Greg Bridges, et al) [Star Trek; Gateways] Star Trek original anthology/mosaic novelization, the seventh and final volume in the crossover “Gateways” series, credited as by all six authors of the first six volumes: Diane Carey, Peter David, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Christie Golden, Robert Greenberger, and Susan Wright. This includes a 50-page timeline of Pocket/Simon & Schuster novels, short fiction, audiobooks, etc. published through December 2001. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.


World of Darkness: Red Talons and Fianna ed. Anon. (White Wolf 1-56504-884-9, Sep 2001, $6.50, 286pp, tp, cover by Steve Prescott & Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh) [World of Darkness: Tribe] Omnibus of two novelizations in the “Tribe” series based on the role-playing games: Red Talons by Philippe Boulle and Fianna by Eric Griffin. Copyrighted by White Wolf.


World of Darkness: Shadow Lords & Get of Fenris ed. Anon. (White Wolf 1-56504-855-5, Jul 2001, $6.50, 287pp, tp, cover by Steve Prescott & Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh) [World of Darkness: Tribe] Omnibus of two novelizations in the “Tribe” series, based on the role-playing games: Shadow Lords by Gherbod Fleming, and Get of Fenris by Eric Griffin. Copyrighted by White Wolf.


World of Darkness: Silent Striders & Black Furies ed. Anon. (White Wolf 1-56504-883-0, May 2001, $6.50, tp) [World of Darkness: Tribe] Omnibus of two novelizations in the “Tribe” series, based on the “Werewolf: The Apocalypse” role-playing games. Copyrighted by White Wolf.


The Writer’s Complete Fantasy Reference ed. Anon. (Writer’s Digest Books 1-58297-026-2, Feb 2001, $14.99, 277pp, tp, cover by Robin Wood) Reprint (Writer’s Digest Books 1998) non-fiction, a reference guide to elements of fantasy.


The Last Rune, Book Three: The Dark Remains Mark Anthony (Bantam Spectra 0-553-38101-6, Mar 2001, $14.95, 497pp, tp, cover by Stephen Youll) [Last Rune] Fantasy novel, book three in “The Last Rune” series.


The Last Rune, Book Three: The Dark Remains Mark Anthony (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57935-5, Oct 2001, $6.99, 643pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Last Rune] Reprint (Bantam Spectra; Earthlight UK 2001) fantasy novel, book three in the “Last Rune” series.


The Dastard Piers Anthony (Tor 0-812-57473-7, Oct 2001, $6.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Xanth] Reprint (Tor 2000) humorous fantasy novel, 24th in the “Xanth” series.


DoOon Mode Piers Anthony (Tor 0-312-87463-4, Apr 2001, $25.95, 368pp, hc, cover by Daniel Horne) [Mode] Fantasy novel, fourth in the ’Mode’ series. A young woman from this world becomes involved in a mad Emperor’s multi-dimensional games.


How Precious Was That While Piers Anthony (Tor 0-312-87464-2, Jul 2001, $25.95, 352pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Non-fiction, autobiography, a companion to his 1989 Bio of an Ogre focusing primarily on Anthony’s recent career.


Muse of Art Piers Anthony (Tor 0-812-57471-0, Apr 2001, $6.99, 631pp, pb, cover by Tristan Elwell) [Geodyssey] Reprint (Tor 1999) fantasy novel, fourth in the “Geodyssey” series.


Realty Check Piers Anthony (Write Way 1-885173-99-7, 2001, $12.99, 214pp, tp) Reprint (Pulpless.com 1999) SF novel about a house so high-tech it seems magical. An on-demand edition, available from Write Way Publishing, PO Box 441278, Aurora CO 80044; 800-680-1493; [www.writewaypub.com].


Swell Foop Piers Anthony (Tor 0-312-86900-2, Oct 2001, $24.95, 300pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Xanth] Humorous fantasy novel, 25th in the “Xanth” series. Cynthia Centaur must find Demon Earth to save Xanth from destruction.


The Gutbucket Quest Piers Anthony & Ron Leming (Tor 0-812-56486-3, May 2001, $6.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Tristan Elwell) Reprint (Tor 2000) Fantasy novel. A Texas bluesman is tranported to a world where the blues have real power, embodied in a guitar named The Gutbucket. There are author’s notes by Anthony, and an afterword by Leming.


The Secret of Spring Piers Anthony & Jo Anne Taeusch (Tor 0-812-56487-1, Jul 2001, $6.99, 276pp, pb, cover by Tristan Elwell) Reprint (Tor 2000) humorous fantasy novel.


Riders of Leviathan Toni Anzetti (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41872-7, Feb 2001, $6.99, 362pp, pb, cover by Dean Williams) [Typhon’s Children] SF novel, sequel to Typhon’s Children, of colonists with altered DNA trying to survive on a deadly ocean planet.


Everworld: Entertain the End K. A. Applegate (Scholastic 0-590-87996-0, May 2001, $4.99, 156pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Everworld] Young-adult fantasy of kids trapped in a magical parallel universe. 12th in the series.


Everworld: Mystify the Magician K. A. Applegate (Scholastic 0-590-87988-X, Feb 2001, $4.99, 200pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) Young-adult fantasy of kids trapped in a magical parallel universe. 11th in the series.


Remnants 1: The Mayflower Project K. A. Applegate (Scholastic 0-590-87997-9, Jul 2001, $4.99, 170pp, pb, cover by Jonathan Barkat) [Remnants] Young-adult post-holocaust SF novel. Earth is hit by an asteroid, and the only survivors are in a spaceship.


Remnants 2: Destination Unknown K. A. Applegate (Scholastic 0-590-88074-8, Aug 2001, $4.99, 151pp, pb, cover by Jonathan Barkat) [Remnants] Young-adult post-holocaust SF novel. Earth is hit by an asteroid, and the only survivors are 80 people in a spaceship.


Remnants 3: Them K. A. Applegate (Scholastic 0-590-88078-0, Oct 2001, $4.99, 163pp, pb, cover by Jonathan Barkat) [Remnants] Young-adult post-holocaust SF novel. Earth is hit by an asteroid, and the only survivors are in a spaceship.


Remnants 4: Nowhere Land K. A. Applegate (Scholastic 0-590-88193-0, Dec 2001, $4.99, 165pp, pb, cover by Jonathan Barkat) [Remnants] Young-adult post-holocaust SF novel. Earth is hit by an asteroid, and the only survivors are in a spaceship.


Bitten Kelley Armstrong (Viking 0-670-89471-0, Oct 2001, $24.95, 343pp, hc, cover by Martina Hoogland Ivanow) [Women of the Otherworld] Werewolf novel. Elena Michaels survives a bite to become the only known female werewolf, and has trouble adapting to life both with ordinary humans, and with the hereditary male werewolves of the Pack. First US edition (Little, Brown UK 2001).


Fluid Mosaic Michael A. Arnzen (Wildside Press 1-58715-269-X, 2001, $13.95, 121pp, tp, cover by Renate Mueller) Collection of 13 horror stories, one original. Arnzen provides “Liner Notes” discussing how the stories came to be written. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045.


Ascendant Sun Catherine Asaro (Tor 0-812-56665-3, Feb 2001, $6.99, 371pp, pb, cover by Julie Bell) [Skolian Empire] Reprint (Tor 2000) SF novel, a direct sequel to The Last Hawk.


Spherical Harmonic Catherine Asaro (Tor 0-312-89063-X, Dec 2001, $27.95, 428pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Skolian Empire] SF novel, the seventh novel of the Skolian Empire, a direct sequel to The Radiant Seas.


Algernon Blackwood: An Extraordinary Life Mike Ashley (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0928-6, Jan 2002, $28.00, 395pp, hc) Biography. An index is included. First US edition (Constable 2001 as Starlight Man: The Extraordinary Life of Algernon Blackwood).


The Mammoth Book of Awesome Comic Fantasy ed. Mike Ashley (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0867-0, Jun 2001, $11.95, 528pp, tp, cover by Julek Heller) Anthology of 32 humorous fantasy stories, 13 original. Authors include James Bibby, Esther Friesner, and Tom Holt. First US edition (Robinson 5/01).


The Mammoth Book of Fantasy ed. Mike Ashley (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0917-0, Nov 2001, $11.95, 500pp, tp, cover by John Howe) Anthology of 23 fantasy stories, one original. Authors include Louise Cooper, Ursula K. Le Guin, Tanith Lee, and Robert E. Howard. First American edition (Robinson 2001).


The Complete Adventures of Lucky Starr Isaac Asimov (SFBC #38475, Aug 2001, $14.98, 701pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [David “Lucky” Starr] Omnibus of the six novels in the “Lucky Starr” series, originally published as by Paul French: David Starr — Space Ranger (1952), Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids (1953), Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus (1954), Lucky Starr and the Big Sun of Mercury (1956), Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter (1957), and Lucky Starr and the Rings of Saturn (1958). This unitary edition retains Asimov’s introductions to the SFBC two-volume edition in 1985, and his biographical note. This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-1941-2; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Myth Adventures One Robert Asprin (Meisha Merlin 1-892065-36-3, May 2001, $16.00, 357pp, tp, cover by Daniel R. Horne) [Myth] Reprint (SFBC 1984 as part of Myth Adventures) omnibus of the first two humorous fantasy novels in the “Myth Adventures” series: Another Fine Myth (1978) and Myth Conceptions (1980). Illustrated by Daniel R. Horne. A hardcover edition (-35-5, $35.00) was announced but not seen. Order online at [www.meishamerlin.com], or from Meisha Merlin, PO Box 7, Decatur GA 30031.


Myth-ion Improbable Robert Asprin (Meisha Merlin 1-892065-55-X, Sep 2001, $14.00, 198pp, tp, cover by Hoaug) [Myth] New humorous fantasy novel in the “Myth” series, though set between volumes three and four in the series. A hardcover edition (-54-1, $25.00) is also available. Order online at [www.meishamerlin.com], or from Meisha Merlin Publishing, PO Box 7, Decatur GA 30031.


License Invoked Robert Asprin & Jody Lynn Nye (Baen 0-671-31978-7, Mar 2001, $6.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Humorous contemporary fantasy novel. Irish acid-folk rock singer Fionna Kenmare is threatened by invisible attackers while touring in the US. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.


Aunt Dimity: Detective Nancy Atherton (Viking 0-670-03021-X, Oct 2001, $22.95, 230pp, hc, cover by Jerry Lofaro) [Aunt Dimity] Mystery/ghost novel, seventh in the series. Ghostly Aunt Dimity prompts Lori to investigate the murder of a malicious gossip.


The Crow: Hellbound A. A. Attanasio (HarperEntertainment 0-06-107350-4, Jul 2001, $15.00, 237pp, tp, cover by Gregory Bridges) [Crow] Novelization inspired by the movie/comic book created by James O’Barr. Copyrighted by Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation.


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