The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001

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The Most High Maurice Blanchot (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-6190-X, May 2001, $18.00, 254pp, tp) Reprint (University of Nebraska Press 1996, not seen) dystopian SF novel of an absolute state that nonetheless suffers continual revolt. Introduction by Allan Stoekl, who translated from the French (Gallimard 1948). Order from University of Nebraska Press, 233 North 8th St., Lincoln NE 68588-0235; orders 800-755-1105; e-mail [pressmail@unl.edu].

Thirteen Phantasms and Other Stories James P. Blaylock (Edgewood Press 0-9701306-0-0, Dec 2000, $25.00, 256pp, hc, cover by Greg Spalenka) Collection of 16 stories, with an introduction by the author. Order from Edgewood Press, PO Box 380264, Cambridge MA 02238.

Ravenshadow Win Blevins (Tor/Forge 0-812-59017-1, Oct 2000, $6.99, 423pp, pb, cover by Jim Carroll) Reprint (Forge 1999) contemporary Native American fantasy.

Echo Francesca Lia Block (HarperCollins/Cotler 0-06-028127-8, Aug 2001, $14.95, 217pp, hc, cover by Suza Scalora) Young-adult quasi-fantasy novel told through linked stories. A troubled young woman believes her mother has otherworldly abilities, a boy is an angel, and a white horse her dead father.

The Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold Francesca Lia Block (HarperCollins/Cotler 0-06-440745-4, Aug 2001, $6.95, 230pp, tp, cover by Suza Scalora) Reprint (Cotler 2000) young-adult collection of nine fairy tales retold and updated by Block.

Inca Suzanne Allés Blom (Tor 0-812-57883-X, Dec 2001, $7.99, 367pp, pb, cover by Lynne Cannoy) Reprint (Forge 2000) alternate history SF novel of Spanish conquistadores in Peru.

Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five ed. Harold Bloom (Chelsea House 0-7910-5925-1, Jan 2001, $36.95, 143pp, hc) Non-fiction, a critical gathering of eight essays on Vonnegut’s work, by authors including Peter J. Reed, James Lundquist, and Lawrence R. Broer. In the “Modern Critical Interpretations” series. There is an index and a bibliography. [Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.]

Ray Bradbury ed. Harold Bloom (Chelsea House 0-7910-5914-6, Jan 2001, $36.95, 159pp, hc, cover by Robert Gerson) Non-fiction, a critical gathering of nine essays on Bradbury’s works, by authors including Gary K. Wolfe, Damon Knight, and Bradbury himself. Part of the “Modern Critical Views” series. There is an index and a bibliography. [Ray Bradbury]

Preternatural Too: Gyre Margaret Wander Bonanno (Tor 0-312-87541-X, Aug 2001, $13.95, 320pp, tp) [Preternatural] Reprint (Tor 2000) SF novel, sequel to Preternatural.

The Art of Chesley Bonestell Chesley Bonestell (Sterling Publishing/Paper Tiger 1-85585-884-3, Apr 2001, $49.95, 256pp, hc, cover by Chesley Bonestell) Art book, edited by Ronald Miller, Frederick C. Durant, III and Melvin H. Schuetz. This is the Paper Tiger UK edition, distributed in the US by Sterling Publishing, 387 Park Ave. South, New York NY 10016-8810; 800-367-9692; website [www.sterlingpub.com].

At Millennium’s End: New Essays on the Work of Kurt Vonnegut ed. Kevin Alexander Boon (State University of New York Press 0-7914-4930-0, Apr 2001, $17.95, 204 + xii, tp, cover by Kurt Vonnegut) Non-fiction gathering of 10 critical essays on the works of Kurt Vonnegut, including one on Vonnegut films by Boon and David Pringle. Foreword by Vonnegut. There is an index. A hardcover edition (-4929-7, $54.50) was announced but not seen. Order from State University of New York Press, 90 State Street, Suite 700, Albany NY 12207; [www.sunypress.edu]. [Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.]

The Dragon Queen Alice Borchardt (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44399-3, Oct 2001, $25.00, 473pp, hc, cover by Scott McKowen) Arthurian fantasy novel of Guinevere as a magical warrior queen, facing a Merlin who wants to prevent peace.

The Dragon Queen Alice Borchardt (SFBC #07325, Nov 2001, $12.50, 473pp, hc, cover by Scott McKowen) Reprint (Del Rey 2001) Arthurian fantasy novel. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

The Wolf King Alice Borchardt (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43526-5, Mar 2001, $25.95, 375pp, hc, cover by John Ennis) [Silver Wolf] Historical dark fantasy novel, third in Borchardt’s werewolf series, set in the days of Charlemagne.

The Wolf King Alice Borchardt (SFBC #36368, Apr 2001, $12.98, 341pp, hc, cover by John Ennis) [Silver Wolf] Reprint (Del Rey 2001) historical dark fantasy novel. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

The Wolf King Alice Borchardt (Ballantine 0-345-42365-8, Sep 2001, $6.99, 425pp, pb, cover by John Ennis) [Silver Wolf] Reprint (Del Rey 2001) historical dark fantasy novel.

Cicerone Sinister: a guide to Gene Wolfe’s The Fifth Head of Cerberus Robert Borski & Michael Andre-Driussi (Sirius Fiction, May 2001, $5.00, 32pp, ph) Chapbook non-fiction concordance and guide to Gene Wolfe’s The Fifth Head of Cerberus, much of the information extracted from the author’s website [http://webpages.charter.net/rborski/index.html], plus maps, an essay, and a brief index not on the website. Order from Sirius Fiction, PO Box 6248, Albany CA 94706-0248; website: [www.sirius.com/˜mantis/]; add $0.50 postage.

Quanta Bruce Boston (Miniature Sun Press 0-9676666-1-9, Nov 2001, $8.00, 63pp, ph, cover by Brandon Totman) Collection of 12 award-winning poems, with notes on each plus an essay on speculative poetry by Boston. Introduction by Andrew Joron. There is a bibliography of Boston’s books compiled by Boston and Brandon Totman. This is a signed, limited edition of 125; a lettered edition of 26 (-4-3, $10.00) is also available. Order from Miniature Sun Press, PO Box 11002, Napa Valley CA 94581; checks payable to Brandon Totman.

White Space Bruce Boston (Dark Regions Press 1-888993-20-0, Nov 2001, $9.95, 90pp, tp, cover by Larry Whitney) Collection of 38 poems, 10 original, including “Ten Things Not to Say When You Meet a Famous SF Writer”. This is a signed, limited edition of 200. Order from Dark Regions Press, PO Box 1558, Brentwood CA 94513; [isedmorey1@aol.com]; [http://darkregions.hypermart.net/].

Planet of the Apes Pierre Boulle (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44798-0, Jun 2001, $6.99, 268pp, pb) [Planet of the Apes] Reprint (Vanguard 1963) SF novel. Translated from the French by Xan Fielding.

Planet of the Apes Pierre Boulle (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44798-0, Aug 2001, $6.99, 268pp, pb) [Planet of the Apes] Reissue (Vanguard 1963) SF novel. Translated from the French by Xan Fielding. Third printing.

Jupiter Ben Bova (SFBC #35368, Feb 2001, $12.50, 368pp, hc, cover by John Harris) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2000) SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

The Precipice Ben Bova (Tor 0-312-84876-5, Oct 2001, $25.95, 349pp, hc, cover by Mark Harrison) [Asteroid Wars] SF novel, first book in “The Asteroid Wars” about efforts to mine the asteroid belt, and battles over the potential wealth. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 2001).

Venus Ben Bova (Tor 0-812-57940-2, May 2001, $7.99, 405pp, pb, cover by John Harris) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2000) SF novel of a high-stakes race to Venus.

From Another Side of Time Britina Bovet (Blue Dolphin/Pelican Pond Publishing 1-57733-088-9, Jun 2001, $14.95, 176pp, tp, cover by Domingo Hernan) Science fantasy novel. Refugees from dying Earth seek a home on a planet with a medieval-level culture divided by warring clans. Order from Blue Dolphin Publishing, PO Box 8, Nevada City CA 95959; orders 800-643-0765; website [www.bluedolphinpublishing.com/Pelican Pond/].

Frontier Earth Bruce Boxleitner (Ace 0-441-00794-5, Jan 2001, $6.99, 322pp, pb, cover by Cliff Miller) [Frontier Earth] Reprint (Ace 1999) SF novel.

Frontier Earth: Searcher Bruce Boxleitner (Ace 0-441-00799-6, Jan 2001, $23.95, 328pp, hc, cover by Cliff Miller) [Frontier Earth] SF novel, second in the series. Disguised alien Macklin continues his quest in the American West of the 1880s.

Frontier Earth: Searcher Bruce Boxleitner (Ace 0-441-00887-9, Dec 2001, $6.99, 328pp, pb, cover by Cliff Miller) [Frontier Earth] Reprint (Ace 2001) SF novel, second in the series. Disguised alien Macklin continues his quest in the American West of the 1880s.

The Alchemist Donna Boyd (Ballantine 0-345-44114-1, Jan 2002, $22.95, 234pp, hc, cover by Phil Heffernan) Dark fantasy novel. Contemporary murder is related to ancient Egyptian magics and three immortal souls.

A Friend of the Earth T. C. Boyle (Penguin 0-14-100205-0, Sep 2001, $13.00, 349pp, tp, cover by Marty Blake) Reprint (Viking 2000 as by Coraghessan Boyle) near-future SF novel of an ex-eco-terrorist coping after the ecology collapses.

Psi Cops Michael Bracken (Wildside Press 1-58715-270-3, Apr 2001, $14.95, 209pp, tp, cover by Michelangelo Flores) Reprint (Books in Motion 1995) SF detective novel. A print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045.

Dark Carnival Ray Bradbury (Gauntlet Press 1-887368-50-7, Oct 2001, $150.00, 479pp, hc, cover by Ray Bradbury) Reprint (Arkham House 1947) collection of dark fantasy stories. This adds four stories from 1943-46 not in the original collection, plus a new introduction by Bradbury, afterword by Clive Barker, notes from editor Donn Albright, a history of the book by Jonathan Eller, and reproductions of related ephemera. This is a limited edition of 700 signed by both Bradbury and Barker; a lettered, leatherbound, traycased edition of 52 with an added 25 pages ($1000.00) is also available.

Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury (SFBC/BOMC 0-965-02059-2, Nov 2001, $10.99, 190pp, hc, cover by Joseph Mugnaini) Reprint (Ballantine 1953) classic SF novel. This Book of the Month Club edition is also available from the SFBC. It reprints the original 1953 jacket art.

From the Dust Returned Ray Bradbury (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-380-97382-0, Oct 2001, $23.00, 205pp, hc, cover by Charles Addams) Fix-up novel/collection of stories about a family of vampires.

From the Dust Returned Ray Bradbury (SFBC/BOMC, Nov 2001, $11.50, 205pp, hc, cover by Charles Addams) Reprint (Morrow 2001) fix-up novel/collection of stories about a family of vampires. This is similar to the Morrow edition, except it lacks a price.

A Graveyard for Lunatics Ray Bradbury (HarperPerennial 0-380-81200-2, Jul 2001, $13.00, 308pp, tp, cover by José Luis Merino) Reprint (Knopf 1990) associational semi-autobiographical mystery.

The Illustrated Man Ray Bradbury (SFBC/BOMC 0-965-02046-0, Nov 2001, $10.99, 276pp, hc, cover by Sydney Butchkes) Reprint (Doubleday 1951) classic collection of connected stories. This has the introduction by Bradbury from the 1997 Avon edition; it reprints the original 1951 jacket art. A Book of the Month Club edition also available through the SFBC.

The Martian Chronicles Ray Bradbury (SFBC/BOMC 0-965-01746-X, Nov 2001, $10.99, 268pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1950) classic collection of connected stories. This has the Bradbury introduction and story selection of the 1997 Avon edition, reprints the original 1950 jacket art, and adds a preface by Kim Stanley Robinson. A Book of the Month Club edition also available through the SFBC.

The October Country Ray Bradbury (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40785-7, Aug 2001, $10.00, 306pp, tp, cover by Janet Woolley) Reprint (Ballantine 1955) collection of 19 stories, with the 1996 introduction by Bradbury. Third printing.

The October Country Ray Bradbury (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40785-7, Dec 2001, $12.00, 336pp, tp, cover by Joseph Mugnaini) Reissue (Ballantine 1955) collection of 19 stories, with the 1996 introduction by Bradbury and illustrations by Mugnaini, with the original 1955 Mugnaini cover.

Something Wicked This Way Comes Ray Bradbury (SFBC/BOMC 0-965-02045-2, Nov 2001, $10.99, 293pp, hc, cover by Gray Foy) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1962) classic SF novel with the afterword by Bradbury from the 1999 Avon edition; it reprints the original 1962 jacket art. A Book of the Month Club edition, also available through the SFBC.

Time Intervening [“Interim”] Ray Bradbury (Gauntlet Press 1-887368-50-7, Oct 2001, no price, 6pp, ph, cover by William F. Nolan) Chapbook fantasy short story. This is a limited edition of 752, given as a premium to those who purchase the limited Dark Carnival directly from the publisher.

The Mists of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35049-9, Feb 2001, $16.00, 876pp, tp, cover by Braldt Bralds) [Avalon] Reissue (Knopf 1983) Arthurian fantasy. 43rd printing.

The Mists of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35049-9, Jun 2001, $16.00, 876pp, tp, cover by Braldt Bralds) [Avalon] Reissue (Knopf 1983) Arthurian fantasy. This is a “now an epic miniseries” TV tie-in edition; it includes a six-page reader’s guide. 44th printing.

Priestess of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley & Diana L. Paxson (Viking 0-670-91023-6, May 2001, $25.95, 394pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) [Avalon] Pre-Arthurian fantasy. A British princess leaves Avalon to marry Roman general Constantius. First US edition (Voyager 11/00).

Priestess of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley & Diana L. Paxson (SFBC #37290, Jun 2001, $12.98, 298pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) [Avalon] Reprint (Voyager 2000) pre-Arthurian fantasy. This is similar to the Viking edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

The Fall of Neskaya Marion Zimmer Bradley & Deborah J. Ross (DAW 0-7564-0034-1, Jul 2001, $24.95, 431pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Darkover: Clingfire] SF novel set on Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover in the age of The Hundred Kingdoms, first volume in the “Clingfire” trilogy.

The Fall of Neskaya Marion Zimmer Bradley & Deborah J. Ross (SFBC #39176, Sep 2001, $12.50, 431pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Darkover: Clingfire] Reprint (DAW 2001) SF novel set on Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover in the age of The Hundred Kingdoms, first volume in the “Clingfire” trilogy. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Sword and Sorceress XVIII ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley & Lisa Waters (DAW 0-88677-996-0, May 2001, $6.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) Original anthology of 20 fantasy stories. Authors include Diana L. Paxson, Rosemary Edghill, and Dave Smeds. Only Bradley is credited as editor, but finishing without her is the subject of the introduction by Elisabeth Waters.

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