The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001

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Stone & Sun Graham Edwards (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-651072-8, Oct 2001, £5.99, 464pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) [Stone Trilogy] Fantasy novel. Book Three of “The Stone Trilogy” after Stone & Sky and Stone & Sea.

Androids from Milk Eugen Egner (Dedalus 1-903517-02-8, Nov 2001, £7.99, 202pp, tp, cover by David Bird) Humorous literary fantasy novel. Translated by Mike Mitchell from the original German Androiden auf Milchbasis (Hoffmans Verlag 1999). A permanently-17-year-old youth travels with a woman of voluntarily-variable-age in search of androids reportedly developed from UHT milk.

A Handful of Magic Stephen Elboz (Oxford University Press 0-19-275134-4, Jun 2001, £4.99, 164pp, tp, cover by Paul Hess) [Kit Stixby] Reprint (Oxford University Press 2000) young-adult alternate-history fantasy novel. First in the “Kit Stixby” series. The original edition was not seen.

A Land Without Magic Stephen Elboz (Oxford University Press 0-19-271875-4, Jun 2001, £6.99, 192pp, tp, cover by Paul Hess) [Kit Stixby] Young-adult alternate-history fantasy novel. Second in the “Kit Stixby” series after A Handful of Magic.

Child of Flame Kate Elliott (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-039-3, Jul 2001, £7.99, 1039pp, pb, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Crown of Stars] Reprint (DAW 2000) fantasy novel. Volume Four of “The Crown of Stars”. Elliott is a pen-name for Alis Rasmussen.

Doctor Who: Dark Progeny Steve Emmerson (BBC Books 0-563-53837-6, Aug 2001, £5.99, 282pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 48 of the BBC “New Adventures” series.

Where Were You, Robert? Hans M. Enzensberger (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-130680-7, Aug 2001, £4.99, 253pp, tp) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 2000) young-adult time-travel fantasy novel. A boy travels into the world depicted in any painting, film, or TV screen he is watching. Translated by Anthea Bell from the German, Wo warst du, Robert? (Carl Hanser Verlag 2000). Published in the US by Holt (2000) as Lost in Time.

Where Were You, Robert? Hans M. Enzensberger (Penguin UK 0-14-028625-X, Oct 2001, £6.99, 253pp, tp, cover by Haydn Corner) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 2000) young-adult time-travel fantasy novel. A young boy travels into the world depicted in any painting, film, or TV screen he is watching. Translated by Anthea Bell from the German, Wo warst du, Robert? (Carl Hanser Verlag, 2000).

Deadhouse Gates Steven Erikson (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-553-81311-0, Sep 2001, £6.99, 943pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Malazan Book of the Fallen] Reprint (Bantam UK 2000) epic fantasy novel, second in the “Malazan Book” of the decalogy.

Memories of Ice Steven Erikson (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-04624-2, Dec 2001, £9.99, xiv+898pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Malazan Book of the Fallen] Fantasy novel. Book Three in “The Malazan Book of the Fallen” ten-book series.

Wizardborn David Farland (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-684-86061-9, Mar 2001, £10.00, 424pp, tp, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Runelords] Fantasy novel, book three of “The Runelords”. Farland is a pseudonym of Dave Wolverton.

A Girl Named Disaster Nancy Farmer (Orion/Dolphin 1-85881-622-X, Mar 2001, £4.99, 285pp, tp, cover by Richard Carr) Reissue (Orchard US 1996) young-adult novel with fantasy elements.

Image of the Beast/Blown Philip José Farmer (Creation Books 1-84068-028-8, Nov 2001, £9.99, 319pp, tp, cover by John Coulthart) [Herald Childe] Omnibus of the sexually explicit first two novels in the incomplete “Herald Childe” trilogy: The Image of the Beast (1968), and Blown - Sketches Among the Ruins of My Mind (1969).

The Revenants Geoffrey Farrington (Dedalus 1-903517-04-4, Oct 2001, £7.99, 245pp, tp, cover by Willi Gray) Reprint (Dedalus 1983) literary vampire novel. Revised from the original, and with a new Introduction by Kim Newman. Distributed in the USA at $11.99.

Children of Hope David Feintuch (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-070-9, Oct 2001, £6.99, 650pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Nicholas Seafort] Reprint (Ace 2001) SF novel, seventh in the “Nicholas Seafort” series. Derek Carr’s son seeks revenge against Seafort for his father’s death. [First U.K. edition]

Krondor: Tear of the Gods Raymond E. Feist (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224684-8, Jun 2001, £10.99, 372pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Riftwar Legacy] Reprint (Voyager 2000) fantasy novel. Third of “The Riftwar Legacy”, and based on the game, Return to Krondor.

Krondor: Tear of the Gods Raymond E. Feist (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648356-9, Dec 2001, £6.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Riftwar Legacy] Reprint (Voyager 2000) fantasy novel, third of “The Riftwar Legacy”, and based on the game Return to Krondor.

Magician Raymond E. Feist (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-712328-0, Dec 2001, £7.99, 681pp, tp) [Riftwar] Reprint (Doubleday 1982) fantasy novel. Book one in “The Riftwar Saga”. This is the revised edition (Grafton; Doubleday 1992) including Feist’s foreword. “Voyager Classics” Number 20.

Honoured Enemy Raymond E. Feist & William Forstchen (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224718-6, Aug 2001, £17.99, 323pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Riftwar: Legends] Fantasy novel. The first book in the “Legends of the Riftwar”, and thirteenth overall in the “Rift” series.

Warhammer: Konrad David Ferring (Black Library 1-84154-156-7, Dec 2001, £5.99, 241pp, pb, cover by Karl Kopinski) [Warhammer: Konrad] Reprint (GW Books 1990) fantasy novelization set in the roleplaying-game world. Book one of the “Konrad” trilogy.

The Eyre Affair Jasper Fforde (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-73356-X, Jul 2001, £6.99, 373pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Thursday Next] Alternate-Earth humorous SF/fantasy novel. First in the “Thursday Next” series. A first novel. A simultaneous Hodder & Stoughton hardcover (-82047-0, £16.99) was announced but not seen.

Time and Again Jack Finney (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07360-8, Aug 2001, £6.99, 399pp, tp, cover by J. S. Johnston) [Time and Again] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1970) classic time-travel fantasy, illustrated with relevant historical photographs. First in a series of two. Volume 20 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.

Darkwater Hall Catherine Fisher (Hodder Silver 0-340-74383-2, Oct 2000, £4.99, 203pp, tp, cover by Liz Cooke) Young-adult fantasy novel.

Flain’s Coronet Catherine Fisher (Red Fox 0-09-940306-4, Feb 2001, £3.99, 234pp, pb) [Book of the Crow] Reprint (The Bodley Head 2000) young-adult SF/fantasy novel. Volume Three of “The Book of the Crow” after The Relic Master and The Interrex.

The Interrex Catherine Fisher (Red Fox 0-09-926394-7, May 2001, £3.99, 213pp, pb) [Book of the Crow] Reprint (The Bodley Head 1999) young-adult fantasy/SF novel. Volume 2 of “The Book of the Crow” after The Relic Master.

The Margrave Catherine Fisher (Red Fox 0-09-940487-7, May 2001, £3.99, 250pp, pb) [Book of the Crow] Young-adult fantasy novel. Volume 4 of “The Book of the Crow” quartet.

The Relic Master Catherine Fisher (Red Fox 0-09-926393-9, May 2001, £3.99, 214pp, pb) [Book of the Crow] Reissue (The Bodley Head 1998) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume 1 of “The Book of the Crow”.

Sabrina Fludde Pauline Fisk (Bloomsbury 0-7475-5523-0, Oct 2001, £10.99, 256pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. A young girl floats down a river that wends from her world to (maybe) ours, then on to others—but never to the sea.

The Bone Doll’s Twin Lynn Flewelling (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-711307-2, Jul 2001, £9.99, iv+438pp, tp, cover by George Underwood) [Tamir Triad] Fantasy novel, Book One of the “Tamir Triad”. A spell cast on unborn twins leaves one physically altered and supernaturally tied to its dead sibling. Set in the same world as the “Nightrunner” series.

The Devil in Me Christopher Fowler (Serpent’s Tail 1-85242-686-1, Nov 2001, £10.00, 246pp, tp, cover by Martin Butterworth) Original collection of 12 mainstream/fantasy urban horror tales, four reprints.

Personal Demons Christopher Fowler (5-star 1-85242-727-2, Nov 2001, £6.99, x+308pp, tp, cover by Martin James Butterworth) Reprint (Serpent’s Tail 1998) collection of 17 dark fantasy, SF, and fantasy stories.

The Spirit of the Stone Maggie Furey (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-952-0, Jun 2001, £16.99, 426pp, hc, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Shadowleague] Fantasy novel, Book Two of “The Shadowleague” after The Heart of Myrial.

The Fiery Cross Diana Gabaldon (Random House/Century 0-7126-7669-4, Nov 2001, £16.99, 979pp, hc) [Outlander] Time travel/romance novel, the fifth book in the “Outlander” series. Simultaneous with the US (Delacorte Press) edition. A trade paperback edition (-7823-9, £12.99) was announced but not seen.

Ground Zero Fred Gambino (Paper Tiger 1-85585-891-6, May 2001, £20.00, 112pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino) Art book collecting Gambino’s work since his initial commission in the mid-1970s. There is a foreword by Dick Jude, plus chapter introductions by Elizabeth Moon, David Brin, David J. Sawyer, Jim Burns, and Chris Moore. Each painting is accompanied by a paragraph on its genesis, content, and technique. A large paperback edition (-907-6) was announced but not seen.

Casual Rex Eric Garcia (HarperCollins UK 0-00-710664-5, Nov 2001, £6.99, 337pp, tp) [Vincent Rubio] Reprint (Random House/Villard 2001) satiric SF/fantasy novel of an intelligent dinosaur masquerading as human. A prequel to Anonymous Rex. [First U.K. edition]

Elidor Alan Garner (Collins 0-00-675478-3, Jul 2001, £5.99, 224pp, pb, cover by Julek Heller) Reprint (Collins 1965) young-adult fantasy novel. There is a new postscript by Garner. Illustrations by Heller. A “Collins Modern Classic”.

Space Wasters David Garnett (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-012-1, May 2001, £6.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Bikini Planet] Humorous SF novel. Sequel to Bikini Planet.

Warhammer: Lords of Valour ed. Marc Gascoigne & Christian Dunn (Black Library 1-84154-150-8, Jun 2001, £5.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Martin Hanford) [Warhammer] Anthology of 12 fantasy stories set in the world of “Warhammer”, all reprinted from Inferno!.

Dark Imperium ed. Marc Gascoigne & Andy Jones (Black Library 1-84154-136-2, Jan 2001, £5.99, 274pp, pb, cover by Wayne England) [Warhammer 40,000] Anthology of “Warhammer 40,000” stories, all but one reprinted from Inferno magazine.

Warhammer 40,000: Status: Deadzone ed. Marc Gascoigne & Andy Jones (Black Library 1-84154-119-2, 2000, £5.99, 285pp, pb, cover by Karl Richardson) [Warhammer 40,000] Anthology of stories set in the universe of the role-playing game.

The Bearwood Witch Susan Gates (Scholastic/Point UK 0-439-99511-6, Feb 2001, £4.99, 196pp, pb) Young-adult dark fantasy novel of a girl who consults a witch, at a high price.

Lords of the Two Lands Pauline Gedge (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-77093-7, May 2001, £17.99, 371pp, hc) Reprint (Penguin Canada 1998 as The Hippopotamus Marsh) associational historical novel. First in an Egyptian trilogy. [First U.K. edition]

Drenai Tales Volume One David A. Gemmell (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-131-4, Nov 2001, £20.00, 759pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Drenai] Reprint (Legend 1991 as Drenai Tales) fantasy omnibus of Legend (1984; revised 1986); The King Beyond the Gate (1985), and Waylander (1986); This drops the novella “Druss the Legend”. A trade paperback edition (-084-9, £12.99) is also available.

Ravenheart David A. Gemmell (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-04438-X, Apr 2001, £16.99, 384pp, hc, cover by John Bolton) [Rigante] Fantasy novel. A Novel of the “Rigante”. Third in the series after Sword in the Storm and Midnight Falcon.

Ash: A Secret History Mary Gentle (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-744-6, Feb 2001, £9.99, 1113pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Book of Ash] Reprint (Gollancz 2000) epic fantasy/SF novel of a female mercenary in 15th century Burgundy, and her secret memoirs suddenly discovered in the 21st century. Published in the US in four volumes.

The Tower Room Adèle Geras (Red Fox 0-09-940954-2, Mar 2001, £4.99, 131pp, tp, cover by Ian Winstanley) [Egerton Hall] Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1990) assocational novel, based on Rapunzel. First in the “Egerton Hall” trilogy based on fairy tales. A “Definitions” book.

Troy Adèle Geras (Scholastic/Point UK 0-439-99220-6, May 2001, £5.99, 362pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic UK 2000) young-adult fantasy novel set at the end of the Trojan War.

Watching the Roses Adèle Geras (Red Fox 0-09-941723-5, Aug 2001, £4.99, 113pp, tp, cover by Ian Winstanley) [Egerton Hall] Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1991) associational novel based on “Sleeping Beauty”. Second in the “Egerton Hall” trilogy based on fairy tales. A “Definitions” book.

Vampyr Legion Alan Gibbons (Orion/Dolphin 1-85881-835-4, Nov 2000, £4.50, 182pp, pb, cover by Ian Butterworth) [Legendeer] Young-adult SF/fantasy novel of virtual and alternate realities. Book 2 in the “Legendeer” series after Shadow of the Minotaur.

Warriors of the Raven Alan Gibbons (Orion/Dolphin 1-84255-001-2, Apr 2001, £4.99, 166pp, tp, cover by Richard Carr) [Legendeer] Young-adult fantasy novel, Book 3 in the “Legendeer” series after Shadow of the Minotaur and Vampyr Legion.

Neuromancer William Gibson (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-711958-5, Aug 2001, £7.99, 317pp, tp) [Neuromancer] Reissue (Ace 1984) SF novel. First of the “Neuromancer” trilogy. Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick Awards. “Voyager Classics” number 11.

Herland Charlotte Perkins Gilman (The Women’s Press 0-7043-4700-8, Nov 2001, £6.99, xxix+146pp, tp) Reprint (Pantheon 1979) SF novel of a female utopia (written in 1915). Introduction by Ann J. Lane. “A Woman’s Press Classic” edition.

Pure Dead Magic Debi Gliori (Doubleday UK 0-385-60154-9, Apr 2001, £10.99, 220pp, hc) [Strega-Borgia family] Humorous young-adult fantasy novel of a bizarre and magical Scottish family and their new nanny.

The Girl Who Knew Sandra Glover (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54699-2, Jul 2001, £4.99, 174pp, pb, cover by Jerry Paris) Reprint (Andersen Press 2000) young-adult fantasy novel. A suspicious hit-and-run incident unleashes a girl’s psychic powers. The original hardcover was not seen.

Debt of Bones Terry Goodkind (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07256-3, Aug 2001, £12.99, 119pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Sword of Truth] Fantasy novel, set in the world of “The Sword of Truth”. Somewhat revised from its novella appearance in Legends (1998). Illustrated by Keith Parkinson. There is an introduction by Goodkind.

Faith of the Fallen Terry Goodkind (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07198-2, Feb 2001, £11.99, 539pp, tp, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Sword of Truth] Reprint (Tor; Gollancz 2000) fantasy novel. Book Six of “The Sword of Truth” sequence.

Faith of the Fallen Terry Goodkind (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-792-6, Aug 2001, £6.99, 704pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Sword of Truth] Reprint (Tor; Gollancz 2000) fantasy novel. Book six of “The Sword of Truth”.

The Pillars of Creation Terry Goodkind (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07161-3, Dec 2001, £17.99, 559pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Sword of Truth] Reprint (Tor 2001) fantasy novel. Book seven of “The Sword of Truth” sequence. [First U.K. edition]

See Through Lindsay Gordon (Nexus 0-352-33656-0, Nov 2001, £5.99, 257pp, pb) Sexually explicit thriller of a voyeuristic psychic recruited by an agency which is finally revealed as a conspiracy of virus-created immortals.

Colony Rob Grant (Penguin UK 0-140-28975-5, Aug 2001, £5.99, 290pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) Reprint (Viking UK 2000) humorous SF novel.

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