The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001


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Warhammer: Vampireslayer William King (Black Library 1-84154-153-2, Sep 2001, £5.99, 299pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix] Fantasy novelization, sixth in the “Gotrek & Felix” series, set in the world of “Warhammer”.


Mean Spirit Will Kingdom (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-04896-2, Jul 2001, £9.99, 441pp, tp) Dark fantasy novel. A reclusive psychic finds herself stalked — from both sides of the grave.


The Josh Kirby Discworld Portfolio Josh Kirby (Paper Tiger 1-85585-895-9, Apr 2001, £12.99, 61pp, tp, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reissue (Paper Tiger 1993) art book collecting the original cover art work for the “Discworld” books to 1992, plus four from other Pratchett books. Introduction by Nigel Suckling.


The Astonished Eye Tracy Knight (PS Publishing 1-902880-24-2, Sep 2001, £40.00, 192pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) Fantasy novel. A tabloid reporter investigating a crashed UFO finds other strangenesses in the small town. Introduction by Philip José Farmer. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a deluxe lettered edition of 26 (-25-0) was announced but not seen. Available from PS Publishing, 98 High Ash Drive, Leeds LS17 8RE, UK.


From the Corner of His Eye Dean Koontz (Hodder Headline 0-7472-6680-8, Aug 2001, £6.99, 820pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 2000) quasi-SF horror novel.


One Door Away from Heaven Dean Koontz (Hodder Headline 0-7472-7072-4, Nov 2001, £16.99, 597pp, hc) Horror novel with SF/fantasy elements.


Watchers/Mr Murder Dean Koontz (Hodder Headline 0-7472-6788-X, Apr 2001, £5.99, 507+565pp, pb) Omnibus of two thrillers, available only in W.H. Smith’s.


Gabriel’s Gift Hanif Kureishi (Faber and Faber 0-571-20792-8, Feb 2001, £9.99, 178pp, tp) Literary fantasy novel of a young boy who can bring his pictures to life.


The Black Swan Mercedes Lackey (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07196-6, Jan 2001, £16.99, 376pp, hc, cover by Jon Sullivan) Reprint (DAW 1999) fantasy novel, a retelling of Swan Lake. A trade paperback edition (-07197-4, £9.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]


Brightly Burning Mercedes Lackey (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07200-8, Jun 2001, £9.99, 406pp, tp, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Valdemar: Heralds] Reprint (DAW 2000) stand-alone fantasy set in Valdemar. telling the story of Herald Lavan Firestorm. A hardcover edition (-07199-0, £16.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]


Owlknight Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-741-1, Jan 2001, £6.99, 326pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Valdemar: Darian’s Tale] Reprint (DAW 1999) fantasy novel in the “Valdemar” series, third in the “Darian’s Tale” (or “Owlflight”) trilogy set after the “Mage Storms” trilogy.


The Leaky Establishment David Langford (Big Engine 1-903468-00-0, Apr 2001, £7.99, iv+208pp, tp, cover by Deirdre Counihan) Reprint (Muller 1984) humorous SF novel of accidental plutonium smuggling. There is a New introduction by Terry Pratchett.


The Bottoms Joe R. Lansdale (Orion/Phoenix 0-75381-436-6, Jul 2001, £6.99, 307pp, tp) Reprint (Subterranean Press 2000) associational crime novel. Winner of the 2001 Edgar Award for Best Mystery Novel.


Cold in July Joe R. Lansdale (Orion/Phoenix 0-75381-437-4, Jul 2001, £6.99, 234pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam 1989) associational crime novel.


Savage Season Joe R. Lansdale (Orion/Phoenix 0-75381-438-2, Jul 2001, £6.99, 178pp, tp) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Reprint (Mark V. Ziesing 1990) associational crime novel. First in the “Collins & Pine” series.


Hex: Ghosts Rhiannon Lassiter (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-39183-6, Jun 2001, £4.99, 198pp, tp, cover by Paul Young) [Hex] Reprint (Macmillan Children’s Books 2000) young-adult SF novel, last in the “Hex” trilogy.


Talisker Miller Lau (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-0893-4, Apr 2001, £6.99, 498pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Last Clansman] Fantasy novel, book one of “The Last Clansman” series. Duncan Talisker, convicted serial-killer, is transported to the world of Sutra to fulfill an ancient prophecy. Lau is a pseudonym.


The Black Rood Stephen Lawhead (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648322-4, Jan 2001, £5.99, 518pp, pb, cover by Mick Posen) [Celtic Crusades] Reprint (Voyager 2000) historical fantasy novel, Book II of “The Celtic Crusades”.


The Mystic Rose Stephen Lawhead (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224667-8, Mar 2001, £17.99, 435pp, hc, cover by Mick Posen) [Celtic Crusades] Fantasy novel, book III of “The Celtic Crusades”. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-711031-6, £9.99) was announced but not seen.


Song of Albion Book 1: The Paradise War Stephen R. Lawhead (Lion 0-7459-2466-2, 2001, £5.99, 407pp, pb, cover by Peter Holt) Reissue (Lion 1991) fantasy novel, first in a trilogy.


Song of Albion Book 2: The Silver Hand Stephen R. Lawhead (Lion 0-7459-2510-3, 2001, £5.99, 416pp, pb, cover by Peter Holt) Reissue (Lion 1992) fantasy novel, second in a trilogy.


Song of Albion Book 3: The Endless Knot Stephen R. Lawhead (Lion 0-7459-2783-1, 2001, £5.99, 428pp, pb, cover by Peter Holt) Reissue (Lion 1993) fantasy novel, third in a trilogy. Includes an undated interview with Lawhead.


Dreadful Tales Richard Laymon (Hodder Headline 0-7472-7159-3, Jan 2001, £17.99, 312pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Collection of 25 dark fantasy and mainstream stories, one original. Together with Out Are The Lights, 1993, and Fiends, 1997, this collects all his adult short pieces published to 1997.


Dreadful Tales Richard Laymon (Hodder Headline 0-7472-6463-5, Jun 2001, £5.99, 436pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 2001) collection of 25 dark fantasy and mainstream stories, one original.


Night in the Lonesome October Richard Laymon (Headline 0-7472-2053-0, Apr 2001, £17.99, 346pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (CD Publications 2001) horror novel with dark fantasy elements. Logan, jilted by his lover, discovers the sensuous and occasionally murderous life of those who live by night. [First U.K. edition]


Night in the Lonesome October Richard Laymon (Hodder Headline 0-7472-5830-9, Sep 2001, £6.99, 469pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (CD Publications 2001) associational novel with dark fantasy elements.


The Lathe of Heaven Ursula Le Guin (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-951-1, Aug 2001, £6.99, 184pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Scribner’s 1971) classic SF novel. Volume 44 in the “SF Masterworks” series.


The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula Le Guin (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07219-9, Oct 2001, £14.99, 248pp, hc, cover by Tim White) Reprint (Ace 1969) classic SF novel in the “Hainish” cycle. Volume II in the “SF Masterworks” hardcover series. Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Award.


The Telling Ursula Le Guin (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07258-X, Oct 2001, £9.99, 264pp, tp) [League of All Worlds] Reprint (Harcourt 2000) SF novel in the “Hainish” cycle. A hardcover edition (-07257-1, £16.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]


The Castle of Dark Tanith Lee (Hodder Silver 0-340-84373-X, Dec 2001, £4.99, 217pp, tp, cover by Haydn Cornner) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1978) young-adult fantasy novel.


East of Midnight Tanith Lee (Hodder Silver 0-340-84372-1, Dec 2001, £4.99, 199pp, tp, cover by Haydn Cornner) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1977) young-adult fantasy novel.


Queen of the Wolves Tanith Lee (Hodder Silver 0-340-74659-9, Jan 2001, £4.99, 178pp, pb) [Claidi Journals] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in the “Wolf Tower” (US “The Claidi Journals”) series.


The First Book of Lankhmar Fritz Leiber (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-327-0, Jun 2001, £6.99, 762pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Fantasy omnibus of the first four “Swords” books: Swords and Deviltry (Ace, 1970); Swords against Death (Ace, 1970); Swords in the Mist (Ace, 1968) and Swords against Wizardry (Ace, 1968). Volume 18 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.


The Second Book of Lankhmar Fritz Leiber (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07358-6, Dec 2001, £8.99, 694pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Omnibus of the last three books in the “Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser” series: the novel The Swords of Lankhmar (1968) and two collections, Swords and Ice Magic (1977), and The Knight and Knave of Swords (1988). Volume 24 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.


The Riddled Night Valery Leith (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-324-6, Nov 2001, £6.99, 516pp, pb, cover by Fangorn) [Everien] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2000) fantasy novel, the second book of the “Everien” trilogy. Leith is a pseudonym of Tricia Sullivan.


The Way of the Rose Valery Leith (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-549-4, Nov 2001, £9.99, 415pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Everien] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2001) fantasy novel, third in the “Everien” trilogy. A hardcover edition (0-575-07225-3, £16.99) was announced but not seen. Leith is a pseudonym of Tricia Sullivan. [First U.K. edition]


Reckless Sleep Roger Levy (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-890-6, Jun 2001, £6.99, 426pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Reckless Sleep] Reprint (Gollancz 2000) SF novel. In a collapsing Britain of the far future, the population is entertained by increasingly perfect virtual realities, tested by the Far Warriors.


The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew C. S. Lewis (Collins 0-00-712608-5, Oct 2001, £16.99, 221pp, hc, cover by Pauline Baynes) [Narnia] Reprint (The Bodley Head 1955 as The Magician’s Nephew) young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated by Pauline Baynes. A large-format deluxe edition. Volume one in the “Narnia” series.


The Complete Chronicles of Narnia C. S. Lewis (Collins 0-00-710024-8, Oct 2000, £29.99, 524pp, hc) [Narnia] Reprint (Collins 1998) young-adult fantasy omnibus of the seven “Narnia” novels. Introduction by Douglas Gresham. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes.


The Complete Chronicles of Narnia C. S. Lewis (Collins 0-00-710024-8, Oct 2001, £29.99, 524pp, hc, cover by Pauline Baynes) [Narnia] Reissue (Collins 1998) young-adult omnibus of the seven “Narnia” novels. Hand-coloured illustrations by Pauline Baines. Includes the Douglas Gresham introduction of the Collins 2000 edition. Second printing.


The Horse and His Boy C. S. Lewis (Collins 0-00-671678-4, Oct 2001, £5.99, 237pp, tp, cover by Pauline Baynes) [Narnia] Reissue (Geoffrey Bles 1954) young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated by Pauline Baynes. Volume three in the “Narnia” series. Second printing.


The Last Battle C. S. Lewis (Collins 0-00-671682-2, Oct 2001, £5.99, 222pp, tp, cover by Pauline Baynes) [Narnia] Reissue (The Bodley Head 1956) young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated by Pauline Baynes. Volume seven in the “Narnia” series. Second printing.


The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe C. S. Lewis (Collins 0-00-710031-0, Oct 2000, £16.99, 175pp, hc, cover by Pauline Baynes) [Narnia] Reprint (Geoffrey Bles 1950) young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated by Pauline Baynes. A large-format Deluxe edition celebrating the 50th Anniversary. Volume two in the “Narnia” series. Published in 2000, but not seen until now.


The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe C. S. Lewis (Collins 0-00-671677-6, Oct 2001, £5.99, 197pp, tp, cover by Pauline Baynes) [Narnia] Reissue (Geoffrey Bles 1950) young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated by Pauline Baynes. Volume two in the “Narnia” series. Second printing.


The Magician’s Nephew C. S. Lewis (Collins 0-00-671683-0, Oct 2001, £5.99, 208pp, tp, cover by Pauline Baynes) [Narnia] Reissue (The Bodley Head 1955) young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated by Pauline Baynes. Volume one in the “Narnia” series. Second printing.


The Magician’s Nephew/Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe/The Horse and his Boy C. S. Lewis (Collins 0-00-710994-6, Feb 2001, £8.99, 666pp, tp, cover by Pauline Baynes) [Narnia] Reprint (Collins 1996 as Three Books from the Chronicles of Narnia) young-adult fantasy omnibus of volumes 1, 2, 3 in the “Narnia” series.


Out of the Silent Planet/Perelandra C. S. Lewis (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-711793-0, Oct 2001, £7.99, vi+400pp, tp) [Cosmic] SF/mystical omnibus of the first two “Perelandra” novels: Out of the Silent Planet (John Lane, 1938); and Perelandra (Voyage to Venus) (John Lane, 1943). “Voyager Classics” Number 14.


Prince Caspian C. S. Lewis (Collins 0-00-671679-2, Oct 2001, £5.99, 235pp, tp, cover by Pauline Baynes) [Narnia] Reissue (Geoffrey Bles 1951) young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated by Pauline Baynes. Volume four in the “Narnia” series. Second printing.


The Silver Chair C. S. Lewis (Collins 0-00-671681-4, Oct 2001, £5.99, 253pp, tp, cover by Pauline Baynes) [Narnia] Reissue (Geoffrey Bles 1953) young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated by Pauline Baynes. Volume six in the “Narnia” series. Second printing.


That Hideous Strength C. S. Lewis (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-712202-0, Dec 2001, £7.99, 428pp, tp) [Cosmic] Reprint (John Lane 1945) SF/mystical novel; last of the three “Perelandra” novels. “Voyager Classics” Number 17.


The Voyage of the “Dawn Treader" C. S. Lewis (Collins 0-00-671680-6, Oct 2001, £5.99, 256pp, tp, cover by Pauline Baynes) [Narnia] Reissue (Geoffrey Bles 1952) young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated by Pauline Baynes. Volume five in the "Narnia” series. Second printing.


Doctor Who: Rags Mick Lewis (BBC Books 0-563-53826-0, Mar 2001, £5.99, 249pp, pb) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 39 of the BBC “Missing Adventures” series, starring the Third Doctor, Jo and UNIT.


The Diagnosis Alan Lightman (Bloomsbury 0-7475-5391-2, Sep 2001, £6.99, 369pp, tp) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2000) literary fantasy novel.


The Reindeer People Megan Lindholm (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-711422-2, May 2001, £5.99, 332pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Reindeer People] Reprint (Ace 1988) prehistoric fantasy novel, first in a two-book series.


Wolf’s Brother Megan Lindholm (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-711434-6, Jul 2001, £5.99, 236pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Reindeer People] Reprint (Ace 1988) fantasy novel. Second in a duology after The Reindeer People. Lindholm also writes as Robin Hobb.


Courage of Falcons Holly Lisle (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07086-2, Mar 2001, £10.99, 405pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Secret Texts] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2000) fantasy novel. Book 3 of “The Secret Texts” trilogy after Diplomacy of Wolves and Vengeance of Dragons. A hardcover edition (-07085-4, £17.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]


Brother Nature Robert Llewellyn (Hodder & Stoughton/Flame 0-340-75113-4, Oct 2001, £10.99, 372pp, tp) Humorous SF novel. Experiments to influence behaviour with inserted microchips end in murder.


The Foreigners James Lovegrove (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-791-8, Aug 2001, £6.99, 421pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Gollancz 2000) SF novel.


Star Wars: Cloak of Deception James Luceno (Random House/Century/Lucasbooks 0-7126-7157-X, Jul 2001, £14.99, 342pp, hc, cover by Steven D. Anderson) [Star Wars] Reprint (Del Rey Lucasbooks 2001) novelization based in the “Star Wars” universe, and set just before The Phantom Menace. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm Ltd. [First U.K. edition]


Necroscope: Avengers Brian Lumley (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-79247-7, Feb 2001, £17.99, 438pp, hc, cover by Paul Stanczykowski) [Necroscope: E-Branch] Vampire horror/SF novel, third in the “E-Branch” trilogy in the “Necroscope” series.


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