The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002

Books, Listed by Author

DOWNING, DAVID (chron.) (continued)

• * _The Moscow Option: An Alternative Second World War (SFBC #11383, Mar 2002, $10.99, 223pp, hc) Reprint (New English Library 1979) alternate history of WWII by a noted historian. This follows the revised 2001 Greenhill/Stackpole Books edition (not seen), with Downing’s new introduction and some notes pointing out the facts within the fiction.

DOWNTON, DAVID (chron.)

• * _Fairie-ality, the Fashion Collection from the House of Ellwand (with Eugenie Bird & David Ellwand) See entry under David Ellwand.

DOYLE, [Sir] ARTHUR (Ignatius) CONAN (1859-1930) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Lost World and Other Thrilling Tales (Penguin UK 0-141-00704-4, Dec 2001, £5.99, xxxiv+349pp, tp) Collection of two “Professor Challenger” novels, The Lost World (1912) and The Poison Belt (1913), plus two short stories. Edited with an introduction and notes by Philip Gooden. This is a TV movie tie-in edition. (Contents)
• * +The Lost World and Other Thrilling Tales (Penguin Classics 0-14-043765-7, Jan 2002, $9.00, 349 + xxxiv, tp) Collection of two Professor Challenger novels: The Lost World (1912) and The Poison Belt (1913), and two thematically related stories. Edited with an introduction, notes, and chronology by Philip Gooden. This international edition is the first US edition; it appears to have the same text, but different ISBN, as a 12/01 UK film tie-in edition seen in January 2002. (Contents)
• * *Rosebud Graphic Classics Issue Two (Eureka Productions 0-9712464-2-4, 2002, $9.95, 144pp, tp, cover by Richard Sala) Illustrated collection with eight graphic adaptations of stories by Doyle. Introduction by Vincent Fago. (Contents)
• * *The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Reader: From Sherlock Holmes to Spiritualism (Rowman & Littlefield/Cooper Square Press 0-8154-1202-9, Apr 2002, $28.95, 500 + xxxvi, hc) Collection of 18 pieces of fiction and non-fiction; includes an excerpt from The Lost World and the complete “Professor Challenger” novella The Poison Belt (Hodder & Stoughton 1913). Introduction and chronology by editors Jeffrey Meyers & Valerie Meyers. Order from Cooper Squeare Press, 200 Park Avenue South, Suite 1109, New York NY 10003; [www.coopersquarepress.com]. (Contents)

DOYLE, DEBRA (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Price of the Stars (with James D. Macdonald) (Tor 0-812-51704-0, Mar 2002, $6.99, 440pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Mageworlds] Reissue (Tor 1992) science fantasy novel, “Mageworlds” #1. Seventh printing.
• * _Starpilot’s Grave (with James D. Macdonald) (Tor 0-812-51705-9, Mar 2002, $6.99, 442pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Mageworlds] Reissue (Tor 1993) science fantasy novel, “Mageworlds” #2. Fourth printing.
• * *A Working of Stars (with James D. Macdonald) (Tor 0-312-86411-6, Apr 2002, $25.95, 364pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Mageworlds] Science fantasy novel, eighth in the overall “Mageworlds” series, second in the prequel trilogy going back to the beginnings of the Magewars.

DOZOIS, GARDNER (Raymond), ed. (1947- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Beyond Flesh (with Jack M. Dann) See entry under Jack M. Dann
• * _Future Sports (with Jack M. Dann) See entry under Jack M. Dann
• * _The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 15th Annual Collection (Robinson 1-84119-586-3, Oct 2002, £9.99, xlvii+702pp, tp, cover by Pete Rozycki) Reprint (St. Martin’s Press 2002 as The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Nineteenth Annual Collection) anthology of 26 stories, with a summation of the year by Dozois. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Nineteenth Annual Collection (St. Martin’s 0-312-28878-6, Jul 2002, $35.00, 637pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) Best-of-the-Year anthology of 26 stories, with a summation of the year by Dozois. A St. Martin’s Griffin trade paperback edition (-28879-4, $18.95) is also available. (Contents)
• * _The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Nineteenth Annual Collection (SFBC #52038, Jul 2002, $14.99, 788pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) Reprint (St. Martin’s 2002) best-of-the-year anthology of 26 stories, with a summation of the year by Dozois. This is similar to the St. Martin’s hardcover edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

DRAKE, DAVID (Allen) (1945- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Killer (with Karl Edward Wagner) (Baen 0-7434-3586-9, Dec 2002, $6.99, 270pp, pb, cover by Patrick Turner) Reissue (Baen 1985) SF novel. Second printing.
• * _Lord of the Isles (Tor 0-812-52240-0, Aug 2002, $6.99, 625pp, pb, cover by Kevin Murphy) [Lord of the Isles] Reissue (Tor 1997) fantasy novel, first in a series. Fifth printing.
• * _Mistress of the Catacombs (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07427-2, May 2002, £6.99, 636pp, pb) [Lord of the Isles] Reprint (Tor 2001) fantasy novel, fourth in the “Lord of the Isles” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Mistress of the Catacombs (Tor 0-812-57540-7, Aug 2002, $7.99, 655pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Lord of the Isles] Reprint (Tor 2001) fantasy novel, fourth in the “Lord of the Isles” series.
• * *Paying the Piper (Baen 0-7434-3547-8, Jul 2002, $24.00, 358pp, hc, cover by Larry Elmore) [*Hammer’s Slammers] Military SF novel in the “Hammer’s Slammers” series.
• * _Queen of Demons (Tor 0-812-56493-6, Aug 2002, $7.99, 647pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Lord of the Isles] Reissue (Tor 1998) fantasy novel, sequel to Lord of the Isles. Third printing.
• * *Seas of Venus (Baen 0-7434-3564-8, Oct 2002, $15.00, 400pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Keeps] Omnibus of two novels set on the Venus of “Clash by Night” by Henry Kuttner: Surface Action (1990) and The Jungle (1991), plus a travel narrative of Drake’s own jungle experiences in Belize. (Contents)
• * _Servant of the Dragon (Tor 0-812-56494-4, Aug 2002, $6.99, 612pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Lord of the Isles] Reissue (Tor 1999) fantasy novel, third in the “Lord of the Isles” series. Second printing.
• * _The Tide of Victory (with Eric Flint) See entry under Eric Flint.
• * _The Tyrant (with Eric Flint) See entry under Eric Flint.

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• * _The Fleet (with Bill Fawcett) (Ace 0-441-24086-0, Aug 2002, $6.50, 280pp, pb, cover by James Gurney) Reissue (Ace 1988) shared-world anthology, first in the eponymous series. Fifth printing.
• * _The Fleet: Breakthrough (with Bill Fawcett) (Ace 0-441-24105-0, Nov 2002, $6.99, 294pp, pb) [Fleet] Reissue (Ace 1989 as The Fleet Book Three: Break Through) shared-world anthology, third in the series. Third printing.
• * _The Fleet: Counterattack (with Bill Fawcett) (Ace 0-441-24104-2, Sep 2002, $6.99, 311pp, pb, cover by James Gurney) [Fleet] Reissue (Ace 1988) shared-world anthology, second in the series. Fourth printing.
• * _Foreign Legions (Baen 0-7434-3560-5, Sep 2002, $7.99, 364pp, pb, cover by Dru Blair) Reprint (Baen 2001) original shared-world anthology of six stories set in the universe of Drake’s novel Ranks of Bronze about Romans enslaved by aliens.

DRAKE, EMILY; pseudonym of Rhondi Vilott, (1949- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Curse of Arkady (DAW 0-7564-0074-0, Jun 2002, $19.95, 305pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) [Magickers] Fantasy novel of student mages, second in “The Magickers” series. Drake is a pen name for Rhondi V. Salsitz.
• * _The Magickers (DAW 0-7564-0035-X, Jun 2002, $6.99, 379pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Magickers] Reprint (DAW 2001) fantasy novel of a summer camp where students learn magic. Drake is a pen name for Rhondi V. Salsitz.

DRAKE, H. L. (chron.)

• * *A.E. van Vogt: Science Fantasy’s Icon (H. L. Drake 1-59113-054-9, Feb 2002, $12.95, 116pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference. A guide to the work of van Vogt, with an emphasis on his interest in general semantics. Includes a chronology and bibliography of sources. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [Booklocker.com] or from H.L. Drake, 1384 New Danville Pike, Lancaster PA 17603. [van Vogt]

DRAKE, SHANNON; pseudonym of Heather Graham Pozzessere, (1953- ) (chron.)

• * _Beneath a Blood Red Moon (Kensington/Zebra 0-8217-6298-2, Oct 2002, $6.99, 383pp, pb) [Jade MacGregor] Reissue (Zebra 1999, not seen) vampire novel, first in a series. Second printing.
• * _Deep Midnight (Kensington/Zebra 0-8217-6837-9, Oct 2002, $6.99, 465pp, pb) [Jade MacGregor] Reissue (Zebra 2001) vampire novel, third in a series. Second printing.
• * *Realm of Shadows (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-8217-7227-9, Oct 2002, $6.99, 396pp, pb) Vampire novel.
• * _Realm of Shadows (SFBC #53682, Dec 2002, $9.99, 396pp, hc) Reprint (Pinnacle 2002) vampire novel. This has ISBN 0-7394-2878-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _When Darkness Falls (Kensington/Zebra 0-8217-6692-9, Oct 2002, $6.99, 409pp, pb) [Jade MacGregor] Reissue (Zebra 2000) vampire novel, second in a series. Sixth printing.

DRONFIELD, JEREMY (1965- ) (chron.)

• * *The Alchemist’s Apprentice (Review 0-7472-2143-X, Jul 2001, £14.99, 342pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel. This was published in 2001, but not seen until now.
• * _The Alchemist’s Apprentice (Review 0-7472-6483-X, Dec 2001, £6.99, 342pp, tp) Reprint (Review 2001) literary fantasy novel.

DUANE, DIANE (Elizabeth) (1952- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Stealing the Elf-King’s Roses (Warner Aspect 0-446-60983-8, Nov 2002, $6.99, 401pp, pb, cover by Don Maitz) Contemporary alternate-world fantasy mystery.
• * *Tale of Five: The Sword and the Dragon (Meisha Merlin 1-892065-51-7, Apr 2002, $20.00, 507pp, tp, cover by Don Maitz) [Tale of Five] Omnibus of the first two fantasy novels in the series: The Door into Fire (1979) and The Door into Shadow (1984). These are the author’s preferred editions. A hardcover edition (-50-9, $40.00) is also available. (Contents)
• * *A Wizard Alone (Harcourt 0-15-204562-7, Oct 2002, $17.00, 320pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Nita & Kit] Young-adult fantasy novel, volume six in the “wizardry” series. Kit must rescue a new wizard who’s an autistic magical prodigy.
• * _A Wizard Alone (SFBC #55012, Dec 2002, $9.99, 320pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Nita & Kit] Reprint (Harcourt 2002) young-adult fantasy novel, volume six in the “wizardry” series. This is similar to the Harcourt edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Wizard’s Dilemma (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-202460-3, Aug 2002, $6.95, 403pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Nita & Kit] Reprint (Harcourt 2001) young-adult fantasy novel, volume five in the “Wizardry” series.

DUBLE, KATHLEEN BENNER (chron.)

• * *Bridging Beyond (Penguin/Philomel 0-399-23637-6, May 2002, $17.99, 203pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel. Anna is plagued by someone else’s memories. A first novel.

DuBOIS, BRENDAN (1959- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Six Days (Time Warner UK 0-7515-3076-X, May 2002, £5.99, 568pp, pb, cover by Slatter-Anderson) Reprint (Little, Brown UK 2001) SF novel.

DUNCAN, DAVE; [i.e., David John Duncan] (1933- ); see pseudonym Sarah B. Franklin (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Paragon Lost (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-97896-2, Oct 2002, $24.95, 348pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [*King’s Blades] Fantasy novel, book four of “The King’s Blades”. Sir Beaumont, banished from the Blades in disgrace, seeks redemption through a secret mission.

DUNCAN, GLEN (1965- ) (chron.)

• * *I, Lucifer (Simon & Schuster/Scribner UK 0-7432-2012-9, Jul 2002, £10.00, 262pp, tp, cover by Slatter-Anderson) Literary fantasy. Lucifer will be pardoned if he can live out a relatively blameless human life.

DUNCKER, PATRICIA (chron.)

• * *The Deadly Space Between (Macmillan UK 0-330-49009-5, Mar 2002, £14.99, 247pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel.
• * +The Deadly Space Between (HarperCollins/Ecco 0-06-008593-2, Jul 2002, $23.95, 248pp, hc) Ghost story. A teen uses the Internet to investigate his mother’s mysterious lover. First US edition (Macmillan UK 2002).

DUNN, CHRISTIAN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Warhammer 40,000: Words of Blood (with Marc Gascoigne) See entry under Marc Gascoigne.
• * _Words of Blood (with Marc Gascoigne) See entry under Marc Gascoigne.

DURGIN, DORANNA (stories) (chron.)

• * *Changespell Legacy (Baen 0-7434-3544-3, Jun 2002, $7.99, 429pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) Fantasy novel.

DURIEZ, COLIN (chron.)

• * _The J.R.R. Tolkien Handbook: A Concise Guide to His Life, Writings, and World of Middle-Earth (Baker Books 0-8010-3014-5, Sep 2002, $12.99, 317pp, tp) Reprint (Monarch UK 1992 as The Tolkien and Middle-earth Handbook; Baker Book House 1992 as ...A Comprehensive Guide..) non-fiction reference, an alphabetical guide to things Tolkien. Foreword by Brian Sibley. Order from Baker Book House Company, PO Box 6287, Grand Rapids MI 49516-6287; [www.bakerbooks.com]. [Tolkien]

DUVAL, PAUL (1856-1906); see pseudonym Jean Lorrain (stories) (chron.)

EASTERMAN, DANIEL; pseudonym of Denis MacEoin, (1949- ) (chron.)

• * _Midnight Comes at Noon (HarperCollins UK 0-00-710350-6, May 2002, £6.99, 562pp, pb, cover by David Scutt) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2001) near-future SF thriller. The deaths of everyone in an English village, and their secretive replacement, is the first step on the road to Armageddon. Easterman is a pseudonym of Denis McEoin.

EAVES, WILL (chron.)

• * _The Oversight (Picador 0-330-48140-1, Mar 2002, £6.99, 258pp, tp) Reprint (Picador 2001) literary fantasy novel. A first novel. The original edition was not seen.

EBBS, PAUL (stories) (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: The Book of the Still (BBC Books 0-563-53851-1, May 2002, £5.99, 276pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 56 in the BBC “New Adventures” series, starring the Eighth Doctor.

ECKLAR, JULIA (Marie) (1964- ); see pseudonym L. A. Graf (stories) (chron.)

ECO, UMBERTO (1932- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Baudolino (Harcourt 0-15-100690-3, Oct 2002, $27.00, 522pp, hc) Literary historical fantasy novel following the adventures of a medieval peasant with a talent for languages and lies, who ends up on a mythic quest. Translated by William Weaver from the Italian (RCS Libri 2000).
• * *Baudolino (Secker & Warburg 0-436-27603-8, Oct 2002, £18.00, 521pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel. Translated by William Weaver from the Italian original (RCS Libri 2000). Simultaneous with the US (Harcourt) edition.

EDDINGS, DAVID (Carroll) (1931-2009) (chron.)

• * _The Belgariad: Volume One (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45632-7, Sep 2002, $15.95, 644pp, tp, cover by Larry Schwinger) [Belgariad] Reprint (SFBC 1985) omnibus of the first three novels of the “Belgariad”: Pawn of Prophecy (1982), Queen of Sorcery (1982), and Magician’s Gambit (1983).
• * _The Belgariad: Volume Two (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45631-9, Sep 2002, $15.95, 483pp, tp, cover by Larry Schwinger) [Belgariad] Reprint (SFBC 1985) omnibus of the fourth and fifth novels of the “Belgariad”: The Castle of Wizardry (1984) and Enchanter’s End Game (1984).
• * _Castle of Wizardry (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14810-5, 2001, £6.99, 444pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad] Reissue (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel. Book four of the “Belgariad”. 18th printing.
• * _Demon Lord of Karanda (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14804-0, 2001, £6.99, 399pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reissue (Del Rey 1988) fantasy novel. Book three of the “Mallorean”; eighth overall in the “Belgariad”. 14th printing.
• * _The Diamond Throne (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-712772-3, Apr 2002, £7.99, 496pp, tp) [Elenium] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel, first book of “The Elenium”. “Voyager Classics” Number 27.
• * _Enchanter’s End Game (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14811-3, 2001, £6.99, 445pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad] Reissue (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel. Book five of the “Belgariad”. 22nd printing.
• * _Guardians of the West (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14802-4, 2001, £6.99, 429pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reissue (Del Rey; Bantam UK 1987) fantasy novel. Book one of the “Mallorean”; sixth overall in the “Belgariad”. 13th printing.
• * _King of the Murgos (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14803-2, 2001, £6.99, 444pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reissue (Bantam UK 1988) fantasy novel. Book two of the “Mallorean”; seventh overall in the “Belgariad”. 12th printing.
• * _Magician’s Gambit (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14809-1, 2001, £6.99, 446pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad] Reissue (Del Rey 1983) fantasy novel. Book three of the “Belgariad”. 23rd printing.
• * _Pawn of Prophecy (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14807-5, 2001, £5.99, 332pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad] Reissue (Del Rey 1982) fantasy novel. Book one of the “Belgariad”. 25th printing.
• * _Queen of Sorcery (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14808-3, 2001, £6.99, 447pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad] Reissue (Del Rey 1982) fantasy novel. Book two of the “Belgariad”. 22nd printing.
• * *Regina’s Song (with Leigh Eddings) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44898-7, Jul 2002, $26.95, 424pp, hc) Horror novel, per list. Serial killer, per Amz.co.uk. DEGREE of F tbd. UK HarperCollins 8/02.
• * _Regina’s Song (with Leigh Eddings) (SFBC #51842, Jul 2002, $14.99, 424pp, hc) Reprint (Del Rey 2002) horror novel with supernatural elements. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Regina’s Song (with Leigh Eddings) (HarperCollins UK 0-00-713033-3, Aug 2002, £17.99, 424pp, hc) Reprint (Del Rey 2002) serial-killer/ghost novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Regina’s Song (with Leigh Eddings) (Ballantine 0-345-44899-5, Jan 2003, $7.50, 440pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 2002) serial killer horror novel with supernatural elements.
• * _The Ruby Knight (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-712782-0, Jun 2002, £8.99, 444pp, tp) [Elenium] Reprint (Grafton 1990) fantasy novel. Book two of “The Elenium”. “Voyager Classics” Number 32.
• * _The Sapphire Rose (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-712783-9, Aug 2002, £9.99, 652pp, tp) [Elenium] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1991) fantasy novel. Book three of “The Elenium”. “Voyager Classics” Number 35.