The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002
Books, Listed by Author
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- ALTEN, STEVE (chron.)
- * _Domain (Tor 0-812-57956-9, Jun 2002, $7.99, 461pp, pb) Reprint (Forge 2001) near-future science-fantasy thriller.
- * *Goliath (Tor/Forge 0-765-30064-8, Jul 2002, $25.95, 415pp, hc) Near-future SF thriller of a secret submarine with a bio-chemical computer brain.
- ALTON, STEVE (chron.)
- * +The Malifex (Lerner/Carolrhoda 0-8225-0959-8, 2003, $14.95, 179pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. Sam accidentally awakens an ancient wizard. First US edition (Floris Books 2001).
- AMBROSE, DAVID (Edwin) (1943- ) (chron.)
- * +Coincidence (Warner 0-446-52797-1, Feb 2002, $23.95, 311pp, hc) Supernatural thriller/horror novel of duplicitous doppelgangers. First US edition (Simon & Schuster UK 2001, not seen).
- AMIES, CHRISTOPHER (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Dead Ground (Big Engine 1-903468-01-9, Jan 2002, £8.99, 222pp, tp, cover by Deirdre Counihan) Dark fantasy novel. A 1930s archeological expedition to the Pacific Islands witnesses a series of deaths around a sacred temple. A first novel.
- ANDERSON, C. K. (chron.)
- * *A Step Beyond (Warner/iPublish.com 0-7595-5031-X, Oct 2001, $14.95, 345pp, tp) SF novel of the first manned trip to Mars. A first novel. This is a POD edition.
- ANDERSON, K. J.; see under Anderson, Kevin J. (stories) (chron.)
- ANDERSON, KEVIN J(ames) (1962- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _Captain Nemo (Pocket 0-7434-4409-4, Dec 2002, $7.99, 514pp, pb, cover by John Blackford) [Nemo] Reprint (Pocket 2002) fantastic historical, the life story of Jules Vernes Captain Nemo. As by K. J. Anderson.
- * _Dune: House Corrino (with Brian Herbert) See entry under Brian Herbert.
- * _Dune: The Butlerian Jihad (with Brian Herbert) See entry under Brian Herbert.
- * *Hidden Empire: The Saga of Seven Suns (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7432-2045-5, Jul 2002, £10.00, 679pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [Saga of Seven Suns] SF novel; first in a series. Simultaneous with the US edition (Warner Aspect; as The Saga of Seven Suns, Book 1: Hidden Empire). A hardcover edition (-2044-7, £16.99) was announced but not seen.
- * *Hopscotch (Bantam Spectra 0-553-10474-8, Feb 2002, $24.95, 354pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) SF novel. A man who makes his living switching bodies with people in distress has to steal his own body back from a powerful client.
- * _Hopscotch (SFBC 0-553-10474-8, Feb 2002, $12.50, 354pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2002) SF novel. This is similar to the Bantam Spectra edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _Legends of Dune: The Butlerian Jihad (with Brian Herbert) See entry under Brian Herbert.
- * _Prelude to Dune III: House Corrino (with Brian Herbert) See entry under Brian Herbert.
- * *The Saga of Seven Suns, Book 1: Hidden Empire (Warner Aspect 0-446-52862-5, Jul 2002, $23.95, 453pp, hc, cover by Steve Youll) [Saga of Seven Suns] SF novel, first in the Saga of Seven Suns trilogy.
- ANDERSON, M. T. (chron.)
- * *Feed (Candlewick Press 0-7636-1726-1, Oct 2002, $16.99, 236pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel. In a consumerist society where everyone gets a constant feed from computer chips in their heads, a boy meets a girl with different ideas.
- ANDERSON, POUL (William) (1926-2001) (stories) (chron.)
- * _The Broken Sword (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07425-6, Sep 2002, £6.99, iii+274pp, tp, cover by Marten Eskil Winge) Reprint (Abelard-Schuman 1954) fantasy novel. This follows the original text, not the later revision. Volume 32 in the Fantasy Masterworks series.
- * _Conan the Rebel (Tor 0-765-30073-7, Jan 2003, $13.95, 223pp, tp, cover by Charles Keegan) [Conan] Reprint (Bantam 1980) novel featuring Robert E. Howards barbarian. Copyrighted by Conan Properties.
- * *Going for Infinity (Tor 0-765-30359-0, Jun 2002, $25.95, 416pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) Collection of 17 stories and a novel excerpt, including three winners of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards: The Queen of Air and Darkness, Goat Song, and The Saturn Game. Anderson provides a general introduction, plus individual discussions of the genesis of each story. (Contents)
- * _Going for Infinity (SFBC #52162, Aug 2002, $12.99, 416pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) Reprint (Tor 2002) collection of stories interspersed with non-fiction retrospectives by Anderson. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _Mother of Kings (Tor 0-765-34502-1, Jan 2003, $7.99, 611pp, pb, cover by Charles Keegan) Reprint (Tor 2001) historical fantasy.
- ANDERSON, RACHEL (chron.)
- * _Blackthorn, Whitethorn (Hodder Signature 0-340-68127-6, Nov 2001, £4.99, 150pp, tp, cover by Tim Clary) Reissue (Hodder Childrens Books 1997) young-adult ghost novel.
- ANDREWS, AUSTEN (chron.)
- * *Ultima: The Technocrat War: Book III: Maelstrom (Pocket 0-7434-0381-9, May 2002, $6.99, 384pp, 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.
- ANDREWS, CHRIS, ed. (chron.)
- ANDREWS, DONNA (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Youve Got Murder (Berkley Prime Crime 0-425-18191-X, Apr 2002, $21.95, 298pp, hc) [Turing Hopper] Mystery with SF elements. AI program Turing searches for her missing programmer.
- ANDREWS®, THE NEW VIRGINIA; see under Andrews®, V. C. (stories) (chron.)
- ANDREWS®, V. C. [The New Virginia Andrews®] (stories) (chron.)
- * _Darkest Hour (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-4024-2, Sep 2002, £6.99, 394pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Cutler Family] Reprint (Pocket 1993 as by V.C. Andrews) associational gothic novel. The fifth book in the Cutler Family series. The author is probably Andrew Neiderman.
- * _Dawn (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-4026-9, Sep 2002, £6.99, 492pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Cutler Family] Reprint (Pocket 1990 as by V.C. Andrews) associational gothic novel. Book one in the Cutler Family series. The author is probably Andrew Neiderman.
- * _The End of the Rainbow (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-0844-7, Mar 2002, £16.99, 374pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Hudson] Reprint (Pocket 2001) associational gothic horror novel. Fourth and final in the Hudson series. The author is probably still Andrew Neiderman. Copyrighted by the Vanda General Partnership. [First U.K. edition]
- * _The End of the Rainbow (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-0916-7, Aug 2002, £6.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Hudson] Reprint (Pocket 2001) associational gothic horror novel, fourth and final in the Hudson series. The author is probably Andrew Neiderman. Copyrighted by the Vanda General Partnership.
- * _Eye of the Storm (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-0915-9, Mar 2002, £6.99, 359pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Hudson] Reprint (Pocket 2000) associational gothic horror novel. The first UK edition (2001) was not seen. The author is probably still Andrew Neiderman. Third in the Hudson series, after Rain and Lightning Strikes.
- * _Midnight Whispers (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-4023-4, Sep 2002, £6.99, 458pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Cutler Family] Reprint (Pocket 1992 as by V.C. Andrews) associational gothic novel. Book four in the Cutler Family series. The author is probably Andrew Neiderman.
- * _Secrets of the Morning (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-4027-7, Sep 2002, £6.99, 533pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Cutler Family] Reprint (Pocket 1991 as by V.C. Andrews) associational gothic novel. Book two in the Cutler Family series. The author is probably Andrew Neiderman.
- * *Shooting Stars (Pocket 0-7434-4902-9, Dec 2002, $7.99, 646pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Shooting Stars] Omnibus of four associational gothic horror novels in the Shooting Stars series, all 2001: Cinnamon, Ice, Rose, and Honey. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. Copyrighted by the Vanda General Partnership. (Contents)
- * _Twilights Child (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-4025-0, Sep 2002, £6.99, 506pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Cutler Family] Reprint (Pocket 1992 as by V.C. Andrews) associational gothic novel. Book three in the Cutler Family series. The author is probably Andrew Neiderman.
- * *Twisted Roots (Pocket 0-7434-2858-7, Oct 2002, $7.99, 394pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Willow De Beers] Associational gothic horror novel, third in the De Beers series. A hardcover edition (-2865-X, $24.95) was announced but not seen. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. Copyrighted by the Vanda General Partnership.
- * *Wicked Forest (Pocket 0-671-03992-X, Jun 2002, $7.99, 439pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Willow De Beers] Associational gothic horror novel, second in the De Beers series. A hardcover edition (0-671-03991-1, $25.00) was announced but not seen. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. Copyrighted by the Vanda General Partnership.
- * _The Wildflowers (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-2080-3, Aug 2002, £16.99, 629pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Wildflowers] Reprint (Pocket 2001 as Wildflowers by V.C. Andrews®) associational omnibus of four gothic horror novels in the Wildflowers series, all 1999: Misty, Star, Jade, and Cat. The author is probably Andrew Niederman. Copyrighted by the Vanda General Partnership. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Willow (Pocket 0-671-03990-3, Feb 2002, $7.99, 439pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Willow De Beers] Associational gothic horror novel, first in a series featuring adopted Willow De Beers. A hardcover edition (-03989-X, $25.00) was announced but not seen. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. Copyrighted by the Vanda General Partnership.
- ANGERHUBER, EDDIE M. (1965- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Nocturnal Products (Rainfall Books 0-9540877-1-2, 2002, £10.00, 131pp, tp, cover by Thomas Wagner) Collection of 13 horror stories, translated from the German by Angerhuber herself. (Contents)
- ANONYMOUS, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *The 2002 Rhysling Anthology (Science Fiction Poetry Association no ISBN, Jun 2002, no price, 77pp, ph, cover by Julia Morgan-Scott) Anthology of 42 poems. Subtitled The Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror Poetry of 2001, this serves as the ballot for the SFPAs Rhysling Awards. For information write Scott E. Green, SFPA President, 47 Byledge Rd., Manchester NH 03104-2101; [sgreen@grolen.com]. (Contents)
- * *Angel: The Longest Night, Vol. I (Simon Pulse 0-7434-2756-4, Dec 2002, $5.99, 412pp, pb) [Angel] Original anthology of 12 stories set on a single night, based on the TV series. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox. (Contents)
- * _Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 1 (SFBC #15702, Jan 2002, $10.99, 280pp, hc) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayer] Reprint (Pocket Pulse 2001) anthology of seven stories loosely based on the TV show, about Slayers through the ages. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film. This has ISBN 0-7394-2419-X; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _The Classics of Horror: Stoker and Shelley (State Street Press 0-681-97986-0, 2001, $19.95, 655pp, hc) Reprint (BOMC/QPBC 1991 as Dracula/Frankenstein) omnibus of two classic horror novels: Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897) and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (1818). This is dated 2001, but not seen until now.
- * *Crimson Skies (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45874-5, Oct 2002, $6.99, 306pp, pb) Tie-in anthology of three stories, plus bridging material, based on a computer game. Copyrighted by Microsoft. (Contents)
- * *CrossTIME Science Fiction Anthology, Vol. I (Crossquarter Publishing Group/CrossTIME 1-890109-04-5, 2002, $12.95, 232pp, tp) Original anthology of 15 winning and honorable mention stories from the first CrossTIME Short Science Fiction Contest. Crossquarter Publishing Group, PO Box 8756, Santa Fe NM 87504-8756; [www.crossquarter.com]. (Contents)
- * *DragonLance: Bertrems Guide to the War of Souls, Volume Two (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2816-6, Nov 2002, $6.99, 305pp, pb, cover by Jeff Easley) [DragonLance] Original anthology/sourcebook with 14 quasi-fictional articles supposedly written by the role-playing game worlds inhabitants. Authors are Stan Brown, Mary H. Herbert, and Don Perrin. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. (Contents)
- * *Fantasy (Jove 0515132764, Mar 2002, $6.99, 384pp, pb) (Contents)
- * *Four Dark Nights (Leisure 0-8439-5098-6, Oct 2002, $25.00, 326pp, hc) Original anthology of four supernatural horror novellas by Douglas Clegg, Christopher Golden, Bentley Little, and Tom Piccirilli. (Contents)
- * *His Eternal Kiss (Kensington 0-7582-0332-2, Sep 2002, $12.00, 263pp, tp) Vampire/Regency romance anthology of three stories by Karla Hocker, Judith A. Lansdowne, and Jeanne Savery. (Contents)
- * _Lords of the Night (Kensington/Zebra 0-8217-7318-6, Sep 2002, $5.99, 320pp, pb) Reissue (Zebra 1997) vampire-romance anthology of three stories by Janice Bennett, Sara Blayne, and Monique Ellis. Second printing.
- * *Rabid Transit (Velocity Press no ISBN, May 2002, $5.00, 43pp, pb) Chapbook original anthology of four stories by authors called the Ratbastards: Christopher Barzak, Barth Anderson, Alan DeNiro, and Kristin Livdahl. Order from Velocity Press, 124 Illinois Ave., Youngstown OH 44505; [www.taverners-koans.com/ratbastards]. (Contents)
- * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Double Helix Omnibus (Pocket 0-7434-1272-9, Oct 2002, $17.00, 1112pp, tp) [Star Trek, the Next Generation: Double Helix] Omnibus of six Star Trek novelizations in the series (all 1999): Infection by John Gregory Betancourt, Vectors by Dean Wesley Smith & Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Red Sector by Diane Carey, Quarantine by John Vornhold, Double or Nothing by Peter David, and The First Virtue by Michael Jan Friedman & Christie Golden. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. (Contents)
- * _Star Trek: Gateways: What Lay Beyond (Pocket 0-7434-5683-1, Nov 2002, $6.99, 488pp, pb) [Star Trek: Gateways] Reprint (Pocket 2001) 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. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
- * _The Star Wars Trilogy (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45339-5, Jul 2002, $25.95, 260+216+229pp, hc, cover by Ralph McQuarrie) [Star Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 1987) omnibus of the three film novelizations: Star Wars by George Lucas (1976), The Empire Strikes Back by Donald F. Glut (1980), and Return of the Jedi by James Kahn (1983). This is The 25th Anniversary Collectors Edition. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
- * _The Star Wars Trilogy (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-250-7, Nov 2002, £9.99, 505pp, tp, cover by Ralph McQuarrie) [Star Wars] Reprint (Ballantine/Del Rey 1987) SF omnibus of the first three film novelizations. This is a 25th Anniversary edition. Ninth printing (previous editions have been published as Star Wars Omnibus).
- * *Tapestry (Jove 0515133620, Sep 2002, $7.99, 368pp, pb) (Contents)
- * *Things That Go Bump in the Night II (Elloras Cave 1843602857, 2002, e-book) (Contents)
- * *2 Creepy Stories (Small Beer Press no ISBN, Apr 2002, no price, 48pp, ph) Anthology of two stories by Kelly Link (her Nebula-winning story Louises Ghost) and Ray Vukcevich. Published as a giveaway at the World Horror Convention. (Contents)
- * *World of Darkness: Werewolf: Black Spiral Dancers & Wendigo (White Wolf 1-58846-822-4, Dec 2002, $6.50, 284pp, pb, cover by Steve Prescott) [World of Darkness: Tribe] Omnibus of two Tribe novelizations based on the role-playing games: Black Spiral Dancers by Eric Griffin and Wendigo by Bill Bridges. Copyrighted by White Wolf. (Contents)
- * *World of Darkness: Werewolf: Bone Gnawers and Stargazers (White Wolf 1-56504-886-5, Feb 2002, $6.50, 286pp, pb, cover by Steve Prescott) [World of Darkness: Tribe] Omnibus of two novelizations in the Tribe series, based on the role-playing games: Bone Gnawers by Bill Bridges & Justin Achilli, and Stargazers by Bill Bridges. Copyrighted by White Wolf. (Contents)
- * *World of Darkness: Werewolf: Children of Gaia & Uktena (White Wolf 1-58846-812-7, Mar 2002, $6.50, 286pp, pb, cover by Steve Prescott) [World of Darkness: Tribe] Omnibus of two novelizations in the Tribe series, based on the role-playing games: Children of Gaia by Richard Lee Byers and Uktena by Stefan Petrucha. Copyrighted by White Wolf. (Contents)
- * *World of Darkness: Werewolf: Silver Fangs & Glass Walkers (White Wolf 1-58846-813-5, Aug 2002, $6.50, 283pp, pb, cover by Steve Prescott) [World of Darkness: Tribe] Omnibus of two Tribe novelizations based on the role-playing games: Silver Fangs by Carl Bowen and Glass Walkers by Tim Dedopulos. Copyrighted by White Wolf. (Contents)
- ANTHONY, MARK (Russell Lee) (1966- ) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *The Last Rune, Book Four: Blood of Mystery (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58332-8, Apr 2002, $6.99, 579pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Last Rune] Fantasy novel, book four in The Last Rune series. Travis is trapped in Colorado in the 1800s, while in Eldh Grace and her companions seek a magic sword.
- * *The Last Rune, Book Four: Blood of Mystery (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-671-02886-3, May 2002, £7.99, v+579pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Last Rune] Fantasy novel. A trade paperback edition (0-684-66043-0, £10.00) was announced but not seen.
- * _The Last Rune: Book Three: The Dark Remains (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-671-02885-5, Mar 2002, £7.99, 738pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [Last Rune] Reprint (Bantam Spectra; Earthlight UK 2001) fantasy novel.
- ANTHONY, PIERS; pseudonym of Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob, (1934- ) (chron.)
- * _DoOon Mode (Tor 0-812-57542-3, Apr 2002, $6.99, 377pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horne) [Mode] Reprint (Tor 2001) fantasy novel, fourth in the Mode series.
- * _How Precious Was That While (Tor 0-812-57543-1, Jun 2002, $7.99, 418pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Reprint (Tor 2001) non-fiction, autobiography.
- * _Swell Foop (Tor 0-812-57474-5, Oct 2002, $6.99, 354pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Xanth] Reprint (Tor 2001) humorous fantasy novel, 25th in the Xanth series.
- * *Up in a Heaval (Tor 0-312-86904-5, Oct 2002, $24.95, 348pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Xanth] Humorous fantasy novel, 26th in the Xanth series.
- * _Xanth: The Quest for Magic (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45328-X, Nov 2002, $18.95, 774 + viii, tp) [Xanth] Reprint (Wings 1994 as Three Complete Xanth Novels) omnibus of the first three fantasy novels in the Xanth series: A Spell for Chameleon (1977), The Source of Magic (1979), and Castle Roogna (1979). There is a new introduction by Anthony.
- ANVIL, CHRISTOPHER; pseudonym of Harry C. Crosby, (1925-2009) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Pandoras Legions (Baen 0-671-31861-6, Feb 2002, $6.99, 379pp, pb, cover by Patrick Turner) [Centrans] SF fix-up novel that takes the novelette expanded previously into Pandoras Planet (1972), and interpolates three stories featuring John Towers, plus one related story. There is some rewriting by Anvil. Edited and with an afterword by Eric Flint.
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