The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002

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LARBALESTIER, JUSTINE (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction (University Press of New England/Wesleyan 0-8195-6527-X, Jun 2002, $19.95, 295pp, tp, cover by Gabriel Mayorga) Non-fiction, a critical look at the roles of women in SF, and ways feminism has influenced SF. This includes notes, bibliography, index, and a glossary of SF terms. A hardcover edition (-6526-1, $50.00) was announced but not seen. Order from University Press of New England, 23 S. Main St., Hanover NH 03755; 800-421-1561; e-mail: [University.Press@Dartmouth.edu]; add $5.00 postage.
LARSON, ELLEN (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Measure of the Universe (Savvy Press/Saga SF 0-9669877-4-8, Nov 2002, $12.95, 108pp, tp) SF novel. An alien archeologist visits the Greek isles. Order from Savvy Press, 473 17th St. #6, Brooklyn NY 11215-6226; [www.savvypress.com].
LASSITER, RHIANNON (chron.)

* +Hex: Ghosts (Simon Pulse 0-7434-2213-9, Jun 2002, $4.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Mark Gerber) [Hex] Young-adult SF novel, third in a series about persecuted kids with supercomputer brains in the 24th century. First US edition (Macmillan Children’s Books 2000).
* +Hex: Shadows (Simon Pulse 0-7434-2212-0, Feb 2002, $4.99, 262pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) [Hex] Young-adult SF novel, second in a series about persecuted kids with supercomputer brains in the 24th century. First US edition (Macmillan Children’s Books 1999).
LATHAM, WILLIAM (chron.)

* *Space: 1999: Resurrection (Powys Media 0-9677280-1-0, May 2002, $15.00, 154pp, tp) [Space: 1999] New novelization based on the old television series. Foreword by Johnny Byrne. Order from Powys Media, 2602 E. Florence Ave., PMB 977, Huntington Park CA 90255; [www.powysmedia.com]; [powys_media@hotmail.com].
LAU, MILLER; pseudonym of Deborah J. Miller (chron.)

* *Dark Thane (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-0401-7, Apr 2002, £7.99, 548pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant & Mark Salwowski) [Last Clansman] Fantasy novel, the second book of “The Last Clansman” series. The children of Duncan Talisker go to war on opposing sides. Lau is the pseudonym of an author living in Lincolnshire.
LAUMER, (John) KEITH (1925-1993) (stories) (chron.)

* *Keith Laumer: The Lighter Side (Baen 0-7434-3537-0, May 2002, $7.99, 500pp, pb, cover by Richard Martin) Collection of 10 humorous SF stories not featuring Retief, including novel The Great Time Machine Hoax. Editor Eric Flint’s afterword discusses Laumer’s use of hoary plot devices. (Contents)
* *Odyssey (Baen 0-7434-3527-3, Mar 2002, $6.99, 566pp, pb, cover by Richard Martin) Collection of five stories and two novels: Galactic Odyssey (1967), Dinosaur Beach (1971). Introduction by David Weber. Edited by Eric Flint. (Contents)
LAVERY, DAVID, ed. (chron.)

* _Fighting the Forces: What’s at Stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (with Rhonda V. Wilcox) See entry under Rhonda V. Wilcox
LAWHEAD, STEPHEN R. (1950- ) (chron.)

* _The Mystic Rose (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648323-2, Mar 2002, £6.99, 502pp, pb, cover by Mick Posen) [Celtic Crusades] Reprint (Voyager 2001) fantasy novel. Book III of “The Celtic Crusades”.
* _The Mystic Rose (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-82018-8, Dec 2002, $7.99, 469pp, pb, cover by Don Maitz) [Celtic Crusades] Reprint (Voyager 2001) historical novel with fantasy elements, third in the “Celtic Crusades” trilogy. A Zondervan edition (0-061-05108-X, $6.99) was announced for 10/02, but not seen.
LAWRENCE, LOUISE; pseudonym of Elizabeth Wintle Holden, (1943- ) (chron.)

* _Children of the Dust (Red Fox 0-09-943342-7, Feb 2002, £4.99, 174pp, tp, cover by Sharon Huyshe & Tony Stone) Reprint (Harper & Row 1985) young-adult SF novel set after nuclear war has begun. A “Definitions” title.
LAY, CAROL (chron.)

* *Justice League of America: Wonder Woman: Mythos (Pocket 0-7434-1711-9, Jan 2003, $6.99, 304pp, pb, cover by Alex Ross) [Justice League of America] Novelization, the second in a series based on the DC comic books. Copyrighted by DC comics.
LAYMON, RICHARD (Carl) (1947-2001) (stories) (chron.)

* +Island (Leisure 0-8439-4978-3, Mar 2002, $5.99, 504pp, pb) Associational horror novel. Shipwreck survivors on a desert island are stalked by a killer. First US edition (Headline 1995).
* _Night in the Lonesome October (Leisure 0-8439-5046-3, Sep 2002, $5.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Alan M. Clarke) Reprint (CD Publications 2001) associational horror novel.
* *No Sanctuary (Hodder Headline 0-7472-6931-9, Dec 2001, £16.99, 281pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Associational serial-killer novel. Published in 2001 but not seen until now.
LAYNE, DEBORAH, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* *Polyphony, Volume 1 (with Jay Lake) (Wheatland Press 0-9720547-0-7, Sep 2002, $16.95, 216pp, tp) Original anthology of 12 slipstream stories, one a reprint, the first in a planned biannual series. Authors include Lucius Shepard, Carol Emshwiller, and Maureen McHugh. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.wheatlandpress.com], or from Wheatland Press, PO Box 1818, Wilsonville OR 97070. (Contents)
LEAVITT, MARTINE (chron.)

* +The Dollmage (Red Deer Press 0-88995-233-7, Mar 2002, $8.95, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel. First US edition (Red Deer Canada 10/01). Red Deer Press, 813 Mackimmie Library Tower, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary AB Canada T2N 1N4; US orders: 800-805-1083; 403-220-4334; [www.reddeerpress.com].
LEBBON, TIM (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *White and Other Tales of Ruin (Night Shade Books 1-892389-34-7, Dec 2002, $15.00, 342pp, tp, cover by Caniglia) Collection of six stories, two original, with story notes by Lebbon. There is an introduction by Jack Ketchum. A hardcover edition (-30-4, $27.00) and a signed slipcased limited of 150 (-31-2, $55.00) are also available. (Contents)
LEBOW, JESS (stories) (chron.)

* *Legend of the Five Rings: Wind of War (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2810-7, Dec 2002, $6.99, 275pp, pb, cover by Stephen Daniele) [Legend of the Five Rings: Four Winds Saga] Novelization based on the card game, second volume in “The Four Winds Saga”. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
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* *Magic: The Gathering: The Secrets of Magic (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2710-0, Mar 2002, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Kev Walker) [Magic: The Gathering] Original anthology of ten stories based on the fantasy card games. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. (Contents)
LEE, ALAN (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Faeries: Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition (with Brian Froud) See entry under Brian Froud.
* *The Lord of the Rings Poster Collection 2 (HarperCollins UK 0-00-714910-7, Sep 2002, £14.99, tp, cover by Alan Lee) [Middle-Earth] Art collection. Six further paintings from the centenary edition of The Lord of the Rings reproduced at poster size.
* _The Mabinogion (with Charlotte Guest) See entry under Charlotte Guest.
LEE, EDWARD; pseudonym of Lee Edward Seymour, (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _City Infernal (Leisure 0-8439-4988-0, Apr 2002, $5.99, 366pp, pb) [City Infernal] Reprint (CD Publications 2001) horror novel.
* *Sex, Drugs & Power Tools (Necro Publications 1-889186-22-8, Feb 2002, $45.00, 250pp, hc, cover by David G. Barnett) Collection of three hardcore horror novellas, one original. This is a signed, limited edition of 300; a slipcased, lettered edition of 26 is also available. Necro Publications, PO Box 540298, Orlando FL 32854-0298; [www.necropublications.com]. (Contents)
* _Succubi (Necro Publications 1-889186-18-X, May 2001, $45.00, 279pp, hc, cover by David G. Barnett) Reprint (Diamond 1992) horror novel. This first hardcover edition restores material cut from the original publication. This is a signed, limited edition of 300; it is dated 2001, but not seen until now. Order from PO Box 540298, Orlando FL 32854-0298; [www.necropublications.com]; [necrodave@cfl.rr.com].
LEE, J. ARDIAN (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Outlaw Sword (Ace 0-441-00935-2, Jul 2002, $14.00, 310pp, tp, cover by Dan Craig) [Son of the Sword] Fantasy novel, sequel to Son of the Sword. Dylan returns to 18th-century Scotland.
LEE, SAMANTHA; pseudonym of Maggie Webb (stories) (chron.)

* *The Belltower (Scholastic UK 0-439-99469-1, Aug 2002, £4.99, 236pp, pb, cover by Tim Edmonds) Young-adult horror novel. A “Point Horror Unleashed” title.
LEE, SHARON (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Agent of Change (with Steve Miller) (Ace 0-441-00991-3, Nov 2002, $6.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Liaden] Reprint (Del Rey 1988 as by Miller & Lee) SF novel in the “Liaden” series.
* _Conflict of Honors (with Steve Miller) (Ace 0-441-00964-6, Aug 2002, $6.50, 311pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Liaden] Reprint (Del Rey 1988) SF novel, third in the “Liaden” universe.
* *I Dare (with Steve Miller) (Meisha Merlin 1-892065-03-7, Feb 2002, $16.00, 471pp, tp, cover by Michael Herring) [Liaden] SF space-adventure novel set in the “Liaden Universe”, the final volume in the “Agent of Change” sequence. Introduction by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. A hardcover edition (-12-6, $40.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Meisha Merlin Publishing, PO Box 7, Decatur GA 30031; [www.MeishaMerlin.com].
* _Local Custom (with Steve Miller) (Ace 0-441-00911-5, Feb 2002, $5.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Liaden] Reprint (Meisha Merlin 2001 as part of omnibus Pilot’s Choice) SF novel, the first (in context) in the “Liaden” universe. This has the introduction by Anne McCaffrey from the Meisha Merlin edition.
* _Scout’s Progress (with Steve Miller) (Ace 0-441-00927-1, May 2002, $6.50, 311pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Liaden] Reprint (Meisha Merlin 2001 as part of omnibus Pilot’s Choice) SF novel in the “Liaden” universe. Introduction by Susan Krinard.
LEE, STAN(ley R.) [born Stanley Leiber] (1922- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Alien Factor (with Stan Timmons) (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-5262-3, Oct 2002, $6.99, 283pp, pb, cover by John Ennis) Reprint (ibooks 2001) SF alternate-history novel. Copyrighted by Stan Lee.
* *Excelsior! The Amazing Life of Stan Lee (with George Mair) (Simon & Schuster/Fireside 0-684-87305-2, May 2002, $14.00, 246pp, tp, cover by John Romita) Associational non-fiction, the autobiography of the comics creator/editor who made Marvel Comics a major force and changed the comics industry as a whole.
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* *X-Men: Five Decades of the X-Men (Pocket/ibooks/BP Books 0-7434-3500-1, Feb 2002, $14.95, 261pp, tp, cover by Tristan Schane) [X-Men] Original anthology of five stories about the comic-book characters. Copyrighted by Marvel Characters. (Contents)
LEE, TANITH; [i.e., Tanith Lee Kaiine] (1947- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *A Bed of Earth (Overlook Press 1-58567-261-0, Sep 2002, $25.95, 330pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) [Secret Books of Venus] Dark fantasy novel, volume three of “The Secret Books of Venus” set in an alternate 18th-century Venice.
* _Black Unicorn (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-4512-0, Dec 2002, $12.00, 138pp, tp, cover by Heather Cooper) [Black Unicorn] Reprint (Atheneum 1991) fantasy novel, first in a series.
* *The Claidi Journals (SFBC #51109, Jul 2002, $14.99, 461pp, hc, cover by Mark Zug) [Claidi Journals] Omnibus of three novels in the young-adult series: Wolf Tower (1998 as Law of the Wolf Tower), Wolf Star (2000 as Wolf Star Rise), and Wolf Queen (2001 as Queen of the Wolves). (Contents)
* _Faces Under Water (Overlook Press 1-58567-245-9, Feb 2002, $14.95, 233pp, tp, cover by J. K. Potter) [Secret Books of Venus] Reprint (Overlook Press 1998) dark fantasy novel, volume one of “The Secret Books of Venus”.
* +Wolf Queen (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-46895-1, May 2002, $16.99, 216pp, hc, cover by Victor Lee) [Claidi Journals] Young-adult fantasy, Book III of “The Claidi Journals”. First US edition (Hodder Silver 2001 as Queen of the Wolves).
* _Wolf Star (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-230152-3, Jul 2002, $5.99, 232pp, tp, cover by Victor Lee) [Claidi Journals] Reprint (Hodder Silver 2000 as Wolf Star Rise) young-adult fantasy, Book II of “The Claidi Journals”.
* *Wolf Wing (Hodder Silver 0-340-79938-2, Dec 2002, £5.99, 194pp, tp, cover by Haydn Cornner) [Claidi Journals] Young-adult fantasy novel, Book 4 in the “Claidi Journals”.
LEE, VERNON; pseudonym of Violet Paget, (1856-1935) (stories) (chron.)

* *Hauntings (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-030-1, Feb 2002, C$65.00, xx+380pp, hc, cover by John Singer Sargent) Collected supernatural stories of this celebrated Nineteenth Century author best known for far different things, edited by David G. Rowlands. This is a limited edition of 600 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $50.00 and in the UK for £31.00. (Contents) [ed: D. G. Rowlands]
LE FANU, J(oseph Thomas) SHERIDAN (1814-1873) (stories) (chron.)

* *Schalken the Painter and Others (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-042-5, Aug 2002, C$60.00, xxxiv+245pp, hc, cover by Douglas Walters) Collection of supernatural stories, edited, with an Introduction, by Jim Rockhill. This is a limited edition of 650 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $46.50 and in the UK for £29.00. (Contents)
LE GUIN, URSULA K(roeber) (1929- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Birthday of the World and Other Stories (HarperCollins 0-06-621253-7, Mar 2002, $24.95, 362pp, hc) [League of All Worlds] Collection of eight stories, one an original novella, “Paradises Lost”. Six stories are set in the “Hainish” world of the Ekumen; Le Guin’s foreword discusses the difficulties of creating a universe, and how these stories fit in. (Contents)
* _The Other Wind (Orion Children’s Books 1-84255-205-8, May 2002, £10.99, 246pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Earthsea] Reprint (Harcourt 2001) fantasy novel in the “Earthsea” series. The sorcerer Alder seeks to prevent the dead from invading Earthsea. [First U.K. edition]
* _Tales from Earthsea (Ace 0-441-00932-8, May 2002, $13.95, 314pp, tp) [Earthsea] Reprint (Harcourt 2001) collection of five stories set in the world of the “Earthsea” novels.
* _Tales from Earthsea (Orion 1-84255-206-6, Oct 2002, £10.99, 296pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt & Stephen Raw) [Earthsea] Reprint (Harcourt 2001) original collection of five “Earthsea” stories, two reprints. Le Guin’s foreword discusses the difficulties of researching an imaginary world, and provides background in “A Description of Earthsea”. [First U.K. edition]
* _Tehanu (Simon Pulse 0-689-84533-2, Jul 2002, $6.99, 281pp, pb, cover by Rebecca Guay) [Earthsea] Reprint (Atheneum 1990) Nebula Award-winning YA fantasy novel, fourth in the “Earthsea” series. This is the first Pulse edition seen, but retains the 2001 Aladdin ISBN, and indicates third printing.
* _The Telling (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-332-7, Oct 2002, £5.99, 264pp, pb) [League of All Worlds] Reprint (Harcourt 2000) SF novel in the “Hainish” cycle.
* *Tom Mouse (Millbrook/Roaring Brook Press 0-7613-1599-3, Mar 2002, $15.95, 40pp, hc, cover by Julie Downing) Associational children’s picture book, illustrated by Julie Downing.
* _The Tombs of Atuan (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-85203-7, Jun 2002, $2.99, 180pp, tp, cover by Rebecca Guay) [Earthsea] Reprint (Atheneum 1971) YA fantasy novel, second in the “Earthsea” series. This is a specially priced “Books that Cast a Spell! Fantasy Favorites” edition.
LEIBER, FRITZ (Reuter, Jr.) (1910-1992) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Day Dark, Night Bright (Darkside Press 0-9675157-0-X, 2002, $40.00, 269pp, hc, cover by Allen Koszowski) Collection of 20 SF stories. This is a limited edition of 510 copies, of which 500 have been offered for sale. (Contents)
* *Smoke Ghost and Other Apparitions (Midnight House 0-9707349-7-2, 2001, $40.00, 305pp, hc) Collection of 18 stories, one original, of the supernatural and the macabre, the second volume in a series of Leiber collections. Introduction by Ramsey Campbell. This is a limited edition of 460; it is dated 2001, but not seen until now. Order from Midnight House, 4128 Woodland Park Ave. N., Seattle WA 98103; [www.darksidepress.com/midnight.htm]. (Contents)
* _The Wanderer (Sterling Publishing/Gollancz 0-575-07112-5, Jan 2002, $14.95, 346pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Ballantine 1964) SF novel. This is a special printing (dated 8/01) of the 2000 Gollancz “SF Collectors’” edition, distributed in the US by Sterling Publishing, 387 Park Ave. S., New York NY 10016-8810; 800-805-5489; [www.sterlingpub.com].
LEINSTER, MURRAY; pseudonym of Will F. Jenkins, (1896-1975) (stories) (chron.)

* *Med Ship (Baen 0-7434-3555-9, Aug 2002, $7.99, 634pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Calhoun (Med Service)] Omnibus of four books in the “Med Service” series: collection S.O.S. from Three Worlds (1967), The Mutant Weapon (1959), collection Doctor to the Stars: Three Novelettes of the Interstellar Medical Service (1964), and This World is Taboo (1961). Edited by Eric Flint and Guy Gordon. (Contents)
LEITH, VALERY; pseudonym of Tricia Sullivan, (1968- ) (chron.)

* _The Way of the Rose (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57905-3, Sep 2002, $6.99, 544pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Everien] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2001) fantasy novel, the third and final book of “Everien”. Leith is a pen name for Tricia Sullivan.
LEM, STANISLAW (1921-2006) (chron.)

* _Solaris (Harcourt/Harvest 0-15-602760-7, Nov 2002, $13.00, 204pp, tp) Reissue (Walker 1970) SF novel. This movie tie-in edition has a new ISBN and indicates first printing.
LEMAN, BOB; [i.e., Robert J. Leman] (1922-2006) (stories) (chron.)

* *Feesters in the Lake & Other Stories (Midnight House 0-9707349-5-6, 2002, $40.00, 330pp, hc, cover by Allen Koszowski) Collection of 15 stories, one original, of the supernatural and the macabre, with an introduction by Jim Rockhill. This is a limited edition of 460 copies, signed by Bob Leman, of which 450 have been offered for sale. (Contents)
LENAGH, KEVIN (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Contacting Aliens: An Illustrated Guide to David Brin’s Uplift Universe (with David Brin) See entry under David Brin.

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