The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002

Books, Listed by Author

MYERS, BILL (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Face of God (HarperCollins/Zondervan 0-310-22755-0, Jul 2002, $12.99, 356pp, tp) Christian-oriented thriller. A Christian ex-pastor and an Islamic terrorist seek a mysterious Old Testament artifact that enables the owner to hear the voice of God.
• * *Fire of Heaven Trilogy (HarperCollins/Zondervan 0-310-24108-1, Jul 2001, $14.99, 725pp, hc) [Fire of Heaven] Omnibus of three Christian-oriented thrillers with supernatural and SF elements: Blood of Heaven (1996), Threshold (1997), and Fire of Heaven (1999). This is dated 2001, but not seen until now. (Contents)

NABB, MAGDALEN (née Nuttal) (1947-2007) (chron.)

• * *The Twilight Ghost (Collins 0-00-713397-9, Mar 2002, £4.99, 191pp, tp, cover by Sarah Perkins) Young-adult fantasy novel. Previously published in a German edition (Diogenes Verlag 2000).

NAGATA, LINDA (née Webb) (1960- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Limit of Vision (Tor 0-765-34211-1, Jul 2002, $6.99, 347pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) Reprint (Tor 2001) near-future SF novel of out-of-control biotechnology.

NAPOLI, DONNA JO (chron.)

• * _Beast (Simon Pulse 0-689-83590-6, Jun 2002, $8.00, 260pp, tp, cover by Rafal Olbinski) [Beauty and the Beast] Reprint (Atheneum 2000) young-adult fantasy novel, telling the Beast’s side of “Beauty and the Beast”.

NAVARRO, YVONNE (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Tempted Champions (Pocket 0-7434-0036-4, Mar 2002, $6.99, 240pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.

NEASON, REBECCA (chron.)

• * *The Truest Power (Warner Aspect 0-446-61133-6, Dec 2002, $6.99, 462pp, pb, cover by Daniel Craig) [Lysandra] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Thirteenth Scroll.

NEIDERMAN, ANDREW (1940- ); see also V. C. Andrews® (chron.)

• * _The Dark (Severn House 0-7278-5834-3, Apr 2002, £17.99, 294pp, hc) Reprint (Pocket 1997) horror novel. Psychiatric patients are actually possessed.
• * _The Dark (Severn House 0-7278-5834-3, Apr 2002, £17.99, 294pp, hc) Reprint (Pocket 1997) horror novel. Psychiatric patients are actually possessed.
• * *Dead Time (Pocket 0-7434-1268-0, Mar 2002, $6.99, 309pp, pb) Horror novel. An experiment in age-reversal goes wrong.
• * *Under Abduction (Pocket 0-7434-1269-9, Dec 2002, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by John Vairo, Jr.) Associational non-supernatural horror novel. A pregnant woman is kidnapped by a childless couple.

NEL, PHILIP (chron.)

• * *J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Novels (Continuum 0-8264-5232-9, Sep 2001, $9.95, 96pp, tp) [Harry Potter] Non-fiction study guide to the author, books, reviews, and the novels’ phenomenal success. A bibliography is included. Available from Continuum International Publishing Group, 370 Lexington Ave., New York NY 10017; 800-561-7704; [www.continuumbooks.com]. [Rowling]

NELSCOTT, KRIS; pseudonym of Kristine Kathryn Rusch, (1960- ) (chron.)

• * *Thin Walls (St. Martin’s Minotaur 0-312-28783-6, Sep 2002, $24.95, 382pp, hc) [Smokey Dalton] Associational mystery featuring detective Smokey Dalton. Nelscott is a pen name for Kristine Kathryn Rusch.

NESBIT, E(dith) (1858-1924) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Five Children and It (Dover 0-486-42366-2, Oct 2002, $2.50, 156pp, tp, cover by Thea Kliros) [Psammead] Reprint (Unwin 1902) classic juvenile fantasy novel.
• * _The House of Arden (Red Fox 0-09-940959-3, Sep 2001, £4.99, 314pp, tp, cover by David Frankland) Reprint (Macmillan 1908) young-adult fantasy novel. A Red Fox Classic.

NEWCOMB, ROBERT (chron.)

• * *The Fifth Sorceress (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44892-8, Aug 2002, $26.95, 591pp, hc, cover by Justin Sweet) [Chronicles of Blood and Stone] Fantasy novel. A kingdom is threatened by a group of evil sorceresses who need one more member to reach full power. A first novel.
• * _The Fifth Sorceress (SFBC #52497, Sep 2002, $13.50, 591pp, hc, cover by Justin Sweet) [Chronicles of Blood and Stone] Reprint (Del Rey 2002) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Fifth Sorceress (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-04961-6, Sep 2002, £10.99, 591pp, tp, cover by Justin Sweet) [Chronicles of Blood and Stone] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 2002) fantasy novel, first in “The Chronicles of Blood and Stone”. A kingdom is threatened by evil sorceresses who need one more member to achieve full power. A first novel. [First U.K. edition]

NEWMAN, KIM (James), ed. (1959- ); see pseudonym Jack Yeovil (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Science Fiction/Horror: A Sight and Sound Reader (bfi Publishing 0-85170-897-8, 2002, £13.99, x+325pp, tp) Collection of articles on SF and horror films, mainly reprinted from Sight and Sound. A hardcover edition (896-X) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * +Science Fiction/Horror: A Sight and Sound Reader (University of California Press/BFI 0-85170-897-8, Mar 2002, $19.95, 325pp, tp) Associational non-fiction collection of 81 essays and movie reviews, originally published in Sight and Sound, looking at SF and Horror in film. This is the British Film Institute (BFI) UK edition, available in the US from University of California Press, 800-777-4726; [www.upress.edu]; [bfi.upress.edu].

NEWTON, KURT (stories) (chron.)

• * *Dark Demons: Tales of Obsession, Possession and Unnatural Desire (Delirium Books 1-929653-27-1, Mar 2002, $15.95, 273pp, tp, cover by Duncan Long) Original collection of 16 horror stories, seven reprints. Introduction by Michael Arnzen. Illustrated by Duncan Long. A signed, limited hardcover edition of 150 (-26-3, $45.00) was announced but not seen. Delirium Books, PO Box 338, North Webster IN 46555; e-mail: [deliriumbooks@kconline.com]; website: [www.deliriumbooks.com]. (Contents)

NICHOLAS, NICK (chron.)

• * *Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare: The Restored Klingon Version (Klingon Language Institute 1-58715-501-X, Feb 2001, $16.95, 199pp, tp, cover by David Schaefer) [Star Trek] Star Trek-related version of the Shakespeare play, with simultaneous English text. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [http://www.kli.org/], or from Klingon Language Institute, PO Box 634, Flourtown PA 19031.

NICHOLLS, STAN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Orcs: First Blood (SFBC #54336, Dec 2002, $14.99, 646pp, hc, cover by r. k. post) [Orcs: First Blood] Omnibus of three fantasy novels in the series: Bodyguard of Lightning (1999), Legion of Thunder (1999), and Warriors of the Tempest (2000). This has ISBN 0-7394-3102-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * +Orcs: First Blood: Bodyguard of Lightning (Sterling Publishing/Gollancz 1-85798-557-5, Jan 2002, $14.95, 298pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) [Orcs: First Blood] Fantasy novel, first in a series. This is a special printing (dated 8/01) of the 1999 Orion/Millennium edition; it retains the original ISBN, but now indicates the publisher as Gollancz. First US edition (Orion 1999). Distributed in the US by Sterling Publishing, 387 Park Ave. S., New York NY 10016-8810; 800-805-5489; [www.sterlingpub.com].
• * +Orcs: First Blood: Legion of Thunder (Sterling Publishing/Gollancz 0-575-06871-X, May 2002, $14.95, 281pp, tp, cover by Fangorn) [Orcs: First Blood] Fantasy novel, second in a series. This first US edition is a special printing (dated 2002) of the 1999 Gollancz edition, distributed in the US by Sterling Publishing.
• * +Orcs: First Blood: Warriors of the Tempest (Sterling Publishing/Gollancz 0-57507-069-2, Feb 2003, $14.95, 280pp, tp, cover by Fangorn) [Orcs: First Blood] Fantasy novel, third in a series. This first US edition is the 2000 Gollancz trade paperback, distributed in the US by Sterling Publishing, 387 Park Ave. S., New York NY 10016-8810; 800-805-5489; [www.sterlingpub.com].

NICHOLSON, SCOTT (1962- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Red Church (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1503-9, Jun 2002, $5.99, 352pp, pb) Supernatural thriller set in the Appalachians. A demon takes the form of a former minister. A first novel.

NICHOLSON, WILLIAM V. (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Firesong (Egmont 0-7497-4916-4, May 2002, £10.99, 341pp, hc, cover by Mark Edwards) [Wind on Fire] Young-adult fantasy novel, third volume in “The Wind on Fire” trilogy. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-4955-5, £7.99) was announced but not seen.
• * +Firesong (Hyperion 0-7868-0571-4, Sep 2002, $17.99, 422pp, hc, cover by Peter Sis) [Wind on Fire] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in the “Wind on Fire” trilogy. Illustrated by Peter Sis. First US edition (Egmont 5/02).
• * _Slaves of the Mastery (Mammoth 0-7497-4901-6, May 2002, £5.99, 340pp, tp, cover by David Scutt) [Wind on Fire] Reprint (Mammoth 2001) young-adult fantasy novel, second in “The Wind on Fire” trilogy.
• * _The Wind Singer (Hyperion 0-7868-1417-9, Apr 2002, $7.99, 486pp, pb, cover by Peter Sis) [Wind on Fire] Reprint (Egmont 2000) young-adult fantasy novel, first in the “Wind on Fire” trilogy.

NICOLSON, J(ohn) U(rban) (1885-?) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Fingers of Fear (Midnight House, Dec 2001, $40.00, 220pp, hc) Reprint (Covici Friede 1937) horror novel. Introduction by Douglas A. Anderson. Illustrated by Allen Koszowski. This is a limited edition of 460. Available from Midnight House, 4128 Woodland Park Ave N, Seattle WA 98103; [www.darksidepress.com].

NIELSEN HAYDEN, PATRICK, ed. (chron.)

• * _Starlight 3 (Tor 0-312-86779-4, May 2002, $15.95, 350pp, tp, cover by Edward Miller) Reprint (Tor 2001) original anthology of 16 stories.

NILES, DOUGLAS (Allen) (1954- ) (chron.)

• * _Circle at Center (Ace 0-441-00960-3, Jul 2002, $6.99, 388pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) [Seven Circles] Reprint (Ace 2000) fantasy novel, book one of the “Seven Circles” trilogy.
• * *DragonLance: The Golden Orb (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2692-9, Feb 2002, $6.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Gerald Brom) [DragonLance: Icewall] Novelization based on the role-playing game, second volume in the “Icewall” trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Fox on the Rhine (with Michael Dobson) (Tor/Forge 0-812-57466-4, Jun 2002, $7.99, 547pp, pb, cover by Bill Villareal) [Fox on the Rhine] Reprint (Forge 2000) alternate military history of WWII.
• * _World Fall (Ace 0-441-00998-0, Dec 2002, $7.50, 359pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) [Seven Circles] Reprint (Ace 2001) fantasy novel, book two of the “Seven Circles” trilogy.

NIMMO, JENNY (1942- ) (chron.)

• * _Griffin’s Castle (Egmont Books 0-7497-4887-7, Apr 2002, £4.99, 183pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Methuen 1994) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *Midnight for Charlie Bone (Egmont Books 0-7497-4888-5, Apr 2002, £4.99, 345pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Children of the Red King] Young-adult fantasy novel, the first volume in “The Red King Quintet”.
• * *Milo’s Wolves (Mammoth 0-7497-3675-5, 2001, £4.99, 245pp, tp, cover by Jacey) Young-adult fantasy novel.

NIRGAD, LIA (chron.)

• * *As High as the Scooter Can Fly (Overlook Press 1-58567-313-7, Nov 2002, $19.95, 191pp, hc, cover by George Peters) Literary fantasy novel. A bored suburban housewife finds a flying scooter and embarks on adventures.

NISBET, LINDY ANNE (chron.)

• * *Outrageous Detour (Xlibris 1-4010-3078-5, 2001, $21.99, 250pp, tp) Fantasy novel. A trip to Peru leads a group on a strange journey that includes another dimension. This is dated 2001, but not seen until now. A print-on-demand book available online at [www.xlibris.com]; or from Xlibris Corporation, 426 Walnut St., Philadelphia PA 19106; credit card orders 888-795-4274.

NISWANDER, ADAM (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Charm (DarkTales Publications 1-930997-15-9, Feb 2002, $19.99, 214pp, tp) [Shaman Cycle] Reprint (Integra Press 1993) Southwestern supernatural thriller, book one of “The Shaman Cycle”. Available online at [www.darktales.com], or from PO Box 19514, Shawnee Mission KS 66285-9514.

NIVEN, LARRY; [i.e., Laurence van Cott Niven] (1938- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Fallen Angels (with Jerry E. Pournelle & Michael F. Flynn) (Baen 0-7434-3582-6, Oct 2002, $24.00, 362pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) Reprint (Baen 1991) SF novel.

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• * *The Houses of the Kzinti (Baen 0-7434-3577-X, Dec 2002, $15.00, 435pp, tp, cover by Larry Elmore) [Man-Kzin Wars] Omnibus/anthology set in Larry Niven’s Known Space universe, with two novellas by Dean Ing previously collected as Cathouse, and fix-up novel The Children’s Hour by Jerry Pournelle & S.M. Stirling. (Contents)

NIX, GARTH (1963- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Abhorsen (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-027825-0, Jan 2003, $17.99, 358pp, hc, cover by Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) [Abhorsen] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Lirael, third in the series begun in Sabriel. Lirael and Prince Sameth seek to stop the freeing of Orannis the Destroyer.
• * _Lirael (HarperCollins 0-06-000542-4, Apr 2002, $6.99, 705pp, pb, cover by Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) [Abhorsen] Reprint (Allen & Unwin Australia 2001) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Sabriel.
• * _Sabriel (Collins 0-00-713730-3, Sep 2002, £12.99, 367pp, hc) [Abhorsen] Reprint (HarperCollinsAustralia/Moonstone 1995) young-adult fantasy novel, first in a series. A good necromancer’s daughter has to continue his work. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Seventh Tower, Volumes 1-3 (Scholastic LucasBooks 0-439-48587-8, Nov 2002, $14.99, 649pp, hc, cover by Jonathan Barkat) [Seventh Tower] Omnibus of three young-adult fantasy novels in “The Seventh Tower” series: The Fall (2000), Castle (2000), and Aenir (2001). Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. (Contents)

NOON, JEFF (1957- ) (chron.)

• * *Falling Out Of Cars (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60296-0, Nov 2002, £12.99, 345pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant & Grant Gee) Surreal novel of a woman traveling through a strangely transformed, diseased England.

NORMINGTON, GREGORY (chron.)

• * *The Ship of Fools (Sceptre 0-340-82100-0, Mar 2002, £12.99, 277pp, hc, cover by Hieronymus Bosch) Literary fantasy novel. A first novel.

NORTON, ALICE MARY; see under Norton, Andre (stories) (chron.)

NORTON, ANDRE; [born Alice Mary Norton] (1912-2005); formerly Alice Mary Norton (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Atlantis Endgame (with Sherwood Smith) (Tor 0-312-85922-8, Dec 2002, $23.95, 253pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Time Traders] SF novel in Norton’s “Time Traders” series.
• * *Beast Master’s Ark (with Lyn McConchie) (Tor 0-765-30041-9, Jun 2002, $23.95, 318pp, hc, cover by Allen Douglas) [Hosteen Storm] SF novel, the first in a series of sequels to Norton’s The Beast Master.
• * *A Crown Disowned (with Sasha Miller) (Tor 0-312-87338-7, Oct 2002, $25.95, 416pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan] Fantasy novel. Third in the “Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan”.
• * _A Crown Disowned (with Sasha Miller) (SFBC #53420, Oct 2002, $12.99, 416pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan] Reprint (Tor 2002) fantasy novel, third in the “Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan”. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Elvenbane (with Mercedes R. Lackey) (Tor 0-812-51175-1, Jun 2002, $7.99, 566pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Halfblood Chronicles] Reissue (Tor 1991) fantasy novel. Seventh printing.
• * _Elvenblood (with Mercedes R. Lackey) (Tor 0-812-56319-0, Jun 2002, $6.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Halfblood Chronicles] Reissue (Tor 1995) fantasy novel, second book in “The Halfblood Chronicles”. Fourth printing.
• * *Elvenborn (with Mercedes R. Lackey) (Tor 0-312-86456-6, Aug 2002, $24.95, 382pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Halfblood Chronicles] Fantasy novel, third book in “The Halfblood Chronicles”.
• * _Elvenborn (with Mercedes R. Lackey) (SFBC #52265, Aug 2002, $13.99, 382pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Halfblood Chronicles] Reprint (Tor 2002) fantasy novel, third book in “The Halfblood Chronicles”. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Janus (Baen 0-7434-3553-2, Aug 2002, $15.00, 387pp, tp, cover by Larry Elmore) [Niall Renfro] SF omnibus of two SF novels, Judgment on Janus (1963) and Victory on Janus (1966). (Contents)
• * _Knight or Knave (with Sasha Miller) (Tor 0-812-57758-2, May 2002, $6.99, 318pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan] Reprint (Tor 2001) fantasy novel. Second in the “Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan” after To the King a Daughter.
• * _Leopard in Exile (with Rosemary Edghill) (Tor 0-812-54540-0, Feb 2002, $6.99, 363pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) [Shadow of Albion] Reprint (Tor 2001) fantasy historical adventure novel, sequel to Shadow of Albion.
• * *Mark of the Cat/Year of the Rat (Meisha Merlin 1-892065-53-3, Feb 2002, $20.00, 602pp, tp, cover by Hoang) Omnibus of two fantasy novels based on a world created by artist Karen Kuykendall: The Mark of the Cat (1992) and new sequel Year of the Rat. A hardcover edition (-52-2, $40.00) is also available. (Contents)
• * _Star Soldiers (SFBC #14229, Jan 2002, $9.99, 434pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) Reprint (Baen 2001) SF omnibus of two SF novels, Star Guard (1955) and Star Rangers (1953). This is similar to the Baen edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Star Soldiers (Baen 0-7434-3554-0, Aug 2002, $6.99, 471pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) Reprint (Baen 2001) SF omnibus of two SF novels, Star Guard (1955) and Star Rangers (1953).
• * _Time Traders II: The Defiant Agents/Key Out of Time (Baen 0-671-31852-7, Feb 2002, $7.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Time Traders] Reprint (Baen 2001) SF omnibus of Norton’s last two solo novels in the “Time Traders” or “Ross Murdock” series: The Defiant Agents (1962) and Key Out of Time (1963).