The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002

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Sanctuary Lynn Abbey (Tor 0-312-87491-X, Jun 2002, $27.95, 480pp, hc, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) [Thieves’ World] Fantasy novel of “Thieves’ World”.

Thieves’ World: Turning Points ed. Lynn Abbey (Tor 0-312-87517-7, Nov 2002, $25.95, 317pp, hc, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) [Thieves’ World] Original shared world anthology of ten stories. Authors include Dennis L. McKiernan, Robin Wayne Bailey, and Raymond E. Feist.

The Annotated Flatland Edwin A. Abbott (Perseus Publishing 0-7382-0541-9, Nov 2001, $30.00, 239 + xxvii, hc) [Flatland] Annotated edition of the fantasy novel Flatland (Seeley 1884) with an introduction and extensive notes by Ian Stewart. This is dated 2001, but not seen until now.

Warhammer 40,000: Hereticus Dan Abnett (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-7434-4308-X, Jul 2002, $6.95, 315pp, tp, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer 40,000: Eisenhorn] Novelization based on the fantasy role-playing game world. Book three in the “Eisenhorn” trilogy. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd. First US edition (Black Library UK 6/02).

Warhammer 40,000: Straight Silver Dan Abnett (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-7434-4325-X, Dec 2002, $6.95, 315pp, tp, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Novelization based on the SF role-playing game, sixth in the “Gaunt’s Ghosts” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library UK 11/01).

Warhammer 40,000: The Guns of Tanith Dan Abnett (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-7434-4304-7, May 2002, $6.95, 315pp, tp, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Novelization based on the fantasy role-playing game, fifth in the “Gaunt’s Ghosts” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library UK 4/01).

Rip-off Red, Girl Detective and The Burning Bombing of America Kathy Acker (Grove 0-8021-3920-5, Oct 2002, $14.00, 201pp, tp) Omnibus of two previously unpublished novellas, one SF: The Burning Bombing of America, a dystopian tale of the destruction of America.

Expanded Science Fiction Worlds of Forrest J Ackerman & Friends PLUS ed. Forrest J Ackerman (Sense of Wonder Press 0-918736-26-9, May 2002, $14.95, 205pp, tp, cover by Neil Austin) Reprint (Powell 1969 as Science Fiction Worlds of Forrest J Ackerman & Friends) anthology of 32 stories; this adds seven stories to the original. Sense of Wonder Press, 113 North Washington St., Box 347, Rockville MD 20850; [www.senseofwonderpress.com].

The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time Douglas Adams (Random House/Harmony 1-4000-4508-8, May 2002, $24.00, 299 + xxxvi, hc) Collection of Adams’s unfinished novel, plus articles, essays, interviews, and correspondence. Introduction by Christopher Cerf. Editor Peter Guzzardi adds a note Adams’s unpublished texts, a prologue by Nicholas Wroe (originally an article in The Guardian provides biographical information. The “Epilogue” is an appreciation by Richard Dawkins from The Guardian, followed by the program for Adams’s memorial service.

The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45374-3, May 2002, $18.00, 815pp, tp) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Heinemann 1995) omnibus of the five novels in the Hitchhiker series, plus the story “Young Zaphod Plays It Safe”. This has a new foreword by Neil Gaiman, and the 1986 introduction by Douglas Adams.

Shardik Richard Adams (Overlook Press/Tusk 1-58567-182-7, 2002, $21.95, 604pp, tp) Reprint (Allen Lane 1974) fantasy novel. This has a new introduction by Robert Silverberg.

Time Machines: The Best Time Travel Stories Ever Written ed. Bill Adler, Jr. (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1033-0, Aug 2002, $13.00, 382pp, tp) Reprint (Carroll & Graf 1997) anthology of 22 time-travel stories.

Kids’ Letters to Harry Potter from Around the World ed. Bill Adler (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1058-6, Oct 2002, $9.95, 195pp, tp) [Harry Potter] Reprint (Carroll & Graf 2001 as Kids’ Letters to Harry Potter, not seen) non-fiction, unauthorized gathering of letters written by children to the fictional character.

The Butterfly Artist Forrest Aguirre (Flesh & Blood Press, Oct 2002, $5.00, 48pp, ph, cover by Nick Demakis) Chapbook original collection of 10 stories, four reprints. Order from Flesh & Blood Press, 121 Joseph St., Bayville NJ 08721; [horrorjack@aol.com].

Writers Anonymous Kori Agurrie-Amado (Quiet Vision Publishing 1-57646-580-2, Jul 2001, $9.99, 101pp, tp, cover by Joseph Bellofatto) Fantasy novella. A writer’s characters are rebelling against their cliché-ridden story. Illustrated by Joseph Bellofatto. This is dated 2001, but not seen until now. Order from Quiet Vision Publishing, 12155 Mt. Shadow Road, Sandy UT 84092-5812; [www.qvision.net].

The Cockatrice Boys Joan Aiken (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34231-6, Mar 2002, $5.99, 221pp, tp, cover by Gris Grimly) Reprint (Gollancz 1996) young-adult fantasy novel.

Dido and Pa Joan Aiken (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-19623-4, Sep 2002, $5.95, 297pp, tp, cover by Edward Gorey) [Alternate England; James III] Reprint (Cape 1986) young-adult fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-19624-2, $15.00) was announced but not seen.

Midnight Is a Place Joan Aiken (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-19625-0, Sep 2002, $5.95, 292pp, tp, cover by Lars Leetaru) Reprint (Cape 1974) young-adult fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-19626-9, $15.00) was announced but not seen.

The Whispering Mountain Joan Aiken (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34241-3, May 2002, $5.99, 276pp, tp, cover by Charles Vess) Reprint (Cape 1968) young-adult fantasy novel.

The Eye of Night Pauline J. Alama (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58463-4, Jul 2002, $5.99, 451pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) Fantasy novel. An artifact may bring about the end of the world. A first novel.

Helliconia Spring Brian W. Aldiss (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-4472-8, Feb 2002, $14.00, 361 + xxiv, tp, cover by Robert Zohrab) [Helliconia] Reprint (Atheneum; Cape 1982) SF novel, first in the “Helliconia” trilogy. This has the introduction by Aldiss from the 1996 Voyager omnibus edition.

Helliconia Summer Brian W. Aldiss (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-4510-4, Aug 2002, $14.00, 398pp, tp, cover by Robert Zohrab) [Helliconia] Reprint (Cape; Atheneum 1983) SF novel, second in the “Helliconia” trilogy.

Helliconia Winter Brian W. Aldiss (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-4516-3, Dec 2002, $14.00, 288pp, tp, cover by Robert Zohrab) [Helliconia] Reprint (Atheneum; Cape 1985) SF novel, third in the “Helliconia” trilogy. “A Robert Silverberg Selection”.

The Beggar Queen Lloyd Alexander (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-131070-7, Jun 2002, $5.99, 237pp, pb, cover by Michel Bohbot) [Westmark] Reprint (Dutton 1984) young-adult fantasy novel, third book in the “Westmark” trilogy.

The Kestrel Lloyd Alexander (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-131069-3, Jun 2002, $5.99, 244pp, pb, cover by Michel Bohbot) [Westmark] Reprint (Dutton 1982) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the “Westmark” trilogy.

The Philadelphia Adventure Lloyd Alexander (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-230144-2, Jul 2002, $5.99, 150pp, tp, cover by Stan Watts) [Vesper Holly] Reprint (Dutton 1990) young-adult Graustarkian/alternate world adventure, fifth in the “Vesper Holly” series.

The Rope Trick Lloyd Alexander (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-47020-4, Oct 2002, $16.99, 195pp, hc, cover by Greg Spalenka) Young-adult fantasy. A female stage magician seeks to learn the fabled rope trick, but finds more than she bargained for.

The Love-Artist Jane Alison (Picador USA 0-312-42006-4, Apr 2002, $13.00, 242pp, tp, cover by Sanjay Kothari) Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2001) mainstream historical novel with fantasy elements, set in ancient Rome.

Science Fiction Before 1900: Imagination Discovers Technology Paul K. Alkon (Routledge 0-4159-3887-2, Feb 2002, $18.95, 176pp, tp) Reprint (Twayne 1994) non-fiction, a critical examination of the roots of SF. Order from Routledge, 29 West 35th Street, New York NY 10001; [www.routledge-ny.com].

The Ocean of Years Roger MacBride Allen (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58364-6, Jul 2002, $6.50, 441pp, pb, cover by Gregory Bridges) [Chronicles of Solace] Far-future SF novel, second in a trilogy begun in The Depths of Time. A planet’s long-lost founder may be its only hope once its terraforming begins to fail.

City of the Beasts Isabel Allende (HarperCollins 0-06-050918-X, Nov 2002, $19.99, 406pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Alexander Cold] Young-adult fantasy adventure/magic realism novel. A team searches the Amazon jungle for the legendary creature called The Beast. Translated from the Spanish Ciudad de las Bestias by Margaret Sayers Peden.

Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines Aaron Allston (SFBC #51698, Jul 2002, $12.99, 458pp, hc, cover by Terese Nielsen) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines] Omnibus of two Star Wars novelizations: Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Rebel Dream (2002) and Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Rebel Stand (2002). Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. This has ISBN 0-7394-2777-6; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand Aaron Allston (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-42868-4, Jun 2002, $6.99, 367pp, pb, cover by Dave Seeley) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines] Star Wars novelization, second in the “Enemy Lines” duology. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Rebel Dream Aaron Allston (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-42866-8, Apr 2002, $6.99, 304pp, pb, cover by Terese Nielsen) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines] Star Wars novelization, first in the “Enemy Lines” sub-series. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

Domain Steve Alten (Tor 0-812-57956-9, Jun 2002, $7.99, 461pp, pb) Reprint (Forge 2001) near-future science-fantasy thriller.

Goliath Steve Alten (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.

The Malifex Steve Alton (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).

Coincidence David Ambrose (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).

A Step Beyond C. K. Anderson (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.

Captain Nemo K. J. Anderson (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 Verne’s Captain Nemo. As by K. J. Anderson.

Hopscotch Kevin J. Anderson (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 Kevin J. Anderson (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.

The Saga of Seven Suns, Book 1: Hidden Empire Kevin J. Anderson (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.

Feed M. T. Anderson (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.

Conan the Rebel Poul Anderson (Tor 0-765-30073-7, Jan 2003, $13.95, 223pp, tp, cover by Charles Keegan) [Conan] Reprint (Bantam 1980) novel featuring Robert E. Howard’s barbarian. Copyrighted by Conan Properties.

Going for Infinity Poul Anderson (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.

Going for Infinity Poul Anderson (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 Poul Anderson (Tor 0-765-34502-1, Jan 2003, $7.99, 611pp, pb, cover by Charles Keegan) Reprint (Tor 2001) historical fantasy.

Shooting Stars V. C. Andrews(R) (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.

Twisted Roots V. C. Andrews(R) (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 V. C. Andrews(R) (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.

Willow V. C. Andrews(R) (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.

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