The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002


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Lovecraft at Last: The Master of Horror in His Own Words H. P. Lovecraft & Willis Conover (Cooper Square Press 0-8154-1212-6, Aug 2002, $27.95, 278pp, hc, cover by Virgil Finlay) Reprint (Carrolton Clark 1975) collection of letters between HPL and his young fan Willis Conover. This has a new introduction and a brief Lovecraft biography by S.T. Joshi, plus a brief biography of Conover. Order from Cooper Square Press, Rowman & Littlefield, 200 Park Avenue South, Suite 1109, New York NY 10003-1503; [www.coopersquarepress.com].


Collecting Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Paperbacks Gary Lovisi (Gryphon Books 1-58250-043-6, Feb 2002, $15.00, 137pp, tp) Non-fiction guide to collecting paperback SF, fantasy, and horror. This is revised and expanded from Instant Expert: Collecting Science Fiction and Fantasy (Alliance Books 1997). Available from Gryphon Books, PO Box 209, Brooklyn NY 11228-0209; [www.gryphonbooks.com].


Souvenirs of Sherlock Holmes: Collected Articles on the Canon and the Pastiches Gary Lovisi (Gryphon Books 1-58250-044-4, Oct 2002, $15.00, 122pp, tp) Non-fiction collection of 11 articles, primarily for book collectors, on Arthur Conan Doyle’s creations, including two articles on Professor Challenger and The Lost World. Available from Gryphon Books, PO Box 209, Brooklyn NY 11228-0209; [www.gryphonbooks.com].


Warchild Karin Lowachee (Warner Aspect 0-446-61077-1, Apr 2002, $6.99, 451pp, pb) [Warchild] SF novel. A boy taken from his parents’ merchant spaceship by pirates survives by becoming a living weapon. Winner of the Aspect first novel contest.


Warchild Karin Lowachee (McGee & Woods/SoulWave Publishers 1-891347-04-7, Dec 2002, $75.00, 380pp, hc, cover by Nancy Hall) [Warchild] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2002) SF novel. This is a signed, limited edition of 200; a leatherbound, lettered edition of 26 ($175.00) is also available. Order from McGee & Woods Publishers, PO Box 24727, Nashville TN 37202-4727; add $6.50 postage.


The Book of More Flesh ed. James Lowder (Eden Studios 1-891153-86-2, Oct 2002, $16.95, 318pp, tp, cover by Christopher Shy) Anthology of 23 zombie stories loosely linked to the role-playing game All Flesh Must Be Eaten. Order from Eden Studios, 6 Dogwood Lane, Loudonville, NY 12211; [www.edenstudios.net]; 518-331-2063.


Legends of the Pendragon ed. James Lowder (Green Knight Publishing 1-928999-19-0, Sep 2002, $14.95, 319pp, tp, cover by Don Maitz) Original anthology of 20 stories of Arthurian fantasy. Authors include Phyllis Ann Karr, Cherith Baldry, and Darrell Schweitzer. Order from Wizard’s Attic, 900 Murmansk St., Suite 7, Oakland CA 94607; [www.wizards-attic.com]; 800-213-1493.


Gathering Blue Lois Lowry (Random House/Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-22949-9, Sep 2002, $6.50, 215pp, pb) Reprint (Lorraine 2000) young-adult post-holocaust SF novel. This includes an eight-page readers’ guide.


The Giver Lois Lowry (Random House/Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-23768-8, Sep 2002, $6.50, 179pp, pb) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1993) Newbery award-winning young-adult utopian SF novel. This includes an eight-page readers’ guide.


Smokin’ Rockets: The Romance of Technology in American Film, Radio and Television, 1945-1962 Patrick Lucanio & Gary Coville (McFarland 0-7864-1233-X, Oct 2002, $35.00, 260pp, tp) Non-fiction, a critical look at science as presented in popular culture, including science fiction. Includes a filmography, bibliography, and index.


Star Wars: Cloak of Deception James Luceno (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-44297-0, Jul 2002, $6.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Steven D. Anderson) [Star Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 2001) Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.


Web Warriors: Dimension X James Luceno (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44472-8, Nov 2002, $6.99, 198pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Web Warriors] Near-future virtual-reality SF novel, second in a series about two teen hackers/cyber-sleuths. Powerful people want a code Tech has discovered. Packaged and copyrighted by Red Sky Entertainment.


Web Warriors: Memories End James Luceno (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44471-X, Jul 2002, $6.99, 198pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Web Warriors] Near-future virtual-reality SF novel, first in a series. Two teen hackers/cyber-sleuths get in over their heads when they free a kidnap victim from a government database. Packaged and copyrighted by Red Sky Entertainment.


Running on Instinct N. M. Luiken (Tor 0-812-57910-0, Aug 2002, $6.99, 404pp, pb) Reprint (Forge 2001) psychic thriller. Luiken is a pen name for Nicole Luiken Humphrey, who also writes as Nicole Luiken.


Beneath the Moors and Darker Places Brian Lumley (Tor 0-312-87694-7, Feb 2002, $24.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of nine stories; one, “The Second Wish”, appears for the first time with the author’s preferred ending. Lumley tells how the stories came to be written in his introduction.


Necroscope: Avengers Brian Lumley (Tor 0-812-57019-7, May 2002, $7.99, 553pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Necroscope: E-Branch] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2001) vampire horror novel, third in the “E-Branch” trilogy in the “Necroscope” series.


Psychamok Brian Lumley (Tor 0-765-30481-3, Aug 2002, $24.95, 318pp, hc) [Psychomech] Reprint (Granada 1985) horror novel, third in the “Psychomech” trilogy.


The Brian Lumley Companion ed. Brian Lumley & Stanley Wiater (Tor 0-312-85670-9, Nov 2002, $26.95, 397pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. A guide to Lumley’s works, with 14 essays, interviews, bibliographies, etc., plus concordances to 18 separate works. Contributors include Robert Weinberg, Stephen Jones, and Robert M. Price. A limited edition (0-765-30689-1, $50.00) was announced but not seen.


Claremont Tales II Richard A. Lupoff (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-07-X, Feb 2002, $23.95, 298pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) Collection of 13 stories, one original, in diverse genres, with a foreword and story introductions by Lupoff. The second book of a two-volume series. Available from Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [gryphon@goldengryphon.com]; [www.goldengryphon.com].


The Ring of Five Dragons Eric Van Lustbader (Tor 0-812-57233-5, Jul 2002, $7.99, 679pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Pearl Saga] Reprint (Tor 2001) fantasy novel, first in “The Pearl” series.


The Ring of Five Dragons Eric Van Lustbader (SFBC #51773, Jul 2002, $13.99, 576pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Pearl Saga] Reprint (Tor 2001) fantasy novel, first in “The Pearl” series. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Veil of a Thousand Tears Eric Van Lustbader (Tor 0-312-87236-4, Jul 2002, $27.95, 672pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Pearl Saga] Fantasy novel, second in “The Pearl” series. First US edition (Voyager 5/02).


The Veil of a Thousand Tears Eric Van Lustbader (SFBC #51772, Jul 2002, $13.99, 672pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Pearl Saga] Reprint (Voyager 2002) fantasy novel, second in “The Pearl” series. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Shadow Lovers: The Last Affairs of H.G. Wells Andrea Lynn (Westview Press 0-8133-3394-6, Jan 2002, $30.00, 530 + xxvii, hc) Biography, focusing on Wells’ love life in his later years, drawing on love letters previously suppressed by his estate. Includes notes, bibliography, index, and 16 unpaginated pages of photos. Available from Westview Press, 5500 Central Avenue, Boulder CO 80301; orders 800-386-5656; [www.westviewpress.com]; 303-444-3541; add $4.00 postage. [H. G. Wells]


X-Men: The Legacy Quest Trilogy: Book 1 Steve Lyons (Pocket/BP Books 0-7434-4468-X, Jun 2002, $14.00, 262pp, tp, cover by David M. Rabbitte) [X-Men: Legacy Quest Trilogy] Novelization based on the comic-book characters. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications; copyrighted by Marvel Characters.


X-Men: The Legacy Quest Trilogy: Book 2 Steve Lyons (Pocket/BP Books 0-7434-5243-7, Aug 2002, $14.00, 262pp, tp, cover by David Rabbitte) [X-Men: Legacy Quest Trilogy] Novelization based on the comic books. Copyrighted by Marvel Characters.


At the Back of the North Wind George MacDonald (Random House/Knopf Borzoi/Everyman’s Library 0-375-41335-9, Oct 2001, $14.95, 346pp, hc, cover by Arthur Hughes) Reprint (Strahan London 1870) classic children’s fantasy novel, with Arthur Hughes’s illustrations from the 1871 edition. This is dated 2001 but not seen until now.


Lilith George MacDonald (Eerdmans 0-8028-6061-3, 2002, $12.00, 252pp, tp, cover by Jim Lamb) Reissue (Chatto & Windus 1895) fantasy novel. This is the second printing of a 2000 edition not seen.


Phantastes George MacDonald (Eerdmans 0-8028-6060-5, 2000, $12.00, 185pp, tp, cover by Jim Lamb) Reprint (Smith Elder 1858) fantasy novel. Introduction by C.S. Lewis. This is dated 2000, but not seen until now.


The Apocalypse Door James D. Macdonald (Tor 0-312-86988-6, Nov 2002, $22.95, 224pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Fantasy thriller of contemporary agents of the Knights Templar fighting demons in America.


Out of Sight T. J. MacGregor (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1323-0, Sep 2002, $6.99, 384pp, pb) Horror novel. A family stumbles into a secret government experiment that turns things and people invisible — maybe irreversibly.


Pendragon: The Merchant of Death D. J. MacHale (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-7434-3731-4, Oct 2002, $5.99, 375pp, tp, cover by Victor Lee) [Bobby Pendragon] Young-adult fantasy novel. Bobby Pendragon is transported to an alternate dimension where he’s expected to save the world.


Orbis Scott Mackay (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45874-5, Apr 2002, $5.99, 408pp, pb) Alternate world SF novel. Science reveals that the Benefactors who shaped civilization aren’t angels, but some kind of aliens.


Weird Scenes Inside the Godmind Douglas A. Mackey (Qubik Books 1-58898-568-7, Dec 2001, $15.00, 313pp, tp) Weird fantasy/SF/vampire novel of four friends targeted by aliens, ghosts, and a mysterious SF writer. Available from Qubik Books, 407 Highland St., Fairfield IA 52556; [www.qubikbooks.com]; [info@qubikbooks.com].


Prince Ombra Roderick MacLeish (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34244-8, Aug 2002, $5.99, 377pp, tp, cover by Tim O’Brien) Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1982) YA fantasy novel.


Dark Light Ken MacLeod (Tor 0-765-34496-3, Jan 2003, $6.99, 325pp, pb, cover by Stephen Martiniere) [Engines of Light] Reprint (Orbit 2000) SF novel, book two of “Engines of Light” after Cosmonaut Keep.


The Human Front Ken MacLeod (Griffin Skye/PS Publishing 1-902880-30-7, Feb 2002, $14.00, 109pp, tp, cover by David A. Hardy) SF novella of aliens tampering with history. Introduction by Iain M. Banks. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 400 (-31-5, $40.00) was announced but not seen. The hardcover is available in the US from Griffin Skye, 1945 P Street, Eureka CA 95501; 707-444-8768.


The Star Fraction Ken MacLeod (Tor 0-765-30156-3, Jul 2002, $14.95, 320pp, tp, cover by Angus McKie) [Fall Revolution] Reprint (Legend 1995) SF novel.


Death by Prophecy Lauren Maddison (Alyson 1-55583-764-6, Oct 2002, $14.95, 385pp, tp) [Connor Hawthorne] Lesbian mystery novel with supernatural elements, the third featuring Connor Hawthorne. A tour of old California missions uncovers a terrorist, biblical prophecy, and secret conspiracies. Order from Alyson Publications, PO Box 4371, Los Angeles CA 90078-4371; orders 800-283-3572; [www.alyson.com]; [mail@alyson.com].


The Dream Stealer Gregory Maguire (Clarion Books 0-618-18188-1, Oct 2002, $15.00, 132pp, hc, cover by Diana Bryan) Reprint (Harper 1983) young-adult fantasy novel drawing on Russian folk tales, about a soul-stealing wolf and Baba Yaga.


Lost Gregory Maguire (HarperCollins/ReganBooks 0-06-098864-9, Sep 2002, $14.95, 340pp, tp, cover by Douglas Smith) Reprint (ReganBooks 2001) horror novel. This includes a two-page readers’ discussion guide.


Three Rotten Eggs Gregory Maguire (Clarion Books 0-618-09655-8, Apr 2002, $16.00, 184pp, hc, cover by Elaine Clayton) [Hamlet Chronicles] Young-adult fantasy, fourth in the series begun in Seven Spiders Spinning. Genetically altered eggs hatch chaos in Hamlet, Vermont. Illustrated by Elaine Clayton.


The Legend of Lady Ilena Patricia Malone (Random House/Delacorte 0-385-72915-4, Feb 2002, $15.95, 232pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell) [Lady Ilena] Young-adult Arthurian novel. A young woman learns she’s heir to a throne, and meets one of Arthur’s knights. A first novel.


Starhawk: The Fourth Empire Mack Maloney (Ace 0-441-00926-3, May 2002, $5.99, 294pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) [Starhawk] Far-future SF novel, third in the series. Hawk Hunter’s space guerillas attack the Imperial Solar Guard. Maloney is a pen name for Brian Kelleher.


On a Planet Alien Barry N. Malzberg (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-3509-5, May 2002, $14.00, 427pp, tp, cover by Robert Zohrab) Omnibus of three SF novels: Scop (1976), In the Enclosure (1973), and On a Planet Alien (1974).


The Box Hunters Albert J. Manachino (Argo Press 0-9634181-5-7, 2002, $16.95, 261pp, tp, cover by Larry Dickison) Fantasy novel. A family on vacation finds the weird house they rented has some very strange neighbors. Illustrated by Larry Dickison. A first novel. Available from Argo Press, PO Box 4201, Austin TX 78765-4201; add $3.50 postage.


Terrapin, or Captain Megaloman and His Trusty Sidekick Squidley Save the World Once Again T. Manaday (Lithodendron 0-9634332-2-9, May 2002, $12.00, 298pp, tp) SF novel. A middle-aged unemployed guy finds a machine that folds space and transports any object. Available from Paul Hoff/Lithodendron, PO Box 1083, Milton WA 98354.


Roswell: Skeletons in the Closet Andy Mangels & Michael A. Martin (Simon Pulse 0-689-85446-3, Nov 2002, $5.99, 221pp, pb) [Roswell] Novelization based on the TV show based on the “Roswell High” series by Melinda Metz. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film; text copyrighted by the authors.


Mother Ocean, Daughter Sea Diana Marcellas (Tor 0-812-56177-5, Oct 2002, $6.99, 413pp, pb, cover by Tristan Elwell) [Mother Ocean, Daughter Sea] Reprint (Tor 2001) fantasy novel.


The Sea Lark’s Song Diana Marcellas (Tor 0-312-87483-9, Dec 2002, $27.95, 525pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell) [Mother Ocean, Daughter Sea] Fantasy novel, second in a trilogy begun in Mother Ocean, Daughter Sea.


The Eyes of God John Marco (DAW 0-7564-0047-3, Jan 2002, $24.95, 789pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Eyes of God] Fantasy novel. Idealistic young king Akeela needs the amulets called the Eyes of God to save his queen.


Child of the Prophecy Juliet Marillier (Pan Macmillan Australia 0-7329-1093-5, Sep 2001, A$28.00, 577pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Sevenwaters] Celtic fantasy novel, third in the “Sevenwaters” trilogy. This appeared in 2001, but was not seen until now.


Child of the Prophecy Juliet Marillier (Tor 0-312-84881-1, Mar 2002, $26.95, 528pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Sevenwaters] Celtic fantasy novel, third in the “Sevenwaters” trilogy. First US edition (Macmillan Australia 9/01).


Child of the Prophecy Juliet Marillier (SFBC #19556, Mar 2002, $13.50, 528pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Sevenwaters] Reprint (Macmillan Australia 2001) Celtic fantasy novel, third in the “Sevenwaters” trilogy. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Child of the Prophecy Juliet Marillier (Tor 0-312-87036-1, Jan 2003, $15.95, 528pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Sevenwaters] Reprint (Macmillan Australia 2001) Celtic fantasy novel, third in the “Sevenwaters” trilogy.


Daughter of the Forest Juliet Marillier (Tor 0-765-34343-6, Feb 2002, $6.99, 544pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Sevenwaters] Reprint (Macmillan Australia 1999) fantasy novel, first in the “Sevenwaters” trilogy.


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