The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002

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The Ill-Made Mute Cecilia Dart-Thornton (Macmillan UK 0-333-90754-X, Jan 2002, £9.99, 437pp, tp, cover by Paul Gregory) [Bitterbynde] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2001) fantasy novel. Book I of “The Bitterbynde”.

The Ill-Made Mute Cecilia Dart-Thornton (Macmillan/Pan 0-330-48955-0, Aug 2002, £6.99, 591pp, pb, cover by Paul Gregory) [Bitterbynde] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2001) fantasy novel, book one of “The Bitterbynde”.

Blood and Souls John Davey (The Nephyrite Press 0-95200-746-0, Nov 2002, £20.00, 220pp, hc, cover by Gustave Doré) Contemporary fantasy novel. A first novel. Available from PO Box 37815, London SE23 3WQ; [106026.1447@CompuServe.com].

Spider-Man Peter David (Boxtree 0-7522-6488-5, May 2002, £5.99, 311pp, pb) [Spider-Man] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 2002) novelization of the screenplay based on the Marvel Comics character. [First U.K. edition]

The Henry Game Susan Davis (Corgi 0-552-54793-X, Jun 2002, £4.99, 256pp, tp, cover by Roman Grey) [Henry Game] Young-adult fantasy novel. Three teenage girls summon up the spirit of King Henry VIII.

The Borrible Trilogy Michael de Larrabeiti (Macmillan UK 0-333-90861-9, Jun 2002, £12.99, 726pp, tp, cover by Liz Pyle) [Borribles] Satirical fantasy omnibus of the three “Borribles” novels: The Borribles (1976); The Borribles Go for Broke (1981); The Borribles: Across the Dark Metropolis (1986).

Forests of the Heart Charles de Lint (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07294-6, Aug 2002, £6.99, xii+521pp, pb, cover by Philip Lee Harvey & Getty Stone) [Newford] Reprint (Tor 2000) contemporary fantasy novel partially set in de Lint’s town of Newford.

The Onion Girl Charles de Lint (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07272-5, Aug 2002, £10.99, 508pp, tp) [Newford] Reprint (Tor 2001) contemporary fantasy novel, telling the story of the artist Jilly Coppercorn, who paints the otherworldly beings of de Lint’s city of Newford. A hardcover edition (-07271-7, £16.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]

The Science Fiction Art of Vincent Di Fate Vincent Di Fate (Paper Tiger 1-85585-949-1, Feb 2002, £20.00, 112pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) Art book. A lavishly illustrated overview of Di Fate’s career as an illustrator of SF and fantasy, with introduction, autobiographical essays, and individual discussion of the art pieces by Di Fate.

A Year in the Linear City Paul Di Filippo (PS Publishing 1-902880-36-6, Apr 2002, £8.00, 80pp, tp, cover by Edward Miller) Fantasy novella. Introduction by Michael Bishop. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 300 (-37-4, £25.00) was announced but not seen. PS Publishing LLP, Hamilton House, 4 Park Avenue, Harrogate HG2 9BQ, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

Counter-Clock World Philip K. Dick (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-712770-7, Apr 2002, £7.99, 236pp, tp) Reissue (Berkley 1967) SF novel. “Voyager Classics” Number 28.

Minority Report Philip K. Dick (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-738-1, Jul 2002, £6.99, xi+290pp, hc, cover by PTG) Collection of nine stories (four were the basis of films), with an introduction by Malcolm Edwards. A film tie-in edition to the Spielberg film. This is different from the US collection of the same title. A trade paperback (export only) edition (0-575-07478-7, £6.99) was announced but not seen.

The Blue Hawk Peter Dickinson (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-41546-8, Sep 2002, £4.99, 250pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1976) young-adult fantasy novel.

The Ropemaker Peter Dickinson (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-39713-3, Sep 2002, £6.99, 423pp, tp) [Ropemaker] Reprint (Macmillan Children’s Books 2001) young-adult fantasy novel, with illustrations by Ian Andrew.

Elementals: Water Peter Dickinson & Robin McKinley (Fickling Books, David 0-385-60458-0, Oct 2002, £10.99, 301pp, hc) Reprint (Putnam 2002 as Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits by McKinley and Dickinson) collection of six original fantasy stories. First in a quartet based on the four elements. [First U.K. edition]

Doctor Who: Warmonger Terrance Dicks (BBC Books 0-563-53852-X, May 2002, £5.99, 287pp, pb) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 52 in the BBC “Missing Adventures” series starring the 5th Doctor and Peri.

Nightland Robert Dodds (Andersen Press 1-84270-081-2, Aug 2002, £5.99, 132pp, tp, cover by Stuart Williams) [Claire and Ben Swift] Young-adult fantasy novel. Second in the “Claire and Ben Swift” series.

Spellhorn Berlie Doherty (Collins 0-00-712406-6, 2002, £5.99, 192pp, pb, cover by Stephen Lambert) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1989) young-adult fantasy novel, with a new postscript by Doherty. A “Collins Modern Classic”.

The Man Who Fought Alone Stephen Donaldson (Orion 0-75284-688-4, Mar 2002, £10.99, 463pp, tp) [Mick Axbrewder] Reprint (Forge 2001) associational mystery. Fourth in the “Mick Axbrewder” series. A hardcover edition (-687-6, £17.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]

The Man Who Killed His Brother [as by Reed Stephens] Stephen Donaldson (Orion 0-75284-848-8, May 2002, £5.99, 250pp, pb) [Mick Axbrewder] Reprint (Ballantine 1980 as by Reed Stephens) associational thriller. Book one in the “Mick Axbrewder” series.

The Illearth War Stephen R. Donaldson (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-712771-5, Apr 2002, £7.99, 574pp, tp) [Thomas Covenant] Reprint (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1977) fantasy novel. Book two in “The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant”. “Voyager Classics” Number 26.

Lord Foul’s Bane Stephen R. Donaldson (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-712438-4, Feb 2002, £7.99, 540pp, tp) [Thomas Covenant] Reprint (SFBC 1977) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in “The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant”. “Voyager Classics” Number 23.

The Power that Preserves Stephen R. Donaldson (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-712784-7, Jun 2002, £8.99, 573pp, tp) [Thomas Covenant] Reprint (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1977) fantasy novel. Volume three of “The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever”. “Voyager Classics” Number 31.

The Crippled Angel Sara Douglass (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-710849-4, Nov 2002, £7.99, 455pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Crucible] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2002) fantasy novel, third in “The Crucible” trilogy. Douglass is a pseudonym of Sara Mary Warneke. [First U.K. edition]

The Wounded Hawk Sara Douglass (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-710847-8, Apr 2002, £6.99, 610pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Crucible] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2001) alternate-history fantasy novel. Book two of “The Crucible” trilogy.

The Lost World and Other Thrilling Tales Arthur Conan Doyle (Penguin UK 0-141-00704-4, Dec 2001, £5.99, xxxiv+349pp, tp) Collection of two “Professor Challenger” novels, The Lost World (1912) and The Poison Belt (1913), plus two short stories. Edited with an introduction and notes by Philip Gooden. This is a TV movie tie-in edition.

The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 15th Annual Collection ed. Gardner Dozois (Robinson 1-84119-586-3, Oct 2002, £9.99, xlvii+702pp, tp, cover by Pete Rozycki) Reprint (St. Martin’s Press 2002 as The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Nineteenth Annual Collection) anthology of 26 stories, with a summation of the year by Dozois. [First U.K. edition]

Mistress of the Catacombs David Drake (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07427-2, May 2002, £6.99, 636pp, pb) [Lord of the Isles] Reprint (Tor 2001) fantasy novel, fourth in the “Lord of the Isles” series. [First U.K. edition]

The Alchemist’s Apprentice Jeremy Dronfield (Review 0-7472-2143-X, Jul 2001, £14.99, 342pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel. This was published in 2001, but not seen until now.

The Alchemist’s Apprentice Jeremy Dronfield (Review 0-7472-6483-X, Dec 2001, £6.99, 342pp, tp) Reprint (Review 2001) literary fantasy novel.

Six Days Brendan DuBois (Time Warner UK 0-7515-3076-X, May 2002, £5.99, 568pp, pb, cover by Slatter-Anderson) Reprint (Little, Brown UK 2001) SF novel.

I, Lucifer Glen Duncan (Simon & Schuster/Scribner UK 0-7432-2012-9, Jul 2002, £10.00, 262pp, tp, cover by Slatter-Anderson) Literary fantasy. Lucifer will be pardoned if he can live out a relatively blameless human life.

The Deadly Space Between Patricia Duncker (Macmillan UK 0-330-49009-5, Mar 2002, £14.99, 247pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel.

Midnight Comes at Noon Daniel Easterman (HarperCollins UK 0-00-710350-6, May 2002, £6.99, 562pp, pb, cover by David Scutt) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2001) near-future SF thriller. The deaths of everyone in an English village, and their secretive replacement, is the first step on the road to Armageddon. Easterman is a pseudonym of Denis McEoin.

The Oversight Will Eaves (Picador 0-330-48140-1, Mar 2002, £6.99, 258pp, tp) Reprint (Picador 2001) literary fantasy novel. A first novel. The original edition was not seen.

Doctor Who: The Book of the Still Paul Ebbs (BBC Books 0-563-53851-1, May 2002, £5.99, 276pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 56 in the BBC “New Adventures” series, starring the Eighth Doctor.

Baudolino Umberto Eco (Secker & Warburg 0-436-27603-8, Oct 2002, £18.00, 521pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel. Translated by William Weaver from the Italian original (RCS Libri 2000). Simultaneous with the US (Harcourt) edition.

Castle of Wizardry David Eddings (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14810-5, 2001, £6.99, 444pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad] Reissue (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel. Book four of the “Belgariad”. 18th printing.

Demon Lord of Karanda David Eddings (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14804-0, 2001, £6.99, 399pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reissue (Del Rey 1988) fantasy novel. Book three of the “Mallorean”; eighth overall in the “Belgariad”. 14th printing.

The Diamond Throne David Eddings (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-712772-3, Apr 2002, £7.99, 496pp, tp) [Elenium] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel, first book of “The Elenium”. “Voyager Classics” Number 27.

Enchanter’s End Game David Eddings (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14811-3, 2001, £6.99, 445pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad] Reissue (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel. Book five of the “Belgariad”. 22nd printing.

Guardians of the West David Eddings (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14802-4, 2001, £6.99, 429pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reissue (Del Rey; Bantam UK 1987) fantasy novel. Book one of the “Mallorean”; sixth overall in the “Belgariad”. 13th printing.

King of the Murgos David Eddings (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14803-2, 2001, £6.99, 444pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reissue (Bantam UK 1988) fantasy novel. Book two of the “Mallorean”; seventh overall in the “Belgariad”. 12th printing.

Magician’s Gambit David Eddings (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14809-1, 2001, £6.99, 446pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad] Reissue (Del Rey 1983) fantasy novel. Book three of the “Belgariad”. 23rd printing.

Pawn of Prophecy David Eddings (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14807-5, 2001, £5.99, 332pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad] Reissue (Del Rey 1982) fantasy novel. Book one of the “Belgariad”. 25th printing.

Queen of Sorcery David Eddings (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14808-3, 2001, £6.99, 447pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad] Reissue (Del Rey 1982) fantasy novel. Book two of the “Belgariad”. 22nd printing.

The Ruby Knight David Eddings (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-712782-0, Jun 2002, £8.99, 444pp, tp) [Elenium] Reprint (Grafton 1990) fantasy novel. Book two of “The Elenium”. “Voyager Classics” Number 32.

The Sapphire Rose David Eddings (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-712783-9, Aug 2002, £9.99, 652pp, tp) [Elenium] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1991) fantasy novel. Book three of “The Elenium”. “Voyager Classics” Number 35.

Seeress of Kell David Eddings (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14806-7, 2001, £6.99, 444pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reissue (Del Rey as The Seeress of Kell; Bantam UK 1991) fantasy novel. Book five of the “Mallorean”; tenth overall in the “Belgariad”. 10th printing.

Sorceress of Darshiva David Eddings (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14805-9, 2001, £6.99, 396pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reissue (Bantam UK 1989) fantasy novel. Book four of the “Mallorean”; ninth overall in the “Belgariad”. 13th printing.

Regina’s Song David & Leigh Eddings (HarperCollins UK 0-00-713033-3, Aug 2002, £17.99, 424pp, hc) Reprint (Del Rey 2002) serial-killer/ghost novel. [First U.K. edition]

Schild’s Ladder Greg Egan (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07068-4, Feb 2002, £16.99, 248pp, hc, cover by blacksheep) SF novel. An experiment creates a rapidly expanding sphere of reality conforming to new physical laws. A trade paperback edition (-07123-0, £9.99) was announced but not seen.

Dragonhenge Bob Eggleton & John Grant (Paper Tiger 1-85585-972-6, Oct 2002, £20.00, 128pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Dragonhenge] Art book, a collection of myths and legends of an ancient race of dragons, illustrated by Eggleton with text by Grant (AKA Paul Barnett).

A Land Without Magic Stephen Elboz (Oxford University Press 0-19-275199-9, Feb 2002, £4.99, 192pp, tp, cover by Paul Hess) [Kit Stixby] Reprint (Oxford University Press 2001) young-adult alternate-history fantasy novel. Second in the “Kit Stixby” series after A Handful of Magic.

The Ice Boy Patricia Elliott (Hodder 0-340-85424-3, Aug 2002, £5.99, 258pp, tp, cover by Mark Preston) Young-adult fantasy novel, woven into a retelling of the Baldur legend. Winner of The Fidler Award (sponsored by Hodder) for an author’s first novel.

The Antelope Wife Louise Erdrich (HarperCollins/Flamingo 0-00-713636-6, Oct 2002, £8.95, 240pp, tp) Reprint (HarperFlamingo 1998) literary fantasy novel. Winner of the World Fantasy Award.

Blood Follows Steven Erikson (PS Publishing 1-902-880-34-X, Apr 2002, £8.00, 90pp, tp, cover by Edward Miller) [Malazan Book of the Fallen] Fantasy novella set in Erikson’s world of Malazan. Introduction by Stephen Donaldson. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 300 (-35-8, £25.00) was announced but not seen. PS Publishing LLP, Hamilton House, 4 Park Avenue, Harrogate HG2 9BQ, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

House of Chains Steven Erikson (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-04625-0, Dec 2002, £18.99, xix+762pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Malazan Book of the Fallen] Fantasy novel, fourth in the ten-book “Malazan Book of the Fallen” series. A trade paperback edition (-04626-9, £10.99) was announced but not seen.

Memories of Ice Steven Erikson (Transworld/Corgi 0-553-81312-9, Oct 2002, £6.99, 1187pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Malazan Book of the Fallen] Reprint (Bantam UK 2001) fantasy novel, the third “Tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen”.

Hiding from the Light Barbara Erskine (HarperCollins UK 0-00-225785-8, Oct 2002, £17.99, 542pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Dark fantasy novel. A woman’s childhood holiday home is haunted by visions of witch hunts, which have supernatural echoes that affect the whole area.

Wizardborn David Farland (Earthlight UK 0-671-02950-9, Jan 2002, £6.99, 532pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Runelords] Reprint (Earthlight UK 2001) fantasy novel, the third book of “The Runelords”. Farland is a pseudonym of Dave Wolverton.

Charlotte Sometimes Penelope Farmer (Red Fox 0-09-943339-7, Jun 2002, £4.99, 199pp, tp, cover by Chris Connor) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1969) young-adult fantasy novel. A “Red Fox Classic”.

Faerie Tale Raymond E. Feist (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-07139-3, Mar 2001, £6.99, 490pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) Reissue (Doubleday 1988) fantasy novel. This was published in 2001, but not seen until now.

Magician Raymond E. Feist (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-713411-8, Sep 2002, £25.00, xi+681pp, hc) [Riftwar] Reissue (Grafton; Doubleday 1992) fantasy novel, first in “The Riftwar Saga”. This anniversary edition has a new “Foreword to the 20th Anniversary Edition” along with the “Foreword to the Revised Edition” (1992). Signed by Feist, and issued without a dustjacket. This is a revision of the original (Doubleday 1982) which is still used as the copyright.

Talon of the Silver Hawk Raymond E. Feist (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224681-3, Sep 2002, £17.99, 390pp, hc, cover by Martin McKenna) [Conclave of Shadows] Fantasy novel, the first book in the “Conclave of Shadows” series.

Honoured Enemy Raymond E. Feist & William Forstchen (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224719-4, Jan 2002, £11.99, 323pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Riftwar: Legends] Reprint (Voyager 2001) fantasy novel, book one in the “Legends of the Riftwar”, and thirteenth overall in the “Riftwar” series.

Honoured Enemy Raymond E. Feist & William Forstchen (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648388-7, May 2002, £6.99, 323pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Riftwar: Legends] Reprint (Voyager 2001) fantasy novel, first book of “Legends of the Riftwar”; thirteenth overall in the “Riftwar” series.

Murder in LaMut Raymond E. Feist & Joel Rosenberg (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224720-8, Jun 2002, £17.99, 324pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Legends of the Riftwar] Fantasy novel, second in the “Legends of the Riftwar” after Honoured Enemy (by Feist & William Forstchen); fourteenth overall in the “Rift” series.

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