The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003

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DRAKE, DAVID (Allen) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

* *The Reaches (Baen 0-7434-7177-6, Jan 2004, $24.00, 874pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [The Reaches] SF omnibus of three military SF novels of “The Reaches”: Igniting the Reaches (1994), Through the Breach (1995), and Fireships (1996). There is a new introduction by Drake. A Baen Mega Book. (Contents)
* _The Tyrant (with Eric Flint) See entry under Eric Flint.
* _Warlord (with S. M. Stirling) See entry under S. M. Stirling
DRAKE, EMILY; pseudonym of Rhondi Vilott, (1949- ) (chron.)

* _The Curse of Arkady (DAW 0-7564-0103-8, Jun 2003, $6.99, 364pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Magickers] Reprint (DAW 2002) fantasy novel of student mages, second in “The Magickers” series. Drake is a pen name for Rhondi V. Salsitz.
* *The Dragon Guard (DAW 0-7564-0141-0, Jul 2003, $19.95, 308pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) [Magickers] Fantasy novel of student mages, third in “The Magickers” series. Drake is a pen name for Rhondi V. Salsitz.
DRAKE, ERNEST (chron.)

* +Dragonology (Candlewick Press 0-7636-2329-6, Nov 2003, $18.99, unpaginated, hc) Art book, a guide to dragons presenting the “long-lost research of 19th-century dragonologist Drake,” illustrated by Helen Ward, Wayne Anderson, and Douglas Carrel. Includes fold-outs, enclosures, envelopes, etc. First US edition (Templar Publishing UK 10/03).
DRAKE, SHANNON; pseudonym of Heather Graham Pozzessere, (1953- ) (chron.)

* *The Awakening (Kensington/Zebra 0-8217-7228-7, Oct 2003, $6.99, 480pp, pb) Horror novel. A Halloween concert in Salem, Massachusetts brings musician Megan O’Casey back to renew old family ties.
* _The Awakening (SFBC #15515, Nov 2003, $10.99, 480pp, hc) Reprint (Zebra 2003) horror novel. This has ISBN 0-7394-3742-9; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
DRENNAN, KATHRYN M. (chron.)

* _Babylon 5: To Dream in the City of Sorrows (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45219-4, Aug 2003, $6.99, 337pp, pb) [Babylon 5] Reprint (Dell; Boxtree 1997) novelization based on the SF TV show. Copyrighted by Dell; characters etc. copyrighted by Warner Bros.
DUANE, DIANE (Elizabeth) (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Deep Wizardry (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-204942-8, Oct 2003, $6.95, 371pp, tp, cover by Greg Swearingen) [Nita & Kit] Reprint (Delacorte 1985) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the “Young Wizards” series.
* _High Wizardry (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-204941-X, Oct 2003, $6.95, 353pp, tp, cover by Greg Swearingen) [Nita & Kit] Reprint (Delacorte 1990) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the “Young Wizards” series.
* _So You Want to Be a Wizard (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-204738-7, Jul 2003, $16.95, 323pp, hc, cover by Greg Swearingen) [Nita & Kit] Reissue (Delacorte 1983) young-adult fantasy novel, first in the “Young Wizards” (or “Wizardry”) series. This 20th anniversary edition has a new ISBN and indicates first printing. (Contents)
* _So You Want to Be a Wizard (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-204940-1, Oct 2003, $6.95, 394pp, tp, cover by Greg Swearingen) [Nita & Kit] Reprint (Delacorte 1983) young-adult fantasy novel, first in the “Young Wizards” series.
* _A Wizard Alone (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-204911-8, Oct 2003, $6.95, 320pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Nita & Kit] Reprint (Harcourt 2002) young-adult fantasy novel, volume six in the “wizardry” series.
* *Wizard’s Holiday (Harcourt 0-15-204771-9, Oct 2003, $17.00, 416pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Nita & Kit] Young-adult fantasy novel, volume seven in the “wizardry” series. Nita and Kit take part in a wizardly “cultural exchange” program to another planet.
DUCORNET, RIKKI (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Gazelle (Random House/Knopf 0-375-41124-0, Jul 2003, $21.00, 191pp, hc) Literary novel with occult elements. In 1850s Cairo, a young woman’s father turns to magic to lure back his unfaithful wife.
DUE, TANANARIVE (1966- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Good House (Simon & Schuster/Atria 0-7434-4900-2, Sep 2003, $25.00, 482pp, hc) Horror novel. A woman trying to understand why her son committed suicide finds an evil force in the small Pacific Northwest town.
DUNCAN, DAVE; [i.e., David John Duncan] (1933- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Impossible Odds (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-81834-5, Nov 2003, $24.95, 365pp, hc, cover by Paul Robinson) [*King’s Blades] Fantasy novel, book five of “The King’s Blades”. Simultaneous with the HarperCollins Canada edition.
* _Paragon Lost (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-81835-3, Aug 2003, $7.50, 418pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [*King’s Blades] Reprint (Eos 2002) fantasy novel, book four of “The King’s Blades”.
* _West of January (Red Deer Press/Bakka Books 0-88995-252-3, Mar 2003, $19.95, 319pp, hc) Reprint (Del Rey 1989) SF novel of a world where each day lasts 200 years. Winner of the Aurora Award. This has a new introduction by Candas Jane Dorsey and afterword by John Rose. Red Deer Press, 813 Mackimmie Library Tower, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary AB Canada T2N 1N4; US orders 800-805-1083; [www.reddeerpress.com].
DUNCAN, GLEN (1965- ) (chron.)

* +I, Lucifer (Grove 0-8021-4014-9, May 2003, $13.00, 262pp, tp) Fantasy novel. God offers Lucifer redemption if he can live sin-free as a human. First US edition (Scribner UK 2002).
DUNCKER, PATRICIA (stories) (chron.)

* _The Deadly Space Between (Macmillan UK/Picador 0-330-49010-9, Mar 2003, £6.99, 283pp, tp) Reprint (Macmillan UK 2002) literary fantasy novel.
* _The Deadly Space Between (HarperCollins/Ecco 0-06-008594-0, Jul 2003, $13.95, 248pp, tp, cover by Luca Signorelli) Reprint (Macmillan UK 2002) ghost story.
* *Seven Tales of Sex and Death (Picador 0-330-49011-7, Mar 2003, £16.99, x+228pp, hc) Collection of seven interconnected mainstream/fantasy/SF stories. Four have been revised from previously published versions. (Contents)
DUNKLE, CLARE B. (chron.)

* *The Hollow Kingdom (Holt 0-8050-7390-6, Oct 2003, $16.95, 230pp, hc, cover by Megan Lightell Timmons) Young-adult fantasy novel. A goblin king in 19th century England catches two girls trespassing on his land.
DUNN, CHRISTIAN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* _Warhammer 40,000: Crucible of War (with Marc Gascoigne) See entry under Marc Gascoigne.
* _Warhammer: Way of the Dead (with Marc Gascoigne) See entry under Marc Gascoigne.
DUNSANY, LORD; [Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett] (1878-1957) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Book of Wonder (Wildside Press 1-58715-637-7, Apr 2002, $12.99, 116pp, tp) Reprint (Heinemann 1912) collection of 14 stories, with an introduction by Lin Carter & John Gregory Betancourt. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301.
* _Plays of Gods and Men (Wildside Press 1-58715-636-9, Apr 2002, $17.50, 141pp, tp) Reprint (Talbot Press 1917) collection of four plays. Introduction by Lin Carter & John Gregory Betancourt. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301.
* *The Pleasures of a Futuroscope (Hippocampus Press 0-9721644-8-0, Oct 2003, $32.95, 200pp, hc, cover by Jeff Remmer) SF novel. A device allows a journalist to watch a family of survivors after a nuclear holocaust. This was written in 1955 but never published. Edited and with an introduction by S.T. Joshi. Order from Hippocampus Press, PO Box 641, New York NY 10156; [www.hippocampuspress.com].
* _Time and the Gods (Wildside Press 1-58715-719-5, 2002, $15.00, 119pp, tp) Reprint (Heinemann 1906) collection of 20 stories, with an introduction by Lin Carter. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301.
DuPRAU, JEANNE (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The City of Ember (Random House 0-375-82273-9, May 2003, $15.95, 270pp, hc) [Book of Ember] Young-adult dystopian novel. 12-year-old Lina arranges to get a job as a messenger in hopes of seeing Unknown Regions beyond her decaying city.
DURGIN, DORANNA (stories) (chron.)

* *Angel: Fearless (Simon Pulse 0-689-86431-0, Oct 2003, $5.99, 305pp, pb) [Angel] Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
* *Angel: Impressions (Simon Pulse 0-7434-2758-0, Feb 2003, $5.99, 290pp, pb) [Angel] Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox.
* *Mage Knight 2: Dark Debts (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45969-5, May 2003, $6.99, 288pp, pb, cover by Terese Nielsen) [Mage Knight] Fantasy novelization based on the game. Copyrighted by WizKids.
DZIEMIANOWICZ, STEFAN (Richard), ed. (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories (with Robert E. Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg) (Sterling 1-4027-0973-0, Oct 2003, $12.95, 546pp, tp) Reprint (Barnes & Noble 1993) anthology of 100 horror stories about witches.
* _100 Wicked Little Witch Stories (with Robert E. Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg) (Sterling 1-4027-0976-5, 2003, $12.95, 610pp, tp) Reprint (Barnes & Noble 1995) anthology of 100 horror stories.
* _The Idol of the Flies and Other Stories See entry under Jane Rice.
ECO, UMBERTO (1932- ) (chron.)

* _Baudolino (Harcourt 0-15-602906-5, Oct 2003, $15.00, 527pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt; Secker & Warburg 2002) literary historical fantasy novel. Translated by William Weaver from the Italian (RCS Libri 2000).
* _Baudolino (Random House/Vintage UK 0-09-942239-5, Oct 2003, £7.99, 522pp, tp) Reprint (Secker & Warburg 2002) literary fantasy novel.
EDDINGS, DAVID (Carroll) (1931-2009) (chron.)

* *The Elder Gods (with Leigh Eddings) (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-715758-4, Jul 2003, £17.99, ii+424pp, hc) [Dreamers] Epic fantasy novel, first in “The Dreamers” quartet.
* +The Elder Gods (with Leigh Eddings) (Warner Aspect 0-446-53221-5, Oct 2003, $25.95, 404pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Dreamers] Epic fantasy novel, first in “The Dreamers”. The Elder Gods create four children called the Dreamers to fight the Vlagh. First US edition (Voyager 7/03).
* _The Elder Gods (with Leigh Eddings) (SFBC #17845, Nov 2003, $13.99, 404pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Dreamers] Reprint (Voyager 2003) epic fantasy novel, first in “The Dreamers”. This is similar to the Warner Aspect edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Regina’s Song (with Leigh Eddings) (HarperCollins UK 0-00-713032-5, Aug 2003, £6.99, 424pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 2002) associational horror novel.
EDDINGS, LEIGH; [born Judith Leigh Schall] (1937-2007) (chron.)

* _The Elder Gods (with David Eddings) See entry under David Eddings.
* _Regina’s Song (with David Eddings) See entry under David Eddings.
EDGHILL, ROSEMARY; pseudonym of Eluki bes Shahar, (1956- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Heartlight (with Marion Zimmer Bradley) See entry under Marion Zimmer Bradley.
* _Mad Maudlin (with Mercedes R. Lackey) See entry under Mercedes R. Lackey
* *Paying the Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Gale Group/Five Star 0-7862-5345-2, May 2003, $25.95, 332pp, hc, cover by Stephanie Law) Collection of 17 stories. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Ed Gorman. Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Dr., Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar]. (Contents)
* _Spirits White as Lightning (with Mercedes R. Lackey) See entry under Mercedes R. Lackey
* *Vengeance of Masks (Wildside Press 1-58715-115-4, May 2003, $35.00, 237pp, hc, cover by Frank Kelly Freas) [Childeric the Shatterer] Fantasy novel, the first book of “Childeric the Shatterer”. Childeric, heir to the Eidolon Empire, must fight for power. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301.
* _The Warslayer (SFBC #51350, Jun 2002, $9.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Carol Heyer) Reprint (Baen 2002) humorous contemporary fantasy novel. This has ISBN 0-7394-2612-5; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Witchlight (with Marion Zimmer Bradley) See entry under Marion Zimmer Bradley.
EFFINGER, GEORGE ALEC (1947-2002) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Budayeen Nights (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-19-3, Sep 2003, $24.95, 235 + xi, hc, cover by John Picacio) [Budayeen] Collection of nine stories, a story fragment, and the opening two chapters of an uncompleted novel, all set in the walled city of Budayeen. Foreword and story notes by Barbara Hambly. Order from Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com]. (Contents)
EGAN, GREG(ory Mark) (1961- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Schild’s Ladder (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07391-8, Feb 2003, £6.99, pb, cover by blacksheep) Reprint (Gollancz 2002) SF novel. An experiment creates a rapidly expanding sphere of reality conforming to different physical laws.
* _Schild’s Ladder (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-107344-X, Jan 2004, $13.95, 342pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 2002) SF novel.
EGGLETON, BOB (1960- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Primal Darkness: The Gothic & Horror Art of Bob Eggleton (Steve Jackson Games/Cartouche Press 1-55634-624-7, Nov 2003, $26.95, 62pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Art book showing Eggleton’s darker side, from dinosaurs to evil clowns, focusing on cover illustrations and sketches, with comments by Eggleton. Introduction by Brian Lumley. Available online at [www.cartouchepress.com].
EICKHOFF, RANDY LEE (1945- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _He Stands Alone (Tor/Forge 0-312-87020-5, Mar 2003, $13.95, 224pp, tp) [Ulster Cycle] Reprint (Forge 2002) fantasy novel of Cúchulainn, fifth in the epic “Ulster Cycle”, a new translation/retelling of old Irish legends.
* *The Red Branch Tales (Tor/Forge 0-312-87019-1, Mar 2003, $29.95, 400pp, hc) Collection of 30 Celtic tales plus fragments, a new translation/retelling of old Irish legends. (Contents)
EISENSTEIN, PHYLLIS (Leah Kleinstein) (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Night Lives: Nine Stories of the Dark Fantastic (Gale Group/Five Star 0-7862-4958-7, Apr 2003, $25.95, 310pp, hc, cover by Ed Emshwiller) Collection of nine stories, three collaborations with Alex Eisenstein. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Ed Gorman. Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar]. (Contents)
ELBOZ, STEPHEN (chron.)

* _The Ghostlands (Oxford University Press 0-19-275228-6, Jan 2003, £4.99, 119pp, tp, cover by Rob Hefferan) Reprint (Oxford University Press 1996) young-adult ghost novel.
* +A Handful of Magic (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-3878-5, 2003, $4.95, 200pp, tp, cover by Bob Dacey) [Kit Stix] Young-adult fantasy novel, the first volume in a series featuring Kit Stix in a 19th century London where magic is threatened by science. Kit helps the queen’s grandson sneak out of the palace only to be bitten by a werewolf. First US edition (Oxford University Press 2000).
* _A Handful of Magic (Oxford University Press 0-19-275134-4, Jan 2003, £4.99, 164pp, tp, cover by Paul Hess) [Kit Stixby] Reissue (Oxford University Press 2000) young-adult alternate-history fantasy novel. First in the “Kit Stixby” series. Third printing.
* _The House of Rats (Oxford University Press 0-19-275229-4, Jan 2003, £4.99, 135pp, tp, cover by Rob Hefferan) Reprint (Oxford University Press 1991) young-adult fantasy novel.
* +A Land Without Magic (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-3879-3, 2003, $4.95, 232pp, tp, cover by Bob Dacey) [Kit Stix] Young-adult fantasy novel, the second volume in a series featuring Kit Stix in a 19th century London where magic is threatened by science. First US edition (Oxford University Press 2000).
* +A Wild Kind of Magic (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-3880-7, 2003, $4.95, 261pp, tp, cover by Bob Dacey) [Kit Stix] Young-adult fantasy novel, the third volume in a series featuring Kit Stix in a 19th century London where magic is threatened by science. Kit investigates the kidnapping of US President Cougar-Paw. First US edition (Oxford University Press 2000).
* _A Wild Kind of Magic (Oxford University Press 0-19-275228-6, Jan 2003, £4.99, 214pp, tp, cover by Paul Hess) [Kit Stixby] Reprint (Oxford University Press 2001) third in the “Kit Stixby” series after A Handful of Magic and A Land without Magic. The original edition (0-19-271892-4, £6.99) was not seen.
ELGIN, (Patricia Anne) SUZETTE HADEN (née Wilkins) (1936- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Peacetalk 101 (Lethe Press 1-59021-030-1, Mar 2003, $8.00, 100pp, tp, cover by Matt Bauer) Fantasy novella/parable about a suicidal man who gets uncanny advice from a homeless person. This is a print-on-demand edition. Lethe Press, 102 Heritage Ave., Maple Shade NJ 08052; [lethepress@aol.com].
ELLIOTT, KATE; pseudonym of Alis A. Rasmussen, (1958- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Gathering Storm (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-092-X, Feb 2003, £12.99, iii+903pp, tp, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Crown of Stars] Fantasy novel, the fifth in a six-book series. Elliott is a pen-name for Alis Rasmussen. A hardcover edition (-091-1, £17.99) was announced but not seen.
* +The Gathering Storm (DAW 0-7564-0119-4, Feb 2003, $24.95, 903pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Crown of Stars] Fantasy novel, fifth in “The Crown of Stars” series. Liath struggles to limit damage as the cataclysm arrives. Elliott is a pen-name for Alis Rasmussen. First US edition (Orbit 1/03).
* _The Gathering Storm (SFBC #55893, Feb 2003, $12.99, 903pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Crown of Stars] Reprint (DAW; Orbit 2003) fantasy novel, fifth in “The Crown of Stars” series. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _The Gathering Storm (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-200-0, Aug 2003, £7.99, iii+1037pp, pb, cover by Melvin Grant) [Crown of Stars] Reprint (Orbit 2003) fantasy novel. Volume Five of “Crown of Stars”. Elliott is a pen-name for Alis Rasmussen.
ELLISON™, HARLAN (Jay) (1934- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Vic and Blood (with Richard Corben) (ibooks 0-7434-5903-2, Jun 2003, $17.95, tp, cover by Richard Corben) [Vic & Blood] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1989) graphic novel adaptation by Richard Corben of Ellison’s three post-holocaust SF stories featuring “A Boy and His Dog”. This adds the text of three original stories, and Ellison provides a new introduction and an excerpt from the forthcoming novel Blood’s a Rover.

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