The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003

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JACQUES, BRIAN (chron.) (continued)

* _Taggerung (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-250154-9, Sep 2003, $7.99, 438pp, tp, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Reprint (Hutchinson 2001) young-adult fantasy, the 14th in the “Redwall” series.
* +The Tribes of Redwall: Otters (Penguin/Philomel 0-399-23961-8, Mar 2003, $8.99, 23pp, ph) [Redwall] A non-fiction guide to the characters of the “Redwall” series, a folder with a glued-in 24-page pamphlet, plus a poster, illustrated by Jonathan Walker. First US edition (Red Fox 2002, not seen).
* _Triss (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-31280-7, Mar 2003, £5.99, 402pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Redwall] Reprint (Viking Children’s Books 2002) young-adult animal fantasy novel, 15th in the “Redwall” series.
* _Triss (Ace 0-441-01095-4, Sep 2003, $7.99, 383pp, pb, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Reprint (Philomel 2002) young-adult talking animal fantasy, the 15th in the “Redwall” series.
* _Triss (Penguin UK 0-141-01282-X, Sep 2003, £4.99, 402pp, pb, cover by Mel Grant) [Redwall] Reprint (Philomel 2002) fantasy novel. Book 15 in the series.
JAKOBER, MARIE (1941- ) (chron.)

* *Only Call Us Faithful (Tor/Forge 0-765-30316-7, Dec 2002, $25.95, 381pp, hc) Associational Civil War novel, narrated by the ghost of Elizabeth Van Lew, a Union spy in Richmond Virginia during the Civil War. This is dated 2002, but not seen until now; winner of the 2002 Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction.
* _Only Call Us Faithful (Tor/Forge 0-765-34515-3, Dec 2003, $6.99, 373pp, pb, cover by Kazu Sano) Reprint (Forge 2002) associational Civil War novel narrated by a ghost. Winner of the Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction.
JAKUBOWSKI, MAXIM, ed. (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Mammoth Book of Future Cops (with M. Christian) (Robinson 1-84119-502-2, Mar 2003, £6.99, xii+498pp, tp, cover by Joe Roberts) Anthology of 33 stories, 14 original. Authors with original stories include Paul McAuley, O’Neil De Noux, and Liz Evans. (Contents)
* +The Mammoth Book of Future Cops (with M. Christian) (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1204-X, Jul 2003, $11.95, 498 + xii, tp, cover by Joe Roberts) Mixed reprint/original anthology of 33 SF police stories. Authors include Stephen Baxter, John Shirley, and Philip K. Dick. First US edition (Robinson 3/03).
* *The Mammoth Book of On the Road (with M. Christian) (Robinson 1-84119-501-4, Nov 2002, £6.99, 499pp, tp) Original anthology of 33 road stories and excerpts, 11 reprints, a mix of mainstream, SF, and horror. Authors with original stories include Cory Doctorow, Leslie What, and Ian Watson. (Contents)
* +The Mammoth Book of Tales from the Road (with M. Christian) (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1069-1, Jan 2003, $11.95, 499pp, tp, cover by Ken Leeder) Associational original anthology of 33 road stories and novel excerpts, 10 reprints, a mix of mainstream, SF and horror. This has new stories by authors including Cory Doctorow, Leslie What, and Ian Watson; reprinted authors include J.G. Ballard, Michael Moorcock, and John Kessel. First US edition (Robinson 2002, as The Mammoth Book of On the Road).
JAMES, ELIZABETH (1942- ) (chron.)

* _The Little Black Hen (with Gennady Spirin & Antony Pogorelsky) See entry under Antony Pogorelsky.
JAMES, M(ontague) R(hodes) (1862-1936) (chron.)

* _Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories (Oxford World’s Classics 0-19-515117-8, Sep 2002, $19.00, 298pp, hc) Reprint (World’s Classics 1987) collection of 21 stories, edited by Michael Cox. This has a new introduction by Michael Chabon.
JARMAN, JULIA (chron.)

* _Ghost Writer (Scholastic UK 0-439-97854-8, Jun 2003, £4.99, 159pp, tp) Reprint (Andersen Press 2002) young-adult ghost novel.
JASPER, MICHAEL J., ed. (stories) (chron.)

* *Intracities (UnWrecked Press no ISBN, Oct 2003, $5.00, 54pp, ph, cover by Frank Wu) Original anthology in chapbook form, with 13 stories by authors re-envisioning their homelands. Authors include Jay Lake, Claude Lalumière, and Heather Shaw & Tim Pratt. (Contents)
JEAPES, BEN (1965- ) (chron.)

* _The Xenocide Mission (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54815-4, May 2003, £5.99, 388pp, tp) [*His Majesty’s Starship] Reprint (David Fickling Books 2002) SF novel. A sequel to His Majesty’s Starship.
JEFFREY, SHAUN (chron.)

* *Evilution (Invisible College Press 1-931468-13-3, May 2003, $14.95, 292pp, tp) Horror novel. A quaint village hides dark secrets. A first novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.invispress.com]; or from The Invisible College Press, PO Box 209, Woodbridge VA 22194-0209.
JENKINS, WILL(iam) F(itzgerald) (1896-1975); see pseudonym Murray Leinster (stories) (chron.)
JENNINGS, PATRICK (chron.)

* *The Wolving Time (Scholastic Press 0-439-39555-0, Oct 2003, $15.95, 197pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel about a peaceful family of werewolves fearing persecution in 16th-century France.
JENSEN, JANE (1963- ) (chron.)

* *Dante’s Equation (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43037-9, Aug 2003, $15.95, 484pp, tp, cover by John Picacio) SF novel. A Rabbi and a physics researcher seek to solve the riddle of a Polish rabbi, mystic, and physicist who may have discovered a physical law of good and evil — and interdimensional travel.
* _Dante’s Equation (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-305-8, Dec 2003, £12.99, iii+611pp, hc, cover by John Picacio) Reprint (Del Rey 2003) SF/fantasy novel braiding mysticism, wave-pattern theory, and a world alongside our own.
JOHNSON, JANE; see pseudonym Jude Fisher (chron.)
JOHNSON, JOSEPH OLABIYI (chron.)

* *Legends of Nale (Authors OnLine 0-7552-0075-6, Feb 2003, £9.99, 166pp, tp) Martial arts fantasy novel. A knight and jester team to save the kingdom of Nale. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.authorsonline.co.uk] or from 15-17 Maidenhead St., Hertford SG14 1DW, UK.
JOHNSON, KIJ (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Fudoki (Tor 0-765-30390-6, Oct 2003, $25.95, 316pp, hc, cover by Michael Dringenberg) [Fox Woman] Fantasy novel based on Japanese folkore, set in the same world as The Fox Woman. A cat becomes a woman warrior/philosopher.
JOHNSON, TIM (stories) (chron.)

* *Wakemares (D-Press no ISBN, Dec 2003, £2.00, 31pp, ph, cover by Carole Humphreys) Fantasy/horror collection. (Contents)
JOHNSTONE, WILLIAM W(allace) (1938-2004) (chron.)

* *Escape from the Ashes (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1440-7, Aug 2003, $5.99, 285pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, the final installment in the long-running “Ashes” series featuring Ben Raines.
* *The Last Rebel (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1440-7, Aug 2003, $5.99, 285pp, pb) [Last Rebel] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, the first in “The Last Rebel” series featuring Jim LaDoux, a spin-off of the “Ashes” series.
JONES, ARTHUR LLEWELLYN (1863-1947); see pseudonym Arthur Machen (stories) (chron.)
JONES, DIANA WYNNE (1934- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Archer’s Goon (HarperTrophy 0-06-447356-2, Mar 2003, $5.99, 324pp, tp, cover by Mark Zug) Reprint (Methuen 1984) young-adult fantasy novel. A hardcover edition from Greenwillow (-02889-8, $16.99) is also available.
* _Aunt Maria (HarperTrophy/Greenwillow 0-06-447358-9, Sep 2003, $5.99, 274pp, tp, cover by William O’Connor) Reprint (Methuen 1991 as Black Maria) young-adult fantasy novel. A simultaneous Greenwillow hardcover edition (-623742-4, $16.99) is also available.
* _Cart & Cwidder (Oxford University Press 0-19-275279-0, Feb 2003, £4.99, 186pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Dalemark Quartet] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1975) young-adult fantasy novel, first in the “Dalemark Quartet”.
* _The Crown of Dalemark (Oxford University Press 0-19-275277-4, Feb 2003, £4.99, 346pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Dalemark Quartet] Reprint (Mandarin 1993) young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in the “Dalemark Quartet”.
* *The Dalemark Quartet (SFBC #57544, May 2003, $14.99, 785pp, hc, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) [Dalemark Quartet] Omnibus of four young-adult fantasy novels: Cart and Cwidder (1975), Drowned Ammet (1977), The Spellcoats (1979), and The Crown of Dalemark (1993). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-3389-X; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
* _The Dark Lord of Derkholm (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07536-8, Aug 2003, £6.99, 328pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) Reprint (Greenwillow 1998) humorous fantasy novel.
* _Deep Secret (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-60223-6, Dec 2003, £6.99, 383pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Deep Secret] Reprint (Gollancz 1997) fantasy novel.
* _Drowned Ammet (Oxford University Press 0-19-275278-2, Feb 2003, £4.99, 277pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Dalemark Quartet] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1977) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the “Dalemark Quartet”.
* _Eight Days of Luke (HarperTrophy 0-06-447357-0, Mar 2003, $5.99, 226pp, tp, cover by Matt Stawicki) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1975) young-adult fantasy novel. A Greenwillow hardcover edition (-623741-6, $16.99) was announced but not seen.
* *The Merlin Conspiracy (HarperCollins/Greenwillow 0-06-052318-2, Apr 2003, $16.99, 468pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Deep Secret] Young-adult fantasy novel set in the same worlds as Deep Secret. Nick accidentally wanders through magical worlds until he reaches Blest, where he helps Roddy and Grundo fight a conspiracy against the king.
* *The Merlin Conspiracy (Collins 0-00-715141-1, Apr 2003, £12.99, 473pp, hc) [Deep Secret] Young-adult fantasy novel. On a world where magic is being used for evil, Roddy is guided to seek the help of Nick Mallory, a new boy from Earth. Simultaneous with the US (Greenwillow) edition. A trade paperback edition (-716361-4, £8.99) was announced but not seen.
* _Mixed Magics (HarperTrophy 0-06-441018-8, Mar 2003, $5.99, 193pp, tp, cover by Greg Newbold) [Chrestomanci] Reprint (Collins UK 2000) young-adult collection of four stories featuring the wizard-enforcer Chrestomanci.
* _Power of Three (HarperTrophy/Greenwillow 0-06-447359-7, Aug 2003, $5.99, 328pp, tp, cover by Terese Nielsen) Reprint (Macmillan 1976) young-adult fantasy novel. A simultaneous Greenwillow hardcover edition (-623743-2, $16.99) is also available.
* _The Spellcoats (Oxford University Press 0-19-275280-4, Feb 2003, £4.99, 241pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Dalemark Quartet] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1979) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the “Dalemark Quartet”.
* _A Sudden Wild Magic (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-60197-3, Dec 2003, £6.99, 380pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) Reprint (Morrow AvoNova 1992) humorous fantasy novel.
* +Wild Robert (HarperCollins/Greenwillow 0-06-055530-0, Sep 2003, $15.99, 100pp, hc, cover by Mark Zug) Children’s fantasy novelette about a ghost annoyed by the tourists visiting his stately home/museum. First US edition (Methuen 1989).
* _Year of the Griffin (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07536-8, Aug 2003, £6.99, 264pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Dark Lord of Derkholm] Reprint (Gollancz 2000) humorous fantasy novel.
_____, ed. * _Fantasy Stories (Houghton Mifflin/Kingfisher 0-7534-5637-0, Oct 2003, $6.95, 254pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Kingfisher UK 1994) young-adult anthology of 18 stories and excerpts.
JONES, GWYNETH (Ann) (1952- ); see pseudonym Ann Halam (stories) (chron.)

* *Midnight Lamp (Gollancz 0-575-07471-X, Nov 2003, £10.99, 326pp, tp, cover by Anne Sudworth) [Bold as Love] Fantasy/SF novel. Third in a series after the award-winning Bold as Love and Castles Made of Sand. A hardcover edition (-07470-1, £17.99) is also available.
JONES, J(ulia) V(ictoria) (1963- ) (chron.)

* +A Fortress of Grey Ice (Tor 0-765-30633-6, Aug 2003, $25.95, 670pp, hc, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) [Sword of Shadows] Fantasy novel, the second book in the “Sword of Shadows” trilogy after A Cavern of Black Ice. This first US edition (Orbit 3/02) has been somewhat revised.
JONES, JOHN ROBERT (1926- ); see pseudonym John Dalmas (stories) (chron.)
JONES, LESLIE ELLEN (chron.)

* *J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography (Greenwood Press 0-313-32340-2, 2003, $27.95, 156 + xvi, hc) Non-fiction, a biography of Tolkien aimed at high school students. Includes timeline, bibliography, and index. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800. [Tolkien]
JONES, STEPHEN (Gregory), ed. (1953- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Best Horror from Fantasy Tales (with David A. Sutton) (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1200-7, Aug 2003, $12.00, 266pp, tp) Reprint (Robinson 1988) anthology of 20 stories and a poem originally published in Fantasy Tales. This has a new postscript by the editors, and updates some of the story introductions.
* *By Moonlight Only (PS Publishing 1-902880-71-4, Oct 2003, £35.00, 291pp, hc, cover by Edward Miller) Anthology of ten horror stories, two original, chosen by their authors as their favorite “overlooked” stories. Authors include Harlan Ellison, Marc Laidlaw, and Joe R. Lansdale. The second volume in the new “Not at Night” anthology series; Jones’s introduction discusses the history of the original series. This is a limited edition of 500; a deluxe limited edition hardcover edition (-72-2, £60.00) signed by all contributors was announced but not seen. Available from Hamilton House, 4 Park Ave., Harrogate, N. Yorks. HG2 9BQ. (Contents)
* *The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror Volume 14 (Robinson 1-84119-794-7, Oct 2003, £7.99, 590pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Annual dark fantasy anthology of 20 stories, including works by Neil Gaiman, Kim Newman, Paul McAuley, and Ramsey Campbell. There is a long introduction on the year in horror by Jones, and a necrology by Jones and Kim Newman. (Contents)
* +The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume Fourteen (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1237-6, Nov 2003, $11.95, 590 + xi, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Annual horror anthology of 20 stories, with an overview of the year 2002 by Jones, and a necrology by Jones and Kim Newman. Authors include Jeff Vandermeer, Paul McAuley, and Neil Gaiman. First American edition (Robinson 10/03).
JONES, WILLIAM B., Jr., ed. (chron.)

* *Robert Louis Stevenson Reconsidered: New Critical Perspectives (McFarland 0-7864-1399-9, Jun 2003, $32.00, 254pp, tp) Non-fiction, a gathering of 16 critical essays on Stevenson, from general overviews of his work to essays on specific works, three on The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Includes notes and index. Order from McFarland & Company, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com]; add $4.00 postage. [Stevenson]
JORDAN, ROBERT; pseudonym of James Rigney, Jr., (1948-2007) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Crossroads of Twilight (Tor 0-312-86459-0, Jan 2003, $29.95, 700pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wheel of Time] Fantasy novel, tenth in “The Wheel of Time”. A limited leatherbound edition (0-765-30592-5, $200.00) was announced but not seen.
* _Crossroads of Twilight (SFBC no ISBN, Jan 2003, $14.99, 700pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wheel of Time] Reprint (Tor 2002) fantasy novel, tenth in “The Wheel of Time”. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price.
* *The Crossroads of Twilight (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-129-2, Jan 2003, £17.99, 700pp, hc) [Wheel of Time] Fantasy novel, book ten of “The Wheel of Time”. Simultaneous with the US (Tor) edition.
* _Crossroads of Twilight (Orbit 1-84149-183-7, Nov 2003, £7.99, 817pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Wheel of Time] Reprint (Tor; Orbit 2003) fantasy novel. Book Ten of “The Wheel of Time”. A meagre part of the original Darrell (here: Daryl) K. Sweet cover is used on the bacover.
* _Crossroads of Twilight (Tor 0-812-57133-9, Dec 2003, $7.99, 846pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wheel of Time] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel, tenth in “The Wheel of Time”. An open market edition (same information) was announced for October but not seen.
* _The Eye of the World, Part One: From the Two Rivers (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-20-1, Mar 2003, £5.00, lviii+398pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Wheel of Time] Reprint (Tor 1990 as half of The Eye of the World) fantasy novel, the first half of book one in “The Wheel of Time”. This edition appears to add the new introductory chapter by Jordan included in the 2003 Tor/Starscape edition.
* _The Eye of the World, Part Two: To the Blight (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-19-8, Mar 2003, £5.00, iii+500pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Wheel of Time] Reprint (Tor 1990 as half of The Eye of the World) fantasy novel, the second half of book one in “The Wheel of Time”.
* _The Great Hunt, Part One: The Hunt Begins (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34843-8, Jan 2004, $5.99, 397pp, tp, cover by Charles Keegan) [Wheel of Time] Reprint (Tor 1990) fantasy novel, the first half of book two in “The Wheel of Time”, packaged for young adults.
* _The Great Hunt, Part Two: New Threads in the Pattern (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34844-6, Jan 2004, $5.99, 446pp, tp, cover by Charles Keegan) [Wheel of Time] Reprint (Tor 1990) fantasy novel, the second half of book two in “The Wheel of Time”, packaged for young adults.
* *New Spring: The Novel (Tor 0-765-30629-8, Jan 2004, $22.95, 334pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wheel of Time] Fantasy novel, the first in a series prequel to “The Wheel of Time”. A limited leatherbound edition ($150.00) was announced but not seen. UK Orbit 1/04 New Spring.
JORDAN, SHERRYL (chron.)

* _The Hunting of the Last Dragon (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-447231-0, Sep 2003, $5.99, 244pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) Reprint (HarperCollins 2002) young-adult fantasy novel.
* _Secret Sacrament (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-447230-2, Feb 2003, $6.99, 495pp, pb, cover by Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) [Secret Sacrament] Reprint (Puffin New Zealand 1996) young-adult fantasy novel.
JOSHI, S(unand) T(ryambak), ed. (1958- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _From the Pest Zone: Stories from New York See entry under H. P. Lovecraft.
* _The White People and Other Tales See entry under Arthur Machen.
JOYCE, GRAHAM (William) (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* +The Facts of Life (Simon & Schuster/Atria 0-7434-6342-0, Jun 2003, $24.00, 295pp, hc) Fantasy novel set in WWII about a boy with unusual talents, raised by six idiosyncratic aunts. First US edition (Gollancz 2002).
* _Smoking Poppy (Simon & Schuster/Washington Square Press 0-671-03940-7, Mar 2003, $14.00, 275pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 2001) dark fantasy novel.

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