The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003

Books, Listed by Author

VANCE, JACK (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Maske: Thaery (ibooks 0-7434-7524-0, Nov 2003, $11.95, 268pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) [Gaean Reach] Reprint (Berkley 1976) SF novel, the fourth book of the “Gaean Reach” series.

VanderMEER, JEFF(rey Scott) (1968- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _City of Saints and Madmen: The Book of Ambergris (Wildside Press 0-8095-3264-6, Dec 2003, $19.95, 313pp, tp, cover by Scott Eagle) [Ambergris] Reprint (Cosmos 2001) collection of stories set in VanderMeer’s city of Ambergris. This follows the Prime 2002 edition with added material, except for the packet of decoded text. This is a print-on-demand edition available online a [www.wildsidepress.com] or from PO Box 301, Holicong PA, 18928-0301.
• * *The Day Dali Died: Poetry & Flash Fiction (Prime Books 1-894815-92-0, Nov 2003, $9.99, 122pp, tp, cover by Hawk Alfredson) Collection of 18 poems, three original, and ten short-short stories. A hardcover edition (-93-9, $21.95) was announced but not seen. Order from Prime Books, PO Box 36503, Canton OH 44735; [www.primebooks.net]. (Contents)
• * *Veniss Underground (Prime Books 1-894815-64-5, Mar 2003, $15.00, 209pp, tp) [Veniss] Far-future SF novel with elements of dark fantasy, set on a devastated Earth where the mysterious Quin bio-engineers new sentient species.
• * _Veniss Underground (Night Shade Books 1-892389-61-4, Apr 2003, $40.00, 177pp, hc, cover by Myrtle Vondamitz, III) [Veniss] Reprint (Prime 2003) near-future SF novel with elements of dark fantasy of a devastated Earth where the mysterious Quin bio-engineers new sentient species. This is a signed, limited edition of 750; VanderMeer’s new afterword discusses the writing of the novel and adds a new story.
• * _Veniss Underground (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-3268-5, Oct 2003, £10.99, 177pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Veniss] Reprint (Night Shade Books 2003) far-future SF novel inspired by the Dante and Orpheus myths. In a world of deserts and walled city-states, three people visit Quin, the mysterious maker behind marvelous bio-engineered creatures. Includes an afterword, “Veniss Exposed: Precursors & Epiphanies”. (Contents)

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• * *Album Zutique #1 (Night Shade Books/Ministry of Whimsy Press 1-892389-60-6, May 2003, $12.99, 199pp, tp) Original anthology of 15 fantasy stories focusing on the surreal, the decadent, and magic realism. Authors include Stepan Chapman, Elizabeth Hand, and Steve Rasnic Tem. Order from The Ministry of Whimsy, PO Box 4248, Tallahassee, FL 32315; [www.ministryofwhimsy.com]. (Contents)
• * *The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases (with Mark Roberts) (Night Shade Books 1-892389-54-1, Oct 2003, $24.00, 298pp, hc, cover by John Coulthart) Original anthology, a fake disease guide listing 59 diseases, as described by authors including Michael Moorcock, Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, Gahan Wilson, China Miéville, Rachel Pollack, and Paul Di Filippo. A limited edition of 650 signed by all contributors (-53-3, $45.00) is also available. Night Shade Books, 3623 SW Baird Street, Portland OR 97219; 503-452-0761; [www.nightshadebooks.com]. (Contents)

VANDE VELDE, VIVIAN (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Being Dead (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-204912-6, Sep 2003, $6.95, 203pp, pb, cover by Gary Isaacs) Reprint (Harcourt 2001) young-adult dark fantasy collection of seven stories.
• * _Dragon’s Bait (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-216663-7, Apr 2003, $5.95, 196pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1992) young-adult fantasy novel of a girl staked out for a dragon.
• * _Ghost of a Hanged Man (Cavendish 0-7614-5154-4, Oct 2003, $5.95, 95pp, tp, cover by Teresa Flavin) Reprint (Cavendish 1998) young-adult ghost novella of a Wild West ghost.
• * *Witch’s Wishes (Holiday House 0-8234-1789-1, Oct 2003, $15.95, 91pp, hc, cover by Greg Swearingen) Young-adult fantasy novelette. A witch offers to grant Sarah’s wishes.
• * *Wizard at Work (Harcourt 0-15-204559-7, Apr 2003, $16.00, 134pp, hc, cover by Kurt Cyrus) Young-adult fantasy novel. A wizard’s plans for a quiet summer are overset.

VAN GELDER, GORDON (Mark), ed. (1966- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *One Lamp: Alternate History Stories from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (Four Walls Eight Windows 1-56858-276-5, Aug 2003, $15.95, 433pp, tp) Anthology of 14 alternate history stories originally published in F&SF. Authors include C.M. Kornbluth, Alfred Bester, and Paul Di Filippo. (Contents)

VAN LUSTBADER, ERIC; see under Lustbader, Eric Van (stories) (chron.)

van VOGT, A(lfred) E(lton) (1912-2000) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Transfinite: The Essential A.E. van Vogt (NESFA Press 1-886778-34-5, Apr 2003, $29.00, 573pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of 25 stories. Introductions by Joe Rico and Hal Clement; afterword by Rick Katze. (Contents)

VARDEMAN, ROBERT E(dward) (1947- ) (chron.)

• * *MechWarrior: Dark Age: The Ruins of Power (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45928-8, Apr 2003, $6.99, 295pp, pb) [MechWarrior: Dark Age] Novelization, the third based on the computer game based on the “Battletech” roleplaying game. Copyrighted by WizKids.

VARE, ETHLIE ANN (chron.)

• * *Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda: The Broken Places (with Daniel Luzon Morris) (Tor 0-765-30484-8, Nov 2003, $23.95, 302pp, hc) [Andromeda] Novelization, the second based on the TV series. Copyrighted by Tribune Entertainment Company and Alliance Atlantis Communications.

VARGO, TIM (chron.)

• * *Unbound (Willowgate Press 1-930008-04-X, Mar 2003, $12.95, 241pp, tp) Horror novel. A brother and sister are unable to escape their father’s evil plans. A first novel. Order from Willowgate Press, PO Box 6529, Holliston MA 01746; [www.willowgatepress.com].

VARLEY, JOHN (Herbert) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Ophiuchi Hotline (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07283-0, Aug 2003, £9.99, 180pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [Eight Worlds] Reprint (Dial 1977) SF novel in the “Eight Worlds” sequence. A “Gollancz SF Collectors’ Edition”.
• * _The Ophiuchi Hotline (Sterling Publishing/Gollancz 0-575-07283-0, Nov 2003, $14.95, 180pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [Eight Worlds] Reprint (Dial 1977) SF novel. This is the Gollancz 2003 edition with a sticker, distributed in the US by Sterling Publishing, 387 Park Ave. S., New York NY 10016-8810; 800-805-5489; [www.sterlingpub.com].
• * *Red Thunder (Ace 0-441-01015-6, Apr 2003, $23.95, 411pp, hc, cover by Bob Warner) [Red Thunder] SF novel. Heinleinesque story about seven suburban misfits building a spaceship to try to beat China to Mars.
• * _Red Thunder (SFBC #57338, May 2003, $11.99, 411pp, hc, cover by Bob Warner) [Red Thunder] Reprint (Ace 2003) SF novel. This is similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

VELDE, VIVIAN VANDE; see under Vande Velde, Vivian (stories) (chron.)

VERBA, JOAN MARIE (chron.)

• * _Boldly Writing: A Trekker Fan and Zine History, 1967-1987, Second Edition (FTL Publications 0-9653575-4-6, Mar 2003, $15.95, 95pp, tp, cover by Janet D’Airo) [Star Trek] Reprint (FTL 1996) non-fiction reference, a history of Star Trek fanzines, with updated text. Order from FTL Publications, PO Box 1363, Minnetonka MN 55345-0363; [www.ftlpublications.com].

VERHELST, PETER (chron.)

• * *Tonguecat (Farrar Straus Giroux 0-374-27843-1, Jul 2003, $25.00, 335pp, hc, cover by Dean Nicastro) Fantasy/surreal novel. Prometheus leaves his mythic world and visits a city on the brink of chaos. Translated from the Dutch (Prometheus 1999 as Tongkat. Een verhalenbordeel, by Sherry Marx.

VERNE, JULES (Gabriel) (1828-1905) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Bantam Classic 0-553-21252-4, Feb 2003, $5.99, 437pp, pb) [Nemo] Reissue (G.M. Smith 1873) classic SF novel; this is the 1962 translation by Anthony Bonner with introduction by Ray Bradbury. 42nd printing.
• * _The Green Ray (Wildside Press 1-58715-509-5, Apr 2003, $35.00, 124pp, hc) Reprint (Sampson Low 1883) SF adventure novel, originally published in French as Le rayon vert (1882); the translator is uncredited. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928.
• * *Journey Through the Impossible (Prometheus Books 1-59102-079-4, Jul 2003, $21.00, 180pp, hc) Associational play of a fantastic journey to the center of the Earth, under the ocean, and into space, incorporating characters such as Captain Nemo from Verne’s novels. Translated by Edward Baxter from the 1882 French play Voyage à travers l’impossible. Introduction by Jean-Michel Margot. Two 1882 reviews of the play are included. Prometheus Books, 59 John Glenn Dr., Amherst NY 14228-2197; orders 800-421-0351; [www.prometheusbooks.com].
• * *The Mighty Orinoco (Wesleyan University Press 0-8195-6511-3, Feb 2003, $29.95, 424 + xvii, hc, cover by George Roux) SF/fantastic voyage novel. This is the first English-language translation of the French (1898 as Le superbe Orénoque) by Stanford L. Luce. Introduction by Walter James Miller. Order from Wesleyan University Press c/o University Press of New England, 23 S. Main St., Hanover NH 03755; 800-421-1561; [University.Press@Dartmouth.edu]; add $5.00 postage.

VESS, CHARLES (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _A Circle of Cats (with Charles de Lint) See entry under Charles de Lint.

VIEHL, S. L.; pseudonym of Sheila Kelly (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Blade Dancer (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45926-1, Aug 2003, $22.95, 314pp, hc, cover by Allen Douglas) [StarDoc] SF novel, a standalone set in the universe of the “StarDoc” series. A half-alien woman kicked off Earth sets out to become an assassin.
• * _Blade Dancer (SFBC #01145, Sep 2003, $11.50, 314pp, hc, cover by Allen Douglas) [StarDoc] Reprint (Roc 2003) SF novel, a standalone set in the world of the “StarDoc” series. This is similar to the Roc edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

VIGUIÉ, DEBBIE (chron.)

• * *Midnight Pearls (Simon Pulse 0-689-85557-5, Jun 2003, $5.99, 197pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Young-adult fantasy novel, a twist on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid”. Two merpeople make a deal with the Sea Witch in an effort to woo their land-borne loves.
• * _Wicked: Curse (with Nancy Holder) See entry under Nancy Holder.
• * _Wicked: Legacy (with Nancy Holder) See entry under Nancy Holder.
• * _Wicked: Spellbound (with Nancy Holder) See entry under Nancy Holder.

VILOTT, RHONDI; [i.e., Rhondi A. Vilott Salsitz] (1949- ); see pseudonym Emily Drake (chron.)

VILOTT-SALSITZ, RHONDI A.; see under Vilott, Rhondi (chron.)

VINGE, JOAN D.; [i.e., Joan Carol Dennison Vinge Frenkel] (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Summer Queen (Tor 0-765-30446-5, May 2003, $17.95, 671pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Snow Queen] Reprint (Warner Questar 1991) SF novel, sequel to The Snow Queen.

VINGE, VERNOR (Steffen) (1944- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _A Fire Upon the Deep (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-127-8, Dec 2002, £6.99, 579pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reissue (Tor 1992) Hugo-winning SF novel.
• * _The Peace War (Tor 0-765-30883-5, Dec 2003, $13.95, 304pp, tp, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Bobbles] Reprint (Bluejay 1984) SF novel.

VOIGT, CYNTHIA (1942- ) (chron.)

• * _Jackaroo (Simon Pulse 0-689-86435-3, Jul 2003, $5.99, 358pp, pb, cover by Jan Vermeer) [Kingdom] Reprint (Atheneum/Argo 1985) young-adult almost-fantasy medieval adventure novel, first in the “Kingdom” cycle set in an imaginary land.

VONARBURG, ÉLISABETH (Ferron-Wehrlin Morché) (1947- ) (chron.)

• * *Dreams of the Sea (Hades Publications/Tesseract Books 1-895836-96-4, Dec 2003, $17.95, 291pp, tp) [Tyranael] SF novel, the first book of five in the “Tyranaël” series. Earth colonists on the planet Tyranaël are almost wiped out by a mysterious blue Sea. Translated by Howard Scott and Vonarburg from the French Les Rêves de la Mer (Alire Canada 1996). A hardcover edition (-98-0, $24.95) was announced but not seen. Order from Hades Publications/Tesseract Books, PO Box 1714, Calgary Alberta Canada T2P 2L7; 403-254-0160; [www.hadespublications.com/tesseract].

von GRIMMELSHAUSEN, JOHANN JAKOB CHRISTOFFEL (1622-1676) (chron.)

• * *Tearaway (Dedalus 1-903517-18-4, Apr 2003, £6.99, 167pp, tp, cover by Claudia Andrei) Picaresque fantasy novel, the third of the “Simplicissimus” books. Newly translated from the original German (Der seltzame Springinsfeld 1670) by Mike Mitchell, who contributes an introduction and notes.

von HARBOU, THEA (1888-1954) (chron.)

• * _Metropolis (Wildside Press 1-59224-979-5, 2002, $32.95, 232pp, tp) Reprint (Hutchinson 1927) novelization of the Fritz Lang film. The translation has been significantly edited and revised by Alan Rodgers. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301.

VONNEGUT, KURT, Jr. (1922-2007) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Slaughterhouse-Five: or The Children’s Crusade (Random House/Vintage Classics UK 0-09-945843-8, Aug 2003, £3.99, 157pp, pb) Reprint (Delacorte 1969) satirical SF novel.

VORNHOLT, JOHN (Blair, Jr.) (1951- ) (chron.)

• * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer/Angel: Seven Crows (Simon Pulse 0-689-86014-5, Jul 2003, $6.99, 278pp, hc) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer; Angel] Novelization based on the television shows. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Genesis Force (Pocket 0-7434-6501-6, Jun 2003, $23.95, 309pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * _Star Trek, the Next Generation: Genesis Force (SFBC 58927, Aug 2003, $11.99, 309pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Reprint (Pocket 2003) Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. This is similar to the Pocket edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Star Trek, the Next Generation: The Genesis Wave, Book Three (Pocket 0-7434-6383-8, Feb 2003, $6.99, 357pp, pb, cover by Dru Blair) [Star Trek, the Next Generation: Genesis Wave] Reprint (Pocket 2002) Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *The Troll Queen (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-85833-7, Jul 2003, $4.99, 195pp, tp, cover by Omar Rayyan) [Troll King] Young-adult fantasy novel. Ludicra gathers the trolls to rescue their new king, Rollo, from the Forbidden Forest, but they end up needing rescue themselves.
• * *The Troll Treasure (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-85834-5, Dec 2003, $4.99, 184pp, tp, cover by Omar Rayyan) [Troll King] Young-adult fantasy novel. An evil sorcerer demands lands from the new troll king.

WAGNER, KARL EDWARD (1945-1994) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Gods in Darkness (SFBC #56610, Apr 2003, $14.99, 520pp, hc, cover by Ken Kelly) [Kane] Reprint (Night Shade 2002) omnibus collection of three “Kane” novels: Bloodstone (1975), Dark Crusade (1976), and Darkness Weaves (1970, revised 1978). This is similar to the Night Shade edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Midnight Sun: The Collected Stories and Poetry of Kane (Night Shade Books 1-892389-51-7, Sep 2003, $35.00, 439pp, hc, cover by Ken Kelly) [Kane] Collection of 16 stories, two poems, a novel fragment, and an essay about Wagner’s dark fantasy hero. Introduction by Stephen Jones. A slipcased limited edition (-52-5, $75.00) is sold out. Night Shade Books, 3623 SW Baird St., Portland OR 97219; 503-452-0761; [books@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com]. (Contents)

WAITE, ARTHUR E(dward) (1857-1942) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The House of the Hidden Light (with Arthur Machen) See entry under Arthur Machen.

WALDO, ANNA LEE (chron.)

• * _Circle of Stones (St. Martin’s 0-312-97061-7, Oct 2003, $6.99, 498pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) [Druid Circle] Reissue (St. Martin’s 1999) historical novel with minor fantasy elements, first in “The Druid Circle” about the Welsh discovery of America three centuries before Columbus. Second printing.

WALDROP, HOWARD (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *A Better World’s in Birth! (Golden Gryphon Press no ISBN, Jun 2003, $15.95, 50pp, ph, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) Chapbook alternate history novelette. In 1876, the seeming ghosts of long-dead revolutionaries Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx, and Richard Wagner are haunting Communist Europe. Waldrop provides an afterword with the story behind the story. This is a signed, limited edition of 500. Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com]. No shipping charge.
• * *Custer’s Last Jump and Other Collaborations (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-13-4, Apr 2003, $24.95, 254 + x, hc, cover by Frank Kelly Freas) Collection of eight collaborative stories written by Howard Waldrop with Steven Utley, A.A. Jackson IV, George R.R. Martin, Buddy Saunders, Bruce Sterling, and Leigh Kennedy. Waldrop provides a foreword, introductions to the stories, and three “essaylets” on collaborating; his collaborators provide afterwords to their stories. Order from Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com]. (Contents)
• * *Dream Factories and Radio Pictures (Wheatland Press 0-9720547-4-X, Oct 2003, $19.95, 278 + viii, tp) Collection of media-related stories, one original, and an original essay split up and used as interstitial material. Waldrop provides a preface and new introductions to each story. This was previously published as an ebook in 2001. A print-on-demand book, available online at [www.wheatlandpress.com], or from Wheatland Press, PO Box 1818, Wilsonville OR 97070. (Contents)

WALKER, LARS (chron.)

• * *Blood and Judgment (Baen 0-7434-7173-3, Dec 2003, $6.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Fantasy novel. An actor gets transformed into Hamlet in a world where Shakespeare’s play is real.

WALKER, ROBERT W(ayne) (1948- ); see pseudonym Evan Kingsbury (chron.)

WALLACE, DAVID (chron.)

• * *The Watermelon King (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-22138-7, Feb 2003, $23.00, 226pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel/fable. A man seeking information about his mother’s past stumbles into a small Alabama town’s Watermelon Festival — an annual fertility rite.