The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003

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The Place at the Edge of the Earth Bebe Faas Rice (Houghton Mifflin/Clarion 0-618-15978-9, Oct 2002, $15.00, 186pp, hc, cover by Ericka O’Rourke) Young-adult ghost story. A contemporary girl meets the ghost of a Lakota boy. This is dated 2002, but not seen until now.

Foreigners, and Other Familiar Faces Mark Rich (Small Beer Press, Jun 2003, $5.00, 66pp, ph, cover by Mark Rich) Chapbook collection of nine stories, three original. Order from Small Beer Press, 176 Prospect Ave., Northampton, MA 01060; [www.smallbeerpress.com]; [info@smallbeerpress.com].

Waiting for Gertrude Bill Richardson (St. Martin’s 0-312-31868-5, Oct 2003, $21.95, 184pp, hc) Fantasy novel. Dead celebrities are reborn as graveyard cats in Paris, where Alice B. Toklas is waiting for Gertrude Stein to be reborn. A Thomas Dunne book.

The Lamp of the Wicked Phil Rickman (Trafalgar Square/Macmillan UK 0-333-90805-8, Aug 2003, $19.95, 552pp, tp) [Merrily Watkins] Dark fantasy mystery, the fourth in the “Merrily Watkins” series. First US edition (Macmillan UK 4/03). This is the Macmillan UK edition with stickers, available in the US from Trafalgar Square, Box 257, Howe Hill Road, North Pomfret VT 05053; 800-423-4525; [www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com].

Those Who Walk in Darkness John Ridley (Warner Aspect 0-446-53093-X, May 2003, $24.95, 310pp, hc, cover by Shasti O’Leary Soudant) [Soledad O’Roark] Near-future SF police thriller of a future where superhumans have been banned, but supervillains still run rampant.

Hell’s Faire John Ringo (Baen 0-7434-3604-0, May 2003, $25.00, 330pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly) [Posleen War] Military SF novel, fourth in the “Posleen War” series begun in A Hymn Before Battle. This includes a CD-ROM with Posleen novels, a roleplaying game, a screensaver, and an audio version of the book.

There Will Be Dragons John Ringo (Baen 0-7434-7164-4, Nov 2003, $25.00, 537pp, hc, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [Duke Edmund Talbot] SF novel. A utopian world suffers when its technology suddenly fails, and “Reenactors” of history and fantasy come to the rescue. This comes with a bound-in disk of the Baen CD-ROM Library version 4.0.

When the Devil Dances John Ringo (Baen 0-7434-3602-4, Apr 2003, $7.99, 688pp, pb, cover by Patrick Turner) [Hymn Before Battle] Reprint (Baen 2002) military SF novel, sequel to Gust Front and A Hymn Before Battle.

World of Darkness: Dark Ages: Ravnos Sarah Roark (White Wolf 1-58846-823-2, Jun 2003, $6.99, 284pp, pb) [World of Darkness: Clan] Novelization based on the “Vampire” roleplaying game, the sixth “Clan” novel in the “Dark Ages” series.

Ceremony in Death J. D. Robb (Berkley 0-425-15762-8, Aug 2003, $7.99, 310pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Reissue (Berkley 1997) near-future SF mystery novel, fifth in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. 16th printing.

Conspiracy in Death J. D. Robb (Berkley 0-425-16813-1, Dec 2003, $7.99, 386pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Reissue (Berkley 1999) Near-future SF mystery novel, eighth in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. 13th printing.

Glory in Death J. D. Robb (Berkley 0-425-15098-4, May 2003, $7.99, 296pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Reissue (Berkley 1995) SF mystery novel, second in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. 19th printing.

Holiday in Death J. D. Robb (Berkley 0-425-16371-7, Nov 2003, $7.99, 308pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Reissue (Berkley 1998) near-future SF mystery novel, seventh in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. 13th printing.

Imitation in Death J. D. Robb (Berkley 0-425-19158-3, Sep 2003, $7.99, 342pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Near-future SF mystery novel, 17th in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts.

Imitation in Death J. D. Robb (SFBC #19528, Nov 2003, $10.99, 342pp, hc) [Eve Dallas] Reprint (Berkley 2003) near-future SF mystery novel, 17th in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. This has ISBN 0-7394-3810-7; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Immortal in Death J. D. Robb (Berkley 0-425-15378-9, Jun 2003, $7.99, 296pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Reissue (Berkley 1996) SF mystery novel, third in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. 17th printing.

Naked in Death J. D. Robb (Berkley 0-425-14829-7, Apr 2003, $7.99, 306pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Reissue (Berkley 1995) near-future SF mystery novel, first in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. 23rd printing.

Portrait in Death J. D. Robb (Berkley 0-425-18903-1, Mar 2003, $7.99, 347pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Near-future SF mystery novel, 16th in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts.

Portrait in Death J. D. Robb (SFBC #56794, Apr 2003, $10.99, 347pp, hc) [Eve Dallas] Reprint (Berkley 2003) near-future SF mystery novel, 16th in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. This has ISBN 0-7394-3350-4; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Rapture in Death J. D. Robb (Berkley 0-425-15518-8, Jul 2003, $7.99, 294pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Reissue (Berkley 1996) near-future SF mystery novel, fourth in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. 18th printing.

Vengeance in Death J. D. Robb (Berkley 0-425-16039-4, Sep 2003, $7.99, 357pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Reissue (Berkley 1997) near-future SF mystery novel, sixth in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. 12th printing.

Villa Incognito Tom Robbins (Bantam 0-553-80332-8, May 2003, $24.00, 243pp, hc, cover by Bill Slater) Literary fantasy novel involving the Japanese trickster Tanuki.

Sword-Sworn Jennifer Roberson (DAW 0-7564-0099-6, Feb 2003, $6.99, 429pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Tiger & Del] Reprint (DAW 2002) fantasy novel, seventh and final in the “Sword-Dancer Saga”.

The Soddit A. R. R. R. Roberts (Sterling Publishing/Gollancz 0-575-07554-6, Jan 2004, $9.95, 343pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) Fantasy novel, a parody of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. The author also writes as Adam Roberts. First US edition (Gollancz 10/03); this is the Gollancz 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].

Polystom Adam Roberts (Sterling Publishing/Gollancz 0-575-07179-6, Nov 2003, $14.95, 295pp, tp) SF novel set in a universe where there is air between the planets. This is the Gollancz 5/03 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].

Hannibal’s Children John Maddox Roberts (Ace 0-441-01038-5, Apr 2003, $6.99, 359pp, pb, cover by Scott Grimando) [Hannibal’s Children] Reprint (Ace 2002) alternate history novel.

Crystal Mask Katherine Roberts (Scholastic/The Chicken House 0-439-44083-1, Apr 2003, $5.99, 268pp, tp, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Echorium Sequence] Reprint (Chicken House UK 2001) young-adult fantasy, the second in the “Echorium Sequence”, set 20 years after Song Quest.

Dark Quetzal Katherine Roberts (Scholastic/The Chicken House 0-439-45697-5, Apr 2003, $15.95, 255pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Echorium Sequence] Young-adult fantasy, the third in the “Echorium Sequence”, set 11 years after Crystal Mask.

Spellfall Katherine Roberts (Scholastic/The Chicken House 0-439-47220-2, Apr 2003, $5.99, 250pp, pb, cover by Judy York) Reprint (Chicken House UK 2000) young-adult fantasy.

Key of Knowledge Nora Roberts (Jove 0-515-13637-9, Dec 2003, $7.99, 327pp, pb) [Sword of Truth] Romance/mainstream novel with fantasy elements, second in a trilogy. Three women have 28 days each to find legendary keys involving the souls of three demi-goddesses.

Key of Light Nora Roberts (Jove 0-515-13628-X, Nov 2003, $7.99, 334pp, pb) [Sword of Truth] Contemporary romance/mainstream novel with fantasy elements, first in a trilogy of books set in “real time”. Three women have 28 days each to find legendary keys involving the souls of three immortal goddesses.

Remember When Nora Roberts & J. D. Robb (Putnam 0-399-15106-0, Oct 2003, $25.95, 440pp, hc) [Eve Dallas] Mystery “co-authored” by Roberts’s two personas: Roberts starts with a contemporary story, which provides clues for Eve Dallas in Robb’s second part.

William Hope Hodgson’s Night Lands, Volume I: Eternal Love ed. Andy W. Robertson (Wildside Press/Betancourt & Company 1-59224-678-8, Jul 2003, $34.95, 381pp, hc) Original anthology of 11 dark fantasy stories and two poems based on Hodgson’s The Night Land. Authors include Sean McLachlan, Nigel Atkinson, and Nigel Brown. Preface by John C. Wright. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301.

Point of Honour Madeleine E. Robins (Tor/Forge 0-312-87202-X, May 2003, $24.95, 349pp, hc, cover by Jon J. Muth) Associational mystery set in an alternate Regency London. Sarah Tolerance, a disgraced daughter of the nobility, sets up as an “investigative agent”.

The Years of Rice and Salt Kim Stanley Robinson (Bantam 0-553-58007-8, Jun 2003, $7.99, 763pp, pb, cover by Alan Ayers) Reprint (Bantam 2002) alternate world SF novel.

Callahan’s Con Spider Robinson (Tor 0-765-30270-5, Aug 2003, $23.95, 286pp, hc, cover by Jeff Fischer) [Callahan’s Place] SF novel in the “Callahan’s” series. A Mafioso moves in on Key West and targets the bar.

Rowan and the Ice Creepers Emily Rodda (HarperCollins/Greenwillow 0-06-029780-8, Oct 2003, $15.99, 261pp, hc, cover by Matt Wilson) [Rowan of Rin] Young-adult fantasy novel, fifth in the series begun in Rowan of Rin. Unending winter forces the people of Rin to abandon their village. First US edition (Scholastic Australia/Omnibus 2003 as Rowan of the Bukshah).

Rowan and the Zebak Emily Rodda (HarperTrophy 0-06-441024-2, Mar 2003, $5.99, 198pp, tp, cover by Mark Elliott) [Rowan of Rin] Reprint (Omnibus 1999) young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in the series begun in Rowan of Rin.

Breaking Windows ed. Luís Rodrigues (Prime Books 1-894815-59-9, Aug 2003, $17.95, 245pp, tp, cover by Hawk Alfredson) Anthology of three editorials, 13 stories, three interviews, and seven essays originally published online on the website Fantastic Metropolis. Non-fiction authors include Michael Moorcock, China Miéville, and Carol Emshwiller; fiction authors include Jeffrey Ford, Barrington J. Bayley, and Rachel Pollack. A hardcover edition (-79-3, $29.95) is also available. Order from Prime Books, PO Box 36503, Canton OH 44735; [www.primebooks.net].

L. Frank Baum: Creator of Oz Katharine M. Rogers (Perseus Books Group/Da Capo Press 0-306-81297-5, Nov 2003, $17.95, 318pp, tp) Reprint (St. Martin’s 2002) critical biography. [L. Frank Baum]

Amazonia James Rollins (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-000249-2, Jul 2003, $7.99, 510pp, pb, cover by Paul Stinson) Reprint (Morrow 2002) SF thriller. Copyrighted by Jim Czajkowski; Rollins also writes as James Clemens.

Ice Hunt James Rollins (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-052156-2, Jul 2003, $24.95, 397pp, hc, cover by Paul Stinson) SF thriller. An abandoned secret Soviet lab under the Arctic ice holds a deadly secret. Copyrighted by Jim Czajkowski; Rollins also writes as James Clemens.

X-Men: The Chaos Engine Trilogy Steven A. Roman (SFBC #55704, Jan 2003, $14.99, 865pp, hc, cover by Bob Larkin) [X-Men: Chaos Engine] Omnibus of three novelizations in a trilogy based on the comic-book characters: Dr. Doom (2000), Magneto (2002), and Red Skull (2002 as by Steven A. Roman & Stan Timmons). Copyrighted by Marvel Characters. This has ISBN 0-7394-3227-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

X-Men: The Chaos Engine Trilogy: Book 3: Red Skull Steven A. Roman & Stan Timmons (ibooks/BP Books 0-7434-7958-0, Nov 2003, $6.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Bob Larkin) [X-Men: Chaos Engine] Reprint (BP Books 2002) novelization based on the comic-book characters. Illustrated by Mark Buckingham. Copyrighted by Marvel Characters.

I, Vampire Michael Romkey (Ballantine/Fawcett Gold Medal 0-449-14638-3, Apr 2003, $6.99, 360pp, pb) [I, Vampire] Reissue (Fawcett Gold Medal 1990) vampire novel; 22nd printing.

The Vampire’s Violin Michael Romkey (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45208-9, Apr 2003, $6.99, 294pp, pb) [I, Vampire] Vampire novel. Vampire Dylan Glyndwr will do anything to acquire a legendary violin.

Recycled Selina Rosen (Meisha Merlin 1-892065-93-2, Jun 2003, $16.00, tp, cover by Don Maitz) [Queen of Denial] Humorous SF novel, sequel to Queen of Denial. Introduction by Michael Sheard.

More Stories That Won’t Make Your Parents Hurl ed. Selina Rosen (Yard Dog Press 1-893687-42-2, Feb 2003, $18.00, 185pp, tp, cover by Marziah Karch) Original young-adult anthology of 20 scary stories with morals in updated imitation of the brothers Grimm. Order from Yard Dog Comics, 710 W. Redbud Lane, Alma AR 72921-7247; [srosen.lstran@juno.com]; [www.yarddogpress.com].

Other Cities Benjamin Rosenbaum (Small Beer Press, Nov 2003, $5.00, 44pp, ph, cover by Peter Reiss) Chapbook collection of 14 stories about imaginary cities; 12 were previously published online as a series on Strange Horizons. Illustrated by Peter Reiss. Order from Small Beer Press, 176 Prospect Ave., Northampton, MA 01060; [www.smallbeerpress.com]; [info@smallbeerpress.com].

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