The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003

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For the Emperor Sandy Mitchell (Black Library 1-84416-050-5, Nov 2003, £6.99, 395pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer 40,000: Ciaphas Cain] Original novel set in the “Warhamer 40,000” universe. A “Commissar Ciaphas Cain” title.

Archform: Beauty L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-251-5, Jun 2003, £6.99, 434pp, pb, cover by Tim Byrne) [Archform: Beauty] Reprint (Tor 2002) SF novel. Four centuries in the future social problems persist despite marvels of nanotechnology.

Legacies L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-252-3, Oct 2003, £7.99, 634pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Corean Chronicles] Reprint (Tor 2002) fantasy novel, the first book of the “Corean Chronicles”.

Shadowsinger L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-206-X, Feb 2003, £7.99, v+612pp, pb, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Spellsong Cycle] Reprint (Tor 2002) fantasy novel. Book Five of “The Spellsong Cycle”, set after the first “Spellsong Trilogy”.

The Time Witches Michael Molloy (Chicken House, The 1-903434-30-0, Apr 2003, £4.99, 298pp, tp) [Witch Trade] Reprint (The Chicken House 2002) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The Witch Trade.

362 Belisle St. Susie Moloney (Penguin UK 0-141-01030-4, Oct 2003, £7.99, 597pp, pb) Reprint (Michael Joseph 2002) ghost novel. The original edition was not seen.

Trading in Danger Elizabeth Moon (Orbit 1-84149-168-3, Nov 2003, £6.99, 420pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Vatta’s War] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) SF novel. First in the “Kylara Vatta” series. Ky Vatta is given an antiquated cargo ship after being thrown out of the Space Academy.

The Dancers at the End of Time Michael Moorcock (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07476-0, May 2003, £6.99, ii+664pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Dancers at the End of Time] Reprint (Granada 1981) omnibus of An Alien Heat (1972), The Hollow Lands (1974), and The End of All Songs (1976). This has the slightly revised texts and foreword of the 1993 Millennium edition. Volume 53 in the “SF Masterworks” series.

The History of the Runestaff Michael Moorcock (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07469-8, Apr 2003, £7.99, iv+646pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Runestaff] Reprint (Granada 1979) omnibus of The Jewel in the Skull (1967), The Mad God’s Amulet (1968), The Sword of the Dawn (1968) and The Runestaff (1969), each using the revised texts; plus the foreword from the 1992 Millennium edition (as Hawkmoon). Volume 36 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.

The King of Sleep Caiseal Mór (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-6854-6, Oct 2003, £6.99, x+412pp, pb, cover by Caiseal Mór) [Watchers] Reprint (Simon & Schuster Australia 2001) fantasy novel. Book Two of the “Watchers” trilogy.

The Meeting of the Waters Caiseal Mór (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-6853-8, Jul 2003, £6.99, viii+477pp, pb, cover by Caiseal Mór) [Watchers] Reprint (Simon & Schuster Australia 2000) fantasy novel based on Irish mythology. The first book of the “Watchers” trilogy.

Utopia Thomas More (Penguin UK 0-14-044910-8, Jan 2003, £5.99, xxviii+135pp, tp, cover by Fra Angelico) Reprint (Penguin 1965) seminal utopian novel. Translated from the Latin, with an introduction and notes, by Paul Turner. Revised and updated for this “Penguin Classics” edition.

Altered Carbon Richard Morgan (Orion/Gollancz 0-75285-646-4, Jun 2003, £6.99, 534pp, pb) [Takeshi Kovacs] Reprint (Gollancz 2002) SF novel, first in a series.

Broken Angels Richard Morgan (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07324-1, Mar 2003, £10.99, 394pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [Takeshi Kovacs] SF novel, the sequel to Altered Carbon. A hardcover edition (-07323-3, £17.99) was announced but not seen.

Broken Angels Richard Morgan (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07550-3, Dec 2003, £6.99, 490pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Takeshi Kovacs] Reprint (Gollancz 2003) SF novel, sequel to Altered Carbon.

The Sleeping Sword Michael Morpurgo (Egmont 1-4052-0492-3, Mar 2003, £4.99, 118pp, tp, cover by Michael Foreman) Reprint (Egmont 2002) young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated by Michael Foreman. A blind boy discovers a buried, magical sword.

News from Nowhere or An Epoch of Rest — Being Some Chapters from a Utopian Romance William Morris (Oxford University Press 0-19-280177-5, Jan 2003, £6.99, xl+207pp, tp, cover by Frederick H. Evans) Reprint (Roberts Brothers 1890) utopian SF novel, edited with an introduction and notes by David Leopold. The text is based on that of the first revised edition (Reeves and Turner 1891).

Sisterland Linda Newbery (Fickling Books, David 0-385-60470-X, Sep 2003, £10.99, 375pp, hc, cover by Stuart Haygarth) Young-adult fantasy novel.

The Fifth Sorceress Robert Newcomb (Transworld/Corgi 0-553-81453-2, Jul 2003, £6.99, 876pp, pb, cover by Justin Sweet) [Chronicles of Blood and Stone] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 2002) fantasy novel, volume one of “The Chronicles of Blood and Stone”.

The Fifth Sorceress Robert Newcomb (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-553-81453-2, Jul 2003, £6.99, 876pp, pb, cover by Justin Sweet) [Chronicles of Blood and Stone] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 2002) fantasy novel, the first book in “The Chronicles of Blood and Stone”.

The Gates of Dawn Robert Newcomb (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-04962-4, Jul 2003, £10.99, 467pp, tp, cover by Justin Sweet) [Chronicles of Blood and Stone] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 2003) fantasy novel, second in “The Chronicles of Blood and Stone” after The Fifth Sorceress.

Quicksilver Rising Stan Nicholls (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-714149-1, Aug 2003, £11.99, 410pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) [Dreamtime] Fantasy novel, first in the “Quicksilver” trilogy about a warrior cursed with berserker rages.

Firesong William Nicholson (Egmont 1-4052-0654-3, Jun 2003, £6.99, 341pp, tp, cover by David Scutt) [Wind on Fire] Reprint (Egmont 2002) young-adult fantasy novel. Third book of “The Wind on Fire” trilogy.

The Time Twister Jenny Nimmo (Egmont 1-4052-0125-8, Apr 2003, £10.99, ix+374pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Children of the Red King] Young adult fantasy novel, sequel to Midnight for Charlie Bone.

Lirael Garth Nix (Collins 0-00-713732-X, Sep 2003, £12.99, 527pp, hc) [Abhorsen] Reprint (Allen & Unwin Australia 2001) young-adult fantasy novel; a sequel to Sabriel.

Doctor Who Novellas: The Cabinet of Light Daniel O’Mahony (Telos 1-903889-18-9, Jul 2003, £10.00, 121pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Novellazation based on the TV series. Introduction by Chaz Brenchley. The deluxe edition adds a frontispiece by John Higgins, and is signed by O’Mahony, Brenchley, and Higgins. Licensed by the BBC. Available from 61 Elgar Avenue, Tolworth, Surrey KT5 9JP. A deluxe hardback edition (-19-7, £25.00) is also available.

Doctor Who: Blue Box Kate Orman (BBC Books 0-5635-3859-7, Mar 2003, £5.99, 271pp, pb) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 58 in the BBC “Missing Adventures” series featuring the Sixth Doctor. Orman also writes as Kate Forsyth.

The Hounds of the Morrigan Pat O’Shea (Oxford University Press 0-19-275281-2, Jun 2003, £4.99, 469pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) Reprint (Oxford University Press 1985) young-adult fantasy novel.

Philip K. Dick: Exhilaration and Terror of the Postmodern Christopher Palmer (Liverpool University Press 0-85323-628-3, May 2003, £18.95, 259 + xii, tp) Non-fiction, a critical examination of ways Dick’s life and works express the clash between humanism and postmodernism. A hardcover edition (-618-6, £39.95) was announced but not seen. Available in the US from International Specialized Book Services, 920 NE 58th Avenue, Suite 300, Portland OR 97213-3786; 503-287-3093; [www.isbs.com]. [Philip K. Dick]

The Belly of the Bow K. J. Parker (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-960-1, May 2003, £6.99, 521pp, pb, cover by Tim Byrne) [Fencer Trilogy] Reissue (Orbit 1999) fantasy novel, the second volume of the “Fencer” trilogy.

Colours in the Steel K. J. Parker (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-610-6, May 2003, £6.99, 503pp, pb, cover by Tim Byrne) [Fencer Trilogy] Reissue (Orbit 1998) fantasy novel, the first volume of the “Fencer” trilogy.

Memory K. J. Parker (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-171-3, Apr 2003, £10.99, 572pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Scavenger Trilogy] Fantasy novel, third in the “Scavenger” trilogy.

Memory K. J. Parker (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-172-1, Oct 2003, £6.99, 572pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Scavenger Trilogy] Reprint (Orbit 2003) fantasy novel, third book of “The Scavenger Trilogy”.

Pattern K. J. Parker (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-182-9, Mar 2003, £6.99, 568pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Scavenger Trilogy] Reprint (Orbit 2002) fantasy novel, second in “The Scavenger Trilogy” after Shadow.

The Proof House K. J. Parker (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-018-0, May 2003, £6.99, 602pp, pb, cover by Tim Byrne) [Fencer Trilogy] Reissue (Orbit 2000) fantasy novel, the third volume of the “Fencer” trilogy.

The Last Vampire Christopher Pike (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-87745-6, Oct 2003, £5.99, 170pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) Reissue (Archway 1994) young-adult horror novel.

Master of Murder Christopher Pike (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-87747-2, Oct 2003, £5.99, 185pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) Reissue (Archway 1992) young-adult horror novel.

Remember Me Christopher Pike (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-87748-0, Oct 2003, £5.99, 268pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) Reissue (Archway 1989) young-adult horror novel.

Weekend Christopher Pike (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-87746-4, Oct 2003, £5.99, 204pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) Reissue (Scholastic 1986) young-adult horror novel.

The Standing Dead Ricardo Pinto (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-553-81285-8, May 2003, £6.99, 730pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Stone Dance of the Chameleon] Reprint (Bantam UK 2002) fantasy novel. Book Two of “The Stone Dance of the Chameleon” Trilogy.

The Fall of the House of Usher and other writings Edgar Allan Poe (Penguin UK 0-14-143981-5, Mar 2003, £3.99, 488pp, tp) Reprint (Penguin 1967 as Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe) collection, edited by David Galloway. A “Penguin Classics” edition. This includes a new chronology and a list of further reading by John Byam Liston Shaw.

The Space Merchants Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07528-7, Jul 2003, £6.99, 186pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) Reprint (Ballantine 1953) classic SF novel. Volume 54 in the “SF Masterworks” series.

Moon Eyes Josephine Poole (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-84374-8, Aug 2002, £4.99, 150pp, tp, cover by Heli Heita) Reprint (Hutchinson 1965) young-adult fantasy novel.

Scorched Josephine Poole (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-84375-6, Jul 2003, £5.99, 197pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel.

Scabbit Isle Tom Pow (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54986-X, Aug 2003, £4.99, 131pp, tp) Young-adult ghost novel set near an island where plague victims were once exiled.

Monstrous Regiment Terry Pratchett (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60340-1, Oct 2003, £17.99, 352pp, hc, cover by Paul Kidby) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel. Polly Perks masquerades as a boy to join the army and find her brother. Volume 31 in the “Discworld” series. Simultaneous with the US (HarperCollins) edition.

Night Watch Terry Pratchett (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14899-7, Oct 2003, £6.99, 474pp, pb, cover by Paul Kidby) [Discworld] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2002) humorous fantasy novel, volume 29 in the “Discworld” series.

The Wee Free Men Terry Pratchett (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60533-1, May 2003, £12.99, 320pp, hc, cover by Paul Kidby) [Discworld: Tiffany Aching] Young-adult humorous fantasy novel in the “Discworld” series. Illustrated by Paul Kidby. Tiffany Aching’s little brother is stolen by the Queen of the Fairies. Simultaneous with the US (HarperCollins) edition.

The New Discworld Companion Terry Pratchett & Stephen Briggs (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07467-1, Mar 2003, £12.99, ii+280pp, tp, cover by Paul Kidby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1994 as The Discworld Companion) humorous reference work. Revised and expanded from the original to include works up to 2002, including the diaries, plays, and other spin-offs. There is an interview with Pratchett.

The Science of Discworld II: The Globe Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart & Jack Cohen (Ebury Press 0-091-88805-0, May 2003, £6.99, 368pp, pb, cover by Paul Kidby) Reprint (Ebury Press 2002) associational non-fiction, using Pratchett’s “Discworld” as a starting point for explorations of science and culture.

The King’s Head Susan Price (Scholastic UK 0-439-98246-4, Feb 2003, £4.99, 188pp, tp, cover by Liz Pyle) Reprint (Scholastic Press 2002) young-adult fantasy novel. A “Point” title.

The Sterkarm Handshake Susan Price (Scholastic UK 0-439-97896-3, Oct 2003, £4.99, 455pp, tp, cover by Shane Rebenschied) [Sterkarm] Reprint (Scholastic UK 1998) young-adult SF novel, the first in a series.

A Sterkarm Kiss Susan Price (Scholastic UK 0-439-97838-6, Oct 2003, £12.99, 303pp, hc, cover by Shane Rebenschied) [Sterkarm] Young-adult SF novel, sequel to The Sterkarm Handshake. The time-travellers out to harvest the wealth of the 16th century try to re-invent themselves as peacemakers rather than invaders.

The Wolf’s Footprint Susan Price (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-85589-4, Sep 2003, £3.99, 88pp, tp, cover by David Parkins) Young-adult fantasy novella.

The Separation Christopher Priest (Gollancz 0-575-07002-1, Nov 2003, £9.99, 328pp, hc) Reprint (Scribner UK 2002) alternate/parallel history SF novel. Winner of The Arthur C Clarke Award 2002 and The British SF Award 2003. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-07013-7, £6.99) was announced but not seen.

The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse Robert Rankin (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07401-9, Aug 2003, £6.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Laura Brett) [Eddie Bear] Reprint (Gollancz 2002) humorous fantasy novel.

The Witches of Chiswick Robert Rankin (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07314-4, Aug 2003, £9.99, 357pp, hc, cover by Robert Rankin) Humorous fantasy novel. A trade paperback (airside only) edition (-07547-3, £9.99) was announced but not seen.

Looking for Mr Nobody: A Novel Sue Rann (No Exit Press 1-84243-066-1, Jun 2003, £9.99, 254pp, tp) Near-future SF thriller of virtual reality and virtual identity. A first novel.

Conventional Vampires ed. Tina Rath (Dracula Society, Oct 2003, £5.00, 72pp, ph, cover by Ken Barr) Chapbook original anthology of nine stories and three poems about vampires. Published for the Dracula Society’s 30th Anniversary Convention. The Dracula Society, PO Box 30848, London W12 0GY; [www.thedraculasociety.org.uk].

Doctor Who: Wolfsbane Jacqueline Rayner (BBC Books 0-563-48609-0, Sep 2003, £5.99, 245pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series. This novel bridges the “Missing Adventures” and “New Adventures” series with the 4th Doctor alongside the 8th Doctor.

The Wombles’ Guide to Life Tess Read (Arrow 0-09-946339-3, Nov 2003, £5.99, 160pp, pb, cover by Edgar Hodges) Associational item collecting “Words of Wisdom from Wimbledon Common” including summaries of some of the original books.

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red Joyce Reardon (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-82598-7, Dec 2002, £6.99, vi+277pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Hyperion 2001) fictionalised diary based on the dark fantasy TV series, Stephen King’s Rose Red (based on the Stephen King novel), with an afterword by “Steven Rimbauer”. Reardon is a pseudonym of Ridley Pearson.

Down the Bright Way Robert Reed (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-255-8, Oct 2003, £6.99, 358pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1991) SF novel of a search for the human race’s creators down a road between the stars.

Sister Alice Robert Reed (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-125-X, May 2003, £6.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Sister Alice] SF fix-up novel based on five stories published in Asimov’s in slightly different form.

Sorceress Celia Rees (Bloomsbury 0-7475-5568-0, Mar 2003, £5.99, 302pp, tp) [Witch Child] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2002) young-adult fantasy novel.

Soul Taker Celia Rees (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-87817-7, Sep 2003, £5.99, 152pp, tp) Reprint (Hodder Children’s Books 1997) young-adult fantasy novel.

The Vanished Celia Rees (Scholastic UK 0-439-98232-4, Apr 2003, £4.99, 208pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic UK 1997) young-adult dark fantasy novel. A “Point” title.

The Old English Baron Clara Reeve (Oxford University Press 0-19-280327-1, Nov 2003, £6.99, xxxii+144pp, tp, cover by Sir Joshua Reynolds) Reprint (W. Keymer 1777 as The Champion of Virtue by “the editor of The Phoenix”) early gothic novel with supernatural elements. This is the revised text published by Edward & Charles Dilly in 1778 under the present title. The text follows the 1967 edition edited by James Trainer. Introduction and notes by James Watt.

Predator’s Gold Philip Reeve (Scholastic UK 0-439-97889-0, Sep 2003, £14.99, 316pp, hc, cover by David Frankland) [Hungry City Chronicles] Young-adult SF/fantasy novel, sequel to Mortal Engines. Tom and Hester stumble into the ice-city of Anchorage, on a journey to the fabled lost land of America.

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