The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

Books, Listed by Author

ASHER, NEAL L. (1961- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Cowl (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-0137-2, Mar 2004, £17.99, 406pp, hc, cover by Steve Rawlings) SF novel. An innocent woman and a 22nd-century programmable killer are drawn into a battle against a time-traveling menace.
• * _Gridlinked (Tor 0-765-34905-1, Sep 2004, $7.99, 423pp, pb) [Gridlinked] Reprint (Macmillan UK 2001) near-future SF spy thriller.
• * _The Line of Polity (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-48435-4, Mar 2004, £7.99, 663pp, pb, cover by Steve Rawlings) [Polity] Reprint (Tor UK 2003) SF novel. Polity agent Cormac investigates a rebellion.
• * +The Skinner (Tor 0-765-30737-5, Apr 2004, $26.95, 474pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Spatterjay] SF novel. Three travelers bring chaos to the deadly world of Spatterjay. First US edition (Macmillan UK 3/02).
• * _The Skinner (SFBC #65174, May 2004, $12.99, 474pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Spatterjay] Reprint (Macmillan UK 2002) SF novel. This is similar to the US Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

ASHLEY, ALLEN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Somnabulists (Elastic Press 0-9543747-8-9, Jul 2004, £5.00, 190pp, tp) SF/fantasy/horror collection. (Contents)

ASHLEY, AMANDA (stories) (chron.)

• * *A Whisper of Eternity (Kensington/Zebra 0-8217-7529-4, Feb 2004, $6.50, 352pp, pb) Vampire romance novel.

ASHLEY, MIKE; [i.e., Michael Raymond Donald Ashley] (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Gernsback Days: A Study of the Evolution of Modern Science Fiction from 1911 to 1936 (with Robert A. W. Lowndes) (Wildside Press 0-8095-1055-3, Jul 2004, $29.95, 499pp, tp) Non-fiction, a look at Hugo Gernsback and his influence on SF. Ashley covers Gernsback, while Lowndes surveys the fiction published in Gernsback magazines. A hardcover edition (-1054-5, $49.95) was announced but not seen; the trade paperback edition is officially scheduled for 9/04. This includes a general index, notes, bibliography, and appendices with reminiscences by Charles D. Hornig and indexes to speculative fiction in Gernsback magazines. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301.

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• * +The Mammoth Book of Sorcerers’ Tales (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1408-5, Dec 2004, $12.95, 500pp, tp, cover by Joe Roberts) Anthology of 23 stories, six original. Authors with original stories include Peter Crowther, Tom Holt, and Richard A. Lupoff. First US edition (Robinson 10/04).

ASHTON, LISETTE (chron.)

• * *Bloodlust Chronicles: Faith (Chimera 1-903931-58-4, Dec 2003, £6.99, 253pp, pb) [Bloodlust Chronicles] Erotic vampire novel, the first in a trilogy.

ASIMOV, ISAAC; [anglicized from Isaak Iudich Azimov] (1920-1992) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Forward the Foundation (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56507-9, Sep 2004, $7.99, 435pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Foundation] Reissue (Doubleday Foundation 1993) collection in the “Foundation” series. 14th printing.
• * _Foundation (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29335-4, Jun 2004, $7.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Foundation] Reissue (Gnome 1951) SF novel, first in the classic “Foundation” trilogy. 23rd printing. A hardcover edition (-80371-9, $24.00) is also available.
• * _Foundation and Earth (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58757-9, Sep 2004, $7.99, 499pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Foundation] Reprint (Doubleday 1986) SF novel, fifth in the “Foundation” series.
• * _Foundation and Empire (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29337-0, Jun 2004, $7.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Foundation] Reissue (Gnome 1952) SF novel, second in the classic “Foundation” trilogy. 18th printing. A hardcover edition (-80372-7, $24.00) is also available.
• * _The Foundation Trilogy (SFBC #1161171, Jul 2004, $14.99, 227+227+225pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Foundation] Reissue (SFBC 1963) classic SF trilogy: Foundation (1951), Foundation and Empire (1952), and Second Foundation (1953). This has ISBN 0-7394-4405-0; it lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Foundation’s Edge (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29338-9, Sep 2004, $7.99, 452pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Foundation] Reprint (Doubleday 1982) SF novel, fourth in the “Foundation” series. 14th printing.
• * _I, Robot (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29438-5, Jun 2004, $7.99, 272 + xv, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Robot Series] Reissue (Gnome 1950) collection. This is a movie tie-in edition. 27th printing. A hardcover edition (-80370-0, $24.00) is also available.
• * _I, Robot (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-02532-4, Aug 2004, £6.99, 249pp, pb) [Robot Series] Reissue (Gnome Press 1950) seminal collection of nine “Robot” stories. This is a movie tie-in edition. 18th printing.
• * _I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay (with Harlan Ellison) See entry under Harlan Ellison.
• * _Prelude to Foundation (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27839-8, Sep 2004, $7.99, 493pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Foundation] Reissue (Doubleday Foundation 1988) SF novel, a prequel to the “Foundation” series. 25th printing.
• * _Robot Dreams (Ace 0-441-01183-7, Jun 2004, $14.00, 335 + xvi, tp, cover by Ralph McQuarrie) [Robot Series] Reissue (Berkley 1986) collection of 21 stories. This has a new ISBN and indicates first printing.
• * _Robot Visions (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45064-7, Jul 2004, $7.99, 482pp, pb) [Robot Series] Reissue (Roc 1990) collection of 18 stories and 16 essays. Illustrated by Ralph McQuarrie. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. 17th printing.
• * _Second Foundation (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29336-2, Jun 2004, $7.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Foundation] Reissue (Gnome 1953) SF novel, third in the classic “Foundation” trilogy. 18th printing. A hardcover edition (-80373-5, $24.00) is also available.

ASIRE, NANCY (1945- ) (chron.)

• * _The Sword of Knowledge (with Leslie Fish, C. J. Cherryh & Mercedes R. Lackey) See entry under C. J. Cherryh

ASPRIN, ROBERT LYNN (1946-2008) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Myth Alliances (with Jody Lynn Nye) (Ace 0-441-01182-9, Aug 2004, $6.99, 275pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) [Myth] Reprint (Meisha Merlin 2003) fantasy novel in Asprin’s “Myth Adventures” series. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.
• * *Myth-taken Identity (with Jody Lynn Nye) (Meisha Merlin 1-59222-029-0, Nov 2004, $14.95, 294pp, tp, cover by Phil Foglio) [Myth] Fantasy novel in Asprin’s “Myth Adventures” series. A hardcover edition (-030-4) was announced but not seen. Order from Meisha Merlin, PO Box 7, Decatur GA 30031; [www.meishamerlin.com].
• * *No Phule Like an Old Phule (with Peter J. Heck) (Ace 0-441-01152-7, Apr 2004, $7.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) [*Phule’s Company] Humorous SF novel, fifth in the series.

ASTIN, SEAN (chron.)

• * *There and Back Again: An Actor’s Tale (with Joe Layden) (St. Martin’s 0-312-33146-0, Oct 2004, $24.95, 308pp, hc) Non-fiction memoir by Astin, who played Sam Gamgee in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings.

ATHANS, PHILIP (chron.)

• * *Forgotten Realms: Annihilation (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3237-6, Jul 2004, $24.95, 342pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) [Forgotten Realms: Spider Queen] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, fifth in “R.A. Salvatore’s War of the Spider Queen”, a six-part series based on a scenario by R.A. Salvatore. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Forgotten Realms: Annihilation (SFBC #1178100, Nov 2004, $12.49, 342pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) [Forgotten Realms: Spider Queen] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2004) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, fifth in “R.A. Salvatore’s War of the Spider Queen”. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. This is similar to the Wizards of the Coast edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

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• * *Forgotten Realms: Realms of the Dragons: The Year of the Rogue Dragons (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3394-1, Oct 2004, $7.99, 371pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Forgotten Realms] Original anthology of 14 stories based on the role-playing games. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. (Contents)

ATHERTON, NANCY (T.) (1955- ) (chron.)

• * *Aunt Dimity Takes a Holiday (Penguin 0-14-200393-X, Jan 2004, $6.99, 213pp, pb, cover by Jerry Lofaro) [Aunt Dimity] Reprint (Viking 2003) mystery/ghost novel, eighth in the series.
• * *Aunt Dimity: Snowbound (Viking 0-670-03278-6, Feb 2004, $22.95, 227pp, hc, cover by Jerry Lofaro) [Aunt Dimity] Mystery/ghost novel, ninth in the series. Lori gets snowbound in a haunted former abbey.

ATKINS, PETER (1955- ) (chron.)

• * _Morningstar (Writers.com Books/infrapress 0-9742907-7-7, Nov 2004, $14.99, 244pp, tp) Reprint (Harper 1992) horror novel. This is a POD edition, available online at [www.writers.com/publishing] or from Writers.com Books, 87 South Meadowcroft Dr., Akron OH 44313.

ATWATER-RHODES, AMELIA (chron.)

• * _Hawksong (Random House/Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-23803-X, Sep 2004, $5.50, 243pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [*Kiesha’ra] Reprint (Delacorte 2003) young-adult fantasy novel of shapeshifters, first in “The Kiesha’ra” series.
• * *Snakecharm (Random House/Delacorte 0-385-73072-1, Sep 2004, $14.95, 167pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [*Kiesha’ra] Young-adult fantasy novel, second volume in “The Kiesha’ra” series after Hawksong.

ATWOOD, MARGARET (Eleanor Kilian) (1939- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Oryx and Crake (Virago 1-8440-8028-5, Apr 2004, £7.99, 433pp, tp) Reprint (McClelland & Stewart 2003) literary SF novel.
• * _Oryx and Crake (Random House/Anchor 0-385-72167-6, May 2004, $14.00, 376pp, tp, cover by Hieronymus Bosch) Reprint (McClelland & Stewart 2003) dystopian SF novel.

AUDLEY, ANSELM (chron.)

• * _Crusade (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-1503-5, Feb 2004, £6.99, 589pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Aquasilva] Reprint (Earthlight UK 2003) fantasy novel. Book Three of “The Aquasilva Trilogy” after Heresy and Inquisition.

AUEL, JEAN M(arie, née Untinen) (1936- ) (chron.)

• * _The Shelters of Stone (Bantam 0-553-38261-6, May 2004, $15.00, 751pp, tp, cover by Hiroko) [*Earth’s Children] Reprint (Crown 2002) prehistoric novel, fifth in the “Earth’s Children” series.

AUFDEM-BRINKE, ELEANOR F. (1950- ); see pseudonyms J. D. Robb & Nora Roberts (stories) (chron.)

AUGARDE, STEVE (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +The Various (Random House/Fickling 0-385-75029-3, Jan 2004, $16.95, 448pp, hc, cover by Steve Augarde) [Various] Young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy. Mill Farm is the ancient home of magical beings. First US edition (David Fickling UK 8/03).
• * _The Various (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54858-8, Aug 2004, £5.99, 448pp, tp, cover by Steve Augarde) [Various] Reprint (David Fickling Books 2003) young-adult fantasy novel. First in a trilogy.

AVERY, BEN (chron.)

• * _The Hedge Knight (with Mike S. Miller & George R. R. Martin) See entry under George R. R. Martin

AVI; pseudonym of Avi Wortis, (1937- ) (chron.)

• * _Midnight Magic (Scholastic 0-439-24219-3, Sep 2004, $5.99, 247pp, tp, cover by Laurel Long) Reprint (Scholastic 1999) young-adult fantasy novel. A magician must free a princess from a ghost he doesn’t believe in.

AXLER, JAMES; house pseudonym (chron.)

• * *Deathlands: Death Hunt (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62577-4, Sep 2004, $6.50, 347pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Deathlands] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 67th in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
• * *Deathlands: Hellbenders (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62575-8, Mar 2004, $6.50, 349pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Deathlands] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 65th in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
• * *Deathlands: Separation (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62576-6, Jun 2004, $6.50, 348pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Deathlands] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 66th in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
• * *Deathlands: Shaking Earth (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62578-2, Dec 2004, $6.50, 347pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Deathlands] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 68th in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
• * *Outlanders: Mad God’s Wrath (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63841-8, Feb 2004, $6.50, 346pp, pb) [Outlanders] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 28th in the overall series. The author is Mark Ellis. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
• * *Outlanders: Mask of the Sphinx (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63843-4, Aug 2004, $6.50, 346pp, pb) [Outlanders] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 30th in the overall series. The author is Mark Ellis. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
• * *Outlanders: Uluru Destiny (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63844-2, Nov 2004, $6.50, 347pp, pb) [Outlanders] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 31st in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.

AYLETT, STEVE (1967- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Dummyland (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07410-8, Jan 2004, £6.99, 119pp, pb) [Accomplice] Reprint (Gollancz 2002) literary SF/fantasy novel, third in the “Accomplice” series.
• * *Karloff’s Circus (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07089-7, Feb 2004, £9.99, 128pp, tp) [Accomplice] Surreal SF/fantasy novel, the fourth book of “Accomplice”.

AZANIA, MALCOLM; see pseudonym Minister Faust (chron.)

BACH, RICHARD (David) (1936- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Ferret Chronicles: The Last War: Detective Ferrets and the Case of the Golden Deed (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-7432-2756-5, Oct 2003, $10.00, 136 + xvii, tp, cover by Richard Bach) [Ferret Chronicles] Animal fable novella, fifth in the series set in a ferret society. Illustrated by the author. This is dated 2003, but not seen until now.

BAEN, JAMES (Patrick), ed. (1943-2006) (chron.)

• * _The World Turned Upside Down (with David A. Drake & Eric Flint) See entry under David A. Drake

BAGGETT, DAVID, ed. (chron.)

• * *Harry Potter and Philosophy: If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts (with Shawn E. Klein) (Carus Publishing/Open Court 0-8126-9455-4, Sep 2004, $17.95, 243 + x, tp) Non-fiction, critical, a gathering of 16 essays on philosophical aspects of the Harry Potter books. evil. An index is included. This is the ninth volume in the series “Popular Culture and Philosophy”. [Rowling]

BAILEY, ROBIN WAYNE; [i.e., Robert Wayne Bailey] (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dragonkin (ibooks 0-7434-7946-7, Apr 2004, $6.99, 357pp, pb, cover by Troy Howell) Reprint (ibooks 2003) fantasy novel, the first volume in a trilogy.
• * *Dragonkin, Book Two: Talisman (ibooks 0-7434-7947-5, May 2004, $14.95, 298pp, hc, cover by Troy Howell) [Dragonkin] Fantasy novel, the second volume in a trilogy. Young dragons go on a quest to find items that will point the way to a new home for magical creatures threatened by the spread of mankind.

BAILIE, GRANT (chron.)

• * *Cloud 8 (IG Publishing 0-9703125-2-0, Feb 2003, $14.95, 277pp, tp, cover by Joseph Tulman) Satiric fantasy novel. James Broadhurst, killed in a car crash, finds the afterlife wildly different to what anyone expects. A first novel. Imported to the UK from 5 August 04 at £9.99 and distributed by Turnaround, Unit 3, Olympia Trading Estate, Coburg Road, Wood Green, London N22 6TZ.

BAIN, DARRELL (chron.)

• * *Strange Valley (Twilight Times Books 1-931201-23-4, Oct 2004, $15.50, 217pp, tp, cover by Ardy M. Scott) SF suspense novel. The government investigates a small city in the Ozarks where inhabitants are smarter, better educated, healthier, and otherwise outside the norm. Twilight Times Books, PO Box 3340, Kingsport TN 37664; 423-323-0183; [www.twilighttimesbooks.com].

BAIRD, ALISON (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Empire of the Stars (Warner Aspect 0-446-69096-1, Nov 2004, $13.95, 406pp, tp, cover by Stephen Youll) [Dragon Throne] Fantasy novel, second in “The Dragon Throne” series. A group seeks the fabled Stone which can protect the world from an evil god.
• * *The Stone of the Stars (Warner Aspect 0-446-69098-8, Feb 2004, $13.95, 418pp, tp) [Dragon Throne] Fantasy novel, first in “The Dragon Throne” series. A group seeks the fabled Stone which can protect the world from an evil god.

BAKER, E. D. (chron.)

• * _The Frog Princess (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-923-1, Oct 2004, $6.95, 214pp, pb) [Frog Princess] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2002) young-adult fantasy novel, first in a series.
• * *Once Upon a Curse (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-892-8, Nov 2004, $15.95, 244pp, hc, cover by Kim Bender) [Frog Princess] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in a trilogy begun in The Frog Princess. Princess Emma goes back in time to undo a family curse.

BAKER, KAGE (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Anvil of the World (Tor 0-765-34907-8, Dec 2004, $6.99, 350pp, pb, cover by Thomas Kidd) [Anvil of the World] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel, the first in a new series.
• * _Black Projects, White Knights (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-30-4, Oct 2004, $15.95, 288pp, tp, cover by J. K. Potter) [The Company] Reprint (Golden Gryphon 2002) collection of 14 stories about the “Company”. Order from Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com].
• * *The Life of the World to Come (Tor 0-765-31132-1, Dec 2004, $25.95, 334pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) [The Company] SF novel of “The Company”, fifth in the series. The secret behind Mendoza’s English lovers is finally revealed.
• * *Mother Aegypt and Other Stories (Night Shade Books 1-892389-75-4, Jun 2004, $27.00, 249pp, hc, cover by Michael Dringenberg) Collection of 13 stories, the title story an original “Company” story, and three stories set in the same world as Anvil of the World. A signed, limited edition of 150 (-76-2, $45.00) is also available. (Contents)

BAKER, MIKE, ed. (1965-1997) (chron.)

• * _My Favorite Horror Story (with Martin H. Greenberg) (ibooks/BP Books 0-7434-8740-0, May 2004, $12.95, 367pp, tp, cover by John Howe) Reprint (DAW 2000) anthology of 15 horror stories selected and commented on by noted horror writers.