The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

Books, Listed by Author

McCABE, JOSEPH (stories) (chron.)

• * *Hanging Out with the Dream King: Conversations with Neil Gaiman and His Collaborators (Fantagraphics Books 1-56097-617-9, Dec 2004, $17.95, 297pp, tp, cover by Sophia Quach) Non-fiction, a collection of interviews with Gaiman and people he’s worked with on comics and books, including Dave McKean, Kim Newman, Terry Pratchett, and Gene Wolfe. [Gaiman]

McCAFFREY, ANNE (Inez) (1926- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Acorna’s Quest (with Margaret Ball) (Severn House 0-7278-6098-4, May 2004, £18.99, 411pp, hc, cover by Paul Dickinson) [Acorna] Reprint (HarperPrism 1998) SF novel based on a comic-book idea by McCaffrey, second in the “Acorna the Unicorn Girl” series. Acorna seeks her people.
• * *Acorna’s Triumph (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-97900-4, Mar 2004, $24.95, 308pp, hc, cover by John Ennis) [Acorna] SF novel based on a comic book idea by McCaffrey, seventh and final in the “Acorna the Unicorn Girl” series.
• * +Acorna’s Triumph (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) (SFBC #63012, Apr 2004, $12.99, 308pp, hc, cover by John Ennis) [Acorna] Reprint (Eos 2004) SF novel based on a comic-book idea by McCaffrey, seventh in the “Acorna the Unicorn Girl” series. This is similar to the Eos edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Acorna’s Triumph (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) (HarperTorch 0-380-81848-5, Nov 2004, $7.50, 337pp, pb) [Acorna] Reprint (Eos 2004) SF novel based on a comic-book idea by McCaffrey, seventh and final in the “Acorna the Unicorn Girl” series.
• * _All the Weyrs of Pern (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36893-2, Dec 2004, $7.99, 433pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Pern] Reissue (Del Rey 1991) SF novel in the “Pern” series. 18th printing.
• * _Black Horses for the King (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46863-5, May 2004, $6.99, 179pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1996) associational YA historical Arthurian novel. Part of the “Imagine” line for young adults.
• * *The City and the Ship (with S. M. Stirling) (Baen 0-7434-7189-X, Mar 2004, $25.00, 627pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Ship Who Sang] Omnibus of two SF novels set in McCaffrey’s “Ship” universe: The City Who Fought (1993) by McCaffrey & Stirling, and sequel The Ship Avenged (1997) by Stirling. This is a Baen MEGA HC. Copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates. (Contents)
• * _The Dolphins of Pern (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36895-9, Dec 2004, $7.99, 371pp, pb, cover by Rowena Morrill) [Pern] Reissue (Ballantine Del Rey 1994) SF novel in the “Pern” series. 16th printing.
• * *Doona (with Jody Lynn Nye) (Ace 0-441-01131-4, Feb 2004, $15.00, 585pp, tp, cover by Michael Herring) [Doona] Omnibus of two novels set on McCaffrey’s world of Doona: Crisis on Doona (1992) Treaty at Doona (1994). Copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates. (Contents)
• * _Dragon’s Kin (with Todd McCaffrey) (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15150-5, Nov 2004, £6.99, 364pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) [Pern] Reprint (Bantam UK 2003) SF novel in the “Pern” series.
• * _Dragon’s Kin (with Todd McCaffrey) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46200-9, Jan 2005, $7.99, 298pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Pern] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) SF novel in the “Pern” series.
• * _The Renegades of Pern (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36933-5, Dec 2004, $6.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Pern] Reissue (Del Rey 1989) SF novel in the “Pern” series. 22nd printing.

McCAFFREY, TODD (chron.)

• * _Dragon’s Kin (with Anne McCaffrey) See entry under Anne McCaffrey.

McCARTHY, WIL(liam Terence) (1966- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Lost in Transmission (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58447-2, Mar 2004, $6.99, 370pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Monarchs of Sol] Far-future SF novel set in the same world as The Collapsium and The Wellstone. Rebels banished from the Queendom of Sol hope to start a colony at Barnard’s Star.

McCAUGHREAN, GERALDINE (1951- ) (chron.)

• * *Not the End of the World (Oxford University Press 0-19-271972-6, Oct 2004, £10.99, 174pp, hc, cover by Mique Moriuchi) Young-adult fantasy novel, a retelling of the story of Noah and the flood, told by his young daughter.

McCONCHIE, LYN (1946?- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Beast Master Team (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.
• * _Beast Master’s Circus (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.
• * _The Duke’s Ballad (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.

McCONNELL, ASHLEY (chron.)

• * *Angel: Book of the Dead (Simon Spotlight 0-689-87084-1, Aug 2004, $5.99, 297pp, pb) [Angel] Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.

McCORMACK, DEREK (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Haunted Hillbilly (ECS Press 1-55022-610-X, 2003, C$18.95, 124pp, tp, cover by Ian Phillips) Humorous gay vampire novelette. A gay vampire couturier controls the career of a country music star.
• * +The Haunted Hillbilly (Soft Skull Press 1-932360-47-6, Sep 2004, $11.95, 128pp, tp, cover by Jon Langford) Humorous gay vampire novelette. A gay vampire couturier controls the career of a country music star. First US edition (ECW 2003). Order from Soft Skull Press, 71 Bond Street, Brooklyn NY 11217; [www.softskull.com].

McCOY, ROBERT WAYNE (stories) (chron.)

• * *The King of Ice Cream (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-148-7, Sep 2004, $25.95, 437pp, hc, cover by Jeff Sturgeon) Dark fantasy novel. An ancient evil born of fallen angels lies beneath a Kentucky college town. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books and Ed Gorman. Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].

McCRUMB, SHARYN (Elaine Atwood) (1948- ) (chron.)

• * _Ghost Riders (Penguin/Signet 0-451-21184-7, May 2004, $7.99, 401pp, pb) [Sheriff Spencer Arrowood] Reprint (Dutton 2003) mystery novel with ghost/fantasy elements, in the “Ballad” series set in Appalachia.

McDEVITT, JACK; [i.e., John Charles McDevitt] (1935- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Omega (Ace 0-441-01210-8, Nov 2004, $7.99, 493pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [*Priscilla “Hutch” Hutchins] Reprint (Ace 2003) SF novel, the fourth featuring starship captain Priscilla “Hutch” Hutchins. A deadly omega cloud threatens a pre-technological alien society.
• * *Polaris (Ace 0-441-01202-7, Nov 2004, $24.95, 370pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Alex Benedict] SF mystery novel, related to A Talent for War. Antiquities dealer Alex Benedict investigates the decades-old disappearance of passengers and crew from the space yacht Polaris.
• * _A Talent for War (Ace 0-441-01217-5, Jul 2004, $7.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Alex Benedict] Reissue (Ace 1989) SF novel.

McDEVITT, JOHN CHARLES; see under McDevitt, Jack (stories) (chron.)

McDONALD, BETH E. (chron.)

• * *The Vampire as Numinous Experience: Spiritual Journeys with the Undead in British and American Literature (McFarland 0-7864-1947-4, Dec 2004, $35.00, 200 + vii, tp) Non-fiction, a critical examination of vampire literature, with special attention to Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and Anne Rice’s “Vampire Chronicles”. This includes bibliography and index. Order from McFarland & Company, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; orders 800-253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com]; add $4.00 postage.

McDONALD, IAN (Neil) (1960- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *River of Gods (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-5670-0, Jun 2004, £12.99, 583pp, tp) SF novel set in 2047, the centenary of the founding of modern India. A hardcover edition (-5669-7, £17.99) was announced but not seen.

McDONALD, STEVEN EDWARD (1956- ) (chron.)

• * *Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda: Waystation (Tor 0-765-30485-6, Jul 2004, $24.95, 271pp, hc) [Andromeda] Novelization, the third based on the TV series. Copyrighted by Tribune Entertainment Company and Fireworks Entertainment.

McFARLAND, MATTHEW (chron.)

• * *World of Darkness: Dark Ages: Ventrue (White Wolf 1-58846-849-6, Jun 2004, $6.99, 278pp, pb, cover by John Bolton) [World of Darkness: Dark Ages: Clan] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, the 12th “Clan” novel in the “Dark Ages” series. Copyrighted by White Wolf.

McGANN, OISÍN (chron.)

• * *The Gods and Their Machines (Tor Teen 0-765-31159-3, Nov 2004, $19.95, 235pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) Young-adult fantasy novel of a war between a technologically advanced people and their “barbarian” magic-wielding neighbors. A first novel.

McGARVEY, ROBERT (1948- ); see pseudonym Steve White (stories) (chron.)

McGOUGH, SCOTT (chron.)

• * *Magic: The Gathering: Heretic: Betrayers of Kamigawa (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3575-8, Jan 2005, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Chris Moeller) [Magic: The Gathering: Kamigawa Cycle] Novelization based on the world of the card game, the second book in the “Kamigawa Cycle”. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Magic: The Gathering: Outlaw: Champions of Kamigawa (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3357-7, Sep 2004, $6.99, 310pp, pb, cover by John Bolton) [Magic: The Gathering: Kamigawa Cycle] Novelization based on the world of the card game, the first book in the “Kamigawa Cycle”. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

MacGREGOR, T(rish) J(aneshutz) [i.e., Patricia Marie Janeshutz MacGregor] (1947- ) (chron.)

• * *Total Silence (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1558-6, Oct 2004, $6.99, 384pp, pb) [Black Water] Horror novel, sequel to Black Water. Psychic Mira Morales, her daughter, and her FBI agent fiancé face a killer in North Carolina.

McGREW, CHANDLER (chron.)

• * *The Darkening (Dell 0-553-58603-3, Jul 2004, $6.50, 413pp, pb) Post-apocalyptic thriller/horror novel. A martial arts instructor and a PI face an ancient force plunging the world into darkness.

MacHALE, D. J. (chron.)

• * *Pendragon: Black Water (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-86911-8, Aug 2004, $5.99, 427pp, tp, cover by Victor Lee) [Bobby Pendragon] Young-adult fantasy novel, the fifth in the series about Bobby Pendragon and his multi-dimensional fight against evil. The Traveler rules change, and Bobby must decide whether or not to break them to save a world’s inhabitants.

MACHEN, ARTHUR; pseudonym of Arthur Llewellyn Jones, (1863-1947) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Ritual (3ed ed.) (Tartarus Press 1972621279, Jul 2004, £35.00, 382 + xiii, hc) Collection, contents vary from previous editions. Sewn hardback printed on 130gsm acid-free paper, and bound by Bath Press in red wibalin cloth stamped in gold, with silk ribbon marker and head and tailbands. 300 copies. (Contents)

McINTEE, DAVID A. (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: The Eleventh Tiger (BBC Books 0-563-48614-7, May 2004, £5.99, 283pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series.

McINTYRE, VONDA N(eel) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Star Trek: Duty, Honor, Redemption (Pocket 0-7434-9660-4, Oct 2004, $9.95, 453pp, tp) [Star Trek] Omnibus of three Star Trek movie novelizations: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986). A Signature Edition. Introduction by Terry J. Erdmann. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. (Contents)

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• * *Nebula Awards Showcase 2004 (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45957-1, Mar 2004, $14.95, 281pp, tp) Anthology of Nebula Award winning and nominated fiction: nine stories, one novel excerpt, two selections from Grand Master Ursula K. Le Guin’s Changing Planes, plus non-fiction pieces on Damon Knight, Author Emeritus Katherine MacLean, and Le Guin. Introduction by the editor. This is the 38th volume in the annual series, the third from Roc. (Contents)

MACK, DAVID (stories) (chron.)

• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: A Time to Heal (Pocket 0-7434-9178-5, Sep 2004, $6.99, 344pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: A Time to Kill (Pocket 0-7434-9177-7, Aug 2004, $6.99, 341pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

McKAY, CLAUDIA; [i.e., Claudia J. McKay Lamperti] (1934- ) (chron.)

• * *Forever Pearl (New Victoria 1-892281-22-8, May 2004, $12.95, 208pp, tp) SF novel. Agent Sonya Shankar investigates the disappearance of an intoxicating, life-prolonging drug controlled by the interstellar Consortium. Order from New Victoria Publishers, PO Box 27, Norwich VT 05055; [www.newvictoria.com]; 800-326-5297. e-mail from Beth [Newvic@aol.com].

MACKAY, SCOTT (1957- ) (chron.)

• * *Omnifix (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45960-1, Feb 2004, $6.99, 408pp, pb) SF novel. Dr. Alex Denyer works deactivating deadly alien weapons.

McKEAN, DAVID (Jeff) (1963- ) (chron.)

• * _The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish (with Neil Gaiman) See entry under Neil Gaiman.

MACKEL, KATHY (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Alien in a Bottle (HarperCollins 0-06-029281-4, Mar 2004, $15.99, 194pp, hc, cover by Martin Matje) Young-adult SF novel. A teen determined to become a glassblower gets alien help persuading his parents.

McKENNA, JULIET E. (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Assassin’s Edge (SFBC #61698, Jan 2004, $10.99, 514pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Tales of Einarinn] Reprint (Orbit 2002) fantasy novel, fifth and final in the “Tales of Einarinn”. This has ISBN 0-7394-3967-7; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Northern Storm (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-167-5, Sep 2004, £6.99, 528pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) [Tales of Einarinn: Aldabreshin Compass] Fantasy novel, the second book of “The Aldabreshin Compass”.

McKIERNAN, DENNIS L(ester) (1932- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Red Slippers (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45976-8, May 2004, $23.95, 379 + xvii, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) [Mithgar] Original collection of 12 fantasy stories in the “Mithgar” world, the final book in the series. (Contents)

McKILLIP, PATRICIA A(nne) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Alphabet of Thorn (Ace 0-441-01130-6, Feb 2004, $22.95, 314pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Fantasy novel. A scholarly orphan becomes obsessed with a book that will change her fate.
• * _Alphabet of Thorn (SFBC #64369, Mar 2004, $11.49, 314pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Reprint (Ace 2004) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _In the Forests of Serre (Ace 0-441-01157-8, Jun 2004, $14.00, 295pp, tp, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Reprint (Ace 2003) fantasy novel about a cursed prince.
• * _Ombria in Shadow (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-33-3, Jul 2004, £5.99, 291pp, tp) Reprint (Ace 2002) fantasy novel. Winner of the World Fantasy Award. The city of Ombria is torn by intrigues after the death of its prince. [First U.K. edition]

McKINLEY, (Jennifer Carolyn) ROBIN (1952- ) (chron.)

• * _Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54863-4, Mar 2004, £5.99, 271pp, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1978) fantasy novel.
• * _Sunshine (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-553-81583-0, Oct 2004, £6.99, 476pp, tp) Reprint (Berkley; Bantam UK 2003) dark fantasy romance novel.
• * _Sunshine (Jove 0-515-13881-9, Dec 2004, $7.99, 405pp, pb, cover by Masao Mukai) Reprint (Berkley 2003) dark fantasy novel. A woman called Sunshine gets involved with a vampire in an alternate world where vampires and Other Folk are known, if not legal.
• * _Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits (with Peter Dickinson) (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240244-3, Oct 2004, $6.99, 266pp, tp, cover by Trina Schart Hyman) Reprint (Putnam 2002) original collection of six stories, three by each author.

McLAREN, CLEMENCE (chron.)

• * _Inside the Walls of Troy (Simon Pulse 0-689-87397-2, Dec 2004, $5.99, 199pp, pb, cover by Kamil Vojnar) Reprint (Atheneum 1996) young-adult fantasy novel retelling The Iliad from the women’s point of view.
• * _Waiting for Odysseus (Simon Pulse 0-689-86705-0, Mar 2004, $5.99, 178pp, pb, cover by Kamil Vojnar) Reprint (Atheneum 2000) young-adult fantasy novel, a retelling of The Odyssey from the point of view of Penelope, Circe, Athena, and Eurycleia. The Atheneum hardcover original (0-689-82875-6) was not seen.

McLAUGHLIN, IAIN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who Novellas: Blood and Hope (Telos 1-903889-28-6, Feb 2004, £10.00, 89pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series, featuring the Fifth Doctor and Peri. Foreword by John Ostrander. Also available in a deluxe edition (-29-4, £25.00) that adds a frontispiece by Walter Howarth, and is signed by McLaughlin, Ostrander, and Howarth. Available from 61 Elgar Avenue, Tolworth, Surrey KT5 9JP.

McLAUGHLIN, MARK (stories) (chron.)

• * *Men are from Hell, Women are from the Galaxy of Death (Kelp Queen Press 0-9689934-5-1, Jul 2004, $5.00, 51pp, ph, cover by Mark McLaughlin) Chapbook collection of 26 poems. This is a limited edition of 150. Order from Kelp Queen Press, [www.kelpqueenpress.com]. (Contents)

MACLAY, JOHN (B., Jr.) (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Dreadful Delineations (Delirium Books 1-929653-61-1, Jan 2004, $45.00, 210pp, hc, cover by Mike Bohatch) Collection of 30 stories, five original. Introduction by William F. Nolan. This is a signed, limited edition of 250. Order from Delirium Books, PO Box 338, North Webster IN 46555; [www.deliriumbooks.com]. (Contents)

MacLEOD, IAN R. (1956- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Breathmoss and Other Exhalations (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-26-6, Jun 2004, $24.95, 309 + x, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of seven stories, with an introduction by the author. A signed, numbered, slipcased edition of 100 ($100.00) is also available. Order from Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com]. (Contents)