The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

Books, Listed by Author

MOORE, PATRICK (Alfred Caldwell) (1923- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Futures: 50 Years in Space: The Challenge of the Stars (with David A. Hardy) See entry under David A. Hardy

MÓR, CAISEAL (chron.)

• * _The Raven Game (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-6855-4, Mar 2004, £6.99, 399pp, pb, cover by Caiseal Mór) [Watchers] Reprint (Earthlight Australia 2002) fantasy novel, third in the “Watchers” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Well of Yearning (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-6856-2, Jul 2004, £6.99, iii+515pp, pb, cover by Caiseal Mór) [Wellspring] Fantasy novel, the first book in the “Wellspring” trilogy set in same the world as the “Wanderers” and “Watchers” series.

MOREHOUSE, LYDA (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Apocalypse Array (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45981-4, Jun 2004, $6.99, 337pp, pb) [Archangel Protocol] SF novel, fourth in the series begun in Archangel Protocol. The new messiah is finally revealed.

MORGAN, AISHLING (chron.)

• * *Princess (Nexus 0-352-33871-7, Feb 2004, £6.99, 228pp, pb) [Maiden Saga] Erotic fantasy, the fourth book in “The Maiden Saga”.

MORGAN, JACK (chron.)

• * *The Biology of Horror: Gothic Literature and Film (Southern Illinois University Press 0-8093-2471-7, Oct 2002, $25.00, 263pp, hc) Non-fiction, a critical exploration of horror themes and the interrelation of biology, psychology, and horror. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. A hardcover edition (-2470-9, $50.00) was announced but not seen. This is dated 2002 but not seen until now. Order from Southern Illinois University Press, PO Box 3697, Carbondale IL 62902-3697; 618-453-6633; [www.siu.edu/˜siupress].

MORGAN, RICHARD K(ingsley) (1965- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +Broken Angels (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45771-4, Mar 2004, $14.95, 366pp, tp, cover by Steve Rawlings & David Stevenson) [Takeshi Kovacs] SF mystery novel featuring PI Takeshi Kovacs, sequel to Altered Carbon. First US edition (Gollancz 3/03).
• * _Broken Angels (SFBC #63999, Mar 2004, $12.99, 366pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Takeshi Kovacs] Reprint (Gollancz 2003) SF novel. This has ISBN 0-7394-4220-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Market Forces (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07512-0, Mar 2004, £9.99, 386pp, hc) SF novel. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-07567-8, £10.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _Market Forces (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07584-8, Dec 2004, £6.99, 469pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 2004) SF novel.

MORIARTY, CHRIS (chron.)

• * _Spin State (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58624-6, Dec 2004, $6.99, 606pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Major Catherine Li] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2003) SF novel.

MORLOCK, FRANK J., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Lord Ruthven the Vampire (Black Coat Press 1-932983-10-4, Oct 2004, $20.95, 246pp, tp, cover by David Rabbitte) [Lord Ruthven] Anthology of five pieces about the vampire, including Polidori’s original story, Lord Byron’s fragmentary treatment of the character, two French plays, and a new story mixing Ruthven, Dracula, and Sherlock Holmes. Edited and translated from the French by Frank J. Morlock. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.blackcoatpress.com] or from Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416. (Contents)
• * *The Return of Lord Ruthven (Black Coat Press 1-932983-11-2, Oct 2004, $20.95, 263pp, tp, cover by David Rabbitte) [Lord Ruthven] Anthology of the play Le Vampire (1851) by Alexandre Dumas, sequel to Polidori’s story “The Vampyre”, and translated by Morlock; plus a new story by Morlock in which Dumas and Ruthven intersect in Paris. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.blackcoatpress.com] or from Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416. (Contents)

MORPURGO, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * *Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (with Michael Foreman) (Candlewick Press 0-7636-2519-1, Sep 2004, $18.99, 117pp, hc, cover by Michael Foreman) Young-adult Arthurian story retold by Morpurgo with color illustrations by Foreman.

MORRIS, DANIEL LUZON (chron.)

• * _Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda: The Broken Places (with Ethlie Ann Vare) See entry under Ethlie Ann Vare.

MORRIS, GERALD (chron.)

• * _Parsifal’s Page (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-43237-X, Apr 2004, $5.95, 232pp, tp, cover by Lou Beach) [*Squire’s Tale] Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 2001) young-adult Arthurian novel, fourth in the series begun in The Squire’s Tale.
• * *The Princess, the Crone, and the Dung-Cart Knight (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-37823-5, Mar 2004, $16.00, 310pp, hc, cover by Lou Beach) [*Squire’s Tale] Young-adult Arthurian novel, sixth in “The Squire’s Tales” series featuring Squire Terence and Sir Gawain, who are joined by 13-year-old Sarah, who seeks the knight who murdered her family.
• * _The Savage Damsel and the Dwarf (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-19681-1, Mar 2004, $5.95, 213pp, tp, cover by Lou Beach) [*Squire’s Tale] Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 2000) young-adult Arthurian novel, third in “The Squire’s Tales” series featuring Squire Terence and Sir Gawain.

MORRIS, KENNETH (Vennor) (1879-1937) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Book of the Three Dragons (Cold Spring Press 1-59360-027-5, Sep 2004, $11.95, 232pp, tp) Reprint (Longmans, Green 1930) Celtic fantasy novel. Introduction by Douglas A. Anderson. This restores Morris’ previously unpublished ending.

MORRIS, TEE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Billibub Baddings and The Case of the Singing Sword (Dragon Moon Press 1-896944-18-3, Sep 2004, $19.95, 297pp, tp, cover by Theo Black) Fantasy novel set during Prohibition. Hard-boiled PI and axe-wielding dwarf Billibub Baddings seeks an enchanted weapon that holds the key to stopping Chicago’s gang wars. Dragon Moon Press, PO Box 64312, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2K 6J7; [www.dragonmoonpress.com].

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• * *The Fantasy Writer’s Companion (with Valerie Griswold-Ford) (Dragon Moon Press 1-896944-15-9, Sep 2004, $24.95, 280pp, tp) Non-fiction writers’ guide, a follow-up to The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy. Foreword by Holly Lisle. Includes an index. Dragon Moon Press, PO Box 64312, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2K 6J7; [www.dragonmoonpress.com].

MORRIS, WILLIAM (1834-1896) (stories) (chron.)

• * *More to William Morris: Two Books that Inspired J.R.R. Tolkien: The House of the Wolfings and The Roots of the Mountains (Inkling Books 1-58742-023-6, Oct 2003, $17.95, 251pp, tp) Omnibus of two fantasy novels: The House of the Wolfings (1888) and The Roots of the Mountains (1889). Michael W. Perry discusses the literary links between Morris and Tolkien in his afterword. This is a print-on-demand book, available online, or from Inkling books, 6528 Phinney Ave. N., Suite A, Seattle WA 98103-5260; [www.InklingBooks.com]. (Contents)

MORRISON, DANIEL PAUL, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Secrets & Sovereigns: The Uncollected Stories of E. Phillips Oppenheim See entry under E. Phillips Oppenheim.

MORRISSEY, DEAN (chron.)

• * _A Christmas Carol (with Charles Dickens & Stephen Krensky) See entry under Charles Dickens.
• * *The Monster Trap (with Stephen Krensky) (HarperCollins 0-06-052498-7, Aug 2004, $16.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Dean Morrissey) Illustrated children’s picture book, with story by Morrissey and Krensky, illustrations by Morrissey. Pop builds traps for the monsters Paddy’s sure roam the house at night.

MORROW, G. D. (chron.)

• * *Dead Magicians Club, Volume One: Maps (Independent Press, The, Dec 2003, C$14.00, 296pp, pb) [Dead Magicians Club] Humorous fantasy novel, the first in a series. A halfling with a treasure map gathers companions for his quest. A first novel. This is dated 2003, but not seen until now. The Independent Press, 606 Vachon Avenue, La Salle, Montreal Quebec Canada H8P 2V1; [www.theindependentpress.com].

MORROW, JAMES (Kenneth) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Cat’s Pajamas and Other Stories (Tachyon Publications 1-892391-15-5, Jul 2004, $24.95, 209pp, hc, cover by John Picacio) Collection of 13 stories, three original. Introduction by Terry Bisson. Tachyon Publications, 1459 18th St. #139, San Francisco CA 94107; [www.tachyonpublications.com]; add $2.00 shipping per book. (Contents)

MOSCOE, MICHAEL; see pseudonym Mike Shepherd (stories) (chron.)

• * *MechWarrior: Dark Age: Patriot’s Stand (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45970-9, Apr 2004, $6.99, 296pp, pb) [MechWarrior: Dark Age] Novelization, the ninth based on the computer game based on the “Battletech” roleplaying game. Copyrighted by WizKids.

MOSER, BARRY (chron.)

• * _Wee Winnie Witch’s Skinny (with Virginia Hamilton) See entry under Virginia Hamilton.

MOTTER, DEAN (chron.)

• * _Eyes of Light: Fantasy Drawings of Frank Brunner (with Frank Brunner & J. David Spurlock) See entry under Frank Brunner.

MOZHEIKO, IGOR VSEVELODOVICH (1934-2003); see pseudonym Kirill Bulychev (chron.)

MUDDOCK, J(ames) E(dward) (1843-1934) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Shining Hand & Other Tales of Terror (Midnight House 0-9740589-2-0, Jun 2004, $40.00, 333pp, hc, cover by Allen Koszowski) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1889 as Stories Weird and Wonderful) collection of 23 stories; this adds one novelette originally published as by Dick Donovan. Edited and with an introduction by John Pelan. Midnight House, 7713 Sunnyside Ave. N., Seattle WA 98103; [www.darksidepress.com]. (Contents)

MURPHY, KEVIN (chron.)

• * _Drum into Silence (with Jo Clayton) See entry under Jo Clayton.

MURPHY, PAT(rice Ann), ed. (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The James Tiptree Award Anthology 1 (with Deborah L. Notkin, Jeffrey D. Smith & Karen Joy Fowler) See entry under Karen Joy Fowler.

MURPHY, RITA (chron.)

• * _Harmony (Random House/Dell Laurel-leaf 0-440-22923-5, Mar 2004, $5.99, 129pp, tp, cover by Elizabeth Lada) Reprint (Delacorte 2002) young-adult fantasy novel about a girl with extraordinary powers. This Readers Circle includes a separately paginated 11-page reading group guide.

MURPHY, SEAN (chron.)

• * _The Hope Valley Hubcap King (Dell/Delta 0-385-33782-5, Feb 2004, $13.00, 279pp, tp, cover by Tom Hallman) Reprint (Dell 2002) satirical mainstream quasi-SF novel of a young man’s quest for his uncle through a world and time not quite our own.
• * *The Time of New Weather (Dell/Delta 0-553-38245-4, Jan 2005, $13.00, 327pp, tp) Satirical quasi-SF novel. Buddy LeBlanc makes tiny miracles in a world where time and gravity are no longer reliable.

MURPHY, SHIRLEY ROUSSEAU (1928- ) (chron.)

• * *Cat Cross Their Graves (HarperCollins 0-06-057808-4, Jan 2005, $24.95, 305pp, hc, cover by Beppe Giacobbe) [Joe Grey] Fantasy mystery novel, the tenth featuring talking cat Joe Grey.
• * *Cat Fear No Evil (HarperCollins 0-06-620949-8, Mar 2004, $24.95, 323pp, hc, cover by Beppe Giacobbe) [Joe Grey] Fantasy mystery novel, the ninth featuring talking cat Joe Grey.
• * _Cat Fear No Evil (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-101560-1, Jan 2005, $6.99, 358pp, pb) [Joe Grey] Reprint (HarperCollins 2004) fantasy mystery novel, the ninth featuring talking cat Joe Grey.

MURPHY, WARREN B(urton) (1933- ) (chron.)

• * _The Broken Sword (with Molly Cochran) See entry under Molly Cochran.
• * _The Forever King (with Molly Cochran) See entry under Molly Cochran.

MURRAY, DOUG(las Louis, Jr.) (1947- ) (chron.)

• * *Isaac Asimov’s Derec 1 (with Paul Rivoche) (ibooks 0-7434-8708-7, Jun 2004, $7.99, 120pp, pb, cover by Paul Rivoche) [Robot City] Graphic novel, first in a series based on the “Isaac Asimov’s Robot City” series based on a concept by Asimov, with text by Murray and art by Rivoche. Copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.

MYASNIK, LEANNE POWELL; see pseudonym Lee Denning (chron.)

MYERS, BILL (1953- ) (chron.)

• * *Soultracker (HarperCollins/Zondervan 0-310-22756-9, Sep 2004, $12.99, 325pp, tp) Christian dark fantasy novel. A novelist grieving for his dead daughter uncovers dark secrets in an organization dedicated to tracking the afterlife.

MYERS, DANIEL (chron.)

• * +The Second Favorite Son (Hazard Press 1-877270-44-X, Jun 2004, $24.95, 429pp, tp) Alternate-history novel, a murder mystery set in a contemporary world where the South won the War Between the States and plantations have become corporate entities. A first novel. First US edition (Hazard Press NZ 3/04); Hazard Press, PO Box 2151, Christchurch, New Zealand; [info@hazard.co.nz]; [www.hazardonline.com].

MYERS, JOHN MYERS (1906-1988) (chron.)

• * _Silverlock, Including the Silverlock Companion (NESFA Press 1-886778-52-3, Feb 2004, $26.00, 510pp, hc, cover by Omar Rayyan) [Silverlock] Reprint (Dutton 1949) classic referential fantasy novel. New material includes a critical essay by Darrell Schweitzer, an introduction by Karen Anderson, and a memoir by Celia Myers. This also retains the 1979 introductions by Poul Anderson, Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven. Non-fiction material from The Silverlock Companion, revised from the Niekas Publications 1988 edition edited by Fred Lerner, includes a reader’s guide by Fred Lerner & Anne Braude, a bibliography, biographical information, poems and songs. Order from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701; [www.nesfa.org/press].

MYERS, WALTER DEAN (1937- ) (chron.)

• * _Shadow of the Red Moon (Scholastic/Point 0-439-63616-7, Sep 2004, $5.99, 183pp, pb, cover by Tomer Hanuka) Reissue (Scholastic 1995) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated by Christopher Myers.

NAGATA, LINDA (née Webb) (1960- ) (chron.)

• * _Memory (Tor 0-765-30900-9, Jun 2004, $14.95, 416pp, tp, cover by David Bowers) Reprint (Tor 2003) SF novel set on a constructed world whose inhabitants have forgotten their origins.

NAPOLI, DONNA JO (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Beast (Simon Pulse 0-689-87005-1, Jul 2004, $5.99, 260pp, pb, cover by Rafal Olbinski) Reprint (Atheneum 2000) young-adult fantasy novel, telling the Beast’s side of “Beauty and the Beast”.
• * *Bound (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 0-689-86175-3, Nov 2004, 016.95, 186pp, hc) Young-adult historical novel with fantasy elements, a retelling of Cinderella set in Ming China.
• * *Gracie, the Pixie of the Puddle (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-47264-9, Jun 2004, $16.99, 133pp, hc, cover by Judith Byron Schachner) [Prince of the Pond] Young-adult fantasy novella, third in the series begun in The Prince of the Pond. Gracie the frog wins the love of Jimmy, the frog prince’s son.

NAVARRO, YVONNE (1957- ) (chron.)

• * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Wicked Willow I: The Darkening (Simon Spotlight 0-7434-2774-2, May 2004, $6.99, 282pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Novelization based on the television show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Wicked Willow II: Shattered Twilight (Simon Spotlight 0-689-86953-3, Jul 2004, $6.99, 258pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Wicked Willow] Novelization based on the television shows, the second in a trilogy. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Wicked Willow III: Broken Sunrise (Simon Spotlight 0-689-86954-1, Sep 2004, $6.99, 261pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Wicked Willow] Novelization based on the television shows, the third in a trilogy. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * *Elektra (Pocket Star 1-4165-0505-9, Jan 2005, $6.99, 280pp, pb) Novelization of the movie based on the Marvel comics character. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film and Regency Entertainment.
• * *Hellboy (Pocket Star 0-7434-9289-7, Mar 2004, $6.99, 295pp, pb) [Hellboy] Novelization of the movie based on the horror comic book by Mike Mignola. Copyrighted by Revolution Studios Distribution Company.
• * *Mirror Me (Overlook Connection Press 1-892950-69-3, Apr 2004, $44.95, 295pp, hc, cover by Rick Sardinha) Supernatural serial-killer horror novel. This is a signed, limited edition of 500. Order from The Overlook Connection Press, PO Box 1934, Hiram GA 30188; 678-567-9777; [OverlookCN@aol.com]; [www.OverlookConnection.com].

NEIDERMAN, ANDREW (1940- ); see also V. C. Andrews® (chron.)

• * _The Curse (Severn House 0-7278-6074-7, Apr 2004, £18.99, 357pp, hc) Reprint (Pocket Star 2000) horror novel.
• * *Deficiency (Pocket Star 0-7434-8321-9, Aug 2004, $7.99, 377pp, pb) Horror novel about a man who must suck the vitamins out of his victims to survive, the result of a research experiment gone wrong.

NELSCOTT, KRIS; pseudonym of Kristine Kathryn Rusch, (1960- ) (chron.)

• * *Stone Cribs (St. Martin’s Minotaur 0-312-28784-4, Feb 2004, $24.95, 323pp, hc) [Smokey Dalton] Associational mystery, the fourth featuring detective Smokey Dalton. Nelscott is a pen name for Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
• * _Thin Walls (St. Martin’s Minotaur 0-312-32044-2, Feb 2004, $13.95, 387pp, tp) [Smokey Dalton] Reprint (Minotaur 2002) associational mystery featuring detective Smokey Dalton. Nelscott is a pen name for Kristine Kathryn Rusch.

NESBIT, E(dith) (1858-1924) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Five Children and It (Penguin Classics 0-14-303915-6, Dec 2004, $10.00, 207pp, tp, cover by Tim Bower) [Psammead] Reprint (Unwin 1902) classic juvenile fantasy novel.
• * _Five Children and It Book and Charm (HarperFestival 0-06-053724-8, Jun 2004, $6.99, 246pp, tp, cover by Dave Kramer) [Psammead] Reprint (Unwin 1902) classic juvenile fantasy novel, packaged with a charm on a necklace.