The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

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PRONZINI, BILL; [i.e., William John Pronzini] (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _On Account of Darkness and Other SF Stories (with Barry N. Malzberg) See entry under Barry N. Malzberg
PRUE, SALLY (chron.)

* _Cold Tom (Scholastic 0-439-48269-0, Jun 2004, $5.99, 187pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Oxford 2002) young-adult fantasy about a boy cast out of his elf tribe for being half “demon” (human).
* *Goldkeeper (Oxford University Press 0-19-271950-5, Aug 2004, £4.99, 295pp, tp) Young-adult humorous fantasy novel. Sebastian reluctantly becomes the High Priest’s Apprentice.
PULLMAN, PHILIP (Nicholas) (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Clockwork or All Wound Up (Transworld/Corgi Yearling 0-440-86638-3, Nov 2004, £4.99, 92pp, tp, cover by Peter Bailey) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1996) young-adult fantasy novel.
* _The Firework Maker’s Daughter (Transworld/Corgi Yearling 0-440-86640-5, Nov 2004, £4.99, 133pp, tp, cover by Peter Bailey) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1995) young-adult fantasy novel.
* *Lyra’s Oxford (Random House UK/David Fickling 0-385-60516-1, Oct 2003, £9.99, ii+49pp, hc) [His Dark Materials] Young-adult fantasy story set in the world of “His Dark Materials”. Extensively illustrated by John Lawrence, with a bound-in foldout map. This was supposedly simultaneous with the US (Knopf/Fickling) but not seen until now.
* *The Scarecrow and His Servant (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-40980-X, Nov 2004, £10.99, 230pp, hc, cover by Peter Bailey) Young-adult picaresque fantasy novel.
PUTNEY, MARY JO (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Kiss of Fate (Ballantine Books 0-345-44916-9, Jun 2004, $11.99, 342pp, hc, cover by Jon Paul) [Guardians] Historical fantasy romance of the “Guardians”. Guardians from England and Scotland meet and marry — just as Bonnie Prince Charlie brings revolution to Scotland.
* *Kiss of Fate (SFBC 0-345-44916-9, Aug 2004, $11.99, 342pp, hc, cover by Jon Paul) [Guardians] Reprint (Ballantine 2004) fantasy romance set in the “Guardians” universe.
RABE, JEAN (Marie) (1942- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *DragonLance: The Lake of Death (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3364-X, Oct 2004, $6.99, 304pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [DragonLance: Age of Mortals] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, sixth in “The Age of Mortals” series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
* *The Finest Creation (Tor 0-765-30820-7, Nov 2004, $24.95, 318pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) Fantasy novel. The equine Finest are sent to Earth to help guide the Fallen humans.
RADFORD, IRENE (stories) (chron.)

* *The Dragon Circle (DAW 0-7564-0194-1, Aug 2004, $6.99, 425pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Star Gods] Science fiction novel, second in the “Star Gods” series. Criminals fleeing the Galactic Terran Empire find a world of primitive humans who worship dragons.
* _Guardian of the Promise (DAW 0-7564-0108-9, Apr 2004, $7.99, 564pp, pb, cover by Gordon Crabb) [*Merlin’s Descendants] Reprint (DAW 2003) Arthurian fantasy novel, fourth in the “Merlin’s Descendants” series.
RAHAM, GARY (chron.)

* *Teaching Science Fact with Science Fiction (Reed Elsevier/Teacher Ideas Press 1-56308-939-4, Aug 2004, $21.50, 139 + xv, tp, cover by Gary Raham) Non-fiction book for teachers and librarians on how to use fiction to interest kids (grades 5-10) in science. Illustrated by the author. Reed Elsevier, 361 Hanover Street, Portsmouth NH 03801-3912; [www.teacherideaspress.com].
RAINEY, MARK; see under Rainey, Stephen Mark (stories) (chron.)
RAINEY, STEPHEN MARK (1959- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Lebo Coven (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-227-0, Jul 2004, $25.95, 276pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) Horror novel. A man investigates the disappearance of his brother from their small Appalachian hometown. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].
RAMSLAND, KATHERINE M(arie Johnston) (1953- ) (chron.)

* *The Blood Hunters (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1568-3, May 2004, $5.99, 351pp, pb) [Heat Seekers] Vampire novel, second in a series after The Heat Seekers.
RAND, KEN (1946-2009) (stories) (chron.)

* *Phoenix (Zumaya Publications 1-894869-96-6, Jan 2004, $14.00, 211pp, tp, cover by Martine Jardin) SF novel. A religious revolution forces a woman to flee to the deserts on the colony planet of Phoenix. This is copyrighted 2003, but not published until now. Available online through [www.zumayapublications.com], or from Zumaya Publications, 1105 Nueces St. #3, Austin TX 78701-2129.
RANDALL, DAVID (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Clovermead: In the Shadow of the Bear (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 0-689-86639-9, Jun 2004, $15.95, 288pp, hc, cover by Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) Young-adult fantasy novel. Young Clovermead discovers she has strange powers, just as a religious war breaks out.
RANDLE, KEVIN D(ouglas) (1949- ) (chron.)

* *F.T.L. (Ace 0-441-01192-6, Sep 2004, $6.50, 266pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Exploration Chronicles] SF novel, the third book of “The Exploration Chronicles”. Efforts to develop a faster-than-light drive are threatened by a saboteur.
* _Operation Roswell (Tor 0-765-34803-9, Aug 2004, $6.99, 402pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Tor 2002) SF novel of the Roswell incident.
* *Starship (Ace 0-441-01128-4, Jan 2004, $6.50, 279pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Exploration Chronicles] SF novel, second book of “The Exploration Chronicles”. Adolescent rebellion breaks out on the generation ship Alpha two hundred years after launch.
RANKIN, DAVID (chron.)

* _The Fallen 2: Cold Religion (with David Aaron Clark) See entry under David Aaron Clark.
RANKIN, ROBERT (Fleming) (1949- ) (chron.)

* +The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse (Trafalgar Square/Gollancz 0-575-07401-9, Mar 2004, $9.95, 342pp, tp, cover by Laura Brett) [Eddie Bear] Humorous fantasy novel. This first US edition (Gollancz 9/02) is the 2004 second printing of the Gollancz 2003 paperback edition, distributed in the US by Trafalgar Square, Box 257, Howe Hill Road, North Pomfret VT 05053; 800-423-4525; [www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com].
* *Knees Up Mother Earth (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07315-2, Aug 2004, £9.99, 376pp, hc, cover by Robert Rankin) Humorous fantasy novel. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-07619-4, £9.99) was announced but not seen.
* +The Witches of Chiswick (Trafalgar Square/Gollancz 0-575-07314-4, Mar 2004, $19.95, 357pp, tp, cover by Robert Rankin) Humorous fantasy novel. This first US edition (Gollancz 10/03) is the Gollancz edition, distributed in the US by Trafalgar Square, Box 257, Howe Hill Road, North Pomfret VT 05053; 800-423-4525; [www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com].
* _The Witches of Chiswick (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07545-7, Jul 2004, £6.99, 434pp, pb, cover by Robert Rankin & Sally Hurst) [Brentford] Reprint (Gollancz 2003) humorous fantasy novel. First in a new “Brentford” trilogy.
RANN, SUE (chron.)

* _Looking for Mr Nobody (No Exit Press 1-84243-112-9, Aug 2004, £6.99, 320pp, pb) Reprint (No Exit Press 2003) near-future SF thriller of virtual reality and virtual identity.
RASMUSSEN, ALIS A. (1958- ); see pseudonym Kate Elliott (chron.)
RAYNER, JACQUELINE, ed. (chron.)

* *Doctor Who: Short Trips: The Muses (Big Finish 1-84435-009-6, Sep 2003, £14.99, 235pp, hc, cover by Red Ink) [Doctor Who] Original anthology of nine stories based on the TV series. Volume four in the “Short Trips” anthology series. (Contents)
REAVES, J(ames) MICHAEL (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Omega Cage (with Steve Perry) (Ace 0-441-62382-4, Sep 2004, $5.99, 244pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Khadaji] Reissue (Ace 1988) SF novel. Third printing.
* *Star Wars: Medstar (with Steve Perry) (SFBC #1173803, Oct 2004, $12.99, 464pp, hc, cover by Dave Seeley) [Star Wars: Medstar] Omnibus of two Star Wars novelizations in the “Medstar” duology: Battle Surgeons (2004) and Jedi Healer (2004). Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. This has ISBN 0-7394-4697-5; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
* *Star Wars: Medstar 1: Battle Surgeons (with Steve Perry) (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-46310-2, Jul 2004, $7.50, 309pp, pb, cover by Dave Seeley) [Star Wars: Medstar] Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
* _Star Wars: Medstar I: Battle Surgeons: A Clone War Novel (with Steve Perry) (Random House UK/Arrow/Lucasbooks 0-09-941054-0, Jul 2004, £6.99, 309pp, pb, cover by David Seeley) [Star Wars: Medstar I] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) SF novelization based on the world of the movies. [First U.K. edition]
* *Star Wars: Medstar II: Jedi Healer (with Steve Perry) (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-46311-0, Oct 2004, $6.99, 302pp, pb, cover by Dave Seeley) [Star Wars: Medstar] Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
* _Star Wars: Medstar II: Jedi Healer (with Steve Perry) (Random House UK/Arrow/Lucasbooks 0-09-947414-X, Oct 2004, £6.99, 202pp, pb, cover by Dave Seeley) [Star Wars: Medstar II] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) novelization set in the (Star Wars) universe. [First U.K. edition]
REAVES, MICHAEL; see under Reaves, J. Michael (stories) (chron.)
REDMOND, DIANE (chron.)

* +Joshua Cross and the Lair of the Centaur (ibooks 0-7434-7908-4, Feb 2004, $14.95, 200pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Halliday) Young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated by Nicholas Halliday. First US edition (Wizard Books 10/02 as Joshua Cross).
REDWOOD, STEVE (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Heisenberg Mutation (D-Press no ISBN, Mar 2004, £2.00, ph) SF/fantasy collection. (Contents) [Not seen]
REED, JEREMY (1951- ) (chron.)

* *Boy Caesar (Owen, Peter 0-7206-1193-8, Jan 2004, £11.95, 219pp, tp) Psychic link/reincarnation novel of a third century emperor, and our own world.
REED, JOHN; pseudonym of Randy Grant (chron.)

* *The Whole (Pocket/MTV Books 0-7434-8501-7, Jan 2005, $12.95, 209pp, tp) Contemporary fantasy novel. An unemployed MTV VJ named Thing investigates a mysterious hole in the ground.
REED, KIT (1932- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Thinner than Thou (Tor 0-765-30762-6, Jun 2004, $24.95, 334pp, hc, cover by Shelley Eshkar) Dystopian SF satire, set in an America where physical perfection is the new religion.
REED, ROBERT (David) (1956- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Mere (Golden Gryphon Press no ISBN, Sep 2004, $15.95, 49pp, ph, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Great Ship] Chapbook SF story in the series begun in Marrow, with an afterword by Reed. This is a signed, limited edition of 500. Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com].
* _Sister Alice (Tor 0-765-34147-6, Dec 2004, $7.99, 359pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Sister Alice] Reprint (Orbit 2003) SF fix-up novel.
* *The Well of Stars (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-256-6, Dec 2004, £6.99, 474pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Great Ship] SF novel set in the universe of Reed’s Marrow.
REES, DOUGLAS (chron.)

* *Vampire High (Random House/Delacorte 0-385-73117-5, Sep 2003, $15.95, 226pp, hc, cover by Greg Clarke) Young-adult vampire novel. The new kid at school has to cope with snooty vampire classmates. This is dated 2003, but not seen until now.
REEVE, PHILIP (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Mortal Engines (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-008209-7, Sep 2004, $6.99, 373pp, pb, cover by Christophe Vacher) [Hungry City Chronicles] Reprint (Scholastic Press UK 2001) young-adult SF, first in “The Hungry City Chronicles”.
* +Predator’s Gold (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-072193-6, Sep 2004, $16.99, 325pp, hc, cover by Christophe Vacher) [Hungry City Chronicles] Young-adult SF, second in “The Hungry City Chronicles” about cities that travel, consuming smaller cities in their path. First US edition (Scholastic UK 9/03).
REEVES-STEVENS, (Francis) GARFIELD (1953- ) (chron.)

* _Star Trek: Captain’s Blood (with William Shatner & Judith Reeves-Stevens) See entry under William Shatner.
* _Star Trek: Captain’s Peril (with William Shatner & Judith Reeves-Stevens) See entry under William Shatner.
REEVES-STEVENS, JUDITH (Evelyn) (1953?- ) (chron.)

* _Star Trek: Captain’s Blood (with Garfield Reeves-Stevens & William Shatner) See entry under William Shatner.
* _Star Trek: Captain’s Peril (with Garfield Reeves-Stevens & William Shatner) See entry under William Shatner.
REGINALD, R(obert); pseudonym of Michael Burgess, (1948- ) (chron.)

* *The Dark-haired Man or, The Hieromonk’s Tale (Ariadne Press 1-57241-124-4, Apr 2004, $24.95, 600pp, tp) [Nova Europa] Alternate-history fantasy novel set in medieval Nova Europa. Order from Ariadne Press, 270 Goins Court, Riverside CA 92507; price includes postage.
* *The Exiled Prince (Ariadne Press 1-57241-125-2, Jun 2004, $24.95, 600pp, tp) [Nova Europa] Alternate history fantasy novel set in medieval Nova Europa, the same setting as The Dark-Haired Man. Prince Theodoric is accused of murdering his family. Order from Ariadne Press, 270 Goins Court, Riverside CA 92507; price includes postage.
REICHERT, MICKEY ZUCKER; [i.e., Miriam Susan Zucker Reichert] (1962- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Return of Nightfall (DAW 0-7564-0201-8, Sep 2004, $24.95, 446pp, hc, cover by Jody Lee) [Nightfall] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Legend of Nightfall. The adventurer Nightfall is coerced into helping a young prince.
* *A Time to Die (Gale Group/Five Star 1-4104-0197-9, Feb 2004, $25.95, 263pp, hc) Near-future SF novel dealing with the medical and moral implications of artificially prolonging life. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].
REID, THOMAS M. (stories) (chron.)

* *Forgotten Realms: The Ruby Guardian (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3382-8, Nov 2004, $6.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) [Forgotten Realms: Scions of Arrabar] Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game, the second book of the “Scions of Arrabar” trilogy.
REILLY, MATTHEW (J.) (1974- ) (chron.)

* _Hover Car Racer (Macmillan UK 1-4050-5063-2, Nov 2004, £12.99, 438pp, hc) [Hover Car Racer] Reprint (Macmillan Australia 2004) SF novel. [First U.K. edition]
REIMANN, KATYA (chron.)

* _The Wanderer (with Cherry Wilder) See entry under Cherry Wilder.
REISFELD, RANDI (chron.)

* _T*witches #10: Destiny’s Twins (with H. B. Gilmour) See entry under H. B. Gilmour
REISMAN, JESSICA WYNNE (chron.)

* *The Z Radiant (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-145-2, Jun 2004, $25.95, 220pp, hc, cover by Charles Bernard) Far-future SF novel. An isolated planet awaits the re-opening of the nearby wormhole, and an influx of visitors and new technology. A first novel. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].
REISS, KATHRYN (chron.)

* _Dreadful Sorry (Harcourt 0-15-205087-6, May 2004, $6.95, 340pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt 1993) young-adult ghost novel/mystery. A teen who nearly drowns has visions of the past.
* *Sweet Miss Honeywell’s Revenge (Harcourt 0-15-216574-6, Jun 2004, $17.00, 435pp, hc, cover by Scott M. Fischer) Young-adult ghost novel. A girl finds the games she plays with a dollhouse become true, in weird ways.
REITZ, DANIEL J., ed. (stories) (chron.)

* *Beyond the Mundane: Flights of Mind (Mundania Press 1-59426-023-0, Jun 2004, $14.00, 273pp, tp, cover by Regina Brytowski) Original anthology of 29 SF and fantasy stories, ten reprints. This is the second anthology in the “Beyond the Mundane” series. A print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.mundania.com], or from Mundania Press, 6470A Glenway Ave. #109, Cincinnati OH 45211-5222. (Contents)
* *Beyond the Mundane: Unravelings (Mundania Press 1-59426-025-7, May 2004, $14.00, 240pp, tp) An Anthology of Mystery and Horror. (Contents)
REMIC, ANDY (chron.)

* *Quake (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-204-3, Sep 2004, £6.99, 577pp, pb) [Spiral] SF novel. Second in a series after Spiral. The “Spiral” organisation confronts an earthquake machine.
RESNICK, LAURA (stories) (chron.)

* _In Fire Forged, Part Two: The Destroyer Goddess (Tor 0-765-34796-2, Sep 2004, $7.99, 594pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [In Legend Born] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel, the second of two parts in the sequel to In Legend Born.
RESNICK, MIKE; [i.e., Michael Diamond Resnick] (1942- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Return of Santiago (Tor 0-765-34146-8, Apr 2004, $7.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Santiago] Reprint (Tor 2003) SF novel set in Resnick’s far-future Inner Frontier, sequel to Santiago.

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