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Switch on the Night Ray Bradbury (Random House/Dell Dragonfly 0-553-11244-9, Sep 2004, $6.99, unpaginated, tp, cover by Leo & Diane Dillon) Reprint (Pantheon 1955) children’s picture book; this has the illustrations by Leo & Diane Dillon from the 1993 Knopf edition.
Darkover: First Contact Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-7564-0224-7, Sep 2004, $7.99, 512pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Darkover] SF omnibus of two “Darkover” novels: Darkover Landfall (1972) and Two to Conquer (1980).

· Darkover Landfall · n. New York: DAW, 1972
· Two to Conquer · n. New York: DAW, 1980
To Save a World Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-7564-0250-6, Dec 2004, $7.99, 406pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Darkover] Omnibus of two “Darkover” novels: The Planet Savers (1962) and The World Wreckers (1971), plus short story “The Waterfall”.

3 · The Planet Savers · n. New York: Ace, 1962
123 · The World Wreckers · n. New York: Ace, 1971
289 · The Waterfall · ss The Planet Savers, Ace, 1976
A Flame in Hali Marion Zimmer Bradley & Deborah J. Ross (DAW 0-7564-0218-2, Aug 2004, $24.95, 466pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Darkover: Clingfire] SF novel set on Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover in the age of the Hundred Kingdoms, the third volume in the “Clingfire” trilogy.
A Flame in Hali Marion Zimmer Bradley & Deborah J. Ross (SFBC #1170919, Oct 2004, $12.49, 466pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Darkover: Clingfire] Reprint (DAW 2004) SF novel set on Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover in the age of The Hundred Kingdoms, the third volume in the “Clingfire” trilogy. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
Zandru’s Forge Marion Zimmer Bradley & Deborah J. Ross (DAW 0-7564-0184-4, Jun 2004, $7.99, 528pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Darkover: Clingfire] Reprint (DAW 2003) SF novel set on Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover in the age of The Hundred Kingdoms, the second volume in the “Clingfire” trilogy.
The Wild Reel Paul Brandon (Tor 0-765-30880-0, Jun 2004, $14.95, 332pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) Contemporary urban fantasy. The Irish Faerie King pursues the mortal woman he loves to Brisbane Australia, where the faerie court is a little out of place.
In Silent Graves Gary A. Braunbeck (Leisure 0-8439-5329-2, Apr 2004, $6.99, 378pp, pb) Reprint (Obsidian Press 2000 as The Indifference of Heaven) horror novel. Introduction by Michael Marano. This has been slightly revised, and is copyrighted 2004.
A Great and Terrible Beauty Libba Bray (Random House/Delacorte 0-385-73028-4, Dec 2003, $16.95, 403pp, hc, cover by Michael Frost) [Great and Terrible Beauty] Young-adult fantasy novel. An English teen raised in India is sent to a London boarding school where she discovers she has supernatural powers.
Devlin’s Justice Patricia Bray (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58477-4, Apr 2004, $6.50, 388pp, pb, cover by Manuel Perez Clemente Sanjulian) [Sword of Change] Fantasy novel, third in “The Sword of Change” trilogy. The king betrays Devlin to the enemy.
The Mountain’s Call Caitlin Brennan (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80210-2, Sep 2004, $13.95, 459pp, tp) [White Magic] Romantic fantasy novel, first in the “White Magic” trilogy. A woman disguises herself as a boy to train as one of the elite Riders of the gods. Brennan is a pen name for Judith Tarr.
Faerie Wars Herbie Brennan (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-943-6, Sep 2004, $7.95, 368pp, pb) [Faerie Wars] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, first in the “Faerie Wars” series.
The Purple Emperor Herbie Brennan (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-880-4, Oct 2004, $17.95, 431pp, hc, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Faerie Wars] Young-adult fantasy novel, second in the “Faerie Wars” series. Simultaneous with the UK (Bloomsbury) edition.
The Blood of the Land Noel-Anne Brennan (Ace 0-441-01154-3, Apr 2004, $6.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Song of the Land] Fantasy novel, book two of “The Song of the Land”. Rilsin rules, but her deposed cousin is raising an army.
The One True Prince Tom Brennan (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-139-8, May 2004, $25.95, 300pp, hc, cover by Charles Bernard) SF novel with a fantasy feel, set in a future where much technology has been lost. An infant prince is cloned to ensure the succession. 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].
World of Darkness: Werewolf: The Last Battle Bill Bridges (White Wolf 1-58846-856-9, Feb 2004, $7.99, 347pp, pb, cover by Ron Spencer) [Time of Judgment] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, the second volume in the “Time of Judgment” trilogy.
Raven’s Shadow Patricia Briggs (Ace 0-441-01187-X, Aug 2004, $6.99, 334pp, pb, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [Raven’s Shadow] Fantasy novel, the first in a series of two. A Raven mage, one of the last of the wizard clans, seeks her missing husband.
First Rider’s Call Kristen Britain (DAW 0-7564-0193-3, Aug 2004, $7.99, 596pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Green Rider] Reprint (DAW 2003) fantasy novel, sequel to Green Rider.
Liquor Poppy Z. Brite (Random House/Crown/Three Rivers Press 1-4000-5007-3, Apr 2004, $13.95, 339pp, tp) [Liquor] Associational novel about friends running a restauraunt in New Orleans.
Triads Poppy Z. Brite & Christa Faust (Subterranean Press 1-931081-40-9, Sep 2004, $40.00, 231pp, hc, cover by Miran Kim) Horror novel expanded by adding two sections to the novella “Triads” (1997). Interrelated horror stories of homophobia, anti-Asian bigotry, and a possible vengeful ghost. This is a signed hardcover edition; a deluxe limited edition of 250 with an extra section and two related stories (-41-7, $60.00) is also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].
x, y, z, t: dimensions of science fiction Damien Broderick (Wildside Press/Borgo Press 1-58715-408-0, May 2004, $17.95, 264pp, tp, cover by Anders Sandberg) Critical non-fiction, an examination of science fiction as a distinctive form of literature. Includes an appendix on Australian SF, bibliography, and index. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online from [www.wildsidepress.com], or from PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928.
Fantasy of the 20th Century: An Illustrated History Randy Broecker (Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-6571-5, Nov 2004, $19.95, 256pp, tp, cover by Donato Giancola) Reprint (Collectors Press 2001) lavishly illustrated pictorial history of modern genre fantasy, from pulps to present. This is “published exclusively for Barnes & Noble by Collectors Press.”
High Druid of Shannara: Jarka Ruus Terry Brooks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43576-1, Sep 2004, $7.99, 391pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: High Druid of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) fantasy novel in the Shannara series, first book in the “High Druid of Shannara” series set 20 years after “The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara”.
High Druid of Shannara: Tanequil Terry Brooks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43574-5, Sep 2004, $26.95, 357pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: High Druid of Shannara] Fantasy novel in the Shannara series, second book in the “High Druid of Shannara” series set 20 years after “The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara”.
High Druid of Shannara: Tanequil Terry Brooks (SFBC #1169914, Oct 2004, $14.99, 357pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: High Druid of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) fantasy novel in the Shannara series, second book in the “High Druid of Shannara” series. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
Sometimes the Magic Works Terry Brooks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46551-2, Feb 2004, $12.95, 197pp, tp) Reprint (Del Rey 2003) non-fiction, autobiography, focusing on how Brooks became a writer.
Star Dragon Mike Brotherton (Tor 0-765-34677-X, Jan 2005, $6.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Stephen Martiniere) Reprint (Tor 2003) SF novel.
The Empire of Death and Other Strange Stories Alice Brown (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-057-3, Sep 2003, $45.00, 175 + xviii, hc, cover by Deborah McMillion-Nering) Collection of 11 stories and 15 poems. Edited and with an introduction by Jessica Amanda Salmonson. This is a limited edition of 500; it is dated 2003, but not seen until now.

ix · The Strange Stories of Alice Brown, New England Mystic · Jessica Amanda Salmonson · in
3 · The Empire of Death · ss
17 · There and Here · ss Harper’s Monthly Oct, 1897
31 · Old Lemuel’s Journey · ss Atlantic Monthly Jun ’20
47 · A Dream in the Morning · ss High Noon, Houghton Mifflin, 1904
51 · The Flying Teuton · ss Harper’s Aug ’17
65 · Tryst [“The Tryst”] · ss High Noon, Houghton Mifflin, 1904
73 · The Tryst · ss Scribner’s Jun ’11
85 · The Man Who Wanted to Be Safe · ss Harper’s Monthly Jun ’07
91 · Envoy Extraordinary · ss Woman’s Home Companion Jan ’28
109 · Golden Baby · ss Harper’s Monthly Mar ’10
123 · The Island · ss The Flying Teuton and Other Stories, Macmillan, 1918
137 · Red Magic and Other Pagan Dreams; the following are all poems from “sundry periodicals” collected in The Road to Castaly and Later Poems (Macmillan 1917) and the privately printed Fable and Song (1939).
139 · Shadows · pm Harper’s Nov ’26
140 · Escape · pm
142 · Red Magic · pm Road to Castaly and Later Poems, Macmillan, 1917
143 · Pan · pm Harper’s Monthly Nov, 1894
146 · Mother of All · pm
148 · Mist · pm Road to Castaly and Later Poems, Macmillan, 1907
149 · The Return · pm
151 · The Violin · pm
154 · Love Denied · pm
155 · The Soul Remembers · pm Atlantic Monthly Mar ’27
156 · The Shepherds · pm
159 · The Flight of the Fairies · pm
168 · The Ghost Speaks · pm
169 · Mnemosyne · pm
171 · The Descent into Hell · pm
The Locus Awards ed. Charles N. Brown & Jonathan Strahan (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-059426-8, Jul 2004, $15.95, 514pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) Anthology of 18 Locus Award-winning stories. Authors include Gene Wolfe, Ursula K. Le Guin, Harlan Ellison, and John Varley. Simultaneous with the Australian (Voyager as by Strahan & Brown) edition.

ix · Acknowledgments · Charles N. Brown & Jonathan Strahan · ms
xi · Introduction · Charles N. Brown & Jonathan Strahan · in
· The 1970s
3 · The Death of Doctor Island · Gene Wolfe · na Universe 3, ed. Terry Carr, Random House, 1973
56 · The Day Before the Revolution · Ursula K. Le Guin · ss Galaxy Aug ’74
71 · Jeffty Is Five · Harlan Ellison · ss F&SF Jul ’77
91 · The Persistence of Vision · John Varley · na F&SF Mar ’78
· The 1980s
137 · The Way of Cross and Dragon · George R. R. Martin · nv Omni Jun ’79
155 · Souls · Joanna Russ · na F&SF Jan ’82
1199 · Bloodchild · Octavia Butler · nv IASFM Jun ’84
218 · The Only Neat Thing to Do · James Tiptree, Jr. · na F&SF Oct ’85
268 · Rachel in Love · Pat Murphy · nv IASFM Apr ’87
296 · The Scalehunter’s Beautiful Daughter [Griaule] · Lucius Shepard · na Mark V. Ziesing Apr ’88
· The 1990s
363 · Bears Discover Fire · Terry Bisson · ss IASFM Aug ’90
374 · Buffalo · John Kessel · ss F&SF Jan ’91
392 · Even the Queen · Connie Willis · ss IASFM Apr ’92
409 · Gone · John Crowley · ss F&SF Sep ’96
422 · Maneki Neko · Bruce Sterling · ss F&SF May ’98
· The 2000s
441 · Border Guards · Greg Egan · nv Interzone Oct ’99
465 · Hell Is the Absence of God · Ted Chiang · nv Starlight 3, ed. Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Tor, 2001
490 · October in the Chair · Neil Gaiman · ss Conjunctions #39, 2002
503 · Previous Winners · Misc. · ms
The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown (Doubleday 0-385-51375-5, Nov 2004, $35.00, 467pp, hc, cover by Leonardo Da Vinci) Thriller with elements of fantasy and secret history. This is a Special Illustrated Edition showing locations, art, symbols, etc. mentioned in the text; there is a brief new author’s note by Brown.
Bengal Station Eric Brown (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-212-2, Jul 2004, $25.95, 291pp, hc) Far-future SF noir novel. A spaceport telepath discovers a cult that worships a sinister alien god. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Five Star Books, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].
Black Valley Jim Brown (Ballantine 0-345-44700-X, Jul 2004, $6.99, 333pp, pb) Reprint (Ballantine 2003, not seen) horror novel about an immortal time-traveling killer.
Fire and Sword Simon Brown (DAW 0-7564-0175-5, Mar 2004, $6.99, 420pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Keys of Power] Fantasy novel, book two in the “Keys of Power” trilogy. Four royal siblings feud after the death of their monarch mother. First US edition (HarperCollins Australia 2001).
Sovereign Simon Brown (DAW 0-7564-0200-X, Oct 2004, $6.99, 423pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Keys of Power] Fantasy novel, book three in the “Keys of Power” trilogy. First US edition (HarperCollins Australia 7/02).
Basilisk N. M. Browne (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-876-6, May 2004, $17.95, 320pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. Murder draws the underground Combers together with the Abovers. First US edition (Bloomsbury 3/04).
Hunted N. M. Browne (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-903-7, Apr 2004, $7.95, tp, cover by Astrid Werner) [Ursula and Dan] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2002) young-adult fantasy novel.
Warriors of Alavna N. M. Browne (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-916-9, May 2004, $7.95, 314pp, tp) [Ursula and Dan] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2000) young-adult fantasy time-travel novel.
The Dark Pond Joseph Bruchac (HarperCollins 0-06-052995-4, Aug 2004, $15.99, 142pp, hc, cover by Sally Wern Comport) Young-adult contemporary horror novel. There’s something wrong with the dark pond at Armie’s boarding school. Illustrated by Sally Wern Comport.
Eyes of Light: Fantasy Drawings of Frank Brunner Frank Brunner, J. David Spurlock & Dean Motter (Watson-Guptill/Vanguard Productions 1-887591-30-3, Jan 2003, $16.95, 111pp, tp, cover by Frank Brunner) Reprint (Vanguard 2002) art book with b&w reproductions of Brunner’s work, from fantasy illustrations to animation and graphic novels. Introduction by Michael Moorcock.
Stand on Zanzibar John Brunner (SFBC 0-7394-4593-6, Sep 2004, $12.99, 573pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Doubleday 1968) SF novel. A Hugo winner.
Agyar Steven Brust (Tor/Orb 0-765-31023-6, Aug 2004, $13.95, 254pp, tp, cover by Patrick Arrasmith) Reprint (Tor 1993) vampire novel.
The Lord of Castle Black Steven Brust (Tor 0-812-53419-0, Apr 2004, $7.99, 386pp, pb, cover by Eric Bowman) [Dragaeran; Viscount of Adrilanka] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel, second in the “Viscount of Adrilanka” trilogy, fourth in the series, prequel to the “Vlad Taltos” series, begun in The Phoenix Guards.
Sethra Lavode Steven Brust (Tor 0-312-85581-8, Apr 2004, $25.95, 351pp, hc, cover by Eric Bowman) [Dragaeran; Viscount of Adrilanka] Fantasy novel, third in the “Viscount of Adrilanka” trilogy, fifth in the series, prequel to the “Vlad Taltos” series, begun in Five Hundred Years After.
The Mescalero Project Doug Buchs (Behler Publications 1-933016-05-1, Mar 2005, $14.95, 198pp, tp, cover by Sun Son) SF novel. Intense solar flares affect inmates in an experimental prison. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.behlerpublications.com] or from Behler Publications, 22365 El Toro Road #135, Lake Forest CA 92630.
Neurolink M. M. Buckner (Ace 0-441-01188-8, Aug 2004, $6.99, 326pp, pb) SF novel. The heir to a powerful bank in the corporate-run world of 2249, aided by his late father’s neural profile, starts to question his role when he accidentally starts a rebellion among the common Protes.
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume XX ed. Algis Budrys (Bridge/Galaxy Press 1-59212-177-2, Aug 2004, $7.99, 562 + xvi, pb, cover by Andrew Tucker) Original anthology of 15 stories by contest winners, illustrated by “Illustrators of the Future” winners. This “20th Anniversary Edition” has comments on the contest’s anniversary by Algis Budrys, William J. Widder, and Robert Silverberg, along with articles on writing and art by L. Ron Hubbard, Robert A. Heinlein, Vincent Di Fate, and Kevin J. Anderson.

xiii · The Nature of Creativity · Algis Budrys · in *
1 · On Our Twentieth Anniversary · William J. Widder · in *
5 · Monkey See, Monkey Deduce · Jonathan Laden · ss *; illus. Laura Diehl
27 · Bottomless · Luc Reid · nv *; illus. Robert Drozd
68 · Art, More About · L. Ron Hubbard · ar, 1973
79 · Flotsam · Bradley P. Beaulieu · nv *; illus. Shawn Gaddy
103 · Kinship · Jason Stoddard · nv *; illus. Brian Carl Petersen
148 · In Memory · Eric James Stone · ss *; illus. Luis G. Morales
163 · On the Writing of Speculative Fiction · Robert A. Heinlein · ar Of Worlds Beyond, ed. Lloyd Arthur Eshbach, Fantasy Press, 1947
174 · The Key · Blair MacGregor · na *; illus. Yancy Betterly
243 · Cancilleri’s Law · Gabriel F. W. Koch · ss *; illus. Douglas Pakidko
263 · Sleep Sweetly, Junie Carter · Joy Remy · nv *; illus. Brian C. Reed
292 · Twenty Years! · Robert Silverberg · ar *
300 · Conversation with a Mechanical Horse · Floris M. Kleijne · nv *; illus. Matt Taggart
339 · Weapons of the Lord Are Not Carnal · Andrew Tisbert · nv *; illus. Fabrizio Pacitti
365 · Sunrunners · Matthew Champine · na *; illus. Beth Anne Zaiken
427 · State of the Art · Vincent Di Fate · ar *
439 · Shipwoman · Roxanne Hutton · nv *; illus. Laura Diehl
481 · Last Days of the Mahdi · Tom Pendergrass · nv *; illus. Matt Taggart
504 · Asleep in the Forest of the Tall Cats · Kenneth Brady · ss *; illus. Beth Anne Zaiken
523 · False Summits · Kevin J. Anderson · ar *
530 · The Plastic Soul of a Note · William T. Katz · nv *; illus. Luis G. Morales
559 · The Year in the Contests · Algis Budrys · ms *
565 · Contest Information · Misc. · ms *
Crache Mark Budz (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58659-9, Dec 2004, $6.99, 368pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) SF novel. An asteroid’s biosystem is collapsing.
Orphanage Robert Buettner (Warner Aspect 0-446-61429-7, Nov 2004, $6.99, 302pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Orphanage] Near-future military SF novel. Earth is attacked by aliens from Ganymede. A first novel.
Falling Free Lois McMaster Bujold (NESFA Press 1-886778-53-1, Sep 2004, $23.00, 285pp, hc, cover by David Seeley) Reprint (Baen 1988) Nebula Award-winning SF novel. This has been slightly corrected and is the first hardcover edition. Foreword by James A. McMaster and “A Tribute to Robert Charles McMaster” by Robert I. Jaffee. Order from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701; [sales@nesfa.org]; [www.nesfa.org/press]; add $3.00 postage.
The Prophecy of the Stones Flavia Bujor (Hyperion/Miramax 0-7868-1835-2, Apr 2004, $16.95, 386pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. Three teenage girls are chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy involving a quest. Translated from the French La prophetie des pierres (Editions Anne Carriere 2002) by Linda Coverdale. A first novel. First US edition (Collins UK 2/04 as The Prophecy of the Gems).
The Prophecy of the Stones Flavia Bujor (SFBC #1166735, Oct 2004, $9.99, 386pp, hc) Reprint (Collins UK as The Prophecy of the Gems) young-adult fantasy novel. Translated from the French La prophétie des pierres (Editions Anne Carriere 2002) by Linda Coverdale. This is similar to the Miramax edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
War for the Oaks Emma Bull (Tor Teen 0-765-34915-9, Nov 2004, $6.99, 332pp, tp, cover by Mike Dringenberg) Reprint (Ace 1987) fantasy novel.
Nightspeeder Emma Bull & Will Shetterly (Black Coat Press Script Library 1-932983-05-8, Sep 2004, $15.95, 142pp, tp, cover by Kevin O’Neill) Associational unproduced screenplay for an SF anime-style movie based on a concept by Jean-Marc Lofficier & Randy Lofficier. Illustrated by Kevin O’Neill. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.blackcoatpress.com] or from Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416.

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