The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

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Swords’ Masters Fritz Leiber (SFBC #63653, Feb 2004, $14.99, 536pp, hc, cover by Dean Morressey) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reissue (SFBC 1990) omnibus of collections and one novel featuring Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser: Swords Against Wizardry (1968), novel The Swords of Lankhmar (1968), and Swords and Ice Magic (1977). This has ISBN 0-7394-4205-8; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Gonna Roll the Bones Fritz Leiber & David Wiesner (ibooks/Milk & Cookies Press 0-689-03591-8, Sep 2004, $16.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by David Wiesner) Picture book adaptation of the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning story by Leiber, illustrated by Wiesner. Text adapted by Sarah L. Thomson.

Ray Bradbury Presents: Dinosaur Planet Stephen Leigh (ibooks 0-7434-8654-4, Apr 2004, $6.99, 280pp, pb, cover by John Sibbick) [Dinosaur Planet] Reprint (AvoNova 1993) SF novel, “Dinosaur World” #2. Illustrated by John-Paul Genzo. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.

Ray Bradbury Presents: Dinosaur Warriors Stephen Leigh (ibooks 0-7434-9320-6, Aug 2004, $6.99, 245pp, pb) [Dinosaur Planet] Reprint (AvoNova 1993) time-travel SF novel, “Dinosaur World” #4. Illustrated by Nicholas Jainschigg. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.

Ray Bradbury Presents: Dinosaur World Stephen Leigh (ibooks 0-7434-8653-6, Feb 2004, $6.99, 274pp, pb, cover by Wayne Barlowe) [Dinosaur Planet] Reprint (Avon 1992) SF novel, “Dinosaur World” #1. Illustrated by Wayne Barlowe. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.

Ray Bradbury Presents: Dinosaur Empire Stephen Leigh & John J. Miller (ibooks 0-7434-9781-3, Nov 2004, $6.99, 226pp, pb, cover by Wayne Barlowe) Reprint (AvoNova 1995) time-travel SF novel.

Ray Bradbury Presents: Dinosaur Samurai Stephen Leigh & John J. Miller (ibooks 0-7434-9302-8, Jun 2004, $6.99, 239pp, pb) [Dinosaur World] Reprint (AvoNova 1993) time-travel SF novel, “Dinosaur World” #3. Illustrated by Brian Franczak. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.

The Time Quartet Madeleine L’Engle (SFBC #62046, Feb 2004, $14.99, 646pp, hc, cover by Leo & Diane Dillon) [Meg Murry] Omnibus of four YA novels: A Wrinkle in Time (1962), A Wind in the Door (1973), A Swiftly Tilting Planet (1978), and Many Waters (1986). This has ISBN 0-7394-3970-7; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

The Moon Runners Mary Lennox (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-107-X, Jan 2004, $25.95, 391pp, hc) Fantasy novel of ancient Greece and its gods. Princess Atalante of Thessaly, marked by Artemis, hopes to avert war with Macedonia. This was originally published as an e-book (RFI West 2002); copyrighted by Mary Glazer. 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].

One Hand Screaming Mark Leslie (Stark Publishing 0-9735688-0-1, Sep 2004, $12.95, 155pp, tp, cover by Steve Gaydos) Collection of 16 stories (three original, two previously published electronically) and seven poems (one original), most horror. Leslie is a pen name for Mark Leslie Lefebvre. This is a print-on-demand edition, available at [www.starkpublishing.ca].

The Fortress of Solitude Jonathan Lethem (Random House/Vintage 0-375-72488-5, Aug 2004, $14.95, 509pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 2003) associational novel.

Men and Cartoons Jonathan Lethem (Doubleday 0-385-51216-3, Nov 2004, $19.95, 160pp, hc) Collection of nine stories, most with fantasy elements, one original, others somewhat revised.

Strontium Dog: Bad Timing Rebecca Levene (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-110-2, Jul 2004, $6.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Greg Staples) Novelization based on the world of the comics. Copyrighted by Rebellion A/S.

The Stepford Wives Ira Levin (HarperTorch 0-06-07319-7, May 2004, $6.99, 195pp, pb) Reprint (Random House 1972) SF horror novel. This is a tie-in to the movie remake; it has the 2002 introduction by Peter Straub as the afterword.

The Stepford Wives Ira Levin (SFBC #66128, Jun 2004, $10.99, 131pp, hc) Reprint (Random House 1972) SF horror novel. The 2002 introduction by Peter Straub is now an afterword. This has ISBN 0-7394-4332-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-055886-5, Mar 2004, $6.99, 274pp, tp) [Ella Enchanted] Reprint (HarperCollins 1997) young-adult fantasy novel. This is a movie tie-in edition.

The Two Princesses of Bamarre Gail Carson Levine (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-057580-8, Mar 2004, $6.99, 293pp, pb, cover by Eric Bowman) Reprint (HarperCollins 2001) young-adult fantasy novel. The timid princess must save the kingdom and her bold sister.

The Pixel Eye Paul Levinson (Tor 0-765-31031-7, Jun 2004, $14.95, 334pp, tp, cover by Shelley Eshkar) [Phil D’Amato] Reprint (Tor 2003) SF mystery novel, the third featuring forensic detective Phil D’Amato.

The Chronicles of Narnia C. S. Lewis (HarperCollins 0-06-059824-7, Nov 2004, $29.99, 778pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Narnia] Reprint (HarperCollins 1998 as The Complete Chronicles of Narnia) omnibus of all seven “Narnia” books, with b&w illustrations by Pauline Baynes.

The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume I: Family Letters 1905-1931 C. S. Lewis (HarperSanFrancisco 0-060-72763-2, Jul 2004, $34.95, 1057 + xiii, hc) Non-fiction, biographical/reference, the first of three volumes gathering Lewis’s extensive correspondence, arranged in chronological order. Edited and with a preface by Walter Hooper. Includes an appendix with biographies of some of the correspondents, and an index. First US edition (Fount 2000).

The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume II: Books, Broadcasts, and the War 1931-1949 C. S. Lewis (HarperSanFrancisco 0-060-72764-0, Jul 2004, $34.95, 1132 + xx, hc) Non-fiction, biographical/reference, the second of three volumes collecting Lewis’s extensive correspondence. Edited and with a preface by Walter Hooper. Includes an appendix with biographies of correspondents, and an index. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 4/04).

Anthony Burgess Roger Lewis (St. Martin’s 0-312-32251-8, Mar 2004, $27.95, 434pp, hc) Non-fiction, biography. Includes chronology, bibliography, and index. A Thomas Dunne book. [Anthony Burgess]

Dreamspy Jacqueline Lichtenberg (BenBella Books 1-932100-25-3, Apr 2004, $14.95, 335pp, tp, cover by William O’Connor) [Those of My Blood] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1989) SF novel set in the same universe as Those of My Blood. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 508, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com].

The Buried Pyramid Jane Lindskold (Tor 0-765-30260-8, May 2004, $26.95, 399pp, hc, cover by Eric Bowman) Fantasy adventure novel about an archeological expedition to find a legendary tomb in Egypt.

The Dragon of Despair Jane Lindskold (Tor 0-765-34158-1, Apr 2004, $7.99, 739pp, pb, cover by Julie Bell) [Firekeeper] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel, third in the series begun in Through Wolf’s Eyes.

Wolf Captured Jane Lindskold (Tor 0-765-30936-X, Nov 2004, $27.95, 527pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Firekeeper] Fantasy novel, fourth in the “Firekeeper” series begun in Through Wolf’s Eyes.

Gods Old and Dark Holly Lisle (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-81839-6, Apr 2004, $6.99, 324pp, pb) [World Gates] Fantasy novel, third in “The World Gates” trilogy.

Midnight Rain Holly Lisle (Penguin/Onyx 0-451-41175-7, Nov 2004, $6.99, 325pp, pb) Horror novel. A psychic gets telephone threats from her supposedly comatose, abusive ex-husband.

Copper Rebecca Lisle (Putnam 0-399-24211-2, Feb 2004, $16.99, 186pp, hc, cover by Barry Root) Young-adult fantasy novel. First US edition (Andersen Press 10/02).

The Policy Bentley Little (SFBC #14741, Feb 2004, $10.99, 295pp, hc) Reprint (Signet 2003) horror novel about a hellish insurance company. This has ISBN 0-7394-3711-9; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

The Resort Bentley Little (Penguin/Signet 0-451-21280-0, Sep 2004, $6.99, 390pp, pb) Horror novel. An Arizona spa hides horrors.

The Magic Shop ed. Denise Little (DAW 0-7564-0173-9, Feb 2004, $6.99, 319pp, pb) Original anthology of 15 fantasy stories. Authors include Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Rosemary Edghill, and Jody Lynn Nye. This is copyrighted by Little and Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books.

Rotten Relations ed. Denise Little (DAW 0-7564-0239-5, Dec 2004, $6.99, 306pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) Original anthology of 15 stories about bad guys from fantasy and fairy tale. Authors include Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Josepha Sherman, and Robert Sheckley. This is copyrighted by Little and Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books.

The Sillymarillion D. R. Lloyd (Cold Spring Press 1-59360-025-9, Sep 2004, $11.00, 166pp, tp) Humorous fantasy novel, a parody of Tolkien’s The Silmarillion.

Druids Morgan Llywelyn (Ballantine Del Rey 0-8041-0844-7, Feb 2004, $6.99, 404pp, pb, cover by Tom Stimpson) [Druids] Reissue (Morrow 1991) Celtic fantasy novel. 22nd printing.

White Star Robin Llywelyn (Dufour/Parthian 1-902638-31-X, Jun 2004, $13.95, 129pp, tp, cover by Elfyn Lewis) Science fantasy novel. A man who accidentally starts a war with bad software tries to set things right and ends up a revolutionary hero. Winner of the Welsh National Eisteddfod Prose Medal. Translated from the Welsh (Gwasg Gomer 1992 as Seren Wen ar Gefndir Gwyn) by the author with editor Gwen Davies. This first US edition is the 2004 Parthian UK edition with Dufour stickers. Order from Dufour Editions, PO Box 7, Chester Springs PA 19425-0007; 610-458-5005; [www.dufoureditions.com].

The Scientifiction Novels of C.S. Lewis: Space and Time in the Ransom Series Jared Lobdell (McFarland 0-7864-1824-9, Jan 2005, $32.00, 194 + x, tp) Non-fiction examination of Lewis’s “space” trilogy as a sort of “satirical pageant and pastoral” — a categorization Lobdell extends to all science fiction. This includes bibliography and index. Order from McFarland & Company, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; credit card orders 800-253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com]; add $4.00 postage. [C. S. Lewis]

The World of the Rings: Language, Religion and Adventure in Tolkien Jared Lobdell (Carus Publishing/Open Court 0-8126-9569-0, Jun 2004, $22.95, 139pp, tp, cover by Ted Nasmith) Reprint (Eerdmans 1981 as England and Always: Tolkien’s World of the Rings) non-fiction, critical. A look at Tolkien’s religious faith and its influence on his work. This has been revised and adds a chapter on the significance of “north” and “west” in LotR. [J. R. R. Tolkien]

A Tolkien Compass ed. Jared Lobdell (Carus Publishing/Open Court 0-87548-303-8, 2003, $15.95, 164 + xi, tp) Reprint (Open Court 1975) critical non-fiction; a gathering of ten essays on Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings. This second edition drops Tolkien’s own ’Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings’; it has a new foreword by Tom Shippey, and Lobdell’s postscript discusses changes in Tolkien criticism and public awareness. There is an index. [J. R. R. Tolkien]

Pulp Fictioneers: Adventures in the Storytelling Business ed. John Locke (Adventure House 1-886937-83-4, Mar 2004, $20.00, 240pp, tp) Non-fiction anthology of articles, letters, etc. from pulp-era magazines, primarily Writer’s Digest and Author and Journalist, describing the business of writing and publishing. Locke provides historical background on the field in general and specific pieces. Available from Adventure House, 914 Laredo Road, Silver Spring MD 20901; [www.adventurehouse.com].

The Three Sisters Rebecca Locksley (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-81400-5, Apr 2004, $7.99, 498pp, pb) Fantasy novel. Two sisters, a warrior and a mage, seek to rescue a third from the prince who kidnapped her. Locksley is a pen name for Jane Routley.

Robonoccio Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier (Black Coat Press 1-932983-04-X, Jul 2004, $14.95, 126pp, tp, cover by Sylvain Despretz) Fantasy novelette, an updated retelling of Collodi’s Pinocchio with a robot instead of a puppet. This is a bilingual edition in both French and English. Illustrated by Stephan Martiniere. Order from Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416; [www.blackcoatpress.com].

Robonoccio Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier (Black Coat Press/Babel Library 1-932983-25-2, Sep 2004, $14.95, 126pp, tp, cover by Sylvain Despretz) Reprint (Black Coat Press 2004) fantasy novelette, an updated retelling of Collodi’s Pinocchio with a robot instead of a puppet. This new bilingual edition retains the English text, but replaces the previous French version with a Spanish translation by Miren Pijuán Aragón. Illustrated by Stephan Martiniere. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.blackcoatpress.com] or from Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416.

Shadowmen 2: Heroes and Villains of French Comics Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier (Black Coat Press 0-9740711-8-8, Mar 2004, $20.95, 319pp, tp, cover by Andrew Paquette) Associational non-fiction, a reference guide to 41 characters from fantastic French comics up to the 1980s. Includes bibliographic listings and index. Order from Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416; [www.blackcoatpress.com].

Moebius’ Arzach Randy & Jean-Marc Lofficier (ibooks 0-7434-9299-4, Jun 2004, $6.99, 291pp, pb, cover by Moebius) Reprint (ibooks 2000) novelization based on the comic book character created by Jean “Moebius” Giraud. Copyrighted by Starwatcher Graphics.

Despair Randy & Jean-Marc Lofficier (Black Coat Press Script Library 1-932983-06-6, Aug 2004, $15.95, 158pp, tp, cover by Sylvain Despretz) Associational unproduced screenplay based on Marc Agapit’s horror novel La Bete Immonde (Fleuve Noir 1959). Illustrations by Sylvain Despretz. Order from Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416; [www.blackcoatpress.com].

The Reckoning Jeff Long (Simon & Schuster/Atria 0-7434-6300-5, Jul 2004, $25.00, 278pp, hc) Horror novel. A body-recovery mission in Cambodia stirs up old ghosts.

Savage Empire: Dark Moon Rising Jean Lorrah (BenBella Books 1-932100-13-X, Feb 2004, $19.95, 535pp, tp, cover by Don Maitz) [Savage Empire] Omnibus of three fantasy novels: Savage Empire (1982), Dragon Lord of the Savage Empire (1984), and Captives of the Savage Empire (1984).

Savage Empire: Prophecies Jean Lorrah & Winston A. Howlett (BenBella Books 1-932100-30-X, Jul 2004, $19.95, 335pp, tp, cover by Don Maitz) [Savage Empire] Omnibus of two fantasy novels in the series: Flight to the Savage Empire (1986) by Lorrah & Howlett, and Sorcerers of the Frozen Isles (1986) by Lorrah. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 508, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com].

Collected Essays Volume 1: Amateur Journalism H. P. Lovecraft (Hippocampus Press 0-9721644-2-1, Mar 2004, $20.00, 440pp, tp, cover by Virgil Finlay) Collection of 152 non-ficton pieces about amateur journalism, plus an appendix of miscellaneous small items. Edited, with notes, index, and introduction, by S.T. Joshi.

Collected Essays Volume 2: Literary Criticism H. P. Lovecraft (Hippocampus Press 0-9721644-9-9, Mar 2004, $20.00, 248pp, tp, cover by Virgil Finlay) Non-fiction collection of 34 essays on literature, plus an appendix of miscellaneous small items. Edited, with notes, index, and introduction, by S.T. Joshi.

The Dreams in the Witch House and Other Weird Stories H. P. Lovecraft (Penguin Classics 0-14-243795-6, Aug 2004, $15.00, 453 + xx, tp, cover by Henry Fuseli) Collection of 21 weird stories, with introduction and notes by editor S.T. Joshi. The text mainly follows that in Arkham House’s 1984-86 collections, also edited by Joshi, with some additional corrections; two stories are from newly discovered manuscripts.

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