The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

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A Blazing World: The Unofficial Companion to The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume Two Jess Nevins (MonkeyBrain Books 1-932265-10-4, Sep 2004, $15.95, 304pp, tp, cover by John Picacio) [League of Extraordinary Gentlemen] Associational non-fiction, the second guide to the graphic novel/comic book miniseries, mainly a panel-by-panel annotation of the various Victorian references, many SF. Includes an interview with and an introduction by Alan Moore. Order from MonkeyBrain, 11204 Crossland Dr., Austin TX 78726; [info@monkeybrainbooks.com]; [www.monkeybrainbooks.com].

The Gates of Dawn Robert Newcomb (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44895-2, Jun 2004, $7.99, 514pp, pb, cover by Justin Sweet) [Chronicles of Blood and Stone] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) fantasy novel, second in “The Chronicles of Blood and Stone” after The Fifth Sorceress.

The Scrolls of the Ancients Robert Newcomb (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44896-0, Jun 2004, $26.95, 531pp, hc, cover by Justin Sweet) [Chronicles of Blood and Stone] Fantasy novel, third in the “The Chronicles of Blood and Stone” begun in The Fifth Sorceress.

The Scrolls of the Ancients Robert Newcomb (SFBC #1165077, Jun 2004, $14.49, 530pp, hc, cover by Justin Sweet) [Chronicles of Blood and Stone] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) fantasy novel, third in “The Chronicles of Blood and Stone”. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Midnight Rain James Newman (Earthling Publications 0-9744203-6-0, Jun 2004, $40.00, 294pp, hc) Associational non-supernatural horror novel. Foreword by Ed Gorman. Illustrated by Alex McVey. This is a signed, limited edition of 250 without a dust jacket; a lettered, slipcased edition of ten (-7-9) is sold out. Earthling Publications, PO Box 413, Northborough MA 01532; [earthlingpub@yahoo.com]; [www.earthlingpub.com].

Midnight Rain James Newman (Leisure 0-8439-5389-6, Aug 2004, $6.99, 354pp, pb) Reprint (Earthling Publications 2004) associational horror novel/thriller.

The Covenant Rising Stan Nicholls (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-073889-8, Jan 2005, $14.95, 410pp, tp, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Dreamtime] Fantasy novel, first in “The Dreamtime” trilogy about a cursed warrior seeking a group of magicians called the Covenant. First US edition (Voyager 2003 as Quicksilver Rising).

The Manor Scott Nicholson (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1580-2, Sep 2004, $5.99, 320pp, pb) Horror novel set in the Appalachians. A psychic investigates an artists’ retreat she’s been dreaming about.

Firesong William Nicholson (Hyperion 0-7868-1419-5, Jun 2004, $7.99, 540pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Wind on Fire] Reprint (Egmont 2002) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the “Wind on Fire” trilogy. Illustrated by Peter Sis.

Slaves of the Mastery William Nicholson (Hyperion 0-7868-1418-7, Jun 2004, $7.99, 582pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Wind on Fire] Reprint (Mammoth 2001) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the “Wind on Fire” trilogy.

The Wind Singer William Nicholson (Hyperion 0-7868-1826-3, Jun 2004, $7.99, 486pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Wind on Fire] Reissue (Egmont 2000) young-adult fantasy novel, first in the “Wind on Fire” trilogy.

New Magics ed. Patrick Nielsen Hayden (Tor Teen 0-765-30015-X, Jan 2004, $19.95, 256pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) Young-adult anthology of 12 fantasy stories. Authors include Neil Gaiman, Charles de Lint, and Ursual K. Le Guin.

New Magics ed. Patrick Nielsen Hayden (Tor Teen 0-765-34003-8, Jan 2005, $6.99, 256pp, tp, cover by Daniel dos Santos) Reprint (Tor Teen 2004) young-adult anthology of 12 fantasy stories.

New Skies ed. Patrick Nielsen Hayden (Tor Teen 0-765-34004-6, Jul 2004, $6.99, 275pp, tp, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) Reprint (Tor Teen 2003) anthology.

Making Book Teresa Nielsen Hayden (NESFA Press 0-915368-55-2, Dec 2003, $14.00, 158pp, tp) Reissue (NESFA 1994) associational non-fiction, a collection of 15 essays. Third printing.

Arkham House Books: A Collector’s Guide Leon E. Nielsen (McFarland 0-7864-1785-4, Jan 2005, $39.95, 200 + ix, tp) Non-fiction, reference, a bibliography and guide to collecting, buying, and selling books from Arkham House, Mycroft & Moran, and Stanton & Lee. Includes a reference bibliography and indexes. Foreword by Barry Abrahams. Order from McFarland & Company, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com].

The Time Traveler’s Wife Audrey Niffenegger (SFBC #81867, Apr 2004, $10.99, 522pp, tp, cover by Tim Heatherington) Reprint (Macadam/Cage 2003) time-travel fantasy novel. This special book club edition has ISBN 0-965-81867-5; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

The Time Traveler’s Wife Audrey Niffenegger (Harcourt/Harvest 0-15-602943-X, Jul 2004, $14.00, 546pp, tp) Reprint (Macadam/Cage 2003) fantasy time-travel novel.

DragonLance: The Kinslayer Wars Douglas Niles (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3370-4, Nov 2004, $6.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Brom) [DragonLance: Elven Nations] Reprint (TSR 1991) novelization based on the roleplaying game. Second book of the “Elven Nations” trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

DragonLance: Wizards’ Conclave Douglas Niles (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3351-8, Jul 2004, $6.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) [DragonLance: Age of Mortals] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, fifth in “The Age of Mortals” series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

Forgotten Realms: Black Wizards Douglas Niles (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3563-4, Nov 2004, $6.99, 344pp, pb, cover by J. P. Targete) [Forgotten Realms: Moonshae] Reprint (TSR 1988) novelization based on the roleplaying game, the second book of the “Moonshae” trilogy. Introduction by Ed Greenwood. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

Forgotten Realms: Darkwalker on Moonshae Douglas Niles (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3560-X, Oct 2004, $6.99, 365pp, pb, cover by J. P. Targete) [Forgotten Realms: Moonshae] Reprint (TSR 1987) novelization based on the roleplaying game, the second book of the “Moonshae” trilogy. Copyrighted 1987 by TSR, 2004 by Wizards of the Coast.

Forgotten Realms: Darkwell Douglas Niles (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3566-9, Dec 2004, $6.99, 335pp, pb, cover by J. P. Targete) [Moonshae] Reprint (TSR 1989) novelization based on the roleplaying game, the third book of the “Moonshae” trilogy. Copyrighted 1989 by TSR, 2004 by Wizards of the Coast.

The Goddess Worldweaver Douglas Niles (Ace 0-441-01127-6, Mar 2004, $7.50, 355pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) [Seven Circles] Reprint (Ace 2003) fantasy novel, book three of the “Seven Circles” trilogy.

Fox at the Front Douglas Niles & Michael Dobson (Tor/Forge 0-765-34399-1, Jun 2004, $7.99, 661pp, pb) [Fox on the Rhine] Reprint (Forge 2003) alternate military history of WWII, sequel to Fox on the Rhine.

Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy Jenny Nimmo (Scholastic/Orchard 0-439-54526-9, Jul 2004, $9.95, 408pp, hc, cover by Chris Sheban) [Children of the Red King] Young-adult fantasy novel, the third in “The Children of the Red King” quintet. A magic snake loose in the school makes people invisible. First US edition (Egmont 3/04 as Blue Boa).

Ringworld’s Children Larry Niven (Tor 0-765-30167-9, Jun 2004, $24.95, 284pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Ringworld] SF novel in the “Ringworld” series, set shortly after The Ringworld Throne. Louis Wu seeks to protect Ringworld from destruction as the Fringe War intensifies.

Ringworld’s Children Larry Niven (SFBC #1164364, Jun 2004, $12.49, 284pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Ringworld] Reprint (Tor 2004) SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Scatterbrain Larry Niven (Tor 0-765-34047-X, Jul 2004, $6.99, 314pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 2003) collection of recent works by Niven (some collaborations), with five stories, four novel excerpts, and 16 non-fiction pieces.

The Mote in God’s Eye Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle (Pocket 0-671-74192-6, Feb 2004, $6.99, 560pp, pb, cover by Lee MacLeod) [Mote] Reissue (Simon & Schuster 1974) SF novel; 34th printing.

The Houses of the Kzinti ed. Larry Niven (Baen 0-7434-8825-3, May 2004, $7.99, 579pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Man-Kzin Wars] Reprint (Baen 2002) omnibus/anthology set in Larry Niven’s Known Space universe, with two novellas by Dean Ing previously collected as Cathouse, and fix-up novel The Children’s Hour by Jerry Pournelle & S.M. Stirling.

Abhorsen Garth Nix (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-052873-7, Feb 2004, $7.99, 518pp, pb, cover by Leo & Diane Dillon) [Abhorsen] Reprint (Eos 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Lirael, third in the series begun in Sabriel.

Abhorsen Garth Nix (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-059498-5, Sep 2004, $12.99, 340pp, tp) [Abhorsen] Reprint (Eos 2003) fantasy novel, sequel to Lirael, third in the series begun in Sabriel.

Lirael Garth Nix (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-059016-5, Sep 2004, $12.99, 464pp, tp) [Abhorsen] Reprint (Allen & Unwin Australia 2001) fantasy novel, sequel to Sabriel.

The Ragwitch Garth Nix (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-050807-8, Apr 2004, $6.99, 391pp, pb, cover by Douglas Mullen) Reprint (Pan Australia 1990) young-adult dark fantasy novel about an evil doll.

Sabriel Garth Nix (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-057581-6, Sep 2004, $12.99, 311pp, tp) [Abhorsen] Reprint (HarperCollinsAustralia/Moonstone 1995) fantasy novel. Winner of the 1995 Aurealis Award.

Keaen: For Life, For Love, For Liberty Till Noever (Hades Publications/EDGE 1-894063-08-2, Apr 2004, $14.95, 339pp, tp, cover by David Day) Fantasy novel. A couple in love faces opposition from royal parents and the wrath of magices. Hades/EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing, PO Box 1714, Calgary Alberta Canada T2P 2L7; 403-254-0160; [www.edgewebsite.com].

Nightworlds William F. Nolan (Leisure 0-8439-5191-5, Dec 2004, $6.99, 355pp, pb) Reprint (Stealth Press 2001 as part of Dark Universe) collection of 22 horror stories, with story notes by Nolan.

Between Heaven and Earth: Bird Tales from Around the World Howard Norman, Leo & Diane Dillon (Harcourt/Gulliver 0-15-201982-0, Oct 2004, $22.00, 78 + ix, hc, cover by Leo & Diane Dillon) Art book/young-adult collection of five bird stories from around the world, illustrated by the Dillons.

Darkness and Dawn Andre Norton (Baen 0-7434-8831-8, Jun 2004, $7.99, 482pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Baen 2003) omnibus of Daybreak—2250 A.D. (1952 as Star Man’s Son: 2250 A.D. and No Night Without Stars (1975).

Gods and Androids Andre Norton (Baen 0-7434-8817-2, Apr 2004, $24.00, 409pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Omnibus of two SF novels, Android at Arms (1971) and Wraiths of Time (1976). A Baen MEGA book.

Lost Lands of Witch World Andre Norton (Tor 0-765-30052-4, Jun 2004, $27.95, 445pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Witch World] Reprint (SFBC 1998 as Chronicles of the Witch World) omnibus of three fantasy novels, the fourth through sixth in the “Witch World” series: Three Against the Witch World (1965), Warlock of the Witch World. (1967), and Sorceress of the Witch World (1968). New introduction by Mercedes Lackey.

The Solar Queen Andre Norton (SFBC #61654, Jan 2004, $12.49, 382pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Solar Queen] Reprint (Tor 2003) omnibus of the first two novels in the series, both originally published as by Andrew North: Sargasso of Space (1955) and Plague Ship (1966). This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

The Solar Queen Andre Norton (Tor 0-765-30055-9, Oct 2004, $14.95, 382pp, tp, cover by Julie Bell) [Solar Queen] Reprint (Tor 2003) omnibus of the first two novels in the series about Dane Thorson and the Free Trader spaceship crew: Sargasso of Space (1955) and Plague Ship (1956).

Witch World: Swords & Spells Andre Norton (SFBC #1166844, Aug 2004, $14.99, 482pp, hc, cover by Scott Grimando) [Witch World] Omnibus of three fantasy novels, the 10th, 15th, and 19th in the “Witch World” series: Trey of Swords (1977), ’Ware Hawk (1983), and The Gate of the Cat (1987).

Beast Master Team Andre Norton & Lyn McConchie (SFBC #64363, Mar 2004, $12.99, 388pp, hc, cover by Allen Douglas) [Hosteen Storm] Omnibus of two SF novels, sequels to Norton’s The Beast Master: Beast Master’s Ark (2002) and Beast Master’s Circus (2004). This has ISBN 0-7394-4180-9; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Beast Master’s Circus Andre Norton & Lyn McConchie (Tor 0-765-30042-7, Feb 2004, $24.95, 301pp, hc, cover by Allen Douglas) [Hosteen Storm] SF novel, the second in a series of sequels to Norton’s The Beast Master.

The Duke’s Ballad Andre Norton & Lyn McConchie (Tor 0-765-30636-0, Jan 2005, $24.95, 318pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Witch World] Fantasy novel, the first in a new “Witch World” trilogy.

Fantastic Cat ed. Andre Norton & Martin H. Greenberg (ibooks/BP Books 0-7434-8726-5, Jul 2004, $11.95, 318pp, tp, cover by Braldt Bralds) Reprint (DAW 1991 as Catfantastic II) anthlogy of 18 stories.

Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales ed. Deborah Noyes (Candlewick Press 0-7636-2243-5, Sep 2004, $15.99, 241pp, hc, cover by Gary Kelley) Young-adult original anthology of ten stories. Authors include Joan Aiken, M.T. Anderson, Neil Gaiman, and Garth Nix. Illustrated by Gary Kelley

The Lady and the Tiger Jody Lynn Nye (Ace 0-441-01148-9, Mar 2004, $6.50, 346pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Taylor’s Ark] SF novel, third in the “Taylor’s Ark” series.

Small Avalanches and Other Stories Joyce Carol Oates (HarperTempest 0-06-001219-6, Mar 2004, $7.99, 392pp, tp, cover by Adam Gaynor) Reprint (HarperTempest 2003) young-adult collection of 12 stories.

A*Hole Hilton Obenzinger (Soft Skull Press 1-932360-46-8, Sep 2004, $12.95, 203pp, tp) Fantasy/surrealistic novel. Order from Soft Skull Press, 71 Bond Street, Brooklyn NY 11217; [www.softskull.com].

Mary Jane Judith O’Brien (Marvel 0-7851-1440-8, Jun 2004, $8.99, 215pp, tp) [Spider-Man] Reprint (Marvel 2003) young-adult novelization, retelling the Spider-Man story from his girlfriend’s point of view.

Eldritch Blue: Love & Sex in the Cthulhu Mythos ed. Kevin L. O’Brien (Lindisfarne Press/Cairnsford Tome 0-9740297-5-0, Mar 2004, $21.00, 318pp, tp, cover by Susan McAdam) Anthology of 20 erotic Lovecraftian stories, ten apparently original, and one poem. Introduction by Robert M. Price. Authors include Stephen Mark Rainey, Ramsey Campbell, and H.P. Lovecraft. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.clare.ltd.new.net], or from Lindisfarne Press, 3140 South Peoria Street, Suite 157, Aurora CO 80014-3155.

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