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The Charnel Prince Greg Keyes (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-3353-3, Aug 2004, £17.99, 516pp, hc) Reprint (Del Rey 2004) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
Newton’s Cannon Greg Keyes (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41997-8, Apr 2004, £6.99, pb) [Age of Unreason] Reprint (Del Rey 1998 as by J. Gregory Keyes) alternate-history fantasy, book one of “The Age of Unreason” quartet. [First U.K. edition]
Newton’s Cannon Greg Keyes (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41997-8, Jul 2004, £6.99, 368pp, pb, cover by Dominic Hatman) [Age of Unreason] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 1998 as by J. Gregory Keyes) alternate-history fantasy novel. The first book in “The Age of Unreason” series. [First U.K. edition]
Boggart and Fen Garry Kilworth (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-11-2, Jul 2004, £4.99, 307pp, tp) [Knights of Liöfwende] Young-adult animal fantasy novel, third in “The Knights of Liöfwende” series.
Jim Giraffe Daren King (Cape, Jonathan 0-224-06958-6, Feb 2004, £10.00, 216pp, tp, cover by Daren King) Literary fantasy novel.
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-82718-1, Jun 2004, £20.00, 427pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Fantasy novel. Illustrated in colour by Darrell Anderson. Simultaneous with the US (Donald M. Grant/Scribner) edition.
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-82721-1, Sep 2004, £25.00, 686pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Dark fantasy novel, last in the series. Includes colour plates by Michael Whelan. Simultaneous with the US (Donald M. Grant/Scribner) edition.
Warhammer 40,000: Grey Hunter William King (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-024-6, Mar 2004, £5.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Warhammer 40,000: Wolfclaw] Reissue (Black Library 2002) novelization based on the roleplaying game, the third in the “Space Wolf” series.
Warhammer 40,000: Ragnar’s Claw William King (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-023-8, Mar 2004, £5.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Warhammer 40,000: Wolfclaw] Reissue (Black Library 2000) novelization based on the SF roleplaying game, second in the “Space Wolf” series.
Warhammer: Beastslayer William King (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-052-1, Jan 2004, £6.99, 281pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix] Reprint (Black Library 2001) novelization based on the world of the fantasy roleplaying game. Fifth book in the “Gotrek and Felix” series.
Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix: The Second Omnibus William King (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-126-9, Oct 2004, £30.00, 1005pp, hc, cover by Greg Staples) [Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix] Omnibus/collection of three novelizations based on the roleplaying game: Beastslayer (2001), Vampireslayer (2001), and Giantslayer (2003), plus a novella and glossary. [Not seen]
Warhammer: Vampireslayer William King (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-053-X, Jan 2004, £6.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix] Reprint (Black Library 2001) novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game, part of the “Gotrek and Felix” series. [Not seen]
The Face Dean Koontz (HarperCollins UK 0-00-713071-6, Feb 2004, £6.99, 672pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam 2003) dark fantasy thriller.
Odd Thomas Dean Koontz (HarperCollins UK 0-00-713072-4, Jan 2004, £17.99, 388pp, hc) [Odd Thomas] Reprint (Bantam 2003) thriller about a cook who communicates with the dead. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-713073-2) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
Odd Thomas Dean Koontz (HarperCollins UK 0-00-713074-0, Aug 2004, £6.99, 420pp, pb) [Odd Thomas] Reprint (Bantam 2003) horror novel.
The Taking Dean Koontz (HarperCollins UK 0-00-713075-9, Aug 2004, £17.99, 338pp, hc) Reprint (Random House 2004) SF novel of other-worldly intervention and apocalyptic urban change. [First U.K. edition]
Troll Fell Katherine Langrish (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-717071-8, Jul 2004, £10.99, 319pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Troll] Young-adult fantasy novel.
Lore Bringer Miller Lau (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-4083-8, Apr 2004, £6.99, 469pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Last Clansman] Fantasy novel, third in “The Last Clansman” trilogy.
Santiago’s Way Patricia Laurent (Owen, Peter 0-7206-1190-3, Jun 2004, £12.50, 112pp, hc) Surreal fantasy novel of a woman haunted since childhood by a mysterious inner presence. Translated by Geoff Hargreaves from the Spanish El Camino de Santiago (Conarte Mexico 2000 as by Patricia Laurent Kullick) which won the Literatura Nuevo León prize.
Patrick Stephen Lawhead (HarperCollins UK 0-00-714885-2, Mar 2004, £6.99, 454pp, pb) Reprint (HarperCollins 2003) fantasy novel.
A Crack in the Line Michael Lawrence (Watts/Orchard Books UK, Franklin 1-84121-166-4, Sep 2003, £12.99, 281pp, hc, cover by Chris Inns) [Aldous Lexicon] Young-adult fantasy novel, the first in the “Aldous Lexicon” trilogy. A boy traumatized by his mother’s death finds an alternate world where she lives but has a daughter. This is dated 2003 but not seen until now.
A Crack in the Line Michael Lawrence (Orchard Books UK 1-84362-416-8, Sep 2004, £5.99, 279pp, tp) [Aldous Lexicon] Reprint (Orchard Books 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, the first part of the “Aldous Lexicon” trilogy.
Small Eternities Michael Lawrence (Orchard Books UK 1-84121-168-0, Sep 2004, £12.99, 283pp, hc) [Aldous Lexicon] Young-adult fantasy novel. Second in the “Aldous Lexicon” trilogy after A Crack in the Line.
Warhammer: Sacred Flesh Robin D. Laws (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-091-2, May 2004, £6.99, 409pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Warhammer: Angelika Fleischer] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, second in the “Angelika Fleischer” series.
Amara Richard Laymon (Hodder Headline 0-7472-6731-6, Dec 2003, £6.99, xii+436pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 2003) dark fantasy novel, with an introduction by Dean Koontz.
The Lake Richard Laymon (Hodder Headline 0-7472-6933-5, Apr 2004, £18.99, 346pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Associational horror novel.
Changing Planes Ursula Le Guin (Gollancz 0-575-07564-3, Jan 2004, £8.99, i+214pp, hc) Reprint (Harcourt 2003) original collection of 10 stories, six reprints. [First U.K. edition]
Gifts Ursula Le Guin (Orion 1-84255-107-8, Oct 2004, £10.99, 274pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Annals of the Western Shore] Reprint (Harcourt 2004) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
The Birthday of the World Ursula K. Le Guin (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07539-2, Jan 2004, £6.99, 362pp, pb) Reprint (HarperCollins 2002 as The Birthday of the World and other stories) collection of eight stories, one an original novella, “Paradises Lost”.
Tales from Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin (Orion 1-8425-5214-7, Nov 2003, £5.99, xv+296pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Earthsea] Reprint (Harcourt 2001) original collection of five stories, two reprints, set in the world of the “Earthsea” novels. Le Guin’s foreword discusses the difficulties of researching an imaginary world, and provides background in “A Description of Earthsea”.
Changing of Faces Tim Lebbon (PS Publishing 1-902880-68-4, Jan 2004, £25.00, 98 + ix, tp, cover by Alan M. Clark) [Naming of Parts] Horror novella, sequel to Naming of Parts. Introduction by Simon Clark. This is a limited edition of 300 signed by Lebbon and Simon Clark; a trade paperback edition of 500 (-68-4, £10.00) signed by Lebbon is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Hamilton House, 4 Park Ave., Harrogate, HG2 9BQ, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
Demon II Samantha Lee (Scholastic UK 0-439-97755-X, Jan 2004, £4.99, 278pp, pb) [Demon] Young-adult dark fantasy novel, sequel to Demon. A “Point Horror” novel.
Cast a Bright Shadow Tanith Lee (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-0634-X, May 2004, £10.99, 431pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) [Lionwolf] Fantasy novel, book one of the “Lionwolf” trilogy.
Death of the Day Tanith Lee (Egerton House 0-9546275-2-0, Dec 2004, £13.99, 339pp, tp, cover by John Kaiine) Associational mystery novel. This is a print-on-demand edition. Egerton House, 3 Egerton Road, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex, TN39 3HH, UK; [books@egertonhousepublishing.co.uk].
Piratica Tanith Lee (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-85446-4, Feb 2004, £10.99, 370pp, hc) [Piratica] Young-adult alternate-history fantasy novel about a girl determined to be a pirate like her mother.
Piratica Tanith Lee (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-85445-6, Aug 2004, £5.99, 370pp, tp, cover by John Avon) [Piratica] Reprint (Hodder Children’s Books 2004) young-adult alternate-history fantasy novel.
A Coyote’s in the House Elmore Leonard (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-138001-2, Aug 2004, £9.99, 148pp, hc, cover by Lauren Child) Reprint (HarperEntertainment 2004) young-adult animal fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
The Fortress of Solitude Jonathan Lethem (Faber and Faber 0-571-21933-0, Jan 2004, £12.99, 511pp, tp, cover by gray318) Reprint (Doubleday 2003) associational novel of two boys growing up in 1970s Brooklyn, one white and one black, both obsessed with superheroes. [First U.K. edition]
Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine (Collins 0-00-717168-4, Nov 2004, £5.99, 259pp, pb) [Ella Enchanted] Reprint (HarperCollins 1997) young-adult fantasy novel. This is a film tie-in edition.
Dark Heavens Roger Levy (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07406-X, Feb 2004, £6.99, 389pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Reckless Sleep] Reprint (Gollancz 2003) SF novel, set in the same world as Levy’s Reckless Sleep.
The Mystery of Lord Sha Erik L’Homme (Chicken House, The 1-904442-29-3, Jun 2004, £5.99, 264pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Book of the Stars] Young-adult fantasy novel, the second part of “The Book of Stars” after Quadehar the Sorcerer. Translated by Ros Schwartz from the French original (Gallimard Jeunesse 2002).
Warrior’s Woman Johanna Lindsey (Severn House 0-7278-6047-X, Jan 2004, £18.99, 422pp, hc) Reprint (Avon 1990) SF romance novel.
Warhammer: Valnir’s Bane Nathan Long (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-166-8, Dec 2004, £5.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer: Blackhearts] Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying games, in the “Black Hearts” series.
Gig James Lovegrove (PS Publishing 1-902880-83-8, Jun 2004, £35.00, 267pp, hc, cover by Michael Darby) Original collection of two linked novellas printed in Ace double style, with two introductions by Eric Brown. This is a limited edition of 500 signed by Lovegrove; a slipcased edition of 200 (-84-6, £60.00) signed by Lovegrove and Brown is also available. Available from Hamilton House, 4 Park Ave., Harrogate, N. Yorks. HG2 9BQ.
Untied Kingdom James Lovegrove (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07448-5, Jan 2004, £6.99, 451pp, pb, cover by Stephen Mulcahey) Reprint (Gollancz 2003) SF novel.
Worldstorm James Lovegrove (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07388-8, Sep 2004, £10.99, 452pp, tp) Fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-07387-X, £16.99) was announced but not seen.
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force James Luceno (Random House UK/Arrow/Lucasbooks 0-09-941052-4, Aug 2004, £6.99, vi+558pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order] Reprint (Century 2003) Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. Last in “The New Jedi Order” sub-series. Includes a 30-page “Round-Robin Interview” featuring Luceno, Shelly Shapiro of Del Rey books, and Sue Rostoni and Lucy Wilson from Lucasfilm.
The Cage of Nine Banestones Eric Van Lustbader (HarperCollin/Voyager 0-00-648609-6, Feb 2004, £7.99, 629pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Pearl Saga] Reprint (Voyager 2003) fantasy novel, the third volume of the “Pearl Saga”.
The Light Ages Ian R. MacLeod (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-6244-0, Apr 2004, £6.99, 456pp, pb, cover by Edward Miller) [Light Ages] Reprint (Ace 2003) SF novel in which the Industrial Revolution was by magic not science.
The Cassini Division Ken MacLeod (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-730-7, Apr 2004, £6.99, 321pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Fall Revolution] Reissue (Orbit 1998) SF novel, third book of “The Fall Revolution”.
Newton’s Wake Ken MacLeod (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-175-6, Mar 2004, £17.99, 369pp, hc) SF novel.
The Sky Road Ken MacLeod (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-967-9, Apr 2004, £6.99, 402pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Fall Revolution] Reissue (Orbit 1999) SF novel, fourth book of “The Fall Revolution”.
The Star Fraction Ken MacLeod (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-833-8, Apr 2004, £6.99, 468pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Fall Revolution] Reissue (Legend 1995) SF novel, first in “The Fall Revolution”.
The Stone Canal Ken MacLeod (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-060-1, Apr 2004, £6.99, 430pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Fall Revolution] Reissue (Legend 1996) SF novel, second book of “The Fall Revolution”.
Cadoc Geoffrey Malone (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-85066-3, Mar 2004, £5.99, 218pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel about badgers and baiting.
The Talisman of Troy Valerio Massimo Manfredi (Macmillan UK 1-4050-4089-0, Feb 2004, £14.99, 276pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Fantasy novel. The last of the heroes returns home. Translated by Christine Fedderson-Manfredi from Le Paludi di Hesperia (Mondadori 1994).
The Human Abstract George Mann (Telos 1-903889-65-0, Apr 2004, £7.99, 133pp, tp, cover by Dariusz Jaziczak) SF novel. A first novel. Available from 61 Elgar Avenue, Tolworth, Surrey KT5 9JP.
The Devil’s Armour John Marco (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07451-5, Mar 2004, £10.99, 559pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) [Eyes of God] Reprint (DAW 2003) fantasy novel, sequel to The Eyes of God. A hardcover edition (-07450-7, £17.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
Foxmask Juliet Marillier (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-0524-6, Mar 2004, £17.99, 554pp, hc) [Saga of the Light Isles] Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 2003) Viking fantasy novel, second in the “Saga of the Light Isles” after Wolfskin. A trade paperback edition (-0525-4, £10.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
Wolfskin Juliet Marillier (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-49354-X, Mar 2004, £7.99, 720pp, pb) [Saga of the Light Isles] Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 2002) Viking fantasy novel, first in the “Saga of the Light Isles”.
Useful Idiots Jan Mark (Fickling Books, David 0-385-60413-0, Apr 2004, £12.99, 409pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel.
Troublesome Angels and Flying Machines Hazel Marshall (Oxford University Press 0-19-271951-3, Sep 2004, £6.99, 196pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Troublesome Angels] Young-adult historical fantasy novel, the first in a series. A first novel.
The Lonely Dead Michael Marshall (HarperCollins UK 0-00-716394-0, May 2004, £10.00, 375pp, hc) [Straw Men] Reprint (Jove 2004 as The Upright Man) thriller with SF elements, sequel to The Straw Men. Marshall is a pseudonym of Michael Marshall Smith. [First U.K. edition]
Mary Reilly Valerie Martin (Time Warner UK/Abacus 0-349-11781-0, Feb 2004, £6.99, 247pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 1990) associational / fantasy novel retelling the story of Doctor Jekyll.
Arthur the King Allan Massie (Orion/Phoenix 0-75381-781-0, Jul 2004, £6.99, 292pp, tp, cover by Julek Heller) Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2003) associational novel.
In Hollow Lands Sophie Masson (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-85442-1, Jan 2004, £5.99, 227pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel based on Breton legends, Arthurian myth, and history.
Holy Terror Graham Masterton (Severn House 0-7278-6067-4, Mar 2004, £18.99, 541pp, hc) Reprint (Corgi 1999 as Plague of Angels) thriller about a worldwide plague. This is copyrighted 1999, 2004, suggesting some revisions from the original.
Hell House Richard Matheson (Severn House 0-7278-6099-2, May 2004, £18.99, 301pp, hc) Reprint (Viking 1971) horror novel. Copyrighted 1971, 1999.
Conqueror’s Moon Julian May (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-712319-1, May 2004, £12.99, 502pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) [Boreal Moon Tale] Reprint (Voyager 2003) fantasy novel, first in “The Boreal Moon Tale”.
Conqueror’s Moon Julian May (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-712320-5, Oct 2004, £6.99, v+502pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) [Boreal Moon Tale] Reprint (Voyager 2003) fantasy novel. Book One of “The Boreal Moon Tale”.
Ironcrown Moon Julian May (HarperCollins UK 0-00-712321-3, Oct 2004, £18.99, 502pp, hc, cover by Dominic Harman) [Boreal Moon Tale] Fantasy novel, second in “The Boreal Moon Tale” after Conqueror’s Moon.
White Devils Paul McAuley (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-3885-0, Feb 2004, £12.99, 521pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) SF novel.
Acorna’s Quest Anne McCaffrey & Margaret Ball (Severn House 0-7278-6098-4, May 2004, £18.99, 411pp, hc, cover by Paul Dickinson) [Acorna] Reprint (HarperPrism 1998) SF novel based on a comic-book idea by McCaffrey, second in the “Acorna the Unicorn Girl” series. Acorna seeks her people.
Dragon’s Kin Anne & Todd McCaffrey (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15150-5, Nov 2004, £6.99, 364pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) [Pern] Reprint (Bantam UK 2003) SF novel in the “Pern” series.
Not the End of the World Geraldine McCaughrean (Oxford University Press 0-19-271972-6, Oct 2004, £10.99, 174pp, hc, cover by Mique Moriuchi) Young-adult fantasy novel, a retelling of the story of Noah and the flood, told by his young daughter.
River of Gods Ian McDonald (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-5670-0, Jun 2004, £12.99, 583pp, tp) SF novel set in 2047, the centenary of the founding of modern India. A hardcover edition (-5669-7, £17.99) was announced but not seen.
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Tiger David A. McIntee (BBC Books 0-563-48614-7, May 2004, £5.99, 283pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series.
Northern Storm Juliet E. McKenna (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-167-5, Sep 2004, £6.99, 528pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) [Tales of Einarinn: Aldabreshin Compass] Fantasy novel, the second book of “The Aldabreshin Compass”.
Ombria in Shadow Patricia A. McKillip (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-33-3, Jul 2004, £5.99, 291pp, tp) Reprint (Ace 2002) fantasy novel. Winner of the World Fantasy Award. The city of Ombria is torn by intrigues after the death of its prince. [First U.K. edition]
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast Robin McKinley (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54863-4, Mar 2004, £5.99, 271pp, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1978) fantasy novel.
Sunshine Robin McKinley (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-553-81583-0, Oct 2004, £6.99, 476pp, tp) Reprint (Berkley; Bantam UK 2003) dark fantasy romance novel.
Doctor Who Novellas: Blood and Hope Iain McLaughlin (Telos 1-903889-28-6, Feb 2004, £10.00, 89pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series, featuring the Fifth Doctor and Peri. Foreword by John Ostrander. Also available in a deluxe edition (-29-4, £25.00) that adds a frontispiece by Walter Howarth, and is signed by McLaughlin, Ostrander, and Howarth. Available from 61 Elgar Avenue, Tolworth, Surrey KT5 9JP.

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