The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

Books, Listed by Author

CHALKER, JACK L(aurence) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Twilight at the Well of Souls (Baen 1-4165-0916-X, Nov 2005, $7.99, 387pp, pb, cover by Kurt Miller) [Well of Souls] Reprint (Del Rey 1980) SF novel, fifth in the Well of Souls series.

CHAMBERLIN, ANN (chron.)

• * *Gloria: The Merlin and the Saint (High Country Publishers 1-932158-61-8, Sep 2005, $24.95, 450pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Joan of Arc Tapestries] Historical fantasy novel, the third book in the Joan of Arc Tapestries series, previously from Tor. High Country Publishers, 197 New Market Center #135, Boone NC 28607; [www.highcountrypublishers.com].

CHAMBERS, ANDY (chron.)

• * *Necromunda: Survival Instinct (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-8441-6188-9, May 2005, £5.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Necromunda] Novelization based on the game universe.
• * +Necromunda: Survival Instinct (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-188-9, Jun 2005, $6.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) Novelization based on the game universe. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition (Black Library 5/05) has the same ISBN as the UK, but only lists US and Canadian prices.

CHAMBERS, JAMES (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Midnight Hour: Saint Lawn Hill and Other Tales (with Jason Whitley) (Die Monster Die 0-9759904-2-X, Sep 2005, $14.95, 263pp, tp, cover by Jason Whitley) [Madeline Night] Original collection of eight stories following the adventures of radio personality Madeline Night and her occult investigators. Some stories have been previously published in chapbook or comic book form. A collaborative project with text by Chambers and illustrations by Whitley. Die Monster Die Books, 5082 E. Federal St., Baltimore MD 21205; [www.diemonsterdie.com]. (Contents)

CHANCE, JANE (chron.)

• * *Tolkien’s Modern Middle Ages (with Alfred K. Siewers) (St. Martin’s/Palgrave Macmillan 1-4039-6973-6, 2005, $65.00, 250 + xiv, hc) Non-fiction anthology of 13 essays exploring Tolkien’s “medieval” world in The Lord of the Rings and its reflections of Victorian, Modern, and Post-Modern literature and art. Authors include Verlyn Flieger, Brian McFadden, and Ted Nasmith. [Tolkien]

CHANDLER, A(rthur) BERTRAM (1912-1984) (stories) (chron.)

• * *John Grimes: Rim Commander (SFBC #1196923, Nov 2005, $14.99, 501pp, hc, cover by A. C. Farley) [John Grimes] Omnibus/collection of four previously uncollected stories plus three novels: Gateway to Never (1972), The Dark Dimensions (1971), and The Way Back (1978). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-6001-3, lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)

CHERNENKO, DAN; pseudonym of Harry Turtledove, (1949- ) (chron.)

• * _The Chernagor Pirates (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45968-7, Mar 2005, $7.50, 449pp, pb, cover by Stone. Steve) [Scepter of Mercy] Reprint (Roc 2004) fantasy novel, second in The Scepter of Mercy series.
• * *The Scepter’s Return (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46014-6, Mar 2005, $15.95, 441pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Scepter of Mercy] Fantasy novel, third in The Scepter of Mercy series.

CHERNOZEMSKY, VLADIMIR (chron.)

• * *Dark Side of Time (Triumvirate Publications 1-932656-02-2, Dec 2004, $24.95, 421pp, hc, cover by Vladimir Chernozemsky) Fantasy novel. A man is possessed by an ancient Egyptian pharaoh. Triumvirate Publications, 497 West Avenue 44, Los Angeles CA 90065-3917; [www.triumpub.com]; [triumpub@aol.com]; 818-340-6770; add $4.50 shipping.
• * *Phase One After Zero (Triumvirate Publications 1-932656-03-0, Jul 2005, $22.95, 166pp, hc, cover by Vladimir Chernozemsky) Alternate-world thriller set in a dimension where 9/11 never happened, and there are links between the Oklahoma City bomber and Al-Qaeda. Triumvirate Publications, 497 West Avenue 44, Los Angeles CA 90065-3917; [www.triumpub.com]; [triumpub@aol.com]; 818-340-6770; add $4.50 shipping.

CHERRY, CAROLYN JANICE (1942- ); see under C. J. Cherryh; see under Cherryh, C. J. (stories) (chron.)

CHERRYH, C. J.; working name of Carolyn Janice Cherry, (1942- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Collected Short Fiction of C.J. Cherryh (DAW 0-7564-0256-5, Feb 2005, $15.95, 642 + xi, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) Reprint (DAW 2004) collection of 31 stories, including the contents of earlier collections Sunfall (1981) and Visible Light (1986).
• * *The Deep Beyond (DAW 0-7564-0311-1, Aug 2005, $7.99, 534pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) Omnibus of two SF novels: Cuckoo’s Egg (1985) and Serpent’s Reach (1980). (Contents)
• * *Destroyer (DAW 0-7564-0253-0, Feb 2005, $24.95, 345pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Foreigner] SF novel, seventh in the overall “Foreigner” series, first in a new sequence.
• * _Destroyer (SFBC #1176953, Mar 2005, $12.49, 345pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Foreigner] Reprint (DAW 2005) SF novel, seventh in the Foreigner series, first in a new sequence. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Forge of Heaven (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-82023-4, Jul 2005, $7.99, 439pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Gene Wars] Reprint (Eos 2004) SF novel, the second volume of “The Gene Wars” after Hammerfall.

CHESTER, DEBORAH (Ann) (1957- ) (chron.)

• * _The Crimson Claw (Ace 0-441-00565-9, Apr 2005, $7.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Alien Chronicles] Reissue (Ace 1998) science fiction novelization in the “Lucasfilm’s Alien Chronicles” universe developed by Lucasfilm. Book two in a trilogy. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. Second printing.
• * *The King Imperiled (Ace 0-441-01353-8, Dec 2005, $7.99, 363pp, pb, cover by Aleta Rafton) [Sword, the Ring, and the Chalice] Fantasy novel, seventh in a series begun with “The Sword, the Ring, and the Chalice” trilogy.
• * _Lucasfilm’s Alien Chronicles: The Crystal Eye (Ace 0-441-00635-3, May 2005, $7.99, 458pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Alien Chronicles] Reissue (Ace 1998) science fiction novelization set in “a new universe” developed by Lucasfilm, but apparently never done as a movie. Book three in a trilogy. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. Second printing.
• * _Lucasfilm’s Alien Chronicles: The Golden One (Ace 0-441-00561-6, Mar 2005, $7.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Alien Chronicles] Reissue (Ace 1998) science fiction novel/novelization, the first in a trilogy set in a universe developed by Lucasfilm. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. Fifth printing.

CHESTER, TONY (chron.)

• * _Essential SF: A Concise Guide (with Jonathan Cowie) See entry under Jonathan Cowie.

CHETWYND-HAYES, R(onald Henry Glynn), ed. (1919-2001) (chron.)

• * _Great Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery and Madness (with Stephen Jones) (CD Publications 1-58767-103-4, Jun 2005, $40.00, 356pp, hc, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Carroll & Graf 2004) anthology of 25 ghost stories. A slipcased, leatherbound, lettered limited edition of 52, signed by ten of the contributors including Stephen King, is sold out. Cemetery Dance Publications, 132-B Industry Lane, Unit 7, Forest Hill MD 21050; [www.cemeterydance.com].

CHIANG, TED (1967- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Stories of Your Life and Others (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-42664-8, Jan 2005, £6.99, 331pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 2002) Locus Award-winning collection of eight stories.

CHILD, LINCOLN (1957- ) (chron.)

• * _Brimstone (with Douglas Preston) See entry under Douglas Preston.
• * _Dance of Death (with Douglas Preston) See entry under Douglas Preston.
• * _Relic (with Douglas Preston) See entry under Douglas Preston.
• * _Reliquary (with Douglas Preston) See entry under Douglas Preston.

CHIZMAR, RICHARD T(homas), ed. (1965- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Shivers III (CD Publications 1-58767-117-4, Sep 2004, $20.00, 235pp, tp, cover by Gail Cross) Original anthology of 18 horror stories. Authors include Thomas F. Monteleone, Douglas Clegg, and Elizabeth Massie. This is dated 2004 but not seen until now. (Contents)

CIAN, DAVID; pseudonym of Russell Davis, (1970- ) (chron.)

• * *Megawar (ibooks 1-59687-152-0, Nov 2005, $6.99, 193pp, pb, cover by John Harris) [War of the Worlds] SF novel, a sequel to H.G. Wells’s War of the Worlds set 100 years later. Earth has used Martian technology to build defenses, but the Martians have made advances of their own.

CIENCIN, (Malcolm) SCOTT (1962- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _EverQuest: The Rogue’s Hour (CDS Books 1-59315-294-9, Sep 2005, $6.99, 393pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [EverQuest] Reprint (CDS Books 2004) novelization based on the world of the online roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Sony Online Entertainment America.

CIVIL-BROWN, SUSAN (1950- ); see pseudonym Rachel Lee (chron.)

CLAMP, CATHY (chron.)

• * _Moon’s Web (with C. T. Adams) See entry under C. T. Adams

CLARK, DOUGLAS W. (chron.)

• * *DragonLance: Saving Solace (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3977-X, Jan 2006, $6.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Victoria Francés) [DragonLance: Champions] Novelization based on the roleplaying games, part of the Champions sub-series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

CLARK, SIMON (1958- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Hotel Midnight (Hale, Robert 0-7090-7819-6, May 2005, £18.99, 221pp, hc, cover by Derek Colligan) Fantasy/horror collection of 11 stories, two original. (Contents)
• * *The Tower (Leisure 0-8439-5492-2, Aug 2005, $6.99, 353pp, pb) Horror novel about a haunted mansion.

CLARKE, ARTHUR C(harles) (1917-2008) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Against the Fall of Night (ibooks 1-59687-122-9, Oct 2005, $9.95, 151pp, tp, cover by Donato Giancola) [Against the Fall of Night] Reprint (Gnome 1953) SF novel. The cover indicates this includes an added short story not present in the final book.
• * _The Deep Range (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07711-5, Nov 2005, £6.99, 224pp, pb) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1957) SF novel. Includes Clarke’s preface to the 1988 edition.
• * _From Narnia to A Space Odyssey: The War of Ideas Between Arthur C. Clarke and C.S. Lewis (with C. S. Lewis) (ibooks 1-59687-143-1, Nov 2005, $12.95, 176pp, tp, cover by Dennis Calero) Reprint (ibooks 2003) non-fiction collection of letters between Clarke and Lewis, plus two stories and one essay by Lewis and six stories and one essay by Clarke. (Contents) [ed: Ryder W. Miller]
• * _The Ghost from the Grand Banks (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07624-0, Aug 2005, £6.99, 274pp, pb, cover by Splash) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) SF novel.
• * _Rendezvous With Rama (SFBC #1180863, Mar 2005, $10.99, 209pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Rama] Reprint (Gollancz 1973) SF novel, first in the Rama series. This is #17 in the SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection; it has ISBN 0-7394-5061-1, lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Sunstorm (with Stephen M. Baxter) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45250-X, Mar 2005, $25.95, 328pp, hc, cover by David Stevenson) [A Time Odyssey] SF novel, second in the two-book series A Time Odyssey.
• * _Sunstorm (with Stephen M. Baxter) (SFBC #1183985, Apr 2005, $13.99, 328pp, hc, cover by David Stevenson) [A Time Odyssey] Reprint (Del Rey 2005) SF novel, second in the two-book series “A Time Odyssey”. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Sunstorm (with Stephen M. Baxter) (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07531-7, Jul 2005, £12.99, 251pp, hc) [A Time Odyssey] Reprint (Del Rey 2005) SF novel, the second of two books in A Time Odyssey. A trade paperback (OME) edition (£10.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Time’s Eye (with Stephen M. Baxter) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45247-X, Mar 2005, $7.99, 364pp, pb, cover by David Stevenson) [A Time Odyssey] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) SF novel, first in the two-book series “A Time Odyssey”. This drops the bound-in CD-ROM.
• * _Time’s Eye (with Stephen M. Baxter) (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07647-X, May 2005, £6.99, 345pp, pb, cover by Terry Pastor) [A Time Odyssey] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 2004) SF novel. “A Time Odyssey: Book One”.

CLARKE, (Victor) LINDSAY (1939- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Return from Troy (HarperCollins UK 0-00-715027-X, Jun 2005, £17.99, ii+493pp, hc, cover by Alan Lee) [Troy] Fantasy novel retelling the story of The Odyssey, sequel to The War at Troy.
• * _The War at Troy (HarperCollins UK 0-00-715255-8, Mar 2005, £7.99, 450pp, pb, cover by Alan Lee) [Troy] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2004) historical fantasy novel.

CLARKE, SUSANNA (Mary) (1959- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (SFBC #1164577, Oct 2004, $14.99, 785pp, hc) [John Uskglass] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2004) fantasy novel about the last two practicing magicians in 19th-century England. This is similar to the the Bloomsbury US edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-603-8, Sep 2005, $15.95, 846pp, tp, cover by John Atkinson Grimshaw) [John Uskglass] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2004) fantasy novel about two magicians in 19th-century England.

CLARKE, WILL (chron.)

• * _Lord Vishnu’s Love Handles (Simon & Schuster 0-7432-7147-5, Jul 2005, $23.00, 292pp, hc, cover by Meredith Maycotte) Reprint (1stbooks 2002, not seen) humorous spy novel with fantasy elements. Travis meets a man who claims to be the reincarnation of Vishnu and tells Travis to save the world. A first novel. This is copyrighted 2005, and may be revised.

CLEGG, DOUGLAS (Alan) (1958- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Abandoned (Leisure 0-8439-5410-8, May 2005, $6.99, 370pp, pb) Horror novel. An old mansion’s evil poisons the village around it.
• * *The Vampyricon: The Priest of Blood (Ace 0-441-01327-9, Oct 2005, $19.95, 310pp, hc, cover by Judy York) [Vampyricon] Medieval sword and sorcery/vampire novel, the first in “The Vampyricon” trilogy. A young man forced to join the Crusades encounters a vampire in some ancient ruins.

CLEMENS, JIM; pseudonym of Jim Czajkowski (chron.)

• * *Shadowfall (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-394-5, May 2005, £10.99, iv+470pp, tp, cover by blacksheep) [Godslayer Chronicles] Fantasy novel, the first book of the Godslayer Chronicles.
• * +Shadowfall (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45994-6, Jul 2005, $24.95, 465pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Godslayer Chronicles] Fantasy novel, first in the Godslayer Chronicles. Clemens is a pen name for Jim Czajkowski, who also writes as James Rollins. First US edition (Orbit 5/05).
• * _Shadowfall (SFBC #1184803, Jul 2005, $12.49, 465pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Godslayer Chronicles] Reprint (Orbit 2005) fantasy novel, first in the new “Godslayer” series. Clemens is a pen name for Jim Czajkowski, who also writes as James Rollins. This is similar to the Roc edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

CLEMENT, HAL; pseudonym of Harry Clement Stubbs, (1922-2003) (chron.)

• * _Mission of Gravity (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07708-5, Oct 2005, £6.99, 203pp, tp, cover by John Picacio) Reprint (Doubleday 1954) classic SF novel. Volume 62 in the SF Masterworks series.

CLEMENT-DAVIES, DAVID (chron.)

• * *The Alchemists of Barbal (Macmillan Children’s Books 1-4050-0003-1, May 2005, £12.99, 341pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *The Telling Pool (Abrams/Amulet 0-8109-5758-2, Oct 2005, $19.95, 360pp, hc, cover by Dan Craig) Young-adult historical fantasy with elements of Arthurian legend. Young Rhodri quests to remove a curse from England during the reign of Richard the Lionheart.

CLEMENTS, JONATHAN (chron.)

• * +Strontium Dog: Ruthless (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-136-6, May 2005, $6.99, 250pp, pb, cover by Dylan Teague) Novelization based on the 2000 AD comic book characters. Copyrighted by Rebellion A/S. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Flame UK (4/05) edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.

CLINE, LEONARD (Lanson) (1893-1929) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Dark Chamber (Cold Spring Press 1-59360-050-X, Sep 2005, $6.99, 263pp, pb) Reprint (Viking 1927) Gothic horror novel. Introduction by Douglas A. Anderson. Afterword by Leonard Cline. Cold Spring Press, PO Box 284, Cold Spring Harbor NY 11724; [jopenroad@aol.com].

COBLEY, MICHAEL (1959- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Shadowmasque (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-5682-4, Jun 2005, £10.99, 448pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Shadowkings] Fantasy novel, the third book of the Shadowkings trilogy.

COBURN, ANN (chron.)

• * *Glint (Random House UK/Red Fox 0-09-940139-8, Mar 2005, £5.99, 389pp, tp, cover by David Atkinson) Young-adult fantasy novel.

COCHRAN, MOLLY (1949- ) (chron.)

• * _Grandmaster (with Warren B. Murphy) See entry under Warren B. Murphy

CODDON, KARIN S., ed. (chron.)

• * *Readings on Stephen King (Gale Group/Greenhaven Press 0-7377-1667-3, Apr 2004, $23.70, 188pp, tp) Non-fiction gathering of 13 essays on King. Includes a brief biography, bibliographic listings, and index. Part of the Greehhaven Press Literary Companion to Contemporary Authors series. This is dated 2004, but not seen until now; a simultaneous hardcover edition (-1666-5, $34.95) is also available. Greenhaven Press, 27500 Drake Rd., Farmington Hills MI 48331-3535; [www.gale.com]. [King]

CODELL, ESMÉ; RAJI (chron.)

• * *Diary of a Fairy Godmother (Hyperion 0-7868-0965-5, Jun 2005, $14.99, 170pp, hc, cover by Drazen Kozjan) Young-adult fantasy novel. A young witch wants to be a fairy godmother instead. Illustrated by Drazen Kozjan.

COE, DAVID B. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Bonds of Vengeance (Tor 0-312-87809-5, Feb 2005, $24.95, 414pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Winds of the Forelands] Fantasy novel, third in the “Winds of the Forelands” tetralogy.