The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

Books, Listed by Author

CORDER, ZIZOU (chron.) (continued)

• * _Lionboy: The Chase (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240454-3, Sep 2005, $6.99, 263pp, tp) [Lionboy] Reprint (Dial 2004) young-adult fantasy, the second in a trilogy. Corder is a pen name for Louisa Young & Isabel Adomakoh Young.
• * *Lionboy: The Truth (Penguin/Dial 0-8037-2985-5, Sep 2005, $16.99, 232pp, hc) [Lionboy] Young-adult fantasy, the third in a trilogy. The search for Charlie’s kidnapped parents continues. Corder is a pen name for Louisa Young & Isabel Adomakoh Young.

CORLETT, WILLIAM (Albert) (1938-2005) (chron.)

• * _The Bridge in the Clouds (Random House UK/Red Fox 0-09-948219-3, Apr 2005, £5.99, 340pp, tp, cover by David Roberts & Ole Kristian Skedsmo) [*Magician’s House] Reprint (The Bodley Head 1992) young-adult fantasy novel, fourth and final in The Magician’s House series.
• * _The Door in the Tree (Random House UK/Red Fox 0-09-948222-3, Apr 2005, £5.99, 290pp, tp, cover by David Roberts & Ole Kristian Skedsmo) [*Magician’s House] Reprint (The Bodley Head 1991) young-adult fantasy novel, second in The Magician’s House series.
• * _The Steps Up the Chimney (Random House UK/Red Fox 0-09-948217-7, Apr 2005, £5.99, 263pp, tp, cover by David Roberts & Ole Kristian Skedsmo) [*Magician’s House] Reprint (The Bodley Head 1990) young-adult fantasy novel, first in The Magician’s House series.
• * _The Tunnel Behind the Waterfall (Random House UK/Red Fox 0-09-948218-5, Apr 2005, £5.99, 307pp, tp, cover by David Roberts & Ole Kristian Skedsmo) [*Magician’s House] Reprint (The Bodley Head 1991) young-adult fantasy novel, third in The Magician’s House.

CORVIDAE, ELAINE (chron.)

• * _Winter’s Orphans (Mundania Press 1-59426-124-5, Jan 2005, $13.00, 201pp, tp, cover by Stacey L. King) [Shadow Fae] Reprint (NovelBooks 2001) fantasy novel, the first volume in the Shadow Fae trilogy. This is copyrighted 2005 and indicates first edition. A print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.mundania.com], or from Mundania Press, 6470A Glenway Ave. #109, Cincinnati OH 45211-5222.

COSCARELLI, DON (chron.)

• * _Bubba Ho-tep (with Joe R. Lansdale) See entry under Joe R. Lansdale

COSTELLO, MATTHEW J(ohn) (1948- ); see house pseudonym Chris Blaine (chron.)

• * _Artifact (with F. Paul Wilson, Kevin J. Anderson & Janet Berliner) See entry under Kevin J. Anderson
• * _Drowned Night [as by Chris Blaine] See entry under Chris Blaine.
• * *King Kong: The Island of the Skull (Pocket Star 1-4165-1669-7, Nov 2005, $7.99, 324pp, pb) [King Kong] Movie tie-in, a prequel to the new movie. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Licensing.
• * *King Kong: The Island of the Skull (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 1-4165-1166-0, Nov 2005, £6.99, 324pp, pb) [King Kong] Fantasy novelization, a prequel to the film. Simultaneous with the US (Pocket Star) edition.

COTTAM, FRANCES (chron.)

• * *Slapton Sands (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-4802-3, May 2004, £12.99, 307pp, hc) Literary ghost novel. Published in 2004, but not seen until now.
• * _Slapton Sands (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-6152-5, Jan 2005, £6.99, 312pp, tp) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2004) literary ghost novel.

COTTRELL, JEANETTE (chron.)

• * *The Shadebinder’s Oath (Dragon Moon Press 1-896944-31-0, Dec 2005, $19.95, 266pp, tp, cover by Ashley Williams) Fantasy novel. A cabinetmaker who can see the dead, a cursed princess, and a goat-like Being oppose treachery that threatens the land. Dragon Moon Press, PO Box 64312, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2K 6J7; [www.dragonmoonpress.com].

COUNTER, BEN (chron.)

• * +Warhammer 40,000: Crimson Tears (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-160-9, Mar 2005, $7.99, 398pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer 40,000: Soul Drinkers] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe, the third in the “Soul Drinkers” series. First US edition (Black Library 1/05).

COURTENAY GRIMWOOD, JON (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +Effendi (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58744-7, Sep 2005, $12.00, 412pp, tp, cover by Bob Larkin) [Arabesk] Alternate-world SF novel, the second book in the Arabesk trilogy. First US edition (Earthlight 4/02).
• * +Felaheen (Bantam Spectra 0-553-38378-7, Jan 2006, $12.00, 359pp, tp, cover by Robert Larkin) [Arabesk] Alternate-world SF novel, third in the Arabesk series featuring investigator Ashraf Bey. First US edition (Earthlight 2003 as Felaheen: The Third Arabesk).
• * *9Tail Fox (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07615-1, Oct 2005, £12.99, 326pp, hc) Contemporary SF/fantasy novel. A murdered San Francisco cop awakes in another body, pursued by the same killer. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-07713-1) was announced but not seen.
• * +Pashazade (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58743-9, Mar 2005, $12.00, 356pp, tp, cover by Bob Larkin) [Arabesk] Near-future SF novel, first in the “Arabesk” trilogy, set in an alternate world where the Ottoman Empire never collapsed. First US edition (Earthlight 2001).
• * _Stamping Butterflies (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07650-X, Aug 2005, £6.99, 424pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 2004) SF novel.

COVER, ARTHUR BYRON (1950- ) (chron.)

• * *William Shakespeare’s Macbeth (with Tony Leonard Tamai) (Penguin/Puffin Graphics 0-14-240409-8, Sep 2005, $9.99, 173pp, tp, cover by Tony Leonard Tamai) Young-adult graphic novel adaptation of Shakespeare’s play adapted by Cover with b&w art by Tamai. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.

COVILLE, BRUCE (Farrington) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Juliet Dove, Queen of Love (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-205217-8, May 2005, $5.95, 190pp, tp, cover by Tony DiTerlizzi) [Magic Shop] Reprint (Harcourt 2003) young-adult humorous fantasy novel, the fifth in the “Magic Shop” series.
• * *Thor’s Wedding Day (Harcourt 0-15-201455-1, Sep 2005, $15.00, 137pp, hc, cover by Matthew Cogswell) Children’s fantasy novella, a humorous retelling of the Norse myth about how Thor recovered his stolen hammer.

COWIE, JONATHAN (chron.)

• * *Essential SF: A Concise Guide (with Tony Chester) (Porcupine Press 0-9549149-0-2, May 2005, £8.90, 268pp, pb) Non-fiction, reference, an encyclopedic guide to “core” SF (no fantasy) authors, novels, films, awards, etc. Introduction by Vin¢ Clarke. Porcupine Books, 37 Coventry Road, Ilford Essex IG1 4QR, UK; [sales@porcupine.demon.co.uk]; [www.porcupine.demon.co.uk/Essential].

COX, F. BRETT, ed. (chron.)

• * _Crossroads: Tales of the Southern Literary Fantastic (with Andy Duncan) (Tor 0-765-30814-2, Jul 2005, $15.95, 380pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 2004) anthology of 26 stories of the American South.

COX, (William) GREG(ory) (1959- ) (chron.)

• * *Fantastic Four: War Zone (Pocket Star 1-4165-0965-8, Aug 2005, $7.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Glen Orbik) [Fantastic Four] Novelization based on the comic books. Copyrighted by Marvel Characters.
• * *Underworld: Evolution (Pocket Star 0-7434-8073-2, Jan 2006, $6.99, 275pp, pb) Novelization based on the movie. Copyrighted by Lakeshore Entertainment Group.

COX, RICHARD (Hubert Francis) (1931- ) (chron.)

• * *The God Particle (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46285-8, Jun 2005, $13.95, 304pp, tp) SF novel. A physicist works to find a theoretical particle.

CRAGG, DAN (chron.)

• * _Star Wars: Jedi Trial (with David Sherman) See entry under David Sherman.
• * _Starfist: A World of Hurt (with David Sherman) See entry under David Sherman.

CRAIG, JOE (chron.)

• * +Jimmy Coates: Assassin? (HarperCollins 0-06-077263-8, Jun 2005, $15.99, 218pp, hc, cover by David Frankland) [Jimmy Coates] Young-adult SF novel about a genetically engineered superkid. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 3/05 as Jimmy Coates: Killer).

CRAMER, KATHRYN (Elizabeth), ed. (1962- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Year’s Best Fantasy 5 (with David G. Hartwell) See entry under David G. Hartwell
• * _Year’s Best SF 10 (with David G. Hartwell) See entry under David G. Hartwell

CRAWFORD, GARY WILLIAM (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Shadow City (Naked Snake Press no ISBN, Aug 2005, $5.00, 30pp, ph, cover by Jimmy Britton) Chapbook original collection of 20 poems, some previously published in earlier forms. Illustrated by Jimmy Britton. (Contents)

CRISPIN, A(nn) C(arol) (1950- ) (chron.)

• * *Storms of Destiny (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-78284-7, Aug 2005, $7.99, 547pp, pb) [*Exiles of Boq’urain] Fantasy novel, book one of The Exiles of Boq’urain. A dedicated priestess discovers a dark secret about her deity.

CROFT, JANET BRENNAN (chron.)

• * *War and the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien (Greenwood Press/Praeger 0-313-32592-8, Jul 2004, $64.95, 175pp, hc) Non-fiction, a critical exploration of ways the two World Wars affected Tolkien and his works. Includes bibliography and index. This is dated 2004, but not seen until now. This is No. 106 in Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Order from Greenwood Press/Praeger, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; 800-225-5800; [www.praeger.com]. [Tolkien]

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• * *Tolkien on Film: Essays on Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings (Mythopoeic Press, The 1-887726-09-8, Dec 2004, $19.95, 323 + ix, tp, cover by Patrick Wynne) Non-fiction gathering of 14 critical essays on the movies. Authors include Diana Paxson, David Bratman, and Jane Chance. Includes an index. Order from The Mythopoeic Society, 920 N. Atlantic Blvd. #E, Alhambra CA 91801; website: [www.mythsoc.org]. [Tolkien]

CROGGON, ALISON (chron.)

• * +The Naming (Candlewick Press 0-763-62639-2, Jun 2005, $17.99, 492pp, hc) [Pellinor] Young-adult fantasy novel, the first book in the “Pellinor” quartet. A bard discovers Maerad’s special gift and frees her from slavery. First US edition (Penguin Australia 10/02 as The Gift).

CRONIN, BRENDAN LEO (M. T.) (1907-1987); see pseudonym Michael Cronin (chron.)

CRONIN, MICHAEL; pseudonym of Brendan Leo Cronin, (1907-1987) (chron.)

• * *In the Morning (Oxford University Press 0-19-275447-5, Nov 2005, £5.99, 153pp, tp, cover by Chris Inns) [Against the Day] Alternate-history novel, third in the Nazi-occupied Britain series after Against the Day and Through the Night.

CROPPER, D. W. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Bonechillers: 13 Twisted Tales of Terror (Llewellyn 0-7387-0758-9, Aug 2005, $8.95, 256pp, tp) Young-adult original collection of 13 horror stories. Available from Llewellyn Publications, PO Box 64383, St. Paul MN 55164-0383; 800-THE-MOON; [www.lllewellyn.com]. (Contents)

CROSBY, HARRY C. (1925-2009); see pseudonym Christopher Anvil (stories) (chron.)

CROSS, GILLIAN (Clare) (1945- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Black Room (Oxford University Press 0-19-271974-2, Apr 2005, £10.99, 218pp, hc, cover by Paul Young) [Dark Ground] Young-adult SF novel. Second in “The Dark Ground Trilogy” after The Dark Ground.
• * _The Dark Ground (Oxford University Press 0-19-275381-9, Apr 2005, £5.99, 242pp, tp) [Dark Ground] Reprint (Oxford University Press 2004) young-adult SF novel. First in a trilogy.
• * _Pictures in the Dark (Oxford University Press 0-19-275428-9, Jul 2005, £4.99, 197pp, tp, cover by Gill Wills) Reprint (Holiday House; Oxford University Press 1996) young-adult fantasy novel.

CROSS, JANINE (chron.)

• * *Touched by Venom (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46048-0, Nov 2005, $14.00, 353pp, tp, cover by Paul Youll) [Dragon Temple] Dark fantasy novel, first in the Dragon Temple Saga. A young woman unjustly banished finds hope to fight the tyrannical dragonmasters.

CROWLEY, JOHN (William) (1942- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Girlhood of Shakespeare’s Heroines (Subterranean Press 1-59606-023-9, Aug 2005, $35.00, 93pp, hc, cover by Gail Cross) Associational novella, originally published online in Conjunctions. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a lettered edition of 26 is sold out. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].
• * *Lord Byron’s Novel: The Evening Land (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-055658-7, Jun 2005, $25.95, 465pp, hc, cover by Caspar David Friedrich) Associational novel about a gothic novel supposedly written by Byron, with notes by his daughter Ada, and commentary on the manuscript’s history.

CROWTHER, PETER (1949- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Fourbodings: A Quartet of Uneasy Tales from Four Members of the Macabre (CD Publications 1-58767-090-9, Jun 2005, $40.00, 348pp, hc, cover by Edward Miller) Original anthology of four horror novellas by Terry Lamsley, Simon Clark, Tim Lebbon, and Mark Morris. This is a signed, limited edition of 1,000; a traycased lettered edition of 26 ($200.00) is also available. Cemetery Dance Publications, 132-B Industry Lane, Unit 7, Forest Hill MD 21050; [www.cemeterydance.com]. (Contents)

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• * *Constellations (DAW 0-7564-0234-4, Jan 2005, $6.99, 310pp, pb) Original anthology of 15 SF stories involving stars of the constellations, described on the title page as “The Best of New British SF”. Authors include Paul McAuley, Brian W. Aldiss, Stephen Baxter, and Justina Robson. This is copyrighted by Crowther and Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books. (Contents)
• * *Postscripts Number 3 (PS Publishing 1-904619-32-0, Apr 2005, £6.00, 125pp, tp) Original anthology/magazine with eight stories and two nonfiction pieces; this is the third issue, dated Spring 2005. Authors include Gene Wolfe, Chaz Brenchley, Jack Dann, and Garry Kilworth.. A hardcover signed limited edition of 150 (£50.00) is also available. PS Publishing, Hamilton House, 4 Park Avenue, Harrogate HG2 9BQ, England; [www.pspublishing.co.uk]. Contents listed under magazines.
• * *Postscripts Number 5 (PS Publishing No ISBN, Dec 2005, £50.00, 144pp, hc) Original anthology/magazine with seven stories, an editorial by Ramsey Campbell, and an interview with China Miéville. This is the fifth issue, dated Autumn 2005. Authors include Joe Hill, Stephen Baxter, Chris Roberson, and Juliet McKenna. This is a limited edition of 150 signed by all contributors; a perfect-bound magazine edition (£6.00) is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea, East Yorkshire HU18 1PG England; [www.pspublishing.co.uk]. Contents listed under magazines.

CRUTCHER, CHRIS(topher) (1946- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Sledding Hill (HarperCollins/Greenwillow 0-06-050243-6, May 2005, $15.99, 230pp, hc) Young-adult novel about school censorship, narrated by a ghost. Eddie becomes mute after his best friend dies, and draws the attention of a crusading minister.

CUMMINGS, RAY(mond King) (1887-1957) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Girl in the Golden Atom (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-6457-7, Oct 2005, $14.95, 341 + xi, tp, cover by R. W. Boeche) [Scientific Club] Reprint (Methuen 1922) SF novel. Introduction by Jack Williamson. This is part of the Bison Frontiers of Imagination series. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68588-0630; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com].

CUMMINGS, SHANE JIRAIYA, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Robots and Time (with Robert N. Stephenson) See entry under Robert N. Stephenson

CUNNINGHAM, ELAINE (stories) (chron.)

• * _Forgotten Realms: City of Splendors (with Ed Greenwood) See entry under Ed Greenwood.
• * _Shadows in the Darkness (Tor 0-765-34851-9, Jan 2006, $6.99, 304pp, pb) [Gigi Gellman] Reprint (Tor 2004) dark fantasy mystery novel, the first featuring PI Gigi Gellman.

CUNNINGHAM, MICHAEL (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Specimen Days (Farrar Straus Giroux 0-374-29962-5, Jun 2005, $25.00, 308pp, hc) Literary novel with SF and fantasy elements, a three-part novel of Manhattan with a ghost story in the past, terrorism in the present, and aliens 150 years in the future, all tied together by three recurring characters and references to Walt Whitman.

CURLEY, MARIANNE (chron.)

• * _The Dark (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7433-2, Feb 2005, £5.99, 334pp, tp, cover by Ian Butterworth) [Guardians of Time] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2002) young-adult fantasy time-travel novel, second in the Guardians of Time trilogy
• * _The Dark (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-664-X, Sep 2005, $8.95, 334pp, tp) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the “Guardians of Time” trilogy.
• * *The Key (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7334-4, Feb 2005, £6.99, 413pp, tp) [Guardians of Time] Young-adult fantasy novel, third and final in the Guardians of Time trilogy.
• * +The Key (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-953-3, Jun 2005, $16.95, 413pp, hc, cover by Lizzy Bromley) [Guardians of Time] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in the “Guardians of Time” trilogy. First US edition (Bloomsbury 2/05).
• * _The Named (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7539-8, Feb 2005, £5.99, 333pp, tp, cover by Ian Butterworth) [Guardians of Time] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2002) young-adult fantasy time-travel novel, first in the Guardians of Time trilogy
• * _The Named (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-913-4, May 2005, $8.95, 333pp, pb, cover by Tony Stone) [Guardians of Time] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2002) young-adult fantasy novel, first in The Guardians of Time trilogy.

CURLOVICH, JOHN MICHAEL; see pseudonym Michael Paine (chron.)

CURRAN, TIM (stories) (chron.)

• * *Hive (Elder Signs Press 0-9759229-4-7, May 2005, $15.95, 271pp, tp, cover by Dave Carson) [From the Mountains of Madness] Horror novel, a sequel to H.P. Lovecraft’s From the Mountains of Madness. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.eldersignspress.com] or from Elder Signs Press, PO Box 389, Lake Orion MI 48361-0389.

CUSICK, RICHIE TANKERSLEY (1952- ) (chron.)

• * +The Unseen: It Begins (Penguin/Speak 0-14-240463-2, Aug 2005, $6.99, 296pp, tp) Young-adult horror novel, first in a new series. Lucy has terrifying visions and dreams, and the sense that something is watching her. First US edition (Scholastic/Point UK 9/03 as The Unseen).