The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005
Books, Listed by Author
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- DONALDSON, STEPHEN R(eeder) (chron.) (continued)
- DONALDSON, THOMAS (stories) (chron.)
- * *Tales of Skastowe (Periastron Books 0-9642190-1-8, Nov 2003, $20.00, 139pp, tp) Collection of 16 stories about the virtually immortal inhabitants of the solar system Skastowe. This says published 2003 but also indicates a 2004 date. Order from Thomas Donaldson, PO Box 208, OConnor ACT 2602, Australia; [7367.1215@compuserve.com]; postage included in price; make checks to Thomas Donaldson. (Contents)
- DOUGLAS, CAROLE NELSON (1944- ) (chron.)
- * *Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit (Tor/Forge 0-765-31399-5, May 2005, $24.95, 364pp, hc, cover by Jo Tronc) [Midnight Louie] Associational mystery, #17 in the Midnight Louie series partly narrated by a cat.
- * _Cat in an Orange Twist (Tor/Forge 0-765-34593-5, May 2005, $6.99, 418pp, pb, cover by Jo Tronc) [Midnight Louie] Reprint (Forge 2004) associational mystery, #16 in the Midnight Louie series partly narrated by a cat.
- * _Spider Dance (Tor/Forge 0-765-34595-1, Sep 2005, $7.99, 488pp, pb, cover by Glenn Harrington) [Irene Adler] Reprint (Forge 2004) associational mystery, eighth in the Irene Adler series of Holmesian pastiches.
- DOUGLASS, SARA; pseudonym of Sara Mary Warneke, (1957- ) (chron.)
- * +Darkwitch Rising (Tor 0-765-30542-9, May 2005, $27.95, 607pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Troy Game] Fantasy novel, the third in the Troy Game series, set during the English civil war. First US edition (HarperCollins Australia 4/05).
- * _Darkwitch Rising (Tor 0-765-34444-0, Jan 2006, $7.99, 752pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Troy Game] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2005) fantasy novel in the Troy Game series.
- * +Pilgrim (Tor 0-312-87375-1, Sep 2005, $27.95, 544pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Wayfarer Redemption] Fantasy novel, book five of The Wayfarer Redemption. First US edition (Voyager Australia 1997).
- * _Pilgrim (SFBC #1197763, Oct 2005, $13.99, 604pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) Reprint (Voyager Australia 1997) fantasy novel, book five of The Wayfarer Redemption. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _Sinner (Tor 0-765-34278-2, May 2005, $7.99, 550pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Wayfarer Redemption] Reprint (Voyager Australia 1997) fantasy novel, fourth book in The Wayfarer Redemption.
- * _The Wounded Hawk (Tor 0-765-34283-9, Sep 2005, $7.99, 607pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) Reprint (Voyager Australia 2000) historical fantasy, book two of The Crucible.
- DOWNING, DAVID C. (chron.)
- * *Into the Wardrobe: C.S. Lewis and the Narnia Chronicles (Wiley/Jossey-Bass 0-7879-7890-6, Sep 2005, $19.95, 238pp, hc) [Narnia] Non-fiction, a guide to the Narnia books with emphasis on spiritual, moral, and classical elements. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. [Lewis]
- DOYLE, [Sir] ARTHUR (Ignatius) CONAN (1859-1930) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _The Best Horror Stories of Arthur Conan Doyle (Academy Chicago 0-89733-265-2, 2005, $17.95, 294pp, tp) Reprint (Academy Chicago 1989) collection of 13 stories, with an introduction by Frank D. McSherry, Jr., who edited in collaboration with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh.
- DOYLE, NOREEN, ed. (chron.)
- DOZOIS, GARDNER (Raymond) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Shadow Twin (with George R. R. Martin & Daniel Abraham) (Subterranean Press 1-59606-029-8, May 2005, $40.00, 114pp, hc, cover by Michael Komarck) Collaborative SF novella, originally published online, with a new collaborative afterword by the authors. Illustrated by Michael Komarck. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a lettered edition of 26 ($150.00) is also available.
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- * *The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Years Best Science Fiction (St. Martins Griffin 0-312-33656-X, Feb 2005, $19.95, 655 + xix, tp) Anthology of 36 stories selected from the first 20 volumes of Dozoiss years best anthology series. Authors include Greg Bear, Gene Wolfe, and Ursula K. Le Guin. Introduction by Robert Silverberg. Preface by Dozois. A hardcover St. Martins edition (-33655-1, $35.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
- * _Beyond Singularity (with Jack M. Dann) See entry under Jack M. Dann
- * *Galileos Children: Tales of Science vs. Superstition (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-315-7, Aug 2005, $25.00, 346pp, hc, cover by David Brian) Anthology of 13 stories. Authors include Ursula K. Le Guin, Arthur C. Clarke, and Greg Egan. Order from Prometheus Books, 59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst NY 14228-2197; 800-421-0351; [www.pyrsf.com]. (Contents)
- * _The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 18th Annual Collection (Robinson 1-8452-9116-6, Sep 2005, £9.99, xlv+722pp, tp) Reprint (St. Martins 2005 as The Years Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Second Annual Collection) years best anthology of 28 stories. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Robots (with Jack M. Dann) See entry under Jack M. Dann
- * *The Years Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Second Annual Collection (St. Martins Griffin 0-312-33660-8, Jul 2005, $19.95, 663pp, tp, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Best-of-the-Year anthology of 28 stories, with a summation of the year by Dozois. A St. Martins hardcover edition (-33659-4, $35.00) is also available. (Contents)
- * _The Years Best Science Fiction: Twenty-second Annual Collection (SFBC #1188574, Jul 2005, $14.99, 822pp, hc) Reprint (Griffin 2005) best-of-the-Year anthology of 28 stories, with a summation of the year by Dozois. This is similar to the St. Martins hardcover edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- DRAKE, DAVID (Allen) (1945- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * _The Far Side of the Stars (SFBC #1154846, Jan 2004, $12.49, 436pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Leary & Mundy] Reprint (Baen 2003) SF novel, third in the Leary & Mundy series begun in With the Lightnings. This is similar to the Baen edition, except it lacks a price and the bound-in CD-ROM, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * *The Way to Glory (Baen 0-7434-9882-8, May 2005, $25.00, 402pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [RCN] Military SF novel in the RCN series. Leary and Mundy are stuck on a planet where riots and violence are rife.
- * _The Way to Glory (SFBC #1185629, May 2005, $12.49, 402pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [RCN] Reprint (Baen 2005) military SF novel of Lieutenant Leary and the RCN. This is similar to the Baen edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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- * _The World Turned Upside Down (with Eric Flint & James Baen) (SFBC #1168633, Feb 2005, $13.99, 743pp, hc, cover by Thomas Kidd) Reprint (Baen 2005) anthology of 29 stories that hooked the editors on SF. The editors provide notes on the stories, with an overall preface by Flint. Authors include Arthur C. Clarke, C.L. Moore, Isaac Asimov, and Theodore Sturgeon.
- DRAKE, EMILY; pseudonym of Rhondi Vilott, (1949- ) (chron.)
- * _The Gate of Bones (DAW 0-7564-0265-4, Sep 2005, $6.99, 407pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Magickers] Reprint (DAW 2004) fantasy novel of student mages, fourth in The Magickers series. Drake is a pen name for Rhondi V. Salsitz.
- DRAKE, ERNEST (chron.)
- * +The Dragonology Handbook: A Practical Course in Dragons (Candlewick Press 0-7636-2814-X, May 2005, $12.99, 80pp, hc) Art book, a companion to Dragonology presented as an earlier volume for students, edited by Dugald A. Steer and illustrated by Helen Ward, Wayne Anderson, and Douglas Carrel. Includes enclosures, envelopes, etc. First US edition (Templar Publishing UK 3/05).
- DRAKE, SHANNON; pseudonym of Heather Graham Pozzessere, (1953- ) (chron.)
- * _Dead by Dusk (SFBC #11180756, Feb 2005, $9.99, 379pp, hc) Reprint (Zebra 2005) horror novel. Drake is a pen name for Heather Graham. This has ISBN 0-7394-4844-7; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- DRURY, DAVID M. (chron.)
- * *All the Gold of Ophir (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-421-4, Nov 2005, $25.95, 418pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) SF mystery. A PI investigates the deaths of men on a mining station near Jupiter.
- DRVENKAR, ZORAN (chron.)
- * +Tell Me What You See (Scholastic/The Chicken House 0-439-72452-X, Nov 2005, $16.99, 290pp, hc, cover by Eric Dinyer) Young-adult horror novel. A strange plant in a grave gives Alissa powers. Translated by Chantal Wright from the German Sag Mir Was Du Siehst (Carlsen 2002). First US edition (The Chicken House UK 2005).
- DRYDEN, BOONE, ed. (chron.)
- * *Clash of Steel, Book Two: Assassin (Carnifex Press 0-9759727-2-3, Mar 2006, $4.95, 47pp, ph) Chapbook original anthology of five sword and sorcery stories. Authors include Drew Karpyshyn and Lawrence Weinstein. Order from Carnifex Press, PO Box 1686, Ormond Beach FL 32175; [www.carnifexpress.com]; add $1.00 shipping; checks to Armand Rosamilia. (Contents)
- DUANE, DIANE (Elizabeth) (1952- ) (chron.)
- * _A Wizard Abroad (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-205503-7, Oct 2005, $6.95, 339pp, tp, cover by Greg Swearingen) [Young Wizards] Reprint (Corgi 1993) young-adult fantasy novel, volume four in the Young Wizards series.
- * _A Wizard Alone (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-205509-6, Oct 2005, $6.95, 320pp, tp, cover by Greg Swearingen) [Young Wizards] Reprint (Harcourt 2002) young-adult fantasy novel, volume six in the Young Wizards series.
- * *Wizards at War (Harcourt 0-15-204772-7, Oct 2005, $17.00, 552pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Young Wizards] Young-adult fantasy novel, volume eight in the Young Wizards series.
- * _Wizards at War (SFBC #1198263, Nov 2005, $9.99, 552pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Wizardry] Reprint (Harcourt 2005) YA fantasy novel, volume eight in the Wizardry series. This is similar to the Harcourt edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _The Wizards Dilemma (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-205509-6, Oct 2005, $6.95, 403pp, tp, cover by Greg Swearingen) [Young Wizards] Reprint (Harcourt 2001) young-adult fantasy novel, volume five in the Young Wizards series.
- * _Wizards Holiday (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-205207-0, Jun 2005, $6.95, 416pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Wizardry] Reprint (Harcourt 2003) YA fantasy novel, volume seven in the wizardry series.
- DUCHAMP, L. TIMMEL (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Alanya to Alanya (Aqueduct Press 0-9746559-6-1, Jun 2005, $19.00, 436pp, tp) [*Marqssan Cycle] SF thriller of alien invasion in 2076 Seattle and government scapegoating of feminists. The first of five books in The Marqssan Cycle. Aqueduct Press, PO Box 95787, Seattle WA 98145-2787; [www.aqueductpress.com]; [info@aqueductpress.com].
- * *The Red Rose Rages (Bleeding) (Aqueduct Press 1-933500-02-6, Nov 2005, $9.00, 166pp, tp) SF novella about an actor jailed for civil disobedience, and a doctor trying to rehabilitate her. Part of the Conversation Pieces chapbook series. Aqueduct Press, PO Box 95787, Seattle WA 98145-2787; [www.aqueductpress.com].
- DUE, TANANARIVE (1966- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * _The Between (HarperTorch 0-06-081984-7, Sep 2005, $6.99, 289pp, pb) Reprint (HarperCollins 1995) horror novel.
- * *Joplins Ghost (Simon & Schuster/Atria 0-7434-4903-7, Sep 2005, $25.00, 484pp, hc, cover by Tom Hallman) Horror novel. A promising singer is haunted.
- DUNCAN, ANDY (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Alabama Curiosities (Globe Pequot Press 0-7627-3088-9, Sep 2005, $13.95, 280 + xiii, tp) Associational non-fiction, a guide to odd people, places, things, and events in the state of Alabama. The Globe Pequot Press, PO Box 480, Guilford CT 06437; [www.globepequot.com].
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- DUNCAN, DAVE; [i.e., David John Duncan] (1933- ) (chron.)
- * _The Jaguar Knights (SFBC #1170762, Nov 2004, $12.49, 386pp, hc, cover by Paul Robinson) [*Kings Blades] Reprint (HarperCollins Canada 2004) fantasy novel, book six of The Kings Blades. This is similar to the Eos edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _The Jaguar Knights (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-055512-2, Sep 2005, $7.99, 428pp, pb, cover by Paul Robinson) [*Kings Blades] Reprint (HarperCollins Canada 2004) fntasy novel, book six of The Kings Blades.
- DUNCAN, GLEN (1965- ) (chron.)
- * _Death of an Ordinary Man (Simon & Schuster/Scribner UK 0-7432-5228-4, Apr 2005, £7.99, 304pp, tp) Reprint (Scribner UK 2004) literary fantasy novel. A man returns from the dead.
- DUNCAN, HAL (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Vellum: The Book of All Hours (Macmillan UK 1-4050-5208-2, Aug 2005, £17.99, 499pp, hc) [Book of All Hours] Fantasy novel, the first in The Book of All Hours series. A trade paperback edition (-5334-8, £10.99) was announced but not seen.
- DUNKLE, CLARE B. (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *By These Ten Bones (Holt 0-8050-7496-1, May 2005, $16.95, 229pp, hc, cover by Greg Spalenka) Young-adult dark fantasy of werewolves in medieval Scotland.
- * *In the Coils of the Snake (Holt 0-8050-7747-2, Oct 2005, $16.95, 281pp, hc, cover by Matt Manley) [Hollow Kingdom] Young-adult fantasy, third in The Hollow Kingdom trilogy.
- DUNMORE, HELEN (1952- ) (chron.)
- * *Ingo (HarperCollins UK Childrens Books 0-00-720487-6, Sep 2005, £12.99, 320pp, hc) [Ingo] Young-adult fantasy novel. Siblings in Cornwall discover an undersea world inhabited by Mers. First in a trilogy.
- DUNN, CHRISTIAN, ed. (stories) (chron.)
- DUNN, E. ROBERT (chron.)
- * *Echelons End: PlanetFall (Haworth Positronic Press/Harrington Park 1-56023-544-6, Dec 2005, $24.95, 318pp, tp) [*Echelons End] SF novel, the third volume in the Echelons End saga. A lost spaceship finds dangerous worlds. Available from The Haworth Press, 10 Alice Street, Binghamton NY 13904-1580; orders 800-429-6784; [www.haworthpress.com].
- DUNSANY, LORD; [Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett] (1878-1957) (stories) (chron.)
- * *The Collected Jorkens, Volume Three (Night Shade Books 1-892389-57-6, Mar 2005, $35.00, 335 + xxv, hc) [Joseph Jorkens] Omnibus/collection, the third in a three-volume set. This contains stories previously collected in Jorkens Borrows Another Whiskey (1954) and The Last Book of Jorkens (2002), plus three previously unpublished stories. Foreword by Michael Dirda. Edited and with an introduction by S.T. Joshi. (Contents) [ed: S. T. Joshi]
- * *The Pleasures of a Futuroscope (Hippocampus Press 0-9761592-8-7, 2005, $15.00, 200pp, tp, cover by Jeff Remmer) Reprint (Hippocampus Press 2003) post-holocaust SF novel. This is a POD edition.
- * _The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories (Dover 0-486-44217-9, Jun 2005, $6.95, 100pp, tp, cover by Sidney Sime) Reprint (George Allen & Sons 1908) collection of 12 stories.
- DUNTEMANN, JEFF (chron.)
- * *The Cunning Blood (ISFiC Press 0-9759156-2-2, Nov 2005, $28.00, 357pp, hc, cover by Todd Cameron Hamilton) SF novel of a prison world where nanotechnology is supposed to keep usable technology at pre-electric levels. A first novel. ISFiC Press, 707 Sapling Lane, Deerfield IL 60015; [www.isficpress.com].
- DuPRAU, JEANNE (stories) (chron.)
- * _The City of Ember (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55238-0, Jan 2005, £4.99, 270pp, tp, cover by Tim Edmonds) [Book of Ember] Reprint (Random House 2003) young-adult SF novel of a future city succumbing to the final darkness.
- * _The People of Sparks (SFBC #1163894, Jul 2004, $9.99, 338pp, hc) [Book of Ember] Reprint (Random House 2004) young-adult dystopian novel, sequel to The City of Ember. This is similar to the Random House edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * +The People of Sparks (Random House 0-375-82825-7, May 2005, $5.99, 338pp, tp) [Book of Ember] Reprint (Random House 2004) young-adult dystopian novel, sequel to The City of Ember.
- DURBIN, FREDERIC S. (stories) (chron.)
- * _Dragonfly (Ace 0-441-01338-4, Oct 2005, $6.99, 326pp, pb, cover by Merritt Dekle) Reprint (Arkham House 1999) dark fantasy novel of a girl who enters a macabre underground realm.
- DUTCHER, ROGER L., ed. (stories) (chron.)
- * *The Alchemy of Stars: Rhysling Award Winners Showcase (with Mike Allen) (Science Fiction Poetry Association 0-8095-1162-2, Jul 2005, $15.00, 170pp, tp, cover by Tim Mullins) Anthology of 62 poems that won the Rhysling Award from 1978 to 2004. Foreword by Robert Dutcher, introduction by Jane Yolen, afterword by Suzette Haden Elgin, and historical essay by Robert Frazier. Published in cooperation with Wildside Press/Prime Books. This is a POD edition, available online at [www.sfpoetry.com] or [www.prime-books.com] or write Helena Bell, SFPA Treasurer, 1225 West Freeman St., Apt. 12, Carbondale IL 62901; checks made out to SFPA. (Contents)
- DYSONWILLIAMS, BARBARA (chron.)
- DZIEMIANOWICZ, STEFAN (Richard), ed. (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)
- EARL, ROBERT (chron.)
- * *Warhammer: Savage City (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-8441-6198-6, Jul 2005, £5.99, 253pp, pb) [Warhammer: Florin & Lorenzo] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, part of the Florin and Lorenzo sub-series.
- * +Warhammer: Savage City (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-198-6, Aug 2005, $6.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Ralph Horsley) [Warhammer: Florin & Lorenzo] Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game, third in the Florin & Lorenzo series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.
- EAST, REBECCA (chron.)
- * *A.D. 62: Pompeii (iUniverse 0-595-26882-X, May 2005, $16.95, 292pp, tp) Time-travel novel. An experiment gone wrong leaves a 21st-century woman stranded as a slave in ancient Pompeii. East is a pen name. This is dated 2003 but not seen until now. A print-on-demand book, available online at [www.iuniverse.com], or from iUniverse, 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln NE 68512; 800-288-4677.
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