The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

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ARSENAULT, T. G. (chron.)

* *Forgotten Souls (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-383-8, Nov 2005, $25.95, 337pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) Horror novel. A man and woman who can sense the dead face evil from underground. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com].
ASAMATSU, KEN, ed. (1956- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Inverted Kingdom: Lairs of the Hidden Gods, Volume Two (Kurodahan Press 4-902075-12-1, Dec 2005, $20.00, 357pp, tp, cover by Akihiro Yamada) Original Lovecraftian anthology of seven stories and one article. This is the second of four volumes. Originally published in two volumes in Japan (Sogensha 2002 as Hishinkai). Introduction by Robert M. Price. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.kurodahan.com], or from Kurodahan Press, #403 Tenjin 3-9-10, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0001, Japan. (Contents)
* *Night Voices, Night Journeys: Lairs of the Hidden Gods, Volume One (Kurodahan Press 4-902075-11-3, Apr 2005, $20.00, 363pp, tp, cover by Yamada Akihiro) Original Lovecraftian anthology of eight stories and two articles (bibliographies of the Cthulhu Mythos in Japanese manga and literature). This is the first of four volumes. Originally published in two volumes in Japan (Sogensha 2002 as Hishinkai). Introduction by Robert M. Price. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.kurodahan.com], or from Kurodahan Press, #403 Tenjin 3-9-10, Cuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0001, Japan. (Contents)
ASARO, CATHERINE (Ann) (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Charmed Sphere (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-81111-X, Jul 2005, $6.99, 473pp, pb) Reprint (Luna 2004) fantasy novel.
* *The Final Key (Tor 0-765-31353-7, Dec 2005, $25.95, 348pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Skolian Empire: Triad] SF novel in the Saga of the Skolian Empire, the second and final part of Triad after Schism.
* *The Misted Cliffs (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80226-9, Jul 2005, $13.95, 345pp, tp) Fantasy novel, the first in a series. A young woman agrees to marry the heir to an evil family.
* _Schism (Tor 0-765-34837-3, Sep 2005, $6.99, 403pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Skolian Empire: Triad] Reprint (Tor 2004) SF novel, the first book of “Triad” in the “Saga of the Skolian Empire.”
* _Spherical Harmonic (Tor 0-812-56882-6, Sep 2005, $6.99, 370pp, pb, cover by John Harris) [Skolian Empire] Reissue (Tor 2001) SF novel of the Skolian empire. Second printing.
ASH, SARAH (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Children of the Serpent Gate (Bantam Spectra 0-553-38212-8, Oct 2005, $23.00, 516pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Tears of Artamon] Fantasy novel, book three of the Tears of Artamon series.
* _The Children of the Serpent Gate (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-04985-3, Dec 2005, £10.99, 530pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Tears of Artamon] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2005) fantasy novel, third book of The Tears of Artamon trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
* _Prisoner of Ironsea Tower (Transworld/Corgi 0-553-81471-0, Jan 2005, £6.99, 671pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Tears of Artamon] Reprint (Bantam UK 2004) fantasy novel, second book of “The Tears of Artamon”.
* _Prisoner of the Iron Tower (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58622-X, Sep 2005, $7.50, 542pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Tears of Artamon] Reprint (Bantam UK 2004 as Prisoner of the Ironsea Tower) fantasy novel, book two of the Tears of Artamon series.
ASHER, NEAL L. (1961- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Brass Man (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-0138-0, Apr 2005, £17.99, 485pp, hc, cover by Steve Rawlings) [Gridlinked] SF novel in the Gridlinked sequence. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-0139-9, £12.99) was announced but not seen.
* _Cowl (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41158-6, Apr 2005, £7.99, 469pp, pb, cover by Steve Rawlings) Reprint (Tor UK 2004) SF novel.
* +Cowl (Tor 0-765-31512-2, May 2005, $14.95, 320pp, tp, cover by Bruce Jensen) SF time-travel novel. A far-future war in the solar system extends through time, driven by the artificially advanced human Cowl. A hardcover edition (-31420-7, $24.95) was announced but not seen. First US edition (Tor UK 3/04).
* _The Skinner (Tor 0-765-35048-3, May 2005, $7.99, 424pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Spatterjay] Reprint (Macmillan UK 2002) SF novel.
ASHLEY, ALLEN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* *The Elastic Book of Numbers (Elastic Press 0-9548812-1-4, Feb 2005, £6.00, 278pp, tp, cover by Dean Harkness) Original anthology of 21 stories involving numbers. (Contents)
ASHLEY, AMANDA (chron.)

* *Night’s Kiss (Kensington/Zebra 0-8217-7682-7, Feb 2005, $6.50, 345pp, pb) [*Night’s Kiss] Vampire romance novel. Copyrighted by Madeline Baker.
ASHLEY, MIKE; [i.e., Michael Raymond Donald Ashley] (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Mammoth Book of King Arthur (Robinson 1-84119-249-X, Apr 2005, £9.99, 670pp, tp, cover by Joe Roberts) Associational reference to the historical and fictional Arthur, including lists of novels and films.
* *Transformations: The Story of the Science-Fiction Magazines from 1950 to 1970: The History of the Science-Fiction Magazine Volume II (Liverpool University Press 0-85323-779-4, Mar 2005, £20.00, ix+410pp, tp, cover by Robert Adragna) A critical study of the magazines, heavily revised and updated from Ashley’s earlier series of anthologies. Volume two in “The History of the Science-Fiction Magazine”. A hardcover edition (-769-7, £50.00) was announced but not seen.
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* *The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy: Fourth All-New Collection (Robinson 1-84529-157-3, Jul 2005, £7.99, 844pp, tp, cover by Julek Heller) Original anthology of 32 humorous fantasy stories, the fourth such anthology and the second with this title. Simultaneous with the US Carroll & Graf edition titled The Mammoth Book of New Comic Fantasy.
* *The Mammoth Book of New Comic Fantasy (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1574-X, Jul 2005, $13.95, 544pp, tp, cover by Julek Heller) Anthology of 32 humorous fantasy stories, eight original. Authors of original stories include James Bibby, Tom Holt, and Adam Roberts. Simultaneous with the Robinson UK edition titled The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy. (Contents)
* _The Mammoth Book of New Comic Fantasy: Fourth All-New Collection (SFBC #1194032, Oct 2005, $12.50, 544pp, hc, cover by John Steven Gurney) Reprint (Carroll & Graf 2005) anthology of 32 humorous fantasy stories. This has ISBN 0-7394-5786-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* *The Mammoth Book of New Jules Verne Adventures (with Eric Brown) (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1495-6, Feb 2005, $13.95, 498 + xiii, tp) Original anthology of 23 stories, one a reprint, another in its first English translation. Authors include Ian Watson, Stephen Baxter, Paul Di Filippo, and Richard A. Lupoff. (Contents)
* _The Mammoth Book of New Jules Verne Adventures (with Eric Brown) (Robinson 1-84529-122-0, Mar 2005, £7.99, xiii+498pp, tp) Reprint (Carroll & Graf 2005) original anthology of 23 stories (two reprints) based on Verne’s books, characters, and life. [First U.K. edition]
* *The Mammoth Book of Sorcerers’ Tales (Robinson 1-84119-935-4, Oct 2004, £7.99, xii+500pp, tp, cover by Joe Roberts) Anthology of 23 stories, six original, about wizards. (Contents)
ASHTON, LISETTE (chron.)

* _The Black Masque (Nexus 0-352-33977-2, Jul 2005, £7.99, 258pp, pb) Reissue (Black Lace 1999) erotic fantasy.
ASIMOV, ISAAC; [anglicized from Isaak Iudich Azimov] (1920-1992) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Return of the Black Widowers (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1651-7, Nov 2005, $14.95, 335 + xv, tp) [Black Widowers] Reprint (Carroll & Graf 2003) associational collection of 17 mystery stories by Asimov, five previously uncollected, plus two homage stories by William Brittain and Charles Ardai, who edited the collection. Introduction by Harlan Ellison and afterword by Asimov.
ASKEGREN, PIERCE (1955-2006) (chron.)

* *Fall Girl (Ace 0-441-01297-3, Jul 2005, $6.99, 247pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Inconstant Moon] SF novel, the second book of the “Inconstant Moon” trilogy.
* *Human Resource (Ace 0-441-01079-2, Feb 2005, $6.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Inconstant Moon] SF novel, the first book of the “Inconstant Moon” trilogy. Erik Morrison discovers corruption and conspiracy in the underground moon colony.
ASPRIN, ROBERT LYNN (1946-2008) (chron.)

* _Another Fine Myth (Ace 0-441-01346-5, Nov 2005, $6.99, 200pp, tp, cover by Walter Velez) [Myth] Reprint (Donning/Starblaze 1978) humorous fantasy novel, second in the “Myth Adventures” series.
* _Another Fine Myth/Myth Conceptions (Ace 0-441-00931-X, Dec 2005, $7.99, 395pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) [Myth] Reissue (SFBC 1984 as part of Myth Adventures) omnibus of the first two humorous fantasy novels in the “Myth Adventures” series: Another Fine Myth (1978) and Myth Conceptions (1980). Sixth printing.
* *Class Dis-Mythed (with Jody Lynn Nye) (Meisha Merlin 1-59222-092-4, Sep 2005, $14.95, 300pp, tp, cover by Phil Foglio) [Myth] Fantasy novel in Asprin’s “Myth Adventures” series. A hardcover edition (-091-6, $24.95) is also available. Order from Meisha Merlin, PO Box 7, Decatur GA 30031; [www.meishamerlin.com].
* _E. Godz (with Esther M. Friesner) (Baen 0-7434-9888-7, Mar 2005, $6.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Reprint (Baen 2003) humorous fantasy novel.
* _Myth-taken Identity (with Jody Lynn Nye) (Ace 0-441-01311-2, Aug 2005, $6.99, 294pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) [Myth] Reprint (Meisha Merlin 2004) humorous fantasy novel in Asprin’s “Myth Adventures” series.
* *Wartorn: Resurrection (with Eric Del Carlo) (Ace 0-441-01235-3, Jan 2005, $6.99, 295pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) [Wartorn] Fantasy novel, the first in a new series. A sorcerer bent on conquest unwisely resurrects a legendary warlord to lead his troops. This is packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.
ASTIN, SEAN (chron.)

* _There and Back Again: An Actor’s Tale (with Joe Layden) (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-33147-9, Oct 2005, $14.95, 308pp, tp) Reprint (St. Martin’s 2004) non-fiction memoir by an actor in the movie version of The Lord of the Rings.
ATHANS, PHILIP (chron.)

* _Forgotten Realms: Annihilation (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3752-1, Aug 2005, $6.99, 373pp, pb, cover by Gerald Brom) [Forgotten Realms: Spider Queen] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2004) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, fifth in “R.A. Salvatore’s War of the Spider Queen”, a six-part series based on a scenario by R.A. Salvatore. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
* *Forgotten Realms: Whisper of Waves (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3837-4, Nov 2005, $6.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Carl Critchlow) [Forgotten Realms: Watercourse] Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game, the first book in The Watercourse trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
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* *Forgotten Realms: Realms of the Dragons II: The Year of Rogue Dragons (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3808-0, May 2005, $6.99, 275pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Forgotten Realms: Realms of the Dragons] Original anthology of 15 stories (four actually excerpts from forthcoming novels) based on the roleplaying games. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
ATHERTON, NANCY (T.) (1955- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Aunt Dimity and the Next of Kin (Viking 0-670-03378-2, Feb 2005, $22.95, 229pp, hc, cover by Jerry Lofaro) [Aunt Dimity] Mystery/ghost novel, tenth in the series. Aunt Dimity helps Lori track down a recently deceased old woman’s missing brother.
* *Aunt Dimity: Snowbound (Penguin 0-14-303458-8, Feb 2005, $7.99, 259pp, pb, cover by Jerry Lofaro) [Aunt Dimity] Reprint (Viking 2004) mystery/ghost novel, ninth in the series.
ATWATER-RHODES, AMELIA (chron.)

* *Falcondance (Random House/Delacorte 0-385-73194-9, Sep 2005, $14.95, 183pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [*Kiesha’ra] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in The Kiesha’ra series.
ATWELL, STEVE (chron.)

* *Schizoid Applejack (Xlibris 1-4134-6483-1, 2004, $26.99, 305pp, tp) Fantasy novel. A citizen of Dronetown falls afoul of a terrorist cult. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.xlibris.com]; 888-795-4274.
ATWOOD, MARGARET (Eleanor Kilian) (1939- ) (chron.)

* +The Penelopiad (Grove/Canongate Books 1-84195-717-8, Nov 2005, $18.00, 199 + xv, hc, cover by Nina Chakrabarti) Fantasy novel, a retelling of The Odyssey from the point of view of Odysseus’s wife and 12 dead maids. Part of the multi-author series The Myths. First US edition (Canongate UK; Knopf Canada 10/05).
AUFDEM-BRINKE, ELEANOR F. (1950- ); see pseudonyms J. D. Robb & Nora Roberts (stories) (chron.)
AUGARDE, STEVE (chron.)

* *Celandine (Random House/Fickling UK 0-385-60562-5, Nov 2005, £12.99, 487pp, hc, cover by Steve Augarde) [Various] Young-adult fantasy novel, second in a trilogy after The Various.
* _The Various (Random House/Dell Yearling 0-440-42029-6, Nov 2005, $6.50, 448pp, tp, cover by Steve Augarde) [Various] Reprint (Fickling UK 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, first in a trilogy.
AUSTIN, J. D.; pseudonym of Joshua Dann (chron.)

* _Bobby’s Girl (Ace 0-441-00823-2, Jun 2005, $5.99, 268pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) [Bobby] Reissue (Ace 2001) humorous SF novel. Austin is a pseudonym for Joshua Dann. Second printing.
* *Meet the Thradons! (Ace 0-441-01272-8, Jun 2005, $5.99, 233pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) [Bobby] Humorous SF novel, sequel to Bobby’s Girl. Bobby meets his alien in-laws on the planet Thradon. Austin is a pseudonym for Joshua Dann.
AVERY, BEN (chron.)

* _The Hedge Knight (with Mike S. Miller & George R. R. Martin) See entry under George R. R. Martin
AVERY, FIONA (chron.)

* *The Crown Rose (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-312-2, May 2005, $25.00, 454pp, hc, cover by Caniglia) Historical fantasy novel of Isabelle of France. A first novel. Prometheus Books, 59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst NY 14228-2197; 800-421-0351; [www.prometheusbooks.com].
AVI; pseudonym of Avi Wortis, (1937- ) (chron.)

* *The Book Without Words (Hyperion 0-7868-0829-2, May 2005, $15.99, 203pp, hc, cover by Tim Zulewski) Young-adult medieval fantasy. An alchemist’s seemingly blank book shows certain readers dark secrets.
* _The Mayor of Central Park (HarperTrophy 0-06-051557-0, Mar 2005, $5.99, 193pp, tp, cover by Brian Floca) Reprint (HarperCollins 2003) young-adult talking animal fantasy novel in Damon Runyan style.
AXLER, JAMES; house pseudonym (chron.)

* *Deathlands: Black Harvest (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62579-0, Mar 2005, $6.50, 346pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Deathlands] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 69th in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
* *Deathlands: Ritual Chill (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62581-2, Sep 2005, $6.50, 347pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Deathlands: Altered States] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, the first book in the Altered States sub-series, 71st in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
* *Deathlands: Vengeance Trail (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62580-4, Jun 2005, $6.50, 348pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Deathlands] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 70th in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
* *Outlanders: Children of the Serpent (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63846-9, May 2005, $6.50, 347pp, pb) [Outlanders] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 33rd in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
* *Outlanders: Evil Abyss (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63845-0, Feb 2005, $6.50, 348pp, pb) [Outlanders] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 32nd in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
* *Outlanders: Successors (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63847-7, Aug 2005, $6.50, 347pp, pb) [Outlanders] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 34th in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
AYLETT, STEVE (1967- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Karloff’s Circus (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07625-9, Jan 2005, £6.99, 128pp, tp) [Accomplice] Reprint (Gollancz 2004) surreal SF/fantasy novel, fourth in the “Accomplice” series.
* +Lint (Thunder’s Mouth Press 1-56025-684-2, Jun 2005, $14.95, 225pp, tp) Associational satirical novel, a mock biography of Phildickian SF writer Jeff Lint.
AYRES, NEIL, ed. (1979- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Minotaur in Pamplona: Book I (D-Press no ISBN, May 2005, £3.00, 27pp, ph, cover by Diavolo) Original SF/fantasy anthology. (Contents)
* *The Minotaur in Pamplona: Book II (D-Press no ISBN, May 2005, £3.00, 32pp, ph, cover by Carole Humphreys) Original SF/fantasy anthology. (Contents)
BABBITT, NATALIE (Moore) (1932- ) (chron.)

* _The Search for Delicious (Farrar Straus Giroux/Sunburst 0-374-46536-3, Apr 2005, $5.95, 167pp, tp, cover by Nancy Ekholm Burkert) Reissue (Farrar 1969) young-adult fantasy. 20th printing.
BAEN, JAMES (Patrick), ed. (1943-2006) (chron.)

* _The World Turned Upside Down (with David A. Drake & Eric Flint) See entry under David A. Drake
BAILEY, DAVID, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* *Doctor Who: Short Trips: Seven Deadly Sins (Big Finish 1-84435-146-7, Mar 2005, £14.99, 196pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Anthology of seven original stories based on the TV series, with linking material by Jacqueline Rayner. Volume 12 in the series. (Contents)
BAILEY, LEN (chron.)

* *Clabbernappers (Tor/Starscape 0-765-30981-5, Feb 2005, $17.95, 224pp, hc, cover by Brett Helquist) [Danny Ray] Young-adult fantasy novel. A fantasy land seeking a hero gets 11-year-old rodeo champion Danny Ray. A first novel.
BAILEY, ROBIN WAYNE; [i.e., Robert Wayne Bailey] (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Dragonkin, Book Two: Talisman (ibooks 1-4165-0422-2, Apr 2005, $6.99, 355pp, pb, cover by Troy Howell) [Dragonkin] Reprint (ibooks 2004) fantasy novel, the second volume in a trilogy.
BAIRD, ALISON (chron.)

* *The Archons of the Stars (Warner Aspect 0-446-69097-X, Aug 2005, $13.95, 327pp, tp, cover by Stephen Youll) [Dragon Throne] Fantasy novel, third in “The Dragon Throne” series.

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