The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

Books, Listed by Author

BATES, BRIAN (chron.)

• * _The Real Middle Earth (St. Martin’s/Palgrave Macmillan 1-4039-6683-4, Oct 2004, $16.95, 292pp, tp) Reprint (Sidgwick & Jackson 2002) non-fiction look at history and legend in Tolkien’s fantasy. [Tolkien]

BATES, PAUL L. (chron.)

• * *Imprint (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-312-9, Jul 2005, $25.95, 323pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) [Imprint] Dystopian SF novel. A man seeks his missing girlfriend in a world where the population is controlled by collective amnesia. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].

BATTIS, JES (chron.)

• * *Blood Relations: Chosen Families in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel (McFarland 0-7864-2172-X, Jul 2005, $32.00, 190pp, tp) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Non-fiction, a critical examination on the concept of family as seen in the TV shows. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. McFarland, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com].

BAUM, L(yman) FRANK (1856-1919) (stories) (chron.)

• * *L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz (with Michael Cavallaro) (Penguin/Puffin Graphics 0-14-240471-3, Sep 2005, $9.99, 174pp, tp, cover by Michael Cavallaro) [Oz] Young-adult graphic novel version Baum’s children’s fantasy adapted and with b&w art by Michael Cavallaro. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * _The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (Penguin/Signet Classic 0-451-52997-9, Nov 2005, $4.95, 161pp, pb, cover by R. Von Kluge) Reissue (Bowen Merrill 1902) story of Santa Claus. This has a new introduction by Michael O. Riley, the 1986 afterword by Max Apple, and a selected bibliography.
• * *The Twinkle Tales (University of Nebraska Press 0-8032-6242-6, Jul 2005, $13.95, 270 + xviii, tp, cover by Maginel Wright Enright) [Twinkle] Children’s collection/omnibus of seven fantasy stories, originally published separately as by Laura Bancroft, about the magical adventures of a little girl named Twinkle. Collected here for the first time, with the original illustrations by Maginel Wright Enright. Introduction by Katharine M. Rogers. (Contents)
• * _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Sterling Publishing 1-4027-2504-3, Nov 2005, $9.95, 158pp, hc, cover by Scott McKowen) [Oz] Reprint (Hill 1900) classic children’s fantasy, the first book in the “Oz” series. This has new b&w illustrations by Scott McKowen and includes discussion questions.
• * _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Sterling Publishing 1-4027-2535-3, Nov 2005, $12.95, 159pp, hc, cover by Michael Foreman) [Oz] Reprint (Hill 1900) classic children’s fantasy, the first book in the “Oz” series. This has the color illustrations by Michael Foreman from the 1999 Pavilion UK edition.

BAXTER, STEPHEN M(ichael) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Exultant (SFBC #1177187, Jan 2005, $12.99, 472pp, hc, cover by David Stevenson) [*Xeelee: Destiny’s Children] Reprint (Gollancz 2004) SF novel, book two of “Homo Superior” (or “Destiny’s Children”) after Coalescent, related to the “Xeelee” series. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Exultant (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07655-0, Sep 2005, £6.99, 520pp, pb, cover by EkhornForss) [*Xeelee: Destiny’s Children] Reprint (Gollancz 2004) SF novel, second in the Destiny’s Children series set in the Xeelee universe.
• * _Exultant (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45789-7, Nov 2005, $7.50, 497pp, pb, cover by David Stevenson) [*Xeelee: Destiny’s Children] Reprint (Gollancz 2004) SF novel, book two of the Homo Superior (or Destiny’s Children) series after Coalescent, in the Xeelee series.
• * _Sunstorm (with Arthur C. Clarke) See entry under Arthur C. Clarke
• * _Time’s Eye (with Arthur C. Clarke) See entry under Arthur C. Clarke
• * *Transcendent (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07431-0, Oct 2005, £12.99, 489pp, tp) [*Xeelee: Destiny’s Children] SF novel, the third volume of Destiny’s Children. A hardcover edition (-07430-2, £17.99) is also available.
• * +Transcendent (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45791-9, Dec 2005, $25.95, 488pp, hc) [*Xeelee: Destiny’s Children] SF novel, book three of the Destiny’s Children (or Homo Superior) trilogy, in the “Xeelee” series. First US edition (Gollancz 10/05).
• * _Transcendent (SFBC #1194781, Jan 2006, $12.99, 488pp, hc) [*Xeelee: Destiny’s Children] Reprint (Gollancz 2005) SF novel, book three of “Homo Superior” (or “Destiny’s Children”) after Coalescent, in the “Xeelee” series. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * +The Web: Gulliverzone (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34941-8, May 2005, $5.99, 109pp, tp, cover by Redseal) [Web] Young-adult SF novel, the first in a six-book series. First US edition (Dolphin 1997).

BEAHM, GEORGE (William) (1953- ) (chron.)

• * *Passport to Narnia: A Newcomer’s Guide (Hampton Roads 1-57174-465-7, Nov 2005, $12.95, 199pp, tp) Young-adult non-fiction, guide to C.S. Lewis’s work and the new movie. Illustrated by Tim Kirk. Foreword by Neil Gaiman. Includes index. [Lewis]

BEAR, ELIZABETH; [i.e., Sarah Bear Elizabeth Wishnevsky] (1971- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Scardown (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58751-X, Jul 2005, $6.99, 368pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Hammered] Military SF novel, second in a trilogy after Hammered.
• * *Worldwired (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58749-8, Dec 2005, $6.99, 398pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Hammered] Military SF, third part of a novel.

BEAR, GREG(ory Dale) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dead Lines (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44838-3, Jul 2005, $7.50, 299pp, pb) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2004) near-future SF thriller/ghost story.
• * _Moving Mars (Tor 0-812-52480-2, May 2005, $6.99, 500pp, pb, cover by Wayne Barlowe) [Queen of Angels] Reissue (Tor 1993) SF novel. Sixth printing.
• * *Quantico (HarperCollins UK 0-00-712978-5, Nov 2005, £17.99, 438pp, hc) Near-future SF novel of worldwide terrorist attacks.
• * _Sleepside: The Collected Fantasies of Greg Bear (ibooks 1-59687-144-X, Nov 2005, $11.95, 293pp, tp, cover by M. Postawa) Reprint (Tor 2002 as part of The Collected Stories) collection of nine stories. This follows the ibooks 2004 edition.

BEATON, ALISTAIR (chron.)

• * *A Planet for the President (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-84776-7, Sep 2004, £9.99, 312pp, hc, cover by Photos. com) SF novel. An American President is offered the final solution to people overusing Earth’s resources: remove the people.
• * _A Planet for the President (Orion 0-75286-566-8, Jun 2005, £6.99, 360pp, tp) Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicholson 2004) SF novel.

BEBRIS, CARRIE A. (chron.)

• * _Pride and Prescience, or, A Truth Universally Acknowledged (Tor/Forge 0-765-35071-8, Feb 2005, $6.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Teresa Fasolino) [Mrs. & Mr. Darcy] Reprint (Forge 2004) mystery with supernatural gothic elements featuring Mrs. & Mr. Darcy of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.
• * *Suspense and Sensibility or, First Impressions Revisited (Tor/Forge 0-765-30509-7, Feb 2005, $22.95, 301pp, hc, cover by Teresa Fasolino) [Mrs. & Mr. Darcy] Mystery with supernatural gothic elements, the second featuring Mrs. & Mr. Darcy of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.

BECHARD, MARGARET (chron.)

• * *Spacer and Rat (Roaring Brook Press 1-59643-058-3, Oct 2005, $16.95, 183pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel. Jack, raised on a space station in the asteroid belt, discovers an “Earthie rat” — an abandoned Earth girl.

BEDDOR, FRANK (chron.)

• * _The Looking Glass Wars (Egmont 1-4052-1976-9, Apr 2005, £5.99, 376pp, tp, cover by Doug Chiang & Brian Flora) [Alice] Reprint (Egmont 2004) young-adult fantasy novel. First in a trilogy based on the world of Alice in Wonderland.

BELL, ANTHEA, trans.

• * _Dragon Rider (with Cornelia Funke) See entry under Cornelia Funke.

BELL, HILARI (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Rise of a Hero (Simon & Schuster 0-689-85415-3, May 2005, $16.95, 462pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Farsala] Young-adult fantasy novel, second in the “Farsala” trilogy (previously “The Book of Sorahb”).
• * *The Wizard Test (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-059940-5, Feb 2005, $15.99, 166pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Young-adult fantasy novel. A young man who believes wizards are bad turns out to have powers of his own.

BELL, JAMES STUART (chron.)

• * *Inside “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe”: Myths, Mysteries, and Magic from the Chronicles of Narnia (with Carrie Pyykkonen & Linda Washington) (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-34744-8, 2005, $9.95, 221 + xiv, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Young-adult non-fiction, guide to C.S. Lewis’s Narnia books, with information and facts about real and magical creatures along with Lewis’s life and influences. [Lewis]

BELL, JULIE (1958- ) (chron.)

• * _The Ultimate Collection (with Boris Vallejo) See entry under Boris Vallejo.

BELLAIRS, JOHN (Anthony) (1938-1991) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Best of John Bellairs 2: The Johnny Dixon Mysteries (Penguin/Dial 0-7607-7590-7, Aug 2005, $9.95, 200+168+170pp, hc) [Johnny Dixon] Omnibus of the first three novels in the “Johnny Dixon” series: The Curse of the Blue Figurine (1983); The Mummy, the Will and the Crypt (1984); and The Spell of the Sorcerer’s Skull (1984). This is an instant remainder edition, created exclusively for Barnes & Noble. (Contents)

BELLE, MONICA (chron.)

• * *Pagan Heat (Black Lace 0-352-33974-8, Jul 2005, £7.99, 225pp, pb) Erotic fantasy.

BENDER, AIMEE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Willful Creatures (Doubleday 0-385-50113-7, Aug 2005, $22.95, 209pp, hc) Collection of 15 stories, two original, many surreal/fantasy. (Contents)

BENFORD, GREGORY (Albert) (1941- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Furious Gulf (Warner Aspect 0-446-61153-0, Feb 2005, $6.99, 436pp, pb, cover by Don Dixon) [Galactic Center] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1994) SF novel, fifth in the “Galactic Center” sequence.
• * _Sailing Bright Eternity (Warner Aspect 0-446-61152-2, Mar 2005, $6.99, 517pp, pb, cover by Don Dixon) [Nigel Walmsley; ] Reprint (Gollancz 1995) SF novel. Final book in the “Nigel Walmsley” and “Galactic Center” series.
• * *The Sunborn (Warner Aspect 0-446-53058-1, Mar 2005, $24.95, 330pp, hc, cover by Don Dixon) [Martian Race] SF novel of a scientific mission to Pluto, a loose sequel to The Martian Race.
• * _The Sunborn (SFBC #1183196, Apr 2005, $12.49, 330pp, hc, cover by Don Dixon) [Martian Race] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2005) SF novel. This is similar to the Warner Aspect edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Sunborn (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-176-4, May 2005, £6.99, 424pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Martian Race] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2005) SF novel, sequel to The Martian Race. [First U.K. edition]

BENJAMIN, CURT; pseudonym (chron.)

• * *Lords of Grass and Thunder (DAW 0-7564-0197-6, Apr 2005, $24.95, 532pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Seven Brothers] Fantasy novel set in the universe of the Seven Brothers trilogy.

BENNETT, DIANA, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Monster’s Ink (with Anthony Cain) (Cyber-Pulp Press, 2005, $15.99, 270pp, tp) (Contents)

BENNETT, GARY L(ee) (1940- ) (chron.)

• * _The Star Sailors (iUniverse/Authors Choice Press 0-595-35540-4, Jul 2005, $15.95, 219pp, tp) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1980) SF novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online from [www.iuniverse.com] or from 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln NE 68512.

BENOIT, (Ferdinand Marie) PIERRE (1886-1962) (chron.)

• * _Queen of Atlantis (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-6916-1, Apr 2005, $14.95, 308pp, tp, cover by R. W. Boeche) Reprint (Hutchinson 1920) dark fantasy novel of a vampire queen. Translated from the French L’Atlantide (1919) by Arthur Chambers. Afterword by Hugo Frey. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 233 North 8th St., Lincoln NE 68588-0484; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.nebraskapress.unl.edu].

BENSON, AMBER (stories) (chron.)

• * *Ghosts of Albion: Accursed (with Christopher Golden) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-47130-X, Nov 2005, $13.95, 385pp, tp) Victorian dark fantasy novel based on characters created by the authors for a BBC animated Internet serial. Copyrighted by Benson Entertainment and the Daring Greatly Corporation.
• * *Ghosts of Albion: Astray (with Christopher Golden) (Subterranean Press 1-59606-011-5, Dec 2004, $40.00, 92pp, hc) Victorian dark fantasy novella, illustrated by José R. Nieto. Originally published online as a serial. This is a signed, limited edition of 750; a lettered edition of 52 ($150.00) is also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].

BENSON, E(dward) F(rederic) (1867-1940) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Sea Mist (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-078-6, Feb 2005, C$59.00, xxxii+342pp, hc, cover by Douglas Walters) Collection of supernatural stories, edited by Jack Adrian, fifth in a series designed to bring back into print all of Benson’s supernatural fiction in the order of writing. In addition to bringing together a further seventeen stories, the volume contains three marginal weird tales, and a fascinating collection of articles This is a limited edition of 600 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $48.50 and in the UK for £29.00. (Contents)

BENSON, JOHN M., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Clarity (John Benson; Natick, MA, Feb 2005, $3.50, 32pp, octavo, cover by Teresa Tunaley) (Contents)

BENSON, MARGARET; see pseudonym Maggie Shayne (stories) (chron.)

BERG, CAROL (chron.)

• * *Daughter of Ancients (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46042-1, Sep 2005, $7.99, 531pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [*Bridge of D’Arnath] Fantasy novel, fourth and final of The Bridge of D’Arnath.
• * *The Soul Weaver (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46017-0, Feb 2005, $7.99, 469pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [*Bridge of D’Arnath] Fantasy novel. Book three of “The Bridge of D’Arnath”. Gerik learns to control his talent for soul weaving.

BERGEY, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * *New Coyote (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-322-6, Aug 2005, $25.95, 375pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) Fantasy novel. Coyote gets himself reborn as a human. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com].

BERK, ARI, Ph.D. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Lady Cottington’s Pressed Fairy Letters (with Brian Froud) See entry under Brian Froud.

BERLINER, JANET (chron.)

• * _Artifact (with Matthew J. Costello, F. Paul Wilson & Kevin J. Anderson) See entry under Kevin J. Anderson

BERMAN, JUDITH (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Bear Daughter (Ace 0-441-01322-8, Sep 2005, $16.00, 422pp, tp) Fantasy novel. The half-human daughter of the immortal bear Lord Stink must close a tear in reality. A first novel.

BERNSTEIN, NINA (chron.)

• * *Magic by the Book (Farrar Straus Giroux/Foster 0-374-34718-2, Apr 2005, $17.00, 227pp, hc, cover by Boris Kulikov) Young-adult fantasy novel. Three siblings find a magic book that lets them enter the stories.

BERTOLINI, MAX (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Revelations: The Art of Max Bertolini (Paper Tiger 1-84340-225-4, Mar 2005, £20.00, hc, cover by Max Bertolini) Art book, with illustrations from comics, fantasy, SF, and advertising. Bertolini discusses his inspiration and techniques in the text. [Not seen]

bes SHAHAR, ELUKI (1956- ); see pseudonym Rosemary Edghill (stories) (chron.)

BESSON, LUC (chron.)

• * *Arthur and the Forbidden City (HarperCollins 0-06-059626-0, Sep 2005, $15.99, 183pp, hc, cover by Brian Despain) [Arthur] Young-adult fantasy, sequel to Arthur and the Minimoys. First English-language edition, translated from the French Artur et la cite interdite (Intervista/Manitoba 2003) by Ellen Sowchek.
• * _Arthur and the Forbidden City (Faber and Faber 0-571-22605-1, Nov 2005, £5.99, 188pp, tp, cover by Diane Crook) [Arthur] Reprint (HarperCollins 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, second in a series. Translated by Ellen Sowchek from the French Arthur et la Cité Interdite (Intervista 2002). [First U.K. edition]
• * *Arthur and the Minimoys (HarperCollins 0-06-059623-6, May 2005, $15.99, 219pp, hc, cover by Brian Despain) [Arthur] Young-adult fantasy. Arthur uncovers his grandfather’s notebooks about a tribe of people less than one inch tall. First English-language edition, translated by Ellen Sowcheck from the French Artur et les Minimoys (Intervista 2002).
• * _Arthur and the Minimoys (Faber and Faber 0-571-22604-3, Jul 2005, £5.99, 236pp, tp, cover by Brian Despain) [Arthur] Reprint (HarperCollins 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. Translated by Ellen Sowchek from Arthur et les Minimoys (Intervista, 2002). First in a series. [First U.K. edition]

BETANCOURT, JOHN GREGORY (1963- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Blind Archer (ibooks 1-4165-0410-9, Feb 2005, $6.99, 233pp, pb, cover by Dennis Calero) Reprint (Avon 1988) fantasy novel. This is copyrighted 2005, and may be somewhat revised.
• * *Roger Zelazny’s Shadows of Amber (ibooks 1-59687-118-0, Oct 2005, $22.95, 254pp, hc, cover by Aaron Campbell) [Amber] Fantasy novel, fourth in the Dawn of Amber overall series, and first in a new sub-series, based on Zelazny’s “Amber” books. Packaged by ibooks; copyrighted by Amber Ltd.
• * _Roger Zelazny’s Shadows of Amber (SFBC #1199706, Nov 2005, $11.99, 254pp, hc, cover by Aaron Campbell) [Amber] Reprint (ibooks 2005) fantasy novel, the first in a new sub-series based on Zelazny’s “Amber” books. Packaged by ibooks; copyrighted by Amber Ltd. This is similar to the ibooks edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.