The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

Books, Listed by Author

BROWN, FREDRIC (William) (1906-1972) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Martians and Madness: The Complete SF Novels of Fredric Brown (SFBC #1178786, Feb 2005, $14.49, 633pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (NESFA 2002) Omnibus of five SF novels: What Mad Universe (1949), The Lights in the Sky Are Stars (1953), Martians, Go Home (1955), Rogue in Space (1957), and The Mind Thing (1961), plus two novellas rewritten and incorporated into Rogue in Space. This has a 1978 introduction by Philip Klass. This is similar to the NESFA edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

BROWN, REBECCA (Bard) (1948- ); see pseudonym Rebecca Ore (stories) (chron.)

BROWN, SIMON (1956- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * +Empire’s Daughter (DAW 0-7564-0283-2, Mar 2005, $6.99, 440pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Chronicles of Kydan] Fantasy novel, book one in The Chronicles of Kydan. First US edition (Pan Macmillan Australia 8/04 as Born of Empire).

BROWN, STAN (chron.)

• * *DragonLance: The New Adventures, Volume 6: Dragon Day (Wizards of the Coast/Mirrorstone 0-7869-3622-3, Mar 2005, $5.99, 241pp, tp, cover by Vinod Rams) [DragonLance: New Adventures] Young-adult novelization based on the roleplaying games. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

BROWNE, N. M. (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Story of Stone (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7702-1, Sep 2005, £6.99, 335pp, tp, cover by Yeti McCaldin) Young-adult fantasy novel. The daughter of a Findsman touches a stone which gives her visions of the remote past.
• * +The Story of Stone (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-655-0, Oct 2005, $17.95, 335pp, hc, cover by Yeti McCaldin) Young-adult fantasy novel. An apprentice archaeologist finds a stone that reveals the distant past. First US edition (Bloomsbury 9/05).

BRUCHAC, JOSEPH (chron.)

• * _The Dark Pond (HarperTrophy 0-06-052998-9, Aug 2005, $5.99, 142pp, tp, cover by Sally Wern Comport) Reprint (HarperCollins 2004) young-adult contemporary horror novel.
• * *Whisper in the Dark (HarperCollins 0-06-058087-9, Aug 2005, $15.99, 174pp, hc, cover by Sally Wern Comport) Young-adult contemporary horror novel. A spooky Native American legend becomes real for Maddy.

BRUISOV, VALERY (chron.)

• * _The Fiery Angel (Dedalus 1-903517-33-8, Jan 2005, £9.99, 411pp, tp, cover by Ben Mitchell) Reprint (Humphrey Toulmin/Cayme Press 1930 as by Valeri Briussov) decadent dark fantasy novel of the occult in 16th-century Germany. Translated by Ivor Montagu & Sergei Nalbandov from the Russian original (1908/9). Afterword on Bruisov and his literary environment by Gary Lachman.

BRUST, STEVEN (Karl Zoltan) (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Gypsy (with Megan Lindholm) (Tor/Orb 0-765-31192-5, Apr 2005, $13.95, 272pp, tp, cover by Sam Rakeland) Reprint (Tor 1992) fantasy thriller.
• * _Sethra Lavode (Tor 0-812-53418-2, Mar 2005, $7.99, 373pp, pb, cover by Eric Bowman) [Viscount of Adrilanka] Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel, third in the “Viscount of Adrilanka” trilogy, fifth in the series, prequel to the “Vlad Taltos” series, begun in Five Hundred Years After.

BUCKLEY, MICHAEL (1943- ) (chron.)

• * *The Sisters Grimm: The Fairy-Tale Detectives (Abrams/Amulet 0-8109-5925-9, Oct 2005, $14.95, 284pp, hc, cover by Peter Ferguson) [Sisters Grimm] Young-adult fantasy mystery, first in the series about sisters descended from the Brothers Grimm, whose stories were really true. This is clothbound without dustjacket. Illustrated by Peter Ferguson. A first novel.
• * *The Sisters Grimm: The Unusual Suspects (Abrams/Amulet 0-8109-5926-7, Oct 2005, $14.95, 290pp, hc, cover by Peter Ferguson) [Sisters Grimm] Young-adult fantasy, second in the fairy-tale mystery series. This is clothbound without dust jacket. Illustrated by Peter Ferguson.

BUCKNER, M. M. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *War Surf (Ace 0-441-01320-1, Sep 2005, $7.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Christian McGrath) [HyperThought] SF novel set in the same universe as HyperThought.

BUDRYS, ALGIRDAS JONAS (1931-2008); see under Algis Budrys (stories) (chron.)

BUDRYS, ALGIS, ed.; working name of Algirdas Jonas Budrys, (1931-2008) (stories) (chron.)

• * *L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume XXI (Galaxy 1-59212-217-5, Sep 2005, $7.99, 521pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) Original anthology of 15 stories by contest winners, illustrated by “Illustrators of the Future” winners. This has comments by Stephen Hickman, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, and L. Ron Hubbard, with introduction by Budrys. (Contents)

BUETTNER, ROBERT (chron.)

• * _Orphanage (SFBC #1175686, Feb 2005, $10.99, 302pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino) [Orphanage] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2004) near-future military SF novel. This has ISBN 0-7394-5031-X; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Orphan’s Destiny (Warner Aspect 0-446-61430-0, Sep 2005, $6.99, 307pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Orphanage] Near-future military SF novel, sequel to Orphanage.
• * _Orphan’s Destiny (SFBC #1198898, Oct 2005, $10.99, 307pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino) [Orphanage] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2005) near-future military SF novel, sequel to Orphanage. This has ISBN 0-7394-5908-2; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

BUJOLD, LOIS (Joy) McMASTER (1949- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Hallowed Hunt (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-057462-3, Jun 2005, $24.95, 470pp, hc, cover by David Bowers) [Royina Ista] Fantasy novel, third in the series begun in The Curse of Chalion. A lord cursed to carry the spirit of a wolf tries to aid a woman accused of killing a prince.
• * _The Hallowed Hunt (SFBC #1184780, Jun 2005, $12.49, 372pp, hc, cover by David Bowers) [Royina Ista] Reprint (Eos 2005) fantasy novel, third in the series begun in The Curse of Chalion. This is similar to the Eos edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Paladin of Souls (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-81861-2, May 2005, $7.99, 470pp, pb, cover by David Bowers) [Royina Ista] Reprint (Eos 2003) Hugo and Nebula Award-winning fantasy novel, sequel to The Curse of Chalion.

BUJOR, FLAVIA (chron.)

• * _The Prophecy of the Gems (Collins Voyager 0-00-716113-1, Apr 2005, £5.99, 441pp, tp) Reprint (Collins Voyager 2004) fantasy novel. Translated by Linda Coverdale from the French original, La Prophétie des Pierres (Editions Anne Carriere 2002).
• * _The Prophecy of the Stones (Hyperion/Miramax 0-7868-5655-6, Apr 2005, $7.99, 386pp, tp) Reprint (Collins UK 2004 as The Prophecy of the Gems) young-adult fantasy novel. Translated from the French La prophétie des pierres (Editions Anne Carriere 2002) by Linda Coverdale.

BULWER-LYTTON, [Sir] EDWARD (George Earle) (1803-1873) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Coming Race (Wesleyan University Press 0-8195-6749-3, Jul 2005, $34.95, 218 + liii, hc, cover by John Martin) Reprint (Blackwook 1871 as by Anonymous) SF novel. This is a new scholarly edition edited and with an introduction by David Seed. Includes notes, bibliography, and biography of Bulwer-Lytton. Order from University Press of New England, Middletown CT 06459; Order Dept., 37 Lafayette St., Lebanon NH 03766-1405; 800-421-1561; [www.wesleyan.edu/wespress].

BUMGARNER, BARRI L. (chron.)

• * *8 Days (Tigress Press 0-97-40848-9-1, Sep 2004, $15.95, 407pp, tp, cover by David Deen) Near-future SF novel. Scientists develop a chemical that will destroy all but a select few humans. Tigress Press, 2509 Morning Glory Drive, Columbia MO 65202; [www.tigresspress.com].

BUNCH, CHRIS(topher Renshaw) (1943-2005) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Dog from Hell (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46039-1, Aug 2005, $7.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Star Risk, Ltd.] Military SF novel, fourth in the “Star Risk, Ltd.” series about a group of space mercenaries.
• * +Dragonmaster (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46030-8, Aug 2005, $15.00, 409pp, tp, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [Dragonmaster] Fantasy novel, the first book of the Storm of Wings trilogy. First US edition (Orbit 4/02 as Dragonmaster Book One: Storm of Wings).
• * _Dragonmaster Book Three: The Last Battle (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-223-X, Mar 2005, £6.99, 326pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) [Dragonmaster] Reprint (Orbit 2004) fantasy novel. Last in a trilogy after Storm of Wings and Knighthood of the Dragon.

BUNTING, (Anne) EVE(lyn Bolton) (1928- ) (chron.)

• * *The Lambkins (HarperCollins/Cotler 0-06-059906-5, Aug 2005, $15.99, 180pp, hc, cover by Jonathan Keegan) Young-adult SF novel. Crazy Mrs. Shepherd shrinks kids and keeps them trapped in a dollhouse.

BURGESS, DONNA TAYLOR (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Rain Boy (D-Press no ISBN, May 2005, £2.00, 19pp, ph, cover by Sheridan Morgan) Poetry collection. (Contents)

BURGESS, MELVIN (chron.)

• * *Bloodsong (Andersen Press 1-84270-179-7, Sep 2005, £12.99, 322pp, hc) [Bloodtide] Young-adult near-future urban fantasy novel, based on the Volsung Saga, sequel to Bloodtide.

BURGESS, MICHAEL (Roy) (1948- ); see pseudonym Robert Reginald (chron.)

BURKE, KEALAN-PATRICK (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Hides (CD Publications 1-58767-120-4, Jun 2005, $40.00, 156pp, hc, cover by James Higgins) Horror novel. Teenager Timmy Quinn leads the dead to their murderers. This is a signed limited edition of 750; a traycased leatherbound leather edition of 26 ($175.00) is also available. Cemetery Dance Publications, 132-B Industry Lane, Unit #7, Forest Hill MD 21050; [www.cemeterydance.com].

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• * *Taverns of the Dead (CD Publications 1587670828, Oct 2005, $40.00, 423pp, hc) (Contents)

BURKE, RUSTY, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _The End of the Trail: Western Stories See entry under Robert E. Howard.
• * _Lord of Samarcand and Other Adventure Tales of the Old Orient See entry under Robert E. Howard.

BURNS, MARJORIE (chron.)

• * *Perilous Realms: Celtic and Norse in Tolkien’s Middle-earth (University of Toronto Press 0-8020-3806-9, Aug 2005, $27.95, 225pp, tp) Non-fiction, a critical examination of Norse influences in Tolkien. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. A hardcover edition (-3871-9, $55.00) was announced but not seen. University of Toronto Press, 2250 Military Rd., Tonawanda NY 14150; 716-693-2768. [Tolkien]

BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE (1875-1950) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _A Princess of Mars (ibooks 0-7434-9853-4, Mar 2005, $4.99, 192pp, pb) [Barsoom (John Carter et al)] Reprint (McClurg 1917) SF novel, the first in the John Carter, Warlord of Mars or Barsoom series.

BURROUGHS, WILLIAM S(eward) (1914-1997) (chron.)

• * _Naked Lunch: The Restored Text (Harper Perennial UK 0-00-720444-2, May 2005, £7.99, i+289+20pp, tp, cover by Tim Byrne) Reprint (Olympia Press 1959 as by William S. Burroughs) literary novel with fantasy/SF elements. This follows the Grove 2001 restored text edited by James Grauerholz and Barry Miles, with added notes and essays from Burroughs’s manuscript, introductions, letters, and “outtakes.” Also includes a 1993 introduction by J.G. Ballard. [First U.K. edition]

BURT, STEVEN E. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Odd Lot: Stories to Chill the Heart (Burt Creations 0-9649283-2-9, 2003, $14.95, 118pp, tp, cover by Jessica Hagerman) Reissue (Burt Creations 2001) young-adult collection of nine horror stories, one original. This is dated 2003, but not seen until now. Third printing. Order from Burt Creations, 29 Arnold Place, Norwich CT 06360; [www.burtcreations.com]. (Contents)
• * *Oddest Yet: Even More Stories to Chill the Heart (Burt Creations 0-9741407-1-6, 2004, $14.95, 130pp, tp, cover by Jessica Hagerman) Young-adult original collection of nine horror stories, one a reprint. Illustrated by Jessica Hagerman. This is dated 2004, but not seen until now. Order from Burt Creations, 29 Arnold Place, Norwich CT 06360; [www.burtcreations.com]. (Contents)

BUTCHER, JIM (1971- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Academ’s Fury (Ace 0-441-01283-3, Jul 2005, $24.95, 469pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Codex Alera] Epic fantasy, second in the “Codex Alera” series. Tavi’s studies in the capital are disrupted by the First Lord’s illness and a series of dire threats to the realm.
• * _Blood Rites (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-403-8, Nov 2005, £6.99, 452pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Dresden Files] Reprint (Roc 2004) dark fantasy mystery novel. Book six in the Dresden Files series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Dead Beat (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46027-8, May 2005, $23.95, 393pp, hc, cover by Chris McGrath) [Dresden Files] Dark fantasy novel, book seven in the “Dresden Files” about Chicago wizard Harry Dresden.
• * _Death Masks (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-402-X, Nov 2005, £6.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Dresden Files] Reprint (Roc 2003) dark fantasy mystery novel. Book five in the Dresden Files series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Fool Moon (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-399-6, Sep 2005, £6.99, 391pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Dresden Files] Reprint (Penguin/Roc 2001) dark fantasy mystery novel, book two in The Dresden Files. Wizard Harry Dresden tracks murderous werewolves. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Furies of Calderon (Ace 0-441-01268-X, Jul 2005, $7.99, 502pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Codex Alera] Reprint (Ace 2004) epic fantasy, first in the “Codex Alera” series.
• * _Grave Peril (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-400-3, Oct 2005, £6.99, 426pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Dresden Files] Reprint (Roc 2001 as Grave Peril) humorous dark fantasy mystery novel. The third book in the Dresden Files series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Storm Front (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-398-8, Sep 2005, £6.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Dresden Files] Reprint (Roc 2000) dark fantasy mystery novel, book one in The Dresden Files. The Chicago police ask wizard Harry Dresden (listed in the yellow pages) to consult on a grisly murder. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Summer Knight (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-401-1, Oct 2005, £6.99, 405pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Dresden Files] Reprint (Roc 2002) humorous dark fantasy mystery, fourth in the Dresden Files series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Wizard for Hire (SFBC #1186402, Apr 2005, $14.99, 801pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Dresden Files] Omnibus of the first three dark fantasy-detective novels in The Dresden Files: Storm Front (2000), Fool Moon (2001), and Grave Peril (2001). (Contents)

BUTLER, ANDREW M., ed. (chron.)

• * *Christopher Priest: The Interaction (Science Fiction Foundation 0-903007-07-X, Aug 2005, £13.00, 357pp, tp, cover by Colin Odell) Non-fiction gathering of ten critical essays examining Priest’s novels. Introduction by Butler. This has a bibliography of Priest’s works and an index. A hardcover edition noted on the copyright page (-06-1) doesn’t appear to exist. Available from The Science Fiction Foundation, 28 St. Johns Road, Guildford GU2 7UH, UK; [www.sf-foundation.org]. [Priest]

BUTLER, NANCY; pseudonym of Nancy J. Hajeski, (1951- ) (chron.)

• * *Beauty (Simon Pulse 0-689-86235-0, Apr 2005, $6.99, 168pp, pb, cover by Ewan Frasier) Young-adult fantasy novel. Princess Ana makes herself ugly so her mother will love her.

BUTLER, OCTAVIA E(stelle) (1947-2006) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Bloodchild and Other Stories, Second Edition (Seven Stories Press 1-58322-698-2, Oct 2005, $14.00, viii+214pp, tp) Reprint (Four Walls Eight Windows 1995) collection of seven stories and two essays. Includes two Hugo winners; the title story also won the Nebula. Two stories have been added: “Amnesty” and “The Book of Martha”. (Contents)
• * *Fledgling (Seven Stories Press 1-58322-690-7, Oct 2005, $24.95, 316pp, hc) Vampire novel. A girl with amnesia discovers she is a genetically modified vampire, and the only survivor of an attack on her community.
• * _Fledgling (SFBC #1203526, Dec 2005, $12.50, 316pp, hc) Reprint (Seven Stories Press 2005) vampire novel. This is similar to the Seven Stories Press edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Wild Seed (SFBC #1180861, Sep 2005, $10.99, 245pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Patternist] Reprint (Doubleday 1980) SF novel. This is #21 in the SFBC 50th Anniversary collection; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

BYATT, ANTONIA S(usan Drabble) (1936- ) (chron.)

• * _Little Black Book of Stories (Random House/Vintage 1-4000-7560-2, Feb 2005, $12.95, 240pp, tp) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 2003) collection of five dark stories.

BYERS, RICHARD LEE (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Forgotten Realms: Queen of the Depths (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3737-8, Sep 2005, $6.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Marc Fishman) [Forgotten Realms: Priests] Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game, fourth in The Priests series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

BYNUM, SARAH SHUN-LIEN (chron.)

• * _Madeleine Is Sleeping (Harcourt/Harvest 0-15-603227-9, Nov 2005, $13.00, 259pp, tp, cover by Lewis Carroll) Reprint (Harcourt 2004) fantasy/magical realism novel.

CABOT, MEG (chron.)

• * *Avalon High (HarperCollins 0-06-075586-5, Jan 2006, $16.99, 288pp, hc) [Avalon High] Young-adult contemporary Arthurian fantasy. Kids at Avalon High may be reincarnations of Arthur’s court, trapped in a re-enactment of the past.
• * _The Mediator 6: Twilight (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-072469-2, Jan 2006, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Paul Oakley) [Mediator] Reprint (HarperCollins 2005) young-adult dark fantasy novel, the sixth in a series about a girl who communicates with the dead.

CACEK, P(atricia) D. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Night Prayers (Leisure 0-8439-5609-7, Dec 2005, $6.99, 323pp, pb) Reprint (Design Image Group 1998) horror novel.

CADIGAN, PAT(ricia Oren Kearney) (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Cellular (BL Publishing/Black Flame 1-84416-104-8, Sep 2004, £6.99, 410pp, pb) Associational movie novelization, from a screenplay by Larry Cohen and Christopher Morgan.
• * *Jason X (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-168-4, Feb 2005, $7.99, 414pp, pb) [Friday the 13th] Novelization based on the horror movie. Copyrighted by New Line Cinema.