The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005


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Warhammer: Liar’s Peak Robin D. Laws (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-233-8, Sep 2005, $7.99, 408pp, pb, cover by David Gallagher) [Warhammer: Angelika Fleischer] Novelization based on the roleplaying game world, part of the Angelika Fleischer series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library UK 8/05).


Fear Me Stephen Laws (Leisure 0-8439-5486-8, Jan 2005, $6.99, 435pp, pb) Vampire novel. The vampire Gideon gets beat up by some intended female victims, and seeks revenge. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 1993 as Gideon); this is copyrighted 2005 and may be somewhat revised.


Last Burn in Hell John Edward Lawson (Raw Dog Screaming 0-9745031-6-9, Aug 2005, $13.95, 165pp, tp, cover by Dave Lipscomb) Satiric novel about a prison gigolo who has otherworldly encounters. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.rawdogscreaming.com], or from Raw Dog Screaming Press, 5103 72nd Place, Hyattsville MD 20784.


Come Out Tonight Richard Laymon (Leisure 0-8439-5183-4, Jul 2005, $7.99, 434pp, pb) Reprint (CD Publications 1999) associational non-supernatural horror novel.


Into the Fire Richard Laymon (Leisure 0-8439-5615-1, Sep 2005, $24.00, 374pp, hc) Horror novel. First US edition (Headline 4/05 as The Glory Bus).


The Lake Richard Laymon (Leisure 0-8439-5620-8, Nov 2005, $7.99, 402pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 2004) associational non-supernatural horror novel.


Resurrection Dreams Richard Laymon (Leisure 0-8439-5185-0, Mar 2005, $7.99, 370pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988) horror novel.


Polyphony, Volume 5 ed. Deborah Layne & Jay Lake (Wheatland Press 0-9755903-5-9, Oct 2005, $18.95, 418pp, tp, cover by Alexander Lamb) Original anthology of 31 slipstream stories. Authors include Jeff VanderMeer, Nick Mamatas, and Leslie What. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.wheatlandpress.com], or from Wheatland Press, PO Box 1818, Wilsonville OR 97070.


The Room in the Dragon Volant J. Sheridan Le Fanu (Wildside Press 1-58715-671-7, Mar 2005, $17.95, 140pp, tp) [Martin Hesselius] Reprint (1872) horror novel. Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301; [www.wildsidepress.com].


The Beginning Place Ursula K. Le Guin (Tor Teen 0-765-34625-7, Mar 2005, $6.99, 230pp, tp, cover by Scott M. Fischer) Reprint (Harper & Row 1980) young-adult fantasy.


Changing Planes Ursula K. Le Guin (Ace 0-441-01224-8, Aug 2005, $6.99, 239pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Harcourt 2003) collection of 16 stories. Winner of the 2004 Locus Award.


The Compass Rose Ursula K. Le Guin (HarperCollins/Perennial 0-06-091447-5, Mar 2005, $13.95, 368pp, tp) Reprint (Harper & Row 1982) collection.


The Earthsea Trilogy Ursula K. Le Guin (SFBC #1186229, May 2005, $14.99, 422pp, hc, cover by Leo & Diane Dillon) [Earthsea] Reprint (Gollancz 1977) omnibus of the three original Earthsea novels: A Wizard of Earthsea (1968), The Tombs of Atuan (1970), and The Farthest Shore (1972). This has ISBN 0-7394-5271-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin (SFBC #1158225, Nov 2004, $10.99, 209pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Ace 1969) classic SF novel, winner of the Hugo and Nebula Award. This is SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection #15, with ISBN 0-7394-4881-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Tombs of Atuan Ursula K. Le Guin (Pocket 1-4165-0962-3, Nov 2004, $14.00, 180pp, tp) [Earthsea] Reprint (Atheneum 1970) YA fantasy novel, second in the “Earthsea” series. This is a TV tie-in edition.


Desolation Tim Lebbon (Leisure 0-8439-5428-0, Mar 2005, $6.99, 309pp, pb) Horror novel. A man just out of a mental institution gets a room in a building full of very unusual people.


Grave Intent Deborah LeBlanc (Leisure 0-8439-5553-8, Jul 2005, $6.99, 374pp, pb) Horror novel. A gold coin stolen from a buried gypsy is cursed.


Forgotten Realms: Master of Chains Jess Lebow (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3800-5, Sep 2005, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Raymond Swanland) [Forgotten Realms: Fighters] Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game, part of The Fighters series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.


The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook Alan Lee (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-64014-2, Oct 2005, $30.00, 192pp, hc, cover by Alan Lee) [Middle-Earth] Art book, a collection of sketches done in preparation for the centenary edition of The Lord of the Rings. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 9/05).


The Backwoods Edward Lee (Leisure 0-8439-5413-2, Oct 2005, $6.99, 340pp, pb) Horror novel.


Flesh Gothic Edward Lee (Leisure 0-8439-5412-4, Feb 2005, $6.99, 404pp, pb) Horror novel.


Incubi Edward Lee (Necro Publications 1-889186-40-6, Feb 2005, $19.95, 241pp, tp, cover by Chris Trammell) Reprint (Diamond 1991) horror novel, Cultists kill women to raise their god. Order from PO Box 540298, Orlando FL 32854-0298; [www.necropublications.com].


Sword of the White Rose J. Ardian Lee (Ace 0-441-01223-X, May 2005, $7.99, 323pp, pb, cover by Tristan Elwell) [Son of the Sword] Reprint (Ace 2004) fantasy time-travel novel, fourth in the series begun in Son of the Sword.


Shadows of Prophecy Rachel Lee (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80219-6, Jan 2006, $13.95, 329pp, tp) [Ilduin] Fantasy novel, second in the Ilduin trilogy after Shadows of Myth. Lee is a pen name for Sue Civil-Brown & Christian Brown.


Crystal Soldier Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Meisha Merlin 1-59222-083-5, Mar 2005, $25.95, 321pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Great Migration] SF adventure novel in the “Liaden” universe, book one of the “Great Migration” duology.


Sword of Orion Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Phobos Impact 0-9720026-8-5, Oct 2005, $14.95, 276pp, tp) [Beneath Strange Skies] SF novel, book one of Beneath Strange Skies. Teenaged Jerel Telmon discovers she’s part of a galactic struggle for freedom.


Black Unicorn Tanith Lee (ibooks 1-59687-162-8, Dec 2005, $12.00, 138pp, tp, cover by Heather Cooper) [Black Unicorn] Reprint (Atheneum 1991) fantasy novel, first in a series.


Metallic Love Tanith Lee (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58471-5, Mar 2005, $6.99, 301pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) [Silver Metal Lover] Sequel to The Silver Metal Lover, the 1981 SF novel of a teen in love with a robot.


Venus Preserved Tanith Lee (Overlook Press 1-58567-653-5, Apr 2005, $14.95, 316pp, tp, cover by J. K. Potter) [Secret Books of Venus] Reprint (Overlook 2003) dark fantasy novel, fourth and final volume of “The Secret Books of Venus”, set in an alternate 18th-century Venice.


Forgotten Realms: Son of Thunder Murray J. D. Leeder (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3960-5, Jan 2006, $6.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Raymond Swanland) [Forgotten Realms: Fighters] Novelization based on the roleplaying game; part of the Fighters sub-series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.


A Logic Named Joe Murray Leinster (Baen 0-7434-9910-7, Jun 2005, $7.99, 600pp, pb, cover by Kurt Miller) Collection/omnibus of three stories and three novels: Gateway to Elsewhere (1954), The Duplicators (1964), and The Pirates of Zan (1959). Preface by Barry N. Malzberg. Edited by Eric Flint & Guy Gordon.


Moonstruck Edward M. Lerner (Baen 0-7434-9885-2, Feb 2005, $24.00, 291pp, hc, cover by Doug Chaffee) Near-future SF novel. Aliens arrive to evaluate humans for membership in the Galactic Commonwealth.


Moonstruck Edward M. Lerner (SFBC #1185633, May 2005, $11.99, 291pp, hc) Reprint (Baen 2005) SF novel. This is similar to the Baen edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Phantom of the Opera Gaston Leroux (Black Coat Press 1-932983-13-9, Oct 2004, $24.95, 383pp, tp, cover by David Taylor) Associational classic non-supernatural horror novel, newly “adapted"/translated by Jean-Marc Lofficier & Randy Lofficier, who also supply a new story. With new illustrations by 47 artists. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online from [www.blackcoatpress.com], or from Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 914916.


The Story of General Dann and Mara’s Daughter, Griot and the Snow Dog Doris Lessing (HarperCollins 0-06-053012-X, Jan 2006, $24.95, 282pp, hc) [Mara and Dann] Far-future, SF novel, a sequel to Mara and Dann, set in a primitive Earth where an Ice Age born of present ecological abuse is finally receding. First US edition (Fourth Estate 6/05).


The Preserve Patrick Lestewka (Necro Publications 1-889186-43-0, Sep 2004, $14.95, 306pp, tp, cover by Erik Wilson) Horror novel. Vietnam veterans are offered a strange new mission 20 years later. A first novel. This is dated 2004 but not seen until now. A signed, limited edition of 300; a signed hardcover edition of 52 (-44-9, $45.00) is sold out. Order from PO Box 540298, Orlando FL 32854-0298; [www.necropublications.com].


The Disappointment Artist Jonathan Lethem (Doubleday 0-385-51217-1, Mar 2005, $22.95, 149pp, hc) Non-fiction collection of cultural commentary and personal, often autobiographical, essays.


Men and Cartoons Jonathan Lethem (Random House/Vintage 1-4000-7680-3, Nov 2005, $12.95, 229pp, tp, cover by Gary Taxali) Reprint (Doubleday 2004) collection of 11 stories, most with fantasy elements. This adds two stories, both reprints.


Final Destination: End of the Line Rebecca Levene (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-176-5, Jun 2005, $7.99, 389pp, pb) [Final Destination] Novelization based on characters from the movie. Copyrighted by New Line Cinema. This is simultaneous with and has the same ISBN as the UK (Black Flame 6/05) edition, but only gives US and Canadian prices.


The Wish Gail Carson Levine (HarperTrophy 0-06-075911-9, May 2005, $5.99, 243pp, pb, cover by Judy York) Reprint (HarperCollins 2000) young-adult contemporary fantasy novel.


The Goodness Gene Sonia Levitin (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-47397-1, Sep 2005, $16.99, 259pp, hc, cover by Lori Thorn) Young-adult SF novel set in a dystopian society. A sheltered teen leaves his high-tech home to tour primitive outposts, and begins to question his world.


The Horse and His Boy C. S. Lewis (HarperCollins 0-06-076487-2, Jun 2005, $10.95, 254pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Narnia] Reprint (Geoffrey Bles 1954) young-adult fantasy novel, book three in the “Narnia” series. Includes a reading group guide. This is a movie tie-in edition.


The Last Battle C. S. Lewis (HarperCollins 0-06-076488-0, Jun 2005, $10.95, 228pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Narnia] Reprint (Bodley Head 1956) young-adult fantasy novel, book seven in the “Narnia” series. This is a movie tie-in edition and includes a reading group guide.


The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe C. S. Lewis (HarperCollins 0-06-076489-9, Jun 2005, $10.95, 198pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Narnia] Reprint (Geoffrey Bles 1950) young-adult fantasy novel, book two in the “Narnia” series. This is a movie tie-in edition and includes a reading group guide.


The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe C. S. Lewis (HarperEntertainment 0-06-076548-8, Nov 2005, $6.99, 206pp, pb) [Narnia] Reprint (Geoffrey Bles 1950) young-adult fantasy novel in the Chronicles of Narnia. This is a movie tie-in edition with eight unpaginated pages of color stills in addition to the b&w illustrations by Pauline Baynes. Also available is a trade paperback edition (-076546-1, $7.99) with different stills; one with different stills, different cover, and a reading group guide (-076544-5, $10.95), and a hardcover edition without stills (-076549-6, $16.99) are also available.


The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe C. S. Lewis (HarperCollins 0-06-084524-4, Nov 2005, $14.99, 189pp, hc, cover by Pauline Baynes) [Narnia] Reprint (Geoffrey Bles 1950) young-adult fantasy novel in a large-format read-aloud edition, with b&w illustrations by Pauline Baynes. This is a movie tie-in edition.


The Magician’s Nephew C. S. Lewis (HarperCollins 0-06-076490-2, Jun 2005, $10.95, 219pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Narnia] Reprint (Bodley Head 1955) young-adult fantasy novel, book one in the “Narnia” series. This is a movie tie-in edition and includes a reading group guide.


Out of the Silent Planet C. S. Lewis (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-7432-3490-1, Nov 2005, $13.00, 158pp, tp, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) [Cosmic] Reissue (John Lane 1938) classic SF/fantasy novel, first in the “Cosmic” (or “Ransom”) trilogy. Ninth printing.


Prince Caspian C. S. Lewis (HarperCollins 0-06-076492-9, Jun 2005, $10.95, 242pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Narnia] Reprint (Geoffrey Bles 1951) young-adult fantasy novel, book four in the “Narnia” series. This is a movie tie-in edition and includes a reading group guide.


The Silver Chair C. S. Lewis (HarperCollins 0-06-076493-7, Jun 2005, $10.95, 268pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Narnia] Reprint (Geoffrey Bles 1953) young-adult fantasy novel, book six in the “Narnia” series. This is a movie tie-in edition and includes a reading group guide.


The Voyage of the Dawn Treader C. S. Lewis (HarperCollins 0-06-076494-5, Jun 2005, $10.95, 274pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Narnia] Reprint (Geoffrey Bles 1952) young-adult fantasy novel, book five in the “Narnia” series. This is a movie tie-in edition and includes a reading group guide.


The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe C. S. Lewis, Hiawyn Oram & Tudor Humphries (HarperCollins 0-06-055650-1, Oct 2004, $16.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Tudor Humphries) [Narnia] Children’s picture book version of the young-adult fantasy novel (Geoffrey Bles 1950), book two in the “Narnia” series, retold by Hiawyn Oram and illustrated in color by Tudor Humphries. This is dated 2004 but not seen until now.


Quadehar the Sorcerer Erik L’Homme (Scholastic/The Chicken House 0-439-53648-0, Jan 2006, $5.99, 275pp, tp, cover by Mark Zug) [Book of the Stars] Reprint (The Chicken House UK 2003) fantasy novel, the first in the Book of the Stars trilogy. Translated from the French Qadehar le sorcier (Gallimard 2002) by Roz Schwartz.


Remember Me? Rebecca Lickiss (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-313-7, Dec 2005, $25.95, 254pp, hc, cover by Thorsten Grambow) Humorous contemporary fantasy novel of confused identities in a world where all half-breeds are separated at birth into twins, one elf and one human. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Dr., Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].


The Shadow at the Bottom of the World Thomas Ligotti (Cold Spring Press 1-59360-058-5, Oct 2005, $13.00, 259pp, tp, cover by Daniel Govar) Collection of 16 stories, all but one previously collected, here arranged in the order written, with an introduction by the author. Edited and with a foreword by Douglas A. Anderson. Cold Spring Press, PO Box 284, Cold Spring Harbor NY 11724; [jopenroad@aol.com].


Future Washington ed. Ernest Lilley (WSFA 0-9621725-4-5, Oct 2005, $16.95, 290pp, tp, cover by Mike Clarke) Original anthology of 16 stories about a future Washington DC. Authors include Kim Stanley Robinson, Joe Haldeman, and Cory Doctorow. Order from the Washington Science Fiction Association, 10404 43rd Avenue, Beltsville MD 20705; [www.wsfa.org].


A Voyage to Arcturus David Lindsay (Dover 0-486-44198-9, Jun 2005, $9.95, 258pp, tp) Reprint (Methuen 1920) classic allegorical SF novel.


The Buried Pyramid Jane Lindskold (Tor 0-765-34159-X, Feb 2005, $7.99, 498pp, pb, cover by Eric Bowman) Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy adventure novel about an archeological expedition to find a legendary tomb in Egypt.


Child of a Rainless Year Jane Lindskold (Tor 0-765-31513-0, May 2005, $14.95, 400pp, tp, cover by Gary Kelley) Contemporary fantasy novel. A woman returns to the home she left as a child after her mother disappeared, and discovers magical family secrets. A hardcover edition (-30937-8, $25.95) is also available.


Wolf Captured Jane Lindskold (Tor 0-765-34823-3, Oct 2005, $7.99, 722pp, pb, cover by Julioe Bell) [Firekeeper] Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel, fourth in the “Firekeeper” series begun in Through Wolf’s Eyes.


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