The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005


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Transformations: The Story of the Science-Fiction Magazines from 1950 to 1970: The History of the Science-Fiction Magazine Volume II Mike Ashley (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.


The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy: Fourth All-New Collection ed. Mike Ashley (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 Sorcerers’ Tales ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson 1-84119-935-4, Oct 2004, £7.99, xii+500pp, tp, cover by Joe Roberts) Anthology of 23 stories, six original, about wizards.


The Mammoth Book of New Jules Verne Adventures ed. Mike Ashley & 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 Black Masque Lisette Ashton (Nexus 0-352-33977-2, Jul 2005, £7.99, 258pp, pb) Reissue (Black Lace 1999) erotic fantasy.


Celandine Steve Augarde (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.


Karloff’s Circus Steve Aylett (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.


Doctor Who: Short Trips: Seven Deadly Sins ed. David Bailey (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.


The Darkness That Comes Before R. Scott Bakker (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-408-9, Jun 2005, £7.99, iv+644pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Prince of Nothing] Reprint (Penguin Canada 2003) fantasy novel. Book One of The Prince of Nothing.


The Warrior-Prophet R. Scott Bakker (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-409-7, Jul 2005, £12.99, xxiv+615pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Prince of Nothing] Reprint (Penguin Canada 2004) fantasy novel, second in The Prince of Nothing series after The Darkness That Comes Before. [First U.K. edition]


The Abbey Mysteries: The Drowned Sword Cherith Baldry (Oxford University Press 0-19-275365-7, Jan 2005, £4.99, 199pp, tp, cover by Chris Mould) [Abbey Mysteries] Young-adult historical novel with fantasy elements, fourth in a series based around Arthurian myth.


The Roses of Roazon Cherith Baldry (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-49247-0, Jan 2005, £6.99, 534pp, pb, cover by Mick Posen) Reprint (Tor UK 2004) fantasy novel. An accusation of heresy allows the eternal home of demons to rise from the waters.


Capacity Tony Ballantyne (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-4140-4, Nov 2005, £10.99, 329pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) [Recursion] SF novel. First in a series.


Recursion Tony Ballantyne (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-42699-0, Jul 2005, £6.99, 457pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) [Recursion] Reprint (Tor UK 2004) SF novel. A battle against self-replicating machinery on a distant planet is entwined with a 20th-century mystery.


Armies of Hanuman Ashok K. Banker (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-329-5, Apr 2005, £6.99, 420pp, tp) [Ramayana] Fantasy novel, fourth in the Ramayana series based on the ancient Indian epic.


Bridge of Rama Ashok K. Banker (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-330-9, Dec 2005, £7.99, 448pp, tp, cover by Art of Legend India) [Ramayana] Fantasy novel, the fifth book of the Ramayana based on the Indian epic.


Demons of Chitrakut Ashok K. Banker (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-178-0, Jul 2005, £7.99, 628pp, tp) [Ramayana] Reissue (Orbit 2004) fantasy novel, the third book of The Ramayana series based on the Indian epic.


Prince of Ayodhya Ashok K. Banker (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-186-1, Jul 2005, £7.99, 532pp, tp) [Ramayana] Reissue (Orbit 2003) fantasy novel, the first book of The Ramayana series based on the Indian epic.


Siege of Mithila Ashok K. Banker (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-198-5, Jul 2005, £7.99, 531pp, pb) [Ramayana] Reissue (Orbit 2003) fantasy novel, the second book of The Ramayana series based on the Indian epic.


Against a Dark Background Iain M. Banks (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-179-1, 2005, £7.99, 487pp, tp) Reissue (Orbit 1993) SF novel; tenth printing.


The Algebraist Iain M. Banks (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-229-9, Jul 2005, £7.99, 534pp, tp, cover by blacksheep) Reprint (Orbit 2004) SF novel.


Consider Phlebas Iain M. Banks (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-138-4, 2005, £7.99, 467pp, tp) Reissue (Macmillan UK 1987) SF novel; 24th printing.


Excession Iain M. Banks (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-457-X, 2005, £7.99, 455pp, tp, cover by Mark Salwowski) Reissue (Orbit 1996) SF novel; 16th printing.


Feersum Endjinn Iain M. Banks (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-273-9, 2005, £7.99, 279pp, tp) Reissue (Orbit 1994) SF novel; 10th printing.


Inversions Iain M. Banks (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-763-3, 2005, £7.99, 405pp, tp) Reissue (Orbit 1998) SF novel; fifth printing.


Look to Windward Iain M. Banks (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-059-8, 2005, £7.99, 483pp, tp) Reissue (Orbit 2000) SF novel; fifth printing.


The Player of Games Iain M. Banks (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-146-5, 2005, £7.99, 309pp, tp, cover by Mark Salwowski) Reissue (Macmillan UK 1988) SF novel; 16th printing.


The State of the Art Iain M. Banks (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-030-2, 2005, £7.99, 216pp, tp, cover by Mark Salwowski) Reissue (Orbit 1991) SF collection; 11th printing.


Use of Weapons Iain M. Banks (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-135-X, 2005, £7.99, 411pp, tp) Reissue (Orbit 1990) SF novel; 16th printing.


The Cry of the Newborn James Barclay (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07620-8, Oct 2005, £12.99, ii+819pp, tp, cover by Laura Brett) [Ascendants of Estorea] Fantasy novel, the first book of The Ascendants of Estorea. A hardcover edition (-07617-8, £17.99) was announced but not seen.


Demonstorm James Barclay (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07633-X, Jul 2005, £6.99, 533pp, pb, cover by Laura Brett) [Legends of the Raven] Reprint (Gollancz 2004) fantasy novel in the Legends of the Raven series.


Star Wars: The Cestus Deception Steven Barnes (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-947262-7, Jun 2005, £6.99, 457pp, pb) [Star Wars] Reprint (Century 2004) Star Wars novelization.


Exultant Stephen Baxter (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.


Transcendent Stephen Baxter (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.


Quantico Greg Bear (HarperCollins UK 0-00-712978-5, Nov 2005, £17.99, 438pp, hc) Near-future SF novel of worldwide terrorist attacks.


A Planet for the President Alistair Beaton (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 Alistair Beaton (Orion 0-75286-566-8, Jun 2005, £6.99, 360pp, tp) Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicholson 2004) SF novel.


The Looking Glass Wars Frank Beddor (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.


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


The Sunborn Gregory Benford (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]


Revelations: The Art of Max Bertolini 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]


Arthur and the Forbidden City Luc Besson (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 Luc Besson (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]


Nikolai Dante: The Strangelove Gambit David Bishop (BL Publishing/Black Flame 1-84416-139-0, Jan 2005, £5.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Simon Fraser) [Nikolai Dante] Novelization based on the character from the 2000 AD comic book.


The Etched City K. J. Bishop (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-42710-5, Feb 2005, £7.99, 467pp, pb) Reprint (Prime Books 2003) decadent dark fantasy novel of the strange city of Ashamoil.


A Reverie for Mister Ray Michael Bishop (PS Publishing 1-902880-87-0, Apr 2005, £25.00, 611 + xxviii, hc, cover by Jamie Bishop) Non-fiction collection of 69 essays, reviews, and incidental pieces, some slightly revised. Edited and with a preface by Michael H. Hutchins; introduction by Jeff VanderMeer. This is a limited edition of 500 signed by Bishop; a deluxe slipcased edition of 200 (-88-9, £60.00) signed by Bishop, Hutchins, and VanderMeer is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].


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