The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

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Knees Up Mother Earth Robert Rankin (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07649-6, Jul 2005, £6.99, 439pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 2004) humorous fantasy novel.

Doctor Who: Winner Takes All Jacqueline Rayner (BBC Books 0-563-48627-9, May 2005, £6.99, 245pp, hc) [Doctor Who] SF novelization based on the TV series, featuring the ninth Doctor and Rose.

Infernal Devices Philip Reeve (Scholastic UK 0-439-96392-3, Mar 2005, £12.99, 336pp, hc, cover by David Frankland) [Hungry City Chronicles] Young-adult fantasy novel. Third in a series after Mortal Engines and Predator’s Gold.

Blood on the Saddle Rafael Reig (Serpent’s Tail 1-85242-870-8, Oct 2005, £8.99, 182pp, tp) Humorous literary fantasy novel of a PI in near-future Madrid hired to track down fictional characters who escaped from their books. Translated by Paul Hammond from the Spanish Sangre a borbotones (Lengua de Trapo 2001).

Hover Car Racer Matthew Reilly (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-44016-0, Aug 2005, £5.99, 434pp, pb) [Hover Car Racer] Reprint (Macmillan Australia 2004) SF novel. Young-adult edition.

Warhead Andy Remic (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-174-8, Oct 2005, £6.99, 561pp, pb, cover by Alan Spain) [Spiral] SF novel. Third in a series after Spiral and Quake.

Century Rain Alastair Reynolds (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07691-7, Oct 2005, £6.99, 530pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Gollancz 2004) SF novel.

Pushing Ice Alastair Reynolds (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07438-8, Nov 2005, £14.99, 457pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) SF novel. A ship which sends comets towards Earth is ordered to follow a moon of Saturn moving out of the solar system. A trade paperback edition (-07439-6, £10.99) was announced but not seen.

Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt Anne Rice (Chatto & Windus 0-7011-7356-4, Nov 2005, £17.99, 322pp, hc) Associational novel about the childhood of Christ in Egypt. Includes a long author’s note at the end. Simultaneous with the US (Knopf) edition. A trade paperback edition (-7692-X, £11.99) was announced but not seen.

Lasher Anne Rice (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-947143-4, Nov 2004, £6.99, 883pp, pb) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1993) horror novel.

Doctor Who: The Clockwise Man Justin Richards (BBC Books 0-563-48628-7, Apr 2005, £6.99, 253pp, hc) [Doctor Who] SF novelization based on the TV series, featuring the ninth Doctor and Rose.

The Devil’s Footsteps E. E. Richardson (The Bodley Head 0-370-32858-2, Mar 2005, £8.99, 282pp, hc) Young-adult dark fantasy novel. A first novel.

The Wrong Hands Nigel Richardson (Oxford University Press 0-19-271976-9, Jun 2005, £12.99, 273pp, hc, cover by Chris Inns) Young-adult fantasy novel. Graham Sinclair saves a baby from a plane crash, and a witness threatens to tell the whole world how he did it. A first novel.

The World of Faery: An Inspirational Collection of Art for Faery Lovers David Riché (Paper Tiger 1-84340-282-3, Aug 2005, £20.00, 111pp, hc, cover by Amy Brown) Collection of fantasy art from 26 artists, with commentary by the artists on their approach and technique. Foreword by Alan Lee.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Rick Riordan (Puffin 0-141-38147-7, Sep 2005, £12.99, 375pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Percy Jackson] Reprint (Miramax 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. Book one in a new series. The Greek gods have settled in the US and had children. [First U.K. edition]

Ridley Scott Brian J. Robb (Simon & Schuster UK/Pocket Essentials 1-904048-47-1, May 2005, £4.99, 160pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket Essentials 2001) reference book. Revised and updated from the original to include the film Kingdom of Heaven. The copyright does not mention the original edition. [Ridley Scott]

Imitation in Death J. D. Robb (Piatkus 0-7499-3443-3, Mar 2005, £6.99, 342pp, pb, cover by SPL) [Eve Dallas] Reprint (Berkley 2003) SF novel. Book #17 in the Eve Dallas series.

Origin in Death J. D. Robb (Piatkus 0-7499-0726-6, Jul 2005, £16.99, 390pp, hc) [Eve Dallas] SF novel. Book #21 in the Eve Dallas series. Simultaneous with the US (Putnam) edition. A trade paperback edition (-3583-9, £10.99) is also available.

Portrait in Death J. D. Robb (Piatkus 0-7499-3442-5, Feb 2005, £6.99, 347pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Reprint (Berkley 2003) SF novel. Book #16 in the Eve Dallas series.

Purity in Death J. D. Robb (Piatkus 0-7499-3441-7, Jan 2005, £6.99, 355pp, pb, cover by Flowers & Foliage) [Eve Dallas] Reprint (Berkley 2002) SF novel. Book #15 in the Eve Dallas series.

Survivor in Death J. D. Robb (Piatkus 0-7499-3552-9, Feb 2005, £10.99, 376pp, tp, cover by Flowers & Foliage) [Eve Dallas] SF mystery novel, the 20th in the Eve Dallas series. Simultaneous with the US (Putnam) edition. A hardcover edition (-0716-9, £16.99) was announced but not seen.

Survivor in Death J. D. Robb (Piatkus 0-7499-3584-7, Aug 2005, £6.99, 376pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Reprint (Putnam’s 2005) SF mystery, 20th in the Eve Dallas series.

The Sellamillion A. R. R. R. Roberts (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07707-7, Sep 2005, £5.99, 283pp, tp, cover by Douglas Carrel) Reprint (Gollancz 2004) parody of The Simarillion and the entire Tolkien industry. The author is Adam Roberts.

The Va Dinci Cod A. R. R. R. Roberts (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07719-0, Apr 2005, £6.99, 185pp, hc, cover by Douglas Carrel) Parodic SF/fantasy novel based on The Da Vinci Code. A mini-hardback edition.

Star Warped A3R Roberts (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07688-7, May 2005, £7.99, 384pp, hc, cover by Douglas Carrel) Parody of the entire Star Wars sextet. A mini-hardback edition. The author is Adam Roberts.

The Snow Adam Roberts (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07651-8, Aug 2005, £6.99, 360pp, pb, cover by Sonar) Reprint (Gollancz 2004) SF novel. Earth is submerged under three miles of snow.

The Colossus Crisis Katherine Roberts (HarperCollins Childen’s Books UK 0-00-711283-1, Aug 2005, £5.99, 295pp, tp, cover by Andy Parker) [Seven Fabulous Wonders] Young-adult historical fantasy novel, book seven in The Seven Fabulous Wonders series based on the seven ancient wonders of the world.

Black Rose Nora Roberts (Piatkus 0-7499-3570-7, Jun 2005, £6.99, 355pp, pb) [In the Garden] Reprint (Berkley 2005) ghost novel, second in the Harper Bride or In the Garden trilogy.

Key of Knowledge Nora Roberts (Piatkus 0-7499-3446-8, Feb 2004, £5.99, 338pp, pb) [Sword of Truth] Reprint (Jove 2003) fantasy novel. Second in a trilogy after Key of Light. Three demi-goddesses can only be awakened if three mortal women complete their quests. A hardcover edition (-0672-3, £16.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]

The McAtrix Derided Robertski Brothers (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07667-4, May 2005, £5.99, 300pp, tp, cover by Douglas Carrel) Reprint (Gollancz 2004) humorous SF novel, a parody of the Matrix films. The author is Adam Roberts.

Fifty Degrees Below Kim Stanley Robinson (HarperCollins UK 0-00-714889-5, Sep 2005, £17.99, 520pp, hc, cover by Dominic Harman) [Capital Code] SF novel, sequel to Forty Signs of Rain.

Forty Signs of Rain Kim Stanley Robinson (HarperCollins UK 0-00-714888-7, Feb 2005, £6.99, 356pp, pb) [Capital Code] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2004) SF novel about global warming. First in a series.

Living Next Door to the God of Love Justina Robson (Macmillan UK 1-4050-2116-0, Oct 2005, £17.99, 480pp, hc) [Natural History] SF novel, a sequel of sorts to Natural History.

The Chosen One Mark Robson (Sword Publishing 0-9538190-3-5, 2005, £6.99, 320pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Darkweaver Legacy] Reissue (Sword Publishing 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in The Darkweaver Legacy; third printing.

First Sword Mark Robson (Sword Publishing 0-9538190-2-7, 2005, £6.99, 317pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Darkweaver Legacy] Reissue (Sword Publishing 2002) young-adult fantasy novel, third in The Darkweaver Legacy; third printing.

Forging of the Sword Mark Robson (Sword Publishing 0-9538190-0-0, 2005, £6.99, 303pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Darkweaver Legacy] Reissue (Sword Publishing 2000) young-adult fantasy novel, first in The Darkweaver Legacy; sixth printing. This is the revised (2002) text.

Trail of the Huntress Mark Robson (Sword Publishing 0-9538190-1-9, 2005, £6.99, 304pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Darkweaver Legacy] Reissue (Sword Publishing 2001) young-adult fantasy novel, second in The Darkweaver Legacy; fourth printing. This is the revised (2003) text.

Vampire Plagues: Epidemic Sebastian Rook (Scholastic UK 0-439-95952-7, Dec 2005, £4.99, 220pp, tp) [Vampire Plagues] Young-adult dark fantasy novel, the fifth in a series. Copyrighted by Working Partners Ltd.

Vampire Plagues: Mexico Sebastian Rook (Scholastic UK 0-439-97395-3, Apr 2005, £4.99, 196pp, tp) [Vampire Plagues] Young-adult dark fantasy novel, the third in a series. Copyrighted by Working Partners Ltd. Rook is a pseudonym or housename.

Vampire Plagues: Paris Sebastian Rook (Scholastic UK 0-439-97394-5, Jan 2005, £4.99, 202pp, tp) [Vampire Plagues] Young-adult dark fantasy novel, the second in a series after Vampire Plagues: London. Copyrighted by Working Partners Ltd.

Traces: Luke Harding, Forensic Investigator: Framed! Malcolm Rose (Kingfisher 0-7534-1049-4, Feb 2005, £5.99, 223pp, tp, cover by John Fordham) [Luke Harding] Young-adult SF novel set on an alternate Earth featuring a young investigator and his robot companion. Book one in a new series.

Traces: Luke Harding, Forensic Investigator: Lost Bullet Malcolm Rose (Kingfisher 0-7534-1050-8, Feb 2005, £5.99, 204pp, tp, cover by John Fordham) [Luke Harding] Young-adult SF novel set on an alternate Earth featuring a young investigator and his robot companion. Book two in a new series.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J. K. Rowling (Bloomsbury 0-7475-8108-8, Jul 2005, £16.99, 607pp, hc, cover by Jason Cockcroft) [Harry Potter] Young-adult fantasy novel, sixth in the series. Simultaneous with the US (Scholastic) edition.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J. K. Rowling (Bloomsbury 0-7475-8110-X, Jul 2005, £16.99, 607pp, hc) [Harry Potter] Young-adult fantasy novel. Book six in the series. This adult edition is supposedly simultaneous with the YA version listed last month.

Shalimar the Clown Salman Rushdie (Cape, Jonathan 0-224-06161-5, Sep 2005, £17.99, 398pp, hc) Mainstream novel with fantasy elements. Simultaneous with the US (Random House) edition.

Doctor Who: Spiral Scratch Gary Russell (BBC Books 0-563-48626-0, Aug 2005, £5.99, 277pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series.

Doctor Who: Short Trips: Repercussions ed. Gary Russell (Big Finish 1-84435-048-7, Jun 2004, £14.99, 246pp, hc, cover by Stuart Manning) [Doctor Who] Original anthology of 16 stories based on the TV series. Volume eight in the series.

A Thread of Grace Mary Doria Russell (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60866-7, Mar 2005, £16.99, 426pp, hc) Reprint (Random House 2005) associational novel. [First U.K. edition]

The Shadow Road Sean Russell (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-191-8, Jan 2005, £17.99, 438pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Swans’ War] Reprint (Eos 2004 as The Shadow Roads) fantasy novel. Third book of “The Swans’ War” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]

The Shadow Road Sean Russell (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-225-6, Jul 2005, £7.99, 520pp, pb) [Swans’ War] Reprint (Eos 2004 as The Shadow Roads) fantasy novel, third in the Swans’ War trilogy, after The One Kingdom and The Isle of Battle.

The Rosetta Codex Richard Paul Russo (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-298-1, Dec 2005, £6.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) SF novel. Simultaneous with the US (Ace) edition. A boy marooned on a dangerous world may be the key to translating ancient alien texts.

Air Geoff Ryman (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07697-6, Jul 2005, £14.99, 390pp, hc) Reprint (St. Martin’s Griffin 2004) SF novel. A new communications technology called Air arrives at a remote village. Expanded from the story “Have Not Have”. This edition has minor corrections and changes. A trade paperback edition (-07698-4, £10.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]

The Child Garden Geoff Ryman (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07690-9, Aug 2005, £7.99, 388pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1989) SF novel.

Was Geoff Ryman (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07669-0, Jan 2005, £7.99, 454pp, tp, cover by Richard Carr) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992 as ‘Was...’) associational novel inspired by The Wizard of Oz. Volume 43 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.

The Gothic Tales of the Marquis de Sade Marquis de Sade (Owen, Peter 0-7206-1251-9, May 2005, £9.95, 188pp, tp) Reprint (Neville Spearman 1965 as Eugénie de Franval and Other Stories) collection. Translated from the French (Contes et Fabliaux d’un Troubadour ProvenÇal du XVIIIe Siècle) by Margaret Crosland, who also provides an introduction.

Edenborn Nick Sagan (Transworld/Corgi 0-553-81598-9, Aug 2005, £6.99, 427pp, pb) [Idlewild] Reprint (Bantam UK 2004) SF novel, sequel to Idlewild.

Septimus Heap, Book One: Magyk Angie Sage (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7820-6, Mar 2005, £5.99, 564pp, tp, cover by Mark Zug) [Septimus Heap] Young-adult fantasy novel. A first novel. Simultaneous with the US (Tegen Books) edition. A hardcover edition (-7587-8, £12.99) is also available.

The Outlaw Varjak Paw S. F. Said (Random House/Fickling UK 0-385-60755-5, Nov 2005, £10.99, 266pp, hc, cover by Dave McKean) [Varjak Paw] Young-adult animal fantasy novel about a cat, sequel to Varjak Paw. Illustrated by Dave McKean.

Thraxas under Siege Martin Scott (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-254-X, May 2005, £6.99, 265pp, pb, cover by Mark Thomas) [Thraxas] Humorous fantasy detective novel, eighth in the Thraxas series. Scott is the pseudonym of Martin Millar.

The Hickory Staff Robert Scott & Jay M. Gordon (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07607-0, Aug 2005, £14.99, ii+577pp, tp) [Eldarn Sequence] Fantasy novel, the first in the Eldarn Sequence. A hardcover edition (-07606-2, £18.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]

The Last House in the Galaxy Andy Secombe (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-4618-X, May 2005, £10.99, 335pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Humorous SF novel. Galactic war comes to rural England, which is a bit hard on the flower beds.

Limbo II: The Final Chapter Andy Secombe (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41162-4, May 2005, £6.99, 369pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Limbo] Reprint (Tor UK 2004) humorous fantasy/SF novel, sequel to Limbo.

The Dark Flight Down Marcus Sedgwick (Orion/Dolphin 1-84255-136-1, Jul 2005, £5.99, 234pp, tp, cover by Laura Brett) [Book of Dead Days] Reprint (Orion Children’s Books 2004) young-adult fantasy novel. Sequel to The Book of Dead Days.

Viking: Odinn’s Child Tim Severin (Macmillan UK 1-4050-4112-9, Jan 2005, £12.99, 325pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Viking] Historical novel with fantasy elements, the first in a series.

Viking: Sworn Brother Tim Severin (Macmillan UK 1-4050-4114-5, Jun 2005, £12.99, 354pp, hc) [Viking] Historical novel with fantasy elements, sequel to Odinn’s Child.

Cirque du Freak: The Saga of Darren Shan: Book 1 Darren Shan (HarperCollins UK Children’s Books 0-00-720985-1, Oct 2005, £9.99, 336pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Darren Shan] Reprint (Collins 2000) young-adult horror novel. A mini-hardback edition, issued without cover. Includes an interview with the author. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy.

Demon Thief Darren Shan (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-719322-X, Dec 2005, £12.99, 275pp, hc, cover by Mel Grant) [Demonata] Young-adult horror novel, the second book of The Demonata after Lord Loss. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy.

Lord Loss Darren Shan (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-719321-1, Jun 2005, £12.99, 264pp, hc) [Demonata] Young-adult horror novel, book one of The Demonata. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy.

The Saga of Darren Shan: Vampire Destiny Trilogy Darren Shan (HarperCollins UK Children’s Books 0-00-717959-6, Oct 2005, £9.99, 592pp, tp) [Darren Shan] Young-adult omnibus of Books 10-12 in the dark fantasy series: The Lake of Souls (2003), Lord of the Shadows (2004), and Sons of Destiny (2004). Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy.

Vampire War Trilogy Darren Shan (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-717958-8, Feb 2005, £9.99, 554pp, tp) [Darren Shan] Young-adult dark fantasy omnibus of books seven through nine in The Saga of Darren Shan.

The Smiling Affair Jeremy Sheldon (Cape, Jonathan 0-224-06281-6, Jul 2005, £12.99, 465pp, tp) Supernatural detective novel featuring paranormal investigator Jay Richards.

Dying Inside Robert Silverberg (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07525-2, Apr 2005, £6.99, 199pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) Reprint (Scribner’s 1972) classic SF novel of a telepath beginning to lose his ability. Volume 59 in the “SF Masterworks” series.

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