The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

Books, Listed by Author

McKINTY, ADRIAN (1967- ) (chron.)

• * *The Lighthouse War (Abrams/Amulet 978-0-8109-9354-9, Oct 2007, $16.95, 403pp, hc, cover by August Hall) [Lighthouse] Young-adult SF novel, the second volume in the Lighthouse trilogy. Jamie returns to Altair where enemies are after the fish-shaped device that lets him travel between worlds.

McKNIGHT, JENNA (chron.)

• * *Witch in the House (HarperCollins/Avon 978-0-06-084369-4, Oct 2007, $5.99, 373pp, pb, cover by Ginny Schweiss) [Witches of West Bluff] Paranormal romance in the Witches of West Bluff series. Jade Delarue’s love spell accidentally attracts a PI on an investigation.

MacLEOD, IAN R. (1956- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The House of Storms (Ace 978-0-441-01539-9, Oct 2007, $7.99, 468pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Light Ages] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2005) fantasy novel, sequel to The Light Ages, set in an industrial England powered by magic.

MacLEOD, KEN(neth Macrae) (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Execution Channel (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-348-0, Apr 2007, £17.99, 307pp, hc) SF novel.
• * +The Execution Channel (Tor 978-0-7653-1332-4, Jun 2007, $24.95, 285pp, hc) Near-future thriller/dystopian conspiracy novel. First US edition (Orbit 4/07).

MacMILLAN, SCOTT (R.) (1947- ) (chron.)

• * _At Sword’s Point (with Katherine Kurtz) See entry under Katherine Kurtz.
• * _Knights of the Blood (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-45256-6, Sep 2007, $6.99, 350pp, pb) Reissue (Roc 1993) fantasy novel, created by Katherine Kurtz and written by MacMillan. Copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates and Katherine Kurtz. Seventh printing.

McMULLEN, SEAN (Christopher) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Before the Storm (Hybrid Publishers/Ford Street Publishing 978-1-876482-50-5, Jul 2007, A$19.95, 262pp, tp) Young-adult SF novel. Two cadets from the Imperial Army of the distant future travel back to 1901 to stop the bombing of Australia’s first parliament. Ford Street Publishing, PO Box 52, Ormond VIC 3204 Australia; [www.hybridpublishers.com.au/fordst.html].
• * _Voidfarer (Tor 978-0-765-35292-7, Apr 2007, $7.99, 384pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Moonworlds] Reprint (Tor 2006) fantasy novel, third in the Moonworlds series.

McNEILL, GRAHAM (stories) (chron.)

• * +Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy: Fulgrim (BL Publishing/Black Library US 978-1-84416-476-9, Aug 2007, $7.99, 510pp, pb, cover by Neil Roberts) [Warhammer 40,000] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (7/08) edition but gives only US and Canadian prices.
• * *Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy: Fulgrim: Visions of Treachery (Black Library 1-84416-476-4, Jul 2006, £6.99, 510+vii, pb) [Warhammer 40,000: Horus Heresy] Novelization based on the world of the SF roleplaying game.
• * *Warhammer: Defenders of Ulthuan (BL Publishing/Black Library 978-1-84416-516-2, Dec 2007, £6.99, 415pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Warhammer] Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game.

McNISH, CLIFF (chron.)

• * *Angel (Orion Children’s Books 978-1-84255-111-0, Jun 2007, £9.99, 275pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *Breathe (Lerner/Carolrhoda 978-0-8225-6443-0, Sep 2006, $15.95, 261pp, hc) Young-adult ghost story. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now.
• * _Breathe (Orion Children’s Books 978-1-84255-559-0, May 2007, £6.99, 232pp, tp, cover by Laura Brett) Reprint (Orion Children’s Books 2006) young-adult ghost novel.
• * +Silver City (Lerner/Carolrhoda 1-57505-926-6, Apr 2006, $15.95, 256pp, hc) [Silver] Young-adult fantasy novel, the second book in the Silver sequence. Six transformed children work to stop the Roar that threatens to devour Earth. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now. First US edition (Orion 10/04).
• * +Silver World (Lerner/Carolrhoda 978-1-57505-897-9, Apr 2007, $15.95, 243pp, hc) [Silver] Young-adult fantasy novel, the second book in the Silver sequence. Six children in a garbage dump are mysteriously transformed. First US edition (Orion 2005).

MacPHAIL, CATHERINE (chron.)

• * *Nemesis: Sinister Intent (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-8270-0, Sep 2007, £5.99, iii+252pp, tp) [Nemesis] Young-adult thriller with dark fantasy/SF elements.
• * *Nemesis: The Beast Within (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-8269-4, Apr 2007, £5.99, 291pp, tp) [Nemesis] Young-adult dark fantasy thriller. Book two in a series after Nemesis: Into the Shadows.

MADDEN, MATHILDE (chron.)

• * *The Silver Collar (Black Lace 978-0-352-34141-9, Oct 2007, £7.99, 266pp, pb) [Iris and Alfie] Erotic werewolf novel, the first in a trilogy about the werewolf Alfie and werewolf hunter Iris.
• * +The Silver Collar (Black Lace US 978-0-352-34141-9, Nov 2007, $7.99, 266pp, pb) [Iris and Alfie] Erotic werewolf novel, the first in the Silver Werewolves series. Werewolf hunter Iris reluctantly helps Alfie, an old boyfriend turned werewolf, find a magical artifact. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the 10/07 Black Lace UK edition, but only gives US and Canadian prices.

MAGRS, PAUL (stories) (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: Sick Building (BBC Books 978-1-8460-7269-7, Sep 2007, £6.99, 243pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series, book 17 in the new series featuring the tenth Doctor.
• * *Something Borrowed (Hodder/Headline Review 978-0-7553-3290-8, Sep 2007, £11.99, 310pp, tp) [Brenda and Effie] Fantasy novel, sequel to Never the Bride. A hardcover edition (-3289-2, £19.99) was announced but not seen.

MAGUIRE, GREGORY (1955- ) (chron.)

• * _Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (SFBC #1227404, Jan 2007, $11.99, 372pp, tp, cover by Douglas Smith) Reprint (ReganBooks 1999) literary novel with debatable fantasy. This is similar to the ReganBooks (2000) trade paperback edition, except it lacks a price and has the book club number on the back jacket.
• * _Mirror Mirror (SFBC #1227405, Jan 2007, $11.99, 280pp, tp, cover by Douglas Smith) Reprint (ReganBooks 2003) historical fantasy novel, a version of “Snow White” set in 16th-century Italy. This is similar to the ReganBooks (2004) trade paperback edition, except it lacks a price and has the book club number on the back jacket.
• * _One Final Firecracker (HarperTrophy 978-0-06-085284-9, Jun 2007, $6.99, 306pp, tp, cover by Dan Santat) [Hamlet Chronicles] Reprint (Clarion 2005) young-adult fantasy, seventh and final in the Hamlet Chronicles.
• * _Son of a Witch (Hodder/Headline Review 978-0-7553-4154-2, Sep 2007, £14.99, 399pp, hc) [Oz: Wicked Years] Reprint (ReganBooks 2005) fantasy novel, a next-generation sequel to Wicked. A trade paperback (export) edition (-4155-9, £11.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
• * *What-the-Dickens (Candlewick Press 978-0-7636-2961-8, Oct 2007, $15.99, 297pp, hc) Young-adult story-within-a-story about a rogue tooth fairy.

MAHFOUZ, NAGUIB (1911-2006) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Seventh Heaven: Supernatural Stories (American University in Cairo Press 977-424-940-2, Feb 2006, $19.95, xxii+151pp, hc) Collection of 13 stories, selected, introduced and translated from the Arabic by Raymond Stock, seven previously published in English. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now. (Contents)

MAHY, MARGARET (May) (1936- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Maddigan’s Fantasia (Faber and Faber 978-0-571-23016-7, May 2007, £6.99, 441pp, tp, cover by Kristian Olson) Reprint (HarperCollins New Zealand 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * +Maddigan’s Fantasia (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 978-1-4169-1812-7, Oct 2007, $17.99, 499pp, hc, cover by James Jean) Young-adult fantasy time-travel novel. A circus troop in a postapocalyptic future seeks a new power source for the last city. First US edition (Faber Children’s Books 9/06).

MAILER, NORMAN (Kingsley) (1923-2007) (chron.)

• * *The Castle in the Forest (Random House 978-0-394-53649-1, Jan 2007, $27.95, 477pp, hc) Mainstream novel with fantasy elements, telling the story of Adolf Hitler’s life as seen by one of Satan’s minions.
• * _The Castle in the Forest (Little, Brown UK 978-0-316-86133-5, Feb 2007, £17.99, 477pp, hc) Reprint (Random House 2007) fantasy novel of the life of Hitler narrated by an assistant to the devil [First U.K. edition]

MAILMAN, ERIKA (chron.)

• * *The Witch’s Trinity (Random House/Crown 978-0-307-35152-4, Sep 2007, $23.95, 278pp, hc) Historical novel with possible fantasy elements. An old woman who has been having visions fears witchhunters in 16th-century Germany.

MALAN, VIOLETTE (chron.)

• * _The Mirror Prince (DAW 978-0-7564-0423-9, Aug 2007, $6.99, 361pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) Reprint (DAW 2006) fantasy novel. A history professor learns he’s really a faerie Prince.
• * *The Sleeping God (DAW 978-0-7564-0446-8, Aug 2007, $15.00, 437pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Dhulyn & Parno] Fantasy novel, the first in the Dhulyn and Parno series about a pair of mercentary Partners.

MALARTRE, ELISABETH (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Beyond Human: Living with Robots and Cyborgs (with Gregory Benford) See entry under Gregory Benford.

MALCOHN, ELISSA (Hamilton) (chron.)

• * *Deviations: Covenant (Aisling Press 978-1-934677-17-9, Dec 2007, $13.95, 321pp, tp) Fantasy novel. TripStone and other Masari want to find a way to end their dependence on the meat of the intelligent Yata people. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.aislingpress.com]; Aisling Press c/o Oculus Media Group, 26345 Dayflower Boulevard, Wesley Chapel FL 33544-4043.

MALCOLM, SALLY (chron.)

• * *Stargate Atlantis: Rising (Fandemonium Books 978-0-9547343-5-0, 2007, $7.95, 207pp, pb) [Stargate Atlantis] Novelization based on the world of the TV series, the first in the series. Copyrighted by MGM Global Holdings. This is an international edition with US and UK prices.
• * *Stargate SG-1: A Matter of Honor, Book One (Fandemonium Books 0-9547343-2-7, 2006, $7.95, 236pp, pb) [Stargate SG-1] Novelization based on the TV series based on the film, third in the series from Fandemonium, and the first in a subseries of two. Copyrighted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This is an international edition with US and UK prices, dated 2006, but not seen until now.

MALINOVSKII, ALEKSANDR ALEKSANDROVICH; see pseudonym Alexander Bogdanov (stories) (chron.)

MALLET, NATHALIE (chron.)

• * *The Princes of the Golden Cage (Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-090-7, Aug 2007, $7.99, 298pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Amir] Fantasy novel, the first in the Amir series. A first novel. Night Shade Books, 1423 33rd Ave., San Francisco CA 94122; [www.nightshadebooks.com].

MALLEY, GEMMA (chron.)

• * *The Declaration (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-8775-0, Sep 2007, £10.99, 301pp, hc) [Declaration] Young-adult SF novel.
• * +The Declaration (Bloomsbury USA 978-1-59990-119-0, Oct 2007, $16.95, 301pp, hc) [Declaration] Young-adult dystopian novel. Anna is an illegal Surplus child in a world where longevity drugs make strict population control necessary. A first novel. First US edition (Bloomsbury UK 9/07).

MALLORY, JAMES (chron.)

• * _The Phoenix Unchained (with Mercedes R. Lackey) See entry under Mercedes R. Lackey
• * _When Darkness Falls (with Mercedes R. Lackey) See entry under Mercedes R. Lackey

MALMONT, PAUL (chron.)

• * _The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril (Random House/Vintage UK 978-0-09-950733-8, Mar 2007, £7.99, 328pp, tp) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 2006) associational novel. Walter Gibson and Lester Dent get involved with the possible murder of H.P. Lovecraft. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril (Simon & Schuster 978-0-7432-8786-9, Jun 2007, $14.00, 371pp, tp) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 2006) pulp adventure with some some weird science and possible fantasy elements, featuring Walter Gibson, Lester Dent, L. Ron Hubbard, and other writers in the 1930s.

MALONE, K. PATRICK (chron.)

• * *Inside a Haunted Mind (A Better Be Write Publisher 978-0-9788985-0-2, Apr 2007, $22.95, 353pp, tp) Horror novel. A small-town police chief and a 9/11 survivor become involved with a house with a dark past. A first novel. A Better Be Write Publisher, 1100 Buck Street, Suite 110, Millville NJ 08332; [www.abetterbewrite.com].

MALONE, PATRICIA (chron.)

• * _Lady Ilena: Way of the Warrior (Random House/Laurel-Leaf 978-0-440-23901-7, Aug 2007, $5.99, 199pp, pb, cover by Tristan Elwell) [Lady Ilena] Reprint (Delacorte 2005) young-adult Arthurian novel, the second featuring Lady Ilena.

MALZBERG, BARRY N(athaniel) (1939- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Breakfast in the Ruins (Baen 978-1-4165-2117-4, Apr 2007, $14.00, 389pp, tp, cover by Stephen Hickman) Non-fiction collection of almost 70 pieces about science fiction, plus two stories, one original, and new introductory material. This includes The Engines of Night (Doubleday 1982) with the introduction to the 2001 electronic edition.

MAMATAS, NICK (stories) (chron.)

• * _Move Under Ground (Wildside Press/Prime Books 0-8095-5673-1, Jul 2006, $14.95, 158pp, tp, cover by Travis Anthony Soumis) Reprint (Night Shade Books 2004) Lovecraftian Beat road novel. Prime Books, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.prime-books.com].
• * *Under My Roof (Soft Skull Press 978-1-933368-43-6, Jan 2007, $12.95, 151pp, tp) SF satire. Herbert Weinberg’s telepathic powers may be all that saves him when his father puts a nuclear device in a garden gnome and declares independence from the US.

MANCUSI, MARI; also as Marianne Mancusi (chron.)

• * *Girls that Growl (Berkley Jam 978-0-425-21716-0, Oct 2007, $9.99, 249pp, tp) [Rayne McDonald] Young-adult vampire novel, third in the series begun in Boys that Bite. Vampire slayer Rayne McDonald tries out for the cheerleading squad.

MANCUSI, MARIANNE; also as Mari Mancusi (chron.)

• * *Moongazer (Dorchester/Shomi 978-0-505-52695-7, Aug 2007, $6.99, 355pp, pb) Paranormal romance. Skye Brown dreams that she’s another woman in a bleak future world, where she’s told Skye is the dream. The author also writes as Mari Mancusi.

MANGELS, ANDY (chron.)

• * _Star Trek Excelsior: Forged in Fire (with Michael A. Martin) See entry under Michael A. Martin
• * *Star Trek: Enterprise: The Good That Men Do (with Michael A. Martin) (Pocket 0-7434-4001-3, Mar 2007, $7.99, 448pp, pb, cover by Dennis Godfrey) [Star Trek: Enterprise] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by CBS Studios.

MANN, GEORGE (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Time Hunter: Child of Time (with David J. Howe) (Telos 978-1-84583-104-2, Aug 2007, £9.99, 149pp, tp, cover by Matthew Laznicka) [Time Hunter] Novelization in the series spun off from Doctor Who, the 11th and final book in the Honoré Lechasseur series. A deluxe hardback edition (-105-9, £25.00) was announced but not seen.

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• * *The Solaris Book of New Fantasy (BL Publishing/Solaris 978-1-84416-523-0, Dec 2007, £7.99, 510pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) Original anthology of 16 fantasy stories. Authors include Mark Chadbourn, Lucius Shepard, Steven Erikson, and Jay Lake. (Contents)
• * *The Solaris Book of New Fantasy (BL Publishing/Solaris US 978-1-84416-523-0, Dec 2007, $7.99, 510pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) Original anthology of 16 stories. Authors include Jay Lake, Jeff VanderMeer, Lucius Shepard, and Steven Erikson. Simultaneous with the Solaris UK edition.
• * *The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction (BL Publishing/Solaris US 978-1-84416-448-6, Feb 2007, $7.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Original anthology of 16 stories. Authors include Neal Asher, Paul Di Filippo, Stephen Baxter, and Brian Aldiss. Simultaneous with the Solaris UK edition.
• * *The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction (BL Publishing/Solaris 1-84416-448-9, Feb 2007, £7.99, 415pp, pb, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Original anthology of 16 stories. Authors include Brian Aldiss, Neal Asher, Stephen Baxter, and Paul Di Filippo. Simultaneous with the Solaris US edition. (Contents)

MARCO, JOHN (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Sword of Angels (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07778-6, Dec 2006, £6.99, 792pp, pb, cover by Terry Pastor) Reprint (DAW 2005) fantasy novel.

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• * *Army of the Fantastic (with John Helfers) (DAW 978-0-7564-0413-0, May 2007, $7.99, 303pp, pb) Original anthology of 13 military fantasy stories. Authors include Alan Dean Foster, Tanya Huff, and Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Introduction by John Marco. This is copyrighted by Marco & Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books. (Contents)

MARILLIER, JULIET (chron.)

• * _Blade of Fortriu (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-0-330-42670-1, Mar 2007, £7.99, 652pp, pb) [Bridei Chronicles] Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 2005) fantasy novel, book two of the Bridei Chronicles after The Dark Mirror.
• * _Blade of Fortriu (Tor 978-0-7653-4876-0, Nov 2007, $7.99, 590pp, pb, cover by Vince Natale) [Bridei Chronicles] Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 2005) fantasy novel, book two of the Bridei Chronicles.
• * _Cybele’s Secret (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-1-4050-5205-4, Dec 2007, £14.99, 407pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) [Wildwood Dancing] Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 2007) young-adult fantasy novel, second in a series after Wildwood Dancing. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Dark Mirror (Tor 978-0-765-34875-3, Mar 2007, $7.99, 564pp, pb, cover by Vince Natale) [Bridei Chronicles] Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 2004) fantasy novel, first in the Bridei Chronicles.
• * _The Well of Shades (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-1-4050-4109-6, Mar 2007, £17.99, 557pp, hc) [Bridei Chronicles] Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 2006) fantasy novel. Book three of the Bridei Chronicles. A trade paperback edition (-4110-2) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
• * +The Well of Shades (Tor 978-0-7653-0997-6, May 2007, $27.95, 496pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Bridei Chronicles] Fantasy novel, book three in the Bridei Chronicles. First US edition (Pan Macmillan Australia 9/06).