The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

Books, Listed by Author

BOND, PETER (chron.)

• * *Distant Worlds: Milestones in Planetary Exploration (Copernicus Books 978-0-387-40212-8, Feb 2007, $32.50, 325pp, hc) Associational non-fiction, a science book about the exploration of the Solar System, illustrated with the best NASA photos.

BONDOUX, ANNE-LAURE (chron.)

• * *The Princess and the Captain (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7766-8, Jun 2006, £12.99, 433pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. Translated by Anthea Bell from the French, La Princetta et Le Capitaine (Hachette Livre 2004).
• * _The Princess and the Captain (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-7787-4, Apr 2007, £6.99, 433pp, tp) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2006) young-adult fantasy novel. Translated by Anthea Bell from the French La Princetta et Le Capitaine (Hachette Livre 2004).

BOOT, ANDY (chron.)

• * +Dreams of Inan: A Kind of Peace (Abaddon Books US 1-905437-02-1, Apr 2007, $7.99, 302pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Dreams of Inan] Science fantasy novel, the first in a shared-world series about the planet Inan, where magic and technology mix. This first US edition is the Abaddon UK (2006) edition. Copyrighted by Rebellion.

BOOTH, BRETT (chron.)

• * _Anita Blake Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures Volume I (with Laurell K. Hamilton & Stacie M. Ritchie) See entry under Laurell K. Hamilton

BORGES, JORGE LUÍS (1899-1986) (chron.)

• * _The Book of Sand and Shakespeare’s Memory (Penguin Classics 978-0-14-310529-9, 2007, $14.00, xv+153pp, tp, cover by M. C. Escher) Reprint (Viking 1998 as part of Collected Fictions) omnibus of two collections, The Book of Sand (Emece 1975 as El Libro de Arena) and Shakespeare’s Memory (Emece 1983 as La memoria de Shakespeare). This has the notes and translation by Andrew Hurley from Collected Fictions, and Hurley’s introduction from a 2001 edition of that collection.
• * _Labyrinths (New Directions 978-0-8112-1699-9, May 2007, $13.95, 256 +xxiii, tp) Reprint (New Directions 1962) collection. This follows the 1964 augmented edition edited by Donald A. Yates & James E. Irby, but adds a new introduction by William Gibson.

BOSTON, BRUCE (David) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Gardener’s Tale (Sam’s Dot 978-1-933556-78-9, May 2007, $19.95, 273pp, tp, cover by Jan Lillehei) Dystopian SF novel about a man whose mind resists his society’s conditioning by Gardeners. This is a signed, limited edition of 200. Sam’s Dot Publishing, PO Box 782, Cedar Rapids IA 52406-0782; [www.samsdotpublishing.com].
• * *Night Smoke (with Margaret Ballif Simon) (Kelp Queen Press 978-0-9689934-6-0, Apr 2007, $18.00, 64pp, ph, cover by Marge Simon) Chapbook collection of 27 poems and vignettes, with color illustrations by Marge Simon. This is a limited edition of 300. Order from Kelp Queen Press, [http://kelpqueenpress.com]. (Contents)

BOVA, BEN(jamin William) (1932- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Aftermath (Tor 978-0-7653-0414-8, Aug 2007, $24.95, 396pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Grand Tour: Asteroid Wars] SF novel, the fourth in The Asteroid Wars subseries of the Grand Tour of the Solar System series.
• * _The Aftermath (Audio Renaissance 978-1-4272-0106-5, Aug 2007, $44.95, audio bx, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Grand Tour: Asteroid Wars] Audiobook edition of the Tor (2007) SF novel, the fourth in The Asteroid Wars subseries of the Grand Tour of the Solar System series. This is an unabridged 10-CD set, read by Emily Janice Card, Gabrielle de Cuire, Stephen Hoye, & Stefan Rudnicki.
• * _The Aftermath (Hodder & Stoughton 978-0-340-82398-9, Nov 2007, £19.99, 396pp, hc, cover by Mark Harrison) [Grand Tour: Asteroid Wars] Reprint (Tor 2007) SF novel, fourth in the Asteroid Wars series, part of the Grand Tour of the Solar System series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Green Trap (Tor 978-0-7653-4816-6, Nov 2007, $6.99, 354pp, pb) Reprint (Forge 2006) high-tech thriller. The discovery of a clean energy source sparks murder and intrigue.
• * *The Sam Gunn Omnibus (Tor 978-0-765-31617-2, Feb 2007, $29.95, hc, cover by Vincent DiFate) [Sam Gunn] Omnibus/collection of 19 stories, plus bridging material, featuring the spacegoing con man/entrepreneur. Four stories were not previously collected; another two are new, and there is substantial new bridging material. This includes the collections Sam Gunn, Unlimited (1992) and Sam Gunn Forever (1998), with considerable reorganization and some revision of bridging material. (Contents)
• * _The Sam Gunn Omnibus (SFBC #1232801, Mar 2007, $14.99, 704pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) [Sam Gunn] Reprint (Tor 2007) omnibus of 19 stories plus bridging material featuring the space-going con man, including stories collected in Sam Gunn, Unlimited (1992) and Sam Gunn Forever (1998). This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Titan (Tor 978-0-765-34315-4, Mar 2007, $7.99, 418pp, pb, cover by John Harris) [Grand Tour] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2006) SF novel in the Grand Tour of the Solar System series.

BOYNE, JOHN (chron.)

• * +The Thief of Time (St. Martin’s 0-312-35480-0, Mar 2007, $24.95, 376pp, hc) Fantasy novel. A 256-year-old man who never ages considers his past and the value of immortality without love. A Thomas Dunne book. First US edition (Weidenfeld & Nicholson 8/00).

BRACKETT, LEIGH (Douglas) [Mrs. Edmond Hamilton] (1915-1978) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Lorelei of the Red Mist: Planetary Romances (Haffner Press 978-1-893887-24-4, Dec 2007, $40.00, 471pp, hc, cover by Frank Kelly Freas) Collection of 12 SF stories of adventure on other worlds, one a collaboration with Ray Bradbury, who provides the foreword (originally published 1998 in the Readercon 10 souvenir book) and a poem about Brackett. This also includes an article by Brackett on writing SF. Introduction by Harry Turtledove. This includes the Kelly Freas illustrations for the 1953 reprint of the title story. Haffner Press, 5005 Crooks Rd, Suite 35, Royal Oak MI 48073-1239; add $5.00 postage; [info@haffnerpress.com]; [www.haffnerpress.com]. (Contents)

BRADBURY, RAY(mond Douglas) (1920- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dandelion Wine (PS Publishing 978-1-905834-38-9, Dec 2007, £20.00, 220pp, hc, cover by Tomislav Tikulin) [Dandelion Wine] Reprint (Doubleday 1957) fantasy novel. Introduction by Stephen King. This is a paper-over-boards edition; a jacketed, slipcased hardcover edition of 200 (-39-6, £50.00, dust jacket by Amos Sewell) signed by Bradbury and a deluxe two-book slipcased edition (with collection Summer Morning, Summer Night) edition of 100 (-89-1, £375.00) signed by both Bradbury and King are also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea, East Yorkshire HU18 1PG England; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
• * *The Dragon Who Ate His Tale (Gauntlet Press, 2007, $14.95, ph, cover by Donn Albright) Chapbook collection, free to purchasers of Match to Flame. (Contents) [ed: Donn Albright]
• * _Farewell Summer (Harper 978-0-06-113155-4, Nov 2007, $7.99, 198pp, pb) [Dandelion Wine] Reprint (Morrow 2006) fantasy novel, sequel to Dandelion Wine.
• * *Match to Flame: The Fictional Path to Fahrenheit 451 (Gauntlet Press 1-887368-86-8, Jun 2007, $110.00, 484pp, hc, cover by Donn Albright) Collection of 16 stories that preceded and influenced Fahrenheit 451, some in draft form, with occasional commentary. Preface by Bradbury, foreword by Matheson, with correspondence between Bradbury and Matheson; introduction by William Touponce, and an essay by Jonathan Eller. This is a limited edition of 750, signed by Bradbury; a deluxe lettered edition of 52 ($400.00) signed by Matheson and Bradbury also includes facsimiles of letters and two stories, one previously unpublished. This is dated 2006, but did not appear until now. (Contents) [ed: Donn Albright]
• * *Now and Forever: Somewhere a Band Is Playing & Leviathan ’99 (HarperCollins/Morrow 978-0-06-113156-3, Sep 2007, $24.95, 209pp, hc, cover by Tim O’Brien) Collection of two novellas, with introductions to each by Bradbury. “Leviathan ’99” originated as a radio script; Somewhere a Band Is Playing (Gauntlet 2007, not seen) was an unfinished novel started as a film idea for Katherine Hepburn. (Contents)

BRADLEY, MARION (Eleanor) ZIMMER (1930-1999) (chron.)

• * *The Alton Gift (with Deborah J. Ross) (DAW 978-0-7564-0019-4, Jun 2007, $25.95, 466pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Darkover: Children of Kings] SF novel set on Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover, written by Ross. This is a sequel to Traitor’s Sun by Bradley & Adrienne Martine-Barnes, and book one of the Children of Kings trilogy.
• * _The Door Through Space (Wildside Press 978-0-8095-5767-7, Jan 2007, $12.95, 158pp, tp, cover by Ian Field-Richards) Reprint (Ace Double 1961) SF novel, with a new introduction by Elisabeth Waters. Wildside Press, 9710 Traville Gateway Drive #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.wildsidepress.com].
• * _The Door Through Space (Dorchester/Cosmos Books 978-0-8439-5908-6, Sep 2007, $6.99, 204pp, pb, cover by Ian Field-Richards) Reprint (Ace Double 1961) SF novel, with the introduction by Elisabeth Waters from the 2007 Wildside Press edition.
• * _The Forest House (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46153-7, Jun 2007, $7.99, 462pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Avalon] Reprint (Michael Joseph 1993) historical fantasy novel of early Roman Britain.
• * _Lady of Avalon (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46181-0, Dec 2007, $7.99, 456pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Avalon] Reprint (Viking 1997) Arthurian fantasy, the linking novel between The Forest House and The Mists of Avalon.

BRAKE, MARK L. (chron.)

• * *Different Engines: How Science Drives Fiction and Fiction Drives Science (with Neil Hook) (Palgrave Macmillan 978-0-230-01980-5, Dec 2007, $24.95, 265pp, tp) Non-fiction, a critical exploration of the relationship between science and fiction, from the Age of Discovery to the present. Different versions of several parts were previously published in various magazines. Includes notes and index.

BRANNON, JASON (chron.)

• * *The Cage (KHP Industries/Black Death Books 0-9767914-9-8, May 2007, $14.99, 236pp, tp) Horror novel. Cryptozoological monsters run loose in a small town isolated by a deadly storm. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.khpindustries.com], or from KHP Industries, PO Box 588, Effort PA 18330.

BRAUNBECK, GARY A. (1960- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Mr. Hands (Leisure 978-0-8439-5610-8, Aug 2007, $6.99, 354pp, pb) Horror collection of the title novel, expanded from the eponymous novella, plus International Horror Guild Award-winning novella “Kiss of the Mudman”. (Contents)

BRAY, LIBBA (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Sweet Far Thing (Random House/Delacorte 978-0-385-73030-3, Dec 2007, $17.99, 819pp, hc, cover by Michael Frost) [Great and Terrible Beauty] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in the trilogy begun in A Great and Terrible Beauty.

BRAY, PATRICIA (chron.)

• * *The Sea Change (Bantam Spectra 978—0553-58877-4, Aug 2007, $6.99, 326pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Chronicles of Josan] Fantasy novel, second in the Chronicles of Josan trilogy after The First Betrayal. The monk Josan and Prince Lucius struggle for control of the body they share while under suspicion of killing the royal family.

BRENCHLEY, CHAZ (R.) (1959- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Bridge of Dreams (Ace 978-0-441-01408-8, Apr 2007, $7.99, 443pp, pb, cover by Eric Bowman) [Selling Water by the River] Reprint (Ace 2006) fantasy novel, the first in the Selling Water by the River series set in an alternate Ottoman Istanbul.
• * *River of the World (Ace 978-0-441-01478-1, Apr 2007, $24.95, 380pp, hc, cover by Tim O’Brien) [Selling Water by the River] Fantasy novel, the second in the Selling Water by the River series about rebellion in an Ottoman Istanbul controlled by magic.

BRENNAN, CAITLIN; pseudonym of Judith Tarr, (1955- ) (chron.)

• * _The Mountain’s Call (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80256-0, Sep 2006, $6.99, 536pp, pb) [White Magic] Reprint (Luna 2004) romantic fantasy novel, first in the White Magic trilogy. Brennan is a pen name for Judith Tarr.

BRENNAN, HERBIE; pseudonym of J. H. Brennan, (1940- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Faerie Lord (Bloomsbury USA 978-1-59990-120-6, Jan 2008, $18.95, 430pp, hc, cover by Blacksheep) [Faerie Wars] Young-adult fantasy novel, fourth and final in the Faerie Wars series. The faeries ask Henry’s help when they are struck by a plague that causes rapid aging. Simultaneous with the UK (Bloomsbury) edition.
• * *Ruler of the Realm (Bloomsbury 0-7475-8299-8, Oct 2006, £12.99, 429pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Faerie] Young-adult fantasy novel in the Faerie series.

BRENNAN, J(ames) H(erbert) (1940- ); see pseudonym Herbie Brennan (stories) (chron.)

BRESMAN, JONATHAN, ed. (chron.)

• * *MAD About Star Wars (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-50164-6, Oct 2007, $21.95, 149+vii, tp, cover by Jack Rickard) [Star Wars] Humorous collection of Star Wars parodies from MAD Magazine, with text and introduction by editor Jonathan Bresman. Foreword by George Lucas.

BREWER, HEATHER (chron.)

• * *The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Eighth Grade Bites (Penguin/Dutton 978-0-525-47811-9, Aug 2007, $16.99, 182pp, hc) Young-adult novel about a half-vampire boy. A first novel.

BRIDGER, DENYSÉ (chron.)

• * *As Fate Decrees (Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 978-1-894063-41-8, Aug 2007, $15.95, 256pp, tp) Fantasy novel. A young woman from ancient Greece becomes the gods’ champion and travels to the present to fight a deadly foe. Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing, PO Box 1714, Calgary AB T2P 2L7, Canada; [www.edgewebsite.com].

BRIGGS, PATRICIA (née Rowland) (1965- ) (chron.)

• * *Blood Bound (Ace 978-0-441-01473-6, Feb 2007, $7.99, 292pp, pb, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Mercy Thompson] Dark fantasy novel, second in the Mercy Thompson series. A vampire asks Mercy to help stop a vampire possessed by a demon.

BRIGGS, STEPHEN (1951- ) (chron.)

• * _Lu-Tze’s Yearbook of Enlightenment (with Terry Pratchett) See entry under Terry Pratchett.

BRIGHTSTEIN, SIMONE (chron.)

• * *Oshun’s Gold (Stamford House 978-1-904985-54-9, Feb 2007, £9.95, 370pp, tp) Fantasy novel. West African Yoruba gods decide to help promote cosmetics. Stamford House Publishing, Remus House, Coltsfoot Drive, Peterborough Cambs UK PE2 9JX; [www.stamfordhousepublishing.co.uk].

BRIN, (Glen) DAVID (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Sky Horizon (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-109-5, Aug 2007, $35.00, 123pp, hc, cover by Scott Hampton) [Colony High] Young-adult SF novella, book one of Colony High. Teens get hold of an alien. This is a signed, limited edition of 1500; a lettered edition of 26 ($150.00) is also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].

BRINDLEY, JOHN (chron.)

• * *The Rule of Claw (Orion Children’s Books 978-1-84255-587-3, May 2007, £9.99, 342pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel. Teens abandoned at a beach camp find the world outside turned savage by genetic engineering gone wild.

BRITAIN, KRISTEN (chron.)

• * *The High King’s Tomb (DAW 978-0-7564-0354-5, Nov 2007, $25.95, 679pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Green Rider] Fantasy novel, third in the series begun in Green Rider. Arcosians in hiding turn to dark magic to take the kingom.

BRITE, POPPY Z. (1967- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Antediluvian Tales (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-116-3, Nov 2007, $25.00, 116pp, hc, cover by Shadow Angelina Starkey) Associational collection of nine stories, three original, set in New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina, most featuring the Stubbs family. Brite’s foreword discusses the effect Katrina has had on her work. A signed, limited edition of 400 with bonus chapbook ($45.00) is also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]. (Contents)

BROCKMEIER, KEVIN (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Brief History of the Dead (Random House/Vintage 978-1-4000-9595-7, Feb 2007, $13.95, 252pp, tp, cover by Patrik Giardino) Reprint (Pantheon 2006) fantasy novel.

BROM, GERALD (chron.)

• * *The Devil’s Rose (Abrams 978-0-8109-9353-2, Oct 2007, $22.95, 116pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) Dark fantasy illustrated novel. Escapees from Hell terrorize Texas.

BROMFIELD, ANDREW, trans.

• * _The Helmet of Horror (with Victor Pelevin) See entry under Victor Pelevin.

BROOK, MELJEAN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Demon Angel (Berkley Sensation 978-0-425-21347-6, Jan 2007, $7.99, 412pp, pb, cover by Franco Accornero) [Demon Angel] Paranormal romance novel set in a world with angels, demons, and vampires, the first in a series. A knight turned demon-fighting Guardian meets the demon Lilith again in modern-day San Francisco. Copyrighted by Melissa Khan. A first novel.
• * *Demon Moon (Berkley Sensation 978-0-425-21576-0, Jun 2007, $7.99, 470pp, pb) [Demon Angel] Paranormal romance, set in the same world as Demon Angel.

BROOKE, KEITH N., ed. (1966- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Infinity Plus (with Nick Gevers) (BL Publishing/Solaris 978-1-84416-489-9, Jul 2007, £9.99, 687pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) Omnibus of two anthologies published by PS Publishing: Infinity Plus One (2001) and Infinity Plus Two (2003). (Contents)
• * +Infinity Plus (with Nick Gevers) (BL Publishing/Solaris US 978-1-84416-489-9, Aug 2007, $15.00, 687pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) Omnibus of two SF anthologies (26 stories total) originally published in the UK by PS Publishing as Infinity Plus One (2001) and Infinity Plus Two (2003). This has the same ISBN as the simultaneous Solaris UK edition but gives only US and Canadian prices.

BROOKS, KEVIN (chron.)

• * *Being (Scholastic/The Chicken House 978-0-439-89973-4, Feb 2007, $16.99, 323pp, hc) Young-adult SF thriller. A boy goes on the run after he discovers his body is full of artificial parts and someone is trying to kill him.
• * _The Road of the Dead (Scholastic/Push 978-0-439-78624-9, Feb 2007, $7.99, 339pp, tp) Reprint (The Chicken House UK 2006) young-adult mystery with supernatural elements. Two brothers, one with second sight, investigate their sister’s murder.

BROOKS, MAX (stories) (chron.)

• * _World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (Random House/Three Rivers 978-0-307-34661-2, Oct 2007, $14.95, 342pp, tp) Reprint (Crown 2006) SF horror novel in the form of a postholocaust non-fiction book about a zombie war.

BROOKS, TERRY; [i.e., Terrence Dean Brooks] (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Angel Fire East (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-43525-5, Jul 2007, $7.99, 368pp, pb, cover by Gerald Brom) [John Ross, Knight] Reissue (Del Rey 1999) fantasy novel, third in the trilogy featuring John Ross, Knight of the Word. Eighth printing.