The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

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The Demanding Dead: More Stories of Terror and the Supernatural Edith Wharton (Owen, Peter 978-0-7206-1272-1, Mar 2007, £10.95, 214pp, tp, cover by Alexander Parsonage) Collection of eight stories, plus a plot summary and excerpt from an unfinished novel. Edited and with an introduction by Peter Haining.

disLOCATIONS ed. Ian Whates (NewCon Press 978-0-9555791-0-3, Jul 2007, £10.99, 133pp, tp, cover by Andy Bigwood) Original anthology of nine stories about displaced people; one story was previously published online. Authors include Pat Cadigan, Brian Stableford, and Ken MacLeod. This is a limited edition of 500 signed by all contributors. NewCon Press, 41 Wheatsheaf Road, Alconbury Weston, Cambs, PE28 4LF, UK; [www.newconpress.com].

Bareback Kit Whitfield (Random House/Vintage UK 978-0-099-49945-9, 2007, £6.99, 548pp, tp) Reprint (Cape 2006) alternate world where most people are werewolves.

FightGame K. Wild (The Chicken House 978-1-905294-23-7, Jun 2007, £5.99, 270pp, tp) [FightGame] Young-adult novel with supernatural elements.

Perverted by Language: Fiction inspired by The Fall ed. Peter Wild (Serpent’s Tail 978-1-85242-929-4, Jun 2007, £8.99, 271pp, tp) Original anthology of 23 stories inspired by the songs of the group The Fall. Authors include Steve Aylett, Nicholas Royle, and Jeff VanderMeer.

Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang Kate Wilhelm (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07914-2, Oct 2006, £6.99, 251pp, tp, cover by Jon Sullivan) Reprint (Harper & Row 1976) Hugo Award winning SF novel. Part of the SF Masterworks series.

Dragon Keeper Carole Wilkinson (Macmillan Children’s Books UK 978-0-330-44109-4, Feb 2007, £4.99, 338pp, tp, cover by Michael Yuen) [Dragon Keeper] Reprint (Black Dog Books Australia 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a series. Copyrighted 2003, 2006.

Dragon Keeper: Garden of the Purple Dragon Carole Wilkinson (Macmillan Children’s Books UK 978-0-330-44111-7, Feb 2007, £8.99, 337pp, hc, cover by Michael Yuen) [Dragon Keeper] Reprint (Black Dog Books Australia 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, the second in a series. [First U.K. edition]

Dragonkeeper Carole Wilkinson (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-44108-6, Feb 2006, £8.99, 338pp, hc, cover by Michael Yuen) [Dragon Keeper] Reprint (Black Dog Books Australia 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a series. Copyrighted 2003, 2006, suggesting some revisions from the original. Published in 2006 but not seen until now. [First U.K. edition]

The Scalding Rooms Conrad Williams (PS Publishing 978-1-905834-87-7, Apr 2007, £10.00, 102pp, hc, cover by Edward Miller) Associational horror novella of dark doings in a slaughterhouse. Introduction by Graham Joyce. This is a paper-over-boards edition of 500 signed by Williams; a dustjacketed hardcover edition of 300 (-88-4, £25.00) signed by both Williams and Joyce is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea, HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

Bloodmind Liz Williams (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-1-4050-5549-9, Feb 2007, £10.99, 293pp, tp, cover by Greg Bridges) [Darkland] Far-future SF novel, the second in a series after Darkland.

Darkland Liz Williams (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-0-330-42691-6, Feb 2007, £6.99, 424pp, pb, cover by Greg Bridges) [Darkland] Reprint (Tor UK 2006) gothic SF novel of the far future where an assassin is betrayed by her ex-lover, and seeks revenge. First in a series.

Saturn Returns Sean Williams (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-518-7, Jul 2007, £10.99, 291pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Astropolis] Reprint (Ace 2007) SF novel, book one in the Astropolis series. A mercenary is resurrected after 200 years, memory blanked, with a sex change, and under attack. [First U.K. edition]

The Dragonbane Chair Tad Williams (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-85723-616-3, Jun 2007, £8.99, 930pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1988) fantasy novel. The first book of the Memory, Sorrow and Thorn series.

Shadowplay Tad Williams (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-291-9, Mar 2007, £18.99, xiv+656pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Shadowmarch] Fantasy novel, the second book in the Shadowmarch trilogy. A trade paperback edition (-292-6, £12.99) was announced but not seen. Simultaneous with the US (DAW) edition.

Stone of Farewell Tad Williams (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-85723-786-3, Jun 2007, £8.99, 874pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1990) fantasy novel. Book two of the Memory, Sorrow and Thorn series.

To Green Angel Tower: Siege Tad Williams (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-85723-787-0, Jun 2007, £7.99, 815pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1993 as part of To Green Angel Tower) fantasy novel. Book four of the Memory, Sorrow and Thorn series.

To Green Angel Tower: Storm Tad Williams (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-85723-583-8, Jun 2007, £7.99, 815pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1993 as part of To Green Angel Tower) fantasy novel. Book three of the Memory, Sorrow and Thorn series.

Conventions of War Walter Jon Williams (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-2899-4, Nov 2006, £7.99, 677pp, pb) [Dread Empire’s Fall] Reprint (HarperCollins/Eos 2005) SF novel, the third book in the Dread Empire’s Fall series.

Shamanka Jeanne Willis (Walker UK 978-1-84428-649-2, Mar 2007, £7.99, 391pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel. Trade paperback issued in dustjacket.

The Voice of the Heart: The Working of Mervyn Peake’s Imagination G. Peter Winnington (Liverpool University Press 1-84631-030-X, Sep 2006, £18.50, xiii+290pp, tp, cover by Mervyn Peake) Critical work, examining Peake’s fiction in the context of his poetry, plays, illustrations, and motifs. This is the 48th volume in the Liverpool English Texts and Studies series. A hardcover edition (-022-9, £50.00) was announced but not seen. [Mervyn Peake]

The Stone Gods Jeanette Winterson (Hamish Hamilton 978-0-241-14395-7, Sep 2007, £16.99, 255pp, hc) SF novel.

Tanglewreck Jeanette Winterson (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-8075-1, Jun 2007, £6.99, 415pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2006) young-adult fantasy novel.

The Knight Gene Wolfe (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-08033-1, Apr 2007, £7.99, 457pp, tp, cover by Laura Brett) [Wizard Knight] Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel, the first part of in The Wizard Knight. A young man is transported to a magical realm and becomes a knight.

Severian of the Guild Gene Wolfe (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-08130-7, Oct 2007, £14.99, 905pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [Book of the New Sun] Reprint (SFBC 1998 as The Book of the New Sun) omnibus of the four novels in the Book of the New Sun series: The Shadow of the Torturer (1980), The Claw of the Conciliator (1981), The Sword of the Lictor (1981), and The Citadel of the Autarch (1982). [First U.K. edition]

The Wizard Gene Wolfe (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-08025-6, Dec 2007, £7.99, 536pp, tp, cover by Laura Brett) [Wizard Knight] Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel, the second part of The Wizard Knight.

The Braided Path Chris Wooding (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07881-2, Oct 2006, £14.99, 976pp, tp) [Braided Path] Fantasy omnibus of The Weavers of Saramyr (2003), The Skein of Lament (2004), and The Ascendancy Veil (2005).

The Fade Chris Wooding (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07699-0, Oct 2007, £10.99, 312pp, tp, cover by Edward Miller) Fantasy novel of a subterranean civilization with a vast conspiracy. A hardcover edition (-07700-3, £18.99) was announced but not seen.

Classic Tales of Horror Volume 2 ed. Jonathan Wooding (Bloody Books 978-1-905636-11-2, Sep 2007, £9.99, 251pp, tp) Horror anthology. [Not seen]

The History of Lucy’s Love Life in 10½ Chapters Deborah Wright (Time Warner UK 0-7515-3703-9, Sep 2006, £6.99, 374pp, tp) Humorous SF romance novel. Lucy steals a time machine to check out some famous lovers from history.

Shadows of the New Sun: Wolfe on Writing/Writers on Wolfe ed. Peter Wright (Liverpool University Press 978-1-84631-058-4, Jun 2007, £15.99, xiv+256pp, tp, cover by Bruce Pennington) Non-fiction book combining a section of interviews with Wolfe with 13 articles (one a reprint) by Wolfe on writing, writers, reviewers, etc. A hardcover edition (-057-7, £50.00) was announced but not seen. [Gene Wolfe]

Stormed Fortress Janny Wurts (HarperVoyager 978-0-00-721780-9, Nov 2007, £12.99, 616pp, tp, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow: Alliance of Light] Fantasy novel, the fifth book in the Alliance of Light series, volume eight in The Wars of Light and Shadow overall series. A hardcover edition (£18.99) was announced but not seen.

Alfred Kropp II: The Seal of Solomon Rick Yancey (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-8933-4, Jun 2007, £6.99, 327pp, tp, cover by Steinar Lund) [Alfred Kropp] Reprint (Bloomsbury US 2007) young-adult fantasy novel, the second in a series. [First U.K. edition]

The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp Rick Yancey (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-9160-3, Jun 2007, £6.99, 339pp, tp, cover by Steinar Lund) [Alfred Kropp] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a series.

Dark Future: Comeback Tour Jack Yeovil (BL Publishing/Black Library 978-1-84416-410-3, Apr 2007, £6.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Jaime Jones) [Dark Future: Demon Download] Reprint (GW Books 1991) novelization based on the near-future roleplaying game, the final book in the Demon Download quartet. Yeovil is a pen name for Kim Newman.

Star Wars: Allegiance Timothy Zahn (Random House/Century LucasBooks 978-1-844-13319-2, Feb 2007, £18.99, 324pp, hc) [Star Wars] Original novel based in the Star Wars universe. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition.

Star Wars: Outbound Flight Timothy Zahn (Random House UK/Arrow LucasBooks 978-0-099-49358-7, Feb 2007, £6.99, 420pp, pb, cover by Dave Seeley) Reprint (Century LucasBooks 2006) SF novelization.

Camelot’s Sword Sarah Zettel (HarperCollins UK 978-0-00-715872-0, Apr 2007, £7.99, 455pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Paths to Camelot] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2006; simultaneous US [Luna] as Under Camelot’s Banner) historical Arthurian fantasy novel, third in a series.

The Diamond Warriors David Zindell (HarperVoyager 978-0-00-224762-7, May 2007, £14.99, 472pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Ea Cycle] Fantasy novel, the fourth and final in the Ea Cycle. A hardcover edition (-224761-0, £20.00) was announced but not seen.

Twelve Collections & The Teashop Zoran Zivkovic (PS Publishing 1-904619-88-6, Jun 2007, £10.00, tp, cover by Hawk Alfredson) Fantasy collection. Introduction by Michael Moorcock. This is a limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 300 (-89-4, £25.00) is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG. [Not seen]

The Book Thief Markus Zusak (Random House UK/The Bodley Head 978-0-370-32921-5, Jan 2007, £12.99, 384pp, hc) Reprint (Picador Australia 2005) fantasy novel. Fantasy novel set in Nazi Germany, narrated by Death. A girl begins to steal books from book burnings and elsewhere. [First U.K. edition]

Adventure Tales [v 1 #4, Spring 2007] (Wildside Press, LLC; Rockville, MD, $7.95, 100pp, quarto)

Albedo One [#32, 2007] ed. Anon. (Albedo One Productions, €5.95, 63pp, A4, cover by Alexander Kruglov) Small press sf, fantasy and horror fiction magazine. Available from 2 Post Road, LUSK, Co. Dublin, IRELAND.

Albedo One [#33, 2007] ed. Anon. (Albedo One Productions, €5.95, 63pp, A4, cover by Mario Sánchez Nevado)

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