The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007


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Miles, Mutants and Microbes Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen 978-1-4165-2141-9, Aug 2007, $18.00, 585pp, hc, cover by Alan Pollack) [Miles Vorkosigan] Omnibus of Nebula Award-winner Falling Free (1988), “Labyrinth”, and Diplomatic Immunity (2002) — a quaddie-themed grouping in the Miles Vorkosigan universe. This includes a new preface by Bujold.


The Sharing Knife, Volume 1: Beguilement Lois McMaster Bujold (HarperCollins/Eos 978-0-06-113907-9, May 2007, $7.99, 361pp, pb, cover by Julie Bell) [Sharing Knife] Reprint (Eos 2006) fantasy, the first half of a novel being published in two volumes.


The Sharing Knife, Volume Two: Legacy Lois McMaster Bujold (HarperCollins/Eos 978-0-06-11390556, Jul 2007, $25.95, 377pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Sharing Knife] Fantasy novel, the second of two volumes in a single novel about a romance between a two people of very different cultures.


Territory Emma Bull (Tor 978-0-312-85735-6, Jul 2007, $24.95, 318pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) Fantasy novel retelling the story of the shootout at the O.K. Corral.


The Coming Race Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Wesleyan University Press 978-0-8195-6735-2, Mar 2007, $17.95, 218pp, tp, cover by John Martin) Reprint (Blackwood 1871 as by Anonymous) SF novel. This is the Wesleyan 2005 scholarly edition edited and with an introduction by David Seed. Order from University Press of New England, Order Dept., 37 Lafayette St., Lebanon NH 03766-1405; 800-421-1561; [www.wesleyan.edu/wespress].


Knighthood of the Dragon Chris Bunch (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46191-9, Dec 2007, $7.99, 367pp, pb) [Dragonmaster] Reprint (Orbit 2003) fantasy novel, book two in the Dragonmaster series.


The Vampires of Malibu High and Other Strange Concoctions Chris Bunch (Wilder Publication 0-9773040-5-1, Nov 2006, $29.99, 202pp, hc, cover by D. E. Harman) Collection of 16 stories. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now. A print-on-demand edition. Wilder Publications, PO Box 3005, Radford VA 24143-3005.


The Lambkins Eve Bunting (HarperTrophy/Cotler 978-0-06-059908-X, Oct 2006, $5.99, 180pp, tp, cover by Jonathan Keegan) Reprint (Eos 2005) young-adult SF novel.


The Night of the Eleventh Sun Steven Burgauer (Burgauer, Steven 978-1-4196-7154-5, Aug 2007, $18.95, 121pp, tp) Reprint (Authors Choice Press 2001) prehistoric SF novel about neanderthals in Iberia. This is copyrighted 2007, and may be revised. A print-on-demand edition available online at [www.booksurge.com].


Bloodsong Melvin Burgess (Simon Pulse 978-1-4169-3616-9, Sep 2007, $7.99, 354pp, tp) [Bloodtide] Young-adult near-future dystopian urban fantasy novel, sequel to Bloodtide, based on the Icelandic “Volsunga Saga”. First US edition (Andersen Press 2005).


Bloodtide Melvin Burgess (Simon Pulse 978-1-4169-3615-2, May 2007, $7.99, 416pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Bloodtide] Reprint (Andersen Press 1999) young-adult near-future dystopian urban fantasy novel based on the Icelandic Volsunga Saga.


Currency of Souls Kealan Patrick Burke (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-069-2, Feb 2007, $40.00, 207pp, hc, cover by Patrick Arrasmith) Horror novel of a strange night down at Eddie’s Tavern. This is a signed, limited edition of 750; a lettered, traycased edition of 15 ($250.00) is also available. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].


Back to the Stone Age Edgar Rice Burroughs (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 978-0-8032-6263-8, Jun 2007, $19.95, 318+vii, tp) [Pellucidar] Reprint (Edgar Rice Burroughs 1937) SF novel, fifth in the Pellucidar series. There is a new introduction by Gary Dunham. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68588-0630; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com].


Land of Terror Edgar Rice Burroughs (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 978-0-8032-6265-2, Jun 2007, $19.95, 319+xi, tp) [Pellucidar] Reprint (Edgar Rice Burroughs 1944) SF novel, sixth in the Pellucidar series. Illustrated by Roy G. Krenkel. There is a new introduction by Anne Harris. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68588-0630; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com].


The Martian Tales Trilogy Edgar Rice Burroughs (Barnes & Noble 978-0-7607-5585-3, 2007, $9.95, 669pp, tp) [Barsoom (John Carter et al)] Reissue (Bison Books 2003) trilogy of the first three novels in the Mars series: A Princess of Mars (1912), The Gods of Mars (1913), and The Warlord of Mars (1914). This has the 2004 introduction and notes by Aaron Parrett. Fifth printing.


More Martian Tales Edgar Rice Burroughs (Barnes & Noble 978-0-7607-8089-3, 2006, $8.95, 427pp, tp) [Barsoom (John Carter et al)] Reprint (Dover 1962 as part of Three Martian Novels) omnibus of the fourth and fifth novels in the Mars series: Thuvia, Maid of Mars (1916) and Chessmen of Mars (1922), with a new introduction and notes by Aaron Parrett. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now.


A Princess of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs (Penguin Classics 978-0-14-310488-9, Jan 2007, $9.00, 186+xxvii, tp, cover by Dave Cockrum & Rudy Nebres) [Barsoom (John Carter et al)] Reprint (McClurg 1917) SF novel, the first in the John Carter, Warlord of Mars or Barsoom series. This has a new critical/biographical introduction by John Seelye.


Savage Pellucidar Edgar Rice Burroughs (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 978-0-8032-6264-5, Jun 2007, $19.95, 274pp, tp) [Pellucidar] Reprint (Canaveral Press 1963) SF fix-up novel, seventh in the Pellucidar series. There is a new introduction by Harry Turtledove. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68588-0630; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com].


Tales of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs (SFBC #1233053, May 2007, $12.99, 309pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Barsoom (John Carter et al)] Omnibus of two SF novels in the Barsoom/John Carter of Mars series: Llana of Gathol (1948) and John Carter of Mars (1964). This has ISBN 978-0-7394-8275-9; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Tarzan of the Apes Edgar Rice Burroughs (Barnes & Noble Classics 978-1-59308-227-7, 2006, $5.95, 266+xxxiii, tp, cover by Frans Lanting) [Tarzan] Reprint (McClurg 1914) of the first Tarzan novel, with a new introduction and notes by Maura Spiegel. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now.


Hunting the Demon Jaci Burton (Dell 978-0-440-24336-6, Sep 2007, $6.99, 417pp, pb) Supernatural romance. Demon hunter Shay Pearson has her eye on a seductive surfer who’s on the run from evil forces.


House of Dark Delights Louisa Burton (Bantam 978-0-553-38412-3, Feb 2007, $13.00, 324pp, tp, cover by John Reinhard Weguelin) [Hidden Grotto] Fantasy erotica, the first book in the Hidden Grotto series about a house where immortals — goddess, satyr, vampire, elf — satisfy their guests’ every desire.


Captain’s Fury Jim Butcher (Ace 978-0-441-01527-6, Dec 2007, $24.95, 451pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Codex Alera] Epic fantasy, fourth in the Codex Alera series. Tavi’s new furycrafting abilities are limited help when a senator decides to take over the battle against the Canim invaders.


Cursor’s Fury Jim Butcher (Ace 978-0-441-01547-4, Dec 2007, $7.99, 521pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Codex Alera] Reprint (Ace 2006) epic fantasy, third in the Codex Alera series.


Proven Guilty Jim Butcher (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46103-2, Feb 2007, $7.99, 482pp, pb, cover by Chris McGrath) [Dresden Files] Reprint (Roc 2006) dark fantasy novel, book eight in the Dresden Files.


White Night Jim Butcher (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46140-7, Apr 2007, $23.95, 407pp, hc, cover by Chris McGrath) [Dresden Files] Dark fantasy novel, book eight in the Dresden Files about Chicago wizard Harry Dresden. Harry seeks to clear his brother Thomas of a series of murders of magic users.


Wizard at Large Jim Butcher (SFBC #1220933, Nov 2006, $14.99, 740pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Dresden Files] Omnibus of the sixth and seventh dark fantasy-detective novels in the Dresden Files: Blood Rites (2004) and Dead Beat (2005). This has ISBN 0-7394-; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Wizard Under Fire Jim Butcher (SFBC $1233454, Jun 2007, $15.99, 754pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Dresden Files] Omnibus of the eighth and ninth dark fantasy detective novels in the Dresden Files series: Proven Guilty (2006) and White Night (2007). This has ISBN 978-0-7394-8344-2, lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Jules Verne: The Definitive Biography William Butcher (Thunder’s Mouth 978-1-58025-904-6, May 2007, $16.95, 369pp, tp) Reprint (Thunder’s Mouth 2006) non-fiction, biography. [Jules Verne]


Parable of the Sower Octavia E. Butler (Warner 978-0-446-67550-5, Jan 2007, $13.99, 345pp, tp, cover by John Blackford) [Parable] Reissue (Four Walls Eight Windows 1993) dystopian SF novel. This includes a reading group guide. Seventh printing.


Parable of the Talents Octavia E. Butler (Warner 0-446-67578-4, Jan 2007, $13.99, 422pp, tp) [Parable] Reissue (Seven Stories 1998) dystopian SF novel, sequel to Parable of the Sower. Sixth printing.


Queen Ferris S. C. Butler (Tor 978-0-7653-1478-9, Nov 2007, $27.95, 495pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Stoneways] Fantasy novel, the second in the Stoneways trilogy. Reiffen works with the Wizards to learn their secrets.


Reiffen’s Choice S. C. Butler (Tor 978-0-7653-5371-9, Oct 2007, $6.99, 463pp, pb, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Stoneways] Reprint (Tor 2006) fantasy novel, the first in the Stoneways trilogy.


Forgotten Realms: The Shattered Mask Richard Lee Byers (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4266-4, Jul 2007, $6.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Raymond Swanland) [Forgotten Realms: Sembia] Reissue (Wizards of the Coast 2001) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, third in the Sembia series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.


Forgotten Realms: Unclean Richard Lee Byers (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4258-9, Apr 2007, $6.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Greg Ruth) [Forgotten Realms: Haunted Lands] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, book one of the Haunted Lands. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.


Warhammer: The Enemy Within Richard Lee Byers (BL Publishing/Black Library US 978-1-84416-444-8, Jul 2007, $7.99, 253pp, pb) [Warhammer] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (6/07) edition but gives only US and Canadian prices.


Avalon High Meg Cabot (HarperCollins 978-0-06-075586-7, Jun 2007, $16.99, 288pp, hc) [Avalon High] Reissue (HarperCollins 2006) young-adult contemporary Arthurian fantasy. Ninth printing.


Avalon High Meg Cabot (HarperTeen 978-0-06-076588-1, Jul 2007, $8.99, 288pp, tp) [Avalon High] Reprint (HarperCollins 2006) young-adult contemporary Arthurian fantasy.


Jinx Meg Cabot (HarperTeen 978-0-06-083764-8, Sep 2007, $16.99, 262pp, hc) Young-adult paranormal novel. Jinx tries to escape her bad luck, but it follows her to New York City.


Avalon High: Coronation Volume 1: The Merlin Prophecy Meg Cabot & Jinky Coronado (HarperCollins/Tokyopop 978-0-06-117707-1, Jul 2007, $7.99, 109pp, tp) [Avalon High: Coronation] Young-adult graphic novel, the first in a series sequel to Cabot’s contemporary Arthurian fantasy Avalon High. Written by Cabot and illustrated by Jinky Coronado. Copublished by HarperCollins and Tokyopop.


The Dead Girls’ Dance Rachel Caine (Penguin/NAL Jam 978-0-451-22089-9, Apr 2007, $5.99, 238pp, pb) [Morganville Vampires] Young-adult vampire romance, book two in the Morganville Vampires series. This is copyrighted by Roxanne Longstreet Conrad, who also writes as Roxanne Longstreet and Roxanne Conrad.


Midnight Alley Rachel Caine (Penguin/NAL Jam 978-0-451-22238-1, Oct 2007, $5.99, 245pp, pb) [Morganville Vampires] Vampire novel, book three in The Morganville Vampires series. This is copyrighted by Roxanne Longstreet Conrad, who also writes as Roxanne Longstreet and Roxanne Conrad.


Thin Air Rachel Caine (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46163-6, Aug 2007, $6.99, 309pp, pb) [Weather Warden] Contemporary fantasy novel, sixth in the Weather Warden series. Joanne has lost her memory, a demon is after her, and the world needs saving — again. This is copyrighted by Roxanne Longstreet Conrad, who also writes as Roxanne Longstreet and Roxanne Conrad.


His and Hers Dawn Calvert (Kensington/Zebra 978-0-8217-8060-2, Jan 2008, $4.99, 301pp, pb) Fantasy time-travel romance. A modern-day woman wishes for a new start in life and finds herself the heroine of a Victorian romance in progress.


I Will Rise Michael Louis Calvillo (Lachesis Publishing 1-897370-02-4, Apr 2007, $16.50, 374pp, tp, cover by Michael Louis Calvillo) Horror novel. A dead man rises again with a killing touch that could wipe out humanity. Lachesis Publishing, 1787 Cartier Court, RR1, Kingston NS B0P 1R0, Canada; [www.lachesispublishing.com].


Scar Night Alan Campbell (Bantam Spectra 978-0-553-58931-3, Dec 2007, $6.99, 549pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Deepgate Codex] Reprint (Tor UK 2006) fantasy novel, book one of the Deepgate Codex.


The Lost Fleet: Fearless Jack Campbell (Ace 978-0-441-01476-7, Feb 2007, $6.99, 295pp, pb, cover by Pat Turner) Military SF novel. Campbell is a pen name for John G. Hemry.


Secret Story Ramsey Campbell (Tor 978-0-7653-5525-6, Jun 2007, $7.99, 398pp, pb) Reprint (PS Publishing 2005 as Secret Stories) associational horror novel.


Voice of the Gods Trudi Canavan (HarperCollins/Eos 978-0-06-081592-9, Feb 2007, $7.99, 574pp, pb) [Age of the Five] Fantasy novel, third and final book of the Age of the Five trilogy. First US edition (Voyager Australia 2006).


Space Station Earth: The Revelation of Ylrac J. C. Capote (Tate Publishing 1-5988661-2-5, Nov 2006, $11.99, 134pp, tp) SF novel. Superhumans rule all of the solar system except Earth. A first novel. Tate Publishing, 127 E. Trade Center Terrace, Mustang OK 73064; [www.tatepublishing.com]; 888-361-7473.


Trina Wants to Be a Duck C. Card (Trafford Publishing 978-1-4251-3666-6, Nov 2007, $13.04, 99pp, tp) SF novella. A Chrontos space entity would rather be a duck, but is assigned to pass as human. This indicates third printing, but was not seen previously; a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.trafford.com], or from Trafford Publishing, Suite 6E, 2333 Government St., Victoria BC V8T 4P4, Canada.


Empire Orson Scott Card (Tor 978-0-7653-5522-5, Dec 2007, $7.99, 355pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) Reprint (Tor 2006) near-future SF novel of a new American Civil War.


Space Boy Orson Scott Card (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-111-8, Aug 2007, $35.00, 95pp, hc, cover by Lance Card) Reprint (SFBC 2006 as part of Escape from Earth) YA SF novella. Illustrated by Lance Card. This signed, limited edition of 2000 is sold out; a traycased, leatherbound edition of 26 ($150.00) is also available.


A War of Gifts Orson Scott Card (Tor 978-0-7653-1282-2, Nov 2007, $12.95, 126pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Ender Wiggin] SF Christmas novella about Ender Wiggin at Battle School, where it is forbidden to celebrate religious holidays.


A War of Gifts Orson Scott Card (Audio Renaissance 978-1-59397-631-6, Nov 2007, $19.95, audio bx, cover by John Harris) [Ender Wiggin] Audiobook edition of the SF Christmas novella (Tor 2007) in the Ender series. This is a two-CD set, read by Scott Brick and Stefan Rudnicki.


Invasive Procedures Orson Scott Card & Aaron Johnston (Tor 978-0-7653-1424-6, Sep 2007, $25.95, 351pp, hc) Near-future SF medical thriller about a geneticist with a new method to “improve” the human race.


Ravenloft: To Sleep with Evil Andria Cardarelle (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4317-3, Mar 2007, $12.95, 308pp, tp, cover by Erik M. Gist) [Ravenloft: Covenant] Reissue (TSR 1996) novelization based on the dark fantasy roleplaying game, part of the Covenant trilogy. Copyrighted TSR 1996, WotC 2007.


Kushiel’s Justice Jacqueline Carey (Warner 978-0-446-50003-6, Jun 2007, $26.99, 703pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Kushiel’s Legacy: Imriel] Fantasy novel, second in the Imriel trilogy, fifth in the overall Kushiel’s Legacy series.


Kushiel’s Scion Jacqueline Carey (Warner 978-0-446-61002-5, Apr 2007, $7.99, 943pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Kushiel’s Legacy: Imriel] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2006) fantasy novel, first in the Imriel trilogy, fourth set in the world of Kushiel’s Dart


Dragon’s Keep Janet Lee Carey (Harcourt 978-0-15-205926-2, Apr 2007, $17.00, 302pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. Princess Rosalind was born with a dragon’s talon instead of a ring finger.


The Devil You Know Mike Carey (Warner 978-0-446-58030-4, Jul 2007, $24.99, 400pp, hc) [Felix Castor] Supernatural thriller, the first in a series about hard-boiled freelance exorcist Felix Castor. A first novel. First US edition (Orbit 4/06).


Plague Year Jeff Carlson (Ace 978-0-441-01514-6, Aug 2007, $7.99, 292pp, pb) [Plague Year] SF thriller. A nanotech plague kills all mammals and birds below an altitude of 10,000 feet, and desperate survivors seek a cure. A first novel.


Atherton: The House of Power Patrick Carman (Little, Brown 978-0-316-16670-6, May 2007, $16.99, 337pp, hc, cover by Philip Straub) Young-adult fantasy novel set in a world of three lands in concentric rings, separated by high rock cliffs. This is bound in boards with a partial dust jacket, and includes a CD-ROM.


Into the Mist Patrick Carman (Scholastic/Orchard 978-0-439-89952-9, Sep 2007, $11.99, 281pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell) [Land of Elyon] Young-adult fantasy novel in the Land of Elyon series.


Little Fur: A Fox Called Sorrow Isobelle Carmody (Random House 978-0-375-83856-9, Feb 2007, $14.99, 245pp, hc, cover by Isobelle Carmody) [Little Fur] Young-adult fantasy novel, the second in a series about a diminutive urban troll. This is bound in a suedelike fabric with a color inset and no dust jacket. First US edition (Viking Australia 2006 as The Legend of Little Fur, Book 2, A Fox Called Sorrow).


War World: The Battle of Sauron John F. Carr & Don Hawthorne (Pequod Press 0-937912-04-2, Oct 2007, $45.00, 444pp, hc, cover by Alan Gutierrez) [War World] Shared-world SF novel set in the world created by Carr & Jerry Pournelle, part of Pournelle’s Future History, inspired by the works of H. Beam Piper; portions were previously published in the first two War World anthologies. Pequod Press, PO Box 80, Boalsburg, PA 16827; [www.hostigos.com]; add $10.00 shipping.


Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass Lewis Carroll (Barnes & Noble Classics 978-1-59308-345-8, 2007, $7.95, 286+xxxiii, hc, cover by Milo Winter) [Alice] Reissue (Macmillan 1865 and 1871) omnibus of two classic children’s fantasy novels. This has a 2003 introduction and notes by Tan Lin. An instant remainder edition. Fourth printing.


Quantum Prophecy: The Awakening Michael Carroll (Penguin/Philomel 978-0-399-24725-5, Apr 2007, $16.99, 264pp, hc, cover by Jae Song) [Quantum Prophecy] Young-adult fantasy, the first in a series. Ten years after all the superheroes disappeared, teens start developing powers. First US edition (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 1/06 as The New Heroes: The Quantum Prophecy).


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