The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2000

Books, Listed by Author

CORNWELL, BERNARD; pseudonym of Bernard Wiggins, (1944- ) (chron.)

• * *Harlequin (HarperCollins UK 0-00-225965-6, Oct 2000, £16.99, 372pp, hc, cover by Bill Gregory) [Grail Quest] Historical novel of the Hundred Years War, with fantasy elements. First book of “The Grail Quest”.
• * *Stonehenge [2000 B.C.] (HarperCollins 0-06-019700-5, Jun 2000, $26.00, 434pp, hc) Prehistoric fantasy novel about the building of Stonehenge.

CORTÁZAR, JULIO (1914-1984) (chron.)

• * _62: A Model Kit (New Directions 0-8112-1437-0, Mar 2000, $14.00, 281pp, tp, cover by Xul Solar) Reprint (Random House 1972) fantastic novel set in an unnamed, mutable city that may have vampires. Translated from the Spanish (1968) by Gregory Rabassa.
• * *Final Exam (New Directions 0-8112-1417-6, Feb 2000, $23.95, 237pp, hc, cover by Xul Solar) Fantastic novel set in a surreal Buenos Aires. Students have strange encounters when a mysterious fog envelops the city. First English-language edition; translated from the Spanish (Sudamericana 1986) by Alfred Mac Adam.

COSTELLO, MATTHEW J(ohn) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Poltergeist: The Legacy: Maelstrom (Ace 0-441-00711-2, Feb 2000, $5.99, 229pp, pb, cover by Craig White) [Poltergeist: The Legacy] Novelization, the second based on the TV show based on the movie. Packaged by Tekno Books, copyrighted by MGM.

COSTIKYAN, GREG(ory John) (1959- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *First Contract (Tor 0-312-87396-4, Jul 2000, $23.95, 287pp, hc, cover by Shelley Eshkar) SF novel. Alien merchants come to Earth and destroy the economy with their advanced products.

COUNIHAN, DEIRDRE, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Fabulous Brighton (with Liz Williams & Elizabeth Counihan) See entry under Elizabeth Counihan.

COUNIHAN, ELIZABETH, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Fabulous Brighton (with Deirdre Counihan & Liz Williams) (Shrew Press 0-9538481-0-8, Sep 2000, £4.99, 108pp, tp, cover by Deirdre Counihan) Anthology of 12 fantasy stories celebrating the town of Brighton, written by local authors including Nigel Brown, Peter James, and Lynn Truss. Foreword by Simon Fanshawe. Available from 14 Queens Park Rise, Brighton, East Sussex BN2 2ZF UK. (Contents)

COURTENAY GRIMWOOD, JON (chron.)

• * *redRobe (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-671-02260-1, Mar 2000, £6.99, 360pp, pb, cover by The Whole Hog) SF thriller of a cyber-assassin, a Japanese kinder-whore, and the Vatican trying to regain its kidnapped treasure.

COURTNEY, VINCENT (1958- ) (chron.)

• * _Goblins (Pinnacle 0-7860-1240-4, Sep 2000, $5.99, 412pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito) Reprint (Zebra 1994) horror novel. This is the first Pinnacle edition, and has a new ISBN, but indicates second printing.

COVER, ARTHUR BYRON (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Isaac Asimov’s Robot City 2 (with William F. Wu) See entry under William F. Wu

COVILLE, BRUCE (Farrington) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _A Glory of Unicorns (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-06628-8, Jan 2000, $4.50, 198pp, tp, cover by Rebecca Guay) Reprint (Scholastic 1998) young-adult original anthology of 12 unicorn stories.
• * _Odder than Ever (Harcourt 0-15-202465-4, Oct 2000, $6.00, 168pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1999) young-adult collection of nine stories, three original.

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• * *Bruce Coville’s Strange Worlds (Avon Camelot 0-380-80256-2, Feb 2000, $4.99, 196pp, tp, cover by Ernie Colon) Young-adult anthology of 14 stories, eight original, by authors including Nina Kiriki Hoffman and Nancy Varian Berberick. (Contents)
• * *Bruce Coville’s UFOs (HarperCollins 0-380-80257-0, Jun 2000, $4.99, 214 + viii, tp, cover by Ernie Colon) Young-adult original anthology of 13 stories, five reprints, by authors including Nancy Etchemendy and Mark A. Garland. Illustrations by Ernie Colon and John Nyberg. (Contents)

COWLEY, JOY (chron.)

• * +Starbright and the Dream Eater (HarperCollins 0-06-028419-6, Jun 2000, $14.95, 199pp, hc, cover by Vince Natale) Young-adult SF novel. Only 12-year-old Starbright can save the world from an alien disease. First US edition (Viking Penguin New Zealand 1998).

COX, (William) GREG(ory) (1959- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *X-Men and the Avengers: Gamma Quest: Book 3: Friend or Foe? (Berkley Boulevard 0-425-17038-1, Jun 2000, $6.99, 261pp, pb, cover by Julie Bell) [X-Men; Avengers; Gamma Quest] Novelization, third in the trilogy based on the comic book characters. The “Friend or Foe?” part of the title does not appear on the cover. Packaged by BP Books; copyrighted by Marvel Characters.

COX, STEVE (chron.)

• * _Cooking in Oz: Kitchen Wizardry from America’s Favorite Fairy Tale (with Elaine Willingham) See entry under Elaine Willingham.

CRADDOCK, CURTIS (chron.)

• * *Sparrow’s Flight (Write Way 1-885173-85-7, Jul 2000, $18.99, 380pp, tp) Fantasy novel of a kingdom beset by an evil immortal’s army of magical abominations. A first novel. Order from Write Way Publishing, PO Box 441278, Aurora CO 80014; writewy@aol.com; 1-800-680-1493.

CRAFT, KINUKO Y. (chron.)

• * *Cinderella (North-South/SeaStar 1-58717-004-3, Sep 2000, $15.95, 32pp, hc, cover by K. Y. Craft) Kinuko Craft’s sixth picture book for children is an adaptation of Cinderella, and is based on the Arthur Rackham and Andrew Lang versions of the text.

CRAGG, DAN (chron.)

• * _Starfist: Technokill (with David Sherman) See entry under David Sherman.

CRAIG, BRIAN; pseudonym of Brian M. Stableford, (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * +Warhammer: The Wine of Dreams (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-7434-1158-7, Dec 2000, $6.95, 305pp, tp, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer] Novelization based on the role-playing game. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library UK 10/00, not seen).

CRAMER, KATHRYN (Elizabeth), ed. (1962- ) (chron.)

• * _Spirits of Christmas (with David G. Hartwell) See entry under David G. Hartwell

CRANE, LEONARD (1964- ) (chron.)

• * *Ninth Day of Creation (Connection Books 0-9675712-9-4, Jun 2000, $23.95, 662pp, tp) SF thriller of genetic engineering, biological warfare, and political intrigue. This is copyrighted 1998, but did not appear until now.

CRAVEN, WES; [i.e., Wesley Earl Craven] (1939- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Fountain Society (Simon & Schuster UK 0-684-84660-8, Jan 2000, £12.99, 350pp, hc) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1999) dark fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Fountain Society (Pocket Star 0-671-01724-1, Nov 2000, $6.99, 450pp, pb, cover by Ben Perini) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1999) SF horror novel.

CRAWFORD, GARY WILLIAM (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Gothic Fevers (Nashville House 0-910151-06-7, 2000, $8.00, 47pp, ph, cover by Margaret Ballif Simon) Chapbook collection of six gothic/dark fantasy stories. Illustrated by Margaret Ballif Simon. Order from Nashville House, PO Box 111864, Nashville TN 37222; postage included in price. (Contents)

CRICHTON, (John) MICHAEL (1942-2008) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Andromeda Strain (Ballantine 0-345-37848-2, Oct 2000, $7.99, 288pp, pb) Reissue (Knopf 1969) SF thriller. 55th printing.
• * _Congo (Ballantine 0-345-37849-0, Oct 2000, $7.99, 316pp, pb) Reissue (Knopf 1980) lost race novel. 83rd printing.
• * _The Terminal Man (Ballantine 0-345-35462-1, Oct 2000, $7.99, 268pp, pb) Reissue (Knopf 1972) SF thriller. 53rd printing.
• * _Timeline (Ballantine 0-345-41762-3, Oct 2000, $7.99, 496pp, pb, cover by Chip Kidd) Reprint (Knopf 1999) SF time-travel novel. An international edition is listed for June 2000 (not seen).
• * _Timeline (Random House/Arrow 0-09-924472-1, Oct 2000, £5.99, 496pp, pb) Reprint (Knopf; Century 1999) SF time-travel novel. A group of historians are transported to 14th century France.

CRILLEY, MARK (chron.)

• * *Akiko in the Sprubly Islands (Delacorte 0-385-32726-9, Sep 2000, $9.95, 146pp, hc, cover by Mark Crilley) [Akiko] Young-adult SF novel, the second based on the author’s comic book series, with illustrations by Crilley.
• * *Akiko on the Planet Smoo (Delacorte 0-385-32724-2, Feb 2000, $9.95, 162pp, hc, cover by Mark Crilley) [Akiko] Young-adult SF novel, based on the author’s comic book series, with illustrations by Crilley. Ten-year-old Akiko is asked by aliens to help find a kidnapped prince.

CRISPIN, A(nn) C(arol) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Star Trek: Sarek (Pocket 0-7434-0373-8, Aug 2000, $3.99, 373pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reissue (Pocket 1994) Star Trek novelization, repackaged as a “classic Star Trek novel”. This has a new ISBN and indicates first printing. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

CROKER, B(ithia) M(ary, née Sheppard) (1849-1920) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *"Number Ninety" and other Ghost Stories (Sarob Press 1-902309-08-1, Mar 2000, £25.00, xvi+151pp, hc, cover by Paul Lowe) Collection of 15 stories, edited and introduced by Richard Dalby, and illustrated by Paul Lowe. Limited to 500 copies. Volume three in the “Mistresses of the Macabre” series. Available from 41 Forest View, Mountain Ash, Wales CF45 3DU. (Contents)

CROOK, JEFF (stories) (chron.)

• * *DragonLance: The Thieves’ Guild (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1681-8, Dec 2000, $6.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Mark Zug) [DragonLance: Crossroads] Novelization based on the fantasy role-playing game, second in the “Crossroads” series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

CROSSLEY-HOLLAND, KEVIN (chron.)

• * *Arthur: The Seeing Stone (Orion Children’s Books 1-85881-397-2, Aug 2000, £10.99, 324pp, hc, cover by Mark Adams) [Arthur] Arthurian tale. First in the “Arthur” trilogy. Merlin gives a 12th century youth a stone which unfolds the story of Arthur.

CROWLEY, JOHN (William) (1942- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Beasts (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07143-5, Nov 2000, £9.99, 184pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 1976) SF novel of genetics, set in a USA split into nation states. An “SF Collectors’ Edition” in the distinctive yellow jacket.
• * *Daemonomania (Bantam 0-553-10004-1, Aug 2000, $24.95, 453pp, hc, cover by Frans Floris) [AEgypt] Fantasy novel about the great change in the cycle of the world. Third in a quartet after Ægypt and Love & Sleep.
• * *An Earthly Mother Sits and Sings (DreamHaven Books 1-892058-04-9, Nov 2000, $10.00, 14pp, ph, cover by Charles Vess) Chapbook story, illustrated by Charles Vess. Order from DreamHaven Books, 912 W Lake St, Minneapolis MN 55408; credit card orders 612-823-6070; add $3.25 postage.
• * _Little, Big (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-711-X, May 2000, £6.99, 538pp, tp, cover by John Anster Fitzgerald & Richard Carr) Reprint (Bantam 1981) acclaimed fantasy novel. Winner of the World Fantasy Award, 1982. Volume 5 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.

CROWTHER, PETER, ed. (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Binary 1 (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-759-4, Dec 2000, £4.99, 61+69pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 2000 as half of foursight) dark fantasy anthology of two novellas by Graham Joyce and James Lovegrove, bound as a double. Crowther is only mentioned in the copyright; his introduction to the anthology has been dropped. (Contents)
• * _Binary 2 (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-760-8, Dec 2000, £4.99, 91+72pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 2000 as half of foursight) dark fantasy anthology of two novellas by Kim Newman, and Michael Marshall Smith, bound in double style. Crowther is only mentioned in the copyright. This drops his introduction. (Contents)
• * *foursight (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-06870-1, Mar 2000, £16.99, viii+216pp, hc, cover by Crush) Dark fantasy/SF collection of four novellas by Graham Joyce, James Lovegrove, Michael Marshall Smith, and Kim Newman. Each of the stories was previously published separately as a small-press limited edition from PS Publishing; the Kim Newman story also appeared online. (Contents)

CRUMEY, ANDREW (David William Bernard) (1961- ) (chron.)

• * *Mr. Mee (Picador 0-330-37680-2, May 2000, £9.99, 344pp, tp) Literary fantasy novel.

CULBREATH, MYRNA (Lou), ed. (1938- ) (chron.)

• * _Star Trek: The New Voyages 2 (with Sondra Marshak) See entry under Sondra Marshak.

CUNNINGHAM, A. E., ed. (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Jack Vance: Critical Appreciations and a Bibliography (The British Library 0-7123-1102-5, Apr 2000, £15.00, 232pp, hc, cover by Paul Rhoads) Critical appreciations of and reference to the works of Jack Vance. Foreword by Harlan Ellison, introduction by Terry Dowling. Includes 16 unpaginated pages of photos. A signed, limited edition with additional photographs (£40.00) was announced but not seen. Available from The British Library Bookshop, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB.

CUNNINGHAM, ELAINE (stories) (chron.)

• * _Forgotten Realms: Elfshadow (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1660-5, Apr 2000, $5.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Fred Fields) [Forgotten Realms: Songs and Swords] Reissue (TSR 1991) fantasy novelization based on the role-playing game, first in the “Songs and Swords” series (originally designated “Harpers” #2). Copyrighted by TSR; the cover is copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Forgotten Realms: Elfsong (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1661-3, Apr 2000, $5.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) [Forgotten Realms: Songs and Swords] Reprint (TSR 1994) fantasy novelization based on the role-playing game, second in the “Songs and Swords” series (originally designated “Harpers” #8). Copyrighted by TSR; the cover is copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Forgotten Realms: Silver Shadows (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1799-7, Jan 2001, $7.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Alan Pollack) [Forgotten Realms: Songs and Swords] Reprint (TSR 1996) fantasy novelization based on the role-playing game, third in the “Songs and Swords” series (originally “Harpers” #13). Copyrighted by TSR.
• * *Forgotten Realms: The Magehound (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1561-7, Apr 2000, $5.99, 312pp, pb, cover by John Foster) [Forgotten Realms: Counselors & Kings] Fantasy novelization based on the role-playing game, “Counselors and Kings” #1. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Forgotten Realms: The Magehound (SFBC #05953, Sep 2000, $9.98, 312pp, hc, cover by John Foster) [Forgotten Realms: Counselors & Kings] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2000) fantasy novelization based on the role-playing game, “Counselors & Kings” #1. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. This is similar to the WotC edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

CURTIN, JOSEPH (chron.)

• * *Daughters of the Moon (Pinnacle 0-7860-1309-5, Nov 2000, $5.99, 381pp, pb) Vampire novel. Blood countess Erzsebet Bathory is alive and feeding in mid-20th-century America. A first novel.

CUSSLER, CLIVE (Eric) (1931- ) (chron.)

• * *Atlantis Found (Putnam 0-399-14588-5, Dec ’99, $26.95, 534pp, hc, cover by Lawrence Ratzkin) [Dirk Pitt] Thriller in the “Dirk Pitt” series, featuring discovery of remains of an ancient, highly advanced civilization in the Antarctic — and powerful neo-Nazis seeking mystic relics of Hitler.

CZAJKOWSKI, JIM; see pseudonyms Jim Clemens & James Rollins (chron.)

CZERNEDA, JULIE E. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Beholder’s Eye (DAW 0-88677-818-2, Aug 2000, $6.99, 413pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Web Shifters] Reissue (DAW 1998) SF novel. Third printing.
• * *Changing Vision (DAW 0-88677-904-9, Aug 2000, $6.99, 483pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Web Shifters] SF novel, second in the “Web Shifters” series that began with Beholder’s Eye.
• * _Changing Vision (SFBC #12446, Aug 2000, $9.98, 483pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Web Shifters] Reprint (DAW 2000) SF novel, second in the “Web Shifters” series that began with Beholder’s Eye. This has ISBN 0-7394-1272-8; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _A Thousand Words for Stranger (DAW 0-88677-769-0, Aug 2000, $6.99, 366pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Trade Pact Universe] Reissue (DAW 1997) SF novel, first in the “Trade Pact Universe”. Fourth printing.
• * _Ties of Power (SFBC #06770, Dec ’99, $10.98, 484pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Trade Pact Universe] Reprint (DAW 1999) SF novel, sequel to A Thousand Words for Stranger in the “Trade Pact Universe”. This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0716-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

da COSTA, SUNEETA PERES (chron.)

• * +Homework (Bloomsbury 1-58234-060-9, 1999, $23.95, 259pp, hc, cover by Sara Fanelli) Fantasy/magical realism novel. A girl with antennae that reveal her emotions has to cope with a really crazy family. A first novel. This is dated 1999, but not seen until now. First US edition (Bloomsbury 1999, not seen).

DAHL, ROALD (1916-1990) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Skin and Other Stories (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-130553-3, Feb 2000, £5.99, viii+213pp, pb, cover by Bill Gregory) Reprint (as part of The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl 1991) young-adult collection of 11 stories. Edited and with an introduction by Wendy Cooling. (Contents)
• * _Skin and Other Stories (Viking 0-670-89184-3, Jul 2000, $15.99, 212pp, hc, cover by Bill Gregory) Reprint (Michael Joseph 1991 as part of The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl) young-adult collection of 11 stories originally written for adults, here selected for teens. Omits the introduction present in the UK edition (Penguin/Puffin UK 2000).
• * _The Umbrella Man and Other Stories (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130271-2, Jul 2000, $6.99, 279pp, tp, cover by Brian Cairns) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1996 as The Great Automatic Grammatizator) collection of 13 adult stories selected for teens.

DALBY, RICHARD, ed. (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Cold Embrace and Other Ghost Stories See entry under M. E. Braddon.