The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2000

Books, Listed by Author

MACHEN, ARTHUR; pseudonym of Arthur Llewellyn Jones, (1863-1947) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _A Fragment of Life (Tartarus Press 1-872621-49-X, Aug 2000, $40.95, 127pp, hc) Fantasy novella, previously published as part of the collection The House of Souls (Grant Richards 1906); this includes the original fourth chapter previously published only in periodical form. There is a new unsigned introduction. This was published in the UK (£20.00), but is available in the US from Firebird Distributing, 2030 First St., Unit 5, Eureka CA 95501; 707-444-1434.
• * _The Green Round (Tartarus Press 1-872621-46-5, Aug 2000, $40.95, 129pp, hc) Reprint (Benn 1933) fantasy novel. There is a new long introduction by Mark Valentine. This was published in the UK (£20.00), but is available in the US from Firebird Distributing, 2030 First Street, Unit 5, Eureka CA 95501; 707-444-1434.

McKENNA, JULIET E. (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Gambler’s Fortune (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-989-X, Aug 2000, £6.99, 517pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Tales of Einarinn] Fantasy novel, the third “Tale of Einarinn”.
• * +The Swordsman’s Oath (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-102037-0, Sep 2000, $6.99, 528pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Tales of Einarinn] Fantasy novel, second in the “Tales of Einarinn”. First US edition (Orbit 1999).
• * _The Swordsman’s Oath (SFBC #10481, Oct 2000, $9.98, 528pp, hc, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Tales of Einarinn] Reprint (Orbit 1999) fantasy novel, second in the “Tales of Einarinn”. This has ISBN 0-7394-1273-6; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Thief’s Gamble (SFBC #07334, Dec ’99, $10.98, 495pp, hc, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Tales of Einarinn] Reprint (Orbit 1999) fantasy novel. This has ISBN 0-7394-0734-1, with the text and cover art from the US HarperPrism edition; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

McKIERNAN, DENNIS L(ester) (1932- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Iron Tower (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45810-9, Dec 2000, $6.99, 648pp, pb, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [Iron Tower] Omnibus of the first three “Mithgar” fantasy novels: The Dark Tide (1984), Shadows of Doom (1984), and The Darkest Day (1984). There is a new foreword by McKiernan. (Contents)
• * *Silver Wolf, Black Falcon (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45786-2, Jun 2000, $23.95, 474pp, hc, cover by Duane O. Myers) [Mithgar] Fantasy novel set in the world of Mithgar, described as “perhaps” the last Mithgarian novel in McKiernan’s foreword.

McKILLIP, PATRICIA A(nne) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Tower at Stony Wood (Ace 0-441-00733-3, May 2000, $22.95, 294pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Fantasy novel. A knight quests to rescue an imprisoned queen.
• * _The Tower at Stony Wood (SFBC #03424, Jun 2000, $11.50, 294pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Reprint (Ace 2000) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

McKINLEY, (Jennifer Carolyn) ROBIN (1952- ) (chron.)

• * _The Blue Sword (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130975-X, Nov 2000, $5.99, 272pp, tp, cover by Dan Craig) [Damar] Reprint (Greenwillow 1982) fantasy novel.
• * _The Hero and the Crown (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130981-4, Nov 2000, $5.99, 246pp, tp, cover by Dan Craig) [Damar] Reprint (Greenwillow 1984) Newbery prize-winning fantasy novel.
• * *Spindle’s End (Penguin Putnam 0-399-23466-7, May 2000, $19.95, 422pp, hc, cover by Dan Craig) Young-adult fantasy novel, a retelling of “Sleeping Beauty”. Two fairies raise a cursed princess as their own.
• * _Spindle’s End (SFBC #11607, Jul 2000, $9.98, 422pp, hc, cover by Can Craig) Reprint (Putnam 2000) young-adult fantasy novel, a retelling of “Sleeping Beauty”. This is similar to the Putnam edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

McLAUGHLIN, MARK (stories) (chron.)

• * *I Gave at the Orifice (Eraserhead Press no ISBN, May 2000, $2.50, 26pp, ph, cover by Carlton Mellick, III) Chapbook collection of eight stories, one original. Available from Eraserhead Press, 16664 E. Trevino Drive, Fountain Hills AZ 85268; www.eraserheadpress.cjb.net (Contents)

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

• * _The Cassini Division (Tor 0-812-56858-3, Aug 2000, $6.99, 305pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Fall Revolution] Reprint (Orbit 1998) SF novel of humans vs. godlike post-humans.
• * *Cosmonaut Keep (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-986-5, Nov 2000, £16.99, 308pp, hc) [Engines of Light] SF novel, first in the “Engines of Light” series. The parallel stories of near-future alien contact on Earth, and a human colony struggling for survival thousands of light years away.
• * _The Sky Road (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-967-9, May 2000, £6.99, 291pp, tp, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Fall Revolution] Reprint (Orbit 1999) SF novel. Centuries after the “Deliverance” incident barred humanity from space, a lone rocket is readied for launch from Scotland. Winner of the British Science Fiction Award for Best Novel, 1999.
• * +The Sky Road (Tor 0-312-87335-2, Aug 2000, $24.95, 291pp, hc, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Fall Revolution] SF novel. Humans return to space centuries after disaster. First US edition (Orbit 1999).

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

• * *The Miocene Arrow (Tor 0-312-87054-X, Aug 2000, $27.95, 418pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Greatwinter] SF novel, sequel to Souls in the Great Machine, second in the “Greatwinter” series. A simultaneous world English edition (C-format) was announced but not seen.
• * _Souls in the Great Machine (Tor 0-312-87256-9, May 2000, $15.95, 448pp, tp, cover by John Harris) [Greatwinter] Reprint (Tor 1999) SF novel, revised considerably from the two far-future SF novels in the “Greatwinter” series: Voices in the Light (1994) and Mirror Sun Rising (1995).

McNAUGHTON, BRIAN (1935-2004) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Throne of Bones (Wildside Press 1-58715-198-7, Oct 2000, $16.95, 286pp, tp, cover by Jamie Oberschlake) Reprint (Terminal Fright 1997) World Fantasy Award-winning collection of 15 dark (or weird) fantasy stories, eight original. Introduction by Alan Rodgers, afterword by S.T. Joshi. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045.

McNISH, CLIFF (chron.)

• * *The Doomspell (Orion Children’s Books 1-85881-762-5, May 2000, £9.99, 214pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Doomspell] Young-adult fantasy novel. Volume one in a new trilogy.

McREYNOLDS, GLENNA (Jean) (1953- ) (chron.)

• * _Dream Stone (Bantam 0-553-57431-0, Apr 2000, $6.50, 464pp, pb, cover by Alan Ayers) [Chalice and the Blade] Reprint (Bantam 1998) historical romance/fantasy, sequel to The Chalice and the Blade.
• * *Prince of Time (Bantam 0-553-10394-6, Dec 2000, $23.95, 333pp, hc, cover by Alan Ayers) [Chalice and the Blade] Historical romance/fantasy, third in the trilogy begun in The Chalice and the Blade. A long-awaited savior turns out to be a mercenary and thief.

MAGRS, PAUL (stories) (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: Verdigris (BBC Books 0-563-55592-0, Apr 2000, £5.99, 244pp, pb) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 29 of the BBC “Missing Adventures” series, starring the third Doctor.

MAGUIRE, GREGORY (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (HarperCollins/ReganBooks 0-06-098752-9, Sep 2000, $15.00, 372pp, tp, cover by Douglas Smith) Reprint (ReganBooks 1999) literary novel with debatable fantasy elements, a retelling of “Cinderella” set in 17th-century Holland. Illustrations by Bill Sanderson. This includes a four-page Reader’s Group Guide.
• * _Five Alien Elves (HarperTrophy 0-06-440764-0, Sep 2000, $4.95, 170pp, tp, cover by Mark Elliott) [Hamlet Chronicles] Reprint (Clarion 1998) young-adult SF, third in the series begun in Seven Spiders Spinning. Aliens come to save Earth from Santa Claus.
• * *Four Stupid Cupids (Clarion Books 0-395-83895-9, Oct 2000, $15.00, 183pp, hc, cover by Elaine Clayton) [Hamlet Chronicles] Young-adult fantasy, fourth in the series begun in Seven Spiders Spinning. Students recruit inept cupids from ancient Greece to make a love match for their teacher.

MAK, DERWIN (stories) (chron.)

• * *All Dancers Go to Heaven (The Shallow End of Infinity 0-9687476-0-4, Jul 2000, $4.00, 39pp, ph, cover by Janet Heatherington) Chapbook SF short story of an attempt to communicate with a dead dancer through recordings of her dying brain waves. This “Canvention 2000 Souvenir Edition” is a signed, limited edition of 250. Order from The Shallow End of Infinity, The Oortworks Corporation, 623 Dupont St. #513, Toronto ON M6G 1Z3; www.megacityone.com/infinity

MALENKY, BARBARA W. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Human Oddities (Delirium Books 1-929653-08-5, Sep 2000, $5.00, 648pp, ph, cover by Spiffopops) Chapbook original collection of six off-beat horror stories by a noted small-press author. Introduction by Tom Piccirilli. Delirium Books, PO Box 338, North Webster IN 46555; e-mail: [deliriumbooks@kconline.com]; website: [www.deliriumbooks.com]. (Contents)

MALLORY, JAMES (chron.)

• * *Merlin, Part 3: The End of Magic (Warner Aspect 0-446-60792-4, Feb 2000, $6.99, 287pp, pb) [Merlin] Novelization of the TV movie. Copyrighted by Hallmark Entertainment.
• * _Merlin: The End of Magic (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-651291-7, Apr 2000, £6.99, 287pp, pb) [Merlin] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2000) third novelization of the US TV series, told from Merlin’s point of view. [First U.K. edition]

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

• * *In the Stone House (Arkham House 0-87054-178-1, Dec 2000, $25.95, 247pp, hc, cover by Allan C. Servoss) Collection of 24 stories. Order from Arkham House, PO Box 546, Sauk City WI 53583; e-mail: [sales@arkhamhouse.com]. (Contents)

MAMET, DAVID (Alan) (1947- ) (chron.)

• * *Wilson: A Consideration of the Sources (Faber and Faber 0-571-20187-3, Feb 2000, £9.99, xvi+336pp, tp) Satirical literary SF novel. The collective memory of the 21st century crashes, and the past can only be reconstructed from the downloaded memories of ex-President Wilson’s wife, here examined for consistency by scholars. No US original is identified.

MANGUEL, ALBERTO (Adrian) (1948- ) (chron.)

• * _The Dictionary of Imaginary Places (with Gianni Guadalupi) (Harcourt/Harvest 0-15-600872-6, Nov 2000, $22.50, 755pp, tp, cover by Joachim Patenier) Reprint (Macmillan 1980, updated version Harvest 1987) non-fiction, reference. This is the Harcourt Brace 1999 updated and expanded version.

MANNING, ANGELA D., ed. (chron.)

• * *Naughty Kids (Italy: ELI 88-8148-468-4, 2000, 116pp, tp) Textbook anthology of four stories. (Contents)

MARCO, JOHN (chron.)

• * *The Grand Design (Bantam Spectra 0-553-38022-2, Apr 2000, $14.95, 573pp, tp, cover by Doug Beekman) [Tyrants and Kings] Fantasy novel, book two of “Tyrants and Kings”.
• * _The Grand Design (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07072-2, Jun 2000, £16.99, 573pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Tyrants and Kings] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2000) fantasy novel, Book Two of “Tyrants and Kings”. A trade paperback edition (-07073-0, £9.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Jackal of Nar (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57887-1, Feb 2000, $6.99, 754pp, pb, cover by Doug Beekman) [Tyrants and Kings] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1999) military fantasy novel, first book of “Tyrants and Kings”.
• * _The Jackal of Nar (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-869-8, Mar 2000, £6.99, 916pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Tyrants and Kings] Reprint (Bantam Spectra; Millennium 1999) military fantasy novel. Book one of “Tyrants and Kings”.

MARFFIN, KYLE (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Gothique (Design Image Group 1-891946-06-4, 2000, $15.95, 431pp, tp) Vampire novel. Goths find real evil.

MARILLIER, JULIET (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Daughter of the Forest (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224736-4, Apr 2000, £9.99, 562pp, tp, cover by Neal Armstrong) [Sevenwaters] Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 1999) fantasy novel, book one of the “Sevenwaters” trilogy. A fairy tale retold as Celtic fantasy; a young woman is kidnapped before she can lift the curse that transformed her brothers into swans. [First U.K. edition]
• * +Daughter of the Forest (Tor 0-312-84879-X, May 2000, $25.95, 400pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Sevenwaters] Celtic fantasy novel retelling the fairy tale of enchanted swans and the sister who suffers to free them. A first novel. First US edition (Macmillan Australia 1999).
• * _Daughter of the Forest (SFBC #00223, Jun 2000, $12.98, 455pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Sevenwaters] Reprint (Macmillan Australia 1999) Celtic fantasy novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

MARIOTTE, JEFF(rey J.) (chron.)

• * *Angel: Close to the Ground (Pocket Pulse 0-671-04147-9, Aug 2000, $5.99, 308pp, pb) [Angel] Novelization based on the TV series, a spin-off of Buffy, the Vampire Slayer. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * *Angel: Hollywood Noir (Pocket Pulse 0-7434-0697-4, Jan 2001, $5.99, 292pp, pb) [Angel] Novelization based on the TV series, a spin-off of Buffy, the Vampire Slayer.
• * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: The Xander Years, Vol. 2 (Pocket Pulse 0-671-03920-2, Apr 2000, $4.99, 203pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Young-adult novelization based on episodes of the TV show based on the movie. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.

MARK, JAN(et Marjorie) (1943-2006) (chron.)

• * _The Eclipse of the Century (Scholastic UK 0-439-01482-4, Oct 2000, £5.99, 442pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic UK 1999) young-adult millennial fantasy novel.

MARLEY, LOUISE (née Campbell) (1952- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Glass Harmonica (Ace 0-441-00729-5, Sep 2000, $13.95, 337pp, tp, cover by Judy York) Fantasy novel of two musicians in 1761 and 2018 bound across time by their love for their unusual instrument.
• * _The Terrorists of Irustan (Ace 0-441-00743-0, Jul 2000, $5.99, 340pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) Reprint (Ace 1999) SF novel of oppressed women in an Islamic-like culture on a harsh mining planet.

MARSDEN, JOHN (chron.)

• * +Burning for Revenge (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-96054-1, Sep 2000, $15.00, 263pp, hc, cover by Vivienne Goodman) [Tomorrow] Young-adult Australian near-future adventure, fifth in the series beginning with Tomorrow When the War Began. Teens struggle to survive despite totalitarian invaders. First US edition (Pan Macmillan Australia 1997).

MARSHAK, SONDRA, ed. (1940?- ) (chron.)

• * _Star Trek: The New Voyages 2 (with Myrna Culbreath) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27933-5, Feb 2000, $5.50, 252pp, pb, cover by Kazuhiko Sano) [Star Trek] Reissue (Bantam 1978) Star Trek anthology. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

MARSTON, ANN (chron.)

• * *Sword and Shadow (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-102042-7, Nov 2000, $6.50, 342pp, pb, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) [Sword in Exile] Celtic fantasy novel, book three in the “Sword in Exile” trilogy.

MARTIN, GEORGE R(aymond) R(ichard) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _A Clash of Kings (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57990-8, Sep 2000, $6.99, 1010pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Song of Ice and Fire] Reprint (Voyager 1998) fantasy novel, book two of “A Song of Ice and Fire”.
• * _Dying of the Light (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-897-3, Dec 2000, £6.99, 365pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1977) SF novel.
• * *A Storm of Swords (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224586-8, Aug 2000, £17.99, viii+973pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Song of Ice and Fire] Fantasy novel, Book Three of “A Song of Ice and Fire”. A trade paperback edition (-710197-X, £10.99) was announced but not seen.
• * +A Storm of Swords (Bantam Spectra 0-553-10663-5, Nov 2000, $26.95, 973pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Song of Ice and Fire] Fantasy novel, book three of “A Song of Ice and Fire”. First US edition (Voyager 7/00).
• * _A Storm of Swords (SFBC #33288, Nov 2000, $13.50, 973pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Song of Ice and Fire] Reprint (Voyager 2000) fantasy novel, book three of “A Song of Ice and Fire”. This is similar to the Bantam Spectra edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Windhaven (with Lisa Tuttle) (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-940-6, Nov 2000, £6.99, 315pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Maris] Reprint (Timescape 1981) SF novel. (Contents)

MARTIN, LES; pseudonym of Lester Martin Schulman, (1934- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The X-Files: Quarantine (HarperEntertainment 0-06-447189-6, Oct ’99, $4.50, 124pp, pb) [X-Files] Young-adult novellazation based on the TV series, #13 in the series. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film. This is dated 1999, but not seen until now.
• * _X-Files: Quarantine (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648352-6, Jan 2000, £3.99, 117pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [X-Files] Reprint (HarperEntertainment 1999) YA novelization of the Chris Carter series. Book 13 in the series. [First U.K. edition]

MARTIN, S. R. (chron.)

• * +Endsville (Scholastic/Point 0-439-10567-6, Mar 2000, $4.50, 120pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Swampland] Young-adult horror novel, second in the “Swampland” trilogy. First US edition (Scholastic Australia 1997).
• * *Swampland (Scholastic/Point 0-439-04393-X, Mar 2000, $4.50, 104pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Swampland] Young-adult horror novel, first in the “Swampland” trilogy about the results of genetic experiments that cross humans and fish. First US edition (Scholastic Australia 1997).
• * +Tankworld (Scholastic/Point 0-439-10568-4, Mar 2000, $4.50, 152pp, pb) [Swampland] Young-adult horror novel, third in the “Swampland” trilogy. First US edition (Scholastic Australia 1997).

MARTINDALE, LEE, ed. (1950?- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Such a Pretty Face (Meisha Merlin 1-892065-28-2, May 2000, $16.00, 304pp, tp, cover by Doug Beekman) Original anthology of 24 stories about fat people. Authors include Gene Wolfe, Jane Yolen, and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough. A hardcover edition (-27-4, $30.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Meisha Merlin Publishing, PO Box 7, Decatur GA 30031; [www.MeishaMerlin.com]. (Contents)