The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2000


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Doctor Who: Parallel 59 Natalie Dallaire & Stephen Cole (BBC Books 0-563-55590-4, Jan 2000 [Nov ’99], £5.99, 282pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series, starring the 8th Doctor. Book 30 of the BBC “New Adventures” series.


Doctor Who: Independence Day Peter Darvill-Evans (BBC Books 0-563-53804-X, Oct 2000, £5.99, 283pp, pb) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 35 of the BBC “Missing Adventures” series, starring the 7th Doctor and Ace.


Lowlake Roger Davenport (Scholastic UK 0-439-99490-X, Jun 2000, £3.99, 190pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel. A “Point Horror Unleashed” title.


Mutant: Ortho’s Brood Roger Davenport (Scholastic UK 0-439-99637-6, Sep 2000, £3.99, 222pp, pb, cover by Bob Lea) Young adult horror novel in the “Point Horror” line.


The Compleat Enchanter L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-757-8, Oct 2000, £6.99, 532pp, tp, cover by Edd Cartier) [Harold Shea] Reprint (Sphere 1988 as The Intrepid Enchanter: The Compleat Magical Misadventures of Harold Shea) fantasy omnibus of the first three books in the original “Harold Shea” series: The Incomplete Enchanter (1941), The Castle of Iron (1950), and Wall of Serpents (1960). Volume 10 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.


Mermaids and Magic Shows: The Paintings of David Delamare David Delamare (Paper Tiger 1-85028-249-8, Sep 2000, £14.99, 128pp, tp, cover by David Delamare) Reissue (Dragon’s World 1994) art book. Third printing.


The Jewels of Aptor Samuel R. Delany (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07100-1, May 2000, £9.99, 221pp, tp) Reprint (Ace 1962) SF novel. An “SF Collectors’ Edition”. Copyrighted 1967, suggesting this is the restored version, not the 1971 (UK) revision.


The Collected Short Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume Five: We Can Remember It for You Wholesale Philip K. Dick (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-948-1, May 2000, £7.99, xii+395pp, tp) Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1987 as The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Vol. Five: The Little Black Box) collection of 26 SF stories, with an introduction by Thomas M. Disch, and an appendix quoting Dick’s comments on many of the stories.


The Collected Short Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume Four: Minority Report Philip K. Dick (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-947-3, May 2000, £7.99, xii+380pp, tp) Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1987 as The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Vol. Four: The Days of Perky Pat) collection of 18 SF stories, with an introduction by James Tiptree Jr., and an appendix quoting Dick’s comments on many of the stories.


Dr. Bloodmoney Philip K. Dick (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-952-X, Aug 2000, £6.99, 304pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Ace 1965) SF novel, with a 1980 afterword by Dick. Volume 32 in the “SF Masterworks” series.


Now Wait for Last Year Philip K. Dick (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-701-2, Dec 2000, £6.99, 225pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Doubleday 1966) SF novel. Volume 36 in the “SF Masterworks” series.


Three Early Novels Philip K. Dick (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-912-0, Sep 2000, £7.99, 422pp, tp) Omnibus of 3 early SF novels: The Man Who Japed (1956), Dr. Futurity (1960), and Vulcan’s Hammer (1960).


Ubik Philip K. Dick (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-853-1, Feb 2000, £6.99, 224pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Doubleday 1969) classic SF novel. Volume 26 in the “SF Masterworks” series.


Doctor Who: Endgame Terrance Dicks (BBC Books 0-563-53822-8, Nov 2000, £5.99, 243pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 40 of the BBC “New Adventures” series.


Only Human: A Comedy Jenny Diski (Virago 1-86049-839-6, Oct 2000, £14.99, 215pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel retelling the love triangle of Abraham, Sarah, and God.


The Gap Into Madness: Chaos and Order Stephen R. Donaldson (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-647022-X, Oct ’99, £6.99, 743pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Gap] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1994) SF novel. Book four in the “Gap” quintet.


The Gap Into Power: A Dark and Hungry God Arises Stephen R. Donaldson (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-647021-1, Oct ’99, £6.99, 654pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Gap] Reprint (Bantam Spectra; HarperCollins UK 1992) SF novel. Book three in the “Gap” quintet.


The Gap Into Ruin: This Day All Gods Die Stephen R. Donaldson (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-647023-8, Oct ’99, £6.99, 749pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Gap] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1996) SF novel, last in the “Gap” quintet.


Crusader Sara Douglass (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648619-3, Dec 2000, £6.99, 584pp, pb) [Wayfarer Redemption] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 1997) fantasy novel, book three of “The Wayfarer Redemption” trilogy, [First U.K. edition]


Pilgrim Sara Douglass (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648618-5, Oct 2000, £6.99, 749pp, pb) [Wayfarer Redemption] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 1997) fantasy novel, Book Two of “The Wayfarer Redemption”. [First U.K. edition]


Sinner Sara Douglass (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648617-7, Aug 2000, £6.99, xiv+638pp, pb, cover by Kev Jenkins) [Wayfarer Redemption] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 1997) fantasy novel. First in “The Wayfarer Redemption” trilogy set 40 years after the events of “The Axis” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]


Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict: Requiem for Boone Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald (Ebury Press 0-09-187330-4, Jun 2000, £5.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Earth: Final Conflict] Novelization based on the TV serial, third in the series.


The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 13th Annual Collection ed. Gardner Dozois (Robinson 1-84119-168-X, Oct 2000, £9.99, lii+678pp, tp, cover by Pete Rozycki) Reprint (St. Martin’s 2000 as The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection) best-of-the-year anthology of 28 stories, with a summation of the year by Dozois. [First U.K. edition]


Servant of the Dragon David Drake (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-950-3, Oct 2000, £6.99, 612pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) [Lord of the Isles] Reprint (Tor 1999) fantasy novel, third in the “Lord of the Isles” series. [First U.K. edition]


Resurrection Day Brendan DuBois (Warner UK 0-7515-2549-9, Oct 2000, £5.99, 580pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1999) alternate-history novel of a decimated USA, 10 years after the 1962 nuclear war.


Fatal Error Helen Dunmore (Corgi Yearling 0-440-86345-7, Jun 2000, £3.99, 157pp, pb) Reissue (Corgi Yearling 1996) young-adult SF novel of a theme park rocket ride that secretly travels among the stars, imperilling its passengers.


Time and the Gods Lord Dunsany (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-989-9, Mar 2000, £6.99, viii+584pp, tp, cover by John William Waterhouse) Omnibus of 112 fantasy stories and vignettes by one of the prime creators of 20th century fantasy. This includes the whole of Time and the Gods (1906), The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories (1908), A Dreamer’s Tales (1910), The Book of Wonder (1912), The Last Book of Wonder (1916), and The Gods of Pegana (1905). Volume 2 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.


Farscape: Dark Side of the Sun Andrew Dymond (Boxtree 0-7522-7234-9, Nov 2000, £5.99, 256pp, pb) [Farscape] Novelization based on the TV series. Copyrighted by the Jim Henson Company Ltd.


Helium Tim Earnshaw (Orion/Indigo 0-575-40115-X, Nov 2000, £5.99, 189pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [L.A. Trilogy] Reprint (Gollancz 1997) literary fantasy novel, first in a loose “L.A. Trilogy”.


The Jaguar Mask Daniel Easterman (HarperCollins UK 0-00-225861-7, May 2000, £16.99, 419pp, hc) Associational lost city novel with horror elements. An archeological expedition uncovers a monstrous secret tied to ritual serial murders in France. Easterman is a pen-name for Denis McEoin, who also writes as Jonathan Ayclffe.


The Redemption of Althalus David & Leigh Eddings (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224754-2, Jul 2000, £17.99, 693pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) Fantasy novel of a thief hired to steal a book from the House at the End of the World. This is set in an entirely new world and is (so far) a standalone novel. A deluxe edition (-710352-2, £100.00) was announced but not seen.


The Worm Ourobouros E. R. Eddison (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-993-7, Apr 2000, £6.99, 520pp, tp, cover by Edward Burne-Jones & Richard Carr) Reprint (Cape 1922) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.


Stone & Sea Graham Edwards (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-651071-X, May 2000, £5.99, 439pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) [Stone Trilogy] Fantasy novel. Book Two of “The Stone Trilogy” after Stone & Sky. In a vertical wall the size of a world, Jonah and Annie encounter myths and magical creatures of our lost past.


Teranesia Greg Egan (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-864-7, Aug 2000, £6.99, 248pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1999) SF novel.


Greetings from Earth: The Art of Bob Eggleton Bob Eggleton & Nigel Suckling (Paper Tiger 1-85585-662-X, Mar 2000, £14.99, 112pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Art book themed around the idea of a time/space capsule sent to aliens to show Earth (straight landscapes), our visions of Earth (fantasy), and its stellar neighbourhood (in the Bonestell sense). Text by Nigel Suckling.


The Forest of Hours Kerstin Ekman (Random House/Vintage UK 0-09-975171-2, Nov ’99, £6.99, 488pp, tp) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1998) literary fantasy novel. Translated from the original Swedish by Anna Paterson.


The Burning Stone Kate Elliott (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-976-8, Feb 2000 [Dec ’99], £7.99, 916pp, pb, cover by Melvin Grant) [Crown of Stars] Reprint (DAW 1999) fantasy novel. Volume Three of the “Crown of Stars” series. Elliott is a pen-name for Alis Rasmussen.


Child of Flame Kate Elliott (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-947-4, Nov 2000, £10.99, 850pp, tp, cover by Melvin Grant) [Crown of Stars] Reprint (DAW 2000) fantasy novel, fourth volume of “Crown of Stars”. Elliott is a pen-name for Alis Rasmussen. A hardcover edition (-962-8, £17.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]


Stark and Gridlock Ben Elton (Warner UK 0-7515-3144-8, 2000, £9.99, 454+435pp, pb) Omnibus of two satirical SF novels: Stark (1989), and Gridlock (1991). The novels are separately paginated.


Doctor Who: Casualties of War Steve Emmerson (BBC Books 0-563-53805-8, Sep 2000, £5.99, 271pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 38 of the BBC “New Adventures” series starring the 8th Doctor.


Deadhouse Gates Steven Erikson (Transworld/Bantam 0-593-04622-6, Sep 2000, £10.99, xix+684pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Malazan Book of the Fallen] Epic fantasy novel, second in “The Malazan Book of the Fallen” series after Gardens of the Moon.


Gardens of the Moon Steven Erikson (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-553-81217-3, Mar 2000, £5.99, 712pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Malazan Book of the Fallen] Reprint (Bantam UK 1999) epic fantasy novel, first “Tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen”.


Whispers in the Sand Barbara Erskine (HarperCollins UK 0-00-225784-X, Sep 2000, £16.99, 402pp, hc, cover by Kevin Tweddell, Paul Mason & Doug Plummer) Fantasy novel. A contemporary woman journeying through Egypt is haunted by an ancestor’s story, and a growing spectral presence.


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