The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001

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BRADBURY, RAY(mond Douglas) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

* _From the Dust Returned (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7432-0759-9, Nov 2001, £16.99, 244pp, hc, cover by Trevor Scobie) Reprint (Morrow 2001) dark-fantasy mosaic novel of the Elliott family, including several previously published stories plus new material, and a Bradbury afterword. [First U.K. edition]
* _A Graveyard for Lunatics (HarperPerennial 0-380-81200-2, Jul 2001, $13.00, 308pp, tp, cover by José Luis Merino) Reprint (Knopf 1990) associational semi-autobiographical mystery.
* _The Illustrated Man (SFBC/BOMC 0-965-02046-0, Nov 2001, $10.99, 276pp, hc, cover by Sydney Butchkes) Reprint (Doubleday 1951) classic collection of connected stories. This has the introduction by Bradbury from the 1997 Avon edition; it reprints the original 1951 jacket art. A Book of the Month Club edition also available through the SFBC.
* _The Martian Chronicles (SFBC/BOMC 0-965-01746-X, Nov 2001, $10.99, 268pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1950) classic collection of connected stories. This has the Bradbury introduction and story selection of the 1997 Avon edition, reprints the original 1950 jacket art, and adds a preface by Kim Stanley Robinson. A Book of the Month Club edition also available through the SFBC.
* _The Martian Chronicles (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-711962-3, Dec 2001, £7.99, 235pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 1950) classic SF collection of 26 stories. This edition drops ‘Usher II’ and adds ‘The Fire Balloons’ (1951). “Voyager Classics” Number 19. Also previously published as The Silver Locusts.
* _The October Country (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40785-7, Aug 2001, $10.00, 306pp, tp, cover by Janet Woolley) Reprint (Ballantine 1955) collection of 19 stories, with the 1996 introduction by Bradbury. Third printing.
* _The October Country (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40785-7, Dec 2001, $12.00, 336pp, tp, cover by Joseph Mugnaini) Reissue (Ballantine 1955) collection of 19 stories, with the 1996 introduction by Bradbury and illustrations by Mugnaini, with the original 1955 Mugnaini cover.
* _Something Wicked This Way Comes (SFBC/BOMC 0-965-02045-2, Nov 2001, $10.99, 293pp, hc, cover by Gray Foy) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1962) classic SF novel with the afterword by Bradbury from the 1999 Avon edition; it reprints the original 1962 jacket art. A Book of the Month Club edition, also available through the SFBC.
* *Time Intervening (Gauntlet Press 1-887368-50-7, Oct 2001, no price, 6pp, ph, cover by William F. Nolan) Chapbook fantasy short story. This is a limited edition of 752, given as a premium to those who purchase the limited Dark Carnival directly from the publisher.
BRADLEY, MARION (Eleanor) ZIMMER (1930-1999) (stories) (chron.)

* _Black Trillium (with Julian May & Andre Norton) (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-21102-0, Feb 2001, £5.99, 491pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Trillium] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1990) fantasy novel. Volume one in the “Trillium” series.
* *The Fall of Neskaya (with Deborah J. Ross) (DAW 0-7564-0034-1, Jul 2001, $24.95, 431pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Darkover: Clingfire] SF novel set on Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover in the age of The Hundred Kingdoms, first volume in the “Clingfire” trilogy.
* _The Fall of Neskaya (with Deborah J. Ross) (SFBC #39176, Sep 2001, $12.50, 431pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Darkover: Clingfire] Reprint (DAW 2001) SF novel set on Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover in the age of The Hundred Kingdoms, first volume in the “Clingfire” trilogy. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _The Mists of Avalon (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35049-9, Feb 2001, $16.00, 876pp, tp, cover by Braldt Bralds) [Avalon] Reissue (Knopf 1983) Arthurian fantasy. 43rd printing.
* _The Mists of Avalon (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35049-9, Jun 2001, $16.00, 876pp, tp, cover by Braldt Bralds) [Avalon] Reissue (Knopf 1983) Arthurian fantasy. This is a “now an epic miniseries” TV tie-in edition; it includes a six-page reader’s guide. 44th printing.
* +Priestess of Avalon (with Diana L. Paxson) (Viking 0-670-91023-6, May 2001, $25.95, 394pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) [Avalon] Pre-Arthurian fantasy. A British princess leaves Avalon to marry Roman general Constantius. First US edition (Voyager 11/00).
* _Priestess of Avalon (with Diana L. Paxson) (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648376-3, May 2001, £6.99, xvii+382pp, pb, cover by Paula Lewis) [Avalon] Reprint (Voyager 2000) fantasy novel in the “Avalon” sequence, based on the life of the mother of Constantine the Great, who may have been a British princess trained as a Priestess in the Old Religion. Only Bradley’s name is used on the cover.
* _Priestess of Avalon (with Diana L. Paxson) (SFBC #37290, Jun 2001, $12.98, 298pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) [Avalon] Reprint (Voyager 2000) pre-Arthurian fantasy. This is similar to the Viking edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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* *Sword and Sorceress XVIII (with Elisabeth Waters) (DAW 0-88677-996-0, May 2001, $6.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) Original anthology of 20 fantasy stories. Authors include Diana L. Paxson, Rosemary Edghill, and Dave Smeds. Only Bradley is credited as editor, but finishing without her is the subject of the introduction by Elisabeth Waters. (Contents)
BRADLEY, REBECCA (chron.)

* +Lady Pain (Ace 0-441-00871-2, Jun 2001, $6.50, 336pp, pb, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [Gil] Fantasy novel, third in the series begun in Lady in Gil. First US edition (Gollancz 1998).
BRADSHAW, GILLIAN (Marucha) (1956- ) (chron.)

* *Dangerous Notes (Severn House 0-7278-5757-6, Aug 2001, £18.99, 283pp, hc) SF novel. Various brain-damaged patients have their brain cells cloned, but the results are unpredictable, and when one turns murderous, all are declared dangerously mentally unbalanced.
* _The Sand-Reckoner (Tor/Forge 0-312-87340-9, Jun 2001, $14.95, 352pp, tp, cover by Patrick Faricy) Reprint (Forge 2000) associational historical novel of Archimedes and the dawn of science.
* *The Wolf Hunt (Tor/Forge 0-312-87332-8, Aug 2001, $24.95, 381pp, hc, cover by Carl B. Andreas Ruthart) Historical novel with fantasy/werewolf elements, based on the “Lai de Bisclavret” by Marie de France.
BRAKE, COLIN (chron.)

* *Doctor Who: Escape Velocity (BBC Books 0-563-53825-2, Feb 2001, £5.99, 249pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series, featuring the eighth Doctor. Book 42 of the BBC “New Adventures” series.
BRAMAH, ERNEST; pseudonym of Ernest Bramah Smith, (1868-1942) (chron.)

* _Kai Lung’s Golden Hours (Wildside Press 1-58715-209-6, Jan 2001, $15.95, 235pp, tp) [Kai Lung] Reprint (Grant Richards 1922) fantasy novel in the “Kai Lung” series. Introduction by Hilaire Belloc. This is an on-demand book, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045.
BRANDON, PAUL (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Swim the Moon (Tor 0-312-87794-3, Sep 2001, $25.95, 380pp, hc, cover by Rafal Olbinski) Romantic fantasy novel. A Scottish fiddler is drawn to a mysterious woman by the sea. A first novel.
BRANFORD, HENRIETTA (chron.)

* _The Fated Sky (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-66102-X, Jun 2001, £4.99, 151pp, tp, cover by Scott Rhodes) Reprint (Hodder Children’s Books 1996) young-adult historical novel with fantasy elements. Sixth printing. A “Signature” title.
BRASS, PERRY (chron.)

* _Mirage (Belhue Press 1-892149-02-8, Oct 2001, $12.95, 219pp, tp, cover by John Phillips) Reprint (Belhue Press 1991) erotic gay SF novel of lovers transported from a distant planet to Earth. This Tenth Anniversary Edition has a new introduction by the author. Order from Belhue Press, 2501 Palisade Ave., Suite A1, Bronx NY 10463; [belhuepress@earthlink.net]; add $2.00 shipping.
BRAUNBECK, GARY A. (1960- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *This Flesh Unknown (Foggy Windows Books/Chimeras 1-930947-07-0, Mar 2001, $12.95, 156pp, tp, cover by Arantza) Erotic ghost story. Available from Foggy Windows Books, PO Box 2358, Scarborough ME 04070; 207-885-0247; [www.foggywindows.com].
BRAVER, GARY; pseudonym of Gary Goshgarian, (1942- ) (chron.)

* _Elixir (Tor 0-812-57591-1, Aug 2001, $7.99, 430pp, pb, cover by Patrick Faricy) Reprint (Forge 2000) SF thriller.
BRESLIN, THERESA (chron.)

* _Dream Master Nightmare! (Transworld/Corgi Yearling 0-440-86395-3, Jan 2001, £4.99, 144pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Dream Master] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2000) young-adult fantasy novel. Second in a series about a boy who can control dreams and alternate versions of history.
BREWER, GENE (chron.)

* _K-PAX (Bloomsbury 0-7475-2547-1, Jul 2001, £6.99, 231pp, tp) [K-PAX] Reissue (St. Martin’s 1995) literary quasi-SF novel. First in a series.
* _K-PAX (St. Martin’s 0-312-97702-6, Aug 2001, $6.50, 233pp, pb) [K-PAX] Reissue (St. Martin’s 1995) associational novel of a man who claims to be an alien from a Utopian world. This is a movie tie-in edition. Second printing.
* *On a Beam of Light (St. Martin’s 0-312-26926-9, Mar 2001, $23.95, 261pp, hc) [K-PAX] Associational novel, sequel to K-PAX. The hospital patient who claims to be an alien from the Utopian planet K-PAX announces his intention to return home for good, spurring his doctor’s efforts to find the truth. The front jacket notes K-PAX is “soon to be a major motion picture.”
* _On a Beam of Light (Bloomsbury 0-7475-5394-7, Jul 2001, £6.99, 260pp, tp) [K-PAX] Reprint (St. Martin’s 2001) literary quasi-SF novel, sequel to K-PAX. [First U.K. edition]
BRIERY, TRACI (1967- ) (chron.)

* _The Vampire Journals (Pinnacle 0-7860-1429-6, Sep 2001, $5.99, 349pp, pb) [Vampire Memoirs] Reissue (Zebra 1993) vampire novel, sequel to The Vampire Memoirs, co-authored by Mara McCuniff. This is the first Pinnacle edition, but apparently continues the printing count from the Zebra editions, and indicates third printing.
BRIGGS, PATRICIA (née Rowland) (1965- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Hob’s Bargain (Ace 0-441-00813-5, Mar 2001, $5.99, 281pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) Fantasy novel. A woman pays a high price to get a magical Hob to defend her village from raiders.
BRIGGS, STEPHEN (1951- ) (chron.)

* _Discworld Thieves’ Guild Yearbook and Diary 2002 (with Terry Pratchett) See entry under Terry Pratchett.
* _Nanny Ogg’s Cookbook (with Tina Hannan & Terry Pratchett) See entry under Terry Pratchett.
BRIN, (Glen) DAVID (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Kiln People (Tor 0-765-30355-8, Jan 2002, $25.95, 461pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) SF thriller of a world where disposable bodies are common.
BRINK, ANDRÉ; (Philippus) (1935- ) (chron.)

* _Devil’s Valley (Harcourt/Harvest 0-15-601208-1, Apr 2001, $14.00, 401pp, tp) Reprint (1998) dark fantasy/surreal literary novel about an isolated town in South Africa. We apparently missed the hardcover first US edition (Harcourt 1999, 0-15-100440-4).
BRITTON, DAVID (1945- ) (chron.)

* *Baptised in the Blood of Millions (Savoy Books 0-86130-101-3, Feb 2001, £20.00, 244pp, hc, cover by John Coulthart) [Lord Horror] Alternate history SF/horror novel, sequel to Lord Horror. A semi-surreal, “autobiographical” account by Lord Horror of a bizarre alternate England before WWII. Savoy Books, 446 Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester M20 3BW, UK; [www.savoy.abel.co.uk].
BRODERICK, DAMIEN (Francis) (1944- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Spike: How Our Lives are Being Transformed by Rapidly Advancing Technologies (Tor 0-312-87781-1, Feb 2001, $24.95, 380pp, hc) Associational non-fiction, a revised version of his 1997 eponymous Australian popular science book examining the possibility of a “Vernor Vinge-type singularity developing in the next few decades”. Includes index and notes.
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* *Earth Is But a Star: Excursions through Science Fiction to the Far Future (Perth: University of Western Australia Press, 2001) (Contents)
BRODEUR, GREG (chron.)

* _Star Trek, the Next Generation: Maximum Warp, Book One (with Dave Galanter) See entry under Dave Galanter.
* _Star Trek, the Next Generation: Maximum Warp, Book Two (with Dave Galanter) See entry under Dave Galanter.
BROECKER, RANDY (chron.)

* *Fantasy of the 20th Century: An Illustrated History (Collectors Press 1-888054-52-2, Oct 2001, $60.00, 256pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) Lavishly illustrated pictorial history of modern genre fantasy, from pulps to present. There is an index. Order from Collectors Press, PO Box 230986, Portland OR 97281; credit card orders 800-423-1848; [www.collectorspress.com].
BROM, GERALD (chron.)

* +Brom: Offerings (Sterling Publishing/Paper Tiger 1-85585-918-1, Oct 2001, $29.95, 128pp, hc, cover by Brom) Art book. This is the Paper Tiger UK edition, distributed in the US by Sterling Publishing, 387 Park Ave. S., New York NY 10016-8810; [www.sterlingpub.com]; 800-805-5489.
* *Offerings: The Art of Brom (Paper Tiger 1-85585-918-1, Oct 2001, £20.00, 128pp, hc, cover by Brom) Art book, featuring primarily recent art for book covers and games. Foreword by Arnie Fenner.
BROOKE, KEITH N. (1966- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Expatria (Wildside Press/Cosmos Books 1-58715-331-9, 2001, $15.99, 177pp, tp) [Expatria] Reprint (Gollancz 1991) SF novel. A print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045.
* _Expatria Incorporated (Wildside Press/Cosmos Books 1-58715-416-1, 2001, $15.99, 280pp, tp) [Expatria] Reprint (Gollancz 1992) SF novel. A print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301.
* *Head Shots (Wildside Press/Cosmos Books 1-58715-387-4, 2001, $15.00, 162pp, tp) Collection of 14 stories. Introduction by Eric Brown. A print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928. (Contents)
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* *Infinity Plus One (with Nick Gevers) (PS Publishing 1-902880-23-4, Dec 2001, £45.00, 281pp, hc, cover by Dominic Harman) Anthology of 13 stories, one original and two previously published only online. selected by the editors of online fiction showcase Infinity Plus. Authors include Kit Reed, Kim Newman, Patrick O’Leary, and Jeff VanderMeer. Introduction by Peter F. Hamilton. This is a limited edition of 500 signed by all participants. PS Publishing, 98 High Ash Drive, Leeds LS17 8RE, UK; [www.editorial-services.co.uk/pspublishing]. (Contents)
BROOKS, TERRY; [i.e., Terrence Dean Brooks] (1944- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Druid of Shannara (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37559-9, Sep 2001, $7.99, 370pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reissue (Del Rey 1991) fantasy novel, fifth book in the “Shannara” series, second in “The Heritage of Shannara” sub-series. 17th printing.
* _The Elf Queen of Shannara (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37558-0, Sep 2001, $7.99, 359pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reissue (Del Rey 1992) fantasy novel, sixth book in the “Shannara” series, third in “The Heritage of Shannara” sub-series. 16th printing.
* _The Scions of Shannara (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37074-0, Sep 2001, $7.99, 419pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reissue (Del Rey 1990) fantasy novel, fourth book in the “Shannara” series, first in “The Heritage of Shannara” sub-series. 22nd printing.
* _The Talismans of Shannara (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38674-4, Sep 2001, $7.99, 440pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reissue (Del Rey; Legend 1993) fantasy novel, seventh book in the “Shannara” series, fourth in “The Heritage of Shannara” sub-series. 13th printing.
* *The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Antrax (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39766-5, Sep 2001, $26.95, 375pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: Voyage of the Jerle Shannara] Fantasy novel, book two in “The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara” set a generation after The Talismans of Shannara.
* _The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Antrax (SFBC #39073, Oct 2001, $14.99, 375pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: Voyage of the Jerle Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey; Earthlight UK 2001) fantasy novel, book two in “The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara”. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Book One: Ilse Witch (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-1492-6, Sep 2001, £6.99, 454pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: Voyage of the Jerle Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 2000) fantasy novel. In the “Shannara” series.
* *The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Book Two: Antrax (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight UK 0-7432-0953-2, Sep 2001, £17.99, 375pp, hc) [Shannara: Voyage of the Jerle Shannara] Fantasy novel. The sequel to Ilse Witch. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-0954-0) was announced but not seen. In the “Shannara” series.
* _The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Ilse Witch (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39655-3, Sep 2001, $7.99, 456pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: Voyage of the Jerle Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 2000) fantasy novel, book one in “The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara” set a generation after The Talismans of Shannara.
* *The World of Shannara (with Teresa Patterson) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43905-8, Oct 2001, $30.00, 206pp, hc, cover by Justin Sweet) [Shannara] Non-fiction guide to Brooks’ fantasy world. Illustrated by David Cherry. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.
* _The World of Shannara (with Teresa Patterson) (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7432-2005-6, Nov 2001, £25.00, xi+206pp, hc, cover by Justin Sweet) [Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 2001) reference guide, with text by Patterson. Illustrated by David Cherry. Foreword by Brooks. Copyrighted by Bill Fawcett and Associates. [First U.K. edition]
BROSTER, D(orothy) K(athleen) (1877-1950) (stories) (chron.)

* *Couching at the Door: Strange and Macabre Tales (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-028-X, Dec 2001, C$58.00, xxxi+217pp, hc, cover by Jason van Hollander) Collection of Broster’s supernatural stories including her one rare collection of supernatural fiction and her other genre tales, plus one newly discovered tale, “Taste of Pomegranates” never before published, edited by Jack Adrian. This is a limited edition of 600 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $43.00 and in the UK for £27.50. (Contents)

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