The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001

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Doctor Who: Escape Velocity Colin Brake (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.

The Fated Sky Henrietta Branford (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.

Dream Master Nightmare! Theresa Breslin (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.

K-PAX Gene Brewer (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.

On a Beam of Light Gene Brewer (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]

Baptised in the Blood of Millions David Britton (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].

Offerings: The Art of Brom Gerald 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.

Infinity Plus One ed. Keith Brooke & 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].

The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Book One: Ilse Witch Terry Brooks (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 Terry Brooks (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 World of Shannara Terry Brooks & 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]

Angels & Demons Dan Brown (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14871-7, Jun 2001, £6.99, 619pp, pb, cover by John Langdon) Reprint (Pocket 2000) mainstream/SF thriller of the battle between the Illuminati and the Catholic church, and an irresistible weapon concealed in the heart of the Vatican.

New York Nights Eric Brown (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-782-9, Apr 2001, £6.99, 327pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Virex] Reprint (Gollancz 2000) SF novel. Book One in the “Virex Trilogy”.

A Writer’s Life Eric Brown (PS Publishing 1-902880-20-X, May 2001, £8.00, 78pp, tp, cover by Julian Flynn) Fantasy novella of a writer unsatisfied with his modest success, and obsessed by an earlier such writer. Introduction by Paul Di Filippo. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 300 (-21-8, £25.00) was announced but not seen. Available from PS Publishing, 98 High Ash Drive, Leeds LS17 8RE, UK.

Bad Timing and Other Stories Molly Brown (Big Engine 1-903468-06-X, Jun 2001, £8.99, 267pp, tp, cover by Deirdre Counihan) Collection of 21 SF, fantasy and horror stories published in the last ten years, including one original vignette, and three in the “Ruella” series. Four are revised.

Warriors of Alavna N. M. Browne (Bloomsbury 0-7475-4694-0, 2000, £5.99, 308pp, tp, cover by Rob Hefferan) [Ursula and Dan] Young-adult time-travel fantasy novel. Two children are transported to the harsh realities of a parallel first-century Britain. Published in 2000, but not seen until now.

Doctor Who: Grimm Reality or The Marvellous Adventures of Doctor Know-All Simon Bucher-Jones & Kelly Hale (BBC Books 0-563-53841-4, Oct 2001, £5.99, 276pp, pb) Novelization based on the TV series. Book 50 of the BBC “New Adventures” series.

The Zero Train Yuri Buida (Dedalus 1-903517-01-X, Jul 2001, £6.99, 135pp, tp, cover by David Bird) Literary fantasy novel. Translated from the Russian original Don Domino (1993), and with an afterword by Oliver Ready.

Corsair Chris Bunch (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-034-2, Apr 2001, £10.99, 406pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) Fantasy novel. Gareth Radnor, ex-clerk and current prisoner, must escape to lead the Corsairs against a full-scale invasion.

The Empire Stone Chris Bunch (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-033-4, Mar 2001, £6.99, 359pp, pb, cover by David O’Connor) Reprint (Orbit 2000) fantasy novel.

Sten 5: Revenge of the Damned Chris Bunch & Allan Cole (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-080-6, Jul 2001, £5.99, 388pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Sten] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) SF novel, fifth in the eight-book “Sten” series about a rebel who becomes a military hero. [First U.K. edition]

Sten 6: The Return of the Emperor Chris Bunch & Allan Cole (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-081-4, Aug 2001, £5.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Sten] Reprint (Del Rey 1990 as The Return of the Emperor) SF novel. Sixth in the eight-book “Sten” series about a rebel who becomes a military hero. [First U.K. edition]

Sten 7: Vortex Chris Bunch & Allan Cole (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-082-2, Sep 2001, £5.99, 403pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Sten] Reprint (Del Rey 1992 as Vortex) SF novel. Seventh in the 8-book “Sten” series about a rebel who becomes a military hero. [First U.K. edition]

Sten 8: Empire’s End Chris Bunch & Allan Cole (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-083-0, Oct 2001, £6.99, 522pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Del Rey 1993) SF novel, the last in the “Sten” series about a rebel who becomes a military hero. [First U.K. edition]

Bloodtide Melvin Burgess (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-130689-0, Jan 2001, £5.99, 370pp, tp, cover by Nick Stearn) [Bloodtide] Reprint (Andersen Press 1999) young-adult SF/fantasy novel, based on the first part of the Icelandic “Volsunga Saga”. Two warring families control a ruined London, and an attempted truce by betrothal is undermined by the gods. The original edition was not seen.

Lady: My Life as a Bitch Melvin Burgess (Andersen Press 0-86264-770-3, Aug 2001, £10.99, 200pp, hc, cover by Gary Andrews) Young-adult fantasy novel. A problem teenager becomes a female dog.

Faith Odyssey Richard Burridge (The Bible Reading Fellowship, Nov 2000, £6.99, tp) Non-fiction guide combining Bible study for Lent and SF, including Star Trek, Star Wars, “Harry Potter”, and books by James Herbert, C.S. Lewis, and Arthur C. Clarke. This is dated 2000, but not seen until now. Foreword by Simon Jones. The Bible Reading Fellowship, Peter’s Way, Sandy Lane West, Oxford UK OX4 5HG; [www.brf.org.uk].

The Ticket That Exploded William Burroughs (HarperCollins/Flamingo 0-586-08591-2, Sep 2001, £6.99, 168pp, tp) [Nova Police] Reprint (Olympia 1962 as by William S. Burroughs) hallucinogenic SF novel. This is the revised text (Grove Press, 1967). A Flamingo “Modern Classic”.

Naked Lunch William S. Burroughs (HarperCollins/Flamingo 0-00-711519-9, Apr 2001, £4.99, 229pp, pb) Reprint (Olympia Press 1959 as The Naked Lunch) literary SF/fantasy novel. Includes a 1993 introduction by J.G. Ballard, and an introduction and “Afterthoughts” (1991) by Burroughs. A “Flamingo Sixties Classic”.

The Pocket Essential Cyberpunk Andrew M. Butler (Simon & Schuster/Pocket Essentials 1-903047-28-5, Nov 2000, £3.99, 95pp, pb) Critical reference guide to the genre, examining its origins, seminal authors, development, and consequent films. Published in 2000, but not seen until now.

The Pocket Essential Terry Pratchett Andrew M. Butler (Simon & Schuster/Pocket Essentials 1-903047-39-0, Apr 2001, £3.99, 94pp, pb) Guide to Pratchett’s fiction. [Terry Pratchett]

Parable of the Sower Octavia E. Butler (The Women’s Press 0-7043-4421-1, Aug 2001, £6.99, 299pp, tp) [Parable] Reissue (Four Walls Eight Windows 1993) SF novel set in a dystopian 21st-century California where small walled enclaves hold a brutal world at bay.

Parable of the Talents Octavia E. Butler (The Women’s Press 0-7043-4682-6, Aug 2001, £7.99, 365pp, tp, cover by Aude Van Ryn) [Parable] Reprint (Seven Stories 1998) dystopian SF novel, sequel to Parable of the Sower. Lauren and her daughter mature in the war-torn world of 2032.

The Door in the Lake Nancy Butts (CollinsVoyager 0-00-710839-7, Sep 2001, £3.99, 191pp, tp) Reprint (Front Street 1998) young-adult SF novel. A boy disappears, then returns two years later, no older, and with no memory of the lost time. [First U.K. edition]

Things Unborn Eugene Byrne (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-0911-6, Apr 2001, £6.99, 420pp, pb, cover by The Whole Hog) Alternate-Earth novel where the Atom War of 1962 (or God) caused the dead to be reborn as “retreads”, and long-dead villains scheme for ultimate power.

Dervish Is Digital Pat Cadigan (Pan 0-330-39107-0, Oct 2001, £5.99, 230pp, pb) [Dore Konstantin] Reprint (Macmillan UK 2000) SF novel, featuring Detective Doré Konstantin of Tea from an Empty Cup.

Impakto Richard Calder (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-0895-0, Sep 2001, £6.99, 442pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Horror novel. A man who survived being aborted as an infant learns he now must pay by being possessed by demons.

Alvin Journeyman Orson Scott Card (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-029-6, Mar 2001, £6.99, 400pp, pb) [Alvin Maker] Reprint (Tor 1995) fantasy novel of a magical alternate America. “The Tales of Alvin Maker IV”. [First U.K. edition]

Heartfire Orson Scott Card (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-032-6, Apr 2001, £6.99, 336pp, pb) [Alvin Maker] Reprint (Tor 1998) fantasy novel. Fifth in the “Alvin Maker” series. Alvin heads for witch-hanging New England, while his wife goes south to Camelot. [First U.K. edition]

Prentice Alvin Orson Scott Card (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-037-7, Feb 2001, £6.99, 342pp, pb, cover by David O’Conner) [Alvin Maker] Reprint (Tor 1989) alternate-history fantasy novel. Book three in the “Alvin Maker” series.

Red Prophet Orson Scott Card (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-022-9, Feb 2001, £6.99, 311pp, pb, cover by David O’Conner) [Alvin Maker] Reprint (Tor 1988) alternate-history fantasy novel. Book two in the “Alvin Maker” series.

Seventh Son Orson Scott Card (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-021-0, Feb 2001, £6.99, 241pp, pb, cover by David O’Conner) [Alvin Maker] Reprint (Tor 1987) alternate-history fantasy novel. The first book in the “Alvin Maker"series.

Shadow of the Hegemon Orson Scott Card (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-037-7, Feb 2001, £16.99, 365pp, hc) [Ender: Shadow] SF novel, sequel to Ender’s Shadow, sixth in the overall “Ender” series. [First U.K. edition]

Shadow of the Hegemon Orson Scott Card (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-066-0, Oct 2001, £6.99, 444pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Ender: Shadow] Reprint (Tor 2001) SF novel. Book Two of “The Shadow Saga” after Ender’s Shadow; sixth in the “Ender” series.

Killing Time Caleb Carr (Warner UK 0-7515-3075-1, Sep 2001, £6.99, 310pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) Reprint (Random House 2000) SF novel.

The Wooden Sea Jonathan Carroll (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07060-9, May 2001, £16.99, 247pp, hc, cover by Joe del Tufo) [Frannie McCabe] Reprint (Tor 2001) literary fantasy novel. Third in the loose “Frannie McCabe” trilogy after Kissing the Beehive and The Marriage of Sticks. [First U.K. edition]

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll (Bloomsbury 0-7475-5368-8, Sep 2001, £9.99, xxii+169pp, hc) [Alice] Reprint (Macmillan 1865) classic satirical fantasy novel. Illustrated by Mervyn Peake, and with an introduction by Will Self.

The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition Lewis Carroll (Allen Lane/The Penguin Press 0-71-399417-7, Dec 2000, £20.00, 334pp, hc) [Alice] Reprint (Potter 1960) omnibus of the two “Alice” books. Introduction and Notes by Martin Gardner. This is the latest revision (Norton 2000). [First U.K. edition]

The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition Lewis Carroll (Penguin UK 0-140-28929-1, 2001, £9.99, xxxi+334pp, tp) [Alice] Reprint (Potter 1960) omnibus of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass with extensive notes and introduction by Martin Gardner. This is the latest revision (Norton 2000).

Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There Lewis Carroll (Bloomsbury 0-7475-5373-4, Sep 2001, £9.99, xvii+201pp, hc) [Alice] Reprint (Macmillan 1871) classic children’s satirical fantasy novel. Illustrated by Mervyn Peake, and with an introduction by Zadie Smith.

Sea-Cat and Dragon King Angela Carter (Bloomsbury 0-7475-4882-X, Oct 2000, £9.99, 94pp, hc) Children’s fantasy novella, illustrated by Eva Tatcheva.

Always Forever Mark Chadbourn (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07254-7, Sep 2001, £10.99, 451pp, tp, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Age of Misrule] Fantasy novel, third in the “Age of Misrule” trilogy. The champions must win over the uncaring Celtic gods to defeat the dark forces. A hardcover edition (-06682-2, £16.99) is also available.

Darkest Hour Mark Chadbourn (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-766-7, Sep 2001, £6.99, 467pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Age of Misrule] Reprint (Gollancz 2000) fantasy novel. Book Two of “The Age of Misrule"after World’s End.

Jurassic Park Adventures: #2: Prey Scott Ciencin (Boxtree 0-7522-1979-0, Nov 2001, £3.99, 123pp, pb) [Jurassic Park] Reprint (Random House 2001) original young-adult novel based on the screenplay, Jurassic Park III. [First U.K. edition]

The Night of the Triffids Simon Clark (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-76600-X, Jun 2001, £17.99, ix+406pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Triffids] SF novel. A sequel to John Wyndham’s The Day of the Triffids - set 25 years after the end of that novel - when the world is plunged into sudden, total darkness.

The Night of the Triffids Simon Clark (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-76601-8, Oct 2001, £6.99, ix+469pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Triffids] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2001) SF novel. A sequel to John Wyndham’s The Day of the Triffids set 25 years later.

Childhood’s End Arthur C. Clarke (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07263-6, Oct 2001, £14.99, 200pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Impact] Reprint (Ballantine 1953) SF novel. This is the revised (Pan 1990) version with its foreword by Clarke. Volume VI in the “SF Masterworks” hardcover series.

The City and the Stars Arthur C. Clarke (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-763-2, Mar 2001, £6.99, 255pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1956) classic dystopian SF novel, expanded and revised from Against the Fall of Night. Volume 39 in the “SF Masterworks” series.

The Collected Stories Arthur C. Clarke (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07065-X, Jan 2001, £20.00, x+966pp, hc, cover by blacksheep) Collection of “all Clarke’s published short fiction” — 104 vignettes, stories, and some articles, published between 1939 and 1999. All but a few have been included in earlier Clarke collections. Note that this magnificent collection does miss “At the Mountains of Murkiness” (1940), “Against the Fall of Night” (1948), “When the Twerms Came” (1972) and “Tales from the ’White Hart’ (1990): The Jet-Propelled Time Machine” (1990).

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