The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003

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BISHOP, DEBBIE (chron.)

* *Black Tide Rising, Volume One: Justin: Enter the Game (Angel Gate 0-9664737-3-6, May 2003, $7.95, 283pp, tp, cover by Andy Park) [Black Tide Rising] Novelization based on characters from the comic book “Black Tide”. Order from Angel Gate, 3111 W. Burbank Blvd., Suite 103, Burbank CA 91505; [www.angelgatepress.com].
BISHOP, K. J. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Etched City (Prime Books 1-894815-22-X, Feb 2003, $16.95, 332pp, tp, cover by K. J. Bishop) Decadent dark fantasy novel of the strange city of Ashamoil. A first novel. Prime Books, PO Box 36503, Canton OH 44735; [www.primebooks.net].
BISHOP, MICHAEL (Lawson) (1945- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Brighten to Incandescence (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-16-9, Jun 2003, $24.95, 295pp, hc, cover by Jamie Bishop) Collection of 17 previously uncollected stories. Introduction by Lucius Shepard. Bishop provides notes on the writing of the stories. Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com]. (Contents)
BISSON, TERRY (Ballantine) (1942- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Dear Abbey (PS Publishing 1-902880-75-7, Aug 2003, £10.00, 108pp, tp, cover by Edward Miller) SF time travel novella. Two men travel through the future to the End of Time. Introduction by Brian W. Aldiss. This is a signed limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 300 (-76-5, £25.00) signed by both Bisson and Aldiss, is also available. Available from Hamilton House, 4 Park Ave., Harrogate, HG2 9BQ, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
BLACK, HOLLY (née Riggenbach) (1971- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale (Simon & Schuster UK 0-689-83707-0, Feb 2003, £7.99, 310pp, tp, cover by Greg Spalenka) [Kaye] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 2002) young-adult contemporary fantasy novel. Kaye’s life is disrupted by her grandfather’s illness and the dark schemes of faeries. [First UK edition]
BLACKFORD, RUSSELL (Kenneth) (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Terminator 2: The New John Connor Chronicles, Book Three: Times of Trouble (ibooks 0-7434-7483-X, Sep 2003, $6.99, 377pp, pb) [Terminator] Novelization based on the world of the movie. Copyrighted by StudioCanal Image SA.
* *Terminator 2: The New John Connor Chronicles, Book Two: An Evil Hour (ibooks 0-7434-5863-X, May 2003, $7.99, 368pp, pb) [Terminator] Novelization based on the world of the movie. Copyrighted by StudioCanal Image SA.
BLACKMAN, HADEN (chron.)

* _Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine (with Voronica Whitney-Robinson) See entry under Voronica Whitney-Robinson.
BLACKMAN, MALORIE (stories) (chron.)

* _Dead Gorgeous (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54633-X, Aug 2003, £4.99, 219pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday UK 2002) young-adult ghost novel.
* *An Eye for an Eye (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54925-8, Feb 2003, £1.00, 52pp, tp) [Noughts and Crosses] Young-adult novella sequel to Noughts and Crosses. Published for World Book Day 2003.
BLACKWOOD, ALGERNON (Henry) (1869-1951) (chron.)

* _The Lost Valley and Other Stories (Stark House 0-9667848-6-3, Aug 2003, $17.95, 207pp, tp, cover by Campbell Shepard) Reprint (Eveleigh Nash 1910) collection of 10 stories of magic and mystery. Introduction by Simon Clark. Order from Griffin Skye, 1945 P Street, Eureka CA 95501; 707-444-8768; [griffins@northcoast.com].
* _Pan’s Garden (Stark House 0-9667848-5-5, May 2003, $17.95, 233pp, tp, cover by Campbell Shepard) Reprint (Macmillan 1912) collection of 15 nature stories, many supernatural. Introduction by Mike Ashley. Order from Griffin Skye, 1945 P Street, Eureka CA 95501; 707-444-8768; [griffins@northcoast.com].
BLAIR, ERIC (Arthur) (1903-1950); see pseudonym George Orwell (stories) (chron.)
BLAIR, MARY (chron.)

* *The Art and Flair of Mary Blair: An Appreciation (with John Canemaker) (Disney Editions 0-7868-5391-3, Oct 2003, $40.00, 110pp, hc) Art book outlining the career of Mary Blair, an artist whose designs influenced Disney films including Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, and Peter Pan. Text by John Canemaker. Foreword by Roy E. Disney.
BLAYLOCK, JAMES P(aul) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _13 Phantasms and Other Stories (Ace 0-441-01014-8, Apr 2003, $14.00, 356 + xii, tp, cover by Greg Spalenka) Reprint (Edgewood Press 2000) collection of 16 stories, with an introduction by the author.
* *The Devils in the Details (with Tim Powers) (Subterranean Press 1-931081-89-1, Oct 2003, $35.00, 115pp, hc, cover by Phil Parks) Original collection of three stories, one by each author, and one collaboration. Introduction by Powers; afterword by Blaylock. This is a signed, limited edition of 1250; a lettered edition of 52 ($175.00) is also available. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]. (Contents)
* *In for a Penny (Subterranean Press 1-931081-82-4, Aug 2003, $40.00, 182pp, hc, cover by Gnemo) Collection of seven stories, one original, and most previously published only online. There is an introduction by the author. This is a signed, limited edition of 750; a lettered edition of 52 ($150.00) is also available. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]. (Contents)
* *The Man in the Moon (Subterranean Press 1-931081-56-5, 2002, $40.00, 268pp, hc) Fantasy novel, an early version of the much-revised The Elvin Ship, plus an original story; Blaylock provides autobiographical notes on both pieces. Introduction by Tim Powers. This is dated 2002, but not seen until now. A signed, limited edition of 1,000; a lettered edition of 26 is also available. (Contents)
BLEVINS, MEREDITH (chron.)

* *The Hummingbird Wizard (Tor/Forge 0-765-30769-3, Sep 2003, $24.95, 400pp, hc, cover by Shasti O’Leary Soudant) [Annie Szabo] Mystery with possible fantasy elements. Annie Szabo and her gypsy in-laws try to solve a friend’s murder.
BLISH, JAMES (Benjamin) (1921-1975) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *In This World, or Another (Gale Group/Five Star 0-7862-5349-5, Jul 2003, $25.95, 413pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of ten stories and one poem. This has a preface and introductions to five stories by Blish from Best SF Stories of James Blish (Faber & Faber 1965), with added comments on the remaining stories by his widow, Judith Lawrence Blish. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar]. (Contents)
BLOCH, ROBERT (Albert) (1917-1994) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Psycho (ibooks 0-7434-5907-5, Jun 2003, $6.99, 223pp, pb) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1959) associational classic psychological horror novel.
* _Psycho House (ibooks 0-7434-7530-5, Nov 2003, $6.99, 217pp, pb) [Psycho] Reprint (Tor 1990) associational horror novel, third in the “Psycho” trilogy.
* _Psycho II (ibooks 0-7434-7472-4, Sep 2003, $6.99, 317pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 1982) associational horror novel.
BLOCK, FRANCESCA LIA (1962- ) (chron.)

* _Baby Be-Bop (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-08-2, Jan 2003, £5.00, 124pp, tp, cover by George Smith) [Weetzie Bat] Reprint (HarperCollins/Cotler 1995) young-adult quasi-fantasy novel, fifth in the “Dangerous Angels” series.
* _Nymph (Circlet Press 1-885865-43-0, Jun 2003, $9.95, 124pp, tp, cover by Jaeda DeWalt) Reprint (Circlet Press 2000) collection of nine connected erotic stories, several with fantastic elements.
* *Wasteland (HarperCollins/Cotler 0-06-028644-X, Oct 2003, $15.99, 150pp, hc, cover by Suza Scalora) Young-adult quasi-fantasy novel with a possible ghost and incest. A young woman can’t cope with the death of the brother she loved too much.
BLOCK, PAULA M., ed. (stories) (chron.)

* _Star Trek: Strange New Worlds VI (with Dean Wesley Smith & John J. Ordover) See entry under Dean Wesley Smith.
BLUM, JONATHAN (stories) (chron.)

* *Doctor Who Novellas: Fallen Gods (with Kate Orman) (Telos 1-903889-20-0, Sep 2003, £10.00, 147pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Novellazation based on the TV series. Foreword by Storm Constantine. The limited deluxe edition also adds frontispiece art by Daryl Joyce, and is signed by Blum, Orman, Constantine, and Joyce. Available from 61 Elgar Avenue, Tolworth, Surrey KT5 9JP. A deluxe hardback edition (-21-9, £25.00) was announced but not seen.
BOFFA, ALESSANDRO (chron.)

* _You’re an Animal, Viskovitz! (Random House/Vintage International 0-375-70483-3, Jun 2003, $12.00, 159pp, tp, cover by Roz Chast) Reprint (Knopf 2002) collection of 20 interrelated humorous tales whose narrator takes the form of various animals. Translated from the Italian (Edizioni Garzanti 1998 as Sei una bestia, Viskovitz) by John Casey with Maria Sanminiatelli.
BOHNHOFF, MAYA KAATHRYN (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Magic Time: Angelfire (with Marc Scott Zicree) See entry under Marc Scott Zicree.
BOLME, EDWARD (chron.)

* *Forgotten Realms: The Alabaster Staff (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2962-6, Aug 2003, $6.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Mark Zug) [Forgotten Realms: Rogues] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, “The Rogues” #1. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
BONANNO, MARGARET WANDER (1950- ) (chron.)

* *Star Trek: The Lost Era: 2360: Catalyst of Sorrows (Pocket 0-7434-6407-9, Jan 2004, $6.99, 334pp, pb) [Star Trek: Lost Era] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
BOOTH, MARTIN (1944-2004) (chron.)

* *Doctor Illuminatus (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131037-5, Jun 2003, £4.99, 175pp, tp, cover by Melvyn Grant) [*Alchemist’s Son] Humorous young-adult fantasy novel.
BORCHARDT, ALICE (Allen, née O’Brien) (1939-2007) (chron.)

* _The Dragon Queen (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44400-0, Jun 2003, $7.50, 500pp, pb, cover by Scott McKowen) Reprint (Del Rey 2001) Arthurian fantasy novel of Guinevere as a magical warrior queen.
* _The Dragon Queen (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-553-81512-1, Jun 2003, £6.99, 569pp, pb, cover by Scott McKowen) Reprint (Del Rey 2001) Arthurian fantasy novel of Guinevere as a magical warrior queen, facing a Merlin who wants to prevent peace. First in a trilogy.
* +The Raven Warrior (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44401-9, Jul 2003, $25.95, 470pp, hc, cover by Scott McKowen) [Tales of Guinevere] Fantasy novel, second in “The Tales of Guinevere” after The Dragon Queen. First US edition (Bantam UK 6/03).
* +The Raven Warrior (SFBC #58621, Jul 2003, $12.99, 441pp, hc, cover by Scott McKowen) [Tales of Guinevere] Reprint (Bantam Press UK 2003) fantasy novel, second in “The Tales of Guinevere” after The Dragon Queen. This is similar to the Del Rey US edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* *The Raven Warrior (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-05063-0, Jul 2003, £10.99, 470pp, tp, cover by Scott McKowen) [Tales of Guinevere] Fantasy novel, the second in the “Tales of Guinevere” trilogy after The Dragon Queen.
BOSWORTH, BETH (chron.)

* *Tunneling (Random House/Crown/Shaye Areheart 0-609-61103-8, Jul 2003, $22.00, 284pp, hc) Fantasy time-travel novel. A young woman time travels to assist Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, and other writers. A first novel.
BOULLE, PHILIPPE (chron.)

* *World of Darkness: Vampire: The Madness of Priests (White Wolf 1-58846-829-1, Feb 2003, $6.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Christopher Shy) [World of Darkness: Vampire: Victorian Age Trilogy] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, second in the “Victorian Age Trilogy”.
* *World of Darkness: Vampire: The Wounded King (White Wolf 1-58846-858-5, Oct 2003, $6.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Christopher Shy) [World of Darkness: Vampire: Victorian Age Trilogy] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, third in the “Victorian Age Trilogy”. Copyrighted by White Wolf.
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* *World of Darkness: Orpheus: Haunting the Dead (White Wolf 1-58846-837-2, Sep 2003, $6.99, 288pp, pb, cover by Christopher Shy) [World of Darkness: Orpheus] Original anthology of four novellas based on the dark fantasy roleplaying game. Copyrighted by White Wolf. (Contents)
BOVA, BEN(jamin William) (1932- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Rock Rats (Tor 0-812-57988-7, Jun 2003, $6.99, 384pp, pb, cover by Peter Bollinger) [Grand Tour: Asteroid Wars] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2002) SF novel.
* *Saturn (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-76766-9, Feb 2003, £18.99, 434pp, hc, cover by Mark Harrison) SF novel continuing Bova’s (and man’s) exploration of the Solar System.
* +Saturn (Tor 0-312-87218-6, Jun 2003, $24.95, 412pp, hc, cover by John Harris) First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 2/03).
* _Saturn (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-76767-7, Jul 2003, £7.99, 434pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2003) SF novel in Bova’s “Grand Tour of the Solar System”.
* *Tales of the Grand Tour (Tor 0-765-30722-7, Jan 2004, $24.95, 382pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Grand Tour] Collection of eight stories and four excerpts from novels in Bova’s loose series about mankind’s expansion through the solar system. Bova’s introductions and afterword discuss the series and how the stories fit in. (Contents)
BOWKER, GORDON (chron.)

* *George Orwell: A Reflective Biography (Time Warner UK/Little, Brown 0-316-86115-4, Jun 2003, £18.99, xvi+495pp, hc) Criticial biography of the satirical SF writer. The price is not shown anywhere on the cover. [Orwell]
BOYD, DONNA (chron.)

* _The Alchemist (Ballantine 0-345-46236-X, Jul 2003, $12.95, 234pp, tp, cover by Phil Heffernan) Reprint (Ballantine 2002) dark fantasy novel of contemporary murder and ancient Egyptian magics.
* *The Awakening (Ballantine 0-345-46235-1, Jul 2003, $12.95, 202pp, tp, cover by Phil Heffernan) Horror novel. A family’s country house is haunted by a woman searching for her lost memories.
BRACKETT, LEIGH (Douglas) [Mrs. Edmond Hamilton] (1915-1978) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Martian Quest: The Early Brackett (Haffner Press 1-893887-11-1, Dec 2002, $40.00, 479pp, hc, cover by Virgil Finlay) Collection of 20 stories, Brackett’s earliest, presented in chronological order. There is an introduction by Michael Moorcock and an autobiographical piece by Brackett from 1941. A slipcased limited edition of 100 signed by Moorcock ($125.00, -12-X) was announced but not seen. Available from Haffner Press, 5005 Crooks Rd., Suite 35, Royal Oak MI 48073-1239; add $5.00 postage; e-mail: [info@haffnerpress.com]; website: [www.haffnerpress.com]; 248-288-4765. (Contents)
BRADBURY, RAY(mond Douglas) (1920- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Best of Ray Bradbury: The Graphic Novel (ibooks 0-7434-7476-7, Aug 2003, $18.95, 160pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) Graphic novel collecting 12 stories adapted to graphic form by various artist, originally published in comic-book form as “The Ray Bradbury Chronicles” (Bantam) and “Ray Bradbury Comics” (Topps). Bradbury provides a general introduction and story introductions. Artists include Richard Corben, P. Craig Russell, and Wayne Barlowe.
* *Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-054242-X, Aug 2003, $29.95, 893pp, hc) Collection of 100 stories from throughout Bradbury’s career. Introduction by Bradbury. (Contents)
* _Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales (SFBC #01567, Sep 2003, $14.99, 893pp, hc) Reprint (Morrow 2003) collection of 100 stories from throughout Bradbury’s career. This is similar to the Morrow edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Dinosaur Tales (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-5897-4, Feb 2003, $12.00, 144pp, tp, cover by William Stout) Reprint (Bantam 1983) illustrated collection of four stories and two poems about dinosaurs. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
* _Fahrenheit 451 (Simon & Schuster 0-7432-4722-1, Oct 2003, $23.00, 190pp, hc) Reprint (Ballantine 1953) classic SF novel. This 50th anniversary edition has a new introduction by Bradbury and retains the 1993 foreword and introduction.
* _Let’s All Kill Constance (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-056178-5, Jan 2004, $7.50, 242pp, pb, cover by Glen Orbik) Reprint (Morrow 2002) associational Hollywood mystery.
* _One More for the Road (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-4074-9, Apr 2003, £6.99, 289pp, pb, cover by Trevor Scobie) Reprint (Morrow 2002) original collection of 25 stories, nine reprints, with a new afterword by Bradbury.
* *They Have Not Seen the Stars: The Collected Poems of Ray Bradbury (Stealth Press 1-58881-038-0, Jul 2002, $29.95, 397 + xvii, hc) Poetry collection/omnibus of 167 poems, with a new foreword by Bradbury. The poems previously appeared in five collections: When Elephants Last in the Dooryard Bloomed (1973), Where Robot Mice and Robot Men Run Round in Robot Towns (1972), This Attic Where the Meadows Green (1979), The Haunted Computer and the Android Pope (1981), and Death Has Lost Its Charm for Me (1987). A limited edition of 200 (-039-0) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
BRADDON, M(ary) E(lizabeth) [Mrs. John Maxwell] (1835-1915) (stories) (chron.)

* *At Chrighton Abbey and Other Horror Stories (Wildside Press 1-59224-033-X, 2002, $12.99, 122pp, tp) Collection of five horror stories. Introduction by John Gregory Betancourt. This is dated 2002, but not seen until now. A print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301. (Contents)
BRADLEY, MARION (Eleanor) ZIMMER (1930-1999) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Fall of Atlantis (Baen 0-7434-7157-1, Sep 2003, $22.00, 486pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Web of Darkness] Reprint (Richard Drew 1985 as Web of Darkness) omnibus of Web of Light (1982) and Web of Darkness (1983).
* _The Firebrand (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45924-5, May 2003, $15.95, 598pp, tp, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1987) fantasy of the Trojan War.
* _Ghostlight (Tor 0-765-34666-4, Feb 2003, $6.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Mark Hess) [Light] Reprint (Tor 1995) contemporary dark fantasy novel.
* _Gravelight (Tor 0-765-34667-2, Jun 2003, $6.99, 410pp, pb, cover by Mark Hess) [Light] Reprint (Tor 1997) contemporary dark fantasy novel, third in the series after Witchlight.
* _Heartlight (with Rosemary Edghill) (Tor 0-812-57107-X, Nov 2003, $7.99, 564pp, pb, cover by Steven Assael) [Light] Reprint (Tor 1998) contemporary dark fantasy novel, a prequel to the “Light” series. This has a new 2003 copyright by Rosemary Edghill.

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