The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003

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Sanctuary Lynn Abbey (Tor 0-812-56175-9, Apr 2003, $6.99, 533pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) [Thieves’ World] Reprint (Tor 2002) fantasy novel of “Thieves’ World”.

Unicorn & Dragon Lynn Abbey (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-5821-4, Feb 2003, $7.99, 230 + 262pp, pb, cover by Robert Gould) [Unicorn & Dragon] Omnibus of two fantasy novels: Unicorn & Dragon (1987) and Conquest (1988). Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.

Thieves’ World: Turning Points ed. Lynn Abbey (Tor 0-765-34517-X, Dec 2003, $6.99, 354pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) [Thieves’ World] Reprint (Tor 2002) original shared world anthology of ten stories.

Warhammer 40,000: First & Only Dan Abnett (BL Publishing/Black Library 0-671-78375-0, Dec 2002, $6.95, 315pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Reissue (Black Library UK 2000) SF novelization based on the roleplaying game world, in the “Gaunt’s Ghosts” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd.

Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts: The Founding Dan Abnett (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-066-1, Nov 2003, $50.00, 1007pp, hc) [Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Omnibus of three novelizations based on the SF roleplaying game, all in the “Gaunt’s Ghosts” series: First & Only (1999), Ghostmaker (2000), and Necropolis (2000), plus a story and a “Compendium”. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This is the first US edition; it appears to be identical with the UK edition (Black Library 10/03).

Warhammer 40,000: Ghostmaker Dan Abnett (BL Publishing/Black Library 0-671-78410-2, Dec 2002, $6.95, 315pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Reissue (Black Library UK 1999) SF novelization based on the roleplaying game world, second in the “Gaunt’s Ghosts” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd.

Warhammer 40,000: Honour Guard Dan Abnett (BL Publishing/Black Library 0-7434-1167-6, Jun 2003, $6.99, 318pp, pb, cover by Martin McKenna) [Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Reissue (Black Library UK 2001) novelization based on the SF roleplaying game, fourth in the “Gaunt’s Ghosts” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop.

Warhammer 40,000: Necropolis Dan Abnett (BL Publishing/Black Library 0-7434-1159-5, Jun 2003, $6.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Reissue (Black Library UK 2000) near-future novelization based on the roleplaying game world, third in the “Gaunt’s Ghosts” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd.

Warhammer 40,000: Sabbat Martyr Dan Abnett (BL Publishing/Black Library 0-7434-4360-8, Sep 2003, $6.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Novelization based on the SF roleplaying game, seventh in the “Gaunt’s Ghosts” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library UK 8/03).

Warhammer 40,000: The Guns of Tanith Dan Abnett (BL Publishing/Black Library 0-7434-4304-7, Sep 2003, $6.99, 315pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] Reissue (Black Library UK 4/01) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, fifth in the “Gaunt’s Ghosts” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop.

Warhammer: Riders of the Dead Dan Abnett (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-7434-4327-6, Apr 2003, $19.99, 276pp, hc, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer: Knights Panther] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game world, in the “Knights Panther” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd. First US edition (Black Library UK 3/03).

Warhammer: Riders of the Dead Dan Abnett (SFBC #58063, Jun 2003, $9.99, 276pp, hc, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer: Knights Panther] Reprint (Black Library UK 2003) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game world, in the “Knights Panther” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd. This is similar to the Black Library US edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Warhammer: Riders of the Dead Dan Abnett (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-019-X, Jan 2004, $7.99, 407pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer: Knights Panther] Reprint (Black Library UK 2003) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game world, in the “Knights Panther” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd.

Womanthology ed. Forrest J Ackerman & Pam Keesey (Sense of Wonder Press 0-918736-33-1, Jul 2003, $19.95, 353pp, tp, cover by Margaret Brundage) Anthology of 24 stories by female writers, three original. Introduction by Terri Merritt-Pinckard. Authors include Catherine L. Moore, Andre Norton, and Leslie F. Stone. This is a print-on-demand edition available from Sense of Wonder Press, 113 N. Washington St., Box 347, Rockville MD 20850; [www.rockpublishing.com].

The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time Douglas Adams (Ballantine 0-345-46095-2, Aug 2003, $13.95, 299pp, tp) Reprint (Harmony 2002) collection of Adams’s unfinished novel, plus articles, essays, interviews, and correspondence.

Midwinter Nightingale Joan Aiken (Random House/Delacorte 0-385-73081-0, Jun 2003, $15.95, 248pp, hc, cover by Nerritt Deckle) [Alternate England; James III] Young-adult alternate-history fantasy novel, the tenth book in the “Wolves Chronicles”. Dido Twite returns to England just in time to help Simon and the dying King Richard.

A Necklace of Raindrops and Other Stories Joan Aiken (Random House/Dell Yearling 0-440-41850-X, Jun 2003, $4.99, 184pp, tp, cover by Kevin Hawkes) Reprint (Cape 1968) young-adult collection of eight stories, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes.

The Shadow Guests Joan Aiken (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34530-7, Feb 2003, $5.99, 182pp, tp, cover by Eric Bowman) Reprint (Cape 1980) young-adult fantasy novel.

Fantasy Readers Wanted — Apply Within ed. Nick Aires & James Richey (Silver Lake Publishing 1-931095-67-1, Oct 2003, $18.95, 390pp, tp, cover by Barb Jacobs) Original anthology of 23 stories, two reprints, and one reprint poem, all with a fantasy quest theme. Authors include Matthew Hughes, Richard Parks, and Bruce Holland Rogers. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.silverlakepublishing.com], or from Silver Lake Publishing, 11 S. Mansfield Road, Lansdowne PA 19050.

Fatma: A Novel of Arabia Raja Alem & Tom McDonough (Syracuse University Press 0-8156-0738-5, Jan 2003, $24.95, 164pp, hc) Literary novel with elements of fantasy. A snakehandler’s wife gains arcane powers over snakes after being bitten by one. This is Arabic writer Alem’s first novel in English, extensively “translated” by McDonough, who discusses their collaboration in an afterword. Order from Syracuse University Press, 621 Skytop Road, Suite 110, Syracuse NY 13244-5290; 800-365-8929; 315-443-2597; [http://sumweb.syr.edu/su_press/]; add $4.00 postage.

The Gawgon and the Boy Lloyd Alexander (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-250000-3, Jan 2003, $5.99, 199pp, tp, cover by Paul O. Zelinsky) Reprint (Dutton 2001) associational young-adult novel of a boy who likes to write stories and his “gorgon” of an aunt.

How the Cat Swallowed Thunder Lloyd Alexander (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-250003-8, Feb 2003, $6.99, 40pp, tp, cover by Judith Byron Schachner) Reprint (Dutton 2000) children’s picture book telling why cats purr. Illustrated by Judith Byron Schachner.

Time Cat Lloyd Alexander (Holt 0-8050-7270-5, Apr 2003, $16.95, 208 + x, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reissue (Holt 1963) young-adult fantasy novel. This has a new author’s note by Lloyd Alexander, and indicates first printing.

Gifted Trust John Paul Allen (Biting Dog Press 0-9729485-0-3, Jul 2003, $15.95, 300pp, tp, cover by Alan M. Clark) Reprint (1stBooks 2002, not seen) horror novel. The spirit Virago makes a series of men do evil over the years from 1931 to 2001. This is revised from the first edition, with a new epilog. A first novel. Biting Dog Press, PO Box 2739, Duluth GA 30096; [www.bitingdogpress.com].

Petting the Time Shark and Other Poems Mike Allen (DNA Publications, Sep 2003, $5.00, 38pp, ph, cover by Tim Mullins) Chapbook collection of 29 poems, two original. Illustrations by Tim Mullins. Order from DNA Publications, PO Box 2988, Radford VA 24143-2988; [www.dnapublications.com]; add $1.50 shipping.

The Shores of Tomorrow Roger MacBride Allen (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58365-4, Dec 2003, $6.50, 493pp, pb, cover by Gregory Bridges) [Chronicles of Solace] SF novel, third in the “Chronicles of Solace” series begun in The Depths of Time and The Ocean of Years.

Swords for Hire Will Allen (CenterPunch Press 0-9724882-0-0, Apr 2003, $6.95, 168pp, tp, cover by David Michael Beck) Young-adult humorous fantasy novel. Two unlikely heroes seek to rescue the imprisoned true king. Foreword by Nancy Cartwright.

Terminator 3: Terminator Dreams Aaron Allston (Tor 0-765-30852-5, Dec 2003, $24.95, 351pp, hc) [Terminator] Novelization based on the world of the movie. Copyrighted by IMF Internationale Medien und Film & Co. 3 Produktions.

Goliath Steve Alten (Tor 0-765-34024-0, Jul 2003, $7.99, 500pp, pb, cover by Erik Hollander) Reprint (Forge 2002) near-future SF thriller of a secret submarine with a bio-chemical computer brain.

Deprivers Steven-Elliot Altman (Ace 0-441-01093-8, Dec 2003, $13.00, 359pp, tp) SF thriller about people who cause temporary paralysis or sensory deprivation in those they touch.

Yellow Dog Martin Amis (Hyperion/Miramax 1-4013-5203-0, Nov 2003, $24.95, 340pp, hc) Associational satire of an alternate contemporary Britain with royals King Henry and Princess Victoria beseiged by media. First US edition (Cape 9/03).

Live Without a Net ed. Lou Anders (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45925-3, Jul 2003, $14.95, 321pp, tp, cover by John Picacio) Original anthology of 18 stories, one a reprint, postulating alternative histories and futures that use information technologies other than the net. Authors include Stephen Baxter, David Brin, and Paul Di Filippo. Afterword by Pat Cadigan.

Rabid Transit: A Mischief of Rats ed. Barth Anderson, Christopher Barzak, Alan DeNiro & Kristin Livdahl (Velocity Press, May 2003, $5.00, 49pp, ph) Chapbook original anthology of five stories, the second from the writers’ group called the Ratbastards. Authors include Douglas Lain, David J. Hoffman-Dachelet, and Nick Mamatas. Order from Velocity Press, PO Box 28701, St. Paul MN 55128-0701; [www.taverners-koans.com/ratbastards].

Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy ed. Douglas A. Anderson (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45855-9, Sep 2003, $14.95, 436pp, tp, cover by John Howe) Anthology of 20 stories, a play, and a novel excerpt, by authors who might have influenced Tolkien including George MacDonald, L. Frank Baum, E. Nesbit, and William Hope Hodgson. Anderson’s story introductions discuss any known influence on Tolkien’s work. A hardcover edition (-45854-0, $27.95) was annouced but not seen.

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