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Another Me Catherine MacPhail (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7831-1, Jun 2005, £5.99, 174pp, tp) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2003) young-adult fantasy novel.
The Devil’s Armour John Marco (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07629-1, Mar 2005, £6.99, 746pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Eyes of God] Reprint (DAW 2003) fantasy novel, a sequel to The Eyes of God.
The Sword of Angels John Marco (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07779-4, Nov 2005, £14.99, 792pp, tp, cover by Terry Pastor) [Eyes of God] Reprint (DAW 2005) fantasy novel. Last in a trilogy after The Eyes of God and The Devil’s Armour. A hardcover edition (-07635-6, £19.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
The Dark Mirror Juliet Marillier (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-4105-6, Mar 2005, £17.99, 561pp, hc, cover by Jo Allsop) [Bridei Chronicles] Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 2004) fantasy novel, the first book in the Bridei Chronicles. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-4106-4) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
Foxmask Juliet Marillier (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41184-5, Mar 2005, £7.99, 659pp, pb) [Saga of the Light Isles] Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 2003) fantasy novel based on Viking and Pictish myths, a sequel to Wolfskin.
Riding Tycho Jan Mark (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-333-99773-5, Jan 2005, £9.99, 218pp, hc) [Riding Tycho] Young-adult SF novel.
Useful Idiots Jan Mark (Random House UK/David Fickling Books 0-385-60413-0, Apr 2004, £12.99, 409pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel.
Useful Idiots Jan Mark (Random House UK/Definitions 0-09-947300-3, Apr 2005, £6.99, 409pp, tp) Reprint (Fickling UK 2004) young-adult SF novel.
Troublesome Angels and Flying Machines Hazel Marshall (Oxford University Press 0-19-275442-4, May 2005, £4.99, 196pp, pb) [Troublesome Angels] Reprint (Oxford University Press 2004) young-adult fantasy novel. First in a trilogy.
Troublesome Angels and the Red Island Pirates Hazel Marshall (Oxford University Press 0-19-271963-7, Sep 2005, £6.99, 186pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Troublesome Angels] Young-adult fantasy novel. Second in a trilogy after Troublesome Angels and Flying Machines.
Blood of Angels Michael Marshall (HarperCollins UK 0-00-716396-7, Jun 2005, £12.99, 442pp, hc) [Straw Men] Thriller with SF elements, the third in the series begun in The Straw Men. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-719149-9) was announced but not seen. Marshall is a pseudonym of Michael Marshall Smith.
The Lonely Dead Michael Marshall (HarperCollins UK 0-00-716395-9, Apr 2005, £6.99, 485pp, pb) [Straw Men] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2004) thriller with SF elements, the sequel to The Straw Men. Marshall is a pseudonym of Michael Marshall Smith.
A Feast for Crows George R. R. Martin (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224739-9, Oct 2005, £18.99, iii+753pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Song of Ice and Fire] Fantasy novel, the fourth book of A Song of Ice and Fire.
Darkroom Graham Masterton (Severn House 0-7278-6053-4, Sep 2004, £18.99, 232pp, hc) [Jim Rook] Dark fantasy novel, the sixth book in the “Jim Rook” series.
Innocent Blood Graham Masterton (Severn House 0-7278-6189-1, Feb 2005, £18.99, 281pp, hc) Horror novel. Something darker lies behind the death of a comedian’s son at the hands of terrorists.
Manitou Blood Graham Masterton (Severn House 0-7278-6291-X, Sep 2005, £19.99, 369pp, hc) [Manitou] Horror novel, the fourth in the Manitou series.
The Swallow and the Dark Andrew Matthews (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55229-1, Mar 2005, £4.99, 198pp, tp, cover by Kerrie Jane Stritton) Young-adult time-bridge fantasy novel. A teenager diagnosed with terminal illness is somehow connected to a World War I soldier.
Kundalini Conspiracy Andrew May (Post-Fortean Books 1-4116-1739-8, Jan 2005, £3.76, 83pp, tp) Science fantasy fix-up novella, significantly revised from four stories originally published online; this was previously available as an ebook. Paranormal investigator Byron Bland looks into strange happenings in Blastonbury. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.andrew-may.com].
Ironcrown Moon Julian May (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-712322-1, Apr 2005, £12.99, v+502pp, tp) [Boreal Moon Tale] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2004) fantasy novel, the second book of The Boreal Moon Tale.
The Mistmantle Chronicles: Urchin of the Riding Stars M. I. McAllister (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7355-7, Jan 2005, £12.99, 330pp, hc, cover by Gary Blythe) [Mistmantle Chronicles] Young-adult animal fantasy novel. First in a new series. A trade paperback edition (-7810-9, £6.99) was announced but not seen.
Little Machines Paul McAuley (PS Publishing 1-902880-94-3, Apr 2005, £35.00, ix+328pp, hc, cover by Chesley Bonestell) Collection of 17 stories, one rewritten. Introduction by Greg Bear. The author includes an afterword on the writing of each story. This is a limited edition of 500 signed by McAuley; a slipcased edition of 200 (-93-5, $60.00) signed by McAuley and Bear is also available. Available from Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

vii · Introduction · Greg Bear · in (*), 2005
1 · The Two Dicks · nv F&SF Aug, 2001
23 · Residuals [USSA] · Paul McAuley & Kim Newman · nv Asimov’s Jun ’97
51 · 17 · ss Asimov’s Jun ’98
69 · All Tomorrow’s Parties [Confluence] · ss Interzone May ’97
89 · Interstitial · ss Asimov’s Jul, 2000
111 · How We Lost the Moon. A True Story by Frank W. Allen · ss Moon Shots, ed. Peter Crowther & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1999
129 · Under Mars · ss Mars Probes, ed. Peter Crowther, DAW, 2002
149 · Danger: Hard Hack Area · vi Nature Mar 2, 2000
153 · The Madness of Crowds · ss Asimov’s Apr, 2003
163 · The Secret of My Success · ss Interzone May ’98
183 · The Proxy · nv New English Library Book of Internet Stories, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, NEL, 2000
203 · I Spy · ss White of the Moon, ed. Stephen Jones, Pumpkin Books, 1999
221 · The Rift · nv Vanishing Acts, ed. Ellen Datlow, Tor, 2000
253 · Alien TV [Alien TV] · ss Alien TV, Birmingham Science Fiction Group, 1998
263 · Before the Flood [Alien TV] · ss Alien TV, Birmingham Science Fiction Group, 1998
279 · A Very British History · ss Interzone Jul, 2000
289 · Cross Roads Blues [“Crossroads”] · nv Interzone #46 ’91; revised
321 · Afterword · aw (*), 2005
Mind’s Eye Paul McAuley (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-3887-7, Sep 2005, £12.99, 422pp, hc, cover by Darren Wall) Thriller with possible SF elements. A trade paperback edition (-3888-5, £10.99) was announced but not seen.
White Devils Paul J. McAuley (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-6157-6, Jul 2005, £6.99, 662pp, pb, cover by Jonny Ring) Reprint (Tor; Simon & Schuster UK 2004) SF thriller.
Acorna’s Rebels Anne McCaffrey & Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (Severn House 0-7278-6237-5, May 2005, £19.99, 381pp, hc, cover by Paul Dickinson) [Acorna] Reprint (Eos 2003) SF novel based on a comic-book idea by McCaffrey, sixth in the Acorna the Unicorn Girl series.
Acorna’s Search Anne McCaffrey & Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (Severn House 0-7278-6136-0, Nov 2004, £18.99, 351pp, hc, cover by Paul Dickinson) [Acorna] Reprint (HarperCollins/Eos 2001) SF novel based on a comic-book idea by McCaffrey, fifth in the “Acorna the Unicorn Girl” series.
Acorna’s Triumph Anne McCaffrey & Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15275-7, Mar 2005, £6.99, 382pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Acorna] Reprint (HarperCollins/Eos 2004) SF novel based on a comic-book idea by McCaffrey, seventh in the Acorna the Unicorn Girl series. [First U.K. edition]
Dragonsblood Todd McCaffrey (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-05361-3, Apr 2005, £16.99, iv+436pp, hc, cover by Les Edwards) [Pern] Reprint (Del Rey 2005) SF novel in Anne McCaffrey’s Pern series by her son. Introduction by Anne McCaffrey. [First U.K. edition]
Notes from a Coma Mike McCormack (Cape, Jonathan 0-224-07361-3, May 2005, £10.99, 200pp, tp) Literary SF novel. The penal system tests putting prisoners in deliberate comas. A hardcover edition (-07360-5, £16.99) is also available.
The Last Companion Patrick McCormack (Robinson 1-84529-150-6, Mar 2005, £7.99, ix+401pp, tp, cover by Julek Heller) [Albion Chronicle] Reprint (Raven 1997 as Albion: The Last Companion) Arthurian fantasy novel. Book one of the Albion Chronicle. This is a revised edition.
Necromunda: Blood Royal Will McDermott & Gordon Rennie (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-8441-6190-0, Jul 2005, £5.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Necromunda] Novelization based on the game, featuring Kal Jericho.
River of Gods Ian McDonald (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-0400-9, Apr 2005, £7.99, 583pp, tp, cover by Paolo Pellizzari) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2004) SF novel.
Hellbent Anthony McGowan (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60860-8, Feb 2005, £10.99, 247pp, hc, cover by Tracey Hurst & Jerry Paris) Young-adult fantasy novel.
Asylum Patrick McGrath (Penguin UK 0-141-01836-4, May 2005, £6.99, 205pp, tp) Reissue (Viking UK 1996) fantasy novel. 13th printing.
Blood and Memory Fiona McIntosh (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-374-0, Jul 2005, £7.99, ii+536pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) [Quickening] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2004) fantasy novel, book two of The Quickening. Sequel to Myrren’s Gift. [First U.K. edition]
Bridge of Souls Fiona McIntosh (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-375-9, Dec 2005, £7.99, 674pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) [Quickening] Reprint (Voyager Australia 2004) fantasy novel, book three of The Quickening. [First U.K. edition]
Myrren’s Gift Fiona McIntosh (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-373-2, Feb 2005, £7.99, 662pp, pb) [Quickening] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2003) fantasy novel, the first book of The Quickening. [First U.K. edition]
Warhammer: Keepers of the Flame Neil McIntosh (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-8441-6186-2, May 2005, £6.99, 402pp, pb) [Warhammer: Stefan Kumansky] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game. Book three in the Stefan Kumansky sub-series.
Turns and Chances Juliet E. McKenna (PS Publishing 1-904619-06-1, Feb 2005, £10.00, 118 + ix, tp, cover by Edward Miller) Fantasy novella. Introduction by Chaz Brenchley. This is a limited edition of 500 signed by McKenna; a hardcover edition of 300 (-07-X, £25.00) signed by McKenna and Brenchley is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
Western Shore Juliet E. McKenna (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-376-7, Sep 2005, £7.99, 584pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) [Aldabreshin Compass] Fantasy novel. Book Three of The Aldabreshin Compass.
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld Patricia A. McKillip (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07765-4, Nov 2005, £7.99, 199pp, tp, cover by Richard Carr) Reprint (Atheneum 1974) fantasy novel, winner of the World Fantasy Award. Volume 48 in the Fantasy Masterworks series.
Time Hunter: Echoes Iain McLaughlin & Claire Bartlett (Telos 1-903889-45-6, Apr 2005, £7.99, 138pp, tp, cover by Nathan Skreslet) [Honoré Lechasseur] Novelization, sixth in a series about Honoré Lechasseur, introduced in Doctor Who: Cabinet of Light. Available from Beech House, Chapel Lane, Moulton, Cheshire CW9 8PQ UK; [www.telos.co.uk]. A signed hardcover edition (-46-4, £25.00) was announced but not seen.
Warhammer: The Ambassador Chronicles Graham McNeill (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-8441-6199-4, Jul 2005, £7.99, 464pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Warhammer: Ambassador] Omnibus of two novels set in the roleplaying game universe: Warhammer: The Ambassador (2003) and Warhammer: Ursun’s Teeth (2004).

· The Ambassador · n. Black Library, 2003
· Ursun’s Teeth · n. Black Library, 2004
Resolution John Meaney (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-04737-0, Jan 2005, £18.99, 406pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Nulapeiron Sequence] SF novel, the third in the “Nulapeiron Sequence” trilogy.
The Ring Companion Denis Meikle (Titan Books 1-84576-001-8, Oct 2005, £16.99, 271pp, tp) [Ring] Guide to the movie, its sequels, prequels, and remakes, and the Japanese novels by Koji Suzuki that inspired them.
The Flowing Queen Kai Meyer (Egmont 1-4052-1638-7, May 2005, £12.99, 295pp, hc, cover by Lee. Bob) [Dark Reflections] Young-adult fantasy novel, first in a trilogy. Translated by Anthea Bell from the German, Die Fliessende KÖnigin (Loewe Verlag 2001).
Firethorn Sarah Micklem (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-720396-9, Apr 2005, £12.99, ii+383pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Scribner’s 2004) fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
Iron Council China Miéville (Macmillan/Pan 0-330-49252-7, Jul 2005, £7.99, 614pp, pb, cover by David Stevenson, Carl D. Galian & Robert Llewellyn) [New Crobuzon] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) SF/fantasy novel in the loose “New Crobuzon” series, after Perdido Street Station and The Scar. Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award, Best SF Novel, 2005.
Looking for Jake and Other Stories China Miéville (Macmillan UK 1-4050-4830-1, Sep 2005, £17.99, 303pp, hc) Collection of 14 stories, three original. This includes the novella The Tain (PS Publishing 2002). A trade paperback (OME) edition (-5232-5) was announced but not seen.

3 · Looking for Jake · ss Neonlit: Time Out Book of New Writing Vol. 1, ed. Nicholas Royle, London: Quartet, 1998
23 · Foundation · ss Independent on Sunday Apr 27, 2003; In the paper’s Talk of the Town magazine.
35 · The Ball Room · China Miéville, Emma Bircham & Max Schaefer · ss *
53 · Reports of Certain Events in London · nv McSweeney’s Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories, ed. Michael Chabon, Vintage Books, 2004
79 · Familiar · ss Conjunctions #39, 2002
97 · Entry Taken from a Medical Encyclopaedia [“Buscard’s Murrain”] · fa The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases, ed. Jeff VanderMeer & Mark Roberts, Night Shade Books, 2003
105 · Details · ss The Children of Cthulhu, ed. John Pelan & Benjamin Adams, Ballantine Del Rey, 2002
125 · Go Between · ss *
145 · Different Skies · ss BritPulp, ed. Tony White, Sceptre, 1999
165 · An End to Hunger · ss New English Library Book of Internet Stories, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, NEL, 2000
183 · ’Tis the Season · ss Socialist Review Dec, 2004
199 · Jack · ss *
213 · On the Way to the Front · cs *; illus. Liam Sharp
227 · The Tain · na PS Publishing, 2002
Lady of the Sea Rosalind Miles (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-671-03723-4, Oct 2005, £6.99, v+468pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Isolde] Reprint (Crown 2004) historical novel with Arthurian elements. The third book in the Isolde trilogy, based on the story of Tristan and Isolde. A 2004 Simon & Schuster UK hardcover was apparently cancelled. [First U.K. edition]
Swarmthief’s Dance Deborah J. Miller (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-5074-8, Sep 2005, £10.99, 314pp, tp, cover by Paul Gregory) [Swarmthief] Fantasy novel, the first book of the Swarmthief trilogy.
Explorers of the New Century Magnus Mills (Bloomsbury 0-7475-8018-9, Sep 2005, £10.99, 184pp, hc) Literary fantasy adventure novel set in an alternate world where two teams strive to reach the Agreed Furthest Point.
Cloud Atlas David Mitchell (Hodder & Stoughton/Sceptre 0-340-82278-3, Feb 2005, £7.99, 529pp, tp, cover by Kai and Sunny) Reprint (Sceptre 2004) literary fantasy novel.
Warhammer: Death’s Messenger Sandy Mitchell (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-8441-6093-9, Feb 2005, £6.99, 409pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer: Death on the Reik] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game universe.
The House on Falling Star Hill Michael Molloy (The Chicken House 1-904442-38-2, May 2005, £5.99, 379pp, tp) Reprint (The Chicken House 2004) young-adult fantasy novel.
Jerry Cornell’s Comic Capers Michael Moorcock (Immanion Press 1-9048-5318-8, Jun 2005, £12.99, 329pp, tp, cover by Ade Daniel) [Jerry Cornell] Omnibus of two associational humorous spy thrillers featuring Jerry Cornell: The Chinese Agent (1970) and The Russian Intelligence (1980), both revised from earlier novels published by Compact (1966) under his Bill Barclay pseudonym.

5 · The Chinese Agent · n. New York & London: Macmillan, 1970
183 · The Russian Intelligence · n. Savoy: Manchester, England, 1980
Majestika: The Art of Monte Michael Moore Monte Michael Moore (Paper Tiger 1-84340-324-2, Aug 2005, £14.99, 128pp, tp, cover by Monte Michael Moore) Reprint (Paper Tiger 2004) art book with text by Moore and an introduction by Larry Elmore.
The Well of Many Blessings Caiseal Mór (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-6857-0, May 2005, £6.99, 240pp, pb) [Wellspring] Fantasy novel, book three in The Wellspring trilogy.
The Well of the Goddess Caiseal Mór (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-6858-9, Feb 2005, £6.99, 443pp, pb, cover by Caiseal Mór) [Wellspring] Fantasy novel, the second book in the Wellspring trilogy.
Another War Simon Morden (Telos 1-903889-93-6, Jun 2005, £7.99, 131pp, tp, cover by Simon Moore) SF horror novella. A machine allows travel between dimensions — in both directions. Available from Beech House, Chapel Lane, Moulton, Cheshire CW9 8PQ UK; [www.telos.co.uk].
The Balance Between P. R. Moredun (Rookstone Publishing 0-954-71730-9, Mar 2004, £12.99, 312pp, hc, cover by Ian Taylor) [Unearthly History] Young-adult fantasy novel, the first volume of Unearthly History. This was published in 2004, but not seen until now.
Scarlet Vice Aishling Morgan (Black Lace 0-352-33988-8, Aug 2005, £7.99, 247pp, pb) Explicit sexual fantasy.
Woken Furies Richard Morgan (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07325-X, Mar 2005, £9.99, 436pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Takeshi Kovacs] SF novel, third in the Takeshi Kovacs series after Altered Carbon and Broken Angels. A trade paperback (export) edition (-07326-8, £9.99) was announced but not seen.
Woken Furies Richard Morgan (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07652-6, Sep 2005, £6.99, 563pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Takeshi Kovacs] Reprint (Gollancz 2005) SF novel.
Nowhere Near an Angel Mark Morris (PS Publishing 1-902880-99-4, Oct 2005, £25.00, 368pp, hc, cover by Seamus A. Ryan) Associational horror/dark mainstream novel about an ex-punk haunted by his past. Introduction by Stephen Gallagher. This is a limited edition of 500 signed by Morris; a slipcased edition of 200 signed by Morris and Gallagher (-22-6, £60.00) is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
The Riddles of Epsilon Christine Morton-Shaw (HarperCollins UK Children’s Books 0-00-719981-3, Oct 2005, £12.99, 396pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel.
Red Dwarf Grant Naylor (Penguin UK 0-140-12437-3, Jan 2005, £6.99, 298pp, pb) Reissue (Penguin 1989) novelization based on the TV series. 36th printing.
The Clock King and the Queen of the Hourglass Vera Nazarian (PS Publishing 1-904619-22-3, Oct 2005, £10.00, vii+124pp, tp, cover by Edward Miller) SF novel set billions of years in the future. A fertile female of ancient human DNA is created in a posthuman world. Introduction by Charles de Lint. This is a limited edition of 500 signed by the author; a hardcover edition of 300 (-23-1, £25.00) signed by Nazarian and de Lint is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
Amnesia Andrew Neiderman (Severn House 0-7278-6144-1, Oct 2004, £18.99, 341pp, hc) Reprint (Pocket 2001) horror novel.
At the Firefly Gate Linda Newbery (Orion/Dolphin 1-84255-143-4, Jul 2005, £5.99, 163pp, tp, cover by Jessica Meserve) Reprint (Orion Children’s Books 2004) young-adult fantasy novel.

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