The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2000

Books, Listed by Author

CHAMBERLIN, ANN (chron.) (continued)

• * _The Merlin of St. Gilles’ Well (Tor 0-312-87591-6, Nov 2000, $13.95, 320pp, tp, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Joan of Arc Tapestries] Reprint (Tor 1999) historical fantasy novel, book one of the “Joan of Arc Tapestries”.

CHAMBERS, ROBERT W(illiam) (1865-1933) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Yellow Sign and Other Tales (Chaosium 1-56882-126-3, Sep 2000, $19.95, 643pp, tp, cover by H. E. Fassl) Fantasy collection/omnibus of the complete short weird fiction of R.W. Chambers, with stories from five collections, the novel In Search of the Unknown, and four chapters excerpted from The Tracer of Lost Persons. Edited and with an introduction by S. T. Joshi. Order from Wizard’s Attic, 900 Murmansk St., Suite 7, Oakland CA 94608; credit card orders 800-213-1493; www.wizards-attic.com (Contents)

CHAMPETIER, JOËL (1957- ) (chron.)

• * _The Dragon’s Eye (Tor 0-312-87252-6, May 2000, $13.95, 297pp, tp, cover by Victoria Kuskowski) Reprint (Tor 1999) SF novel. Translated by Jean-Louis Trudel from the 1999 Alire edition, itself revised and expanded from a 1991 version from Editions Québec/Amérique.

CHANDLER, ELIZABETH; pseudonym of Mary Claire Helldorfer (chron.)

• * *Legacy of Lies (Pocket Archway 0-7434-0028-3, Oct 2000, $4.99, 182pp, pb, cover by Sandy Young) [Dark Secrets] Young-adult horror novel, first in the “Dark Secrets” series. A teen’s first visit to her grandmother’s house reveals strange family secrets. Chandler is a pen name for picture-book author Mary Claire Helldorfer.

CHARNAS, SUZY McKEE (1939- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Conqueror’s Child (Tor 0-312-86946-0, Aug 2000, $14.95, 428pp, tp, cover by Dominic D’Andrea) [Holdfast Chronicles] Reprint (Tor 1999) SF novel, sequel to The Furies, book four of the “Holdfast Chronicles”.

CHEPAITIS, B(arbara) A. (1957- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Learning Fear (Ace 0-441-00696-5, Jan 2000, $6.50, 287pp, pb, cover by Finn Winterson) [Jaguar Addams] SF mystery novel, third featuring empathic criminal psychologist Jaguar Addams. Jaguar teaches a course at an Earthside university already in an uproar over a program on the despised psionic talents.

CHERRY, CAROLYN JANICE (1942- ); see under C. J. Cherryh; see under Cherryh, C. J. (stories) (chron.)

CHERRYH, C. J.; working name of Carolyn Janice Cherry, (1942- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Alternate Realities (DAW 0-88677-946-4, Dec 2000, $7.99, 525pp, pb, cover by Don Maitz) Omnibus of three SF novels: Port Eternity (1982), Voyager in Night (1984), and Wave Without a Shore (1981). (Contents)
• * *The Chanur Saga (DAW 0-88677-930-8, May 2000, $7.99, 685pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Chanur] Omnibus of three SF novels: The Pride of Chanur (1982), Chanur’s Venture (1984), and The Kif Strike Back (1985). (Contents)
• * *Devil to the Belt (Warner Aspect 0-446-67653-5, Dec 2000, $13.95, 593pp, tp) [Alliance-Union] Omnibus of two novels in the “Merchanter” or “Alliance/Union” series: Heavy Time (1991) and Hellburner (1992). Cherryh’s new introduction provides background on the series. (Contents)
• * +The Faded Sun Trilogy (DAW 0-88677-869-7, Jan 2000, $7.99, 775pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Faded Sun] Omnibus of three SF novels: The Faded Sun: Kesrith (SFBC 1978), The Faded Sun: Shon’jir (SFBC 1978) and The Faded Sun: Kutath (SFBC 1979). First US edition (Methuen 1987).
• * *Fortress of Dragons (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-105055-5, May 2000, $24.00, 422pp, hc, cover by Matthew Stawicki) [Fortress] Fantasy novel, fourth in the “Fortress” quartet. As spring approaches, Tristan and King Cefwyn prepare for war with the usurper of Elwynor and his sorcerous ally.
• * _Fortress of Dragons (SFBC #11245, Jun 2000, $12.50, 422pp, hc, cover by Matthew Stawicki) [Fortress] Reprint (Avon Eos 2000) fantasy novel, fourth in the “Fortress” quartet. This is similar to the Avon Eos edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Fortress of Owls (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648391-7, Jan 2000, £5.99, 406pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) [Fortress] Reprint (HarperPrism 1999) fantasy novel, third in the “Fortress” or “Galasian” series. Tristen spends winter preparing for war while rumors of sorcery cause conflict at court. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Fortress of Owls (HarperPrism 0-06-102008-7, Mar 2000, $6.99, 550pp, pb, cover by Matthew Stawicki) [Fortress] Reprint (HarperPrism 1999) fantasy novel, third in the “Fortress” quartet.
• * +The Morgaine Saga (DAW 0-88677-877-8, Mar 2000, $7.99, 707pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Morgaine] Reprint (SFBC 1979 as The Book of Morgaine) omnibus of the first three novels in the “Morgaine” series: Gate of Ivrel (1976), Well of Shiuan (1978), and Fires of Azeroth (1979).
• * _Precursor (SFBC #10329, Jan 2000, $11.98, 398pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Foreigner] Reprint (DAW 1999) SF novel. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Precursor (DAW 0-88677-910-3, Oct 2000, $6.99, 448pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Foreigner] Reprint (DAW 1999) SF novel, fourth in the “Foreigner” universe.

CHESTER, DEBORAH (Ann) (1957- ) (chron.)

• * *The Sword, the Ring, and the Chalice: The Ring (Ace 0-441-00757-0, Aug 2000, $6.99, 426pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) [Sword, the Ring, and the Chalice] Fantasy novel, second in a trilogy.
• * *The Sword, the Ring, and the Chalice: The Sword (Ace 0-441-00702-3, Feb 2000, $6.99, 393pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) [Sword, the Ring, and the Chalice] Fantasy novel, first in a trilogy.

CHETWYND-HAYES, R(onald Henry Glynn) (1919-2001) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Phantoms and Fiends (Hale 0-7090-6724-0, Aug 2000, £17.99, hc, cover by Edward Miller) Collection of 21 dark fantasy stories (two original). Edited by Stephen Jones, with a foreword by Charles Grant. (Contents)

CHILD, LINCOLN (1957- ) (chron.)

• * _The Ice Limit (with Douglas Preston) See entry under Douglas Preston.
• * _Thunderhead (with Douglas Preston) See entry under Douglas Preston.

CHILSON, ROB(ert Dean) (1945- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Isaac Asimov’s Robot City 3 (with William F. Wu) (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-0007-0, Jul 2000, $14.00, 407pp, tp, cover by Paul Rivoche) [Robot City] Omnibus of two novelizations in the series based on a concept by Asimov: Isaac Asimov’s Robot City, Book 5: Refuge (Ace 1988) by Chilson and Isaac Asimov’s Robot City, Book 6: Perihelion (1988) by Wu. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. (Contents)

CHINN, MIKE, ed.; [i.e., Michael James Chinn] (1954- ) (chron.)

• * *Swords Against the Millennium (Alchemy Press/Saladoth Productions 0-9532260-3-4, Sep 2000, £9.95, 180pp, tp, cover by Bob Covington) Original anthology of 11 Sword & Sorcery stories, two reprints. Authors include Cherith Baldry, Stan Nicholls, and Lisanne Norman. A signed, limited hardcover edition (-4-2, £25.00) was announced but not seen. Order from The Alchemy Press, 46 Oxford Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham B27 6DT, UK; [www.alchemypress.demon.co.uk]. (Contents)

CHIZMAR, RICHARD T(homas), ed. (1965- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Best of Cemetery Dance, Volume 1 (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45804-4, Nov 2000, $14.95, 401pp, tp, cover by Hans Neleman) Reprint (Cemetery Dance 1998 as part of a single volume, not seen) horror anthology of 30 stories that originally appeared in Cemetery Dance. Authors include Stephen King, Jack Ketchum, Lucy Taylor, and Ramsey Campbell. The introduction is an interview of Chizmar by Bob Morrish, discussing the magazine’s history. (Contents)
• * _The Best of Cemetery Dance, Volume 2 (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45813-3, Jan 2001, $14.95, 385pp, tp, cover by Michael Wildsmith) Reprint (Cemetery Dance 1998 as part of a single volume, not seen) horror anthology of 29 stories, an interview with Dean Koontz, and an afterword by David B. Silva. The page numbering continues from Volume 1. (Contents)
• * *October Dreams: A Celebration of Halloween (with Robert Morrish) (CD Publications 1-58767-011-9, Oct 2000, $40.00, 660pp, hc, cover by Stacy Drum) Original anthology of 22 stories, 11 reprints, plus 30 “Favorite Halloween Memories” by noted horror writers, a poem, and three essays on the holiday in film, books, and history. Authors include Poppy Z. Brite, John Shirley, and Ray Bradbury. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 943, Abingdon MD 21009; website [www.cemeterydance.com]. (Contents)

CHOLEWA, PIOTR W., ed. (chron.)

• * _Chosen by Fate: Zajdel Award Winners (with Elzbieta Gepfert & Grzegorz Kozubski) See entry under Elzbieta Gepfert.

CHOLFIN, BRYAN, ed. (chron.)

• * _The Best of Crank! (Tor 0-312-86739-5, Feb 2000, $14.95, 320pp, tp, cover by Pangorda) Reprint (Tor 1998) anthology of 17 stories originally published in Crank!.

CHONG, D(orlinda) W(inette Mei Ooi) (1955- ) (chron.)

• * *Algernon Hent: My Life, Your Dimes (Xlibris Corporation 0-7388-0513-0, Jan 2000, $18.00, 191pp, tp) Humorous near-future science fiction novel. An SF writer’s repressed memories of his mother’s murder are revealed. This is the first published novel from a long-time fan writer. This is a print-on-demand book, also available in hardcover (-0512-2, $25.00); order online at www.xlibris.com; or from Xlibris Corporation, 426 Walnut St., Philadelphia PA 19106; credit card orders 888-7-xlibris; add $4.00 shipping.

CHORLTON, WINDSOR (1948- ) (chron.)

• * _Cold Fusion (Orion 0-75282-685-9, Dec ’99, £5.99, 358pp, pb) Reprint (Orion 1999) SF novel. In 2018, a meteor impact has triggered a worldwide winter.

CHRISTIAN, DEBORAH (1956- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Truthsayer’s Apprentice (SFBC #02422, Feb 2000, $13.98, 396pp, hc, cover by Giancola Donato) [Loregiver] Reprint (Tor 1999) fantasy novel, first in the “Loregiver” series. This is similar to the Tor hardcover edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

CHRISTOPHER, NICHOLAS (1951- ) (chron.)

• * _Veronica (Avon/Spike 0-380-80657-6, Jan 2000, $12.50, 322pp, tp) Reprint (Dial 1996) literary fantasy time-travel novel.

CIENCIN, (Malcolm) SCOTT (1962- ) (chron.)

• * *Dinoverse 2: The Teens Time Forgot (Random House 0-679-88844-6, May 2000, $4.99, 168pp, pb, cover by Adrian Chesterman) [Dinoverse] Young-adult SF novel, second in the series about contemporary teens whose minds are trapped in the past in the bodies of dinosaurs. Illustrated by Michael Fredericks.
• * *Dinoverse 3: Raptor Without a Cause (Random House 0-679-88845-4, May 2000, $4.99, 180pp, pb, cover by Adrian Chesterman) [Dinoverse] Young-adult SF novel, third in the series about contemporary teens whose minds are trapped in the past in the bodies of dinosaurs. Illustrated by Michael Fredericks.
• * *Dinoverse 4: Please Don’t Eat the Teacher (Random House 0-679-88846-2, Jul 2000, $4.99, 194pp, pb, cover by Adrian Chesterman) [Dinoverse] Young-adult SF novel, fourth in the series about contemporary teens whose minds are trapped in the past in the bodies of dinosaurs. Illustrated by Michael Fredericks.
• * *Dinoverse 6: Dinosaurs Ate My Homework (Random House 0-375-80596-6, Nov 2000, $4.99, 192pp, tp, cover by Adrian Chesterman) [Dinoverse] Young-adult SF novel, sixth in the series about contemporary teens whose minds are trapped in the past in the bodies of dinosaurs. Illustrated by Michael Fredericks.
• * *Dinoverse: Beverly Hills Brontosaurus (Random House 0-375-80595-8, Sep 2000, $4.99, 173pp, pb, cover by Adrian Chesterman) [Dinoverse] Young-adult SF novel, fifth in the series about contemporary teens whose minds are trapped in the past in the bodies of dinosaurs. Illustrated by Michael Fredericks.
• * _Dinoverse: I Was a Teenage T. Rex (Random House 0-679-88843-8, Mar 2000, $4.99, 170pp, pb, cover by Adrian Chesterman) [Dinoverse] Reprint (Random House 1999 as Dinoverse) young-adult SF novel, first in the series. Illustrated by Michael Fredericks.

CILESCU, VALENTINA; pseudonym of Sue Dyson (chron.)

• * *Lusts of the Forbidden (Delta UK 0-7472-4829-X, Dec ’99, £5.99, 214pp, pb) [Kiss of Death] Erotic dark fantasy novel in an epic vampire series.

CITRO, JOSEPH A. (1948- ) (chron.)

• * _The Gore (University Press of New England 1-58465-053-2, Oct 2000, $14.95, 231pp, tp, cover by Wendell Minor) Reprint (Warner 1990 as The Unseen) horror novel of a strange creature in Vermont. Order from University Press of New England, 23 S. Main St., Hanover NH 03755-2048; credit card orders 800-421-1561; add $5.00 postage.

CLAEYS, GREGORY, ed. (chron.)

• * *Restoration and Augustan British Utopias (Syracuse University Press 0-8156-2824-2, Jan 2000, $45.00, xxxi+271pp, tp) Non-fiction anthology of utopian writings from 1660 to the late 1700s. Includes imaginary voyages, some Arcadian writings, some utopian, and descriptions of model societies. There is a lengthy introduction by the editor, along with bibliographical references and and index. Order from Syracuse University Press, 621 Skytop Road, Suite 110, Syracuse NY 13244-5290; credit card orders 800-365-8929; add $4.00 shipping.

CLAREMONT, CHRIS(topher Simon) (1950- ) (chron.)

• * _Shadow Star (with George Lucas) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57288-1, Oct 2000, $6.50, 531pp, pb, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [Shadow War] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1999) fantasy novel, third and final in the “Shadow War” trilogy, a sequel to Willow. The book is credited as by Claremont, with “story by George Lucas.” Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

CLARK, GEORGE, ed. (1932- ) (chron.)

• * *J.R.R. Tolkien and His Literary Resonances: Views of Middle-Earth (with Daniel Timmons) (Greenwood Press 0-313-30845-4, Oct 2000, $55.00, 213pp, hc) Non-fiction gathering of critical essays looking at Tolkien’s works in relation to major literary movements from ancient times to the present. Authors include Roger C. Schlobin, Verlyn Flieger, W.A. Senior, and Tom Shippey. Introduction by Timmons. In addition to notes and references given for each essay, there is a selected bibliography, and an index. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800. [Tolkien]

CLARK, MARY HIGGINS (1929- ) (chron.)

• * *Before I Say Good-Bye (Simon & Schuster 0-684-83598-3, Apr 2000, $26.00, 332pp, hc) Suspense novel with psychic elements real and fraudulent. A woman who has psychic experiences of her own consults a medium after her husband’s violent death.

CLARK, SIMON (1958- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Judas Tree (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-73914-2, May 2000, £6.99, 423pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1999) dark fantasy novel.
• * +Nailed by the Heart (Leisure 0-8439-4713-6, May 2000, $5.99, 392pp, pb) Horror novel of a small village, old religion, and reanimated killers. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 1995).

CLARKE, ARTHUR C(harles) (1917-2008) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _2001: A Space Odyssey (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45799-4, Sep 2000, $6.99, 297pp, pb) [Space Odyssey] Reissue (NAL 1968) SF novel. This has the introduction by Clarke from the 1999 NAL “millennial” edition.
• * _2001: A Space Odyssey: Special Edition (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-055-5, Dec 2000, £12.99, xxx+252pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Space Odyssey] Reprint (Hutchinson 1968) SF novel based on the screenplay by Clarke and Stanley Kubrick. First in a series. Adds a new Introduction by Stephen Baxter; plus a ‘Foreword to the Special Edition’ and ‘To Stanley: In Memoriam’ (both 1999) by Clarke. (Contents)
• * _The Fountains of Paradise (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-721-7, Oct 2000, £6.99, 157pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Gollancz 1979) classic SF novel, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, BSFA and John W. Campbell awards. Includes an “Addition to the Afterword” from 1989. Volume 34 in the “SF Masterworks” series.
• * _The Garden of Rama (with Gentry Lee) (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-021-3, Oct 2000, £6.99, 593pp, pb) [Rama] Reissue (Bantam Spectra; Gollancz 1991) SF novel. Book three in the “Rama” series.
• * _Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds! (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648369-0, Jul 2000, £7.99, xviii+555pp, tp) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1999) collection of 100 non-fiction works published between 1934 and 1998.
• * _Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds!: Collected Essays 1934-1998 (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-26745-2, Dec 2000, $16.95, 555pp, tp) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1999) non-fiction collection of 110 pieces.
• * *The Light of Other Days (with Stephen M. Baxter) (Tor 0-312-87199-6, Mar 2000, $24.95, 316pp, hc) SF novel. Quantum physics to enable people to watch others anywhere and any time, altering mankind as privacy is lost and the truth about the past is revealed.
• * _The Light of Other Days (with Stephen M. Baxter) (SFBC #06070, Mar 2000, $12.50, 312pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 2000) SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Light of Other Days (with Stephen M. Baxter) (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224704-6, Sep 2000, £17.99, 312pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 2000) SF novel. Quantum physics enables people to watch others any place and any time, altering humanity as privacy is lost and the truth about the past is revealed. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Light of Other Days (with Stephen M. Baxter) (Tor 0-812-57640-3, Jan 2001, $7.99, 370pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 2000) SF novel of quantum physics.
• * _Profiles of the Future (Orion/Indigo 0-575-40277-6, Dec 2000, £7.99, 213pp, tp, cover by blacksheep) Reprint (Gollancz 1962) non-fiction collection of essays written between 1959 and 1961. Subtitled “An Inquiry into the Limits of the Possible”. Revised in 1982, the essays have further revisions and commentary, and there is a new “Foreword to Millennial Edition”.
• * _Rama II (with Gentry Lee) (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-193-7, Oct 2000, £6.99, 495pp, pb) [Rama] Reissue (Gollancz; Bantam Spectra 1989) SF novel. Book two in the “Rama” series.
• * _Rama Revealed (with Gentry Lee) (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-252-6, Oct 2000, £6.99, 633pp, pb) [Rama] Reissue (Gollancz 1993) SF novel. Book four in the “Rama” series.
• * _Rendezvous with Rama (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-158-9, Oct 2000, £5.99, 252pp, pb) [Rama] Reissue (Gollancz 1973) SF novel. First in the “Rama” series. 12th printing.
• * _The Sentinel (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-0721-0, Sep 2000, $14.95, 298pp, tp, cover by Lebbeus Woods) Reprint (Berkley 1983) SF collection, illustrated by Lebbeus Woods. This is a “2001 Anniversary Edition”. Copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * _The Sentinel (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-21204-3, Sep 2000, £5.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) Reprint (Berkley 1983) SF collection.