The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2000

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End of Days Dennis Danvers (Avon Eos 0-380-79093-9, Jan 2000, $6.50, 390pp, pb, cover by Jim Brock) [Circuit of Heaven] Reprint (Avon Eos 1999) near-future SF novel, sequel to Circuit of Heaven.

The Fourth World Dennis Danvers (Avon Eos 0-380-97761-3, Apr 2000, $23.00, 336pp, hc, cover by David Bowers) Near-future SF thriller. Two Americans who reject virtual reality uncover a conspiracy that extends all the way to Mars.

Wilderness Dennis Danvers (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-80646-0, Jun 2000, $6.50, 376pp, pb) Reprint (Poseidon 1991) contemporary werewolf novel.

The Experiment John Darnton (Penguin/Signet 0-451-20010-1, Aug 2000, $6.99, 483pp, pb) Reprint (Dutton 1999) SF thriller of illicit life extension experiments, cloning, and high-level conspiracy.

My Phantom Husband Marie Darrieussecq (The New Press 1-56584-538-2, May ’99, $19.95, 154pp, hc) Surreal/literary fantasy novel. Translated by Esther Allen from the French Naissance des fantomes (P.O.L. 1998).

Vanishing Acts ed. Ellen Datlow (Tor 0-312-86962-2, Jun 2000, $24.95, 380pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Original anthology of 15 stories (four reprints) and one poem, about endangered species. Authors include Paul J. McAuley, Brian Stableford, and Michael Cadnum.

Black Heart, Ivory Bones ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (Avon 0-380-78623-0, Mar 2000, $13.50, 368pp, tp, cover by Thomas Canty) Original anthology of 17 fairy tales for adults, one a reprint, plus four poems. Authors include Neil Gaiman, Joyce Carol Oates, and Howard Waldrop.

Black Heart, Ivory Bones ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (SFBC #07333, Apr 2000, $10.98, 368pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Avon 2000) original anthology of 17 fairy tales for adults. This has ISBN 0-7394-0892-5; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (Simon & Schuster 0-689-82138-7, Jul 2000, $16.00, 166pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell) Original YA anthology of 13 fairy tales quirkily retold by authors including Garth Nix, Nancy Farmer, and Patricia A. McKillip.

The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Thirteenth Annual Collection ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-26416-X, Aug 2000, $17.95, 511 + cxxvi, tp, cover by Thomas Canty) Best-of-the-year anthology of 38 stories, one essay, and 10 poems, and 126 additional pages containing a necrology by James Frenkel, summations of 1999 fantasy and horror by the editors, a media summary by Edward Bryant, and a comics summary by Seth Johnson. Also available as a St. Martin’s hardcover (-26274-4, $29.95). Packaged and copyrighted by James Frenkel & Associates.

The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Thirteenth Annual Collection ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (SFBC #02059, Sep 2000, $14.98, 626pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (St. Martin’s 2000) best-of-the-year anthology. This is similar to the St. Martin’s edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Ship of the Damned James F. David (Tor/Forge 0-312-87203-8, Aug 2000, $25.95, 383pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) SF horror novel. Secret military experiments in teleportation lead to horrifying results for a ship’s crew and civilian dreamers.

Babylon 5: Legions of Fire Book II: Armies of Light and Dark Peter David (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42719-X, May 2000, $6.50, 256pp, pb, cover by Eric Peterson) [Babylon 5: Legions of Fire] Novelization based on TV show, second in the “Legions of Fire” series. Copyrighted by Warner Bros.

Babylon 5: Legions of Fire: Out of the Darkness Peter David (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42720-3, Nov 2000, $6.50, 266pp, pb, cover by Eric Peterson) [Babylon 5: Legions of Fire] Novelization based on the TV show, book three of the “Legions of Fire” series. Copyrighted by Warner Bros.

Psi-Man: Deathscape Peter David (Ace 0-441-00710-4, Mar 2000, $5.99, 185pp, pb, cover by Edwin Herder) [Psi-Man] Reprint (Charter Diamond 1991 as by David Peters) men’s adventure novel with a psychic Quaker hero, second in the series.

Psi-Man: Haven Peter David (Ace 0-441-00764-3, Sep 2000, $5.99, 183pp, pb, cover by Edwin Herder) [Psi-Man] Reprint (Diamond 1992 as by David Peters) men’s adventure novel with a psychic Quaker hero, sixth and final in the series.

Psi-Man: Main Street D.O.A. Peter David (Ace 0-441-00717-1, Apr 2000, $5.99, 185pp, pb, cover by Edwin Herder) [Psi-Man] Reprint (Charter Diamond 1991 as by David Peters) men’s adventure novel with a psychic Quaker hero, third in the series.

Psi-Man: Mind-Force Warrior Peter David (Ace 0-441-00705-8, Feb 2000, $5.99, 198pp, pb, cover by Edwin Herder) [Psi-Man] Reprint (Charter Diamond 1990 as Psi-Man by David Peters) near-future men’s adventure novel with a psychic Quaker hero, first in the series.

Psi-Man: Stalker Peter David (Ace 0-441-00758-9, Aug 2000, $5.99, 183pp, pb, cover by Edwin Herder) [Psi-Man] Reprint (Diamond 1991 as by David Peters) men’s adventure novel with a psychic Quaker hero, fifth in the series.

Psi-Man: The Chaos Kid Peter David (Ace 0-441-00745-7, Jul 2000, $5.99, 183pp, pb) [Psi-Man] Reprint (Diamond 1991 as by David Peters) men’s adventure novel with a psychic Quaker hero, fourth in the series.

Star Trek New Frontier: Excalibur: Renaissance Peter David (Pocket 0-671-04239-4, Sep 2000, $6.99, 270pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek: New Frontier: Excalibur] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

Star Trek New Frontier: Excalibur: Requiem Peter David (Pocket 0-671-04238-6, Sep 2000, $6.99, 267pp, pb) [Star Trek: New Frontier: Excalibur] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

Star Trek New Frontier: Excalibur: Restoration Peter David (Pocket 0-671-04243-2, Nov 2000, $19.95, 356pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek: New Frontier: Excalibur] Star Trek novelization, third in the “Excalibur” trilogy. This includes a 53-page “New Frontier Minipedia” by David Mack. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

The Avram Davidson Treasury Avram Davidson (SFBC #07425, Jun 2000, $13.98, 447pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1998) collection of 38 stories, with introductions to each by a different noted author. Winner of the Locus Award. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Everybody Has Somebody in Heaven: Essential Jewish Tales of the Spirit Avram Davidson (Pitspopany Press/Devora 1-930143-10-9, Oct 2000, $24.95, 285pp, hc, cover by Avi Katz) Collection of 19 stories, two original; three essays; four poems; a previously unpublished short play; and two chapters from an unfinished novel. There are five appreciations from Peter S. Beagle, Richard A. Lupoff, Lisa Goldstein, Carol Carr, and Barry N. Malzberg. Editors Jack Dann and Grania Davidson Davis provide forewords, plus introductions to individual pieces, with additional item introductions by Henry Wessells and Ethan Davidson. Eileen Gunn provides a biography. Available from Pitspopany Press/Devora, 40 East 78th St, Suite 16D, New York NY 10021; e-mail: [pop@netvision.net.il], website: [www.pitspopany.com]; orders 800-232-2931.

El Vilvoy de las Islas Avram Davidson (The Nutmeg Point District Mail, Jun 2000, $12.00, 32pp, ph) Fantasy short story, the second publication of the Avram Davidson Society. Preface by Joanna Russ, introduction by Don Webb, and afterword by Gregory Feeley. Copyrighted by The Nutmeg Point District Mail. Order from Henry Wessells, Temporary Culture, PO Box 43072, Upper Montclair NJ 07043.

Quantum Leap: Mirror’s Edge Carol Davis & Esther D. Reese (Berkley Boulevard 0-425-17351-8, Feb 2000, $6.99, 369pp, pb, cover by Cliff Miller) [Quantum Leap] Novelization based on the TV show, 18th (and final) in the series. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Publishing Rights.

Alien Stalker C. A. Dawson (NetPub/Vivisphere Publishing 1-58776-066-5, Jul 2000, $15.95, 333pp, tp, cover by Alan Giana) SF novel. A predatory alien, last of its kind, comes to Earth to re-seed its species. This is a print-on-demand book available online at www.vivisphere.com, or from NetPub/Vivisphere Publishing, 2 Neptune Rd., Poughkeepsie NY 12601; credit card orders 800-724-1100.

Blue Bamboo Osamu Dazai (Kodansha International 4-7700-2610-2, 2000, $11.00, 182pp, tp, cover by Hasegawa Tohaku) Reprint (Kodansha 1993) collection of seven Japanese tales of fantasy, translated by Ralph F. McCarthy.

Star Trek, the Next Generation: I, Q John de Lancie & Peter David (Pocket 0-671-02444-2, Dec 2000, $6.99, 249pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Reprint (Pocket 1999) Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

Forests of the Heart Charles de Lint (Tor 0-312-86519-8, Jun 2000, $25.95, 397pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Newford] Contemporary fantasy novel set in de Lint’s town of Newford. A sculptor is asked to create a magical mask that can unleash dark forces.

Svaha Charles de Lint (Tor/Orb 0-312-87650-5, Nov 2000, $14.95, 300pp, tp, cover by Sam Rakeland) Reprint (Ace 1989) fantasy novel of Indian magic in future Canada.

Triskell Tales Charles de Lint (Subterranean Press 1-892284-78-2, Oct 2000, $40.00, 538pp, hc, cover by Mary Ann Harris) Collection of 60 stories and poems, subtitled “22 Years of Chapbooks”, this contains stories originally published privately by de Lint as chapbooks, sometimes in editions as small as a single copy for his wife, artist MaryAnn Harris, who provides a foreword and illustrations. This is a signed, limited edition of 2000. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; 810-232-1489; or online at [www.subterraneanpress.com].

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