The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001

Books, Listed by Author

McKENZIE, NANCY (Affleck) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Queen of Camelot (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44587-2, Jan 2002, $13.95, 623pp, tp) [Guinevere] Omnibus of two Arthurian fantasy novels in “The Tale of Guinevere and King Arthur”: The Child Queen (1994) and The High Queen (1995). (Contents)

McKIERNAN, DENNIS L(ester) (1932- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Once Upon a Winter’s Night (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45840-0, Jul 2001, $23.95, 383pp, hc, cover by Duane O. Myers) Fantasy novel, a retelling of the fairy tale “East of the Sun and West of the Moon”. A poor crofter sells his daughter to be a faery prince’s wife.
• * *The Silver Call (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45861-3, Dec 2001, $6.99, 507pp, pb, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [Silver Call] Omnibus of two novels in a duology within the “Mithgar” series: Trek to Kraggen-Cor (1986) and The Brega Path (1986). (Contents)
• * _Silver Wolf, Black Falcon (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45803-6, Jun 2001, $6.99, 534pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) [Mithgar] Reprint (Roc 2000) fantasy novel set in the world of Mithgar.

McKILLIP, PATRICIA A(nne) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Riddle-Master’s Game (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-796-9, Jul 2001, £8.99, x+622pp, tp, cover by Michael Mariano) [Riddle-Master] Reprint (SFBC 1979 as Riddle of Stars) fantasy omnibus of The Riddle-Master of Hed (1976), Heir of Sea and Fire (1977), and Harpist in the Wind (1979), with a new introduction by McKillip. Volume 19 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.
• * _The Tower at Stony Wood (Ace 0-441-00829-1, May 2001, $16.00, 294pp, tp, cover by K. Y. Craft) Reprint (Ace 2000) fantasy novel.

McKINLEY, (Jennifer Carolyn) ROBIN (1952- ) (chron.)

• * _Spindle’s End (Ace 0-441-00865-8, Jun 2001, $6.50, 354pp, pb, cover by Dan Craig) Reprint (Putnam 2000) fantasy novel, a retelling of “Sleeping Beauty”.

McLAUGHLIN, DEAN (Benjamin, Jr.) (1931- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Hawk Among the Sparrows (Wildside Press 1-58715-425-0, Apr 2001, $14.95, 198pp, tp, cover by John Betancourt) Reprint (Scribner 1976) collection of three novellas. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301.

McLAUGHLIN, MARK (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Shoggoth Cacciatore and Other Eldritch Entrees (Delirium Books 1-929653-08-5, Apr 2001, $5.00, 75pp, ph, cover by Colleen Crary) Chapbook original collection of 10 Lovecraftian horror stories, four reprints. Introduction by Simon Clark. Delirium Books, PO Box 338, North Webster IN 46555; e-mail: [deliriumbooks@kconline.com]; website: [www.deliriumbooks.com]. (Contents)

MacLEOD, KEN(neth Macrae) (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +Cosmonaut Keep (Tor 0-765-30032-X, May 2001, $25.95, 300pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Engines of Light] SF first-contact novel, first of in a series of two. First US edition (Orbit 11/00).
• * _Cosmonaut Keep (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-067-9, Nov 2001, £6.99, 385pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Engines of Light] Reprint (Orbit 2000) SF novel, first in the “Engines of Light” series. The parallel stories of near-future alien contact on Earth, and a human colony struggling for survival thousands of light years away.
• * _Cosmonaut Keep (Tor 0-765-34073-9, Jan 2002, $7.99, 336pp, pb, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Engines of Light] Reprint (Orbit 2000) SF novel, first in the “Engines of Light” series.
• * *Dark Light (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-069-5, Nov 2001, £16.99, 292pp, hc, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Engines of Light] SF novel, second in the “Engines of Light” series after Cosmonaut Keep. Matt Cairns and the crew of Bright Star reach Croatan, the second home of humanity, after centuries in space. brought more than news from Earth.
• * +Dark Light (Tor 0-765-30302-7, Jan 2002, $24.95, 271pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Engines of Light] SF novel, book two of “Engines of Light” after Cosmonaut Keep. First US edition (Orbit 11/00).
• * *The Fall Revolution (SFBC #00815, Oct 2001, $14.99, 710pp, hc, cover by Gregory Bridges) [Fall Revolution] Omnibus of three novels in “The Fall Revolution” series: The Star Fraction (1995), The Stone Canal (1996), and The Sky Road (1999). This has ISBN 0-7394-2122-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * _The Sky Road (Tor 0-812-57759-0, Aug 2001, $6.99, 406pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Fall Revolution] Reprint (Orbit 1999) SF novel.
• * +The Star Fraction (Tor 0-765-30084-2, Aug 2001, $25.95, 320pp, hc, cover by Angus McKie) [Fall Revolution] SF novel, his first novel. First US edition (Legend 1995).
• * _The Stone Canal (Tor 0-812-56864-8, Mar 2001, $6.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Fall Revolution] Reprint (Legend 1996) SF novel of a human colony on the planet New Mars.

McMAHON, DONNA (chron.)

• * *Dance of Knives (Tor 0-312-87431-6, May 2001, $25.95, 416pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) SF novel set in half-drowned Vancouver BC in the 22nd century. A first novel.

McMULLEN, SEAN (Christopher) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Eyes of the Calculor (Tor 0-312-87736-6, Sep 2001, $27.95, 589pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Greatwinter] Far-future SF novel, third in the “Greatwinter” series. The Librarians of Australica seek to rebuild their human-powered computer as technological changes threaten to tear their civilization apart.
• * _The Miocene Arrow (Tor 0-312-87547-9, May 2001, $15.95, 416pp, tp, cover by John Harris) [Greatwinter] Reprint (Tor 2000) SF novel.

McNALLY, RAYMOND T(homas) (1931-2002) (chron.)

• * *In Search of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (with Radu R. Florescu) (Renaissance Books 1-58063-157-6, 2000, $24.95, 281pp, hc) Non-fiction, a critical examination of historical events that inspired the Robert Louis Stevenson novel, and the novel’s cultural impact. Includes bibliography, filmography, a list of Internet sites, a chronology of Stevenson’s life, and a travel guide.

McNAUGHTON, BRIAN (1935-2004) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Downward to Darkness (Wildside Press 1-58715-259-2, 2000, $14.95, 141pp, tp) Horror novel. This has been substantially revised from Satan’s Mistress (Carlyle 1978). A print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045.
• * *Even More Nasty Stories (Wildside Press 1-58715-258-4, 2000, $14.95, 153pp, tp) Collection of 21 horror stories, two apparently original. This is dated 2000, but not seen until now. A print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045. (Contents)
• * *Gemini Rising (Wildside Press 1-58715-265-7, 2000, $14.95, 144pp, tp) Horror novel. This has been substantially revised from Satan’s Love Child (Carlyle 1977). A print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045.
• * *Nasty Stories (Wildside Press 1-58715-257-6, 2000, $14.95, 156pp, tp) Collection of 25 stories, eight original. A print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045. (Contents)
• * *Worse Things Waiting (Wildside Press 1-58715-260-6, 2000, $14.95, 159pp, tp) Horror novel. This is substantially altered from Satan’s Seductress (Carlysle Books 1979). A print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045.

McNISH, CLIFF (chron.)

• * _The Doomspell (Orion/Dolphin 1-85881-850-8, Aug 2001, £4.99, 212pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Doomspell] Reprint (Orion Children’s Books 2000) young-adult fantasy novel. A brother and sister are snatched - like thousands of other children - into another world, where the girl finds she has acquired magical powers. Part one of the “Doomspell” trilogy.
• * *The Scent of Magic (Orion Children’s Books 1-85881-843-5, Oct 2001, £7.99, 215pp, hc) [Doomspell] Young-adult fantasy novel. Book Two of “The Doomspell Trilogy”. Witches and Wizards vie to control the increasing numbers of Earth children with magical powers.

MACON, STEVEN (chron.)

• * *The Ancient (Xlibris 0-7388-4355-5, Oct 2001, 491pp, hc) [Children of the Dark Millennium] SF novel, book one of “Children of the Dark Millennium”. A landslide unearths an alien artifact that unfolds a secret history. Mankind revolts against the computers that rule the galaxy. A print-on-demand book, available online at [www.Xlibris.com], or 1-888-7-XLIBRIS.

McREYNOLDS, GLENNA (Jean) (1953- ) (chron.)

• * _Prince of Time (Bantam 0-553-57432-9, Jul 2001, $6.50, 432pp, pb, cover by Franco Accornero) [Chalice and the Blade] Reprint (Bantam 2000) historical romance/fantasy, third in the trilogy begun in The Chalice and the Blade. A long-awaited savior turns out to be a mercenary and thief.

MADDISON, LAUREN (V.) (1956- ) (chron.)

• * *Witchfire (Alyson 1-55583-595-3, May 2001, $13.95, 401pp, tp) [Connor Hawthorne] Mystery novel with elements of fantasy, the second featuring Connor Hawthorne. Clues left at a violated grave lead Connor and Navajo guide Laura Nez to Glastonbury. Order from Alyson Publications, PO Box 4371, Los Angeles CA 90078-4371; orders 800-283-3572; [www.alyson.com]; e-mail: [mail@alyson.com].

MADISON, BOB (chron.)

• * *American Horror Writers (Enslow Publishers 0-7660-1379-0, Feb 2001, $20.95, 104pp, hc) Young-adult non-fiction, part of the “Collected Biographies” series, with brief biographies of ten authors including Poe, Lovecraft, and King. Enslow Publishers, PO Box 398, Berkeley Heights NJ 07922-0398; 800-398-2504.

MAGUIRE, GREGORY (1955- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Four Stupid Cupids (HarperTrophy 0-06-441072-2, Jan 2002, $4.95, 183pp, tp, cover by Mark Elliott) [Hamlet Chronicles] Reprint (Clarion 2000) young-adult fantasy, fourth in “The Hamlet Chronicles”.
• * *Lost (HarperCollins/ReganBooks 0-06-039382-3, Oct 2001, $26.00, 339pp, hc, cover by Douglas Smith) Horror novel. A children’s book author is haunted by a ghost that might be Jack the Ripper.

MAHY, MARGARET (May) (1936- ) (chron.)

• * *The Riddle of the Frozen Phantom (Collins 0-00-711374-9, Nov 2001, £3.99, 186pp, tp, cover by Andy Parker) Young-adult fantasy/ghost novel. ‘A Vanessa Hamilton Book’.
• * _The Tricksters (CollinsFlamingo 0-00-712173-3, Aug 2001, £4.99, 332pp, pb) Reprint (J.M. Dent 1986) young-adult fantasy novel.

MALLETT, DARYL F(urumi), ed. (1969- ) (chron.)

• * _Pilgrims and Pioneers: A History of the Speeches of the Science Fiction Research Association Award Winners. (with Hal W. Hall) See entry under Hal W. Hall

MALONEY, GEOFFREY, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Nor of Human... (CSFG Publishing 0-646-41393-7, Apr 2001, A$16.95, 190pp, tp, cover by Les Petersen) Original anthology of 14 stories about fantastic creatures, published by the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild. Authors include Maxine McArthur, Les Petersen, and Matthew Farrer. Available online at [http://csfg.cumulo-nimbus.com], or from CSFG Publishing, PO Box 98, Latham ACT 2615, Australia. (Contents)

MALONEY, MACK; pseudonym of Brian Kelleher, (1952- ) (chron.)

• * *Starhawk (Ace 0-441-00868-2, Jun 2001, $5.99, 267pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) [Starhawk] Far-future military SF novel, first in a new series. A pilot with strange abilities enters a gladiatorial contest. Maloney is a pen name for Brian Kelleher.
• * *Starhawk: Planet America (Ace 0-441-00878-X, Nov 2001, $5.99, 300pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring & Jean Pierre Targete) [Starhawk] Far-future SF novel, second in the series. Rogue pilot Hawk Hunter seeks the mythic homeworld of humanity, the planet America. Maloney is a pen name for Brian Kelleher.

MAMATAS, NICK (stories) (chron.)

• * *Northern Gothic (Soft Skull Press 1-887128-74-3, Nov 2001, $10.00, 86pp, tp) Fantasy novella set in New York City, following an Irish immigrant in 1863 and a present-day gay African American, who start getting glimpses of each others’ lives, complete with sex and racism. Order from Soft Skull Press, 107 Norfolk Street, New York NY 10002; [www.softskull.com].

MAMET, DAVID (Alan) (1947- ) (chron.)

• * +Wilson: A Consideration of the Sources (Overlook Press 1-58567-189-4, Oct 2001, $26.95, 336pp, hc, cover by Mick Brownfield) SF novel in the form of 21st-century historians’ research into a 20th century known only through mis-interpreted fragments of information downloaded from the memories of the wife of ex-President Wilson. First US edition (Faber & Faber 2000).

MANGELS, ANDY (chron.)

• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Section 31: Rogue (with Michael A. Martin) (Pocket 0-671-77477-8, Jun 2001, $6.99, 360pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation; Section 31] Star Trek novelization, second in the “Section 31” sub-series. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

MANN, GEORGE, ed. (chron.)

• * +The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0887-5, Jul 2001, $12.95, 612pp, tp, cover by Richard Clifton-Dey) Non-fiction guide to SF in print, film, and illustration. Includes an index. First US edition (Robinson 6/01).
• * *The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (Robinson 1-84119-177-9, Jul 2001, £9.99, i+612pp, tp, cover by Richard Clifton-Dey) Reference guide to the genre, split into extensive alphabetical sections on authors (including bibliographies & recommended further reading), films & TV, terms & themes, awards, books, and an initial chapter on the history of SF. A previous original is noted (St. Martin’s Press 1999), but this seems to be an error.

MANN, (Anthony) PHILLIP (1942- ) (chron.)

• * _The Eye of the Queen (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07238-5, Apr 2001, £9.99, 264pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1982) SF novel of first contact. An “SF Collectors’ Edition”.

MANNS, NICK (chron.)

• * +Operating Codes (Little, Brown 0-316-60465-8, Sep 2001, $15.95, 182pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Young-adult ghost novel. A teen believes strange phenomena he witnesses have something to do with the arrest of his father.

MARCELLAS, DIANA (chron.)

• * *Mother Ocean, Daughter Sea (Tor 0-312-87484-7, Sep 2001, $27.95, 416pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell) [Mother Ocean, Daughter Sea] Fantasy novel. Young Brierly believes she’s the last Sh’ari witch alive, but can’t stop healing to protect herself.

MARCO, JOHN (chron.)

• * _The Grand Design (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58029-9, Jan 2001, $6.99, 785pp, pb, cover by Doug Beekman) [Tyrants and Kings] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2000) fantasy novel, book two of “Tyrants and Kings”.
• * _The Grand Design (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-781-0, Apr 2001, £6.99, 755pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Tyrants and Kings] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2000) fantasy novel. Book Two of “Tyrants and Kings” after The Jackal of Nar.
• * *The Saints of the Sword (Bantam Spectra 0-553-38023-0, Feb 2001, $14.95, 545pp, tp, cover by Douglas Beekman) [Tyrants and Kings] Fantasy novel, book three of “Tyrants and Kings”. No one will believe Emperor Biagio has become sane, and he plots to save his throne.
• * _The Saints of the Sword (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07160-5, Apr 2001, £12.99, 545pp, tp, cover by blacksheep) [Tyrants and Kings] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2/01) fantasy novel, the third book of “Tyrants and Kings”. A hardcover edition (-07159-1, £17.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Saints of the Sword (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58032-9, Dec 2001, $6.99, 708pp, pb, cover by Douglas Beekman) [Tyrants and Kings] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2001) fantasy novel, book three of “Tyrants and Kings”.

MARÍAS, JAVIER (1951- ) (chron.)

• * *Dark Back of Time (New Directions 0-8112-1466-4, May 2001, $27.95, 336pp, hc) Mainstream novel with elements of fantasy/magical realism. The author’s sense of identity and time gets disrupted when people tell him they know the people in his previous novel are real. Translated from the Spanish Negra espalda del tiempo (Ediciones Alfaguara 1998) by Esther Allen.

MARILLIER, JULIET (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Daughter of the Forest (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648398-4, Feb 2001, £6.99, 538pp, pb, cover by Neal Armstrong) [Sevenwaters] Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 1999) fantasy novel. Book One of the “Sevenwaters” trilogy.
• * _Daughter of the Forest (Tor 0-312-87530-4, Mar 2001, $14.95, 411pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Sevenwaters] Reprint (Macmillan Australia 1999) fantasy novel, first in the “Sevenwaters” trilogy.
• * _Son of the Shadows (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224737-2, Feb 2001, £10.99, xii+541pp, tp, cover by Neal Armstrong) [Sevenwaters] Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 2000) fantasy novel, Book Two of the “Sevenwaters” trilogy after Daughter of the Forest. [First U.K. edition]
• * +Son of the Shadows (Tor 0-312-84880-3, May 2001, $25.95, 462pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Sevenwaters] Celtic fantasy novel, sequel to Daughter of the Forest. First US edition (Pan Macmillan Australia 2000).
• * _Son of the Shadows (SFBC #37761, Jul 2001, $12.98, 462pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Sevenwaters] Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 2000) celtic fantasy novel, sequel to Daughter of the Forest. This is similar to the Tor US edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

MARIOTTE, JEFF(rey J.) (chron.)

• * _Buffy, the Vampire Slayer/Angel: Unseen 2: Door to Alternity (with Nancy Holder) See entry under Nancy Holder.
• * _Buffy, the Vampire Slayer/Angel: Unseen: Long Way Home (with Nancy Holder) See entry under Nancy Holder.
• * _Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Unseen: The Burning (with Nancy Holder) See entry under Nancy Holder.

MARLEY, LOUISE (née Campbell) (1952- ) (chron.)

• * _The Glass Harmonica (Ace 0-441-00836-4, Aug 2001, $6.99, 371pp, pb, cover by Judy York) Reprint (Ace 2000) fantasy novel of two musicians bound across time by their unusual instrument.

MARRIOTTE, JEFF (chron.)

• * *GEN13: Time and Chance (with Scott Ciencin) (Ace 0-441-00856-9, Jun 2001, $5.99, 262pp, pb) Novelization based on the comic book characters. Copyrighted by WildStorm Productions, an imprint of DC Comics; packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.