The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001

Books, Listed by Author

BANKS, IAIN (Menzies) (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Business (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-7432-0015-2, Oct 2001, $14.00, 393pp, tp, cover by Shasti O’Leary Soudant) Reprint (Little, Brown UK 1999) literary fantasy novel about an ancient, secret organization.
• * _Excession (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-457-X, 2001, £7.99, 455pp, tp, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Culture] Reissue (Orbit 1996) SF novel in the “Culture” series. Sixth printing.
• * _Feersum Endjinn (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-273-9, 2001, £7.99, 227pp, tp, cover by Mark Salwowski) Reissue (Orbit 1994) SF novel. Fifth printing.
• * _Inversions (Pocket 0-7434-1196-X, May 2001, $7.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [Culture] Reprint (Orbit 1998) SF novel set on a backward planet. Part of Banks’s “Culture” series.
• * +Look to Windward (Pocket 0-7434-2191-4, Aug 2001, $23.95, 369pp, hc, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [Culture] SF novel of the Culture. First US edition (Orbit 2000).
• * _Look to Windward (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-059-8, Aug 2001, £7.99, 403pp, tp, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Culture] Reprint (Orbit 2000) SF novel in the “Culture” sequence.
• * _Look to Windward (SFBC #39527, Sep 2001, $11.99, 369pp, hc, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [Culture] Reprint (Orbit 2000) SF novel of the Culture. This is similar to the Pocket edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The State of the Art (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-030-2, 2001, £7.99, 216pp, tp, cover by Mark Salwowski) Reissue (Orbit 1991) SF collection of eight stories. Ninth printing.

BANTOCK, NICK; [i.e., Nicholas Bantock] (1949- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Museum at Purgatory (HarperPerennial 0-06-095793-X, Jan 2001, $15.00, 113pp, tp, cover by Nick Bantock) Reprint (HarperCollins 1999) art book/illustrated literary fantasy in the form of a catalog for a museum in the afterlife.

BARCLAY, JAMES (chron.)

• * *Nightchild (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07215-6, Jul 2001, £9.99, 432pp, tp, cover by blacksheep) [Chronicles of The Raven] Fantasy novel. Book 3 and last in “The Chronicles of The Raven” series. The Raven are ordered to find the young child of their companions, and kill her, to save their world.
• * _Noonshade (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-786-1, Jul 2001, £6.99, 484pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Chronicles of The Raven] Reprint (Gollancz 2000) fantasy novel, Book Two of the “Chronicles of The Raven”.

BARKER, CLIVE (1952- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Clive Barker’s Books of Blood (Stealth Press 1-58881-040-2, Dec 2001, $39.95, 818pp, hc, cover by Clive Barker) Horror collection omnibus of all six volumes in the series, originally published in 1984 & 1985. There is a new introduction by Peter Atkins. A limited numbered edition of 500 (-042-9) and a lettered edition of 52 (-041-0) were announced but not seen. Order from Stealth Press, 128 East Grant St., Lancaster PA 17602-2854; [www.stealthpress.com]. (Contents)
• * *Coldheart Canyon (HarperCollins UK 0-00-255864-5, Aug 2001, £16.99, 606pp, hc) Ghost story/dark fantasy novel set in Hollywood. An ageing and scarred film star tries to hide in the shadows, but discovers other victims of Hollywood’s Dream Factory who haven’t died — not completely. A trade paperback (airport edition) edition (-711048-0) was announced but not seen.
• * +Coldheart Canyon (HarperCollins 0-06-018297-0, Oct 2001, $27.95, 676pp, hc) Ghost story/dark fantasy novel. An actor scarred by plastic surgery hides in a neighborhood haunted by previous victims of the Hollywood dream. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 8/01).
• * _In the Flesh (Pocket 0-7434-1733-X, Feb 2001, $12.95, 182pp, tp) Reprint (Sphere 1985 as Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. 5) collection of four horror stories.
• * _Weaveworld (Pocket 0-7434-1735-6, Apr 2001, $14.95, 648pp, tp, cover by Jan Provost) Reissue (Collins; Poseidon 1987) fantasy novel. This has a 1996 introduction by Barker.
• * _Weaveworld (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-711714-0, Aug 2001, £7.99, 722pp, tp) Reprint (Collins; Poseidon 1987) epic fantasy novel. “Voyager Classics” number eight.

BARLOUGH, JEFFREY E(rnest) (1953- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The House in the High Wood (Ace 0-441-00841-0, Aug 2001, $14.95, 318pp, tp, cover by Aleta Jenks) [Western Lights] Dickensian fantasy novel of “Old Talbotshire”, sequel to Dark Sleeper. Mysterious tenants move into Skylingden Hall.

BARLOW, JENNIFER (chron.)

• * *Hamlet Dreams (Aardwolf Press 0-9706225-1-1, Jan 2002, $13.95, 219pp, tp, cover by Frank Wu) Dark fantasy novel. A man is trapped in his own dreamworld by an evil being. Available from Aardwolf Press, PO Box 14792, Durham NC 27709-4792; [www.aardwolfpress.com].

BARLOW, STEVE (chron.)

• * *Tales of the Dark Forest: Goodknyght! (with Steve Skidmore) (CollinsVoyager 0-00-710863-X, Aug 2001, £3.99, 283pp, tp, cover by Andy Parker) [Tales of the Dark Forest] Humorous young-adult fantasy novel, first in a new series. Illustrated by Fiona Land.

BARLOWE, WAYNE DOUGLAS (1958- ) (chron.)

• * *Brushfire: Illuminations from the Inferno (Morpheus International 1-883398-50-9, Nov 2001, $19.95, 32pp, tp, cover by Wayne Barlowe) Art “portfolio” with staple-bound pages, a companion to Barlowe’s Inferno, with large reproductions of new illustrations, and new text, describing Barlowe’s latest visions of Hell. Order from Morpheus International, 9250 Wilshire Blvd, Suite LL15, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

BARNES, JOHN (Allen) (1957- ) (chron.)

• * _Finity (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-740-3, Jan 2001, £6.99, 303pp, pb, cover by John Harris) Reprint (Tor 1999) alternate-history/virtual-reality novel.
• * *The Merchants of Souls (Tor 0-312-89076-1, Nov 2001, $25.95, 398pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Million Open Doors] SF novel, third in the series begun in A Million Open Doors and Earth Made of Glass.
• * _The Return (with Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.) See entry under Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.

BARNES, STEVEN; [i.e., Stephen Emory Barnes] (1952- ) (chron.)

• * _Saturn’s Race (with Larry Niven) See entry under Larry Niven.

BARNETT, LISA A(nne) (1958-2006) (chron.)

• * _Point of Dreams (with Melissa Scott) See entry under Melissa Scott.

BARR, MARLEEN S(andra) (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Genre Fission: A New Discourse Practice for Cultural Studies (University of Iowa Press 0-87745-703-4, 2000, $27.95, 272pp, tp) Critical non-fiction, an examination of the critical difficulties posed by genre-bending works, including numerous examples of SF, and ways to approach them. Notes and an index are included. This is dated 2000, but not seen until now. Available from the University of Iowa Press, Iowa City IA 52242; Orders 800-235-2665.

BARRETT, DUNCAN (chron.)

• * _Star Trek: The Human Frontier (with Michèle Barrett) See entry under Michèle Barrett.

BARRETT, MICHÈLE (chron.)

• * *Star Trek: The Human Frontier (with Duncan Barrett) (Routledge 0-415-92982-2, Mar 2001, $18.95, 239pp, tp) [Star Trek] Non-fiction, critical look at Star Trek as an expression of what it means to be human, and the ways the various series have handled the subject. Includes index and bibliography. A hardcover edition (-92981-4, $85.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Routledge, 29 West 35th St., New York NY 10001; [www.routledge-ny.com].; credit card orders 800-634-7064.

BARRETT, NEAL (Patrick), Jr. (1929- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *A Different Vintage (Subterranean Press 1-931081-20-4, May 2001, $40.00, 320pp, hc, cover by Don Ivan Punchatz) Collection of 12 stories. This is a signed, limited edition of 600; a deluxe, traycased, lettered edition of 26 (-21-2, $150.00) is also available. (Contents)
• * *The Treachery of Kings (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58196-1, Aug 2001, $6.50, 326pp, pb, cover by Daniel Merriam) [Master Lizard Maker Finn] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Prophecy Machine. Master Lizard Maker Finn has to deliver a lizard clock to an enemy king.

BARRIE, [Sir] JAMES M(atthew), Bart. (1860-1937) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Peter Pan (Simon & Schuster/Scribner/Atheneum 0-689-83078-5, Oct 2001, $25.00, 200pp, hc, cover by Trina Schart Hyman) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911) classic young-adult fantasy novel. This has illustrations by Trina Schart Hyman used in an earlier (1980) edition; she provides a new “Illustrator’s Preface”. A “Scribner Illustrated Classic”.

BARRON, T(om) A. (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Mirror of Merlin (Ace 0-441-00846-1, Sep 2001, $6.99, 288pp, pb, cover by Mike Wimmer) [Lost Years of Merlin] Reprint (Philomel 1999) young-adult Arthurian fantasy, volume four in “The Lost Years of Merlin” trilogy.
• * *A T.A. Barron Collection: The Lost Years of Merlin, The Seven Songs of Merlin, The Fires of Merlin (Penguin/Dutton 0-399-23734-8, Jul 2001, $14.98, 326+306+261pp, hc, cover by Mike Wimmer) [Lost Years of Merlin] Omnibus of three young-adult fantasy novels: The Lost Years of Merlin (1996), The Seven Songs of Merlin (1997), and The Fires of Merlin (1998). This appears to be an instant remainder edition. (Contents)
• * *Tree Girl (Penguin/Philomel 0-399-23457-8, Oct 2001, $14.99, 138pp, hc, cover by Trina Schart Hyman) Young-adult fantasy novel. A girl is drawn to a huge tree and an unusual bear.

BARTH, JOHN (Simmons) (1930- ) (chron.)

• * _Chimera (Houghton Mifflin/Mariner 0-618-13170-1, Nov 2001, $13.00, 308pp, tp) Reprint (Random House 1972) collection of three retellings from Greek myth and the tales of Scheherazade.

BATES, ANDREW (stories) (chron.)

• * *World of Darkness: Heralds of the Storm (White Wolf 1-56504-857-1, Apr 2001, $6.50, 283pp, tp, cover by Tom Fleming) [World of Darkness: Year of the Scarab] Novelization based on the role-playing games. Book One in the “Year of the Scarab” trilogy. A first novel. Copyrighted by White Wolf.
• * *World of Darkness: Year of the Scarab: Land of the Dead (White Wolf 1-58846-804-6, Oct 2001, $6.50, 286pp, tp, cover by Tom Fleming) [World of Darkness: Year of the Scarab] Novelization based on the role-playing games, third in the “Year of the Scarab” series. Copyrighted by White Wolf.

BAUER, JOAN (chron.)

• * _Thwonk (Penguin/Puffin 0-698-11914-2, Jun 2001, $5.99, 215pp, tp, cover by Wendell Minor) Reprint (Delacorte 1995) young-adult fantasy novel about a girl with her own personal cupid.

BAUM, L(yman) FRANK (1856-1919) (chron.)

• * _The Enchanted Island of Yew (Wildside Press 1-58715-021-2, Mar 2001, $14.95, 137pp, tp) Reprint (Bobbs-Merrill 1903) young-adult fantasy novel about the adventures of Prince Marvel. A print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045.
• * _The Land of Oz (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-2399-2, Nov 2001, $14.95, 278pp, tp, cover by William Stout) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Britton 1904) fantasy novel, second in the “Oz” series. This includes essays by Harlan Ellison, Joel D. Chaston, and Allison Lurie. New illustrations by William Stout accompany the original illustrations by John R. Neill.
• * _The Marvelous Land of Oz (HarperTrophy/Books of Wonder 0-06-440963-5, Oct 2001, $7.95, 319pp, tp, cover by John R. Neill) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Britton 1904) young-adult fantasy. Illustrations by John R. Neill. This has the 1985 afterword by Peter Glassman.
• * _Ozma of Oz (HarperTrophy/Books of Wonder 0-06-440962-7, Oct 2001, $7.95, 272pp, tp, cover by John R. Neill) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Britton 1907) young-adult fantasy. Illustrations by John R. Neill. This has the 1989 afterword by Peter Glassman.
• * _The Tin Woodman of Oz (Dover 0-486-41302-0, Sep 2000, $8.95, 288pp, tp, cover by John R. Neill) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Britton 1918) young-adult fantasy, 12th in the “Oz” series. Illustrated by John R. Neill. This has the text and illustrations of the first edition, with the color plates included as an unpaginated 12-page insert.
• * _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-1298-2, Feb 2001, $14.95, 304pp, tp, cover by William Stout) [Oz] Reprint () fantasy novel, first in the “Oz” series. This is a 100th Anniversary Edition, “the only edition authorized by the L. Frank Baum Family Trust”, and includes essays by John Updike, Daniel P. Mannix, Ray Bradbury, Gore Vidal, and Nicholas von Hoffman; biographical essay by Angelica Shirley Carpenter and Jean Shirley; introduction by Robert Baum. There are illustrations by William Stout and W.W. Denslow, plus photos.
• * _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (University Press of Kansas 0-7006-1151-7, Oct 2001, $12.95, 187pp, tp, cover by Michael McCurdy) [Oz] Reprint (Hill 1900) YA fantasy novel. This is a “Kansas Centennial Edition”, illustrated by Michael McCurdy. Foreword by Ray Bradbury.

BAWDEN, NINA; pseudonym of Nina Mary Mabey Kark, (1925- ) (chron.)

• * _Off the Road (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-131100-2, Apr 2001, $5.99, 189pp, tp, cover by Tristan Elwell) Reprint (Clarion 1998) young-adult SF novel.

BAXENDALE, TREVOR (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: Eater of Wasps (BBC Books 0-563-53832-5, May 2001, £5.99, 279pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 45 of the BBC “New Adventures” series.

BAXTER, STEPHEN M(ichael) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Deep Future (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07195-8, Jan 2001, £18.00, 215pp, hc, cover by blacksheep) Non-fiction book. A collection of essays exploring our possible futures, based on the latest scientific views, and Baxter’s own impassioned dreams. Sections appeared in substantially different versions in various magazines and books.
• * _The Light of Other Days (with Arthur C. Clarke) See entry under Arthur C. Clarke
• * +Longtusk (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-81898-1, Jun 2001, $15.00, 292pp, tp) [Mammoth] Prehistoric novel of mammoths, second in the “Mammoth” trilogy. First US edition (Gollancz 2000).
• * _Longtusk: Mammoth: Book Two (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-739-X, Jan 2001, £5.99, 292pp, pb, cover by Fangorn) [Mammoth] Reprint (Gollancz 2000) animal SF/fantasy novel. Second in a trilogy.
• * *Mammoth: Book Three: Icebones (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07214-8, Apr 2001, £9.99, 278pp, tp, cover by Peter Barrett) [Mammoth] SF novel. Last in the trilogy. The genetically modified mammoths are left on Mars by the failed human colonies; their only hope for survival is Icebones, daughter of Silverhair, the only adult mammoth to be transported to Mars. A hardcover edition (-07210-5, £16.99) is also available.
• * +Manifold: Space (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43077-8, Feb 2001, $24.00, 453pp, hc, cover by Ryuichi Okano) [Manifold] Near-future SF novel of the “Manifold”. First US edition (Voyager 8/00 as Space: Manifold II).
• * _Manifold: Space (SFBC #34232, Feb 2001, $11.98, 453pp, hc, cover by Ryuichi Okano) [Manifold] Reprint (Voyager 8/00 as Space: Manifold II) near-future SF novel of the “Manifold”. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Manifold: Space (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43078-6, Jan 2002, $6.99, 497pp, pb, cover by Ryuichi Okano) [Manifold] Reprint (Voyager 2000 as Space: Manifold II) near-future SF novel of the “Manifold”.
• * *Omegatropic (British Science Fiction Association 0-9540788-0-2, Jul 2001, £8.00, 160pp, tp, cover by Colin Odell) Collection of two stories and 18 non-fiction pieces, three original (one based on speeches), most about SF or writing. A hardcover edition (-1-0, £20.00) is also available. Available from BSFA, Omegatropic, 1 Long Row Close, Everdon, Daventry, NN11 3BE, UK; e-mail [bsfa@enterprise.net]. (Contents)
• * *Origin: Manifold 3 (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-225770-X, Aug 2001, £16.99, 455pp, hc) [Manifold] SF novel, third and final in the “Reid Malenfant” parallel-universes series.
• * _Space: Manifold 2 (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-651183-X, Aug 2001, £5.99, 455pp, pb) [Manifold] Reprint (Voyager 2000) SF novel, second in the sequence.
• * _Vacuum Diagrams (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-105904-8, Apr 2001, $6.99, 482pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Xeelee] Reprint (Voyager 1997) collection of 22 stories in the “Xeelee” sequence, one original providing bridging material, the rest revised to form a mosaic novel. A new timeline and notes referencing the novels in the series is included.

BAYLESS, MARTHA; see also David Bischoff

• * _Farscape: Ship of Ghosts [as by David F. Bischoff] See entry under David F. Bischoff

BAYLEY, BARRINGTON J(ohn) (1937-2008) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Collision with Chronos (Wildside Press/Cosmos Books 1-58715-380-7, 2001, $15.00, 169pp, tp, cover by Juha Lindroos) Reprint (DAW 1973 as Collision Course) SF novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online from [www.wildsidepress.com], or from PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928.
• * _The Fall of Chronopolis (Wildside Press/Cosmos Books 1-58715-382-3, 2001, $15.00, 175pp, tp, cover by Juha Lindroos) Reprint (DAW 1974) SF novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online from [www.wildsidepress.com], or from PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928.
• * _The Knights of the Limits (Wildside Press/Cosmos Books 1-58715-383-1, 2001, $15.00, 218pp, tp, cover by Juha Lindroos) Reprint (Allison & Busby 1978) collection of nine stories. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online from [www.wildsidepress.com], or from PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928.

BEAGLE, PETER S(oyer) (1939- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Tamsin (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45820-6, Mar 2001, $13.00, 275pp, tp, cover by Paul Youll) Reprint (Roc 1999) fantasy ghost novel.

BEAR, GREG(ory Dale) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Blood Music (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-762-4, Apr 2001, £6.99, 262pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Arbor House 1985) SF novel. Volume 40 in the “SF Masterworks” series.
• * _The Forge of God (Tor 0-7653-0107-5, Jun 2001, $16.95, 473pp, tp, cover by Alan Gutierrez) [Forge of God] Reprint (Gollancz; Tor 1987) SF novel.
• * _Star Wars: Rogue Planet (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-941030-3, Mar 2001, £5.99, 341pp, pb) [Star Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 2000) original novel based on the Star Wars film series.
• * _Star Wars: Rogue Planet (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-43540-0, May 2001, $6.99, 330pp, pb) [Star Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 2000) Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
• * *Vitals (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43528-1, Jan 2002, $24.95, 356pp, hc, cover by Tony Greco) Near-future SF thriller. A scientist on the verge of discovering the secret of immortality falls afoul of those who want to keep the secret for themselves.