The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001

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His Dark Materials Philip Pullman (Scholastic Press UK 0-439-99434-9, Nov 2001, £25.00, 1016pp, hc, cover by David Scutt) [His Dark Materials] Reprint (SFBC 2000) omnibus of the award-winning trilogy: Northern Lights (1995), The Subtle Knife (1997), and The Amber Spyglass (2000). [First U.K. edition]

I Was a Rat!...or The Scarlet Slippers Philip Pullman (Transworld/Corgi Yearling 0-440-86489-5, Nov 2001, £4.99, 175pp, tp) Reissue (Doubleday UK 1999) young-adult satirical fantasy novel. A TV tie-in edition. Seventh printing.

Northern Lights Philip Pullman (Scholastic Press UK 0-439-99412-8, Sep 2001, £6.99, 399pp, tp) [His Dark Materials] Reprint (Scholastic UK 1995 as His Dark Materials: Northern Lights) young-adult fantasy novel.

The Subtle Knife Philip Pullman (Scholastic Press UK 0-439-99413-6, Sep 2001, £6.99, 341pp, tp) [His Dark Materials] Reprint (Knopf 1997 as His Dark Materials 2: The Subtle Knife) young-adult fantasy novel.

Planet of the Apes William T. Quick (Boxtree 0-7522-2019-5, Jul 2001, £5.99, 280pp, pb) [Planet of the Apes] Novelisation of the film based on the original Pierre Boulle novel. Includes eight pages of colour stills. Simultaneous with the US (HarperEntertainment) edition.

The Fandom of the Operator Robert Rankin (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60256-1, Nov 2001, £16.99, 288pp, hc) [Lazlo Woodbine] Humorous SF/fantasy novel in the “Lazlo Woodbine” sequence. A phone operator uses a chatline to speak to the dead — who have just a little too much truth to tell.

Waiting for Godalming Robert Rankin (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14742-7, Apr 2001, £5.99, 285pp, pb) [Lazlo Woodbine] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2000) humorous fantasy novel in the “Lazlo Woodbine” series.

Web Site Story Robert Rankin (Doubleday UK 0-385-60058-5, Apr 2001, £16.99, 285pp, hc) [Brentford] Humorous SF/fantasy novel.

Web Site Story Robert Rankin (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14743-5, Nov 2001, £5.99, 381pp, pb) [Brentford] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2001) humorous SF/fantasy novel in the “Brentford” series.

Terminal Chic Chloë Rayban (Red Fox 0-09-940362-5, Jan 2001, £4.99, 188pp, tp, cover by Sarah-Jayne Handley) [Wild Child] Reprint (The Bodley Head 2000) young-adult SF/fantasy novel. Fourth in the “Wild Child” series. A “Definitions” book.

Virtual Sexual Reality Chloë Rayban (Red Fox 0-09-941752-9, Aug 2001, £4.99, 188pp, pb, cover by Sarah-Jayne Handley) [Wild Child] Reprint (The Bodley Head 1994) young-adult SF/fantasy novel. Second in the “Wild Child” series. A “Definitions” title.

Wild Child Chloë Rayban (Red Fox 0-09-941753-7, Jul 2001, £4.99, 188pp, tp, cover by Sarah-Jayne Handley) [Wild Child] Reprint (The Bodley Head 1991) young-adult SF/fantasy novel. First in the series. Justine meets her future self. A “Definitions” book.

Doctor Who: Earthworld Jacqueline Rayner (BBC Books 0-563-53827-9, Mar 2001, £5.99, 252pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 43 of the BBC “New Adventures” series, starring the 8th Doctor.

Star Wars: Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter Michael Reaves (Random House/Century Lucasbooks 0-7126-8417-4, Feb 2001, £15.99, 305pp, hc) [Star Wars: Darth Maul] Novelization based on the Star Wars universe, and set just before the events of Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Copyrighted by LucasFilm Ltd. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition.

Star Wars: Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter Michael Reaves (Random House/Arrow 0-09-941055-9, Dec 2001, £6.99, 332pp, pb) [Star Wars: Darth Maul] Reprint (Del Rey LucasBooks; Century/Lucasbooks 2001) original novel based on the Star Wars universe, set just before the events of Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace.

Marrow Robert Reed (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-078-4, Jul 2001, £6.99, 502pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Great Ship] Reprint (Tor 2000) SF novel. A near-immortal crew discovers their ship has a planet at its heart. [First U.K. edition]

The Cunning Man Celia Rees (Scholastic UK 0-439-99942-1, Jun 2001, £3.99, 203pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic Press 2000) young-adult dark fantasy novel of “the cunning man”, master of storm and tide, and wrecker of ships. A “Point Horror Unleashed” novel.

Mortal Engines Philip Reeve (Scholastic Press UK 0-439-99345-8, Nov 2001, £12.99, 293pp, hc, cover by David Frankland) [Hungry City Chronicles] Young-adult SF/fantasy novel. A first novel. Centuries after geologic changes forced cities to move, the Traction Cities (including London) scour the Hunting Ground of a recovering Earth for power, slaves, wealth, and knowledge.

Child of Thunder Mickey Zucker Reichert (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-234-7, Mar 2001, £6.99, 497pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Renshai] Reissue (DAW 1993) fantasy novel in the “Renshai” series. Third in an internal trilogy.

Flightless Falcon Mickey Zucker Reichert (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-784-5, Apr 2001, £6.99, 323pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (DAW 2000) fantasy novel. Newly released from prison, and renamed, Sueldan seeks his missing family.

Contest Matthew Reilly (Pan 0-330-48995-X, Nov 2001, £5.99, vi+493pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Karandon Entertainment 1996) SF thriller of a man matched against a series of aliens in defense of his daughter. Originally self-published, this is the revised (Pan Macmillan Australia 2000) version, with an opening author’s note, and closing interview with Reilly. [First U.K. edition]

The Third Witch Rebecca Reisert (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-77116-X, Jul 2001, £17.99, 338pp, hc) Historical fantasy novel retelling the events of Macbeth through the eyes of a young woman whose life was ruined by the lord and his wife.

Chasm City Alastair Reynolds (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-06877-9, May 2001, £17.99, 524pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Inhibitor] SF novel, set in the universe of Revelation Space. Tanner Mirabel’s pursuit of a killer leads him to Chasm City, turned nightmarish by a rogue nano-technology virus which has corrupted the inhabitants and environment. A trade paperback edition (-06878-7, £10.99) was announced but not seen.

Chasm City Alastair Reynolds (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07365-9, Dec 2001, £6.99, 616pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Inhibitor] Reprint (Gollancz 2001) SF novel set in the universe of Revelation Space.

Diamond Dogs Alastair Reynolds (PS Publishing 1-902880-26-9, Dec 2001, £8.00, 111pp, tp, cover by David A. Hardy) [Inhibitor] SF novella set in the same future history as Revelation Space. Introduction by Stephen Baxter. A signed, limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 400 (-27-7) is sold out. PS Publishing, 98 High Ash Drive, Leeds LS17 8RE, UK; [www.editorial-services.co.uk/pspublishing]. [First U.K. edition]

Revelation Space Alastair Reynolds (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-748-9, May 2001, £6.99, 545pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Inhibitor] Reprint (Gollancz 2000) SF novel.

Blood and Gold Anne Rice (Chatto & Windus 0-7011-6719-X, Oct 2001, £16.99, 471pp, hc, cover by Mark Harrison) [Vampire Chronicles] Dark fantasy novel, subtitled The Vampire Marius. Book 10 of ‘The Vampire Chronicles’. Simultaneous with the US (Knopf) edition. A trade paperback edition (-7307-6) was announced but not seen.

Merrick Anne Rice (Random House/Arrow 0-09-927148-6, Oct 2001, £6.99, 480pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Vampire Chronicles; Mayfair Witches] Reprint (Knopf; Chatto & Windus 2000) dark fantasy novel. Volume nine overall in “The Vampire Chronicles”. A direct sequel to The Vampire Armand.

Doctor Who: The Shadow in the Glass Justin Richards & Stephen Cole (BBC Books 0-563-53838-4, Apr 2001, £5.99, 286pp, pb) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 40 of the BBC “Missing Adventures” series, featuring the sixth Doctor and UNIT.

A Crown of Lights Phil Rickman (Macmillan UK 0-333-75174-4, Mar 2001, £16.99, 484pp, hc) [Merrily Watkins] Dark fantasy novel of a female exorcist. Third in the “Merrily Watkins” series after Wine of Angels and Midwinter of the Spirit.

The Cure of Souls Phil Rickman (Macmillan UK 0-333-90623-3, Nov 2001, £16.99, 484pp, hc) [Merrily Watkins] Dark fantasy novel of a female exorcist. Fourth in the “Merrily Watkins” series after Wine of Angels, Midwinter of the Spirit and A Crown of Lights.

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Tom Robbins (No Exit Press 1-84243-024-6, Dec 2001, £7.99, 365pp, tp, cover by Les LePere) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1976) mainstream novel with fantasy elements.

Jitterbug Perfume Tom Robbins (No Exit Press 1-84243-035-1, Apr 2001, £7.99, 342pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam 1984) literary fantasy novel.

Still Life with Woodpecker Tom Robbins (No Exit Press 1-84243-022-X, Apr 2001, £6.99, x+277pp, tp, cover by Leslie LePere) Reprint (Bantam 1980) mainstream novel with fantasy elements.

On Adam Roberts (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07177-X, Jun 2001, £10.99, 387pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) SF novel set on a world where gravity operates parallel to the flat ground. A hardcover edition (-07176-1, £17.99) is also available.

Salt Adam Roberts (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-787-X, Jul 2001, £6.99, 248pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Gollancz 2000) SF novel. Two Earth colonies on a world covered in salt move towards war.

Crystal Mask Katherine Roberts (The Chicken House 1-903434-19-X, 2001, £11.99, 255pp, hc, cover by James Marsh) [Echorium Sequence] Young-adult fantasy novel, second in “The Echorium Sequence”. Available from 2 Palmer St, Frome, Somerset BA11 1DS, UK.

The Seven Fabulous Wonders: 1: The Great Pyramid Robbery Katherine Roberts (CollinsVoyager 0-00-711278-5, Sep 2001, £4.99, 298pp, tp, cover by Jacey) Young-adult historical fantasy novel in a new series, based on the seven ancient wonders of the world.

Song Quest Katherine Roberts (Element 1-902618-94-7, 2000, £4.99, 236pp, tp) [Echorium Sequence] Reprint (Element 1999) young-adult fantasy novel. First in the “Echorium Sequence”. This is dated 2000, but was not seen until now.

Song Quest Katherine Roberts (The Chicken House 1-903434-32-7, 2001, £5.99, 240pp, tp) [Echorium Sequence] Reprint (Element 1999) young-adult fantasy novel. First in the “Echorium Sequence”. Available from 2 Palmer St, Frome, Somerset BA11 1DS, UK.

Spellfall Katherine Roberts (The Chicken House 1-903434-17-3, 2000, £5.99, 239pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel. This is dated 2000, but was not seen until now. Available from 2 Palmer St, Frome, Somerset BA11 1DS, UK.

Blue Mars Kim Stanley Robinson (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-712165-2, Oct 2001, £7.99, 787pp, tp) [Mars] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1996) SF novel, the third book in the “Mars” trilogy. “Voyager Classics” Number 16. Winner of the 1997 Hugo Award.

Green Mars Kim Stanley Robinson (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-711959-3, Aug 2001, £7.99, 782pp, tp) [Mars] Reissue (HarperCollins UK 1993) SF novel of the colonisation of Mars, second in the epic “Mars” trilogy. “Voyager Classics” number 12.

Red Mars Kim Stanley Robinson (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-711590-3, Jun 2001, £7.99, 668pp, tp) [Mars] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) SF novel. First in the “Mars” series, detailing the terraforming and colonisation of that Planet. “Voyager Classics” number six.

Mappa Mundi Justina Robson (Macmillan UK 0-333-75438-7, Oct 2001, £9.99, 465pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) SF novel of nano-technology, gene manipulation, and socio-political control.

Communities of the Heart: The Rhetoric of Myth in the Fiction of Ursula K. Le Guin Warren G. Rochelle (Liverpool University Press 0-85323-886-3, Jan 2001, £15.95, xii+195pp, tp, cover by Michael J. Brown) Critical work focusing on Le Guin’s reimagining of myth, and her argument for the value of the small, the feminine, the subjective, and the personal. A hardcover edition (-886-3, £32.95) was announced but not seen. [Ursula K. Le Guin]

Good Fiction Guide ed. Jane Rogers (Oxford University Press 0-19-210021-1, May 2001, £19.99, xv+495pp, hc) Reference work, edited and with an introduction by Jane Rogers; consultant editor, Hermione Lee, with assistant editors Mike Harris and Douglas Houston. Includes 34 essays on various themes and popular genres — including Fantasy, Science Fiction, Supernatural, and Magic Realism — and an alphabetical guide to more than a thousand authors, with entries on most modern genre authors.

Shadow of the Seer Michael Scott Rohan (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-041-5, Sep 2001, £7.99, 584pp, pb, cover by Ian Miller) [Winter of the World] Fantasy novel; sixth in the “Winter of the World” series. Alya, son of a seer, embarks on a quest to avenge his kin, and rescue the woman he loves.

The Fu Manchu Omnibus Volume 1 Sax Rohmer (Allison & Busby 0-74900-271-9, 2000, £10.99, 647pp, tp, cover by Pepe Moll) [Fu Manchu] Reprint (Allison & Busby 1995) omnibus of the first three “Fu Manchu” novels (1913-1917). Published in 2000, but not seen till now.

Doctor Who: The City of the Dead Lloyd Rose (BBC Books 0-563-53839-2, Sep 2001, £5.99, 278pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 49 of the BBC “New Adventures” series. Rose is the pseudonym of Sarah Tonyn.

Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them by Newt Scamander J. K. Rowling (Bloomsbury 0-7475-5466-8, Mar 2001, £2.50, 42pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy book, one of two “text books” mentioned in the “Harry Potter” series. Issued worldwide for Comic Relief.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J. K. Rowling (Bloomsbury 0-7475-5079-4, Jul 2001, £6.99, 636pp, tp) [Harry Potter] Reprint (Scholastic/Levine; Bloomsbury 2000) adult edition of the young-adult fantasy novel. Fourth book in the series; winner of the Hugo, the Scottish Arts Council Book Award, and the Children’s Book Award (Longer Novel category).

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J. K. Rowling (Bloomsbury 0-7475-5099-9, Jul 2001, £6.99, 636pp, tp, cover by Giles Greenfield) [Harry Potter] Reprint (Scholastic/Levine; Bloomsbury 2000) Hugo-winning young-adult fantasy novel. Fourth book in the series.

Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy J. Whisp J. K. Rowling (Bloomsbury/Whizz Hard Books 0-7475-5471-4, Mar 2001, £2.50, 56pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy, one of the students’ books mentioned in the “Harry Potter” series. Issued worldwide, in time for Red Nose Day (16 March 2001).

Next of Kin Eric Frank Russell (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07240-7, Jun 2001, £9.99, 181pp, tp) Reprint (Dobson 1959) humorous SF novel, revised from The Space Willies (1958). An “SF Collectors’ Edition”.

Doctor Who: Instruments of Darkness Gary Russell (BBC Books 0-563-53828-7, Nov 2001, £5.99, 283pp, pb) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 47 of the BBC “Missing Adventures” series, featuring the 6th Doctor and Mel.

The One Kingdom Sean Russell (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-020-2, Jan 2001, £10.00, 550pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Swans’ War] Fantasy novel, Book One of “The Swans’ War”. Young traders of ancient artifacts learn their world is heading towards a dark age, impelled by the consequences of long ago.

Children of the Shaman Jessica Rydill (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-063-6, Aug 2001, £7.99, 400pp, tp, cover by blacksheep) [Children of the Shaman] Fantasy novel. A First Novel.

Lust Geoff Ryman (HarperCollins/Flamingo 0-00-225987-7, Feb 2001, £9.99, 400pp, tp) Literary fantasy novel. Michael Blasco learns he can call up any person from history (including his younger self), and have sex with them.

The Kingdom of Darkness: An Investigation into the Systematic Erosion of the Human Spirit Michael Salt (The Book Guild 1-85776-533-8, Jul 2001, £14.95, 200pp, hc) Polemical SF novel set in a near-future Britain economically wrecked by “market forces”, where the population lives in Zones defined by their worth to the state.

Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime R. A. Salvatore (Arrow 0-09-940995-X, Jul 2000, £5.99, 398pp, pb) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order] Reprint (Del Rey; Century 1999) SF novelization.

Pastoralia George Saunders (Bloomsbury 0-7475-5386-6, Sep 2001, £6.99, 188pp, tp, cover by Mark Thomas) Reprint (Riverhead Books 2000) literary fantasy novel.

Speaking Science Fiction: Dialogues and Interpretations ed. Andy Sawyer & David Seed (Liverpool University Press 0-85323-844-8, Nov 2000, £14.99, 248pp, tp) Non-fiction gathering of 17 critical essays on language in and about SF, originally given at a 1996 conference in Liverpool. Introduction by Brian W. Aldiss. Authors include Josef Nesvadba, Gwyneth Jones, and Brian Attebery. A hardcover edition (-834-9, £32.99) was announced but not seen.

Flowers from Hell: A Satanic Reader ed. Nikolas Schreck (Creation Books 1-84068-024-5, Oct 2001, £11.95, 285pp, tp, cover by Jean Delville) Anthology of short stories, novel excerpts, poetry, and other texts inspired by the concept of Satan. There is a long introduction by Schrek. Authors include John Milton, Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, and Charles Baudelaire.

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