The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001

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Thraxas and the Elvish Isles Martin Scott (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-002-4, Nov 2001, £5.99, 249pp, pb, cover by Mark Thomas) [Thraxas] Reissue (Orbit 2000) humorous fantasy novel, fourth in the “Thraxas” series. Second printing. Scott is the pseudonym of Martin Millar.

Thraxas and the Sorcerers Martin Scott (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-077-6, Nov 2001, £5.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Mark Thomas) [Thraxas] Humorous fantasy novel, fifth in the “Thraxas” series. Scott is the pseudonym of Martin Millar.

The Messiah FCA Anthony Scrimgeour (The Book Guild 1-85776-554-0, Nov 2001, £16.95, 325pp, hc) Fantasy/SF novel. An accountant is given instructions by the angel Gabriel (aka Kylb) to become an ecological Messiah. Available from 25 High Street, Lewes, Sussex.

Witch Hill Marcus Sedgwick (Orion/Dolphin 1-85881-858-3, Mar 2001, £4.99, 161pp, tp, cover by Marc Adams) Young-adult dark fantasy timetravel novel.

The Saga of Darren Shan: Book 5: Trials of Death Darren Shan (Collins 0-00-711440-0, Oct 2001, £3.99, 167pp, tp) [Darren Shan] Young-adult dark fantasy novel. Darren must undertake the Trials of Initiation. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy.

Vampire Mountain: The Saga of Darren Shan: Book 4 Darren Shan (Collins 0-00-711441-9, Jun 2001, £3.99, 162pp, tp) [Darren Shan] Young-adult dark fantasy novel, fourth overall but first in a three-part internal sequence. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy.

J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century Tom Shippey (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10401-2, Aug 2001, £7.99, xxxv+347pp, tp) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2000) critical work re-examining the importance and intent of Tolkien’s work. [J. R. R. Tolkien]

The Lord of the Rings: Official Movie Guide Brian Sibley (HarperCollins UK 0-00-711908-9, Nov 2001, £10.99, 120pp, tp) Illustrated reference guide to the first film in the planned trilogy. Including articles on Tolkien, fictional characters, actors, settings and effects. A limited edition hardcover edition (-711909-7, £16.99) was announced but not seen. [J. R. R. Tolkien]

The Dragon-Charmer Jan Siegel (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-651281-X, Nov 2001, £6.99, 346pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Way of the Witch] Reprint (Voyager 2000) fantasy novel, sequel to Prospero’s Children.

The King of Dreams Robert Silverberg (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224745-3, Feb 2001, £11.99, 514pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) [Majipoor: Prestimion] SF novel in “The Majipoor Cycle”. Prestimion’s plan to hand power to Dekkeret is challenged by the scheming Mandralisca of Zimroel.

The Realm of Prester John Robert Silverberg (Phoenix Press 1-84212-409-9, Nov 2001, £12.99, iv+348pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 1972) non-fiction work examining the genesis of the myth of Prester John. Includes 16 pages of black-and-white plates. This edition adds a new afterword by Silverberg. Copyrighted 1972, 1990. [First U.K. edition]

The Stochastic Man Robert Silverberg (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-05123-X, Jul 2001, £10.99, 229pp, tp) Reprint (Harper & Row 1975) SF novel of a business analyst who begins to really see the future. An “SF Collectors’ Edition”.

The Pocket Essential Hitchhiker’s Guide M. J. Simpson (Simon & Schuster/Pocket Essentials 1-903047-40-4, Apr 2001, £3.99, 94pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reference book, an unauthorized guide to Douglas Adams’s The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — books and radio/TV series. Foreword by Simon Jones.

Landor’s Tower, or The Imaginary Conversations Iain Sinclair (Granta 1-86207-018-0, May 2001, £15.99, 365pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel. Illustrated by Dave McKean.

Monsieur Zenith the Albino Anthony Skene (Savoy Books 0-86230-109-9, Oct 2001, £20.00, 250pp, hc) Reprint (Sampson Low 1936) associational pulp novel featuring albino outlaw-adventurer Monsieur Zenith, originally introduced as a villain in the “Sexton Blake” stories. Illustrated with pulp art by various artists. Introduction by Jack Adrian. Foreword by Michael Moorcock, who says Zenith influenced Moorcock’s Elric. Skene is a pen name for George Norman Philips. Savoy Books, 446 Wilmslow Road, Withington Manchester M20 3BW, UK; [www.savoy.abel.co.uk].

The Complete Roderick John Sladek (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-340-8, Oct 2001, £7.99, 611pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Satirical SF omnibus of Roderick (1980) & Roderick at Random (1983). Volume 45 in the “SF Masterworks” series.

The Lost Nose: A Programmed Book John Sladek (Big Engine, 2001, free, 18pp, ph) Free pamphlet distributed to advertise the forthcoming Sladek collection Maps.

Tik-Tok John Sladek (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07235-0, Feb 2001, £9.99, 184pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1983) satirical SF novel of a murderous robot. An “SF Collectors’ Edition”.

The Boxes William Sleator (Hodder Silver 0-340-78766-X, Dec 2000, £3.99, 167pp, tp, cover by Paul Young) [Boxes] Reprint (Penguin/Dutton 1998) young-adult SF/horror novel. A girl disobeys her uncle’s orders not to open two boxes. [First U.K. edition]

Interstellar Pig William Sleator (Hodder Silver 0-340-85062-0, Dec 2001, £4.99, 201pp, tp, cover by Anthony Robinson) [Barney] Reprint (Dutton 1984) young-adult SF novel.

Marco’s Millions William Sleator (Hodder Silver 0-340-78767-8, Dec 2001, £4.99, 134pp, tp, cover by Anthony Robinson) [Boxes] Reprint (Dutton 2001) young-adult SF/fantasy novel. A prequel to The Boxes. [First U.K. edition]

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Dean Wesley Smith (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-2419-0, Aug 2001, £5.99, 230pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 2001) novelisation of the computer-animated film, based on the game. [First U.K. edition]

Feather & Bone Gus Smith (Big Engine 1-903468-03-5, Sep 2001, £8.99, 307pp, tp, cover by Deirdre Counihan) Dark fantasy novel. A first novel. Alison Rigg, civil servant and witch, loses her soul while investigating a supposed outbreak of BSE in Northumberland.

The Night World: Daughters of Darkness L. J. Smith (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-68982-X, Nov 2001, £4.99, 228pp, pb, cover by Gary Marsh) [Nightworld] Reissue (Archway 1996) young-adult dark fantasy novel. Vampire sisters escape the Nightworld and find forbidden love with humans. Book two in the series.

The Vampire Diaries: The Fury L. J. Smith (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-84351-9, Nov 2001, £4.99, 218pp, pb, cover by Gary Marsh) Reprint (Harper Paperbacks 1991) young-adult dark fantasy novel.

The Vampire Diaries: The Struggle L. J. Smith (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-84350-0, Oct 2001, £4.99, 210pp, pb, cover by Gary Marsh) Reprint (Harper Paperbacks 1991) young-adult horror novel.

J.K. Rowling: A Biography Sean Smith (Michael O’Mara 1-85479-820-0, Sep 2001, £16.99, 224pp, hc) Biography of the author, including information on how her personal life probably influenced some content of the series. [J. K. Rowling]

Warlock Wilbur Smith (Macmillan UK 0-333-76134-0, Mar 2001, £18.99, 501pp, hc, cover by Syd Brak) [Egyptian] Mainstream novel with fantasy elements.

Warlock Wilbur Smith (Macmillan UK 0-333-76138-3, Oct 2001, £12.99, 501pp, tp, cover by Stanislaw Fernandez) [Egyptian] Reprint (Macmillan UK 2001) historical novel with fantasy elements, third in a loosely connected series including River God and The Seventh Scroll.

Wringland Sally Spedding (Macmillan UK 0-333-90566-0, Sep 2001, £16.99, 547pp, hc) Dark fantasy novel. A first novel. A saleswoman for a housing development site in Black Fen becomes entangled with a vengeful spirit from a century before.

I Am Mordred Nancy Springer (Hodder Silver 0-340-74959-8, 2000, £4.99, 212pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) [I Am Mordred] Reprint (Putnam/Philomel 1998) young-adult Arthurian novel. Young Mordred is unable to escape his destiny. Published in 2000, but not seen until now. [First U.K. edition]

I Am Mordred Nancy Springer (Hodder Silver 0-340-74959-8, Oct 2000, £4.99, 212pp, tp) [I Am Mordred] Reprint (Putnam/Philomel 1998) young-adult Arthurian novel. Young Mordred is unable to escape his destiny. [First U.K. edition]

Shiva’s Fire Suzanne Fisher Staples (Red Fox 0-09-940963-1, Jul 2001, £4.99, 216pp, tp, cover by Ian Winstanley) Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2000) young-adult fantasy novel. A “Definitions” title. [First U.K. edition]

John Wyndham: Creator of the Cosy Catastrophe: A Working Bibliography Phil Stephensen-Payne (Galactic Central Publications 1-871133-58-0, Nov 2001, £6.00, ix+125pp, A5) Third (revised) edition of a primary and secondary bibliography of Wyndham, issued as an A5-sized booklet. Available from 25a Copgrove Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS8 2SP, and from P O Box 445, Polk City, Iowa 50226-0445, USA. [John Wyndham]

Lloyd Biggle, Jr.: Musicologist and Oral Historian: A Working Bibliography Phil Stephensen-Payne (Galactic Central Publications 1-871133-57-2, Apr 2001, £2.00, ix+35pp, ph) Non-fiction, reference. A primary and secondary bibliography of Biggle, issued as an A5-sized booklet. Volume 53 in the series. Available from 25a Copgrove Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS8 2SP, and from PO Box 445, Polk City, Iowa 50226-0445, USA. [Lloyd Biggle, Jr.]

Zodiac Neal Stephenson (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-941552-6, May 2001, £6.99, 291pp, tp, cover by Cyberlab) Reprint (Atlantic Monthly 1988) associational eco-thriller.

A Good Old-Fashioned Future Bruce Sterling (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-710-1, Apr 2001, £6.99, 279pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1999) collection of seven stories, one co-authored with Rudy Rucker.

All the King’s Horses Laura C. Stevenson (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54718-2, 2001, £4.99, 319pp, tp, cover by Sue Clarke) Young-adult fantasy novel. Children discover faeries are involved in their grandfather’s mental lapses. Illustrated by David Wyatt.

Wheelers Ian Stewart & Jack Cohen (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7432-0743-2, Aug 2001, £10.00, 505pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Warner Aspect 2000) SF novel. Wheeled artefacts discovered on Jupiter’s moons, come to “life” on Earth and threaten to set a comet on a collision course with Earth. [First U.K. edition]

Fright Train Paul Stewart (Scholastic UK 0-439-99871-9, Mar 2001, £3.99, 212pp, pb, cover by Tim Edmunds) Young-adult dark fantasy novel of a train ride through Hell. A “Point Horror Unleashed” novel.

Cloud Wolf Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54749-2, Mar 2001, £1.00, 73pp, pb, cover by Chris Riddell) [Edge Chronicles] Young-adult fantasy novella in “The Edge Chronicles”. Issued at a special price for World Book Day.

The Curse of the Gloamglozer Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60201-4, Sep 2001, £10.99, 381pp, hc, cover by Chris Riddell) [Edge Chronicles: Quint] Young-adult fantasy novel; fourth book in “The Edge Chronicles” series.

Midnight Over Sanctaphrax Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54675-5, Sep 2001, £4.99, 368pp, tp, cover by Chris Riddell) [Edge Chronicles] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2000) young-adult fantasy novel. Book three of “The Edge Chronicles”.

T2: Infiltrator S. M. Stirling (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07155-9, Jul 2001, £9.99, 389pp, tp, cover by Electric Soup) [Terminator] Reprint (HarperEntertainment 2001) novelization, a sequel to the movie Terminator 2. Copyrighted by Canal & D.A. [First U.K. edition]

Midnight Tales Bram Stoker (Peter Owen 0-7206-1134-2, Apr 2001, £9.95, 182pp, tp) Reprint (Peter Owen 1990) collection of 12 horror stories. Edited, and with an introduction and story notes, by Peter Haining. Foreword by Christopher Lee.

Doctor Who: The Slow Empire Dave Stone (BBC Books 0-563-53835-X, Jul 2001, £5.99, 250pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 47 of the BBC “New Adventures” series.

The If Game Catherine Storr (Oxford University Press 0-19-271873-8, Jul 2001, £6.99, 154pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel. A 12-year old boy, whose mother mysteriously vanished years before, finds keys that open secret doors.

Koko Peter Straub (HarperCollins UK 0-00-710367-0, May 2001, £6.99, 635pp, pb) [Blue Rose; Tim Underhill] Reprint (Dutton; Viking UK 1988) horror novel.

Magic Terror Peter Straub (HarperCollins UK 0-00-710990-3, Feb 2001, £9.99, 335pp, tp) Reprint (Random House 2000) collection of seven horror stories. [First U.K. edition]

Mr. X Peter Straub (HarperCollins UK 0-00-651375-1, Feb 2001, £6.99, 623pp, pb) Reprint (Random House 1999) contemporary dark fantasy novel with Lovecraftian touches, about a man with a doppelgänger. Winner of the 1999 Bram Stoker Award.

Shadowland Peter Straub (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-711957-7, Oct 2001, £7.99, 478pp, tp) Reprint (Coward-McCann 1980) fantasy novel. “Voyager Classics” Number 15.

The Leap Jonathan Stroud (Red Fox 0-09-940285-8, Jan 2001, £4.99, 188pp, tp, cover by Mark Taylor) Young-adult dark fantasy novel. A young girl vows to help her missing friend, be he living or dead. Or both. A “Definitions” book.

Beowulf: Dragonslayer Rosemary Sutcliff (Red Fox 0-09-941713-8, Jul 2001, £4.99, 93pp, tp, cover by Charles Keeping) Reprint (The Bodley Head 1961) young-adult retelling of the myth. Illustrated by Charles Keeping. A “Red Fox Classic”.

Sword Song Rosemary Sutcliff (Red Fox 0-09-925322-4, Apr 2001, £4.99, 272pp, pb, cover by Andrew Warrington) Reprint (The Bodley Head 1997) young-adult historical novel. This is Sutcliff’s unfinished final manuscript, transcribed by Anthony Lawton, and edited by Jill Black. This tale of a banished youngster growing to manhood returns to the Norse world of Sutcliff’s The Shield Ring. A “Red Fox Classic”.

The Sundowners: Ghost Town James Swallow (Scholastic/Point UK 0-439-99903-0, 2001, £4.99, 184pp, tp, cover by Dan Crisp) [Sundowners] Young-adult SF/fantasy novel of the Old West. Book 1 in a new series.

The Sundowners: Iron Dragon James Swallow (Scholastic/Point UK 0-439-99213-3, Aug 2001, £4.99, 198pp, tp, cover by Dan Crisp) [Sundowners] Young-adult SF/fantasy novel of the Old West. Third book in a series.

The Sundowners: Underworld James Swallow (Scholastic/Point UK 0-439-99904-9, 2001, £4.99, 197pp, tp, cover by Dan Crisp) [Sundowners] Young-adult SF/fantasy novel of the Old West. Book 2 in a new series.

Between Literature and Science: Poe, Lem, and Explorations in Aesthetics, Cognitive Science, and Literary Knowledge Peter Swirski (Liverpool University Press 0-85323-906-1, May 2001, £15.95, xviii+183pp, tp, cover by David Drummond) Reprint (McGill-Queen’s University Press 2000) critical work examining the fiction of Edgar Allan Poe and Stanislaw Lem and their attitudes towards literature and science. A hardcover edition (-896-0, £29.95) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]

Sensing Others Frank Tallis (Penguin UK 0-140-27884-2, Nov 2001, £6.99, 295pp, tp) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 2000) literary SF novel about a drug that allows people to recall other people’s memories.

Of Men and Monsters William Tenn (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07234-2, Jan 2001, £9.99, 251pp, tp) Reprint (Ballantine 1968) SF novel of an alien-occupied Earth, where humanity has been reduced to the status of vermin which must be destroyed. Tenn is the pseudonym of Philip Klass. An “SF Collectors’ Edition”.

Beauty Sheri S. Tepper (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-722-5, Feb 2001, £6.99, 476pp, tp, cover by Sir Edward Burne-Jones) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1991) fantasy novel. Volume 14 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.

The Fresco Sheri S. Tepper (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07191-5, Mar 2001, £17.99, 406pp, hc, cover by Adrian Chesterman) Reprint (Eos 2000) satirical SF novel of a downtrodden Hispanic woman becoming the saviour of Earth. A trade paperback edition (-07192-3, £10.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]

Singer from the Sea Sheri S. Tepper (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-749-7, Mar 2001, £6.99, viii+512pp, pb, cover by Steve Rawlings) Reprint (Avon Eos 1999) SF novel. A proper young lady of the planet Haven questions her fate, and uncovers dark secrets.

Terror Firma Matthew Thomas (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-710022-1, Jan 2001, £5.99, 437pp, pb, cover by Matthew Thomas) Satirical fantasy/SF novel in which every conspiracy theory, from political to alien invasion, is true.

The Beguilers Kate Thompson (The Bodley Head 0-370-32573-7, Mar 2001, £10.99, 155pp, hc, cover by Richard Jones) Young-adult fantasy novel. Rilka sets out to catch one of the “beguilers” luring people away.

Midnight’s Choice Kate Thompson (Red Fox 0-09-941765-0, Oct 2001, £4.99, 167pp, tp, cover by Darren Lock) [Switchers] Reprint (The Bodley Head 1998) young-adult fantasy novel. Second in the “Switchers” series.

The Missing Link Kate Thompson (Red Fox 0-09-926629-6, May 2001, £4.99, 313pp, tp) [Missing Link] Reprint (The Bodley Head 2000) young-adult SF novel. First in a trilogy.

Only Human Kate Thompson (The Bodley Head 0-370-32663-6, May 2001, £10.99, 310pp, hc) [Missing Link] Young-adult SF novel. Second in a trilogy after The Missing Link.

Switchers Kate Thompson (Red Fox 0-09-941764-2, Oct 2001, £4.99, 199pp, tp, cover by Darren Lock) [Switchers] Reprint (The Bodley Head 1997) young-adult fantasy novel, first in a trilogy.

Wild Blood Kate Thompson (Red Fox 0-09-941763-4, Oct 2001, £4.99, 168pp, tp) [Switchers] Reprint (The Bodley Head 1999) young-adult fantasy novel. Last in the “Switchers” trilogy.

Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team Gav Thorpe (Black Library 1-84154-155-9, Oct 2001, £5.99, 264pp, pb, cover by Kenson Low) [Warhammer 40,000: Last Chancers] SF novelization based on the role-playing game. Second in the “Last Chancers” series.

Warhammer 40,000: The Last Chancers: 13th Legion Gav Thorpe (Black Library 1-84154-139-7, Dec 2000, £5.99, 274pp, pb, cover by Kenson Low) [Warhammer 40,000: Last Chancers] Novelization set in the world of the SF role-playing game.

The Fellowship of the Ring J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-711711-6, Jun 2001, £7.99, xvi+407pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1954) fantasy novel, part one of “The Lord of the Rings”. Includes ‘A Note on the Text’ (Douglas Anderson, 1993). “Voyager Classics” number one.

The Fellowship of the Ring J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-00-712382-5, Sep 2001, £6.99, xix+545pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1954) fantasy novel, first part of The Lord of the Rings. This is a film tie-in edition.

The Hobbit J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-00-711544-X, Mar 2001, £10.99, 400pp, hc, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (George Allen & Unwin 1937) young-adult fantasy novel. This is a “Keith Barker Millennium Book Award Winner” edition, with a cover banner.

The Hobbit Gift Pack J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-00-710509-6, Sep 2001, £19.99, hc) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (HarperCollins UK 2000) young-adult fantasy novel, plus a CD of Tolkien speaking (1952), John Howe’s map of Wilderland, some Tolkien postcards, and a booklet about the writing.

The Lord of the Rings J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-00-712381-7, Sep 2001, £14.99, xviii+1147pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1968) classic epic fantasy novel. This is a film tie-in Edition. This edition is re-set and its maps redrawn by Stephen Raw.

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