The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002

Books, Listed by Author

MELNICZEK, PAUL (stories) (chron.)

• * *A Halloween Harvest (Flesh & Blood Press no ISBN, Oct 2002, $5.00, 35pp, ph, cover by Keith Minnion) Chapbook original collection of three stories. Order from Flesh & Blood Press, 121 Joseph St., Bayville NJ 08721; [zombie.horrorseek.com/horror/fleshnblood/main.htm]. (Contents)

MEMMOTT, DAVID, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Angel Body and Other Magic for the Soul (with Chris Reed) See entry under Chris Reed.

MENNENGA, MICHAEL R. (chron.)

• * *Mistress of the Dragon (AmErica House 1-58851-592-3, Jul 2001, $19.95, 241pp, tp) Fantasy novel. Love between a woman and a dragon produces a beautiful but tormented child. This is dated 2001 but not seen until now; a hardcover edition (1-592286-217-9, $29.95) is scheduled to appear 12/2002. Order online from AmErica House Book Publishers at [www.publishamerica.com].

MERRIL, JUDITH; [originally Josephine Juliet Grossman] (1923-1997) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Better to Have Loved: The Life of Judith Merril (with Emily Pohl-Weary) (Between the Lines 1-896357-57-1, Apr 2002, C$29.95, 282pp, tp) Non-fiction, autobiography based on unfinished memoirs, interviews, and correspondence, edited and augmented by Merril’s granddaughter Emily Pohl-Weary, whose introduction discusses the difficulties of “Writing My Grandmother’s Autobiography”. This includes a chronology, bibliography, and index. Order from Between the Lines, 720 Bathurst St., Suite 404, Toronto Ontario M5S 2R4; 800-718-7201; 416-535-9914; [www.btlbooks.com].

MERRITT, A(braham Grace) (1884-1943) (chron.)

• * _The Metal Monster (Hippocampus Press 0-9673215-1-4, Jun 2002, $15.00, 237pp, tp, cover by Virgil Finlay) [Walter Goodwin] Reprint (Avon 1946) SF novel. This follows the text of the 1920 serial run in Argosy. This is the first volume in the “Lovecraft’s Library” series; the introduction by Stefan Dziemianowicz discusses the novel’s history, and its possible influence on H.P. Lovecraft. Order from Hippocampus Press, PO Box 641, New York NY 10156; e-mail: [yaddith@aol.com]; add $3.50 postage.

MERZ, JON F. (chron.)

• * *The Fixer (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1500-4, May 2002, $5.99, 340pp, pb) [Lawson] Vampire novel. A vampire executes other vampires when the Council decides they’ve stepped out of line.
• * *The Invoker (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1501-2, Oct 2002, $5.99, 339pp, pb) [Lawson] Vampire novel, sequel to The Fixer, featuring Lawson, a vampire who keeps other vampires from tipping off humanity to their existence.

MESSINGHAM, SIMON (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: The Infinity Race (BBC Books 0-563-53863-5, Nov 2002, £5.99, 273pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series, featuring the Eighth Doctor. Book 61 in the BBC “New Adventures” series.

METZ, MELINDA (chron.)

• * _Fingerprints 1: Gifted Touch (Collins 0-00-713274-3, Jul 2002, £3.99, 210pp, pb) [Fingerprints] Reprint (HarperCollins/Avon 2001) young-adult fantasy. First in a series of psychic mysteries about a girl who can read thoughts by touching the person’s fingerprints. Copyrighted by Metz and packager 17th St. Productions. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Fingerprints 2: Haunted (Collins 0-00-713275-1, Jul 2002, £3.99, 216pp, pb) [Fingerprints] Reprint (HarperCollins/Avon 2001) young-adult fantasy. Second in a series of psychic mysteries about a girl who can read thoughts by touching the person’s fingerprints. Copyrighted by Metz and packager 17th St. Productions. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Fingerprints 3: Trust Me (Collins 0-00-713276-X, Jul 2002, £3.99, 201pp, pb) [Fingerprints] Reprint (HarperCollins/Avon 2001) young-adult fantasy. Third in a series of psychic mysteries about a girl who can read thoughts by touching the person’s fingerprints. Copyrighted by Metz and packager 17th St. Productions. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Fingerprints 4: Secrets (Collins 0-00-713277-8, Dec 2002, £3.99, 212pp, pb, cover by Barry Marcus) [Fingerprints] Reprint (Avon 2001) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Fingerprints 5: Betrayed (Collins 0-00-713278-6, Dec 2002, £3.99, 202pp, pb, cover by Barry Marcus) [Fingerprints] Reprint (Avon 2001) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Fingerprints 6: Revelations (Collins 0-00-713279-4, Dec 2002, £3.99, 210pp, pb, cover by Barry Marcus) [Fingerprints] Reprint (Avon 2001) young-adult fantasy novel, the last in the series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Fingerprints 7: Payback (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-000620-X, Feb 2002, $4.99, 209pp, pb) [Fingerprints] Young-adult fantasy, seventh in a series of psychic mysteries about a girl who can read thoughts by touching the person’s fingerprints. Copyrighted by the author and packager 17th Street Productions.

METZGER, ROBERT A(lan) (1956- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Picoverse (Ace 0-441-00899-2, Mar 2002, $22.95, 389pp, hc, cover by Danilo Ducak) Hard SF novel. A fusion power project may allow creation of a new, tiny universe.
• * _Picoverse (SFBC #50841, May 2002, $11.50, 389pp, hc, cover by Danilo Ducak) Reprint (Ace 2002) SF novel. This is similar to the Ace edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

MEYERS, JEFFREY, ed. (1939- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Reader: From Sherlock Holmes to Spiritualism See entry under Arthur Conan Doyle.

MEYERS, VALERIE, ed. (stories) (chron.)

MEZLEKIA, NEGA (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The God Who Begat a Jackal (Picador USA 0-312-28701-1, Jan 2002, $23.00, 242pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel of 17th-century Ethiopia.

MEZRICH, BEN (1969- ); see pseudonym Holden Scott (chron.)

MICHAEL, LIVI (chron.)

• * *Frank and the Black Hamster of Narkiz (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-31428-1, Jul 2002, £4.99, 183pp, tp, cover by Andrew Farley) Young-adult animal fantasy novel, the first in a series.

MICHALOWSKI, MARK (stories) (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: Relative Dementias (BBC Books 0-563-53844-9, Jan 2002, £5.99, 277pp, pb) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 48 of the BBC “Missing Adventures” series, starring the seventh Doctor.

MICHALSON, KAREN (chron.)

• * _Enemy Glory (Tor 0-812-56885-0, Jun 2002, $7.99, 564pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Enemy Glory] Reprint (Tor 2001) fantasy novel, first in a series about an evil cleric.

MICHELSEN, G. S. (chron.)

• * *The Veil of Light (Reed, Robert D. 1-885003-82-X, 2001, $16.95, 257pp, tp) Science fantasy novel. A woman tranported to an alien planet learns from Lucifer she is chosen by God to destroy the anti-Christ on Earth. This is dated 2001, but not seen until now. Order from Robert D. Reed Publishers, 750 La Playa, Suite 647, San Francisco CA 94121; 650-994-6570; [4bobreed@msn.com]; [www.rdrpublishers.com].

MIDDLETON, HAYDN (1955- ) (chron.)

• * _Grimm’s Last Fairytale (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-28858-1, May 2002, $12.95, 249pp, tp, cover by Mark Preston) Reprint (Abacus 1999) associational historical novel.

MIÉVILLE, CHINA (Tom) (1972- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Scar (Macmillan UK 0-333-78174-0, Apr 2002, £17.99, 604pp, hc, cover by Les Edwards) [New Crobuzon] Fantasy novel set in the world of Perdido Street Station. A trade paperback edition (-78175-9) was announced but not seen.
• * +The Scar (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44438-8, Jul 2002, $18.95, 638pp, tp) [New Crobuzon] Fantasy novel, set in the same world as Perdido Street Station. First US edition (Macmillan UK 4/02).
• * _The Scar (SFBC #50971, Jul 2002, $12.99, 638pp, hc) [New Crobuzon] Reprint (Macmillan UK 2000) fantasy novel, set in the same world as Perdido Street Station. This lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *The Tain (PS Publishing 1-902880-63-3, Dec 2002, £8.00, 89pp, tp, cover by Edward Miller) Fantasy novella. Introduction by M. John Harrison. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 400 (-64-1, £25.00) was announced but not seen. PS Publishing, Hamilton House, 4 Park Avenue, Harrogate HG2 9BQ, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

MILES, ROSALIND (stories) (chron.)

• * *Isolde: Queen of the Western Isle (Random House/Crown 0-609-60960-2, Jul 2002, $22.95, 351pp, hc, cover by Matthew Frey) [Tristan and Isolde] Arthurian novel with a feminist, New Age slant, first in the “Tristan and Isolde” series.
• * _Isolde: Queen of the Western Isle (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-671-03721-8, Jul 2002, £6.99, 469pp, pb) [Tristan and Isolde] Fantasy novel. First in a new Arthurian trilogy about Tristan and Isolde. Simultaneous with the US (Crown) edition. A Simon & Schuster UK hardcover edition (0-684-86083-X, £17.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _Isolde: The Queen of the Western Isle (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-671-05721-9, Aug 2002, £6.99, x+469pp, pb) [Tristan and Isolde] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2002) first in a new Arthurian trilogy.

MILLAR, MARTIN; see pseudonym Martin Scott (chron.)

MILLER, DEBORAH J.; see pseudonym Miller Lau (chron.)

MILLER, ELIZABETH (chron.)

• * *Dracula (Parkstone Press 1-85995-785-4, Oct 2001, $55.00, hc) Non-fiction, reference/art book, a lavishly illustrated history of Dracula from Walachian prince and vampire folklore to Bram Stoker’s vampire in book and film. This is dated 2000, but apparently appeared in 2001, and was not seen until now; it has an internal ISBN 1-85995-780-3, and may be the same as the UK edition. [www.parkstone-online.com]

MILLER, GEORGIA M(yrle) (1933- ); see pseudonym Sasha Miller (chron.)

MILLER, LINDA LAEL (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Out of the Shadows (Berkley 0-425-18207-X, Apr 2002, $14.00, 465pp, tp) [Vampire Saga] Omnibus of two vampire novels from the “Vampire Saga”, originally packaged as romances: Forever and the Night (1993) and For All Eternity (1994). (Contents)

MILLER, RON (1947- ) (chron.)

• * _Bronwyn: Book Two: Silk & Steel (Timberwolf Press 1-58752-066-4, Sep 2002, $14.95, 251pp, tp, cover by Ron Miller) [Bronwyn] Reprint (Ace 1992) fantasy novel, second in the “Bronwyn” tetralogy. Illustrated by the author. Available from Timberwolf Press, 202 N. Allen St., Suite A, Allen TX 75013; [www.TimberWolfPress.com].
• * _Bronwyn: Palaces & Prisons (Timberwolf Press 1-58752-059-1, Sep 2001, $14.95, 283pp, tp, cover by Ron Miller) [Bronwyn] Reprint (Ace 1991 as Palaces & Prisons) fantasy novel, first in the “Bronwyn” tetraology. Princess Bronwyn gets in over her head when she attempts to keep her brother from the throne. Illustrated by the author. Available from Timberwolf Press, 202 N. Allen St., Suite A, Allen TX 75013; [www.TimberWolfPress.com].

MILLER, SASHA; pseudonym of Georgia M. Miller, (1933- ) (chron.)

• * _A Crown Disowned (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.
• * _Knight or Knave (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.

MILLER, STEPHEN T. (chron.)

• * *Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Weird Fiction Magazine Index (1890-2001) (with William G. Contento) (Locus Press, May 2002, $49.95, 3,090pp, CD-ROM) Non-fiction, reference. This edition indexes more than 14,700 issues of 1,000 magazines published from 1890 through 2001. Includes listings by author, title, cover artist, and issue.

MILLER, STEVE(n R.) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Agent of Change (with Sharon Lee) See entry under Sharon Lee.
• * _Conflict of Honors (with Sharon Lee) See entry under Sharon Lee.
• * _I Dare (with Sharon Lee) See entry under Sharon Lee.
• * _Local Custom (with Sharon Lee) See entry under Sharon Lee.
• * _Scout’s Progress (with Sharon Lee) See entry under Sharon Lee.

MILTON, WALTER R. (chron.)

• * *Inheritance of Vigilance (Xlibris 1-4010-2576-5, Apr 2002, $26.99, 514pp, tp) Post-holocaust science-fantasy novel. A veteran discovers ancient powers. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.xlibris.com]; or from Xlibris Corporation, 426 Walnut St., Philadelphia PA 19106; 888-795-4274.

MITCHELL, DAVID (chron.)

• * +Number9Dream (Random House 0-375-50726-4, Feb 2002, $24.95, 400pp, hc) DROP — too surreal/magical realist Science fantasy novel. A Japanese man seeking the father who abandoned him encounters gangsters and finds his dreams meshing oddly with the real world. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 2001). A Booker Prize nominee.

MITCHELL, MARY ANN (chron.)

• * *Cathedral of Vampires (Leisure 0-8439-5023-4, Jun 2002, $5.99, 355pp, pb) [Vampire de Sade] Vampire novel. Vampires seek revenge against the depraved master vampire, the Marquis de Sade.

MITCHELL, SYNE (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Technogenesis (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45864-8, Jan 2002, $6.99, 326pp, pb, cover by Ray Lundgren) SF novel. A data miner enters the world of outcasts when a malfunction leaves her disconnected from the Net that runs everything.

MIXON, LAURA J. (1957- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Burning the Ice (Tor 0-312-86903-7, Aug 2002, $24.95, 544pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Proxies] SF novel of human colonization of a barely habitable ice world. Set in the same universe as Proxies.

MODESITT, L(eland) E(xton, Jr.) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Archform: Beauty (Tor 0-765-30433-3, Jul 2002, $25.95, 330pp, hc, cover by David Seeley) [Archform: Beauty] SF novel. Four centuries in the future social problems persist despite marvels of nanotechnology.
• * _The Chaos Balance (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-566-5, Jun 2002, £7.99, 596pp, pb) [Recluce] Reissue (Tor 1997) fantasy novel. Book seven in the “Saga of Recluce”.
• * _Colours of Chaos (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-957-1, Jun 2002, £7.99, 832pp, pb) [Recluce] Reissue (Tor 1999 as Colors of Chaos) fantasy novel. Book nine in the “Saga of Recluce”.
• * _The Death of Chaos (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-386-7, Jun 2002, £7.99, 708pp, pb) [Recluce] Reissue (Tor 1995) fantasy novel. Book five in the “Saga of Recluce”.
• * _Fall of Angels (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-447-2, Jun 2002, £7.99, 560pp, pb) [Recluce] Reissue (Tor 1996) fantasy novel. Book six in the “Saga of Recluce”.
• * _Ghost of the White Nights (Tor 0-765-34032-1, Oct 2002, $6.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) [Johan Eschbach] Reprint (Tor 2001) alternate-world SF novel, third in a trilogy with Of Tangible Ghosts and The Ghost of the Revelator.
• * *Legacies (Tor 0-765-30561-5, Oct 2002, $27.95, 558pp, hc, cover by Daniel Horne) [Corean Chronicles] Fantasy novel, the first book of the “Corean Chronicles”.
• * _The Magic Engineer (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-272-0, Jun 2002, £7.99, 759pp, pb, cover by Richard Kaylin) [Recluce] Reissue (Tor 1994) fantasy novel. Book three in the “Saga of Recluce”.
• * _The Magic of Recluce (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-201-1, Jun 2002, £6.99, 501pp, pb) [Recluce] Reissue (Tor 1991) fantasy novel. Book one in the “Saga of Recluce”.
• * _Magi’i of Cyador (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-027-X, Jun 2002, £7.99, 540pp, pb) [Recluce: Saga] Reissue (Tor 2000) fantasy novel. Book 10 in the “Saga of Recluce”. First in a new internal series.
• * _The Octagonal Raven (Tor 0-812-57008-1, Jul 2002, $7.99, 460pp, pb, cover by David Seeley) Reprint (Tor 2001) far-future SF adventure novel.
• * _The Order War (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-377-8, Jun 2002, £7.99, 581pp, pb) [Recluce] Reissue (Tor 1995) fantasy novel. Book four in the “Saga of Recluce”. Seventh printing.
• * _The Parafaith War (Tor 0-812-53894-3, Oct 2002, $7.99, 471pp, pb, cover by Kevin Murphy) [Parafaith War] Reprint (Tor 1996) military SF novel. Fourth printing.
• * _Scion of Cyador (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-101-2, Apr 2002, £7.99, iv+819pp, pb) [Recluce: Saga] Reprint (Tor 2000) fantasy novel in the “Recluce” series; second in “The Saga of Recluce” sub-series after Magi’i of Cyador. Copyrighted 2002. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Shadow Sorceress (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-089-X, Feb 2002, £6.99, 532pp, pb, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Spellsong Cycle] Reprint (Tor 2001) fantasy novel. Book Four of “The Spellsong Cycle”, set after the first “Spellsong Trilogy”. Young sorceress Secca is left unprepared when her mentor dies. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Shadow Sorceress (Tor 0-765-34013-5, May 2002, $7.99, 520pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Spellsong Cycle] Reprint (Tor 2001) fantasy novel in “The Spellsong Cycle”, picking up after the first “Spellsong Trilogy”.
• * *Shadowsinger (Tor 0-765-30358-2, Feb 2002, $27.95, 496pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Spellsong Cycle] Fantasy novel, fifth and final in “The Spellsong Cycle”.
• * _The Towers of the Sunset (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-230-5, Jun 2002, £7.99, 536pp, pb, cover by Art Wolfe) [Recluce] Reissue (Tor 1992) fantasy novel. Book two in the “Saga of Recluce”. Ninth printing.
• * _The White Order (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-843-5, Jun 2002, £7.99, 566pp, pb, cover by ImageState) [Recluce] Reissue (Tor 1998) fantasy novel. Book eight in the “Saga of Recluce”. Third printing.

MOESTA, REBECCA (chron.)

• * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Little Things (Simon Pulse 0-7434-2736-X, Aug 2002, $5.99, 198pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.

MOFFITT, DONALD (Anthony) (1936- ) (chron.)

• * *Jovian (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-5277-1, Jan 2003, $24.95, 421 + viii, hc, cover by Bob Larkin) SF novel. A Jupiter-born young man has adventures on Earth and Venus.