The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002

Books, Listed by Author

BETANCOURT, JOHN GREGORY (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Roger Zelazny’s The Dawn of Amber (SFBC #53419, Oct 2002, $12.50, 299pp, hc, cover by Scott Grimando) [Dawn of Amber] Reprint (ibooks 2002) fantasy novel. This is similar to the ibooks edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

BETHKE, BRUCE (Raymond) (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Isaac Asimov’s Robots and Aliens 3 (with Jerry Oltion) (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-4545-7, Jan 2003, $14.00, 427pp, tp, cover by Paul Rivoche) [Robot City] Omnibus of two novelizations in the series based on a concept by Asimov: Isaac Asimov’s Robot City: Robots and Aliens Book 5: Maverick (1990) by Bethke and Isaac Asimov’s Robot City: Robots and Aliens Book 6: Humanity (1990) by Oltion. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. (Contents)

BIERCE, AMBROSE (Gwinnett) (1842-1914?) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Shadows of Blue & Gray (Tor/Forge 0-765-30244-6, Mar 2002, $24.95, 284pp, hc) Reprint (Neale Publishing 1909-1912 as part of The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, volumes 1-12) collection of 26 stories, 11 at least borderline supernatural, and nine non-fiction pieces, from the Civil War period.

BIGGLE, LLOYD, Jr. (1923-2002) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Chronocide Mission (Wildside Press 1-58715-549-4, Apr 2002, $15.95, 337pp, tp) SF novel, set largely in a post-holocaust future. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online from [www.wildsidepress.com], or from PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928.

BILLINGSLEY, FRANNY (chron.)

• * _The Folk Keeper (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-85199-5, Jul 2002, $2.99, 162pp, tp, cover by Leonid Gore) Reissue (Atheneum 1999) young-adult fantasy novel about a girl charged with keeping the wild underground folk under control. This is a specially priced “Books that Cast a Spell!” edition, and indicates first printing.

BILLS, RANDALL N. (chron.)

• * *MechWarrior: Imminent Crisis (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45872-9, Mar 2002, $5.99, 271pp, pb, cover by Ed Cox) [Battletech: MechWarrior] Novelization, sixth in a series based on the computer game based on the “Battletech” role-playing game. Copyrighted by FASA.

BIRD, EUGENIE (chron.)

• * _Fairie-ality, the Fashion Collection from the House of Ellwand (with David Ellwand & David Downton) See entry under David Ellwand.

BIRD, ISOBEL (chron.)

• * *Circle of Three 13: And It Harm None (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-000605-6, Jan 2002, $4.99, 226pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Circle of Three] Young-adult dark fantasy mystery novel, 13th in a series about three modern-day witches.
• * *Circle of Three 14: The Challenge Box (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-000606-4, Feb 2002, $4.99, 239pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Circle of Three] Young-adult dark fantasy mystery novel, 14th in a series about three modern-day witches.
• * *Circle of Three 15: Initiation (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-000607-2, Mar 2002, $4.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Circle of Three] Young-adult dark fantasy mystery novel, 15th in a series about three modern-day witches.

BIRKIN, [Sir] CHARLES (Lloyd), 5th Bart. (1907-1986) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Harlem Horror (Midnight House 0-9707349-8-0, 2002, $40.00, hc, cover by Allen Koszowski) Fifteen stories of the macabre, plus an introduction by editor John Pelan. Limited to 450 numbered copies. (Contents)

BISHOP, ANNE (chron.)

• * *Shadows and Light (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45899-0, Oct 2002, $6.99, 420pp, pb, cover by Duane Myers) [Tir Alainn] Fantasy novel, second in the “Tir Alainn” trilogy after Pillars of the World.

BISHOP, DAVID (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: Amorality Tale (BBC Books 0-563-53850-3, Apr 2002, £5.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Black Sheep) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 51 in the BBC “Missing Adventures” series starring the 3rd Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith.

BISSON, TERRY (Ballantine) (1942- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Expiration Date: Never! (with Stephanie Spinner) See entry under Stephanie Spinner.
• * _The Pickup Artist (Tor 0-312-87421-9, Apr 2002, $13.95, 240pp, tp, cover by David Gallo) Reprint (Tor 2001) satiric SF novel.

BLACK, HOLLY (née Riggenbach) (1971- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale (Simon & Schuster 0-689-84924-9, Oct 2002, $16.95, 310pp, hc, cover by Greg Spalenka) [Kaye] Young-adult contemporary fantasy novel. Kaye’s life is disrupted by her grandfather’s illness and the dark schemes of faeries.

BLACKER, TERENCE (1948- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Angel Factory (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-48024-3, Mar 2002, £4.99, 229pp, tp) Reprint (Macmillan Children’s Books 2001) young-adult SF/fantasy novel. A teenager’s investigation of his perfect life reveals it to be neither perfect, nor even life as he understood it.
• * +The Angel Factory (Simon & Schuster 0-689-85171-5, Sep 2002, $16.95, 216pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel. Thomas discovers he’s adopted, and his parents are alien “angels” manipulating humanity. First US edition (Macmillan Children’s Books 2001).

BLACKFORD, RUSSELL (Kenneth) (1954- ) (chron.)

• * *Terminator 2: The New John Connor Chronicles, Book One: Dark Futures (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-4511-2, Aug 2002, $6.99, 331pp, pb) [Terminator] Novelization based on the world of the movie. Copyrighted by StudioCanal Image SA.

BLACKMAN, MALORIE (chron.)

• * *Dead Gorgeous (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60009-7, Aug 2002, £10.99, 219pp, hc) Young-adult ghost novel. A teenage girl discovers her family hotel has an unwillingly permanent guest.
• * _Noughts & Crosses (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54632-1, Apr 2002, £5.99, 443pp, tp) [Noughts and Crosses] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2001) alternate world where people are either noughts or crosses, and a love affair leads to tragedy.

BLACKWOOD, ALGERNON (Henry) (1869-1951) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories (Penguin US 0-14-218015-7, 2002, $13.00, 374 + xxiii, tp) Collection of nine stories, with introduction and notes by S.T. Joshi. (Contents)
• * _Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood (House of Stratus 0-7551-0813-2, May 2002, £6.99, vii+418pp, tp, cover by Mark Bollon) Reprint (Dover Publications 1973) collection of 13 stories, selected by E.F. Bleiler. This edition drops the original Bleiler introduction. (Contents)
• * _The Dance of Death and Other Stories (House of Stratus 0-7551-0791-8, May 2002, £6.99, 137pp, tp, cover by Mark Bollon) Reprint (Herbert Jenkins 1927) collection of six horror stories. (Contents)
• * _The Human Chord (House of Stratus 0-7551-0799-3, May 2002, £6.99, 190pp, tp, cover by Mark Bollon) Reprint (Macmillan & Co. 1910) mystic fantasy novel.
• * _Incredible Adventures (Stark House Press 0-9667848-2-0, Aug 2002, $16.95, 212pp, tp, cover by Campbell Shepard) Reprint (Macmillan 1914) collection of five fantasy/mystical stories. This has a new introduction by Tim Lebbon. Order from Stark House Press/Griffin Skye Co, 1945 P Street, Eureka CA 95501; 707-444-8768; [griffins@northcoast.com].
• * _John Silence, Physician Extraordinary (House of Stratus 0-7551-0802-7, May 2002, £6.99, 324pp, tp, cover by Mark Bollon) [John Silence] Reprint (Eveleigh Nash 1908) collection of five ghost/horror novellas in the “John Silence” series. (Contents)

BLACKWOOD, GARY L. (1945- ) (chron.)

• * *The Year of the Hangman (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-46921-4, Sep 2002, $16.99, 261pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell) Young-adult alternate history set in 1777 — after the British have defeated the rebellious American colonies.

BLAKE, ANDREW (chron.)

• * *The Irresistible Rise of Harry Potter (Verso 1-85984-666-1, Jun 2002, $19.00, 118pp, hc) [Harry Potter] Non-fiction, a look at how Harry Potter “hits the spot” by addressing certain anxieties in our changing world, and implications for the global economy. This international edition appears to be identical to the UK edition.

BLANCHOT, MAURICE (1907?-2003) (chron.)

• * *Aminadab (University of Nebraska Press 0-8032-6176-4, Jun 2002, $22.00, 199pp, tp) Semi-surreal, partly allegorical novel of a man trapped in a strange building. Introduction by Jeff Fort, who translated from the French (Editions Gallimard 1949). Order from University of Nebraska Press, 233 North 8th St., Lincoln NE 68588-0235; orders 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.nebraskapress.unl.edu].

BLAYLOCK, JAMES P(aul) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The William Ashbless Memorial Cookbook (with Tim Powers) (Subterranean Press 1-931081-46-8, Jan 2002, $40.00, 131pp, hc, cover by Phil Parks) Humorous non-fiction, with recipes, anecdotes, etc. This is a signed, limited edition of 750; a slipcased edition of 150 with additional chapbook (-47-6, $150.00) is also available. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].

BLEILER, RICHARD (James), ed. (1959- ) (chron.)

• * *Supernatural Fiction Writers: Contemporary Fantasy and Horror (Gale Group/Charles Scribner’s Sons 0-684-31250-6, Nov 2002, $240.00, 1048pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference, a guide to 116 “significant contemporary” authors who have been active since 1985, an expansion on E.F. Bleiler’s 1982 Supernatural Fiction Writers: Fantasy and Horror. This comes in two volumes; volume 1 has ISBN -31251-4, volume 2 -31252-2. Available from The Gale Group, PO Box 95501, Chicago IL 60694-5501; 800-877-4253; [www.gale.com]; [galeord@gale.com].

BLOCH, ROBERT (Albert) (1917-1994) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Lost Bloch, Volume 2: Hell on Earth (Subterranean Press 1-892284-62-6, 2000, $40.00, 310pp, hc, cover by Bernie Wrightson) Collection of four short novels and novellas from the pulps. Edited and with an afterword by David J. Schow; foreword by Douglas E. Winter. Includes a transcription of portions of a radio interview with Bloch conducted by J. Michael Straczynski and Larry DiTillio. This is a signed (by Schow & Winter) limited edition of 1250; a lettered, traycased edition is also available. (Contents)

BLOCK, FRANCESCA LIA (1962- ) (chron.)

• * _Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-04-X, Sep 2002, £5.00, 113pp, tp, cover by George Smith) [Weetzie Bat] Reprint (HarperCollins 1992) young-adult quasi-fantasy novel. Third in the “Dangerous Angels” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Dangerous Angels Part 1: Weetzie Bat (Time Warner/Atom 1-904233-03-1, Jul 2002, £5.00, 102pp, tp, cover by George Smith) [Weetzie Bat] Reprint (Harper & Row 1990) young-adult quasi-fantasy novel. First in a five-book series. “Atom"is the new young-adult imprint of Time Warner Books.
• * _Echo (HarperCollins/Joanna Cotler 0-06-440744-6, Aug 2002, $6.99, 215pp, tp, cover by Suza Scalora) Reprint (HarperCollins/Cotler 2001) young-adult quasi-fantasy novel told through linked stories.
• * _Missing Angel Juan (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-06-6, Nov 2002, £5.00, 135pp, tp, cover by George Smith) [Weetzie Bat] Reprint (HarperCollins 1993) young-adult quasi-fantasy novel. Fourth in the “Dangerous Angels” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Witch Baby (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-05-8, Sep 2002, £5.00, 114pp, tp, cover by George Smith) [Weetzie Bat] Reprint (HarperCollins 1991) young-adult quasi-fantasy novel. Second in the “Dangerous Angels” series. [First U.K. edition]

BLOCK, PAULA M., ed. (chron.)

• * _Star Trek: Strange New Worlds V (with Dean Wesley Smith & John J. Ordover) See entry under Dean Wesley Smith.

BOFFA, ALESSANDRO (stories) (chron.)

• * *You’re an Animal, Viskovitz! (Random House/Knopf 0-375-40528-3, Jun 2002, $18.00, 176pp, hc, cover by Roz Chast) Collection of 20 interrelated humorous tales in which the narrator takes the form of various animals to demonstrate human foibles. Translated from the Italian (Edizioni Garzanti 1998 as Sei una bestia, Viskovitz) by John Casey with Maria Sanminiatelli. (Contents)

BOHNHOFF, MAYA KAATHRYN (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Magic Time: Angelfire (with Marc Scott Zicree) See entry under Marc Scott Zicree.

BOLME, EDWARD (chron.)

• * *Legend of the Five Rings: The Steel Throne (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2712-7, Mar 2002, $6.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Stephen Daniele) Novelization based on “The Spirit Wars” card game, a “prelude” to “The Four Winds Saga”. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

BOLTON, JOHN (1951- ) (chron.)

• * *The Art of John Bolton (SQP 0-86562-047-4, Oct 2001, $19.95, 96pp, hc, cover by John Bolton) Art book of selected images by Bolton from 1988-2001. This may have had a previous edition in Germany from mg/publishing/.
• * _Harlequin Valentine (with Neil Gaiman) See entry under Neil Gaiman.

BONANNO, MARGARET WANDER (1950- ) (chron.)

• * *Preternatural³ (Tor 0-312-87760-9, Sep 2002, $24.95, 335pp, hc) [Preternatural] SF novel, third in the “Preternatural” series about an SF writer getting messages from telepathic aliens.

BOND, NELSON S(lade) (1908-2006) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Far Side of Nowhere (Arkham House 0-87054-180-3, Mar 2002, $34.95, 423pp, hc, cover by Alan Fore) Collection of 29 stories in five sections, with section introductions and an “Epilogue” by Bond. (Contents)
• * *That Worlds May Live (Wildside Press 1-58715-492-7, Apr 2002, $15.00, 144pp, tp) SF novel, the first book edition of a 1943 short novel, somewhat revised from its original appearance in Amazing. This an on-demand edition available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928.

BOOKER, M. KEITH (chron.)

• * *Monsters, Mushroom Clouds, and the Cold War: American Science Fiction and the Roots of Postmodernism, 1946-1964 (Greenwood Press 0-313-31873-5, Jun 2001, $62.95, 196pp, hc) Non-fiction, looking at SF literature as social criticism, as well as covering film treatments of aliens, monsters, and post-holocaust themes. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. This is dated 2001, but not seen until now. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800; [www.greenwood.com].

BOOTH, AUSTIN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Reload: Rethinking Women & Cyberculture (with Mary Flanagan) See entry under Mary Flanagan.

BORCHARDT, ALICE (Allen, née O’Brien) (1939-2007) (chron.)

• * _The Dragon Queen (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-05062-2, Aug 2002, £10.99, 473pp, tp, cover by Scott McKowen) Reprint (Del Rey 2001) Arthurian fantasy novel of Guinevere as a magical warrior queen, facing a Merlin who wants to prevent peace. [First U.K. edition]

BORGES, JORGE LUÍS (1899-1986) (chron.)

• * _The Book of Imaginary Beings (Random House/Vintage UK 0-09-944263-9, Sep 2002, £6.99, 172pp, tp) Reprint (Dutton 1969) fantasy collection. Translated by Borges & Norman Thomas di Giovanni from El Libro de Los Seres (Buenos Aires, 1967).

BOSTON, BRUCE (David) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *In Far Pale Clarity (Quixsilver Press 0-9615768-0-4, Feb 2002, $4.00, 1pp, ph) Chapbook edition of one poem, illustrated by Margaret Ballif Simon. This is a signed limited edition of 125. Available from Quixsilver Press, PO Box 746, Biglerville PA 17307; [www.science-fiction-poetry-review.net/].
• * *Masque of Dreams: Tales of Illusion and Identity (Wildside Press 1-58715-273-8, 2001, $39.95, 257pp, hc, cover by Larry Whitney) Collection of 23 stories and 15 poems, including works in collaboration with Brandon Totman, Lee Ballentine, and Robert Frazier. This is copyrighted 2001, but not seen until now. An on-demand edition available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928. (Contents)

BOSTON, LUCY M(aria) (1892-1990) (chron.)

• * _The Children of Green Knowe (Harcourt 0-15-202468-9, Apr 2002, $6.00, 183pp, tp, cover by Brett Helquist) [Green Knowe] Reprint (Faber 1954) young-adult time-travel fantasy novel, first in the “Green Knowe” series. Illustrated by Peter Boston. A hardcover edition (-202462-X, $17.00) is also available.
• * _An Enemy at Green Knowe (Harcourt 0-15-202481-6, Apr 2002, $6.00, 171pp, tp, cover by Brett Helquist) [Green Knowe] Reprint (Faber 1964) young-adult fantasy novel, fifth in the “Green Knowe” series, with the original illustrations by Peter Boston. A hardcover edition (-202475-1, $17.00) is also available.
• * _The River at Green Knowe (Harcourt 0-15-202607-X, Apr 2002, $6.00, 161pp, tp, cover by Brett Helquist) [Green Knowe] Reprint (Faber 1959) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the “Green Knowe” series. Illustrated by Peter Boston. A hardcover edition (-202613-4, $17.00) was announced but not seen.
• * _A Stranger at Green Knowe (Harcourt 0-15-202589-8, Apr 2002, $6.00, 199pp, tp, cover by Brett Helquist) [Green Knowe] Reprint (Faber 1961) young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in the “Green Knowe” series, with the original illustrations by Peter Boston. A hardcover edition (-202583-9, $17.00) is available.
• * _Treasure of Green Knowe (Harcourt 0-15-202601-0, Apr 2002, $6.00, 214pp, tp, cover by Brett Helquist) [Green Knowe] Reprint (Faber 1958 as The Chimneys of Green Knowe) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the “Green Knowe” series. Illustrated by Peter Boston. A hardcover edition (-202595-2, $17.00) is also available.

BOULLE, PHILIPPE (chron.)

• * *World of Darkness: Vampire: A Morbid Initiation (White Wolf 1-58846-828-3, Oct 2002, $6.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Christopher Shy) [World of Darkness: Vampire: Victorian Age] Novelization based on the role-playing game, first in the “Victorian Age” trilogy. Copyrighted by White Wolf.

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• * *World of Darkness: Lucifer’s Shadow (White Wolf 1-58846-824-0, Dec 2002, $6.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Matt Milberger) [World of Darkness: Demon: The Fallen] Original anthology of 10 stories based on the “Demon: The Fallen” dark fantasy role-playing game. Copyrighted by White Wolf. (Contents)