The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003

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CRONIN, MICHAEL (chron.) (continued)

* *Through the Night (Oxford University Press 0-19-275221-9, Jan 2003, £4.99, 170pp, tp) [Against the Day] Young-adult alternate-world SF novel of Britain under Nazi rule, sequel to Against the Day.
CROOK, JEFF (stories) (chron.)

* *DragonLance: Dark Thane (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2941-3, Nov 2003, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [DragonLance: Age of Mortals] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, third in “The Age of Mortals”. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
CROSBY, HARRY C. (1925-2009); see pseudonym Christopher Anvil (stories) (chron.)
CROSS, STEVE (chron.)

* *Discarded Faces (King Roy Publishing 0-9677993-4-1, Oct 2002, $24.95, 292pp, tp, cover by Christian Ortiz) Dystopian SF novel. Youth gang members are revolutionaries on a stranded colony planet run by a repressive government. A first novel. This is dated 2002, but not seen until now. A print-on-demand edition.
CROSSLEY-HOLLAND, KEVIN (chron.)

* *Arthur: King of the Middle March (Orion Children’s Books 1-84255-060-8, Oct 2003, £12.99, 396pp, hc) [Arthur] Young-adult Arthurian novel, last in a trilogy after Arthur: The Seeing Stone and Arthur: At the Crossing Places.
CROWLEY, BRIDGET (chron.)

* _Step into the Dark (Hodder Silver 0-340-84416-7, Mar 2003, £4.99, 172pp, tp, cover by Tracey Hurst & Jerry Paris) Reissue (Hodder Silver 2002) young-adult ghost novel. Second printing.
CROWLEY, JOHN (William) (1942- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Translator (HarperCollins/Perennial 0-380-81537-0, Mar 2003, $12.95, 297pp, tp, cover by Bert Hardy) Reprint (Morrow 2002) associational novel of the 1960s during the Cuban missile crisis.
CROWTHER, PETER (1949- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Longest Single Note (Leisure 0-8439-5078-1, Apr 2003, $6.99, 368pp, pb) Reprint (CD Publications 1999) collection of 23 stories. This drops three poems and the introduction by Michael Marshall Smith.
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* *Cities (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07504-X, Apr 2003, £12.99, xi+292pp, hc) Anthology/omnibus of four novellas, each previously published separately by PS Publishing in 2002. Introduction by Crowther. (Contents)
CUNNINGHAM, ELAINE (stories) (chron.)

* _Forgotten Realms: Daughter of the Drow (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2929-4, Feb 2003, $6.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Forgotten Realms: Starlight & Shadows] Reprint (TSR 1995) fantasy novelization based on the roleplaying game, first in the “Starlight & Shadows” series. Copyrighted 1995 by TSR, 2003 by Wizards of the Coast.
* _Forgotten Realms: Tangled Webs (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2959-6, Mar 2003, $6.99, 370pp, pb) [Forgotten Realms: Starlight & Shadows] Reprint (TSR 1996) fantasy novelization based on the roleplaying game, “Starlight & Shadows” #2. Copyrighted 1996 by TSR, 2003 by Wizards of the Coast.
* *Forgotten Realms: Windwalker (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2968-5, Apr 2003, $24.95, 345pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Forgotten Realms: Starlight & Shadows] Fantasy novelization based on the roleplaying game, “Starlight & Shadows” #3. Copyrighted by TSR.
CURLEY, MARIANNE (chron.)

* *The Dark (Bloomsbury 0-7475-6327-6, Sep 2002, £5.99, 334pp, tp) [Guardians of Time] Young-adult fantasy novel, second in the “Guardians of Time” trilogy after The Named. Changes in history begin to alter the present.
* +The Dark (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-853-7, Oct 2003, $16.95, 334pp, hc) [Guardians of Time] Young-adult fantasy novel, second in the “Guardians of Time” trilogy. Ethan and Isabel must free their mentor from the underworld. First US edition (Bloomsbury 9/03).
* _Old Magic (Simon Pulse 0-7434-3769-1, Dec 2003, $5.99, 317pp, pb, cover by Jeanne M. Lee) Reissue (Bloomsbury 2000) young-adult fantasy time-slip novel. Sixth printing.
CURRAN, TIM (stories) (chron.)

* *Dead Planets, Unhallowed Stars (Dark Tree Press no ISBN, Dec 2003, $6.00, 77pp, ph, cover by Sean Madden) Chapbook collection of six stories, two original. Order from Dark Tree Press, PO Box 748, Boylston MA 01505; [www.darktreepress.com]; postage included in price. (Contents)
CUSICK, RICHIE TANKERSLEY (1952- ) (chron.)

* *The Unseen (Scholastic UK 0-439-97890-4, Sep 2003, £4.99, 296pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel.
CUTTER, LEAH R. (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Paper Mage (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45917-2, Mar 2003, $6.50, 343pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) Fantasy novel set in Tang Dynasty China. A first novel.
CZAJKOWSKI, JIM; see pseudonyms Jim Clemens & James Rollins (chron.)
CZERNEDA, JULIE E. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Hidden in Sight (DAW 0-7564-0139-9, Apr 2003, $6.99, 493pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Web Shifters] SF novel, the third in the “Web Shifters” series. Esen finds herself under attack and her shapeshifting nature revealed.
* _Hidden in Sight (SFBC #57361, May 2003, $10.99, 493pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Web Shifters] Reprint (DAW 2003) SF novel. This has ISBN 0-7394-3390-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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* *Orbiter (Fitzhenry & Whiteside/Trifolium Books 1-55244-020-6, Sep 2002, $11.95, 163 + xiii, tp, cover by Jean-Pierre Normand) Young-adult original anthology of five SF stories, third in the “Tales from the Wonder Zone” series for young readers. Introduction by David Brin. Illustrated by Jean-Pierre Normand. This is dated 2002, but not seen until now. Trifolium Books, 195 Allstate Parkway, Markham Ontario Canada L3R 4T8; (416) 483-7211; [godwit@fitzhenry.ca]; [www.fitzhenry.ca]. (Contents)
* *Space Inc. (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-7564-0147-X, Jul 2003, $6.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Jean-Pierre Normand) Original anthology of 14 stories about future careers. Authors include James Alan Gardner, Robert J. Sawyer, and Tanya Huff. Greenberg isn’t mentioned on the cover, but this is copyrighted by Czerneda and Greenberg’s Tekno Books. (Contents)
DAHL, ROALD (1916-1990) (stories) (chron.)

* _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory/Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Random House/Knopf/Borzoi 0-375-82930-X, Oct 2003, $9.95, 335pp, hc, cover by Quentin Blake) [Charlie] Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1987 as The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Mr. Willy Wonka) omnibus of two young-adult fantasy novels: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964) and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (1977), with illustrations by Quentin Blake. This has a new ISBN and indicates first printing.
* _George’s Marvellous Medicine (Jonathan Cape 0-224-06490-8, Mar 2003, £8.99, 120pp, hc, cover by Quentin Blake) Reprint (Knopf 1982) children’s fantasy novel. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
* _Matilda (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-31456-7, Mar 2003, £6.99, 342pp, tp, cover by Quentin Blake) Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1988) young-adult fantasy novel.
* _The Roald Dahl Treasury (Viking 0-670-03665-X, Sep 2003, $19.99, 444pp, tp, cover by Quentin Blake) Reprint (Jonathan Cape; Viking 1997) young-adult omnibus/collection of 76 Dahl works, including novel excerpts, previously unpublished poems, letters, recipes, etc.
* _The Twits (Jonathan Cape 0-224-06491-6, Mar 2003, £8.99, 107pp, hc) Reprint (Cape 1980) children’s fantasy novel. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
DALMAS, JOHN; pseudonym of John Robert Jones, (1926- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Helverti Invasion (Baen 0-7434-7169-5, Nov 2003, $6.99, 492pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Lizard War] SF novel of a battle between mystic warriors of Earth and invading alien lizards. Sequel to The Lizard War.
* *Otherwhens, Otherwheres: Favorite Tales (Silver Dragon Books 1-932300-00-7, Apr 2003, $14.95, 171pp, tp) Collection of eight stories, each with an introduction by Dalmas. A print-on-demand book. (Contents)
DANIEL, A. B. (chron.)

* +Incas, Book III: The Light of Machu Picchu (Simon & Schuster/Touchstone 0-7434-3276-2, Sep 2003, $14.00, 335pp, tp) [Incas] Historical novel with fantasy elements, third in a trilogy. A young woman is entrusted with the secrets of a dying Incan emperor just before the Spanish arrive. Translated by Alex Gilly from the French (XO Editions 2001 as Inca: La Lumiere du Machu Picchu). Daniel is a pen name for Antoine Audouard, Jean-Daniel Baltassat, & Bertrand Houette. First US edition (Simon & Schuster UK 4/03).
* _Incas: The Gold of Cuzco (Pocket UK 0-7434-1605-8, Apr 2003, £6.99, 410pp, pb) [Incas] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2002) historical novel with fantasy elements. Volume two in a trilogy after The Puma’s Shadow. Translated by Alex Gilly from the French Inca: L’Or de Cuzco (XO Editions 2001).
* *Incas: The Light of Machu Picchu (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-0723-8, Apr 2003, £10.99, 359pp, tp) [Incas] Historical novel with fantasy elements, the third in a trilogy. Translated by Alex Gilly from the French Inca: La Lumiére du Machu Picchu (XO Editions 2001).
* _Incas: The Puma’s Shadow (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-1604-X, Oct 2002, £6.99, 435pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2002) historical novel with fantasy elements. Volume one in a new series. Translated by Alex Gilly from the French Princesse du Soleil (XO Editions 2001).
DANN, JACK (Mayo) (1945- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Visitations (Gale Group/Five Star 0-7862-4961-7, Apr 2003, $25.95, 276pp, hc, cover by Katy Rewston) Collection of 14 stories. Introduction by Barry N. Malzberg. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Ed Gorman. Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar]. (Contents)
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* *Future Crimes (with Gardner R. Dozois) (Ace 0-441-01118-7, Dec 2003, $6.50, 276 + x, pb) SF anthology of eight crime stories. Authors include Michael Swanwick, Harlan Ellison, and Kim Stanley Robinson. (Contents)
* _Gathering the Bones (with Dennis Etchison & Ramsey Campbell) See entry under Dennis Etchison.
DANVERS, DENNIS (Howard) (1947- ) (chron.)

* _The Watch (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-80645-2, Mar 2003, $15.95, 356pp, tp, cover by Greg Spalenka) Reprint (Eos 2002) SF time-travel novel.
DARBYSHIRE, PETER, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* _Descant 122: Speculative Literature (with Brian Panhuyzen & Karen Mulhallen) See entry under Karen Mulhallen.
D’ARIENZO, JAMES, Jr. (chron.)

* *Woodbyrne: The Fallen Forest (Moo Press 0-9724853-1-7, May 2003, $15.00, 346pp, tp, cover by Jill Lindner) [Woodbyrne] Young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy. Young Prince Aaron finds out why the forest of Woodbyrne is forbidden. A first novel. Moo Press, PO Box 54, Warwick NY 10990; [www.moopress.com]; [info@moopress.com].
DART-THORNTON, CECILIA; pseudonym of Cecilia Thornton (chron.) (assoc.)

* +The Battle of Evernight (Warner Aspect 0-446-52807-2, Apr 2003, $24.95, 459pp, hc, cover by Daniel Craig) [Bitterbynde] Fantasy novel, book three of “The Bitterbynde” trilogy. First US edition (Pan Macmillan Tor Australia 2002).
* _The Battle of Evernight (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-333-90757-4, Aug 2003, £17.99, xx+469pp, hc, cover by Paul Gregory) [Bitterbynde] Reprint (Tor Australia 2002) fantasy novel. Last in a trilogy after The Ill-Made Mute and The Lady of the Sorrows.
* _The Battle of Evernight (Warner Aspect 0-446-61135-2, Jan 2004, $6.99, 588pp, pb, cover by Daniel Craig) [Bitterbynde] Reprint (Pan Macmillan Tor Australia 2002) fantasy novel, book three of “The Bitterbynde” trilogy.
* _The Lady of the Sorrows (Macmillan/Pan 0-333-90756-6, Jan 2003, £10.99, 477pp, tp, cover by Paul Gregory) [Bitterbynde] Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 2002) fantasy novel, book two of “The Bitterbynde” after The Ill-Made Mute.
* _The Lady of the Sorrows (Warner Aspect 0-446-61134-4, Apr 2003, $6.99, 542pp, pb, cover by Daniel Craig) [Bitterbynde] Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 2002) fantasy novel, book two of “The Bitterbynde”.
* _The Lady of the Sorrows (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-48956-9, Aug 2003, £7.99, 625pp, pb, cover by Paul Gregory) [Bitterbynde] Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 2002) fantasy novel, book two of “The Bitterbynde” after The Ill-Made Mute. Imrhien goes to court disguised as a lady of the Sorrow Islands.
DATLOW, ELLEN (Sue), ed. (1949- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Dark: New Ghost Stories (Tor 0-765-30444-9, Oct 2003, $25.95, 379pp, hc) Original anthology of 16 scary (not heartwarming) ghost stories. Authors include Tanith Lee, Terry Dowling, Jack Cady, and Lucius Shepard. Authors provide afterwords describing their favorite ghost stories. (Contents)
* _Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers (with Terri Windling) (SFBC #54751, Jan 2003, $11.99, 404pp, hc, cover by Fletcher Sibthorp) Reprint (HarperPrism 1998) original anthology of 22 stories of weird sex. This has ISBN 0-7394-3045-9; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* *Swan Sister: Fairy Tales Retold (with Terri Windling) (Simon & Schuster 0-689-84613-4, Sep 2003, $16.95, 165 + x, hc, cover by Kamil Vojnar) Original YA anthology of 12 stories and one poem, all fairy tale retellings. Authors include Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Tanith Lee, and Neil Gaiman. (Contents)
* *The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection (with Terri Windling) (St. Martin’s 0-312-31424-8, Aug 2003, $35.00, 564 + cxxxiv, tp, cover by Thomas Canty) Best-of-the-year anthology of 40 stories, eight poems, one essay, and 134 additional pages containing a necrology by James Frenkel, summations of 2002 fantasy and horror by the editors, a media summary by Edward Bryant, a comics summary by Charles Vess, and a manga/anime summary by Joan D. Vinge. Also available as a St. Martin’s Griffin trade paperback (-31425-6, $19.95). Packaged and copyrighted by James Frenkel & Associates. (Contents)
DAVID, JOHN (chron.)

* *Becoming Death (1stBooks 0-7596-9461-3, Mar 2002, $13.50, 180pp, tp) [Enemies of Society] SF thriller, the “Pilot Episode” of the “Enemies of Society” series. A first novel. This is dated 2002, but not seen until now; a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.1stbooks.com]; 800-839-8640.
* *Destroying Worlds (1stBooks 1-4033-7550-X, Nov 2002, $14.95, 274pp, tp) [Enemies of Society] SF thriller, the “Second Episode” of the “Enemies of Society” series. This is dated 2002, but not seen until now; a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.1stbooks.com]; 800-839-8640.
DAVID, PETER (Allen) (1956- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Hulk (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45967-9, May 2003, $6.99, 338pp, pb) Novelization based on the screenplay of the movie based on the Marvel comic-book character. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Publishing Rights.
* _Hulk (Boxtree 0-7522-6531-8, Jun 2003, £6.99, 338pp, pb) [Hulk] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) novelization of the film based on the comic book.
* _Hulk (SFBC #58688, Jul 2003, $9.99, 338pp, hc) [Hulk] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) novelization based on the screenplay of the movie based on the Marvel comic-book character. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Publishing Rights. This has ISBN 0-7394-3500-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Knight Life (Ace 0-441-01077-6, Jul 2003, $7.99, 343pp, pb, cover by Tristan Elwell) [Knight Life] Reprint (Ace 2002) contemporary Arthurian fantasy novel, extensively rewritten and updated from the Ace 1987 edition.
* *One Knight Only (Ace 0-441-01057-1, Jul 2003, $23.95, 373pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell) [Knight Life] Contemporary Arthurian fantasy novel, sequel to Knight Life. Assassins and politics challenge new US President Arthur Penn.
* *Sir Apropos of Nothing, Book Three: Tong Lashing (Pocket 0-7434-4912-6, Aug 2003, $25.00, 375pp, hc, cover by Sonia Hillios) [Sir Apropos of Nothing] Fantasy novel, third in the series.
* _Sir Apropos of Nothing, Book Two: The Woad to Wuin (Pocket Star 0-7434-4832-4, Jul 2003, $7.99, 504pp, pb, cover by Sonia Hillios) [Sir Apropos of Nothing] Reprint (Pocket 2002) fantasy novel, second in the series.
* *Star Trek New Frontier: Gods Above (Pocket 0-7434-1858-1, Oct 2003, $6.99, 330pp, pb) [Star Trek: New Frontier] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
* *Star Trek New Frontier: Stone and Anvil (Pocket 0-7434-2957-5, Oct 2003, $23.95, hc, cover by Franco Accornero) [Star Trek: New Frontier] Star Trek novelization. This includes a bound-in CD-ROM with 16 “New Frontier” adventures. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
* _Star Trek New Frontier: Stone and Anvil (Pocket 0-7434-2957-5, Dec 2003, $23.95, 296pp, hc, cover by Franco Accornero) [Star Trek: New Frontier] Reissue (Pocket 2003) Star Trek novelization. This lacks the bound-in CD-ROM. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. Second printing.
* *Star Trek: Imzadi Forever (Pocket 0-7434-8510-6, Dec 2003, $9.95, 421 + vi, tp) [Star Trek, the Next Generation: Imzadi] Omnibus of two Star Trek: The Next Generation novelizations: Imzadi (1992) and Triangle: Imzadi II (1998). This Signature Edition includes an interview by Kevin Dilmore with Peter David. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. (Contents)
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* *Star Trek: New Frontier: No Limits (Pocket 0-7434-7707-3, Oct 2003, $14.00, 386 + ix, tp, cover by Cliff Nielson) Original anthology of 18 Star Trek stories. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. (Contents)
DAVIDSON, AVRAM (James) (1923-1993) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *¡Limekiller! (Old Earth Books 1-882968-26-3, Nov 2003, $30.00, xx+290pp, hc, cover by Douglas Klauba) [Jack Limekiller] Collection of six stories about the strange adventures of Jack Limekiller, plus a memoir by Davidson. Edited by Grania Davis and Henry Wessells. Introductions by Lucius Shepard and Peter S. Beagle; afterwords by Wessells, Davis, and Ethan Davidson. Available from Old Earth Books, PO Box 19951, Baltimore MD 21211-0951; [www.oldearthbooks.com]. (Contents)
* _Mutiny in Space (Wildside Press 1-59224-171-9, Dec 2003, $14.95, 130pp, tp, cover by Alexander Gabriel) Reprint (Pyramid 1964) SF novel. Introduction by Michael Swanwick. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928.
DAVIES, ALISON L. R. (stories) (chron.)

* *Small Deaths (Sarob Press 1-902309-28-6, May 2003, £21.00, hc, cover by Lara Bandilla) Horror collection. Limited to 200 copies. (Contents) [Not seen]

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