The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003

Books, Listed by Author

GREEN, SIMON R(ichard) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Deathstalker Legacy (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45954-7, Dec 2003, $7.50, 466pp, pb, cover by Patrick Jones) [Deathstalker] Reprint (Gollancz 2002) SF novel, first in a new series set 200 years after the first “Deathstalker” series.
• * _Drinking Midnight Wine (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45935-0, Jul 2003, $6.50, 336pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) Reprint (Gollancz 2001) contemporary fantasy novel.
• * *Something from the Nightside (Ace 0-441-01065-2, Jun 2003, $6.50, 230pp, pb, cover by Jonathan Barkat) [John Taylor] Dark fantasy hard-boiled mystery. John Taylor was born in the Nightside, a deadly otherworld in the middle of London.

GREEN, TERENCE M(ichael) (1947- ) (chron.)

• * _St. Patrick’s Bed (Tor/Forge 0-765-30044-3, Sep 2002, $12.95, 220pp, tp) [Shadow of Ashland] Reprint (Tor 2001) fantasy novel, third in the series begun in Shadow of Ashland. This is dated 2002, but not seen until now.

GREENBERG, MARTIN H(arry), ed. (1941- ) (chron.)

• * _100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories (with Stefan Dziemianowicz & Robert E. Weinberg) See entry under Stefan Dziemianowicz.
• * _100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories (with Al Sarrantonio) See entry under Al Sarrantonio.
• * _100 Wicked Little Witch Stories (with Stefan Dziemianowicz & Robert E. Weinberg) See entry under Stefan Dziemianowicz.
• * _After the King: Stories in Honor of J.R.R. Tolkien (Tor 0-765-30207-1, Oct 2003, $16.95, 438pp, tp, cover by Keith Parkinson) Reissue (Tor 1992) anthology. Second printing.
• * _The American Fantasy Tradition (with Brian M. Thomsen) See entry under Brian M. Thomsen
• * *Future Wars (with Larry Segriff) (DAW 0-7564-0129-1, Apr 2003, $6.99, 317pp, pb, cover by Gregory Bridges) Original anthology of ten military SF stories. Authors include Barry B. Longyear, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, and Robert J. Sawyer. (Contents)
• * _Horrible Beginnings (with Steven H. Silver) See entry under Steven H. Silver
• * _Magical Beginnings (with Steven H. Silver) See entry under Steven H. Silver
• * _Men Writing Science Fiction as Women (with Mike Resnick) See entry under Mike Resnick.
• * _The Repentant (with Brian M. Thomsen) See entry under Brian M. Thomsen
• * _The Sorcerer’s Academy (with Denise Little) See entry under Denise Little.
• * _Space Inc. (with Julie E. Czerneda) See entry under Julie E. Czerneda
• * _Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian (with Janis Ian & Mike Resnick) See entry under Janis Ian.
• * _Vampire Slayers: Stories of Those Who Dare to Take Back the Night (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) (Random House/Gramercy 0-517-22197-7, Jun 2003, $8.99, 239pp, hc) Reprint (Cumberland House 1999) vampire anthology of 11 stories. This is an instant remainder edition.
• * _Women Writing Science Fiction as Men (with Mike Resnick) See entry under Mike Resnick.
• * _Wondrous Beginnings (with Steven H. Silver) See entry under Steven H. Silver
• * _A Yuletide Universe (with Brian M. Thomsen) See entry under Brian M. Thomsen

GREENE, DOUGLAS G(eorge), ed. (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Sissajig and Other Surprises See entry under Ruth Plumly Thompson.

GREENLAND, COLIN (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Finding Helen (Transworld/Black Swan 0-552-77080-9, Mar 2003, £6.99, 367pp, tp) Associational contemporary novel of an attempt to recover lost love.

GREENWOOD, ED (stories) (chron.)

• * _A Dragon’s Ascension (Tor 0-765-34144-1, Feb 2003, $6.99, 361pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Band of Four] Reprint (Tor 2002) fantasy novel of the “Band of Four”, third in the series begun in The Kingless Land and The Vacant Throne.
• * *The Dragon’s Doom (Tor 0-765-30223-3, May 2003, $25.95, 415pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Band of Four] Fantasy novel of the “Band of Four”, fourth in the series begun in The Kingless Land.
• * _Forgotten Realms: The Temptation of Elminster (SFBC #54780, Feb 2003, $10.99, 345pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Forgotten Realms: Elminster] Reprint (TSR 1998) fantasy novelization based on the roleplaying game, third in the series about the young Elminster. Copyrighted by TSR. This is similar to the TSR edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

GRESH, LOIS H(arriet) (1956- ) (chron.)

• * _The Science of Superheroes (with Robert E. Weinberg) (Wiley 0-471-46882-7, Oct 2003, $15.95, 198 + xvii, tp) Reprint (Wiley 2002, not seen) associational non-fiction. Introduction by Dean Koontz. Includes bibliography and index.

GRIBBEN, VALERIE (chron.)

• * *Fairytale (NewSouth/Junebug Books 1-58838-137-4, Aug 2003, $9.95, 165pp, tp, cover by Jim Gunter) Young-adult fantasy novel. A young woman discovers the people who raised her aren’t really her parents. A first novel.

GRIBBIN, [Dr.] JOHN (R.) (1946- ) (chron.)

• * _The Science of Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials (with Mary Gribbin) See entry under Mary Gribbin.

GRIBBIN, MARY (chron.)

• * *The Science of Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials (with John Gribbin) (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-88159-3, Nov 2003, £8.99, xix+202pp, tp, cover by Tony Fleetwood) Related non-fiction work, with an introduction by Pullman, showing how the trilogy uses string theory and spacetime, quantum physics and chaos, symbiosis, entanglement and cold dark matter.

GRIFFIN, ERIC, ed. (chron.)

• * _World of Darkness: Vampire: The Clan Novel Saga, Volume One: The Fall of Atlanta (with [et al], Stewart Wieck & Gherbod Fleming) See entry under Stewart Wieck.

GRIFFIN, P(auline) M(argaret) (1947- ) (chron.)

• * *Star Commandos: Pariah (ArcheBooks 1-59507-015-X, Dec 2003, $27.99, 309pp, hc) [Star Commandos] SF novel, volume 11 in the 12-volume “Star Commandos” series. This is a print-on-demand edition. ArcheBooks Publishing, 4305 State Bridge Road, Suite 103-121, Alpharetta GA 30022; [www.archebooks.com].

GRIFFITH, NICOLA, ed. (1960- ) (chron.)

• * _Bending the Landscape: Horror (with Stephen Pagel) (Overlook Press/Tusk Books 1-58567-372-2, May 2003, $15.95, 332pp, tp, cover by J. K. Potter) Reprint (Overlook Press 2001) anthology of 18 horror stories about gays and lesbians.

GRIFFITHS, W. G. (chron.)

• * *Takedown (Warner 0-446-67892-9, Jun 2003, $13.95, 325pp, tp) [Driven] Supernatural thriller, sequel to Driven. Detective Pierce again faces the demon Krogan, now in the body of a professional wrestler.

GRIMES, TOM (1954- ) (chron.)

• * *WILL@epicqwest.com (A Medicated Memoir) (Ludlow Press 0-9713415-7-5, May 2003, $12.95, 183pp, tp) Near-future satiric SF novel of a quest through cyberspace and psychotropic drugs to find the truth about a new disease: Information Sickness. Order from Ludlow Press, PO Box 2612, New York NY 10009-9998; [www.LudlowPress.com].

GRIMWOOD, JON COURTENAY; see under Courtenay Grimwood, Jon (stories) (chron.)

GROSS, DAVE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Forgotten Realms: Lord of Stormweather (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2932-4, Mar 2003, $6.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Terese Nielsen) [Forgotten Realms: Sembia] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, sixth in the “Sembia” series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

GROSS, MITCHELL; see pseudonym Mitchell Graham (chron.)

GROSS, PHILIP (chron.)

• * _Going for Stone (Oxford University Press 0-19-275308-8, Aug 2003, £4.99, 215pp, tp, cover by BCADjalamy) Reprint (Oxford University Press 2002) young-adult fantasy novel. A teenager joins a secret cult whose adherents turn themselves to stone.
• * *The Lastling (Oxford University Press 0-19-271942-4, Sep 2003, £10.99, 225pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. A young girl and a boy monk defend Yetis against the ultimate predators: gourmets.

GROSSMAN, DAVE (chron.)

• * _The War with Earth (with Leo A. Frankowski) See entry under Leo A. Frankowski

GRUBER, MICHAEL (1940- ) (chron.)

• * *Tropic of Night (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-050954-6, Mar 2003, $24.95, 419pp, hc) Horror novel/thriller. A woman in Miami hides from her ex-husband, a serial killer and shaman of African witchcraft.
• * _Tropic of Night (SFBC no ISBN, Apr 2003, $12.50, 419pp, hc) Reprint (Morrow 2003) horror novel. This is similar to the Morrow edition, except it lacks a price.

GRUNEWALD, JASON A. (chron.)

• * *Finding Time (Poniard Press 0-9724248-0-6, Apr 2003, $16.50, 472pp, tp) [Becket Chronicles] Associational novel with a feel of medieval fantasy, book one of “The Becket Chronicles”. A contemporary man lost in the woods stumbles onto a tiny medieval country and decides to stay. Order from Poniard Press, PO Box 743, Johnstown OH 43031; [poniardpress@cham-cor.com]; add $3.50 postage.

GRYCH, JOSEPH R. (1960- ) (chron.)

• * *Sons of God, Daughters of Man (1stBooks 1-4107-0025-9, Mar 2003, $19.50, 436pp, tp) Fantasy novel. A portal leads mankind to a new world they name Pangea, suppressing the natives and building repressive societies. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.1stbooks.com]; 888-280-7715.

GUNN, JAMES E(dwin), ed. (1923- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Road to Science Fiction Volume 1: From Gilgamesh to Wells (Scarecrow Press 0-8108-4414-1, Nov 2002, $29.95, 347 + xviii, tp) Reprint (NAL 1977) SF teaching anthology with 21 stories and excerpts. Order from Scarecrow Press, 4720 Boston Way, Lanham MD 20706; 800-462-6420; [www.scarecrowpress.com].
• * _The Road to Science Fiction Volume 2: From Wells to Heinlein (Scarecrow Press 0-8108-4439-7, Oct 2002, $32.50, 509pp, tp) Reprint (NAL 1979) SF teaching anthology with 20 stories and excerpts. Order from Scarecrow Press, 4720 Boston Way, Lanham MD 20706; 800-462-6420; [www.scarecrowpress.com].
• * _The Road to Science Fiction Volume 3: From Heinlein to Here (Scarecrow Press 0-8108-4245-9, Mar 2002, $32.50, 565pp, tp) Reprint (Mentor 1979) SF teaching anthology with 36 stories and excerpts. This is dated 2002, but not seen until now. Order from Scarecrow Press, 4501 Forbes Blvd., Suite 200, Lanham MD 20706; 800-462-6420; [www.scarecrowpress.com].
• * _The Road to Science Fiction Volume 4: From Here to Forever (Scarecrow Press 0-8108-4670-5, May 2003, $39.50, 526pp, tp) Reprint (Mentor 1982) SF teaching anthology with 33 stories and excerpts; the text follows the 1997 White Wolf edition, with some updating. Order from Scarecrow Press, 4720 Boston Way, Lanham MD 20706; 800-462-6420; [www.scarecrowpress.com].

GUPTA, SUMAN (chron.)

• * +Re-reading Harry Potter (St. Martin’s/Palgrave Macmillan 1-4039-1265-3, Sep 2003, $16.95, 185 + vii, tp) [Harry Potter] Non-fiction, a critical look at the social implications of the Harry Potter phenomenon. First US edition (Palgrave Macmillan UK 5/03). [Rowling]

GURNEY, JAMES (1958- ) (chron.)

• * _Dinotopia (HarperTrophy 0-06-053064-2, Feb 2003, $19.95, 159pp, tp, cover by James Gurney) [Dinotopia] Reprint (Turner 1992) art book. This notes “See Dinotopia on TV!”
• * _Dinotopia: The World Beneath (HarperTrophy 0-06-053065-0, Mar 2003, $19.99, 160pp, tp, cover by James Gurney) [Dinotopia] Reprint (Turner 1995) art book, sequel to Dinotopia. This notes “See Dinotopia on TV!”

GUSTAINIS, JUSTIN (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Hades Project (Wahmpreneur Publishing/Brighid’s Fire Books 0-9713278-6-6, 2003, $19.95, 433pp, tp, cover by Misty Paiement) Horror novel. Scientists open a forbidden door. This a print-on-demand edition, available online from [www.brighidsfirebooks.com] or from Brighid’s Fire Books, PO Box 41, Sidney NY 13838.

HABER, KAREN; [i.e., Karen Lee Haber Silverberg] (1955- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Transitions: The Art of Todd Lockwood (with Todd Lockwood) See entry under Todd Lockwood.

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• * *Exploring the Matrix: New Writings on The Matrix and the Cyber Present (ibooks UK 0-7434-7502-X, May 2003, £10.99, 271pp, tp, cover by Robert Zohrab) Associational non-fiction gathering of 17 critical essays by SF writers on the movie The Matrix. Simultaneous with the US (St. Martin’s as Exploring the Matrix: Visions of the Cyber Present) edition.
• * *Exploring the Matrix: Visions of the Cyber Present (St. Martin’s 0-312-31358-6, May 2003, $24.95, 271pp, hc, cover by Robert Zohrab) [Matrix] Associational non-fiction anthology of essays on the film The Matrix, cyberpunk, and the influence of SF. Authors include Bruce Sterling, John Shirley, David Brin, and Joe Haldeman. Introduction by Pat Cadigan. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * _Fantasy: The Best of 2002 (with Robert Silverberg) See entry under Robert Silverberg.
• * _Meditations on Middle-Earth (Earthlight UK 0-7434-6874-0, Nov 2003, £6.99, xviii+235pp, tp, cover by John Howe) Reprint (St. Martin’s 2001) non-fiction anthology of essays by fantasy writers explaining how The Lord of the Rings has influenced them. Preface by Haber, introduction by George R R Martin. Illustrated by John Howe.
• * _Science Fiction: The Best of 2002 (with Robert Silverberg) See entry under Robert Silverberg.

HABER, MELISSA GLENN (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Heroic Adventure of Hercules Amsterdam (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-47119-7, Jun 2003, $16.99, 213pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell) Young-adult fantasy novel about a mouse-sized boy who discovers a city of friendly mice behind his bedroom wall. A first novel.

HADDIX, MARGARET PETERSON (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Among the Barons (Simon & Schuster 0-689-83906-5, Jun 2003, $16.95, 182pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Shadow Children] Young-adult SF novel, fourth in the “Shadow Children” series begun in Among the Hidden.
• * _Among the Betrayed (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-83909-X, Aug 2003, $4.99, 156pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Shadow Children] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 2002) young-adult SF novel, third in the series begun in Among the Hidden.
• * *Escape from Memory (Simon & Schuster 0-689-85421-8, Sep 2003, $16.95, 220pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Young-adult thriller with SF elements. Hypnotism releases a teen’s memories of a country that doesn’t officially exist.

HAGBERG, DAVID (James) (1942- ) (chron.)

• * *Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (Tor 0-765-34741-5, Jul 2003, $7.99, 316pp, pb) [Terminator] Novelization. A simultaneous hardcover edition (-30839-8, $24.95) was announced but not seen. Copyrighted by IMF Internationale Medien und Film and Co3 Produktions KG.

HAGGARD, [Sir] H(enry) RIDER (1856-1925) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Hunter Quatermain’s Story: The Uncollected Adventures of Allan Quatermain (Owen, Peter 0-7206-1182-2, Aug 2003, £12.50, 256pp, tp) [Allan Quatermain] Reprint (Spencer Blackett 1889 as Allan’s Wife & Other Tales) collection of stories, which included the first appearance of the novel Allan’s Wife. This adds “Magepa the Buck”, “Zikali the Wizard”, and an introduction by Peter Haining. (Contents)
• * _Hunter Quatermain’s Story: The Uncollected Adventures of Allan Quatermain (Dufour/Peter Owen 0-7206-1182-2, Jan 2004, $23.95, 256pp, tp) [Allan Quatermain] Reprint (Spencer Blackett 1889 as Allan’s Wife & Other Tales) collection of five stories and short novel Allan’s Wife (1889) about Allan Quatermain; this adds two stories. Edited and with an introduction by Peter Haining. This is the Peter Owen edition (8/03) with Dufour stickers. Order from Dufour Editions, PO Box 7, Chester Springs PA 19425-0007; 610-458-5005; [www.dufoureditions.com].
• * *Tales of Allan Quatermain and Others (Wildside Press 1-59224-064-X, 2002, $15.95, 187pp, tp) Collection of five stories, three featuring Allan Quatermain. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928. (Contents)

HAGUE, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * _The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (with L. Frank Baum) See entry under L. Frank Baum.
• * _Peter Pan (with James M. Barrie) See entry under James M. Barrie

HAINING, PETER (Alexander), ed. (1940-2007) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Magicians’ Circle: More Spellbinding Stories of Wizards & Wizardry (Souvenir Press 0-285-63681-2, Oct 2003, £9.99, 268pp, hc, cover by Arnaud Crémet) Young-adult anthology of 14 stories and novel extracts, each with an introduction and afterword by Haining. Authors include Philip Pullman, Peter S. Beagle, and H.G. Wells. (Contents)
• * _The Wizards’ Den: Spellbinding Stories of Magic and Magicians (Souvenir Press 0-285-63677-4, Oct 2003, £6.99, 255pp, tp, cover by Antony Wootten) Reprint (Souvenir Press 2001) young-adult anthology of 15 fantasy stories.

HALAM, ANN; pseudonym of Gwyneth Jones, (1952- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Dr. Franklin’s Island (Random House/Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-23781-5, Oct 2003, $5.50, 247pp, tp, cover by Danilo Ducak) Reprint (Dolphin 2001) young-adult SF thriller. This includes a reading group guide and an interview with Halam, who also writes as Gwyneth Jones.

HALDEMAN, JOE W.; [i.e., Joseph William Haldeman] (1943- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _All My Sins Remembered (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07281-4, Oct 2003, £9.99, 184pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1977) SF fix-up novel. A “Gollancz SF Collectors’ Edition”.
• * _The Forever War (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-051086-2, Sep 2003, $13.95, 278pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) [Mandella; Forever War] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1974) military SF novel. Winner of the Hugo and Nebula awards. This follows the AvoNova 1997 “definitive” edition.