The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003

Books, Listed by Author

LE GUIN, URSULA K(roeber) (1929- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Birthday of the World and Other Stories (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07479-5, Jan 2003, £9.99, xiii+362pp, tp) [League of All Worlds] Reprint (HarperCollins 2002) collection of eight stories, one original. Most of the stories are set in the worlds of the Ekumen; Le Guin’s foreword discusses the difficulties of creating a universe, and how these stories fit in. A hardcover edition (-07379-9, £16.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _The Birthday of the World and Other Stories (HarperCollins/Perennial 0-06-050906-6, Mar 2003, $13.95, 362pp, tp) [League of All Worlds] Reprint (HarperCollins 2002) collection of eight stories, six set in the “Hainish” world of the Ekumen.
• * _Catwings (Scholastic/Orchard 0-439-55189-7, May 2003, $3.99, 40pp, tp, cover by S. D. Schindler) [Catwings] Reprint (Orchard 1988) associational children’s fantasy story, first book of “The Catwings” series. Illustrated by S.D. Schindler.
• * _Catwings Return (Scholastic/Orchard 0-439-55190-0, May 2003, $3.99, 49pp, tp, cover by S. D. Schindler) [Catwings] Reprint (Orchard 1989) associational children’s fantasy story, second book of “The Catwings” series. Illustrated by S.D. Schindler.
• * *Changing Planes (Harcourt 0-15-100971-6, Jul 2003, $22.00, 246 + vii, hc) Original collection of 16 stories, six reprints, about various worlds visited by people who travel between planes while waiting at airports. Illustrated by Eric Beddows. (Contents)
• * _Changing Planes (SFBC #58660, Jul 2003, $10.99, 246pp, hc) Reprint (Harcourt 2003) collection of 16 stories. This is similar to the Harcourt edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Dispossessed (HarperCollins/Perennial Classics 0-06-051275-X, Sep 2003, $13.95, 387pp, tp) Reprint (Harper & Row 1974) utopian SF novel. Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards.
• * _The Eye of the Heron (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34612-5, Sep 2003, $5.99, 179pp, tp, cover by Mary GrandPré) Reprint (Gollancz 1982) SF novel, repackaged for young adults.
• * _Jane on Her Own (Scholastic/Orchard 0-439-55192-7, May 2003, $3.99, 42pp, tp, cover by S. D. Schindler) [Catwings] Reprint (Orchard 1999) children’s fantasy story, fourth book of “The Catwings” series. Illustrated by S.D. Schindler.
• * _The Lathe of Heaven (HarperCollins/Perennial Classics 0-06-051274-1, Sep 2003, $12.95, 175pp, tp) Reprint (Scribner 1971) classic SF novel of alternate worlds and the problems of playing God. A Hugo and Nebula nominee.
• * _The Left Hand of Darkness (Ace 0-441-47812-3, Sep 2003, $7.99, 304pp, pb, cover by Judith Murello) Reissue (Ace 1969) classic SF novel, winner of the Hugo and Nebula Award. 62nd printing.
• * _The Other Wind (Ace 0-441-00993-X, Jan 2003, $13.95, 273pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Earthsea] Reprint (Harcourt 2001) fantasy novel in the “Earthsea” series. Winner of the World Fantasy Award and the Locus Award.
• * _The Other Wind (Orion/Dolphin 1-8425-5211-2, Mar 2003, £5.99, 246pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Earthsea] Reprint (Harcourt 2001) fantasy novel in the “Earthsea” series. Winner of the World Fantasy Award.
• * _The Other Wind (Ace 0-441-01125-X, Oct 2003, $7.99, 211pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Earthsea] Reprint (Harcourt 2001) fantasy novel in the “Earthsea” series. Winner of the World Fantasy Award and the Locus Award.
• * _Tales from Earthsea (Ace 0-441-01124-1, Nov 2003, $7.99, 280pp, pb) [Earthsea] Reprint (Harcourt 2001) collection of five stories set in the world of the “Earthsea” novels.
• * _The Telling (Ace 0-441-01123-3, Aug 2003, $7.99, 231pp, pb) [League of All Worlds] Reprint (Harcourt 2000) SF novel in the “Hainish” cycle. Winner of the Locus Award.
• * _Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings (Scholastic/Orchard 0-439-55191-9, May 2003, $3.99, 42pp, tp, cover by S. D. Schindler) [Catwings] Reprint (Orchard 1994) associational children’s fantasy story, third book of “The Catwings” series. Illustrated by S.D. Schindler.

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• * _Kalpa Imperial (with Angélica Gorodischer) See entry under Angélica Gorodischer.

LEIBER, FRITZ (Reuter, Jr.) (1910-1992) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Black Gondolier & Other Stories (e-reads 0-7592-5279-3, 2003, $19.95, 289pp, tp) Reprint (Midnight House 2000) collection of 18 stories. Edited by John Pelan & Steve Savile, who provide the introduction and afterword. [ed: John C. Pelan]
• * _Swords Against Death (ibooks 0-7434-5828-1, May 2003, $6.99, 293pp, pb) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reprint (Ace 1970) collection, the second book in the “Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser” series.
• * _Swords and Deviltry (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-4558-9, Feb 2003, $6.99, 217pp, pb, cover by Steranko) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reprint (Ace 1970) collection, the first book in the “Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser” series.
• * _The Three of Swords (SFBC #54003, Nov 2002, $13.99, 496pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reissue (SFBC 1989) omnibus of collections featuring Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser: Swords and Deviltry (1970), Swords Against Death (1970), and Swords in the Mist (1970). This has ISBN 0-7394-3016-5; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

LEIGH, STEPHEN (Walter) (1951- ); see pseudonym S. L. Farrell (stories) (chron.)

LEINSTER, MURRAY; pseudonym of Will F. Jenkins, (1896-1975) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Med Ship (SFBC #58792, Oct 2003, $10.99, 634pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Calhoun (Med Service)] Reprint (Baen 2002) omnibus of four books in the “Med Service” series: collection S.O.S. from Three Worlds (1967), The Mutant Weapon (1959), collection Doctor to the Stars: Three Novelettes of the Interstellar Medical Service (1964), and This World Is Taboo (1961). This has ISBN 0-7394-3755-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Planets of Adventure (Baen 0-7434-7162-8, Oct 2003, $7.99, 550pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection/omnibus of five stories and two fix-up novels: The Forgotten Planet (1954) and The Planet Explorer (1957 as Colonial Survey). (Contents) [ed: Eric Flint] [ed: Guy Gordon]

LEITH, VALERY; pseudonym of Tricia Sullivan, (1968- ) (chron.)

• * _The Way of the Rose (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07303-9, Jan 2003, £6.99, 452pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) [Everien] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2001) fantasy novel, book three of the “Everien” trilogy. Leith is a pseudonym of Tricia Sullivan.

LEITHES, ALEXANDER (stories) (chron.)

• * *Mananan MacLir (Pegasus Publishers/Vanguard Press 1-843860-61-9, Oct 2003, £8.99, 375pp, tp) Fantasy novel based on Celtic myth. Vanguard Press, Sheraton House, Castle Park, Cambridge CB3 OAX, UK; [www.pegasuspublishers.com].

LEM, STANISLAW (1921-2006) (chron.)

• * _The Cyberiad (Harcourt/Harvest 0-15-602759-3, Dec 2002, $13.00, 295pp, tp) Reissue (Seabury/Continuum 1974) collection, translated by Michael Kandel from the Polish Cyberiada (Warzawa 1967, 1972). This has a new ISBN and indicates first printing.
• * _Peace on Earth (Harcourt/Harvest 0-15-602814-X, Dec 2002, $13.00, 234pp, tp) Reissue (Harcourt Brace 1994) satirical SF novel featuring Ijon Tichy, the man who went to the moon to save Earth, and came back with a split brain. Translated from the Polish by Elinor Ford with Michael Kandel. Originally published as Pokoj Na Ziemi (Krakow 1987). This has a new ISBN and no printing indicated.
• * _Solaris (SFBC no ISBN, Jan 2003, $10.99, 204pp, tp) Reprint (Walker 1970) SF novel. This is similar to the Harvest movie tie-in edition, except it lacks a price.

LENNIG, ARTHUR (chron.)

• * *The Immortal Count: The Life and Films of Bela Lugosi (University Press of Kentucky 0-8131-2273-2, Jun 2003, $39.95, 548 + xii, hc) Associational non-fiction, the biography of a man trapped in the role of Dracula. This is revised and significantly expanded from Lennig’s 1974 book, The Count. This has 48 unpaginated pages of b&w photos, filmography, notes, and index. A signed, leatherbound edition (-2302-X, $100.00) is also available. Order from the University Press of Kentucky, 663 South Limestone Street, Lexington KY 40508-4008; 800-839-6855; [www.kentuckypress.com]; add $4.00 postage. [Lugosi]

LEONARD, PAUL (1961- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: The Last Resort (BBC Books 0-563-48605-8, Jun 2003, £5.99, 275pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novel based on the world of the TV series, featuring the 8th Doctor. Book 64 in the BBC “New Adventures” series

LERANGIS, PETER (1955- ) (chron.)

• * *X-Isle (Scholastic UK 0-439-97892-0, Sep 2003, £4.99, 262pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel; first in a mini-series.

LETHEM, JONATHAN (Allen) (1964- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Fortress of Solitude (Doubleday 0-385-50069-6, Sep 2003, $26.00, 513pp, hc, cover by Rebecca Cohen) Associational novel of two boys growing up in 1970s Brooklyn, one white and one black, both obsessed with superheroes.
• * _Gun, with Occasional Music (Harcourt/Harvest 0-15-602897-2, Sep 2003, $14.00, 271pp, tp, cover by Gary Isaacs) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1994) SF mystery novel.

LEVIN, IRA (1929-2007) (chron.)

• * _Rosemary’s Baby (SFBC 0-965-72317-8, Mar 2003, $10.99, 245 + xix, hc) [Rosemary Reilly] Reprint (Random House 1967) horror novel. This special edition for “The Stephen King Horror Library” has the 1981 introduction by King; it lacks a price.

LEVINE, GAIL CARSON (chron.)

• * _The Two Princesses of Bamarre (HarperTrophy 0-06-440966-X, Apr 2003, $5.99, 239pp, tp, cover by Eric Bowman) Reprint (HarperCollins 2001) young-adult fantasy novel. The timid princess must save the kingdom and her bold sister.

LEVINSON, [Dr.] PAUL (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Consciousness Plague (Tor 0-765-30754-5, Aug 2003, $15.95, 316pp, tp) [*Phil D’Amato] Reprint (Tor 2002) SF mystery novel, sequel to The Silk Code, featuring forensic detective Phil D’Amato.
• * *The Pixel Eye (Tor 0-765-30556-9, Aug 2003, $24.95, 334pp, hc, cover by Shelley Eshkar) [*Phil D’Amato] SF mystery novel, the third featuring forensic detective Phil D’Amato. Someone’s wiring squirrels with surveillance equipment.
• * *Realspace: The Fate of Physical Presence in the Digital Age, On and Off Planet (Routledge 0-415-27743-4, Jul 2003, $21.95, 176pp, hc) Associational non-fiction, a critique of the digital age looking at the marriage of communication and transportation technology, and humanity’s need to travel into outer space. Order from Routledge, 29 W. 35th St., New York NY 10001; [www.routledge-ny.com].

LEVY, ROGER (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Dark Heavens (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07245-8, Feb 2003, £10.99, 389pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Reckless Sleep] SF novel, set in the same world as Levy’s Reckless Sleep. On Earth, thousands try to reach heaven by suicide, but Cy Auger uncovers a series of deaths with an even more apocalyptic reason. A hardcover edition (-07244-X, £16.99) is also available.

LEWIS, C(live) S(taples) (1898-1963) (chron.)

• * _The Dark Tower and Other Stories (Harcourt/Harvest 0-15-602770-4, Nov 2002, $12.00, 158pp, tp) Reprint (Collins UK 1977) collection of six stories, with preface by Walter Hooper.
• * _From Narnia to a Space Odyssey: The War of Ideas Between Arthur C. Clarke and C.S. Lewis (with Arthur C. Clarke) See entry under Arthur C. Clarke
• * _The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (HarperCollins 0-06-053083-9, Oct 2003, $19.99, 110pp, hc, cover by Pauline Baynes) [Narnia] Reprint (Geoffrey Bles 1950) young-adult fantasy novel, book two in the “Narnia” series. This is a special gift edition with the 1997 colorized illustrations by Pauline Baynes.
• * _The Magician’s Nephew (HarperCollins 0-06-053084-7, Oct 2003, $19.99, 112pp, hc, cover by Pauline Baynes) [Narnia] Reprint (Bodley Head 1955) young-adult fantasy novel, book one in the “Narnia” series. This is an oversized gift edition with the colorized illustrations by Pauline Baynes.
• * _Out of the Silent Planet (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-7432-3490-1, Mar 2003, $12.00, 158pp, tp, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) [Cosmic] Reprint (John Lane 1938) classic SF/fantasy novel, first in the “Cosmic” (or “Ransom”) trilogy.
• * _Perelandra (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-7432-3491-X, Apr 2003, $12.00, 190pp, tp, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) [Cosmic] Reprint (John Lane 1943) fantasy/religious novel, second in the “Cosmic” or “Space” trilogy.
• * _That Hideous Strength (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-7432-3492-8, May 2003, $13.00, 380pp, tp, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) [Cosmic] Reprint (John Lane 1945) SF thriller, third in the “Cosmic” trilogy.

LEWIS, PAUL (chron.)

• * _King of All the Dead (with Steve Lockley) See entry under Steve Lockley.

L’HOMME, ERIK (chron.)

• * +Quadehar the Sorcerer (Scholastic/The Chicken House 0-439-53643-X, Sep 2003, $16.95, 275pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Book of the Stars] Fantasy novel, the first in the “Book of the Stars” trilogy. A boy discovers he has magic powers on the Lost Isle where magic and technology mix. Translated from the French Qadehar le sorcier (Gallimard 2002) by Roz Schwartz. A first novel. First US edition (The Chicken House UK 7/03).

LICHTENBERG, JACQUELINE (1942- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Sime-Gen: The Unity Trilogy (with Jean Lorrah) (Meisha Merlin 1-59222-003-7, Jul 2003, $20.00, 744pp, tp, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Sime-Gen] Omnibus of three SF novels: House of Zeor by Lichtenberg (1974), Ambrov Keon by Lorrah (1986), and Zelerod’s Doom by Lichtenberg & Lorrah (1986). Lichtenberg provides an afterword on the history and evolution of the series. A hardcover edition (-002-9, $40.00) was announced but not seen. Available from Meisha Merlin Publishing, PO Box 7, Decatur GA 30031; [www.meishamerlin.com]. (Contents)
• * _Those of My Blood (BenBella Books 1-932100-09-1, Oct 2003, $14.95, 333 + vii, tp, cover by Marianne Plumridge) [Those of My Blood] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1988) SF vampire novel. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 508, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com].

LIKE, RUSSEL (chron.)

• * *A Bowl of Fruit, a Whale in the Woods (Brunswick Galaxy Press 0-9661039-1-2, Oct 2003, $13.95, 258pp, tp) Humorous SF novel. An experimental device opens access to alternate realities. Order from Brunswick Galaxy Press, PO Box 4213, Highland Park NJ 08904; email: [Farnstarfl@aol.com].

LINAWEAVER, BRAD(ford Swain) (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Battlestar Galactica: Paradis (with Richard Hatch) See entry under Richard Hatch.

LINDHOLM, MEGAN; [i.e., Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden] (1952- ); see pseudonym Robin Hobb (stories) (chron.)

• * _Alien Earth (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-21516-6, Mar 2003, £5.99, 385pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1992) SF novel.

LINDSAY, DAVID (1876-1945) (stories) (chron.)

• * _A Voyage to Arcturus (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07483-3, Jun 2003, £6.99, 280pp, tp, cover by Richard Carr) Reprint (Methuen 1920) fantasy novel. Volume 37 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.
• * _A Voyage to Arcturus (Wildside Press 0-8095-3085-6, Dec 2003, $14.95, 244pp, tp) Reprint (Methuen 1920) classic allegorical SF novel of a trip to another planet. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301.

LINDSKOLD, JANE M. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Dragon of Despair (Tor 0-765-30259-4, Aug 2003, $27.95, 670pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Firekeeper] Fantasy novel, third in the series begun in Through Wolf’s Eyes. Scheming sorceress Melina Shield has married the ruler of New Kelvin, and the animals want Firekeeper to stop her plans for power.
• * _Wolf’s Head, Wolf’s Heart (Tor 0-812-57549-0, Aug 2003, $7.99, 735pp, pb, cover by Julie Bell) [Firekeeper] Reprint (Tor 2002) fantasy novel, sequel to Through Wolf’s Eyes.

LINEBARGER, PAUL M(yron) A(nthony) (1913-1966); see pseudonym Cordwainer Smith (chron.)

LINES, STEVE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Nightmares from Infinity (Rainfall Books 0-9540877-7-1, 2003, no price, 133pp, tp, cover by Steve Lines) Collection of 110 poems, most/all originally written as song lyrics, edited by Jim Xavier, Steve Lines and John B. Ford. (Contents)

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• * *The Derelict of Death & Other Stories (with John B. Ford) (Rainfall Books 0-9540877-3-9, Sep 2003, £7.99, 151pp, tp, cover by Steve Lines) Original ghost/horror anthology. (Contents)

LINK, KELLY (Denise), ed. (1969- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Trampoline (Small Beer Press 1-931520-04-6, Aug 2003, $17.00, 337pp, tp, cover by Shelley Jackson) Original anthology of 20 stories, one a reprint. Authors include Maureen McHugh, Jeffrey Ford, Carol Emshwiller, and Karen Joy Fowler. (Contents)

LISLE, HOLLY (1960- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Memory of Fire (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-81837-X, Apr 2003, $6.99, 355pp, pb, cover by Alan Pollack) [World Gates] Reissue (Eos 2002) fantasy novel, first in “The World Gates” trilogy. Second printing.
• * _Vincalis the Agitator (Warner Aspect 0-446-61063-1, May 2003, $6.99, 591pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Secret Texts] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2002) fantasy novel, a prequel to “The Secret Texts” trilogy.
• * *Wreck of Heaven (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-81838-8, Apr 2003, $6.99, 342pp, pb) [World Gates] Fantasy novel, second in “The World Gates” trilogy.

LISLE, JANET TAYLOR (1947- ) (chron.)

• * _Afternoon of the Elves (Penguin Putnam/PaperStar 0-698-11806-5, Nov 2003, $4.99, 122pp, tp, cover by Michael Chesworth) Reissue (Orchard 1989) young-adult novel with possible fantasy elements. Eighth printing.
• * *The Crying Rocks (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 0-689-85319-X, Oct 2003, $16.95, 199pp, hc) Young-adult novel with possible fantasy elements. An adopted teen starts investigating after she discovers she looks like Native Americans in an old painting.

LITTLE, BENTLEY (1960- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Collection (SFBC 0-7394-2761-X, 2002, $10.99, 453pp, hc) Reprint (Signet 2002) collection of 32 stories. This lacks both price and SFBC number on the jacket.
• * *The Policy (Penguin/Signet 0-451-20954-0, Sep 2003, $6.99, 389pp, pb) Horror novel. A man’s insurance company is running a hellish protection racket.