The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003

Books, Listed by Author

PULLIAM, JUNE MICHELE (chron.)

• * _Hooked on Horror: A Guide to Reading Interests in Horror Fiction: Second Edition (with Anthony J. Fonseca) See entry under Anthony J. Fonseca

PULLMAN, PHILIP (Nicholas) (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _His Dark Materials 3: The Amber Spyglass (Random House/Dell Yearling 0-440-41856-9, Mar 2003, $6.50, 521pp, tp, cover by Eric Rohmann) [His Dark Materials] Reissue (Knopf 2000) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the trilogy.
• * _His Dark Materials, Book 1: The Golden Compass (Random House/Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-23813-7, Sep 2003, $6.99, 351pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [His Dark Materials] Reprint (Scholastic UK 1995 as His Dark Materials: Northern Lights) young-adult alternate-world fantasy.
• * _His Dark Materials, Book II: The Subtle Knife (Random House/Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-23814-5, Sep 2003, $6.99, 288pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [His Dark Materials] Reprint (Knopf 1997) fantasy novel, second in a trilogy.
• * _His Dark Materials, Book III: The Amber Spyglass (Random House/Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-23815-3, Sep 2003, $6.99, 465pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [His Dark Materials] Reprint (Knopf 2000) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the trilogy.
• * *Lyra’s Oxford (Random House/Knopf/David Fickling 0-375-82819-2, Oct 2003, $10.95, 55pp, hc, cover by John Lawrence) [His Dark Materials] Young-adult fantasy story set in the world of “His Dark Materials”, extensively illustrated by John Lawrence, and with a bound-in foldout map.

PYLE, HOWARD (1853-1911) (chron.)

• * _The Wonder Clock (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34266-9, Jan 2003, $5.99, 413pp, tp, cover by Rachel Stewart) Reprint (1887) young-adult fantasy collection of 24 tales, illustrated by Pyle.

QUICK, WILLIAM T(homas) (1946- ) (chron.)

• * *Planet of the Apes: Colony (HarperEntertainment 0-06-008621-1, Apr 2003, $6.99, 283pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) [Planet of the Apes] Novelization inspired by Tim Burton’s film version of the Pierre Boulle novel. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.

QUINLAN, NIGEL (stories) (chron.)

• * _This Way Up (with Dermot Ryan) See entry under Dermot Ryan.

QUINN, SEABURY (Grandin) (1889-1969) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Night Creatures (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-054-9, Sep 2003, C$60.00, xiv+254pp, hc, cover by Keith Minnion) Collection of eleven supernatural stories, edited, with an Introduction, by Peter Ruber & Joseph Wrzos. This is a limited edition of 600 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $46.50 and in the UK for £29.00. (Contents)

QUINPOOL, LYNNE MICHELLE (chron.)

• * *Children of the Amulet: Fight for Chrystalina (Trafford Publishing 1-55369-679-4, 2002, $14.95, 191pp, tp, cover by Scott Warner & Abigale Elizabeth) Science-fantasy novel. Only children chosen by an amulet can save the peaceful inhabitants of the planet Chrystalina from invaders. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.trafford.com], or from Trafford Publishing, Suite 6E, 2333 Government St., Victoria BC V8T 4P4, Canada.

RABE, JEAN (Marie) (1942- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _DragonLance: Redemption (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3006-3, Oct 2003, $6.99, 377pp, pb, cover by Jerry Vander Stelt) [DragonLance: Dhamon Saga] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2002) fantasy novelization based on the roleplaying game, Volume Three in “The Dhamon Saga”. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

RADCLIFFE, WIL (chron.)

• * *Noggle Stones (iUniverse 0-595-28274-1, Aug 2003, $15.95, 224pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel. A mad goblin scholar named Bugbear foresees a coming war. A print-on-demand book, available online at [www.iuniverse.com], or from iUnivers, 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln NE 68512.

RADFORD, IRENE (chron.)

• * *Guardian of the Promise (DAW 0-7564-0078-3, Apr 2003, $24.95, 535pp, hc, cover by Gordon Crabb) [*Merlin’s Descendants] Arthurian fantasy novel, fourth in the “Merlin’s Descendants” series. The children of Donovan Kirkwood leave Elizabethan England to fight werewolves and other evils in Paris.

RAHN, SUZANNE, ed. (chron.)

• * *L. Frank Baum’s World of Oz: A Classic Series at 100 (Scarecrow Press 0-8108-4380-3, Apr 2003, $39.95, xxxviii + 148pp, tp) Non-fiction, critical, a gathering of eight articles on the “Oz” books, all published in the last 20 years. Rahn’s introduction looks at critical reaction to the series over the years. This is “Children’s Literature Association Centennial Studies” No. 2. Order from Scarecrow Press, Rowman & Littlefield, 4501 Forbes Blvd., Suite 200, Lanham MD 20706; 800-462-6420; [www.scarecrowpress.com]. [Baum]

RAINBOLT, DUSTY (chron.)

• * *All the Marbles (Yard Dog Press 1-893687-34-1, Jul 2003, $16.00, 265pp, tp, cover by David Lee Anderson) Screwball SF novel. A woman working for the intergalactic phone company is pursued through space for a valuable object. Order from Yard Dog Press, 710 W Redbud Lane, Alma AR 72921-7247; e-mail: [selinarosen@peoplepc.com]; [www.yarddogpress.com].

RANDALL, VICTORIA (chron.)

• * *The Ring of the Dark Elves (iUniverse 0-595-27235-5, Oct 2003, $20.95, 345 + viii, tp) Fantasy novel, a retelling of the myths of Sigurd Dragonslayer, the basis of Wagner’s “Ring” cycle. A print-on-demand book, available online at [www.iuniverse.com], or from iUniverse, 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln NE 68512.

RANDLE, KEVIN D(ouglas) (1949- ) (chron.)

• * *Signals: The Exploration Chronicles: Book One (Ace 0-441-01039-3, Apr 2003, $5.99, 263pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Signals: Exploration Chronicles] Near-future SF novel, the first in a four-part series. Panic spreads when extraterrestrial signals come from a source apparently headed towards Earth.

RANKIN, ROBERT (Fleming) (1949- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07401-9, Aug 2003, £6.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Laura Brett) [Eddie Bear] Reprint (Gollancz 2002) humorous fantasy novel.
• * *The Witches of Chiswick (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07314-4, Aug 2003, £9.99, 357pp, hc, cover by Robert Rankin) Humorous fantasy novel. A trade paperback (airside only) edition (-07547-3, £9.99) was announced but not seen.

RANN, SUE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Looking for Mr Nobody: A Novel (No Exit Press 1-84243-066-1, Jun 2003, £9.99, 254pp, tp) Near-future SF thriller of virtual reality and virtual identity. A first novel.

RASMUSSEN, ALIS A. (1958- ); see pseudonym Kate Elliott (chron.)

RATH, TINA, ed. (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Conventional Vampires (Dracula Society, Oct 2003, 72pp, ph, cover by Ken Barr) Original anthology of nine stories and three poems published to celebrate the Dracula Society Convention, October 2003. (Contents)
• * *Conventional Vampires (Dracula Society no ISBN, Oct 2003, £5.00, 72pp, ph, cover by Ken Barr) Chapbook original anthology of nine stories and three poems about vampires. Published for the Dracula Society’s 30th Anniversary Convention. The Dracula Society, PO Box 30848, London W12 0GY; [www.thedraculasociety.org.uk].

RATTIGAN, JOE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Ghost Stories Far from Subtle (Rainfall Books 0-9546178-1-9, 2003, £8.00, 66pp, tp, cover by Joe Rattigan) Original horror collection. Listed as “Ghost/Ghosts Far from Subtle” on cover/spine. (Contents)

RAUCH, STEPHEN (chron.)

• * *Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman and Joseph Campbell: In Search of Modern Myth (Wildside Press 1-58715-789-6, Apr 2003, $35.00, 150pp, hc) Non-fiction, a critical examination of Gaiman’s comic books and their relationship to Joseph Campbell’s analysis of myths. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301. [Gaiman, ]

RAYNER, JACQUELINE (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: Wolfsbane (BBC Books 0-563-48609-0, Sep 2003, £5.99, 245pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series. This novel bridges the “Missing Adventures” and “New Adventures” series with the 4th Doctor alongside the 8th Doctor.

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• * *Doctor Who: Short Trips: Companions (Big Finish 1-84435-007-X, Mar 2003, £14.99, 213pp, hc, cover by Clayton Hickman) Anthology of original stories based on the TV series. Volume two in the series. (Contents)

RAYNER, MARK A. (1966- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Meanderings of the Emily Chesley Reading Circle: Volume One (with John Sloan, David B. Lurie & Malcolm Ruddock) (London, Ontario, Canada: Dancing Men Press 1-4120-0493-4, 2003, C$16.95, 100pp, tp) Collection “by” and about Emily Chesley, “a long overlooked Canadian speculative fiction writer of the Victorian period”. (Contents)

READ, TESS (chron.)

• * *The Wombles’ Guide to Life (Arrow 0-09-946339-3, Nov 2003, £5.99, 160pp, pb, cover by Edgar Hodges) Associational item collecting “Words of Wisdom from Wimbledon Common” including summaries of some of the original books.

REARDON, JOYCE (chron.)

• * _The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-82598-7, Dec 2002, £6.99, vi+277pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Hyperion 2001) fictionalised diary based on the dark fantasy TV series, Stephen King’s Rose Red (based on the Stephen King novel), with an afterword by “Steven Rimbauer”. Reardon is a pseudonym of Ridley Pearson.

REAVES, J(ames) MICHAEL, ed. (1950- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Shadows Over Baker Street (with John C. Pelan) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45528-2, Oct 2003, $23.95, 446 + xiii, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Sherlock Holmes] Original anthology of 18 Lovecraftian Sherlock Holmes stories. Authors include Neil Gaiman, Brian Stableford, and Richard A. Lupoff. (Contents)

REAVES, MICHAEL; see under Reaves, J. Michael (stories) (chron.)

REDWOOD, STEVE (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Fisher of Devils (Prime Books/House of Dominion 1-894815-41-6, Jul 2003, $17.95, 278pp, tp, cover by Sandra Sue) Humorous fantasy mystery novel. Saints Peter and George go up against Satan. Introduction by Rhys Hughes. A first novel. Order from Dominion, PO Box 36503, Canton OH 44735; [www.primebooks.net].

REED, JOHN; pseudonym of Randy Grant (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Snowball’s Chance (Roof Books 1-931-82405-3, Nov 2002, $19.95, 137pp, hc) [Animal Farm] Talking-animal fantasy, a parody/sequel to George Orwell’s Animal Farm. The revolution takes a capitalist turn that makes everyone happy until terrorist beavers angered by environmental damage attack the farm’s twin windmills. Foreword by Alexander Cockburn. Roof Books, 303 E. 8th St., New York NY 10009; [geck044@earthlink.net]; [www.roofbooks.com].

REED, ROBERT (David) (1956- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Down the Bright Way (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-255-8, Oct 2003, £6.99, 358pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1991) SF novel of a search for the human race’s creators down a road between the stars.
• * *Sister Alice (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-125-X, May 2003, £6.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Sister Alice] SF fix-up novel based on five stories published in Asimov’s in slightly different form. (Contents)
• * +Sister Alice (Tor 0-765-30225-X, Oct 2003, $25.95, 316pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) [Sister Alice] SF fix-up novel based on five stories originally published in Asimov’s in slightly different form. First US edition (Orbit 4/03).
• * _Sister Alice (SFBC #19469, Nov 2003, $12.99, 316pp, hc) [Sister Alice] Reprint (Orbit 2003) SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

REES, CELIA (chron.)

• * _Sorceress (Bloomsbury 0-7475-5568-0, Mar 2003, £5.99, 302pp, tp) [Witch Child] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2002) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Soul Taker (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-87817-7, Sep 2003, £5.99, 152pp, tp) Reprint (Hodder Children’s Books 1997) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _The Vanished (Scholastic UK 0-439-98232-4, Apr 2003, £4.99, 208pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic UK 1997) young-adult dark fantasy novel. A “Point” title.

REEVE, CLARA (1729-1807) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Old English Baron (Oxford University Press 0-19-280327-1, Nov 2003, £6.99, xxxii+144pp, tp, cover by Sir Joshua Reynolds) Reprint (W. Keymer 1777 as The Champion of Virtue by “the editor of The Phoenix”) early gothic novel with supernatural elements. This is the revised text published by Edward & Charles Dilly in 1778 under the present title. The text follows the 1967 edition edited by James Trainer. Introduction and notes by James Watt. (Contents)

REEVE, PHILIP (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +Mortal Engines (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-008207-0, Nov 2003, $16.99, 310pp, hc, cover by Christophe Vacher) [Hungry City Chronicles] Young-adult SF, first in “The Hungry City Chronicles” about cities that travel, consuming smaller cities in their path. First US edition (Scholastic Press UK 2001).
• * *Predator’s Gold (Scholastic UK 0-439-97889-0, Sep 2003, £14.99, 316pp, hc, cover by David Frankland) [Hungry City Chronicles] Young-adult SF/fantasy novel, sequel to Mortal Engines. Tom and Hester stumble into the ice-city of Anchorage, on a journey to the fabled lost land of America.

REEVES-STEVENS, (Francis) GARFIELD (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Star Trek: Captain’s Blood (with William Shatner & Judith Reeves-Stevens) See entry under William Shatner.
• * _Star Trek: Worlds in Collision (with Judith Reeves-Stevens) See entry under Judith Reeves-Stevens.

REEVES-STEVENS, JUDITH (Evelyn) (1953?- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Star Trek: Captain’s Blood (with Garfield Reeves-Stevens & William Shatner) See entry under William Shatner.
• * *Star Trek: Worlds in Collision (with Garfield Reeves-Stevens) (Pocket 0-7434-8509-2, Nov 2003, $9.95, 417 + ix, tp) [Star Trek] Omnibus of two Star Trek novels: Star Trek: Memory Prime (1988) and Star Trek: Prime Directive (1990). This is a Signature edition with a new introduction by the authors, and an interview with them by Kevin Dilmore. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. (Contents)

REICHERT, MICKEY ZUCKER; [i.e., Miriam Susan Zucker Reichert] (1962- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Lost Dragons of Barakhai (DAW 0-7564-0106-2, Aug 2003, $6.99, 350pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Books of Barakhai] Reprint (DAW 2002) fantasy novel, second in “The Books of Barakhai” series.

REID, THOMAS M. (chron.)

• * _Forgotten Realms: Insurrection (SFBC #56255, Mar 2003, $12.50, 338pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) [Forgotten Realms: Spider Queen] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2002) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, second in “R.A. Salvatore’s War of the Spider Queen”. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. This is similar to the Wizards of the Coast edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Forgotten Realms: Insurrection (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3033-0, Dec 2003, $6.99, 365pp, pb, cover by Gerald Brom) [Forgotten Realms: Spider Queen] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2002) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, second in “R.A. Salvatore’s War of the Spider Queen”, a six-part series based on a scenario by R.A. Salvatore. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Forgotten Realms: The Sapphire Crescent (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3027-6, Nov 2003, $6.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) [Forgotten Realms: Scions of Arrabar] Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game, the first book of the “Scions of Arrabar” trilogy.

REILLY, MATTHEW (J.) (1974- ) (chron.)

• * +Contest (St. Martin’s 0-312-28625-2, Mar 2003, $24.95, 334pp, hc) SF thriller. One man competes against members of several alien races in a deadly contest inside the New York Public Library. First US edition (Pan Macmillan Australia 2000).

REIMANN, KATYA (chron.)

• * _Prince of Fire and Ashes (Tor 0-812-54936-8, Sep 2003, $7.99, 529pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Tielmaran Chronicles] Reprint (Tor 2002) fantasy novel, book three in the “Tielmaran Chronicles”.

REISERT, REBECCA (chron.)

• * *Ophelia’s Revenge (Hodder & Stoughton/Flame 0-340-77119-4, Jul 2003, £7.99, 520pp, tp, cover by Mark Harrison) Historical ghost novel, a revision of Hamlet casting Ophelia as the secret heroine.

REISFELD, RANDI (chron.)

• * _T*witches #7: Kindred Spirits (with H. B. Gilmour) See entry under H. B. Gilmour
• * _T*witches #8: The Witch Hunters (with H. B. Gilmour) See entry under H. B. Gilmour
• * _T*witches #9: Split Decision (with H. B. Gilmour) See entry under H. B. Gilmour

REISS, KATHRYN (chron.)

• * _Paint by Magic (Harcourt 0-15-204925-8, Aug 2003, $5.95, 271pp, pb) Reprint (Harcourt 2002) young-adult time-travel fantasy mystery.
• * _Pale Phoenix (Harcourt 0-15-204927-4, Aug 2003, $5.95, 326pp, pb) [Time Windows] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1994) young-adult time-travel fantasy novel, sequel to Time Windows.

REMIC, ANDY (chron.)

• * *Spiral (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-147-0, Aug 2003, £5.99, 531pp, pb) [Spiral] SF thriller, first in a series. A secret organisation battles lone fanatics, rogue states, and a secretly invading alien army. A first novel.