The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

Books, Listed by Author

CARTER, MARGARET L(ouise) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Different Blood: The Vampire as Alien (Amber Quill Press 1-59279-852-7, May 2004, $15.00, 158pp, tp) Non-fiction, a critical examination of the literary function of vampires as the alien Other, with bibliography. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.amberquill.com].
• * *Wild Sorceress (with Leslie Roy Carter) (Amber Quill Press 1-59279-865-9, Aug 2004, $18.00, 299pp, tp, cover by Trace Edward Zaber) Fantasy novel. A sorceress whose untamed power once caused disaster returns to the battlefield. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [http://amberquill.com].

CARTER, R. J. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Alice’s Journey Beyond the Moon (Telos 1-903889-76-6, Aug 2004, £6.99, 91pp, tp, cover by Lucy Wright & David J. Howe) [Alice] Fantasy novella of Lewis Carroll’s Alice, presented as if it were a newly discovered manuscript by Carroll. Edited and annotated by Carter. Illustrated by Lucy Wright. A deluxe hardback edition (-77-4, £30.00) signed by Carter and Wright was announced but not seen.

CARTER, ROBERT (chron.)

• * *The Language of Stones (HarperCollins UK 0-00-716923-X, Apr 2004, £10.00, 511pp, hc, cover by Anne Sudworth & Mel Grant) [Language of Stones] Fantasy novel.

CARTMILL, CLEVE (E.) (1908-1964) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Prelude to Armageddon (Darkside Press 0-9740589-2, 2003, $40.00, 276pp, hc, cover by Allen Koszowski) Collection of 11 stories, Volume 1 in “The Collected Fantastic Fiction of Cleve Cartmill”. Introduction by John Pelan. This is a limited edition of 510; it is dated 2003, but not seen until now. Available from Darkside Press, 7713 Sunnyside Ave. N, Seattle WA 98103; [www.darksidepress.com]; [mid_dark_books@isomedia.com]. (Contents)

CARVER, JEFFREY A(llan) (1949- ) (chron.)

• * _From a Changeling Star (ibooks 0-7434-8697-8, Jun 2004, $11.95, 308pp, tp, cover by Jacob Bruno) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1989) SF novel.

CARY, KATE; see pseudonym Erin Hunter (chron.)

CASELBERG, JAY; also as James A. Hetley (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Metal Sky (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45999-7, Sep 2004, $6.99, 307pp, pb, cover by Christian McGrath) [Jack Stein] Far-future SF novel, second in the series featuring Jack Stein, Psychic Investigator. Caselberg also writes as James A. Hartley.

CASH, STEVE (chron.)

• * _The Meq (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-49315-9, May 2004, £7.99, 547pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Meq] Reprint (Macmillan UK 2003) fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy.

CASSUTT, MICHAEL (Joseph) (1954- ) (chron.)

• * _Tango Midnight (Tor 0-765-34561-7, Jan 2005, $7.99, 367pp, pb) Reprint (Forge 2003) SF technothriller set on a space station.

CAST, P. C. (chron.)

• * *Elphame’s Choice (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80213-7, Dec 2004, $13.95, 551pp, tp) [Partholon] Mythic fantasy novel, first in a trilogy set in the world of Goddess by Mistake.

CASTRO, ADAM-TROY (stories) (chron.)

• * *Spider-Man: The Sinister Six Combo (ibooks/BP Books 0-7434-8715-X, Jun 2004, $7.99, 435 + 442pp, pb, cover by Mike Zeck) [Spider-Man] Omnibus of two novelizations in the series based on the comic books: Spider-Man: Revenge of the Sinister Six (2001), and Spider-Man: Secret of the Sinister Six (2002). Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications; copyrighted by Marvel Characters. (Contents)
• * *Tangled Strings (Gale Group/Five Star 0-7862-5342-8, Aug 2003, $25.95, 364pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark & Kevin Ward) Collection of five novellas, including two “Marionette” stories and a third in the same future history, “The AIsource Infection”. Castro’s afterword provides notes on the stories. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar]. (Contents)

CATTON, JOHN PAUL (stories) (chron.)

• * *Time Hunter: Kitsune (Telos 1-903889-41-3, Sep 2004, £7.99, 100pp, tp, cover by Matthew Laznicka) [*Honoré Lechasseur] Novella in the series about Honoré Lechasseur, a character introduced in Doctor Who: Cabinet of Light. A deluxe hardback edition (-42-1, £25.00) was announced but not seen. Available from 61 Elgar Avenue, Tolworth, Surrey KT5 9JP.

CAVALLARO, ALESSIO, ed. (chron.)

• * _Prefiguring Cyberculture: An Intellectual History (with Darren Tofts & Annemarie Jonson) See entry under Darren Tofts.

CAVE, HUGH B(arnett) (1910-2004) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Murgunstrumm & Others (Wildside Press 0-8095-0069-8, Nov 2004, $24.95, 475pp, tp, cover by Juha Lindroos) Reprint (Carcosa House 1977) collection of 26 horror stories. Illustrated by Lee Brown Coye. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301; e-mail: [nonstop@compuserve.com]. (Contents)

CAVELOS, JEANNE, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Many Faces of Van Helsing (Ace 0-441-01170-5, Apr 2004, $14.95, 382pp, tp) [Van Helsing] Original anthology of 21 stories featuring the vampire hunter from Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Authors include Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Thomas F. Monteleone, and Tanith Lee. (Contents)

CECILIONE, MICHAEL (1960- ); see pseudonym Michael Cross (chron.)

CERASINI, MARC A. (1952- ) (chron.)

• * *AVP: Alien vs. Predator (HarperEntertainment 0-06-073537-6, Jul 2004, $6.99, 276pp, pb) [Alien; Predator] Movie novelization. Includes eight unpaginated pages of color stills. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * _AVP: Alien vs. Predator (SFBC #1173726, Oct 2004, $10.99, 276pp, hc) Reprint (HarperEntertainment 2004) movie novelization; this drops the color stills of the original. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film. This has ISBN 0-7394-4676-2; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Wolverine: Weapon X (Marvel Press 0-7851-1605-2, Nov 2004, $24.95, 394pp, hc, cover by Greg Land & Richard Isanove) [Wolverine] Novelization based on the comic book character. Copyrighted by Marvel Characters.

CHABON, MICHAEL (1963- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, Volume 1 (Dark Horse 1-59307-171-X, Jun 2004, $17.95, 161pp, tp, cover by Chris Ware) Associational graphic novel collection of comics based on the comics in The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.
• * *The Final Solution (HarperCollins/Fourth Estate 0-06-076340-X, Nov 2004, $16.95, 131pp, hc) [Sherlock Holmes] Associational Sherlock Holmes mystery novella.
• * _Summerland (Hyperion/Miramax 0-7868-1615-5, Feb 2004, $8.95, 500pp, tp) Reprint (Hyperion 2002) young-adult fantasy novel.

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• * *McSweeney’s Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories (Random House/Vintage 1-4000-7874-1, Nov 2004, $13.95, 328pp, tp, cover by Lawrence Sterne Stevens) Original anthology of 15 stories in various genres, a follow-up to McSeeney’s Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales. Authors include Stephen King, Margaret Atwood, China Miéville, and Peter Straub. (Contents)
• * _McSweeney’s Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales (Penguin UK 0-141-01404-0, Jun 2004, £8.99, 498pp, tp, cover by H. J. Ward) Reprint (Vintage Books 2003) anthology of 20 stories in various genres, previously published in the magazine McSweeney’s Quarterly #10, available only to subscribers.

CHADBOURN, MARK (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Devil in Green (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07402-7, Mar 2004, £6.99, 453pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) [Dark Age] Reprint (Gollancz 2002) fantasy novel. Book One of “The Dark Age”, sequel to “The Age of Misrule” trilogy.
• * *The Queen of Sinister (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07276-8, Mar 2004, £10.99, 349pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [Dark Age] Fantasy novel. Book two of “The Dark Age” series sequel to “The Age of Misrule” trilogy. A hardcover edition (-07275-X, £17.99) was announced but not seen.

CHALKER, JACK L(aurence) (1944-2005) (chron.)

• * _Kaspar’s Box (Baen 0-7434-8843-1, Aug 2004, $6.99, 306pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Three Kings] Reprint (Baen 2003) far-future SF novel, third in the “Three Kings” trilogy.

CHAMBERS, ROBERT W(illiam) (1865-1933) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Yellow Sign and Other Tales: The Complete Weird Tales of Robert W. Chambers (Chaosium 1-56882-170-0, Aug 2004, $19.95, 643 + xviii, tp, cover by H. E. Fassl) Reissue (Chaosium 2000) fantasy collection/omnibus with six stories, the novel In Search of the Unknown, and four chapters from The Tracer of Lost Persons. Edited and with an introduction by S.T. Joshi. Available online at [www.chaosium.com].

CHAMINGS, MATT (chron.)

• * *Time Switch (Faber and Faber 0-571-22113-0, May 2004, £5.99, 278pp, tp, cover by Darren Hopes) Young-adult fantasy time-travel novel.

CHANCE, JANE, ed. (chron.)

• * *Tolkien and the Invention of Myth: A Reader (University Press of Kentucky 0-8131-2301-1, May 2004, $35.00, 340 + xx, hc, cover by Ted Naismith) Non-fiction gathering of 18 essays looking at sources Tolkien might have used in creating Middle-earth. Authors include Marjorie J. Burns, Verlyn Flieger, and Tom Shippey. This has bibliography and index. [Tolkien]

CHANDLER, A(rthur) BERTRAM (1912-1984) (stories) (chron.)

• * *John Grimes: Reserve Commodore (SFBC #62492, Feb 2004, $14.99, 519pp, hc, cover by Alan Pollack) [John Grimes] Omnibus/collection of six short stories and three novels: The Last Amazon (1984), The Wild Ones (1984), and Catch the Star Winds (1969). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-3965-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * *John Grimes: Rim Runner (SFBC #1175873, Nov 2004, $14.99, 488pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) [John Grimes] Omnibus/collection of four novels: Into the Alternate Universe (1964), Contraband from Otherspace (1967), The Rim Gods (1968), and The Commodore at Sea (1971). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-4794-7; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)

CHARNAS, SUZY McKEE (1939- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Stagestruck Vampires & Other Phantasms (Tachyon Publications 1-892391-21-X, Oct 2004, $24.95, 328 + xvii, hc, cover by John Picacio) Collection of eight stories (one previously published online) and two original essays. Introduction by Paul Di Filippo. (Contents)

CHEN, DA (chron.)

• * _Wandering Warrior (Random House/Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-23771-8, Nov 2004, $5.99, 322pp, pb) Reprint (Delacorte 2003) young-adult martial arts fantasy about a boy destined to become emperor of China.

CHERNENKO, DAN; pseudonym of Harry Turtledove, (1949- ) (chron.)

• * _The Bastard King (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45967-9, Feb 2004, $7.50, 494pp, pb) [Scepter of Mercy] Reprint (Roc 2003) fantasy novel, first in “The Scepter of Mercy” series.
• * *The Chernagor Pirates (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45956-3, Apr 2004, $14.95, 442pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Scepter of Mercy] Fantasy novel, second in “The Scepter of Mercy” series.

CHERNOZEMSKY, VLADIMIR (chron.)

• * *A Continent Adrift (Triumvirate Publications 1-932656-00-6, Mar 2004, $24.95, 495pp, hc, cover by Vladimir Chernozemsky) Science fantasy novel. Ancient Martian leader Myron (AKA the Devil) must find lost Atlantis to save Earth from a meteor shower. Order from Triumvirate Publications, 497 West Avenue 44, Los Angeles CA 90065-3917; [triumpub@aol.com]; 818-340-6770.

CHERRY, CAROLYN JANICE (1942- ); see under C. J. Cherryh; see under Cherryh, C. J. (stories) (chron.)

CHERRYH, C. J.; working name of Carolyn Janice Cherry, (1942- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Collected Short Fiction of C.J. Cherryh (DAW 0-7564-0217-4, Feb 2004, $23.95, 642 + xi, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) Collection of 31 stories, including the contents of earlier collections Sunfall (1981) and Visible Light (1986). Cherryh adds one new “Sunfall” story, a general introduction, and a new introduction to Visible Light. (Contents)
• * _Foreigner (DAW 0-7564-0251-4, Dec 2004, $6.99, 428pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Foreigner] Reissue (DAW 1994) SF novel, first in the eponymous series. This tenth Anniversary edition has a new introduction by Cherryh, and indicates first printing.
• * *Forge of Heaven (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-97903-9, Jun 2004, $24.95, 405pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Gene Wars] SF novel, the second volume of “The Gene Wars” after Hammerfall.
• * _Forge of Heaven (SFBC #65606, Jun 2004, $12.49, 405pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Gene Wars] Reprint (Eos 2004) SF novel, the second volume of “The Gene Wars” after Hammerfall. This lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Sword of Knowledge (with Mercedes R. Lackey, Nancy Asire & Leslie Fish) (Baen 0-7434-9875-5, Jan 2005, $24.00, 809pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Sword of Knowledge] Reprint (Baen 1995) omnibus of three novels (all Baen 1989) in the shared world originated by C.J. Cherryh: A Dirge for Sabis with Leslie Fish, Wizard Spawn with Nancy Asire, and Reap the Whirlwind with Mercedes R. Lackey.

CHESTER, DEBORAH (Ann) (1957- ) (chron.)

• * *The Queen’s Knight (Ace 0-441-01225-6, Dec 2004, $7.99, 360pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Sword, the Ring, and the Chalice] Fantasy novel, sixth in a series begun with “The Sword, the Ring, and the Chalice” trilogy.
• * _Realm of Light (Ace 0-441-01172-1, Apr 2004, $7.50, 395pp, pb, cover by Dan Craig) [Ruby Throne] Reissue (Ace 1997) fantasy novel, third in the “Ruby Throne” trilogy. Second printing.
• * _Reign of Shadows (Ace 0-441-01166-7, Feb 2004, $7.50, 344pp, pb, cover by Dan Craig) [Ruby Throne] Reissue (Ace 1996) fantasy novel, first in the “Ruby Throne” trilogy. Second printing.
• * _Shadow War (Ace 0-441-01169-1, Mar 2004, $7.50, 390pp, pb, cover by Dan Craig) [Ruby Throne] Reissue (Ace 1997) fantasy novel, second in the “Ruby Throne” trilogy. Second printing.

CHETWYND-HAYES, R(onald Henry Glynn), ed. (1919-2001) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Great Ghost Stories (with Stephen Jones) (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1363-1, Jul 2004, $13.00, 326 + xxiii, tp, cover by Michael Gesinger) Anthology of 25 ghost stories selected from books in the “Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories” series edited by the late Chetwynd-Hayes. Foreword by Jones; introduction by Chetwynd-Hayes. Authors include Stephen King, Garry Kilworth, F. Marion Crawford, and E. Nesbit. (Contents)

CHIANG, TED (1967- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Stories of Your Life and Others (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-4102-1, Feb 2004, £10.99, 331pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 2002) collection of eight stories. [First U.K. edition]

CHIGAS, FRANK (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Damp Chamber and other bad places (Medusa Press 0-9725324-0-4, Mar 2004, $40.00, 345pp, hc, cover by Frank Chigas) Original collection of 19 stories. Illustrated by the author. Order from Medusa Press, PO Box 458, San Carlos CA 94070; [www.medusapress.com]; add $4.00 shipping. (Contents)

CHILD, LINCOLN (1957- ) (chron.)

• * _Brimstone (with Douglas Preston) See entry under Douglas Preston.
• * *Death Match (Doubleday 0-385-50670-8, Apr 2004, $24.95, 356pp, hc) SF thriller involving artificial intelligence. Perfect couples picked by a high-tech matchmaking company start committing suicide.
• * _Still Life With Crows (with Douglas Preston) See entry under Douglas Preston.

CHILSON, ROB(ert Dean) (1945- ) (chron.)

• * _Isaac Asimov’s Robot City, Book 5: Refuge (ibooks 0-7434-8716-8, Aug 2004, $5.99, 176pp, pb) [Robot City] Reprint (Ace 1988) novelization in the series based on a concept by Asimov. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.

CIAN, DAVID; pseudonym of Russell Davis, (1970- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Transformers Trilogy (with Scott Ciencin) (SFBC #1170391, Aug 2004, $14.99, 565pp, hc) [Transformers] Omnibus of three novelizations based on the comic-book series and new animated series: Hardwired (2003) by Ciencin, Annihilation (2003) by Cian, and Fusion (2004) by Cian. Cian is a pen name for Russell Davis. Copyrighted by Hasbro. This has ISBN 0-7394-4562-6; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)

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• * *Transformers Legends (ibooks 0-7434-9791-0, Nov 2004, $7.99, 296 + viii, tp, cover by Evan Roberts) [Transformers] Original anthology of 13 stories based on the toys, comics, and new animated series. Copyrighted by Hasbro. (Contents)

CIENCIN, DENISE (chron.)

• * _Angel: Nemesis (with Scott Ciencin) See entry under Scott Ciencin.

CIENCIN, (Malcolm) SCOTT (1962- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Angel: Nemesis (with Denise Ciencin) (Simon Spotlight 0-689-86702-6, Feb 2004, $5.99, 388pp, pb) [Angel] Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * *Charmed: Luck be a Lady (Simon Spotlight 0-689-85793-4, Jan 2004, $5.99, 214pp, pb) [Charmed] Young-adult novelization, the 22nd based on the TV show about three witches. Copyrighted by Spelling Television.
• * *EverQuest: The Rogue’s Hour (CDS Books 1-59315-020-2, Jul 2004, $19.95, 298pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [EverQuest] Novelization based on the world of the online roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Sony Online Entertainment America. CDS Books, 425 Madison Avenue, New York NY 10017; 212-223-2969; [www.shopcdsbooks.com].
• * _Transformers Trilogy (with David Cian) See entry under David Cian.
• * *Transformers, Book 3: Fusion (ibooks 0-7434-7974-2, Mar 2004, $6.99, 222pp, pb) [Transformers] Novelization, the third based on the comic-book series and new animated series. Copyrighted by Hasbro.

CISCO, MICHAEL (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Tyrant (Prime Books 1-894815-86-6, May 2004, $17.95, 250pp, tp, cover by Harry O. Morris) Reprint (Prime 2003, not seen) surreal fantasy novel. A 15-year-old college student seeks a professor who found a way into the underworld and become the Tyrant. Prime Books, PO Box 36503, Canton OH 44735; [www.primebooks.com]. Sean Wallace [saw@neo.rr.com].