The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

Books, Listed by Author

CONDON, RICHARD (Thomas) (1915-1996) (chron.)

• * _The Manchurian Candidate (Pocket Star 0-7434-8297-2, Jul 2004, $6.99, 358pp, pb) Reprint (McGraw-Hill 1959) thriller with SF elements. This is a movie tie-in edition.

CONNELL, ADAM (chron.)

• * *Counterfeit Kings (Phobos Books 0-9720026-4-2, May 2004, $14.95, 380pp, tp, cover by Stephan Martiniere) SF novel. An ex-bodyguard on Io colony must rescue the “king” and stop his surgically altered doubles from causing chaos. Phobos Books, 200 Park Avenue S., New York NY 10013; [www.phobosweb.com].

CONNOLLY, DAVID, ed. (chron.)

• * *The Dedalus Book of Greek Fantasy (Dedalus 1-873982-84-4, Mar 2004, £9.99, 306pp, tp, cover by Nikos Engonopoulos) Anthology of 30 stories, edited and translated by Connolly.

CONNOLLY, JOHN (1968- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * +Bad Men (Simon & Schuster/Atria 0-7434-8784-2, Mar 2004, $25.00, 392pp, hc) [Melancholy Joe Dupree; *Charlie “Bird” Parker] Mystery/suspense novel with elements of dark fantasy. Detective Charlie Parker makes a brief appearance. Policeman Melancholy Joe Dupree must stop killers on the haunted island of Sanctuary. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 6/03).
• * _Bad Men (Hodder & Stoughton/Coronet 0-340-82619-3, Mar 2004, £6.99, 534pp, pb) [Melancholy Joe Dupree; *Charlie “Bird” Parker] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2003) mystery with dark fantasy elements.
• * *Nocturnes (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-83458-7, Oct 2004, £14.99, 401pp, hc) Collection of 15 stories, only one of which seems to be a reprint. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-83459-5) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * _The White Road (Pocket Star 0-7434-5639-4, Mar 2004, $6.99, 506pp, pb) [*Charlie “Bird” Parker] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2002) mystery/suspense novel with elements of dark fantasy featuring NYC detective Charlie Parker.

CONRAD, ROXANNE (Longstreet), ed. (1962- ); see pseudonym Rachel Caine (chron.)

• * _Stepping Through the Stargate: Science, Archaeology and the Military in Stargate SG-1 (with P. N. Elrod) See entry under P. N. Elrod

CONROY, ROBERT (chron.)

• * _1901 (Ballantine/Presidio Press 0-89141-843-1, Jan 2004, $7.50, 404pp, pb) Reprint (Lyford Books 1995) alternate-history novel of German invasion of New York in 1901.

CONSTABLE, KATE (chron.)

• * +The Singer of All Songs (Scholastic/Levine 0-439-55478-0, Mar 2004, $16.95, 297pp, hc, cover by Matt Manley) [Chanters of Tremaris] Young-adult fantasy novel, the first in “The Chanters of Tremaris” trilogy. Calwyn plans to be a priestess until she finds an unconscious man, and learns of trouble in the Outlands. A first novel. First US edition (Allen & Unwin Australia 9/02).

CONSTANTINE, STORM (1956- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Hermetech (Immanion Press 0-9545-0364-3, Mar 2004, £12.99, 348pp, tp, cover by Bruce Wells) Reprint (Headline 1991) SF novel. This is copyrighted 2004 and has been somewhat revised.. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.immanionpress.wox.org]; 8 Rowley Grove, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9BJ, UK
• * +The Shades of Time and Memory (Tor 0-765-30347-7, Oct 2004, $27.95, 444pp, hc, cover by Rick Berry) [Wraethu History] Fantasy novel, the second book in the “Wraethu History” series prequel to the “Wraethu” trilogy. First US edition (Immanion Press 5/04, not seen).
• * _The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure (Tor 0-765-30349-3, Jul 2004, $17.95, 496pp, tp, cover by Rick Berry) [Wraethu History] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel, the first book in the “Wraethu History” series prequel to the “Wraethu” trilogy.

CONTENTO, WILLIAM G(uy) (1947- ) (chron.)

• * _The Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-2003) (with Charles N. Brown) See entry under Charles N. Brown
• * _Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Weird Fiction Magazine Index (1890-2003) (with Stephen T. Miller) See entry under Stephen T. Miller

COOK, DAWN (1966- ); see pseudonym Kim Harrison (chron.)

• * *Lost Truth (Ace 0-441-01228-0, Dec 2004, $7.99, 356pp, pb, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [Truth] Fantasy novel, fourth in the “Truth” series. Alissa’s dreams lead her to a magical society on a distant island.

COOK, GLEN (Charles) (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Garrett Investigates (SFBC #1170607, Oct 2004, $14.99, 982pp, hc, cover by Alan Pollack) [Garrett] Omnibus of three fantasy mysteries featuring Garrett, P.I.: Deadly Quicksilver Lies (1994), Petty Pewter Gods (1995), and Faded Steel Heat (1999). This has ISBN 0-7394-4752-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)

COOK, SUE WEINLEIN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Monte Cook’s Arcana Unearthed: Children of the Rune (Malhavoc Press 1-58846-864-X, Aug 2004, $6.99, 277 + vii, pb, cover by Mark Zug) Original anthology of 13 stories based on the fantasy roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Monte J. Cook. (Contents)

COOK, THOMAS H. (1947- ) (chron.)

• * _Taken (SFBC #63148, Feb 2004, $10.99, 355pp, hc) Reprint (Dell 2002) novelization based on the Sci-Fi channel show. Copyrighted by DreamWorks LLC. This has ISBN 0-7394-4047-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

COOK, TONYA C(arter) (chron.)

• * _DragonLance: A Hero’s Justice (with Paul B. Thompson) See entry under Paul B. Thompson
• * _DragonLance: Firstborn (with Paul B. Thompson) See entry under Paul B. Thompson
• * _DragonLance: The Qualinesti (with Paul B. Thompson) See entry under Paul B. Thompson
• * _DragonLance: The Wizard’s Fate (with Paul B. Thompson) See entry under Paul B. Thompson

COOLING, WENDY (chron.)

• * *D is for Dahl (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-670-91416-9, Oct 2004, £9.99, 152pp, hc, cover by Quentin Blake) Alphabetical guide to the life and works of Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.

COONTS, STEPHEN (Paul) (1946- ) (chron.)

• * *Saucer: The Conquest (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-32362-X, Sep 2004, $14.95, 340pp, tp) [Saucer] SF novel, sequel to Saucer. Charley Pine and Rip Cantrell must steal the saucer back to save the world.

COOPER, LOREN W. (stories) (chron.)

• * *A Separate Power (Mundania Press 1-59426-082-6, Aug 2004, $11.00, 161pp, tp, cover by Regina Brytowski) Fantasy novel. Two men work to maintain the balance between humanity and the incorporeal powers. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.mundania.com], or from Mundania Press, 6470A Glenway Ave. #109, Cincinnati OH 45211-5222.
• * *A Slow and Silent Stream (Fiction Works, The 1-58124-784-2, Jun 2004, $13.99, 208pp, tp, cover by Judith Huey) Fantasy novel. A boy of mixed heritage must choose a side in the war between the Lucian empire and the magical lands of Moghan forces. This is copyrighted 2002 and was previously published as an e-book in 2003. Available online at [www.fictionworks.com].

COOPER, LOUISE (née Antell) (1952-2009) (chron.)

• * *Sea Horses: The Talisman (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131440-0, Mar 2004, £4.99, 179pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Sea Horses] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Sea Horses.

COOPER, SUSAN (Mary) (1935- ) (chron.)

• * _The Boggart (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-86930-4, Jun 2004, $5.99, 196pp, tp, cover by Omar Rayyan) [Boggart] Reissue (McElderry 1993) young-adult fantasy novel about a Scottish imp let loose in modern Toronto.
• * _The Boggart and the Monster (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-86931-2, Jun 2004, $5.99, 185pp, tp, cover by Omar Rayyan) [Boggart] Reissue (McElderry 1997) oung-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The Boggart.

COPPLE-TOSIÇ, ALICE, trans. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Compartments (with Zoran Zivkovic) See entry under Zoran Zivkovic.

CORDELL, BRUCE R. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Forgotten Realms: Lady of Poison (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3161-2, Jul 2004, $6.99, 307pp, pb, cover by Marc Fishman) [Forgotten Realms: Priests] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, first in “The Priests”. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

CORDER, ZIZOU; pseudonym of Louisa Young & Isabel Adomakoh Young (chron.)

• * +Lionboy (Penguin/Dial 0-8037-2982-0, Jan 2004, $15.99, hc) [Lionboy] Young-adult fantasy, the first in a trilogy. Charlie Ashanti searches for his missing parents, helped by his ability to talk to cats. Corder is a pen name for Louisa Young and her 10-year-old daughter Isabel Adomakoh Young. First US edition (Puffin 10/03).
• * _Lionboy (Puffin 0-141-31726-4, May 2004, £4.99, 339pp, tp, cover by Gino D’Achille) [Lionboy] Reprint (Puffin 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, first of a trilogy. Corder is a pseudonym for Louisa Young and Isabel Adomakoh Young.
• * _Lionboy (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240226-5, Sep 2004, $6.99, 277pp, tp) [Lionboy] Reprint (Puffin UK 2003) young-adult fantasy, the first in a trilogy. Corder is a pen name for Louisa Young and Isabel Adomakoh Young.
• * *Lionboy: The Chase (Penguin/Dial 0-8037-2984-7, Sep 2004, $15.99, 263pp, hc) [Lionboy] Young-adult fantasy, the second in a trilogy. Charlie and the escaped circus lions go to Venice in search of Charlie’s kidnapped parents. Corder is a pen name for Louisa Young & Isabel Adomakoh Young. Simultaneous with the Puffin UK edition.
• * *Lionboy: The Chase (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-38052-7, Sep 2004, £12.99, 323pp, hc, cover by Gino D’Achille & Fred von Deelen) [Lionboy] Young-adult fantasy novel, second of a trilogy. Corder is the pseudonym for Louisa Young and Isabel Adomakoh Young.

CORNELL, PAUL (stories) (chron.)

• * _British Summertime (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07404-3, Feb 2004, £6.99, 404pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) Reprint (Gollancz 2002) SF novel.
• * +The Discontinuity Guide (with Martin Day & Keith Topping) (MonkeyBrain Books 1-932265-09-0, Oct 2004, $15.95, 346pp, tp) [Doctor Who] Associational non-fiction, a guide to Doctor Who and its inconsistent continuity, attempting to tie it all together. This first US edition has the foreword by Terrance Dicks from the 1995 Doctor Who Books UK edition, and adds a new introduction by Lou Anders. Order from MonkeyBrain, 11204 Crossland Dr., Austin TX 78726; [info@monkeybrainbooks.com]; [www.monkeybrainbooks.com].
• * *Doctor Who: The Scream of the Shalkor (BBC Books 0-563-48619-8, Feb 2004, £5.99, 248pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series. This expands on an unproduced outline script by Cornell, also included.

CORNWELL, BERNARD; pseudonym of Bernard Wiggins, (1944- ) (chron.)

• * _Heretic (HarperCollins UK 0-00-714989-1, Jun 2004, £6.99, 435pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Grail Quest] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2003) associational historical novel, third in “The Grail Quest” series.
• * _Stonehenge [2000 B.C.] (HarperCollins/Perennial 0-06-095685-2, Dec 2004, $13.95, 433pp, tp, cover by David Scutt) Reprint (HarperCollins 2000) prehistoric fantasy novel.

COSCARELLI, DON (chron.)

• * _Bubba Ho-tep (with Joe R. Lansdale) See entry under Joe R. Lansdale

COSTELLO, MATTHEW J(ohn) (1948- ) (chron.)

• * *Missing Monday (Berkley 0-425-19455-8, Jun 2004, $6.99, 345pp, pb) Horror novel. Janna’s nightmares have something to do with the Monday she can’t remember.

COUNTER, BEN (chron.)

• * *Grey Knights (Black Library 1-84416-087-4, Apr 2004, £6.99, 412pp, pb, cover by Philip Sibbering) [Warhammer 40,000: Grey Knights] Far-future war novel set in the “Warhammer 40,000” universe.
• * +Warhammer 40,000: Grey Knights (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-087-4, Jun 2004, $7.99, 412pp, pb, cover by Philip Sibbering) [Warhammer 40,000: Grey Knights] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library 5/04).
• * *Warhammer 40,000: The Bleeding Chalice (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-054-8, Dec 2003, £6.99, 413pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer 40,000: Soul Drinkers] Novelization set in the world of the far-future roleplaying game.

COURTENAY GRIMWOOD, JON (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Felaheen: The Third Arabesk (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-671-77370-4, May 2004, £6.99, 356pp, tp, cover by Darren Wall) [Arabesk] Reprint (Earthlight UK 2003) SF novel, third in the “Ashraf Bey” series.
• * _Lucifer’s Dragon (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-7827-4, Mar 2004, £6.99, 377pp, tp) Reprint (NEL 1998) SF novel.
• * *Stamping Butterflies (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07613-5, Nov 2004, £12.99, 389pp, hc) SF novel. A trade paperback edition (-07614-3, £10.99) was announced but not seen.

COUZENS, GARY, ed. (1964- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Deep Ten: A Tenth-Anniversary Anthology for the T Party Writers’ Group (with Sara-Jayne Townsend) (T Party Books 0-9532949-1-9, Jan 2004, £5.00, 128pp, tp, cover by Hilary Waite) Anthology of 10 horror, SF, and slipstream stories, three originals, by members of a writers’ group. (Contents)

COVER, ARTHUR BYRON (1950- ) (chron.)

• * _Isaac Asimov’s Robot City, Book 4: Prodigy (ibooks 0-7434-7925-4, Jul 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.

COVILLE, BRUCE (Farrington), ed. (1950- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Half-Human (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-95588-8, Sep 2004, $5.99, 212pp, tp, cover by Marc Tauss) Reprint (Scholastic Press 2001) young-adult anthology of ten fantasy stories about being different.
• * _The Unicorn Treasury: Stories, Poems, and Unicorn Lore (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-205216-X, Sep 2004, $5.95, 202pp, tp, cover by Echo Chernik) Reprint (Doubleday 1988) YA anthology, sixth edition.

COWDREY, ALBERT E. (1933- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Crux (Tor 0-765-31037-6, Dec 2004, $24.95, 349pp, hc, cover by Alan Pollack) SF time-travel novel, expanded from the eponymous novella. Agents of Pastplor work to stop the use of time travel to change the past by the far-future organization called the Crux.

COWLEY, JOY (chron.)

• * *Hunter (with Patricia Lee Gauch) (Penguin/Philomel 0-399-24227-9, May 2004, $17.99, 154pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. Present day kids stranded in an isolated area of New Zealand share visions with a Maori boy in 1805.

COX, F. BRETT, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Crossroads: Tales of the Southern Literary Fantastic (with Andy Duncan) (Tor 0-765-30813-4, Aug 2004, $24.95, 380pp, hc) Mostly original anthology of 26 stories (11 are reprints) of the American South. Authors include Michael Swanwick, Jack McDevitt, and Don Webb. (Contents)

COX, (William) GREG(ory) (1959- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Star Trek: To Reign in Hell: The Exile of Khan Noonien Singh (Pocket 0-7434-5711-0, Jan 2005, $24.00, 326pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek: Eugenics Wars] Star Trek novelization in the “Eugenics Wars” series. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Underworld 2: Blood Enemy (Pocket Star 0-7434-8072-4, Dec 2004, $6.99, 311pp, pb) [Underworld] Novelization, a prequel to the movie. Copyrighted by Subterranean Productions.

COX, RICHARD (Hubert Francis) (1931- ) (chron.)

• * *Rift (Ballantine 0-345-46283-1, Jul 2004, $23.95, 261pp, tp) SF thriller. A man is offered five million dollars to be a guinea pig for new teleportation technology. A first novel.

COYE, LEE BROWN (1907-1981) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Life & Art of Lee Brown Coye (with Luis Ortiz) (NonStop Press 1-933065-04-4, Feb 2005, $39.95, 176pp, hc, cover by Lee Brown Coye) Art book and biography of the macabre artist, with text by Luis Ortiz, and over 350 illustrations in b&w and color. Includes notes, selected bibliography, and index. NonStop, POB 981, Peck Slip Station, New York NY 10272-0981; e-mail [nonstop@compuserve.com].

COYLE, CLEO; see pseudonym Alice Kimberly (chron.)

CRAGG, DAN (chron.)

• * _Star Wars: Jedi Trial (with David Sherman) See entry under David Sherman.
• * _Starfist: A World of Hurt (with David Sherman) See entry under David Sherman.
• * _Starfist: Lazarus Rising (with David Sherman) See entry under David Sherman.

CRAMER, KATHRYN (Elizabeth), ed. (1962- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Year’s Best Fantasy 4 (with David G. Hartwell) See entry under David G. Hartwell
• * _Year’s Best SF 9 (with David G. Hartwell) See entry under David G. Hartwell

CREW, GARY (David) (1947- ) (chron.)

• * _Memorial (with Shaun Tan) See entry under Shaun Tan.

CRICHTON, (John) MICHAEL (1942-2008) (chron.)

• * *State of Fear (HarperCollins 0-06-621413-0, Dec 2004, $27.95, 603pp, hc) Techno-thriller about terrorists, tidal waves, media fear-mongering, and global warming.
• * *State of Fear (SFBC #1178049, Dec 2004, $13.99, 603pp, hc) Reprint (HarperCollins 2004) thriller. This is similar to the HarperCollins edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Timeline (Ballantine 0-345-46826-0, Nov 2003, $14.95, 496pp, tp) Reprint (Knopf 1999) SF time-travel novel. This is a movie tie-in edition.

CRILLEY, MARK (chron.)

• * _Akiko and the Alpha Centauri 5000 (Random House/Dell Yearling 0-440-41892-5, Jun 2004, $4.99, 153pp, tp, cover by Mark Crilley) [Akiko] Reprint (Delacorte 2003) children’s SF picture book based on the author’s comic book series, with illustrations by Crilley.