The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

Books, Listed by Author

DIMITRA, RIA (chron.)

• * *Fiend Angelical (Ragnell Press 0-9754174-0-1, Mar 2005, $6.95, 302pp, tp, cover by Jayde Hilliard) Vampire romance novel. Ragnell Press, 191 Borelli Road, New Market AL 35761; [www.ragnellpress.com].

DINGLER, JAY (chron.)

• * *The Infinite Odyssey (BrainBoxLtd 0-9754539-0-4, 2004, $25.00, 533pp, tp, cover by Algie Lafan) Young-adult SF novel. A first novel. BrainBoxLtd, PO Box 26, Morris AL 35116; [www.InfiniteOdyssey.com].

DINGMAN, ALAN (chron.)

• * _The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (with Kees Moerbeek, Stephen King & Peter Abrahams) See entry under Stephen King.

DITTBRENNER, J. R. (chron.)

• * *Feral World (PublishAmerica 1-4137-4153-3, Nov 2004, $16.95, 119pp, tp) SF novel of a world made stagnant by global government, and a disturbing new scientific development. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.publishamerica.com].

DIVAKARUNI, CHITRA BANERJEE (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Queen of Dreams (Doubleday 0-385-50682-1, Sep 2004, $21.95, 340pp, hc) Mainstream novel with fantasy elements. A Berkeley, California woman tries to get in touch with her roots by reading the Dream Journal of her India-born mother, a woman compelled to interpret dreams for others.

DIX, SHANE (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Heirs of Earth (with Sean Williams) See entry under Sean Williams.

DOBSON, MICHAEL (Singer) (1952- ) (chron.)

• * _Fox at the Front (with Douglas Niles) See entry under Douglas Niles.

DOCTOROW, CORY (Efram) (1971- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Eastern Standard Tribe (Tor 0-765-30759-6, Mar 2004, $23.95, 223pp, hc) SF novel about a secret society dedicated to living on US East Coast time no matter where they live.

DODGSON, CHARLES LUTWIDGE (1832-1898); see pseudonym Lewis Carroll (chron.)

DOHERTY, ROBERT; pseudonym of Bob Mayer, (1959- ) (chron.)

• * *Area 51: Legend (Dell 0-440-23725-4, Apr 2004, $6.99, 313pp, pb) [Area 51] SF thriller, ninth in the “Area 51” series. Humans born on a far planet come to Earth to stop an alien plot, and become involved in human history, the grail and Excalibur. Doherty is a pen name for Bob Mayer.

DOIG, JAMES, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Devil of the Marsh and Other Stories See entry under H. B. Marriott Watson.

DOKEY, (Mary) CAMERON (1956- ) (chron.)

• * *Sunlight and Shadow (Simon Pulse 0-689-86999-1, Jul 2004, $5.99, 185pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Young-adult novel based on the Mozart opera The Magic Flute. A girl’s parents are the Mage of the Day and Queen of the Night.

DONALDSON, STEPHEN R(eeder) (1947- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Daughter of Regals and Other Tales (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31443-3, Oct 2004, $6.99, 366pp, pb) Reissue (Del Rey 1984) collection. This indicates first printing.
• * _The Illearth War (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34866-4, Oct 2004, $7.50, 527pp, pb) [Thomas Covenant] Reissue (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1977) fantasy novel, second in the “Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever”. This indicates first printing.
• * _Lord Foul’s Bane (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34865-6, Oct 2004, $7.50, 480pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Thomas Covenant] Reissue (SFBC 1977) fantasy novel, first in the “Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever”. This indicates first printing.
• * _The Man Who Risked His Partner (Tor 0-765-34126-3, Dec 2004, $6.99, 268pp, pb) Reprint (Ballantine 1986 as by Reed Stephens) associational mystery. This follows the 2003 Forge revised edition.
• * _The Man Who Tried to Get Away (Orion 0-7528-4935-2, May 2004, £6.99, 346pp, pb) [*Mick “Brew” Axbrewder] Third in a trilogy after The Lady Tree and Quicksilver. Reprint (Ballantine 1990 as by Reed Stephens) associational novel.
• * _The Man Who Tried to Get Away (Tor/Forge 0-765-30205-5, Nov 2004, $27.95, 304pp, hc) [Man Who] Reprint (Ballantine 1990 as by Reed Stephens) associational mystery in the “Man Who” series. This has been slightly revised.
• * _The Power that Preserves (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34867-2, Oct 2004, $7.50, 489pp, pb) [Thomas Covenant] Reissue (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1977) fantasy novel, third in the “Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever”. This indicates first printing.
• * *The Runes of the Earth (Penguin/Putnam 0-399-15232-6, Oct 2004, $26.95, 532pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant] Fantasy novel, book one in the “Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant” quartet.
• * _The Runes of the Earth (SFBC #1171559, Oct 2004, $14.99, 594pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant] Reprint (Putnam 2004) fantasy novel, book one in the “Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant” quartet. This is similar to the Putnam edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *The Runes of the Earth (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07598-8, Oct 2004, £18.99, 593pp, hc, cover by Laura Brett) [Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant] Fantasy novel, the first book of “The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant”. Simultaneous with the US edition. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-07599-6, £12.99) was announced but not seen.

DONEGAN, GREG; pseudonym of Bob Mayer, (1959- ) (chron.)

• * *Battle for Atlantis (Berkley 0-425-19453-1, Feb 2004, $6.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Craig White) [Atlantis] Science fiction novel, sixth in the “Atlantis” series. Donegan is a pen name for Bob Mayer.

DONNELLY, MARCOS (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Letters from the Flesh (Red Deer Press/Robert J. Sawyer Books 0-88995-302-3, May 2004, $19.95, 191pp, hc, cover by Sam Weber) SF novel about evolution versus creationism, and the effect the letters of an alien investigating first-century Earth may have had on early Christianity. Red Deer Press, 813 Mackimmie Library Tower, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary AB Canada T2N 1N4; US orders: 800-805-1083; 403-220-4334; [www.reddeerpress.com].

DONOVAN, DALE (chron.)

• * *Dungeons & Dragons: Knights of the Silver Dragon, Book 3: Sign of the Shapeshifter (with Linda Johns) (Wizards of the Coast/Mirrorstone Books 0-7869-3220-1, Oct 2004, $5.99, 180pp, tp, cover by Emily Fiegenshuh) [Dungeons & Dragons: Knights of the Silver Dragon] Young-adult novelization based on the roleplaying game world, the second in a series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

DOUGLAS, CAROLE NELSON (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Cat in a Neon Nightmare (Tor/Forge 0-765-34592-7, Aug 2004, $6.99, 349pp, pb, cover by Jo Tronc) [Midnight Louie] Reprint (Forge 2003) associational mystery, #15 in the “Midnight Louie” series partly narrated by a cat.
• * *Cat in an Orange Twist (Tor/Forge 0-765-30681-6, Aug 2004, $24.95, 396pp, hc, cover by Jo Tronc) [Midnight Louie] Associational mystery, #16 in the “Midnight Louie” series partly narrated by a cat.
• * _Femme Fatale (Tor/Forge 0-765-34594-3, Nov 2004, $7.99, 441pp, pb, cover by Glenn Harrington) [Irene Adler] Reprint (Forge 2003) associational mystery, seventh in the “Irene Adler” series of Holmesian pastiches. This includes a Reader’s Guide.
• * _Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Tor/Forge 0-765-34574-9, Jan 2005, $7.99, 408pp, pb) [Irene Adler; Sherlock Holmes] Reprint (Tor 1990) associational mystery, the first in the “Irene Adler” series of Holmesian pastiches.
• * *Spider Dance (Tor/Forge 0-765-30683-2, Dec 2004, $24.95, 460pp, hc, cover by Glenn Harrington) [Irene Adler] Associational mystery, eighth in the “Irene Adler” series of Holmesian pastiches.

DOUGLASS, SARA; pseudonym of Sara Mary Warneke, (1957- ) (chron.)

• * +Gods’ Concubine (Tor 0-765-30541-0, Feb 2004, $27.95, 557pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Troy Game] Fantasy novel, second in “The Troy Game” after Hades’ Daughter. First US edition (HarperCollins Australia 1/04).
• * _Gods’ Concubine (Tor 0-765-34443-2, Oct 2004, $7.99, 610pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Troy Game] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2004) fantasy novel, second in “The Troy Game” after Hades’ Daughter.
• * +The Nameless Day (Tor 0-765-30362-0, Jul 2004, $25.95, 448pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Crucible] Alternate history fantasy novel, book one of the “Crucible” series set in 14th-century Europe. First US edition (Voyager Australia 2000).
• * _The Nameless Day (Tor 0-765-34282-0, Jan 2005, $7.99, 543pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Crucible] Reprint (Voyager Australia 2000) alternate-history fantasy novel, book one of the “Crucible” series set in 14th century Europe.
• * +Sinner (Tor 0-312-87046-9, Sep 2004, $26.95, 464pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Wayfarer Redemption] Fantasy novel, book four in “The Wayfarer Redemption”. First US edition (Voyager Australia 1997).
• * _Sinner (SFBC #1171169, Nov 2004, $13.49, 464pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Wayfarer Redemption] Reprint (Voyager Australia 1997) fantasy novel, the fourth book of “The Wayfarer Redemption”. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Threshold (Tor 0-765-34277-4, Jul 2004, $7.99, 446pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 1997) fantasy novel, a standalone.
• * +The Wounded Hawk (Tor 0-765-30363-9, Jan 2005, $27.95, 494pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Crucible] Alternate-history/fantasy novel, the second in the “Crucible” series. First US edition (Voyager Australia 2000).

DOWLING, LELA (chron.)

• * *Alice (with Lewis Carroll) (About Comics 0-9716338-3-5, Jan 2004, $8.95, 102pp, tp) [Alice] Graphic novel adaptation of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, adapted and illustrated by Lela Dowling and originally serialized in the Eclipse comic “The Dreamery”.

DOWNER, ANN (1960- ) (chron.)

• * _Hatching Magic (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-87057-4, Jun 2004, $5.99, 242pp, tp, cover by Omar Rayyan) [Hatching Magic] Reprint (Atheneum 2003) young-adult fantasy novel.

DOYLE, [Sir] ARTHUR (Ignatius) CONAN (1859-1930) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Captain of the ‘Pole-Star’: Weird and Imaginative Fiction (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-068-9, May 2004, C$60.00, xxxviii+460pp, hc, cover by Paul Lowe) The most complete volume of ACD’s weird fiction ever published, showcases this aspect of Conan Doyle’s writing through thirty-seven stories of the mysterious and the macabre. Edited, with an Introduction, by Christopher Roden & Barbara Roden, and a Preface by Michael Dirda. Limited to 600 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $46.00 and in the UK for £30.00. (Contents)
• * _The Lost World (Random House/Modern Library 0-8129-7213-9, Jul 2004, $4.95, 252 + xxviii, pb) [Prof. Challenger] Reprint (Doran 1912) SF novel featuring Professor Challenger. This follows the Hodder & Stoughton 1912 edition, with minor corrections; it has the introduction by Michael Crichton from the 2003 Modern Library trade paperback edition.

DOYLE, NOREEN, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The First Heroes: New Tales of the Bronze Age (with Harry Turtledove) See entry under Harry Turtledove.

DOZOIS, GARDNER (Raymond) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Morning Child and Other Stories (ibooks 0-7434-9318-4, Aug 2004, $11.95, 305pp, tp, cover by Scott Grimando) Collection of 10 stories, one a collaboration with Michael Swanwick. Six appeared in earlier collection Geodesic Dreams (1992). (Contents)

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• * *A.I.s (with Jack M. Dann) (Ace 0-441-01216-7, Dec 2004, $6.50, 294pp, pb) Anthology of ten stories about artificial intelligence. Authors include Michael Swanwick, Gregory Benford, and Stephen Baxter. (Contents)
• * _The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 17th Annual Collection (Robinson 1-84119-924-9, Nov 2004, £9.99, xlv+718pp, tp, cover by joeroberts) Reprint (St. Martin’s 2004 as The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection) best-of-the-year anthology of 29 stories, with a summation of the year by Dozois. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-first Annual Collection (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-32479-0, Jul 2004, $19.95, 665pp, tp, cover by Jean-Pierre Normand) Best-of-the-year anthology of 29 stories, with a summation of the year by Dozois. A St. Martin’s hardcover edition (-32478-2, $35.00) is also available. (Contents)
• * _The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-first Annual Collection (SFBC #1164455, Jul 2004, $14.99, 776pp, hc, cover by Jean-Pierre Normand) Reprint (St. Martin’s 2004) Best-of-the-Year anthology of 29 stories, with a summation of the year by Dozois. This is similar to the St. Martin’s hardcover edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

DRAGO, TY (chron.)

• * _Phobos (Tor 0-765-34454-8, Nov 2004, $6.99, 431pp, pb, cover by Vincent Di Fate) Reprint (Tor 2003) SF mystery novel. Lieutenant Mike Brogue investigates deaths on Phobos.

DRAKE, DAVID (Allen) (1945- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Far Side of the Stars (Baen 0-7434-8864-4, Dec 2004, $7.99, 514pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Leary & Mundy] Reprint (Baen 2003) SF novel, third in the “Leary & Mundy” series begun in With the Lightnings. This lacks the hardcover’s bound-in CD-ROM.
• * _Goddess of the Ice Realm (Tor 0-812-57541-5, Jul 2004, $7.99, 522pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Lord of the Isles] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel, fifth in the “Lord of the Isles” series.
• * _Goddess of the Ice Realm (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07570-8, Sep 2004, £6.99, 496pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Lord of the Isles] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel, fifth in the “Lord of the Isles” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Grimmer Than Hell (Baen 0-7434-8830-X, Jun 2004, $7.99, 435pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) Reprint (Baen 2003) collection of 14 military SF stories, six from the shared world of “The Fleet”.
• * *Master of the Cauldron (Tor 0-312-87496-0, Nov 2004, $25.95, 428pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Lord of the Isles] Fantasy novel, sixth in the “Lord of the Isles” series.
• * _The Reaches (SFBC #64696, Apr 2004, $14.99, 874pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [The Reaches] Reprint (Baen 2004) SF omnibus of three military SF novels of “The Reaches”: Igniting the Reaches (1994), Through the Breach (1995), and Fireships (1996). This is similar to the Baen edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Seas of Venus (Baen 0-7434-7192-X, Mar 2004, $7.99, 489pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Keeps] Reprint (Baen 2002) omnibus of two novels set on the Venus of “Clash by Night” by Henry Kuttner: Surface Action (1990) and The Jungle (1991), plus a travel narrative of Drake’s own jungle experiences in Belize.
• * _Servant of the Dragon (Tor 0-812-56494-4, Jul 2004, $7.99, 612pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Lord of the Isles] Reissue (Tor 1999) fantasy novel, third in the “Lord of the Isles” series. Third printing.

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• * _The Fleet: Crisis (with Bill Fawcett) (Ace 0-441-01184-5, Jul 2004, $6.99, 294pp, pb, cover by Bryn Barnard) [Fleet] Reissue (Ace 1991 as The Fleet Book 6: Crisis) shared-world anthology, sixth in the series. Packaged by Bill Fawcett & Associates.
• * _The Fleet: Sworn Allies (with Bill Fawcett) (Ace 0-441-01178-0, May 2004, $6.99, 248pp, pb, cover by James Gurney) [Fleet] Reissue (Ace 1990 as The Fleet Book 4: Sworn Allies) shared-world anthology, fourth in the series. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates. Second printing.
• * _The Fleet: Total War (with Bill Fawcett) (Ace 0-441-01181-0, Jun 2004, $6.99, 278pp, pb, cover by James Gurney) [Fleet] Reissue (Ace 1990 as The Fleet Book 5: Total War) shared-world anthology, fifth in the series.
• * *The World Turned Upside Down (with Eric Flint & James Baen) (Baen 0-7434-9874-7, Jan 2005, $24.00, 743pp, hc, cover by Thomas Kidd) Anthology of 29 stories that hooked the editors on SF. The editors provide notes on the stories, with an overall preface by Flint. Authors include Arthur C. Clarke, C.L. Moore, Isaac Asimov, and Theodore Sturgeon. (Contents)

DRAKE, EMILY; pseudonym of Rhondi Vilott, (1949- ) (chron.)

• * _The Dragon Guard (DAW 0-7564-0190-9, Jun 2004, $6.99, 368pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Magickers] Reprint (DAW 2003) fantasy novel of student mages, third in “The Magickers” series. Drake is a pen name for Rhondi V. Salsitz.
• * *The Gate of Bones (DAW 0-7564-0188-7, Sep 2004, $21.95, 416pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) [Magickers] Fantasy novel of student mages, fourth in “The Magickers” series. Drake is a pen name for Rhondi V. Salsitz.

DRIVER, LEE; pseudonym of S. D. Tooley, (1947- ) (chron.)

• * *The Unseen (Full Moon Publishing 0-9666021-7-X, Mar 2004, $22.95, 305pp, hc, cover by Mary Pat Kanaley) [Chase Dagger] Horror novel/mystery, the third featuring Chase Dagger. Driver is a pen name for Sandra D. Tooley. Order from Full Moon Publishing, PO Box 408, Schererville IN 46375; [www.mysterypublishers.com].

DRUSE, ELEANOR (chron.)

• * *The Journals of Eleanor Druse (Hyperion 1-4013-0123-1, Jan 2004, $22.95, 244pp, hc) Novelization, a tie-in to Stephen King’s Kingdom Hospital, the supposed inspiration for the TV series, written by psychic Druse as she investigates the seemingly haunted hospital. (King was actually inspired by a Danish film.) Copyrighted by Sony Pictures Television and Touchstone Television.
• * _The Journals of Eleanor Druse (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-553-81696-9, May 2004, £6.99, 249pp, tp) Reprint (Hyperion 2004) novelization based on Stephen King’s Kingdom Hospital TV series. Druse is a pseudonym. [First U.K. edition]

DUANE, DIANE (Elizabeth) (1952- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Wizard’s Holiday (SFBC #64325, Mar 2004, $9.99, 416pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Nita & Kit] Reprint (Harcourt 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, volume seven in the “wizardry” series. This is similar to the Harcourt edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

DUCHAMP, L. TIMMEL (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Grand Conversation (Aqueduct Press 0-9746559-3-7, Oct 2004, $8.00, 79pp, ph) Non-fiction, perfect-bound chapbook collection of four essays, primarily discussing feminist SF. Part of the “Conversation Pieces” chapbook series. Aqueduct Press, PO Box 95787, Seattle WA 98145-2787; [www.aqueductpress.com]. (Contents)