The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004
Books, Listed by Author
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- DUCHAMP, L. TIMMEL (stories) (chron.) (continued)
- DUE, TANANARIVE (1966- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * _The Good House (SFBC #61604, Feb 2004, $12.49, 482pp, hc) Reprint (Atria 2003) horror novel. This is similar to the Atria edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _The Good House (Simon & Schuster/Washingon Square Press 0-7434-4901-0, Jul 2004, $14.00, 482pp, tp) Reprint (Atria 2003) horror novel.
- DUNBAR, WYLENE (chron.)
- * *My Life with Corpses (Harcourt 0-15-101015-3, Jun 2004, $24.00, 321pp, hc, cover by Karen Beard) Literary dark fantasy about a Kansas farmgirl named Oz who was raised by the walking dead.
- DUNCAN, ANDY, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- DUNCAN, DAVE; [i.e., David John Duncan] (1933- ) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _Impossible Odds (SFBC #61829, Jan 2004, $12.49, 365pp, hc, cover by Paul Robinson) [*King’s Blades] Reprint (Eos 2003) fantasy novel, book five of “The King’s Blades”. This is similar to the Eos edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _Impossible Odds (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-009445-1, Oct 2004, $7.99, 427pp, pb, cover by Paul Robinson) [*King’s Blades] Reprint (Eos 2003) fantasy novel, book five of “The King’s Blades”.
- * +The Jaguar Knights (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-055511-4, Oct 2004, $24.95, 386pp, hc, cover by Paul Robinson) [*King’s Blades] Fantasy novel, book six of “The King’s Blades”. First US edition (HarperCollins Canada 9/04).
- DUNCAN, GLEN (1965- ) (chron.)
- * +Death of an Ordinary Man (Grove/Atlantic/Black Cat 0-8021-7004-8, May 2004, $13.00, 304pp, tp) Ghost novel. Nathan Clark’s spirit cannot rest without learning why he died. First US edition (Scribner UK 7/04).
- DUNCKER, PATRICIA (chron.)
- * _Seven Tales of Sex and Death (Picador 0-330-49012-5, Mar 2004, £7.99, 228pp, tp) Reprint (Picador 2003) original associational/fantasy collection.
- DUNKLE, CLARE B. (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Close Kin (Holt 0-8050-7497-X, Oct 2004, $16.95, 216pp, hc, cover by Matt Manley) [Hollow Kingdom] Young-adult fantasy novel, the second book in “The Hollow Kingdom” trilogy. Emily has grown up happily in the goblin kingdom, but leaves to find a suitor she wrongly scorned.
- DUNN, CHRISTIAN, ed. (stories) (chron.)
- DUNSANY, LORD; [Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett] (1878-1957) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *The Collected Jorkens, Volume One (Night Shade Books 1-892389-55-X, Feb 2004, $35.00, 334 pp+, hc, cover by Sidney Sime) [Joseph Jorkens] Omnibus/collection, the first in a three-volume set. This contains stories previously collected in The Travel Tales of Mr. Joseph Jorkens (1931) and Jorkens Remembers Africa (1934). Preface by Edward Plunkett, Lord Dunsany, foreword by Arthur C. Clarke, and introduction by editor S.T. Joshi. Night Shade Books, 3623 SW Baird St., Portland OR 97219; 503-452-0761; [books@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com]. (Contents)
- * *The Collected Jorkens, Volume Two (Night Shade Books 1-892389-56-8, May 2004, $35.00, 375 + xxii, hc, cover by Sidney Sime) [Joseph Jorkens] Omnibus/collection, the second in a three-volume set. This contains stories previously collected in Jorkens Has a Large Whiskey (1940) and The Fourth Book of Jorkens (1947); it adds an appendix with one previously unpublished story and one uncollected reprint. Edited and with an introduction by S.T. Joshi; a second introduction is by T.E.D. Klein. This also includes the brief foreword to the series by Edward Plunkett, Lord Dunsany. Night Shade Books, 3623 SW Baird St., Portland OR 97219; 503-452-0761; [night@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com]. (Contents)
- * *In the Land of Time and Other Fantasy Tales (Penguin Classics 0-14-243776-X, Mar 2004, $14.00, 400 +xxviv, tp, cover by Sidney H. Sime) Collection of 42 stories, two previously uncollected, showing a variety of Dunsany’s works. Includes The Gods of Pegana (1905) and several “Jorkens” stories. Edited with introduction and notes by S.T. Joshi. (Contents)
- * +Wonder Tales (Dover 0-486-43201-7, 2003, $7.95, 158pp, tp, cover by Sidney Sime) Omnibus of two collections: The Book of Wonder (1912) and Tales of Wonder (1916). This is dated 2003 but not seen until now. First US edition (Millennium 2000 as part of Time and the Gods).
- DUNYACH, JEAN-CLAUDE (stories) (chron.)
- * *The Night Orchid: Conan Doyle in Toulouse (Black Coat Press 0-9740711-7-X, Mar 2004, $20.95, 279pp, tp, cover by Gilles Francescano) Collection of 14 stories chosen by the author, six appearing in their first English translation. Foreword by David Brin, afterword by Dunyach. Order from Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416; [www.blackcoatpress.com]. (Contents)
- DuPRAU, JEANNE (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _The City of Ember (Random House 0-375-82274-7, May 2004, $4.99, 270pp, tp) [Book of Ember] Reprint (Random House 2003) young-adult dystopian novel.
- * *The People of Sparks (Random House 0-375-82824-9, May 2004, $15.95, 338pp, hc) [Book of Ember] Young-adult dystopian novel, sequel to The City of Ember. The city’s refugees find a new life, and new conflicts, in the surface world.
- DURIEZ, COLIN (chron.)
- * *Tolkien and C.S. Lewis: The Gift of Friendship (Paulist Press/HiddenSpring 1-58768-026-2, Nov 2003, $16.00, 244pp, tp) Non-fiction, biography about the friendship between the two authors. Includes chronology, notes, bibliography, and index. This is dated 2003 but not seen until now. [Tolkien, Lewis]
- DUST, C. C. (chron.)
- * *Mr. Blur (Radiant Press 0-9742241-0-3, Oct 2004, $12.95, 360pp, tp) Detective novel with fantastic elements. Everybody wants a mysterious black cube that can change the world. A first novel. Order from Radiant Press, PO Box 20017, New York NY 10025-9992; [www.theradiantpress.com].
- EAGER, EDWARD (1911-1964) (chron.)
- * _Half Magic: Fiftieth-Anniversary Edition (Harcourt 0-15-205302-6, Aug 2004, $18.95, 217 + xiii, hc, cover by N. M. Bodecker) Reissue (Harcourt Brace 1954) juvenile fantasy novel. This is a 50th-Anniversary Edition with the original illustrations by N.M. Bodecker, and a new introduction by Jack Gantos.
- EARL, ROBERT (stories) (chron.)
- * *The Burning Shore (Black Library 1-84416-129-3, Apr 2004, £6.99, 411pp, pb, cover by Paul Dainton) [Warhammer: Florin & Lorenzo] Fantasy-war novel set in the “Warhammer” universe.
- * +Warhammer: The Burning Shore (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-129-3, May 2004, $7.99, 395pp, pb, cover by Paul Dainton) [Warhammer: Florin & Lorenzo] Novelization based on the roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library UK 4/04).
- * *Warhammer: Wild Kingdoms (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-149-8, Oct 2004, £5.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Jon Hodgson) [Warhammer: Florin & Lorenzo] Novelization based on the roleplaying game world, in the “Florin d’Artaud” series after The Burning Shore.
- * +Warhammer: Wild Kingdoms (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-149-8, Nov 2004, $6.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Jon Hodgson) [Warhammer: Florin & Lorenzo] Novelization based on the roleplaying game. First US edition (Black Library UK 10/04).
- EDDINGS, DAVID (Carroll) (1931-2009) (chron.)
- * _The Belgariad: Part I (SFBC #65858, Jun 2004, $14.99, 759pp, hc, cover by William O’Connor) [Belgariad] Reissue (SFBC 1985) omnibus of the first three novels of the “Belgariad”: Pawn of Prophecy (1982), Queen of Sorcery (1982), and Magician’s Gambit (1983). This has ISBN 0-7394-4414-X; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _The Belgariad: Part II (SFBC #65859, Jun 2004, $14.99, 626pp, hc, cover by William O’Connor) [Belgariad] Reissue (SFBC 1985) omnibus of the fourth and fifth novels of the “Belgariad”: The Castle of Wizardry (1984) and Enchanter’s End Game (1984). This has ISBN 0-7394-4415-8; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _The Elder Gods (with Leigh Eddings) (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-715759-2, Jan 2004, £12.99, 424pp, tp, cover by Stephen Frink) [Dreamers] Reprint (Voyager 2003) fantasy novel, book one of “The Dreamers Quartet”.
- * _The Elder Gods (with Leigh Eddings) (Warner Vision 0-446-61333-9, Oct 2004, $7.50, 448pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Dreamers] Reprint (Voyager 2003) epic fantasy novel, first in “The Dreamers”.
- * _Pawn of Prophecy (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46864-3, Jun 2004, $6.99, 290pp, tp, cover by Michael Phillippi) [Belgariad] Reprint (Del Rey 1982) fantasy novel, book one of “The Belgariad”. Packaged as part of the “Imagine” line for young adults.
- * *The Treasured One (with Leigh Eddings) (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-715761-4, Jun 2004, £18.99, i+519pp, hc) [Dreamers] Fantasy novel, second in “The Dreamers” quartet after The Elder Gods.
- * +The Treasured One (with Leigh Eddings) (Warner Aspect 0-446-53226-6, Oct 2004, $25.95, 473pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Dreamers] Epic fantasy novel, second in “The Dreamers”. First US edition (Voyager 7/04).
- * _The Treasured One (with Leigh Eddings) (SFBC #1172619, Nov 2004, $13.99, 473pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Dreamers] Reprint (Voyager 2004) epic fantasy novel, second in “The Dreamers”. This is similar to the Warner Aspect edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- EDDINGS, LEIGH; [born Judith Leigh Schall] (1937-2007) (chron.)
- EDGERTON, TERESA (Ann) (1949- ); see pseudonym Madeline Howard (stories) (chron.)
- EDGHILL, ROSEMARY, ed.; pseudonym of Eluki bes Shahar, (1956- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Murder by Magic (Warner Aspect 0-446-67962-3, Oct 2004, $13.95, 345pp, tp) Original anthology of 20 stories by authors including Mercedes Lackey, Jennifer Roberson, and Lawrence Watt-Evans. Edghill also writes as eluki bes shahar. This is copyrighted by Edghill and Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books. (Contents)
- EGLETON, CLIVE (Frederick William) (1927- ) (chron.)
- * _Never Surrender (Severn House 0-7278-6059-3, Feb 2004, £18.99, 192pp, hc) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1970 as A Piece of Resistance) SF novel of Britain’s resistance to occupation after a Russian atomic strike. Includes a new foreword by Egleton. Copyrighted 1970, 2004, suggesting some revisions.
- EICKHOFF, RANDY LEE (1945- ) (chron.)
- * _The Red Branch Tales (Tor/Forge 0-312-87018-3, Mar 2004, $17.95, 400pp, tp) Reprint (Forge 2003) fantasy collection, a new translation/retelling of old Irish legends.
- ELBOZ, STEPHEN (chron.)
- * _The Byzantium Bazaar (Oxford University Press 0-19-275368-1, May 2004, £4.99, 136pp, tp, cover by Rob Hefferan) Reprint (Oxford University Press 1996) young-adult fantasy novel.
- ELDERKIN, SUSAN (chron.)
- * _The Voices (Grove 0-8021-4170-6, Sep 2004, $13.00, 323pp, tp) Reprint (Fourth Estate 2003) mainstream novel with fantasy elements. A white boy growing up in Australia hears the voices of spirits.
- ELLER, JONATHAN R. (chron.)
- * *Ray Bradbury: The Life of Fiction (with William F. Touponce) (Kent State University Press 0-87338-779-1, Aug 2004, $34.00, 570 + xxii, tp) Non-fiction, a critical examination of Bradbury’s work. Foreword by William F. Nolan. The afterword consists of excerpts from a 2002 interview with Bradbury. Includes bibliographic listings (including Bradbury’s unpublished works), notes, and index. Order from Kent State University Press, Kent OH 44242; [www.kentstateuniversitypress.com]. [Bradbury]
- ELLERBECK, ROSEMARY (Anne L’Estrange); see pseudonym Nicola Thorne (chron.)
- ELLIOTT, KATE; pseudonym of Alis A. Rasmussen, (1958- ) (chron.)
- * _The Gathering Storm (DAW 0-7564-0132-1, Feb 2004, $7.99, 977pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Crown of Stars] Reprint (Orbit 2003) fantasy novel, fifth in “The Crown of Stars” series. Elliott is a pen-name for Alis Rasmussen.
- ELLIOTT, PATRICIA (chron.)
- ELLISON™, HARLAN (Jay) (1934- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _Children of the Streets (Severn House/Edgeworks Abbey 0-7278-6105-0, Aug 2004, £18.99, ii+182pp, hc) Reprint (Ace 1961 as The Juvies) collection of juvenile delinquent stories with a new introduction by the author. (Contents) [First U.K. edition]
- * _I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay (with Isaac Asimov) (ibooks 0-7434-8659-5, Apr 2004, $14.95, 273pp, tp, cover by Mark Zug) [Robot Series] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1994) screenplay for “the greatest movie never made.” Color illustrations by Mark Zug are included as an unpaginated, 16-page insert. Packaged but not copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
- * _Strange Wine (ibooks/Edgeworks Abbey 0-7434-7989-0, Oct 2004, $13.95, 262pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) Reprint (Harper & Row 1978) collection of 15 stories.
- ELROD, P(atricia) N(ead) (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * _Dance of Death (BenBella Books 1-932100-22-9, Jul 2004, $14.95, 264pp, tp, cover by Mark Garro) [Jonathan Barrett] Reprint (Ace 1996) vampire novel, fourth in the “Jonathan Barrett” series. This has a new copyright and has been revised. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 508, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com].
- * _Death and the Maiden (BenBella Books 1-932100-20-2, May 2004, $14.95, 274pp, tp, cover by Jeff Barson) [Jonathan Barrett] Reprint (Ace 1994) vampire novel, second in the “Jonathan Barrett” series. This has been revised and expanded. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 508, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com].
- * _Death Masque (BenBella Books 1-932100-21-0, Jun 2004, $14.95, 285pp, tp, cover by Mark Garro) [Jonathan Barrett] Reprint (Ace 1995) vampire novel, third in the “Jonathan Barrett” series. This has been revised and expanded. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 508, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com].
- * _Red Death (BenBella Books 1-932100-19-9, Apr 2004, $14.95, 284pp, tp, cover by Michael Herring) [Jonathan Barrett] Reprint (Ace 1993) vampire novel, the first in the “Jonathan Barrett” series. This is a revised and expanded edition. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 508, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com].
- * _Siege Perilous (with Nigel Bennett) See entry under Nigel Bennett.
- * _The Vampire Files, Volume One (SFBC #62597, Jan 2004, $12.99, 452pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Jack Fleming (The Vampire Files)] Reprint (Ace 2003) omnibus of three novels in the vampire detective series: Bloodlist (1990), Lifeblood (1990), and Bloodcircle (1990). This has ISBN 0-7394-4061-6; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _The Vampire Files: Cold Streets (Ace 0-441-01103-9, Jan 2004, $6.99, 380pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Jack Fleming (The Vampire Files)] Reprint (Ace 2003) dark fantasy novel, tenth in “The Vampire Files” series.
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- * _Dracula in London (Ace 0-441-01216-7, Oct 2004, $6.99, 248pp, pb, cover by William Dodge) Reprint (Ace 2001) original vampire anthology of 16 stories.
- * *Stepping Through the Stargate: Science, Archaeology and the Military in Stargate SG-1 (with Roxanne Conrad) (BenBella Books 1-932100-32-6, Oct 2004, $17.95, 244pp, tp) [Stargate SG-1] Associational non-fiction, a gathering of 22 essays about the science in the TV show, from scientists and SF authors including David Gerrold, Catherine Asaro, and Jim Butcher.
- * _The Time of the Vampires (with Martin H. Greenberg) (ibooks/BP Books 0-7434-8733-8, Sep 2004, $6.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Harvey Parker) Reprint (DAW 1996) original anthology of 18 historical vampire stories.
- EMSHWILLER, CAROL (Fries) (1921- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * _Carmen Dog (Small Beer Press/Peapod Classics 1-931520-08-9, Nov 2004, $14.00, 148pp, tp, cover by Kevin Huizenga) Reprint (The Women’s Press 1989) SF novel. Order from Small Beer Press, 176 Prospect Ave., Northampton MA 01060; [www.lcrw.net]; [info@lcrw.net].
- ENGLE, JASON (chron.)
- * *Infernum: The Art of Jason Engle (Paper Tiger 1-84340-203-3, Oct 2004, £20.00, 128pp, hc, cover by Jason Engle) Collection of fantasy and mainstream art, with text by Engle.
- ERIKSON, STEVEN; [born Steve Rune Lundin] (1959- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * +Gardens of the Moon (Tor 0-765-31001-5, Jun 2004, $25.95, 494pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Malazan Book of the Fallen] Fantasy novel, first tale of the “Malazan Book of the Fallen”. First US edition (Bantam UK 1999).
- * _Gardens of the Moon (SFBC #1163672, Jun 2004, $12.49, 635pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Malazan Book of the Fallen] Reprint (Bantam UK 1999) fantasy novel, first tale of the “Malazan Book of the Fallen”. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _Gardens of the Moon (Tor 0-765-34878-0, Jan 2005, $7.99, 666pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Malazan Book of the Fallen] Reprint (Bantam UK 1999) fantasy novel, first tale of the “Malazan Book of the Fallen”.
- * *The Healthy Dead (PS Publishing 1-904619-09-6, Aug 2004, £10.00, 103pp, tp, cover by Edward Miller) [Malazan; Bauchelain & Korbal Broach] Fantasy novella of necromancers Bauchelain and Korbal Broach. Introduction by Paul Kearney. This is a limited edition of 500 signed by Erikson; a hardcover edition of 400 (-09-6, £25.00) signed by Erikson and Kearney is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Hamilton House, 4 Park Ave., Harrogate, HG2 9BQ, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
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