The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

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FEIST, RAYMOND E(lias) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

* _Magician: Master (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56493-5, Jul 2004, $7.99, 499pp, pb, cover by Liz Kenyon) [Riftwar] Reissue (Doubleday Foundation 1982 as part of Magician) fantasy novel, the second half of the first book in the “Riftwar” series. This follows the 1994 revised and expanded edition. 19th printing.
* _Prince of the Blood (Bantam Spectra 0-553-80380-8, Jul 2004, $25.00, 356pp, hc, cover by Liz Kenyon) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1989) fantasy novel. This is a significantly revised “Author’s Preferred 15th Anniversary Edition” with a new afterword by Feist.
* _Prince of the Blood (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-717616-3, Sep 2004, £7.99, 356pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1989) fantasy novel.
* _Silverthorn (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27054-0, Jul 2004, $7.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Liz Kenyon) [Riftwar] Reissue (Doubleday 1985) fantasy novel, the second book in the “Riftwar” series. 30th printing.
* _Talon of the Silver Hawk (HarperTorch 0-380-80324-0, Apr 2004, $7.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Paul S. Robinson) [Conclave of Shadows] Reprint (Voyager 2002) fantasy novel, first in the “Conclave of Shadows” series.
FENNER, ARNIE, ed. (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Spectrum 11: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art (with Cathy Fenner) See entry under Cathy Fenner.
FENNER, CATHY, ed. (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Spectrum 11: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art (with Arnie Fenner) (Underwood Books 1-887424-81-4, Oct 2004, $39.00, 208pp, hc, cover by Eric Joyner) Art book. The 11th in a series of yearbooks of fantasy art, this covers 2003 with reproductions of over 400 works, by over 250 artists, chosen by a jury. Arnie Fenner discusses “The Year in Review”. A trade paperback edition (-82-2, $27.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Underwood Books, PO Box 1919, Nevada City CA 95959; [www.underwoodbooks.com].
* _Spectrum 11: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art (with Arnie Fenner) (SFBC no ISBN, Nov 2004, $24.99, 208pp, hc, cover by Eric Joyner) Reprint (Underwood Books 2004) art book. This is similar to the Underwood edition, except it lacks price, ISBN, and SFBC number on the jacket.
FERRIS, JEAN (1939- ) (chron.)

* _Once Upon a Marigold (Harcourt 0-15-205084-1, Jun 2004, $5.95, 271pp, tp) [Once Upon a Marigold] Reprint (Harcourt 2002) young-adult humorous fairy-tale fantasy.
FFORDE, JASPER (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Lost in a Good Book (Penguin 0-14-200403-0, Mar 2004, $14.00, 399pp, tp, cover by Viktor Keon) [Thursday Next] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2002) humorous fantasy novel, second in the series featuring Thursday Next.
* *Something Rotten (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-83558-3, Jul 2004, £12.99, 400pp, hc, cover by Mark Thomas) [Thursday Next] Humorous alternate-world fantasy novel. Fourth in the “Thursday Next” series. A collector’s edition (£18.99) was announced but not seen.
* _Something Rotten (Viking 0-670-03359-6, Aug 2004, $24.95, 389pp, hc, cover by Viktor Koen) [Thursday Next] Humorous fantasy novel, fourth in the series featuring Thursday Next. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 7/04).
* _The Well of Lost Plots (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-82593-6, Jan 2004, £6.99, 368pp, tp) [Thursday Next] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2003) alternate-Earth humorous SF/fantasy novel. Third in the “Thursday Next” series after The Eyre Affair and Lost in a Good Book.
* +The Well of Lost Plots (Viking 0-670-03289-1, Feb 2004, $24.95, 379pp, hc, cover by Viktor Koen) [Thursday Next] Humorous fantasy novel, third in the series featuring Thursday Next. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 7/03).
* _The Well of Lost Plots (Penguin 0-14-303435-9, Jul 2004, $14.00, 381pp, tp, cover by Viktor Koen) [Thursday Next] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2003) humorous fantasy novel, third in the series featuring Thursday Next.
* _The Well of Lost Plots (SFBC #1162077, Sep 2004, $10.99, 379 + xvii, tp, cover by Viktor Koen) [Thursday Next] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2003) humorous fantasy novel, third in the series featuring Thursday Next. This has ISBN 0-965-91186-1; it lacks a price and has the book club number on the back jacket.
FILES, GEMMA (stories) (chron.)

* *The Worm in Every Heart (Wildside Press/Prime Books 1-894815-76-9, Nov 2004, $17.95, 278pp, tp, cover by Dale Sproule) Collection of 15 stories, three original; many are dark fantasy, and most first appeared in small-press venues. Introduction by Nancy Kilpatrick. Files’s afterword, an interview with herself, discusses some of her inspirations and the nature of horror. Order from Prime Books, PO Box 36503, Canton OH 44735; [www.primebooks.net]. (Contents)
FINCH, PAUL (stories) (chron.)

* *The Extremist and Other Tales of Conflict (Pendragon Press 0-9538598-2-7, Oct 2004, £4.99, 73pp, tp, cover by Terry Cooper) Horror collection. (Contents)
FINCH, SHEILA (Rosemary) (1935- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Birds (Wildside Press 0-8095-0056-6, Nov 2004, $15.00, 211pp, tp, cover by Karl Romer) SF novel. A woman tries to uncover the truth about the death of her sister, a NASA astronaut. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301.
FINDLAY, JAMIESON (chron.)

* +The Blue Roan Child (Scholastic/The Chicken House 0-439-62752-4, Jun 2004, $16.95, 253pp, hc, cover by Tim O’Brien) Young-adult fantasy novel. An orphan stablegirl seeks two colts stolen from the king. A first novel. First US edition (Doubleday Canada 2002).
FISCH, SHOLLY (chron.)

* *Ghostbusters: The Return (ibooks 0-7434-7948-3, Oct 2004, $6.99, 296pp, tp, cover by Gabriel Ippoliti) [Ghostbusters] Novelization based on the characters from the movies. Copyrighted by Columbia Pictures Industries.
FISH, LESLIE (stories) (chron.)

* _The Sword of Knowledge (with C. J. Cherryh, Mercedes R. Lackey & Nancy Asire) See entry under C. J. Cherryh
FISHER, CATHERINE (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Archon (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-84377-2, Feb 2004, £5.99, i+392pp, tp, cover by Tracey Hurst & Jerry Paris) [Oracle Prophecies] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The Oracle.
* *The Glass Tower (Random House UK/Red Fox 0-09-947298-8, Aug 2004, £5.99, 351pp, tp, cover by Paul Young) Omnibus of three unconnected young-adult fantasy novels: The Conjuror’s Game (1990), The Candle Man (1994), and Fintan’s Tower (1991). (Contents)
* +The Oracle Betrayed (HarperCollins/Greenwillow 0-06-057157-8, Mar 2004, $16.99, 341pp, hc, cover by Nenad Jakesevic) [Oracle Prophecies] Young-adult fantasy novel, the first in “The Oracle Prophecies” series set in a land combining elements out of the ancient worlds of Egypt and Greece. First US edition (Hodder Silver 2003 as The Oracle).
* +Snow-walker (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-072474-9, Sep 2004, $17.99, 507pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Snow Walker] Young-adult omnibus of a fantasy trilogy with elements of Norse myth: The Snow-walker’s Son (1993), The Empty Hand (1995), and The Soul Thieves (1996). First US edition (Red Fox 2003 as The Snow-walker Trilogy).
FISHER, JUDE; pseudonym of Jane Johnson (chron.)

* _Wild Magic (DAW 0-7564-0189-5, Jul 2004, $6.99, 586pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [*Fool’s Gold] Reprint (DAW 2003) fantasy novel, second in the “Fool’s Gold” trilogy. Fisher is a pen name for Jane Johnson.
* _Wild Magic (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-4041-2, Jul 2004, £6.99, 565pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [*Fool’s Gold] Reprint (DAW 2003) fantasy novel. Book Two of “Fool’s Gold”. Fisher is a pseudonym of Jane Johnson.
FLEMING, GHERBOD, ed.; pseudonym of John H. Steele (chron.)

* _World of Darkness: Vampire: The Clan Novel Saga, Vol. 2: The Eye of Gehenna (with Eric Griffin, [et al] & Stewart Wieck) See entry under Stewart Wieck.
* _World of Darkness: Vampire: The Clan Novel Saga, Vol. 3: Bloody September (with Eric Griffin, [et al] & Stewart Wieck) See entry under Stewart Wieck.
FLEMING, ROBERT (stories) (chron.)

* _Havoc After Dark (Kensington/Dafina 0-7582-0575-9, Mar 2004, $14.00, 241 + xiv, tp) Reprint (Sadorian Publications 2002, not seen) collection of 14 horror stories. Foreword by Tananarive Due. (Contents)
FLINT, ERIC (1947- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *1634: The Galileo Affair (with Andrew Dennis) (Baen 0-7434-8815-6, Apr 2004, $25.00, 549pp, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) [1632] SF novel in the series begun in 1632. The American time travelers are divided on a plot to save Galileo from his trial for heresy.
* _1634: The Galileo Affair (with Andrew Dennis) (SFBC #65135, May 2004, $12.49, 549pp, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) [1632] Reprint (Baen 2004) SF time-travel novel in the series begun in 1632. This is similar to the Baen edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* *The Rats, the Bats & the Ugly (with Dave Freer) (Baen 0-7434-8846-6, Sep 2004, $24.00, 391pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Rats, Bats & Vats] Humorous military SF novel, sequel to Rats, Bats, & Vats. The heroes return home to find the aliens have taken over the bureacracy.
* _The Wizard of Karres (with Dave Freer & Mercedes R. Lackey) See entry under Mercedes R. Lackey
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* *The Grantville Gazette (Baen 0-7434-8860-1, Nov 2004, $6.99, 361pp, pb, cover by Thomas Kidd) [1632] Shared-world alternate-history anthology of five stories set in the 1632 universe, one original by Flint, plus three non-fiction articles on the world. The rest were originally published online in the eponymous e-zine. (Contents)
* _Legions of Space See entry under Keith Laumer.
* _The World Turned Upside Down (with James Baen & David A. Drake) See entry under David A. Drake
FLYNN, MICHAEL F(rancis) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Wreck of The River of Stars (Tor 0-765-34033-X, May 2004, $7.99, 534pp, pb, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Reprint (Tor 2003) SF novel about an outdated space-sailing ship.
FLYNN, TOM (chron.)

* *Nothing Sacred (Prometheus Books 1-59102-127-8, Feb 2004, $19.95, 474pp, tp, cover by Michael Carroll) [Galactic Rapture] Satirical SF novel, sequel to Galactic Rapture. An Earth-boy seeks his fortune in the Galactic civilization that looks down on Earth. Order from Prometheus Books, 59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst NY 14228-2197; 800-421-0351; [www.prometheusbooks.com]; add $4.45 postage.
FOGLIO, PHIL (1956- ); see pseudonym James Clay (chron.)
FOON, DENNIS (chron.)

* *Freewalker (Annick Press 1-55037-884-8, Sep 2004, $9.95, 385 + vii, tp, cover by Susan Madsen) [Longlight Legacy] Young-adult post-holocaust science fantasy novel, second in “The Longlight Legacy”. Roan is torn between his murdered people’s pledge of peace, and desire for revenge. A hardcover edition (-885-6, C$19.95) was announced but not seen. Available in the US from Firefly Books, PO Box 1338, Ellicott Station, Buffalo NY 14205; [www.annickpress.com]; 800-387-5085.
FORBECK, MATT (chron.)

* *Dungeons & Dragons: Knights of the Silver Dragon 1: Secret of the Spiritkeeper (Wizards of the Coast/Mirrorstone Books 0-7869-3143-4, Aug 2004, $5.99, 181pp, tp, cover by Emily Fiegenshuh) [Dungeons & Dragons: Knights of the Silver Dragon] Young-adult novelization based on the roleplaying game world. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
FORD, JEFFREY (1955- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41318-X, Apr 2004, £6.99, 324pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) Reprint (HarperCollins/Eos 2002) fantasy novel.
FORD, JOHN B., ed. (stories) (chron.)

* *Terror Tales (Number Two) (with Paul Kane) (Rainfall Books 0-9546178-4-3, Jun 2004, £12.00, 224pp, tp) Original ghost/horror story anthology, leading on from the defunct Terror Tales magazine. (Contents)
* *Top International Horror: Contest Winners 2003 (with Paul Kane) (Rainfall Books 0-9546178-3-5, 2004, £8.00, 152pp, tp) (Contents)
FORD, JOHN M(ilo) (1957-2006) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Heat of Fusion and Other Stories (Tor 0-312-85546-X, Mar 2004, $24.95, 366pp, hc, cover by Shelley Eshkar) Collection of ten stories and 13 poems, one original. (Contents)
FORD, TONY L. (chron.)

* *Abandon All Hope (Nephilim Books 0-9747560-0-8, Jun 2004, $7.99, unpaginated, tp, cover by Tony L. Ford) Horror novel. Calendar Meigui seeks her family in Hell. A first novel. Order from Nephilim Books, 2733 Beltline Blvd., Columbia SC 29204-3518.
FOREMAN, MICHAEL (1938- ) (chron.)

* _Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (with Michael Morpurgo) See entry under Michael Morpurgo.
FORRESTER, SANDRA (chron.)

* *The Witches of Winged-Horse Mountain (Barron’s 0-7641-2784-5, Apr 2004, $4.95, 248pp, tp, cover by Nancy Lane) [Adventures of Beatrice Bailey] Young-adult fantasy novel about an apprentice witch, the fourth in “The Adventures of Beatrice Bailey”.
FORSTCHEN, WILLIAM R. (1950- ) (chron.)

* _Gettysburg (with Newt Gingrich) See entry under Newt Gingrich.
* _Grant Comes East (with Newt Gingrich) See entry under Newt Gingrich.
FOSSA, E. L. (chron.)

* _New Clues to Harry Potter: Book 5 (with Galadriel Waters & Astre Mithrandir) See entry under Galadriel Waters.
FOSTER, ALAN DEAN (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Chronicles of Riddick (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46839-2, May 2004, $6.99, 342pp, pb) Movie novelization. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Licensing.
* _Flinx’s Folly (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45039-6, Oct 2004, $6.99, 269pp, pb) [Pip & Flinx] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) SF novel in the “Pip & Flinx” series.
* _For Love of Mother-Not (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34689-0, Oct 2004, $6.99, 238pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Pip & Flinx] Reissue (Del Rey 1983) SF novel in the “Pip and Flinx” series. This indicates first edition.
* *Lost and Found (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46125-8, Jul 2004, $23.95, 248pp, hc) [Taken] SF novel, volume one of the “Taken” trilogy about a Chicago commodities broker and a talking dog abducted by alien slavers.
* _Orphan Star (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32449-8, Nov 2004, $6.99, 221pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Pip & Flinx] Reissue (Del Rey 1977) SF novel in the “Pip and Flinx” series; this indicates first printing.
* *Sliding Scales (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46156-8, Nov 2004, $24.95, 245pp, hc, cover by Robert Hunt) [Pip & Flinx] SF novel in the “Pip & Flinx” series. Depressed Flinx tries to take a vacation.
* _Sliding Scales (SFBC #1168250, Nov 2004, $12.99, 246pp, hc, cover by Robert Hunt) [Pip & Flinx] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) SF novel in the “Pip & Flinx” series. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Spellsinger (ibooks 0-7434-9825-9, Dec 2004, $6.99, 347pp, pb, cover by Scott Grimando) [Spellsinger] Reprint (Warner 1983) fantasy novel, book one in the eponymous series.
* _The Tar-Aiym Krang (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-30280-X, Nov 2004, $6.99, 251pp, pb) [Pip & Flinx] Reissue (Del Rey 1972) SF novel in the “Pip and Flinx” series; this indicates first printing.
FOSTER, JAMES D. (1952- ); see pseudonym James F. David (chron.)
FOWLER, CHRISTOPHER (1953- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Breathe: Everyone Has To Do It (Telos 1-903889-67-7, Jun 2004, £7.99, 102pp, tp) Dark fantasy novella of a business whose offices have an extreme “sick building syndrome.” Available from Beech House, Chapel Lane, Moulton, Cheshire CW9 8PQ. A limited, numbered hardcover edition (-68-5, £25.00) was announced but not seen.
* *Demonized (Serpent’s Tail 1-85242-848-1, Feb 2004, £10.00, x+241pp, tp, cover by wall) Original collection of 17 dark fantasy stories, four reprints. (Contents)
* _The Devil in Me (Serpent’s Tail 1-85242-768-X, Feb 2004, £6.99, 246pp, tp, cover by wall) Reprint (Serpent’s Tail 2001) collection of 12 mainstream/fantasy urban horror tales.
* +Full Dark House (Bantam 0-553-80387-5, Jun 2004, $24.00, 356pp, hc, cover by Chris Spollen) [Bryant & May] Gothic mystery featuring the decrepit detectives Bryant and May. First US edition (Doubleday UK 8/03).
* _Full Dark House (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-553-81552-0, Jul 2004, £6.99, 412pp, pb) [Bryant & May] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2003) gothic mystery novel in the “Bryant & May” series.
* *The Water Room (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60554-4, Sep 2004, £12.99, 400pp, hc, cover by James Macfarlane) [Bryant & May] Gothic mystery novel. Second in a new series featuring “Bryant & May”, the decrepit detectives from Rune and Darkest Day, after Full Dark House.
FOWLER, KAREN JOY (1950- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Jane Austen Book Club (Putnam 0-399-15161-3, Apr 2004, $23.95, 288pp, hc, cover by Kirk Richards) Associational contemporary comedy of manners.
* _Sarah Canary (Penguin/Plume 0-452-28647-6, Aug 2004, $14.00, 290pp, tp) Reprint (Holt 1991) associational literary novel.
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* *The James Tiptree Award Anthology 1 (with Pat Murphy, Deborah L. Notkin & Jeffrey D. Smith) (Tachyon Publications 1-892391-19-8, Nov 2004, $15.95, 302pp, tp) Anthology of eight Tiptree Award-winning and shortlisted stories, excerpts from one novel, plus one story by Hans Christian Andersen in a new translation. There are also four essays, three original by Suzy McKee Charnas, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Joanna Russ. Introductions by Murphy and Fowler. (Contents)
FOX, ANDREW (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Bride of the Fat White Vampire (Ballantine 0-345-46408-7, Aug 2004, $14.95, 429pp, tp) [Fat White Vampire] Vampire novel, second in the series about an obese white vampire in New Orleans.

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