The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

Books, Listed by Author

ANDERSON, KEVIN J(ames) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _The Saga of Seven Suns, Book 2: A Forest of Stars (Warner Aspect 0-446-61058-5, Jun 2004, $6.99, 668pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [Saga of Seven Suns] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2003) SF novel, second in the “Saga of Seven Suns” trilogy.
• * *The Saga of Seven Suns, Book 3: Horizon Storms (Warner Aspect 0-446-52872-2, Jul 2004, $24.95, 469pp, hc, cover by Steve Youll) [Saga of Seven Suns] SF novel, third in the series, now expanded to at least six volumes.
• * _The Saga of Seven Suns, Book 3: Horizon Storms (SFBC #1166122, Jul 2004, $12.49, 469pp, hc, cover by Steve Youll) [Saga of Seven Suns] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2004) SF novel, third in the trilogy. This is similar to the Warner Aspect edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Saga of Seven Suns, Book Two: A Forest of Stars (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-3066-2, Jun 2004, £6.99, 727pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Saga of Seven Suns] Reprint (Earthlight 2003) SF novel, sequel to Hidden Empire.
• * _The Saga of Seven Suns: Book Three: Horizon Storms (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-5671-9, Aug 2004, £10.99, 659pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [Saga of Seven Suns] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2004) SF novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Saga of Seven Suns: Veiled Alliances (with Robert Teranishi) (DC Comics/Wildstorm 1-56389-901-9, Jan 2004, $24.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Saga of Seven Suns] Graphic novel prequel to Anderson’s “Saga of the Seven Suns” series. Wwritten by Anderson with art by Robert Teranishi.
• * *Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (Penguin/Onyx 0-451-41163-3, Jun 2004, $6.99, 246pp, pb) Movie novelization. This includes eight unpaginated pages of color stills and conceptual designs. Copyrighted by Brooklyn Films II and Filmauro.

ANDERSON, M. T. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Feed (Candlewick Press 0-7636-2259-1, Mar 2004, $7.99, 299pp, tp) Reprint (Candlewick Press 2002) young-adult SF novel.
• * *The Game of Sunken Places (Scholastic Press 0-439-41660-4, Jul 2004, $16.95, 260 + x, hc, cover by David Frankland) Young-adult fantasy novel. Two boys find an unusual game at their uncle’s weird house.

ANDERSON, POUL (William) (1926-2001) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Agent of the Terran Empire (ibooks 0-7434-7952-1, Apr 2004, $11.95, 198pp, tp, cover by Ralf Heimisch) [Dominic Flandry] Reprint (Chilton 1965) collection of four stories in the “Flandry” series.
• * _The Boat of a Million Years (Tor/Orb 0-765-31024-4, May 2004, $14.95, 470pp, tp, cover by Vincent Di Fate) Reprint (Tor 1989) SF novel.
• * _Flandry of Terra (ibooks 0-7434-9311-7, Jul 2004, $11.95, 225pp, tp, cover by Scott Grimando) [Dominic Flandry] Reprint (Chilton 1965) collection of three novellas in the “Flandry” series.
• * _For Love and Glory (Tor 0-812-54039-5, Feb 2004, $6.99, 293pp, pb, cover by Vincent Di Fate) Reprint (Tor 2003) SF novel built around two novellas written for the “Isaac’s Universe” anthology series, now much altered.

ANDERSON, SUE (1946-2004) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Rivets!!! The Science Fiction Musicals of Mark M. Keller and Sue Anderson (with Mark M. Keller) (NESFA Press 1-886778-40-X, Aug 2003, $16.00, 201pp, tp, cover by Mark M. Keller) Associational omnibus/collection of the books for three fannish musicals, previously issued only in limited mimeograph edition. Appreciations/reminiscences by Paul Di Filippo, Richard Harter, and Charles J. Hitchcock.

ANDREWS, DONNA (stories) (chron.)

• * *Access Denied (Berkley Prime Crime 0-425-19838-3, Dec 2004, $23.95, hc) [Turing Hopper] Mystery with SF elements, the third featuring detective AI program “Turing Hopper”.
• * _Click Here for Murder (Berkley Prime Crime 0-425-19529-5, Apr 2004, $6.50, 295pp, pb, cover by James Lebbad) [Turing Hopper] Reprint (Berkley Prime Crime 2003) mystery with SF elements, the second featuring detective AI program “Turing Hopper”.

ANDREWS^®, THE NEW VIRGINIA; see under Andrews®, V. C. (chron.)

ANDREWS^®, V. C. [The New Virginia Andrews^®] (chron.)

• * *Black Cat (Pocket Star 0-7434-2860-9, Oct 2004, $7.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Gemini] Associational gothic novel, second in the “Gemini” series. A simultaneous Pocket hardcover edition (-2867-6, $24.95) was announced but not seen. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. Copyrighted by the Vanda General Partnership.
• * *Celeste (Pocket Star 0-7434-2862-5, Apr 2004, $7.99, 405pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Gemini] Associational gothic novel, first in the “Gemini” series. A simultaneous Pocket hardcover edition (-2869-2, $24.95) was announced but not seen. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. Copyrighted by the Vanda General Partnership.

ANONYMOUS, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *The 2004 Rhysling Anthology (Science Fiction Poetry Association 1-888993-40-5, Jun 2004, no price, 60pp, ph, cover by Tim Mullins) Anthology of 40 poems. Subtitled “The Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror Poetry of 2003”, this serves as the ballot for the SFPA’s Rhysling Awards. A list of past winners is included. For information write Mike Allen, SFPA President, 3514 Signal Hill Ave. NW, Roanoke VA 24017; [stoneoakcroft@infionline.net]. (Contents)
• * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 4 (Simon Spotlight Entertainment 0-689-86955-X, Nov 2004, $9.99, 267pp, tp) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayer] Original anthology of eight stories, loosely based on the TV show, about Slayers through the ages. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film. (Contents)
• * _Charmed: Seasons of the Witch, Vol. 1 (Simon & Schuster UK 0-689-87271-2, 2004, £5.99, 182pp, tp) Reprint (Simon Pulse 2003) young-adult original anthology of three stories based on the TV show about three witches. Copyrighted by Spelling Television. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Cravings (Jove 0-515-13815-0, Jul 2004, $7.50, 358pp, pb) Original anthology of four “sensuous” dark fantasy stories by Laurell K. Hamilton (an excerpt from the new Anita Blake novel), MaryJanice Davidson (vampire story), Eileen Wilks (succubus), and Rebecca York (werewolf). (Contents)
• * _Cravings (SFBC #1166765, Aug 2004, $9.99, 358pp, hc) Reprint (Jove 2004) original anthology of four dark fantasy stories. This has ISBN 0-7394-4433-6; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *CrossTIME Science Fiction Anthology, Vol. III (Crossquarter Publishing Group/CrossTIME 1-890109-06-1, 2004, $12.95, 194pp, tp) Original anthology of 12 winning and honorable mention stories from the third CrossTIME Short Science Fiction Contest. Crossquarter Publishing Group, PO Box 8756, Santa Fe NM 87504-8756; [www.crossquarter.com]. (Contents)
• * _Don’t Read This! And Other Tales of the Unnatural (Front Street 1-932425-25-X, Sep 2004, $7.95, 208pp, tp, cover by The Tjong Khing) Reprint (Front Street 1998) young-adult anthology of 11 stories. Illustrations by The Tjong Khing. Originally published in Dutch as Lees dit niet en andere griezelverhalen (Lemniscaat 1997); translations by Elisabeth Koolschijn. Front Street Books, 20 Battery Park Ave. #403, Asheville NC 28801; [www.frontstreetbooks.com].
• * *The Eternal Highlander (Kensington 0-7582-0812-X, Sep 2004, $12.00, 297pp, tp) Omnibus of two linked dark fantasy historical romance novels about two Scottish cousins trying to break their clan’s curse by marrying untainted mortals: Nightriders by Hannah Howell and The Highland Bride by Lynsay Sands. Not part of the “Highlander” tie-in series. (Contents)
• * _His Immortal Embrace (Kensington/Zebra 0-8217-7569-3, Sep 2004, $5.99, 380pp, pb, cover by Richard Newton) Reprint (Kensington 2003) anthology of four vampire romance stories.
• * *Hot Blooded (Jove 0-515-13696-4, Sep 2004, $7.99, 392pp, pb) Original anthology of four erotic vampire and werewolf stories by Christine Feehan, Maggie Shayne, Emma Holly, and Angela Knight. (Contents)
• * *Immortal Bad Boys (Kensington/Brava 0-7582-0621-6, Sep 2004, $14.00, 285pp, tp, cover by Danilo) Original anthology of three vampire romance novellas by Rebecca York, Rosemary Laurey, and Linda Thomas-Sundstrom. (Contents)
• * *Man of My Dreams (Jove 0-515-13793-6, Nov 2004, $6.99, 339pp, pb) Original anthology of four stories of fantasies come to life, by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Maggie Shayne, Suzanne Forster, and Virginia Kantra. (Contents)
• * *Midnight Thirsts (Kensington 0-7582-0663-1, Sep 2004, $14.00, 327pp, tp) Original anthology of four erotic gay vampire stories by Greg Herren, Michael Thomas Ford, Timothy Ridge, and Sean Wolfe. (Contents)
• * _Midnight Thirsts (SFBC #1167919, Nov 2004, $10.99, 325pp, hc) Reprint (Kensington 2004) original anthology of four erotic gay vampire stories. This has ISBN 0-7394-4668-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Moon Shadows (Jove 0-515-13831-2, Oct 2004, $7.99, 360pp, pb) Original anthology of four fantasy romance stories by Nora Roberts, Jill Gregory, Ruth Ryan Langan, and Marianne Willman. (Contents)
• * *Mountain Magic (Baen 0-7434-8856-3, Oct 2004, $6.99, 470pp, pb) Anthology/collection of ten stories of Appalachian fantasy, four featuring Henry Kuttner’s “Hogben” family, five of David Drake’s Old Nathan (1991), and a new novella by Eric Flint & Ryk E. Spoor. (Contents)
• * *Night’s Edge (Harlequin/HQN 0-373-77010-3, Oct 2004, $6.99, 377pp, pb) Original anthology of three stories by Barbara Hambly, Maggie Shayne, and Charlaine Harris with a story set in the world of Sookie Stackhouse. (Contents)
• * *Spicy Mystery Stories, February 1937 (Wildside Press 0-8095-1110-X, Nov 2004, $19.95, 128pp, tp) Anthology/magazine, internally a facsimile reprint of the February 1937 issue, Volume 4, No. 4 of the weird mystery magazine, though the size (6" x 9.25") is smaller than the original pulp publication. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301. (Contents)
• * *Star Trek: S.C.E., Book Six: Wildfire (Pocket 0-7434-9661-2, Nov 2004, $6.99, 384pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek: S.C.E.] Anthology of two novellas and one novel, Wildfire by David Mack, all originally published in electronic format. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. (Contents)
• * *Star Trek: Sand and Stars (Pocket 0-7434-9658-2, Dec 2004, $9.95, 424pp, tp) [Star Trek] Omnibus of two Star Trek novelizations: Star Trek: Spock’s World by Diane Duane (1988) and Star Trek: Sarek by A.C. Crispin (1994). This is a “Signature Edition.” Introduction by Terry J. Erdmann. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. (Contents)
• * *Star Trek: The Hand of Kahless (Pocket 0-7434-9659-0, Nov 2004, $9.95, 356 + ix, tp) [Star Trek] Omnibus of two Star Trek novelizations: Star Trek: The Final Reflection by John M. Ford (1984) and Star Trek, the Next Generation: Kahless by Michael Jan Friedman (1996). Introduction by Terry J. Erdmann. A “Signature Edition.” Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. (Contents)
• * *Star Trek: Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Volume One (Pocket 0-7434-8351-0, Jun 2004, $6.99, 364pp, pb) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Original omnibus of two Star Trek novelizations: Cardassia: The Lotus Flower by Una McCormack and Andor: Paradigm by Heather Jarman. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. (Contents)
• * _The Star Wars Trilogy (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-47582-8, Sep 2004, $14.95, 229pp, tp) [Star Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 1987) omnibus of the three movie novelizations: Star Wars by George Lucas (1976), The Empire Strikes Back by Donald F. Glut (1980), and Return of the Jedi by James Kahn (1983).
• * *Stroke of Midnight (St. Martin’s 0-312-99876-7, Nov 2004, $6.99, 357pp, pb) Original anthology of four supernatural romance novellas by L.A. Banks, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Amanda Ashley, and Lori Handeland. (Contents)
• * *Things That Go Bump in the Night IV (Ellora’s Cave 1419951262, 2004, $13.99, 292pp, e-book) (Contents)
• * *To Weave a Web of Magic (Berkley 0-425-19615-1, Jul 2004, $12.00, 362pp, tp, cover by Craft. Kinuko Y.) Original anthology with four fantasy romance stories by Patricia A. McKillip, Lynn Kurland, Sharon Shinn, and Claire Delacroix. (Contents)

ANTCZAK, STEVE; [i.e., Stephen L. Antczak] (stories) (chron.)

• * *God Drug (Meisha Merlin/Marietta Publishing 1-892669-33-1, Sep 2004, $14.99, 201pp, tp, cover by Andy Lee) Fantasy. A drug changes the nature of reality. Introduction by James C. Bassett. Illustrated by Andy Lee. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.mariettapublishing.com], or from Marietta Publishing, PO Box 3485, Marietta GA 30061-3485.

ANTHONY, MARK (Russell Lee) (1966- ) (chron.)

• * *The Last Rune, Book Six: The First Stone (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58334-4, Aug 2004, $6.99, 513pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Last Rune] Fantasy novel, sixth and final in “The Last Rune” series.

ANTHONY, PIERS; pseudonym of Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob, (1934- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Cube Route (Tor 0-765-34309-6, Oct 2004, $6.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Xanth] Reprint (Tor 2003) humorous fantasy, 27th in the “Xanth” series.
• * *Currant Events (Tor 0-765-30407-4, Oct 2004, $24.95, 336pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Xanth] Fantasy novel, 28th in the “Xanth” series. Clio the Muse undertakes a quest to rescue Xanth’s dragons from extinction.
• * _Out of Phaze (Ace 0-441-64465-1, Nov 2004, $6.50, 309pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Apprentice Adept] Reissue (Ace/Putnam 1987) fantasy novel, fourth in the “Apprentice Adept” series. This indicates first printing.
• * _Robot Adept (Ace 0-441-73118-X, Dec 2004, $5.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Apprentice Adept] Reissue (Putnam 1988) fantasy novel, book five of the “Apprentice Adept” series. Tenth printing.

ANTIEAU, KIM (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Coyote Cowgirl (Tor/Forge 0-765-30268-3, Apr 2004, $14.95, 284pp, tp, cover by Gary Kelley) Reprint (Forge 2003) Southwestern fantasy novel.

ANVIL, CHRISTOPHER; pseudonym of Harry C. Crosby, (1925-2009) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Interstellar Patrol (Baen 0-7434-8848-2, Sep 2004, $7.99, 592pp, pb, cover by Mark Hennessy-Barratt) [Colonization] Reprint (Baen 2003) collection of 14 stories set in the world of the “Colonization” series. Three of the stories appeared in altered form as Strangers in Paradise (1969).

ARENDS, MARTHE (1962- ); see pseudonym Katie MacAlister (chron.) (assoc.)

ARKSEY, NEIL (chron.)

• * *As Good as Dead in Downtown (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131052-9, Feb 2004, £4.99, 224pp, tp) Young-adult near-future dystopian SF novel of a young assassin hired to capture genetically modified twins.

ARMSTRONG, JENNIFER; [i.e., Jennifer Mary Armstrong Kunstler] (1961- ) (chron.)

• * _Fire-Us Trilogy: Book 3: The Kiln (with Nancy Butcher) (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-447271-X, Mar 2004, $5.99, 244pp, pb, cover by John Van Fleet) [Fire-Us Trilogy] Reprint (Eos 2003) young-adult near-future, post-holocaust SF novel, third in a trilogy.

ARMSTRONG, KELLEY (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Bitten (Penguin/Plume 0-452-28603-4, Sep 2004, $6.99, 436pp, pb) [Women of the Otherworld] Reprint (Viking 2001) werewolf novel, the first book of “Women of the Otherworld”.
• * *Dime Store Magic (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-323-6, Feb 2004, £6.99, pb) [Women of the Otherworld] Contemporary fantasy novel, the third in a series after Bitten and Stolen, featuring a minor character from those books. Simultaneous with the Random House (Canada) edition.
• * +Dime Store Magic (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58706-4, May 2004, $6.99, 414pp, pb, cover by Michael Gesinger) [Women of the Otherworld] Fantasy novel, third in a series after Stolen. First US edition (Orbit 2/04).
• * _Industrial Magic (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-340-6, Sep 2004, £6.99, 528pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) [Women of the Otherworld] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2004) fantasy novel. Fourth in the “Women of the Otherworld” series and the second featuring Paige Winterbourne. [First U.K. edition]
• * +Industrial Magic (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58707-2, Nov 2004, $6.99, 528pp, pb, cover by Franco Accornero) [Women of the Otherworld] Fantasy novel, fourth in the series begun in Bitten, after Dime Store Magic. First US edition (Orbit 9/04).
• * _Stolen (Penguin/Plume 0-452-28593-3, Oct 2004, $6.99, 468pp, pb) [Women of the Otherworld] Reprint (Viking 2003) werewolf novel, second in the “Women of the Otherworld” series after Bitten.

ARNZEN, MICHAEL A(ndrew) (1967- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *100 Jolts: Shockingly Short Stories (Raw Dog Screaming 0-9745031-2-6, Jul 2004, $12.95, 155pp, tp, cover by Matt Sesow) Collection of 100 short horror stories, 47 original. An interview with Arnzen by Jerry Schatz is included. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.rawdogscreaming.com] or from Raw Dog Screaming Press, 5103 72nd Place, Hyattsville MD 20784. (Contents)

ARTAUD, ANTONIN (1896-1948) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Artaud’s The Monk (Creation 1-84068-064-4, Aug 2003, £9.95, 310pp, tp) Gothic horror novel, a radically revised version of The Monk by Matthew Lewis (1794). Translated from the French (1931) by John Philips. Introduction by Stephen Barber. (Contents)

ASARO, CATHERINE (Ann) (1955- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Charmed Sphere (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80203-X, Feb 2004, $13.95, 471pp, tp) Fantasy novel. A promising mage can’t learn to use her magic properly.
• * _The Moon’s Shadow (Tor 0-765-34324-X, Mar 2004, $7.99, 407pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Skolian Empire] Reprint (Tor 2003) SF novel in the “Saga of the Skolian Empire”.
• * *Schism (Tor 0-765-30951-3, Dec 2004, $25.95, 398pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Skolian Empire: Triad] SF novel, the first book of “Triad” in the “Saga of the Skolian Empire”.
• * _Skyfall (Tor 0-765-34557-9, Oct 2004, $7.99, 315pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Skolian Empire] Reprint (Tor 2003) SF novel in the “Saga of the Skolian Empire” going back to the early days before the interstellar empire existed.
• * *Sunrise Alley (Baen 0-7434-8840-7, Aug 2004, $24.00, 309pp, hc) [Sunrise Alley] SF novel. A victim of illegal cybernetics experiments seeks help from an underground organization of rogue AIs.

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• * *Irresistible Forces (Penguin/NAL 0-451-21111-1, Feb 2004, $14.00, 379 + xiii, tp) Original anthology of six SF/fantasy romance stories, including a new “Miles Vorkosigan” story by Lois McMaster Bujold, a “Ruby Dynasty” story by Asaro, and a “Robin Hood and Marian” story by Jennifer Roberson. (Contents)

ASH, SARAH (chron.)

• * _Lord of Snow and Shadows (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-553-81470-2, Jan 2004, £6.99, 688pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Tears of Artamon] Reprint (Bantam UK 2003) fantasy novel. Book One of “The Tears of Artamon”.
• * _Lord of Snow and Shadows (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58621-1, Jul 2004, $7.50, 574pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Tears of Artamon] Reprint (Bantam UK 2003) fantasy novel, book one of the “Tears of Artamon” series.
• * *Prisoner of Ironsea Tower (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-04984-5, May 2004, £10.99, 470pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Tears of Artamon] Fantasy novel, book two of “The Tears of Artamon”.
• * +Prisoner of the Iron Tower (Bantam Spectra 0-553-38211-X, Aug 2004, $23.00, 466pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Tears of Artamon] Fantasy novel, book two of the “Tears of Artamon” series. First US edition (Bantam UK 5/04 as Prisoner of the Ironsea Tower).