The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

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GIRÓN, SÈPHERA (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Borrowed Flesh (Leisure 0-8439-5257-1, Mar 2004, $6.99, 340pp, pb) Horror novel. A witch learns the secret of immortality, but it has a steep price.
GLASBY, J(ohn) S(tephen) (1928- ) (stories) (chron.)

* +Dark Centauri (Gryphon Books 1-58250-067-3, Jul 2004, $15.00, 119pp, tp, cover by Ron Turner) SF novel. Philip Harbottle discusses Glasby’s writing career in the introduction. First US edition (John Spencer 1954 as by Karl Ziegfried). “Gryphon SF Re-Discovery Series” #50. Available from Gryphon Books, PO Box 209, Brooklyn NY 11228-0209; [www.gryphonbooks.com].
GLASS, ISABEL; pseudonym of Lisa Goldstein, (1953- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Daughter of Exile (Tor 0-765-30745-6, Mar 2004, $24.95, 365pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Craft) [Daughter of Exile] Fantasy novel. The daughter of an exiled nobleman finds herself unprepared for the intrigues of court life.
GLASS, JAMES C. (stories) (chron.)

* *Matrix Dreams and Other Stories (Fairwood Press 0-9746573-1-X, May 2004, $17.99, 222pp, tp) Collection of 21 stories, four original. Introduction by John Dalmas. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.fairwoodpress.com], or from Fairwood Press, 5203 Quincy Ave. SE, Auburn WA 98092. (Contents)
GLIORI, DEBI (chron.)

* *Deep Trouble (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60629-X, Jun 2004, £10.99, 304pp, hc) [Strega-Borgia family] Humorous young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in the series about the magical Strega-Borgia family.
* _Pure Dead Brilliant (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54751-4, Jun 2004, £5.99, 316pp, tp) [Strega-Borgia family] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2003) young-adult humorous fantasy novel. Illustrated by Gliori. Third in the “Strega-Borgia” family series.
GODWIN, TOM (1915-1980) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Cold Equations & Other Stories (Baen 0-7434-8849-0, Sep 2004, $7.99, 541pp, pb, cover by Clyde Caldwell) Reprint (Baen 2003) collection of eight stories and the novel The Survivors (1958).
GOHEEN, EUGENE (chron.)

* *Oceans Within (Goheen, Eugene 1-59113-471-4, Jan 2004, $14.95, 192pp, tp, cover by Kris Schivo) SF novel. A microbiologist investigates the mystery of why he has dolphin genes. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.booklocker.com].
GOLDEN, CHRISTIE (chron.)

* *On Fire’s Wings (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80208-0, Jul 2004, $13.95, 451pp, tp) [Final Dance] Fantasy novel, the first in “The Final Dance” series. A casteless woman who dreams of dragons works with a rebel prince to save their land.
* *Star Trek Voyager: Spirit Walk, Book One: Old Wounds (Pocket 0-7434-9258-7, Nov 2004, $6.99, 273pp, hc) [Star Trek Voyager: Spirit Walk] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
* *Star Trek Voyager: Spirit Walk, Book Two: Enemy of My Enemy (Pocket 0-7434-9257-9, Dec 2004, $6.99, 292pp, pb) [Star Trek Voyager: Spirit Walk] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
GOLDEN, CHRISTOPHER (1967- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Boys Are Back in Town (Bantam Spectra 0-553-38207-1, Feb 2004, $12.00, 347pp, tp) Horror novel. A 10th high school reunion turns dark when Will realizes his memories don’t match those of his classmates.
* _Buffy, the Vampire Slayer/Angel: Monster Island (with Thomas E. Sniegoski) (Simon Spotlight 0-689-86699-2, Jan 2004, $6.99, 435pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer; Angel] Reprint (Simon Pulse 2003) novelization based on the television shows. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
* _Hellboy: The Bones of Giants (Pocket Star 0-7434-6283-1, Feb 2004, $6.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Mike Mignola) [Hellboy] Reprint (Dark Horse 2001) novelization based on the horror comic book created and drawn by Mike Mignola, who also provided illustrations. Copyrighted by Mike Mignola.
* _Hellboy: The Lost Army (Pocket Star 0-7434-6282-3, Feb 2004, $6.99, 288pp, pb, cover by Mike Mignola) [Hellboy] Reprint (Dark Horse 1997) novelization based on the horror comic book created and drawn by Mike Mignola, who also provided illustrations. Copyrighted by Mike Mignola.
* *Justice League of America: Exterminators (Pocket Star 0-7434-1715-1, Jul 2004, $6.99, 336pp, pb, cover by Alex Ross) Novelization based on the DC comic books. Copyrighted by DC comics.
* _Justice League of America: Exterminators (SFBC #1173739, Oct 2004, $10.99, 336pp, hc, cover by Alex Ross) [Justice League of America] Reprint (Pocket Star 2004) novelization based on the DC comic books. Copyrighted by DC comics. This has ISBN 0-7394-4665-7; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* *The Nimble Man (with Thomas E. Sniegoski) (Ace 0-441-01215-9, Oct 2004, $6.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Christian McGrath) [Menagerie] Dark fantasy novel, the first in “The Menagerie” series. Adventurers from many worlds fight evil forces seeking to resurrect a fallen angel.
* *Outcast: The Un-Magician (with Thomas E. Sniegoski) (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-86661-5, Aug 2004, $5.99, 227pp, tp, cover by Don Segmiller) [Outcast] Young-adult fantasy novel, first in a series. Timothy is the only person in his world without a magic power.
* _Outcast: The Un-Magician (with Thomas E. Sniegoski) (Simon & Schuster UK 0-689-87301-8, Nov 2004, £5.99, 277pp, tp) [Outcast] Reprint (Aladdin 2004) young-adult fantasy novel. First in a series. [First U.K. edition]
* _Strangewood (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46003-0, Sep 2004, $14.00, 306pp, tp, cover by Danilo Ducak) Reprint (Signet 1999) horror novel. This has a new introduction by Golden.
GOLDSTEIN, LISA (Joy) (1953- ); see pseudonym Isabel Glass (stories) (chron.)
GONZALEZ, J. F. (stories) (chron.)

* *Survivor (Midnight Library 0-9755144-0-7, Aug 2004, $15.00, 299pp, tp, cover by Zack Venable) Associational non-supernatural horror novel, expanded from the novella “Maternal Instinct”. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.midnightlibrary.com].
GOOBIE, BETH (chron.)

* *Flux (Orca Book Publishers 1-55143-314-1, Apr 2004, $19.95, 258pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel. Twelve-year-old Nellie has the ability to travel to parallel worlds. Orca Book Publishers, 1030 North Park Street, Victoria BC Canada, V8T 1C6.
GOODHEW, LINDA (chron.)

* _The Dharma of Dragons and Daemons: Buddhist Themes in Modern Fantasy (with David R. Loy) See entry under David R. Loy
GOODKIND, TERRY (1948- ) (chron.)

* *Chainfire (Tor 0-765-30523-2, Jan 2005, $29.95, 667pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Sword of Truth] Fantasy novel, ninth in “The Sword of Truth”. A signed, limited edition (-31307-3, $200.00) was announced but not seen.
* _Debt of Bones (Tor 0-765-35154-4, Nov 2004, $2.99, 175pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Sword of Truth] Reprint (Gollancz 2001) fantasy novel in “The Sword of Truth” series, somewhat revised from its appearance in the anthology Legends (1998). This is a special edition with a rebate offer on the cover.
* _Naked Empire (HarperCollin/Voyager 0-00-714558-6, Feb 2004, £12.99, 663pp, tp, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Sword of Truth] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel, eighth in “The Sword of Truth” series.
* _Naked Empire (Tor 0-765-34430-0, Jun 2004, $7.99, 725pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Sword of Truth] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel, eighth in “The Sword of Truth”. An open market edition (same information) was announced for February 2004, but not seen.
* _Naked Empire (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-714559-4, Oct 2004, £7.99, 679pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Sword of Truth] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel. A “Sword of Truth” novel.
GOODMAN, ALISON M. (chron.)

* _Singing the Dogstar Blues (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240246-X, Nov 2004, $6.99, 263pp, pb, cover by John Picacio) Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 1998) young-adult SF novel. Winner of the Aurealis Award.
GORDON, RAY (chron.)

* +Sextro (Avalon/Blue Moon Books 1-56201-433-1, Sep 2004, $7.95, 346pp, pb) Explicitly erotic quasi-SF novel. A man looking for a UFO comes across an alien orgy and develops new powers of mind control. First US edition (NEL 1997).
GORMAN, ED(ward Joseph), ed. (1941- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _The UFO Files (with Martin H. Greenberg) (ibooks/BP Books 0-7434-8742-7, Jul 2004, $6.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Scott Grimando) Reprint (DAW 1998) anthology of 23 stories about aliens and UFOs.
GOSS, THEODORA; [born Theodora Esther Muszbek] (1968- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Rose in Twelve Petals and Other Stories (Small Beer Press no ISBN, Sep 2004, $6.00, 59pp, ph, cover by Charles Vess) Chapbook collection of five stories, one original, and nine poems, three original. This is a limited edition of 400. Order from Small Beer Press, 176 Prospect Ave., Northampton, MA 01060; [www.smallbeerpress.com]; [info@smallbeerpress.com]. (Contents)
GOTO, C. S. (stories) (chron.)

* *Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-152-8, Nov 2004, £5.99, 412pp, pb, cover by Creative Domain) [Warhammer 40,000] Novelization based on a computer game based on the far-future roleplaying game universe.
* +Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-152-8, Dec 2004, $7.99, 387pp, pb) [Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War] Novelization based on the computer game based on the world of the roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library 10/04).
GOTO, HIROMI (1966- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Hopeful Monsters (Arsenal Pulp Press 1-55152-157-1, Sep 2004, $15.95, 175pp, tp) Collection of 11 stories (two original, the rest all slightly revised) of family, culture, myth, and magic realism by a winner of the Tiptree Award. Arsenal Pulp Press, 103-1014 Homer Street, Vancouver BC Canada V6B 2W9; 604-687-4233; 888-600-PULP; [www.arsenalpulp.com]. (Contents)
GOTTESFELD, JEFF (chron.)

* _Smallville: Greed (with Cherie Bennett) See entry under Cherie Bennett.
* _Smallville: Sparks (with Cherie Bennett) See entry under Cherie Bennett.
GOULART, RON(ald Joseph) (1933- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Comic Book Encyclopedia (HarperEntertainment 0-06-053816-3, Nov 2004, $49.95, 378pp, cover by J. Scott Campbell) Associational non-fiction, an alphabetical guide to comics and their creators, extensively illustrated in color. Includes index. This is more an extension than a revision of Goulart’s The Encyclopedia of American Comics (Facts on File 1990), dropping most comic strips and focusing instead on expanded and updated coverage of comic books and their creators.
GOULD, STEVEN (Charles) (1955- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Reflex (Tor 0-312-86421-3, Dec 2004, $25.95, 380pp, hc) [Jumper] SF novel, sequel to Jumper. Davy’s wife learns to teleport when he’s kidnapped.
GRABIEN, DEBORAH (1954- ) (chron.)

* *The Famous Flower of Serving Men (St. Martin’s Minotaur 0-312-33387-0, Nov 2004, $22.95, 215pp, hc, cover by Phillip De Bay) [Haunted Ballad] Fantasy mystery, second in a series based on traditional folk ballads.
GRAHAM, DENISE R. (chron.)

* *Dungeons & Dragons: Knights of the Silver Dragon, Book 4: Eye of Fortune (Wizards of the Coast/Mirrorstone Books 0-7869-3169-8, Dec 2004, $5.99, 180pp, tp, cover by Emily Fiegenschuh) [Dungeons & Dragons: Knights of the Silver Dragon] Young-adult novelization based on the roleplaying game world, the fourth in a series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
GRAHAM, IAN (chron.)

* +Monument (Ace 0-441-01135-7, Apr 2004, $14.00, 373pp, tp, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) Fantasy novel. A vagrant steals a powerful artifact. A first novel. First US edition (Orbit 2002).
GRAHAM, MITCHELL; pseudonym of Mitchell Gross (chron.)

* *The Ancient Legacy (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-050676-8, Jan 2005, $7.99, 513pp, pb) [Fifth Ring] Fantasy novel, third in “The Fifth Ring” trilogy. Graham is a pen name for Mitchell Gross.
GRAHAME, KENNETH (1859-1932) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Wind in the Willows and Other Writings (Borders Classics 1-58726-115-4, 2004, $9.95, 333pp, hc) Omnibus of YA fantasy The Wind in the Willows (Methuen 1908) and two associational autobiographical works The Golden Age (1895) and Dream Days (1898). An instant remainder edition. (Contents)
GRAND, JIM (chron.)

* *Operation Medusa (Jove 0-515-13749-9, Jun 2004, $6.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Tony Randazzo) [Unit Omega] Supernatural thriller, second in the series about the paranormal investigators of Unit Omega.
GRANT, ALAN; pseudonym of Gerald Clarke (chron.)

* _Smallville: Curse (Atom 1-904233-50-3, Mar 2004, £4.99, 274pp, tp) [Smallville] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2004) novelization based on the television series based on DC Comics’ Superman. [First U.K. edition]
GRANT, GAVIN J., ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection (with Kelly Link & Ellen Datlow) See entry under Ellen Datlow.
GRANT, JOHN; pseudonym of Paul Barnett, (1949- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* +Digital Art for the 21st Century: Renderosity (with Audre Vysniauskas) (Harper Design International 0-06-073037-4, Aug 2004, $29.95, 160pp, tp) Art book looking at 21 artists who use digital rendering in fantastic art, including genre artists Ron Miller and John Picacio. First US edition (Artists’ and Photographers’ Press 5/04).
* *Sex Secrets of Ancient Atlantis (Wildside Press/Cosmos Books 1-930997-89-2, Nov 2004, $15.95, 166pp, tp) Humorous “epistolary fringe-SF novel,” a mock academic discussion of archaeological discoveries about Atlantis. This is “Revised & Expanded” from the Panther 1984 edition; it appears to be the first US edition. Grant is a pen name for Paul Barnett. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.cosmos-books.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301.
* *Take No Prisoners (Willowgate Press 1-930008-09-0, May 2004, $13.95, 247 + xi, tp) Collection of 15 stories, two original. Order from Willowgate Press, PO Box 6529, Holliston MA 01746; [www.willowgatepress.com]; [willowgatepress@yahoo.com]. (Contents)
GRANT, RANDY; see pseudonym John Reed (chron.)
GRANT, ROB (chron.)

* _Incompetence (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07449-3, Sep 2004, £6.99, 323pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 2003) satirical SF novel.
GRAY, ALASDAIR (James) (1934- ) (stories) (chron.)

* +The Ends of Our Tethers (Canongate 1-84195-547-7, Apr 2004, $21.00, 181pp, hc, cover by Alasdair Gray) Associational collection of 13 stories, with end notes by the author. First US edition (Canongate UK 2003). (Contents)
GRAY, T. M. (stories) (chron.)

* *The Ravenous (KHP Industries/Black Death Books 0-9747680-5-7, Sep 2004, $15.00, 204pp, tp) Horror novel. Evil lurks in a small town in Maine. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.khpindustries.com], or from KHP Industries, PO Box 588, Effort PA 18330.
GRAYSON, DEVIN (chron.)

* *Smallville: City (Warner Aspect 0-446-61362-2, Mar 2004, $5.99, 257pp, pb) [Smallville] Novelization based on the television series based on DC Comics’ Superman. Copyrighted by DC Comics.
* *Smallville: City (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-49-X, Mar 2004, £4.99, ix+257pp, tp) [Smallville] Novelization based on the TV series about the young Superman. Simultaneous with the US (Little, Brown) edition. Copyrighted by DC Comics.
GRAYSON, KRISTINE; pseudonym of Kristine Kathryn Rusch, (1960- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Absolutely Captivated (Kensington/Zebra 0-8217-7597-9, Jan 2004, $6.50, 384pp, pb) [Utterly Charming] Contemporary fantasy romance novel, fifth in the series begun in Utterly Charming. Grayson is a pen name for Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
GREATSHELL, WALTER (chron.)

* *Xombies (Berkley 0-425-19744-1, Aug 2004, $6.99, 346pp, pb) Horror novel. A fast-spreading virus turns victims into deadly maniacs.
GREELEY, ANDREW M(oran), ed. (1928- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Emerald Magic: Great Tales of Irish Fantasy (Tor 0-765-30504-6, Feb 2004, $25.95, 364pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Anthology of 15 stories of Irish fantasy, two reprints, by authors including Charles de Lint, Diane Duane, and Tanith Lee. (Contents)
GREEN, GEORGE (chron.)

* _Hound (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-553-81534-2, Aug 2004, £6.99, 553pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant & Stephen Raw) Reprint (Bantam UK 2003) historical fantasy novel.
GREEN, JONATHAN (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Warhammer 40,000: Iron Hands (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-094-7, Aug 2004, £6.99, 409pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer 40,000] Novelization set in the world of the roleplaying game. [Not seen]
* +Warhammer 40,000: Iron Hands (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-094-7, Sep 2004, $7.99, 409pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer 40,000] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library UK 8/04).
* *Warhammer: Magestorm (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-074-2, Feb 2004, £5.99, 250pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game.
* +Warhammer: Magestorm (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-074-2, Mar 2004, $6.99, 250pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer] Novelization based on the roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library UK 3/04).
GREEN, KAY (1927- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Jung’s People (Elastic Press 0-9543747-6-2, Feb 2004, £5.00, 143pp, tp) Original fantasy/horror collection. (Contents)

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