The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

Books, Listed by Author

LOCKSLEY, REBECCA; pseudonym of Jane Routley, (1962- ) (chron.)

• * *The Three Sisters (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-81400-5, Apr 2004, $7.99, 498pp, pb) Fantasy novel. Two sisters, a warrior and a mage, seek to rescue a third from the prince who kidnapped her. Locksley is a pen name for Jane Routley.

LOFFICIER, JEAN-MARC (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Despair (with Randy Lofficier) See entry under Randy Lofficier.
• * _Doc Ardan: City of Gold and Lepers (with Randy Lofficier & Guy d’Armen) See entry under Guy d’Armen.
• * _Moebius’ Arzach (with Randy Lofficier) See entry under Randy Lofficier.
• * *Robonoccio (with Randy Lofficier) (Black Coat Press 1-932983-04-X, Jul 2004, $14.95, 126pp, tp, cover by Sylvain Despretz) Fantasy novelette, an updated retelling of Collodi’s Pinocchio with a robot instead of a puppet. This is a bilingual edition in both French and English. Illustrated by Stephan Martiniere. Order from Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416; [www.blackcoatpress.com].
• * _Robonoccio (with Randy Lofficier) (Black Coat Press/Babel Library 1-932983-25-2, Sep 2004, $14.95, 126pp, tp, cover by Sylvain Despretz) Reprint (Black Coat Press 2004) fantasy novelette, an updated retelling of Collodi’s Pinocchio with a robot instead of a puppet. This new bilingual edition retains the English text, but replaces the previous French version with a Spanish translation by Miren Pijuán Aragón. Illustrated by Stephan Martiniere. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.blackcoatpress.com] or from Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416.
• * *Shadowmen 2: Heroes and Villains of French Comics (with Randy Lofficier) (Black Coat Press 0-9740711-8-8, Mar 2004, $20.95, 319pp, tp, cover by Andrew Paquette) Associational non-fiction, a reference guide to 41 characters from fantastic French comics up to the 1980s. Includes bibliographic listings and index. Order from Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416; [www.blackcoatpress.com].

LOFFICIER, RANDY (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Despair (with Jean-Marc Lofficier) (Black Coat Press Script Library 1-932983-06-6, Aug 2004, $15.95, 158pp, tp, cover by Sylvain Despretz) Associational unproduced screenplay based on Marc Agapit’s horror novel La Bete Immonde (Fleuve Noir 1959). Illustrations by Sylvain Despretz. Order from Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416; [www.blackcoatpress.com].
• * _Doc Ardan: City of Gold and Lepers (with Guy d’Armen & Jean-Marc Lofficier) See entry under Guy d’Armen.
• * _Moebius’ Arzach (with Jean-Marc Lofficier) (ibooks 0-7434-9299-4, Jun 2004, $6.99, 291pp, pb, cover by Moebius) Reprint (ibooks 2000) novelization based on the comic book character created by Jean “Moebius” Giraud. Copyrighted by Starwatcher Graphics.
• * _Robonoccio (with Jean-Marc Lofficier) See entry under Jean-Marc Lofficier.
• * _Shadowmen 2: Heroes and Villains of French Comics (with Jean-Marc Lofficier) See entry under Jean-Marc Lofficier.

LONG, JEFF(rey B.) (1951- ) (chron.)

• * *The Reckoning (Simon & Schuster/Atria 0-7434-6300-5, Jul 2004, $25.00, 278pp, hc) Horror novel. A body-recovery mission in Cambodia stirs up old ghosts.

LONG, NATHAN (chron.)

• * *Warhammer: Valnir’s Bane (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-166-8, Dec 2004, £5.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer: Blackhearts] Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying games, in the “Black Hearts” series.

LORRAH, JEAN (1938- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Savage Empire: Dark Moon Rising (BenBella Books 1-932100-13-X, Feb 2004, $19.95, 535pp, tp, cover by Don Maitz) [Savage Empire] Omnibus of three fantasy novels: Savage Empire (1982), Dragon Lord of the Savage Empire (1984), and Captives of the Savage Empire (1984). (Contents)
• * *Savage Empire: Prophecies (with Winston A. Howlett) (BenBella Books 1-932100-30-X, Jul 2004, $19.95, 335pp, tp, cover by Don Maitz) [Savage Empire] Omnibus of two fantasy novels in the series: Flight to the Savage Empire (1986) by Lorrah & Howlett, and Sorcerers of the Frozen Isles (1986) by Lorrah. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 508, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com]. (Contents)

LOUINET, PATRICE, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Bloody Crown of Conan See entry under Robert E. Howard.

LOVECRAFT, H(oward) P(hillips) (1890-1937) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Collected Essays Volume 1: Amateur Journalism (Hippocampus Press 0-9721644-2-1, Mar 2004, $20.00, 440pp, tp, cover by Virgil Finlay) Collection of 152 non-ficton pieces about amateur journalism, plus an appendix of miscellaneous small items. Edited, with notes, index, and introduction, by S.T. Joshi.
• * *Collected Essays Volume 2: Literary Criticism (Hippocampus Press 0-9721644-9-9, Mar 2004, $20.00, 248pp, tp, cover by Virgil Finlay) Non-fiction collection of 34 essays on literature, plus an appendix of miscellaneous small items. Edited, with notes, index, and introduction, by S.T. Joshi.
• * *The Dreams in the Witch House and Other Weird Stories (Penguin Classics 0-14-243795-6, Aug 2004, $15.00, 453 + xx, tp, cover by Henry Fuseli) Collection of 21 weird stories, with introduction and notes by editor S.T. Joshi. The text mainly follows that in Arkham House’s 1984-86 collections, also edited by Joshi, with some additional corrections; two stories are from newly discovered manuscripts. (Contents)

LOVEGROVE, JAMES (1965- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Gig (PS Publishing 1-902880-83-8, Jun 2004, £35.00, 267pp, hc, cover by Michael Darby) Original collection of two linked novellas printed in Ace double style, with two introductions by Eric Brown. This is a limited edition of 500 signed by Lovegrove; a slipcased edition of 200 (-84-6, £60.00) signed by Lovegrove and Brown is also available. Available from Hamilton House, 4 Park Ave., Harrogate, N. Yorks. HG2 9BQ.
• * *Gig (PS Publishing 1-902880-83-8, Jun 2004, £35.00, 138+129pp, hc, cover by Michael Darby) Pair of back-to-back interconnected novellas, with an introduction to each by Eric Brown. Limited to 500 numbered copies. Also available in a deluxe edition (-84-6, £60.00), limited to 200 numbered copies. (Contents)
• * _Untied Kingdom (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07448-5, Jan 2004, £6.99, 451pp, pb, cover by Stephen Mulcahey) Reprint (Gollancz 2003) SF novel.
• * *Worldstorm (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07388-8, Sep 2004, £10.99, 452pp, tp) Fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-07387-X, £16.99) was announced but not seen.

LOVEMAN, SAMUEL (E.) (1885-1976) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Out of the Immortal Night (Hippocampus Press 0-9748789-4-4, Dec 2004, $15.00, 244pp, tp, cover by William Sommer) Collection of six stories, 14 essays, eight dramatic pieces, and 149 poems, plus translations of 48 poems from sources including Baudelaire and Verlaine. Edited by S.T. Joshi & David E. Schultz. Joshi provides a detailed introduction giving biographical and critical information of a little known associate of H.P. Lovecraft and Hart Crane. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.hippocampuspress.com] or from Hippocampus Press, PO Box 641, New York NY 10156. (Contents) [ed: S. T. Joshi]

LOWDER, CHRISTOPHER (A. J.) (1945- ); see pseudonym Jack Adrian (stories) (chron.)

LOWDER, JAMES, ed. (1963- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Path of the Bold (Guardians of Order 1-894938-43-7, Sep 2004, $14.95, 207pp, tp, cover by Udon) Original anthology of 15 stories of superheroes based on the “Silver Age Sentinals” roleplaying game. Introduction by Elliot S. Maggin. Copyrighted by Guardians of Order and James Lowder. Order from Guardians of Order, PO Box 25016, 370 Stone Road, Guelph Ont. Canada, N1G 4T4; [www.guardiansorder.com.com]. (Contents)

LOWENTROUT, CHRISTINE I. SMITH (1951- ); see pseudonym Sherwood Smith (stories) (chron.)

LOWNDES, ROBERT A(ugustine) W(ard) (1916-1998) (chron.)

• * _The Gernsback Days: A Study of the Evolution of Modern Science Fiction from 1911 to 1936 (with Mike Ashley) See entry under Mike Ashley.

LOWRY, LOIS (1937- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Messenger (Houghton Mifflin/Lorraine 0-618-40441-4, Apr 2004, $16.00, 169pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel that joins characters from The Giver and Gathering Blue.

LOY, DAVID R. (chron.)

• * *The Dharma of Dragons and Daemons: Buddhist Themes in Modern Fantasy (with Linda Goodhew) (Wisdom Publications 0-86171-476-8, Nov 2004, $14.95, 155 + xi, tp) Non-fiction, an examination of Buddhist themes in fantasy, including Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials”, and Ursula K. Le Guin’s “Earthsea” books. Foreword by Jane Hirshfield. Includes notes and bibliography.

LUBAR, DAVID (chron.)

• * _Flip (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34048-8, May 2004, $5.99, 303pp, tp, cover by Greg Swearingen) Reprint (Tor 2003) young-adult novel. This includes an eight-page reader’s guide.
• * _Wizards of the Game (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240215-X, Oct 2004, $5.99, 166pp, tp, cover by Glin Dibley) Reprint (Philomel 2003) young-adult fantasy.

LUCCHETTI, STEPHEN C. (chron.)

• * *"First Galactic Roamer: A Complete Bibliography and Publishing Checklist of Books and Articles By and About E.E. “Doc” Smith (NESFA Press 1-886778-58-2, Sep 2004, $21.00, 147pp, hc, cover by Douglas Lucchetti) Non-fiction, reference, a complete primary and secondary bibliography and publishing checklist of works by and about E.E. “Doc” Smith. Preface by Frederik Pohl; reminiscence of Doc by grandson Al Trestrail. Available from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701; [www.nesfa.org/press]; add $3.00 postage. [Smith]

LUCENO, JAMES (1947- ) (chron.)

• * _Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-42853-6, Aug 2004, $7.50, 527pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) Star Wars novelization. This includes an unpaginated 30-page “Round-Robin Interview” with Shelly Shapiro, Sue Rostoni, Lucy Wilson, and James Luceno. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
• * _Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force (Random House UK/Arrow/Lucasbooks 0-09-941052-4, Aug 2004, £6.99, vi+558pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order] Reprint (Century 2003) Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. Last in “The New Jedi Order” sub-series. Includes a 30-page “Round-Robin Interview” featuring Luceno, Shelly Shapiro of Del Rey books, and Sue Rostoni and Lucy Wilson from Lucasfilm.

LUMLEY, BRIAN (1937- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Beneath the Moors and Darker Places (Tor 0-312-87837-0, Mar 2004, $14.95, 384pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Tor 2002) collection of nine stories.
• * _Khai of Khem (Tor 0-765-31047-3, Oct 2004, $24.95, 320pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Berkley 1981 as Khai of Ancient Khem) horror novel about an ancient Egyptian who ends up in modern London.
• * _Necroscope: The Lost Years (Tor 0-812-55363-2, Oct 2004, $7.99, 593pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Necroscope: Lost Years] Reissue (Hodder & Stoughton 1995 as Necroscope: The Lost Years: Volume 1) horror novel. Fourth printing.

LUNDBERG, JASON ERIK, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Scattered, Covered, Smothered (Two Cranes Press no ISBN, Dec 2004, $9.99, 161pp, tp, cover by Janet Chui) Original anthology in spiral-bound form, with 21 stories, six poems, and 11 recipes about food. Authors include Rhys Hughes, Bruce Boston, Heather Shaw, and M.F. Korn, Des Lewis & Jeff VanderMeer. Two Cranes Press, 102-A5 Jamie Court, Cary NC 27511; [www.twocranespress.com]; [twocranes@nc.rr.com]; add $1.50 postage. (Contents)

LUPOFF, PAT, ed. (chron.)

• * *The Best of Xero (with Richard A. Lupoff) (Tachyon Publications 1-892391-11-2, Jun 2004, $29.95, 255pp, hc, cover by Larry Ivie) Non-fiction, a selection of essays, correspondence, and art from the fanzine Xero (1960-1962), by authors including Donald E. Westlake, James Blish, Avram Davidson, and Lin Carter. Introduction by Roger Ebert. Tachyon Publications, 1459 18th St. #139, San Francisco CA 94107; [www.tachyonpublications.com].

LUPOFF, RICHARD A(llen) (1935- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Sword of the Demon (Wildside Press/Cosmos Books 1-58715-414-5, Jul 2004, $15.00, 174pp, tp, cover by KJ Bishop) Reprint (Harper & Row 1976) fantasy novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.cosmos-books.com] or from PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301.

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• * _The Best of Xero (with Pat Lupoff) See entry under Pat Lupoff.

LUSTBADER, ERIC VAN (1946- ) (chron.)

• * _The Cage of Nine Banestones (HarperCollin/Voyager 0-00-648609-6, Feb 2004, £7.99, 629pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Pearl Saga] Reprint (Voyager 2003) fantasy novel, the third volume of the “Pearl Saga”.
• * +Mistress of the Pearl (Tor 0-312-87237-2, Mar 2004, $27.95, 588pp, hc, cover by John Howe) [Pearl Saga] Fantasy novel, third in “The Pearl” series. First US edition (Voyager 5/03 as The Cage of Nine Banestones).
• * _Mistress of the Pearl (SFBC #64695, Apr 2004, $13.99, 588pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Pearl Saga] Reprint (Voyager 2003 as The Cage of Nine Banestones) fantasy novel, third in “The Pearl” series. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

LYNCH, P. J. (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Bee-Man of Orn (with Frank R. Stockton) See entry under Frank R. Stockton

LYNN, ELIZABETH A(nne) (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +Dragon’s Treasure (Ace 0-441-01196-9, Sep 2004, $23.95, 325pp, hc, cover by Les Edwards) [Dragon] Fantasy novel, sequel to Dragon’s Winter. First US edition (Tor UK 11/03).
• * _Watchtower (ibooks 0-7434-9809-7, Dec 2004, $6.99, 220pp, pb, cover by William Geise) [Chronicles of Tornor] Reprint (Berkley 1979) fantasy novel, first in “The Chronicles of Tornor”. Winner of the World Fantasy Award.

LYONS, BRENNA (chron.)

• * *Fion’s Daughters (Zumaya Publications/eXtasy Books 1-55410-070-4, Jul 2004, $15.00, 320pp, tp, cover by Martine Jardin) [Kegin] Erotic fantasy fix-up novel/omnibus, book one of “Kegin” according to the cover, although inside the two parts, Schente Night and Fion’s Daughter, are labeled books one and four in the series, both revised and expanded from previous electronic editions. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.extasybooks.com].

LYONS, JONATHAN (chron.)

• * *Machina (Double Dragon Publishing 1-55404-179-1, Nov 2004, $14.99, 178pp, tp, cover by Deron Douglas) Metaphysical SF novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.double-dragon-ebooks.com] or from Double Dragon Publishing, PO Box 54016, I-5762 Highway 7 East, Markham ON L3P 7Y4, Canada.

LYONS, MATTHEW (chron.)

• * +There and Back Again: In the Footsteps of J.R.R. Tolkien (Globe Pequot Press/Cadogan Guides, The 1-86011-139-4, May 2004, $14.95, 207pp, tp) Non-fiction, a travel book about places in England known to Tolkien which may have influenced his works. This is the Cadogan edition, distributed in the US by The Globe Pequot Press, 246 Goose Lane, PO Box 480, Guilford CT 06437-0480. [Tolkien]

LYONS, STEVE (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Micronauts: The Time Traveler Trilogy: Book 3 (ibooks 0-7434-7917-3, Mar 2004, $6.99, 286pp, pb, cover by Bob Larkin) [Micronauts: Time Traveler Trilogy] Novelization based on the toys. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications; copyrighted by Takara/Abrams Gentile Entertainment.
• * _X-Men: The Legacy Quest Trilogy (ibooks 0-7434-9340-0, Nov 2004, $17.95, 661pp, tp, cover by David Rabbitte) [X-Men] Reprint (SFBC 2003) omnibus of the three novelizations based on the comic-book characters, all 2002. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications; copyrighted by Marvel Characters.

McABEE, K. G., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Port Nowhere (Mystic Toad Press 0-9752542-2-7, Jul 2004, $15.00, 318pp, tp) Original anthology of 25 shared-world stories by eight authors, set in a starport that’s “the worst place in the galaxy.” Mystic Toad Press, PO Box 401, Pacolet SC 29372; [mystictoadpress.com]. (Contents)

MACAIRE, JENNIFER (chron.)

• * *The Secret of Shabaz (Medallion Press 1-932815-09-0, Aug 2004, $12.99, 313pp, tp, cover by Adam Mock) Young-adult fantasy novel. The unicorn Shabaz gives up his horn for a magic to save his mistress and her infant from the Dark Lord. Medallion Press, 225 Seabreeze Ave., Palm Beach FL 33480; [www.medallion press.com].

MacALISTER, KATIE; pseudonym of Marthe Arends, (1962- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Sex and the Single Vampire (Dorchester/Love Spell 0-505-52554-2, Mar 2004, $6.99, 371pp, pb) Vampire romance. Summoner Allegra Telford seeks a ghost and finds a handsome vampire.

McARTHUR, MAXINE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Less Than Human (Warner Aspect 0-446-61342-8, Oct 2004, $6.99, 387pp, pb, cover by Shasti O’Leary Soudant) Near-future SF thriller. A cybernetics engineer investigates a series of murders in Japan.

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• * *Encounters: An Anthology of Australian Speculative Fiction (with Donna Maree Hanson) (CSFG Publishing 0-958139-02-4, Sep 2004, A$16.95, 212pp, tp, cover by Les Petersen) Original anthology of 22 stories by Australian authors. Illustrated by Shane Parker. Published by the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild. Authors include Richard Harland, Cory Daniells, and Cat Sparks. Available from CSFG Publishing, PO Box 89, Latham ACT 2615, Australia; [orders@csfg.org.au]. (Contents)

McAULEY, PAUL J. (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *White Devils (Tor 0-765-30761-8, Feb 2004, $25.95, 464pp, hc) Near-future SF biotech thriller. Investigators stumble across apelike creatures and a deadly cover-up in the Congo.
• * *White Devils (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-3885-0, Feb 2004, £12.99, 521pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) SF novel.

McAVOY, PAUL (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Dark Within (D-Press no ISBN, Sep 2004, £2.00, 31pp, ph, cover by Emily Veinglory) SF/fantasy collection. (Contents)

McBRIDE, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * *species (KHP Industries/Black Death Books 0-9747680-4-9, Jun 2004, $22.00, 277pp, tp) Horror novel. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.khpindustries.com], or from KHP Industries, PO Box 588, Effort PA 18330.