The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

Books, Listed by Author

MARTIN, GEORGE R(aymond) R(ichard) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Wild Cards III: Jokers Wild (ibooks 0-7434-9336-2, Nov 2004, $6.99, 517pp, pb, cover by Brian Bolland) [Wild Cards] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1987) shared-world anthology of superhero stories. This has the 2003 illustrations by Mike Zeck and afterword by Martin.

MARTIN, VALERIE (Metcalf) (1948- ) (chron.)

• * _Mary Reilly (Time Warner UK/Abacus 0-349-11781-0, Feb 2004, £6.99, 247pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 1990) associational / fantasy novel retelling the story of Doctor Jekyll.

MARTINEZ, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * *Understanding Middle Earth: Essays on Tolkien’s Middle-earth (NetPub/ViviSphere Publishing 1-58776-145-9, Nov 2003, $16.00, 313pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Non-fiction collection of essays on elements of Middle-earth, drawing heavily on the “History of Middle-earth” volumes edited by Christopher Tolkien. This is dated 2003, but not seen until now. A print-on-demand book available online at [www.vivisphere.com], or from NetPub/Vivisphere Publishing, 675 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie NY 12603; credit card orders 800-724-1100. [Tolkien]

MARTINI, CLEM (chron.)

• * *The Mob (Kids Can Press/KCP Fiction 1-55337-574-2, Sep 2004, $16.95, 239pp, hc) [Feather and Bone: The Crow Chronicles] Young-adult fantasy, the first in the “Feather and Bone: The Crow Chronicles” trilogy about crows. A first novel.

MASS, WENDY (chron.)

• * *Ray Bradbury: Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy (Enslow Publishers 0-7660-2240-4, Mar 2004, $20.95, 104pp, hc, cover by June Ponte) Young-adult biography, part of the “Authors Teens Love” series. Includes a timeline, notes, and index. [Bradbury]

MASSEY, BRANDON R. (1973- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dark Corner (Kensington/Dafina 0-7582-0250-4, Jan 2005, $6.99, 544pp, pb) Reprint (Dafina 2004) supernatural thriller.

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• * *Dark Dreams (Kensington/Dafina 0-7582-0753-0, Aug 2004, $15.00, 307pp, tp) Original anthology of 20 stories of horror and suspense by black authors, several with supernatural or SF elements, including an apocalyptic SF tale by Steven Barnes & Tananarive Due. (Contents)

MASSIE, ALLAN (Johnstone) (1938- ) (chron.)

• * _Arthur the King (Orion/Phoenix 0-75381-781-0, Jul 2004, £6.99, 292pp, tp, cover by Julek Heller) Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2003) associational novel.
• * +Arthur the King (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1384-4, Nov 2004, $25.00, 292pp, hc, cover by Julek Heller) Historical Arthurian novel with possible fantasy elements. First US edition (Weidenfeld & Nicholson 9/03).

MASSIE, ELIZABETH (1953- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Sineater (ibooks 0-7434-9783-X, Nov 2004, $6.99, 396pp, pb) Reprint (Pan 1982) horror novel.

MASSON, SOPHIE (Veronique) (1959- ) (chron.)

• * *In Hollow Lands (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-85442-1, Jan 2004, £5.99, 227pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel based on Breton legends, Arthurian myth, and history.

MASTERTON, GRAHAM (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Devil in Gray (Leisure 0-8439-5361-6, Oct 2004, $6.99, 355pp, pb) Horror novel.
• * _Holy Terror (Severn House 0-7278-6067-4, Mar 2004, £18.99, 541pp, hc) Reprint (Corgi 1999 as Plague of Angels) thriller about a worldwide plague. This is copyrighted 1999, 2004, suggesting some revisions from the original.

MATHESON, RICHARD (Burton) (1926- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Hell House (Severn House 0-7278-6099-2, May 2004, £18.99, 301pp, hc) Reprint (Viking 1971) horror novel. Copyrighted 1971, 1999.
• * _A Stir of Echoes (Tor 0-765-30871-1, Jul 2004, $12.95, 223pp, tp) Reissue (Lippincott 1958) dark fantasy novel.
• * _What Dreams May Come (Tor 0-765-30870-3, Jan 2004, $14.95, 288pp, tp, cover by Brad Holland) Reprint (Putnam 1978) dark fantasy novel.

MATSUOKA, TAKAHASHI (chron.)

• * *Autumn Bridge (Delacorte 0-385-33641-1, Aug 2004, $25.00, 415pp, hc) Historical novel with fantasy elements. A 19th-century Japanese family has benefitted for centuries from the ability to see the future.

MATTHEWS, A. J.; pseudonym of Rick Hautala, (1949- ) (chron.)

• * *Looking Glass (Berkley 0-425-19099-4, Jan 2004, $6.99, 342pp, pb) Horror novel. Matthews is a pen-name for Rick Hautala.

MATZAN, JEM (chron.)

• * *The Search for the Emerald Blackbird (Xlibris 1-4134-3166-6, Dec 2003, $24.99, 420pp, tp, cover by Ro Cambe) Fantasy novel. A thief, an inventor, a flower girl, a fairy, and others get caught in the search for a legendary statuette. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.xlibris.com]; or from Xlibris Corporation, 426 Walnut St., Philadelphia PA 19106; 888-795-4274.

MAY, J. C.; see under May, Julian (chron.)

MAY, JULIAN; [i.e., Julian “Judy” May Dikty] (1931- ) (chron.)

• * +Conqueror’s Moon (Ace 0-441-01132-2, Jan 2004, $24.95, 389pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Boreal Moon Tale] Fantasy novel, first book in the “Boreal Moon Tale”. First US edition (Voyager 9/03).
• * _Conqueror’s Moon (SFBC #63166, Feb 2004, $17.99, 389pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Boreal Moon Tale] Reprint (Voyager 2003) fantasy novel, the first book in the “Boreal Moon Tale”. This is similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Conqueror’s Moon (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-712319-1, May 2004, £12.99, 502pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) [Boreal Moon Tale] Reprint (Voyager 2003) fantasy novel, first in “The Boreal Moon Tale”.
• * _Conqueror’s Moon (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-712320-5, Oct 2004, £6.99, v+502pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) [Boreal Moon Tale] Reprint (Voyager 2003) fantasy novel. Book One of “The Boreal Moon Tale”.
• * *Ironcrown Moon (HarperCollins UK 0-00-712321-3, Oct 2004, £18.99, 502pp, hc, cover by Dominic Harman) [Boreal Moon Tale] Fantasy novel, second in “The Boreal Moon Tale” after Conqueror’s Moon.

MAYER, BOB; [i.e., Robert Mayer] (1959- ); see pseudonyms Robert Doherty & Greg Donegan (chron.)

MAYNARD, L(en) H., ed. (1953- ) (chron.)

• * *Darkness Rising, Volume Seven: Screaming in Colours (with Michael P. N. Sims) (Prime Books 1-894815-60-2, 2003, $15.00, 203pp, tp, cover by Pia Hall) Original anthology of 17 horror stories, one a reprint. This is dated 2003, but not seen until now. (Contents)

MAYR, DALLAS WILLIAM (1946- ); see pseudonym Jack Ketchum (stories) (chron.)

MAYUMURA, TAKU; pseudonym of Murakami Takuji, (1934- ) (chron.)

• * *Administrator (Kurodahan Press 4-902075-00-8, 2004, $15.00, 209pp, tp, cover by Kato Naoyuki) Collection of four novelettes in a series about colonial governors caught between Terran colonists, the Federation government, and native inhabitants. Translated by Daniel Jackson from the Japanese original Shiseikan (Hayakawa Shobo 1974). Taku is a pen name for Murakami Takuji. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.kurodahan.com], or from Kurodahan Press, #403 Tenjin 3-9-10, Cuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0001, Japan.

MEADS, KAT (chron.)

• * *Sleep (University of West Alabama/Livingston Press 1-931982-28-7, May 2004, $14.95, 271pp, tp, cover by Philip Rosenthal) Near-future dystopian novel about would-be revolutionaries in a land split between The Valley with its sleep-deprived computer users and mountain dreamers with their prophecies. A hardcover edition (-27-9, $25.00) was announced but not seen. A first novel. Order from Livingston Press, Station 22, University of West Alabama, Livingston AL 35470; [www.livingstonpress.uwa.edu].

MEHAN, UPPIDNER, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _So Long Been Dreaming (with Nalo Hopkinson) See entry under Nalo Hopkinson.

MELNICZEK, PAUL, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Scary! Holiday Tales to Make You Scream (Double Dragon Publishing 1-55404-080-9, Sep 2003, $16.99, 219pp, tp, cover by Deron Douglas) Original anthology of 29 horror stories about various holidays. John Edward Lawson provides section introductions about the holidays. Authors include Quentin S. Crisp, Steven L. Shrewsbury, and Michael A. Arnzen. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.double-dragon-ebooks.com] or from Double Dragon Publishing, PO Box 54016, 1-5762 Highway 7 East, Markham ON L3P 7Y4, Canada. (Contents)

MENDLESOHN, FARAH, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Terry Pratchett: Guilty of Literature: 2nd Edition (with Andrew M. Butler & Edward James) See entry under Andrew M. Butler

MERLA, PATRICK, ed. (chron.)

• * _The Touch (with Steven-Elliot Altman) See entry under Steven-Elliot Altman.

MERRETT, ALAN (chron.)

• * *The Horus Heresy, Vol. 1: Visions of War (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-096-3, May 2004, $29.99, 96pp, tp, cover by Adrian Smith) Art book based on the collectible card game from Sabertooth Cards, a spin-off of the “Warhammer 40,000” SF roleplaying game. Text by Alan Merrett and illustrations by 45 artists. This is an international edition, identical to the UK edition. Copyrighted by Games Workshop.

MERRITT, A(braham Grace) (1884-1943) (chron.)

• * _The Moon Pool (Wesleyan University Press 0-8195-6707-8, Jul 2004, $24.95, 307 + xl, tp, cover by Virgil Finlay) [Walter Goodwin] Reprint (Putnam 1919) fantasy novel. Edited and with an introduction by Michael Levy. Includes notes, bibliography, and biography. A hardcover edition (-6706-X, $65.00) was announced but not seen.

MESSINGHAM, SIMON (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: The Indestructible Man (BBC Books 0-563-48618-X, Nov 2004, £5.99, 283pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series, featuring the 2nd Doctor and Zoe.

METZ, MELINDA (chron.)

• * _Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Apocalypse Memories (with Laura J. Burns) See entry under Laura J. Burns
• * *Raven’s Point (HarperCollins 0-06-052371-9, Aug 2004, $15.99, 244pp, hc, cover by Dominic Rouse) Young-adult horror novel. Three teens develop strange powers as an ancient evil awakes in Raven’s Point.

MEYER, ILENE (1939-2009) (chron.)

• * *Ilene Meyer: Paintings, Drawings, Perceptions (Underwood Books 1-887424-79-2, Dec 2004, $35.00, 128pp, hc, cover by Ilene Meyer) Art book. Edited by Cathy & Arnie Fenner, with an introduction by Arnie Fenner. Order from Underwood Books, PO Box 1919, Nevada City CA 95959; [www.underwoodbooks.com].

MEYRINK, GUSTAV; [originally Gustav Meyer] (1868-1932) (chron.)

• * _The Green Face (Dedalus 0-946626-92-8, Sep 2004, £7.99, 224pp, tp, cover by Ben Mitchell) Reissue (Dedalus 1992) fantasy novel. Afterword by Franz Rottensteiner. Translated by Mike Mitchell from the German Das gruene Gesicht (1916).

MICHAELS, MELISA C. (1946- ) (chron.)

• * *World-Walker (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-215-7, Oct 2004, $25.95, 360pp, hc) Fantasy novel. A world-walker must stop her former lover when he steals her power and knocks a rock star into an alternate dimension. This is copyrighted 2002, and was previously available in electronic form. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books and Ed Gorman. Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Dr., Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com].

MICHALOWSKI, MARK (stories) (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: Halflife (BBC Books 0-563-48613-9, Apr 2004, £5.99, 274pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series.

MICHEL, JOHN B. (1917-1969) (stories) (chron.)

• * *"Monday Morning Over the World/Bitter-Sweet" (with Mark Sonnenfeld & Gindy Elizabeth Houston) (Hilltop Press; Almondbury, England 0-905262-36-0, 2004, £1.75/$4.00, 12pp, ph, cover by Alan Hunter) Back-to-back collection of two poems. (Contents)

MICKLEM, SARAH (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Firethorn (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-7432-4794-9, Jun 2004, $25.00, 383pp, hc, cover by Mark Stutzman) Medieval fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy. An unconventional woman learns to survive, whether alone in the woods or in the chaos of war. A first novel.

MIDDLETON, RICHARD (Barham) (1882-1911) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Ghost Ship and Other Stories (Wildside Press 1-59224-299-5, Nov 2004, $19.95, 270pp, tp) Reprint (T. Fisher Unwin 1912) collection of 20 stories. This is dated 2003, but not seen until now; it is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301; [www.wildsidepress.com]. (Contents)

MIÉVILLE, CHINA (Tom) (1972- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Iron Council (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46402-8, Jul 2004, $24.95, 564pp, hc) [New Crobuzon] Fantasy novel set in the city of New Crobuzon, decades after events of Perdido Street Station and The Scar.
• * _Iron Council (SFBC #1168818, Sep 2004, $12.49, 564pp, hc, cover by David Stevenson & Carl D. Galian) [New Crobuzon] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Iron Council (Macmillan UK 0-333-98972-4, Sep 2004, £16.99, 471pp, hc, cover by David Stevenson & Carl D. Galian) [New Crobuzon] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) SF/fantasy novel in the loose “New Crobuzon” series, after Perdido Street Station and The Scar. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-98973-2, £12.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Scar (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46001-4, Jul 2004, $7.99, 578pp, pb, cover by Ashley Wood) [New Crobuzon] Reprint (Macmillan UK 2002) fantasy novel, set in the same world as Perdido Street Station.

MILÁN, VICTOR (Woodward) (1954- ) (chron.)

• * *MechWarrior: Dark Age: Flight of the Falcon (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45983-0, Jun 2004, $6.99, 292pp, pb) [MechWarrior: Dark Age] Novelization, the tenth based on the computer game based on the “Battletech” roleplaying game. Copyrighted by WizKids.

MILES, ROSALIND (chron.)

• * *The Lady of the Sea (Random House/Crown 0-609-60962-9, Dec 2004, $23.95, 356pp, hc, cover by Erich Lessing) [Tristan and Isolde] Arthurian novel, third in the “Tristan and Isolde” series.
• * _The Maid of the White Hands (Random House/Three Rivers Press 1-4000-8154-8, Dec 2004, $12.95, 328pp, tp, cover by David Bowers) [Tristan and Isolde] Reprint (Crown 2003) Arthurian novel, second in the “Tristan and Isolde” series. This includes a reading group guide.
• * _The Maiden of White Hands (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-671-03722-6, Feb 2004, £6.99, 454pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Isolde] Reprint (Crown 2003 as The Maid of the White Hands) Arthurian novel. Second of the “Isolde” trilogy. Simultaneous with the hardback from Simon & Schuster UK (0-684-86085-6, £17.99, unseen). [First U.K. edition]

MILLAR, MARTIN; see pseudonym Martin Scott (stories) (chron.)

MILLER, DEBORAH J.; see pseudonym Miller Lau (chron.)

MILLER, JOHN J(oseph) (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Ray Bradbury Presents: Dinosaur Empire (with Stephen Leigh) See entry under Stephen Leigh.
• * _Ray Bradbury Presents: Dinosaur Samurai (with Stephen Leigh) See entry under Stephen Leigh.

MILLER, KEITH (chron.)

• * *The Book of Flying (Penguin/Riverhead 1-57322-249-6, Jan 2004, $23.95, 262pp, hc, cover by Remedios Varo) Literary fantasy novel. An orphan librarian in love with a winged woman quests for wings of his own. A first novel.
• * _The Book of Flying (Penguin/Riverhead 1-59448-066-4, Jan 2005, $14.00, 272pp, tp, cover by Remedios Varo) Reprint (Riverhead 2004) literary fantasy novel.

MILLER, LINDA LAEL (1949- ) (chron.)

• * _Forever and the Night & For All Eternity (SFBC/Rhapsody Book Club #19637, Jan 2004, $12.99, 628pp, hc, cover by Christos Peterson) [Vampire Saga] Reprint (Berkley 2002 as Out of the Shadows) omnibus of two vampire novels from the “Vampire Saga”, originally packaged as romances: Forever and the Night (1993) and For All Eternity (1994). This is a Rhapsody Book Club edition, ISBN 0-7394-3816-6, offered through the SFBC; it lacks a price and has the book club number on the back jacket.

MILLER, MIKE S. (chron.)

• * _The Hedge Knight (with George R. R. Martin & Ben Avery) See entry under George R. R. Martin

MILLER, RAND (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Myst Reader (with Robyn Miller & David Wingrove) (Hyperion 1-4013-0781-7, Sep 2004, $20.00, 930pp, tp) [Myst] Omnibus of three novelizations based on the computer game: Myst: The Book of Atrus (1995), Myst: The Book of Ti’Ana (1996), and Myst: The Book of D’ni (1997) by Rand Miller & David Wingrove. Copyrighted by Cyan, Inc. (Contents)

MILLER, ROBYN (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Myst Reader (with David Wingrove & Rand Miller) See entry under Rand Miller.

MILLER, STEPHEN T. (chron.)

• * *Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Weird Fiction Magazine Index (1890-2003) (with William G. Contento) (Locus Press, Mar 2004, $49.95, 3,264pp, CD-ROM) Non-fiction, reference. An index to magazines published from 1890 through 2003. Includes listings by author, title, cover artist, and issue.