The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004
Books, Listed by Author
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- MILLER, STEVE(n R.) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- MILLER, WALTER M(ichael, Jr.) (1922-1996) (chron.)
- * _A Canticle for Leibowitz (SFBC #1162179, Oct 2004, $10.99, 289pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [St. Leibowitz, Order of] Reissue (Lippincott 1959) of the classic Hugo-winning SF novel. This is #14 in the SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection; it has ISBN 0-7394-4703-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- MILLS, PAT (chron.)
- * +2000 AD: ABC Warriors: The Medusa War (with Alan Mitchell) (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-109-9, May 2004, $6.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Kev Walker) Novelization based on the comic books. Copyrighted by Rebellion A/S. First US edition (Black Flame 4/04).
- MILOSEVIC, MARIO (stories) (chron.)
- * *Animal Life (Ruby Rose’s Fairy Tale Emporium 1-4116-0977-8, Aug 2004, $13.00, 103pp, tp, cover by Mario Milosevic) Poetry collection of 83 poems, 13 reprints. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.lulu.com]; Ruby Rose’s Fairy Tale Emporium, PO Box 1100, Stevenson WA 98648. (Contents)
- * *Fantasy Life (Ruby Rose’s Fairy Tale Emporium 1-4116-0978-6, Aug 2004, $13.00, 103pp, tp, cover by Mario Milosevic) Poetry collection of 79 poems, 17 reprints. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.lulu.com]; Ruby Rose’s Fairy Tale Emporium, PO Box 1100, Stevenson WA 98648. (Contents)
- MITCHELL, ALAN (chron.)
- MITCHELL, D. M. (chron.)
- * *A Serious Life (Savoy Books 0-86130-114-5, May 2004, £20.00, 410pp, hc) Non-fiction look at the history of the controversial publisher. Includes interviews and selected reviews of Savoy books, records, and comics. Savoy Books, 446 Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester M20 3BW, UK; [www.savoy.abel.co.uk].
- MITCHELL, DAVID (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _Cloud Atlas (Hodder & Stoughton/Sceptre 0-340-82277-5, Mar 2004, £16.99, 529pp, hc) Reprint (Sceptre 2004) literary fantasy novel.
- * +Cloud Atlas (Random House 0-375-50725-6, Aug 2004, $14.95, 509pp, tp) Literary quasi-SF novel. The lives of six characters, past, present, and future, intersect. First US edition (Sceptre 3/04).
- MITCHELL, HANNAH (chron.)
- * *Scholastic BookFiles: A Reading Guide to Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt (Scholastic 0-439-53821-1, Mar 2004, $4.99, 60pp, tp) Young-adult reference and reading guide about the YA fantasy and its author. Includes an interview with Babbitt, a list of related reading, and a bibliography. [Babbitt]
- MITCHELL, JONI (chron.) (assoc.)
- MITCHELL, MARY ANN (chron.)
- * *The Vampire de Sade (Leisure 0-8439-5417-5, Sep 2004, $6.99, 337pp, pb) [Vampire de Sade] Vampire novel. The Marquis de Sade, now a master vampire, confronts Vodou Queen Marie Laveau in contemporary New Orleans.
- MITCHELL, SANDY; pseudonym of Alex Stewart, (1958- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Warhammer 40,000: Caves of Ice (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-070-X, Jan 2004, £5.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer 40,000: Ciaphas Cain] Novelization based on the far-future roleplaying game, in the “Commissar Ciaphas Cain” series.
- * +Warhammer 40,000: Caves of Ice (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-070-X, Feb 2004, $6.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer 40,000: Ciaphas Cain] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe, the second in the “Ciaphas Cain” series. Mitchell is a pseudonym of Alex Stewart. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library 1/04).
- MITHRANDIR, ASTRE (chron.)
- MODESITT, L(eland) E(xton, Jr.) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * _Darknesses (Tor 0-765-34633-8, May 2004, $7.99, 521pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horne) [Corean Chronicles] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel, the second book of the “Corean Chronicles”, sequel to Legacies.
- * _Darknesses (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-259-0, Jun 2004, £7.99, 551pp, pb) [Corean Chronicles] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel, the second book of the “Corean Chronicles” after Legacies. [First U.K. edition]
- * _The Ethos Effect (Tor 0-765-34712-1, Dec 2004, $7.99, 537pp, pb, cover by David Seeley) [Parafaith War] Reprint (Tor 2003) SF novel, set in the same universe as The Parafaith War, two centuries later.
- * _The Ethos Effect (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-322-8, Dec 2004, £7.99, 579pp, pb, cover by Tim Byrne) Reprint (Tor 2003) SF novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Flash (Tor 0-765-31128-3, Sep 2004, $25.95, 480pp, hc, cover by David Seeley) [Archform: Beauty] SF thriller set in the 24th-century future of Archform: Beauty. An advertising specialist in a political campaign becomes a target for killers.
- * *Ordermaster (Tor 0-765-31213-1, Jan 2005, $27.95, 494pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Recluce: Saga] Fantasy novel, the 13th in the “Saga of Recluce” and a direct sequel to Wellspring of Chaos.
- * *Scepters (Tor 0-765-31042-2, Jul 2004, $27.95, 624pp, hc, cover by Daniel Horne) [Corean Chronicles] Fantasy novel, the third book of the “Corean Chronicles”.
- * *Wellspring of Chaos (Tor 0-765-30907-6, Apr 2004, $27.95, 400pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Recluce: Saga] Fantasy novel, the 11th in the “Saga of Recluce”, set 60 years after The Order War.
- MOERBEEK, KEES (chron.)
- MOERS, WALTER (chron.)
- * *Rumo & His Miraculous Adventures (Secker & Warburg 0-4362-0529-7, Nov 2004, £18.00, 688pp, hc) [Zamonia] Translated by John Brownjohn from the original (Piper Verlag 2003); and set in the same world as 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear. [Not seen]
- * _A Wild Ride Through the Night (Random House/Vintage UK 0-099-45017-8, 2004, £8.99, 197pp, tp, cover by Gustave Doré) Reprint (Secker & Warburg 2003) fantasy novel about the fantastic adventures of a 12-year-old boy named Gustav. Inspired by 21 illustrations by Gustave Doré. Translated by John Brownjohn from the German original Wilde Reise durch die Nacht (Eichborn 2001).
- MOLES, DAVID, ed. (stories) (chron.)
- * *All-Star Zeppelin Adventure Stories (with Jay Lake) (Wheatland Press & All-Star Stories 0-9720547-7-4, Nov 2004, $19.95, 377 + xiv, tp, cover by Lara Wells) Original anthology of 20 stories, one a reprint, about zeppelins. Authors include David Brin, Leslie What, and Richard A. Lupoff. Co-published by Wheatland and All-Star Stories. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.wheatlandpress.com], or from Wheatland Press, PO Box 1818, Wilsonville OR 97070; [deborahlayne@wheatlandpress.com]. (Contents)
- MOLLOY, MICHAEL (John) (1940- ) (chron.)
- * *The House on Falling Star Hill (Scholastic/The Chicken House 0-439-57740-3, Apr 2004, $16.95, 377pp, hc, cover by David Frankland) Young-adult fantasy mystery. Tim Swift discovers a mysterious house with a doorway to a fantasy realm. Simultaneous with the UK edition (The Chicken House).
- * *The House on Falling Star Hill (Chicken House, The 1-904442-26-9, Apr 2004, £12.99, 379pp, hc, cover by David Frankland) Young-adult fantasy novel.
- * *The Wild West Witches (The Chicken House 1-903434-89-0, Nov 2003, £11.99, 310pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Witch Trade] Young-adult fantasy novel. Last in a trilogy after The Witch Trade and The Time Witches.
- * _The Wild West Witches (Chicken House, The 1-904442-22-6, Apr 2004, £5.99, 310pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Witch Trade] Reprint (The Chicken House 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, the last in a trilogy.
- MOLONEY, JAMES (chron.)
- * _The Book of Lies (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-714079-7, Aug 2004, £5.99, 397pp, tp) Reprint (Angus & Robertson 2004) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
- MONING, KAREN MARIE (chron.)
- * *The Immortal Highlander (Delacorte 0-385-33825-2, Aug 2004, $15.00, 267pp, hc, cover by Franco Accornero) [Highlander] Time-travel fantasy romance novel, third in the “Highlander” series. A contemporary law student is the only one who can see formerly immortal Adam Black, cursed with invisibility.
- * _The Immortal Highlander (SFBC #1166768, Aug 2004, $9.99, 267pp, hc, cover by Franco Accornero) [Highlander] Reprint (Delacorte 2004) time-travel fantasy romance novel, third in the “Highlander” series. This is similar to the Delacorte edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- MONTELEONE, ELIZABETH E., ed. (stories) (chron.)
- * _From the Borderlands: Stories of Terror and Madness (with Thomas F. Monteleone) (Warner 0-446-61035-6, Sep 2004, $7.50, 429pp, pb) [Borderlands] Reprint (Borderlands Press 2003 as Borderlands 5, not seen) original anthology of 25 horror stories, fifth in the “Borderlands” series. Authors include Stephen King, Bentley Little, Tom Piccirilli, Whitley Strieber. (Contents)
- MONTELEONE, THOMAS F(rancis, Jr.) (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _The Reckoning (Tor 0-812-57524-5, Dec 2004, $7.99, 419pp, pb, cover by Alan Ayers) Reissue (Forge 1999) millennial horror novel. Second printing.
- * *Rough Beasts and Other Mutations (Gale Group/Five Star 0-7862-5344-4, Oct 2003, $25.95, 432pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) Collection of 18 stories and a one-act play. Introduction by John DeChancie; foreword and story introductions by Monteleone. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar]. (Contents)
- _____, ed.
- MOOKEEO (chron.)
- * *The Dolphins’ View: Book 1: Transformation (Infinity Publishing.com 0-7414-1867-3, Feb 2004, $11.95, 109pp, tp, cover by David Magliocco) [*Dolphins’ View] SF novel, the first in a trilogy about young dolphins who want to stop pollution and are given legs by aliens. Mookeeo is a pen name for Tom Brown. Order from Infinity Publishing.com, 519 West Lancaster Ave., Haverford PA 19041-1413; 877-BUY-BOOK; [www.buybooksontheweb.com].
- * *The Dolphins’ View: Book 2: Impossible Dream (Infinity Publishing.com 0-7414-1868-1, Feb 2004, $13.95, 193pp, tp, cover by David Magliocco) [*Dolphins’ View] SF novel, the second in a trilogy about young dolphins given legs by aliens, and their quest to stop ocean pollution. Mookeeo is a pen name for Tom Brown. Order from Infinity Publishing.com, 519 West Lancaster Ave., Haverford PA 19041-1413; 877-BUY-BOOK; [www.buybooksontheweb.com].
- * *The Dolphins’ View: Book 3: Hannibal Invades Washington (Infinity Publishing.com 0-7414-1869-X, Feb 2004, $13.95, 173pp, tp, cover by David Magliocco) [*Dolphins’ View] SF novel, the third in a trilogy about young dolphins given legs by aliens, and their quest to stop ocean pollution. Mookeeo is a pen name for Tom Brown. Order from Infinity Publishing.com, 519 West Lancaster Ave., Haverford PA 19041-1413; 877-BUY-BOOK; [www.buybooksontheweb.com].
- MOON, (Susan) ELIZABETH N(orris) (1945- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _The Deed of Paksenarrion (SFBC #1170360, Oct 2004, $14.99, 1123pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Deed of Paksenarrion] Reprint (Baen 1992) omnibus of the three books in the trilogy: Sheepfarmer’s Daughter (1988), Divided Allegiance (1988), and Oath of Gold (1989). This is similar to the Baen 2003 hardcover edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * *Marque and Reprisal (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44758-1, Oct 2004, $24.95, 324pp, hc, cover by Dave Seeley) [*Vatta’s War] Military SF novel, second in the “Vatta’s War” series.
- * _Marque and Reprisal (SFBC #1170975, Oct 2004, $12.49, 324pp, hc, cover by Dave Seeley) [*Vatta’s War] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) military SF novel, second in the “Vatta’s War” series. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _Moving Target (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-169-1, Nov 2004, £6.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [*Vatta’s War] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 2004 as Marque and Reprisal) SF novel. Book Two of “Vatta’s War”. [First U.K. edition]
- * _The Speed of Dark (Ballantine 0-345-44754-9, Mar 2004, $13.95, 340pp, tp) Reprint (Orbit 2002) SF novel about an autistic man. This includes an unpaginated 17-page reading group guide.
- * _Trading in Danger (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44761-1, Sep 2004, $6.99, 357pp, pb, cover by Dave Seeley) [*Vatta’s War] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) military SF novel, first in the “Vatta’s War” series.
- MOORCOCK, MICHAEL (John) (1939- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _Gloriana, or The Unfulfill’d Queen (Warner Aspect 0-446-69140-2, Aug 2004, $14.00, 488pp, tp) Reprint (Allison & Busby 1978) fantasy novel, with minor revisions. This has a new afterword by Moorcock, an alternate chapter 34, and lyrics for a proposed musical by Moorcock & Peter Pavli.
- * _The Skrayling Tree (Warner Aspect 0-446-61340-1, Jul 2004, $6.99, 447pp, pb, cover by Robert Gould) [Elric] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2003) fantasy novel, second in an “Elric” series begun in Dreamthief’s Daughter.
- * +Wizardry & Wild Romance: A Study of Epic Fantasy (MonkeyBrain Books 1-932265-07-4, Sep 2004, $18.95, 206pp, tp, cover by John Picacio) Non-fiction, reference. This first US edition (Gollancz 1987) has been revised and expanded, with a new introduction by China Miéville and afterword by Jeff VanderMeer, and adds eight appendices (about 30 pages) of recent reviews and one foreword.
- _____, ed.
- * +New Worlds: An Anthology (Thunder’s Mouth 1-56858-317-6, Sep 2004, $18.95, 386 + xxx, tp) Anthlogy of 21 stories, eight articles, and one poem, all originally published in the heyday of the New Worlds magazine/anthology series. This has a new introduction by Moorcock. This first US edition (Fontana Flamingo 1983) drops one story, one article, the New Worlds index, and the appendix; it adds two stories and an article. (Contents)
- MOORE, C(atherine) L(ucille) (1911-1987) (stories) (chron.)
- * _Judgment Night (Red Jacket Press 0-9748895-1-2, Sep 2004, $39.95, 344pp, hc, cover by Frank Kelly Freas) Reprint (Gnome Press 1952) classic collection of five stories. This is a slipcased facsimile of the Gnome Press first edition. Red Jacket Press, 3099 Maqua Place, Mohegan Lake NY 10547; [www.redjacketpress.com].
- MOORE, CHRISTOPHER (George) (1952- ) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _Bloodsucking Fiends (HarperCollins/Perennial 0-06-073541-4, May 2004, $9.95, 300pp, tp, cover by Ruth Marten) [Bloodsucking Fiends] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1995) satirical vampire novel set in San Francisco.
- * _Coyote Blue (HarperCollins/Perennial 0-06-073543-0, May 2004, $9.95, 303pp, tp, cover by Ruth Marten) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1994) satirical fantasy novel.
- * _Fluke, Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings (HarperCollins/Perennial 0-06-056668-X, May 2004, $13.95, 321pp, tp, cover by Ruth Marten) Reprint (Morrow 2003) humorous fantasy novel about whale researchers.
- * _Island of the Sequined Love Nun (HarperCollins/Perennial 0-06-073544-9, May 2004, $9.95, 325pp, tp, cover by Ruth Marten) Reprint (Avon 1997) humorous magical realist/quasi-fantasy novel.
- * _The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove (HarperCollins/Perennial 0-06-073545-7, Jun 2004, $9.95, 304pp, tp, cover by Ruth Marten) Reprint (Spike 1999) humorous dark fantasy novel.
- * _Practical Demonkeeping (HarperCollins/Perennial 0-06-073542-2, May 2004, $9.95, 243pp, tp, cover by Ruth Marten) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1992) humorous dark fantasy novel.
- * *The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-059025-4, Dec 2004, $14.95, 276pp, hc, cover by Susan H. Choi) Humorous dark fantasy novel about a small town Christmas — with zombies.
- MOORE, ELAINE (chron.)
- * _Dark Desire (ibooks 0-7434-7906-8, Mar 2004, $6.99, 269pp, pb) [Dark Madonna] Reprint (Authorlink Press 1999 as Madonna of the Dark) vampire romance novel, first in the “Dark Madonna” trilogy.
- MOORE, JAMES A. (chron.)
- * *Newbies (Dorchester/Smooch 0-8439-5474-4, Nov 2004, $5.99, 197pp, pb) Young-adult horror. The new girl is blamed for disappearances at school.
- * *Possessions (Leisure 0-8439-5171-0, Jun 2004, $6.99, 339pp, pb) Horror novel. Otherworldly forces want Chris Corin’s inheritance.
- MOORE, JOHN (chron.)
- * *Heroics for Beginners (Ace 0-441-01193-4, Sep 2004, $6.99, 246pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) Humorous fantasy novel. Prince Kevin hopes to save the kingdom from evil Lord Voltmeter with the help from a hero handbook.
- * _Heroics for Beginners (SFBC #1173162, Nov 2004, $9.99, 246pp, hc, cover by Walter Velez) Reprint (Ace 2004) humorous fantasy novel. This has ISBN 0-7394-4850-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- MOORE, MONTE MICHAEL (chron.)
- * *Majestika: The Art of Monte Michael Moore (Paper Tiger 1-84340-185-1, Oct 2004, £20.00, 128pp, hc, cover by Monte Michael Moore) Collection of fantasy and mainstream art, with text by Moore. Introduction by Larry Elmore. Includes sculptures, cover art, and much of his erotic work, including work done for Playboy. Also includes 20-page comic Bloodlines (Moonstone 2004).
- MOORE, NANCY JANE (stories) (chron.)
- * *Changeling (Aqueduct Press 0-9746559-5-3, Oct 2004, $8.00, 73pp, ph) Fantasy novella. A young woman has strange dreams of a city in which she is certain she belongs. Part of the “Conversation Pieces” chapbook series. Aqueduct Press, PO Box 95787, Seattle WA 98145-2787; [www.aqueductpress.com].
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