The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

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NEVILL, ADAM L. G. (chron.)

* *Banquet for the Damned (PS Publishing 1-902880-92-7, Jun 2004, £35.00, 494pp, hc, cover by Edward Miller) Horror novel of ancient evil in Scotland. Introduction by Ramsey Campbell. This is a limited edition of 500, signed by Nevill; a slipcased edition of 200 signed by Nevill and Campbell is also available. Available from Hamilton House, 4 Park Ave., Harrogate HG2 9BQ, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
NEVINS, JESS (chron.)

* *A Blazing World: The Unofficial Companion to The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume Two (MonkeyBrain Books 1-932265-10-4, Sep 2004, $15.95, 304pp, tp, cover by John Picacio) [League of Extraordinary Gentlemen] Associational non-fiction, the second guide to the graphic novel/comic book miniseries, mainly a panel-by-panel annotation of the various Victorian references, many SF. Includes an interview with and an introduction by Alan Moore. Order from MonkeyBrain, 11204 Crossland Dr., Austin TX 78726; [info@monkeybrainbooks.com]; [www.monkeybrainbooks.com].
NEWBERY, LINDA (chron.)

* *At the Firefly Gate (Orion Children’s Books 1-84255-195-7, Sep 2004, £7.99, 163pp, tp, cover by Jess Merserve) Young-adult fantasy novel.
NEWCOMB, ROBERT (chron.)

* _The Gates of Dawn (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44895-2, Jun 2004, $7.99, 514pp, pb, cover by Justin Sweet) [Chronicles of Blood and Stone] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) fantasy novel, second in “The Chronicles of Blood and Stone” after The Fifth Sorceress.
* _The Gates of Dawn (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-553-81454-0, Jul 2004, £6.99, 655pp, pb, cover by Justin Sweet) [Chronicles of Blood and Stone] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 2003) fantasy novel, second in “The Chronicles of Blood and Stone”.
* *The Scrolls of the Ancients (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44896-0, Jun 2004, $26.95, 531pp, hc, cover by Justin Sweet) [Chronicles of Blood and Stone] Fantasy novel, third in the “The Chronicles of Blood and Stone” begun in The Fifth Sorceress.
* _The Scrolls of the Ancients (SFBC #1165077, Jun 2004, $14.49, 530pp, hc, cover by Justin Sweet) [Chronicles of Blood and Stone] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) fantasy novel, third in “The Chronicles of Blood and Stone”. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _The Scrolls of the Ancients (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-04963-2, Jul 2004, £12.99, 531pp, tp, cover by Justin Sweet) [Chronicles of Blood and Stone] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) fantasy novel, third in “The Chronicles of Blood and Stone”. [First U.K. edition]
NEWMAN, JAMES (chron.)

* *Midnight Rain (Earthling Publications 0-9744203-6-0, Jun 2004, $40.00, 294pp, hc) Associational non-supernatural horror novel. Foreword by Ed Gorman. Illustrated by Alex McVey. This is a signed, limited edition of 250 without a dust jacket; a lettered, slipcased edition of ten (-7-9) is sold out. Earthling Publications, PO Box 413, Northborough MA 01532; [earthlingpub@yahoo.com]; [www.earthlingpub.com].
* _Midnight Rain (Leisure 0-8439-5389-6, Aug 2004, $6.99, 354pp, pb) Reprint (Earthling Publications 2004) associational horror novel/thriller.
NICHOLLS, STAN (stories) (chron.)

* +The Covenant Rising (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-073889-8, Jan 2005, $14.95, 410pp, tp, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Dreamtime] Fantasy novel, first in “The Dreamtime” trilogy about a cursed warrior seeking a group of magicians called the Covenant. First US edition (Voyager 2003 as Quicksilver Rising).
* *Orcs (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07487-6, Aug 2004, £7.99, 711pp, tp, cover by Scott Maple) [Orcs] Omnibus of the 3 “Orcs” novels (Orion & Gollancz, 1999-2000) plus a short story (‘The Taking’) only previously available in the small press. (Contents)
* _Quicksilver Rising (Voyager 0-00-714150-5, Apr 2004, £6.99, 410pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) [Dreamtime] Reprint (Voyager 2003) fantasy novel. Book One of the Quicksilver Trilogy. A warrior cursed with periodic berserker rages.
* *Quicksilver Zenith (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-714151-3, Sep 2004, £12.99, 327pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) [Dreamtime] Fantasy novel, second in the “Quicksilver” trilogy after Quicksilver Rising.
NICHOLSON, SCOTT (1962- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Manor (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1580-2, Sep 2004, $5.99, 320pp, pb) Horror novel set in the Appalachians. A psychic investigates an artists’ retreat she’s been dreaming about.
NICHOLSON, WILLIAM V. (chron.)

* _Firesong (Hyperion 0-7868-1419-5, Jun 2004, $7.99, 540pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Wind on Fire] Reprint (Egmont 2002) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the “Wind on Fire” trilogy. Illustrated by Peter Sis.
* _Slaves of the Mastery (Hyperion 0-7868-1418-7, Jun 2004, $7.99, 582pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Wind on Fire] Reprint (Mammoth 2001) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the “Wind on Fire” trilogy.
* _The Wind Singer (Hyperion 0-7868-1826-3, Jun 2004, $7.99, 486pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Wind on Fire] Reissue (Egmont 2000) young-adult fantasy novel, first in the “Wind on Fire” trilogy.
NIELSEN, LEON E. (chron.)

* *Arkham House Books: A Collector’s Guide (McFarland 0-7864-1785-4, Jan 2005, $39.95, 200 + ix, tp) Non-fiction, reference, a bibliography and guide to collecting, buying, and selling books from Arkham House, Mycroft & Moran, and Stanton & Lee. Includes a reference bibliography and indexes. Foreword by Barry Abrahams. Order from McFarland & Company, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com].
NIELSEN HAYDEN, PATRICK, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *New Magics (Tor Teen 0-765-30015-X, Jan 2004, $19.95, 256pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) Young-adult anthology of 12 fantasy stories. Authors include Neil Gaiman, Charles de Lint, and Ursual K. Le Guin. (Contents)
* _New Magics (Tor Teen 0-765-34003-8, Jan 2005, $6.99, 256pp, tp, cover by Daniel dos Santos) Reprint (Tor Teen 2004) young-adult anthology of 12 fantasy stories.
* _New Skies (Tor Teen 0-765-34004-6, Jul 2004, $6.99, 275pp, tp, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) Reprint (Tor Teen 2003) anthology.
NIELSEN HAYDEN, TERESA (chron.)

* _Making Book (NESFA Press 0-915368-55-2, Dec 2003, $14.00, 158pp, tp) Reissue (NESFA 1994) associational non-fiction, a collection of 15 essays. Third printing.
NIFFENEGGER, AUDREY (chron.)

* _The Time Traveler’s Wife (SFBC #81867, Apr 2004, $10.99, 522pp, tp, cover by Tim Heatherington) Reprint (Macadam/Cage 2003) time-travel fantasy novel. This special book club edition has ISBN 0-965-81867-5; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _The Time Traveler’s Wife (Harcourt/Harvest 0-15-602943-X, Jul 2004, $14.00, 546pp, tp) Reprint (Macadam/Cage 2003) fantasy time-travel novel.
* _The Time-Traveler’s Wife (Cape, Jonathan 0-224-07191-2, Jan 2004, £12.99, 519pp, hc) Reprint (MacAdam/Cage 2003) SF novel. [First U.K. edition]
* _The Time-Traveler’s Wife (Random House/Vintage UK 0-09-946446-2, Nov 2004, £6.99, 519pp, tp) Reprint (MacAdam/Cage 2003) SF novel.
NILES, DOUGLAS (Allen) (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _DragonLance: The Kinslayer Wars (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3370-4, Nov 2004, $6.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Brom) [DragonLance: Elven Nations] Reprint (TSR 1991) novelization based on the roleplaying game. Second book of the “Elven Nations” trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
* *DragonLance: Wizards’ Conclave (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3351-8, Jul 2004, $6.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) [DragonLance: Age of Mortals] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, fifth in “The Age of Mortals” series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
* _Forgotten Realms: Black Wizards (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3563-4, Nov 2004, $6.99, 344pp, pb, cover by J. P. Targete) [Forgotten Realms: Moonshae] Reprint (TSR 1988) novelization based on the roleplaying game, the second book of the “Moonshae” trilogy. Introduction by Ed Greenwood. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
* _Forgotten Realms: Darkwalker on Moonshae (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3560-X, Oct 2004, $6.99, 365pp, pb, cover by J. P. Targete) [Forgotten Realms: Moonshae] Reprint (TSR 1987) novelization based on the roleplaying game, the second book of the “Moonshae” trilogy. Copyrighted 1987 by TSR, 2004 by Wizards of the Coast.
* _Forgotten Realms: Darkwell (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3566-9, Dec 2004, $6.99, 335pp, pb, cover by J. P. Targete) [Moonshae] Reprint (TSR 1989) novelization based on the roleplaying game, the third book of the “Moonshae” trilogy. Copyrighted 1989 by TSR, 2004 by Wizards of the Coast.
* _Fox at the Front (with Michael Dobson) (Tor/Forge 0-765-34399-1, Jun 2004, $7.99, 661pp, pb) [Fox on the Rhine] Reprint (Forge 2003) alternate military history of WWII, sequel to Fox on the Rhine.
* _The Goddess Worldweaver (Ace 0-441-01127-6, Mar 2004, $7.50, 355pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) [Seven Circles] Reprint (Ace 2003) fantasy novel, book three of the “Seven Circles” trilogy.
NIMMO, JENNY (1942- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Blue Boa (Egmont 1-4052-0126-6, 2004, £10.99, 372pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Children of the Red King] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in the “Children of the Red King” quartet.
* +Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy (Scholastic/Orchard 0-439-54526-9, Jul 2004, $9.95, 408pp, hc, cover by Chris Sheban) [Children of the Red King] Young-adult fantasy novel, the third in “The Children of the Red King” quintet. A magic snake loose in the school makes people invisible. First US edition (Egmont 3/04 as Blue Boa).
* _The Time Twister (Egmont 1-4052-1134-2, Apr 2004, £5.99, 374pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Children of the Red King] Reprint (Egmont 2003) young adult fantasy novel. Volume II of the “Children of the Red King” quartet after Midnight for Charlie Bone.
NIVEN, LARRY; [i.e., Laurence van Cott Niven] (1938- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Flying Sorcerers (with David Gerrold) See entry under David Gerrold.
* _The Mote in God’s Eye (with Jerry E. Pournelle) (Pocket 0-671-74192-6, Feb 2004, $6.99, 560pp, pb, cover by Lee MacLeod) [Mote] Reissue (Simon & Schuster 1974) SF novel; 34th printing.
* *Ringworld’s Children (Tor 0-765-30167-9, Jun 2004, $24.95, 284pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Ringworld] SF novel in the “Ringworld” series, set shortly after The Ringworld Throne. Louis Wu seeks to protect Ringworld from destruction as the Fringe War intensifies.
* _Ringworld’s Children (SFBC #1164364, Jun 2004, $12.49, 284pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Ringworld] Reprint (Tor 2004) SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Ringworld’s Children (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-170-5, Jul 2004, £16.99, 273pp, hc, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Ringworld] Reprint (Tor 2004) SF novel. Fourth in the “Ringworld” series set in the “Known Space” universe. [First U.K. edition]
* _Scatterbrain (Tor 0-765-34047-X, Jul 2004, $6.99, 314pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 2003) collection of recent works by Niven (some collaborations), with five stories, four novel excerpts, and 16 non-fiction pieces.
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* _The Houses of the Kzinti (Baen 0-7434-8825-3, May 2004, $7.99, 579pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Man-Kzin Wars] Reprint (Baen 2002) omnibus/anthology set in Larry Niven’s Known Space universe, with two novellas by Dean Ing previously collected as Cathouse, and fix-up novel The Children’s Hour by Jerry Pournelle & S.M. Stirling.
NIX, GARTH (1963- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Abhorsen (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-052873-7, Feb 2004, $7.99, 518pp, pb, cover by Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) [Abhorsen] Reprint (Eos 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Lirael, third in the series begun in Sabriel.
* _Abhorsen (Collins 0-00-713734-6, Apr 2004, £12.99, 396pp, hc) [Abhorsen] Reprint (HarperCollins/Eos 2003) young-adult fantasy novel. Third in the series. [First U.K. edition]
* _Abhorsen (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-059498-5, Sep 2004, $12.99, 340pp, tp) [Abhorsen] Reprint (Eos 2003) fantasy novel, sequel to Lirael, third in the series begun in Sabriel.
* _Grim Tuesday (Collins 0-00-717503-5, May 2004, £5.99, 390pp, pb) [Keys to the Kingdom] Reprint (Scholastic Australia 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the “Keys to the Kingdom” series. [First U.K. edition]
* _Lirael (Collins 0-00-713733-8, Apr 2004, £6.99, 527pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Abhorsen] Reprint (Allen & Unwin Australia 2001) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the “Abhorsen” series.
* _Lirael (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-059016-5, Sep 2004, $12.99, 464pp, tp) [Abhorsen] Reprint (Allen & Unwin Australia 2001) fantasy novel, sequel to Sabriel.
* _Mister Monday (Collins 0-00-717501-9, Jan 2004, £5.99, 445pp, tp) [Keys to the Kingdom] Reprint (Scholastic 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, the first of seven in “The Keys to the Kingdom”. [First U.K. edition]
* _The Ragwitch (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-050807-8, Apr 2004, $6.99, 391pp, pb, cover by Douglas Mullen) Reprint (Pan Australia 1990) young-adult dark fantasy novel about an evil doll.
* _Sabriel (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-057581-6, Sep 2004, $12.99, 311pp, tp) [Abhorsen] Reprint (HarperCollinsAustralia/Moonstone 1995) fantasy novel. Winner of the 1995 Aurealis Award.
NOEVER, TILL (chron.)

* *Keaen: For Life, For Love, For Liberty (Hades Publications/EDGE 1-894063-08-2, Apr 2004, $14.95, 339pp, tp, cover by David Day) Fantasy novel. A couple in love faces opposition from royal parents and the wrath of magices. Hades/EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing, PO Box 1714, Calgary Alberta Canada T2P 2L7; 403-254-0160; [www.edgewebsite.com].
NOLAN, WILLIAM F(rancis) (1928- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Nightworlds (Leisure 0-8439-5191-5, Dec 2004, $6.99, 355pp, pb) Reprint (Stealth Press 2001 as part of Dark Universe) collection of 22 horror stories, with story notes by Nolan. (Contents)
NORMAN, HOWARD (A.) (1949- ) (chron.)

* *Between Heaven and Earth: Bird Tales from Around the World (with Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) (Harcourt/Gulliver 0-15-201982-0, Oct 2004, $22.00, 78 + ix, hc, cover by Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) Art book/young-adult collection of five bird stories from around the world, illustrated by the Dillons. (Contents)
NORTON, ALICE MARY; see under Norton, Andre (stories) (chron.)
NORTON, ANDRE; [born Alice Mary Norton] (1912-2005); formerly Alice Mary Norton (stories) (chron.)

* *Beast Master Team (with Lyn McConchie) (SFBC #64363, Mar 2004, $12.99, 388pp, hc, cover by Allen Douglas) [Hosteen Storm] Omnibus of two SF novels, sequels to Norton’s The Beast Master: Beast Master’s Ark (2002) and Beast Master’s Circus (2004). This has ISBN 0-7394-4180-9; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
* *Beast Master’s Circus (with Lyn McConchie) (Tor 0-765-30042-7, Feb 2004, $24.95, 301pp, hc, cover by Allen Douglas) [Hosteen Storm] SF novel, the second in a series of sequels to Norton’s The Beast Master.
* _Darkness and Dawn (Baen 0-7434-8831-8, Jun 2004, $7.99, 482pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Baen 2003) omnibus of Daybreak—2250 A.D. (1952 as Star Man’s Son: 2250 A.D. and No Night Without Stars (1975).
* *The Duke’s Ballad (with Lyn McConchie) (Tor 0-765-30636-0, Jan 2005, $24.95, 318pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Witch World] Fantasy novel, the first in a new “Witch World” trilogy.
* *Gods and Androids (Baen 0-7434-8817-2, Apr 2004, $24.00, 409pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Omnibus of two SF novels, Android at Arms (1971) and Wraiths of Time (1976). A Baen MEGA book. (Contents)
* _Lost Lands of Witch World (Tor 0-765-30052-4, Jun 2004, $27.95, 445pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Witch World] Reprint (SFBC 1998 as Chronicles of the Witch World) omnibus of three fantasy novels, the fourth through sixth in the “Witch World” series: Three Against the Witch World (1965), Warlock of the Witch World. (1967), and Sorceress of the Witch World (1968). New introduction by Mercedes Lackey.
* _The Solar Queen (SFBC #61654, Jan 2004, $12.49, 382pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Solar Queen] Reprint (Tor 2003) omnibus of the first two novels in the series, both originally published as by Andrew North: Sargasso of Space (1955) and Plague Ship (1966). This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _The Solar Queen (Tor 0-765-30055-9, Oct 2004, $14.95, 382pp, tp, cover by Julie Bell) [Solar Queen] Reprint (Tor 2003) omnibus of the first two novels in the series about Dane Thorson and the Free Trader spaceship crew: Sargasso of Space (1955) and Plague Ship (1956).
* *Witch World: Swords & Spells (SFBC #1166844, Aug 2004, $14.99, 482pp, hc, cover by Scott Grimando) [Witch World] Omnibus of three fantasy novels, the 10th, 15th, and 19th in the “Witch World” series: Trey of Swords (1977), ’Ware Hawk (1983), and The Gate of the Cat (1987). (Contents)
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* _Fantastic Cat (with Martin H. Greenberg) (ibooks/BP Books 0-7434-8726-5, Jul 2004, $11.95, 318pp, tp, cover by Braldt Bralds) Reprint (DAW 1991 as Catfantastic II) anthlogy of 18 stories.
NOTKIN, DEBORAH L., ed. (chron.)

* _The James Tiptree Award Anthology 1 (with Jeffrey D. Smith, Karen Joy Fowler & Pat Murphy) See entry under Karen Joy Fowler.
NOYES, DEBORAH, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* *Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales (Candlewick Press 0-7636-2243-5, Sep 2004, $15.99, 241pp, hc, cover by Gary Kelley) Young-adult original anthology of ten stories. Authors include Joan Aiken, M.T. Anderson, Neil Gaiman, and Garth Nix. Illustrated by Gary Kelley (Contents)
NYE, JODY LYNN (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Doona (with Anne McCaffrey) See entry under Anne McCaffrey.
* *The Lady and the Tiger (Ace 0-441-01148-9, Mar 2004, $6.50, 346pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [*Taylor’s Ark] SF novel, third in the “Taylor’s Ark” series.
* _Myth Alliances (with Robert Lynn Asprin) See entry under Robert Lynn Asprin.

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