The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

Books, Listed by Author

ROBERTS, NORA (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * *Key of Valor (Jove 0-515-13653-0, Jan 2004, $7.99, 332pp, pb) [Sword of Truth] Romance/mainstream novel with fantasy elements, third in the “Key” trilogy. Three women have 28 days each to find legendary keys involving the souls of three immortal goddesses.
• * _Key of Valour (Piatkus 0-7499-3447-6, Jun 2004, £6.99, 340pp, pb) [Sword of Truth] Reprint (Jove 2004) fantasy novel. Third in the “Sword of Truth” trilogy.
• * *A Little Fate (Jove 0-515-13781-2, Jun 2004, $7.99, 292pp, pb) Collection of three fantasy romance stories originally published in volumes of the “Once Upon A...” anthology series. (Contents)
• * _A Little Magic (Jove 0-515-13524-0, Aug 2004, $7.99, 357pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 2002) collection of three fantasy-romance novellas set in Ireland.
• * _Remember When (with J. D. Robb) (Berkley 0-425-19547-3, May 2004, $7.99, 483pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Reprint (Berkley 2004) mystery “co-authored” by Roberts’s two personas: Roberts starts with a contemporary story, which provides clues for Eve Dallas in Robb’s futuristic second part.
• * _Remember When (with J. D. Robb) (Piatkus 0-7499-3452-2, May 2004, £6.99, 458pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Reprint (Putnam 2003) SF novel in two parts (both by Roberts), the Robb section featuring “Eve Dallas”.

ROBERTSKI BROTHERS; pseudonym of Adam Roberts, (1965- ) (chron.)

• * *The Matrix Derided (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07568-6, May 2004, £6.99, 300pp, hc, cover by Douglas Carrel) [Matrix] Humorous parody of The Matrix films; this is a pseudonym of Adam Roberts.

ROBERTSON, R. GARCIA y; see under García y Robertson, R. (stories) (chron.)

ROBIDA, ALBERT (1848-1926) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Twentieth Century (Wesleyan University Press 0-8195-6680-2, Mar 2004, $29.95, 396 + lxiv, tp, cover by Albert Robida) Satiric SF novel about a bourgeois family of the future. This is the first English-language edition, translated from the French Le Vingtième Siècle (Decaux 1882) by Philippe Willems, who also provides the introduction. The illustrations by the author have been taken from various French editions. Order from University Press of New England, Order Dept., 37 Lafayette St., Lebanon NH 03766-1405; 800-421-1561; [www.wesleyan.edu/wespress].

ROBINS, MADELEINE E. (1953- ) (chron.)

• * *Petty Treason (Tor/Forge 0-765-30400-7, Sep 2004, $24.95, 319pp, hc, cover by Glenn Harrington) Associational Regency mystery (with elements of alternate-history) featuring Sarah Tolerance, a disgraced noblewoman turned “investigative agent.” Miss Tolerance investigates the murder of a French émigré.

ROBINSON, FRANK M(alcolm) (1926- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Donor (Tor/Forge 0-765-31086-4, Jul 2004, $24.95, 366pp, hc) Medical thriller with SF elements. Dennis Heller discovers someone has been harvesting his organs.
• * _The Great Divide (with John F. Levin) (Tor 0-765-34968-X, Jul 2004, $6.99, 330pp, pb) Reprint (Rawson, Wade 1982) near-future thriller. This has been revised.
• * _Science Fiction of the 20th Century (Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-6572-3, Nov 2004, $19.95, 256pp, tp) Reprint (Collectors Press 1999) lavishly illustrated pictorial history of SF. This was “published exclusively for Barnes & Noble by Collectors Press.”

ROBINSON, KIM STANLEY (1952- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Forty Signs of Rain (HarperCollins UK 0-00-714886-0, Jan 2004, £17.99, 356pp, hc) [Capital Code] Near-future SF novel of Washington politics and catastrophic climate change. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-714887-9, £11.99) was announced but not seen.
• * *Forty Signs of Rain (HarperCollins UK 0-00-714886-0, Jan 2004, £17.99, 356pp, hc) [Capital Code] SF novel about global warming and politics, the first in a series. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-714887-9, £11.99) was announced but not seen.
• * +Forty Signs of Rain (Bantam Spectra 0-553-80311-5, Jun 2004, $25.00, 358pp, hc, cover by Dominic Forbes & Tom Hallman) [Capital Code] Near-future SF novel of politics and global warming. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 1/04).

ROBINSON, NEIL (chron.)

• * *Oliphan Oracus (Immanion Press 1-9048-5300-5, May 2004, £17.99, 264pp, hc, cover by Olga) SF novel. A sleeper from 1995 wakes in 2257, when technology is cosidered magic. A first novel. Immanion Pres, 8 Rowley Grove, Stafford, Staffordshire ST17 9BJ UK; [www.immanionpress.wox.org].

ROBINSON, SPIDER (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Callahan’s Con (Tor 0-765-34165-4, Jun 2004, $6.99, 286pp, pb, cover by Jeff Fischer) [*Callahan’s Place] Reprint (Tor 2003) SF novel in the “Callahan’s” series.
• * *The Crazy Years (BenBella Books 1-932100-35-0, Nov 2004, $14.95, 294pp, tp) Associational non-fiction collection of editorial essays, most originally published in the Canadian Globe and Mail from 1994 to 2004. Introduction by Lawrence Block. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 508, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com].
• * _God Is an Iron and Other Stories (Gale Group/Five Star 1-4104-0115-4, May 2003, $13.95, 219pp, tp) Reprint (Five Star 2002) collection of ten stories. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Ed Gorman. This is dated 2003 but not seen until now. Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 207-859-1000; [www.galegroup.com].
• * _Off the Wall at Callahan’s (Tor 0-765-31046-5, Aug 2004, $12.95, 158pp, tp, cover by James Warhola) [*Callahan’s Place] Reprint (Tor 1994) collection of graffiti, puns, etc. in the “Callahan’s” series.
• * *Very Bad Deaths (Baen 0-7434-8861-X, Dec 2004, $18.00, 271pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Russell Walker] SF mystery novel set in British Columbia. Widower-hermit Russell Walker must serve as intermediary between an over-sensitive telepath and a cop tracking a serial killer.

ROBSON, JUSTINA L(ouise) A(lice) (1968- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Natural History (Pan 0-330-48943-7, Apr 2004, £6.99, 393pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Natural History] Reprint (Macmillan UK 2003) SF novel.
• * +Natural History (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58741-2, Jan 2005, $13.00, 325pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Natural History] SF novel. First US edition (Macmillan UK 4/03).

RODDA, EMILY; pseudonym of Jennifer Rowe, (1948- ) (chron.)

• * _Rowan and the Ice Creepers (HarperCollins/Avon/Greenwillow 0-06-441023-4, Sep 2004, $5.99, 261pp, tp, cover by Matt Wilson) [Rowan of Rin] Repirnt (Scholastic Australia/Omnibus 2003 as Rowan of the Bukshah) young-adult fantasy novel, fifth in the series begun in Rowan of Rin.
• * _Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal (HarperCollins/Avon/Greenwillow 0-06-056073-8, May 2004, $5.99, 197pp, tp, cover by Matt Wilson) [Rowan of Rin] Reprint (Omnibus Australia 1996) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the series begun in Rowan of Rin.
• * _Rowan and the Travelers (HarperCollins/Avon/Greenwillow 0-06-056072-X, Mar 2004, $5.99, 170pp, tp, cover by Matt Wilson) [Rowan of Rin] Reprint (Omnibus 1994) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Rowan of Rin.
• * _Rowan and the Zebak (HarperCollins/Avon/Greenwillow 0-06-056074-6, May 2004, $5.99, 198pp, tp, cover by Matt Wilson) [Rowan of Rin] Reprint (Omnibus 1999) young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in the series begun in Rowan of Rin.
• * _Rowan of Rin (HarperCollins/Avon/Greenwillow 0-06-056071-1, Mar 2004, $5.99, 151pp, tp, cover by Matt Wilson) [Rowan of Rin] Reprint (Omnibus 1993) young-adult fantasy novel, first in a series.

RODEN, BARBARA, ed. (1963- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Acquainted with the Night (with Christopher Roden) (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-075-1, Dec 2004, C$59.00, vii+370pp, hc, cover by Jason Van Hollander) Anthology of original supernatural fiction. This is a limited edition of 400 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $48.50 and in the UK for £29.00. Also available in a trade paperback edition (-076-X) for C$35.00/$26.00/£15.00. (Contents)
• * _The Captain of the ‘Pole-Star’: Weird and Imaginative Fiction See entry under Arthur Conan Doyle.

RODEN, CHRISTOPHER, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Acquainted with the Night (with Barbara Roden) See entry under Barbara Roden.
• * _The Captain of the ‘Pole-Star’: Weird and Imaginative Fiction See entry under Arthur Conan Doyle.

RODGERS, ALAN (Paul) (1959- ) (chron.)

• * _Battlestar Galactica: Rebellion (with Richard Hatch) See entry under Richard Hatch.

RODIONOFF, HANS (chron.)

• * *Lovecraft (with Enrique Breccia & Keith Giffen) (DC Comics/Vertigo 1-4012-0110-5, Feb 2004, $24.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Enrique Breccia) Graphic novel, a fictionalized version of the life of H.P. Lovecraft in which the Necronomicon is a real book. Written by Hans Rodionoff, adapted for comics by Keith Giffen, with art by Enrique Breccia. Introduction by John Carpenter. Copyrighted by Hans Rodionoff and DC Comics.

ROLLINS, JAMES; pseudonym of Jim Czajkowski (chron.)

• * _Ice Hunt (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-052160-0, Jul 2004, $7.99, 509pp, pb, cover by Paul Stinson) Reprint (Morrow 2003) SF thriller. Copyrighted by Jim Czajkowski; Rollins also writes as James Clemens.

ROMAN, STEVEN A. (chron.)

• * _X-Men: The Chaos Engine Trilogy (ibooks 0-7434-9774-0, Oct 2004, $17.95, 865pp, tp, cover by Bob Larkin) [X-Men: Chaos Engine] Reprint (SFBC 2003) omnibus of three novelizations in a trilogy based on the comic book characters: Dr. Doom (2000), Magneto (2002), and Red Skull (2002 as by Steven A. Roman & Stan Timmons). Copyrighted by Marvel Characters.

ROMKEY, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * *American Gothic (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45210-0, Apr 2004, $6.99, 298pp, pb, cover by Jason Beam) Vampire novel about a Civil War soldier-turned-vampire.

RONCO, DAN (chron.)

• * *PeaceMaker (Winterwolf Publishing 0-9752-7114-8, Aug 2004, $15.49, 280pp, tp, cover by Donna Pidlubny) Near-future SF thriller. A software company’s CEO unleashes a deadly artificial intelligence. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at www.winterwolfpublishing.com].

ROOK, SEBASTIAN (chron.)

• * *Vampire Plagues: London (Scholastic UK 0-439-97393-7, Oct 2004, £4.99, 231pp, tp) [Vampire Plagues] Young-adult dark fantasy novel, the first in a series. Copyrighted by Working Partners Ltd. Rook is a pseudonym or housename.
• * *Vampire Plagues: London (Scholastic UK 0-439-97393-7, Oct 2004, £4.99, 231pp, tp) [Vampire Plagues] Young-adult dark fantasy novel, the first in a series. Copyrighted by Working Partners Ltd.

ROSE, LLOYD; pseudonym of Sarah Tonyn (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: The Algebra of Ice (BBC Books 0-563-48621-X, Sep 2004, £6.99, 279pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series, featuring the 7th Doctor and Ace.

ROSEBURY, BRIAN (chron.)

• * *Tolkien: A Cultural Phenomenon: Revised Edition (St. Martin’s/Palgrave Macmillan 1-4039-1263-7, Jan 2004, $19.95, 246pp, tp) Non-fiction. Revised and expanded from the Macmillan UK 1992 Tolkien: A Critical Assessment, this has been updated to cover new criticism and the films by Peter Jackson. This has the same ISBN as the Palgrave Macmillan UK edition. A hardcover (1597-0, $59.95) was announced but not seen. [Tolkien]

ROSEN, SELINA, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Four Bubbas of the Apocalypse: Flatulence, Halitosis, Incest, and... Ned (Yard Dog Press 1-893687-45-7, Dec 2003, $18.00, 300pp, tp, cover by Keith Berdak) [Bubba] Original anthology of 27 stories and four poems, second after Bubbas of the Apocalypse in a series set in a post-holocaust near future world where only Bubbas survived a plague that turned Yoppies into zombies. Authors include Lee Martindale, Bradley H. Sinor, and Mark W. Tiedemann. Order from Yard Dog Press, 710 W Redbud Lane, Alma AR 72921-7247; [www.yarddogpress.com]; [selinarosen@peoplepc.com]. (Contents)

ROSENBERG, JOEL (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Guardians of the Flame: Legacy (Baen 0-7434-8829-6, Jun 2004, $25.00, 473pp, hc, cover by Dominic Harmon) [Guardians of the Flame] Omnibus of the fourth and fifth novels in the series: The Heir Apparent (1987) and The Warrior Lives (1988). (Contents)
• * *Guardians of the Flame: To Home and Ehvenor (Baen 0-7434-8858-X, Nov 2004, $24.00, 499pp, hc, cover by Dominic Harmon) [Guardians of the Flame] Omnibus of the sixth and seventh novels in the series: The Road to Ehvenor (1991) and The Road Home (1995). (Contents)
• * _Not Really the Prisoner of Zenda (Tor 0-765-34012-7, Aug 2004, $6.99, 383pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Guardians of the Flame] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy adventure novel, third in the swashbuckling adventure/parody series featuring Jason Cullinane set in the universe of the “Guardians of the Flame”.
• * *Paladins (Baen 0-7434-8851-2, Sep 2004, $24.00, 455pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) Epic fantasy novel, set in the 17th century in a world where Mordred the Great defeated King Arthur the Tyrant.

ROSHWALD, MORDECAI (Marceli) (1921- ) (chron.)

• * _Level 7 (University of Wisconsin Press 0-299-20064-7, May 2004, $16.95, 210pp, tp) Reprint (Heinemann 1959) dystopian SF novel. Edited and with a new introduction by David Seed. Part of the “Library of American Fiction” series. University of Wisconsin Press, 1930 Monroe Street, Madison WI 53711; [www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress].

ROSS, DEBORAH J. (1947- ) (chron.)

• * _A Flame in Hali (with Marion Zimmer Bradley) See entry under Marion Zimmer Bradley.
• * _Zandru’s Forge (with Marion Zimmer Bradley) See entry under Marion Zimmer Bradley.

ROTH, PHILIP (Milton) (1933- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Plot Against America (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-50928-3, Oct 2004, $26.00, 391pp, hc) Alternate-history novel set in a world where Charles A. Lindbergh defeats FDR in 1940, and sets of a wave of anti-Semitism in the US.
• * _The Plot Against America (Cape, Jonathan 0-224-07453-9, Oct 2004, £16.99, 391pp, hc, cover by Milton Glaser) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 2004) alternate-history novel where Charles Lindbergh became President in 1940. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Plot Against America (SFBC #1171403, Jan 2005, $13.00, 391pp, hc) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 2004) alternate-history novel. This is similar to the Houghton Mifflin edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

ROTHMAN, MILTON A. (1919-2001) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Heavy Planet and Other Science Fiction Stories (Wildside Press 0-8095-1572-5, Dec 2004, $19.95, 309pp, tp) Collection of 19 stories, three original. Preface by Frederik Pohl; memoirs by Tony Rothman and Robert A. Madle. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301. (Contents)

ROUTLEY, JANE (1962- ); see pseudonym Rebecca Locksley (chron.)

ROWE, JENNIFER (June) (1948- ); see pseudonym Emily Rodda (chron.)

ROWLANDS, MARK (chron.)

• * +The Philosopher at the End of the Universe: Philosophy Explained Through Science Fiction Films (St. Martin’s 0-312-32234-8, Aug 2004, $23.95, 276pp, hc) Non-fiction, a look at philosophical concepts as depicted in various movies, including Frankenstein, Star Wars, Aliens, and The Matrix. A Thomas Dunne book. First US edition (Ebury Press 2003).

ROWLING, J. K. (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +APEIO™ ˜OTHP kaì n tov œilooóœov lí­o (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-826-X, Oct 2004, $21.95, 250pp, hc, cover by Thomas Taylor) [Harry Potter] Ancient Greek translation of the young-adult fantasy novel (Bloomsbury 1997 as Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone). Translated by Andrew Wilson.
• * *Harry Potter Agus an Orchloch (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-826-X, Oct 2004, $21.95, 250pp, hc, cover by Thomas Taylor) [Harry Potter] Irish translation of the young-adult fantasy novel (Bloomsbury 1997 as Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone). Translated by Máire Nic Mhaoláin. Simultaneous with the Bloomsbury UK edition.
• * _Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (SFBC #64951, May 2004, $14.99, 870pp, hc, cover by Mary GrandPré) [Harry Potter] Reprint (Scholastic/Levine 2003) young-adult fantasy, fifth in the series. This is similar to the Levine edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Scholastic/Levine 0-439-35807-8, Aug 2004, $9.99, 870pp, tp, cover by Mary GrandPré) [Harry Potter] Reprint (Levine 2003) young-adult fantasy, fifth in the series.
• * _Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Scholastic 0-439-65548-X, May 2004, $7.99, 547pp, tp, cover by Mary GrandPré) [Harry Potter] Reprint (Bloomsbury 1999) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the “Harry Potter” series.

ROYO, LUIS (chron.)

• * *Fantastic Art: The Best of Luis Royo (NBM 1-56163-398-4, Jul 2004, $45.00, 240pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) Art book. Text by Antonio Altarriba.
• * _Visions (SFBC #61656, Feb 2004, $19.99, 79pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) Reprint (NBM 2003) art book combining sketches and finished works of fantastic art. The jacket lacks both price and SFBC number.

RUBENSTEIN, GILLIAN; see pseudonym Lian Hearn (chron.)

RUBIE, PETER (Malcolm) (1950- ) (chron.)

• * _Werewolf (ibooks 0-7434-9792-9, Oct 2004, $6.99, 272pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Longmeadow 1991) horror novel.

RUCKER, RUDY; [i.e., Rudolf von Bitter Rucker] (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Frek and the Elixir (Tor 0-765-31058-9, Apr 2004, $27.95, 476pp, hc, cover by Shelley Eshkar) SF novel. Genetically unmodified teen Frek Huggins, a freak in the biotech utopia of 3003, seeks an elixir to save Earth.

RUDITIS, PAUL (chron.)

• * *Charmed: The Brewing Storm (Simon Spotlight 0-689-86851-0, Jul 2004, $5.99, 234pp, pb) [Charmed] Young-adult novelization, the 25th based on the TV show about three witches. Copyrighted by Spelling Television.