The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

Books, Listed by Author

BAXENDALE, TREVOR (stories) (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: The Deadstone Memorial (BBC Books 0-563-48622-8, Oct 2004, £6.99, 280pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series, featuring the eighth Doctor.

BAXTER, STEPHEN M(ichael) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +Ages in Chaos: James Hutton and the Discovery of Deep Time (Tor/Forge 0-765-31238-7, Nov 2004, $23.95, 245pp, hc) Associational non-fiction about geologist James Hutton. First US edition (Weidenfeld & Nicholson 6/03 as Revolutions in the Earth: James Hutton and the True Age of the Earth).
• * *Behemoth (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07604-6, Nov 2004, £8.99, 793pp, pb) [Mammoth] Omnibus of the three novels in the “Mammoth” series: Silverhair (1999), Longtusk (2000), and Icebones (2001). (Contents)
• * _Coalescent (SFBC #62491, Feb 2004, $12.99, 485pp, hc, cover by David Stevenson) [*Xeelee: Destiny’s Children] Reprint (Gollancz 2003) SF novel, book one of “Homo Superior” (or “Destiny’s Children”). This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Coalescent (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07553-8, Jun 2004, £6.99, 536pp, pb) [*Xeelee: Destiny’s Children] Reprint (Gollancz 2003) SF novel, the first book of “Destiny’s Children”.
• * _Coalescent (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45786-2, Dec 2004, $7.50, 527pp, pb, cover by David Stevenson) [*Xeelee: Destiny’s Children] Reprint (Gollancz 2003) SF novel, book one of “Homo Superior” (or “Destiny’s Children”).
• * _Evolution (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45783-8, Feb 2004, $7.50, 647pp, pb, cover by Ashley Wood) Reprint (Gollancz 2002) SF novel tracing the course of human evolution.
• * *Exultant (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07429-9, Sep 2004, £12.99, 490pp, tp) [*Xeelee: Destiny’s Children] SF novel, book two of “Destiny’s Children” after Coalescent. A hardcover edition (-07428-0, £17.99) was also published.
• * +Exultant (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45788-9, Dec 2004, $25.95, 472pp, hc, cover by David Stevenson) [*Xeelee: Destiny’s Children] SF novel, book two of “Homo Superior” (or “Destiny’s Children”) after Coalescent, in the “Xeelee” series. First US edition (Gollancz 9/04).
• * *The Hunters of Pangaea (NESFA Press 1-886778-49-3, Mar 2004, $25.00, 360pp, hc, cover by Richard Hescox) Collection of 19 stories, two original and two revised, plus five essays, two revised. Baxter discusses the inspirations for the stories in his afterword. This was published in honor of Baxter’s appearance as GoH at Boskone 41. Introduction by John G. & Kathryn E. Cramer. This is a numbered, limited edition of 1300; a signed, slipcased edition (-50-7, $40.00) is also available. Order from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701; [www.nesfa.org/press]; add $3.00 postage. (Contents)
• * *Mayflower II (PS Publishing 1-904619-16-9, Aug 2004, £10.00, 88pp, tp, cover by Edward Miller) [Xeelee] SF novella in the “Xeelee” series. Introduction by Adam Roberts. This is a limited edition of 500 signed by Baxter; a hardcover edition of 300 (-17-7; £25.00) signed by Baxter and Roberts is also available. Available from Hamilton House, 4 Park Ave., Harrogate, HG2 9BQ, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
• * _Revolutions in the Earth: James Hutton and the True Age of the Earth (Orion/Phoenix 0-75381-761-6, Feb 2004, £8.99, 245pp, tp) Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2003) associational biography. [Hutton]
• * _Time’s Eye (with Arthur C. Clarke) See entry under Arthur C. Clarke

BB (chron.)

• * _The Little Grey Men (HarperCollins 0-06-055448-7, Oct 2004, $16.99, 293pp, hc, cover by Denys Watkins-Pitchford) Reprint (Eyre & Spottiswoode 1942) young-adult fantasy. Illustrated by Denys Watkins-Pitchford. Part of “The Julie Andrews Collection”. BB is a pen name for Denys Watkins-Pitchford.

BEAGLE, PETER S(oyer) (1939- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Tamsin (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240154-4, Jun 2004, $7.99, 335pp, tp, cover by Dan Craig) Reprint (Roc 1999) fantasy ghost novel, repackaged for young adults.

BEAHM, GEORGE (William) (1953- ) (chron.)

• * *Muggles and Magic: J.K. Rowling and the Harry Potter Phenomenon (Hampton Roads 1-57174-412-6, May 2004, $16.95, 389 + xxi, tp) Non-fiction on Rowling and Harry Potter, with photos, quotes, and glossary. Illustrated by Tim Kirk. Foreword by Colleen Doran. [Rowling]

BEAR, ELIZABETH; [i.e., Sarah Bear Elizabeth Wishnevsky] (1971- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Hammered (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58750-1, Jan 2005, $6.99, 324pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Hammered] Military SF novel, first in a trilogy. A first novel.

BEAR, GREG(ory Dale) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Darwin’s Children (HarperCollins UK 0-00-713238-7, Mar 2004, £6.99, 473pp, pb) [*Darwin’s Radio] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) SF novel.
• * _Darwin’s Children (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44836-7, Jun 2004, $7.50, 492pp, pb, cover by Ben Perini) [*Darwin’s Radio] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) SF novel, a sequel to Darwin’s Radio.
• * *Dead Lines (HarperCollins UK 0-00-712976-9, May 2004, £17.99, 295pp, hc) SF thriller/ghost story. A new communications system can contact the dead.
• * +Dead Lines (Ballantine 0-345-44837-5, Jun 2004, $24.95, 246pp, hc) Near-future SF thriller/ghost story. The search for new bandwidths taps into a region of dead souls. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 5/04).
• * _Dead Lines (SFBC #1162848, Jun 2004, $12.49, 246pp, hc) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2004) near-future SF thriller/ghost story. This is similar to the Ballantine edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Dead Lines (HarperCollins UK 0-00-712977-7, Nov 2004, £6.99, 295pp, pb) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2004) SF novel.
• * _Sleepside: The Collected Fantasies of Greg Bear (ibooks 0-7434-9805-4, Oct 2004, $22.95, 293 + vii, tp, cover by Cameron Redwine) Reprint (Tor 2002 as part of The Collected Stories) collection of nine stories. This has the contents, including Bear’s introduction, from Bear’s Fantasies (Wildside 1992), but adds three stories. (Contents)

BEARD, JULIE (chron.)

• * *Kiss of the Blue Dragon (Harlequin/Silhouette Bombshell 0-373-51319-4, Aug 2004, $5.50, 298pp, pb) [Angel Baker] Futuristic thriller, first in a series featuring Angel Baker, “Certified Retribution Specialist” in Chicago 2104.

BEARD, MICHAEL C. (chron.)

• * *Rise of the Engwar (Hats Off Books 1-5873-6254-6, Aug 2004, $28.95, 416pp, tp, cover by Ed Jackson) [Annals of Kar-Neloth] Fantasy novel, second in “The Annals of Kar-Neloth”. The emperor and empress face discontent in their newly revived empire. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.hatsoffbooks.com] or from Hats Off Books, 610 East Delano Street, Suite 104, Tucson AZ 85705.

BeauSEIGNEUR, JAMES (chron.)

• * _Acts of God (Warner 0-446-53127-8, Mar 2004, $18.95, 402pp, hc) [Christ Clone] Reprint (Selective House 1998) Christian SF/fantasy thriller, book three in the “Christ Clone” trilogy. This has been somewhat revised from the original.
• * _Acts of God (Warner 0-446-61329-0, Oct 2004, $6.99, 510pp, hc) [Christ Clone] Reprint (Selective House 1998) Christian SF/fantasy thriller, book three in the “Christ Clone” trilogy. This follows the 2004 Warner hardcover edition.
• * _Birth of an Age (Warner 0-446-61328-2, Feb 2004, $6.99, 323pp, pb) [Christ Clone] Reprint (Selective House 1997) Christian SF/fantasy thriller, book two in the “Christ Clone” trilogy. This follows the somewhat revised Warner 2003 edition.

BEBRIS, CARRIE A. (chron.)

• * *Pride and Prescience, or, A Truth Universally Acknowledged (Tor/Forge 0-765-30508-9, Feb 2004, $21.95, 287pp, hc, cover by Teresa Fasolino) [Mrs. & Mr. Darcy] Mystery with supernatural gothic elements. Mrs. & Mr. Darcy of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice investigate strange happenings.

BECKETT, CHRIS (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Holy Machine (Wildside Press 1-59224-210-3, Jun 2004, $17.95, 242pp, tp, cover by Wilhelm Steiner) Dystopian SF novel. A young man finds the scientific utopia of Illyria as stifling as the religious repression of the world outside. A first novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301.

BEDDOR, FRANK (chron.)

• * *The Looking Glass Wars (Egmont 1-4052-0987-9, Sep 2004, £12.99, 376pp, hc, cover by Christina Craemer) [Alice] Young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy based on the world of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland.

BEDWELL-GRIME, STEPHANIE (chron.)

• * *Fallen Angel (Telos 1-903889-69-3, Nov 2004, £9.99, 216pp, tp) [Porsche Winter] Humorous fantasy novel. Second in the “Porsche Winter” series. Available from Beech House, Chapel Lane, Moulton, Cheshire CW9 8PQ, and at www.telos.co.uk .

BEENE, DON ALLEN (chron.)

• * *The One and the Golden Circle (iUniverse 0-595-27921-X, Jun 2003, $18.95, 294 + x, tp) Mystical/spiritual novel. Humans are becoming a new species, Homo universealis, through astral projection. This is dated 2003, but not seen until now; it is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.iuniverse.com], or from iUniverse, 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln NE 68512.

BELL, HILARI (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Fall of a Kingdom (Simon Pulse 0-689-85414-5, Jan 2005, $5.99, 423pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Farsala] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 2003 as The Book of Sorahb, Volume One: Flame) young-adult fantasy novel, now repackaged as the first book in the “Farsala” trilogy.
• * _The Goblin Wood (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-051373-X, Jun 2004, $6.99, 371pp, pb, cover by Eric Bowman) Reprint (Eos 2003) young-adult fantasy novel.

BELL, JULIE (1958- ) (chron.)

• * _Fantasy Workshop: A Practical Guide (with Boris Vallejo) See entry under Boris Vallejo.
• * _Sketchbook (with Boris Vallejo) See entry under Boris Vallejo.

BELL, S. G. (chron.)

• * *The Magic Islands (iUniverse 0-595-30336-6, Mar 2004, $17.95, 279pp, tp) [Magic Islands] Fantasy novel, the first book in the eponymous series. Shipwreck survivors are sent on a quest by an old wizard. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.iuniverse.com], or from iUniverse, 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln NE 68512.

BELLAIRS, JOHN (Anthony) (1938-1991) (chron.)

• * _The Curse of the Blue Figurine (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240258-3, Aug 2004, $5.99, 200pp, tp, cover by Paul O. Zelinsky) [Johnny Dixon] Reissue (Dial 1983) young-adult fantasy/mystery, first in the “Johnny Dixon” series.
• * _The Drum, the Doll, and the Zombie (with Brad Strickland) (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240259-1, Aug 2004, $5.99, 153pp, tp, cover by Paul O. Zelinsky) [Johnny Dixon] Reissue (Dial 1994) young-adult fantasy/mystery, the ninth in Bellairs’s “Johnny Dixon” series. Copyrighted by the Estate of John Bellairs.
• * _The Figure in the Shadows (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240260-5, Aug 2004, $5.99, 155pp, tp, cover by Bart Goldman) [Lewis Barnavelt] Reissue (Dial 1975) young-adult fantasy/mystery, second in the “Lewis Barnavelt” series.
• * _The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240257-5, Aug 2004, $5.99, 179pp, tp, cover by Bart Goldman) [Lewis Barnavelt] Reissue (Dial 1973) young-adult fantasy/mystery, first in the “Lewis Barnavelt” series.
• * _The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240261-3, Aug 2004, $5.99, 188pp, tp, cover by Bart Goldman) [Lewis Barnavelt] Reissue (Dial 1976) young-adult fantasy/mystery, third in the “Lewis Barnavelt” series.
• * _The Mansion in the Mist (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240262-1, Aug 2004, $5.99, 170pp, tp, cover by Edward Gorey) [Anthony Monday] Reissue (Dial 1992) young-adult fantasy/mystery, fourth in the “Anthony Monday” series.
• * _The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240263-X, Aug 2004, $5.99, 168pp, tp, cover by Paul O. Zelinsky) [Johnny Dixon] Reissue (Dial 1983) young-adult fantasy/mystery, second in the “Johnny Dixon” series.
• * _The Spell of the Sorcerer’s Skull (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240265-6, Aug 2004, $5.99, 170pp, tp, cover by Paul O. Zelinsky) [Johnny Dixon] Reissue (Dial 1984) young-adult fantasy/mystery, third in the “Johnny Dixon” series.
• * _The Trolley to Yesterday (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240266-4, Aug 2004, $5.99, 183pp, tp, cover by Paul O. Zelinsky) [Johnny Dixon] Reissue (Dial 1989) young-adult fantasy/mystery, sixth in the “Johnny Dixon” series.

BENFORD, GREGORY (Albert) (1941- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Across the Sea of Suns (Warner Aspect 0-446-61156-5, Mar 2004, $6.99, 512pp, pb, cover by Don Dixon) [In the Ocean of Night; Galactic Center] Reprint (Timescape 1984) SF novel, book II of the “Galactic Center” series.
• * *Beyond Infinity (Warner Aspect 0-446-53059-X, Mar 2004, $23.95, 338pp, hc, cover by Don Dixon) [Against the Fall of Night] Far-future SF novel expanded from his novella “Beyond the Fall of Night”, a sequel to Arthur C. Clarke’s Against the Fall of Night. The last true human on Earth seeks answers to the destruction of her people. First US edition (Orbit 3/04).
• * *Beyond Infinity (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-188-8, Mar 2004, £6.99, 451pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Against the Fall of Night] SF novel. Simultaneous with the US (Warner Aspect) edition.
• * _Beyond Infinity (SFBC #63649, Apr 2004, $11.99, 338pp, hc, cover by Don Dixon) [Against the Fall of Night] Reprint (Orbit 2004) SF novel. This is similar to the Warner Aspect edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Great Sky River (Warner Aspect 0-446-61155-7, Aug 2004, $6.99, 440pp, pb, cover by Don Dixon) [Galactic Center] Reprint (Bantam 1987) SF novel, book III of the “Galactic Center” series.
• * _In the Ocean of Night (Warner Aspect 0-446-61159-X, Feb 2004, $6.99, 428pp, pb, cover by Don Dixon) [Galactic Center] Reprint (Dial 1977) SF novel, the first in the “Galactic Center” series. There is a new introduction by Benford on the whole series.
• * _Tides of Light (Warner Aspect 0-446-61154-9, Sep 2004, $6.99, 516pp, pb, cover by Don Dixon) [Galactic Center] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1989) SF novel, book IV of the “Galactic Center” series. This adds the series novella “A Hunger for the Infinite”. (Contents)

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• * *Microcosms (DAW 0-7564-0171-2, Jan 2004, $6.99, 316pp, pb) Original anthology of 13 stories of worlds within worlds. Authors include Stephen Baxter, Pamela Sargent, and Geoffrey A. Landis. Copyrighted by Benford and Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books. (Contents)
• * _What Might Have Been, Volume 1: Alternate Empires (with Martin H. Greenberg) (ibooks/BP Books 0-7434-8729-X, Mar 2004, $11.95, 261pp, tp, cover by Dave Seeley) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1989) anthology of 12 alternate-history stories.
• * _What Might Have Been, Volume 2: Alternate Heroes (with Martin H. Greenberg) (ibooks/BP Books 0-7434-8737-0, Jun 2004, $11.95, 424 + viii, tp) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1989) anthology of 14 alternate-history stories.
• * _What Might Have Been: Alternate Wars (with Martin H. Greenberg) (ibooks 0-7434-9786-4, Jan 2005, $11.95, 296 + viii, tp, cover by Dave Seeley) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1991) anthology of 12 alternate-history stories.

BENJAMIN, CURT; pseudonym (chron.)

• * _The Gates of Heaven (DAW 0-7564-0198-4, Sep 2004, $6.99, 516pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Seven Brothers] Reprint (DAW 2003) fantasy novel, third and final in the “Seven Brothers” trilogy.

BENNETT, CHERIE (chron.)

• * _Smallville: Greed (with Jeff Gottesfeld) (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-45-7, Feb 2004, £4.99, 166pp, tp) [Smallville] Reprint (Little, Brown 2003) novelization based on the TV series based on DC Comics’ Superman. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Smallville: Sparks (with Jeff Gottesfeld) (Little, Brown 0-316-73479-9, Apr 2004, $6.99, 165pp, pb) [Smallville] Young-adult novelization based on the TV series about Superman as a teen, tenth in the teen series. Copyrighted by DC Comics.
• * *Smallville: Sparks (with Jeff Gottesfeld) (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-47-3, Apr 2004, £4.99, 165pp, tp) [Smallville] Novelization based on the TV series about Superman’s adolescence. Simultaneous with the US (Little, Brown) edition. Copyrighted by DC Comics.

BENNETT, CHRISTOPHER L. (chron.)

• * *Star Trek: Ex Machina (Pocket 0-7434-9285-4, Jan 2005, $6.99, 366pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount. A first novel.

BENNETT, GERTRUDE (née Barrows) (1884-1948); see pseudonym Francis Stevens (stories) (chron.)

BENNETT, NIGEL (chron.)

• * *Siege Perilous (with P. N. Elrod) (Baen 0-7434-8854-7, Oct 2004, $22.00, 328pp, hc, cover by Jamie Murray) [Lancelot: vampire] Vampire novel, fourth in the series featuring a vampire Lancelot in contemporary Canada.

BENOIT, M. D. (chron.)

• * *Metered Space (Zumaya Publications 1-55410-129-8, Jul 2004, $14.00, 303pp, tp, cover by Martine Jardin) SF mystery novel. A PI is kidnapped by aliens who want his services. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.zumayapublications.com]; Zumaya Publications, 1105 Nueces Street #3, Austin TX 78701.

BENSON, E(dward) F(rederic) (1867-1940) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Collected Spook Stories: The Face (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-052-2, Apr 2003, $45.00, 181 + xxii, hc, cover by Rob Suggs) Collection of 15 stories from 1923-1927, the fourth of five volumes in the “Collected Spook Stories” series collecting all of Benson’s known stories of the supernatural and strange. Edited and with an introduction by Jack Adrian. This is a limited edition of 600; it is dated 2003, but not seen until now. (Contents)

BENSON, MARGARET; see pseudonym Maggie Shayne (stories) (chron.)

BERBERICK, NANCY VARIAN (1951- ) (chron.)

• * *DragonLance: Prisoner of Haven (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3327-5, Jun 2004, $6.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [DragonLance: Age of Mortals] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, fourth in the “Age of Mortals” series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _DragonLance: Stormblade (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3149-3, Apr 2004, $6.99, 347pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) [DragonLance: Heroes] Reprint (TSR 1988) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, second in the “Heroes” series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.