The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

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STONE, DAVID LEE (chron.) (continued)

* *The Illmoor Chronicles: The Yowler Foul-Up (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-87398-1, Jun 2004, £10.99, 259pp, hc, cover by Bob Lea) [Illmoor Chronicles] Humorous YA fantasy novel, second in the series after The Ratastrophe Catastrophe.
* +The Illmore Chronicles: The Ratastrophe Catastrophe (Hyperion 0-7868-5128-7, Oct 2004, $16.99, 273pp, hc, cover by Bob Lea) [Illmore Chronicles] Young-adult humorous dark fantasy loosely inspired by “The Pied Piper”, first in the “Illmore Chronicles” trilogy. First US edition (Hodder 1/04).
STOVER, MATTHEW WOODRING (chron.)

* _Star Wars: Shatterpoint (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-45574-6, May 2004, $7.50, 419pp, pb, cover by Steven D. Anderson) [Star Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) Star Wars novelization. This has a new prolog by George Lucas, and adds a story by Stover. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
* _Star Wars: Shatterpoint (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-941048-6, May 2004, £6.99, 419pp, pb, cover by Steven D. Anderson) [Star Wars] Reprint (Century 2003) SF novelization. This includes a story by Stover.
STRACZYNSKI, J(oseph) MICHAEL (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Othersyde (ibooks 0-7434-8720-6, Sep 2004, $11.95, 294pp, tp, cover by Brandon Diaz) Reprint (Dutton 1990) horror novel.
* *Straczynski Unplugged (ibooks 0-7434-7956-4, May 2004, $11.95, 214pp, tp, cover by Cameron Redwine) Collection of 11 stories, one original, with an introduction by the author. Seven stories were previously collected as part of Tales from the New Twilight Zone (Bantam 1989). (Contents)
* _Tribulations (ibooks 0-7434-9785-6, Dec 2004, $6.99, 362pp, pb) Reprint (DarkTales 2000) supernatural serial-killer mystery/horror novel.
STRAHAN, JONATHAN, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Best Short Novels: 2004 (SFBC #1161172, May 2004, $11.99, 572pp, hc, cover by Les Edwards) Year’s Best anthology with nine novellas published in 2003. Authors include Kage Baker, Terry Bisson, Lucius Shepard, and Connie Willis. This has ISBN 1-58288-086-7; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
* _The Locus Awards (with Charles N. Brown) See entry under Charles N. Brown
* *The Locus Awards (with Charles N. Brown) (HarperCollins/Voyager Australia 0-7322-7872-4, Jul 2004, A$32.95, 561 + xiii, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) Anthology of 18 Locus Award-winning stories. Authors include Greg Egan, George R.R. Martin, Octavia E. Butler, and Lucius Shepard. Simultaneous with the US (Eos as by Brown & Strahan) edition.
* _Science Fiction: The Best of 2003 (with Karen Haber) See entry under Karen Haber.
STRAUB, PETER (Francis) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Hellfire Club (Ballantine 0-345-47727-8, Oct 2004, $4.99, 526pp, pb) Reissue (Random House 1996) associational serial-killer psychological horror novel. This is a “special price” edition.
* _Houses Without Doors (Penguin/Signet 0-451-17082-2, Sep 2004, $7.99, 454pp, pb) Reissue (Grafton 1990) collection. Fifth printing.
* *In the Night Room (Random House 1-4000-6252-7, Oct 2004, $21.95, 330pp, hc) [Tim Underhill; Tom Pasmore] Horror novel, sequel to Black House. Tim Underhill encounters ghosts and a character from his latest work in progress.
* _In the Night Room (HarperCollins UK 0-00-718440-9, Nov 2004, £17.99, 330pp, hc) [Tim Underhill; Tom Pasmore] Reprint (Random House 2004) horror novel, a sequel to lost boy lost girl. [First U.K. edition]
* _In the Night Room (SFBC #1176781, Jan 2005, $13.99, 330pp, hc) [Tim Underhill; Tom Pasmore] Reprint (Random House 2004) horror novel, sequel to lost boy lost girl. This is similar to the Random House edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Koko (Penguin/Signet 0-451-16214-5, Sep 2004, $7.99, 595pp, pb) [Blue Rose; Tim Underhill] Reissue (Dutton 1988) associational novel, winner of the World Fantasy Award. 17th printing.
* _lost boy lost girl (HarperCollins UK 0-00-714231-5, Jun 2004, £6.99, 447pp, pb) [Tim Underhill; Tom Pasmore] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2003) ghost story with ties to The Throat, Mystery, and Koko.
* _lost boy lost girl (Ballantine 0-449-14991-9, Oct 2004, $7.99, 336pp, pb) [Tim Underhill; Tom Pasmore] Reprint (Random House 2003) ghost story featuring novelist Timothy Underhill from Koko and The Throat and PI Tom Pasmore from Mystery and The Throat. An international edition (same information) was scheduled for June but not seen.
* _Mystery (Penguin/Signet 0-451-16869-0, Sep 2004, $7.99, 545pp, pb) [Blue Rose; Tom Pasmore] Reissue (Dutton 1989) thriller with minor supernatural elements. 14th printing.
* _The Throat (Penguin/Signet 0-451-17918-8, Sep 2004, $7.99, 697pp, pb) [Tim Underhill] Reissue (Dutton 1993) associational thriller. Seventh printing.
STRAUSS, VICTORIA (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Burning Land (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-97891-1, Feb 2004, $24.95, 481pp, hc, cover by Mark Harrison) [Burning Land] Fantasy novel. Religious rulers seek to retrieve renegade mages from their desert Refuge.
* _The Burning Land (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-81772-1, Dec 2004, $7.99, 545pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Burning Land] Reprint (Eos 2004) fantasy novel.
STRICKLAND, (William) BRAD(ley) (1947- ) (chron.)

* _The Drum, the Doll, and the Zombie (with John Bellairs) See entry under John Bellairs.
* *Mars Year One: Marooned! (with Thomas E. Fuller) (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-86400-0, Jun 2004, $4.99, 182pp, hc, cover by Michael Koelsch) [Mars Year One] Young-adult SF novel, the first in a trilogy about specially selected teens at an experimental Mars colony in 2089.
* *Mars Year One: Missing! (with Thomas E. Fuller) (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-86401-9, Sep 2004, $4.99, 171pp, hc, cover by Michael Koelsch) [Mars Year One] Young-adult SF novel, second in a trilogy about teens on Mars in 2085.
* _The Specter from the Magician’s Museum (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240264-8, Aug 2004, $5.99, 149pp, tp, cover by Brett Helquist) [Lewis Barnavelt] Reissue (Dial 1998) young-adult fantasy/mystery, seventh in the “Lewis Barnavelt” series created by John Bellairs. Copyrighted by the estate of John Bellairs.
STRIEBER, (Louis) WHITLEY (1945- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Day After Tomorrow (Pocket Star 0-7434-8906-3, May 2004, $6.99, 262pp, pb) Movie novelization. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film. Simultaneous with the UK (Gollancz) edition.
* *The Day after Tomorrow (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07603-8, May 2004, £6.99, 249pp, pb) Novelization of the movie derived from the non-fiction The Coming Global Superstorm by Strieber and Art Bell (1999). Simultaneous with the US (Pocket Star) edition.
STROSS, CHARLES (1964- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Atrocity Archives (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-25-8, May 2004, $24.95, 273pp, hc, cover by Steve Montiglio) [Bob Howard] Lovecraftian dark fantasy novel. Nazi experimenters open a gate to another dimension and release an ancient evil. This includes a related original novella, “The Concrete Jungle”. Order from Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 E. Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [gryphon@goldengryphon.com]. (Contents)
* *The Family Trade (Tor 0-765-30929-7, Dec 2004, $24.95, 303pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) [Merchant Princes] SF novel, first in the “Merchant Princes” series. A reporter is transported to a parallel Earth where her true family is in charge.
* *Iron Sunrise (Ace 0-441-01159-4, Jul 2004, $23.95, 355pp, hc, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Singularity Sky] SF novel, second in the sequence begun in Singularity Sky.
* _Singularity Sky (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-333-3, Jul 2004, £12.99, 389pp, hc) [Singularity Sky] Reprint (Ace 2003) SF novel. An isolated human colony that suppresses high technology is attacked by an information plague looking for entertainment. [First U.K. edition]
* _Singularity Sky (Ace 0-441-01179-9, Jul 2004, $7.99, 337pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Singularity Sky] Reprint (Ace 2003) SF novel.
* *Timelike Diplomacy (SFBC #1167142, Aug 2004, $12.99, 680pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Singularity Sky] Omnibus of two SF novels: Singularity Sky (2003) and Iron Sunrise (2004). This has ISBN 0-7394-4564-2; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
STROUD, JONATHAN (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Amulet of Samarkand (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60599-4, Oct 2003, £12.99, 480pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Bartimaeus Trilogy] Young-adult fantasy novel, book one of the “Bartimaeus” trilogy. This supposedly appeared simultaneously with the US (Hyperion 10/03) edition, but was not seen until now.
* _The Amulet of Samarkand (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55029-9, Oct 2004, £5.99, 480pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Bartimaeus Trilogy] Reprint (Hyperion/Miramax; Doubleday UK 2003) young-adult fantasy novel. Book one of “The Bartimaeus Trilogy”.
* _The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book One: The Amulet of Samarkand (Hyperion/Miramax 0-78685255-0, 2004, $7.99, 462pp, tp, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Bartimaeus Trilogy] Reprint (Miramax 2003) young-adult contemporary fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy about the djinn Bartimaeus. This is similar to the Miramax edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* *The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book Two: The Golem’s Eye (Hyperion/Miramax 0-7868-1860-3, Sep 2004, $17.95, 562pp, hc, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Bartimaeus Trilogy] Young-adult contemporary fantasy novel, the second in “The Bartimaeus Trilogy” about a young magician and the djinn Bartimaeus.
* _The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book Two: The Golem’s Eye (SFBC #1171420, Oct 2004, $10.99, 562pp, hc, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Bartimaeus Trilogy] Reprint (Miramax 2004) young-adult contemporary fantasy novel, the second in “The Bartimaeus Trilogy” about a young magician and his djinn Bartimaeus. This is similar to the Miramax edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* +Buried Fire (Hyperion/Miramax 0-7868-5194-5, Oct 2004, $6.95, 332pp, tp, cover by Greg Call) Young-adult fantasy thriller. Young people suddenly develop frightening magic powers. First US edition (The Bodley Head 1999).
* *The Golem’s Eye (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60615-X, Oct 2004, £12.99, ii+570pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Bartimaeus Trilogy] Young-adult fantasy novel. Second book in the “Bartimaeus” trilogy after The Amulet of Samarkand.
* +The Leap (Hyperion/Miramax 0-7868-5195-3, Oct 2004, $6.95, 233pp, tp, cover by Alex Ferrari) Young-adult dark fantasy thriller. No one will believe Charlie when she tells them what happened to her best friend, Max. First US edition (Red Fox 2001).
STUBBS, HARRY CLEMENT (1922-2003); see pseudonym Hal Clement (chron.)
SULLIVAN, STEPHEN D. (chron.)

* *DragonLance: The New Adventures, Volume 2: The Dying Kingdom (Wizards of the Coast/Mirrorstone 0-7869-3324-0, Jul 2004, $5.99, 237pp, tp, cover by Vinod Rams) [DragonLance: New Adventures] Young-adult novelization based on the roleplaying games. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
SULLIVAN, THOMAS (William) (1940- ) (chron.)

* *Dust of Eden (Penguin/Onyx 0-451-41138-2, May 2004, $6.99, 355pp, pb) Supernatural suspense novel. The last deposit of the actual Dust of Eden falls into the hands of the manager of a rest home.
SULLIVAN, TRICIA (1968- ) (chron.)

* _Maul (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-108-X, Jun 2004, £6.99, 419pp, pb) Reprint (Orbit 2003) SF novel.
SUMMERS, DAVID LEE, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* *Hadrosaur Tales Volume XVIII (Hadrosaur Productions 1-885093-30-6, Mar 2004, $5.95, 112+8pp+, tp, cover by Marcia A. Borell) (Contents)
* *Hadrosaur Tales Volume XIX (Hadrosaur Productions 1-885093-34-9, Jun 2004, $5.95, x+102pp+, tp, cover by Darla Hallmark) (Contents)
* *Hadrosaur Tales Volume XX (Hadrosaur Productions 1-885093-35-7, Sep 2004, $5.95, vi+108pp, tp, cover by William “Nick” Johns) (Contents)
SUNSHINE, LINDA, ed. (chron.)

* *All Things Alice (Random House/Clarkson Potter 1-4000-5441-9, Oct 2004, $29.95, 352pp, hc) [Alice] Art book, extensively illustrated with images from memorabilia of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland: books, toys, greeting cards, movie stills, etc. The text is mostly a mix of quotes and short excerpts from the books, with excerpts from Carroll’s correspondence and a story not published since 1900; it also includes interesting facts and writings by others about the books.
SUTCLIFF, ROSEMARY (1920-1992) (chron.)

* _The Eagle of the Ninth (Oxford University Press 0-19-275392-4, Oct 2004, £5.99, 294pp, tp, cover by Sam Hadley) Reissue (Oxford 1954) associational young-adult novel. A “50th Anniversary Edition”.
SUTTON, DAVID A(mbrose), ed. (1947- ) (chron.)

* _Dark Terrors 6: The Gollancz Book of Horror (with Stephen Jones) See entry under Stephen Jones.
SUZUKI, KOJI (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Dark Water (Vertical 1-932234-10-1, Oct 2004, $21.95, 279pp, hc) Collection of seven stories with a framing “Prologue” and “Epilogue”. Originally published in Japanese as Honogurai mizu no soko kara (Kadokawa Shoten 1996).
* _Ring (Vertical 1-932234-41-1, Apr 2004, $13.95, 282pp, tp) [Ring] Reprint (Vertical 2003) horror novel. Translated by Robert B. Rohmer & Glynne Walley from the Japanese Ringu (Kadokawa Shoten 1991).
* _Ring (HarperCollins UK 0-00-717884-0, Jun 2004, £10.00, 284pp, hc) [Ring] Reprint (Vertical 2003) horror novel, first in a trilogy. Translated by Robert G. Rohmer and Glynne Whalley from Ringu (Kadowaka Shoten, 1991). To be followed by Spiral and Loop. [First U.K. edition]
* *Spiral (Vertical 1-932234-06-3, May 2004, $24.95, 281pp, hc) [Ring] Horror novel, second in a trilogy after Ring. The ring virus is mutating. Translated by Robert B. Rohmer & Glynne Walley from the Japanese Rasen (Kadokawa Shoten 1995).
SWAINSTON, STEPH (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Year of Our War (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07005-6, Apr 2004, £9.99, 290pp, hc, cover by Edward Miller) [Castle] Fantasy novel. Jant Shira, one of fifty immortals serving the Emperor, must discover the source of the giant insects infesting the world. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-07610-0, £9.99) was announced but not seen.
SWALLOW, JAMES (stories) (chron.)

* *Judge Dredd: Eclipse (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-122-6, Sep 2004, $6.99, 246pp, pb, cover by Colin Wilson) [Judge Dredd] Novelization based on the comic book character, Copyrighted by Rebellion A/S. Simultaneous with the UK (Black Flame) edition.
* *Warhammer 40,000: Blood Angels: Deus Encarmine (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-154-4, Nov 2004, £5.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Phillip Sibbering) [Warhammer 40,000: Blood Angels] Novelization based on the SF roleplaying game. First of a two-book series.
* +Warhammer 40,000: Blood Angels: Deus Encarmine (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-154-4, Dec 2004, $6.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Phillip Sibbering) [Warhammer 40,000: Blood Angels] Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game, the first in the “Blood Angels” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop.
SWANN, S. ANDREW; pseudonym of S. A. Swiniarski, (1966- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Broken Crescent (DAW 0-7564-0214-X, May 2004, $6.99, 377pp, pb, cover by Chris McGrath) Fantasy novel. A former hacker finds himself in a land of magic.
* *The Hostile Takeover Trilogy (DAW 0-7564-0249-2, Nov 2004, $7.99, 966pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Hostile Takeover] Omnibus of three novels in the series: Profiteer (1995), Partisan (1995), and Revolutionary (1996). (Contents)
SWANSCOMBE, WENDY (chron.)

* *Vamp (Nexus 0-352-33848-2, 2003, £6.99, 244pp, pb) [Dracula] Explicit erotic retelling of Dracula as seen through the diaries of Joanna Harker.
SWINIARSKI, S(teven) A. (1966- ); see pseudonym S. Andrew Swann (stories) (chron.)
SZPINDEL, ISAAC, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _ReVisions (with Julie E. Czerneda) See entry under Julie E. Czerneda
SZUMSKYJ, BEN(jamin) J. S. (1982- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Fritz Leiber and H.P. Lovecraft: Writers of the Dark (with S. T. Joshi) (Wildside Press 0-8095-0078-7, Feb 2004, $19.95, 323pp, tp) Non-fiction collection of materials related to Lovecraft’s influence on Leiber, including letters from Lovecraft to Leiber, eight Lovecraftian stories and one poem by Leiber, and 10 essays by Leiber on Lovecraft. There is an introduction by Ben J.S. Szumskyj and an afterword by S.T. Joshi. 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) [Leiber, Lovecraft]
TAKAHASHI, GENICHIRO (chron.)

* *Sayonara, Gansters (Vertical 1-932234-05-5, Apr 2004, $19.95, 311pp, hc) Satirical near-future SF/postmodern/surreal fantasy novel narrated by a poetry teacher involved with a terrorist group that’s assassinating US presidents one after another. This is the first English-language edition, translated by Michael Emmerich from the Japanese Sayounara Gyangu-tachi (Kodansha 1982).
TAKUJI, MURAKAMI (1934- ); see pseudonym Taku Mayumura (chron.)
TAN, CECILIA, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* *Erotic Fantastic (Circlet Press 1-885865-44-9, Sep 2003, $19.95, 344pp, tp, cover by Janet Bruesselbach) Anthology of 23 erotic SF and fantasy stories, a selection of the best previously published by Circlet in its first decade, 1992-2002. This is dated 2003, but not seen until now. (Contents)
TAN, SHAUN (Chi Yeong) (1974- ) (chron.)

* +Memorial (with Gary Crew) (Simply Read Books 1-8949-6508-6, Apr 2004, $16.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Shaun Tan) Associational art/picture book written by Crew and illustrated by Tan. First US edition (Lothian 2/99); the earlier copyright is missing. Available from Simply Read Books, 501-5525 West Boulevard, Vancouver BC Canada V6M 3W6; [www.simplyreadbooks.com]; 604-727-2960.

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