The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

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BYERS, RICHARD LEE (stories) (chron.) (continued)

* *Forgotten Realms: The Rite (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3581-2, Jan 2005, $6.99, 336pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Forgotten Realms: Year of Rogue Dragons] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, “The Year of Rogue Dragons” book II. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
BYNUM, SARAH SHUN-LIEN (chron.)

* *Madeleine Is Sleeping (Harcourt 0-15-101059-5, Sep 2004, $22.00, 257pp, hc, cover by Lewis Carroll) Fantasy/magical realism. A woman’s weird dreams ultimately merge with her waking life. A first novel.
BYRD, MAX (W.) (1942- ) (chron.)

* *Shooting the Sun (Bantam 0-553-80208-9, Jan 2004, $23.95, 306pp, hc) Associational historical novel of an expedition to the American West sponsored by Charles Babbage to publicize his Difference Engine.
CABELL, JAMES BRANCH (1879-1958) (chron.)

* _Hamlet Had an Uncle: A Comedy of Honour (Wildside Press 0-8095-3237-9, Nov 2004, $19.95, 271pp, tp) [Heirs and Assigns] Reprint (Farrar & Rinehart 1940 as by Branch Cabell) associational historical novel, part of the “Heirs and Assigns” series. This is dated 2003, but not seen until now; it is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928.
* _Special Delivery: A Packet of Replies (Wildside Press 0-8095-3353-7, Nov 2004, $19.95, 272pp, tp) Reprint (McBride 1933 as by Branch Cabell) collection of imaginary letters, responses to frequently asked questions, and part of the “Their Lives and Letters” series. This is dated 2003, but not seen until now; it is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928.
CABOT, MEG (chron.)

* _The Mediator 1: Shadowland (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-072511-7, Jan 2005, $6.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Paul Oakley) [Mediator] Reprint (Pocket Pulse 2000 as by Jenny Carroll) young-adult dark fantasy novel, the first in a series about a girl who communicates with the dead.
* _The Mediator 2: Ninth Key (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-072512-5, Jan 2005, $6.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Paul Oakley) [Mediator] Reprint (Pocket Pulse 2001 as by Jenny Carroll) young-adult dark fantasy novel, the second in a series about a girl who communicates with the dead.
* _The Mediator 3: Reunion (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-072513-3, Jan 2005, $6.99, 289pp, pb, cover by Paul Oakley) [Mediator] Reprint (Pocket Pulse 2001 as by Jenny Carroll) young-adult dark fantasy novel, the third in a series about a girl who communicates with the dead.
* _The Mediator 4: Darkest Hour (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-072514-1, Jan 2005, $6.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Paul Oakley) [Mediator] Reprint (Pocket Pulse 2001 as by Jenny Carroll) young-adult dark fantasy novel, the fourth in a series about a girl who communicates with the dead.
* _The Mediator 5: Haunted (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-075164-9, Jan 2005, $6.99, 263pp, pb, cover by Paul Oakley) [Mediator] Reprint (HarperCollins 2003) young-adult dark fantasy novel, the fifth in a series about a girl who communicates with the dead.
* *The Mediator 6: Twilight (HarperCollins 0-06-072467-6, Feb 2005, $15.99, 245pp, hc) [Mediator] Young-adult dark fantasy novel, the sixth in a series about a girl who communicates with the dead.
CACEK, P(atricia) D. (stories) (chron.)

* *The Wind Caller (Leisure 0-8439-5383-7, Jul 2004, $6.99, 355pp, pb) Horror novel. A man is warped by his ability to control the wind.
CADDEN, MIKE (chron.)

* *Ursula K. Le Guin: Beyond Genre: Fiction for Children and Adults (Routledge 0-415-97218-3, Oct 2004, $95.00, 203 + xvi, hc) Critical non-fiction examining Le Guin’s works for all ages. Includes index, notes, bibliography, and an interview with Le Guin. Part of the “Children’s Literature and Culture” series. Routledge, 270 Madison Avenue, New York NY 10016; [www.routledge-ny.com]. [Le Guin]
CADIGAN, PAT(ricia Oren Kearney) (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Cellular (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-104-8, Aug 2004, $7.99, 410pp, pb) Associational movie novelization. Copyrighted by New Line Cinema.
* *The Twilight Zone: Upgrade/Sensuous Cindy (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-131-5, Apr 2004, $7.99, 387pp, pb) Omnibus/original collection of two novelizations based on the TV show: Upgrade and Sensuous Cindy. Copyrighted by New Line Cinema. Simultaneous with the Black Flame UK edition. (Contents)
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* _The Ultimate Cyberpunk (ibooks 0-7434-8652-8, May 2004, $7.99, 399pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (ibooks 2002) anthology of 13 cyberpunk stories. This drops the color insert of part of a “lost” graphic novel adaptation of William Gibson’s Neuromancer.
CADNUM, MICHAEL (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Starfall: Phaeton and the Chariot of the Sun (Scholastic/Orchard 0-439-54533-1, Sep 2004, $16.95, 124pp, hc, cover by Hiro Kimura) [Metamorphoses] Young-adult fantasy novella, the first in a trilogy based on Ovid’s Metamorphoses.
CAINE, RACHEL; pseudonym of Roxanne Conrad, (1962- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Chill Factor (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46010-3, Jan 2005, $6.99, 338pp, pb, cover by David Seeley) [Weather Warden] Contemporary fantasy novel, third in the “Weather Warden” series. This is copyrighted by Roxanne Longstreet Conrad, who also writes as Roxanne Longstreet and Roxanne Conrad.
* *Heat Stroke (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45984-9, Aug 2004, $6.99, 336pp, pb, cover by David Seeley) [Weather Warden] Contemporary fantasy novel, second in the “Weather Warden” series. Joanne Baldwin has to adjust to life as a Djinn. This is copyrighted by Roxanne Longstreet Conrad, who also writes as Roxanne Longstreet and Roxanne Conrad.
CALDERA, MAURICE (chron.)

* *The Double Life of Daniel Glick (Dedalus 1-903517-27-3, Feb 2004, £7.99, 154pp, tp, cover by Willi Gray) Literary fantasy novel. A man is obsessed with the earthquake that stopped clocks and made his family disappear. A first novel.
CALDWELL, IAN (chron.)

* *The Rule of Four (with Dustin Thomason) (Random House UK/Century 1-8441-3005-3, May 2004, £9.99, 370pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel.
CALIFIA, PAT(rick) (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Mortal Companion (Suspect Thoughts Press 0-9710846-9-6, Jul 2004, $16.95, 282pp, tp) Erotic vampire novel. The vampire Ulric finally finds his true love, only to be stalked by the sister who has never forgiven him for turning her into a vampire, too. Order from Suspect Thoughts Press, 2215-R Market St., PMB #544, San Francisco CA 94114-1612; [www.suspectthoughtspress.com].
* *Mortal Companion: An Erotic Tale of Love and Vengeance (Suspect Thoughts Press 0-9710846-9-6, May 2004, $16.95, 282pp, tp) Explicit dark fantasy novel of a vampire falling for a mortal, as both are pursued by the lesbian sister he vampirised. Portions of the book have previously appeared in slightly different form as short stories. Imported to the UK from 5 August 04 at £9.99 and distributed by Turnaround, Unit 3, Olympia Trading Estate, Coburg Road, Wood Green, London N22 6TZ. (Contents)
CALLANAN, LIAM (chron.)

* *The Cloud Atlas (Delacorte 0-385-33694-2, Feb 2004, $22.95, 360pp, hc, cover by Tom Hallman) Historical novel with shamanistic/fantasy elements. An American soldier finds spiritual mysteries while in Alaska during WWII on a top-secret mission to stop Japanese rice-paper balloon bombs.
* _The Cloud Atlas (Dell/Delta 0-385-33695-0, Nov 2004, $13.00, 357pp, tp, cover by Tom Hallman) Reprint (Delacorte 2004) historical novel with shamanistic/fantasy elements set in WWII Alaska.
CAMPBELL, BILL (chron.)

* *Sunshine Patriots (Hats Off Books 1-58736-284-8, Mar 2004, $17.95, 210pp, tp, cover by Dan Sorge) Satirical SF novel. War doesn’t go as planned on United Earth in 2266. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.hatsoffbooks.com]; Hats Off Books, 610 East Delano Street, Suite 104, Tucson AZ 85705; [info@hatsoffbooks.com].
CAMPBELL, J. RAMSEY; see under Campbell, Ramsey (stories) (chron.)
CAMPBELL, (John) RAMSEY (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Alone with the Horrors: The Great Short Fiction of Ramsey Campbell, 1961-1991 (Tor 0-765-30767-7, May 2004, $27.95, 448pp, hc, cover by Shelley Eshkar) Reprint (Arkham House 1993) collection of 37 stories; this drops three stories and adds one very early Lovecraft imitation. Campbell has updated the introduction, which discusses the genesis of the stories and how they reflect his development as a writer. The Arkham edition won the World Fantasy and Stoker Awards. (Contents)
* _The Darkest Part of the Woods (Tor 0-765-34682-6, Oct 2004, $6.99, 364pp, pb, cover by David Bowers) Reprint (PS Publishing 2002) horror novel.
* *The Overnight (PS Publishing 1-902880-96-X, Jun 2004, £35.00, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) Horror novel. Hardback limited to 500 copies; slipcased hardback limited to 200 numbered copies. Intro Mark Morris. Available from Hamilton House, 4 Park Ave., Harrogate, N. Yorks. HG2 9BQ. Copy seen was sealed, so details incomplete. A Limited hardcover edition edition (-95-1, £60.00) was announced but not seen.
* *The Overnight (PS Publishing 1-902880-96-X, Jun 2004, £35.00, 414pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) Horror novel about a haunted bookstore. Introduction by Mark Morris. This is a limited edition of 500 signed by Campbell; a slipcased limited edition of 200 (-95-1, £60.00) signed by Campbell and Morris is also available. Available from Hamilton House, 4 Park Ave., Harrogate, HG2 9BQ, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
_____, ed. * _Gathering the Bones (with Jack M. Dann & Dennis Etchison) (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-73-228068-0, Jun 2004, £6.99, 557pp, pb) Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2003 as by Dann, etc.) original anthology of 34 horror stories. [First U.K. edition]
CANAVAN, TRUDI (chron.)

* +The High Lord (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-057530-1, Sep 2004, $7.50, 531pp, pb) [Black Magician] Fantasy novel, the third book in “The Black Magician Trilogy”. First US edition (Voyager Australia 2003).
* _The High Lord (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-315-5, Nov 2004, £7.99, ii+647pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Black Magician] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2003) fantasy novel, book three in “The Black Magician” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
* +The Magicians’ Guild (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-057528-X, Feb 2004, $7.50, 370pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Black Magician] Fantasy novel, the first book in “The Black Magician Trilogy”. A girl from the slums causes problems when she suddenly develops magic powers. A first novel. First US edition (Voyager Australia 2001).
* _The Magicians’ Guild (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-313-9, Feb 2004, £7.99, 469pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Black Magician] Reprint (Voyager Australia 2001) fantasy novel. The first book in “The Black Magician” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
* +The Novice (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-057529-8, May 2004, $7.50, 465pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Black Magician] Reprint (Voyager Australia 2002) fantasy novel, the second book in “The Black Magician Trilogy”.
* _Novice (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-314-7, Jul 2004, £7.99, ii+581pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Black Magician] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2002) fantasy novel, second in the “Black Magician” trilogy after The Magicians’ Guild. [First U.K. edition]
CANIGLIA (, Julie) (chron.)

* *As Dead As Leaves — The Art of Caniglia (Shocklines Press 0-9749087-1-1, Mar 2004, $29.95, 144pp, tp, cover by Caniglia) Art book, showcasing Caniglia’s dark and surreal works. Foreword by George Pratt, introduction by Caniglia, remarks by Phil Hale. A limited hardcover edition (-0-3, $44.95) with an added art print was announced but not seen. Order from [www.shockilnes.com].
CAPEK, KAREL (1890-1938) (chron.)

* _R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) (Penguin Classics 0-14-118208-3, Mar 2004, $8.00, 84 + xxv, tp, cover by Bob Elsdale) Reprint (Catbird Press 1990 as part of Toward the Radical Center: A Karel Capek Reader) classic SF play. Translated by Claudia Novak from the original (Aventinum 1921); this is somewhat different from the Catbird Press edition, and is copyrighted 2004. Introduction by Ivan Klíma, translated by Peter Kussi.
CARD, ORSON SCOTT (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Crystal City (Tor 0-812-56462-6, Oct 2004, $7.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Alvin Maker] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel, the sixth book in the “Tales of Alvin Maker”.
* _First Meetings in Ender’s Universe (Tor Teen 0-765-34798-9, Sep 2004, $6.99, 212pp, tp, cover by Julie Bell) [Ender Wiggin] Reprint (Tor 2003 as First Meetings in the Enderverse) collection of four stories set in the world of Ender’s Game, expanded from the Subterranean Press First Meetings: Three Stories from the Enderverse (2002). This includes a 12-page reader’s guide.
* *An Open Book (Subterranean Press 1-931081-93-X, 2003, $25.00, 94pp, hc, cover by Jon McNaughton) Associational collection of 69 poems, with an afterword by the author. This is dated 2003 but was not seen until now. Available from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]; [subpress@earthlink.net]. (Contents)
* *Rachel & Leah (Deseret Book Company 1-57008-996-5, Aug 2004, $23.95, 418pp, hc, cover by Frederick Leighton, Lord) [Women of Genesis] Associational novel in the “Women of Genesis” series, retelling stories of women in the Bible.
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* _Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Twentieth Century (Ace 0-441-01133-0, Mar 2004, $14.00, 422pp, tp) Reprint (Ace 2001 as Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century) SF anthology of 27 stories.
CAREY, JACQUELINE (Ann) (1964- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Banewreaker (Tor 0-765-30521-6, Nov 2004, $27.95, 431pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Sundering] Fantasy novel, volume one of “The Sundering”. A god seeks to avoid his prophesied destruction by kidnapping the beautiful Cerelinde.
* _Kushiel’s Avatar (Tor 0-765-34753-9, Mar 2004, $7.99, 750pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [*Kushiel’s Legacy] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel, third in the trilogy begun in Kushiel’s Dart.
CAREY, PETER (Philip) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _My Life as a Fake (Random House/Vintage 1-4000-3088-9, Jan 2005, $13.95, 274pp, tp, cover by Horace Bristol) Reprint (Random House Australia 2003) literary fantasy novel.
CARGILL, LINDA (chron.)

* *The Dark 2 (Scholastic UK 0-439-97752-5, Jan 2004, £4.99, 237pp, pb) [Darkness] Young-adult dark fantasy novel. A “Point Horror” novel.
* *The Dark 2 (Scholastic UK 0-439-97752-5, Jan 2004, £4.99, 237pp, pb) [Darkness] Young-adult dark fantasy novel, sequel to The Dark. A “Point Horror” title.
CARL, LILLIAN STEWART (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Lucifer’s Crown (Gale Group/Five Star 0-7862-5348-7, Sep 2003, $25.95, 457pp, hc, cover by Ursula Vernon) Fantasy novel, a combination of murder mystery and contemporary Grail quest. 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].
CARMICHAEL, RORY (chron.)

* *Johnny Astronaut (Contemporary Press 0-9744614-3-1, Feb 2004, $9.00, 172pp, tp, cover by Dennis Hayes) SF novel. A hardboiled PI finds a mysterious book in a future where disco is king. Available from Contemporary Press, [www.contemporarypress.com].
CARMIEN, EDWARD, ed. (chron.)

* *The Cherryh Odyssey (Wildside Press/Borgo Press 0-8095-1071-5, Nov 2004, $19.95, 276pp, tp, cover by David Cherry) Non-fiction, a gathering of 12 essays about C.J. Cherryh’s fiction by authors including John Clute, Betsy Wollheim, and Jane Fancher. Introduction by James Gunn. A selected bibliography of Cherryh’s work is included. “I.O. Evans Studies in the Philosophy and Criticism of Literature” series #25. A hardcover edition (-1070-7, $29.95) was not seen. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301. [Cherryh]
CARR, JAN (chron.)

* *The Elf of Union Square (Putnam 0-399-24180-9, Feb 2004, $16.99, 166pp, hc, cover by S. D. Schindler) Young-adult fantasy novel about a cranky elf in a NYC park home about to get renovated.
CARR, JOHN F(rancis) (1944- ) (chron.)

* *Siege of Tarr-Hostigos (Pequod Press 0-937912-02-6, Jan 2004, $49.50, 468pp, hc, cover by Alan Gutierrez) [*Great Kings’ War] SF novel, the third in “The Great Kings’ War” trilogy, a sequel to H. Beam Piper’s Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen. The first book in the trilogy was by Carr & Roland Green; the title page give the author as “John F. Carr with Roland Green,” but the cover and copyright only indicate Carr. This is a limited edition of 1,000. Pequod Press, PO Box 280621, Northridge CA 91328; [www.hostigos.com].
CARRÈRE, EMMANUEL (1957- ) (chron.)

* *I Am Alive and You Are Dead: A Journey into the Mind of Philip K. Dick (Holt/Metropolitan 0-8050-5464-2, Jun 2004, $26.00, 315pp, hc) Non-fiction, biography. Translated by Timothy Bent from the French Je suis vivant et vous etes morts (Editions du Seuil 1993). [Dick]
CARROLL, JONATHAN (Samuel) (1949- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Sleeping in Flame (Tor/Orb 0-765-31186-0, Oct 2004, $13.95, 302pp, tp, cover by Dave McKean) Reprint (Legend 1988) fantasy novel.
* _White Apples (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-49274-8, Mar 2004, £6.99, 338pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) [White Apples] Reprint (Tor 2002) literary fantasy novel.
CARROLL, LEWIS; pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, (1832-1898) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Alice (with Lela Dowling) See entry under Lela Dowling.
* _Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (with Iassen Ghiuselev) (Simply Read Books 1-894965-00-0, Oct 2003, $27.95, 119pp, hc, cover by Iassen Ghiuselev) [Alice] Reprint (1865) classic children’s fantasy, with new illustrations by Iassen Ghiuselev.
* _Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (with Greg Hildebrandt) (Running Press/Courage 0-7624-2008-1, 2004, $9.98, 64pp, hc, cover by Greg Hildebrandt) [Alice] Children’s picture book adaptation of the story by Carroll, illustrated in color by Greg Hildebrandt.
CARSON, DAVID, ed. (chron.)

* _World’s Greatest Horror Stories (with Stephen Jones) See entry under Stephen Jones.
CARTER, LESLIE ROY (1946- ) (chron.)

* _Wild Sorceress (with Margaret L. Carter) See entry under Margaret L. Carter

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