The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004
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Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 4 ed. Anon. (Simon Spotlight Entertainment 0-689-86955-X, Nov 2004, $9.99, 267pp, tp) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayer] Original anthology of eight stories, loosely based on the TV show, about Slayers through the ages. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
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Cravings ed. Anon. (Jove 0-515-13815-0, Jul 2004, $7.50, 358pp, pb) Original anthology of four “sensuous” dark fantasy stories by Laurell K. Hamilton (an excerpt from the new Anita Blake novel), MaryJanice Davidson (vampire story), Eileen Wilks (succubus), and Rebecca York (werewolf).
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Cravings ed. Anon. (SFBC #1166765, Aug 2004, $9.99, 358pp, hc) Reprint (Jove 2004) original anthology of four dark fantasy stories. This has ISBN 0-7394-4433-6; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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Don’t Read This! And Other Tales of the Unnatural ed. Anon. (Front Street 1-932425-25-X, Sep 2004, $7.95, 208pp, tp, cover by The Tjong Khing) Reprint (Front Street 1998) young-adult anthology of 11 stories. Illustrations by The Tjong Khing. Originally published in Dutch as Lees dit niet en andere griezelverhalen (Lemniscaat 1997); translations by Elisabeth Koolschijn. Front Street Books, 20 Battery Park Ave. #403, Asheville NC 28801; [www.frontstreetbooks.com].
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The Eternal Highlander ed. Anon. (Kensington 0-7582-0812-X, Sep 2004, $12.00, 297pp, tp) Omnibus of two linked dark fantasy historical romance novels about two Scottish cousins trying to break their clan’s curse by marrying untainted mortals: Nightriders by Hannah Howell and The Highland Bride by Lynsay Sands. Not part of the “Highlander” tie-in series.
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His Immortal Embrace ed. Anon. (Kensington/Zebra 0-8217-7569-3, Sep 2004, $5.99, 380pp, pb, cover by Richard Newton) Reprint (Kensington 2003) anthology of four vampire romance stories.
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Hot Blooded ed. Anon. (Jove 0-515-13696-4, Sep 2004, $7.99, 392pp, pb) Original anthology of four erotic vampire and werewolf stories by Christine Feehan, Maggie Shayne, Emma Holly, and Angela Knight.
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Immortal Bad Boys ed. Anon. (Kensington/Brava 0-7582-0621-6, Sep 2004, $14.00, 285pp, tp, cover by Danilo) Original anthology of three vampire romance novellas by Rebecca York, Rosemary Laurey, and Linda Thomas-Sundstrom.
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Man of My Dreams ed. Anon. (Jove 0-515-13793-6, Nov 2004, $6.99, 339pp, pb) Original anthology of four stories of fantasies come to life, by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Maggie Shayne, Suzanne Forster, and Virginia Kantra.
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Midnight Thirsts ed. Anon. (Kensington 0-7582-0663-1, Sep 2004, $14.00, 327pp, tp) Original anthology of four erotic gay vampire stories by Greg Herren, Michael Thomas Ford, Timothy Ridge, and Sean Wolfe.
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Midnight Thirsts ed. Anon. (SFBC #1167919, Nov 2004, $10.99, 325pp, hc) Reprint (Kensington 2004) original anthology of four erotic gay vampire stories. This has ISBN 0-7394-4668-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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Moon Shadows ed. Anon. (Jove 0-515-13831-2, Oct 2004, $7.99, 360pp, pb) Original anthology of four fantasy romance stories by Nora Roberts, Jill Gregory, Ruth Ryan Langan, and Marianne Willman.
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Mountain Magic ed. Anon. (Baen 0-7434-8856-3, Oct 2004, $6.99, 470pp, pb) Anthology/collection of ten stories of Appalachian fantasy, four featuring Henry Kuttner’s “Hogben” family, five of David Drake’s Old Nathan (1991), and a new novella by Eric Flint & Ryk E. Spoor.
- 1 · Diamonds Are Forever · Eric Flint & Ryk E. Spoor · n. *
- 147 · The Hogben Stories
- 149 · Exit the Professor [Hogben] · Henry Kuttner · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Oct ’47
- 169 · Pile of Trouble [Hogben] · Henry Kuttner · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Apr ’48
- 189 · See You Later [Hogben] · Henry Kuttner · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Jun ’49
- 215 · Cold War [Hogben] · Henry Kuttner · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Oct ’49
- 249 · Old Nathan [Nathan] · David Drake · co New York: Baen, 1991
- 251 · The Bull [Nathan] · David Drake · nv Whispers Oct ’87
- 289 · The Gold [Nathan] · David Drake · nv Old Nathan, Baen, 1991
- 329 · The Bullhead [Nathan] · David Drake · nv Old Nathan, Baen, 1991
- 375 · The Fool [Nathan] · David Drake · nv Whispers VI, ed. Stuart David Schiff, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1987
- 423 · The Box [Nathan] · David Drake · na Old Nathan, Baen, 1991
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Night’s Edge ed. Anon. (Harlequin/HQN 0-373-77010-3, Oct 2004, $6.99, 377pp, pb) Original anthology of three stories by Barbara Hambly, Maggie Shayne, and Charlaine Harris with a story set in the world of Sookie Stackhouse.
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Spicy Mystery Stories, February 1937 ed. Anon. (Wildside Press 0-8095-1110-X, Nov 2004, $19.95, 128pp, tp) Anthology/magazine, internally a facsimile reprint of the February 1937 issue, Volume 4, No. 4 of the weird mystery magazine, though the size (6" x 9.25") is smaller than the original pulp publication. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301.
- 4 · The Time Dissolver · Hugh Speer · ss Spicy Mystery Stories Feb ’37
- 12 · Devil’s Sleep · Morgan Grant · ss Spicy Mystery Stories Feb ’37
- 24 · Trail of the Goat · Rex Norman · ss Spicy Mystery Stories Feb ’37
- 36 · Death Kiss · Carl Moore · ss Spicy Mystery Stories Feb ’37
- 44 · Hurricane Woman · Justin Case · ss Spicy Mystery Stories Feb ’37
- 56 · Delayed Action · Colby Quinn · ss Spicy Mystery Stories Feb ’37
- 64 · Hell’s Robots · Lew Merrill · ss Spicy Mystery Stories Feb ’37
- 76 · Satan’s Music · Clive Trent · ss Spicy Mystery Stories Feb ’37
- 88 · Flame Demon · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss Spicy Mystery Stories Feb ’37
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Star Trek: S.C.E., Book Six: Wildfire ed. Anon. (Pocket 0-7434-9661-2, Nov 2004, $6.99, 384pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek: S.C.E.] Anthology of two novellas and one novel, Wildfire by David Mack, all originally published in electronic format. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
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Star Trek: Sand and Stars ed. Anon. (Pocket 0-7434-9658-2, Dec 2004, $9.95, 424pp, tp) [Star Trek] Omnibus of two Star Trek novelizations: Star Trek: Spock’s World by Diane Duane (1988) and Star Trek: Sarek by A.C. Crispin (1994). This is a “Signature Edition.” Introduction by Terry J. Erdmann. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
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Star Trek: The Hand of Kahless ed. Anon. (Pocket 0-7434-9659-0, Nov 2004, $9.95, 356 + ix, tp) [Star Trek] Omnibus of two Star Trek novelizations: Star Trek: The Final Reflection by John M. Ford (1984) and Star Trek, the Next Generation: Kahless by Michael Jan Friedman (1996). Introduction by Terry J. Erdmann. A “Signature Edition.” Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
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Star Trek: Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Volume One ed. Anon. (Pocket 0-7434-8351-0, Jun 2004, $6.99, 364pp, pb) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Original omnibus of two Star Trek novelizations: Cardassia: The Lotus Flower by Una McCormack and Andor: Paradigm by Heather Jarman. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
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The Star Wars Trilogy ed. Anon. (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-47582-8, Sep 2004, $14.95, 229pp, tp) [Star Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 1987) omnibus of the three movie novelizations: Star Wars by George Lucas (1976), The Empire Strikes Back by Donald F. Glut (1980), and Return of the Jedi by James Kahn (1983).
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Stroke of Midnight ed. Anon. (St. Martin’s 0-312-99876-7, Nov 2004, $6.99, 357pp, pb) Original anthology of four supernatural romance novellas by L.A. Banks, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Amanda Ashley, and Lori Handeland.
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To Weave a Web of Magic ed. Anon. (Berkley 0-425-19615-1, Jul 2004, $12.00, 362pp, tp, cover by Craft. Kinuko Y.) Original anthology with four fantasy romance stories by Patricia A. McKillip, Lynn Kurland, Sharon Shinn, and Claire Delacroix.
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God Drug Stephen L. Antczak (Meisha Merlin/Marietta Publishing 1-892669-33-1, Sep 2004, $14.99, 201pp, tp, cover by Andy Lee) Fantasy. A drug changes the nature of reality. Introduction by James C. Bassett. Illustrated by Andy Lee. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.mariettapublishing.com], or from Marietta Publishing, PO Box 3485, Marietta GA 30061-3485.
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The Last Rune, Book Six: The First Stone Mark Anthony (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58334-4, Aug 2004, $6.99, 513pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Last Rune] Fantasy novel, sixth and final in “The Last Rune” series.
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Cube Route Piers Anthony (Tor 0-765-34309-6, Oct 2004, $6.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Xanth] Reprint (Tor 2003) humorous fantasy, 27th in the “Xanth” series.
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Currant Events Piers Anthony (Tor 0-765-30407-4, Oct 2004, $24.95, 336pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Xanth] Fantasy novel, 28th in the “Xanth” series. Clio the Muse undertakes a quest to rescue Xanth’s dragons from extinction.
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Out of Phaze Piers Anthony (Ace 0-441-64465-1, Nov 2004, $6.50, 309pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Apprentice Adept] Reissue (Ace/Putnam 1987) fantasy novel, fourth in the “Apprentice Adept” series. This indicates first printing.
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Robot Adept Piers Anthony (Ace 0-441-73118-X, Dec 2004, $5.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Apprentice Adept] Reissue (Putnam 1988) fantasy novel, book five of the “Apprentice Adept” series. Tenth printing.
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Coyote Cowgirl Kim Antieau (Tor/Forge 0-765-30268-3, Apr 2004, $14.95, 284pp, tp, cover by Gary Kelley) Reprint (Forge 2003) Southwestern fantasy novel.
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Interstellar Patrol Christopher Anvil (Baen 0-7434-8848-2, Sep 2004, $7.99, 592pp, pb, cover by Mark Hennessy-Barratt) [Colonization] Reprint (Baen 2003) collection of 14 stories set in the world of the “Colonization” series. Three of the stories appeared in altered form as Strangers in Paradise (1969).
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Fire-Us Trilogy: Book 3: The Kiln Jennifer Armstrong & Nancy Butcher (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-447271-X, Mar 2004, $5.99, 244pp, pb, cover by John Van Fleet) [Fire-Us Trilogy] Reprint (Eos 2003) young-adult near-future, post-holocaust SF novel, third in a trilogy.
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Bitten Kelley Armstrong (Penguin/Plume 0-452-28603-4, Sep 2004, $6.99, 436pp, pb) [Women of the Otherworld] Reprint (Viking 2001) werewolf novel, the first book of “Women of the Otherworld”.
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Dime Store Magic Kelley Armstrong (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58706-4, May 2004, $6.99, 414pp, pb, cover by Michael Gesinger) [Women of the Otherworld] Fantasy novel, third in a series after Stolen. First US edition (Orbit 2/04).
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Industrial Magic Kelley Armstrong (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58707-2, Nov 2004, $6.99, 528pp, pb, cover by Franco Accornero) [Women of the Otherworld] Fantasy novel, fourth in the series begun in Bitten, after Dime Store Magic. First US edition (Orbit 9/04).
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Stolen Kelley Armstrong (Penguin/Plume 0-452-28593-3, Oct 2004, $6.99, 468pp, pb) [Women of the Otherworld] Reprint (Viking 2003) werewolf novel, second in the “Women of the Otherworld” series after Bitten.
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100 Jolts: Shockingly Short Stories Michael A. Arnzen (Raw Dog Screaming 0-9745031-2-6, Jul 2004, $12.95, 155pp, tp, cover by Matt Sesow) Collection of 100 short horror stories, 47 original. An interview with Arnzen by Jerry Schatz is included. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.rawdogscreaming.com] or from Raw Dog Screaming Press, 5103 72nd Place, Hyattsville MD 20784.
- 9 · Introduction: Minimalist Horror [“Knife Wounds”] · in gorelets.com Dec, 2002
- · Skull Fragments
- _ 12 · Diving In · vi gorelets.com Aug, 2003
- _ 13 · Gardener · vi gorelets.com Aug, 2003
- _ 13 · Skull Scraper · vi gorelets.com Aug, 2003
- _ 13 · Gastroanatomy · vi gorelets.com Aug, 2003
- _ 13 · Soft Spots · vi gorelets.com Aug, 2003
- _ 14 · Tapping Charlie · vi gorelets.com Aug, 2003
- _ 14 · The Ugly Thing · vi gorelets.com Aug, 2003
- _ 14 · The Bitter Wife · vi gorelets.com Aug, 2003
- _ 14 · The Strangest Skull · vi gorelets.com Aug, 2003
- _ 15 · Resonant Eyes · vi gorelets.com Aug, 2003
- _ 15 · Fissures · vi gorelets.com Aug, 2003
- _ 15 · Knock Off the Auction Block · vi FlashShot May, 2003
- _ 16 · Doofus · vi gorelets.com Aug, 2003
- _ 16 · Up for Air · vi gorelets.com Aug, 2003
- 17 · Limber · vi AlienSkin (online) Apr, 2003
- 19 · Obictionary · vi EOTU Ezine Feb, 2003
- 20 · Degrees of Separation · vi *
- 21 · Punishment · vi Champagne Shivers Jul, 2002
- 22 · Nightmare Job #1 · vi *
- 22 · Turn of the Season · vi *
- 23 · Pop-Up Killer · vi *
- 24 · Brain Candy · vi FlashShot Jan, 2004
- 25 · White Out · vi Cemetery Poets: Grave Offerings Jan, 2003
- 27 · Stabbing for Dummies · vi *
- 30 · The Cow Cafe · vi *
- 33 · Handicapped Spot · vi *
- 35 · Take Out · vi minima Jul, 2002
- 36 · A Change in Policy · vi Needles & Sins, 1993
- 38 · Partners · vi *
- 39 · Mustachio Moon · ss Dark Animus #3, 2003
- 40 · Return of the Living Dead · vi *
- 41 · Who Wants to Be a Killionaire? · ss HorrorFind Fiction Jul, 2002
- 51 · Beyond Undead · vi FlashShot Dec, 2002
- 51 · Stretch · vi A Bowl of Stories, 2002
- 52 · Stress Toy · vi *
- 53 · The Dead Head · vi *
- 54 · Returns · vi *
- 55 · Tassels · vi *
- 56 · Surgical Complications · vi FlashShot Jan, 2003
- 57 · Jack the Teacher · vi AlienSkin (online) May, 2003
- 58 · Little Stocking Stuffers · vi FlashShot Dec, 2002
- 58 · In the Balance · vi *
- 59 · Diagara · vi *
- 61 · Strange Trout · vi The Goreletter Aug, 2003
- 61 · Revenge of the Mummy · vi FlashShot Nov, 2002
- 62 · Nightmare Job #2 · vi *
- 63 · In the Middle · vi Insolent Rudder Sep, 2002
- 64 · The Seven-Headed Beast · vi Cemetery Poets: Grave Offerings Jan, 2003
- 65 · Psycho Hunter · vi *
- 66 · A Worse Mousetrap · vi ShadowKeep Jul, 2002
- 67 · Little Devils · vi *
- 68 · Latex · vi Fifty-Word Fictions Apr, 2002
- 68 · Mother’s Haunted Housecoat · vi Cemetery Poets: Grave Offerings, 2003
- 69 · Inside the Man with No Eyelids · vi Black Lotus Fll ’93
- 71 · Burning Bridges · vi The Murder Hole Jun, 2002
- 73 · Taking Care of Baby · vi RavenElectrick Jul, 2002
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- _ 74 · Dreamachinery · vi *
- _ 75 · Womachine · vi *
- _ 75 · Trimachine · vi Flash Me Aug, 2003
- _ 76 · Stomachine · vi Champagne Shivers Feb, 2003
- _ 77 · Mortichinery · ss HorrorFind Fiction Aug, 2002
- 83 · Tugging the Heartstrings · vi flashquake Win, 2002
- 86 · Face of Clay · vi FlashShot Oct, 2002
- 86 · Blind Spot · vi *
- 87 · Crusty Old Age · vi The Goreletter Oct, 2002
- 88 · Next-Door · vi Tense Moments May ’91
- 91 · Choppers · vi 42opus Dec, 2002
- 92 · Amputating the Phantom · vi *
- 93 · How to Put a Cat to Sleep · vi Literary Potpourri Jul, 2003
- 95 · Nightmare Job #3 · vi *
- 96 · While Knitting Your Hat · vi *
- 97 · Disgruntled · vi The Murder Hole Mar, 2003
- 99 · Anniversary Meal · vi *
- 100 · Second Helping · vi Of Flesh and Hunger, Double Dragon Books, 2003
- 101 · Canines · vi FlashShot Nov, 2002
- 102 · The Curse of Fat Face · vi Vestal Review Oct, 2002
- 104 · Skullduggery · vi *
- 104 · Chanting Richard · vi *
- 105 · The Eight Ball in Big Mouth’s Pocket · vi *
- 108 · A Donation · vi Zoiks!, 1989
- 109 · Nightmare Job #4 · vi *
- 111 · Her Daily Bread · vi The Eternal Night May, 2003
- 114 · My Wound Still Weeps · vi Horrors! 365 Scary Stories, ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble, 1998
- 116 · The Blood Ran Out · vi 100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble, 1995
- 118 · An Evil Eye · vi *
- 118 · Hand in Marriage · vi *
- 119 · Phrenological Love · ss SPWAO Showcase #8 ’92
- 125 · The Cut of My Jib · vi *
- 126 · The Leaf Pile · vi *
- 127 · Receiver · ss DSMGL Nov ’90
- 131 · Surge · vi *
- 132 · Convictions · vi Worlds of Surrealism Win ’90
- 135 · Valendine · vi The Goreletter Feb, 2003
- 135 · Contused · vi FlashShot Mar, 2003
- 136 · Sinking Sandy · vi Fugue Win ’95
- 140 · Research Subjects · vi Flash Fantastic, 2004
- 141 · Nightmare Job #5 · vi *
- 142 · How to Grow a Man-Eating Plant · vi The Eternal Night Jun, 2003
- 145 · The Killer Descends · vi *
- 145 · Gasp · vi FlashShot Nov, 2002
- 146 · Domestic Fowl · vi *
- · Appendices
- 148 · On Writing Flash Fiction · Jerry Schatz · iv [Michael A. Arnzen]
- 154 · Acknowledgements · Misc. · ms
- 156 · About the Author · Misc. · bg
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The Charmed Sphere Catherine Asaro (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80203-X, Feb 2004, $13.95, 471pp, tp) Fantasy novel. A promising mage can’t learn to use her magic properly.
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The Moon’s Shadow Catherine Asaro (Tor 0-765-34324-X, Mar 2004, $7.99, 407pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Skolian Empire] Reprint (Tor 2003) SF novel in the “Saga of the Skolian Empire”.
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Schism Catherine Asaro (Tor 0-765-30951-3, Dec 2004, $25.95, 398pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Skolian Empire: Triad] SF novel, the first book of “Triad” in the “Saga of the Skolian Empire”.
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Skyfall Catherine Asaro (Tor 0-765-34557-9, Oct 2004, $7.99, 315pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Skolian Empire] Reprint (Tor 2003) SF novel in the “Saga of the Skolian Empire” going back to the early days before the interstellar empire existed.
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