The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

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GASCOIGNE, MARC, ed. (1962- ) (chron.)

* +Warhammer 40,000: Bringers of Death (with Christian Dunn) (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-232-X, Sep 2005, $6.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Neil Roberts) [Warhammer 40,000] Anthology of five stories based on the fantasy roleplaying game, most originally published in Inferno! Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library UK 8/05). (Contents)
GATES, R(andy) PATRICK (1954- ) (chron.)

* _Grimm Memorials (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1698-1, Jun 2005, $6.50, 444pp, pb) Reprint (Onyx 1990) horror novel, an update of Hansel and Gretel.
GATES, SUSAN (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Dusk (Penguin/Putnam 0-399-24343-7, May 2005, $16.99, 170pp, hc, cover by Tony Sahara) Young-adult SF about a girl genetically engineered with hawk genes.
* *Firebird (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-31904-6, Jul 2005, £5.99, 212pp, tp) Young-adult SF novel set in a dystopian future.
GATISS, MARK (chron.)

* *The Vesuvius Club: Graphic Edition (with Ian Bass) (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-7600-0, Nov 2005, £12.99, 102pp, tp, cover by Ian Bass) Graphic version of the novel by Gatiss, adapted by Gatiss and Bass, and illustrated by Bass.
GEAR, KATHLEEN (Marie) O’NEAL (1954- ) (chron.)

* *It Sleeps in Me (Tor/Forge 0-765-31415-0, May 2005, $13.95, 256pp, tp, cover by Vince Natale) [It Sleeps in Me] Prehistoric novel with supernatural elements. A Chieftess suspects her late husband’s spirit inhabits a friend.
* *People of the Moon (with W. Michael Gear) (Tor/Forge 0-765-30856-8, Oct 2005, $25.95, 528pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [First North Americans] Associational pre-historical novel, 13th in the “First North Americans” series.
* _People of the Raven (with W. Michael Gear) (Tor 0-765-34757-1, Aug 2005, $7.99, 562pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [First North Americans] Reprint (Forge 2004) associational pre-historical novel, 12th in the “First North Americans” series.
GEAR, W(illiam) MICHAEL (1955- ) (chron.)

* *The Athena Factor (Tor/Forge 0-765-31166-6, Jul 2005, $24.95, 476pp, hc) Thriller of genetic engineering. Someone is attacking celebrities for tissue samples for cloning.
* _People of the Moon (with Kathleen O’Neal Gear) See entry under Kathleen O’Neal Gear.
* _People of the Raven (with Kathleen O’Neal Gear) See entry under Kathleen O’Neal Gear.
GEARY, PATRICIA (Carol) (1951- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Guru Cigarettes (Gorsky Press 0-966-81853-9, Mar 2005, $13.95, 246pp, tp, cover by McElroy) Fantasy novel. Fashion pornographers heist the Fountain of Youth. This is dated 2004, but did not appear until now. Order from Gorsky Press, PO Box 42024, Los Angeles CA 90042; [gorskypress@hotmail.com]; [www.gorskypress.com].
GEE, HENRY (stories) (chron.)

* _The Science of Middle-earth (Souvenir Press 0-285-63723-1, May 2005, £10.99, 253pp, tp, cover by Luis V. Rey) Reprint (Cold Spring Press 2004) critical book. [First U.K. edition] [Tolkien]
GELB, JEFF(rey B.), ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Crimes of Passion (with Michael Garrett) (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1650-7, Sep 2005, $5.99, 272pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1997 as Hot Blood: Crimes of Passion) anthology of 14 stories of erotic horror, ninth in the “Hot Blood” series.
* _Dark Delicacies: Original Tales of Terror and the Macabre by the World’s Greatest Horror Writers (with Del Howison) See entry under Del Howison.
* _Deadly After Dark (with Michael Garrett) (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1646-9, Jan 2005, $5.99, 280pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1994) erotic horror anthology, fourth in the “Hot Blood” series.
* _Fear the Fever (with Michael Garrett) (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1649-3, Sep 2005, $5.99, 321pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1996) anthology of 17 stories of erotic horror, seventh in the “Hot Blood” series.
* _Seeds of Fear (with Michael Garrett) (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1647-7, Apr 2005, $5.99, 295 + xx, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1995) erotic horror anthology in the “Hot Blood” series with 19 stories.
* _Stranger by Night (with Michael Garrett) (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1648-5, Jul 2005, $5.99, 318pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1995) erotic horror anthology of 18 original stories; sixth in the “Hot Blood” series.
GELLIS, ROBERTA (Leah, née Jacobs) (1927- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Ill Met by Moonlight (with Mercedes R. Lackey) See entry under Mercedes R. Lackey
* _This Scepter’d Isle (with Mercedes R. Lackey) See entry under Mercedes R. Lackey
GEMMELL, DAVID A(ndrew) (1948-2006) (chron.) (assoc.)

* +The Hawk Eternal (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45839-7, Sep 2005, $7.50, 356pp, pb, cover by Christian McGrath) [Hawk Queen] Fantasy novel, the second book of The Hawk Queen. First US edition (Legend 1995).
* _The Lion of Macedon (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-48535-1, Jan 2006, $7.99, 516pp, pb, cover by Craig Howell) Reprint (Legend 1991) historical fantasy novel.
* +Lord of the Silver Bow (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45835-4, Oct 2005, $24.95, 476pp, hc, cover by Craig Howell) Historical fantasy novel of ancient Troy. First US edition (Bantam UK 9/05).
* _The Swords of Night and Day (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45834-6, Mar 2005, $7.50, 492pp, pb, cover by John Picacio) [Drenai: Skilgannon the Damned] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) fantasy novel in the “Drenai Saga”, sequel to White Wolf.
* _The Swords of Night and Day (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14678-1, Apr 2005, £6.99, 640pp, pb, cover by John Bolton) [Drenai: Skilgannon the Damned] Reprint (Bantam UK 2004) fantasy novel in the Drenai series. Book two of The Damned featuring Druss the Legend.
* *Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-05219-6, Sep 2005, £17.99, 475pp, hc, cover by John Bolton) [Troy] Historical fantasy novel, the first volume in a trilogy. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-05220-X) was announced but not seen.
GENOA, CHRIS (chron.)

* *Foop! (Eraserhead Press 0-9729598-9-0, Apr 2005, $13.95, 293pp, tp, cover by Lori Phillips) Humorous SF novel. A time-travel tour guide stumbles on events that threaten both future and past. A first novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.eraserheadpress.com] or from Eraserhead Press, 16455 E. Fairlynn Drive, Fountain Hills AZ 85268.
GENTLE, MARY R(osalyn) (1956- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* +A Sundial in a Grave: 1610 (HarperCollins/Perennial 0-380-82041-2, May 2005, $14.95, 672pp, tp, cover by Giraudon) Medieval fantasy/alternate-history novel. French spy Valentin Rochefort gets caught up in a plot to kill England’s King James I. First US edition (Gollancz 11/03 as 1610: A Sundial in a Grave).
* *Under the Penitence (PS Publishing 1-904619-10-X, Jan 2005, £10.00, 76 + viii, tp, cover by Edward Miller) Fantasy/alternate-history novella set in Visigothic Carthage in the world of “Ash”. Introduction by S.M. Stirling. This is a limited edition of 500 signed by Gentle; a hardcover edition of 300 (-11-8, £25.00) signed by Gentle and Stirling is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
GENTZEL, DAVID, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* _The Riot at Bucksnort and Other Western Tales See entry under Robert E. Howard.
GEORGE, J. FREDERICK (chron.)

* _The Cobweb (with Neal Stephenson) See entry under Neal Stephenson.
* _Interface (with Neal Stephenson) See entry under Neal Stephenson.
GEORGE, JON (chron.)

* _Faces of Mist and Flame (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41984-6, Aug 2005, £6.99, 390pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) Reprint (Tor UK 2004) SF novel of mind transfer through time.
GERAS, ADÈLE (chron.)

* *Ithaka (Random House UK/David Fickling Books 0-385-60391-6, Oct 2005, £12.99, 405pp, hc) Historical fantasy novel retelling the story of Odysseus and Penelope from her viewpoint.
* +Ithaka (Harcourt 0-15-205603-3, Jan 2006, $17.00, 360pp, hc) Young-adult account of Penelope while she waits for Odysseus to return from Troy. First US edition (Fickling UK 8/05).
GERBER, MICHAEL (chron.)

* _Barry Trotter and the Dead Horse (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07692-5, Oct 2005, £5.99, 306pp, tp, cover by Douglas Carrel) [Barry Trotter] Reprint (Gollancz 2004) satiric fantasy novel. Third in the series spoofing Harry Potter.
GERROLD, DAVID; pseudonym of Jerrold David Friedman, (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Child of Earth (BenBella Books 1-932100-47-4, Jun 2005, $14.95, 212pp, tp, cover by J. P. Targete) [Sea of Grass] Young-adult SF novel, the first book in the “Sea of Grass” trilogy. Kaer’s family decides to emigrate to the planet Linnea. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 508, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com]. Glenn Yeffeth, Publisher, 214-750-3628; [glenn@benbellabooks.com]. Leah Wilson [leah@benbellabooks.com].
GERSTEIN, MORDICAI (stories) (chron.)

* *The Old Country (Roaring Brook Press 1-59643-047-8, May 2005, $14.95, 130pp, hc, cover by Mordicai Gerstein) Young-adult fantasy novella/fable. A grandmother tells how she was turned into a fox during wartime.
GHIUSELEV, IASSEN (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _King of the Golden River (with John Ruskin) See entry under John Ruskin.
GIBSON, GARY M. (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Against Gravity (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-3446-7, Aug 2005, £10.99, 378pp, tp, cover by Steve Rawlings) SF novel.
* _Angel Stations (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-42017-8, Jul 2005, £6.99, 552pp, pb, cover by Steve Rawlings) Reprint (Tor UK 2004) SF novel.
GIBSON, WILLIAM (Ford) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Pattern Recognition (Berkley 0-425-19868-5, Feb 2005, $7.99, 367pp, pb, cover by Benita Raphan) Reprint (Putnam 2003) quasi-SF novel set in the present.
GIFFORD, NICK; pseudonym of Keith N. Brooke, (1966- ) (chron.)

* *Incubus (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131731-0, Feb 2005, £5.99, 225pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) Young-adult horror novel. Gifford is a pseudonym for Keith Brooke.
GILBERT, ANNE YVONNE (chron.)

* _The Wild Swans (with Hans Christian Andersen) See entry under Hans Christian Andersen.
GILLER, MARC (chron.)

* *Hammerjack (Bantam Spectra 0-553-38331-0, Jun 2005, $12.00, 355pp, tp) [Lea Prism] SF noir thriller. A former hammerjack (hacker) turned security agent gets involved in plots and terrorist attacks surrounding attempts to build a biological supercomputer “god”. A first novel.
GILLIS, ALEC (chron.)

* *Worlds: A Mission of Discovery (Design Studio Press 0-9726676-9-5, Aug 2005, $39.95, 127pp, hc, cover by Alec Gillis) Art book using digital art to tell the stories of explorers on distant life-supporting worlds. Foreword by James Cameron.
GILMAN, LAURA ANNE (1967- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Curse the Dark (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80227-7, Jul 2005, $13.95, 346pp, tp) [Retrievers] Contemporary urban fantasy/mystery novel, second in the “Retrievers” series.
_____, ed. * _Worlds That Weren’t (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46054-5, Jul 2005, $6.99, 309pp, pb) Reprint (Roc 2002) original alternate history anthology, with novellas by Harry Turtledove, S.M. Stirling, Mary Gentle, and Walter Jon Williams. Gilman is not mentioned as editor.
GILMORE, FORD LYTLE (chron.)

* _The Hollow: Drowned (with Christopher Golden) See entry under Christopher Golden.
* _The Hollow: Horseman (with Christopher Golden) See entry under Christopher Golden.
GINGRICH, NEWT (chron.)

* _Gettysburg (with William R. Forstchen) (St. Martin’s 0-312-98725-0, Apr 2005, $7.99, 500pp, pb, cover by Don Troiani) [Gettysburg] Reprint (St. Martin’s 2003) alternate-history novel of the American Civil War, the first in a trilogy. A Thomas Dunne book.
* _Grant Comes East (with William R. Forstchen) (St. Martin’s 0-312-30938-4, Jul 2005, $14.95, 404pp, tp, cover by Don Troiani) [Gettysburg] Reprint (St. Martin’s 2004) alternate-history novel of the American Civil War, the second in a trilogy. A Thomas Dunne book.
* *Never Call Retreat (with William R. Forstchen) (St. Martin’s 0-312-34298-5, Sep 2005, $24.95, 496pp, hc, cover by Don Troiani) [Gettysburg] Alternate-history novel of the American Civil War, the third in a trilogy. A Thomas Dunne book.
* _Never Call Retreat (with William R. Forstchen) (SFBC #1193862, Oct 2005, $12.99, 496pp, hc, cover by Don Troiani) [Gettysburg] Reprint (St. Martin’s 2005) alternate-history novel of the American Civil War, the third in a trilogy. This is similar to the St. Martin’s edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
GIRÓN, SÈPHERA (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Mistress of the Dark (Leisure 0-8439-5547-3, Dec 2005, $6.99, 325pp, pb) Associational non-supernatural horror novel.
GLASS, ISABEL; pseudonym of Lisa Goldstein, (1953- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Daughter of Exile (Tor 0-765-34658-3, Mar 2005, $7.99, 365pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) [Daughter of Exile] Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel. The daughter of an exiled nobleman finds herself unprepared for the intrigues of court life. Glass is a pen name for Lisa Goldstein.
* *The Divided Crown (Tor 0-765-30746-4, Jul 2005, $25.95, 383pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) [Daughter of Exile] Fantasy novel, sequel to Daughter of Exile. Glass is a pen name for Lisa Goldstein.
GLIORI, DEBI (chron.)

* _Deep Trouble (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55046-9, Jun 2005, £5.99, 304pp, tp) [Strega-Borgia family] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2004) humorous young-adult fantasy novel. Fourth in the Strega-Borgia series.
* +Pure Dead Trouble (Random House/Knopf 0-375-83311-0, Sep 2005, $15.95, 279pp, hc, cover by Glin Dibley) [Strega-Borgia family] Young-adult humorous fantasy in the series about the magical Strega-Borgia family. First US edition (Doubleday UK 6/04 as Deep Trouble).
GLUT, DONALD F(rank) (1944- ) (chron.)

* _Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-32022-0, May 2005, $5.99, 217pp, pb) Reissue (Del Rey 1980 as The Empire Strikes Back) SF novelization based on the second “Star Wars” film, with the 1995 introduction by George Lucas. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. 33rd printing.
GOLDEN, CHRISTIE (stories) (chron.)

* *In Stone’s Clasp (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80229-3, Sep 2005, $13.95, 457pp, tp) [Final Dance] Fantasy novel, the second in “The Final Dance” series after On Fire’s Wings.
GOLDEN, CHRISTOPHER (1967- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Ghosts of Albion: Accursed (with Amber Benson) See entry under Amber Benson.
* _Ghosts of Albion: Astray (with Amber Benson) See entry under Amber Benson.
* *The Hollow: Drowned (with Ford Lytle Gilmore) (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-025-5, Aug 2005, $5.99, 226pp, tp, cover by Doron Ben-Ami) [Hollow] Young-adult horror novel, second in the series about teens and a curse in Sleepy Hollow.
* *The Hollow: Horseman (with Ford Lytle Gilmore) (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-024-7, May 2005, $5.99, 247pp, tp, cover by Doron Ben-Ami) [Hollow] Young-adult horror novel, first in the series. Teens unknowningly trigger a curse in the town of Sleepy Hollow.
* *King Kong (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 1-4165-1166-0, Dec 2005, £6.99, 324pp, pb) [King Kong] Movie novelization of the 2005 remake. Simultaneous with the US (Pocket Star) edition.
* *Outcast: Dragon Secrets (with Thomas E. Sniegoski) (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-86662-3, Dec 2004, $5.99, 236pp, tp, cover by Don Segmiller) [Outcast] Young-adult fantasy novel, second in a series about a boy without powers in a world where everyone has magic. Timothy helps his dragon friend Verlis.
* _Outcast: Dragon Secrets (with Thomas E. Sniegoski) (Simon & Schuster UK 0-689-87302-6, Mar 2005, £5.99, 236pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Outcast] Reprint (Aladdin 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the series. [First U.K. edition]
* *Outcast: Ghostfire (with Thomas E. Sniegoski) (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-86663-1, Apr 2005, $5.99, 229pp, tp, cover by Don Segmiller) [Outcast] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in a series about a boy without powers in a world where every has magic.
* _Outcast: Ghostfire (with Thomas E. Sniegoski) (Simon & Schuster UK 0-689-87303-4, Jul 2005, £5.99, 229pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Outcast] Reprint (Aladdin 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. Third in a series. [First U.K. edition]
* *Outcast: Wurm War (with Thomas E. Sniegoski) (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-86664-X, Sep 2005, $5.99, 195pp, tp, cover by Don Segmiller) [Outcast] Young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in a series about a boy without powers in a world where everyone has magic.
* *Tears of the Furies (with Thomas E. Sniegoski) (Ace 0-441-01293-0, Jun 2005, $7.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Christian McGrath) [Menagerie] Dark fantasy novel, second in The Menagerie series.
* *Wildwood Road (Bantam Spectra 0-553-38208-X, Apr 2005, $12.00, 311pp, tp) Horror novel.
* _Wildwood Road (SFBC #1174497, May 2005, $10.99, 311pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2005) horror novel. This has ISBN 0-7394-5201-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

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