The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

Books, Listed by Author

GOLDEN, CHRISTOPHER (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Wildwood Road (CD Publications 1-58767-119-0, Jun 2005, $40.00, 299pp, hc, cover by John Cassaday) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2005) horror novel. This is a signed, limited edition of 1,000; a deluxe traycased lettered edition of 52 ($175.00) is also available. Cemetery Dance Publications, 132-B Industry Land, Unit 7, Forest Hill MD 21050; [www.cemeterydance.com].

GOLDMAN, WILLIAM (W.) (1931- ) (chron.)

• * _The Princess Bride (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7546-0, Jul 2005, £6.99, 399pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1973) fantasy novel.

GOLDSTEIN, LISA (Joy) (1953- ); see pseudonym Isabel Glass (stories) (chron.)

GONZALEZ, J. F. (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Beloved (Midnight Library 0-9755144-3-1, Apr 2005, $17.00, 333pp, tp, cover by Ron Leming) Horror novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.midnightlibrary.com].

GOODKIND, TERRY (1948- ) (chron.)

• * _Chainfire (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-714560-8, Feb 2005, £18.99, 669pp, hc, cover by Dominic Harman) [Sword of Truth] Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy novel, ninth in the “Sword of Truth” series. Richard Cypher awakens from injury to find his wife missing and everyone denying her existence. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Chainfire (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-714561-6, Jul 2005, £12.99, 669pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) [Sword of Truth] Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy novel in the Sword of Truth series.
• * _Chainfire (Tor 0-765-34431-9, Dec 2005, $7.99, 748pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Sword of Truth] Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy novel, ninth in “The Sword of Truth” series.

GOODSTUFF, SCOOP (stories) (chron.)

• * *Doomuche (PublishAmerica 1-4137-7858-5, Jul 2005, $14.95, 86pp, tp) SF novella of a teenager living near Area 51 who meets escaping aliens. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.publishamerica.com].

GOPNIK, ADAM (chron.)

• * *The King in the Window (Hyperion/Miramax 0-7868-1862-X, Oct 2005, $19.95, 412pp, hc, cover by Thomas Woodruff) Young-adult fantasy adventure. A lonely American boy living in Paris sees strange beings in his window.

GORDON, JAY M. (chron.)

• * _The Hickory Staff (with Robert Scott) See entry under Robert Scott.

GORMAN, ED(ward Joseph) (1941- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein, Book Two: City of Night (with Dean R. Koontz) See entry under Dean R. Koontz
• * _Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein: Book Two: City of Night (with Dean R. Koontz) See entry under Dean R. Koontz
• * *Different Kinds of Dead and Other Tales (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-213-0, Jul 2005, $25.95, 320pp, hc) Collection of 15 stories of suspense including SF and horror. Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Dr., Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar]. (Contents)

GORODISCHER, ANGÉLICA (1929- ) (chron.)

• * _Kalpa Imperial (with Ursula K. Le Guin,trans.) (ibooks 1-4165-0411-7, Feb 2005, $21.95, 246pp, tp, cover by Dennis Calero) Reprint (Small Beer 2003) literary fantasy novel of a great empire. Translated by Ursula K. Le Guin from the Spanish (Ediciones Minotauro Argentina 1983 in two volumes: La Casa del poder and El Imperio mas vasto).

GOTO, C. S. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Necromunda: Salvation (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-8441-6189-7, May 2005, £5.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Necromunda] Novelization based on a computer game based on the roleplaying game.
• * +Necromunda: Salvation (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-189-7, Jun 2005, $6.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Necromunda] Novelization based on the computer game based on the world of the roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition (Black Library 5/05) has the same ISBN as the UK, but only lists US and Canadian prices.
• * +Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Ascension (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-285-0, Dec 2005, $7.99, 413pp, pb, cover by Neil Roberts) [Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War] Novelization based on the computer game based on the world of the roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK 11/05 edition, but only gives US and Canadian prices.
• * +Warhammer 40,000: Warrior Brood (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-234-6, Oct 2005, $6.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Phillip Sibbering) [Warhammer 40,000: Death Watch] Novelization based on the roleplaying game. This first US edition (Black Library UK 9/05) has the same ISBN as the UK edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.

GOUDRIAAN, ROELOF, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Emerald Eye: the best Irish imaginative fiction (with Frank Ludlow) See entry under Frank Ludlow.

GOULART, RON(ald Joseph) (1933- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Groucho Marx, King of the Jungle (St. Martin’s Minotaur 0-312-32216-X, Jul 2005, $22.95, 213pp, hc) [Groucho Marx] Associational mystery, sixth in the series. A Thomas Dunne book.

GOULD, STEVEN (Charles) (1955- ) (chron.)

• * _Jumper (SFBC #1178377, Nov 2004, $12.99, 345pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Jumper] Reissue (Tor 1992) SF novel. This is similar to the Tor hardcover edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket; no printing is indicated, but the book club number has changed.
• * _Reflex (SFBC #1173846, Nov 2004, $12.99, 380pp, hc) [Jumper] Reprint (Tor 2004) SF novel, sequel to Jumper. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Reflex (Tor 0-812-57854-6, Aug 2005, $6.99, 380pp, pb) [Jumper] Reprint (Tor 2004) SF novel, sequel to Jumper.

GRABIEN, DEBORAH (1954- ) (chron.)

• * *Matty Groves (St. Martin’s Minotaur 0-312-33389-7, Oct 2005, $23.95, 246pp, hc) [Haunted Ballad] Fantasy mystery, third in the Haunted Ballad series based on traditional folk ballads. Ringan and Penny find some unexpected ghosts and a mystery at a music festival held at a historic haunted house.

GRABINSKI, STEFAN (1887-1936) (chron.)

• * _The Dark Domain (Dedalus 1-873982-25-9, Aug 2005, £6.99, 153pp, tp, cover by Ben Mitchell) Reissue (Dedalus 1993) collection of 11 dark fantasy stories. Translated and with an introduction by Miroslaw Lipinski.

GRAHAM, DENISE R. (chron.)

• * *Dungeons & Dragons: Knights of the Silver Dragon, Book 10: Curse of the Lost Grove (Wizards of the Coast/Mirrorstone 0-7869-3829-3, Dec 2005, $5.99, 177pp, tp, cover by Emily Fiegenschuh) [Dungeons & Dragons: Knights of the Silver Dragon] Young-adult novelization based on the roleplaying game world, the tenth in a series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

GRAHAM, IAN (chron.)

• * _Monument (Ace 0-441-01263-9, Mar 2005, $7.99, 452pp, pb, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) Reprint (Orbit 2002) fantasy novel.

GRAHAME, KENNETH (1859-1932) (chron.)

• * _The Wind in the Willows (Sterling Publishing 1-4027-2504-3, Nov 2005, $9.95, 191pp, hc, cover by Scott McKowen) [Wind in the Willows] Reprint (Methuen 1908) classic YA animal fantasy novel with new illustrations by Scott McKowen. Discussion questions are included.

GRANT, GAVIN J., ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Year’s Best Fantasy & Horror: Eighteenth Annual Collection (with Ellen Datlow & Kelly Link) See entry under Ellen Datlow.

GRANT, JOHN; pseudonym of Paul Barnett, (1949- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Stardragons (with Bob Eggleton) See entry under Bob Eggleton.

GRANT, ROB; see pseudonym Grant Naylor (chron.)

GRANVILLE, LIZA (stories) (chron.)

• * *Whispers in the Dark (D-Press no ISBN, Aug 2005, £2.00, 31pp, ph, cover by Carole Humphreys) Fantasy/horror collection. (Contents)

GRAVETT, PAUL (chron.)

• * *Graphic Novels: Stories to Change Your Life (HarperCollins/Collins Design 0-06-082425-5, Oct 2005, $24.95, 192pp, tp, cover by Daniel Clowes) Non-fiction, a guide to graphic novels and series with a special focus on 30 noted and influential works, including Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series, Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons’s Watchmen, and Moebius’s The Airtight Garage.

GRAY, KEITH (chron.)

• * *The Fearful (The Bodley Head 0-370-32836-1, Apr 2005, £10.99, 293pp, hc, cover by Andy Briggs) Young-adult fantasy novel. Tim doesn’t believe he must feed the legendary lake monster to keep it from devouring children.

GRAY, T. M. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Ghosts of Eden (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-304-8, Jan 2005, $25.95, 278pp, hc) Horror novel. A woman just released from a mental institution must defeat the evil haunting Roquefort Manor.

GRAYSON, KRISTINE; pseudonym of Kristine Kathryn Rusch, (1960- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Totally Spellbound (Kensington/Zebra 0-8217-7598-7, Aug 2005, $6.50, 383pp, pb) [Utterly Charming] Contemporary fantasy romance novel, sixth in the series begun in Utterly Charming. Grayson is a pen name for Kristine Kathryn Rusch.

GREANIAS, THOMAS (chron.)

• * *Raising Atlantis (Pocket Star 0-7434-9191-2, Aug 2005, $7.99, 337pp, pb) Thriller. An earthquake in Antarctica reveals ancient artifacts.

GREELEY, ANDREW M(oran), ed. (1928- ) (chron.)

• * _Emerald Magic: Great Tales of Irish Fantasy (Tor 0-765-34423-8, Feb 2005, $6.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Tor 2004) anthology of 15 stories of Irish fantasy.

GREEN, JONATHAN (1948- ) (chron.)

• * +Warhammer 40,000: Conquest of Armageddon (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-196-X, Jan 2006, $7.99, 414pp, pb, cover by Klaus Scherwinski) [Warhammer 40,000] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (12/05) edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.
• * +Warhammer: Necromancer (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-158-7, Feb 2005, $6.99, 244pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Warhammer] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library UK 1/05).

GREEN, SIMON R(ichard) (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Blue Moon Rising (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46055-3, Sep 2005, $15.00, 476pp, tp, cover by Greg Call) Reprint (Roc 1991) fantasy novel.
• * *Deathstalker Coda (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46011-1, Feb 2005, $23.95, 378pp, hc, cover by Patrick Jones) [Deathstalker] SF novel, third in a series set 200 years after the first “Deathstalker” series, eighth (and apparently final) in the overall “Deathstalker” series. Simultaneous with the UK (Gollancz) edition.
• * *Deathstalker Coda (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07644-5, Feb 2005, £10.99, 364pp, tp, cover by Sonar) [Deathstalker] SF novel. Last in the Deathstalker series. A hardcover edition (£17.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _Deathstalker Return (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45966-0, Feb 2005, $7.99, 447pp, pb, cover by Patrick Jones) [Deathstalker] Reprint (Roc 2004) SF novel, second in a series set 200 years after the first “Deathstalker” series.
• * _Deathstalker Return (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07643-7, Feb 2005, £6.99, 476pp, pb, cover by Sonar) [Deathstalker] Reprint (Penguin/Roc 2004) SF novel in the Deathstalker series.
• * _Deathstalker War (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-60061-6, Jun 2005, £6.99, 570pp, pb, cover by Sonar) [Deathstalker] Reprint (Vista 1997) SF novel, third in the Deathstalker series.
• * *Hex and the City (Ace 0-441-01261-2, Mar 2005, $6.50, 246pp, pb, cover by Jonathan Barkat) [John Taylor] Dark fantasy hard-boiled mystery, fourth in the Nightside series featuring John Taylor.
• * *Paths Not Taken (Ace 0-441-01319-8, Sep 2005, $6.99, 262pp, pb, cover by Jonathan Barkat) [John Taylor] Dark fantasy hard-boiled mystery, fifth in the “Nightside” series featuring John Taylor.
• * _Shadows Fall (BenBella Books 1-932100-45-8, May 2005, $14.95, 506pp, tp, cover by Donato Giancola) Reprint (Gollancz 1994) fantasy novel.

GREENBERG, MARTIN H(arry), ed. (1941- ) (chron.)

• * *All Hell Breaking Loose (DAW 0-7564-0289-1, Oct 2005, $7.50, 307pp, pb) Original anthology of 16 stories about demons, devils, and hell. Authors include P.N. Elrod, Tom Piccirilli, and Dean Wesley Smith. Introduction by John Helfers. (Contents)
• * *Gateways (DAW 0-7564-0285-9, Jun 2005, $7.50, 436pp, pb) Original anthology of 19 stories about gateways to other worlds. Introduction by John Helfers. Authors include Gregory Benford, Robert Sheckley, Peter Crowther, and Kristine Kathryn Rusch. (Contents)
• * *In the Shadow of Evil (with John Helfers) (DAW 0-7564-0287-5, Aug 2005, $7.50, 306pp, pb) Original anthology of 14 fantasy stories about times and places where evil has defeated good. Authors include Jane Lindskold, Gregory Benford, and Tanya Huff. (Contents)
• * *Magic Tails (with Janet Pack) (DAW 0-7564-0288-3, Sep 2005, $7.50, 306pp, pb) Original anthology of 14 fantasy stories about cats. Authors include Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, Charles de Lint, and Andre Norton. (Contents)
• * _Maiden, Matron, Crone (with Kerrie Hughes) See entry under Kerrie Hughes.
• * _My Favorite Science Fiction Story (ibooks 1-59687-121-0, Oct 2005, $12.95, 372pp, tp, cover by Kimberly Chandler) Reprint (DAW 1999) anthology of 17 SF stories selected and commented on by other authors.
• * *You Bet Your Planet (with Brittiany A. Koren) (DAW 0-7564-0222-0, Mar 2005, $6.99, 304pp, pb) Original anthology of 11 SF stories about future game shows. Authors include Esther M. Friesner, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, and Robert Sheckley. (Contents)

GREENWOOD, ED (stories) (chron.)

• * *Forgotten Realms: City of Splendors (with Elaine Cunningham) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3766-1, Aug 2005, $24.95, 476pp, hc, cover by J. P. Targete) [Forgotten Realms: Cities] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, a Waterdeep novel in The Cities series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Forgotten Realms: Crown of Fire (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3619-3, Mar 2005, $7.99, 373pp, pb, cover by John Sullivan) [*Forgotten Realms: Shandril’s Saga] Reprint (TSR 1994) fantasy novelization based on the roleplaying game, book two of “Shandril’s Saga”; previously ninth in “The Harpers.” Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Forgotten Realms: Elminster’s Daughter (SFBC #1182886, Mar 2005, $12.99, 378pp, hc, cover by J. P. Targete) [Forgotten Realms: Elminster] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2004) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying games, part of the Elminster series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Forgotten Realms: Elminster’s Daughter (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3768-8, Jun 2005, $7.99, 378pp, pb, cover by J. P. Targete) [Forgotten Realms: Elminster] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2004) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying games, part of the “Elminster” series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Forgotten Realms: Hand of Fire (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3646-0, Apr 2005, $7.99, 377pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) [*Forgotten Realms: Shandril’s Saga] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2002) fantasy novelization based on the roleplaying game, book three of Shandril’s Saga. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Forgotten Realms: Spellfire (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3599-5, Feb 2005, $7.99, 401pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) [*Forgotten Realms: Shandril’s Saga] Reprint (TSR 1988) fantasy novelization based on the roleplaying game. This is the 2002 revised and expanded edition, now designated “Shandril’s Saga” Book I. Copyrighted by TSR 1988, Wizards of the Coast 2005.
• * *Forgotten Realms: The Best of the Realms, Book II: The Stories of Ed Greenwood (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3760-2, Jul 2005, $7.99, 338pp, pb, cover by Kev Walker) [Forgotten Realms] Collection of 15 stories, three original, based on the world of the roleplaying game, with introductions to each by the author. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. (Contents)
• * _The Silent House (Tor 0-765-34726-1, Jul 2005, $7.99, 467pp, pb, cover by Ezra Tucker) [Chronicles of Aglirta] Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel in the “Chronicles of Aglirta” series, the same world as the “Band of Four” series.

GREER, ANDREW SEAN (chron.)

• * _The Confessions of Max Tivoli (Farrar Straus and Giroux/Picador 0-312-42381-0, Feb 2005, $14.00, 271pp, tp) Reprint (Farrar Straus Giroux 2004) literary fantasy novel about a man born old who gets younger instead of aging.

GREGORY, JANE (chron.)

• * *Fred Hoyle’s Universe (Oxford University Press 0-19-850791-7, Jun 2005, £20.00, 406pp, hc) Biography of the controversial scientist and SF writer. Includes notes and index. [Hoyle]

GRIBBIN, [Dr.] JOHN (R.) (1946- ) (chron.)

• * _The Science of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials (with Mary Gribbin) See entry under Mary Gribbin.

GRIBBIN, MARY (chron.)

• * +The Science of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials (with John Gribbin) (Random House/Knopf Borzoi 0-375-83144-4, Sep 2005, $15.95, 203 + xix, tp) Associational YA non-fiction. Introduction by Philip Pullman. First US edition (Hodder Children’s Books 2003).

GRIMM, CHERRY BARBARA; [i.e., Cherry Barbara Grimm Lockett] (1930-2002); see pseudonym Cherry Wilder (chron.)

GRIMSLEY, JIM (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Ordinary (Tor 0-765-30529-1, Oct 2005, $14.95, 368pp, tp, cover by Donato Giancola) Reprint (Tor 2004) science fantasy novel of high and low-tech worlds on the brink of war.

GRIMWOOD, JON COURTENAY; see under Courtenay Grimwood, Jon (chron.)