The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

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McDEVITT, JACK (stories) (chron.) (continued)

* _Polaris (Ace 0-441-01253-1, Nov 2005, $7.99, 385pp, pb, cover by John Harris) [Alex Benedict] Reprint (Ace 2004) SF mystery novel about a missing space yacht, related to A Talent for War.
* *Seeker (Ace 0-441-01329-5, Nov 2005, $24.95, 360pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Alex Benedict] Far-future SF mystery, the third featuring antiques dealer Alex Benedict, who acquires a cup that could lead to a legendary lost colony.
* _Seeker (SFBC #1194338, Nov 2005, $12.50, 360pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Alex Benedict] Reprint (Ace 2005) far-future SF novel, the third featuring Alex Benedict. This is similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* *Ships in the Night (Altair Australia Books 0-9757208-0-5, Mar 2005, $19.95, 314pp, tp, cover by Pär Olofsson) Collection of 14 stories. Introduction by Mike Resnick. Order from Altair Australia, PO Box 475, Blackwood SA 5051 Australia; [www.altair-australia.com]; in the US add $10.00 postage. (Contents)
McDEVITT, JOHN CHARLES; see under McDevitt, Jack (stories) (chron.)
MacDONALD, GEORGE (1824-1905) (chron.)

* _Phantastes (Dover 0-486-44567-4, Apr 2005, $8.95, 206pp, tp, cover by Arthur Hughes) Reprint (Smith Elder 1858) fantasy novel. This follows the Fifield 2005 edition with a preface by Greville MacDonald and illustrations by Arthur Hughes; some of the original text illustrations have been omitted.
McDONALD, IAN (Neil) (1960- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _River of Gods (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-0400-9, Apr 2005, £7.99, 583pp, tp, cover by Paolo Pellizzari) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2004) SF novel.
McDONOUGH, ALEX (stories) (chron.)

* *Scorpio (ibooks 0-7434-9776-7, Jan 2005, $6.99, 164 + 182pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Scorpio] Omnibus of two SF novels in a series about a time-travelling alien on Earth: Scorpio (1990) and Scorpio Rising (1991). The novels are separately paginated. (Contents)
McGARRY, TERRY (1962- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Triad (Tor 0-765-30429-5, Nov 2005, $27.95, 447pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Eiden Myr] Fantasy novel, third in the “Eiden Myr” trilogy begun in Illumination.
McGARVEY, ROBERT (1948- ); see pseudonym Steve White (stories) (chron.)
McGOUGH, SCOTT (chron.)

* *Magic: The Gathering: Guardian: Saviors of Kamigawa (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3786-6, May 2005, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Magic: The Gathering: Kamigawa Cycle] Novelization based on the world of the card game, the third book in the “Kamigawa Cycle”. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
McGOWAN, ANTHONY (chron.)

* *Hellbent (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60860-8, Feb 2005, £10.99, 247pp, hc, cover by Tracey Hurst & Jerry Paris) Young-adult fantasy novel.
McGRATH, PATRICK M. (1950- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Asylum (Penguin UK 0-141-01836-4, May 2005, £6.99, 205pp, tp) Reissue (Viking UK 1996) fantasy novel. 13th printing.
McGREW, CHANDLER (chron.)

* *InShadows (Dell 0-553-58604-1, Sep 2005, $6.99, 399pp, pb) Horror novel. A detective seeks help from a deaf and blind boy who hears whispers of evil.
* _InShadows (SFBC #1185758, Nov 2005, $10.99, 399pp, pb) Reprint (Dell 2005) horror novel. A detective seeks help from a deaf and blind boy who hears whispers of evil.
MacHALE, D. J. (stories) (chron.)

* *Pendragon: The Guide to the Territories of Halla (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 1-4169-0014-4, May 2005, $7.99, 48pp, tp, cover by Peter Ferguson) [Bobby Pendragon] Young-adult non-fiction, a guide to the fantasy series illustrated in color by Peter Ferguson.
* *Pendragon: The Rivers of Zadaa (Simon & Schuster 1-4169-0710-6, Jul 2005, $14.95, 405pp, hc, cover by Victor Lee) [Pendragon] Young-adult fantasy, sixth in the series.
MACHEN, ARTHUR; pseudonym of Arthur Llewellyn Jones, (1863-1947) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Bowmen and Other Legends of the War (Wildside Press 1-59224-188-3, Mar 2005, $12.50, 52pp, tp) Reprint (Simkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. 1915) collection of five patriotic fantasy stories from WWI. Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301; [www.wildsidepress.com]. (Contents)
* *The Terror and Other Stories (Chaosium 1-56882-175-1, Apr 2005, $15.95, 322pp, tp, cover by Harry Fassl) Collection of 13 stories and one essay on “The Literature of Occultism”, volume three of The Best Weird Tales of Arthur Machen. Edited and with an introduction by S.T. Joshi. (Contents) [ed: S. T. Joshi]
McHUGH, MAUREEN F. (1959- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Mothers & Other Monsters (Small Beer Press 1-931520-13-5, Jul 2005, $24.00, 232pp, hc) Collection of 13 stories, one original. McHugh’s first collection. Order from Small Beer Press, 176 Prospect Ave., Northampton MA 01060; [www.lcrw.net]; [info@lcrw.net]. (Contents)
McINTEE, DAVID A. (chron.)

* *Final Destination: Destination Zero (BL Publishing/Black Flame 1-84416-171-4, Apr 2005, $7.99, 392pp, pb) [Final Destination] Novelization, the second in a series based on characters from the horror movie Final Destination. Copyrighted by New Line Cinema.
McINTOSH, FIONA (chron.)

* _Blood and Memory (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-374-0, Jul 2005, £7.99, ii+536pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) [Quickening] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2004) fantasy novel, book two of The Quickening. Sequel to Myrren’s Gift. [First U.K. edition]
* +Blood and Memory (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-074758-7, Aug 2005, $14.95, 463pp, tp, cover by Les Petersen) [Quickening] Fantasy novel, the second in “The Quickening” trilogy. First US edition (Voyager Australia 2003).
* _Bridge of Souls (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-375-9, Dec 2005, £7.99, 674pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) [Quickening] Reprint (Voyager Australia 2004) fantasy novel, book three of The Quickening. [First U.K. edition]
* _Myrren’s Gift (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-373-2, Feb 2005, £7.99, 662pp, pb) [Quickening] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2003) fantasy novel, the first book of The Quickening. [First U.K. edition]
* +Myrren’s Gift (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-074756-0, Mar 2005, $14.95, 562pp, tp) [Quickening] Fantasy novel, the first in “The Quickening” trilogy. Young general Wyl Thirsk’s life takes some strange turns when he encounters magic. First US edition (Voyager Australia 12/03).
McINTOSH, NEIL (chron.)

* +Warhammer: Keepers of the Flame (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-186-2, May 2005, $7.99, 402pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Warhammer: Stefan Kumansky] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe, the third in the Stefan Kumansky trilogy. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (4/05) edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.
* *Warhammer: Keepers of the Flame (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-8441-6186-2, May 2005, £6.99, 402pp, pb) [Warhammer: Stefan Kumansky] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game. Book three in the Stefan Kumansky sub-series.
MACK, DAVID (chron.)

* *Star Trek: Vanguard: Harbinger (Pocket 1-4165-0774-4, Aug 2005, $7.99, 385pp, pb, cover by Doug Drexler) [Star Trek: Vanguard] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
MACKAY, SCOTT (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Tides (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-334-3, Nov 2005, $25.00, 356pp, hc, cover by Brian W. Dow) SF novel of adventure and first contact. Two intelligent species, developed far apart on the same planet, finally discover each other when a mariner goes exploring. Pyr/Prometheus Books, 59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst NY 14228-2197; [www.pyrsf.com].
McKEAN, DAVID (Jeff) (1963- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* +The Alchemy of MirrorMask (with Neil Gaiman) (HarperCollins/Collins Design 0-06-082379-8, Oct 2005, $34.95, 208pp, hc, cover by Dave McKean) Art book of design work and other images done by McKean for the movie he directed from a script by Neil Gaiman; both provide commentary here. There are introductions by McKean, Gaiman, and Lisa Henson.
* _The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish (with Neil Gaiman) See entry under Neil Gaiman.
* _MirrorMask (with Neil Gaiman) See entry under Neil Gaiman.
* _Mirrormask (with Neil Gaiman) See entry under Neil Gaiman.
* _MirrorMask (with Neil Gaiman) See entry under Neil Gaiman.
* _The Wolves in the Walls (with Neil Gaiman) See entry under Neil Gaiman.
MacKEEVER, MAGGIE (chron.)

* *Waltz with a Vampire (Kensington/Zebra 0-8217-7826-9, Sep 2005, $4.99, 288pp, pb) Vampire Regency romance. Copyrighted by Gail Burch.
McKENNA, JULIET E. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* +Southern Fire (Tor 0-765-31411-8, Jul 2005, $25.95, 448pp, hc, cover by Scott M. Fischer) [Tales of Einarinn: Aldabreshin Compass] Fantasy novel, the first in a quartet set in the same world as the Tales of Einarinn. The Aldabreshin Archipelago is invaded by southerners wielding wild magic. First US edition (Orbit 10/03).
* _Southern Fire (SFBC #1189335, Jul 2005, $12.99, 448pp, hc, cover by Scott M. Fischer) [Tales of Einarinn: Aldabreshin Compass] Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy novel, the first in a series. This is similar to the Tor 2005 edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* *Turns and Chances (PS Publishing 1-904619-06-1, Feb 2005, £10.00, 118 + ix, tp, cover by Edward Miller) Fantasy novella. Introduction by Chaz Brenchley. This is a limited edition of 500 signed by McKenna; a hardcover edition of 300 (-07-X, £25.00) signed by McKenna and Brenchley is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
* *Western Shore (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-376-7, Sep 2005, £7.99, 584pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) [Aldabreshin Compass] Fantasy novel. Book Three of The Aldabreshin Compass.
McKIERNAN, DENNIS L(ester) (1932- ) (chron.)

* *Once Upon a Summer Day (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46012-X, Apr 2005, $23.95, 367pp, hc, cover by Duane O. Myers) Fairy-tale fantasy novel based on “Sleeping Beauty”, second in a series of retellings begun in Once Upon a Winter’s Night.
* _Red Slippers (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46023-5, Apr 2005, $6.99, 377pp, pb, cover by Tom Kidd) [Mithgar] Reprint (Roc 2004) collection of 12 fantasy stories set in the Mithgar world, the final book in the series.
* _Tales of Mithgar (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45439-1, Mar 2005, $6.99, 242pp, pb) [Mithgar] Reissue (Roc 1994) collection of ten fantasy stories in the “Mithgar” series. fourth printing.
McKILLIP, PATRICIA A(nne) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Alphabet of Thorn (Ace 0-441-01243-4, Feb 2005, $14.00, 291pp, tp, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Reprint (Ace 2004) fantasy novel.
* _The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07765-4, Nov 2005, £7.99, 199pp, tp, cover by Richard Carr) Reprint (Atheneum 1974) fantasy novel, winner of the World Fantasy Award. Volume 48 in the Fantasy Masterworks series.
* _The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-205536-3, Jan 2006, $6.95, 343pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) Reprint (Atheneum 1974) fantasy novel. Winner of the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel.
* *Harrowing the Dragon (Ace 0-441-01360-0, Nov 2005, $23.95, 310pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Collection of 15 stories. (Contents)
* *Moon-Flash (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240301-6, Mar 2005, $7.99, 298pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Moon-Flash] Omnibus of two YA SF novels: Moon-Flash (1984) and The Moon and the Face (1985). (Contents)
* *Od Magic (Ace 0-441-01248-5, Jun 2005, $22.95, 315pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Fantasy novel. A man with an unusual gift with plants is hired as gardener at the wizard Od’s magic school.
* _Od Magic (SFBC #1189099, Jul 2005, $11.49, 315pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Reprint (Ace 2005) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Something Rich and Strange (ibooks 1-59687-126-1, Oct 2005, $11.95, 179pp, tp, cover by Brian Froud) [Faerielands] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1994) fantasy novel, originally published as part of the “Brian Froud’s Faerielands” series.
McKINLEY, (Jennifer Carolyn) ROBIN (1952- ) (chron.)

* _Beauty (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-075310-2, Jul 2005, $6.99, 325pp, pb, cover by Douglas Mullen) Reprint (Harper & Row 1978) young-adult fantasy novel retelling “Beauty and the Beast.”
* _Deerskin (Ace 0-441-01239-6, May 2005, $14.00, 375pp, tp) Reprint (Ace 1993) fantasy novel.
* _The Outlaws of Sherwood (Ace 0-441-01325-2, Oct 2005, $14.00, 360pp, tp) Reprint (Greenwillow 1988) young-adult fantasy novel.
McLAUGHLIN, IAIN (stories) (chron.)

* *Time Hunter: Echoes (with Claire Bartlett) (Telos 1-903889-45-6, Apr 2005, £7.99, 138pp, tp, cover by Nathan Skreslet) [*Honoré Lechasseur] Novelization, sixth in a series about Honoré Lechasseur, introduced in Doctor Who: Cabinet of Light. Available from Beech House, Chapel Lane, Moulton, Cheshire CW9 8PQ UK; [www.telos.co.uk]. A signed hardcover edition (-46-4, £25.00) was announced but not seen.
MacLEOD, IAN R. (1956- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The House of Storms (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-5672-7, Feb 2005, £12.99, 457pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Light Ages] Fantasy novel set in an industrial England powered by magic, the sequel to The Light Ages. A trade paperback edition (-5673-5, £10.99) was announced but not seen.
* +The House of Storms (Ace 0-441-01280-9, May 2005, $24.95, 457pp, hc) [Light Ages] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Light Ages, set in an industrial England powered by magic. First US edition (Simon & Schuster 2/05).
* _The Light Ages (Ace 0-441-01274-4, May 2005, $7.99, 489pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Light Ages] Reprint (Ace 2003) fantasy novel set in an industrial England powered by magic.
* *The Summer Isles (Aio Publishing 1-933083-00-X, Jul 2005, $29.50, 246pp, hc) Alternate history SF novel, expanded from the eponymous World Fantasy Award-winning novella. This is a signed, limited edition of 500. Aio Publishing, PO Box 30788, Charleston SC 29417; [www.aiopublishing.com]; trjonas@aiopublishing.com.
MacLEOD, KEN(neth Macrae) (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Learning the World (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-343-0, Aug 2005, £16.99, 338pp, hc, cover by Lee Gibbons) SF novel of first contact.
* +Learning the World (Tor 0-765-31331-6, Nov 2005, $24.95, 303pp, hc, cover by John Harris) Far-future SF novel. Humans, spread through space for millennia, encounter their first intelligent aliens. First US edition (Orbit 8/05).
* _Newton’s Wake (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-224-8, Jan 2005, £6.99, 369pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) Reprint (Orbit 2004) SF novel.
* _Newton’s Wake (Tor 0-765-34422-X, Mar 2005, $7.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Reprint (Orbit 2004) far-future SF adventure novel.
McMULLEN, SEAN (Christopher) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Glass Dragons (Tor 0-765-34708-3, Feb 2005, $7.99, 529pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Moonworlds Saga] Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel, second in the “Moonworlds Saga”, sequel to Voyage of the Shadowmoon.
McNAUGHTON, JANET (chron.) (assoc.)

* _An Earthly Knight (HarperTrophy 0-06-008994-6, Mar 2005, $6.99, 343pp, pb, cover by Gabrielle Revere) Reprint (HarperCollins Canada 2003) young-adult fantasy novel based on the ballad of Tam Lin.
* +The Secret Under My Skin (HarperCollins 0-06-008989-X, Mar 2005, $15.99, 264pp, hc, cover by Matthias Clamer) Young-adult SF novel set in 2368 on an environmentally damaged Earth. First US edition (HarperCollins Canada 2000).
McNEILL, GRAHAM (stories) (chron.)

* _Warhammer 40,000: Nightbringer (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-163-3, Mar 2005, $6.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer 40,000: Ultramarines] Reissue (Black Library UK 2002) novelization based on the roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. Second printing.
* _Warhammer 40,000: Storm of Iron (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-103-X, Mar 2005, $6.99, 318pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer 40,000] Reissue (Black Library UK 2002) novelization based on the roleplaying game.
* +Warhammer: Guardians of the Forest (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-235-4, Oct 2005, $7.99, 414pp, pb, cover by Jeff Johnson) [Warhammer] Novelization based on the roleplaying game. This first US edition (Black Library UK 9/05) has the same ISBN as the UK, but only lists US and Canadian prices.
* *Warhammer: The Ambassador Chronicles (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-8441-6199-4, Jul 2005, £7.99, 464pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Warhammer: Ambassador] Omnibus of two novels set in the roleplaying game universe: Warhammer: The Ambassador (2003) and Warhammer: Ursun’s Teeth (2004). (Contents)
* +Warhammer: The Ambassador Chronicles (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-199-4, Aug 2005, $9.99, 464pp, pb) [Warhammer: Ambassador] Omnibus of two novelizations based on the roleplaying game universe: Warhammer: The Ambassador (2003) and Warhammer: Ursun’s Teeth (2004). Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK edition (7/05) but gives only US and Canadian prices. (Contents)
McNISH, CLIFF (chron.)

* +The Silver Child (Lerner/Carolrhoda 1-57505-825-1, Apr 2005, $15.95, 192pp, hc) [Silver] Young-adult fantasy novel, the first book in the Silver sequence. Six children in a garbage dump are mysteriously transformed. First US edition (Orion 8/03).
MacPHAIL, CATHERINE (chron.)

* _Another Me (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7831-1, Jun 2005, £5.99, 174pp, tp) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2003) young-adult fantasy novel.

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