The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

Books, Listed by Author

MacPHAIL, CATHERINE (chron.) (continued)

• * _Dark Waters (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-986-X, Jun 2005, $6.95, 176pp, tp, cover by Carleigh Romeis) Reprint (Bloomsbury USA 2003) young-adult ghost story set in Scotland.
• * +Underworld (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-997-5, Jul 2005, $16.95, 285pp, hc, cover by Raymond K. Gehman) Young-adult horror novel/thriller. Five troubled teens get trapped in a cave complex believed to hold a terrible creature. First US edition (Bloomsbury 7/04).

MAD MARV; pseudonym of Brian Anderson (stories) (chron.)

• * *Man-Made Monsters (Crypto-American Press 0-9771341-0-5, Nov 2005, $9.95, 258pp, tp, cover by Saja Leesuvat) Original collection of five horror stories about man-made monsters plus four seemingly non-fiction pieces on golems, vampires, etc. The cover title lacks the hyphen. Copyrighted by Brian Anderson. Crypto-American Press, 733 N. Parish Pl., Burbank CA 91506; [www.cryptoamerican.com]; add $1.50 postage. (Contents)

MAGUIRE, GREGORY (1955- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _A Couple of April Fools (Harper/Trophy 0-06-076082-6, Apr 2005, $5.99, 230pp, tp, cover by Dan Santat) [Hamlet Chronicles] Reprint (Clarion 2004) young-adult fantasy, sixth in the Hamlet Chronicles.
• * _Five Alien Elves (HarperTrophy 0-06-440764-0, Oct 2005, $5.99, 180pp, tp, cover by Dan Santat) [Hamlet Chronicles] Reprint (Clarion 1998) young-adult SF, third in the series begun in Seven Spiders Spinning. The copyright page indicates this is revised, but the copyright remains 1998.
• * *One Final Firecracker (Houghton Mifflin/Clarion 0-618-27480-4, May 2005, $17.00, 225pp, hc, cover by Elaine Clayton) [Hamlet Chronicles] Young-adult fantasy, seventh and final in the Hamlet Chronicles. All the odd creatures return just in time for Miss Earth’s wedding.
• * _Seven Spiders Spinning (HarperTrophy 0-06-440595-8, Aug 2005, $5.99, 134pp, tp, cover by Dan Santat) [Hamlet Chronicles] Reissue (Clarion 1998) young-adult SF, first in the Hamlet Chronicles.
• * *Son of a Witch (HarperCollins/ReganBooks 0-06-054893-2, Oct 2005, $26.95, 337pp, hc, cover by Douglas Smith) [Oz: Wicked Years] Fantasy novel, a next-generation sequel to Wicked.
• * _Son of a Witch (SFBC #1196514, Nov 2005, $13.50, 337pp, hc, cover by Douglas Smith) [Oz: Wicked Years] Reprint (ReganBooks 2005) fantasy novel. This is similar to the ReganBooks edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Three Rotten Eggs (HarperTrophy 0-06-054657-3, Feb 2005, $5.99, 226pp, tp, cover by Dan Santat) [Hamlet Chronicles] Reprint (Clarion 2002) young-adult fantasy, fourth in the “Hamlet Chronicles” series begun in Seven Spiders Spinning.

MAIN, R. EDWARD (chron.)

• * *Maiden Voyager (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-420-6, Nov 2005, $25.95, 282pp, hc, cover by Thorsten Grambow) SF novel. A girl seeks her missing father, one of the void pilots with the rare mental powers that make interstellar travel possible. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].

MALLORY, JAMES (chron.)

• * _To Light a Candle (with Mercedes R. Lackey) See entry under Mercedes R. Lackey

MALONE, PATRICIA (chron.)

• * *Lady Ilena: Way of the Warrior (Random House/Delacorte 0-385-73225-2, Nov 2005, $15.95, 199pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell) [Lady Ilena] Young-adult Arthurian novel, the second featuring Lady Ilena.

MANFREDI, VALERIO MASSIMO (chron.)

• * +The Last Legion (Simon & Schuster/Washington Square Press 0-7434-9198-X, Mar 2005, $14.00, 436pp, tp, cover by Dennis Lyall) Historical Arthurian novel. Roman soldiers make the last emperor’s son Emperor King Arthur. Translated by Christine Feddersen Manfredi from the Italian L’Ultima Legione (Mondadori 2002). First US edition (Macmillan UK 2003).

MANGELS, ANDY (stories) (chron.)

• * _Star Trek: Titan: Taking Wing (with Michael A. Martin) See entry under Michael A. Martin
• * *Star Trek: Titan: The Red King (with Michael A. Martin) (Pocket 0-7434-9628-0, Oct 2005, $7.99, 362pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Trek: Titan] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

MANTEL, HILARY (Mary) (1952- ) (chron.)

• * *Beyond Black (Holt 0-8050-7356-6, May 2005, $26.00, 365pp, hc) Fantasy novel of a psychic and her assistant in contemporary England. A John Macrae book.

MARCO, JOHN (chron.)

• * _The Devil’s Armour (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07629-1, Mar 2005, £6.99, 746pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Eyes of God] Reprint (DAW 2003) fantasy novel, a sequel to The Eyes of God.
• * _The Eyes of God (DAW 0-7564-0096-1, Sep 2005, $7.99, 779pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) Reissue (DAW 2002) fantasy novel; seventh printing.
• * *The Sword of Angels (DAW 0-7564-0259-X, Sep 2005, $25.95, 914pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Eyes of God] Fantasy novel, the final book in the trilogy begun in The Eyes of God.
• * _The Sword of Angels (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07779-4, Nov 2005, £14.99, 792pp, tp, cover by Terry Pastor) [Eyes of God] Reprint (DAW 2005) fantasy novel. Last in a trilogy after The Eyes of God and The Devil’s Armour. A hardcover edition (-07635-6, £19.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]

MARCO, MECHANN (chron.)

• * *Field Guide to the Apocalypse: Movie Survival Skills for the End of the World (Simon Spotlight Entertainment 0-689-87877-X, Jun 2005, $12.95, 203pp, tp, cover by Sammy Yuen, Jr.) Associational humorous guide to such SF movie staples as false utopias, neo-medieval worlds, high-tech dystopias, and attacks by aliens, mutants, or birds.

MARGOPOULOS, RICHARD (chron.)

• * _Edgar Allan Poe: The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales of terror (with Richard Corben) See entry under Richard Corben.

MARILLIER, JULIET (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Dark Mirror (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-4105-6, Mar 2005, £17.99, 561pp, hc, cover by Jo Allsop) [Bridei Chronicles] Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 2004) fantasy novel, the first book in the Bridei Chronicles. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-4106-4) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
• * +The Dark Mirror (Tor 0-765-30995-5, Aug 2005, $27.95, 512pp, hc, cover by Vince Natale) [Bridei Chronicles] Fantasy novel, first in the “Bridei Chronicles”. Bridei, a druid’s foster son, defends a child abandoned by the Fair Folk. First US edition (Pan Macmillan Australia 2004).
• * _Foxmask (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41184-5, Mar 2005, £7.99, 659pp, pb) [Saga of the Light Isles] Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 2003) fantasy novel based on Viking and Pictish myths, a sequel to Wolfskin.
• * _Foxmask (Tor 0-765-30675-1, Apr 2005, $14.95, 464pp, tp, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) [Saga of the Light Isles] Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 2003) Viking fantasy novel, second of two in The Saga of the Light Isles.
• * _Foxmask (Tor 0-765-34591-9, Nov 2005, $7.99, 563pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) [Saga of the Light Isles] Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 2003) Viking fantasy novel, second of two in “The Saga of the Light Isles.”

MARIOTTE, JEFF(rey J.) (chron.)

• * *Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda: The Attitude of Silence (Tor 0-765-30487-2, May 2005, $24.95, 267pp, hc) [Andromeda] Novelization, the fifth based on the TV series. Copyrighted by Tribune Entertainment Company and Fireworks Entertainment.
• * _Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda: The Attitude of Silence (Tor 0-765-34411-4, Oct 2005, $6.99, 267pp, pb) [Andromeda] Reprint (Tor 2005) novelization, the fifth based on the TV series. Copyrighted by Tribune Entertainment Company and Fireworks Entertainment.
• * *Witch Season: Spring (Simon Pulse 0-689-86726-3, Apr 2005, $5.99, 257pp, pb) [Witch Season] Young-adult dark fantasy novel, the fourth volume in a quartet.
• * *Witch Season: Winter (Simon Pulse 0-689-86725-5, Jan 2005, $5.99, 276pp, pb, cover by Michael Frost) [Witch Season] Young-adult dark fantasy novel, fourth in a series of four.

MARK, JAN(et Marjorie) (1943-2006) (chron.)

• * *Riding Tycho (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-333-99773-5, Jan 2005, £9.99, 218pp, hc) [Riding Tycho] Young-adult SF novel.
• * *Useful Idiots (Random House UK/David Fickling Books 0-385-60413-0, Apr 2004, £12.99, 409pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel.
• * _Useful Idiots (Random House UK/Definitions 0-09-947300-3, Apr 2005, £6.99, 409pp, tp) Reprint (Fickling UK 2004) young-adult SF novel.

MARKLEY, ROBERT (chron.)

• * *Dying Planet: Mars in Science and the Imagination (Duke University Press 0-8223-3638-3, Oct 2005, $24.95, 444pp, tp) Critical non-fiction exploring the science, fiction, and enduring media appeal of the red planet. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. Duke University Press, Box 90660, Durham NC 27708-0660; [www.dukeupress.edu].

MARKS, GRAHAM (chron.)

• * +Zoo (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-991-6, Aug 2005, $8.95, 266pp, tp) Young-adult SF thriller. First US edition (Bloomsbury 1/05).

MARKS, LAURIE J. (1957- ) (chron.)

• * _Earth Logic (Tor 0-765-34838-1, Jun 2005, $7.99, 436pp, pb, cover by Julie Bell) [Elemental Logic] Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel, second in the “Elemental Logic” series after Fire Logic.

MARLEY, LOUISE (née Campbell) (1952- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Child Goddess (Ace 0-441-01212-4, Jun 2005, $6.99, 343pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) Reprint (Ace 2004) SF novel.
• * *Singer in the Snow (Penguin/Viking 0-670-05965-X, Oct 2005, $16.99, 304pp, hc) [Singers] Young-adult science fantasy novel set in the same world as Marley’s adult novel Sing the Light. A new Cantrix and her assistant discover troubled children at their first posting.

MARLOW, JOHN ROBERT (chron.)

• * _Nano (Tor 0-765-34071-2, Jun 2005, $6.99, 381pp, pb) Reprint (Forge 2004) SF thriller of nanotech run amok.

MARQUARDT, MICHELLE, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Year’s Best Australian Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2005 Edition (with Bill Congreve) See entry under Bill Congreve.
• * _Year’s Best Australian Science Fiction & Fantasy: Volume One (with Bill Congreve) See entry under Bill Congreve.

MARSDEN, JOHN (chron.)

• * +Out of Time (Tor Teen 0-765-31412-6, Oct 2005, $16.95, 127pp, hc, cover by Craig Phillips) Young-adult SF novel about a boy with a time machine. First US edition (Pan Macmillan Australia 1990).

MARSH, PHILIP (chron.)

• * _Other Nations (with T. Marsh) See entry under T. Marsh

MARSH, T. (chron.)

• * *Other Nations (with Philip Marsh) (1stBooks Library 1-4107-3685-7, Jun 2003, $15.50, 434pp, tp) Lovecraftian horror novel. This is a revised edition dated 2003, but not seen until now, and previous editions are unknown. A print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.authorhouse.com].

MARSHALL, HAZEL (chron.)

• * _Troublesome Angels and Flying Machines (Oxford University Press 0-19-275442-4, May 2005, £4.99, 196pp, pb) [Troublesome Angels] Reprint (Oxford University Press 2004) young-adult fantasy novel. First in a trilogy.
• * *Troublesome Angels and the Red Island Pirates (Oxford University Press 0-19-271963-7, Sep 2005, £6.99, 186pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Troublesome Angels] Young-adult fantasy novel. Second in a trilogy after Troublesome Angels and Flying Machines.

MARSHALL, MICHAEL; pseudonym of Michael Marshall Smith, (1965- ) (chron.)

• * *Blood of Angels (HarperCollins UK 0-00-716396-7, Jun 2005, £12.99, 442pp, hc) [Straw Men] Thriller with SF elements, the third in the series begun in The Straw Men. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-719149-9) was announced but not seen. Marshall is a pseudonym of Michael Marshall Smith.
• * +Blood of Angels (Jove 0-515-14008-2, Sep 2005, $7.99, 401pp, pb) [Straw Men] Suspense novel with SF elements, third in series begun in The Straw Men. The author also writes as Michael Marshall Smith. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 6/05).
• * _The Lonely Dead (HarperCollins UK 0-00-716395-9, Apr 2005, £6.99, 485pp, pb) [Straw Men] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2004) thriller with SF elements, the sequel to The Straw Men. Marshall is a pseudonym of Michael Marshall Smith.

MARSON, BONNIE (chron.)

• * _Sleeping with Schubert (Ballantine 0-8129-6839-5, Nov 2005, $13.95, 390pp, tp) Reprint (Random House 2004) humorous ghost story.

MARTIN, GEORGE R(aymond) R(ichard) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _A Clash of Kings (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57990-8, Aug 2005, $7.99, 1010pp, pb) [Song of Ice and Fire] Reissue (Voyager 1998) fantasy novel, book two of “A Song of Ice and Fire.” Eighth printing.
• * *A Feast for Crows (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224739-9, Oct 2005, £18.99, iii+753pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Song of Ice and Fire] Fantasy novel, the fourth book of A Song of Ice and Fire.
• * +A Feast for Crows (Bantam Spectra 0-553-80150-3, Nov 2005, $28.00, 755pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Song of Ice and Fire] Fantasy novel, book four of “A Song of Ice and Fire”. First US edition (Voyager 10/05).
• * _A Feast for Crows (SFBC #1142269, Dec 2005, $14.99, 753pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Song of Ice and Fire] Reprint (Voyager 2005) fantasy novel, book four of “A Song of Ice and Fire”. This is similar to the Bantam Spectra edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Fevre Dream (SFBC #1175931, Nov 2004, $11.99, 334pp, hc, cover by Barron Storey) Reprint (Poseidon 1982) vampire novel. This was scheduled for 2004 but not seen until now. It has ISBN 0-7394-4946-X; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _A Game of Thrones (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58848-6, Aug 2005, $3.99, 836pp, pb) [Song of Ice and Fire] Reissue (HarperCollins/Voyager 1996) fantasy novel, book one of “Song of Ice and Fire”. Winner of the 1996 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel.
• * _The Hedge Knight (with Ben Avery & Mike S. Miller) (Dabel Brothers 0-9764011-0-X, Oct 2005, $14.95, unpaginated, tp, cover by Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell) [Song of Ice and Fire] Reissue (Dabel Brothers 2004) graphic novel adaptation of Martin’s novella in the “Song of Ice and Fire” series, adapted by Avery with art by Miller. This also has a new graphic story by Martin. Foreword by Robert Silverberg. Second edition.
• * _Shadow Twin (with Daniel Abraham & Gardner R. Dozois) See entry under Gardner R. Dozois
• * _A Storm of Swords (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57342-X, Aug 2005, $7.99, 1178pp, pb) [Song of Ice and Fire] Reprint (Voyager 2000) fantasy novel, book three of “A Song of Ice and Fire”. Fifth printing.

MARTIN, MICHAEL A. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Star Trek: Titan: Taking Wing (with Andy Mangels) (Pocket 0-7434-9627-2, Apr 2005, $7.99, 359pp, pb) [Star Trek: Titan] Star Trek novelization set between the original series and The Next Generation. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * _Star Trek: Titan: The Red King (with Andy Mangels) See entry under Andy Mangels.

MARTIN, RAFE (chron.)

• * *Birdwing (Scholastic/Levine 0-439-21167-0, Oct 2005, $16.99, 359pp, hc, cover by Dennis Clouse) Young-adult fantasy novel, a sequel to the fairy tale of “The Wild Swans.” The prince left with one wing instead of an arm tries to figure out his place in his father’s kingdom.
• * _The World Before This One (Scholastic 0-590-37980-1, Aug 2005, $5.99, 195pp, tp, cover by Calvin Nicholls) Reprint (Scholastic 2002) young-adult fantasy novel based on Seneca Indian legends.

MARTINEZ, A. LEE (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Gil’s All Fright Diner (Tor 0-765-31471-1, May 2005, $12.95, 267pp, hc, cover by Jeff Soto) Humorous dark fantasy novel. A werewolf and a vampire find they may have bitten off more than they can chew when they tackle a diner’s zombie problem. A hardcover edition (-31143-7, $24.95) is also available.

MARUSEK, DAVID (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Counting Heads (Tor 0-765-31267-0, Nov 2005, $24.95, 336pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) SF novel based on his award-winning story “We Were Out of Our Minds With Joy” about a complex overcrowded future Earth. A first novel.

MARZULLI, L. A. (chron.)

• * *The Revealing (HarperCollins/Zondervan 0-310-24086-7, Oct 2004, $12.99, 357pp, tp, cover by Peter Bollinger) [Nephilim] Christian fantasy/UFO novel, third in the series begun in The Nephilim. Fallen angels, alien hybrids, war, and famine threaten to bring about a prophecy of doomsday. This is dated 2004 but not seen until now.

MASEK, CARRIE S. (chron.)

• * *Twice Damned (Mundania Press 1-59426-075-3, Mar 2005, $14.00, 246pp, tp) Near-future vampire novel. A vampire created in Hitler’s laboratories learns others have survived and plan to create an immortal Reich. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.mundania.com], or from Mundania Press, 6470A Glenway Ave. #109, Cincinnati OH 45211-5222.

MASELLO, ROBERT (chron.)

• * *Vigil (Berkley 0-425-20350-6, Jun 2005, $7.99, 376pp, pb) Horror novel. A paleontologist tries to decipher the message of a legendary parchment and a fossil older than the earth.

MASLAN, DANITA (chron.)

• * *Rogue Harvest (Red Deer Press/Robert J. Sawyer Books 0-88995-329-5, Jul 2005, $19.95, 383pp, hc) Post-holocaust ecological thriller. A woman’s hunt for her father’s assassins leads to genetic engineering, corporate greed, and the re-created South American rain forests. Introduction by Robert J. Sawyer. Red Deer Press, #1512, 1800 4th Street SW, Calgary AB Canada T2S 2S5; [www.reddeerpress.com].