The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

Books, Listed by Author

MASSEY, BRANDON R. (1973- ) (chron.)

• * *Within the Shadows (Kensington/Dafina 0-7582-1069-8, Jun 2005, $14.00, 357pp, tp) Horror novel. A mystery writer in Atlanta meets a woman who isn’t what she seems. This includes a reading group guide.

MASSIE, ELIZABETH (1953- ); see house pseudonym Chris Blaine (stories) (chron.)

• * _Twisted Branch [as by Chris Blaine] See entry under Chris Blaine.

MASSON, SOPHIE (Veronique) (1959- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Walking in the Garden of the Mind (Altair Australia Books 0-9757208-1-3, May 2005, $19.95, 279pp, tp, cover by Sarah Xu) Collection of 11 stories, two apparently original, and 13 non-fiction pieces. Order from Altair Australia, PO Box 475, Blackwood SA 5051, Australia; [www.altair-australia.com]; in the US add $10.00 postage. (Contents)

MASTERTON, GRAHAM (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Darkroom (Severn House 0-7278-6053-4, Sep 2004, £18.99, 232pp, hc) [Jim Rook] Dark fantasy novel, the sixth book in the “Jim Rook” series.
• * *Innocent Blood (Severn House 0-7278-6189-1, Feb 2005, £18.99, 281pp, hc) Horror novel. Something darker lies behind the death of a comedian’s son at the hands of terrorists.
• * *Manitou Blood (Leisure 0-8439-5425-6, Sep 2005, $6.99, 369pp, pb) [Manitou] Horror novel, the fourth featuring Harry Erskine, medicine man Singing Rock, and the vengeful Algonquin shaman Misquamacus. New York City is struck by a plague that turns victims into vampires.
• * *Manitou Blood (Severn House 0-7278-6291-X, Sep 2005, £19.99, 369pp, hc) [Manitou] Horror novel, the fourth in the Manitou series.
• * *Unspeakable (Pocket Star 0-7434-6294-7, Feb 2005, $6.99, 265pp, pb) Horror novel with possible supernatural elements. A deaf social worker who lip-reads helps police and may be cursed.

MATHESON, RICHARD (Burton) (1926- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Collected Stories, Volume 2 (Gauntlet Press/Edge 1-887368-79-5, Apr 2005, $16.95, 453pp, tp, cover by Harry O. Morris) Reprint (Dream/Press 1989 as part of Richard Matheson: Collected Stories, not seen) collection of 29 stories from between 1953 and 1958. Edited and with a preface by Stanley Wiater. This is the second of three parts reprinting the Dream/Press limited edition. Matheson adds comments on each story. Gauntlet Press/Edge Books, 5307 Arroyo St., Colorado Springs CO 80922; [www.gauntletpress.com]; [info@gauntletpress.com]. (Contents)
• * *Duel & The Distributor: Stories and Screenplays (Gauntlet Press 1-887368-72-8, Nov 2004, $66.00, 352pp, hc, cover by Harry O. Morris) Collection of two stories and the scripts of the movies they became, plus afterwords to each by Matheson. Edited by Matthew R. Bradley, who also provides a foreword, afterword, and an interview with actor Dennis Weaver. (Contents)
• * _Earthbound (Tor 0-765-31171-2, Apr 2005, $13.95, 223pp, tp, cover by Michael Deas) Reprint (Playboy Press 1982 as by Logan Swanson) ghost/horror novel. This is the revised text of the Robinson UK 1989 edition.
• * *Woman (Gauntlet Press 1-887368-75-2, May 2005, $12.95, 125pp, tp, cover by Harry O. Morris) Horror novel. A Hollywood talk-show psychiatrist is plagued by a crazed neighbor.

MATTHEWS, A. J.; pseudonym of Rick Hautala, (1949- ) (chron.)

• * *Follow (Jove 0-515-14015-5, Oct 2005, $7.99, 312pp, pb) Supernatural thriller/horror novel. Matthews is a pen name for Rick Hautala.

MATTHEWS, ANDREW (chron.)

• * *The Swallow and the Dark (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55229-1, Mar 2005, £4.99, 198pp, tp, cover by Kerrie Jane Stritton) Young-adult time-bridge fantasy novel. A teenager diagnosed with terminal illness is somehow connected to a World War I soldier.

MATUSZAK, DAGMARA (chron.)

• * _Melinda (with Neil Gaiman) See entry under Neil Gaiman.

MAUMÉJEAN, XAVIER (chron.)

• * *The League of Heroes (Black Coat Press 1-932983-44-9, Nov 2005, $20.95, 263pp, tp, cover by Patrick Dumas) Fantasy novel. Phileas Fogg’s League of Heroes (including Sherlock Holmes, Lord Greystoke, Professor Cavor, and Captain Hook) battles bad guys including Peter Pan, Prince Sinbad, and Pharaoh Im-Ho-Tep, and the Horla. Translated/adapted by Manuella Chevalier from the French La Ligue des Heros (Editions Mnemos 2002). This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.blackcoatpress.com] or from Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416.

MAVERICK, LIZ (chron.)

• * *Crimson City (Dorchester/Love Spell 0-505-52622-0, Jul 2005, $6.99, 345pp, pb) Vampire novel, first in a series set in a Los Angeles run by vampires. Warrior vampire Fleur Dumont is forced to become a leader when her brothers are killed.

MAVIS, NEIL (chron.)

• * *Deorbit the Space Shuttle: Stem Cell (Heuristic Publishing 0-9763863-0-5, Jun 2005, $16.95, 319pp, tp) Near-future SF novel. A programmer helps rescue a stranded space shuttle in hopes of getting his mother treated with a zero-gravity stem cell cancer cure. This is a print-on-demand edition. Heuristic Publishing, 1611 South Utica #140, Tulsa OK 74104.

MAXWELL, KATIE; pseudonym of Marthe Arends, (1962- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Circus of the Darned (Dorchester/Smooch 0-8439-5400-0, Jan 2006, $5.99, 182pp, pb) [Got Fangs?] Young-adult dark fantasy, sequel to Got Fangs?. Francesca, still traveling with the GothFaire, accidentally raises Viking ghosts.

MAY, ANDREW (stories) (chron.)

• * *Kundalini Conspiracy (Post-Fortean Books 1-4116-1739-8, Jan 2005, £3.76, 83pp, tp) Science fantasy fix-up novella, significantly revised from four stories originally published online; this was previously available as an ebook. Paranormal investigator Byron Bland looks into strange happenings in Blastonbury. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.andrew-may.com].

MAY, J. C.; see under May, Julian (chron.)

MAY, JULIAN; [i.e., Julian “Judy” May Dikty] (1931- ) (chron.)

• * _Conqueror’s Moon (Ace 0-441-01211-6, Apr 2005, $7.99, 445pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Boreal Moon Tale] Reprint (Voyager 2003) fantasy novel, first book in the “Boreal Moon Tale.”
• * +Ironcrown Moon (Ace 0-441-01244-2, Apr 2005, $24.95, 403pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Boreal Moon Tale] Fantasy novel, second book in the “Boreal Moon Tale”. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 10/04).
• * _Ironcrown Moon (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-712322-1, Apr 2005, £12.99, v+502pp, tp) [Boreal Moon Tale] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2004) fantasy novel, the second book of The Boreal Moon Tale.

MAYER, ROBERT (1939- ) (chron.)

• * _Superfolks (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-33992-5, Mar 2005, $12.95, 231pp, tp, cover by Michael Allred) Reprint (Dial 1977) satiric fantasy novel about a retired superhero called back into battle. Foreword by Grant Morrison.
• * _Superfolks (SFBC #1173814, Jun 2005, $10.99, 231pp, hc, cover by Michael Allred) Reprint (Dial 1977) satiric fantasy novel about a retired superhero called back into battle, with the foreword by Grant Morrison from the Griffin 2005 trade paperback edition. This has ISBN 0-7394-5341-6; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

MAYNARD, L(en) H., ed. (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Darkness Rising 2005 (with Michael P. N. Sims) (Prime Books 1894815408, Feb 2005, $35.00, 404pp, hc) (Contents)

MAYR, DALLAS WILLIAM (1946- ); see pseudonym Jack Ketchum (stories) (chron.)

MEANEY, JOHN (stories) (chron.)

• * +Context (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-335-1, Oct 2005, $25.00, 533pp, hc, cover by Jim Burn) [Nulapeiron Sequence] SF novel, second in the Nulapeiron Sequence. First US edition (Bantam UK 11/02). Order from Pyr, 59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst NY 14228-2197; 800-421-0351; [www.pyrsf.com].
• * +Paradox (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-308-4, Mar 2005, $25.00, 493pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Nulapeiron Sequence] SF novel, first in the Nulaperion Sequence. First US edition (Bantam UK 6/2000). Order from Prometheus Books, 59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst NY 14228-2197; 800-421-0351; [www.pyrsf.com].
• * *Resolution (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-04737-0, Jan 2005, £18.99, 406pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Nulapeiron Sequence] SF novel, the third in the “Nulapeiron Sequence” trilogy.

MEIKLE, DENIS (chron.)

• * *The Ring Companion (Titan Books 1-84576-001-8, Oct 2005, £16.99, 271pp, tp) [Ring] Guide to the movie, its sequels, prequels, and remakes, and the Japanese novels by Koji Suzuki that inspired them.

MEIKLE, WILLIAM (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Midnight Eye Files: The Amulet (KHP Industries/Black Death Books 0-9767914-6-3, Oct 2005, $15.00, 197pp, tp) [Derek Adams] Supernatural detective novel, the first featuring Glasgow PI Derek Adams. A lost heirloom leads to an ancient, Lovecraftian evil. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.khpindustries.com], or from KHP Industries, PO Box 588, Effort PA 18330.
• * *Watchers: Culloden! (KHP Industries/Black Death Books 0-9747680-8-1, 2004, $15.00, 228pp, tp) [Watchers] Historical horror novel, third in the “Watchers” trilogy. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.khpindustries.com], or from KHP Industries, PO Box 588, Effort PA 18330.

MELLING, O. R.; pseudonym of Geraldine Whelan (chron.)

• * +The Hunter’s Moon (Abrams/Amulet 0-8109-5857-0, May 2005, $16.95, 274pp, hc) [Chronicles of Faerie] Young-adult Celtic fantasy novel, the first book in The Chronicles of Faerie. Gwen must rescue her cousin Findabhair from the King of Faerie. This first US edition (HarperCollins Canada 1993) has been revised.

MELUCH, R(ebecca) M. (1956- ) (chron.)

• * *The Myriad (DAW 0-7564-0279-4, Jan 2005, $23.95, 310pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Tour of the Merrimack] Military SF novel, “Tour of the Merrimack” #1. Human enemies unite to fight the aliens of the Hive.

MERRIL, JUDITH; [originally Josephine Juliet Grossman] (1923-1997) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Homecalling and Other Stories: The Complete Solo Short SF of Judith Merril (NESFA Press 1-886778-54-X, Feb 2005, $29.00, 559pp, hc, cover by James Warhola) Collection of 26 stories. Introductions by Elisabeth Carey and Emily Pohl-Weary. Available from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701; [www.nesfa.org/press]; add $3.00 postage. (Contents)

MERTZ, BARBARA (Louise) G(ross) (1927- ); see pseudonym Barbara Michaels (chron.)

MESTA, GABRIEL; pseudonym of Kevin J. Anderson, (1962- ) (chron.)

• * *The Martian War (Pocket 0-7434-4639-9, Jun 2005, $23.00, 256pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Science fantasy historical novel, a fictional account of the adventures of H.G. Wells. The author also writes as Kevin J. Anderson.

METZGER, ROBERT A(lan) (1956- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *CUSP (Ace 0-441-01241-8, Jan 2005, $24.95, 517pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) SF novel. A supercomputer appears to have its own plan for human evolution.

MEYER, KAI (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Flowing Queen (Egmont 1-4052-1638-7, May 2005, £12.99, 295pp, hc, cover by Lee. Bob) [Dark Reflections] Young-adult fantasy novel, first in a trilogy. Translated by Anthea Bell from the German, Die Fliessende KÖnigin (Loewe Verlag 2001).
• * +The Water Mirror (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 0-689-87787-0, Oct 2005, $15.95, 250pp, hc, cover by Jonathan Weiner) [Dark Reflections] Young-adult fantasy novel, first in the Dark Reflections series. Translated by Elizabeth D. Crawford from the German Die Fliessende Koenigin (Loewe 2001). First US edition (Egmont 5/05 as The Flowing Queen).

MEYER, STEPHENIE (chron.)

• * *Twilight (Little, Brown 0-316-16017-2, Oct 2005, $17.99, 498pp, hc) [Twilight] Young-adult vampire novel. A first novel.

MEYERS, MARC ANDRÉ (chron.)

• * *Mayan Mars (Green Grass Press 0-916251-71-3, Dec 2005, $14.95, 279pp, tp) SF novel. Gustavo Chen must stop a mutated Martian virus from destroying humanity in 2012 as predicted by the ancient Mayans. Green Grass Press, PO Box 191126, San Diego CA 92159-1126; [www.sunbeltbooks.com].

MICHAELS, BARBARA; pseudonym of Barbara G. Mertz, (1927- ) (chron.)

• * _Black Rainbow (HarperTorch 0-06-074530-4, Sep 2005, $7.50, 354pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1982) gothic romance/suspense novel. Michaels is a pen name for Barbara Mertz, who also writes as Elizabeth Peters.
• * _Someone in the House (HarperTorch 0-06-074525-8, Sep 2005, $7.50, 300pp, pb) Reprint (Dodd, Mead 1981) gothic suspense novel. Michaels is a pen name for Barbara Mertz, who also writes as Elizabeth Peters.
• * _Wings of the Falcon (HarperTorch 0-06-074524-X, Sep 2005, $7.50, 289pp, pb) Reprint (Dodd, Mead 1977) historical adventure with Gothic elements. Michaels is a pen name for Barbara Mertz, who also writes as Elizabeth Peters.

MICHLIG, JOHN (chron.)

• * _Kong: King of Skull Island (with Joe DeVito & Brad Strickland) See entry under Joe DeVito.

MICKLEM, SARAH (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Firethorn (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-720396-9, Apr 2005, £12.99, ii+383pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Scribner’s 2004) fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Firethorn (Bantam Spectra 0-553-38340-X, Jul 2005, $14.00, 383pp, tp, cover by Mark Stutzman) Reprint (Scribner 2004) medieval fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy.

MIÉVILLE, CHINA (Tom) (1972- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Iron Council (Macmillan/Pan 0-330-49252-7, Jul 2005, £7.99, 614pp, pb, cover by David Stevenson, Carl D. Galian & Robert Llewellyn) [New Crobuzon] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) SF/fantasy novel in the loose “New Crobuzon” series, after Perdido Street Station and The Scar. Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award, Best SF Novel, 2005.
• * _Iron Council (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45842-7, Aug 2005, $15.95, 564pp, tp) [New Crobuzon] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) fantasy novel set in the city of New Crobuzon, decades after events of Perdido Street Station and The Scar.
• * _King Rat (Earthling Publications 0-9744203-9-5, May 2005, $85.00, 328pp, hc) Reprint (Macmillan 1998) dark fantasy novel, illustrated by Richard Kirk, with a new introduction by Clive Barker and afterword by Miéville. This is a slipcased edition of 400 signed by the author; a traycased, lettered edition of 15 ($500) signed by Miéville, Kirk, and Barker is sold out. Earthling Publications, 12 Pheasant Hill Drive, Shrewsbury MA 01545; [earthlingpub@yahoo.com]; [www.earthlingpub.com].
• * +Looking for Jake (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-47607-7, Sep 2005, $13.95, 303pp, tp) Collection of 14 stories, four original including one graphic story illustrated by Liam Sharp. First US edition (Macmillan UK 8/05).
• * *Looking for Jake and Other Stories (Macmillan UK 1-4050-4830-1, Sep 2005, £17.99, 303pp, hc) Collection of 14 stories, three original. This includes the novella The Tain (PS Publishing 2002). A trade paperback (OME) edition (-5232-5) was announced but not seen. (Contents)

MILES, LAWRENCE (chron.)

• * +Dead Romance (Mad Norwegian Press 0-9725959-5-3, Oct 2004, $14.95, 231pp, tp, cover by Steve Johnson) [Bernice Summerfield] SF novelization, a standalone originally published as part of the New Adventures series spun off from the Doctor Who novelizations. This first US edition (Virgin 1999) adds two stories and an article. Mad Norwegian Press, 909 NE Grant St. #303, Ankeny IA 50021; [www.madnorwegian.com].
• * *Faction Paradox: This Town Will Never Let Us Go (Mad Norwegian Press 0-9725959-2-9, Oct 2003, $14.95, 281pp, tp, cover by Steve Johnson) [Faction Paradox] SF novel, the first in a series created by Miles but loosely related to Doctor Who. This is dated 2003, but not seen until now. Mad Norwegian Press, 909 NE Grant St. #303, Ankeny IA 50021; [www.madnorwegian.com].

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• * *Faction Paradox: The Book of the War (Mad Norwegian Press 1-57032-905-2, Sep 2002, $17.95, 244pp, tp, cover by Steve Johnson) [Faction Paradox] Guidebook to the Faction Paradox series created by Miles, a spin-off from Doctor Who. This is dated 2002, but not seen until now. Mad Norwegian Press, 909 NE Grant St. #303, Ankeny IA 50021; [www.madnorwegian.com].

MILES, ROSALIND (chron.)

• * _Lady of the Sea (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-671-03723-4, Oct 2005, £6.99, v+468pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Isolde] Reprint (Crown 2004) historical novel with Arthurian elements. The third book in the Isolde trilogy, based on the story of Tristan and Isolde. A 2004 Simon & Schuster UK hardcover was apparently cancelled. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Lady of the Sea (Random House/Three Rivers Press 0-307-20985-7, Dec 2005, $12.95, 356pp, tp, cover by Erich Lessing) [Tristan and Isolde] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2004) Arthurian novel, third in the “Tristan and Isolde” series. This adds an unpaginated reader’s guide.

MILLAR, MARTIN; see pseudonym Martin Scott (chron.)

MILLER, DEBORAH J. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Swarmthief’s Dance (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-5074-8, Sep 2005, £10.99, 314pp, tp, cover by Paul Gregory) [Swarmthief] Fantasy novel, the first book of the Swarmthief trilogy.

MILLER, GEORGIA M(yrle) (1933- ); see pseudonym Sasha Miller (chron.)

MILLER, JOHN A. (1946- ) (chron.)

• * _Coyote Moon (Tor/Forge 0-765-34544-7, Mar 2005, $6.99, 302pp, pb, cover by Shasti O’Leary Soudant) Reprint (Forge 2003) fantasy novel. Trailer park residents think a mysterious baseball player is the reincarnation of a physicist.

MILLER, MIKE S. (chron.)

• * _The Hedge Knight (with George R. R. Martin & Ben Avery) See entry under George R. R. Martin

MILLER, RYDER W., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _From Narnia to A Space Odyssey: The War of Ideas Between Arthur C. Clarke and C.S. Lewis See entry under Arthur C. Clarke.

MILLER, SASHA; pseudonym of Georgia M. Miller, (1933- ) (chron.)

• * _Dragon Blade (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.