The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

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NILES, DOUGLAS (Allen) (chron.) (continued)

* *War of the Worlds: New Millennium (Tor 0-765-31142-9, Jun 2005, $24.95, 332pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) Contemporary SF technothriller, an update of Wells’s classic. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett and Associates.
NILES, STEVE (stories) (chron.)

* _Guns, Drugs and Monsters (ibooks 1-59687-134-2, Oct 2005, $6.99, 229pp, pb, cover by Tim Bradstreet) [Cal McDonald, Monster Hunter] Reprint (IDW 2002, not seen) dark fantasy mystery novel, second in the Cal McDonald, Monster Hunter series.
* _Savage Membrane (ibooks 1-4165-0409-5, Feb 2005, $6.99, 199pp, pb, cover by Breehn Burns) [Cal McDonald, Monster Hunter] Reprint (IDW 2002, not seen) dark fantasy mystery novel, first in the “Cal McDonald, Monster Hunter” series.
NIMMO, JENNY (1942- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Blue Boa (Egmont 1-4052-1830-4, Jun 2005, £5.99, xii+372pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Children of the Red King] Reprint (Egmont 2004) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume III of the Children of the Red King quintet.
* *The Castle of Mirrors (Egmont 1-4052-0127-4, Jun 2005, £10.99, xii+351pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Children of the Red King] Young-adult fantasy novel. Volume IV of the Children of the Red King quintet.
* +Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors (Scholastic/Orchard 0-439-54528-5, Jul 2005, $9.95, 410pp, hc, cover by Chris Sheban) [Children of the Red King] Young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in the “Children of the Red King” quintet. First US edition (Egmont 6/05 as The Castle of Mirrors).
* _The Owl Tree (Walker 1-84428-638-X, Sep 2004, £3.99, 96pp, tp, cover by Anthony Lewis) Reissue (Walker 1997) young-adult fantasy novel.
* _The Rinaldi Ring (Egmont 1-4052-1141-5, Apr 2005, £4.99, 186pp, tp, cover by Sharon Chai) Reprint (Mammoth 1999) young-adult fantasy novel.
* _The Snow Spider (Egmont 1-4052-1138-5, Apr 2004, £4.99, 122pp, tp, cover by Kevin Jenkins) [Gwyn Griffiths] Reissue (Methuen 1986) young-adult fantasy novel. First in the “Gwyn Griffiths” trilogy.
* _The Snow Spider Trilogy (Egmont 1-40522-010-4, Jul 2005, £6.99, 480pp, tp, cover by Jessica Meserve) [Snow Spider] Reprint (Mammoth 1993) young-adult fantasy omnibus of The Snow Spider, Emlyn’s Moon, and The Chestnut Soldier. (Contents)
NIVEN, LARRY; [i.e., Laurence van Cott Niven] (1938- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Building Harlequin’s Moon (with Brenda Cooper) (Tor 0-765-31266-2, Jun 2005, $25.95, 400pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) SF novel. The first interstellar starship ends up in the wrong star system and must terraform a moon to get antimatter.
* _Building Harlequin’s Moon (with Brenda Cooper) (SFBC #1189132, Jul 2005, $12.99, 400pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Reprint (Tor 2005) SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* *Burning Tower (with Jerry E. Pournelle) (Pocket 0-7434-1691-0, Feb 2005, $25.00, 430pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) [Mana; Burning City] Prehistoric Los Angeles fantasy, sequel to The Burning City. Monster birds threaten the caravan routes that supply Tep’s Town.
* _Burning Tower (with Jerry E. Pournelle) (SFBC #1180906, Feb 2005, $12.49, 430pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) [Mana; Burning City] Reprint (Pocket 2005) prehistoric Los Angeles fantasy, sequel to The Burning City. This is similar to the Pocket edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Burning Tower (with Jerry E. Pournelle) (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-072-5, Apr 2005, £18.99, 430pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Mana; Burning City] Reprint (Pocket 2005) fantasy novel, sequel to The Burning City. [First U.K. edition]
* *The Magic Goes Away Collection (Pocket 0-7434-1693-7, Feb 2005, $13.00, 358pp, tp, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) [Mana] Omnibus of three fantasy books: novel The Magic Goes Away (1978), and two anthologies edited by Niven: The Magic May Return (1981), and More Magic (1984). (Contents)
* _The Mote in God’s Eye (with Jerry E. Pournelle) (SFBC #1180876, Nov 2005, $12.99, 523pp, hc, cover by Lee MacLeod) [Mote] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1974) SF novel. This is #23 in the SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection; it has ISBN 0-7394-6095-1, lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Ringworld (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07702-6, Jun 2005, £6.99, 288pp, tp, cover by Steven Vincent Johnson) [Ringworld] Reprint (Ballantine 1970) SF novel, winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards. Volume 60 in the “SF Masterworks” series.
* _Ringworld’s Children (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-222-1, Apr 2005, £6.99, 355pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Ringworld] Reprint (Tor 2004) SF novel in the “Ringworld” series, set shortly after The Ringworld Throne.
* _Ringworld’s Children (Tor 0-765-34102-6, Apr 2005, $7.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Ringworld] Reprint (Tor 2004) SF novel in the “Ringworld” series after The Ringworld Throne.
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* *Man-Kzin Wars XI (Baen 1-4165-0906-2, Oct 2005, $22.00, 371pp, hc) [Man-Kzin Wars] Original anthology of six stories set in Larry Niven’s Known Space universe. Authors are Hal Colebatch, Matthew Joseph Harrington, and Larry Niven. (Contents)
NIX, GARTH (1963- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Abhorsen (Collins 0-00-713735-4, Jan 2005, £5.99, 396pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Abhorsen] Reprint (HarperCollins Eos 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the “Abhorsen” trilogy.
* *Across the Wall: A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-074713-7, Jul 2005, $16.99, 305 + xii, hc, cover by Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) Young-adult collection of 12 stories, one in the Abhorsen series, and one satiric piece about epic fantasy. Nix provides a general introduction on his writing career, and notes on most of the stories. (Contents)
* _Drowned Wednesday (Collins 0-00-717505-1, Jun 2005, £5.99, 391pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Keys to the Kingdom] Reprint (Scholastic 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. Book three of The Keys to the Kingdom. [First U.K. edition]
* _The Keys to the Kingdom, Book 1: Mister Monday (Scholastic Press 0-439-70369-7, Mar 2005, $15.95, 361pp, hc, cover by John Blackford) [Keys to the Kingdom] Reprint (Scholastic 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, first in a seven-part series.
* _The Keys to the Kingdom, Book 2: Grim Tuesday (Scholastic Press 0-439-70370-0, Mar 2005, $15.95, 321pp, hc, cover by John Blackford) [Keys to the Kingdom] Reprint (Scholastic 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, second in a seven-part series.
* +The Keys to the Kingdom, Book 3: Drowned Wednesday (Scholastic Press 0-439-70086-8, Mar 2005, $15.95, 389pp, hc, cover by John Blackford) [Keys to the Kingdom] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in a seven-part series. Arthur Penhaligon must contend with pirates to get the third key from the dangerously transformed Lady Wednesday. First US edition (Allen & Unwin Australia 1/05).
* _The Ragwitch (Collins 0-00-717499-3, Aug 2005, £5.99, 396pp, tp) Reprint (Pan Australia 1990) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
* _The Seventh Tower, Volumes 4-6 (Scholastic 0-7607-9526-6, 2005, $14.95, 691pp, hc, cover by Steve Rawlings) [Seventh Tower] Reissue (Scholastic 2003) omnibus of three young-adult fantasy novels in “The Seventh Tower” series: Above the Void (2001), Into Battle (2001), and The Violet Keystone (2001). Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. This is a Barnes & Noble edition.
NOLAN, WILLIAM F(rancis) (1928- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Ill Met by Moonlight (HellBound Books 0974244783, Nov 2005, $19.95, 164pp, hc) “A Collection of Prose, Poetry and Artwork." (Contents)
* *Wild Galaxy (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-31-2, Apr 2005, $25.95, 199 + xiii, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of 19 SF stories selected as his best by the author, who also provides comments on each in his introduction. Three stories have not been previously collected. Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; 217-384-4205; [www.goldengryphon.com]. (Contents)
NORTON, ALICE MARY; see under Norton, Andre (stories) (chron.)
NORTON, ANDRE; [born Alice Mary Norton] (1912-2005); formerly Alice Mary Norton (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Beast Master’s Circus (with Lyn McConchie) (Tor 0-765-34010-0, Mar 2005, $6.99, 301pp, pb, cover by Allen Douglas) [Hosteen Storm] Reprint (Tor 2004) SF novel, the second in a series of sequels to Norton’s The Beast Master.
* *Beast Master’s Planet (Tor 0-765-31327-8, May 2005, $24.95, 363pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Hosteen Storm] Omnibus of two SF novels, Beast Master (1959) and Lord of Thunder (1962). (Contents)
* _Beast Master’s Planet (SFBC #1189432, Jul 2005, $12.49, 363pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Hosteen Storm] Reprint (Tor 2005) omnibus of two SF novels, Beast Master (1959) and Lord of Thunder (1962). This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* *Dark Companion (Baen 0-7434-9898-4, Apr 2005, $26.00, 410pp, hc) Omnibus of two far-future SF novels: Dark Piper (1968) and Dread Companion (1970). (Contents)
* *Dragon Blade (with Sasha Miller) (Tor 0-765-30747-2, Aug 2005, $24.95, 336pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan] Fantasy novel, fourth in the Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan.
* _Dragon Blade (with Sasha Miller) (SFBC #1189345, Sep 2005, $12.50, 336pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan] Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy novel, fourth in the Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan.
* _The Duke’s Ballad (with Lyn McConchie) (SFBC #1177953, Feb 2005, $13.49, 318pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Witch World] Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy novel, the first in a new “Witch World” trilogy. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _The Duke’s Ballad (with Lyn McConchie) (Tor 0-765-34552-8, Nov 2005, $6.99, 318pp, pb, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Witch World] Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy novel, the first in a new “Witch World” trilogy.
* _Gods and Androids (Baen 0-7434-9911-5, Jun 2005, $7.99, 530pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Baen 2004) omnibus of two SF novels, Android at Arms (1971) and Wraiths of Time (1976).
* *Masks of the Outcasts (Baen 1-4165-0901-1, Sep 2005, $24.00, 343pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Dipple] Omnibus of two novels: Catseye (1961) and Night of Masks (1964). (Contents)
* _Octagon Magic (Tor/Starscape 0-765-35298-2, Dec 2005, $5.99, 182pp, tp, cover by Tristan Elwell) Reprint (World 1967) young-adult fantasy novel.
* *Silver May Tarnish (with Lyn McConchie) (Tor 0-765-30637-9, Dec 2005, $24.95, 284pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Witch World] Fantasy novel in Andre Norton’s Witch World series, written by McConchie.
* _Steel Magic (Tor/Starscape 0-765-35297-4, Jun 2005, $5.99, 117pp, tp, cover by Tristan Elwell) Reprint (World 1965) young-adult Arthurian fantasy novel.
* *Three Hands for Scorpio (Tor 0-765-30464-3, Apr 2005, $23.95, 302pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell) Fantasy novel. A border lord’s telepathic triplet daughters are kidnapped.
* _Three Hands for Scorpio (SFBC #1182018, Apr 2005, $12.99, 302pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell) Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy novel, first in a series. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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* *Renaissance Faire (with Jean Rabe) (DAW 0-7564-0281-6, Feb 2005, $6.99, 306pp, pb) Original anthology of 15 fantasy stories about Renaissance faires. Authors include Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, Joe Haldeman, and Esther M. Friesner. This is copyrighted by the editors and Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books. (Contents)
NOTKIN, DEBORAH L., ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The James Tiptree Award Anthology 2 (with Jeffrey D. Smith, Karen Joy Fowler & Pat Murphy) See entry under Karen Joy Fowler.
NOVEMBER, SHARYN, ed. (chron.)

* _Firebirds (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240320-2, May 2005, $8.99, 420pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Firebird 2003) young-adult anthology of 16 stories, one a b&w graphic collaboration by Emma Bull and Charles Vess.
NOYES, DEBORAH, ed. (chron.)

* _Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales (Walker 1-84428-253-8, Nov 2004, £5.99, 255pp, tp, cover by Gary Kellett) Reprint (Candlewick 2004) young-adult original anthology.
NYE, JODY LYNN (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Class Dis-Mythed (with Robert Lynn Asprin) See entry under Robert Lynn Asprin.
* _Myth-taken Identity (with Robert Lynn Asprin) See entry under Robert Lynn Asprin.
NYLUND, ERIC S. (1964- ) (chron.)

* _Halo: First Strike (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-422-4, Feb 2005, £6.99, 340pp, pb) [Halo] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 2003) third novelization based on the computer game. Copyrighted by Microsoft Corporation. [First U.K. edition]
* _Halo: The Fall of Reach (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-420-8, Feb 2005, £6.99, 340pp, pb) [Halo] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 2001) first novelization based on the computer game. Copyrighted by Microsoft Corporation. [First U.K. edition]
O’BRIEN, EDWARD J(oseph Harrington), ed. (1890-1941) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Short Story Case Book (Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1935, hc) (Contents)
O’BRIEN, JUDITH (chron.)

* *Mary Jane 2 (Marvel 0-7851-1433-5, Jul 2004, $14.99, 219pp, hc) [Spider-Man] Young-adult novelization, second in the series about Spider-Man’s girlfriend. This is dated 2004 but not seen until now. Copyrighted by Marvel Characters.
O’BRIEN, ROBERT C.; pseudonym of Robert Lesly Carroll Conly, (1922-1973) (chron.)

* _Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-030725-7, Jun 2005, £4.99, 197pp, tp) [Rats of NIMH] Reissue (Atheneum 1971) young-adult fantasy novel. Winner of the Newbery Medal. 46th printing.
ODOM, MEL(vin Lewis, III) (1957- ) (chron.)

* _The Destruction of the Books (Tor 0-765-34649-4, Jun 2005, $7.99, 411pp, pb, cover by Tim Hildebrandt & Greg Hildebrandt) [Rover] Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel, sequel to The Rover.
* *Hunter’s League (Simon Pulse 0-689-86608-9, Jan 2005, $5.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Dave Seeley) Young-adult dark fantasy thriller set in 1887 England. Matt seeks to avenge his parents’ murders and save the British Empire with the help of friends.
* *The Hunter’s League: The Mystery Unravels (Simon Pulse 0-689-86633-X, Jul 2005, $5.99, 242pp, pb, cover by Dave Seeley) [*Hunter’s League] Young-adult dark fantasy thriller set in 1887 England, second in the “Hunter’s League” series.
* *The Hunter’s League: The Secret Explodes (Simon Pulse 0-689-86634-8, Oct 2005, $5.99, 232pp, pb, cover by Dave Seeley) [*Hunter’s League] Young-adult dark fantasy thriller set in 1887 England, third in the “Hunter’s League” series.
* *Lord of the Libraries (Tor 0-765-30724-3, Jul 2005, $25.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt) [Rover] Fantasy novel, third in the series begun in The Rover. Librarian Juhg seeks his abducted master and a secret store of knowledge.
OGDEN, MARGARET (Astrid Lindholm) (1952- ); see under Lindholm, Megan (stories) (chron.)
OGILVY, IAN (chron.)

* +Measle and the Dragodon (HarperCollins 0-06-058688-5, Apr 2005, $15.99, 344pp, hc, cover by Jimmy Pickering) [Measle] Young-adult fantasy, sequel to Measle and the Wrathmonk. Measle must face a sinister amusement park to rescue his mother from the Wrathmonks. First US edition (Oxford University Press 10/04).
* _Measle and the Dragodon (Oxford University Press 0-19-275333-9, Oct 2005, £5.99, 326pp, tp, cover by Chris Mould) [Measle] Reprint (Oxford University Press 2004) humorous young-adult fantasy novel. Book two in the Measle series.
* *Measle and the Mallockee (Oxford University Press 0-19-271978-5, Oct 2005, £8.99, 372pp, tp, cover by Chris Mould) [Measle] Humorous young-adult fantasy novel, third in the Measle series.
* +Measle and the Mallockee (HarperCollins 0-06-058691-5, Jan 2006, $15.99, 376pp, hc, cover by Jimmy Pickering) [Measle] Young-adult fantasy, third in the Measle series. Measle’s baby sister turns out to be a Mallockee with unlimited powers. First US edition (Oxford University Press 10/05).
* _Measle and the Wrathmonk (HarperTrophy 0-06-058687-7, Apr 2005, $5.99, 210pp, tp, cover by Jimmy Pickering) [Measle] Reprint (Oxford University Press 2004) young-adult fantasy.
* _Measle and the Wrathmonk (Oxford University Press 0-19-275332-0, Oct 2005, £4.99, 198pp, tp) [Measle] Reprint (Oxford University Press 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a series.
O’KEEFE, DEBORAH (chron.)

* _Readers in Wonderland: The Liberating Worlds of Fantasy Fiction: From Dorothy to Harry Potter (Continuum 0-8264-1649-7, Aug 2004, $16.95, 222pp, tp, cover by Hope Dunlap) Reprint (Continuum 2003) non-fiction, critical, an exploration of what makes young-adult fantasy so popular. This is dated 2004 but not seen until now. Continuum, 370 Lexington Ave., New York NY 10017; [info@continuum-books.com]; [www.continuumbooks.com].
OKORAFOR(-Mbachu), NNEDI(ma) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Zahrah the Windseeker (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-34090-4, Oct 2005, $16.00, 308pp, hc, cover by Amanda Hall) Young-adult African-based fantasy novel. A girl with unusual hair is believed to have unusual powers. A first novel.
OLIVER, REGGIE (stories) (chron.)

* *The Complete Symphonies of Adolf Hitler & Other Strange Stories (The Haunted River, 2005, £28.50, 432pp, hc) (Contents)
OLTION, JERRY (Brian) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Anywhere but Here (Tor 0-765-30619-0, Mar 2005, $25.95, 382pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) [Getaway Special] SF novel, sequel to The Getaway Special.
O’NAN, STEWART (1961- ) (chron.)

* _The Night Country (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7174-0, Sep 2005, £7.99, 229pp, tp) Reprint (Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2003) ghost story. Survivors of a New England car crash are haunted by the accident. The first UK edition (Bloomsbury 2004) was not seen.

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