The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

Books, Listed by Author

ROSE, MALCOLM (chron.) (continued)

• * *Traces: Luke Harding, Forensic Investigator: Lost Bullet (Kingfisher 0-7534-1050-8, Feb 2005, £5.99, 204pp, tp, cover by John Fordham) [Luke Harding] Young-adult SF novel set on an alternate Earth featuring a young investigator and his robot companion. Book two in a new series.

ROSENBAUM, ALISSA (1905-1982); see pseudonym Ayn Rand (chron.)

ROSENBERG, AARON (chron.)

• * *Exalted: The Carnelian Flame (White Wolf 1-58846-882-8, Nov 2005, $6.99, 286pp, pb, cover by Noi Sackda & Omar Dogan) Novelization based on the roleplaying game. Copyrighted by White Wolf.

ROSENBERG, DANIEL, ed. (chron.)

• * *Histories of the Future (with Susan Harding) (Duke University Press 0-8223-3473-9, Sep 2005, $24.95, 360pp, tp) Associational non-fiction, a collection of 12 essays and four “interludes” looking at ways the future has been envisioned in modern culture, with one essay on Philip K. Dick’s Ubik and a metafiction by Jonathan Lethem. Includes notes and index. Duke University Press, Box 90660, Durham NC 27708-0660; [www.dukeupress.edu].

ROSENBLOOM, EILEEN (chron.)

• * *Stuck Down (Llewellyn 0-7387-0658-2, Jun 2005, $8.95, 230pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy about a dead teenager’s adventures in the afterlife. A first novel. Available from Llewellyn Publications, PO Box 64383, St. Paul MN 55164-0383; 800-THE-MOON; [www.llewellyn.com].

ROSS, DEBORAH J. (1947- ) (chron.)

• * _A Flame in Hali (with Marion Zimmer Bradley) See entry under Marion Zimmer Bradley.

ROUILLARD, MICHELLE; see pseudonym Michelle Rowen (chron.)

ROWEN, MICHELLE; pseudonym of Michelle Rouillard (chron.)

• * *Bitten & Smitten (Warner Forever 0-446-61700-8, Jan 2006, $6.50, 369pp, pb) [Sarah Dearly] Humorous romance novel. A woman newly turned vampire gets guidance from a sexy but suicidal vampire.

ROWLANDS, MARK (chron.)

• * _Sci-Phi: Philosophy from Socrates to Schwarzenegger (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-32236-4, Aug 2005, $13.95, 276pp, tp) Reprint (Ebury Press 2003 as The Philosopher at the End of the Universe: Philosophy Explained Through Science Fiction Films) non-fiction look at philosophy through movies. A Thomas Dunne Book.

ROWLING, J. K. (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Scholastic/Levine 0-439-78454-9, Jul 2005, $29.99, 652pp, hc, cover by Mary GrandPré) [Harry Potter] Young-adult fantasy, sixth in the series. A slipcased deluxe edition (-79132-4, $60.00) with different dustjacket art and added color plate is also available.
• * *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Bloomsbury 0-7475-8108-8, Jul 2005, £16.99, 607pp, hc, cover by Jason Cockcroft) [Harry Potter] Young-adult fantasy novel, sixth in the series. Simultaneous with the US (Scholastic) edition.
• * *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Bloomsbury 0-7475-8110-X, Jul 2005, £16.99, 607pp, hc) [Harry Potter] Young-adult fantasy novel. Book six in the series. This adult edition is supposedly simultaneous with the YA version listed last month.

ROYCRAFT, JAYE (chron.)

• * *Rainscape (KHP Industries/NecroLily Books 0-9747680-7-3, Jan 2005, $15.00, 274pp, tp) SF novel. An outlaw telepath hiding out on a remote planet is drawn to a female telepath investigating murders. A first novel. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.khpindustries.com], or from KHP Industries, PO Box 588, Effort PA 18330.

ROYO, LUIS (chron.)

• * *The Labyrinth Tarot (Heavy Metal 1-932413-24-3, Jan 2005, $24.95, 112pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) Art book showing Royo’s illustrations for a tarot deck, with his interpretations of each card.

RUBENSTEIN, GILLIAN; see pseudonym Lian Hearn (chron.)

RUBY, LAURA (chron.)

• * _Lily’s Ghosts (HarperTrophy 0-06-051831-6, Aug 2005, $5.99, 258pp, tp, cover by Peter Ferguson) Reprint (HarperCollins 2003) young-adult humorous ghost mystery.

RUCKA, GREG (1969- ) (chron.)

• * *Perfect Dark: Initial Vector (Tor 0-765-31571-8, Sep 2005, $12.95, 350pp, tp) [Perfect Dark] Novelization based on the near-future computer game. Copyrighted by Microsoft.

RUCKER, RUDY; [i.e., Rudolf von Bitter Rucker] (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Frek and the Elixir (Tor 0-765-31059-7, Feb 2005, $14.95, 476pp, tp, cover by Shelley Eshkar) Reprint (Tor 2004) SF novel.
• * *The Lifebox, The Seashell, and the Soul (Thunder’s Mouth Press 1-56025-722-9, Oct 2005, $35.00, 564pp, hc) Associational non-fiction, a mix of memoir, computer science, and the search for the meaning of life.
• * _Master of Space and Time (Thunder’s Mouth Press 1-56025-703-2, Apr 2005, $14.95, 229pp, tp) Reprint (Bluejay 1985) SF novel.

RUPP, REBECCA (chron.)

• * _The Waterstone (Candlewick Press 0-7636-2294-X, Apr 2005, $5.99, 275pp, tp, cover by Loren Long) Reprint (Candlewick 2002) young-adult fantasy.

RUSCH, KRISTINE KATHRYN (1960- ); see pseudonyms Kristine Grayson & Kris Nelscott (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Buried Deep (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46021-9, Apr 2005, $6.99, 372pp, pb) [Retrieval Artist] SF novel, the fourth set in the world of “The Retrieval Artist”. A forensic anthropologist travels to Mars to examine human remains found by aliens.

RUSHDIE, (Ahmed) SALMAN (1947- ) (chron.)

• * *Shalimar the Clown (Random House 0-679-46335-6, Sep 2005, $25.95, 398pp, hc, cover by Dennis Leigh) Mainstream novel with elements of fantasy/magical realism. Simultaneous with the UK (Jonathan Cape).
• * *Shalimar the Clown (Cape, Jonathan 0-224-06161-5, Sep 2005, £17.99, 398pp, hc) Mainstream novel with fantasy elements. Simultaneous with the US (Random House) edition.

RUSKIN, JOHN (1819-1900) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _King of the Golden River (with Iassen Ghiuselev) (Simply Read Books 1-894965-15-9, Aug 2005, $19.95, 63pp, hc, cover by Iassen Ghiuselev) Reprint (Smith, Elder 1841) fantasy novella in picture book form, with text by Ruskin and illustrations by Ghiuselev.

RUSS, JOANNA (Ruth) (1937- ) (chron.)

• * _The Two of Them (Wesleyan University Press 0-8195-6760-4, Mar 2005, $14.95, 150 + xv, tp, cover by Martina Pilcerova) Reprint (Berkley 1978) SF novel. Foreword by Sarah LeFanu. Order from University Press of New England, Order Dept., 37 Lafayette St., Lebanon NH 03766-1405; 800-421-1561; [www.wesleyan.edu/wespress].
• * _We Who Are About To... (Wesleyan University Press 0-8195-6759-0, Mar 2005, $14.95, 118 + xv, tp, cover by Mark Lupo) Reprint (Dell 1977) SF novel. This has a new foreword by Samuel R. Delany. Order from University Press of New England, Order Dept., 37 Lafayette St., Lebanon NH 03766-1405; 800-421-1561; [www.wesleyan.edu/wespress].

RUSSAMEN, GLEN, ed. (chron.)

• * _Futureways (with Rita McBride) See entry under Rita McBride.

RUSSE, SAVANNAH (chron.)

• * *Beyond the Pale (Penguin/Signet Eclipse 0-451-21564-8, Jun 2005, $6.99, 295pp, pb) [Darkwing Chronicles] Vampire novel, book one of The Darkwing Chronicles. The government forces vampire Daphne Urban to spy for them. Copyrighted by Charlee Trantino.
• * _Beyond the Pale (SFBC #1190611, Aug 2005, $10.99, 295pp, hc) [Darkwing Chronicles] Reprint (Signet Eclipse 2005) vampire novel, book one of The Darkwing Chronicles. This has ISBN 0-7394-5486-2; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

RUSSELL, GARY (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: Spiral Scratch (BBC Books 0-563-48626-0, Aug 2005, £5.99, 277pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series.

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• * *Doctor Who: Short Trips: Repercussions (Big Finish 1-84435-048-7, Jun 2004, £14.99, 246pp, hc, cover by Stuart Manning) [Doctor Who] Original anthology of 16 stories based on the TV series. Volume eight in the series. (Contents)

RUSSELL, J. S.; pseudonym; see under Russell, Jay (stories) (chron.)

RUSSELL, JAY (S.) (1961- ); pseudonym (stories) (chron.)

• * *Apocalypse Now, Voyager (Earthling Publications 0-9744203-8-7, Dec 2004, $14.00, 86pp, tp, cover by J. K. Potter) [Marty Burns] Horror novella featuring Los Angeles PI Marty Burns. Introduction by Paul McAuley. This is a signed, limited edition of 400; a lettered hardcover edition of 15 is also available. Earthling Publications, 12 Pheasant Hill Drive, Shrewsbury MA 01545; [earthlingpub@yahoo.com]; [www.earthlingpub.com].

RUSSELL, MARY DORIA (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *A Thread of Grace (Random House 0-375-50184-3, Feb 2005, $25.95, 430pp, hc) Associational historical thriller about Jewish refugees in Italy during WWII.
• * _A Thread of Grace (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60866-7, Mar 2005, £16.99, 426pp, hc) Reprint (Random House 2005) associational novel. (Contents) [First U.K. edition]
• * _A Thread of Grace (Ballantine 0-449-00413-9, Dec 2005, $14.95, 442pp, tp) Reprint (Random House 2005) associational historical thriller about Jewish refugees in Italy during WWII. This includes a 12-page reader’s guide.

RUSSELL, P. CRAIG (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde, Volume 4 (with Oscar Wilde) See entry under Oscar Wilde.
• * _Opera Adaptations Vol. 3 (NBM 1-56163-389-5, Jun 2004, $17.95, 140pp, tp, cover by P. Craig Russell) Reprint (Eclipse 1991) graphic novel adaptations of Pelleas & Melisande, Salome, Ein Heldentraum, and Cavalleria Rusticana, some originally published in comic-book form. This is the third volume in The P. Craig Russell Library of Opera Adaptations.

RUSSELL, SEAN (1952- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Shadow Road (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-191-8, Jan 2005, £17.99, 438pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [*Swans’ War] Reprint (Eos 2004 as The Shadow Roads) fantasy novel. Third book of “The Swans’ War” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Shadow Road (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-225-6, Jul 2005, £7.99, 520pp, pb) [*Swans’ War] Reprint (Eos 2004 as The Shadow Roads) fantasy novel, third in the Swans’ War trilogy, after The One Kingdom and The Isle of Battle.
• * _The Shadow Roads (SFBC #1172394, Dec 2004, $12.99, 433pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [*Swans’ War] Reprint (Eos 2004) fantasy novel, book three in the “Swans’ War” trilogy. This is similar to the Eos edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Shadow Roads (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-79229-X, Nov 2005, $7.99, 450pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [*Swans’ War] Reprint (Eos 2004) fantasy novel, book three in the “Swans’ War” trilogy.

RUSSO, RICHARD PAUL (1954- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Rosetta Codex (Ace 0-441-01330-9, Dec 2005, $14.95, 375pp, tp) SF novel. A boy on a lawless world may be the key to deciphering mysterious alien artifacts.
• * *The Rosetta Codex (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-298-1, Dec 2005, £6.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) SF novel. Simultaneous with the US (Ace) edition. A boy marooned on a dangerous world may be the key to translating ancient alien texts.

RUTLEDGE, FLEMING (chron.)

• * *The Battle for Middle-earth: Tolkien’s Divine Design in the Lord of the Rings (Eerdmans 0-8028-2497-8, Sep 2004, $20.00, 373pp, tp, cover by Ted Nasmith) Non-fiction look at Tolkien’s “devine design” in The Lord of the Rings. Eerdmans Books, 255 Jefferson Ave SE, Grand Rapids MI 49503-4570; 800-253-7521; www.eerdmans.com. [Tolkien]

RYAN, C. J. (chron.)

• * *Dexta (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58776-5, Aug 2005, $6.99, 451pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Gloria VanDeen] SF novel. Imperial bureaucrat Gloria VanDeen investigates trouble on a backwater planet.
• * *Glorious Treason (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58777-3, Dec 2005, $6.99, 404pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Gloria VanDeen] SF novel, the second featuring Gloria VanDeen of the Department of Extraterrestrial Affairs. Gloria is assigned to “democratize” a backwater planet so the Empire can exploit it.

RYAN, KEVIN (chron.)

• * *Star Trek: Errand of Fury, Book One: Seeds of Rage (Pocket 0-7434-8053-8, Apr 2005, $7.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Ben Perini) [Star Trek: Errand of Fury] Star Trek novelization, first in a trilogy. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

RYMAN, GEOFF(rey Charles) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Air (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07697-6, Jul 2005, £14.99, 390pp, hc) Reprint (St. Martin’s Griffin 2004) SF novel. A new communications technology called Air arrives at a remote village. Expanded from the story “Have Not Have”. This edition has minor corrections and changes. A trade paperback edition (-07698-4, £10.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Child Garden (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07690-9, Aug 2005, £7.99, 388pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1989) SF novel.
• * _Was (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07669-0, Jan 2005, £7.99, 454pp, tp, cover by Richard Carr) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992 as ‘Was...’) associational novel inspired by The Wizard of Oz. Volume 43 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.

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• * _Tesseracts Nine (with Nalo Hopkinson) See entry under Nalo Hopkinson.

SABERHAGEN, FRED(erick Thomas) (1930-2007) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Berserker Death (Baen 0-7434-9886-0, Feb 2005, $25.00, 755pp, hc, cover by Kurt Miller) [Berserker] Omnibus of three books in the “Berserker” series: collection The Berserker Wars (1981) and novels Berserker: Blue Death (1985) and Berserker Kill (1993). (Contents)
• * _Rogue Berserker (SFBC #1180946, Mar 2005, $10.99, 281pp, hc, cover by Kurt Miller) [Berserker] Reprint (Baen 2005) SF novel in the Berserker series. This is similar to the Baen edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

SABIN, ELENORA ROSE (chron.)

• * _When the Beast Ravens (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34759-8, Jan 2006, $5.99, 275pp, tp, cover by Marilee Heyer) [School for Sorcery] Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy novel, the third in the series begun in A School for Sorcery.

SADE, MARQUIS de (1740-1814) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Gothic Tales of the Marquis de Sade (Owen, Peter 0-7206-1251-9, May 2005, £9.95, 188pp, tp) Reprint (Neville Spearman 1965 as Eugénie de Franval and Other Stories) collection. Translated from the French (Contes et Fabliaux d’un Troubadour ProvenÇal du XVIIIe Siècle) by Margaret Crosland, who also provides an introduction. (Contents)

SAGAN, NICK (chron.)

• * _Edenborn (Penguin/NAL 0-451-21527-3, Aug 2005, $13.95, 311pp, tp) [Idlewild] Reprint (Putnam 2004) post-holocaust SF thriller, sequel to Idlewild.
• * _Edenborn (Transworld/Corgi 0-553-81598-9, Aug 2005, £6.99, 427pp, pb) [Idlewild] Reprint (Bantam UK 2004) SF novel, sequel to Idlewild.

SAGARA, MICHELLE M. (1963- ); also as Michelle Sagara West (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Cast in Shadow (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80236-6, Aug 2005, $13.95, 409pp, tp) [Kaylin Neya] Fantasy novel, first in a trilogy. Murders drag officer of the law Kaylin back to the crime-ridden fiefs she fled as a child.

SAGE, ANGIE (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Septimus Heap, Book One: Magyk (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7820-6, Mar 2005, £5.99, 564pp, tp, cover by Mark Zug) [Septimus Heap] Young-adult fantasy novel. A first novel. Simultaneous with the US (Tegen Books) edition. A hardcover edition (-7587-8, £12.99) is also available.
• * *Septimus Heap, Book One: Magyk (HarperCollins/Tegen Books 0-06-057731-2, Mar 2005, $17.99, 564pp, hc, cover by Mark Zug) [Septimus Heap] Young-adult fantasy novel, first in a series. Septimus is stolen at birth by the midwife who declares him dead. Illustrated by Mark Zug. This includes a CD-Rom. A first novel. A Katherine Tegen Book.
• * _Septimus Heap, Book One: Magyk (SFBC #1177666, Jun 2005, $15.29, 564pp, hc) [Septimus Heap] Reprint (HarperCollins/Tegen Books 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. This lacks the CD-ROM of the Tegen Books edition; the jacket lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

SAHM, M. (chron.)

• * *The Art of Getting Bent (Unsung Fu Publishers 0-9760590-3-7, Jan 2005, $12.95, 343pp, tp) Near-future post-holocaust SF novel. Mankind is divided into animal gene-enhanced Splices and cybernetic Cypures. A first novel. Unsung Fu Publishers/Magic Junk, PO Box 344, Mamaroneck NY 10543; [www.magicjunk.com].

SAID, S. F. (chron.)

• * *The Outlaw Varjak Paw (Random House/Fickling UK 0-385-60755-5, Nov 2005, £10.99, 266pp, hc, cover by Dave McKean) [Varjak Paw] Young-adult animal fantasy novel about a cat, sequel to Varjak Paw. Illustrated by Dave McKean.
• * _Varjak Paw (Random House/Dell Yearling 0-440-42076-8, May 2005, $5.99, 255pp, tp, cover by Dave McKean) [Varjak Paw] Reprint (Fickling UK 2003) young-adult talking animal fantasy, illustrated by Dave McKean.

ST. JOHN, J(ames) ALLEN (1872-1957) (chron.)

• * *Grand Master of Adventure Art: The Drawings of J. Allen St. John (with J. David Spurlock) (Watson-Guptill/Vanguard Productions 1-887591-61-3, Jan 2005, $24.95, 176pp, tp, cover by J. Allen St. John) Art book with black-and-white illustrations, mostly for works by Edgar Rice Burroughs, with a selection of illustrations of pulp fiction by others. Edited and with text by J. David Spurlock. A hardcover edition (-62-1, $35.00) and deluxe slipcased hardcover (-63-X, $49.95) were announced but not seen.

SAKNUSSEMM, KRISTOPHER (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Zanesville (Random House/Villard 0-8129-7416-6, Oct 2005, $14.95, 485pp, tp) Satiric near-future SF novel. An amnesiac wanders a much-altered America searching for his identity. A first novel.