The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

Books, Listed by Author

VIEHL, LYNN (chron.) (continued)

• * *Private Demon (Penguin/Signet Eclipse 0-451-21705-5, Oct 2005, $6.99, 287pp, pb) [Darkyn] Paranormal novel, second in the “Darkyn” series. Viehl is a pen name for Sheila Kelly, who also writes as S.L. Viehl, Gena Hall, Jessica Hall, and Rebecca Kelly.

VIEHL, S. L.; pseudonym of Sheila Kelly (chron.)

• * *Afterburn (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46029-4, Aug 2005, $23.95, 312pp, hc, cover by Allen Douglas) [Bio Rescue] SF novel, second in the “Bio Rescue” new series set in the “Stardoc” universe, about a squadron of surgically enhanced pilots. Viehl is a pen name for Sheila Kelly, who also writes as Lynn Viehl, Gena Hale, Jessica Hall, and Rebecca Kelly.
• * _Bio Rescue (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46008-1, Aug 2005, $7.99, 391pp, pb, cover by Allen Douglas) [Bio Rescue] Reprint (Roc 2004) SF novel, first in a new series set in the Stardoc universe. Viehl is a pen name for Sheila Kelly, who also writes as Lynn Viehl, Gena Hale, Jessica Hall, and Rebecca Kelly.

VIGUIÉ, DEBBIE (chron.)

• * _Scarlet Moon (Simon Pulse 1-4169-1150-2, Jan 2006, $3.99, 157pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Reissue (Simon Pulse 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, a twist on “Little Red Riding Hood.”

VILOTT, RHONDI; [i.e., Rhondi A. Vilott Salsitz] (1949- ); see pseudonym Emily Drake (chron.)

VILOTT-SALSITZ, RHONDI A.; see under Vilott, Rhondi (chron.)

VINCENT, BEV, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Illustrated Stephen King Trivia Book (with Brian Freeman) See entry under Brian Freeman.

VINGE, JOAN D.; [i.e., Joan Carol Dennison Vinge Frenkel] (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Snow Queen (SFBC #1180912, Oct 2005, $12.99, 447pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Dial 1980) Hugo-winning SF novel. SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection #22.

VISTA, RIO de la (chron.)

• * _The Oglin (with Dick Richardson) See entry under Dick Richardson.

VIZZINI, NED (chron.)

• * _Be More Chill (Hyperion/Miramax 0-7868-0996-5, May 2005, $7.99, 283pp, tp, cover by Timothy Saccenti) Reprint (Miramax 2004) young-adult SF novel.

VOAKE, STEVE (chron.)

• * *The Dreamwalker’s Child (Faber and Faber 0-571-22346-X, Jan 2005, £12.99, 300pp, hc) [Odoursin] Young-adult fantasy novel.

VOLODINE, ANTOINE (chron.)

• * *Minor Angels (University of Nebraska Press 0-8032-4672-2, Jul 2004, $25.00, 166pp, hc) Literary SF/fantasy post-holocaust novel in the form of interlocking narratives, or “narracts,” about a bunch of seemingly immortal crones who create a “grandson” to prevent the rebirth of Capitalism. Translated and with preface by Jordan Stump; the French edition Des anges mineurs (Editions du Seuil 1999) won the Prix France Inter 2000. This is dated 2004 but not seen until now. University of Nebraska Press, 233 North 8th St., Lincoln NE 68588-0484; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.nebraskapress.unl.edu].

von SCHLEGELL, MARK (chron.)

• * *Venusia (MIT Press/Semiotext(e) 1-58435-026-1, Oct 2005, $14.95, 244pp, tp, cover by Marnie Weber) Dystopian SF novel about a disaffected, mild-mannered junk dealer in a 23rd-century enlightened totalitarian state. A first novel. MIT Press, 55 Hayward St., Cambridge MA 02142-1315; [http://mitpress.mit.edu].

VORNHOLT, JOHN (Blair, Jr.) (1951- ) (chron.)

• * _The Troll King (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-57-0, Jan 2005, £4.99, 214pp, tp, cover by David Roberts) [Troll King] Reprint (Aladdin 2002) YA fantasy novel. First in a series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Troll Queen (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-58-9, Apr 2005, £4.99, 182pp, tp, cover by David Roberts) [Troll King] Reprint (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 2003) YA fantasy novel. Second in a trilogy after The Troll King. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Troll Treasure (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-59-7, May 2005, £4.99, 170pp, tp, cover by David Roberts) [Troll King] Reprint (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 2003) YA fantasy novel. Third in a trilogy after The Troll King and The Troll Queen. [First U.K. edition]

WAGGENER, ANDREA RAINS (chron.)

• * *Alternate Beauty (Bantam 0-553-38298-5, Aug 2005, $14.00, 371pp, tp, cover by Barbara McGregor) Alternate world fantasy. A plus-size woman wakes up in a world where big is beautiful.

WAGGONER, TIM (stories) (chron.)

• * *Exalted: A Shadow Over Heaven’s Eye (White Wolf 1-58846-871-2, Jul 2005, $6.99, 285pp, pb, cover by Noi Sackda & Omar Dogan) Novelization based on the roleplaying game set pre-World of Darkness. Copyrighted by White Wolf.
• * *Like Death (Leisure 0-8439-5498-1, Jan 2005, $6.99, 374pp, pb) Horror novel. Scott’s repressed memories of his family’s deaths lead him back to a nightmare world of Shadow.
• * *A Nightmare on Elm Street: Protégé (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-255-9, Oct 2005, $7.99, 408pp, pb) [Nightmare on Elm Street] Movie tie-in. Copyrighted by New Line Cinema. This has the same ISBN as the simultaneous Black Flame UK edition, but only has US and Canadian prices.

WAKELY, MARK (chron.)

• * *An Audience for Einstein (Mundania Press 1-59426-385-X, Sep 2005, $22.00, 172pp, hc, cover by Stacey L. King) SF novel. An astrophysicist’s mind is put into the body of a homeless boy. A first novel. A previous trade paperback edition published in February was not seen. 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.

WALDROP, HOWARD (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Heart of Whitenesse (Subterranean Press 1-59606-018-2, May 2005, $40.00, 274pp, hc, cover by Doug Potter) Collection of ten stories, six originally published online with afterwords on each by Waldrop. This is a signed, limited edition of 750; a lettered edition of 26 is also available. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]. (Contents)

WALLACE, DANIEL (stories) (chron.)

• * *Off the Map (Two Cranes Press, Mar 2005, $7.95, 56pp, ph) (Contents)

WALLACE, KAREN (chron.)

• * _Wendy (Simon Pulse 1-4169-0314-3, Aug 2005, $6.99, 307pp, tp, cover by Marc Yankus) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2003) associational young-adult novel, the story of Wendy Darling’s life before Peter Pan, with possible minor fantasy elements.

WALLACE, SEAN, ed. (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Jabberwocky (Wildside Press/Prime Books 0-8095-5062-8, Sep 2005, $10.00, 117pp, tp, cover by Claude Manuel) Original anthology of 18 poems, one a reprint, and ten stories. Authors include Gemma Files, Tim Pratt, Jane Yolen, and Greer Gilman. Available from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301; [www.prime-books.com]. (Contents)

WALLS, JERRY L., ed. (chron.)

• * _The Chronicles of Narnia and Philosophy: The Lion, the Witch, and the Worldview (with Gregory Bassham) See entry under Gregory Bassham.

WARD, CYNTHIA (stories) (chron.)

• * _Writing the Other: A Practical Approach (with Denise Angela Shawl) See entry under Denise Angela Shawl.

WARD, JAMES M(ichael) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Midshipwizard Halcyon Blithe (Tor 0-765-31253-0, Sep 2005, $24.95, 288pp, hc, cover by Jon Foster) [Halcyon Blithe] Fantasy novel of Hornblower-style sea adventure.

WARD, JOY (chron.)

• * *Haint (Trafford Publishing 1-41205675-6, Jun 2005, $18.95, 194pp, tp) Post-holocaust SF novel. Dogs turn out to be superior beings watching over humanity. A print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.trafford.com], or from Trafford Publishing, Suite 6E, 2333 Government St., Victoria BC V8T 4P4, Canada.

WARHOLA, JAMES (chron.)

• * _Uncle Andy’s (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240347-4, Aug 2005, $5.99, unpaginated, tp, cover by James Warhola) Reprint (Putnam 2003) associational semi-autobiographical children’s picture book of young James on a visit to his uncle, Andy Warhol.

WARNEKE, SARA MARY (1957- ); see pseudonym Sara Douglass (chron.)

WARNER, MATTHEW (stories) (chron.)

• * *Death Sentences: Tales of Punishment and Revenge (Undaunted Press, Aug 2005, $10.00, 116pp, tp) Collection of five stories, two new. (Contents)

WARREN, KAARON (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Grinding House (CSFG Publishing 0-958139-03-2, Apr 2005, A$18.95, 216pp, tp, cover by Robyn Evans) Collection of 19 stories, four original. Introduction by Donna Maree Hanson. Published by the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild. CSFG Publishing, PO Box 89, Latham ACT 2615, Australia; [www.csfg.org.au]; [orders@csfg.org.au]. (Contents)

WASHINGTON, LINDA (chron.)

• * _Inside “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe”: Myths, Mysteries, and Magic from the Chronicles of Narnia (with James Stuart Bell & Carrie Pyykkonen) See entry under James Stuart Bell.

WATSON, JUDE (chron.)

• * *Disappearance (Scholastic 0-439-69688-7, Aug 2005, $6.99, 202pp, pb, cover by Craig White) [Premonitions] Young-adult thriller, sequel to Premonitions. Grace’s long-lost father returns with some dark secrets.
• * _Premonitions (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-31921-6, Apr 2005, £4.99, 241pp, tp) [Premonitions] Reprint (Scholastic 2004) young-adult dark fantasy novel. First in a new series about a psychic teen. [First U.K. edition]

WATSON, JULES (chron.)

• * +The Dawn Stag (Overlook Press 1-58567-621-7, Jan 2006, $24.95, 552pp, hc) [Dalriada] Historical novel with elements of fantasy, set in Scotland during the Roman conquest. The second book in the Dalriada trilogy. First US edition (Orion 6/05).
• * +The White Mare (Overlook Press 1-58567-620-9, Mar 2005, $24.95, 469pp, hc) [Dalriada] Historical novel with elements of fantasy, set in Scotland during the Roman conquest. The first book in “The Dalriada” trilogy. First US edition (Orion 3/04).

WATTS, LEANDER (chron.)

• * *Ten Thousand Charms (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-44897-7, May 2005, $16.00, 228pp, hc) Young-adult historical fantasy. A boy helps save a deposed king’s daughter from a wicked creature that wants her for his wife.

WAUGH, SYLVIA (1935?- ) (chron.)

• * _Who Goes Home? (Random House/Dell Yearling 0-440-41839-9, Jul 2005, $5.99, 213pp, tp, cover by Martin Matje) [Ormingat] Reprint (The Bodley Head 2003) young-adult SF novel, third in series begun in Space Race.

WEATHERILL, CAT (chron.)

• * *Barkbelly (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-138116-7, Apr 2005, £9.99, 341pp, hc, cover by Paul Hess) [Ashenpeake Island] Young-adult fantasy about a wooden boy.

WEBB, NICK (chron.)

• * +Wish You Were Here: The Official Biography of Douglas Adams (Ballantine 0-345-47650-6, Apr 2005, $25.95, 346 + xiv, hc) Non-fiction, biography. Includes an index. First US edition (Headline 10/03). [Adams]
• * _Wish You Were Here: The Official Biography of Douglas Adams (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-47651-4, Jan 2006, $15.95, 346pp, tp) Reprint (Headline 2003) non-fiction, biography. [Adams]

WEBBER, MINDA (chron.)

• * *The Reluctant Miss Van Helsing (Dorchester/Love Spell 0-505-52638-7, Jan 2006, $6.99, 342pp, pb) Humorous vampire romance novel. A young lady, unhappy in the family trade of vampire hunting, compounds her problems by falling in love with her target.
• * *The Remarkable Miss Frankenstein (Dorchester/Love Spell 0-505-52637-9, Jul 2005, $5.99, 306pp, pb) Humorous vampire romance novel about the niece of the notorious Frankenstein, and her efforts to make the scientific Discovery of the Decade.

WEBER, DAVID M. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *At All Costs (Baen 1-4165-0911-9, Nov 2005, $26.00, 855pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly) [Honor Harrington] Military SF novel, the 11th in the Honor Harrington series. The Republic of Haven’s forces outnumber the Manticorans as war resumes. This includes a bound-in copy of The Baen CD-ROM Library, Version 9: The At All Costs Disk.
• * _At All Costs (SFBC #1199439, Dec 2005, $12.99, 855pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly) [Honor Harrington] Reprint (Baen 2005) military SF novel, the 11th in the Honor Harrington series. This is similar to the Baen edition, except it drops the bound-in CD-ROM, lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Crown of Slaves (with Eric Flint) (Baen 0-7434-9899-2, Apr 2005, $7.99, 710pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Honor Harrington] Reprint (Baen 2003) SF novel, first in a series set in Weber’s Honor Harrington universe.
• * *Old Soldiers (Baen 1-4165-0898-8, Sep 2005, $26.00, 294pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly) [Bolo] Military SF novel featuring Keith Laumer’s Bolos.
• * _On Basilisk Station (Baen 1-4165-0937-2, Aug 2005, $3.99, 422pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Honor Harrington] Reissue (Baen 1993 as Honor Harrington: On Basilisk Station) military SF novel, first in the series. This is a “Special Limited Edition”; tenth printing.
• * _The Shadow of Saganami (Baen 1-4165-0929-1, Oct 2005, $7.99, 917pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Saganimi Island] Reprint (Baen 2004) military SF novel, first in a new series in the Saganimi Island series featuring students of Honor Harrington.
• * *The Stars at War II (with Steve White) (Baen 0-7434-9912-3, Jul 2005, $27.00, 1044pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly) Omnibus of two military SF novels: The Shiva Option (2002) and a revised and expanded Insurrection (1990). (Contents)
• * *We Few (with John Ringo) (Baen 0-7434-9881-X, Apr 2005, $26.00, 391pp, hc, cover by Kurt Miller) [Captain March] Military SF novel, fourth in the March/Prince Roger/Empire of Man series. Prince Roger returns home undercover to restore his mother’s Empire.
• * _Wind Rider’s Oath (Baen 1-4165-0895-3, Aug 2005, $8.95, 578pp, pb, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [Bahzell Bahnakson] Reprint (Baen 2004) fantasy novel, the third in the series featuring reluctant hero Bahzell Bahnakson.

WEBSTER, BUD, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Science Fiction Poetry Handbook See entry under Suzette Haden Elgin.

WEINBERG, ROBERT E(dward) (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *City of Heroes: The Web of Arachnos (CDS Books 1-59315-206-X, Oct 2005, $6.99, 377pp, pb, cover by George Perez) Novelization based on the online multiplayer game. Copyrighted by Cryptic Studios and NCsoft.

WEIS, MARGARET (Edith Baldwin) (1948- ) (chron.)

• * _DragonLance: Amber and Ashes (SFBC #1182743, Jan 2005, $12.99, 336pp, hc, cover by Matthew Stawicki) [DragonLance: Dark Disciple] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2004) novelization based on the roleplaying game, first volume of the Dark Disciple. This is similar to the WotC edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _DragonLance: Amber and Ashes (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3742-4, Jul 2005, $7.99, 364pp, pb, cover by Matthew Stawicki) [DragonLance: Dark Disciple] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2004) novelization based on the roleplaying game, first volume of the Dark Disciple. Copyrighted 2005 by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _DragonLance: The Annotated Legends (with Tracy Hickman) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3974-5, Sep 2005, $24.95, 1190pp, tp, cover by Christophe Vacher) [DragonLance: Legends] Reprint (TSR 1988 as DragonLance Legends) omnibus of the three novelizations in the original “DragonLance Legends” series: Time of the Twins (1986), War of the Twins (1986), and Test of the Twins (1986); this is the 2003 annotated edition. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _DragonLance: The Second Generation (with Tracy Hickman) (SFBC #1198605, Sep 2005, $11.99, 402pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [DragonLance] Reprint (TSR 1994) collection of five stories based on the roleplaying game, with poetry by Michael Williams and interior illustrations by Ned Dameron. Copyrighted 1994 by TSR, 2001 by Wizards of the Coast. This has ISBN 0-7394-5689-X; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Dragon’s Son (Tor 0-765-34391-6, Oct 2005, $7.99, 302pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Dragonvald] Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel, the second book of “The Dragonvald” trilogy.
• * *Master of Dragons (Tor 0-765-30470-8, Nov 2005, $24.95, 352pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Dragonvald] Fantasy novel, the third book of the Dragonvald trilogy.
• * _Master of Dragons (SFBC #1197772, Jan 2006, $12.50, 330pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Dragonvald] Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy novel, the third book of “The Dragonvald” trilogy. 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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• * _DragonLance Tales, Volume 1: The Magic of Krynn (with Tracy Hickman) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3593-6, Feb 2005, $6.99, 350pp, pb) [DragonLance: Tales] Reprint (TSR 1987) anthology of ten stories based on the roleplaying game, the first volume in the “DragonLance Tales” series. Copyrighted 2005 by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _DragonLance Tales, Volume II: Kender, Gully Dwarves, and Gnomes (with Tracy Hickman) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3634-7, Apr 2005, $6.99, 364pp, pb, cover by Henry Higginbotham) [DragonLance: Tales] Reprint (TSR 1987) anthology of ten stories based on the roleplaying game, the second volume in the DragonLance Tales series. Copyrighted by TSR.
• * _DragonLance Tales, Volume IV: The Reign of Istar (with Tracy Hickman) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3779-3, Sep 2005, $6.99, 325pp, pb, cover by Henry Higginbotham) [DragonLance: Tales] Reprint (TSR 1992) anthology of eight stories based on the roleplaying game, the third volume in the “DragonLance Tales” series. Copyrighted 1992 by TSR, 2005 by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _DragonLance Tales, Volume V: The Cataclysm (with Tracy Hickman) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3775-0, Oct 2005, $6.99, 343pp, pb, cover by Henry Higginbotham) [DragonLance: Tales] Reprint (TSR 1992) anthology of 11 stories based on the roleplaying game. Copyrighted TSR 1992, Wizards of the Coast 2005.