The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

Books, Listed by Author

BETANCOURT, JOHN GREGORY (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Roger Zelazny’s To Rule in Amber (ibooks 1-59687-132-6, Oct 2005, $6.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Scott Grimando) [Dawn of Amber] Reprint (ibooks ) fantasy novel, the third in Roger Zelazny’s The Dawn of Amber trilogy based on Zelazny’s Amber books. Packaged by ibooks; copyrighted by Amber Ltd.

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• * _Horrorscape: New Masterpieces of Horror (ibooks 0-7434-9821-6, Mar 2005, $6.99, 198pp, pb) Reprint (Barnes & Noble 1996 as part of New Masterpieces of Horror) anthology; this has 12 of the 24 stories in the original edition.

BEYER, KIRSTEN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Star Trek Voyager: String Theory, Book 2: Fusion (Pocket 1-41650955-0, Nov 2005, $7.99, 384pp, pb) [Star Trek: Voyager: String Theory] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

BICK, ILSA J. (stories) (chron.)

• * *MechWarrior: Dark Age: Blood Avatar (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46074-X, Dec 2005, $6.99, 309pp, pb) [MechWarrior: Dark Age] Novelization, the 19th based on the computer game based on the Battletech roleplaying game. Copyrighted by WizKids.
• * *MechWarrior: Dark Age: Daughter of the Dragon (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46034-0, Jun 2005, $6.99, 295pp, pb, cover by Ray Lundgren) [MechWarrior: Dark Age] Novelization, the 16th based on the computer game based on the “Battletech” roleplaying game. Copyrighted by WizKids.

BIEBER, RALPH W., II; see pseudonym H. R. Howland (chron.)

BILGREY, MARC (stories) (chron.)

• * *And Don’t Forget to Rescue the Princess (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-385-4, Nov 2005, $25.95, 242pp, hc, cover by Thorsten Grambow) Humorous fantasy novel. A writer ends up on a quest in a fantasy world. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com].

BILLS, RANDALL N. (chron.)

• * *MechWarrior: Dark Age: Heretic’s Faith (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46040-5, Aug 2005, $6.99, 289pp, pb) [MechWarrior: Dark Age] Novelization, the 17th based on the computer game based on the “Battletech” roleplaying game. Copyrighted by WizKids.

BINGLE, DONALD J. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Forced Conversion (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-254-8, Nov 2004, $25.95, 259pp, hc) SF novel. A soldier is part of an effort to force hold-outs to join the rest of humanity living in virtual reality. A first novel. This is dated 2004, but not seen until now. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Dr., Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].

BIRMINGHAM, JOHN (1964- ) (chron.)

• * +Designated Targets (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45714-5, Nov 2005, $14.95, 368pp, tp, cover by Ben Perini) [Axis of Time] SF alternate-history/time-travel novel, second in The Axis of Time trilogy. Twenty-first-century warships are scattered across the WWII Pacific. First US edition (Pan Macmillan Australia 9/05).
• * _Designated Targets (SFBC #1194160, Nov 2005, $12.99, 383pp, hc, cover by Ben Perini) [Axis of Time] Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 9/05) SF novel, second in the Axis of Time trilogy. This has ISBN 0-7394-6116-8, lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Weapons of Choice (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45713-7, May 2005, $7.99, 483pp, pb, cover by Jeremy Nicholson) [Axis of Time] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) alternate-history/time-travel SF novel, first in the “Axis of Time” trilogy.

BIRTOLO, DYLAN (chron.)

• * *The Shadow Chaser (Inkwater Press 1-59299-074-6, Dec 2004, $21.95, 277pp, tp) Fantasy novel. Darien Yost unsexpectedly develops powers and discovers dangers he never knew existed. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online from [www.inkwaterbooks.com] or from Inkwater Press, 6750 SW Franklin, Suite A, Portland OR 97223.

BISHOP, ANNE (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Dreams Made Flesh (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46013-8, Jan 2005, $16.00, 425pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Black Jewels] Collection of four stories in the “Black Jewels” universe, two novel length: The Prince of Ebon Rih and Kaeleer’s Heart. (Contents)

BISHOP, DAVID (chron.)

• * +Fiends of the Eastern Front: Operation Vampyr (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-274-5, Jan 2006, $6.99, 254pp, pb) [Fiends of the Eastern Front] Novelization based on the 2000AD comics, the first in a trilogy. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Flame UK 12/05 edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices. Copyrighted by Rebellion A/S.
• * *Nightmare on Elm Street: Suffer the Children (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-172-2, May 2005, $7.99, 404pp, pb) [Nightmare on Elm Street] Movie tie-in. Copyrighted by New Line Cinema.
• * +Nikolai Dante: Imperial Black (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-180-3, Sep 2005, $6.99, 249pp, pb) [Nikolai Dante] Novelization based on the 2000AD comic-book character. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Flame UK edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices. Copyrighted by Rebellion A/S.
• * *Nikolai Dante: The Strangelove Gambit (BL Publishing/Black Flame 1-84416-139-0, Jan 2005, £5.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Simon Fraser) [Nikolai Dante] Novelization based on the character from the 2000 AD comic book.
• * *Nikolai Dante: The Strangelove Gambit (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-139-0, Mar 2005, $6.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Simon Fraser) [Nikolai Dante] Novelization based on the 2000 AD comics. Copyrighted by Rebellion A/S. This is simultaneous with the Black Flame UK edition.

BISHOP, K. J. (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Etched City (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-42710-5, Feb 2005, £7.99, 467pp, pb) Reprint (Prime Books 2003) decadent dark fantasy novel of the strange city of Ashamoil.

BISHOP, MICHAEL (Lawson) (1945- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *A Reverie for Mister Ray (PS Publishing 1-902880-87-0, Apr 2005, £25.00, 611 + xxviii, hc, cover by Jamie Bishop) Non-fiction collection of 69 essays, reviews, and incidental pieces, some slightly revised. Edited and with a preface by Michael H. Hutchins; introduction by Jeff VanderMeer. This is a limited edition of 500 signed by Bishop; a deluxe slipcased edition of 200 (-88-9, £60.00) signed by Bishop, Hutchins, and VanderMeer is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk]. (Contents)

BISSON, TERRY (Ballantine) (1942- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Greetings & Other Stories (Tachyon Publications 1-892391-24-4, Oct 2005, $24.95, 384pp, hc, cover by John Picacio) Collection of ten stories. The author provides an afterword noting the inspirations for the stories. Tachyon Publications, 1459 18th St. #139, San Francisco CA 94107; [www.tachyonpublications.com]. (Contents)
• * *Numbers Don’t Lie (Tachyon Publications 1-892391-32-5, Sep 2005, $14.95, 163pp, tp, cover by Cory Ench & Catska Ench) [Wilson Wu] Collection of three stories about the multi-talented Wilson Wu, originally published in Asimov’s, and previously published together as an e-book by ElectricStory, 2001. This has a brief new afterword by Bisson. Tachyon Publications, 1459 18th St. #139, San Francisco CA 94107; [www.tachyonpublications.com]. (Contents)

BLACK, HOLLY (née Riggenbach) (1971- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Arthur Spiderwick’s Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You (with Tony DiTerlizzi) See entry under Tony DiTerlizzi.
• * *Valiant (Simon & Schuster 0-689-86822-7, Jun 2005, $16.95, 314pp, hc, cover by Sammy Yuen, Jr.) Young-adult contemporary fantasy. A runaway in New York City encounters strange creatures.

BLACKFORD, RUSSELL (Kenneth) (1954- ) (chron.)

• * *Kong Reborn (ibooks 1-59687-133-4, Oct 2005, $7.99, 397pp, pb) [King Kong] Novelization, a thriller sequel to the movie. Scientists manage to clone a new Kong.

BLACKMAN, MALORIE (chron.)

• * *Checkmate (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60773-3, Jun 2005, £12.99, 511pp, hc) [Noughts and Crosses] Young-adult SF novel. Last in the main Noughts and Crosses trilogy.
• * _Knife Edge (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54892-8, Jun 2005, £6.99, 363pp, tp) [Noughts and Crosses] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2004) young-adult SF novel. Second in the main Noughts and Crosses trilogy.
• * +Naughts & Crosses (Simon & Schuster 1-4169-0016-0, Jun 2005, $15.95, 387pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel, the first in a series set in an alternate world where pale-skinned naughts are discriminated against by the socially dominant dark-skinned crosses. First US edition (Doubleday UK 2/01).

BLACKSTON, DANIEL E., ed. (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Lords of Swords (Pitch-Black Books 0-9758840-0-X, Sep 2005, $14.95, 301pp, tp, cover by Les Petersen) Original anthology of 13 sword and sorcery stories. Authors include E.E. Knight, Tanith Lee, and Vera Nazarian. Foreword by David Pitchford. This is copyrighted 2004 but not seen until now. Pitch-Black Books, 3232 S. 1st St., Springfield IL 62703; [www.pitchblackbooks.com]. (Contents)

BLACKWOOD, ALGERNON (Henry) (1869-1951) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories (Wildside Press/Prime Classics Library 1-59224-189-1, Mar 2005, $15.95, 183pp, tp) Reprint (Nash 1906) collection of ten ghost stories. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301. (Contents)

BLACKWOOD, GARY L. (1945- ) (chron.)

• * *Second Sight (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-47481-1, Sep 2005, $16.99, 279pp, hc, cover by Greg Call) Young-adult alternate-history fantasy about psychics real and fake and a plot to kill President Lincoln.

BLAINE, CHRIS; house pseudonym (chron.)

• * *Dark Whispers [by Craig Shaw Gardner] (Berkley 0-425-20629-7, Oct 2005, $6.99, 292pp, pb, cover by Steven Ferlauto) [Abbadon Inn] Horror novel in the Abbadon Inn series. Blaine is a house name; the author is Craig Shaw Gardner.
• * *Drowned Night [by Matthew J. Costello] (Berkley 0-425-20676-9, Nov 2005, $6.99, 324pp, pb) [Abbadon Inn] Horror novel in the Abbadon Inn series. Blaine is a house name; the author is Matthew Costello.
• * *Twisted Branch [by Elizabeth Massie] (Berkley 0-425-20524-X, Sep 2005, $6.99, 324pp, pb) [Abbadon Inn] Horror novel, the first in the Abbadon Inn series about a haunted hotel. Blaine is a house name; the author is Elizabeth Massie.

BLAIR, ERIC (Arthur) (1903-1950); see pseudonym George Orwell (stories) (chron.)

BLASCHKE, JAYME LYNN (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Voices of Vision: Creators of Science Fiction & Fantasy Speak (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-6239-6, Apr 2005, $14.95, 194pp, tp, cover by R. W. Boeche) Non-fiction collection of interviews with 17 authors and editors including Gardner Dozois, Charles de Lint, Neil Gaiman, and Harlan Ellison. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 233 North 8th St., Lincoln NE 68588-0484; orders 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.nebraskapress.unl.edu].

BLASIUS, CHRISTIANE (chron.)

• * *The True Nature of Mars (AuthorHouse 1-4208-6799-7, Oct 2005, $28.50, 266pp, tp) SF novel about an international Mars mission. Originally published in German as Das Wesen des Mars (Fischer & Fischer Media 2002). This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.authorhouse.com] or from AuthorHouse, 1663 Liberty Drive, Suite 200, Bloomington IN 47403.

BLAYLOCK, JAMES P(aul) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _13 Phantasms and Other Stories (Ace 0-441-01257-4, Feb 2005, $6.99, 289 + xiv, pb, cover by Greg Spalenka) Reprint (Edgewood Press 2000) collection of 16 stories, with an introduction by the author.

BLEVINS, MEREDITH (chron.)

• * _The Vanished Priestess (Tor/Forge 0-765-34689-3, Aug 2005, $6.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Shasti O’Leary Soudant) [Annie Szabo] Reprint (Forge 2004) mystery with possible fantasy elements, featuring gypsy Annie Szabo of The Hummingbird Wizard.

BLOCH, ROBERT (Albert) (1917-1994) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Fear Planet and Other Unusual Destinations (Subterranean Press 1-59606-005-0, Mar 2005, $40.00, 301pp, hc, cover by Gahan Wilson) Collection of 20 stories, all previously uncollected. The first volume in The Reader’s Bloch. Edited and with an introduction by Stefan R. Dziemianowicz. This is a signed, limited edition of 750; a lettered edition of 26 is also available. (Contents)

BLOCK, FRANCESCA LIA (1962- ) (chron.)

• * *Necklace of Kisses (HarperCollins 0-06-077751-6, Aug 2005, $21.95, 227pp, hc, cover by C. Sagel) [Weetzie Bat] Fantasy novel in which former YA protagonist Weetzie Bat turns 40.

BLOCK, PAULA M., ed. (chron.)

• * _Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 8 (with Dean Wesley Smith & Elisa J. Kassin) See entry under Dean Wesley Smith.

BLOOR, EDWARD (chron.)

• * _Story Time (Harcourt 0-15-205222-4, Aug 2005, $7.95, 431pp, tp, cover by Kelly Eismann) Reprint (Harcourt 2004) young-adult horror satire.

BLUMLEIN, MICHAEL (John) (1948- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Healer (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-314-9, Jul 2005, $25.00, 359pp, hc, cover by Caniglia) Fantasy novel about a man with healing powers, treated as a valuable commodity in his world.

BLY, ROBERT W. (chron.)

• * *The Science in Science Fiction: 83 SF Predictions that Became Scientific Reality (BenBella Books 1-932100-48-2, Aug 2005, $24.00, 367pp, hc, cover by J. P. Targete) Non-fiction, a look at scientific developments predicted in SF. Includes bibliography and index. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 508, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com]; info: leah@benbellabooks.com.

BODNER, HAL (chron.)

• * *Bite Club (Alyson 1-55583-903-7, Jun 2005, $14.95, 347pp, tp) Gay vampire novel set in West Hollywood. A first novel.
• * _Bite Club (SFBC #1193688, Oct 2005, $10.99, 347pp, hc) Reprint (Alyson 2005) gay vampire novel. This has ISBN 0-7394-5527-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

BOLME, EDWARD (chron.)

• * *Eberron: The Orb of Xoriat (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3819-6, Oct 2005, $6.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Wayne Reynolds) [Eberron: War-Torn] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, the second volume in The War-Torn series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

BOND, LANCE (chron.)

• * *The Fragment (Argon Publishing 0-9769950-0-X, Jul 2005, $15.95, 308pp, tp) [House of Kand] Fantasy novelization, the first book in the House of Kand series set in the roleplaying game HârnWorld. A priest seeks a magic artifact with which to overthrow the emperor. A first novel. Argon Publishing, PO Box 3457, Blaine WA 98231; [www.argonpublishing.com].

BOOTH, MARTIN (1944-2004) (chron.)

• * +Soul Stealer (Little, Brown 0-316-15591-8, Jun 2005, $14.99, 242pp, hc, cover by Kim McGillivray) [*Alchemist’s Son] Young-adult fantasy novel, the second in The Alchemist’s Son duology. Pip, Tim, and Sebastian face a new evil from the past. First US edition (Puffin UK 6/03).

BORGES, JORGE LUÍS (1899-1986) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Mirror of Ink (Penguin UK 0-141-02213-2, May 2005, £1.50, 56pp, tp) Seven stories selected from Collected Fictions (Viking 1998) translated by Andrew Hurley from the three-volume Spanish-language collection Obras Completas (Emecé Editores 1989). (Contents)

BOSAK, SUSAN V. (chron.)

• * *Dream (TCP Press 1-896232-04-3, Nov 2004, $17.95, hc) Children’s picture book about the dreams of all ages, illustrated by 15 artists including Leo & Diane Dillon and Shaun Tan. This is dated 2004 but not seen until now. TCP Press, 9 Lobraico Lane, Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON L4A 7X5 Canada; [www.tcppress.com].

BOSTON, BRUCE (David) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Etiquette with Your Robot Wife and Thirty More SF/F/H Lists (Talisman 1-888993-19-7, 2005, $5.95, 43pp, ph, cover by Marge Simon) Chapbook collection of 31 list poems, illustrated by Marge Simon. Talisman, Box 565572, Miami FL 33256; or PayPal to [talismanpub@bellsouth.net]; signed copies available on request. (Contents)

BOSTON, LUCY M(aria) (1892-1990) (chron.)

• * _The Stones of Green Knowe (Harcourt/Odyssey 0-15-205566-5, Jan 2006, $5.95, 133pp, tp, cover by Brett Helquist) [Green Knowe] Reprint (Atheneum 1976) young-adult fantasy novel, sixth in the “Green Knowe” series, with the original illustrations by Peter Boston. A hardcover edition (-205560-6, $17.00) is also available.

BOUCHER, CHRIS (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: Match of the Day (BBC Books 0-563-48618-X, Jan 2005, £6.99, 277pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series, featuring the fourth Doctor and Leela.

BOULD, MARK, ed. (chron.)

• * *Parietal Games: Critical Writings by and on M. John Harrison (with Michelle Reid) (Science Fiction Foundation 0-903007-05-3, Aug 2005, £18.00, 357pp, tp, cover by Colin Odell) Non-fiction gathering of 86 reviews and articles by Harrison, with eight critical essays on his works by authors including John Clute and Farah Mendlesohn. Introduction by Elizabeth Hand. This has a bibliography and index. A hardcover edition noted on the copyright page (-04-5) doesn’t appear to exist. Available from The Science Fiction Foundation, 28 St. Johns Road, Guildford GU2 7UH, UK; [www.sf-foundation.org]. [Harrison]

BOVA, BEN(jamin William) (1932- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Mercury (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-82394-1, Feb 2005, £18.99, 370pp, hc, cover by Mark Harrison) [Grand Tour of the Solar System] SF novel in the Grand Tour series.
• * +Mercury (Tor 0-765-30412-0, May 2005, $24.95, 319pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Grand Tour] SF novel. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 2/05).
• * _Mercury (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-82395-X, Aug 2005, £7.99, 370pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Grand Tour of the Solar System] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2005) SF novel in the Grand Tour of the Solar System series.
• * _The Silent War (Tor 0-812-57990-9, Feb 2005, $7.99, 410pp, pb, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Grand Tour: Asteroid Wars] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2004) SF novel, third book in “The Asteroid Wars.”