The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

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BOVA, BEN(jamin William) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

* _Tales of the Grand Tour (Tor 0-765-31044-9, Apr 2005, $15.95, 382pp, tp, cover by John Harris) [Grand Tour] Reprint (Tor 2004) collection.
BOWEN, CARL (chron.)

* *Exalted: Pillar of the Sun (White Wolf 1-58846-868-2, Apr 2005, $6.99, 278pp, pb, cover by UDON) [Exalted] Novelization based on the roleplaying game set pre-World of Darkness. Copyrighted by White Wolf.
BOWES, RICHARD (Dirrane) (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *From the Files of the Time Rangers (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-35-5, Sep 2005, $24.95, 268pp, hc, cover by John Picacio) SF mosaic novel of three young rangers try to police the time stream in an alternate world where Roman gods manipulate events in the 20th century. Introduction by Kage Baker; afterword by the author. Order from Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com].
BOWLER, TIM (chron.)

* _Apocalypse (Oxford University Press 0-19-275437-8, Jun 2005, £5.99, 341pp, tp) Reprint (Oxford University Press 2004) young-adult fantasy novel.
* +Apocalypse (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 1-4169-0370-4, Sep 2005, $16.95, 335pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Young-adult dark fantasy thriller. Kit and his parents are stranded on an eerie island. First US edition (Oxford University Press 10/04).
* *Tales from the Dark Side: Blood on Snow (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-88172-0, Jan 2005, £10.99, 128pp, hc, cover by Jason Cockcroft) [Tales from the Dark Side] Young-adult ghost story, first in a series about teens who encounter ghosts. Illustrated by Jason Cockcroft.
BOWYER, CLIFFORD B. (chron.)

* *The Imperium Saga: The Adventures of Kyria #3: The Mage’s Council (Silver Leaf Books 0-9744354-2-2, May 2005, $5.99, 182pp, tp, cover by June Brigman & Roy Richardson) [Imperium Saga] Young adult fantasy novel in the Imperium Saga, the third in a sub-series about a village girl who is the prophesied Chosen One who will save the Seven Kindoms. This is dated 2004, but not seen until now. Silver Leaf Books, PO Box 6460, Holliston MA 01746; 888-823-6450; [www.SilverLeafBooks.com].
* *The Imperium Saga: The Changing Tides (Silver Leaf Books 0-9744354-5-7, May 2005, $27.95, 547pp, hc, cover by Tom McWeeney & Jeromy Cox) [Fall of the Imperium] Fantasy novel of an empire of Seven Kindoms, an ancient evil, and an elven prophecy of a girl savior. Book two of the “Fall of the Imperium” trilogy. Silver Leaf Books, PO Box 6460, Holliston MA 01746; 888-823-6450; [www.SilverLeafBooks.com]; add $3.95 shipping.
BRACKETT, LEIGH (Douglas) [Mrs. Edmond Hamilton] (1915-1978) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Sea Kings of Mars (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07689-5, Jul 2005, £9.99, xii+653pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Collection of 12 stories, including the title story in its expanded novel version (Ace 1953 as The Sword of Rhiannon) and the original Eric John Stark stories. Edited and with an afterword by Stephen Jones. Volume 46 in the Fantasy Masterworks series. (Contents)
* _Stark and the Star Kings (with Edmond Hamilton) See entry under Edmond Hamilton.
BRADBURY, RAY(mond Douglas) (1920- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Bradbury Speaks: Too Soon from the Cave, Too Far from the Stars (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-058568-4, Aug 2005, $25.95, 243 + xi, hc, cover by Ervin Serrano) Collection of 37 essays (12 previously unpublished) including seven on writing and five on SF.
* _Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales (HarperCollins/Perennial 0-06-054488-0, Apr 2005, $17.95, 893pp, tp) Reprint (Morrow 2003) collection of 100 stories from throughout Bradbury’s career. Introduction by Bradbury.
* _The Cat’s Pajamas (SFBC #1167695, Feb 2005, $10.99, 234pp, tp, cover by Ray Bradbury) Reprint (Morrow 2004) original collection of 22 stories, one a “story-poem,” two reprints. This lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back cover.
* _The Cat’s Pajamas (Harper Perennial 0-06-077733-8, Aug 2005, $12.95, 234pp, tp, cover by Ray Bradbury) Reprint (Morrow 2004) original collection of 22 stories.
* _R Is for Rocket (PS Publishing 1-904619-77-0, Oct 2005, £25.00, 227 + xiii, hc, cover by Joe Mugnaini) Reprint (Doubleday 1962) collection, very slightly revised and illustrated with art from the stories’ original appearances. This has a new foreword by Ray Harryhausen and introduction by Michael Marshall Smith, as well as the 1962 introduction by Bradbury. This is a limited edition of 500; a slipcased edition of 200 (-78-9, £75.00) signed by Bradbury and editions in 100 slipcased sets (-79-7, £295.00) with S Is for Space and original collection Forever and the Earth, signed by Bradbury, Harryhausen, and Smith are also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
* _S Is for Space (PS Publishing 1-904619-80-0, Oct 2005, £25.00, 217pp, hc, cover by Joe Mugnaini) Reprint (Doubleday 1966) collection, very slightly revised and illustrated with art from the stories’ original appearances. This has a new foreword by Arthur C. Clarke and Introduction by Tim Powers, as well as the 1965 introduction by Bradbury. This is a limited edition of 500; a slipcased edition of 200 (-81-9, £75.00) signed by Bradbury and editions in 100 slipcased sets (-79-7, £295.00) with R Is for Rocket and original collection Forever and the Earth, signed by Bradbury, Clarke, and Powers are also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
* _A Sound of Thunder and Other Stories (Harper Perennial 0-06-078569-1, Jul 2005, $13.95, 338pp, tp) Reprint (Avon 1997 The Golden Apples of the Sun and Other Stories) collection/omnibus of 32 stories, combining the contents of The Golden Apples of the Sun (1953) and R Is for Rocket (1962), less three stories from The Golden Apples of the Sun. This is a movie tie-in edition.
BRADLEY, MARION (Eleanor) ZIMMER (1930-1999) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Ages of Chaos (SFBC #1180914, Feb 2005, $12.99, 763pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Darkover] Reprint (DAW 2002) SF omnibus of two “Darkover” novels: Stormqueen! (1978) and Hawkmistress! (1982). This has ISBN 0-7394-5030-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Ancestors of Avalon (with Diana L. Paxson) (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-713845-8, Aug 2005, £6.99, 399pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) [Avalon] Reprint (Viking 2004 as Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Ancestors of Avalon by Diana Paxson) Arthurian fantasy novel in the Avalon series.
* _A Flame in Hali (with Deborah J. Ross) (DAW 0-7564-0267-0, Jun 2005, $7.99, 543pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Darkover: Clingfire] Reprint (DAW 2004) SF novel set on Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover in the age of the Hundred Kingdoms, the third volume in the “Clingfire” trilogy.
* _The Saga of the Renunciates (SFBC #1192206, Aug 2005, $17.99, 1116pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Darkover] Reprint (DAW 2002) SF omnibus of three “Darkover” novels: The Shattered Chain (1976), Thendara House (1983), and City of Sorcery (1984). This has ISBN 0-7394-5612-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
BRADLEY, MATTHEW R., ed. (stories) (chron.)

* _Duel & The Distributor: Stories and Screenplays See entry under Richard Matheson.
BRADY, CLARK A. (chron.)

* _The Burroughs Cyclopaedia (McFarland 0-7864-2123-1, Feb 2005, $39.95, 402pp, tp) Reprint (McFarland 1996) non-fiction, a reference guide to characters, places, and things found in the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Available from McFarland & Company, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com].
BRALLIER, KATE; pseudonym of Anne Lesley Groell (chron.)

* *Seal Island (Tor 0-765-34892-6, Mar 2005, $6.99, 466pp, pb) Dark fantasy romantic suspense novel. A woman inherits an island house and meets a strangely attractive drifter. Brallier is a pen name for Anne Lesley Groell.
BRAMLETT, TERRY (stories) (chron.)

* *Formidable Enemy (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-280-7, Jun 2005, $25.95, 242pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) SF novel. Aliens living on Earth want to restart a war by assassinating the U.S. President. A first novel. Order from Five Star, 27500 Drake Road, Farmington Hills MI 48331-3535; 800-877-4253; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].
BRAUM, DANIEL, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* *Spirits Unwrapped (; Bellmore, NY, May 2005, $15.00, 32pp, ph, cover by Eleana Nazzaro) Original anthology of mummy stories. (Contents)
BRAUNBECK, GARY A. (1960- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Home Before Dark: The Collected Cedar Hill Stories, Volume 2 (Earthling Publications 0-9766339-0-6, Oct 2005, $45.00, 429pp, hc, cover by Deena Warner) [Cedar Hill] Collection of 19 horror stories and five related pieces set in the town of Cedar Hill. Two stories, a fictional newspaper article, and excerpts from a visitors’ guide are original; the reprint stories have all been revised or corrected. Illustrated by Deena Warner. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a traycased, lettered edition of 15 ($200.00) is also available. Earthling Publications, PO Box 413, Northborough MA 01532; [earthlingpub@yahoo.com]; [www.earthlingpub.com]. (Contents)
* *Keepers (Leisure 0-8439-5577-5, Sep 2005, $6.99, 339pp, pb) Horror novel. There’s something strange about the animals in town.
BRAY, LIBBA (chron.)

* _A Great and Terrible Beauty (Random House/Delacorte 0-385-73231-7, Mar 2005, $8.95, 403pp, tp, cover by Michael Frost) [Great and Terrible Beauty] Reprint (Delacorte 2003) young-adult fantasy novel. This indicates third printing.
* *Rebel Angels (Random House/Delacorte 0-385-73029-2, Aug 2005, $16.95, 548pp, hc, cover by Michael Frost) [Great and Terrible Beauty] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to A Great and Terrible Beauty.
BRENNAN, CAITLIN; pseudonym of Judith Tarr, (1955- ) (chron.)

* *Song of Unmaking (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80232-3, Oct 2005, $13.95, 479pp, tp) [White Magic trilogy] Romantic fantasy novel, second in the White Magic trilogy. Brennan is a pen name for Judith Tarr.
BRENNAN, HERBIE; pseudonym of J. H. Brennan, (1940- ) (chron.)

* _The Purple Emperor (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7763-3, Oct 2005, £6.99, 431pp, tp, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Faerie Wars] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2004) young-adult fantasy novel. The sequel to Faerie Wars.
BRENNAN, J(ames) H(erbert) (1940- ); see pseudonym Herbie Brennan (chron.)
BRESLIN, THERESA (chron.)

* _The Dream Master: Arabian Nights (Transworld/Corgi Yearling 0-440-86502-6, Aug 2005, £4.99, 206pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Dream Master] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in the series. Illustrated by Wyatt.
* _Dream Master: Gladiator (Transworld/Corgi 0-440-86501-8, Aug 2004, £4.99, 168pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Dream Master] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2003) young-adult fantasy novel.
BRIGGS, PATRICIA (née Rowland) (1965- ) (chron.)

* *Raven’s Strike (Ace 0-441-01312-0, Aug 2005, $7.99, 381pp, pb, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [*Raven’s Shadow] Fantasy novel, sequel to Raven’s Shadow. A mage, one of the last of the wandering wizard clans, seeks her missing husband.
* _Steal the Dragon (Ace 0-441-00273-0, Jul 2005, $6.50, 275pp, pb, cover by Royo) Reissue (Ace 1995) fantasy novel. Second printing.
* _When Demons Walk (Ace 0-441-00534-9, Aug 2005, $6.50, 272pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) Reissue (Ace 1998) fantasy/mystery novel. A sorceress/thief poses as a lord’s mistress to find a killer. 11th printing.
BRIN, (Glen) DAVID, ed. (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *King Kong Is Back! (with Leah Wilson) (BenBella Books 1-932100-64-4, Nov 2005, $17.95, 216pp, tp) [King Kong] Non-fiction gathering of 20 essays on the movie ape by authors including James Gunn, David Gerrold, and Adam Roberts. Introduction by Brin. Illustrated by Bob Eggleton. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 508, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com].
BRITAIN, KRISTEN (chron.)

* _First Rider’s Call (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-0894-2, Mar 2005, £6.99, 639pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Green Rider] Reprint (DAW 2003) fantasy novel, sequel to Green Rider.
BRITE, POPPY Z., ed. (1967- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Love in Vein (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-105490-9, Mar 2005, $7.99, 397pp, pb) Reissue (HarperPrism 1994) original vampire anthology. This is copyrighted by Brite and Martin H. Greenberg. Ninth printing.
* _Love in Vein II: Twice Bitten (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-105657-X, Mar 2005, $7.99, 534pp, pb) Reissue (HarperPrism 1997 as Love in Vein II) original anthology of 18 tales of vampiric erotica. This is copyrighted by Brite and Martin H. Greenberg. Fifth printing.
BRODERICK, DAMIEN (Francis) (1944- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Godplayers (Thunder’s Mouth Press 1-56025-670-2, May 2005, $14.95, 328pp, tp) [Players in the Contest of Worlds] Science-fantasy novel. August Seebeck gets unexpectedly involved in a multiverse-spanning Contest of Worlds.
BROECKER, RANDY (stories) (chron.)

* _Fantasy of the 20th Century: An Illustrated History (Collectors Press 1-888054-41-7, Nov 2004, $19.95, 256pp, tp, cover by Donato Giancola) Reprint (Collectors Press 2001) lavishly illustrated pictorial history of modern genre fantasy, from pulps to present. Order from Collectors Press, PO Box 230986, Portland OR 97281; 800-423-1848; [www.collectorspress.com].
BROM, GERALD (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Plucker (Abrams 0-8109-5792-2, Oct 2005, $24.95, 143pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) Dark fantasy illustrated novel. Toys defend their boy from the sinister Plucker. A first novel.
BROOKE, KEITH N. (1966- ); see pseudonym Nick Gifford (stories) (chron.)
BROOKER, WILL (chron.)

* *Alice’s Adventures: Lewis Carroll in Popular Culture (Continuum 0-8264-1433-8, Apr 2004, $27.95, 380 + xviii, tp, cover by Lewis Carroll) Non-fiction, a critical examination of the use of Alice and Carroll as icons in 20th-century popular culture, from movies and music to computer games, and the obsession with Carroll’s possible pedophilia. This is dated 2004, but not seen until now. Includes bibliography and index. [Carroll]
BROOKS, TERRY; [i.e., Terrence Dean Brooks] (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Heritage of Shannara Omnibus (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-355-4, Aug 2005, £14.99, 1238pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 2003 as The Heritage of Shannara) omnibus of the four books in the Shannara sub-series: The Scions of Shannara (1990), The Druid of Shannara (1991), The Elf Queen of Shannara (1992), and The Talismans of Shannara (1993). (Contents) [First U.K. edition]
* _High Druid of Shannara: Jarka Ruus (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-48389-8, Aug 2005, $13.95, 398pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: High Druid of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) fantasy novel in the Shannara series, first book in the “High Druid of Shannara” series set 20 years after “The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara.”
* *High Druid of Shannara: Straken (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-5946-7, Aug 2005, £17.99, 368pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: High Druid of Shannara] Fantasy novel, third in the trilogy after Jarka Ruus and Tanequil. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition. A trade paperback edition (-5947-5, £10.99) was announced but not seen.
* *High Druid of Shannara: Straken (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45112-0, Sep 2005, $26.95, 368pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: High Druid of Shannara] Fantasy novel in the Shannara series, third book in the High Druid of Shannara series set 20 years after The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara.
* _High Druid of Shannara: Straken (SFBC #1184792, Sep 2005, $14.99, 335pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: High Druid of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 2005) fantasy novel in the Shannara series, third book in the “High Druid of Shannara” series set 20 years after The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _High Druid of Shannara: Tanequil (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-1498-5, May 2005, £6.99, 469pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: High Druid of Shannara] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2004) fantasy novel, second in the High Druid of Shannara series.
* _High Druid of Shannara: Tanequil (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43577-X, Sep 2005, $13.95, 357pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: High Druid of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) fantasy novel in the Shannara series, second book in the “High Druid of Shannara” series set 20 years after The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara.
* _The World of Shannara (with Teresa Patterson) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-48388-X, Sep 2005, $19.95, 206pp, hc, cover by Justin Sweet) [Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 2001) non-fiction guide to Brooks’s fantasy world. Illustrated by David Cherry. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates. This has a new “specially priced” jacket with new ISBN, but the book inside appears to be the 2001 first edition.
BROSNAN, JOHN (Raymond) (1947-2005) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Mothership (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07627-5, Feb 2005, £6.99, 312pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 2004) SF novel in a new series set aboard a generation spaceship which has degenerated into feudalism.
BROWN, CHARLES N(ikki), ed. (1937-2009) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Locus Awards (with Jonathan Strahan) See entry under Jonathan Strahan.
BROWN, CHRISTIAN; see pseudonym Rachel Lee (chron.)
BROWN, ERIC (1960- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Approaching Omega (Telos 1-903889-98-7, Jan 2005, £7.99, 117pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) SF novella. A hardcover edition (-99-5, £30.00) was announced but not seen. Telos Publishing, 61 Elgar Avenue, Tolworth Surrey KT5 9JP, England; [www.telos.co.uk].
* *The Extraordinary Voyage of Jules Verne (PS Publishing 1-904619-34-7, May 2005, £10.00, 137pp, tp, cover by Edward Miller) SF novella. Struggling playwright Jules Verne finds himself traveling in time. Introduction by Ian Watson This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 300 signed by Brown and Watson (-35-5, £25.00) is also available. Available from Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
* *The Fall of Tartarus (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07618-6, Apr 2005, £6.99, 312pp, pb) [Fall of Tartarus] SF collection of eight stories of the Fall of Tartarus published from 1995-2000. (Contents)
_____, ed. * _The Mammoth Book of New Jules Verne Adventures (with Mike Ashley) See entry under Mike Ashley.

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