The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

Books, Listed by Author

CADIGAN, PAT(ricia Oren Kearney) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * *Jason X: The Experiment (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-169-2, Feb 2005, $7.99, 410pp, pb) [Friday the 13th] Novelization based on characters from the movie. Simultaneous with the Black Flame UK edition. Copyrighted by New Line Cinema.
• * *Twilight Zone: Upgrade: Sensuous Cindy (BL Publishing/Black Flame 1-84416-131-5, May 2004, £6.99, 415pp, pb) Novelization of two stories based on the series. (Contents)

CAIN, ANTHONY, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Monster’s Ink (with Diana Bennett) See entry under Diana Bennett.

CAINE, RACHEL; pseudonym of Roxanne Conrad, (1962- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Windfall (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46057-X, Nov 2005, $7.99, 332pp, pb) [Weather Warden] Contemporary fantasy novel, fourth in the “Weather Warden” series. This is copyrighted by Roxanne Longstreet Conrad, who also writes as Roxanne Longstreet and Roxanne Conrad.

CALHOUN, DIA (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Phoenix Dance (Farrar Straus Giroux 0-374-35910-5, Oct 2005, $17.00, 273pp, hc, cover by Rebecca Guay) Young-adult fantasy novel inspired by the fairy tale “The Twelve Dancing Princesses”. Phoenix wants to be a shoemaker’s apprentice.

CAMPBELL, BARBARA (chron.)

• * *Heartwood (DAW 0-7564-0290-5, May 2005, $6.99, 422pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [*Trickster’s Game] Fantasy novel. Darak seeks to free the Oak-Lord and release the world from eternal Winter.

CAMPBELL, J. RAMSEY; see under Campbell, Ramsey (stories) (chron.)

CAMPBELL, (John) RAMSEY (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Alone with the Horrors: The Great Short Fiction of Ramsey Campbell, 1961-1991 (Tor 0-765-30768-5, Sep 2005, $15.95, 448pp, tp, cover by Shelley Eshkar) Reprint (Arkham House 1993) collection of 37 stories; this follows the Tor 2004 edition by dropping three stories and adding one to the Arkham edition, which won the World Fantasy and Stoker Awards.
• * +The Overnight (Tor 0-765-31299-9, Apr 2005, $24.95, 396pp, hc, cover by David Bowers) Horror novel about a large chain bookstore. First US edition (PS Publishing 6/04).
• * *Secret Stories (PS Publishing 1-904619-51-7, Oct 2005, £25.00, 419 + viii, hc, cover by David Kendall) Associational non-supernatural horror novel, a dark comedy about a Liverpool writer who solves writer’s block with murder. Introduction by Jeremy Dyson. This is a limited edition of 500 signed by Campbell; a slipcased edition of 200 signed by Campbell and Dyson (-52-5, £60.00) with cover art by Edward Noon is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

CANAVAN, TRUDI (chron.)

• * _The High Lord (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-68-6, Nov 2005, £7.99, 647pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Black Magician] Reprint (HarperCollins/Voyager Australia 2003) fantasy novel. Third book of The Black Magician trilogy.
• * _The Magicians’ Guild (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-66-X, Sep 2005, £7.99, 469pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Black Magician] Reprint (HarperCollins/Voyager Australia 2001) fantasy novel, the first book in the Black Magician trilogy.
• * _The Novice (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-67-8, Oct 2005, £7.99, 581pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Black Magician] Reprint (HarperCollins/Voyager Australia 2002) fantasy novel. Second book of The Black Magician trilogy.
• * +Priestess of the White (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-081570-1, Jan 2006, $7.99, 592pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Age of the Five] Fantasy novel, book one of Age of the Five. First US edition (HarperCollins Australia 10/05).

CANDELARIA, MATTHEW, ed. (chron.)

• * _Speculations on Speculation: Theories of Science Fiction (with James E. Gunn) See entry under James E. Gunn

CANNON, P(eter) H(ughes) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Lovecraft Chronicles (Mythos Books 0-9728545-3-3, May 2005, $15.00, 179pp, tp, cover by Jason C. Eckhardt) Alternate-history fix-up novel/collection of three linked stories in which H.P. Lovecraft does not die in 1937 but lives to 1960, told through others’ memoirs describing his fictional encounters with three women. Illustrated by Jason C. Eckhardt. This is dated 2004 but not seen until now. Mythos Books, 351 Lake Ridge Road, Poplar Bluff MO 63901-2177; [www.mythosbooks.com].

CANONICO, LOUIS R. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Goblins of Grace (Trafford Publishing 1-41201-259-7, Apr 2005, $12.60, 86 + ix, tp) [Priceless Prince] Fantasy novella, the first volume of The Priceless Prince. Exiled Princess Grace seeks to overthrow her father with an army of goblins. This is dated 2004 but not seen until now. 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.

CAPEK, KAREL (1890-1938) (chron.)

• * _The Absolute at Large (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-6459-3, Oct 2005, $16.95, 242 + xi, tp, cover by R. W. Boeche) Reprint (Macmillan 1927) satirical SF novel. Introduction by Stephen Baxter. This is part of the Bison Frontiers of Imagination series. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68588-0630; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com].

CARD, ORSON SCOTT (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Enchantment (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-48240-9, Jun 2005, $14.95, 419pp, tp, cover by Greg Spalenka) Reprint (Del Rey 1999) contemporary fantasy novel retelling a Russian version of “Sleeping Beauty.”
• * *Magic Street (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41689-9, Jul 2005, $24.95, 397pp, hc, cover by David Stevenson) Contemporary fantasy novel. An abandoned boy grows up trying to learn who he is and how to use his strange powers.
• * _Magic Street (SFBC #1186655, Aug 2005, $12.99, 304pp, hc, cover by David Stevenson) Reprint (Del Rey 2005) contemporary fantasy novel. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Posing as People (Subterranean Press 1-59606-015-8, Apr 2005, $45.00, 204pp, hc, cover by Kyle Webster) Collection of three stories by Orson Scott Card and three plays adapted from those stories by Scott Brick, Aaron Johnston, and Emily Janice Card; this includes four CDs with original cast performances of the plays and reading of the stories. There are also introductions and afterword by Card. Available from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]; [subpress@earthlink.net]. (Contents)
• * _Rachel & Leah (Tor/Forge 0-765-34129-8, Dec 2005, $6.99, 357pp, pb, cover by Frederick Leighton, Lord) [Women of Genesis] Reprint (Deseret Book Company 2004) associational novel in the “Women of Genesis” series, retelling stories of women in the Bible. Includes a Readers’ Group Guide.
• * *Shadow of the Giant (Tor 0-312-85758-6, Mar 2005, $25.95, 367pp, hc, cover by Bob Warner) [Ender: Shadow] SF novel, fourth in the “Shadow” series related to the “Ender” series. A limited edition (0-765-30749-9, $200.00) was announced but not seen.
• * *Shadow of the Giant (Tor 0-765-31422-3, Mar 2005, $15.95, 367pp, tp, cover by Bob Warner) [Ender: Shadow] SF novel, fourth in the “Shadow” series related to the “Ender” series. This is an international edition, supposedly simultaneous with the hardcover edition seen in February.
• * _The Shadow of the Giant (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-205-1, Aug 2005, £17.99, 365pp, hc) [Ender: Shadow] Reprint (Tor 2005) SF novel, fourth in the Shadow Saga and eighth in the Ender Wiggins series. [First U.K. edition]

CAREY, JACQUELINE (Ann) (1964- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Banewreaker (Tor 0-765-34429-7, Aug 2005, $7.99, 487pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Sundering] Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel, volume one of “The Sundering.”
• * *Godslayer (Tor 0-765-31239-5, Aug 2005, $25.95, 349pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Sundering] Fantasy novel, volume two of “The Sundering.”
• * _Kushiel’s Avatar (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-3414-9, Sep 2004, £12.99, 702pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [*Kushiel’s Legacy] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel. Third in the trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Kushiel’s Avatar (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-42001-1, Sep 2005, £7.99, 967pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [*Kushiel’s Legacy] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel. Third in a trilogy after Kushiel’s Dart and Kushiel’s Chosen.
• * _Kushiel’s Chosen (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41277-9, Sep 2004, £7.99, 893pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [*Kushiel’s Legacy] Reprint (Tor 2002) fantasy novel, sequel to Kushiel’s Dart.
• * *The Sundering (SFBC #1194728, Sep 2005, $14.99, 733pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) Omnibus of two fantasy novels in the series: Banewreaker (2004) and Godslayer (2005). (Contents)

CAREY, THOMAS R. (chron.)

• * *The Moon Chasers (Booklocker.com 1-59113-387-4, 2003, $15.95, 256pp, tp) Time-travel/alternate-history SF novel. Two near-future high school boys find themselves in an alternate 16th-century Puerto Rico where the Spanish failed to conquer the New World. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.booklocker.com], or from Booklocker.com, 1120 Lake St., Evanston IL 60201; add $4.95 postage.

CARMAN, PATRICK (chron.)

• * *Beyond the Valley of Thorns (Scholastic/Orchard 0-439-70094-9, Sep 2005, $11.99, 221pp, hc, cover by Brad Weinman) [Land of Elyon] Reprint (Amped Media 2003) young-adult fantasy, second in “The Land of Elyon” series.
• * _The Dark Hills Divide (Scholastic/Orchard 0-439-70093-0, Feb 2005, $11.95, 253pp, hc, cover by Brad Weinman) [Land of Elyon] Reprint (Amped Media 2003) young-adult fantasy, first in “The Land of Elyon” series. Alexa wants to know what lies outside the protective walls around her world. This is copyrighted 2005, with no mention of the previous edition.
• * _The Dark Hills Divide (Scholastic UK 0-439-95995-0, Jun 2005, £4.99, 229pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Land of Elyon] Reprint (Amped Media 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, the first book in the Land of Elyon series. [First U.K. edition]

CARMODY, ISOBELLE (Jane) (1958- ) (chron.)

• * +Night Gate (Random House 0-375-83016-2, Feb 2005, $16.95, 255pp, hc) [Gateway] Young-adult fantasy, first book in the “Gateway” trilogy. Rage Winnoway and her dog travel to another world. First US edition (Penguin Australia 2002 as Billy Thunder and the Night Gate).

CARRÈRE, EMMANUEL (1957- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _I Am Alive and You Are Dead: A Journey into the Mind of Philip K. Dick (Picador USA 0-312-42451-5, Jun 2005, $15.00, 315pp, tp, cover by Raquel Jaramillo) Reprint (Metropolitan 2004) non-fiction, biography. Translated by Timothy Bent from the French Je suis vivant et vous etes morts (Editions du Seuil 1993).
• * _I Am Alive and You Are Dead: A Journey into the Mind of Philip K. Dick (Bloomsbury 0-7475-6919-3, Jun 2005, £17.99, xiii+315pp, hc) Reprint (Metropolitan 2004) biographical book. Translated by Timothy Bent from the French Je suis vivant et vous etes morts (Editions du Seuil 1993). [First U.K. edition]

CARROLL, JONATHAN (Samuel) (1949- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Glass Soup (Tor 0-765-31179-8, Oct 2005, $24.95, 317pp, hc, cover by Rafal Olbinski) [White Apples] Fantasy novel, a sequel to White Apples. The forces of Chaos seek to lure Isabelle back to the land of the dead.
• * _Outside the Dog Museum (Tor/Orb 0-765-31185-2, Jun 2005, $13.95, 267pp, tp, cover by Brad Holland) Reprint (Macdonald 1991) fantasy novel.

CARROLL, LEWIS; pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, (1832-1898) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Alice Through the Looking-Glass (with Helen Oxenbury) (Candlewick Press 0-7636-2892-1, Oct 2005, $24.99, 227pp, hc, cover by Helen Oxenbury) [Alice] Reprint (Macmillan 1871 as Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There) classic children’s fantasy, with modern whimsical illustrations by Helen Oxenbury.
• * _Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Sterling Publishing 1-4027-2502-7, Nov 2005, $9.95, 121pp, hc, cover by Scott McKowen) [Alice] Reprint (1865) classic children’s fantasy. This has new illustrations by Scott McKowen and discussion questions.
• * _Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass (SFBC #1184264, Mar 2005, $10.99, 373pp, hc, cover by Anita Kunz) [Alice] Reprint (Macmillan 1865 and 1871) omnibus of two classic children’s fantasy novels, with the original illustrations by Tenniel.

CARROLL, SUSAN; [i.e., Susan Carroll Coppula] (1952- ) (chron.)

• * *The Courtesan (Ballantine 0-345-43797-7, Aug 2005, $13.95, 534pp, tp, cover by François Boucher) [Dark Queen] Historical fantasy novel of the Renaissance, second in the Dark Queen trilogy about the Cheney sisters. Copyrighted by Susan Coppula.
• * *The Dark Queen (Ballantine Books 0-345-43796-9, Mar 2005, $13.95, 519pp, tp, cover by François Boucher) [Dark Queen] Historical fantasy novel of the Renaissance, first in The Dark Queen trilogy. Ariane Cheney, Lady of Faire Isle, uses her powers to stop dark plans of Queen Catherine de Medici.

CARTER, ANGELA (Olive, née Stalker) (1940-1992) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Fireworks (Virago 0-86068-402-4, 2004, £7.99, 120pp, tp) Reissue (Quartet 1974) collection of stories with fantasy elements. This follows the revised 1987 Chatto edition, and is further copyrighted 1992. Seventh printing.

CARTER, ROBERT (chron.)

• * *The Giants’ Dance (HarperCollins UK 0-00-716924-8, May 2005, £12.99, 544pp, hc, cover by Paul Young) [Language of Stones] Fantasy novel. Book Two of “The Language of Stones”.
• * _The Language of Stones (HarperCollins UK 0-00-716504-8, Feb 2005, £6.99, 547pp, pb) [Language of Stones] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2004) Arthurian historical fantasy novel. First in a series.

CARTMEL, ANDREW (chron.)

• * +Judge Dredd: Swine Fever (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-174-9, Jun 2005, $6.99, 244pp, pb, cover by Patrick Goddard & Dylan Teague) [Judge Dredd] Novelization based on the 2000 AD comic book character. Copyrighted by Rebellion A/S. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Flame UK edition (5/05) but only lists US and Canadian prices.
• * *Strontium Dog: Day of the Dogs (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-218-4, Jul 2005, $6.99, 250pp, pb, cover by Karl Richardson) Novelization based on the world of the comics. Copyrighted by Rebellion A/S. This has the same ISBN as the simultaneous Black Flame UK edition, but lists only US and Canadian prices.

CARY, KATE; see pseudonym Erin Hunter (chron.)

• * *Bloodline (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-012-3, Aug 2005, $16.99, 324pp, hc, cover by Peter Emmerich) [Dracula] Young-adult vampire novel, a sequel of sorts to Stoker’s Dracula.

CASELBERG, JAY; also as James A. Hetley (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Star Tablet (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46060-X, Dec 2005, $6.99, 300pp, pb) [Jack Stein] SF mystery novel, third in the series about Psychic Investigator Jack Stein. Caselberg also writes as James A. Hartley.

CASH, ALAN (chron.)

• * *The Janus Effect (Y Lolfa/Dinas 0-86243-769-5, Aug 2005, £6.95, 239pp, tp, cover by Valerie Just) SF novel of a British dictatorship involved in eugenics. Available from Y Lolfa, Talybont, Ceredigion SY24 5AP, UK; [www.ylolfa.com].

CASH, STEVE (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +The Meq (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-47092-3, Feb 2005, $13.95, 405pp, tp, cover by David Stevenson) [Meq] Fantasy novel, first in “The Meq” trilogy about near-immortals who look like children. First US edition (Tor UK 1/03).

CAST, P. C. (chron.)

• * *Brighid’s Quest (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80242-0, Dec 2005, $13.95, 507pp, tp) [Partholon] Mythic fantasy romance novel, second in a trilogy set in the world of Goddess by Mistake. The centaur Brighid is summoned back to her clan.

CATANESE, P. W. (chron.)

• * *The Thief and the Beanstalk (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-87173-2, May 2005, $4.99, 272pp, tp, cover by Ed Gazsi) Young-adult fantasy novel, a sequel of sorts to “Jack and the Beanstalk.”

CATTIE, RAY (chron.)

• * *Ard Righ: The Sword on the Stone (DNA Press/Nartea Publishing 0-9748765-2-6, May 2005, $19.95, 296pp, hc, cover by David Cabot) Arthurian fantasy novel. A first novel. DNA Press, PO Box 572, Eagleville PA 19408; [www.dnapress.com].

CAUGHEY, SHANNA, ed. (chron.)

• * *Revisiting Narnia: Fantasy, Myth and Religion in C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles (BenBella Books 1-932100-63-6, Oct 2005, $14.95, 310pp, tp, cover by Todd Michael Bushman) Non-fiction gathering of 25 original essays by authors including Lawrence Watt-Evans, Sarah Zettel, and Colin Duriez. [Lewis]

CAVALLARO, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * _L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz (with L. Frank Baum) See entry under L. Frank Baum.

CERASINI, MARC A. (1952- ) (chron.)

• * _Wolverine: Weapon X (Pocket Star 1-4165-2164-X, Nov 2005, $7.99, 382pp, pb, cover by Greg Land & Richard Isanove) [Wolverine] Reprint (Marvel Press 2004) novelization based on the comic book character. Copyrighted by Marvel Characters.

CHABON, MICHAEL (1963- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Final Solution (HarperCollins/Perennial 0-06-077710-9, Dec 2005, $12.95, 131pp, tp) [Sherlock Holmes] Reprint (Fourth Estate 2004) associational Sherlock Holmes mystery novella. This includes a separately paginated “P.S.” readers guide.
• * _A Model World and Other Stories (HarperCollins/Perennial 0-06-079060-1, Aug 2005, $13.95, 207pp, tp) Reprint (Avon 1992) collection.

CHADBOURN, MARK (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Hounds of Avalon (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07278-4, Apr 2005, £10.99, 374pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) [Dark Age] Fantasy novel in the Dark Age series. A hardcover edition (-07277-6, £17.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _Queen of Sinister (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07653-4, Apr 2005, £6.99, 435pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Dark Age] Reprint (Gollancz 2004) fantasy novel, book two of The Dark Age series sequel to The Age of Misrule trilogy.

CHALKER, JACK L(aurence) (1944-2005) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Return of Nathan Brazil (Baen 0-7434-9901-8, Apr 2005, $7.99, 387pp, pb, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [Well of Souls] Reprint (Del Rey 1980) SF novel, fourth in the Well of Souls series.