The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

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DUE, TANANARIVE (1966- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Good House (Simon & Schuster/Washington Square Press 0-7432-9616-8, Dec 2006, $7.99, 597pp, pb) Reprint (Atria 2003) horror novel.
DUFFY, MAUREEN (Patricia) (1933- ) (chron.)

* _Alchemy (Harper Perennial UK 0-00-714966-2, Sep 2005, £7.99, 379pp, tp) Reprint (Fourth Estate 2004) literary fantasy novel. Includes 14 page section about the author and book.
DUFOSSÉ, CHRISTOPHE (chron.)

* *School’s Out (Heinemann 0-434-01173-8, Jan 2006, £12.99, 326pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel. Translated by Shaun Whiteside from L’Heure de la Sortie (Denoël 2002).
DUGAN, GRACE (stories) (chron.)

* *The Silver Road (Penguin Australia 0-14-300447-6, Aug 2006, A$19.95, 439pp, tp, cover by Elizabeth Dias) Fantasy novel. A young woman flees her boring village, unaware she has a secret destiny. A first novel.
DUNCAN, DAVE; [i.e., David John Duncan] (1933- ) (chron.)

* *Children of Chaos (Tor 0-765-31483-5, Jun 2006, $25.95, 349pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Children of Chaos] SF/fantasy, first in a duology set on a dodecahedral world. Four siblings, scattered as hostages in childhood, must find each other years later to save the world.
DUNCAN, HAL (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* +Vellum (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-48731-1, May 2006, $14.95, 466pp, tp) [Book of All Hours] SF/fantasy novel, the first of two in The Book of All Hours. Humans transformed into angels and demons walk the earth of 2017, looking for the blueprint of reality. A first novel. First US edition (Tor UK 8/05).
* _Vellum (Macmillan/Pan 0-330-43836-0, Jul 2006, £7.99, 499pp, tp) [Book of All Hours] Reprint (Macmillan UK 2005) fantasy novel, book one in The Book of All Hours.
DUNKLE, CLARE B. (chron.)

* _Close Kin (Holt 0-8050-8109-7, Sep 2006, $6.95, 216pp, tp, cover by Matt Manley) [Hollow Kingdom] Reprint (Holt 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, the second book in The Hollow Kingdom trilogy.
* _The Hollow Kingdom (Holt 0-8050-8108-9, Sep 2006, $6.95, 230pp, tp, cover by Matt Manley) [Hollow Kingdom] Reprint (Holt 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a series.
* _In the Coils of the Snake (Holt 0-8050-8110-0, Sep 2006, $6.95, 231pp, tp, cover by Matt Manley) [Hollow Kingdom] Reprint (Holt 2005) young-adult fantasy, third in The Hollow Kingdom trilogy.
DUNMORE, HELEN (1952- ) (chron.)

* +Ingo (HarperCollins 0-06-081852-2, Aug 2006, $16.99, 328pp, hc) [Ingo] Young-adult fantasy involving mermaids. Sapphire starts to feel the call of the sea after her father disappears. First US edition (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 9/05).
* _Ingo (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-720488-4, Sep 2006, £5.99, 320pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Ingo] Reprint (HarperCollins UK Children’s Books 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy.
* *The Tide Knot (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-720489-2, Sep 2006, £12.99, 336pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Ingo] Young-adult fantasy novel. Second in the Ingo trilogy.
DUNN, CHRISTIAN, ed. (chron.)

* _Warhammer 40,000: Bringers of Death (with Marc Gascoigne) See entry under Marc Gascoigne.
* _Warhammer 40,000: Tales from the Dark Millennium (with Marc Gascoigne) See entry under Marc Gascoigne.
* _Warhammer: The Cold Hand of Betrayal (with Marc Gascoigne) See entry under Marc Gascoigne.
DuPRAU, JEANNE (chron.)

* _The People of Sparks (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55239-9, Jan 2006, £5.99, 336pp, tp, cover by Tim Edmonds) [Book of Ember] Reprint (Random House 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The City of Ember. [First U.K. edition]
* *The Prophet of Yonwood (Random House 0-375-87526-3, May 2006, $15.95, 289pp, hc) [Book of Ember] Young-adult post-holocaust SF novel, the third Book of Ember, a prequel to The City of Ember.
DUVAL, ALEX; pseudonym (chron.)

* *Vampire Beach: Bloodlust (Simon Pulse 1-4169-1166-9, Jun 2006, $5.99, 196pp, pb) [Vampire Beach] Young-adult vampire novel, the first in a new series. Duval is a pen name. Packaged and copyrighted by Working Partners Ltd.
* _Vampire Beach: Bloodlust (Random House UK/Red Fox 1-8623-0194-8, Jul 2006, £5.99, 220pp, tp) [Vampire Beach] Reprint (Simon Pulse 2006) young-adult vampire novel. First in a new series. [First U.K. edition]
* *Vampire Beach: Initiation (Simon Pulse 1-4169-1167-7, Jul 2006, $5.99, 185pp, pb) [Vampire Beach] Young-adult vampire novel, the second in a series. Duval is a pen name. Packaged and copyrighted by Working Partners Limited.
* _Vampire Beach: Initiation (Random House UK/Red Fox 1-862-30197-2, Sep 2006, £5.99, 215pp, tp) [Vampire Beach] Reprint (Simon Pulse 2006) young-adult fantasy novel. Second in a new series. [First U.K. edition]
EAGLESTONE, ROBERT, ed. (chron.)

* *Reading the Lord of the Rings: New Writings on Tolkien’s Classic (Continuum 0-8264-8460-3, Feb 2006, $19.95, 214pp, tp) Non-fiction anthology of 12 essays on the books. Includes notes, bibliographic references, and index. A hardcover edition (-8459-X, $75.00) was announced but not seen. [Tolkien]
EAKIN, BILLY (chron.)

* *Tick Hill (Yard Dog Press 1-893687-78-3, Jun 2006, $16.00, 195pp, tp, cover by Allison Stein) Humorous horror novel. Homeland Security engineers special ticks to protect freedom, but they escape in the Ozarks and start eating people. The author also writes as William R. Eakin. Order from Yard Dog Press, 710 W Redbud Lane, Alma AR 72921-7247; [www.yarddogpress.com].
EARL, ROBERT (stories) (chron.)

* *Warhammer: The Corrupted (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-397-0, Oct 2006, $7.99, 252pp, pb) [Warhammer] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (9/06) edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.
EARLEY, PETE (chron.)

* *The Apocalypse Stone (Tor/Forge 0-765-31025-2, Jun 2006, $25.95, 366pp, hc) Supernatural thriller. An ambitious judge is given a stone that give holders terrible visions and stigmatic wounds.
ECKERT, WIN SCOTT, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Myths for the Modern Age: Philip José Farmer’s Wold Newton Universe (MonkeyBrain Books 1-932265-14-7, Nov 2005, $18.95, 392pp, tp) Non-fiction, an anthology of nine essays by Farmer on characters he theorized were genetically related (Tarzan, Doc Savage, Sherlock Holmes, etc.) plus 19 new essays by various authors. The introduction by Win Scott Eckert discusses the Wold Newton universe in detail, including a bibliography of Farmer’s related works. Order from MonkeyBrain Books, 11204 Crossland Drive, Austin TX 78726; [info@monkeybrainbooks.com]; [www.monkeybrainbooks.com]. [Farmer]
EDDINGS, DAVID (Carroll) (1931-2009) (chron.)

* _Belgarath the Sorcerer (with Leigh Eddings) (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-721709-9, May 2006, £7.99, 840pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad; Malloreon] Reissue (HarperCollins UK 1995) fantasy novel, a prequel to the Belgariad.
* _Crystal Gorge (with Leigh Eddings) (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-715766-5, May 2006, £7.99, 517pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Dreamers] Reprint (Voyager 2005) fantasy novel, book three of The Dreamers quartet.
* _Crystal Gorge (with Leigh Eddings) (Warner 0-446-61331-2, Aug 2006, $7.99, 526pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Dreamers] Reprint (Voyager 2005) fantasy novel, third in The Dreamers series.
* _Domes of Fire (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-721706-4, Jan 2006, £7.99, 584pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Elenium: Tamuli] Reissue (HarperCollins UK 1992) fantasy novel. Book one of the Tamuli trilogy; fourth in the overall Elenium series.
* _The Hidden City (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-721708-0, Jan 2006, £7.99, 616pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Elenium: Tamuli] Reissue (HarperCollins UK 1994) fantasy novel. Book three of the Tamuli trilogy; sixth in the overall Elenium series.
* _Magician’s Gambit (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14809-1, Sep 2006, £6.99, 446pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad] Reprint (Del Rey 1983) fantasy novel. Book three of the Belgariad; 29th printing.
* _Pawn of Prophecy (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14807-5, Sep 2006, £6.99, 332pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad] Reprint (Del Rey 1982) fantasy novel. Book one of the Belgariad; 30th printing.
* _Polgara the Sorceress (with Leigh Eddings) (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-721710-2, May 2006, £7.99, 807pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad] Reissue (Voyager 1997) fantasy novel, sequel to Belgarath the Sorcerer and prequel to the Belgariad.
* _Queen of Sorcery (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14808-3, Sep 2006, £6.99, 447pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad] Reprint (Del Rey 1982) fantasy novel. Book two of the Belgariad; 27th printing.
* _The Shining Ones (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-721707-2, Jan 2006, £7.99, 608pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Elenium: Tamuli] Reissue (Ballantine Del Rey; HarperCollins UK 1993) fantasy novel. Book two of the Tamuli trilogy; fifth in the overall Elenium series.
* *The Younger Gods (with Leigh Eddings) (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-715767-3, May 2006, £18.99, iii+429pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Dreamers] Fantasy novel, book four of The Dreamers Quartet. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-715768-1, £12.99) was announced but not seen.
* +The Younger Gods (with Leigh Eddings) (Warner Aspect 0-446-53228-2, Aug 2006, $26.99, 410pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Dreamers] Epic fantasy novel, fourth in The Dreamers series. First US edition (Voyager 6/06).
* _The Younger Gods (with Leigh Eddings) (SFBC #1218581, Sep 2006, 410pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Dreamers] Reprint (Voyager 2006) epic fantasy novel, fourth in The Dreamers series. This is similar to the Warner Aspect edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
EDDINGS, LEIGH; [born Judith Leigh Schall] (1937-2007) (chron.)

* _Belgarath the Sorcerer (with David Eddings) See entry under David Eddings.
* _Crystal Gorge (with David Eddings) See entry under David Eddings.
* _Polgara the Sorceress (with David Eddings) See entry under David Eddings.
* _The Younger Gods (with David Eddings) See entry under David Eddings.
EDDISON, E(ric) R(ucker) (1882-1945) (chron.)

* _The Worm Ouroboros (Dover 0-486-44740-5, Jun 2006, $14.95, 446pp, tp) Reprint (Cape 1922) classic fantasy novel.
EDELMAN, DAVID LOUIS (chron.)

* *Infoquake (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-442-0, Jul 2006, $15.00, tp) [Jump 225] Far future SF novel, volume one of the Jump 225 trilogy. A master bio/logician prepares a new technology for public release even as the disruptive energy of the infoquake threatens the networks.
EDGERTON, TERESA (Ann) (1949- ); see pseudonym Madeline Howard (chron.)
EDGHILL, ROSEMARY; pseudonym of Eluki bes Shahar, (1956- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Music to My Sorrow (with Mercedes R. Lackey) See entry under Mercedes R. Lackey
EDMONDS, HELEN WOODS (1901-1968); see pseudonym Anna Kavan (chron.)
EFFINGER, GEORGE ALEC (1947-2002) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Exile Kiss (Tor/Orb 0-765-31360-X, Jul 2006, $14.95, 315pp, tp, cover by Craig Mullins) [Marid Audran] Reprint (Doubleday 1991) SF novel, sequel to A Fire in the Sun in the Marid series.
* _A Fire in the Sun (Tor/Orb 0-765-31359-6, Mar 2006, $14.95, 289pp, tp, cover by Craig Mullins) [Marid Audran] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1989) SF novel, sequel to When Gravity Fails.
EGGLETON, BOB (1960- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Book of Sea Monsters (with Nigel Suckling) (Overlook Press 1-58567-760-4, Jan 2006, $24.95, 112pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reissue (Paper Tiger 1998) art book about real and mythical sea monsters, with text by Nigel Suckling. Second printing.
EGLETON, CLIVE (Frederick William) (1927- ) (chron.)

* _The Last Refuge (Severn House 0-7278-6182-4, Dec 2005, £18.99, 224pp, hc) [David Garnett] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1972 as The Judas Mandate) SF novel, third in a trilogy about Britain under Russian occupation. This edition adds an author’s foreword.
EKEKE, C. C. (chron.)

* *Star Brigade: First Renaissance (Llumina Press 1-59526-387-X, Jun 2006, $21.95, 497pp, tp) SF novel. The Star Brigade Special Forces defend the Galactic Union, a government representing hundreds of sentient species. A first novel. Llumina Press, PO Box 772246, Coral Springs, FL 33077-2246; [www.llumina.com].
ELDRED, TIM (chron.)

* *Grease Monkey (Tor 0-765-31325-1, Jun 2006, $27.95, 351pp, hc, cover by Tim Eldred) Humorous SF graphic novel about an uplifted gorilla mechanic and his new human assistant on a space station. Parts previously appeared separately. Foreword by Kurt Busiek.
ELISA J. KASSIN, ed. (chron.)

* _Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 9 (with Paula M. Block & Dean Wesley Smith) See entry under Dean Wesley Smith.
ELLIOTT, KATE; pseudonym of Alis A. Rasmussen, (1958- ) (chron.)

* *Crown of Stars (DAW 0-7564-0326-X, Feb 2006, $25.95, 541pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Crown of Stars] Fantasy novel, seventh and final in the Crown of Stars series. Elliott is a pen name for Alis Rasmussen.
* _Crown of Stars (SFBC #1196711, Mar 2006, $12.99, 541pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Crown of Stars] Reprint (DAW 2006) fantasy novel, seventh in the “Crown of Stars” series. Elliott is a pen name for Alis Rasmussen. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Crown of Stars (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-426-7, Mar 2006, £12.99, 541pp, tp, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Crown of Stars] Reprint (DAW 2006) fantasy novel, seventh in the Crown of Stars series. A hardcover edition (-425-9, £18.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
* _In the Ruins (DAW 0-7564-0268-9, Feb 2006, $7.99, 606pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Crown of Stars] Reprint (DAW 2005) fantasy novel, sixth in the “Crown of Stars” series. Elliott is a pen name for Alis Rasmussen.
* _In the Ruins (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-273-6, Mar 2006, £8.99, 819pp, pb, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Crown of Stars] Reprint (DAW 2005) fantasy novel, sixth volume of Crown of Stars.
* *Spirit Gate (Tor 0-765-31055-4, Oct 2006, $25.95, 445pp, hc, cover by Michael Kaluta) [Crossroads] Fantasy novel, the first book of the Crossroads series. Things are going awry in a world abandoned by its immortal Guardians.
* _Spirit Gate (SFBC #1219696, Oct 2006, $13.99, 445pp, hc, cover by Michael Kaluta) [Crossroads] Reprint (Tor 2006) fantasy novel, the first book in the Crossroads series. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
ELLIOTT, PATRICIA (chron.)

* +Murkmere (Little, Brown 0-316-01042-1, Feb 2006, $16.99, 344pp, hc, cover by Jon Krause) [Murkmere] Young-adult fantasy novel. A village girl becomes companion to a wealthy young woman obsessed with swans in a land where birds are considered divine beings. First US edition (Hodder Children’s Books 2004).
ELLIS, BRET EASTON (1964- ) (chron.)

* _Lunar Park (Macmillan UK 1-4050-5390-9, Oct 2005, £16.99, 308pp, hc) Reprint (Knopf 2005) horror novel with possible supernatural elements. [First U.K. edition]
ELLISON™, HARLAN (Jay) (1934- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Deathbird Stories (SFBC #1180866, Jan 2006, $10.99, 288pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Harper 1975) collection. #24 in the SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection. This has ISBN 0-7394-6228-8; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Spider Kiss (Dark Horse Comics/M Press 1-59582-058-2, Nov 2006, $12.95, 224pp, tp, cover by Robert McGinnis) Reprint (Fawcett 1961 as Rockabilly) associational rock novel. This is an Edgeworks Abbey® offering in association with M Press.
ELLWAND, DAVID (chron.)

* _Fairie-ality, the Fashion Collection from the House of Ellwand (with David Downton & Eugenie Bird) (Candlewick Press 0-7636-3262-7, Oct 2006, $19.99, unpaginated, tp, cover by David Ellwand & David Downton) Reprint (Candlewick Press 2002) young-adult art book of fairy fashions with photos by David Ellwand, fashion illustrations by David Downton, and text by Eugenie Bird.
ELROD, P(atricia) N(ead) (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Ravenloft: I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-4123-5, Nov 2006, $12.95, 277pp, tp, cover by Jon Foster) [Ravenloft: Covenant] Reprint (TSR 1993 as Ravenloft: I, Strahd) vampire novelization based on the dark-fantasy roleplaying game, part of the Ravenloft: The Covenant series. Copyrighted 1993 by TSR, 2006 by Wizards of the Coast.
* _Siege Perilous (with Nigel Bennett) See entry under Nigel Bennett.
* *The Vampire Files, Volume Two (Ace 0-441-01427-5, Sep 2006, $16.00, 482pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Jack Fleming (The Vampire Files)] Omnibus of three novels in the vampire detective series: Art in the Blood (1991), Fire in the Blood (1991), and Blood on the Water (1992). (Contents)
* _The Vampire Files: Song in the Dark (Ace 0-441-01373-2, Oct 2006, $7.99, 377pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Jack Fleming (The Vampire Files)] Reprint (Ace 2005) vampire detective novel, 11th in The Vampire Files.
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* *My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-34360-4, Oct 2006, $13.95, 310pp, tp) Original anthology of nine stories about supernatural weddings. Authors include Charlaine Harris, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Jim Butcher, P.N. Elrod, and Esther Friesner. (Contents)

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