The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

ELYOT, AMANDA (chron.)

• * *By a Lady: Being the Adventures of an Enlightened American in Jane Austen’s England (Random House/Crown/Three Rivers Press 1-4000-9799-1, Mar 2006, $14.95, 372pp, tp) Fantasy time-travel romance novel. An actress from contemporary New York is transported to Bath, England in 1801.

EMANUEL, VICTOR ROUSSEAU (1879-1960); see pseudonym Victor Rousseau (stories) (chron.)

ENGDAHL, SYLVIA (Louise) (1933- ) (chron.)

• * _Journey Between Worlds (Penguin/Putnam 0-399-24532-4, May 2006, $17.99, 230pp, hc, cover by Craig Phillips) Reprint (Atheneum 1970) young-adult SF novel/romance about the colonization of Mars. This has minor revisions and includes a new afterword by the author.

ENTHOVEN, SAM (chron.)

• * *The Black Tattoo (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60965-5, Sep 2006, £12.99, 486pp, hc, cover by Tracey Hurst) Young-adult dark fantasy novel. A first novel.
• * +The Black Tattoo (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-114-6, Oct 2006, $19.99, 505pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) Young-adult contemporary dark fantasy novel. Charlie thinks he has superpowers, but he’s been possessed by a demon. The jacket folds out into a poster. A first novel. First US edition (Doubleday UK 9/06).

ERDMAN, ALAN T. (chron.)

• * *Maximum Security: The Mojave Project (Hudson Books 0-9767789-0-4, Jan 2006, $14.95, 358pp, tp) Near-future SF novel. Things go wrong at a new prison, designed to keep inmates happy. Hudson Books, 244 Madison Ave. #254, New York NY 10016; [www.arborbooks.com].

ERIKSON, STEVEN; [born Steve Rune Lundin] (1959- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Bonehunters (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-04629-3, Mar 2006, £20.00, 891pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Malazan Book of the Fallen] Fantasy novel. Book six in the Malazan Book of the Fallen. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-04630-7) was announced but not seen.
• * _Deadhouse Gates (Tor 0-765-34879-9, Feb 2006, $7.99, 843pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Malazan Book of the Fallen] Reprint (Bantam UK 2000) fantasy novel, second tale of the “Malazan Book of the Fallen”.
• * +The Healthy Dead (Night Shade Books 1-597800-06-6, Dec 2005, $25.00, 128pp, hc, cover by Mike Dringenberg) [Malazan; Bauchelain & Korbal Broach] Fantasy novella of Bauchelain & Korbal Broach set in Erikson’s world of Malazan. First US edition (PS Publishing 8/04). A signed, leatherbound edition of 150 (-07-4, $45.00) is also available. Night Shade Books, 1470 NW Saltzman Road, Portland OR 97229; [night@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com].
• * +House of Chains (Tor 0-765-31574-2, Aug 2006, $14.95, 669pp, tp, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Malazan Book of the Fallen] Fantasy novel, the fourth in The Malazan Book of the Fallen. A hardcover edition (-31004-X, $27.95) is also available. First US edition (Bantam UK 2002).
• * _House of Chains (SFBC #1215448, Aug 2006, $13.99, 859pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Malazan Book of the Fallen] Reprint (Bantam UK 2002) fantasy novel, the fourth in The Malazan Book of the Fallen. This is similar to the Tor US hardcover edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Memories of Ice (SFBC #1197768, Jan 2006, $13.99, 1006pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Malazan Book of the Fallen] Reprint (Bantam UK 2001) fantasy novel, the third in The Malazan Book of the Fallen. This is similar to the Tor hardcover edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Memories of Ice (Tor 0-765-34880-2, Aug 2006, $7.99, 920pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Malazan Book of the Fallen] Reprint (Bantam UK 2001) fantasy novel, the third in The Malazan Book of the Fallen.

ERSEVIM, ISMAIL (chron.)

• * *A.C. 2084 (Melrose Books 1-905226-22-5, May 2006, £17.99, 307pp, hc) Utopian SF novel. Mormons threaten Utopian New Atlantis, created in the aftermath of a second ice age. Melrose Books, St. Thomas Place, Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4GG, UK; [www.melrosebooks.com].

ERSKINE, BARBARA; pseudonym of Barbara Hope-Lewis, (1944- ) (chron.)

• * *Daughters of Fire (HarperCollins UK 0-00-717426-8, Aug 2006, £17.99, 562pp, hc) Historical novel with fantasy elements. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-721294-1, £11.99) was announced but not seen.

ESCHBACH, ANDREAS (chron.)

• * _The Carpet Makers (Tor 0-765-31490-8, Mar 2006, $14.95, 300pp, tp, cover by Rick Berry) Reprint (Tor 2005) SF novel. Translated by Doryl Jensen from the German Die Haarteppichknuepfer (Franz Schneekluth 1995). Foreword by Orson Scott Card.
• * _The Carpet Makers (SFBC #1207384, Apr 2006, $10.99, 300pp, tp, cover by Rick Berry) Reprint (Tor 2005) SF novel. Translated by Doryl Jensen from the German Die Haarteppichknuepfer (Franz Schneekluth 1995). This is similar to the Tor trade paperback edition except it lacks a price and has the book club number on the back jacket.

ESDALE-BANKS, LESLIE; see pseudonym L. A. Banks (stories) (chron.)

ETCHISON, DENNIS (William), ed. (1943- ) (chron.)

• * *Fine Cuts (PS Publishing 1-902880-82-X, Mar 2006, £25.00, x + 210pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) Collection of 12 stories of Hollywood horror. Introduction by Peter Atkins. This is a signed limited edition of 500; a slipcased edition of 200 signed by Etchison and Atkins (-81-1, £60.00) is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

EVANS, JONATHAN; pseudonym of Brian Freemantle, (1936- ) (chron.)

• * _Ents, Elves, and Eriador: The Environmental Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien (with Matthew Dickerson) See entry under Matthew Dickerson.

EVANS, LINDA (chron.)

• * _Hell’s Gate (with David M. Weber) See entry under David M. Weber

EVANS, PETER J. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Durham Red: Black Dawn (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-382-2, Jul 2006, $7.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Durham Red] Novelization based on the futuristic vampire character from 2000 AD comics. Copyrighted by Rebellion A/S. Simultaneous with the Black Library UK edition, this has the same ISBN, but only has US and Canadian prices.
• * *Durham Red: Manticore Reborn (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-323-7, Feb 2006, $7.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Durham Red] Novelization based on the futuristic vampire character from 2000 AD comics. Copyrighted by Rebellion A/S. Simultaneous with the Black Library UK edition, this has the same ISBN, but only has US and Canadian prices.

EWALD, ROBERT J. (chron.)

• * *When the Fires Burn High and the Wind is from the North: The Pastoral Science Fiction of Clifford D. Simak (Wildside Press/Borgo Press 1-55742-218-4, 2006, $15.00, 158pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference, an in-depth discussion of Simak’s writing. Includes a primary and secondary bibliography, notes, and index. Volume 73 in the Milford Series on Popular Writers of Today. Wildside Press, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.wildsidepress.com]. [Simak]

FAHNESTOCK, TODD (chron.)

• * _Heir of Autumn (with Giles Carwyn) See entry under Giles Carwyn.

FAHY, CHRISTOPHER (1937- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Matinee at the Flame (Overlook Connection Press 1-892950-73-1, Oct 2006, $17.95, 253pp, tp, cover by Glenn Chadbourne) Collection of 22 fantastic stories, 12 original. A signed, limited hardcover edition of 500 ($44.95) with an added story and a slipcased sterling edition ($85.00) are also available. Order from The Overlook Connection Press, PO Box 1934, Hiram GA 30141; [www.overlookconnection.com]; [overlookcn@aol.com]. (Contents)

FALBE, TRACY (chron.)

• * *The Goddess Queen (Falbe Publishing/Brave Luck Books 0-9762235-2-X, Jan 2006, $14.95, 323pp, tp, cover by Darryl Petrucci) [Rys Chronicles] Fantasy novel, the second book in The Rys Chronicles duology about efforts to overthrow the evil queen of the rys. Falbe Publishing, 2981 Cohasset Road, Chico CA 95973; [www.braveluck.com].
• * *Union of Renegades (Falbe Publishing/Brave Luck Books 0-9762235-2-X, Jan 2006, $14.95, 323pp, tp, cover by Darryl Petrucci) [Rys Chronicles] Fantasy novel, the first book in The Rys Chronicles duology about efforts to overthrow the evil queen of the rys. Falbe Publishing, 2981 Cohasset Road, Chico CA 95973; [www.braveluck.com].

FALLON, JENNIFER (chron.)

• * _Harshini (Tor 0-765-34868-3, Apr 2006, $7.99, 489pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Demon Child] Reprint (Voyager Australia 2001) fantasy novel, book three of The Demon Child trilogy, AKA The Hythrun Chronicles.
• * +Warrior (Tor 0-765-30990-4, Sep 2006, $25.95, 508pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) [Wolfblade] Fantasy novel, the second volume in the Wolfblade trilogy. First US edition (Voyager Australia 1/05).
• * _Warrior (SFBC #1215885, Sep 2006, $12.99, 508pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) [Wolfblade] Reprint (Voyager Australia 2005) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * +Wolfblade (Tor 0-765-30992-0, Jan 2006, $25.95, 512pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) [Wolfblade] Fantasy novel, first in the Wolfblade trilogy. First US edition (Voyager Australia 2004).
• * _Wolfblade (SFBC #1202020, Feb 2006, $12.99, 512pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) [Wolfblade] Reprint (Voyager Australia 2004) fantasy novel, first in the Wolfblade trilogy. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Wolfblade (Tor 0-765-34869-1, Sep 2006, $7.99, 618pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Wolfblade] Reprint (Voyager Australia 2004) fantasy novel, the first in the Wolfblade trilogy in The Hythrun Chronicles.

FARAGO, GINA (chron.)

• * _Ivy Cole and the Moon (Berkley 0-425-21256-4, Oct 2006, $7.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Jonathan Barkat) Reprint (NeDeo Press 2005, not seen) Southern werewolf novel about a female werewolf vigilante, the first in a series.

FARDELL, JOHN (chron.)

• * +The 7 Professors of the Far North (Penguin/Putnam 0-399-24381-X, Sep 2005, $14.99, 217pp, hc) Young-adult adventure with SF elements. Zara and Ben must rescue their great-uncle and his professor friends from the Arctic stronghold of sinister Professor Murdo. A first novel. First US edition (Faber and Faber 2004).

FARLAND, DAVID; pseudonym of David Wolverton, (1957- ) (chron.)

• * _The Runelords (Tor 0-765-35645-7, Oct 2006, $3.99, 613pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Runelords] Reissue (Earthlight 1998 as The Sum of All Men) fantasy novel, first in a series. This is a special reduced-price edition. Farland is a pen name for Dave Wolverton.
• * *Sons of the Oak (Tor 0-765-30177-6, Nov 2006, $27.95, 383pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Runelords] Fantasy novel, fifth in The Runelords series, set eight years after The Lair of Bones. Gaborn’s death leaves his child heir the target of supernatural attacks. Farland is a pen name for Dave Wolverton.
• * _Sons of the Oak (SFBC #1225824, Nov 2006, $14.99, 383pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Runelords] Reprint (Tor 2006) fantasy novel, fifth in The Runelords series. Farland is a pen name for Dave Wolverton. This is similar to the Tor edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

FARMER, JON (chron.)

• * *Sieg Heil Iconographers (Savoy Books 0-86130-116-1, Nov 2006, £25.00, 608pp, tp) Associational non-fiction “manifesto” combining social commentary and the history of Savoy Books and the works of David Britton and Michael Butterworth, touching on British fascism, censorship, and cultural influences including SF. Extensively illustrated with photos and cartoons. Savoy Books, 446 Wilmslow Rd., Withington, Manchester M20 3BW UK; [www.savoy.abel.co.uk].

FARMER, NANCY; [born Nancy Forsythe Coe] (1941- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Sea of Trolls (Simon Pulse 0-689-86746-8, Jun 2006, $8.99, 459pp, tp, cover by Tim O’Brien) [Sea of Trolls] Reprint (Atheneum 2004) young-adult Viking fantasy novel.

FARMER, PHILIP JOSÉ; (1918-2009) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Best of Philip José Farmer (Subterranean Press 1-59606-036-0, Mar 2006, $38.00, 572pp, hc, cover by Michael Komark) Collection of 20 stories. Introduction by Joe R. Lansdale; afterword by Michael Croteau. A signed limited edition of 100 ($125.00) is also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]. (Contents)
• * *Pearls from Peoria (Subterranean Press 1-59606-059-X, Aug 2006, $45.00, 773pp, hc) Collection of fiction and non-fiction, with 23 stories, six original (including an unfinished draft, a story treatment, and a chapter from a projected novel); 37 non-fiction pieces, three original; and eight poems. Afterwords by Michael Croteau and editor Paul Spiteri. Artists Keith Howell, Charles Berlin, Jason Robert Bell, and Mario Zecca comment on their illustrations. This trade edition and a limited edition (100 signed, leatherbound copies, $150.00) are both sold out; a traycased, lettered edition of 26 ($300.00) is still available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]. (Contents)
• * *Strange Relations (Baen 1-4165-0934-8, Feb 2006, $13.00, 476pp, tp, cover by Clyde Caldwell) Omnibus of three books: novels The Lovers (1961) and Flesh (1968) and collection Strange Relations (1960). (Contents)
• * _Tarzan Alive: A Definitive Biography of Lord Greystoke (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-6921-8, Apr 2006, $19.95, 312 + lxxiii, tp, cover by Jean-Paul Goude) [Tarzan] Reprint (Doubleday 1972) novel in the form of a biography, complete with bibliography and index. This adds two additional short pieces. New foreword by Win Scott Eckert and new introduction by Mike Resnick. Order from University of Nebraska Press, PO Box 84555, Lincoln NE 68501-4555; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com].

FARRELL, S. L.; pseudonym of Stephen Leigh, (1951- ) (chron.)

• * _Heir of Stone (DAW 0-7564-0321-9, Jan 2006, $7.99, 642pp, pb, cover by Gordon Crabb) [Cloudmages] Reprint (DAW 2005) Celtic fantasy novel, third in “The Cloudmages” series. Farrell is a pseudonym for Stephen Leigh.

FARREN, MICK (1943- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Conflagration (Tor 0-765-31363-4, Jun 2006, $27.95, 396pp, hc) [Kindling] Fantasy novel, sequel to Kindling.
• * _Kindling (Tor 0-765-34580-3, Feb 2006, $7.99, 416pp, pb, cover by David Seeley) Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel. Four youngsters come together to battle the Dark Things attacking the New World.

FARRER, MATTHEW (stories) (chron.)

• * +Warhammer 40,000: Blind (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-373-3, Aug 2006, $7.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer 40,000: Shira Calpurnia] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe, the third in the Shira Calpurnia sub-series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK edition (7/06) but gives only US and Canadian prices.

FARRINGTON, IAN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: Short Trips: The Centenarian (Big Finish 1-84435-191-2, Jul 2006, £14.99, 287pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Anthology of original stories based on the TV series. Volume 17 in the series. (Contents)

FAUST, CHRISTA (1971?- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Final Destination 3 (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-319-9, Jan 2006, $7.99, 409pp, pb) [Final Destination] Movie novelization. Copyrighted by New Line Cinema. This has the same ISBN as the simultaneous Black Flame UK edition, but has only US and Canadian prices.
• * *Final Destination 3 (BL Publishing/Black Flame 1-84416-319-9, Jan 2006, £6.99, 409pp, pb) [Final Destination] Horror novelization based on the world of the movie.
• * *Friday the 13th: The Jason Strain (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-320-2, Jan 2006, $7.99, 412pp, pb) [Friday the 13th] Novelization based on the character from the movies. Copyrighted by New Line Cinema. This is a 25th anniversary (of the movie) edition; it is simultaneous with and has the same ISBN as the Black Flame UK edition, but only gives US and Canadian prices.
• * *Friday the 13th: The Jason Strain (BL Publishing/Black Flame 1-84416-320-2, Jan 2006, £6.99, 412pp, pb) [Friday the 13th] Horror novelization based on the character from the movies.

FAWCETT, BILL, ed.; [i.e., William Brian Fawcett] (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Battle for Azeroth: Adventure, Alliance and Addiction: Insights into the World of Warcraft (BenBella Books 978-1-932100-84-6, Aug 2006, $17.95, 287pp, tp) Non-fiction gathering of 13 essays exploring the popularity of the Massive Multiplayer Role-Playing Game. Authors include Justina Robson, James M. Ward, and Jody Lynn Nye. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 617, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com].
• * *LiftPort (with Michael Laine & Tom Nugent, Jr.) (Meisha Merlin 1-59222-109-2, Jun 2006, $16.95, 308pp, tp) Anthology of six SF stories, four novel excerpts (all reprint) and 26 non-fiction articles about space elevators. Authors of original fiction include Jody Lynn Nye, Todd McCaffrey, and John Helfers.

FEARN, JOHN (Francis) RUSSELL (1908-1960) (chron.)

• * *Chameleon Planet (with Philip Harbottle) (Gryphon Books 1-58250-080-0, Aug 2006, $16.00, 126pp, tp, cover by Ron Turner) [Golden Amazon] SF novel, the 27th in the Golden Amazon series created by Fearn, written by Harbottle, expanding on two non-Amazon SF stories by Fearn. Harbottle discusses his process in an introduction; a reprint article on the entire series is included. Available from Gryphon Publications, PO Box 209, Brooklyn NY 11228; [www.gryphonbooks.com]; add $2.00 postage.
• * *The Golden Amazon of Venus (Gryphon Books 1-58250-082-7, Aug 2006, $16.00, 131pp, tp, cover by Ron Turner) Collection/fix-up novel of four stories about a girl lost on Venus and raised by natives, originally published in Fantastic Adventures, precursors to Fearn’s Golden Amazon series. Edited by Philip Harbottle, whose introduction discusses the stories’ history and how Fearn borrowed elements from the stories for his later series. Available from Gryphon Publications, PO Box 209, Brooklyn NY 11228; [www.gryphonbooks.com]; add $2.00 postage.

FEDERICI, DEBBIE (chron.)

• * *Witch Circle (with Susan Vaught) (Llewellyn 0-7387-0935-2, May 2006, $8.95, 249pp, tp) [L.O.S.T.] Young-adult fantasy novel, the third in the L.O.S.T. trilogy.

FEEHAN, CHRISTINE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Conspiracy Game (Jove 0-515-14216-6, Nov 2006, $7.99, 336pp, pb) [GhostWalkers] Paranormal romantic suspense novel, fourth in the GhostWalkers series about genetically enhanced soldiers.
• * _Conspiracy Game (SFBC, Dec 2006, $11.99, 336pp, hc) [GhostWalkers] Reprint (Jove 2006) paranormal romantic suspense novel, fourth in the GhostWalkers series about genetically enhanced soldiers. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7425-9; it lacks a price and has the book club number on the back jacket.
• * *Dangerous Tides (Jove 0-515-14154-2, Jul 2006, $7.99, 354pp, pb, cover by Dan O’Leary) [Drake Sisters] Paranormal romance in the Drake Sisters series. Libby Drake’s healing power attracts dangerous attention.