The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

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ARMSTRONG, KELLEY (stories) (chron.)

* *Broken (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58818-4, May 2006, $6.99, 444pp, pb) [Women of the Otherworld] Dark fantasy novel, sixth in the Women of the Otherworld series begun in Bitten. Pregnant werewolf Elena Michaels accidentally releases a killer from Victorian London into contemporary Toronto.
* *Broken (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-342-2, May 2006, £6.99, 444pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) [Women of the Otherworld] Dark fantasy novel, sixth in the Women of the Otherworld series, featuring werewolf Elena Michaels. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam Spectra) edition.
ARTHUR, KERI (chron.)

* *Full Moon Rising (Bantam Spectra 0-553-80458-8, Feb 2006, $15.00, 291pp, hc) [Riley Jenson] Dark fantasy novel. Riley Jenson, a vampire/werewolf hybrid working for a government organization policing supernatural races, searches for her missing twin brother.
* _Full Moon Rising (SFBC #1198283, Apr 2006, $9.99, 291pp, hc) [Riley Jenson] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2006) urban fantasy novel. This lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Full Moon Rising (Dell Spectra 978-0-553-58845-3, Jan 2007, $6.99, 372pp, pb) [Riley Jenson] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2006) dark fantasy novel in the Riley Jenson Guardian series about a vampire/werewolf hybrid working for a government organization policing supernatural races.
ASAMATSU, KEN, ed. (1956- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Straight to Darkness: Lairs of the Hidden Gods, Volume Three (Kurodahan Press 4-902075-13-X, Dec 2006, $20.00, 333pp, tp, cover by Akihiro Yamada) Original Lovecraftian anthology of seven stories and one article. This is the third of four volumes originally published in two volumes in Japan (Sogensha 2002 as Hishinkai). Introduction by Robert M. Price. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.kurodahan.com], or from Kurodahan Press, #403 Tenjin 3-9-10, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0001, Japan. (Contents)
ASARO, CATHERINE (Ann) (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Alpha (Baen 1-4165-2081-3, Sep 2006, $25.00, 270pp, hc, cover by Alan Pollack) [Sunrise Alley] SF novel, sequel to Sunrise Alley. General Thomas Wharington is reluctant to dismantle the android Alpha.
* *The Dawn Star (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80238-2, Jul 2006, $14.95, 440pp, tp) [Aronsdale] Fantasy novel in the Aronsdale series.
* _The Final Key (Tor 0-765-35209-5, Dec 2006, $7.99, 334pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Skolian Empire: Triad] Reprint (Tor 2005) SF novel in the Saga of the Skolian Empire, the second and final part of Triad after Schism.
* _Sunrise Alley (Baen 1-4165-2079-1, Aug 2006, $7.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Jeff Easley) [Sunrise Alley] Reprint (Baen 2004) SF novel of cybernetics and rogue AIs.
_____, ed. * _Irresistible Forces (Penguin/Signet 0-451-21724-1, Jan 2006, $7.99, 348pp, pb) Reprint (NAL 2004) anthology of six SF/fantasy romance stories, including a “Miles Vorkosigan” story by Lois McMaster Bujold, a “Ruby Dynasty” story by Asaro, and a “Robin Hood and Marian” story by Jennifer Roberson.
ASH, SARAH (stories) (chron.)

* _Children of the Serpent Gate (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58623-8, Jun 2006, $7.50, 609pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Tears of Artamon] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2005) fantasy novel, book three of the Tears of Artamon series.
* _Children of the Serpent Gate (Transworld/Corgi 0-553-81472-9, Sep 2006, £7.99, 748pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Tears of Artamon] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2005) fantasy novel. Book Three and last of “The Tears of Artamon”.
ASHER, NEAL L. (1961- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Africa Zero (Wildside Press/Cosmos Books 0-8095-5664-2, 2006, $12.95, 169pp, tp, cover by Ian Field-Richards) Reissue (Cosmos 2002, not seen) collection of two SF novellas of a far-future Africa and the cyborg called The Collector: “Africa Zero” and “The Army of God and the Sauraman”. Wildside Press, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.wildsidepress.com]. (Contents)
* _Brass Man (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41159-4, Feb 2006, £6.99, 568pp, pb, cover by Steve Rawlings) [Gridlinked] Reprint (Tor UK 2005) SF novel in the Gridlinked sequence.
* _Cowl (Tor 0-765-35279-6, Apr 2006, $7.99, 422pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Tor UK 2004) SF time-travel novel.
* +The Engineer Reconditioned (Wildside Press/Cosmos Books 0-8095-5614-6, Jan 2006, $14.95, 257pp, tp, cover by Ian Field-Richards) Collection of ten stories, three original. First US edition (Tanjen 1998 as The Engineer); this has been re-edited by Asher, and adds three stories and new story notes. Wildside Press/Cosmos Books, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr., #234, Rockville, MD 20850; [www.cosmos-books.com]. (Contents)
* *Polity Agent (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-5498-0, Oct 2006, £17.99, 488pp, hc, cover by Steve Rawlings) [Polity] SF novel in the Polity series, the fourth featuring Agent Cormac.
* *Prador Moon (Night Shade Books 1-59780-052-X, May 2006, $14.95, 222pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Polity] SF novel of the Polity. Night Shade Boooks, 1470 NW Saltzman Road, Portland OR 97229; [www.nightshadebooks.com].
* _Prador Moon (SFBC #1224523, Dec 2006, $11.99, 222pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Polity] Reprint (Night Shade 2006) SF novel of the Polity. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7693-2; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* *The Voyage of the Sable Keech (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-0140-2, Feb 2006, £17.99, 506pp, hc) [Spatterjay] SF novel. A sequel to The Skinner in the Spatterjay series. A trade paperback edition (-0141-0, £12.99) was announced but not seen.
* _The Voyage of the Sable Keech (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41160-8, Oct 2006, £7.99, 584pp, pb, cover by Steve Rawlings) [Spatterjay] Reprint (Tor UK 2006) SF novel. A sequel to The Skinner in the Spatterjay series.
ASHLEY, AMANDA (chron.)

* _Desire After Dark (SFBC #1199892, Mar 2006, $10.99, 384pp, pb) Reprint (Zebra 2006) vampire romance novel. Copyrighted by Madeline Baker. This has ISBN 0-7394-6312-8; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
ASHLEY, MIKE, ed.; [i.e., Michael Raymond Donald Ashley] (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1727-0, May 2006, $13.95, 562pp, tp, cover by Joe Roberts) Anthology of 19 SF stories, three original; new stories by Stephen Baxter, Jerry Oltion, and Robert Reed. Simultaneous with the UK (Robinson) edition.
* *The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction (Robinson 1-84529-307-X, Jun 2006, £7.99, x+562pp, tp, cover by Joe Roberts) SF anthology of 19 stories based on speculative ideas taken to their extremes. Authors include Theodore Sturgeon, Harlan Ellison®, and Clifford D. Simak; there are three original stories by Stephen Baxter, Robert Reed, and Jerry Oltion. (Contents)
ASHTON, LISETTE (chron.)

* _The Black Masque (Nexus 0-352-33977-2, Jul 2005, £6.99, 258pp, pb) Reprint (Black Lace 1999) erotic fantasy novel.
ASIMOV, ISAAC, ed.; [anglicized from Isaak Iudich Azimov] (1920-1992) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Treasury (with Martin H. Greenberg & Joseph D. Olander) (Random House Value/Gramercy 0-517-33635-9, Mar 2006, $11.99, 786pp, hc) Reprint (Bonanza Books 1980) omnibus of two anthologies: The Future in Question (1980) and Space Mail (1980).
ASIMOV, JANET (Opal Jeppson) (1926- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Notes for a Memoir on Isaac Asimov, Life, and Writing (Prometheus Books 1-59102-405-6, Jun 2006, $25.00, 205pp, hc) Non-fiction collection of non-fiction articles and essays on numerous topics, many autobiographical, some previously published; an appendix includes seven stories, all reprints. (Contents) [Asimov]
ASKEGREN, PIERCE (1955-2006) (chron.)

* *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: After Image (Simon Spotlight Entertainment 1-4169-1181-2, Feb 2006, $6.99, 256pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
* *Exit Strategy (Ace 0-441-01356-2, Mar 2006, $7.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Inconstant Moon] SF novel, the third book in the Inconstant Moon trilogy.
ASPINALL, J. B. (chron.)

* *Sycorax (Owen, Peter 0-7206-1278-0, Nov 2006, £12.50, 239pp, tp) Historical literary fantasy of a 15th century monk investigating the life of a supposed witch.
ASPRIN, ROBERT LYNN (1946-2008) (stories) (chron.)

* _Hit or Myth (Ace 0-441-01395-3, May 2006, $6.99, 199pp, tp) [Myth] Reprint (Starblaze 1983) humorous fantasy novel in the Myth Adventures series.
* _Little Myth Marker (Ace 0-441-01437-2, Sep 2006, $6.99, 200pp, tp, cover by Walter Velez) [Myth] Reissue (Starblaze 1985) humorous fantasy novel, seventh in the Myth Adventures series.
* _M.Y.T.H. Inc. Link (Ace 0-441-01449-6, Nov 2006, $6.99, 171pp, tp, cover by Walter Velez) [Myth] Reprint (Starblaze 1986) humorous fantasy novel, seventh in the Myth Adventures series.
* *Myth Adventures, Volume One (Meisha Merlin 1-59222-111-4, Jul 2006, $24.95, 888pp, tp, cover by Phil Foglio) [Myth] Omnibus of the first six humorous fantasy novels in the Myth Adventures series: Another Fine Myth (1978), Myth Conceptions (1980), Myth Directions (1982), Hit or Myth (1983), Myth-ing Persons (1984), and Little Myth Marker (1985). A hardcover edition (-110-6, $39.95) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
* _Myth Conceptions (Ace 0-441-01362-7, Jan 2006, $6.99, 201pp, tp, cover by Walter Velez) [Myth] Reprint (Donning/Starblaze 1980) humorous fantasy novel, the second in the “Myth Adventures” series.
* _Myth Directions (Ace 0-441-01384-8, Mar 2006, $6.99, 216pp, tp, cover by Walter Velez) [Myth] Reprint (Donning/Starblaze 1982) humorous fantasy novel, the third book in the Myth Adventures series.
* _Myth-ing Persons (Ace 0-441-01416-X, Jul 2006, $6.99, 199pp, tp, cover by Walter Velez) [Myth] Reprint (Donning 1984) humorous fantasy novel, sixth in the “Myth Adventures” series.
* *Phule’s Errand (with Peter J. Heck) (Ace 0-441-01423-2, Aug 2006, $7.99, 281pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) [*Phule’s Company] Humorous SF novel, sixth in the series. Captain Phule is handling problems offworld when an inspection is due.
* *Wartorn: Obliteration (with Eric Del Carlo) (Ace 0-441-01347-3, Feb 2006, $7.99, 331pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) [Wartorn] Fantasy novel, the second in a series. This is packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.
ATHANS, PHILIP (stories) (chron.)

* *Forgotten Realms: Lies of Light (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-4019-0, Sep 2006, $6.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Carl Critchlow) [Forgotten Realms] Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game, the second book in The Watercourse trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
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* *Forgotten Realms: The Last Mythal: Realms of the Elves (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3980-X, Feb 2006, $6.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Adam Rex) [Forgotten Realms] Original anthology of seven stories based on the roleplaying games. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. (Contents)
ATHERTON, NANCY (T.) (1955- ) (chron.)

* *Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea (Viking 0-670-03476-2, Feb 2006, $22.95, 246pp, hc, cover by Jerry Lofaro) [Aunt Dimity] Mystery/ghost novel, 11th in the series. Death threats send Lori and sons to a remote Scottish island.
ATTANASIO, A(lfred) A(ngelo) (1951- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Killing with the Edge of the Moon (Wildside Press/Prime Books 0-8095-5697-9, Aug 2006, $27.95, 153pp, hc, cover by Timothy Lantz) Celtic dark fantasy novel. A trade paperback edition (-5698-7, $14.95) was announced but not seen.
ATWATER-RHODES, AMELIA (chron.)

* _Snakecharm (Random House/Laurel-Leaf 0-440-23804-8, Jun 2006, $5.99, 167pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [*Kiesha’ra] Reprint (Delacorte 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, second volume in The Kiesha’ra series.
AUEL, JEAN M(arie, née Untinen) (1936- ) (chron.)

* _The Clan of the Cave Bear (Hodder 0-340-83989-9, Mar 2006, £6.99, 587pp, tp) [*Earth’s Children] Reprint (Crown 1980) prehistoric novel. First in the Earth’s Children series.
AUFDEM-BRINKE, ELEANOR F. (1950- ); see pseudonyms J. D. Robb & Nora Roberts (stories) (chron.)
AUGARDE, STEVE (chron.)

* _Celandine (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54968-1, Aug 2006, £5.99, 487pp, tp, cover by Steve Augarde) [Various] Reprint (David Fickling Books 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, the second in the Various trilogy.
* +Celandine (Random House/Fickling 0-385-75048-X, Sep 2006, $16.95, 487pp, hc, cover by Steve Augarde) [Various] Young-adult fantasy novel, the second in a trilogy, going back in time WWI and young Celandine’s encounters with the little people. First US edition (Fickling UK 11/05).
AUSLANDER, SHALOM (stories) (chron.)

* _Beware of God (Simon & Schuster 0-7432-6457-6, Apr 2006, $13.00, 194pp, tp) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 2005, not seen) collection of Jewish fantasy satire stories. God suffers from migraines, stalks a modern-day prophet and appears as a chicken; a chimp becomes self-aware and can’t handle the shame and fear. (Contents)
AUSTER, PAUL (Benjamin) (1947- ) (chron.)

* _Mr. Vertigo (Faber 0-571-22908-5, Jan 2006, £7.99, 278pp, tp) Reprint (Faber 1994) literary fantasy novel.
AVATI, JAMES (1912-2005) (chron.)

* *The Paperback Art of James Avati (with Piet Schreuders & Kenneth Fulton) (Grant, Donald M. 1-880418-71-1, Jan 2006, $39.99, 200pp, tp, cover by James Avati) Associational art book covering Avati’s influential career as a paperback cover artist. Preface by Stanley Meltzoff. Donald M. Grant, PO Box 187, Hampton Falls NH 03844; [www.grantbooks.com].
AVERY, GILLIAN, ed. (chron.)

* _The Norton Anthology of Children’s Literature: The Traditions in English (with Jack Zipes, Lissa Paul, Lynne Vallone & Peter Hunt) See entry under Jack Zipes.
AVI; pseudonym of Avi Wortis, (1937- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Book Without Words (Hyperion 0-7868-1659-7, Sep 2006, $5.99, 203pp, tp, cover by Tim Zulewski) Reprint (Hyperion 2005) young-adult medieval fantasy. This includes a separately paginated discussion guide and author interview.
* *Strange Happenings (Harcourt 0-15-205790-0, May 2006, $15.00, 147pp, hc, cover by Greg Swearingen) Young-adult original collection of five stories of transformation. (Contents)
AXLER, JAMES; house pseudonym (chron.)

* *Deathlands: Atlantis Reprise (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62582-0, Dec 2005, $6.50, 347pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Deathlands] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 72nd in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
* *Deathlands: Labyrinth (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62583-9, Mar 2006, $6.50, 346pp, pb) [Deathlands] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 73nd in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
* *Deathlands: Perdition Valley (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62586-3, Dec 2006, $6.50, 347pp, pb) [Deathlands] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 76th in the overall series, and second in The Coldfire Project sub-series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
* *Deathlands: Shatter Zone (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62585-5, Sep 2006, $6.50, 346pp, pb) [Deathlands] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, book one in The Coldfire Project, 75th in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
* *Deathlands: Strontium Swamp (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62584-7, Jun 2006, $6.50, 347pp, pb) [Deathlands] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 74th in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
* *Outlanders: Hydra’s Ring (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63852-3, Nov 2006, $6.50, 348pp, pb) [Outlanders] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 39th in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
* *Outlanders: Lords of the Deep (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63851-5, Aug 2006, $6.50, 346pp, pb) [Outlanders] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 38th in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
* *Outlanders: Refuge (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63849-3, Feb 2006, $6.50, 346pp, pb) [Outlanders] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 36th in the series. Kane and company explore an alternate Victorian-style world. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
* *Outlanders: Rim of the World (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63850-7, May 2006, $6.50, 346pp, pb) [Outlanders] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 37th in the overall series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
AYERS, JEFF (chron.)

* *Star Trek: Voyages of Imagination (Pocket 1-4165-0349-8, Nov 2006, $21.00, 782pp, tp, cover by Mark Gerber) [Star Trek] Non-fiction, a guide to professionally published Star Trek fiction, with basic plot synopses and comments by authors or editors. A Fiction Timeline and index are included. This is a 40th anniversary edition. Copyrighted by CBS Studios.
AYLETT, STEVE (1967- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Fain the Sorcerer (PS Publishing 1-904619-63-0, Jul 2006, £10.00, 94 + viii, tp, cover by Steve Aylett) Fantasy novella about a man given three wishes. Introduction by Alan Moore. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 300 (-64-9, £25.00) signed by both Aylett and Moore is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
BAEN, JAMES (Patrick), ed. (1943-2006) (stories) (chron.)

* _The World Turned Upside Down (with David A. Drake & Eric Flint) See entry under David A. Drake
BAILEY, DALE (1968- ) (chron.)

* *Sleeping Policemen (with Jack Slay, Jr.) (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-41-X, Jun 2006, $24.95, 198pp, hc, cover by John Picacio) Associational non-supernatural horror novel. Order from Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com].
BAILEY, LEN (chron.)

* _Clabbernappers (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34863-2, Feb 2006, $5.99, 224pp, tp, cover by Brett Helquist) [Danny Ray] Reprint (Starscape 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.
BAILEY, ROBIN WAYNE; [i.e., Robert Wayne Bailey] (1952- ) (chron.)

* *Dragonkin, Book Three: Undersky (ibooks 1-59687-312-4, Feb 2006, $14.95, 294pp, hc, cover by Troy Howell) [Dragonkin] Fantasy novel, the third volume in a trilogy. The magic talismans may not be enough to save the Dragonkin’s home.

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