The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

STROSS, CHARLES (1964- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Accelerando (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-389-9, Jun 2006, £6.99, 433pp, pb) [Macx Family] Reprint (Ace 2005) SF novel.
• * _Accelerando (Ace 0-441-01415-1, Jul 2006, $7.99, 415pp, pb) [Macx Family] Reprint (Ace 2005) SF fix-up novel of a posthuman future. A Hugo nominee.
• * _The Atrocity Archives (Ace 0-441-01365-1, Jan 2006, $14.00, xix + 345pp, tp, cover by Mark Frederickson) [Bob Howard] Reprint (Golden Gryphon 2004) Lovecraftian dark fantasy novel, plus related Hugo-winning novella “The Concrete Jungle”.
• * *The Clan Corporate (Tor 0-765-30930-0, May 2006, $24.95, 320pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) [Merchant Princes] Fantasy/steampunk novel, third book of The Merchant Princes.
• * *Glasshouse (Ace 0-441-01403-8, Jul 2006, $24.95, 335pp, hc) [Accelerando] Standalone SF novel set in the same universe as Accelerando. A 27th century man on the run volunteers to take part in an experiment to re-create the 20th-century.
• * _Glasshouse (SFBC #1216735, Jul 2006, $12.49, 335pp, hc) [Accelerando] Reprint (Ace 2006) standalone SF novel set in the same universe as Accelerando. This is similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Hidden Family (Tor 0-765-35205-2, May 2006, $7.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Merchant Princes] Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy/SF novel, the second book of The Merchant Princes after The Family Trade.
• * *The Jennifer Morgue (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-45-2, Nov 2006, $25.95, 313pp, hc, cover by Steve Montiglio) [Bob Howard] Lovecraftian dark fantasy novel featuring Bob Howard, sequel to The Atrocity Archives, plus a related story and an afterword on “The Golden Age of Spying”. Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 E. Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [gryphon@goldengryphon.com].

STROUD, JONATHAN (chron.)

• * _The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book Three: Ptolemy’s Gate (SFBC #1204465, Mar 2006, $10.99, 501pp, hc, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Bartimaeus Trilogy] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2005) young-adult contemporary fantasy novel, the second in “The Bartimaeus Trilogy”. This is similar to the Miramax edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book Three: Ptolemy’s Gate (Hyperion/Miramax 978-0-7868-3868-4, Jan 2007, $8.99, 501pp, tp, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Bartimaeus Trilogy] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2005) young-adult contemporary fantasy novel, the third in the Bartimaeus Trilogy.
• * _The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book Two: The Golem’s Eye (Hyperion/Miramax 0-7868-3654-7, Feb 2006, $7.99, 562pp, tp, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Bartimaeus Trilogy] Reprint (Miramax 2004) young-adult contemporary fantasy novel, the second in “The Bartimaeus Trilogy”.

STRYSIK, JOHN (chron.)

• * _Lurker in the Lobby: A Guide to the Cinema of H.P. Lovecraft (with Andrew Migliore) See entry under Andrew Migliore.

STURGEON, THEODORE; [born Edward Hamilton Waldo] (1918-1985) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Some of Your Blood (Centipede Press/Millipede Press 1-933618-00-0, Jul 2006, $12.00, 192pp, tp, cover by Harry O. Morris) Reprint (Ballantine 1961) associational psychological horror novel, plus a related story. Introduction by Steve Rasnic Tem. A hardcover limited edition of 300 (-01-9, $50.00) signed by Tem and Morris is also available. Centipede Press, 2565 Teller Court, Lakewood CO 80214; [www.centipedepress.com].

SUCKLING, NIGEL (chron.)

• * _The Book of Sea Monsters (with Bob Eggleton) See entry under Bob Eggleton.

SULLIVAN, KATHRYN (chron.)

• * *Talking to Trees (Amber Quill Press 1-59279-760-1, Feb 2006, $13.50, 186pp, tp, cover by Trace Edward Zaber) [Crystal Throne] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The Crystal Throne. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [http://amberquill.com].

SULLIVAN, STEPHEN D. (chron.)

• * *DragonLance: The New Adventures: Warrior’s Heart (Wizards of the Coast/Mirrorstone 0-7869-4187-1, Nov 2006, $5.99, 247pp, tp, cover by Vinod Rams) [DragonLance: Goodlund] Young-adult novelization based on the world roleplaying game, first in the Goodlund trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

SULLIVAN, THOMAS (William) (1940- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Water Wolf (Penguin/Onyx 0-451-41226-5, Oct 2006, $7.99, 371pp, pb) Supernatural suspense novel. A professional debunker tracks a mystery and finds a subterranean world.

SULLIVAN, TRICIA (1968- ) (chron.)

• * _Double Vision (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-173-X, Apr 2006, £7.99, 377pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) Reprint (Orbit 2005) SF novel.
• * +Maul (Night Shade Books 1-59780-037-6, Mar 2006, $14.95, 274pp, tp, cover by J. K. Potter) Near-future SF novel. First US edition (Orbit 10/03). Night Shade Books, 1470 NW Saltzman Road, Portland OR 97229; [www.nightshadebooks.com].

SUNNY (chron.)

• * *Mona Lisa Awakening (Berkley 0-425-21160-6, Sep 2006, $14.00, 276pp, tp) [Monere] Dark fantasy romance. A nurse working night shift in the ER meets an inhuman man of the Monère who believes she is a Queen of his species.

SUSSEX, LUCY (Jane) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Absolute Uncertainty (Aqueduct Press 0-933500-06-4, May 2006, $9.00, 147pp, tp) Collection of seven stories, three new, plus an interview conducted by Maureen Kincaid Speller. Aqueduct Press, PO Box 95787, Seattle WA 98145-2787; [www.aqueductpress.com]. (Contents)

SUTHERLAND, TUI T. (chron.)

• * *So This Is How it Ends (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-075024-3, Oct 2006, $16.99, 353pp, hc, cover by Tara McPherson) [Avatars] Young-adult fantasy, the first book of the Avatars series. Five teens suddenly find themselves alone in a changed and deserted world.

SUTIN, LAWRENCE (1951- ) (chron.)

• * _Divine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07858-8, Feb 2006, £8.99, 352pp, tp) Reprint (Harmony 1989) biography. Includes eight pages of photographs. This edition adds the preface by Sutin from the 2005 Carroll & Graf edition. [Dick]

SUYDAM, ARTHUR (chron.)

• * *Fantastic Art of Arthur Suydam (Vanguard Productions 1-887591-83-4, 2005, $24.95, 128pp, tp) Art book covering the artist’s career from beginning to present, with illustrations from comics, magazine covers, card games, children’s books, and more. Introduction by S.C. Ringgenberg. Edited by J. David Spurlock and Renee Witterstaetter, with text by T.W. French and Witterstaetter. A hardcover edition (-84-2, $34.95) and a deluxe edition (-85-0, $49.95) are also available. This is dated 2005 but not seen until now. Vanguard Productions, 390 Campus Drive, Somerset NY 08873; [www.creativemix.com/vanguard].

SUZUKI, KOJI (stories) (chron.)

• * *Birthday (Vertical 1-93-223429-2, Dec 2006, $21.95, 216pp, hc, cover by Chip Kidd) [Ring] Collection of three stories following female characters from the Ring trilogy. Translated by Glynne Walley from the Japanese Baasudei (Kadokawa Shoten 1999). (Contents)
• * _Dark Water (HarperCollins UK 0-00-720743-3, Apr 2006, £6.99, 294pp, pb) Reprint (Vertical 2004) collection of seven stories with a framing prologue and epilogue, Originally published in Japanese as Honogurai mizu no soko kara (Kadokawa Shoten 1996). (Contents)
• * _Loop (Vertical 1-932234-25-X, Oct 2006, $13.95, 283pp, tp, cover by Chip Kidd) [Ring] Reprint (Vertical 2005) horror novel, third in the “Ring” trilogy. Translated by Glynne Walley from the Japanese Rupu (Kadokawa Shoten 1998).
• * *Paradise (Vertical 1-932234-23-3, Oct 2006, $21.95, 280pp, hc) Fantasy novel in three parts about a pair of reincarnated lovers, from their prehistoric meeting to contemporary times. The author’s first novel. Winner of the Japan Fantasy Novel award. Translated by Tyran Grillo from the Japanese Rakuen (Shinchosha 1990).
• * _Spiral (Vertical 1-932234-16-0, Jun 2005, $13.95, 281pp, tp) [Ring] Reprint (Vertical 2004) horror novel, second in the “Ring” trilogy. Translated by Glynne Walley from the Japanese Rasen (Kadokawa Shoten 1995). This is dated 2005 but not seen until now.

SWAINSTON, STEPH (chron.)

• * +No Present Like Time (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-075388-9, Feb 2006, $13.95, 397pp, tp, cover by Christophe Sivet) [Castle] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Year of Our War. First US edition (Gollancz 4/05).
• * _No Present Like Time (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07798-0, Jul 2006, £6.99, 414pp, pb, cover by Emma Wallace) [Castle] Reprint (Gollancz 2005) fantasy novel.

SWALLOW, JAMES (stories) (chron.)

• * +Dark Future: Jade Dragon (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-378-4, Jun 2006, $7.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Jaime Jones) Novelization based on the near-future roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Game Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Flame UK 5/06 edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.
• * *Warhammer 40,000: Deus Sanguinus (Black Library 1-84416-155-2, May 2005, £5.99, 246pp, pb, cover by Phillip Sibbering) [Warhammer 40,000: Blood Angels] Novelization set in the roleplaying game universe. Second book in the Blood Angels series.
• * *Warhammer 40,000: Faith & Fire (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-289-3, Feb 2006, £6.99, 414pp, pb, cover by Karl Kopinski) [Warhammer 40,000: Sisters of Battle] Novelization set in the universe of the roleplaying game, first in the Sisters of Battle series.
• * +Warhammer 40,000: Faith & Fire (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-289-3, Apr 2006, $7.99, 414pp, pb, cover by Karl Kopinski) [Warhammer 40,000: Sisters of Battle] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe, the first in the Sisters of Battle sub-series. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (3/06) edition, but only lists prices in US and Canadian dollars.

SWANSCOMBE, WENDY (chron.)

• * *Fresh Flesh (Nexus 0-352-34041-X, Jul 2006, £7.99, 252pp, pb) [Dracula] Erotic dark fantasy: Dracula invades a lesbian Europe.

SWENDSON, SHANNA (chron.)

• * *Enchanted, Inc. (Ballantine 0-345-48125-9, May 2005, $13.95, 308pp, tp, cover by Nina Berkson) [Katie Chandler] Humorous chick-lit fantasy novel, the first in a series about magic-immune Katie Chandler and her job at Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc. in NYC. This is dated 2005, but not seen until now.
• * *Once Upon Stilettos (Ballantine 0-345-48127-5, Apr 2006, $13.95, 303pp, tp, cover by Nina Berkson) [Katie Chandler] Chick-lit fantasy novel, the second in a series after Enchanted, Inc., about Katie Chandler and her job at Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc. Katie loses the immunity to magic just as she’s trying to track down a company spy.

SWIFT, JONATHAN (1667-1745) (chron.)

• * _Gulliver’s Travels (Borders Classics 1-58726-461-7, 2006, $5.95, 264pp, tp, cover by A. E. Jackson) [Gulliver] Reprint (Benjamin Motte 1726) classical satirical fantasy novel.

SYKES, HELEN, ed. (chron.)

• * _Champion & Other Stories (Phoenix Educational Pty Ltd.; Albert Park, AU 1875695621, 2006, 146pp, tp) Reprint (1996) anthology. (Contents)

TAN, CECILIA, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Sex in the System: Stories of Erotic Futures, Technological Stimulation, and the Sensual Life of Machines (Thunder’s Mouth Press 1-56025-851-9, Jul 2006, $15.95, 283 + x, tp) Anthology of 14 stories (four reprints) and one poem about future innovations in sex. Authors include Scott Westerfeld, Paul Di Filippo, and Joe Haldeman. (Contents)
• * _A Taste of Midnight (Avalon/Blue Moon 1-56201-490-0, Feb 2006, $14.95, 186pp, tp) Reprint (Circlet Press 2000) anthology of 18 erotic vampire stories; this adds seven stories. (Contents)

TARR, JUDITH (1955- ); see pseudonym Caitlin Brennan (chron.)

TATSUMI, TAKAYUKI (chron.)

• * *Full Metal Apache: Transactions Between Cyberpunk Japan and Avant-Pop America (Duke University Press 0-8223-3774-6, Aug 2006, $22.95, 241pp, tp) Critical non-fiction tracing contemporary cultural influences crossing back and forth between Japan and America, including New Wave and cyberpunk SF. Forward by Larry McCaffery. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. Duke University Press, Box 90660, Durham NC 27708-0660; [www.dukeupress.edu].

TAVARES, MATT (stories) (chron.)

• * _Jack and the Beanstalk (with Edith Nesbit) See entry under Edith Nesbit.

TAVES, BRIAN (chron.)

• * *Talbot Mundy, Philosopher of Adventure: A Critical Biography (McFarland 0-7864-2234-3, Feb 2006, $39.95, 302pp, tp) Non-fiction, a critical biography discussing Mundy’s life and works including fiction, non-fiction, and scripts for film and radio. Includes a chronological listing of original publications, notes, bibliography, and index. McFarland, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com]. [Mundy]

TAYLOR, G. P. (chron.)

• * *The Curse of Salamander Street (Faber and Faber 0-571-22873-9, Sep 2006, £9.99, 335pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Shadowmancer] Young-adult dark fantasy novel, sequel to Shadowmancer.
• * _Tersias (Faber and Faber 0-571-22153-X, Jun 2006, £6.99, 320pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) Reprint (Faber and Faber 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * +Tersias the Oracle (Penguin/Putnam 0-399-24258-9, Apr 2006, $17.99, 262pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Young-adult dark fantasy about a blind boy oracle pursued by those who would use him. First US edition (Faber and Faber 8/05 as Tersias).

TAYLOR, HOLLY (chron.)

• * *Night Birds’ Reign (Medallion Press 1-932815-53-8, Oct 2005, $14.99, 514pp, tp, cover by Adam Mock) [*Dreamer’s Cycle] Arthurian fantasy novel. Gwydion the Dreamer is given the task of guarding the young Arthur. This is dated 2005, but not seen until now. Medallion Press, 225 Seabreeze Ave., Palm Beach FL 33480; [www.medallion press.com].

TAYLOR, TAWNY (chron.)

• * *Sex and the Single Ghost (Kensington 0-7582-1507-X, Sep 2006, $12.95, 229pp, tp) Fantasy romance. A ghost gets a chance to briefly reanimate and try to solve her murder, now nine years in the past.

TAYLOR, TRAVIS S. (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Quantum Connection (Baen 978-1-4165-2100-6, Jan 2007, $7.99, 398pp, pb, cover by Alan Pollack) [Warp Speed] Reprint (Baen 2005) SF novel, sequel to Warp Speed.
• * _Von Neumann’s War (with John Ringo) See entry under John Ringo.
• * _Warp Speed (Baen 1-4165-2063-5, May 2006, $7.99, 375pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Warp Speed] Reprint (Baen 2004) near-future SF novel.

TENN, WILLIAM; pseudonym of Philip Klass, (1920- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Here Comes Civilization (SFBC #1223354, Oct 2006, $14.99, 545pp, hc, cover by Rolf Mohr) Reprint (NESFA Press 2001) collection of 25 stories, an essay, and the novel Of Men and Monsters. Volume Two of two in The Complete Short Science Fiction of William Tenn. This is similar to the NESFA edition, except it lacks a price and has the book club number on the back jacket.

TESSARO, KATHLEEN (chron.)

• * _Innocence (HarperCollins UK 0-00-715145-4, Apr 2006, £6.99, 439pp, pb, cover by Jacqueline Bassett) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2005) ghost novel.

TESSIER, THOMAS (Edward) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Rapture (Leisure 0-8439-5558-9, Aug 2006, $6.99, 342pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 1987) horror novel.

THESMAN, JEAN (chron.)

• * _Singer (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240650-3, Jul 2006, $7.99, 281pp, pb, cover by René Milot) Reprint (Viking 2005) young-adult fantasy novel based on the Celtic legend of “The Children of Lir”.

THOMAS, JEFFREY (stories) (chron.)

• * *A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Dealers (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-383-0, Jul 2006, $7.99, 398pp, pb) [Nightmare on Elm Street] Novelization based on characters from the movies. Copyrighted by New Line Cinema. This has the same ISBN as the simultaneous Black Flame UK edition, but only has US and Canadian prices.

THOMAS, MONA GAY (1945- ); see pseudonym Gayle Wilson (chron.)

THOMAS, ROY (William) (1940- ) (chron.)

• * *Conan: The Ultimate Guide to the World’s Most Savage Barbarian (DK Publishing 0-7566-2095-3, Sep 2006, $24.95, 159pp, hc, cover by Alex Ross) [Conan] Non-fiction, reference. A guide to Robert E. Howard’s character as if he really existed, and the places and people of his world. Extensively illustrated, primarily with comic-book art, by numerous artists including Frank Frazetta, Gary Gianni, and Barry Windsor-Smith. Foreword by Todd McFarlane. Includes an index.

THOMAS, SCARLETT; pseudonym (1972- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The End of Mr. Y (Harcourt/Harvest 0-15-603161-2, Oct 2006, $14.00, 402pp, tp) Literary fantasy novel. A woman finds a book that leads her into the Troposphere, a wonderland or maybe a hallucination.

THOMPSON, ELDON (chron.)

• * _The Crimson Sword (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-074151-1, May 2006, $7.99, 537pp, pb, cover by Koveck) [Legend of Asahiel] Reprint (Eos 2005) fantasy novel, the first volume in The Legend of Asahiel trilogy.
• * *The Obsidian Key (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-074152-X, Jul 2006, $24.95, 516pp, hc, cover by Koveck) [Legend of Asahiel] Fantasy novel, the second volume in The Legend of Asahiel trilogy. Young King Torin seeks ancient secrets to help him overcome the foul spirits invading his realm.

THOMPSON, FRANK (chron.)

• * *Lost: Signs of Life (Hyperion 0-7868-9092-4, Feb 2006, $5.99, 173pp, pb) [Lost] Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Touchstone Television.

THOMPSON, KATE (chron.)

• * *The Fourth Horseman (The Bodley Head 0-370-32890-6, Jun 2006, £10.99, 250pp, hc, cover by Songe Riddle) Young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Fourth World (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-897-9, May 2006, $7.95, 330pp, tp) [Missing Link] Reprint (The Bodley Head 2000 as The Missing Link) young-adult SF novel, the first in the Missing Link trilogy.