The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

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THOMPSON, KATE (chron.) (continued)

* *The New Policeman (The Bodley Head 0-370-32823-X, May 2005, £10.99, 405pp, hc, cover by Paul Hess) [New Policeman] Young-adult fantasy novel.
* _The New Policeman (Random House UK/Red Fox 0-09-945627-3, Apr 2006, £5.99, 409pp, tp, cover by Paul Hess) [New Policeman] Reprint (The Bodley Head 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.
* +Only Human (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-651-8, May 2006, $16.95, 312pp, hc) [Missing Link] Young-adult SF. A teen helps his stepbrother find his mad scientist mother. Book two of the Missing Link trilogy. First US edition (The Bodley Head 2001).
THOMPSON, PAUL B. (1958- ) (chron.)

* *DragonLance: Alliances (with Tonya C. Cook) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-4076-X, Oct 2006, $6.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [DragonLance: Elven Exiles] Novelization based on the roleplaying game. Volume two of Elven Exiles. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
THOMPSON, RONDA; [born Ronda L. Widener] (1955-2007) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Cursed One (St. Martin’s 0-312-93575-7, Dec 2006, $6.99, 305pp, pb) [Wild Wulfs of London] Regency werewolf romance novel, the third in the Wild Wulfs of London series.
* *The Untamed One (St. Martin’s 0-312-93574-9, May 2006, $6.99, 311pp, pb) [Wild Wulfs of London] Regency werewolf romance novel, the second in the Wild Wulfs of London trilogy.
THOMSEN, BRIAN M(ichael), ed. (1959-2008) (stories) (chron.)

* _Furry Fantastic (with Jean Rabe) See entry under Jean Rabe.
* *The Further Adventures of Beowulf: Champion of Middle Earth (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1847-1, Nov 2006, $14.95, 259pp, tp) Anthology of the epic saga (a slightly modernized version of the 1892 prose translation by John Earle) plus four original heroic fantasy stories by Ed Greenwood, Jeff Grubb, Lynn Abbey, and Wolfgang Baur. A partial bibliography of translations and spin-offs in various media is included. (Contents)
* *Novel Ideas: Fantasy (DAW 0-7564-0309-X, Mar 2006, $7.50, 312pp, pb) Anthology of eight stories that were later expanded into fantasy novels, with introductions by all but one of the authors explaining how their stories and novels came to be. Authors include Gordon R. Dickson, Orson Scott Card, and Suzy McKee Charnas. This is copyrighted by Thomsen and Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books. (Contents)
* *Novel Ideas: Science Fiction (DAW 0-7564-0353-7, Apr 2006, $7.50, 321pp, pb) Anthology of seven stories that became SF novels, with comments on the process by the authors. Authors include Orson Scott Card, Connie Willis, and John Varley. Copyrighted by Thomsen and Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books. (Contents)
THOMSON, RUPERT (1955- ) (chron.)

* _Air & Fire (Bloomsbury 0-7475-3694-5, 2005, £7.99, 310pp, tp, cover by William Webb) Reissue (Bloomsbury 1993) literary fantasy novel. Published in 2005 but not seen till now.
* _Divided Kingdom (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7892-3, Apr 2006, £7.99, 196pp, tp, cover by William Webb) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2005) literary SF fable novel.
* _The Insult (Bloomsbury 0-7475-2601-X, 2005, £7.99, 406pp, tp, cover by William Webb) Reissue (Bloomsbury 1996) literary SF/fantasy novel. This was published in 2005 but not seen till now.
THORNBURG, MARY K(atherine) PATTERSON (1940- ) (chron.)

* *Underland (AuthorHouse 1-4259-0064-X, Dec 2005, $14.49, 224pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel. A girl finds herself in another universe where she is pursued for an object she was given by her missing brother. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.authorhouse.com] or from AuthorHouse, 1663 Liberty Drive, Suite 200, Bloomington IN 47403.
THORNTON, CECILIA; see pseudonym Cecilia Dart-Thornton (chron.)
THORPE, GAV (stories) (chron.)

* +Warhammer 40,000: The Last Chancers (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-300-8, Apr 2006, $10.99, 765pp, tp, cover by Andrea Uderzo) [Warhammer 40,000: Last Chancers] Omnibus of three novelizations based on the roleplaying game, in the Last Chancers sub-series: 13th Legion (2000), Kill Team (2001), and Annihilation Squad (2004), plus two stories, and an introduction by the author on the origins of the Last Chancers. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (3/06) edition, but only has US and Canadian prices. (Contents)
THURLO, AIMÉE (Salsedo) (1951- ) (chron.)

* _Surrogate Evil (with David Thurlo) See entry under David Thurlo.
THURLO, (Harry) DAVID (1949- ) (chron.)

* *Surrogate Evil (with Aimée Thurlo) (Tor/Forge 0-765-31615-3, Dec 2006, $24.95, 320pp, hc) [Lee Nez] Native American vampire mystery, fourth in the series featuring Navajo Nightwalker police officer Lee Nez.
THURMAN, ROB (chron.)

* *Nightlife (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46075-8, Mar 2006, $6.99, 339pp, pb) [Nightlife] Contemporary dark fantasy novel. A half-human in New York City flees his father and his supernatural allies. A first novel.
TIER, MARK, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* _Freedom! (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
TIERNAN, CATE (chron.)

* *Balefire: A Necklace of Water (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-048-4, Mar 2006, $5.99, 250pp, pb) [Balefire] Young-adult dark fantasy novel, fourth and possibly final in the series. Copyrighted by Gabrielle Charbonnet.
TOLKIEN, J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel) (1892-1973) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Fellowship of the Ring (HarperEntertainment UK 0-00-720358-6, Oct 2005, £6.99, xxvii+531pp, pb, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1954) fantasy novel, volume one of The Lord of the Rings. This is the 50th Anniversary “definitive” text (HarperCollins UK 2004). This includes a newly revised and expanded index. A hardcover edition (-720354-3, £18.99) was announced but not seen.
TOMLINSON, THERESA (chron.)

* *The Moon Riders (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-084736-0, Nov 2006, $16.99, hc, cover by Aleta Rafton) [Moon Riders] Young-adult fantasy novel based on Greek legend. Myrina joins the Amazon warrior priestesses called the Moon Riders just as the Trojan War begins.
TOPOR, ROLAND (1938-1997) (chron.)

* *The Tenant (Centipede Press/Millipede Press 1-933618-06-X, Oct 2006, $13.00, 216pp, tp, cover by Roland Topor) Collection of the psychological/surreal horror novel, plus four related stories, and a nine-page gallery of b&w art by the author. Introduction by Thomas Ligotti. The text of The Tenant is the 1966 Doubleday translation by Francis K. Price of the French (1965) original; stories are translated by Margaret Crosland & David Le Vay. A signed, hardcover edition (-07-8, $45.00) is also available. Millipede Press, 2565 Teller Court, Lakewood CO 80214; [www.centipedepress.com].
TOWNLEY, RODERICK (chron.)

* _Into the Labyrinth (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 978-1-4169-1392-4, Apr 2006, $5.99, 254pp, tp, cover by Stephanie Anderson) [Great Good Thing] Reprint (Atheneum 2002) young-adult fantasy, sequel to The Great Good Thing.
TRAVISS, KAREN (stories) (chron.)

* *Matriarch (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-088231-X, Oct 2006, $7.99, 387pp, pb) [*Wess’har Wars] SF novel, fourth in the series begun in City of Pearl.
* _Star Wars Republic Commando: Triple Zero (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-525-5, May 2006, £6.99, 403pp, pb, cover by Greg Knight) [Star Wars: Republic Commando] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey Lucasbooks 2006) Star Wars novelization based on the video game based on the universe of the movies. Second in a series. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. [First U.K. edition]
* *Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-47751-0, Sep 2006, $7.99, 380pp, pb) [Star Wars: Legacy of the Force] Star Wars novelization based on the universe of the movies, second in the Legacy of the Force series. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
* _Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines (SFBC #1222555, Sep 2006, $11.99, 380pp, hc, cover by Jason Felix) [Star Wars: Legacy of the Force] Reprint (Del Rey 2006) Star Wars novelization based on the universe of the movies. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7419-8; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* *Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-949203-2, Sep 2006, £6.99, v+380pp, pb) [Star Wars: Legacy of the Force] Novelization set in the Star Wars universe, the second book in a subseries. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition.
* *Star Wars: Republic Commando (SFBC #1209454, May 2006, $12.99, 612pp, hc) [Star Wars: Republic Commando] Omnibus of two Star Wars novelizations based on the video game based on the universe of the movies: Star Wars: Republic Commando: Hard Contact (2004) and Star Wars: Republic Commando: Triple Zero (2006); plus one story. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. This has ISBN 0-7394-6686-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
* _Star Wars: Republic Commando: Hard Contact (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-524-7, Apr 2006, £6.99, 295pp, pb, cover by Greg Knight) [Star Wars: Republic Commando] Reprint (Del Rey Lucasbooks 2004) Star Wars novelization, the first in a series based on the video game based on the universe of the movies. First in a series. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. [First U.K. edition]
* *Star Wars: Republic Commando: Triple Zero (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-49009-6, Mar 2006, $7.50, 427pp, pb) [Star Wars: Republic Commando] Star Wars novelization based on the video game based on the universe of the movies. This includes story “Star Wars: Omega Squad: Targets”. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
TROOP, ALAN F. (chron.)

* *A Host of Dragons (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46061-8, Jan 2006, $7.99, 340pp, pb) [Dragon Delasangre] Fantasy novel, fourth in “The Dragon Delasangre” series.
TROTTER, WILLIAM R. (Jr.) (1943- ) (chron.)

* +Warrener’s Beastie (Carroll & Graf 0-78671-328-3, Jul 2006, $17.95, 686pp, tp) Fantasy adventure based on elements of Norse myth. Allen Warrener, suffering a mid-life crisis, joins an expedition searching for legendary sea monster.
TUCKER, MIKE (chron.)

* *Doctor Who: The Nightmare of Black Island (BBC Books 0-563-48650-3, Sep 2006, £6.99, 250pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series, featuring the 10th Doctor and Rose.
TURNER, MEGAN WHALEN (chron.)

* _Instead of Three Wishes (HarperCollins/Eos Greenwillow 0-06-084231-8, Aug 2006, $5.99, 150pp, tp, cover by Brandon Dorman) Reprint (Morrow Greenwillow 1995) young-adult collection of seven fantasy stories.
* *The King of Attolia (HarperCollins/Greenwillow 0-06-083577-X, Feb 2006, $16.99, 387pp, hc, cover by Vince Natale) [Thief] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in the series begun in The Thief.
* _The Queen of Attolia (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-084182-6, Feb 2006, $6.99, 362pp, tp, cover by Vince Natale) [Thief] Reprint (Greenwillow 2000) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The Thief.
* _The Thief (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-082497-2, Feb 2006, $6.99, 280pp, tp) [Thief] Reprint (Morrow/Greenwillow 1996) young-adult fantasy novel.
TUROWSKI, ERIC (chron.)

* *Willing Servants (Rabid Press 0-9743039-4-1, Jul 2006, $14.95, 317pp, tp, cover by Jeff Peterson) Horror novel. A ghostbuster investigates a friend’s house in a neighborhood once stalked by the killer called the Predator Priest. Rabid Press, PO Box 4706, Horseshoe Bay TX 78657; [www.rabidpress.com].
TURTLEDOVE, HARRY (Norman) (1949- ); see pseudonym Dan Chernenko (stories) (chron.)

* *The Disunited States of America (Tor 0-765-31485-1, Sep 2006, $24.95, 288pp, hc) [Crosstime Traffic] SF novel, the fourth book in the Crosstime Traffic series about traders doing business in alternate dimensions.
* *End of the Beginning (Penguin/NAL 0-451-21668-7, Nov 2005, $25.95, 440pp, hc) [Days of Infamy] Alternate-history SF novel of the Japanese invasion of Hawaii, sequel to Days of Infamy.
* _End of the Beginning (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46078-2, Aug 2006, $7.99, 519pp, pb) [Days of Infamy] Reprint (NAL 2005) alternate-history SF novel.
* *Fort Pillow (St. Martin’s 0-312-35520-3, May 2006, $24.95, 329pp, hc) Associational historical novel of the Civil War.
* _The Guns of the South (SFBC #1212478, Apr 2006, $12.99, 518pp, hc, cover by Tom Stimpson) Reissue (Ballantine 1992) alternate-history SF novel of time-travel interference with the Civil War.
* _Ruled Britannia (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46084-7, May 2006, $15.00, 458pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) Reprint (NAL 2002) alternate-history SF novel set in 1597 in a world where Britain was conquered by the Spanish Armada.
* _Settling Accounts: Drive to the East (Hodder 0-340-82688-6, Feb 2006, £6.99, 594pp, pb, cover by Martin McKenna) [Settling Accounts] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 2005) alternate-history novel which follows Settling Accounts: Return Engagement in a trilogy sequel to The Great War and American Empire trilogies.
* _Settling Accounts: Drive to the East (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46406-0, Jun 2006, $15.95, 594pp, tp) [Settling Accounts] Reprint (Del Rey 2005) alternate-history novel, second in a series sequel to the Great War and American Empire series.
* *Settling Accounts: The Grapple (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45725-0, Aug 2006, $26.95, 616pp, hc) [Settling Accounts] Alternate-history novel, third in a series sequel to the Great War and American Empire series.
* _Settling Accounts: The Grapple (SFBC #1212559, Aug 2006, $13.49, 616pp, hc) [Settling Accounts] Reprint (Del Rey 2006) alternate-history novel, third in a series sequel to the Great War and American Empire series. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
TUTTLE, LISA (1952- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Silver Bough (Bantam Spectra 0-553-38297-7, May 2006, $22.00, 339pp, hc, cover by John Taylor Dismukes) Fantasy novel. A landslide leaves a small Scottish community cut off from the rest of the country — and reality.
* _The Silver Bough (Bantam Spectra 978-0-553-58735-7, Jan 2007, $12.00, 337pp, tp, cover by John Taylor Dismukes) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2006) fantasy novel.
TWELVE HAWKS, JOHN (chron.)

* _The Traveler (Random House/Vintage 0-307-27859-X, Jul 2006, $7.99, 480pp, pb) [Fourth Realm] Reprint (Doubleday 2005) dystopian fantasy thriller, first in “The Fourth Realm” trilogy. A simultaneous trade paperback (1-4000-7929-2, $13.95, 456pp) is also available.
* _The Traveller (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-15269-2, Mar 2006, £6.99, 605pp, pb) [Fourth Realm] Reprint (Doubleday; Bantam UK 2005) fantasy novel, the first in the Fourth Realm trilogy.
TYSON, DONALD (1954- ) (chron.)

* *Alhazred: Author of the Necronomicon (Llewellyn 0-7387-0892-5, Jul 2006, $24.95, 667pp, tp) Dark fantasy novel, the “autobiography” of the character created by H.P. Lovecraft.
UNDERWOOD, JAN (stories) (chron.)

* *Day Shift Werewolf (3-Day Books 1-55152-208-X, Nov 2006, $11.95, 80pp, tp, cover by Liz Trueblood) Horror novella, winner of the 28th Annual International 3-Day Novel Contest. An unproductive werewolf, a claustrophobic mummy, and other unsuccessful monsters look for their roles in life.
UNDERWOOD, LAURA J. (stories) (chron.)

* *Dragon’s Tongue (Meisha Merlin 1-59222-028-2, Apr 2006, $16.95, 451pp, tp, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Demon-Bound] Fantasy novel, the first book of The Demon-Bound. Mage-in-training Alaric Braidwine is pursued by a necromancer who believes he has the key to the legendary Dragon’s Tongue. Introduction by David B. Coe. A hardcover edition (-027-4, $25.95) is also available.
UNWIN, TIMOTHY (chron.)

* *Jules Verne: Journeys in Writing (Liverpool University Press 0-85323-458-2, Oct 2005, £20.00, 284pp, tp) Non-fiction, a critical study examining Verne’s work and its seeming intent to examine the definitions of fiction, non-fiction, and the changing form of the novel. A hardcover edition (-468-X, £50.00) was announced but not seen. This is dated 2005 but not seen until now. University of Liverpool Press, 4 Cambridge St., Liverpool L69 7ZU, UK; distributed in the US by The University of Chicago Press, 1427 E. 60th Street, Chicago IL 60637; [www.press.uchicago.edu]. [Verne]
URSU, ANNE (chron.)

* *The Shadow Thieves (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 1-4169-0587-1, Mar 2006, $16.95, 424pp, hc, cover by Eric Fortune) [Cronus Chronicles] Young-adult fantasy novel, book one in the Cronus Chronicles trilogy.
VADEBONCOEUR, JIM, Jr. (chron.)

* _Everett Raymond Kinstler: The Artist’s Journey Through Popular Culture 1942-1962 (with Everett Raymond Kinstler) See entry under Everett Raymond Kinstler.
VALENTE, CATHERYNNE M(organ) (1979- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *In the Night Garden (Bantam Spectra 0-553-38403-1, Nov 2006, $14.00, 485pp, tp, cover by Jon Foster) [*Orphan’s Tales] Fantasy novel, the first in The Orphan’s Tales duet based on fairytales. A girl in a garden tells a prince cautionary fairytales, each actually a piece of her own history. Illustrated by Michael Wm. Kaluta.
VALLEJO, BORIS (1941- ) (chron.)

* *Fabulous Fantasy Women (with Julie Bell) (Collins & Brown 1-84340-379-X, Oct 2006, £20.00, 128pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) Collection of over 100 paintings from the last 20 years, arranged thematically. Introduction and text by Julie’s sons, Anthony and David Palumbo.
* +The Fabulous Women of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell (with Julie Bell) (HarperCollins/Collins Design 0-06-115921-2, Nov 2006, $24.95, 128pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) Art book with over 100 color illustrations featuring women, almost all in fantastic situations. Introduction by Anthony & David Palumbo. First US edition (Paper Tiger 10/06).
VALLGREN, CARL-JOHAN (1964- ) (chron.)

* +The Horrific Sufferings of the Mind-Reading Monster Hercules Barefoot: His Wonderful Love and His Terrible Hatred (HarperCollins 0-06-084199-0, Apr 2006, $23.95, 282pp, hc) Historical fantasy novel of the mute mind-reader’s adventures in 19th century Europe. Translated from the Swedish Den vidunderliga kärlekens historia (Bonniers 2002) by Paul and Veronica Britten-Austin. First US edition (Harvill 4/05).

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