The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

Books, Listed by Author

CONLY, ROBERT LESLY CARROLL; see pseudonym Robert C. O’Brien (chron.)

CONNOLLY, JOHN (1968- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Book of Lost Things (Hodder 978-0-340-89948-9, Apr 2007, £6.99, 502pp, tp, cover by Rob Ryan) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2006) fantasy novel of a child mourning the loss of his mother by taking refuge in fairy tales.
• * _The Book of Lost Things (Simon & Schuster/Washington Square Press 978-0-7432-9890-2, Oct 2007, $15.00, 470pp, tp, cover by Robert Ryan) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2006) dark fantasy novel.
• * *The Unquiet (Simon & Schuster/Atria 978-0-7432-9893-3, May 2007, $25.95, 418pp, hc) [*Charlie “Bird” Parker] Mystery/suspense novel with elements of dark fantasy featuring ex-NYC detective Charlie Parker.
• * _The Unquiet (Hodder & Stoughton 978-0-340-92048-0, Jun 2007, £14.99, 472pp, hc) [*Charlie “Bird” Parker] Reprint (Atria 2007) mystery/suspense novel with elements of dark fantasy, featuring detective Charlie Parker. A trade paperback (Airport) edition (-92049-7) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]

CONNOR, LESLIE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Dead on Town Line (Penguin/Speak 0-14-240697-X, Nov 2006, $6.99, 131pp, tp, cover by Gina Triplett) Young-adult dark fantasy sequence of poems in free verse telling the story of a murdered teen with unfinished business on Earth.

CONNORS, (William) SCOTT, ed. (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Collected Fantasies of Clark Ashton Smith, Volume 2: The Door to Saturn See entry under Clark Ashton Smith.

CONRAD, ROXANNE (Longstreet) (1962- ); see pseudonym Rachel Caine (stories) (chron.)

CONROY, ROBERT (chron.)

• * *1945 (Ballantine 978-0-345-49479-5, May 2007, $14.95, 432pp, tp) Alternate history novel of WWII. Japan refuses to surrender after the atomic bombing.

CONSTABLE, KATE (chron.)

• * _The Tenth Power (Scholastic/Point 978-0-439-55483-1, Mar 2007, $5.99, 306pp, pb, cover by Matt Manley) [Chanters of Tremaris] Reprint (Allen & Unwin Australia 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, third in The Chanters of Tremaris trilogy.

CONVISER, JOSH (chron.)

• * *Empyre (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-48503-8, Nov 2007, $14.95, 279pp, tp, cover by David Stevenson) [Echelon] SF thriller, sequel to Echelon. The fall of the Echelon conspiracy leaves a power vacuum, and Ryan and Sarah find themselves up against the shadow organization Empyre.

CONYERS, DAVID (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Spiraling Worm (with John Sunseri) (Chaosium 978-1-56882-212-X, Jul 2007, $14.95, 313pp, tp, cover by David Lee Ingersoll) Collection of seven Lovecraftian horror stories, two reprints and one revised; four are by Conyers, two by Sunseri, and one a collaboration. Introduction by C.J. Henderson. Chaosium, 22568 Mission Blvd. #423; Hayward CA 94541; [www.chaosium.com]. (Contents)

COOK, DAWN (1966- ); see pseudonym Kim Harrison (stories) (chron.)

COOK, GLEN (Charles) (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Bitter Gold Hearts (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-45072-2, May 2007, $6.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Tim Hildebrandt) [Garrett] Reissue (Roc 1988) fantasy mystery, second in the series featuring Garrett, P.I.; fourth printing.
• * _Chronicles of the Black Company (Tor 978-0-7653-1923-4, Nov 2007, $15.95, 704pp, tp, cover by Raymond Swanland) [Black Company] Reprint (SFBC 1986 as Annals of the Black Company) omnibus of three fantasy novels in the Black Company series: The Black Company (1984), Shadows Linger (1984), and The White Rose (1985).
• * _Cold Copper Tears (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-15773-7, Jul 2007, $6.99, 249pp, pb, cover by Tim Hildebrandt) [Garrett] Reissue (NAL Signet 1988) fantasy mystery, third in the Garrett, P.I. series. Fourth printing.
• * _A Cruel Wind: A Chronicle of the Dread Empire (SFBC #1228369, Feb 2007, $14.99, 582pp, hc, cover by Raymond Swanland) [Dread Empire] Reprint (Night Shade 2006) omnibus of the first three novels in the Dread Empire series: A Shadow of All Night Falling (1979), October’s Baby (1980), and All Darkness Met (1980). This is similar to the Night Shade edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *A Fortress in Shadow (Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-080-8, Jun 2007, $35.00, 369+ix, hc, cover by Raymond Swanland) [Dread Empire] Omnibus of two novels in a duology, part of the Dread Empire series: The Fire in His Hands (1984) and With Mercy Toward None (1985). Introduction by Stephen Erikson. A signed, leatherbound limited edition (-081-5, $60.00) is also available. Night Shade Books, 1423 33rd Avenue, San Francisco CA 94122; 415-759-8901; [night@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com]. (Contents)
• * *Lord of the Silent Kingdom (Tor 978-0-765-30658-2, Feb 2007, $27.95, 492pp, hc, cover by Raymond Swanland) [Instrumentalities of the Night] Fantasy novel, book two of The Instrumentalities of the Night.
• * _Lord of the Silent Kingdom (Tor 978-0-7653-4597-4, Jan 2008, $7.99, 634pp, pb, cover by Raymond Swanland) [Instrumentalities of the Night] Reprint (Tor 2007) fantasy novel, book two of The Instrumentalities of the Night.
• * _Passage at Arms (Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-067-9, Mar 2007, $14.95, 231pp, tp, cover by John Berkey) Reprint (Questar 1985) military SF novel. Night Shade Books, 1423 33rd Avenue, San Francisco CA 94122; [www.nightshadebooks.com].
• * _Sweet Silver Blues (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-45070-8, Mar 2007, $6.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Tim Hildebrandt) [Garrett] Reissue (Roc 1987) fantasy mystery, the first in the series featuring Garrett, P.I.
• * _The Tower of Fear (Tor 978-0-7653-5897-4, Dec 2007, $7.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Reissue (Tor 1989) fantasy novel.

COOK, MATTHEW (chron.)

• * *Blood Magic (Wildside Press/Juno Books 978-0-8095-7200-7, Oct 2007, $6.99, 264pp, pb, cover by Timothy Lantz) [*Kirin’s Tale] Paranormal romance, book one of Kirin’s Tale. Kirin’s dark sorcery helps the Imperial Army battle the monstrous Mor.

COOK, ROBERT WILLIAM ARTHUR (1931-1994); see pseudonym Derek Raymond (chron.)

COOK, TONYA C(arter) (chron.)

• * _DragonLance: Destiny (with Paul B. Thompson) See entry under Paul B. Thompson

COOKE, JAMES AARON (chron.)

• * *Pandora’s Jar (PublishAmerica 978-1-4241-7775-8, Aug 2007, $14.95, 940pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy. A contemporary teen can be a hero if he lets the spirit of Heraklees take over his body. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.publishamerica.com].

COONEY, CAROLINE B. (1947- ) (chron.)

• * *Enter Three Witches (Scholastic Press 978-0-439-71156-2, Apr 2007, $16.99, 281pp, hc, cover by John Martinez) Young-adult dark fantasy novel based on Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

COOPER, BRENDA (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Silver Ship and the Sea (Tor 978-0-765-31597-7, Mar 2007, $25.95, 396pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Silver Ship and the Sea] SF novel. Genetically engineered orphans, outcasts on a beautiful but deadly colony planet, explore a mysterious abandoned space ship.
• * _The Silver Ship and the Sea (SFBC #1232841, Apr 2007, $12.99, 396pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Silver Ship and the Sea] Reprint (Tor 2007) SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

COOPER, EDMUND (1926-1982) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Silence into Light (private no ISBN, Apr 2007, no price, 44pp, ph) (Contents)

COOPER, JASPER (chron.)

• * *The Kingdom of Gems Trilogy 1: Candara’s Gift (SilverWell Publishing 0-9551653-0-X, Jun 2006, £5.99, 320pp, tp, cover by Jasper Cooper) Young-adult fantasy novel. This was published in 2006 but not seen until now.

COOPER, SUSAN (Mary) (1935- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Dark Is Rising (Simon Pulse 978-1-4169-4904-0, May 2007, $8.99, 196pp, tp, cover by Sammy Yuen, Jr.) [Dark Is Rising] Reissue (Atheneum 1973) YA fantasy novel, second book in the Dark Is Rising series.
• * _The Dark Is Rising (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 978-1-4169-4995-4, Sep 2007, $6.99, 244pp, tp) [Dark Is Rising] Reissue (Atheneum 1973) YA fantasy novel, the second book in the Dark Is Rising series. This is a movie tie-in edition.
• * _The Dark Is Rising (Simon Pulse 978-1-4169-4969-5, Sep 2007, $8.99, 244pp, tp) [Dark Is Rising] Reissue (Atheneum 1973) YA fantasy novel, second book in the Dark Is Rising series. This is a movie tie-in edition.
• * _The Dark Is Rising (Penguin/Puffin UK 978-0-141-32355-8, Sep 2007, £5.99, 267pp, tp) [Dark Is Rising] Reprint (Atheneum 1973) young-adult fantasy novel, the second in the eponymous series. This is a film tie-in edition.
• * _The Dark Is Rising Sequence (The Bodley Head 978-0-370-32942-0, Oct 2007, £14.99, 739pp, hc) [Dark Is Rising] Reprint (Puffin 1984) omnibus of the five novels: Over Sea, Under Stone (1965), The Dark is Rising (1973), Greenwitch (1974), The Grey King (1975), and Silver on the Tree (1977). Issued without a dustjacket. (Contents)
• * _Greenwitch (Simon Pulse 978-1-4169-4966-4, May 2007, $8.99, 147pp, tp, cover by Sammy Yuen, Jr.) [Dark Is Rising] Reprint (Atheneum 1974) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the Dark Is Rising sequence.
• * _The Grey King (Simon Pulse 978-1-4169-4967-1, May 2007, $8.99, 165pp, tp, cover by Sammy Yuen, Jr.) [Dark Is Rising] Reprint (Atheneum 1975) Newbery award-winning YA fantasy novel, fourth in the Dark Is Rising series.
• * _The Magician’s Boy (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 978-1-4169-1555-3, Sep 2007, $6.99, 101pp, tp, cover by Serena Riglietti) Reissue (McElderry 2005) children’s fantasy novelette. Illustrated by Serena Riglietti. Fifth printing.
• * _Over Sea, Under Stone (Simon Pulse 978-1-4169-4964-0, May 2007, $8.99, 196pp, tp, cover by Sammy Yuen, Jr.) [Dark Is Rising] Reissue (Cape 1965) young-adult fantasy novel, first in the Dark Is Rising sequence.
• * _Silver on the Tree (Simon Pulse 978-1-4169-4968-8, May 2007, $8.99, 275pp, tp, cover by Sammy Yuen, Jr.) [Dark Is Rising] Reprint (Atheneum 1977) young-adult fantasy novel, fifth in the Dark Is Rising sequence.
• * _Victory (Transworld/Corgi 978-0-552-55415-2, Feb 2007, £5.99, 264pp, tp, cover by Steve Rawlings) Reprint (The Bodley Head 2006) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Victory (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 978-1-4169-1478-5, Dec 2007, $6.99, 206pp, tp, cover by Steve Rawlings) Reprint (The Bodley Head 2006) young-adult adventure with elements of fantasy time-shifting.

CORBETT, SUE (chron.)

• * _12 Again (Penguin/Puffin 978-0-14-240729-5, Mar 2007, $5.99, 227pp, tp, cover by Allen Garns) Reissue (Dutton 2002) young-adult fantasy novel. Second printing.

CORDELL, BRUCE R. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Forgotten Realms: Stardeep (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4338-8, Nov 2007, $6.99, 311pp, pb, cover by E. M. Gist) [Forgotten Realms: Dungeons] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, part of The Dungeons subseries. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

CORMAN, AVERY (1935- ) (chron.)

• * _The Boyfriend from Hell (St. Martin’s Griffin 978-0-312-34978-3, Apr 2007, $13.95, 249pp, tp) Reprint (St. Martin’s 2006) horror novel with supernatural elements.

CORNELL, PAUL (stories) (chron.)

• * +British Summertime (MonkeyBrain Books 978-1-932265-23-1, May 2007, $15.95, 300pp, tp, cover by John Picacio) SF novel. A woman’s search for her kidnapped best friend ranges from the time of the New Testament to the end of time. First US edition (Gollancz 6/02).

CORNISH, D. M. (chron.)

• * _Monster Blood Tattoo, Book One: Foundling (Penguin/Speak 978-0-14-240913-8, Sep 2007, $8.99, 434pp, tp, cover by D. M. Cornish) [Monster Blood Tattoo] Reprint (Omnibus Australia 2006) young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated by the author.
• * _Monster Blood Tattoo: Book One: Foundling (Random House UK/Fickling 978-0-385-61148-0, Feb 2007, £8.99, 435pp, hc, cover by D. M. Cornish) [Monster Blood Tattoo] Reprint (Omnibus Australia 2006) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a new series. Illustrated by the author, this also includes a 120-page Explicarium, a glossary/appendix about the world. [First U.K. edition]

CORONADO, JINKY (chron.)

• * _Avalon High: Coronation Volume 1: The Merlin Prophecy (with Meg Cabot) See entry under Meg Cabot.

COSTA, MARGARET JULL, trans.

• * _Seeing (with José Saramago) See entry under José Saramago.

COSTELLO, MATTHEW J(ohn) (1948- ); see pseudonym Shane Christopher (chron.)

• * _Beneath Still Waters (Berkley 978-0-425-20108-4, Mar 2007, $6.99, 300pp, pb) Reissue (Berkley 1989) horror novel. This is a movie tie-in edition.

COULTER, CATHERINE; pseudonym of Jean Coulter Pogany, (1942- ) (chron.)

• * *Wizard’s Daughter (Jove 978-0-515-14394-2, Dec 2007, $7.99, 359pp, pb) Fantasy historical romance related to Coulter’s (non-fantasy) Bride series of Regency romances featuring the Sherbrooke family. A mysterious, badly beaten girl rescued and raised by the Sherbrooks is the only one who can read an old wizard’s book.

COUNTER, BEN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Warhammer 40,000: Chapter War (BL Publishing/Black Library 978-1-84416-458-5, Apr 2007, £6.99, 413pp, pb, cover by Leonid Kozienko) [Warhammer 40,000: Soul Drinkers] Novelization based on the SF roleplaying game, the first book in a second Soul Drinkers trilogy.
• * +Warhammer 40,000: Chapter War (BL Publishing/Black Library US 978-1-84416-458-5, May 2007, $7.99, 413pp, pb) [Warhammer 40,000: Soul Drinkers] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe, part of the Soul Drinkers series. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK 4/07 edition, but only gives US and Canadian prices.
• * *Warhammer 40,000: Soul Drinkers (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-416-0, Dec 2006, £8.99, 750pp, tp, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer 40,000: Soul Drinkers] Omnibus of three novelizations based on the SF roleplaying game in the Soul Drinkers subseries: Soul Drinker (2002), Bleeding Chalice (2003), and Crimson Tears (2005). This is dated 2006 but not seen until now. (Contents)

COURTENAY GRIMWOOD, JON (stories) (chron.)

• * *Arabesk (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-08132-1, Oct 2007, £14.99, 876pp, tp, cover by Stewart Larking) [Arabesk] Omnibus of the three Ashraf Bey SF mysteries: Pashazade (2001), Effendi (2002) and Felaheen (2003). (Contents)
• * +End of the World Blues (Bantam Spectra 978-0-553-38996-2, Oct 2007, $12.00, 349pp, tp, cover by Ben Perini) SF novel. First US edition (Gollancz 8/06).
• * _End of the World Blues (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07953-3, Oct 2007, £6.99, 342pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 2006) SF novel.
• * +9Tail Fox (Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-078-5, May 2007, $14.95, 259pp, tp, cover by Jon Foster) Contemporary SF/fantasy novel. A celestial fox gives a dead cop a new body in which to solve his own murder. First US edition (Gollancz 10/05). Night Shade Books, 1423 33rd Ave., San Francisco CA 94122; [www.nightshadebooks.com].

COURTER, JUSTIN (chron.)

• * *Skunk: A Love Story (Omnidawn Publishing 978-1-890650-20-9, Jun 2007, $14.95, 347pp, tp) Humorous novel with elements of SF. A young man addicted to the scent of skunks falls in love with a brilliant scientist with obsessions of her own. A first novel. Omnidawn, 1632 Elm Avenue, PO Box 5224, Richmond CA 94805; [www.omnidawn.com].

COVILLE, BRUCE (Farrington) (1950- ) (chron.)

• * _Jennifer Murdley’s Toad (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 978-0-15-206246-0, Nov 2007, $5.95, 159pp, tp, cover by Tony DiTerlizzi) [Magic Shop] Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1992) young-adult humorous fantasy novel in the Magic Shop series. This has a 2002 afterword by Coville.
• * _Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 978-0-15-206252-1, Nov 2007, $5.95, 151pp, tp, cover by Tony DiTerlizzi) [Magic Shop] Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1991) young-adult humorous fantasy novel in the Magic Shop series. This has the 2002 afterword by Coville.
• * _The Skull of Truth (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 978-0-15-206084-8, Mar 2007, $5.95, 194pp, tp, cover by Tony DiTerlizzi) [Magic Shop] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1997) young-adult humorous fantasy novel in the Magic Shop series. Illustrated by Gary A. Lippincott. This has the 2002 afterword by Coville.

COX, (William) GREG(ory) (1959- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *52 (Ace 978-0-441-01507-8, Jul 2007, $15.00, 359pp, tp, cover by J. G. Jones & Alex Sinclair) Novelization based on the DC Comics miniseries. Copyrighted by DC Comics.
• * *Ghost Rider (Pocket Star 978-1-4165-3818-9, Feb 2007, $7.99, 273pp, pb) Novelization of the movie based on the Marvel comic-book character. Copyrights by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Characters.

CRACE, JIM (1946- ) (chron.)

• * *The Pesthouse (Macmillan/Picador UK 978-0-330-44562-7, Mar 2007, £12.99, 309pp, hc) Post-apocalyptic SF novel. A trade paperback edition (-45007-2) was announced but not seen.
• * *The Pesthouse (Doubleday/Talese 978-0-385-52075-1, May 2007, $24.95, 255pp, hc) Post-holocaust SF novel of a man and a woman traveling across an America regressed to medieval level.

CRAFT, KINUKO Y. (chron.)

• * *Drawings & Paintings (Imaginosis 0-9779956-1-5, Feb 2007, $25.00, 76pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Craft) Art book showcasing Craft’s art, with text by Craft on her development as an artist. Foreword by Patricia A. McKillip.

CRAGG, DAN (chron.)

• * _Starfist: Firestorm (with David Sherman) See entry under David Sherman.
• * _Starfist: Flashfire (with David Sherman) See entry under David Sherman.

CRAIG, JAMIE; pseudonym of Vivien Dean & Pepper Espinoza (chron.)

• * *Chasing Silver (Wildside Press/Juno Books 978-0-8095-7201-4, Dec 2007, $6.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Timothy Lantz) Paranormal romance. Remy Capra, a woman on the run, travels 75 years back in time to 2007 Los Angeles. Craig is a pen name for erotic romance authors Vivien Dean & Pepper Espinoza; copyrighted by Haley Stokes & Sigrid Harris. Juno Books, [www.juno-books.com].