The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

Books, Listed by Author

CRAIG, JOE (chron.)

• * *Jimmy Coates: Revenge (HarperCollins UK Children’s Books 978-0-00-723285-7, Jan 2007, £5.99, 314pp, tp) [Jimmy Coates] Young-adult near-future SF novel, the third in a series. Genetically engineered (38% human) Jimmy combats dark forces and his own destiny as an assassin when he reaches adulthood.
• * +Jimmy Coates: Target (HarperCollins 978-0-06-077266-6, Mar 2007, $15.99, 261pp, hc) [Jimmy Coates] Young-adult SF about a genetically engineered superkid. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 2006).

CRAMER, KATHRYN (Elizabeth), ed. (1962- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Space Opera Renaissance (with David G. Hartwell) See entry under David G. Hartwell
• * _Year’s Best Fantasy 7 (with David G. Hartwell) See entry under David G. Hartwell
• * _Year’s Best SF 12 (with David G. Hartwell) See entry under David G. Hartwell

CRAWFORD, ELIZABETH D., trans.

• * _The Stone Light (with Kai Meyer) See entry under Kai Meyer.
• * _The Wave Walkers: Pirate Curse (with Kai Meyer) See entry under Kai Meyer.
• * _The Wave Walkers: Pirate Emperor (with Kai Meyer) See entry under Kai Meyer.

CRAWFORD, GARY WILLIAM (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Phantom World (Sam’s Dot 978-0-9797903-3-1, Jan 2008, $6.00, 44pp, ph, cover by Marge Simon) Chapbook poetry collection of 30 poems and vignettes, at least 13 previously published online. Sam’s Dot Publishing, PO Box 782, Cedar Rapids IA 52406-0782; [www.samsdotpublishing.com]. (Contents)

CRICHTON, (John) MICHAEL (1942-2008) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Andromeda Strain/The Terminal Man (Harper 978-0-06-117227-4, Feb 2007, $10.95, 331+266pp, tp) Omnibus of two thrillers: The Andromeda Strain (1969) and The Terminal Man (1972). (Contents)

CRILLEY, PAUL (stories) (chron.)

• * *Eberron: Night of the Long Shadows (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4270-1, Jun 2007, $6.99, 306pp, pb, cover by Michael Komarck) [Eberron: Inquisitives] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, the second volume in the Inquisitives series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

CROFT, JANET BRENNAN, ed. (chron.)

• * *Tolkien and Shakespeare: Essays on Shared Themes and Language (McFarland 978-0-7864-2827-4, Apr 2007, $35.00, 327pp, tp) Critical non-fiction, a gathering of 18 essays comparing Shakespeare and Tolkien, particulary their treatment of elves and faerie, power and politics, and magic. Essays includes notes and bibliographic references, and there is a general index. This is volume 2 in the Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy series. McFarland, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com]. [Tolkien]

CROGGON, ALISON (chron.)

• * +The Crow (Candlewick Press 978-0-7636-3409-4, Oct 2007, $18.99, 511pp, hc, cover by Matt Mahurin) [Pellinor] Young-adult fantasy novel, the third book in the Pellinor quartet. Maerad’s brother Hem learns the ways of the Bards. First US edition (Penguin Australia 2006).
• * _The Riddle (Candlewick Press 978-0-7636-3414-8, Sep 2007, $8.99, 490pp, tp, cover by Matt Mahurin) [Pellinor] Reprint (Penguin Australia 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, the second book in the Pellinor quartet.

CROSBY, HARRY C. (1925-2009); see pseudonym Christopher Anvil (stories) (chron.)

CROSE, SUSAN LYNN (1951- ); see pseudonym Lisa Jackson (chron.)

CROSS, GILLIAN (Clare) (1945- ) (chron.)

• * +The Nightmare Game (Penguin/Dutton 978-0-525-47923-4, Nov 2007, $18.99, 277pp, hc, cover by Jonathan Barkat) [Dark Ground] Young-adult fantasy novel, the third book in the Dark Ground trilogy. First US edition (Oxford University Press 11/06).

CROSS, JANINE (chron.)

• * *Forged by Fire (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46128-5, Apr 2007, $14.00, 355pp, tp, cover by Paul Youll) [Dragon Temple] Dark fantasy novel, third and final in the Dragon Temple saga.
• * _Shadowed by Wings (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46102-5, Apr 2007, $6.99, 367pp, pb) [Dragon Temple] Reprint (Roc 2006) dark fantasy novel, second in the Dragon Temple saga.
• * _Touched by Venom (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46079-0, Aug 2006, $6.99, 360pp, pb) [Dragon Temple] Reprint (Roc 2006) dark fantasy novel, first in the Dragon Temple saga.

CROSS, RENA; see pseudonym Karen Miller (chron.)

CROSSLEY-HOLLAND, KEVIN (chron.)

• * _At the Crossing Places (Orion/Phoenix 978-0-7538-2122-0, Feb 2007, £6.99, 369pp, tp, cover by Ghost) [Arthur] Reprint (Orion Children’s Books 2001) adult edition of the young-adult Arthurian novel, second in the Arthur series.
• * _Gatty’s Tale (Orion Children’s Books 978-1-84255-570-5, Sep 2007, £6.99, 388pp, tp) [Arthur] Reprint (Orion Children’s Books 2006) young-adult fantasy novel featuring the character from his Arthur books.
• * _King of the Middle March (Orion/Phoenix 978-0-7538-2123-7, Nov 2007, £7.99, 399pp, tp, cover by Ghost) [Arthur] Reprint (Orion Children’s Books 2003) young-adult fantasy novel. Last in a trilogy after Arthur: The Seeing Stone and Arthur: At the Crossing Places.

CROWLEY, JOHN (William) (1942- ) (chron.)

• * *Endless Things (Small Beer Press 978-1-931520-22-5, May 2007, $24.00, 342pp, hc) [Aegypt] Fantasy novel, the fourth part of the Aegypt quartet. Order from Small Beer Press, 176 Prospect Ave., Northampton MA 01060; [www.lcrw.net]; [info@lcrw.net].
• * *In Other Words (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-062-3, Jan 2007, $35.00, 206pp, hc, cover by Grandville) Non-fiction collection of 40 essays and reviews. This signed, limited edition of 600 is sold out; a leatherbound, traycased, lettered edition of 26 ($125.00) is available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].
• * _The Solitudes (Overlook 978-1-58567-986-7, Oct 2007, $15.95, 427pp, tp, cover by Hieronymous Bosch) [Aegypt] Reprint (Bantam 1987 as Aegypt) fantasy novel, book one of the Aegypt Cycle. This has been somewhat corrected and is copyrighted 2007.

CROWTHER, PETER (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Spaces Between the Lines (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-079-1, Mar 2007, $40.00, 323pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) Collection of 12 stories, with an afterword by the author discussing the inspiration for each. Introduction by Jack Dann. This is a signed, limited edition of 750. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]. (Contents)

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• * *Postscripts Number 10 (PS Publishing No ISBN, May 2007, £25.00, 352pp, hc, cover by John Picacio) Original anthology/magazine with 29 stories, a novel excerpt, an article, and an editorial by Stephen Jones. This is the tenth issue, dated Spring 2007; a special double-sized issue, this has a special section with eight pieces by Michael Marshall Smith. Other authors include Lucius Shepard, Ramsey Campbell, and Stephen King. The previous perfect-bound magazine version (£12.00) is now a paper-over-boards hardcover. This is a limited edition of 300 signed by the authors; a slipcased edition of 200 signed by all contributors is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea, East Yorkshire HU18 1PG England; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
• * *Postscripts Number 11 (PS Publishing 978-1-905834-95-2, Aug 2007, £25.00, 143pp, hc, cover by Tomislav Tikulin) Original anthology/magazine with ten stories. Editorial by Paul Di Filippo. This 11th issue is dated Summer 2007. Authors include Steve Aylett, Richard Paul Russo, and David Barnett. This is a limited edition of 200 signed by the authors. A perfect-bound newsstand edition (-94-5, £6.00) is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea, East Yorkshire HU18 1PG England; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
• * *Postscripts Number 12 (PS Publishing 978-1-906301-10-1, Oct 2007, £25.00, 144pp, hc, cover by Ben Baldwin) Original anthology/magazine with 11 stories. Editorial by Lisa Tuttle. This 12th issue is dated Autumn 2007. Authors include Patrick O’Leary, Brian Aldiss, and Scott Edelman. This is a limited edition of 200 signed by the authors. A perfect-bound newsstand edition (-09-5, £6.00) is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea, East Yorkshire HU18 1PG England; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
• * *Postscripts Number 13 (PS Publishing 978-1-906301-18-7, Dec 2007, £25.00, 144pp, hc, cover by Les Edwards) Original anthology/magazine with nine stories. Editorial by Graham Joyce. This 13th issue is dated Winter 2007. Authors include Christopher Fowler, Paul Di Filippo, and Hal Duncan. This is a limited edition of 200 signed by the authors. A perfect-bound newsstand edition (-17-0, £6.00) is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea, East Yorkshire HU18 1PG England; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

CRUTCHER, CHRIS(topher) (1946- ) (chron.)

• * _The Sledding Hill (HarperTempest 978-0-06-050245-4, Sep 2006, $6.99, 230pp, tp) Reprint (Greenwillow 2005) young-adult novel about school censorship, narrated by a ghost. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now.

CUMMINGS, SHANE JIRAIYA, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Australian Dark Fantasy and Horror 2006 (with Angela Challis) See entry under Angela Challis.

CUNNINGHAM, ELAINE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Forgotten Realms: The Best of the Realms, Book III: The Stories of Elaine Cunningham (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4288-6, May 2007, $7.99, 345pp, pb, cover by Wayne England) [Forgotten Realms] Collection of 15 stories, four original, based on the world of the roleplaying game, with introductions to each by the author. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. (Contents)
• * _Shadows in the Starlight (Tor 978-0-765-34852-4, Feb 2007, $6.99, 286pp, pb, cover by Matthieu Spohn) [Gigi Gellman] Reprint (Tor 2006) dark fantasy mystery novel, second in the Changeling Detective series featuring Gwen “GiGi” Gellman.

CURLEY, MARIANNE (chron.)

• * _The Key (Bloomsbury USA 1-59990-001-7, Oct 2006, $8.95, 415pp, tp, cover by Lizzy Bromley) [Guardians of Time] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the Guardians of Time trilogy.

CURRAN, TIM (stories) (chron.)

• * *Dead Sea (Elder Signs Press/Dimensions Books 978-0-9779876-5-8, Apr 2007, $19.95, 328pp, tp, cover by Dave Carson) Horror novel about a ship lost in a nightmare realm. Dimensions Books, PO Box 389, Lake Orion MI 48361-0389; [www.dimensionsbooks.com].

CURRIE, RONALD F., Jr. (stories) (chron.)

• * *God Is Dead (Penguin/Viking 978-0-670-03867-1, Jul 2007, $21.95, 182pp, hc, cover by Anders Nilsen) Collection/fix-up novel of nine linked stories, four previously published in different form. God takes human form, gets killed, and strange things start to happen. (Contents)

CZAJKOWSKI, JIM; see pseudonyms Jim Clemens & James Rollins (chron.)

CZERNEDA, JULIE E. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Reap the Wild Wind (DAW 978-0-7564-0456-7, Sep 2007, $24.95, 454pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Trade Pact Universe: Stratification] SF novel, the first in the Stratification series set in the past of the Trade Pact Universe. New arrivals upset the rigidly maintained balance between three alien races on the planet Cersi.
• * _Regeneration (DAW 978-0-7564-0411-6, Mar 2007, $7.99, 570pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Species Imperative] Reprint (DAW 2006) SF novel, third in the Species Imperative series.
• * _A Thousand Words for Stranger (DAW 978-0-7564-0458-1, Sep 2007, $7.99, 404pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Trade Pact Universe] Reissue (DAW 1997) SF novel, first in the Trade Pact Universe. This is a 10th Anniversary Edition, with a new introduction by the author, and added story “Brothers Bound”. (Contents)

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• * *Polaris: A Celebration of Polar Science (Fitzhenry & Whiteside/Star Ink Books 978-0-88995-372-7, May 2007, $14.95, 173pp, hc, cover by Jean-Pierre Normand) Original young-adult anthology of nine stories of polar science, one a reprint by Stephen Baxter. Authors include Jane Carol Petrovich, Emily Mah, and Sarah Niedoba, winner of the International Polar Year Student Writing Contest. Introduction by Amber Church & Tyler Kuhn. Red Deer Press/Star Ink Books, 195 Allstate Pkwy, Marham ON Canada L3R 4T8; [www.starinkbooks.com]. (Contents)
• * *Under Cover of Darkness (with Jana Paniccia) (DAW 978-0-7564-0404-8, Feb 2007, $7.99, 309pp, pb) Original anthology of 14 stories of secret history and hidden organizations. Authors include Doranna Durgin, Larry Niven, and Esther M. Friesner. This is copyrighted by the editors and Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books. (Contents)

DABB, ANDREW (chron.)

• * _Forgotten Realms: The Crystal Shard (with Val Semeiks & R. A. Salvatore) See entry under R. A. Salvatore

DAHL, ROALD (1916-1990) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Penguin/Puffin 978-0-14-241031-8, Aug 2007, $6.99, 155pp, tp, cover by Quentin Blake) [Charlie] Reissue (Knopf 1964) young-adult fantasy novel with illustrations by Quentin Blake.
• * _Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Penguin/Puffin 978-0-14-241032-5, Aug 2007, $6.99, 159pp, tp, cover by Quentin Blake) [Charlie] Reissue (Knopf 1972) young-adult fantasy novel, with illustrations by Quentin Blake.
• * _James and the Giant Peach (Penguin/Puffin 978-0-14-241036-3, Aug 2007, $6.99, 146pp, tp, cover by Quentin Blake) Reissue (Knopf 1961) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
• * _The Witches (Penguin/Puffin 978-0-14-241011-0, Aug 2007, $6.99, 208pp, tp, cover by Quentin Blake) Reissue (Cape 1983) young-adult fantasy novel.

DAHLQUIST, GORDON W. (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters (Viking UK 978-0-670-91647-4, Jan 2007, £16.99, 753pp, hc) [Glass Books of the Dream Eaters] Reprint (Bantam 2006 as by Gordon Dahlquist) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-105-7, May 2007, $75.00, 637pp, hc, cover by Dave McKean) [Glass Books of the Dream Eaters] Reprint (Bantam 2006) fantasy novel. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a traycased, lettered edition of 15 ($250.00) is also available.

DALBY, RICHARD, ed. (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Virago Book of Ghost Stories (Virago 1-84408-159-1, Oct 2006, £12.99, x+496pp, hc) Ghost anthology. Selected from three previous anthologies.
• * *The Virago Book of Ghost Stories (Virago 1-84408-159-1, Oct 2007, £12.99, x+496pp, tp) Anthology of 31 ghost stories selected from three previous anthologies: The Virago Book of Ghost Stories (1987), The Virago Book of Victorian Ghost Stories (1988), and The Virago Book of Ghost Stories: The Twentieth Century: Volume Two (Virago 1991). (Contents)

DALEY, BRIAN C. (1947-1996); see pseudonym Jack McKinney (stories) (chron.)

DALEY, MICHAEL J. (chron.)

• * *Shanghaied to the Moon (Penguin/Putnam 978-0-399-24619-7, Mar 2007, $16.99, 251pp, hc, cover by James Jean) Young-adult SF novel. A teen desperate to get into the Space Academy gets himself stuck on a rickety ship.

DALKEY, KARA (Mia) (1953- ) (chron.)

• * _Euryale (Wildside Press/Juno Books 978-0-8095-5783-7, May 2007, $12.95, 249pp, tp, cover by Timothy Lantz) Reprint (Ace 1988) paranormal romance. [www.juno-books.com].

DAMSGAARD, SHIRLEY (chron.)

• * *Witch Hunt (HarperCollins/Avon 978-0-06-114711-1, Jun 2007, $6.99, 292pp, pb) [Ophelia and Abby] Fantasy mystery novel, fourth in the Ophelia and Abby series about reluctant psychic Ophelia and her witch grandmother.
• * *The Witch Is Dead (HarperCollins/Avon 978-0-06-114723-4, Sep 2007, $6.99, 292pp, pb) [Ophelia and Abby] Fantasy mystery novel, fifth in the Ophelia and Abby series about reluctant psychic Ophelia and her witch grandmother.

DANIELEWSKI, MARK Z. (chron.)

• * _Only Revolutions (Random House/Pantheon 978-0-375-71390-3, Jun 2007, $16.95, 360pp, tp) Reprint (Pantheon 2006) experimental road-trip novel/poem about two perennial 16-year-olds across two centuries. This retains the unusual double format and multi-color printing of the hardcover.

DANIELS, CASEY; pseudonym of Constance Laux, (1952- ) (chron.)

• * *The Chick and the Dead (HarperCollins/Avon 978-0-06-082147-0, Mar 2007, $6.99, 323pp, pb) [Pepper Martin] Paranormal mystery, the second in the Pepper Martin series about a cemetery guide who talks to ghosts. Copyrighted by Connie Laux.
• * *Don of the Dead (HarperCollins/Avon 978-0-06-082146-3, Jun 2006, $6.99, 325pp, pb) [Pepper Martin] Paranormal mystery, the first in a series featuring Pepper Martin, a cemetery guide who can talk to ghosts. Copyrighted by Connie Laux. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now.
• * *Tombs of Endearment (HarperCollins/Avon 978-0-06-082150-0, Oct 2007, $6.99, 307pp, pb) [Pepper Martin] Paranormal mystery, the third in the Pepper Martin series about a cemetery tour guide who talks to ghosts. A rock legend wants Pepper to find out who killed him in 1971. Copyrighted by Connie Laux.

DANN, JACK (Mayo) (1945- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Man Who Melted (Prometheus/Pyr 978-1-59102-487-3, Jan 2007, $15.00, 270pp, tp, cover by Nick Stathopoulos) Reprint (Bluejay Books 1984) SF novel. Introduction by Robert Silverberg.
• * *Promised Land: Stories of Another America (PS Publishing 978-1-904619-91-8, Apr 2007, £25.00, 250 + xix, hc, cover by Vincent Chong) Collection of ten interlinked alternate history stories, one original, about a different 20th-century USA. Introduction by Kim Stanley Robinson. This is a signed limited edition of 500; a deluxe slipcased edition of 200 signed by both Dann and Robinson (-92-5, £50.00) is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

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• * *Dangerous Games (with Gardner R. Dozois) (Ace 978-0-441-01490-3, Apr 2007, $7.99, 276pp, pb) Anthology of 11 stories about future games. Authors include Alastair Reynolds, Kate Wilhelm, Jonathan Lethem, and Terry Dowling. (Contents)
• * _Dark Alchemy (with Gardner R. Dozois) See entry under Gardner R. Dozois
• * *Wizards (with Gardner R. Dozois) (Berkley 978-0-425-21518-0, May 2007, $25.00, 400+x, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) Original anthology of 18 stories about wizards by authors including Garth Nix, Patricia A. McKillip, Peter S. Beagle, and Gene Wolfe. (Contents)

DART-THORNTON, CECILIA; pseudonym of Cecilia Thornton (chron.)

• * _Fallowblade (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-1-4050-9008-7, Nov 2007, £17.99, 471pp, hc, cover by Julek Heller) [Crowthistle Chronicles] Reprint (Tor Australia 2007) fantasy novel, book four of the Crowthistle Chronicles. [First U.K. edition]