The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

Books, Listed by Author

DART-THORNTON, CECILIA (chron.) (continued)

• * _Weatherwitch (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-1-4050-4715-9, May 2007, £10.99, 375pp, tp) [Crowthistle Chronicles] Reprint (Tor Australia 2006) fantasy novel, book three in the Crowthistle Chronicles.
• * _Weatherwitch (Tor 978-0-7653-5056-5, Jul 2007, $7.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Julek Heller) [Crowthistle Chronicles] Reprint (Tor Australia 2006) fantasy novel, third in the Crowthistle Chronicles trilogy.

D’ATH, JUSTIN (chron.)

• * *Pool (Hybrid Publishers/Ford Street Publishing 978-1-876462-51-2, Sep 2007, A$19.95, 297pp, tp) Young-adult novel with supernatural elements. Wolfgang works at a pool reputed to have healing powers, but a blind girl believes it’s something more. Ford Street Publishing, PO Box 52, Ormond VIC 3204 Australia; [www.hybridpublishers.com.au/fordst.html].

DATLOW, ELLEN (Sue), ed. (1949- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Coyote Road (with Terri Windling) (Penguin/Viking 978-0-670-06194-5, Jun 2007, $19.99, 523pp, hc, cover by Charles Vess) Original YA anthology of 22 stories and four poems about tricksters. Introduction by Terri Windling. Illustrated by Charles Vess. Authors include Kelly Link, Patricia A. McKillip, and Charles de Lint. (Contents)
• * *Inferno (Tor 978-0-7653-1558-8, Dec 2007, $25.95, 381pp, hc) Original anthology of 20 horror stories. Authors include K.W. Jeter, Elizabeth Bear, Joyce Carol Oates, and Lucius Shepard. (Contents)
• * *The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror 2007: Twentieth Annual Collection (with Kelly Link & Gavin J. Grant) (St. Martin’s 978-0-312-36943-9, Oct 2007, $35.00, cxxxi+472pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) Best-of-the-year anthology, 20th in the series, with 34 stories, seven poems, and 117 additional pages containing a necrology by James Frenkel, summations of 2006 fantasy and horror by the editors, a media summary by Edward Bryant, a comics summary by Jeff VanderMeer, and a music summary by Charles de Lint. Also available as a St. Martin’s Griffin trade paperback (-36942-2, $21.95). Packaged and copyrighted by James Frenkel & Associates. (Contents)

DAVID, JAMES F.; pseudonym of James D. Foster, (1952- ) (chron.)

• * _Judgment Day (Tor 978-0-765-34813-5, Feb 2007, $7.99, 690pp, pb) [Judgment Day] Reprint (Forge 2005) Christian apocalyptic SF thriller.
• * _Thunder of Time (Tor 978-0-7653-4684-1, Jan 2008, $7.99, 415pp, pb) [Footprints of Thunder] Reprint (Forge 2006) thriller/horror novel, sequel to Footprints of Thunder.

DAVID, PETER (Allen) (1956- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Battlestar Galactica: Sagittarius Is Bleeding (Tor 978-0-7653-5518-8, Jul 2007, $6.99, 327pp, pb) [Battlestar Galactica] Reprint (Tor 2006) novelization, the third based on the new version of the SF TV show. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Licensing.
• * _The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born (with Jae Lee, Richard Isanove & Robin Furth) See entry under Robin Furth.
• * *The Darkness of the Light (Tor 978-0-7653-1173-3, Jun 2007, $24.95, 412pp, hc, cover by Mark Zug) [Hidden Earth] Fantasy novel, book one of the Hidden Earth series. Twelve species out of Earth’s mythology battle for survival on the Damned World.
• * _Fall of Knight (Ace 978-0-441-01506-1, Jun 2007, $7.99, 347pp, pb, cover by Tristan Elwell) [Knight Life] Reprint (Ace 2006) contemporary Arthurian fantasy novel, third in the series begun in Knight Life.
• * *Fantastic Four: What Lies Between (Pocket Star 978-1-4165-1070-3, Jul 2007, $7.99, 361pp, pb, cover by Glen Orbik) [Fantastic Four] Novelization based on the Marvel Comics characters. Copyrighted by Marvel Characters.
• * *Spider-Man 3 (Pocket Star 978-1-4165-2721-3, Apr 2007, $7.99, 355pp, pb) [Spider-Man] Novelization based on the screenplay of the movie based on the Marvel comic-book character. Copyrighted by Columbia Pictures Industries.
• * *Star Trek: The Next Generation: Before Dishonor (Pocket 978-1-4165-2742-8, Nov 2007, $7.99, 407pp, pb) [Star Trek: The Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by CBS Studios.

DAVIDSON, JOY, ed. (chron.)

• * *The Psychology of Joss Whedon: An Unauthorized Examination of Buffy, Angel, and Firefly (BenBella Books 978-1-933771-25-0, Dec 2007, $17.95, 214pp, tp) Associational non-fiction gathering of 15 essays exploring the psychological implications of Whedon’s TV creations. [Whedon]

DAVIDSON, LAWRENCE (chron.)

• * _Pulp Culture: The Art of Fiction Magazines (with Frank M. Robinson) See entry under Frank M. Robinson

DAVIDSON, MaryJANICE (stories) (chron.)

• * _Hello, Gorgeous! (Kensington 978-0-7582-0805-7, May 2007, $6.99, 293pp, pb) Reprint (Brava 2005) contemporary SF/chick-lit romance. This adds the bonus story “Ten Little Idiots”. (Contents)
• * _Jennifer Scales and the Ancient Furnace (with Anthony Alongi) (Ace 978-0-441-01474-3, Feb 2007, $6.99, 213pp, pb, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [Jennifer Scales] Reprint (Berkley Jam 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a series about a girl descended from dragons.
• * _Jennifer Scales and the Messenger of Light (with Anthony Alongi) (Ace 978-0-441-01510-8, Jul 2007, $6.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Jennifer Scales] Reprint (Berkley Jam 2006) young-adult fantasy novel, the second in a series.
• * *The Silver Moon Elm (with Anthony Alongi) (Berkley Jam 978-0-425-21526-5, Jun 2007, $9.99, 355pp, tp) [Jennifer Scales] Young-adult fantasy novel, the third in the Jennifer Scales series about a teen weredragon. Jennifer finds herself in an alternate world where weredragons are almost extinct.
• * _Sleeping with the Fishes (Piatkus 0-7499-3801-3, 2006, £6.99, 284pp, pb) [Fred the Mermaid] Reprint (Jove 2006) humorous fantasy romance, the first in a series about a mermaid who is also a marine biologist. [First U.K. edition]
• * +Swimming Without a Net (Jove 978-0-515-14381-2, Dec 2007, $7.99, 271pp, pb, cover by Brandon Dorman) [Fred the Mermaid] Paranormal romance, the second featuring Fred the cranky mermaid marine biologist. First US edition (Piatkus 10/07).
• * _Undead and Unappreciated (Piatkus 0-7499-3647-9, Apr 2006, £6.99, 193pp, pb, cover by WAI) [Betsy, Queen of the Vampires] Reprint (Berkley Sensation 2005) humorous chick-lit vampire romance, the third in the series about Betsy, Queen of the Vampires. A prophecy says Betsy’s sister is the spawn of Satan. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Undead and Uneasy (Berkley Sensation 978-0-425-21376-6, Jun 2007, $23.95, 272pp, hc, cover by Chris Long) [Betsy, Queen of the Vampires] Humorous vampire novel, sixth in the series featuring Betsy the Vampire Queen. Betsy’s friends and fiancé all go missing two weeks before the wedding.
• * *Undead and Uneasy (Piatkus 978-0-7499-3783-6, Jun 2007, £10.99, 272pp, tp) [Betsy, Queen of the Vampires] Humorous vampire romance, sixth in the Betsy Taylor the Vampire Queen series. Simultaneous with the US (Berkley) edition.
• * _Undead and Unemployed (Piatkus 0-7499-3646-0, Feb 2006, £6.99, 230pp, pb, cover by WAI) [Betsy, Queen of the Vampires] Reprint (Berkley Sensation 2004) humorous vampire romance/chick-lit novel, second in the series about Betsy, Queen of the Vampires. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Undead and Unpopular (Berkley 978-0-425-21599-9, May 2007, $7.99, 269pp, pb, cover by Chris Long) [Betsy, Queen of the Vampires] Reprint (Berkley Sensation 2006) humorous vampire novel, fifth in the series featuring Betsy the Vampire Queen.
• * _Undead and Unpopular (Piatkus 978-0-7499-3799-7, Jun 2007, £6.99, 175pp, pb) [Betsy, Queen of the Vampires] Reprint (Berkley Sensation 2006) humorous fantasy novel, the fifth book in the series about Betsy Taylor the Vampire Queen.
• * _Undead and Unreturnable (Piatkus 0-7499-3643-6, Jun 2006, £6.99, 222pp, pb, cover by WAI) [Betsy, Queen of the Vampires] Reprint (Berkley Sensation 2005) humorous vampire romance/chick-lit novel, fourth in the series about Betsy, Queen of the Vampires. A serial killer threatens to disrupt Betsy’s plans for Christmas. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Undead and Unwed (Piatkus 0-7499-3645-2, Feb 2006, £6.99, 280pp, pb, cover by WAI) [Betsy, Queen of the Vampires] Reprint (Berkley Sensation 2004) humorous vampire romance/chick-lit novel, the first in the series about Betsy, the Vampire Queen. Vampires think newly dead Betsy is their queen, but she’s more interested in her designer shoes. [First U.K. edition]

DAVIES, BARBARA (stories) (chron.)

• * *Into the Yellow and Other Stories (Bedazzled Ink/Mindancer Press 978-0-9759555-7-4, Jan 2007, $13.95, 212pp, tp, cover by C. A. Casey) Original collection of 15 stories, four reprints. Davies provides afterwords to each story describing their inspiration. This is a print-on-demand edition. Bedazzled Ink, 2137 Pennsylvania Ave, Fairfield CA 94533; [www.bedazzledink.com/mindancerpress]. (Contents)

DAVIS, HANK, ed.

• * _When the People Fell See entry under Cordwainer Smith.

DAVIS, LESLIE; pseudonym of Leslie Davis Guccione, (1946- ) (chron.)

• * *Keeper’s Child (Hades/EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy 978-1-894063-01-2, Oct 2007, $19.95, 340pp, tp, cover by Jeff Doten) Near-future SF novel, set in a world devastated by human-caused diseases. EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing, PO Box 1714, Calgary Alberta Canada T2P 2L7; [www.edgewebsite.com].

DAVIS, RUSSELL, ed. (1970- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _If I Were an Evil Overlord (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg

DAVLIN, BENNETT (chron.)

• * *Memory (Berkley Boulevard 978-0-425-20705-5, Jan 2007, $14.00, 248pp, tp) Horror novel. A man tries a new drug that unlocks genetically stored memories and experiences the deaths of a serial killer’s victims. This is a movie tie-in edition.

DAY, ALYSSA (stories) (chron.)

• * *Atlantis Awakening (Berkley Sensation 978-0-425-21796-2, Oct 2007, $6.99, 290pp, pb, cover by Don Sipley) [Warriors of Poseidon] Paranormal romance in the Warriors of Poseidon series.
• * *Atlantis Rising (Berkley Sensation 978-0-425-21449-7, Mar 2007, $6.99, 288pp, pb, cover by Judy York) [Warriors of Poseidon] Paranormal romance in the Warriors of Poseidon series.

DAY, MARTIN (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: Wooden Heart (BBC Books 978-1-8460-7226-0, Apr 2007, £6.99, 247pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Noveliztion based on the TV series, featuring the tenth Doctor.

DAY, R. W. (stories) (chron.)

• * *A Strong and Sudden Thaw (Iris Print 978-0-9787531-1-5, Oct 2006, $12.95, 331pp, tp) Postholocaust SF/"boy’s love" romance (boy-meets-boy romance written for women). A town faces dragons, and a new healer opens young David’s eyes to new ideas. A first novel. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now. Iris Print, 582 W. Valley Blvd., Ste. 12B, Colton CA 92324; [www.boyslovebooks.com].

DAY, SYLVIA (chron.)

• * *Pleasures of the Night (HarperCollins/Avon 978-0-06-123098-1, May 2007, $13.95, 291pp, pb) [Dream Guardian] Erotic paranormal romance. Aidan Cross, a Dream Guardian in the battle against Nightmares, falls for a dreaming woman who may be the dreaded fulfillment of prophecy.

DAYTON, GAIL; pseudonym of Gail Shelton (chron.)

• * *The Eternal Rose (Wildside Press/Juno Books 978-0-8095-7165-9, Sep 2007, $13.95, 415pp, tp) [Compass Rose] Fantasy romance, book three of the Rose trilogy (previously published by Luna).

de ABAITUA, MATTHEW (chron.)

• * *The Red Men (Snowbooks 978-1-905005-58-1, Oct 2007, £7.99, 380pp, tp) Near-future dystopian SF novel. A first novel.

DEAN, CAMERON (chron.)

• * _Eternal Hunger (SFBC #1225191, Feb 2007, $11.99, 311pp, hc) [Candace Steele, Vampire Killer] Reprint (Ballantine 2007) vampire romance novel, third in the Candace Steele Vampire Killer series. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7672-7; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Luscious Craving (SFBC #1225188, Feb 2007, $11.99, #1225188pp, hc) [Candace Steele, Vampire Killer] Reprint (Ballantine 2006) vampire romance novel, second in the Candace Steele Vampire Killer series. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7622-2; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Passionate Thirst (SFBC #1220611, Feb 2007, $11.99, 301pp, hc) [Candace Steele, Vampire Killer] Reprint (Ballantine 2006) vampire romance, the first in the Candace Steele Vampire Killer series. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7623-9; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

DEAN, VIVIEN; see pseudonym Jamie Craig (chron.)

DeANGELIS, CAMILLE (chron.)

• * *Mary Modern (Random House/Shaye Areheart 978-0-307-35258-3, Jul 2007, $24.00, 350pp, hc) SF novel. A researcher brings her grandmother back as a 22-year-old clone. A first novel.

DEARY, TERRY (chron.)

• * *The Fire Thief (Houghton Mifflin/Kingfisher 0-7534-5818-7, Sep 2005, $9.95, 253pp, hc) [Fire Thief] Young-adult fantasy. Prometheus escapes the gods’ revenge by travelling through time to the Victorian age. This is dated 2005, but not seen until now.
• * _The Fire Thief (Houghton Mifflin/Kingfisher 978-0-7534-6118-1, Apr 2007, $5.95, 253pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Fire Thief] Reprint (Kingfisher 2005) young-adult fantasy, the first in a trilogy about Prometheus.
• * *The Fire Thief Fights Back (Houghton Mifflin/Kingfisher 978-0-7534-5970-6, Jun 2007, $9.95, 223pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Fire Thief] Young-adult fantasy, third in the trilogy about Prometheus. Zeus will help Sam and Prometheus if they deal with some monsters of Greek myth.
• * *The Fire Thief Fights Back (Kingfisher 978-0-7534-1470-5, Jun 2007, £7.99, 223pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Fire Thief] Young-adult fantasy novel. Book three of a trilogy.
• * *The Flight of the Fire Thief (Kingfisher UK 0-7534-1149-0, Sep 2006, £7.99, 235pp, hc) [Fire Thief] Young-adult fantasy novel, the second in a trilogy after The Fire Thief.
• * _Flight of the Fire Thief (Houghton Mifflin/Kingfisher 978-0-7534-6169-3, Oct 2007, $5.95, 225pp, tp) [Fire Thief] Reprint (Kingfisher 2006) young-adult fantasy, sequel to The Fire Thief.

de BIE, ERIK SCOTT (chron.)

• * *Forgotten Realms: Depths of Madness (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4314-2, Mar 2007, $6.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Erik Gist) [Forgotten Realms: Dungeons] Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game, part of the Dungeons subseries. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

de CAMP, L(yon) SPRAGUE (1907-2000) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Mathematics of Magic: The Enchanter Stories of de Camp and Pratt (with Fletcher Pratt) (NESFA Press 978-1-886778-65-8, Feb 2007, $26.00, 508pp, hc, cover by Marc Fishman) Collection of seven stories, the complete works featuring Harold Shea by de Camp & Pratt. This has the five stories from The Intrepid Enchanter (Sphere 1988), plus two solo stories by de Camp, an appreciation of Pratt by de Camp, and two articles by Jerry Pournelle. Introduction by Christopher Stasheff. NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701; [www.nesfa.org/press]; [press@nesfa.org]. (Contents)

DeCANDIDO, KEITH R. A. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: The Deathless (Simon Spotlight Entertainment 978-1-4169-3630-5, Apr 2007, $6.99, 209pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * *Command & Conquer Tiberium Wars (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-49814-4, Jun 2007, $7.99, 292pp, pb) Novelization based on the computer game. Copyrighted by Electronic Arts.
• * _Command and Conquer: Tiberium Wars (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-642-9, Jun 2007, £6.99, 289pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 2007) novelization based on the world of the video game. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Resident Evil: Extinction (Pocket Star 978-1-4165-4498-2, Aug 2007, $7.99, 353pp, pb) [Resident Evil] Novelization of the movie based on the Capcom video games. Copyrighted by Constantin Film International.
• * *Star Trek: The Next Generation: Q & A (Pocket 978-1-4165-2741-1, Oct 2007, $7.99, 304pp, pb, cover by Jae Song) [Star Trek: The Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by CBS Studios.
• * *Supernatural: Nevermore (HarperEntertainment 978-0-06-137090-8, Aug 2007, $7.99, 315pp, pb) [Supernatural] Novelization based on the world of the TV show. Copyrighted by Warner Brothers Entertainment.

DEFOE, GIDEON (chron.)

• * +The Pirates! In an Adventure with Communists (Random House/Pantheon 0-375-42397-4, Feb 2007, $15.95, 167pp, hc) [Pirates!] Humorous pirate adventure with fantasy elements, the third in a series. The Pirate Captain, in London, is mistaken for Karl Marx and involved in a sinister plot. First US edition (Weidenfeld & Nicholson 9/06).
• * _The Pirates! In an Adventure with Communists (Orion/Phoenix 978-0-7538-2222-7, Sep 2007, £5.99, 182pp, pb) [Pirates!] Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2006) humorous surreal literary fantasy, third in a series. Copyrighted by Defoe and Richard Murkin.

DEFONTENAY, C(harlemagne) I(schir) (1814-1856) (chron.)

• * _Star (Psi Cassiopeia) (Black Coat Press 978-1-932983-99-9, Jul 2007, $20.95, 237pp, tp, cover by Guillermo Vidal) Reprint (DAW 1975) SF novel, translated by P.J. Sokolowski for the DAW edition; this has been somewhat revised by Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier. Includes the 1975 introduction by Pierre Versins. Originally published in French as Star ou Psi de Cassiopeé (1854). This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.blackcoatpress.com] or from Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416.

de la CRUZ, MELISSA (stories) (chron.)

• * _Blue Bloods (Hyperion 978-1-4231-0126-0, Apr 2007, $8.99, 305pp, tp, cover by Elizabeth H. Clark) [Blue Bloods] Reprint (Hyperion 2006) young-adult vampire novel, the first in a series about upper-class vampires in NYC.
• * *Masquerade (Hyperion 978-0-7868-3893-6, May 2007, $15.99, 309pp, hc) [Blue Bloods] Young-adult vampire novel, sequel to Blue Bloods.

de LA HIRE, JEAN (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Nyctalope vs Lucifer (with Brian Stableford,trans.) (Black Coat Press 978-1-932983-98-2, Jul 2007, $32.95, 467pp, tp, cover by Denis Rodier) Fantasy novel following the adventures of a French superhero in the style of Doc Savage as he battles the mad scientist called Lucifer. Originally published in France as a newspaper serial; this follows the Ferenczi 1922 two-volume paperback publication as Lucifer and Nyctalope contre Lucifer, translated/adapted by Brian Stableford, who also provides an introduction and notes. Afterword by Jean-Marc Lofficier. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.blackcoatpress.com] or from Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416. (Contents)

DELANEY, JOE; see under Delaney, Joseph H. (chron.)