The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

Books, Listed by Author

FRIEDMAN, MICHAEL JAN (chron.) (continued)

• * *Star Trek: The Next Generation: Death in Winter (Pocket 978-0-7434-9722-0, Sep 2007, $7.99, 358pp, pb, cover by James Wang) [Star Trek: The Next Generation] Star Trek novelizations. Copyrighted by CBS Studios.
• * *The Wolf Man: Hunter’s Moon (Dark Horse Books 978-1-59582-134-8, Oct 2007, $6.99, 235pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) Novelization based on the Universal Studios werewolf movies. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Licensing.

FRIESNER, ESTHER M.; [i.e., Esther Mona Friesner-Stutzman] (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Nobody’s Princess (Random House 978-0-375-87528-1, Apr 2007, $16.99, 305pp, hc) [Helen of Troy] Young-adult historical fantasy, the first book in a series about the Spartan princess who grew up to be Helen of Troy.
• * _Temping Fate (Penguin/Speak 978-0-14-240848-3, May 2007, $6.99, 279pp, tp, cover by Marcos Chin) Reprint (Dutton 2005) young-adult humorous contemporary fantasy.

FROST, GREGORY (Dee) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Shadowbridge (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-49758-1, Jan 2008, $14.00, 255pp, tp, cover by Thomas Thiemeyer) [Shadowbridge] Fantasy novel, the first in a series of two. Shadow-puppeteer Leodora travels the world of Shadowbridge collecting stories while fleeing a violent past.

FROST, JEANIENE (chron.)

• * *Halfway to the Grave (HarperCollins/Avon 978-0-06-124508-4, Oct 2007, $6.99, 358pp, pb) [Night Huntress] Paranormal romance novel in the Night Huntress series. Cat, a half-vampire woman bent on killing vampires, reluctantly teams up with a vampire bounty hunter named Bones.

FROST, P. R. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Hounding the Moon (DAW 978-0-7564-0425-3, Sep 2007, $7.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [*Tess Noncoiré] Reprint (DAW 2006) fantasy novel, the first in a series featuring Tess Noncoiré, a fantasy writer turned magical warrior and bonded to a wily imp.
• * *Moon in the Mirror (DAW 978-0-7564-0424-6, Sep 2007, $24.95, 389pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [*Tess Noncoiré] Fantasy novel, the second in a series featuring Tess Noncoiré, a fantasy writer turned magical warrior, and her wily imp. Vengeful demons have followed Tess home to New England. Copyrighted by Phyllis Irene Radford.

FROST, POLLY (stories) (chron.)

• * *Deep Inside (Tor 978-0-7653-1587-8, Jun 2007, $12.95, 270pp, tp, cover by Ebby May) Original collection of ten erotic stories, several with SF or fantasy elements. (Contents)

FROUD, BRIAN (1948- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Brian Froud’s World of Faerie (Imaginosis/Insight Editions 978-1-933784-13-7, Aug 2007, $40.00, 172pp, hc, cover by Brian Froud) Art book with new illustrations of faerie creatures. Includes several glued-in booklets with additional illustrations.

FRY, GARY (1971- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *PS Showcase #1: Sanity and Other Delusions (PS Publishing 978-1-906301-00-2, Nov 2007, £10.00, 132pp, hc, cover by JK Potter) Original collection of six psychological horror stories, two reprints. Introduction by Steven Volk. This is a paper-over-boards, signed, limited edition of 300; a dustjacketed hardcover editon of 100 signed by both Fry and Volk (-01-9, £25.00) is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea, East Yorkshire HU18 1PG England; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

FUCHS, MICHAEL STEPHEN (chron.)

• * *Pandora’s Sisters (Macmillan New Writing 978-0-230-01828-0, Jul 2007, £14.99, 308pp, hc) SF novel.

FUENTES, CARLOS; [i.e., Carlos Manuel Fuentes Macías] (1928- ) (chron.)

• * _The Eagle’s Throne (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-7937-3, Feb 2007, £7.99, 301pp, tp, cover by William Webb) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2006) satirical SF novel. Translated by Kristina Cordero from the Spanish La silla del aguila (Alfaguara 2002).

FULLER, JOHN (Leopold) (1937- ) (chron.)

• * _Flawed Angel (Random House/Vintage UK 0-099-48892-2, Nov 2006, £7.99, 249pp, tp, cover by Meera Rajan) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 2005) historical literary fantasy novel.

FUNKE, CORNELIA (chron.)

• * *Igraine the Brave (The Chicken House 978-1-905294-45-9, Sep 2007, £8.99, 222pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. Translated by Anthea Bell from the original German Igraine Ohnefurcht (Cecilie Dressler 2007).
• * +Igraine the Brave (Scholastic/Chicken House 978-0-439-90379-0, Oct 2007, $16.99, 212pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy about a princess who’d rather be a knight, illustrated by the author. Translated from the German Igraine Ohnefurcht (Dressler Verlag 1998) by Anthea Bell. First US edition (Chicken House UK 9/07).
• * _Inkspell (Scholastic/Chicken House 978-0-439-55401-5, Apr 2007, $9.99, 640pp, tp, cover by Carol Lawson) [Inkheart] Reprint (The Chicken House 2005) young-adult fantasy, sequel to Inkheart. Translated from the German Tintenblut (Dressler Verlag 2005) by Anthea Bell.

FURTH, ROBIN (chron.)

• * *The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born (with Peter David, Jae Lee & Richard Isanove) (Marvel 978-0-7851-2144-2, Nov 2007, $24.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Jae Lee & Richard Isanove) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Graphic novel telling the origins of the character from Stephen King’s Dark Tower series. Plotted by Furth, scripted by David, with art by Lee & Ivanove. Originally published as a seven-book comic series. Introduction by Ralph Macchio, with an afterword by King.

GABALDON, DIANA; [i.e., Diana Jean Gabaldon Watkins] (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade (Delacorte 978-0-385-33749-6, Sep 2007, $25.00, 494pp, hc, cover by Robert Hunt) [Outlander; Lord John Grey] Associational historical novel, a non-fantasy spin-off to the time-travel fantasy Outlander series, featuring Lord John Grey, here called to duty as an officer in the Seven Years’ War.
• * *Lord John and the Hand of Devils (Delacorte 978-0-385-31139-7, Dec 2007, $25.00, 302pp, hc, cover by Robert Hunt) [Outlander; Lord John Grey] Collection of three historical stories, one original, all with fantasy elements, featuring the character spun off from the Outlander series. (Contents)

GABOR, CAMILLE; pseudonym of Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, (1942- ) (chron.)

• * *Nimuar’s Loss (Wildside Press/Juno Books 978-0-8095-5789-9, Feb 2007, $12.95, 239pp, tp, cover by Timothy Lantz) [Vildecaz Talents] Fantasy romance, book one of the Vildecaz Talents. The title is Nimaur’s Loss on the cover. Gabor is a pen name for Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. Wildside Press/Juno Books, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.juno-books.com].

GAIMAN, NEIL (Richard) (1960- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Absolute Sandman Volume One (DC Comics/Vertigo 978-1-4012-1082-3, Feb 2007, $99.00, 159pp, hc, cover by Dave McKean) [Sandman] Graphic novel/omnibus collecting the first 20 issues of the Sandman comics written by Neil Gaiman, the first of four volumes in a definitive edition; issues 1-18 have been recolored. Introduction by Paul Levitz. This includes character sketches, the original proposal outline, a complete script with Charles Vess’s pencilled art, and afterwords by Gaiman, one new, and three from the previous graphic novels collecting this material: Preludes & Nocturnes (1991), The Doll’s House (1990), and Dream Country (1991). This is a deluxe, leatherbound, slipcased edition.
• * *Beowulf: The Script Book (with Roger Avary) (Harper 978-0-06-135016-0, Oct 2007, $16.95, 264pp, tp) Associational movie script book, with both the first and final scripts by Gaiman & Avary. Foreword and middleword by Avary, and afterword by Gaiman. Includes ten pages of early concept art and storyboards.
• * _Coraline (Harper Perennial 0-06-113937-8, Sep 2006, $12.95, 162pp, tp) Reprint (HarperCollins 2002) young-adult fantasy. Illustrated by Dave McKean. A P.S. section/readers’ guide is included. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now.
• * _Fragile Things (Hodder/Headline Review 978-0-7553-3414-8, Apr 2007, £7.99, 440pp, tp) Reprint (Headline 2006) collection of 23 stories (and one embedded in the introduction) and eight poems. The US (Morrow) edition (also Sept 2006) had slightly different contents. (Contents)
• * _Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders (HarperPerennial 978-0-06-125202-0, Oct 2007, $14.95, 360pp, tp) Reprint (Headline 2006) collection of 23 stories and eight poems. This includes a “P.S.” section of extras.
• * _Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett) See entry under Terry Pratchett.
• * _Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett) (Harper 978-0-06-085397-6, Aug 2007, $14.95, 384pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) satirical fantasy novel. This includes the added material of the Morrow 2006 edition.
• * *InterWorld (with J. Michael Reaves) (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-123896-1, Jul 2007, $16.99, 242pp, hc) Young-adult novel. A boy joins a league made up of versions of himself from many dimensions.
• * *M Is for Magic (HarperCollins 978-0-06-118642-4, Jul 2007, $16.99, 260+xii, hc, cover by Teddy Kristiansen) Young-adult collection of ten stories and one poem. Illustrated by Teddy Kristiansen. (Contents)
• * _M Is for Magic (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-123-1, Aug 2007, $60.00, 151pp, hc, cover by Gahan Wilson) Reprint (HarperCollins 2007) young-adult collection, illustrated by Gahan Wilson. This is a limited edition of 1,000 signed by both Gaiman and Wilson. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].
• * _MirrorMask (with David McKean) (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-121-7, Mar 2007, $125.00, 331pp, hc) Reprint (Morrow 2005) art book/tie-in to the movie written by Gaiman and directed by McKean, with script, storyboards, and sketches in b&w, plus 32 unpaginated pages of color photos and art. Clothbound without dustjacket. This is a limited edition of 500 signed by both Gaiman and McKean; a traycased, lettered edition of 26 with an original drawing by McKean ($500.00) is also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].
• * *Neverwhere (with Mike Carey & Glenn Fabry) (DC Comics/Vertigo 978-1-4012-1007-6, Feb 2007, $19.95, unpaginated, tp, cover by Glenn Fabry & Tony Luke) Graphic novelization, originally published as a comic-book series, based on Gaiman’s 1996 novel based on his dark-fantasy TV series. Adaptation by Mike Carey, art by Glenn Fabry. Copyrighted by DC Comics.
• * _Signal to Noise (with David McKean) (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-8843-6, Jun 2007, £10.99, unpaginated, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1992) graphic novel.
• * _Stardust (Harper Perennial 978-0-06-114202-4, Sep 2006, $13.95, 250pp, tp) Reissue (DC/Vertigo 1998) fantasy novel. This has the slightly rewritten and expanded text of the Spike 1999 edition, and has a P.S. section with added material.
• * _Stardust (Hodder Headline Review 978-0-7553-3751-4, 2007, £7.99, 194+18pp, tp) Reprint (DC/Vertigo 1998) fantasy novel. This film tie-in edition includes an appendix of “Exclusive Materials”.
• * _Stardust (Harper Perennial 978-0-06-114202-4, Apr 2007, $13.95, 250pp, tp) Reissue (DC/Vertigo 1998) fantasy novel. This is a “soon to be a major motion picture” edition; it has the slightly rewritten and expanded text of the Spike 1999 edition, and has a P.S. section with added material. Second printing.
• * _Stardust (Harper Perennial 978-0-06-114202-4, Jun 2007, $13.95, 250pp, tp) Reissue (DC/Vertigo 1998) fantasy novel. This is a “soon to be a major motion picture” edition; it has the slightly rewritten and expanded text of the Spike 1999 edition, and has a P.S. section with added material. Fourth printing.
• * _Stardust (with Charles Vess) (DC Comics/Vertigo 978-1-4012-1190-5, Jun 2007, $39.90, 253pp, hc, cover by Charles Vess) Reprint (Vertigo 1998) fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman with illustrations by Charles Vess about a young man’s adventures in faerie. This adds around 30pp with sketches and the original proposal for the book.
• * _Stardust (HarperEntertainment 0-06-124048-6, Jul 2007, $6.99, 336pp, tp) Reprint (DC/Vertigo 1998) fantasy novel. This is a movie tie-in edition, with eight unpaginated pages of color stills. The text is the slightly rewritten and expanded version of the Spike 1999 edition.
• * _Stardust (Harper 978-0-380-80455-9, Aug 2007, $6.99, 333pp, pb) Reissue (DC/Vertigo 1998) fantasy novel. This has the slightly rewritten and expanded text of the Spike 1999 edition. A movie tie-in edition, with eight unpaginated pages of color stills.

GALENORN, YASMINE (chron.)

• * *Changeling (Berkley 978-0-425-21629-3, Jun 2007, $6.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Tony Mauro) [Sisters of the Moon] Paranormal romance, the second in the Sisters of the Moon trilogy about three half-human/half-faerie sisters, this time following tabby shapeshifter Delilah.

GALLAGHER, DEBBIE (chron.)

• * *The Spider’s Bride (Wildside Press/Prime Books 978-0-8095-7211-3, 2007, $12.95, 285pp, tp) Fantasy novel. A young woman doesn’t realize she’s being courted by a faery suitor until she’s caught in his schemes to prolong his life. Prime Books, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234; [www.prime-books.com].

GALLAGHER, STEPHEN (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Painted Bride (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-071-5, Oct 2006, $40.00, 177pp, hc, cover by Edward Miller) Associational horror novel. This is a signed, limited editio of 750. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].
• * *Plots and Misadventures (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-114-9, Oct 2007, $40.00, 260pp, hc, cover by Edward Miller) Collection of 11 stories, one original, and a non-fiction piece. This is a signed, limited edition of 750. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]. (Contents)

GALLON, STANLEY (chron.)

• * *Darkest Days (Macmillan/Pan 978-0-230-01599-9, Aug 2007, £6.99, 516pp, pb) SF novel. Martial law is imposed on the US after a presumed terrorist attack.

GARCÍA y ROBERTSON, R(odrigo) (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Firebird (Tor 978-0-7653-5213-2, Jul 2007, $7.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Reprint (Tor 2006) fantasy novel.

GARDAM, JANE (Mary) (1928- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The People on Privilege Hill and other stories (Chatto & Windus 978-0-7011-7799-7, Nov 2007, £12.99, 213pp, hc, cover by Alice Tait) Collection of stories including a ghost story. (Contents)

GARDNER, CRAIG SHAW (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Battlestar Galactica: The Cylons’ Secret (SFBC #1219418, Oct 2006, $12.99, 302pp, hc) [Battlestar Galactica] Reprint (Tor 2006) novelization, the second based on the new version of the SF TV show.
• * _Battlestar Galactica: The Cylons’ Secret (Tor 978-0-765-35517-1, Mar 2007, $6.99, 302pp, pb) [Battlestar Galactica] Reprint (Tor 2006) novelization, the second based on the new version of the SF TV show. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Licensing. This is similar to the Tor hardcover edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Battlestar Galactica: The Cylons’ Secret (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07966-3, Jun 2007, £6.99, 302pp, pb) [Battlestar Galactica] Reprint (Tor 2006) SF novelization based on the world of the revised TV series. Copyrighted by Universal Studio Licensing. [First U.K. edition]

GARDNER, JOHN C. (chron.)

• * _Freddy’s Book (White Pine Press 978-1-893996-84-7, 2007, $16.00, 216pp, tp, cover by Daniel Biamonte) Reprint (Knopf 1981) novel about a young man’s fantasy novel. This is copyrighted 2007.

GARDNER, LYN (chron.)

• * +Into the Woods (Random House/Fickling 978-0-385-75115-5, Aug 2007, $16.99, 428pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel about three sisters who flee into the woods to escape the sinister Dr. DeWilde. Illustrated by Mini Grey. First US edition (Fickling 9/06).
• * _Into the Woods (Transworld/Corgi 978-0-552-55459-6, Aug 2007, £5.99, 438pp, tp) Reprint (David Fickling Books 2006) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated by Mini Grey.

GARDNER, SALLY (chron.)

• * _I, Coriander (Penguin/Puffin 978-0-14-240763-9, Mar 2007, $6.99, 280pp, tp, cover by Dan Craig) Reprint (Orion Children’s Books 2005) young-adult historical fantasy.

GAREY, TERRI (chron.)

• * *Dead Girls Are Easy (HarperCollins/Avon 978-0-06-113615-3, Sep 2007, $5.99, 372pp, tp) [Nicki Styx] Paranormal romance. Nicki Styx starts seeing ghosts who all want help.

GARFINKLE, D. L. (chron.)

• * *Stuck in the 70’s (Penguin/Putnam 978-0-399-24663-0, May 2007, $16.99, 182pp, hc) Young-adult time-travel fantasy. A girl from 2006 ends up in nerdy Tyler Gray’s bathtub in 1978.

GARRETT, MICHAEL, ed. (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Hot Blood XIII: Dark Passions (with Jeffrey B. Gelb) See entry under Jeffrey B. Gelb

GARRISON, TERI (chron.)

• * *WinterMaejic (Llewellyn/Flux 978-0-7387-1028-0, Jan 2007, $8.95, 185pp, tp) [Dragonspawn Cycle] Young-adult fantasy novel, second in the four-book Dragonspawn Cycle.

GARTON, RAY (1965- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Night Life (Leisure 978-0-8439-5675-7, Apr 2007, $7.99, 338pp, pb) Reprint (Subterranean Press 2005) vampire horror novel.

GASCOIGNE, MARC, ed. (1962- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * +The Art of Warhammer (with Nick Kyme) (BL Publishing/Black Library US 978-1-84416-413-4, May 2007, $50.00, 224pp, hc, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer] Art book of illustrations based on the fantasy roleplaying game. Introduction by Rick Priestley. Artists include Les Edwards, Ian Miller, and Paul Dainton. This first US edition appears to be identical to the Black Library UK (4/07) edition.
• * *Warhammer 40,000: Let the Galaxy Burn (with Christian Dunn) (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-288-5, Apr 2006, £8.99, 753pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Warhammer 40,000] Anthology of 38 stories, three original, set in the SF roleplaying game universe. Reprint stories were selected from the previous Warhammer 40,000 anthologies Into the Maelstrom (1999), Dark Imperium (2000), and Words of Blood (2002). This was published in 2006 but not seen till now. (Contents)
• * *Warhammer 40,000: Tales from the Dark Millennium (with Christian Dunn) (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-418-7, Oct 2006, £6.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Michael K. Mark) [Warhammer 40,000] Original anthology of eight stories based on the world of the SF roleplaying game. This was published in 2006 but not seen till now. (Contents)
• * *Warhammer: Invasion! (with Christian Dunn) (BL Publishing/Black Library 978-1-84416-480-6, Jul 2007, £6.99, 253pp, pb) [Warhammer] Anthology of nine stories based on the fantasy roleplaying game.
• * +Warhammer: Invasion! (with Christian Dunn) (BL Publishing/Black Library US 978-1-84416-480-6, Aug 2007, $7.99, 253pp, pb, cover by David Gallagher) [Warhammer] Original anthology of nine stories based on the fantasy roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (7/07) edition, but only gives US and Canadian prices.