The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

Books, Listed by Author

McCARTHY, CORMAC (chron.) (continued)

• * _The Road (Random House/Vintage International 978-0-307-38789-9, May 2007, $14.95, 287pp, tp) Reprint (Knopf 2006) postapocalyptic SF novel. This indicates second printing, but no previous trade paperback was seen.

McCARTHY, ERIN; see pseudonym Erin Lynn (stories) (chron.)

• * *Bled Dry (Berkley Sensation 978-0-425-21515-9, May 2007, $14.00, 284pp, tp) [Vegas Vampires] Vampire romance novel, third in the Vegas Vampires series. Brittany is pregnant, and the vampire father has disappeared. The author also writes as Erin Lynn.
• * _Bled Dry (SFBC #1225951, May 2007, 11.99, 284pp, hc) [Vegas Vampires] Reprint (Berkley Sensation 2007) vampire romance novel, third in the Vegas Vampires series. This hardcover edition is otherwise similar to the Berkley Sensation trade paperback edition; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *My Immortal (Jove 978-0-515-14348-5, Sep 2007, $7.99, 311pp, pb) Paranormal romance.
• * *Sucker Bet (Berkley Sensation 978-0-425-21718-4, Jan 2008, $14.00, 296pp, tp, cover by Pinglet) [Vegas Vampires] Vampire romance novel, fourth in the Vegas Vampires series.

McCLOUD, CATRIONA (chron.)

• * *Growing Up Again (Orion 978-0-75287-489-0, Jan 2007, £9.99, 327pp, tp) Fantasy novel. A woman wakes up as herself when she was younger. A hardcover edition (-488-3, £18.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _Growing Up Again (Orion 978-0-7528-8248-2, Oct 2007, £6.99, 327pp, tp) Reprint (Orion 2007) fantasy novel. A woman wakes up in herself when she was younger. A first novel.

McCLYMER, KELLY (chron.)

• * *Competition’s a Witch (Simon Pulse 978-1-4169-1645-1, Apr 2007, $8.99, 235pp, tp, cover by Kirsten Ulve) [Salem Witch Tryouts] Young-adult fantasy about witch cheerleaders, sequel to The Salem Witch Tryouts.
• * *She’s a Witch Girl (Simon Pulse 978-1-4169-4902-2, Aug 2007, $8.99, 254pp, tp, cover by Kirsten Ulve) [Salem Witch Tryouts] Young-adult fantasy about witch cheerleaders, third in a trilogy begun in The Salem Witch Tryouts.

McCONCHIE, LYN (1946?- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Beast Master’s Quest (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.

McCORD, SYMM HAWES (chron.)

• * *The Challenge of JHWH (with Jacquelyn Brooks Strike-McCord) (PublishAmerica 1-60441-250-X, Nov 2007, $24.95, 282pp, tp) SF novel of 2012 A.D. and 36,000 B.C., aliens, and government cover-ups. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.publishamerica.com].

McCRAY, CHEYENNE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Wicked Magic (St. Martin’s 978-0-312-94957-0, Sep 2007, $6.99, 360pp, pb) [Forbidden Magic] Paranormal romance.

McCULLOUGH, KELLY; McCullough, Kelly (David) (chron.)

• * *Cybermancy (Ace 978-0-441-01538-2, Oct 2007, $6.99, 278pp, pb) [WebMage] Fantasy novel, sequel to WebMage. Ravirn has to brave Hell to retrieve his girlfriend’s webgoblin.

McDAVID, CATHY (chron.)

• * *Night Hunter (Dorchester/Love Spell 978-0-505-52722-6, Jul 2007, $6.99, 326pp, pb) Paranormal romance. A monster hunter gets unwanted interference from a gorgeous psychology professor.

McDERMOTT, WILL (stories) (chron.)

• * *Necromunda: Cardinal Crimson (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-372-5, May 2006, £6.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Necromunda] Fantasy novelization based on the roleplaying game. This was published in 2006 but not seen till now.
• * +Necromunda: Lasgun Wedding (BL Publishing/Black Library US 978-1-84416-462-2, May 2007, $7.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) Novelization based on the SF roleplaying game, featuring bounty hunter Kal Jerico. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (4/07) edition, but only gives US and Canadian prices. Copyrighted by Games Workshop.

McDEVITT, JACK; [i.e., John Charles McDevitt] (1935- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Cauldron (Ace 978-0-441-01525-2, Nov 2007, $24.95, 373pp, hc, cover by Larry Price) SF novel featuring star pilot Priscilla “Hutch” Hutchins. A new star drive pulls Hutch out of retirement.
• * _Odyssey (Ace 978-0-441-01540-5, Nov 2007, $7.99, 423pp, pb, cover by Larry Price) Reprint (Ace 2006) near-future SF novel.

McDEVITT, JOHN CHARLES; see under McDevitt, Jack (stories) (chron.)

McDONALD, IAN (Neil) (1960- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Brasyl (Prometheus/Pyr 978-1-59102-543-6, May 2007, $25.00, 355pp, hc, cover by Stefan Martiniere) SF novel made up of three intertwined stories of past, present, and future Brazil.
• * _Brasyl (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-08051-5, Jun 2007, £18.99, 405pp, hc, cover by Dominic Harman) Reprint (Pyr 2007) SF novel. A trade paperback edition (-08050-8, £12.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]

McDONALD, SANDRA (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Outback Stars (Tor 978-0-765-31643-1, Apr 2007, $25.95, 416pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Outback Stars] Military SF novel with elements of Australian Aboriginal folklore. Lieutenant Jodenny Scott takes a berth on a ship full of misfits and criminals. A first novel.

McDONNELL, CAROLE (chron.)

• * *Wind Follower (Wildside Press/Juno Books 978-0-8095-5779-0, Aug 2007, $12.95, 382pp, tp, cover by Tim Lantz) Paranormal romance. Kidnapping, slavery, and cultural conflicts between tribes separate Satha and her huspand Loic. Juno Books, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.juno-books.com].

MacDOUGALL, SOPHIA (chron.)

• * *Rome Burning (Orion 978-0-75286-079-4, Oct 2007, £12.99, 471pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Romanitas] Alternate-Earth SF novel, in which the Roman Empire survived to the present day. The second book in a trilogy, after Romanitas. A trade paperback edition (£10.99) was announced but not seen.

McDOWELL, MICHAEL (McEachern) (1950-1999) (chron.)

• * _Candles Burning (with Tabitha King) (Berkley 978-0-425-21570-8, May 2007, $7.99, 424pp, pb, cover by Gene Mollica) Reprint (Berkley 2006) Southern gothic/horror novel, begun by McDowell and finished by King.

MACELA, ANN (chron.)

• * *Do You Believe in Magic? (Medallion Press 978-1933836-16-4, Oct 2007, $7.99, 404pp, pb, cover by James Tampa) Paranormal romance. A magic-using computer wizard is frustrated by his soulmate’s refusal to believe in magic or him.

McGANN, OISÍN (chron.)

• * *Ancient Appetites (Transworld/Doubleday UK 978-0-385-61086-5, Jul 2007, £10.99, 440pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) Alternate-history Victorian fantasy novel, in which the Wildernstern family inherit by assassination.
• * _Small-Minded Giants (Transworld/Corgi 978-0-552-55473-2, Jul 2007, £5.99, 354pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday UK 2006) young-adult SF novel.

McGARRY, TERRY (1962- ) (chron.)

• * _Triad (Tor 978-0-765-34329-1, Apr 2007, $7.99, 593pp, pb, cover by Julie Bell) [Eiden Myr] Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy novel, third in the Eiden Myr trilogy begun in Illumination.

McGARVEY, ROBERT (1948- ); see pseudonym Steve White (chron.)

McGILLIGAN, PATRICK, ed. (chron.)

• * _Dragons: Worlds Afire (with Mark Sehestedt, Susan J. Morris & Philip Athans) See entry under Philip Athans.

McGOUGH, SCOTT (stories) (chron.)

• * *Magic: The Gathering: Future Sight (with John Delaney) (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4269-5, Apr 2007, $6.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Aleksi Briclot) [Magic: The Gathering: Time Spiral] Novelization based on the card game, the third book in the Time Spiral Cycle. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Magic: The Gathering: Future Sight (with John Delaney) (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4269-5, Apr 2007, $6.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Aleksi Briclot) [Magic: The Gathering: Time Spiral] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, book three of the Time Spiral cycle. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Magic: The Gathering: Lorwyn (with Cory J. Herndon) See entry under Cory J. Herndon

McGOWAN, ANTHONY (chron.)

• * _Henry Tumour (Definitions 978-0-099-48823-1, Apr 2007, £5.99, 307pp, tp, cover by Jerry Paris) Reprint (Doubleday UK 2006) young-adult fantasy novel. A bullied teenager’s brain tumour has a literal life of its own. Includes illustrations by Andy Horan.

McGRAW, ELOISE JARVIS (1915-2000) (chron.)

• * _The Moorchild (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 1-4169-2768-9, Jan 2007, $5.99, 241pp, tp, cover by Dan Craig) Reissue (McElderry 1996) young-adult fantasy about a changeling child trying to fit into the human world. A Newbery Honor book.

MacGREGOR, KINLEY; also as Sherrilyn Kenyon (chron.)

• * _Knight of Darkness (SFBC #1224549, Feb 2007, $11.95, 377pp, hc) [Lords of Avalon] Reprint (Avon 2006) Arthurian fantasy novel, second in the Lords of Avalon series. The author also writes as Sherrilyn Kenyon. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7526-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

MacGREGOR, ROB(ert R.) (1948- ) (chron.)

• * *Romancing the Raven (Beachfront Publishing 978-1-892339-34-8, Jan 2007, $25.00, 357pp, hc) SF/fantasy time-travel mystery involving Edgar Allan Poe. Time traveler Destiny Douglas helps save Poe from a conspiracy involving the assassination of President Andrew Jackson. Beachfront Publishing, POB 811922, Boca Raton FL 33481; [www.beachfrontentertainment.com].

McGRIFF, MILTON (chron.)

• * *2236 (AMM Publishing 978-0-9793782-9-4, 2007, $16.95, 417pp, tp) Near-future SF novel. Race relations in the US deteriorate as democracy erodes, sparking resistance in black communities. AMM Publishing, PO Box 13017, Philadelphia PA 19101; [www.ammpublishing.com].

McGUIRE, JOHN J(oseph) (1917-1981) (stories) (chron.)

• * _A Planet for Texans (with H. Beam Piper) See entry under H. Beam Piper.

MacHALE, D. J. (chron.)

• * _Pendragon Book Seven: The Quillan Games (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 978-0-680-86913-6, Jan 2008, $8.99, 486pp, tp, cover by Victor Lee) [Pendragon] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 2006) young-adult fantasy, seventh in the series.
• * _Pendragon: Book Four: The Reality Bug (Simon & Schuster 978-0-4169-3628-9, May 2007, $16.99, 375pp, hc, cover by Victor Lee) [Pendragon] Reprint (Aladdin 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in the series.
• * _Pendragon: Book One: The Merchant of Death (Simon & Schuster 978-1-4169-3625-1, Jan 2007, $16.99, 374pp, hc, cover by Victor Lee) [Pendragon] Reissue (Aladdin 2002) young-adult fantasy novel, the first about interdimensional adventurer Bobby Pendragon.
• * _Pendragon: Book Three: The Never War (Simon & Schuster 978-1-4169-3627-5, Apr 2007, $16.99, 336pp, hc, cover by Victor Lee) [Pendragon] Reprint (Aladdin 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the series.
• * _Pendragon: Book Two: The Lost City of Faar (Simon & Schuster 978-1-4169-3626-8, Jan 2007, $16.99, 384pp, hc, cover by Victor Lee) [Pendragon] Reprint (Aladdin 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the series.
• * *Pendragon: The Pilgrims of Rayne (Simon & Schuster 978-1-4169-1416-7, May 2007, $16.99, 547pp, hc, cover by Victor Lee) [Pendragon] Young-adult fantasy, eighth in the series.

McINTOSH, FIONA (chron.)

• * +Emissary (HarperCollins/Eos 978-0-06-089906-6, Oct 2007, $15.95, 525pp, tp, cover by Greg Bridges) [Percheron] Fantasy novel, the second book in the Percheron series. First US edition (Voyager Australia 2006).
• * +Odalisque (HarperCollins/Eos 978-0-06-089905-9, Mar 2007, $14.95, 463pp, tp, cover by Greg Bridges) [Percheron] Fantasy novel, the first book in the Percheron Saga. Harem politics control power in Percheron, a city drawing on Constantinople. First US edition (Voyager Australia 10/05).
• * _Odalisque (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-460-9, Jul 2007, £7.99, 474pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) [Percheron] Reprint (HarperCollins Voyager Australia 2005) fantasy novel, the first book in the Percheron series. [First U.K. edition]

MACK, DAVID (stories) (chron.)

• * *Star Trek: Vanguard: Reap the Whirlwind (Pocket 978-1-4165-3414-3, Jun 2007, $7.99, 409pp, pb) [Star Trek: Vanguard] Star Trek novelization.

MACKAY, ALLIE (chron.)

• * *Highlander in Her Dreams (Penguin/Signet Eclipse 978-0-451-22263-3, Nov 2007, $6.99, 332pp, pb) Paranormal romance. Parnormal investigator Kira Bedwell is haunted by a medieval Scot until she finds a portal to the past. Mackay also writes as Sue-Ellen Welfonder.

MACKAY, SCOTT (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Phytosphere (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46158-2, Jun 2007, $6.99, 376pp, pb) SF novel. The Earth is trapped in a mysterious green sphere that blocks all sunlight from the planet.

McKEAN, DAVID (Jeff) (1963- ) (chron.)

• * _MirrorMask (with Neil Gaiman) See entry under Neil Gaiman.
• * *The Particle Tarot [The Minor Arcana] (Allen Spiegel Fine Arts/Hourglass 0-9642069-8-6, 2006, $54.00, unpaginated, hc, cover by Dave McKean) Art book, a companion to The Particle Tarot [The Major Arcana] (ASFA/Hourglass 2000, -2-7, $45.00, not seen previously). This volume offers McKean’s interpretation of the minor arcana of the tarot, illustrated with digitally manipulated photos. Introduction by Alejandro Jodorowsky. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now. Allen Spiegel Fine Arts, 221 Lobos Ave, Pacific Grove CA 93950, [www.asfa.biz].
• * _Signal to Noise (with Neil Gaiman) See entry under Neil Gaiman.

McKEE, GABRIEL (chron.)

• * *The Gospel According to Science Fiction: From the Twilight Zone to the Final Frontier (Westminster John Knox Press 978-0-664-22901-6, Jan 2007, $14.95, 291+xvi, tp) Non-fiction, a look at spiritual themes in science fiction literature, TV, and film.

McKELDEN, SHANNON (chron.)

• * _Venus Envy (Tor 978-0-7653-5497-6, Jan 2008, $7.99, 336pp, pb) Reprint (Forge 2007) fantasy romance novel. The goddess of love plays fairy godmother..

McKENNA, LINDSAY (chron.)

• * *Dark Truth (Harlequin/Silhouette Nocturne 978-0-373-61767-8, Jul 2007, $5.25, 269pp, pb) [Warriors for the Light] Paranormal romance in the Warriors for the Light series.
• * *Heart of the Storm (Harlequin/HQN 978-0-373-77225-4, Jul 2007, $6.99, 379pp, pb) Paranormal romance. Cherokee Dana Thunder Eagle has a mystical power that could stop a killer.

McKENNA, MARTIN, ed. (chron.)

• * *Fantasy Art Now: The Very Best in Contemporary Fantasy Art & Illustration (HarperCollins/Collins Design 978-0-06-137097-7, Nov 2007, $29.95, 192pp, tp, cover by Anne Stokes) Art book, a showcase of works by over 60 current artists including Donato Giancola, Yvonne Gilbert, Tony DiTerlizzi, and J.P. Targete. Foreword by Boris Vallejo.

McKIERNAN, DENNIS L(ester) (1932- ) (chron.)

• * *Once Upon a Dreadful Time (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46192-8, Oct 2007, $23.95, 395pp, hc, cover by Duane O. Myers) [Faery] Fairytale fantasy novel, fifth in the Faery series, drawing on the previous books in the series.
• * _Once Upon a Spring Morn (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46131-5, Oct 2007, $7.99, 379pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) [Faery] Reprint (Roc 2006) fairytale fantasy novel, fourth in the Faery series.
• * _Once Upon an Autumn Eve (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46097-4, May 2007, $7.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) [Faery] Reprint (Roc 2006) fairytale fantasy novel, third in the Faery series.

McKILLIP, PATRICIA A(nne) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Cygnet (Ace 978-0-441-01483-5, Mar 2007, $15.00, 406pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Cygnet] Omnibus of two fantasy novels: The Sorceress and the Cygnet (1991) and The Cygnet and the Firebird (1993). (Contents)
• * _Solstice Wood (Ace 0-441-01465-8, Jan 2007, $14.00, 278pp, tp, cover by Gary Blythe) Reprint (Ace 2006) contemporary fantasy novel.

McKINLEY, (Jennifer Carolyn) ROBIN (1952- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Blue Sword (Ace 978-0-441-01200-8, Dec 2007, $14.00, 311pp, tp) Reprint (Greenwillow 1982) fantasy novel.
• * *Dragonhaven (Penguin/Putnam 978-0-399-24675-3, Sep 2007, $17.99, 342pp, hc, cover by Pamelina Hovnatanian) Young-adult contemporary fantasy novel about a boy who lives at a reserve for endangered dragons.

McKINNEY, JACK; pseudonym of Brian C. Daley & James Luceno (stories) (chron.)

• * _Robotech: The Masters Saga: Southern Cross (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-39184-1, Mar 2007, $7.99, 504pp, pb) [Robotech] Reissue (Del Rey 2005 as Robotech: Southern Cross/Metal Fire/The Final Nightmare) omnibus of three SF novelizations based on the animated TV series. Copyrighted by Harmony Gold USA and Tatsunoko Production Co.
• * *Robotech: The New Generation: The Invid Invasion (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-49901-1, Mar 2007, $7.99, 212pp, pb) [Robotech] Omnibus of three novelizations based on the animated TV series, all first published separately in 1987 by Del Rey: Invid Invasion, Metamorphosis, and Symphony of Light. Copyrighted by Harmony Gold USA and Tasunoko Production Co. (Contents)

MacKINNON, CYNTHIA L., ed. (chron.)

• * *Light at the Edge of Darkness (Writers’ Café Press/Lost Genre Guild 978-1-934284-00-1, Jun 2007, $14.95, 363pp, tp) Original anthlogy of 27 stories of Biblical speculative fiction. Authors include A.P. Fuchs, Daniel I. Weaver, and Adam Graham. The Writers’ Cafe Press, 418 South Brookfield Dr., Lafayette IN 47905; [www.thewriterscafe.com]. (Contents)