The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

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NIMMO, JENNY (chron.) (continued)

* _The Chestnut Soldier (Scholastic/Orchard 978-0-439-84177-6, Apr 2007, $9.99, 203pp, hc, cover by Brandon Dorman) [Magician] Reprint (Methuen 1989) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the Magician trilogy. This is bound in boards.
NIVEN, LARRY; [i.e., Laurence van Cott Niven] (1938- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Burning Tower (with Jerry E. Pournelle) (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-218-6, Jan 2007, £8.99, ix+613pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Mana; Burning City] Reprint (Pocket 2005) fantasy novel. Second in a series after The Burning City.
* *Fleet of Worlds (with Edward M. Lerner) (Tor 978-0-7653-1825-1, Oct 2007, $24.95, 299pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Known Space] SF novel set in Niven’s Known Space 200 years before Ringworld.
* _N-Space (Tor 978-0-7653-1824-4, Aug 2007, $15.95, 534pp, tp, cover by Ray Massey) [Known Space] Reprint (Tor 1990) collection of fiction and non-fiction.
_____, ed. * _Man-Kzin Wars XI (Baen 978-1-4165-2148-8, Sep 2007, $7.99, 489pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Known Space; Man-Kzin Wars] Reprint (Baen 2005) anthology of six stories set in Larry Niven’s Known Space universe.
NIX, GARTH (1963- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Across the Wall: A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 978-0-00-722146-2, Oct 2007, £6.99, 352pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (HarperCollins/Eos 2005) young-adult collection of 12 stories, one in the Abhorsen series, with introduction and story notes by Nix. (Contents)
* _The Keys to the Kingdom, Book 4: Sir Thursday (Scholastic 978-0-439-43657-1, Mar 2007, $6.99, 344pp, tp, cover by John Blackford) [Keys to the Kingdom] Reprint (Scholastic 2006) young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in a seven-part series. Simultaneous with the Australian (Allen & Unwin) edition.
* *The Keys to the Kingdom, Book 5: Lady Friday (Scholastic Press 978-0-439-70088-7, Mar 2007, $17.99, 304pp, hc, cover by John Blackford) [Keys to the Kingdom] Young-adult fantasy novel, fifth in a seven-part series.
* *Lady Friday (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 978-0-00-717509-4, Mar 2007, £5.99, 374pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Keys to the Kingdom] Young-adult fantasy novel. Book five of the Keys to the Kingdom series. Simultaneous with the US (Scholastic) edition.
* *One Beastly Beast (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 978-0-00-723409-7, Apr 2007, £5.99, 224pp, tp) Children’s fantasy collection of four stories, one original, the three reprints originally published in Australia as singleton “Chapter Books for Younger Readers”). (Contents)
* +One Beastly Beast (Two Aliens, Three Inventors, Four Fantastic Tales) (HarperCollins/Eos 978-0-06-084319-9, Aug 2007, $15.99, 158pp, hc, cover by Brian Biggs) Children’s collection/omnibus of four stories, one original, three published in Australia as separate books: Blackbread the Pirate (1999), Bill the Inventor (1998), and Serena and the Sea Serpent (2000). Illustrated by Brian Biggs. First US edition (HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks UK 4/07).
* _The Seventh Tower: Castle (Scholastic 978-0-439-17683-5, Dec 2007, $5.99, 215pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Castle] Reissue (Scholastic 2000) young-adult novel set in the Castle world, the second in a series of six. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm; 13th printing.
* _The Seventh Tower: The Fall (Scholastic 978-0-439-17682-8, Dec 2007, $5.99, 195pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Castle] Reissue (Scholastic 2000) young-adult novel set in the Castle world, the first of in a series of six. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm; 17th printing.
* _Shade’s Children (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 978-0-00-717498-0, Aug 2007, £6.99, 351pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (HarperCollins Australia Children’s Books 1997) young-adult SF novel.
NIZET, MARIE (stories) (chron.)

* *Captain Vampire (with Brian Stableford,trans.) (Black Coat Press 978-1-934543-01-6, Jul 2007, $16.95, 165pp, tp, cover by Hank Mayo) Vampire novella. Translated/adapted by Brian Stableford from the French Le Capitaine Vampire (Auguste Ghio 1879); Stableford also provides an introduction on the book’s history, afterword, and notes. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.blackcoatpress.com], or from Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416.
NOLAN, WILLIAM F(rancis) (1928- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Nightshadows (Fairwood Press/Darkwood Press 978-0-9789078-4-6, Dec 2007, $17.99, 303pp, tp) Dark fantasy collection of 23 stories, one original and one revised, most written in the last ten years, with comments on each by the author. Fairwood Press, 21528 104th St. Ct. E, Bonney Lake WA 98391; [www.fairwoodpress.com]. (Contents)
NOLEN-WEATHINGTON, ERIC (chron.)

* _Modern Masters Volume Eleven: Charles Vess (with Charles Vess & Christopher Irving) See entry under Charles Vess.
NORTON, ALICE MARY; see under Norton, Andre (stories) (chron.)
NORTON, ANDRE; [born Alice Mary Norton] (1912-2005); formerly Alice Mary Norton (stories) (chron.)

* _Beast Master’s Quest (with Lyn McConchie) (Tor 978-0-7653-5334-4, Jun 2007, $6.99, 302pp, pb, cover by Julie Bell) [Hosteen Storm] Reprint (Tor 2006) SF novel, the third in a series of sequels to Norton’s The Beast Master.
* _Dark Companion (Baen 978-1-4165-2119-8, Apr 2007, $7.99, 566pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Baen 2005) omnibus of two far-future SF novels: Dark Piper (1968) and Dread Companion (1970).
* *Dragon Mage (with Jean Rabe) (Tor 978-0-7653-1659-2, Jan 2008, $24.95, 304pp, hc, cover by Tristan. Elwell) [Magic Books] Fantasy novel, outlined by Norton and finished by Rabe, sequel to Norton’s Dragon Magic. Young Sky is transported from Wisconsin to ancient Babylon, where she must learn dragon magic and defeat a dark wizard.
* *From the Sea to the Stars (Baen 978-1-4165-2122-8, May 2007, $15.00, 339pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Omnibus of Sea Siege (1957) and Star Gate (1958). (Contents)
* _Masks of the Outcasts (Baen 978-1-4165-221389, Jul 2007, $7.99, 456pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Baen 2005) Omnibus of two novels: Catseye (1961) and Night of Masks (1964).
* _Moonsinger (SFBC #1225358, Apr 2007, $12.99, 405pp, hc, cover by Alan Pollack) Reprint (Baen 2006) omnibus of two novels about the Moonsinger Maelen: Moon of Three Rings (1966) and Exiles of the Stars (1971). This is similar to the Baen edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Moonsinger (Baen 978-1-4165-5517-9, Jan 2008, $7.99, 419pp, pb, cover by Alan Pollack) [Moonsinger] Reprint (Baen 2006) omnibus of two novels about the Moonsinger Maelen: Moon of Three Rings (1966) and Exiles of the Stars (1971).
* _Plague Ship (Wildside Press 1-55742-994-4, 2006, $11.95, 148pp, tp) [Solar Queen] Reprint (Gnome Press 1956 as by Andrew North) SF novel, the first in the Solar Queen/Dane Thorson series. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now. A print-on-demand edition available online at [www.wildsidepress.com]; Wildside Press, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850.
* _Red Hart Magic (Tor/Starscape 978-0-765-35302-3, Feb 2007, $5.99, 201pp, tp, cover by Tristan Elwell) [Magic] Reprint (Crowell 1976) young-adult fantasy novel in the Magic series.
* _Return to Quag Keep (with Jean Rabe) (Tor 978-0-7653-5152-4, Jan 2008, $6.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Justin Sweet) [Quag Keep] Reprint (Tor 2006) fantasy novel, sequel to Quag Keep, the first novel based on Dungeons & Dragons. Packaged by Bill Fawcett & Associates.
* _Star Born (Dorchester/Cosmos Books 978-0-8439-5914-7, Nov 2007, $6.99, 238pp, pb, cover by Ian Field-Richards) Reprint (World 1957) SF novel.
* *Star Flight (Baen 978-1-4165-5506-3, Oct 2007, $24.00, 374pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Astra] Omnibus of two SF novels: The Stars Are Ours (1954) and Star Born (1957). (Contents)
* _Star Soldiers (Baen 0-7434-3554-0, Dec 2006, $6.99, 471pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) Reissue (Baen 2001) SF omnibus of two SF novels, Star Guard (1955) and Star Rangers (1953). Third printing.
* _A Taste of Magic (with Jean Rabe) (Tor 978-0-7653-5433-4, Sep 2007, $6.99, 303pp, pb, cover by Tristan Elwell) Reprint (Tor 2006) fantasy novel, started and plotted by Norton and finished by Rabe.
* _The Time Traders (Wildside Press 1-55742-956-1, 2006, $13.95, 157pp, tp) [Time Agents] Reprint (World 1958) SF novel, the first in the Time Agents series. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now. A print-on-demand edition available online at [www.wildsidepress.com]; Wildside Press, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850.
NOVEMBER, SHARYN, ed. (chron.)

* _Firebirds Rising (Penguin/Firebird 978-0-14-240936-7, Oct 2007, $9.99, 528pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Firebird 2006) young-adult original anthology of 16 stories.
NOVIK, NAOMI (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Black Powder War (HarperVoyager 978-0-00-721917-9, Aug 2007, £7.99, 358pp, tp, cover by Andrew Davidson) [Temeraire] Reprint (Del Rey 2006) fantasy novel, the third book in the Temeraire historical fantasy series set in the Napoleonic era. Temeraire returns overland from China to pick up valuable dragon eggs in Istanbul.
* *Empire of Ivory (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-49687-4, Oct 2007, $7.99, 405pp, pb) [Temeraire] Fantasy novel, the fourth in the Temeraire historical fantasy series mixing dragons with warfare in the Napoleonic era. Laurence and Temeraire head to Africa in search of a cure for a dragon disease.
* _Empire of Ivory (HarperVoyager 978-0-00-725673-0, Nov 2007, £14.99, 393pp, hc, cover by Andrew Davidson) [Temeraire] Reprint (Del Rey 2007) fantasy novel. Book four in the Temeraire series. [First U.K. edition]
* _Temeraire (HarperVoyager 978-0-00-725871-0, Aug 2007, £7.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Andrew Davidson) [Temeraire] Reprint (Voyager 2006) historical fantasy novel about dragons in the Napoleonic wars. Published in the US as His Majesty’s Dragon.
* _Temeraire: Black Powder War (HarperVoyager 978-0-00-721915-5, Jan 2007, £14.99, 341pp, hc, cover by Dominic Harman) [Temeraire] Reprint (Del Rey 2006) fantasy novel. Book three in the series. [First U.K. edition]
* _Throne of Jade (HarperVoyager 978-0-00-725872-7, Aug 2007, £7.99, 191pp, pb, cover by Andrew Davidson) [Temeraire] Reprint (Del Rey 2006) fantasy novel, the second book in the Temeraire historical fantasy series set in the Napoleonic era. The dragon Temeraire and his captain travel to China.
NOYES, DEBORAH, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* *The Restless Dead (Candlewick Press 978-0-7636-2906-9, Aug 2007, $16.99, xi+253pp, hc) Young-adult original anthology of ten horror stories. Authors include Kelly Link, M.T. Anderson, and Holly Black. (Contents)
NUTMAN, PHILIP (1963- ) (chron.)

* _Wet Work (Overlook Connection Press 1-892950-83-9, Nov 2007, $44.95, 300pp, tp, cover by John Bergin) Reprint (Jove 1993) zombie horror novel. This is the corrected, definitive edition originally published by Overlook Connection in 2005 (-64-2, hc) but not seen. Introduction by Douglas E. Winter. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.overlookconnection.com], or from Overlook Connection Press, PO Box 1934, Hiram GA 30141.
NYE, JODY LYNN (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Class Dis-Mythed (with Robert Lynn Asprin) See entry under Robert Lynn Asprin.
* _Myth-Told Tales (with Robert Lynn Asprin) See entry under Robert Lynn Asprin.
* *An Unexpected Apprentice (Tor 978-0-7653-1433-8, Jun 2007, $25.95, 400pp, hc, cover by Michael Kaluta) Fantasy novel. A female smallfolk (a hobbitlike race) decides to become a wizard’s apprentice.
NYLUND, ERIC S. (1964- ) (chron.)

* _Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (Tor 978-0-765-35470-9, Apr 2007, $7.99, 383pp, pb) [Halo] Reprint (Tor 2006) novelization based on the computer game. Copyrighted by Microsoft.
* _Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-0-330-44511-5, Jun 2007, £6.99, 383pp, pb) [Halo] Reprint (Tor 2006) novelization based on the video game. [First U.K. edition]
O’BRIEN, ROBERT C.; pseudonym of Robert Lesly Carroll Conly, (1922-1973) (chron.)

* _Z for Zachariah (Simon Pulse 978-1-4169-3921-4, Jul 2007, $6.99, 249pp, tp, cover by Sammy Yuen, Jr.) Reprint (Atheneum 1974) young-adult postapocalyptic SF novel.
OCHSE, WESTON (stories) (chron.)

* *Recalled to Life (Delirium Books no ISBN, Apr 2007, $50.00, 317pp, hc, cover by Vince Locke) [Cycle of the Aegis] Horror novel, the first book in the Cycle of the Aegis trilogy. Part previously appeared in the chapbook novella Natural Selection (2001). This is a limited edition of 250; a lettered edition of 26 is also available. Delirium Books, PO Box 338, North Webster IN 46555; [srstaley@deliriumbooks.com]; [www.deliriumbooks.com].
* *Vampire Outlaw of the Milky Way (Bad Moon Books no ISBN, Mar 2007, $15.00, 94pp, tp, cover by Chad Savage) SF novella alternating between the story of an autistic child and the space opera adventures of the outlaw vampire Monray da Kine. Introduction by Brian Keene. This is a limited edition of 300 signed by both Ochse and Keene. Bad Moon Books, 1854 W. Chateau Ave., Anaheim CA 92804; [www.badmoonbooks.com].
O’DAY-FLANNERY, CONSTANCE (chron.)

* _Best Laid Plans (Tor 0-765-35403-9, Dec 2007, $4.99, 344pp, pb) [Guardian] Reissue (Tor 2006) fantasy romance novel, the first in the Guardian series about the Yellow Brick Road Gang, a group of close women friends who dabble in magic. This is a special down-priced edition.
* _Colliding Forces (Tor 978-0-7653-5889-9, Dec 2007, $4.99, 342pp, pb) Reissue (Tor 2005) paranormal romance. This is a special down-priced edition.
* *Old Friends (Tor 978-0-7653-5405-1, Dec 2007, $6.99, 295pp, pb) [Guardian] Fantasy romance novel, the third in the series about the Yellow Brick Road Gang and their spiritual searches.
* _Shifting Love (Tor 978-0-7653-5888-2, Dec 2007, $4.99, 324pp, pb) Reissue (Tor 2004) fantasy romance novel. This is a special down-priced edition.
ODOM, MEL(vin Lewis, III) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Hellgate: London: Book 1: Exodus (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-08128-4, Jul 2007, £7.99, 419pp, tp) [Hellgate: London] Reprint (Pocket Star 2007) fantasy novelization, the first in a trilogy based on the video game from Flagship Studios. [First U.K. edition]
* *Hellgate: London: Exodus (Pocket Star 978-1-4165-2579-0, Jul 2007, $7.99, 466pp, pb) Novelization based on the dark fantasy computer game. Copyrighted by Flagship Studios.
* *The Quest for the Trilogy (Tor 978-0-765-31517-5, Mar 2007, $25.95, 462pp, hc, cover by Tim Hildebrandt & Greg Hildebrandt) [Rover] Fantasy novel in the Rover series, told in three parts about quests.
OEMING, MICHAEL AVON, et al. (chron.)

* _Magician: Apprentice, Volume One (with Bryan Glass & Raymond E. Feist) See entry under Raymond E. Feist
OGDEN, MARGARET; see under Lindholm, Megan (chron.)
OGILVY, IAN (chron.)

* *Measle and the Doompit (Oxford University Press 978-0-19-272622-3, Sep 2007, £9.99, 316pp, tp, cover by Chris Mould) [Measle] Humorous young-adult fantasy novel. Book five in the Measle series. Illustrated by Chris Mould.
* _Measle and the Slitherghoul (Oxford University Press 978-0-19-272616-2, May 2007, £5.99, 358pp, tp, cover by Chris Mould) [Measle] Reprint (Oxford University Press 2006) young-adult fantasy novel. Book four in the Measle series.
OGIWARA, NORIKO (chron.)

* _Dragon Sword and Wind Child (VizMedia 978-1-4215-1501-4, Oct 2007, $16.99, 286pp, hc, cover by Miho Satake) [Tales of the Magatama] Reprint (Farrar, Straus, & Giroux 1993) fantasy novel, the first book in the Tales of the Magatama trilogy about amulets with forgotten powers their bearers must rediscover to save the world. Translated by Cathy Hirano from the Japanese Sorairo Magatama (Fukutake Shoten 1988); the copyright page indicates the “original edition published in Japan” is a 1996 Tokuma Shoten edition. Illustrated by Miho Satake.
O’GREEN, JENNIFER MITCHELL ROBERSON; see under Roberson, Jennifer (chron.)
Ò; GUILÍN, PEADAR (stories) (chron.)

* *The Inferior (Random House/Fickling UK 978-0-385-61095-7, Sep 2007, £12.99, 438pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel of a savage tribe living in a ruined city.
OKORAFOR(-Mbachu), NNEDI(ma) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Shadow Speaker (Hyperion/Jump at the Sun 978-1-4231-0033-1, Oct 2007, $16.00, 336pp, hc) Young-adult near-future postholocaust science-fantasy novel mixing magic and high tech. Ejii struggles to master her magical powers in 2070 West Africa.
OLBINSKI, RAFAL (chron.)

* *Women: Motifs and Variations (Hudson Hills Press 1-55595-266-6, 2005, $50.00, 175pp, hc, cover by Rafal Olbinski) Art book with surreal/fantastic paintings featuring women. Introduction by Matthew Gurewitsch. This includes an interview with the artist by Lawrence Weschler. This is dated 2005, but may actually be 2007.
OLIPHANT, MRS.; [i.e., Margaret Wilson Oliphant] (1828-1897) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Library Window (University of Tampa Press 978-1-59732-011-5, 2006, $12.00, 68+xvi, tp) Ghost novella, originally published in Blackwood’s in 1896. Edited and with critical introduction, afterword, and notes by Elizabeth Winston. The first volume in the Insistent Visions series reprinting underappreciated 19th-century genre fiction. A hardcover edition (-011-5, $20.00) was announced but not seen. Order from the University of Tampa Press, 401 West Kennedy Blvd, Tampa FL 33606; [http://utpress.ut.edu].
OLIPHANT, MARGARET (née Wilson) (1828-1897); see under Oliphant, Mrs. (stories) (chron.)
OLIVER, JANA G. (chron.)

* *Sojourn (Dragon Moon Press 978-1-896944-30-2, 2006, $19.95, 367pp, tp, cover by L. W. Perkins) [Time Rovers; Jack the Ripper] Victorian time-travel fantasy novel involving shape-shifters and Jack the Ripper. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now. Dragon Moon Press, [www.dragonmoonpress.com].
* *Virtual Evil (Hades/Dragon Moon Press 978-1-896944-76-0, Oct 2007, $19.95, 330pp, tp, cover by L. W. Perkins) [Time Rovers] Time-travel SF novel, book two in the Time Rovers series after Sojourn. Dragon Moon Press, PO Box 1714, Calgary Alberta, Canada T2P 2L7; [www.dragonmoonpress.com].
O’MAHONY, DANIEL (1973- ) (chron.)

* *Force Majeure (Telos 978-1-84583-050-2, Aug 2007, £7.99, 175pp, tp, cover by Gwyn Jeffers & David J. Howe) Fantasy novel. A lost city in the Andes is about to be revealed to the outside world.

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