The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

Books, Listed by Author

ROBERTSON, R. GARCIA y; see under García y Robertson, R. (stories) (chron.)

ROBINS, LANE (chron.)

• * *Maledicte (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-49573-0, Jun 2007, $14.95, 434pp, tp) Fantasy novel. The mysterious Maledicte—a woman disguised as a nobleman— seeks vengeance at the decadent court of Antyre. A first novel.

ROBINSON, CAROL L., ed. (chron.)

• * _The Cultural Influences of William Gibson, the “Father” of Cyberpunk Science Fiction: Critical and Interpretive Essays (with Carl B. Yoke) See entry under Carl B. Yoke

ROBINSON, FRANK M(alcolm) (1926- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Pulp Culture: The Art of Fiction Magazines (with Lawrence Davidson) (Collectors Press 978-1-933112-30-5, Jan 2007, $29.95, 206pp, tp, cover by Wesley Neff) Reprint (Collectors Press 1998) illustrated pictorial history of the pulp magazines. This adds an index.

ROBINSON, KIM STANLEY (1952- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Fifty Degrees Below (Bantam Spectra 978-0-553-58581-0, Feb 2007, $7.99, 603pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) [Capital Code] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2005) near-future SF novel of politics and global warming, second in the Capital Code series.
• * *Sixty Days and Counting (Bantam Spectra 978-0-553-80313-6, Mar 2007, $25.00, 388pp, hc) [Capital Code] Near-future SF novel of politics and environmental disasters, third in the Science in the Capital series.
• * _Sixty Days and Counting (Harper UK 978-0-00-714892-9, Apr 2007, £18.99, 504pp, hc, cover by Dominic Harman) [Capital Code] Reprint (Bantam 2007) SF novel. Third in the Capital Code series after Forty Signs of Rain and Fifty Degrees Below. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Sixty Days and Counting (Bantam Spectra 978-0-553-58582-7, Nov 2007, $7.99, 543pp, pb) [Capital Code] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2007) near-future SF novel of politics and ecological disasters, third in the Science in the Capital or Capital Code trilogy begun in Forty Signs of Rain.

ROBINSON, SPIDER (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Lifehouse Trilogy (Baen 978-1-4165-5511-7, Dec 2007, $24.00, 632pp, tp, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Lifehouse] Omnibus of three SF novels: Mindkiller (1982), Time Pressure (1987), and Lifehouse (1997). (Contents)
• * _Variable Star (with Robert A. Heinlein) See entry under Robert A. Heinlein

ROBSON, JUSTINA L(ouise) A(lice) (1968- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * +Keeping It Real (Prometheus/Pyr 978-1-59102-539-9, Mar 2007, $15.00, 337pp, tp) [Quantum Gravity] SF novel, the first in the Quantum Gravity series. Cyborg secret agent Lila Black must protect an elf rock star. First US edition (Gollancz 5/06).
• * *Selling Out (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07865-9, May 2007, £12.99, 284pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Quantum Gravity] Science fantasy novel, book two of the Quantum Gravity series set in a world where humanity coexists with elves and demons. A hardcover edition (-07863-5, £17.99) was announced but not seen.
• * +Selling Out (Prometheus/Pyr 978-1-59102-597-9, Oct 2007, $15.00, 360pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Quantum Gravity] Science-fantasy novel, the second in the Quantum Gravity series set in a world where a quantum bomb allowed other-dimensional elves, ghosts, and elements to enter. First US edition (Gollancz 5/07).

ROBSON, MARK (chron.)

• * *Imperial Assassin (Simon & Schuster UK 1-4169-0186-8, Nov 2006, £6.99, 326pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Darkweaver Legacy] Young-adult fantasy novel. Book two in a series.

ROCHELLE, WARREN G. (chron.)

• * *Harvest of Changelings (Golden Gryphon Press 978-1-930846-46-3, May 2007, $24.95, 313pp, hc, cover by Matt Hughes) Contemporary fantasy novel. A widower searches desperately for a gateway to Faerie to get help for his half-fairy son. Order from Golden Gryphon Press, 364 West Country Lane, Collinsville IL 62234.

ROCKWELL, MARSHEILA (stories) (chron.)

• * *Eberron: Legacy of Wolves (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4293-0, Jun 2007, $6.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Michael Komarck) [Eberron: Inquisitives] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, the third volume in the Inquisitives series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

RODEN, BARBARA, ed. (1963- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *At Ease with the Dead (with Christopher Roden) (Ash-Tree Press 978-1-55310-095-9, Jun 2007, $29.00, 375pp, tp, cover by Jason Van Hollander) Original anthology of 30 horror stories. Authors include Melanie Tem, Kealan Patrick Burke, and Robert Morrish. A limited hardcover edition (-094-2, $48.50) is also available. Ash-Tree Press, PO Box 1360, Ashcroft, BC, Canada V0K 1A0; [www.ash-tree.bc.ca/ashtreecurrent.html]. (Contents)

RODEN, CHRISTOPHER, ed. (chron.)

• * _At Ease with the Dead (with Barbara Roden) See entry under Barbara Roden.

ROGERS, CAMERON (chron.)

• * *The Music of Razors (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-49319-4, May 2007, $13.95, 314pp, tp) Dark fantasy novel. A first novel. This has been substantially expanded (by about 40,000 words) and revised from the Penguin Australia (2001) edition.

ROLLINS, JAMES; pseudonym of Jim Czajkowski (chron.)

• * _Black Order (Orion 978-0-7528-7644-3, Jan 2007, £9.99, 426pp, hc) [SIGMA Force] Reprint (Morrow 2006) paranormal thriller. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-7645-0) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Black Order (Harper 978-0-06-076537-8, Jun 2007, $7.99, 509pp, hc) [SIGMA Force] Reprint (Morrow 2006) paranormal thriller in the Sigma Force series. Copyrighted by Jim Czajkowski; Rollins also writes as James Clemens.
• * *The Judas Strain (HarperCollins/Morrow 978-0-06-076389-3, Jul 2007, $24.95, hc) [SIGMA Force] Paranormal thriller, third in the SIGMA Force series. A terrible plague rises from the depths of the Indian Ocean. Copyrighted by Jim Czajkowski; Rollins also writes as James Clemens.

ROMANKO, KAREN A., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Sporty Spec: Games of the Fantastic (Raven Electrick Ink 978-0-6151-7361-0, Nov 2007, $13.95, 153pp, tp, cover by Karen A. Romanko) Original speculative anthology of 26 flash-fiction stories and 16 poems about sports. Authors include Marge Simon, James S. Dorr, and Lawrence Schimel. Raven Electrick Ink, [http://ravenelectrick.com]. (Contents)

ROSE, ADRIENNE E.; see pseudonym Rie Sheridan (stories) (chron.)

ROSE, M. J.; pseudonym of Melisse J. Shapiro, (1963- ) (chron.)

• * *The Reincarnationist (Harlequin/Mira 978-0-7783-2420-1, Sep 2007, $24.95, 458pp, hc) [Reincarnationist] Thriller of reincarnation. An accident leaves a journalist with memories not his own — of ancient times. This is copyrighted by Melisse Shapiro.

ROSE, MALCOLM (1953- ) (chron.)

• * *Traces: Double Check (Kingfisher 0-7534-1339-6, 2006, £5.99, 214pp, tp, cover by John Fordham) [Luke Harding] Young-adult SF novel. This is dated 2006 but not seen until now.
• * +Traces: Double Check (Houghton Mifflin/Kingfisher 978-0-7534-6004-7, Jan 2007, $5.95, 215pp, tp) [Luke Harding] Young-adult SF detective novel, fourth in a series about 16-year-old forensic investigator Luke Harding and his robot sidekick Malc. First US edition (Kingfisher UK 7/06).
• * *Traces: Final Lap (Houghton Mifflin/Kingfisher 978-0-7534-6005-4, Jan 2007, $5.95, 231pp, tp) [Luke Harding] Young-adult SF detective novel, fifth in a series about 16-year-old forensic investigator Luke Harding and his robot sidekick Malc.
• * _Traces: Framed! (Houghton Mifflin/Kingfisher 978-0-7534-5971-3, May 2007, $5.95, 223pp, tp) [Luke Harding] Reissue (Kingfisher UK 2005) young-adult SF detective novel, first in a series about 16-year-old forensic investigator Luke Harding and his robot sidekick Malc.
• * _Traces: Lost Bullet (Houghton Mifflin/Kingfisher 978-0-7534-5980-5, May 2007, $5.95, 204pp, tp, cover by John Fordham) [Luke Harding] Reissue (Kingfisher UK 2005) young-adult SF detective novel, second in a series.
• * +Traces: Roll Call (Houghton Mifflin/Kingfisher 0-7534-5923-X, 2005, $5.95, 213pp, tp) [Luke Harding] Young-adult SF detective novel, third in a series about a teen detective Luke Harding and his AI sidekick. First US edition (Kingfisher UK 2005). This is dated 2005, but not seen until now.

ROSEN, SELINA (stories) (chron.)

• * *Strange Robby (Meisha Merlin 1-59222-047-9, Jul 2006, $16.00, 364pp, tp, cover by Hoang Nguyen) SF mystery. Police detectives Spider Webb and her partner Tommy Chan are too burned out to care when a vigilante with a strange weapon starts killing criminals — until a task force starts investigating Spider. A hardcover edition (-046-0) is also available.

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• * *Houston: We’ve Got Bubbas! (Yard Dog Press 978-1-893687-86-8, Jun 2007, $18.00, 329pp, tp, cover by Keith Berdak) [Bubba] Original anthology of 29 SF stories, the fifth volume in the shared-world series begun in Bubbas of the Apocalypse about a postholocaust world where only Bubbas survived a zombie plague. Authors include Laura J. Underwood, Dayton Ward, and James S. Dorr. Order from Yard Dog Press, 710 W Redbud Lane, Alma AR 72921-7247; [www.yarddogpress.com]. (Contents)

ROSENBAUM, BEV KATZ (chron.)

• * *I Was a Teenage Popsicle (Berkley Jam 0-425-21180-0, Oct 2006, $9.99, 248pp, tp) Young-adult SF/romance. A cryogenically frozen teen is thawed ten years in the future — and people are trying to shut down the clinic where her parents are still frozen. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now.

ROSENBERG, AARON (chron.)

• * *Warhammer: Hour of the Daemon (BL Publishing/Black Library 978-1-84416-368-7, Nov 2007, £6.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Max Bertolini) [Warhammer: Daemon Gates] Fantasy novelization set in the roleplaying game universe, the third in the Daemon Gates trilogy.
• * +Warhammer: Hour of the Daemon (BL Publishing/Black Library US 978-1-84416-368-7, Dec 2007, $7.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Max Bertolini) [Warhammer: Daemon Gates] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, the third book in the Daemon Gates trilogy. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (11/07) edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.
• * *Warhammer: Night of the Daemon (BL Publishing/Black Library 978-1-84416-367-0, Jan 2007, £6.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Max Bertolini) [Warhammer: Daemon Gates] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game universe, the second book in the Daemon Gates trilogy.
• * +Warhammer: Night of the Daemon (BL Publishing/Black Library US 978-1-84416-367-0, Feb 2007, $7.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Max Bertolini) [Warhammer: Daemon Gates] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, the second book in the Daemon Gates trilogy. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (1/07) edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.
• * *World of WarCraft: Tide of Darkness (Pocket Star 978-1-4165-3990-2, Sep 2007, $7.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Glenn Rane) [World of WarCraft] Novelization based on the world of the game. Copyrighted by Blizzard Entertainment.

ROSENBERG, JOEL (1954- ) (chron.)

• * _Murder in LaMut (with Raymond E. Feist) See entry under Raymond E. Feist

ROSENBLUM, MARY (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Horizons (Tor 978-0-7653-5515-7, Nov 2007, $6.99, 324pp, pb, cover by John Harris) Reprint (Tor 2006) SF novel.
• * *Water Rites (Fairwood Press 0-9789078-1-7, Feb 2007, $17.99, 305pp, tp) [Drylands] Collection of near-future SF novel The Drylands (1993) plus three related stories, all set in a world changed by global warming. The novel has been somewhat rewritten. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.fairwoodpress.com], or from Fairwood Press, 5203 Quincy Ave SE, Auburn WA 98092. (Contents)

ROSS, DEBORAH J. (1947- ) (chron.)

• * _The Alton Gift (with Marion Zimmer Bradley) See entry under Marion Zimmer Bradley.

ROTHFUSS, PATRICK (chron.)

• * *The Name of the Wind (DAW 978-0-7564-0407-9, Apr 2007, $24.95, 662pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Kingkiller Chronicle; Kvothe] Fantasy novel about Kvothe, a young man who becomes a notorious magician, thief, musician, and assassin. The first book (or “Day 1”) in the Kingkiller Chronicle trilogy. A first novel.
• * _The Name of the Wind (SFBC #1229007, Jun 2007, $13.99, 662pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Kingkiller Chronicle; Kvothe] Reprint (DAW 2007) fantasy novel, the first in a series about Kvothe, a notorious mage and musician. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Name of the Wind (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-08138-3, Sep 2007, £14.99, ii+662pp, tp) [Kingkiller Chronicle; Kvothe] Reprint (DAW 2007) fantasy novel, the first book, or “Day One”, of the Kingkiller Chronicle. A hardcover edition (-08139-0, £18.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]

ROUILLARD, MICHELLE; see pseudonym Michelle Rowen (chron.)

ROUSSEAU, VICTOR; pseudonym of Victor Rousseau Emanuel, (1879-1960) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Tracer of Egos (Spectre Library, The 978-0-9791734-0-0, Aug 2007, $40.00, 171pp, hc, cover by Paul Ikin) [Dr. Phileas Immanuel] Collection of 12 weird stories about occult detective Dr. Phileas Immanuel, none previously collected. The introduction by Morgan A. Wallace discusses the series’ history. This is a limited edition of 200. The Spectre Library, Morgan A. Wallace, [spectrelibrary@gmail.com]. (Contents)

ROVIN, JEFF(rey Daniel) (1951- ) (chron.)

• * *Conversations with the Devil (Tor/Forge 978-0-765-30703-3, Mar 2007, $24.95, 429pp, hc) Horror novel. An ex-Catholic psychologist investigating Satanism actually summons the Devil.

ROWE, STEPHANIE (chron.)

• * *He Loves Me, He Loves Me Hot (Warner Forever 978-0-446-61901-1, May 2007, $6.99, 332pp, pb) [Goblet of Eternal Youth] Humorous paranormal-romance adventure, third in the series begun in Date Me, Baby, One More Time.
• * *Sex & the Immortal Bad Boy (Grand Central/Forever 978-0-446-61902-8, Nov 2007, $6.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Michael Storrings) [Goblet of Eternal Youth] Humorous paranormal-romance adventure, fourth in the series begun in Date Me, Baby, One More Time. The rivka Paige asks a supernatural assassin to help her sneak into heaven to save her soul.

ROWEN, MICHELLE; pseudonym of Michelle Rouillard (chron.)

• * *Fanged & Fabulous (Warner Forever 978-0-446-61862-5, Jul 2007, $6.99, 331pp, pb) [Sarah Dearly] Humorous vampire romance novel, sequel to Bitten & Smitten. Nearly new vampire Sarah Dearly discovers she’s developed an unwanted reputation as a slayer of vampire slayers.

ROWLEY, GWEN (chron.)

• * *Knights of the Round Table: Gawain (Jove 978-0-515-14349-2, Sep 2007, $6.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Aleta Rafton) [Knights of the Round Table] Arthurian romance.
• * *Knights of the Round Table: Geraint (Jove 978-0-515-14263-1, Mar 2007, $6.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Aleta Rafton) [Knights of the Round Table] Paranormal romance/Arthurian fantasy.

ROWLING, J. K. (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Scholastic/Levine 978-0-545-01022-1, Jul 2007, $34.99, 759pp, hc, cover by Mary GrandPré) [Harry Potter] Young-adult fantasy, seventh and final in the series. A slipcased deluxe edition (-02937-7, $65.00) with different dustjacket art and added color plate is also available.
• * *Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-9105-4, Jul 2007, £17.99, 607pp, hc) [Harry Potter] Young-adult fantasy novel, seventh and final in the Harry Potter series. Simultaneous with the US (Scholastic/Levine) edition. An adult edition (-9106-1, £17.99) and deluxe adult edition (-9107-8, £35.00) are also available.

RUBENSTEIN, GILLIAN; see pseudonym Lian Hearn (chron.)

RUBY, LAURA (chron.)

• * *The Chaos King (HarperCollins/Eos 978-0-06-075258-3, Jun 2007, $16.99, 325pp, hc, cover by Brandon Dorman) [Wall and the Wing] Young-adult fantasy, sequel to The Wall and the Wing.
• * _The Invisible Girl (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 978-0-00-721008-4, Aug 2007, £5.99, 335pp, tp, cover by Darren Hopes) [Wall and the Wing] Reprint (Eos 2006 as The Wall and the Wing) young-adult fantasy, the first in a series.
• * _The Wall and the Wing (HarperCollins/Eos 978-0-06-076257-6, Jun 2007, $6.99, 327pp, tp, cover by Brandon Dorman) [Wall and the Wing] Reprint (Eos 2006) young-adult fantasy.

RUCKA, GREG (1969- ) (chron.)

• * *Perfect Dark: Second Front (Tor 978-0-765-31572-4, Jan 2007, $12.95, 368pp, tp) Novelization based on the near-future computer game. Copyrighted by Microsoft.
• * _Perfect Dark: Second Front (Tor 978-0-7653-5474-7, Jun 2007, $7.99, 368pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 2006) novelization based on the near-future computer game. Copyrighted by Microsoft.

RUCKER, RUDY; [i.e., Rudolf von Bitter Rucker] (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Postsingular (Tor 978-0-7653-1741-4, Oct 2007, $25.95, 320pp, hc) Near-future SF novel. Sentient nanotechnology and giant humanoids from another dimension threaten to drastically change the world.

RUCKLEY, BRIAN (chron.)

• * _Winterbirth (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-424-1, Aug 2007, £7.99, 544pp, tp, cover by Gene Mollica) [Godless World] Reprint (Orbit 2006) fantasy novel, book one in The Godless World series.
• * +Winterbirth (Orbit US 978-0-316-06769-0, Sep 2007, $14.99, 541pp, tp, cover by Gene Mollica) [Godless World] Fantasy novel, the first in the Godless World series. First US edition (Orbit 10/06).

RUFF, MATT(hew Theron) (1965- ) (chron.)

• * *Bad Monkeys (HarperCollins 978-0-06-124041-6, Jul 2007, $20.00, 230pp, hc) SF thriller. A woman in jail tells a psychiatrist about her work as part of a secret organization fighting evil.