The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

Books, Listed by Author

TRACEY, RHIAN (chron.)

• * *True Colours (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-8941-9, Aug 2007, £5.99, 270pp, tp, cover by Anna Hymas) Young-adult fantasy of a teen who gains the ability to read auras.

TRAVISS, KAREN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Ally (HarperCollins/Eos 978-0-06-088232-7, Apr 2007, $7.99, 388pp, pb) [*Wess’har Wars] SF novel, fifth in the Wess’har Wars series begun in City of Pearl.
• * *Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 978-0-345-47740-8, Jun 2007, $25.95, 367pp, hc, cover by Jason Felix) [Star Wars: Legacy of the Force] Star Wars novelization based on the universe of the movies. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
• * _Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice (LucasBooks/Random House UK/Century 978-1-844-13303-1, Jun 2007, £17.99, 367pp, hc, cover by Jason Felix) [Star Wars: Legacy of the Force] Reprint (Del Rey 2007) SF novelization based on the world of the films, the fifth in a subseries. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Star Wars: Republic Commando: True Colors (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 978-0-345-49800-7, Nov 2007, $7.99, 472pp, pb) [Star Wars: Republic Commando] Star Wars novelization based on the video game based on the universe of the movies. This includes story “Star Wars: Republic Commando: Odds”. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. Simultaneous with the Orbit UK edition.
• * *Star Wars: Republic Commando: True Colours (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-650-4, Nov 2007, £6.99, ii+451pp, pb) [Star Wars: Republic Commando] Novelization based on the Star Wars universe. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey). This includes a prequel short story, “Star Wars: Republic Commando: Odds”. (Contents)

TREMBLAY, PAUL G. (stories) (chron.)

• * *City Pier: Above and Below (Wildside Press/Prime Books 978-0-8095-7183-3, May 2007, $9.95, 94pp, tp) [City Pier] SF novella composed of four SF/noir/surreal stories set in City Pier, a city built on top of a huge maze of sequoia trees. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.primebooks.net] or from Wildside Press, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850. (Contents)

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• * *Bandersnatch (with Sean Wallace) (Wildside Press/Prime Books 978-0-8095-7266-3, Oct 2007, $19.95, 197pp, hc, cover by Danny Malboeuf) Original anthology of 13 strange stories. Authors include Alan DeNiro, Nick Mamatas, and Ursula Pflug. This is a paper-over-board edition. Prime Books, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.prime-books.com]. (Contents)
• * _Fantasy (with Sean Wallace) See entry under Sean Wallace.

TRENT, TIFFANY (chron.)

• * *Hallowmere: By Venom’s Sweet Sting (Wizards of the Coast/Mirrorstone 978-0-7869-4230-5, Jan 2008, $8.95, 293pp, tp) [Hallowmere] Young-adult Victorian dark fantasy, the second in a series about six teenaged girls pursued by the Fey. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Hallowmere: In the Serpent’s Coils (Wizards of the Coast/Mirrorstone 978-0-7869-4229-9, Sep 2007, $8.95, 293pp, tp) [Hallowmere] Young-adult historical dark fantasy mystery, the first in a series about six teenaged girls and vampiric fairies. A first novel.

TSUTSUI, YASUTAKA (1934- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Salmonella Men on Planet Porno (Alma Books 978-1-84688-016-2, Oct 2006, £10.99, 252pp, tp) Collection of 13 humorous stories, with many metafictional/surreal, SF, and/or fantasy elements. Translated from the Japanese by Andrew Driver. This appeared in the UK 10/06, but was not seen until now; this is an international edition available in the US for $17.95. (Contents)

TUNNELL, MICHAEL O. (chron.)

• * *Moon Without Magic (Penguin/Dutton 978-0-525-47729-7, Oct 2007, $17.99, 218pp, hc, cover by Jo Tronc) [Wishing Moon] Young-adult fantasy, sequel to Wishing Moon.

TUREK, RICHARD (chron.)

• * *Oz in Perspective: Magic and Myth in the L. Frank Baum Books (McFarland 978-0-7864-2899-6, Feb 2007, $35.00, 229pp, tp) [Oz] Critical non-fiction looking at the entire series of Oz books chronologically with an eye to themes and the usage of mythical and archetypal elements. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. McFarland, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com]. [Baum]

TURNER, MEGAN WHALEN (stories) (chron.)

• * _The King of Attolia (HarperCollins/Eos/Greenwillow 978-0-06-083579-8, Jun 2007, $7.99, 387pp, tp, cover by Vince Natale) [Thief] Reprint (Greenwillow 2006) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the series begun in The Thief. This includes a separately paginated new short story, “Eddis”. (Contents)

TURTLEDOVE, HARRY (Norman) (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Beyond the Gap (Tor 978-0-765-31710-0, Feb 2007, $24.95, 332pp, hc, cover by Justin Sweet) [Opening of the World] Fantasy novel, the first in the Opening of the World trilogy set in a time of ice and mammoths. Receding ice opens a gap in the great Glacier that leads to unknown lands and adventures.
• * _Beyond the Gap (SFBC #1232861, Apr 2007, $12.49, 332pp, hc, cover by Justin Sweet) [Opening of the World] Reprint (Tor 2007) fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Bridge of the Separator (Baen 978-1-4165-2139-6, Jul 2007, $7.99, 565pp, pb, cover by Tom Kidd) [Videssos] Reprint (Baen 2005) fantasy novel in the Videssos series.
• * _The Disunited States of America (Tor 978-0-7653-5378-8, Jul 2007, $6.99, 288pp, pb) [Crosstime Traffic] Reprint (Tor 2006) SF novel, the fourth book in the Crosstime Traffic series about traders doing business in alternate dimensions.
• * _Every Inch a King (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-48736-0, Mar 2007, $14.95, 297pp, tp, cover by Tristan Elwell) Reprint (ISFiC 2005) humorous fantasy novel.
• * _Fort Pillow (St. Martin’s Griffin 978-0-312-35477-0, May 2007, $14.95, 329pp, tp, cover by Dennis Lyall) Reprint (St. Martin’s 2006) associational historical novel of the Civil War.
• * *The Gladiator (Tor 978-0-7653-1486-4, Jun 2007, $23.95, 288pp, hc, cover by Scott M. Fischer) [Crosstime Traffic] SF novel, fifth in the Crosstime Traffic series. A young trader gets left behind when his gaming store is shut down for using war games to secretly teach capitalist principles in a dimension where the Soviet Union won the cold war.
• * _In High Places (Tor 978-0-765-34627-8, Feb 2007, $6.99, 210pp, pb, cover by Kazuhiko Sano) [Crosstime Traffic] Reprint (Tor 2006) SF novel, third in the Crosstime Traffic series.
• * *Opening Atlantis (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46174-2, Dec 2007, $24.95, 330pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Atlantis] Alternate history SF novel, the first in the Atlantis trilogy.
• * *Settling Accounts: In at the Death (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-49247-0, Aug 2007, $26.95, 609pp, hc) [Settling Accounts] Alternate-history novel, fourth and final in a series sequel to the Great War and American Empire series.
• * _Settling Accounts: In at the Death (Hodder & Stoughton 978-0-340-92179-1, Oct 2007, £19.99, 609pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Settling Accounts] Reprint (Del Rey 2007) alternate-history SF novel, fourth and final in the Settling Accounts quartet, which follows The Great War and American Empire trilogies. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Settling Accounts: The Grapple (Hodder 978-0-340-82690-4, Jan 2007, £7.99, 804pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Settling Accounts] Reprint (Del Rey 2006) alternate-history novel, third in a series sequel to the Great War and American Empire series.
• * _Settling Accounts: The Grapple (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-46407-1, Jul 2007, $15.95, 616pp, tp) [Settling Accounts] Reprint (Del Rey 2006) alternate-history novel, third in a series sequel to the Great War and American Empire series.
• * *The Tale of Krispos (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-46720-1, Nov 2007, $19.95, 1007pp, tp) [Videssos: Krispos] Omnibus of the trilogy, part of the Videssos cycle: Krispos Rising (1991), Krispos of Videssos (1991), and Krispos the Emperor (1994). (Contents)

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• * _Alternate Generals III (Baen 978-1-4165-2114-3, Mar 2007, $7.99, 421pp, pb, cover by Jeff Easley) Reprint (Baen 2005) anthology of 13 stories of alternate military history. This is copyrighted by Turtledove and Martin H. Greenberg.

TURZILLO, MARY A. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Your Cat & Other Space Aliens (vanZeno Press 978-0-9789244-0-9, Dec 2007, $19.95, 104pp, tp, cover by Geoffrey Landis) Poetry collection of 70 poems, 37 original. VanZeno Press, [www.vanzenopress.com]. (Contents)

TWAIN, MARK; pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, (1835-1910) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Graphic Classics, Volume Eight Second Edition: Mark Twain (Eureka Productions 0-9787919-2-4, 2007, $11.95, 144pp, tp, cover by George Sellas) (Contents)

TWELVE HAWKS, JOHN (chron.)

• * *The Dark River (Doubleday 978-0-385-51429-3, Jul 2007, $24.95, 368pp, hc) [Fourth Realm] Dystopian fantasy thriller, second in the Fourth Realm trilogy.
• * *The Dark River (Transworld/Bantam UK 978-0-593-05489-5, Jul 2007, £14.99, 368pp, hc) [Fourth Realm] Dystopian fantasy thriller, book two of the Fourth Realm trilogy. Simultaneous with the Doubleday US edition.

TYLER, VAL (chron.)

• * _The Greenwich Chronicles: The Time Apprentice (Penguin/Puffin UK 978-0-141-31858-5, Feb 2007, £5.99, 373pp, tp) [Greenwich Chronicles] Reprint (Puffin 2006) young-adult fantasy novel, the second in the series.

UNDERWOOD, LAURA J. (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Lunari Mask/Sabre Dance (with Melanie Fletcher) (Yard Dog Press/Double Dog 978-1-89-368791-2, Sep 2007, $14.00, 166+100pp, tp, cover by John Kevin Hopkins & Mitch Foust) Omnibus bound Ace double style, with two original works: pirate fantasy novel The Lunari Mask by Laura J. Underwood and novella Sabre Dance by Melanie Fletcher. Yard Dog Press, 710 W. Redbud Lane, Alma AR 72921-7247; [www.yarddogpress.com]. (Contents)
• * *Song of Silver (Dark Regions Press 978-1-888993-44-8, Jul 2007, $16.95, 139pp, tp, cover by Matt Taggart) Original collection of eight fantasy stories, two reprints, about the Harper Mage Anwyn Baldomyre. Dark Regions Press, PO Box 1264, Colusa CA 95932. (Contents)

URBANCIK, JOHN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Wings of the Butterfly (Bad Moon Books no ISBN, Mar 2007, $15.00, 89pp, tp, cover by Laura Jack) Dark fantasy novella of urban shapeshifters. Introduction by Weston Ochse. This is a limited edition of 300 signed by both Urbancik and Ochse. Bad Moon Books, 1854 W. Chateau Ave., Anaheim CA 92804; [www.badmoonbooks.com].

URBANSKI, HEATHER (chron.)

• * *Plagues, Apocalypses and Bug-Eyed Monsters: How Speculative Fiction Shows Us Our Nightmares (McFarland 0-7864-2916-X, Mar 2007, $35.00, 255pp, tp) Non-fiction, a critical exploration of SF as cautionary tale. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. McFarland, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; (800) 253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com].

URSU, ANNE (chron.)

• * _The Shadow Thieves (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 978-1-4169-0588-2, May 2007, $6.99, 424pp, tp, cover by Eric Fortune) [Cronus Chronicles] Reprint (Atheneum 2006) young-adult fantasy novel, book one in the Cronus Chronicles trilogy.
• * *The Siren Song (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 978-1-4169-0589-9, Jul 2007, $16.99, 435pp, hc, cover by Eric Fortune) [Cronus Chronicles] Young-adult fantasy novel, book two in the Cronus Chronicles trilogy. Deranged demigod Philonecron is out for revenge and gets his grandfather Poseidon to help him.

UTLEY, STEVEN (1948- ) (chron.)

• * *Where or When (PS Publishing 1-904619-61-4, Jan 2007, £25.00, 228 + x, hc, cover by Max Ernst) Collection of 14 time-travel stories, two original. Introduction by Howard Waldrop. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a slipcased edition of 200 (-62-2, £60.00) signed by both Utley and Waldrop is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

VALENTE, CATHERYNNE M(organ) (1979- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Grass-Cutting Sword (Wildside Press/Prime Books 0-8095-5677-4, Jul 2006, $12.95, 129pp, tp, cover by Aria Nadii) Japanese fantasy novel.
• * *In the Cities of Coin and Spice (Bantam Spectra 978-0-553-38404-8, Nov 2007, $14.00, 517pp, tp, cover by Michael Komarck) [*Orphan’s Tales] Fantasy novel, the second in The Orphan’s Tales duet based on fairy tales. Illustrated by Michael Wm. Kaluta.

VALLEJO, BORIS (1941- ) (chron.)

• * *Imaginistix (with Julie Bell) (Collins Design 978-0-06-113846-1, Oct 2007, $29.95, 192pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) Art book with mostly newer works from calendars, advertising, book covers, and more. Text by Anthony Palumbo and David Palumbo; introduction by Irene Gallo. Simultaneous with the UK (Paper Tiger 10/07).

VALLGREN, CARL-JOHAN (1964- ) (chron.)

• * _The Horrific Sufferings of the Mind-Reading Monster Hercules Barefoot: His Wonderful Love and His Terrible Hatred (HarperPerennial 978-0-06-084214-7, Mar 2007, $13.95, 282pp, tp) Reprint (Harvill 2005) historical fantasy novel. Translated from the Swedish Den vidunderliga kärlekens historia (Bonniers 2002) by Paul & Veronica Britten-Austin.

VANCE, JACK; [i.e., John Holbrook Vance] (1916- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Jack Vance Treasury (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-077-7, Jan 2007, $38.00, 631pp, hc, cover by Gnemo) Retrospective collection of 18 stories. Edited by Terry Dowling & Jonathan Strahan. Preface by Vance, with an appreciation by George R.R. Martin. Signed limited ($125.00) and lettered ($300.00) editions are also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]. (Contents)
• * _The Jack Vance Treasury (SFBC #1226398, Jan 2007, $16.99, 631pp, hc, cover by Gnemo) Reprint (Subterranean Press 2007) retrospective collection of 18 stories. This is similar to the Subterranean Press edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Kragen (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-151-4, Dec 2007, $35.00, 107pp, hc, cover by Tomislav Tikulin) Reprint (Fantastic, July 1964) SF novella, the original basis of Blue World. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a lettered edition of 26 is also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].
• * _Lurulu (Tor 978-0-312-87279-3, Feb 2007, $13.95, 204pp, tp, cover by John Harris) [Gaean Reach] Reprint (Tor 2004) SF novel, sequel to Ports of Call.

VanderMEER, ANN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Best American Fantasy (with Jeff VanderMeer) (Wildside Press/Prime Books 978-0-8095-6280-0, Jun 2007, $14.95, 459pp, tp, cover by Scott Eagle) Anthology of 29 stories from 2006, the first in an annual series dedicated to finding stories of diverse styles and source publications. This has a preface by series editor Matthew Cheney, and an introduction by this volume’s editors. Prime Books, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.prime-books.com]. (Contents)

VanderMEER, JEFF(rey Scott) (1968- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Shriek: An Afterword (Macmillan/Pan 978-0-330-44004-2, Jan 2007, £6.99, 480pp, pb) [Ambergris] Reprint (Macmillan UK 2006) fantasy novel.
• * _Shriek: An Afterword (Tor 978-0-7653-1466-6, Jul 2007, $14.95, 348pp, tp, cover by Jonathan Edwards) [Ambergris] Reprint (Macmillan UK 2006) fantasy novel set in the world of Ambergris.
• * _The Surgeon’s Tale and Other Stories (with Cat Rambo) See entry under Cat Rambo.

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• * _Best American Fantasy (with Ann VanderMeer) See entry under Ann VanderMeer.

VANDE VELDE, VIVIAN (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Book of Mordred (Houghton Mifflin/Graphia 978-0-618-80916-5, Jul 2007, $8.99, 344pp, tp, cover by Justin Gerard) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 2005) young-adult Arthurian fantasy novel.
• * _A Coming Evil (Houghton Mifflin 978-0-618-74781-8, Sep 2007, $6.95, 213pp, tp, cover by Richard Tuschman) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1998) young-adult historical fantasy novel of WWII France.
• * _Curses, Inc. and Other Stories (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 978-0-15-206107-4, Sep 2007, $6.95, 226pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1997) young-adult collection of ten fantasy stories.
• * _Smart Dog (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 978-0-15-206172-2, Oct 2007, $5.95, 146pp, tp, cover by Brad Weinman) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1998) young-adult SF novel.
• * _Three Good Deeds (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 978-0-15-205455-7, Oct 2007, $5.95, 147pp, tp, cover by Glin Dibley) Reprint (Harcourt 2005) children’s fantasy novella.

VAN HELSING, CORNELIUS (chron.)

• * *Vampyre: The Terrifying Lost Journal of Dr. Cornelius Van Helsing (with Gustav de Wolff) (HarperCollins 978-0-06-124780-4, Jun 2007, $19.99, unpaginated, hc) Young-adult vampire-hunter’s journal with foldouts, pull tabs, etc. The text is copyrighted by Mary-Jane Knight.

VAN LUSTBADER, ERIC; see under Lustbader, Eric Van (chron.)

VAN NAME, MARK L. (stories) (chron.)

• * *One Jump Ahead (Baen 978-1-4165-2085-6, Jun 2007, $24.00, 293pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) SF adventure novel. Freelance courier Jon Moore and his AI assault vehicle have a less-than-relaxing stay on an undeveloped planet being fought over by megacorporations.

VAN OVER, RAYMOND (1934- ) (chron.)

• * *Purgatory’s Gate (Jove 978-0-515-14267-9, Mar 2007, $6.99, 327pp, pb) Horror novel. A doctor investigating a patient’s death uncovers a Satanic cult.

van VOGT, A(lfred) E(lton) (1912-2000) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Slan (Tor/Orb 978-0-312-85236-8, Jul 2007, $13.95, 255pp, tp, cover by Hubert Rogers) [Slan] Reissue (Arkham House 1946) classic SF novel. This follows the revised text of the 1951 Simon & Schuster edition and uses the original October 1940 Astounding cover. There is a new introduction by Kevin J. Anderson.
• * *Slan Hunter (with Kevin J. Anderson) (Tor 978-0-7653-1675-2, Jul 2007, $24.95, 270pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Slan] SF novel, a sequel to van Vogt’s Slan begun by van Vogt in 1984 and finished by Anderson.

VARLEY, JOHN (Herbert) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Red Lightning (Ace 978-0-441-01488-0, May 2007, $7.99, 355pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Red Thunder] Reprint (Ace 2006) SF novel, sequel to Red Thunder.