The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

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Arthur and the Invisibles Luc Besson (Faber and Faber 978-0-571-23246-8, Jan 2007, £6.99, 426pp, tp) [Arthur] Reprint (HarperEntertainment 2006) young-adult fantasy omnibus of Arthur and the Minimoys (2005) and Arthur and the Forbidden City (2005). This is a film tie-in edition. [First U.K. edition]

The Wanderer’s Tale David Bilsborough (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-0-230-01448-0, Jul 2007, £14.99, 592pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino) [Annals of Lyndormyn] Fantasy novel, book one in the Annals of Lyndormyn series. A first novel. Simultaneous with the Tor US edition.

Fiends of the Eastern Front David Bishop (BL Publishing/Black Flame 978-1-84416-455-4, Feb 2007, £9.99, 766pp, tp) [Fiends of the Eastern Front] Omnibus of the trilogy based on the 2000 AD comics: Operation Vampyr (2005), The Blood Red Army (2006), and Twilight of the Dead (2006).

Fiends of the Rising Sun David Bishop (BL Publishing/Black Flame 978-1-84416-494-3, Jul 2007, £6.99, 415pp, pb) [Fiends of the Eastern Front] Novelization based on the 2000 AD comic books.

Nikolai Dante: From Russia with Lust David Bishop (BL Publishing/Black Library 978-1-84416-454-7, Apr 2007, £9.99, 766pp, tp, cover by Richard Haupt) [Nikolai Dante] Omnibus of three novelizations based on the comic book character: Nikolai Dante: The Strangelove Gambit (2005), Nikolai Dante: Imperial Black (2005), and Nikolai Dante: Honour Be Damned (2006).

Warhammer: A Murder in Marienburg David Bishop (BL Publishing/Black Library 978-1-84416-474-5, Apr 2007, £6.99, 413pp, pb, cover by Jeff Johnson) [Warhammer: Marienburg] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game.

The Black Book of Horror ed. Charles Black (Mortbury Press 978-0-9556061-0-6, Jun 2007, £10.00, 298pp, tp, cover by Paul Mudie) Original anthology of 18 horror stories, two reprints and one revised. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.freewebs.com/mortburypress/]; Mortbury Press, Shiloh, Nantglas, Llandrindod Wells, Powys LD1 6PD UK.

The Stuff of Nightmares Malorie Blackman (Transworld/Doubleday UK 978-0-385-61043-8, Oct 2007, £12.99, 342pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel based on 13 nightmares dreamed by Blackman; several were previously published, but have been completely rewritten to fit the book.

The Princess and the Captain Anne-Laure Bondoux (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7766-8, Jun 2006, £12.99, 433pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. Translated by Anthea Bell from the French, La Princetta et Le Capitaine (Hachette Livre 2004).

The Princess and the Captain Anne-Laure Bondoux (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-7787-4, Apr 2007, £6.99, 433pp, tp) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2006) young-adult fantasy novel. Translated by Anthea Bell from the French La Princetta et Le Capitaine (Hachette Livre 2004).

The Aftermath Ben Bova (Hodder & Stoughton 978-0-340-82398-9, Nov 2007, £19.99, 396pp, hc, cover by Mark Harrison) [Grand Tour: Asteroid Wars] Reprint (Tor 2007) SF novel, fourth in the Asteroid Wars series, part of the Grand Tour of the Solar System series. [First U.K. edition]

Dandelion Wine Ray Bradbury (PS Publishing 978-1-905834-38-9, Dec 2007, £20.00, 220pp, hc, cover by Tomislav Tikulin) [Dandelion Wine] Reprint (Doubleday 1957) fantasy novel. Introduction by Stephen King. This is a paper-over-boards edition; a jacketed, slipcased hardcover edition of 200 (-39-6, £50.00, dust jacket by Amos Sewell) signed by Bradbury and a deluxe two-book slipcased edition (with collection Summer Morning, Summer Night) edition of 100 (-89-1, £375.00) signed by both Bradbury and King are also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea, East Yorkshire HU18 1PG England; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

Ruler of the Realm Herbie Brennan (Bloomsbury 0-7475-8299-8, Oct 2006, £12.99, 429pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Faerie] Young-adult fantasy novel in the Faerie series.

Oshun’s Gold Simone Brightstein (Stamford House 978-1-904985-54-9, Feb 2007, £9.95, 370pp, tp) Fantasy novel. West African Yoruba gods decide to help promote cosmetics. Stamford House Publishing, Remus House, Coltsfoot Drive, Peterborough Cambs UK PE2 9JX; [www.stamfordhousepublishing.co.uk].

The Rule of Claw John Brindley (Orion Children’s Books 978-1-84255-587-3, May 2007, £9.99, 342pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel. Teens abandoned at a beach camp find the world outside turned savage by genetic engineering gone wild.

Infinity Plus ed. Keith Brooke & Nick Gevers (BL Publishing/Solaris 978-1-84416-489-9, Jul 2007, £9.99, 687pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) Omnibus of two anthologies published by PS Publishing: Infinity Plus One (2001) and Infinity Plus Two (2003).

Armageddon’s Children Terry Brooks (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-480-7, Jul 2007, £7.99, 441pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: Genesis of Shannara] Reprint (Orbit 2006) fantasy novel. Book one of the Great Wars (US Genesis of Shannara) trilogy.

The Black Unicorn Terry Brooks (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-558-3, May 2007, £6.99, 286pp, tp, cover by Steve & Siân Stone) [Magic Kingdom] Reprint (Del Rey 1987) fantasy novel. Book two in the Magic Kingdom of Landover series.

The Druid of Shannara Terry Brooks (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-552-2, Oct 2006, £7.99, 456pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1991) fantasy novel.

The Elf Queen of Shannara Terry Brooks (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-553-0, Oct 2006, £7.99, 436pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1992) fantasy novel.

The Elves of Cintra Terry Brooks (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-574-3, Sep 2007, £18.99, i+374pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: Genesis of Shannara] Fantasy novel, book two of the Genesis of Shannara series, set 80 years after the end of The Word and the Void trilogy, in a bridging sequence to the Shannara series. A hardcover edition (-575-0, £10.99) was announced but not seen.

First King of Shannara Terry Brooks (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-547-6, Oct 2006, £7.99, 534pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey; Legend 1996) fantasy novel.

The Heritage of Shannara Terry Brooks (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-355-8, Jul 2007, £15.99, 1238pp, tp) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) omnibus of the four books the Heritage of Shannara subseries: The Scions of Shannara (1990), The Druid of Shannara (1991), The Elf Queen of Shannara (1992), and The Talismans of Shannara (1993).

The Heritage of Shannara Terry Brooks (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-355-8, Jul 2007, £15.99, 1238pp, tp) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) omnibus of four fantasy novels in the Shannara subseries: Scions of Shannara (1990), Druid of Shannara (1991), Elf Queen of Shannara (1992), and Talismans of Shannara (1993).

Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold! Terry Brooks (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-555-2, May 2007, £6.99, 350pp, tp, cover by Steve & Siân Stone) [Magic Kingdom] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel. Book one in the Magic Kingdom of Landover series.

The Scions of Shannara Terry Brooks (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-551-4, Oct 2006, £7.99, 504pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1990) fantasy novel.

The Sword of Shannara Terry Brooks (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-548-4, Oct 2006, £7.99, 664pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara] Reprint (Random House 1977) fantasy novel, first in a series.

The Sword of Shannara Omnibus Terry Brooks (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-287-2, Jul 2007, £15.99, 1191pp, tp) [Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 2002 as The Sword of Shannara Trilogy) omnibus of the first three Shannara novels: The Sword of Shannara (1977), The Elfstones of Shannara (1982), and The Wishsong of Shannara (1985).

The Talismans of Shannara Terry Brooks (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-554-9, Oct 2006, £7.99, 500pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey; Legend 1993) fantasy novel.

The Tangle Box Terry Brooks (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-556-9, May 2007, £6.99, 341pp, tp, cover by Steve & Siân Stone) [Magic Kingdom] Reprint (Legend 1994) fantasy novel. Book four in the Magic Kingdom of Landover series.

The Wishsong of Shannara Terry Brooks (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-550-6, Oct 2006, £7.99, 566pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1985) fantasy novel.

The Wishsong of Shannara Terry Brooks (Little, Brown UK/Atom 1-904233-99-6, Nov 2006, £7.99, 566pp, hc) [Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1985) fantasy novel.

Witches’ Brew Terry Brooks (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-557-6, May 2007, £6.99, 304pp, tp, cover by Steve & Siân Stone) [Magic Kingdom] Reprint (Legend 1995) fantasy novel. Book five in the Magic Kingdom of Landover series.

Wizard at Large Terry Brooks (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-559-0, May 2007, £6.99, 291pp, tp, cover by Steve & Siân Stone) [Magic Kingdom] Reprint (Del Rey 1988) fantasy novel.

The Word and the Void Terry Brooks (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-266-7, Jul 2007, £15.99, 872pp, tp) [John Ross, Knight] Reissue (Orbit 2003) omnibus of the three John Ross, Knight novels: Running with the Demon (1997), A Knight of the Word (1998), and Angel Fire East (1999)

Helix Eric Brown (BL Publishing/Solaris 978-1-84416-472-1, Jun 2007, £7.99, 526pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) SF novel of a damaged generation starship forced to land on The Helix, thousands of worlds wound around a G-type sun.

Starship Summer Eric Brown (PS Publishing 978-1-905834-49-5, Sep 2007, £25.00, 120 + vii, hc, cover by Tomislav Tikulin) SF novella. A man leaves Earth for a distant planet, where he lives in a derelict spaceship that turns out to be haunted. Introduction by Peter F. Hamilton. This is a limited edition of 200 signed by both Brown and Hamilton; a slipcased lettered edition of 26 (£50.00) and a bound-in-boards edition of 500 signed by Brown only (-48-8. £10.00) are also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

The Future Happens Twice: The Perennial Project Matt Browne (Athena Press 978-1-84401-830-7, Aug 2007, £14.99, 717pp, tp) [Future Happens Twice] SF novel, the first in a trilogy about the first mission to another star system. A first novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available from [www.athenapress.com]; Athena Press, Queen’s House, 2 Holly Road, Twickenham TW1 4EG UK.

The Spellgrinder’s Apprentice N. M. Browne (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7925-3, Feb 2007, £6.99, 296pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Young-adult fantasy novel.

Kiss Her Goodbye Robert Gregory Browne (Macmillan/Pan 978-0-330-44535-1, Sep 2007, £6.99, 386pp, pb, cover by Tom Hallman) Reprint (St. Martin’s 2007) dark fantasy thriller of a kidnapping.

Dragonmaster: The Omnibus Edition Chris Bunch (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-486-0, Feb 2007, £9.99, 850pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Dragonmaster] Omnibus of the Dragonmaster trilogy: Storm of Wings (2002), Knighthood of the Dragon (2003), and The Last Battle (2004).

Firemask Chris Bunch (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-627-6, Nov 2007, £6.99, 387pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Last Legion] Reprint (Roc 2000) military SF novel, second in the Last Legion series. [First U.K. edition]

Homefall Chris Bunch (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-629-0, Dec 2007, £6.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Last Legion] Reprint (Roc 2001) miliary SF novel, book four in the Last Legion series. [First U.K. edition]

The Last Legion Chris Bunch (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-626-9, Oct 2007, £6.99, 407pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Last Legion] Reprint (Roc 1999) SF novel, book one in the eponymous series. [First U.K. edition]

Stormforce Chris Bunch (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-628-3, Dec 2007, £6.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Last Legion] Reprint (Roc 2000) military SF novel, book three in the Last Legion series. [First U.K. edition]

Bloodsong Melvin Burgess (Penguin/Puffin UK 978-0-141-31621-5, Jan 2007, £6.99, 422pp, tp) [Bloodtide] Reprint (Andersen Press 2005) young-adult SF/fantasy novel set in a near-future Britain, second in a series after Bloodtide, based on the Icelandic “Volsunga Saga”.

The Time of the Reaper Andrew Butcher (Little, Brown UK/Atom 978-1-904233-94-7, Mar 2007, £5.99, 378pp, tp) [Reapers] SF novel, the first book in the Reapers trilogy. Aliens kill the entire adult population of Earth.

The Time of the Reaper Andrew Butcher (Little, Brown UK/Atom 978-1-904233-95-4, Apr 2007, £5.99, tp) [Reapers] SF novel, the first in the Reapers series. A plague wipes out the entire adult population.

Proven Guilty Jim Butcher (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-530-9, Apr 2007, £6.99, 520pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Dresden Files] Reprint (Roc 2006) dark fantasy detective novel, eighth in the Dresden Files series. [First U.K. edition]

The Pocket Essential Philip K. Dick Andrew M. Butler (Simon & Schuster UK/Pocket Essentials 978-1-904048-92-3, Mar 2007, £4.99, 360pp, pb) Reference book. [Philip K. Dick]

Warhammer: The Enemy Within Richard Lee Byers (BL Publishing/Black Library 978-1-84416-444-8, Jun 2007, £6.99, 253pp, pb) [Warhammer] Novelization based on the world of the fantasy roleplaying game.

The Unbearable Saki: The Work of H.H. Munro Sandie Byrne (Oxford University Press 978-0-19-922605-4, Nov 2007, £19.99, 314pp, hc) Critical work arguing Munro/Saki has been constantly overlooked as a writer. [H. H. Munro]

Scar Night Alan Campbell (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-0-330-44476-7, May 2007, £7.99, 550pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) [Deepgate Codex] Reprint (Tor UK 2006) fantasy novel, volume one of the Deepgate Codex.

The Grin of the Dark Ramsey Campbell (PS Publishing 978-1-905834-17-4, Apr 2007, £15.00, 382pp, hc, cover by Vincent Chong) Horror novel. A movie critic’s life takes strange turns when he researches a forgotten comedian of the silent film era. Introduction by Michael Marshall Smith. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a slipcased edition of 200 (-16-7, £50.00) signed by both Campbell and Smith is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea, HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

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