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The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002

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FLYNN, MICHAEL F(rancis) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Falling Stars (Tor 0-812-56184-8, Mar 2002, $7.99, 492pp, pb, cover by Julie Bell) [Firestar] Reprint (Tor 2001) near-future SF novel, fourth and final in the series begun in Firestar.

FÖDI, LEE EDWARD (chron.)

• * * Corranda’s Crown (Royal Fireworks Press 0-88092-573-6, Oct 2002, $9.99, 218pp, tp, cover by Lee Edward Födi) Young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated by the author. Princess Corranda fights an evil sorceress with the help of a magic pipe that lets her talk to animals. A first novel. Order from Royal Fireworks Publishing, First Avenue, PO Box 399, Unionville, NY 10988; 845-726-4444; [rfpress@frontiernet.net].

FOGUTH, JEANNE (chron.)

• * * The Peacekeepers (Silver Dragon Books 1-930928-70-X, 2001, $12.99, 205pp, tp, cover by Talaran) Science fantasy novel. A Keeper of the Peace lacking the necessary mystic powers believes a crash-landed star pilot is a supernatural guardian sent to help her against bitter rivals. This is a print-on-demand edition, available Renaissance Alliance Publishing, PMB 238, 8691 9th Ave., Port Arthur TX 77642; [www.rapbooks.com].

FOLLETT, JAMES (1939- ) (chron.)

• * * The Silent Vulcan (Severn House 0-7278-5712-6, Jul 2002, £18.99, 284pp, hc) [Temple of the Winds] SF/fantasy novel, third in a trilogy after The Temple of the Winds and Wicca. Behind the force barrier thrown up by the UFO, the community has split into factions.
• * +Temple of the Winds (Severn House USA 0-7278-5568-9, 2000, $26.00, 308pp, hc) [Temple of the Winds] Fantasy thriller, first in a series. This is dated 2000, but not seen until now; it is the first US edition (Severn House 2000).
• * +Wicca (Severn House USA 0-7278-5626-X, 2001, $26.00, 314pp, hc) [Temple of the Winds] Fantasy thriller, sequel to Temple of the Winds. This is the first US edition (Severn House 2000).

FORD, JEFFREY (1955- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Beyond (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-81288-6, Feb 2002, $12.95, 290pp, tp, cover by Phil Singer) [Well-Built City] Reprint (Eos 2001) fantasy novel, third in the trilogy begun in World Fantasy Award-winning novel The Physiognomy.
• * * The Fantasy Writer’s Assistant and Other Stories (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-10-X, Jun 2002, $24.95, 247 + xiii, hc, cover by John Picacio) Collection of 16 stories, three not previously published. Introduction by Michael Swanwick. Order from Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com]. (Contents)
• * * The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-621126-3, Jun 2002, $24.95, 310pp, hc, cover by Phil Singer) Fantasy novel. An artist must paint a portrait without looking at his subject.

FORD, JOHN B. (stories) (chron.)

• * * The Evil Entwines (Hardcastle Publications 0-7795-0037-7, 2002, £9.00, 150pp, tp, cover by Steve Lines) Collection of 12 stories by John B. Ford in collaboration with various other authors, all but two original. (Contents)

FORD, JOHN M(ilo) (1957-2006) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Dragon Waiting (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07378-0, May 2002, £6.99, 365pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) Reprint (Timescape 1983) alternate-history fantasy novel. Winner of the 1984 World Fantasy Award. Volume 29 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.

FORREST, KATHERINE V(irginia) (1939- ) (chron.)

• * _Daughters of a Coral Dawn (Alyson 1-55583-662-3, Sep 2002, $13.95, 226pp, tp) Reprint (Naiad 1984) lesbian SF novel about a group of woman who leave Earth to colonize the planet Maternas. Order from Alyson Publications, PO Box 4371, Los Angeles CA 90078-4371; orders 800-464-4574; [www.alyson.com]; [mail@alyson.com].
• * * Daughters of an Amber Noon (Alyson 1-55583-663-1, Sep 2002, $13.95, 209pp, tp) [Daughters] Lesbian SF novel, sequel to Daughter of a Coral Dawn. A group of women on Earth live in hiding from the ruthless dictator Zed. Order from Alyson Publications, PO Box 4371, Los Angeles CA 90078-4371; 800-464-4574; [www.alyson.com]; e-mail: [mail@alyson.com].

FORRESTER, SANDRA (chron.)

• * * The Everyday Witch (Barron’s 0-7641-2220-7, Jul 2002, $4.95, 185pp, tp) [Beatrice Bailey] Young-adult fantasy novel. Beatrice has to perform a special task to get her official classification as a witch.

FORSTCHEN, WILLIAM R. (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Honoured Enemy (with Raymond E. Feist) See entry under Raymond E. Feist
• * * We Look Like Men of War (Tor/Forge 0-765-30114-8, Dec 2001, $21.95, 188pp, hc, cover by Rick Reeves) Associational military historical novel of black soldiers in the Civil War.

FORSYTH, KATE (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +The Fathomless Caves (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45902-4, Nov 2002, $7.50, 389pp, pb, cover by Patrick Jones) [Witches of Eileanan] Fantasy novel, the sixth and final in “The Witches of Eileanan” series. First US edition (Random House/Arrow Australia 6/02).
• * +The Skull of the World (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45869-9, Feb 2002, $6.99, 385pp, pb, cover by Judy York) [Witches of Eileanan] Fantasy novel, the fifth in the “Witches of Eileanan” series. Isabeau’s magic studies among her father’s people send her on a quest. First US edition (Random House/Arrow Australia 2001).

FORWARD, SIMON A. (stories) (chron.)

• * * Doctor Who: Drift (BBC Books 0-563-53843-0, Feb 2002, £5.99, 283pp, pb) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 49 in the BBC “Missing Adventures” series starring the fourth Doctor and Leela.

FOSTER, ALAN DEAN (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dinotopia Lost (Ace 0-441-00921-2, Apr 2002, $7.99, 321pp, pb, cover by James Gurney) [Dinotopia] Reprint (Turner 1996) novelization based on James Gurney’s “Dinotopia”. This is a tie-in edition with the two-part television mini-series. Copyrighted by James Gurney and The Greenwich Workshop.
• * * Diuturnity’s Dawn (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41865-4, Mar 2002, $24.95, 341pp, hc, cover by Mark Harrison) [Founding of the Commonwealth] SF novel, third in “The Founding of the Commonwealth” trilogy. The lizard-like AAnn watch as humans and thranx work to build an alliance.
• * * The Founding of the Commonwealth (SFBC #50515, Jun 2002, $15.99, 737pp, hc, cover by Alan Pollack) [Founding of the Commonwealth] Omnibus of three SF novels in the series: Phylogenesis (1999), Dirge (2000), and Diuturnity’s Dawn (2002). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-2616-8; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * _The Hand of Dinotopia (HarperTrophy 0-06-051851-0, Jan 2003, $7.99, 409pp, pb, cover by James Gurney) [Dinotopia] Reprint (HarperCollins 1999) young-adult novelization based on James Gurney’s “Dinotopia”. Illustrations by James Gurney; copyrighted by James Gurney. This is a TV tie-in edition.
• * * Impossible Places (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45041-8, Sep 2002, $6.99, 275pp, pb, cover by Robert Hunt) Collection of 19 stories, one an original “Pip and Flinx” story. (Contents)
• * _Kingdoms of Light (Warner Aspect 0-446-61061-5, Feb 2002, $6.99, 384pp, pb, cover by Don Maitz) Reprint (Warner Aspect 2001) fantasy novel about a dead wizard’s pets.
• * * The Mocking Program (Warner Aspect 0-446-52774-2, Aug 2002, $24.95, 279pp, hc, cover by John Blackford) [Montezuma Strip] Near-future SF detective novel set in the Mexamerican Montezuma Strip.
• * _The Mocking Program (SFBC #52777, Oct 2002, $12.50, 279pp, hc, cover by John Blackford) [Montezuma Strip] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2002) near-future SF detective novel set in Los Angeles. This is similar to the Warner Aspect edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Primal Shadows (Tor 0-812-56580-0, Jun 2002, $6.99, 424pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Forge 2001) associational mainstream thriller.
• * _Reunion (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41868-9, Mar 2002, $6.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Robert Hunt) [Pip & Flinx] Reprint (Del Rey 2001) SF novel in the “Pip and Flinx” series. Flinx’s search for his parents leads to a reunion with an unpleasant relative.
• * * Star Wars: The Approaching Storm (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-44300-4, Feb 2002, $26.00, 344pp, hc, cover by Steven D. Anderson) [Star Wars] Star Wars novelization set between episodes I & II. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
• * _Star Wars: The Approaching Storm (SFBC #17062, Feb 2002, $14.99, 344pp, hc, cover by Steven D. Anderson) [Star Wars] Reprint (Del Rey LucasBooks; Century/Lucasbooks 2002) Star Wars novelization set between episodes I & II. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * * Star Wars: The Approaching Storm (Random House/Century/Lucasbooks 0-7126-2186-5, Feb 2002, £16.99, 344pp, hc, cover by Steven D. Anderson) [Star Wars] SF novelization set in the Star Wars universe, its events set just before Star Wars: Episode II. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm Ltd. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey Lucasbooks) edition.
• * _Star Wars: The Approaching Storm (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-44299-7, Jan 2003, $6.99, 363pp, pb, cover by Steven D. Anderson) [Star Wars] Reprint (Del Rey LucasBooks; Century/Lucasbooks 2002) Star Wars novelization set between episodes I & II. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

FOSTER, JAMES D. (1952- ); see pseudonym James F. David (chron.)

FOULKE, DOUGLAS (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _A Fairy’s Child (with Ann Dahlgren) See entry under Ann Dahlgren.

FOX, ASTRID (stories) (chron.)

• * * The Fox Tales (Millivres Prowler/Red Hot Diva 1-873741-79-0, Nov 2002, £8.99, 237pp, tp) Collection of 18 erotic stories, most fairy tales, some SF or fantasy. Fox also writes as Leona Benkt Rhys. Millivres Prowler, Spectrum House, 32-34 Gordon House Road, London NW5 1LP; [www.divamag.co.uk]. (Contents)

FOY, GEORGE (1952- ) (chron.)

• * _The Last Harbor (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57884-7, Mar 2002, $6.99, 357pp, pb, cover by Alan Ayers) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2001) SF novel.

FRANK, FREDERICK S(tilson), ed. (1935- ) (chron.)

• * _Gothic Writers: A Critical and Bibliographical Guide (with Douglass H. Thomson & Jack G. Voller) See entry under Douglass H. Thomson

FRANKLAND, ROBERT LLOYD (chron.)

• * * The Spirit Taker (iUniverse.com/Writers Club Press 0-595-19586-5, Aug 2001, $18.95, 348pp, tp) [Wolf Spirit Saga] Fantasy novel, the first volume in “The Wolf Spirit Saga”. This is dated 2001 but not seen until now. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.iuniverse.com], or from iUniverse, 5220 S. 16th St., Suite 200, Lincoln NE 68512.

FRANKLIN, SARAH B.; pseudonym of Dave Duncan, (1933- ) (chron.)

• * _Daughter of Troy (HarperTorch 0-380-81830-2, Mar 2002, $7.99, 529pp, pb) Reprint (Avon 1998) romantic historical novel with fantastic elements. Franklin is a pen-name for Dave Duncan.

FRANKOWSKI, LEO A. (1943-2008) (chron.)

• * * Conrad’s Time Machine (Baen 0-7434-3557-5, Sep 2002, $24.00, 343pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly) [Conrad Starguard] SF time-travel novel, a prequel to the “Conrad Starguard” series. Three friends find plans for a time machine.

FREDRICK, CANDICE (chron.)

• * * Women Among the Inklings: Gender, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and Charles Williams (with Sam McBride) (Greenwood Press 0-313-31245-1, Aug 2001, $62.95, 201pp, hc) Non-fiction, a critical examination of the Inklings’ relationships with women in their lives, and the roles of women in their works. This is dated 2001, but not seen until now. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; 800-225-5800; [www.greenwood.com].

FREEMANTLE, BRIAN (Harry) (1936- ) (chron.)

• * * Ice Age (Severn House 0-7278-5828-9, Jul 2002, £18.99, x+438pp, hc) SF novel. A worldwide plague follows the release of a prehistoric virus from Antarctica.

FREER, DAVE (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Shadow of the Lion (with Mercedes R. Lackey & Eric Flint) See entry under Mercedes R. Lackey

FRIED, NATASHA TABORI (chron.)

• * _The Little Big Book of Chills and Thrills (with Lena Tabori) See entry under Lena Tabori.

FRIEDMAN, JERROLD DAVID (1944- ); see pseudonym David Gerrold (stories) (chron.)

FRIEDMAN, MICHAEL JAN (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * * Star Trek, the Next Generation: Stargazer (SFBC #51101, Jun 2002, $12.99, 402pp, hc, cover by Gregory Bridges) [Star Trek, the Next Generation: Stargazer] Omnibus of two Star Trek novelizations, both 2002: Star Trek, the Next Generation: Stargazer, Book One: Gauntlet and Star Trek, the Next Generation: Stargazer, Book Two: Progenitor. This has ISBN 0-7394-2617-6; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * * Star Trek, the Next Generation: Stargazer, Book One: Gauntlet (Pocket 0-7434-2792-0, May 2002, $6.99, 266pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation: Stargazer] Star Trek novelization, the first of two. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * * Star Trek, the Next Generation: Stargazer, Book Two: Progenitor (Pocket 0-7434-2794-7, May 2002, $6.99, 263pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation: Stargazer] Star Trek novelization, the second in a series of two. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * * Star Trek: Starfleet: Year One (Pocket 0-7434-3788-8, Mar 2002, $6.99, 287pp, pb) [Star Trek: Starfleet] Star Trek novelization, originally published in 2000 as a serial in Star Trek books; according to Friedman’s acknowledgements, this has been somewhat revised and expanded. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

FRIESNER, ESTHER M.; [i.e., Esther Mona Friesner-Stutzman] (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * * Men in Black II (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45066-3, Jun 2002, $6.99, 249pp, pb) [Men in Black] Novelization of the movie. Copyrighted by Columbia Pictures Industries.
• * _Men in Black II (Random House/Arrow 0-09-944523-9, Jul 2002, £5.99, 249pp, pb) [Men in Black] Reprint (Del Rey 2002) novelization of the film. [First U.K. edition]

FROST, GREGORY (Dee) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * * Fitcher’s Brides (Tor 0-765-30194-6, Dec 2002, $25.95, 398pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) [Fairy Tale] Fantasy novel in the “Fairy Tale” series, drawing on the tales of “Bluebeard” and “The Fitcher Bird”, set in rural New York State in 1843. Three sisters join Reverend Fitcher’s utopian community awaiting the imminent end of the world.

FROUD, BRIAN (1948- ) (chron.)

• * _Faeries: Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition (with Alan Lee) (Abrams 0-8109-3274-1, Sep 2002, $24.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Brian Froud & Alan Lee) Reprint (Abrams 1978) humorous fantasy/art book. This anniversary edition has eight new pages and 20 new pieces of art, along with new introductions by the artists.
• * * Lady Cottington’s Fairy Album (Abrams 0-8109-3294-6, Sep 2002, $25.00, unpaginated, hc, cover by Brian Froud) [Lady Cottington] Art book, a sequel to Lady Cottington’s Pressed Fairy Book. Another member of the Cottington family photographically records her adventures with fairies.
• * _Lady Cottington’s Pressed Fairy Book (with Terry Jones) (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-1107-0, 2002, $12.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Brian Froud) [Lady Cottington] Reissue (Pavilion 1994) humorous art book. Sixth printing.

FUENTES, CARLOS; [i.e., Carlos Manuel Fuentes Macías] (1928- ) (chron.)

• * * Inez (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-17553-5, May 2002, $16.00, 150pp, hc, cover by Christoph van Sichem) Fantasy/magical realist novel of a magical seal that links two couples in different eras. Translated by Margaret Sayers Peden from the Spanish (Alfaguara Mexico 2000 as Instinto de Inez).

FUNKE, CORNELIA (chron.)

• * * The Thief Lord (The Chicken House 1-903434-77-7, 2002, £5.99, 348pp, tp, cover by Christian Birmingham) Young-adult fantasy novel. Translated by Oliver Latsch from the German original (Cecilie Dressler 2000).
• * +The Thief Lord (Scholastic/Chicken House 0-439-40437-1, Aug 2002, $16.95, 349pp, hc, cover by Christian Birmingham) Young-adult fantasy of orphaned children in Venice. Translated from the German (Cecilie Dressler 2000) by Oliver Latsch. First US edition (The Chicken House 2002).

FUREY, MAGGIE (1955- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * * The Eye of Eternity (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-115-2, Dec 2002, £9.99, 550pp, tp, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Shadowleague] Fantasy novel, book three of “The Shadowleague” trilogy. A hardcover edition (-114-4, £16.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _Spirit of the Stone (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-953-9, Jun 2001, £10.99, 426pp, tp, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Shadowleague] Fantasy novel, second in “The Shadowleague” after The Heart of Myrial. Simultaneous with the hardcover published in 2001, but not seen until now.
• * _Spirit of the Stone (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-056-3, Jan 2002, £7.99, 583pp, pb, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Shadowleague] Reprint (Orbit 2001) fantasy novel, book two of “The Shadowleague”.
• * +Spirit of the Stone (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57941-X, Jun 2002, $6.99, 465pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shadowleague] Fantasy novel, book two of “The Shadowleague”. Walls between fantasy lands are dissolving with disastrous result. First US edition (Orbit 2001).

GABALDON, DIANA; [i.e., Diana Jean Gabaldon Watkins] (1952- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Dragonfly in Amber (Dell 0-440-21562-5, Sep 2002, $7.99, 950pp, pb) [Outlander] Reissue (Delacorte 1992) fantasy time-travel historical romance, second in the “Outlander” series. 24th printing.
• * _The Drums of Autumn (Dell 0-440-22425-X, Sep 2002, $7.99, 1070pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) [Outlander] Reissue (Century 1997) fantasy time-travel historical romance, fourth in the “Outlander” series. 11th printing.
• * _The Fiery Cross (Random House/Arrow 0-09-971001-3, Aug 2002, £6.99, i+1412pp, pb) [Outlander] Reprint (Delacorte Press; Century 2001) fifth time-travel historical novel in the “Outlander” series. Claire and Jamie see the signs of impending revolution in 1771 North Carolina.

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