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The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

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JONES, ROSEMARY (chron.)

• * * Forgotten Realms: Crypt of the Moaning Diamond (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4714-0, Dec 2007, $6.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Erik Gist & Meadow Gist) [Forgotten Realms: Dungeons] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, part of The Dungeons subseries. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

JONES, STEPHEN (Gregory) (1953- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * * H.P. Lovecraft in Britain (British Fantasy Society 0-95386-819-2, Dec 2007, free, 45pp, ph, cover by Les Edwards) Monograph about the publication of Lovecraft’s works in the UK. Limited to 750 copies signed by Stephen Jones & Les Edwards [Lovecraft]

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• * * The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume Eighteen (Robinson 978-1-84529-481-6, Oct 2007, £7.99, 574pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Annual dark fantasy anthology of 24 stories, including works by Michael Bishop, Ramsey Campbell, Christopher Fowler, and Elizabeth Hand. Jones provides a long introduction on the year in horror, and there is a long necrology by Jones and Kim Newman. (Contents)
• * +The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume Eighteen (Carroll & Graf 978-0-78672-049-1, Nov 2007, $13.95, 574+xi, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Annual horror anthology of 24 stories, with an overview of the year 2006 by Jones, and a necrology by Jones and Kim Newman. Authors include Ramsey Campbell, Elizabeth Hand, Gene Wolfe, and Caitlín R. Kiernan. First US edition (Robinson UK 10/07).
• * * The Mammoth Book of Monsters (Robinson 978-1-84529-594-3, Jun 2007, £7.99, 499pp, tp, cover by Edward Miller) Anthology of 22 stories, six original. Authors include Christopher Fowler, Jay Lake, and Michael Marshall Smith. (Contents)
• * +The Mammoth Book of Monsters (Carroll & Graf 978-0-78671-976-1, Aug 2007, $13.95, 498pp, tp, cover by Edward Miller) Horror anthology of 22 stories, five original, one revised. Authors with original stories include Tanith Lee, Jay Lake, and Sydney J. Bounds. First US edition (Robinson 7/07).
• * * Stardust: The Visual Companion (Titan Books 978-1-84576-422-6, Jun 2007, £19.99, 240pp, tp) Non-fiction companion to the movie adaptation of the graphic novel by Neil Gaiman & Charles Vess. Includes photos, interviews, screenplay, design sketches, etc. Introduction by Neil Gaiman.
• * +Stardust: The Visual Companion (Titan Books 978-1-84576-422-7, Jul 2007, $24.95, 240pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference, a companion to the film version of the graphic novel by Neil Gaiman & Charles Vess. This first US edition is the Titan Books UK edition.
• * * Summer Chills (Carroll & Graf 978-0-78671-986-0, Jun 2007, $14.95, 473pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Anthology of 20 horror stories, six original, set in exotic locales. Authors include Brian Lumley, Ramsey Campbell, and Clive Barker; authors with original stories include Christopher Fowler, Roberta Lannes, and Scott Edelman. (Contents)
• * * Travellers in Darkness (World Horror Convention 2007 978-0-9782902-0-7, Apr 2007, no price, 276pp, hc, cover by John Picacio) Original horror anthology of ten stories, four reprints, plus essays (mostly on Canadian horror), introductions, and appreciations, published as a souvenir book for World Horror Convention 2007 in Toronto. Authors include WHC writer GoHs Michael Marshall Smith and Nancy Kilpatrick, and Grand Master Winner Joe R. Lansdale. There is a six-page color gallery of art by artist GoH John Picacio, and a b&w gallery of cartoons by Gahan Wilson. Foreword by Amanda Foubister; introduction by Stephen Jones.

JONES, WILLIAM, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * * High Seas Cthulhu (Elder Signs Press 978-1-934501-02-3, Sep 2007, $15.95, 332pp, tp, cover by Steven Gilberts) Original anthology of 20 Lovecraftian sea stories, one a reprint. Authors include Darrell Schweitzer, Alan Dean Foster, and John Shirley. Elder Signs Press, PO Box 389, Lake Orion MI 48361-0389; [www.eldersignspress.com\].[ (Contents)](t24.htm#A1306)
• * _Lai Wan: Tales of the Dreamwalker See entry under C. J. Henderson.

JORDAN, SHERRYL (chron.)

• * * Time of the Eagle (HarperCollins/Eos 978-0-06-059554-8, Jul 2007, $16.99, 464pp, hc, cover by Douglas Mullen) [Secret Sacrament] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Secret Sacrament.

JOSEPHS, DANIEL (chron.)

• * * Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Pocket Star 978-1-4165-4809-6, May 2007, $7.99, 261pp, pb) [Fantastic 4] Novelization of the movie based on the Marvel Comics. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film and Dune Entertainment; characters copyrighted by Marvel Characters.

JOSHI, S(unand) T(ryambak), ed. (1958- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * * American Supernatural Tales (Penguin Classics 978-0-14-310504-6, Oct 2007, $16.00, 477+xxxiii, tp, cover by Hans Neleman) Anthology of 26 stories. Authors include Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Stephen King, and Joyce Carol Oates. Joshi provides a lengthy introduction and suggested reading list. This is an international edition. (Contents)
• * * Icons of Horror and the Supernatural: An Encyclopedia of Our Worst Nightmares (Greenwood Press 0-313-33781-0, Jan 2007, $175.00, 796+x, hc) Non-fiction, reference, a two-volume guide to 24 of the major monsters and fixtures of supernatural horror, from The Alien to The Zombie, each covered in an in-depth article covering its history and use in literature, film, and popular culture, with bibliographic references. Authors include Brian Stableford, Darrell Schweitzer, and Mike Ashley. The two volumes are paginated consecutively, and only the second has an index; volume one has ISBN 0-313-33781-0, volume two -33782-9. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; 800-225-5800; [www.greenwood.com\].
• * * Warnings to the Curious: A Sheaf of Criticism on M.R. James (with Rosemary Pardoe) (Hippocampus Press 978-0-9771734-8-8, Sep 2007, $20.00, 338pp, tp, cover by Carl Wilson) Non-fiction, a selection of 28 essays about James and his ghost stories, with memoirs by his friends, early criticism of his work by Lovecraft and others, and new articles. Introduction by Joshi. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.hippocampuspress.com\] or from Hippocampus Press, PO Box 641, New York NY 10156. [James]

JOYCE, BRENDA; pseudonym of Brenda Joyce Dworman, (1957- ) (chron.)

• * * Dark Rival (Harlequin/HQN 978-0-373-77219-3, Oct 2007, $7.99, 416pp, pb) [Masters of Time] Paranormal romance in the Masters of Time series. Ancient Highland warrior Black Royce is sent to 2007 New York City to protect a Healer.
• * * Dark Seduction (Harlequin/HQN 978-0-373-77233-9, May 2007, $7.99, 372pp, pb) Time-travel romance. A warrior with special powers carries a modern woman back to medieval Scotland.

JUSTICE, MARK (stories) (chron.)

• * * Dead Earth: The Green Dawn (with David T. Wilbanks) (PS Publishing 978-1-905834-68-6, Oct 2007, £25.00, ix+94pp, hc, cover by Glenn Chadbourne) Near-future zombie horror novella set in a small town in New Mexico. Introduction by Gary Braunbeck. This is a limited edition of 200 signed by Justice, Wilbanks, and Braunbeck; a lettered, slipcased edition of 26 signed by all contributors and a bound-in-boards edition of 500 signed by Justice and Wilbanks (-67-9, £10.00) wer PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk\].

KAABERBØL, LENE (1960- ) (chron.)

• * _The Serpent Gift (Holt 978-0-8050-8655-3, Oct 2007, $9.95, 377pp, tp, cover by Tristan Elwell) [Shamer Chronicles] Reprint (Hodder Children’s Books 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, the third in the Shamer Chronicles. Translated by the author from the Danish Slangens Gave (Forlaget 2003).
• * _The Shamer’s Signet (Holt 978-0-8050-8217-3, Jun 2007, $8.95, 314pp, tp, cover by Tristan Elwell) [Shamer Chronicles] Reprint (Hodder Children’s Books 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, the second book in the Shamer Chronicles. Translated by the author from the Danish Skammertegnet (Forlaget 2001).

KADREY, RICHARD (1957- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * * Butcher Bird (Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-086-0, Jul 2007, $14.95, 257pp, tp, cover by Dan Dos Santos) Dark fantasy novel. A demon infects Spyder Lee with the ability to see the magical worlds, which are out of balance. Night Shade Books, 1423 33rd Avenue, San Francisco CA 94122; [www.nightshadebooks.com\].

KANE, PAUL (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * * The Hellraiser Films and Their Legacy (McFarland 978-0-7864-2752-9, Mar 2007, $45.00, 247pp, hc) Associational non-fiction, a look at the making of Clive Barker’s horror film and its sequels, their themes, and their influence on various media. Foreword by Doug Bradley. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. McFarland, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com\].
• * * The Lazarus Condition (Tasmaniac Publications 978-0-9803868-0-6, Jul 2007, A$22.95, 120pp, tp, cover by Dion Hamill) Horror novella. includes bonus story “Dead Time”. Introduction by Mick Garris. Illustrated by Dion Hamill. This is a limited edition of 185 copies. A hardcover edition of 15 (-1-3, A$150.00) signed by Kane, Hamill, and Garris was announced but not seen. Available from PO Box 45, Hagley, Tasmania 7292, Australia; [www.tasmaniacpublications.com\].[ (Contents)](t59.htm#A3230)

KARPYSHYN, DREW (chron.)

• * * Mass Effect: Revelation (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-49816-8, May 2007, $7.99, 323pp, pb) [Mass Effect] Novelization, a prequel to the video game by one of its writers. Copyrighted by BioWare.
• * _Mass Effect: Revelation (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-8414-9675-7, Jun 2007, £6.99, 323pp, pb) [Mass Effect] Reprint (Del Rey 2007) SF novelization, the first of a two-book prequel to the video game. Copyrighted by BioWare Corp. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Star Wars: Darth Bane: Path of Destruction (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 978-0-345-47737-8, Jul 2007, $7.99, 389pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Star Wars: Old Republic: Darth Bane] Reprint (Del Rey 2006) Star Wars novelization based on the universe of the movies, in the Old Republic series. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
• * _Star Wars: Darth Bane: Path of Destruction (Random House UK/Arrow 978-0-099-49196-5, Jul 2007, £6.99, 389pp, pb, cover by John Palencar) [Star Wars: Darth Bane] Reprint (Century 2006) SF novelization.
• * * Star Wars: Darth Bane: Rule of Two (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 978-0-345-47748-4, Jan 2008, $25.95, 318pp, hc, cover by John Van Fleet) [Star Wars: Old Republic: Darth Bane] Star Wars novelization based on the universe of the movies, the second in the Darth Bane subseries in the Old Republic series. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
• * _Star Wars: Path of Destruction (SFBC #1216369, Nov 2006, $14.99, 324pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Star Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 2006) Star Wars novelization based on the universe of the movies. 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.

KASTURI, SANDRA (1966- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * * The Animal Bridegroom (Tightrope Books 978-0-9738645-6-4, Jul 2007, $12.95, 91pp, tp, cover by Kristi-ly Green) Collection of 37 fantastic poems. Introduction by Neil Gaiman. Tightrope Books, 17 Greyton Crescent, Toronto Ontario Canada M6E 2G1; [www.tightropebooks.com\].[ (Contents)](t25.htm#A1322)

KAVAN, ANNA; pseudonym of Helen Woods Edmonds, (1901-1968) (chron.)

• * * Guilty (Owen, Peter 978-0-7206-1287-5, Jun 2007, £12.95, 189pp, tp, cover by Alexander Personage) Associational novel, with an introduction by Jennifer Sturm. The son of a soldier-turned-pacifist is overwhelmed by Kafkaesque bureaucracy.

KAY, ELIZABETH (chron.)

• * _Back to the Divide (Scholastic 978-0-439-63555-4, Jul 2007, $6.99, 376pp, tp, cover by Ted Dewan) [Divide] Reprint (Chicken House UK 2004) young-adult fantasy, the second in the Divide trilogy.
• * _The Divide (Scholastic/Chicken House 98-0-439-54343-9, Jun 2007, $6.99, 312pp, tp, cover by Ted Dewan) [Divide] Reprint (Chicken House UK 2003) young-adult fantasy, the first in the Divide trilogy.
• * _Jinx on the Divide (Scholastic 978-0-439-72456-2, Aug 2007, $6.99, 368pp, tp, cover by Ted Dewan) [Divide] Reprint (Chicken House UK 2005) young-adult fantasy, the third in the Divide trilogy.

KAY, GUY GAVRIEL (1954- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * * Ysabel (Penguin/Viking Canada 978-0-670-04321-7, Jan 2007, C$34.00, 421pp, hc, cover by Greg Banning) Contemporary fantasy novel. Celtic spirits draw a family visiting France into their ancient conflict.
• * +Ysabel (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46129-0, Feb 2007, $24.95, 421pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Contemporary fantasy novel. A teen visiting France is haunted by mythic Celtic spirits caught up in an ancient love triangle. First US edition (Penguin/Viking Canada 1/07).
• * _Ysabel (SFBC #1231471, Mar 2007, $12.99, 421pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Viking Canada 2007) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Roc first US edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Ysabel (Simon & Schuster UK 978-0-7432-5250-8, Mar 2007, £18.99, 427pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Viking Canada 2007) fantasy novel of a teenager and his family drawn into living myths in the Provence countryside. [First U.K. edition]

KAYE, MARVIN (Nathan), ed. (1938- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Fair Folk (Ace 978-0-441-01481-1, Feb 2007, $15.00, 345pp, tp, cover by J. P. Targete) Reprint (SFBC 2005) anthology of six stories about fairies.

KEANEY, BRIAN (chron.)

• * +Jacob’s Ladder (Candlewick Press 978-0-7636-3071-3, Mar 2007, $15.99, 218pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy/parable. Jacob awakens with no memory in a grim place called Locus, with a guide named Virgil. First US edition (Orchard 2005).
• * +The Promises of Dr. Sigmundus: The Hollow People (Random House/Knopf/Borzoi 978-0-375-84332-7, Sep 2007, $16.99, 225pp, hc) [Promises of Dr. Sigmundus] Young-adult dark fantasy, the first book in a trilogy. A new asylum patient makes teens begin to question their lives on Dr. Sigmundus’s remote island, where dreams are banned. First US edition (Orchard Books UK 2006, not seen).

KEARNEY, PAUL (1967- ) (chron.)

• * _This Forsaken Earth (Transworld/Bantam UK 978-0-553-81375-3, Jul 2007, £6.99, 416pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Sea Beggars] Reprint (Bantam UK 2006) fantasy novel. Book two of The Sea Beggars series after The Mark of Ran.

KEARNEY, SUSAN (Hope) (1955- ) (chron.)

• * * Island Heat (Tor 978-0-765-35666-6, Feb 2007, $6.99, 297pp, pb) Paranormal romance. A reclusive former film star living on a private island meets a man seeking to end slavery in another world.

KECK, DAVID (chron.)

• * _In the Eye of Heaven (Tor 978-0-765-35169-2, Mar 2007, $7.99, 446pp, pb, cover by David Grove) [In the Eye of Heaven] Reprint (Tor 2006) epic fantasy novel.

KEEFE, MATT (stories) (chron.)

• * * Necromunda: Outlander (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-411-X, Dec 2006, £6.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Necromunda] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe. This was published in 2006 but not seen till now.

KEENE, BRIAN (stories) (chron.)

• * * Dead Sea (Leisure 978-0-8439-5860-7, Aug 2007, $7.99, 318pp, pb) Horror novel. A small group takes to the sea in an old boat to escape zombies.
• * * Ghoul (Leisure 978-0-8439-5644-3, Feb 2007, $7.99, 322pp, pb) Horror novel.
• * * Tequila’s Sunrise (Bloodletting Press no ISBN, Nov 2007, $49.95, 61pp, hc, cover by Alex McVey) Horror novelette/fable about an Aztec boy seeking ways to defeat the Spanish invaders. A signed, limited edition of 500; a deluxe lettered edition of 26 is also available. Bloodletting Press, 3732 Havenhurst Ct., Modesto CA 95355; [www.bloodlettingbooks.com\].

KEITH, WILLIAM H(enry), Jr. (1950- ); see pseudonym Ian Douglas (stories) (chron.)

• * _Retief’s Peace (Baen 978-1-4165-2135-8, Jun 2007, $7.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Kurt Miller) [Jame Retief] Reprint (Baen 2005) SF novel based on Keith Laumer’s character.

KELLEY, JOCELYN (chron.)

• * * Lost in Shadow (Penguin/Signet Eclipse 978-0-451-22171-1, Jul 2007, $6.99, 293pp, pb) Paranormal romance novel. A ghost demands that Jade Nethercott protect his beloved from his killer.

KELLEY, KAREN (chron.)

• * * Close Encounters of the Sexy Kind (Kensington/Brava 978-0-7582-1172-9, Apr 2007, $14.00, 274pp, tp) SF romance. An alien woman from a world without real men heads to Earth.

KELLY, JAMES PATRICK, ed. (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * * Rewired: The Post-Cyberpunk Anthology (with John Kessel) (Tachyon Publications 978-1-892391-53-7, Oct 2007, $14.95, 425+xvii, tp) Anthology of 16 stories looking at developments in SF style growing out of the cyberpunk movement. Stories are interspersed with quotations from correspondence between John Kessel and Bruce Sterling debating the merits of cyberpunk. (Contents)

KELLY, SHEILA; see pseudonyms Lynn Viehl & S. L. Viehl (chron.)

KELNER, TONI L. P., ed. (1961- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Many Bloody Returns (with Charlaine Harris) See entry under Charlaine Harris.

KELSO, SYLVIA (chron.)

• * * Amberlight (Wildside Press/Juno Books 978-0-8095-7205-2, Nov 2007, $6.99, 260pp, pb, cover by Timothy Lantz) Paranormal romance set in a matriarchal society, where a battered male with amnesia may be key to saving the legendary city of Amberlight. Juno Books, [www.juno-books.com\].

KEMP, DEBRA A. (chron.)

• * * The House of Pendragon, Book II: The Recruit (Amber Quill Press 978-1-59279-699-1, Jun 2007, $17.00, 266pp, tp) [House of Pendragon] Arthurian fantasy novel, second in a series about Arthur’s estranged daughter, Lin. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.amberquill.com\].

KEMP, PAUL S. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Forgotten Realms: Shadow’s Witness (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4259-6, Apr 2007, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Raymond Swanland) [Forgotten Realms: Sembia] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, second in the Sembia series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. Second printing.
• * * Forgotten Realms: Shadowstorm (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4304-3, Sep 2007, $6.99, 345pp, pb, cover by Raymond Swainland) [Forgotten Realms: Twilight War] Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game, book two in the Twilight War series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

KENIN, EVE (chron.)

• * * Driven (Dorchester/Shomi 978-0-505-02709-X, Sep 2007, $6.99, 312pp, pb) Futuristic romance of a lady trucker and the stranger she hires to help her battle rival truckers in the Northern Waste. The author also writes as Eve Silver.

KENNER, JULIE (stories) (chron.)

• * _California Demon (Jove 978-0-515-14320-1, Jul 2007, $7.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Mark Gerber) [Kate Connor] Reprint (Berkley 2006) humorous dark fantasy about a demon-slaying soccer mom, second in a series after Carpe Demon.
• * * Demons are Forever (Berkley 978-0-425-21538-8, Jul 2007, $14.00, 292pp, tp, cover by Mark Gerber) [Kate Connor] Humorous dark fantasy, third in the Confessions of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom series begun in Carpe Demon.

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