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The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

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RUFF, MATT(hew Theron) (chron.) (continued)

• * * Bad Monkeys (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-9171-9, Aug 2007, £10.99, 227pp, tp) SF novel. Simultaneous with the US (HarperCollins) edition.

RUPP, REBECCA (chron.)

• * * Journey to the Blue Moon (Candlewick Press 0-7636-2544-2, Oct 2006, $15.99, 263pp, hc, cover by Peter Ferguson) Young-adult fantasy. Alex goes to the moon to find the watch — and time — he lost. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now.

RUSCH, KRISTINE KATHRYN (1960- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * * Recovery Man (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46167-4, Sep 2007, $6.99, 374pp, pb) [Retrieval Artist] SF novel, the sixth in the Retrieval Artist series.

RUSHDIE, (Ahmed) SALMAN (1947- ) (chron.)

• * _Shalimar the Clown (Random House/Vintage UK 0-099-42188-7, Sep 2006, £7.99, 398pp, tp, cover by Lynn Hat Zind) Reprint (Jonathan Cape 2005) literary fantasy novel.

RUSS, JOANNA (Ruth) (1937- ) (chron.)

• * * The Country You Have Never Seen (Liverpool University Press 978-0-85323-869-0, Oct 2007, £20.00, 305pp, tp) Critical collection of selected reviews (1966-1981), essays (1969-1989), and letters (1971-1995). A hardcover edition (-859-1, £50.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)

RUSSE, SAVANNAH (chron.)

• * * Beneath the Skin (Penguin/Signet Eclipse 978-0-451-22063-9, Feb 2007, $6.99, 296pp, pb) [Darkwing Chronicles] Vampire novel, book three of the Darkwing Chronicles. Copyrighted by Charlee Trantino.
• * _Beneath the Skin (SFBC #1229303, Apr 2007, $10.99, 296pp, hc) [Darkwing Chronicles] Reprint (Signet Eclipse 2007) vampire novel, book three of the Darkwing Chronicles. Copyrighted by Charlee Trantino. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7916-2, lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * * In the Blood (Penguin/Signet Eclipse 978-0-451-22261-9, Nov 2007, $6.99, 293pp, pb) [Darkwing Chronicles] Vampire romance novel, book four of the Darkwing Chronicles. Copyrighted by Charlee Trantino.

RUSSELL, KAREN (stories) (chron.)

• * _St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves (Chatto & Windus 978-0-7011-8118-5, May 2007, £11.99, 246pp, tp, cover by Antonio Pizanelio) Reprint (Knopf 2006) collection of ten stories, most with fantasy or surreal elements. [First U.K. edition]

RUSSO, RICHARD PAUL (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Rosetta Codex (Ace 978-0-441-01389-0, May 2007, $7.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) Reprint (Ace 2005) SF novel.

RUSSON, PENNI (chron.)

• * +Breathe (HarperCollins/Greenwillow 0-06-079393-7, Feb 2007, $16.99, 356pp, hc, cover by Chad W. Beckerman) [Undine] Young-adult contemporary fantasy, sequel to Undine. Undine promises not to use her new magic powers, while her best friend Trout seeks more information. First US edition (Random House Australia 10/05).

RYAN, C. J. (chron.)

• * * Burdens of Empire (Bantam Spectra 978-0-553-58903-0, Sep 2007, $6.99, 356pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Gloria VanDeen] Far-future SF novel, the fourth featuring Gloria VanDeen.

RYAN, KEVIN (chron.)

• * * Star Trek: Errand of Fury, Book 2: Demands of Honor (Pocket 978-0-7434-8054-3, Feb 2007, $7.99, 306pp, pb) [Star Trek: Errand of Fury] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by CBS Studios.

RYAN, KRISTAN (chron.)

• * * The Hair Princess and the Hog Temple Incident (Behler Publications 978-1-933016-07-8, Dec 2006, $14.95, 225pp, tp) Fantasy novel. Two nursing home residents are given the chance to go back and fix one mistake in their pasts — with the help of a pair of screw-up angels. Behler Publications, 22365 El Toro Road #135, Lake Forest CA 92630; [www.behlerpublications.com\].

RYMAN, GEOFF(rey Charles) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The King’s Last Song (Harper UK 978-0-00-655210-9, Jan 2007, £7.99, 485pp, tp) [Vega, Pablo Corral] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2006) associational novel of Cambodia.
• * _Was (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-08147-5, Jul 2007, £7.99, 454pp, pb) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992 as ‘Was...’) associational literary novel.

SABERHAGEN, FRED(erick Thomas) (1930-2007) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Ardneh’s Sword (Tor 978-0-765-35059-6, May 2007, $6.99, 848pp, pb, cover by Raymond Swanland) [Empire of the East] Reprint (Tor 2006) fantasy novel set in the world of Empire of the East 1,000 years later.

SABUDA, ROBERT (chron.)

• * * The Chronicles of Narnia Pop-up (with Matthew Armstrong & C. S. Lewis) (HarperCollins 978-0-06-117612-8, Dec 2007, $29.99, 14pp, hc) [Narnia] Young-adult pop-up book, with one spread for each of the books in C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia. Illustrated by Matthew Armstrong, with pop-ups by Robert Sabuda.

SAGAN, NICK (chron.)

• * _Everfree (Penguin/NAL 978-0-451-22043-1, Apr 2007, $13.95, 243pp, tp) [Idlewild] Reprint (Putnam 2006) postholocaust SF thriller, third in the trilogy begun in Idlewild.
• * _Everfree (Transworld/Bantam UK 978-0-553-81599-3, Apr 2007, £6.99, 327pp, pb, cover by Villellieu Christophe & Tom Poland) [Idlewild] Reprint (Putnam 2006) postholocaust SF thriller, third in the trilogy after Idlewild and Edenborn. [First U.K. edition]

SAGARA, MICHELLE M. (1963- ); also as Michelle Sagara West (chron.)

• * * Cast in Secret (Harlequin/Luna 978-0-373-80280-7, Aug 2007, $14.95, 521pp, tp) [Kaylin Neya] Fantasy novel, third in the Chronicles of Elantra series about law officer Kaylin Neya. Kaylin seeks a kidnapped child of the mindreading Tha’alani.

SAGE, ANGIE (chron.)

• * * Septimus Heap Book Three: Physik (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-8397-4, Apr 2007, £12.99, 544pp, hc, cover by Mark Zug) [Septimus Heap] Young-adult fantasy novel. Interior illustrations by Mark Zug. Simultaneous with the US (Katherine Tegen Books) edition.
• * _Septimus Heap Book Two: Flyte (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-8449-0, Mar 2007, £6.99, 521pp, tp, cover by Mark Zug) [Septimus Heap] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2006) young-adult fantasy novel. Interior illustrations by Mark Zug.
• * * Septimus Heap, Book Three: Physik (HarperCollins/Tegen Books 0-06-057737-1, Apr 2007, $17.99, 544pp, hc, cover by Mark Zug) [Septimus Heap] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in a series. Illustrated by Mark Zug. A Katherine Tegen book.
• * _Septimus Heap, Book Three: Physik (SFBC #1230483, May 2007, $11.99, 544pp, hc, cover by Mark Zug) [Septimus Heap] Reprint (Tegen Books 2007) young-adult fantasy novel, third in a series. This is similar to the Tegen Books edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Septimus Heap, Book Two: Flyte (HarperCollins/Tegen Books 0-06-057736-3, Apr 2007, $7.99, 532pp, tp, cover by Mark Zug) [Septimus Heap] Reprint (Tegen Books 2006) young-adult fantasy novel, second in a series. Illustrated by Mark Zug. This drops the mini “Magykal” CD packaged with the hardcover. A Katherine Tegen book.

SAID, S. F. (chron.)

• * _The Outlaw Varjak Paw (Random House/Yearling 978-0-440-42172-6, Jun 2007, $6.50, 264pp, tp, cover by Dave McKean) [Varjak Paw] Reprint (Fickling UK 2005) young-adult talking animal fantasy, sequel to Varjak Paw. Illustrated by Dave McKean.

SAINTCROW, LILITH (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dead Man Rising (Orbit US 978-0-316-00314-8, Sep 2007, $6.99, 380pp, pb, cover by Arcangel) [Dante Valentine] Reissue (Warner 2006) near-future dark fantasy, second in the series featuring Dante Valentine.
• * * The Devil’s Right Hand (Orbit US 978-0-316-02142-5, Sep 2007, $6.99, 391pp, pb) [Dante Valentine] Near-future dark fantasy, third in the series featuring Dante Valentine. This includes an extras section with supplementary materials.
• * _The Devil’s Right Hand (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-673-3, Nov 2007, £6.99, 405pp, pb, cover by Peter Cotton) [Dante Valentine] Reprint (Orbit US 2007) dark fantasy novel, the third in the Dante Valentine series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Devil’s Right Hand (Orbit US 978-0-316-02142-5, Dec 2007, $6.99, 391pp, pb, cover by Calvin Chu) [Dante Valentine] Reissue (Orbit US 2007) near-future dark fantasy, third in the series featuring Dante Valentine. Second printing.
• * * Saint City Sinners (Orbit US 978-0-316-02143-2, Nov 2007, $6.99, 371pp, pb) [Dante Valentine] Near-future dark fantasy, fourth in the series featuring Dante Valentine.
• * * To Hell and Back (Orbit US 978-0-316-00177-9, Jan 2008, $6.99, 389pp, pb, cover by Calvin Chu) [Dante Valentine] Near-future dark fantasy, fifth and final in the series featuring Dante Valentine. Dante decides it’s time to fight back against Lucifer.
• * _Working for the Devil (Orbit US 978-0-316-00313-1, Sep 2007, $6.99, 384pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Dante Valentine] Reprint (Warner 2006) near-future, dark urban fantasy featuring necromance-for-hire Dante Valentine, who gets a job she can’t refuse from the Devil.

ST. GILES, JENNIFER (chron.)

• * _Darkest Dreams (Berkley Sensation 978-0-425-21303-2, 2007, $6.99, 320pp, pb) Reissue (Berkley Sensation 2006) paranormal historical/gothic romance, sequel to Midnight Secrets. Copyrighted by Jenni Leigh Grizzle. Second printing.
• * * The Lure of the Wolf (Pocket 978-1-4165-1333-9, Aug 2007, $6.99, 370pp, pb) [Shadowmen] Werewolf romance in the Shadowmen series. A doctor searching for her missing sister accidentally summons the spirit of a shape-shifter warrior.
• * * Silken Shadows (Berkley Sensation 978-0-425-21794-8, Dec 2007, $7.99, 304pp, pb, cover by Phil Heffernan) Paranormal Victorian romantic suspense novel. Psychic Gemini Andrews stows away on a ship to help the attractive captain investigate murders. Copyrighted by Jenni Leigh Grizzle.

SALA, SHARON (1943- ); see pseudonym Dinah McCall (chron.)

SALOME, MARCEL, ed. (chron.)

• * _Dreamscape: The Best of Imaginary Realism: 1: 2006 (with Claus Brusen) See entry under Claus Brusen.

SALSITZ, RHONDI A. VILOTT (1949- ); see pseudonym Jenna Rhodes; see under Vilott, Rhondi (stories) (chron.)

SALVATORE, R(obert) A(nthony) (1959- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Forgotten Realms: Passage to Dawn (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4257-2, Mar 2007, $25.95, 338pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Forgotten Realms: Legend of Drizzt] Reprint (TSR 1996) novelization based on the roleplaying game, tenth volume in the Legend of Drizzt. This has a new introduction by Peter Archer. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Forgotten Realms: Road of the Patriarch (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4277-0, Jul 2007, $7.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Forgotten Realms: Sellswords] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2006) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, Book III of The Sellswords. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Forgotten Realms: Streams of Silver (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4265-7, May 2007, $7.99, 377pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Forgotten Realms: Icewind Dale] Reprint (TSR 1989) novelization based on the roleplaying game, fifth volume in the Legend of Drizzt series, originally published as book two of the Icewind Dale trilogy. Copyrighted 1989 by TSR, 2005 by Wizards of the Coast.
• * * Forgotten Realms: The Crystal Shard (with Andrew Dabb & Val Semeiks) (Devil’s Due Publishing 978-1-932796-76-6, Feb 2007, $18.99, unpaginated, tp, cover by Tim Seeley) [Forgotten Realms: Legend of Drizzt] Graphic novel version of the gaming novelization by Salvatore, book four of the Legend of Drizzt. Adapted by Andrew Dabb with pencilled art by Val Semeiks. Originally published as a comic book series.
• * _Forgotten Realms: The Halfling’s Gem (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4289-3, Aug 2007, $7.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Forgotten Realms: Icewind Dale] Reprint (TSR 1990) novelization, the third book of the Icewind Dale trilogy and the sixth book of the Legend of Drizzt. Copyrighted by TSR 1990, Wizards of the Coast 2005.
• * * Forgotten Realms: The Orc King (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4340-1, Oct 2007, $27.95, 346pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Forgotten Realms: Transitions] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, book one in the Transitions series. The cover notes “celebrating 20 years of Drizzt™”. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Forgotten Realms: The Silent Blade (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4336-4, Jun 2007, $25.95, 336pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Forgotten Realms: Legend of Drizzt] Reprint (TSR 1998) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, book 11 in The Legend of Drizzt. This has a new introduction by Philip Athans. Copyrighted TSR 1998, Wizards of the Coast 2007.
• * _The Highwayman (Tor 978-0-7653-5870-7, Oct 2007, $4.99, 405pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Chronicles of Corona] Reprint (CDS Books 2004) fantasy novel, the first book of the Saga of the First King (or Chronicles of Corona) series in the world of the Demon Wars. This is a special low-price edition.

SAMILOGLU, ERIN (chron.)

• * * Gossamer Hall (Medallion Press 978-1932815-89-4, Oct 2007, $7.99, 418pp, pb, cover by Adam Mock) Horror novel. A history student accidentally brings 19th-century killers to life.

SAMPSON, FAY (Elizabeth) (1935- ) (chron.)

• * * The Sorcerer’s Daughter (Lion 978-0-7459-6072-2, May 2007, £5.99, 222pp, tp, cover by Oliver Burston) [Sorcerer] Young-adult fantasy novel, book two in a series.

SAMPSON, JEFF (chron.)

• * * DragonLance: The New Adventures: The Ebony Eye (Wizards of the Coast/Mirrorstone 978-0-7869-4255-8, Mar 2007, $5.99, 243pp, tp, cover by Vinod Rams) [DragonLance: Suncatcher] Young-adult novelization based on the world roleplaying game, the second volume in the Suncatcher trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * * DragonLance: The New Adventures: The Stolen Sun (Wizards of the Coast/Mirrorstone 978-0-7869-4291-6, Sep 2007, $5.99, 243pp, tp, cover by Vinod Rams) [DragonLance: Suncatcher] Young-adult novelization based on the world roleplaying game, the third volume in the Suncatcher trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

SANDELL, LISA ANN (chron.)

• * * Song of the Sparrow (Scholastic Press 978-0-439-41848-0, May 2007, $16.99, 394pp, hc) Young-adult historical Arthurian novel in blank verse about Elaine, the Lady of Shalott.

SANDERS, STEVEN M., ed. (chron.)

• * * The Philosophy of Science Fiction Film (University Press of Kentucky 978-0-8131-2472-8, Dec 2007, $35.00, 232+viii, hc) Non-fiction, a gathering of 12 essays exploring philosophical arguments found in SF, as seen in classic films from Metropolis to The Matrix. Includes an index. University Press of Kentucky, 663 South Limestone St., Lexington KY 40508-4008; [www.kentuckypress.com\].

SANDERSON, BRANDON (chron.)

• * * Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians (Scholastic 978-0-439-92550-1, Oct 2007, $16.99, 312pp, hc, cover by Marc Tauss) Young-adult fantasy novel. Alcatraz Smedry learns his fate is to fight evil librarians bent on world domination.
• * _Mistborn (Tor 978-0-7653-5038-1, Aug 2007, $7.99, 647pp, pb, cover by John Foster) [Mistborn] Reprint (Tor 2006) fantasy novel, the first book in a trilogy set in a world where a Dark Lord has ruled for 1,000 years.
• * * The Well of Ascension (Tor 978-0-7653-1688-2, Aug 2007, $27.95, 590pp, hc, cover by Jon Foster) [Mistborn] Fantasy novel, the second book in the Mistborn trilogy.

SANDLIN, TIM (chron.)

• * * Jimi Hendrix Turns Eighty (Penguin/Riverhead 978-1-59448-933-4, Jan 2007, $24.95, 308pp, hc) Satiric SF novel. Seniors in a 2022 assisted living facility revert to their ’60s lifestyles, complete with an anti-establishment protest over a cat.

SANDS, LYNSAY (stories) (chron.)

• * * The Accidental Vampire (HarperCollins/Avon 978-0-06-122968-8, Jan 2008, $6.99, 361pp, pb) [Argeneau vampires] Paranormal romance featuring the Argeneau vampires. New vampire Elvi Black needs help with the vampire lifestyle.
• * * Bite Me if You Can (HarperCollins/Avon 978-0-06-077412-7, Feb 2007, $6.99, 367pp, pb) [Argeneau vampires] Paranormal romance featuring the Argeneau vampires.
• * _Bite Me if You Can (SFBC #1226846, May 2007, $10.99, 356pp, hc) [Argeneau vampires] Reprint (Avon 2007) paranormal romance featuring the Argeneau vampires. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7918-6, lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

SanGIOVANNI, MARY (stories) (chron.)

• * * The Hollower (Leisure 978-0-8439-5974-1, Sep 2007, $6.99, 308pp, pb) [Hollower] Horror novel about a creature that feeds on its victims’ fear. A first novel.

SAN SOUCI, ROBERT D(aniel) (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * * Triple-Dare to Be Scared (Cricket Books 978-0-8126-2749-7, Mar 2007, $16.95, 229pp, hc, cover by David Ouimet) Young-adult original collection of 13 horror stories. Illustrated by David Ouimet. (Contents)

SAPKOWSKI, ANDRZEJ (stories) (chron.)

• * * The Last Wish (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07782-9, Jun 2007, £12.99, 280pp, tp) [Geralt the witcher] Fantasy collection about Geralt the witcher. Translated by Danusia Stok from the Polish original (superNOWA 1993) Ostatnie zynczenie. A hardcover edition (-07783-6, £18.99) was announced but not seen. (Contents)

SARAMAGO, JOSÉ; (1922- ) (chron.)

• * _Seeing (with Margaret Jull Costa,trans.) (Harcourt/Harvest 978-0-15-603273-5, Apr 2007, $14.00, 307pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt 2006) literary satirical novel, a sequel of sorts to Blindness. Translated from the Portuguese Ensaio sobre a Lucidez (Editorial Caminho 2004) by Margaret Jull Costa.

SARGENT, PAMELA (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * * Farseed (Tor Teen 978-0-765-31427-7, Mar 2007, $17.95, 287pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Earthseed] Young-adult SF novel, sequel to Earthseed. New hostility flares up between the divided colonists on the planet Home, 20 years after the initial settlement.

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