From: "Melanie C. Duncan" BookdragonReview-owner@onelist.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T h e B o o k d r a g o n R e v i e w Version 1.2 FREE reviews and publishing news (Share this issue with a friend!) October 1, 1999 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TO SUBSCRIBE: Send blank message to: BookdragonReview-subscribe@onelist.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE: [Part 1] Editor's Desk Reviews Dark Prince by Christine Feehan The Killing Game by Iris Johansen Crossroads by Stephen Kenson Lady of Sherwood by Jennifer Roberson Movies The 13th Warrior The Blair Witch Project Q&A News & Notes 1999 Hugo Award Winners [Part 2] Coming Soon to a Shelf Near You October 1999 - June 2000 and beyond Classifieds ============================================= The Bookdragon Review, ISSN pending Copyright 1999 Melanie C. Duncan The contents of this newsletter may be redistributed only in its entirety free of charge. Reprints of individual reviews or sections must be negotiated with the individual authors. ============================================= EDITOR'S DESK: A Death in the Family Melanie C. Duncan, Editor/Publisher ============================================= My planned editorial has been postponed in lieu of sad news. Marion Zimmer Bradley, author of The Mists of Avalon, the Darkover universe novels, and editor of her self-titled fantasy magazine, died Sept. 25 of complications following a massive heart attack on Sept. 21. Her books struck a chord with readers from a variety of genres: historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, paranormal fiction, and on and on. Over the span of fifty years as a writer (she was 69 when she journeyed on ahead of her fans), she was acquainted with, worked with, influenced, encouraged or criticized a wide range of writers: Diana L. Paxson, Mercedes Lackey and Elizabeth Waters are but a few. Her Sword & Sorceress anthologies read like a who's who of writers; if you made it into one of MZB's publications, you passed some of the most stringent writing requirements in the science fiction and fantasy fields. She didn't accept bullshit or trash, and she was always the first to say so in the introductions to her books and in her writer's guidelines. She also had the most famous set of initials next to Donald A. Wollheim. She still has one or two titles that will be published posthumously, but we have lost a bright spirit in the fantasy world, and her family and friends have lost so much more. Go with love, MZB. Blessings on your journey. ============================================= If your e-mail does not automatically format the URLs used in this e-zine, copy and paste the full address (including wrap-around lines) into the address line of your Internet Service Provider. ============================================= REVIEWS ============================================= Feehan, Christine. Dark Prince. 1999. 314p. Love Spell, $4.99 ISBN 0505523302. [Paranormal Romance/Vampire] Reviewed by Melanie C. Duncan Mikhail Dubrinsky, one of the few members of the Carpathian race left, is tired all the way to his soul. His people are extremely long-lived, seemingly immortal to the few humans in the know, and gifted with the ability to shapeshift and converse telepathically. They pay for their gifts with a close bond to the earth, a close bond that requires them to sleep in the earth for renewal and to use blood as sustenance. As Mikhail ponders the looming futility of finding a mate to share his life with, American Raven Whitney touches his thoughts with her own. Shocked out of his doldrums, Mikhail tracks her to a local inn where he arranges to meet her. Raven is recovering from using her telepathy to track serial killers, but after meeting Mikhail, her talents are needed again as she and the few remaining Carpathians become targets of a cult of "vampire hunters." As she begins to learn exactly who and what Mikhail is, she confronts her darkest fears and the myths of vampires to share his life. Carpathian males who never find a mate grow increasingly emotionless and eventually turn "vampire" in an attempt to enjoy something, anything again. Feehan provides an intriguingly fresh take in a market saturated with Bela Lugosi clones. A definite keeper for fans of the paranormal and vampires in particular, and peopled with enough intriguing men to fuel the imagination in many more books to come. Available at Amazon.com, http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0505523302/o/qid=938749924/sr=8-1/002 -8150438-3450843 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Johansen, Iris. The Killing Game. 1999. 384p. Bantam, $23.95 ISBN 0553106244. [Psychological Thriller] Reviewed by Melanie C. Duncan "According to the newspapers, she had everything. A good marriage, a family, friends. … Then one day she left home and never came back. No warning. No reason. … That's what's most frightening. … A madman chooses you at random and takes away everything. It's not fair." --Eve Duncan, forensic sculptor The second Eve Duncan book is just as chilling as The Face of Deception was. Eve reconstructs the faces of lost children from the bareness of their skulls, always hoping one will be her daughter. At least she saw her daughter's killer punished…or so she thought. Tough, sexy Joe Quinn finally gets it together and goes after Eve on the remote island where she's been staying with John Logan for the past year. The key to her return to the States is the news he thinks her daughter's bones have been unearthed at Talladega Falls in North Georgia. The bones were part of a mass burial site revealed by a landslide. As Eve jumps back into her career, Joe hovers protectively and a spunky foster child becomes the bait in a game with "Dom," the real killer of Eve's daughter. With an extremely intelligent serial killer taunting her at every turn, and with a rapidly increasing body count, Eve is forced to re-evaluate the things, and people, most important in her life. Johansen offers her trademark psychological thrills with undercurrents of passion in a game that keeps all the players guessing until the bitter end. Available at Amazon.com, http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0553106244/thebookdragonrev/sr=1-5/00 2-8150438-3450843 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kenson, Stephen. Crossroads [Shadowrun]. 1999. 288p. Penguin, $5.99 ISBN 0451457404 . [Fantasy] Reviewed by Beth Spires, MS, MT(ASCP) Shadowrun is an RPG, a role-playing game, set in an alternate Earth where magic has come back into the world giving rise to metahumans such as elves, dwarves, orcs and trolls. Mega-corporations vie for power alongside traditional governments and wage private wars utilizing those who owe no loyalty except to the almighty nuyuen. They are Shadowrunners and possess many different skills. There are shamans, who manipulate the primal forces of nature; street samurai, who have technologically enhanced their bodies with cybernetic implants; mages, who cast a variety of spells; and deckers, who interface directly into their computers and work in a virtual world known as "the Matrix". Crossroads is the story of a mage, Talon. Talon finds himself returning to Boston after a ten year absence when a woman arrives at his apartment looking for associates of Jason Vale, Talon's former mentor. Talon had left Boston after getting revenge on those responsible for Jason's death. But in his quest for revenge, Talon unleashed a spirit, which feeds on his anger and hatred, and has grown powerful waiting to be reunited with its creator. But there are those who would leash the spirit for their own uses, so Talon has to dodge mega-corporations and yakuza in his quest to destroy the spirit. Crossroads is a good stand-alone novel in the Shadowrun series. While the book refers to events that have taken place in previous novels, it is not necessary to have read those to follow the story. Kenson previously authored game books for the Shadowrun RPG. The book moves along briskly and as it is told from first person perspective, keeps the reader guessing along with Talon. Available at Amazon.com, http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0451457404/thebookdragonrev/002-81504 38-3450843 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Roberson, Jennifer. Lady of Sherwood. Nov. 1999. 384p. Kensington, $24 ISBN 1575664755. [Historical Fiction] Reviewed for Booklist by Melanie C. Duncan (Since Booklist will be printing the "official" review I wrote, I can't duplicate it here, but I can give you a brief rundown.) Five years have passed since the events in Lady of the Forest. Robin and Marian live quietly in her manor, with Will Scathlocke, Little John, Much and Friar Tuck. Pardoned by King Richard, they have avoided the Sheriff of Nottingham as much as possible, but the King is dying in France. Dying, ironically, as a common thief after attempting to take a castle for a nonexistent treasure. Long live King John. Once again Robin and his men take to Sherwood Forest to avoid the Sheriff's long-awaited vengeance. While Lady of Sherwood stands well enough alone, it is best savored as the sequel it is meant to be. Roberson draws you in, and before you know it, midnight is long gone, the last page turns, and you still want more Robin, more Marian, more Roberson. Available at Amazon.com, http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1575664755/thebookdragonrev/002-81504 38-3450843 ============================================= MOVIES ============================================= The 13th Warrior, starring Antonio Banderas, directed by John McTiernan. Reviewed by Melanie C. Duncan The 13th Warrior, based on Michael Crichton's book Eaters of the Dead, which is based on the Old English poem "Beowulf," is a great way to forget the real world for a couple of hours. Banderas, more often accused of being eye candy than an outstanding actor, is credible as an Islamic emissary sent to the frozen North because of an indiscretion with another man's wife. Bewildered by the giant North men he encounters, nonetheless he joins them on a quest to rid Hrothgar's hall of the monsters attacking relentlessly. Beowulf (pronounced "bull-vai") proves there's a brain hidden underneath all that blonde hair. Banderas (I'm not even attempting to spell his character's name ) is forced to confront his inner fears of the unknown and failure. While I've heard through the Net that historical re-enactors have problems with the costumes and weapons, the rest of us can watch in blissful ignorance and wonder right along with Banderas exactly what is he facing? While my brother-in-law claims there are too many close-ups of Banderas for it to be a guy movie, my sister and I had no objections. Visit http://movies.go.com/the13thwarrior/ for more information. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Blair Witch Project, out on video Oct. 22 Reviewed by Beth Spires, MS, MT(ASCP) One of the hottest movies to have been released this summer comes to home video in October, just in time for Halloween. While some would argue that this is a ground-breaking movie of terror and suspense, I would have to firmly disagree. The first-person, jerky motion of the camera made me motion sick, however that could have been forgiven if the movie was even the least bit suspenseful or scary. I cared nothing for the main characters and by the time the movie was over, I was hoping SOMETHING would happen to them just relieve the boredom. They never really even explained what the Blair Witch was. For those of you with children who want to see the movie, my advice is to preview it first. There is very strong language in the movie and the f-word is used frequently, as everything from an adjective, to a noun, to a verb. My advice, if you want to rent a suspenseful movie for Halloween: Rent the original Psycho, or any movie by Hitchcock. If you want a scary movie, rent Halloween I or The Exorcist. The reaction of one movie-goer to Blair Witch pretty much sums it up. "Well, was that it?" If you still want to see it or own the video, visit Amazon.com for VHS at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00001QGUL/o/thebookdragonrev/sr=2-1/ 002-8150438-3450843, or DVD at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00001QGUM/thebookdragonrev/sr=1-1/00 2-8150438-3450843. ============================================= Q & A ============================================= Q: Are all of Terry Pratchett's books "Discworld" novels? A: No. Just his most recent ones. He's also written Good Omens with Neil Gaiman, Truckers, Diggers, Wings, The Carpet People, The Dark Side of the Sun, Johnny & the Dead, and Johnny & the Bomb which aren't set on Discworld. Q: When is Robert Jordan's next book in the "Wheel of Time" series going to come out? A: No time soon. I'm keeping check, and Jordan has said there will be 10-12 books. Q: Is the new Logston book set in her Shadow universe? A: No. Exile by Anne Logston is set in the same universe as her earlier novel, The Guardian's Key. Q: Do you assign the category labels or are they straight from the publisher? A: I'm assigning category labels based upon what I learn from the publishers and from my years of experience as a librarian. Q: You list Pegasus in Space as final in a trilogy. How does this tie in with the Rowan books? A: Pegasus in Space is the third book in the grouping Get Off the Unicorn and Pegasus in Flight. It will be a bridge of sorts to the Rowan series, according to Ms. McCaffrey (as spoken to at DragonCon July 3, 1999 in Atlanta, GA). Q: Is the new Robert Parker book a Spenser book? A: No. Family Honor is the first book in a new series starring Boston private investigator Sunny Randall which reviewers are already calling the series with the female Spenser. Parker supposedly wrote it with actress and friend, Helen Hunt, in mind. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Do you have a question about a book, a movie, an author, a comic that you would like to know the answer to? E-mail BookdragonReview-owner@onelist.com and I'll find the answer. Answers will be posted in this column each issue. ============================================= NEWS & NOTES ============================================= 1999 HUGO WINNERS Contributed by Sharon Lee, co-author of Plan B Best Novel of 1998: To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis Best Novella of 1998: "Oceanic" by Greg Egan Best Novelette of 1998: "Taklamakan" by Bruce Sterling Best Short Story of 1998: "The Very Pulse of the Machine" by Michael Swanwick Best Related Book of 1998: The Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of by Thomas M. Disch Best Dramatic Presentation of 1998: The Truman Show (Paramount) Best Professional Editor of 1998: Gardner Dozois (Asimov's) Best Professional Artist of 1998: Bob Eggleton Best Semiprozine of 1998: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown Best Fanzine of 1998: Ansible, edited By Dave Langford Best Fan Writer of 1998: Dave Langford Best Fan Artist of 1998: Ian Gunn John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer of 1997 or 1998 (Sponsored by Dell Magazines) Nalo Hopkinson --------------- Marcia Kiser announced The Romantic Bower, http://www.theromanticbower.com, will become a monthly print magazine beginning January 2000. --------------- Fantasy, Folklore and Fairytales http://www.fantasytoday.com/Fantasy_eZine/fantasy_ezine.html is up and running. --------------- MysteryNet, http://www.MysteryNet.com, launches the official Agatha Christie Website, http://www.MysteryNet.com/AgathaChristie, this fall. --------------- Author Dave Wolverton set a new world record for the largest single author booksigning since Kevin J. Anderson for Ai! Pedrito. He signed 1,845 copies of A Very Strange Trip, based on a short story. Both titles give co-author credit to the late L. Ron Hubbard who wrote the original short stories. --------------- Charlotte Austin ceased publication of The Quill Magazine in September due to a trademark dispute over the name with another company. --------------- The Amazing Chuck Rothman has already put pictures of Albacon on the Web! Check 'em out at http://www.albacon.org/photos/photos1.htm. (Site suggested by Sharon Lee, http://www.korval.com/bloorue.) --------------- Barnes & Noble stores will discontinue use of the New York Times bestseller list as a benchmark for discounting books. Instead, B&N will use its own sales data to create lists of discounted books. Alan Kahn, chief operating officer for Barnes & Noble, told the Times, "The fact is that our list, which we cut every weekend, more accurately reflects what goes on in our stores. Any retailer wants to sell more of what they're selling." The Times list includes sales data from several chain stores, as well as independent retailers. --------------- Newly discovered short stories by Raymond Carver will soon be published. Over a decade after the author's death from lung cancer at age 50, writer Tess Gallagher, his widow, found the stories while cleaning his previously untouched desk. Gallagher told the Associated Press, "These will be the last writings of Ray's to offer of this nature. It's been lovely to have his stories in the house again, of course. A great excitement and a pleasure." Gallagher found the stories in March, but held on to them until she could find an editor she trusted to work with the pieces. --------------- In New York, seven writers are receiving the first Readers' Choice Awards, organized by Friends of Libraries U.S.A. and voted on by readers who filled out write-in ballots at more than 1,000 libraries. Fiction - Wally Lamb's I Know This Much Is True; Nonfiction - Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods; Biography - Christopher Reeve's Still Me; Mystery/thriller - Sue Grafton's N is for Noose; Romance - Danielle Steel's The Long Road Home; Science fiction - Mary Doria Russell's Children of God; and Self-help - Cassandra Danz's Mrs. Greenthumbs Plows Ahead. --------------- Beginning in January, the Oxford American will devote 25-30 magazine pages to the previously unpublished novel A Painted House by editor John Grisham. It will continue doing so over the next year. --------------- Sharon Lee and Steve Miller will publish "Naratha's Shadow", a short story, in Such a Pretty Face, a Meisha Merlin anthology to be published in 2000. Their short story, "Choice of Weapons," appears in Absolute Magnitude #12. --------------- Hasbro purchased Wizards of the Coast for $325 million, according to Publisher's Weekly (9/20/99). WOTC, known for Magic: The Gathering, had acquired TSR in 1997. Reportedly, the company's line of cards, RPGs and novels will continue unchanged. --------------- Meisha Merlin announced the contracts with P. C. Hodgell are signed! God Stalk and Dark of the Moon will be released in a single combined omnibus in September 2000 premiering at the WorldCon in Chicago. Seeker's Mask in 2001 in September at WorldCon, and an option on as yet untitled new novel in the series. An artist has yet to be chosen. Meisha Merlin will do each of these titles in both a single print autographed hardcover and a regular soft cover edition. Meisha Merlin has also picked up the rights to Jody Lynn Nye's Mythology series. The first three titles-Mythology 101, Mythology Abroad, and Higher Mythology-will be published in a single omnibus edition, Applied Mythology, in September 2000 and premiering at the WorldCon in Chicago. Her new novel, Advanced Mythology, will be published in September 2001 and premiering at WorldCon. Don Maitz, who did the original covers, has agreed to do our covers. Meisha Merlin will do each of these titles in both a single print autographed hardcover and a regular soft cover edition. ============================================= TO SUBSCRIBE: Send any e-mail to BookdragonReview-subscribe@onelist.com TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Send any e-mail to BookdragonReview-unsubscribe@onelist.com ============================================= T h e B o o k d r a g o n R e v i e w Melanie C. Duncan, Editor/Publisher BookdragonReview-owner@onelist.com All material in this newsletter written and copyright by Melanie C. Duncan unless otherwise noted. ============================================= Thanks for your support of The Bookdragon Review! Share this issue with your friends! [end part 1] ============================================= The Bookdragon Review, ISSN pending Copyright 1999 Melanie C. Duncan ============================================= [Part 2] ============================================= Abbreviations guide: (eb) = electronic book (hc) = hardcover (pb) = paperback (tpb) = trade paperback NA = Information not available at press time. * = New addition to prepublication list since last issue. ============================================= COMING SOON TO A SHELF NEAR YOU ============================================= [Editor's Note: I've been receiving information about numerous new releases which I will not have time to add to this issue because of my deadline. So if you are an author who sent your information to me and you don't see your name here, please don't worry. It will appear next issue!] ============================================= Late September Arrivals: *Binchy, Maeve. Tara Road (hc). $24.95, Delacorte [Fiction]. The newest Oprah selection, and the first popular fiction title chosen. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385335121/o/thebookdragonrev/sr=2-1/ 002-8150438-3450843 *Patrick, Ann. The Wandering Minstrel (eb). $NA, http://www.newconceptspublishing.com [Romance]. For more information, visit http://www.angelfire.com/pa2/writer1. *Rasey, Patricia. Deadly Obsession (eb). $NA, http://darkstarpublications.com. Visit http://www.romfort.org/Rasey.html for more information. *Twilight Visions (eb). $NA, http://darkstarpublications.com [Anthology]. ============================================= OCTOBER 1999 *Anthony, Piers. Xone of Contention (hc). $24.95, Tor [Fantasy]. The next Xanth novel. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312866917/thebookdragonrev/002-81504 38-3450843 Bambara, Toni Cade. Those Bones Are Not My Child (hc). $29.95, Pantheon [Fiction]. Based on Atlanta child murders of the 1980s. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0679442618/thebookdragonrev/002-81504 38-3450843 *Bardsley, Michele R. Daddy in Training (eb). $NA, http://www.hardshell.com [Romance]. Brooks, Terry. Angel Fire East (hc). $25.95, Del Rey [Fantasy]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345379640/thebookdragonrev/sr=1-1/00 2-8150438-3450843 Cameron, Stella. Key West (hc). $23, Kensington [Romance]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1575664542/thebookdragonrev/002-81504 38-3450843 Reviewed for Publisher's Weekly. Craven, Wes. Fountain Society (hc). $25, Simon & Schuster [Horror]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684846608/thebookdragonrev/sr=1-1/00 2-8150438-3450843 *Delisi, Elizabeth. Since All is Passing. $NA, Avid Press. Visit http://members.tripod.com/~ElizabethDelisi/ for more information. Evans, Richard Paul. The Looking Glass (hc). $17.95, Simon & Schuster [Fiction]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684867818/o/thebookdragonrev/sr=2-1/ 002-8150438-3450843 Francis, Dick. Second Wind (hc). $24.95, Putnam [Mystery]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0399145621/o/thebookdragonrev/sr=2-1/ 002-8150438-3450843 Gibson, William. All Tomorrow's Parties (hc). $24.95, Putnam [Science Fiction]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0399145796/thebookdragonrev/sr=1-2/00 2-8150438-3450843 Grafton, Sue. O is for Outlaw (hc). $26, Henry Holt [Mystery]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0805059555/thebookdragonrev/sr=1-1/00 2-8150438-3450843 Grimes, Martha. The Lamorna Wink (hc). $22.95, Viking [Mystery]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0670888702/thebookdragonrev/002-81504 38-3450843 *Hayden, Patrick Nielsen. Starlight 2 (tpb). $14.95, Tor [Fantasy/Short Story Collection]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312863128/thebookdragonrev/sr=1-2/00 2-8150438-3450843 Herbert, Brian, and Kevin Anderson. Dune: House Atreides (hc). $27.50, Bantam [Science Fiction]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0553110616/thebookdragonrev/sr=1-1/00 2-8150438-3450843 Herbert, James. Others (hc). $25.95, Forge [Horror]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312872933/thebookdragonrev/sr=1-1/00 2-8150438-3450843 *Jordan, Robert. The Further Chronicles of Conan (hc). $24.95, Tor [Fantasy]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312871953/thebookdragonrev/002-81504 38-3450843 *Keyes, J. Gregory. Babylon 5: Final Reckoning (pb). $5.99, Ballantine [Science Fiction]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345427173/thebookdragonrev/002-81504 38-3450843 Kurland, Lynn. The More I See You (pb). $6.99, Jove [Romance/Time Travel]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0425171078/thebookdragonrev/sr=1-1/00 2-8150438-3450843 Lackey, Mercedes. The River's Gift (hc). $14.95, ROC [Fantasy]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0451457595/thebookdragonrev/002-81504 38-3450843 Lackey, Mercedes, and Larry Dixon. The Chrome Borne (pb). $6.99, Baen [Fantasy]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0671578340/thebookdragonrev/002-81504 38-3450843 Lackey, Mercedes, and Larry Dixon. Owlknight (hc). $24.95, DAW [Fantasy]. Final book of "Darian's Tale" trilogy. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0886778514/thebookdragonrev/002-81504 38-3450843 *Levinson, Paul. The Silk Code (hc). $23.95, Tor [Science Fiction] http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312868235/thebookdragonrev/002-81504 38-3450843 *Lieber, Fritz. Dark Ladies (tpb). $17.95, Tor [Fantasy]. Contains Conjure Wife and Our Lady of Darkness (Winner of the World Fantasy Award). http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/031286972X/thebookdragonrev/sr=1-1/00 2-8150438-3450843 Little, Denise, ed. Realms of Dragons: The Universes of Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman (hc). $29.95, HarperPrism [Non-fiction]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0061052396/thebookdragonrev/002-81504 38-3450843 Logston, Anne. Exile (pb). $6.50, Ace [Fantasy]. Set in the universe of The Guardian's Key. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0441006698/thebookdragonrev/002-81504 38-3450843 Michaels, Fern. Yesterday (hc). $24, Kensington [Fiction]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1575664674/thebookdragonrev/sr=1-4/00 2-8150438-3450843 This link will take you to the listing on Amazon.com, but read my review for Booklist before making a final decision. I'd recommend checking it out from the library instead. Mosley, Walter. Walkin' the Dog (hc). $24.95, Little, Brown [Mystery]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0316966207/thebookdragonrev/sr=1-4/00 2-8150438-3450843 Paretsky, Sara. Hard Time (hc). $24.95, Dell/Delacorte [Mystery]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385313632/thebookdragonrev/sr=1-1/00 2-8150438-3450843 Pascal, Francine. Fearless (pb). $5.99, Pocket [Young Adult]. First book in a new series about an adventurous, mystery-solving teen who lacks a "fear" gene. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0671039415/thebookdragonrev/sr=1-1/00 2-8150438-3450843 Patterson, James. Pop! Goes the Weasel (hc). $26.95, Little, Brown [Psychological Thriller]. An Alex Cross book. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0316693286/thebookdragonrev/sr=1-2/00 2-8150438-3450843 Pearson, Ryne Douglas. Top Ten (hc). $22.95, Putnam [Suspense]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0399144994/thebookdragonrev/002-81504 38-3450843 Perry, Anne. The Twisted Root (hc). $25, Ballantine [Mystery]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345433254/thebookdragonrev/sr=1-1/00 2-8150438-3450843 Pratchett, Terry. Carpe Jugulum (hc). $24, HarperCollins [Science Fiction]. A Discworld novel. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0061051586/thebookdragonrev/002-81504 38-3450843 Robb, J.D. Loyalty in Death (pb). $6.99, Berkley [Mystery]. Robb, a.k.a. Nora Roberts, continues her popular futuristic detective series. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/042517140X/thebookdragonrev/002-81504 38-3450843 *Roessner, Michaela. The Stars Compel (hc). $25.95, Tor [Fantasy]. Sequel to The Stars Dispose. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312857551/thebookdragonrev/002-81504 38-3450843 *Salvatore, R.A. The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime (Star Wars) (hc). $24.95, Del Rey [Science Fiction]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345428447/thebookdragonrev/sr=1-2/00 2-8150438-3450843 Stabenow, Dana. So Sure of Death (hc). $23.95, Dutton [Mystery]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0525945199/thebookdragonrev/002-81504 38-3450843 Turow, Scott. Personal Injuries (hc). $27, Farrar, Straus & Giroux [Legal Thriller]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0374281947/o/thebookdragonrev/sr=2-1/ 002-8150438-3450843 Tyree, Omar. Sweet St. Louis (hc). $23, Simon & Schuster [Multicultural]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684856107/thebookdragonrev/sr=1-1/00 2-8150438-3450843 *Watt-Evans, Lawrence. Dragon Weather (hc). $26.95, Tor [Fantasy]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312869789/thebookdragonrev/002-81504 38-3450843 Wesley, Valerie Wilson. Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do (hc). $24, Avon [Multicultural]. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0380977036/thebookdragonrev/002-81504 38-3450843 *White, James. Double Contact (hc). $24.95, Tor [Science Fiction]. A Sector General novel by the late White. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312869789/thebookdragonrev/002-81504 38-3450843 *Wolfe, Gene. On Blue's Waters (hc). $24.95, Tor [Science Fiction]. The first in the "Book of the Short Sun" trilogy set in the years after the "Book of the Long Sun" tetralogy. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312866143/thebookdragonrev/002-81504 38-3450843 *Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn. Communion Blood (hc). $26.95, Tor [Vampire]. Saint-Germain is back in a novel Publisher's Weekly (9/20/99, p.79, not my review) calls a "…richly textured tale of political intrigue spiced with hot blood." http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/031286793X/thebookdragonrev/002-81504 38-3450843 ============================================= NOVEMBER 1999 Baldacci, David. Saving Faith (hc). $26.95, Warner [Fiction]. Boxleitner, Bruce. Frontier Earth (hc). $21.95, Ace [Science Fiction]. Brown, Dale. Battle Born (hc). $24.95, Bantam [Fiction]. Buchanan, Edna. Garden of Evil (hc). $24, Avon [Mystery]. Claremont, Chris, and George Lucas. Shadow Star (hc). $24.95, Bantam [Fantasy]. Third book in series involving Elora Danan. Crichton, Michael. Timeline (hc). $26.95, Knopf [Fiction]. Deveraux, Jude. High Tide (hc). $24, Pocket [Fiction]. Douglas, Carole Nelson. Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit (hc). $NA, Forge [Mystery]. Feist, Raymond E. Krondor the Assassins (hc). $25, Avon Eos [Fantasy]. Book II of "The Riftwar Legacy." Forsyth, Frederick. The Phantom of Manhattan (hc). $19.95, St. Martin's [Fiction]. Kerr, Katharine. The Black Raven (tpb). $13.95, Bantam [Fantasy]. Book II of "The Dragon Mage." Mayor, Archer. Occam's Razor (hc). $23.95, Mysterious Press [Mystery]. McKinney-Whetstone, Diane. Blues Dancing (hc). $24, HarperCollins [Fiction]. O'Brian, Patrick. Blue at the Mizzen (hc). $24, W.W. Norton [Fiction]. Book 20 in the Aubrey-Maturin series. Redfield, James. The Secret of Shambhala (hc). $23.95, Warner [Fiction]. *Roberson, Jennifer. Lady of Sherwood (hc). $24, Kensington [Fantasy]. Sequel to Lady of the Forest; see review this issue. *Singer, Cherie. Wulfe's Woman (eb). $NA, http://www.hardshell.com [Romance]. Spencer, LaVyrle. The Fulfillment (hc). $18.50, Avon [Fiction]. Reprint. Spencer retired from writing in 1998. Steel, Danielle. Irresistible Forces (hc). $26.95, Dell/Delacorte [Fiction]. ============================================= DECEMBER 1999 Brown, Sandra. In a Class by Itself (hc). $18.95, Bantam [Fiction]. Reprint of an early series romance. Clarke, Arthur C., and Michael P. Kube-McDowell. The Trigger (hc). $24.95, Bantam [Science Fiction]. Haldeman, Joe. Forever Free (hc). $NA, Ace [Science Fiction]. Final volume in trilogy. Kellerman, Jonathan. Monster (hc). $25.95, Random House [Fiction]. McBain, Ed. The Last Dance (hc). $25, Simon & Schuster [Mystery]. Book 50 of the 87th Precinct series. McCaffrey, Todd J. Dragonholder (hc). $19.95, Del Rey [Non-fiction]. McCaffrey's son looks at the world his mother created. ============================================= JANUARY 2000 Bradford, Barbara Taylor. Where You Belong (hc). $26, Doubleday [Fiction]. Braun, Lilian Jackson. The Cat Who Robbed a Bank (hc). $23.95, Putnam [Mystery]. Connelly, Michael. Void Moon (hc). $24.95, Little, Brown [Fiction]. DeMille, Nelson. The Lion's Game (hc). $26, Warner [Fiction]. Griffin, W.E.B. Secret Honor (hc). $25.95, Putnam [Fiction]. Hamilton, Laurell K. Obsidian Butterfly (hc). $21.95, Ace [Paranormal]. Hillerman, Tony. Hunting Badger (hc). $25, HarperCollins [Mystery]. *Hinze, Vicki. Acts of Honor (pb). $5.99, St. Martin's [Psychological Suspense]. Jance, J.A. Kiss of the Bees (hc). $24, Avon [Mystery]. Kerr, Katharine, and Kate Daniel. Polar City Nightmare (hc). Orion/Gollancz [Science Fiction]. Koontz, Dean. False Memory (hc). $NA, Bantam [Horror]. Krentz, Jayne Ann. Soft Focus (hc). $23.95, Putnam [Fiction]. Lescroart, John. Nothing But the Truth (hc). $24.95, Dell/Delacorte [Fiction]. Martini, Steve. The Attorney (hc). $25.95, Putnam [Mystery]. *Singer, Cherie. Hawke's Haven (eb). $NA, http://www.hardshell.com [Romance]. White, Stephen. Cold Case (hc). $24.95, Dutton [Fiction]. *Woodiwiss, Kathleen. A Season Beyond a Kiss (tpb). $14, Avon [Romance]. After two appearances in novellas, Jeff Birmingham and his bride finally settle down (we hope!). Publication date changed from October 1999. ============================================= FEBRUARY 2000 Asaro, Catherine. Ascendant Sun (hc). $NA, Tor [Science Fiction]. Constantine, Storm. Sea Dragon Heir (hc). $NA, Tor [Fantasy]. Dexter, Colin. The Remorseful Day (hc). $24, Crown [Mystery]. *Ewing, Elise. From This Day Forward (eb). $NA, Starlight Writer Publications (http://www.starpublications.com) Garwood, Julie. Heartbreaker (hc). $24.95, Pocket [Romance]. A contemporary from a bestselling historical writer. Grisham, John. The Brethren (hc). $NA, Doubleday [Fiction]. Hambly, Barbara. The Knight of the Demon Queen (hc). $NA, Ballantine/Del Rey [Fantasy]. Hiaasen, Carl. Sick Puppy (hc). $24, Knopf [Fiction]. *Legends 3 (pb). $6.99, Tor [Story Collection]. Lee, Sharon, and Steve Miller. Partners in Necessity (hc). $NA, Meisha Merlin [Science Fiction].Contains Agent of Change, Conflict of Honors, and Carpe Diem. Pinto, Ricardo. The Chosen (hc). $NA, Tor [Fantasy]. Reich, Christopher. The Runner (hc). $NA, Dell/Delacorte [Fiction]. Rice, Luanne. Follow the Stars Home (hc). $NA, Bantam [Fiction]. Wilson, F. Paul. Conspiracies (hc). $24.95, Forge [Horror]. ============================================= MARCH 2000 Datlow, Ellen, and Terri Windling, eds. Black Hearts, Ivory Bones (tpb). $NA, Avon [Fantasy]. Hobb, Robin. Ship of Destiny (hc). $NA, HarperCollins/Voyager [Fantasy]. Hopkinson, Nalo. Midnight Robber (tpb). $NA, Warner Aspect [Science Fiction]. Moorcock, Michael. King of the City (hc). $NA, Avon [Fantasy]. *Rasey, Patricia. Kiss of Deceit (eb). $NA, http://darkstarpublications.com Visit http://www.romfort.org/Rasey.html for more information. Westlake, Donald E. The Hook (hc). $NA, Mysterious Press [Mystery]. ============================================= APRIL 2000 McCaffrey, Anne. Pegasus in Space (hc). $NA, Ballantine/Del Rey [Science Fiction]. Final volume in "Pegasus" trilogy. *Patrick, Ann. Model in Flight (eb). $NA, http://www.newconceptspublishing.com [Romance]. Visit http://www.angelfire.com/pa2/writer1 for more information. Pratchett, Terry. The Fifth Elephant (hc). $NA, HarperPrism [Fantasy]. ============================================= MAY 2000 Bradley, Marion Zimmer. Priestess of Avalon (hc). $NA, HarperCollins/Voyager [Fantasy]. Cherryh, C.J. Fortress of Dragons (hc). $NA, HarperPrism [Fantasy]. Niven, Larry. Saturn's Race (hc). $NA, Tor [Science Fiction]. Rucker, Rudy. 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