May 2000 Merchandise Releases
Information always welcome! All links on titles are to Amazon.co.uk

MAY 2000 AUDIO
UK: Doctor Who: Dalek Empire: The Genocide Machine
by Mike Tucker. Big Finish. Released May 2000.
Featuring the Seventh Doctor and Ace.

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MAY 2000 DVD
UK: The Sixth Sense

UK: Batman: Fortunate Son
Titan / ISBN 1840231742/UK&Ireland only
UK: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Bad Blood
Titan  /ISBN 184023637/UK and Ireland only
UK: Justice Society of America
Titan / ISBN 1840231750/UK&Ireland only
UK: Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind's Eye
Titan /ISBN 1840231556/UK & Ireland only.
UK: Star Wars: Heir to the Empire
Titan /ISBN 1840231564/UK & Ireland only.
UK: Superman & Batman: Generations
Titan / ISBN 1840231769/UK&Ireland only
US: Bug-House
By Steve Lafler / Top Shelf Productions/ ISBN 1891830139
Set in an "insect noir" Manhattan of the early fifties, BugHouse is the tumultuous story of Tenor saxophonist, Jimmy Watts, as he leads his talented jazz band of "bugs" from the swing era into the uncharted maelstrom of Bop. And as he and his band mates claw their way to the top of the jazz world, they must fight the temptation to be consumed by an addictive substance known as "bug juice." "Never before has the art of music felt more alive and real on the printed page," claims publisher Chris Staros. " And never before has a more "human" portrait of drug addiction been depicted in comics."
Further information: Top Shelf Productions
US: 1001 Nights Of Bacchus - Volume 6
by Eddie Campbell / Eddie Campbell Comics
A collection of finely crafted short stories told for the purpose of keeping Bacchus awake. As soon as he nods off, the pub will close and we'll all have to go home. A virtuoso showcase display of story-telling types and techniques from the horror of corpses chatting under the ground to the humour of a day in the life of Laurel and Hardy. Also romance, talking animals and crime mystery, all with punch-line endings.

MAY 2000 NOVELS
UK: Angel: Not Forgotten
by Nancy Holder
UK: Cunning... BlackAdder Programme Guide
by Steve Lyons and Chris Howarth
UK: Black Eagle Rising: The Third Book of Elita
by Kate Jacoby Victor Gollancz/ ISBN 0575065266
Only a tortured woman and a headstrong man stand between the evil sorceror Nash and the Key, the Word of Destruction and unlimited power. Five years after the explosion at Elta revealed Robert Douglas as a sorceror, his nemesis, Nash, has recovered from his injuries and once again threatens the peace of Lusara. Nash, planning an invasion of neighbouring Mayenne, is but a few steps away from possession of a greater power than any before him have known.
US: Brightly Burning by Mercedes Lackey
Fantasy maven Mercedes Lackey returns to Valdemar, her most beloved world, to tell the tragic tale of a legendary figure. Young Lavan Chitward is destined to become one of Valdemar's magic protectors, a Herald of awesome power. But first, the boy must learn to control his fiery magic.
UK: SF Collectors' Editions: The Jewels of Aptor
by Samuel R. Delany Victor Gollancz Millennium £9.99. Published 18 May 2000
When Argo, the White Goddess, orders it, Goe, the itinerant poet, and his disparate companions journey to the island of Aptor to seize a jewel from the dark god, Hama, and return it to Argo so that she may defeat the malign forces raging against her and the land of Leptar. But, as the four press deep into the enigmatic heart of Aptor and the easy distinctions between good and evil blur, their mission no longer seems so strightforward. For Argo already controls two of the precious stones, and possession of the third would make their power absolute. And the four friends have learned that power corrupts absolutely.
UK: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Xander Years II
by Jeff Mariotte
UK: Doctor Who: Grave Matter
UK: Doctor Who: Space Age
UK: Roswell High: The Outsider
by Melinda Matz
UK: Roswell High: The Wild One
by Melinda Matz
UK: Roswell High: The Watcher
by Melinda Matz
UK: Sabrina the Teenage Witch: Salem's Tails 11: Worth a Shot
by Diana G. Gallagher
UK: Star Trek: Dark Victory
by William Shatner
UK: Star Trek Deep Space Nine: Millennium Book Three: Inferno
by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
US: Prospero's Children by Jan Siegel
New author Jan Siegel tells the powerfully bewitching story of a girl who discovers she isn't who she thought she was. Siegel keeps readers guessing as young Fern meets various characters who may be crucial allies or deadly enemies. Old keys, weird paintings, and a friendly werewolf beckon Fern to ancient Atlantis in this magical coming-of-age tale.
US: Spindle's End by Robin McKinley
A retelling of Sleeping Beauty with an unforgettable heroine. McKinley's style is at once whimsical and deep, with a perfect fairy-tale glitter.
US: Star Wars: Rogue Planet by Greg Bear
SF ace Greg Bear takes the relay lightsaber from Terry Brooks and delivers a fast-paced, gripping story. Young Anakin Skywalker is a Jedi-in-training, and this rebellious Padawan challenges his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi at every turn. But the two must learn to work together when a strange planet of bioengineers is threatened with destruction by an evil Trade Federation ally.
UK: SF Collectors' Editions: Tau Zero
by Poul Anderson Victor Gollancz Millennium £9.99. Published 18 May 2000
The epic voyage of the spacecraft Leonora Christine will take her and her 50-strong crew to a planet some 30 light years distant. But, because the ship will accelerate to near light speed, for those on board the subjective time will slow and the journey will be of only a few years' duration. The a buffeting by an interstellar dustcloud changes everything. The ship's deceleration system is damaged irreparably and soon she is gaining velocity. When she attains light speed, tau zero itself, the disparity between the ship-time and external time becomes impossibly great. Eons and galaxies hurtle by, and the crew of the Leonora hurtle into the unknown...
UK: Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Valiant
by Michael Jan Friedman
UK: Vengeance of Dragons
by Holly Lisle Victor Gollancz
The second booking in a series by this relatively new writer. Kait Galweigh, now a fugitive, seeks the Mirror of the Souls which will resurrect her family. To get it she must battle Crispin Abir, who believes the Mirror will make him a god. In fact, using the artefact will unleash the souls of the long-dead sorcerors who once before conquered the world. Held captive within the mirror, the magcians wait for freedom and the opportunity for vengeance.
UK: Warriors of the Tempest Orcs: First Blood Book Three
by Stan Nicholls Victor Gollancz
UK: SF Collectors' Editions: This is The Way the World Ends
by Brian W. Aldiss Victor Gollancz Millennium £9.99. Published 18 May 2000
When George Paxman, a contented tombstone engraver in a sleepy Massachusetts town, is offered a bargain, he doesn't hesitate long. The is deal that his beloved daughter gets an otherwise unaffordable scopas suit to protect her from radioactive fallout and all George has to do is sign a document admitting that, as a passive citizen who did nothing to stop it, he has a degree of guilt for any nuclear war that breaks out. George signs on the dotted line. And then the unthinakble happens. The world and everone in it (scopas suit or no scopas suit) is destroyed in nuclear Armageddon. Except for George and five others who must now face prosecution from the great mass of humanity who will now never be born. And George Paxman stands accused in the name of all the people who stood by and never raised a finger to stop the horror of nuclear war...