The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

HOWARD, ROBERT E(rvin) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _The Hour of the Dragon (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-86-0, May ’89, $30.00, 247pp, hc) [Conan] Reprint (Gnome 1950 as Conan the Conqueror) fantasy novel, Howard’s only “Conan” novel, illustrated by Ezra Tucker. This is an oversize hardcover, 18½ x 26 cm, and is part of Grant’s matched limited edition “Conan” series.
• * _Kull (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-75-5, Nov ’85, $50.00 deluxe boxed edition, $25.00 trade edition, 247pp, hc) [Kull] Reprint (Lancer 1967 as King Kull by R.E. Howard & Lin Carter) collection. This edition follows the revised text (Bantam 1978 as Kull) without the introduction. First hc edition. There are color illustrations by Ned Dameron.
• * _Kull (Baen 0-671-87673-2, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $5.99, 209pp, pb, cover by C. W. Kelly) [Kull] Reprint (Bantam 1978) collection of 16 sword & sorcery stories (three as fragments) featuring Howard’s other barbarian hero. This is volume 2 in “The Robert E. Howard Library”. There is an introduction by David Drake, replacing the Offut introduction in the Bantam edition. This is slightly revised from the earlier King Kull (Lancer 1967) and drops the stories finished by Lin Carter. (Contents)
• * *The Last Cat Book (Dodd Mead 0-396-08370-6, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $5.95, unpaginated, pb) The first solo, illustrated edition of this non-sf/fantasy essay on cats, originally titled “The Beast from the Abyss” and printed in The Howard Collector. Aside from the associational interest for completists, there are excellent linoleum-print illustrations by Peter Kuper. (FCM)
• * _The Lost Valley of Iskander (Ace 0-441-49515-X, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $2.95, 207pp, pb) Reissue (FAX 1974) collection of three novelettes.
• * *The Pool of the Black One (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-89-5, Oct ’86, $25.00, 134pp, hc) [Conan] Collection with the title story plus “Drums of Tombalku”, an unfinished story. This is part of a series of Howard’s original text with lavish illustrations. This one is illustrated in color and b&w by Hank Jankus. (Contents)
• * *Post Oaks & Sand Roughs (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-93-3, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $25.00, 176pp, hc, cover by Phil Hale) Associational autobiographical mainstream novel found among Howrd’s effects in the ’60s.
• * *Robert E. Howard’s Fight Magazine #2 (Necronomicon Press no ISBN, Sep ’90 [Nov ’90], $4.50, 40pp, ph, cover by Robert H. Knox) Collection of five stories and two poems about boxing, edited by Robert M. Price. (Contents)
• * *Robert E. Howard’s Fight Magazine #3 (Necronomicon Press no ISBN, Sep ’91 [Oct ’91], $5.00, 45pp, ph, cover by Robert H. Knox) Associational collection of six stories about boxing, edited by Robert M. Price. (Contents)
• * *Robert E. Howard’s World of Heroes (Robinson 1-85487-001-7, Apr ’89, £3.95, 424pp, pb, cover by Chris Achilleos) Collection of stories about ten of Howard’s heroes, including Conan, edited and introduced by Mike Ashley. (Contents)
• * *Shadows of Dreams (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-94-1, Oct ’89, $25.00, 95pp, hc) Collection of Howard’s previously uncollected poetry, with an introduction by Glenn Lord and illustrations by Rick Berry. (Contents)
• * _Solomon Kane (Baen 0-671-87695-3, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $5.99, 311pp, pb, cover by C. W. Kelly) [Solomon Kane] Reprint (Grant 1968 as Red Shadows) collection of 13 stories and three poems about the 16th century adventurer. Third in Baen’s “Robert E. Howard Library” series. There is a new introduction by Ramsey Campbell discussing his completion of three of the stories in 1976. There is also a two-page fragment not in the original edition. The completed stories first appeared in the two-volume reprint of the original: Skulls in the Stars (1978) and The Hills of the Dead (1979). (Contents)
• * _Son of the White Wolf (Ace 0-441-77521-7, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $2.95, 184pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 1978) collection of 3 adventure stories.
• * _Sword Woman (Ace 0-441-79279-0, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $2.95, 169pp, pb) Reprint (Zebra 1977) collection of 5 stories, some fantasy, about a woman warrior. There’s an introduction by Leigh Brackett. These were all trunk stories and fragments.
• * _Swords of Shahrazar (Ace 0-441-79237-5, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $2.95, 165pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 1978) collection of 5 quasi-fantasy/adventure stories. An expansion of an earlier 3-story collection under the same title (Orbit 1976). (Contents)
• * _Three-Bladed Doom (Ace 0-441-80781-X, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $2.95, 154pp, pb) Reissue (Zebra 1977) desert fantasy “novel”. Second Ace printing.
• * _Tigers of the Sea (Ace 0-441-80706-2, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $2.50, 190pp, pb) [Cormac Mac Art] Reissue (Grant 1974) fantasy collection. “Cormac Mac Art” #4.
• * *Trails in Darkness (Baen 0-671-87726-7, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $5.99, 231pp, pb, cover by C. W. Kelly) Collection of ten fantastic stories set in America. There is an introduction by S.M. Stirling. (Contents)
• * _Worms of the Earth (Ace 0-441-91771-2, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $2.95, 233pp, pb) [Bran Mak Morn] Reissue (Dell 1969 as Bran Mak Morn) collection of fantasy/historical stories with Bran as hero; second Ace printing.
• * *Writer of the Dark (Dark Carneval Press no ISBN, Oct ’86 [Oct ’96], no price, viii+180pp, tp) Collection of six stories and ten poems by Howard, some previously unpublished, with an introduction by Glenn Lord. Published to mark the 50th anniversary of Howard’s death in a limited edition of 500 numbered copies. (Contents)

HOWARD, RUSS T.; pseudonym of Howard Wornom, (1958- )

• * *Spelljammer: The Ultimate Helm (TSR 1-56076-651-4, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $4.95, 307pp, tp, cover by Michael Scott) [Spelljammer: Cloakmaster] Fantasy novelization based on the “Spelljammer” game, sixth book of the “Cloakmaster Cycle.”

HOWARD, STELLA

• * *Xena: Warrior Princess: Prophecy of Darkness (Boulevard 1-57297-249-1, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $5.99, 215pp, pb) [Xena] Fantasy novelization, fourth in the series based on the TV show. Copyrighted by MCA Publishing Rights.
• * _Xena: Warrior Princess: Prophecy of Darkness (HarperCollins UK 0-00-651149-X, Dec ’97, £5.99, 215pp, pb) [Xena] Reprint (Boulevard 1997) fantasy novelization, fourth in the series based on the TV show. Copyrighted by MCA Publishing Rights. [First U.K. edition]

HOWARD, THOMAS (Trumbull) (1935- )

• * *The Novels of Charles Williams (Ignatius Press 0-89870-349-2, Sep ’91 [Mar ’92], $14.95, 298pp, tp, cover by Marcia Ryan) Reprint (Oxford 1983) non-fiction criticism, a study of Williams’ Christian fantasy novels. This is a 1991 book not seen until now. Available from Ignatius Press, 2515 McAllister St., San Francisco CA 94118. [Williams]

HOWARTH, CHRIS

• * *Red Dwarf Programme Guide (with Steve Lyons) (Virgin 0-86369-682-1, Mar ’93, £4.99, 228pp, pb) Episode guide to the popular humorous sf TV series.

HOWARTH, LESLEY (stories)

• * *MapHead (Walker 0-7445-2458-X, May ’94 [Dec ’94], £8.99, 160pp, hc, cover by Janet Woolley) [MapHead] Young-adult fantasy novel.
• * +MapHead (Candlewick Press 1-56402-416-4, Oct ’94 [Aug ’94], $14.95, 154pp, hc, cover by Rob Day) [MapHead] Young-adult SF novel. A boy from a very different parallel universe must learn to communicate in ours to find his missing mother. Shortlisted for Britain’s 1994 Writers Guild Award. First American edition (Walker UK 1994).
• * _MapHead (Walker 0-7445-3647-2, Mar ’95 [Apr ’95], £3.99, 159pp, pb, cover by Fletcher Sibthorp) [MapHead] Reprint (Walker 1994) young-adult SF novel. MapHead and his father find Earth a strange and confusing place — and MapHead’s ability to mentally project pictures onto his own skin causes further problems. MapHead won the 1995 Guardian Children’s Fiction Award.
• * _MapHead (Candlewick Press 1-56402-858-5, Jul ’96 [Aug ’96], $4.99, 154pp, pb, cover by Rob Day) [MapHead] Reprint (Walker UK 1994) young-adult SF novel about a strange boy from a very different parallel universe.
• * *MapHead 2 (Walker 0-7445-4141-7, 1997 [Apr ’98], £8.99, 223pp, hc, cover by Janet Woolley) [MapHead] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to the Award-winning MapHead. Published in 1997, but not seen until now.
• * _MapHead 2 (Walker 0-7445-5495-0, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], £3.99, 223pp, pb, cover by Janet Woolley) [MapHead] Reprint (Walker 1997) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to the Award-winning MapHead,
• * +MapHead: The Return (Candlewick Press 0-7636-0344-9, 1997 [Apr ’98], $15.99, 237pp, hc, cover by Brad Weinman) [MapHead] Young-adult SF novel, sequel to MapHead, about a boy from a parallel universe. This is dated 1997, but not seen until now. First US edition (Walker UK 1997 as MapHead 2).
• * +The Pits (Candlewick Press 1-56402-903-4, Oct ’96 [Feb ’97], $16.99, 220pp, hc, cover by Fletcher Sibthorp) Young-adult fantasy historical novel, narrated by a stone-age ghost annoyed when archaeologists get his past all wrong. First American edition (Walker UK 1996).
• * *Quirx 1: Welcome to Inner Space (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-69831-4, Nov ’97, £3.99, 202pp, pb, cover by George Smith) Young-adult collection of 10 original SF and fantasy stories. (Contents)
• * *Quirx: The Edge of the World (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-69832-2, Mar ’98, £3.99, 266pp, pb, cover by George Smith) Young-adult collection of 10 original SF/fantasy stories. Book two in the series. (Contents)
• * *Weather Eye (Walker 0-7445-2488-1, Mar ’95 [Apr ’95], £8.99, 218pp, hc, cover by Fletcher Sibthorp) Young-adult SF novel. The global climate has become very strange at the end of the 20th Century, and a near-death experience leaves a young girl with strange psychic powers that she believes were given to her to fulfil a vital, world-saving destiny.
• * +Weather Eye (Candlewick Press 1-56402-616-7, Sep ’95 [Dec ’95], $16.95, 224pp, hc, cover by Fletcher Sibthorp) Young-adult SF novel of millennial weather disaster. First American edition (Walker UK 1995).
• * _Weather Eye (Candlewick Press 0-7636-0243-4, Sep ’97 [Dec ’97], $4.99, 224pp, pb, cover by J. W. Stewart) Reprint (Walker UK 1995) young-adult SF novel of millennial weather disaster.
• * _WeatherEye (Walker 0-7445-4305-3, Oct ’95 [Dec ’95], £3.99, 218pp, pb, cover by Fletcher Sibthorp) Reprint (Walker 1995) young-adult SF novel. At the end of the 20th Century, a near-death experience leaves a young girl with strange psychic powers.

HOWATCH, SUSAN (Elizabeth, née Sturt) (1940- )

• * *Glamorous Powers (Collins 0-00-223263-4, Jun ’88, £11.95, 514pp, hc) [Glittering Images] Novel about a monk with psychic powers. Sequel to Glittering Images.
• * +Glamorous Powers (Knopf 0-394-57145-2, Nov ’88, $18.95, 403pp, hc) [Glittering Images] Mainstream novel of a clergyman with psychic powers, sequel to Glittering Images. First U.S. edition (Collins 1988).
• * _Glamorous Powers (Fontana Overseas 0-00-617661-5, Jun ’89, £3.95, 517pp, pb) [Glittering Images] Reprint (Collins 1988) novel about a monk with psychic powers. This Open Market edition is not generally available in the UK.
• * _Glamorous Powers (Fontana 0-00-617661-5, Jul ’89, £3.95, 527pp, pb) [Glittering Images] Reprint (Collins 1988) novel about a monk with psychic powers. Sequel to Glittering Images.

HOWE, DAVID J. (stories)

• * *Doctor Who - The Seventies (with Mark Stammers & Stephen James Walker) (Doctor Who Books 1-85227-444-1, Nov ’94 [Jan ’95], £15.99, 180pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Reference book looking at all aspects of the Doctor Who television series during the 1970’s.
• * *Doctor Who - The Sixties (with Mark Stammers & Stephen James Walker) (Doctor Who Books 1-85227-420-4, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], £14.99, 168pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Remarkable reference book looking at all aspects of the Doctor Who TV series during the Sixties from ratings to merchandising. Recommended for fans.
• * _Doctor Who - The Sixties (with Mark Stammers & Stephen James Walker) (Doctor Who Books 0-86369-707-0, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], £9.99, 162pp, tp) [Doctor Who] Reprint (Doctor Who 1992) reference book looking at all aspects of the Doctor Who television series during the 1960s.
• * *Doctor Who: The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor (with Stephen James Walker) (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20458-1, Dec ’95 [Jan ’96], £4.99, 294pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reference book about the Doctor Who TV series. This is the fourth in a series of seven books looking at the series in considerable depth. Recommended. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
• * *Doctor Who: The Handbook: The First Doctor (with Mark Stammers & Stephen James Walker) (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20430-1, Dec ’94, £4.99, 350pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reference book about the Doctor Who TV series. This is the third in a series of seven books looking at the series in considerable depth. Recommended (PSP). This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
• * *Doctor Who: The Handbook: The Fourth Doctor (with Mark Stammers & Stephen James Walker) (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20369-0, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], £3.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reference book about the Doctor Who TV series. This is the first in a series of seven books looking at the series in considerable depth. Recommended (PSP). This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
• * *Doctor Who: The Handbook: The Second Doctor (with Mark Stammers & Stephen James Walker) (Doctor Who 0-426-20516-2, Nov ’97 [Jun ’98], £5.99, 307pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reference guide to the Patrick Troughton years, 1966-1969.
• * *Doctor Who: The Handbook: The Seventh Doctor (with Stephen James Walker) (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20527-8, Oct ’98, £6.99, x+310pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) Reference guide to the Sylvester McCoy years, 1987-1989; the wilderness years; and Paul McGann’s 8th Doctor movie in 1996. There are added sections on the selling of Doctor Who; a script-to-screen examination of one episode; errata from the 6 previous volumes; and an index to all of the books.
• * *Doctor Who: The Handbook: The Sixth Doctor (with Mark Stammers & Stephen James Walker) (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20400-X, Nov ’93, £4.99, 250pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reference book about the Doctor Who TV series. This is the second in the series. This is a world-wide edition available in the US for $5.95.
• * *Doctor Who: The Handbook: The Third Doctor (with Stephen James Walker) (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20486-7, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], £4.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Associational, invaluable reference work, subtitled “The Jon Pertwee Years 1970-1974” on its cover. The late Jon Pertwee also contributes an Introduction. This is a world-wide edition, available in the US for $5.95.
• * *Doctor Who: Timeframe: The Illustrated History (Doctor Who Books 1-85227-427-1, Oct ’93, £15.99, 122pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Retrospective look at the thirty-year history of Doctor Who via episode stills, publicity shots and book covers from the period. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $24.95.
• * _Doctor Who: Timeframe: The Illustrated History (Doctor Who Books 0-83639-861-1, Aug ’94, £9.99, 122pp, tp) [Doctor Who] Reprint (Doctor Who 1993) heavily illustrated media reference looking at the Doctor Who television series from its first episode through to the “New Adventures” books of 1993.

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• * *Annabelle Says (The British Fantasy Society, Dec ’95, £2.50, 25pp, octavo, cover by Brian Aldrich) British Fantasy Society Booklet #20. (Contents)
• * *Colonel Halifax’s Ghost Story (The British Fantasy Society, Dec ’95, £2.80, 10pp, octavo, cover by Janet Morris) British Fantasy Society Booklet #21. (Contents)
• * *Drabble Who (with David B. Wake) (Beccon Publications 1-870824-21-0, Sep ’93, £8.99, 123pp, hc) Anthology of 100 original drabbles (100 word vignettes) by people connected with, and fans of, the Doctor Who TV series. All profits go to the RNIB Talking Book Library. Available from Roger Robinson, 75 Rosslyn Avenue, Harold Wood, Essex, RM3 0RG. (Contents)

HOWE, DEBORAH (Jane) (1946-1978)

• * _Bunnicula (with James Howe) See entry under James Howe.

HOWE, JAMES (Donald) (1946- ) (stories)

• * *Babes in Toyland (HBJ/Gulliver 0-15-200411-4, Sep ’86 [Dec ’86], $14.95, 81pp, hc) Juvenile Christmas fairytale in a new retelling, with color illustrations by Allen Atkinson. It’s based on the operetta by Victor Herbert and Glen MacDonough.
• * _Bunnicula (with Deborah Howe) (Dragon 0-583-30801-5, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £1.50, 96pp, pb) [Bunnicula] Reprint (Atheneum 1979) juvenile humorous horror novel.
• * *The Celery Stalks at Midnight (Atheneum 0-689-30987-2, 1983 [Jan ’84], $10.95, 111pp, hc) [Bunnicula] Juvenile fantasy novel, third in the series featuring the vampire rabbit Bunnicula. Illustrations by Leslie Morrill.
• * _The Celery Stalks at Midnight (Camelot 0-380-69054-3, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $2.50, 111pp, pb) [Bunnicula] Reprint (Atheneum 1983) juvenile fantasy/humorous horror novel, third in the series featuring the vampire rabbit Bunnicula.
• * _The Celery Stalks at Midnight (Hodder 0-340-36190-5, Jan ’86, £5.95, 112pp, hc) [Bunnicula] Reprint (Atheneum 1983) humorous juvenile fantasy novel.
• * _The Celery Stalks at Midnight (Dragon 0-583-30906-2, Mar ’87 [May ’87], £1.75, 96pp, pb) [Bunnicula] Reprint (Atheneum 1983) juvenile ‘horror’ novel about a vampire rabbit.
• * _The Celery Stalks at Midnight (Lions 0-00-673277-1, Jun ’89, £1.95, 96pp, pb) [Bunnicula] Reprint (Atheneum 1984) young-adult horror novel. Volume 3 in the “Bunnicula” series.
• * _The Fright Before Christmas (Avon Camelot 0-380-70445-5, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $5.95, unpaginated, tp) [Bunnicula] Reprint (Morrow 1988) children’s Christmas story featuring Harold and Chester from the “Bunnicula” series, illustrated by Leslie Morrill in full color on every page.
• * *How the Ewoks Saved the Trees: An Old Ewok Legend (Random House 0-394-86129-9, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $15.95, unpaginated, hc) [Star Wars] Juvenile “Star Wars” tie-in with full-color illustrations and decorations by Walter Velez. This seems to be aimed at the 5-year-old crowd, but will probably satisfy older “Star Wars” fans.
• * _Howliday Inn (Dragon 0-583-31104-0, Mar ’87 [May ’87], £1.75, 159pp, pb) [Bunnicula] Reprint (Atheneum 1982) juvenile ‘horror’ novel.
• * *Nighty-Nightmare (Atheneum 0-689-31207-5, Mar ’87, $11.95, 90pp, hc) [Bunnicula] Humorous juvenile fantasy short novel, part of the “Bunnicula” series.
• * _Nighty-Nightmare (Avon Camelot 0-380-70490-0, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $2.95, 121pp, pb) [Bunnicula] Reprint (Atheneum 1987) children’s animal adventure; in the “Bunnicula the Vampire Bunny” series.
• * *Return To Howliday Inn (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31661-5, Mar ’92 [Apr ’92], $13.95, 156pp, hc, cover by Alan Daniel) [Bunnicula] Children’s fantasy novel, part of the “Bunnicula” series.
• * _Scared Silly (Avon Camelot 0-380-70446-3, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $4.95, unpaginated, tp, cover by Leslie Morrill) [Bunnicula] Reprint (Morrow 1989) children’s picture book about Halloween, featuring Chester and Harold from the “Bunnicula” books, with illustrations by Leslie Morrill.

HOWE, JOHN

• * *The Knight with the Lion: The Story of Yvain (Little, Brown 0-316-37583-7, Oct ’96 [Dec ’96], $15.95, 32pp, hc, cover by John Howe) Children’s picture book based on an Arthurian tale, illustrated and retold by John Howe.