The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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- HUBBARD, L(afayette) RON(ald, Sr.) (stories) (chron.) (continued)
- * *Mission Earth, Vol. I: The Invaders Plan (Bridge 0-88404-194-8, Oct 85 [Sep 85], $18.95, 559pp, hc) [Mission Earth] Sf novel, first book of a projected ten-volume science fiction satire.
- * *Mission Earth, Vol.10: The Doomed Planet (Bridge 0-88404-216-2, Nov 87 [Oct 87], $18.95, 329pp, hc) [Mission Earth] Sf novel, last in the dekalogy.
- * _Mission Earth, Vol.10: The Doomed Planet (New Era 1-870451-06-6, Dec 88, £10.95, 329pp, hc) [Mission Earth] Reprint (Bridge 1987) sf novel. Volume 10 in the Mission Earth series. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Mission Earth, Vol.10: The Doomed Planet (Bridge 0-88404-291-X, Nov 90 [Dec 90], $4.95, 359pp, pb, cover by Gerry Grace) [Mission Earth] Reprint (Bridge 1987) sf novel in the Mission Earth dekolagy.
- * _Ole Doc Methuselah (Bridge 0-88404-653-2, May 92, $18.95, 270pp, hc, cover by Gerry Grace) Reprint (Theta 1970) collection/fix-up novel of 7 sf stories, originally published in Astounding as by Rene Lafayette. With a new introduction by Robert Silverberg.
- * *Slaves of Sleep & The Masters of Sleep (Bridge 0-88404-655-9, Nov 93, $19.95, 312pp, hc, cover by Gerry Grace) [Jan Palmer] Omnibus of two Arabian Nights-style fantasy novels, Slaves of Sleep (Shasta 1948) and its sequel The Masters of Sleep, from Fantastic Adventures (1950) (Contents)
- * _Typewriter in the Sky (SFBC #07691, Aug 95 [Jul 95], $7.98, 197pp, hc, cover by Blas Gallego) Reprint (Gnome 1951 as Typewriter in the Sky/Fear) fantasy novel. A man finds himself transported into an adventure being written by a friend. There is a new introduction by Kevin J. Anderson. The Bridge Publications edition was supposed to precede this, but has not been seen; this is presumably similar, but has no price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _Typewriter in the Sky (Bridge 0-88404-933-7, Sep 95 [Aug 95], $16.95, 197pp, hc, cover by Blas Gallego) Reprint (Gnome 1951 as Typewriter in the Sky/Fear) fantasy novel. This is the same as the SFBC edition listed last month, except it has a price and ISBN, and no SFBC number on the back jacket.
- HUBBARD, L(afayette) RON(ald), Jr. (1934- )
- HUBERMAN, CARL (1938?- )
- * _Eminent Domain (Pan 0-330-34718-7, Aug 97 [Oct 97], £5.99, 503pp, pb, cover by Tony Hutchings) Reprint (Macmillan 1996) SF/horror thriller. The original hardcover was not seen.
- HUDDY, DELIA (1934- )
- * _Time Piper (Ace/Tempo 0-441-81205-8, Nov 84 [Oct 84], $2.25, 210pp, pb) Reprint (U.K. 1976) young-adult time travel fantasy novel.
- * _Time Piper (Walker 0-7445-1478-9, Sep 90, £2.99, 231pp, pb) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1976) young-adult sf novel.
- HUDSON, EDWARD
- * *Alien Death Fleet (Pageant 0-517-00688-X, Feb 89 [Jan 89], $3.50, 207pp, pb) Sf novel. First in a series about xenophobic genocidal humans fighting xenophobic genocidal aliens.
- HUDSON, JAN (1954- )
- * *Water Witch (Bantam 0-553-21945-6, Nov 88, 2.50, 192pp, pb) Romance/fantasy novel about a woman who uses a divining rod (a la Cards Tales of Alvin Maker) to find water. Loveswept #293.
- HUDSON, MICHAEL; pseudonym of Michael P. Kube-McDowell, (1954- )
- * *Photon: Thieves of Light (Berkley 0-425-09810-9, Apr 87 [Mar 87], $3.50, 215pp, pb) Sf novel based on the laser-blasting game. The author is actually Michael Kube-McDowell.
- HUDSON, PATRICK, ed. (stories) (chron.)
- HUDSON, RANDOLPH
- * *The Methuselah Factor (Rattlesnake Publications 0-9632097-0-1, Jun 92 [Oct 92], $5.75, 248pp, tp, cover by Douglas Metrov) Sf novel of an archaeology professor who discovers an artifact that lands him in the middle of an alien war. Available from Rattlesnake Books, 4335 Toro Court, Reno NV 89502.
- HUFF, TANYA (Sue) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Blood Debt (DAW 0-88677-739-9, May 97 [Apr 97], $5.99, 330pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [*Victory Vicki Nelson] Vampire detective novel, fifth in the Victory Nelson series. Vampires Vicki and Henry have to control their violent territorial urges and work together to stop a deadly ghost.
- * *Blood Lines (DAW 0-88677-530-2, Jan 93 [Dec 92], $4.99, 271pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [*Victory Vicki Nelson] Dark fantasy novel, third book of the Blood Price series. Vampire/romance writer Henry Fitzroy and PI Vicki Nelson investigate a series of murders committed by a living mummy.
- * *Blood Pact (DAW 0-88677-582-5, Nov 93 [Oct 93], $4.99, 332pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [*Victory Vicki Nelson] Dark fantasy novel, fourth book of the Blood Price series. Vampire/romance writer Henry Fitzroy and PI Vicki Nelson investigate her mothers death and apparent resurrection.
- * *Blood Price (DAW 0-88677-471-3, May 91 [Apr 91], $3.99, 272pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [*Victory Vicki Nelson] Dark fantasy novel. A female PI and an immortal vampire join forces to save Toronto from an ancient evil.
- * _Blood Price (DAW 0-88677-471-3, May 97 [Apr 97], $4.99, 272pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [*Victory Vicki Nelson] Reprint (DAW 1991) vampire detective novel in the Victory Nelson series. Sixth printing.
- * *Blood Trail (DAW 0-88677-502-7, Feb 92 [Jan 92], $4.50, 304pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [*Victory Vicki Nelson] Dark fantasy novel, second book of the Blood Price series. Romance writer/vampire Henry Fitzroy and PI Vicky Nelson hunt for a serial killer whose victims are werewolves.
- * _Blood Trail (DAW 0-88677-502-7, May 97 [Apr 97], $4.99, 304pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [*Victory Vicki Nelson] Reprint (DAW 1992) vampire detective novel in the Victory Nelson series. Fourth printing.
- * *Child of the Grove (DAW 0-88677-272-9, May 88 [Apr 88], $3.50, 288pp, pb) [Wizard Crystal] Fantasy novel about 3 generations of a royal familys fight with an evil wizard. A first novel.
- * _Child of the Grove (DAW 0-88677-432-2, Oct 90 [Sep 90], $3.95, 288pp, pb, cover by Stephen Lavis) [Wizard Crystal] Reissue (DAW 1988) fantasy novel; fourth printing.
- * *Fifth Quarter (DAW 0-88677-651-1, Aug 95 [Jul 95], $4.99, 416pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Quarters] Fantasy novel, sequel to Sing the Four Quarters. Sibling rivalry gets nasty when a magic trap puts a brother and sister assassin teams souls into one body, and they cant separate without the help of their intended victim and a bard.
- * *The Fires Stone (DAW 0-88677-445-4, Oct 90 [Sep 90], $3.95, 287pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) Fantasy novel about the theft of a magical talisman that protects a kingdom from an angry volcano.
- * _The Fires Stone (DAW 0-88677-445-4, May 98 [Apr 98], $5.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) Reprint (DAW 1990) fantasy novel. Third printing.
- * *Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light (DAW 0-88677-386-5, Nov 89 [Oct 89], $3.95, 272pp, pb) Contemporary fantasy novel of a magical war being fought in the streets of Toronto. Gritty and realistic, with the magical elements startling against the bleak urban background. Recommended (SW).
- * *The Last Wizard (DAW 0-88677-331-8, Mar 89 [Feb 89], $3.95, 288pp, pb) [Wizard Crystal] Fantasy novel, sequel to Child of the Grove.
- * *No Quarter (DAW 0-88677-698-8, Apr 96 [Mar 96], $5.99, 413pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [Quarters] Fantasy novel, sequel to Fifth Quarter. An assassin sharing her body with a body stealer tries to find him an unclaimed body of his own, with help from Shkoders bards.
- * *Ravenloft: Scholar of Decay (TSR 0-7869-0206-X, Dec 95 [Nov 95], $5.99, 313pp, tp, cover by Robh Ruppel) [Ravenloft] Dark fantasy novelization based on the role-playing games. Copyrighted by TSR.
- * *Sing the Four Quarters (DAW 0-88677-628-7, Dec 94 [Nov 94], $4.99, 410pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [Quarters] Fantasy novel. A princess turned magic-working bard commits treason by helping her unborn childs father escape hanging.
- * *Summon the Keeper (DAW 0-88677-784-4, May 98 [Apr 98], $5.99, 331pp, pb, cover by Mark Hess) [Keepers] Contemporary fantasy novel. A magic-working Keeper has to run a bed-and-breakfast with a gateway to Hell.
- * *Wizard of the Grove (DAW 0-88677-819-0, Jan 99 [Dec 98], $6.99, 576pp, pb, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) [Wizard Crystal] Omnibus edition of fantasy novels Child of the Grove (1988) and The Last Wizard (1989). (Contents)
- HUFFMAN-KLINKOWITZ, JULIE, ed. (1956- )
- HUGG, MELISSA REIFF, ed.
- HUGGINS, JAMES BYRON (1959- )
- * *Cain (Simon & Schuster 0-684-83403-0, Jul 97 [Jun 97], $23.00, 398pp, hc, cover by Rob Wood) Technothriller/horror novel. A soldier, a priest, and a scientist team to stop an immortal killer resurrected by science and possessed by a demon.
- * _Cain (Orion 0-75281-347-1, Feb 98, £9.99, 398pp, tp, cover by Rob Wood) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1997) dark fantasy novel. A dead body is inhabited by a crown prince of Hell -- the original Cain. A hardcover edition (-348-X, £16.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Cain (Pocket Star 0-671-00378-X, Aug 98, $6.99, 498pp, pb, cover by Gerber) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1997) technothriller/horror novel.
- HUGHART, BARRY (1934- ) (stories)
- * _Bridge of Birds (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32138-3, May 85 [Apr 85], $2.95, 278pp, pb) [Master Li] Reprint (St. Martins 1984) fantasy novel. This is an excellent first novel set in ancient China. Winner, World Fantasy Award. Recommended! (FCM)
- * _Bridge of Birds (Corgi 0-552-12646-2, Jul 86 [Aug 86], £2.50, 271pp, pb) [Master Li] Reprint (St. Martins 1984) oriental fantasy novel, co-winner of the 1985 World Fantasy Award.
- * _Bridge of Birds (Century Hutchinson 0-7126-0862-1, Nov 86, £8.95, 400pp, hc) [Master Li] Reprint (St. Martins 1984) oriental fantasy novel.
- * _Bridge of Birds (Corgi 0-552-12646-2, Mar 90, £2.99, 271pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Master Li] Reissue (St. Martins 1984) fantasy novel.
- * *The Bridge of Birds: A Magical Adventure of Ancient China (St. Martins 0-312-09551-1, May 84 [Apr 84], $13.95, 248pp, hc) [Master Li] This first novel is a delightful picaresque fantasy adventure. Highly recommended. (FCM) [it went on the win a World Fantasy Award]
- * *The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox (The Stars Our Destination 0-9665436-1-0, Oct 98 [Dec 98], $19.95, 642pp, tp, cover by Kaja Foglio) [Master Li] Omnibus of three fantasy novels set in ancient China: Bridge of Birds (1984), The Story of the Stone (1988), and Eight Skilled Gentlemen (1991). Illustrated by Kaja Foglio. A signed, limited hardcover edition of 500 (-0-2, $45.00) was announced but not seen. Order from The Stars Our Destination Books, 1021 West Belmont Ave, Chicago IL 60657; 773-871-2722. (Contents)
- * *Eight Skilled Gentlemen (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-41710-1, Jan 91, $10.95, 255pp, hc, cover by Mark Harrison) [Master Li] Oriental fantasy novel, third book in the series begun in Bridge of Birds. This is a mystery novel much like Robert Van Guliks Judge Dee books, but with the additional spice of gothic fantasy. Recommended (SW). Also available in hardcover (-41709-8, $21.95).
- * _Eight Skilled Gentlemen (Corgi 0-552-13401-5, Mar 91, £3.99, 256pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Master Li] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1991) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in The Adventures of Master Li & Number Ten Ox.
- * _Eight Skilled Gentlemen (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29563-2, Feb 92 [Jan 92], $4.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Master Li] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1991) oriental fantasy/mystery novel, third book in the series begun in Bridge of Birds. Recommended (SW).
- * *The Story of the Stone (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-24636-6, Jun 88 [May 88], $17.95, 236pp, hc) [Master Li] Oriental fantasy/horror novel (with some humor as well), sequel to Bridge of Birds more of the same engaging mixture of authentic Chinese lore, peasant earthiness, and Western pulp melodrama. Recommended. (FCM)
- * _The Story of the Stone (SFBC #14229, Nov 88 [Dec 88], $4.98, 249pp, hc) [Master Li] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1988) oriental fantasy novel, sequel to Bridge of Birds.
- * _The Story of the Stone (Bantam UK 0-593-01631-9, Apr 89, £12.95, 272pp, hc) [Master Li] Hardback edition of the above. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
- * _The Story of the Stone (Bantam UK 0-593-01711-0, Apr 89, £6.95, 236pp, tp, cover by Mark Harrison) [Master Li] Reprint (Doubleday 1988) delightful fantasy novel set in a China that never was. Recommended. (PSP) Sequel to Bridge of Birds. [First U.K. edition]
- * _The Story of the Stone (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28278-6, Nov 89 [Oct 89], $4.50, 289pp, pb) [Master Li] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1988) Oriental fantasy/horror novel, sequel to Bridge of Birds.
- * _The Story of the Stone (Corgi 0-552-13400-7, Mar 90, £2.99, 272pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Master Li] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1988) fantasy novel. Sequel to Bridge of Birds.
- HUGHES, ADAM
- HUGHES, BRIAN
- * *Hobson & Co (Paranormal Investigators): Part One of the Greyminster Chronicles (Ripping Publishing 1-899884-11-4, Sep 97 [Nov 97], £5.99, 356pp, pb, cover by Warren Palmer & Brian Hughes) Humorous fantasy novel, illustrated by the author. A first novel.
- HUGHES, DAVE W. (stories)
- * *Out on Cloud Nine (Zanzibar Productions 1-872890-00-8, 1990 [Sep 90], £1.25, 31pp, ph) Original collection of sf/fantasy poetry and fiction. (Contents)
- HUGHES, EDWARD P. (stories)
- * *The Long Mynd (Baen 0-671-55992-3, Nov 85 [Oct 85], $2.95, 318pp, pb) Sf novel. A post-holocaust world caused by psi powers. A first novel.
- * *Master of the Fist (Baen 0-671-69806-0, Feb 89 [Jan 89], $3.50, 281pp, pb) [Liam McGrath] Collection of 11 linked stories set in a post-disaster world. (Contents)
- HUGHES, MARIAN
- * *Initiation (Baen 0-671-87640-6, Jan 95 [Dec 94], $5.99, 378pp, pb, cover by David O. Miller) SF novel. Humans struggle to survive on a deadly planet where those exposed to the native food go berserk. Probably a first novel.
- HUGHES, MATT(hew) (1949- ) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Fools Errant (Maxwell Macmillan Canada 0-02-954253-7, May 94 [Oct 94], C$9.95, 214pp, tp, cover by Stephen Hutchings) [Filidor Vesh; Old Earth] Picaresque fantasy novel. A dwarf leads a pampered royal nephew to meet his uncle and take his place as heir. A hardcover edition (-954248-0, C$14.95) is listed but has not been seen.
- HUGHES, MONICA (Mary née Ince) (1925-2003) (stories)
- * _Crisis on Conshelf Ten (Teens 0-7497-0894-8, Apr 92, £2.99, 144pp, pb, cover by Stuart Hughes) [Crisis on Conshelf Ten] Reissue (Copp Clark 1975) young-adult sf novel.
- * *The Crystal Drop (Methuen 0-416-18852-4, Feb 92 [Jan 92], £9.99, 177pp, hc, cover by Mike Posen) Young-adult sf novel set twenty years in the future in a world devastated by drought.
- * +The Crystal Drop (Simon & Schuster 0-671-79195-8, May 93 [Apr 93], $14.00, 212pp, hc, cover by Susan Melrath) Young-adult post-apocalypse sf novel set in 21st-century Canada where a teenage girl and her little brother travel across the ruins of civilization. First American edition (HarperCollins Canada 1992),
- * _The Crystal Drop (Mammoth 0-7497-1023-3, Jun 93, £2.99, 177pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) Reprint (Methuen 1992) young-adult sf novel.
- * *Devil on My Back (Julia MacRae 0-86203-164-8, 1984, £6.25, 170pp, hc) [Arc One] Young-adult fantasy novel. [Not seen]
- * +Devil on My Back (Atheneum/Argo 0-689-31095-1, Mar 85 [Feb 85], $9.95, 170pp, hc) [Arc One] Reprint (Julia MacRae 1984) young-adult sf novel. First U.S. edition.
- * _Devil on My Back (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25567-3, Mar 86 [Feb 86], $2.75, 196pp, pb) [Arc One] Reprint (Julia MacRae 1984) young-adult sf novel.
- * _Devil on My Back (Bantam Starfire 0-553-26698-5, Sep 87 [Aug 87], $2.95, 196pp, pb) [Arc One] Reissue (Julia MacRae 1984) young-adult sf novel; 2nd Starfire printing.
- * _Devil on My Back (Mammoth 0-7497-0216-8, Feb 92, £2.50, 170pp, pb, cover by Stuart Hughes) [Arc One] Reissue (Julia MacRae 1984) young-adult sf novel.
- * *The Dream Catcher (Julia MacRae 0-86203-241-5, Mar 86, £7.25, 176pp, hc) [Arc One] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Devil on My Back.
- * +The Dream Catcher (Atheneum/Argo 0-689-31331-4, Mar 87 [Jun 87], $11.95, 171pp, hc) [Arc One] Young-adult sf novel, sequel to Devil on My Back. First U.S. edition (Julia MacRae 1986).
- * _The Dream Catcher (Magnet 0-416-05202-9, Jan 88, £1.95, 171pp, pb) [Arc One] Reprint (Julia Macrae 1986) young-adult sf novel. Sequel to The Devil on My Back.
- * _The Dream Catcher (Mammoth 0-7497-0880-8, Oct 91, £2.99, 171pp, pb, cover by Stuart Hughes) [Arc One] Reprint (Julia Macrae 1986) young-adult sf novel.
- * _Earthdark (Mammoth 0-7497-0404-7, Dec 91, £2.99, 122pp, pb, cover by Stuart Hughes) [Crisis on Conshelf Ten] Reissue (Hamish Hamilton 1977) young-adult sf novel. Sequel to Crisis on Conshelf Ten.
- * +The Golden Aquarians (Simon & Schuster 0-671-50543-2, Jun 95, $15.00, 182pp, hc, cover by Greg Couch) Young-adult SF novel. First US edition (HarperCollins Toronto Canada 1995).
- * _The Guardian of Isis (Mammoth 0-7497-0214-1, Jan 92, £2.99, 140pp, pb, cover by Brian Salmon) [Isis] Reissue (Hamish Hamilton 1981) young-adult sf novel. Volume two in the Isis series.
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