The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

HOWE, JAMES (Donald) (stories) (continued)

• * _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.
• * _The Map of Tolkien’s Middle-Earth (with Brian Sibley) See entry under Brian Sibley.
• * _There and Back Again: The Map of The Hobbit (with Brian Sibley) See entry under Brian Sibley.

HOWE, S. D. (stories)

• * *Honor Bound Honor Born (Lunatech Press no ISBN, Sep ’97, $5.75, 215pp, pb) SF novel. A solo scientist mans the first privately funded moon base. The copyright page indicates this is a 1996 book, not seen until now. A first novel by a rocket scientist. Order from LunaTech Press, PO Box 221, Los Alamos NM 87544; http://www.lunatechpress.com; add $1.25 postage.

HOWELL, CHRISTOPHER

• * _Worlds of Power: Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest (Hippo 0-590-76483-7, Apr ’91, £1.95, 138pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1990) young-adult horror computer game novelization. Volume 4 in the series. [First U.K. edition]

HOWELL, YVONNE

• * *Apocalyptic Realism: The Science Fiction of Arkady and Boris Strugatsky (Peter Lang 0-8204-1962-1, 1994 [Dec ’97], $47.95, 170pp, hc) Critical examination of the Strugatsky’s work, with selected bibliography and index. This is copyrighted 1994, but not seen until now.

HOWELLS, DONALD E. W.

• * *And Battles Long Ago (Meeting House Press 0-906734-03-7, Sep ’93, £6.00, 123pp, spiral-bound) Sf novel about post-holocaust archaeologists.
• * *A Friend Beyond the Stars (Meeting House Press 0-906734-02-9, Aug ’92 [Oct ’92], £5.00, 100pp, ph) [Deus ex Machina] Sf novel about an alien visit to England in search of God. Volume one in “Deus ex Machina”.

HOWERTON, B. ALEXANDER

• * *Project Avalon (Space Available Press 0-9663729-0-5, 1998 [May ’98], $12.95, 217pp, tp, cover by Chris Jeffries) SF novel of lunar colonization. A first novel. Order from Space Available Press, PO Box 888193, Grand Rapids MI 49588-8193.

HOWETT, DICKY

• * _The Doctor Who Fun Book (with Tim Quinn) See entry under Tim Quinn.

HOWIE, BETSY

• * *Snow (Harcourt Brace 0-15-100273-8, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], $21.00, 151pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel, somewhat surreal and/or allegorical. A woman seeking to reinvent herself ends up in a cabin with talking cats and a Spam-loving polar bear.

HOWL, MARCIA YVONNE (Hurt) (1947- ); see pseudonym Johanna Hailey

HOWLETT, WINSTON A.

• * _Flight to the Savage Empire (with Jean Lorrah) See entry under Jean Lorrah.
• * _Wulfston’s Odyssey (with Jean Lorrah) See entry under Jean Lorrah.

HOWLETT-WEST, STEPHANIE

• * *The Inter-Galactic Price Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror 1996 (Stephanie Howlett-West no ISBN, 1996 [Apr ’96], $35.00, 408pp, hc) Non-fiction reference, a list of books recently offered in various booksellers’ catalogs, with prices. Available from Stephanie Howlett-West, 1100 Sylvan #153, Modesto CA 95350; add $5.00 postage.

HOYLE, [Sir] FRED (1915-2001) (stories)

• * _The Black Cloud (Easton Press no ISBN, 1988 [Jan ’89], no price, 201pp, hc) Sf novel. This edition contains a new introduction by Gregory Benford plus an attempt to repaint a piece of art by Richard Powers. The leatherbound, gilt-edge limited edition is part of the “Masterpieces of SF” series and is available only by subscription.
• * *Comet Halley (Michael Joseph 0-7181-2538-X, 1985, £9.95, 410pp, hc) Sf novel. [Not seen]
• * +Comet Halley (St. Martin’s 0-312-15098-9, Feb ’86, $14.95, 410pp, hc) Satiric sf novel featuring a professor named Isaac Newton. This is the first American edition of a 1985 Michael Joseph U.K. novel. It’s actually the same printing with a new title page, binding, and jacket.
• * _October the First Is Too Late (Baen 0-671-55943-5, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $2.95, 281pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1966) sf novel.
• * *The Small World of Fred Hoyle (Michael Joseph 0-7181-2740-4, Aug ’86, £10.95, 187pp, hc) Autoboigraphy of a famous phycisist and sf writer.

HOYLE, TREVOR (1940- )

• * *K.I.D.S. (Sphere 0-7221-4803-8, Jan ’87, £2.95, 309pp, pb) Horror thriller.
• * +Kids (Berkley 0-425-11742-1, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $3.95, 291pp, pb) Horror/sf/thriller novel about a disease that turns children into fiendish killers. The novel ends with imminent nuclear destruction. First American edition (Sphere 1987).
• * _The Last Gasp (SFBC #4625, Jun ’84, $5.50, 496pp, hc) Reprint (Crown 1983) near-future sf disaster novel.
• * _The Last Gasp (Zebra 0-8217-1508-9, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $3.95, 590pp, pb) Reprint (Crown 1983) near-future sf novel.
• * _The Last Gasp (Zebra 0-8217-1508-9, Aug ’86 [Nov ’86], $3.95, 590pp, pb) Reissue (Crown 1983) sf novel.
• * _The Last Gasp (Grafton 0-586-20712-0, Feb ’90, £4.99, 528pp, tp, cover by David O’Connor) Reprint (Crown 1983) near-future ’eco-disaster’ novel.
• * _Scorpio Attack (Citadel Press 0-8065-1082-X, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.50, 156pp, pb) [*Blake’s 7] Reprint (BBC Books 1981) sf novelization of a Blake’s Seven tv episode.
• * *Terry Nation’s Blake’s 7: Project Avalon (Lyle Stuart/Citadel Press 0-8065-1102-8, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 181pp, pb) [*Blake’s 7] Sf novelization.
• * +Terry Nation’s Blake’s 7: Scorpio Attack (Lyle Stuart/Citadel Press 0-8065-1082-X, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.50, 156pp, pb) [*Blake’s 7] Sf novelization. First U.S. edition (BBC Books 1981).
• * *Terry Nation’s Blake’s 7: Their First Adventure (Lyle Stuart/Citadel Press 0-8065-1103-6, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 204pp, pb) [*Blake’s 7] Sf novelization.
• * *Vail (Riverrun/John Calder 0-7145-4055-2, 1984 [Dec ’85], £4.95/$7.95, 188pp, pb) Near-future sf novel. This was announced as a 1985 US release, but this edition seems to be a simultaneous UK/US first edition with a 1984 copyright date. We have not listed it before. It is distributed by Flatiron Distributors.
• * _Vail (Abacus 0-349-10039-X, Feb ’89, £3.99, 188pp, tp, cover by Graham Rawle) Reprint (John Calder 1984) literary sf novel.

HOYSER, CATHERINE E.

• * *Tom Robbins: A Critical Companion (with Lorena Laura Stookey) (Greenwood Press 0-313-29418-6, Oct ’97 [Nov ’97], $29.95, 172pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical guide. Includes a biography, bibliography, and index. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800. SPRING 97 [Robbins]

HOYT, OLGA GRUHZIT (1922- )

• * _Lust for Blood: The Consuming Story of Vampires (Scarborough House 0-8128-8511-2, Jul ’90 [Dec ’90], $8.95, 245pp, hc, cover by Chuck Gonzales) Reprint (Stein and Day 1984) non-fiction book on vampires — in film, fiction, and real life.

HOYT, RICHARD (Duane) (1941- )

• * _The Manna Enzyme (Tor 0-812-50493-3, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $3.95, 308pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 1982) near-future thriller about an invention that could feed the world. Castro is a good guy vs. the CIA and KGB.

HRUSKA, ALAN (J.) (1933- )

• * *Borrowed Time (Dial 0-385-27923-X, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $13.95, 254pp, hc) Sf novel. “A very modern love story about computer mischief, parallel worlds, and the bicameral mind.”
• * _Borrowed Time (Baen 0-671-55973-7, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $2.95, 277pp, pb) Reprint (Dial 1984) sf novel of crossed alternate worlds.

HUANZHULOUZHU; pseudonym of Li Shanji, (1902-1961)

• * *Blades from the Willows (Wellsweep 0-948454-05-9, Nov ’91, £7.95, 256pp, tp) [*Swordsmen’s Haven at Willow Lake] Martial-arts fantasy novel, translated from the Chinese (Liu Hu Xia Yin, Shanghai: Zhengqi Press, 1946) by Robert Chard. Volume 1 in “The Swordsmen’s Haven at Willow Lake.”

HUBBARD, L(afayette) RON(ald, Sr.) (1911-1986) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Automagic Horse (Bridge 0-88404-906-X, Sep ’94 [Nov ’94], $16.95, 83pp, hc, cover by Scott E. Sutton) Juvenile story, extensively illustrated by Scott E. Sutton, with an exhortation for young readers to use a dictionary, and a description of Hubbard’s own Hollywood experiences. In the 1940s, a Hollywood special effects man creates a robot horse that’s too lifelike.
• * _Battlefield Earth (Bridge 0-88404-155-7, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $4.95, 1066pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1982) sf novel. First paperback edition.
• * _Battlefield Earth (New Era 1-870451-17-1, Sep ’87, £3.50, 1064pp, pb) Reissue (St. Martin’s 1982) sf novel.
• * _Battlefield Earth (Bridge 0-88404-155-7, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $4.95, 1066pp, pb) Reissue (St. Martin’s 1982) sf novel; third printing.
• * _Battlefield Earth (Bridge 0-88404-681-8, Jan ’92, $6.95, 1062pp, pb, cover by Gerry Grace) Reissue (St. Martin’s 1982) sf novel. This reissue has a new ISBN. Fourth printing.
• * _Battlefield Earth (Bridge 0-88404-681-8, Apr ’93, $6.99, 1050pp, pb) Reissue (St. Martin’s 1982) sf novel; fourth printing.
• * _Battlefield Earth (New Era 1-870451-23-6, Nov ’95 [Feb ’96], £5.99, 1054pp, pb) Reissue (St. Martin’s 1982) SF novel. The 4th printing.
• * _Battlefield Earth (New Era 1-870451-30-9, Jul ’97, £5.99, 1050pp, pb, cover by Gerry Grace) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1982) SF novel. Fourth printing.
• * _Buckskin Brigades (Jameson 0-915463-46-6, Apr ’87 [May ’87], $5.95, 275pp, pb) Reprint (Macaulay 1937). Associational — historical western adventure novel, Hubbard’s first novel, with a new introduction by Winfred Blevins. Distributed by Kampmann & Co. A cloth edition is listed on the copyright page, but probably doesn’t exist.
• * *Buckskin Brigades (Bridge 0-88404-280-4, Jul ’87, $3.95, 312pp, pb) Western novel; associational. Contains considerable text which didn’t appear in the original edition (Macaulay 1937) and is different from the other re-edited edition (Jameson 1987). The newspaper quotes on the back are 50 years old!
• * _Fear (Bridge 0-88404-599-4, Jan ’91, $16.95, 188pp, hc, cover by Gerry Grace) Horror novel. This is the first solo edition of a short novel first published in Unknown in 1940. It first appeared in book form with “Typewriter in the Sky” (Gnome Press 1951).
• * _Fear (New Era 1-870451-29-5, Aug ’91, £12.99, 182pp, hc, cover by Gerry Grace) Reprint (Gnome 1951 with Typewriter in the Sky) fantasy/horror novel.
• * _Fear (Bridge 0-88404-759-8, Nov ’92, $4.99, 188pp, pb, cover by de Franck) Reprint (Bridge 1991) horror novel. This short novel was first published in Unknown in 1940, and first appeared in book form with “Typewriter in the Sky” (Gnome Press 1951). This paperback edition includes the short story “Borrowed Glory” as a preview of an upcoming collection.
• * _Fear (New Era 1-870451-55-4, Sep ’94, £4.99, 238pp, pb, cover by de Franck) Reprint (Gnome 1951 as part of Typewriter in the Sky & Fear) associational horror novel. This edition has the introduction and “bonus” short story, “Borrowed Glory”, from the 1991 Bridge edition. (Contents)
• * _Final Blackout (Bridge 0-88404-340-1, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $16.95, 184pp, hc) Reprint (Hadley 1948) classic sf novel about war; first serialized in 1940. This edition has a long introduction by A.J. Budrys.
• * _Final Blackout (Bridge 088404-651-6, Sep ’91, $4.95, 218pp, pb) Reprint (Hadley 1948) classic sf novel about war, with an introduction by Algis Budrys.
• * _Final Blackout (SFBC #19657, Apr ’92, $7.98, 194pp, hc, cover by Frank Frazetta) Reprint (Hadley 1948) military sf novel. Similar to the 1989 Bridge edition except it lacks an ISBN and price, and adds 10 interior illustrations by Ukrainian artist Sergey V. Poyarkev. The SFBC number is on the back jacket.
• * _Final Blackout (Easton Press no ISBN, Apr ’94, no price, 184pp, hc) Reprint (Hadley 1948) sf novel, with a frontis by Frank Frazetta, Algis Budrys’ introduction to the 1989 Bridge edition, and the ten illustrations by Sergey Poyarkev from the 1992 SFBC edition. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _Final Blackout (Bridge 0-88404-651-6, 1997 [Jan ’97], $6.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Peter Green) Reprint (Hadley 1948) SF novel in which WWII continues until 1975.
• * _Final Blackout (New Era 1-870451-62-7, Aug ’98, £4.99, xviii+220pp, pb, cover by Peter Green) Reprint (Hadley 1948) SF novel in which World War II lasts for 35 years.
• * _Mission Earth, Vol. 1: The Invaders Plan (New Era 8-7733-6428-2, May ’86, £10.95, 559pp, hc) [Mission Earth] Reprint (Bridge 1985) sf novel; part of a dekalogy.
• * _Mission Earth, Vol. 1: The Invaders Plan (New Era 1-870451-07-4, May ’88, £3.95, 615pp, pb) [Mission Earth] Reprint (Bridge 1985) sf novel. Volume 1 in the “Mission Earth” series.
• * _Mission Earth, Vol. 1: The Invaders Plan (Bridge 0-88404-282-0, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $4.95, 615pp, pb) [Mission Earth] Reprint (Bridge 1985) sf novel, first in the “Mission Earth” dekalogy.
• * *Mission Earth, Vol. 2: Black Genesis (Bridge 0-88404-208-1, Feb ’86, $18.95, 431pp, hc) [Mission Earth] Sf novel, second in “the biggest science fiction dekalogy ever written.”
• * _Mission Earth, Vol. 2: Black Genesis (New Era 87-7336-476-2, Oct ’86 [May ’86], £10.95, 431pp, hc) [Mission Earth] Reprint (Bridge 1986) sf novel; part of a dekalogy.
• * _Mission Earth, Vol. 2: Black Genesis (Bridge 0-88404-283-9, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $4.95, 477pp, pb) [Mission Earth] Reprint (Bridge 1986) sf novel, second in the dekalogy.
• * _Mission Earth, Vol. 2: Black Genesis (New Era 1-870451-08-2, Oct ’88, £3.95, 477pp, pb) [Mission Earth] Reprint (Bridge 1986) sf novel.
• * *Mission Earth, Vol. 3: The Enemy Within (Bridge 0-88404-209-X, Apr ’86, $18.95, 393pp, hc) [Mission Earth] Satirical sf novel, third in a 10-part series completed before Hubbard’s death.
• * _Mission Earth, Vol. 3: The Enemy Within (New Era 87-7336-485-1, Jan ’87, £10.95, 393pp, hc) [Mission Earth] Reprint (Bridge 1986) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Mission Earth, Vol. 3: The Enemy Within (Bridge 0-88404-284-7, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $4.95, 429pp, pb) [Mission Earth] Reprint (Bridge 1986) sf novel, third in the dekalogy.
• * _Mission Earth, Vol. 3: The Enemy Within (New Era 1-870451-09-0, Apr ’89, £3.95, 429pp, pb, cover by Greg Winter) [Mission Earth] Reprint (Bridge 1986) sf novel.
• * *Mission Earth, Vol. 4: An Alien Affair (Bridge 0-88404-210-3, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $18.95, 329pp, hc) [Mission Earth] Sf novel, 4th in a dekalogy.
• * _Mission Earth, Vol. 4: An Alien Affair (New Era 1-870451-00-7, Apr ’87, £10.95, 329pp, hc) [Mission Earth] Reprint (Bridge 1986) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Mission Earth, Vol. 4: An Alien Affair (Bridge 0-88404-285-5, Apr ’89 [May ’89], $4.95, 353pp, pb) [Mission Earth] Reprint (Bridge 1986) sf novel in the “Mission Earth” dekalogy.
• * _Mission Earth, Vol. 4: An Alien Affair (New Era 1-870451-10-4, Sep ’89 [Oct ’89], £3.95, 347pp, pb, cover by Greg Winter) [Mission Earth] Reprint (Bridge 1986) sf novel. Volume four in the series.
• * *Mission Earth, Vol. 5: Fortune of Fear (Bridge 0-88404-211-1, Oct ’86, $18.95, 365pp, hc) [Mission Earth] Sf novel, 5th in a dekalogy.
• * _Mission Earth, Vol. 5: Fortune of Fear (New Era 1-870451-01-5, Jul ’87, £10.95, 365pp, hc) [Mission Earth] Reprint (Bridge 1986) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Mission Earth, Vol. 5: Fortune of Fear (Bridge 0-88404-286-3, Sep ’89, $4.95, 390pp, pb) [Mission Earth] Reprint (Bridge 1986) sf novel, fifth in a dekalogy.
• * _Mission Earth, Vol. 5: Fortune of Fear (New Era 1-870451-11-2, Jul ’90, £3.95, 395pp, pb, cover by Greg Winter) [Mission Earth] Reprint (Bridge 1986) sf novel.
• * *Mission Earth, Vol. 6: Death Quest (Bridge 0-88404-212-X, Jan ’87, $18.95, 351pp, hc) [Mission Earth] Sf novel, sixth in a dekalogy. As usual, this is marked as a second printing of the first edition, with the first sheets apparently held for a special binding. Since this appears first, it leads to confusion.