The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003


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Magicians’ Circle: More Spellbinding Stories of Wizards & Wizardry ed. Peter Haining (Souvenir Press 0-285-63681-2, Oct 2003, £9.99, 268pp, hc, cover by Arnaud Crémet) Young-adult anthology of 14 stories and novel extracts, each with an introduction and afterword by Haining. Authors include Philip Pullman, Peter S. Beagle, and H.G. Wells.


The Wizards’ Den: Spellbinding Stories of Magic and Magicians ed. Peter Haining (Souvenir Press 0-285-63677-4, Oct 2003, £6.99, 255pp, tp, cover by Antony Wootten) Reprint (Souvenir Press 2001) young-adult anthology of 15 fantasy stories.


All My Sins Remembered Joe Haldeman (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07281-4, Oct 2003, £9.99, 184pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1977) SF fix-up novel. A “Gollancz SF Collectors’ Edition”.


A Caress of Twilight Laurell K. Hamilton (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-553-81384-6, Mar 2003, £6.99, 441pp, pb, cover by Jonathan Ring) [Meredith Gentry, PI] Reprint (Ballantine 2002) dark fantasy novel, second in the “Meredith Gentry” series after A Kiss of Shadows.


Cerulean Sins Laurell K. Hamilton (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-139-X, May 2003, £10.99, 470pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Anita Blake] Reprint (Berkley 2003) dark fantasy detective novel, eleventh in the series featuring Anita Blake, vampire hunter.


Cerulean Sins Laurell K. Hamilton (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-201-9, Dec 2003, £6.99, 470pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Anita Blake] Reprint (Berkley 2003) dark fantasy detective novel, 11th in the series featuring Anita Blake, vampire hunter.


Misspent Youth Peter F. Hamilton (Macmillan/Pan 0-330-48022-7, Jul 2003, £6.99, 439pp, pb, cover by blacksheep & ImageState) Reprint (Macmillan UK 2002) near-future SF novel about a rejuvenated man.


The Matewix Charlie Hamilton-James (HarperCollins UK 0-00-717690-2, Oct 2003, £6.99, 282pp, hc, cover by Bob Lea) Humorous parody of The Matrix. A mini-hardback edition.


Bibliomancy Elizabeth Hand (PS Publishing 1-902880-73-0, Oct 2003, £35.00, 296pp, hc, cover by John Anster Fitzgerald) Collection of four novellas. Introduction by Lucius Shepard. This is a signed limited edition of 500; a deluxe slipcased edition of 200 (-74-9, £60.00) signed by both Hand and Shepard is also available. Available from Hamilton House, 4 Park Ave., Harrogate, HG2 9BQ UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].


Tales of Protection Erik Fosnes Hansen (Random House/Vintage UK 0-09-944264-7, Oct 2003, £7.99, 500pp, tp) Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2002) literary fantasy novel translated from the Norwegian (1998).


Light M. John Harrison (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07403-5, Sep 2003, £6.99, 320pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [Light] Reprint (Gollancz 2002) SF novel.


The Mammoth Book of the Science Fiction Century: Volume One ed. David G. Hartwell (Robinson 1-84119-513-8, Apr 2003, £6.99, xix+586pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 1997 as half of The Science Fiction Century) anthology, selecting 23 stories from the original 45. Each story is introduced by a brief discussion of the author’s work.


Bored of the Rings The Harvard Lampoon (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07312-8, Oct 2003, £5.99, 228pp, pb, cover by Douglas Carrel) Reprint (Signet 1969) humorous fantasy novel, a parody of Lord of the Rings. Written by Henry Beard and Douglas Kenney, editors of the satirical magazine.


Naked Brunch Sparkle Hayter (No Exit Press 1-84243-054-8, Feb 2003, £6.99, 318pp, pb) Reprint (No Exit Press 2002) satirical contemporary fairy tale involving werewolves. An export-only edition (same details) scheduled for November 2002 was not seen.


Follow Me Down Julie Hearn (Oxford University Press 0-19-271927-0, Jul 2003, £9.99, 269pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy timeslip novel. A young boy travels back to the time of freak shows. A first novel.


Across the Nightingale Floor Lian Hearn (Picador 0-330-49334-5, Jun 2003, £6.99, 309pp, tp) [Tales of the Otori] Reprint (Riverhead; Macmillan UK 2002) young-adult fantasy novel set in a mythic Japan, the first book of “Tales of the Otori”. Lian Hearn is a pseudonym of Gillian Rubenstein.


Grass for His Pillow Lian Hearn (Macmillan UK 1-4050-0582-3, Sep 2003, £12.99, 305pp, hc) [Tales of the Otori] Reprint (Riverhead 2003) young-adult Japanese fantasy novel, second in the “Tales of the Otori” series. Lian Hearn is a pseudonym of Gillian Rubenstein. A trade paperback edition (-0583-1) was announced but not seen.


Bright Angel Carol Hedges (Oxford University Press 0-19-275282-0, Aug 2003, £4.99, 185pp, tp, cover by Simon Fraser) Reprint (Oxford University Press 2002) young-adult fantasy novel.


The Day After Tomorrow Robert A. Heinlein (Hale, Robert 0-7090-7140-X, Jun 2003, £17.99, 207pp, hc, cover by Derek Colligan) Reprint (Gnome 1949 as Sixth Column) SF novel.


Podkayne of Mars Robert A. Heinlein (Hale, Robert 0-7090-7139-6, Jan 2003, £17.99, 204pp, hc, cover by Michael Thomas) Reprint (Putnam 1963) young-adult SF novel. Copyrighted 1963, 2003, although it seems to be the 1963 text.


Dune: The Butlerian Jihad Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-82332-1, Apr 2003, £7.99, 616pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Dune] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2002) SF novel; first in the “Legends of Dune” prequel series set 10,000 years before Frank Herbert’s “Dune” series. Copyrighted by Herbert Limited Partnership.


Legends of Dune 2: The Machine Crusade Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-82334-8, Sep 2003, £10.99, 664pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [Dune] SF novel in the “Dune” series. Copyrighted by Herbert Enterprises LLC. A hardcover edition (-82333-X, £18.99) is also available. Simultaneous with the US (Tor) edition.


Chapter House Dune Frank Herbert (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07518-X, Aug 2003, £6.99, 476pp, pb, cover by Robert Nicholls) [Dune] Reprint (Gollancz 1985) SF novel, sixth in the “Dune” series. Includes an afterword tribute to Herbert’s late wife.


Children of Dune Frank Herbert (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07490-6, Mar 2003, £6.99, 426pp, pb, cover by Robert Nicholls) [Dune] Reprint (Putnam 1976) SF novel, third in the “Dune” series.


God Emperor of Dune Frank Herbert (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07506-6, Mar 2003, £6.99, 454pp, pb, cover by Robert Nicholls) [Dune] Reprint (Putnam 1981) SF novel, fourth in the “Dune” series.


Heretics of Dune Frank Herbert (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07489-2, Aug 2003, £6.99, 508pp, pb, cover by Robert Nicholls) [Dune] Reprint (Gollancz; Putnam 1984) SF novel, fifth in the “Dune” series.


Nobody True James Herbert (Macmillan UK 1-405-00519-X, Sep 2003, £17.99, 394pp, hc, cover by blacksheep) Horror novel. A man’s spirit investigates his own murder.


The Fall of Lautun Marcus Herniman (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-1512-4, Oct 2003, £6.99, iv+493pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Arrandin] Fantasy novel, the third book in the “Arrandin” trilogy.


Fremder Russell Hoban (Bloomsbury 0-7475-6164-8, Oct 2003, £6.99, 184pp, tp) Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1996) SF novel set in a dystopian future.


Fool’s Fate Robin Hobb (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224728-3, Oct 2003, £18.99, ii+805pp, hc, cover by John Howe) [Tawny Man] Fantasy novel, third in “The Tawny Man” trilogy set in the same world as the “Farseer” and “Liveship Traders” series. Hobb is a pseudonym for Megan Lindholm.


The Golden Fool Robin Hobb (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-711057-X, Mar 2003, £11.99, 632pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Tawny Man] Reprint (Voyager 2002) fantasy novel, second in “The Tawny Man” series set in the same world as the “Farseer” and “Liveship Traders” series. Hobb is a pseudonym for Megan Lindholm.


The Golden Fool Robin Hobb (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648602-9, Oct 2003, £7.99, 712pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Tawny Man] Reprint (Voyager 2002) fantasy novel, the second book of “The Tawny Man” trilogy, set in the same world as the “Farseer” and “Liveship Traders” series. Hobb is a pseudonym for Megan Lindholm.


The Sands of Time Michael Hoeye (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-670-91307-3, Jul 2003, £9.99, 277pp, hc, cover by Christopher Inns) [Hermux Tantamoq] Reprint (Terfle Books 2001) young-adult talking-animal fantasy mystery novel in the “Hermux Tantamoq” series, sequel to Time Stops for No Mouse. Mouse watchmaker Hermux joins a search for the lost tomb of the legendary King of the Cats.


Time Stops for No Mouse Michael Hoeye (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131512-1, Jan 2003, £4.99, 262pp, tp, cover by Christopher Inns) [Hermux Tantamoq] Reprint (Terfle Books 2000) young-adult animal fantasy novel. First in the “Hermux Tantamoq” series.


Aquamarine Alice Hoffman (Egmont 1-4052-0363-3, Mar 2003, £6.99, 105pp, tp) Reprint (Scholastic 2001) young-adult fantasy novella. Two girls try to help a mermaid stranded in a swimming pool by a storm. Illustrations by Lee Gibbons.


The Probable Future Alice Hoffman (Chatto & Windus 0-7011-7512-5, Oct 2003, £10.99, 322pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 2003) fantasy novel.


The Secret: A Fable for our Time Eva Hoffman (Random House/Vintage UK 0-09-942845-8, Jan 2003, £6.99, 264pp, tp) Reprint (Secker & Warburg 2001) near-future dynastic thriller about human cloning.


Stravaganza: City of Masks Mary Hoffman (Bloomsbury 0-7475-5533-8, Feb 2003, £10.99, 345pp, hc, cover by Ian Butterworth & Canaletto) [Stravaganza] Reissue (Bloomsbury 2002) young-adult fantasy parallel-Earth novel. First of a trilogy. Third printing.


Stravaganza: City of Masks Mary Hoffman (Bloomsbury 0-7475-6219-9, Jul 2003, £5.99, 345pp, tp, cover by Ian Butterworth) [Stravaganza] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2002) young-adult fantasy timeslip novel, the first in a series.


Stravaganza: City of Stars Mary Hoffman (Bloomsbury 0-7475-6123-0, Sep 2003, £12.99, 459pp, hc, cover by Carol Lawson) [Stravaganza] Young-adult fantasy timeslip novel, sequel to Stravaganza: City of Masks.


The Waterbearer Dianne Hofmeyr (Hodder Silver 0-340-85444-8, Apr 2003, £5.99, 198pp, tp, cover by Tracey Hurst & Jerry Paris) Young-adult fantasy novel.


Smallville: Hauntings Nancy Holder (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-248-5, Jan 2003, £5.99, 280pp, pb) [Smallville] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2002) novelization based on the TV series.


The Hollowing Robert Holdstock (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-4079-X, Mar 2003, £6.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Mythago] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) fantasy novel in the “Mythago” series.


The Iron Grail Robert Holdstock (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-4032-3, Aug 2003, £6.99, 416pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Merlin Codex] Reprint (Earthlight UK 2002) fantasy novel, Book Two of “The Merlin Codex”.


Lavondyss Robert Holdstock (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-4078-1, Mar 2003, £6.99, 475pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Mythago] Reprint (Gollancz 1988) fantasy novel in the “Mythago” series. Interior illustrations by Alan Lee.


A Song for Nero Thomas Holt (Little, Brown UK 0-316-86113-8, Jan 2003, £16.99, 470pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Associational historical novel with elements of secret history. Nero did not die by his own hand, but instead escaped to a life of music.


Little People Tom Holt (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-185-3, Mar 2003, £6.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Paul Cemmick) Reprint (Orbit 2002) humorous fantasy novel of a man who can see elves.


The Portable Door Tom Holt (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-158-6, Mar 2003, £16.99, 404pp, hc, cover by Paul Cemmick) [Paul Carpenter] Humorous fantasy novel. Paul Carpenter gets a new job with a firm of sorcerers.


The Scabbard’s Song: Book Three of The Red Pavilions Kim Hunter (Orbit 1-84149-187-X, Nov 2003, £10.99, 330pp, tp, cover by blacksheep) Fantasy novel. Last in a trilogy after Knight’s Dawn and Wizard’s Funeral.


Wizard’s Funeral Kim Hunter (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-143-8, Jan 2003, £6.99, 343pp, pb, cover by Black Sheep) [Red Pavilions] Reprint (Orbit 2002) fantasy novel, second in “The Red Pavilions” after Knight’s Dawn.


Sorcerers of the Nightwing: Demon Witch Geoffrey Huntingdon (Scholastic Press UK 0-439-97808-4, Oct 2003, £4.99, 292pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Sorcerers of the Nightwing] Reprint (Regan Books 2003) young-adult dark fantasy novel, second in the “Sorcerers of the Nightwing” series. Devon March, still learning his new powers, must fight a 500-year-old evil. Huntington is a pseudonym of William J. Mann.


Sorcerers of the Nightwing: Hellhole Geoffrey Huntingdon (Scholastic Press UK 0-439-98260-X, May 2003, £4.99, 303pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (ReganBooks 2002 as Sorcerers of the Nightwing) young-adult dark fantasy novel, the first in the “Ravenscliff” series. Devon March is sent to live in a New England mansion built over a hellhole. Huntingdon is a pen name for William J. Mann.


Hell to Pay Shaun Hutson (Time Warner UK 0-316-86077-8, Aug 2003, £15.99, 373pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Dark fantasy novel of loan-sharking, paedophilia, kidnap, murder, and genetic tragedy.


Hybrid Shaun Hutson (Time Warner UK 0-7515-3308-4, Apr 2003, £6.99, 461pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Time Warner 2002) dark fantasy novel.


Geomancer Ian Irvine (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-137-3, Jul 2003, £7.99, 621pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Three Worlds: Well of Echoes] Reprint (Viking Australia 2001) fantasy novel, the first volume of “The Well of Echoes” set in “The Three Worlds”.


Tetrarch Ian Irvine (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-210-8, Aug 2003, £12.99, vi+692pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Three Worlds: Well of Echoes] Reprint (Penguin Books Australia 2002) fantasy novel. The second volume of “The Well of Echoes” quartet, set in the “Three Worlds”.


The Queen of Freedom Trilogy: The Flaming Sword Christian Jacq (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-3943-1, Mar 2003, £10.99, 310pp, tp, cover by blacksheep) [Queen of Freedom] Historical fantasy novel. Last in a trilogy. Translated from the original (L’Epée Flamboyante (XO Editions 2002) by Sue Dyson. A hardcover edition (-3079-5, £17.99) was announced but not seen.


The War of the Crowns Christian Jacq (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-3082-5, Jan 2003, £10.99, 312pp, tp, cover by blacksheep) [Queen of Freedom] Historical fantasy novel, the second in “The Queen of Freedom” trilogy. Translated from the French La Guerre des Couronnes (XO Editions 2002) by Sue Dyson. A hardcover edition (-3083-3, £17.99) was announced but not seen.


The Angel’s Command Brian Jacques (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-670-91323-5, Sep 2003, £12.99, 374pp, hc) [Ben and Ned] Reprint (Philomel 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Castaways of the Flying Dutchman.


Triss Brian Jacques (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-31280-7, Mar 2003, £5.99, 402pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Redwall] Reprint (Viking Children’s Books 2002) young-adult animal fantasy novel, 15th in the “Redwall” series.


Triss Brian Jacques (Penguin UK 0-141-01282-X, Sep 2003, £4.99, 402pp, pb, cover by Mel Grant) [Redwall] Reprint (Philomel 2002) fantasy novel. Book 15 in the series.


The Mammoth Book of Future Cops ed. Maxim Jakubowski & M. Christian (Robinson 1-84119-502-2, Mar 2003, £6.99, xii+498pp, tp, cover by Joe Roberts) Anthology of 33 stories, 14 original. Authors with original stories include Paul McAuley, O’Neil De Noux, and Liz Evans.


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