The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003

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The Casebook of Miles Pennoyer: Volume One Margery Lawrence (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-058-1, Nov 2003, C$60.00, xii+286pp, hc, cover by Paul Lowe) [Miles Pennoyer]; The first seven Miles Pennoyer cases were originally published as Number Seven Queer Street in 1945. This volume collects together the first six Pennoyer stories, the last two of which have never been printed in North America. Limited to 600 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $47.50 and in the UK for £29.00.

Excitable Boys ed. Kelly Laymon (Night Shade Books 0-9700097-1-2, 2003, $12.00, 144pp, tp, cover by GAK); Original anthology inspired by the annual World Horror Convention Gross Out Contest.

The Haunted Baronet and Others: Ghost Stories 1861-70 J. Sheridan Le Fanu (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-056-5, Jul 2003, C$59.00, xxxvi+189pp, hc, cover by Douglas Walters); Collection of supernatural stories covering the period between 1861 and 1870, edited, with an Introduction, by Jim Rockhill. This is a limited edition of 650 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $45.00 and in the UK for £28.00.

The Mr. Justice Harbottle and Others J. Sheridan Le Fanu (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-079-4, Mar 2003, C$58.00, xxxvi+223pp, hc, cover by Douglas Walters); Collection of supernatural stories covering the period between 1861 and 1870, edited, with an Introduction, by Jim Rockhill. This is a limited edition of 650 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $47.50 and in the UK for £28.00.

The Black Gondolier & Other Stories Fritz Leiber (e-reads 0-7592-5279-3, 2003, $19.95, 289pp, tp); Reprint (Midnight House 2000) collection of 18 stories. Edited by John Pelan & Steve Savile, who provide the introduction and afterword.

The Derelict of Death & Other Stories ed. Steve Lines & John B. Ford (Rainfall Books 0-9540877-3-9, Sep 2003, £7.99, 151pp, tp, cover by Steve Lines); Original ghost/horror anthology.

Nightmares from Infinity Steve Lines (Rainfall Books 0-9540877-7-1, 2003, no price, 133pp, tp, cover by Steve Lines); Collection of 110 poems, most/all originally written as song lyrics, edited by Jim Xavier, Steve Lines and John B. Ford.

The House of the Hidden Light Arthur Machen & A. E. Waite (Tartarus Press 1-872621-77-5, Jul 2003, £30.00, xxxv+152pp, hc); Reprint (??? 1904) occult work regarded by occultists as a great magical text that has so far defied satisfactory explanation. Limited to 350 copies. [Not seen]

Tiny Torments Gary McMahon (ZedHed Press, Nov 2003, 26pp, ph); Collecton of eight (very) short stories, five original.

Forever Shores: Fiction of the Fantastic ed. Peter McNamara & Margaret Winch (Wakefield Press/Aphelion Publications 1 86254 622 3, Nov 2003, $A29.95, 365pp, tp); Original anthology of 18 stories.

Tales from the Crypto-System Geoffrey Maloney (Prime Books 1-894815-23-8, Nov 2003, $17.95, 291pp, tp, cover by Kirsten Bishop); Collection 21 stories, three new.

Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Weird Fiction Magazine Index (1890-2002) Stephen T. Miller & William G. Contento (Locus Press, May 2002, $49.95, 3,166pp, CD-ROM); Non-fiction, reference. This edition indexes more than 15,000 issues of 1,000 magazines published from 1890 through 2002. Includes listings by author, title, cover artist, and issue.

Ghost Stories Oliver Onions (Tartarus Press 1-872621-54-6, May 2003, £30.00, vii+455pp, hc); Reissue (??? ???) ghost collection. Note that the original (12/2000) edition omitted one story (“Tragic Casements”). Limited to 350 copies. [Not seen]

The Experiences of Flaxman Low Kate & Hesketh Prichard (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-050-6, Feb 2003, C$56.00, xxi+147pp, hc, cover by Deborah McMillion-Nering) [Flaxman Low]; Reprint (Pearson 1899 as Ghosts, Being the Experiences of Flaxman Low by E. & H. Heron) collection of 12 stories about the eponymous detective, edited by Jack Adrian. In “The Ash-Tree Press Occult Detectives Library”. This is a limited edition of 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $41.50 and in the UK for £26.00.

Night Creatures Seabury Quinn (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-054-9, Sep 2003, C$60.00, xiv+254pp, hc, cover by Keith Minnion); Collection of eleven supernatural stories, edited, with an Introduction, by Peter Ruber & Joseph Wrzos. This is a limited edition of 600 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $46.50 and in the UK for £29.00.

Conventional Vampires ed. Tina Rath (Dracula Society, Oct 2003, 72pp, ph, cover by Ken Barr); Original anthology of nine stories and three poems published to celebrate the Dracula Society Convention, October 2003.

Ghost Stories Far from Subtle Joe Rattigan (Rainfall Books 0-9546178-1-9, 2003, £8.00, 66pp, tp, cover by Joe Rattigan); Original horror collection. Listed as “Ghost/Ghosts Far from Subtle” on cover/spine.

Doctor Who: Short Trips: Companions ed. Jacqueline Rayner (Big Finish 1-84435-007-X, Mar 2003, £14.99, 213pp, hc, cover by Clayton Hickman); Anthology of original stories based on the TV series. Volume two in the series.

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