The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

Books, Listed by Author

HARRISON, M(ichael) JOHN (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * *Tourism (Bantam Spectra no ISBN, Sep 2004, no price, 16pp, ph) SF short story published in chapbook form, issued as part of a promotion for Harrison’s Light, and available free at various bookstores carrying Light. The text is also available as a teaser for Light on Amazon.com.

HARRISON, METTE IVIE (chron.)

• * *Mira, Mirror (Viking 0-670-05923-4, Sep 2004, $17.99, 314pp, hc, cover by Lori Koefoed) Young-adult fantasy. A girl is transformed into a magic mirror by her own sister.

HARTWELL, DAVID G(eddes) (1941- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Christmas Stars (Tor 0-765-31095-3, Nov 2004, $14.95, 320pp, tp, cover by Brad Holland) Reprint (Tor 1992) anthology of 25 Christmas stories.

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• * _The Mammoth Book of 20th Century Science Fiction: Volume Two (Robinson 1-84119-514-6, Jun 2004, £6.99, 617+xviii, tp, cover by Joe Roberts) Reprint (Tor 1997 as half of The Science Fiction Century) SF collection. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Year’s Best Fantasy 4 (with Kathryn Cramer) (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-052182-1, Jul 2004, $7.99, 484 +xi, pb) “Year’s Best” anthology of 21 stories from 2003, the all-fantasy counterpart to Hartwell & Cramer’s ’Year’s Best SF’ series. The editors discuss the year in their introduction. (Contents)
• * *Year’s Best SF 9 (with Kathryn Cramer) (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-057559-X, Jun 2004, $7.99, 500 + xii, pb, cover by Gregory Bridges) “Year’s Best” anthology of 20 stories from 2003, all strictly genre SF. The editors discuss the year in SF in the introduction. (Contents)
• * _Year’s Best SF 9 (with Kathryn Cramer) (SFBC #1165456, Jun 2004, $10.99, 500pp, hc, cover by Gregory Bridges) Reprint (Eos 2004) “Year’s Best” anthology of 20 stories from 2003, all strictly genre SF. This has ISBN 0-7394-4450-6; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

HARWOOD, JOHN (chron.)

• * *The Ghost Writer (Jonathan Cape 0-224-07113-0, Apr 2004, £10.99, 374pp, tp) Ghost novel. A first novel.
• * +The Ghost Writer (Harcourt 0-15-101074-9, Jul 2004, $25.00, 369pp, hc) Gothic horror novel/ghost story. A man finds clues to his mother’s past in stories written by his great-grandmother. A first novel. First US edition (Cape 4/04).

HATCH, RICHARD (chron.)

• * _Battlestar Galactica: Paradis (with Brad Linaweaver) (ibooks 0-7434-9834-8, Nov 2004, $6.99, 243pp, pb, cover by Bob Larkin) [Battlestar Galactica] Reprint (ibooks 2003) novelization based on the TV series. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia; copyrighted by Universal Studios Publishing Rights.
• * _Battlestar Galactica: Rebellion (with Alan Rodgers) (ibooks 0-7434-9802-X, Oct 2004, $6.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) Reprint (ibooks 2002) novelization based on the TV series. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia; copyrighted by Universal Studios Publishing Rights.

HAUF, MICHELE (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Seraphim (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80206-4, May 2004, $13.95, 410pp, tp) [Seraphim] Medieval fantasy romance novel, first in a series of two. Seraphim becomes the Black Knight as she seeks revenge against her family’s killers.

HAUTALA, RICK; [i.e., Richard Andrew Hautala] (1949- ); see pseudonym A. J. Matthews (stories) (chron.)

HAUTMANN, CHAD (chron.)

• * _Billie’s Ghost (Penguin/Plume 0-452-28481-3, Nov 2004, $12.00, 164pp, tp) Reprint (VanMeter Publishing 2002) fantasy novel. A man mourning his late wife gets solace from a woman who looks and sings like Billie Holiday.

HAWKE, SIMON; [legalized from Nicholas Valentin Yermakov] (1951- ); formerly Nicholas V. Yermakov (chron.)

• * _Much Ado About Murder (Tor/Forge 0-765-30836-3, Jan 2004, $13.95, 237pp, tp) [Shakespeare & Smythe] Reprint (Forge 2002) associational mystery, third in the “Shakespeare & Smythe” series involving Shakespeare as one of a team of sleuths.

HAWKINS, DARREN (chron.)

• * *From the Hands of Hostile Gods (Silver Lake Publishing 1-931095-75-2, Dec 2003, $17.95, 359pp, tp, cover by Joe Wigfield) SF novel. Terra-formers on an unsettled planet suddenly become ill. A first novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.silverlakepublishing.com], or from Silver Lake Publishing, 11 S. Mansfield Road, Lansdowne PA 19050.

HAYDEN, PATRICK NIELSEN; see under Nielsen Hayden, Patrick (stories) (chron.)

HAYDEN, TERESA NIELSEN; see under Nielsen Hayden, Teresa (chron.)

HAYDON, ELIZABETH (stories) (chron.)

• * *Elegy for a Lost Star (Tor 0-312-87883-4, Aug 2004, $24.95, 317pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Symphony of Ages] Fantasy novel, second in the “Symphony of Ages” series following the “Rhapsody” trilogy.
• * _Elegy for a Lost Star (SFBC #1167015, Aug 2004, $12.49, 348pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Symphony of Ages] Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel, second in the “Symphony of Ages” series following the “Rhapsody” trilogy. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Elegy for a Lost Star (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07309-8, Nov 2004, £14.99, 317pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Symphony of Ages] Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel, book five of the “Symphony of Ages”, a continuation of the series begun with the “Rhapsody” trilogy. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-07414-0, £10.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Requiem for the Sun (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07413-2, Nov 2004, £6.99, 436pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Symphony of Ages] Reprint (Tor 2002) fantasy novel, book four of the “Symphony of Ages” series begun with the “Rhapsody” trilogy. Haydon is a pseudonym.

HAYNES, SIMON (stories) (chron.)

• * *Hal Spacejock: Just Desserts (Bowman Publishing 1-877034-30-4, Apr 2004, A$17.95, 317pp, tp, cover by Les Petersen) [Hal Spacejock] Humorous SF adventure novel, the third in a series about a space pilot. Order from Bowman Publishing, PO Box 495, Bentley WA 6982, Australia; [www.spacejock.com]; [orders@spacejock.com].

HEARN, JULIE (chron.)

• * _Follow Me Down (Oxford University Press 0-19-275341-X, May 2004, £4.99, 269pp, tp) Reprint (Oxford University Press 2003) young-adult timeslip novel. A young boy travels back to the time of freak shows, genetic monsters, and medical piracy.

HEARN, LIAN; pseudonym of Gillian Rubenstein (chron.)

• * _Across the Nightingale Floor (Picador 0-330-49334-5, Apr 2004, £6.99, 311pp, tp) [Tales of the Otori] Reprint (Riverhead; Macmillan UK 2002) fantasy novel set in a mythic Japan; first of the “Tales of the Otori”. Lian Hearn is a pseudonym of Gillian Rubinstein.
• * _Across the Nightingale Floor (Young Picador 0-330-41528-X, Apr 2004, £6.99, v+308pp, tp) [Tales of the Otori] Reprint (Riverhead; Macmillan UK 2002) fantasy novel set in a mythic Japan; first of the “Tales of the Otori”. Lian Hearn is a pseudonym of Gillian Rubinstein.
• * *Brilliance of the Moon (Penguin/Riverhead 1-57322-270-4, Jun 2004, $24.95, 328pp, hc, cover by Andrea Ho) [Tales of the Otori] Japanese Samurai fantasy novel, third in the “Tales of the Otori” trilogy. Hearn is a pen name for Gillian Rubenstein.
• * _Brilliance of the Moon (SFBC #1164202, Jun 2004, $12.49, 330pp, hc, cover by Andrea Ho) [Tales of the Otori] Reprint (Riverhead 2004) Japanese Samurai fantasy novel, third in the “Tales of the Otori” trilogy. Hearn is a pen name for Gillian Rubenstein. This is similar to the Riverhead edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Brilliance of the Moon: Tales of the Otori: Book Three (Macmillan Children’s Books 1-4050-4135-8, Sep 2004, £12.99, 350pp, hc, cover by Corbis) [Tales of the Otori] Reprint (Riverhead Books 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the “Tales of the Otori” trilogy set in a mythic Japan. Lian Hearn is a pseudonym of Gillian Rubinstein. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Grass for His Pillow (Young Picador 0-330-41526-3, Apr 2004, £6.99, vii+333pp, tp) [Tales of the Otori] Reprint (Riverhead 2003) fantasy novel set in a mythic Japan; second in the “Tales of the Otori” trilogy. Lian Hearn is a pseudonym of Gillian Rubinstein.
• * _Grass for his Pillow (Macmillan/Picador UK 0-330-41526-3, Apr 2004, £6.99, 333pp, tp) [Tales of the Otori] Reprint (Riverhead 2003) fantasy novel, second in the “Tales of the Otori” trilogy set in a mythic Japan. Lian Hearn is a pseudonym of Gillian Rubinstein.
• * _Grass for His Pillow (Penguin/Riverhead 1-59448-003-6, Jun 2004, $14.00, 315pp, tp) [Tales of the Otori] Reprint (Riverhead 2003) Japanese Samurai fantasy novel, second in the “Tales of the Otori” trilogy. Hearn is a pen name for Gillian Rubenstein.

HEARN, MICHAEL PATRICK (1950- ) (chron.)

• * _The Porcelain Cat (with Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) (ibooks/Milk & Cookies Press 0-689-03592-6, Sep 2004, $16.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) Reprint (Little, Brown 1987) picture book with text by Hearn and illustrations by the Dillons. The illustrations are copyrighted 2004 and may be somewhat revised.

HECHT, DANIEL (1950- ) (chron.)

• * *Land of Echoes (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-393-4, Mar 2004, $24.95, 407pp, hc) [Cree Black] Mystery with dark fantasy elements, second in the series featuring psychic detective and parapsychologist Cree Black in New Orleans. Cree investigates a Navajo teen believed to be possessed.

HECK, PETER J(ewell) (c1941- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _No Phule Like an Old Phule (with Robert Lynn Asprin) See entry under Robert Lynn Asprin.

HEINLEIN, ROBERT A(nson) (1907-1988) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *For Us, the Living (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-743-25998-X, Jan 2004, $25.00, 260pp, hc, cover by Mark Stutzman) Science fiction novel, a long-lost first novel never before published. A man is transported from the 1930s to 2086, and finds his knowledge of the past useful in this new time. Introduction by Spider Robinson. Afterword by Robert James.
• * _For Us, the Living (SFBC #61827, Jan 2004, $14.99, 263pp, hc, cover by Mark Stutzman) Reprint (Scribner 2004) SF novel. This is similar to the Scribner edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _For Us, the Living (Pocket 0-7434-9154-8, Dec 2004, $7.99, 326pp, pb, cover by Mark Stutzman) Reprint (Scribner 2004) science fiction novel, a long-lost first novel. Introduction by Spider Robinson. Afterword by Robert James.
• * _Glory Road (Tor 0-765-31221-2, Oct 2004, $24.95, 319pp, hc, cover by Gregory Manchess) Reprint (Putnam 1963) SF/fantasy novel, a take-off on the basic fantasy plot. This includes a 1979 afterword by Samuel R. Delany.
• * _The Notebooks of Lazarus Long (Baen 0-7434-8844-X, Aug 2004, $12.00, 56pp, tp, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Lazarus Long] Reprint (Putnam 1978) collection of aphorisms from Heinlein’s Time Enough for Love, calligraphed and illuminated by Randy Asplund.
• * *To the Stars (SFBC #64764, Apr 2004, $14.99, 722pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) Omnibus of four YA SF novels: Between Planets (1951), The Rolling Stones (1952), Starman Jones (1953), and The Star Beast (1954). This has ISBN 0-7394-4260-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)

HELFERS, JOHN (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Twilight Zone, Book 3: Deep in the Dark (ibooks 0-7434-7978-5, Jan 2004, $12.95, 314pp, tp) [Twilight Zone] Novelization based on the TV series. Copyrighted by CBS Broadcasting.

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• * _Little Red Riding Hood in the Big Bad City (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
• * _Space Stations (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg

HELME, COLLEEN (chron.)

• * *Child of the Flame (American Book Publishing/Bedside Books 1-58982-137-8, Apr 2004, $22.00, 328pp, tp) Fantasy novel. A young woman with a rare gift and a sword of power holds the key to a nation’s survival. A first novel. American Book Publishing, PO Box 65624, Salt Lake City UT 84165; [www.american-book.com].

HEMINGWAY, AMANDA; [born Amanda Jane Askew] (1955- ) (chron.)

• * *The Greenstone Grail (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-715386-4, May 2004, £12.99, 376pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Sangreal] Fantasy novel, the first book in the “Sangreal” trilogy. Hemingway also writes as Jan Siegel.

HEMMINGSON, MICHAEL (1966- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Rose of Heaven (Wildside Press/Prime Books 1-930997-55-8, Nov 2004, $17.95, 153pp, hc, cover by J. T. Lindroos) Fantasy novel. A Catholic girl in 1911 with the power to perform miracles must deal with those who want to use her. A hardcover edition (-54-X, $29.95) was announced but not seen. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.primebooks.net] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301.

HEMRY, JOHN G. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Burden of Proof (Ace 0-441-01147-0, Mar 2004, $6.50, 293pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Paul Sinclair] Military SF legal thriller, the second featuring naval-lawyer-in-space Paul Sinclair.

HENDEE, BARB (1963- ) (chron.)

• * *Sister of the Dead (with J. C. Hendee, Jr.) (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46009-X, Jan 2005, $7.50, 405pp, pb, cover by Koveck) [Noble Dead] Dark fantasy/vampire novel, third in the “Noble Dead” series begun in Dhampir.
• * *Thief of Lives (with J. C. Hendee, Jr.) (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45953-9, Jan 2004, $6.99, 410pp, pb, cover by Koveck) [Magiere the dhampir] Dark fantasy/vampire novel, sequel to Dhampir. A hefty fee lures Magiere the dhampir to the capital to stop a vampire.

HENDEE, J. C., Jr. (chron.)

• * _Sister of the Dead (with Barb Hendee) See entry under Barb Hendee.
• * _Thief of Lives (with Barb Hendee) See entry under Barb Hendee.

HENDRICKS, ERIC S. (chron.)

• * *Stands the Archer (PublishAmerica 1-4137-3767-6, Oct 2004, $16.95, 190pp, tp) Fantasy novel, sequel to Covina. Covina is shipwrecked on an island in need of help from attacking Heart Eaters. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.publishamerica.com].

HENDRIX, HOWARD V(incent) [Ph.D.] (1959- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Labyrinth Key (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45596-7, Apr 2004, $14.95, 434pp, tp, cover by Stanislaw Fernandes) Near-future SF novel. A government scientist is killed as the US and China race to develop a quantum computer.

HENRY, PHILIP (chron.)

• * *Vampire Dawn (KHP Industries/Black Death Books 0-9747680-2-2, Apr 2004, $20.00, 209pp, tp) Vampire novel. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.khpindustries.com], or from KHP Industries, PO Box 588, Effort PA 18330.

HERBERT, BRIAN (Patrick) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert (Tor 0-765-30647-6, Jul 2004, $16.95, 576pp, tp, cover by Gregory Manchess) Reprint (Tor 2003) biography. [Herbert]
• * *Dune: Hunting Harkonnens (with Kevin J. Anderson) (Wormhole Books 1-932030-21-2, Oct 2004, $15.00, 41pp, ph, cover by David Martin) [Dune] SF story in chapbook form, part of Herbert & Anderson’s “Dune” series, based on Frank Herbert’s work. Introduction by the authors. Illustrations by Joanna Erbach. This is a signed, limited edition of 750; a hardcover edition of 250 (-20-4, $35.00) and a lettered edition of 52 are also available. Order online at [www.wormholebooks.com], or order from Wormhole Books, 3005 Fairfield Ave., Fort Wayne IN 46807; e-mail: [info@wormholebooks.com].
• * *Dune: The Battle of Corrin (with Kevin J. Anderson) (Tor 0-765-30159-8, Aug 2004, $27.95, 620pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Dune] SF novel, third in a prequel series set 10,000 years before Frank Herbert’s “Dune” series. A limited leatherbound edition (-30587-9, $200.00) was announced but not seen. Copyrighted by Herbert Limited Partnership.
• * _Dune: The Battle of Corrin (with Kevin J. Anderson) (SFBC #1170425, Sep 2004, $14.99, 620pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Dune] Reprint (Tor 2004) SF novel, third in a prequel series set 10,000 years before Frank Herbert’s “Dune” series. Copyrighted by Herbert Limited Partnership. This is similar to the Tor edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Dune: The Machine Crusade (with Kevin J. Anderson) (Tor 0-765-34078-X, Aug 2004, $7.99, 767pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Dune] Reprint (Tor 2003) SF novel, second in a prequel series set 10,000 years before Frank Herbert’s “Dune” series. Copyrighted by Herbert Limited Partnership. An Open Market Edition was announced for 3/04 but not seen.
• * _Legends of Dune 2: The Machine Crusade (with Kevin J. Anderson) (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-82335-6, Mar 2004, £7.99, 664pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Dune] Reprint (Tor; Hodder & Stoughton 2003) SF novel in the “Dune” series. Copyrighted by Herbert Enterprises LLC.
• * _Legends of Dune: The Battle of Corrin (with Kevin J. Anderson) (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-82336-4, Sep 2004, £18.99, 622pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [Dune] Reprint (Tor 2004) SF novel in the prequel series to Frank Herbert’s “Dune” sequence. Copyrighted by Herbert Enterprises. A trade paperback edition (-82337-2) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]

HERBERT, FRANK (Patrick) (1920-1986) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Dune (SFBC #07683, Jan 2004, $10.99, 561pp, hc, cover by Bryn Barnard) [Dune] Reissue (Chilton 1965) classic SF novel. This has the ISBN of the 1984 Putnam edition, but the page count is different. The jacket lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back.
• * _Heretics of Dune (SFBC #1167016, Aug 2004, $10.99, 471pp, hc, cover by John Schoenherr) [Dune] Reissue (Putnam 1984) SF novel, sixth in the “Dune” series. This has ISBN 0-7394-4604-5; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

HERBERT, JAMES (John) (1943- ) (chron.)

• * _Nobody True (Macmillan/Pan 0-330-41167-5, Jun 2004, £6.99, 503pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan UK 2003) SF horror novel.
• * _Portent (Macmillan/Pan 0-330-37624-1, Jan 2004, £6.99, 406pp, pb) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1992) SF horror novel.

HERBERT, MARY H(ouser) (1957- ) (chron.)

• * *DragonLance: Flight of the Fallen (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3245-7, Sep 2004, $6.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [DragonLance: Linsha] Novelization based on the roleplaying game. Book two of the “Linsha” trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.