The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

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The Healer’s Keep Victoria Hanley (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54817-0, Aug 2004, £5.99, 413pp, tp, cover by Emma Chichester Clark); Reprint (David Fickling Books 2002) young-adult fantasy novel.

The Light of the Oracle Victoria Hanley (Fickling Books, David 0-385-60753-9, Aug 2004, £10.99, 312pp, hc, cover by Emma Chichester Clark); Young-adult fantasy novel.

Club Dead Charlaine Harris (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-301-5, May 2004, £6.99, 274pp, pb, cover by Lisa Desimini) [Sookie Stackhouse]; Reprint (Ace 2003) humorous vampire mystery, third in the series featuring telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse. [First U.K. edition]

Dead Until Dark Charlaine Harris (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-299-X, Mar 2004, £5.99, 326pp, pb, cover by Lisa Desimini) [Sookie Stackhouse]; Reprint (Ace 2001) humorous Southern gothic vampire mystery novel in the “Sookie Stackhouse” series, set in a contemporary world where vampires are legal. [First U.K. edition]

Living Dead in Dallas Charlaine Harris (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-300-7, Apr 2004, £6.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Lisa Desimini) [Sookie Stackhouse]; Reprint (Ace 2002) humorous fantasy novel. A “Sookie Stackhouse” novel, sequel to Dead Until Dark. [First U.K. edition]

Things That Never Happen M. John Harrison (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07593-7, Nov 2004, £8.99, 436pp, tp, cover by Stanley Spencer); Reprint (Night Shade 2002) collection/omnibus of 24 stories, all but three previously collected in The Ice Monkey and Travel Arrangements. This edition lacks the China Miéville introduction, the author’s foreword and story notes of the original edition. [First U.K. edition]

The Mammoth Book of 20th Century Science Fiction: Volume Two ed. David G. Hartwell (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]

The Ghost Writer John Harwood (Jonathan Cape 0-224-07113-0, Apr 2004, £10.99, 374pp, tp); Ghost novel. A first novel.

Elegy for a Lost Star Elizabeth Haydon (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 Elizabeth Haydon (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.

Follow Me Down Julie Hearn (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.

Across the Nightingale Floor Lian Hearn (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 Lian Hearn (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: Tales of the Otori: Book Three Lian Hearn (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 Lian Hearn (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 Lian Hearn (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.

The Greenstone Grail Amanda Hemingway (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.

Legends of Dune 2: The Machine Crusade Brian Herbert & 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 Brian Herbert & 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]

Nobody True James Herbert (Macmillan/Pan 0-330-41167-5, Jun 2004, £6.99, 503pp, pb); Reprint (Macmillan UK 2003) SF horror novel.

Portent James Herbert (Macmillan/Pan 0-330-37624-1, Jan 2004, £6.99, 406pp, pb); Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1992) SF horror novel.

The Deceiving Eye: The Art of Richard Hescox Richard Hescox (Paper Tiger 1-84340-184-3, Jul 2004, £20.00, 128pp, hc, cover by Richard Hescox); Art book, with critical and biographical text by Randy M. Dannenfelser, and an introduction by Hescox.

The Music of Dolphins Karen Hesse (Oxford University Press 0-19-271960-2, Jun 2004, £4.99, 181pp, tp, cover by Peter Sutton); Reprint (Scholastic 1996) young-adult novel of a girl raised by dolphins. [First U.K. edition]

The Saint of Dragons Jason Hightman (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-715906-4, Jun 2004, £12.99, 350pp, hc); Reprint (Eos 2004) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]

Doctor Who: Synthespians Craig Hinton (BBC Books 0-563-48617-1, Jul 2004, £5.99, 276pp, pb) [Doctor Who]; Original novel based on the TV series.

Her Name was Lola Russell Hoban (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7024-8, Nov 2003, £15.99, 207pp, hc); Literary novel with fantasy elements. A writer with two girlfriends loses his memory after one casts a spell to get rid of him.

Her Name was Lola Russell Hoban (Bloomsbury 0-7475-6837-5, Aug 2004, £7.99, 207pp, tp); Reprint (Bloomsbury 2003) fantasy novel.

Fool’s Fate Robin Hobb (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-711058-8, Mar 2004, £11.99, 805pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Tawny Man]; Reprint (Voyager 2003) fantasy novel, third and final in “The Tawny Man” trilogy set in the same world as the “Farseer” and “Liveship Traders” series. Hobb is a pseudonym for Megan Lindholm.

Fool’s Fate Robin Hobb (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648603-7, Oct 2004, £7.99, 805pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Tawny Man]; Reprint (Voyager 2003) fantasy novel, last in the “Tawny Man” trilogy. Hobb is a pseudonym for Megan Lindholm.

No Time Like Show Time Michael Hoeye (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-670-91308-1, Oct 2004, £12.99, 277pp, hc, cover by Christopher Inns) [Hermux Tantamoq]; Reprint (Putnam 2004) young-adult humorous fantasy novel. Third in the series about mouse detective Hermux Tantamoq. [First U.K. edition]

Blackbird House Alice Hoffman (Chatto & Windus 0-7011-7513-3, Aug 2004, £12.99, 225pp, hc); Reprint (Doubleday 2004) literary fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]

Indigo Alice Hoffman (Egmont 1-4052-0365-X, Jul 2004, £4.99, 100pp, tp); Reprint (Scholastic 2002) young-adult fantasy novella. [First U.K. edition]

The Probable Future Alice Hoffman (Random House/Vintage UK 0-09-945386-X, Aug 2004, £6.99, 322pp, tp); Reprint (Doubleday 2003) fantasy novel.

Stravaganza: City of Stars Mary Hoffman (Bloomsbury 0-7475-6500-7, Sep 2004, £6.99, 459pp, tp, cover by Carol Lawson) [Stravaganza]; Reprint (Bloomsbury 2003) young-adult fantasy timeslip novel. Second in a series, after Stravaganza: City of Masks.

Smallville: Silence Nancy Holder (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-51-1, Feb 2004, £4.99, 303pp, tp) [Smallville]; Reprint (Aspect 2003) novelization based on the TV series based on DC Comics’ Superman. [First U.K. edition]

The Trials of Hank Janson Steve Holland (Telos 1-903889-84-7, May 2004, £12.99, 336pp, tp, cover by Reginald Heade & David Howe); Associational non-fiction, a biography of Stephen Frances, who primarily wrote crime fiction as Janson, focusing on his 1954 obscenity trial and its affect on UK paperback publishing. Illustrated with 16 pages of colour stills, and a complete bibliography. [Stephen D. Frances]

Fishy Wishes Tom Holt (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-347-3, Oct 2004, £8.99, 646pp, tp, cover by Bella Pagan); Omnibus of two humorous fantasy novels: Wish You Were Here (1998) and Djinn Rummy (1995).

For Two Nights Only: Overtime/Grailblazers Tom Holt (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-267-1, Mar 2004, £8.99, 671pp, tp, cover by Bella Pagan); Omnibus of two humorous fantasy novels: Overtime (1993) and Grailblazers (1994).

In Your Dreams Tom Holt (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-159-4, Jun 2004, £12.99, 474pp, hc, cover by Tamsyn Berryman) [Paul Carpenter]; Humorous fantasy novel, sequel to The Portable Door in the “Paul Carpenter” series.

The Portable Door Tom Holt (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-208-6, Feb 2004, £6.99, 404pp, tp, cover by Tim Holman) [Paul Carpenter]; Reprint (Orbit 2003) humorous fantasy novel. Paul Carpenter gets a new job with a firm of sorcerors.

Saints and Sinners Tom Holt (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-346-5, Sep 2004, £8.99, 628pp, tp, cover by Bella Pagan); Humorous fantasy omnibus of Paint Your Dragon (1996) and Open Sesame (1997).

Tall Stories Tom Holt (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-345-7, Aug 2004, £8.99, 568pp, tp, cover by Bella Pagan); Omnibus of two humorous fantasy novels: Expecting Someone Taller (1987) and Ye Gods! (1992).

Tall Stories Tom Holt (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-345-7, Aug 2004, £8.99, 568pp, tp, cover by Bella Pagan); Omnibus of two humorous fantasy novels: Expecting Someone Taller (1987) and Ye Gods! (1992).

Blood Debt Tanya Huff (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-360-0, Dec 2004, £6.99, 362pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Victory “Vicki” Nelson]; Reprint (DAW 1997) vampire detective novel, the fifth book in the “Victory Nelson” series. [First U.K. edition]

Blood Lines Tanya Huff (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-358-9, Nov 2004, £6.99, 358pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Victory “Vicki” Nelson]; Reprint (DAW 1993) fantasy novel. Book 3 in the “Blood” series. [First U.K. edition]

Blood Pact Tanya Huff (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-359-7, Dec 2004, £6.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Victory “Vicki” Nelson]; Reprint (DAW 1993) vampire detective novel, fourth in the “Victory Nelson” series. [First U.K. edition]

Blood Price Tanya Huff (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-356-2, Oct 2004, £6.99, 330pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Victory “Vicki” Nelson]; Reprint (DAW 1991) dark fantasy novel. A female PI and an immortal vampire join forces to save Toronto from an ancient evil. Book 1 in the “Blood” series. [First U.K. edition]

Blood Trail Tanya Huff (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-357-0, Nov 2004, £6.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Victory “Vicki” Nelson]; Reprint (DAW 1992) fantasy novel. Book 2 in the “Blood” series. [First U.K. edition]

Warhammer: Forged in Battle Justin Hunter (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-153-6, Nov 2004, £5.99, 248pp, pb) [Warhammer]; Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game.

Scabbard’s Song Kim Hunter (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-240-X, May 2004, £6.99, 409pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) [Red Pavilions]; Reprint (Orbit 2003) fantasy novel, third in “The Red Pavilions” trilogy.

Scabbard’s Song Kim Hunter (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-240-X, May 2004, £6.99, 409pp, pb, cover by Black Sheep) [Red Pavilions]; Reprint (Orbit 2003) fantasy novel, third in “The Red Pavilions” trilogy.

The Valley of Secrets Charmian Hussey (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-89349-4, Oct 2004, £12.99, 386pp, hc); Reprint (Saint Piran Press 2003) young-adult fantasy novel.

Hell to Pay Shaun Hutson (Time Warner UK 0-7515-3587-7, Mar 2004, £6.99, 373pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant); Reprint (Time Warner UK 2003) dark fantasy novel of loan-sharking, pedophilia, kidnapping, murder, and genetic tragedy.

Brave New World Aldous Huxley (Random House/Vintage UK 0-09-945816-0, Jul 2004, £7.99, 229pp, tp, cover by Carolyn Hubbard-Ford); Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1932) SF novel.

The Star of Kazan Eva Ibbotson (Macmillan Children’s Books 1-405-02054-7, Jul 2004, £12.99, 388pp, hc); Young-adult fantasy novel. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-05084-5, £9.99) was announced but not seen.

Alchymist Ian Irvine (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-233-7, Mar 2004, £12.99, v+690pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Three Worlds: Well of Echoes]; Reprint (Penguin Australia 2003) fantasy novel, the third volume in “The Well of Echoes” quartet set in the “Three Worlds”. [First U.K. edition]

Alchymist Ian Irvine (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-181-0, Oct 2004, £7.99, 704pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Three Worlds: Well of Echoes]; Reprint (Penguin Australia 2003) fantasy novel, third in “The Well of Echoes” quartet.

Chimaera Ian Irvine (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-324-4, Dec 2004, £12.99, 836pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Three Worlds: Well of Echoes]; Reprint (Penguin Australia 2004) fantasy novel, fourth in “The Well of Echoes” quartet. [First U.K. edition]

Tetrarch Ian Irvine (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-199-3, Feb 2004, £7.99, vi+692pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Three Worlds: Well of Echoes]; Reprint (Penguin Australia 2002) fantasy novel, the second volume of “The Well of Echoes”.

Trial Of Fire Kate Jacoby (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07405-1, May 2004, £6.99, 443pp, pb) [Elita]; Reprint (Gollancz 2002) fantasy novel, the fifth and final book of “Elita”. Jacoby is a pseudonym of Tracy Oliphant.

The Angel’s Command Brian Jacques (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-31521-0, Feb 2004, £5.99, 374pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Ben and Ned]; Reprint (Philomel 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Castaways of the Flying Dutchman.

Loamhedge: A Tale of Redwall Brian Jacques (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-670-91068-6, Feb 2004, £12.99, 424pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Redwall]; Reprint (Philomel 2003) Young-adult fantasy novel.

Rakkety Tam Brian Jacques (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-670-91069-4, Oct 2004, £12.99, 371pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Redwall]; Reprint (Philomel 2004) young-adult animal fantasy novel in the “Redwall” series.

The New World Order Ben Jeapes (Random House UK/David Fickling Books 0-385-60686-9, Nov 2004, £12.99, 442pp, hc); Alternate history SF novel of alien interference in 17th century England.

Dante’s Equation Jane Jensen (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-306-6, Aug 2004, £7.99, 695pp, pb, cover by John Picacio); Reprint (Del Rey 2003) SF novel. A rabbi and a physics researcher seek to solve the riddle of a Polish rabbi, mystic, and physicist who may have discovered a physical law of good and evil and interdimensional travel.

The Merlin Conspiracy Diana Wynne Jones (Collins 0-00-715140-3, Mar 2004, £6.99, 473pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Deep Secret]; Reprint (Collins 2003) young-adult fantasy novel.

The Ogre Downstairs Diana Wynne Jones (Collins 0-00-715469-0, Dec 2003, £5.99, 234pp, tp); Reprint (Macmillan UK 1974) young-adult fantasy novel.

The Tough Guide to Fantasyland Diana Wynne Jones (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07592-9, Oct 2004, £6.99, 246pp, hc, cover by Douglas Carrel & John Harris); Reprint (Vista 1996) humorous non-fiction guide, illustrated by Carrel. A mini-hardback edition.

Castles Made of Sand Gwyneth Jones (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07395-0, Nov 2003, £6.99, 449pp, pb, cover by Anne Sudworth) [Bold as Love]; Reprint (Gollancz 2002) near-future fantasy novel, second in a series after Bold as Love.

Midnight Lamp Gwyneth Jones (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07543-0, Nov 2004, £6.99, 326pp, pb, cover by Anne Sudworth) [Bold as Love]; Reprint (Gollancz 2003) near-future fantasy novel. Third in a series after Bold as Love and Castles Made of Sand.

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume Fifteen ed. Stephen Jones (Robinson 1-84119-923-0, Oct 2004, £7.99, 624pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards); Annual dark fantasy anthology of 25 stories, including works by Gaiman, Fowler, Wolfe, Farris, Tem, Kiernan, and Exorcizing Angels by Simon Clark and Tim Lebbon. There is a long introduction on the year in horror, and a long Necrology by Jones and Kim Newman.

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