The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

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Moon of Skulls Robert E. Howard (Wildside Press 0-8095-1133-9, Mar 2005, $35.00, 216pp, hc, cover by Stephen Fabian); Collection of five stories and four poems, all but one originally published in Weird Tales from 1929-1930, and presented in the order published. Edited by Paul Herman. Introduction by Mark Finn. There are no earlier copyrights. Order from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301; [www.wildsidepress.com].

The Riot at Bucksnort and Other Western Tales Robert E. Howard (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-7354-1, Apr 2005, $14.95, 255 + xiii, tp, cover by Scott Gustafson); Associational collection of 16 stories. Edited and with an introduction by David Gentzel. Part of The Works of Robert E. Howard series. A hardcover edition (-2425-7, $35.00) is also available.

The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane Robert E. Howard (SFBC #1167646, Feb 2005, $12.99, 414pp, hc, cover by Gary Gianni) [Solomon Kane]; Reprint (Wandering Star 1998) collection of sword & sorcery stories. The Gianni illustrations are reproduced in black-and-white. This follows the Del Rey 2004 trade paperback edition; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Dark Notes from NJ ed. Harrison Howe (GSHW Press 1-933274-00-X, Feb 2005, $9.95, 265pp, tp, cover by John B. Howe); Original anthology of 15 horror stories inspired by New Jersey musicians, from the Garden State Horror Writers group. Authors include John Passarella, Mary SanGiovanni, and Shikhar Dixit. Foreword by Brian Keene. For ordering information see [www.gshw.net] or e-mail [president@gshw.net].

Dark Delicacies: Original Tales of Terror and the Macabre by the World’s Greatest Horror Writers ed. Del Howison & Jeff Gelb (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1676-2, Sep 2005, $15.95, 274 + xiii, tp); Original anthology of 20 stories, first in a planned series. Howison owns the Dark Delicacies bookstore. Introduction by Gelb. Foreword by Richard Matheson. Authors include Ray Bradbury, Clive Barker, Ramsey Campbell, and Nancy Holder. A hardcover edition (-1586-3, $26.00) is also available.

Ashes H. R. Howland (Berkley 0-425-20353-0, Jun 2005, $6.99, 306pp, pb); Horror novel. An ancient evil finds what it seeks in a small Pennsylvania town. Howland is a pen name for Holly Newstein & Ralph W. Bieber II.

The Epicure H. R. Howland (Berkley 0-425-20717-X, Dec 2005, $6.99, 262pp, pb); Horror novel. A psychic little girl helps track down a secret society of cannibals in Philadelphia. Howland is a pen name for Holly Newstein & Ralph Bieber.

The Weatherman’s Daughters Richard Hoyt (Tor/Forge 0-765-34226-X, Feb 2005, $6.99, 304pp, pb, cover by Rafal Olbinski); Reprint (Forge 2003) mystery with fantastic elements.

Smoke and Mirrors Tanya Huff (DAW 0-7564-0262-X, Jun 2005, $24.95, 374pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Victory Nelson (related)]; Dark fantasy novel, related to the “Victory Nelson” series, second in a new series featuring Henry’s friend Tony. The TV crew of a vampire-detective show gets trapped in a real haunted house.

Smoke and Mirrors Tanya Huff (SFBC #1186686, Jul 2005, $12.49, 374pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Victory Nelson (related)]; Reprint (DAW 2005) dark fantasy novel, related to the “Victory Nelson” series, second in a new series featuring Tony Foster. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Smoke and Shadows Tanya Huff (DAW 0-7564-0263-8, Apr 2005, $6.99, 396pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Victory Nelson (related)]; Reprint (DAW 2004) dark fantasy novel, related to the “Victory Nelson” series, featuring Henry’s friend Tony.

Women of War ed. Tanya Huff & Alexander Potter (DAW 0-7564-0286-7, Jul 2005, $7.50, 357pp, pb); Original anthology of 15 stories of women warriors. Authors include Rosemary Edghill, Jane Lindskold, and Sharon Lee & Steve Miller. This is copyrighted by the editors and Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books.

Maiden, Matron, Crone ed. Kerrie Hughes & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-7564-0284-0, May 2005, $6.99, 311pp, pb); Original anthology of 13 stories involving the classic archetypes of the triple goddess. Authors include Tanya Huff, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, and Charles de Lint.

Black Brillion Matthew Hughes (Tor 0-765-35049-1, Oct 2005, $6.99, 272pp, pb, cover by Tom Kidd) [Archonate]; Reprint (Tor 2004) satiric fantasy novel, third in the “Archonate” series.

The Gist Hunter & Other Stories Matthew Hughes (Night Shade Books 1-597800-20-1, Jul 2005, $27.00, 245pp, hc, cover by Jason Van Hollander) [Archonate]; Collection of 13 stories, three original, set in the world of The Archonate; six feature Henghis Hapthorn, three of Guth Bandar. The limited edition (-021-X, $49.00) includes one additional story. Night Shade Books, 1470 NW Saltzman Road, Portland OR 97229; 503-643-5824; [night@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com].

The Dark Ascent Walter H. Hunt (Tor 0-765-34982-5, Aug 2005, $7.99, 464pp, pb, cover by David Seeley) [Matt Pontowski]; Reprint (Tor 2004) military SF novel, third in a series begun in The Dark Wing.

The Dark Crusade Walter H. Hunt (Tor 0-765-31117-8, Aug 2005, $25.95, 432pp, hc, cover by David Seeley) [Matt Pontowski]; Military SF novel, fourth in the series begun in The Dark Wing.

Warriors: A Dangerous Path Erin Hunter (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-052565-7, Jun 2005, $5.99, 313pp, tp, cover by Wayne McLoughlin) [Warriors]; Reprint (HarperCollins 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, fifth in a series about four clans of warrior cats. Packaged and copyrighted by Working Partners Limited.

Warriors: Rising Storm Erin Hunter (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-052563-0, Mar 2005, $5.99, 315pp, tp, cover by Wayne McLoughlin) [Warriors]; Reprint (HarperCollins 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in a series about four clans of warrior cats. Packaged and copyrighted by Working Partners Limited.

Warriors: The Darkest Hour Erin Hunter (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-052585-1, Oct 2005, $5.99, 315pp, tp, cover by Wayne McLoughlin) [Warriors]; Reprint (HarperCollins 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, sixth in a series about four clans of warrior cats. Packaged and copyrighted by Working Partners Limited.

Warriors: The New Prophecy: Dawn Erin Hunter (HarperCollins 0-06-074455-3, Jan 2006, $15.99, 335pp, hc, cover by Wayne McLoughlin) [Warriors: New Prophecy]; Young-adult fantasy novel, third in a spin-off series about warrior cats. Packaged and copyrighted by Working Partners Limited.

Warriors: The New Prophecy: Midnight Erin Hunter (HarperCollins 0-06-074449-9, Jun 2005, $15.99, 303pp, hc, cover by Wayne McLoughlin) [Warriors: New Prophecy]; Young-adult fantasy novel, first in a new trilogy and seventh overall in the series about warrior cats. Packaged and copyrighted by Working Partners Limited.

Warriors: The New Prophecy: Moonrise Erin Hunter (HarperCollins 0-06-074452-9, Aug 2005, $15.99, 287pp, hc, cover by Wayne McLoughlin) [Warriors: New Prophecy]; Young-adult fantasy novel, second in a new trilogy and eighth overall in the series about warrior cats. Packaged and copyrighted by Working Partners Limited.

Warhammer: Forged in Battle Justin Hunter (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-153-6, Jan 2005, $6.99, 248pp, pb) [Warhammer]; Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library 11/04).

Already Dead Charles Huston (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-47824-X, Jan 2006, $12.95, 268pp, tp); Hard boiled vampire mystery. Manhattan investigator Joe Pitt is a vampire.

Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited Aldous Huxley (Harper Perennial Modern Classics 0-06-077609-9, Jun 2005, $16.95, 340 + xxi, tp); Reprint (Harper 1960) omnibus of the classic dystopian SF novel Brave New World (1932) and non-fiction Brave New World Revisited (1958). This has the foreword by Christopher Hitchens from the HarperCollins 2004 edition. There is a “P.S.” section with biographical and critical material.

The Campfire Collection: Thrilling, Chilling Tales of Alien Encounters ed. Gina Hyams (Chronicle Books 0-8118-4514-1, Jun 2005, $15.95, 255pp, tp); Anthology of 13 scary stories. Authors include Stephen King, Philip K. Dick, James Tiptree Jr., and Nina Kiriki Hoffman. Introduction by Michael Berry.

A Room for the Dead Noel Hynd (SFBC/The Literary Guild #1180467, Jul 2005, $10.99, 353pp, hc); Reprint (Kensington 1994) ghost story/police procedural. This is a Literary Guild edition distributed through the SFBC; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

The Haunting of Granite Falls Eva Ibbotson (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240371-7, Aug 2005, $5.99, 216pp, tp, cover by Kevin Hawkes); Reprint (Macmillan 1987 as The Haunting of Hiram) young-adult fantasy.

Retribution Randall Ingermanson (HarperCollins/Zondervan 0-310-24707-1, Sep 2004, $12.99, 333pp, tp) [City of God]; Christian time-travel novel, second in the “City of God” series after Premonition (not seen). Two time travelers in 66 AD Jerusalem witness Roman atrocities and contemplate getting involved. This is dated 2004 but not seen until now.

Asimov’s Have Robot, Will Travel Alexander C. Irvine (ibooks 1-59687-151-2, Nov 2005, $6.99, 257pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Robot]; Reprint (ibooks 2004) SF mystery novel in Isaac Asimov’s robot universe.

The Life of Riley Alexander C. Irvine (Subterranean Press 1-59606-013-1, Sep 2005, $25.00, 149pp, hc, cover by Patrick Arrasmith); Short SF novel. A signed, limited edition of 200 with added chapbook collection ($40.00) is also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].

The Narrows Alexander C. Irvine (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46698-5, Oct 2005, $13.95, 341pp, tp); Historical fantasy of a man working in a Detroit golem-making factory during WWII.

More Matrix and Philosophy: Revolutions and Reloaded Decoded ed. William Irwin (Carus Publishing/Open Court 0-8126-9572-0, Mar 2005, $17.95, 226 + xiii, tp) [Matrix]; Non-fiction, critical, a gathering of 16 essays on philosophical aspects of The Matrix and its sequel movies, plus a selection from Erewhon by Samuel Butler. There is an index. This is volume 11 in the Popular Culture and Philosophy series.

The Singer’s Crown Elaine Isaak (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-078253-6, Oct 2005, $14.95, 469pp, tp, cover by Aaron Campbell); Fantasy novel about a prince trained as a singer to keep him from being a threat to his uncle’s usurped throne. A first novel.

Never Let Me Go Kazuo Ishiguro (Random House/Knopf 1-4000-4339-5, Apr 2005, $24.00, 288pp, hc); Quasi-SF novel set in the 1990s in a parallel world in which clones are raised for organ donation.

Cruel Winter Anthony Izzo (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1732-5, Sep 2005, $6.99, 349pp, pb); Horror novel. The new kid in town is protected by something evil. A first novel.

Ice Tomb Deborah Jackson (Invisible College Press 1-931468-19-2, Jan 2005, $15.95, 325pp, tp); Near-future SF thriller. A scientific mystery in Antarctica leads volcanologist Erica Daniels to the first moon base. This is copyrighted 2004 and indicates second printing, but was not previously seen. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online from [www.invisipress.com], or from Invisible College Press, PO Box 209, Woodbridge VA 22194-0209.

Divine Fire Melanie Jackson (Dorchester/Love Spell 0-505-52610-7, Jan 2005, $6.99, 359pp, pb); Supernatural romance. A present-day biographer discovers that her subject, Lord Byron, is still alive.

Dread in the Beast Charlee Jacob (Necro Publications 1-889186-11-2, Feb 2005, $14.95, 352pp, tp, cover by Erik Wilson); Horror novel based on an earlier short story. Introduction by Edward Lee. This is a signed limited edition of 400; a hardcover limited edition of 100 (-12-0, $45.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Necro Publications, PO Box 540298, Orlando FL 32854-0298; add $1.50 postage.

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