The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

HAWES, JAMES (chron.)

• * _Speak for England (Random House/Vintage UK 0-099-47017-9, Jan 2006, £7.99, 338pp, tp) Reprint (Cape 2005) satirical novel of a stranded gameshow contestant

HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL (1804-1864) (chron.)

• * _The Celestial Railroad and Other Stories (Penguin/Signet Classics 0-451-53020-9, Aug 2006, $5.95, 318 + xviii, pb) Reissue (Signet Classics 1963) collection of 18 stories, several with supernatural elements. This has a new introduction by Ross C. Murfin.

HAYDON, ELIZABETH (chron.)

• * *The Assassin King (Tor 978-0-765-30565-7, Jan 2007, $25.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) Fantasy novel, third in the Symphony of Ages series following the Rhapsody trilogy.
• * *The Floating Island (Tor/Starscape 0-765-30867-3, Sep 2006, $17.95, 368pp, hc, cover by Jason Chan) Young-adult fantasy novel, first in The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme series. Illustrated by Brett Helquist. Includes readers guide.

HAYNES, SIMON (chron.)

• * _Hal Spacejock: Second Course (Fremantle Arts Centre Press 1-92106-466-8, Mar 2006, A$19.95, 364pp, pb, cover by Les Peterson) Reprint (Bowman Publishing 2003) humorous SF adventure novel featuring a space pilot, the second in a series. The text has been revised. Fremantle Arts Centre Press, PO Box 158, North Fremantle WA 6159, Australia; [www.fremantlepress.com.au].

HEAD, TOM, ed. (chron.)

• * *Conversations with Carl Sagan (University Press of Mississippi 1-57806-736-7, Feb 2006, $20.00, 167 + xxv, tp) Non-fiction collection of interviews with celebrity scientist Sagan; his single novel, Contact, is only mentioned in passing. Includes chronology, bibliography, and index. A hardcover edition ($50.00, -735-9) was announced but not seen. University Press of Mississippi, 3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson MS 39211-6492; [www.upress.state.ms.us]. [Sagan]

HEARN, JULIE (chron.)

• * _The Minister’s Daughter (Simon Pulse 0-689-87691-2, Dec 2006, $7.99, 264pp, tp) Reprint (Oxford 2003 as The Merrybegot) young-adult historical fantasy.

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

• * _Brilliance of the Moon: Episode One: Battle for Maruyama (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240623-6, May 2006, $6.50, 212pp, tp, cover by Hokusai) Reprint (Riverhead 2004) Japanese Samurai fantasy novel, the first part of the third book in the “Tales of the Otori” trilogy. Hearn is a pen name for Gillian Rubenstein.
• * _Brilliance of the Moon: Episode Two: Scars of Victory (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240594-9, May 2006, $6.50, 281pp, tp, cover by Kuniyoshi) Reprint (Riverhead 2004) Japanese Samurai fantasy novel, the second part of the third book in the “Tales of the Otori” trilogy. Hearn is a pen name for Gillian Rubenstein.
• * *The Harsh Cry of the Heron (Penguin/Riverhead 1-59448-923-8, Sep 2006, $26.95, 508pp, hc) Japanese samurai fantasy novel, the fourth and last in the Tales of the Otori series. Hearn is a pen name for Gillian Rubenstein.
• * *Harsh Cry of the Heron (Macmillan UK 1-4050-9210-6, Sep 2006, £16.99, 631pp, hc) Fantasy novel, a coda/sequel to the Tales of the Otori series. Hearn is a pseudonym of Gillian Rubinstein. A hardcover edition (£10.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _The Harsh Cry of the Heron (SFBC #1223508, Nov 2006, $13.49, 508pp, hc) Reprint (Riverhead 2006) Japanese samurai fantasy novel, the fourth and last in the Tales of the Otori series. Hearn is a pen name for Gillian Rubenstein. This is similar to the Riverhead edition, except it lacks a price and has the book club number on the back jacket.

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

• * _Phule’s Errand (with Robert Lynn Asprin) See entry under Robert Lynn Asprin.

HEIDEL, R. ANDREW (stories) (chron.)

• * *Desperate Moon (PS Publishing 1-904619-28-2, Sep 2006, £25.00, 281 + xiii, hc, cover by Chris Erkmann) Collection/omnibus of 31 stories (22 original) and 13 poems in three collections, one a reprint of chapbook Beyond the Wall of Sleep (1998) and two new: Angry Sunflowers and Weep. Introduction by Harlan Ellison™. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a slipcased edition of 200 (-29-0, £60.00) signed by Heidel and Ellison is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk]. (Contents)

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

• * _Farnham’s Freehold (Baen 1-4165-2093-7, Nov 2006, $15.00, 294pp, tp, cover by Stephen Hickman) Reprint (Putnam 1964) SF novel.
• * _Glory Road (Tor/Orb 0-765-31222-0, Apr 2006, $14.95, 319pp, tp, 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.
• * *Outward Bound (SFBC #1214115, Jun 2006, $14.99, 586pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) Omnibus of three young-adult SF novels: Have Spacesuit—Will Travel (1958), Starship Troopers (1959), and Podkayne of Mars (1963), which includes both Heinlein’s original ending and the one first published. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-4891-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * _Red Planet (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-49318-4, Oct 2006, $13.95, 255 + xiii, tp, cover by John Picacio) Reprint (Scribner 1949) young-adult SF novel. This is the Del Rey 1990 revised edition, and adds a new introduction by William H. Patterson, Jr. and sample pages of the original, heavily edited manuscript.
• * _Space Cadet (Tor/Orb 0-765-31451-7, Nov 2006, $12.95, 223pp, tp, cover by Vincent di Fate) Reprint (Scribner 1948) young-adult SF novel.
• * _Starship Troopers (Ace 0-441-01410-0, Jul 2006, $14.00, 280pp, tp) Reprint (Putnam 1959) Hugo award-winning military SF novel.
• * _Time for the Stars (Tor 0-765-31493-2, Aug 2006, $23.95, 244pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Scribner 1956) young-adult SF novel.
• * *Variable Star (with Spider Robinson) (Tor 0-765-31312-X, Sep 2006, $24.95, 318pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) SF novel by Robinson based on an extensive outline by Heinlein.
• * _Variable Star (with Spider Robinson) (SFBC 978-0-765-31312-6, Oct 2006, $13.99, 318pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Reprint (Tor 2006) SF novel by Robinson based on an extensive outline by Heinlein. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

HELFERS, JOHN (stories) (chron.)

• * _Shadowrun: Aftershock (with Jean Rabe) See entry under Jean Rabe.

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• * _Slipstreams (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
• * _The Valdemar Companion (with Denise Little) (DAW 0-7564-0390-1, Jun 2006, $7.99, 572pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar] Reprint (DAW 2001) non-fiction guide to Mercedes Lackey’s Valdemar fantasies. Copyrighted by Lackey and packager Tekno Books. [Lackey]

HELPRIN, MARK (1947- ) (chron.)

• * *Freddy and Fredericka (Penguin 0-14-303725-0, Jul 2006, $15.00, 553pp, tp) Reprint (The Penguin Press 2005) comic allegorical novel.

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

• * +The Sword of Straw (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46080-4, Apr 2006, $12.95, 320pp, tp, cover by Greg Spalenka) Fantasy novel, second in the Sangreal trilogy after The Greenstone Grail. First US edition (Voyager 11/05 as The Traitor’s Sword).
• * _The Traitor’s Sword (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-715389-9, Aug 2006, £6.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) Reprint (Voyager 2005) fantasy novel, book two of the Sangreal trilogy. Hemingway also writes as Jan Siegel.

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

• * *Against All Enemies (Ace 0-441-01382-1, Jan 2006, $7.99, 336pp, pb) Military SF legal novel, the fourth featuring starship legal officer Paul Sinclair.

HENDEE, BARB (1963- ) (chron.)

• * _Sister of the Dead (with J. C. Hendee, Jr.) (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-366-X, Jan 2006, £6.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Kovech) Reprint (Roc 2005) dark fantasy vampire novel. Third in a series after Dhampir and Thief of Lives. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Traitor to the Blood (with J. C. Hendee, Jr.) (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46066-9, Jan 2006, $23.95, 355pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) Dark fantasy vampire novel, fourth in The Noble Dead saga begun with Dhampir.
• * _Traitor to the Blood (with J. C. Hendee, Jr.) (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-571-9, Dec 2006, £6.99, 485pp, pb, cover by Martin McKenna) Reprint (Roc 2006) dark fantasy vampire novel, fourth in The Noble Dead saga begun with Dhampir. [First U.K. edition]

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

• * _Sister of the Dead (with Barb Hendee) See entry under Barb Hendee.
• * _Traitor to the Blood (with Barb Hendee) See entry under Barb Hendee.

HENDERSON, ALICE (chron.)

• * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Portal Through Time (Simon Spotlight Entertainment 1-4169-1918-X, Nov 2006, $6.99, 332pp, pb) Novelization based on characters from the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.

HENDERSON, C(hristopher-John) J(ames) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Tales of Inspector Legrasse (with H. P. Lovecraft) See entry under H. P. Lovecraft

HENDERSON, SAMANTHA, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _From the Trenches (with Joseph Paul Haines) See entry under Joseph Paul Haines.
• * *On Our Way to the Battle: Poetry from the Trenches (Carnifex Press, 2006, 25pp, ph, cover by Lars Jagatai Bunch) Original anthology of 26 speculative war poems, three reprints, a companion to the anthology From the Trenches. Limited edition of 150. (Contents)

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

• * _The Labyrinth Key (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45597-5, Feb 2006, $6.99, 425pp, pb, cover by Stanislaw Fernandes) Reprint (Del Rey 2004) near-future SF novel.
• * *Spears of God (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45598-3, Dec 2006, $14.95, 395pp, tp) Near-future SF novel featuring characters from The Labyrinth Key. Four mute children may hold the key to saving the planet.

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

• * *Hunters of Dune (with Kevin J. Anderson) (Tor 0-765-31292-1, Aug 2006, $27.95, 524pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) SF novel, the first of two volumes in the seventh and final novel in Frank Herbert’s original Dune Chronicles, based on an outline by Frank Herbert. Copyrighted by Herbert Properties.
• * _Hunters of Dune (with Kevin J. Anderson) (SFBC #1219694, Sep 2006, $14.99, 524pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) Reprint (Tor 2006) SF novel. in a prequel series set 10,000 years before Frank Herbert’s Dune series. Copyrighted by Herbert Limited Partnership.
• * _Hunters of Dune (with Kevin J. Anderson) (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-83748-9, Sep 2006, £12.99, 524pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 2006) SF novel. A hardcover edition (-83747-0, £18.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Road to Dune (with Kevin J. Anderson & Frank Herbert) See entry under Frank Herbert.

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

• * _Dune (Hodder 0-340-83993-7, Jun 2006, £6.99, 605pp, tp) Reissue (Chilton 1965) SF novel, first in the series. A Hugo and Nebula Award winner.
• * _The Road to Dune (with Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson) (Hodder 0-340-83746-2, Mar 2006, £7.99, 380pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2005) collection of Dune stories, letters, unpublished scenes, articles, and novel Spice Planet by Brian Herbert & Anderson, based on the outline by Frank Herbert.
• * _The Road to Dune (with Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson) (Tor 0-765-35370-9, Sep 2006, $7.99, 426pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) Reprint (Tor 2005) collection of Dune pieces, some by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, plus unpublished items by Frank Herbert.

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

• * _Nobody True (Tor 0-765-35061-0, Oct 2006, $7.99, 373pp, pb, cover by Blacksheep) Reprint (Macmillan UK 2003) horror novel.
• * *The Secret of Crickley Hall (Macmillan UK 1-405-00520-3, Sep 2006, £17.99, 600pp, hc) Horror novel.

HERMAN, PAUL, ed.

• * _Gardens of Fear See entry under Robert E. Howard.
• * _Valley of the Worm See entry under Robert E. Howard.

HERNDON, CORY J. (chron.)

• * *Magic: The Gathering: Dissension (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-4001-8, May 2006, $6.99, 313pp, pb, cover by Zoltan Boros & Sziksai) Novelization based on the card game, book three in the Ravnica Cycle. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Magic: The Gathering: Guildpact (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3989-3, Jan 2006, $6.99, 306pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) Novelization based on the card game, book two in the Ravnica Cycle. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

HERTER, DAVID (stories) (chron.)

• * *On the Overgrown Path (PS Publishing 1-905834-85-1, Sep 2006, £10.00, 120pp, tp, cover by John Everett Millais) Dark fantasy novella about a composer who strays into an unknown village. Introduction by John Clute. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 300 (-84-3, £25.00) signed by Herter and Clute is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

HETLEY, JAMES A. (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Dragon’s Eye (Ace 0-441-01372-4, Nov 2006, $7.99, 355pp, pb, cover by Lori Earley) Reprint (Ace 2005) contemporary fantasy novel.
• * *Dragon’s Teeth (Ace 0-441-01431-3, Nov 2006, $14.00, 327pp, tp, cover by Don Seegmiller) Contemporary fantasy novel, sequel to Dragon’s Eye.

HICKMAN, LAURA (chron.)

• * _Mystic Empire (with Tracy Hickman) See entry under Tracy Hickman.
• * _Mystic Quest (with Tracy Hickman) See entry under Tracy Hickman.

HICKMAN, TRACEY (chron.)

• * _Rose of the Prophet Trilogy (with Margaret Weis) See entry under Margaret Weis.

HICKMAN, TRACY (Raye) (1955- ) (chron.)

• * _DragonLance Chronicles Special Edition (with Margaret Weis) See entry under Margaret Weis.
• * _DragonLance Chronicles: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (with Andrew Dabb, et al & Margaret Weis) See entry under Margaret Weis.
• * _DragonLance: Dragons of the Dwarven Depths (with Margaret Weis) See entry under Margaret Weis.
• * *Mystic Empire (with Laura Hickman) (Warner Aspect 0-446-53107-3, Apr 2006, $25.95, 400pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) Fantasy novel, book three of The Bronze Canticles.
• * _Mystic Empire (with Laura Hickman) (SFBC #1209644, Apr 2006, $12.99, 400pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) Reprint (Warner Aspect 2006) fantasy novel, book three of The Bronze Canticles. This is similar to the Warner Aspect edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Mystic Quest (with Laura Hickman) (Warner 0-446-61223-5, Mar 2006, $6.99, 575pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) Reprint (Warner Aspect 2005) fantasy novel, book two of The Bronze Canticles.

HIGHTMAN, JASON (chron.)

• * *Samurai (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-054014-1, Sep 2006, $15.99, 310pp, hc, cover by Vince Natale) Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The Saint of Dragons.
• * _Samurai (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-715909-9, Nov 2006, £5.99, 368pp, tp, cover by Bob Lee) Reprint (Eos 2006) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The Saint of Dragons. [First U.K. edition]

HILL, STUART (chron.)

• * *Blade of Fire (Chicken House, The 1-904442-88-9, Sep 2006, £10.99, 312pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _The Cry of the Icemark (Chicken House, The 1-9044-4260-9, May 2006, £6.99, 494pp, tp) Reprint (The Chicken House 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _The Cry of the Icemark (Scholastic 0-439-68627-X, Jun 2006, $8.99, 472pp, tp) Reprint (The Chicken House UK 2005) young-adult fantasy, first in the Icemark Chronicles trilogy. This includes a CD-ROM of supplemental material taped to the front cover.

HINES, JIM C. (1974- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Goblin Quest (DAW 0-7564-0400-2, Nov 2006, $6.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Mel Grant) Reprint (Five Star 2004 as GoblinQuest) fantasy novel.

HINES, T. L. (chron.)

• * *Waking Lazarus (Bethany House 0-7642-0204-9, Jul 2006, $18.99, 297pp, hc) Christian thriller. A man, famous for repeatedly coming back from the dead, seeks anonymity in Montana, only to find a mysterious evil stalks his new town. Bethany House, 11400 Hampshire Ave. S., Bloomington MN 55438; [www.bethanyhouse.com]; 800-328-6109.

HINTON, S. E. (chron.)

• * _Hawkes Harbor (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-43760-7, Jun 2006, £6.99, 251pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 2004) vampire novel.

HIRSHBERG, GLEN (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *American Morons (Earthling Publications 0-9766339-8-1, Oct 2006, $24.00, 191pp, hc, cover by Jonas Yip) Collection of seven stories, two original and the rest all somewhat revised, with story notes by the author on the origins of each. A signed, limited editon of 150 ($50.00) is sold out; a lettered, traycased edition of 26 ($250.00) is also available. Earthling Publications, PO Box 413, Northborough MA 01532; [www.earthlingpub.com]. (Contents)

HITCHCOCK, COLLEEN (chron.)

• * *Rabbit Heart (Pocket 1-4165-0951-8, May 2006, $14.00, 360pp, tp) Historical novel with elements of dark fantasy. A woman in 1891 England literally kills men with sex, then has trouble with their ghosts.

HOARE, ANDY (chron.)

• * *Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Star (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-375-X, Jul 2006, £6.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) Novelization based on the roleplaying game world, part of the Rogue Traders series.