The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

HOARE, ANDY (chron.) (continued)

• * +Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Star (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-375-X, Sep 2006, $7.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK edition (8/06) but gives only US and Canadian prices.

HOBAN, RUSSELL (Conwell) (1925- ) (chron.)

• * _Come Dance with Me (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7889-3, Feb 2006, £7.99, 188pp, tp) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2005) literary fantasy novel.
• * *Linger Awhile (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7984-9, Jan 2006, £10.99, 164pp, tp, cover by Mark Thomas) Quasi-SF novel. A man falls for a long-dead actress and finds a way to bring her to life.

HOBB, ROBIN; pseudonym of Megan Lindholm, (1952- ) (chron.)

• * *Forest Mage (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-719615-6, Jul 2006, £18.99, 660pp, hc, cover by John Howe) Fantasy novel, book two in the Soldier Son trilogy. Hobb is a pseudonym for Megan Lindholm.
• * +Forest Mage (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-075763-9, Sep 2006, $25.95, 718pp, hc, cover by Christopher Vacher) Fantasy novel, the second in the Soldier Son trilogy. First US edition (Voyager 7/06).
• * _Forest Mage (SFBC #1219389, Sep 2006, $13.99, 718pp, hc, cover by Christopher Vacher) Reprint (Voyager 2006) fantasy novel, the second in the Soldier Son trilogy. This is similar to the Eos edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Shaman’s Crossing (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-719613-X, Feb 2006, £12.99, 533pp, tp, cover by John Howe) Reprint (Voyager 2005) fantasy novel, book one in the Soldier Son trilogy. Hobb is a pseudonym for Megan Lindholm.
• * _Shaman’s Crossing (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-719614-8, Jul 2006, £7.99, 631pp, pb, cover by John Howe) Reprint (Voyager 2005) fantasy novel, the first book in the Soldier Son trilogy. Hobb is a pseudonym for Megan Lindholm.
• * _Shaman’s Crossing (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-075828-7, Sep 2006, $7.99, 591pp, pb) Reprint (Voyager 2005) fantasy novel, the first in the Soldier Son trilogy. Hobb also writes as Megan Lindholm.

HODES, TAMAR (chron.)

• * +Raffy’s Shapes (Dufour/Accent Press 1-905170-17-3, Dec 2006, $13.95, 305pp, tp) Fantasy novel about a painter who is also a shapechanger. A first novel. This first US edition is the Accent Press UK (2006) edition. Order from Dufour Editions, PO Box 7, Chester Springs PA 19425-0007; 610-458-5005; [www.dufoureditions.com].

HODGE, BRIAN (Keith) (1960- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Hellboy: On Earth as it Is in Hell (SFBC #1205669, Jan 2006, $10.99, 359pp, hc, cover by Mike Mignola) Reprint (Pocket Star 2005) novelization based on the dark fantasy movie and comic book by Mike Mignola. Copyrighted by Mike Mignola. This has ISBN 0-7394-6265-2; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *World of Hurt (Earthling Publications 0-9766339-7-3, Jul 2006, $40.00, 151pp, hc, cover by Robert Sammelin) Dark fantasy novel. Andrei’s near-death experience makes him aware of a war between good and evil. Foreword by Stephen Jones. introduction by Brian Keene, and afterword by the author. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a lettered edition ($250.00) is also available. Earthling Publications, PO Box 413, Northborough MA 01532; [earthlingpub@yahoo.com]; [www.earthlingpub.com].

HODGELL, P(atricia) C(hristine) (1951- ) (chron.)

• * *To Ride a Rathorn (Meisha Merlin 978-1-59222-102-8, Aug 2006, $25.95, 472pp, hc, cover by Christian McGrath) Fantasy novel, sequel to Seeker’s Mask in the adventures of Jamethiel Priest’s-bane. Meisha Merlin, PO Box 7, Decatur GA 30031; [www.MeishaMerlin.com].

HODGSON, WILLIAM HOPE (1877-1918) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Ghost Pirates and Other Revenants of the Seas (Night Shade Books 1-892389-41-X, Jun 2005, $35.00, 541pp, hc, cover by Jason Van Hollander) Collection of 29 stories, volume three of The Collected Stories of William Hope Hodgson. This is dated 2005, but not seen until now.
• * *The Night Land and Other Perilous Romances (Night Shade Books 1-892389-42-8, Dec 2005, $35.00, 487 + x, hc, cover by Jason Van Hollander) Collection of the novel The Night Land (Eveleigh Nash 1912) and six romantic “woman’s” stories, This is volume four of The Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgson. Edited and with an introduction and note on the texts by Jeremy Lassen. Order from Night Shade Books, 1470 NW Saltzman Road, Portland OR 97229; [www.nightshadebooks.com]. (Contents)

HOEYE, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * _No Time Like Show Time (Penguin/Speak 0-14-240563-9, Feb 2006, $7.99, 277pp, tp, cover by Chris Inns) Reprint (Putnam 2004) young-adult talking-animal fantasy mystery novel, third in the ’Hermux Tantamoq’ series.

HOFFMAN, ALICE (1952- ) (chron.)

• * _The Foretelling (Egmont 1-4052-2424-X, Mar 2006, £5.99, 181pp, tp) Reprint (Little, Brown 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-2092-9, £9.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Foretelling (Little Brown 0-316-15409-1, Sep 2006, $7.99, 182pp, tp) Reprint (Little Brown 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. This includes a reader’s guide.
• * _The Ice Queen (Chatto & Windus 0-7011-7898-1, Nov 2005, £12.99, 211pp, hc, cover by Jane Leon) A limited, boxed, shrinkwrapped edition. Reprint (Little, Brown 2005) literary contemporary fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]

HOFFMAN, MARY (chron.)

• * _Stravaganza: City of Flowers (Bloomsbury 0-7475-6502-3, Mar 2006, £6.99, 489pp, tp, cover by Ian Butterworth) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the series.
• * _Stravaganza: City of Flowers (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-749-2, Oct 2006, $7.95, 488pp, tp, cover by Carol Lawson) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the alternate world/timeslip series.

HOFFMAN, NINA KIRIKI (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Catalyst (Tachyon Publications 1-892391-38-4, Oct 2006, $14.95, 171pp, tp) SF novel of first contact. A teen on a colony planet stumbles on a cave full of unknown aliens. Tachyon Publications, 1459 18th St. #139, San Francisco CA 94107; [www.tachyonpublications.com].
• * *Spirits That Walk in Shadow (Penguin/Viking 0-670-06071-2, Oct 2006, $17.99, 306pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) Young adult dark fantasy novel. College freshmen try to stop a soul demon from feeding on one girl’s emotions.

HOGAN, DAVID J. (1953- ) (chron.)

• * *Science Fiction America (McFarland 0-7864-2149-5, Apr 2006, $45.00, 280pp, hc) Non-fiction, a collection of essays about ways SF films reflect and comment on issues of their time. Includes notes, references, and index. McFarland, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com].

HOGAN, JAMES P(atrick) (1941- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Kicking the Sacred Cow (Baen 1-4165-2073-2, Jul 2006, $7.99, 515pp, pb, cover by Allan Pollock) Reprint (Baen 2004) associational non-fiction, an examination of dogma and hidebound attitudes in the sciences.
• * _Mission to Minerva (Baen 1-4165-2090-2, Oct 2006, $7.99, 549pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Baen 2005) SF novel.
• * *The Two Moons (Baen 1-4165-0936-4, Apr 2006, $7.99, 595pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Giants] Omnibus of Inherit the Stars (1977) and The Gentle Giants of Ganymede (1978), with a new introduction by Hogan on the inspiration for the novels. (Contents)

HOKE, JEFF (chron.)

• * *The Museum of Lost Wonder (Weiser 1-57863-364-8, Aug 2006, $49.95, 160pp, hc, cover by Jeff Hoke) Art book, a guide to an imaginary science museum, telling the story of everything.

HOLD, PETER (chron.)

• * *Chromosome 8 (ibooks 1-59687-153-9, Dec 2005, $22.95, 266pp, hc) Horror novel/thriller. A researcher triggers long-dormant genes that magnify human bloodlust.

HOLDER, NANCY (Lindsay Jones) (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Carnival of Souls (Simon Spotlight Entertainment 1-4169-1182-0, Apr 2006, $6.99, 302pp, pb) Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * *Daughter of the Flames (Harlequin/Silhouette Bombshell 0-373-51407-7, Oct 2006, $4.99, 292pp, pb) Paranormal romance, the first in The Gifted trilogy. Would-be cop Isabella “Izzy” DeMarco starts reading minds and meets a mysterious man who introduces her to powers she never knew existed.
• * *Pretty Little Devils (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-030-1, Feb 2006, $14.99, 250pp, hc) Associational young-adult horror novel about a clique of popular girls.
• * _Pretty Little Devils (Penguin/Razorbill 978-1-59514-149-1, Dec 2006, $6.99, 264pp, tp) Reprint (Razorbill 2006) associational young-adult horror novel.
• * *Wicked: Legacy & Spellbound (with Debbie Viguié) (Simon Pulse 0-7607-8940-1, Jun 2006, $6.95, 315 + 340pp, tp) Young-adult omnibus of two dark fantasy novels in the series about a family of witches: Wicked: Legacy (2003) and Wicked: Spellbound (2003). This is a special exclusive edition for Barnes & Noble.
• * *Wicked: Witch & Curse (with Debbie Viguié) (Simon Pulse 0-7607-8320-9, Jun 2006, $6.95, 361 + 291pp, tp) Young-adult omnibus of two dark fantasy novels in the series about witches: Wicked: Witch (2002) and Wicked: Curse (2003). This is a special exclusive edition for Barnes & Noble.

HOLDSTOCK, ROBERT (Paul) (1948- ) (chron.)

• * _Mythago Wood (SFBC #1206509, Jul 2006, $10.99, 260pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Gollancz 1984) fantasy novel. This SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection edition has ISBN 987-0-7394-7010-7; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

HOLLY, EMMA (chron.)

• * *Prince of Ice (Berkley Sensation 0-425-21259-9, Nov 2006, $7.99, 294pp, pb) Dark fantasy paranormal romance, the second in the Demon World series after The Demon’s Daughter. Part-demon Xishi is bought as a sex slave for an old childhood friend.
• * _Prince of Ice (SFBC #1220878, Jan 2007, $11.99, 294pp, hc) Reprint (Berkley Sensation 2006) dark fantasy paranormal romance, the second in the Demon World series. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7624-6; it lacks a price and has the book club number on the back jacket.

HOLT, THOMAS; see under Holt, Tom (stories) (chron.)

HOLT, TOM; [i.e., Thomas Charles Louis Holt] (1961- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Earth, Air, Fire and Custard (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-282-5, Jan 2006, £7.99, 410pp, tp) Reprint (Orbit 2005) humorous fantasy novel. The third Paul Carpenter novel after The Portable Door and In Your Dreams.
• * *Someone Like Me (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-446-1, Mar 2006, £2.99, 90pp, tp) Humorous fantasy novella. A Quick Read edition.
• * *You Don’t Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But It Helps (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-283-3, Feb 2006, £12.99, 346pp, hc, cover by James Nicol) Humorous fantasy novel, fourth in the J. Wellington Wells & Co. series.
• * +You Don’t Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But It Helps (Trafalgar Square/Orbit 1-84149-283-3, Sep 2006, $22.95, 346pp, hc) Humorous fantasy novel in the J.W. Wells & Co. series. This first US edition (Orbit 2/06) is the Orbit edition with stickers. Distributed in the US by Trafalgar Square, PO Box 257, Howe Hill Road, North Pomfret VT 05053; 800-423-4525; [www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com].
• * _You Don’t Have to be Evil to Work Here, But it Helps (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-284-1, Nov 2006, £6.99, 346pp, tp, cover by James Nicol) Reprint (Orbit 2006) humorous fantasy novel, fourth in the J. Wellington Wells & Co. series.

HOOBLER, DOROTHY (chron.)

• * *The Monsters: Mary Shelley & the Curse of Frankenstein (with Thomas Hoobler) (Little Brown 0-316-00078-7, May 2006, $24.95, 375pp, hc, cover by Henry Fuseli) Non-fiction, a historical/biographical look at the people and events surrounding the creation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Includes notes, bibliograpy, and index. [Shelley]

HOOBLER, THOMAS (1944?- ) (chron.)

• * _The Monsters: Mary Shelley & the Curse of Frankenstein (with Dorothy Hoobler) See entry under Dorothy Hoobler.

HOPE-LEWIS, BARBARA (1944- ); see pseudonym Barbara Erskine (chron.)

HOROWITZ, ANTHONY (1955- ) (chron.)

• * +Evil Star (Scholastic Press 0-439-67996-6, Aug 2006, $17.99, 318pp, hc, cover by Justin Brandstater) Young-adult horror novel, second in The Gatekeepers series, significantly re-written from the Pentagram series from the 1980s. First US edition (Walker UK 4/06).
• * *The Power of Five: Book Two: Evil Star (Walker UK 1-84428-620-7, Apr 2006, £7.99, 350pp, tp) Young-adult SF/fantasy novel, the second in a five-book series much rewritten from his Pentagram series published in the 1980s.

HORTON, RICHARD, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Fantasy: The Best of the Year: 2006 Edition (Wildside Press/Prime Books 0-8095-5650-2, Jun 2006, $13.95, 336pp, tp, cover by John William Waterhouse) Best-of-the-year anthology of 19 stories, with an introduction on the year in fantasy by the editor. Authors include Gene Wolfe, Neil Giaman, and Peter S. Beagle. Prime Books, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.prime-books.com]. (Contents)
• * *Science Fiction: The Best of the Year: 2006 Edition (Wildside Press/Prime Books 0-8095-5649-9, Sep 2006, $13.95, 334pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Best-of-the-year anthology with 15 stories and a look at the year 2005 by the editor. Authors include Michael Swanwick, Joe Haldeman, and Alastair Reynolds. Prime Books, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.wildsidepress.com]. (Contents)

HOUELLEBECQ, MICHEL (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _H.P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-85138-1, Jul 2006, £10.00, 245pp, tp) Reprint (Believer Books 2005) critical work on Lovecraft, including a 90-page essay by Houellebecq, two longer stories by Lovecraft, and an introduction by Stephen King. Translated by Dorna Khazeni from the French original, H.P. Lovecraft: contre le monde, contre la vie (Editions du Rocher 1991). [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Possibility of an Island (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-85098-9, Nov 2005, £12.99, 345pp, hc) Literary SF novel in the form of a comedian’s memoir with comments by his far-future clone.
• * +The Possibility of an Island (Random House/Knopf 0-307-26349-5, May 2006, $24.95, 337pp, tp) SF novel. A man’s memoir is commented on by his future clone. Translated from the French La Possibilite d’un Ile (Fayard 2005) by Gavin Bowd. First US edition (Weidenfeld & Nicholson 11/05).
• * _The Possibility of an Island (Orion/Phoenix 0-75382-118-4, Jul 2006, £7.99, 423pp, tp) Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2005) literary SF novel.

HOVING, ISABEL (chron.)

• * _The Dream Merchant (Walker UK 1-4063-0182-5, Mar 2006, £7.99, 639pp, tp, cover by Phil Schramm) Reprint (Walker 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. Translated by Hester Velmans from the prize-winning Dutch original The Winged Cat (2002).

HOWARD, JOHN (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Key to Chintak: The Zamorian Chronicles (Antony Rowe 1-905200-13-7, Mar 2006, £6.99, 327pp, tp, cover by Jurgen Ziewe) Reprint (Antony Rowe 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. The original edition was not seen.

HOWARD, MADELINE (chron.)

• * _The Hidden Stars (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-057589-1, Mar 2006, $7.99, 381pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) Reprint (Eos 2004) fantasy novel, the first book of The Rune of Unmaking.

HOWARD, ROBERT E(rvin) (1906-1936) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Complete Chronicles of Conan: Centenary Edition (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07766-2, Jan 2006, £18.99, 925pp, hc) Fantasy omnibus of The People of the Black Circle (Gollancz 2000) and The Hour of the Dragon (Gollancz 2001) with the contents rearranged. Edited and with an afterword by Stephen Jones. This is a special edition celebrating the Centenary of Howard’s birth; it lacks a dustjacket. Illustrated and with a colour frontispiece by Les Edwards. (Contents)
• * _The Conquering Sword of Conan (SFBC #1202808, Jan 2006, $13.99, 393pp, hc, cover by Gregory Manchess) Reprint (Del Rey 2005) collection of five Conan stories, plus drafts, synopses, etc. This was originally intended to be the third volume in Wandering Star’s series, Robert E. Howard’s Complete Conan of Cimmeria, but their edition was indefinitely postponed. This has ISBN 0-7394-6232-6; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Gardens of Fear (Wildside Press 978-0-8095-1136-5, Dec 2006, $35.00, 223pp, hc, cover by Stephen Fabian) Collection of six stories and one poem; this is Volume six of The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard. Edited by Paul Herman. Introduction by Benjamin Szumskyj. Order from Wildside Press, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.wildsidepress.com]. (Contents)
• * *Kull: Exile of Atlantis (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-49017-7, Nov 2006, $15.95, 317 + xxix, tp, cover by Justin Sweet) [Kull] Collection of 12 sword & sorcery stories, fragments, and drafts featuring Howard’s other barbarian hero. Texts are taken from Howard’s original manuscripts, with detailed notes on changes. Patrice Louinet discusses the development of Howard’s Atlantean world. Illustrated and with a foreword by Justin Sweet. Introduction by Steve Tompkins. (Contents)
• * _Kull: Exile of Atlantis (SFBC #1228168, Dec 2006, $12.99, 317pp, hc, cover by Justin Sweet) Reprint (Del Rey 2006) collection of 12 sword & sorcery stories, fragments, and drafts featuring Howard’s other barbarian hero. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7793-9; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _People of the Dark (Wildside Press 0-8095-5680-4, Jun 2006, $10.00, 190pp, tp, cover by Stephen Fabian) Reprint (Wildside Press 2005, not seen) collection of 11 stories, the third volume in The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard. Introduction by Joe R. Lansdale. Order from Wildside Press, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr., Rockville MD 20850; [www.wildsidepress.com]. (Contents)
• * _Shadow Kingdoms (Wildside Press 0-8095-6236-7, Nov 2006, $12.95, 247pp, tp, cover by Ken Kelly) Reissue (Wildside Press 2004, not seen) collection of 12 stories and 12 poems, most originally published in Weird Tales and presented here in chronological order of publication. This is volume one of The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard. Introduction by Mark Finn. Order from Wildside Press, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.wildsidepress.com]. (Contents)
• * _Treasures of Tartary and Other Heroic Tales (Wildside Press 0-8095-5668-5, Jul 2006, $14.95, 197pp, tp) Reprint (Wildside 2004) associational collection of five adventure stories. Introduction by James Reasoner. Order from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301; [www.wildsidepress.com].
• * *Valley of the Worm (Wildside Press 0-8095-1135-5, Jul 2006, $35.00, 213pp, hc, cover by Stephen Fabian) Collection of nine stories and two poems, most originally published in Weird Tales, five featuring Conan. Introduction by James Reasoner. Volume five of The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard. Order from Wildside Press, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.wildsidepress.com]. (Contents) [ed: Paul Herman]
• * *West Is West & Others (Lulu 216422, 2006, $13.03, 236pp, tp) Collection of early writings by Robert E. Howard. (Contents) [ed: Rob Roehm] [ed: Alex Runions]

HOWARTH, LESLEY (stories) (chron.)

• * *MapHead (Walker UK 1-84428-142-6, Oct 2005, £7.99, 362pp, tp) [Maphead] Omnibus of two young-adult SF novels: MapHead (1994) and MapHead 2 (1997). (Contents)