The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

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Kull: Exile of Atlantis Robert E. Howard (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.

Kull: Exile of Atlantis Robert E. Howard (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 Robert E. Howard (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].

Shadow Kingdoms Robert E. Howard (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].

Treasures of Tartary and Other Heroic Tales Robert E. Howard (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 Robert E. Howard (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].
  • 7 · Out of the Past: The Persistence of Evil in the Fiction of Robert E. Howard · James Reasoner · in
  • 13 · Black Colossus [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Jun ’33
  • 50 · The Man on the Ground · ss Weird Tales Jul ’33
  • 56 · The Slithering Shadow [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Sep ’33
  • 89 · The Pool of the Black One [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Oct ’33
  • 117 · Old Garfield’s Heart · ss Weird Tales Dec ’33
  • 127 · One Who Comes at Eventide · pm Modern American Poetry, 1933
  • 128 · To a Woman (“Though Fathoms...”) · pm Modern American Poetry, 1933
  • 129 · Rogues in the House [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Jan ’34
  • 153 · The Valley of the Worm [James Allison (past lives of)] · nv Weird Tales Feb ’34
  • 174 · Gods of the North · ss The Fantasy Fan Mar ’34
  • 182 · Shadows in the Moonlight [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Apr ’34

Dark Delicacies: Original Stories of the Macabre from Today’s Greatest Horror Writers ed. Del Howison & Jeff Gelb (SFBC #1197940, Jan 2006, $12.99, 274pp, hc); Reprint (Carroll & Graf 2005) original anthology of 20 stories, first in a planned series. This has ISBN 0-7394-6371-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Draw One in the Dark Sarah A. Hoyt (Baen 1-4165-2092-9, Nov 2006, $25.00, 310pp, hc, cover by Veronica Casas); Urban fantasy novel. A were-panther waitress gets caught up with shapeshifting dragons and a deadly search for a lost talisman

The Blood Books: Volume 2 Tanya Huff (DAW 0-7564-0388-X, Aug 2006, $7.99, 553pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Victory “Vicki” Nelson]; Omnibus of the third and fourth vampire detective novels in the Victoria Nelson series: Blood Lines (1993) and Blood Pact (1993).
  • v · Introduction · in
  • 1 · Blood Lines · n. New York: DAW, 1993
  • 269 · Blood Pact · n. New York: DAW, 1993

The Blood Books: Volume One Tanya Huff (DAW 0-7564-0387-1, Jul 2006, $7.99, 554pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Victory “Vicki” Nelson]; Omnibus of two vampire detective novels in the Victoria Nelson series: Blood Price (1991) and Blood Trail (1992).
  • v · Introduction · in
  • 1 · Blood Price · n. New York: DAW, 1991
  • 273 · Blood Trail · n. New York: DAW, 1992

The Blood Books: Volume Three Tanya Huff (DAW 0-7564-0392-8, Sep 2006, $7.99, 534pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar); Collection/omnibus in the Victoria Nelson vampire-detective series, combining the fifth novel, Blood Debt (1997), and Blood Bank, a previously unpublished collection of nine stories, one original.
  • vii · Introduction · in
  • 1 · Blood Debt [Victory “Vicki” Nelson] · n. New York: DAW, 1997
  • 311 · Blood Bank [Victory “Vicki” Nelson] · co *
  • 313 · This Town Ain’t Big Enough [Victory “Vicki” Nelson] · nv Vampire Detectives, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1995
  • 340 · What Manner of Man [Henry Fitzroy] · nv The Time of the Vampires, ed. P. N. Elrod & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1996
  • 370 · The Cards Also Say [Victory “Vicki” Nelson] · nv The Fortune Teller, ed. Lawrence Schimel & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1997
  • 396 · The Vengeful Spirit of Lake Nepeakea [Victory “Vicki” Nelson] · nv What Ho, Magic!, Meisha Merlin, 1999
  • 433 · Someone to Share the Night [Victory “Vicki” Nelson] · nv Single White Vampire Seeks Same, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Brittiany A. Koren, DAW, 2001
  • 451 · Another Fine Nest [Victory “Vicki” Nelson] · nv The Bakka Anthology, ed. Kristen Pederson Chew, Bakka Books, 2002
  • 473 · Sceleratus [Henry Fitzroy] · nv TheRepentant, ed. Brian M. Thomsen & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 2003
  • 491 · Critical Analysis · ss Slipstreams, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW, 2006
  • 509 · So This Is Christmas · nv *

A Confederation of Valor Tanya Huff (DAW 0-7564-0399-5, Dec 2006, $8.99, 599pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Torin Kerr]; Omnibus of two military SF novels featuring Staff Sergeant Torin Kerr: Valor’s Choice (2000) and The Better Part of Valor (2002).
  • 1 · Valor’s Choice · n. New York: DAW, 2000
  • 285 · The Better Part of Valor · n. New York: DAW, 2002

Smoke and Ashes Tanya Huff (DAW 0-7564-0347-2, Jun 2006, $24.95, 373pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar); Dark fantasy novel, third in the Tony Foster series, related to the Victory Nelson series. A strange stuntwoman warns Tony of a coming Demonic Convergence.

Smoke and Ashes Tanya Huff (SFBC #1214685, Jun 2006, $12.99, 373pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar); Reprint (DAW 2006) dark fantasy novel, related to the Victory Nelson series, third in a sub-series featuring Henry’s friend Tony. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Smoke and Mirrors Tanya Huff (DAW 0-7564-0348-0, Jun 2006, $7.50, 404pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar); Reprint (DAW 2005) dark fantasy novel, related to the Victory Nelson series, second in a new series featuring Henry’s friend Tony Foster.

Stealing Magic Tanya Huff (Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 1-894063-34-1, May 2006, $13.95, 103pp+, tp, cover by David Willicome) [Magdelene; Terazin]; Reprint (Tesseract 1999) collection of 11 fantasy stories, seven featuring the wizard Magdelene and four the thief Terazin, divided by character and printed in Ace double format (both sides with the same title). This adds two stories. Edge, PO Box 1714, Calgary, Alberta T2P 2L7, Canada; [www.edgewebsite.com].
  • 1 · The Last Lesson · ss Amazing Sep ’89
  • 16 · Be It Ever So Humble · ss MZBFM Win ’91
  • 36 · Mirror, Mirror, on the Lam · nv Wizard Fantastic, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1997
  • 61 · Third Time Lucky · ss Amazing Nov ’86
  • 80 · And Who Is Joah? · ss Amazing Nov ’87
  • 99 · Nothing Up Her Sleeve · ss Amazing Feb ’93
  • 124 · We Two May Meet · nv 30th Anniversary DAW: Fantasy, ed. Elizabeth R. Wollheim & Sheila E. Gilbert, DAW, 2002
  • 153 · Author’s Afterword · aw
  • 1 · Swan’s Braid · nv Swords of the Rainbow, ed. Eric Garber & Jewelle Gomez, Alyson, 1996
  • 28 · In Mysterious Ways · nv Bending the Landscape: Fantasy, ed. Nicola Griffith & Steve Pagel, White Wolf, 1997
  • 50 · The Lions of al’Kalamir · nv Stealing Magic, Tesseract, 1999
  • 74 · Sometimes, Just Because · nv Relative Magic, Meisha Merlin, 2003
  • 101 · Author’s Afterword · aw

Dirty Magic Carol Hughes (Random House 0-375-83187-8, Sep 2006, $17.95, 416pp, hc, cover by Jon Foster); Young-adult fantasy. A strange girl pulls Joe into a gloomy world.

Majestrum Matthew Hughes (Night Shade Books 1-59780-061-9, Oct 2006, $24.95, 209pp, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) [Old Earth; Henghis Hapthorn]; Fantasy novel set in the Archonate world, the first in a trilogy about Henghis Hapthorn, freelance discriminator of Old Earth. Night Shade Books, 1423 33rd Ave., San Francisco CA 94122; 415-759-8901; [night@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com].

The Fetch Chris Humphreys (Random House/Knopf 0-375-83292-0, Jul 2006, $15.95, 357pp, hc); Young-adult dark fantasy, the first volume in the Runestone Saga. A boy uses his fetch to travel through time and inhabit the bodies of his Viking ancestors.

The Dark Crusade Walter H. Hunt (Tor 0-765-34983-3, Jun 2006, $7.99, 531pp, pb, cover by David Seeley); Reprint (Tor 2005) military SF novel, fourth in the series begun in The Dark Wing.

Warriors: The New Prophecy: Dawn Erin Hunter (HarperTrophy 0-06-074457-X, Dec 2006, $6.99, 335pp, tp, cover by Wayne McLoughlin); 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/Avon 0-06-074451-0, Apr 2006, $5.99, 303pp, tp, cover by Wayne McLoughlin); Reprint (HarperCollins 2005) 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 0-06-074454-5, Aug 2006, $5.99, 287pp, tp, cover by Wayne McLoughlin); Reprint (HarperCollins 2005) 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.

Warriors: The New Prophecy: Starlight Erin Hunter (HarperCollins 0-06-082758-0, Apr 2006, $15.99, 321pp, hc, cover by Wayne McLoughlin); Young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in a spin-off series about warrior cats. Packaged and copyrighted by Working Partners Limited.

Warriors: The New Prophecy: Sunset Erin Hunter (HarperCollins 0-06-082769-6, Jan 2007, $16.99, 303pp, hc, cover by Wayne McLoughlin); Young-adult fantasy novel, sixth in a spin-off series about warrior cats. Packaged and copyrighted by Working Partners Limited.

Warriors: The New Prophecy: Twilight Erin Hunter (HarperCollins 0-06-082764-5, Sep 2006, $15.99, 519pp, hc, cover by Wayne McLoughlin); Young-adult fantasy novel, fifth in a spin-off series about warrior cats. Packaged and copyrighted by Working Partners Limited.

Bloodring Faith Hunter (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46108-8, Nov 2006, $14.00, 336pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen); Near-future fantasy novel, the first in a series. Neomage Thorn St. Croix escapes her luxurious enclave prison and enters a human world caught in an ice age and a never-ending battle between seraphs and demons. The author also writes as Gwen Hunter.

No Dominion Charlie Huston (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-47825-2, Jan 2007, $13.95, 251pp, tp); Hard-boiled vampire mystery, second in a series about Manhattan vampire PI Joe Pitt. Joe tracks down the source of a new drug.

The Beasts of Clawstone Castle Eva Ibbotson (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-47719-5, Aug 2006, $16.99, 243pp, hc, cover by Kevin Hawkes); Young-adult fantasy novel. Two kids hire ghosts to increase tourism at the family castle. First US edition (Macmillan UK 5/05).

The Star of Kazan Eva Ibbotson (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240582-5, Apr 2006, $5.99, 405pp, tp, cover by Kevin Hawkes); Reprint (Macmillan UK 2004) associational young-adult adventure.

When You Believe Jessica Inclán (Kensington/Zebra 0-8217-8080-8, Jun 2006, $15.00, 316pp, tp); Fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy. A San Francisco poet opens a door into another world.

Batman: Inferno Alex Irvine (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-47945-9, Nov 2006, $7.99, 339pp, pb); Novelization based on the comic. Copyrighted by DC Comics.

Pictures from an Expedition Alexander C. Irvine (Night Shade Books 1-59780-049-X, Sep 2006, $14.95, 227pp, tp, cover by Patrick Arrasmith); Collection of 13 stories, one original.
  • · The Lorelei · nv F&SF Jan, 2005
  • · Green River Chantey · ss AHMM May, 2000
  • · The Fall at Shaghai · ss Alchemy Win, 2003
  • · The Golems of Detroit · ss F&SF May, 2005
  • · For Now It’s Eight O’Clock · ss Strange Horizons (online) Mar 1, 2004; illus. Arthur Broughton
  • · Clownfish · ss *
  • · Gus Dreams of Biting the Mail Man · ss Trampoline, ed. Kelly Link, Small Beer Press, 2003
  • · Pictures from an Expedition · na F&SF Sep, 2003
  • · Reformation · ss Live Without a Net, ed. Lou Anders, Roc, 2003
  • · The Uterus Garden · nv Polyphony, Volume 2, ed. Deborah Layne & Jay Lake, Wheatland Press, 2003
  • · Volunteers · ss Sci Fiction website Jul 28, 2004
  • · Peter Skilling [“Retroactive Anti-Terror”] · ss Salon Feb 19, 2004
  • · Shepherded by Galatea · nv Asimov’s Mar, 2003

Chimaera Ian Irvine (Penguin Australia 0-14-300295-3, Sep 2005, A$21.95, 836pp, pb, cover by Marco Nero); Reprint (Viking Australia 2004) fantasy novel, fourth in The Well of Echoes quartet set in the Three Worlds. This is dated 2005 but not seen until now.

Runcible Jones: The Gate to Nowhere Ian Irvine (Penguin/Puffin Australia 0-14-330158-6, Jan 2006, A$16.95, 442pp, tp, cover by Milivoj Ceran); Young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a series. Runcible Jones and Mariam Orpiment are sent through a gate to the world of Iltior. This indicates second printing but has not been seen previously.

Torments of the Traitor Ian Irvine (Penguin/Viking Australia 0-670-04188-2, Sep 2006, A$32.95, 836pp, tp, cover by Les Petersen); Fantasy novel, first in the Song of the Tears trilogy. The depraved God-Emperor Jal-Nish Hlar demands his rebellious son Nish become his lieutenant or return to prison.

The Eunuch’s Heir Elaine Isaak (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-078255-2, Nov 2006, $15.95, 417pp, tp, cover by Aaron Campbell); Fantasy novel, sequel to The Singer’s Crown. Prince Wolfram learns his life is a lie and flees his country.

The Singer’s Crown Elaine Isaak (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-078254-4, Sep 2006, $7.99, 483pp, pb, cover by Aaron Campbell); Reprint (Eos 2005) fantasy novel.

When Darkness Comes Alexandra Ivy (Kensington/Zebra 0-8217-7935-4, Jan 2007, $6.99, 359pp, pb); Vampire romance, the first book in the Guardians of Eternity trilogy. Abby Barlow’s bad day gets worse when she becomes The Chalice who must hold back the darkness, protected by the vampire Dante. Copyrighted by Debbie Raleigh.

Traveler Melanie Jackson (Dorchester/Love Spell 0-505-52533-X, Jun 2006, $5.99, 342pp, pb); Reissue (Love Spell 2003) paranormal romance in the Wildside series. Goblins plot to take over the world.

The Haunting of Hill House Shirley Jackson (Penguin Classics 0-14-303998-9, Nov 2006, $14.00, 182 + xxiii, tp); Reprint (Viking 1959) classic haunted-house novel. This has a new introduction by Laura Miller.

We Have Always Lived in the Castle Shirley Jackson (Penguin Classics 0-14-303997-0, Nov 2006, $14.00, 146 + xii, tp, cover by Thomas Ott); Reprint (Viking 1962) horror novel. This has a new introduction by Jonathan Lethem.

Powers Deborah Lynn Jacobs (Roaring Brook Press 1-59643-112-1, Sep 2006, $16.95, 183pp, hc, cover by Angela Carlino); Young-adult horror novel. Psychic teens use their powers to get what they want. First US edition (Definitions 8/04).

Rakkety Tam Brian Jacques (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240683-X, Sep 2006, $8.99, 371pp, tp, cover by Troy Howell); Reprint (Philomel 2004) young-adult animal fantasy novel in the Redwall series.

The Ribbajack and Other Haunting Yarns Brian Jacques (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240378-4, Aug 2006, $6.99, 168pp, tp, cover by Michael Koelsch); Reprint (Philomel 2004 as The Ribbajack and Other Curious Yarns) young-adult collection of six horror stories.

Voyage of Slaves Brian Jacques (Penguin/Philomel 0-399-24549-9, Oct 2006, $23.99, 356pp, hc, cover by Michael Koelsch); Young-adult fantasy novel, third in the series begun in Castaways of the Flying Dutchman. Ben and Ned are captured by Mediterranean slavers. Simultaneous with the Puffin UK edition.

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