The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006
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Danse Macabre Laurell K. Hamilton (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-474-7, Jul 2006, £12.99, 483pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Anita Blake] Dark fantasy novel in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series. The 13th book in the series (14th if you count Micah). Simultaneous with the US (Berkley) edition.
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A Stroke of Midnight Laurell K. Hamilton (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-553-81633-0, Jul 2006, £6.99, 523pp, pb) [Meredith Gentry, PI] Reprint (Ballantine 2005) fantasy novel. Book four in the Meredith Gentry series. [First U.K. edition]
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Judas Unchained Peter F. Hamilton (Macmillan/Pan 0-330-49353-1, May 2006, £7.99, 1235pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Commonwealth Saga] Reprint (Macmillan UK 2005) SF novel, the second part of the Commonwealth Saga after Pandora’s Star.
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The Cloud Ray Hammond (Macmillan/Pan 0-330-44187-6, Mar 2006, £6.99, 389pp, pb) SF novel.
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Extinction Ray Hammond (Macmillan/Pan 0-330-48596-2, Oct 2005, £6.99, 311pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan 2005) SF novel. The original edition was not seen.
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Chip Crockett’s Christmas Carol Elizabeth Hand (Beccon Publications 1-870824-49-0, Apr 2006, £19.00, 133pp, hc, cover by Judith Clute) Reprint (PS Publishing 2003 as part of Bibliomancy: Four Novellas) fantasy novella. This has been somewhat revised, and has a new afterword by the author. Illustrated by Judith Clute. Beccon, 75 Rosslyn Ave., Harold Wood, Essex RM3 0RG UK; [beccon@dial.pipex.com].
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The Seer and the Sword Victoria Hanley (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55270-4, Jan 2006, £5.99, 357pp, tp, cover by Emma Chichester-Clark) Reprint (Scholastic UK 2000) young-adult fantasy novel.
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Fly by Night Frances Hardinge (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-41826-2, Oct 2006, £5.99, 436pp, tp, cover by Brett Helquist) Reprint (Macmillan Children’s Books 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.
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Fur Meg Harper (Usborne 0-7460-7305-4, May 2006, £5.99, 207pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel.
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Dead Witch Walking Kim Harrison (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-723609-3, Oct 2006, £6.99, 416pp, pb) [Rachel Morgan] Reprint (HarperTorch 2004) dark fantasy novel, the first book in the Rachel Morgan series about a witch PI in a world where non-humans live openly with humans. [First U.K. edition]
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Every Which Way But Dead Kim Harrison (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-723612-3, Oct 2006, £6.99, 501pp, pb) [Rachel Morgan] Reprint (HarperTorch 2005) SF/fantasy novel, the third book in the Rachel Morgan series. [First U.K. edition]
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A Fistful of Charms Kim Harrison (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-723613-1, Oct 2006, £6.99, 510pp, pb) [Rachel Morgan] Reprint (HarperTorch 2006) SF/fantasy novel, the fourth book in the Rachel Morgan series. [First U.K. edition]
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The Good, the Bad, and the Undead Kim Harrison (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-723611-5, Oct 2006, £6.99, 453pp, pb) [Rachel Morgan] Reprint (HarperTorch 2005) SF/fantasy novel, the second book in the Rachel Morgan series. [First U.K. edition]
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Nova Swing M. John Harrison (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07027-7, Nov 2006, £17.99, 246pp, hc, cover by Dominic Harman) [Light] SF novel, sequel to Light. A trade paperback edition (-07028-5, £9.99) was announced but not seen.
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The Black Sphinx Matt Hart (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55421-9, Mar 2006, £5.99, 295pp, tp, cover by David Roberts) Young-adult fantasy novel set on an alternate Earth.
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Orphan of the Sun Gill Harvey (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7900-8, May 2006, £12.99, 310pp, hc, cover by Carol Lawson) Young-adult fantasy novel of ancient history.
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Speak for England James Hawes (Random House/Vintage UK 0-099-47017-9, Jan 2006, £7.99, 338pp, tp) Reprint (Cape 2005) satirical novel of a stranded game-show contestant.
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Harsh Cry of the Heron Lian Hearn (Macmillan UK 1-4050-9210-6, Sep 2006, £16.99, 631pp, hc) [Tales of the Otori] 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.
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Desperate Moon R. Andrew Heidel (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].
- v · Mixed Blessings: An Exordium · Harlan Ellison™ · in
- · ONE: Beyond the Wall of Sleep: A collection of prose and poetry 1988-1997
- 9 · Dead Drunk · ss Beyond the Wall of Sleep, self published, 1997
- 17 · Staring Skyward · vi Beyond the Wall of Sleep, self published, 1997
- 21 · The God Makers · ss Beyond the Wall of Sleep, self published, 1997
- 27 · Faith · ss Beyond the Wall of Sleep, self published, 1997
- 31 · Solace · vi Beyond the Wall of Sleep, self published, 1997
- 35 · Ava Bryne · vi Beyond the Wall of Sleep, self published, 1997
- 37 · Interview with God · ss Beyond the Wall of Sleep, self published, 1997
- 43 · The Dead Travel Fast · vi Beyond the Wall of Sleep, self published, 1997
- 45 · The Voice · vi Beyond the Wall of Sleep, self published, 1997
- 51 · To My Muse · pm Beyond the Wall of Sleep, self published, 1997
- 53 · Pin · pm Beyond the Wall of Sleep, self published, 1997
- 54 · Psyche’s Pool · pm Beyond the Wall of Sleep, self published, 1997
- 55 · Wandering · pm Beyond the Wall of Sleep, self published, 1997
- 56 · Where the Future Lies · pm Beyond the Wall of Sleep, self published, 1997
- 57 · Schma · pm Beyond the Wall of Sleep, self published, 1997
- 58 · Piss · pm Beyond the Wall of Sleep, self published, 1997
- 59 · To See God It Does Not Take the Eyes of an Angel · pm Beyond the Wall of Sleep, self published, 1997
- 60 · Over Tea with Ingrid · pm Beyond the Wall of Sleep, self published, 1997
- 61 · Her · pm Beyond the Wall of Sleep, self published, 1997
- 62 · How I Envy Your Abandon · pm Beyond the Wall of Sleep, self published, 1997
- 63 · A Flower · pm Beyond the Wall of Sleep, self published, 1997
- 64 · Gabrielle’s Passion · pm Beyond the Wall of Sleep, self published, 1997
- · TWO: Angry Sunflowers: A Collection of Metaphysical Wonder Tales 1997-2000
- 69 · Collect Call · ss
- 85 · The Lazarus · ss
- 93 · Cryst · ss
- 99 · Me, Myself and I · ss
- 103 · Everyday Messiah · ss
- 111 · Who’s in the Driver’s Seat? · ss
- 113 · Liam’s Fate · ss
- · THREE: Weep: A collection of dark things
- 159 · Fall · ss
- 175 · Bestseller · ss
- 183 · The-thing-in-the-back-yard · ss
- 191 · Mister Creamy · ss
- 203 · Hush · ss
- 211 · Midnight · ss
- 217 · The Dream · ss
- 223 · Mercy · ss
- 229 · Starve a Fever, Feed a Cold · ss
- 235 · Someday · ss
- 237 · Mirror, Mirror · ss
- 241 · Wound Up · ss
- 245 · Smokes and Mirror · ss
- 261 · Smokes and Mirror: An Afterword and an Introduction · aw
- 263 · What I Learned This Week · ar
- 271 · Imp · ss
- 279 · Epitaph · aw
- 281 · Acknowledgements · Misc. · ms
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The Traitor’s Sword Amanda Hemingway (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-715389-9, Aug 2006, £6.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) [Sangreal] Reprint (Voyager 2005) fantasy novel, book two of the Sangreal trilogy. Hemingway also writes as Jan Siegel.
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Sister of the Dead Barb & J. C. Hendee (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-366-X, Jan 2006, £6.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Kovech) [Noble Dead] Reprint (Roc 2005) dark fantasy vampire novel. Third in a series after Dhampir and Thief of Lives. [First U.K. edition]
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Traitor to the Blood Barb & J. C. Hendee (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-571-9, Dec 2006, £6.99, 485pp, pb, cover by Martin McKenna) [Noble Dead] Reprint (Roc 2006) dark fantasy vampire novel, fourth in The Noble Dead saga begun with Dhampir. [First U.K. edition]
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Hunters of Dune Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-83748-9, Sep 2006, £12.99, 524pp, tp) [Dune] Reprint (Tor 2006) SF novel. A hardcover edition (-83747-0, £18.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]
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Dune Frank Herbert (Hodder 0-340-83993-7, Jun 2006, £6.99, 605pp, tp) [Dune] Reissue (Chilton 1965) SF novel, first in the series. A Hugo and Nebula Award winner.
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The Road to Dune Frank & Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson (Hodder 0-340-83746-2, Mar 2006, £7.99, 380pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Dune] 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.
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The Secret of Crickley Hall James Herbert (Macmillan UK 1-405-00520-3, Sep 2006, £17.99, 600pp, hc) Horror novel.
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On the Overgrown Path David Herter (PS Publishing 1-905834-85-1, Sep 2006, £10.00, 120pp, tp, cover by John Everett Millais) [On the Overgrown Path] 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].
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Samurai Jason Hightman (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-715909-9, Nov 2006, £5.99, 368pp, tp, cover by Bob Lee) [Saint of Dragons] Reprint (Eos 2006) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The Saint of Dragons. [First U.K. edition]
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Blade of Fire Stuart Hill (The Chicken House 1-904442-88-9, Sep 2006, £10.99, 312pp, hc) [Icemark Chronicles] Young-adult fantasy novel.
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The Cry of the Icemark Stuart Hill (The Chicken House 1-9044-4260-9, May 2006, £6.99, 494pp, tp) [Icemark Chronicles] Reprint (The Chicken House 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.
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Hawkes Harbor S. E. Hinton (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-43760-7, Jun 2006, £6.99, 251pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 2004) vampire novel.
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Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Star Andy Hoare (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-375-X, Jul 2006, £6.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Traders] Novelization based on the roleplaying game world, part of the Rogue Traders series.
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Come Dance with Me Russell Hoban (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7889-3, Feb 2006, £7.99, 188pp, tp) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2005) literary fantasy novel.
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Linger Awhile Russell Hoban (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.
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Forest Mage Robin Hobb (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-719615-6, Jul 2006, £18.99, 660pp, hc, cover by John Howe) [Soldier Son] Fantasy novel, book two in the Soldier Son trilogy. Hobb is a pseudonym for Megan Lindholm.
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Shaman’s Crossing Robin Hobb (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-719613-X, Feb 2006, £12.99, 533pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Soldier Son] Reprint (Voyager 2005) fantasy novel, book one in the Soldier Son trilogy. Hobb is a pseudonym for Megan Lindholm.
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Shaman’s Crossing Robin Hobb (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-719614-8, Jul 2006, £7.99, 631pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Soldier Son] Reprint (Voyager 2005) fantasy novel, the first book in the Soldier Son trilogy. Hobb is a pseudonym for Megan Lindholm.
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The Foretelling Alice Hoffman (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]
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The Ice Queen Alice Hoffman (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]
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Stravaganza: City of Flowers Mary Hoffman (Bloomsbury 0-7475-6502-3, Mar 2006, £6.99, 489pp, tp, cover by Ian Butterworth) [Stravaganza] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the series.
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Earth, Air, Fire and Custard Tom Holt (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-282-5, Jan 2006, £7.99, 410pp, tp) [Paul Carpenter] Reprint (Orbit 2005) humorous fantasy novel. The third Paul Carpenter novel after The Portable Door and In Your Dreams.
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Someone Like Me Tom Holt (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-446-1, Mar 2006, £2.99, 90pp, tp) Humorous fantasy novella. A Quick Read edition.
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You Don’t Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But It Helps Tom Holt (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-283-3, Feb 2006, £12.99, 346pp, hc, cover by James Nicol) [J.W. Wells & Co.] Humorous fantasy novel, fourth in the J. Wellington Wells & Co. series.
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You Don’t Have to be Evil to Work Here, But it Helps Tom Holt (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-284-1, Nov 2006, £6.99, 346pp, tp, cover by James Nicol) [J.W. Wells & Co.] Reprint (Orbit 2006) humorous fantasy novel, fourth in the J. Wellington Wells & Co. series.
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The Power of Five: Book Two: Evil Star Anthony Horowitz (Walker UK 1-84428-620-7, Apr 2006, £7.99, 350pp, tp) [Power of Five] Young-adult SF/fantasy novel, the second in a five-book series much rewritten from his Pentagram series published in the 1980s.
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H.P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life Michel Houellebecq (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] [H. P. Lovecraft]
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The Possibility of an Island Michel Houellebecq (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.
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The Possibility of an Island Michel Houellebecq (Orion/Phoenix 0-75382-118-4, Jul 2006, £7.99, 423pp, tp) Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2005) literary SF novel.
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The Dream Merchant Isabel Hoving (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).
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The Key to Chintak: The Zamorian Chronicles John Howard (Antony Rowe 1-905200-13-7, Mar 2006, £6.99, 327pp, tp, cover by Jürgen Ziewe) Reprint (Antony Rowe 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. The original edition was not seen.
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The Complete Chronicles of Conan: Centenary Edition Robert E. Howard (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07766-2, Jan 2006, £18.99, 925pp, hc) [Conan] 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.
- 1 · The Hyborian Age · ar LANY Cooperative Publications, 1938; the first half was published in The Phantagraph, Feb, Aug, & Oct/Nov ’36.
- 21 · Cimmeria · pm The Howard Collector Win ’65
- 23 · The Phoenix on the Sword · nv Weird Tales Dec ’32
- 44 · The Scarlet Citadel · nv Weird Tales Jan ’33
- 79 · The Tower of the Elephant · nv Weird Tales Mar ’33
- 101 · Black Colossus · nv Weird Tales Jun ’33
- 134 · The Slithering Shadow · nv Weird Tales Sep ’33
- 163 · The Pool of the Black One · nv Weird Tales Oct ’33
- 188 · Rogues in the House · nv Weird Tales Jan ’34
- 209 · Shadows in the Moonlight · nv Weird Tales Apr ’34
- 236 · Queen of the Black Coast · nv Weird Tales May ’34
- 262 · The Devil in Iron · nv Weird Tales Aug ’34
- 289 · The People of the Black Circle · na Weird Tales Sep ’34 (+2)
- 356 · A Witch Shall Be Born · na Weird Tales Dec ’34
- 393 · Jewels of Gwahlur · nv Weird Tales Mar ’35
- 431 · Beyond the Black River · na Weird Tales May ’35 (+1)
- 478 · Shadows in Zamboula · nv Weird Tales Nov ’35
- 505 · Red Nails · na Weird Tales Jul ’36 (+2)
- 574 · The Hour of the Dragon · pm The Howard Collector Spr ’69
- 575 · The Hour of the Dragon · n. Weird Tales Dec ’35 (+4)
- 733 · The God in the Bowl · ss The Tower of the Elephant, Donald M. Grant, 1975; originally published in a somewhat different version in Super Science Fiction, September 1952.
- 751 · The Black Stranger · na Echoes of Valor, ed. Karl Edward Wagner, Tor, 1987; Published in a different version in Fantasy Magazine, Feb-Mar 1953.
- 818 · The Frost-Giant’s Daughter · ss Rogues in the House, Donald M. Grant, 1976; originally published in a somewhat different version in Fantasy Fiction, August 1953.
- 826 · Drums of Tombalku (draft) · uw The Pool of the Black One, Donald M. Grant, 1986; originally published in a somewhat different version in Conan the Adventurer (Lancer, 1966).
- 847 · The Vale of Lost Women · ss Magazine of Horror Spr ’67
- 862 · Wolves Beyond the Border (Draft) · uw The Conan Chronicles: Volume 2: The Hour of the Dragon, Gollancz, 2001
- 880 · The Snout in the Dark (draft) · uw Jewels of Gwahlur, Donald M. Grant, 1979; originally published in a somewhat different version in Conan of Cimmeria (Lancer, 1969).
- 888 · The Hall of the Dead (synopsis) · uw The Last Celt: A Bio-Bibliography of Robert Ervin Howard, Glenn Lord, Donald M. Grant, 1976
- 890 · The Hand of Nergal (fragment) · uw The Last Celt: A Bio-Bibliography of Robert Ervin Howard, Glenn Lord, Donald M. Grant, 1976
- 893 · Notes on Various Peoples of the Hyborian Age · Anonymous · ar REHUPA
- 897 · Robert E. Howard and Conan · Stephen Jones · aw (*), 2006; Copyrighted 2000, 2006, this is revised and updated from the two earlier afterwords,; ‘Robert E. Howard and Conan: The Early Years’ (The Conan Chronicles: Volume 1, Gollancz, 2000); and ‘Robert E. Howard and Conan: The Final Years’ (The Conan Chronicles: Volume 2, Gollancz, 2001)
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MapHead Lesley Howarth (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).
- 9 · MapHead · n. Walker, 1994
- 161 · MapHead 2 · n. Walker, 1997
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Smoke and Mirrors Tanya Huff (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-477-1, Dec 2006, £6.99, 460pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Victory Nelson] Reprint (DAW 2005) dark fantasy novel, related to the Victory Nelson series. Second in a series featuring Henry’s friend Tony. The TV crew of a vampire-detective show gets trapped in a real haunted house. [First U.K. edition]
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Smoke and Shadows Tanya Huff (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-476-3, Mar 2006, £6.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Victory Nelson] Reprint (DAW 2004) dark fantasy novel, first in a new series related to the Victory Nelson series. [First U.K. edition]
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Warrior Cats: Fire and Ice Erin Hunter (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-721788-9, Apr 2006, £4.99, 351pp, tp, cover by Wayne McLaughlin) [Warrior Cats] Reprint (HarperCollins 2003 as Warriors: Fire and Ice) animal fantasy novel. Book two in a subseries. [First U.K. edition]
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Warrior Cats: Forest of Secrets Erin Hunter (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-714004-5, Apr 2006, £4.99, 349pp, tp, cover by Wayne McLaughlin) [Warrior Cats] Reprint (HarperCollins 2003 as Warriors: Forest of Secrets) young-adult fantasy novel. Book three in a series. [First U.K. edition]
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Warrior Cats: Into the Wild Erin Hunter (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-721787-0, Apr 2006, £4.99, tp, cover by Wayne McLaughlin) [Warrior Cats] Reprint (HarperCollins 2003 as Warriors: Into the Wild) young-adult fantasy novel. The first book in a new series. [First U.K. edition]
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Warrior Cats: Rising Storm Erin Hunter (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-714005-3, Oct 2006, £4.99, 352pp, tp) [Warrior Cats] Reprint (HarperCollins 2004) animal fantasy novel. Book four in the series. [First U.K. edition]
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Dying Words Shaun Hutson (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-432-1, Aug 2006, £17.99, 358pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Horror novel.
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Twisted Souls Shaun Hutson (Time Warner UK 0-7515-3523-0, Mar 2006, £6.99, 321pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Time Warner UK 2005) horror novel.
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