The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
Books, Listed by Author
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- HICKMAN, TRACY (Raye) (stories) (chron.) (continued)
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- HIGGINBOTTOM, DAVID (1923- ); see pseudonym Nicholas Fisk (stories)
- HIGGINS, GRAHAM (1953- ) (stories)
- HIGGS, ERIC C. (1953- )
- * *Doppelganger (St. Martins 0-312-00121-5, Mar 87, $14.95, 229pp, hc) Horror novel of an evil double.
- * _Doppelganger (St. Martins 0-312-90837-7, Jan 88 [Dec 87], $3.50, 229pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martins 1987) horror novel.
- HIGH, PHILIP E(mpson) (1914-2006) (stories)
- * _Come Hunt an Earthman (Arrow 0-09-938890-1, Jul 87, £2.25, 176pp, pb) Reissue (Hale 1973) sf novel. Volume 2 in the Venture SF series.
- * _Sold - for a Spaceship (Hamlyn/Venture 0-09-942780-X, Sep 85 [Oct 85], £1.75, 175pp, pb) Reprint (Hale 1973) sf adventure novel. Volume 7 in a series of space opera reprints.
- * _Speaking of Dinosaurs (Arrow 0-09-950450-2, Jun 87, £2.50, 192pp, pb) Reprint (Hale 1974) sf novel. Volume 13 in the Venture SF series.
- HIGHSMITH, (Mary) PATRICIA (Plaugman) (1921-1995) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Tales of Natural and Unnatural Catastrophes (Bloomsbury Books 0-7475-0097-5, Dec 87, £11.95, 189pp, hc) Original literary sf/occult collection. (Contents)
- * _Tales of Natural and Unnatural Catastrophes (Methuen 0-413-18370-X, 1988 [May 88], £2.95, 189pp, pb) Reprint (Bloomsbury 1987) literary sf/fantasy collection. Special Open Market edition, not available in the UK.
- * _Tales of Natural and Unnatural Catastrophes (Methuen 0-413-18370-X, Nov 88, £2.95, 189pp, pb) Reprint (Bloomsbury 1987) literary sf/horror collection.
- * +Tales of Natural and Unnatural Catastrophes (Atlantic Monthly Press 0-87113-251-6, Feb 89, $16.95, 189pp, hc) Collection of short stories, some of which are fantasy. First American edition (Bloomsbury 1987).
- HIGHTOWER, LYNN S. (1956- ) (stories)
- * *Alien Blues (Ace 0-441-64460-0, Jan 92 [Dec 91], $4.50, 251pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Elaki] Sf police procedural about a human/alien cop team on the trail of a serial killer. A first novel. Recommended (SW).
- * _Alien Blues (Ace 0-441-64460-0, Jan 95 [Dec 94], $4.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Elaki] Reissue (Ace 1991) SF police procedural. Third printing.
- * *Alien Eyes (Ace 0-441-01688-X, Feb 93 [Jan 93], $4.99, 245pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Elaki] Sf police procedural about a human/alien cop team; sequel to Alien Blues. Detective David Silver and his alien partner track a group of revolutionaries who murder Elaki pouchlings in their beds.
- * _Alien Eyes (Ace 0-441-01688-X, Feb 95 [Jan 95], $4.99, 245pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Elaki] Reissue (Ace 1993) SF police procedural, second in the Elaki series. Second printing.
- * *Alien Heat (Ace 0-441-00072-X, Jul 94 [Jun 94], $4.99, 230pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) [Elaki] SF police procedural novel about a human cop and his alien partner; third book of the Elaki series.
- * *Alien Rites (Ace 0-441-00219-6, Jul 95 [Jun 95], $4.99, 221pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) [Elaki] SF mystery novel in the Elaki series. The human/alien detective team tries to stop an alien blood feud.
- HIGHWATER, JAMAKE (1943-2001)
- * *Dark Legend (Grove Press 0-8021-1477-6, Jan 94, $21.00, 245pp, hc, cover by Bascove) Literary fantasy novel, a Native American reimagining of the Ring Cycle.
- * *Kill Hole (Grove Press 0-8021-1475-X, Sep 92, $18.95, 214pp, hc, cover by Bascove) [Ghost Horse Cycle] Literary near-future fantasy in the ongoing Ghost Horse Cycle the previous books have not been fantasies. Sitko Ghost Horse is accused of not being a Native American and driven out of a nameless city being destroyed by plague. He finds a hidden tribal civilization and must prove his birthright to them or die.
- * *Rama: A Legend (Holt 0-8050-3052-2, Sep 94 [Dec 94], $15.95, 226pp, hc, cover by Kelli Glancey) Young-adult literary fantasy novel, a retelling of the Ramayana inspired by Balinese performances, with illustrations by Kelli Glancey.
- HIGMAN, DENNIS J. (1940- )
- * *Pranks (Leisure 0-8439-3521-9, Oct 93, $4.50, 431pp, pb) Horror novel of a practical joker from beyond the grave.
- HILDEBRANDT, GREG(ory J.) (1939- )
- * *From Tolkien to Oz: The Art of Greg Hildebrandt (Unicorn 0-88101-019-7, 1985 [Jan 86], $19.95, unpaginated,, hc) Color book of his sf and fantasy art. Mostly pictures, some text (by William McGuire) all in white on black.
- * *Greg Hildebrandts Book of Three-Dimensional Dragons (Little, Brown 0-316-15240-4, Nov 94 [Oct 94], $18.95, 10pp, hc, cover by Greg Hildebrandt) Associational art book, a childrens pop-up book with large, two-page illustrations of five types of dragon.
- HILDEBRANDT, RITA (1948- )
- * *Merlin and the Dragons of Atlantis (with Tim Hildebrandt) (Bobbs-Merrill 0-672-52704-9, Jan 85 [Dec 84], $16.95, 199pp, hc) Allegorical fantasy of mysticism and techno-warfare by Rita, with illustrations (black & white) by Tim.
- HILDEBRANDT, TIM(othy) (1939-2006)
- * *The Fantasy Art Techniques of Tim Hildebrandt (with Jack E. Norton) (Paper Tiger 1-85028-161-0, Feb 92 [Jan 92], £10.95, 159pp, tp) Collection of artwork by Tim Hildebrandt, with text by Jack E. Norton, a foreword by Boris Vallejo, and an afterword by Alan Dean Foster. Recommended (PSP).
- * _Merlin and the Dragons of Atlantis (with Rita Hildebrandt) See entry under Rita Hildebrandt.
- HILDICK, E(dmund) W(allace) (1925-2001)
- * _The Ghost Squad and the Halloween Conspiracy (Tor 0-812-56852-4, Oct 86 [Sep 86], $1.95, 170pp, pb) [Ghost Squad] Reprint (Dutton 1985) juvenile fantasy novel of kids and four young ghosts; part of a series.
- * _The Ghost Squad and the Halloween Conspiracy (Tor 0-812-56852-4, Oct 88 [Sep 88], $1.95, 170pp, pb) [Ghost Squad] Reissue (Dutton 1985) young-adult tale of ghosts out to foil a dastardly plot to put needles in Halloween candy. Second printing.
- * *The Ghost Squad and the Menace of the Malevs (Dutton 0-525-44439-4, Oct 88 [Nov 88], $12.95, 200pp, hc) [Ghost Squad] Young-adult ghost/supernatural novel, latest in the Ghost Squad series.
- * *The Ghost Squad and the Prowling Hermits (Dutton 0-525-44330-4, Nov 87, $12.95, 212pp, hc) [Ghost Squad] Young-adult fantasy novel, fifth in the Ghost Squad series.
- * _The Ghost Squad Breaks Through (Tor 0-812-56850-8, Sep 86 [Aug 86], $1.95, 138pp, pb) [Ghost Squad] Reprint (Dutton 1984) juvenile fantasy novel of kid crime fighters aided by ghosts.
- * _The Ghost Squad Flies Concorde (Tor 0-812-56854-0, Dec 86 [Nov 86], $2.50, 186pp, pb) [Ghost Squad] Reprint (Dutton 1985) young-adult fantasy adventure novel featuring kids and ghosts vs. crooks, a suicide bomber, and a fanatic ghost. Third in a series.
- HILGARTNER, BETH; [i.e., Elizabeth Hilgartner] (1957- )
- * *Colors in the Dreamweavers Loom (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-50214-4, Oct 89 [Sep 89], $14.95, 241pp, hc) [*Colors in the Dreamweavers Loom] Young-adult fantasy of a girl drawn into the world of mysterious tree people.
- * *The Feast of the Trickster (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-55008-4, Oct 91 [Nov 91], $14.95, 240pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [*Colors in the Dreamweavers Loom] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Colors in the Dreamweavers Loom.
- HILL, CAROL (DeChellis) (1942- )
- * _Amanda & The Eleven Million Mile High Dancer (Bloomsbury Books 0-7475-1498-4, Mar 93 [Feb 93], £6.99, 443pp, tp, cover by Gary Powell) Reprint (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1985) literary sf novel.
- * _Amanda and the Eleven Million Mile High Dancer (Bloomsbury Books 0-7475-0234-X, Jul 88, £4.95, 447pp, tp) Reprint (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1985 as The Eleven Million Mile High Dancer) fantasy about roller-skating, hot-panted, NASA astronaut, Amanda, who battles the Galactic Cosmic Brain to save her narcoleptic cat, Schrodinger. Strange, but entertaining. [First U.K. edition]
- * *The Eleven Million Mile High Dancer (Holt Rinehart & Winston 0-03-070699-8, Apr 85 [Mar 85], $16.95, 447pp, hc) Sf novel of a female astronauts intergalactic adventures. There are elements of Wonderwoman and Buckaroo Banzai, plus darker strains, in this serio-comic extravaganza, which eventually collapses under its weight of unlikely plot elements but not without some fun along the way. Schrodinger the narcoleptic cat is almost worth the price of admission. (FCM)
- * _The Eleven Million Mile High Dancer (Norton 0-393-31407-3, Mar 96 [Apr 96], $12.00, 447pp, tp) Reprint (Holt Rinehart & Winston 1985) literary SF novel.
- * *Henry James Midnight Song (Simon & Schuster/Poseidon 0-671-75575-7, Aug 93, $23.00, 445pp, hc, cover by Gustav Klimt) Associational literary novel about the life of Henry James.
- HILL, DOUGLAS (Arthur) (1935-2007) (stories)
- * *Alien Citadel (Heinemann 0-434-94282-0, 1984, £6.95, 122pp, hc) [Huntsman] Young-adult sf novel. [Not seen]
- * +Alien Citadel (Atheneum 0-689-50281-8, May 84 [Apr 84], $10.95, 124pp, hc) [Huntsman] Sf novel, third in the Huntsman trilogy. First U.S. edition (Heinemann 1984).
- * *Blade of the Poisoner (Gollancz 0-575-03954-X, Jun 87 [Dec 87], £6.95, 192pp, hc) [Talents] Juvenile fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the Talents series.
- * +Blade of the Poisoner (Macmillan McElderry 0-689-50418-7, Oct 87, $12.95, 192pp, hc) [Talents] Young-adult Middle to High Fantasy novel. First U.S. edition (Gollancz 1987).
- * _Blade of the Poisoner (Piper 0-330-30692-8, Apr 89 [Mar 89], £2.25, 192pp, pb, cover by Julek Heller) [Talents] Reprint (Gollancz 1987) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the Talents series.
- * _Blade of the Poisoner (Bantam Starfire 0-553-27717-0, Dec 89 [Nov 89], $2.95, 194pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Talents] Reprint (Gollancz 1987) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * *Cade: 1: Galaxys Edge (Bantam UK 0-553-50334-0, Mar 96 [Feb 96], £3.50, 190pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Cade] Young-adult SF novel; volume 1 of a trilogy.
- * *Cade: The Moons of Lannamur (Bantam UK 0-553-50330-8, Jul 96, £3.50, 188pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Cade] Young-adult SF novel. Book 2 in a trilogy.
- * *The Caves of Klydor (Gollancz 0-575-03413-0, Oct 84 [Sep 84], £5.50, 118pp, tp) [Colsec] Young-adult sf novel, second in a trilogy beginning with Exiles of Colsec.
- * +The Caves of Klydor (Atheneum/Argo 0-689-50320-2, Mar 85 [Feb 85], $9.95, 118pp, hc) [Colsec] Reprint (Gollancz 1984) young-adult sf novel, sequel to Exiles of Colsec. First U.S. edition.
- * _The Caves of Klydor (Puffin 0-14-031768-6, Jan 86, £1.25, 128pp, pb) [Colsec] Reprint (Gollancz 1984) young-adult sf novel.
- * _The Caves of Klydor (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25929-6, Sep 86 [Aug 86], $2.75, 132pp, pb) [Colsec] Reprint (Gollancz 1984) young-adult sf novel, Vol. 2 in the Colsec Trilogy.
- * _The Caves of Klydor (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25929-6, Jul 88 [Jun 88], 2.95, 132pp, pb) [Colsec] Reissue (Gollancz 1984) young-adult sf novel, second in the Colsec trilogy.
- * *The Colloghi Conspiracy (Gollancz 0-575-04779-8, Jun 90, £4.99, 238pp, tp, cover by John Higgins) [Del Curb] Sf novel. Sequel to The Fraxilly Fracas. Also available in hardcover (-04579-5, £12.95).
- * _The Colloghi Conspiracy (Gollancz 0-575-05010-1, Mar 91, £3.99, 238pp, pb, cover by John Higgins) [Del Curb] Reprint (Gollancz 1990) sf novel. Volume 2 in the Del Curb series.
- * *Colsec Rebellion (Gollancz 0-575-03610-9, Jun 85 [May 85], £5.50, 121pp, hc) [Colsec] Young-adult sf novel, conclusion of the Colsec trilogy.
- * +Colsec Rebellion (Atheneum/Argo 0-689-50360-1, Oct 85 [Dec 85], $9.95, 121pp, hc) [Colsec] Reprint (Gollancz 1985) young-adult sf novel, conclusion of the Colsec trilogy. First U.S. publication.
- * _Colsec Rebellion (Puffin 0-14-031769-4, Oct 86, £1.50, 128pp, pb) [Colsec] Reprint (Gollancz 1985) young-adult sf novel, conclusion of the Colsec trilogy.
- * _Colsec Rebellion (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26145-2, Dec 86 [Nov 86], $2.75, 161pp, pb) [Colsec] Reprint (Gollancz 1985) young-adult sf novel, conclusion of the Colsec trilogy.
- * _Colsec Rebellion (Bantam Starfire 0-553-26145-2, Oct 89 [Nov 89], $2.95, 161pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Colsec] Reprint (Gollancz 1985) young-adult sf novel, third book of the Colsec trilogy.
- * _Day of the Starwind (Dell/Laurel Leaf 0-440-91762-X, May 87, $2.50, 138pp, pb) [Last Legionary] Reprint (Gollancz 1980) young-adult sf novel, The Last Legionary #3.
- * _Day of the Starwind (Piper 0-330-26652-7, Sep 89 [Aug 89], £2.25, 124pp, pb, cover by Julek Heller) [Last Legionary] Reissue (Gollancz 1980) young-adult sf novel. Volume Three in the Last Legionary quartet.
- * _Day of the Starwind (Macmillan Childrens Books 0-330-26652-7, Jan 96 [Feb 96], £2.99, 124pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Last Legionary] Reprint (Gollancz 1980) young-adult SF novel. Volume 3 in The Last Legionary Quartet.
- * _Deathwing Over Veynaa (Dell/Laurel Leaf 0-440-91743-3, Apr 87 [May 87], $2.50, 144pp, pb) [Last Legionary] Reprint (Gollancz 1980) young-adult sf novel, The Last Legionary #2.
- * _Deathwing Over Veynaa (Piper 0-330-26446-X, Jul 89 [Jun 89], £2.25, 125pp, pb, cover by Julek Heller) [Last Legionary] Reissue (Gollancz 1980) young-adult sf novel. Volume 2 in the Last Legionary quartet.
- * _Deathwing Over Veynaa (Macmillan Childrens Books 0-330-26446-X, Jan 96 [Feb 96], £2.99, 125pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Last Legionary] Reprint (Gollancz 1980) young-adult SF novel. Volume 2 in The Last Legionary Quartet.
- * *Exiles of Colsec (Gollancz 0-575-03348-7, Feb 84 [Jan 84], £5.50, 126pp, hc) [Colsec] Young-adult sf novel, first of a trilogy. An enjoyable, fast-paced adventure featuring teenage prisoners crash-landed on an unexplored planet. (FCM)
- * +Exiles of Colsec (Atheneum/Argo 0-689-50315-6, Nov 84 [Oct 84], $9.95, 126pp, hc) [Colsec] Reprint (Gollancz 1984) young-adult sf novel, first of a series.
- * _Exiles of Colsec (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25785-4, Jun 86 [May 86], $2.75, 164pp, pb) [Colsec] Reprint (Gollancz 1984) young-adult sf novel, first in the Colsec trilogy.
- * _Exiles of Colsec (Bantam Starfire 0-553-27233-0, Jan 88 [Dec 87], $2.95, 164pp, pb) [Colsec] Reissue (Gollancz 1984) young-adult sf novel, first in a trilogy.
- * *The Fraxilly Fracas (Gollancz 0-575-04509-4, Aug 89 [Jul 89], £4.99, 220pp, tp, cover by John Higgins) [Del Curb] Sf novel. Also available in hardcover (-04403-9, £11.95).
- * _The Fraxilly Fracas (Gollancz 0-575-04780-1, Jun 90, £3.50, 220pp, pb, cover by John Higgins) [Del Curb] Reprint (Gollancz 1989) sf novel.
- * _Galactic Warlord (Aladdin 0-689-70765-7, Oct 84 [Sep 84], $3.95, 124pp, pb) [Last Legionary] Reprint (Gollancz 1980) young-adult sf novel, first in the Last Legionary trilogy.
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