The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

HORWOOD, WILLIAM (continued)

• * *The Willows and Beyond (HarperCollins UK 0-00-225310-0, Nov ’96 [Dec ’96], £12.99, 294pp, hc, cover by Patrick Benson) [Wind in the Willows] Fantasy novel. Third in a series of sequels to Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows.
• * _The Willows and Beyond (HarperCollins UK 0-00-649639-3, Nov ’97, £6.99, 294pp, tp, cover by Patrick Benson) [Wind in the Willows] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1996) fantasy novel. Third and last of “The Tales of the Willows”, Horwood’s series of sequels to Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows.
• * +The Willows and Beyond (St. Martin’s/Dunne 0-312-19365-3, Nov ’98 [Dec ’98], $19.95, 294pp, hc, cover by Patrick Benson) [Wind in the Willows] Animal fantasy novel; third sequel by Horwood to The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, illustrated by Patrick Benson. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 1996).
• * *The Willows in Winter (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224353-9, Nov ’93, £12.99, 295pp, hc, cover by Patrick Benson) [Wind in the Willows] Animal fantasy novel; sequel to The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, illustrated by Patrick Benson.
• * +The Willows in Winter (St. Martin’s 0-312-11354-4, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $18.95, 205pp, hc, cover by Patrick Benson) [Wind in the Willows] Animal fantasy novel; sequel to The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, illustrated by Patrick Benson. First American edition (HarperCollins UK 1993).
• * _The Willows in Winter (SFBC #06158, Jan ’95 [Mar ’95], $8.98, 295pp, hc, cover by Patrick Benson) [Wind in the Willows] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) animal fantasy novel; sequel to The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, illustrated by Patrick Benson. Similar to the St. Martin’s 1994 edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Willows in Winter (HarperCollins UK 0-00-647873-5, Dec ’95, £4.99, 295pp, pb, cover by Patrick Benson) [Wind in the Willows] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) animal fantasy novel - a sequel to The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by Patrick Benson.
• * _The Willows in Winter (St. Martin’s/Griffin 0-312-14825-9, Oct ’96 [Nov ’96], $10.95, 295pp, tp, cover by Patrick Benson) [Wind in the Willows] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) animal fantasy novel; sequel to The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, illustrated by Patrick Benson.
• * *The Wolves of Time I: Journeys to the Heartland (HarperCollins UK 0-00-223677-X, Feb ’95, £14.99, 490pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Wolves of Time] Fantasy novel. A mystical summons draws wolves from all over Europe to band together against the evil Mennem and the Magyar wolf-pack to re-take their Heartland and restore the natural order of the world.
• * _The Wolves of Time I: Journeys to the Heartland (HarperCollins UK 0-00-649694-6, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], £5.99, 610pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Wolves of Time] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1995) animal fantasy novel.
• * *The Wolves of Time II: Seekers at the WulfRock (HarperCollins UK 0-00-223678-8, May ’97, £16.99, 489pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Wolves of Time] Animal fantasy novel, the sequel to Journeys to the Heartland.
• * _The Wolves of Time II: Seekers at the WulfRock (HarperCollins UK 0-00-649935-X, Apr ’98 [May ’98], £6.99, 489pp, pb) [Wolves of Time] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1997) animal fantasy novel, the sequel to Journeys to the Heartland.

HOSKEN, JOHN

• * *Meet Mr. Majimpsey (Pavilion 1-85145-095-5, Nov ’87, £8.95, 176pp, hc) Juvenile fantasy novel. Illustrated throughout by Dave Eastbury.

HOSSAIN, ROKEYA SAKHAWAT (1880-1932) (stories)

• * *Sultana’s Dream (Feminist Press 0-935312-83-8, Jun ’88 [Aug ’88], $6.95, 89pp, tp) Edited by Roushan Jahan and Hanna Papanek. Collection of the title story — the first feminist Utopia story written in English (1905) — plus translations of selections from The Secluded Ones, a 1929 series of stories on purdah. (“Sultana’s Dream” is a reverse purdah story.) A hardcover is listed at $16.95 — not seen. Order from The Talman Company, 150 5th Ave., New York NY 10011. (Contents)

HOTZE, SOLLACE

• * *Acquainted with the Night (Clarion Books 0-395-61576-3, Oct ’92 [Jan ’93], $13.95, 253pp, hc) Young-adult Gothic ghost thriller about two teenagers in pain on a haunted Maine island.

HOUARNER, GERARD (Daniel) (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Bard of Sorcery (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31138-8, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $2.95, 279pp, pb) Fantasy novel of an itinerant bard’s quest. A first novel.

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• * *Going Postal (Space & Time 0-917053-11-7, Jun ’98 [Jul ’98], $10.00, 125pp, tp, cover by Shikhar Dixit) Associational original anthology of 18 horror stories and one poem about ordinary people going violently crazy. A few have SF or fantasy elements. Authors include Bentley Little, Melanie Tem, Don Webb, and Eliot Fintushel. Order from Space & Time, 138 West 70th St 4B, New York NY 10023-4468; add $1.50 postage. (Contents)

HOUGH, RICHARD ALEXANDER; see pseudonym Bruce Carter

HOUSEHOLD, GEOFFREY (Edward West) (1900-1988) (stories)

• * *Arrows of Desire (Michael Joseph 0-7181-2644-0, 1985, £8.95, 128pp, hc) Sf novel. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
• * +Arrows of Desire (Atlantic Monthly Press 0-87113-045-9, Feb ’86 [Mar ’86], $12.95, 136pp, hc) Short sf novel of political muddles in post-holocaust Britain. Reprint (U.K. 1985); first U.S. edition.

HOVORKA, ROBERT L(eo), Jr. (1955- )

• * *Derelict (Ace 0-441-14254-0, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $2.95, 199pp, pb) Sf/horror/space opera novel a la Alien, a first novel.

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

• * *Beyond the Borders (Baen 0-671-87742-9, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $5.99, 245pp, pb, cover by C. W. Kelly) Collection of 13 fantastic travel/adventure stories, in the Weird Tales vein. There is an introduction by T.K.F. Weisskopf, discussing Howard’s mix of real-world and fictional references in these works. This is the seventh volume in the “Robert E. Howard Library”. publications. (Contents)
• * _Black Vulmea’s Vengeance (Ace 0-441-06661-5, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $2.95, 183pp, pb) Reprint (Zebra 1976) pirate adventure book of 3 related novelettes; associational.
• * _Bran Mak Morn (Baen 0-671-87705-4, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $5.99, 234pp, pb, cover by Ken Kelly) [Bran Mak Morn] Reprint (Dell 1969) collection of eight sword-and-sorcery stories about a Pict hero, with a new introduction by David Weber. This edition adds “The Gods of Bal-Sagoth”, which is not a Bran Mak Morn story. (Contents)
• * _Conan (with Lin Carter & L. Sprague de Camp) (Ace 0-441-11456-3, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.75, 221pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1967) fantasy collection, 12th Ace printing. “Conan” #1.
• * _Conan (with Lin Carter & L. Sprague de Camp) (Ace 0-441-11584-5, Nov ’85, $2.95, 221pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1967) collection. “Conan” #1.
• * _Conan (with L. Sprague de Camp & Lin Carter) (Sphere 0-7221-4729-5, Jan ’89 [Feb ’89], £2.50, 187pp, pb, cover by Blas Gallego) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1967) fantasy collection. Volume Three in the “Conan” series.
• * _Conan (with L. Sprague de Camp & Lin Carter) (Ace 0-441-11481-4, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $3.50, 221pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1967) collection of “Conan” material. First book in the “Conan” series; 20th printing.
• * *The Conan Chronicles (with L. Sprague de Camp & Lin Carter) (Sphere 0-7474-0547-6, Aug ’89, £3.99, 569pp, pb, cover by Blas Gallego) [Conan] Omnibus of the first three Conan books. (Contents)
• * *The Conan Chronicles 2 (with L. Sprague de Camp & Lin Carter) (Orbit 0-7474-0690-1, Sep ’90, £4.50, 531pp, pb, cover by Blas Gallego) [Conan] Fantasy omnibus of Conan the Wanderer, Conan the Adventurer, and Conan the Buccaneer. (Contents)
• * _Conan of Aquilonia (with Lin Carter & L. Sprague de Camp) (Ace 0-441-11475-X, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $2.95, 171pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Ace 1977) collection of stories based on the Robert E. Howard character. “Conan” #11. 12th printing.
• * _Conan of Cimmeria (with Lin Carter & L. Sprague de Camp) (Ace 0-441-11455-5, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.75, 189pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1969) fantasy collection, 12th Ace printing. “Conan” #2.
• * _Conan of Cimmeria (with Lin Carter & L. Sprague de Camp) (Ace 0-441-11453-9, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $2.95, 189pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1969) collection. “Conan” #2. 15th Ace printing.
• * _Conan of Cimmeria (with L. Sprague de Camp & Lin Carter) (Sphere 0-7221-4740-6, Jul ’87, £2.50, 192pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1969) fantasy collection. Volume 6 in the “Conan” series.
• * _Conan of Cimmeria (with L. Sprague de Camp & Lin Carter) (Ace 0-441-11453-9, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $3.50, 189pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1969) fantasy collection of eight stories; second “Conan” book. 18th printing.
• * _Conan of Cimmeria (with L. Sprague de Camp & Lin Carter) (Ace 0-441-11453-9, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $4.50, 189pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1969) collection of eight stories featuring Conan; 19th printing.
• * _Conan the Adventurer (with L. Sprague de Camp) (Ace 0-441-11464-4, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.75, 224pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1966) fantasy collection. “Conan” #5.
• * _Conan the Adventurer (with L. Sprague de Camp) (Ace 0-441-11604-3, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $2.95, 224pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1966) fantasy collection, “Conan” #5. 14th Ace printing.
• * _Conan the Adventurer (Sphere 0-7221-4751-1, Oct ’88, £2.99, 192pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1966) fantasy collection. Volume 1 in the “Conan” series.
• * _Conan the Adventurer (with L. Sprague de Camp & Lin Carter) (Ace 0-441-11858-5, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $3.50, 224pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1966) collection of four stories, fifth book of the “Conan” series; 17th printing.
• * _Conan the Adventurer (with L. Sprague de Camp) (Ace 0-441-11858-5, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $4.50, 224pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1966) collection of four stories featuring Conan; 18th printing.
• * _Conan the Avenger (with L. Sprague de Camp & Björn Nyberg) (Ace 0-441-11467-9, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.75, 192pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1968) fantasy novel by Nyberg & de Camp, plus an article by Howard. 10th Ace printing, “Conan” #10.
• * _Conan the Avenger (with L. Sprague de Camp & Björn Nyberg) (Ace 0-441-11474-1, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $2.95, 192pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1968) novel by Nyberg and de Camp, based on Howard’s character. “Conan” #10. 12th printing.
• * _Conan the Avenger (with L. Sprague de Camp & Björn Nyberg) (Sphere 0-7221-4734-1, Sep ’89 [Nov ’89], £2.99, 192pp, pb, cover by Blas Gallego) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1968) fantasy novel. Volume 10 in the “Conan” series.
• * _Conan the Avenger (with Björn Nyberg & L. Sprague de Camp) (Ace 0-441-11483-0, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $3.95, 192pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1968) fantasy novel by Nyberg & de Camp plus an article by Howard; 10th “Conan” book. 15th printing.
• * _Conan the Avenger (with Björn Nyberg & L. Sprague de Camp) (Ace 0-441-11483-0, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $4.50, 192pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1968) Conan novel by Nyberg and de Camp, with an article by Howard; 16th printing.
• * _Conan the Conqueror (Ace 0-441-11466-0, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.75, 222pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Gnome 1950) fantasy novel, 9th Ace printing. “Conan” #9.
• * _Conan the Conqueror (with L. Sprague de Camp) (Ace 0-441-11588-8, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $2.95, 222pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Gnome 1950) fantasy novel, “Conan” #9. 11th printing.
• * _Conan the Conqueror (Ace 0-441-11590-X, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $4.50, 222pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) [Conan] Reissue (Gnome 1950) fantasy novel featuring Conan the Barbarian; 14th printing.
• * _Conan the Freebooter (with L. Sprague de Camp) (Ace 0-441-11457-1, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.75, 223pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1968) fantasy collection, 13th Ace printing. “Conan” #3.
• * _Conan the Freebooter (with L. Sprague de Camp) (Ace 0-441-11584-5, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $2.95, 223pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1968) collection. “Conan” #3. 18th Ace printing.
• * _Conan the Freebooter (with L. Sprague de Camp) (Sphere 0-7221-4739-2, Apr ’88, £2.75, 205pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1968) fantasy novel. Volume 5 in the “Conan” series.
• * _Conan the Freebooter (with L. Sprague de Camp) (Ace 0-441-11863-1, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $3.50, 223pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1968) collection of five stories, with an introduction by deCamp. Third book of the “Conan” series; 21st printing.
• * _Conan the Freebooter (with L. Sprague de Camp) (Ace 0-441-11863-1, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $4.50, 223pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1968) collection of five “Conan” stories; 22nd printing.
• * _Conan the Swordsman (with Lin Carter, L. Sprague de Camp & Björn Nyberg) (Ace 0-441-11479-2, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $2.95, 216pp, pb) [Conan] Reprint (Bantam 1978) collection based on a character by Robert E. Howard. This was the first of a new Conan series which Ace has rebilled as Conan #13.
• * _Conan the Usurper (with L. Sprague de Camp) (Ace 0-441-11459-8, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.75, 254pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1967) fantasy collection, 9th Ace printing. “Conan” #8.
• * _Conan the Usurper (with L. Sprague de Camp) (Ace 0-441-11469-5, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $2.95, 254pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1967) fantasy collection, “Conan” #8. 11th printing.
• * _Conan the Usurper (with L. Sprague de Camp) (Sphere 0-7221-4747-3, Jul ’89, £2.99, 203pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1967) fantasy collection. Volume 7 in the “Conan” series.
• * _Conan the Usurper (with L. Sprague de Camp) (Ace 0-441-11591-8, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $3.50, 254pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1967) collection of four stories, eighth “Conan” book; 14th printing.
• * _Conan the Usurper (with L. Sprague de Camp) (Ace 0-441-11591-8, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $4.50, 254pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1967) collection of four “Conan” stories; 15th printing.
• * _Conan the Wanderer (with Lin Carter & L. Sprague de Camp) (Ace 0-441-11462-8, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.75, 222pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1968) fantasy collection, 11th Ace printing. “Conan” #4.
• * _Conan the Wanderer (with Lin Carter & L. Sprague de Camp) (Ace 0-441-11597-7, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $2.95, 222pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1968) collection, “Conan” #4.
• * _Conan the Wanderer (with L. Sprague de Camp & Lin Carter) (Ace 0-441-11597-7, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.50, 222pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1968) collection of four stories, fourth book of the “Conan” series; 19th printing.
• * _Conan the Wanderer (with L. Sprague de Camp & Lin Carter) (Ace 0-441-11597-7, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $4.50, 222pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1968) collection of four stories featuring Conan; 19th printing.
• * _Conan the Warrior (Ace 0-441-11465-2, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.75, 222pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1967) fantasy collection edited by L. Sprague de Camp. 10th Ace printing, “Conan” #7. This one is pure Howard.
• * _Conan the Warrior (Ace 0-441-11586-1, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $2.95, 222pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1967) collection of 3 stories edited by L. Sprague de Camp, “Conan” #7. 12th printing.
• * _Conan the Warrior (Sphere 0-7221-4748-1, Jun ’88, £2.75, 192pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1967) fantasy collection. Volume 2 in the “Conan” series.
• * _Conan the Warrior (Ace 0-441-11586-1, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $3.50, 222pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1967) collection of three stories, seventh “Conan” book; 16th printing.
• * _Conan the Warrior (Ace 0-441-11586-1, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $4.50, 222pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1967) collection of three stories featuring Conan. The copyright page calls this the 16th printing, but this is at least the 17th; we listed a 16th printing in 1990 with a $3.50 cover price.
• * _Conan: The Flame Knife (with L. Sprague de Camp) (Ace 0-441-11665-5, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $2.95, 159pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Ace 1981) of a Howard novella rewritten by de Camp into a Conan novel; illustrations by Esteban Maroto. It first appeared in a collection Tales of Conan (Gnome 1955). 6th Ace printing.
• * _Conan: The Treasure of Tranicos [with L. Sprague de Camp] (Ace 0-441-82246-0, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $2.75, 191pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Ace 1980) short fantasy novel, illustrated by Esteban Maroto. 4th printing. Although de Camp’s name doesn’t appear on the cover, this is actually a posthumous collaboration of de Camp and Howard with two other stories by de Camp.
• * *Cormac Mac Art (with David A. Drake) (Baen 0-671-87651-1, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $5.99, 209pp, pb, cover by C. W. Kelly) Collection of sword and sorcery stories about Howard’s character Cormac Mac Art. There are two stories by Howard, a new novelette by Drake, and three stories finished from Howard’s fragments by Drake. Volume 1 in “The Robert E. Howard Library” of newly re-edited stories. (Contents)
• * *Cthulhu: The Mythos and Kindred Horrors (Baen 0-671-65641-4, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $2.95, 245pp, pb) David A. Drake, ed. Collection of 13 pieces. One seems to be an original poem from the inexhaustible Howard trunk. I don’t know what, if any, editing in the actual stories was done by Drake. The author in all cases seems to be Howard alone. (Contents)
• * _Cthulhu: The Mythos and Kindred Horrors (Baen 0-671-65641-4, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $2.95, 245pp, pb) Reissue (Baen 1987) collection of 13 stories, edited by David Drake; second printing.
• * *Desire and Other Erotic Poems (Charles Hoffman, 1989, ph) Collection of 15 poems, several previously unpublished. Limited to 30 copies, distributed as part of REHupa #100. (Contents)
• * *Eons of the Night (Baen 0-671-87717-8, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $5.99, 238pp, pb, cover by C. W. Kelly) Sword & sorcery collection of ten stories, with a new introduction by S.M. Stirling, and an introduction by Howard taken from a 1933 letter to H.P. Lovecraft. This seems to be a completely new compilation. (Contents)
• * *The Essential Conan (SFBC #17988, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $14.98, 643pp, hc, cover by Ken Kelly) [Conan] Omnibus of three “Conan” books, one novel and two collections: The Hour of the Dragon (1977), The People of the Black Circle (1977), and Red Nails (1977). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 1-56865-803-6, and comes shrinkwrapped with a poster of the cover art. (Contents)