The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

Books, Listed by Author

HUGHES, ROBERT DON (1949- ) (chron.)

• * *The Eternity Gene (Broadman & Holman 0-8054-6000-4, Jan ’99 [Feb ’99], $12.99, 341pp, tp) [Jack Brennan] Christian quasi-SF novel, sequel to The Fallen. Jack Brennan is abducted again by time-travelling demons masquerading as aliens, but this time he’s only one of many, all possessing a genetic predisposition towards faith. Order from Bradman & Holman, 127 9th Ave N, Nashville TN 37234.

HUGHES, TED; [i.e., Edward James Hughes] (1930-1998) (chron.)

• * _The Iron Giant (Random House/Knopf 0-375-80167-7, Apr ’99 [May ’99], $16.00, 79pp, hc, cover by Gary Kelly) Reprint (Faber and Faber UK 1968 as The Iron Man) young-adult SF/fantasy story. This has the 1985 illustrations by Andrew Davidson. A movie tie-in (“soon to be a major motion picture”) edition.
• * _The Iron Giant (Random House/Knopf Paperbacks 0-375-80153-7, Jul ’99, $4.99, 79pp, tp) Reprint (Faber & Faber 1968 as The Iron Man) young-adult SF/fantasy story. A movie tie-in edition.

HULME, JULIET MARION (1938- ); see pseudonym Anne Perry (chron.)

HULSE, MICHAEL, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment and Other Stories See entry under Nathaniel Hawthorne.

HUNT, ANGELA (chron.)

• * *The Truth Teller (Bethany House 0-7642-2155-8, May ’99 [Jul ’99], $11.99, 413pp, tp) Christian SF novel of genetic engineering and ethics. A boy born of a genetic experiment has the power to see and speak the truth in every situation. Available from Bethany House Publishers, 11300 Hampshire Ave. S., Minneapolis MN 55438; 612-829-2500.

HUTCHISON, DON(ald), ed. (1931- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Northern Frights 5 (Mosaic Press 0-88962-676-6, Nov ’99, $15.00, 259pp, tp, cover by D. L. Sproule) Original anthology of 17 horror/dark fantasy stories, one a reprint, and a poem, all either set in Canada or written by Canadians. Authors include Hugh B. Cave, Nalo Hopkinson, and Robert Charles Wilson. Order from Mosaic Press, PO Box 1032, Oakville ONT L6J 5E9 Canada; in the US order from Mosaic Press, 85 River Rock Dr., Suite 202, Buffalo NY 14207. Phone/fax: 1-800-387-8992. (Contents)

HUXLEY, ALDOUS (Leonard) (1894-1963) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Jacob’s Hands (with Christopher Isherwood) (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-24306-5, Sep ’99 [Oct ’99], $11.95, 141 + lxii, tp, cover by Claire Leighton) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1998, not seen) fantasy novel, a trunk novel/screenplay treatment about a man whose gift of healing touch is exploited. Introduction by Laura Archera Huxley.

HYND, NOEL (1947- ) (chron.)

• * *The Lost Boy (Pinnacle 0-7860-1014-2, Oct ’99 [Aug ’99], $5.99, 428pp, pb) Ghost novel.

IBBOTSON, EVA (Maria Charlotte Michele, née Wiesner) (1925- ) (chron.)

• * _The Secret of Platform 13 (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130286-0, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $4.99, 231pp, tp, cover by Kevin Hawkes) Reprint (Macmillan Children’s Books 1994) young-adult humorous fantasy. Illustrated by Sue Porter.
• * +Which Witch? (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-46164-7, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $15.99, 231pp, hc, cover by Kevin Hawkes) Young-adult humorous fantasy. A wizard looking for a wife holds a spell-casting contest for witches. Illustrated by Annabel Large. First US edition (Macmillan Children’s Books 1979).

IDLE, ERIC (chron.)

• * *The Road to Mars (Random House/Pantheon 0-375-40340-X, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $24.00, 309pp, hc) Humorous “Post-Modem” SF novel of a robot determined to understand the nature of comedy, following two interplanetary standup comics.
• * *The Road to Mars: A Post-Modem Novel (Boxtree 0-7522-2414-X, Sep ’99, £14.99, 309pp, hc, cover by Paul Hess) Humorous SF novel by the Monty Python performer. An android accompanies two comedians on the outer solar system vaudeville circuit in an attempt to understand humor.

IKIN, VAN (George) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Strange Constellations: A History of Australian Science Fiction (with Sean McMullen & Russell Blackford) See entry under Russell Blackford.

ING, DEAN (Charles) (1931- ) (chron.)

• * _The Skins of Dead Men (Tor 0-812-54032-8, Sep ’99 [Oct ’99], $6.99, 373pp, pb, cover by Shelley Eshkar) Reprint (Forge 1998) associational thriller with dark fantasy elements.

INGS, SIMON D. (1965- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Headlong (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-647725-9, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], £5.99, 325pp, pb, cover by Jacey) SF novel of the sensory-wired future.

IRVINE, IAN (1950- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Dark Is the Moon (Penguin Australia 0-14-027681-5, Apr ’99 [Jul ’99], A$16.95, 674pp, pb, cover by Mark Sofilas) [Three Worlds: View from the Mirror] Fantasy novel, Volume Three in “The View from the Mirror” quartet. This was not seen previously, but indicates second printing.
• * *A Shadow on the Glass (Penguin Australia 0-14-027196-1, Apr ’98 [Jul ’99], A$16.95, 586pp, pb, cover by Mark Sofilas) [Three Worlds: View from the Mirror] Fantasy novel, Volume One in “The View from the Mirror” quartet. Three worlds, each with their own human species, are set off-balance by the arrival of a fourth race. This was published in 1998, but not seen until now; the copyright page indicates third printing.
• * *The Tower on the Rift (Penguin Australia 0-14-027680-7, Oct ’98 [Jul ’99], A$16.95, 664pp, pb, cover by Mark Sofilas) [Three Worlds: View from the Mirror] Fantasy novel, Volume Two in “The View from the Mirror” quartet. Three species of humans seek the knowledge of the Twisted Mirror. This was published in 1998, but not seen until now.
• * *The Way Between the Worlds (Penguin Australia 0-14-027682-3, Sep ’99 [Nov ’99], A$16.95, 635pp, pb, cover by Mark Sofilas) [Three Worlds: View from the Mirror] Fantasy novel, fourth and final in “The View from the Mirror” quartet. Rulke the Charon begins to open the Way between the Worlds.

IRWIN, ROBERT (Graham) (1946- ) (chron.)

• * *Satan Wants Me (Dedalus 1-873982-34-8, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], £14.99, 320pp, hc, cover by David Bird) Literary novel with fantasy elements of sex and satanism in the 1960s.

ISHERWOOD, CHRISTOPHER (1904-1986) (chron.)

• * _Jacob’s Hands (with Aldous Huxley) See entry under Aldous Huxley.

ISIDORE, SARAH (chron.)

• * *The Daughters of Bast: The Hidden Land (Avon Eos 0-380-80318-6, Sep ’99, $6.50, 373pp, pb, cover by Rowena Morrill) [Daughters of Bast] Celtic/Egyptian fantasy novel. A young Celtic woman in ancient Gaul uses ancient Egyptian secrets to defend her people from invading Romans.

JABLOKOV, ALEXANDER (1956- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Deepdrive (Avon Eos 0-380-79715-1, Oct ’99, $5.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Gregory Bridges) Reprint (Avon Eos 1998) SF novel.

JACKSON, SHIRLEY (Hardie) (1919-1965) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Haunting (Penguin US 0-14-028743-4, Jul ’99, $11.95, 246pp, tp) Reprint (Viking 1959 as The Haunting of Hill House) classic haunted-house novel. This is a movie tie-in edition.
• * _The Haunting of Hill House (Robinson 1-84119-097-7, Sep ’99, £7.99, 246pp, tp) Reissue (Viking 1959) classic dark fantasy novel. A film tie-in edition.

JACKSON, [Sir] T(homas) G(raham) (1835-1924) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Six Ghost Stories (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-68-0, Jan ’99, C$51.00, xix+145pp, hc, cover by Jason C. Eckhardt) Reprint (John Murray 1919) collection of six ghost stories. This edition is limited to 500 copies and adds an extensive introduction by Richard Dalby. A world-wide edition available in the US for $38.50 and in the UK for £23.50. (Contents)

JACOB, CHARLEE (1952- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Dread in the Beast (Necro Publications 1-889186-11-2, Feb ’99 [Apr ’99], $12.95, 213pp, tp, cover by Brandy Gill) Collection of 16 “hardcore” horror stories, six original. This is a signed limited edition of 300; a sold-out hardcover, limited edition of 52 (-12-0, $45.00) was announced but not seen. Copyrighted 1998, but did not appear until 1999. Order from Necro Publications, PO Box 540298, Orlando FL 32854-0298; add $1.50 postage. (Contents)

JACOB, PIERS ANTHONY DILLINGHAM (1934- ); see pseudonym Piers Anthony (chron.)

JACOBY, KATE; pseudonym of Tracy Oliphant (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Exile’s Return (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-878-7, Jun ’99, £6.99, 442pp, pb, cover by Kevin Jenkins) [Elita] Reprint (Gollancz 1998) fantasy novel. “The First Book of Elita”. Jacoby is a pseudonym of Tracy Oliphant.
• * *Voice of the Demon (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-06525-7, Mar ’99, £16.99, 478pp, hc, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Elita] Fantasy novel, the second book of “Elita”, sequel to Exile’s Return.

JACQ, CHRISTIAN (chron.)

• * +Ramses V: Under the Western Acacia (Warner 0-446-67360-9, Mar ’99, $14.99, 356pp, tp, cover by Marc Burkhardt) [Ramses] Historical novel of ancient Egypt, with fantasy elements. Volume five of five. Translated by Mary Feeney from the French (Laffont 1996 as Sous l’acacia d’Occident). First US edition (Simon & Schuster UK 1/99).
• * _Ramses: The Battle of Kadesh (Pocket UK 0-671-01022-0, May ’99, £5.99, 374pp, pb) [Ramses] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1998) volume three in an Egyptian/historical fantasy series
• * _Ramses: The Lady of Abu Simbel (Pocket UK 0-671-01023-9, Jun ’99, £5.99, 370pp, pb) [Ramses] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1998) volume four in an Egyptian/historical fantasy series. Translated by Mary Feeney from the French (Editions Robert Laffont 1996).
• * _Ramses: The Temple of a Million Years (Simon & Schuster UK/Pocket 0-671-01021-2, Jan ’99 [May ’99], £5.99, 344pp, pb) [Ramses] Reprint (Warner; Simon & Schuster UK 1997 as Ramses II: The Eternal Temple) volume two of five in an Egyptian/historical fantasy series.
• * *Ramses: Under the Western Acacia (Simon & Schuster UK 0-684-82123-0, Jan ’99 [May ’99], £9.99, 354pp, tp) [Ramses] Volume five of five in an Egyptian/historical fantasy series. Translated by Mary Feeney from the French (Laffont 1996 as Sous l’acacia d’Occident). A hardcover edition (-82140-0, £16.99) was announced but not seen.

JACQUES, BRIAN (1939- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Legend of Luke (Hutchinson 0-09-176862-4, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], £12.99, 374pp, hc, cover by Fangorn) [Redwall] Young-adult animal fantasy novel. Book 12 in the “Redwall” series. Illustrated by Fangorn.
• * _The Long Patrol (Ace 0-441-00599-3, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $5.99, 318pp, pb, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Reprint (Hutchinson 1997) young-adult talking animal fantasy in the “Redwall” series.
• * _Mariel of Redwall (Avon 0-380-71922-3, Jun ’99 [Jul ’99], $5.99, 387pp, pb, cover by Tom Canty) [Redwall] Reissue (Hutchinson 1991) YA talking-animal fantasy in the “Redwall” series. 15th printing.
• * _Marlfox (Red Fox 0-09-926436-6, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], £4.99, 386pp, pb, cover by Fangorn) [Redwall] Reprint (Hutchinson 1998) young-adult animal fantasy novel. Book 11 in the “Redwall” series.
• * _Mattimeo (Ace 0-441-00610-8, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $6.50, 432pp, pb, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Reprint (Hutchinson 1989) young-adult talking animal fantasy in the “Redwall” series.
• * _Seven Strange & Ghostly Tales (Penguin/Paperstar 0-698-11808-1, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $5.99, 137pp, tp, cover by Kevin Hawkes) Reprint (Hutchinson 1991) young-adult collection.

JAIVIN, LINDA (chron.)

• * _Rock ’n’ Roll Babes from Outer Space (Random House/Broadway 0-7679-0200-9, Apr ’99, $13.00, 278pp, tp) Reprint (Text Publishing, Australia 1996) humorous SF novel.

JAMES, DONALD; pseudonym of Donald James Wheal, (1931-2008) (chron.)

• * _Monstrum (Ballantine/Ivy 0-8041-1891-4, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $6.99, 436pp, pb, cover by Greg Clark) [Monstrum] Reprint (Century 1997) near-future thriller. A serial killer terrorizes Moscow in 2015.

JAMES, M(ontague) R(hodes) (1862-1936) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Fenstanton Witch and Others (Haunted Library 0-906153-31-X, Nov ’99, £4.00, 53pp, ph, cover by Paul Lowe) Collection of seven ghost story drafts by M.R. James, four previously published in Ghosts & Scholars and the others previously unpublished, together with some other M.R. James ephemera. (Contents)

JAMES, PETER (1948- ) (chron.)

• * _Alchemist (Orion 0-75281-729-9, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], £5.99, 674pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1996) SF/dark fantasy novel.
• * _Denial (Orion 0-75282-688-3, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], £5.99, 498pp, pb) Reprint (Orion 1998) associational thriller set in the near future.
• * _Prophecy (Orion 0-75281-737-X, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], £5.99, 368pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1992) dark fantasy novel about possession.

JAROCHA-ERNST, CHRIS (chron.)

• * *A Cthulhu Mythos: Bibliography & Concordance (Armitage House 1-887797-01-7, Mar ’99 [Apr ’99], $27.95, 463pp, tp, cover by John T. Snyder) Non-fiction, reference. A self-proclaimed “idiosyncratic” bibliography listing first publications of Lovecraftian “Cthulhu Mythos” fiction, poetry, and some supposed non-fiction. Includes relevant letters by Lovecraft. There is a concordance, an index by title, and lists of selected collections, anthologies, and references. Order from Armitage House, 5536 25th Ave NE, Seattle WA 98105-2415; add $3.00 shipping.

JARVIS, ROBIN (chron.)

• * _The Fatal Strand (Collins 0-00-675014-1, Apr ’99, £5.99, 512pp, pb) [Wyrd Museum] Reprint (Collins 1998) young-adult fantasy novel. Book three of the “Tales from the Wyrd Museum” trilogy.
• * *Thorn Ogres of Hagwood (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-130085-X, Oct ’99, £4.99, 232pp, tp) [Hagwood Books] Young-adult fantasy novel, first in a new series, “The Hagwood Books”. The thorn ogres are summoned to retrieve a High Lady’s valuable possession.

JEFFERIES, MIKE (1943- ) (chron.)

• * *The Ghosts of Candleford (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648208-2, Jul ’99 [Aug ’99], £5.99, 249pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) Fantasy novel.

JENKINS, WILL(iam) F(itzgerald) (1896-1975); see pseudonym Murray Leinster (stories) (chron.)

JENSEN, JAN LARS (1969- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Shiva 3000 (Harcourt Brace 0-15-100454-4, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $24.00, 284pp, hc) SF novel. The gods of the Hindu pantheon walk far-future Earth. A first novel.

JENSEN, JANE (1963- ) (chron.)

• * *Millennium Rising (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43034-4, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $24.00, 430pp, hc, cover by John Picacio) Millennial thriller. A Vatican investigator and a reporter seek the truth behind apparent portents of the end of the world.

JETER, K(evin) W(ayne) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Noir (Millennium 1-85798-596-6, Jan ’99, £6.99, 388pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Bantam 1998) SF novel of a dark future where even the dead must labour to pay their debts. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Noir (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57638-0, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $6.99, 484pp, pb, cover by Broeck Steadman) Reprint (Bantam 1998) near-future SF noir mystery.
• * *Star Wars: Hard Merchandise (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57891-X, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $5.99, 338pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Wars] Star Wars novelization, third in the “Bounty Hunter Wars”. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
• * *Star Wars: The Bounty Hunter Wars (SFBC #19794, Jul ’99 [Aug ’99], $15.98, 758pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Wars] Omnibus of three Star Wars novelizations in the trilogy: The Mandalorian Armor (1998), Slave Ship (1998), and Hard Merchandise (1999). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0277-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. (Contents)
• * *Star Wars: The Bounty Hunter Wars: Book Three: Hard Merchandise (Bantam UK 0-553-50687-0, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], £5.99, 338pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) Original novel featuring the hunter Boba Fett, last in a trilogy. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam Spectra) edition. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm Ltd.

JEWETT, SARAH ORNE (1849-1909) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Lady Ferry and Other Uncanny People (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-56-7, Oct ’98 [Jan ’99], $49.95, 146+xxiv, hc, cover by Deborah McMillion-Nering) Collection of 11 supernatural stories, edited and with an introduction by Jessica Amanda Salmonson. Preface by Joanna Russ. This is a limited edition of 500. (Contents)

JOHANSON, PAULA, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Tesseracts⁷ (with Jean-Louis Trudel) (Tesseract 1-895836-59-X, Nov ’98 [Feb ’99], $22.95, 283pp, tp, cover by Gerry Dotto) Original anthology of 25 stories and vignettes (including eight scattered, related vignettes counted as one story) and 10 poems by Canadian writers. Authors include Elisabeth Vonarburg, Jan Lars Jensen, Andrew Weiner, Candas Jane Dorsey, and Yves Meynard. Introduction by Trudel, afterword by Johanson. A trade paperback edition (-58-1, $9.95) is also available. Order from Tesseract Books, The Books Collective, 214-21 Jasper Ave, Edmonton AB Canada T5J 3S2. (Contents)

JOHNSON, BILL (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Dakota Dreamin’ (Cascade Mountain Publishing no ISBN, Aug ’99, $12.95, 183pp, tp) Collection of 11 stories, one original. Includes the Hugo Award winning “We Will Drink a Fish Together”, and a new introduction by the author. Order from Cascade Mountain Publishing, 1652 NW Summit Dr, Bend OR 97701; 800-981-6889. (Contents)

JOHNSON, DENIS (1949- ) (chron.)

• * _Already Dead (Macmillan UK/Picador 0-330-37114-2, Jun ’99, £6.99, 435pp, tp) Reprint (HarperCollins 1997) literary dark fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]

JOHNSON, GEORGE CLAYTON (1929- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *All of Us Are Dying and Other Stories (Subterranean Press 1-892284-21-9, Aug ’99 [Dec ’99], $40.00, 464pp, hc, cover by Burt Shonberg) Collection of 23 stories, ten original, plus three screenplays, eight story treatments, pieces on writing for TV and film, and occasional commentary by Johnson. Introduction by Christopher Conlon; afterword by Dennis Etchison. This is a signed, limited edition of 600; a lettered edition is also available (-22-7, $195.00) Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; www.subterraneanpress.com (Contents)