The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003

Books, Listed by Author

HOWARD, ROBERT E(rvin) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * *The Howard Reader #8 (Marek, Joe & Mona no ISBN, Aug 2003, $12.25, 37pp+, quarto, cover by Richard Pace) Collection of rare Howardiana and original fragments that became “posthumous collaborations”. (Contents)
• * *Waterfront Fists and Others: The Collected Fight Stories of Robert E. Howard (Wildside Press 1-59224-136-0, 2003, $39.95, 308pp, hc) Associational collection. (Contents)

HOWE, JOHN (chron.)

• * _The Maps of Tolkien’s Middle-Earth (with Brian Sibley) See entry under Brian Sibley.

HOYT, RICHARD (Duane) (1941- ) (chron.)

• * *The Weatherman’s Daughters (Tor/Forge 0-765-30332-9, Jul 2003, $24.95, 304pp, hc, cover by Rafal Olbinski) Mystery with fantastic elements featuring detective John Denson, who tries his Native American partner’s shamanistic methods to track a killer.

HOYT, SARAH (Marques de) A(lmeida) (1962- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _All Night Awake (Ace 0-441-01112-8, Nov 2003, $6.50, 355pp, pb, cover by Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys) [William Shakespeare] Reprint (Ace 2002) fantasy novel, sequel to Ill Met by Moonlight.
• * *Any Man So Daring (Ace 0-441-01092-X, Nov 2003, $23.95, 327pp, hc, cover by Judy York) [William Shakespeare] Fantasy novel, the third in the series featuring William Shakespeare. Will’s son Hamnet disappears near the faeries’ forest.

HUFF, TANYA (Sue) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Long Hot Summoning (DAW 0-7564-0136-4, May 2003, $6.99, 413pp, pb, cover by Judy York) [*Keeper’s Chronicles] Contemporary fantasy novel, third in “The Keeper’s Chronicles”. New Keeper Diana Hansen discovers a portal to the Otherside in a shopping mall.
• * *Relative Magic (Meisha Merlin 159222007X, Aug 2003, $16.00, 320pp, tp) (Contents)

HUGHES, DAVID (chron.)

• * +The Greatest Sci-fi Movies Never Made (A Capella 1-55652-449-8, Apr 2002, $17.95, 255pp, tp) Non-fiction look at failed attempts to make SF movies, including films based on SF works such as Arthur C. Clarke’s Childhood’s End and Alfred Bester’s The Stars My Destination. Foreword by H.R. Giger. Afterword by Harry Knowles. There are eight unpaginated pages of color art, among them unused designs by H.R. Giger. Includes a selected bibliography and index. First US edition (Titan 2001, not seen).

HUGHES, RHYS H. (1967?- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *In Praise of Ridicule (D-Press no ISBN, Aug 2003, £2.00, ph, cover by Carole Humphreys) Chapbook of absurdist poetry. (Contents) [Not seen]

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

HUMPHREY, ANDREW (stories) (chron.)

• * *Open the Box and other stories (Elastic Press 0-9543747-1-1, Feb 2003, £5.00, 163pp, tp) Collection of thirteen stories, mainly original and all revised for this colection. (Contents)

HUMPHREY, ELIZABETH (chron.)

• * _The Chesley Awards for Science Fiction & Fantasy Art: A Retrospective (with Pamela D. Scoville & John Grant) See entry under John Grant.
• * _The Chesley Awards for Science Fiction and Fantasy Art: A Retrospective (with Pamela D. Scoville & John Grant) See entry under John Grant.

HUNT, WALTER H. (chron.)

• * *The Dark Path (Tor 0-765-30606-9, Feb 2003, $27.95, 413pp, hc, cover by David Seeley) [Dark Wing] Military SF novel, sequel to The Dark Wing.

HUNTER, ERIN; pseudonym of Cherith Baldry & Kate Cary (chron.)

• * *Warriors: Fire and Ice (HarperCollins 0-06-000003-1, Jun 2003, $15.99, 317pp, hc, cover by Wayne McLoughlin) [Warriors] Young-adult fantasy novel, second in a series about warrior cats. Clan rivalries add tension to Fireheart’s first winter with ThunderClan.
• * *Warriors: Forest of Secrets (HarperCollins 0-06-000004-X, Oct 2003, $15.99, 312pp, hc, cover by Wayne McLoughlin) [Warriors] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in a series about clans of warrior cats.
• * *Warriors: Into the Wild (HarperCollins 0-06-000002-3, Feb 2003, $15.99, 272pp, hc, cover by Wayne McLoughlin) [Warriors] Young-adult fantasy novel, first in a series about four clans of warrior cats. Housecat Rusty goes wild and joins ThunderClan. Packaged and copyrighted by Working Partners Limited.

HUNTER, KIM (chron.)

• * *The Scabbard’s Song: Book Three of The Red Pavilions (Orbit 1-84149-187-X, Nov 2003, £10.99, 330pp, tp, cover by blacksheep) Fantasy novel. Last in a trilogy after Knight’s Dawn and Wizard’s Funeral.
• * _Wizard’s Funeral (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-143-8, Jan 2003, £6.99, 343pp, pb, cover by Black Sheep) [Red Pavilions] Reprint (Orbit 2002) fantasy novel, second in “The Red Pavilions” after Knight’s Dawn.

HUNTINGDON, GEOFFREY; pseudonym of William J. Mann (chron.)

• * _Sorcerers of the Nightwing: Demon Witch (Scholastic Press UK 0-439-97808-4, Oct 2003, £4.99, 292pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Sorcerers of the Nightwing] Reprint (Regan Books 2003) young-adult dark fantasy novel, second in the “Sorcerers of the Nightwing” series. Devon March, still learning his new powers, must fight a 500-year-old evil. Huntington is a pseudonym of William J. Mann.
• * _Sorcerers of the Nightwing: Hellhole (Scholastic Press UK 0-439-98260-X, May 2003, £4.99, 303pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (ReganBooks 2002 as Sorcerers of the Nightwing) young-adult dark fantasy novel, the first in the “Ravenscliff” series. Devon March is sent to live in a New England mansion built over a hellhole. Huntingdon is a pen name for William J. Mann.

HUNTINGTON, GEOFFREY; pseudonym of William J. Mann (chron.)

• * *Demon Witch (HarperCollins/ReganBooks 0-06-001427-X, Jul 2003, $17.95, 277pp, hc, cover by Viktor Koen) [Ravenscliff] Young-adult horror novel, the second in the “Ravenscliff” series. Devon March faces a 16th-century witch, returned to open the Hellhole under the mansion. Huntington is a pen name for William J. Mann.
• * _Sorcerers of the Nightwing (HarperCollins/ReganBooks 0-06-001426-1, Jul 2003, $7.99, 422pp, pb, cover by Viktor Koen) [Ravenscliff] Reprint (Regan Books 2002) young-adult horror novel, the first in the “Ravenscliff” series about a boy with magical powers sent to live over a Hellhole. Huntington is a pen name for William J. Mann.

HUNTINGTON, JOHN (Willard), ed. (1940- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The H.G. Wells Reader: A Complete Anthology from Science Fiction to Social Satire See entry under H. G. Wells.

HUSON, PAUL (Anthony) (1942- ) (chron.)

• * _The Keepsake (iUniverse/Authors Guild Backinprint.com 0-595-30075-8, Oct 2003, $18.95, 320pp, tp) Reprint (Warner 1981) contemporary dark fantasy novel of Irish magic. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.iuniverse.com] or from iUniverse, 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln NE 68512.
• * _The Offering (iUniverse/Authors Choice Press 0-595-29028-0, Aug 2003, $16.95, 253pp, tp) Reprint (Inner Circle Books 1984) dark fantasy novel of African magics in New York. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.iuniverse.com] or from iUniverse, 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln NE 68512.

HUTCHINSON, DAVE; see under Hutchinson, David (stories) (chron.)

HUTCHINSON, DAVID (Christopher), ed. (1960- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Strange Pleasures 2 (with John Grant) See entry under John Grant.

HUTSON, SHAUN (1958- ) (chron.)

• * *Hell to Pay (Time Warner UK 0-316-86077-8, Aug 2003, £15.99, 373pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Dark fantasy novel of loan-sharking, paedophilia, kidnap, murder, and genetic tragedy.
• * _Hybrid (Time Warner UK 0-7515-3308-4, Apr 2003, £6.99, 461pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Time Warner 2002) dark fantasy novel.

HYDER, QURRATULAIN (chron.)

• * _River of Fire (New Directions 0-8112-1533-4, Jun 2003, $14.95, 428pp, tp) Reprint (New Directions 1999) literary novel with fantastic elements, following four characters from four religions over more than 2,500 years. Interwoven with legends, dreams, parables, diaries, etc. “Transcreated” from the original Urdu Aag ka Darya (1959) by the author. The original hardcover edition (-1418-4, $25.95) was not seen.

HYND, NOEL (1947- ) (chron.)

• * _Cemetery of Angels (SFBC #53707, Sep 2002, $10.99, 412pp, hc) Reprint (Kensington 1995) ghost novel. This has ISBN 0-7394-2907-8; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

IAN, JANIS, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian (with Mike Resnick & Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-7564-0177-1, Aug 2003, $23.95, 544pp, hc) Original anthology of 30 stories by authors whose work influenced Ian’s songwriting, including Orson Scott Card, John Varley, Howard Waldrop, and Nancy Kress. Ian’s introduction tells how she came to her first Worldcon and the book was born. Greenberg isn’t mentioned on the cover, but this is copyrighted by Ian, Resnick, and Greenberg’s Tekno Books. (Contents)

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

• * _Dial-a-Ghost (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-250018-6, Apr 2003, $5.99, 195pp, tp, cover by Kevin Hawkes) Reprint (Macmillan Children’s Books 1996) young-adult humorous fantasy.
• * _The Great Ghost Rescue (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-250087-9, May 2003, $5.99, 167pp, tp, cover by Kevin Hawkes) Reprint (Macmillan Children’s Books 1975) young-adult humorous fantasy.
• * _Journey to the River Sea (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-250184-0, Oct 2003, $5.99, 298pp, tp, cover by Kevin Hawkes) Reprint (Macmillan UK 2001) associational young-adult historical adventure novel.
• * +Not Just a Witch (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-47101-4, May 2003, $15.99, 185pp, hc, cover by Kevin Hawkes) Young-adult humorous fantasy. A witch’s good-doing gets her into trouble. First US edition (Macmillan Children’s Books 1989).

IHIMAERA, WITI (1944- ) (chron.)

• * +The Whale Rider (Harcourt 0-15-205017-5, May 2003, $17.00, 152pp, tp) Young-adult novel of a Maori girl who can talk to whales. This is a movie tie-in edition. A trade paperback edition (-205016-7, $8.00) was announced but not seen. First US edition (Heinemann Educational New Zealand 1987).

ILES, GREG (1960- ) (chron.)

• * *The Footprints of God (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-7432-3469-3, Aug 2003, $25.95, 462pp, hc) SF thriller about a quantum supercomputer/AI named Trinity.
• * _The Footprints of God (SFBC #16450, Oct 2003, $12.99, 462pp, hc) Reprint (Scribner 2003) thriller about a quantum supercomputer/AI named Trinity. This is similar to the Scribner edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

IMAOKA, SUMIYO (1953-2009); see pseudonym Kaoru Kurimoto (chron.)

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

• * _Loose Cannon (Tor 0-812-57631-4, Jun 2003, $6.99, 285pp, pb, cover by David Seeley) Reprint (Forge 2000) associational thriller.
• * _The Ransom of Black Stealth One (Tor 0-812-50857-2, Jun 2003, $7.99, 485pp, pb) Reissue (St. Martin’s 1989) associational thriller with SF elements. Fifth printing.

INGERSOLL, BOB (stories) (chron.)

• * *Star Trek: The Case of the Colonist’s Corpse (with Tony Isabella) (Pocket 0-7434-6497-4, Jan 2004, $6.99, 273pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

INGOLD, JEANETTE (chron.)

• * _The Window (Harcourt 0-15-204926-6, Aug 2003, $6.95, 188pp, pb, cover by Joel Peter Johnson) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1996) young-adult fantasy novel.

IRVINE, ALEXANDER C. (1969- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _A Scattering of Jades (Tor 0-765-34098-4, Jul 2003, $7.99, 406pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) Reprint (Tor 2002) fantasy novel. Winner of the Crawford Award and the Locus Award for first novel.
• * *Unintended Consequences (Subterranean Press 1-931081-86-7, Oct 2003, $40.00, 295pp, hc, cover by Patrick Arrasmith) Collection of 13 stories, one original. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]. (Contents)

IRVINE, IAN (1950- ) (chron.)

• * _Geomancer (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-137-3, Jul 2003, £7.99, 621pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Three Worlds: Well of Echoes] Reprint (Viking Australia 2001) fantasy novel, the first volume of “The Well of Echoes” set in “The Three Worlds”.
• * *Scrutator (Viking Australia 0-670-91228-X, Oct 2003, A$29.95, 691pp, tp, cover by Nick Stathopoulos) [Three Worlds: Well of Echoes] Fantasy novel, third in “The Well of Echoes” quartet set in the “Three Worlds” of “The View from the Mirror” quartet.
• * *Terminator Gene (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight Australia 0-7318-1049-X, Mar 2003, A$18.95, 474pp, pb) [Last Albatross] SF thriller, a standalone second volume in a trilogy about eco-terrorism begun in The Last Albatross.
• * *Tetrarch (Penguin Australia 0-14-029233-0, Jul 2003, A$19.95, 690pp, pb, cover by Nick Stathopoulos) [Three Worlds: Well of Echoes] Reprint (Viking Australia 2002) fantasy novel, second in “The Well of Echoes” quartet set in the “Three Worlds” of “The View from the Mirror” quartet.
• * _Tetrarch (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-210-8, Aug 2003, £12.99, vi+692pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Three Worlds: Well of Echoes] Reprint (Penguin Books Australia 2002) fantasy novel. The second volume of “The Well of Echoes” quartet, set in the “Three Worlds”.

ISABELLA, TONY (chron.)

• * _Star Trek: The Case of the Colonist’s Corpse (with Bob Ingersoll) See entry under Bob Ingersoll.

JABLONSKI, CARLA (chron.)

• * *The Books of Magic 1: The Invitation (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-447379-1, May 2003, $5.99, 235pp, pb, cover by Christopher Moeller) [Books of Magic] Young-adult fantasy novelization, the first in a series based on comics created by Neil Gaiman and John Bolton. This has a series introduction by Neil Gaiman. Copyrighted by DC Comics.
• * *The Books of Magic 2: Bindings (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-447380-5, May 2003, $5.99, 171pp, pb, cover by Christopher Moeller) [Books of Magic] Young-adult fantasy novelization, second in a series based on the comics created by Neil Gaiman and John Bolton. This has the series introduction by Neil Gaiman. Copyrighted by DC Comics.
• * *The Books of Magic 3: The Children’s Crusade (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-447381-3, Aug 2003, $5.99, 169pp, pb) [Books of Magic] Young-adult fantasy novelization, third in a series based on comics created by Neil Gaiman and John Bolton.
• * *Charmed: Shadow of the Sphinx (Simon Pulse 0-689-85080-8, Jan 2003, $5.99, 183pp, pb) [Charmed] Young-adult novelization, the 16th based on the TV show about three witches. Copyrighted by Spelling Television.

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

• * _The Haunting of Hill House (SFBC 0-965-72304-6, Mar 2003, $10.99, 246pp, hc) Reprint (Viking 1959) classic haunted-house novel. This special edition for “The Stephen King Horror Library” has the 1981 introduction by King; the jacket lacks both price and SFBC number.

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

• * *Haunter (Leisure 0-8439-5096-X, Feb 2003, $5.99, 374pp, pb) Horror novel. The god Shiva comes to a shattered Cambodian village in the form of an American soldier with a strange drug.

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

JACQ, CHRISTIAN (chron.)

• * *The Queen of Freedom Trilogy: The Flaming Sword (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-3943-1, Mar 2003, £10.99, 310pp, tp, cover by blacksheep) [Queen of Freedom] Historical fantasy novel. Last in a trilogy. Translated from the original (L’Epée Flamboyante (XO Editions 2002) by Sue Dyson. A hardcover edition (-3079-5, £17.99) was announced but not seen.
• * *The War of the Crowns (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-3082-5, Jan 2003, £10.99, 312pp, tp, cover by blacksheep) [Queen of Freedom] Historical fantasy novel, the second in “The Queen of Freedom” trilogy. Translated from the French La Guerre des Couronnes (XO Editions 2002) by Sue Dyson. A hardcover edition (-3083-3, £17.99) was announced but not seen.

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

• * *The Angel’s Command (Penguin/Philomel 0-399-23999-5, Mar 2003, $23.99, 374pp, hc, cover by John Howe) [Ben and Ned] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Castaways of the Flying Dutchman. Ben and Ned face pirates in the Caribbean and bandits in France in 1628.
• * _The Angel’s Command (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-670-91323-5, Sep 2003, £12.99, 374pp, hc) [Ben and Ned] Reprint (Philomel 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Castaways of the Flying Dutchman.
• * _Castaways of the Flying Dutchman (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-250118-2, May 2003, $7.99, 356pp, tp, cover by Michael Koelsch) [Ben and Ned] Reprint (Philomel; Viking UK 2001) young-adult fantasy novel, first in a series.
• * *Loamhedge (Penguin/Philomel 0-399-23724-0, Sep 2003, $23.99, 424pp, hc, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Young-adult fantasy novel in the “Redwall” series. A wheelchair-bound haremaid believes deserted Loamhedge Abbey holds a key to her cure.
• * _Mariel of Redwall (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-230239-2, Mar 2003, $7.99, 387pp, tp, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Reprint (Hutchinson 1991) YA talking-animal fantasy in the “Redwall” series.
• * _Mattimeo (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-230240-6, Mar 2003, $7.99, 446pp, tp, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Reprint (Hutchinson 1989) young-adult talking animal fantasy in the “Redwall” series.
• * _Salamandastron (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-250152-2, Sep 2003, $7.99, 391pp, tp, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Reprint (Hutchinson 1992) young-adult fantasy, fifth in the “Redwall” series.