The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003


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Fantasy Annual 5 ed. Philip Harbottle & Sean Wallace (Cosmos Books 1-58715-515-X, 2003, $16.99, 200pp, tp, cover by Ron Turner) Original anthology of 14 stories, with two reprints.


Three Miles Up Elizabeth Jane Howard (Tartarus Press 1-872621-75-9, May 2003, £25.00, xii+216pp, hc) Collection of four long stories (the sum total of Howard’s supernatural writings). Limited to 350 copies. [Not seen]


The Howard Reader #8 Robert E. Howard (Marek, Joe & Mona, Aug 2003, $12.25, 37pp+, quarto, cover by Richard Pace) Collection of rare Howardiana and original fragments that became “posthumous collaborations”.


Waterfront Fists and Others: The Collected Fight Stories of Robert E. Howard Robert E. Howard (Wildside Press 1-59224-136-0, 2003, $39.95, 308pp, hc) Associational collection.


Relative Magic Tanya Huff (Meisha Merlin 159222007X, Aug 2003, $16.00, 320pp, tp)


In Praise of Ridicule Rhys Hughes (D-Press, Aug 2003, £2.00, ph, cover by Carole Humphreys) Chapbook of absurdist poetry. [Not seen]


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


Wakemares Tim Johnson (D-Press, Dec 2003, £2.00, 31pp, ph, cover by Carole Humphreys) Fantasy/horror collection.


FunnyBones Paul Kane (Creative Guy Publishing 1-894953-14-2, 2003, £6.99, 169pp, tp, cover by Steve Lines) Horror collection.


Shadow Writers (Volume Two) ed. Paul Kane (Rainfall Books 0-9456178-2-7, 2003, £7.99, 157pp, tp, cover by Paul Kane) Original horror anthology.


Visions & Voyages Chico Kidd (Chico Kidd, 2003, £4.50, 75pp, ph, cover by Chico Kidd) Original collection of four stories featuring Luís da Silva.


What Shadows We Pursue: Ghost Stories Volume Two Russell Kirk (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-051-4, Mar 2003, C$59.00, xiv+247pp, hc, cover by Russell Kirk) Second of two volumes collecting together Russell Kirk’s short supernatural fiction, edited with an Introduction, by John Pelan. This is a limited edition of 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $45.00 and in the UK for £28.00.


The Casebook of Miles Pennoyer: Volume One Margery Lawrence (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-058-1, Nov 2003, C$60.00, xii+286pp, hc, cover by Paul Lowe) [Miles Pennoyer] The first seven Miles Pennoyer cases were originally published as Number Seven Queer Street in 1945. This volume collects together the first six Pennoyer stories, the last two of which have never been printed in North America. Limited to 600 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $47.50 and in the UK for £29.00.


Excitable Boys ed. Kelly Laymon (Night Shade Books 0-9700097-1-2, 2003, $12.00, 144pp, tp, cover by GAK) Original anthology inspired by the annual World Horror Convention Gross Out Contest.


The Haunted Baronet and Others: Ghost Stories 1861-70 J. Sheridan Le Fanu (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-056-5, Jul 2003, C$59.00, xxxvi+189pp, hc, cover by Douglas Walters) Collection of supernatural stories covering the period between 1861 and 1870, edited, with an Introduction, by Jim Rockhill. This is a limited edition of 650 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $45.00 and in the UK for £28.00.


The Mr. Justice Harbottle and Others J. Sheridan Le Fanu (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-079-4, Mar 2003, C$58.00, xxxvi+223pp, hc, cover by Douglas Walters) Collection of supernatural stories covering the period between 1861 and 1870, edited, with an Introduction, by Jim Rockhill. This is a limited edition of 650 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $47.50 and in the UK for £28.00.


The Black Gondolier & Other Stories Fritz Leiber (e-reads 0-7592-5279-3, 2003, $19.95, 289pp, tp) Reprint (Midnight House 2000) collection of 18 stories. Edited by John Pelan & Steve Savile, who provide the introduction and afterword.


The Derelict of Death & Other Stories ed. Steve Lines & John B. Ford (Rainfall Books 0-9540877-3-9, Sep 2003, £7.99, 151pp, tp, cover by Steve Lines) Original ghost/horror anthology.


Nightmares from Infinity Steve Lines (Rainfall Books 0-9540877-7-1, 2003, no price, 133pp, tp, cover by Steve Lines) Collection of 110 poems, most/all originally written as song lyrics, edited by Jim Xavier, Steve Lines and John B. Ford.


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