The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003
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The White Hands and Other Weird Tales Mark Samuels (Tartarus Press 1-872621-72-4, Jan 2003, £25.00, 193pp, hc) Collection of strange stories from a contemporary writer born in London in 1967. Limited to 350 copies. [Not seen]
- · The White Hands · ss
- · The Grandmasters Final Game · ss Enigmatic Tales #10, 2000
- · Mannequins in Aspects of Terror · ss
- · Apartment 205 · ss
- · The Impasse · ss
- · Colony · ss
- · Vrolyck · ss
- · The Search for Kruptos [Kruptos] · ss Tales from Tartarus, ed. R. B. Russell & Rosalie Parker, Tartarus Press, 1995
- · Black as Darkness · ss
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Complications and Other Stories Brian Stableford (Cosmos Books 1-58715-412-9, Sep 2003, $15.00, 171pp, tp, cover by J. T. Lindroos) SF collection. A hardcover edition (-411-0) was announced but not seen.
- 7 · Introduction · in
- 11 · Complications · nv Amazing Feb 92
- 39 · Alternate Worlds [Minimoments] · ss Interzone #38 90
- 43 · The Flowers of the Forest · ss Amazing Jun 93
- 64 · Layers of Meaning · ss Interzone #21 87
- 69 · The Oedipus Effect · nv Temps Volume 1, ed. Neil Gaiman & Alex Stewart, Roc UK, 1991
- 94 · Sortilege and Serendipity · nv Euro Temps, ed. Alex Stewart, Roc UK, 1992
- 123 · Skinned Alive · ss Weekends Fiction Extra Sep 78
- 130 · Taken for a Ride · ss Science Fiction Age Mar 94
- 148 · Virtuous Reality · ss Interzone Jan 92
- 156 · Wildland · nv Arrows of Eros, ed. Alex Stewart, NEL, 1989
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Hadrosaur Tales Volume XVI ed. David Lee Summers (Hadrosaur Productions 1-885093-29-2, Jun 2003, $5.95, 120pp+, tp, cover by Tom Weighill)
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Hadrosaur Tales Volume XVII ed. David Lee Summers (Hadrosaur Productions 1-885093-30-6, Nov 2003, $5.95, 10+108pp+, tp, cover by Marcia A. Borell)
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Szumskyj, Ben!ed. Robert E. Howard: The Power of the Writing Mind (Mythos Books, $15.00, 76pp, an, cover by Rick Cortes) Collection of rare Howardiana and articles about Howard.
- 6 · Introduction · Ben Szumskyj · in
- 8 · An Introduction to the Life and Works of Robert E. Howard · Joe Marek · ar [Robert E. Howard]
- 10 · An Untitled Story [The Door to the Garden] · Robert E. Howard · uw Fantasy Crosswinds #2 77
- 16 · A Short History of the Conan Typescripts · Patrice Louinet · ar
- 21 · The Devils Woodchopper · Robert E. Howard · uw The Grim Land and Others, Stygian Isle Press, 1976; original fragment, omitting the additional material by Tevis Clyde Smith.
- 24 · Pages from As the Poet Says · Rusty Burke · ms
- 27 · Letter to Argosy All-Story Weekly Magazine · Robert E. Howard · lt Argosy All-Story Weekly Jul 20 29
- 27 · Letter to Farnsworth Wright June/July 1931 · Robert E. Howard · lt The Ghost May 45 [Farnsworth Wright]
- 30 · Letter to Wilfred Blanch Talman, c. September 1931 · Robert E. Howard · lt Whispers #6 /# 7 75
- 34 · And in This Corner
hailing from Nazareth
-or-what the Eddas Dont Tell You · Scott Sheaffer · ar
- 45 · Doublecross [Ace Jessel] · Robert E. Howard · ss Bran Mak Morn: A Play, and Others, Cromlech, 1983
- 56 · Am-Ra: Howards Lost Hero · Ben Szumskyj · ar
- 59 · Introduction to The Right Hook · Tom Munnerlyn · si
- 59 · The Right Hook No. 1 Vol 1. · Robert E. Howard · ms The Right Hook v1 #1 25
- 67 · An Interview with Glenn Lord · Joe Marek · iv [Glenn Lord]
- 71 · Some People Who Have Had Influence Over Me · Robert E. Howard · ar The Ghost May 45
- 73 · Afterword · Ben Szumskyj · aw
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The Cold Blue Collection Peter Tennant (D-Press, Oct 2003, £2.00, 32pp, ph, cover by Carole Humphreys) Fantasy/horror collection.
- 2 · The Thing in the Park · ss The Dream Zone Oct 99
- 8 · Sexual Politics · vi Roadworks #3 99
- 10 · The Postmans Tale · vi *
- 13 · Water Baby · ss The Dream Zone Jan, 2000
- 25 · The Object of the Experiment · ss Roadworks #8, 2000
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Urbain Grandier Peter Valentine Timlett (Imagination Forum 0-9542638-4-7, 2003, £9.95, 345pp, tp) Associational historical novel, set in Franch in 1617. [Not seen]
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Mirror of the Night E. C. Tubb (Sarob Press 1-902309-39-1, 2003, £25.00, xii+177pp, hc, cover by Richard Gray) Collection of ten of the very best of E.C. Tubbs supernatural tales. Limited to 200 copies. Also available in a deluxe edition (-40-5, £50.00) limited to 35 numbered copies, and a paperback edition (£9.95).
- vii · Introduction · Philip Harbottle · in
- 1 · Mirror of the Night · ss Fantasy Annual #2 98
- 10 · The Ancient Alchemist [as by John Mason] · nv Supernatural Stories #9 57
- 36 · The Artists Model [as by Robert D. Ennis] · nv Supernatural Stories #9 57
- 61 · Snake Vengeance [as by Andrew Sutton] · ss Supernatural Stories #9 57
- 76 · The Enemy Within Us · ss Science-Fantasy #11 54
- 94 · State of Mind · ss Science-Fantasy #77 65
- 102 · Enchanters Encounter · nv Science-Fantasy #38 59
- 133 · The Winner · ss New Writings in Horror and the Supernatural #1, ed. David A. Sutton, London: Sphere, 1971
- 152 · The Witch of Peronia [as by L. C. Powers] · nv Supernatural Stories #9 57
- 170 · Sentimental Journey · ss Nebula #23 57
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Masques and Citadels: More Tales of the Connoisseur Mark Valentine (Tartarus Press 1-872621-76-7, Jun 2003, £27.50, 212pp, hc) Collection of 10 fantasy tales in a Victorian style & setting, centred on the sleuth who made his first appearance in In Violet Veils. Limited to 300 copies. [Not seen]
- · The Hesperian Dragon · ss
- · The Lighting of the Vial · ss
- · Nephoseum, or, The Play of Shadows [The Connoisseur] · ss A Christmas Miscellany, 2000, Tartarus Press (catalog), 2000
- · Sea Citadels · ss
- · The Prince of Barlocco · ss
- · The Black Eros · ss
- · Mad Lutanist · ss
- · The Mist on the Mere · ss
- · The White Solander · Mark Valentine & John Howard · ss
- · The Last Archipelago · Mark Valentine & John Howard · ss
- · Acknowledgements · Misc. · ms
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Owls Hoot in the Daytime and Other Omens Manly Wade Wellman (Night Shade Books 1-892389-23-1, Mar 2003, $35.00, 245pp, hc)
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Tarnhelm, The Best Supernatural Stories of Hugh Walpole Hugh Walpole (Tartarus Press 1-872621-74-0, Mar 2003, £35.00, xiv+363pp, hc) Ghost/horror collection. Limited to 350 copies. [Not seen]
- v · An Introduction · George Gorniak · in
- 1 · The Clocks · ss
- 14 · The Twisted Inn · ss The Smart Set Jun 15
- 27 · The Silver Mask · ss Harpers Bazaar Mar 32
- 41 · The Staircase · ss
- 58 · A Carnation for an Old Man · ss Ladies Home Journal Sep 29
- 75 · Tarnhelm, or the Death of My Uncle Robert · ss Liberty Dec 28 29
- 91 · Seashore Macabre · ss
- 97 · The Little Ghost · ss The Red Book Magazine Oct 22
- 111 · Mrs. Lunt · ss The Ghost-Book, ed. Cynthia Asquith, London: Hutchinson, 1926
- 125 · The Snow · ss London Evening News Dec 21 28
- 135 · Miss Morganhurst · ss
- 147 · Mrs. Porter and Miss Allen · ss The Thirteen Travellers, Hutchinson, 1921
- 160 · Lizzie Rand · ss Pictorial Review Jan 21
- 175 · The Tarn · ss Success Oct 23
- 189 · Major Wilbraham · ss The Chicago Tribune Nov 13 21
- 204 · The Tiger · ss Harpers Jun 27
- 221 · Hugh Seymour (A Prologue) · ss
- 239 · Angelina · ss
- 253 · Enery · ss
- 267 · The Fear of Death · ss Harpers Bazaar Jul 33
- 283 · Field with Five Trees · ss The Strand Dec 34
- 297 · The Conjurer · ss
- 317 · The White Cat · ss Nashs Pall Mall Magazine May 36
- 333 · The Perfect Close · ss The Strand Dec 38
- 345 · Mr. Huffam, A Christmas Story · nv The Strand Dec 33
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Strange Tales Mark West (Rainfall Books 0-9540877-9-8, 2003, £7.99, 84pp, tp) Collection of 11 horror stories, one original.
- 1 · Infantophobia · ss Sackcloth & Ashes #6 99
- 7 · Having a Bad Day · vi Horrorfind.com Nov, 2001
- 18 · Empty Souls, Drowning · ss Enigmatic Tales #10, 2000
- 27 · Dead Skin · ss Unhinged #6, 2000
- 37 · Speckles · ss Sackcloth & Ashes #7, 2000
- 44 · Up for Anything · vi Tourniquet Heart, ed. Christopher C. Teague, Prime, 2002
- 47 · Together Forever · ss Twilight Showcase Mar, 2001
- 57 · The Darkest Hour · ss Strange Tales (online) Sep, 2000
- 63 · The City in the Rain · ss Pray for Morning (online) May, 2000
- 72 · Dreaming of a Black Christmas · vi Terror Tales (online) Dec, 2000
- 75 · Beach · vi *
- 78 · Authors Afterwords · aw *
- 83 · Publishing History · bi *
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Echoes and Shadows Jon Manchip White (Tartarus Press 1-872621-79-1, Nov 2003, £27.50, 218pp, hc, cover by Paul Delvaux) Original ghost/horror collection. Limited to 300 copies.
- 1 · Knaves · nv *
- 22 · Moel Hebog · ss *
- 39 · Ora Pro Nobis · ss *
- 56 · The Flask · ss New Millennium Writings v2 #2 97
- 73 · Crystal · nv New Millennium Writings v1 #1 96
- 98 · Corpse Candles · ss *
- 104 · Shadowplay · nv *
- 125 · A Box of Bones · ss *
- 143 · The Jacket · ss *; previously broadcast of the U.S. Public Radio Sound of Writing program
- 152 · Angharad · ss *
- 166 · Smoke · ss *
- 180 · Birdie · nv *
- 209 · Epilogue: Echoes and Shadows: A Brief Enquiry · nf *
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Spare Parts Stuart Young (Rainfall Books 0-9546178-0-0, 2003, no price, 98pp, tp, cover by Bob Covington & Dave Bezzina) Original collection of six stories.
- 1 · Wishing Well · Tim Lebbon · in *
- 4 · Boxes · ss *
- 24 · Face at the Window · ss *
- 31 · Midnight in a Perfect World · ss *
- 44 · Swamp Gator Blues · ss *
- 62 · Spare Parts · ss *
- 81 · Spirits of Darkness and Light · ss Xenos Apr 98
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Manna from Heaven Roger Zelazny (The Fantastic Book Club 0-8095-3095-3, 2003, no price, 255pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of 21 short stories, most previously uncollected, including all five Amber short stories and the prologue to The Trumps of Doom.
- 7 · Introduction · Steven Brust · in (*), 2003
- 10 · Godson · nv Black Thorn, White Rose, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Morrow AvoNova, 1994
- 31 · Mana from Heaven [Mana] · nv More Magic, ed. Larry Niven, Berkley, 1984
- 61 · Corrida · ss Anubis v1 #3 68
- 63 · Prince of the Powers of this World · ss Christmas Forever, ed. David G. Hartwell, Tor, 1993
- 69 · The Furies · nv Amazing Jun 65
- 100 · The Deadliest Game · vi Drabble II: Double Century, ed. Rob Meades & David B. Wake, Beccon Publications, 1990
- 101 · Kalifriki of the Thread · nv Hidden Turnings, ed. Diana Wynne Jones, London: Methuen, 1989
- 120 · Come Back to the Killing Ground, Alice, My Love · nv Amazing Aug 92
- 157 · Lady of Steel · vi Chicks in Chainmail, ed. Esther Friesner, Baen, 1995
- 159 · Come to Me Not in Winters White · Roger Zelazny & Harlan Ellison · ss F&SF Oct 69
- 168 · The New Pleasure · vi Double-Bill #10 64
- 171 · House of the Hanged Man · vi Double-Bill #15 66
- 174 · Epithalamium · nv Fantastic Alice, ed. Margaret Weis & Martin H. Greenberg, Ace, 1995
- 191 · The Last Inn on the Road · Roger Zelazny & Dannie Plachta · ss New Worlds Oct 67
- 196 · Stowaway · vi Odd Magazine #19 68
- 198 · Angel, Dark Angel · ss Galaxy Aug 67
- · Six from AMBER
- 208 · Prologue to The Trumps of Doom [Amber] · ex Underwood-Miller; Columbia, PA, 1985
- 210 · Blue Horse, Dancing Mountains [Amber] · ss Wheel of Fortune, ed. Roger Zelazny & Martin H. Greenberg, AvoNova, 1995
- 214 · The Salesmans Tale [Amber] · ss Amberzine Feb 94
- 225 · Coming to a Cord [Amber] · ss Pirate Writings Sum 95
- 231 · Hall of Mirrors [Amber] · nv Castle Fantastic, ed. John DeChancie & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1996
- 246 · The Shroudling and the Guisel [Amber] · ss Realms of Fantasy Oct 94
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Locus [v50 # 1, No.504, January 2003] ed. Charles N. Brown (Locus Publications, $5.95, 80pp, quarto)
- 6 · Connie Willis: The Facts of Death · Charles N. Brown · iv [Connie Willis]
- 76 · Garth Nix: Digging Into Fantasy · Charles N. Brown · iv [Garth Nix]
- 14 · Asimovs 1/03 · Richard Horton · br
- 14 · Asimovs 2/03 · Richard Horton · br
- 14 · Analog 1/03 · Richard Horton · br
- 14 · Analog 2/03 · Richard Horton · br
- 52 · F&SF 1/03 · Richard Horton · br
- 52 · Sci Fiction 12/02 · Richard Horton · br
- 52 · The Third Alternative Autumn 02 · Richard Horton · br
- 52 · Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet 11/02 · Richard Horton · br
- 52 · Beyond the Last Star, Sherwood Smith, ed. · Richard Horton · br [Sherwood Smith]
- 15 · Conjunctions 39: The New Wave Fabulists, Peter Straub, guest ed. · Nick Gevers · br [Peter Straub]
- 17 · Asimovs 1/03 · Nick Gevers · br
- 17 · Sci Fiction 12/02 · Nick Gevers · br
- 17 · Interzone 10/02 · Nick Gevers · br
- 17 · The Third Alternative Autumn 02 · Nick Gevers · br
- 53 · F&SF 12/02 · Nick Gevers · br
- 19 · Guardian, Joe Haldeman · Gary K. Wolfe · br [Joe W. Haldeman]
- 21 · Little Doors, Paul Di Filippo · Gary K. Wolfe · br [Paul Di Filippo]
- 21 · Ghosts of Yesterday, Jack Cady · Gary K. Wolfe · br [Jack Cady]
- 53 · The Buzzing, Jim Knipfel · Gary K. Wolfe · br [Jim Knipfel]
- 53 · A Shortcut in Time, Charles Dickinson · Gary K. Wolfe · br [Charles Dickinson]
- 54 · Roswell, Vegas, and Area 51: Travels with Courtney, Connie Willis · Gary K. Wolfe · br [Connie Willis]
- 54 · Snow Glass Apples: A Play for Voices, Neil Gaiman · Gary K. Wolfe · br [Neil Gaiman]
- 54 · Two Plays for Voices, Neil Gaiman · Gary K. Wolfe · br [Neil Gaiman]
- 23 · The Speed of Dark, Elizabeth Moon · Faren Miller · br [Elizabeth N. Moon]
- 23 · The Buzzing, Jim Knipfel · Faren Miller · br [Jim Knipfel]
- 24 · A Shortcut in Time, Charles Dickinson · Faren Miller · br [Charles Dickinson]
- 24 · Fitchers Brides, Gregory Frost · Faren Miller · br [Gregory Frost]
- 24 · Abhorsen, Garth Nix · Faren Miller · br [Garth Nix]
- 25 · Explorer, C.J. Cherryh · Russell Letson · br [C. J. Cherryh]
- 54 · Voyage of the Shadowmoon, Sean McMullen · Russell Letson · br [Sean McMullen]
- 55 · Roswell, Vegas, and Area 51: Travels with Courtney, Connie Willis · Russell Letson · br [Connie Willis]
- 27 · The Killing Kind, John Connolly · Edward Bryant · br [John Connolly]
- 27 · Orangefield, Al Sarrantonio · Edward Bryant · br [Al Sarrantonio]
- 55 · Hard Freeze, Dan Simmons · Edward Bryant · br [Dan Simmons]
- 55 · Hains Island, Ramsey Campbell · Edward Bryant · br [Ramsey Campbell]
- 55 · Red Harvest, Karl Edward Wagner · Edward Bryant · br [Karl Edward Wagner]
- 29 · The Omega Expedition, Brian Stableford · Nick Gevers · br [Brian M. Stableford]
- 29 · The Poison Master, Liz Williams · Nick Gevers · br [Liz Williams]
- 56 · The Ogres Wife: Fairy Tales for Grownups, Richard Parks · Nick Gevers · br [Richard Parks]
- 31 · A Princess of the Aerie, John Barnes · Carolyn Cushman · br [John Barnes]
- 31 · Dragon Blood, Patricia Briggs · Carolyn Cushman · br [Patricia Briggs]
- 31 · The Vampire Files: Cold Streets, P.N. Elrod · Carolyn Cushman · br [P. N. Elrod]
- 31 · The House of the Scorpion, Nancy Farmer · Carolyn Cushman · br [Nancy Farmer]
- 31 · Holder of Lightning, S.L. Farrell · Carolyn Cushman · br [S. L. Farrell]
- 31 · Fitchers Brides, Gregory Frost · Carolyn Cushman · br [Gregory Frost]
- 31 · Crossroads of Twilight, Robert Jordan · Carolyn Cushman · br [Robert Jordan]
- 31 · Hecates Glory, Karen Michalson · Carolyn Cushman · br [Karen Michalson]
- 56 · Second Sunrise, David & Aimée Thurlo · Carolyn Cushman · br [David Thurlo; Aimée Thurlo]
- 56 · March to the Stars, David Weber & John Ringo · Carolyn Cushman · br [David M. Weber; John Ringo]
- 33 · The Apocalypse Door, James D. Macdonald · Alyx Dellamonica · br [James D. Macdonald]
- 33 · Conquistador, S.M. Stirling · Alyx Dellamonica · br [S. M. Stirling]
- 33 · The Braided World, Kay Kenyon · Alyx Dellamonica · br [Kay Kenyon]
- 35 · Dark Terrors 6, Stephen Jones & David Sutton, eds. · Tim Pratt · br [Stephen Jones; David A. Sutton]
- 33 · El Dia de los Muertos, Brian A. Hopkins · Tim Pratt · br [Brian A. Hopkins]
- 73 · Obituary: Fuller, Thomas E(dward) · Misc. · ob [Thomas E. Fuller]
- 73 · Obituary: Cole, Walter R(andall) · Andrew Porter · ob [Walter R. Cole]
- 73 · Obituary: Rice, Stan · Misc. · ob [Stan Rice]
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