The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

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HUSSEY, CHARMIAN (chron.)

* _The Valley of Secrets (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-89349-4, Oct 2004, £12.99, 386pp, hc) Reprint (Saint Piran Press 2003) young-adult fantasy novel.
HUTCHINSON, DAVE; see under Hutchinson, David (stories) (chron.)
HUTCHINSON, DAVID (Christopher) (1960- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *As the Crow Flies (BeWrite Books 1-904492-23-1, 2004, £9.80/$17.55, 443pp, tp, cover by Magdalena Zmudzinska) (Contents)
HUTSON, SHAUN (1958- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Hell to Pay (Time Warner UK 0-7515-3587-7, Mar 2004, £6.99, 373pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Time Warner UK 2003) dark fantasy novel of loan-sharking, pedophilia, kidnapping, murder, and genetic tragedy.
HUXLEY, ALDOUS (Leonard) (1894-1963) (chron.)

* _Brave New World (Random House/Vintage UK 0-09-945816-0, Jul 2004, £7.99, 229pp, tp, cover by Carolyn Hubbard-Ford) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1932) SF novel.
* _Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited (HarperCollins 0-06-053526-1, Jun 2004, $23.95, 340 + xxi, hc) Reprint (Harper 1960) omnibus of the classic dystopian SF novel Brave New World (1932) and non-fiction Brave New World Revisited (1958). This has a new foreword by Christopher Hitchens.
HYND, NOEL (1947- ) (chron.)

* _Ghosts (SFBC #1169393, Nov 2004, $10.99, 511pp, hc, cover by Patricia White) Reprint (Zebra 1993) ghost novel. This has ISBN 0-7394-4575-8; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
HYNES, JAMES (1956- ) (chron.)

* *Kings of Infinite Space (St. Martin’s 0-312-45645-X, Apr 2004, $24.95, 342pp, hc) Satiric horror novel. Paul Trilby is haunted at home by a ghost cat and plagued by strange occurrences at the office.
IBBOTSON, EVA (Maria Charlotte Michele, née Wiesner) (1925- ) (chron.)

* +The Haunting of Granite Falls (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-47192-8, May 2004, $15.99, 216pp, hc, cover by Kevin Hawkes) Young-adult fantasy. A wealthy man moves a hunted Scottish castle to Texas for his daughter, but the ghosts have difficulty relocating. Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. First US edition (Macmillan 1987 as The Haunting of Hiram).
* _Not Just a Witch (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240232-X, Aug 2004, $5.99, 185pp, tp, cover by Kevin Hawkes) Reprint (Macmillan Children’s Books 1989) young-adult humorous fantasy.
* *The Star of Kazan (Macmillan Children’s Books 1-405-02054-7, Jul 2004, £12.99, 388pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-05084-5, £9.99) was announced but not seen.
* +The Star of Kazan (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-47347-5, Oct 2004, $16.99, 405pp, hc, cover by Kevin Hawkes) Associational young-adult adventure. A foundling discovers her real family are aristocrats with some dark secrets. First US edition (Macmillan UK 7/04).
ILES, GREG (1960- ) (chron.)

* _The Footprints of God (Pocket Star 0-7434-5414-6, Mar 2004, $7.99, 528pp, pb) Reprint (Scribner 2003) SF thriller about a quantum supercomputer/AI named Trinity.
ING, DEAN (Charles) (1931- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Rackham Files (Baen 0-7434-7183-0, Feb 2004, $24.00, 295pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Harve Rackham] Collection of the novel Pulling Through (1983) and two novellas featuring Harve Rackham. Introduction by Larry Niven. (Contents)
IRVINE, ALEXANDER C. (1969- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Asimov’s Have Robot, Will Travel (ibooks 0-7434-7957-2, May 2004, $21.95, 257pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Robot] SF mystery novel in Isaac Asimov’s robot universe.
* _Asimov’s Have Robot, Will Travel (SFBC #65588, May 2004, $10.99, 257pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Robot] Reprint (ibooks 2004) SF mystery novel in Isaac Asimov’s robot universe. This is similar to the ibooks edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* *Down in the Fog-Shrouded City (Wormhole Books 1-932030-11-5, 2002, $13.00, 45pp, ph, cover by Steve Rasnic Tem) Chapbook fantasy mystery story. Introduction by James Patrick Kelly. Illustrations by Steve Rasnic Tem. This is dated 2002 but not seen until now. This is a signed limited edition of 750; hardcover editions of 250 numbered (-10-76-6, $30.00) and 52 lettered are also available. Order from Wormhole Books, 3005 Fairfield Ave., Fort Wayne IN 46807; [info@wormholebooks.com]; [www.wormholebooks.com].
* *One King, One Soldier (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46696-9, Aug 2004, $13.95, 337pp, tp) Fantasy novel of the Grail quest, the Ark of the Covenant, and baseball.
IRVINE, IAN (1950- ) (chron.)

* _Alchymist (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-233-7, Mar 2004, £12.99, v+690pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Three Worlds: Well of Echoes] Reprint (Penguin Australia 2003) fantasy novel, the third volume in “The Well of Echoes” quartet set in the “Three Worlds”. [First U.K. edition]
* _Alchymist (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-181-0, Oct 2004, £7.99, 704pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Three Worlds: Well of Echoes] Reprint (Penguin Australia 2003) fantasy novel, third in “The Well of Echoes” quartet.
* *Chimaera (Viking Australia 0-670-04119-X, Sep 2004, A$32.95, 836pp, tp, cover by Marco Nero) [Three Worlds: Well of Echoes] Fantasy novel, fourth in “The Well of Echoes” quartet set in the “Three Worlds” of “The View from the Mirror” quartet.
* _Chimaera (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-324-4, Dec 2004, £12.99, 836pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Three Worlds: Well of Echoes] Reprint (Penguin Australia 2004) fantasy novel, fourth in “The Well of Echoes” quartet. [First U.K. edition]
* *The Life Lottery (Simon & Schuster/Pocket Australia 0-7318-1051-1, Sep 2004, A$18.95, 530pp, pb) [Last Albatross] SF thriller, third volume in a loose trilogy about ecological collapse and eco-terrorism begun in The Last Albatross.
* _Scrutator (Penguin Australia 0-14-029234-9, Sep 2004, A$21.95, 691pp, pb, cover by Marco Nero) [Three Worlds: Well of Echoes] Reprint (Viking Australia 2003) fantasy novel, third in “The Well of Echoes” quartet set in the “Three Worlds” of “The View from the Mirror” quartet.
* _Tetrarch (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-199-3, Feb 2004, £7.99, vi+692pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Three Worlds: Well of Echoes] Reprint (Penguin Australia 2002) fantasy novel, the second volume of “The Well of Echoes”.
ISAACS, NEIL D(avid), ed. (1931-1988) (chron.)

* _Understanding The Lord of the Rings: The Best of Tolkien Criticism (with Rose A. Zimbardo) See entry under Rose A. Zimbardo
JABLONSKI, CARLA (chron.)

* *The Books of Magic 4: Consequences (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-447382-1, Feb 2004, $5.99, 169pp, pb) [Books of Magic] Young-adult fantasy novelization, fourth in a series based on the comic books. Copyrighted by DC Comics.
* *The Books of Magic 5: Lost Places (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-447383-X, May 2004, $5.99, 160pp, pb, cover by Christopher Moeller) [Books of Magic] Young-adult fantasy novelization, fifth in a series based on the comic books.
* *The Books of Magic 6: Reckonings (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-447384-8, Oct 2004, $5.99, 174pp, pb, cover by Christopher Moeller) [Books of Magic] Young-adult fantasy novelization, sixth in a series based on the comic books.
JACOB, PIERS ANTHONY DILLINGHAM (1934- ); see pseudonym Piers Anthony (chron.)
JACOBY, KATE; pseudonym of Tracy Oliphant (chron.)

* _Trial Of Fire (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07405-1, May 2004, £6.99, 443pp, pb) [Elita] Reprint (Gollancz 2002) fantasy novel, the fifth and final book of “Elita”. Jacoby is a pseudonym of Tracy Oliphant.
JACQUES, BRIAN (1939- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Angel’s Command (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-31521-0, Feb 2004, £5.99, 374pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Ben and Ned] Reprint (Philomel 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Castaways of the Flying Dutchman.
* _The Angel’s Command (Ace 0-441-01151-9, Apr 2004, $7.99, 340pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Ben and Ned] Reprint (Philomel 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Castaways of the Flying Dutchman.
* _The Bellmaker (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240030-0, Feb 2004, $7.99, 336pp, tp, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Reprint (Hutchinson 1994) young-adult fantasy novel about the talking animals of “Redwall”.
* _Loamhedge (Ace 0-441-01190-X, Sep 2004, $7.99, 388pp, pb, cover by Troyhael Howell) [Redwall] Reprint (Philomel 2003) young-adult fantasy novel in the “Redwall” series.
* _Loamhedge: A Tale of Redwall (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-670-91068-6, Feb 2004, £12.99, 424pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Redwall] Reprint (Philomel 2003) Young-adult fantasy novel.
* _The Long Patrol (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240245-1, Sep 2004, $7.99, 358pp, tp, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Reprint (Hutchinson 1997) young-adult talking animal fantasy in the “Redwall” series.
* _Martin the Warrior (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240055-6, Feb 2004, $7.99, 376pp, tp, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Reprint (Hutchinson 1993) animal fantasy in the “Redwall” series.
* _Mossflower (Penguin/Philomel 0-399-24031-4, Feb 2004, $30.00, 431pp, hc, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Reissue (Hutchinson 1988) young-adult fantasy, second in the “Redwall” series. This “collectors edition” has new illustrations by David Elliot.
* _Outcast of Redwall (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240142-0, Jul 2004, $7.99, 360pp, tp, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Reprint (Hutchinson 1995) young-adult fantasy about an orphan ferret; eighth in the “Redwall” series.
* _The Pearls of Lutra (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240144-7, May 2004, $7.99, 408pp, tp, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Reprint (Hutchinson 1996) young-adult anthropomorphic fantasy novel, part of the “Redwall” series.
* *Rakkety Tam (Penguin/Philomel 0-399-23725-9, Sep 2004, $23.99, 372pp, hc, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Young-adult animal fantasy novel in the “Redwall” series. Mercenary squirrel Rakkety Tam MacBurl helps Redwall Abbey fight white-furred invaders from the frozen north.
* _Rakkety Tam (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-670-91069-4, Oct 2004, £12.99, 371pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Redwall] Reprint (Philomel 2004) young-adult animal fantasy novel in the “Redwall” series.
* _A Redwall Winter’s Tale (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240198-6, Oct 2004, $7.99, 72pp, tp, cover by Christopher Denise) [Redwall] Reprint (Philomel 2001) children’s picture book in the “Redwall” series, a story illustrated by Christopher Denise.
* *The Ribbajack and Other Curious Yarns (Penguin/Philomel 0-399-24220-1, May 2004, $16.99, 168pp, hc, cover by Michael Koelsch) Young-adult original collection of six horror stories. (Contents)
* +The Tribes of Redwall: Mice (Penguin/Philomel 0-399-24283-X, Sep 2004, $8.99, ph, cover by Jonathan Walker) [Redwall] A non-fiction guide to the characters of the “Redwall” series, a folder with a glued-in 24-page pamphlet, plus a poster, illustrated by Jonathan Walker. First US edition (Red Fox 10/03, not seen).
* _Triss (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240248-6, Sep 2004, $7.99, 389pp, tp, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Reprint (Philomel 2002) young-adult talking animal fantasy, the 15th in the “Redwall” series.
JAKOBER, MARIE (1941- ) (chron.)

* *Even the Stones (Hades Publications/EDGE SF and Fantasy 1-894063-18-X, Jul 2004, $14.95, 337pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) Fantasy novel. Young queen Marwen, kidnapped and forced into marriage, turns to the ancient ways of the goddess. EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing, PO Box 1714, Calgary Alberta Canada T2P 2L7; 403-254-0160; [www.edgewebsite.com].
JAMES, EDWARD, ed. (chron.)

* _Terry Pratchett: Guilty of Literature: 2nd Edition (with Farah Mendlesohn & Andrew M. Butler) See entry under Andrew M. Butler
JARVIS, ROBIN (chron.)

* +The Alchemist’s Cat (Chronicle Books/SeaStar 1-5871-7257-7, Sep 2004, $17.95, 302pp, hc, cover by Leonid Gore) [Deptford Histories] Young-adult fantasy novel, the first in “The Deptford Histories” prequel trilogy to the “Deptford Mice” series. First US edition (Sprint 1991 as The Alchymist’s Cat).
* _Thorn Ogres of Hagwood (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-205122-8, Jun 2004, $5.95, 244pp, tp, cover by Tim Jessell) [Hagwood] Reprint (Puffin UK 1999) young-adult fantasy novel, first in the “Hagwood” trilogy.
JEAPES, BEN (1965- ) (chron.)

* *The New World Order (Random House UK/David Fickling Books 0-385-60686-9, Nov 2004, £12.99, 442pp, hc) Alternate history SF novel of alien interference in 17th century England.
* _The Xenocide Mission (Random House/Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-23785-8, Jan 2004, $6.50, 388pp, pb) [*His Majesty’s Starship] Reprint (Fickling 2002) young-adult SF novel, sequel to His Majesty’s Starship (UK title)/The Ark (US).
JENSEN, JANE (1963- ) (chron.)

* _Dante’s Equation (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-306-6, Aug 2004, £7.99, 695pp, pb, cover by John Picacio) Reprint (Del Rey 2003) SF novel. A rabbi and a physics researcher seek to solve the riddle of a Polish rabbi, mystic, and physicist who may have discovered a physical law of good and evil and interdimensional travel.
JILLETTE, PENN (chron.)

* *Sock (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-32805-2, Jul 2004, $12.95, 228pp, tp) Mainstream novel with fantasy elements, a mystery narrated by a sock monkey. A first novel.
JOHNS, LINDA (chron.)

* _Dungeons & Dragons: Knights of the Silver Dragon, Book 3: Sign of the Shapeshifter (with Dale Donovan) See entry under Dale Donovan.
JOHNSON, JANE; see pseudonym Jude Fisher (chron.)
JOHNSON, KATHLEEN JEFFRIE (chron.)

* *A Fast and Brutal Wing (Millbrook/Roaring Brook Press 1-596-43013-3, Oct 2004, $16.95, 191pp, hc, cover by Jaye Zimet) Young-adult novel with possible dark fantasy elements, about troubled siblings who may be shapeshifters — or insane killers.
JOHNSON, KIJ (stories) (chron.)

* _Fudoki (Tor 0-765-30391-4, Oct 2004, $14.95, 316pp, tp, cover by Michael Dringenberg) [Fox Woman] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel based on Japanese folkore, set in the same world as The Fox Woman.
JOHNSTONE, WILLIAM W(allace) (1938-2004) (chron.)

* *The Last Rebel: Survivor (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1630-2, Sep 2004, $5.99, 317pp, pb) [Last Rebel] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, the second in “The Last Rebel” series featuring Jim LaDoux, a spin-off of the “Ashes” series.
JONES, ARTHUR LLEWELLYN (1863-1947); see pseudonym Arthur Machen (stories) (chron.)
JONES, DIANA WYNNE (1934- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Merlin Conspiracy (Collins 0-00-715140-3, Mar 2004, £6.99, 473pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Deep Secret] Reprint (Collins 2003) young-adult fantasy novel.
* _The Merlin Conspiracy (HarperTrophy 0-06-052320-4, May 2004, $6.99, 468pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Deep Secret] Reprint (Greenwillow 2003) young-adult time-travel fantasy novel set in the same worlds as Deep Secret.
* _The Ogre Downstairs (Collins 0-00-715469-0, Dec 2003, £5.99, 234pp, tp) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1974) young-adult fantasy novel.
* _Stopping for a Spell (HarperTrophy/Greenwillow 0-06-056206-4, Mar 2004, $5.99, 132pp, tp, cover by Mark Zug) Reprint (Morrow Greenwillow 1993) young-adult omnibus of three humorous fantasy stories. A simultaneous Greenwillow hardcover edition (0-06-056205-6, $15.99) was announced but not seen.
* _The Tough Guide to Fantasyland (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07592-9, Oct 2004, £6.99, 246pp, hc, cover by Douglas Carrel & John Harris) Reprint (Vista 1996) humorous non-fiction guide, illustrated by Carrel. A mini-hardback edition.
* *Unexpected Magic: Collected Stories (HarperCollins/Greenwillow 0-06-055533-5, May 2004, $16.99, 498pp, hc, cover by Dan Craig) Young-adult collection of 16 stories. (Contents)
* _Witch’s Business (HarperTrophy/Greenwillow 0-06-008784-6, Mar 2004, $5.99, 210pp, tp, cover by Dan Craig) Reprint (Macmillan 1973 as Wilkins’ Tooth) young-adult fantasy novel. This includes a reading group guide.
JONES, GWYNETH (Ann) (1952- ); see pseudonym Ann Halam (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Castles Made of Sand (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07395-0, Nov 2003, £6.99, 449pp, pb, cover by Anne Sudworth) [Bold as Love] Reprint (Gollancz 2002) near-future fantasy novel, second in a series after Bold as Love.
* *Life (Aqueduct Press 0-9746559-2-9, Oct 2004, $19.00, 369pp, tp) Near-future SF novel about biologist Anna Senoz and her momentous discovery about the X and Y chromosomes. Aqueduct Press, PO Box 95787, Seattle WA 98145-2787; [www.aqueductpress.com].
* _Midnight Lamp (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07543-0, Nov 2004, £6.99, 326pp, pb, cover by Anne Sudworth) [Bold as Love] Reprint (Gollancz 2003) near-future fantasy novel. Third in a series after Bold as Love and Castles Made of Sand.
JONES, J(ulia) V(ictoria) (1963- ) (chron.)

* _A Fortress of Grey Ice (Tor 0-765-34549-8, Aug 2004, $7.99, 609pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) [Sword of Shadows] Reprint (Orbit 2002) fantasy novel, the second book in the “Sword of Shadows” trilogy after A Cavern of Black Ice. This follows the somewhat revised Tor 2003 edition.
JONES, JOHN ROBERT (1926- ); see pseudonym John Dalmas (stories) (chron.)
JONES, STEPHEN (Gregory), ed. (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Dark Terrors 6: The Gollancz Book of Horror (with David A. Sutton) (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07407-8, Jul 2004, £7.99, 560pp, tp, cover by Gary Blythe) Reprint (Gollancz 2002) anthology of 33 original dark fantasy stories.

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