The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005
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A Gent from Bear Creek and Other Tales Robert E. Howard (Wildside Press 0-8095-1177-0, Sep 2005, $39.95, 222pp, hc, cover by Stephen Fabian) [Breckenridge Elkins] Reprint (Jenkins 1937 as A Gent from Bear Creek) associational western fix-up novel with two related stories added. Edited and with an introduction by Paul Herman. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301.
- 7 · Introduction · Paul Herman · in
- 9 · Striped Shirts and Busted Hearts · ss A Gent from Bear Creek, H. Jenkins, 1937
- 17 · Mountain Man · ss Action Stories Mar/Apr 34; slightly revised
- 30 · Meet Capn Kidd · nv A Gent from Bear Creek, H. Jenkins, 1937
- 44 · Guns of the Mountains [Guns of the Mountain] · ss Action Stories Jun 34; slightly revised
- 56 · A Gent from Bear Creek · ss Action Stories Oct 34; slightly revised
- 74 · The Feud Buster · ss Action Stories Jun 35; slightly revised
- 87 · The Road to Bear Creek · ss Action Stories Dec 34; slightly revised
- 103 · The Scalp Hunter · ss Action Stories Aug 34; slightly revised
- 119 · Cupid from Bear Creek · ss Action Stories Aug 35; slightly revised
- 131 · The Haunted Mountain · ss Action Stories Feb 35; slightly revised
- 143 · Educate or Bust [Sharps Gun Serenade] · ss Action Stories Jan 37; slightly revised
- 153 · War on Bear Creek · ss Action Stories Apr 35; slightly revised
- 169 · When Bear Creek Came to Chawed Ear · ss A Gent from Bear Creek, H. Jenkins, 1937
- 195 · While Smoke Rolled · ss Double Action Western Dec 56
- 209 · A Texas John Alden · nv The Masked Rider Western Magazine May 44
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Graveyard Rats and Others Robert E. Howard (Wildside Press 0-8095-1120-7, Oct 2003, $16.95, 194pp, tp) Associational collection of six detective stories. Introduction by Don Herron. Edited by Paul Herman. This is dated 2003, but not seen until now. Order from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301; [www.wildsidepress.com].
- 7 · A Black Wind Off River Street · Don Herron · in
- 15 · Black Talons · ss Strange Detective Stories Dec 33
- 35 · Fangs of Gold [Steve Harrison] · nv Strange Detective Stories Feb 34
- 67 · The Tombs Secret [as by Patrick Ervin; Steve Harrison] · nv Strange Detective Stories Feb 34
- 93 · Names in the Black Book [Steve Harrison] · nv Super-Detective May 34
- 135 · Graveyard Rats [Steve Harrison] · nv Thrilling Mystery Feb 36
- 167 · Black Wind Blowing · nv Thrilling Mystery Jun 36
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Lord of Samarcand and Other Adventure Tales of the Old Orient Robert E. Howard (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-7355-X, Apr 2005, $18.95, 462 + xii, tp, cover by Sindy Bell) Associational collection of 12 stories and nine fragments or drafts, comprising the entirety of Howards historical Oriental fiction. Edited by Rusty Burke. Introduction by Patrice Louinet. Part of The Works of Robert E. Howard series. A hardcover edition (-2422-2, $35.00) is also available.
- vii · Introduction · Patrice Louinet · in (*), 2005
- · Tales
- 3 · Red Blades of Black Cathay · nv Oriental Stories Feb/Mar 31
- 32 · Hawks of Outremer [Cormac FitzGeoffrey] · nv Oriental Stories Apr-Jun 31
- 60 · The Blood of Belshazzar [Cormac FitzGeoffrey] · nv Oriental Stories Fll 31
- 89 · The Sowers of the Thunder · nv Oriental Stories Win 32
- 129 · Lord of Samarcand · nv Oriental Stories Spr 32
- 165 · Timur-Lang · pm
- 166 · The Lion of Tiberias · nv The Magic Carpet Jul 33
- 195 · The Shadow of the Vulture · nv The Magic Carpet Jan 34
- 234 · Gates of Empire · nv Golden Fleece Jan 39
- 270 · The Road of the Eagles [The Way of the Swords] · nv The Road of Azrael, Donald M. Grant, 1979
- 306 · Hawks Over Egypt · nv The Road of Azrael, Donald M. Grant, 1979
- 344 · The Road of Azrael · nv Chacal Win 76
- · Miscellanea
- 385 · The Slave-Princess [Cormac FitzGeoffrey] · uw Hawks of Outremer, Donald M. Grant, 1979; original unfinished story plus synopsis, omitting the additional material by Richard L. Tierney.
- 407 · Two Against Tyre · nv The Howard Collector Spr 70
- 421 · The Track of Bohemund · nv The Road of Azrael, Donald M. Grant, 1979
- 439 · The Shadow of the Hun [Turlogh OBrien] · nv The Shadow of the Hun, George Hamilton, 1975
- 455 · Untitled Fragment (He knew de Bracy) · uw *
- 456 · Untitled Fragment (The Wind from the Mediterranean) · uw Amra #7 59
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Moon of Skulls Robert E. Howard (Wildside Press 0-8095-1133-9, Mar 2005, $35.00, 216pp, hc, cover by Stephen Fabian) Collection of five stories and four poems, all but one originally published in Weird Tales from 1929-1930, and presented in the order published. Edited by Paul Herman. Introduction by Mark Finn. There are no earlier copyrights. Order from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301; [www.wildsidepress.com].
- 7 · The Gothic Orient · Mark Finn · in (*), 2005
- 12 · Skull-Face [Kathulos] · na Weird Tales Oct 29 (+2)
- 106 · Dead Mans Hate · pm Weird Tales Jan 30
- 107 · The Fearsome Touch of Death · ss Weird Tales Feb 30
- 113 · A Song Out of Midian · pm Weird Tales Apr 30
- 114 · Shadows on the Road · pm Weird Tales May 30
- 116 · The Moon of Skulls [Solomon Kane] · na Weird Tales Jun 30 (+1)
- 170 · The Hills of the Dead [Solomon Kane] · ss Weird Tales Aug 30
- 191 · Black Chant Imperial · pm Weird Tales Sep 30
- 192 · The Voice of El-Lil · nv Oriental Stories Oct/Nov 30
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The Riot at Bucksnort and Other Western Tales Robert E. Howard (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-7354-1, Apr 2005, $14.95, 255 + xiii, tp, cover by Scott Gustafson) Associational collection of 16 stories. Edited and with an introduction by David Gentzel. Part of The Works of Robert E. Howard series. A hardcover edition (-2425-7, $35.00) is also available.
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The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane Robert E. Howard (SFBC #1167646, Feb 2005, $12.99, 414pp, hc, cover by Gary Gianni) [Solomon Kane] Reprint (Wandering Star 1998) collection of sword & sorcery stories. The Gianni illustrations are reproduced in black-and-white. This follows the Del Rey 2004 trade paperback edition; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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Dark Notes from NJ ed. Harrison Howe (GSHW Press 1-933274-00-X, Feb 2005, $9.95, 265pp, tp, cover by John B. Howe) Original anthology of 15 horror stories inspired by New Jersey musicians, from the Garden State Horror Writers group. Authors include John Passarella, Mary SanGiovanni, and Shikhar Dixit. Foreword by Brian Keene. For ordering information see [www.gshw.net] or e-mail [president@gshw.net].
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Dark Delicacies: Original Tales of Terror and the Macabre by the Worlds Greatest Horror Writers ed. Del Howison & Jeff Gelb (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1676-2, Sep 2005, $15.95, 274 + xiii, tp) Original anthology of 20 stories, first in a planned series. Howison owns the Dark Delicacies bookstore. Introduction by Gelb. Foreword by Richard Matheson. Authors include Ray Bradbury, Clive Barker, Ramsey Campbell, and Nancy Holder. A hardcover edition (-1586-3, $26.00) is also available.
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Ashes H. R. Howland (Berkley 0-425-20353-0, Jun 2005, $6.99, 306pp, pb) Horror novel. An ancient evil finds what it seeks in a small Pennsylvania town. Howland is a pen name for Holly Newstein & Ralph W. Bieber II.
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The Epicure H. R. Howland (Berkley 0-425-20717-X, Dec 2005, $6.99, 262pp, pb) Horror novel. A psychic little girl helps track down a secret society of cannibals in Philadelphia. Howland is a pen name for Holly Newstein & Ralph Bieber.
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The Weathermans Daughters Richard Hoyt (Tor/Forge 0-765-34226-X, Feb 2005, $6.99, 304pp, pb, cover by Rafal Olbinski) Reprint (Forge 2003) mystery with fantastic elements.
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Smoke and Mirrors Tanya Huff (DAW 0-7564-0262-X, Jun 2005, $24.95, 374pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Victory Nelson (related)] Dark fantasy novel, related to the Victory Nelson series, second in a new series featuring Henrys friend Tony. The TV crew of a vampire-detective show gets trapped in a real haunted house.
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Smoke and Mirrors Tanya Huff (SFBC #1186686, Jul 2005, $12.49, 374pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Victory Nelson (related)] Reprint (DAW 2005) dark fantasy novel, related to the Victory Nelson series, second in a new series featuring Tony Foster. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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Smoke and Shadows Tanya Huff (DAW 0-7564-0263-8, Apr 2005, $6.99, 396pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Victory Nelson (related)] Reprint (DAW 2004) dark fantasy novel, related to the Victory Nelson series, featuring Henrys friend Tony.
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Women of War ed. Tanya Huff & Alexander Potter (DAW 0-7564-0286-7, Jul 2005, $7.50, 357pp, pb) Original anthology of 15 stories of women warriors. Authors include Rosemary Edghill, Jane Lindskold, and Sharon Lee & Steve Miller. This is copyrighted by the editors and Martin H. Greenbergs Tekno Books.
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Maiden, Matron, Crone ed. Kerrie Hughes & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-7564-0284-0, May 2005, $6.99, 311pp, pb) Original anthology of 13 stories involving the classic archetypes of the triple goddess. Authors include Tanya Huff, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, and Charles de Lint.
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Black Brillion Matthew Hughes (Tor 0-765-35049-1, Oct 2005, $6.99, 272pp, pb, cover by Tom Kidd) [Archonate] Reprint (Tor 2004) satiric fantasy novel, third in the Archonate series.
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The Gist Hunter & Other Stories Matthew Hughes (Night Shade Books 1-597800-20-1, Jul 2005, $27.00, 245pp, hc, cover by Jason Van Hollander) [Archonate] Collection of 13 stories, three original, set in the world of The Archonate; six feature Henghis Hapthorn, three of Guth Bandar. The limited edition (-021-X, $49.00) includes one additional story. Night Shade Books, 1470 NW Saltzman Road, Portland OR 97229; 503-643-5824; [night@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com].
- · Henghis Hapthorn
- · Mastermindless [Old Earth] · nv F&SF Mar, 2004
- · Relics of the Thim [Old Earth] · ss F&SF Aug, 2004
- · Falberoths Ruin [Old Earth] · ss F&SF Sep, 2004
- · Finding Sajessarian [Old Earth] · ss F&SF Apr, 2005
- · The Gist Hunter [Old Earth; Henghis Hapthorn] · nv F&SF Jun, 2005
- · Thwarting Jabbi Gloond · nv F&SF Aug, 2005 [Old Earth]
- · Guth Bandar
- · A Little Learning [Guth Bandar; Old Earth] · nv Fantasy Readers Wanted Apply Within, ed. Nick Aires & James Richey, Silver Lake Publishing, 2003
- · Inner Huff [Guth Bandar; Old Earth] · nv F&SF Feb, 2005
- · Help Wonted [Guth Bandar; Old Earth] · nv *
- · Other Tales
- · Shadow Man [Old Earth] · ss *
- · The Devil You Dont · vi Asimovs Mar, 2005
- · Go Tell the Phoenicians · ss Interzone May/Jun, 2005; illus. Stefan Olsen
- · Bearing Up · ss *
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The Dark Ascent Walter H. Hunt (Tor 0-765-34982-5, Aug 2005, $7.99, 464pp, pb, cover by David Seeley) [Matt Pontowski] Reprint (Tor 2004) military SF novel, third in a series begun in The Dark Wing.
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The Dark Crusade Walter H. Hunt (Tor 0-765-31117-8, Aug 2005, $25.95, 432pp, hc, cover by David Seeley) [Matt Pontowski] Military SF novel, fourth in the series begun in The Dark Wing.
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Warriors: A Dangerous Path Erin Hunter (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-052565-7, Jun 2005, $5.99, 313pp, tp, cover by Wayne McLoughlin) [Warriors] Reprint (HarperCollins 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, fifth in a series about four clans of warrior cats. Packaged and copyrighted by Working Partners Limited.
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Warriors: Rising Storm Erin Hunter (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-052563-0, Mar 2005, $5.99, 315pp, tp, cover by Wayne McLoughlin) [Warriors] Reprint (HarperCollins 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in a series about four clans of warrior cats. Packaged and copyrighted by Working Partners Limited.
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Warriors: The Darkest Hour Erin Hunter (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-052585-1, Oct 2005, $5.99, 315pp, tp, cover by Wayne McLoughlin) [Warriors] Reprint (HarperCollins 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, sixth in a series about four clans of warrior cats. Packaged and copyrighted by Working Partners Limited.
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Warriors: The New Prophecy: Dawn Erin Hunter (HarperCollins 0-06-074455-3, Jan 2006, $15.99, 335pp, hc, cover by Wayne McLoughlin) [Warriors: New Prophecy] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in a spin-off series about warrior cats. Packaged and copyrighted by Working Partners Limited.
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Warriors: The New Prophecy: Midnight Erin Hunter (HarperCollins 0-06-074449-9, Jun 2005, $15.99, 303pp, hc, cover by Wayne McLoughlin) [Warriors: New Prophecy] Young-adult fantasy novel, first in a new trilogy and seventh overall in the series about warrior cats. Packaged and copyrighted by Working Partners Limited.
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Warriors: The New Prophecy: Moonrise Erin Hunter (HarperCollins 0-06-074452-9, Aug 2005, $15.99, 287pp, hc, cover by Wayne McLoughlin) [Warriors: New Prophecy] Young-adult fantasy novel, second in a new trilogy and eighth overall in the series about warrior cats. Packaged and copyrighted by Working Partners Limited.
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Warhammer: Forged in Battle Justin Hunter (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-153-6, Jan 2005, $6.99, 248pp, pb) [Warhammer] Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library 11/04).
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Already Dead Charles Huston (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-47824-X, Jan 2006, $12.95, 268pp, tp) [Joe Pitt] Hard boiled vampire mystery. Manhattan investigator Joe Pitt is a vampire.
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Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited Aldous Huxley (Harper Perennial Modern Classics 0-06-077609-9, Jun 2005, $16.95, 340 + xxi, tp) Reprint (Harper 1960) omnibus of the classic dystopian SF novel Brave New World (1932) and non-fiction Brave New World Revisited (1958). This has the foreword by Christopher Hitchens from the HarperCollins 2004 edition. There is a P.S. section with biographical and critical material.
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The Campfire Collection: Thrilling, Chilling Tales of Alien Encounters ed. Gina Hyams (Chronicle Books 0-8118-4514-1, Jun 2005, $15.95, 255pp, tp) Anthology of 13 scary stories. Authors include Stephen King, Philip K. Dick, James Tiptree Jr., and Nina Kiriki Hoffman. Introduction by Michael Berry.
- 8 · Introduction · Michael Berry · in
- · PART I CLOSE ENCOUNTERS
- 14 · I Am the Doorway · Stephen King · ss Cavalier Mar 71
- 28 · Project: Earth · Philip K. Dick · nv Imagination Dec 53
- 53 · Radiance · Nina Kiriki Hoffman · ss Whitley Striebers Aliens, ed. Whitley Strieber, Pocket, 1999
- 66 · The Venus Hunters [The Encounter] · J. G. Ballard · nv Amazing Jun 63
- 100 · The One That Got Away · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss The UFO Files, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1998
- · PART II ALIEN INVASIONS
- 114 · To Serve Man · Damon Knight · ss Galaxy Nov 50
- 123 · Pictures Dont Lie · Katherine MacLean · ss Galaxy Aug 51
- 144 · Betelgeuse Bridge · William Tenn · ss Galaxy Apr 51
- 164 · Eight OClock in the Morning · Ray Nelson · ss F&SF Nov 63
- 170 · Night of the Cooters · Howard Waldrop · nv Omni Apr 87
- · PART III ALIEN ABDUCTIONS
- 196 · The Women Men Dont See · James Tiptree, Jr. · nv F&SF Dec 73
- 228 · Saul · Peter Schweighofer · ss Alien Abductions, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW, 1999
- 240 · A Rustle of Owls Wings · Thomas Smith · ss Whitley Striebers Aliens, ed. Whitley Strieber, Pocket, 1999
- 249 · Author Biographies · Misc. · bg
- 254 · Acknowledgements · Misc. · ms
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