The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

HJORTSBERG, WILLIAM (Reinhold) (1941- )

• * _Falling Angel (Warner 0-446-31432-3, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $3.95, 243pp, pb) Reprint (HBJ 1978) fantasy, horror, hardboiled detective thriller.
• * _Falling Angel (Mysterious Press 0-09-921510-1, Oct ’87 [Nov ’87], £2.50, 243pp, pb) Reprint (HBJ 1978) thriller with occult touches.
• * _Falling Angel (St. Martin’s 0-312-95795-5, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $5.99, 289pp, pb) Reprint (HBJ 1978) occult thriller.
• * *Nevermore (Atlantic Monthly Press 0-87113-579-5, Oct ’94, $21.00, 289pp, hc) Dark fantasy novel, a literary thriller in which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is haunted by Poe’s ghost and helped by Houdini.
• * _Nevermore (Orion 1-85797-651-7, Mar ’95, £9.99, 289pp, tp) Reprint (Atlantic Monthly 1994) dark fantasy thriller, in which Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, haunted by the ghost of Poe, get involved in a series of murders based on Poe’s stories. A hardcover edition (-650-9, £15.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Nevermore (St. Martin’s 0-312-95695-9, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $5.99, 308pp, pb) Reprint (Atlantic Monthly 1994) dark fantasy novel, a literary thriller in which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is haunted by Poe’s ghost and helped by Houdini.
• * _Nevermore (Phoenix 1-85799-445-0, Aug ’96, £5.99, 289pp, pb, cover by Richard Haughton) Reprint (Atlantic Monthly 1994) dark fantasy novel.

HOBAN, RUSSELL (Conwell) (1925- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Fremder (Jonathan Cape 0-224-04370-6, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], £14.99, 184pp, hc) SF novel. In a dystopian future, Fremder Gorn is the sole survivor when a starship disappears.
• * *The Marzipan Pig (Jonathan Cape 0-224-01687-4, Oct ’86, £4.95, 40pp, hc) Juvenile fantasy, illustrated by Quentin Blake.
• * *The Medusa Frequency (Jonathan Cape 0-224-02464-7, Aug ’87 [1987], £10.95, 144pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel. [Not seen]
• * +The Medusa Frequency (Atlantic Monthly Press 0-87113-165-X, Oct ’87, $16.95, 142pp, hc) Contemporary literary fantasy novel, a take-off on the Orpheus myth. First U.S. edition (Jonathan Cape 1987).
• * _The Medusa Frequency (Picador 0-330-30194-2, Nov ’88, £3.95, 143pp, tp) Reprint (Cape 1987) literary fantasy novel.
• * _The Medusa Frequency (Atlantic Monthly Press 0-87113-368-7, Aug ’90 [Sep ’90], $8.95, 143pp, tp, cover by Tom Christopher) Reprint (Cape 1987) literary fantasy novel.
• * _The Mouse and His Child (Dell Yearling 0-440-40293-X, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.50, 182pp, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1967) children’s fantasy novel, illustrated by Lillian Hoban.
• * *Mr. Rinyo-Clacton’s Offer (Jonathan Cape 0-224-05121-0, Feb ’98 [Apr ’98], £14.99, 182pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel.
• * _Pilgermann (Pocket 0-671-50769-9, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $5.95, 240pp, tp) Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1983) philosophical/literary fantasy novel. First trade paperback.
• * _Pilgermann (Pocket 0-671-61893-8, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $2.95, 240pp, pb) Reprint (Cape 1983) fantasy novel.
• * *The Rain Door (Gollancz 0-575-03097-6, May ’86, £5.95, 32pp, hc) Juvenile fantasy story, illustrated by Quentin Blake.
• * _Riddley Walker (Summit 0-671-70127-4, Apr ’90, $8.95, 220pp, tp, cover by Fred Marcellino) Reprint (Cape 1980) literary sf novel.
• * _Riddley Walker (Indiana University Press 0-253-21234-0, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $12.95, 235pp, tp) Reprint (Cape 1980) post-holocaust SF novel, with a new afterword and glossary by the author, plus samples of his original working notes. A hardcover edition (-33448-9, $25.00) was announced but not seen. Available from Indiana University Press, 601 N. Morton St., Bloomington IN 47404; credit card orders 800-842-6796; add $4.00 postage.
• * *The Trokeville Way (Knopf 0-679-88148-4, Nov ’96 [Dec ’96], $17.00, 118pp, hc, cover by David Bowers) Young-adult fantasy. A magician sells Nick a puzzle that transports him into a surreal world.
• * _The Trokeville Way (Random House/Knopf 0-679-88560-9, Oct ’97 [Nov ’97], $4.99, 117pp, pb, cover by David Bowers) Reprint (Cape 1996) young-adult fantasy. A puzzle transports a boy into a surreal world.
• * _The Trokeville Way (Red Fox 0-09-967981-7, Mar ’98, £3.50, 117pp, pb, cover by Patrick Benson) Reprint (Knopf 1996) young-adult fantasy novel. A magician sells Nick a puzzle that transports him into a surreal world. The 1996 Jonathan Cape edition was not seen.
• * _Turtle Diary (Pocket/Washington Square Press 0-671-61833-4, Mar ’86, $3.95, 192pp, pb) Reprint (Random House 1975) mainstream literary novel; enjoyable, but not a fantasy as the publicity material suggests. (FCM)

HOBB, ROBIN; pseudonym of Megan Lindholm, (1952- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Assassin’s Apprentice (Bantam Spectra 0-553-37445-1, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $12.95, 356pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Farseer] Fantasy novel, first in “The Farseer” series. A royal bastard with strange talents is trained as an assassin.
• * _Assassin’s Apprentice (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224606-6, Aug ’95, £9.99, 375pp, hc, cover by John Howe) [Farseer] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1995) fantasy novel. Book 1 in the “Farseer” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Assassin’s Apprentice (HarperCollins UK 0-00-648009-8, Mar ’96, £5.99, 480pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Farseer] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1995) fantasy novel. Book 1 of the epic “Farseer” trilogy.
• * _Assassin’s Apprentice (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57339-X, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $6.50, 435pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Farseer] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1995) fantasy novel, first in “The Farseer” series. A royal bastard with strange talents is trained as an assassin.
• * *Assassin’s Quest (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224608-2, Mar ’97 [Jan ’97], £16.99, 742pp, hc, cover by John Howe) [Farseer] Fantasy novel. Book three in “The Farseer Trilogy”. Hobb is a pseudonym for Megan Lindholm. A tp (export only) edition (-224652-X) was announced but not seen.
• * +Assassin’s Quest (Bantam Spectra 0-553-10640-6, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $22.95, 693pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Farseer] Fantasy novel, third in “The Farseer” series. First US edition (Voyager 1997).
• * _Assassin’s Quest (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56569-9, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $6.50, 757pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Farseer] Reprint (Voyager 1997) fantasy novel, third in “The Farseer” series.
• * _Assassin’s Quest (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648011-X, Mar ’98 [Jan ’98], £6.99, 838pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Farseer] Reprint (Voyager 1997) fantasy novel, book three in the “Farseer” trilogy. Hobb is a pseudonym for Megan Lindholm.
• * *Royal Assassin (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224607-4, Mar ’96, £15.99, 580pp, hc, cover by John Howe) [Farseer] Fantasy novel. Book 2 in the epic “Farseer” trilogy. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-224648-1, £9.99) was announced but not seen.
• * +Royal Assassin (Bantam Spectra 0-553-37563-6, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $13.95, 581pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Farseer] Fantasy novel, second in “The Farseer” series. A royal bastard with strange talents fights for his kingdom as an assassin. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 1996).
• * _Royal Assassin (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57341-1, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $6.50, 675pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Farseer] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1996) fantasy novel, second in “The Farseer” series. Hobb is a pen-name for Megan Lindholm.
• * _Royal Assassin (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648010-1, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], £5.99, 752pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Farseer] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1996) fantasy novel. Book two in “The Farseer Trilogy”. Hobb is a pseudonym for Megan Lindholm.
• * *Ship of Magic (Bantam Spectra 0-553-10324-5, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $23.95, 685pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Liveship Traders] Fantasy novel, first in “The Liveship Traders” series, set in the same world as the “Farseer” series. Hobb is a pen-name for Megan Lindholm.
• * *Ship of Magic (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-225478-6, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], £16.99, xii+656pp, hc, cover by John Howe) [Liveship Traders] Fantasy novel. Book one in “The Liveship Traders” series, set in the same world as the “Farseer” trilogy. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam Spectra) edition. Hobb is a pseudonym for Megan Lindholm.
• * _Ship of Magic (BCA UK CN4150, May ’98, £9.99, xii+656pp, hc, cover by John Howe) [Liveship Traders] Reprint (Bantam Spectra; Voyager 1998) fantasy novel. Book I of “The Liveship Traders” series, set in the same world as the “Farseer” trilogy.
• * _Ship of Magic (SFBC #14132, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $11.50, 685pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Liveship Traders] Reprint (Bantam Spectra; Voyager 1998) fantasy novel, first in “The Liveship Traders” series. Hobb is a pen-name for Megan Lindholm. This is similar to the Bantam Spectra edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

HOBBS, WILL

• * *Kokopelli’s Flute (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 0-689-31974-6, Oct ’95, $15.00, 148pp, hc, cover by Patricia Mulvihill) Young-adult fantasy novel. A relic of the Southwestern cliffdwellers awakens ancient magics.

HOCHERMAN, HENRY

• * *The Gilgul (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-313-7, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $4.50, 350pp, pb) Horror novel. Demon-possessed bride kills while wearing her wedding dress.

HOCKE, MARTIN (1938- )

• * *The Ancient Solitary Reign (Grafton 0-246-13469-0, May ’89, £11.95, 358pp, hc, cover by Peter Goodfellow) [Ancient Solitary Reign] Animal fantasy novel about owls.
• * _The Ancient Solitary Reign (Grafton 0-246-13498-4, Jan ’90, £7.95, 358pp, tp, cover by Peter Goodfellow) [Ancient Solitary Reign] Reprint (Grafton 1989) animal fantasy novel about owls.
• * _The Ancient Solitary Reign (Grafton 0-586-20608-6, Jun ’90, £4.50, 439pp, pb, cover by Peter Goodfellow) [Ancient Solitary Reign] Reprint (Grafton 1989) animal fantasy novel about owls.
• * _The Ancient Solitary Reign (Grafton 0-586-20608-6, Jun ’93, £4.99, 439pp, pb, cover by Terry Riley) [Ancient Solitary Reign] Reissue (Grafton 1989) animal fantasy novel about owls.
• * *The Lost Domain (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224083-1, Jun ’93, £9.99, 383pp, tp, cover by Terry Riley) [Ancient Solitary Reign] Animal fantasy novel about owls. A hardcover edition (-224081-5, £14.99) was announced but not seen. Sequel to The Ancient Solitary Reign.
• * _The Lost Domain (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21688-X, Sep ’94 [Jan ’95], £4.99, 468pp, pb, cover by Terry Riley) [Ancient Solitary Reign] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) animal fantasy novel about owls. Sequel to The Ancient Solitary Reign.

HOCKER, KARLA (1946-2004)

• * *A Christmas Charade (Zebra 0-8217-3582-9, Oct ’91, $3.99, 351pp, pb, cover by W. Popp) Regency romance novel with a real ghost.

HOCKING, JOHN C. (chron.)

• * *Conan and the Emerald Lotus (Tor 0-812-54499-4, Nov ’95 [Dec ’95], $9.99, 279pp, tp, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [Conan] Novelization based on the character created by Robert E. Howard. Copyrighted by Conan Properties.

HOCKLEY, CHRIS (1950- )

• * *Steel Ghost (Grafton 0-586-20593-4, Nov ’89, £3.50, 319pp, pb, cover by Peter Gudynas) Horror novel.

HODDER, J. GARDNER

• * *The Artifice of Infinity (Black Iris Press 0-9696580-0-1, Apr ’93 [Feb ’93], $12.95, 187pp, tp) Romantic sf novel in blank verse. Available from Black Iris Press, 77 King Street West, Suite 1900, Box 40, Royal Trust Tower, Toronto-Dominion Centre, Toronto M5K 1B7 Canada.

HODGE, BRIAN (Keith) (1960- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Convulsion Factory (Silver Salamander Press, Sep ’96, $35.00, 241pp, hc, cover by Dolly Nickel) Thematic collection of 12 stories based around the theme of urban decay. Limited to 300 signed copies. Also available in a leatherbound edition of 50 signed copies for $70.00. (Contents)
• * *Dark Advent (Pinnacle 1-55817-088-X, Sep ’88, $3.95, 384pp, pb) Horror novel. A plague depopulates the Earth and a band of survivors must fight an awakening evil in a department store. A first novel.
• * *The Darker Saints (Dell Abyss 0-440-21113-1, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $4.99, 414pp, pb) Horror novel of crime and voodoo in New Orleans.
• * *Deathgrip (Dell Abyss 0-440-21112-3, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $4.50, 481pp, pb) Horror novel about a DJ with an eerie power to heal and to harm, and the people who would use his power.
• * *Falling Idols (Silver Salamander Press no ISBN, Aug ’98 [Sep ’98], $15.00, 211pp, tp) Collection of seven horror stories, two original, with an endnote by Hodge discussing the genesis of the stories. This is a signed, limited edition of 500. Also announced, but not seen: 50 leatherbound ($65.00), and 300 cloth ($35.00). Order from Silver Salamander, 4128 Woodland Park Ave N, Seattle WA 98103. (Contents)
• * *Nightlife (Dell Abyss 0-440-20754-1, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.50, 404pp, pb) Horror thriller of a powerful psychic drug, sacred to the natives of the Venezuelan rain forests, causing havoc in Tampa.
• * _Nightlife (Pan 0-330-32153-6, May ’93, £4.99, 404pp, pb, cover by George Underwood) Reprint (Abyss 1991) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Oasis (Tor 0-812-51900-0, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.95, 312pp, pb) Horror novel. Malevolent force pits brother against brother to continue an ancient Viking blood feud.
• * *Prototype (Dell 0-440-21628-1, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $5.50, 386pp, pb) Horror novel. A man with a genetic abnormality struggles against his inborn capacity for violence. Not supernatural.
• * *Shrines & Desecrations (TAL Publications no ISBN, Sep ’94, $5.95, 54pp, ph) Chapbook collection of three horror stories, two original, with an introduction by Poppy Z. Brite and illustrations by Roger Gerberding. This is a 1,000-copy limited edition. Available from TAL Publications, PO Box 1837, Leesburg VA 22075.

HODGE, JOHN

• * *A Life Less Ordinary (Penguin 0-140-27215-1, Oct ’97 [Nov ’97], £6.99, 217pp, tp) Novelization of fantasy film of angels helping an unlikely romance.

HODGELL, P(atricia) C(hristine) (1951- ) (stories)

• * *A Ballad of the White Plague: The Casebook (Hypatia Press no ISBN, 1998 [Nov ’98], $30.00, 129pp, hc, cover by P. C. Hodgell) Non-fiction look at the writing process behind the Sherlock Holmes ghost story “A Ballad of the White Plague”, also published as a solo signed, limited edition chapbook ($10.00, 47pp). Includes rough drafts and correspondence with editor. This is a signed, limited edition of 500.
• * *Blood & Ivory (Hypatia Press 0-940841-43-6, Dec ’94, $40.00, 197pp, hc) [*Jamethiel Priest’s-Bane; Kencyrath] Collection of four stories about Jamethiel Priest’s-Bane, with color illustrations by the author. Limited edition; a trade paperback was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * *Bones (Hypatia Press no ISBN, Aug ’93, no price, 40pp, ph, cover by P. C. Hodgell) [*Jamethiel Priest’s-Bane] Short story with full-color illustrations by the author. This chapbook is limited to 333 signed and numbered copies. A 111-copy leatherbound edition was announced but not seen. Available from Hypatia Press, 360 West First, Eugene OR 97401.
• * *Bones (Hypatia Press no ISBN, Apr ’94, $5.00, 40pp, ph) [*Jamethiel Priest’s-Bane] Reprint (Hypatia Press 1993) short story. This edition of the chapbook is limited to 250 numbered copies distributed at the 1994 Nebula Awards weekend. Order the regular edition from Blue Moon Books, 360 W. First, Eugene OR. Credit card orders: (503) 345-6197.
• * *Child of Darkness (Hypatia Press no ISBN, Aug ’93, no price, 40pp, ph, cover by P. C. Hodgell) [*Jamethiel Priest’s-Bane] Short story, an outtake from Godstalk, with full-color illustrations by the author. This chapbook is limited to 333 signed and numbered copies. A 111-copy leatherbound edition was announced but not seen. Available from Hypatia Press, 360 West First, Eugene OR 97401.
• * *Chronicles of the Kencyrath (NEL 0-450-42400-6, May ’88 [Apr ’88], £4.50, 608pp, tp) [Kencyrath] Omnibus edition of a fantasy novel, originally published in two parts as God Stalk and Dark of the Moon. (Contents)
• * *Dark of the Moon (Atheneum/Argo 0-689-31171-0, Oct ’85, $15.95, 386pp, hc) [Kencyrath] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Godstalk. It comes with a loose map by “P.C. Hodgell - 1984.” Follows both Jame and her brother Tori in adventures as wild and wondrous as those in God Stalk. Recommended. (DLN)
• * _Dark of the Moon (SFBC #01655, Apr ’86, $4.98, 370pp, hc) [Kencyrath] Reprint (Atheneum 1985) fantasy novel, sequel to God Stalk.
• * _Dark of the Moon (Berkley 0-425-09561-4, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $3.50, 351pp, pb) [Kencyrath] Reprint (Atheneum 1985) fantasy novel, sequel to God Stalk.
• * _Dark of the Moon (Hypatia Press 0-940841-45-2, 1994 [Jan ’95], $25.00, 386pp, hc) [Kencyrath] Reprint (Atheneum 1985) fantasy novel, second in the “God Stalk” series.
• * _God Stalk (Hypatia Press 0-940841-44-4, 1994 [Jan ’95], $25.00, 271pp, hc) [Kencyrath] Reprint (Atheneum 1982) fantasy novel, first in the “Jame” series.
• * *Seeker’s Mask (Hypatia Press 0-940841-32-0, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $60.00, 474pp, hc) [Kencyrath] Fantasy novel, third book of the “Godstalk” series. With an introduction by Charles de Lint. This is a signed, numbered 500-copy limited edition.
• * _Seeker’s Mask (Hypatia Press 0-940841-30-4, Jan ’95, $35.00, 474pp, hc) [Kencyrath] Reprint (Hypatia 1994) fantasy novel, third in the “God Stalk” series. Reprint of the 1994 Hypatia edition with a new beige cover.

HODGMAN, ANN (stories)

• * *Children of the Night: Dark Dreams (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-036374-2, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $3.50, 217pp, pb) [Children of the Night] Young-adult horror novel, first book of a new series. A beautiful teenage girl’s life is destroyed when she becomes a werewolf.
• * *Children of the Night: Dark Music (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-036375-0, Feb ’94, $3.50, 201pp, pb) [Children of the Night] Young-adult horror novel, second book of a series about a teenage girl whose life is destroyed when she becomes a werewolf.
• * *Galaxy High School (Bantam Skylark 0-553-15545-8, Sep ’87, $2.50, 85pp, pb) Juvenile sf short novel based on the morning tv series.
• * *There’s a Bat Wing in My Lunchbox (Avon Camelot 0-380-75426-6, Jan ’88, $2.50, 96pp, pb) Juvenile fantasy novella, third in a series.

HODGSON, AMANDA

• * *Romances of William Morris (Cambridge University Press 0-521-32075-5, Feb ’87 [1987], £22.50, 219pp, hc) Critical book. [Not seen] [Morris]

HODGSON, BARBARA (L.) (1955- ) (stories)

• * _Paris Out of Hand: A Wayward Guide (with Nick Bantock & Karen Elizabeth Gordon) See entry under Karen Elizabeth Gordon.
• * *The Tatooed Map (Chronicle Books 0-8118-0817-3, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $17.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Barbara Hodgson) Literary fantasy in the form of a travel journal begun by a woman who has a macabre map growing on her arm, and finished by a friend after her disappearance. The “scrapbook” presentation is similar in tone, if not in mechanics, to Nick Bantock’s “Griffin & Sabine” books.