The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002


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Meditations on Middle-Earth ed. Karen Haber (St. Martin’s 0-312-30290-8, Oct 2002, $13.95, 235pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (St. Martin’s 2001) non-fiction anthology of essays by fantasy authors exploring how J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings has influenced them. [J. R. R. Tolkien]


Among the Betrayed Margaret Peterson Haddix (Simon & Schuster 0-689-83905-7, Jun 2002, $15.95, 156pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Shadow Children] Young-adult SF novel, third in the series begun in Among the Hidden. Nina is asked to betray other children in prison.


Among the Imposters Margaret Peterson Haddix (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-83908-1, Oct 2002, $4.99, 172pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Shadow Children] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 2001) young-adult SF novel, sequel to Among the Hidden.


Turnabout Margaret Peterson Haddix (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-84037-3, May 2002, $5.99, 228pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 2000) young-adult SF novel of age reversal.


Montezuma’s Daughter H. Rider Haggard (Wildside Press 1-58715-502-8, 2001, $19.95, 330pp, tp) Reprint (Longmans, Green 1893) historical novel with fantasy elements. This is an on-demand edition available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928.


She H. Rider Haggard (Random House/Modern Library 0-375-75905-0, Feb 2002, $8.95, 335 + xxiv, tp) [She] Reprint (Longman’s, Green 1887) classic fantasy adventure novel, first in the “She” tetralogy. The text is based on a 1912 printing of the revised Longman’s, Green edition of 1896, and includes some of the 1888 illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen & Charles H.M. Kerr. Introduction by Margaret Atwood; notes by James Danby.


Good Night, Fairies Kathleen & Michael Hague (North-South/Seastar 1-58717-134-1, Mar 2002, $15.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Michael Hague) Children’s picture book about fairies, with text by Kathleen and art by Michael.


Death on Wheels ed. Peter Haining (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-1923-3, Mar 2000, $8.95, 272pp, tp) Anthology of 19 stories of deadly cars, both mundane and fantastic, including five SF tales of “Future Autogeddon”. Authors include Stephen King, J.G. Ballard, and Harlan Ellison. This is dated 2000, but was not seen until now; it appears to be the first US edition (Souvenir Press 1999).


Dr. Franklin’s Island Ann Halam (Random House/Lamb 0-385-73008-X, May 2002, $15.95, 247pp, hc, cover by Danilo Ducak) Young-adult SF thriller. Teens castaway on an island encounter a mad scientist who transforms them into animals. First US edition (Dolphin 2001).


Guardian Joe Haldeman (Ace 0-441-00977-8, Dec 2002, $22.95, 231pp, hc, cover by Craig White) SF novel. A woman in late 1800s Alaska meets a raven that takes her on a future-changing tour of the universe.


Worlds Joe Haldeman (Sterling Publishing/Gollancz 0-575-07361-6, May 2002, $14.95, 239pp, tp, cover by John Harris) [Worlds] Reprint (Viking 1981) SF novel, first in a trilogy. This is the Gollancz “SF Collectors’” edition, distributed in the US by Sterling Publishing.


Goad: The Many Moods of Phil Hale Phil Hale (Grant, Donald M. 1-880418-48-7, Dec 2001, $29.99, 164pp, hc, cover by Phil Hale) Art book with photos, drawings, and paintings by Hale. This has two different dust jackets. Text by Tray Batey; introduction by George Milton. A limited leatherbound edition with an original drawing by Hale ($360.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Donald M. Grant, PO Box 187, Hampton Falls NH 03844; 603-778-7191; [www.grantbooks.com]; add $3.00 shipping.


Die Upon a Kiss Barbara Hambly (Bantam 0-553-58165-1, May 2002, $5.99, 462pp, pb, cover by Royce M. Becker) [Benjamin January] Reprint (Bantam 2001) associational historical mystery, the fifth featuring Benjamin January, a free Creole in antebellum New Orleans.


Dragonstar Barbara Hambly (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44121-4, Jun 2002, $24.95, 292pp, hc, cover by Mark Garro) [Winterlands] Fantasy novel, the fourth and final in the “Dragon” series begun in Dragonsbane.


Dragonstar Barbara Hambly (SFBC #51657, Jul 2002, $12.50, 292pp, hc, cover by Mark Garro) [Winterlands] Reprint (Del Rey 2002) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Sisters of the Raven Barbara Hambly (Warner Aspect 0-446-67704-3, Aug 2002, $13.95, 465pp, tp) [Sisters of the Raven] Fantasy novel. In a society dependent on magic, men are losing their magic powers, and women gaining them.


Sisters of the Raven Barbara Hambly (SFBC #53782, Nov 2002, $11.99, 467pp, hc, cover by Shasti O’Leary Soudant) [Sisters of the Raven] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2002) fantasy novel. This has ISBN 0-7394-3017-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Wet Grave Barbara Hambly (Bantam 0-553-10935-9, Jul 2002, $23.95, 288pp, hc, cover by Royce M. Becker) [Benjamin January] Associational historical mystery, the sixth featuring Benjamin January, a free Creole in antebellum New Orleans.


Bloody Bones Laurell K. Hamilton (Jove 0-515-13446-5, Oct 2002, $6.99, 370pp, pb) [Anita Blake] Reprint (Ace 1996) dark fantasy mystery, the fifth featuring Anita Blake, vampire hunter.


Blue Moon Laurell K. Hamilton (Jove 0-515-13445-7, Oct 2002, $6.99, 418pp, pb, cover by Craig White) [Anita Blake] Reprint (Ace 1998) dark fantasy detective novel, eighth in the series featuring Anita Blake, vampire hunter. Eighth printing.


Burnt Offerings Laurell K. Hamilton (Jove 0-515-13447-3, Oct 2002, $6.99, 392pp, pb, cover by Craig White) [Anita Blake] Reprint (Ace 1998) dark fantasy detective novel, seventh in the series featuring Anita Blake, vampire hunter.


A Caress of Twilight Laurell K. Hamilton (Ballantine 0-345-43527-3, Apr 2002, $23.95, 326pp, hc) [Meredith Gentry, PI] Erotic dark fantasy mystery, sequel to A Kiss of Shadows featuring a faerie princess working in the human world as Meredith Gentry, PI. Merry investigates murders and fey magics in Los Angeles.


A Caress of Twilight Laurell K. Hamilton (SFBC #20169, Apr 2002, $12.99, 326pp, hc) [Meredith Gentry, PI] Reprint (Ballantine 2002) erotic dark fantasy mystery, sequel to A Kiss of Shadows featuring a faerie princess working in the human world as Meredith Gentry, PI. This is similar to the Ballantine edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Circus of the Damned Laurell K. Hamilton (Jove 0-515-13448-1, Jun 2002, $6.99, 329pp, pb, cover by Craig White) [Anita Blake] Reprint (Ace 1995) dark fantasy novel, third in the “Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter” series.


Guilty Pleasures Laurell K. Hamilton (Berkley 0-425-18756-X, Oct 2002, $21.95, 311pp, hc, cover by Craig White) [Anita Blake] Reprint (Ace 1993) dark fantasy novel, first in the “Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter” series.


Guilty Pleasures Laurell K. Hamilton (Jove 0-515-13449-X, Oct 2002, $6.99, 266pp, pb) [Anita Blake] Reprint (Ace 1993) dark fantasy novel, first in the “Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter” series.


The Killing Dance Laurell K. Hamilton (Jove 0-515-13451-1, Oct 2002, $7.50, 387pp, pb, cover by Craig White) [Anita Blake] Reprint (Ace 1997) dark fantasy detective novel, sixth in the series featuring Anita Blake, vampire hunter.


A Kiss of Shadows Laurell K. Hamilton (Ballantine 0-345-42340-2, Mar 2002, $6.99, 468pp, pb) [Meredith Gentry, PI] Reprint (Ballantine 2000) erotic dark fantasy mystery featuring half-faerie princess Meredith Gentry, PI.


The Laughing Corpse Laurell K. Hamilton (Jove 0-515-13444-9, Oct 2002, $6.99, 293pp, pb, cover by Craig White) [Anita Blake] Reprint (NEL 1994) dark fantasy novel, second in the “Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter” series.


The Lunatic Cafe Laurell K. Hamilton (Jove 0-515-13452-X, Oct 2002, $6.99, 369pp, pb) [Anita Blake] Reprint (Ace 1996) dark fantasy/romance novel, fourth in the “Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter” series.


Narcissus in Chains Laurell K. Hamilton (Jove 0-515-13386-8, Oct 2002, $7.99, 630pp, pb, cover by Craig White) [Anita Blake] Reprint (Ace 2001) dark fantasy detective novel, tenth in the series featuring Anita Blake, vampire hunter.


The Confederation Handbook Peter F. Hamilton (Warner Aspect 0-446-61027-5, Mar 2002, $6.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Night’s Dawn] Non-fiction guide to Hamilton’s future history of the Confederation. First US edition (Macmillan UK 2000).


Fallen Dragon Peter F. Hamilton (Warner Aspect 0-446-52708-4, Mar 2002, $25.95, 630pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) Far-future military SF novel. First US edition (Macmillan UK 10/01).


Fallen Dragon Peter F. Hamilton (SFBC #50149, Apr 2002, $12.99, 630pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Macmillan UK 10/01) SF novel. This is similar to the Warner Aspect edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Lisho Kirk Hampton (AmErica House 1-58851-384-X, Jul 2002, $19.95, 213pp, tp) Surreal SF novel set on the party planet Lisho. Order online from AmErica House Book Publishers at [www.publishamerica.com].


Arena Karen Hancock (Bethany House 0-7642-2631-2, May 2002, $11.99, 393pp, tp) Allegorical Christian SF novel. A woman in a psychology experiment finds herself in an alien world’s battle between good and evil. A first novel. Order from Bethany House, 11400 Hampshire Ave. S., Minneapolis MN 55438; [www.bethanyhouse.com]; credit card orders: 800-328-6109; add $4.00 postage.


The Healer’s Keep Victoria Hanley (Holiday House 0-8234-1760-3, Oct 2002, $17.95, 364pp, hc, cover by Trina Schart Hyman) [Seer and the Sword] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The Seer and the Sword. Student healers use their gifts to oppose the Shadow King. First US edition (David Fickling Books 2002).


Tales of Protection Erik Fosnes Hansen (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-27240-9, May 2002, $26.00, 500pp, hc) Literary novel with fantastic elements, about a collector of tales of events through history that demonstrate seriality — the opposite of causality. Translated by Nadia Christensen from the Norwegian (J.W. Cappelens Forlag 1998 as Beretninger om Beskyttelse).


Hell’s Island William D. Hardy, Jr. (American Book Publishing/Millennial Mind 1-589-820-01-0, 2001, $22.00, 275pp, tp) Horror novel. A man investigates an island and uncovers old evil. This is dated 2001, but not seen until now. Order from Millennial Mind Publishing, 325 East 2400 South, Salt Lake City UT 84115; [www.american-book.com].


The Dark Lord Thomas Harlan (Tor 0-312-86560-0, Jul 2002, $27.95, 538pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Oath of Empire] Alternate-history fantasy novel, the fourth and final in the “Oath of Empire” series.


The Storm of Heaven Thomas Harlan (Tor 0-812-59011-2, Jul 2002, $7.99, 901pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Oath of Empire] Reprint (Tor 2001) historical fantasy novel, book three of “Oath of Empire”.


Cybele, with Bluebonnets Charles L. Harness (NESFA Press 1-886778-41-8, Jul 2002, $21.00, 157pp, hc) Novel with fantastic elements. A small Texas town in the Great Depression has a shrine holding the Holy Grail. Order from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701-0203; [www.nesfa.org].


Nightmare Steven Harper (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45898-2, Oct 2002, $6.99, 357pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Silent Empire] SF novel of the “Silent Empire”, a prequel to Dreamer.


Living Dead in Dallas Charlaine Harris (Ace 0-441-00923-9, Apr 2002, $5.99, 262pp, pb, cover by Lisa Desimini) [Sookie Stackhouse] Humorous Southern vampire mystery novel featuring Sookie Stackhouse, set in a contemporary world where vampires are legal, sequel to Dead Until Dark. Sookie uses her telepathic powers to help track a missing vampire in Dallas.


Charmed: Garden of Evil Emma Harrison (Simon Pulse 0-689-85077-8, Jul 2002, $5.99, 170pp, pb) [Charmed] Young-adult novelization, the 13th based on the TV show about three witches. Copyrighted by Spelling Television.


50 in 50 Harry Harrison (Tor 0-312-87790-0, Nov 2002, $18.95, 623pp, tp, cover by Vincent di Fate) Reprint (Tor 2001) collection of 50 stories from Harrison’s 50 years as an SF writer.


A Stainless Steel Trio Harry Harrison (Tor 0-765-30277-2, Jun 2002, $26.95, 492pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Slippery Jim (James Bolivar) diGriz] Omnibus of three humorous SF novels featuring “The Stainless Steel Rat”: A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born (1985), The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted (1987), and The Stainless Steel Rat Sings the Blues (1994).


Stars & Stripes Triumphant Harry Harrison (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40937-X, Jan 2003, $24.95, 249pp, hc, cover by Dennis Lyall) [Stars and Stripes] SF alternate-history novel, third in the “Stars and Stripes” trilogy. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 6/02).


Things that Never Happen M. John Harrison (Night Shade Books 1-892389-33-9, Dec 2002, $35.00, 443pp, tp, cover by David Lloyd) Collection/omnibus of 24 stories, all but three previously collected in The Ice Monkey and Travel Arrangements. This adds an introduction by China Miéville, plus a foreword and story notes by Harrison. A hardcover (-26-6, $27.00) and a limited edition (-27-4, $60.00) are also available.


Call Down the Stars Sue Harrison (HarperCollins/Avon 0-380-72605-X, Dec 2002, $7.99, 524pp, pb, cover by Michael Evans) [Storyteller] Reprint (Morrow 2001) associational prehistoric novel, third in the “Storyteller” trilogy.


Race for Doroon Gloria Hartman (Reed, Robert D. 1-885003-79-X, 2001, $11.95, 203pp, tp) SF novel. Two humans and an alien Keeborn Cat work to find a way for both races to live peacefully on the planet Doroon. This is dated 2001, but not seen until now. Order from Robert D. Reed Publishers, 750 La Playa, Suite 647, San Francisco CA 94121; 650-994-6570; [4bobreed@msn.com]; [www.rdrpublishers.com].


Year’s Best SF 7 ed. David G. Hartwell (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-106143-3, Jun 2002, $7.99, 498pp, pb) “Year’s Best” anthology of 19 stories from 2001, all strictly SF (no fantasy). Hartwell discusses the year in his introduction. Authors include Nancy Kress, Terry Bisson, Gene Wolfe, and Ursula K. Le Guin.


The Hard SF Renaissance ed. David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer (Tor 0-312-87635-1, Nov 2002, $39.95, 960pp, hc, cover by Gregory Manchess) SF anthology of 41 stories. Authors include Paul McAuley, Poul Anderson, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Stephen Baxter.


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