The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

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The Fraternity Stephen Gresham (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1538-1, Apr 2004, $5.99, 315pp, pb) Horror novel about two rival vampire fraternities.

11,000 Years Lost Peni R. Griffin (Abrams/Amulet 0-8109-4822-2, Sep 2004, $18.95, 319pp, hc, cover by Bert Kitchen) Young-adult fantasy time-travel novel. Esther, an 11-year-old Texan, is transported back to the Pleistocene.

With Her Body Nicola Griffith (Aqueduct Press 0-9746559-4-5, Oct 2004, $8.00, 124pp, ph) Collection of three stories in perfect-bound chapbook form. Afterword by L. Timmel Duchamp. Part of the “Conversation Pieces” chapbook series. Aqueduct Press, PO Box 95787, Seattle WA 98145-2787; [www.aqueductpress.com].

Bending the Landscape: Fantasy ed. Nicola Griffith & Steve Pagel (Overlook Press 1-58567-576-8, Jul 2004, $15.95, 382pp, tp, cover by J. K. Potter) Reprint (White Wolf 1997) anthology of 22 fantasy stories about gays and lesbians.

Centauri III George Griggs (Images Publishing 0-9677017-3-2, Sep 2004, $14.95, 221pp, tp) SF novel. A researcher stranded on a strange planet is physically transformed by his environment. A first novel. Images Publishing, 109 Woods of Arden Road, Staten Island NY 10312; [www.imagespublishing.net].

The Silver Door Terry Griggs (Raincoast Books 1-55192-685-7, 2004, $7.95, 186pp, tp, cover by Cynthia Nugent) [Cat’s Eye Corner] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Cat’s Eye Corner. Strange things emerge from Olivier’s book, including a monkey that steals.

The Ordinary Jim Grimsley (Tor 0-765-30528-3, May 2004, $24.95, 368pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) Science fantasy novel. Two worlds, one high tech and the other magical, come close to war.

Time Trap D. E. Gronquist (Infinity Publishing.com 0-7414-2066-X, Aug 2004, $13.95, 157pp, tp) SF time-travel novel. Two contemporary scientists find a time machine from the future. Order from Infinity Publishing.com, 519 West Lancaster Ave., Haverford PA 19041-1413; 877-BUY-BOOK; [www.buybooksontheweb.com].

The Two-Space War Dave Grossman & Leo Frankowski (Baen 0-7434-7188-1, Feb 2004, $24.00, 362pp, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) Science fantasy novel. Mankind travels between stars using sentient sailing ships in the anti-technology Two-Space universe, and discover alien elves and dwarves.

Stable Strategies & Others Eileen Gunn (Tachyon Publications 1-892391-18-X, Sep 2004, $14.95, 206 + xvi, tp, cover by John D. Berry) Collection of 12 stories, two original. Foreword by William Gibson, afterword by Howard Waldrop, and a poem by Michael Swanwick.

The Immortals James Gunn (Pocket 0-671-53486-6, Sep 2004, $12.00, 301pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam 1962) SF fix-up novel. This has been revised and updated, with 25% new material, a new introduction by Greg Bear, and a fascinating preface by Gunn.

The Listeners James Gunn (BenBella Books 1-932100-12-1, Jan 2004, $14.95, 195 + xviv, tp) [Listeners] Reprint (Scribner 1972) SF novel. This has a new introduction by H. Paul Shuch, foreword by Thomas Pierson, preface by Gunn, and afterword by Freeman Dyson. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 508, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com].

The Word Book from Writers.com Paula Guran (Writers.com Books 0-9742907-0-X, 2004, $11.95, 160 + vii, tp) Associational guide to commonly misued words, with added interesting information. Includes index. Writers.com Books, 87 South Meadowcroft Dr., Akron OH 44313; [www.writers.com/publishing].

Exploring the Matrix: Visions of the Cyber Present ed. Karen Haber (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-31359-4, Apr 2004, $14.95, 271pp, tp, cover by Robert Zohrab) [Matrix] Reprint (St. Martin’s 2003) associational non-fiction anthology of essays on the film The Matrix, cyberpunk, and the influence of SF. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.

Science Fiction: The Best of 2003 ed. Karen Haber & Jonathan Strahan (ibooks 0-7434-7919-X, Mar 2004, $7.99, 435pp, pb, cover by Ciaran Devine) Best-of-the-year anthology of 14 stories, with an introduction on the year in SF by Karen Haber. Authors include Howard Waldrop, Lucius Shepard, and Ursula K. Le Guin. Copyrighted by ibooks.

The Heroic Adventure of Hercules Amsterdam Melissa Glenn Haber (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240216-8, Oct 2004, $5.99, 213pp, tp, cover by Tristan Elwell) Reprint (Dutton 2003) young-adult fantasy novel.

Among the Barons Margaret Peterson Haddix (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-83910-3, Sep 2004, $5.99, 182pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Shadow Children] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 2003) young-adult SF novel, fourth in the “Shadow Children” series begun in Among the Hidden.

Among the Brave Margaret Peterson Haddix (Simon & Schuster 0-689-85794-2, May 2004, $15.95, 229pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Shadow Children] Young-adult SF novel, fifth in the “Shadow Children” series begun in Among the Hidden. Luke must rescue friends taken by the Population Police.

The Book of Fairy Poetry ed. Michael Hague (HarperCollins 0-688-14004-1, Oct 2004, $19.99, 156pp, hc, cover by Michael Hague) Poetry collection with 49 poems selected and extensively illustrated in color by Michael Hague.

The Old Willis Place Mary Downing Hahn (Houghton Mifflin/Clarion 0-618-43018-0, Sep 2004, $15.00, 199pp, hc, cover by Ericka O’Rourke) Young-adult ghost story.

Taylor Five Ann Halam (Random House/Lamb 0-385-73094-2, Mar 2004, $15.95, 199pp, hc) Young-adult SF thriller about a cloned teen caught in a Borneo revolution. First US edition (Dolphin 8/02).

Camouflage Joe Haldeman (Ace 0-441-01161-6, Aug 2004, $23.95, 296pp, hc, cover by Craig White) SF novel. An immortal creature learns what it to be human in this evocation of the South Seas.

Camouflage Joe Haldeman (SFBC #1171291, Oct 2004, $11.99, 296pp, hc, cover by Craig White) Reprint (Ace 2004) SF novel. This is similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Guardian Joe Haldeman (Ace 0-441-01106-3, Aug 2004, $7.99, 294pp, pb, cover by Craig White) Reprint (Ace 2002) SF novel.

The Wizard’s Ward Deborah Hale (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80205-6, Apr 2004, $13.95, 409pp, tp) [Waiting King] Fantasy romance novel. Maura seeks the legendary “Waiting King” with the help of a rough outlaw.

Enna Burning Shannon Hale (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-889-8, Sep 2004, $17.95, 319pp, hc, cover by Alison Jay) [Goose Girl] Young-adult fantasy, a companion to The Goose Girl. Enna’s country, Bayern, goes to war and she must decide whether to use magic to set fires.

Days of the Dead Barbara Hambly (Bantam 0-553-58162-7, May 2004, $6.99, 409pp, pb) [Benjamin January] Reprint (Bantam 2003) associational historical mystery, the seventh featuring Benjamin January, a free Creole in antebellum New Orleans.

Dead Water Barbara Hambly (Bantam 0-553-10964-2, Aug 2004, $25.00, 301pp, hc) [Benjamin January] Associational historical mystery, the eighth featuring Benjamin January, a free Creole in antebellum New Orleans.

All Two Human Darrell DEH Hamilton (Caroba Publishing 0-9664564-1-6, Oct 2004, $12.95, 208pp, tp) Near-future SF novel. A boy discovers he’s an experimental human-alien hybrid. This is copyrighted 2002, but no previous edition is known. A print-on-demand edition. Caroba Publishing, 5939 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 214, Los Angeles CA 90035.

Cerulean Sins Laurell K. Hamilton (Jove 0-515-13681-6, Sep 2004, $7.99, 524pp, pb) [Anita Blake] Reprint (Berkley 2003) dark fantasy detective novel, 11th in the series featuring Anita Blake, vampire hunter. This includes a bound-in “bonus collectible postcard.”

Circus of the Damned Laurell K. Hamilton (Berkley 0-425-19427-2, Apr 2004, $22.95, 307pp, hc, cover by Craig White) [Anita Blake] Reprint (Ace 1995) dark fantasy novel, third in the “Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter” series. This has a new afterword by the author.

Guilty Pleasures Laurell K. Hamilton (Berkley 0-425-19754-9, Aug 2004, $13.00, 355pp, tp) [Anita Blake] Reprint (Ace 1993) dark fantasy novel, first in the “Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter” series.

Incubus Dreams Laurell K. Hamilton (Berkley 0-425-19824-3, Oct 2004, $23.95, 658pp, hc) [Anita Blake] Dark fantasy detective novel, 12th in the series featuring Anita Blake, vampire hunter. A group of vampires is killing strippers.

Incubus Dreams Laurell K. Hamilton (SFBC #1173317, Oct 2004, $12.99, 658pp, hc) [Anita Blake] Reprint (Berkley 2004) dark fantasy detective novel, 12th in the series featuring Anita Blake, vampire hunter. This is similar to the Berkley edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Nightseer Laurell K. Hamilton (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45143-0, May 2004, $6.99, 303pp, pb) Reissue (Roc 1992) fantasy novel of revenge. Tenth printing.

Seduced by Moonlight Laurell K. Hamilton (Ballantine 0-345-44356-X, Feb 2004, $23.95, 372pp, hc, cover by Judy York) [Meredith Gentry, PI] Erotic dark fantasy mystery, third in the series featuring a faerie princess working in the human world as Meredith Gentry, PI.

Seduced by Moonlight Laurell K. Hamilton (SFBC #63165, Feb 2004, $12.99, 372pp, hc) [Meredith Gentry, PI] Reprint (Ballantine 2004) erotic dark fantasy mystery, third in the “Meredith Gentry” series. This is similar to the Ballantine edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Seduced by Moonlight Laurell K. Hamilton (Ballantine 0-345-44359-4, Jan 2005, $7.50, 409pp, pb, cover by Judy York) [Meredith Gentry, PI] Reprint (Ballantine 2004) erotic dark fantasy mystery, third in the series featuring a faerie princess working in the human world as Meredith Gentry, PI.

Pandora’s Star Peter F. Hamilton (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46162-2, Mar 2004, $26.95, 758pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Commonwealth Saga] Far-future SF novel, part one of “The Commonwealth Saga”. An expedition to a strangely shielded star accidentally releases an alien threat to the vast human Commonwealth. First US edition (Macmillan UK 2/04).

Pandora’s Star Peter F. Hamilton (SFBC #64324, Mar 2004, $13.49, 758pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Commonwealth Saga] Reprint (Macmillan UK 2004) far-future SF novel, part one of “The Commonwealth Saga”. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Wee Winnie Witch’s Skinny Virginia Hamilton & Barry Moser (Scholastic/Blue Sky 0-590-28880-6, Aug 2004, $16.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Barry Moser) Children’s picture book, illustrated by Barry Moser. An original horror story in traditional African-American style.

H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine: A Reference Guide John R. Hammond (Greenwood Press/Praeger 0-313-33007-7, Nov 2004, $79.95, 149pp, hc) Non-fiction, an examination of the book’s editions, critical reception, ideas, and more. Includes nine unpaginated pages of photos, notes, and index. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; 800-225-5800; [www.greenwood.com]. [H. G. Wells]

Calix Stay Niel Hancock (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34617-6, Jun 2004, $5.99, 245pp, tp, cover by Hala Wittwer) [Circle of Light] Reprint (Popular Library 1977) YA animal fantasy, third in the “Circle of Light” series. This includes a nine-page reader’s guide.

Faragon Fairingay Niel Hancock (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34616-8, Apr 2004, $5.99, 304pp, tp, cover by Hala Wittwer) [Circle of Light] Reprint (Popular Library 1977) YA animal fantasy, second in the “Circle of Light” series.

Greyfax Grimwald Niel Hancock (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34613-3, Feb 2004, $5.99, 373pp, tp, cover by Hala Wittwer) [Circle of Light] Reprint (Popular Library 1977) YA animal fantasy, first in the “Circle of Light” series.

Squaring the Circle Niel Hancock (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34618-4, Aug 2004, $5.99, 356pp, tp, cover by Hala Wittwer) [Circle of Light] Reprint (Popular Library 1977) YA animal fantasy, fourth in the “Circle of Light” series. This includes a 12-page reader’s guide.

The DragonChild Bill Hand (Branch & Vine Publishers 1-57688-025-7, 2003, $17.95, 315pp, tp, cover by Rachel Bonaccorso) [Redaemian Chronicles] Fantasy novel, book three in “The Redaemian Chronicles”. Branch & Vine Publishers, PO Box 1297, Radford VA 24143; [www.branchandvinepublishers.com].

Catwoman Elizabeth Hand (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-47652-2, Jun 2004, $6.99, 275pp, pb) [Catwoman] Novelization based on the movie based on the comic-book character. Copyrighted by DC Comics.

Mortal Love Elizabeth Hand (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-105170-5, Jul 2004, $24.95, 364pp, hc, cover by Dante Gabriel Rossetti) Fantasy novel about a woman who is muse and subject of obsession of men such as Algernon Swinburne, Edward Burne-Jones, and others through to the present day.

The Amazon and the Warrior Judith Hand (Tor 0-765-34936-1, May 2004, $7.99, 351pp, pb, cover by Julie Bell) Historical fantasy novel of the Trojan war. Achilles tries to conquer the Amazons’ land of Themiskyra.

Smoke in the Wind Wil Hanson (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-214-9, Dec 2004, $25.95, 438pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark & Paul Groendes) Fantasy novel. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books and Ed Gorman. Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Dr., Waterville ME 04901; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].

Night Fires Karen Harbaugh (SFBC #61898, Jan 2004, $9.99, 356pp, hc, cover by Franco Accornero) Reprint (Dell 2003) vampire novel. This has ISBN 0-7394-3870-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Fantasy Adventures # 8 ed. Philip Harbottle (Wildside Press/Cosmos Books 1-59224-215-4, Apr 2004, $15.00, 165pp, tp, cover by Ron Turner) Original anthology of five stories, one a reprint, plus Other Eyes Watching by John Russell Fearn (Pendulum 1946 as by Polton Cross). Original stories are by Philip E. High, John Glasby, Sydney J. Bounds, and Tony Glynn. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301.

Fantasy Adventures # 9 ed. Philip Harbottle (Wildside Press/Cosmos Books 1-59224-216-2, Apr 2004, $15.00, 179pp, tp, cover by Sydney Jordan) Original anthology of four stories, one a reprint, plus Stranger in Our Midst by John Russell Fearn (? 1950). Original stories are by Sydney J. Bounds, Philip E. High, and Brian Ball. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.cosmos-books.com], or from PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301.

Fantasy Adventures #10 ed. Philip Harbottle (Wildside Press/Cosmos Books 1-59224-217-0, Apr 2004, $15.00, 163pp, tp, cover by Sydney Jordan) Anthology of fives stories, three original, plus the novel Climate Incorporated by John Russell Fearn adds back 15,000 words cut from the 1959 novella. Authors include Brian Ball, Sydney J. Bounds, and John Glasby. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.cosmos-books.com] or from PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301.

Futures: 50 Years in Space: The Challenge of the Stars David A. Hardy & Patrick Moore (Harper Design International 0-06-073038-2, Aug 2004, $24.95, 112pp, hc, cover by David A. Hardy) Associational non-fiction/art book on space exploration and the solar system, an update of the 1972 The Challenge of the Stars and its 1978 revision The New Challenge of the Stars, discussing changes in scientific knowledge and space painting between the books’ conception in 1954 and 2004. First US edition (Artists’ and Photographers’ Press 5/04).

MechWarrior: Dark Age: The Scorpion Jar Jason M. Hardy (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46020-0, Dec 2004, $6.99, 313pp, pb) [MechWarrior: Dark Age] Novelization, the 13th based on the computer game based on the “Battletech” roleplaying game. Copyrighted by WizKids.

The Cockroaches of Stay More Donald Harington (Toby Press, The 1-59264-072-9, Apr 2004, $14.95, 303pp, tp, cover by Wendell Minor) [Stay More] Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1989) literary fantasy/talking insect novel. This is an international edition. The Toby Press, POB 8531, New Milford CT 06676-8531; [www.tobypress.com].

With Donald Harington (Toby Press 1-59264-05-8, Apr 2004, $19.95, 491pp, hc, cover by Wendell Minor) [Stay More] Southern fantasy novel in the generally non-genre series about the town of Stay More. An abducted and abandoned girl communicates with animals and a ghost.

House of Reeds Thomas Harlan (Tor 0-765-30193-8, Mar 2004, $25.95, 414pp, hc) [Sixth Sun] Alternate-world SF novel, second book of “The Sixth Sun” series, set five centuries after Wasteland of Flint. The Aztecs’ descendants seek to expand from ruling Earth to becoming players in alien politics.

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