The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

Books, Listed by Author

HEINLEIN, ROBERT A(nson) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _For Us, The Living (Hale, Robert 0-7090-7761-0, Jan 2005, £18.99, 222pp, hc, cover by Derek Colligan) Reprint (Scribner 2004) SF novel. Heinlein’s long-lost first novel, first published in 2004. Perry Nelson wakes up 150 years after the accident which killed him. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Four Frontiers (SFBC #1187486, Jul 2005, $14.99, 709pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) Omnibus of four YA SF novels: Rocket Ship Galileo (1947), Space Cadet (1948), Red Planet (1949), and Farmer in the Sky (1950). This has ISBN 0-7394-5345-9; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * _Glory Road (SFBC #1185678, Mar 2005, $12.49, 319pp, hc, cover by Gregory Manchess) Reprint (Putnam 1963) SF/fantasy novel, a take-off on the basic fantasy plot. Includes a 1979 afterword by Samuel R. Delany. This is similar to Tor 2004 edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Have Space Suit, Will Travel (Pocket 1-4165-0549-0, Feb 2005, $12.00, 249pp, tp, cover by David Stevenson) Reprint (Scribner’s 1958) SF novel.
• * _The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-83794-2, Mar 2005, £6.99, 288pp, pb, cover by Getty Images) Reissue (Putnam 1966) SF novel.
• * *Off the Main Sequence: The Other Science Fiction Stories of Robert A. Heinlein (SFBC #1196119, Nov 2005, $15.99, 738 + xxiv, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) Collection of 27 SF stories (three previously uncollected) not in Heinlein’s Future History, a companion to collection The Past Through Tomorrow. Many of the stories were originally published pseudonymously. Edited by Andrew Wheeler. Introduction by Greg Bear; foreword by Michael Cassutt. This has ISBN 1-58288-184-7; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * _Podkayne of Mars (Ace 0-441-01298-1, Jul 2005, $6.99, 214pp, tp, cover by Matt Stawicki) Reprint (Putnam 1963) young-adult SF novel.
• * _Rocket Ship Galileo (Ace 0-441-01237-X, Jan 2005, $6.99, 211pp, tp, cover by Tristan Elwell) Reprint (Scribner 1947) young-adult SF novel.
• * _Space Cadet (Tor 0-765-31450-9, Dec 2005, $23.95, 223pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) Reprint (Scribner 1948) SF novel.
• * _Starman Jones (Pocket 1-4165-0550-4, Apr 2005, $12.00, 261pp, tp, cover by David Stevenson) Reprint (Scribner 1953) SF novel.
• * _Starship Troopers (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-83793-4, Mar 2005, £6.99, 222pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Putnam 1959) SF novel.
• * _Stranger in a Strange Land (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-83795-0, Mar 2005, £7.99, 655pp, pb, cover by Keith Scaife) Reprint (Putnam 1961) SF novel.
• * _Tunnel in the Sky (Pocket 1-4165-0551-2, Mar 2005, $12.00, 262pp, tp) Reprint (Scribner 1955) SF novel.

HELFERS, JOHN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Siege of Night and Fire (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-226-2, Oct 2005, $25.95, 353pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) Fantasy novel of the Eightfold Kingdom. Newlyweds and their noble relatives are besieged by an enemy army led by an ambitious shaman. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Ed Gorman. Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Dr., Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].

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• * _In the Shadow of Evil (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg

HELPRIN, MARK (1947- ) (chron.)

• * *Freddy and Fredericka (Penguin Press, The 1-59420-054-8, Jul 2005, $27.95, 553pp, hc) Comic allegorical novel. The bumbling Prince of Wales and his frivolous wife are sent to America incognito and penniless to regain the lost British colonies.
• * _Winter’s Tale (Harcourt/Harvest 0-15-603119-1, Jun 2005, $15.00, 748pp, tp) Reissue (Harcourt Brace 1983) literary fantasy novel.

HEMINGWAY, AMANDA; [born Amanda Jane Askew] (1955- ) (chron.)

• * +The Greenstone Grail (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46078-2, Mar 2005, $16.95, 360pp, hc, cover by Greg Spalenka) [Sangreal] Fantasy novel. First US edition (Voyager 5/04).
• * _The Greenstone Grail (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-715387-2, May 2005, £6.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Sangreal] Reprint (Voyager 2004) fantasy novel, first in the Sangreal trilogy. Hemingway also writes as Jan Siegel.
• * _The Greenstone Grail (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46079-0, Jan 2006, $12.95, 360pp, tp, cover by Greg Spalenka) [Sangreal] Reprint (Voyager 2004) fantasy novel.
• * *The Traitor’s Sword (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-715388-0, Nov 2005, £12.99, i+311pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) [Sangreal] Fantasy novel, second in the Sangreal Trilogy. Hemingway also writes as Jan Siegel.

HEMRY, JOHN G. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Rule of Evidence (Ace 0-441-01262-0, Mar 2005, $6.99, 276pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Paul Sinclair] Military SF legal thriller, the third featuring naval-lawyer-in-space Paul Sinclair.

HENDEE, BARB (1963- ) (chron.)

• * _Dhampir (with J. C. Hendee, Jr.) (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-364-3, Jan 2005, £6.99, 441pp, pb, cover by Martin McKenna) [Noble Dead] Reprint (Roc 2003) dark fantasy novel of a fraudulent vampire slayer who suddenly finds real vampires after her. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Thief of Lives (with J. C. Hendee, Jr.) (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-365-1, Jun 2005, £6.99, 472pp, pb, cover by Kovech) [Noble Dead] Reprint (Penguin/Roc 2004) fantasy novel. A sequel to Dhampir. [First U.K. edition]

HENDEE, J. C., Jr. (chron.)

• * _Dhampir (with Barb Hendee) See entry under Barb Hendee.
• * _Thief of Lives (with Barb Hendee) See entry under Barb Hendee.

HENDERSON, C(hristopher-John) J(ames) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Baby’s First Mythos (with Erica Henderson) (Z-Man Games 1-931748-25-X, Dec 2004, $9.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Erica Henderson) Reissue (Z-Man Games 2003) humorous children’s picture book, a Lovecraftian A-B-C and numbers book with text by C.J. Henderson and illustrations by Erica Henderson. Introduction by Robert M. Price; afterword by William Jones.

HENDERSON, ERICA (chron.)

• * _Baby’s First Mythos (with C. J. Henderson) See entry under C. J. Henderson.

HENDERSON, JAN-ANDREW (chron.)

• * *Hunting Charlie Wilson (Oxford University Press 0-19-275407-6, Feb 2005, £4.99, 276pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Secret City] Young-adult fantasy novel with Arthurian elements. Charlie is pursued by magical creatures sent by vengeful Morgana. Sequel to Secret City.
• * *Secret City (Oxford University Press 0-19-271957-2, Jan 2004, £4.99, 148pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Secret City] Young-adult Arthurian fantasy novel, the first in a series. This is dated 2004 but not seen until now.

HERBERT, BRIAN (Patrick) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dune: The Battle of Corrin (with Kevin J. Anderson) (Tor 0-765-34079-8, Sep 2005, $7.99, 675pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Dune] Reprint (Tor 2004) SF novel, third in a prequel series set 10,000 years before Frank Herbert’s “Dune” series. An open market edition was announced for 4/05 but not seen. Copyrighted by Herbert Limited Partnership.
• * _Legends of Dune: The Battle of Corrin (with Kevin J. Anderson) (Hodder Headline 0-340-82338-0, Mar 2005, £7.99, 582pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Dune] Reprint (Tor 2004) SF novel in the Dune series.
• * _The Road to Dune (with Kevin J. Anderson & Frank Herbert) See entry under Frank Herbert.

HERBERT, FRANK (Patrick) (1920-1986) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Chapterhouse: Dune (SFBC #1185875, May 2005, $10.99, 436pp, hc, cover by John Schoenherr) [Dune] Reprint (Gollancz 1985) SF novel, fourth in the “Dune” series. This has ISBN 0-7394-5272-X; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Dune (Ace 0-441-01359-7, Aug 2005, $16.00, 528pp, tp) [Dune] Reissue (Chilton 1965) classic SF novel. This is a 40th Anniversary edition with a new afterword by Brian Herbert.
• * _The Great Dune Trilogy (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07070-6, Nov 2005, £14.99, 912pp, tp, cover by Robert Nicholls) [Dune] Reprint (Gollancz 1979) SF omnibus of the first three Dune books: Dune (1965), Dune Messiah (1969), and Children of Dune (1976). (Contents)
• * *The Road to Dune (with Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson) (Tor 0-765-31295-6, Sep 2005, $25.95, 489pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Dune] Collection of “Dune” pieces: four stories and a short novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, plus correspondence and unpublished pieces by Frank Herbert, including previously unpublished chapters and alternate endings from Dune and Dune Messiah. Foreword by Bill Ransom; preface by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson. (Contents)
• * *The Road to Dune (with Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson) (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-83745-4, Sep 2005, £11.99, 489pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [Dune] Collection of stories, letters, and articles. Includes an original novel, Spice Planet: The Alternate Dune Novel based on the outline by Frank Herbert; plus unpublished scenes and chapters planned for the first Dune books; original Dune stories by Anderson and Brian Herbert; letters from Frank Herbert, and so on. Simultaneous with the US (Tor) edition.
• * _The Road to Dune (with Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson) (SFBC #1196708, Oct 2005, $13.99, 397pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Dune] Reprint (Tor 2005) collection of “Dune” pieces, including stories and a novel by Brian Herbert & Anderson, plus unpublished pieces by Frank Herbert. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

HERBERT, JAMES (John) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * +Nobody True (Tor 0-765-31212-3, Sep 2005, $25.95, 316pp, hc, cover by Blacksheep) Horror novel. James True comes back from an out-of-body experience to find he’s been brutally murdered. First US edition (Macmillan UK 2003).

HERBERT, MARY H(ouser) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *DragonLance: Return of the Exile (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3628-2, Feb 2005, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [DragonLance: Linsha] Novelization based on the roleplaying game. Book three of the “Linsha” trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

HERMAN, JOHN (chron.)

• * _One Winter’s Night (with Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240458-6, Sep 2005, $5.99, unpaginated, tp, cover by Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) Reprint (Philomel 2003) associational children’s Christmas picture book.

HERMAN, PAUL, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Blood of the Gods and Other Stories See entry under Robert E. Howard.
• * _Graveyard Rats and Others See entry under Robert E. Howard.
• * _Moon of Skulls See entry under Robert E. Howard.

HERNANDEZ, GABRIEL (chron.)

• * _Clive Barker’s The Thief of Always (with Clive Barker & Kris Oprisko) See entry under Clive Barker.

HERNDON, CORY J. (chron.)

• * *Magic: The Gathering: Ravnica (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3792-0, Sep 2005, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Magic: The Gathering] Novelization based on the card game, book one in the Ravnica cycle. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

HETLEY, JAMES A.; also as Jay Caselberg (chron.)

• * *Dragon’s Eye (Ace 0-441-01328-7, Nov 2005, $14.00, 355pp, tp) Contemporary fantasy novel. Two Maine families with magical heritages must overcome their differences to oppose a dangerous sorcerer.
• * _The Winter Oak (SFBC #1177190, Feb 2005, $11.99, 295pp, hc, cover by Lori Earley) [Summer Country] Reprint (Ace 2004) contemporary fantasy novel, sequel to The Summer Country. This has ISBN 0-7394-5069-7; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Winter Oak (Ace 0-441-01255-8, Nov 2005, $6.99, 295pp, pb, cover by Lori Earley) [Summer Country] Reprint (Ace 2004) contemporary fantasy novel, sequel to The Summer Country.

HICKMAN, LAURA (chron.)

• * _Mystic Quest (with Tracy Hickman) See entry under Tracy Hickman.
• * _Mystic Warrior (with Tracy Hickman) See entry under Tracy Hickman.

HICKMAN, TRACY (Raye) (1955- ) (chron.)

• * _DragonLance: The Annotated Legends (with Margaret Weis) See entry under Margaret Weis.
• * _DragonLance: The Second Generation (with Margaret Weis) See entry under Margaret Weis.
• * *Mystic Quest (with Laura Hickman) (Warner Aspect 0-446-53106-5, Apr 2005, $24.95, 453pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Bronze Canticles] Fantasy novel, book two of The Bronze Canticles.
• * _Mystic Quest (with Laura Hickman) (SFBC #1186679, Apr 2005, $12.49, 453pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Bronze Canticles] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2005) fantasy novel, book two of The Bronze Canticles. This is similar to the Warner Aspect edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Mystic Warrior (with Laura Hickman) (Warner Aspect 0-446-61222-7, Mar 2005, $6.99, 495pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Bronze Canticles] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2005) fantasy novel. Volume two of “The Bronze Canticles.”

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• * _DragonLance Tales, Volume 1: The Magic of Krynn (with Margaret Weis) See entry under Margaret Weis.
• * _DragonLance Tales, Volume II: Kender, Gully Dwarves, and Gnomes (with Margaret Weis) See entry under Margaret Weis.
• * _DragonLance Tales, Volume IV: The Reign of Istar (with Margaret Weis) See entry under Margaret Weis.
• * _DragonLance Tales, Volume V: The Cataclysm (with Margaret Weis) See entry under Margaret Weis.
• * _DragonLance Tales, Volume VI: The War of the Lance (with Margaret Weis) See entry under Margaret Weis.

HIGHSMITH, (Mary) PATRICIA (Plaugman) (1921-1995) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Tales of Natural and Unnatural Catastrophes (Bloomsbury 0-7475-5435-8, Feb 2005, £6.99, 189pp, pb) Reprint (Bloomsbury 1987) literary SF/fantasy collection. (Contents)

HIGHTMAN, JASON (chron.)

• * _The Saint of Dragons (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-054013-3, Aug 2005, $6.99, 364pp, pb, cover by Vince Natale) [Saint of Dragons] Reprint (Eos 2004) young-adult fantasy novel about St. George’s last descendants. This has a separately paginated 16-page section of extras including the author’s comments on the writing of the book and the screenplay for the movie version.
• * _The Saint of Dragons (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-054011-7, Aug 2005, $16.99, 291pp, hc, cover by Vince Natale) [Saint of Dragons] Reprint (Eos 2004) young-adult fantasy novel about St. George’s last descendants. Third printing.
• * _The Saint of Dragons (HarperCollins UK Children’s Books 0-00-715907-2, Oct 2005, £5.99, 349pp, tp) [Saint of Dragons] Reprint (Eos 2004) young-adult fantasy novel about St. George’s last descendants.

HILGER, RONALD S., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Star Changes See entry under Clark Ashton Smith.

HILL, JOE; pseudonym of Joseph Hillstrom King, (1971- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *20th Century Ghosts (PS Publishing 1-904619-46-0, Oct 2005, £15.00, 341 + xiv, tp) Collection of 14 stories, two original, with notes on each by the author. Introduction by Christopher Golden. This is a limited edition of 1,000; a hardcover edition of 500 signed by Hill (-47-9, £25.00) and a slipcased edition of 200 signed by Hill and Golden (-48-7, £60.00) are also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk]. (Contents)

HILL, STUART (chron.)

• * *The Cry of the Icemark (Chicken House, The 1-904442-56-0, Jan 2005, £12.99, 494pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel.
• * +The Cry of the Icemark (Scholastic/The Chicken House 0-439-68626-1, Apr 2005, $18.95, 474pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Craft) [Icemark Chronicles] Young-adult fantasy, first in a trilogy. A princess seeks help from Snow Leopards, vampires, and werewolves to defend her icy land. A first novel. First US edition (The Chicken House UK 3/05).

HILLMAN, LEE C., ed. (chron.)

• * _No Longer Dreams: An Anthology of Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction (with Jeffrey Lyman, Danielle Ackley-McPhail & L. Jagi Lamplighter) See entry under Danielle Ackley-McPhail.

HINTON, S. E. (chron.)

• * _Hawkes Harbor (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-5130-2, Jun 2005, £14.99, 251pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 2004) vampire novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Hawkes Harbor (Tor 0-765-34472-6, Oct 2005, $7.99, 289pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 2004) dark fantasy novel.

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

• * *Come Dance with Me (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7452-9, Feb 2005, £15.99, 188pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel of a psychic girl whose touch may be killing the men she loves.

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

• * *Shaman’s Crossing (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-719612-1, Jul 2005, £18.99, 533pp, hc, cover by John Howe) [Soldier Son] Fantasy novel, the first in The Soldier Son trilogy. Hobb is a pseudonym for Megan Lindholm.
• * +Shaman’s Crossing (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-075762-0, Sep 2005, $25.95, 577pp, hc) [Soldier Son] Fantasy novel, the first in the Soldier Son trilogy. A young man destined to be a soldier falls afoul of enemy magic. First US edition (Voyager 7/05). Hobb also writes as Megan Lindholm.
• * _Shaman’s Crossing (SFBC #1194557, Nov 2005, $12.99, 510pp, hc) [Soldier Son] Reprint (Voyager 2005) fantasy novel, the first in the Soldier Son trilogy. This is similar to the Eos edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

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

• * *Hellboy: On Earth As It Is in Hell (Pocket Star 1-4165-0782-5, Oct 2005, $6.99, 359pp, pb, cover by Mike Mignola) [Hellboy] Novelization based on the dark fantasy movie and comic book by Mike Mignola. Copyrighted by Mike Mignola.