The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

Books, Listed by Author

HODGES, BARBARA M. (chron.)

• * _The Blue Flame (Tigress Press 0-9740848-2-4, Dec 2004, $15.95, 414pp, tp, cover by David Deen) [Daradawn] Reprint (Hard Shell Word Factory 2001) fantasy novel, the first book in the “Daradawn” series. Tigress Press, 2509 Morning Glory Drive, Columbia MO 65202; [www.tigresspress.com].
• * _The Emerald Dagger (Tigress Press 0-9740848-1-6, 2003, $13.95, 291pp, tp, cover by David Deen) [Daradawn] Reprint (Tigress Press 2003) fantasy novel, the second book in the “Daradawn” series. Tigress Press, 2509 Morning Glory Drive, Columbia MO 65202; [www.tigresspress.com].

HODGSON, WILLIAM HOPE (1877-1918) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Adrift on the Haunted Seas: The Best Short Stories of William Hope Hodgson (Cold Spring Press 1-59360-049-6, Aug 2005, $11.00, 243pp, tp, cover by Daniel Govar) Collection of 17 stories and four poems. Edited and with an introduction by Douglas A. Anderson. Cold Spring Press, PO Box 284, Cold Spring Harbor NY 11724; [jopenroad@aol.com]. (Contents)
• * *The Ghost Pirates and Other Revenants of the Sea (Night Shade Books 1-892389-41-X, 2005, $35.00, xiv+541pp, hc, cover by Jason Van Hollander) Collection of the title novel and 28 stories, edited and with a note on the texts by Jeremy Lassen. Volume three in the “The Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgson” series. (Contents)

HOFFMAN, ALICE (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Blackbird House (Ballantine Books 0-345-45593-2, Apr 2005, $13.95, 238 + ix, hc, cover by Kevin Robinson & Debra Lill) Reprint (Doubleday 2004) collection of 12 linked stories. This includes a reading group guide.
• * *The Foretelling (Little, Brown 0-316-01018-9, Sep 2005, $16.99, 169pp, hc, cover by Matt Mahurin) Young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *The Ice Queen (Little, Brown 0-316-05859-9, Apr 2005, $23.95, 211pp, hc) Contemporary fantasy novel. A woman struck by lightning suffers strange side effects.
• * _The Ice Queen (Little, Brown/Back Bay Books 0-316-15438-5, Jan 2006, $13.95, 211pp, tp) Reprint (Little, Brown 2005) contemporary fantasy novel. This includes a six-page reading group guide.

HOFFMAN, MARY (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Stravaganza: City of Flowers (Bloomsbury 0-7475-6501-5, Mar 2005, £12.99, 489pp, hc, cover by Carol Lawson) [Stravaganza] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in the series. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-7818-4, £5.99) was announced but not seen.
• * +Stravaganza: City of Flowers (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-887-1, May 2005, $17.95, 489pp, hc, cover by Carol Lawson) [Stravaganza] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in the alternate world/timeslip series. First US edition (Bloomsbury 3/05).
• * _Stravaganza: City of Stars (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-982-7, Apr 2005, $7.95, 458pp, pb, cover by Carol Lawson) [Stravaganza] Reprint (Bloomsbury UK 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, second in a trilogy.

HOFFMAN, NINA KIRIKI (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _A Stir of Bones (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240361-X, Jun 2005, $5.99, 211pp, pb, cover by Jay Cooper) [Matt Black] Reprint (Viking 2003) young-adult dark fantasy novel, prequel to A Red Heart of Memories.

HOGAN, JAMES P(atrick) (1941- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Catastrophes, Chaos and Convolutions (Baen 1-4165-0921-6, Dec 2005, $6.99, 482pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) Collection of seven stories, six essays, and miscellaneous items from his website. (Contents)
• * *Mission to Minerva (Baen 0-7434-9902-6, May 2005, $26.00, 408pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) SF novel. Humans and the alien Thuriens investigate the connectedness between alternate realities.

HOH, DIANE (1937- ) (chron.)

• * _The Accident (Scholastic/Point 0-590-44330-5, Sep 2004, $5.99, 165pp, pb, cover by Craig White) Reprint (Scholastic 1991) young-adult horror novel. This is dated 2004, but not seen until now.
• * _Nightmare Hall: The Silent Scream (Scholastic/Point 0-590-46014-5, Sep 2004, $5.99, 229pp, pb) [Nightmare Hall] Reprint (Scholastic 1993) young-adult horror novel, first in the series.

HOLDER, NANCY (Lindsay Jones) (1953- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer/Angel: Heat (Simon Spotlight Entertainment 0-689-86906-1, Jun 2005, $6.99, 456pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer; Angel] Reprint (Simon Spotlight 2004) novelization based on the TV shows. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Queen of the Slayers (Simon Spotlight Entertainment 1-4169-0241-4, Jun 2005, $9.99, 337pp, tp) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Novelization based on the characters from the television show but set after the last episode. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * _Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Queen of the Slayers (SFBC #1200262, Nov 2005, $12.99, 337pp, hc) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Reprint (Simon Spotlight Entertainment 2005) novelization based on the characters from the television show but set after the last episode. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film. This has ISBN 0-7394-6117-6; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

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• * *Outsiders: 22 All-New Stories from the Edge (with Nancy Kilpatrick) (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46044-8, Oct 2005, $14.95, 336 + xii, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Original anthology of 21 horror stories and a poem by Neil Gaiman. Authors include Jack Ketchum, Tanith Lee, and John Shirley. (Contents)

HOLDSTOCK, ROBERT (Paul) (1948-2009) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Hollowing (Tor/Orb 0-765-31110-0, May 2005, $14.95, 333pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Mythago] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) fantasy novel set in the world of Mythago Wood.

HOLLAND, CECELIA (Anastasia) (1943- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Serpent Dreamer (Tor/Forge 0-765-30557-7, Dec 2005, $24.95, 335pp, hc, cover by Glenn Harrington) [Soul Thief] Historical fantasy novel of Vikings in the New World, third in the series begun in The Soul Thief.

HOLMSTEN, BRIAN, ed. (chron.)

• * _The War of the Worlds (with Alex Lubertozzi) (Sourcebooks 1-57071-985-3, Jul 2005, $19.95, 265 + xx, tp) Reprint (Sourcebooks 2001 as The Complete War of the Worlds: Mars’ Invasion of Earth from H.G. Wells to Orson Welles) anthology of H.G. Wells’s novel (Heinemann 1898), the Orson Welles radio broadcast script, plus discussion of Mars in popular culture. Foreword by Ray Bradbury and afterword by Ben Bova. This includes an audio CD. Sourcebooks, 1935 Brookdale Road, Suite 139, Naperville IL 60563; 630-961-3900; [www.sourcebooks.com].

HOLT, THOMAS; see under Holt, Tom (stories) (chron.)

HOLT, TOM; [i.e., Thomas Charles Louis Holt] (1961- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Earth, Air, Fire and Custard (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-281-7, Feb 2005, £12.99, 410pp, hc, cover by Darren Nash) [Paul Carpenter] Humorous fantasy novel. The third Paul Carpenter novel after The Portable Door and In Your Dreams.
• * +Fishy Wishes (Trafalgar Square/Orbit 1-84149-347-3, May 2005, $13.95, 646pp, tp, cover by Bella Pagan) Omnibus of two humorous fantasy novels: Wish You Were Here (1998) and Djinn Rummy (1995). This first US edition (Orbit 10/04) is actually the Orbit edition with stickers. Distributed in the US by Trafalgar Square, PO Box 257, Howe Hill Road, North Pomfret VT 05053; 800-423-4525; [www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com].
• * +In Your Dreams (Trafalgar Square/Orbit 1-84149-159-4, Jan 2005, $22.99, 474pp, hc, cover by Tamsyn Berryman) [Paul Carpenter] Humorous fantasy novel, sequel to The Portable Door. Paul Carpenter discovers his job includes some seriously dangerous “pest” control. This first US edition (Orbit 6/04) is the UK edition with stickers, distributed in the US by Trafalgar Square, Box 257, Howe Hill Road, North Pomfret VT 05053; 800-423-4525; [www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com].
• * _In Your Dreams (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-219-1, Jan 2005, £6.99, 474pp, tp, cover by Tamsyn Berryman) [Paul Carpenter] Reprint (Orbit 2004) humorous fantasy novel, sequel to The Portable Door in the “Paul Carpenter” series.
• * *Meadowland (Time Warner UK/Abacus 0-349-11741-1, Mar 2005, £7.99, 438pp, tp, cover by Tim Byrne) Associational historical novel; the author also writes as Tom Holt.
• * _Nothing but Blue Skies (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-058-X, Apr 2005, £6.99, 317pp, tp, cover by Tim Holman) Reissue (Orbit 2001) humorous fantasy novel.
• * _Only Human (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-949-0, Apr 2005, £6.99, 343pp, tp, cover by Tim Holman) Reissue (Orbit 1999) humorous fantasy novel.
• * +Saints and Sinners (Trafalgar Square/Orbit 1-84149-346-5, Mar 2005, $13.95, 628pp, tp, cover by Bella Pagan) Omnibus of two humorous fantasy novels: Paint Your Dragon (1996) and Open Sesame (1997). This first US edition (Orbit 9/04) is actually the Orbit edition with stickers. Distributed in the US by Trafalgar Square, PO Box 257, Howe Hill Road, North Pomfret VT 05053; 800-423-4525; [www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com].
• * _A Song for Nero (Time Warner UK/Abacus 0-349-11614-8, Jan 2004, £7.99, 569pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Little, Brown UK 2003) associational novel.

HOORNAERT, EDWARD (chron.)

• * *The Trial of Tompa Lee (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-326-9, Oct 2005, $25.95, 374pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) SF novel. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].

HOOVER, K(enneth) MARK (stories) (chron.)

• * *Fevreblau (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-361-7, Dec 2005, $25.95, 301pp, hc, cover by Thorsten Grambow) SF novel. A virus has wiped out most of the women on Earth, and those who remain are imprisoned. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Dr., Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].

HOPKINS, LISA (chron.)

• * *Giants of the Past: Popular Fictions and the Idea of Evolution (Bucknell University Press 0-8387-5576-3, Jul 2004, $42.50, 201pp, hc) Non-fiction, a critical look at the use of evolution in fiction, with major focus on works by H. Rider Haggard, John Buchan, Bram Stoker, and H.G. Wells, plus Steven Spielberg’s “Jurassic Park” movies. Includes notes and index. This is dated 2004, but not seen until now. Order from Associated University Presses, 2010 Eastpark Blvd., Cranbury NJ 08512; [AUP440@aol.com].

HOPKINSON, NALO, ed. (1960- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Tesseracts Nine (with Geoff Ryman) (Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 1-894063-26-0, Jun 2005, $16.95, 391pp, tp, cover by Colleen McDonald) Original anthology of 20 stories, three linked excerpts/vignettes, and two poems by Canadian writers. Authors include Yves Meynard, Candas Jane Dorsey, Elisabeth Vonarburg, and Nancy Kilpatrick. Foreword by Ryman; afterword by Hopkinson. Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing, PO Box 1714, Calgary AB T2P 2L7, Canada; [www.edgewebsite.com]. (Contents)

HOROWITZ, ANTHONY (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Horowitz Horror (Orchard Books UK 1-84362-788-4, Sep 2005, £5.99, 196pp, tp) Reprint (Orchard 1999) collection of nine young-adult horror stories. (Contents)
• * _More Horowitz Horror (Orchard Books UK 1-84362-789-2, Sep 2005, £5.99, 189pp, tp) Reprint (Orchard 2000) collection of nine young-adult horror stories.
• * *Power of Five: Book One: Raven’s Gate (Walker 1-84428-619-3, Aug 2005, £6.99, 283pp, tp) [Power of Five] Young-adult SF/fantasy novel. First in a five-book series significantly rewritten from his Pentagram series; this is “based on ideas previously published as The Devil’s Doorbell (1983).”
• * *Raven’s Gate (Scholastic Press 0-439-67995-8, Jun 2005, $17.95, 254pp, hc) [Gatekeepers] Young-adult horror novel, first in The Gatekeepers series.

HOROWITZ, ELI, ed. (chron.)

• * _Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs, and Some Other Things that Aren’t as Scary, Maybe, ... (with Ted Thompson) See entry under Ted Thompson.

HOUELLEBECQ, MICHEL (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *H.P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life (McSweeney’s/Believer Books 1-932-41618-8, May 2005, $18.00, 245pp, tp) Non-fiction, a critical essay on Lovecraft, translated by Dorna Khazeni from the French H.P. Lovecraft: Contre le monde, contre la vie (Editions du Rocher 1991). This also includes two stories by HPL, a brief bibliography of his literature available in French, Houellebecq’s preface to the second French edition, a chronology, and translator’s notes. Introduction by Stephen King. (Contents) [Lovecraft]

HOUGHTON, JOHN WILLIAM (chron.)

• * *Rough Magic (Unlimited Publishing 1-58832-124-X, May 2005, $19.99, 411pp, tp) Occult thriller set in a military academy. A print-on-demand book available online at [www.unlimitedpublishing.com], or from Unlimited Publishing, PO Box 3007, Bloomington IN 47402.

HOVING, ISABEL (chron.)

• * *The Dream Merchant (Walker 0-7445-8335-7, Mar 2005, £14.99, 623pp, hc, cover by Phil Schramm) Young-adult fantasy novel. Translated by Hester Velmans from the prize-winning Dutch original, De Gevleugelde Kat (2002).
• * +The Dream Merchant (Candlewick Press 0-7636-2880-8, Nov 2005, $17.99, 630pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. A boy is recruited by a powerful corporation to help them conquer the past. Translated by Hester Velmans from the Dutch De gevleugelde kat (Querido 2002). Winner of the Netherlands’ Golden Kiss Award. First US edition (Walker UK 3/05).

HOWARD, LINDA; pseudonym of Linda S. Howington, (1950- ) (chron.)

• * *Killing Time (Ballantine 0-345-45345-X, Jun 2005, $25.95, 330pp, hc, cover by Judy York) Time-travel thriller. Time capsule contributors are killed one by one 20 years later.

HOWARD, ROBERT E(rvin) (1906-1936) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Black Stranger and Other American Tales (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-7353-3, Apr 2005, $17.95, 351 + xxii, tp, cover by Mike Mignola) Collection of 13 stories, a poem, and a plot synopsis, all supposedly set in America; one Conan novella is included, “The Black Stranger”, which features Native American-like Picts. Edited and with an introduction by Steven Tompkins. Part of The Works of Robert E. Howard series. A hardcover edition (-2421-4, $35.00) is also available. (Contents)
• * *Blood of the Gods and Other Stories (Girasol Collectables, Apr 2005, $13.95, 220pp, tp, cover by Joseph Clement Coll) SF collection. Limited to 1,000 copies. (Contents) [ed: Paul Herman]
• * _The Bloody Crown of Conan (SFBC #1167999, Dec 2004, $12.99, 366pp, hc, cover by Gary Gianni) [Conan] Reprint (Wandering Star 2004 as Robert E. Howard’s Complete Conan of Cimmeria, Volume Two (1934)) omnibus/collection of three titles: novella “The People of the Black Circle”, novel The Hour of the Dragon (1950 as Conan the Conqueror) and novella A Witch Shall Be Born. Illustrated by Gary Gianni. This has ISBN 0-7394-4971-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Boxing Stories (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-7352-5, Apr 2005, $14.95, 313 + xvi, tp, cover by Gary Gianni) Associational collection of 16 stories and three poems. Edited and with an introduction by Chris Gruber. Part of The Works of Robert E. Howard series. A hardcover edition (-2423-0, $35.00) is also available. (Contents)
• * +Bran Mak Morn: The Last King (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46154-1, Jun 2005, $15.95, 375 + xxiii, tp, cover by Gary Gianni) Collection of six sword & sorcery stories and one poem, plus miscellaneous notes, drafts, fragments, a play, a previously unpublished poem, two contemporary stories featuring Picts, and two chapters from an unfinished novel. Appendices look at Howard’s “Pict” stories. Illustrated by Gary Gianni. Introduction by Rusty Burke. First US edition (Wandering Star 2001; the color plates are reproduced here in b&w). (Contents)
• * _Bran Mak Morn: The Last King (SFBC #1185618, Jul 2005, $12.99, 375 + xxiii, hc, cover by Gary Gianni) Reprint (Wandering Star 2001) collection, illustrated by Gary Gianni. This follows the trade paperback Del Rey first US edition, which reproduces the original color plates in b&w; it has ISBN 0-7394-5460-9, lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-48385-5, Dec 2005, $29.95, 457 +xxv, hc, cover by Mark Schultz) [Conan] Reprint (Wandering Star 2003 as Robert E. Howard’s Complete Conan of Cimmeria, Volume One (1932-1933)) collection of the first 13 Conan stories, plus notes and drafts by Howard; edited by Patrice Louinet. Illustrated by Mark Schultz, with the color plates.
• * *The Conquering Sword of Conan (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46153-3, Dec 2005, $14.95, 394 + xxi, tp, cover by Gregory Manchess) [Conan] Collection of five stories plus notes, drafts, synopses, and other miscellaneous items. Illustrated in b&w by Gregory Manchess, who also provides a foreword. According to the copyright page, this is published by arrangement with Wandering Star Books, and the introduction by editor Patrice Louinet calls this the third volume of their Robert E. Howard’s Complete Conan of Cimmeria series, but no Wandering Star UK edition has yet appeared. (Contents)
• * *The End of the Trail: Western Stories (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-7356-8, Apr 2005, $17.95, 320 + xviii, tp, cover by Jim Keegan & Ruth Keegan) Associational collection of 17 stories, one with an alternate ending provided, and three poems. Edited and with an introduction by Rusty Burke. Part of The Works of Robert E. Howard series. A hardcover edition (-2424-9, $35.00) is also available. (Contents)
• * _A Gent from Bear Creek and Other Tales (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. (Contents)
• * *Graveyard Rats and Others (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]. (Contents)
• * *Lord of Samarcand and Other Adventure Tales of the Old Orient (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 Howard’s 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. (Contents)
• * *Moon of Skulls (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]. (Contents)
• * *The Riot at Bucksnort and Other Western Tales (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. (Contents)
• * *Robert E. Howard’s Strange Tales (Old Tiger Press, 2005, $13.95, x+176pp, tp, cover by Lawrence) Fantasy/horror collection. (Contents)