The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

Books, Listed by Author

HORTON, RICHARD, ed. (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Fantasy: The Best of the Year: 2007 Edition (Dorchester/Cosmos Books 978-0-8439-5906-2, Jun 2007, $7.99, 460pp, pb, cover by John Everett Millais) Reprint (Prime 2007) best-of-the-year anthology of 16 stories.
• * *Science Fiction: The Best of the Year: 2007 Edition (Wildside Press/Prime Books 978-0-8095-6247-8, Jun 2007, $13.95, 377pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Best-of-the-year anthology of 12 stories from 2006, with an overview of the year 2006 by Horton. Authors include Walter Jon Williams, Adam Roberts, and Robert Reed. Prime Books, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.prime-books.com]. (Contents)
• * _Science Fiction: The Best of the Year: 2007 Edition (Dorchester/Cosmos Books 978-0-8439-5904-8, Jun 2007, $7.99, 476pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Prime Books 2007) best-of-the-year anthology of 12 stories from 2006, with an overview of the year by Horton. Authors include Ian Watson, Robert Charles Wilson, and Robert Reed. Published in collaboration with Wildside Press.

HOUELLEBECQ, MICHEL (chron.)

• * _H.P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 978-0-297-85138-7, Jan 2007, £10.00, 245pp, tp) Reprint (Believer Books 2005) critical book. [Lovecraft]
• * _The Possibility of an Island (Random House/Vintage International 978-0-307-27521-9, May 2007, $14.95, 337pp, tp) Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicholson 2005) SF novel. Translated from the French La Possibilite d’un Ile (Fayard 2005) by Gavin Bowd.

HOWARD, MADELINE; pseudonym of Teresa Edgerton, (1949- ) (chron.)

• * *A Dark Sacrifice (HarperCollins/Eos 978-0-06-058592-2, Dec 2007, $14.95, 418pp, tp, cover by Steve Youll) [Rune of Unmaking] Fantasy novel, the second book of The Rune of Unmaking series. Howard is a pen name for Teresa Edgerton.

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

• * *The Best of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: Grim Lands (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-49019-3, Dec 2007, $16.95, 510+xxiii, tp) Collection of 16 stories and 12 poems in a mix of genres including Westerns, pirate adventure, and fantasy tales featuring popular characters including Kull, Conan, Solomon Kane, and Bran Mak Morn. This has an essay by Steven Tompkins, and notes on Howards’ original texts. Illustrated by Jim & Ruth Keegan. Introduction by Rusty Burke. (Contents)
• * *The Best of Robert E. Howard, Volume I: Crimson Shadows (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-49018-6, Aug 2007, $16.95, 503+xxii, tp, cover by Jim Keegan & Ruth Keegan) Collection of 16 stories and 12 poems, in a variety of genres, including stories of Conan, Kull, Solomon Kane, and Bran Mak Morn. Illustrated by Jim & Ruth Keegan, who also provide a foreword. Introduction by editor Rusty Burke. (Contents)
• * *Beyond the Black River (Wildside Press 978-0-8095-1137-1, Jan 2007, $35.00, 190pp, hc, cover by Stephen Fabian) Collection of five stories, three featuring Conan, one a round-robin story by C.L. Moore, A. Merritt, H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, and Frank Belknap Long. This is the seventh volume in the Weird Works of Robert E. Howard series, edited by Paul Herman. Introduction by Damon C. Sasser. Order from Wildside Press, [www.wildsidepress.com]. (Contents)
• * *The Last of the Trunk (Robert E. Howard Foundation Press, The no ISBN, Nov 2007, xiii+657, $59.00pp, hc, cover by Tom Foster) Original associational/fantasy collection. Limited edition of 300 copies (Contents) [ed: Patrice Louinet]
• * _People of the Dark (Dorchester/Cosmos Books 987-0-8439-5913-0, Nov 2007, $6.99, 415pp, pb, cover by Stephen Fabian) Reprint (Wildside Press 2005) collection of ten stories and three poems, the second volume in the Weird Works of Robert E. Howard. The Wildside Press 2005 edition was listed as the third volume in the series, with ten stories and one poem. (Contents)
• * _Shadow Kingdoms (Dorchester/Cosmos Books 978-0-8439-5905-5, Jul 2007, $6.99, 365pp, pb, cover by Ken Kelly) Reprint (Wildside Press 2004) collection of 11 stories and 12 poems, most originally published in Weird Tales; volume one of the Weird Works of Robert E. Howard. This drops the introduction by Mark Finn, four stories, and one poem and adds three stories and one poem. (Contents)
• * _Wings in the Night (Wildside Press 978-0-8095-5791-2, Jan 2007, $12.95, 248pp, tp, cover by Ken Kelly) Reprint (Wildside Press 2005, not seen) collection of six stories and four poems published in Weird Tales from 1932-1933. This is volume four in The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard, edited and with an introduction by Paul Herman. Wildside Press, [www.wildsidepress.com]. (Contents)

HOWE, DAVID J. (chron.)

• * *The Target Book: A History of the Target Doctor Who Books (with Tim Neal) (Telos 978-1-85583-021-2, Nov 2007, £19.99, 169pp, tp, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Heavily-illustrated reference work, its contents previously published in different form in Doctor Who Magazine. Includes brief biographies of all the authors. Introduction by Terrance Dicks. Tim Neal is only mentioned on the title page.
• * _Time Hunter: Child of Time (with George Mann) See entry under George Mann.

HOWE, JOHN (chron.)

• * *Beowulf: A Tale of Blood, Heat, and Ashes (with Nicky Raven) (Candlewick Press 978-0-7636-3647-0, Oct 2007, $18.99, 84pp, hc, cover by John Howe) Young-adult retelling of the ancient saga, retold by Nicky Raven and illustrated by John Howe, who provides an afterword.
• * *Fantasy Art Workshop (F+W Publications/David & Charles/Impact 978-1-60061-010-3, Sep 2007, $24.99, 121pp, tp, cover by John Howe) Art book and how-to guide with sketches, drawings, paintings, and discussions of the stories and techniques behind them. Foreword by Terry Gilliam. Afterword by Alan Lee. A hardcover edition (-009-7) was announced but not seen. This is an international edition.

HOWELL, MORGAN (chron.)

• * *Clan Daughter (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-49651-5, Sep 2007, $6.99, 318pp, pb) [Queen of the Orcs] Fantasy novel, second in the Queen of the Orcs series. Dar and the surviving orcs flee to the orcs’ mountain home after a disastrous battle. Copyrighted by William H. Hubble.
• * *King’s Property (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-49650-8, Aug 2007, $6.99, 315pp, pb) [Queen of the Orcs] Fantasy novel, volume one in the Queen of the Orcs trilogy. Copyrighted by William H. Hubbell.
• * *Royal Destiny (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-49652-2, Oct 2007, $6.99, 419pp, pb) [Queen of the Orcs] Fantasy novel, third in the Queen of the Orcs series. Copyrighted by William H. Hubbell.

HOWISON, DEL, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Dark Delicacies II: Fear (with Jeffrey B. Gelb) (Carroll & Graf 978-0-78671-951-8, Oct 2007, $26.99, 269+xii, tp) Original anthology of 19 stories, second in a series. Foreword by Ray Harryhausen. Authors include Barbara Hambly, Joe R. Lansdale, and Tananarive Due. A hardcover edition (-950-1, $26.99) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * _Dark Delicacies: Original Stories of the Macabre from Today’s Greatest Horror Writers (with Jeffrey B. Gelb) (Ace 978-0-441-01530-6, Sep 2007, $7.99, 348+xiv, pb) Reprint (Carroll & Graf 2005) original anthology of 20 stories, first in a planned series. This includes the original introduction by Gelb and foreword by Richard Matheson.

HOYT, DANIEL M., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Fate Fantastic (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg

HUBBARD, SUSAN (chron.)

• * *The Society of S (Simon & Schuster 978-1-4165-3457-0, May 2007, $25.00, 305pp, hc) [Society of S] Vampire novel. Thirteen-year-old Ariella Montero discovers she’s half-vampire and runs away to find the human mother she’s never met.

HUELLE, PAWEL (chron.)

• * *Castorp (Serpent’s Tail 978-1-85242-945-4, Sep 2007, £8.99, 233pp, pb) Literary fantasy novel. A prequel to The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann, translated from the Polish original (Wydawnictwo slowo/obraz terytoria 2004).

HUFF, TANYA (Sue) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Blood Debt (DAW 978-0-7564-0505-2, Oct 2007, $6.99, 330pp, pb) [*Victory “Vicki” Nelson] Reissue (DAW 1997) vampire detective novel, fifth in the Victory Nelson series. This edition is a tie-in to the Lifetime Blood Ties TV series; 11th printing.
• * _Blood Lines (DAW 978-0-7564-0503-8, Oct 2007, $6.99, 271pp, pb) [*Victory “Vicki” Nelson] Reissue (DAW 1993) vampire detective novel, third in the Victory Nelson series. This edition is a tie-in to the Lifetime TV series Blood Ties; 11th printing.
• * _Blood Pact (DAW 978-0-7564-0504-5, Oct 2007, $6.99, 332pp, pb) [*Victory “Vicki” Nelson] Reissue (DAW 1993) vampire detective novel, fourth in the Victory Nelson series. This is a tie-in to the Lifetime TV series Blood Ties; 13th printing.
• * _Blood Price (DAW 978-0-7564-0501-4, Oct 2007, $6.99, 272pp, pb) [*Victory “Vicki” Nelson] Reissue (DAW 1991) vampire detective novel, first in the Victory Nelson series. This edition is a tie-in to the Lifetime TV series Blood Ties; 18th printing.
• * _Blood Trail (DAW 978-0-7564-0502-1, Oct 2007, $6.99, 304pp, pb) [*Victory “Vicki” Nelson] Reissue (DAW 1992) vampire detective novel, the second in the Victory Nelson series. This edition is a tie-in to the Lifetime Blood Ties TV series; 13th printing.
• * *Finding Magic (ISFiC Press 0-9759156-5-7, Nov 2007, $30.00, 309pp, hc, cover by Jody Lee) (Contents)
• * *The Heart of Valor (DAW 978-0-7564-0435-2, Jun 2007, $24.95, 357pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) [Torin Kerr] Military SF novel, the third in the Confederation (or Valor) series featuring Sergeant Torin Kerr.
• * *The Quarters Novels, Volume 1 (DAW 978-0-7564-0450-5, Sep 2007, $8.99, 732pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Quarters] Omnibus of the first two fantasy novels in the Quarters series: Sing the Four Quarters (1994) and Fifth Quarter (1995). (Contents)
• * *The Quarters Novels, Volume 2 (DAW 978-0-7564-0452-9, Nov 2007, $8.99, 668pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Quarters] Omnibus of the third and fourth novels in the Quarters series: No Quarter (1996) and The Quartered Sea (1999). (Contents)
• * _Ravenloft: Scholar of Decay (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4700-3, Oct 2007, $12.95, 314pp, tp, cover by Erik M. Gist) [Ravenloft] Reprint (TSR 1995) dark fantasy novelization based on the roleplaying games. Copyrighted by TSR 1995, Wizards of the Coast 2007.
• * _Smoke and Ashes (DAW 978-0-7564-0415-4, Jun 2007, $7.99, 407pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Victory Nelson (related)] Reprint (DAW 2006) dark fantasy novel, third in the Tony Foster series, related to the Victory Nelson series.
• * _Smoke and Mirrors (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-477-1, Dec 2006, £6.99, 460pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Tony Foster] Reprint (DAW 2005) dark fantasy novel, second in the Tony Foster series, related to the Victory Nelson series. The TV crew of a vampire-detective show gets trapped in a real haunted house. [First U.K. edition]

HUGHES, MATT(hew) (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Commons (Fitzhenry & Whiteside/Robert J. Sawyer Books 978-0-88995-389-5, Oct 2007, $24.95, 315pp, hc, cover by Cory Ench & Catska Ench) [Guth Bandar; Old Earth] Episodic fix-up fantasy novel, six parts of which appeared previously in F&SF, following the adventures of Guth Bandar and his encounters with Jungian archetypes. Introduction by Robert J. Sawyer. A trade paperback edition (-391-0, $17.95) was announced but not seen. Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 1512, 1800-4 Street SW, Calgary Alberta Canada T2S 2S5; [www.robertjsawyerbooks.com].
• * *The Farouche Assemblage (Payseur & Schmidt no ISBN, Jun 2007, $15.00, 37pp, ph) Chapbooks fantasy story, originally published in Postscripts. This is a signed limited edition of 125. Payseur & Schmidt, 5947 37th Ave. SW, Seattle WA 98126; [www.payseurandschmidt.com].
• * _Majestrum (Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-089-1, Aug 2007, $14.95, 232pp, tp, cover by Tom Kidd) [Archonate; Henghis Hapthorn] Reprint (Night Shade 2006) fantasy novel set in the Archonate world, the first in a trilogy about Henghis Hapthorn, freelance discriminator of Old Earth. Night Shade Books, 1423 33rd Ave., San Francisco CA 94122; 415-759-8901; [night@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com].
• * *The Spiral Labyrinth (Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-091-4, Sep 2007, $24.95, 210pp, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) [Archonate; Henghis Hapthorn] Fantasy novel set in the Archonate world, the second in a trilogy about Henghis Hapthorn, freelance discriminator of Old Earth. Night Shade Books, 1423 33rd Ave., San Francisco CA 94122; 415-759-8901; [night@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com].

HUGHES, RHYS H. (1967?- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Crystal Cosmos (PS Publishing 978-1-905834-56-3, Nov 2007, £25.00, xix+80pp, hc, cover by Tomislav Tikulin) Quasi-SF novella of alternate worlds. Sappho Ritsos must save a solid diamond solar system from a space pirate. Introduction by Michael Bishop. This is a limited edition of 200 signed by both Hughes and Bishop; a lettered, slipcased edition of 26 and a bound-in-boards edition of 500 signed by Hughes (-55-6, £10.00) were announced but not seen. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

HULME, JOHN (chron.)

• * *The Seems: The Glitch in Sleep (with Michael Wexler) (Bloomsbury USA 978-1-59990-129-9, Oct 2007, $16.95, 273pp, hc) Young-adult science fantasy. Fixers in the world called The Seems make sure our world operates according to plan.

HUMPHREYS, CHRIS (chron.)

• * _The Fetch (Random House/Knopf 978-0-553-49475-4, May 2007, $8.99, 361pp, tp) [Runestone Saga] Reprint (Knopf 2006) young-adult dark fantasy, the first volume in the Runestone Saga.
• * *Vendetta (Random House/Knopf 978-0-75-83293-2, Aug 2007, $15.99, 322pp, hc) [Runestone Saga] Young-adult dark fantasy, the second volume in the Runestone Saga.

HUNT, STEPHEN (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Court of the Air (HarperVoyager 978-0-00-723217-8, Apr 2007, £12.99, 582pp, hc) [Court of the Air] Fantasy novel. Two young orphans, each with a secret, escape a massacre and a murder.
• * _The Court of the Air (HarperVoyager 978-0-00-723218-5, Sep 2007, £7.99, 582pp, tp) [Court of the Air] Reprint (Harper Voyager 2007) fantasy novel about two orphans with secrets.

HUNTER, ERIN; pseudonym of Cherith Baldry & Kate Cary (chron.)

• * _Warrior Cats: A Dangerous Path (HarperCollins UK Children’s Books 978-0-00-714006-0, Apr 2007, £5.99, 352pp, tp) [Warriors] Reprint (HarperCollins 2004 as Warriors: A Dangerous Path) animal fantasy novel, the fifth book in the series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Warriors: Field Guide: Secrets of the Clans (HarperCollins 978-0-06-123903-8, May 2007, $15.99, 168pp, hc, cover by Wayne McLoughlin) [Warriors] Young-adult non-fiction providing background information for the series about warrior cats. Copyrighted by Working Partners Limited.
• * *Warriors: Firestar’s Quest (HarperCollins 978-0-06-113164-6, Sep 2007, $17.99, 510pp, hc, cover by Wayne McLoughlin) [Warriors] Young-adult talking animal fantasy in the series about warrior cats. This is a standalone Super Edition. Packaged and copyrighted by Working Partners Limited.
• * _Warriors: Into the Wild (HarperTrophy 978-0-06-128420-5, Apr 2007, $2.99, 272pp, tp, cover by Wayne McLoughlin) [Warriors] Reprint (HarperCollin 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, first in a series about warrior cats. Packaged and copyrighted by Working Partners Limited.
• * *Warriors: Power of Three: Dark River (HarperCollins 978-0-06-089205-0, Jan 2008, $16.99, 322pp, hc, cover by Wayne McLoughlin) [Warriors] Young-adult fantasy novel in the series about warrior cats, the second in a subseries. Packaged and copyrighted by Working Partners Limited.
• * *Warriors: Powers of Three: The Sight (HarperCollins 978-0-06-089201-2, May 2007, $16.99, 363pp, hc, cover by Wayne McLoughlin) [Warriors] Young-adult fantasy novel in the series about warrior cats, first in a new subseries. Packaged and copyrighted by Working Partners Limited.
• * _Warriors: The New Prophecy: Starlight (HarperTrophy 978-0-06-082762-5, Apr 2007, $6.99, 321pp, tp, cover by Wayne McLoughlin) [Warriors] Reprint (HarperCollins 2006) young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in a spin-off series about warrior cats. Packaged and copyrighted by Working Partners Limited.
• * _Warriors: The New Prophecy: Twilight (HarperCollins 978-0-06-082767-0, Aug 2007, $6.99, 319pp, tp, cover by Wayne McLoughlin) [Warriors] Reprint (HarperCollins 2006) young-adult fantasy novel, fifth in a spin-off series about warrior cats. Packaged and copyrighted by Working Partners Limited.

HUNTER, FAITH (chron.)

• * *Host (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46173-5, Nov 2007, $14.00, 340pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielson) [Rogue Mage; Thorn St. Croix] Post-apocalyptic fantasy novel, the third in the series begun in Bloodring. Thorn, revealed to Mineral City as a mage, must rally the townspeople against the Darkness. The author also writes as Gwen Hunter.
• * *Seraphs (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46147-6, May 2007, $14.00, 356pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Rogue Mage; Thorn St. Croix] Post-holocaust science fantasy novel, the second in a series. Thorn stages a rescue of captives held by the Darkness on the mountain. The author also writes as Gwen Hunter.

HUSTON, CHARLIE (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Already Dead (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-526-2, Feb 2007, £6.99, 277pp, pb) [Joe Pitt] Reprint (Del Rey 2005) vampire mystery novel, first in the Joe Pitt series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Half the Blood of Brooklyn (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-49587-7, Jan 2008, $13.95, 223pp, tp) [Joe Pitt] Hard-boiled vampire mystery, third in a series about Manhattan vampire PI Joe Pitt. Manhattan’s Vampyre Clans want to know why outside clans are suddenly invading the island.
• * _No Dominion (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-527-9, Jul 2007, £6.99, 248pp, tp) [Joe Pitt] Reprint (Del Rey 2006) vampire mystery novel, second in the Joe Pitt series. [First U.K. edition]

HUTSON, SHAUN (1958- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dying Words (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-435-7, Aug 2007, £6.99, 358pp, pb, cover by Sean Garrehy) Reprint (Orbit 2006) horror novel.
• * *Omnibus 1: Shadows and Nemesis (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-644-3, Aug 2007, £8.99, 601pp, tp, cover by Sean Garrehy) Horror omnibus. (Contents)
• * *Unmarked Graves (Little, Brown UK 978-1-84149-433-3, Aug 2007, £17.99, 275pp, hc, cover by Sean Garrehy) Horror novel.

IBBOTSON, EVA (Maria Charlotte Michele, née Wiesner) (1925- ) (chron.)

• * _The Beasts of Clawstone Castle (Penguin/Puffin 978-0-14-240931-2, Sep 2007, $6.99, 243pp, tp, cover by Kevin Hawkes) Reprint (Macmillan UK 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.

IMAOKA, SUMIYO (1953-2009); see pseudonym Kaoru Kurimoto (chron.)

INCLÁN, JESSICA (chron.)

• * _When You Believe (Kensington/Zebra 978-0-8217-8081-7, Aug 2007, $6.99, 336pp, tp) Reprint (Zebra 2006) paranormal romance, the first in a trilogy. A San Francisco poet opens a door into another world.

IRVINE, ALEXANDER C. (1969- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Ultimates: Against All Enemies (Pocket Star 978-1-4165-1071-0, Sep 2007, $7.99, 340pp, pb, cover by John Van Fleet) [Ultimates] Novelization based on the Marvel comics characters. Copyrighted by Marvel Characters.