Last updated 3/11/10
HADERACK, J.K,
Mercer’s Whore (Ripping, 1997.)
Murky fantasy about a battle between good and evil in a mystical realm.
HADDIX, MARGARET PETERSON
Just Ella (Aladdin, 2001.)
The sequel to Cinderella.
HAGGARD, H. RIDER (See also collaboration which follows. Also writes Science Fiction and Horror.)
Allan and the Ice-Gods (Hutchinson, 1927, Doubleday, Page, 1927, Grosset, 1929, Pulp Fictions, 1999. Wildside 2002, as Allan Quatermain and the Ice Gods.)
An Allan Quartermain novel.
Allan uses a magical herb to experience another of his previous incarnations, this time as a primitive caveman.
Allan Quatermain and the Ice Gods (See Allan and the Ice Gods.)
Ancient Allan, The (Cassell, 1920, Longmans, 1920, Wildside, 2000.)
An Allan Quartermain novel.
Allan uses a magical herb to experience visions of previous incarnations of himself.
Annotated She, (See She.)
Ayesha: The Return of She (Ward Lock, 1905, Doubleday, Page, 1905, Grosset, 1905, Macdonald, 1956, Collins, 1957, Del Rey, 1978. New Orchard, 1986, bound with Benita. Lancer, 1967, as The Return of She: Ayesha. Pulp Fictions, 1998, as Ayesha. )
Ayesha #2.
Another expedition penetrates the mountains of Asia where they find a lost city dominated by a woman who is agelessly waiting for the reincarnation of her lost love. Eventually a war breaks out between two factions.
Classic Adventures, The (New Orchard, 1986.)
Omnibus of Ayesha and Benita.
Cleopatra (Munor, 1889, Pocket, 1962, Donohue Henneberry, ?, Wildside, 2002.)
Marginal historical fantasy about the seductive and intelligent woman who virtually ruled Egypt during much of her lifetime.
Eric Brighteyes (Longmans, 1891, Harper, 1891, Harrap, 1925, Macdonald, 1958, Hodder, 1963, Zebra, 1978, Wildside, 2002. Newcastle, 1974, as The Saga of Eric Brighteyes.)
A Norse adventure involving a Viking warrior with a magic sword.
Five Adventure Novels (Dover, 1951.)
Omnibus of King Solomon’s Mines, Allan Quartermain, She, Allan’s Wife, and Maiwa’s Revenge.
Ghost Kings, The (Cassell, 1908. Authors & Newspapers, ?, as The Lady of the Heavens.)
A tribe with magical powers is called upon to resolve the conflict between two other tribes.
Ivory Child, The (Cassell, 1916, Longmans, 1916, MacDonald, 1928, Wildside, 2002.)
An Allan Quartermain adventure.
Allan is off to rescue a girl kidnapped by two African magicians, but he discovers that their magic is real and that his weapons are useless against them and their supernaturally powered elephant.
Lady of the Heavens, The. (See The Ghost Kings.)
Lost Civilizations (Dover, 1953.)
Omnibus of Cleopatra, Eric Brighteyes, and Montezuma’s Daughter.
Love Eternal (?, Wildside, 2003.)
Odd novel involving a form of reincarnation.
Mahatma and the Hare, The (Longmans, 1911, Holt, 1911.)
A dream journey to speak to an intelligent rabbit.
Morning Star (Cassell, 1910, Longmans, 1910, Zebra, 1978.)
Egyptian magic and the wrath of the gods affect the career of a prince of that land in this historical adventure. Includes discorporated personalities and reincarnation.
Red Eve (Hodder, 1911, Doubleday, 1911.)
A figure with supernatural powers takes a hand to help a man recover the woman he loves and track down a traitor.
Return of She: Ayesha, The. (See Ayesha: The Return of She.)
Saga of Eric Brighteyes, The. (See Eric Brighteyes.)
She (Longmans, 1886, Harper, 1886, Lovell, 1887, Grosset, 1926, Macdonald, 1948, Hodder, 1949, Collins, 1957, Lancer, 1961, Pyramid, 1966, Airmont, 1967, Ballantine, ?, Street & Smith Select Library, ?, Pulp Fictions, 1998. Indiana University, 1991, as The Annotated She.)
Ayesha #1.
The ruler of a lost civilization is a woman who has apparently lived two thousand years in this Asian adventure novel. An outsider wins her affection but declines to step into the sacred flame that will make him equally immortal. Note that Richard Monaco wrote a sequel to this novel.
She and Allan (Longmans, 1920, Hutchinson, 1921, Macdonald, 1960, Newcastle, 1975, Pulp Fictions, 1998. Ballantine, ?, Wildside, 2002.)
Ayesha #3.
Allan Quartermain travels to the land of She in search of answers but finds only more questions.
She/Return of She (Lancer, 1972.)
Omnibus of the two novels.
Smith and the Pharoahs and Other Tales (Arrowsmith, 1920, Longmans, 1921.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Treasure of the Lake (Hutchinson, 1926, Doubleday, Page, 1926, Grosset, 1928.)
An Allan Quartermain novel.
Allan is enlisted to aid a man reclaim his birthright, although he turns out to be pretty much of a cad. A European is magically lured to the same area, where a genuine sorceress can cause natural disasters in defense of her rule.
Wanderer’s Necklace, The (Cassell, 1913, Longmans, 1914, Zebra, 1978, Wildside, 2002.)
A Viking warrior incurs the wrath of the gods and is cursed to wander the Earth facing many dangers, learns of his previous incarnation, and has visions.
Wisdom’s Daughter (Hutchinson, 1923, Doubleday, Page, 1923, Grosset, 1927, Del Rey, 1978.)
Ayesha #4.
The origin story of Ayesha, explaining how her forbidden love angered the gods and resulted in her being cursed to deathlessness.
Yellow God, The (Cupples & Leon, 1908, Cassell, 1909, Wildside, 2002.)
An enchanted mask proves crucial in a complicated web of financial skullduggery.
HAGGARD, H. RIDER & LANG, ANDREW
World’s Desire, The (Longmans, 1889, Hodder, 1920, Macdonald, 1953, Ballantine, 1972.)
A sequel to The Odyssey, this is the story of Odysseus’ subsequent search for Helen of Troy in Egypt and his adventures in that land. Includes a magical serpent, and the protagonist’s death.
HAHN, MARY DOWNING (Also writes Horror.)
Doll in the Garden, The (Clarion, 1989.)
Magical time travel.
HAILEY, JOHANNA (Pseudonym of Sharon Jarvis and Marcia Yvonne Howl.)
Beloved Paradise (Zebra, 1987.)
Not seen.
Crystal Paradise (Zebra, 1986.)
Not seen.
Enchanted Paradise (Zebra, 1985.)
Not seen.
Sea Treasure (Pinnacle, 1994.)
Not seen. Romance about a man rescued by a mermaid.
HALAM, ANN (Pseudonym of Gwyneth Jones, who writes science fiction under that name. Also writes Fantasy and Horror.)
Alder Tree, The (Allen & Unwin, 1982.)
A young girl encounters a dragon.
Ally, Ally Aster (Allen & Unwin, 1981.)
Children deal with a family curse.
Daymaker, The (Orchard, 1987.)
Inland #1.
In a far future Earth, magic has replaced technology. A young girl sets out on a journey of adventure and discovery.
Skybreaker, The (Orchard, 1990.)
Inland #3.
In a magical future, two friends explore the possibility that in a far land old technology still exists.
Transformations (Orchard, 1988.)
Inland #2.
The protagonist encounters a dangerous artifact which spawns werebeasts.
HALDANE, CHARLOTTE (Also writes Science Fiction and Horror.)
Melusine, or Devil Take Her (Barker, 1936.)
Historical fantasy about secret forces manipulating humankind.
Guardian (Ace, 2002.)
In the late 19th Century, a woman fleeing an abusive husband encounters a supernatural creature who takes here on a tour of the universe.
HALDEMAN, LINDA
Esbae: A Hunter’s Tale (Avon, 1981.)
A college student discovers that one of her peers has conjured up a magical creature that wants her life as payment for its gifts. Fortunately, she is aided by a magical companion of her own and manages to escape that fate and deal with the bad guys.
Lastborn of Elvinwood, The (Doubleday, 1978, Avon, 1980.)
An unfortunate human gate crashes a fairy revel and is compelled to find a human woman who will willingly marry one of the fairy princes as the price of remaining alive.
Star of the Sea (Doubleday, 1978, Avon, 1981.)
A lonely young girl has her life turned around when a statue talks to her.
HALE, DEBORAH
Destined Queen, The (Luna, 2005.)
Maura Woodbury #2.
A woman sets out on a quest to fulfill a magical prophecy.
Wizard's Ward, The (Luna, 2004.)
Maura Woodbury #1.
A woman fated to be queen and an outlaw search for a missing king and find themselves in love.
HALE, F.J. (Writes science fiction as Edward S. Hudson.)
In the Sea Nymph’s Lair (Pageant, 1989.)
Spell Wars #2.
A group of adventurers are separated after a storm at sea, and each has to deal with his or her own particular dangers.
Ogre Castle (Pageant, 1988.)
Spell Wars #1.
An itinerant magician accepts a job expelling demons and other malevolent spirits from an abandoned castle that was infested with these creatures during a recently ended series of wars.
HALES, E.E.Y.
Chariot of Fire (Hodder, 1977, Doubleday, 1977, Avon, 1978.)
A damned soul falls into bad company in Hell and teams up with Cleopatra and others in a plot to overthrow Satan and seize control of the nether regions.
HALIDOM, M.Y.
Spirit Lovers and Other Stories (Simpkin, 1903.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Tales of the Wonder Club (Burleigh, 1900.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Tales of the Wonder Club II (Burleigh, 1904.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Tales of the Wonder Club III (Burleigh, 1905.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
HALL, GERTRUDE
Foam of the Sea and Other Tales (Roberts, 1895.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
HALL, J.C.
Legends of the Serai (Dragon Moon, ?)
A fantasy world is wracked by war.
HALL, J.E.
Wall, The (1st Books, 2003.)
An ordinary man is enlisted into a mystical battle for control of human destiny.
HALL, JOHN RYDER (Also writes Science Fiction. Pseudonym of William Rotsler.)
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (Pocket, 1977, based on the screenplay by Beverley Cross.)
Sinbad sets out on a perilous voyage to find a potion that can reverse the magic spell that changed a prince into a baboon. He is pursued by an evil witch and her son as they discover a magical lost land surrounded by fields of ice.
HALL, MANLY
Ways of Lonely Ones (Phoenix, 1934.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
HALL, WILLIS
Dragon Days (Bodley Head, 1985.)
Not seen.
HALLAM, ELIZABETH
Alura's Wish (Jove, 1999.)
A woman reluctantly agrees to marry a formidable soldier, and discovers among his effects an artifact that allows her to summon genies. Her subsequent wishes have the predictable unpredictable results.
Spirit Catcher (Jove, 1998.)
A woman visiting a western ghost town is the only person who can see the ghost of a sheriff dead for over a century. He’s a handsome, charming man with whom she unwillingly falls in love.
Yesterday's Flame (Jove, 2000.)
A fire fighter in the present shelters in a cave and emerges into California in 1906, where she has various adventures and falls in love. A romance novel.
HAMBLY, BARBARA (See also collaboration with Marc Scott Zicree. Also writes Science Fiction and Horror.)
Armies of Daylight, The (Del Rey, 1983, Unwin, 1985, HarperCollins, ?)
Darwath #3.
Although magic may be the only way to save the human race from a magical enemy, fanatics among the survivors are determined to destroy all the wizards, regardless of the consequences.
Beauty and the Beast (Avon, 1989, Unwin, 1990.)
Beauty and the Beast #1.
Based on the television series. A woman is injured mortally, but is saved by a half human, half animal creature who lives secretly beneath the city streets.
Circle of the Moon (Warner, 2005.)
Raven #2.
A group of women seek to develop their magical powers in a male dominated world.
Dark Hand of Magic, The (Del Rey, 1990, Unwin, 1990.)
Sun Wolf #3.
A warrior with magical powers helps his old comrades in their quest to conquer the city of a wizard, but its ruler is not pleased with his interference and vows to have his revenge.
Darkmage (Doubleday, 1988.)
Omnibus of The Silent Tower and The Silicon Mage.
Dog Wizard (Del Rey, 1992, HarperCollins, 1993.)
Windrose #3.
A renegade mage is forced to return to the fold to save the woman he loves and end the chaos that allows monsters and men from various dimensions to invade worlds other than their own.
Dragonsbane (Del Rey, 1985, Unwin, 1986.)
Dragon #1.
A group of adventurers team up on a quest to destroy a dragon that has conquered an entire city, but have second thoughts after they discover the true state of affairs.
Dragonshadow (Del Rey, 1999.)
Dragon #2.
When his son is kidnapped by demons, a dragonslayer must seek the help of a powerful dragon in order to defeat the army of demons and their sorcerous allies.
Icefalcon’s Quest (Del Rey, 1998, Harper, 1998.)
A Dare novel.
A young aristocrat is kidnapped by a villain from the only stable civilization in a chaotic world. The kidnapper hopes to use the boy’s magical talents to rule the world, but he is thwarted by a heroic figure who overcomes the animosity of his own people along with the usual panoply of monsters in order to save the day.
Knight of the Demon Queen (Del Rey, 2000.)
Dragon #3.
A magician and his wife both find themselves indebted to demonic forces. One is sexually attracted to the demon who once possessed her, and the other is being blackmailed by the ruler of the demons, who helped him to rescue his wife. Now she wants to extend her influence into other worlds and he has no choice but to assist.
Ladies of Mandrigyn (Del Rey, 1984, Unwin, 1986.)
Sun Wolf #1.
A brilliant warrior is poisoned by a group of women who promise him the antidote, but only after he saves them from the encroaching armies of an evil wizard king.
Magicians of Night, The (Del Rey, 1991, Grafton, 1992.)
Sun Cross #2.
A wizard finds himself in Nazi Germany early in the war and resists the urging of several local magicians that he help them defeat their enemies, eventually discovering the truth about the government that seeks his help.
Mother of Winter (Del Rey, 1996, HarperCollins, 1997.)
A Dare novel.
A great war has left a small kingdom comparatively safe, beset on all sides by unnatural forests and other growths. The land’s greatest magician leads an expedition to the south to try to find the source of the evil magic, but while he is gone, those left behind must contend with increasingly aggressive enemies, and factions within their own people.
Rainbow Abyss, The (Del Rey, 1991, Grafton, 1991.)
Sun Cross #1.
A blind wizard with magical glasses answers a desperate summons from another universe where magic has ceased to exist and a terrible danger threatens its inhabitants.
Silent Tower, The (Del Rey, 1986, Unwin, 1987, HarperCollins, ?)
Windrose #1.
A sinister being is crossing the void between the universes, kidnapping a woman into a magical realm menaced by its evil forces. There she must find a way to escape and seek allies among the forces of light.
Silicon Mage, The (Del Rey, 1988, Unwin, 1988, HarperCollins, ?)
Windrose #2.
An evil magician plans to move his consciousness into a computer, from which he will then be able to dominate more than one universe. But a woman of Earth is determined to prevent him from succeeding, and perhaps rescue the man she loves in the process.
Sisters of the Raven (Warner, 2002.)
Raven #1.
Chaos reigns when all of the magic possessed by the men of the Yellow City is suddenly transferred to formerly powerless women.
Song of Orpheus (Avon, 1990.)
Beauty and the Beast #2.
Fresh challenges for two unlikely lovers, a beautiful woman from the surface world, and a beastlike creature from beneath the ground who is nonetheless a noble spirit.
Sorcerer’s Ward, The. (See Stranger at the Wedding.)
Stranger at the Wedding (Del Rey, 1994. HarperCollins, 1994, as The Sorcerer’s Ward.)
Windrose #4.
A sorceress challenges the anger of her family and an evil force that has targeted her sister in order to save that young woman’s life.
Sun-Cross (Guild America, 1992.)
Omnibus of The Rainbow Abyss and Magicians of the Night.
Time of the Dark, The (Del Rey, 1982, Unwin, 1985, HarperCollins, ?)
Darwath #1.
A young woman is troubled by visions of an unearthly evil menacing another world, and eventually learns that she is seeing what is actually happening on another plane of existence.
Unschooled Wizard, The (Doubleday, 1987, Unwin, 1987.)
Omnibus of The Ladies of Mandrigyn and The Witches of Wenshar.
Walls of Air, The (Del Rey, 1983, Unwin, 1985, HarperCollins, ?)
Darwath #2.
A wizard sets out to find allies in his attempt to save the last survivors of the human race from an alien menace that is sweeping across their dimension, destroying everything it touches.
Witches of Wenshar, The (Del Rey, 1987, Unwin, 1987.)
Sun Wolf #2.
A warrior and his witch woman venture into an abandoned city rumored to have been built by witches, and discover that ancient evil forces are freshly astir, and about to send evil magic out into the surrounding lands.
HAMILL, PETE
Snow in August (Little, Brown, 1997.)
Marginal fantasy about life in modern Brooklyn and the power of magic from legends.
HAMILTON, EDMOND (Also writes Science Fiction and Horror.)
Monsters of Jotunheim, The. (See A Yank at Valhalla.)
Yank at Valhalla, A (Ace, 1973, bound with The Sun Destroyers by Ross Rocklynne. Magazine version, 1941. Consul, 1950, World, 1950, as The Monsters of Jotunheim.)
A contemporary soldier finds himself transported into the middle of Ragnarok, where he is to be a key figure in the final battle of the Norse gods.
HAMILTON, LAURELL K. (Also writes Science Fiction and Horror.)
Caress of Twilight, A (Ballantine, 2002.)
Faery #2.
The princess of Faery has come out of hiding and must solve a series of murders and get herself pregnant if she is to remain in line for the throne.
Death of a Darklord (TSR, 1995.)
A Ravenloft novel.
The dead return in another form in this dark fantasy set in a shared world where gothic magic is the order of the day.
Divine Misdemeanors (Ballantine, 2009.)
Faery #8.
A faery princess tries to find out who is murdering others of her kind.
Kiss of Shadows, A (Ballantine, 2000.)
Faery #1.
In an alternate version of our world where fairies are real and interact with humans, along with a variety of other mythical lifeforms, a runaway princess tries to figure out how to survive in a dangerous mix of court politics and intrigue. Heavy on the erotic content.
Lick of Frost (Ballantine, ?)
Faery #6.
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Mistral’s Kiss (Ballantine, 2006.)
Faery #5.
A half fairy woman runs into fresh erotic trouble when she goes to the royal court.
Nightseer (Roc, 1992.)
A young woman has been granted unprecedented magical powers with which to avenge a murder but she must walk a narrow line between justice and power for its own sake.
Seduced by Moonlight (Ballantine, 2004.)
Faery #3.
Fairy court politics, private detectives, a runaway princess, and lots of erotic sex.
Strange Candy (Berkley, 2006.)
Collection of sometimes related stories.
Stroke of Midnight, A (Ballantine, 2005.)
Faery #4.
More elvish politics as efforts continue to kill the protagonist.
Swallowing Darkness (Ballantine, 2008.)
Faery #7.
The heir apparent to the throne of Faery must prove she can produce a child.
HAMILTON, VIRGINIA
Dark Way, The (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Her Stories (Scholastic, 1995.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl, The (Harper & Row, 1983.)
Not seen.
People Could Fly, The (Knopf, 2000.)
Collection of retold American Black folktales.
HAMMELL, IAN (House pseudonym. See below.)
Burning Goddess, The (Ace, 1994.) (Actual author unknown.)
Shadow World #1.
A blend of SF and fantasy with magical events taking place on a far planet. A newcomer struggles to survive jungles and their inhabitants, aided in his quest by the power of teleportation.
City of Assassins (Ace, 1995.) (Actual author unknown.)
Sword World #3.
A nonhuman race thought driven into near extinction has secretly returned and is plotting to overthrow human rule and make them a subject race.
Clock Strikes Sword (Ace, 1995.) (Stephen Billias.)
Shadow World #2.
Two rival nations, one that wields magical swords, the other with power over the flow of time, are forced to put aside their differences when a third and greater force attacks them both.
Stormriders (Ace, 1996.) (Roxanne Longstreet.)
Shadow World #4.
A man searches for his missing son in a violent alien world full of sorcerers and other dangers, while his evil wife plots to kill him.
HANCOCK, NIEL (Note, all except Dragon Winter are set in the same magical world.)
Across the Far Mountain (Popular Library, 1982.)
Wilderness of Four #1.
First in a series of prequels to the Circle of Light series. This tells of the early life and rise to power of the king of the Bears, who is a pivotal character in the later series.
Bridge of Dawn, The (Questar, 1991.)
Windameir #4.
With a magical sword to assist them, a band of warriors and wizards defeats a villainous sorceress and her army of nasty dragons.
Calix Stay (Popular Library, 1977, Starscape, 2004.)
Circle of Light #3.
Our heroes have secured magical weapons for their defense, but to keep them they must escape their pursuers in a daring chase across country.
Circle of Light (?, 1977)
Omnibus
Dragon Winter (Popular Library, 1978.)
An evil wizard has brought a fierce winter accompanied by ravenous wolves, and the peaceful animals who are his victims must learn to cooperate in order to survive.
Faragon Fairingay (Popular Library, 1977, Starscape, 2004.)
Circle of Light #2.
A band of adventurers descend into the underworld on their quest to retrieve magical artifacts which will help them in their battle against evil magic.
Fires of Windameir, The (Warner, 1985.)
Windameir #1.
The evil forces believed defeated have recovered and are preparing a fresh assault against the land of Atlanton, so a new generation of heroes is required to rise to the occasion.
Greyfax Grimwald (Popular Library, 1977, Starscape, 2004.)
Circle of Light #1.
A magician and his animal allies are called upon to rally the forces opposed to the enchantments of the Dark Queen.
On the Boundaries of Darkness (Popular Library, 1982.)
Wilderness of Four #3.
The story of a young wizard who isn’t quite as wise as he thinks, and who must team up with a brave warrior to defeat an evil enemy.
Plains of the Sea, The (Popular Library, 1982.)
Wilderness of Four #2.
A leader among the dwarves sets out for a series of adventures during which he acquires magical powers and becomes one of the saviors of his land.
Road to the Middle Islands, The (Warner, 1983.)
Wilderness of Four #4.
Episodic adventures of an otter who becomes one of the leaders of his people in the soon to come battle against an evil sorceress.
Sea of Silence, The (Questar, 1987.)
Windameir #2.
Adventurers rescue a kidnapped woman from a spiderlike but intelligent creature of evil.
Squaring the Circle (Popular Library, 1977, Starscape, 2004.)
Circle of Light #4.
The heroes of the previous three adventures pool their resources in a final confrontation with the Dark Queen, and vanquish her.
Wanderer’s Return, A (Questar, 1988.)
Windameir #3.
The world of Atlanton is doomed to fall beneath an evil rule unless our heroes can waken the power of a magical sword and use it to defeat their enemy.
My Irish Enchantress ( Zebra, 1999.)
A medieval princess finds a magical piece of jewelry that brings her to the 19th Century in North America, an unusual twist to the standard time travel romance.
Mortal Love (Morrow, 2004.)
A scholar in England meets a mysterious woman who is actually an immortal creature who has lived through many generations.
Healer's Keep, The (Dell, 2004.)
An evil force threatens a school for magical healers.
Light of the Oracle, The (David Fickling, 2005.)
A young girl who has magical visions finds herself in danger when others learn of her power.
Seer and the Sword, The (Dell, 2002, Dell Laurel, 2005.)
Young adult novel about the quest for a magic sword.
HANNA, LYNN
Starry Child, The (Onyx, 1998.)
When she becomes nearly autistic after an accident, a young girl attracts the attention of a linguist who discovers the child has mysterious knowledge of events generations earlier, whose impact has doomed the girl unless an old mystery can be solved.
HANNAH, CHRISTOPHER L.
Walk in the Garden, A (Tafford, 1996.)
Light fantasy quest novel about a young man given a magical gift as part of his coming of age, during which he must prove his maturity to be worthy of his high place in society.
HANNAH, KRISTIN
Once in Every Life (Gold Medal, 1993.)
Time travel romance in which a research scientist dies and finds herself back in the years following the Civil War, where she makes a new life for herself.
HANNAN, ROBERT CHARLES
Thuka of the Moon (Digby, Long, 1906.)
Gods on the moon create living creatures for their amusement.
HANRATTY, PETER
Book of Mordred, The (Ace, 1988.)
Camelot #2.
The quest for the holy grail is not always conducted by men of honor, and King Arthur’s own son is one of those with less than pristine motives.
Last Knight of Albion, The (Bluejay, 1986, Ace, 1987.)
Camelot #1.
Sir Percevale pursues his old age chasing after Mordred, whom he is still pledged to punish for his perfidy. But instead he finds love along with adventure.
HANSEN, GWEN
Moonspell (Columbine, 1989.)
Unicorn Queen #6.
Not seen.
Sun Blind (Fawcett Columbine, 1988.)
Secret of the Unicorn Queen #2.
An evil king dominates a magical kingdom.
HANSEN, JAMIE LEIGH (Also writes Horror.)
Betrayed (Tor, 2008.)
Paranormal romance about immortals trying to escape bondage.
HANSON, WIL
Smoke in the Wind (Five Star, 2004.)
A visitor to a planet where magic works gets involved with reptilian bad guys.
Oasis (Random House, 2002.)
A Dinotopia novel.
Two young travelers find a lost colony of intelligent dinosaurs.
HARBAUGH, KAREN
Cupid’s Darts (Signet, 1998.)
Cupid #2.
Cupid tries to arrange a love affair but overdoes it. The target of his ministrations now worships the woman as a goddess rather than as a mortal to be wooed and won.
Cupid’s Kiss (Signet, 1999.)
Cupid #3.
A woman falls in love with a man who is actually Eros, the god of love, sent to Earth on a quest to preserve the existence of the gods.
Cupid’s Mistake (Signet, 1997.)
Cupid #1.
Not seen.
HARDING, SIMON
Changeling Hearts (?, 1995.)
Trafarionath #2.
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Streamskelter (?, 1994.)
Trafarionath #1.
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HARDY, JASON M.
Drops of Corruption (Roc, 2006.)
A Shadowrun novel.
A failed magician gets involved with organized crime.
HARDY, LYNDON
Master of the Five Magics (Del Rey, 1980, Corgi, 1985.)
Alodar #1.
An apprentice magician studies all the different branches of magic in order to make himself a worthy suitor for the queen he loves, and experiences a personal crisis during the siege of a castle.
Riddle of the Seven Realms (Del Rey, 1988, Corgi, 1989.)
Alodar #3.
A con man gets on the wrong side of a gaggle of wizards and an even bigger gaggle of imps, so he’s off on a merry chase that ends with a quest across a variety of universes.
Secret of the Sixth Magic (Del Rey, 1984, Corgi, 1986.)
Alodar #2.
An inhuman creature is sucking all the magic out of the land, and already several branches of the magical arts no longer work. In order to defeat the creature, a wizard must travel to another universe and master a previously unknown branch of the arcane sciences.
HARDY, NAOMI (Also writes Horror.)
Much of Magic and Miracles (Manor, 1979.)
Not seen.
HARDY, ROBIN (Also writes Science Fiction and Horror.)
Chataine’s Guardian, The (Word, ?)
Lystra #1.
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High Lord of Lystra (Word, 1986.)
Lystra #3.
The battle for the throne concludes.
Stone of Help (Word, ?)
Lystra #2.
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HARGREAVES, GERALD
Atalanta (?, 1949.)
Achilles is sent to Atlantis to prevent a war.
HARLAN, THOMAS (Also writes Science Fiction.)
Dark Lord, The (Tor, 2002.)
Oath of Empire #4.
The eastern empire has fallen to an army aided by magic and augmented by the undead. Rome must rely on sorcery of its own if it is to survive.
Gate of Fire, The (Tor, 2000.)
Oath of Empire #2.
The sorcerer intent upon controlling the known world is plotting again, and this time those who were allied against him are scattered and disunited. Then one of them experiences a vision and receives a magical power to use against the evil.
Shadow of Ararat, The (Tor, 1999.)
Oath of Empire #1.
A number of characters get caught up in the siege of Constantinople, which is being fought with the usual weapons, but also with dark sorcery on both sides of the battle lines. Julius Caesar and other historical figures are raised from the dead to help in the battle.
Storm of Heaven, The (Tor, 2001.)
Oath of Empire #3.
An alternate history in which Rome, Persia, and an Arab empire are fighting a three sided war. Other enemies are arising as well, and since all of the various parties have sorcerers allied with them, the results are unpredictable.
Ferren and the Angel (Penguin, 2000.)
Not seen.
HARMAN, ANDREW (Also writes Science Fiction.)
Deity Dozen, The (Legend, 1996.)
The city manager of one of the metropolises of Hell has gone on an efficiency drive that is making the afterlife unbearable even for the demons, until one among their number decides to do something about it.
Fahrenheit 666 (Legend, 1996.)
Firkin #4.
A bunch of demons leave Hell for a vacation in this often amusing adventure.
Frogs of War, The (Legend, 1994.)
Firkin #2.
Not seen.
101 Damnations (Legend, 1995.)
Set in the same world as the Firkin series.
An attempt to create a virtual dragon for a school of thaumaturgy goes awry and results in a horde of ravening dogs..
Passion Play, A (Orbit, 2000.)
Comic fantasy involving experimental therapy using animals to help people recover, with hilarious consequences.
Scrying Game, The (Legend, 1996.)
The official seer for a remote village is actually a fraud whose customers are beginning to suspect something. So he buys a scrying glass from a traveler and thereby gets into more trouble than he escapes.
Sorcerer’s Appendix, The (Legend, 1993.)
Two adventurers overcome various obstacles to get an audience with their king and expose the exploitation of his kingdom.
Suburban Salamander Incident, The (?)
Not seen.
Tome Tunnel, The (Legend, 1994.)
Firkin #3.
Not seen.
HARNESS, CHARLES L. (Also writes Science Fiction.)
Cybele, with Bluebonnets (NESFA, 2002.)
A gentle ghost story in which a man's lost love returns as an invisible spirit to help him find happiness.
HARPUR, PATRICK (Also writes Horror.)
Mercurius, of the Marriage of Heaven and Earth (Macmillan, 1990.)
Murky fantasy about an alchemical quest that stretches from one world to another.
Inventing Memory (Tor, 2004.)
A graduate student uses mystical techniques to send her mind back to that of a slave girl in ancient Sumer.
HARRIS, CHRISTIE
Incident in the Stlalakum Wild (?, 1972.)
Young adult fantasy about a magical forest.
Once More Upon a Totem (?, 1973.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Once Upon a Totem (?, 1963.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
HARRIS, DEBORAH TURNER (See also collaborations with Katherine Kurtz.)
Burning Stone, The (Tor, 1987.)
Mages of Garillon #1.
A magician is banished from his order because of his inability to control himself, but he still maintains his abilities. Evil forces wish to pervert him to their own goals, but his friends are determined to keep him to the path of light.
Caledon of the Mists (Ace, 1994.)
Caledon #1.
The exiled rulers of a magical realm return in an effort to overthrow the usurper, but the heir apparent dies early in the struggle. It then falls to his sister to lead the rebellion.
City of Exile, The (Ace, 1997.)
Caledon #3.
A conference has been called to end the war between two kingdoms, but one of the parties is planning to use the meeting as an opportunity to assassinate the queen who rules their rival, and seize the magical stone that is the source of her power.
Gauntlet of Malice, The (Tor, 1987.)
Mages of Garillon #2.
An outcast magician is unjustly accused of murder and, deprived of the magical stone that is the source of his power, he is left to his own resources as he attempts to clear his name.
Queen of Ashes, The (Ace, 1995.)
Caledon #2.
Although she reclaimed the throne for her family, Mhairi has to face a new threat. An ancient evil has hatched a fresh plot to develop hegemony over her land if she falters in her control.
Spiral of Fire (Tor, 1989.)
Mages of Garillon #3.
A supernatural creature has been loosed in a land that is still recovering from a magical war, and an outcast sorcerer is the only one with the power to send it back to the realm from which it came.
HARRIS, GERALDINE
Children of the Wind, The (Macmillan, 1982, Greenwillow, 1982, Dell Laurel, 1987.)
Seven Citadels #2.
The search for a legendary figure is hampered by tribes of hostile warriors who oppose the passage of a group of adventurers.
Dead Kingdom, The (Greenwillow, 1983, Morrow, 1983, Dell Laurel, 1987.)
Seven Citadels #3.
To solve the next step in the puzzle of their quest, the adventurers must defeat a malevolent beast, discern truth among various illusions, while back home their ruler has died and less savory forces are organizing to steal the throne.
Prince of the Godborn (Greennwillow, 1982, Morrow, 1982, Dell Laurel, 1987.)
Seven Citadels #1.
An imperiled kingdom can only be saved if a legendary figure is rescued from his magical imprisonment behind seven gates. A nobleman and his friends set out to find the savior and effect his rescue.
Seventh Gate, The (Greenwillow, 1983, Morrow, 1983, Dell Laurel, 1987.)
Seven Citadels #4.
The protagonist overcomes the last barriers and frees the legendary figure whose presence is essential to the freedom of his country.
White Cranes Castle (Macmillan, 1979.)
Japanese fantasy about a dragon, a magical sword, two friends who take very different paths to their destiny, and lots of adventure along the way.
HARRIS, LARRY (See collaboration with Randall Garrett. Wrote science fiction as Mark Phillips and Laurence Janifer.)
HARRIS, MACDONALD (Pseudonym of Donald Heiney. Also writes Science Fiction.)
Cathay Stories and Other Fictions, The (Story Line, 1988.)
Collection of sometimes related stories about time travel.
Herma (Atheneum, 1981, Gollancz, 1982.)
An opera singer can change her form through magic.
Little People, The (Morrow, 1995.)
A cast of bizarre characters interact near a wood where fairies dwell.
Screenplay (Atheneum, 1982.)
Not seen. Magical time travel to the time of the silent movie.
Tenth (Atheneum, 1984.)
A musician makes a pact with the devil.
HARRIS, NARELLE
Witch Honour (Five Star, 2005.)
On a distant planet, magic and technology vie for pre-eminence.
HARRIS, ROBERT J. (See collaboration with Jane Yolen.)
HARRIS, ROSEMARY (Also writes Science Fiction.)
Bright and Morning Star, The (Faber, 1972, Puffin, 1978.)
Kemi #3.
The illness of their son forces a woman to return to Kemi despite the fact that political and social upheaval in that realm threatens any unwary soul who ventures within its borders.
Moon in the Cloud, The (Faber, 1968, Puffin, 1977.)
Kemi #1.
An animal trainer looks for new livestock for his show and travels to the magical but treacherous land of Kemi on his search.
Seal-Singing, The (Faber, 1971, (Macmillan, 1971, Collier, 1974.)
A young girl is haunted by legends that her ancestors were involving with a slaughter of the seals, and with the lingering spirit of a woman with magical powers.
Shadow on the Sun, The (Faber, 1970, Puffin, 1977.)
Kemi #2.
A couple return to the land of Kemi despite forebodings of evil and discover that though the good king is still on the throne, their old enemies remain in wait.
HARRISON, HARRY (Also writes Science Fiction.)
Hammer and the Cross, The (Tor, 1993, Legend, 1996.)
Shef #1.
A Viking/English crossbreed defies both tradition and the powerful church when visions sent by Odin tell him how to carve out a kingdom for himself. But in doing so, he has made himself legions of powerful enemies dedicated to his ruin.
King and Emperor (Tor, 1996, Legend, 1996.)
Shef #3.
Shef travels in search of new weapons with which to oppose the Roman Empire, and in doing so encounters the Holy Grail itself.
One King’s Way (Tor, 1995, Legend, 1996.)
Shef #2.
Having risen from slavery to the throne of a kingdom that threatens to dominate the known world, Shef faces a fresh alliance of his enemies including an order of fanatical knights determined to kill him.
HARRISON, JANE
Dark Dreams (Zebra, 1996.)
Romance about a woman who falls in love with a fallen angel in the late 19th Century.
HARRISON, M .JOHN (See also Gabriel King. Also writes Science Fiction and Horror.)
Anima (Gollancz, 2005.)
Two long fantasies.
Floating Gods, The (Pocket, 1983. Orbit, 1982, Gollancz, 1983, as In Viriconium.)
Viriconium #3.
A lonely artist in a city plagued by malevolent gods and the weaknesses of its own people battles plague and criminals.
In Viriconium. (See The Floating Gods.)
Pastel City, The (New English Library, 1971, Doubleday, 1971, Avon, 1974.)
Viriconium #1.
In the far future, the Earth has degenerated into a new feudalism with knights and city states, but there are remnants of the old technology concealed in underground strongholds, and those who live there are plotting to take control of the surface world. The opening novel is actually science fiction, but the series becomes increasingly fantasy as it progresses.
Storm of Wings, A (Sphere, 1980, Doubleday, 1980, Pocket, 1982.)
Viriconium #2.
The dying city at the end of the world is beset by a plague of giant locusts who descend to seize the city for themselves.
Travel Arrangements (Gollancz, 2000.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Viriconium (Unwin, 1988, Millennium, 2000, Bantam, 2005.)
Omnibus of Viriconium Nights, The Pastel City, A Storm of Wings and In Viriconium.)
Viriconium Nights (Ace, 1984, Gollancz, 1985, Unicorn, 1986. Contents differ slightly among editions.)
Viriconium #4.
Collection of related stories.
HART, SARAH
Whispers from Heaven (Jove, 1996.)
An ambitious angel decides that a failed love affair on Earth needs to be rekindled, so she sets out to make sure this time the couple finds true love. A romance novel.
HART, STEVE
Golden Voyage of Sinbad, The (Pan, 1973, Warner, 1974, from the screenplay by Brian Clemens.)
Sinbad undertakes a perilous voyage to exotic lands filled with monsters, while an evil sorcerer plots to destroy the adventurers and secure the secret of immortality.
HARTINGER, BRENT
Dreamquest (Tor, 2007.)
A young girl finds herself trapped inside her own dreams.
HARTLEY, A.J.
Act of Will (Tor, 2009.)
Will Hawthorne #1.
A fugitive writer gets involved with mystical horsemen.
Will Power (Tor, 2009.)
Will Hawthorne #2.
Our hero gets caught in a war between goblins and humans.
In Northern Twilight (White Wolf, 2004.)
An Exalted novel.
Two people flee supernatural enemies when they irritate the gods.
HARTLEY, LIVINGSTON
Yankee Viking (Exposition, 1951.)
Not seen. Reincarnation.
HARTMANN, FRANZ
Among the Gnomes: An Occult Tale of Adventure in the Untersberg (Unwin, 1895.)
Not seen. Occult adventure.
Talking Image of Urur, The (Lovell, 1890.)
Not seen. Occultism.
HASSINGER, PETER W.
Book of Alfar, The (Harper, 2002.)
Novel for younger readers in which an unhappy boy meets a dwarf who shows him a magical new world.
HAUF, MICHELLE (Also writes Horror. See also Alex Archer.)
Gossamyr (Luna, 2005.)
People with magical powers battle a succubus.
Rhiana (Luna, 2006.)
A woman with magical powers attempts to find a way to battle invading dragons.
Seraphim (Luna, 2004.)
A woman disguises herself as a knight to gain vengeance on the people who murdered her family, only to discover that they have supernatural allies.
HAVENS, CANDACE
Charmed and Dangerous (Berkley, 2005.)
Bronwyn #1.
A good witch battles evil and tries to find a man to love.
Charmed and Deadly (Berkley, 2007.)
Bronwyn #3.
An apparent assassin attempt was actually aimed at a good witch.
Charmed and Ready (Berkley, 2006.)
Bronwyn #2.
A demon hunter chaperones a rock star.
Demon King and I (Berkley, ?)
Caruthers Sisters #1.
?
Dragons Prefer Blondes (Berkley, 2009.)
Caruthers Sisters #2.
A woman has to deal with an amorous man who can change into a dragon.
HAVILAND, C.S.
Faith & Fairies (LegendMaker Scriptoria, 2005.)
Children's fairy story.
HAWDON, ROBIN
Rustle in the Grass, A (Dodd, Mead, 1984, Tor, 1989.)
An epic fantasy featuring ants as the major characters.
HAWK, CHESTER
Python Men of the Lost City (Weinberg, 1974.)
Not seen.
HAWKE, SIMON (Also writes Science Fiction and Horror.)
Ambivalent Magician, The (Aspect, 1996.)
Martin Brewster #3.
A scientist in a world where magic works rallies an army against his evil nemesis.
Broken Blade, The (TSR, 1995.)
Sorak #1 (prequel to the Tribe of One series).
A warrior sets out on a quest bearing a magical sword.
Inadequate Adept, The (Questar, 1993.)
Marvin Brewster #2.
A scientist stranded in a reality where magic works tries to find a way to return, then discovers that this entire reality is a story and that he may be able to influence the narrator.
Iron Throne, The (TSR, 1995.)
Roele #1.
The last ruler of a fading empire is nearing the end of his life and his lifelong friend and confidant is determined to set down his personal history in such a way that it will reflect favorably on the man’s rule.
Last Wizard, The (Aspect, 1997.)
Wizard #9.
The wizard and his allies set out for the final battle against the assembled powers of evil.
Nine Lives of Catseye Gomez, The (Roadkill, 1991, Questar, 1992.)
Catseye Gomez #1.
In a magical version of our world, a cat turned private detective solves a case.
Nomad, The (TSR, 1994.)
Tribe of One #3.
The multiple personality plagued warrior seeks the secret of his own past and the future of his world when he seeks to track down a magical artifact. Unfortunately, there’s a powerful rival with the same quest, who hopes to destroy the magic and bring war back to the world.
Outcast, The (TSR, 1993.)
Tribe of One #1.
A child is rescued by a druid and taught the ways of magic as well as swordplay, but he has developed multiple personalities which make his subsequent adventures among normal people even more complicated than usual.
Reluctant Sorcerer, The (Questar, 1992.)
Marvin Brewster #1.
A scientist attempts to build a time machine and actually ends up in an alternate universe where magic works. His inventions are deemed to be magical, and since he isn't a member of the sorcerers' union, he's in big trouble.
Samurai Wizard, The (Questar, 1991.)
Wizard #5.
The protagonists are called to Japan this time, to defeat a female sorceress who threatens to destroy that island nation.
Seeker, The (TSR, 1994.)
Tribe of One #2.
Guided by mystical visions, two adventurers cross a wilderness area seeking a magician who may be able to help them save their people.
War (TSR, 1996.)
Roele #2.
A power struggle erupts after the death of a powerful ruler.
Wizard of Camelot, The (Questar, 1993.)
Wizard #7.
Seventh in the series, but actually a prequel telling of a disaster that nearly befell the world before the wizard was born.
Wizard of Fourth Street, The (Questar, 1987.)
Wizard #1.
An inept wizard in training gains possession of some enchanted jewels and is pursued by a wide variety of characters in a magical alternate version of our world.
Wizard of Lovecraft's Café, The (Questar, 1993.)
Wizard #8.
A police officer comes back from the dead, but with two personalities sharing his mind, and his aid to the wizard in the latest round of battle is two sided.
Wizard of Rue Morgue, The (Questar, 1990.)
Wizard #4.
The wizard travels to Paris to help defeat an army of evil ones who live beneath the city and who are planning to unleash a hellish army on the surface world.
Wizard of Santa Fe, The (Questar, 1991.)
Wizard #6/Catseye Gomez #2.
The wizard must ally himself with an intelligent cat to track down another supernatural serial killer.
Wizard of Sunset Strip, The (Questar, 1989.)
Wizard #3.
The wizard and his friends help to solve the mystery of a serial killer who may be the devil incarnate.
Wizard of Whitechapel, The (Questar, 1988.)
Wizard #2.
A minor wizard is drawn to England to help rescue the last survivor of Camelot from a conspiracy involving black magic.
HAWKES, JOHN
Frog, The (Viking, 1996.)
A child swallows a frog which remains alive inside his body and communicates with him throughout his life.
HAWKINS, KAREN
How to Abduct a Highland Lord (Pocket, 2007.)
Historical romance with a family curse.
HAWKS, CHESTER
Python Men of Lost City (Weinberg, 1974.)
Not seen.
HAWKS, KATE
Lovers, The (Avon, 1999.)
Very marginal retelling of the legend of Tristan and Yseult, star crossed lovers during the reign of King Arthur.
HAWTHORNE, JULIAN (Also writes Horror.)
Golden Fleece, The (Lippincott, 1892, Wildside, 2002.)
Magical adventure involving an Aztec treasure.
Yellow Cap (Longmans, 1880.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL (Also writes Horror.)
Mosses From an Old Manse (Wiley & Putnam, 1846, Ticknor & Fields, 1854.)
Collection of unrelated stories not all of which are fantasy.
Septimus: A Romance (Henry King, 1872. Osgood, 1872, as Septimus Felton.)
The search for immortality leads a man to discover that others have already found it.
Septimus Felton. (See Septimus: A Romance.)
Snow-Image, The (Altemus, ?)
Short story in book form.
Snow-Image and Other Twice Told Tales, The (Ticknor, 1852.)
Collection of unrelated stories not all of which are fantasy.
Snow-Image and Uncollected Tales, The (Ohio State University, 1974.)
Collection of unrelated stories not all of which are fantasy.
Twice Told Tales (American Stationers, 1837, Munroe, 1842, Ticknor & Fields, 1851, Crowell, 1900, Scott Foresman, 1903, Dent, 1911, Dutton, 1911, Washington Square, 1961, Airmont, 1965. Altemus, ?)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Wonder Book, A (Magnum, 1968, Altemus, ?)
Collection of unrelated stories.
HAY, IAN
Half a Sovereign (Hodder, 1926.)
Comic novel of a man with psychic powers who acts as a bridge to allow a number of ghosts to play tricks on his boring companions.
HAYASHI, HEATHER
Forgotten Past, The (Synergy, 2007.)
Arkha #2.
A planet that feels like a fantasy world is invaded by aliens.
To Save the World (Synergy, 2006.)
Arkha #1.
Fantasy adventure in a world divided into nations of various mythical creatures.
HAYDAY, ANDRIA (See collaboration with Ed Greenwood.)
HAYDEN, LAURA
Margin in Time, A (Pinnacle, 1995.)
A man framed for a crime he didn’t commit travels back through time to the Old West, where he discovers that he possesses none of the skills he needs to survive. What he does find is a school teacher with whom he falls in love.
HAYDON, ELIZABETH
Assassin King, The (Tor, 2006.)
Symphony #6.
Dragons and humans both begin meeting in anticipation of a war that seems inevitable.
Destiny (Tor, 2001, Gollancz, 2002.)
Symphony #3.
The three protagonists of the first two volumes fight the ultimate battle to prevent a world wide cataclysm.
Elegy for a Lost Star (Tor, 2004, Gollancz, 2004.)
Symphony #2.
?
Floating Island, The (Starscape, 2006.)
Ven #1.
A young boy sets out on a voyage of discovery in a magic land.
Prophecy (Tor, 2000, Gollancz, 2001.)
Symphony #4..
Rhapsody and her friends find themselves fourteen years in their own future. Their country has been destroyed, its people scattered, and the evil that menaced them once before is still around.
Requiem for the Sun (Tor, 2003.)
Symphony #1.
?
Rhapsody (Tor, 1999, Millennium, 2000, Gollancz, 2001.)
Symphony #5.
A singer and two companions prove themselves instrumental in the battle against the evil F'dor, but are forced to flee by being magically transported into the future.
Thief Queen’s Daughter, The (Tor, 2007.)
Ven #2.
Ven travels to a remote city to uncover a secret, and then escape from a city that doesn’t relinquish its visitors.
HAZEL, PAUL
Finnbranch, The (Sphere, 1986.)
Omnibus of the Finnbranch trilogy.
Undersea (Little, Brown, 1982, Bantam, 1987.)
Finnbranch #2.
Finn travels through the undersea realms following the death of his father, still seeking his foretold place in the world.
Wealdwife’s Tale, The (Morrow, 1993, Avon, 1994.)
A king’s grief following the loss of his wife causes him to build a flying machine, which leads him into an enchanted wood. There he finds her spirit and brings her back, or does he?
Winterking (Atlantic Monthly, 1985, Bantam, ?)
Finnbranch #3.
In a fantastical variation of our contemporary world, Finn is king and magic rules the land.
Yearwood (Little, Brown, 1980, Pocket, 1981, Bantam, 1987.)
Finnbranch #1.
An heroic figure sets out on a perilous journey across a magical land in search of his birthright.
HAZEN, BARBARA
Peter Pan (New English Library, 1976, based on the play by J.M. Barrie.)
Novelization of the film version of the classic fantasy.
HEANEY, WILLIAM
Memoirs of a Master Forger (Gollancz, 2008.)
A con man has the ability to see invisible demons.
HEARD, GERALD (Also writes Science Fiction and Horror.)
Gabriel and the Creatures (Harper, 1952. Faber, 1953, as Wishing Well.)
The archangel Gabriel interacts with a variety of animals in this parable of human affairs.
Wishing Well. (See Gabriel and the Creatures.)
HEARN, LAFCADIO (Also writes Horror.)
Fantastics and Other Fancies (Houghton Mifflin, 1914, Wildside, 2000.)
Collection of unrelated short stories.
Kwaidan (Houghton Mifflin, 1904, Kegan Paul, 1904, Tuttle, 1971, Dover, ?)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Selected Writings of Lafcadio Hearn, The (Citadel, 1949.)
Collection of unrelated stories, not all of which are fantasy.
Shadowings (Tuttle, 1971.)
Collections of stories and essays, not all of which are fantasy.
HEARN, LIAN (Pseudonym of Gillian Rubenstein.)
Across the Nightingale Floor (Riverhead, 2002.)
Otori #1.
An aristocrat befriends an orphan in a fantasy realm torn by magical battles among the dominant families.
Brilliance of the Moon (Riverhead, 2004.)
Otori #3.
Enlarging power struggles in a magical alternate medieval Japan.
Grass for His Pillow (Riverhead, 2003.)
Otori #2.
More political intrigue in a magical medieval Japan.
Harsh Cry of the Heron, The (Riverhead, 2006.)
Otori #4.
The throne seems secure at last, but a rival family employs assassins to alter the situation.
Heaven's Net Is Wide (Riverhead, 2007.)
Otori #5.
This is actually a prequel to the other four books. The early life of the central character in the series.
HEATH, SANDRA (Pseudonym of Sandra Wilson.)
Breaking the Rules (Signet, 2001.)
A woman's prescient dreams become important when someone tries to change the past.
Faun’s Folly (Signet, 1998.)
A man fleeing an arranged marriage offends the gods. They will curse him to live his life as a stone statue unless he finds true love.
Magic Jack-O-Lantern, The (Signet, 1999.)
A woman and a fairy set out to rescue another fairy, and the woman finds love in the process.
Mistletoe Mischief (Signet, 2000.)
A ghost interferes in a woman's efforts to promulgate romance.
Shades of the Past (Signet, 1996.)
Time travel romance set in Regency England.
Summer's Secret (Signet, ?)
Time travel romance set in Regency England.
HECHT, BEN
Book of Miracles, A (Viking, 1939, Nicholson, 1940, Sun Dial, 1941.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
HEDAYAT, SADEGH
Blind Owl, The (Calder, 1957, Black Cat, 1969, translated by D.P. Costello.)
A man encounters an enigmatic woman who turns out to be a manifestation of his dreams.
HEDGES, DORIS
Dumb Spirit (Barker, 1952.)
A man in a dog’s body.
HEDRICK, LARRY C.
Sword of Elfame (Top of the Mountain, 1993.)
A gamester finds herself in a magical dream world that may hold the fate of the real world within it. Her adventures among a variety of strange and wondrous creatures is episodic and truncated; there were supposed to be additional books in the series but they don’t seem to have ever appeared.
HEELEY, D.A.
Lilith (Llewellyn, 1996.)
Magicians battle for supremacy against one another, while simultaneously fending off the influence of the queen of the demons. Blurbed as the first in a series, but no further titles appear to have been published.
Heart of the Ronin (Five Star, 2009.)
Fantasy adventure in 13th Century Japan.
Ivory Star, The (Commonwealth, 1996.)
Two men find themselves thrust into a world dominated by an ageless sorcerer, and one of them is identified by a prophecy as the man who will bring the tyranny to an end.
HEIDEL, R. ANDREW
Beyond the Wall of Sleep (Mortco, 1998.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
HEINLEIN, ROBERT A. (Also writes Science Fiction.)
Glory Road (Putnam, 1963, Avon, 1964, New English Library, 1965, Baen, 1993, Tor 2004, Orb, 2006.)
A heroic young man is recruited from our world to accompany a beautiful woman on a series of magical adventures in a land beset by monsters, magic, and villainy.
HEINRICH, D.J.
Dragon’s Tomb, The (TSR, 1993.)
Penhaligon #2.
The knight who should have used the magic sword has fallen, and now his replacement struggles to learn how to master the weapon in time to avert the conquest of all the good in the land.
Fall of Magic, The (TSR, 1993.)
Penhaligon #3.
Announced as The Death of Magic. A sorcerer is drawing all of the magic out of the land in anticipation of its conquest by his allies, so a group of allies struggles desperately to defeat him before it is too late.
Tainted Sword, The (TSR, 1992.)
Penhaligon #1.
A knight who has disavowed his powers and his magical sword is called upon to search for it when his land is assaulted by villains and dark magic.
HEKKING, AVIS
King of Mars, A (Long, 1908.)
Silliness involving magical communication with Mars.
HELFER, ANDREW (Also writes Science Fiction.)
Indiana Jones and the Cup of the Vampire (Ballantine, 1984.)
A multi-path gamebook.
Supergirl, the Girl of Steel (Archway, 1984.)
A multi-path gamebook.
Superman, the Man of Steel (Archway, 1983.)
A multi-path gamebook.
HELFERS, JOHN (See collaboration with Jean Rabe.)
HELLAND, JENNA
Fanged Crown, The (Wizards of the Coast, 2009.)
A Forgotten Realms novel.
A sea captain explores an island where a colony disappeared mysteriously.
HELLDORFER, M.C.
Phoebe and the River Flute (Doubleday, 2000.)
Children's story about a girl's quest to capture a magical bird.
HELLER, CAROL
Gates of Vensunor, The (Avon, 1997.)
Shunlar #1.
A woman whose sword is for hire is employed in a city dedicated to the study of magic. But her employers are increasingly evil, and she begins to react against the corruption to which she is being exposed.
Sands of Kalaven, The (Avon, 1998.)
Shunlar #2.
Shunlar and her lover each set off on a separate quest of discovery, but they are ultimately reunited for a series of adventures in the desert country of Kalaven.
Stones of Stiga, The (Avon, 1999.)
Shunlar #3.
While in the process of trying to resolve her relationship with her ex-lover, a female warrior must solve the mystery of the stones of Stiga, which are actually the remains of dead dragons, in order to avert a new evil that threatens her city.
HELPRIN, MARK
City in Winter, A (Ariel, 1996.)
Not seen.
Winter’s Tale (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1983, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1983, Pocket, 1984.)
A contemporary fantasy with considerable ambition involving a flying horse and a clever thief in a New York City that resembles but is not identical to the one in the real world.
Greenstone Grail, The (Del Rey, 2005.)
Sangreal #1.
A brilliant young boy raised in a remote part of England is destined to explore the interface between our world and one of magic.
Poisoned Crown, The (Del Rey, 2007.)
Sangreal #3.
Our hero finds the last of the three magical relics.
Sword of Straw, The (Del Rey, 2006. Voyager, 2006, as Traitor's Sword.)
Sangreal #2.
A magical sword possessed by a demon menaces a royal family.
Traitor's Sword (See The Sword of Straw.)
HENDEE, BARB & J.C. (Also writes Horror.)
Child of a Dead God (Roc, 2008.)
Noble Dead #6.
Two adventurers seek a magical object.
Dhampir (Roc, 2003.)
Noble Dead #1.
?
In Shade and Shadow (Roc, 2009.)
Noble Dead #7.
Missing documents of mystical importance lead our heroes into new dangers.
Rebel Fay (Roc, 2007.)
Noble Dead #5.
A rescue mission turns out to be a trap.
Sister of the Dead (Roc, 2005.)
Noble Dead #3.
A half vampire and a half elf battle a supernatural menace.
Thief of Lives (Roc, 2004.)
Noble Dead #2.
A vampire hunter and an elf team up to track down a murdering vampire.
Through Stone and Sea (Roc, 2010.)
Noble Dead #8.
Our hero searches for a mysterious group who supposedly have arcane magical knowledge.
Traitor to the Blood (Roc, 2006.)
Noble Dead #4.
The quest to uncover the secret of his birth almost results in the protagonist's death when he is pursued by two inhuman creatures.
HENDERSON, C.J. (Also writes Horror.)
Brooklyn Knight (Tor, 2010.)
A museum curator is actually equipped to repel sorcerous attacks centered on exhibits.
HENDERSON, JASON
Darkling Band, The (Dragon Moon, ?)
Winged men in the 13th Century.
Element of Fire, The (Aspect, 1995.)
A Highlander novel.
The Highlander must battle an evil pirate who has vowed to destroy him, leading to a confrontation in the late 19th Century.
Iron Thane, The (Baen, 1994.)
MacDuff #1.
As chaos spreads through the British Isles, the king of the elves decides that the time is ripe to open a war of conquest against the human race. To his regret, he doesn’t anticipate the ability of MacDuff to unite an alliance to oppose him.
Spawn of Loki, The (Baen, 1994.)
MacDuff #2.
An unwise scholar wakens Loki, who in turn precipitates a series of events which might finally bring Ragnarok to the Earth and restore the Norse gods to the pre-eminence they once before enjoyed.
HENDERSON, SAMANTHA
Heaven's Bones (Wizards of the Coast, 2008.)
A physician turns dead women into angels.
HENDRICH, PAULA
Girl Who Slipped Through Time, The (Lothrop, Lee, & Shepard,. 1978.)
A blend of SF and fantasy with a girl from the far future transported back magically to a time when the animals weren't all extinct, where she must team up with those like minded to save the world.
My Lady Faire (Signet, 2005.)
Romance novel featuring fairies.
HENDRIX, LISA
Immortal Outlaw (Berkley, 2009.)
Immortal Brotherhood #2.
Immortal Vikings find romance.
Immortal Warrior (Berkley, 2008.)
Immortal Brotherhood #1.
Romance about an immortal in England.
Razzle Dazzle (Jove, 1999.)
A businessman makes uses of a love potion, but things don't go as he planned in this romance novel.
HENDRY, FRANCES MARY
Quest for a Maid (Farrar Strauss & Giroux, 1990.)
Historical novel involving murder by magic.
Grave, The (Dell Laurel, 2002.)
A teenager falls into an open grave and finds himself back in the days of the Irish potato famine.
HENIGHAM, TOM (Also writes Science Fiction.)
Well of Time, The (?, 1988.)
A Viking settlement in the new world is menaced by the walking dead.
Insatiable (Signet, 2004.)
Historical romance involving genuine psychics.
Notorious (Signet, 2007.)
Historical romance involve a woman with the power to heal.
HENSLEY, SHANE LACY (Also writes Science Fiction and Horror.)
Blood of Tarrian (West End, 1994.)
A Bloodshadows novel.
Adventures of a female warrior in a routine sword and sorcery setting.
Darkfall (Harper, 1996.)
#2 in the multi-author Thunderscape series.
An armored column attempts to safely deliver a skilled magician to a group of rebels in this odd mix of science and sorcery based on the computer game.
HEPWORTH, GEORGE
!!! (Harpers, 1881.)
Not seen. Reincarnation.
HERBERT, FREDERICK WILLIAM VON
Shunned Vicar of the Gilliflowers, The (Melrose, 1914.)
Not seen.
HERBERT, JAMES (Also writes Science Fiction and Horror.)
Fluke (New English Library, 1977, Signet, 1978.)
A murdered man is reincarnated in the body of a dog and sets out to track down the man responsible for his death.
HERBERT, MARY
City of the Sorcerors (TSR, 1994.)
Dark Horse #4.
Although peace has dominated the land for a generation, the old distrust of sorcery resurfaces when a mysterious plague spreads across the countryside, threatening to turn into open warfare.
Clandestine Circle, The (Wizards of the Coast, 2000.)
A Dragonlance Crossroads novel.
The new bodyguard to the Lord Governor discovers that the magical and mundane attacks following the appearance of a mystery ship are not targeted for the nobleman alone.
Dark Horse (TSR, 1990.)
Dark Horse #1.
After the massacre of her family, a young woman assumes the identity of her brother and sets out to avenge them, but her enemy has gained the power of sorcery and is using it to advance his evil plans for the world. With the help of a magical horse, she ultimately achieves her goal.
Dragon's Bluff (Wizards of the Coast, 2001.)
A Dragonlance Crossroads novel.
Two sorcerers travel to a distant land when the father of one of them dies in a mysterious fire.
Legacy of Steel (TSR, 1998.)
A Dragonlance Bridge of Time novel.
The heroine learns that the survivors of an evil order of knights have gathered together after a great battle. From their base in a distant city, they plan a new campaign of conquest against their neighbors.
Lightning’s Daughter (TSR, 1991.)
Dark Horse #2.
A woman and her magical horse friends set out to acquire a magical object that will enable her to protect her people from a sorcerous attack.
Return of the Exile (Wizards of the Coast, 2005.)
Linsha #2.
A captive noblewoman enlists the aid of some of her enemies to prevent her forced marriage to one of their commanders.
Valorian (TSR, 1993.)
Dark Horse #3.
Chronologically a prequel to the earlier volumes, this is the story of the struggle that resulted in a villain being thwarted and a free people establishing their identity.
Winged Magic (TSR, 1996.)
Dark Horse #5.
A kidnapping causes a crisis in a region recently turned from war to peace, and the solution hinges on the cooperation of a winged race and others.
HERING, HENRY A.
Adventures and Fantasies (Wright & Brown, 1930.)
Collection of unrelated stories not all of which are fantasy.
HERMAN, GAIL (Also writes Science Fiction.)
Fairy Cloud Parade (Bantam Skylark, 1999.)
Fairy School #2.
Fairies in training have a contest to see who can create the most artistic cloud.
Fairy School (Bantam Skylark, 1999.)
Fairy School #4.
A young fairy looks for a book of stories so big that it will never end.
Fairy Merry Christmas, A (Bantam Skylark, 2000.)
Fairy School #9.
The fairies have to convince Santa Claus that people still believe in him because he has decided not to delivery any more presents.
Hide and Peep (Bantam Skylark, 2000.)
Fairy School #8.
A fairy has to find a way to make a chicken happy.
Icicle Forest, The (Bantam Skylark, 2000.)
Fairy School #10.
While searching for the perfect snowflake, two young fairies get lost in the land of Jack Frost.
Little Star (Bantam Skylark, 2000.)
Fairy School #6.
A shy girl is cast in a major role in the fairy school play.
Look Out, Earth-Below! (Bantam Skylark, 2000.)
Fairy School #5.
Two fairy children take a vacation on Earth, but are almost discovered by humans.
Mixed Up Magic (Bantam Skylark, 1999.)
Fairy School #3.
One young fairy can't get her magic to work right so she appeals to her fairy godmother.
Tooth Fairy Travels (Bantam Skylark, 1999.)
Fairy School #1.
At a school for fairies, a young girl decides she wants to become the tooth fairy.
When Wishes Come True ( Bantam Skylark, 2000.)
Fairy School #7.
A young fairy who feels ignored gets a magical wish and suffers the consequences.
HERNDON, CORY J. (See collaboration which follows.)
Dissension (Wizards of the Coast, 2006.)
A Magic the Gathering novel.
Magical chaos threatens to destroy a city.
Fifth Dawn, The (Wizards of the Coast, 2004.)
A Magic the Gathering novel.
Two envoys seeking allies in a war against magic have various adventures.
Guildpact (Wizards of the Coast, 2006.)
A Magic the Gathering novel.
The protagonist discovers a magical power growing beneath a city's streets.
Ravnica (Wizards of the Coast, 2005.)
A Magic the Gathering novel.
A city guard in a magical realm suspects his partner's death was part of a plot.
HERNDON, CORY J. & MCGOUGH, SCOTT
Morningtide (Wizards of the Coast, 2008.)
A Magic the Gathering novel.
An exiled elf and a young pilgrim find their lives interconnected.
Fall of Lautun, The (Earthlight, 2003.)
Arrandin #3.
The benevolent rulers of a magical kingdom seek assistance in preventing the renewed attack of a demon.
Siege of Arrandin, The (Earthlight, 2000.)
Arrandin #1.
Not seen.
Treason of Dortrean, The (Earthlight, 2001.)
Arrandin #2.
A nobleman undertakes negotiating a treaty to end a war with a foreign power, but his actions are construed as being treason. At the same time, his son gets involved with a magical quest.
Winter Dance Party Murders, The (Wordcraft of Oregon, 1998.)
A murder mystery involving magic.
HERRMAN, LOUIS
In a Sealed Cave (Williams & Norgate, 1935.)
A sequel to Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift.
Evening's Empire (Tor, 2002.)
A man stumbles into a secret underground world beneath Oregon and encounters the magical creatures who inhabit it.
HESS, ROBIN
Christmas in Oz (Emerald City Press, ?)
An Oz novel.
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HESSE, HERMAN (Also writes Science Fiction.)
Fairy Tales of Herman Hesse, The (Bantam, 1996.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
HESS, KAREN
Time of Angels, A (Hyperion, 1997.)
An angel appears to a troubled girl who is a refugee from World War I Europe.
HETLEY, JAMES A.
Dragon's Eye (Ace, 2005.)
Dragon #1.
A crimelord who is also a sorcerer attempts to defeat a family with magical connections who live in a remote part of Maine.
Dragon’s Teeth (Ace, 2006.)
Dragon #2.
A secret town full of shapeshifters and witches must battle the emergence of a long dormant sorcerer.
Summer Country, The (Ace, 2002.)
Summer #1.
A woman's life is changed when she meets a man who is directly descended from the denizens of Camelot and who still has a magical link to them.
Winter Oak, The (Ace, 2004.)
Summer #2.
A visitor from our reality tries to adjust to life into a violent, magical alternate universe.
HEYNE, WILLIAM
Tales of Two Futures (Exposition, 1958.)
Angels appear in the future.
HICHENS, ROBERT (Also writes Horror.)
Tongues of Conscience (Methuen, 1900.)
Collection of unrelated stories not all of which are fantasy.
Unearthly, The (Cosmopolitan, 1925.)
Very strange story of a man with the power to convey the absolute truth to people and the affect this has on those he encounters.
HICKMAN, STEPHEN F.
Lemurian Stone, The (Ace, 1988.)
Agents are sent into a variety of magical alternate worlds in search of weapons which their ruler can use to resist the invasion of their land by an army of demons.
HICKMAN, TRACY (See also collaborations with Margaret Weis and those that follow. Also writes Science Fiction.)
Mystic Empire (Warner, 2006.)
Bronze Chronicles #3.
As a kingdom is consumed in politics and conspiracies, a gateway to another universe threatens to open.
Mystic Quest (Warner, 2005.)
Bronze Chronicles #2.
Although the war seemed to have been won, there are still forces determined to seize control of the world.
Mystic Warrior (Warner, 2004, Aspect, 2005.)
Bronze Chronicles #1.
A war engulfs three separate magical worlds.
Song of the Dragon (DAW, 2010.)
Annals of the Dragon #1.
Evil elves have almost wiped out humanity.
HIGGINSON, THOMAS
Tales of the Enchanted Isles of the Atlantic (Macmillan, 1898.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
HIGHWATER, JAMAKE
Dark Legend (Grove, 1994.)
Various Norse legends are transformed into an adventure in Central America.
Moonsword (America House, 2002.)
A hero must be transformed into a woman to defeat a magical menace to his world.
HILDEBRANDT, THE BROTHERS & NICHOLS, JERRY
Urshurak (Bantam, 1979.)
Another battle between the forces of good and evil in a magical land peopled with elves, wizards, and other staples of the field.
HILDICK, E.W. (Also writes Science Fiction and Horror.)
Case of the Dragon in Distress, The (Macmillan, 1991.)
A McGurk novel.
A new walkie talkie system somehow transports a group of children back through time to the 12th Century, where they find themselves trapped into rescuing a distressed dragon from the clutches of an evil princess.
Case of the Weeping Witch, The (Macmillan, 1992.)
A McGurk novel.
Using their magical walkie talkies, the gang returns to the 17th Century to help a woman accused of witchcraft.
HILGARTNER, BETH
Business of Ferrets, A (Meisha Merlin, 2000.)
Intrigue and political maneuvering in a typical fantasy world.
Cats in Cyberspace (Meisha Merlin, 2001.)
Two cats learn how to surf the internet.
Colors in the Dreamweaver’s Loom (Houghton Mifflin, 1989.)
Dreamweaver #1.
A young girl from our world travels to a magical other realm.
Feast of the Trickster, The (Houghton Mifflin, 1991.)
Dreamweaver #2.
Returned from a magical land to our world, the protagonist must battle amnesia and a magical enemy.
HILL, DOUGLAS (Also writes Science Fiction.)
Blade of the Poisoner (McElderry, 1987, Gollancz, 1987, Bantam, 1989.)
Jarral #1.
A condemned man must penetrate a fortress guarded by demons if he is to escape his fate and free his people from the rule of an evil sorcerer.
Dragon Charmer, The (Hodder, 1997.)
Not seen.
Master of Fiends (Gollancz, 1987, McElderry, 1988.)
Jarral #2.
A team of adventurers overcomes a series of monsters and natural barriers to effect the rescue of their friend and ally from the stronghold of a powerful, sorcerous enemy.
Penelope’s Pendant (Gollancz, 1990.)
Jarral #3.
Not seen.
HILL, JOEY W.
Witch's Beauty, A (Berkley, 2009.)
Romance involving a mermaid.
HILL, ROBERT (See collaboration with Albert Zugsmith.)
HILL, SANDRA (Also writes Science Fiction.)
Down and Dirty (Berkley, 2007.)
Time travel romance.
Frankly, My Dear (Leisure, 1996.)
Voodoo magic carries a woman back through time to the Civil War era.
Outlaw Viking, The (Leisure, 1995.)
Viking #?
Time travel romance set in the age of the Vikings.
Reluctant Viking, The (Leisure, 1994.)
Viking #?
An exercise tape sends a woman back through time to the day of the Vikings.
Rough and Ready (Berkley, 2006.)
A team of Navy SEALS finds themselves in the age of the Vikings.
Sweet Savage Love (Leisure, 1997.)
A spoof of time travel romances.
Tale of Two Vikings, A (Leisure, 2004.)
Viking #?
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Very Virile Viking, A (Leisure, 2003.)
Viking #?
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Viking Unchained (Berkley, 2008.)
A time traveling Viking warrior finds himself in the modern day.
Wet and Wild (Dorchester, 2004.)
Viking #4.
A Viking warrior is brought forward to the present.
HILL, STUART
Blade of Fire (Chicken House, 2006, Scholastic, 2007.)
Icemark #2.
The usual battle to protect a fantasy realm from an invading army, with vampire allies helping the besieged against a transparent version of the Roman Empire.
Cry of the Icemark, The (Chicken House, 2006.)
Icemark #1.
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Last Battle of the Icemark (Chicken House, 2009.)
Icemark #3.
The final battle with an evil sorceress.
HILL, WILLIAM (Also writes Horror.)
Chasing Time (Otter Creek, 2000.)
Magic Bicycle #2.
More adventures of a kid with a magical time traveling bicycle.
Dragon Pawns (Otter Creek, 2005.)
Young adult fantasy about dragons.
Magic Bicycle, The (Otter Creek, 1998.)
Magic Bicycle #1.
An alien marooned on Earth gives a young boy a magic bicycle which can make a cat speak and carry its passenger back through time.
Wizard Sword (Otter Creek, 2001.)
Long but very predictable and traditional fantasy adventure involving wizardry, evil powers, beautiful women, and derring do.
HILLER, B.B. & HILLER, NEIL W. (Also writes Science Fiction.)
Big (Ballantine, 1988, from the screenplay by Gary Ross & Anne Spielberg.)
A young boy’s wish to grow up comes true when he encounters a magical fortune telling machine. Employed at a toy company, his naïve approach to life makes him an instant hit, but he soon misses his home and friends.
HILTON, JAMES
Lost Horizon (William, Morrow, 1933, Macmillan, 1933, Grosset & Dunlap, 1936, Pocket, 1939, Grosset, 1943, Pan, 1947, Washington Square, 1963.)
Classic tale of explorers stumbling into a lost land in the Himalayas where no one ages so long as they stay within the confines of their isolated world. One of the intruders falls in love but ultimately rejects the gifts that are offered.
HILTON, MARGERY
Flower of Eternity, The (Mills & Boon, 1970, Harlequin, 1975.)
Marginal romance novel about a jungle expedition searching for a flower reputed to have magical healing properties.
HINDLE, LEE. J.
Dragon Fall (Avon Flare, 1984.)
A teenager’s fascination with constructing toy monsters has its drawbacks, when real creatures begin intruding into his world.
HINE, AL (Also writes Horror.)
Bewitched (Dell, 1965.)
Tie in to the television series about a comical witch whose magic makes life difficult for her husband.
HINES, JIM C.
Goblin Hero (DAW, 2007.)
Jig the Goblin #2.
The head goblin orders Jig to go on a quest in order to rid himself of a rival for influence among his people.
Goblin Quest (Five Star, 2004, Ace, 2006.)
Jig the Goblin #1.
Jig the goblin goes on a quest and has a series of light adventures.
Goblin War (Ace, 2008.)
Jig the Goblin #3.
Human soldiers invade the land of the goblins.
Mermaid's Madness, The (DAW, 2009.)
Cinderella, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty investigate the Mermaid's story.
Stepsister Scheme, The (DAW, 2009.)
Humorous riff on fairy tales in which the stepsisters get even.
HINGLE, METSY
Flash Point (Mira, 2003.)
Romance novel that includes a genuine psychic.
HIX, WILLA
Coming Home (Jove, 1999.)
The ghost of a woman whose eyes were used to restore a man’s sight is now interested in nudging him into a romantic relationship with her sister.
Then and Now (Jove, 2000.)
A destitute woman wakes up a century later and discovers the descendant of the man whom she despised is now in charge of the home she once owned. A romance.
HJORT, JAMES WILLIAM
Ebon Roses, Jewelled Skulls (Ganley, ?)
Collection of unrelated stories.
HOBAN, RUSSELL (Also writes Science Fiction.)
Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz, The (Jonathan Cape, 1973, Stein & Day, 1973, Pocket, 1974.)
Lions are supposed to be extinct, but a young boy magically conjures up the image of one in this unusual fantasy quest.
Pilgermann (Jonathan Cape, 1983, Summit, 1983, Washington Square, 1986.)
Surrealistic historical fantasy about a man who flaunts the rules of society, has a religious experience, and transforms his personal world.
HOBB, ROBIN (See also Megan Lindholm.)
Assassin’s Apprentice (Bantam, 1995, HarperCollins, 1996.)
Farseer #1.
An illegitimate son is secretly trained as an assassin, a profession for which he is well suited because of his slight magical powers. His first mission becomes an important one when barbarian raiders begin plundering the coasts of his country.
Assassin’s Quest (Voyager, 1997, Bantam, 1998, HarperCollins, 1998.)
Farseer #3.
A young assassin discovers that in addition to his trained talents, he has an innate gift for magic, which will serve him well as he becomes involved in yet another net of intrigue aimed at disrupting the rule of his king.
Fool's Errand (Bantam, 2002.)
Farseer #4/Tawny Man #1.
An assassin with magical powers must end his self imposed exile when a nobleman is kidnapped just before he is to be wed, part of a complex political struggle involving the Six Duchies.
Fool's Fate (Bantam, 2004.)
Farseer #6/Tawny Man #3.
A one time criminal betrays his boss in order to help the local ruler and then has to avoid suffering retribution for his actions.
Forest Mage (Eos, 2006.)
Soldier Son #2.
A magic kingdom recovers from a plague.
Golden Fool (Bantam, 2003.)
Farseer #5/Tawny Man #2.
An apprentice assassin finds himself in the middle of court politics when he learns that the heir to the throne possesses dark magic.
Mad Ship (Bantam, 1999.)
Liveship Traders #2.
When her family’s ship is seized by pirates, a young woman decides not to take it sitting down, and arranges for it to be recaptured. She underestimates the cleverness of the pirate, however, and only succeeds because the ship itself is sentient.
Renegade's Magic (Eos, 2008.)
Soldier Son #3.
A man troubled by men and magic stands falsely accused of a crime.
Royal Assassin (HarperCollins, 1996, Bantam, 1997.)
Farseer #2.
Badly wounded during his first mission as an assassin, the protagonist retreats to a remote area to tend his wounds, but eventually is recalled by his oaths to his liege lord in order to take a pivotal plot in thwarting a plot against the throne.
Shaman’s Crossing (Eos, 2005.)
Soldier Son #1.
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Ship of Destiny (Bantam, 2000.)
Liveship Traders #3.
There’s a major war going on, the hero’s living ship has been blinded, a mysterious new player has entered the game, and then there’s that troublesome dragon with the power to reshape the world.
Ship of Magic (Bantam, 1998, Harper, 1998.)
Liveship Traders #1. Set in the same universe as the Assassin series.
In a magical world, wizardry is used in the construction of ships such that they eventually become sentient beings. The story involves a pirate leader and a noble family, both of whom are battling for control of a particularly intelligent vessel.
HOBBS, WILL
Kokopelli’s Flute (Atheneum, 1995.)
A young boy finds an ancient flute which, when he plays it, magically connects him to the ancient past when cave dwellers lived in the hills near his home.
HODGART, MATTHEW
New Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms, A (?, 1969.)
Short sequel to Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift.
HODGELL, P.C.
Bound in Blood (Baen, 2010.)
Kencyr #5.
A young woman has to deal with multiple challenges in a fantasy world.
Chronicles of the Kencyrath (New English Library, 1988.)
Omnibus of God Stalk and Dark of the Moon.
Dark of the Gods (Meisha Merlin, 2000.)
Omnibus of God Stalk and Dark of the Moon.
Dark of the Moon (Argo, 1985, Berkley, 1987.)
Kencyr #2.
Having ended her apprenticeship as a thief, the protagonist now sets out on a perilous journey to escape her enemies, but her fate is nevertheless tied to the city where she was raised, which is now endangered by internal intrigues and a threatening neighboring army.
God Stalk (Atheneum, 1982, Berkley, 1983.)
Kencyr #1.
The adventures of a young apprentice thief in a city full of thieves, rogues, and the gods themselves.
God Stalker Chronicles, The (Baen, 2009.)
Omnibus of God Stalk and Dark of the Moon.
Seeker's Bane (Baen, 2009.)
Omnibus of Seeker's Mask and To Ride a Rathorn.
Seeker’s Mask (Hypatia, 1994, Meisha Merlin, 2000.)
Kencyr #3.
Further adventures in a fantasy realm, this time featuring a woman who is manipulated by mysterious forces.
To Ride a Rathorn (Meisha Merlin, 2006.)
Kencyr #4.
Family politics in a fantasy world.
HODGENS, RICHARD
Orlando Furioso (Ballantine, 1973.)
A novelized version of Ariosto’s original work, featuring legendary creatures, magic rings, enchanted swords, sorcerers, heroes, princesses and the like.
HODGES, C. WALTER
Flying House. (See Sky High.)
Sky High (Coward McCann, 1947. Longmans, 1961, as Flying House.)
A house begins to fly in this mild farce.
HODGSON, BARBARA
Tattooed Map, The (Chronicle, 1995.)
Unusual mystical adventure in North Africa presented as a mixture of text and photographs of documents the protagonist encounters and accumulates during her travels.
HODGSON, WILLIAM HOPE (Also writes Horror.)
Dream of X, A (Donald Grant, 1977.)
Abridged version of The Night Land.
The Night Land (Nash, 1912, Hardingham, 1921, Hyperion, 1976, Wildside, 2002. Ballantine, 1972, in two volumes.)
The remnants of the human race live in a gigantic pyramid in a dying Earth, beset by creatures both natural and supernatural who rule over the rest of the world.
No Time Like Show Time (Putnam, 2004.)
Hermux Tantamoq #2.
A mouse solves a mystery.
Time Stops for No Mouse (Putnam, ?)
Hermux Tantamoq #1.
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HOFFMAN, ALICE
Aquamarine ?
mermaid
Foretelling, The (Little, Brown, 2005.)
The daughter of a group of Amazons questions the values of her people.
Green Angel (Scholastic, 2003.)
Green #1.
A young girl survives a disaster in a fantasy realm.
Green Witch (Scholastic, 2010.)
Green #2.
Witches tell their personal stories.
Practical Magic (Putnam, 1995, Berkley, 1996.)
Two sisters who come from a long line of witches get romantically entangled and discover that the magic isn’t entirely a curse or entirely a good thing. They are forced to kill a man in self defense, and he subsequently returns from the dead seeking revenge.
HOFFMAN, E.T.A. (Also writes Horror.)
Hoffmann’s Fairy Tales (Burnham, 1857.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Nutcracker (Harcourt Brace, 1996.)
A magical toy makes life difficult for its young owner.
Serapion Brethren, The (Bell, 1886.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
City of Masks (Bloomsbury, 2002.)
Stravaganza #1.
A dying boy from our world is psychically transported to a Venice like fantasy world where he survives the death of his body.
First Book of Myths, A (DK, 2000.)
Retellings of classic stories of magic for younger readers.
HOFFMAN, NINA KIRIKI (Also writes Science Fiction and Horror. See also collaboration with Tad Williams.)
Courting Disasters and Other Strange Affinities (1991)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Fall of Light (Ace, 2009.)
A makeup artist uses magic in her creations.
Fistful of Sky, A (Ace, 2002.)
A young woman fears that unlike her siblings, she has no magic abilities. But she will eventually discover that she has a peculiar magic of her own, the ability to create curses, an ability which she must use or grow ill herself.
Legacy of Fire (Pulphouse, 1990.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Past the Size of Dreaming (Ace, 2001.)
Matilda Black #2.
Two contemporary witches take up residence in a haunted house, and discover that they must draw on the strength of the resident ghosts to oppose an evil force.
Red Heart of Memories, A (Ace, 1999.)
Matilda Black #1.
Two people with the ability to speak to inanimate objects have a series of adventures as they explore their abilities and their relationship with one another.
Silent Strength of Stones, The (Avon, 1995.)
A troublesome boy prone to practical jokes becomes aware of a mysterious family who seem to have more than human abilities. He also notices that there is a wolf in the area that seems to act with human intelligence. And both parties have become aware of his interest.
Thread That Ties the Bones, The (Avon, 1993, Raven, 1995.)
Contemporary fantasy about a family with magical powers that controls a town through the generations, until they are challenged by the arrival of a young man with supernatural abilities of his own.
Unmasking (Axolotl, 1992.)
One magical night, numerous people undergo a mysterious transformation that forces them to examine themselves as they really are.
HOFFMAN, PAUL
Left Hand of God, The (Dutton, 2010.)
Redeemer #1.
A young boy escapes from a cruel school in a variant of our world.
HOGG, JAMES
Brownie of Bodsbeck and Other Tales, The (Blackwood, 1818.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Shepherd’s Calendar, The (Blackwood, 1828.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Tales and Sketches of the Ettrick Shepherd (Blackie, 1837.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
HOLDEN, CHRISTINE (Pseudonym of Leslie Christine Megahey and Shirley Holden-Ferdinand.)
Bedazzled (Jove, 2000.)
A spoiled rich kid who has trouble with managing money as well as relationships buys a magic bowl. It transforms her life, giving her the power to control her spending, and helping to attract the affection of a charming man. A romance novel.
Hitch in Time, A (Jove, 2000.)
A law student is magically transported back through time to 1853 where he falls in love with a woman trapped into engagement to a man she doesn’t love.
Time for Us, A (Jove, 1998.)
A magician in the 14th Century sends a young girl through time to 1998 to escape the attentions of a lecherous admirer. In the modern world, she quickly adapts and finds true love.
Black Gods, Green Islands (Dolphin, 1959.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
HOLDER, NANCY (Also writes Science Fiction and Horror.)
Measure of a Man (Aspect, 1997.)
A Highlander novel.
The Highlander becomes involved in a duel against Machiavelli to prevent him from becoming a major power in the world.
Scarabian Nights (Archway, 1999.)
Sabrina #24.
Sabrina and a friend are magically transported back to ancient Egypt with no one to return to their own time.
Spying Eyes (Archway, 1998.)
Sabrina #14.
Sabrina makes use of the one day a year in which all of her spells are reversed with no one the wiser at the end of the day, but for some reason this time one continues, and she doesn't know which one it is.
HOLDING, ELIZABETH SANXAY
Miss Kelly (Morrow, 1947, McClelland, 1948, Joseph, 1948.)
An intelligent cat.
HOLDSTOCK, ROBERT (See also Chris Carlsen and Richard Kirk. Also writes Science Fiction and Horror.)
Ancient Echoes (Roc, 1996, Harper, 1996.)
A man from our world has had persistent, lifelong visions of hunters in a more primitive, magical, parallel Earth. As he reaches maturity, the interface grows thinner, the observed become aware of his existence, and begin to affect his life directly.
Bone Forest, The (Grafton, 1991, Avon, 1992.)
A Mythago Wood book.
Collection of unrelated stories.
Broken Kings, The (Gollancz, 2007, Tor, 2007.)
Merlin Codex #3.
Merlin deals with the risen dead.
Celtika (Earthlight, 2001, Tor, 2003, Gollancz, 2007.)
Merlin Codex #1.
Mystical novel about the revival of Jason and the Argonauts for a new voyage in search of Jason's sons.
Emerald Forest, The (HarperCollins.)
Fetch, The. (Se Unknown Regions.)
Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn (Roc, 1997, HarperCollins, 1997.)
A Mythago Wood novel.
A young man inherits his father’s obsession with a magical woodland where forest creatures from legend still live, and where fairies aren’t always innocuous creatures.
Hollowing, The (HarperCollins, 1993, Roc, 1994, Orb, 2005.)
A Mythago Wood novel.
Atmospheric novel of a young man lured into an ancient, magical wood filled with sometimes playful, sometimes evil spirits, and the adventures and discoveries he encounters there.
In the Valley of the Statues, ?
Collection of unrelated stories.
Iron Grail, The (Earthlight, 2002, Tor, 2004, Gollancz, 2007.)
Celtika #2.
A mix of Arthurian and Greek myths as Merlin continues to affect the world through a multitude of timelines.
Lavondyss (Gollancz, 1988, Morrow, 1988, Avon, 1991, Orb, 2004.)
A Mythago Wood novel.
A young woman studies magical incantations and the history of a haunted woodland as part of her plan to rescue her brother, who disappeared inside the forest years earlier. But as time passes, she too begins to succumb to the mystery of that place.
Merlin’s Wood (HarperCollins, 1994.)
A Mythago Wood novel.
Two people return to their rural home, each pretending not to remember the occult experiences they had as children when they fell under the influence of the spirits of the nearby forest. The birth of a deaf, dumb, and blind child precipitates a crisis that is intertwined with dark and ancient magic.
Mythago Cycle, The (Gollancz, 2007.)
Omnibus of ?
Mythago Cycle Volume Two, The (Gollancz, 2007.)
Omnibus of The Hollowing and Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn.
Mythago Wood (Gollancz, 1984, Arbor House, 1984, Berkley, 1986, HarperCollins, ?, Orb, 2003.)
A Mythago Wood novel.
The protagonist is obsessed by a nearby forest area which, according to legend, is the home of the ancient spirits of magic, and is eventualy driven to explore its depths and discover the realm of faerie, which has its darker side.
Unknown Regions (Roc, 1996. Orbit, 1991, as The Fetch.)
A young boy has a magical power to reach through time and space and bring back physical objects from other universes and periods of history. His use of that power, however, attracts an unfriendly magical retribution that endangers his family.
Serpent Dreamer, The (Forge, 2005.)
Historical with bits of ambiguous magic.
Soul Thief, The (Forge, 2002.)
Viking historical with sorcery.
HOLLAND, JACK
Fire Queen, The (Roc, 1992.)
As Roman armies threaten to overwhelm all of Britain, a warrior queen with the powers of witchcraft leaders her people to victory.
HOLLICK, HELEN
Kingmaking, The (St Martins, 1995.)
Arthur #1.
King Arthur wins the throne he seeks as well as the hand of the woman he loves in this retelling of the first part of the Arthurian saga.
Pendragon’s Banner (St Martins, 1996.)
Arthur #2.
Having won the throne, Arthur must now defend it against the ambitious Queen Morgause, as well as fending off the enmity of his first wife.
Shadow of the King (St Martins, 1997.)
Arthur #3.
King Arthur is off engaged in a foreign war when unrest and even rebellion comes to his homeland, an upset that must be dealt with by his queen.
HOLLISTER, WARREN & PIKE, JUDITH
Moons of Meer, The (Walck, 1969.)
Two children descend into a cavern and discover a magical world where it is prophesized that two visitors will free the people from its tyrannous ruler.
Demon's Daughter, The (Berkley, 2004.)
Demon #1.
Unusual romance set in a Victorian like world where humans and demons interact.
Fairyville (??, Berkley, 2008.)
Revised version of a romance in a town where magic works.
Hunting Midnight (Berkley, 2003.)
Romance novel involving immortal shapeshifters.
Midnight Desire (Berkley, 2006.)
Two related short novels about shapechangers.
Prince of Ice (Berkley, 2006.)
Demon #2.
A mostly human woman finds a place in a demonic household.
HOLMAN, FELICE
Witch on the Corner, The (Norton, 1966, Young Readers Press, 1969.)
When the kids in her neighborhood decide she’s a witch, an elderly woman decides to find out if they’re right.
HOLME, CONSTANCE
He Who Comes (?, 1930.)
Not seen. Witchcraft.
Homecoming, The. (See The Old Road from Spain.)
Old Road from Spain, The (?, 1915. ?, 1916, as The Homecoming.)
Not seen. A family curse.
HOLMES, CLARA
Floating Fancies Among the Weird and Occult (Neely, 1898.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
HOLMES, JOHN ERIC (Also writes Science Fiction.)
Maze of Peril, The (Space & Time, 1986.)
A mysterious maze links many worlds and allows travel back and forth, but a hybrid race of humans and frogs is trying to gain control of the maze, and a band of adventurers must outwit them and a bunch of wizards to win the day.
HOLMES, KATE (Pseudonym of Anne Holmberg.)
Wild Swans, The (Love Spell, 2000.)
Fairy tale romance about a woman whose brothers have been turned to swans and enlists the aid of an irascible knight in freeing them.
HOLT, TOM (Also writes Science Fiction and Fantasy.)
Divine Comedies, The (Orbit, 2003.)
Omnibus of Here Comes the Sun and Odds and Gods.
Djinn Rummy (Orbit, 1995.)
Not seen.
Earth, Air, Fire, and Custard (Little, Brown, 2005.)
?
Expecting Beowulf (NESFA, 2002.)
Omnibus of Expecting Someone Taller and Who's Afraid of Beowulf?
Expecting Someone Taller (Macmillan, 1987, St Martins, 1987, Ace, 1990.)
A contemporary mortal comes into possession of a magical ring that once belonged to the Norse gods, and they’re intent upon getting it back in this witty, whimsical comic fantasy.
Falling Sideways (Orbit, 2002.)
A man discovers that human culture is being directed by a small group of frogs.
Faust Among Equals (Orbit, 1994.)
Minor demons perform a leveraged buyout of Hell and turn it into a theme park.
First Tom Holt Omnibus, The (Orbit, 2001.)
Omnibus of Flying Dutch and Faust Among Equals.
Flying Dutch (Orbit, 1991, St Martins, 1992, Ace, 1993.)
A crew of seafarers who took an immortality serum have been sailing through the ages, but now they’re secret is about to be uncovered by an accountant who is tracking down the owner of a bank account that has existed for many generations.
Grailblazers (Orbit, 1994.)
The quest for the Holy Grail is revived in modern Australia, in farcical fashion.
Here Comes the Sun (Orbit, 1993.)
The bureaucracy of Heaven breaks down under the strain of looking after every aspect of the universe.
In Your Dreams (Orbit, 2005.)
A pest control worker battles magical pests.
Little People (Orbit, 2002.)
The protagonist discovers that his step father has enslaved a bunch of elves.
My Hero (Orbit, 1996.)
An author runs into problems when the characters in her latest work start writing their own story.
Nothing But Blue Skies (Orbit, 2001.)
A woman who is actually an irritable Chinese dragon responsible for all the bad weather in England has to ride to the rescue when her father is kidnapped by a group of angry weathermen.
Odds and Gods (Orbit, 1995.)
Hilarious hijinx at a retirement home for the gods.
Only Human (Orbit, ?)
The supreme being goes on vacation and his troublesome son runs the universe for a while.
Open Sesame (Orbit, 1997.)
A character from a fantasy story interacts with a woman who suddenly hears her appliances talking to her.
Paint Your Dragon (Orbit, 1996.)
Not seen.
Portable Door, The (Orbit, 2003.)
A new employee at an otherwise ordinary business discovers that his bosses are plotting with goblins.
Second Tom Holt Omnibus, The (Orbit, 2002.)
Omnibus of My Hero and Who's Afraid of Beowulf?
Snow White and the 7 Samurai (Orbit, 2000.)
Humorous bit in which a variety of fairy tales get tangled up together.
Valhalla (Orbit, 2000.)
A feisty waitress dies unexpectedly and finds herself in Valhalla. She doesn't care for this version of the afterlife and makes life difficult for Odin and the other gods whose job is to administer it. Back on Earth, her father believes that she was not meant to die, and employs supernatural forces to bring her back.
Who’s Afraid of Beowulf? (Macmillan, 1988, St Martins, 1989, Ace, 1991.)
A handful of Vikings restored to life in the contemporary world are the only ones capable of dealing with an ancient evil monster that has risen to challenge the human race once again.
Wish You Were Here
Not seen.
Ye Gods (Orbit, 1992, St Martins, 1993.)
An infant Hercules is raised in a contemporary suburban family, complicating their lives as well as his own.
You Don’t Have to Be Evil to Work Here But It Helps (Gollancz, 2006.)
A businessman suspects that his boss is the devil.
HOLT-WHITE, WILLIAM
Helen of All Time (Unwin, 1910.)
Reincarnation.
HOLZNER, NANCY
Deadtown (Ace, 2010.)
Part of Boston is set aside as a quarantine area for demons and other supernatural creatures.
HOMER
Iliad, The (Viking, 1999.)
The story of the siege and fall of Troy.
Odyssey, The (Bantam, 1962, translated by George Herbert Palmer. (Viking, 1999, DK, 2000.) check trans
Novelized version of the ancient Greek epic poem of Odysseus and his various adventures as the result of a curse, before he finally returns to his home and family.
HONG, JANE COOPER (See collaboration with James M. Ward.)
HOOD, DANIEL
Beggar’s Banquet (Ace, 1997.)
Liam Rhenford #3.
An amateur detective in a magical world must solve the theft of a magical jewel before it can be used to upset the festivities of an upcoming celebration.
Fanuilh (Ace, 1994.)
Liam Rhenford #1.
An ordinary man and a miniature dragon team up to discover the murderer of their friend, a wizard.
King’s Cure (Ace, 2000.)
Liam Rhenford #5.
Liam is sent on a mission to a rival kingdom, supposedly on routine matters but unbeknownst to him, he is carrying an important potion. Some parties are prepared to kill him to prevent it from reaching its destination.
Scales of Justice (Ace, 1998.)
Liam Rhenford #4.
The murder of a wizard forces the protagonist to take up his role as detective once again, but this time the consequences of his investigation may have more far reaching consequences.
Wizard’s Heir (Ace, 1995.)
Liam Rhenford #2.
Using the equipment left behind by a wizard, a detective and his tiny dragon companion solve a series of crimes that could otherwise have set off a destructive religious war.
HOOD, KEN (Pseudonym of Dave Duncan, whom see.)
Demon Knight (Harper, 1998.)
Longdirk #3.
Although his demonic possession seems to have receded, a mighty warrior must now rally the forces of civilization as barbarian hordes threaten to sweep down and destroy everything.
Demon Rider (Harper, 1997.)
Longdirk #2.
Against the backdrop of the Inquisition, a warrior must find a way to free himself of a demonic spirit that periodically seizes control of his body.
Demon Sword (Harper, 1995.)
Longdirk #1.
In the 13th Century, a brave young warrior battles to save the British Isles from invasion by the hordes of the Khan, who are led by a man who has dabbled in dark sorcery to help ensure the victories his army has enjoyed.
Belonging to Taylor ????
Enchanted (Jove, 2004.)
Omnibus of Kissed by Magic, Belonging to Taylor, and the non-fantasy Eye of the Beholder.
Finding Laura (Bantam, 1998.)
Contemporary thriller involving a magical mirror, reincarnation, and romance.
Kissed by Magic ???????????
Wizard of Seattle, The (Bantam, 1993.)
A young woman determined to become a wizard comes to present day Seattle and apprentices herself to Richard Merlin, with whom she subsequently falls in love.
HOOPES, NED (See collaborations with Bernard and Dorothy Evslin.)
HOOVER, RALPH
Jabberwocky (Pan, 1977, from the screenplay by Terry Gilliam and Charles Alversen.)
Spoof of a medieval society troubled by a creature so horrible that people contract the plague just to avoid it.
New Moon’s Arms, The (Warner, 2007.)
?
Salt Roads, The (Warner, 2003.)
Demigods manifest themselves in several women, guiding their lives.
HOPPE, STEPHANIE T.
Windrider, The (DAW, 1985.)
After being tricked out of the throne to which she was entitled, a warrior woman travels to a remote region where she encounters a race of magical horses whose existence will change her life.
HORNIMAN, ROY
Sin of Atlantis, The (MacQueen, 1900.)
Two contemporaries discover they are reincarnations of the twosome that destroyed Atlantis.
HORSEMAN, ELAINE (Also writes Science Fiction.)
Hubble’s Bubble (Chatto & Windus, 1968.)
Kids discover a book of magical spells
HORWOOD, WILLIAM
Duncton Found (Century, 1989, Arrow, 1990.)
Duncton #3.
A magical stone could determine the fate of a race of moles.
Duncton Quest (Century, 1988, Arrow, 1989.)
Duncton #2.
The world of the moles is devastated by war.
Duncton Rising (HarperCollins, 1992.)
Duncton #5.
Not seen.
Duncton Stone (HarperCollins, 1996.)
Duncton #6.
Not seen.
Duncton Tales (HarperCollins, 1991, Fontana 1992.)
Duncton #4.
The moles on a quest to find a magical artifact.
Duncton Wood (Country Life, 1980, McGraw Hill, 1980, Ballantine, 1981.)
Duncton #1.
An epic fantasy about the successful attempt to leave a society dominated by evil and create a new one, the catch being that all of the major characters are moles.
Journeys to the Heartland (Harper, ?)
Wolves of Time #1.
Not seen.
Seekers at the Wulfrock (Harper, 1997.)
Wolves of Time #2.
A battle among tribes of wolves, one of whose number is the incarnation of a supernatural force.
Toad Triumphant (St Martins, 1996.)
A sequel to The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.
Willows in Winter, The (HarperCollins, 1993, St Martins, 1994.)
A sequel to The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.
HOTSON, CORELIA
Shining East, The (Vantage, 1965.)
Not seen.
HOUARNER, GERARD DANIEL (Also writes Horror.)
Bard of Sorcery, The (Del Rey, 1986.)
A wandering bard steals a magical artifact that allows him to move from one universe to another. Unfortunately, he finds his luck no better wherever he travels and to make things worse he is being pursued by an enigmatic but relentless figure.
HOUGHTON, CLAUDE
Three Fantastic Tales (Joiner, 1934.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
HOUSEHOLD, GEOFFREY (Also writes Science Fiction and Horror.)
Cats to Come, The (Joseph, 1975.)
The world of the future is ruled by cats.
Life of Sir Aglovale de Galis, The (Methuen, 1905, Green Knight, 2000.)
The adventures of a minor member of the Knights of the Round Table.
HOUSMAN, LAURENCE
Gods and Their Makers (Lane, 1897.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Ironical Tales (Jonathan Cape, 1926, Doran, 1927.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Strange Ends and Discoveries: Tales of This World and the Next (Jonathan Cape, 1948.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
HOUSTON, JAMES
Spirit Wrestler (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1980, Avon, 1981.)
A shaman in the Arctic wasteland tells his story, how he received his magic powers, angered a sea goddess, grew feared by friends as well as enemies, and how he finally met his fate when an outsider stole the woman he loved.
HOWARD, ELIZABETH JANE (Also writes Horror.)
Mr. Wrong (Jonathan Cape, 1975.)
Collection of stories not all of which are fantasy.
HOWARD, LINDA (Pseudonym of Linda Howington.)
Now You See Her (Pocket, 1998.)
Psychic visions of a murder trouble a young woman who eventually avoids danger and finds love.
Son of the Morning (Pocket, 1997.)
A woman fleeing from two murderers shares thoughts with a man who lived centuries earlier.
Hidden Stars, The (Eos, 2004.)
Rune of Unmaking #1.
A young girl is destined to overthrow an evil empress.
HOWARD, ROBERT E. (See also collaborations that follow. Also writes Science Fiction and Horror.)
Adventures of Lal Singh, The (Cryptic, 1985.)
Collection of related stories.
Best of Robert E. Howard, The (Del Rey, 2007.)
Collection of unrelated stories, not all of which are fantasy.
Beyond the Borders (Baen, 1996.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Black Canaan (Berkley, 1978.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Black Colossus ( Donald Grant, 1979.)
Collection of related stories.
Black Stranger, The (Bison, 2005.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Bloody Crown of Conan, The (Del Rey, 2004.)
Collection of related stories.
Book of Robert E. Howard, The (Zebra, 1976, Berkley, 1980.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Bran Mak Morn (Dell, 1969.)
Collection of related stories.
Bran Mak Morn (Baen, 1996.)
Collection of related stories.
A Bran Mak Morn collection.
Collection of related stories about the battles between the Picts and the Romans.
Bran Mak Morn: The Last King (Wandering Star, 2001, Del Rey, 2005.)
Collection of related stories.
Coming of Conan, The (Gnome, 1953.)
A Conan adventure.
Collection of stories about Conan the Barbarian.
Coming of Conan the Barbarian, The (Del Rey, 2004.)
Collection of related stories.
Coming of Conan the Cimmerian, The (Del Rey, 2005.)
A Conan book.
Collection of related stories.
Complete Chronicles of Conan, The (Gollancz, 2006.)
Collection of related stories.
Conan Chronicles Volume I: The People of the Black Circle, The (Millennium, 2000.)
Collection of related stories.
Conan Chronicles Volume II: The Hour of the Dragon (Millennium, 2001.)
Collection of related stories.
Conan in the Tower of the Elephant (Grosset & Dunlap, 1975.)
Collection of two novelets featuring Conan.
Conan of Cimmeria Volume I (Wandering Star, 2002.)
A Conan collection.
Conan of Cimmeria Volume II (Wandering Star, 2003.)
A Conan collection.
Conan the Barbarian (Gnome, 1954.)
A Conan adventure.
Collection of stories about Conan the Barbarian.
Conan the Conqueror (Gnome, 1950, Boardman, 1954, Lancer, 1967, Sphere, 1974. Ace, 1953, bound with The Sword of Rhiannon by Leigh Brackett, and by itself in 1977. Magazine version, 1935, as The Hour of the Dragon. Berkley, 1977, Donald Grant, 1989, as The Hour of the Dragon)
The only novel length work about Conan that Howard ever did, this is set late in his career, with the barbarian finding himself a new kingdom to rule and defending it against invading armies and plotting sorcerers.
Conquering Sword of Conan, The (Del Rey, 2005.)
A Conan book.
Collection of related stories.
Cormac Mac Art (Baen, 1995.)
A Cormac Mac Art collection.
Collection of related stories.
Cormac Mac Art (See Tigers of the Sea.)
Crimson Shadows (Del Rey, 2007.)
Collection of unrelated stories, not all of which are fantasy.
Cthulhu (Baen, 1987.)
Collection of loosely related stories.
Dark Man and Others, The (Lancer, 1963, Arkham House, 1963. Panther, 1979, as The Dead Remember.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Dead Remember, The. (See The Dark Man and Others.)
Eons of the Night (Baen, 1996.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Essential Conan, The (Science Fiction Book Club, 2001.)
Collection of related stories.
Gods of Bal-Sagoth, The (Ace, 1979.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Grey God Passes, The (Columbia, 1979.)
Short story published as a pamphlet.
Grim Land and Others, The (Stygian Isle, 1976.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Hand of Kane, The (Centaur, 1970.)
A Solomon Kane collection.
Collection of related stories.
Hawks of Outremer (Donald Grant, 1979.)
A Cormac Mac Art book.
Collection of related stories.
Hills of the Dead, The (Bantam, 1979.)
A Solomon Kane collection.
Collection of related stories.
Hour of the Dragon. (See Conan the Conqueror.)
Howard Collector, The (Ace, 1979.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Jewels of Gwahlur (Donald Grant, 1979.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
King Conan (Gnome, 1953.)
A Conan adventure.
Collection of stories about Conan the Barbarian.
Kull (Bantam, 1978.)
Collection of related stories.
Kull (Baen, 1995.)
Collection of related stories.
Kull (Donald Grant, 1985.)
Collection of related stories.
Kull (Del Rey, 2006.)
Collection of related stories.
Kull: Exile of Atlantis (Del Rey, 2006.)
Collection of related stories.
Lord of the Dead (Donald Grant, 1981.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Lost Valley of Iskander, The (FAX, 1974, Zebra, 1976, Futura, 1976, Berkley, 1979, Ace, 1986.)
Coll