The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

CURTIS, PHILIP (Delacourt) (continued)

• * _Mr. Browser and the Mini-Meteorites (Beaver 0-09-943670-1, Oct ’86, £1.50, 128pp, pb) [Mr. Browser] Reprint (Andersen Press 1983) juvenile fantasy novel.
• * *Mr. Browser and the Space Maggots (Andersen Press 0-86264-244-2, May ’89 [1989], £5.95, 126pp, hc) [Mr. Browser] Young adult sf novel. Volume 11 in the “Mr. Browser” series. [Not seen]
• * _Mr. Browser and the Space Maggots (Puffin 0-14-034394-6, Nov ’90 [Jan ’91], £2.50, 118pp, pb, cover by Tony Ross) [Mr. Browser] Reprint (Andersen Press 1989) young-adult sf novel. Volume 11 in the “Mr. Browser” series.
• * *Mr. Browser in the Space Museum (Andersen Press 0-86264-095-4, Mar ’85 [1985], £4.95, 144pp, hc) [Mr. Browser] Young adult sf novel. [Not seen]
• * _Mr. Browser in the Space Museum (Beaver 0-09-956770-9, Apr ’88, £1.50, 142pp, pb) [Mr. Browser] Reprint (Andersen Press 1985) young-adult sf novel.
• * _Mr. Browser Meets the Burrowers (Beaver 0-09-943680-9, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], £1.50, 128pp, pb) [Mr. Browser] Reprint (Andersen Press 1980) juvenile fantasy novel of underground creatures advising humans not to use up the world’s oil supply.
• * *Mr. Browser meets the Mind Shrinkers (Andersen Press 0-86264-261-2, Oct ’89, £5.95, 126pp, hc, cover by Tony Ross) [Mr. Browser] Young-adult sf novel. Volume 12 in the “Mr. Browser” series.

CURTIS, RICHARD (Alan) (1937- ) (stories)

• * *Beyond the Bestseller (NAL 0-453-00670-1, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $18.95, 380pp, hc) Associational; non-fiction. A literary agent takes you inside the book business, made up of 53 columns originally published in Locus.
• * *A Fool for an Agent: Publishing Satires and Verses. (Pulphouse/Writer’s Notebook Press 1-56146-428-7, Mar ’92, $5.00, 99pp, tp, cover by E. G. Ross) Collection of satires and poetry about the publishing industry. Available from Pulphouse Publishing, PO Box 1440, Eugene OR 97440.
• * *How to Be Your Own Literary Agent: The Business of Getting Your Book Published (Expanded Edition) (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-36142-7, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $7.95, 257pp, tp) Non-fiction, associational. This is an expanded version of a book on publishing based on the Locus columns. Recommended, of course. (CNB)
• * *Mastering the Business of Writing (Allworth Press 1-880559-55-2, 1996 [Apr ’97], $18.95, 271pp, tp) Writer’s guide by an agent active in the SF field. This is a revised, updated, and expanded version of Beyond the Bestseller (NAL 1989) which originally appeared as a Locus column. Available from Allworth Press, 10 East 23rd St, New York NY 10010; add $5.00 postage.
• * *This Business of Publishing: An Insider’s View of Current Trends and Tactics (Allworth Press 1-880559-98-6, Jul ’98 [Oct ’98], $18.95, 207pp, tp) Associational non-fiction, a look at the publishing industry by an agent active in the SF field. Much of the material originally appeared as Locus columns, but has been updated. Available from Allworth Press, 10 East 23rd St, New York NY 10010; add $5.00 postage.

CURVAL, PHILIPPE; pseudonym of Philip Troche, (1929- ) (stories)

• * _Brave Old World (Schocken 0-85031-407-0, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $13.95, 262pp, hc) Sf novel translated from French (Cette Chere Humanite, 1976). Dystopian novel. Actually, this is a false entry; it’s the original 1981 Allison & Busby edition with a new jacket and price.

CUSH, GEOFFREY (1956- )

• * *God Help the Queen (Abacus 0-349-10670-3, Apr ’87 [May ’87], £8.95, 148pp, hc) Satirical novel about England in 2003. A first novel.
• * _God Help the Queen (Abacus 0-349-10668-1, Oct ’87, £2.99, 148pp, tp) Reprint (Abacus 1987) literary sf novel.

CUSHMAN, CAROLYN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Witch and Wombat (Warner Questar 0-446-60086-5, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $5.50, 316pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) Humorous fantasy novel of a witch and her wombat familiar, charged with guiding human gamers through a real fantasy world. A first novel. Recommended (SW).

CUSICK, RICHIE TANKERSLEY (1952- ) (chron.)

• * _April Fools (Hippo 0-590-76420-9, Mar ’91, £1.95, 218pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1990) young-adult horror novel.
• * _April Fools (Scholastic UK 0-590-11291-0, Oct ’98, £3.50, 218pp, pb) Reissue (Scholastic 1990) young-adult horror novel.
• * *Blood Roots (Pocket 0-671-73497-0, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $4.99, 343pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) Horror novel. Olivia returns to her ancestral home only to discover that her mother’s death has left her a centuries-old legacy of madness and death.
• * *Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Pocket 0-671-79220-2, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $3.99, 183pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Movie tie-in novelization of the black comedy/horror film.
• * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: The Harvest (Pocket Archway 0-671-01712-8, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $3.99, 146pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Young-adult novelization based on the TV show based on the movie. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * *The Drifter (Pocket Archway 0-671-88741-6, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $3.99, 231pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel about a girl and her family trying to make a go of a haunted inn and getting involved with a mysterious drifter who seems to hold the key to the ghost.
• * *Evil on the Bayou (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-92431-6, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $3.50, 148pp, pb) Reissue (Dell 1984) young-adult horror thriller; third printing.
• * *Help Wanted (Pocket Archway 0-671-79403-5, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $3.99, 211pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel of a girl haunted by the ghost of a medium who committed suicide.
• * *The Locker (Pocket Archway 0-671-79404-3, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], $3.99, 213pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel. Marlee’s locker at her new school shows her nightmarish visions of the missing girl who used to have it.
• * *Trick or Treat (Scholastic 0-590-42456-4, Oct ’89 [Nov ’89], $2.75, 209pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel about a young girl who moves into an evil old house.
• * _Trick or Treat (Hippo 0-590-76421-7, Mar ’91, £1.95, 209pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1989) young-adult horror novel.
• * _Trick or Treat (Scholastic UK 0-590-11292-9, Oct ’98, £3.50, 209pp, pb) Reissue (Scholastic 1989) young-adult horror novel.
• * *Vampire (Pocket Archway 0-671-70956-9, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $3.50, 214pp, pb) Young-adult vampire suspense novel.

CUSSLER, CLIVE (Eric) (1931- )

• * *Cyclops (Simon & Schuster 0-671-50374-X, Feb ’86 [Apr ’86], $18.95, 475pp, hc) [Dirk Pitt] Sf/suspense novel with an American colony on the Moon, a sunken treasure, and Soviet schemes, with Dirk Pitt escaping from a series of perils.
• * _Cyclops (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-11842-5, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], £9.95, 475pp, hc) [Dirk Pitt] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1986) sf/suspense novel.
• * _Cyclops (Pocket 0-671-63184-5, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $4.95, 480pp, pb) [Dirk Pitt] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1986) thriller with sf elements, part of the “Dirk Pitt” series.
• * _Cyclops (Sphere 0-7221-2756-1, Apr ’87, £3.50, 500pp, pb) [Dirk Pitt] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1986) sf novel.
• * _Cyclops (Chivers Press 0-86220-196-9, Jul ’87 [Aug ’87], £9.95, 664pp, hc) [Dirk Pitt] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1986) sf novel. Large Print edition. [Not seen]
• * _Treasure (Grafton Overseas 0-586-07472-4, 1988 [May ’89], £3.50, 475pp, pb, cover by Chris Foss) [Dirk Pitt] Reprint (Grafton 1988) sf novel. This special ‘Open Market’ edition is for English-speaking continental Europe only.
• * *Treasure (Grafton 0-246-13219-1, Apr ’88, £11.95, 475pp, hc) [Dirk Pitt] Near-future thriller. A Dirk Pitt novel.
• * _Treasure (Grafton 0-586-07472-4, Jul ’89, £4.50, 600pp, pb, cover by Chris Foss) [Dirk Pitt] Reprint (Grafton 1988) sf novel.

CYMRI, CHRYS

• * *Dragon Reforged (TSR 0-7869-0177-2, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $5.99, 314pp, tp, cover by Sanjulian) [Dragons Can Only Rust] Science fantasy novel, sequel to Dragons Can Only Rust.
• * *Dragons Can Only Rust (TSR 0-7869-0157-8, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $5.99, 314pp, tp, cover by Sanjulian) [Dragons Can Only Rust] Science fantasy novel. A disabled dragon quests for a soul with the help of an android medic and an asteroid miner.

CZAJKOWSKI, JIM; see pseudonym Jim Clemens (chron.)

CZEBATUL, ANTHONY A. (1959- )

• * *The Legend of Protogonos (Vantage Press 0-533-06148-2, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $7.95, 84pp, hc) Fantasy novella for juvenile readers, published by a vanity press.

CZERNEDA, JULIE E. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Beholder’s Eye (DAW 0-88677-818-2, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $5.99, 413pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Web Shifters] SF novel. A young shapechanger’s first mission to “learn” a new alien species is complicated by the arrival of a human first-contact team.
• * _Beholder’s Eye (SFBC #02035, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $8.98, 413pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Web Shifters] Reprint (DAW 1998) SF novel. The jacket lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *No Limits: Developing Scientific Literacy Using Science Fiction (Trifolium Books 1-895579-94-5, Nov ’98, $18.95, 122pp, tp) Non-fiction teacher’s guide to using SF in the classrom, designed for use with the student anthology Packing Fraction & Other Tales of Science & Imagination. Trifolium Books, 250 Merton St, Suite 203, Toronto Ontario Canada M4S 1B1; (416) 483-7211.
• * *A Thousand Words for Stranger (DAW 0-88677-769-0, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $5.99, 366pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Trade Pact Universe] SF novel. A woman with amnesia turns out to be part of a psionically super-powered race of telepaths — but can’t tell if they’re friends or enemies. A first novel.

_____, ed.

• * *Packing Fraction & Other Tales of Science & Imagination (Trifolium Books 1-895579-89-9, Nov ’98, $4.95, 122pp, pb) Original young-adult anthology of five stories and three poems (two reprints), companion to the teacher’s guide No Limits: Developing Scientific Literacy Using Science Fiction. Authors include Charles Sheffield, Jan Stirling, Robert J. Sawyer, and Josepha Sherman; includes brief interviews with the authors, lists of their works, and their own recommended reading lists. Illustrated by Larry Stewart. Order from: Trifolium Books, 250 Merton St, Suite 203, Toronto Ontario Canada M4S 1B1; (416) 483-7211. (Contents)

da CRUZ, DANIEL (Jr.) (1921-1991)

• * _The Ayes of Texas (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33282-2, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $3.95, 246pp, pb) [Ayes of Texas] Reissue (Del Rey 1982) sf novel; 13th printing.
• * *F-Cubed (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33644-5, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $3.50, 291pp, pb) Sf/spy novel of the U.S. vs. a Soviet chemical weapon.
• * _The Grotto of the Formigans (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34760-9, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $2.95, 185pp, pb) Reissue (Del Rey 1980) sf novel of strange creatures in the African jungle; 2nd printing.
• * *Mixed Doubles (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35167-3, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $3.95, 260pp, pb) Time-travel sf novel about a composer in the 1990’s who goes back in time to steal the compositions of the “near-greats” of music.
• * *Texas on the Rocks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31659-2, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $3.50, 293pp, pb) [Ayes of Texas] Sf novel, sequel to The Ayes of Texas. Texans vs. Russians, with floating icebergs thrown in.
• * _Texas on the Rocks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31659-2, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $3.95, 293pp, pb) [Ayes of Texas] Reissue (Del Rey 1985) sf novel, sequel to The Ayes of Texas; fifth printing.
• * *Texas Triumphant (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34340-9, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $15.95, 301pp, hc) [Ayes of Texas] Sf novel, third in a series about an independent Republic of Texas at odds with the Soviet Union.
• * *Texas Triumphant (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35878-3, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $3.95, 226pp, pb) [Ayes of Texas] Reprint (Del Rey 1987) sf novel, third in the “Texas” series. An independent Republic of Texas is at war with the Soviet Union.

DAHL, ROALD (1916-1990) (stories) (chron.)

• * +Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life (Knopf 0-394-58265-5, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $18.95, 179pp, hc, cover by John Lawrence) Associational collection of seven stories, with an introduction by the author. First American edition (Michael Joseph 1989).
• * _The Best of Roald Dahl (Vintage 0-679-72991-7, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $10.95, 520pp, tp) Reprint (Vintage 1978) collection of 25 stories.
• * _The BFG (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130105-8, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $4.99, 208pp, tp, cover by Quentin Blake) Reissue (Cape 1982) young-adult fantasy novel about a Big Friendly Giant. Illustrations by Quentin Blake. This repackaged edition has a new ISBN and indicates first printing.
• * _Boy (Viking Penguin 0-14-008917-9, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $6.95, 176pp, tp) Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1984) non-fiction, autobiographical essays on Dahl’s life between the ages of 7 and 20. This is a worldwide edition.
• * _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Bantam Skylark 0-553-15248-3, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.50, 160pp, pb) [Charlie] Reissue (Knopf 1964) juvenile fantasy novel. 16th printing. 832,000 in print.
• * _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Windrush Large Print 1-85089-902-9, Dec ’86, £7.65, 184pp, hc) [Charlie] Reprint (Knopf 1964) juvenile fantasy novel.
• * _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Windrush 1-85089-902-9, Mar ’87 [Oct ’87], $12.95, 174pp, hc) [Charlie] Reprint (Knopf 1964) juvenile fantasy novel, large print edition. U.S. distribution of the British edition from Oxford Windrush. Order from ABC-Clio.
• * _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Viking Puffin 0-14-032869-6, Oct ’88, $3.95, 162pp, tp) [Charlie] Reprint (Knopf 1964) children’s fantasy classic.
• * _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Collins 0-00-185430-5, Apr ’91 [May ’91], £4.99, 160pp, hc) [Charlie] Reprint (Knopf 1964) classic children’s fantasy novel.
• * _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130115-5, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $4.99, 155pp, pb, cover by Quentin Blake) [Charlie] Reissue (Knopf 1964) young-adult fantasy novel, with new illustrations by Quentin Blake. This repackaged edition has a new ISBN and indicates first printing.
• * _Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Bantam Skylark 0-553-15315-3, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.50, 164pp, pb) [Charlie] Reissue (Knopf 1972) juvenile fantasy novel. 15th printing; 689,000 in print.
• * _Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Allen & Unwin 0-04-823342-0, May ’86, £7.50, 160pp, hc) [Charlie] Reissue (Knopf 1972) juvenile fantasy novel. Illustrations by Michael Foreman.
• * _Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Puffin 0-14-032043-1, May ’86, £1.95, 160pp, pb) [Charlie] Reissue (Knopf 1972) juvenile fantasy novel.
• * _Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Windrush 1-85089-907-X, Mar ’87 [Oct ’87], $12.95, 178pp, hc) [Charlie] Reprint (Knopf 1977) juvenile fantasy novel, large print edition. U.S. distribution of the British edition from Oxford Windrush. Order from ABC-Clio.
• * _Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Viking Puffin 0-14-032870-X, Oct ’88, $3.95, 163pp, tp) [Charlie] Reprint (Knopf 1972) children’s fantasy story.
• * _Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Collins 0-00-185431-3, Apr ’91 [May ’91], £4.99, 160pp, hc) [Charlie] Reprint (Knopf 1972) classic children’s fantasy novel.
• * _Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130112-0, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $4.99, 159pp, pb, cover by Quentin Blake) [Charlie] Reissue (Knopf 1972) young-adult fantasy novel, with new illustrations by Quentin Blake. This repackaged edition has a new ISBN and indicates first printing.
• * *The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl (Michael Joseph 0-7181-3545-8, Sep ’91, £15.99, 762pp, hc) Omnibus edition of Dahl’s four previous adult short story collections, Kiss Kiss, Over to You, Switch Bitch and Someone Like You, plus a further eight stories (four from More Tales of the Unexpected). (Contents)
• * *The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Mr. Willy Wonka (Unwin Hyman 0-04-440074-8, Oct ’87 [Nov ’87], £9.95, 316pp, hc) [Charlie] Omnibus of the two Charlie books. This is the first omnibus edition that includes the Michael Foreman illustration (Contents)
• * _The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Mr. Willy Wonka (Puffin 0-14-034190-0, Sep ’90, £4.99, 316pp, tp, cover by Michael Foreman) [Charlie] Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1987) omnibus of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, illustrated throughout by Michael Foreman.
• * _Fantastic Mr. Fox (Puffin 0-14-032671-5, Jul ’88 [Aug ’88], £1.75, 90pp, tp) Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1970) children’s fantasy novella, with new illustrations by Tony Ross.
• * _Fantastic Mr. Fox (Unwin Hyman 0-04-823096-0, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], £6.95, 90pp, hc) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1970) young children’s novella. This edition has new illustrations throughout by Tony Ross.
• * _Fantastic Mr. Fox (Viking Puffin 0-14-032872-6, Oct ’88, $3.95, 90pp, tp) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1970) children’s fantasy. This edition has new illustrations.
• * _Fantastic Mr. Fox (Collins 0-00-185433-X, Apr ’91 [May ’91], £3.99, 90pp, hc) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1970) children’s fantasy novella.
• * _Fantastic Mr. Fox (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130113-9, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $4.99, 81pp, tp, cover by Quentin Blake) Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1970) young-adult fantasy novella, with new illustrations by Quentin Blake. This repackaged edition has a new ISBN and indicates first printing.
• * *Fantastic Mr. Fox: A Play (Puffin 0-14-032208-6, May ’87 [Nov ’87], £1.50, 74pp, pb) Juvenile fantasy play, adapted by Sally Reid.
• * _George’s Marvelous Medicine (Knopf 0-394-84600-1, Sep ’91, $12.00, 89pp, hc, cover by Quentin Blake) Reprint (Knopf 1982) young-adult fantasy novella, illustrated by Quentin Blake.
• * _George’s Marvelous Medicine (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-034641-4, Sep ’91 [Feb ’92], $3.95, 89pp, pb, cover by Quentin Blake) Reissue (Knopf 1982) children’s fantasy novella, illustrated by Quentin Blake; second printing.
• * _George’s Marvelous Medicine (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130111-2, Jun ’98 [Jul ’98], $4.99, 89pp, tp, cover by Quentin Blake) Reissue (Knopf 1982) young-adult fantasy novella, illustrated by Quentin Blake. This repackaged edition has a new ISBN and indicates first printing.
• * _The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037009-9, Jun ’94, $3.99, 79pp, tp, cover by Quentin Blake) Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1985) children’s story, with illustrations by Quentin Blake.
• * _The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130228-3, Sep ’98, $4.99, 79pp, tp, cover by Quentin Blake) Reissue (Jonathan Cape 1985) children’s story, illustrated by Quentin Blake.
• * _The Great Automatic Grammatizer and other stories (Puffin 0-14-037915-0, Feb ’97, £5.99, 286pp, pb) Reprint (Viking 1996) collection of 14 stories aimed at young-adults, selected from Dahl’s earlier collections. There is an introduction by Wendy Cooling.
• * _James and the Giant Peach (Viking Puffin 0-14-032871-8, Oct ’88, $3.95, 119pp, tp) Reprint (Knopf 1961) children’s fantasy classic.