The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

de CAMP, L(yon) SPRAGUE (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Conan the Buccaneer (with Lin Carter) (Ace 0-441-11585-3, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.50, 191pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1971) fantasy novel based on Howard’s character, sixth book of the Ace Conan series; 14th printing.
• * _Conan the Buccaneer (with Lin Carter) (Ace 0-441-11585-3, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $4.50, 191pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1971) fantasy novel based on Robert E. Howard’s classic character; 15th printing.
• * _Conan the Conqueror (with Robert E. Howard) See entry under Robert E. Howard
• * _Conan the Freebooter (with Robert E. Howard) See entry under Robert E. Howard
• * _Conan the Liberator (with Lin Carter) (Ace 0-441-11617-5, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], $2.95, 191pp, pb) [Conan] Reprint (Bantam 1979) fantasy novel based on a character by Robert E. Howard; “Conan” #14.
• * _Conan the Liberator (with Lin Carter) (Sphere 0-7221-2942-4, Jul ’87, £2.50, 191pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Bantam 1979) fantasy novel based on the character created by Robert E. Howard. Volume 14 in the “Conan” series.
• * _Conan the Liberator (with Lin Carter) (Ace 0-441-11617-5, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $3.95, 191pp, pb, cover by Royo) [Conan] Reissue (Bantam 1979) fantasy novel based on Robert E. Howard’s character, 14th book of the Ace Conan series; fourth printing.
• * _Conan the Swordsman (with Björn Nyberg, Robert E. Howard & Lin Carter) See entry under Robert E. Howard
• * _Conan the Swordsman (with Lin Carter & Björn Nyberg) (Ace 0-441-11479-2, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $3.95, 216pp, pb, cover by Royo) [Conan] Reissue (Bantam 1978) collection of nine stories based on Robert E. Howard’s character; 13th in the Ace series. Third printing.
• * _Conan the Usurper (with Robert E. Howard) See entry under Robert E. Howard
• * _Conan the Wanderer (with Lin Carter & Robert E. Howard) See entry under Robert E. Howard
• * _Conan the Wanderer (with Robert E. Howard & Lin Carter) See entry under Robert E. Howard
• * _Conan: The Flame Knife (with Robert E. Howard) See entry under Robert E. Howard
• * _Conan: The Treasure of Tranicos [as by Robert E. Howard] See entry under Robert E. Howard
• * _Dark Valley Destiny: The Life of Robert E. Howard (with Catherine Crook de Camp & Jane Whittington Griffin) (Bluejay 0-312-94076-9, May ’86 [Jun ’86], $9.95, 402pp, pb) Non-fiction, biography of Robert E. Howard. Inside it’s apparently a rebound, cut-down copy of the hardcover, pretending to be a new book. We don’t know if there are actually any new paperbacks floating around.
• * _The Fallible Fiend (Baen 0-671-72128-3, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $4.99, 201pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Novarian] Reprint (Signet 1973) humorous fantasy novel about a philosopher-demon drafted for a year to serve a wizard.
• * _The Glory That Was (Baen 0-671-72116-X, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $4.50, 212pp, pb, cover by Doug Anderson) Reprint (Avalon 1960) wryly humorous sf novel of a 27th-century world where people of Greek descent are transported behind a force field where classical Greece is being recreated. There is an introduction by Robert A. Heinlein on humor in sf. Recommended (CNB).
• * _The Goblin Tower (Grafton 0-586-07212-8, Nov ’87, £2.95, 320pp, pb) [Novarian] Reprint (Pyramid 1968) fantasy novel. Although billed as a “UK Paperback Original”, this has previously appeared from Sphere. Volume 1 in the “Reluctant King” series.
• * _The Goblin Tower (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32812-4, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 260pp, pb) [Novarian] Reissue (Pyramid 1968) humorous fantasy novel, first book in the “Reluctant King” series; seventh printing.
• * _H.P. Lovecraft (Barnes & Noble 1-56619-994-8, Jan ’96 [Feb ’96], $9.98, 510pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1975) non-fiction biography. [Lovecraft]
• * _The Hand of Zei (Baen 0-671-69865-6, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $3.50, 276pp, pb, cover by Edd Cartier & Tom Kidd) [Krishna] Reprint (Owlswick 1982) fantasy omnibus, containing The Search for Zei (Avalon 1962) and The Hand of Zei (Avalon 1963). Second book of the “Krishna” series. Contains the original Cartier magazine illustrations.
• * *The Honorable Barbarian (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36091-5, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $16.95, 240pp, hc) [Reluctant King] Humorous fantasy novel set in same world as the “Reluctant King” trilogy.
• * _The Honorable Barbarian (Easton Press no ISBN, Aug ’89, no price, 240pp, hc) [Reluctant King] Humorous fantasy novel set in the same world as the “Reluctant King” trilogy with an introduction by James Gunn and a color plate by Darrell K. Sweet. This is a signed, limited, leatherbound, gilt-edge edition that is being published “simultaneously” with the Del Rey hardcover edition which appeared two months ago. This edition is part of the “Signed First Editions of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _The Honorable Barbarian (SFBC #15670, Jan ’90, $7.98, 179pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Reluctant King] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) humorous fantasy novel set in the same world as the “Reluctant King” trilogy.
• * _The Honorable Barbarian (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36652-2, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $4.95, 201pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Reluctant King] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) humorous fantasy novel set in the same world as the “Reluctant King” trilogy.
• * _The Incorporated Knight (with Catherine Crook de Camp) See entry under Catherine Crook de Camp.
• * *The Incorporated Knight (with Catherine Crook de Camp) (Phantasia Press 0-932096-46-8, Aug ’87, $17.00, 191pp, hc) [Eudoric Dambertson] Humorous fantasy novel. The first 5 chapters appeared as short stories in slightly different form. Also available in a signed/numbered/boxed edition of 275 copies, at $40 (same ISBN). (Contents)
• * *The Intrepid Enchanter (with Fletcher Pratt) (Sphere 0-7474-0079-2, May ’88, £4.50, 498pp, tp) [Harold Shea] First complete edition of all the Harold Shea stories. Strongly recommended. (PSP) (Contents)
• * _The Land of Unreason (with Fletcher Pratt) (Bluejay 0-312-94278-8, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $7.95, 197pp, pb) Reprint (Holt 1942) fantasy novel, with illustrations by Tim Kirk. One of the classics of the genre. Recommended. For once, the illustrations actually belong and add to the text. (CNB)
• * _The Land of Unreason (with Fletcher Pratt) (Baen 0-671-65612-0, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $2.95, 237pp, pb) Reprint (Holt 1942) fantasy novel. Recommended. (CNB)
• * _Lest Darkness Fall (Easton Press no ISBN, 1988 [Jan ’89], no price, 182pp, hc) Reprint (Henry Holt 1941) classic sf time travel novel. This edition contains a new introduction by Isaac Asimov and illustrations by Pat Morrissey. In the “Masterpieces of SF” series, leather bound and gilt edge, available only by subscription.
• * _Lest Darkness Fall (SFBC #13556, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $7.98, 182pp, hc, cover by Ron Walotsky) Reprint (Holt 1941) classic SF time-travel novel. This edition says Ballantine Books on the jacket and title page; it has no price or ISBN, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Lest Darkness Fall/To Bring the Light (with David A. Drake) (Baen 0-671-87736-4, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $5.99, 336pp, pb, cover by Ken Tunnell) Omnibus of de Camp’s 1939 alternate-history classic, with Drake’s original novella on the same theme. There is an introduction by Harry Turtledove. (Contents)
• * *The Pixilated Peeress (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36732-4, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $17.00, 208pp, hc, cover by Romas) [Eudoric Dambertson] Humorous/satiric fantasy novel set in the same world as The Incorporated Knight.
• * _The Pixilated Peeress (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36733-2, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $4.99, 199pp, pb, cover by Romas) [Eudoric Dambertson] Reprint (Del Rey 1991) humorous/satiric fantasy novel set in the same world as The Incorporated Knight.
• * *The Reluctant King (SFBC #1820, Feb ’85, $8.98, 533pp, hc) [Novarian] Omnibus edition of the three “Jorian” fantasy novels. (Contents)
• * _The Reluctant King (Baen 0-671-87746-1, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $6.99, 681pp, pb, cover by Ken Tunnell) [Reluctant King] Reprint (SFBC 1985) omnibus of the three “Jorian” fantasy novels: The Goblin Tower (1968), The Clocks of Iraz (1971), and The Unbeheaded King (1983).
• * *Rivers of Time (Baen 0-671-72195-X, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $4.99, 258pp, pb, cover by Bob Walters) [Reginald Rivers] Collection of nine stories featuring time-traveling dinosaur hunter Reginald Rivers, two original, with the first story “A Gun for Dinosaur” slightly revised. There is a new afterword by the author. (Contents)
• * _Rogue Queen (Bluejay 0-312-94396-2, Jun ’85 [May ’85], $7.95, 165pp, pb) [Viagens Interplanetary] Reprint (Doubleday 1951) sf novel, with uninspired illustrations by Philip Hagopian. Part of the “Viagens” series.
• * *Rubber Dinosaurs and Wooden Elephants: Essays on Literature, Film, and History (Borgo Press 0-89370-454-7, 1996 [Feb ’97], $19.00, 144pp, tp) Non-fiction, collection of 13 essays on literature, film, and history. with an introduction by de Camp, notes, and an index. Available from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; 909-884-5813; fax 909-884-4942; add $2.50 postage.
• * *Sir Harold and the Gnome King (Wildside Press no ISBN, Aug ’91, $35.00, 71pp, hc) [Harold Shea] Fantasy story featuring Harold Shea that originally appeared in the 1990 World Fantasy Convention Program Book, with an afterword by de Camp and illustrated by Stephen Fabian. This is a signed limited edition of 126 copies.
• * _Sir Harold and the Gnome King (Wildside Press no ISBN, Oct ’91, $5.99, 71pp, tp, cover by Stephen E. Fabian) [Harold Shea] Reprint (Wildside Press 1991) fantasy story featuring Harold Shea that originally appeared in the 1990 World Fantasy Convention Program Book, with an afterword by de Camp and illustrations by Stephen Fabian.
• * *The Stones of Nomuru (with Catherine Crook de Camp) (Donning/Starblaze 0-89865-678-8, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], $8.95, 215pp, tp) [Viagens Interplanetary] Sf novel about an archaeologist fighting to save a planet from exploitation.
• * _The Stones of Nomuru (with Catherine Crook de Camp) (Baen 0-671-72053-8, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $4.50, 260pp, pb, cover by Tom Kidd) [Viagans] Reprint (Donning/Starblaze 1988) sf novel about an archaeologist on an alien world.
• * *The Swords of Zinjaban (with Catherine Crook de Camp) (Baen 0-671-72039-2, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $4.50, 307pp, pb, cover by Tom Kidd) [Krishna] Science fiction novel, latest book in the long-running “Krishna” series.
• * *Time & Chance (Donald M. Grant 1-880418-32-0, Aug ’96, $35.00, 444pp, hc, cover by Kelly Freas) Non-fiction autobiography, with 24 unpaginated pages of photos. Order from Donald M. Grant, PO Box 187, Hampton Falls, NH 03844.
• * _The Unbeheaded King (Grafton 0-586-07214-4, Mar ’88, £2.75, 208pp, pb) [Novarian] Reprint (Ballantine 1983) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Reluctant King” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Unbeheaded King (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33837-5, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 180pp, pb) [Novarian] Reissue (Del Rey 1983) humorous fantasy novel, third book in the “Reluctant King” series; fifth printing.
• * *The Venom Trees of Sunga (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37551-3, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $4.99, 211pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Viagens Interplanetary] Sf novel of a student forced to join a tour group for his field research on an alien world. Set in the same world as The Stones of Nomuru; part of the “Viagans Interplanetary” series.

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• * *The Enchanter Reborn (with Christopher Stasheff) (Baen 0-671-72134-8, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $4.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Dean Morrissey) [Harold Shea] Original shared-world anthology of five stories featuring Harold Shea, with an introduction by Christopher Stasheff. (Contents)
• * *The Exotic Enchanter (with Christopher Stasheff) (Baen 0-671-87666-X, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $5.99, 281pp, pb, cover by Ruth Sanderson) [Harold Shea] Original anthology of four stories based on de Camp’s “Incompleat Enchanter”. The editors provide one story each; the others are by Tom Wham and Roland J. Green & Frieda A. Murray. (Contents)

DeCANDIDO, KEITH R. A.; see pseudonym K. Robert Andreassi (stories) (chron.)

• * *Spider-Man: Venom’s Wrath (with José R. Nieto) (Berkley Boulevard 0-425-16574-4, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $6.99, 325pp, pb, cover by Tony Harris) [Spider-Man] Novelization based on the comic book characters. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia; copyrighted by Marvel Characters.

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• * _Otherwere (with Laura Anne Gilman) See entry under Laura Anne Gilman.
• * _The Ultimate Alien (with Byron Preiss & John Gregory Betancourt) See entry under Byron Preiss.
• * _The Ultimate Dragon (with Byron Preiss & John Gregory Betancourt) See entry under Byron Preiss.
• * _Urban Nightmares (with Josepha Sherman) See entry under Josepha Sherman.

DeCARLO, ELISA (stories)

• * *The Devil You Say (AvoNova 0-380-76993-X, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $4.50, 182pp, pb, cover by James Warren) [Aubrey Arbuthnot] Fantasy novel, first book of a new series featuring Bertie Woosterish psychic investigator Aubrey Arbuthnot and his butler Hornchurch, attempting to thwart a coven at an English country house. A first novel.
• * *Strong Spirits (AvoNova 0-380-77405-4, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $4.50, 151pp, pb, cover by Richard Bober) [Aubrey Arbuthnot] Fantasy novel, a prequel to The Devil You Say telling the story of how Bertie Woosterish psychic investogator Aubrey Arbuthnot got his powers.

DECARNIN, CAMILLA (M.), ed. (stories)

• * *Worlds Apart (with Eric Garber & Lyn Paleo) (Alyson 0-932870-87-2, Aug ’86, $7.95, 282pp, tp, cover by George Barr) Anthology of gay/lesbian sf and fantasy, a follow-up to the earlier anthology Kindred Spirits. (Contents)
• * _Worlds Apart: An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Science Fiction and Fantasy (with Eric Garber & Lyn Paleo) (Alyson/AlyCat Books 1-55583-600-3, Mar ’94 [Apr ’94], $5.95, 317pp, pb, cover by George Barr) Reprint (Alyson 1986) anthology of 11 gay/lesbian sf and fantasy stories

DeCHANCIE, JOHN (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Bride of the Castle (Ace 0-441-00121-3, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $4.99, 181pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) Humorous fantasy novel, eighth in the series about a magical, interdimensional castle.
• * *Castle Dreams (Ace 0-441-09414-7, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $4.50, 228pp, pb, cover by Robert Grace) [Castle Perilous] Humorous fantasy novel, sixth book of the “Castle” series.
• * *Castle Falkenstein: From Prussia with Love (Prima/Proteus 1-55958-772-5, Jan ’96, $5.99, 261pp, pb) Novelization based on the Victorian, alternate-history, fantasy role-playing game. Copyrighted by Prima Publishing, with portions copyrighted by R. Talsorian Games.
• * *Castle Falkenstein: Masterminds of Falkenstein (Prima/Proteus 0-7615-0484-2, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $5.99, 285pp, pb) Novelization based on the alternate-history role-playing game. Second in the series. Copyrighted by Prima Publishing, with portions copyrighted by R. Talsorian Games.
• * *Castle for Rent (Ace 0-441-09406-6, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.50, 195pp, pb) [Castle Perilous] Humorous fantasy novel, sequel to Castle Perilous.
• * _Castle for Rent (Ace 0-441-09406-6, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $3.50, 195pp, pb) [Castle Perilous] Reissue (Ace 1989) fantasy novel, second book of the “Castle” series; second printing.
• * *Castle Kidnapped (Ace 0-441-09408-2, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $3.50, 216pp, pb) [Castle Perilous] Humorous fantasy novel, third book of the “Castle” series.
• * *Castle Murders (Ace 0-441-09273-X, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $4.50, 243pp, pb, cover by Robert Grace) [Castle Perilous] Humorous fantasy novel, fifth book in the “Castle” series.
• * *Castle Perilous (Ace 0-441-09418-X, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.50, 247pp, pb) [Castle Perilous] Humorous interdimensional fantasy novel set in a castle where anything can happen.
• * *Castle Spellbound (Ace 0-441-09407-4, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $4.99, 227pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Castle Perilous] Humorous fantasy novel, seventh book of the “Castle” series.
• * *Castle War! (Ace 0-441-09270-5, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $3.95, 233pp, pb, cover by James Warhola) [Castle Perilous] Humorous fantasy novel, fourth book in the “Castle” series.
• * _Crooked House (with Thomas F. Monteleone) See entry under Thomas F. Monteleone
• * *Dr. Dimension (with David F. Bischoff) (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45252-6, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $4.99, 284pp, pb) [Dr. Dimension] Comic sf novel of two feuding scientists lost in space during a war between two alien races.
• * *Dr. Dimension: Masters of Spacetime (with David F. Bischoff) (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45354-9, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $4.99, 284pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Dr. Dimension] Humorous sf novel, second book of a series about two feuding human scientists lost in space in the middle of an alien war.
• * *Innerverse (AvoNova 0-380-78108-5, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $5.99, 249pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) Near-future SF novel. The Eastern third of the US becomes a nightmare of nanotech-enforced normalcy.
• * *The Kruton Interface (Ace 0-441-14227-3, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $4.50, 185pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [USS Recluse] Humorous sf novel, first book of a new series featuring the incompetent crew of the USS Recluse.
• * *Living with Aliens (Ace 0-441-00204-8, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $4.99, 183pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) Humorous SF novel. Friendly, Hawaiian-shirt-wearing aliens turn out to be trouble.
• * *Magicnet (Morrow AvoNova 0-688-12759-2, Dec ’93, $18.00, 234pp, hc, cover by Jean Targete) Fantasy novel with sf elements about an English professor and a witch who must save the world from the computer machinations of an evil hacker/warlock named Merlin.
• * _MagicNet (AvoNova 0-380-77394-5, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $4.99, 234pp, pb, cover by Jean Targete) Reprint (Morrow AvoNova 1993) science fantasy novel about computers and a supernatural computer network.
• * *Paradox Alley (Ace 0-441-65146-1, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $3.50, 314pp, pb) [Starrigger] Sf novel, third in the “Starrigger” trilogy about truckers to the stars.
• * _Paradox Alley (Ace 0-441-65146-1, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $3.95, 314pp, pb, cover by James Gurney) [Starrigger] Reissue (Ace 1987) sf novel, third book of the “Starrigger” trilogy; third printing.
• * *Red Limit Freeway (Ace 0-441-71122-7, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.75, 280pp, pb) [Starrigger] Sf novel, sequel to Starrigger.
• * _Red Limit Freeway (Ace 0-441-71123-5, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $2.95, 280pp, pb) [Starrigger] Reissue (Ace 1984) sf novel, second in the “Starrigger” trilogy; 2nd printing.
• * _Red Limit Freeway (Ace 0-441-71123-5, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $3.95, 280pp, pb, cover by John Berkey) [Starrigger] Reissue (Ace 1984) sf novel, second book of the “Starrigger” series; third printing.
• * _Starrigger (Ace 0-441-78305-8, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $3.95, 264pp, pb, cover by James Gurney) [Starrigger] Reissue (Ace 1983) sf novel, first book of the “Starrigger” series; fourth printing.