The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

DEITZ, TOM (continued)

• * *Wordwright (AvoNova 0-380-76291-9, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $4.99, 388pp, pb, cover by Tim White) [Soulsmith] Fantasy novel, third book of the “Soulsmith” trilogy.

de KREMER, RAYMOND JEAN MARIE; see under Kremer, Raymond Jean Marie de (stories)

DELACORTE, PETER (1943- )

• * *Time on My Hands (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-684-82651-8, Jun ’97 [Jul ’97], $23.00, 397pp, hc) Time-travel novel (à la Jack Finney). A travel writer goes back in time to make sure Ronald Reagan never enters politics. Subtitled A Novel with Photographs.
• * _Time on My Hands (Simon & Schuster/Washington Square Press 0-671-02324-1, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $14.00, 402pp, tp, cover by Wendy Grossman) Reprint (Scribner 1997) time-travel novel. This includes a four-page “Reading Group Guide.”

DELAHAYE, MICHAEL (John) (1946- )

• * _On the Third Day (Bantam 0-553-25672-6, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $3.50, 296pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan 1984) fantasy/espionage novel involving the remains of Christ.

DELAMARE, DAVID

• * *Mermaids and Magic Shows: The Paintings of David Delamare (Paper Tiger 1-85028-249-8, Mar ’94, £10.95, 128pp, tp, cover by David Delamare) Lyrical, lavish portraits of sea maids and other anthropomorphs. With a witty and informative text by Nigel Suckling. Gorgeous.

de la MARE, WALTER (John) (1873-1956) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Return (Dover 0-486-29688-1, Jul ’97 [Oct ’97], $7.95, 193pp, tp) Reprint (W. Collins Sons 1922) classic horror story about a man possessed by an 18th century pirate. There is a new introduction by S.T. Joshi.

DELANEY, JOE; see under Delaney, Joseph H. (stories) (chron.)

DELANEY, JOSEPH H(enry) (1932-1999) (stories) (chron.)

• * *In the Face of My Enemy (Baen 0-671-55993-1, Nov ’85 [Oct ’85], $2.95, 349pp, pb) Sf novel based on Delaney’s Hugo-nominated story of the same name.
• * *Lords Temporal (Baen 0-671-65613-9, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $3.50, 374pp, pb) Sf novel of a castaway in time and sinister aliens.
• * *Valentina: Soul in Sapphire (with Marc Steigler) (Baen 0-671-55916-8, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $3.50, 318pp, pb) [Valentina] Sf novel about a sentient computer. A first novel, composed of 3 previously published segments. (Contents)

DELANEY, MICHAEL (Clark)

• * *Not Your Average Joe (Dutton 0-525-44538-2, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $12.95, 136pp, hc, cover by Chris Burke) Young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated by Chris Burke. A little girl brings a G.I. Joe doll to life.

DELANO, JAMIE (1954- ) (stories)

• * _Hellblazer: Volume One (with John Ridgway) (Titan 1-85286-139-8, May ’89, £6.50, 123pp, tp) The first collection of horror comic strips about the psychic detective John Constantine, with a foreword by Ramsey Campbell and an introduction by Jamie Delano. [First U.K. edition]

DELANY, SAMUEL R(ay, Jr.) (1942- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Atlantis: Three Tales (Incunabula 0-9633637-4-3, Jun ’95, $60.00, 219pp, hc, cover by Joseph Stella) Collection of three stories, plus “Microflorilegium”, a selection (exclusive to this edition) of excerpts from the author’s correspondence and early drafts. A signed, limited edition of 334. Order from Incunabula, PO Box 30146, Seattle WA 98103. (Contents)
• * *Atlantis: Three Tales (Wesleyan University Press 0-8195-5283-6, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $24.95, 212pp, hc, cover by Joseph Stella) Collection of three non-SF stories. This edition is similar to the Incunabula limited edition listed last month, but lacks the “Microflorilegium” (excerpts from Delany’s drafts and correspondence.) Available from University Press of New England, 23 South Main St, Hanover NH 03755; credit card orders: 800-421-1561; add $2.50 postage.
• * _Atlantis: Three Tales (Wesleyan University Press 0-8195-6312-9, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $14.95, 212pp, tp, cover by Joseph Stella) Reprint (Wesleyan 1995) collection of three non-SF stories.
• * _Babel-17 (Gollancz 0-575-04123-4, Oct ’87, £3.95, 193pp, tp) Reprint (Ace 1966) sf novel. This edition follows the revised (Sphere 1969) text. Volume 17 in the Gollancz Classic SF series.
• * _Babel-17 (Easton Press no ISBN, Apr ’92, no price, 189pp, hc) Reprint (Ace 1966) Nebula award-winning sf novel, with an introduction by Stephen H. Goldman and frontis by Ron Walotsky. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series, and is available by subscription only.
• * *The Bridge of Lost Desire (Arbor House 0-87795-931-5, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $17.95, 310pp, hc) [Neveryon] Collection of 2 original stories and one extensively revised piece, in the “Neveryona” fantasy series, plus an appendix by the author’s alter ego, K. Leslie Steiner. (Contents)
• * _The Bridge of Lost Desire (St. Martin’s 0-312-91138-6, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.95, 310pp, pb) [Neveryon] Reprint (Arbor House 1987) collection, part of the “Neveryona” series.
• * *The Complete Nebula Award-Winning Fiction (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25610-6, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $4.95, 425pp, pb) Collection of Delany’s novels and short fiction which won Nebulas. (Contents)
• * _Dhalgren (Grafton 0-586-21419-4, Aug ’92, £6.99, 879pp, pb, cover by John Harris) Reprint (Bantam 1975) classic sf novel. Recommended (PSP). This is the first proper UK edition, although the US (Bantam) edition was distributed in the UK in 1975. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Dhalgren (University Press of New England/Wesleyan 0-8195-6299-8, Jul ’96 [May ’96], $17.95, 801pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam 1975) classic SF novel. There is a foreword by William Gibson. A limited hardcover slipcased edition signed by Delany & Gibson was also announced ($125.00). Available from University Press of New England, 23 South Main St, Hanover NH 03755; for ordering information on the special edition, email: dhalgren@dartmouth.edu
• * _Driftglass (NAL/Signet 0-451-12092-2, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $2.95, 278pp, pb) Reissue (Signet 1971) collection of 10 stories. 7th printing.
• * *Driftglass/Starshards (Grafton 0-586-21422-4, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], £5.99, 535pp, pb, cover by John Harris) Collection of 15 sf stories and two articles, including the entire contents of Driftglass (Signet 1971), the three stories and introduction first collected in Distant Stars (Bantam 1981), plus two stories and one article previously uncollected. Recommended (PSP). (Contents)
• * _The Einstein Intersection (Easton Press no ISBN, Jan ’91, no price, 143pp, hc) Reprint (Ace 1967) sf novel, with an introduction by George Zebrowski and artwork by Mayo. This edition bears a 1986 copyright date. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _The Einstein Intersection (Grafton 0-586-21421-6, Nov ’92, £3.99, 155pp, pb, cover by John Harris) Reprint (Ace 1967) sf novel.
• * _The Einstein Intersection (University Press of New England/Wesleyan 0-8195-6336-6, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $12.95, 135pp, tp, cover by Aubrey Beardsley) Reprint (Ace 1967) classic Nebula Award-winning SF novel. There is a foreword by Neil Gaiman. Available from University Press of New England, 23 South Main St, Hanover NH 03755; orders 800-421-1561; add $2.50 postage.
• * _Equinox (Masquerade/Rhinoceros 0-56333-157-8, Jan ’94 [Feb ’94], $6.95, 174pp, pb, cover by Kurt Griffith) Reprint (Lancer 1973, as Tides of Lust) erotic novel, with Delany’s original title restored, textual corrections, and a new bibliographical note.
• * _The Fall of the Towers (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25648-3, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $4.95, 401pp, pb) [Fall of the Towers] Reissue (Ace 1970) omnibus edition of the sf trilogy Out of the Dead City (Ace 1963), The Towers of Toron (Ace 1964), and City of a Thousand Suns (Ace 1965).
• * *Flight from Neveryon (Bantam 0-553-24856-1, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $3.95, 385pp, pb) [Neveryon] Fantasy novel — or collection of related pieces; conclusion of the “Neveryon” trilogy. Sometimes difficult and literary, but fascinating. Read the appendices too. Recommended. (FCM) (Contents)
• * _Flight from Neveryon (Grafton 0-586-20272-2, Apr ’89, £3.99, 480pp, pb, cover by Pierre Lacombe) [Neveryon] Reprint (Bantam 1985) fantasy collection. All the pieces have been revised for this edition, which omits the second appendix (“Closures and Openings”). Recommended. (PSP) Volume 3 in the “Return to Neveryon” series. (Contents) [First U.K. edition]
• * _Flight from Neveryon (Wesleyan/University Press of New England 0-8195-6277-7, Apr ’94, $14.95, 376pp, tp) [Neveryon] Reprint (Bantam 1985) fantasy collection, third book of the “Neveryon” series. This follows the revised text of the 1989 Grafton edition, not previously available in the US. It omits the original second appendix “Closures and Openings”, but adds the “Buffon’s Needle” appendix from the 1989 Grafton edition of Return to Neveryon. Available from University Press of New England, 23 S. Main St., Hanover NH 03755-2048.
• * *Hogg (Black Ice Books 0-932511-88-0, Mar ’95, $24.95, hc) Associational pornographic novel. Previously considered “unpublishable” due to its “vivid portrait of the profane.”
• * _Hogg (Black Ice Books 1-57366-011-6, Mar ’96, $11.95, 219pp, tp) Reprint (Black Ice 1995) associational pornographic novel.
• * _The Jewels of Aptor (Gollancz 0-575-04445-4, Jan ’89, £2.99, 221pp, pb, cover by Mick Posen) Reissue (Ace 1962) sf novel.
• * *Longer Views (University Press of New England/Wesleyan 0-8195-6293-9, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], $22.00, 342pp, tp) Non-fiction, criticism. A collection of six “Expanded Essays” (one as an appendix) mostly not directly about SF, three previously unpublished. There is a preface by Delany and an introduction by Kenneth James. A hardcover edition (-5281-X, $50.00) was announced but not seen. Order from University Press of New England, 23 South Main St., Hanover NH 03755.
• * *The Mad Man (Richard Kasak UK 1-56333-194-2, May ’94 [Nov ’94], £10.99, 506pp, tp, cover by Mia Wolff) Associational novel about a gay man having unprotected sex in the time of AIDS. This trade paperback edition was published in the UK only, while the simultaneous hardcover edition (-193-4, $23.95) was published in the US only.
• * *The Mad Man (Masquerade/Richard Kasak Books 1-56333-193-4, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $23.95, 501pp, hc, cover by Mia Wolff) Associational psychological thriller. A graduate student researching the life of a murdered gay writer/philosopher gradually finds himself following the pattern of the dead man’s life.
• * _The Mad Man (Masquerade/Rhinoceros 1-56333-408-9, Apr ’96, $8.99, 564pp, tp) Associational psychological thriller. A previous Masquerade trade paperback edition (-194-2) appeared in the UK only.
• * _The Motion of Light in Water (Paladin 0-586-08910-1, May ’90, £6.99, 581pp, tp) Reprint (Arbor House 1988) autobiography. This version is greatly expanded and revised and also contains a 60-page written interview, “The Column at the Market’s Edge”, originally published in Camera Obscura. Recommended. (PSP)
• * +The Motion of Light in Water (Masquerade/Richard Kasak 1-56333-133-0, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $12.95, 519pp, tp, cover by Brian Lynch) Non-fiction, Delany’s autobiography. This is the greatly revised and expanded text of the British edition, but does not include the Camera Obscura interview “The Column at the Market’s Edge” included there. The original version was published by Arbor House in 1988. First American edition (Paladin 1990).
• * *The Motion of Light in Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village 1957-1965 (Morrow/Arbor House 0-87795-947-1, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $17.95, 302pp, hc) Non-fiction, autobiography.
• * _The Motion of Light in Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village 1957-1965 (NAL Plume 0-452-26232-1, Mar ’89, $8.95, 302pp, tp) Reprint (Arbor House 1988) Non-fiction autobiography
• * _Neveryona (Bantam 0-553-24177-X, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $3.50, 449pp, pb) [Neveryon] Reprint (Bantam 1983) fantasy novel, first mass-market paperback.
• * _Neveryona (Grafton 0-586-20271-4, Feb ’89, £4.50, 544pp, pb, cover by Pierre Lacombe) [Neveryon] Reprint (Bantam 1983) second volume in Delany’s marvellous “Return to Neveryon” series. This edition has been ‘corrected’ and contains Delany’s preferred text. Recommended. (PSP) [First U.K. edition]
• * _Neveryona (Wesleyan/New England University Press 0-8195-6271-8, Oct ’93, $14.95, 399pp, tp) [Neveryon] Reprint (Bantam 1983) fantasy novel, second book of the “Neveryon” series. This is the corrected text of the 1989 Grafton edition, not previously available in the US. Available from University Press of New England, 23 South Main St., Hanover NH 03755-2048.
• * _Neveryóna (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-20271-4, Nov ’96, £5.99, 544pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam 1983) fantasy novel. This follows the 1988 revision (Grafton).
• * _Nova (Bantam Spectra 0-553-23621-0, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $2.95, 215pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1968) sf novel. 13th Bantam printing.
• * _Nova (Gollancz 0-575-03818-7, Mar ’86, £2.95, 224pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1968) sf novel, #4 in the new “Gollancz Classic SF” paperback line.
• * _Nova (Bantam Spectra 0-553-23621-0, May ’90, $3.95, 215pp, pb, cover by Graphics Associates) Reissue (Doubleday 1968) sf novel; 14th printing.
• * _Return to Neveryon (Grafton 0-586-20273-0, Jun ’89, £3.99, 399pp, pb, cover by Pierre Lacombe) [Neveryon] Reprint (Arbor House 1987 as The Bridge of Lost Desire) fantasy collection. This concluding volume of the “Return to Neveryon” series is even more of a bibliographer’s nightmare than preceding volumes. It contains exactly the same version of ‘The Tale of Gorgik’ (except for about half a dozen words) as the first volume in this edition did. It also contains a revised version of ‘Closures and Openings’ from Flight to Neveryon and a snatch of correspondence that appears to be original to this volume. (PSP) (Contents) [First U.K. edition]
• * _Return to Neveryon (Wesleyan/University Press of New England 0-8195-6278-5, Apr ’94, $14.95, 291pp, tp) [Neveryon] Reprint (Arbor House 1987 as The Bridge of Lost Desire) fantasy collection, fourth book of the “Neveryon” series. This follows the text and contents of the 1989 Grafton edition, including a revised version of the “Closures and Openings” appendix from Flight from Neveryon, but omitting the “Buffon’s Needle” appendix from the British edition. Available from University Press of New England, 23 S. Main St., Hanover NH 03755-2048.
• * *Silent Interviews: On Language, Race, Sex, Science Fiction, and Some Comics (University Press of New England/Wesleyan 0-8195-6280-7, Sep ’94, $16.95, 322pp, tp) Non-fiction, criticism. A collection of “written interviews” with (and some by as well) Samuel R. Delany. A hardcover edition (-5276-3, $40.00) was announced but not seen.
• * *Starboard Wine (Dragon Press no ISBN, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $19.95, 244pp, hc) Non-fiction, collection of 12 pieces of sf criticism. This is Delany’s attempt to write a more “popular” book on sf criticism. Limited to 500 signed copies.
• * *Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand (Bantam 0-553-05053-2, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $16.95, 368pp, hc) [Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand] Sf novel, first of a two-part work. Highly recommended. (FCM)
• * _Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25149-X, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $3.95, 375pp, pb) [Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand] Reprint (Bantam 1984) sf novel, first of a “diptych.” Recommended — for the adventurous. A literary sf extravaganza. (FCM)
• * _Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand (QPB/Bantam no ISBN, Nov ’85, $8.95, 368pp, pb) [Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand] Reprint (Bantam 1984) sf novel, first of a “dilogy”. This edition is identical to the Bantam hardcover with the jacket printed on the paperback cover.
• * _Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand (Grafton/Panther 0-586-06749-3, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £2.95, 464pp, pb) [Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand] Reprint (Bantam 1984) sf novel, first in a duology.
• * _Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25149-X, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $4.95, 385pp, pb) [Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand] Reissue (Bantam 1984) sf novel; fourth printing. Includes a new 10-page afterword on postmodernism.
• * *The Straits of Messina (Serconia Press 0-934933-04-9, Sep ’89, $19.95, 169pp, hc) Collection of nine non-fiction pieces on Delany’s fiction, five originally published as by K. Leslie Steiner, with an introduction by the author.
• * _Tales of Neveryon (Grafton 0-586-20270-6, Nov ’88, £3.50, 335pp, pb) [Neveryon] Reprint (Bantam 1979) fantasy collection. This volume contains the afterword to The Bridge of Lost Desire (as a preface) and the revised version of ‘The Tale of Gorgik’ that appeared therein. First, and best, in the Return to Neveryon series. Recommended. (PSP) (Contents) [First U.K. edition]
• * _Tales of Neveryon (Wesleyan/New England University Press 0-8195-6270-X, Oct ’93, $12.95, 260pp, tp) [Neveryon] Reprint (Bantam 1979) fantasy collection, first book of the “Neveryon” series. This is the corrected text of the 1988 Grafton edition, including somewhat different contents, which was not previously available in the US. Available from University Press of New England, 23 South Main St., Hanover NH 03755-2048.
• * _Tales of Nevèrÿon (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-20270-6, Jun ’96 [Jul ’96], £5.99, 335pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam 1979) fantasy collection. This edition follows the revised text and contents of the 1988 Grafton edition.
• * *They Fly at Çiron (Incunabula 0-9633637-0-0, Jul ’93, $25.00, 179pp, hc) Fantasy adventure novel of a civilized society’s conflict with warlike barbarians. Includes heavily revised and expanded versions of two pieces published previously. This edition is limited to 1000 copies. A 77-copy signed and numbered edition (-1-1) was announced but not seen. Order from Incunabula, PO Box 30146, Seattle WA 98103-0146. (Contents)
• * _They Fly at Ciron (Tor 0-312-85775-6, Jan ’95, $19.95, 222pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Incunabula 1993) fantasy adventure novel of a civilized society’s conflict with warlike invaders.
• * _They Fly at Çiron (Tor 0-812-54317-3, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $6.99, 243pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Incunabula 1993) fantasy adventure novel of a civilized society’s conflict with warlike invaders.
• * _They Fly at Çiron (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-649939-2, Aug ’98, £5.99, 222pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Incunabula 1993) fantasy adventure novel of a civilized society’s conflict with warlike barbarians. Includes heavily revised and expanded versions of two published previously pieces. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Triton (Bantam Spectra 0-553-22979-6, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $3.95, 369pp, pb) Reissue (Bantam 1976) sf novel, 11th printing.
• * _Triton (Grafton 0-586-21420-8, Oct ’92, £4.99, 369pp, pb, cover by John Harris) Reprint (Bantam 1976) sf novel. This is the first proper UK edition, although the US (Bantam) edition was distributed in the UK in 1977. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Trouble on Triton (University Press of New England/Wesleyan 0-8195-6298-X, Jul ’96 [May ’96], $14.95, 312pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam 1976 as “Triton”) SF novel. There is a new foreword by Kathy Acker. Available from University Press of New England, 23 South Main St, Hanover NH 03755.
• * *Wagner/Artaud: A Play of 19th and 20th Century Critical Fictions (Ansatz Press 0-945195-01-X, Apr ’88 [May ’88], $7.00, 78pp, ph) Non-fiction, associational — a work of scholarship which doesn’t deal with sf or fantasy but includes some scene setting and play with serious ideas recalling Delany’s speculative fiction. Limited to 150 copies, including 30 signed and numbered (price unknown).

DELAP, RICHARD (Leon) (1942-1987)

• * *Shapes (with Walt Lee) (Ace Charter 0-441-76103-8, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $3.95, 324pp, pb) Sf horror novel with a shape-changing alien that absorbs people.