The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

DICK, PHILIP K(indred) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _The VALIS Trilogy (TSP #1801091, Mar ’93, £9.99, 752pp, tp) [VALIS] Reprint (QPBC 1989) omnibus of the three novels in the “VALIS” series, with an afterword by Kim Stanley Robinson. This is a bookclub edition. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
• * _We Can Build You (Grafton 0-586-06490-7, Jan ’86, £2.50, 252pp, pb) Reprint (DAW 1972) sf novel.
• * _We Can Build You (Severn House 0-7278-1595-4, Jun ’88, £9.95, 252pp, hc) Reprint (DAW 1972) sf novel.
• * _We Can Build You (Random House/Vintage 0-679-75296-X, Jun ’94, $10.00, 246pp, tp) Reprint (DAW 1972) SF novel.
• * _We Can Build You (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648279-1, Mar ’97, £5.99, 252pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (DAW 1972) SF novel.
• * *We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (Dark Carnival no ISBN, Jul ’90, $1.00, 18pp, ph) Classic Philip K. Dick novelette the film Total Recall was based on. This chapbook is available from Dark Carnival, 2978 Adeline, Berkeley CA 94703.
• * _We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (Grafton 0-586-20769-4, Nov ’91, £5.99, 495pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1988 as The Little Black Box) sf collection. Volume 5 of “The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick.”
• * _The World Jones Made (Bart 1-55785-012-7, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $2.95, 192pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1956) sf novel.
• * _The World Jones Made (Random House/Vintage 0-679-74219-0, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $10.00, 199pp, tp, cover by Ryuichi Oleano) Reprint (Ace 1956) sf novel.
• * _The World Jones Made (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21844-0, Jun ’94, £4.99, 192pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1956) sf novel.
• * _The Zap Gun (Bluejay 0-312-94488-8, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $7.95, 258pp, pb) Reprint (Pyramid 1967) sf novel. There is a new afterword by Maxim Jakubowski.
• * _The Zap Gun (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-553-1, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.95, 258pp, pb) Reprint (Pyramid 1967) sf novel. This edition includes the afterword by Maxim Jakubowski from the 1985 Bluejay edition.
• * _The Zap Gun (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648284-8, Oct ’98, £6.99, 190pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Pyramid 1967) SF novel.

DICKENS, CHARLES (John Huffam) (1812-1870) (stories)

• * *Charles Dickens’ Christmas Ghost Stories (Robert Hale 0-7090-4867-X, Sep ’92 [Oct ’92], £14.95, 256pp, hc) Collection of all of Dickens’ Christmas ghost stories, edited by Peter Haining. (Contents)
• * +Charles Dickens’ Christmas Ghost Stories (St. Martin’s 0-312-09766-2, Nov ’93 [Apr ’94], $19.95, 256pp, hc) Collection of ten holiday ghost stories, edited and introduced by Peter Haining. This is a 1993 book not seen until now. First American edition (Robert Hale 1992).
• * _Charles Dickens’ Christmas Ghost Stories (St. Martin’s 0-312-95131-0, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $4.99, 293pp, pb) Reprint (Robert Hale 1992) collection of ten holiday ghost stories, edited and with an introduction by Peter Haining.
• * _A Christmas Carol (Random House 0-394-82239-0, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $14.95, 60pp, hc, cover by Scott Cook) [Christmas Carol] Children’s picture book. The text is Dickens’ own abbridgement; full-color oil paintings by Scott Cook.
• * _A Christmas Carol (Tor 0-812-50434-8, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $2.50, 116pp, pb) [Christmas Carol] Reprint (Chapman & Hall 1843) classic Christmas ghost story, with an introduction by Jane Yolen.
• * _A Christmas Carol (Harcourt Brace 0-15-100200-2, Oct ’95 [Jan ’98], $35.00, 152pp, hc, cover by Roberto Innocenti) [Christmas Carol] Classic Christmas ghost story illustrated in full color by Roberto Innocenti. This edition was scheduled for 1995 but was not seen until now; the illustrations are copyrighted 1990.
• * _A Christmas Carol (Morrow/Books of Wonder 0-688-13606-0, Sep ’96, $18.00, 56pp, hc, cover by Carter Goodrich) [Christmas Carol] Reprint novelette version of the classic Christmas ghost story, as edited by Dickens himself for public readings. The afterword by Peter Glassman describes how this edition was transcribed from Dickens’ own prompt copy. Illustrated in full color by Carter Goodrich.
• * _A Christmas Carol (MCE Publishing 1-888957-00-X, Sep ’96 [Nov ’96], $19.95, 176pp, hc, cover by Gustave Doré) [Christmas Carol] Reprint (1843) classic Christmas ghost story/novella, with an emphasis on the art. This new edition has 45 lost engravings by Gustave Doré, plus 150 other Victorian illustrations by Doré and various artists. Introductions by editor Dan Malan give a historical/bibliographical overview of Dickens, his illustrators, and Doré, whose “lost” illustrations come from a French magazine; others from his 1872 folio London, a Pilgrimage are also included.
• * *A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories (NAL/Signet 0-451-51869-1, Nov ’84 [1984], 223pp, pb) Collection of four Christmas stories with an introduction by Frederick Busch and a selected bibliography. (Contents)
• * _A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories (NAL Signet 0-451-51869-1, 1988 [May ’89], $2.75, 223pp, pb) Reissue (Signet 1984) collection of four Christmas stories with an introduction by Frederick Busch and a selected bibliography. Second printing.
• * _A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories (Penguin/Signet 0-451-52283-4, Nov ’90, $2.95, 223pp, pb) Reissue (Signet 1984) collection of four Christmas stories with an introduction by Frederick Busch and a selected bibliography; sixth printing.
• * _A Christmas Carol and Other Haunting Tales (SFBC #17276, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $9.98, 367pp, hc, cover by Sol Eytinge, Jr.) Reprint (Doubleday 1998) collection of 11 ghost stories (three excerpted from novels). This is similar to the Doubleday “Collector’s Edition” put together for the New York Public Library (not seen), with illustrations, by various artists, taken from the Library’s special collections. (Contents)
• * _The D. Case or the Truth About the Mystery of Edwin Drood (with Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) See entry under Carlo Fruttero.
• * *The D. Case or the Truth About the Mystery of Edwin Drood (with Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-113732-3, Jun ’92 [Sep ’92], $23.95, 587pp, hc, cover by Edward Gorey) Mystery/fantasy novel of a gathering of famous fictional detectives using the text of The Mystery of Edwin Drood to solve the mystery of Charles Dickens’ murder. This includes the complete text of Dickens’ unfinished novel, thus the coauthor credit. Translated from the Italian by Gregory Dowling.
• * *The Signalman and Other Ghost Stories (Academy Chicago 0-89733-307-1, Feb ’88 [Mar ’88], $3.95, 138pp, pb) Collection of 13 ghost stories. Although the stories are, of course, old, this seems to be a new compilation. (Contents)
• * _The Signalman and Other Ghost Stories (Alan Sutton 0-86299-858-1, Feb ’96, £5.99, 256pp, tp) Reprint (Alan Sutton 1990) collection of ghost stories.

DICKENS, DORIS, ed.

• * _The Phantom of the Opera See entry under Gaston Leroux.

DICKENS, MONICA; [i.e., Monica Enid Dickens Stratton] (1915-1992) (stories)

• * *The Haunting of Bellamy 4 (Collins 0-00-191120-1, Mar ’86, £5.95, 123pp, hc) [Messenger] Juvenile fantasy novel, volume 3 in the “Messenger” series.
• * *The Haunting of Bellamy 4 (Collins/Armada 0-00-692646-0, Mar ’86, £1.75, 128pp, pb) [Messenger] Paperback edition of the above.

DICKERSON, MATTHEW T. (1963- )

• * *The Finnsburg Encounter (Crossway Books 0-89107-604-2, Feb ’91, $9.95, 352pp, tp, cover by Chris Hopkins) Christian fantasy novel set during the Dark Ages. A first novel. Available from Crossway Books, 9825 West Roosevelt Road, Westchester IL 60154.

DICKERSON, VANESSA D.

• * *Victorian Ghosts in the Noontide: Women Writers and the Supernatural (University of Missouri Press 0-8262-1081-3, Nov ’96 [Dec ’96], $34.95, 166pp, hc) Non-fiction; an examination of women’s changing roles in the face of technological advance in the Victorian period, an analysis of “women’s spirituality in a materialistic age” as reflected in supernatural fiction. Available from the University of Missouri Press, 2910 LeMone Blvd, Columbia MO 65201; 800-828-1894.

DICKINSON, JOY

• * _Haunted City: An Unauthorized Guide to the Magical, Magnificent New Orleans of Anne Rice (Carol Publishing Group/Citadel 0-8065-1994-0, Aug ’98, $15.95, 290pp, tp) Reprint (Citadel 1995) non-fiction literary travel guide to New Orleans, with photos, maps, and walking tours to places mentioned in Rice’s works. This edition has been revised and updated to cover later books, with expanded coverage of the booming business in ghost-vampire tours, and activities of Anne Rice’s Vampire Lestat Fan Club. Carol Publishing/Citadel, 120 Enterprise Ave, Secaucus NJ 07094; credit card orders 800-866-1966.

DICKINSON, OLIVER (stories)

• * *The Collected Griselda (Reaching Moon Megacorp 1-898190-00-3, Aug ’93 [Oct ’93], £6.99, 157pp, tp) [Griselda] Collection of stories set in the role-playing world of Glorantha, with a foreword by the game’s creator, Greg Stafford. Order from 21 Stephenson Court, Osborne St., Slough, SL1 1TN. (Contents)

DICKINSON, PETER (Malcolm de Brissac) (1927- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *AK (Gollancz 0-575-04894-8, Sep ’90 [Oct ’90], £9.95, 204pp, hc, cover by Lyn Bruce) Young-adult novel set in an imaginary African state during the throes of independence.
• * _AK (Corgi Freeway 0-552-52719-X, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], £2.99, 220pp, pb, cover by David Scutt) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) associational young-adult novel set in an imaginary African state during the throes of independence.
• * +AK (Delacorte 0-385-30608-3, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $15.00, 229pp, hc, cover by Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) Associational young-adult adventure novel about a teenage African guerilla. There are alternate endings to the book, but it’s not really fantasy. First American edition (Gollancz 1990).
• * _AK (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-21897-7, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $3.99, 229pp, pb, cover by Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) associational young-adult adventure novel about a teenage African guerilla. There are alternate endings to the book, but it’s not really fantasy.
• * _Annerton Pit (Puffin 0-14-031042-8, Mar ’87, £1.95, 172pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1977) juvenile sf novel.
• * _Annerton Pit (Gollancz 0-575-06375-0, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], £3.99, 172pp, pb, cover by Jamie Tanner) Reprint (Gollancz 1977) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *A Bone from a Dry Sea (Gollancz 0-575-05306-2, Jun ’92, £10.99, 192pp, hc, cover by Anthea Toorchen) Young-adult fantasy novel, alternating between an archaeological excavation and the prehistoric tribe being excavated.
• * +A Bone from a Dry Sea (Delacorte 0-385-30821-3, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $16.00, 200pp, hc, cover by Kazu Sanu) Associational young-adult novel contrasting the life of a young girl in prehistoric times with that of a teenager visiting her paleontologist father who’s investigating the fossil remains of the first girl’s civilization. The stories do not meet except thematically. First American edition (Gollancz 1992).
• * _A Bone from a Dry Sea (Corgi Freeway 0-552-52797-1, May ’94 [Oct ’94], £2.99, 219pp, pb, cover by Mark Entwisle) Reprint (Gollancz 1992) young-adult associational novel.
• * _A Bone from a Dry Sea (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-21928-0, Jun ’95, $3.99, 200pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1992) associational young-adult novel of archaeology and prehistoric life.
• * *A Box of Nothing (Gollancz 0-575-03530-7, May ’85 [Apr ’85], £5.95, 128pp, hc) Juvenile fantasy adventure novel, with illustrations by Ian Newsham.
• * _A Box of Nothing (Magnet 0-416-96630-6, Feb ’87, £1.75, 128pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1985) juvenile fantasy novel who wants nothing and gets a box full of it. Illustrated throughout by Ian Newsham. Strongly recommended. (PS-P)
• * _A Box of Nothing (Lythway Large Print 0-7451-0547-5, Jul ’87, £6.95, 208pp, hc) Reprint (Gollancz 1985) juvenile fantasy novel. [Not seen]
• * +A Box of Nothing (Delacorte 0-385-29664-9, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $14.95, 110pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel about astronomy. First U.S. edition (Gollancz 1985).
• * *The Changes Trilogy (Puffin 0-14-031846-1, 1985 [Oct ’85], £2.95, 348pp, pb) [Changes] Omnibus edition of three young-adult fantasy novels. An excellent group of related books about England under an anti-technological magic spell. Recommended. (FCM) (Contents)
• * +The Changes: A Trilogy (Dell 0-440-50413-9, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $12.00, 427pp, tp, cover by David B. Mattingly) [Changes] Omnibus of three young-adult fantasy novels, The Devil’s Children (Gollancz 1970), Heartsease (Gollancz 1969), and The Weathermonger (Gollancz 1969). First American edition of the omnibus (Puffin 1985 as The Changes Trilogy).
• * *Chuck and Danielle (Delacorte 0-385-32118-0, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $14.95, 115pp, hc, cover by Kees de Kiefte) Associational young-adult collection of seven connected stories about a girl and her cowardly dog, who tries to become a hero. Illustrated by Kees de Kiefte. (Contents)
• * _Chuck and Danielle (Doubleday UK, Apr ’96, 115pp, hc, cover by Kees de Kiefte) Reprint (Delacorte 1996) associational young-adult collection of seven connected stories.
• * _Chuck and Danielle (Dell Yearling 0-440-41087-8, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $3.99, 115pp, tp, cover by Kees de Kiefte) Reprint (Delacorte 1996) associational young-adult collection of seven connected stories about a girl and her cowardly dog.
• * _Chuck and Danielle (Corgi Yearling 0-440-86355-4, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], £3.99, 136pp, tp, cover by Angelo Rinaldi) Reprint (Delacorte 1996) associational children’s collection of seven connected stories about a girl and her cowardly dog.
• * _The Dancing Bear (Dell Yearling 0-440-40033-3, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $4.95, 253pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1972) fifth century historical adventure novel for young adults, with elements of fantasy (saints, miracles, etc.).
• * _The Devil’s Children (Delacorte 0-385-29449-2, 1986 [May ’86], $14.95, 187pp, hc) [Changes] Reprint (Gollancz 1970) young-adult fantasy novel, first of an excellent trilogy. Recommended. (FCM)
• * _The Devil’s Children (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-20082-2, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $2.95, 187pp, pb) [Changes] Reprint (Gollancz 1970) fantasy novel; chronologically first in the “Changes” trilogy.
• * _Emma Tupper’s Diary (Dell Yearling 0-440-40080-5, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.25, 212pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1971) young-adult fantasy novel involving a Scottish loch, an unruly family, and monsters.
• * *Eva (Gollancz 0-575-04354-7, Oct ’88 [Dec ’88], £8.95, 207pp, hc) Remarkable novel about a teenage girl whose personality is transferred to a chimpanzee after a fatal car crash and who must then learn to adapt to both human and chimpanzee societies. Possibly Dickinson’s best novel to date and certainly one of the best sf novels of 1988. Very strongly recommended. (PSP)
• * +Eva (Delacorte 0-440-50129-6, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $14.95, 219pp, hc) Young-adult sf novel with a human mind transferred to a chimp. Recommended (CNB). First American edition (Gollancz 1988).
• * _Eva (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-20766-5, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $3.50, 219pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1988) young-adult sf novel.
• * _Eva (Corgi Freeway 0-552-52609-6, May ’91, £2.99, 240pp, pb, cover by Dan Woods) Reprint (Gollancz 1988) young-adult sf novel. Recommended. (PSP)
• * _The Flight of Dragons (with Wayne Anderson) (Paper Tiger 1-85028-411-3, Mar ’98, £13.99, 132pp, tp, cover by Wayne Anderson) Reprint (Pierrot 1979) art book that demonstrates how dragons could have existed. Profusely illustrated by Anderson.
• * *Giant Cold (Gollancz 0-575-03185-9, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], £4.95, 69pp, hc) Juvenile fantasy novelette, illustrated by Alan E. Cober.
• * +Giant Cold (Dutton 0-525-44073-9, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $10.95, 69pp, hc) Illustrated juvenile fantasy novelette. First U.S. edition (Gollancz 1984).
• * _The Gift (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-21913-2, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $3.99, 168pp, pb, cover by Jean François Podevin) Reprint (Gollancz 1973) young-adult SF novel.
• * _The Gift (Gollancz 0-575-06297-5, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], £3.99, 192pp, pb, cover by Jamie Tanner) Reprint (Gollancz 1973) young-adult SF novel.
• * *Healer (Gollancz 0-575-03314-2, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], £5.95, 184pp, hc) An excellent young-adult sf novel about a young girl with the power to heal, and a teenage boy who mistrusts the Foundation which takes her over. Fine, sensitive characterization, along with both subtle ideas and plenty of adventure. Recommended. (FCM)
• * +The Healer (Delacorte 0-385-29372-0, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $14.95, 184pp, hc) Reprint (Gollancz 1983) young-adult sf novel. First American edition. Recommended. (FCM)
• * _Healer (Puffin 0-14-031746-5, Jan ’86, £1.75, 187pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1983) novel about child with faith-healing powers.
• * _Healer (Heinemann Educational 0-435-12301-7, Apr ’86, £2.25, 192pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1983) novel about child with faith-healing powers.
• * _Healer (Dell/Laurel Leaf 0-440-93377-3, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $2.95, 184pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1983) young-adult fantasy novel of a girl with special powers. As always, Dickinson is quirky, intelligent, and a pleasure to read. Recommended. (FCM)
• * _Healer (Gollancz 0-575-06306-8, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], £3.99, 187pp, pb, cover by Jamie Tanner) Reprint (Gollancz 1984) young-adult SF novel.
• * _Heartsease (Delacorte 0-385-29451-4, 1986 [May ’86], $14.95, 135pp, hc) [Changes] Reprint (Gollancz 1969) fantasy novel. Book 2 of the “Changes Trilogy”.
• * _Heartsease (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-20096-2, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $2.95, 235pp, pb) [Changes] Reprint (Gollancz 1969) young-adult sf novel, Book 2 of “The Changes Trilogy”.
• * _The Iron Lion (Peter Bedrick/Blackie 0-911745-18-1, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $10.95, unpaginated, hc) Reprint (Blackie 1983) short juvenile fairytale with illustrations by Pauline Baynes. This is a completely rewritten version of the 1973 text. The copyright is 1983 but it apparently is now being distributed by Harper, starting in 1984.
• * *The Kin (Macmillan UK 0-333-73735-0, 1998 [Nov ’98], £14.99, 632pp, hc) [Kin] Omnibus of all four parts of the young-adult prehistoric series, being published in separate volumes in the US. At least two of the parts are original to this volume. (Contents)
• * *The Kin: Noli’s Story (Putnam/Grosset & Dunlap 0-448-41709-X, Aug ’98, $3.99, 211pp, pb, cover by Nenad Jakesevic) [Kin] Young-adult novel in a new prehistoric series. Noli’s spirit guide deserts her just as disasters strike. A hardcover edition (0-399-23328-8, $14.99, 150pp) is also available.
• * *The Kin: Suth’s Story (Putnam/Grosset & Dunlap 0-448-41710-3, Aug ’98, $3.99, 211pp, pb, cover by Nenad Jakesevic) [Kin] Young-adult prehistoric novel, second in a series. Suth and Noli run away to help abandoned orphans, but are captured by a strange tribe. A hardcover edition (0-399-23327-X, $14.99, 152pp) is also available.
• * _King & Joker (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-446-40309-1, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $4.99, 212pp, pb) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1976) humorous thriller set in an alternate England about murder involving a very different royal family.
• * _King and Joker (Arrow 0-09-942380-4, May ’89, £2.99, 189pp, pb) [King and Joker] Reissue (Hodder & Stoughton 1976) humorous thriller set in a parallel world where King George V’s elder brother survived and succeeded to the throne. Recommended. (PSP)
• * +The Lion Tamer’s Daughter and Other Stories (Delacorte 0-385-32327-1, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $15.95, 298pp, hc, cover by Kamil Vojnar) Young-adult collection of four supernatural stories, one a reprint, about kindred spirits, ghostly doubles, twins, etc. First US edition (Gollancz 1997).