The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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EFFINGER, GEORGE ALEC (stories) (chron.) (continued)

* _When Gravity Fails (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25555-X, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $3.95, 276pp, pb) [Marid Audran] Reprint (Arbor House 1987) hardboiled near-future cyberpunk sf novel, set in an Arab-controlled city. Highly recommended. (CNB)
* _When Gravity Fails (Bantam UK 0-553-25555-X, Jan ’91, £3.50, 276pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Marid Audran] Reprint (Arbor House 1987) sf/hard-boiled detective novel. Recommended. (PSP) This is the U.S. edition with a U.K. price/ISBN sticker.
* _When Gravity Fails (Easton Press no ISBN, Dec ’93, no price, 290pp, hc) [Marid Audran] Reprint (Arbor House 1987) sf novel, first book of the “Marid Audran” series. With an introduction by James Gunn and artwork by Mark Maxwell. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
* *The Zork Chronicles (Avon 0-380-75388-X, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $4.50, 290pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) [Infocom] Humorous sf novelization in the “Infocom” series based on the “Zork” game. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
EFIMOV, IGOR’ MARKOVICH (1937- ); see pseudonym Andrei Moscovit
EGAN, DORIS (Mary) (1955- ); see pseudonym Jane Emerson (stories)

* *The Gate of Ivory (DAW 0-88677-328-8, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.95, 319pp, pb) [Gate of Ivory] Quasi-sf novel. An anthropology student misses her ship and is trapped on a strange planet where magic really works. A first novel.
* _The Gate of Ivory (Mandarin 0-7493-0375-1, Nov ’90, £3.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Brian Salmon) [Gate of Ivory] Reprint (DAW 1989) quasi-sf novel about a futuristic world where magic works. Recommended. (PSP)
* _The Gate of Ivory (DAW 0-88677-328-8, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $4.50, 319pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Gate of Ivory] Reissue (DAW 1989) sf novel, first book of the “Gate of Ivory” series; second printing.
* *Guilt-Edged Ivory (DAW 0-88677-538-8, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $4.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Gate of Ivory] Sf novel set on a planet where magic really works, sequel to Gate of Ivory.
* *Two-Bit Heroes (DAW 0-88677-500-0, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $4.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Gate of Ivory] Sf novel set on a planet where magic really works, sequel to The Gate of Ivory.
EGAN, GREG(ory Mark) (1961- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Axiomatic (Millennium 1-85798-416-1, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], £8.99, 289pp, tp) Collection of 18 SF stories, including two originals. A hardcover edition (-281-9, £15.99) is also available. (Contents)
* _Axiomatic (Millennium 1-85798-309-2, Mar ’96, £4.99, 368pp, pb) Reprint (Millennium 1995) collection of 18 SF stories, including two originals.
* +Axiomatic (HarperPrism 0-06-105265-5, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $13.00, 293pp, tp, cover by Romas Kukalis) Collection of 18 stories, two previously unpublished. First US edition (Millennium 1995).
* _Axiomatic (Orion/Millennium 0-75281-650-0, Jul ’98 [Aug ’98], £6.99, 368pp, pb) Reissue (Millennium 1995) collection. Second printing.
* *Diaspora (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-439-0, Sep ’97, £9.99, 295pp, tp) Far-future SF novel. An AI containing copies of billions of human personalities is affected by discovery of a new alien race. A hardcover edition (-438-2, £16.99) is also available.
* +Diaspora (HarperPrism 0-06-105281-7, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], $23.00, 290pp, hc, cover by Peter Gudynas) Stapledonian SF novel of group-mind “polises” in a far future in which most humans have moved beyond flesh and blood. First US edition (Millennium 1997).
* _Diaspora (SFBC #02517, May ’98, $11.50, 290pp, hc, cover by Peter Gudynas) Reprint (Millennium 1997) SF novel of group-mind “polises” in a far future in which most humans have moved beyond flesh and blood. This is similar to the HarperPrism edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Diaspora (Orion/Millennium 0-75280-925-3, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], £6.99, 376pp, pb) Reprint (Millennium 1997) Stapledonian SF novel of a far future.
* *Distress (Millennium 1-85798-285-1, Dec ’95, £8.99, 342pp, tp) SF novel. A journalist, having refused the chance to investigate the hellish virus called Distress, discovers that his chosen assignment — profiling a quantum physicist — leads to the same virus. A hardcover edition (-286-X, £16.99) is also available.
* _Distress (Orion/Phoenix 1-85799-484-1, Dec ’96, £5.99, 343pp, pb, cover by The Image Bank) Reprint (Millennium 1995) SF novel.
* +Distress (HarperPrism 0-06-105264-7, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $21.00, 342pp, hc) SF novel of a deadly virus and quantum physics. First US edition (Millennium 1995).
* _Distress (SFBC #16059, Jul ’97, $9.98, 342pp, hc) Reprint (Millennium 1995) SF novel of a deadly virus and quantum physics. This is similar to the HarperPrism edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Distress (HarperPrism 0-06-105727-4, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], $6.50, 455pp, pb) Reprint (Millennium 1995) SF novel of a deadly virus and quantum physics.
* *Luminous (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-552-4, Sep ’98, £9.99, 295pp, tp) Collection of 10 SF stories. A hardcover edition (-551-6, £16.99) is also available. (Contents)
* *Our Lady of Chernobyl (MirrorDanse Books 0-646-23230-4, 1995 [Apr ’95], A$9.95, 111pp, tp, cover by Shaun Tan) Collection of four SF stories, with interior illustrations by Shaun Tan. This is a limited edition of 500. Available from MirrorDanse Books, PO Box 3542, Parramatta NSW 2124, Australia. (Contents)
* *Permutation City (Millennium 1-85798-175-8, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], £8.99, 310pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) SF novel. A hardcover edition (-174-X, £14.99) is also available.
* _Permutation City (Millennium 1-85798-218-5, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], £4.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Mehau Kulyk) Reprint (Millennium 1994) SF novel.
* +Permutation City (HarperPrism 0-06-105481-X, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $4.99, 341pp, pb) SF novel of computer downloads and immortality. First US edition (Millennium 1994).
* _Permutation City (SFBC #10357, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $8.98, 341pp, hc, cover by William O’Connor) Reprint (Millennium 1994) SF novel. This first US hardcover edition has HarperPrism on the spine, and the SFBC number only on the back jacket.
* _Permutation City (Orion/Millennium 0-75281-649-7, Jul ’98 [Aug ’98], £6.99, 310pp, pb) Reprint (Millennium 1994) SF novel.
* *Quarantine (Legend 0-7126-9870-1, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], £8.99, 219pp, tp, cover by Peter Gudynas) Sf novel set in the 21st century on an Earth isolated from the rest of the Universe by an impenetrable Bubble. A hardcover edition (-5347-3, £14.99) was announced but not seen.
* _Quarantine (Legend 0-09-915381-5, Dec ’93, £4.99, 248pp, pb, cover by Peter Gudynas) Reprint (Legend 1992) sf novel.
* +Quarantine (HarperPrism 0-06-105423-2, Jan ’95 [Dec ’94], $4.50, 280pp, pb, cover by Peter Bollinger) SF novel of a 21st-century Earth separated from the rest of the universe by an impenetrable Bubble. First American edition (Legend 1992).
* _Quarantine (SFBC #06578, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $7.98, 280pp, hc, cover by Peter Bollinger) Reprint (Legend 1992) futuristic Australian SF novel of quantum mechanics. Similar to the HarperPrism paperback edition, with that edition’s ISBN on the back jacket along with the SFBC code.
EGAN, KEVIN (1952- )

* *The Perseus Breed (Pageant 0-517-00637-5, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $2.95, 206pp, pb) Science fiction novel. There is a pattern to the disappearances of women over a 30-year span in New York. The boyfriend of one is determined to uncover the mystery.
EGGLETON, BOB (1960- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* +Alien Horizons (SFBC no ISBN, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $19.98, 128pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Art book with text by Nigel Suckling, and an introduction by Gregory Benford. There is neither a price nor an SFBC number on the jacket. First US edition (Paper Tiger/Dragon’s World 1995).
* *Alien Horizons: The Fantastic Art of Bob Eggleton (Paper Tiger 1-85028-336-2, Nov ’95, £12.95, 128pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Art book, with a text by Nigel Suckling, and an introduction by Gregory Benford.
* _The Book of Sea Monsters (with Nigel Suckling) (SFBC #112789, Sep ’98 [Oct ’98], $19.98, 112pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Paper Tiger 9/98) non-fiction art book about sea serpents mythical and historical, illustrated by Eggleton, with text by Suckling. This is similar to the Overlook Press trade paperback edition, with the same ISBN on the jacket; it lacks both price and SFBC number on the jacket; this is the only hardcover edition.
* *The Book of Sea Monsters (with Nigel Suckling) (Paper Tiger 1-85585-463-5, Sep ’98, £14.99, 112pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Art book. The real and imaginary monsters of the world’s waters: the kraken, Leviathan, giant squid, hydra, Nessie, and many others. Drawings and paintings by Eggleton, with text by Suckling.
* +The Book of Sea Monsters (with Nigel Suckling) (Overlook Press 0-87951-860-X, Oct ’98, $24.95, 112pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Art book about real and mythical sea monsters, with informative text by Nigel Suckling. First US edition (Paper Tiger 1998).
EHLY, EHREN M.; [i.e., Moreen Ehly] (1920- )

* *Evil Eye (Leisure 0-8439-2865-4, Nov ’89 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 359pp, pb) Horror novel of a ruthless family stalked by a victim’s vengeful grandmother.
* *Obelisk (Leisure 0-8439-2690-2, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $4.50, 392pp, pb) Curse of the mummy horror novel.
* *Totem (Leisure 0-8439-2746-1, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $4.50, 391pp, pb) Horror novel. Ancient Indian gods are awakened when burial grounds are disturbed by workmen.
EHRLICH, AMY, ed.

* *When I Was Your Age (Candlewick Press 1-56402-306-0, 1996, hc) YA anthology of “original stories about growing up.” Only selected associational stories listed. (Contents)
EHRLICH, RICHARD D., ed.

* *Clockwork Worlds: Mechanized Environments in SF (with Thomas P. Dunn) (Greenwood Press 0-313-23026-9, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $35, 369pp, hc) Non-fiction, scholarly essays ranging from discussion of Dante to analysis of Harlan Ellison and Robert Heinlein. Includes a selective bibliography and an index.
EICKHOFF, RANDY LEE (1945- )

* *The Raid (Tor/Forge 0-312-86238-5, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $22.95, 283pp, hc) [Ulster Cycle] Fantasy novel, a retelling of the epic Irish legend of Cuchulainn.
EIDSON, THOMAS

* *Hannah’s Gift (Michael Joseph 0-7181-4180-6, Mar ’98 [Apr ’98], £10.99, 360pp, hc, cover by Jeff Cottenden) Literary fantasy novel.
EISENSTEIN, PHYLLIS (Leah Kleinstein) (1946- ) (stories)

* _Born to Exile (NAL Signet 0-451-16280-3, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $3.95, 251pp, pb) [Born to Exile] Reprint (Arkham House 1978) fantasy collection/novel featuring Alaric the Minstrel.
* _Born to Exile (HarperCollins UK 0-246-13729-0, Mar ’92, £8.99, 172pp, tp, cover by Peter Elson) [Born to Exile] Reprint (Arkham House 1978) fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-13529-8, £13.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
* _Born to Exile (Grafton 0-586-20732-5, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], £4.99, 215pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [Born to Exile] Reprint (Arkham House 1978) fantasy novel.
* *The Crystal Palace (NAL Signet 0-451-15678-1, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.95, 382pp, pb) [*Sorcerer’s Son] Fantasy novel, sequel to Sorcerer’s Son.
* _The Crystal Palace (Grafton 0-246-13725-8, Feb ’91, £7.99, 286pp, tp, cover by Peter Elson) [*Sorcerer’s Son] Reprint (Signet 1988) fantasy novel. Sequel to Sorcerer’s Son. Also available in hardcover (-13525-5, £14.99).
* _The Crystal Palace (Grafton 0-586-20729-5, Feb ’92, £3.99, 416pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [*Sorcerer’s Son] Reprint (Signet 1988) fantasy novel. Sequel to Sorceror’s Son.
* *In the Red Lord’s Reach (NAL Signet 0-451-16073-8, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 268pp, pb) [Born to Exile] Fantasy novel about a teleporting minstrel, sequel to Born to Exile.
* _In the Red Lord’s Reach (HarperCollins UK 0-00-223983-3, Oct ’92, £8.99, 225pp, tp, cover by Peter Elson) [Born to Exile] Reprint (Signet 1989) fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (0-246-13527-1, £14.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]
* _In the Red Lord’s Reach (Grafton 0-586-21761-4, Mar ’93, £4.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [Born to Exile] Reprint (Signet 1989) fantasy novel. Sequel to Born to Exile.
* _Sorcerer’s Son (NAL Signet 0-451-15683-8, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.95, 380pp, pb) [*Sorcerer’s Son] Reprint (Del Rey 1979) fantasy novel.
* _Sorcerer’s Son (Grafton 0-246-13634-0, Feb ’90, £7.95, 379pp, tp, cover by Peter Elson) [*Sorcerer’s Son] Reprint (Del Rey 1979) fantasy novel. Also available in hardcover (-13526-3, £12.95).
* _Sorcerer’s Son (Grafton 0-586-20730-9, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], £4.50, 446pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [*Sorcerer’s Son] Reprint (Del Rey 1979) fantasy novel.
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* *Spec-Lit (Columbia College Chicago 0-932026-45-1, Mar ’97, $6.95, 175pp, tp, cover by Ed Emshwiller) Anthology/magazine of 15 stories, primarily by students from Eisenstein’s writing classes. Includes two reprints by fellow instructors Algis Budrys and Gene Wolfe. Order from Phyllis Eisenstein, Editor-in-Chief SPEC-LIT, Fiction Writing Dept, Columbia College Chicago, 600 South Michigan Ave, Chicago IL 60605-1996. (Contents)
* *Spec-Lit No. 2 (Columbia College Chicago 0-932026-48-6, Nov ’98, $11.95, 176pp, tp, cover by Ed Emshwiller) Anthology/magazine of 14 stories, primarily by students from Eisenstein’s writing classes. (Contents)
EISNER, JOEL (1959- )

* _The Official Batman Batbook (Titan 0-907610-97-8, Jul ’87, £6.95, 184pp, tp) [Batman] Associational. A guidebook to the Batman TV series. [First U.K. edition]
EKBLAW, ROBERT

* *Terran Force 12: Counter the Koman (American Literary Press 1-56167-382-X, Mar ’98 [Aug ’98], $19.95, 252pp, tp) [Terran Force 12] SF space opera novel, first in a trilogy. 12 students meet friendly aliens who need help against an evil empire. A first novel. Order from American Literary Press, 8019 Belair Rd, Suite 10, Baltimore MD 21236; credit card orders 800-873-2003.
EKLUND, GORDON (Stewart) (1945- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Devil World (Titan 1-85286-532-6, Oct ’94, £3.99, 153pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Star Trek] Reprint (Bantam 1979) Star Trek novelization. [First U.K. edition]
* _Find the Changeling (with Gregory Benford) See entry under Gregory Benford.
* _If the Stars Are Gods (with Gregory Benford) See entry under Gregory Benford.
* _Star Trek: Devil World (Bantam 0-553-24677-1, Jan ’85 [Dec ’84], $2.95, 153pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reissue (Bantam 1979) Star Trek novel.
* _Star Trek: Devil World (Bantam Spectra 0-553-24677-1, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $4.99, 153pp, pb, cover by Kazuhiko San) [Star Trek] Reissue (Bantam 1979) Star Trek novelization. Third printing.
* _Star Trek: The Starless World (Titan 1-85286-505-9, Jan ’94, £3.99, 152pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Star Trek] Reprint (Bantam 1978) sf novelization. [First U.K. edition]
* _Star Trek: The Starless World (Bantam Spectra 0-553-24675-5, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $4.99, 152pp, pb, cover by Kazuhiko Sano) [Star Trek] Reissue (Bantam 1978) Star Trek novelization; fifth printing. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
* _The Starless World (Bantam 0-553-21675-5, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.95, 151pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reissue (Bantam 1978) Star Trek novel. 4th printing.
* *A Thunder on Neptune (William Morrow 1-55710-052-7, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $18.95, 274pp, hc, cover by Bob Walters) Sf novel of children sent by matter transmitter to explore Neptune encountering alien invaders.
* _A Thunder on Neptune (SFBC #15886, Apr ’90 [Feb ’90], $5.98, 242pp, hc, cover by Bob Walters) Reprint (Morrow 1989) sf novel.
EKMAN, KERSTIN (1933- )

* *The Forest Hours (Chatto & Windus 0-7011-6614-2, Nov ’98 [Dec ’98], £15.99, 488pp, hc, cover by Keenan) Literary fantasy novel, translated from the Swedish by Anna Paterson. A magical forest being lives through the centuries up to the industrial revolution.
ELBLING, PETER

* _The 90s: A Look Back (with Tony Hendra) See entry under Tony Hendra.
ELBOZ, STEPHEN (stories)

* _The Games-Board Map (Lions 0-00-674813-9, Jan ’95, £3.99, 192pp, pb) Reprint (Oxford University Press 1993) young-adult fantasy novel.
* *The House of Rats (Oxford University Press 0-19-271664-6, Nov ’91, £7.95, 135pp, hc, cover by Robert Goldsmith) Young-adult fantasy novel.
* _The House of Rats (Lions 0-00-674812-0, Jun ’94, £3.50, 186pp, pb) Reprint (Oxford University Press 1991) young-adult fantasy novel.
ELDERSHAW, BERNARD M.

* _Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (Virago 0-385-27980-9, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $9.95, 456pp, tp) Reprint (“censored edition” Georgian House 1947, complete edition U.K. 1983) sf novel about a 24th-century novelist writing about Australia in the 1920s. The original title was Tomorrow and Tomorrow.
ELDRIDGE, ROGER

* _The Fishers of Darksea (Unicorn 0-04-823251-3, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], £2.95, 214pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1982) sf novel.
ELFMAN, ERIC

* *The X-Files: Our Town (HarperTrophy 0-06-447175-6, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $4.50, 152pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [X-Files] Young-adult novelization, fourth in the new series for ages 12+. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
* *The X-Files: Our Town (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648327-5, Jul ’97, £3.99, 152pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [X-Files] Young-adult novelization. Simultaneous with the US (HarperCollins) edition.
ELGIN, DON D(ean) (1944- )

* *The Comedy of the Fantastic: Ecological Perspectives on the Fantasy Novel (Greenwood 0-313-23283-0, Feb ’85 [Aug ’85], $29.95, 204pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical study, with chapters on Tolkien, Lewis, Charles Williams, Frank Herbert, and Joy Chant.

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