The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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- GLYNN, THOMAS
- * *The Building (Knopf 0-394-54582-6, Jan ’86 [Jul ’86], $18.95, 371pp, hc) Pynchonesque literary novel with elements of surrealism, fantasy, and horror. This January 1986 release (which we didn’t see until now) has a 1985 copyright.
- GODDIN, (Margaret) JEAN (1946- )
- GODDIN, JEFFREY (Kim) (1950- ) (stories)
- * *The Living Dead (Leisure 0-8439-2470-5, Apr ’87 [Aug ’87], $3.95, 383pp, pb) Horror novel. “They returned from the grave to drag the living back to hell.”
- GODFREY, MARTYN (N.) (1949-2000) (stories)
- * +The Last War (Macmillan Collier 0-02-041791-8, Oct ’88 [Feb ’89], $2.95, 91pp, pb) Young-adult post-holocaust sf novella, a “Collier Fast Fiction” book for easy reading. Illustrations by Greg Ruhl. First American edition (Collier Macmillan Canada 1986).
- GODWIN, MALCOLM
- * *The Holy Grail: Its Origins, Secrets & Meaning Revealed (Viking Studio 0-670-85128-0, May ’94, $25.00, 255pp, hc, cover by Malcolm Godwin) Associational book on the Grail legends, with many full-color reproductions of artwork.
- GODWIN, PARKE (1929- ) (stories)
- * *Beloved Exile (Bantam 0-553-34101-4, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $6.95, 422pp, tp) [Firelord] Arthurian novel about Guinevere after Arthur’s death.
- * _Beloved Exile (Bantam Spectra 0-553-24924-X, Jun ’85 [May ’85], $3.95, 437pp, pb) [Firelord] Reprint (Bantam 1984) Arthurian novel, sequel to Firelord.
- * _Beloved Exile (Bantam UK 0-553-17181-X, Aug ’86, £2.95, 422pp, pb) [Firelord] Reprint (Bantam 1984) fantasy novel. First British edition.
- * _Beloved Exile (AvoNova 0-380-77553-0, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $5.50, 424pp, pb, cover by Tom Canty) [Firelord] Reprint (Bantam 1984) Arthurian novel about Guinevere after Arthur’s death, sequel to Firelord. Winner of the World Fantasy Award.
- * *The Fire When It Comes (Doubleday 0-385-18171-X, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $11.95, 171pp, hc) Collection of 9 tales; the title novella won a 1982 World Fantasy Award. Recommended. (FCM) (Contents)
- * _Firelord (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25269-0, Jun ’85 [May ’85], $3.95, 369pp, pb) [Firelord] Reissue (Doubleday 1970) realistic Arthurian novel. 3rd printing.
- * _Firelord (AvoNova 0-380-77551-4, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $5.50, 400pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) [Firelord] Reprint (Doubleday 1970) Arthurian historical fantasy novel.
- * *The Last Rainbow (Bantam 0-553-34142-1, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $7.95, 358pp, pb) Fantasy historical novel featuring St. Patrick and a woman of Faerie.
- * _The Last Rainbow (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25686-6, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $3.95, 424pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1985), first mass market paperback. Fantasy novel of Saint Patrick.
- * _The Last Rainbow (Bantam UK 0-553-17187-9, Dec ’86, £2.95, 425pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam 1985) historical novel with fantasy elements.
- * _The Last Rainbow (AvoNova 0-380-78000-3, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $5.99, 470pp, pb, cover by Tim Jacobus) Reprint (Bantam 1985) historical fantasy novel of St. Patrick.
- * *Limbo Search (AvoNova 0-380-77300-7, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $5.50, 275pp, pb, cover by Vincent DiFate) SF novel. Charley Stoner’s job is to protect undeveloped planets from corporate exploitation — until aliens appear.
- * *Lord of Sunset (Avon 0-380-72675-0, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $13.00, 466pp, tp, cover by Jeff Barson) Associational historical novel of the Norman Conquest.
- * _The Masters of Solitude (with Marvin Kaye) See entry under Marvin Kaye.
- * _The Masters of Solitude (with Marvin Kaye) (Futura/Orbit 0-7088-8209-9, Oct ’86, £2.95, 398pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1978) sf novel, part of a series.
- * *Robin and the King (Morrow 0-688-05274-6, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $21.00, 366pp, hc, cover by Bryan Leister) [Sherwood] Historical novel with fantasy elements retelling the story of Robin Hood. Sequel to Sherwood.
- * _Robin and the King (AvoNova 0-380-70996-1, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $5.50, 384pp, pb, cover by Hiroko) [Sherwood] Reprint (Morrow 1993) historical novel with fantasy elements retelling the story of Robin Hood. Sequel to Sherwood.
- * *Sherwood (Morrow 0-688-05264-9, Sep ’91 [Jul ’91], $20.00, 526pp, hc, cover by Chris Hopkins) [Sherwood] Historical novel with fantasy elements, first of two books retelling the Robin Hood legend. Highly recommended (FCM).
- * _Sherwood (AvoNova 0-380-70995-3, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $5.50, 529pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) [Sherwood] Reprint (Morrow 1991) historical novel with fantasy elements, first of two books retelling the Robin Hood legend.
- * *The Snake Oil Variations (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-26350-3, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $6.95, 212pp, tp) [Waiting for the Galactic Bus] Comic sf novel, sequel to Waiting for the Galactic Bus. A hardcover edition (-26350-3, $19.95) was announced but not seen.
- * _The Snake Oil Wars (SFBC #15579, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $4.98, 177pp, hc, cover by Chris Consani) [Waiting for the Galactic Bus] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1989) sf novel, sequel to Waiting for the Galactic Bus.
- * *The Tower of Beowulf (Morrow 0-688-12738-X, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $23.00, 246pp, hc, cover by Don Clavette) Fantasy novel based on the epic saga.
- * _The Tower of Beowulf (AvoNova 0-380-72165-1, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $5.99, 317pp, pb, cover by Hiroko) Reprint (Morrow 1995) fantasy novel based on the epic saga.
- * *A Truce with Time (Bantam Spectra 0-553-05201-2, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $16.95, 310pp, hc) Contemporary fantasy novel, “a love story with ghosts.”
- * _A Truce with Time (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27500-3, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $4.50, 310pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1988) fantasy novel billed as “a love story with occasional ghosts.”
- * *Waiting for the Galactic Bus (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-24635-8, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $17.95, 229pp, hc) [Waiting for the Galactic Bus] Satiric sf novel of godlike aliens, evangelism, and showbiz.
- * _Waiting for the Galactic Bus (SFBC #14320, Dec ’88, $4.98, 244pp, hc) [Waiting for the Galactic Bus] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1988) satiric sf novel.
- * _Waiting for the Galactic Bus (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28066-X, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $3.95, 279pp, pb) [Waiting for the Galactic Bus] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1988) satiric sf novel about the creators of mankind.
- * _Waiting for the Galactic Bus (Bantam UK 0-553-17594-7, Jun ’89, £2.99, 256pp, pb, cover by Tony Roberts) [Waiting for the Galactic Bus] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1988) satirical sf novel. Recommended. (PSP) [First U.K. edition]
- * _Wintermind (with Marvin Kaye) See entry under Marvin Kaye.
- * _Wintermind (with Marvin Kaye) (Orbit 0-7088-8249-8, Jun ’87, £3.50, 297pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1982) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
- _____, ed.
- * *Invitation to Camelot (Ace 0-441-37200-7, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.50, 258pp, pb) Original fantasy anthology of 12 stories, based on Arthurian legend. (Contents)
- GOFFIN, DALLAS CLIVE (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)
- GOINGBACK, OWL (1959- ) (stories)
- * *Crota (Penguin/Donald I. Fine 1-55611-480-X, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $21.95, 292pp, hc) Dark-fantasy mystery novel about a sheriff and Native American teamed against an ancient evil.
- * _Crota (Penguin/Signet 0-451-19736-4, Dec ’98, $6.50, 320pp, pb) Reprint (Fine 1996) dark-fantasy mystery novel. Winner of the Bram Stoker Award for First Novel.
- GOLD, E(ugene) J. (1941- ) (stories)
- * *Creation Story Verbatim (Gateways/IDHHB 0-89556-047-X, 1986 [Jul ’92], $11.95, 267pp, tp) Satirical fantasy, a report to God on the state of the Earth by the Archangel Gabriel. This is a 1986 book not seen until 1992. Available from Gateways Books & Tapes, Department G, PO Box 370, Nevada City CA 95959; (800)869-0658.
- _____, ed.
- * *E.J. Gold’s Guide to the Galaxy and Beyond the Unknown, Vol. I (Sirius Science Fiction 0-89556-101-8, Mar ’92, $175.00, 97pp, hc) Anthology of five stories reprinted from Galaxy, illustrated by E.J. Gold. Edition limited to 125 copies with signed, numbered frontispiece serigraph bound in. (Contents)
- GOLD, JEROME
- * *The Inquisitor (Black Heron Press 0-930773-14-4, Jan ’91, $9.95, 290pp, tp, cover by Donnarae Brockmann) [Inquisitor] Literary hard-boiled sf thriller, set in an alternate America. A hardcover edition (-13-6, $19.95) was announced but not seen.
- * *The Prisoner’s Son (Black Heron Press 0-930773-37-3, Feb ’96 [Mar ’96], $11.95, 194pp, tp, cover by Deborah Mersky) [Inquisitor] Near-future SF novel, sequel to The Inquisitor, and subtitled “Homage to Anthony Burgess”. Life is grim in Seattle after the impoverished US sells the Pacific coast and Southwest states to Mexico. A hardcover edition (-36-5, $20.95) was announced but not seen. Available from Black Heron Press, PO Box 95676, Seattle WA 98145.
- GOLDBERG, ERIC
- GOLDBERG, LEE (1962- )
- * *Beyond the Beyond (St. Martin’s 0-312-15064-4, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $23.95, 292pp, hc) [Charlie Willis] Associational mystery set behind the scenes of an SF TV show.
- GOLDBLATT, ANDREW
- * *The Bully Pulpit (Bantam/Turner 0-553-29906-9, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $4.99, 305pp, pb, cover by Keith Batcheller) Associational near-future political thriller about a democratic presidential candidate who eschews media manipulation to concentrate on issues. This was the runner-up for the Turner Tomorrow Fellowship.
- GOLDEN, CHRISTIE (stories) (chron.)
- * *Instrument of Fate (Ace 0-441-00322-2, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $5.99, 293pp, pb, cover by Mary Jo Phalen) Fantasy novel. A human bard is recruited by warring elves to carry a message in a magic lute.
- * *Invasion America (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45682-3, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], $5.99, 271pp, pb) [Invasion America] Novelization of the new animated SF TV series about a half-human heir to an alien throne. Afterword by Harve Bennett. Copyrighted by DreamWorks.
- * *Invasion America: On the Run (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45693-9, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $5.99, 266pp, pb) [Invasion America] Novelization, the second based on the new animated SF TV series. Copyrighted by DreamWorks.
- * *King’s Man and Thief (Ace 0-441-00440-7, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $5.99, 326pp, pb, cover by Jeff Barson) Fantasy novel. A lord turned thief fights assassins and invasion.
- * *Ravenloft: Dance of the Dead (TSR 1-56076-352-3, Jul ’92, $4.95, 310pp, tp) [Ravenloft] Dark fantasy novelization based on the “Ravenloft” role-playing game.
- * *Ravenloft: The Enemy Within (TSR 1-56076-887-8, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $4.95, 311pp, tp, cover by Paul Jaquays) [Ravenloft] Dark fantasy novelization based on the Ravenloft game. Copyrighted by TSR.
- * *Ravenloft: Vampire of the Mists (TSR 1-56076-155-5, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.95/£3.99, 341pp, tp, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [Ravenloft] Dark fantasy novelization based on the “Ravenloft” game, first book of a new series. This is a worldwide edition with both U.S. and U.K. prices.
- * *Star Trek Voyager: Marooned (Pocket 0-671-01423-4, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $5.99, 276pp, pb, cover by Sonia R. Hillios) [Star Trek: Voyager] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
- * *Star Trek Voyager: Seven of Nine (Pocket 0-671-02491-4, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $6.50, 233pp, pb, cover by Sonia R. Hillios) [Star Trek: Voyager] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
- * *Star Trek Voyager: The Murdered Sun (Pocket 0-671-53783-0, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $5.99, 277pp, pb) [Star Trek: Voyager] Star Trek novelization, #6 in the series. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
- GOLDEN, CHRISTOPHER (1967- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Angel Souls and Devil Hearts (Berkley 0-425-14831-9, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $5.99, 401pp, pb) [Shadow Saga] Vampire novel, sequel to Of Saints and Shadows.
- * _Angel Souls and Devil Hearts (Ace 0-441-00578-0, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $5.99, 401pp, pb) [Shadow Saga] Reprint (Berkley 1995) vampire novel, second in the “Shadow Saga”.
- * _Battlestar Galactica: Armageddon (with Richard Hatch) See entry under Richard Hatch.
- * _Battlestar Galactica: Warhawk (with Richard Hatch) See entry under Richard Hatch.
- * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Blooded (with Nancy Holder) (Pocket Archway 0-671-02134-6, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $4.50, 276pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Young-adult novelization of the TV show based on the movie. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
- * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Child of the Hunt (with Nancy Holder) (Pocket 0-671-02135-4, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $5.99, 324pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Novelization of the TV show based on the movie. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
- * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Halloween Rain (with Nancy Holder) (Pocket Archway 0-671-01713-6, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $3.99, 160pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Young-adult novelization based on the TV show based on the movie. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
- * _Cut! Horror Writers On Horror Film (Borderlands Press no ISBN, Aug ’92, $65.00, 297pp, hc) Reprint (Berkley 1992) non-fiction collection of 22 essays on horror film by writers of horror fiction plus an interview with Clive Barker conducted by Peter Atkins, and a piece by Anne Rice, as told to Katherine Ramsland. This is a slipcased 500-copy limited edition, signed by all contributors/subjects except Anne Rice.
- * *Daredevil: Predator’s Smile (Boulevard 1-57297-010-3, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $5.99, 382pp, pb, cover by Matt Wagner) Novelization based on the SF comic book character. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia; copyrighted by Marvel Entertainment Group.
- * *Hellboy: The Lost Army (Dark Horse Comics 1-56971-185-2, Jul ’97, $14.95, 203pp, tp, cover by Mike Mignola) [Hellboy] Novelization based on the horror comic book created and drawn by Mike Mignola, who also provided illustrations. Copyrighted by Mike Mignola.
- * *Of Masques and Martyrs (Ace 0-441-00584-5, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $5.99, 292pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Shadow Saga] Vampire novel, third in the “Shadow Saga”.
- * *Of Saints and Shadows (Jove 0-515-11388-3, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $5.99, 391pp, pb) [Shadow Saga] Horror novel about the battle between holy warriors and a race of vampires. A first novel.
- * _Of Saints and Shadows (Ace 0-441-00570-5, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $5.99, 391pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Shadow Saga] Reprint (Jove 1994) vampire novel, first in the “Shadow Saga”.
- * *X-Men: Codename Wolverine (Putnam Boulevard 0-399-14450-1, Oct ’98, $24.95, 332pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) [X-Men] Novelization based on the comic-book characters. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia; copyrighted by Marvel Characters.
- * *X-Men: Mutant Empire (SFBC #19158, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $14.98, 714pp, hc, cover by Ray Lago) [X-Men] Omnibus of three novelizations based on the comic book: X-Men: Siege (1996); X-Men: Sanctuary (1996); X-Men: Salvation (1997). Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia; copyrighted by Marvel Characters. This Guild America edition has ISBN 1-56865-543-6. (Contents)
- * *X-Men: Mutant Empire #1: Seige (Boulevard 1-57297-114-2, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $5.99, 336pp, pb, cover by Ray Lago) [X-Men] Novelization based on the comic book characters. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia Company, and copyrighted by Marvel Characters.
- * *X-Men: Mutant Empire #2: Sanctuary (Boulevard 1-57297-180-0, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $5.99, 345pp, pb, cover by Ray Lago) [X-Men] Novelization based on the comic book. Packaged by Bryon Preiss Multimedia; copyrighted by Marvel Characters.
- * *X-Men: Mutant Empire #3: Salvation (Boulevard 1-57297-247-5, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $5.99, 276pp, pb, cover by Ray Logo) [X-Men] Novelization based on the comic book characters. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia; copyrighted by Marvel Characters.
- _____, ed.
- * *Cut! Horror Writers On Horror Film (Berkley 0-425-13282-X, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $8.95, 297pp, tp) Collection of 22 essays on horror film by writers of horror fiction plus an interview with Clive Barker conducted by Peter Atkins, and a piece by Anne Rice, as told to Katherine Ramsland.
- GOLDIN, KATHLEEN McKINNEY (1943- ); see pseudonym Kathleen Sky
- GOLDIN, STEPHEN (Charles) (1947- ) (stories)
- * _Assault on the Gods (Arrow 0-09-952770-7, Dec ’87, £2.50, 189pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1977) sf novel. Volume 16 in the “Venture SF” series. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Crystals of Air and Water (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27711-1, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.95, 292pp, pb) [Parsina Saga] Fantasy novel. The third in the “Parsina Saga” of Arabian adventures.
- * *Jade Darcy and the Affair of Honor (with Mary Mason) (NAL Signet 0-451-15613-7, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.50, 254pp, pb) [Rehumanization of Jade Darcy] Science fiction adventure novel, Book One in “The Rehumanization of Jade Darcy”.
- * *Jade Darcy and the Zen Pirates (with Mary Mason) (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45021-3, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.95, 293pp, pb) [Rehumanization of Jade Darcy] Sf novel of political intrigue on a theocratic planet featuring a computer-enhanced mercenary; second book of the “Rehumanization of Jade Darcy” series.
- * *The Omicron Invasion (Berkley 0-425-07131-6, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $2.50, 184pp, pb) [*Family d’Alembert] Book 9 in the “Family D’Alembert” series, credited to “Doc” Smith “with” Stephen Goldin, but actually by Goldin alone.
- * _The Omicron Invasion (Grafton 0-586-04342-X, Nov ’84, £1.75, 205pp, pb) [*Family d’Alembert] Reprint (Berkley 1984) sf novel. [First U.K. edition] [Smith]
- * _Revolt of the Galaxy (with Edward E. Smith) See entry under Edward E. Smith
- * _Revolt of the Galaxy (Grafton 0-586-04343-8, 1985, £1.95, 186pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 1985) sf novel. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
- * *Shrine of the Desert Mage (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27212-8, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $3.95, 243pp, pb) [Parsina Saga] Arabian Nights-style fantasy novel. “The Parsina Saga”, Vol. I.
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