The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

ASHTON, JAY (continued)

• * _Looking for Ilyriand (Puffin 0-14-034829-8, Sep ’92, £3.50, 227pp, pb, cover by Stephen Player) Reprint (Oxford University Press 1990) young-adult fantasy novel.

ASHWELL, PAULINE; pseudonym of Pauline Whitby, (1928?- ) (stories)

• * *Project FarCry (Tor 0-312-85861-2, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $23.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) SF quasi-novel from five stories. A telepath hides his talents until a fateful first encounter with aliens.
• * _Project FarCry (Tor 0-812-55167-2, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $10.99, 435pp, tp, cover by Gary Ruddell) Reprint (Tor 1995) SF quasi-novel from five stories. A telepath meets aliens.
• * *Unwillingly to Earth (Tor 0-812-51929-9, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $3.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Lizzie Lee] Sf fix-up novel/collection of connected stories of a trouble-prone young woman from a miner’s planet who gets a scholarship to study on Earth. The original story was a Hugo nominee. Recommended (CNB). (Contents)

ASIMOV, ISAAC; [anglicized from Isaak Iudich Azimov] (1920-1992) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Alternate Asimovs (Doubleday 0-385-19784-5, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $16.95, 272pp, hc) Collection of three early unpublished drafts for Pebble in the Sky, The End of Eternity, and “Belief,” plus historical comment by Asimov. (Contents)
• * _Alternate Asimovs (Grafton 0-586-07162-8, Jun ’87, £3.50, 349pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1986) collection of previously unpublished drafts of three of Asimov’s stories. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Alternate Asimovs (NAL Signet 0-451-15370-7, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $3.95, 316pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1986) collection of the original versions of Pebble in the Sky, The End of Eternity, and “Belief”.
• * _The Alternate Asimovs (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45067-1, Mar ’91, $3.99, 316pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1986) collection of early unpublished drafts of Pebble in the Sky, The End of Eternity, and “Belief”; third printing.
• * _The Asimov Chronicles: Volume Five (Ace 0-441-03111-0, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $3.95, 183pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1989 as The Asimov Chronicles: 50 Years of Isaac Asimov) collection of ten stories, the fifth of six reprinted from the giant one-volume book of 50 items. (Contents)
• * _The Asimov Chronicles: Volume Four (Ace 0-441-03109-9, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $3.95, 182pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1989 as The Asimov Chronicles: 50 Years of Isaac Asimov) collection of ten stories, the fourth book of six reprinted from the giant one-volume book of 50 items. (Contents)
• * _The Asimov Chronicles: Volume One (Ace 0-441-00011-8, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.95, 182pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1989 as The Asimov Chronicles: 50 Years of Isaac Asimov) collection of seven stories, the first book of four reprinted from the original giant one-volume book of 50 items. (Contents)
• * _The Asimov Chronicles: Volume One (Legend 0-7126-4770-8, Oct ’91, £8.99, 485pp, tp, cover by Tony Roberts) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1989 as part of The Asimov Chronicles) collection of twenty-five of Asimov’s short stories and non-fiction — one from each year from 1939 to 1963. Edited by Martin H. Greenberg. (Contents)
• * _The Asimov Chronicles: Volume Six (Ace 0-441-03112-9, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $3.95, 182pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1989 as The Asimov Chronicles: 50 Years of Isaac Asimov) collection of 11 stories, the final book of six reprinted from the giant one-volume collection of 50 items. Edited by Martin H. Greenberg. (Contents)
• * _The Asimov Chronicles: Volume Three (Ace 0-441-03108-0, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $3.95, 182pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1989 as The Asimov Chronicles: 50 Years of Isaac Asimov) collection of six stories, the third book of four reprinted from the giant one-volume book of fifty items. (Contents)
• * _The Asimov Chronicles: Volume Two (Ace 0-441-00012-6, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $3.95, 198pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1989 as The Asimov Chronicles: 50 Years of Isaac Asimov) collection of six stories, the second book of four reprinted from the giant one-volume book of fifty items. (Contents)
• * _The Asimov Chronicles: Volume Two (Legend 0-7126-4970-0, Oct ’91, £8.99, 351pp, tp, cover by Tony Roberts) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1989 as part of The Asimov Chronicles) collection of twenty-five of Asimov’s short stories and non-fiction — one from each year from 1964 to 1988. Edited by Martin H. Greenberg. (Contents)
• * *The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov (Dark Harvest 0-913165-44-1, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $21.95, 678pp, hc) Oversize (18x26cm) collection of Asimov’s short stories and non-fiction (one from each year) published to commemorate his golden anniversary as a professional writer. Edited by Martin H. Greenberg and illustrated by Ron Lindahn and Val Lakey Lindahn. Also available in a boxed limited edition of 500 copies signed by author and artists (-43-3, $49.00). (Contents)
• * _The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov (Legend 0-7126-4690-6, Apr ’91, £14.99, 836pp, hc, cover by Tony Roberts) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1989) collection of fifty of Asimov’s short stories and non-fiction — one from each year from 1939 to 1988. Edited by Martin H. Greenberg. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Asimov’s Chronology of Science and Discovery (Grafton 0-246-13669-3, Mar ’90, £18.95, 707pp, hc, cover by One Plus One Studio) Reprint (USA 1989) fascinating chronological guide to scientific discoveries from 4,000,000 B.C. to the current day. Recommended. (PSP)
• * *Asimov’s Galaxy: Reflections on Science Fiction (Doubleday 0-385-24120-8, Jan ’89, $17.95, 318pp, hc) Non-fiction. Essays on sf and on Asimov’s life of writing. These are reprints of “editorials” in IASFM.
• * _Asimov’s Mysteries (Fawcett Crest 0-449-21075-8, Jun ’86, $2.95, 255pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1977) collection of 13 stories. Mostly sf, in spite of the title.
• * *Azazel (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-24410-X, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $16.95, 221pp, hc) [Azazel] Fantasy collection of 18 stories featuring a pocket demon. One of them is an original. (Contents)
• * _Azazel (SFBC #14492, Feb ’89 [Jun ’89], $4.98, hc) [Azazel] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1988) collection of fantasy stories featuring a pocket demon.
• * _Azazel (Doubleday UK 0-385-26917-X, Nov ’89, £10.95, 221pp, hc, cover by Robert Goldstrom) [Azazel] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1988) collection of 18 fantasy stories (one original) about a pocket demon. This is actually a U.S. third printing with a jacket bearing the U.K. price. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Azazel (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28339-1, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $3.95, 221pp, pb, cover by Robert Goldstrom) [Azazel] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1988) collection of 18 stories featuring a pocket demon.
• * _Azazel (Bantam UK 0-553-40068-1, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], £3.50, 221pp, pb, cover by Robert Goldstrom) [Azazel] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1988) collection of fantasy stories about a demon who is two centimetres tall.
• * *Banquets of the Black Widowers (Doubleday 0-385-19541-9, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $13.95, 212pp, hc) [Black Widowers] Non-sf/fantasy, of associational interest for Asimov fans. A collection of mysteries involving the “Black Widowers." (Contents)
• * _Banquets of the Black Widowers (Grafton 0-586-06588-1, Aug ’86, £2.50, 250pp, pb) [Black Widowers] Reprint (Doubleday 1984) detective collection.
• * *The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov (Doubleday 0-385-19783-7, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $17.95, 345pp, hc) Mostly non-sf/fantasy, associational. Collection of 31 stories including some sf mysteries. 7 of the stories have not been collected before. (Contents)
• * _The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-246-13186-1, Aug ’87, £10.95, 345pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1986) mostly non-sf/fantasy, associational. Collection of 31 stories including some sf mysteries. 7 of the stories have not been collected before. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov (Ballantine Fawcett 0-449-13287-0, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $4.50, 400pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1986) collection, associational with some sf elements.
• * _The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-586-07499-6, Oct ’88, £3.99, 477pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1986) collection of mystery stories, several with an sf setting.
• * *The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov (Doubleday 0-385-19782-9, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $17.95, 320pp, hc) Collection of 28 stories recycled from earlier collections. There is a new introduction. (Contents)
• * _The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-246-13180-2, Feb ’87, £10.95, 320pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1986) collection of Asimov’s selection of his best sf stories and poems (excluding any Robot stories). [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov (NAL Signet 0-451-15196-8, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $3.95, 379pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1986) collection of 28 sf stories.
• * _The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-586-07498-8, May ’88, £3.50, 320pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1986) sf collection.
• * _The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45069-8, Mar ’91, $3.99, 379pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1986) collection of 28 stories; third printing.
• * _The Bicentennial Man (Gollancz 0-575-04712-7, May ’90, £3.50, 211pp, pb, cover by Stanislaw Fernandes) Reprint (Doubleday 1976) sf collection. Volume 43 in the “VGSF Classics” series.
• * _The Bicentennial Man...and Other Stories (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32071-9, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $2.95, 222pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1976) collection of 12 stories.
• * _The Big Sun of Mercury (Lightning 0-340-48497-7, Oct ’88, £1.99, 143pp, pb) [*David “Lucky” Starr] Reprint (Doubleday 1956, as Lucky Starr and the Big Sun of Mercury by Paul French) young-adult sf novel. Volume 4 in the “David Starr” series.
• * _Buy Jupiter (Gollancz 0-575-04199-4, Feb ’88, £2.95, 206pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1975) sf collection.
• * *Cal (Doubleday no ISBN, 1990 [Aug ’91], no price, 30pp, ph) Original Asimov short story free to members of the “Isaac Asimov Collection”, a subscription book club. The words “Not for sale in bookstores” seem to almost be part of the title. It’s copyright 1990 but not seen until now.
• * _The Caves of Steel (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31389-5, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $2.95, 209pp, pb) [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robot Series] Reprint (Doubleday 1954) sf novel, possibly Asimov’s best. (CNB)
• * _The Caves of Steel (Grafton 0-586-00835-7, Oct ’86, £2.50, 206pp, pb) [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robot Series] Reissue (Doubleday 1954) sf novel.
• * _The Caves of Steel (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33820-0, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $3.95, 268pp, pb) [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robot Series] Reissue (Doubleday 1954) sf novel; 7th Del Rey printing. Arguably Asimov’s best book, and the best fusion between sf and the detective story. Highly recommended. (CNB)
• * _The Caves of Steel (Doubleday 0-385-41952-X, Oct ’91, $12.95, 202pp, hc) [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robot Series] Reprint (Doubleday 1954) sf novel. This special imitation leatherbound edition is part of the “Isaac Asimov Collection”, and is available from Doubleday by subscription only. There is no dustjacket, but the artwork from the forthcoming Bantam Spectra edition is pasted on the front cover.
• * _The Caves of Steel (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29340-0, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $4.99, 270pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robot Series] Reprint (Doubleday 1954) classic sf/mystery novel, the first featuring detective Elijah Baley.
• * _The Caves of Steel (HarperCollins UK 0-586-00835-7, Oct ’93, £4.99, 206pp, pb) [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robot Series] Reprint (Doubleday 1954) sf novel. 23rd printing.
• * *Child of Time (with Robert Silverberg) (Gollancz 0-575-04699-6, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], £14.99, 302pp, hc, cover by David Farren) Sf novel about a Neanderthal child transported to the present, based in part on Asimov’s “The Ugly Little Boy.”
• * _Child of Time (with Robert Silverberg) (Pan 0-330-32270-2, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £8.99, 342pp, tp, cover by David Farren) Reprint (Gollancz 1991) sf novel about a Neanderthal child transported to the present. Based on Asimov’s “The Ugly Little Boy”.
• * _Child of Time (with Robert Silverberg) (Pan 0-330-32579-5, Jun ’93, £4.99, 342pp, pb, cover by David Farren) Reprint (Gollancz 1991) sf novel about a Neanderthal child transported to the present, expanded from Asimov’s “The Ugly Little Boy”.
• * _The Complete Robot (Grafton 0-586-05724-2, Apr ’88, £3.95, 688pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1982) sf collection.
• * _The Complete Robot (HarperCollins UK 0-586-05724-2, 1994 [Dec ’94], £5.99, 688pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1982) SF collection.
• * *The Complete Stories, Volume 2 (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-42078-1, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $14.00, 550pp, tp, cover by Barclay Shaw) Collection of 40 stories with an introduction by the author. A hardcover edition (-42079-X) was originally announced but was not published. The copyright page reverses the ISBN numbers for the hardcover and trade paperback editions. (Contents)
• * _The Complete Stories, Volume 2 (SFBC #17907, May ’92, $7.98, 635pp, hc, cover by Barclay Shaw) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1992) collection of 40 stories with an introduction by the author. Similar to the Doubleday trade paperback edition except it lacks an ISBN and price. The SFBC number is on the back jacket. This is the first hardcover edition.
• * *The Complete Stories, Volume One (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-41606-7, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $22.95, 614pp, hc, cover by Barclay Shaw) Omnibus collection of 46 stories, comprising the complete contents of Earth Is Room Enough (Doubleday 1957), Nine Tomorrows (Doubleday 1957), and Nightfall and Other Stories (Doubleday 1959). Also available in trade paperback (-41627-X). (Contents)
• * _The Complete Stories, Volume One (SFBC #17907, Mar ’91, $10.98, 614pp, hc, cover by Barclay Shaw) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1990) omnibus collection of 46 stories, comprising the complete contents of Earth Is Room Enough (Doubleday 1957), Nine Tomorrows (Doubleday 1957), and Nightfall and Other Stories (Doubleday 1959).
• * _The Complete Stories, Volume Two (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224150-1, Jan ’94, £16.99, 550pp, hc, cover by Chris Brown) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1992) collection of 40 sf stories. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Complete Stories: Volume I (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224139-0, Mar ’93, £15.99, 614pp, hc, cover by Christopher Brown) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1990) omnibus collection of 46 stories, comprising the complete contents of Earth Is Room Enough (Doubleday 1957), Nine Tomorrows (Doubleday 1957), and Nightfall and Other Stories (Doubleday 1959). (Contents) [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Complete Stories: Volume One (HarperCollins UK 0-00-647647-3, Jul ’94, £5.99, 430pp, pb, cover by Christopher Brown) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1990 as Complete Stories: Volume I) SF/fantasy collection. A selection of 25 pieces from the original omnibus of 46. This version includes the complete contents of Earth is Room Enough (Doubleday 1957) and all-but-one of the stories in Nine Tomorrows (Doubleday 1957). (Contents)
• * _The Complete Stories: Volume Two (HarperCollins UK 0-00-648016-0, Jan ’95 [Dec ’94], £5.99, 464pp, pb, cover by Christopher Brown) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1990 as part of Complete Stories: Volume I) SF/fantasy collection. With its companion volume, Complete Stories: Volume One (HarperCollins UK, 1994) the pair make up all of the original omnibus. This collection contains Nightfall and Other Stories (Doubleday 1959), plus one more story, “The Ugly Little Boy”. (Contents)
• * _The Currents of Space (Grafton 0-246-12918-2, Aug ’86, £9.95, 240pp, hc) [Trantorian Empire] Reprint (Doubleday 1952) sf novel.
• * _The Currents of Space (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29341-9, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $4.99, 293pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [Trantorian Empire] Reprint (Doubleday 1952) sf novel, third book of the “Empire” series, prequel to the “Foundation” series.
• * _The Currents of Space (SFBC #00097, Feb ’93, $5.98, 197pp, hc, cover by Ed Valigursky) [Trantorian Empire] Reissue (Doubleday 1952) sf novel. This edition has no price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _David Starr - Space Ranger (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31541-3, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $2.25, 174pp, pb) [*David “Lucky” Starr] Reprint (Doubleday 1952, as by Paul French) juvenile sf adventure, part of a series. This edition also has the 1978 preface.
• * *The Disappearing Man and Other Mysteries (Walker and Company 0-8027-6602-1, 1985, $9.85, 50pp, hc, cover by Yoshi Miyake) Young-adult crime collection. (Contents)
• * _The Early Asimov: Book One (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32590-7, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $3.95, 300pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1972 as The Early Asimov) collection plus commentary. This volume is the first half of the Doubleday edition.
• * _The Early Asimov: Book Two (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32589-3, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $3.95, 301pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1972 as The Early Asimov) collection. This edition is the second half of the earlier edition.
• * *The Edge of Tomorrow (Tor 0-312-93200-6, Jun ’85 [May ’85], $15.95, 462pp, hc) Collection, a combination of sf and non-fiction, dealing with “scientists past and future.” Most of the stories have appeared in other collections. The non-fiction is all from Asimov’s F&SF columns. (Contents)
• * _The Edge of Tomorrow (Harrap 0-245-54391-0, Mar ’86, £9.95, 462pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1985) collection of sf stories and non-fiction essays.
• * _The Edge of Tomorrow (Tor 0-812-53122-1, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $3.50, 462pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1985) collection of fiction and non-fiction.
• * _The End of Eternity (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31832-3, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.95, 192pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1955) sf time travel novel. There are 450,000 copies in print (17 printings from Fawcett).
• * _The End of Eternity (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28809-1, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $4.95, 194pp, pb, cover by Don Dixon) Reprint (Doubleday 1955) time-travel sf novel.
• * *Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain (Doubleday 0-385-23926-2, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $18.95, 332pp, hc) Sf novel, not a sequel to Fantastic Voyage but another book using the same basic idea, in a more plausible manner.
• * *Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain (Doubleday 0-385-24392-8, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $125.00, 332pp, hc) This is the signed limited edition.
• * _Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain (Grafton 0-246-13210-8, Oct ’87, £10.95, 392pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1987). Amazingly enough, this reprise of (rather than sequel to) Fantastic Voyage makes the original version look scientifically realistic and plausible by comparison. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain (Grafton 0-586-20025-8, 1988 [Sep ’88], £2.95, 480pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday/Grafton 1987) sf novel. This is a special ‘Open Market’ edition and is not generally available in the UK.
• * _Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27340-X, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $4.95, 385pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday/Grafton 1987) sf novel. Not a sequel to Fantastic Voyage, but another novel based on the same concept.
• * _Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain (Grafton 0-586-20025-8, Nov ’88, £3.99, 480pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday/Grafton 1987) sf novel.
• * *Forward the Foundation (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-24793-1, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $23.50, 415pp, hc, cover by Bob Larkin) [Foundation] Collection of four novellas plus an epilogue, part of the “Foundation” series focusing on the later life of psychohistorian Hari Seldon. (Contents)
• * *Forward the Foundation (Doubleday UK 0-385-26942-0, Apr ’93 [Jan ’93], £14.99, 417pp, hc, cover by Tony Roberts) [Foundation] Collection of four original novellas about the life of Hari Seldon. Simultaneous with US (Doubleday Foundation) edition.
• * _Forward the Foundation (SFBC #05813, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $11.98, 415pp, hc, cover by Bob Larkin) [Foundation] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1993) collection of four novellas plus an epilogue, part of the “Foundation” series focusing on the later life of psychohistorian Hari Seldon. Similar to the Doubleday Foundation edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.