The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

JONES, MARY J. (1938- )

• * *Avalon (Naiad Press 0-941483-96-7, Oct ’91, $9.95, 237pp, tp, cover by Pat Tong & Bonnie Liss) Lesbian Arthurian fantasy novel about Gwenhafyr’s daughter Argante, the Lady of the Lake. A first novel.

JONES, MATTHEW (stories)

• * *Bad Therapy (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20490-5, Dec ’96 [Oct ’96], £4.99, 292pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Original novel based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a world-wide edition, available in the US for $5.95. Volume 57 in “The New Adventures”.
• * *The New Adventures: Beyond the Sun (New Adventures 0-426-20511-1, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], £4.99, 295pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelization based on characters from the Doctor Who series — without the Doctor.

JONES, NANCY E. (1954- ); see pseudonym Nancy Luenn

JONES, NEIL, ed. (stories)

• * *Warhammer 40,000: Deathwing (with David Pringle) (GW Books 1-872372-12-0, Nov ’90, $8.99, 257pp, tp, cover by Trevor Scobie) [Warhammer 40,000] Original anthology of seven stories based on the “Warhammer” game. This is a worldwide edition with both UK and US prices. (Contents)

JONES, RAYMOND F. (1915-1994) (stories)

• * _Renaissance (Grafton 0-586-21051-2, May ’91, £4.50, 383pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Gnome Press 1951) sf novel.
• * _This Island Earth (Grafton 0-586-21050-4, Mar ’91, £3.50, 191pp, pb, cover by Bill Donohoe) [Cal Meacham] Reprint (Shasta 1952) sf novel.

JONES, RICHARD GLYN; see under Glyn Jones, Richard (stories)

JONES, ROBIN D.

• * *The Beginning of Unbelief (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31781-6, Apr ’93, $13.95, 153pp, hc, cover by Scott Multer) Associational young-adult novel. A fifteen year old boy can’t seem to rid himself of his childhood imaginary friend, so he tries to write him away in a science fiction story, actually included in the text.

JONES, STEPHEN (Gregory) (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Hellraiser Chronicles (with Peter Atkins & Clive Barker) See entry under Peter Atkins.

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• * *The Anthology of Fantasy & The Supernatural (with David A. Sutton) (Tiger Books 1-85501-502-1, Mar ’94 [Jul ’94], £9.95, 593pp, hc) Original fantasy/horror anthology. Forty stories, most original, intended for the magazine Fantasy Tales. Illustrated by various artists. An instant remainder hardcover. (Contents)
• * _The Anthology of Horror Stories (Tiger Books 1-85501-504-8, Mar ’94 [Jul ’94], £9.95, 587pp, hc) Reprint (Robinson; Carroll & Graf 1991 as The Mammoth Book of Terror) horror anthology. The book lacks the original introduction. An instant remainder edition.
• * *The Best Horror from Fantasy Tales (with David A. Sutton) (Robinson 0-948164-73-5, Oct ’88, £11.95, 264pp, hc) Illustrated anthology of horror stories from Fantasy Tales. (Contents)
• * +The Best Horror from Fantasy Tales (with David A. Sutton) (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-571-X, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $17.95, 264pp, hc, cover by Roy Colmer) Anthology of 20 horror stories that appeared previously in Fantasy Tales, illustrated by various artists. First American edition (Robinson 1988).
• * +Best New Horror (with Ramsey Campbell) (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-630-9, Nov ’90, $18.95, 390pp, hc, cover by Les Edwards) Best-of-the-year anthology of 20 horror stories, plus a look at horror in 1989 by the editors and a necrology by Jones and Kim Newman. First American edition (Robinson 1990).
• * *Best New Horror (with Ramsey Campbell) (Robinson 1-85487-058-0, Nov ’90 [Sep ’90], £6.99, 390pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Anthology of the best horror stories of 1989. Simultaneous with US (Carroll & Graf) edition. (Contents)
• * _Best New Horror (with Ramsey Campbell) (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-762-3, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $10.95, 390pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Robinson 1990) best-of-the-year horror anthology of 20 stories from 1989 plus an overview of the year in horror and a necrology.
• * *Best New Horror 2 (with Ramsey Campbell) (Robinson 1-85487-094-7, Aug ’91, £7.99, 433pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Anthology of the 28 best horror stories of 1990. (Contents)
• * +Best New Horror 2 (with Ramsey Campbell) (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-736-4, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $20.95, 433pp, hc, cover by Luis Rey) Best-of-the-year anthology of 28 horror stories from 1990, plus an overview of the year in horror by the editors and a necrology by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman. Recommended (SW). First American edition (Robinson 1991).
• * _Best New Horror 2 (with Ramsey Campbell) (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-921-9, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $11.95, 433pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Reprint (Robinson 1991) best-of-the-year anthology of 28 horror stories from 1990.
• * *Best New Horror 3 (with Ramsey Campbell) (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-858-1, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $21.00, 417pp, hc) Best-of-the-year anthology of 29 horror stories from 1991, with an introduction and a necrology by the editors. Recommended (SW). (Contents)
• * _Best New Horror 3 (with Ramsey Campbell) (Robinson 1-85487-132-3, Oct ’92, £7.99, 417pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Reprint (Carroll & Graf 1992) anthology of the 29 best horror stories of 1991. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Best New Horror 3 (with Ramsey Campbell) (Carroll & Graf 0-78767-0028-9, May ’94, $11.95, 417pp, tp) Reprint (Carroll & Graf 1992) best-of-the-year anthology of 29 horror stories from 1991, with an introduction and a necrology by the editors.
• * *Best New Horror 4 (with Ramsey Campbell) (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0004-1, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $21.95, 413pp, hc) Best-of-the-year anthology of 24 horror stories from 1992, with an introduction on the state of the horror field in 1992 and a necrology by the editors. Simultaneous with the UK (Robinson) edition. (Contents)
• * *Best New Horror 4 (with Ramsey Campbell) (Robinson 1-85487-182-X, Nov ’93, £6.99, 481pp, tp) Anthology of the 24 best horror stories of 1992. Simultaneous with the US (Carroll & Graf) edition.
• * +Best New Horror 5 (with Ramsey Campbell) (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0155-2, Jan ’95 [Dec ’94], $9.95, 514pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Horror anthology of 30 stories, with an introduction by the editors. First American edition (Robinson 1994).
• * +Best New Horror 6 (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0277-X, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $11.95, 448pp, tp) Horror anthology of 22 stories, with a necrology and overview of the year (1994) by Jones. First American edition (Robinson 1995).
• * *The Best New Horror: Volume Eight (Robinson 1-85487-901-4, Oct ’97, £6.99, 513pp, tp) Dark fantasy reprint anthology of 23 stories and a playscript. (Contents)
• * *The Best New Horror: Volume Five (with Ramsey Campbell) (Raven 1-85487-299-0, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], £6.99, 514pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Anthology of more than two dozen stories from 1993, a round-up of the year’s books, films and graphic work, and a Necrology. (Contents)
• * *The Best New Horror: Volume Six (Raven 1-85487-421-7, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], £6.99, 448pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Anthology of the best dark fantasy stories of 1994, plus an informative and lengthy Introduction, and a Necrology of authors and artists who died in the year. (Contents)
• * _Book of Vampires (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-0477-5, Aug ’97 [Nov ’97], $7.98, 553pp, hc) Reprint (Robinson; Carroll & Graf 1992 as The Mammoth Book of Vampires) anthology of 29 vampire stories (one is a poem by Neil Gaiman). An instant remainder edition.
• * *Clive Barker’s A-Z of Horror (HarperPrism 0-06-105277-9, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $29.95, 256pp, hc) Associational non-fiction. A guide to horror films, the official companion to a BBC television series, with an introduction (and numerous illustrations) by Barker. Matter is arranged thematically, with considerable attention to literary sources: Lovecraft under “C” for Chaos, fairy tales under “G” for Grim Tales, Shirley Jackson under “S” for Sorceress, Edgar Allan Poe under “W” for Window — arrangements better for browsing than research, but an index is included. [Barker]
• * _Clive Barker’s A-Z of Horror (BBC Books 0-563-37152-8, Oct ’97, £12.99, 256pp, tp) Reprint (HarperPrism 1997) non-fiction tie-in to the BBC TV series about horror in film, fantasy, and real life. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Clive Barker’s A-Z of Horror (HarperPrism 0-06-105367-8, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $20.00, 256pp, tp) Reprint (HarperPrism 1997) associational non-fiction guide to horror films. A “companion” to the eponymous British TV series. [Barker]
• * *Clive Barker’s Shadows in Eden (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-073-8, Oct ’91, $39.95, 466pp, hc) Non-fiction, a collection of interviews, articles and essays about Barker and his career, some original, plus many drawings and photographs, some in full color. This is a beautifully made book, and the text is littered with fascinating quotes. Recommended (SW). A signed (by Barker) edition of 500 copies is also available for $75.00. (Contents) [Barker]
• * _Clive Barker’s Shadows in Eden (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-171-8, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $18.95, 466pp, tp) Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1991) non-fiction, a collection of interviews, articles and essays about Barker and his career, some original, plus many drawings and photographs, some in full color. Order from Underwood-Miller, 708 Westover Dr., Lancaster PA 17601. [Barker]
• * *Dancing with the Dark (Vista 0-575-60166-3, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], £5.99, 351pp, pb) Associational anthology of memoirs, subtitled “TRUE encounters with the paranormal by masters of the macabre”. (Contents)
• * *Dark of the Night (Pumpkin Books 1-901914-01-1, Oct ’97 [Nov ’97], £15.99, 307pp, hc) Anthology of 14 original dark fantasy stories and a poem. A limited slipcased edition of 250 copies (-00-3, £25.00) is signed by the editor and all the contributors. Available from P O Box 297, Nottingham NG2 4GW. (Contents)
• * *Dark Terrors (with David A. Sutton) (Gollancz 0-575-06136-7, Oct ’95, £15.99, 379pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Anthology of mostly original horror stories. This is a continuation of the Dark Voices anthology series, formerly from Pan. (Contents)
• * _Dark Terrors 2 (with David A. Sutton) (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60235-X, Oct ’97, £5.99, 379pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Gollancz 1996) horror anthology of 18 stories.
• * *Dark Terrors 2: The Gollancz Book of Horror (with David A. Sutton) (Gollancz 0-575-06326-2, Oct ’96, £16.99, 379pp, hc) Dark fantasy anthology of 18 stories; 15 are original, while those by Barker, Ellison, and Straub are reprints. (Contents)
• * *Dark Terrors 3 (with David A. Sutton) (Gollancz 0-575-06516-8, Oct ’97, £16.99, 381pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Anthology of 20 original horror stories. (Contents)
• * _Dark Terrors 3 (with David A. Sutton) (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60398-4, Oct ’98, £6.99, 381pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Gollancz 1997) anthology of original horror stories.
• * *Dark Terrors 4 (with David A. Sutton) (Gollancz 0-575-06581-8, Oct ’98, £16.99, 349pp, hc, cover by Les Edwards) Original anthology of 19 horror stories. (Contents)
• * _Dark Terrors: The Gollancz Book of Horror (with David A. Sutton) (Vista 0-575-60024-1, Oct ’96, £5.99, 379pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1995) anthology of mainly original dark fantasy stories. This is a continuation of the Dark Voices anthology series, from Pan.
• * _Dark Voices 2 (with David A. Sutton) See entry under David A. Sutton
• * _Dark Voices 2: The Pan Book of Horror (with David A. Sutton) See entry under David A. Sutton
• * _Dark Voices 3: The Pan Book of Horror (with David A. Sutton) See entry under David A. Sutton
• * _Dark Voices 4: The Pan Book of Horror (with David A. Sutton) See entry under David A. Sutton
• * _Dark Voices 5 The Pan Book of Horror (with David A. Sutton) See entry under David A. Sutton
• * _Dark Voices 6: The Pan Book of Horror (with David A. Sutton) See entry under David A. Sutton
• * *Dark Voices: The Best from the Pan Book of Horror Stories (with Clarence Paget) (Pan 0-330-31100-X, Apr ’90, £3.99, 348pp, pb, cover by Dave McKean) Anthology of thirteen stories taken from past volumes of The Pan Book of Horror Stories, most in turn reprinted from other sources, together with brief introductions by contemporary horror authors. Also available in hardcover (-31565-X, £13.95). (Contents)
• * _Exorcisms and Ecstasies See entry under Karl Edward Wagner.
• * *Fantasy Tales [v1 #1, Spring 1990] (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-567-1, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $2.95, 104pp, tp, cover by J. K. Potter) Original anthology/magazine of of seven horror/dark fantasy stories and a poem. Published simultaneously in the UK as a magazine, Fantasy Tales v11 #4, Spring 1990 (Robinson 1990).
• * +Fantasy Tales [v1 #2, Fall 1990] (with David A. Sutton) (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-643-0, Oct ’90 [Nov ’90], $3.95, 201pp, tp, cover by J. K. Potter) Original anthology of 13 horror/dark fantasy stories. This used to be a magazine/anthology, but the non-fiction has since been dropped. First American edition (Robinson 1990 as Fantasy Tales #5).
• * *Fantasy Tales [v10 # 2, 1989] (with David A. Sutton) (Robinson 1-85487-004-1, May ’89, £0.99, 103pp, tp) Fantasy magazine/original anthology. (Contents)
• * *Fantasy Tales [v11 # 3, 1989] (with David A. Sutton) (Robinson 1-85487-039-4, Oct ’89, £0.99, 98pp, tp, cover by Angus McKie) (Contents)
• * +Fantasy Tales [v2 #3, Spring 1991] (with David A. Sutton) (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-733-X, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $3.95, 182pp, tp, cover by J. K. Potter) Mostly original anthology/quarterly magazine of ten stories, a poem, and an essay by Clive Barker. Several pieces have appeared before in odd sources. Published in the U.K. as Fantasy Tales 6, and the cover of the Carroll & Graf edition is still numbered six.
• * +Fantasy Tales [v3 #4, Winter 1991] (with David A. Sutton) (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-735-6, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $3.95, 185pp, tp, cover by J. K. Potter) Mostly original anthology/quarterly magazine of nine stories, two poems, and an essay by Peter James, plus an introduction by the editors. Two of the stories, the Campbell and the Kilworth, are reprints. First American edition (Robinson 1991 as Fantasy Tales 7).
• * *Fantasy Tales 5 (with David A. Sutton) (Robinson 1-85487-054-8, Oct ’90, £2.95, 201pp, tp, cover by J. K. Potter) Original fantasy/horror anthology. With this issue Fantasy Tales completes the transition from small press magazine to (mainly) original anthology, with a doubling of page count and price and the removal of all non-fiction material. (Contents)
• * *Fantasy Tales 6 (with David A. Sutton) (Robinson 1-85487-059-9, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], £2.95, 186pp, pb, cover by J. K. Potter) Original fantasy anthology. (Contents)
• * *Fantasy Tales 7 (with David A. Sutton) (Robinson 1-85487-064-5, Oct ’91, £3.99, 185pp, pb, cover by J. K. Potter) Fantasy/horror anthology/magazine with seven original stories and two reprints. (Contents)
• * *Fantasycon X Programme Booklet (with Jo Fletcher) (Fantasycon X no ISBN, Sep ’85, free with membership, else £2.50/$5.00, 92pp, pb) Program booklet containing stories, articles and artwork for Fantasycon X held in Birmingham, U.K. (Contents)
• * *Gaslight & Ghosts (with Jo Fletcher) (Robinson Pub./1988 World Fantasy Con 0-9513892-0-3, Oct ’88, £9.95, 258pp, hc) Original anthology of 21 stories and articles published for the 1988 World Fantasy Convention held in London. (Contents)
• * *The Giant Book of Best New Horror (with Ramsey Campbell) (Magpie 1-85487-193-5, 1993 [May ’93], £10.95, xv+619pp, tp) Horror anthology. A “distillation” of the best of the first three volumes of Best New Horror. (Contents)
• * _Giant Book of Fantasy and the Supernatural (Magpie 1-85487-619-8, Oct ’96, £3.99, xvi+543pp, tp) Reprint (Tiger Books 1994 as The Anthology of Fantasy & The Supernatural) dark fantasy anthology. An instant remainder edition; simultaneous with the Parragon edition.
• * _Giant Book of Fantasy and the Supernatural (Parragon, Oct ’96, £2.99, xvi+543pp, tp) Reprint (Tiger Books 1994 as The Anthology of Fantasy & The Supernatural) dark fantasy anthology. An instant remainder edition; simultaneous with the Magpie edition.
• * *The Giant Book of Fantasy Tales (with David A. Sutton) (The Book Company 1-86309-224-2, May ’96 [Oct ’96], no price, xxiii+553pp, tp, cover by J. K. Potter) Anthology, published in Australia, collecting the majority of contents (including original introductions and afterwords) of the 7-issue (v10#1 to v13#7) three-year paperback incarnation of the magazine, Fantasy Tales. Printed by (UK) Magpie Books, but not published in the UK. (Contents)
• * _Giant Book of Horror (Magpie 1-85487-620-1, Sep ’96 [Oct ’96], £3.99, xii+589pp, tp) Reprint (Carroll & Graf 1991 as The Mammoth Book of Terror) dark fantasy anthology. This drops the Introduction from the original. An instant remainder edition; simultaneous with the Parragon edition.
• * _Giant Book of Horror (Parragon 0-75281-846-5, Sep ’96 [Oct ’96], £2.99, xii+589pp, tp) Reprint (Carroll & Graf 1991 as The Mammoth Book of Terror) dark fantasy anthology. This drops the Introduction from the original. An instant remainder edition; simultaneous with the Magpie edition.
• * _The Giant Book of Terror (with Ramsey Campbell) (Magpie 1-85487-376-8, Aug ’94, £3.99, 557pp, hc, cover by Luis Rey) Horror anthology of 28 stories, selected from Best New Horror 3 and Best New Horror 4. A paperback edition (Parragon 0-7575-0142-9, £2.99) is also available. (Contents)
• * _The Giant Book of Vampires (Magpie 1-85487-369-5, Aug ’94, £3.99, 557pp, hc, cover by Luis Rey) Reprint (Robinson 1992 as The Mammoth Book of Vampires) horror anthology. A paperback edition (Parragon 0-7525-0147-6, £2.99) is also available.
• * +H.P. Lovecraft’s Book of Horror (with David Carson) (Barnes & Noble 1-56619-496-2, Nov ’93 [Apr ’94], $7.98, 450pp, hc, cover by Bruce Pennington) Anthology of 21 horror stories discussed by Lovecraft in his “Supernatural Horror in Literature” essay, which is reprinted here. This is an instant remainder edition, and was a 1993 book. First American edition (BCA/Robinson 1993).
• * *H.P. Lovecraft’s Book of Horror (with David Carson) (Robinson 1-85487-231-1, Apr ’94, £6.99, 450pp, tp, cover by Bruce Pennington) Anthology of Lovecraft’s classic article “Supernatural Horror in Literature” followed by 21 horror stories recommended in it, illustrated by Dave Carson. Simultaneous with the US (Barnes & Noble) edition. (Contents) [First U.K. edition]
• * *Horror: 100 Best Books (with Kim Newman) (Xanadu 0-947761-37-3, Nov ’88, £11.99, 256pp, hc) Potted reviews of the 100 ‘best’ horror books, written by 100 horror writers.
• * *Horror: 100 Best Books (with Kim Newman) (Xanadu 0-947761-68-3, Nov ’88, £100.00, 256pp, hc) Special edition of the above, limited to 300 copies, and signed by most of the contributors. [Not seen]
• * +Horror: 100 Best Books (with Kim Newman) (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-417-9, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $15.95, 256pp, hc) Non-fiction: reviews/essays on their favorite works of horror and dark fantasy, written by leading authors, editors, and scholars. It makes fascinating reading — recommended. (FCM) First U.S. edition (Xanadu Publishing 1988).
• * _Horror: 100 Best Books (with Kim Newman) (NEL 0-450-56639-0, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], £5.99, 362pp, tp, cover by Melvyn Grant) Reprint (Xanadu 1988) associational book. This edition contains an index to both contributors and subjects, and some revisions to the introductory and biographical information provided by the editors.