The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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- LE GUIN, URSULA K(roeber) (stories) (chron.) (continued)
- * _The Winds Twelve Quarters (Harper & Row/Perennial Library 0-06-091434-3, Sep 87, $6.95, 303pp, tp) Reprint (Harper & Row 1975) collection of 17 stories.
- * _The Winds Twelve Quarters (Gollancz 0-575-04607-4, Nov 89, £3.99, 303pp, pb, cover by Brian Waugh) Reprint (Harper & Row 1975) sf/fantasy collection. Volume 37 in the VGSF Classics series.
- * _The Winds Twelve Quarters (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-100162-7, Apr 91 [Mar 91], $4.50, 382pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) Reprint (Harper & Row 1975) collection of 17 stories.
- * _A Wizard of Earthsea (Bantam 0-553-23461-7, Jun 84 [May 84], $2.95, 183pp, pb) [Earthsea] Reissue (Parnassus 1968) fantasy novel, Earthsea #1; 19th Bantam printing.
- * _A Wizard of Earthsea (Lythway Large Print 0-7451-0337-5, Nov 86, £6.95, 328pp, hc) [Earthsea] Reprint (Parnassus 1968) young-adult fantasy novel, first in the Earthsea Trilogy. Large print edition.
- * _A Wizard of Earthsea (Gollancz 0-575-00717-6, Aug 89, £9.95, 191pp, hc, cover by David Smee) [Earthsea] Reprint (Parnassus 1968) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume one in the Earthsea trilogy. This is the fifth Gollancz printing, incorrectly dated May 1989.
- * _A Wizard of Earthsea (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26250-5, Feb 91 [Jan 91], $4.95, 183pp, pb, cover by Anne Yvonne Gilbert) [Earthsea] Reissue (Parnassus Press 1968) fantasy novel, first book of the Earthsea series; 27th printing. One of the finest fantasy series ever written. Highly recommended (CNB).
- * _A Wizard of Earthsea (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31720-4, Jun 91, $15.95, 197pp, hc, cover by Margaret Chodos-Irvine) [Earthsea] Reprint (Parnassus Press 1968) fantasy novel, first book of the Earthsea series.
- * _A Wizard of Earthsea (Roc UK 0-14-015776-X, Nov 91, £3.99, 203pp, pb) [Earthsea] Reprint (Parnassus Press 1968) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume One of the Earthsea series.
- * _A Wizard of Earthsea (Puffin 0-14-030477-0, Apr 92, £3.50, 203pp, pb, cover by David Bergen) [Earthsea] Reissue (Parnassus Press 1968) young-adult fantasy novel. The First Book of Earthsea.
- * *Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings (Orchard 0-531-06851-X, Sep 94 [Aug 94], $12.95, 42pp, hc, cover by S. D. Schindler) [Catwings] Childrens story in the Catwings series, with full-color illustrations by S.D. Schindler.
- * *Worlds of Exile and Illusion (Tor/Orb 0-312-86211-3, Nov 96 [Oct 96], $14.95, 370pp, tp, cover by R. S. Winter) [League of All Worlds] Omnibus of three Hainish novels: Rocannons World (1966), Planet of Exile (1966), and City of Illusions (1967). The text has been edited to correct errors and inconsistencies in past editions. (Contents)
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- * *The Norton Book of Science Fiction (with Brian Attebery) (Norton 0-393-03546-8, Oct 93, $27.50, 869pp, hc, cover by Dale ODell) Anthology of 67 sf stories arranged chronologically, with an introduction by Le Guin. A teachers guide by Brian Attebery (-96543-0) is also available. (Contents)
- LEIBER, FRITZ (Reuter, Jr.) (1910-1992) (stories) (chron.)
- * _The Best of Fritz Leiber (SFBC #06203, Jan 92 [Mar 92], $8.98, 301pp, hc, cover by Pat Morrissey) Reissue (SFBC 1974) collection of 22 stories with an introduction by Poul Anderson and an afterword by Leiber.
- * _The Big Time (Macmillan Collier 0-02-069841-0, May 91 [Apr 91], $4.95, 168pp, pb, cover by Paul Lehr) [Change War] Reprint (Ace 1961) sf novel in the Change War series. A shorter version won the Hugo in 1958. This edition reprints the 1982 introduction.
- * _The Big Time (SFBC #19247, Jan 92 [Mar 92], $6.98, 130pp, hc, cover by Paul Lehr) [Change War] Reprint (Ace 1961) sf novel in the Change War series. Similar to the 1991 Macmillan Collier Nucleus paperback edition. This is a hardcover lacking an ISBN and price. The SFBC number is on the back jacket.
- * _Conjure Wife (Ace 0-441-11749-X, Nov 84 [Oct 84], $2.75, 210pp, pb) Reissue (Twayne 1953 as part of Witches Three) fantasy novel. Third Ace printing of a classic fantasy/horror novel set in modern times.
- * *Conjure Wife/Our Lady of Darkness (Tor 0-812-51296-0, Aug 91 [Jul 91], $4.99, 347pp, pb, cover by Wayne Douglas Barlowe) Omnibus of two classic dark fantasy novels, Conjure Wife (Twayne 1953) and Our Lady of Darkness (Berkley 1977). Two of Leibers best works. Highly recommended (SW). (Contents)
- * _Conjure Wife/Our Lady of Darkness (Tor 0-812-51296-0, Oct 93 [Dec 93], $4.99, 347pp, pb, cover by Wayne Douglas Barlowe) Reissue (Tor 1991) omnibus of two classic dark fantasy novels, Conjure Wife (Twayne 1953) and Our Lady of Darkness (Berkley 1977). Second printing.
- * *The Dealings of Daniel Kesserich (Tor 0-312-85408-0, Mar 97 [Feb 97], $18.95, 125pp, hc, cover by Jason Van Hollander) Lovecraftian novella originally written in the 30s, and lost for many decades. Omni did an online version last year.
- * _The Dealings of Daniel Kesserich (Tor 0-312-86622-4, Jun 98 [May 98], $9.95, 125pp, tp, cover by Jason Van Hollander) Reprint (Tor 1997) Lovecraftian novella.
- * *Fafhrd & Me (Wildside Press no ISBN, Oct 90 [Dec 90], $9.95, 96pp, tp, cover by Charles Dougherty) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Non-fiction collection of 11 essays, with an introduction by Darrell Schweitzer. This is a limited edition of 300 copies. A hardcover limited edition of 200 copies ($25.00) is also available.
- * *Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Book 1 (Epic Comics 0-87135-719-4, Oct 90 [Dec 90], $4.50, unpaginated, tp, cover by Mike Mignola) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Graphic version of Ill Met in Lankhmar adapted by Howard Chaykin, first of a series of graphic novels/collections adapting the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories.
- * *Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Book 2 (Epic Comics 0-87135-720-8, Jan 91 [Dec 90], $4.50, unpaginated, tp, cover by Mike Mignola) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Graphic collection of two stories in the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series, The Circle Curse and The Howling Tower, both adapted by Howard Chaykin.
- * _Farewell to Lankhmar (White Wolf 1-56504-929-2, Jun 98 [May 98], $21.99, 271pp, hc, cover by Mike Mignola) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reprint (Morrow 1988 as The Knight and Knave of Swords) final collection of four stories (one novel-length) in the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series.
- * _Gather, Darkness! (Macmillan Collier Nucleus 0-02-022348-X, Oct 92 [Sep 92], $9.00, 240pp, tp, cover by Peter Scanlon) Reprint (Pellegrini & Cudahy 1950) classic sf novel about future revolution in the guise of Satanism against totalitarianism in the guise of religion. Recommended (CNB).
- * *The Ghost Light (Berkley 0-425-06812-9, Apr 84 [Mar 84], $7.95, 367pp, tp) Collection of 9 stories plus an autobiographical essay, illustrated by a number of different artists. (Contents)
- * _The Ghost Light (Berkley 0-425-07057-3, Aug 84 [Jul 84], $50.00, 367pp, hc) Reprint (Berkley 1984) collection, first hardcover edition; limited to 750 signed, numbered copies.
- * _The Ghost Light (Ace 0-441-28602-X, Dec 91 [Nov 91], $4.99, 367pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 1984) collection of nine stories and a long autobiographical essay; illustrations by various artists.
- * _The Green Millenium (Macmillan Collier Nucleus 0-02-022346-3, Feb 92, $4.95, 220pp, tp, cover by Brad Teare) Reprint (Abelard 1953) satiric sf novel of an alien cat wanted by everybody from the FBI to the Mob.
- * *Gummitch & Friends (Donald M. Grant 1-880418-18-5, Feb 93, $30.00, 222pp, hc, cover by Alicia Austin) Collection of 16 stories and sketches by Leiber and six poems by Margo Skinner (plus one by Poul Anderson) about cats, with an introduction by Leiber, an afterword by Margo Skinner, and a number of appreciations of Leiber. A slipcased 1,000 copy limited edition (-17-7, $60.00) is also available, signed by Margo Skinner Leiber and Roger Gerberding, and containing 34 additional pages of various tributes written just after Leibers death. Order from Donald M. Grant, PO Box 187, Hampton Falls NH 03844. (Contents)
- * *Ill Met in Lankhmar (White Wolf/Borealis 1-56504-926-8, Oct 95 [Sep 95], $19.99, 337pp, hc, cover by Mike Mignola & Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Omnibus of the first two collections featuring Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser, Swords and Deviltry (Ace 1970) and Swords Against Death (Ace 1970). There is a new introduction by Michael Moorcock. The introductory material by Leiber himself is taken from the 1977 Gregg Press editions, and includes pieces dated 1962, 1973, 1974, and 1977. (Contents)
- * _Ill Met in Lankhmar (White Wolf 1-56504-894-6, Jul 96, $5.99, 494pp, pb, cover by Mike Mignola) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reprint (White Wolf 1995) omnibus of the first two collections featuring Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser, Swords and Deviltry (Ace 1970) and Swords Against Death (Ace 1970).
- * _Ill Met in Lankhmar (SFBC #13968, Nov 96 [Oct 96], $7.98, 151pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Fantasy novella, winner of the Hugo and Nebula Award. Appeared as part of Swords and Deviltry (1970); this is its first separate publication. There is an introduction by David G. Hartwell. Part of the SFBC Collection, with a special price of $2.98 with any purchase.
- * *The Knight and Knave of Swords (Morrow 0-688-08530-X, Dec 88 [Nov 88], $17.95, 303pp, hc) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Collection of four Fafhrd/Mouser stories, including an original short novel, The Mouser Goes Below. (Contents)
- * _The Knight and Knave of Swords (SFBC #14811, May 89 [Jun 89], $4.98, hc) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reprint (Morrow 1988) collection of four Fafhrd/Mouser stories, including an original short novel.
- * _The Knight and Knave of Swords (Ace 0-441-45125-X, Feb 90 [Jan 90], $3.95, 292pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reprint (Morrow 1988) collection of four Fafhrd/Mouser stories, including an original short novel.
- * _The Knight and Knave of Swords (Grafton 0-246-13638-3, Apr 90, £7.95, 304pp, tp, cover by Peter Elson) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reprint (Morrow 1988) collection of four Fafhrd/Mouser stories, including an original short novel, The Mouser Goes Below. Volume Seven in the Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser series. Also available in hardcover (-13578-6, £13.95).
- * _The Knight and Knave of Swords (Grafton 0-586-20849-6, Apr 91, £3.99, 361pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reprint (Morrow 1988) fantasy collection. Book Seven in the Swords series.
- * *Kreativity for Kats and Other Feline Fantasies (Wildside Press 1-880448-10-6, Sep 92, $2.29, 64pp, tp, cover by Jill Bauman) Collection of three stories about cats in a smaller, thin paperback (13½ x 10½ cm) size. A 200-copy hardcover edition (-11-4, $13.99) and a 26-copy leatherbound hardcover edition (-12-2, $22.50) were announced but not seen. Available from Wildside Press, 37 Fillmore St. Newark NJ 07105. (Contents)
- * *Lean Times in Lankhmar (White Wolf 1-56504-927-6, Apr 96, $21.99, 291pp, hc, cover by Mike Mignola) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Omnibus of Swords in the Mist (Ace 1968) and Swords Against Wizardry (Ace 1968), the third and fourth volumes in the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series. There is an introduction by Raymond E. Feist. (Contents)
- * _Lean Times in Lankhmar (White Wolf 1-56504-895-4, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $5.99, 436pp, pb, cover by Mike Mignola) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reprint (White Wolf 1996) omnibus of Swords in the Mist (Ace 1968) and Swords Against Wizardry (Ace 1968), the third and fourth volumes in the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series.
- * *The Leiber Chronicles (Dark Harvest 0-913165-48-4, Apr 90 [Mar 90], $21.95, 601pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of 44 stories arranged chronologically. The books starts with the Grey Mouser (1939) and ends with him (1983), but meanders all over the landscape in between with a fascinating number of classic stories. Highly recommended (CNB). A signed, slipcased, limited edition ($65.00) is also available. (Contents)
- * _Our Lady of Darkness (Ace 0-441-64417-1, Apr 84 [Mar 84], $2.50, 183pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley Putnam 1977) fantasy novel. This received the World Fantasy Award. Highly recommended. (CNB)
- * *Return to Lankhmar (White Wolf 1-56504-928-4, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $21.99, 383pp, hc, cover by Mike Mignola) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Omnibus of one novel, The Swords of Lankhmar (Ace 1968), and one collection, Swords and Ice Magic (Ace 1977), in the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series. (Contents)
- * _Return to Lankhmar (White Wolf 1-56504-896-2, Jan 98, $5.99, 494pp, pb, cover by Mike Mignola) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reprint (White Wolf 1997) omnibus of one novel, The Swords of Lankhmar (Ace 1968), and one collection, Swords and Ice Magic (Ace 1977), in the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series.
- * _The Sinful Ones (Baen 0-671-65549-3, Jan 86 [Dec 85], $2.95, 250pp, pb) Reprint (Universal 1953) fantasy novel. This edition follows the slightly revised 1980 Pocket text and has the 1980 afterword. The condensed version was published as You Are All Alone (Ace 1972).
- * _A Specter Is Haunting Texas (Macmillan Collier Nucleus 0-02-022347-1, Jul 92 [Jun 92], $9.00, 245pp, tp, cover by Neal McPheeters) Reprint (Walker 1969) satiric sf novel of a future world ruled primarily by Texas.
- * _Swords Against Death (Ace 0-441-79193-X, Jan 86 [Dec 85], $2.95, 251pp, pb) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reissue (Ace 1970) collection of 10 stories, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser #2. 13th printing.
- * _Swords Against Death (Grafton 0-583-13087-9, Sep 86, £2.50, 222pp, pb) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reissue (Ace 1970) fantasy collection. Fafhrd & the Grey Mouser #2.
- * _Swords Against Death (Ace 0-441-79193-X, Aug 90 [Jul 90], $3.95, 251pp, pb, cover by Jeff Jones) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reissue (Ace 1970) collection of ten stories, second book of the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series; 14th printing.
- * _Swords Against Wizardry (Ace 0-441-79194-8, Apr 86 [Mar 86], $2.95, 188pp, pb) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reissue (Ace 1968) fantasy collection of 4 stories (including a collaboration with Harry Otto Fischer) book 4 of the Fafhrd & the Gray Mouser series. 12th printing.
- * _Swords Against Wizardry (Grafton 0-583-13089-5, Oct 86, £2.50, 189pp, pb) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reissue (Ace 1968) fantasy collection, Fafhrd & the Grey Mouser #4.
- * _Swords Against Wizardry (Ace 0-441-79194-8, Oct 90 [Sep 90], $3.95, 188pp, pb, cover by Jeff Jones) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reissue (Ace 1968) collection of four stories, fourth book of the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series; 13th printing.
- * _Swords and Deviltry (Ace 0-441-79197-7, Nov 85 [Oct 85], $2.95, 254pp, pb) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reissue (Ace 1970) collection of 3 tales featuring Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. 16th Ace printing. Chronologically, this is the first book in the classic fantasy series.
- * _Swords and Deviltry (Grafton 0-583-13084-4, Jul 86 [Aug 86], £2.50, 191pp, pb) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reprint (Ace 1970) fantasy collection; chronologically, the first tales of Fafhrd and the Mouser.
- * _Swords and Ice Magic (Ace 0-441-79196-4, Aug 86 [Jul 86], $2.95, 243pp, pb) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reissue (Ace 1977) fantasy collection, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser #6. 8th printing.
- * _Swords and Ice Magic (Grafton 0-583-13113-1, Dec 86, £2.50, 189pp, pb) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reissue (Ace 1977) fantasy collection, Fafhrd & the Grey Mouser #6.
- * _Swords in the Mist (Grafton 0-583-13088-7, Sep 86, £2.50, 189pp, pb) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reissue (Ace 1968) fantasy collection. Fafhrd & the Grey Mouser #3.
- * _Swords in the Mist (Ace 0-441-79192-1, Sep 90 [Aug 90], $3.95, 190pp, pb, cover by Jeff Jones) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reissue (Ace 1967) collection of five Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories; 14th printing.
- * *Swords Masters (SFBC #15972, Apr 90, $11.98, 536pp, hc, cover by Dean Morrissey) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Omnibus of Swords Against Wizardry (Ace 1968), The Swords of Lankhmar (Ace 1968), and Swords and Ice Magic (Ace 1977). (Contents)
- * _The Swords of Lankhmar (Ace 0-441-79195-6, Jun 86 [May 86], $2.95, 310pp, pb) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reissue (Ace 1968) fantasy novel, Fafhrd & the Gray Mouser #5; 11th printing.
- * _The Swords of Lankhmar (Grafton 0-583-11817-8, Nov 86, £2.50, 222pp, pb) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reissue (Ace 1968) fantasy novel, Fafhrd & the Grey Mouser #5.
- * _The Swords of Lankhmar (Ace 0-441-79195-6, Nov 90 [Oct 90], $3.95, 310pp, pb, cover by Jeff Jones) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reissue (Ace 1968) fantasy novel in the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series; 12th printing.
- * *The Three of Swords (SFBC #14707, 1989 [Mar 89], $7.98, 496pp, hc) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Omnibus edition of Swords and Deviltry (Ace 1970), Swords Against Death (Ace 1970), and Swords in the Mist (Ace 1968). The first three volumes in the Fafhrd/Mouser series. (Contents)
- * _The Wanderer (Tor 0-812-54425-0, Apr 86 [Mar 86], $2.95, 318pp, pb) Reissue (Ballantine 1964) sf novel of the destruction of the world. A Hugo winner. 2nd Tor printing.
- * _The Wanderer (Penguin 0-14-009201-3, May 87, £3.95, 346pp, tp) Reissue (Ballantine 1964) sf novel. In the Penguin Classic SF series.
- * _The Wanderer (SFBC #11385, Nov 87, $4.98, 311pp, hc) Reissue (Ballantine 1964) sf novel, a Hugo winner.
- * _The Wanderer (Easton Press no ISBN, Jan 92, no price, 318pp, hc) Reprint (Ballantine 1964) Hugo-winning sf novel, with an introduction by John J. Pierce and artwork by Jill Bauman. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the Masterpieces of Science Fiction series and is available by subscription only.
- * _Youre All Alone (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-679-1, Oct 90 [Sep 90], $3.95, 191pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1972) collection of three stories including a revised condensed version of The Sinful Ones (1953).
- LEIBER, JUSTIN (Fritz) (1938- ) (stories)
- * *Beyond Gravity (Tor 0-812-54435-8, Sep 88 [Aug 88], $3.95, 276pp, pb) [Beyond] Sf novel, third in the Beyond series.
- * *Beyond Humanity (Tor 0-812-54433-1, Apr 87 [Mar 87], $2.95, 254pp, pb) [Beyond] Sf novel.
- * *The Sword and the Eye (Tor 0-812-54429-3, May 85 [Apr 85], $2.95, 252pp, pb) [House of Eigin] Fantasy novel, Book One of The Saga of the House of Eigin.
- * *The Sword and the Tower (Tor 0-812-54431-5, Jan 86 [Dec 85], $2.95, 216pp, pb) [House of Eigin] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Sword and the Eye.
- LEICHTER, LARRY R(oy) (1948- )
- * *Mind Game (Vantage Press 0-533-08145-9, Dec 89, $16.95, 293pp, hc) Sf suspense novel about mind control published by a vanity press.
- LEIGH, STEPHEN (Walter) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *The Abraxis Marvel Circus (NAL/Roc 0-451-45009-4, May 90 [Apr 90], $3.95, 255pp, pb) Humorous fantasy novel about the search for the secrets of the Destiny Matrices.
- * *Alien Tongue (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28875-X, Aug 91 [Jul 91], $4.99, 327pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Sf novel of first contact, second book of The Next Wave, a series of unrelated hard sf novels, with an introduction by Isaac Asimov and an essay by Rudy Rucker. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
- * *The Bones of God (Avon 0-380-89961-2, Nov 86 [Oct 86], $3.50, 289pp, pb) Sf novel of a possible new messiah in 2558.
- * _The Bones of God (Headline 0-7472-3088-9, Jan 88, £2.95, 289pp, pb) Reprint (Avon 1986) sf novel about a man who may, or may not, be the Messiah. Unusual and enjoyable. (PSP) [First U.K. edition]
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