The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

MASON, ROBERT C(averly) (continued)

• * _Weapon (Corgi 0-552-13510-0, Apr ’90, £3.99, 367pp, pb) [Weapon] Reprint (Putnam 1989) near-future techno-thriller.

MASON, ROGER; pseudonym of Conrad Charles Rolf Vere-Hodge, (1931- )

• * *The Idea: The Motto Excelsior Books I - VI (Merlin 0-86303-568-X, Aug ’91 [1991], £14.95, 832pp, tp, cover by Idea) Omnibus of the first three volumes of this continuing ’novel’ that blends sf, UFOs and religious experiences. Note that the individual volumes were originally published under the name V.C. de Vere. [Not seen]
• * *The Idea: The Motto Excelsior Books VII - XII (Merlin 0-86303-537-X, Aug ’91, £14.95, 1028pp, tp, cover by Idea) Fourth volume of this continuing ’novel’ that blends sf, UFOs and religious experiences. Note that the first three volumes were originally published under the name V.C. de Vere.

MASON, TOM, ed. (1958- ) (stories)

• * *Plan 9 from Outer Space (Malibu Graphics no ISBN, May ’90, $14.95, 129pp, tp) Associational collection of material on the classic bad sf film, including the original screenplay, cast biographies, an Ed Wood filmography, and an introduction by John Wooley.
• * *Spicy Horror Stories (Malibu Graphics 0-944735-66-5, 1990, $9.95, 105pp, tp, cover by Rob Davis) Anthology of eight stories from the horror pulps. (Contents)

MASSIE, ELIZABETH (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Shadow Dreams (Silver Salamander Press 1131279034, 1996, $35.00, xxv+202pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) Collection of horror stories, four new. Limited to 300 signed copies. Also available in a signed and numbered leatherbound edition of 50 copies for $70.00, and in a trade paperback edition of 500 copies for $12.00. (Contents)
• * *Sineater (Pan 0-330-32122-6, May ’92 [Apr ’92], £4.99, 332pp, pb, cover by Tom Stimpson) Horror novel about a legendary figure who devours the sins of the dead.
• * +Sineater (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0061-0, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $21.00, 337pp, hc) Horror novel of dark forces released on a small town due to a break in their strange and dark religious beliefs. Winner of the Stoker Award for first novel. First American edition (Pan 1992).
• * _Sineater (Leisure 0-8439-4407-2, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $5.99, 396pp, pb, cover by Greg Pease) Reprint (Pan 1992) dark fantasy novel, winner of the Stoker Award for first novel.

MASSIE-FERCH, KATHLEEN M., ed. (1954-2002) (stories)

• * *Ancient Enchantresses (with Martin H. Greenberg & Richard Gilliam) (DAW 0-88677-677-5, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $5.50, 352pp, pb, cover by Jean-François Podevin) Original anthology of 19 stories about sorceresses, with an introduction by Melanie Rawn. Authors include Andre Norton, Tanith Lee, Harry Turtledove, and Mary Frances Zambreno. (Contents)
• * *Warrior Enchantresses (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-690-2, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $5.50, 349pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) Original fantasy anthology of 15 stories about women who fight using magic. There is an introduction by Massie-Ferch. Authors include Tanith Lee, Andre Norton, Melanie Rawn, and Rebecca Ore. (Contents)

MASTERS, ANTHONY (1940-2003); see house pseudonym Maria Palmer (stories)

• * *Bypass: The Earth Fights Back? (Bloomsbury 0-7475-2988-4, Dec ’96 [Jan ’97], £3.99, 154pp, pb, cover by Paul Kidby) Young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *Hidden Gods: The Doorway (with Hugh Colmer) (Constable 0-09-473280-9, Oct ’95 [Feb ’96], £15.99, 187pp, hc, cover by Gordon James) Fantasy novel. Two journalists and a writer are involved with the grail, Atlantis, previous lives, and the unforgiving gods. Published in 1995, but not seen until now.
• * _Horrorscopes: Pisces - Revenge [as by Maria Palmer] See entry under Maria Palmer.
• * *Klondyker (Sprint 0-7500-0814-8, Apr ’91, £3.50, 110pp, pb, cover by Kevin Hauff) Young-adult thriller with fantasy touches. Also announced in hardcover (-0813-X, £7.99).
• * *Nobody’s Child (Hippo 0-590-76119-6, Aug ’89 [Jun ’89], £1.95, 133pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel. Volume 11 in the “Hauntings” series.
• * _Raven (Puffin 0-14-036294-0, Feb ’95, £3.99, 158pp, pb, cover by Stephen Player) Reprint (Viking UK 1993) young-adult fantasy novel. Archeologists uncover an ancient grave and unleash a force seeking revenge.
• * _Red Ice (with Nicholas Baker) See entry under Nicholas Baker.
• * _Red Ice (with Nicholas Barker) See entry under Nicholas Barker.
• * *Roadkill: The Alliance (Bloomsbury Books 0-7475-2275-8, Oct ’95 [Dec ’95], £3.99, 159pp, pb, cover by Paul Kidby) [Roadkill] Young-adult SF novel. A rebellion against tyranny in a future Britain. Second of a series.
• * *Roadkill: The Beginning (Bloomsbury Books 0-7475-2150-6, Sep ’95 [Dec ’95], £3.99, 158pp, pb, cover by Paul Kidby) [Roadkill] Young-adult SF novel. A rebellion against tyranny in a future Britain. First of a series. A hardcover edition (-2354-1, £6.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _Shellshock (Mammoth 0-7497-0473-X, Apr ’91 [May ’91], £2.99, 139pp, pb, cover by Anthony Kerins) Reprint (Methuen 1990) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *Traffic (Sprint 0-7500-0816-4, Apr ’91, £3.50, 110pp, pb, cover by Peter Gudynas) Young-adult sf/horror novel. Also announced in hardcover (-0815-6, £7.99).
• * *Weird World 1: The Dark Side of the Brain (Bloomsbury 0-7475-3575-2, 1997 [Dec ’97], £3.99, 96pp, pb) Young-adult SF/horror novel.
• * *Weird World 2: Cloning Me, Cloning You (Bloomsbury 0-7475-3574-4, 1997 [Dec ’97], £3.99, 96pp, pb) Young-adult SF/horror novel.
• * *Weird World 3: Black Rot (Bloomsbury 0-7475-3576-0, 1998, £3.99, 96pp, pb, cover by Mandy Sherlicker) Young-adult SF/horror novel.
• * *Weird World 4: Temper Temper (Bloomsbury 0-7475-3577-9, 1998, £3.99, 95pp, pb, cover by Mandy Sherlicker) Young-adult SF/horror novel.

MASTERS, J. D.; pseudonym of Simon Hawke, (1951- )

• * *Cold Steele (Charter 1-55773-278-7, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $3.50, 185pp, pb) [Big Jim Steele] Military sf adventure novel with a cybernetic hero, second book in the “Steele” series. Masters is a pen name for Simon Hawke.
• * *Jagged Steele (Charter 1-55773-346-5, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $3.50, 184pp, pb) [Big Jim Steele] Military sf adventure novel with a cyborg hero, fourth book of the “Steele” series.
• * *Killer Steele (Charter 1-55773-315-5, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $3.50, 185pp, pb) [Big Jim Steele] Military sf adventure novel with a cyborg hero, third book of the “Steele” series.
• * *Renegade Steele (Berkley 0-425-12265-4, Sep ’90, $3.50, 218pp, pb) [Big Jim Steele] Military sf adventure novel with a cyborg hero, fifth book of the “Steele” series.
• * *Steele (Charter 1-55773-219-1, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.50, 199pp, pb) [Big Jim Steele] Near-future military sf novel, first of a series about a cyborg CIA agent. The author also writes as Simon Hawke.
• * *Target Steele (Berkley 0-425-12438-X, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $3.50, 198pp, pb) [Big Jim Steele] Military sf novel with a cyborg hero, sixth book of the “Steele” series.

MASTERTON, GRAHAM (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Black Angel (Severn House 0-7278-4242-0, Oct ’91, £13.99, 312pp, hc) Horror novel about a serial killer who is trying to raise the devil.
• * _Black Angel (Mandarin 0-7493-0963-6, Dec ’91, £3.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Joe Mills) Reprint (Severn House 1991) horror novel.
• * *Burial (Heinemann 0-434-45356-0, Dec ’92 [Oct ’92], £15.99, 508pp, hc, cover by Nick Farmer) [Manitou] Horror novel about Red Indian spirits threatening to destroy the United States.
• * _Burial (Mandarin 0-7493-1372-2, May ’93, £4.99, 508pp, pb) [Manitou] Reprint (Heinemann 1992) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * +Burial (Tor 0-312-85681-4, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $22.95, 383pp, hc, cover by Donato) [Manitou] Horror novel, third book in the “Manitou” series. First US edition (Heinemann 1992).
• * _Burial (Tor 0-812-53629-0, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $5.99, 475pp, pb, cover by Donato) [Manitou] Reprint (Heinemann 1992) horror novel, third book in the “Manitou” series.
• * *The Burning (Tor 0-312-85121-9, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $18.95, 310pp, hc, cover by David Fishman) Horror novel about immolated humans becoming immortal flame beings.
• * _The Burning (Tor 0-812-52207-9, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $4.99, 374pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1991) horror novel about immolated humans becoming immortal flame beings.
• * _Charnel House (Tor 0-812-52205-2, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.95, 241pp, pb) Reissue (Pinnacle 1978) horror novel about a house haunted by an ancient Indian legend, a demon coyote.
• * *The Chosen Child (Heinemann 0-434-00315-8, Jun ’97 [May ’97], £17.99, 424pp, hc, cover by Joseph Mills) Dark fantasy novel.
• * _The Chosen Child (Mandarin 0-7493-2341-8, Oct ’97, £5.99, 424pp, pb, cover by Joe Mills) Reprint (Heinemann 1997) dark fantasy novel.
• * *Death Dream (Tor 0-812-52176-5, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $3.95, 314pp, pb) [Night Warriors] Horror novel about the creature that stalks the dream world.
• * _Death Dream (Severn House 0-7278-1747-7, Jun ’89, £12.95, 314pp, hc, cover by Trevor Newman) [Night Warriors] Reprint (Tor 1988) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Death Dream (Sphere 0-7474-0330-9, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], £3.99, 383pp, pb) [Night Warriors] Reprint (Tor 1988) horror novel. Sequel to Night Warriors.
• * *Death Trance (Tor 0-812-52187-0, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $3.95, 409pp, pb) Horror novel.
• * _Death Trance (Sphere 0-7221-6124-7, Sep ’87, £2.99, 424pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1986) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Death Trance (Severn House 0-7278-1420-6, Nov ’87, £11.95, 432pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1986) horror novel. [Not seen]
• * _The Djinn (Tor 0-812-52178-1, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $3.95, 210pp, pb) Reissue (UK 1977) horror novel. A djinn loose in modern times. second Tor printing.
• * *Faces of Fear (Severn House 0-7278-4854-2, Jan ’96, £16.99, iv+309pp, hc, cover by Derek Colligan) Collection of 8 dark fantasy stories. (Contents)
• * *Family Portrait (Arrow 0-09-945100-X, 1985 [Jan ’86], £2.50, 427pp, pb) Horror novel of “the demonic power which gathers around a fading Victorian painting.”
• * _Family Portrait (Severn House 0-7278-1338-2, Nov ’86, £10.95, 432pp, hc) Reprint (Arrow 1985) horror novel.
• * *Feast (Pinnacle 1-55817-103-7, Apr ’88, $4.50, 448pp, pb) Horror novel.
• * *Flesh and Blood (Heinemann 0-434-00014-0, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], £15.99, 488pp, hc) Horror novel.
• * _Flesh and Blood (Mandarin 0-7493-1671-3, May ’95 [Apr ’95], £5.99, 488pp, hc, cover by Nick Farmer) Reprint (Heinemann 1994) horror novel.
• * *Flights of Fear (Severn House 0-7278-4741-4, Feb ’95, £15.99, 309pp, hc, cover by Derek Colligan) Collection of 14 horror stories, 2 original, each introduced by Masterton. (Contents)
• * *Fortnight of Fear (Severn House 0-7278-4438-5, Jul ’94, £15.99, 312pp, hc, cover by Derek Colligan) Collection of horror stories, each introduced by Masterton. A trade paperback edition (-9016-6) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * *House of Bones (Scholastic/Point UK 0-590-19682-0, Mar ’98, £3.50, 236pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel.
• * *The House that Jack Built (Heinemann 0-434-00135-X, May ’96 [Jul ’96], £16.99, 385pp, hc, cover by Nick Farmer) Horror novel.
• * +The House that Jack Built (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0353-9, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $24.00, 385pp, hc) Horror novel. A couple moves into a haunted hause. First US edition (Heinemann 1996).
• * _The Hymn (Macdonald 0-356-19793-X, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], £12.95, 346pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1991 as The Burning) horror novel.
• * _The Hymn (Warner UK 0-7515-0057-7, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], £4.99, 346pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1991 as The Burning) horror novel.
• * _The Manitou (Tor 0-812-52183-8, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $3.95, 216pp, pb) [Manitou] Reissue (Neville Spearman 1975) horror novel; 2nd Tor printing.
• * _The Manitou (Severn House 0-7278-1580-6, Mar ’88, £10.95, 224pp, hc) [Manitou] Reprint (Neville Spearman 1975) horror novel. [Not seen]
• * *Manitou Man: The Worlds of Graham Masterton (with Ray Clark & Matt Williams) (The British Fantasy Society 0-952-41534-8, Dec ’98, no price, 237pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Associational collection of stories (three original) by Masterton, plus essays on his work, a working bibliography, a foreword by Peter James, and an introduction by Clark & Williams. Issued free with the December 1998 BFS Membership mailing. (Contents)
• * +Master of Lies (Tor 0-312-85102-2, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $19.95, 344pp, hc) Occult thriller. San Francisco cop Larry Foggia investigates the murders of six families, gradually beginning to suspect that they’re ritual sacrifices made to call up a demon. First American edition (Severn House 1991 as Black Angel).
• * _Master of Lies (SFBC #19365, Jun ’92 [Aug ’92], $9.98, 330pp, hc) Reprint (Severn House 1991 as Black Angel) occult thriller. Similar to the 1992 Tor edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and the SFBC number is on the back jacket.
• * _Master of Lies (Tor 0-812-51166-2, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $4.99, 330pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Severn House 1991 as Black Angel) occult thriller.
• * *Mirror (Tor 0-312-93077-1, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $18.95, 440pp, hc) Horror novel.
• * _Mirror (Severn House 0-7278-1600-4, May ’88 [Jun ’88], £12.95, 440pp, hc) Horror novel, simultaneous with the US edition from Tor.
• * _Mirror (Sphere 0-7474-0191-8, Oct ’88, £3.50, 345pp, pb) Reprint (Tor/Severn House 1988) horror novel.
• * _Mirror (Tor 0-812-52202-8, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $4.95, 440pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1988) horror novel about a murdered child star whose spirit haunts a mirror.
• * *Night Plague (Tor 0-812-52204-4, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $4.50, 310pp, pb, cover by Gary Smith) [Night Warriors] Horror novel of human warriors vs. the mistress of Satan, third book featuring the Night Warriors.
• * _Night Plague (Severn House 0-7278-4179-3, Apr ’91, £12.99, 310pp, hc) [Night Warriors] Reprint (Tor 1991) horror novel. Volume 3 in the “Night Warriors” series. This is the first world hardcover edition. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Night Plague (Warner UK 0-7515-0241-3, Feb ’94, £4.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Luis Rey) [Night Warriors] Reprint (Tor 1991) horror novel. In the “Night Warriors” series.
• * *Night Warriors (Sphere 0-7221-6120-4, Nov ’86, £2.95, 410pp, pb) [Night Warriors] Horror novel.
• * +Night Warriors (Tor 0-812-52185-4, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $3.95, 405pp, pb) [Night Warriors] Horror novel, originally announced as Nightspawn. First U.S. edition (Sphere 1986).
• * _Night Warriors (Severn House 0-7278-1461-3, Jun ’87, £10.95, 416pp, hc) [Night Warriors] Reprint (Sphere 1986) horror novel. [Not seen]
• * _The Pariah (Star 0-352-31367-6, Jan ’86, £2.25, 381pp, pb) Reissue (Star 1983) horror novel.
• * _The Pariah (Sphere 0-7474-0494-1, Apr ’92 [May ’92], £4.99, 381pp, pb) Reprint (Star 1983) horror novel.
• * *Prey (Severn House 0-7278-4341-9, May ’92 [Apr ’92], £13.99, 352pp, hc) Cthulhu Mythos horror novel about Lovecraft’s “Brown Jenkin”.
• * _Prey (Mandarin 0-7493-0950-4, Dec ’92 [Oct ’92], £3.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Nick Farmer) Reprint (Severn House 1992) Cthulhu Mythos horror novel about Lovecraft’s “Brown Jenkin”.
• * _Revenge of the Manitou (Tor 0-812-52181-1, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.95, 261pp, pb) [Manitou] Reissue (Pinnacle 1979) horror novel, a sequel to The Manitou.
• * *Ritual (Severn House 0-7278-1677-2, Nov ’88 [Dec ’88], £12.95, 359pp, hc) Horror novel.
• * _Ritual (Sphere 0-7221-6144-1, Aug ’89, £3.99, 359pp, pb) Reprint (Severn House 1988) horror novel.
• * *Rook (Severn House 0-7278-4991-3, Sep ’96, £16.99, 246pp, hc, cover by Derek Colligan) [Jim Rook] Dark fantasy thriller, first in a series about Jim Rook, a remedial teacher whose childhood illness has left him with occult powers.
• * *The Sleepless (Heinemann 0-434-45357-9, Nov ’93, £15.99, 474pp, hc) Horror novel about a group of men who never sleep.
• * _The Sleepless (Mandarin 0-7493-1576-8, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], £4.99, 474pp, pb, cover by Button Design Company) Reprint (Heinemann 1993) horror novel of a group of men who never sleep.
• * *Spirit (Heinemann 0-434-00013-2, May ’95, £15.99, 424pp, hc) Horror novel. One of three young sisters drowns on an icy winter’s day. As the other two grow up, there are many mysterious deaths around them, and a young girl in white is always present.
• * _Spirit (Mandarin 0-7493-1668-3, Oct ’95 [Nov ’95], £5.99, 424pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1995) horror novel.
• * _Tengu (Sphere 0-7221-6029-1, Dec ’86, £2.50, 380pp, pb) Reissue (Tor 1983) horror novel.
• * *Terror (Severn House 0-7278-5300-7, Feb ’98, £17.99, 218pp, hc) [Jim Rook] Dark fantasy thriller, third in the series about teacher Jim Rook, whose childhood illness has left him with occult powers.
• * *Tooth and Claw (Severn House 0-7278-5188-8, May ’97, £17.99, 234pp, hc, cover by Derek Colligan) [Jim Rook] Dark fantasy thriller, second in a series about Jim Rook, a teacher of special children, with a special gift of his own.
• * *Walkers (Tor 0-312-93201-4, Sep ’89, $18.95, 345pp, hc) Horror novel about a country club established in a haunted building that was once an asylum for the criminally insane.
• * _Walkers (Severn House 0-7278-4005-3, Jan ’90, £12.95, 345pp, hc, cover by Trevor Newman) Reprint (Tor 1989) horror novel.
• * _Walkers (Tor 0-8125-2209-5, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $4.95, 345pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito) Reprint (Tor 1989) horror novel of an abandoned asylum haunted by psychopathic killers trapped in the walls.
• * _Walkers (Sphere 0-7474-0493-3, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], £4.50, 345pp, pb, cover by Luis Rey) Reprint (Tor 1989) horror novel. This is entitled The Walkers on the book cover.

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• * *Scare Care (Tor 0-312-93156-5, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $19.95, 403pp, hc) Anthology of 38 horror stories, all but eight of which seem to be original. The profits derived from this anthology are to go to the Scare Care Trust to aid needy and abused children. (Contents)
• * _Scare Care (Severn House 0-7278-4113-0, Sep ’90, £13.95, 403pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1989) anthology of 38 horror stories, 28 of which seem to be original. All profits from the anthology go to the Scare Care Trust for needy and abused children.
• * _Scare Care (Tor 0-812-51097-6, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $4.95, 400pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Tor 1989) anthology of 38 horror stories, all but eight of which seem to be original. The profits derived from this anthology are to go to the Scare Care Trust to aid needy and abused children.