The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

YEOVIL, JACK (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Dark Future: Comeback Tour (The Sky Belongs to the Stars) (Boxtree 1-85283-565-6, Oct ’93, £3.99, 236pp, pb, cover by Gary Walton) [Dark Future: Demon Download] Reprint (GW Books 1991) sf novelization. This edition adds a new note by the author. Book Three in the “Demon Download” cycle.
• * *Dark Future: Demon Download (GW Books 1-872372-06-6, Aug ’90, $8.99, 253pp, tp, cover by John Blanche) [Dark Future: Demon Download] Near-future sf novelization based on the “Dark Future” game, first book of the “Demon Download Cycle”. Yeovil is a pen-name for Kim Newman. This is a worldwide edition with both US and UK prices, UK price is £4.99. Recommended (PSP)
• * _Dark Future: Demon Download (Boxtree 1-85283-555-9, Oct ’93, £3.99, 241pp, pb, cover by John Blanche) [Dark Future: Demon Download] Reprint (GW Books 1990) sf novelization. Book One in the “Demon Download” cycle.
• * *Dark Future: Krokodil Tears (GW Books 1-872372-18-X, Feb ’91, £4.99/$8.99, 259pp, tp, cover by John Blanche) [Dark Future: Demon Download] Fantasy novelization based on the “Dark Future” game, second book of the “Demon Download” cycle. This is a worldwide edition with both U.S. and U.K. prices. This is a pseudonym for Kim Newman.
• * _Dark Future: Krokodil Tears (Boxtree 1-85283-560-5, Oct ’93, £3.99, 259pp, pb, cover by John Blanche) [Dark Future: Demon Download] Reprint (GW Books 1991) sf novelization. Book Two in the “Demon Download” cycle.
• * *Dark Future: Route 666 (Boxtree 1-85283-368-8, Feb ’94, £3.99, 245pp, pb, cover by Oliver Frey) [Dark Future] Novelization set in the “Dark Future” universe, expanded from the novella of the same title. In the “Dark Future” series.
• * *Orgy of the Blood Parasites (Pocket UK 0-671-85109-8, Oct ’94, £4.99, 224pp, pb, cover by John Holmes) An escaped virus causes bodily mutations and bloody violence.
• * *Warhammer: Beasts in Velvet (GW Books 1-872372-38-4, May ’91, £4.99, 269pp, tp, cover by Fangorn) [Warhammer] Fantasy novelization. A semi-sequel to Drachenfels. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $8.99. This is a pseudonym for Kim Newman.
• * _Warhammer: Beasts in Velvet (Boxtree 0-7522-0969-8, Oct ’94, £4.99, 269pp, pb) [Warhammer] Reprint (GW Books 1991) fantasy novelization. The vampire “Genevieve Dieudonne” appears in these ‘Warhammer’ titles and in other Kim Newman books.
• * *Warhammer: Drachenfels (GW Books 1-85515-001-8, Oct ’89, £4.99, 247pp, tp, cover by Ian Miller) [Warhammer: Genevieve] Fantasy novelization set in the “Warhammer” universe. This is a pseudonym for Kim Newman.
• * _Warhammer: Drachenfels (GW Books 1-85515-001-8, May ’90, $8.99, 247pp, tp, cover by Ian Miller) [Warhammer; Genevieve Dieudonne] Reissue (GW 1989) fantasy novelization set in the “Warhammer” universe; second printing. This is a worldwide edition with both US and UK prices listed.
• * _Warhammer: Drachenfels (Boxtree 1-85283-845-0, Feb ’93, £3.99, 233pp, pb, cover by Dave Gallagher) [Warhammer; Genevieve Dieudonne] Reprint (GW Books 1989) fantasy novelization.
• * *Warhammer: Genevieve Undead (Boxtree 1-85283-819-1, Jul ’93, £3.99, 257pp, pb) [Warhammer; Genevieve Dieudonne] Fantasy novelization. Sequel to Drachenfels. Volume one in a new trilogy.

YEP, LAURENCE (Michael) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Dragon Cauldron (HarperCollins 0-06-026753-4, Apr ’91 [Feb ’91], $16.95, 312pp, hc, cover by David Wiesner) [Dragon] Young-adult fantasy novel, third book of the “Dragon of the Lost Sea” series.
• * _Dragon Cauldron (HarperTrophy 0-06-440398-X, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $4.95, 312pp, tp, cover by Bill Dodge) [Dragon] Reprint (HarperCollins 1991) young-adult fantasy novel, third book of the “Dragon of the Lost Sea” series.
• * _Dragon of the Lost Sea (Harper Starwanderer 0-06-440227-4, Jun ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.95, 213pp, pb) [Dragon] Reprint (Harper & Row 1982) young-adult fantasy novel. A dragon princess tries to capture a witch with the help of a boy.
• * _Dragon of the Lost Sea (HarperTrophy 0-06-440227-4, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $4.95, 213pp, tp, cover by Bill Dodge) [Dragon] Reissue (Harper & Row 1982) young-adult fantasy novel, first book of the “Dragon” series. The copyright page is the same as the 1988 edition, but there is a new cover.
• * *Dragon Steel (Harper & Row 0-06-026748-8, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $12.50, 278pp, hc) [Dragon] Juvenile fantasy novel, sequel to Dragon of the Lost Sea. Recommended. (DLN)
• * _Dragon Steel (HarperTrophy 0-06-440486-2, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $4.95, 275pp, tp, cover by Bill Dodge) [Dragon] Reprint (Harper & Row 1985) young-adult fantasy novel, second book of the “Dragon” series.
• * *Dragon War (HarperCollins 0-06-020302-1, May ’92 [Jun ’92], $15.00, 256pp, hc, cover by David Wiesner) [Dragon] Young-adult fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Dragon” series.
• * _Dragon War (HarperTrophy 0-06-440525-7, Jun ’94 [Aug ’94], $4.95, 313pp, tp, cover by Bill Dodge) [Dragon] Reprint (HarperCollins 1992) young-adult fantasy novel, fourth, and final, book of the “Dragon” series.
• * *The Ghost Fox (Scholastic 0-590-47204-6, Jan ’94 [Feb ’94], $13.95, 70pp, hc, cover by Jean Tseng & Mou-sien Tseng) Children’s story about a little Chinese boy trying to save his mother’s soul from an evil fox spirit. Illustrated by Jean and Mou-sien Tseng.
• * _The Lost Garden (Morrow/Beechtree 0-688-13701-6, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $4.95, 116pp, pb, cover by Gregg Thorkelson) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1991) non-fiction, autobiography.
• * *Monster Makers, Inc. (Arbor House 0-87795-831-9, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $15.95, 219pp, hc) Young-adult sf adventure novel of genetic engineers.
• * _Monster Makers, Inc. (NAL/Signet 0-451-15055-4, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $2.95, 235pp, pb) Reprint (Arbor House 1986) young-adult sf novel about a family that genetically engineers monsters for fun and profit.
• * *The Rainbow People (Harper & Row 0-06-026760-7, May ’89, $13.95, 194pp, hc) Children’s collection of 20 stories rewritten from Chinese-American folktales collected in Oakland’s Chinatown as a WPA project. Illustrated by David Mesner.
• * _The Rainbow People (Harper Trophy 0-06-440441-2, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $3.95, 194pp, tp, cover by Kam Mak) Reprint (Harper & Row 1989) children’s collection of 20 stories rewritten from Chinese-American folktales collected in Oakland’s Chinatown as a WPA project.
• * _Shadow Lord (Firecrest 0-85997-927-X, Jul ’87, £7.95, 288pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1985) sf novel. Volume 37 in the Star Trek Novels series. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
• * _Star Trek: Shadow Lord (Titan 1-85286-287-4, Apr ’90, £3.99, 279pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket Books 1985) sf novelization.
• * *Star Trek: The Shadow Lord (Pocket 0-671-47392-1, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $3.50, 280pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novel, #22 in the series.
• * *Tongues of Jade (HarperCollins 0-06-022470-3, Oct ’91, $14.95, 194pp, hc, cover by David Wiesner) Collection of 11 stories based on Chinese folktales, illustrated by David Wiesner. (Contents)

YERKA, JACEK

• * *The Fantastic Art of Jacek Yerka (Morpheus International 1-883398-05-3, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $19.95, 48pp, tp, cover by Jacek Yerka) Collection of 22 surreal paintings, with notes on each by the artist, translated by Anna Lukaszuk. Order from Morpheus International, Box 7246, Beverly Hills CA 90212.
• * *Mind Fields: The Art of Jacek Yerka (with Harlan Ellison) (Morpheus International 0-9623447-9-6, Mar ’94, $24.95, 71pp, tp, cover by Jacek Yerka) Art book, a collection of 33 full-color paintings, each paired with an accompanying original short-short or prose poem by Harlan Ellison based on the painting. With notes by Ellison. A 1,000-copy hardcover edition (-03-7, $45.00 — already sold out) and a signed, slipcased, leatherbound 475-copy limited edition (-00-2, $95.00) were announced but not seen. Available from Morpheus International, 200 North Robertson Blvd., Suite 326, Beverly Hills CA 90211. (Contents)

YERMAKOV, NICHOLAS (Valentin) (1951- ); later as Simon Hawke; see under Hawke, Simon (stories)

• * *Jehad (NAL/Signet 0-451-12688-2, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $2.75, 224pp, pb) Sf novel.

YNGVESON, IAN (stories)

• * *Gemtrapp (Dorrance Publishing 0-8059-3308-5, Apr ’93, $8.95, 74pp, tp, cover by Troy Smith) Sf novella of clairvoyant star travellers. Order from Dorrance Publishing Co., 643 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh PA 15222.

YNTEMA, SHARON

• * *More Than 100 Women Science Fiction Writers: An Annotated Bibliography (The Crossing Press 0-89594-301-8, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $39.95, 193pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. Contains short biographies as well as bibliography and lists of agents, etc. A very fine bibliography — mostly useful, but the radical feminist viewpoint is sometimes intrusive. (CNB)

YOKE, CARL B(ernard), ed. (1937- ) (stories)

• * *Death and the Serpent: Immortality in Science Fiction (with Donald M. Hassler) (Greenwood 0-313-23289-2, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $35.00, viii + 235pp, hc) Non-fiction, a group of 18 scholarly essays on immortality in sf and fantasy from Tolkien to Heinlein.
• * *Phoenix from the Ashes: The Literature of the Remade World (Greenwood 0-24328-X, Dec ’87 [Feb ’88], $39.95, 247pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical studies of post-holocaust sf books and films.

YOLEN, JANE; [i.e., Jane Hyatt Yolen Stemple] (1939- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Among Angels (with Nancy Willard) See entry under Nancy Willard.
• * *Armageddon Summer (with Bruce Coville) (Harcourt Brace 0-15-201767-4, Sep ’98, $17.00, 266pp, hc, cover by Kamil Vojnar) Young-adult millennial novel, borderline SF. Two teens meet when a minister has his followers join to prepare for the end of the world on July 27, 2000.
• * *The Books of Great Alta (SFBC #15748, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $9.98, 426pp, hc, cover by Dean Morrissey) [Great Alta] Fantasy omnibus of Sister Light, Sister Dark (Tor 1988) and White Jenna (Tor 1989). (Contents)
• * _The Books of Great Alta (Tor/Orb 0-312-86258-X, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $16.95, 438pp, tp, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Great Alta] Reprint (SFBC 1990) fantasy omnibus of Sister Light, Sister Dark (Tor 1988) and White Jenna (Tor 1989). (Contents)
• * *Briar Rose (Tor 0-312-85135-9, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $17.95, 190pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) Fairy tale fantasy novel, a retelling of Sleeping Beauty set in German forests during World War II. Highly recommended (SW).
• * _Briar Rose (Tor 0-812-55862-6, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $4.99, 200pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Tor 1992) novel about fantay, utilizing the story of Sleeping Beauty and set in German forests during World War II. A World Fantasy Award nominee.
• * _Briar Rose (Pan 0-330-33447-6, Jan ’94, £3.99, 202pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1992) associational novel about fantasy. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Cards of Grief (Ace 0-441-09166-0, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.75, 193pp, pb) Fantasy novel based on two earlier stories, “In the Hall of Grief” and “Cards of Grief”, completely rewritten.
• * _Cards of Grief (SFBC #5987, Jun ’85 [May ’85], $4.98, 143pp, hc) Reprint (Ace 1984) sf novel, first hardcover edition.
• * _Cards of Grief (Orbit 0-7088-8206-4, Nov ’86, £2.50, 195pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1984) sf novel.
• * *The Devil’s Arithmetic (Viking Kestrel 0-670-81027-4, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $11.95, 170pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. A young Jewish girl who lacks compassion for what her grandfather endured in the Holocaust is transported back in time to a concentration camp.
• * _The Devil’s Arithmetic (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-034535-3, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $3.95, 170pp, tp, cover by Lonnie Knabel) Reprint (Viking 1988) young-adult time-travel fantasy of a young Jewish girl mysteriously transported to Nazi-occupied Poland. A Nebula and World Fantasy Award nominee in the novella category.
• * *Dove Isabeau (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-224131-0, Oct ’89 [Aug ’89], $13.95, 28pp, hc) Children’s fairy tale with over 20 watercolors by Dennis Nolan. This is an oversize hardcover, 28½ x 22 cm.
• * _Dove Isabeau (Harcourt Brace 0-15-201505-1, Mar ’97, $6.00, 32pp, tp, cover by Dennis Nolan) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1989) children’s fairy story illustrated by Dennis Nolan.
• * *Dragonfield and Other Stories (Ace 0-441-16622-9, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $2.95, 241pp, pb) Collection of stories and poems. (Contents)
• * _Dragonfield and Other Stories (Orbit 0-7088-8252-8, Jan ’88, £2.95, 241pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1985) fantasy collection. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Dragon’s Blood (Laurel Leaf 0-440-91802-2, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $2.75, 243pp, pb) [Pit Dragon] Reprint (Delacorte 1982) young-adult fantasy novel. McCaffrey-like dragons and many coincidences make this a disappointment. (EAL)
• * _Dragon’s Blood (Orbit/Futura 0-7088-8176-9, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], £2.50, 243pp, pb) [Pit Dragon] Reprint (Delacorte 1982) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Dragon” trilogy.
• * _Dragon’s Blood (Harcourt Brace/Magic Carpet 0-15-200866-7, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $6.00, 292pp, pb, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Pit Dragon] Reprint (Delacorte 1982) young-adult fantasy novel, first volume in the “Pit Dragon” trilogy.
• * *The Dragon’s Boy (Harper & Row 0-06-026789-5, Sep ’90, $13.95, 120pp, hc, cover by Ed Acuna) Young-adult Arthurian fantasy novel.
• * _Dream Weaver (Putnam/Philomel 0-399-22152-2, Sep ’89, $15.95, 80pp, hc) Reprint (Collins 1979) collection of seven children’s fantasy stories with a framing device, watercolor illustrations by Michael Hague. (Contents)
• * *The Faery Flag: Stories and Poems of Fantasy and the Supernatural (Franklin Watts/Orchard 0-531-05838-7, Sep ’89 [Jul ’89], $15.95, 119pp, hc) Children’s collection of nine stories and six poems (Contents)
• * *Heart’s Blood (Delacorte 0-385-29316-X, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $14.95, hc) [Pit Dragon] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Dragon’s Blood.
• * _Heart’s Blood (Futura/Orbit 0-7088-8177-7, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £2.50, 238pp, pb) [Pit Dragon] Reprint (Delacorte 1984) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Dragon” trilogy.
• * _Heart’s Blood (Dell 0-440-93385-4, Oct ’86, $2.95, 238pp, pb) [Pit Dragon] Reprint (Delacorte 1984) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Dragon’s Blood.
• * _Heart’s Blood (Harcourt Brace/Magic Carpet 0-15-200865-9, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $6.00, 338pp, pb, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Pit Dragon] Reprint (Delacorte 1984) young-adult fantasy novel, second volume in the “Pit Dragon” trilogy.
• * *Here There Be Angels (Harcourt Brace 0-15-200938-8, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $18.00, 93pp, hc, cover by David Wilgus) Young-adult original collection of 11 stories, four previously published, and nine poems about angels, with introductions to each by Yolen. Illustrations by David Wilgus. (Contents)
• * *Here There Be Dragons (Harcourt Brace 0-15-209888-7, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $16.95, 149pp, hc, cover by David Wilgus) Young-adult collection of five stories (one apparently original) plus poems and vignettes, with illustrations by David Wilgus. (Contents)
• * _Here There Be Dragons (Harcourt Brace 0-15-201705-4, Apr ’98, $10.00, 149pp, tp, cover by David Wilgus) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1993) young-adult collection of ten stories and seven poems about dragons.
• * *Here There Be Ghosts (Harcourt Brace 0-15-201566-3, Aug ’98 [Sep ’98], $19.00, 122pp, hc, cover by David Wilgus) Young-adult original collection of 11 stories (five reprint) and seven poems (one reprint) about ghosts, with introductions to each by Yolen. Illustrated by David Wilgus. (Contents)
• * *Here There Be Unicorns (Harcourt Brace 0-15-209902-6, Oct ’94, $16.95, 115pp, hc, cover by David Wilgus) Young-adult collection of 10 stories and eight poems about unicorns. Illustrated by David Wilgus. (Contents)
• * *Here There Be Witches (Harcourt Brace 0-15-200311-8, Sep ’95, $17.00, 117pp, hc, cover by David Wilgus) Young-adult collection of ten stories and seven poems about witches, with introductions to each by Yolen. Illustrations by David Wilgus. (Contents)
• * _Here There Be Witches (Harcourt Brace 0-15-201657-0, Aug ’97, $10.00, 117pp, tp, cover by David Wilgus) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1995) young-adult collection of ten stories and seven poems about witches.
• * *Hobby (Harcourt Brace 0-15-200815-2, Sep ’96, $15.00, 90pp, hc, cover by Bryan Leister) [Young Merlin] Children’s Arthurian novella, second volume in “The Young Merlin” trilogy for younger (ages 7-10) readers. Young Merlin joins travelling performers.
• * _Hobby (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-37118-5, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $3.50, 90pp, tp) [Young Merlin] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1996) children’s Arthurian novella, second volume in “The Young Merlin” trilogy.
• * _The Magic Three of Solatia (Tempo 0-441-51562-2, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.25, 198pp, pb) Reprint (Crowell 1974) juvenile fantasy novel, illustrated by Julia Noonan.
• * *Merlin (Harcourt Brace 0-15-200814-4, Mar ’97, $15.00, 91pp, hc, cover by Bryan Leister) [Young Merlin] Children’s Arthurian novella, third volume in “The Young Merlin” trilogy for younger (ages 7-10) readers. Young Merlin joins the wild folk of the woods, and finds his survival depends on a child king-to-be.
• * _Merlin (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-37119-3, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $3.50, 91pp, tp) [Young Merlin] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1997) children’s Arthurian novella, third volume in “The Young Merlin” trilogy.
• * *Merlin and the Dragons (Penguin/Dutton/Cobblehill 0-525-65214-0, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $16.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Li Ming) Young-adult Arthurian short story about Merlin’s childhood. Illustrated by Li Ming.
• * _Merlin and the Dragons (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-055891-8, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $5.99, unpaginated, tp, cover by Li Ming) Reprint (Cobblehill 1995) children’s Arthurian short story about Merlin’s childhood, illustrated by Li Ming.
• * *Merlin’s Booke (Ace 0-441-52552-0, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $2.95, 177pp, pb) Collection of interconnected stories about Merlin. Several are first published here. (Contents)
• * _Merlin’s Booke (SteelDragon 0-916595-03-X, Oct ’86, $17.00, 178pp, hc) Reprint (Ace 1986) collection of fantasy stories about Merlin, several of them original to the book; illustrations by Thomas Canty.
• * _Merlin’s Booke (SteelDragon 0-916595-04-8, Oct ’86, $30.00, 178pp, hc) Limited edition of 200 signed and numbered copies of the above.
• * *The One-Armed Queen (Tor 0-312-85243-6, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $23.95, 351pp, hc, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Great Alta] Fantasy novel, sequel to Yolen’s “Chronicles of Great Alta”. White Jenna’s adopted, one-armed heir Scillia faces foreign schemes to make her brother king.
• * *Passager (Harcourt Brace 0-15-200391-6, Mar ’96, $15.00, 76pp, hc, cover by Bryan Leister) [Young Merlin] Children’s Arthurian novella, first volume in “The Young Merlin” trilogy for younger (ages 7-10) readers. A falconer tames a wild boy and names him Merlin.
• * _Passager (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-37073-1, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $3.50, 76pp, tp) [Young Merlin] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1996) children’s Arthurian novella, first volume in “The Young Merlin” trilogy.