The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

BUCK, MITCHELL S.

• * *Afterglow (Tartarus Press 1-8726213-0-9, Apr ’98 [Sep ’98], $25.95, 58pp, hc) Associational reprint (Nicholas Brown 1924) collection of vignettes about ancient Greek Egypt, notable in this edition for the equal billing on cover and title page given to the introduction “On Paganism” by Arthur Machen. This is a limited edition of 200, originally published in the UK (£12.99). Available in the US from Firebird Distributing, 2030 First Street, Unit 5, Eureka CA 95501; 707-444-1434.

BUCK, RAY; see pseudonym Charles H. Buck

BUCKHOLTZ, EILEEN (Garber) (1949- ); see pseudonym Rebecca York (chron.)

BUCKLAND, RAYMOND; [i.e., Raymond Cochran-Buckland] (1934- )

• * *Cardinal’s Sin (Llewellyn 1-56718-102-3, Mar ’96, $5.99, 356pp, pb, cover by Aaron Hicks) [Committee] Horror novel/occult mystery, the second book in “The Committee” series. A Wiccan priestess helps the psychics of the Committee fight demons raised by an insane cardinal using the Vatican’s secret magic library. Available from Llewellyn, PO Box 64383, St. Paul MN 55164-0383; 800-843-6666.
• * *The Committee (Llewellyn Publications 1-56718-100-7, Sep ’93 [Oct ’93], $4.99, 302pp, pb, cover by Martin Cannon) [Committee] Techno/psychic thriller about a writer, two parapsychologists, and a psychic housewife who save America from a deadly plot hatched by foreign occultists. A first novel. A Psi-Fi book. Order from Llewellyn Publications, PO Box 64383, St. Paul MN 55164-0383.

BUCKLEY, DOUG(las John) (1934- )

• * *State of Play (Albatross Books 0-86760-098-5, 1990 [Jul ’91], A$11.95, US$8.95, 228pp, tp) Sf novel set in 21st century Australia. This is the 1990 Australian edition, available in the U.S. from Albatross Books, PO Box 131, Claremont CA 91711.

BUCKLEY, KATHLEEN (1943- ); see pseudonym H. M. Major (stories)

BUCKLEY, WILLIAM F(rank), Jr. (1925-2008) (stories)

• * *The Temptation of Wilfred Malachey (Workman/Ariel 0-89480-923-7, Oct ’85 [Nov ’85], $10.95, 45pp, hc) Juvenile fantasy short story, illustrated by John Gurney.

BUCKRICH, JUDITH RAPHAEL, ed. (stories)

• * _She’s Fantastical (with Lucy Sussex) See entry under Lucy Sussex.

BUDD, LOUIS J., ed.

• * *On Poe: The Best from American Literature (with Edwin H. Cady) (Duke University Press 0-8223-1311-1, Jan ’93 [Oct ’93], $35.00, 270pp, hc) Non-fiction, an anthology of 17 critical essays on Poe originally published in American Literature between 1934 and 1987. Available from Duke University Press, Box 90660, Durham NC 27708-0660. [Poe]

BUDD, MIKE, ed.; [i.e., Michael N. Budd] (1944- )

• * *The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari: Texts, Contexts, Histories (Rutgers University Press 0-8135-1570-X, Nov ’90 [Dec ’90], $39.95, 261pp, hc) Non-fiction collection of seven essays plus other materials on the seminal horror film. A trade paperback edition (-1571-X, $14.95) is also available.

BUDRYS, ALGIRDAS JONAS (1931-2008); see under Algis Budrys (stories) (chron.)

BUDRYS, ALGIS; working name of Algirdas Jonas Budrys, (1931-2008) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Benchmarks: Galaxy Bookshelf (Southern Illinois University Press 0-8093-1187-9, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $19.95, 349pp, hc) Non-fiction, reviews which originally appeared in Galaxy; contains all 54 columns, plus an “evaluation” by Catherine L. McClenahan and an introduction by Frederik Pohl. Prime, incisive critical material from one of sf’s most exciting periods. Recommended. (DLN)
• * *Cerberus (Pulphouse no ISBN, Apr ’89, 24pp, hc) Sf short story, first of Pulphouse’s Convention Series of signed, numbered, hardbound limited editions published to honor convention guests. Limited to 126 copies (including a special binding).
• * *Entertainment (NESFA Press 1-886778-05-1, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $12.00, 241pp, tp, cover by Don Maitz) Collection of 10 stories from the 1950s, with an introduction by Rick Katze, and “An Incomplete Bibliography” by Anthony R. Lewis. This edition was published in honor of Budrys’ appearance as Guest of Honor at LoneStarCon 2, the 1997 World SF convention. NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701-0809. (Contents)
• * *Falling Torch (Baen 0-671-72033-3, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $3.95, 211pp, pb, cover by Wayne Barlowe) [Michael Wireman] Sf novel of revolution on a conquered Earth. This is expanded from an earlier version (Pyramid 1959 as The Falling Torch).
• * *Hard Landing (Warner Questar 0-446-36235-2, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $4.99, 199pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) Sf novel of four aliens stranded on Earth.
• * _Hard Landing (SFBC #01299, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $6.98, 199pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Warner Questar 1993) sf novel. First hardcover edition. This edition lacks an ISBN and price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Michaelmas (Popular Library/Questar 0-445-20316-1, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $3.50, 212pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley/Putnam 1977) sf novel
• * _Non-Literary Influences on Science Fiction (Borgo Press 0-89370-542-X, Dec ’87 [Jul ’88], $15.95, 30pp, ph/hc) Reprint (Drumm Books 1983). Non-fiction, critical essay. A cut version appeared in Science Fiction Dialogues (1982). This reprint is dated 1987, but not seen until 1988.
• * *Outposts: Literatures of Milieux (Borgo Press 0-89370-447-4, 1996 [Feb ’97], $19.00, 144pp, tp) Non-fiction, collection of five earlier essays on SF, with an introduction by Budrys, notes, an SF glossary, and an index. Available from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; 909-884-5813; fax 909-884-4942; add $2.50 postage.
• * _Rogue Moon (Popular Library/Questar 0-445-20318-8, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $3.50, 212pp, pb) Reprint (Fawcett/Gold Medal 1960) classic sf novel of an alien matter transmitter on the dark side of the moon and the people who get to explore it by dying over and over again. A Hugo nominee. Highly recommended. (CNB)
• * _Rogue Moon (Gollancz 0-575-03979-5, Apr ’87 [May ’87], £2.95, 173pp, tp) Reprint (Fawcett 1960) sf novel. Volume 11 of the Gollancz Classic SF series.
• * _Rogue Moon (Easton Press no ISBN, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], no price, 176pp, hc) Reprint (Fawcett 1960) classic sf novel, with a new introduction by Willis E. McNelly and a 1977 foreword by the author from the Gregg Press edition. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of SF” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _Some Will Not Die (Methuen 0-413-42190-2, Nov ’86, £2.50, 283pp, pb) Reprint (Regency 1961) sf novel.
• * _Who? (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20314-5, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $3.50, 212pp, pb) Reprint (Pyramid 1958) sf novel. One of the classics of sf. This political novel of the cold war is still undated and powerful. (CNB)
• * *Writing to the Point: A Complete Guide to Selling Fiction (Unifont Company 1-886211-00-0, Sep ’94, $10.50, 63pp, ph) Non-fiction, a brief guide to writing salable fiction. Mostly reprinted from Tomorrow Specualtive Fiction. Available from The Unifont Co., Box 6038, Evanston IL 60204. Add $1.00 for shipping.

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• * *L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future (Bridge 0-88404-170-0, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $3.95, 354pp, pb) Original anthology of 15 stories by winners and runners-up in Hubbard’s New Writers contest, plus essays by some of the judges. (Contents)
• * _L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future (New Era 87-7336-402-9, Mar ’86, £2.75, 354pp, pb) Reprint (Bridge 1985) original sf anthology. [First U.K. edition]
• * *L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume VII (Bridge 0-88404-641-9, Jul ’91, $5.95, 459pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) Original anthology of 15 stories from the 1990 Writers of the Future contest, illustrated by the winners of the 1990 Illustrators of the Future contest, plus six non-fiction pieces by well-known authors and artists. (Contents)
• * _L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume VII (New Era 1-870451-60-0, Aug ’95, £4.99, 461pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) Reprint (Bridge 1991) original anthology of 15 stories from the 1989-1990 Writers of the Future contest, illustrated by the winners of the 1989-1990 Illustrators of the Future contest, with non-fiction pieces by well known authors. [First U.K. edition]
• * _L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume VIII (with David Wolverton) (New Era 1-870451-61-9, Sep ’95, £4.99, 395pp, pb, cover by Gary Meyer) Reprint (Bridge 1992) original anthology of 17 stories from the 1990-1991 Writers of the Future contest, illustrated by the winners of the 1990-1991 Illustrators of the Future contest, with non-fiction pieces by well known authors. Budrys is credited as Senior Edior, Wolverton as Editor. [First U.K. edition]
• * *L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. II (Bridge 0-88404-155-7, Mar ’86, $4.95, 391pp, pb) Original anthology with stories from the winners of the 1985 Writers of the Future Contest. (Contents)
• * *L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. III (Bridge 0-88404-245-6, Apr ’87, $4.50, 429pp, pb) Original anthology of 14 stories plus essays by Pohl, Benford, Pournelle, and Hubbard. Later releases of the first edition have a sticker on the back cover correcting a typo in the ISBN. (Contents)
• * _L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. III (New Era 1-870451-19-8, Feb ’88, £2.95, 429pp, pb) Reprint (Bridge 1987) original anthology of 14 stories plus essays by Pohl, Benford, Pournelle, and Hubbard. [First U.K. edition]
• * *L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. IV (Bridge 0-88404-314-2, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $4.95, 425pp, pb) Original anthology with 16 stories by new writers, plus essays by Budrys and others. (Contents)
• * _L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. IV (New Era 1-870451-24-4, Dec ’90, £3.95, 425pp, pb) Reprint (Bridge 1988) original anthology with 16 stories by new writers, plus essays by Budrys and others.
• * _L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. V (New Era 1-870451-28-7, Mar ’93, £4.99, 427pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) Reprint (Bridge 1989) original anthology with 16 stories by new writers, plus essays by Budrys and others. [First U.K. edition]
• * *L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. VI (Bridge 0-88404-504-8, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $4.95, 409pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) Original anthology of 18 stories from the 1989 Writers of the Future contest, illustrated by winners of the 1989 Illustrators of the Future contest, with non-fiction pieces by well-known authors. (Contents)
• * *L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future Vol. VIII (with David Wolverton) (Bridge 0-88404-772-5, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $5.99, 395pp, pb, cover by Gary Meyer) Original anthology of 17 stories from the 1991 Writers of the Future contest, illustrated by the winners of the 1991 Illustrators of the Future contest, plus five non-fiction pieces by well-known authors and artists. (Contents)
• * _Writers of the Future (New Era, Mar ’86, £2.75, pb) Reprint (Bridge 1985, as L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future) original anthology of contest-winning stories.
• * *Writers of the Future Volume V (Bridge 0-88404-379-7, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $4.95, 427pp, pb) Original anthology of 14 stories from the 1988 Writers of the Future contest plus essays by various well known authors. (Contents)

BUFFIE, MARGARET (1945- )

• * *Angels Turn Their Backs (Kids Can Press 1-55074-415-1, Sep ’98 [Dec ’98], $14.95, 239pp, hc, cover by Florentina Bogdan) Young-adult ghost novel. A girl with agoraphobia hears voices.
• * +The Dark Garden (Kids Can Press 1-55074-288-4, Sep ’97 [May ’98], $14.95, 237pp, hc, cover by A. Van Mil) Young-adult ghost novel. Ghosts interfere with gardening. First US edition (Kids Can Press Canada 1995) published 1997, but not seen until now.
• * +The Haunting of Frances Rain (Scholastic 0-590-42834-9, Oct ’89 [Nov ’89], $12.95, 196pp, hc, cover by Michael Conway) Young-adult ghost story/fantasy about a haunting on a deserted Canadian island. A first novel. First American edition (Kids Can Press, Canada 1987).
• * _The Haunting of Frances Rain (Scholastic 0-590-42835-7, Sep ’90, $2.95, 196pp, pb) Reprint (Kids Can Press 1987) young-adult ghost fantasy.
• * +Someone Else’s Ghost (Scholastic 0-590-46922-3, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $14.95, 227pp, hc, cover by Philip Singer) Young-adult ghost novel. Jessica discovers it’s not her recently deceased brother who’s haunting her family, but the ghost of someone else. First American edition (Kids Can Press Canada 1992 as My Mother’s Ghost).
• * *The Warnings (Scholastic 0-590-43651-1, Apr ’91 [Jan ’92], $13.95, 234pp, hc) Young-adult ghost novel of a young girl who can see the future and her experiences in a haunted room.
• * _The Warnings (Scholastic 0-590-43666-X, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $3.25, 234pp, pb) Reprint (Kids Can Books 1989) young-adult ghost novel of a young girl who can see the future and her experiences in a haunted room.

BUJOLD, LOIS (Joy) McMASTER (1949- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Barrayar (Baen 0-671-72083-X, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $4.99, 389pp, pb) [Miles Vorkosigan] Sf novel in the ongoing “Miles Vorkosigan” series. Recommended (FCM).
• * _Barrayar (Easton Press no ISBN, Oct ’91, no price, 389pp, hc) [Miles Vorkosigan] Sf novel in the ongoing “Miles Vorkosigan” saga, with an introduction by James Gunn and artwork by N. Taylor Blanchard. This edition is published “simultaneously” with the Baen edition which appeared a month earlier. This special leatherbound gilt edge edition is part of the “Signed First Editions of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _Barrayar (SFBC #00998, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $8.98, 277pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Miles Vorkosigan] Reprint (Baen 1991) sf novel in the ongoing “Miles Vorkosigan” series. This edition lacks an ISBN and price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Barrayar (Pan 0-330-31720-2, May ’94, £4.99, 389pp, pb) [Miles Vorkosigan] Reprint (Baen 1991) SF novel. In the “Miles Vorkosigan” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Borders of Infinity (Baen 0-671-69841-9, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $3.95, 311pp, pb) [Miles Vorkosigan] Comic sf “novel” that is actually three loosely connected, slightly rewritten novellas featuring the same character, Miles Vorkosigan, who is also the hero of most of Bujold’s other work. He’s appealing as usual (FCM). (Contents)
• * _Borders of Infinity (Easton Press no ISBN, Nov ’89, no price, 311pp, hc) [Miles Vorkosigan] Comic sf “novel” that is actually three loosely connected, slightly rewritten novellas featuring Miles Vorkosigan. There is an introduction by James Gunn and artwork by Ron Miller. This is a signed, limited, leatherbound, gilt-edge edition that is being published “simultaneously” with the Baen paperback edition listed above that appeared two months earlier. This edition is part of the “Signed First Editions of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _Borders of Infinity (Pan 0-330-32221-4, Dec ’92, £4.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Keith Scaife) [Miles Vorkosigan] Reprint (Baen 1989) sf novel formed from three short stories about Miles Vorkosigan. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Brothers in Arms (Baen 0-671-69799-4, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.95, 338pp, pb) [Miles Vorkosigan] Sf novel in Bujold’s future history series. This one features her best hero, Miles Vorkosigan.
• * _Brothers in Arms (Headline 0-7472-3477-9, Aug ’90, £4.50, 338pp, pb) [Miles Vorkosigan] Reprint (Baen 1989) sf novel. In the “Miles Vorkosigan” series.
• * *Cetaganda (Baen 0-671-87701-1, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $21.00, 302pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Miles Vorkosigan] SF novel in the “Miles Vorkosigan” series. Miles goes on an official mission to the homeworld of his planet’s — and his secret identity’s — greatest enemies.
• * _Cetaganda (SFBC #10698, Feb ’96, $10.98, 302pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Miles Vorkosigan] Reprint (Baen 1996) SF novel in the “Miles Vorkosigan” series. This is similar to the Baen edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Cetaganda (Easton Press no ISBN, Jun ’96, no price, 302pp, hc) [Miles Vorkosigan] SF novel in the “Miles Vorkosigan” series. This special leatherbound, gilt-edged edition is part of the “Signed First Editions of SF” available by subscription only. Published “simultaneously” with the Baen edition seen December 1995.
• * _Cetaganda (Baen 0-671-87744-5, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $5.99, 302pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Miles Vorkosigan] Reprint (Baen 1996) SF novel in the “Miles Vorkosigan” series.
• * *Cordelia’s Honor (Baen 0-671-87749-6, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $15.00, 480pp, tp, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Miles Vorkosigan] Omnibus of the first two (chronologically) “Vorkosigan” novels, Shards of Honor (1986) and Barrayar (1991), featuring Miles’ mother. There is a new afterword by Bujold describing the writing of the novels. Also available as a hardbound limited edition of 500, with no dust jacket, no price, and no separate ISBN. (Contents)
• * *Dreamweaver’s Dilemma (NESFA Press 0-915368-66-8, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $19.95, 250pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of four essays and six stories, two original, including one set earlier in the universe of the “Vorkosigan” stories. Editor Suford Lewis also added an interview with Bujold, and a “Vorkosigan” timeline, geneaology, and pronunciation guide. There is a brief biography, a list of awards, and an American bibliography. The introduction is by Lillian Stewart Carl. This limited edition of 1200 was published in honor of Bujold’s appearance as Guest of Honor at the 1996 Boskone; a signed, slipcased edition of 175 (-75-7) sold out at the convention. Order from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701-0203; add $2.00 postage. (Contents)
• * _Dreamweaver’s Dilemma (NESFA Press 0-915368-66-8, Feb ’97 [Apr ’97], $12.00, 250pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (NESFA 1996) collection of four essays, six stories, an interview with Bujold, “Vorkosigan” timeline. There is a brief biography, a list of awards, and an American bibliography. Order from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701-0203; add $2.00 postage.
• * *Ethan of Athos (Baen 0-671-65604-X, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $2.95, 237pp, pb) [Naismith] Sf adventure of an obstetrician from an all-male planet. It’s loosely connected to the previous “Naismith” books.
• * _Ethan of Athos (Headline 0-7472-3127-3, Feb ’89, £2.99, 237pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [Naismith] Reprint (Baen 1986) sf novel. In the “Naismith” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Ethan of Athos (Baen 0-671-65604-X, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $5.99, 237pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Naismith] Reissue (Baen 1986) SF novel in the “Miles Vorkosigan” universe. Fourth printing.
• * *Falling Free (Baen 0-671-65398-9, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $3.50, 307pp, pb) Hard sf novel about a new race bioengineered for operating in free fall, and their survival problems. Serialized in Analog, Dec ’87-Feb ’88.
• * _Falling Free (Headline 0-7472-3242-3, May ’89, £3.50, 307pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) Reprint (Baen 1988) sf novel about a spaceman who ‘takes on’ the corporation in order to save his workers. This year’s Nebula Award winner. Recommended. (PSP) [First U.K. edition]
• * _Falling Free (Baen 0-671-65398-9, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $4.99, 307pp, pb) Reissue (Baen 1988) Nebula Award-winning sf novel; third printing.
• * _Falling Free (SFBC #03718, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $8.98, 307pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Baen 1988) Nebula Award-winning near-future sf novel. This lacks an ISBN and price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. First hardcover edition.
• * *Komarr (Baen 0-671-87877-8, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $22.00, 311pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Miles Vorkosigan] SF novel in the “Miles Vorkosigan” series. Miles investigates a spaceship crash on Komarr.
• * _Komarr (SFBC #15458, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $10.98, 311pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Miles Vorkosigan] Reprint (Baen 1998) SF novel in the “Miles Vorkosigan” series. This is similar to the Baen edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.