The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

CARPENTER, LEONARD P(aul) (stories) (continued)

• * *Conan the Hero (Tor 0-812-53318-6, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.50, 278pp, pb) [Conan] Fantasy novelization based on Robert E. Howard’s character.
• * _Conan the Hero (Tor 0-812-51907-8, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $3.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Ken Kelly) [Conan] Reissue (Tor 1989) fantasy novelization based on Robert E. Howard’s character; second printing.
• * _Conan the Hero (Tor 0-812-51907-8, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $5.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Ken Kelly) [Conan] Reissue (Tor 1989) fantasy novelization copyrighted by Conan Properties. Third printing.
• * *Conan the Outcast (Tor 0-812-50928-5, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $3.95, 274pp, pb, cover by Ken Kelly) [Conan] Fantasy novelization based on Robert E. Howard’s character.
• * _Conan the Outcast (Tor 0-812-50928-5, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], $5.99, 274pp, pb, cover by Ken Kelly) [Conan] Reissue (Tor 1991) fantasy novelization. Copyrighted by Conan Properties. Second printing.
• * *Conan the Raider (Tor 0-812-54256-8, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $6.95, 276pp, pb) [Conan] Fantasy novel, latest in the series based on a Robert E. Howard character.
• * _Conan the Raider (Tor 0-812-54262-2, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $3.50, 276pp, pb) [Conan] Reprint (Tor 1986) heroic fantasy novel, based on the Robert E. Howard character.
• * *Conan the Renegade (Tor 0-812-54250-9, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $2.95, 276pp, pb) [Conan] Fantasy novel based on the Robert E. Howard character. Includes L. Sprague de Camp’s 1984 revised essay on Conan’s life.
• * _Conan the Renegade (Sphere 0-7221-2237-3, Aug ’88, £2.99, 248pp, pb) [Conan] Reprint (Tor 1986) fantasy novelization. The ubiquitous afterword by L. Sprague de Camp is listed in the contents, but omitted from the novel. Volume 29 in the “Conan” series.
• * *Conan the Savage (Tor 0-812-52238-9, Nov ’92, $7.99, 280pp, tp, cover by Ken Kelly) [Conan] Fantasy novelization based on Robert E. Howard’s classic character.
• * _Conan the Savage (Tor 0-812-51412-2, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $4.50, 280pp, pb, cover by Ken Kelly) [Conan] Reprint (Tor 1992) fantasy novelization based on Robert E. Howard’s classic character.
• * *Conan the Warlord (Tor 0-812-54268-1, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.50, 273pp, pb) [Conan] Fantasy novelization in the “Conan” series.
• * _Conan the Warlord (Tor 0-812-54268-1, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $5.99, 273pp, pb, cover by Ken Kelly) [Conan] Reissue (Tor 1988) fantasy novelization copyrighted by Conan Properties. Third printing.
• * *Conan, Lord of the Black River (Tor 0-812-55266-0, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $5.99, 274pp, pb, cover by Doug Beekman) [Conan] Fantasy novelization based on the Robert E. Howard character. Copyrighted by Conan Properties Inc.
• * *Conan, Scourge of the Bloody Coast (Tor 0-812-52488-8, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], $4.99, 244pp, pb, cover by Ken Kelly) [Conan] Novelization based on Robert E. Howard’s classic character. Copyrighted by Conan Properties, Inc.

CARPENTER, LISA

• * *1993 Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market (Writer’s Digest Books 0-89879-577-X, Feb ’93 [Mar ’93], $18.95, 346pp, tp) Non-fiction, associational. A yearly reference book on writing and illustrating fiction for juveniles. A sourcebook for writers and illustrators. Order from Writer’s Digest Books, 1507 Dana Ave., Cincinnati OH 45207. Add $3.00 postage and handling. Credit card orders: 1-800-289-0963.

CARPENTER, LYNETTE, ed. (1951- )

• * *Haunting the House of Fiction: Feminist Perspectives on Ghost Stories by American Women (with Wendy K. Kolmar) (University of Tennessee Press 0-87049-688-3, Nov ’91 [Aug ’92], $28.50, 266pp, hc, cover by Deborah Wong) A collection of 12 original essays on a women’s tradition in ghost stories, with an introduction by the editors. This has a 1991 copyright date but was not seen until now. Order from University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville TN 37996-0325.

CARPENTER, RICHARD (1929- )

• * *The Time of the Wolf (Puffin 0-14-032660-X, Aug ’88 [Dec ’88], £1.99, 149pp, pb) Novelization from the TV series Robin of Sherwood.

CARPENTER, (Malcolm) SCOTT (1925- )

• * *The Steel Albatross (Pocket 0-671-67313-0, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $19.95, 371pp, hc, cover by Bodan Ocyska) [Rick Tallman] Technothriller with sf elements by the former astronaut. Both the US and the Soviets are testing new underwater technology that threatens the balance of power. A first novel.
• * _The Steel Albatross (Pocket Star 0-671-67314-9, Apr ’92 [May ’92], $5.99, 371pp, pb) [Rick Tallman] Reprint (Pocket 1991) technothriller with sf elements by the former astronaut.

CARR, BENTLEY; pseudonym of Keith Michael King, (1946- )

• * *The Gateway of Time (Merlin 0-86303-558-2, Jun ’91 [Aug ’91], £4.95, 72pp, tp) [Tales of Maroth] Young-adult fantasy novel about five children on holiday in Wales who get transported in time to 1486. Book One of “The Tales of Maroth.”

CARR, HELEN, ed.

• * *From My Guy to Sci Fi: Genre and Women’s Writing Today (Pandora 0-04-440408-5, Jun ’89, £5.99, 252pp, tp) Collection of essays of peripheral interest. [Not seen]

CARR, JAYGE; pseudonym of Margery Krueger, (1940-2006) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Rabelaisian Reprise (Doubleday 0-385-24436-3, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $12.95, 212pp, hc) [*Navigator’s Sindrome] Sf novel, sequel to Navigator’s Sindrome and The Treasure in the Heart of the Maze.
• * *The Treasure in the Heart of the Maze (Doubleday 0-385-18831-5, Sep ’85, $12.95, 183pp, hc) [*Navigator’s Sindrome] Sf novel, sequel to Navigator’s Sindrome.

CARR, JOHN DICKSON (1906-1977) (stories)

• * _The Devil in Velvet (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-328-8, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $3.95, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1957) historical fantasy/time travel novel. A modern man makes a pact with the devil and becomes his own ancestor in 1675, in order to solve a murder. Brilliant novel of the Restoration, plus some excellent changes on the deal with the devil story. Recommended. (CNB)
• * _The Devil in Velvet (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0101-3, Aug ’94, $4.95, 335pp, pb) Reissue (Harper & Row 1957) historical time-travel fantasy/mystery novel; second printing.
• * _Fire, Burn! (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-336-9, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $3.50, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1957) classic time travel fantasy/mystery novel set in 1829.
• * _Fire, Burn! (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0175-7, Jan ’95 [Dec ’94], $4.50, 265pp, pb) Reissue (Harper 1957) historical fantasy time-travel mystery novel.

CARR, JOHN F(rancis) (1944- ) (stories)

• * _Great King’s War (with Roland J. Green) See entry under Roland J. Green

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• * _Cities in Space (with Jerry E. Pournelle) See entry under Jerry E. Pournelle
• * _The Endless Frontier, Vol. II (with Jerry E. Pournelle) See entry under Jerry E. Pournelle
• * _Life Among the Asteroids (with Jerry E. Pournelle) See entry under Jerry E. Pournelle
• * _The Science Fiction Yearbook (with Jerry E. Pournelle & James Baen) See entry under Jerry E. Pournelle
• * _There Will Be War, Vol. III: Blood and Iron (with Jerry E. Pournelle) See entry under Jerry E. Pournelle

CARR, MARVIN N. (1927- )

• * *Positively Negative (Trom 0-9641226-7-7, 1994 [Nov ’94], $9.95, 567pp, tp) A “fiction-non-fiction novel of sensuousness.” A greedy corporation plans to manipulate the Earth’s magnetic fields to influence the stock market. “The earth’s magnetic and lunar cycle of 28 days, which is the exact pattern of female menstruation, the battering is constantly being ravaged on our bodies, ambulating in vicarious forms of stress.” Order from Trom Publication, 5013 North Stevens St., Spokane WA 99205.

CARR, TERRY (Gene) (1937-1987) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Between Two Worlds/Messages Found in an Oxygen Bottle (with Bob Shaw) (NESFA Press 0-915368-33-1, Sep ’86 [Oct ’86], $15.00, 68 + 103pp, hc) Back-to-back collections of fannish writing and stories by Carr and Shaw, in a 775-copy trade edition; add $1 for postage/handling. (Contents)
• * *Between Two Worlds/Messages Found in an Oxygen Bottle (with Bob Shaw) (NESFA Press 0-915368-88-9, Sep ’86 [Oct ’86], 68 + 103pp, hc) Limited, 225-copy signed, slipcased edition of the above. It sold out at ConFederation.
• * _Cirque (Doubleday 0-385-13140-2, Sep ’87, $12.95, 180pp, hc) Reprint (Bobbs Merrill 1977) sf novel.
• * *Fandom Harvest (Laissez Faire 91-7648-056-9, 1986 [Nov ’86], $16.00, 189pp, hc) Non-fiction, collection of Carr’s fannish writing, with illustrations by Grant Canfield.

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• * _100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories (with Martin H. Greenberg & Isaac Asimov) See entry under Isaac Asimov.
• * _100 Great Fantasy Short Stories (with Martin H. Greenberg & Isaac Asimov) See entry under Isaac Asimov.
• * *The Best from Universe (Doubleday 0-385-17512-4, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $11.95, 209pp, hc) Anthology of 9 stories from the “Universe” series, plus an index to vol.s 1-10. (Contents)
• * *The Best Science Fiction of the Year #13 (Baen 0-671-55901-X, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $3.50, 382pp, pb) Anthology of outstanding stories from 1983, plus a recommended reading list and a summary of the year in science fiction. Recommended. (CNB) (Contents)
• * _Best SF of the Year #13 (Gollancz 0-575-03513-7, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], £9.95, 378pp, hc) Reprint (Baen 1984) anthology. This edition drops the “Year in SF” article by C.N. Brown. Also available in tp (-03557-9, £4.95).
• * _Best SF of the Year #14 (Gollancz 0-575-03714-8, Oct ’85, £9.95, 376pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1985, as Terry Carr’s Best Science Fiction of the Year) anthology. Charles N. Brown’s report on the Year in SF, 1984, was omitted from this edition.
• * _Best SF of the Year #14 (Gollancz 0-575-03747-4, Oct ’85, £4.95, 376pp, pb) Trade paperback edition of the above.
• * _Best SF of the Year #15 (Gollancz 0-575-03912-4, Oct ’86, £10.95, 365pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1986) sf anthology. First hardcover edition. Drops the essay on the year in sf by Locus editor C.N. Brown.
• * _Best SF of the Year #15 (Gollancz 0-575-03913-2, Oct ’86, £3.95, 365pp, pb) Paperback edition of the above.
• * _Best SF of the Year 16 (Gollancz 0-575-04085-8, Dec ’87, £3.95, 388pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 1987, as Terry Carr’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year #16) SF/fantasy anthology. This edition omits the summary of the sf year by Locus editor Charles N. Brown. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Masters of Fantasy (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
• * _Masters of Fantasy (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Galahad 0-883-65786-4, Aug ’92 [Sep ’92], $9.98, 512pp, hc, cover by Henri Rousseau) Anthology of 31 fantasy stories, an abridged version of A Treasury of Modern Fantasy (Avon 1981). “Longtooth” by Edgar Pangborn and “Piper at the Gates of Dawn” by Richard Cowper have been omitted. This is an instant remainder edition. (Contents)
• * _Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. 4 (SFBC #11628, Dec ’87, $6.98, 462pp, hc) Reprint (Avon 1986) anthology of the Nebula Award winners, 1970-1974.
• * *The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. IV (Avon 0-380-89710-5, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $4.95, 434pp, pb) Anthology of Nebula Award winning stories from 1970-1974. (Contents)
• * *Terry Carr’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year #16 (Tor 0-312-93025-9, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $17.95, 402pp, hc) Anthology of 11 stories, plus a summary of the sf year by Locus editor Charles N. Brown. (Contents)
• * *Terry Carr’s Best Science Fiction of the Year #14 (Tor 0-812-53273-2, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $3.50, 384pp, pb) Anthology, one of the four year’s bests. Recommended. (CNB) (Contents)
• * *Terry Carr’s Best Science Fiction of the Year #15 (Tor 0-812-53267-8, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $3.50, 379pp, pb) Anthology featuring Carr’s choice for 1985. Also has a summary of the year by Locus editor Charles N. Brown. (Contents)
• * _Universe 13 (Tor 0-812-53269-4, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $2.95, 253pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1983) original anthology.
• * _Universe 13 (Robert Hale 0-7090-2510-6, Mar ’86, £8.25, 192pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1983) original anthology.
• * *Universe 14 (Doubleday 0-385-19134-0, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $11.95, 182pp, hc) Original anthology of 10 stories by Robert Silverberg, Damon Knight, Gregory Benford, Kim Stanley Robinson, and others. Recommended. (FCM) (Contents)
• * _Universe 14 (Tor 0-812-53271-6, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $2.95, 216pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1984) original anthology.
• * *Universe 15 (Doubleday 0-385-19890-6, Aug ’85, $12.95, 179pp, hc) Original anthology. On the whole, a disappointing offering this time, with good writers not at their best. The standout is “The Slovo Stove” by Avram Davidson, typically quirky but haunting (and funny). (FCM) (Contents)
• * _Universe 15 (Tor 0-812-53265-1, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $3.50, 244pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1985) original anthology of 10 sf stories.
• * *Universe 16 (Doubleday 0-385-23389-2, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $12.95, 181pp, hc) Original anthology of sf and fantasy stories, highlighted by a magnificent tale by Lucius Shepard, “Voyage South from Thousand Willows”. The rest is uneven, but this is probably worth getting for the Shepard alone. (FCM) (Contents)
• * *Universe 17 (Doubleday 0-385-23853-3, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $12.95, 180pp, hc) Original anthology of 6 stories, by Tiptree, McDevitt, Randall, and others. The last of the Universes. (Contents)

CARRADINE, FRANK J. (stories)

• * *The Cretaceous Paradox (Royal Fireworks Press 0-88092-042-4, Aug ’95 [Oct ’95], $7.99, 250pp, tp) SF novel. Time travellers searching past and future for a cancer cure find more problems than remedies. Order from Royal Fireworks Printing Co., First Avenue, Unionville, NY 10988; (914) 726-3824; add $3.00 shipping.
• * *The Empire of Elwolf: Runes and Riddles (Royal Fireworks Press 0-88092-074-2, 1993 [Mar ’94], $7.00, 378pp, tp) Fantasy novel that uses riddles as epigraphs, with the solutions to be found in that chapter’s text. A first novel. A 1993 book not seen until now, with a hardcover edition (-075-0) announced but not seen. Available from Royal Fireworks Press, First Avenue, Unionville NY 10988.

CARRÈRE, EMMANUEL (1957- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Gothic Romance (Macmillan Scribner’s 0-684-19199-7, Aug ’90, $19.95, 307pp, hc, cover by Robert Goldstrom) Literary historical fantasy novel of the creatures that inspired both Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Polidori’s The Vampire, with storylines set both in the period and today. Translated from the French by Lanie Goodman, this originally appeared as Bravoure (P.O.L. 1984). This translation has been revised by the author. Recommended (SW).

CARROLL, JERRY JAY (1940- )

• * *Inhuman Beings (Ace 0-441-00529-2, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $13.00, 249pp, tp, cover by Victor Stabin) SF/mystery novel. A psychic hires a private eye to expose an alien invasion.
• * *Top Dog (Ace 0-441-00368-0, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $12.00, 330pp, tp, cover by Joseph Daniel Fiedler) [Bogey] Satirical fantasy novel. A powerful executive wakes up as a dog in a fantasy world. A first novel.
• * _Top Dog (Ace 0-441-00513-6, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $5.99, 330pp, pb, cover by Joseph Daniel Fiedler) [Bogey] Reprint (Ace 1996) satirical fantasy novel.

CARROLL, JONATHAN (Samuel) (1949- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *After Silence (Macdonald 0-356-20342-5, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], £14.99, 240pp, hc, cover by Dave McKean) Bleak mainstream novel of associational interest.
• * +After Silence (Doubleday 0-385-41974-0, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $21.00, 227pp, hc, cover by Honi Werner) Associational literary mystery novel. First American edition (Macdonald 1991).
• * _After Silence (Abacus 0-349-10347-X, Apr ’93, £5.99, 240pp, tp, cover by Dave McKean) Reprint (Macdonald 1992) associational literary novel.
• * _After Silence (Doubleday/Main Street 0-385-47351-6, Apr ’94 [Oct ’94], $12.00, 244pp, tp) Reprint (Macdonald 1992) associational literary novel.
• * *Black Cocktail (Legend 0-7126-3642-0, Aug ’90, £25.00, 76pp, hc) Literary fantasy/horror novella. This is a limited edition of 300 numbered copies, signed by the author.
• * *Black Cocktail (Legend 0-7126-2164-4, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], £4.50, 76pp, tp, cover by Dave McKean) Fantasy/horror novella, illustrated by Dave McKean. This trade edition was preceded by a limited edition. Also available in hardcover (-3680-3, £8.99).
• * +Black Cocktail (St. Martin’s 0-312-06304-0, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $13.95, 76pp, hc, cover by Dave McKean) Dark fantasy novella, illustrated by Dave McKean. First American edition (Legend 1990).
• * *Bones of the Moon (Century 0-7126-1504-0, May ’87 [Aug ’87], £9.95, 216pp, hc) [Bones of the Moon] Sf/fantasy novel.
• * _Bones of the Moon (Arrow 0-09-949870-7, Nov ’87, £2.50, 217pp, pb) [Bones of the Moon] Reprint (Century 1987) sf/fantasy novel.
• * +Bones of the Moon (Arbor House/Morrow 0-87795-937-4, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $15.95, 217pp, hc) [Bones of the Moon] Fantasy novel about a dream world which becomes real. First American edition (Century 1987). Recommended. (FCM)
• * _Bones of the Moon (SFBC #12387, May ’88 [Jun ’88], $4.98, 186pp, hc) [Bones of the Moon] Reprint (Century 1987) fantasy novel.
• * _Bones of the Moon (Legend 0-09-949870-7, Sep ’89 [Oct ’89], £3.50, 217pp, pb, cover by Wayne Anderson) [Bones of the Moon] Reissue (Century 1987) fantasy novel.
• * _Bones of the Moon (Avon 0-380-70688-1, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $7.95, 217pp, tp, cover by Robert Goldstrom) [Bones of the Moon] Reprint (Century 1987) literary fantasy novel, first book of a loosely-connected trilogy. Highly recommended (CNB).
• * *A Child Across the Sky (Century 0-7126-3544-0, Aug ’89, £35.00, 268pp, hc) [Bones of the Moon] Fantasy novel. This slip-cased edition is signed and numbered and limited to 250 copies. [Not seen]
• * *A Child Across the Sky (Legend 0-7126-3441-X, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], £5.95, 268pp, tp) [Bones of the Moon] Remarkable fantasy/horror novel about the nature of evil. Carroll just keeps getting better! Strongly recommended. (PSP) Also available in hardcover (-2588-7, £11.95). This first trade edition was preceded by a limited edition (Legend 1989).
• * +A Child Across the Sky (Doubleday 0-385-26535-2, Jul ’90, $18.95, 215pp, hc, cover by Janet Woolley) [Bones of the Moon] Fantasy novel, third book of a loose-knit trilogy begun in Bones of the Moon. First American edition (Legend 1989).
• * _A Child Across the Sky (Legend 0-09-970950-3, Jul ’90, £3.99, 268pp, pb, cover by Wayne Anderson) [Bones of the Moon] Reprint (Century 1989) literary fantasy/horror novel.
• * *From the Teeth of Angels (Doubleday 0-385-46841-5, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $22.00, 212pp, hc) Fantasy/magic realism novel that relates three people’s experiences in dealing with a personified death. Sixth book in a loose series with some overlapping characters. Simultaneous with the British (HarperCollins UK) edition.