The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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Unto the Beast Richard Monaco (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26144-4, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $3.95, 473pp, pb) Occult Nazi fantasy horror time travel novel.


The Fish Police Steve Moncuse (Warner 0-446-38739-8, Dec ’87 [Oct ’87], $8.95, unpaginated, tp) Graphic novel with the first 4 issues of the comic, relettered and colored.


Predator Paul Monette (Star 0-352-32146-6, Sep ’87, £2.25, 200pp, pb) Reprint (Jove 1987) novelization of sf thriller. [First U.K. edition]


The Magnificent Gallery Thomas F. Monteleone (Tor 0-812-52216-8, Jun ’87, $3.95, 248pp, pb) Bradburyesque dark fantasy novel, a la Something Wicked This Way Comes.


Night Train Thomas F. Monteleone (Arrow 0-09-943170-X, Feb ’87 [Dec ’87], £2.50, 357pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1984) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]


Crooked House Thomas F. Monteleone & John DeChancie (Tor 0-812-52218-4, Dec ’87, $3.95, 346pp, pb) Horror novel.


An Alien Heat Michael Moorcock (Ace 0-441-13660-5, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], $2.95, 180pp, pb) [Dancers at the End of Time] Reprint (MacGibbon & Kee 1972) sf novel, first in the “Dancers at the End of Time” trilogy.


Behold the Man Michael Moorcock (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-369-5, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $2.95, 143pp, pb) [Karl Glogauer] Reprint (Allison & Busby 1969) sf novel.


Breakfast in the Ruins Michael Moorcock (Avon 0-380-49148-6, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $3.50, 172pp, pb) [Karl Glogauer] Reissue (NEL 1972) sf novel.


The Brothel in Rosenstrasse Michael Moorcock (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-333-4, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], $15.95, 191pp, hc) [Von Bek] Quasi-historical novel set in Moorcock’s imaginary city of Mirenburg at the end of the 19th century. First U.S. edition (NEL 1982). Indirect sequel to The War Hound and the World’s Pain.


The Chronicles of Corum Michael Moorcock (Grafton 0-586-06745-0, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], £3.50, 454pp, pb) [Corum] Reprint (Berkley 1978) omnibus of the second three books in the “Corum” series.


The City in the Autumn Stars Michael Moorcock (Grafton 0-586-06891-0, Apr ’87, £3.50, 405pp, pb) [Von Bek] Reprint (Grafton 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Von Bek” series.


The City in the Autumn Stars Michael Moorcock (Ace 0-441-10629-3, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $16.95, 344pp, hc) [Von Bek] Fantasy novel, an indirect sequel to The Warhound and the World’s Pain. First U.S. edition (Grafton 1986).


The Cornelius Chronicles, Vol. III Michael Moorcock (Avon 0-380-70255-X, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $3.50, 341pp, pb) [Jerry Cornelius] Omnibus of two novels in the “Jerry Cornelius” series.


The Dragon in the Sword Michael Moorcock (Grafton 0-246-13129-2, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], £10.95, 283pp, hc) [John Daker] Reprint (Ace 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 3 (and last?) in the “Eternal Champion” series. [First U.K. edition]


The Dragon in the Sword Michael Moorcock (Grafton 0-246-13185-3, Nov ’87, £6.95, 283pp, tp) [John Daker] Reprint (Ace 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 3 (and last) in the “Eternal Champion” series.


The Dragon in the Sword Michael Moorcock (Ace 0-441-16610-5, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $3.50, 266pp, pb) [John Daker] Reprint (Ace 1986) fantasy novel in the “Eternal Champion” series. The Eternal Champion confronts Hitler.


Elric at the End of Time Michael Moorcock (DAW 0-88677-228-1, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], $3.50, 221pp, pb) [Elric] Reissue (NEL 1984) fantasy collection, #7 in the “Elric” series, even though only 3 of the stories are about Elric; 5th printing.


The Entropy Tango Michael Moorcock (NEL 0-450-05663-5, May ’87 [Apr ’87], £2.50, 152pp, tp) [Jerry Cornelius] Reprint (NEL 1981) sf novel. Volume 5 in the “Jerry Cornelius” series.


The Eternal Champion Michael Moorcock (Berkley 0-425-09562-2, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $2.95, 188pp, pb) [John Daker] Reprint (Dell 1970) fantasy novel. Although it doesn’t indicate it, this is actually the 1978 revised text done for the Harper & Row hardcover.


The Hollow Lands Michael Moorcock (Ace 0-441-13661-3, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $2.95, 178pp, pb) [Dancers at the End of Time] Reprint (Harper & Row 1974) sf novel, Book II of “The Dancers at the End of Time”.


The Ice Schooner Michael Moorcock (Berkley 0-425-09706-4, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $2.95, 207pp, pb) Reprint (Sphere 1969) sf novel. This edition follows the revised text (Harper & Row 1977).


The Lives and Times of Jerry Cornelius Michael Moorcock (Harrap 0-245-54374-0, Feb ’87, £7.95, 185pp, hc) [Jerry Cornelius] Reprint (Allison & Busby 1976) sf collection. This ‘revised edition’ contains a new introduction and epilogue (reprinted from a fanzine) but is otherwise unchanged.


The Lives and Times of Jerry Cornelius Michael Moorcock (Grafton 0-586-06356-0, Feb ’87, £2.50, 185pp, pb) [Jerry Cornelius] Paperback edition of the above.


The Swords of Corum Michael Moorcock (Grafton 0-586-06746-9, Jun ’87, £3.95, 509pp, pb) [Corum] Reprint (Berkley 1977 as The Swords Trilogy) omnibus of the first three books in the “Corum” series.


Wizardry and Wild Romance Michael Moorcock (Gollancz 0-575-04147-1, Aug ’87, £5.95, 160pp, tp) Non-fiction, “a study of epic fantasy.”


Wizardry and Wild Romance Michael Moorcock (Gollancz 0-575-04146-3, Aug ’87, £10.95, 160pp, hc) Hardcover edition of the above.


Elric at the End of Time Michael Moorcock & Rodney Matthews (Paper Tiger 1-85028-032-0, Jun ’87 [Jul ’87], £7.95, 120pp, tp) [Elric] Fully illustrated edition of Moorcock’s “Elric” novella.


Elric at the End of Time Michael Moorcock & Rodney Matthews (Paper Tiger 1-85028-033-9, Jun ’87 [Jul ’87], £12.95, 120pp, hc) [Elric] Hardback edition of the above. [Not seen]


Saga of the Swamp Thing Alan Moore (Warner 0-446-38690-1, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $10.95, unpaginated, tp) Graphic novel, an omnibus of 7 horror comics. Foreword by Ramsey Campbell.


Watchmen Alan Moore (Warner 0-446-38689-8, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $14.95, unpaginated, tp) Graphic novel. Near-simultaneous with the DC edition, which went to the comics trade. This edition is for the book trade.


Doomsday Morning C. L. Moore (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20462-1, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], $3.50, 236pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1957) sf novel.


Ultra-Vue and Selected Peripheral Visions Rudin Moore (self published, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], price unknown, 389pp, tp) Collection of five original fantasy stories. Order from Gary Smith (Rudin Moore), 715 SW Bay St., Newport OR 97365.


Bring the Jubilee Ward Moore (Gollancz 0-575-04121-8, Dec ’87, £3.95, 194pp, tp) Reprint (Farrar, Straus & Young 1953) sf novel. Volume 19 in the “Gollancz Classic SF” series.


Greener Than You Think Ward Moore (QPB, Dec ’86 [Jan ’87], $7.95, 322pp, tp) Reprint (Sloane 1947) sf novel. This is an exact reprint in paperback of the 1985 Crown edition. This appeared in 1986 but was not seen until 1987.


The Flame Key Daniel Moran (Tor 0-812-54600-8, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $2.95, 222pp, pb) [Keys] Fantasy novel, Book I of “Keys to Paradise”. The author is actually Robert Vardeman, and the entire trilogy appeared in England last year in one volume as The Keys to Paradise (NEL).


Cold Sea Rising Richard Moran (Berkley 0-425-09558-4, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $3.95, 344pp, pb) Reprint (Arbor House 1986) near-future thriller.


Cold Sea Rising Richard Moran (Fontana 0-00-617349-7, Apr ’87, £2.95, 350pp, pb) Reprint (Arbor House 1986) futuristic disaster novel. [First U.K. edition]


The Questing of Kedrigern John Morressy (Ace 0-441-69721-6, Aug ’87, $2.95, 201pp, pb) [Kedrigern] Humorous fantasy novel rewritten from a series of stories in F&SF. Sequel to A Voice for Princess.


Beyond the Veil Janet Morris (Ace 0-441-05512-5, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $2.95, 245pp, pb) [Thieves’ World; Tempus] Reprint (Baen 1985) “Thieves’ World” fantasy novel, sequel to Beyond Sanctuary.


Beyond Wizardwall Janet Morris (Ace 0-441-05722-5, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $2.95, 250pp, pb) [Thieves’ World; Tempus] Reprint (Baen 1986) “Thieves’ World” novel, conclusion of the “Tempus” trilogy.


Tempus Janet Morris (Baen 0-671-65631-7, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $3.50, 277pp, pb) [Thieves’ World; Tempus] Episodic fantasy novel set in Thieves’ World. Some sections have appeared before in “Thieves’ World” anthologies, but about half the book is original.


Warlord! Janet Morris (Pocket 0-671-61923-3, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $3.95, 376pp, pb) Near-future thriller taking place on the moon and Earth.


Angels in Hell ed. Janet Morris (Baen 0-671-65360-1, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.50, 307pp, pb) [Heroes in Hell] Shared-world fantasy original anthology, in the “Heroes in Hell” series. 8 stories.


Crusaders in Hell ed. Janet Morris (Baen 0-671-65639-2, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $3.50, 278pp, pb) [Heroes in Hell] Original shared-world fantasy anthology of 9 stories, including works by Benford and Cherryh.


Masters in Hell ed. Janet Morris (Baen 0-671-65379-2, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $3.50, 280pp, pb) [Heroes in Hell] Original anthology in the “Heroes in Hell” shared world fantasy series, with 9 stories.


The Troy Game Jean Morris (The Bodley Head 0-370-30759-3, Feb ’87 [May ’87], £6.95, 112pp, hc) Juvenile fantasy novel involving the Wild Hunt.


Spurlock: Sheriff of Purgatory Jim Morris (Tor 0-812-50683-9, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $3.95, 320pp, pb) Near-future adventure novel of Russian-occupied America. This is a revised edition of The Shefiff of Purgatory (Doubleday 1979). The earlier version is not listed on the copyright page.


The Dream of John Ball William Morris (Journeyman Press 0-904526-08-9, Jun ’87 [1987], £0.75, 76pp, pb) Reprint (Reeves & Turner 1888) fantasy novella. This is the US (Oriole Chapbooks) edition with a UK price sticker. [Not seen]


Beloved Toni Morrison (Chatto & Windus 0-7011-3060-1, Oct ’87 [Dec ’87], £11.95, 285pp, hc) Literary occult novel.


This Is the Way the World Ends James Morrow (Gollancz 0-575-03972-8, Feb ’87 [Aug ’87], £10.95, 319pp, hc) Reprint (Holt 1986) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]


The Demon Lord Peter Morwood (DAW 0-88677-204-4, Jun ’87, $3.50, 285pp, pb) [Book of Years] Fantasy novel, #2 in the “Book of Years” tetralogy. First U.S. edition (Century 1984).


The Demon Lord Peter Morwood (Century 0-7126-1754-X, Nov ’87, £11.95, 304pp, hc) [Book of Years] Reprint (Century 1984) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Drusalan Empire” series. This is a pseudonym for Robert Peter Smyth. [Not seen]


The Dragon Lord Peter Morwood (Century 0-7126-1590-3, Mar ’87 [Oct ’87], £10.95, 318pp, hc) [Book of Years] Reprint (Arrow 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Drusalan Empire” series.


The Dragon Lord Peter Morwood (DAW 0-88677-252-4, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $3.50, 303pp, pb) [Book of Years] Fantasy novel, third in the “Book of Years” series. First U.S. edition (Arrow 1986).


Disappearances Howard Frank Mosher (Godine Nonpareil 0-87923-524-1, Aug ’87, $9.95, 255pp, tp) Reissue (Viking 1977) novel of fantasy, time travel, and a wilderness rite of passage.


A Sense of Wonder ed. Sam Moskowitz (NEL 0-450-02247-1, Aug ’87, £2.25, 175pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1967, as Three Stories) sf anthology.


The Game of the Pink Pagoda Roger Moss (Flamingo 0-00-654202-6, Aug ’87, £3.95, 269pp, tp) Reprint (Collins 1986) . Although billed as a novel and marketed as fantasy, this is actually a collection of vignettes based around a common theme and set of characters, only one of which has any sf aspects (and that is ‘hard sf’). Despite that, it is a fascinating book and is strongly recommended.


Star Trek #10: Web of the Romulans M. S. Murdock (Pocket 0-671-60549-6, Jan ’87, $3.50, 220pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reissue (Pocket 1983) Star Trek novel. 4th printing.


Vendetta M. S. Murdock (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20520-2, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $2.95, 292pp, pb) [Vendetta] Sf novel. “A young slave must stop a madman from murdering a child — and whole worlds.”


Nightmare Gloria Murphy (Popular Library 0-445-20404-4, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $3.50, 232pp, pb) Horror novel of a “high-tech underground village” and children in peril.


The Falling Woman Pat Murphy (Tor 0-812-54620-2, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $3.95, 283pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1986) fantasy novel.


The Ivory Lyre Shirley Rousseau Murphy (Harper & Row 0-06-024362-7, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $12.95, 250pp, hc) [Dragonbards] Young-adult fantasy novel, second in the “Dragonbards Trilogy”.


Nightpool Shirley Rousseau Murphy (Harper & Row/Starwanderer 0-694-05605-7, Apr ’87, $2.95, 250pp, pb) [Dragonbards] Reprint (Harper & Row 1985) young-adult fantasy novel.


High Priest Warren Murphy & Molly Cochran (NAL 0-453-00537-3, Nov ’87, $17.95, 355pp, hc) [Grandmaster] Near-future thriller with sf/fantasy elements.


The Third Book of After Midnight Stories ed. Amy Myers (Kimber 0-7183-0667-8, Oct ’87, £9.50, 208pp, hc) Original ghost/occult anthology.


Chrome George Nader (Alyson 1-55583-114-1, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $7.95, 369pp, tp) Reprint (Putnam 1978) gay sf novel about a man who loves a robot.


Robocop Ed Naha (Dell 0-440-17479-1, Jul ’87, $3.50, 189pp, pb) Novelization of the movie.


Night Howl Andrew Neiderman (Severn House 0-7278-1435-4, Jan ’87, £9.95, 320pp, hc) Reprint (Pocket 1986) horror novel. [First U.K. edition, not seen]


Night Howl Andrew Neiderman (Arrow 0-09-949680-1, Jun ’87, £2.50, 277pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1986) sf novel.


Reflection Andrew Neiderman (Worldwide 0-373-50605-8, Dec ’87, £2.95, 378pp, pb) Romantic novel with supernatural elements.


Sight Unseen Andrew Neiderman (Zebra 0-8217-2038-4, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $3.95, 283pp, pb) Horror novel.


Mist Over Pendle Robert Neill (Arrow 0-09-906780-3, Jun ’87, £2.95, 384pp, pb) Reissue (Hutchinson 1951) classic witchcraft novel.


Witch Bane Robert Neill (Inner Circle 1-85018-066-0, Aug ’87, £9.50, 224pp, hc) Reprint (Hutchinson 1967) occult novel. [Not seen]


Witch Bane Robert Neill (Arrow 0-09-907710-8, Sep ’87, £2.50, 224pp, pb) Reissue (Hutchinson 1967) occult novel.


Five Children and It E. Nesbit (Windrush Large Print 1-85089-912-6, Jul ’87 [Oct ’87], £8.95, 246pp, hc) [Psammead] Reprint (T. Fisher Unwin 1902) juvenile fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Psammaed” series. Available in the US from ABC-Clio, $12.95.


The Phoenix and the Carpet E. Nesbit (Dell/Yearling 0-440-47035-8, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $4.95, 239pp, tp) [Psammead] Reprint (Newnes 1904) classic juvenile fantasy novel, There is a new afterword by Susan Cooper.


The Story of the Amulet E. Nesbit (Dell/Yearling 0-440-47719-0, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $4.95, 270pp, pb) Reprint (Unwin 1906) classic juvenile fantasy novel.


The Door to December Leigh Nichols (Fontana 0-00-617377-2, Aug ’87, £3.50, 432pp, pb) Reprint (NAL 1985, as by Richard Paige) horror novel. This is a pseudonym for Dean R. Koontz. [First U.K. edition]


Shadowfires Leigh Nichols (Avon 0-380-75216-6, Feb ’87, $3.95, 436pp, pb) Supernatural horror novel. Nichols is a pseudoynm for Dean Koontz.


Shadowfires Leigh Nichols (Fontana 0-00-617444-2, Dec ’87, £3.50, 479pp, pb) Reprint (Avon 1987) horror novel. This is a pseudonym for Dean R. Koontz. [First U.K. edition]


Shadowfires Leigh Nichols (Collins 0-00-223164-6, Dec ’87, £10.95, 479pp, hc) Hardback edition of the above. [First U.K. edition, not seen]


Playmates Andrew Niederman (Berkley 0-425-09898-2, May ’87, $3.95, 312pp, pb) Horror novel.


Forgotten Realms, Book #1: Darkwalker on Moonshae Douglas Niles (TSR 0-88038-451-4, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $3.95, 380pp, pb) [Forgotten Realms] Fantasy novel, first in a series taking place in the “Forgotten Realms” fantasy game setting.


The Snow Spider Jenny Nimmo (Dutton 0-525-44306-1, Jul ’87 [Aug ’87], $11.95, 136pp, hc) [Snow Spider] Contemporary young-adult fantasy in which a young magician helps heal a breach in his family. First U.S. edition (Methuen 1986).


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