The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 11 (1949) ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-87997-918-6, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $3.50, 317pp, pb) Anthology of 15 stories from 1949 with notes Asimov. This series offers an excellent historical survey of the sf field. Recommended. (CNB)
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Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 12 (1950) ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-87997-953-4, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $3.50, 319pp, pb) Anthology of 18 classic stories.
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Machines That Think: The Best Science Fiction Stories About Robots & Computers ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Patricia S. Warrick (Holt Rinehart & Winston 0-03-061498-8, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $22.95, 627pp, hc) Anthology of 29 stories by everyone from Ambrose Bierce to Gene Wolfe, plus a bibliography.
- 1 · Introduction: Robots, Computers, and Fear · Isaac Asimov · in
- 15 · Moxon’s Master · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner Apr 16, 1899
- 29 · The Lost Machine [as by John Beynon Harris] · John Wyndham · nv Amazing Apr ’32
- 50 · Rex · Harl Vincent · ss Astounding Jun ’34
- 68 · Robbie [“Strange Playfellow”] · Isaac Asimov · ss Super Science Stories Sep ’40
- 93 · Farewell to the Master · Harry Bates · nv Astounding Oct ’40
- 139 · Robot’s Return · Robert Moore Williams · ss Astounding Sep ’38
- 153 · Though Dreamers Die · Lester del Rey · nv Astounding Feb ’44
- 175 · Fulfillment · A. E. van Vogt · nv New Tales of Space and Time, ed. Raymond J. Healy, Holt, 1951
- 209 · Runaround [Mike Donovan (Robot)] · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Mar ’42
- 233 · I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream · Harlan Ellison · ss If Mar ’67
- 251 · The Evitable Conflict [Susan Calvin (Robot)] · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Jun ’50
- 279 · A Logic Named Joe [as by Will F. Jenkins] · Murray Leinster · ss Astounding Mar ’46
- 297 · Sam Hall · Poul Anderson · nv Astounding Aug ’53
- 332 · I Made You · Walter M. Miller, Jr. · ss Astounding Mar ’54
- 345 · Triggerman · J. F. Bone · ss Astounding Dec ’58
- 357 · War with the Robots · Harry Harrison · nv Science Fiction Adventures (UK) #27 ’62
- 380 · Evidence [Susan Calvin (Robot)] · Isaac Asimov · ss Astounding Sep ’46
- 405 · 2066: Election Day · Michael Shaara · ss Astounding Dec ’56
- 422 · If There Were No Benny Cemoli · Philip K. Dick · nv Galaxy Dec ’63
- 448 · The Monkey Wrench · Gordon R. Dickson · ss Astounding Aug ’51
- 461 · Dial “F” for Frankenstein · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Playboy Jan ’65
- 470 · The Macauley Circuit · Robert Silverberg · ss Fantastic Universe Aug ’56
- 481 · Judas · John Brunner · ss Dangerous Visions, ed. Harlan Ellison, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1967
- 491 · Answer · Fredric Brown · vi Angels and Spaceships, Dutton, 1954
- 495 · The Electric Ant · Philip K. Dick · ss F&SF Oct ’69
- 519 · The Bicentennial Man · Isaac Asimov · nv Stellar #2, ed. Judy-Lynn del Rey, Ballantine, 1976
- 565 · Long Shot · Vernor Vinge · ss Analog Aug ’72
- 581 · Alien Stones · Gene Wolfe · nv Orbit 11, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1972
- 616 · Starcrossed · George Zebrowski · ss Eros in Orbit, ed. Joseph Elder, Trident, 1973
- 625 · Bibliographies of Additional Reading · Misc. · bi
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Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction Firsts ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Beaufort 0-8253-0184-X, Apr ’84, $17.95, 249pp, hc) Anthology of 12 stories which first introduced concepts such as clones and the generation starship. The earliest, by Poe, appeared in 1839; the latest, by Niven, in 1966.
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Isaac Asimov’s Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction # 2: The Science Fictional Olympics ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Signet 0-451-12976-8, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $3.50, 356pp, pb) Anthology of 17 stories of sf athletic prowess, by Piers Anthony, Arthur C. Clarke, L. Sprague de Camp, and others.
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Isaac Asimov’s Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction # 3: Supermen ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Signet 0-451-13201-7, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $3.50, 350pp, pb) Anthology of 12 stories.
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Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy # 2: Witches ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Signet 0-451-12882-6, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $3.95, 350pp, pb) Anthology of 14 stories by van Vogt, Haggard, Norton, etc. There’s one original, by Barry N. Malzberg.
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Young Extraterrestrials ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Harper & Row 0-06-020167-3, 1984, $7.95, 240pp, hc) Anthology of 11 stories compiled for young readers.
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Young Mutants ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Harper & Row 0-06-020156-8, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $7.95, 256pp, tp) Anthology of 12 stories by Bradbury, Brunner, etc., compiled for young readers.
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Another Fine Myth Robert Lynn Asprin (Ace 0-441-02359-2, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $2.75, 200pp, pb) [Myth] Reprint (Donning/Starblaze 1978) humorous fantasy novel, first of the “Myth” series.
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Hit or Myth Robert Lynn Asprin (Donning/Starblaze 0-89865-331-2, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $6.95, 127pp, tp) [Myth] Humorous fantasy novel in the “Myth” series, with illustrations by Phil Foglio. The 1983 copyright and printing date is wrong. Also announced in hc limited (-340-1, $30) and library (-339-8, $12.95) editions.
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Myth Adventures Robert Lynn Asprin (SFBC #5417, Jun ’84, $7.50, 599pp, hc) [Myth] Omnibus edition of Another Fine Myth (Donning/Starblaze 1978), Myth Conceptions (Donning/Starblaze 1980), Myth Directions (Donning/Starblaze 1982), and Hit or Myth (Donning/Starblaze 1983); humorous fantasy.
- 1 · Another Fine Myth · n. Starblaze: Virginia Beach, VA, 1978
- 161 · Myth Conceptions · n. Starblaze: Virginia Beach, VA, 1980
- 317 · Myth Directions · n. Starblaze: Virginia Beach, VA, 1982
- 479 · Hit or Myth · n. Starblaze: Virginia Beach, VA Oct ’83
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Wings of Omen ed. Robert Lynn Asprin & Lynn Abbey (Ace 0-441-80593-0, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.95, 277pp, pb) [Thieves’ World] “Thieves’ World”, sixth in this series of original fantasy anthologies with a continuing cast.
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In Other Worlds A. A. Attanasio (Morrow 0-688-00508-X, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $12.95, 211pp, hc) [Radix] Supernatural sf/fantasy novel. “One star-chained evening in a Manhattan bathroom, Carl Schirmer spontaneously transforms into light....”
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Thinner Richard Bachman (NAL 0-453-00468-7, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $12.95, 309pp, hc) Horror novel. Lloyd Currey’s catalog lists Bachman as a pen name of Stephen King. King does not acknowledge it, but this horror novel about dieting sure sounds like him.
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Quarreling, They Met the Dragon Sharon Baker (Avon 0-380-89201-4, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.95, 268pp, pb) [Quarreling, They Met the Dragon] Sf/fantasy novel; this may be a first novel.
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Empire of the Sun J. G. Ballard (Gollancz 0-575-03483-1, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], £8.95, 278pp, hc) [Empire of the Sun] Non-sf/fantasy, a mainstream autobiographical novel of associational interest.
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Empire of the Sun J. G. Ballard (Simon & Schuster 0-671-53051-8, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $16.95, 279pp, hc) [Empire of the Sun] Reprint (Gollancz 1984), first U.S. edition. This is of associational interest, an auto-biographical novel of Ballard’s youth in World War II Shanghai.
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The Wasp Factory Iain M. Banks (Macmillan 0-333-36380-9, 1984, £7.95, 184pp, hc) Novel containing elements of sf and horror. [Not seen]
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Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. I Clive Barker (Sphere 0-7221-1412-5, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], £1.50/$3.95, 149pp, pb) Collection of six stories of horror/dark fantasy. All the stories in this and the other two collections seem to be originals. The books are big sellers in England, now appearing as imports in the U.S., and they’re getting rave reviews from horror writers.
- ix · Introduction · Ramsey Campbell · in
- 1 · The Book of Blood · ss *; Omni May ’86
- 12 · The Midnight Meat Train · nv *
- 37 · The Yattering and Jack · nv *
- 57 · Pig Blood Blues · nv *
- 86 · Sex, Death and Starshine · nv *
- 122 · In the Hills, the Cities · nv *
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Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. II Clive Barker (Sphere 0-7221-1413-3, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], £1.50/$3.95, 150pp, pb) The next collection in the series, with five stories.
- 1 · Dread · nv *
- 35 · Hell’s Event · nv *
- 58 · Jacqueline Ess: Her Will and Testament · nv *
- 91 · The Skins of the Fathers · nv *
- 123 · New Murders in the Rue Morgue · nv *
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Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. III Clive Barker (Sphere 0-7221-1414-1, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], £1.50/$3.95, 182pp, pb) Third collection by Barker, with five tales of horror/dark fantasy.
- 1 · Son of Celluloid · nv *
- 36 · Rawhead Rex · nv *
- 83 · Confession of a (Pornographer’s) Shroud · nv *
- 115 · Scape-goats · nv *
- 140 · Human Remains · nv *
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The Man of Gold M. A. R. Barker (DAW 0-87997-940-2, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $3.50, 367pp, pb) Fantasy novel based on the boardgame “Empire of the Petal Throne”, which the author also invented.
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Valencies Rory Barnes & Damien Broderick (University of Queensland Press 0-7022-1763-8, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $7.95, 230pp, tp) Sf novel. This has a 1983 copyright but seems to be an ’84 release.
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The Karma Corps Neal Barrett, Jr. (DAW 0-87997-976-3, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.75, 239pp, pb) Sf novel.
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Wasteworld 1: Aftermath James Barton (Granada 0-583-13701-6, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], £1.50, 128pp, pb) [Wasteworld] Survivalist post-holocaust adventure, first of an “action” series.
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