The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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The Military Dimension David Drake (Baen 0-671-72054-6, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $4.50, 273pp, pb, cover by John Rheaume) Collection of 11 military sf stories, including one original.

Northworld: Vengeance David Drake (Ace 0-441-58615-5, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $4.95, 330pp, pb, cover by Roger Loveless) [Northworld] Military sf novel, second book of the “Northworld” series.

Old Nathan David Drake (Baen 0-671-72084-8, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $4.50, 228pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Nathan] Collection of five interconnected fantasy stories, three original, featuring a backwoods wizard in early 19th-century America.

The Hunter Returns David Drake & Jim Kjelgaard (Baen 0-671-72042-2, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.50, 275pp, pb, cover by Charles R. Knight) Prehistoric novel expanded from the short novel Firehunter (1951) by the late Jim Kjelgaard.

The Fleet Book 6: Crisis ed. David Drake & Bill Fawcett (Ace 0-441-24106-9, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $4.50, 293pp, pb, cover by James Gurney) [Fleet] Original shared-world military sf anthology of 13 stories with “interludes” by Bill Fawcett. Packaged by Bill Fawcett & Associates.

A Captive in Time Sarah Dreher (New Victoria Publishers 0-934678-22-7, May ’90 [Aug ’91], $9.95, 232pp, tp) [Stoner McTavish] Lesbian time-travel fantasy/mystery, fourth book in the “Stoner McTavish” mystery series and the first with fantasy content. Lesbian detective Stoner is mysteriously transported to 1871 Colorado, where she investigates an epidemic of arson. This is a 1990 book not seen until now.

Deep Wizardry Diane Duane (Corgi 0-552-52646-0, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], £2.99, 254pp, pb) [Nita & Kit] Reprint (Delacorte 1985) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Wizardry” series. [First U.K. edition]

The Door Into Fire Diane Duane (Corgi 0-552-13661-1, Jan ’91, £3.99, 332pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Tale of Five] Reprint (Dell 1979) fantasy novel. Volume One of “The Tale of the Five”.

The Door Into Shadow Diane Duane (Corgi 0-552-13662-X, May ’91, £3.99, 334pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Tale of Five] Reprint (Bluejay 1984) fantasy novel. Volume Two of “The Tale of the Five”. [First U.K. edition]

High Wizardry Diane Duane (Corgi 0-552-52651-7, Nov ’91, £2.99, 236pp, pb, cover by David Rowe) [Nita & Kit] Reprint (Delacorte 1990) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Wizardry” series. [First U.K. edition]

So You Want to Be a Wizard Diane Duane (Corgi 0-552-52645-2, Feb ’91, £2.99, 237pp, pb, cover by David Roe) [Nita & Kit] Reprint (Delacorte 1983) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Wizardry” series.

Space Cops: Kill Station Diane Duane (AvoNova 0-380-75854-7, Jan ’92, $3.99, 249pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) [Space Cops] Sf thriller of Solar Patrol rangers tracking pirates on the space frontier, second book of a series. Packaged by Bill Fawcett & Associates.

Space Cops: Mindblast Diane Duane & Peter Morwood (Avon 0-380-75852-0, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $3.95, 250pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) [Space Cops] Sf novel of Solar Patrol rangers uncovering a conspiracy while hunting a colleague’s killer. First book of a new series, packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.

A Case of Mistaken Identity L. Timmel Duchamp (Pulphouse 1-56146-507-0, Jan ’91, $1.95, 46pp, pb, cover by Todd Cameron Hamilton) Time-travel fantasy story. Short story paperback #7.

The Destiny of the Sword Dave Duncan (Legend 0-09-965660-4, Jun ’91, £3.99, 338pp, pb, cover by Stephen Bradbury) [Seventh Sword] Reprint (Del Rey 1988) fantasy novel. Book Three of “The Seventh Sword”. [First U.K. edition]

Emperor and Clown Dave Duncan (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36631-X, Jan ’92, $4.99, 469pp, pb, cover by Don Maitz) [Man of His Word] Fantasy novel, fourth book of “A Man of His Word”.

Faery Lands Forlorn Dave Duncan (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36629-8, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $4.95, 335pp, pb, cover by Don Maitz) [Man of His Word] Fantasy novel, second book of “A Man of His Word.”

Hero! Dave Duncan (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37179-8, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $4.95, 293pp, pb, cover by Kevin Joyce) Sf novel about a young Space Patrol officer whose planet is on the brink of war.

Perilous Seas Dave Duncan (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36630-1, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $4.95, 336pp, pb, cover by Don Maitz) [Man of His Word] Fantasy novel, third book of “A Man of His Word”.

Locked in Time Lois Duncan (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-94942-4, Aug ’91 [Dec ’91], $3.50, 210pp, pb) Reissue (Little, Brown 1985) young-adult ghost thriller; eighth printing.

Byron’s Child Carola Dunn (Walker 0-8027-1132-4, Jan ’91 [Dec ’91], $18.95, 220pp, hc) Time-travel romance. A couple from the modern era are transported by lightning to Regency London, where the girl, a historian, becomes involved with Byron’s daughter and wants to take her forward in time to save her life.

The Crawling Dark Pauline Dunn (Zebra 0-8217-3417-2, Jun ’91 [Jul ’91], $4.50, 349pp, pb) Horror novel of a town whose people are mysteriously killed. Dunn is a pen name for Dawn Dunn and Susan Hartzell.

The Annotated Guide To Unknown and Unknown Worlds Stefan R. Dziemianowicz (Starmont House 0-930261-98-4, Apr ’91, $14.95, 212pp, tp, cover by Edd Cartier) Non-fiction, criticism. A history of the classic fantasy pulp plus story-by-story annotations of all 39 issues plus a list of reprint sources to 1988. An excellent survey of one of our most important magazines. Recommended (CNB). A hardcover edition (-99-2, $24.95) was announced but not seen.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Robert E. Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg (Gramercy 0-517-05577-5, Aug ’91, $10.00, 449pp, hc, cover by Virgil Finlay) Anthology of 30 fantasy and horror stories that originally appeared in Famous Fantastic Mysteries and Fantastic Novels. This is an instant remainder edition.

Night of the Seventh Darkness Daniel Easterman (HarperCollins 0-06-017928-7, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $23.00, 456pp, hc, cover by Rob Wood) Occult thriller. A woman finds the victims of murderous rites beneath the floorboards in her apartment and is drawn into a deadly voodoo underground.

Greenhouse Thomas A. Easton (Ace 0-441-34268-X, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $3.99, 246pp, pb, cover by Joe Burleson) [Bioengineering] Sf novel set in the same world as Sparrowhawk.

The Ruby Knight David Eddings (BOMC, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $17.95, 407pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Elenium] Reprint (Grafton 1990) fantasy novel, second book of “The Elenium.” This is identical to the 1991 Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and ISBN, and has a BOMC mark on the back cover.

The Ruby Knight David Eddings (Grafton 0-246-13731-2, Apr ’91, £8.99, 347pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Elenium] Reprint (Grafton 1990) fantasy novel. Book Two of “The Elenium”.

The Ruby Knight David Eddings (Grafton 0-586-20373-7, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], £4.99, 444pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Elenium] Reprint (Grafton 1990) fantasy novel. Book Two of “The Elenium”.

The Ruby Knight David Eddings (BOMC/QPBC, Nov ’91, $10.95, 407pp, tp, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Elenium] Reprint (Grafton 1990) fantasy novel, second book of “The Elenium”. This is identical to the Del Rey edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has the dust jacket printed as the soft cover.

The Ruby Knight David Eddings (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37352-9, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $5.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Holly Johnson) [Elenium] Reprint (Grafton 1990) fantasy novel, second book of “The Elenium”.

The Sapphire Rose David Eddings (HarperCollins UK 0-246-13347-3, Sep ’91, £14.99, 525pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Elenium] Fantasy novel. Book Three of “The Elenium”.

The Sapphire Rose David Eddings (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37474-6, Jan ’92 [Nov ’91], $22.00, 467pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Elenium] Fantasy novel, third book of “The Elenium”. Despite the January 1992 publication date, this edition was in stores by November 1st. First American edition (HarperCollins UK 1991).

The Seeress of Kell David Eddings (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33006-4, May ’91 [Mar ’91], $20.00, 399pp, hc, cover by Edwin Herder) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Fantasy novel, fifth book of “The Malloreon.” Simultaneous with the British edition from Bantam UK.

Seeress of Kell David Eddings (Bantam UK 0-593-01207-0, May ’91 [Apr ’91], £14.99, 431pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Fantasy novel. Book Five of “The Malloreon”. Simultaneous with the American edition from Del Rey (as The Seeress of Kell). [First U.K. edition]

The Seeress of Kell David Eddings (SFBC #18261, Nov ’91, $9.98, 399pp, hc, cover by Edwin Herder) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reprint (Del Rey; Bantam UK 1991) fantasy novel, fifth book of “The Malloreon”. Similar to the Del Rey edition except it lacks an ISBN and price. The SFBC number is on the back jacket.

Seeress of Kell David Eddings (Bantam UK 0-593-01565-7, Nov ’91, £8.99, 413pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reprint (Del Rey as The Seeress of Kell; Bantam UK 1991) fantasy novel. Book Five of “The Malloreon”.

The Worm Ouroboros E. R. Eddison (Dell 0-440-50299-3, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $9.99, 448pp, tp, cover by Tim Hildebrandt) Reprint (Cape 1922) classic fantasy novel, with a foreword by Douglas E. Winter, a long critical introduction by Paul Edmund Thomas, and a glossary of terms.

The Gnome’s Engine Teresa Edgerton (Ace 0-441-52057-X, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $4.50, 265pp, pb, cover by Denis Beauvais) [Goblin Moon] Fantasy novel, a sequel to Goblin Moon.

Goblin Moon Teresa Edgerton (Ace 0-441-29427-8, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $4.50, 293pp, pb, cover by Denis Beauvais) [Goblin Moon] Fantasy novel of a land in danger from the magic stirred up by the coming of the Goblin Moon.

The Exile Kiss George Alec Effinger (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-41424-2, May ’91 [Mar ’91], $11.00, 265pp, hc, cover by Steve & Paul Youll) [Marid Audran] Sf novel of intrigue and desert exile, third book of the “Marîd Audran” series begun in When Gravity Fails. A hardcover edition (-41423-4, $22.00) is also available.

The Exile Kiss George Alec Effinger (Easton Press, Jul ’91, no price, 265pp, hc) [Marid Audran] Sf novel, third book of the “Marîd Audran” series begun in When Gravity Fails, with an introduction by James Gunn and artwork by Bob Eggleton. This is published “simultaneously” with the Doubleday Foundation edition that appeared four months earlier. This leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Signed First Editions of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.

When Gravity Fails George Alec Effinger (Bantam UK 0-553-25555-X, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], £3.50, 276pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Marid Audran] Reprint (Arbor House 1987) sf/hard-boiled detective novel. Recommended. (PSP) This is the U.S. edition with a U.K. price/ISBN sticker.

The Gate of Ivory Doris Egan (DAW 0-88677-328-8, Jan ’92, $4.50, 319pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Gate of Ivory] Reissue (DAW 1989) sf novel, first book of the “Gate of Ivory” series; second printing.

Two-Bit Heroes Doris Egan (DAW 0-88677-500-0, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $4.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Gate of Ivory] Sf novel set on a planet where magic really works, sequel to The Gate of Ivory.

The Crystal Palace Phyllis Eisenstein (Grafton 0-246-13725-8, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], £7.99, 286pp, tp, cover by Peter Elson) [Sorcerer’s Son] Reprint (Signet 1988) fantasy novel. Sequel to Sorcerer’s Son. Also available in hardcover (-13525-5, £14.99).

Sorcerer’s Son Phyllis Eisenstein (Grafton 0-586-20730-9, Feb ’91, £4.50, 446pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [Sorcerer’s Son] Reprint (Del Rey 1979) fantasy novel.

The House of Rats Stephen Elboz (Oxford University Press 0-19-271664-6, Nov ’91, £7.95, 135pp, hc, cover by Robert Goldsmith) Young-adult fantasy novel.

Deathbird Stories Harlan Ellison (Easton Press, Jan ’91, no price, 343pp, hc) Reprint (Harper 1975) collection of 19 stories, with a new introduction by Terry Dowling and new artwork by Jill Bauman. All copies are autographed by Ellison. This is a new corrected edition and is newly reset. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.

Dreams with Sharp Teeth Harlan Ellison (BOMC/QPBC, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $12.95, 990pp, tp, cover by Sam Raffa) Omnibus of three collections; Shatterday (Houghton Mifflin 1980), Deathbird Stories (Harper & Row 1975), and I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (Pyramid 1967). There is a new introduction, and material has been added to the introductions to each section. The entire text has been corrected and reset. Two stories, “Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes” and “Delusion for a Dragon Slayer”, that were duplicated in the original collections only appear once, and two stories, “A Friend to Man” and “The Sky Is Burning”, plus an essay, “Memoir”, have been added.

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