The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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The Boat House Stephen Gallagher (NEL 0-450-56244-1, Apr ’92, £4.99, 333pp, pb) Reprint (NEL 1991) horror novel about a rusalka translated to the English countryside. Recommended (PSP).
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Follower Stephen Gallagher (NEL 0-450-55990-4, Jan ’92 [Nov ’91], £14.99, 250pp, hc) Reprint (Sphere 1984) horror novel. First world hardcover edition.
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Nightmare, with Angel Stephen Gallagher (NEL 0-450-52229-6, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], £15.99, 410pp, hc) Associational thriller by a horror writer, mixing child abuse with a search for redemption. Recommended (PSP).
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A Bad Day for Ali Baba Craig Shaw Gardner (Headline 0-7472-3720-4, May ’92 [Apr ’92], £4.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Arabian Nights] Reprint (Headline 1991) humorous fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Arabian Nights” trilogy.
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The Cineverse Cycle Omnibus Craig Shaw Gardner (Headline 0-7472-3889-8, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], £5.99, 537pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Cineverse Cycle] Reprint (SFBC 1991 as The Cineverse Cycle) humorous fantasy omnibus. [First U.K. edition]
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Scheherazade’s Night Out Craig Shaw Gardner (Headline 0-7472-0451-9, May ’92, £15.99, 250pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Arabian Nights] Humorous fantasy novel. Volume three in the “Arabian Nights” trilogy.
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Scheherazade’s Night Out Craig Shaw Gardner (Headline 0-7472-3878-2, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £4.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Arabian Nights] Reprint (Headline 1992) humorous fantasy novel. Volume three in the “Arabian Nights” trilogy.
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Elidor Alan Garner (Lions 0-00-674291-2, May ’92, £3.50, 188pp, pb) Reissue (Collins 1965) young-adult fantasy novel; 24th printing.
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The Moon of Gomrath Alan Garner (Lions 0-00-674292-0, May ’92, £3.50, 190pp, pb) [Alderley Edge] Reissue (Collins 1963) young-adult fantasy novel; 18th printing.
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The Owl Service Alan Garner (Lions 0-00-674294-7, May ’92, £3.50, 155pp, pb) Reissue (Collins 1967) young-adult fantasy novel; 29th printing.
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Red Shift Alan Garner (Lions 0-00-674295-5, May ’92, £3.50, 190pp, pb) Reissue (Collins 1973) young-adult fantasy novel; 12th printing.
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The Stone Book Quartet Alan Garner (HarperCollins UK 0-00-184289-7, May ’92, £6.99, 224pp, tp) Reprint (Collins 1983) young-adult omnibus of four linked short stories, previously published separately.
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The Weirdstone of Brisingamen Alan Garner (Lions 0-00-674293-9, May ’92, £3.50, 265pp, pb) [Alderley Edge] Reissue (Collins 1960) young-adult fantasy novel; 32nd printing.
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New Worlds 2 ed. David Garnett (Gollancz 0-575-05145-0, Aug ’92, £5.99, 291pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) Original anthology of ten sf stories, two plot outlines by Philip K. Dick, and an article by David Langford. Recommended (PSP).
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Nightshade Mark Gatiss (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20376-3, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], £3.99, 231pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Original novel based on the Doctor Who TV series, with echoes of the “Quatermass” TV series as well. Recommended (PSP). This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
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Dark Prince David Gemmell (Legend 0-09-970360-2, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], £5.99, 547pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Lion of Macedon] Reprint (Legend 1991) fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Lion of Macedon” series.
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Lion of Macedon David Gemmell (Legend 0-09-970350-5, Mar ’92 [Jan ’92], £4.99, 420pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Lion of Macedon] Reprint (Legend 1991) fantasy novel. Volume one in the “Lion of Macedon” series.
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Morningstar David Gemmell (Legend 0-7126-4824-0, Mar ’92 [Jan ’92], £8.99, 282pp, tp, cover by Mike Posen) Fantasy novel about a thief-cum-hero nicknamed Morningstar. A hardcover edition (-4823-2, £14.99) is also available.
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Stones of Power: The Sipstrassi Omnibus David Gemmell (Legend 0-7126-5446-1, Oct ’92, £9.99, 1157pp, tp, cover by Mark Harrison) [Sipstrassi: Stones of Power] Omnibus of the first four “Sipstrassi” novels. A hardcover edition (-5441-0, £15.99) is also available.
- vii · Foreword · fw
- 1 · Ghost King · n. London: Century, 1988
- 263 · Last Sword of Power · n. London: Legend, 1988
- 541 · Wolf in Shadow [Jon Shannow] · n. London: Century, 1987
- 875 · The Last Guardian [Jon Shannow] · n. London: Legend, 1989
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Waylander David Gemmell (Legend 0-09-947090-X, Oct ’92 [Nov ’92], £4.99, 384pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Drenai; Waylander] Reissue (Century 1986) fantasy novel. Ninth printing. Volume one in the “Drenai” series.
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Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf David Gemmell (Legend 0-7126-4830-5, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], £9.99, 296pp, tp, cover by Mike Posen) [Drenai; Waylander] Fantasy novel following on from the events in Waylander. Recommended (PSP). Volume five in the “Drenai” series. A hardcover edition (-4829-1, £14.99) is also available.
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Wolf in Shadow David Gemmell (Legend 0-09-953470-3, Mar ’92 [Nov ’92], £4.99, 326pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Sipstrassi: Stones of Power; Jon Shannow] Reissue (Century 1987) fantasy novel. Sixth printing.
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The Architecture of Desire Mary Gentle (Corgi 0-552-13628-X, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], £3.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Chris Brown) [White Crow & Causabon] Reprint (Bantam UK 1991) fantasy novel.
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Grunts! Mary Gentle (Bantam UK 0-593-01956-3, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], £14.99, 429pp, hc, cover by Les Edwards) Humorous fantasy novel.
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Villains! ed. Mary Gentle & Roz Kaveney (Roc UK 0-14-014561-3, Mar ’92, £4.99, 337pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) Original anthology of fantasy stories as seen from the viewpoint of the Bad Guys, “created by” Mary Gentle and Neil Gaiman.
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The Weerde: Book 1 ed. Mary Gentle & Roz Kaveney (Roc UK 0-14-014562-1, Jan ’92, £4.99, 365pp, pb) Original shared-world anthology about the occult underworld, devised by Neil Gaiman, Mary Gentle, and Roz Kaveney.
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The Book of Nights Sylvie Germain (Dedalus 1-873982-00-3, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £8.99, 278pp, tp, cover by Jody Richardson) [Book of Nights] Literary fantasy novel, translated from the French (Le Livre des Nuits, 1985) by Christine Donougher.
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The Difference Engine William Gibson & Bruce Sterling (Gollancz 0-575-05297-X, Jul ’92, £4.99, 383pp, pb, cover by Ian Miller) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) alternate world Victorian sf novel.
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The Giant of Inishkerry Sheila Gilluly (Headline 0-7472-7936-5, Jul ’92 [Mar ’92], £8.99, 275pp, tp, cover by Stephen Bradbury) [Painter] Fantasy novel. “The Second Book of the Painter”. A hardcover edition (-0503-5, £15.99) is also available.
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The Giant of Inishkerry Sheila Gilluly (Headline 0-7472-3868-5, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £4.50, 275pp, pb, cover by Stephen Bradbury) [Painter] Reprint (Headline 1992) fantasy novel. “The Second Book of the Painter”.
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Herland Charlotte Perkins Gilman (The Women’s Press 0-7043-3840-8, May ’92, £5.99, 146pp, tp) Reissue (Pantheon 1979) sf novel. This was published originally in The Forerunner in 1915.
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Blood & Roses: The Vampire in 19th Century Literature ed. Adèle Olivia Gladwell & James Havoc (Creation Press 1-871592-14-3, Nov ’92, £7.95, 283pp, tp) Horror anthology.
- 7 · The Erogenous Disease · Adèle Olivia Gladwell & James Havoc · in
- 29 · The Vampyre · John Polidori · nv The New Monthly Magazine Apr, 1819
- 44 · Smarra · Charles Nodier; trans. by Judith Landry · ex; “Smarra, ou Les Démons de la Nuit”, 1821.
- 47 · The Beautiful Dead [“Clarimonde”] · Théophile Gautier; trans. by Lafcadio Hearn · nv Chronique de Paris Jun 23, 1836 (+)
- 71 · Ligeia · Edgar Allan Poe · ss American Museum Sep, 1838
- 83 · The Feast of Blood [from Varney, the Vampyre; or, The Feast of Blood] · James Malcolm Rymer · ex London: Lloyd, 1847
- 88 · Jane Eyre · Charlotte Brontë · ex London: Smith, Elder, 1847
- 91 · The Vampire’s Metamorphoses · Charles Pierre Baudelaire; trans. by Jeremy Reed · pm; from Les Fleurs du Mal, 1857.
- 93 · The House and the Brain · Sir Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, Lord Lytton · nv Blackwood’s Aug, 1859
- 115 · Phantoms [1864] · Ivan Turgenev; trans. by Constance Garnett · nv, 1897
- 139 · Maldoror: The First Song · Isidore Ducasse; trans. by Alexis Lykiard · nv, 1868
- 163 · Carmilla [Martin Hesselius] · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · na The Dark Blue Dec, 1871 (+3)
- 219 · The Horla, or Modern Ghosts · Guy de Maupassant; trans. by Marjorie Laurie · ss Gil Blas Oct 26, 1886
- 243 · La-Bas [Echo de Paris 1891] · Joris-Karl Huysmans; trans. by Keene Wallace · ex
- 246 · The Picture of Dorian Gray [Dorian Gray] · Oscar Wilde · ex Lippincott’s Jul, 1890
- 251 · The Inmost Light [Dyson] · Arthur Machen · nv The Great God Pan, London: John Lane, 1894
- 273 · The True Story of a Vampire · Count Stenbock · ss Studies of Death: Romantic Tales, London, 1894
- 281 · Dracula [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · ex London: Constable, 1897
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The Burning Baby and Other Ghosts John Gordon (Walker 0-7445-2133-5, May ’92, £4.99, 111pp, tp, cover by Robert Mason) Collection of five original young-adult ghost/horror stories. Recommended (PSP).
- 9 · The Burning Baby · ss *
- 31 · Under the Ice · ss *
- 53 · The Key · ss *
- 73 · Eels · ss *
- 89 · Death Wish · nv *
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The Angels of Perversity Remy de Gourmont (Dedalus 0-946626-81-2, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], £6.99, 176pp, tp, cover by David Bird) Literary fantasy collection. First English translation (by Francis Amery).
- 7 · Introduction · Francis Amery · in
- 23 · Studies in Fascination [Histoires Magiques, 1894] · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · co *
- 23 · Péhor · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss The Second Dedalus Book of Decadence, ed. Brian M. Stableford, Dedalus, 1992
- 31 · The White Dress · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 40 · Don Juan’s Secret · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss The Dedalus Book of Decadence, ed. Brian M. Stableford, Dedalus, 1990
- 45 · The Fugitives · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 49 · Limpid Eyes · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 53 · The Shroud · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 62 · On the Threshold · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 69 · The Red Marguerite · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 76 · Sylvie’s Sister · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 81 · The Other · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 86 · The Death One Cannot Mourn · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 90 · The Magnolia · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 95 · The Adulterous Candle · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 100 · The Dress · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 104 · The Faun · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss The Dedalus Book of Decadence, ed. Brian M. Stableford, Dedalus, 1990
- 108 · Danaette · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss The Dedalus Book of Decadence, ed. Brian M. Stableford, Dedalus, 1990
- 112 · Evening Conversation · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 117 · Stratagems · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 133 · The Phantom [La Fantôme 1891] · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · n. *
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Plainsong Deborah Grabien (Pan 0-330-31833-0, Jan ’92, £4.50, 231pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1990) metaphysical literary sf novel.
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Star Trek: Death Count L. A. Graf (Titan 1-85286-429-X, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £3.99, 276pp, pb, cover by J. Birdsong) [Star Trek] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition.
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Star Trek: Ice Trap L. A. Graf (Titan 1-85286-427-3, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], £3.99, 277pp, pb) [Star Trek] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition.
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Something Stirs Charles L. Grant (NEL 0-450-56225-5, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], £4.99, 275pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1991) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
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Albion John Grant (Headline 0-7472-3593-7, May ’92, £4.99, 439pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Albion] Reprint (Headline 1991) bleak fantasy of a land where nobody remembers the past.
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The World John Grant (Headline 0-7472-7915-2, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], £8.99, 373pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Albion] Fantasy novel. In the “Albion” series. A hardcover edition (-0610-4, £15.99) is also available.
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The Alien’s Survival Manual: An Outsider’s Guide to the Planet Earth Serena Gray (Futura 0-7088-5326-9, Feb ’92, £3.99, 210pp, pb) Humorous guide to the planet Earth as seen by a visiting alien, with occasional fictional asides.
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Blood and Honour Simon R. Green (Gollancz 0-575-05241-4, Jun ’92, £7.99, 316pp, tp, cover by David Farren) [Hawk & Fisher] Fantasy novel. Sequel to Blue Moon Rising. A hardcover edition (-05240-6, £14.99) is also available.
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Blue Moon Rising Simon R. Green (Gollancz 0-575-05289-9, Jun ’92, £4.99, 448pp, pb, cover by David Farren) [Hawk & Fisher] Reprint (Roc 1991) fantasy novel.
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Guard Against Dishonour Simon R. Green (Headline 0-7472-3794-8, Jun ’92 [May ’92], £4.50, 188pp, pb, cover by Graham Humphreys) [Hawk & Fisher] Reprint (Ace 1991 as Hawk & Fisher: Guard Against Dishonor) fantasy novel. Volume five in the “Hawk & Fisher” series. [First U.K. edition]
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Mistworld Simon R. Green (Gollancz 0-575-05372-0, Nov ’92, £3.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Twilight of Empire] Reprint (Ace 1992) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
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Two Kings in Haven Simon R. Green (Headline 0-7472-3861-8, Oct ’92, £4.50, 211pp, pb, cover by Graham Humphreys) [Hawk & Fisher] Reprint (Ace 1992 as Hawk & Fisher: The Bones of Haven) fantasy novel. Volume six in the “Hawk & Fisher” series. [First U.K. edition]
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Vengeance for a Lonely Man Simon R. Green (Headline 0-7472-3789-1, Mar ’92, £4.50, 186pp, pb, cover by Graham Humphreys) [Hawk & Fisher] Reprint (Ace 1991 as Hawk & Fisher: Wolf in the Fold) fantasy detective novel. Volume four in the “Hawk & Fisher” series. [First U.K. edition]
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After the King: Stories in Honour of J.R.R. Tolkien ed. Martin H. Greenberg (Pan 0-330-32027-0, Jan ’92, £15.99, 534pp, hc, cover by Julek Heller) Anthology of 19 original fantasy stories in homage to Tolkien from authors as diverse as Terry Pratchett and Barry N. Malzberg. Simultaneous with US (Tor) edition.
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After the King: Stories in Honour of J.R.R. Tolkien ed. Martin H. Greenberg (Pan 0-330-32650-3, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], £6.99, 525pp, tp, cover by Julek Heller) Reprint (Tor; Pan 1992) original fantasy anthology.
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Isaac Asimov’s Universe: Vol I: The Diplomacy Guild ed. Martin H. Greenberg (Grafton 0-586-21219-1, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], £3.99, 260pp, pb, cover by Tim White) Reprint (Avon 1990) original anthology of five sf stories set in a universe invented by Isaac Asimov. [First U.K. edition]
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New Stories from the Twilight Zone ed. Martin H. Greenberg (Warner UK 0-7088-5455-9, Aug ’92, £8.99, 295pp, tp) Reprint (Avon 1991) anthology of 21 stories that episodes of the “new” Twilight Zone were based on, with an introduction by Alan Brennert. [First U.K. edition]
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Star Trek: The Disinherited Robert Greenberger, Michael Jan Friedman & Peter David (Titan 1-85286-391-9, May ’92, £3.99, 261pp, pb, cover by J. Birdsong) [Star Trek] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition.
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In the Garden: The Secret Origin of the Zodiac Twins Colin Greenland (Birmingham Science Fiction Group, Nov ’91 [Jul ’92], £3.50, 16pp, ph) [Tabitha Jute] Sf short story - a prequel to Take Back Plenty. This edition is limited to 500 numbered copies. It was published in 1991 but has only just been seen.
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Michael Moorcock: Death is No Obstacle Colin Greenland (Savoy 0-86130-087-4, Aug ’92 [Oct ’92], £14.95, 146pp, hc, cover by Jean-Léon Gérôme) Book-length interview with Michael Moorcock, with an introduction by Angela Carter.
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