The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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The Positronic Man Isaac Asimov & Robert Silverberg (Pan 0-330-32811-5, Jun ’93, £8.99, 223pp, tp, cover by Peter Mennim) Reprint (Gollancz 1992) expansion of Asimov’s short story “The Bicentennial Man”.

The Positronic Man Isaac Asimov & Robert Silverberg (Pan 0-330-33058-6, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], £4.99, 223pp, pb, cover by Peter Mennim) Reprint (Gollancz 1992) sf novel based on Asimov’s short story “The Bicentennial Man”.

The Mammoth Book of Modern Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1980s ed. Isaac Asimov, Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg (Robinson 1-85487-181-1, Jul ’93, £5.99, 534pp, tp, cover by Gerry Grace) Sf anthology. Simultaneous with US (Carroll & Graf) edition.

Catwoman: Tiger Hunt Robert Asprin & Lynn Abbey (Millennium 1-85798-123-5, Aug ’93, £3.99, 196pp, pb) [Batman] Reprint (Warner 1992) associational Batman novelization. [First U.K. edition]

Morningstar Peter Atkins (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21480-1, Sep ’93, £4.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Kirk Reinert) Reprint (Harper 1992) horror novel.

The Vanishment Jonathan Aycliffe (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224157-9, Nov ’93, £8.99, 221pp, tp, cover by Gerry Grace) Ghost story about a possessed house in Cornwall. This edition is only available as part of the boxed set Here Lie Three Tales That Will Never Die. A hardcover edition (-224160-9, £14.99) was announced but not seen.

Whispers in the Dark Jonathan Aycliffe (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21437-2, Nov ’93, £4.99, 268pp, pb, cover by Gerry Grace) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) ghost novel. This edition is only available as part of the boxed set Here Lie Three Tales That Will Never Die.

Straight on til Mourning Robin Bailey (NEL 0-450-55672-7, Jul ’93, £4.99, 297pp, pb, cover by Chris Achilleos) [Brothers of the Dragon] Fantasy novel. Volume II in the “Brothers of the Dragon” series.

Shadow Hunter Will Baker (Viking UK 0-670-84633-3, Jun ’93 [Apr ’93], £9.99, 536pp, tp) [Shadow Hunter] Post-holocaust sf dystopian novel.

The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales ed. Chris Baldick (Oxford University Press 0-19-283117-8, Jun ’93 [Jul ’93], £7.99, 533pp, tp, cover by T. C. Gotch) Reprint (Oxford 1992) anthology of 37 gothic short stories dating from the 18th century to the present.

The Atrocity Exhibition J. G. Ballard (Flamingo 0-586-08992-6, Oct ’93, £6.99, 135pp, tp) Reprint (Re/Search 1990) sf collection. This edition includes the William Burroughs preface, the annotations by Ballard, and two of the additional stories (“Princess Margaret’s Facelift” and “Mae West’s Reduction Mammoplasty”) from the Re/Search edition, but omits the illustrations and the other two additional stories. [First U.K. edition]

Crash J. G. Ballard (Flamingo 0-586-08989-6, Feb ’93, £5.99, 171pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Crash] Reprint (Cape 1973) associational novel. This edition includes the introduction written for the 1974 French edition.

The Crystal World J. G. Ballard (Flamingo 0-586-02419-0, Oct ’93, £5.99, 175pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Cape 1966) sf novel.

The Day of Creation J. G. Ballard (Flamingo 0-00-654594-7, Oct ’93, £5.99, 287pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Gollancz 1987) associational novel.

The Drought J. G. Ballard (Flamingo 0-586-08996-9, Oct ’93, £5.99, 188pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Cape 1965) sf novel. An expanded version of The Burning World (Berkley 1964).

The Drowned World J. G. Ballard (Phoenix 1-85799-026-9, Mar ’93, £4.99, 175pp, tp, cover by Henri Rousseau) Reprint (Berkley 1962) sf novel.

Hello America J. G. Ballard (Flamingo 0-586-09022-3, Feb ’93, £5.99, 236pp, tp) Reprint (Cape 1981) sf novel.

High-Rise J. G. Ballard (Flamingo 0-586-04456-6, Feb ’93, £5.99, 173pp, tp) [Crash] Reprint (Cape 1975) sf novel.

The Terminal Beach J. G. Ballard (Phoenix 1-85799-021-8, Mar ’93, £4.99, 221pp, tp, cover by Salvador Dali) Reprint (Gollancz 1964) sf collection. This differs from the earlier American edition of Terminal Beach (Berkeley 1984).

Iceberg David Banks (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20392-5, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], £4.50, 253pp, pb, cover by Andrew Skilleter) [Doctor Who] Original novel based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.

Complicity Iain Banks (Little, Brown UK 0-316-90688-3, Sep ’93, £15.99, 313pp, hc, cover by Peter Brown) Associational thriller about an Edinburgh journalist.

The Crow Road Iain Banks (Abacus 0-349-10323-2, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £6.99, 501pp, tp, cover by Peter Brown) Reprint (Scribners UK 1992) associational mainstream novel.

Against a Dark Background Iain M. Banks (Orbit 1-85723-031-0, May ’93 [Apr ’93], £15.99, 487pp, hc, cover by Mark Salwowski) Downbeat sf novel about the quest for the fabled Lazy Gun. Recommended (PSP).

Against a Dark Background Iain M. Banks (TSP #2386001, Dec ’93, £8.99, 487pp, tp) Reprint (Orbit 1993) sf novel. This is a bookclub edition. [Not seen]

The State of the Art Iain M. Banks (Orbit 1-85723-030-2, May ’93 [Apr ’93], £5.99, 216pp, tp) Reprint (Orbit 1991) sf collection. This is not the same as the eponymous American edition which is just the novella.

Sabine’s Notebook Nick Bantock (Macmillan UK 0-333-58503-8, Oct ’93, £12.99, 44pp, hc, cover by Nick Bantock) [Griffin & Sabine] Reprint (Chronicle 1992) multi-media novel of an artist’s correspondence with a mysterious woman who may not be real, told through reproductions of postcards, artwork, and actual letters. Recommended (PSP). Sequel to Griffin & Sabine. [First U.K. edition]

Books of Blood: Volumes I, II & III Clive Barker (TSP #2048001, Mar ’93, £9.99, 500pp, tp) Reprint (Scream/Press 1985) omnibus of the first three “Books of Blood” collections. [Not seen]

Dread Clive Barker (HarperCollins/Eclipse UK 0-586-21755-X, Jun ’93, £6.99, 84pp, tp) Collection of graphic adaptations of two short stories: “Dread”, adapted by Fred Burke and illustrated by Dan Brereton; and “Down Satan” adapted by Steve Niles and illustrated by Tim Conrad. Simultaneous with US (Eclipse) edition.

The Life of Death and New Murders on the Rue Morgue Clive Barker (Eclipse UK 0-586-21758-4, Sep ’93 [Jul ’93], £6.99, 87pp, tp) Collection of graphic adaptations of two short stories. Simultaneous with US (Eclipse) edition.

Revelations and Babel’s Children Clive Barker (Eclipse UK 0-586-21756-8, May ’93, £6.99, 90pp, tp) Collection of graphic adaptations of two short stories — “Revelations” adapted by Steve Niles and illustrated by Lionel Talaro; and “Babel’s Children” adapted by Fred Burke and illustrated by Hector Gomez. Simultaneous with US (Eclipse) edition.

The Thief of Always Clive Barker (Fontana 0-00-647311-3, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], £4.99, 230pp, pb) Reprint (HarperCollins 1992) young-adult fantasy/horror novel, about an evil house that traps children, illustrated throughout by the author.

Weaveworld & Cabal Clive Barker (Diamond Books 1-858-13298-3, Oct ’93, £4.99, 768pp, hc) Horror omnibus. This is an “Instant Remainder” edition.

The Yattering and Jack Clive Barker (HarperCollins UK/Eclipse 0-586-21750-9, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], £6.99, 92pp, tp, cover by John Bolton) Collection of two graphic adaptations, “The Yattering and Jack” illustrated by John Bolton, adapted by Steve Niles, and “How Spoilers Bleed” illustrated by Hector Gomez, adapted by Steve Niles and Fred Burke.

A Million Open Doors John Barnes (Millennium 1-85798-083-2, Jun ’93 [May ’93], £8.99, 314pp, tp, cover by John Harris) [Million Open Doors] Reprint (Tor 1992) sf novel about repressive politics on a frontier world. Recommended (PSP). A hardcover edition (-082-4, £14.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]

Anti-Ice Stephen Baxter (HarperCollins UK 0-246-13835-1, Jul ’93, £14.99, 280pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Ice (alternate history)] Victorian sf novel in which the British Empire rules by controlling the only source of naturally-occurring anti-matter.

Flux Stephen Baxter (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224025-4, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], £15.99, 366pp, hc) [Xeelee] Sf novel about a race of humans living inside a neutron star. In the “Xeelee” series.

Timelike Infinity Stephen Baxter (HarperCollins UK 0-00-647618-X, Nov ’93 [Dec ’93], £4.99, 253pp, pb) [Xeelee] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) sf novel.

The Stephen King Story George Beahm (Little, Brown UK 0-316-90366-3, Mar ’93, £16.99, 374pp, hc) Reprint (Andrews & McMeel 1991) literary biography of Stephen King. [First U.K. edition]

Anvil of Stars Greg Bear (Legend 0-09-978040-2, Feb ’93, £4.99, 499pp, pb, cover by Dennis Barker) [Forge of God] Reprint (Legend 1992) sf novel.

Moving Mars Greg Bear (Legend 0-09-926121-9, Nov ’93, £9.99, 452pp, tp, cover by Nick Rodgers) [Queen of Angels] Sf novel set on Mars in the 22nd century. A hardcover edition (-926311-4, £15.99) is also available. Simultaneous with the US (Tor) edition.

Psychlone Greg Bear (Gollancz 0-575-05621-5, Aug ’93, £4.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reissue (Ace 1979) sf novel. Second printing.

Songs of Earth and Power Greg Bear (Legend 0-09-987760-0, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], £5.99, 693pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Infinity Concerto] Reprint (Legend 1992) omnibus of The Infinity Concerto and The Serpent Mage.

The Venging Greg Bear (Legend 0-09-996450-3, Nov ’93, £4.99, 290pp, pb, cover by Nick Rodgers) Reprint (Legend 1992) sf collection.

Doom Sword Peter Beere (Scholastic UK 0-590-55288-0, Oct ’93, £3.50, 225pp, pb, cover by Mark Taylor) Young-adult fantasy novel.

The Broken Goddess Hans Bemmann (Penguin 0-14-016585-1, Jan ’93, £5.99, 234pp, tp, cover by Steve Crisp) Fantasy novel about a young academic lured into a fairy tale world. Translated from the German (1990) by Anthea Bell.

Suckers Anne Billson (Pan 0-330-32806-9, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], £4.99, 315pp, tp, cover by Tom Stimpson) Horror novel about yuppie vampires.

Suspended Tales Michael Henry Birch (Elf Publishing 1-872900-11-9, Nov ’93, £7.99, 247pp, tp, cover by Michael Henry Birch) Original sf/fantasy collection. Available from Langton Villa, Langton Green, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0BB. The ISBN on the cover is 1-879-20009-7.

Star Trek, the Next Generation: Grounded David Bischoff (Titan 1-85286-462-1, Mar ’93, £3.99, 273pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Sf novelization. The author’s name is consistently misspelt as Bishoff on the book. Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition.

Judge Dredd: Cursed Earth Asylum David Bishop (Virgin 0-352-32893-2, Dec ’93, £4.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Arthur Ransom) [Judge Dredd] Sf novelization, based on the comic strip from 2000 AD.

Judge Dredd: The Savage Amusement David Bishop (Virgin 0-352-32874-6, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], £3.99, 262pp, pb, cover by Cliff Robinson) [Judge Dredd] Sf novelization, based on the comic strip from 2000 AD.

The Wanting Campbell Black (Severn House 0-7278-4496-2, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], £13.99, 307pp, hc, cover by Tony Masero) Reprint (McGraw-Hill 1986) horror novel.

Chiller Sterling Blake (NEL 0-450-59978-7, Nov ’93, £5.99, 649pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam 1993) near-future thriller about cryonics. [First U.K. edition]

Lord Kelvin’s Machine James P. Blaylock (Grafton 0-586-21423-2, May ’93, £4.99, 244pp, pb, cover by Nick Rodgers) [Homunculus] Reprint (Arkham House 1992) “steampunk” novel. Sequel to Homunculus. [First U.K. edition]

Lord Kelvin’s Machine James P. Blaylock (Severn House 0-7278-4535-7, Nov ’93, £13.99, 244pp, hc, cover by Martin Buchan) [Homunculus] Reprint (Arkham House 1992) sf novel.

The Paper Grail James P. Blaylock (Grafton 0-586-21217-5, Feb ’93, £4.99, 371pp, pb, cover by Kang Yi) Reprint (Ace 1991) fantasy novel of a man’s quest for a “paper grail”. [First U.K. edition]

A Work of Art and Other Stories James Blish (Severn House 0-7278-4464-4, May ’93, £13.99, 184pp, hc) Collection of eight sf stories, two previously uncollected, and a short humorous article, edited by Francis Lyall. Recommended (PSP).

The Dimension Riders Daniel Blythe (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20397-6, Nov ’93, £4.50, 241pp, pb, cover by Jeff Cummins) [Doctor Who] Original novel based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a world-wide edition available in the US for $5.95.

Senso (and Other Stories) Camille Boito (Dedalus 0-946626-83-9, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], £6.99, 207pp, tp) First English translation by Christine Donougher of a literary fantasy collection, edited, and with a new introduction, by Roderick Conway Morris.

Star Trek: Probe Margaret Wander Bonanno (Pocket UK 0-671-71573-9, Jun ’93, £4.50, 344pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1992) sf novelization.

Mars Ben Bova (NEL 0-450-57717-1, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], £5.99, 567pp, pb) [Mars] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1992) sf novel about the first manned mission to Mars. [First U.K. edition]

Brog the Stoop Joe Boyle (Scholastic UK 0-590-55430-1, Oct ’93, £3.50, 295pp, pb, cover by Brian Froud) Young-adult fantasy novel.

Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury (Flamingo 0-00-654606-4, Aug ’93, £4.99, 172pp, tp) Reprint (Ballantine 1953) classic sf novel.

The Golden Apples of the Sun Ray Bradbury (Grafton 0-586-04358-6, Jan ’93, £4.99, 222pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reissue (Doubleday 1953) fantasy collection.

Long After Midnight Ray Bradbury (Grafton 0-586-04790-5, Feb ’93, £4.99, 272pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reissue (Knopf 1976) collection.

The Martian Chronicles Ray Bradbury (Grafton 0-586-04362-4, Feb ’93, £4.99, 235pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) Reissue (Doubleday 1950) sf collection.

Greetings from Earth Scott Bradfield (Picador 0-330-32252-4, Nov ’93, £5.99, 296pp, tp, cover by Anita Kunz) Reprint (Picador 1993) literary collection of 21 stories, many sf or fantasy.

Greetings from Earth: New and Collected Stories Scott Bradfield (Picador 0-330-32251-6, Feb ’93, £14.99, 296pp, hc, cover by Anita Kunz) Literary collection of 21 stories, many sf or fantasy. This is an expansion of the 1988 collection The Secret Life of Houses (Unwin Hyman), which was previously expanded as Dream of the Wolf (Knopf 1990).

The Mists of Avalon Marion Bradley (Penguin 0-14-017719-1, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], £5.99, 1009pp, pb, cover by Stephen Bradbury) [Avalon] Reprint (Knopf 1983) Arthurian fantasy novel.

The Bloody Sun Marion Zimmer Bradley (Severn House 0-7278-4446-6, Mar ’93, £13.99, 372pp, hc, cover by Ian D. Daniels) [Darkover] Reprint (Ace 1979) sf novel. The text is revised and expanded from the original (Ace 1964) edition. In the “Darkover” series.

The Forest House [with Diana L. Paxson] Marion Zimmer Bradley (Michael Joseph 0-7181-2947-4, Oct ’93, £15.99, 417pp, hc, cover by Stephen Bradbury) [Avalon] Historical fantasy novel about the priestesses of the Great Goddess in Roman Britain in the 1st Century AD.

Star of Danger Marion Zimmer Bradley (Severn House 0-7278-4513-6, Sep ’93, £13.99, 154pp, hc, cover by Ian D. Daniels) [Darkover] Reprint (Ace 1965) sf novel. In the “Darkover” series.

The Streets of Ankh-Morpork Stephen Briggs & Terry Pratchett (Corgi 0-552-14161-5, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], £4.99, 19pp, ph, cover by Stephen Player) [Discworld] Street map of the main city on the Discworld.

Glory Season David Brin (Orbit 1-85723-069-8, May ’93 [Apr ’93], £16.99, 600pp, hc) Epic sf adventure set on a world where women are dominant.

The Elf Queen of Shannara Terry Brooks (Legend 0-09-920131-3, Mar ’93, £5.99, 403pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1992) fantasy novel. Book Three of “The Heritage of Shannara”. Volume six in the “Shannara” series.

The Talismans of Shannara Terry Brooks (Legend 0-09-926231-2, Mar ’93, £14.99, 453pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Fantasy novel. Book Four of “The Heritage of Shannara”. Volume seven in the “Shannara” series. Simultaneous with US (Del Rey) edition.

The Opoponax Invasion John Brosnan (Gollancz 0-575-05199-X, Nov ’93, £8.99, 223pp, tp, cover by Peter Mennim) Sf novel.

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