The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

COLCHIE, THOMAS (J.), ed. (stories) (continued)

• * _A Hammock Beneath the Mangoes (Penguin/Plume 0-452-26866-4, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $12.00, 430pp, tp, cover by Cathleen Toelke) Reprint (Dutton 1991) anthology of 26 stories by Latin American writers, virtually all with elements of horror or magic realism. There is an introduction by the editor and detailed biographical notes on the authors. All material is translated from the Spanish.

COLDWELL, ELIZABETH

• * *An Innocent Death (Club 199 SN9202, 1992 [Aug ’93], £1.99, 128pp, tp) Supernatural horror novel, available from Gordon McGregor Ltd., P.O. Box 44, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 5YD. This is a 1992 book, but has only just been seen.

COLE, ADRIAN (Christopher Synnot) (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Blood Red Angel (AvoNova 0-380-76889-5, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $4.99, 377pp, pb, cover by Duane O’Meyers) Fantasy novel of a downtrodden mankind ruled by a brutal Provider and his guardian angels.
• * *The Gods in Anger (Unwin 0-04-440158-2, Aug ’88, £3.95, 386pp, pb) [Omaran Saga] Fantasy novel. Volume 4 in “The Omaran Saga”.
• * +The Gods in Anger (Avon 0-380-75842-3, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.50, 370pp, pb, cover by Kevin Johnson) [Omaran Saga] Fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Omaran Saga.” First American edition (Unwin 1988).
• * *The King of Light and Shadows (Unwin 0-04-440141-8, Mar ’88, £3.95, 388pp, pb) [Omaran Saga] Fantasy novel. Volume 3 in “The Omaran Saga”.
• * +The King of Light and Shadows (Avon 0-380-75841-5, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $4.50, 376pp, pb, cover by Kevin Johnson) [Omaran Saga] Fantasy novel, third book of the “Omaran Saga”. First American edition (Unwin 1988).
• * *Labyrinth of Worlds (Unwin 0-04-440690-8, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], £6.99, 341pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Star Requiem] Sf novel. Volume 4 in the “Star Requiem” series.
• * +Moorstones (Salem House 0-907349-30-7, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $12.95, hc) Fantasy novel. First U.S. edition (Spindlewood 1982).
• * *Mother of Storms (Unwin 0-04-440306-2, Apr ’89, £6.99, 378pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Star Requiem] Fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Star Requiem” series.
• * *A Place Among the Fallen (Unwin/Unicorn 0-04-823322-6, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], £10.95, 268pp, hc) [Omaran Saga] Epic quest fantasy novel, Cole’s first book for adults; the start of a trilogy.
• * +A Place Among the Fallen (Arbor House 0-87795-883-1, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $17.95, 352pp, hc) [Omaran Saga] Epic quest fantasy novel. First U.S. edition (Unwin/Unicorn 1986).
• * _A Place Among the Fallen (Unwin 0-04-823366-8, Aug ’87, £2.95, 352pp, pb) [Omaran Saga] Reprint (Unwin 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Omaran Saga” series.
• * +A Place Among the Fallen (Avon 0-380-70556-7, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $3.95, 374pp, pb, cover by Kevin Johnson) [Omaran Saga] Fantasy novel, first book of the “Omaran Saga”. First American edition (Unwin 1986).
• * +Star Requiem Book 1: Mother of Storms (AvoNova 0-380-76767-8, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $4.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Star Requiem] Sf novel, first book in the “Star Requiem” series. First American edition (Unwin 1989).
• * +Star Requiem Book 2: Thief of Dreams (AvoNova 0-380-76768-6, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $4.99, 366pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Star Requiem] Sf novel, second book in the “Star Requiem” series. First American edition (Unwin 1989).
• * +Star Requiem Book 3: Warlord of Heaven (AvoNova 0-380-76769-4, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $4.99, 356pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Star Requiem] Fantasy novel, third book of the “Star Requiem” series. First American edition (Unwin 1990).
• * +Star Requiem Book 4: Labyrinth of Worlds (AvoNova 0-380-76770-8, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $4.99, 341pp, pb) [Star Requiem] Fantasy novel, fourth book in the “Star Requiem” series. First American edition (Unwin 1990).
• * *Thief of Dreams (Unwin 0-04-440403-4, Oct ’89, £6.99, 366pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Star Requiem] Fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Star Requiem” series.
• * *Throne of Fools (Unwin 0-04-823384-6, Nov ’87, £3.50, 410pp, pb) [Omaran Saga] Fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Omaran Saga” series.
• * +Throne of Fools (Avon 0-380-75840-7, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.95, 370pp, pb, cover by Kevin Johnson) [Omaran Saga] Fantasy novel, second book of the “Omaran Saga” series. First American edition (Unwin 1987).
• * *Warlord of Heaven (Unwin 0-04-440612-6, May ’90, £6.99, 356pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Star Requiem] Sf novel. Volume 3 in the “Star Requiem” series.

COLE, ALLAN (1943- ) (chron.)

• * *Court of a Thousand Suns (with Chris Bunch) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31681-9, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $2.95, 275pp, pb) [Sten] Sf adventure novel, third in the “Sten” series.
• * *Empire’s End (with Chris Bunch) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37696-X, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $4.99, 441pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Sten] Far-future sf adventure novel, eighth and probably final book of the “Sten” series.
• * *The Far Kingdoms (with Chris Bunch) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38055-X, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $20.00, 409pp, hc, cover by Gnemo) [Anteros] Fantasy novel of a young trader on a traditional coming-of-age journey who falls in with a soldier-magician and his search for the legendary Far Kingdoms. Recommended (SW).
• * _The Far Kingdoms (with Chris Bunch) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38056-8, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $5.99, 439pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Anteros] Reprint (Del Rey 1993) fantasy novel of a young trader on a traditional coming-of-age journey who falls in with soldier-magician and his search for the legendary Far Kingdoms. First book of a series.
• * _The Far Kingdoms (with Chris Bunch) (Legend 0-09-946401-2, Jul ’94, £5.99, 561pp, pb, cover by Thomas Kidd) [Anteros] Reprint (Del Rey 1993) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Fleet of the Damned (with Chris Bunch) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33172-9, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $3.50, 340pp, pb) [Sten] Sf space opera novel, “Sten” #4.
• * *Kingdoms of the Night (with Chris Bunch) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38731-7, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $23.00, 481pp, hc, cover by Gnemo) [Anteros] Epic fantasy novel set in the same realm as The Far Kingdoms and The Warrior’s Tale. Amalric Antero is told he didn’t really discover the Far Kingdoms in the other books, and now must search for them again. Simultaneous with the Legend (UK) edition.
• * _Kingdoms of the Night (with Chris Bunch) (Legend 0-09-946451-9, Dec ’95, £5.99, 450pp, pb, cover by Gnemo) [Anteros] Reprint (Del Rey 1995) fantasy novel. Third in “The Far Kingdoms” series, after The Far Kingdoms and The Warrior’s Tale. The aged Amalric Antero is told he didn’t discover the genuine Far Kingdoms in the previous books, and is finally persuaded to undertake one more voyage. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Kingdoms of the Night (with Chris Bunch) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38732-5, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $5.99, 436pp, pb, cover by Gnemo) [Anteros] Reprint (Del Rey 1995) fantasy novel, third in the “Anteros” series.
• * *The Return of the Emperor (with Chris Bunch) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36130-X, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $4.95, 371pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Sten] Far-future military sf adventure novel, sixth book of the “Sten” series.
• * *Revenge of the Damned (with Chris Bunch) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33173-7, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.95, 354pp, pb) [Sten] Sf novel, fifth in the “Sten” series of far-future military adventures.
• * _Sten (with Chris Bunch) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32460-9, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $2.95, 279pp, pb) [Sten] Reissue (Del Rey 1982) sf novel, first in a series; fifth printing.
• * _The Timura Trilogy Volume 1: When the Gods Slept (NEL 0-340-68192-6, May ’97 [Apr ’97], £6.99, 469pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [Timuras] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1997) fantasy novel. First volume in the “Timura” trilogy.
• * *Vortex (with Chris Bunch) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37151-8, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $4.99, 373pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Sten] Far-future sf adventure novel, seventh book of the “Sten” series.
• * *The Warrior Returns (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39459-3, Apr ’96, $23.00, 344pp, hc, cover by Gnemo) [Anteros] Fantasy novel, fourth in the “Anteros” series. Legendary sorceress warrior Rali Antero returns after 50 years asleep.
• * _The Warrior Returns (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41312-1, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $6.99, 440pp, pb, cover by Gnemo) [Anteros] Reprint (Del Rey 1996) fantasy novel, fourth in the “Anteros” series.
• * *The Warrior’s Tale (with Chris Bunch) (Legend 0-09-946411-X, Oct ’94, £15.99, 487pp, hc, cover by Gnemo) [Anteros] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Far Kingdoms. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition.
• * *The Warrior’s Tale (with Chris Bunch) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38733-3, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $21.00, 438pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Anteros] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Far Kingdoms. A hero’s sister just wants to be a simple soldier, but is sent on a desperate quest across the sea.
• * _The Warrior’s Tale (with Chris Bunch) (Legend 0-09-946421-7, May ’95 [Apr ’95], £5.99, 487pp, pb, cover by Gnemo) [Anteros] Reprint (Legend 1994) fantasy novel about the warrior sister to the hero of the earlier The Far Kingdoms.
• * _The Warrior’s Tale (with Chris Bunch) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38734-1, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $5.99, 471pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Anteros] Reprint (Del Rey 1994) fantasy novel.
• * *When the Gods Slept (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-68191-8, Feb ’97, £16.99, 469pp, hc, cover by Peter Elson) [Timuras] Fantasy novel. First volume in the “Timura” trilogy.
• * +Wizard of the Winds (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40176-X, Jun ’97, $12.95, 404pp, tp, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Timuras] Fantasy novel. Book One of the “Timura” trilogy. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 1997 as When the Gods Slept).
• * _Wizard of the Winds (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40177-8, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $6.99, 422pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Timuras] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1997 as When the Gods Slept) fantasy novel. Book One of the “Timura” trilogy, inspired by “The Rubaiyat” of Omar Khayyam.
• * *The Wolf Worlds (with Chris Bunch) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31229-5, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $2.95, 298pp, pb) [Sten] Sf novel, sequel to Sten.
• * *Wolves of the Gods (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-68193-4, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], £16.99, 449pp, hc, cover by Peter Elson) [Timuras] Fantasy novel. Second in the “Timura” trilogy after When the Gods Slept (US as Wizard of the Winds).
• * +Wolves of the Gods (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40179-4, Mar ’98, $13.00, 387pp, tp, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Timuras] Fantasy novel. Book two of the “Tales of the Timuras” trilogy. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 2/98).
• * _Wolves of the Gods (NEL 0-340-68194-2, Oct ’98 [Nov ’98], £6.99, 449pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [Timuras] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1998 as The Timura Trilogy Volume 2: Wolves of the Gods) fantasy novel. Volume two of “The Timura Trilogy” after When the Gods Slept (US as Wizard of the Winds).

COLE, BURT; pseudonym of Thomas Dixon, (1930- )

• * *The Quick (William Morrow 0-688-08478-8, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $17.95, 307pp, hc) Sf military novel.
• * _The Quick (AvoNova 0-380-71178-8, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $3.99, 294pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) Reprint (Morrow 1989) military sf novel.

COLE, DAMARIS

• * *Token of Dragonsblood (TSR 1-56076-076-1, Aug ’91, $3.95/£2.99, 314pp, tp, cover by Clyde Caldwell) Fantasy novel of a young girl with a powerful talisman who is hunted by demons. This is a worldwide edition with U.S. and U.K. prices.

COLE, STEPHEN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: Short Trips (BBC Books 0-563-40560-0, Mar ’98, £4.99, x+336pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Original anthology of 15 stories based on various incarnations of the TV character. (Contents)

COLEBORN, PETER, ed. (1951- ) (stories)

• * _Birthday See entry under Mark Morris.

COLEMAN, CLARE; pseudonym of Clare Bell & M. Coleman Easton

• * *Child of the Dawn (Jove 0-515-11334-4, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $4.99, 322pp, pb) [Daughter of the Reef] Associational historical novel, third book of a series set in the ancient Pacific. Coleman is a pseudonym for sf writers Clare Bell and M. Coleman Easton.
• * *Daughter of the Reef (Jove 0-515-11012-4, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $4.99, 362pp, pb) [Daughter of the Reef] Associational historical novel set in the ancient Pacific. Coleman is a pseudonym for sf writers Clare Bell and M. Coleman Easton.
• * *Sister of the Sun (Jove 0-515-11186-4, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $4.99, 328pp, pb) [Daughter of the Reef] Associational historical novel, second book of a series set in the ancient Pacific. Coleman is a pseudonym for sf writers Clare Bell and M. Coleman Easton.

COLEMAN, LOREN L. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Battletech 31: Double-Blind (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45597-5, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $5.99, 322pp, pb, cover by Les Dorscheid) [Battletech] Novelization based on the SF role-playing game, #31 in the series. Copyrighted by FASA.
• * *Battletech 32: Binding Force (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45604-1, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $5.99, 265pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Battletech] Novelization based on the role-playing games, #32 in the series. Copyrighted by FASA.

COLEMAN, WIM; [i.e., William Samuel Edward Coleman, Jr.] (1954- ); see pseudonym Cole Perriman

• * *The Jamais Vu Papers, Or Misadventures in the Worlds of Science, Myth, and Magic (with Pat Perrin) (Crown/Harmony 0-517-57513-2, Feb ’91, $15.00, 323pp, tp, cover by Robert Goldstrom) Bizarre and unclassifiable humorous mix of fiction and non-fiction, with sf, fantasy, and surrealistic elements abounding. “Jamais Vu” is the feeling you’ve never been here before.

COLIN, VERONICA, ed. (stories)

• * *The Unusual Genitals Party and Other Stories (CRM No ISBN, Apr ’91 [Aug ’91], no price, 36pp, tp) Anthology of stories by members of the Glasgow SF Writers’ Circle. (Contents)

COLLIER, JOHN (Henry Noyes) (1901-1980) (stories)

• * _His Monkey Wife (R. Clark 0-86072-166-3, Jun ’94 [Aug ’94], £8.00, 274pp, tp) Reprint (Peter Davies 1930) fantasy novel. Includes a 1983 introduction by Paul Theroux.

COLLIER, MICHAEL

• * *Doctor Who: Longest Day (BBC Books 0-563-40581-3, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], £4.99, x+276pp, pb, cover by Colin Howard) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series.

COLLIGNON, JEFF (1953- )

• * *Her Monster (Soho Press 0-939149-65-6, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $18.95, 228pp, hc, cover by Allison Hunter) Associational literary novel modeled on the “Beauty and the Beast” legend, with a disfigured hermitlike sf writer and a beautiful girl, entwined with the adventures of the writer’s post-holocaust hero. A first novel.
• * _Her Monster (Soho Press 1-56947-001-4, Sep ’93 [Oct ’93], $10.00, 228pp, tp, cover by Gina Volpe) Reprint (Soho 1992) associational literary novel modeled on the “Beauty and the Beast” legend with disfigured hermitlike sf writer and a beautiful girl, entwined with the adventures of his fictional post-holocaust hero. These are the 1992 hardcover pages with a paperback cover.

COLLIGNON, RICK; [i.e., Richard T. Collignon] (1948- )

• * *The Journal of Antonio Montoya (MacMurray & Beck 1-878448-69-2, Jun ’96 [Dec ’96], $17.00, 217pp, hc) Literary fantasy/magical realism novel. A woman artist shares her house with numerous dead relatives who speak, make coffee, and occasionally borrow her truck. MacMurray & Beck, 400 W. Hopkins, Suite 5, Aspen CO 81611-1609.
• * _The Journal of Antonio Montoya (Avon 0-380-73056-1, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $10.00, 217pp, tp) Reprint (MacMurray & Beck 1996) literary fantasy/magical realism novel. An artist shares her house with numerous dead relatives.

COLLINGS, EDWIN GEOFFREY (1913-1996); see pseudonym John Blackwell

COLLINGS, MICHAEL R(obert) (1947- ) (stories)

• * *Brian W. Aldiss (Starmont 0-916732-74-6, Apr ’86, $6.95, 115pp, pb) Non-fiction, critical study, a reader’s guide. A hardcover edition was also announced, but we have not seen it. [Aldiss]
• * *Dark Transformations: Deadly Visions of Change (Starmont House 1-55742-196-X, 1990 [May ’90], $8.95, 95pp, tp) Collection of 25 horror poems and two stories. A hardcover edition (-197-8, $16.95) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * *The Films of Stephen King (Starmont 0-930261-10-0, Jul ’86, $9.95, 201pp, pb) Non-fiction, critical study. #5 in Starmont’s 7-book series of works about King. [King]
• * *In the Image of God: Theme, Characterization, and Landscape in the Fiction of Orson Scott Card (Greenwood 0-313-26404-X, Apr ’90, $39.95, 192pp, hc) Non-fiction; reference. A critical analysis of Card’s fiction plus the most complete Card bibliography available with both sf and non-sf works. [Card]
• * *The Many Facets of Stephen King (Starmont 0-930261-14-3, Feb ’86, $9.95, 190pp, pb) Non-fiction, critical study. [King]
• * *Naked to the Sun: Dark Visions of Apocalypse (Starmont 0-930261-76-3, Jan ’86, $8.95, 75pp, tp) Collection of poetry with sf and fantasy elements.
• * *Piers Anthony (Starmont 0-916732-52-5, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $5.95, 96pp, tp) Reader’s guide including primary and secondary bibliographies. [Anthony]
• * *Scaring Us to Death: The Impact of Stephen King on Popular Culture: Second Edition (Borgo Press 0-930261-38-0, 1997 [Feb ’98], $21.00, 167pp, tp) Critical non-fiction discussion of King’s works, with chronology, selected bibliography, and index. This is a significantly expanded, updated version of the 1987 Starmont House edition, The Stephen King Phenomenon. Order from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; add $3.00 shipping. Credit card orders: 909-884-5813, fax 909-888-4942.
• * *The Shorter Works of Stephen King (with David Engebretson) (Starmont 0-930261-02-X, Sep ’85, $9.95, 202pp, pb) Critical study, examining both the uncollected stories and the various collections. A hardcover is also listed as available at $17.95. [King]
• * *Stephen King as Richard Bachman (Starmont 0-930261-00-3, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $9.95, 168pp, pb) Non-fiction, critical study of the King-as-Bachman novels. Written and published in near-record time. This was also announced in hardcover, -01-1, $17.95. [King]