The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

DAHL, ROALD (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _James and the Giant Peach (Unwin Hyman 0-04-440621-5, Sep ’90, £8.95, 136pp, hc) Reissue (Knopf 1961) young-adult fantasy novel. This edition contains new illustrations by Emma Chichester Clark.
• * _James and the Giant Peach (Collins 0-00-185432-1, Apr ’91 [May ’91], £4.99, 136pp, hc) Reprint (Knopf 1961) children’s fantasy novel.
• * _James and the Giant Peach (Knopf 0-679-88090-0, Mar ’96, $16.00, 126pp, hc, cover by Lane Smith) Reprint (Knopf 1961) young-adult fantasy novel with new cover art and b&w illustrations by Lane Smith. Published “simultaneously by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. and Puffin Books.”
• * _James and the Giant Peach (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037424-8, Mar ’96, $4.99, 126pp, tp, cover by Lane Smith) Reprint (Knopf 1961) young-adult fantasy novel with b&w illustrations and new cover art by by Lane Smith. A movie tie-in edition.
• * _The Magic Finger (Unwin Hyman 0-04-440436-0, Sep ’89, £6.95, 64pp, hc) Reprint (Knopf 1966) young-adult fantasy short story. [Not seen]
• * _The Magic Finger (Collins 0-00-185434-8, Apr ’91 [May ’91], £3.99, 64pp, hc) Reprint (Knopf 1966) children’s fantasy novella.
• * _The Magic Finger (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130229-1, Sep ’98, $4.99, 63pp, tp, cover by Quentin Blake) Reissue (Harper & Row 1966) children’s fantasy story with new illustrations by Quentin Blake.
• * _Matilda (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037985-1, May ’96 [Jun ’96], $4.99, 240pp, tp) Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1988) young-adult novel about a girl with psychic powers, with illustrations by Quentin Blake. This is a movie tie-in edition.
• * _Matilda (Puffin 0-14-037468-X, Dec ’96 [Jan ’97], £4.99, 240pp, tp) Reprint (Cape 1988) young-adult fantasy novel of girl with telekinetic powers. Film tie-in edition.
• * _Matilda (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130106-6, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $4.99, 240pp, pb, cover by Quentin Blake) Reissue (Cape 1988) young-adult novel about a girl with psychic powers, with illustrations by Quentin Blake. This repackaged edition has a new ISBN and indicates first printing.
• * +The Minpins (Viking 0-670-84168-4, Oct ’91 [Mar ’92], $16.95, 48pp, hc) Children’s fantasy illustrated by Patrick Benson. A 1991 book not seen until now. First American edition (Cape 1991).
• * _The Minpins (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-054970-6, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $5.99, 48pp, pb, cover by Patrick Benson) Reprint (Cape 1991) children’s fantasy illustrated by Patrick Benson.
• * *The Roald Dahl Treasury (Jonathan Cape 0-224-04691-8, Sep ’97 [Oct ’97], £19.99, 444pp, hc, cover by Quentin Blake) Associational collection of stories, extracts, autobiography and letters, including the complete text (and illustrations) of four of his children’s books and 8 items never previously published. Simultaneous with the US (Viking) edition. (Contents)
• * *The Roald Dahl Treasury (Viking 0-670-87769-7, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $35.00, 444pp, hc, cover by Quentin Blake) Young-adult omnibus/collection of 76 Dahl works, including novel excerpts, previously unpublished poems, letters, recipes, etc. Illustrated by Quentin Blake and others. Introductions by Tom Maschler, Ophelia Dahl, and Ralph Steadman.
• * *Roald Dahl’s Completely Unexpected Tales (Penguin 0-14-009820-8, Sep ’86, £2.95, 405pp, pb) Omnibus collecting Dahl’s bizarre short stories. Highly recommended. (SJ) (Contents)
• * _Tales of the Unexpected (Vintage 0-679-72989-5, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $10.95, 471pp, tp, cover by Seth Jaben) Reprint (Joseph 1979) collection of 24 stories.
• * _The Twits (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130107-4, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $4.99, 76pp, tp, cover by Quentin Blake) Reissue (Cape 1980) young-adult fantasy novella, illustrated by Quentin Blake. This repackaged edition has a new ISBN and indicates first printing.
• * +The Umbrella Man and Other Stories (Viking 0-670-87854-5, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $16.99, 279pp, hc, cover by Brian Cairns) Young-adult collection of 13 stories originally written for adults, here selected for teens. First US edition (Hamish Hamilton 1996 as The Great Automatic Grammatizator).
• * +The Vicar of Nibbleswicke (Overlook Press 0-670-84384-9, Mar ’92, $12.50, 24pp, hc, cover by Quentin Blake) Satiric short story with illustrations by Quentin Blake and an afterword by the artist. All profits are to go to the Dyslexia Institute. First American edition (Century 1991).
• * _The Vicar of Nibbleswicke (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-036837-X, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $3.99, 41pp, tp, cover by Quentin Blake) Reprint (Century 1991) satiric short story with illustrations by Quentin Blake.
• * _The Witches (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130110-4, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $4.99, 208pp, tp, cover by Quentin Blake) Reissue (Cape 1983) young-adult fantasy novel. This repackaged edition has a new ISBN and indicates first printing.
• * _The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More (Viking Puffin 0-14-032874-2, Oct ’88, $3.95, 225pp, pb) Reprint (Knopf 1977) collection of seven children’s stories.
• * _The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More (Knopf 0-394-83604-9, Sep ’91 [Jun ’92], $15.00, 225pp, hc, cover by Paul Bacon) Reissue (Cape 1977) young-adult collection of seven stories. The original Knopf edition appeared as The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar. Fourth printing.

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• * _Roald Dahl’s Book of Ghost Stories (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-51868-8, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $6.95, 235pp, pb) Reprint (Cape 1983) anthology of 14 ghost stories.
• * _Roald Dahl’s Book of Ghost Stories (Isis Large Print 1-85089-178-8, May ’87 [Jun ’87], £10.75, 339pp, hc) Reprint (Cape 1983) ghost story anthology. [Not seen]
• * _Roald Dahl’s Book of Ghost Stories (Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Noonday 0-374-51868-8, Sep ’96 [Oct ’96], $12.00, 235pp, tp, cover by Roxanna Bikadoroff) Reissue (Cape 1983) anthology of 14 ghost stories. 14th printing.

DAITCH, SUSAN (1954- ) (stories)

• * *The Colorist (Vintage 0-679-72492-3, Jan ’90, $8.95, 242pp, tp, cover by Lisa Adams) Literary fantasy novel contrasting the lives of a comics artist and her superheroine.

DAKRON, RON

• * *Hammers (Black Heron Press 0-930773-48-9, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $22.95, 251pp, hc) Humorous literary SF novel of transformation. Five characters turn into hammerhead sharks after being injected with a biotech serum. Available from Black Heron Press, PO Box 95676, Seattle WA 98145.

DALBY, RICHARD, ed. (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Anthology of Ghost Stories (Tiger Books 1-85501-503-0, Apr ’94 [Jul ’94], £9.95, 528pp, hc) Reprint (Robinson 1990 as The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories.) ghost anthology. Abridged: the first 42 of the 52 stories in the original. An instant remainder edition. (Contents)
• * _Best Ghost Stories See entry under Bram Stoker.
• * *Chillers for Christmas (O’Mara 0-948397-62-4, Oct ’89 [Dec ’89], £12.95, 311pp, hc, cover by Clifford Harper) Anthology of thriller/horror stories, seven of which seem to be original. (Contents)
• * _Chillers for Christmas (Headline 0-7472-3357-8, Oct ’90, £4.99, 309pp, tp) Reprint (O’Mara 1989) horror anthology.
• * +Chillers for Christmas (Gallery Books 0-8317-1274-0, Nov ’90, $5.98, 311pp, hc) Anthology of 27 Christmas ghost and horror stories with a foreword by the editor. This is an instant remainder edition. First American edition (O’Mara 1989).
• * *Crime for Christmas (O’Mara 1-85479-034-X, Oct ’91, £13.99, 279pp, hc, cover by William Geldart) Anthology of 16 crime and ghost stories, three original. Fourth in the series. (Contents)
• * _The Devil’s Graveyard See entry under G. G. Pendarves.
• * *Dracula’s Brood (Crucible 0-85030-594-2, May ’87, £8.99, 348pp, tp) Anthology of 30 ‘rare’ vampire stories, one original to this collection. Distributed in the U.S. by Inner Traditions International at $10.95. (Contents)
• * _Dracula’s Brood (Barnes & Noble 0-88029-676-3, 1996 [Aug ’96], $6.98, 348pp, hc, cover by Edvard Munch) Reprint (Crucible 1987) anthology of 24 vampire stories. This is an instant remainder edition.
• * _Dracula’s Brood: Neglected Vampire Classics by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Algernon Blackwood, M. R. James, and Others (Equation 1-85336-120-8, Jul ’89, £3.99, 348pp, tp) Reprint (Crucible 1987) horror anthology.
• * _Dracula’s Brood: Neglected Vampire Classics by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Algernon Blackwood, M. R. James, and Others (Dorset 0-88029-676-3, Oct ’91, $8.95, 348pp, hc) Reprint (Crucible 1987) anthology of 30 vampire stories. This is an instant remainder edition.
• * _Ghosts and Scholars (with Rosemary Pardoe) See entry under Rosemary Pardoe.
• * _Ghosts and Scholars (Equation 1-85336-112-7, Jun ’89, £6.99, 280pp, tp) Reprint (Crucible 1987) anthology of ghost stories in the tradition of M.R. James.
• * *Ghosts for Christmas (O’Mara 0-948397-18-7, Oct ’88, £12.00, 339pp, hc) Anthology of 30 Christmas ghost stories, one original. (Contents)
• * _Ghosts for Christmas (Headline 0-7472-3276-8, Oct ’89 [Nov ’89], £4.99, 339pp, tp) Reprint (O’Mara 1988) ghost story anthology.
• * +Ghosts for Christmas (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-518-3, Nov ’89, $18.95, 340pp, hc) Anthology of 30 Christmas ghost stories, one of which is original. First American edition (O’Mara 1988).
• * _The Giant Book of Classic Ghost Stories: The Great Stories from the Victorian and Edwardian Era (Magpie 1-85487-672-4, 1996 [Apr ’97], £3.99, xiv+573pp, tp) Reprint (Robinson 1995 as The Mammoth Book of Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories) anthology of 42 stories and 1 poem. This is an instant remainder edition. Published in 1996, but not seen until now.
• * _The Haunted Chair and Other Stories See entry under Richard Marsh.
• * *Horror for Christmas (Michael O’Mara 1-85479-141-9, Nov ’92, £13.99, 246pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Anthology of 13 horror stories with a Christmas theme, including an original novella by Basil Copper. (Contents)
• * _Horror for Christmas (Headline 0-7472-4210-0, Oct ’93, £5.99, 246pp, tp, cover by Mick Brownfield) Reprint (O’Mara 1992) anthology of 13 horror stories with a Christmas theme, including an original novella by Basil Copper.
• * *The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories (Robinson 1-85487-055-6, Jul ’90, £4.99, 654pp, tp, cover by Gordon Crabb) Anthology of fifty ghost stories from the 19th and 20th centuries. (Contents)
• * +The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-590-6, Aug ’90, $8.95, 654pp, tp, cover by Gordon Crabb) Anthology of 52 ghost stories, 51 reprints, with an original by John S. Glasby. First American edition (Robinson 1990).
• * *The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories 2 (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-701-1, Sep ’91 [Jul ’91], $9.95, 658pp, tp, cover by Peter Kettle) Anthology of 59 ghost stories, both obscure and famous, with a preface by Christopher Lee. (Contents)
• * _The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories 2 (Robinson 1-85487-102-1, Oct ’91, £5.99, 658pp, tp, cover by Peter Kettle) Reprint (Carroll & Graf 1991) anthology of 59 ghost stories, seven of them original, with a preface by Christopher Lee. Recommended. (PSP) [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Mammoth Book of Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories (Robinson 1-85487-338-5, Oct ’95, £5.99, xiv+573pp, tp, cover by The Senate) Anthology of 42 stories and 1 poem, each with an introduction by Dalby. (Contents)
• * *The Mammoth Book of Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0279-6, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $9.95, 573pp, tp) Anthology of 42 ghost stories, and one poem, from 1839-1910. Authors include M.R. James, E. Nesbit, Charles Dickens, and Henry James. Simultaneous with the UK (Robinson) edition.
• * +Misteltoe Mayhem: Horrific Tales for the Holidays (Castle 1-55521-972-1, 1993 [Oct ’93], $8.98, 248pp, hc, cover by Mark Hess) Anthology of 13 Christmas horror stories, four apparently original. This is an instant remainder book. First American edition (Michael O’Mara 1992 as Horror for Christmas).
• * +Modern Ghost Stories by Eminent Women Writers (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-864-6, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $20.00, 318pp, hc) Anthology of 27 ghost stories by 20th-century women writers, with an introduction by the editor. First American edition (Virago 1991 as The Virago Book of Ghost Stories: The Twentieth Century: Volume Two).
• * _Modern Ghost Stories by Eminent Women Writers (BOMC no ISBN, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $17.95, 318pp, hc) Reprint (Virago 1991 as The Virago Book of Ghost Stories: The Twentieth Century: Volume Two) anthology of 27 ghost stories by 20th-century women writers. Similar to the 1992 Carroll & Graf edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a BOMC mark on the back cover.
• * _Modern Ghost Stories by Eminent Women Writers (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $11.95, 318pp, tp) Reprint (Virago 1991 as The Virago Book of Ghost Stories: The Twentieth Century: Volume Two) anthology of 27 ghost stories by 20th-century women writers. Similar to the 1992 Carroll & Graf edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has the jacket printed as the soft cover.
• * _Modern Ghost Stories by Eminent Women Writers (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0089-0, Aug ’94 [Nov ’94], $10.95, 318pp, tp) Reprint (Virago 1991 as The Virago Book of Ghost Stories: The Twentieth Century: Volume Two) anthology of 27 ghost stories by 20th-century women writers, with an introduction by Sara Maitland.
• * _Modern Ghost Stories by Noted Women Writers (Barnes & Noble 0-76070-351-5, Sep ’96, $7.98, 318pp, tp) Reprint (Virago 1991 as The Virago Book of Ghost Stories: The Twentieth Century: Volume Two) anthology of 27 ghost stories by 20th-century women writers, with an introduction by Sara Maitland. This follows the Carroll & Graf edition (1992 as Modern Ghost Stories by Eminent Women Writers). This is an instant remainder edition.
• * *Mystery for Christmas (O’Mara 1-85479-086-2, Nov ’90, £12.95, 291pp, hc, cover by William Geldart) Anthology of 23 mystery and ghost stories, 12 original. (Contents)
• * _Mystery for Christmas (Headline 0-7472-3654-2, Oct ’91, £5.99, 371pp, tp) Reprint (O’Mara 1990) anthology of 23 mystery and ghost stories, 12 original.
• * _Nightmare Jack and Other Stories See entry under John Metcalfe.
• * _Phantastic Book of Ghost Stories (Barnes & Noble 0-76070-352-3, Nov ’96, $9.98, 654pp, tp, cover by G. Crabb Arena) Reprint (Robinson 1990 as The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories) anthology of 52 ghost stories. This is an instant remainder edition.
• * *Shivers for Christmas (Michael O’Mara 1-85479-919-3, Oct ’95 [Dec ’95], £13.99, 250pp, hc, cover by Bob Harvey) Anthology of 16 stories, including six originals by authors such as Stephen Gallagher & Richard Adams; plus a rare reprint of a Terry Pratchett story. (Contents)
• * +Shivers for Christmas (St. Martin’s 0-312-14731-7, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $22.95, 250pp, hc, cover by John Zielinski) Christmas mystery anthology of 16 stories, two original. Authors include Richard Adams, Joan Aiken, Terry Pratchett, and Nathaniel Hawthorne. First US edition (Michael O’Mara 1995).
• * *Tales of Witchcraft (O’Mara 1-85479-039-0, Oct ’91, £13.99, 243pp, hc, cover by Victoria Orr-Ewing) Anthology of 17 stories about witchcraft, two of them original. (Contents)
• * *Vampire Stories (Michael O’Mara 1-85479-044-7, Sep ’92, £13.99, 246pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Anthology of 18 horror stories about vampires, three original, with a foreword by Peter Cushing. (Contents)
• * +Vampire Stories (Castle 1-55521-900-4, 1993 [Oct ’93], $7.98, 246pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Anthology of 18 vampire stories, four apparently original, with a foreword by Peter Cushing. This is an instant remainder book. First American edition (Michael O’Mara 1993).
• * +Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-0353-1, 1997, $9.98, 573pp, hc) Anthology of 42 stories and 1 poem, each with an introduction by Dalby. First American edition (Robinson 1995 as The Mammoth Book of Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories).
• * _Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories (Barnes & Noble 0-76070-353-1, Sep ’97 [Nov ’97], $9.98, 573pp, hc) Reprint (Robinson; Carroll & Graf 1995 as The Mammoth Book of Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories) anthology of 42 ghost stories, and one poem, from 1839-1910. Authors include M.R. James, E. Nesbit, Charles Dickens, and Henry James. This is an instant remainder edition.
• * +Victorian Ghost Stories by Eminent Women Writers (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-473-X, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $18.95, 347pp, hc) Anthology of supernatural fiction by women. First American edition (Virago 1988 as The Virago Book of Victorian Ghost Stories).
• * _Victorian Ghost Stories by Eminent Women Writers (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-593-0, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $9.95, 347pp, tp, cover by Saksa Art & Design) Reprint (Virago 1988 as The Virago Book of Victorian Ghost Stories) anthology of 21 classic ghost stories by women, with an introduction by Jennifer Uglow.
• * _Victorian Ghost Stories by Noted Women Writers (Barnes & Noble 0-76070-354-X, Sep ’96, $7.98, 347pp, tp) Reprint (Virago 1988 as The Virago Book of Victorian Ghost Stories) anthology of 21 ghost stories, with an introduction by Jennifer Uglow. This follows the Carroll & Graf edition (1989 as Victorian Ghost Stories by Eminent Women Writers). This is an instant remainder edition.
• * *The Virago Book of Ghost Stories (Virago 0-86068-810-0, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], £12.95, 331pp, hc) Wide-ranging selection of twentieth-century ghost stories written by women, including three stories commissioned especially for this volume. (Contents)
• * +The Virago Book of Ghost Stories (McGraw-Hill 0-07-015132-6, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $8.95, 325pp, tp) Anthology of 34 ghost stories by women, both original and reprint. Also available in hardcover (-01533-4, $17.95). First American edition (Virago 1987).
• * _The Virago Book of Ghost Stories (Virago 1-85381-214-5, Aug ’90 [Sep ’90], £5.99, 331pp, tp, cover by Gerald Brockhurst) Reprint (Virago 1988) anthology of ghost stories by women writers.
• * *The Virago Book of Ghost Stories: The Twentieth Century: Volume Two (Virago 1-85381-454-7, Oct ’91, £13.99, 318pp, hc, cover by Sir James Jebusa Shannon) Anthology of 27 ghost stories, four original, written by women writers in the twentieth century, with an introduction by Sara Maitland. Recommended. (PSP) (Contents)
• * _The Virago Book of Ghost Stories: The Twentieth Century: Volume Two (Virago 1-85381-259-5, Aug ’94, £6.99, 318pp, tp, cover by Sir James Jebusa) Reprint (Virago 1991) anthology of 27 ghost stories, four original, written by women writers in the twentieth century, with an introduction by Sara Maitland.
• * *The Virago Book of Victorian Ghost Stories (Virago 0-86068-809-7, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], £12.95, 347pp, hc) Ghost anthology. (Contents)
• * _The Virago Book of Victorian Ghost Stories (Virago 1-85381-480-6, Aug ’92 [Oct ’92], £6.99, 347pp, tp, cover by Dante Gabriel Rossetti) Reprint (Virago 1988) anthology of 21 ghost stories from the Victorian era.

DALE, FLOYD D.

• * *A Hunter’s Fire (NAL Signet 0-451-15975-6, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.75, 271pp, pb) Post-holocaust military sf novel. American survivors of a nuclear war battle with Russian invaders. A first novel.

DALE-HARRIS, ROSALIND MARGARET (1931-2006); see pseudonym Rosalind Ashe (stories)

DALEY, BRIAN C. (1947-1996); see pseudonym Jack McKinney (stories)

• * _Classic Star Wars: The Han Solo Adventures (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39442-9, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $10.00, 564pp, tp, cover by William Schmidt) [Star Wars: Han Solo] Reissue (Del Rey 1992 as Star Wars: The Han Solo Adventures) omnibus of Star Wars novelizations. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm Ltd.
• * _The Doomfarers of Coramonde (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32379-3, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $2.95, 344pp, pb) [Coramonde] Reissue (Del Rey 1977) fantasy novel. Seventh printing.
• * _The Doomfarers of Coramonde (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33953-3, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $3.50, 352pp, pb) [Coramonde] Reissue (Del Rey 1977) fantasy novel in the “Coramonde” series; 9th printing.