The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

DICKS, TERRANCE (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * *The Mysterious Planet (W.H. Allen 0-491-03096-7, Nov ’87 [Dec ’87], £7.95, 127pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Juvenile sf novel. Volume 127 in the Doctor Who series.
• * *The New Adventures: Mean Streets (New Adventures 0-426-20519-7, Dec ’97 [Oct ’97], £4.99, 248pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Bernice Summerfield] Novelization based on characters from Doctor Who books, without the Doctor. Book 8 in the Bernice Summerfield series.
• * *The Seeds of Death (W.H. Allen 0-491-03662-0, Jul ’86, £6.95, 160pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Juvenile sf novel, Doctor Who #107.
• * _The Seeds of Death (Target 0-426-20252-X, Dec ’86, £1.60, 149pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1986) juvenile sf novel, Dr. Who #107.
• * _The Time Monster (Target 0-426-20221-X, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], £1.60, 151pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1985) novelization based on the tv sf show. “Doctor Who” #102.
• * *Timewyrm: Exodus (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20357-7, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], £3.50, 234pp, pb, cover by Andrew Skilleter) [Doctor Who] Original novel based on the “Doctor Who” series. Volume 2 in “Doctor Who: The New Adventures.” This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $5.95.

DICKSON, DAVID K.

• * _Don’t Panic: Douglas Adams & The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (with Neil Gaiman) See entry under Neil Gaiman.

DICKSON, GORDON R(upert) (1923-2001) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Alien Art (Tor 0-812-53577-4, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $2.95, 184pp, pb) Reprint (Dutton 1973) sf novel.
• * _Ancient, My Enemy (Sphere 0-7221-2999-8, Oct ’86, £2.50, 253pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1974) collection.
• * _Arcturus Landing (Tor 0-812-53546-4, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.50, 213pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1979) sf novel of earthbound humans vs. “benevolent alien overlords.” This is the version expanded from Alien from Arcturus (Ace 1956).
• * *Beginnings (Baen 0-671-65429-2, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.50, 282pp, pb) Collection of 10 stories and 2 poems. (Contents)
• * *Beyond the Dar Al-Harb (Tor 0-812-53550-2, Nov ’85 [Oct ’85], $2.95, 253pp, pb) Collection of 3 stories, packaged as a novel. The title story seems to be an original novella, featuring Red Jamie in an Arabian fantasy land. Not mentioned on the cover are two other stories with entirely different settings, at least one of them sf. (Contents)
• * *The Chantry Guild (Ace 0-441-10276-X, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $17.95, 428pp, hc) [Childe Cycle] Sf novel in the “Childe Cycle”. A direct sequel to The Final Encyclopedia.
• * _The Chantry Guild (SFBC #14493, Feb ’89, $7.98, 428pp, hc) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Ace 1988) sf novel. Sequel to The Final Encyclopedia.
• * _The Chantry Guild (Ace 0-441-10266-2, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $4.50, 423pp, pb) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Ace 1988) sf novel in the “Childe” series, a direct sequel to The Final Encyclopedia.
• * _The Chantry Guild (Sphere 0-7474-0241-8, Jun ’89, £3.99, 428pp, pb) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Ace 1988) sf novel. Note that this is titled Chantry Guild only on the cover. Volume 6 in “The Childe Cycle”. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Dickson! (NESFA Press 0-915368-27-7, Aug ’84 [Nov ’84], $13.00, 193pp, hc) Collection of 5 stories plus an article, with an introduction by Poul Anderson and story introductions by Sandra Miesel. Issued to commemorate Dickson’s GoH appearance at LACon. The 150 boxed, signed, numbered copies (0-915368-84-6) sold out at Worldcon. (Contents)
• * *The Dorsai Companion (Ace 0-441-16026-3, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $5.95, 231pp, pb) [Childe Cycle] Collection of fiction and non-fiction pieces belonging to the “Childe Cycle”. This has the two stories from The Spirit of Dorsai (1979) without the bridging material, and the two stories from Lost Dorsai (1980), dropping the Sandra Meisel afterword. This volume doesn’t add any fiction, but includes a new Dickson introduction to the whole series, a number of charts, genealogies, and chronologies, plus a pseudo- travelogue on Dorsai. It isn’t quite an omnibus of the earlier two volumes, although it certainly replaces them. It is not illustrated. (CNB) (Contents)
• * _Dorsai! (Easton Press no ISBN, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $32.00, 162pp, hc) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Ace 1960 as The Genetic General) sf novel in the “Dorsai” series. The text seems to be the original instead of the 1976 revision. This is part of the “Masterpieces of SF” series; leatherbound, gilt-edged, and available by subscription only. Contains a new introduction by Poul Anderson and illustrations by A.C. Farley.
• * _Dorsai! (Sphere 0-7221-2972-6, Jun ’89, £2.50, 176pp, pb, cover by Tony Roberts) [Childe Cycle] Reissue (Ace 1960 as The Genetic General) sf novel. Volume 4 in “The Childe Cycle”.
• * _Dorsai! (Tor 0-812-50398-8, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $4.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Royo) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (DAW 1976) sf novel in the “Childe Cycle”. This follows the text as published in Astounding in 1959, rather than the shortened version published as The Genetic General (Ace 1960). With a new introduction by David Drake.
• * _Dorsai! (Tor 0-812-50398-8, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $5.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Childe Cycle] Reissue (DAW 1976) SF novel in the “Childe Cycle”. This follows the 1975 text instead of the shortened one as The Genetic General (Ace 1960). It has the 1980 David Drake foreword. Third printing.
• * *The Dragon and the Djinn (Ace 0-441-00297-8, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $21.95, 394pp, hc, cover by Den Beauvais) [Dragon Knight] Fantasy novel, sixth in the “Dragon Knight” series.
• * _The Dragon and the Djinn (SFBC #11033, Feb ’96, $10.98, 282pp, hc, cover by Den Beauvais) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Ace 1996) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Dragon and the Djinn (Ace 0-441-00495-4, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $6.99, 387pp, pb, cover by Den Beauvais) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Ace 1996) fantasy novel, sixth in the “Dragon Knight” series.
• * _The Dragon and the George (Grafton 0-586-21326-0, Jun ’92, £4.50, 279pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (SFBC 1976) humorous fantasy novel. Volume one in the “Jim Eckert” series.
• * *The Dragon and the Gnarly King (Tor 0-312-86157-5, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $24.95, 380pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Dragon Knight] Fantasy novel in the “Dragon and the George” series.
• * _The Dragon and the Gnarly King (SFBC #18011, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $11.98, 380pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Tor 1997) fantasy novel in the “Dragon and the George Series”. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Dragon and the Gnarly King (Tor 0-812-56270-4, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $6.99, 472pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Tor 1997) fantasy novel in the “Dragon and the George Series”.
• * *The Dragon at War (Ace 0-441-75698-0, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $18.95, 375pp, hc, cover by Denis Beauvais) [Dragon Knight] Fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Dragon and the George” series.
• * _The Dragon at War (SFBC #05866, Feb ’93, $8.98, 375pp, hc, cover by Denis Beauvais) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Ace 1992) fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Dragon and the George” series. Similar to the Ace edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Dragon at War (Ace 0-441-16611-3, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $5.50, 375pp, pb, cover by Den Beauvais) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Ace 1992) fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Dragon Knight” series.
• * _The Dragon at War (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21469-0, Dec ’93, £4.99, 375pp, pb) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Ace 1992) humorous fantasy novel. Volume four in the “Jim Eckert” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Dragon in Lyonesse (Tor 0-312-86159-1, Oct ’98, $25.95, 381pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Dragon Knight] Fantasy novel in the “Dragon Knight” series.
• * _The Dragon in Lyonesse (SFBC #01996, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $12.98, 443pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Tor 1998) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *The Dragon Knight (Tor 0-312-93129-8, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $19.95, 409pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Dragon Knight] Fantasy novel of a contemporary American couple in a magical 14th century, sequel to The Dragon and the George.
• * _The Dragon Knight (Tor 0-812-50943-9, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $5.99, 503pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Tor 1990) fantasy novel, sequel to The Dragon and the George.
• * _The Dragon Knight (Grafton 0-586-21327-9, Dec ’92, £4.99, 503pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Tor 1990) humorous fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Jim Eckert” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Dragon Knight (Tor 0-812-50943-9, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $5.99, 503pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Dragon Knight] Reissue (Tor 1990) fantasy novel, sequel to The Dragon and the George; second printing.
• * _The Dragon Knight (SFBC #02413, Jan ’94, $8.98, 503pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Tor 1990) fantasy novel, sequel to The Dragon and the George. Similar to the Tor edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Dragon Knight (Tor 0-812-50943-9, May ’98, $6.99, 503pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Dragon Knight] Reissue (Tor 1990) fantasy novel, sequel to The Dragon and the George. Fourth printing.
• * *The Dragon on the Border (Ace 0-441-34233-7, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $18.95, 393pp, hc, cover by Denis Beauvais) [Dragon Knight] Fantasy novel, third book of the “Dragon & the George” series.
• * _The Dragon on the Border (SFBC #19655, Apr ’92, $8.98, 393pp, hc, cover by Denis Beauvais) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Ace 1992) fantasy novel, third book of the “Dragon and the George” series. Similar to the Ace edition except it lacks an ISBN number and price. The SFBC number is on the back jacket.
• * _The Dragon on the Border (Grafton 0-586-21328-7, Apr ’93, £5.99, 393pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Ace 1992) humorous fantasy novel. Volume three in the “Dragon Knight” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Dragon on the Border (Ace 0-441-16657-1, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $5.50, 393pp, pb, cover by Den Beauvais) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Ace 1992) fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Dragon Knight” series.
• * *The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll (Ace 0-441-00098-3, Dec ’94 [Oct ’94], $21.95, 442pp, hc, cover by Den Beauvais) [Dragon Knight] Humorous fantasy novel, fifth in “The Dragon and the George” series. The Dark Forces plan a new crisis at Christmas.
• * _The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll (SFBC #06309, Jan ’95, $10.98, 442pp, hc, cover by Den Beauvais) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Ace 1994) fantasy novel, fifth in the “Dragon and the George” series. Similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll (Ace 0-441-00282-X, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $5.99, 442pp, pb, cover by Den Beauvais) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Ace 1994) fantasy novel, fifth in the “Dragon Knight” series.
• * *The Earth Lords (Ace 0-441-18044-2, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.95, 311pp, pb) Fantasy novel set in late 19th-century Canada. An underground city of dwarves makes chattel of the humans who come their way.
• * _The Earth Lords (Sphere 0-7474-0242-6, Dec ’89, £3.50, 311pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1989) off-beat sf novel, about a race of humanoid aliens hiding under the Canadian wilderness. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Earthman’s Burden (with Poul Anderson) See entry under Poul Anderson.
• * *Ends (Baen 0-671-69782-X, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 342pp, pb) Collection of 12 stories, a companion volume to Beginnings. Introduction by Dickson. (Contents)
• * _The Far Call (Tor 0-812-53544-8, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $4.95, 410pp, pb, cover by Kotzky) Reprint (Dial 1978) sf/political intrigue novel about the first manned expedition to Mars.
• * _The Final Encyclopaedia (Sphere 0-7221-3022-8, Jun ’89, £3.99, 692pp, pb) [Childe Cycle] Reissue (Tor 1984) sf novel. Volume 5 in “The Childe Cycle”.
• * *The Final Encyclopedia (Tor 0-312-93241-3, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $18.95, 696pp, hc) [Childe Cycle] Sf novel in the “Childe Cycle”.
• * _The Final Encyclopedia (Sphere 0-7221-3022-8, 1985, £3.95, 692pp, pb) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Tor 1984) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Final Encyclopedia (Sphere 0-7221-3022-8, 1985, £3.95, 692pp, pb) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Tor 1984) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Final Encyclopedia (Ace 0-441-23776-2, Oct ’85 [Sep ’85], $4.95, 696pp, pb) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Tor 1984) sf novel in the “Childe Cycle.” The print has been shot down from the hardcover and is microscopic.
• * _The Final Encyclopedia (SFBC #03853, Dec ’85, $10.98, 696pp, hc) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Tor 1984) sf novel, part of the “Childe Cycle”.
• * _The Final Encyclopedia, Volume 1 (Tor 0-312-86288-1, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], $25.95, 349pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Tor 1984) of the first half of the SF novel in the “Childe” saga. Also available as an Orb trade paperback (-86186-9, $16.95).
• * _The Final Encyclopedia, Volume 2 (Tor/Orb 0-312-86188-5, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $16.95, 350pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Tor 1984) of the second half of the SF novel in the “Childe” saga. This new edition has been corrected and revised. Also available as a Tor hardcover (-86289-X, $25.95).
• * *The Forever Man (Ace 0-441-24712-1, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $16.95, 375pp, hc) Sf novel of a pilot whose mind has merged with his ship.
• * _The Forever Man (Sphere 0-7221-3077-5, Sep ’87, £3.50, 375pp, tp) Reprint (Ace 1986) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Forever Man (Ace 0-441-24713-X, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $3.50, 345pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1986) sf novel.
• * *Forward! (Baen 0-671-55971-0, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $2.95, 242pp, pb) Collection of 11 stories, mostly from the fifties, edited and with an introduction by Sandra Miesel. (Contents)
• * *Guided Tour (Tor 0-812-53589-8, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $3.50, 244pp, pb) Collection of 14 sf stories from the ’50s and ’60s. (Contents)
• * _Hoka! (with Poul Anderson) See entry under Poul Anderson.
• * _Hoka! Hoka! Hoka! (with Poul Anderson) See entry under Poul Anderson.
• * _Home from the Shore (Tor 0-812-53592-8, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.50, 221pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1978) sf novel, with illustrations by James R. Odbert and an afterword by Sandra Miesel.
• * _The Hour of the Horde (Baen 0-671-55905-2, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $2.95, 254pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1970) sf novel.
• * *In the Bone: The Best Science Fiction of Gordon R. Dickson (Ace 0-441-37049-7, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $2.95, 228pp, pb) Collection of 11 stories. This reprints the fiction contents of Gordon R. Dickson’s SF Best (Dell 1978) and adds two stories instead of the appreciations/bibliography. (Contents)
• * *Invaders! (Baen 0-671-55994-X, Nov ’85 [Oct ’85], $2.95, 253pp, pb) Collection of 8 stories (mostly from the ’50s), with an introduction by Sandra Miesel. (Contents)
• * _Invaders! (Baen 0-671-55994-X, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $2.95, 253pp, pb) Reissue (Baen 1985) collection of 8 sf stories about alien invasion, mostly from the 1950’s. There is an introduction by Sandra Miesel.
• * *Jamie the Red (with Roland J. Green) (Ace 0-441-38245-2, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $2.95, 220pp, pb) [*Thieves’ World] Fantasy novel based on a character from “Thieves’ World”.
• * *The Last Dream (Baen 0-671-65559-0, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $2.95, 263pp, pb) Collection of 12 stories plus an introduction by Sandra Miesel. (Contents)
• * _The Last Master (Tor 0-812-53562-6, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $2.95, 318pp, pb) This seems to be a slight rewrite of The R Master (Lippincott 1973). The first part is expanded, but the ending is the same. Naturally, there is no copyright acknowledgement.
• * _Lifeboat (with Harry Harrison) See entry under Harry Harrison.
• * _The Lifeship (with Harry Harrison) See entry under Harry Harrison.
• * _The Lifeship (with Harry Harrison) (Baen 0-671-55981-8, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $2.95, 251pp, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1976) sf novel.
• * _Lost Dorsai (Sphere 0-7221-3020-1, Jul ’88, £2.50, 152pp, pb) [Childe Cycle] Reissue (Ace 1980) sf collection. This edition omits the afterword by Sandra Miesel and includes “Steel Brother” instead. (Contents)
• * _Lost Dorsai: The New Dorsai Companion (Tor 0-812-50404-6, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $4.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Royo) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Ace 1980 as Lost Dorsai) sf collection of two pieces, a short novel and a story. This omits the 1980 afterword by Sandra Miesel and includes excerpts from “A Childe Cycle Concordance” by David W. Wixon.
• * _Love Not Human (Tor 0-812-53554-5, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $2.95, 249pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1981) collection of 11 sf stories.
• * *The Magnificent Wilf (Baen 0-671-87664-3, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $21.00, 292pp, hc, cover by Ruth Sanderson) SF novel in which a husband and wife must tour the galaxy, proving to other species that Earth is fit to join the galactic civilization.
• * _The Magnificent Wilf (SFBC #07540, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $9.98, 220pp, hc, cover by Ruth Sanderson) Reprint (Baen 1995) humorous SF novel. A couple tries to prove Earth is ready to join galactic civilization. Similar to the Baen edition, except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Magnificent Wilf (Baen 0-671-87719-4, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $5.99, 292pp, pb, cover by Ruth Sanderson) Reprint (Baen 1995) humorous SF novel.
• * _The Man from Earth (Tor 0-812-53581-2, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $2.95, 288pp, pb) Reissue (Tor 1983) collection.
• * *The Man the Worlds Rejected (Tor 0-812-53572-3, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $2.95, 250pp, pb) Collection of 7 stories (mostly from the ’50s and ’60s) and one non-fiction piece. (Contents)
• * _Masters of Everon (Tor 0-812-50394-5, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $3.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Michael Embden) Reprint (SFBC 1979) sf novel.
• * *Mindspan (Baen 0-671-65580-9, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $2.95, 276pp, pb) Collection of 13 stories, mostly from the ’50s and ’60s. (Contents)
• * _Mission to Universe (Tor 0-812-53598-7, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.95, 213pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 1965) sf novel. This edition follows the revised, expanded text from the 1977 Del Rey edition.
• * *Naked to the Stars/The Alien Way (Tor 0-812-50396-1, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $3.95, 282pp, pb, cover by Brian Waugh) Omnibus of two sf novels, Naked to the Stars (Pyramid 1961) and The Alien Way (Bantam 1965). (Contents)
• * _Necromancer (Ace 0-441-56856-4, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $3.99, 189pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Childe Cycle] Reissue (Doubleday 1962) sf novel in the “Childe Cycle”; sixth printing.
• * _Necromancer (Tor 0-812-54530-3, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $5.99, 212pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Doubleday 1962) SF novel in the “Childe Cycle”.
• * *None But Man (Baen 0-671-69800-1, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.50, 308pp, pb) [None But Man] Collection of the title novel (Doubleday 1969) and its prequel story “Hilifter” (1963). The cover blurb makes it sound as if its a sequel to The Outposter, which it isn’t. (Contents)