The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

ANONYMOUS (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * *He Who Shapes/The Infinity Box (Tor 0-812-55879-0, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.50, 107/76pp, pb) Anthology of two novellas. The Zelazny won the Nebula Award and was expanded as The Dream Masters (1966). (Contents)
• * *Home Is the Hangman/We, in Some Strange Power’s Employ, Move on a Rigorous Line (Tor 0-812-50983-8, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.50, 96/84pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews & Wayne Barlowe) Anthology of two novellas; the Zelazny won the Hugo and Nebula awards. (Contents)
• * *Horror by Lamplight (Chancellor Press 1-85152-315-4, Aug ’93, £4.99, 504pp, hc) Anthology of 42 classic horror stories from Sir Walter Scott to Anne Rice. (Contents)
• * *The Horror Film (CineBooks 0-933997-23-X, 1989 [Apr ’90], $11.95, 335pp, tp) Non-fiction; reference. A guide to horror films, reviewing over 700 available on videocassette.
• * *Houston, Houston, Do You Read?/Souls (Tor 0-812-55962-2, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $3.50, 92/84pp, pb) Anthology of two Hugo Award-winning novellas. The Tiptree also won the Nebula Award. These are wonderful, perceptive stories of conflict between disparate cultures, perfect companion pieces. Highly recommended (SW). (Contents)
• * *Ill Met in Lankhmar/The Fair in Emain Macha (Tor 0-812-50821-1, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $3.50, 104/104pp, pb, cover by Sam Rakeland & Melvyn Grant) Anthology of two novellas; the de Lint is a revised text. Tor Double #19. (Contents)
• * *Illusions (Lake Books: Belmont CA 0-8224-3333-8, 1989 [Sep ’88], hc) Large print anthology intended for junior high remedial reading classes. (Contents)
• * *In Another Country/Vintage Season (Tor 0-812-50193-4, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $3.50, 200pp, pb, cover by Wayne Barlowe) Anthology of two stories. Silverberg’s is an original companion piece to Moore’s “Vintage Season”. There is an original introduction by Silverberg. Tor SF Double No. 18. (Contents)
• * *Irish Magic (Kensington 0-8217-4882-3, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $12.00, 343pp, tp) Original anthology of four tales of romance and enchantment by Roberta Gellis, Morgan Llywelyn, Barbara Samuel, and Susan Wiggs. (Contents)
• * _Irish Magic (Zebra 1-57566-002-4, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $5.99, 378pp, pb) Reprint (Kensington 1995) original anthology of four tales of romance and enchantment by Roberta Gellis, Morgan Llywelyn, Barbara Samuel, and Susan Wiggs.
• * *Isaac Asimov’s Choice (Hale 0-7090-2764-8, Oct ’86, £10.95, 255pp, hc) Anthology of stories from Isaac Asimov’s SF Magazine selected from previous IASFM anthologies. No editor is named. There are stories by Aldiss, Asimov, Anderson, Clarke, etc. There doesn’t seem to be an American equivalent volume. (Contents)
• * *The Kiss of Death (Design Image Group 1-891946-05-6, Nov ’98 [Dec ’98], $15.95, 283pp, tp) Original anthology of 16 vampire stories, three reprint. Authors include Don D’Ammassa, Kyle Marffin, and Lynda Licina. (Contents)
• * *L.A. con III Programme Book (L.A. con no ISBN, Sep ’96, no price, 200pp, quarto) (Contents)
• * *The Last Castle/Nightwings (Tor 0-812-50194-2, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $3.50, 101/81pp, pb) Anthology of two novellas. The Vance won the Hugo and the Nebula Awards. (Contents)
• * *The Little Book of Big Chills (Los Angeles: Lowell House Juvenile 1-56565-557-5, 1994, 48pp, ph) Anthology, two supernatural horror stories; intended for teenage audience. (Contents)
• * *The Longest Voyage/Slow Lightning (Tor 0-812-51170-0, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $3.95, 241pp, pb, cover by Wayne Douglas Barlowe) Anthology with “The Longest Voyage”, a Hugo-winning classic novelette by Poul Anderson, and an original short novel by Steven Popkes. (Contents)
• * *Lords of the Night (Zebra 0-8217-5593-5, Mar ’97, $4.99, 320pp, pb) Original anthology of three dark-fantasy romance novellas by Janice Bennett, Sara Blayne, and Monique Ellis. (Contents)
• * *Mad and Bad Fairies (Attic Press 0-946211-40-X, Jul ’87 [Oct ’87], £3.50, 60pp, tp) Anthology of feminist fairy tales. Volume 3 in the “Fairytales for Feminists” series. (Contents)
• * *The Magic of Christmas (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45190-2, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $4.99, 221pp, pb) Anthology of seven holiday fantasy stories, five original and two reprint. The anonymous editors are John Silbersack and Christopher Schelling. (Contents)
• * *The Man in Black: Macabre Stories from Fear on Four (BBC Books 0-563-20904-6, Dec ’90, £5.99, 413pp, tp) Anthology of 25 stories broadcast by the BBC in its “Fear on Four” spot. Many of the stories appear to be previously unpublished. (Contents)
• * *Margaret Weis’ Testament of the Dragon (HarperPrism 0-06-105543-3, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $22.00, 105pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) Original anthology of three stories and related informational pieces, “created by” Margaret Weis and David Baldwin, described on the cover as an illustrated “novel.” Named authors are Jeff Grubb, J. Robert King, and Janet Pack. Packaged and copyrighted by Big Entertainment. Illustrated by Steve Lieber and Rags Morales. (Contents)
• * *A Meeting with Medusa/Green Mars (Tor 0-812-53362-3, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $2.95, 67 + 103pp, pb) Anthology of two novellas, published back-to-back in Ace Double fashion. Unlike the Ace books, the price is only on one side and the OCR characters on the other. (Contents)
• * *Moonlight, Madness, & Magic (Doubleday Loveswept 0-385-46832-6, May ’93, $15.00, 331pp, hc, cover by Gabriel Molano) Original anthology of three connected romantic dark fantasy stories concerning members of the cursed Nightingale family. (Contents)
• * _Moonlight, Madness, & Magic (Bantam Fanfare 0-553-56052-2, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $5.50, 348pp, pb, cover by Steve Assel) Reprint (Doubleday Loveswept 1993) original anthology of three connected romantic dark fantasy stories concerning members of the cursed Nightingale family.
• * *The Mound and Other SF Stories from the Low Lands (Babel Publications no ISBN, Aug ’90 [Nov ’90], $6.00, 84pp, tp, cover by Earl Geier) Anthology of five stories, representing the best Dutch sf stories of the year, including the King Kong Award winner. This edition is simultaneous with a Dutch-language one. (Contents)
• * *My Spellbound Heart (Zebra 0-8217-4731-2, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $4.99, 381pp, pb) Original anthology of four fantasy romance novellas. (Contents)
• * *Mysterious Christmas Tales: Horror Stories for the Festive Season (Scholastic UK 0-590-54127-7, Oct ’93 [Nov ’93], £9.99, 272pp, hc) Original anthology of nine young-adult horror stories, including pieces by Robert Swindells and Garry Kilworth. (Contents)
• * _Mysterious Christmas Tales: Horror Stories for the Festive Season (Scholastic UK 0-590-54168-4, Oct ’94 [Nov ’94], £4.99, 272pp, tp) Reprint (Scholastic UK 1993) original anthology of nine young-adult horror stories, including pieces by Robert Swindells and Garry Kilworth. Illustrated by David Wyatt.
• * *Nanoware Time/The Persistence of Vision (Tor 0-812-55940-1, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $3.95, 188pp, pb, cover by Ron Walotsky) Anthology of two novellas. Ian Watson’s “Nanoware Time” is revised and expanded from the first publication (IASFM 6/89). The Varley was a Hugo and Nebula Awards winner. Tor SF Double #29. (Contents)
• * *The Nemesis from Terra/Battle for the Stars (Tor 0-812-55960-6, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $2.95, 107 & 141pp, pb) Anthology of two novels, The Nemesis from Terra (Ace 1961) and Battle for the Stars (Torquil 1961) printed back to back á la the old Ace doubles. (Contents)
• * *The NESFA Index to the Science Fiction Magazines and Original Anthologies 1986 (NESFA Press 0-915368-32-3, 1988 [May ’88], $6.00, 82pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference. Covers original anthologies and professional magazines published in the subject year.
• * *New Tales of the Unexpected (London: Penguin 0-14-010644-8, 1988, £1.95, 93pp, pb) Anthology of eight stories from the tv show Tales of the Unexpected. (Contents)
• * _Night Fears (Headline 0-7472-3258-X, May ’89, £5.99, 308pp, tp) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1987 as Night Visions 4) original anthology with horror stories by Dean R. Koontz, Edward Bryant, and Robert McCammon (several stories each), plus an introduction by Clive Barker, and illustrations by Kevin Davies. The stories range from good to excellent. Recommended. (PSP) [First U.K. edition]
• * _Night Fears (Headline 0-7472-3370-5, May ’90, £3.99, 308pp, pb) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1987 as Night Visions 4) original anthology of horror stories by Dean R. Koontz, Edward Bryant and Robert R. McCammon.
• * *Night Visions 4 (Dark Harvest 0-913165-20-4, Oct ’87, $49.94, 275pp, hc) Original anthology with horror stories by Dean R. Koontz, Edward Bryant, and Robert McCammon (several stories each), plus an introduction by Clive Barker, and illustrations by Kevin Davies. Signed, boxed, limited edition of 500 copies. (Contents)
• * *Night Visions 4 (Dark Harvest 0-913165-21-2, Oct ’87, $18.95, 275pp, hc) Trade edition of the above.
• * *Night Visions 6 (Dark Harvest 0-913165-35-2, Dec ’88, $19.95, 312pp, hc) Original horror anthology showcasing three authors: F. Paul Wilson (three stories), and Sheri S. Tepper and Roy Garton with longer works. There is a long introduction by Dean R. Koontz. A limited edition (-36-0) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * *Night Visions 8 (Dark Harvest 0-913165-57-3, Jan ’91 [Feb ’91], $20.95, 255pp, hc, cover by Paul Sonju) Original anthology of seven stories by John Farris, four by Stephen Gallagher, and four by Joe R. Lansdale, with an afterword by Robert R. McCammon. (Contents)
• * *Night Visions 9 (Dark Harvest 0-913165-63-8, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $21.95, 260pp, hc, cover by Phil Parks) Original anthology with a novella by Thomas Tessier and multiple stories by James Kisner and Rick Hautala, plus an introduction by F. Paul Wilson. Also available in a signed, boxed, numbered limited edition of 475 ($55.00). (Contents)
• * _Night Visions: Hardshell (Berkley 0-425-10975-5, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.95, 279pp, pb) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1987 as Night Visions 4) original anthology of 12 stories, by Koontz (3), Bryant (6), and McCammon (3), plus an introduction by Barker which makes it look as if he edited the book. It’s actually put together by the Dark Harvest publishers.
• * *No Truce with Kings/Ship of Shadows (Tor 0-812-55958-4, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $2.95, 104+77pp, pb) Anthology of two Hugo Award-winning novellas. (Contents)
• * *Novacon 18 Programme Book (Birmingham Science Fiction Group no ISBN, Nov ’88, no price, 46pp, ph) Programme book for Novacon 18, featuring Garry Kilworth as Guest of Honour. Only partial contents listed. (Contents)
• * *Novacon 19 Programme Book (Birmingham Science Fiction Group no ISBN, Nov ’89, no price, 60pp, ph) Programme book for Novacon 19, featuring Geoff Ryman as Guest of Honour. Only partial contents listed. (Contents)
• * *Novacon 21 Programme Book (Birmingham Science Fiction Group no ISBN, Nov ’91, no price, 60pp, ph) Programme book for Novacon 21, featuring Colin Greenland as Guest of Honour. Only partial contents listed. (Contents)
• * *Orbit #2 (Eclipse Books 1-56060-039-X, Oct ’90, $4.95, 46pp, tp) Graphic anthology of adaptations, from Isaac Asimov’s SF Magazine, of Lawrence Watt-Evans’ “Windwagon Smith and the Martians”, Ben Bova’s “Silent Night”, and Isaac Asimov’s “Marooned Off Vesta”. (Contents)
• * *Orbit #3 (Eclipse Books 1-56060-061-6, Oct ’90 [Nov ’90], $4.95, 46pp, tp, cover by John Bolton) Graphic anthology of adaptations of Garry Kilworth’s “The Lost Garden of Enid Blyton, Beatrix Potter, Lucy Atwell, and the Rest of the Lads of the 32nd Parachute Regiment”, Isaac Asimov’s “The Last Question”, and Lucius Shepard’s “The End of Life as We Know It”. (Contents)
• * *The Orbit Poster Book (Orbit 0-7088-8247-1, Aug ’87, £6.95, 32pp, tp) Collection of covers from 16 recent Orbit books.
• * *Paper Bag Writer (Bagperson Press no ISBN, Apr ’90, $3.00, 15 paper bags + carry sack, pb) Anthology of 16 sf/fantasy poems printed on paper bags. “A Recyclable Literary Product" (Contents)
• * *Point Horror Collection 10: A terrifying trio in one! (Scholastic UK 0-590-19499-2, Sep ’97 [Oct ’97], £6.99, 535pp, pb) Young-adult omnibus of 3 dark fantasy novels - The Watcher (Lael Littke, 1994); The Boy Next Door (Sinclair Smith, 1994); and The Hitchhiker (R L Stine, 1993). (Contents)
• * *Point Horror Collection 5: A Terrifying Trio in One! (Scholastic UK 0-590-55877-3, Nov ’94, £5.99, 521pp, pb) Omnibus of The Cemetery by D. E. Athkins, Freeze Tag by Caroline B. Cooney, and The Fever by Diane Hoh. (Contents)
• * *Point Horror Collection 8 (Scholastic UK 0-590-13481-7, Mar ’96 [May ’96], £5.99, 537pp, pb) Young-adult horror omnibus of 3 novels: The Dead Game by A. Bates (1993), The Stranger by Caroline B. Cooney, and Call Waiting by R. L. Stine (1994), all Scholastic originals. (Contents)
• * *Point Horror Collection 9 (Scholastic UK 0-590-13896-0, Apr ’97, £6.99, 568pp, pb) Young-adult omnibus of three dark fantasy novels — The Perfume by Caroline B. Cooney (1992); Silent Witness by Carol Ellis (1994), and The Phantom by Barbara Steiner (1993). (Contents)
• * *PRESS ENTER []/Hawksbill Station (Tor 0-812-55948-7, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $3.50, 98/86pp, pb, cover by Peter Gudynas & Jim Warren) Anthology of two novellas, Varley’s Hugo and Nebula Award-winner and Silverberg’s original short version of Hawksbill Station. Tor SF Double #26. (Contents)
• * *The Pugnacious Peacemaker/The Wheels of If (Tor 0-812-50202-7, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.50, 185pp, pb, cover by Joe Burleson) Anthology of two novellas—the Turtledove is an original sequel to the de Camp. (Contents)
• * *Radical Utopias (BOMC no ISBN, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $16.95, 832pp, hc) Omnibus of three sf novels featuring utopian civilizations, The Female Man by Joanna Russ (Bantam 1975), Triton by Samuel R. Delany (Bantam 1976), and Walk to the End of the World by Suzy McKee Charnas (Ballantine 1974). (Contents)
• * _Radical Utopias (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $13.95, 832pp, tp) Reprint (BOMC 1991) omnibus of three sf novels featuring utopian civilizations, The Female Man by Joanna Russ (Bantam 1975), Triton by Samuel R. Delany (Bantam 1976), and Walk to the End of the World by Suzy McKee Charnas (Ballantine 1974).
• * *The Raven and the Monkey’s Paw (Random House/Modern Library 0-375-75216-1, Sep ’98, $12.00, 210pp, tp, cover by Caspar David Friedrich) Horror anthology of 15 stories and eight poems. All the poems and eight stories are by Edgar Allen Poe; other authors include Edith Wharton, Saki, Charles Dickens, and W.W. Jacobs. (Contents)
• * *Re/Search #10: Incredibly Strange Films (Re/Search 0-940642-09-3, Mar ’86, $12.99, 223pp, pb) Non-fiction, critical, large-format paperback, part of an ongoing series of publications. This one is on the weirdest genre films, with interviews, articles on genre types (biker, “mondo”, “industrial jeopardy”, etc.), a directory of film personalities, and quotations, etc. By mail it’s $15.00 ($20 air overseas).
• * +Realms of Tolkien (HarperPrism 0-261-10344-X, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $27.50, unpaginated, hc, cover by Ted Nasmith) Art book of 58 illustrations for the works of J.R.R. Tolkien by 20 artists from several nations. Each illustration is accompanied by appropriate excerpts from the text. Artist biographies and comments are also included. Artists include Alan Lee, John Howe, Ted Naismith, Michael Kaluta, and Cor Blok. This appears to be identical to the UK edition. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 1996).
• * _Realms of Tolkien: Images of Middle-Earth (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10345-8, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], £14.99, 138pp, tp, cover by Ted Nasmith) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1996) art book with illustrations by artists from several nations.
• * *Red Twilight/World’s End [by Robert E. Weinberg] (Starmont House 1-55742-215-X, Aug ’91 [Dec ’91], $10.95, 186pp, tp) Anthology of two short novels, “Red Twilight” by Harl Vincent and “World’s End” by Victor Rousseau; both originally appeared in Argosy. Edited by Robert Weinberg. A hardcover edition (-216-8, $20.95) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * *Rhysling Anthology 1986 (SF Poetry Assc. no ISBN, Sep ’86, $2.00, 34pp, ph) Anthology of sf poetry, finalists for the 1986 Rhysling Awards. (Contents)
• * *Rhysling Anthology 1987 (SF Poetry Assc. no ISBN, Sep ’87, $2.00, 30pp, ph) Anthology of sf poetry, finalists for the 1987 Rhysling Awards. (Contents)
• * *Rhysling Anthology 1988 (Science Fiction Poetry Association no ISBN, Jan ’89 [1988], $2.50, 52pp, ph) Anthology of sf poetry. The “best of 1987.” Nominated for the “Rhysling” award. (Contents)
• * *Rhysling Anthology 1989 (Science Fiction Poetry Association no ISBN, Aug ’89, $2.50, unpaginated, ph) Anthology of 21 poems containing the Rhysling nominees for the Best Fantastic Poetry of 1988. (Contents)
• * *Rhysling Anthology 1990 (Science Fiction Poetry Association, Jun ’90, 29pp, 8½" x 11" stapled pages) The final ballot for the 1990 Rhysling Awards, listing all nominated poems of 1989. (Contents)
• * *Rhysling Anthology 1991 (Science Fiction Poetry Association no ISBN, Aug ’91, $3.00, 54pp+, octavo) Anthology of sf poems nominated for the 1991 Rhysling Award; includes ballot. (Contents)
• * *Riding the Torch/Tin Soldier (Tor 0-812-50551-4, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.50, 114/68pp, pb, cover by Ron Walotsky & de Naharro) Anthology of two novellas. (Contents)
• * *The Road to the Stars (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-61874-6, 1993, 85pp, tp, cover by Rudy Gutierrez) Textbook. (Contents)
• * *Run for the Stars/Echoes of Thunder (Tor 0-812-51180-8, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $3.95, 184pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) Anthology of two novellas. Harlan Ellison’s “Run for the Stars” is the corrected “preferred” text of the story, originally published in Science Fiction Adventures in 1957. The second piece is an original by Jack Dann & Jack C. Haldeman II. Tor SF Double No. 32. (Contents)
• * *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Eight Spells a Week (Pocket Archway 0-671-02121-4, Dec ’98, $4.50, 255pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult original anthology of eight stories based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions. (Contents)
• * *Sailing to Byzantium/Seven American Nights (Tor 0-812-50079-2, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.50, 99+84pp, pb) Anthology of two novellas; the Silverberg won the Hugo and the Nebula awards. (Contents)
• * *The Saturn Game/Iceborn (Tor 0-812-50277-9, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $3.50, 85/96pp, pb) Anthology of two novellas. The Anderson won both the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award. This contains a revised version of “Iceborn”. (Contents)
• * *Screwtop/The Girl Who Was Plugged In (Tor 0-812-54554-0, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $2.95, 79+57pp, pb) Anthology of two novellas. The Tiptree won a Hugo Award. The book also includes the first three chapters of Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner as a promotional bonus. Tor Double #7. (Contents)
• * *The Second Book of After Midnight Stories [by Amy Myers] (Kimber 0-7183-0608-2, Oct ’86, £8.95, 192pp, hc) Anthology of ghost stories, mainly originals, by Ramsey Campbell, Brian Lumley, and others. The editor is Ann Myers. (Contents)
• * *The Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick: 1974 (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-104-1, Mar ’91 [May ’91], $39.95, 314pp, hc, cover by Ilene Meyer) Non-fiction, letters from the crucial year 1974, with a foreword by William Gibson. A special boxed edition (-105-X, $60.00) signed by Gibson is also available. [Dick]
• * *Shadows ’93 (Harlequin 0-373-48263-9, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $4.99, 375pp, pb) Original anthology of three dark romance novellas. Two, “Timeless” by Kathleen Korbel and “The Phantom of Chicago” by Lori Herter, are fantasy. (Contents)
• * *Shipbuilding: New SF from Scotland (Taverna Press, Aug ’95, free, 156pp, tp, cover by Robert Jeffrey) Anthology of 11 stories, six new, by Scotish authors published for the 53rd World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow. (Contents)
• * *A Short, Sharp Shock/The Dragon Masters (Tor 0-812-50895-5, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $3.50, 216pp, pb, cover by Brad Teare) Anthology/omnibus of two novellas by Kim Stanley Robinson and Jack Vance. The Robinson appeared as a book (Ziesing 1990). The Vance (Ace 1963) was a Hugo winner in the novella category and is one of his best works (CNB). Tor SF Double #28. (Contents)
• * *Silent Night (Jove 0-515-12385-4, Nov ’98, $6.99, 340pp, pb) Romance/suspence Christmas anthology of four novellas, including a new futuristic detective novella by J.D. Robb featuring detective “Eve Dallas”, and a tale of one of Santa’s less handy elves by Claire Cross. This indicates second printing. (Contents)
• * *Silhouette Shadows (Silhouette 0-373-48246-9, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $4.99, 380pp, pb) Original anthology of three gothic/witchcraft/romantic suspense novellas. (Contents)