The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

ERICKSON, STEVE (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Amnesiascope (Holt/Owl 0-8050-5361-1, Apr ’97 [Jun ’97], $12.00, 225pp, tp, cover by Raquel Jaramillo) Reprint (Holt 1996) literary, near-future SF novel about a chaotic post-apocalyptic Los Angeles.
• * *Arc d’X (Simon & Schuster/Poseidon 0-671-74296-5, Apr ’93, $20.00, 298pp, hc, cover by Chip Kidd) Literary novel in two parts with sf and fantasy elements, the first set in 18th-century Paris; the second in 21st-century dystopian Los Angeles.
• * _Arc d’X (Vintage UK 0-09-936931-1, Oct ’94, £5.99, 298pp, tp) Reprint (Poseidon 1993) literary novel in two parts with SF and fantasy elements, the first set in 18th-century Paris; the second in a dystopian 21st-century Los Angeles. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Arc d’X (Holt/Owl 0-8050-4882-0, Sep ’96, $14.00, 298pp, tp, cover by Raquel Jaramillo) Reprint (Poseidon 1993) literary novel with elements of both fantasy and SF.
• * *Days Between Stations (Poseidon/Simon & Schuster 0-671-53275-8, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $15.95, 253pp, hc) Literary sf novel of the future, billed as “darkly romantic, tinged with the surreal.”
• * _Days Between Stations (Random/Vintage 0-394-74685-6, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $6.95, 253pp, pb) Reprint (Poseidon 1985) surreal sf novel about life on a future ruined Earth.
• * _Days Between Stations (Futura 0-7088-3758-1, Jun ’88, £3.99, 249pp, tp) Reprint (Poseidon 1985) literary sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Rubicon Beach (Simon & Schuster/Poseidon 0-671-60458-9, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $15.95, 300pp, hc) Surreal sf novel of ruined Los Angeles and a quest for a mysterious beautiful girl.
• * _Rubicon Beach (Orbit 0-7088-3744-1, Apr ’89, £4.50, 300pp, tp, cover by Chris Brown) Reprint (Poseidon 1987) literary sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Tours of the Black Clock (Simon & Schuster Poseidon 0-671-64921-3, Jan ’89, $18.95, 320pp, hc) Surreal fantasy about a man who becomes Hitler’s pornographer and tries to become a god. The author was supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
• * _Tours of the Black Clock (Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-70000-6, Feb ’89, £11.95, 320pp, hc) Reprint (Poseidon 1989) very strange literary novel involving, in passing, a world where Hitler succeeded in invading Britain. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Tours of the Black Clock (Futura 0-7088-4752-8, Jun ’90, £4.50, 320pp, tp, cover by Christopher Brown) Reprint (Poseidon 1989) literary fantasy novel.
• * _Tours of the Black Clock (Avon 0-380-70944-9, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $8.95, 320pp, tp, cover by Amy Guip) Reprint (Poseidon 1989) surreal fantasy novel. Recommended (SW).

ERLANGER, ELLEN (Louise) (1950- )

• * *Isaac Asimov: Scientist and Storyteller (Lerner 0-8225-0482-0, Nov ’86, $7.95, 56pp, hc) Non-fiction, biography illustrated with many photos. This is a school textbook in library binding, part of “The Achievers” series, designed for grades 4 and up. [Asimov]

ERLICH, RICHARD D(ee) (1943- )

• * *Clockworks: A Multimedia Bibliography of Works Useful for the Study of the Human/Machine Interface in SF (with Thomas P. Dunn) (Greenwood Press 0-313-27305-7, Jun ’93 [Oct ’93], $75.00, 324pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. A bibliography/filmography, etc., of works in all media (including art and music) that concern the “human/machine interface in sf.” Available from Greenwood Publishing, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881. Credit card orders: 1-800-225-5800.

ERSKINE, BARBARA; pseudonym of Barbara Hope-Lewis, (1944- ) (stories)

• * *Child of the Phoenix (HarperCollins UK 0-00-223845-4, Apr ’92, £15.99, 829pp, hc, cover by Kevin Tweddell) [Child of the Phoenix] Historical fantasy novel set in 13th-century Wales.
• * _Child of the Phoenix (Fontana 0-00-647264-8, Apr ’93, £5.99, 1086pp, pb, cover by Kevin Tweddell) [Child of the Phoenix] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) historical fantasy novel set in 13th-century Wales.
• * _Child of the Phoenix (HarperCollins UK 0-00-647264-8, 1994 [Nov ’94], £5.99, 1086pp, pb) [Child of the Phoenix] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) historical fantasy novel set in 13th-century Wales, a prequel to Kingdom of Shadows.
• * *Distant Voices (HarperCollins UK 0-00-225238-4, Nov ’96, £16.99, 432pp, hc, cover by Kevin Tweddell) Collection of over 30 stories, including a number of fantasy, ghost and supernatural tales.
• * _Distant Voices (HarperCollins UK 0-00-649613-X, Oct ’97, £5.99, 488pp, pb, cover by Kevin Tweddell) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1996) collection of 30 stories, a majority with fantastic elements. (Contents)
• * *Encounters (Michael Joseph 0-7181-3350-1, Feb ’90, £13.99, 360pp, hc, cover by Stephen Bradbury) Collection of 44 stories (18 original) including some fantasy. (Contents)
• * _Encounters (Fontana 0-00-647068-8, Oct ’91, £4.99, 540pp, pb) Reprint (Michael Joseph 1990) collection of short stories, including some sf.
• * *House of Echoes (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224538-8, Apr ’96, £15.99, 422pp, hc, cover by Kevin Tweddell) Ghost/romance novel. A curse that kills the male members of any family who live at Belheddon Hall.
• * +House of Echoes (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-93867-2, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $24.95, 435pp, hc) Supernatural suspense novel. A young woman inherits a cursed house. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 1996).
• * _House of Echoes (HarperCollins UK 0-00-647927-8, Nov ’96 [Jan ’97], £5.99, 535pp, pb, cover by Kevin Tweddell) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1996) ghost/romance novel.
• * _House of Echoes (Penguin/Signet 0-451-18195-6, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $6.50, 477pp, pb) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1996) supernatural suspense novel.
• * *Kingdom of Shadows (Michael Joseph 0-7181-2930-X, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], £12.95, 600pp, hc) [Child of the Phoenix] Fantasy novel about two women whose destinies are linked across the centuries by a castle and a dream.
• * _Kingdom of Shadows (Sphere Overseas 0-7474-0130-6, Jun ’89, £3.99, 771pp, pb, cover by Stephen Bradbury) [Child of the Phoenix] Reprint (Michael Joseph 1988) fantasy novel. This Open Market edition is not generally available in the UK.
• * _Kingdom of Shadows (Sphere 0-7474-0130-6, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], £4.50, 772pp, pb, cover by Stephen Bradbury) [Child of the Phoenix] Reprint (Michael Joseph 1988) fantasy novel.
• * +Kingdom of Shadows (Dell 0-440-50200-4, Nov ’89 [Nov ’91], $8.95, 673pp, tp) [Child of the Phoenix] Time-travel romance. A woman finds herself haunted by dreams of a mistress of Robert the Bruce and finds her way back into the past to live her dream. First American edition (Michael Joseph 1988). This is a 1989 book not seen until now.
• * *Lady of Hay (Michael Joseph 0-7181-2587-8, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £10.95, 562pp, hc) This satirical sf novel of a hardhitting hackette who’s hypnotized and finds herself time traveling is billed by the publisher as historical romance. (SJ/JF)
• * _Lady of Hay (Sphere Overseas 0-7221-3359-6, 1987 [Apr ’87], £3.95, 760pp, pb) Reprint (Michael Joseph 1986) sf/historical romance novel. Special “open market” edition.
• * +Lady of Hay (Delacorte 0-385-29539-1, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $17.95, 545pp, hc) A psychic time travel novel. A skeptical journalist researches hypnotic past-life regression and relives a medieval life that becomes entangled in her present love-life. A dramatic, well-written first novel. (CFC) First U.S. edition (Michael Joseph 1986).
• * _Lady of Hay (Sphere 0-7221-3359-6, Jul ’87, £3.95, 760pp, pb) Reprint (Michael Joseph 1986) sf/historical romance novel.
• * _Lady of Hay (Dell 0-440-20005-9, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $4.95, 757pp, pb) Reprint (Michael Joseph 1986) sf time travel romance novel.
• * _Lady of Hay (Warner UK 0-7515-0200-6, 1994 [Sep ’95], £5.99, 760pp, pb, cover by Stephen Bradbury) Reissue (Michael Joseph 1986) fantasy timeslip novel. Contemporary reporter hypnotised to relive a twelfth-century life. Fourth Warner printing. Published in 1994 but not seen until now.
• * _Lady of Hay (HarperCollins UK 0-00-649780-2, Apr ’96, £5.99, 760pp, pb) Reprint (Michael Joseph 1986) time travel/fantasy novel.
• * *Midnight Is a Lonely Place (HarperCollins UK 0-00-223846-2, Feb ’94, £14.99, 429pp, hc, cover by Len Thurston) Ghost novel.
• * +Midnight Is a Lonely Place (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-93862-1, Jul ’94, $20.95, 336pp, hc, cover by Will Williams) Ghost romance about an author who comes to live in a haunted cottage. First American edition (HarperCollins UK 1994).
• * _Midnight Is a Lonely Place (HarperCollins UK 0-00-647626-0, Oct ’94, £4.99, 511pp, pb) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1994) ghost novel.
• * _Midnight Is a Lonely Place (Penguin/Signet 0-451-18194-8, Apr ’95, $5.99, 447pp, pb) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1994) ghost romance.
• * *On the Edge of Darkness (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224539-6, Oct ’98, £17.99, 486pp, hc, cover by Kevin Tweddell) Fantasy romance time-travel saga. Obsessed with her twentieth-century lover, a sixth-century sorcerer-priestess curses him and his family when she believes he has abandoned her.

ERWIN, ALAN

• * *Skeleton Dancer (Dell 0-440-20326-0, Jun ’89 [Jul ’89], $3.95, 265pp, pb) Horror novel. Apache ghosts that crave human blood haunt a West Texas cave.

ESHBACH, LLOYD ARTHUR (1910-2003) (stories)

• * *The Armlet of the Gods (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32463-3, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $2.95, 261pp, pb) [Gates of Lucifer] Fantasy novel, second in “The Land Beyond the Gate” tetralogy.
• * _The Armlet of the Gods (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32463-3, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $2.95, 261pp, pb) [Gates of Lucifer] Reissue (Del Rey 1986) Celtic fantasy novel, sequel to The Land Beyond the Gate. third printing.
• * _The Armlet of the Gods (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32463-3, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 261pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Gates of Lucifer] Reissue (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel, second book of the “Gates of Lucifer” series; fourth printing.
• * *The Land Beyond the Gate (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31647-9, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.75, 209pp, pb) [Gates of Lucifer] Fantasy novel, first in a tetralogy.
• * _The Land Beyond the Gate (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31647-9, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $2.95, 209pp, pb) [Gates of Lucifer] Reissue (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel — a modern man travels through a gate to a world of Celtic fantasy. third printing.
• * _The Land Beyond the Gate (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31647-9, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 209pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Gates of Lucifer] Reissue (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel, first book of the “Gates of Lucifer” series; fifth printing.
• * *The Scroll of Lucifer (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32465-X, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 242pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Gates of Lucifer] High fantasy novel of a man’s struggle against Lucifer’s domination of alternate worlds, fourth book of the “Gates of Lucifer” series.
• * *The Sorceress of Scath (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32464-1, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.50, 241pp, pb) [Gates of Lucifer] Fantasy novel, third in “The Land Beyond the Gate” series. This one has a Babylonian background.
• * _The Sorceress of Scath (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32464-1, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 241pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Gates of Lucifer] Reissue (Del Rey 1988) fantasy novel, third book of the “Gates of Lucifer” series; second printing.

ESQUIVEL, LAURA

• * *The Law of Love (Crown 0-517-70681-4, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $25.00, 272pp, hc, cover by Montserrat Pecanins) Magical-realist fantasy novel set 300 years in future. A woman searches for her twin soul across the galaxy and through 14,000 past lives. A bound-in CD provides a “soundtrack”. Translated by Margaret Sayers Peden from the Spanish (Editorial Grijalbo 1995).
• * _The Law of Love (Three Rivers Press 0-609-80127-9, Sep ’97, $16.00, 271pp, tp, cover by Montserrat Pecanins) Reprint (Crown 1996) magical-realist fantasy novel set 300 years in future, with CD “soundtrack” bound in. Translated by Margaret Sayers Peden from the Spanish (Editorial Grijalbo 1995).

ESRAC, WILLIAM (stories)

• * *Dance to the Sun (Baen 0-671-87784-4, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $5.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) SF novel. A young genius with unusual talents fights to save his idyllic community from destruction. A first novel.

ESSER, KEVIN (Michael) (1953- )

• * *Dance of the Warriors (Acolyte 90-6971-010-2, Mar ’88 [Jun ’88], $18.00, 280pp, tp) Gays and boy-lovers are sent to Camps in Utah in this sf novel set in a decaying mid-21st century. Two 13 year old boys heroically fight for freedom.

ESSEX, WILLIAM; pseudonym of John Tigges, (1932- )

• * *From Below (Leisure 0-8439-2867-0, Nov ’89 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 359pp, pb) Horror novel. Town attacked by mutant leeches.
• * *Slime (Leisure 0-8439-2640-6, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.95, 365pp, pb) Horror novel about a “Blob"-like monster.

ESTES, ROSE (1940- ) (stories)

• * *Children of the Dragon (Random House 0-394-86433-6, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $2.95, 205pp, pb) Juvenile fantasy novel, with black and white illustrations by Carl Lundgren.
• * *Children of the Dragon (Random House 0-394-96433-0, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $5.99, 205pp, hc) The above in a library binding.
• * *Elfwood (Ace 0-441-18376-X, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $4.99, 228pp, pb, cover by Erik Olson) Fantasy novel, first book of a new series. Four youths must save their land from being overrun when both civilized humans and the elves of the wood are threatened by barbarian hordes. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.
• * _Greyhawk Adventures #2: The Price of Power (Penguin 0-14-011140-9, Nov ’88, £3.99, 316pp, pb) [Greyhawk] Reprint (TSR 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Mika” trilogy. In the “Greyhawk Adventures” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Greyhawk Adventures #3: Master Wolf (TSR 0-88038-457-3, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $3.95, 314pp, pb) [Greyhawk] Novel taking place in the World of Greyhawk fantasy game setting. The first two books were written by Gary Gygax.
• * _Greyhawk Adventures #3: Master Wolf (Penguin 0-14-011139-5, Oct ’88, £3.99, 314pp, pb) [Greyhawk] Reprint (TSR 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Mika” trilogy. In the “Greyhawk Adventures” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Greyhawk Adventures #4: The Price of Power (TSR 0-88038-458-1, Aug ’87 [Nov ’87], $3.95, 316pp, pb) [Greyhawk] Fantasy novel based on a game.
• * *Greyhawk Adventures #5: The Demon Hand (TSR 0-88038-542-1, Mar ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.95, 314pp, pb) [Greyhawk] Fantasy novelization.
• * _Greyhawk Adventures #5: The Demon Hand (Penguin 0-14-011277-4, Dec ’88, £3.99, 314pp, pb) [Greyhawk] Reprint (TSR 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Mika” trilogy. In the “Greyhawk Adventures” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Greyhawk Adventures #6: The Name of the Game (TSR 0-88038-614-2, Jul ’88, $3.95, 311pp, pb) [Greyhawk] Fantasy novelization, start of a new trilogy in the “Greyhawk” world.
• * *Greyhawk: The Eyes Have It (TSR 0-88038-755-6, Sep ’89, $3.95, 314pp, tp) [Greyhawk] Fantasy novelization based on the “Greyhawk” game.
• * *The Hunter (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20970-4, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $4.95, 279pp, pb, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [Hunter] Sf novel of an Ice Age warrior enslaved as a gladiator by aliens.
• * *The Hunter on Arena (Warner Questar 0-446-36136-4, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $4.95, 267pp, pb, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [Hunter] Sf novel of a Ice Age hunter who becomes a gladiator in an alien arena, second book of the “Hunter” series.
• * *The Hunter Victorious (Warner Questar 0-446-36224-7, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $4.99, 265pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Hunter] Sf novel of an Ice Age warrior enslaved as a gladiator by aliens, third book of “The Hunter” series.
• * *Iron Dragons: Mountains & Madness (with E. J. Cherhavy-Shumak) (Baen 0-671-72190-9, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $4.99, 273pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Iron Dragons] Fantasy novel based on the “Iron Dragons” game.
• * *Rune Sword Volume Two: Skryling’s Blade (with Tom Wham) (Ace 0-441-73695-5, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $3.95, 220pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Runesword] Fantasy novel of an outlaw warrior who must face the Dark Lord’s deadliest dragon. Second book of a series.
• * *Runesword: The Stone of Time (with Tom Wham) (Ace 0-441-73699-8, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $3.99, 184pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Runesword] Fantasy novel, sixth book of the “Runesword” series (each book is by a different author). Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.
• * *Saga of the Lost Lands, Volume 1: Blood of the Tiger (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26411-7, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $3.50, 198pp, pb) [Saga of the Lost Lands] Fantasy novel, first in a new prehistoric trilogy.
• * _Saga of the Lost Lands, Volume 1: Blood of the Tiger (Bantam UK 0-553-17677-3, Oct ’89, £2.99, 198pp, pb, cover by Pamela Lee) [Saga of the Lost Lands] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1987) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Saga of the Lost Lands, Volume II: Brother to the Lion (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27213-6, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.50, 212pp, pb) [Saga of the Lost Lands] Fantasy novel set in prehistoric times.
• * *Saga of the Lost Lands, Volume III: Spirit of the Hawk (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27408-2, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.95, 246pp, pb) [Saga of the Lost Lands] North American prehistoric fantasy novel.
• * *Troll-Quest (Ace 0-441-00145-9, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $4.99, 259pp, pb, cover by Donald Clavette) [Troll-Taken] Contemporary fantasy novel, sequel to Troll-Taken. Two mothers search for their changeling children while trolls living under Chicago are at war with mankind.
• * *Troll-Taken (Ace 0-441-82414-5, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $4.99, 268pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Troll-Taken] Fantasy novel of a young mother who learns that her baby is a changeling.

ESTEY, DALE

• * _A Lost Tale (Berkley 0-425-07133-2, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $2.75, 206pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1980) fantasy novel.

ESTLEMAN, LOREN D. (1952- ) (stories)

• * *Journey of the Dead (Tor/Forge 0-312-85999-6, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $21.95, 251pp, hc) Western horror novel with supernatural elements. An ancient alchemist in Mexico meets the haunted man who killed Billy the Kid.
• * _Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula (Penguin 0-14-005262-3, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.95, 214pp, pb) [Sherlock Holmes; Dracula] Reissue (Doubleday 1978) mystery/horror novel. Holmes fights to save the realm from vampires. Fourth printing.

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• * _Deals with the Devil (with Mike Resnick & Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Mike Resnick.

ESTRADA, PATRICIA WALLACE (1949- ); see under Wallace, Patricia