The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

FENN, LIONEL (stories) (continued)

• * *The Mark of the Moderately Vicious Vampire (Ace 0-441-51970-9, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $4.50, 202pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) [Kent Montana] Humorous fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Kent Montana” series. Montana encounters vampires in a small Maine town. Fennis a pseudonym for Charles L. Grant.
• * *Once Upon a Time in the East (Ace 0-441-62782-X, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $4.50, 213pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) [Diego] Humorous time-travel sf novel, first book of a new series about a Wild West gunslinger who winds up in 1990s New York City. Fenn is a pseudonym for Charles L. Grant.
• * *The Seven Spears of the W’dch’ck (Tor 0-812-53791-2, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.95, 375pp, pb) Humorous fantasy novel about the last superhero, part of a series.
• * *Time: The Semi-Final Frontier (Ace 0-441-00094-0, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $4.99, 234pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) [Diego] Humorous time-travel SF novel, third book in the “Diego” series. The legendary gunslinger goes to outer space in the 26th century. Fenn is a pen-name for Charles L. Grant.
• * *Web of Defeat (Tor 0-812-53787-4, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $2.95, 284pp, pb) [Quest for the White Duck] Humorous fantasy novel featuring a magic baseball bat. Sequel to Blood River Down. Fenn is a pseudonym for Charles L. Grant.

FENNER, ARNIE, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Icon: A Retrospective by the Grand Master of Fantastic Art, Frank Frazetta (with Cathy Fenner) (Underwood Books 1-887424-41-5, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $35.00, 163pp, hc, cover by Frank Frazetta) Reprint (Underwood 1998) art book. This is the first trade edition following an OP limited edition of 1200 copies; it drops 16 pages of drawings, and has different dust-jacket art. Available from Underwood Books, PO Box 1609, Grass Valley CA 95945; add $4.00 shipping.
• * _Spectrum 2: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art (with Jim Loehr & Cathy Burnett) See entry under Cathy Burnett.
• * _Spectrum 3: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art (with Jim Loehr & Cathy Burnett) See entry under Cathy Burnett.
• * _Spectrum 4: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art (with Jim Loehr & Cathy Fenner) See entry under Cathy Fenner.
• * _Spectrum 5: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art (with Cathy Fenner) See entry under Cathy Fenner.
• * _Spectrum II: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art (with Cathy Burnett) See entry under Cathy Burnett.
• * _Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art: First Annual Collection (with Cathy Burnett) See entry under Cathy Burnett.

FENNER, CATHY, ed. (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Icon: A Retrospective by the Grand Master of Fantastic Art, Frank Frazetta (with Arnie Fenner) See entry under Arnie Fenner.
• * *Spectrum 4: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art (with Arnie Fenner & Jim Loehr) (Underwood Books 1-887424-28-8, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $25.00, 143pp, tp, cover by James Christensen) Art book. Fourth in a series of yearbooks of professional fantasy art, with full-color reproductions of over 200 pieces chosen by a jury, plus the Chesley Awards winners. Arnie Fenner provides a discussion of the year in review. A hardcover edition (-29-6, $35.00) is already out of print. Available from Underwood Books, PO Box 1609, Grass Valley CA 95945; add $4.00 shipping.
• * *Spectrum 5: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art (with Arnie Fenner) (Underwood Books 1-887424-43-1, Sep ’98, $25.00, 167+xiii, tp, cover by Donato Giancola) Art book. Fifth in a series of yearbooks of professional fantasy art, with full-color reproductions of over 200 pieces chosen by a jury. Arnie Fenner provides a discussion of the year in review. A hardcover edition (-43-1, $35.00) was announced but not seen. Available from Underwood Books, PO Box 1609, Grass Valley CA 95945; add $4.00 shipping.
• * _Spectrum 5: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art (with Arnie Fenner) (SFBC 1-887424-43-1, Jan ’99 [Nov ’98], $19.98, 167+xiii, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) Reprint (Underwood 1998) art book. This is apparently the only hardcover printing; the ISBN above was listed with the Underwood trade paper edition. This lacks an SFBC number.

FERGUSON, ALANE (stories)

• * *Overkill (Avon Flare 0-380-72167-8, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], $3.99, 193pp, pb) Young-adult horror/psychic novel about a young girl who has visions of murders while they’re happening.

FERGUSON, BRAD(ley Michael) (1953- ) (stories)

• * *Star Trek #28: Crisis on Centaurus (Pocket 0-671-61115-1, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $3.50, 254pp, pb) [Star Trek] Latest novel in the “Star Trek” series. The Enterprise has trouble with a malfunctioning computer, while Centaurus is crippled by a terrorist bomb.
• * _Star Trek #28: Crisis on Centaurus (SFBC #01830, Jun ’86, $4.98, 184pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1986) Star Trek novel.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: The Last Stand (Pocket 0-671-50105-4, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $5.99, 274pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization, #37 in the series. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek: A Flag Full of Stars (Pocket 0-671-73918-2, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $4.95, 241pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization, #54 in the series.
• * *Star Trek: A Flag Full of Stars (Titan 1-85286-354-4, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], £3.50, 241pp, pb) [Star Trek] Sf novelization. The Second Book in the “Lost Years” saga. Simultaneous with U.S. (Pocket) edition.
• * _Star Trek: A Flag Full of Stars (Titan 1-85286-354-4, Apr ’96, £4.99, 241pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reissue (Pocket; Titan 1991) SF novelization. Third printing.
• * _Star Trek: Crisis on Centaurus (Titan 1-85286-355-2, May ’91, £3.50, 254pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1986) sf novelization. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Star Trek: Crisis on Centaurus (Titan 1-85286-355-2, Apr ’96 [May ’96], £4.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Star Trek] Reissue (Pocket 1986) Star Trek novelisation. Second printing.
• * *The World Next Door (Tor 0-812-53795-5, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $3.95, 342pp, pb, cover by David B. Mattingly) Sf post-holocaust parallel-world adventure novel.

FERGUSON, NEIL (1947- ) (stories)

• * *Double Helix Fall (Abacus 0-349-10111-6, Apr ’90, £3.99, 272pp, tp, cover by John Avon) Sf novel about a near-future America where your status after birth is determined by your behaviour in the womb. Strongly recommended. (PSP)
• * *Putting Out (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-12291-0, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], £10.95, 205pp, hc) Near-future whodunit that is a fascinating blend of fashion, semiotics and beautiful writing. Strange, but definitely recommended. (PSP)
• * _Putting Out (Abacus 0-349-10083-7, May ’89, £3.99, 205pp, tp, cover by Mark Harrison) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1988) literary sf novel, blending fashion, semiotics and beautiful writing. Recommended. (PSP)

FERGUSON, NIALL, ed. (stories)

• * _Virtual History: Alternatives and Counterfactuals (Papermac 0-333-64728-9, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], £10.00, x+548pp, tp) Reprint (Picador 1997) associational speculative non-fiction anthology. Original essays from leading historians explore what would have happened if nine momentous events had turned out differently: no UK or US Civil War, German victory in Europe, no Cold War, etc. There is a long (90p) introduction, and an afterword that ties everything into one alternate history. The original Picador edition was not seen. (Contents)

FERGUSSON, BRUCE CHANDLER (1951- ) (stories)

• * *The Mace of Souls (William Morrow 0-688-08477-X, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $20.95, 321pp, hc) [Six Kingdoms] Fantasy quest novel set in a medieval world, second book in the “Six Kingdoms” series.
• * _The Mace of Souls (Grafton 0-246-13466-6, Nov ’90, £7.99, 321pp, tp, cover by Peter Goodfellow) [Six Kingdoms] Reprint (Morrow 1989) fantasy novel. Also available in hardcover (-13643-1, £12.95). Sequel to The Shadow of His Wings.
• * _The Mace of Souls (Avon 0-380-71180-X, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $3.95, 319pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Six Kingdoms] Reprint (Morrow 1989) fantasy quest novel, second book of the “Six Kingdoms” series.
• * *The Shadow of His Wings (Arbor House 0-87795-852-1, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $16.95, 278pp, hc) [Six Kingdoms] Gritty fantasy novel set in the medieval kingdom of Myrcia, telling of a young man’s quest. A first novel.
• * _The Shadow of His Wings (Grafton 0-246-13251-5, Oct ’87, £10.95, 300pp, hc) [Six Kingdoms] Reprint (Arbor House 1987) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Shadow of His Wings (Grafton 0-246-13252-3, Oct ’87, £6.95, 300pp, tp) [Six Kingdoms] Paperback edition of the above. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Shadow of His Wings (Avon 0-380-70415-3, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $2.95, 278pp, pb) [Six Kingdoms] Reprint (Arbor House 1987) fantasy novel.
• * _The Shadow of His Wings (Grafton 0-586-20070-3, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], £3.50, 333pp, pb) [Six Kingdoms] Reprint (Arbor House 1987) fantasy novel.

FERMAN, EDWARD L(ewis), ed. (1937- ) (stories)

• * *The Best Fantasy Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (Octopus 0-7064-2568-5, 1985 [Jan ’86], $9.98, 792pp, hc) Anthology of 40 stories from F&SF. An instant remainder book. (Contents)
• * *The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: A 40th Anniversary Anthology (St. Martin’s 0-312-03293-5, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $18.95, 376pp, hc) Anthology of 20 stories that originally appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction after 1982, with a preface by the editor and an introduction by Harlan Ellison. (Contents)
• * *The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: A 45th Anniversary Anthology (with Kristine Kathryn Rusch) (St. Martin’s 0-312-11246-7, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $23.95, 350pp, hc) Anthology of 19 stories that originally appeared in F&SF from 1988-1993 with an introduction by each of the editors. (Contents)
• * _The Best Horror Stories from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (with Anne Devereaux Jordan) See entry under Anne Devereaux Jordan.
• * _The Best Horror Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Vol. I (with Anne Devereaux Jordan) (St. Martin’s 0-312-91499-7, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.95, 260pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1988) horror anthology, the first 13 stories from the hc edition. (Contents)
• * *The Best Horror Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Volume II (with Anne Devereaux Jordan) (St. Martin’s 0-312-91603-5, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $3.95, 269pp, pb) Anthology of 11 stories, with a new introduction by Ferman. This was originally part of The Best Horror Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (St. Martin’s 1988). (Contents)
• * _The Best of Modern Horror (with Anne Devereaux Jordan) (Viking UK 0-670-82871-8, Aug ’89, £14.95, 403pp, hc, cover by Max Schindler) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1988 as The Best Horror Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction) horror anthology. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Best of Modern Horror (with Anne Devereaux Jordan) (Penguin 0-14-011849-7, Oct ’90, £5.99, 403pp, tp, cover by Max Schindler) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1988 as The Best Horror Stories from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction) horror anthology.
• * *Oi, Robot (Mercury Press no ISBN, Sep ’95, $5.95, 175pp, tp, cover by Mel Hunter) Non-fiction, humor. A compilation of cartoons and competitions from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. A signed, limited edition on better paper ($9.95) is also available. Mercury Press, 143 Cream Hill Rd., West Cornwall, CT 067996.

FERN, YVONNE

• * *Gene Roddenberry: The Last Conversation: A Dialogue with the Creator of Star Trek (University of California Press 0-520-08842-5, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $20.00, 228pp, hc) [Star Trek] Biographical non-fiction; an interview with Roddenberry conducted near the end of his life. With a foreword by Arthur C. Clarke and an afterword by Fern. Available from the University of California Press, Berkeley CA 94720. [Roddenberry]
• * _Gene Roddenberry: The Last Conversation: A Dialogue with the Creator of Star Trek (Pocket 0-671-52299-X, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $14.00, 221pp, tp) [Star Trek] Reprint (University of California Press 1994) biographical non-fiction; an interview with Roddenberry conducted near the end of his life. Revised slightly, to add portions previously edited out, and to add update comments and footnotes; a new preface by Fern discusses different (ie, negative) stories of Roddenberry she has since encountered, and in some cases verified. [Roddenberry]
• * _Inside the Mind of Gene Roddenberry: The Creator of Star Trek (HarperCollins UK 0-00-638429-3, Jun ’95, £6.99, 228pp, tp) [Star Trek] Reprint (University of California Press 1994 as Gene Roddenberry: The Last Conversation: A Dialogue with the Creator of Star Trek) biographical non-fiction. A revealing discussion between Fern and Roddenberry about his life, Star Trek and his hopes for the future. There is a Foreword by Arthur C. Clarke. [First U.K. edition]

FERNANDEZ, FERNANDO (1940- )

• * _Dark Visions: An Illustrated Guide to the Amtrak Wars (with Patrick Tilley) See entry under Patrick Tilley.
• * *Zora and the Hibernauts (Catalan Communications no ISBN, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $11.95, 111pp, 8.5" x 11" pb) Art book, sf and fantasy mostly with comics-style dialogue. The artwork is more sophisticated than the text.

FERRARI, MARK J(oseph) (1956- )

• * _S. Petersen’s Field Guide to Creatures of the Dreamlands (with Lynn Willis, Thomas Sullivan & Sandy Petersen) See entry under Sandy Petersen.

FERRARIO, KEITH

• * *Deadly Friend (Leisure 0-8439-3584-7, Mar ’94 [Jan ’95], $4.50, 358pp, pb) Horror novel. A dead boy’s ghost seeks playmates.

FERRELL, (Henry) KEITH (1953- ) (stories)

• * *George Orwell: The Political Pen (Evans 0-87131-444-4, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $11.95, 180pp, hc) Biography written “for young readers,” covering Orwell’s life and works, with an epilogue on 1984 and 1984. [Orwell]
• * *Passing Judgment (Tor/Forge 0-312-86173-7, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $24.95, 350pp, hc) Associational mystery of fundamentalists vs. Hollywood types, by the editor of Omni.

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• * _Black Mist and Other Japanese Futures (with Orson Scott Card) See entry under Orson Scott Card.

FERRET, TIM (stories)

• * *We Murder (Morrigan Publications/The Dog Factory 1870338-06-5, Oct ’94, $11.95, 28pp, ph, cover by Tim Ferret) Surrealistic horror short story published as a pamphlet, with text and illustrations by Ferret. Signed, limited edition of 200. Available in both the US and UK. In the US, order from Morrigan, TCI Dept 64, Box 597004, San Francisco CA 94159, USA; checks payable to L. Escott. In the UK, £6.95 to Morrigan, 84 Ivy Avenue, Southdown, Bath Avon, BA2 1AN UK.

FERRING, DAVID; pseudonym of David S. Garnett, (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Warhammer: Konrad (GW Books 1-872372-02-3, Feb ’90, £4.99, 228pp, tp, cover by Ian Miller) [Warhammer: Konrad] Fantasy novelization. Volume 1 in the “Konrad” trilogy.
• * _Warhammer: Konrad (Boxtree 1-85283-850-7, Feb ’93, £3.99, 220pp, pb, cover by John Sibbick) [Warhammer: Konrad] Reprint (GW Books 1990) fantasy novel set in the “Warhammer” universe. Volume one in the “Konrad” trilogy.
• * *Warhammer: Shadowbreed (GW Books 1-872372-10-4, Feb ’91, £4.99/$8.99, 239pp, tp, cover by Angus Fieldhouse) [Warhammer: Konrad] Fantasy novelization based on the “Warhammer” game, second book of the “Konrad” trilogy. This is a worldwide edition with both U.S. and U.K. prices. This is a pseudonym for David S. Garnett.
• * _Warhammer: Shadowbreed (Boxtree 1-85283-855-8, Feb ’93, £3.99, 239pp, pb, cover by Angus Fieldhouse) [Warhammer: Konrad] Reprint (GW Books 1991) fantasy novel set in the “Warhammer” universe. Volume two in the “Konrad” series.
• * *Warhammer: Warblade (Boxtree 1-85283-860-4, Feb ’93, £3.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Dave Gallagher) [Warhammer: Konrad] Fantasy novel set in the “Warhammer” universe. Volume three in the “Konrad” series.

FERRIS, HENRY

• * *A Night with Mephistopheles: Selected Works (Tartarus Press 1-872621-26-0, Oct ’97 [Nov ’97], £20.00, 254pp, hc) Collection of ghost stories and essays, including one originally ascribed to J. Sheridan Le Fanu. Edited and with an introduction by S.T. Joshi. Available from 5 Birch Terrace, Hangingbirch Lane, Horam, East Sussex TN21 0PA. (Contents)

FERRISS, LUCY (1954- )

• * *The Misconceiver (Simon & Schuster 0-684-80092-6, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $22.00, 303pp, hc) Near-future dystopian novel. A morally perturbed young woman performs basement “misconceptions” in a future where abortion has again been banned.
• * _The Misconceiver (Sceptre 0-340-70832-8, Aug ’98, £6.99, 302pp, tp, cover by Rod Holt) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1997) near-future dystopian novel.

FICHMAN, FREDERICK

• * *Seti (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45043-4, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $4.50, 336pp, pb) Sf thriller about a teenager in a race with the Pentagon and the Kremlin to be the first human to contact aliens.
• * _Seti (Headline 0-7472-3679-8, Aug ’91, £4.50, 331pp, pb, cover by David O’Connor) Reprint (Roc 1990) sf novel about the first contact with extra-terrestrial intelligence. [First U.K. edition]

FIELD, RUTH BAKER

• * _Wild Violets (Zebra 0-8217-1973-4, Dec ’86, $3.95, 334pp, pb) Reissue (Zebra 1980) horror novel; 4th printing.

FIELDS, MORGAN; pseudonym of J. M. Morgan, (1946- ) (stories)

• * *Shaman Woods (Zebra 0-8217-3122-X, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $3.95, 304pp, pb) Horror novel of an ancient evil lurking in the deep woods.

FIENBERG, ANNA

• * _Power to Burn (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-70930-8, Mar ’98, £3.99, 167pp, pb, cover by Helen Garnett) Reprint (Allen & Unwin (Australia) 1995) young-adult fantasy novel. A young boy achieves psychic powers, and confronts a supernatural threat from the past. [First U.K. edition]

FILES, MEG (1946- )

• * *Meridian 144 (Soho Press 0-939149-59-1, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $19.95, 263pp, hc, cover by F. L. Schmeid) Post-holocaust sf novel. A first novel.
• * _Meridian 144 (Soho Press 0-939149-87-7, Jun ’93 [Oct ’93], $12.00, 264pp, tp, cover by Catherine Hopkins) Reprint (Soho 1991) post-holocaust sf novel. These are the 1991 hardcover pages with a paperback cover.

FILMER, KATH

• * *Scepticism and Hope in Twentieth Century Fantasy Literature (Popular Press 0-87972-554-0, 1992 [May ’93], no price, 160pp, tp) Non-fiction, criticism. Critical commentary postulating that fantasy literature provides hope to people who are no longer conmfortable with religion. A hardcover edition (-553-2) was announced but not seen. This is a 1992 book not seen until now. Order from Bowling Green State University Popular Press, Bowling Green OH 43403.