The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

ANTHONY, PIERS (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _With a Tangled Skein (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31885-4, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 404pp, pb) [Incarnations of Immortality] Reissue (Del Rey 1985) fantasy novel, “Incarnations of Immortality” #3; fifth printing.
• * *Yon Ill Wind (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-65424-4, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], £16.99, 263pp, hc, cover by Peter Elson) [Xanth] Humorous fantasy novel. Volume 20 in the “Xanth” series.
• * +Yon Ill Wind (Tor 0-312-86227-X, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $23.95, 320pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Xanth] Humorous fantasy novel, 20th in the “Xanth” series. The demon that secretly runs Xanth takes on mortal form for a bet. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 1996).
• * _Yon Ill Wind (Tor 0-812-55510-4, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $6.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Xanth] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1996) humorous fantasy novel, 20th in the “Xanth” series.
• * *Zombie Lover (Tor 0-312-86690-9, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $23.95, 303pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Xanth] Fantasy novel, 22nd in the “Xanth” series.

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• * *Tales from the Great Turtle (with Richard Gilliam) (Tor 0-312-85628-8, Nov ’94, $22.95, 396pp, hc) Original anthology of 29 fantasy stories in the Native American tradition, with an introduction by Piers Anthony and an afterword by Richard Gilliam. Authors include Piers Anthony, Jane Yolen, Mike Resnick, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, and Pamela Sargent. (Contents)
• * _Tales from the Great Turtle (with Richard Gilliam) (Tor 0-812-53490-5, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $5.99, 500pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1994) anthology of 29 original fantasy stories in the Native American tradition.
• * *Uncollected Stars (with Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Avon 0-380-89596-X, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $3.50, 312pp, pb) Anthology of 16 previously uncollected stories, with a foreword by Anthony and an afterword by Malzberg. (Contents)

ANTIEAU, KIM (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Blossoms (Pulphouse 1-56146-505-4, Jan ’91, $1.95, 38pp, pb, cover by George Barr) Sf short story of a zero-G dancer dying of a radiation disease on a space station. Short story paperback #5.
• * *The Gaia Websters (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45511-8, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $12.95, 230pp, tp, cover by Donato Giancola) Post-holocaust SF novel of a woman with strange healing powers and inexplicable nightmares.
• * *The Jigsaw Woman (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45509-6, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $10.95, 234pp, tp, cover by Donato) Fantasy novel. A manufactured woman wants a life of her own, and gets assistance from a goddess. A first novel.
• * _Jigsaw Woman (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45606-8, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $5.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) Reprint (Roc 1996 as The Jigsaw Woman) fantasy novel. A manufactured woman wants a life of her own.
• * *Trudging to Eden (Silver Salamander Press 0-940841-66-5, Dec ’94 [Mar ’95], $30.00, 238pp, hc) Collection of 12 stories, six original, with an introduction by Charles de Lint. A signed, limited edition of 300; a deluxe, leatherbound edition ($65.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Blue Moon Books, 360 West First, Eugene OR 97401; credit card orders 800-738-2660. (Contents)

ANTON, UWE, ed. (stories)

• * *Welcome to Reality: The Nightmares of Philip K. Dick (Broken Mirrors Press 0-9623824-5-0, Feb ’91, $12.95, 208pp, tp, cover by Dawn Wilson) Anthology of stories influenced by or about PKD, or that feature him as a character, including several originals, with introductions by the editor and Paul Williams. First appeared in German (Heyne 1990). This is the first English language edition. The contents are not quite the same as in the German original — some German authors have been dropped in favor of U.S./U.K. authors. The stories and introduction originally in German have been translated by Jim Young. A limited hardcover edition (-4-2, $55.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)

ANTONI, ROBERT

• * *Divina Trace (Overlook 0-87951-445-0, Jan ’92, $22.95, 426pp, hc, cover by Dan Williams) Literary fantasy/magic realism novel set on a small island in the West Indies, about a man’s search for the truth of the story of a half-human, half-frog child born to a woman in his family. A first novel.
• * _Divina Trace (Overlook 0-87951-485-X, Mar ’93, $13.95, 426pp, tp, cover by Michael Hornburg) Reprint (Overlook 1992) literary fantasy/magic realism novel.

ANVIL, CHRISTOPHER; pseudonym of Harry C. Crosby, (1925-2009) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Steel, the Mist, and the Blazing Sun (Ace 0-441-78572-7, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $2.95, 282pp, pb) Reissue (Ace 1980) post-holocaust sf novel. 3rd printing.

APACHE, LAURA; see pseudonym Anne Hathaway-Nayne

APEL, D. SCOTT, ed. (stories)

• * *Philip K. Dick: The Dream Connection (Permanent Press no ISBN, Mar ’87 [May ’87], $19.95, 296pp, hc) Mostly non-fiction, a collection of memoirs and essays on Dick, an interview with him, and a Dick short story. It’s a handsome, well printed book and a useful addition to collections, among the Dick flood. (CNB) Available only by mail (add $2.00 postage/handling) from D. Scott Apel, Box 700305, San Jose CA 95170. (Contents) [Dick]

APOSTOLOU, JOHN L., ed. (1930- ) (stories)

• * *The Best Japanese Science Fiction Stories (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Dembner 0-942637-06-2, Jan ’89 [Feb ’89], $16.95, 176pp, hc) Anthology of 13 stories translated from the Japanese, plus a reading list of Japanese sf in English. Recommended. (CNB) (Contents)
• * _The Best Japanese Science Fiction Stories (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Dembner 0-942637-28-3, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $9.95, 176pp, tp, cover by Antler & Baldwin) Reprint (Dembner 1989) anthology of 13 stories translated from the Japanese.
• * _The Best Japanese Science Fiction Stories (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Barricade Books 1-56980-124-X, Oct ’97, $9.95, 176pp, tp) Reprint (Dembner 1989) anthology of 13 SF stories translated from the Japanese. Authors include Kobo Abe, Shinichi Hoshi, Ryo Hanmura, and Sako Komatsu. There is an introduction by Apostolou, and a foreword by consulting editor Grania Davis, who with Judith Merril was part of the group that translated many of the stories. A reading list of Japanese SF in English is included. Barricade Books, 150 Fifth Ave, Suite 700, New York NY 10011.

APPEL, ALLEN (R.) (1945- )

• * *Till the End of Time (Doubleday 0-385-24944-6, Jul ’90, $19.95, 405pp, hc, cover by Irving Freeman) [Alex Balfour] Time-travel sf novel, third book of the “Alex Balfour” series. Alex finds himself in a position to prevent the bombing of Hiroshima.
• * *Time After Time (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-182-X, Nov ’85 [Feb ’86], $17.95, 372pp, hc) [Alex Balfour] Fantasy novel of a history teacher who travels back through time to the Russian Revolution. A first novel. This apparently came out in 1985, but we did not see it until 1986.
• * _Time After Time (Dell/Laurel Leaf 0-440-59116-3, Mar ’87 [Jan ’87], $6.95, 372pp, tp) [Alex Balfour] Reprint (Carroll & Graf 1975) time travel fantasy novel about a history professor who is projected back to the Russian Revolution by mysterious forces.
• * _Time After Time (Dell 0-440-20577-8, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $4.95, 372pp, pb) [Alex Balfour] Reprint (Carroll & Graf 1985) time-travel adventure novel, first book of a series.
• * *Twice Upon a Time (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-384-9, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $18.95, 351pp, hc) [Alex Balfour] Time travel novel, second in a series that started in Time After Time. A travel agency can send tourists back in time (return not guaranteed). This one sends our hero back to visit Mark Twain and General Custer.
• * _Twice Upon a Time (Dell 0-440-20576-X, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $4.95, 357pp, pb) [Alex Balfour] Reprint (Carroll & Graf 1988) time-travel adventure novel, second book of a series.

APPIGNANESI, LISA, ed.; [born Elzbieta Borensztejn] (1946- )

• * *The Rushdie File (with Sara Maitland) (Syracuse University Press 0-8156-0248-0, May ’90 [Jul ’90], $12.95, 266pp, tp) Associational non-fiction; reference. A collection of articles and commentary on Rushdie and The Satanic Verses controversy. A hardcover edition (-2494-8) was announced but not seen.

APPLEBY, KEN(neth Philip) (1953- )

• * *The Voice of Cepheus (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36269-1, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $3.95, 267pp, pb, cover by David B. Mattingly) Sf novel of alien first contact and a marooned spacecraft. A first novel.

APPLETON, VICTOR; house pseudonym

• * *Tom Swift #1: The Black Dragon (Pocket Archway 0-671-67823-X, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $2.95, 165pp, pb, cover by Carla Sormanti) [Tom Swift] Young-adult contemporary sf adventure based on the classic character. Tom Swift “surfs” on a skyboard. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * *Tom Swift #2: The Negative Zone (Pocket Archway 0-671-67824-8, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $2.95, 151pp, pb, cover by Carla Sormanti) [Tom Swift] Young-adult contemporary sf adventure based on the classic character. Tom Swift loses control of a black hole and enters a parallel universe and meets his evil twin. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * *Tom Swift #3: Cyborg Kickboxer (Pocket Archway 0-671-67825-6, Jun ’91, $2.95, 166pp, pb) [Tom Swift] Young-adult contemporary sf adventure based on the classic character. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * *Tom Swift #4: The DNA Disaster (Pocket Archway 0-671-67826-4, Aug ’91, $2.95, 154pp, pb, cover by Carla Sormanti) [Tom Swift] Young-adult contemporary sf adventure based on the classic character. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * *Tom Swift #5: Monster Machine [by Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald] (Pocket Archway 0-671-67827-2, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $2.99, 154pp, pb) [Tom Swift] Young-adult contemporary sf adventure novel based on the classic character. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * *Tom Swift #6: Aquatech Warriors [by Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald] (Pocket Archway 0-671-67828-0, Dec ’91 [Jan ’92], $2.99, 154pp, pb, cover by Carla Sormanti) [Tom Swift] Young-adult contemporary sf adventure in a series based on the classic character. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * *Tom Swift #7: Moonstalker (Pocket Archway 0-671-75645-1, Feb ’92 [Mar ’92], $2.99, 165pp, pb, cover by Carla Sormanti) [Tom Swift] Young-adult contemporary sf adventure in a series based on the classic character. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * *Tom Swift #8: Microbots (Pocket Archway 0-671-75651-6, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $2.99, 144pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Tom Swift] Young-adult contemporary sf adventure novel based on the classic character. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * *Tom Swift #9: Fire Biker (Pocket Archway 0-671-75652-4, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $2.99, 148pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Tom Swift] Young-adult contemporary sf adventure in a series based on the classic character. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * _Tom Swift and His Airship (Applewood Books 1-55709-177-3, Dec ’92 [Aug ’93], $12.95, 216pp, hc) [Tom Swift] Reprint (Grosset & Dunlap 1910) young-adult adventure novel in the “Tom Swift” series. This is a facsimile edition. Available from Applewood Books, 18 North Road, Bedford MA 01730.
• * _Tom Swift and His Motor Boat (Applewood Books 1-55709-176-5, Dec ’92 [Aug ’93], $12.95, 212pp, hc) [Tom Swift] Reprint (Grosset & Dunlap 1910) young-adult adventure novel in the “Tom Swift” series. This is a facsimile edition. Available from Applewood Books, 18 North Road, Bedford MA 01730.
• * _Tom Swift and His Motor Cycle (Applewood Books 1-55709-175-7, Dec ’92 [Aug ’93], $12.95, 206pp, hc) [Tom Swift] Reprint (Grosset & Dunlap 1910) young-adult adventure novel in the “Tom Swift” series. This is a facsimile edition. Available from Applewood Books, 18 North Road, Bedford MA 01730.

APPLEYARD, BRYAN

• * *The First Church of the New Millennium (Doubleday UK 0-385-40485-9, Feb ’94, £14.99, 270pp, hc) Literary sf novel.
• * _The First Church of the New Millennium (Bantam UK 0-553-40729-5, Mar ’95, £6.99, 317pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1994) literary SF novel.

ARAÑA-MARINI y COPPEL, ALFREDO JOSÉ de; see under Coppel, Alfred (stories) (chron.)

ARATYR, RISA

• * *Hunter of the Light (HarperPrism 0-06-105457-7, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $5.99, 627pp, pb, cover by Paul Wright) Celtic fantasy novel. To save the world’s magic, a bard must hunt down a magic elk. For the Gaelic-impaired, there are four appendices and 17 pages of glossary/pronounciation guide. A first novel.

ARBUCCI, JOHN

• * *Blood of Innocents (Penguin/Onyx 0-451-40233-2, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $4.50, 304pp, pb) Horror novel of a boy with psychic powers.

ARBUR, ROSEMARIE (1944- )

• * *Marion Zimmer Bradley (Starmont 0-916732-95-9, Dec ’85, $8.95, 138pp, pb) Non-fiction, critical study, including annotated primary and secondary bibliographies.

ARCHER, NATHAN; pseudonym of Lawrence Watt-Evans, (1954- )

• * *Mars Attack #1: Martian Death Trap (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40495-5, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $18.00, 243pp, hc, cover by Ken Steacy) [Mars Attacks] Novelization based on the banned trading cards of the 1960s, and the comic books (and upcoming movie) of the 1990s. There is an exclusive trading card bound in. Archer is a pen-name for Lawrence Watt-Evans. Copyrighted by Topps Comics.
• * _Mars Attacks: Martian Death Trap (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40953-1, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $5.99, 270pp, pb, cover by Ken Steacy) [Mars Attacks] Reprint (Del Rey 1996) trading-card novelization. Copyrighted by The Topps Company.
• * *Predator: Cold War (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57493-0, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $4.99, 265pp, pb, cover by John Boton) [Predator] Novelization based on the SF movie and Dark Horse Comics series. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
• * _Predator: Cold War (Orion/Millennium 0-75281-653-5, Jun ’98, £4.99, 265pp, pb, cover by Dimitri Patelis) [Predator] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1997) novelization based on the SF movie and Dark Horse Comics series. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Archer is a pseudonym of Lawrence Watt-Evans. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Predator: Concrete Jungle (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56557-5, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $4.99, 306pp, pb, cover by John Bolton) [Predator] Novelization based on the SF movie and Dark Horse Comics series. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
• * *Predator: Concrete Jungle (Millennium 1-85798-247-9, May ’95, £4.99, 306pp, pb, cover by John Bolton) [Predator] SF novelisation based on the Dark Horse Graphics novel. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam Spectra) edition. Archer is a pen-name for Lawrence Watt-Evans.
• * _Predator: Concrete Jungle (Orion/Millennium 0-75281-654-3, Jun ’98, £4.99, 326pp, pb, cover by Dimitri Patelis) [Predator] Reissue (Bantam Spectra; Millennium 1995) SF novelization. Archer is a pseudonym of Lawrence Watt-Evans.
• * *Star Trek Voyager #3: Ragnarok (Pocket 0-671-52044-X, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $5.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Dru Blair) [Star Trek: Voyager] Star Trek novelization based on the TV series. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #10: Valhalla (Pocket 0-671-88115-9, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $5.50, 277pp, pb) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

ARCHER, PETER (stories)

• * _Forgotten Realms: Uneasy Alliances (with David Cook) See entry under David Cook.

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• * *Magic: The Gathering: Rath and Storm (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1175-1, Jul ’98, $5.99, 311pp, tp) [Magic: The Gathering] Original anthology of nine related stories, with framing material before and after each, based on the card games. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. (Contents)

ARDAI, CHARLES, ed. (1969- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Aliens and UFO’s: Extraterrestrial Tales from Asimov’s Science Fiction and Analog Science Fiction and Fact (with Cynthia Manson) See entry under Cynthia Manson.
• * _Futurecrime: An Anthology of the Shape of Crime to Come (with Cynthia Manson) See entry under Cynthia Manson.
• * *Great Tales of Madness and the Macabre (Galahad 0-88365-750-3, May ’90, $9.98, 518pp, hc, cover by Karen Nelson) Anthology of 29 horror stories. This is an instant remainder edition. (Contents)
• * _Why I Left Harry’s All Night Hamburgers and Other Stories (with Sheila Williams) See entry under Sheila Williams.

ARDEN, TOM; pseudonym of David Rain, (1961- ) (stories)

• * *The Harlequin’s Dance (Gollancz 0-575-06517-6, Oct ’97, £16.99, 448pp, hc, cover by Kevin Jenkins) [The Orokon] Fantasy novel. First book of “The Orokon” quintet. A first novel.
• * _The Harlequin’s Dance (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60192-2, Oct ’98, £6.99, 572pp, pb, cover by Kevin Jenkins) [The Orokon] Reprint (Gollancz 1997) fantasy novel, first book of “The Orokon”.
• * *The King and Queen of Swords (Gollancz 0-575-06371-8, Oct ’98, £16.99, 528pp, hc, cover by Kevin Jenkins) [The Orokon] Fantasy novel. Sequel to The Harlequin’s Dance, second book of “The Orokon”.

ARENAS, REINALDO (1943-1990) (stories)

• * _The Doorman (Grove Press 0-8021-3405-X, Jan ’95 [Dec ’94], $10.00, 191pp, tp, cover by Bascove) Reprint (Grove Press 1991) novel of magic realism about a doorman who speaks with his tenants’ pets, who are planning a revolt against humanity. Originally published as El portero (Cuba 1987). Translated from the Spanish by Dolores M. Koch.
• * +The Ill-Fated Peregrinations of Fray Servando (Avon 0-380-75074-0, Dec ’87 [Feb ’88], $7.95, 246pp, tp) Novel of magical realism, a picaresque allegory; translation by Andrew Hurley. First U.S. edition (Spain 1968).

ARENSBERG, ANN

• * _Sister Wolf (S&S Washington Square Press 0-671-64507-2, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $5.75, 191pp, tp) Reprint (Knopf 1980) contemporary novel with fantasy elements.

ARETON, EMIL COHEN

• * *The New Atlanteans (SCIREA Publishing 0-9640107-0-4, Sep ’94, $9.95, 354pp, tp, cover by Phillip Dizick) SF novel based on Atlantean myth, set in the 21st century. Apparently a first novel. Available from SCIREA Publishing, PO Box 2225, Novato CA 94948.

ARIAS, RON(ald Francis) (1941- )

• * _The Road to Tamazunchale (Doubleday Anchor 0-385-42012-9, Jul ’92, $8.00, 105pp, tp, cover by Robert Clyde Anderson) Reprint (Bilingual Press 1987) literary fantasy novel of a dying man’s journey through time and space.