The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

JOHNSON, OLIVER (continued)

• * +The Forging of the Shadows (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45565-7, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $14.95, 468pp, tp, cover by Daniel Horne) [Lightbringer] Fantasy novel, book one of the “Lightbringer” trilogy. A priest, prince, and whore come together to oppose the undead forces of darkness. A first novel. First US edition (Legend 1996).
• * *The Nations of the Night (Orbit 1-85723-600-9, Aug ’98, £6.99, 493pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Lightbringer] Fantasy novel, book two of “The Lightbringer” trilogy.
• * +Nations of the Night (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45566-5, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $16.95, 404pp, tp, cover by Paul Youll) [Lightbringer] Fantasy novel, book two of the “Lightbringer” trilogy. First US edition (Orbit 8/98).

JOHNSON, PETE (stories)

• * *The Dead Hour (Teens 0-7497-1460-3, Oct ’93 [Nov ’93], £2.99, 142pp, pb, cover by Daniel Faoro) Young-adult horror novel.
• * *My Friend’s a Werewolf (Corgi Yearling 0-440-86342-2, 1997 [May ’98], £3.99, 176pp, tp, cover by Paul Young) Young-adult fantasy novel. Published in 1997 but not seen until now.
• * *The Phantom Thief (Corgi Yearling 0-440-86370-8, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], £3.99, 167pp, tp, cover by Paul Young) Young-adult ghost novel.

JOHNSON, S. G. (stories)

• * *Disturbing Dreams (Paladin Science Fiction Group no ISBN, Feb ’93 [May ’93], $5.00, 84pp, ph) Original collection of six erotic fantasy and horror stories, spiral-bound. Order from Paladin Science Fiction Group, PO Box 187, Aberdeen MD 21001-0187. (Contents)

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• * *A Crimson Kind of Evil (Obelesk Books no ISBN, Dec ’94, $7.00, 54pp, ph, cover by Jeffrey Haas) Horror anthology of five “hard hitting” stories. Available from Obelesk Books, PO Box 1118, Elkton, MD 21922-1118; add $1.25 postage. (Contents)
• * *Dangerous Women (Obelesk Books no ISBN, Jul ’94, $4.00, 38pp, ph, cover by Jeffrey Haas) Chapbook original anthology of three stories with sf elements. Available from Obelesk Books, PO Box 1118, Elkton MD 21922-1118. (Contents)
• * *Dark Desires (Obelesk Books no ISBN, May ’94, $6.00, 45pp, tp, cover by Tristan Alexander) Chapbook anthology of five erotic horror stories, four original. Available from Obelesk Books, PO Box 1118, Elkron MD 21922-1118. Please add $1.20 postage. (Contents)
• * *Dominion of the Ghosts (Obelesk Books 1-887666-11-7, Apr ’95 [Jul ’95], $6.00, 38pp, ph, cover by Hannah Shapero) Chapbook original shared-world anthology of five gothic tales about a cursed family. Available from Obelesk Books, PO Box 1118, Elkton, MD 21922-1118; add $1.25 postage. (Contents)
• * *Moonshadows (Obelesk Books no ISBN, Feb ’95, $5.00, 29pp, ph, cover by Jeff Haas) Chapbook original anthology of three “fantasies of love and magick.” Available from Obelesk Books, PO Box 1118, Elkton, MD 21922-1118; add $1.25 postage. (Contents)
• * *Rites of Passage (Obelesk Books no ISBN, Jul ’94, $6.00, 54pp, ph, cover by Lissanne Lake) Chapbook original anthology of six stories, “romantic and fantastic tales about women, sex, and death.” Available from Obelesk Books, PO Box 1118, Elkton MD 21922-1118. (Contents)
• * *Techno Myths (Obelesk Books no ISBN, Jul ’94, $4.00, 37pp, ph, cover by Tristan Alexander) Chapbook original anthology of three stories about technology and magic. Available from Obelesk Books, PO Box 1118, Elkton MD 21922-1118. (Contents)

JOHNSON, SHANE (Thomas) (1959- )

• * *Mr. Scott’s Guide to the Enterprise (Pocket 0-671-63576-X, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], $10.95, 127pp, tp) [Star Trek] Pictorial, starship plans and associated material, written and illustrated by Johnson, based on “Star Trek” designs.
• * _Mr. Scott’s Guide to the Enterprise (Titan 0-671-63576-X, Jul ’87, £6.95, 127pp, tp) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1987) of associational interest. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Mr. Scott’s Guide to the Enterprise (SFBC #11347, Oct ’87, $9.98, 128pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1987) “Star Trek” tie-in. First hardcover edition.
• * *Star Wars Technical Journal (Boxtree 0-7522-0887-X, Apr ’95, £14.99, 190pp, tp) [Star Wars] Reference work on Star Wars published by Starlog in 1994 as 3 magazines.
• * +Star Wars Technical Journal (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40182-4, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $35.00, 190pp, hc, cover by Brian Duggan) [Star Wars] Non-fiction guide to the structures and machines seen in the Star Wars films. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. First US edition (Boxtree 1995).
• * *Worlds of the Federation (Pocket 0-671-66989-3, Sep ’89 [Dec ’89], $11.95, 155pp, tp, cover by Don Ivan Punchatz) [Star Trek] Art, Star Trek reference. A guide to the member worlds of the United Federation of Planets, with illustrations by the author.
• * *Worlds of the Federation (Titan 1-85286-215-7, Oct ’89, £8.95, 161pp, tp) [Star Trek] Art, Star Trek reference. Simultaneous with the US (Pocket) edition.

JOHNSON, TOBY; [i.e., Edwin Clark Johnson] (1945- )

• * *Secret Matter (Lavender Press 0-938743-13-9, Jul ’90, $10.00, 197pp, tp, cover by Steven Roussell) Near-future gay sf novel, a romantic comedy about alien first contact in post-quake San Francisco.

JOHNSON, WENTWORTH M.

• * *The Angel of the Vail (The Book Guild 1-85776-122-7, Nov ’96, £12.95, 101pp, hc, cover by David Johnson) SF/fantasy novel of a 1950s university dropout whisked through time to fight alongside Arthur and another English folk hero.

JOHNSTON, JOE (stories)

• * *The Adventures of Teebo (Random House 0-394-86568-5, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $4.95, unpaginated, hc) Story-length juvenile adventure featuring the Ewoks from Return of the Jedi, illustrated by the author.

JOHNSTON, NORMA (1938- )

• * *The Watcher in the Mist (Bantam Starfire 0-553-26032-4, Oct ’86, $2.95, 197pp, pb) Young-adult mystery/horror novel.

JOHNSTON, PAUL (1957- )

• * *Body Politic (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-69490-4, Jul ’97, £16.99, 250pp, hc, cover by Bill Gregory) [Dalrymple] SF novel set in 21st-century Glasgow. The first murder in years forces the City’s Guardians to get help from a suspect private detective. First in a series. A first novel.
• * _Body Politic (NEL 0-340-69491-2, Mar ’98 [Apr ’98], £5.99, 345pp, pb) [Quinn (Quintilian) Dalrymple] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1997) SF novel.
• * *The Bone Yard (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-69492-0, Jul ’98 [Nov ’98], £16.99, 297pp, hc, cover by Bill Gregory) [Quinn (Quintilian) Dalrymple] SF serial-murder thriller set in the Glasgow of 2022; second in the “Dalrymple” series after the award-winning Body Politic.

JOHNSTON, VELDA; [i.e., Velda Johnston Heslop] (1912-1997)

• * _A Presence in an Empty Room (Crescent Large Print 0-427-00055-6, Dec ’86, £3.95, 264pp, pb) Reprint (Dodd, Mead 1980) supernatural thriller.

JOHNSTONE, WILLIAM W(allace) (1938-2004)

• * *Alone in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-1721-9, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $3.50, 350pp, pb) [Ashes] Sf survivalist novel; after the nuclear war one guy tries to rebuild the world. Fifth in the series.
• * *Ambush in the Ashes (Pinnacle 0-7860-0481-9, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], $5.99, 299pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 24th book in the long-running “Ashes” series.
• * *Ashes #8: Danger in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-2311-1, Mar ’88, $3.50, 368pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust adventure novel.
• * *Ashes #9: Valor in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-2484-3, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 427pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust men’s adventure novel.
• * _Baby Grand (with Joe Keene) See entry under Joe Keene.
• * *Bats (Zebra 0-8217-4190-X, Jun ’93, $4.50, 348pp, pb) Horror novel. South American vampire bats move north and develop a taste for human blood.
• * *Battle in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-4161-6, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $3.99, 320pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel, 17th book in the long-running series.
• * *Betrayal in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-5265-0, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $4.99, 304pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 20th book in the long-running “Ashes” series.
• * *Blood in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-1537-2, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $3.50, 396pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust survivalist novel. Fourth in the series.
• * *Breakdown (Zebra/Pinnacle 0-7860-0367-7, Mar ’97, $5.99, 382pp, pb) Near-future SF novel. Society collapses in the US as terrorists, hate-mongers, and militia groups start a revolution.
• * *Carnival (Zebra 0-8217-2576-9, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.95, 352pp, pb) Horror novel: A carnival plays havoc in a small Nebraska town.
• * *Cat’s Cradle (Zebra 0-8217-1825-8, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $3.95, 412pp, pb) Horror novel.
• * *Cat’s Eye (Zebra 0-8217-2838-5, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $3.95, 397pp, pb) Horror novel of a demon stalking a romance writer.
• * *Courage in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-3574-8, Nov ’91, $3.99, 414pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust military sf novel in an ongoing series.
• * *D-Day in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-4650-2, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $4.50, 399pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 19th book in the long-running series.
• * *Darkly the Thunder (Zebra 0-8217-3120-3, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $3.95, 351pp, pb) Horror novel — a boy and his computer vs. the Devil.
• * *Death in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-2922-5, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $3.95, 383pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel in a series.
• * *The Devil’s Cat (Zebra 0-8217-2091-0, May ’87, $3.95, 380pp, pb) Horror novel.
• * *The Devil’s Laughter (Zebra 0-8217-3630-2, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $4.50, 384pp, pb) Horror novel of demonic attacks on a small Southern town.
• * *Fire in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-1310-8, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $3.50, 460pp, pb) [Ashes] Another future survivalist novel, sequel to Out of the Ashes.
• * _Fire in the Ashes (Zebra/Pinnacle 0-7860-0335-9, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $5.99, 382pp, pb) [Ashes] Reprint (Zebra 1984) post-holocaust SF adventure novel, second in the “Ashes” series.
• * *Flames from the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-4263-9, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $3.99, 349pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel, 17th in an ongoing series.
• * *From the Ashes: America Reborn (Zebra/Pinnacle 0-7860-0490-8, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $5.99, 334pp, pb) [Ashes] Non-fiction guide to the first 24 books in the “Ashes” series. Includes “The Tri-States Manifesto”, “The Wit and Wisdom of Ben Raines”, and an appendix of armaments.
• * *Fury in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-3316-8, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $3.95, 350pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust military adventure novel, part of an ongoing series.
• * *Hatred in the Ashes (Pinnacle 0-7860-0616-1, Feb ’99 [Dec ’98], $5.99, 300pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 27th book in the long-running “Ashes” series.
• * *Hunted (Zebra/Pinnacle 0-7860-0194-1, Dec ’95, $5.99, 315pp, pb) [Hunted] Horror novel. A 600-year-old fugitive werewolf lives to help those in need, but the government isn’t understanding.
• * *Jack-in-the-Box (Zebra 0-8217-1892-4, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $3.95, 368pp, pb) Horror novel of a demonic child and her satanic toy.
• * *Judgment in the Ashes (Pinnacle 0-7860-0438-X, Oct ’97, $5.99, 303pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 23nd book in the long-running “Ashes” series.
• * *Night Mask (Zebra 0-8217-4743-6, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $4.50, 350pp, pb) Horror novel. Police track down serial killers who appear to be more than human.
• * _Out of the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-1137-7, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $3.50, 477pp, pb) [Ashes] Reissue (Zebra 1983) post-holocaust sf novel, first in the series; 2nd printing.
• * _Out of the Ashes (Zebra/Pinnacle 0-7860-0289-1, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $4.99, 478pp, pb) [Ashes] Reissue (Zebra 1983) post-holocaust SF adventure novel, first in the “Ashes” series. Eighth printing.
• * *Prey (Zebra/Pinnacle 0-7860-0312-X, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $5.99, 316pp, pb) [Hunted] Werewolf novel, sequel to Hunted.
• * *Rockabilly Hell (Zebra 0-8217-5108-5, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $5.50, 302pp, pb) [Rockabilly Hell] Horror novel. Old rockabilly honky-tonks reappear as hundreds of people disappear.
• * *Rockabilly Limbo (Zebra 0-8217-5348-7, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $4.99, 288pp, pb) [Rockabilly Hell] Horror novel. Sequel to Rockabilly Hell. Old ’50s tunes signal strange events and violence.
• * *Sandman (Zebra 0-8217-2376-6, Jun ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.95, 432pp, pb) Horror novel. A boy learns he can kill with his special talent.
• * *Slaughter in the Ashes (Zebra/Pinnacle 0-7860-0380-4, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $5.99, 287pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 22nd book in the long-running “Ashes” series.
• * *Smoke from the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-2191-7, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.50, 348pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust adventure novel. Part of a series.
• * *Survival in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-3098-3, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.95, 320pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust military adventure sf novel.
• * *Terror in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-3749-X, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $3.99, 384pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust military sf novel in the ongoing series.
• * *Them (Zebra 0-8217-3992-1, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $4.50, 352pp, pb) Horror novel of disembodied alien beings who help a vengeful teenager unleash a deadly power.
• * *Trapped in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-2626-9, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.95, 317pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust military sf novel, tenth “Ashes” book.
• * *Treason in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-4521-2, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], $4.50, 350pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel, 18th book in the long-running series.
• * *Triumph in the Ashes (Pinnacle 0-7860-0581-5, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $5.99, 348pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 26th book in the long-running “Ashes” series.
• * _The Uninvited (Zebra 0-8217-2258-1, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $3.95, 301pp, pb) Reissue (Zebra 1982) horror novel; 2nd printing.
• * *Vengeance in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-4066-0, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $3.99, 352pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel, 16th in an ongoing series.
• * *Watchers in the Woods (Zebra 0-8217-3368-0, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $4.50, 351pp, pb) Horror novel. Lost race kills campers in woods.
• * *Wind in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-1947-5, Nov ’86, $3.50, 363pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust sf novel — Southern rebels vs. Russian invaders.
• * _Wind in the Ashes (Pinnacle 0-7860-0478-9, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $5.99, 363pp, pb) [Ashes] Reprint (Zebra 1986) post-holocaust SF adventure novel in the long-running “Ashes” series. The copyright page states “First Pinnacle printing January 1998,” but the printing indicators say fourth printing.
• * _Wolfsbane (Zebra 0-8217-2019-8, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $3.50, 268pp, pb) Reissue (Zebra 1982) horror novel; 2nd printing.

JOLIFFE, GRAY

• * _How to Be a Happy Cat (with Charles Platt) See entry under Charles Platt.
• * _The Unadulterated Cat (with Terry Pratchett) See entry under Terry Pratchett.

JONAS, GARY (stories)

• * *Curse of the Magazine Killers (Ozark Triangle Press no ISBN, May ’98, $5.00, 51pp, ph, cover by Brand Whitlock) Chapbook collection of four stories, all of which sold to magazines that died before they could be published. Order from Ozark Triangle Press, 305 N. Beaumont, Owasso OK 74055; add $1.00 postage. (Contents)
• * *Nice Guys Finish Last (Ozark Triangle Press no ISBN, Nov ’97, 11pp, ph) Chapbook story, with the author’s introduction describing how the story came to be. This is a signed, limited edition of 200. Order from Ozark Triangle Press, 305 N. Beaumont, Owasso OK 74055.

JONES, ALICE ILGENFRITZ (?-1906)

• * _Unveiling a Parallel: A Romance (with Ella Merchant) (Syracuse University Press 0-8156-0259-6, Nov ’91, $12.95, 158pp, tp) Reprint (Arena 1893) feminist utopian novel set on Mars, with an introduction by Carol A. Kolmerten. A hardcover edition (-2538-3, $29.95) was announced but not seen. Available from Syracuse University Press, 1600 Jamesville Ave., Syracuse NY 13244.

JONES, ARTHUR LLEWELLYN (1863-1947); see pseudonym Arthur Machen (stories) (chron.)

JONES, BRUCE (1944- ) (stories)

• * _Starship Troopers (with Warren Ellis, Gordon Rennie & Jan S. Strnad) See entry under Warren Ellis.
• * *Twisted Tales (Blackthorne 0-932629-73-3, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $9.95, 243pp, tp) Collection of 13 horror stories, mostly originals, illustrated by Richard Corben. There’s also supposed to be a mass market edition (not seen). (Contents)

JONES, COURTWAY; [i.e., John Alan Jones] (1923- )

• * *In the Shadow of the Oak King (Pocket 0-671-73403-2, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $19.95, 290pp, hc, cover by Teresa Fasolino) [*Dragon’s Heirs] Arthurian fantasy novel dealing with Arthur’s birth and youth, first book of a trilogy.
• * _In the Shadow of the Oak King (Pocket 0-671-73404-0, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $4.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Teresa Fasolino) [*Dragon’s Heirs] Reprint (Pocket 1991) Arthurian fantasy novel dealing with Arthur’s birth and youth, first book of a trilogy.
• * *A Prince in Camelot (Pocket 0-671-73408-3, Jul ’95, $5.99, 367pp, pb, cover by Teresa Fasolino) [*Dragon’s Heirs] Arthurian fantasy novel about Arthur’s illegitimate son. Third book in the “Dragon’s Heirs” trilogy.
• * *Witch of the North (Pocket 0-671-73405-9, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $21.00, 302pp, hc, cover by Teresa Fasolino) [*Dragon’s Heirs] Arthurian fantasy novel about the life of Morgan Le Fay, second book in the “Dragon’s Heirs” trilogy.
• * _Witch of the North (Pocket 0-671-73406-7, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $5.50, 332pp, pb, cover by Teresa Fasolino) [*Dragon’s Heirs] Reprint (Pocket 1992) Arthurian fantasy novel about the life of Morgan Le Fay, second book in the “Dragon’s Heirs” trilogy.

JONES, D(ennis) F(eltham) (1917-1981)

• * _Colossus (Berkley 0-425-07648-2, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $2.75, 223pp, pb) Reissue (Rupert Hart-Davis 1966) sf novel, first of a trilogy. This was filmed as The Forbin Project.

JONES, D(avid) J. (Frederick) (1940- ) (stories)

• * *Souls of the Universe (Merlin 0-86303-418-7, 1988 [Mar ’89], £2.95, 62pp, tp) Original sf/fantasy collection. (Contents)