The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

JONES, DAVID LEE

• * *Montezuma’s Pearl (AvoNova 0-380-77383-X, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $4.99, 256pp, pb) Fantasy novel. A vacationing American finds a magic Aztec treasure in the sands of Baja California.
• * *Unicorn Highway (AvoNova 0-380-76506-3, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $4.99, 337pp, pb, cover by Kevin Johnson) Fantasy novel set in 1947 Kansas of a young boy who is trying to ride a unicorn and right the wrongs of the world. A first novel.
• * *Zeus and Co. (AvoNova 0-380-76963-8, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $4.99, 273pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) Fantasy novel of a computer programmer who discovers the Muse Euterpe imprisoned on his hard drive.

JONES, (Robert) DENNIS (1945- )

• * _Winter Palace (Arrow 0-09-961900-8, Sep ’89, £3.50, 348pp, pb) Reprint (Muller 1988) near-future sf thriller.

JONES, DIANA WYNNE (1934- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Archer’s Goon (Greenwillow 0-688-02582-X, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $10.50, 241pp, hc) Entertaining young-adult fantasy novel. (FCM)
• * _Archer’s Goon (Methuen/Magnet 0-416-62280-1, Aug ’86, £1.75, 241pp, pb) Reprint (Greenwillow 1984) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Archer’s Goon (Berkley 0-425-09888-5, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $2.95, 241pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow/Greenwillow 1984) young-adult fantasy novel, funny and thoroughly entertaining. The Goon is esconced in the kitchen and won’t leave until he gets his 2,000 words. (FCM)
• * _Archer’s Goon (Mammoth 0-7497-0909-X, Feb ’92, £3.50, 241pp, pb) Reprint (Greenwillow 1984) young-adult fantasy novel. Issued to tie in with the TV serial.
• * +Aunt Maria (Morrow/Greenwillow 0-688-10611-0, Oct ’91, $13.95, 214pp, hc, cover by Jos. A. Smith) Young-adult fantasy novel of a small English town ruled by a menacing old woman. First American edition (Methuen 1991 as Black Maria).
• * *Black Maria (Methuen 0-416-17212-1, May ’91 [Jun ’91], £9.99, 207pp, hc, cover by Chris Riddell) Young-adult fantasy novel about a quiet English seaside town dominated by an evil witch.
• * _Black Maria (Mammoth 0-7497-1043-8, Oct ’92, £2.99, 207pp, pb, cover by Bruce Hogarth) Reprint (Methuen 1991) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Cart & Cwidder (Macmillan Collier 0-02-043921-0, Apr ’90, $3.95, 193pp, pb, cover by Dominick Finelle) [Dalemark Quartet] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1975) young-adult fantasy novel in the “Dalemark” series.
• * _Cart and Cwidder (Mandarin 0-7497-1252-X, Mar ’93, £3.99, 214pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Dalemark Quartet] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1975) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume one in the “Dalemark” quartet.
• * _Cart and Cwidder (Morrow/Beech Tree 0-688-13399-1, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $4.95, 214pp, tp, cover by Jos. A. Smith) [Dalemark Quartet] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1975) young-adult fantasy novel, volume one in the “Dalemark Quartet”.
• * *Castle in the Air (Methuen 0-416-15782-3, Jul ’90, £8.95, 208pp, hc, cover by Alan Fraser) [*Wizard’s Castle] Humorous young-adult fantasy novel. Sequel to Howl’s Moving Castle.
• * +Castle in the Air (Morrow/Greenwillow 0-688-09686-7, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $12.95, 199pp, hc, cover by Jos. A. Smith) [*Wizard’s Castle] Young-adult humorous fantasy novel, sequel to Howl’s Moving Castle. First American edition (Methuen 1990).
• * _Castle in the Air (Mammoth 0-7497-0475-6, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], £2.99, 208pp, pb, cover by Alan Fraser) [*Wizard’s Castle] Reprint (Methuen 1990) young-adult fantasy novel. Sequel to Howl’s Moving Castle.
• * _Charmed Life (Knopf 0-394-82032-0, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $2.95, 218pp, tp) [Chrestomanci] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1977) young-adult fantasy.
• * _Charmed Life (Mammoth 0-7497-1473-5, Sep ’93, £3.50, 209pp, pb, cover by Sarah Govia) [Chrestomanci] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1977) young-adult fantasy novel. In the “Chrestomanci” series.
• * _Charmed Life (Morrow Beech Tree 0-688-15546-4, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $5.95, 218pp, tp, cover by Greg Newbold) [Chrestomanci] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1977) young-adult fantasy novel in the “Chrestomanci” series.
• * *The Crown of Dalemark (Mandarin 0-7497-1255-4, Mar ’93, £3.99, 493pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Dalemark Quartet] Young-adult fantasy novel. Volume four in the “Dalemark” quartet.
• * +Crown of Dalemark (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-13363-0, Oct ’95 [Nov ’95], $17.00, 471pp, hc, cover by Jos. A. Smith) [Dalemark Quartet] Young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in the “Dalemark Quartet”. First US edition (Mandarin 1993).
• * _The Crown of Dalemark (Morrow Beechtree 0-688-13402-5, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $4.95, 471pp, pb, cover by Jos. A. Smith) [Dalemark Quartet] Reprint (Mandarin 1993) young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in the “Dalemark Quartet”.
• * *Dark Lord of Derkholm (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-16004-2, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $16.00, 345pp, hc, cover by Jos. A. Smith) [Dark Lord of Derkholm] Young-adult humorous fantasy novel. An inept farmer-wizard has to play the evil Dark Lord for tourist groups that are destroying his world.
• * _Dark Lord of Derkholm (Gollancz 0-575-06676-8, Nov ’98, £16.99, 328pp, hc, cover by Paul Campion) [Dark Lord of Derkholm] Reprint (Greenwillow 1998) humorous fantasy novel. An inept farmer-wizard has to play the evil Dark Lord for tourist groups that are destroying his world. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Deep Secret (Gollancz 0-575-06479-X, Nov ’97, £16.99, xii+383pp, hc, cover by Peter Mennim) [Deep Secret] Fantasy novel of mages, multi-dimensional magic, and an SF convention.
• * _Deep Secret (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60223-6, Nov ’98, £5.99, 383pp, pb, cover by Peter Mennim) [Deep Secret] Reprint (Gollancz 1997) fantasy novel.
• * _Dogsbody (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-08191-6, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $11.95, 242pp, hc) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1975) young-adult fantasy novel — the consciousness of the star Sirius is incarnated on Earth in dog form.
• * _Dogsbody (Magnet 0-416-11612-4, Dec ’88, £1.99, 202pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan 1975) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Dogsbody (Knopf Bullseye 0-394-82031-2, Feb ’90, $3.50, 242pp, tp, cover by Pamela Patrick) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1975) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Dogsbody (Mammoth 0-7497-1260-0, Aug ’93, £3.50, 202pp, pb, cover by Alan Fraser) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1975) young-adult sf novel.
• * _Drowned Ammet (Mandarin 0-7497-1253-8, Mar ’93, £3.99, 312pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Dalemark Quartet] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1977) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Dalemark” quartet.
• * _Drowned Ammet (Morrow/Beech Tree 0-688-13400-9, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $4.95, 312pp, tp, cover by Jos. A. Smith) [Dalemark Quartet] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1977) young-adult fantasy, volume two in the “Dalemark Quartet”.
• * +The Eight Days of Luke (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-08006-5, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $11.95, 147pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. First U.S. edition (Macmillan UK 1975).
• * _Eight Days of Luke (Knopf Borzoi 0-394-84339-8, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $3.50, 150pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1975) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Eight Days of Luke (Mammoth 0-7497-1225-2, Oct ’92, £2.50, 165pp, pb, cover by Alan Fraser) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1975) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *Everard’s Ride (NESFA Press 0-915368-63-3, Feb ’95 [Mar ’95], $19.95, 303pp, hc, cover by Ruth Sanderson) Collection of eight stories, two original, plus an article on Tolkien’s narrative art, and an introduction by Patricia C. Wrede. This limited edition of 1,000 was published in honor of Jones’ appearance as Guest of Honor at the 1995 Boskone. The first 175 numbered copies are signed and slipcased (-76-5, $30.00). Order from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701-0203; add $2.00 postage. (Contents)
• * *Fire and Hemlock (Morrow/Greenwillow 0-688-02963-9, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $13.00, 341pp, hc) A fine young-adult fantasy novel. (FCM)
• * _Fire and Hemlock (Methuen 0-416-50960-6, 1985 [Dec ’85], £8.95, 341pp, hc) Reprint (Greenwillow 1984) fantasy novel, a fine modern retelling of the “Tam Lin” tale. (FCM) First British edition.
• * _Fire and Hemlock (Berkley 0-425-09504-5, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $2.95, 280pp, pb) Reprint (Greenwillow 1984) fantasy novel, an excellent contemporary working of the “Tam Lin” legend. Recommended. (FCM)
• * _Fire and Hemlock (Teens 0-416-04022-5, Oct ’87, £1.95, 341pp, pb) Reissue (Greenwillow 1984) juvenile fantasy novel.
• * _Fire and Hemlock (Teens Mandarin 0-7497-0283-4, Jul ’90, £2.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Bruce Hogarth) Reprint (Methuen 1985) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *Hexwood (Methuen 0-416-18846-X, Oct ’93, £11.99, 288pp, hc) Young-adult sf/fantasy novel about a rebellion against the true rulers of Earth.
• * +Hexwood (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-12488-7, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], $16.00, 293pp, hc, cover by Jos. A. Smith) Young-adult sf novel. A young girl discovers that the woods near her village are under the control of an alien artifact that alters reality. First American edition (Methuen 1993).
• * _Hexwood (Mammoth 0-7497-1848-X, Sep ’94, £3.99, 288pp, pb) Reprint (Methuen 1993) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Hexwood (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037934-7, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $4.99, 293pp, pb, cover by David Loew) Reprint (Methuen 1993) young-adult SF novel about a farm altered by an alien artifact.
• * _The Homeward Bounders (Ace 0-441-34266-3, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $2.95, 224pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1981) fantasy novel — the “real game” theme given odd and fascinating twists by an excellent author. Recommended. (FCM)
• * _The Homeward Bounders (Teens Mandarin 0-7497-0281-8, Jul ’90, £2.99, 224pp, pb, cover by Alan Fraser) Reprint (Macmillan 1981) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *Howl’s Moving Castle (Morrow/Greenwillow 0-688-06233-4, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $10.25, 212pp, hc) [*Wizard’s Castle] Young-adult humorous fantasy novel of a dueling witch and wizard, where “nothing and no one are quite what they seem to be.” Recommended. (FCM)
• * _Howl’s Moving Castle (Methuen 0-416-61590-2, Nov ’86, £7.95, 160pp, hc) [*Wizard’s Castle] Reprint (Morrow 1986) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Howl’s Moving Castle (Teens 0-416-07442-1, Apr ’88, £1.95, 212pp, pb) [*Wizard’s Castle] Reprint (Morrow 1986) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Howl’s Moving Castle (Ace 0-441-34664-2, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.50, 212pp, pb) [*Wizard’s Castle] Reprint (Greenwillow 1986) humorous young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Howl’s Moving Castle (Teens Mandarin 0-7497-0903-0, Oct ’91, £2.50, 212pp, pb, cover by Tom Stimpson) [*Wizard’s Castle] Reissue (Morrow 1986) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *The Lives of Christopher Chant (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-07806-0, Jun ’88, $11.95, 230pp, hc) [Chrestomanci] Delightful young-adult fantasy novel in the excellent “Chrestomanci” series. Alternate worlds (some very strange), smugglers, magicians, and a young goddess who just wants to go to British public school, all complicate the 9 lives of Christopher Chant, a boy with unusual powers. Recommended. (FCM)
• * _The Lives of Christopher Chant (Methuen 0-416-10742-7, Aug ’88, £7.95, 240pp, hc) [Chrestomanci] Reprint (Greenwillow 1988) young-adult fantasy novel. Prequel to Charmed Life. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
• * _The Lives of Christopher Chant (Mammoth 0-7497-0033-5, Sep ’89 [Oct ’89], £2.50, 252pp, pb) [Chrestomanci] Reprint (Greenwillow 1988) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _The Lives of Christopher Chant (Knopf Bullseye 0-394-82205-6, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.50, 230pp, tp, cover by Jim Warren) [Chrestomanci] Reprint (Greenwillow 1988) young-adult fantasy novel in the “Chrestomanci” series, prequel to Charmed Life.
• * _The Lives of Christopher Chant (Morrow Beech Tree 0-688-16365-3, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $5.95, 230pp, tp, cover by Greg Newbold) [Chrestomanci] Reprint (Morrow Greenwillow 1988) young-adult fantasy novel in the “Chrestomanci” series.
• * _The Magicians of Caprona (Ace/Tempo 0-441-51556-8, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.25, 215pp, pb) [Chrestomanci] Reprint (Macmillan U.K. 1980) young-adult fantasy novel. Highly recommended. (FCM)
• * _The Magicians of Caprona (Beaver 0-09-954280-3, Dec ’87, £1.95, 191pp, pb) [Chrestomanci] Reissue (Macmillan 1980) juvenile fantasy novel.
• * _The Magicians of Caprona (Mammoth 0-7497-1224-4, Oct ’92, £2.99, 223pp, pb, cover by Alan Fraser) [Chrestomanci] Reissue (Macmillan UK 1980) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *Minor Arcana (Gollancz 0-575-06325-4, Nov ’96, £16.99, 287pp, hc, cover by Splash) Collection of six stories, and the short novel, The True State of Affairs (from Everard’s Ride, NESFA Press, 1995). (Contents)
• * _Minor Arcana (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60191-4, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], £5.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Peter Mennim) Reprint (Gollancz 1996) collection of six stories, and the novel, The True State of Affairs (from Everard’s Ride, NESFA Press, 1995).
• * _The Ogre Downstairs (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-09195-4, Apr ’90 [May ’90], $12.95, 182pp, hc, cover by Jos. A. Smith) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1974) young-adult fantasy novel of three children and their evil stepfather.
• * _The Ogre Downstairs (Knopf 0-679-81839-1, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $3.50, 182pp, tp, cover by Jim Warren) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1974) young-adult fantasy novel of three children and their evil stepfather.
• * _Power of Three (Tempo 0-441-67630-8, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $2.25, 201pp, pb) Reprint (U.K. 1976) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Power of Three (Beaver 0-09-963620-4, Feb ’89, £1.99, 272pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan 1976) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Power of Three (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-34528-1, May ’96, £3.99, 362pp, pb, cover by Claudio Berni) Reprint (Macmillan 1976) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _The Spellcoats (Mandarin 0-7497-1254-6, Mar ’93, £3.99, 279pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Dalemark Quartet] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1979) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume three in the “Dalemark” quartet.
• * _The Spellcoats (Morrow/Beech Tree 0-688-13401-7, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $4.95, 279pp, tp, cover by Jos. A. Smith) [Dalemark Quartet] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1979) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the “Dalemark Quartet”.
• * *Stopping for a Spell (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-11367-2, May ’93, $14.00, 148pp, hc, cover by Jos. A. Smith) Young-adult omnibus of three short humorous fantasy stories, Chair Person (Hamish Hamilton 1989), The Four Grannies (Hamish Hamilton 1980), and Who Got Rid of Angus Flint? (Evans 1978). With new illustrations by Jos. A. Smith. (Contents)
• * _Stopping for a Spell (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037937-1, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $3.99, 148pp, pb, cover by David M. Gaadt) Reprint (Morrow Greenwillow 1993) young-adult omnibus of three humorous fantasy stories.
• * *A Sudden Wild Magic (Morrow AvoNova 0-688-11882-8, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $22.00, 412pp, hc, cover by Daniel R. Horne) Fantasy novel. The Ring is a secret society of witches dedicated to helping mankind who must go to war when they discover that a neighboring universe has been looting Earth of ideas and technology.
• * _A Sudden Wild Magic (AvoNova 0-380-71851-0, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $4.99, 412pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) Reprint (Morrow AvoNova 1992) fantasy novel. The Ring is a secret society of witches dedicated to helping mankind who must go to war when they discover that a neighboring universe has been looting Earth of ideas and technology.
• * _A Sudden Wild Magic (Gollancz 0-575-06299-1, Jul ’96, £15.99, 380pp, hc, cover by Splash) Reprint (Morrow 1992) humorous fantasy novel. The Ring, a secret society of witches and warlocks, must battle the mages of a parallel universe for the future of Earth. [First U.K. edition]
• * _A Sudden Wild Magic (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60197-3, Jul ’97, £5.99, 380pp, pb, cover by Peter Mennim) Reprint (Morrow 1992) humorous fantasy novel.
• * *A Tale of Time City (Greenwillow 0-688-07315-8, Sep ’87 [Oct ’87], $11.75, 278pp, hc) Juvenile sf novel of time travel to the future and a city outside of time.
• * *A Tale of Time City (Methuen 0-416-02362-2, Oct ’87 [1987], £8.95, 160pp, hc) Juvenile sf novel. Simultaneous with US (Greenwillow) edition. [Not seen]
• * _A Tale of Time City (Knopf Bullseye 0-394-82030-4, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.95, 279pp, tp) Reprint (Greenwillow 1987) young-adult time-travel sf novel set in the far future.
• * _A Tale of Time City (Teens 0-416-10192-5, Apr ’89, £1.99, 285pp, pb, cover by Alun Hood) Reprint (Greenwillow 1987) young-adult sf novel.
• * _Tale of Time City (Teens Mandarin 0-7497-0440-3, Jul ’90 [Aug ’90], £2.99, 285pp, pb, cover by Alan Fraser) Reissue (Methuen 1985) young-adult sf novel.
• * _A Tale of Time City (Teens 0-7497-0440-3, May ’94, £2.99, 285pp, pb, cover by Alan Fraser) Reissue (Greenwillow 1987) young-adult SF novel.
• * _The Time of the Ghost (Beaver 0-09-935950-2, Dec ’87, £1.95, 189pp, pb) Reissue (Macmillan 1981) juvenile fantasy novel.
• * _The Time of the Ghost (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-34527-3, May ’96, £3.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Matthew Williams) Reprint (Macmillan 1981) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * +The Time of the Ghost (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-14598-1, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $15.00, 248pp, hc, cover by Jos. A. Smith) Young-adult ghost novel. A ghost has to figure out which of four odd sisters she is, before she can confront the dark goddess Monigan. First US edition (Macmillan UK 1981).
• * _The Time of the Ghost (Morrow Beech Tree 0-688-15492-1, Sep ’97, $4.95, 248pp, pb, cover by Michael Garland) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1981) young-adult ghost novel.
• * *The Tough Guide to Fantasyland (Gollancz 0-575-60106-X, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], £4.99, 223pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Humorous reference work. Illustrated A-Z guide to all the elements, places and characters of genre fantasy.
• * +The Tough Guide to Fantasyland (DAW 0-88677-832-8, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $6.99, 302pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) Humorous non-fiction look at fantasy, in guide-book form. First US edition (Gollancz 1996).
• * +Warlock at the Wheel and Other Stories (Greenwillow 0-688-04305-4, Jun ’85 [May ’85], $10.95, 156pp, hc) Reprint (Macmillan U.K. 1984) collection of young-adult fantasy stories. (Contents)
• * _Warlock at the Wheel and Other Stories (Beaver 0-09-965090-8, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], £2.50, 176pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan 1984) young-adult fantasy collection.
• * _Warlock at the Wheel and Other Stories (Mammoth 0-7497-2635-0, Apr ’97, £4.50, 176pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1984) young-adult fantasy collection. A tie-in to the re-released film.
• * _Witch Week (Knopf Bullseye 0-394-80600-X, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $2.95, 243pp, tp) [Chrestomanci] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1982) young-adult fantasy novel in the “Chrestomanci” series.
• * _Witch Week (Mammoth 0-7497-0174-9, Jul ’90, £2.50, 210pp, pb, cover by Nick Bantock) [Chrestomanci] Reissue (Macmillan 1982) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * +Witch Week (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-12374-0, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $14.00, 211pp, hc, cover by Jos. A. Smith) [Chrestomanci] Reissue (Macmillan UK 1982) young-adult fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Chrestomanci” sequence.