The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

LAWSON, JULIE

• * *White Jade Tiger (Beach Holme/Tesseract 0-88878-332-9, Jan ’94 [Mar ’94], $8.95, 164pp, tp, cover by Judy McLaren) Young-adult time-travel fantasy novel about a teenage girl who steps into Victoria’s Chinatown in the 1880s. A hardcover edition (-333-7, $18.95) was announced but not seen. Available from Beach Holme Publishers, 4252 Commerce circle, Victoria BC V8Z 4M2, Canada.

LAWSON, MARK

• * _Idlewild (Picador 0-330-34450-1, Jul ’96 [Aug ’96], £5.99, 308pp, tp) Reprint (Picador 1995) novel set in an alternate present where Monroe and Kennedy survived to the 1990s.
• * *Idlewild, or Everything is Subject To Change (Picador 0-330-34111-1, Jun ’95, £9.99, 308pp, hc, cover by The Senate) Alternate-world novel where Kennedy and Monroe have both survived into the 1990s.

LAYEFSKY, VIRGINIA

• * *Impossible Things (Marshall Cavendish 0-7614-5038-6, Sep ’98 [Oct ’98], $14.95, 207pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. A boy finds a magical creature in a cave. Order from Marshall Cavendish, 99 White Plains Rd, Tarrytown NY 10591; 800-821-9881.

LAYMON, RICHARD (Carl) (1947-2001); see pseudonym Richard Kelly (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *After Midnight (Headline 0-7472-1513-8, Jul ’97, £16.99, 346pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Associational thriller narrated by a bisexual, sado-masochistic rapist-murderess.
• * _After Midnight (Headline 0-7472-5102-9, Jun ’98, £5.99, 406pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 1997) associational thriller. An Export Only Edition was due 1 April 1998.
• * *Alarms (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929480-72-4, Feb ’93, $25.00, 214pp, hc, cover by Lainey Koepke) Horror/psychic thriller about a young woman who searches for the truth of her terrible visions. A signed limited edition (-71-6, $60.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Mark V. Ziesing, PO Box 76, Shingletown CA 96088.
• * _Alarums (Headline 0-7472-7900-4, Jun ’93, £8.99, 309pp, tp, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Ziesing 1993 as Alarms) associational thriller. A hardcover edition (-0697-X, £15.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Alarums (Headline 0-7472-4130-9, Jan ’94, £4.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Ziesing 1993 as Alarms) associational thriller.
• * _All Hallow’s Eve (Kinnell 1-870532-26-0, Mar ’92 [1992], £12.95, 202pp, hc) Reprint (NEL 1986) horror novel. [Not seen]
• * _All Hallow’s Eve (NEL 0-450-39531-6, Nov ’92, £4.50, 200pp, pb) Reissue (NEL 1986) horror novel.
• * *Allhallow’s Eve (NEL 0-450-39531-6, Sep ’86, £2.50, 198pp, pb) Horror novel.
• * _Allhallow’s Eve (NEL 0-450-39531-6, Sep ’90 [Oct ’90], £3.50, 199pp, pb) Reissue (NEL 1986) horror novel.
• * _Allhallow’s Eve (Headline 0-7472-4783-8, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], £4.99, 246pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (NEL 1986) horror novel.
• * *The Beast House (NEL 0-450-39353-4, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £2.50, 304pp, pb) [Beast House Chronicles] Horror novel.
• * +The Beast House (Paperjacks 0-7701-0684-6, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $3.95, 294pp, pb) [Beast House Chronicles] Horror novel. First U.S. edition (NEL 1986).
• * _The Beast House (NEL 0-450-39353-4, Nov ’92, £4.50, 294pp, pb) [Beast House Chronicles] Reissue (NEL 1986) horror novel.
• * _The Beast House (Headline 0-7472-4781-1, Oct ’94 [May ’95], £4.99, 369pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Beast House Chronicles] Reprint (NEL 1986) horror novel. Sequel to The Cellar. Published in 1994, but not seen until now.
• * _The Beast House (CD Publications 1-881475-39-5, Jul ’98, $50.00, 281pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) [Beast House Chronicles] Reprint (NEL 1986) horror novel, book two of the “Beast House Chronicles” after The Cellar. This is the “writer’s cut,” with a new introduction by Laymon. This is a signed, limited edition of 400. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 943, Abingdon MD 21009.
• * _Beware (NEL 0-450-05803-4, Sep ’90 [Oct ’90], £3.50, 218pp, pb) Reissue (NEL 1985) horror novel.
• * _Beware (Kinnell 1-870532-28-7, Mar ’92 [1992], £12.95, 218pp, hc) Reprint (NEL 1985) horror novel. [Not seen]
• * _Beware (NEL 0-450-05803-4, Nov ’92, £4.50, 218pp, pb) Reissue (NEL 1985) horror novel.
• * _Beware (Headline 0-7472-4780-3, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], £4.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (NEL 1985) horror novel.
• * *Beware! (NEL 0-450-05803-4, 1985, £1.95, 218pp, pb) Horror novel. [Not seen]
• * +Beware! (Paperjacks 0-7701-0703-6, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.95, 268pp, pb) Horror novel of an invisible killer. First American edition (NEL 1985).
• * *Bite (Headline 0-7472-1512-X, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], £16.99, 314pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Dark fantasy novel. Sam’s teenage love asks his help against her new lover. A vampire.
• * _Bite (Headline 0-7472-5101-0, May ’97, £5.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 1996) dark fantasy novel. An export edition (same details) was available 1 April 1997.
• * _Bite (Headline 0-7472-5101-0, Sep ’97, £5.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reissue (Headline 1996) dark fantasy novel. Second printing.
• * *Blood Games (Headline 0-7472-0454-3, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], £15.99, 311pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Horror novel about a group of nubile young girls in a deserted holiday resort.
• * _Blood Games (Headline 0-7472-3821-9, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], £4.99, 470pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 1992) horror novel.
• * *Body Rides (Headline 0-7472-1511-1, Feb ’96, £16.99, 377pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Dark fantasy novel of a bracelet which enables its possessor to enter the bodies of other people, for ‘body rides’.
• * _Body Rides (Headline 0-7472-5100-2, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], £5.99, 501pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 1996) dark fantasy novel. An export edition (same details) was due on 1st August 1996.
• * _The Cellar (Star 0-352-32388-4, Jun ’89, £2.99, 254pp, pb) [Beast House Chronicles] Reprint (Warner 1980) horror novel.
• * _The Cellar (Headline 0-7472-3533-3, Mar ’90 [Apr ’90], £3.50, 254pp, pb) [Beast House Chronicles] Reprint (Warner 1980) horror novel. This is the Star edition with a Headline ISBN and price sticker.
• * _The Cellar (Headline 0-7472-3533-3, Jun ’91, £3.99, 254pp, pb) [Beast House Chronicles] Reissue (Warner 1980) horror novel. Volume 1 in the “Beast House” series.
• * _The Cellar (CD Publications 1-881475-28-X, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $50.00, 215pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark & Thalia Ragsdale) [Beast House Chronicles] Reprint (Warner 1980) horror novel. There is an introduction by Bentley Little. The “Artist’s Endnote” describes how the cover art was made. This is a boxed, signed, limited edition of 500 copies, and is the first hardcover edition. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 943, Abingdon MD 21009.
• * _Dark Mountain (Headline 0-7472-3921-5, Jun ’92 [May ’92], £4.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987 as Tread Softly by Richard Kelly) horror novel.
• * *Darkness, Tell Us (Headline Overseas 0-7472-3665-8, Jul ’91, £4.99, 504pp, pb) Horror novel. This is an “Open Market” edition and is available only in non-English-speaking countries.
• * _Darkness, Tell Us (Headline 0-7472-7945-4, Nov ’91, £8.99, 312pp, tp) Reprint (Headline Overseas 1991) horror novel about a group of students playing with an Ouija board. Also available in hardcover (-0417-9, £14.95). [First U.K. edition]
• * _Darkness, Tell Us (Headline 0-7472-3665-8, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], £4.99, 504pp, pb) Reprint (Headline Overseas 1991) horror novel.
• * *Endless Night (Headline 0-7472-0933-2, Sep ’93, £16.99, 310pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Thriller of associational interest.
• * _Endless Night (Headline 0-7472-4367-0, Jun ’94, £5.99, 470pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 1993) associational novel.
• * *Fiends (Headline 0-7472-1820-X, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], £16.99, 275pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Collection of 13 dark fantasy and thriller stories, including the original novel, Fiends. There is an Introduction by Dean Koontz. A paperback edition (£4.99) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * _Fiends (Headline 0-7472-5525-3, Nov ’97, £5.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 1997) collection of 13 dark fantasy and thriller stories, including the original novel, Fiends. There is an introduction by Dean Koontz. An export edition (same details) was available 1 September 1997.
• * *Flesh (W.H. Allen 0-491-03487-3, Oct ’87 [Nov ’87], £11.95, 333pp, hc) Horror novel.
• * +Flesh (Tor 0-812-52110-2, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 407pp, pb) Horror novel. A parasite changes a man’s personality and directs him in evil deeds. First U.S. edition (W.H. Allen 1987).
• * _Flesh (W.H. Allen Star 0-352-32098-2, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], £2.99, 333pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) horror novel.
• * _Flesh (Headline 0-7472-3532-5, Mar ’90 [Apr ’90], £3.99, 333pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) horror novel. This is the Star edition with a Headline ISBN and price sticker.
• * _Flesh (Headline 0-7472-3532-5, Oct ’90, £3.99, 333pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) horror novel.
• * *Funland (W.H. Allen 0-352-32532-1, Oct ’89, £6.99, 447pp, tp) Horror novel. Also available in hardcover (-03449-0, £12.95).
• * +Funland (NAL Onyx 0-451-40182-4, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $3.95, 397pp, pb) Horror novel about brutal gang warfare and inhumanity in a California resort town. First American edition (W.H. Allen 1989).
• * _Funland (Headline 0-7472-3547-3, Oct ’90, £4.50, 500pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1989) horror novel.
• * *A Good, Secret Place (Deadline Press 0-9631367-4-7, Mar ’93 [Apr ’93], $35.00, 231pp, hc, cover by Larry Mori) Collection of 20 horror stories, five original, with an introduction by Edward Gorman and illustrations by Larry Mori. This is a signed numbered 574-copy limited edition, with a 26-copy lettered leatherbound edition announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * *In the Dark (Headline 0-7472-0994-4, Jun ’94, £16.99, 313pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Horror novel.
• * _In the Dark (Headline 0-7472-4509-6, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], £5.99, 503pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 1994) associational thriller of a librarian hooked on a deadly game of pursuit and consequences.
• * *The Midnight Tour (CD Publications 1-881475-40-9, Jul ’98, $40.00, 599pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) [Beast House Chronicles] Reprint (NEL 1986) horror novel, book three of the “Beast House Chronicles”. This is the “writer’s cut.” This is a signed, limited edition of 1000. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 943, Abingdon MD 21009.
• * _The Midnight Tour (Headline 0-7472-2050-6, Aug ’98, £16.99, 438pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) [Beast House Chronicles] Reprint (CD Publications 1998) horror novel, book three of “The Beast House Chronicles”. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Midnight Tour (BCA UK CN3325, Oct ’98 [Nov ’98], £9.99, 438pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) [Beast House Chronicles] Reprint (CD Publications 1998) dark fantasy novel. Book Three of “The Beast House Chronicles”.
• * _Midnight’s Lair (Headline 0-7472-0567-1, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], £15.99, 253pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988 as by Richard Kelly) horror novel.
• * +Midnight’s Lair (St. Martin’s 0-312-08845-0, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $18.95, 253pp, hc, cover by Cary Henrie) Horror novel of a group of tourists trapped in a cave who discover horrific and deadly creatures while trying to escape. First American edition (W.H. Allen 1988 as by Richard Kelly).
• * _Midnight’s Lair (Headline 0-7472-3896-0, Jan ’93, £4.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988 as by Richard Kelly) horror novel.
• * _Midnight’s Lair (Zebra 0-8217-4684-7, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $4.50, 301pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988 as by Richard Kelly) horror novel about a group of tourists trapped in a cave with monstrous creatures.
• * *Night Show (NEL 0-450-05706-2, Dec ’84, £1.95, 192pp, pb) Horror novel. [Not seen]
• * _Night Show (NEL 0-450-05706-2, Nov ’92, £4.50, 192pp, pb) Reissue (NEL 1984) horror novel.
• * _Night Show (Headline 0-7472-4782-X, Oct ’94, £4.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (NEL 1984) horror novel.
• * _Night Snow (Tor 0-812-52106-4, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $3.50, 283pp, pb) Reprint (1984) horror novel.
• * *One Rainy Night (Headline 0-7472-7966-7, Mar ’91 [Oct ’90], £7.99, 308pp, tp) Horror novel about black rain that drives people mad. Also available in hardcover (-0407-1, £14.95).
• * _One Rainy Night (Headline 0-7472-3549-X, Oct ’91, £4.99, 410pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 1991) horror novel.
• * *Out Are the Lights and Other Tales (Headline 0-7472-3581-3, Jun ’93 [May ’93], £4.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Mark Taylor) Collection of the title novel (NEL 1982) and five short stories, previously uncollected. (Contents)
• * _Out Are the Lights and Other Tales (Headline 0-7472-3581-3, Dec ’96 [Jan ’97], £5.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Mark Taylor) Reissue (Headline 1993) collection of the title novel (NEL 1982) andfive short stories. Third printing.
• * *Resurrection Dreams (W.H. Allen 0-491-03398-2, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], £11.95, 352pp, hc) Horror novel.
• * +Resurrection Dreams (NAL Onyx 0-451-40136-0, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $4.50, 319pp, pb) Horror novel of a zombie army devastating a small town. First US edition (W.H. Allen 1988).
• * _Resurrection Dreams (Star 0-352-32306-X, Dec ’89, £3.50, 352pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988) horror novel. This follows the original British text instead of the rewritten U.S. version.
• * _Resurrection Dreams (Headline 0-7472-3534-1, Jun ’90, £3.99, 352pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988) horror novel.
• * +Savage (St. Martin’s 0-312-10537-1, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $21.95, 341pp, hc, cover by Cary Henrie) Associational Western horror novel about Jack the Ripper in Arizona. First American edition (Headline 1993 as Savage: From Whitechapel to the Wild West on the Track of Jack the Ripper).
• * *Savage: From Whitechapel to the Wild West on the Track of Jack the Ripper (Headline 0-7472-7918-7, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], £8.99, 341pp, tp, cover by Steve Crisp) Associational Western novel, in which Jack the Ripper emigrates to Tombstone, Arizona. A hardcover edition (-0645-7, £15.99) is also available.
• * _Savage: From Whitechapel to the Wild West on the Track of Jack the Ripper (Headline 0-7472-4120-1, Sep ’93, £4.99, 437pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 1993) associational Western novel featuring Jack the Ripper.
• * _The Stake (Headline Overseas 0-7472-3548-1, 1990 [Dec ’90], £4.99, 506pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 1990) horror novel. This is an ‘Open Market’ edition and is not available in the UK.
• * *The Stake (Headline 0-7472-7967-5, Oct ’90, £7.99, 310pp, tp) Horror novel. Also available in hardcover (-0327-X, £13.95).
• * +The Stake (St. Martin’s 0-312-06016-5, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $19.95, 441pp, hc, cover by Amy Mayone) Horror novel. First American edition (Headline 1990).
• * _The Stake (Headline 0-7472-3548-1, Jun ’91, £4.99, 506pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 1990) horror novel about a horror writer who discovers a corpse with a stake through its heart.
• * _The Stake (Zebra 0-8217-4897-1, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $4.99, 507pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 1990) horror novel. A horror writer finds a corpse with a stake in its chest.
• * +Tread Softly (Tor 0-812-52108-0, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $3.95, 311pp, pb) Horror novel of evil in the woods. First American edition (Sphere 1986). [This is an original per W.H. Allen, see under Richard Kelly]
• * *The Wilds (CD Publications 1-881475-37-9, Jul ’98, $30.00, 109pp, hc, cover by Keith Minnion) Associational non-supernatural horror novella. Illustrated by Keith Minnion. This is a signed, limited edition of 450 copies. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 943, Abingdon MD 21009.
• * _The Woods Are Dark (Headline 0-7472-3550-3, Mar ’91, £3.50, 247pp, pb) Reprint (NEL 1983) horror novel.

LAZARUS, RICHARD (stories)

• * *A Journey Into Mystery (University Editions 1-56002-158-6, Sep ’92, $7.95, 146pp, tp, cover by Charles Bernard) Original collection of seven sf stories. Order from University Editions, 59 Oak Lane, Spring Valley, Huntington WV 25704. (Contents)

LAZUTA, GENE; [i.e., Eugene Michael Lazuta] (1959- ); see pseudonyms Alex Kane & Daniel Raven

• * *Bleeder (Diamond 1-55773-474-7, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.50, 282pp, pb) Horror novel. A writer’s fictional killer has become real and is on a murder spree.
• * *Blood Flies (Charter Diamond 1-55773-374-0, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.95, 265pp, pb) Horror novel of killer flies.
• * *Vyrmin (Diamond 1-55773-685-5, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $4.50, 278pp, pb) Horror novel of werewolf creatures that have infiltrated the human race and wait to seize control.

LE TENDRE

• * _Roxanna & The Quest for the Time Bird 3: The Riege Matter (with Regis Loisel) See entry under Regis Loisel.

LEACH, CHRISTOPHER (Joseph?) (1925-2004?) (stories)

• * *Enemies and Other Strangers (J.M. Dent 0-460-04686-1, Jan ’86 [Aug ’86], £9.50, 162pp, hc) Original collection of literary stories, apparently with elements of dark fantasy or horror. (Contents)

LEAR, ALAN W(ebster) (1953- ) (stories)

• * *Spirits of Another Sort (Haunted Library no ISBN, Jul ’92, £2.50, 36pp, ph, cover by Alan Hunter) Collection of four original ghost stories set in Tompion College. (Contents)

LEATHERDALE, CLIVE (1949- )

• * *Dracula: The Novel & the Legend: A Study of Bram Stoker’s Gothic Masterpiece (Aquarian Press 0-85030-383-4, Nov ’85 [Mar ’86], £6.95/$8.95, 256pp, pb) [Dracula] Non-fiction critical exploration of the folklore and superstitions surrounding the “undead”, influences on Stoker, and Christian and sexual symbolism involved. Has 1985 copyright. It’s the original British book now distributed in the U.S. by Sterling Pub., 2 Park Ave, New York, NY 10016. Missed last year. [Stoker]
• * _Dracula: The Novel and the Legend (Desert Island Books 1-874287-04-X, Jan ’93, £14.99, 256pp, hc) Reprint (The Antiquarian Press 1985) story of Bram Stoker’s classic horror novel. This is the second edition and has been revised.

_____, ed.

• * *Bram Stoker’s Dracula Unearthed (Desert Island Books 1-874287-12-0, Jun ’98 [Aug ’98], $29.95, 512pp, hc, cover by Bruce Wightman) [Dracula] Annotated edition of Stoker’s vampire novel (Constable 1897), with extensive notes by Leatherdale, who provides an introduction, a select bibliography, and a list of Stoker’s sources. An introduction by Stoker to the 1901 Icelandic edition is also included. Authors include Nina Auerbach, William Hughes, and Clive Leatherdale. Originally published in the UK, this is available in the US from Firebird Distributing, 2030 First Street, Unit 5, Eureka CA 95501; 707-444-1434. [Stoker]