The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

LEE, TANITH (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _The Winter Players (Beaver 0-09-957140-4, Oct ’88, £1.99, 104pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s Press 1977) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *Women as Demons (The Women’s Press 0-7043-4132-8, Mar ’89, £4.95, 272pp, tp, cover by Juliette Pearce) Marvellous collection of 16 sf, fantasy and horror tales, most previously uncollected and two previously unpublished, examining different facets of women. Recommended. (PSP) (Contents)

LEE, VERNON; pseudonym of Violet Paget, (1856-1935) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Supernatural Tales: Excursions into Fantasy (Peter Owen 0-7206-0680-2, Feb ’87, £10.95, 222pp, hc) Reprint (P. Owen 1955, abridged from The Snake Lady and Other Stories, Grove Press 1954) collection of 6 supernatural stories set in different periods in Italian history. This is a pseudonym for Violet Paget. Available in the US from DuFour Editions for $18.95. (Contents)
• * _Supernatural Tales: Excursions into Fantasy (Arena 0-09-957520-5, Nov ’88, £2.99, 222pp, tp) Reprint (Grove Press 1954, as The Snake Lady and Other Stories) ghost/horror collection.

LEE, WALT(er William, Jr.) (1931- )

• * _Shapes (with Richard Delap) See entry under Richard Delap.

LEE, WARNER; pseudonym of B. W. Battin, (1941- ) (stories)

• * *Into the Pit (Pocket 0-671-66358-5, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.95, 278pp, pb) Horror novel. A man’s dead wife returns from the grave to reclaim him and his daughter.
• * *It’s Loose (Pocket 0-671-67252-5, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.95, 312pp, pb, cover by Mark Gerber & Stephanie Gerber) Horror novel of a ravenous evil trapped on lonely Ice Island.
• * *Night Sounds (Pocket 0-671-70426-5, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $4.99, 275pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) Horror novel. The sole survivor of a plane crash is haunted by the power that allowed him to survive.

LEEBRON, FRED(erick) G(ifford), ed. (1961- ) (stories)

• * _Postmodern American Fiction (with Andrew Levy & Paula Geyh) See entry under Paula Geyh.

LEECH, BEN; pseudonym of Stephen Bowkett, (1953- ) (stories)

• * *The Bidden (Pan 0-330-33540-5, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], £4.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) Horror novel.
• * *The Community (Pan 0-330-32973-1, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], £4.99, 244pp, pb, cover by Glen Saville) Horror novel about the inhuman Kin, living undetected among mankind.
• * *The Rare Breed (Pan 0-330-33719-X, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], £5.99, 388pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) SF/horror novel. A reality-altering drug opens the gateway to soul stealers from another dimension.

LEEDS, MARC

• * *The Vonnegut Encyclopedia (Greenwood Press 0-313-29230-2, Nov ’94 [Jan ’95], $75.00, 693pp, hc, cover by Kurt Vonnegut) Non-fiction reference to the works of Vonnegut, cataloging characters, themes, imagery, and much more. Available from Greenwood Publishing, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport, CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800. [Vonnegut]

LEES-MILNE, JAMES (stories)

• * *Ruthenshaw (Robinson 1-85487-360-1, Oct ’94, £7.50, 31pp, ph, cover by Ian Stephens) A short-story booklet from a major publisher, printed in traditional, hot metal type, and illustrated with wood engravings by Ian Stephens.

LEESON, ROBERT (Arthur) (1928- )

• * *At War with Tomorrow (Longman 0-582-25090-0, Mar ’86, £5.95, 129pp, hc) [Time Rope] Part 3 of a 4-part juvenile sf novel.
• * *At War with Tomorrow (Longman 0-582-25094-3, Mar ’86, £1.75, 129pp, pb) [Time Rope] Part 3 of a 4-part juvenile sf novel.
• * _At War with Tomorrow (Freeway 0-552-52346-1, Apr ’88, £1.95, 138pp, pb) [Time Rope] Reprint (Longman 1986) young-adult sf novel. Volume 3 in the “Time Rope” series.
• * *Fire on the Cloud (Mammoth 0-7497-0841-7, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], £2.50, 159pp, pb, cover by Bob Harvey) [Zarnia Experiment] Young-adult sf novel. Volume 2 in the “Cloud Valley” series.
• * *Landing in Cloud Valley (Mammoth 0-7497-0840-9, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], £2.50, 144pp, pb, cover by Bob Harvey) [Zarnia Experiment] Young-adult sf novel. Volume 1 in the “Cloud Valley” series.
• * *The Metro Gangs Attack (Longman 0-582-25091-9, Mar ’86, £5.95, 147pp, hc) [Time Rope] Part 4 of a 4-part juvenile sf novel.
• * *The Metro Gangs Attack (Longman 0-582-25095-1, Mar ’86, £1.60, 147pp, pb) [Time Rope] Part 4 of a 4-part juvenile sf novel.
• * _The Metro Gangs Attack (Freeway 0-552-52347-X, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], £1.95, 120pp, pb) [Time Rope] Reprint (Longman 1986) young-adult sf novel. Volume 4 in the “Time Rope” series.
• * *Slambash Wangs of a Compo Gormer (Collins 0-00-184787-2, Nov ’87, £6.95, 288pp, hc) Juvenile fantasy novel.
• * _Slambash Wangs of a Compo Gormer (Lions 0-00-672793-X, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], £2.25, 288pp, pb) Reprint (Collins 1987) young-adult sf novel.
• * *Three Against the World (Longman 0-582-25089-7, Mar ’86, £5.95, 129pp, hc) [Time Rope] Part 2 of a 4-part juvenile sf novel.
• * *Three Against the World (Longman 0-582-25093-5, Mar ’86, £1.75, 129pp, pb) [Time Rope] Part 2 of a 4-part juvenile sf novel.
• * _Three Against the World (Freeway 0-552-52345-3, Jan ’88, £1.95, 112pp, pb) [Time Rope] Reprint (Longman 1986) young-adult sf novel. Volume 2 in the “Time Rope” series.
• * *Time Rope (Longman 0-582-25089-9, Mar ’86, £5.95, 135pp, hc) [Time Rope] Part 1 of a 4-part juvenile sf novel.
• * *Time Rope (Longman 0-582-25092-7, Mar ’86, £1.75, 135pp, pb) [Time Rope] Part 1 of a 4-part juvenile sf novel.
• * _Time Rope (Corgi 0-552-52344-5, Jul ’87, £1.95, 124pp, pb) [Time Rope] Reprint (Longman 1986) juvenile sf novel. Volume 1 in the “Time Rope” series.
• * _The Zarnia Experiment: Phase 1: Landing (Mammoth 0-7497-0840-9, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £2.99, 144pp, pb) [Zarnia Experiment] Reprint (Mammoth 1991 as Landing in Cloud Valley) young-adult sf novel.
• * _The Zarnia Experiment: Phase 2: Fire! (Mammoth 0-7497-0841-7, Apr ’93, £2.99, 159pp, pb) [Zarnia Experiment] Reprint (Mammoth 1991 as Fire on the Cloud) young-adult sf novel.
• * *The Zarnia Experiment: Phase 3: Deadline (Mammoth 0-7497-0842-5, Apr ’93, £2.99, 144pp, pb) [Zarnia Experiment] Young-adult sf novel.
• * *The Zarnia Experiment: Phase 4: Danger Trail (Mammoth 0-7497-0843-3, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £2.99, 160pp, pb) [Zarnia Experiment] Young-adult sf novel.
• * *The Zarnia Experiment: Phase 5: Hide and Seek (Mammoth 0-7497-0844-1, Jul ’93, £2.99, 160pp, pb) [Zarnia Experiment] Young-adult sf novel.
• * *The Zarnia Experiment: Phase 6: Blast Off! (Mammoth 0-7497-0845-X, Jul ’93, £2.99, 157pp, pb) [Zarnia Experiment] Young-adult sf novel.

LE FANU, J(oseph Thomas) SHERIDAN (1814-1873) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Carmilla and Other Classic Tales of Mystery (Penguin/Signet Classic 0-451-52639-2, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $4.95, 446pp, pb, cover by John White Alexander) Collection of 13 stories. Edited and with a biographical/critical introduction by Leonard Wolf. Includes a bibliography. (Contents)
• * _The House by the Churchyard (Alan Sutton 0-86299-913-8, Jul ’94, £7.99, 445pp, tp, cover by Sir John Everett Millais) Reprint (Tinsley Brothers 1863) Irish historical with some supernatural elements. Includes an introduction by Ruth Robbins.
• * *The Illustrated J.S. Le Fanu (Crucible 1-85336-047-3, Aug ’88, £14.95, 318pp, hc) Ghost/horror collection, selected and introduced by Michael Cox. (Contents)
• * _In a Glass Darkly (Alan Sutton 0-86299-379-2, Sep ’87, £3.50, 192pp, tp) [Martin Hesselius] Reprint (Richard Bently 1872) ghost/horror collection. [Not seen]
• * _In a Glass Darkly (Alan Sutton 0-86299-379-2, 1990 [Apr ’91], £4.95, 314pp, pb, cover by Francisco Goya) [Martin Hesselius] Reprint (Richard Bentley 1872) classic collection of five occult short stories. Recommended. (PSP) This appeared in 1990 but has only just been seen. (Contents)
• * _In a Glass Darkly (World’s Classics 0-19-282805-3, May ’93, £5.99, 347pp, tp, cover by Atkinson Grimshaw) [Martin Hesselius] Reprint (Richard Bentley 1872) ghost collection. This edition is edited and introduced by Robert Tracy.
• * _In a Glass Darkly (Oxford University Press 0-19-282805-3, Jul ’93, $8.95, 347pp, tp, cover by Atkinson Grimshaw) [Martin Hesselius] Reprint (Bentley 1872) classic collection of five supernatural tales featuring “metaphysical doctor” Dr. Hesselius. Edited and with an introduction by Robert Tracy. This is a worldwide edition sold in both the US and the UK. (Contents)
• * _In a Glass Darkly (Wordsworth 1-85236-265-X, Sep ’95 [Feb ’96], £1.00, 302pp, pb, cover by Arnold Bocklin) [Martin Hesselius] Reprint (Richard Bentley 1886) collection of five dark fantasy stories. A thrift paperback edition.
• * _Madam Crowl’s Ghost and Other Tales of Mystery (Wordsworth 1-85326-218-8, Sep ’94 [Mar ’95], £1.00, 174pp, pb, cover by John Atkinson Grimshaw) Reprint (G. Bell 1923) collection of 12 stories; edited and with an Introduction by M. R. James. A thrift paperback edition, issued in 1994, but not seen until now. (Contents)
• * _The Wyvern Mystery (Alan Sutton 0-7509-0687-1, Jul ’94, £5.99, 272pp, tp, cover by Sir Frank Dicksee) Reprint (Bentley 1869) associational thriller. Includes an introduction by Julian Cowley.

LEFANU, SARAH (1953- ) (stories)

• * +Feminism and Science Fiction (Indiana University Press 0-253-23100-0, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $9.95, 231pp, tp) Non-fiction; criticism. A study of of the role of women and women writers in sf. The second half of the book is devoted to a detailed study of Le Guin, Tiptree, Charnas, and Russ. A hardcover edition (-33287-7, $29.95) was announced but not seen. First American edition (The Women’s Press 1988 as In the Chinks of the World Machine).
• * *In the Chinks of the World Machine (The Women’s Press 0-7043-4092-5, Mar ’88, £5.95, 231pp, tp) Extremely well-written study of the role of women in sf and of women writing sf. The first half is a general survey of the field and the second half looks in detail at Le Guin, Tiptree, Charnas and Russ. One of the better critical works of recent years - strongly recommended. (PSP)
• * *Writing Fantasy Fiction (A & C Black 0-7136-4260-2, Jul ’96 [Oct ’96], £8.99, 124pp, tp) Reference book.

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• * _Despatches from the Frontiers of the Female Mind (with Jen Green) See entry under Jen Green.
• * *Sex, Drugs, Rock’n’Roll: Stories to End the Century (Serpent’s Tail 1-85242-538-5, Oct ’97, £8.99, xiv+223pp, tp) Associational collection of original genre and mainstream stories. (Contents)

LEGG, JOHN

• * *Collecting Shane Stevens, a.k.a. J.W. Rider (Black Diamond 0-9644069-0-X, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $24.95, 88pp, tp) Non-fiction bibliography of a writer noted for hard-hitting crime novels. Includes photos of Stephen King and Isaac Asimov. Available from Black Diamond Books, P.O. Box 20081, Charleston WV 25362-1081; 304-344-9816. [Stevens]

LE GUIN, URSULA K(roeber) (1929- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Always Coming Home (Harper & Row 0-06-015456-X, Oct ’85 [Sep ’85], $25.00, 525pp, pb) An unusual combination of sf “novel” by Le Guin, line drawings by Margaret Chodos, and a cassette of music by Todd Barton (plus readings by Le Guin), depicting a far-future California society. One of the most complex and exciting future cultures ever created, including everything from plays to recipes. A major book. (DLN) (Contents)
• * *Always Coming Home (Harper & Row 0-06-015545-0, Oct ’85 [Nov ’85], $50.00 boxed with cassette, $34.60 without cassette, 525pp, hc) Hardcover versions of the above.
• * _Always Coming Home (SFBC #045666, Feb ’86 [Mar ’86], $14.98, 525pp, pb) This is a false entry. Although listed as a book club edition, the copies we’ve seen are copies of the first edition (Harper & Row 1985) with book club distribution.
• * _Always Coming Home (Gollancz 0-575-03855-1, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £10.95, 544pp, hc) Reprint (Harper & Row 1985) sf “novel” (really more of a collection), first British trade edition. It comes without the music cassette, “Music from the Valley”, which can be ordered separately (0-575-03859-4, £5.95).
• * _Always Coming Home (Gollancz 0-575-03860-8, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £40.00, 544pp, hc) Deluxe edition of the above, includes the cassette of music by Todd Barton.
• * _Always Coming Home (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26280-7, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $4.95, 563pp, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1985) sf novel.
• * _Always Coming Home (Grafton 0-586-07383-3, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], £5.95, 525pp, tp) Reprint (Harper & Row 1985) sf/fantasy novel.
• * _Always Coming Home (HarperCollins UK 0-00-647595-7, Aug ’93, £5.99, 563pp, tp) Reprint (Harper & Row 1985) sf novel/collection.
• * _The Beginning Place (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26282-3, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $2.95, 183pp, pb) Reissue (Harper & Row 1980) young-adult fantasy novel; 4th printing.
• * _The Beginning Place (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-100148-1, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.50, 246pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) Reprint (Harper & Row 1980) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *Blue Moon Over Thurman Street (NewSage Press 0-939165-22-8, Nov ’93, $16.95, 128pp, tp) Collection of non-sf poetry and fragments concerning life on a particular street in Portland OR, some printed handwritten, accompanied by many black & white photos by Roger Dorband. There is introductory material by both author and photographer, as well as notes on the individual photos and detachable postcards attatched to the flaps. Available from NewSage Press, 825 N.E. 20th Ave., Suite 150, Portland OR 97232.
• * *Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences (Capra Press 0-88496-270-9, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $15.95, 196pp, hc) Collection of stories and poetry about animals (and plants and minerals) — sf, fantasy, and associational. The title story is a fine original. (FCM) PW described the book and Le Guin as “a mixture of prodigious talent and stubborn polemic, which has alternately exhilarated and exasperated sf readers since the ’60s” — a perfect summing-up (CNB). (Contents)
• * _Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences (NAL Plume 0-452-26139-2, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $6.95, 196pp, tp) Reprint (Capra Press 1987) collection of stories and poems, including the Hugo-winning novelette.
• * _Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences (Gollancz 0-575-04739-9, Mar ’90, £13.95, 196pp, hc, cover by Jane Hartley) Reprint (Capra Press 1987) collection of stories and poetry about animals (and plants and minerals) — sf, fantasy, and associational.
• * _Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45059-3, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $4.50, 236pp, pb, cover by Robert Goldstrom) Reprint (Capra 1987) collection of prose and poetry about animals and nature, containing one novella, ten stories, and 18 poems.
• * _Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences (Plume UK 0-452-26480-4, Jun ’94, £5.99, 196pp, pb, cover by Robert Goldstrom) Reprint (Capra 1987) fantasy collection.
• * _Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45434-0, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $8.95, 196pp, tp) Reprint (Capra Press 1987) collection of stories and poetry about animals and nature, including the Hugo-winning novelette.
• * _Buffalo Gals, Won’t You Come Out Tonight (Pomegranate 0-87654-071-X, Sep ’94 [Oct ’94], $16.95, 79pp, hc, cover by Susan Seddon Boulet) Large-size picture-book reprint of the 1987 short story, lavishly illustrated with mystic paintings by Susan Seddon Boulet. Order from Pomegranate Publications, Box 6099, Rohnert Park CA 94927; 800-227-1428.
• * *Catwings (Franklin Watts/Orchard 0-531-05759-3, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $10.95, 40pp, hc) [Catwings] Children’s fantasy story about a family of flying cats. With illustrations by S.D. Schindler.
• * _Catwings (Scholastic 0-590-42833-0, Mar ’90, $2.50, 40pp, tp, cover by S. D. Schindler) [Catwings] Reprint (Orchard 1988) children’s fantasy story with illustrations by S.D. Schindler.
• * _Catwings (Scholastic 0-590-46072-2, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $2.95, 40pp, tp, cover by S. D. Schindler) [Catwings] Reprint (Orchard 1988) children’s fantasy story with illustrations by S. D. Schindler. This is a miniature book, apparently shot down from the Scholastic trade paperback edition.
• * *Catwings Return (Franklin Watts/Orchard 0-531-05803-4, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $10.95, 49pp, hc) [Catwings] Children’s talking animal fantasy short story, illustrated by S.D. Schindler.
• * _Catwings Return (Scholastic 0-590-42832-2, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $2.50, 48pp, pb, cover by S. D. Schindler) [Catwings] Reprint (Orchard 1989) children’s fantasy, illustrated by S.D. Schindler.
• * _Catwings Return (Scholastic 0-590-46074-9, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $2.95, 49pp, tp, cover by S. D. Schindler) [Catwings] Reprint (Orchard 1989) children’s fantasy short story, illustrated by S.D. Schindler. This is a miniature book, apparently shot down from the Scholastic trade paperback edition.
• * _City of Illusions (Vista 0-575-60128-0, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], £4.99, 192pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [League of All Worlds] Reprint (Ace 1967) SF novel in the “Hainish” series.
• * _The Compass Rose (Bantam Spectra 0-553-23512-5, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $3.50, 271pp, pb) Reissue (Harper & Row 1982) collection of 20 stories. 4th printing.
• * _The Compass Rose (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-100181-3, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $4.50, 368pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) Reprint (Harper & Row 1982) collection of 20 stories.
• * *Dancing at the Edge of the World (Grove 0-8021-1105-X, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $17.95, 306pp, hc) Non-fiction, collection of essays on fantasy, travel writing, etc., plus a collection of reviews.
• * _Dancing at the Edge of the World (Gollancz 0-575-04508-6, Jun ’89, £14.95, 302pp, hc) Reprint (Grove 1989) collection of essays and book reviews. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Dancing at the Edge of the World (Harper Perennial 0-06-097289-0, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $8.95, 306pp, tp) Reprint (Grove 1989) non-fiction collection of essays and reviews.
• * _Dancing at the Edge of the World (Paladin 0-586-09134-3, Mar ’92, £5.99, 306pp, tp) Reprint (Grove 1989) non-fiction collection of essays on fantasy, travel writing, etc., plus a collection of reviews.
• * _Dancing at the Edge of the World (Grove 0-8021-3529-3, Oct ’97 [Nov ’97], $12.00, 306pp, tp) Reprint (Grove 1989) non-fiction collection of essays and reviews by Le Guin.
• * _The Dispossessed (Avon 0-380-00382-1, Nov ’85 [Oct ’85], $3.25, 311pp, pb) [League of All Worlds] Reissue (Harper & Row 1974) sf novel of political/philosophical speculation. 16th Avon printing.
• * _The Dispossessed (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-100137-6, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $4.50, 387pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) [League of All Worlds] Reprint (Harper & Row 1974) utopian sf novel.
• * _The Dispossessed (Gollancz 0-575-01678-7, Apr ’91 [Jun ’91], £14.99, 319pp, hc) [League of All Worlds] Reissue (Harper & Row 1974) classic sf novel.