The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

MANN, (Anthony) PHILLIP (stories) (continued)

• * *A Land Fit for Heroes 2: Stand Alone Stan (Gollancz 0-575-05516-2, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], £15.99, 288pp, hc, cover by Adrian Chesterman) [Land Fit for Heroes] Sf alternate world novel - second in a series about a 20th-century Britain still ruled by Rome.
• * *A Land Fit for Heroes Book 3: The Dragon Wakes (Gollancz 0-575-06009-3, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], £16.99, 263pp, hc, cover by Adrian Chesterman) [Land Fit for Heroes] Fantasy alternate world novel. Third in the series about a twentieth century Britain still ruled by Rome.
• * _A Land Fit for Heroes Vol 2: Stand Alone Stan (Gollancz 0-575-05932-X, Mar ’95, £5.99, 288pp, pb, cover by Adrian Chesterman) [Land Fit for Heroes] Reprint (Gollancz 1994) SF novel, second in the series about a twentieth century Britain still ruled by Rome.
• * _A Land Fit for Heroes Volume 3: The Dragon Wakes (Vista 0-575-60012-8, Jun ’96 [May ’96], £4.99, 263pp, pb, cover by Adrian Chesterman) [Land Fit for Heroes] Reprint (Gollancz 1995) fantasy novel. Third in the series.
• * *A Land Fit for Heroes Volume 4: The Burning Forest (Gollancz 0-575-06152-9, Jun ’96 [May ’96], £16.99, 255pp, hc, cover by Michael Posen) [Land Fit for Heroes] Fantasy novel. Last in the series set in a Britain still ruled by Rome.
• * _A Land Fit for Heroes Volume 4: The Burning Forest (Vista 0-575-60070-5, May ’97, £5.99, 255pp, hc, cover by Adrian Chesterman) [Land Fit for Heroes] Reprint (Gollancz 1996) SF/fantasy novel. Last in the series set in a Britain still ruled by Rome.
• * *Master of Paxwax (Gollancz 0-575-03807-1, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £9.95, 288pp, hc) [Story of the Gardener] Sf novel where drama, philosophy, humans and aliens intermingle effortlessly. The first part of a sweeping far-future epic. (SJ/JF)
• * _Master of Paxwax (Grafton 0-586-20039-8, Jun ’88, £3.50, 381pp, pb) [Story of the Gardener] Reprint (Gollancz 1986) sf novel. Volume 1 in the “Story of the Gardener” series.
• * _Master of Paxwax (Gollancz 0-575-05572-3, Jul ’93, £4.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Trevor Webb) [Story of the Gardener] Reprint (Gollancz 1986) sf novel. Part one of “The Story of the Gardener”.
• * *Pioneers (Gollancz 0-575-04281-8, Jul ’88, £11.95, 320pp, hc) Sf novel.
• * _Pioneers (Grafton 0-586-20762-7, May ’90, £3.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) Reprint (Gollancz 1988) sf novel.
• * +Wulfsyarn (Morrow AvoNova 0-688-11881-X, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $22.00, 356pp, hc, cover by Glen Orbik) Sf/mystery novel narrated by an intelligent autoscribe. Recommended (SW). First American edition (Gollancz 1990).
• * _Wulfsyarn (AvoNova 0-380-71717-4, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $4.99, 356pp, pb, cover by Glen Orbik) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) sf/mystery novel narrated by an intelligent autoscribe. Recommended (CNB).
• * *Wulfsyarn: A Mosaic (Gollancz 0-575-04767-4, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], £13.95, 287pp, hc, cover by John Brettoner) Sf novel.
• * _Wulfsyarn: A Mosaic (Gollancz 0-575-05162-0, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], £3.99, 287pp, pb, cover by John Brettoner) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) sf novel.

MANN, THOMAS (1875-1955) (stories)

• * *Dr. Faustus (Random House/Knopf 0-375-40054-0, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $35.00, 535pp, hc) Classic tale of a deal with the devil, a contemporary retelling with Faust as a 20th century composer. This is a new translation by John E. Woods from the original German (Bermann-Fischer, Stockholm 1947).

MANN, WILLIAM J., ed. (stories)

• * *Grave Passions: Tales of the Gay Supernatural (Masquerade/Badboy 1-56333-405-4, Mar ’97 [May ’97], $6.50, 328pp, pb) Anthology of 18 stories. Authors include Lawrence Schimel and Poppy Z. Brite. (Contents)

MANNING, REED; pseudonym of Dave Smeds, (1955- ) (stories)

• * *Earthly Pleasures (Circlet Press 1-885865-07-4, Sep ’96, $9.95, 142pp, tp, cover by Thomas Michael Kurek) Collection of 11 stories of erotic SF that previously appeared in men’s magazines. There is an introduction by Manning, and an introductory article on “Sex, Science Fiction, and Reed Manning” by Jack C. Haldeman II. Manning is a pen name for Dave Smeds. Available from Circlet Press, 1770 Mass. Ave #278, Cambridge MA 02140. (Contents)

MANNING-SANDERS, RUTH (1895-1988) (stories)

• * *A Cauldron of Witches (Pied Piper 0-416-05172-3, Jan ’88, £5.95, 128pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. [Not seen]

MANSON, CYNTHIA, ed. (stories)

• * *Aliens and UFO’s: Extraterrestrial Tales from Asimov’s Science Fiction and Analog Science Fiction and Fact (with Charles Ardai) (Smithmark 0-8317-0436-5, 1993 [Oct ’93], $9.98, 464pp, hc, cover by Angus McKie) Anthology of 19 stories about alien visitors that appeared in Asimov’s or Analog. This is an instant remainder book. (Contents)
• * *Futurecrime: An Anthology of the Shape of Crime to Come (with Charles Ardai) (Donald I. Fine 1-55611-312-9, Jan ’92, $21.95, 323pp, hc, cover by Loretta Trezzo) Anthology of 15 sf/crime/thriller stories, with an introduction by the editors. There are three originals by C.J. Cherryh, George Alec Effinger, and Alan Dean Foster. (Contents)
• * _Futurecrime: An Anthology of the Shape of Crime to Come (with Charles Ardai) (SFBC #19726, May ’92 [Aug ’92], $9.98, 275pp, hc, cover by Loretta Trezzo) Reprint (Fine 1992) anthology of 15 sf/crime/thriller stories, with an introduction by the editors. Similar to the Fine edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and the SFBC number is on the back jacket.
• * *The Haunted Hour (with Constance Scarborough) (Berkley Prime Crime 0-425-15010-0, Oct ’95, $4.99, 245pp, pb) Anthology of 20 horror stories from Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, including work by Richard Matheson, Bram Stoker, Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, and M.R. James. Copyrighted by Bantam Doubleday Dell. (Contents)
• * _Intergalactic Mercenaries (with Sheila Williams) See entry under Sheila Williams.
• * _Tales from Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine (with Sheila Williams) See entry under Sheila Williams.

MANZ, ELIZABETH (Rose) (1964- )

• * *Scare Tactics (St. Martin’s 0-312-95792-0, May ’96 [Dec ’96], $5.99, 329pp, pb) Horror novel. A writer’s son is drawn into a supernatural horror novel. A first novel.

MARANO, MICHAEL (stories) (chron.)

• * *Dawn Song (Tor 0-312-86432-9, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $24.95, 397pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielson) Contemporary horror novel. A man and a succubus in Boston are caught up in a battle between the powers of Hell. A first novel.

MARCH, MELISAND (1927- )

• * *The Site (St. Martin’s 0-312-01512-7, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $17.95, 367pp, hc) Horror novel.
• * _The Site (Leisure 0-8439-2812-3, Aug ’89, $3.95, 307pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1988) horror thriller about an old building seeking revenge for its demolition.

MARCONI, DAVID (Joseph) (1956- )

• * _Agent 13 the Midnight Avenger #1: The Invisible Empire (with Flint Dille) See entry under Flint Dille.
• * _Agent 13 the Midnight Avenger #2: The Serpentine Assassin (with Flint Dille) See entry under Flint Dille.

MARCUS, JANA

• * *In the Shadow of the Vampire: Reflections on the World of Anne Rice (Thunder’s Mouth Press 1-56025-147-6, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $19.95, 192pp, tp, cover by Jana Marcus) Non-fiction, a photo-documentary of the social phenomena surrounding Rice, with interviews with numerous fans, including “real-life blood drinkers, gays, role-playing gamers, members of the S&M community,” and garden-variety Goths. Many of the photos were taken at Rice’s Memnoch Ball. Introduction by Katherine Ramsland. [Rice]

MARDER, NORMA (1934- )

• * *An Eye for Dark Places (Little, Brown 0-316-54606-2, Jul ’93 [Sep ’93], $19.95, 296pp, hc, cover by James Steinberg) Near-future post-apocalyptic feminist dystopian sf novel. A first novel.

MARFFIN, KYLE (stories)

• * *Carmilla: The Return (Design Image Group 1-891946-02-1, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $15.95, 296pp, tp) Vampire novel, a modern retelling of J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s classic novella, with Countess Carmilla Karnstein stalking the streets of Chicago. The author’s afterword discusses the influence of the original “Carmilla” on vampire literature. Available from The Design Image Group, PO Box 2325, Darien IL 60561; credit-card orders 800-563-5455.

MARGROFF, ROBERT E(rvien) (1930- ) (stories)

• * _The Adventures of Kelvin of Rud: Across the Frames (with Piers Anthony) See entry under Piers Anthony.
• * _The Adventures of Kelvin of Rud: Final Magic (with Piers Anthony) See entry under Piers Anthony.
• * _Chimaera’s Copper (with Piers Anthony) See entry under Piers Anthony.
• * _Dragon’s Gold (with Piers Anthony) See entry under Piers Anthony.
• * _The E.S.P. Worm (with Piers Anthony) See entry under Piers Anthony.
• * _Mouvar’s Magic (with Piers Anthony) See entry under Piers Anthony.
• * _Orc’s Opal (with Piers Anthony) See entry under Piers Anthony.
• * _The Ring (with Piers Anthony) See entry under Piers Anthony.
• * _Serpent’s Silver (with Piers Anthony) See entry under Piers Anthony.
• * _Three Complete Novels (with Piers Anthony) See entry under Piers Anthony.

MARICONDA, STEVEN J. (stories)

• * *On the Emergence of “Cthulhu” and Other Observations (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-81-X, Nov ’95, $8.50, 72pp, ph, cover by Jason C. Eckhardt) Non-fiction collection of 12 essays on Lovecraft, with an introduction by S.T. Joshi. Order from Necronomicon Press, PO Box 1304, West Warwick RI 02893. [Lovecraft]

MARINACCIO, DAVID

• * *All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek (Crown 0-517-59798-5, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $14.00, 128pp, hc) [Star Trek] Associational non-fiction. A philosophy/self-help book which draws its lessons from incidents in episodes of the original Star Trek.
• * _All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek (Titan 1-85286-555-5, Jun ’94, £5.99, 127pp, tp) [Star Trek] Reprint (Crown 1994) associational/non-fiction book. How the solutions to all life’s problems are found in episodes of Star Trek. [First U.K. edition]
• * _All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek (Crown 0-517-88386-4, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $10.00, 127pp, tp) [Star Trek] Reprint (Crown 1994) associational non-fiction. A philosophy/self-help book seeks guidance from Star Trek.

MARINER, CARL K.

• * *The Sex Files: File 1: Beyond Limits (Headline Delta 0-7472-5718-3, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], £5.99, 248pp, pb) [Sex Files] Explicitly erotic SF/fantasy novel in a series emulating The X-Files.

MARK

• * +Aquarius (Atheneum 0-689-31051-X, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $12.95, 224pp, hc) Fantasy novel of a water diviner and a “rain king”, a powerful study of obsession and the force of human needs. (FCM) First U.S. edition (U.K. 1982).

MARK, JAN(et Marjorie) (1943-2006) (stories) (chron.)

• * *They Do Things Differently There (The Bodley Head 0-370-31943-5, May ’94 [Apr ’94], £7.99, 183pp, tp, cover by Peter Melnyczuk) Young-adult fantasy novel. Two teenage girls create a fantasy version of their town.. and almost make it real.

MARKHAM, LYNNE

• * *The Closing March (Mammoth 0-7497-2876-0, Apr ’97, £4.50, 169pp, tp, cover by Andy Martin) Young-adult fantasy novel.

MARKLIN, MEGAN

• * *The Summoned (Pocket 0-671-76098-X, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $4.99, 304pp, pb, cover by Vince Natale) Horror novel. Lisa discovers that she’s part of a long-unbroken lineage of witches, and a mysterious man comes into her life to reveal her destiny and father her child.

MARKS, GRAHAM (chron.)

• * *Skitzo (Scholastic UK 0-590-13647-X, Feb ’97, £3.99, 204pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) Young-adult SF novel.
• * *Strange Hiding Place 1: Hard Drive (Hippo 0-590-13105-2, Jul ’95, £2.99, 185pp, pb, cover by James Goodridge) [Strange Hiding Place] Young-adult SF novel. A young boy becomes of pivotal importance in a war between two alien races.
• * *Strange Hiding Place 3: Download (Hippo 0-590-13270-9, Nov ’95, £2.99, 168pp, pb, cover by James Goodridge) [Strange Hiding Place] Young-adult SF novel. Last in the trilogy.

MARKS, LAURIE J. (1957- ) (chron.)

• * *Ara’s Field (DAW 0-88677-479-9, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $4.50, 270pp, pb, cover by Anne Yvonne Gilbert) [Children of Triad] Fantasy novel, third book of the “Children of Triad” series.
• * *Dancing Jack (DAW 0-88677-578-7, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $4.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) Fantasy novel of a woman who must relive her violent past in order to save her nephew, who is fomenting a rebellion similar to the one that killed the rest of their family.
• * *Delan the Mislaid (DAW 0-88677-325-3, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $3.95, 252pp, pb) Fantasy novel. A first novel.
• * *The Moonbane Mage (DAW 0-88677-415-2, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.95, 254pp, pb, cover by Anne Yvonne Gilbert) [Children of Triad] High fantasy novel set in a kingdom of winged people. Book 2 of “The Children of Triad”.
• * *The Watcher’s Mask (DAW 0-88677-510-8, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $4.99, 285pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) Fantasy novel of an island where the shamans have been imprisoned by an evil emperor.

MARKSON, DAVID (Merrill) (1927- )

• * _Wittgenstein’s Mistress (Dalkey Archive Press 0-916583-25-2, Mar ’90 [May ’90], $12.95, 240pp, tp) Reprint (Dalkey Archive 1988) surrealistic literary novel of a woman who is probably the last person left on Earth.

MARL, DAVID

• * _A Flight of Bright Birds (with David Arscott) See entry under David Arscott.

MARLEY, LOUISE (née Campbell) (1952- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Receive the Gift (Ace 0-441-00486-5, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $5.99, 297pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Singers] SF novel, third in the series beginning with Sing the Light. A ruthless renegade is trying to control the itinerant Singers with their psionic powers.
• * *Sing the Light (Ace 0-441-00272-2, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $5.50, 291pp, pb, cover by Steve Firchow) [Singers] SF novel. A young psionic Singer expects to use her talents to bring warmth to an ice planet, but uncovers a darker plot. A first novel.
• * *Sing the Warmth (Ace 0-441-00386-9, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $5.99, 298pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Singers] SF novel of a frozen planet heated by psionic singers, sequel to Sing the Light.

MARLEY, STEPHEN (Michael Joseph) (1946- ) (stories)

• * *Doctor Who: Managra (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20453-0, Sep ’95, £4.99, 329pp, pb, cover by Paul Campbell) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
• * *Judge Dredd: Dread Dominion (Virgin 0-352-32929-7, May ’94, £4.99, 328pp, pb) [Judge Dredd] SF novelization.
• * *Judge Dredd: Dreddlocked (Virgin 0-352-32875-4, Oct ’93, £3.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Arthur Ranson) [Judge Dredd] Sf novelization, based on the comic strip from 2000 AD.
• * *Mortal Mask (Legend 0-7126-5109-8, Dec ’91 [Oct ’91], £7.99, 404pp, tp, cover by Mark Harrison) [Chia Black Dragon] Fantasy novel set in ancient China. Also announced in hardcover (-5108-X, £13.99).
• * _Mortal Mask (Legend 0-09-920501-7, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], £4.99, 404pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Chia Black Dragon] Reprint (Legend 1991) Chinese fantasy novel. Volume one in the “Chia Black Dragon” series.
• * *Shadow Sisters (Legend 0-09-926061-1, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], £8.99, 432pp, tp, cover by Trevor Scobie) [Chia Black Dragon] Chinese fantasy novel set in 7th-century Rome. Volume two in the “Chia Black Dragon” series.
• * _Shadow Sisters (Legend 0-09-931481-9, Jun ’94 [May ’94], £4.99, 432pp, pb, cover by Trevor Scobie) [Chia Black Dragon] Reprint (Legend 1993) fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Chia Black Dragon” series.
• * *Spirit Mirror (Fontana 0-00-617521-X, May ’88, £3.50, 334pp, pb) Fantasy novel set in ancient China that attempts, unsuccessfully, to blend horror, Buddhism, Taoism and a scattering of Egyptian mythology.
• * *Spirit Mirror (Collins 0-00-223368-1, May ’88, £11.95, 334pp, hc) Hardcover edition of the above.

MARLOW, GORDON ROBERT (stories)

• * *Vincent’s Revenge (Baillie Caymar Publishing 1-887500-00-6, Dec ’96, $8.00, 216pp, tp, cover by Ronald Garcia) Collection of two novellas, one dealing with Van Gogh’s ghost, the other an SF story of a sensitive killer in a too-nice future. Available from Baillie Caymar Publishing, 1951 Port Edward Place, Newport Beach CA 92660. (Contents)

MARLOW, MAX; joint pseudonym of Diana Mary Bachmann & Christopher Nicole

• * *Dry (Severn House 0-7278-5272-8, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], £17.99, 311pp, hc) SF disaster novel. Worldwide drought in 2023 brings social breakdown and civil war. Marlow is a pseudonym for Christopher Nicole & Diana Bachmann.
• * *Growth [by Christopher Nicole] (Severn House 0-7278-4445-8, Feb ’93 [Feb ’92], £14.99, 376pp, hc) Near-future thriller about a fungus that destroys concrete.
• * *Meltdown [by Christopher Nicole & Diana Nicole] (NEL 0-450-53785-4, Jun ’91, £14.99, 286pp, hc) Near-future ecological disaster novel about a volcanic eruption that triggers a melting of the Polar ice caps.
• * _Meltdown [by Christopher Nicole & Diana Nicole] (NEL 0-450-56248-4, Apr ’92 [May ’92], £4.99, 286pp, pb) Reprint (NEL 1991) near-future ecological disaster novel about a volcanic eruption that triggers a melting of the Polar ice caps.