The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

PRATCHETT, TERRY (David John) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * *Carpe Jugulum (Doubleday UK 0-385-40992-3, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], £16.99, 285pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel. Book 23 in the “Discworld” series. The witches fight to keep some modern-thinking vampires out of Lancre.
• * _The Carpet People (Doubleday UK 0-385-40304-6, Jun ’92, £11.99, 176pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) Reprint (Colin Smythe 1971) humorous young-adult fantasy novel. This edition is extensively revised.
• * _The Carpet People (Corgi 0-552-52752-1, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £3.99, 190pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) Reprint (Colin Smythe 1971) young-adult fantasy novel. This edition contains the text of the revised 1992 (Doubleday UK) edition.
• * _The Colour of Magic (SFBC #6199, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $3.98, 183pp, hc) [Discworld] Reprint (Colin Smythe 1983) humorous fantasy novel.
• * _The Colour of Magic (Corgi 0-552-12475-3, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], £1.75, 238pp, pb) [Discworld] Reprint (Colin Smythe 1983) satiric fantasy novel. Pratchett zeroes in on everything from heroic duos to dragonriders, and the result is very funny. Recommended. (FCM)
• * _The Colour of Magic (NAL/Signet 0-451-13577-6, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $2.95, 253pp, pb) [Discworld] Reprint (Colin Smythe 1983) fantasy novel.
• * _The Colour of Magic (NAL Signet 0-451-15705-2, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.50, 253pp, pb) [Discworld] Reissue (Colin Smythe 1983) humorous fantasy novel, first of the “Discworld” series. Fourth printing.
• * _The Colour of Magic (Colin Smythe 0-86140-324-X, Dec ’89 [Jan ’90], £10.95, 205pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reissue (Colin Smythe 1983) humorous fantasy novel. This edition has the Josh Kirby cover from the Corgi edition and a new introduction by Terry Pratchett. Volume 1 in the “Discworld” series.
• * _The Colour of Magic (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45112-0, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $3.95, 253pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reissue (Colin Smythe 1983) humorous fantasy novel, first book of the “Discworld” series; sixth printing.
• * _The Colour of Magic (Corgi 0-552-12475-3, Jun ’92 [Jul ’92], £3.99, 238pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reissue (Colin Smythe 1983) humorous fantasy novel. This is the 13th printing. Volume one in the “Discworld” series.
• * *The Colour of Magic (Corgi 0-552-13945-9, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £6.99, 128pp, tp, cover by Daerick Gross, Sr.) [Discworld] Graphic novel version of the first of the “Discworld” books, adapted by Scott Rockwell and illustrated by Steven Ross.
• * _The Colour of Magic (Corgi 0-552-13893-2, Feb ’93, £3.99, 238pp, pb, cover by Stephen Player) [Discworld] Reissue (Colin Smythe 1983) fantasy novel. Volume one in the “Discworld” series.
• * _The Colour of Magic (Gollancz 0-575-06165-0, Oct ’95 [Nov ’95], £4.99, 335pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Colin Smythe 1983) humorous fantasy novel. Book 1 in the “Discworld” series. Mini-mini-hardback gift edition.
• * _The Dark Side of the Sun (Corgi 0-552-13326-4, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], £2.50, 159pp, pb) Reprint (Colin Smythe 1976) humorous sf novel
• * _The Dark Side of the Sun (Doubleday UK 0-385-40476-X, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], £14.99, 191pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) Reprint (Colin Smythe 1976) SF novel.
• * *Death Trilogy (Gollancz 0-575-06584-2, Oct ’98, £15.99, 754pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy omnibus of three “Discworld” novels: Mort (1987), Reaper Man (1991), and Soul Music (1994). (Contents)
• * *Diggers (Doubleday UK 0-385-26979-X, Apr ’90 [Feb ’90], £8.95, 153pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Bromeliad] Humorous young-adult sf novel. “The Second Book of the Nomes”.
• * +Diggers (Delacorte 0-385-30152-9, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $14.95, 185pp, hc, cover by Neal McPheeters) [Bromeliad] Young-adult humorous fantasy novel, second book of the “Nomes” series. First American edition (Doubleday UK 1990).
• * _Diggers (Corgi 0-552-52586-3, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], £2.99, 173pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Bromeliad] Reprint (Doubleday UK 1990) humorous young-adult sf novel. “The Second Book of the Nomes”.
• * *The Discworld Companion (with Stephen Briggs) (Gollancz 0-575-05764-5, Aug ’94, £15.99, 288pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Associational book. Includes a history of the Discworld Books and an Interview with Pratchett. A guide to the Discworld - completely, totally, wholly accurate... until the next novel.
• * _The Discworld Companion (with Stephen Briggs) (Gollancz 0-575-06002-6, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], £6.99, 288pp, tp, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1994) guide to the Discworld. Encyclopaedic list of all its places, people, histories, institutions, artifacts and creatures. Copyrighted 1994 and 1995, there may be some minor revisions.
• * _The Discworld Companion (with Stephen Briggs) (Vista 0-575-60030-6, May ’97, £4.99, 477pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1994) humorous reference guide to the series. Extensively revised from the original, to include notes up to Hogfather (1996).
• * *A Discworld Mapp (with Stephen Briggs) (Corgi 0-552-14324-3, Nov ’95, £5.99, ii+28pp, pb, cover by Stephen Player) [Discworld] Humorous reference work. A fold-out poster-size map of the Discworld (artwork by Player), plus a 28-page booklet with introductions by Briggs and Pratchett, followed by biographies of some explorers who generally learned that Discworld travel broadened the mind and shortened the lifespan.
• * *Discworld’s Ankh Morpork City Watch Diary 1999 (with Stephen Briggs) (Gollancz 0-575-06660-1, Sep ’98 [Oct ’98], £9.99, 128pp, hc) [Discworld] Associational item, illustrated by Paul Kidby. Includes an introduction, advice for new members of the Watch, and an appreciation by the Patrician.
• * *Equal Rites (Gollancz 0-575-03950-7, Jan ’87 [Aug ’87], £9.95, 200pp, hc) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Colour of Magic” series. This one features a female wizard.
• * _Equal Rites (Corgi 0-552-13105-9, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], £2.50, 205pp, pb) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1987) humorous fantasy novel. While not as hilarious as its predecessors, it still has some marvellous moments and is way ahead of the ‘competition’. Strongly recommended. Volume 3 in the “Colour of Magic” series.
• * +Equal Rites (NAL Signet 0-451-15704-4, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.50, 254pp, pb) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel, Book three of the “Discworld” series. Recommended. (FCM) First American edition (Gollancz 1987).
• * _Equal Rites (SFBC #13931, Oct ’88, $4.98, 183pp, hc) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1987) humorous fantasy novel, third in the “Discworld” series.
• * _Equal Rites (Gollancz 0-575-06166-9, Oct ’95, £4.99, 333pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1987) humorous fantasy novel. Book 3 in the “Discworld” series. Mini-mini-hardback gift edition.
• * _Equal Rites (Gollancz 0-575-06410-2, Nov ’96 [Jan ’97], £15.99, 200pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reissue (Gollancz 1987) humorous fantasy novel. Volume #3 in the “Discworld” series, with a new cover.
• * _Equal Rites (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45092-2, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $5.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reissue (Gollancz 1987) humorous fantasy novel, third in the “Discworld” series. Fourth printing.
• * *Eric (with Josh Kirby) (Gollancz 0-575-04836-0, Aug ’90, £7.99, 126pp, tp) [Discworld] Illustrated full colour Discworld novella, featuring the return of Rincewind and the Luggage. Recommended. (PSP) Also available in hardcover (-04636-8, £12.95).
• * _Eric (Gollancz 0-575-05191-4, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], £2.99, 155pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1990) humorous fantasy novel in the “Discworld” series. This edition omits the interior illustrations by Josh Kirby.
• * +Eric (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45357-3, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $4.99, 178pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Discworld] Fantasy novel, a Discworld takeoff on Faust. First US edition (Gollancz 1990).
• * _Eric (Vista 0-575-60001-2, May ’96, £3.99, 155pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1990) humorous fantasy novel. Volume 9 in the “Discworld” series.
• * _Eric (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45357-3, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $5.99, 178pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Discworld] Reissue (Gollancz 1990) fantasy novel, a Discworld takeoff on Faust. Second printing.
• * *Feet of Clay (Gollancz 0-575-05900-1, Jun ’96 [May ’96], £15.99, 288pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel. Book 19 in the “Discworld” series.
• * +Feet of Clay (HarperPrism 0-06-105250-7, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $20.00, 249pp, hc, cover by Michael Sabanosh) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel, “Discworld” #19, by the UK numbering. The guards of Ankh-Morpork (from Men at Arms) have golem trouble. First US edition (Gollancz 1996).
• * _Feet of Clay (SFBC #14550, Jan ’97, $7.98, 249pp, hc, cover by Michael Sabanosh) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1996) humorous fantasy novel, “Discworld” #19, by the UK numbering. This is similar to the HarperPrism edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Feet of Clay (Corgi 0-552-14237-9, May ’97 [Apr ’97], £5.99, 415pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1996) humrous fantasy novel. Book 19 in the “Discworld” series.
• * _Feet of Clay (HarperPrism 0-06-105764-9, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $5.99, 357pp, pb, cover by Michael Sabanosh) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1996) humorous fantasy novel, “Discworld” #19, by the UK numbering.
• * _Good Omens (with Neil Gaiman) See entry under Neil Gaiman.
• * *Good Omens (with Neil Gaiman) (Gollancz 0-575-04800-X, May ’90 [Apr ’90], £12.95, 268pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) Fantasy novel about the coming of Armageddon, as prophesied by Agnes Nutter, Witch. Recommended. (PSP)
• * _Good Omens (with Neil Gaiman) (Corgi 0-552-13703-0, May ’91 [Apr ’91], £3.99, 382pp, pb, cover by Graham Ward) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) humorous horror novel. Recommended. (PSP)
• * *Guards! Guards! (Gollancz 0-575-04606-6, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], £12.95, 288pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel about the problems faced by the Night Guard in Ankh-Morpork when a dragon gets loose, including parodies on most hard-boiled detectives along the way. Strongly recommended. Volume 8 in the “Discworld” series.
• * _Guards! Guards! (Corgi 0-552-13462-7, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], £3.99, 317pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1989) humorous fantasy novel. Volume 8 in the “Discworld” series.
• * +Guards! Guards! (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45089-2, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $4.50, 350pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel, eighth book in the “Discworld” series. First American edition (Gollancz 1989).
• * _Guards! Guards! (SFBC #18548, Aug ’91 [Oct ’91], $5.98, 288pp, hc, cover by Doug Andersen) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1989) humorous fantasy novel, eighth book of the “Discworld” series. First American hardcover edition.
• * _Guards! Guards! (Gollancz 0-575-06485-4, May ’97 [Jul ’97], £15.99, 288pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reissue (Gollancz 1989) humorous fantasy novel. Book eight in the “Discworld” series.
• * *Hogfather (Gollancz 0-575-06403-X, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], £16.99, 285pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel. Book #20 in the “Discworld” series.
• * _Hogfather (Corgi 0-552-14542-4, Nov ’97 [Sep ’97], £5.99, 445pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1996) humorous fantasy novel. Book 20 in the “Discworld” series.
• * +Hogfather (HarperPrism 0-06-105046-6, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $24.00, 292pp, hc, cover by Roger De Muth) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel, “Discworld” #20, by UK numbering. Pratchett’s take on Christmas (Hogmanay) includes a sleigh pulled by hogs, and a kidnapping plot that leaves Death in the driver’s seat, working on his “HO, HO, HO.” First US edition (Gollancz 1996).
• * _Hogfather (SFBC #00215, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $10.98, 292pp, hc, cover by Roger De Muth) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1996) humorous fantasy novel, “Discworld” #20, Pratchett’s take on Christmas. This is similar to the 1998 HarperPrism edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Interesting Times (Gollancz 0-575-05800-5, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], £14.99, 283pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel. The reappearance of Rincewind, Twoflower, Cohen the Barbarian, and the advent of War!, his sons Terror! Panic! and daughter Clancy. Volume 17 in the “Discworld” series.
• * _Interesting Times (Corgi 0-552-14235-2, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], £4.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1994) humorous fantasy novel. Book 17 in the “Discworld” series.
• * +Interesting Times (HarperPrism 0-06-105252-3, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $22.00, 295pp, hc) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel. “Discworld” #17, by UK numbering. Rincewind visits the counterweight continent. First US edition (Gollancz 1994).
• * _Interesting Times (SFBC #16004, Jul ’97, $8.98, 295pp, hc, cover by Michael Sabanosh) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1994) humorous fantasy novel. “Discworld” #17, by UK numbering. This is similar to the HarperPrism edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Interesting Times (HarperPrism 0-06-105690-1, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $5.99, 368pp, pb, cover by Michael Sabanosh) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1994) humorous fantasy novel. “Discworld” #17, by UK numbering.
• * *Jingo (Gollancz 0-575-06540-0, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], £16.99, 285pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel. Book 21 in the “Discworld” series. The Ankh Morpork City Watch tries to police a war.
• * +Jingo (HarperPrism 0-06-105047-4, May ’98, $23.00, 323pp, hc, cover by Michael Sabanosh) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel, #21 in the “Discworld” series (by UK numbering). The men of the Watch get involved in a war. First US edition (Gollancz 1997).
• * _Jingo (BCA UK CN5106, May ’98, £9.99, 285pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1997) humorous fantasy novel. Book 21 in the “Discworld” series.
• * _Jingo (Corgi 0-552-14598-X, Nov ’98 [Sep ’98], £5.99, 414pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1997) humorous fantasy novel. Book 21 in the “Discworld” series.
• * *Johnny and the Bomb (Doubleday UK 0-385-40670-3, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], £12.99, 206pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Johnny Maxwell] Humorous SF/fantasy novel. Third in a series after Only You Can Save Mankind and Johnny and the Dead. Johnny meets a time-traveller, who may offer the chance of altering the past.
• * _Johnny and the Bomb (Corgi 0-552-52968-0, Feb ’97, £3.99, 238pp, pb) [Johnny Maxwell] Reprint (Doubleday UK 1996) humorous SF/fantasy novel.
• * *Johnny and the Dead (Doubleday UK 0-385-40301-1, May ’93 [Apr ’93], £9.99, 173pp, hc, cover by John Avon) [Johnny Maxwell] Humorous young-adult fantasy novel in which the inhabitants of a cemetery object to its redevelopment. Volume two in the “Johnny Maxwell” series.
• * _Johnny and the Dead (Corgi 0-552-52740-8, Mar ’94, £3.99, 188pp, pb, cover by John Avon) [Johnny Maxwell] Reprint (Doubleday UK 1993) humorous young-adult fantasy novel in which the inhabitants of a cemetery object to its redevelopment. Volume two in the “Johnny Maxwell” series.
• * _Johnny and the Dead (Corgi 0-552-52842-0, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], £3.99, 188pp, pb) [Johnny Maxwell] Reprint (Doubleday UK 1993) young-adult fantasy novel in which the inhabitants of a cemetery object to its redevelopment. A tie-in to the TV serial.
• * *The Johnny Maxwell Trilogy (SFBC #00238, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $10.98, 408pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Johnny Maxwell] Omnibus of humorous young-adult SF/fantasy novels Only You Can Save Mankind (1992), Johnny and the Dead (1993), and Johnny and the Bomb (1996). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 1-56865-620-3, and is the first US publication of any of these novels. It lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. A poster of the cover art is included with the shrink-wrapped book. (Contents)
• * *The Last Continent (Doubleday UK 0-385-40989-3, May ’98, £15.99, 281pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel. Book 22 in the “Discworld” series.
• * *The Light Fantastic (Colin Smythe 0-86140-203-0, May ’86, £9.95, 217pp, hc) [Discworld] Fantasy novel. [Not seen]
• * _The Light Fantastic (Corgi 0-552-12848-1, Sep ’86, £1.95, 217pp, pb) [Discworld] Reprint (Colin Smythe 1985) humorous fantasy novel, sequel to The Colour of Magic.
• * +The Light Fantastic (SFBC #111154, Aug ’87, $4.98, 189pp, hc) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel, part of a series. First U.S. edition (Colin Smythe 1986).
• * +The Light Fantastic (NAL Signet 0-451-15297-2, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.50, 255pp, pb) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel, second in the “Discworld” series. First U.S. edition (Colin Smythe 1986).
• * *The Light Fantastic (Corgi 0-552-14159-3, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], £7.99, 128pp, tp) [Discworld] Fantasy graphic novel, adapted by Scott Rockwell and illustrated by Steven Ross and Joe Bennet. Previously serialized in four parts.
• * _The Light Fantastic (Gollancz 0-575-06164-2, Oct ’95, £4.99, 333pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Colin Smythe 1985) humorous fantasy novel. Book 2 in the “Discworld” series. Mini-mini-hardback gift edition.
• * _The Light Fantastic (Penguin/Roc 0-451-16241-2, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $5.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Discworld] Reissue (Colin Smythe 1985) fantasy novel, second in the Discworld series. Fourth printing.
• * *Lords and Ladies (Gollancz 0-575-05223-6, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £14.99, 275pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel about the return of the Elves to the Discworld. Recommended (PSP). Volume 14 in the “Discworld” series.
• * _Lords and Ladies (Corgi 0-552-13891-6, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], £4.99, 382pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1992) humorous fantasy novel. Volume 14 in the “Discworld” series.
• * +Lords and Ladies (HarperPrism 0-06-109216-9, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $12.00, 314pp, tp) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel, 14th in the “Discworld” series. The witches face nasty (but glamourous) elves in this take-off on A Midsummer’s Night Dream. First US edition (Gollancz 1992).
• * _Lords and Ladies (SFBC #10467, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $7.98, 314pp, hc, cover by Jael) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1992) humorous fantasy novel, 14th in the “Discworld” series. This hardcover edition has the SFBC number on the back, HarperPrism as the publisher on the spine, and the HarperPrism trade paperback ISBN inside.
• * _Lords and Ladies (HarperPrism 0-06-105692-8, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $5.99, 281pp, pb) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1992) humorous fantasy novel, 14th in the “Discworld” series.
• * _Lords and Ladies (Gollancz 0-575-06578-8, Aug ’98, £16.99, 275pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1992) humorous fantasy novel. Collectors’ edition. Book 14 in the “Discworld” series.
• * *Maskerade (Gollancz 0-575-05808-0, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], £15.99, 285pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel. Book 18 in the “Discworld” series. Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg, still trying to make two do the work of three, spend a night at the opera.
• * _Maskerade (Corgi 0-552-14236-0, Nov ’96, £5.99, 381pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1995) humorous fantasy novel. Volume 18 in the “Discworld” series.