The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

BARKER, CLIVE (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * +In the Flesh (Simon & Schuster/Poseidon 0-671-62687-6, 1986 [Dec ’86], $19.95, 221pp, hc) Collection of 4 horror stories. First American edition (Sphere 1985 as Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. V).
• * _In the Flesh (SFBC #10653, Jun ’87, $4.98, 187pp, hc) Reprint (Sphere 1985 as Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. 5) collection of original horror stories.
• * _In the Flesh (Pocket 0-671-61269-7, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $3.95, 255pp, pb) Reprint (Sphere 1985 as Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. 5) original collection of 4 horror tales.
• * _In the Flesh (Pocket 0-671-74387-2, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $5.50, 255pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) Reissue (Sphere 1985 as Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. V) collection of horror stories; seventh printing.
• * *Incarnations: Three Plays (HarperPrism 0-06-105244-2, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $22.00, 366pp, hc, cover by Clive Barker) Collection of three plays by Barker: Colossus, Frankenstein in Love, and The History of the Devil. There is an introduction by Barker, along with production notes for each play. (Contents)
• * _Incarnations: Three Plays (HarperCollins UK 0-00-225404-2, Jan ’96, £15.99, xviii+366pp, hc, cover by Clive Barker) Reprint (HarperPrism 1995) collection of three related plays, with an Introduction by Barker. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Incarnations: Three Plays (HarperPrism 0-06-105329-5, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $15.00, 366pp, tp, cover by Clive Barker) Reprint (HarperPrism 1995) collection of three plays by Barker: Colossus, Frankenstein in Love, and The History of the Devil. There is an introduction by Barker, along with production notes for each play.
• * +The Inhuman Condition (S&S/Poseidon 0-671-62686-8, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $12.95, 220pp, hc) Original collection of 5 horror stories. First U.S. edition. First published as an original paperback (Sphere 1985 as Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. IV).
• * _The Inhuman Condition (SFBC #10329, Feb ’87, $4.98, 179pp, hc) Reprint (Sphere 1985 as Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. IV) horror collection.
• * _The Inhuman Condition (Pocket 0-671-61269-7, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $3.95, 254pp, pb) Reprint (Sphere 1985 as Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. IV) original collection.
• * _The Life of Death (with Fred Burke & Steve Niles) (HarperCollins/Eclipse 0-06-105017-2, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $9.99, unpaginated, tp, cover by Stewart Stanyard) Reprint (Eclipse 1993) collection of two graphic adaptations of Clive Barker short stories, “The Life of Death” adapted by Fred Burke with art by Stewart Stanyard, and “New Murders on the Rue Morgue” adapted by Steve Niles with art by Hector Gomez.
• * *The Life of Death and New Murders on the Rue Morgue (Eclipse UK 0-586-21758-4, Sep ’93 [Jul ’93], £6.99, 87pp, tp) Collection of graphic adaptations of two short stories. Simultaneous with US (Eclipse) edition.
• * *The Nightbreed Chronicles (Titan 1-85286-260-2, Feb ’90, £5.95, 80pp, tp) Collection of full-page photos, by Murray Close, of the creatures from “Nightbreed”, with new descriptive text by Clive Barker and an afterword on the film by Stephen Jones. A very attractive package and strongly recommended. (PSP) This edition is also available in the US.
• * *Pandemonium (Eclipse Books 1-56060-112-4, Sep ’91 [Oct ’91], $19.95, 162pp, tp, cover by Clive Barker) Collection of Barker essays and art, plus a previously unpublished play, The History of the Devil. This is the first of a series of collections containing Barker plays and other material. A hardcover edition (-111-6, $40.00) and a hardcover limited edition (-110-8, $100.00) are also available.
• * *Rawhead Rex and Twilight at the Towers (Eclipse UK 0-00-224952-9, Jan ’94, £6.99, 96pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Collection of graphic adaptations by Steve Niles of two short stories - “Rawhead Rex” illustrated by Les Edwards; and “Twilight at the Towers” illustrated by Hector Gomez.
• * *Revelations (with Steve Niles) (Eclipse Books 1-56060-129-9, Oct ’92, $7.95, 56pp, tp, cover by Lionel Talaro) Associational graphic novel adapted from a Barker short story by Steve Niles, with artwork by Lionel Talaro.
• * *Revelations and Babel’s Children (Eclipse UK 0-586-21756-8, May ’93, £6.99, 90pp, tp) Collection of graphic adaptations of two short stories — “Revelations” adapted by Steve Niles and illustrated by Lionel Talaro; and “Babel’s Children” adapted by Fred Burke and illustrated by Hector Gomez. Simultaneous with US (Eclipse) edition.
• * *Sacrament (HarperCollins 0-06-017949-X, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $25.00, 447pp, hc, cover by Phil Heffernan) Fantasy novel. A wildlife photographer worried about endangered species and AIDS experiences dark flashbacks after being clawed by a bear. Simultaneous with the UK (HarperCollins UK).
• * *Sacrament (HarperCollins UK 0-00-223561-7, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], £15.99, 434pp, hc, cover by Bob Warner) Dark fantasy novel. An injured photographer returns to his childhood home to confront supernatural forces that have grown powerful enough to threaten the soul of our planet. Simultaneous with the US (HarperCollins) edition.
• * _Sacrament (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-109199-5, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $6.99, 605pp, pb, cover by Phil Heffernan) Reprint (HarperCollins 1996) fantasy novel.
• * _Sacrament (HarperCollins UK 0-00-648264-3, May ’97 [Apr ’97], £5.99, 595pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) Reprint (HarperCollins; HarperCollins UK 1996) fantasy novel.
• * *Tapping the Vein: Book One (Eclipse Books 0-913035-92-0, Aug ’89, $6.95, 57pp, tp) Two graphic Barker short stories, “Human Remains”, adapted and illustrated by P. Craig Russell, and “Pig Blood Blues”, adapted by Chuck Wagner and Fred Burke, illustrated by Scott Hampton. This is the first of a series of graphic Barker adaptations scheduled by Eclipse.
• * *The Thief of Always (HarperCollins 0-06-017724-1, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $20.00, 225pp, hc, cover by Clive Barker) Young-adult dark fantasy novel of a 10-year old boy taken away to another world by a mysterious stranger only to learn that you always pay for having fun. Illustrations by the author. Simultaneous with the HarperCollins UK edition.
• * *The Thief of Always (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224144-7, Nov ’92, £9.99, 230pp, hc, cover by Clive Barker) Young-adult dark fantasy novel, illustrated throughout by Clive Barker. Simultaneous with US (HarperCollins) edition.
• * _The Thief of Always (SFBC #05814, Mar ’93, $7.98, 225pp, hc, cover by Clive Barker) Reprint (HarperCollins 1992) young-adult dark fantasy novel with illustrations by the author. Similar to the HarperCollins edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Thief of Always (Fontana 0-00-647311-3, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], £4.99, 230pp, pb) Reprint (HarperCollins 1992) young-adult fantasy/horror novel, about an evil house that traps children, illustrated throughout by the author.
• * _The Thief of Always (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-109146-4, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $5.99, 267pp, pb, cover by Kirk Reinert) Reprint (HarperCollins 1992) young-adult dark fantasy novel of a ten-year old boy taken away to another world by a mysterious stranger only to learn that you always pay for having fun. Illustrations by the author.
• * _The Thief of Always (Collins 0-00-675169-5, Oct ’95 [Nov ’95], £3.99, 202pp, tp) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) fantasy novel. Newly illustrated by Stephen Player.
• * _The Thief of Always (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-105769-X, Mar ’97, $3.99, 226pp, tp, cover by Kirk Reinert) Reprint (HarperCollins 1992) young-adult dark fantasy novel.
• * *Weaveworld (Simon & Schuster Poseidon 0-671-61268-9, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $19.95, 584pp, hc) Fantasy/horror novel. There’s also supposed to be a limited edition, -64839-X, $85.00.
• * *Weaveworld (Collins 0-00-223254-5, Oct ’87, £10.95, 722pp, hc) Fantasy/horror novel. Simultaneous with the US (Simon & Schuster) edition.
• * _Weaveworld (Collins 0-00-223372-X, Dec ’87, £80.00, 722pp, hc) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1987) fantasy/horror novel. Limited (to 500 copies), signed and slip-cased edition with illustrations by the author.
• * _Weaveworld (Fontana 0-00-617489-2, 1988 [May ’88], £3.95, 722pp, pb) Reprint (Collins/Poseidon 1987) horror novel. Special ‘Open Market’ edition, not available in the UK.
• * _Weaveworld (Pocket 0-671-31152-2, May ’88, no price, 704pp, pb) Reprint (Collins/Poseidon 1987) fantasy/semi-horror novel. ABA advance edition, preceding the regular Pocket edition.
• * _Weaveworld (QPB no ISBN, Aug ’88, $9.95, 704pp, tp) Reprint (Collins/Poseidon 1987) fantasy/horror novel. This is exactly the same as the Simon & Schuster hardcover, except that it has no ISBN.
• * _Weaveworld (Fontana 0-00-617489-2, Aug ’88, £3.95, 722pp, pb) Reprint (Collins/Poseidon 1987) horror novel.
• * _Weaveworld (Pocket 0-671-66506-5, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $4.95, 704pp, pb) Reprint (Collins/Poseidon 1987) fantasy novel with horror elements.
• * *Weaveworld (SFBC #01196, Jul ’93, $10.98, 584pp, hc, cover by Wendell Minor) Reprint (Poseidon 1987) dark fantasy novel. Similar to the Poseidon edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Weaveworld (Pocket 0-671-70418-4, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $6.99, 704pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) Reissue (Collins; Poseidon 1987) fantasy novel. Eighth printing.
• * _Weaveworld (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648300-3, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], £6.99, 722pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) Reprint (Collins; Poseidon 1987) fantasy novel; tenth anniversary edition. Includes a 1996 introduction by Barker.
• * *Weaveworld & Cabal (Diamond Books 1-858-13298-3, Oct ’93, £4.99, 768pp, hc) Horror omnibus. This is an “Instant Remainder” edition. (Contents)
• * *The Yattering and Jack (HarperCollins UK/Eclipse 0-586-21750-9, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], £6.99, 92pp, tp, cover by John Bolton) Collection of two graphic adaptations, “The Yattering and Jack” illustrated by John Bolton, adapted by Steve Niles, and “How Spoilers Bleed” illustrated by Hector Gomez, adapted by Steve Niles and Fred Burke.
• * _The Yattering and Jack (with Steve Niles & Fred Burke) (HarperCollins/Eclipse 0-06-105002-4, Mar ’93 [Aug ’93], $9.99, unpaginated, tp, cover by John Bolton) Reprint (Eclipse 1993) collection of two earlier graphic adaptations of Clive Barker short stories, “The Yattering and Jack” adapated by Steve Niles, with art by John Bolton, and “How Spoilers Bleed”, adapted by Steve Niles and Fred Burke, with art by Hector Gomez.

BARKER, DENNIS (Malcolm) (1929- )

• * *Winston Three Three Three (Grafton 0-586-07089-3, Aug ’87, £2.95, 267pp, pb) Thriller set in Great Britain in 2089.

BARKER, M. A. R.; [i.e., Muhammad Abd al-Rahman Barker] (1929- )

• * *Flamesong (DAW 0-88677-076-9, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $3.50, 412pp, pb) Fantasy novel, a new adventure set on Tekumel. Based on the author’s board game, “Empire of the Petal Throne.”
• * *The Man of Gold (DAW 0-87997-940-2, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $3.50, 367pp, pb) Fantasy novel based on the boardgame “Empire of the Petal Throne”, which the author also invented.
• * _The Man of Gold (DAW 0-88677-082-3, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $3.95, 367pp, pb) Reissue (DAW 1984) fantasy novel; 4th printing.

BARKER, NICHOLAS (John) (1933-1997)

• * _Red Ice (with Anthony Masters) (St. Martin’s 0-312-91129-7, Jun ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.95, 250pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1986) near-future thriller. There’s an “ultimate secret weapon” hidden at Antarctica.

BARKER, WADE; pseudonym of Richard S. Meyers

• * *War of the Ninja Master II: The Shibo Discipline (Warner 0-446-34709-4, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $2.95, 208pp, pb) [War of the Ninja Master] Superhero adventure with possible fantasy elements. Wade Barker is a pseudonym for Richard Myers, author of the “Doomstar” series.

BARKIN, CAROL (1944- ); see pseudonym Beverly Hastings

BARLEY, MICHAEL

• * *Jackal Bird (Tesseract 1-895836-11-5, Jun ’95, C$21.95, 298pp, hc, cover by Mitchell Stuart) SF novel. Four children on an inhospitable colony world play dangerous games that prepare them for the adult world of intrigue and violence. A first novel. Also announced in paperback (C$8.95, -07-7). Order from Tesseract Books/The Book Collective, 214-21 10405 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5J 3S2; 403-448-0590.

BARLOW, ROBERT H. (1918-1951) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Battle That Ended the Century/Collapsing Cosmoses (with H. P. Lovecraft) See entry under H. P. Lovecraft
• * *"The Hoard of the Wizard Beast" and One Other (with H. P. Lovecraft) (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-67-4, Nov ’94, $3.95, 29pp, ph) Chapbook collection of two stories written by Robert H. Barlow and considerably revised by H.P. Lovecraft, “The Hoard of the Beast” and the short-short story, “The Slaying of the Monster”. The stories themselves are minor, but the collection includes a detailed introduction by S.T. Joshi, and fascinating facsimile reproductions of the original manuscripts showing Lovecraft’s actual editing. Order from Necronomicon Press, PO Box 1304, West Warwick RI 02893; 401-828-7161. (Contents)
• * _The Night Ocean (with H. P. Lovecraft) See entry under H. P. Lovecraft
• * *On Lovecraft and Life (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-49-6, Oct ’92 [Nov ’92], $3.95, 25pp, ph, cover by Jason Eckhardt) Collection of two non-fiction pieces appearing complete for the first time, with a biographical introduction by S.T. Joshi. Order from Necronomicon Press, 101 Lockwood Street, West Warwick RI 02893. [Lovecraft]

BARLOWE, WAYNE DOUGLAS (1958- ) (stories)

• * *The Alien Life of Wayne Barlowe (Morpheus International 1-883398-10-X, Dec ’95, $24.95, tp, cover by Wayne Barlowe) Art book in three sections: early and commissioned work, dinosaurs, and some of Barlowe’s pet alien projects. There is a foreword by Vincent Di Fate, and an introduction by Barlowe. A signed, leatherbound, slipcased edition with a signed print is available for $75.00. Morpheus International, PO Box 7246, Beverly Hills CA 90212-7246; 310-859-2557.
• * _Barlowe’s Guide to Extraterrestrials (with Beth Meacham & Ian Summers) (Workman 0-89480-324-7, Sep ’87 [Oct ’87], $10.95, 146pp, tp) Reissue (Workman 1979) sf art book, 2nd Edition, 4th printing, with a new foreword by Robert Silverberg.
• * _Barlowe’s Guide to Extraterrestrials (with Beth Meacham & Ian Summers) (Workman 0-89480-500-2, Oct ’87 [Dec ’87], $16.95, 112pp, hc) Reissue (Workman 1979) book of art and text on aliens from sf novels. New introduction by Robert Silverberg. The hardcover is the same as the new trade paperback.
• * *Barlowe’s Guide to Fantasy (HarperPrism 0-06-100817-6, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $19.95, 101pp, tp, cover by Wayne Barlowe) Art book with portraits of (mostly non-human) fantasy characters, each with a page describing the book and character. A hardcover edition -105238-8, $35.00) is also available.
• * *Barlowe’s Inferno (Morpheus International 1-883398-36-3, Nov ’98, $24.95, 72pp, hc, cover by Wayne Barlowe) Art book. Barlowe presents his visions of Hell. Introduction by Tanith Lee. Order from Morpheus International, 9250 Wilshire Blvd, Suite LL15, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
• * *Expedition: Being an Account in Words and Artwork of the 2358 A.D. Voyage to Darwin IV (Workman 0-89480-629-7, Nov ’90 [Jan ’91], $18.95, 192pp, tp, cover by Wayne Douglas Barlowe) Art book with both artwork and text by Barlowe describing a fictional journey to the planet Darwin IV. A hardcover edition (0-89480-982-2, $29.95) is also available.

BARNARD, KEITH

• * *The Betz Cell (Souvenir Press 0-285-63048-2, Oct ’91, £14.99, 307pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Sf thriller about medical research into communicating with a patient who is brain dead.
• * *Embryo (Souvenir Press 0-285-62993-X, Sep ’90, £14.95, 299pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Sf/horror novel about the genetic engineering of embryos.

BARNES, JOHN (Allen) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Apostrophes and Apocalypses (Tor 0-312-86147-8, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $24.95, 349pp, hc) Collection of 21 items, 11 original, of fiction and non-fiction, with comments on each by the author. (Contents)
• * *Caesar’s Bicycle (HarperPrism 0-06-105661-8, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $5.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Vincent DiFate) [Timeline Wars] SF alternate-history novel, third in the “Timeline Wars” series.
• * *Earth Made of Glass (Tor 0-312-85851-5, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $25.95, 416pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Million Open Doors] SF novel, sequel to A Million Open Doors.
• * _Earth Made of Glass (SFBC #06401, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $12.98, 416pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Million Open Doors] Reprint (Tor 1998) SF novel, sequel to A Million Open Doors. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Earth Made of Glass (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-466-8, Jul ’98, £10.99, 416pp, tp) [Million Open Doors] Reprint (Tor 1998) SF novel, the sequel to A Million Open Doors. A hardcover edition (-465-X, £16.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Encounter with Tiber (with Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.) See entry under Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.
• * *Kaleidoscope Century (Tor 0-312-85561-3, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $21.95, 252pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) SF novel set in a dark, harrowing 21st century.
• * _Kaleidoscope Century (Millennium 1-85798-274-6, Jun ’95, £8.99, 252pp, tp, cover by Don Carroll) SF novel. A hardcover edition (-269-X, £15.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Kaleidoscope Century (Phoenix 1-85799-649-6, Feb ’96, £5.99, 252pp, tp, cover by Don Carroll) Reprint (Tor 1995) SF novel of a man whose regenerations destroy his memory of the past.
• * _Kaleidoscope Century (Tor 0-812-53346-1, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $5.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Tor 1995) SF novel set in a dark, harrowing 21st century.
• * _Kaleidoscope Century (Orion/Millennium 0-75281-657-8, May ’98, £5.99, 252pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1995) SF novel set in a dark, harrowing 21st century.
• * *The Man Who Pulled Down the Sky (Congdon & Weed/Contemporary 0-86553-185-4, Apr ’87, $15.95, 256pp, hc) Sf novel. Solar system intrigue, politics, and war a la The Moon is A Harsh Mistress. A first novel.
• * _The Man Who Pulled Down the Sky (Worldwide Library 0-383-30303-3, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.95, 250pp, pb) Reprint (Congdon & Weed 1987) hard sf novel of war, politics, and revolution.
• * _The Man Who Pulled Down the Sky (NEL 0-450-42896-6, Sep ’88, £2.99, 256pp, tp) Reprint (Congdon & Weed 1987) sf novel. Volume 3 in the “Isaac Asimov Presents” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *A Million Open Doors (Tor 0-312-85210-X, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $19.95, 315pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Million Open Doors] Sf novel of an interstellar civilization transformed by the development of instantaneous space travel.
• * _A Million Open Doors (SFBC #05806, Feb ’93, $9.98, 315pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Million Open Doors] Reprint (Tor 1992) sf novel of an interstellar civilization transformed by the development of instantaneous space travel. Similar to the Tor edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the beck jacket.
• * _A Million Open Doors (Millennium 1-85798-083-2, Jun ’93, £8.99, 314pp, tp, cover by John Harris) [Million Open Doors] Reprint (Tor 1992) sf novel about repressive politics on a frontier world. Recommended (PSP). A hardcover edition (-082-4, £14.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]
• * _A Million Open Doors (Tor 0-812-51633-8, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $4.99, 309pp, pb, cover by John Harris) [Million Open Doors] Reprint (Tor 1992) sf novel of an interstellar civilization transformed by the development of instantaneous space travel. A Nebula Award nominee.