The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

BARRETT, NEAL (Patrick), Jr. (stories) (continued)

• * *Skinny Annie Blues (Kensington 1-57566-058-X, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $21.95, 250pp, hc, cover by Lisa Henderling) Associational mystery novel.
• * *Slightly Off Center: Eleven Extraordinarily Exhilarating Tales (Swan Press no ISBN, Nov ’92, $9.50, 155pp, tp) Collection of 11 stories, five original, with an introduction by Joe R. Lansdale and illustrations by Brad W. Foster. Order from Swan Press, PO Box 90006, Austin TX 78709-0006. (Contents)
• * *Through Darkest America (Congdon & Weed/Contemporary 0-86553-184-6, Apr ’87, $15.95, 275pp, hc) [Through Darkest America] Sf novel set in a bleak and bitter post-holocaust America.
• * _Through Darkest America (NEL 0-450-42173-2, Mar ’88, £2.95, 275pp, tp) [Through Darkest America] Reprint (Congdon & Weed 1987) curiously old-fashioned novel of cannibalism and Civil War in post-holocaust America. Reads like a cross between The Chrysalids and Men in the Jungle. (PSP) Volume 1 in the “Isaac Asimov Presents” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Through Darkest America (Worldwide Library 0-373-30302-5, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.95, 256pp, pb) [Through Darkest America] Reprint (Congdon & Weed 1987) sf novel of post-apocalypse America.

BARRETT, WILLIAM E(dmund) (1900-1986)

• * _Lady of the Lotus (Jeremy P. Tarcher 0-87477-506-X, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $11.95, 377pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 1975) quasi-historical fantasy novel about Buddha and his wife.

BARRIE, [Sir] JAMES M(atthew), Bart. (1860-1937) (stories)

• * _Peter Pan (NAL/Signet Classic 0-451-52088-2, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $2.50, 200pp, pb) [Peter Pan] Classic juvenile fantasy novel with new illustrations by Sergio Martinez. New afterword by Alison Lurie.
• * _Peter Pan (Unicorn 0-88101-069-3, Oct ’87, $16.95, 179pp, hc) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911) juvenile fantasy novel, with new illustrations by Greg Hildebrandt.
• * _Peter Pan (Armada 0-00-692905-2, Jan ’88, £1.95, 158pp, tp) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated throughout by Robin Lawrie.
• * _Peter Pan (Methuen 0-416-09392-2, Jan ’88, £9.95, 158pp, hc) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated throughout by Michael Hague.
• * _Peter Pan (Puffin 0-14-032007-5, Jan ’88, £1.95, 206pp, tp) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated throughout by Jan Omerod.
• * _Peter Pan (Viking Kestrel 0-670-80862-8, Jan ’88, £7.95, 206pp, hc) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated throughout by Jan Omerod.
• * _Peter Pan (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-036674-1, Jan ’96 [Feb ’96], $3.99, 242pp, tp, cover by Keith Scaife) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911) classic young-adult fantasy novel. This is a repackaged, worldwide edition of the Puffin 1994 edition with an introduction by Naomi Lewis and illustrations by Elisa Trimby. Sixth printing.
• * _Peter Pan (ACC Children’s Classics 1-85149-702-1, Oct ’98 [Dec ’98], $24.95, 144pp, hc, cover by Greg Becker) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911) classic young-adult fantasy novel. This edition has new illustrations by Greg Becker. Part of a new line from the Antique Collectors’ Club, Market Street Industrial Park, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590; 800-252-5231. The jacket lacks a price; this appears to be an international edition printed in the UK.
• * _Peter Pan & Wendy (Pavilion 1-85145-179-X, Jan ’88, £8.95, 158pp, hc) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911, as Peter Pan) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated throughout by Michael Foreman.
• * _Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (Penguin 0-14-600077-3, Aug ’95, $.95, 54pp, tp, cover by William Degouve de Nuncques) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1906) collection of four fantasy stories about Peter Pan, abridged from The Little White Bird (1902). A “Penguin 60s” anniversary edition. (Contents)
• * *Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens & Peter and Wendy (World’s Classics 0-19-282593-3, Feb ’91, £3.99, 240pp, pb, cover by Arthur Rackham) [Peter Pan] Collection of the two classic children’s fantasy stories, edited and with an introduction by Peter Hollindale. (Contents)

BARRIE, MONICA; pseudonym of David Wind

• * *Queen of Knights (Pocket 0-671-46973-8, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $3.95, 372pp, pb) Historical fantasy novel; “Monica Barrie” is a pseudonym for David Wind. Wind, in a private letter, insists the book (despite its romance packaging) is a straight historical fantasy with Robin Hood, Richard the Lion-Heart, and Celtic mythology.

BARRINGTON, HERMESTER (stories)

• * *Death Trap at La Puente (Brea CA: Viva la Lucha Publications 0-9649280-0-0, 1995, $5.00, 18pp, ph, cover by Steve Gerber) Science fiction story starring the masked wrestler El Físco Nuclear and the agents of Cal-International Pro Wrestling, Inc.

BARRIOS, ENRIQUE (1945- )

• * *Ami, Child of the Stars (Lotus Press 0-914955-05-5, Dec ’89, $7.95, 112pp, tp) Children’s sf/UFO novel of a boy who befriends aliens and sees the wonders of the universe and the importance of ecological awareness. Translated from the Spanish. Illustrated by Glen Strock. First American edition and first English translation.

BARRON, (Richard) NEIL (1934- ) (chron.)

• * *Anatomy of Wonder, Third Edition (R.R. Bowker 0-8352-2313-2, Aug ’87 [Oct ’87], $39.95, 874pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical/bibiographical/reference work on sf. A major one-volume reference, especially on modern sf, and the standard work for libraries. Highly recommended. (CNB)

_____, ed.

• * *Anatomy of Wonder, Fourth Edition (R.R. Bowker 0-8352-3288-3, Mar ’95, $52.00, 912pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical/bibliographical/reference work on SF, its history, major authors, use in other media, and library collections; nearly 2,000 books are critically annotated. A major one-volume reference. Order from R.R. Bowker, Box 31, New Providence NJ 07974; 800-521-8110.
• * *Fantasy Literature: A Reader’s Guide (Garland 0-8240-3148-2, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $49.95, 586pp, hc) Non-fiction, a bibliographic reference using the same format as Barron’s Anatomy of Wonder. This has articles on various subjects followed by a listing of significant works with annotations.
• * *Horror Literature: A Reader’s Guide (Garland 0-8240-4347-2, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $49.95, 596pp, hc) Non-fiction, a bibliographic reference using the same format as Barron’s Anatomy of Wonder. This has articles on various subjects, from “The Early Gothic 1762-1824” to “Fantastic Art and Illustration”, followed by a list of significant works in each subject area with annotations. There is a lengthy section devoted to contemporary horror fiction, the first resource of its type.
• * *What Fantastic Fiction Do I Read Next? A Reader’s Guide to Recent Fantastic Fiction (Gale Research 0-7876-1866-7, Oct ’97 [Nov ’97], $89.00, 1679pp, hc) Non-fiction. A gathering of brief descriptions of books published from 1989-1996, plus multiple indexes: by title, author, story type, locale, character, character description, or time period. Limited to new or recently reprinted works, many classics are missing; series are often represented only by later novels, with no reference to earlier works even in the “Series” index. Award winners (Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, etc., but not Locus) are also listed, for the years 1989-1996.

BARRON, T(om) A. (chron.)

• * *The Ancient One (Putnam/Philomel 0-399-21899-8, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $17.95, 367pp, hc, cover by John Collier) Young-adult time-travel fantasy of a young girl, caught up in a struggle to save a grove of redwood trees, who is thrown back in time 500 years.
• * _The Ancient One (Tor 0-812-53654-1, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $4.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Reprint (Philomel 1992) young-adult time-travel fantasy of a young girl caught up in a struggle to save a grove of redwood trees who is thrown back in time 500 years.
• * *The Fires of Merlin (Penguin/Philomel 0-399-23020-3, Sep ’98, $19.99, 261pp, hc, cover by Mike Wimmer) [Lost Years of Merlin] Young-adult Arthurian fantasy, volume three in “The Lost Years of Merlin” trilogy. Young Merlin must master his new powers to stop a dragon threatening to destroy Fincayra.
• * *Heartlight (Putnam/Philomel 0-399-22180-8, Sep ’90, $15.95, 272pp, hc, cover by Karl Swanson) Young-adult sf novel with fantasy elements in the manner of Madeleine L’Engle. A first novel.
• * _Heartlight (Tor 0-812-55170-2, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $4.99, 272pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Reprint (Philomel 1990) science fantasy novel of quantum physics and psychic powers.
• * *The Lost Years of Merlin (Putnam/Philomel 0-399-23018-1, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $19.95, 326pp, tp, cover by Mike Wimmer) [Lost Years of Merlin] Young-adult Arthurian fantasy, volume one in a trilogy. A boy with amnesia washes up on the Welsh shore, and turns out to have strange powers — and a great destiny.
• * *The Merlin Effect (Putnam/Philomel 0-399-22689-3, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $17.95, 254pp, hc, cover by Mike Wimmer) Young-adult Arthurian fantasy about a modern girl who must rescue her father from danger on a sunken treasure ship.
• * _The Merlin Effect (Tor 0-812-55169-9, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $5.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Reprint (Putnam/Philomel 1994) young-adult Arthurian fantasy about a modern girl and a sunken treasure ship.
• * *The Seven Songs of Merlin (Putnam/Philomel 0-399-23019-X, Sep ’97, $19.95, 306pp, hc, cover by Mike Wimmer) [Lost Years of Merlin] Young-adult Arthurian fantasy, volume two in a trilogy. Young Merlin has to learn some important lessons to restore the land to life.

BARROW, LOUIS (stories)

• * *Supernatural Romance of Suzanne, The Conquest of Demon Cabeto and Alien Mountain Giants (Barrow 0-9518240-0-7, Sep ’91 [Nov ’91], £4.25, 104pp, tp) Collection of three original sf/fantasy stories. Order from 184B Wisbech Rd, March, PE15 8EZ, U.K. (Contents)

BARRUS, TIM

• * *Genocide: The Anthology (Knights Press 0-915175-28-2, Nov ’88 [Jan ’89], $8.50, 211pp, tp) Despite the title, this is a gay near-future novel.

BARRY, JAMES, ed. (1939- )

• * *Just Fantastic! (with Sharon Siamon & Glen Huser) (Nelson, Canada 0-17-603946-5, 1993, 144pp, pb, cover by Jan Machalek) Textbook. (Contents)

BARRY, JONATHAN

• * *Catmagic (with Whitley Strieber) (Tor 0-312-93112-3, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $17.95, 441pp, hc) Fantasy novel of modern witchcraft; Barry is “a practicing witch.”
• * _Catmagic (with Whitley Strieber) (SFBC #10534, May ’87, $4.98, 376pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1986) dark fantasy novel.

BARTH, JOHN (Simmons) (1930- ) (stories)

• * _Giles Goat Boy (Doubleday Anchor 0-385-24086-4, Sep ’87, $9.95, 710pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 1966) quasi-sf literary novel.
• * *The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor (Little, Brown 0-316-08251-1, Feb ’91, $22.95, 373pp, hc, cover by Carol Wald) Literary fantasy novel of a modern man who finds his way into the world of Sindbad and the Arabian Nights.
• * _The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor (BOMC no ISBN, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $19.95, 584pp, hc, cover by Carol Wald) Reprint (Little, Brown 1991) literary Arabian nights fantasy novel. This is identical to the Little, Brown edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a BOMC mark on the back.
• * _The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, Oct ’91, $11.95, 584pp, tp, cover by Carol Wald) Reprint (Little, Brown 1991) literary Arabian nights fantasy novel. This is identical to the Little, Brown edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has the dust jacket printed as the soft cover.
• * _The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-55552-1, Nov ’91, £15.99, 573pp, hc, cover by Carol Wald) Reprint (Little, Brown 1991) literary fantasy novel about a 20th century writer who finds himself in medieval Baghdad. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor (Doubleday/Anchor 0-385-42220-2, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $11.00, 573pp, tp, cover by Carol Wald) Reprint (Little, Brown 1991) literary fantasy novel of a modern man who finds his way into the world of Sinbad and the Arabian Nights.
• * _The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor (Sceptre 0-340-55910-1, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], £6.99, 573pp, tp, cover by Carol Wald) Reprint (Little, Brown 1991) literary fantasy novel.

BARTHELME, DONALD (1931-1989) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The King (Harper & Row 0-06-016195-7, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $16.95, 158pp, hc, cover by Barry Moser) Literary fantasy novel, a retelling of Arthurian legends set during WWII, illustrated by Barry Moser.
• * _The King (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $7.95, 158pp, tp, cover by Barry Moser) Reprint (Harper & Row 1990) literary Arthurian fantasy novel. This is identical to the Harper & Row edition except it lacks a price and ISBN and has the jacket printed as the soft cover.
• * _The King (Penguin 0-14-014992-9, May ’92 [Jun ’92], $8.00, 158pp, tp, cover by Barry Moser) Reprint (Harper & Row 1990) fantasy novel, a retelling of Le Morte d’Arthur set during an alternate World War II.

BARTHOLOMEW, BARBARA (G.) (1941- )

• * *Child of Tomorrow (NAL/Signet 0-451-13781-7, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $2.50, 192pp, pb) [Time Keeper] Young-adult sf novel, Book 2 of the “Time Keeper” trilogy.
• * _Child of Tomorrow (Grafton 0-246-12869-0, Mar ’86, £5.95, 160pp, hc) [Time Keeper] Reprint (Signet/Vista 1985) young-adult sf novel, second in the “Timekeeper Trilogy”.
• * _Child of Tomorrow (Dragon 0-583-30924-0, Sep ’86, £1.95, 160pp, pb) [Time Keeper] Reprint (Signet/Vista 1985) young-adult sf novel, #2 in the “Timekeeper” trilogy.
• * *The Time Keeper (NAL/Signet Vista 0-451-13629-2, Jun ’85 [May ’85], $2.50, 191pp, pb) [Time Keeper] Sf novel, first of a young-adult series.
• * _The Timekeeper (Grafton 0-246-12868-2, Mar ’86, £5.95, 160pp, hc) [Time Keeper] Reprint (Signet/Vista 1985) young-adult sf novel, first in the “Timekeeper Trilogy”.
• * _The Timekeeper (Dragon 0-583-30923-2, Sep ’86, £1.95, 160pp, pb) [Time Keeper] Reprint (Signet/Vista 1985) young-adult sf novel, #1 in the “Timekeeper” trilogy.
• * *When Dreamers Cease to Dream (NAL/Signet/Vista 0-451-13869-4, Oct ’85 [Sep ’85], $2.50, 190pp, pb) [Time Keeper] Young-adult sf novel, Book 3 of “The Time Keeper” trilogy.
• * _When Dreamers Cease to Dream (Grafton 0-246-12870-4, Mar ’86, £5.95, 160pp, hc) [Time Keeper] Reprint (Signet/Vista 1985) young-adult sf novel, conclusion of the “Timekeeper Trilogy”.
• * _When Dreamers Cease to Dream (Dragon 0-583-30925-9, Sep ’86, £1.95, 160pp, pb) [Time Keeper] Reprint (Signet/Vista 1985) young-adult sf novel, #3 in the “Timekeeper” trilogy.

BARTON, DAN (1957- )

• * *Banshee (Worldwide Library 0-373-97075-7, Jun ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.95, 382pp, pb) Horror novel, a first novel.
• * *Relife (Pocket 0-671-67639-3, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $4.95, 296pp, pb) Horror novel of an amnesiac man carrying something inhuman within him.

BARTON, DEBORAH

• * *Nights of the Living Hell (Carlton Press 0-8062-4054-7, Dec ’91 [Apr ’92], $13.50, 224pp, hc) Horror novel of a small town at the mercy of a monstrous creature that consumes human victims. Available from Carlton Press, 11 West 32nd St., New York NY 10001.

BARTON, JAMES

• * *Wasteworld 1: Aftermath (Granada 0-583-13701-6, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], £1.50, 128pp, pb) [Wasteworld] Survivalist post-holocaust adventure, first of an “action” series.
• * *Wasteworld 2: Resurrection (Granada 0-583-13702-4, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], £1.50, 142pp, pb) [Wasteworld] Sf novel, second in in the post-holocaust adventure series.

BARTON, S. W.; pseudonym of Barton Stewart Whaley, (1928- )

• * _The Last President (with Michael J. Kurland) See entry under Michael J. Kurland

BARTON, WILLIAM (Renald, III) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Acts of Conscience (Warner Aspect 0-446-67251-3, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], $12.99, 400pp, tp, cover by Wayne Barlowe) SF novel.
• * _Acts of Conscience (Warner Aspect 0-446-60511-5, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], $5.99, 386pp, pb, cover by Wayne Barlowe) Reprint (Warner Aspect 1997) SF novel.
• * *Alpha Centauri (with Michael Capobianco) (Avon 0-380-79282-6, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $13.00, 438pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) SF novel. Terrorists plague a colony ship that is mankind’s last hope. A hardcover edition (-97511-4, $23.00) is also available.
• * _Alpha Centauri (with Michael Capobianco) (Avon Eos 0-380-78205-7, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $6.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Avon 1997) SF novel.
• * *Dark Sky Legion (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29616-7, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $4.99, 404pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) Sf novel about an eternally-young millenia-old man charged with perpetuating the status quo in a far-future star empire.
• * *Fellow Traveler (with Michael Capobianco) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29115-7, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $3.99, 403pp, pb, cover by Paul Swendsen) Sf novel of U.S./Soviet conflict over space travel.
• * *Iris (with Michael Capobianco) (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-26727-4, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $8.95, 436pp, tp, cover by Paul Swendsen) Sf novel of colonists’ lives on a wandering gas giant. Also available in hardcover (-26726-6, $19.95).
• * _Iris (with Michael Capobianco) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28822-9, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $4.95, 402pp, pb, cover by Paul Swendsen) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1990) sf novel of colonists on a wandering gas giant.
• * *The Transmigration of Souls (Warner Aspect 0-446-60167-5, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $5.50, 411pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) SF novel. An alien artifact offers new realities to humanity, and Fortress America is terrified.
• * *When Heaven Fell (Warner Aspect 0-446-60166-7, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $5.50, 343pp, pb, cover by Sean Beavers) SF novel. Resisters on Earth try to overthrow their cybernetic alien overlords.
• * *White Light (with Michael Capobianco) (Avon Eos 0-380-79515-9, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $13.00, 343pp, tp) Near-future SF novel. Two families fleeing a dying Earth find an omnipresent entity — a god — designed to preserve life by absorbing time.
• * *Yellow Matter (TAL Publications no ISBN, Dec ’93, $5.95, 37pp, ph, cover by Kim Colson) Sf short story with an introduction by Kevin J. Anderson. This is a signed numbered limited edition of 1,000 copies. Available from TAL Publications, PO Box 1837, Leesburg VA 22075.

BARTTER, M(artha) A(nn) (1932- )

• * *The Way to Ground Zero: The Atomic Bomb in American Science Fiction (Greenwood 0-313-25892-9, Dec ’88, $39.95, 278pp, hc) Non-fiction. Historical study of how science fiction influenced the decision to build and use atomic weapons.