The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

VALLEJO, BORIS (chron.) (continued)

• * *Boris Vallejo’s 3D Magic (Stewart Tabori & Chang 1-55670-431-3, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $22.50, unpaginated, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) Art book with 26 Vallejo paintings turned into 3D images.
• * _Boris Vallejo’s 3D Magic (SFBC no ISBN, Dec ’95 [Jan ’96], $17.98, unpaginated, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) Reprint (Paper Tiger; Stewart, Tabori & Chang 1995) art book. This is probably a run-on of the US (Stewart, Tabori and Chang 1995) edition. There is neither price nor SFBC number on the jacket.
• * +Boris Vallejo’s Fantasy Art Techniques (Arco/Simon & Schuster 0-668-06234-7, Dec ’85, $19.95, 127pp, hc) Art book in full color, with sketches and technical explanations as well as final versions. This may or may not be simultaneous with the British edition from Dragon’s World. First American edition.
• * _Enchantment (with Doris Vallejo) See entry under Doris Vallejo.
• * *Hindsight (Thunder’s Mouth Press 1-56025-167-0, 1998 [Nov ’98], $34.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) Associational photography art book. Photos of models’ backsides help reveal Vallejo’s artistic inspirations, not to mention his (admitted) obsession. Thunder’s Mouth Press, 841 Broadway 4th Floor, New York NY 10003.
• * *Hindsight: His Photographic Art (Paper Tiger 1-85585-640-9, Oct ’98 [Dec ’98], £20.00, 123pp, hc) Associational art book with 120 posterior photographs.
• * _Ladies: Retold Stories of Goddesses and Heroines (with Doris Vallejo) See entry under Doris Vallejo.

VALLEJO, DORIS (stories)

• * *Enchantment (with Boris Vallejo) (Ballantine 0-345-32073-5, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $30.00, 107pp, hc) Erotic fantasy stories by Doris, based on color illustrations by Boris. Also available in tp (-31306-2, $14.95).
• * *Ladies: Retold Stories of Goddesses and Heroines (with Boris Vallejo) (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45107-4, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $18.00, 186pp, tp, cover by Boris Vallejo) Collection of ten mythic tales retold by Doris Vallejo, with full-color and black and white art by Boris. A hardcover edition (-45207-0, $35.00) is also available. The cover title is Ladies: Retold Tales of Goddesses and Heroines.
• * *Ladies: Retold Stories of Goddesses and Heroines (with Boris Vallejo) (Paper Tiger 1-85028-230-7, Nov ’92, £12.95, 186pp, tp, cover by Boris Vallejo) Original collection of ten short stories about various mythical heroines, lavishly illustrated by Boris Vallejo. (Contents)

VALLONE, RALPH, Jr.

• * *Second Vision (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-93765-8, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $22.95, 455pp, hc) Ghost novel about a wealthy man who wakes up dead and stays around to find out who killed him. A first novel.
• * _Second Vision (Severn House 0-7278-4727-9, Feb ’95, £16.99, 455pp, hc, cover by Derek Colligan) Reprint (Dutton 1994) fantasy novel. A wealthy American wakes after death, and begins to exact revenge on those who wronged him. [First U.K. edition]

VALTOS, WILLIAM M. (1937- )

• * *Resurrection (Richardson Steirman & Black 0-931933-74-9, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $17.95, 251pp, hc) Psychic horror/suspense/detective novel. A first novel.

VAN ALLSBURG, CHRIS (1949- )

• * *The Mysteries of Harris Burdick (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-35393-9, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $14.95, unpaginated, hc) A book of illustrations from unwritten books for children, the “Mysteries” are indeed enigmatic and wonderful, from the glowing pumpkin to the rocket/house ascending from Maple Street. This is the most impressive — and fun — art book of the year. (FCM)
• * *The Polar Express (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-38949-6, Oct ’85 [Nov ’85], $15.95FPT, unpaginated, hc) A Christmas fantasy tale written and illustrated by Van Allsburg. Art book. Winner of the Caldecott Medal.
• * *The Stranger (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-42331-7, Oct ’86 [Nov ’86], $15.95, unpaginated, hc) Art book, illustrations by the author accompanying a short fantasy fable of a strange man and a year without autumn.
• * *The Wretched Stone (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-53307-4, Oct ’91, $17.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Chris Van Allsburg) Children’s picture book for all ages, the log of a sailing ship that picks up a mysterious glowing stone from the sky that destroys it. The full-color illustrations are by the author.

VAN ASH, CAY (1918-1994)

• * *The Fires of Fu Manchu (Harper & Row 0-06-015819-0, Oct ’87, $15.95, 277pp, hc) [Fu Manchu] Fantasy/adventure novel set in 1917. A continuation of Sax Rohmer’s “Fu Manchu” series, by Rohmer’s biographer.
• * _The Fires of Fu Manchu (Harper & Row Perennial Library 0-06-080946-9, Oct ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.95, 387pp, pb) [Fu Manchu] Reprint (Harper & Row 1987) fantasy/mystery novel.
• * _Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (Harper & Row Perennial Library 0-06-080947-7, Oct ’88 [Nov ’88], $4.95, 436pp, pb) [Sherlock Holmes; Fu Manchu] Reprint (Harper & Row 1984) fantasy/mystery novel bringing together Sherlock Holmes, Nayland Smith, and Fu Manchu.
• * *Ten Years Beyond Baker Street: Sherlock Holmes Matches His Wits with the Diabolical Dr. Fu Manchu (Harper & Row 0-06-015171-4, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $14.95, 339pp, hc) [Sherlock Holmes] Pastiche of Doyle and Sax Rohmer, with “period drawings” by Peter Elwell. Better than average for its type, with convincing characterization and period charm. (FCM) [Doyle, ]

VAN ASTEN, GAIL

• * *The Blind Knight (Ace 0-441-06727-1, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.50, 218pp, pb) Post-Arthurian fantasy novel, a first novel.
• * _The Blind Knight (Fontana 0-00-617794-8, Nov ’89, £2.99, 218pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1988) post-Arthurian fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Charlemagne’s Champion (Ace 0-441-10287-5, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.95, 295pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [*Charlemagne’s Champion] Fantasy novel about Roland.
• * *The Dark Sword’s Lover (Ace 0-441-13849-7, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $4.50, 282pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [*Charlemagne’s Champion] Fantasy novel about the sword of Roland. Sequel to Charlemagne’s Champion.

van BELKOM, EDO (1962- ); see pseudonym Evan Hollander (stories) (chron.)

• * *DragonLance: Lord Soth (TSR 0-7869-0519-0, Oct ’97 [Nov ’97], $5.99, 311pp, tp, cover by Jeff Easley) Fantasy novelization based on the roleplaying game, “The Warriors” #6. Copyrighted by TSR.
• * *The World of Darkness: Werewolf: Wyrm Wolf (HarperPrism 0-06-105439-9, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $4.99, 274pp, pb, cover by Steve Gardner) [World of Darkness] Horror novelization based on the fantasy role-playing game. Copyrighted by White Wolf.

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• * *Northern Dreamers: interviews with Famous Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Writers (Quarry Press 1-55082-206-3, May ’98 [Jun ’98], $14.95, 255pp, tp) Non-fiction collection of interviews with 22 Canadian authors including Nancy Baker, Charles de Lint, Dave Duncan, Elisabeth Vonarburg, William Gibson, and Tanya Huff. Order from Quarry Press, PO Box 1061, Kingston ONT K7L 4Y5, Canada.

VANCE, JACK; [i.e., John Holbrook Vance] (1916- ); see house pseudonym Ellery Queen (stories) (chron.)

• * *Alastor (Tor 0-312-85966-X, Sep ’95, $25.95, 479pp, hc) [Alastor cluster (Connatic)] Omnibus of three “Alastor” novels: Trullion: Alastor 2262 (Ballantine 1973), Marune: Alastor 933 (Ballantine 1975), and Wyst: Alastor 1716 (DAW 1978). (Contents)
• * *Araminta Station (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-059-2, Sep ’87 [Oct ’87], $60.00, 458pp, hc) [Gaean Reach: Cadwal] Sf novel of adventure and intrigue, set on a distant planet in a distant future. First in the “Cadwal Chronicles” trilogy. Signed, boxed edition of 500 copies.
• * _Araminta Station (NEL 0-450-42378-6, Mar ’88, £6.95, 480pp, tp) [Gaean Reach: Cadwal] Reprint (Underwood Miller 1987) sf novel. Vance returns to the Gaean Reach for this richly-textured novel about Glawen Clattuc ‘coming of age’ among the decadent aristocracy of Cadwal. A delightful story that leaves one eager for the second installment. (PSP) Volume 1 in the “Cadwal Chronicles” series. Also available in hc (-42865-6) for £12.95. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Araminta Station (Tor 0-312-93044-5, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $19.95, 554pp, hc) [Gaean Reach: Cadwal] Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1987) sf novel; first trade edition. This start to a new series serves up mystery, schemes, and skullduggery in the unique Vancian style. Recommended. (FCM)
• * _Araminta Station (NEL 0-450-49733-X, Mar ’89, £3.50, 480pp, pb) [Gaean Reach: Cadwal] Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1987) sf novel. Volume 1 in the “Cadwal Chronicles” series.
• * _Araminta Station (Tor 0-812-55709-3, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $4.95, 554pp, pb) [Gaean Reach: Cadwal] Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1987) sf novel, first book in the “Cadwal Chronicles”.
• * _Araminta Station (SFBC #18932, Dec ’91, $10.98, 554pp, hc) [Gaean Reach: Cadwal] Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1987) sf novel, first book of the “Cadwal Chronicles”. Similar to the 1988 Tor edition except it lacks an ISBN and price. The SFBC number is on the back jacket.
• * _Araminta Station (NEL 0-450-49733-X, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], £5.99, 480pp, pb) [Gaean Reach: Cadwal] Reissue (Underwood-Miller 1987) sf novel. Book One of “The Cadwal Chronicles”.
• * _The Asutra (Gollancz 0-575-04052-1, Dec ’87, £2.50, 187pp, pb) [Durdane] Reprint (Dell 1974) sf novel. Volume 3 in the “Durdane” trilogy.
• * _The Asutra (Ace 0-441-03297-4, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $2.95, 204pp, pb) [Durdane] Reissue (Dell 1974) sf novel, third in the “Durdane” trilogy; 3rd Ace printing.
• * *The Augmented Agent (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-019-3, May ’86, $35.00 signed, numbered edition of 200, 237pp, hc) Collection of 8 stories not previously gathered in book form. (Contents)
• * *The Augmented Agent (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-020-7, May ’86, $20.00, 237pp, hc) Trade edition of the above.
• * _The Augmented Agent (NEL 0-450-50256-2, Sep ’89, £3.50, 295pp, pb) Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1986) sf collection. This edition omits the introduction by Steven Owen Godersky. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Augmented Agent and Other Stories (Ace 0-441-03610-4, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.50, 295pp, pb) Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1986) collection of eight stories.
• * _Big Planet (Gollancz 0-575-04271-0, Jun ’89, £3.50, 218pp, pb, cover by Brian Waugh) Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1978) sf novel. First UK edition of the full text. Originally published in an abridged form by Avalon in 1957. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Big Planet (Tor 0-812-55698-4, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 210pp, pb) Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1978) sf novel. This edition contains the unabridged text, not the 1957 abridged text published by Avalon and reprinted by Ace.
• * _Bird Isle (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-063-0, May ’88, $60.00 [2-vol. set], 224pp, hc) Non-sf, associational. Reprint (Mystery House 1957 as Isle of Peril by “Alan Wade”) mystery novel. Sold as part of 500-copy 2-vol. signed, boxed set, with Take My Face. This edition restores Vance’s manuscript title, but the page headers inside say “Isle of Peril”.
• * _The Blue World (Grafton 0-583-12497-6, Mar ’87, £2.50, 204pp, pb) Reprint (Ballantine 1966) fantasy novel.
• * _The Book of Dreams (DAW 0-87997-943-7, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.50, 234pp, pb) [Demon Princes] Reissue (DAW 1981) sf novel, fifth and final volume in the “Demon Princes” series.
• * _The Book of Dreams (Grafton 0-586-20023-1, Sep ’88, £2.99, 268pp, pb) [Demon Princes] Reprint (DAW 1981) sf novel. Volume 5 in the “Demon Princes” series.
• * _The Brave Free Men (Gollancz 0-575-04053-X, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], £2.50, 224pp, pb) [Durdane] Reprint (Dell 1973) sf novel. Volume 2 in the “Durdane” trilogy.
• * _The Brave Free Men (Ace 0-441-07204-6, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $2.95, 251pp, pb) [Durdane] Reissue (Dell 1973) sf novel, #2 in the “Durdane Trilogy”.
• * _Chasch (Bluejay 0-312-94044-0, Mar ’86, $8.95, 200pp, pb) [Planet of Adventure] Reprint (Ace 1968, as The City of the Chasch) sf novel, Book 1 in the “Planet of Adventure” series. Illustrations by Philip Hagopian.
• * *Chateau D’If (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-098-3, Sep ’90, $29.95, 284pp, hc, cover by Ilene Meyer) Collection of five novellas. A 300 copy signed, numbered, slipcased limited edition (-99-1, $75.00) is also available. (Contents)
• * *The Complete Magnus Ridolph (Underwood-Miller 0-934438-98-6, Jan ’85 [Dec ’84], $30.00 signed/numbered edition of 200; $15.95 trade edition of 500, 204pp, hc) [Magnus Ridolph] Collection, the first to include all 10 of Vance’s sf stories of Ridolph. (Contents)
• * _Cugel’s Saga (Underwood-Miller 0-934438-83-8, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $30.00, 334pp, hc) [Cugel; Dying Earth] Reprint (Timescape 1983) fantasy collection masquerading as a novel; episodes in the picaresque life of Cugel the Clever. Illustrations by Stephen Fabian. Limited edition of 550 signed, numbered copies.
• * _Cugel’s Saga (Baen 0-671-55917-6, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $3.50, 334pp, pb) [Cugel; Dying Earth] Reprint (Timescape 1983) episodic fantasy novel. Part of the “Dying Earth” series.
• * *The Dark Side of the Moon (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-021-5, May ’86, $40.00, 275pp, hc) Collection of 14 stories not previously published in book form, plus a short preface by the author. This is the signed, numbered edition of 200. (Contents)
• * *The Dark Side of the Moon (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-022-3, May ’86, $25.00, 275pp, hc) Trade edition of the above.
• * _The Dark Side of the Moon (NEL 0-450-50257-0, Sep ’89, £3.50, 365pp, pb) Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1986) sf collection. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Demon Princes (SFBC #19264, Mar ’98, $17.98, 965pp, hc, cover by Ron Walotsky) [Demon Princes] Omnibus of five novels: The Star King (1964), The Killing Machine (1964), The Palace of Love (1967), The Face (1979), and The Book of Dreams (1981). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 1-56865-504-5, and comes shrink-wrapped with a poster of the cover art. It lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * *The Demon Princes: Volume One (Tor/Orb 0-312-85302-5, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $18.95, 445pp, tp, cover by Greg Call) [Demon Princes] Omnibus of The Star King (1964), The Killing Machine (1964), and The Palace of Love (1967). Also available as a Tor hardcover (-86337-3, $29.95). (Contents)
• * *The Demon Princes: Volume Two (Tor/Orb 0-312-85316-5, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $18.95, 397pp, tp, cover by Eric Peterson) [Demon Princes] Omnibus of The Face (1979) and The Book of Dreams (1981). A Tor hardcover edition (-86576-7, $29.95) is also available. (Contents)
• * _The Dragon Masters (Berkley 0-425-08274-1, Nov ’85 [Oct ’85], $2.75, 137pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1963) sf short novel. It won a 1962 Hugo as a novella.
• * _The Dragon Masters (Easton Press no ISBN, Nov ’88, no price, 136pp, hc) Reprint (Ace 1963) Hugo-winning sf short novel. This leatherbound, gilt-edge edition is available only to members of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series. There is a new introduction by Charles N. Brown and mediocre artwork by Steven Vincent Johnson.
• * *Durdane (Gollancz 0-575-04576-0, Jul ’89, £3.99, 613pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Durdane] Sf omnibus of The Faceless Man (Dell 1973 as The Anome), The Brave Free Men (Dell 1973), and The Asutra (Dell 1974). (Contents)
• * _The Dying Earth (Baen 0-671-65564-7, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $2.95, 220pp, pb) [Dying Earth] Reprint (Hillman 1950) collection of connected short stories which has become a fantasy classic.
• * _The Dying Earth (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-192-0, Sep ’94, $60.00, 186pp, hc, cover by George Barr) [Dying Earth] Reissue (Hillman 1950) classic collection of connected stories. This is a 500-copy signed slipcased limited edition, illustrated by George Barr. This is a reprint of the first Underwood-Miller book issued in 1976. Order from Underwood Books, PO Box 1607, Grass Valley CA 95945. Credit card orders: 800-777-8499.
• * _Ecce and Old Earth (Tor 0-312-85132-4, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $21.95, 436pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) [Gaean Reach: Cadwal] Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1991) sf novel, second book of the “Cadwal Chronicles”.
• * _Ecce and Old Earth (SFBC #18933, Dec ’91, $6.98, 376pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) [Gaean Reach: Cadwal] Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1991) sf novel, second book of the “Cadwal Chronicles”. Similar to the 1991 Tor edition except it lacks an ISBN and price. The SFBC number is on the back jacket.
• * _Ecce and Old Earth (NEL 0-450-56158-5, Feb ’92, £8.99, 313pp, tp) [Gaean Reach: Cadwal] Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1991) sf/adventure novel. A hardcover edition (-55986-6, £15.99) is also available. Book two of “The Cadwal Chronicles”. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Ecce and Old Earth (Tor 0-812-55701-8, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $5.99, 436pp, pb, cover by Vincent Di Fate) [Gaean Reach: Cadwal] Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1991) sf novel, second book of the “Cadwal Chronicles”.
• * _Ecce and Old Earth (NEL 0-450-57725-2, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], £5.99, 435pp, pb) [Gaean Reach: Cadwal] Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1991) sf novel. Book Two of “The Cadwal Chronicles”.
• * *Ecce and Olde Earth (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-127-0, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $75.00, 313pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) [Gaean Reach: Cadwal] Sf novel, second book of the “Cadwal Chronicles”. This is a slipcased signed limited edition of 500 copies.
• * _Emphyrio (Charles F. Miller 1-885611-07-2, Apr ’95, $60.00, 215pp, hc, cover by Ned Dameron) Reprint (Doubleday 1969) SF novel, in a signed, slipcased edition of 500. Order from Charles F. Miller, Publisher, 708 Westover Drive, Lancaster PA 17601; add $3.00 shipping.
• * _Eyes of the Overworld (Baen 0-671-65585-X, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $2.95, 220pp, pb) [Cugel; Dying Earth] Reprint (Ace 1966) fantasy novel of Cugel the Clever on the Dying Earth.
• * _The Face (DAW 0-87997-921-6, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $2.50, 224pp, pb) [Demon Princes] Reissue (DAW 1979) sf novel, fourth in the “Demon Princes” series.
• * _The Face (Grafton 0-586-07310-8, Jul ’88, £2.95, 271pp, pb) [Demon Princes] Reprint (DAW 1979) sf novel. Volume 4 in the “Demon Princes” series.
• * _The Faceless Man (Ace 0-441-22555-1, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $2.95, 224pp, pb) [Durdane] Reissue (Dell 1973 as The Anome) sf novel, first in the “Durdane” trilogy. Second Ace printing.
• * _The Faceless Man (Gollancz 0-575-04032-7, May ’87, £2.50, 206pp, pb) [Durdane] Reprint (Dell 1973 as The Anome) sf novel. Volume 1 in the “Durdane” series.
• * _Fantasms and Magics (Grafton 0-583-12498-4, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], £2.50, 192pp, pb) Reissue (Mayflower 1978) fantasy collection, containing six stories from Eight Fantasms and Magics (Macmillan 1969).
• * _The Five Gold Bands (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-159-9, Apr ’93, $24.95, 164pp, hc, cover by Arnie Fenner) Reprint (Toby 1953 as The Space Pirate) sf novel. A signed slipcased 300-copy limited edition (-160-2, $50.00) is also available. Order from Underwood-Miller, 708 Westover Dr., Lancaster PA 17601.
• * _The Gray Prince (Tor 0-812-51133-6, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $3.99, 188pp, pb, cover by Tony Roberts) Reprint (Bobbs Merrill 1974) sf novel.
• * _Green Magic: The Fantasy Realms of Jack Vance (Tor 0-812-55702-6, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.95, 273pp, pb) Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1987) collection of 9 fantasy stories.
• * _The Green Pearl (Berkley 0-425-08746-8, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $6.95, 360pp, pb) [Lyonesse] Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1985 as Lyonesse: The Green Pearl) fantasy novel, sequel to Lyonesse or, in the original hardcover, Lyonesse: Suldren’s Garden.