The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
Books, Listed by Author
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- CAIDIN, MARTIN (stories) (continued)
- * _Star Bright (Baen 0-671-69858-3, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $3.50, 251pp, pb, cover by Ken Kelly) Reprint (Bantam 1980) sf/political intrigue novel of a government nuclear experiment gone disastrously wrong.
- * _Three Corners to Nowhere (Baen 0-671-65401-2, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $2.95, 278pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam 1975) Bermuda Triangle/mystery/interdimensional novel.
- * *Zoboa (Baen 0-671-65588-4, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $3.50, 430pp, pb) Near-future sf thriller of terrorists and a space shuttle.
- CAIN, ROBERT; house pseudonym
- * *Cybernarc (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-100208-9, Aug ’91, $3.95, 245pp, pb, cover by Rick Nemo) [Cybernarc] Sf adventure thriller about a robot DEA superagent, first book of a new series, copyrighted by HarperCollins.
- * *Cybernarc #3: Island Kill (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-100385-9, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $3.99, 213pp, pb, cover by Rick Nemo) [Cybernarc] Sf adventure thriller, third book in a series about a robot DEA superagent.
- * *Cybernarc #4: Capo’s Revenge (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-100461-8, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $3.99, 213pp, pb, cover by Rick Nemo) [Cybernarc] Sf adventure thriller, fourth book in a series about a robot DEA superagent.
- * *Cybernarc #5: Shark Bait (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-100462-6, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $3.99, 229pp, pb, cover by Rick Nemo) [Cybernarc] Sf adventure thriller, fifth book in a series about a robot DEA superagent. This is an in-house series copyrighted by the publisher, not the “author”.
- * *Cybernarc: Gold Dragon (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-100283-6, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $3.99, 218pp, pb, cover by Rick Nemo) [Cybernarc] Sf adventure thriller about a robot DEA superagent, second book of a series.
- CAINE, GEOFFREY; pseudonym of Robert W. Walker, (1948- )
- * *Curse of the Vampire (Diamond 1-55773-506-9, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $3.95, 247pp, pb) [Abraham Stroud] Horror novel, first book of a new series featuring psychic detective Abraham Stroud.
- * *Legion of the Dead (Diamond 1-55773-646-4, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $4.50, 249pp, pb) [Abraham Stroud] Horror novel about a zombie plague, third book of a series featuring psychic detective Abraham Stroud.
- * *Wake of the Werewolf (Diamond 1-55773-578-6, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.50, 233pp, pb) [Abraham Stroud] Horror novel, second book of a series featuring psychic detective Abraham Stroud. The occult investigator is searching for a werewolf in the Midwest.
- CAINE, JEFFREY (Andrew) (1944- )
- CAINE, PETER; pseudonym of Doug Hornig, (1943- )
- * *Virus (NAL Onyx 0-451-40144-1, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $4.50, 333pp, pb) Sf/medical thriller. A cult terrorizes a town by randomly injecting people with an even more deadly mutation of the AIDS virus, trying to force the next step in evolution.
- CALASSO, ROBERTO
- * *The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony (Knopf 0-394-58154-7, Feb ’93 [Mar ’93], $25.00, 403pp, hc, cover by Jean Alaux dit le Romain) Literary fantasy novel based on classical mythology. Originally published as Le Nozze di Cadmo e Armonia (Adelphi 1988). Translated from the Italian by Tim Parks. Recommended (SW).
- * _The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony (BOMC no ISBN, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $20.95, 403pp, hc, cover by Jean Alaux dit le Romain) Reprint (Knopf 1993) literary fantasy novel based on classical mythology. Originally published as Le Nozze di Cadmo e Armonia (Adelphi 1988). Translated from the Italian by Tim Parks. Similar to the Knopf edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a BOMC mark on the back.
- * _The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, Nov ’93, $14.95, 403pp, tp, cover by Jean Alaux dit le Romain) Reprint (Knopf 1993) literary fantasy novel based on classical mythology. Originally published as Le Nozze di Cadmo e Armonia (Adelphi 1988). Translated from the Italian by Tim Parks. Similar to the Knopf edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has the jacket printed as the soft cover.
- * _The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony (Random House/Vintage 0-679-73348-5, Mar ’94 [Apr ’94], $13.00, 403pp, tp, cover by Jean Alaux dit le Romain) Reprint (Knopf 1993) literary fantasy novel based on classical mythology. Originally published as Le Nozze di Cadmo e Armonia (Adelphi 1988). Translated from the Italian by Tim Parks.
- * _The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony (Vintage UK 0-09-930801-0, Jul ’94, £5.99, 405pp, tp, cover by Jean Alaux dit le Romain) Reprint (Knopf 1993) fantasy novel. Masterly reinterpretation of Greek mythology. Translated from the Italian (Adelphi Edizioni S.p.A. 1988) by Tim Parks. [First U.K. edition]
- CALDECOTT, MOYRA (1927- ) (stories)
- * *Daughter of Amun (Arrow 0-09-959850-7, Jun ’89 [May ’89], £3.50, 366pp, pb) [Amun] Historical fantasy about the life of Hatshepsut. Volume 1 in the “Amun” trilogy.
- * *Daughter of Ra (Arrow 0-09-959870-1, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], £3.99, 313pp, pb) [Amun] Fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Amun” trilogy.
- * *Etheldreda (Arkana 1-85063-070-4, Sep ’87, £4.95, 215pp, tp) Historical novel with fantasy elements. Distributed in the U.S. by Methuen at $8.95.
- * *The Green Lady and the King of Shadows (Gothic Image 0-906362-11-3, Jun ’89, £4.95, 115pp, tp) Medieval fantasy about Glastonbury Tor.
- * *Guardians of the Tall Stones (Arrow 0-09-942810-5, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], £4.95, 234+232+160pp, pb) [Tall Stones] Omnibus edition of an epic fantasy trilogy. (Contents)
- * _Guardians of the Tall Stones (Arrow 0-09-942810-5, May ’87, £3.50, 630pp, tp) [Tall Stones] Reissue (Arrow 1986) fantasy omnibus.
- * *The Silver Vortex (Arrow 0-09-943840-2, May ’87, £3.50, 281pp, tp) [Tall Stones] Fantasy novel. A sequel to Guardians of the Tall Stones.
- * *The Son of the Sun (Allison & Busby 0-85031-647-2, Jun ’86 [1986], £8.95, 186pp, hc) [Amun] Fantasy novel. [Not seen]
- * *The Son of the Sun (Allison & Busby 0-85031-647-2, 1986 [Nov ’86], $14.95, 186pp, hc) [Amun] Historical novel of Akhenaten, with elements of fantasy — “spiritual and psychic powers being tested to their limits”. The author was supposedly inspired by information received in hypnotic trances. Distributed in U.S. by Shocken books, same sheets as Britain, with jacket with U.S. price (+ Brit)
- * _The Son of the Sun (Arrow 0-09-959860-4, Jan ’90, £3.50, 297pp, pb) [Amun] Reprint (Allison & Busby 1986) fantasy novel. This edition is expanded and substantially revised. Volume 2 in the “Amun” trilogy.
- * *The Tower and the Emerald (Arrow 0-09-936170-1, 1985 [May ’86], £2.50, 348pp, pb) Fantasy novel; it has a 1985 copyright.
- * *The Winged Man (Headline 0-7472-3930-4, Jun ’93 [May ’93], £5.99, 371pp, pb, cover by Mel Grant) Celtic fantasy novel about King Bladud.
- CALDER, DAVID
- * +The Dragonslayer’s Apprentice (Scholastic Point 0-590-63093-8, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $4.50, 160pp, pb, cover by Randy Hamblin) Young-adult fantasy novel. A professional monster-slayer takes on a female apprentice who likes to kick some serious tail. Illustrations by Stieg Retlin. First US edition (Scholastic New Zealand 1997).
- CALDER, NIGEL
- * _1984 and Beyond (Penguin 0-14-007288-8, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $5.95, 207pp, pb) Reprint (Century 1983). Non-fiction, associational, a “dialogue” between Calder and his computer.
- * *The Green Machines (Putnam 0-399-13176-0, Nov ’86 [Dec ’86], $16.95, 205pp, hc) Futurist narrative of scientific breakthroughs from the perspective of the year 2030.
- CALDER, RICHARD (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Cythera (Orbit 1-85723-533-9, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], £5.99, 311pp, pb) [Dead Girls] SF novel set in the same world as his “Dead Girls” series.
- * +Cythera (St. Martin’s 0-312-18074-8, Apr ’98 [Jul ’98], $23.95, 311pp, hc, cover by Brian Romero) [Dead Girls] Near-future SF novel about “ghosts” from the Internet, personalities originally downloaded as holograms, but taking on life of their own. First US edition (Little, Brown UK 1998).
- * *Dead Boys (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21456-9, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], £4.99, 199pp, pb) [Dead Girls] SF novel. Sequel to the disturbing Dead Girls: the mating of human and sex-doll has produced the Meta, parasitic cyborgs who have colonised much of the world.
- * +Dead Boys (St. Martin’s 0-312-13957-8, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $20.95, 199pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Dead Girls] SF/horror novel, sequel to Dead Girls. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 1994).
- * _Dead Girls (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21455-0, Sep ’93, £4.99, 206pp, pb) [Dead Girls] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) sf novel about a virus that turns girls into plastic dolls.
- * +Dead Girls (St. Martin’s 0-312-13045-7, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $19.95, 206pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Dead Girls] SF novel about a plague that turns women into plastic dolls. First American edition (HarperCollins UK 1993).
- * _Dead Girls (St. Martin’s 0-312-95717-3, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $4.99, 206pp, pb) [Dead Girls] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) SF novel about a plague that turns women into undead dolls.
- * *Dead Girls/Dead Boys/Dead Things (St. Martin’s/Griffin 0-312-18078-0, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $15.95, 407pp, tp, cover by Catherine Parr) [Dead Girls] Omnibus of three “Dead” SF novels: Dead Girls (1992), Dead Boys (1994), and Dead Things (1996). (Contents)
- * *Dead Things (Voyager 0-00-648040-3, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], £4.99, 201pp, pb) [Dead Girls] SF novel. Third and seemingly last of the disturbing series, after Dead Girls and Dead Boys.
- * +Dead Things (St. Martin’s 0-312-15103-9, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $21.95, 201pp, hc, cover by James Goodridge) [Dead Girls] SF novel, third in the trilogy that began with Dead Girls. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 1996).
- * *Frenzetta (Orbit 1-85723-683-1, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], £5.99, 268pp, pb) SF novel. In a future where our world has broken down, reality follows.
- CALDWELL, CLAY
- * *All-Stud (Masquerade/Badboy 1-56333-104-7, May ’93 [Sep ’93], $4.95, 212pp, pb) Gay sf erotica set in an all-male future of unbridled promiscuity.
- CALIFIA, PAT(rick) (1954- ) (stories)
- * *Doc & Fluff (Alyson 1-55583-176-1, May ’90, $8.95, 319pp, tp) Near-future lesbian sf novel.
- CALKINS, DICK (1895-1962)
- * _The Pop-Up Buck Rogers (with Philip Francis Nowlan) (Applewood Books 1-55709-236-2, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $14.95, 20pp, hc) [Buck Rogers] Reproduction of children’s book originally published in 1935, complete with three pop-up pictures, featuring Buck’s young friends, Buddy and Allura, in a short story, “Strange Adventures in the Spider Ship”. Available from Applewood Books, 18 North Road, Bedford MA 01730. Orders: 800-277-5312.
- CALL, DEBORAH, ed.
- * _The Art of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: Episode V (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39203-5, Oct ’94 [Aug ’94], $18.00, 176pp, tp, cover by Ralph McQuarrie) [Star Wars] Reprint (Ballantine 1980 as The Art of the Empire Strikes Back) art book.
- * _The Art of The Empire Strikes Back: Episode V (Titan 1-85286-584-9, Mar ’95, £17.99, 176pp, tp, cover by Ralph McQuarrie) [Star Wars] Reprint (Ballantine 1980 as The Art of The Empire Strikes Back art book. The complete movie script, illustrated with work from rough drafts to finished paintings. The cover title is The Art of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: Episode V.
- CALLANDER, DON(ald Bruce) (1930-2008)
- * *Aeromancer (Ace 0-441-00472-5, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $5.99, 289pp, pb, cover by Don Clavette) [Mancer] Fantasy novel, fourth in the ’Mancer’ series.
- * *Aquamancer (Ace 0-441-02816-0, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $4.99, 289pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) [Mancer] Humorous fantasy novel, second book of the “Pyromancer” series.
- * *Dragon Companion (Ace 0-441-00115-7, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $5.50, 321pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Dragon Companion] Fantasy novel. A librarian transported to a fantasy world is befriended by a dragon.
- * *Dragon Rescue (Ace 0-441-00263-3, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $5.50, 225pp, pb, cover by Michael Koelsch) [Dragon Companion] Fantasy novel, sequel to Dragon Companion. A rogue dragon kidnaps a baby prince.
- * *Dragon Tempest (Ace 0-441-00555-1, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $5.99, 243pp, pb, cover by Eric J. W. Lee) [Dragon Companion] Fantasy novel, third in the “Dragon” series.
- * *Geomancer (Ace 0-441-28036-6, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $4.99, 257pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) [Mancer] Humorous fantasy novel, third book of the “Pyromancer” series.
- * *Marbleheart (Ace 0-441-00538-1, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $5.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horne) [Mancer] Fantasy novel, fifth in the “Mancer” series. An aquamancer’s sea otter familiar goes adventuring.
- * *Pyromancer (Ace 0-441-69222-2, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $4.50, 292pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) [Mancer] Humorous fantasy novel; an apprentice mage must learn fire magic quickly to help his mentor fight the evil Ice King. A first novel.
- CALLARD, DAVID
- * *The Case of Anna Kavan (Dufour/Peter Owen 0-7206-0867-8, 1992 [Jul ’94], $20.95, 168pp, hc) Non-fiction, criticism. A biography of Anna Kavan, author of Ice, etc. This is the Peter Owen edition from the UK with a Dufour sticker. We did not list the British edition. This has a 1992 copyright date, but was not seen until now. Order from Dufour Editions, Chester Springs PA 19425.
- CALLENBACH, ERNEST (William Jr.) (1929- ) (stories)
- * _Ecotopia (Bantam 0-553-34847-7, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $8.95, 181pp, tp, cover by Mark Harrison) [Ecotopia] Reprint (Banyan Tree 1975) ecological/New Age sf novel.
- * _Ecotopia Emerging (Banyan Tree Books 0-9604320-3-5, Jun ’90 [Jul ’90], $9.75, 326pp, tp) [Ecotopia] Reissue (Banyan Tree 1981) ecological/New-Age sf novel, prequel to Ecotopia; fourth printing.
- CALLIN, GRANT D(avid) (1941- ) (stories)
- * *A Lion on Tharthee (Baen 0-671-65357-1, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.50, 342pp, pb) [Saturnalia] Sf novel, sequel to Saturnalia.
- * *Saturnalia (Baen 0-671-65546-9, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $2.95, 278pp, pb) [Saturnalia] Sf novel. A first novel.
- CALLINAN, DAVID
- * *Fortress Manhattan (Gollancz 0-575-06059-X, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], £5.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) SF novel. Secure and privileged Manhattan citizens think they are untouchable by the diseased, mutant horrors of the outside world. Then a plan to televise murder as entertainment escalates into brutal, daemonic destruction. A hardcover edition (-06058-1, £15.99) was announced but not seen.
- CALVINO, ITALO (1923-1985) (stories)
- * _Castle of Crossed Destinies (Picador 0-330-25586-X, May ’87, £3.50, 122pp, tp) Reissue (Secker & Warburg 1977) literary fantasy collection.
- * _The Castle of Crossed Destinies (Harcourt Brace/Harvest 0-15-615455-2, Sep ’96 [Dec ’96], $12.00, 129pp, tp, cover by Shelton Walsmith) Reissue (Secker & Warburg 1977) literary fantasy collection. 10th printing.
- * _Cosmicomics (Abacus 0-349-10484-0, Nov ’87 [Dec ’87], £3.50, 153pp, tp) Reissue (Harcourt, Brace & World 1968) literary fantasy collection.
- * _Cosmicomics (Picador 0-330-31908-6, Mar ’94, £5.99, 153pp, tp, cover by The Brothers Quay) Reprint (Harcourt Brace World 1968) fantasy novel.
- * _Cosmicomics (Harcourt Brace/Harvest 0-15-622600-6, Sep ’96, $9.00, 153pp, tp, cover by Shelton Walsmith) Reissue (Harcourt, Brace & World 1968) literary fantasy collection. 14th printing.
- * _If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler (Harcourt Brace/Harvest 0-15-643961-1, Sep ’96 [Dec ’96], $12.00, 260pp, tp, cover by Shelton Walsmith) Reissue (Harcourt Brace 1981) literary fantasy collection. 14th printing.
- * _Invisible Cities (Harcourt Brace/Harvest 0-15-645380-0, Sep ’96 [Dec ’96], $9.00, 165pp, tp, cover by Shelton Walsmith) Reissue (Harcourt Brace 1974) literary fantasy collection. 14th printing.
- * *Mr. Palomar (Secker & Warburg 0-436-08275-6, Sep ’85 [1985], £10.95, 144pp, hc) Collection of five quasi-fantasy stories. [Not seen]
- * _Mr. Palomar (Picador 0-330-29092-4, Jun ’86, £2.95, 118pp, tp) Reprint (Secker & Warburg 1985) collection of 5 quasi-fantasy stories.
- * _Mr. Palomar (Harcourt Brace/Harvest 0-15-662780-9, Sep ’96 [Dec ’96], $9.00, 130pp, tp, cover by Shelton Walsmith) Reissue (Secker & Warburg 1985) literary quasi-fantasy collection. Seventh printing.
- * _The Nonexistant Knight and The Cloven Viscount (Harcourt Brace/Harvest 0-15-665975-1, Sep ’96, $9.00, 246pp, tp, cover by Shelton Walsmith) Reissue (Random House 1962) literary fantasy collection. 11th printing.
- * +Numbers in the Dark (Pantheon 0-679-44205-7, Nov ’95 [Dec ’95], $24.00, 277pp, hc) Collection of fables, tales, fragments, and dialogues, many never published before, and few previously collected. Translated by Tim Parks from Prima che tu dica “Pronto" (Mondadori Milan 1993). First US edition (Jonathan Cape UK 1995).
- * _Numbers in the Dark (Random House/Vintage 0-679-74353-7, Oct ’96, $12.00, 276pp, tp) Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1995) collection of fables, tales, fragments, and dialogues. Translated by Tim Parks from Primal che tu dira “Pronto" (Mondadori Milan 1993).
- * _Numbers in the Dark and other stories (Vintage UK 0-09-933231-0, Sep ’96 [Oct ’96], £6.99, 276pp, pb) Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1995) collection of fables, tales, fragments and dialogues. Translated by Tim Parks from Primal che tu dira “Pronto" (Mondadori Milan 1993).
- * _Our Ancestors (Picador 0-330-26156-8, Jun ’86, £2.95, 382pp, tp) Reissue (Picador 1980) collection of 3 ’moral tales’.
- * _t zero (Harcourt Brace/Harvest 0-15-692400-5, Sep ’96, $9.00, 152pp, tp, cover by Shelton Walsmith) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1969) literary fantasy collection. Ninth printing.
- * _Time and the Hunter (Abacus 0-349-10485-9, Nov ’87 [Dec ’87], £3.50, 152pp, tp) Reissue (Harcourt, Brace & World 1969) literary fantasy collection.
- * +Under the Jaguar Sun (HBJ Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-192820-7, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $12.95, 86pp, hc) Collection of three literary stories with strange and fantastic elements. First published in Italian in 1986. (Contents)
- * _Under the Jaguar Sun (Harcourt Brace/Harvest 0-15-692794-2, Sep ’96 [Dec ’96], $9.00, 86pp, tp, cover by Shelton Walsmith) Reissue (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1988) literary fantasy collection. Third printing.
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