The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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Bridge of Ashes Roger Zelazny (NAL Signet 0-451-15561-0, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.50, 154pp, pb) Reissue (NAL Signet 1976) science fiction novel; fourth printing.

Damnation Alley Roger Zelazny (Sphere 0-7221-9438-2, Aug ’89, £2.99, 157pp, pb, cover by Chris Foss) Reissue (Putnam 1969) sf novel.

A Dark Traveling Roger Zelazny (Avon 0-380-70567-2, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.50, 151pp, pb) Reprint (Walker Millenium 1987) young-adult sf novel. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.

A Dark Travelling Roger Zelazny (Hutchinson 0-09-173756-7, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], £6.95, 109pp, hc, cover by Pete Lyon) Reprint (Walker 1987 as A Dark Traveling) young-adult sf novel about an off-beat family who control the access to a series of parallel worlds. [First U.K. edition]

Frost and Fire Roger Zelazny (William Morrow 0-688-08942-9, Jul ’89, $16.95, 288pp, hc) Collection of ten stories, including several award winners, plus an introduction and two essays.

Jack of Shadows Roger Zelazny (NAL Signet 0-451-15976-4, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.95, 236pp, pb) [Amber] Reissue (Walker 1971) fantasy novel; tenth printing. There is a new foreword (called an afterword on the cover) by the author.

Knight of Shadows Roger Zelazny (William Morrow 0-688-08726-4, Nov ’89, $14.95, 251pp, hc, cover by Linda Burr) [Amber] Fantasy novel, ninth book in the “Amber” series.

This Immortal Roger Zelazny (Baen 0-671-69848-6, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $3.95, 216pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1966) Hugo Award-winning sf novel.

Wizard World Roger Zelazny (Baen 0-671-69842-7, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $3.95, 408pp, pb) [Changeling] Omnibus of two connected fantasy novels, Changeling (Ace 1980), and Madwand (Phantasia; Ace 1981). Collectors should note that there are two different covers (reversed front and back).

Roger Zelazny’s Visual Guide to Castle Amber Roger Zelazny & Neil Randall (SFBC #14595, Mar ’89 [Jun ’89], $8.98, hc) [Amber] Reprint (Avon 1988) non-fiction book of floor plans, drawings, etc. by Todd Hamilton, plus background and maps. Packaged by Bill Fawcett Associates. First hardcover edition.

He Who Shapes/The Infinity Box ed. Anon. (Tor 0-812-55879-0, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.50, 107/76pp, pb) Anthology of two novellas. The Zelazny won the Nebula Award and was expanded as The Dream Masters (1966).

The Twilight Zone Companion, Second Edition Marc Scott Zicree (Bantam 0-553-34744-6, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $12.95, 466pp, tp) Associational guide to the tv series, revised and expanded from the first edition (Bantam 1982).

Ingulf the Mad Paul Edwin Zimmer (Ace 0-441-37094-2, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 247pp, pb) Fantasy novel of a hero’s romantic quest for the sea maiden he loves.

The Bank Street Book of Creepy Tales ed. Howard Zimmerman, Seymour Reit & Barbara Brenner (Pocket 0-671-63147-0, Sep ’89, $3.95, 189pp, tp) Anthology of 11 graphic short stories for children, including adaptations of work by Joseph Payne Brennan, Poe, Blackwood, H.G.Wells, Jack London, and John Kendrick Bangs. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.

The Bank Street Book of Fantasy ed. Howard Zimmerman, Seymour Reit & Barbara Brenner (Pocket 0-671-63146-2, Sep ’89, $3.95, 190pp, tp) Anthology of 12 graphic short stories for children, including adaptations of work by McCaffrey, Hawthorne, John Wyndham, and Gael Baudino. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.

The Bank Street Book of Science Fiction ed. Howard Zimmerman, Seymour Reit & Barbara Brenner (Pocket 0-671-63145-4, Sep ’89, $3.95, 184pp, tp) Anthology of graphic short stories for children, including adaptations of work by Norton, Scortia, Aldiss, Mack Reynolds, Brackett, Asimov, Knight, H. G. Wells, Laumer, Gunn, and Simak. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.

Neverness David Zindell (Grafton 0-246-13442-9, Feb ’89 [Dec ’88], £7.95, 444pp, tp, cover by Mike Van Houten) [Requiem for Homo Sapiens] Reprint (Fine 1988) sf novel. Also available in hardcover (-13435-6, £12.95). [First U.K. edition]

Neverness David Zindell (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27903-3, Jul ’89, $4.95, 552pp, pb) [Requiem for Homo Sapiens] Reprint (Fine 1988) far-future sf novel.

Beauties, Beasts and Enchantment: Classic French Fairy Tales ed. Jack Zipes (NAL 0-453-00693-0, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $19.95, 598pp, hc) Anthology of 36 fairy tales, translated from the French and with an introduction by Jack Zipes.

Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy M. H. Zool (Bloomsbury Books 0-7475-0399-0, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], £4.99, 160pp, tp) One of the better guides of the field, with brief surveys of about 150 authors and a wealth of cross-references. Recommended. (PSP)

The Will of Dargan Phil Allcock (Kingsway 0-86065-760-4, Nov ’89 [1989], £2.99, 224pp, pb) [Stories of the Realm] Young adult fantasy novel. [Not seen]

Ghosts: A Classic Collection ed. Anon. (Morris Plains, NJ: Unicorn Pub. House, 1989, 157pp, hc)

Novacon 19 Programme Book ed. Anon. (Birmingham Science Fiction Group, Nov ’89, no price, 60pp, ph) Programme book for Novacon 19, featuring Geoff Ryman as Guest of Honour. Only partial contents listed.

Technology ed. Anon. (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-45995-8, 1989, 85pp, tp, cover by Bud Thon)

Tower of Birds ed. Anon. (Moscow: Raduga Publishers 5-05-002478-1, 1989, 398pp, pb) Anthology of adventure and fantasy stories translated from the Russian.

Samraj Elaine Aron (NEL 0-450-50896-X, Jun ’89, £7.95, 499pp, tp) Fantasy novel based on The Mahabarata. Also available in hardcover (-48799-7, £13.95).

The Book and the Phoenix Cherith Baldry (Kingsway 0-86065-729-9, Oct ’89 [1989], £2.50, 160pp, pb) [Stories of Six Worlds] Young adult sf novel. [Not seen]

Cabal: The Nightbreed Clive Barker (Collins 0-00-223573-0, Sep ’89 [Oct ’89], £12.95, 253pp, hc, cover by David Scutt) Reprint (Poseidon 1988) horror novel.

The Climate of Palettes Ray Bradbury (Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, May ’89, 19pp, hc) Poetry collection. Published in a signed limited cloth edition of 150 numbered copies plus 26 lettered copies.

There Will Come Soft Rains Ray Bradbury (Perfection Form, 1989, pb) Reprint short story.

If I Never Get Back Darryl Brock (Crown, 1989, hc) [Samuel Clemens Fowler] Fantasy novel about baseball.

The Master and Margarita Mikhail Bulgakov (Picador 0-330-30740-1, Jul ’89 [Nov ’89], £5.99, 402pp, tp, cover by Clare Nicholas) Reprint (Grove Press 1967) humourous literary fantasy.

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