The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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Weirdbook [#28, Autumn 1993] ed. W. Paul Ganley (W. Paul Ganley; Buffalo, NY, $6.00, 64pp, quarto, cover by Stephen E. Fabian)

Weirdbook Encores [#13, 1993] ($3.00, 32pp, large e/s, cover by Jean Corbin)

Weirdbook Encores [#14, 1993] ($3.00, 32pp, large e/s, cover by Allen Koszowski)

Wildside [v1 #2, Fall 1993] ed. John Gregory Betancourt (Wildside Press; Newark, NJ, $1.00, 16pp, quarto, cover by Alan M. Clark, from Cemetary Dance Spr ’93) Wildside Press Catalog, bound back-to-back with Pulphouse Fiction Spotlight Sep ’93.

Works [# 9, 1993] ed. Dave W. Hughes (Hughes, Dave W., £2.00, 38pp, A4, cover by Kev Cullen) Small press speculative fiction magazine. Available from Dave Hughes, 12 Blakestones Road, Slaithwaite, HUDDERSFIELD, HD7 5UQ.

Xizquil [# 9, May 1993] ed. Uncle River (Reserve, NM, $3.50, 62pp+, octavo, cover by Summer Breeze)

Xizquil [#10, October 1993] ed. Uncle River (Reserve, NM, $3.50, 58pp+, octavo, cover by Marge Simon)

_SF in Non-Genre Publications [1993]

Arthur War Lord Dafydd ab Hugh (AvoNova 0-380-77028-8, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $4.99, 300pp, pb) [Arthur War Lord] Time-travel fantasy novel. An IRA terrorist escapes into the Arthurian past, where a peace officer follows her by taking over the body of Sir Lancelot and trying to stop her changing history. First volume of a two-book novel.

Arthur War Lord Book Two: Far Beyond the Wave Dafydd ab Hugh (AvoNova 0-380-77717-7, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $4.99, 345pp, pb, cover by Glen Orbik) [Arthur War Lord] Time-travel fantasy, second part of a two-book novel about the conflict between an IRA terrorist who escapes into the Arthurian past and the peace officer who follows her.

Star Trek, the Next Generation #33: Balance of Power Dafydd ab Hugh (Pocket 0-671-52003-2, Jan ’95 [Dec ’94], $5.50, 296pp, pb, cover by Dru Blair) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #5: Fallen Heroes Dafydd ab Hugh (Pocket 0-671-88459-X, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $5.50, 282pp, pb) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

Beneath the Web Lynn Abbey (Ace 0-441-00084-3, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $4.99, 313pp, pb, cover by Donato) [Wooden Sword] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Wooden Sword.

Dark Sun: The Brazen Gambit Lynn Abbey (TSR 1-56076-872-X, Jul ’94, $4.95, 311pp, tp, cover by Brom) [Dark Sun: Chronicles of Athas] Fantasy novelization based on the Dark Sun game, first book of the “Chronicles of Athas” series. Copyrighted by TSR.

Flatland/Sphereland Edwin Abbott & Dionys Burger (HarperPerennial 0-06-465132-4, Apr ’94 [May ’94], $9.95, 103/107pp, tp) [Flatland] Back-to-back (à la the Ace Doubles) omnibus of two mathematical science fantasy novels, Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (Seely & Co. 1884 as by A Square) with a 1983 introduction by Isaac Asimov, and its sequel Sphereland: A Fantasy About Curved Spaces and an Expanding Universe (Crowell 1965).

Reel Future ed. Forrest J Ackerman & Jean Stine (SFBC #03719, Aug ’94, $12.98, 538pp, hc) Anthology of 16 stories that became movies. This edition predates the trade edition.

Reel Future ed. Forrest J Ackerman & Jean Stine (Barnes & Noble 1-56619-450-4, Sep ’94, $9.98, 538pp, hc) Reprint (SFBC 1994) anthology of 16 stories that became classic SF films. An instant remainder edition.

Dragon War Mark Acres (AvoNova 0-380-77296-5, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $4.99, 182pp, pb, cover by Duane Myers) [Dragonspawn] Fantasy novel, sequel to Dragonspawn. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.

Dragonspawn Mark Acres (AvoNova 0-380-77295-7, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $4.99, 218pp, pb, cover by Duane Myers) [Dragonspawn] Fantasy novel of an evil wizard guarding the golden eggs of the last dragon. First book of a new series. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.

The End of Fame Bill Adams & Cecil Brooks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37839-3, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $4.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Gregory Bridges) [Unwound Way] SF novel, sequel to The Unwound Way. In disguise, famed playwright Evan Larkspur participates in a play and a rebellion run by a false Larkspur.

The Unwound Way Bill Adams & Cecil Brooks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37238-7, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $4.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Unwound Way] Reissue (Ballantine Del Rey 1991) SF novel. Third printing.

The Band Carmen Adams (Avon Flare 0-380-77328-7, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $3.99, 133pp, pb) [Band] Young-adult horror novel about a rock band that is hiding an ancient evil. Copyrighted by Carol Anshaw.

The Illustrated Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams (Crown/Harmony 0-517-59924-4, Oct ’94, $42.00, 96pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicholson 1994) photo/art book with the original novel (Pan 1979) as text.

Vampire’s Kiss Nicholas Adams (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-106177-8, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $3.50, 211pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel about a teenage girl in love with a vampire. Packaged by Daniel Weiss Associates. Copyrighted by Susan Albert.

A Foot in the Grave Joan Aiken & Jan Pienkowski (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-036111-1, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $3.99, 128pp, pb, cover by Jan Pienkowski) Reprint (Cape 1989) collection of eight stories by Aiken written around fantastic paintings by Pienkowski.

Super Carrier Peter Albano (Zebra 0-8217-4490-9, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $4.50, 383pp, pb) Futuristic military adventure novel about a WWII super carrier freed from Arctic ice, seventh book of a series.

Somewhere East of Life Brian Aldiss (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0074-2, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $22.95, 391pp, hc) [Squire] Mainstream/SF black comedy novel about a man trying to recover a decade of memories stolen from him and sold as softcore porn. Final volume of the “Squire” quartet of mainstream novels. Simultaneous with the UK edition from Flamingo.

Somewhere East of Life Brian Aldiss (Easton Press, Nov ’94, no price, 391pp, hc) [Squire] Mainstream/SF black comedy novel about a man trying to recover a decade of memories stolen from him and sold as softcore porn. Final volume of the “Squire” quartet of mainstream novels. With an introduction by James Gunn and illustration by Frank Mayo. This special leatherbound, gilt-edge edition is part of the “Signed First Editions of Science Fiction” and is available by subscription only. Published “simultaneously” with the Carroll and Graf edition listed four months ago.

A Tupelov Too Far Brian Aldiss (St. Martin’s 0-312-10565-7, Mar ’94, $18.95, 200pp, hc, cover by Sergeí Sharov) Collection of 12 stories. First American edition (HarperCollins UK 1993).

Star Trek Creator: The Authorized Biography of Gene Roddenberry David Alexander (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45418-9, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $23.95, 599pp, hc) [Star Trek] Non-fiction, biography. The authorized biography of Roddenberry, with an introduction by Majel Barrett Roddenberry. [Gene Roddenberry]

Science Fiction Before 1900: Imagination Discovers Technology Paul Alkon (Macmillan/Twyane 0-8057-0952-5, May ’94 [Mar ’94], $22.95, 176pp, hc, cover by Albert Robida) Non-fiction, criticism. An analysis of pre-20th century sf, focusing on English, French, and American works. Available from Twayne Publishers, 866 Third Ave., New York NY 10022.

Isaac Asimov’s Inferno Roger MacBride Allen (Ace 0-441-00023-1, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $12.00, 304pp, tp, cover by Ralph McQuarrie) [Robot] SF novel, second book of a series continuing the late Isaac Asimov’s “Robot” series. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. First American edition (Millennium 1994).

The Shattered Sphere Roger MacBride Allen (Tor 0-312-85734-9, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $22.95, 412pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Hunted Earth] SF novel, sequel to The Ring of Charon.

The Shattered Sphere Roger MacBride Allen (SFBC #05645, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $10.98, 412pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Hunted Earth] Reprint (Tor 1994) SF novel, sequel to The Ring of Charon. Similar to the Tor edition, except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Car Warriors 2: Double Jeopardy Aaron Allston (Tor 0-812-53463-8, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $4.99, 215pp, pb, cover by Kevin Murphy) [Car Warriors] Novelization based on the Steve Jackson game, but copyrighted by the author.

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