The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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The Outspoken Princess and the Gentle Knight ed. Jack Zipes (Bantam 0-553-09699-0, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $22.95, 237pp, hc, cover by Stephane Poulin) Anthology of 15 modern fairy tales by authors including Ernest Hemingway, Tanith Lee, Lloyd Alexander, Jane Yolen, and A.S. Byatt. There is an introduction by the editor and illustrations by Stephanie Poulin.

The Outspoken Princess and the Gentle Knight ed. Jack Zipes (BOMC, Jan ’95 [Dec ’94], $19.95, 237pp, hc, cover by Stephane Poulin) Reprint (Bantam 1994) anthology of 15 modern fairy tales by authors including Ernest Hemingway, Tanith Lee, Lloyd Alexander, Jane Yolen, and A.S. Byatt. There is an introduction by the editor and illustrations by Stephane Poulin. This is identical to the Bantam edition, except it lacks a price and has a BOMC mark on the back jacket.

The House of Doctor Dee Peter Ackroyd (Penguin 0-14-017117-7, Jul ’94, £5.99, tp, cover by Paula Silcox) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1993) literary ghost novel.

Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams (Millennium 1-85798-201-0, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], £4.99, 178pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1979) humorous SF novel. Volume one in the “Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” trilogy. Collector’s Edition: a hardback at a paperback size and price.

The Illustrated Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-83393-6, Sep ’94, £25.00, 96pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Photo/art book with the original novel (Pan 1979) as text. Simultaneous with the US (Crown) edition.

Life, the Universe, and Everything Douglas Adams (Millennium 1-85798-209-6, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], £4.99, 196pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1982) humorous SF novel. Volume three in the “Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” trilogy. Collector’s Edition: a hardback at a paperback size and price.

Restaurant at the End of the Universe Douglas Adams (Millennium 1-85798-208-8, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], £4.99, 196pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1980) humorous SF novel. Volume two in the “Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” trilogy. Collector’s Edition: a hardback at a paperback size and price.

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase Joan Aiken (Red Fox 0-09-936591-X, Sep ’94, £5.00, 177pp, hc) [Alternate England; James III] Reprint (Cape 1962) young-adult alternate-world historical novel, with the original illustrations by Pat Marriott.

Ghostly Companions Vivien Alcock (Mammoth 0-7497-1646-0, Mar ’94, £2.99, 115pp, pb) Reprint (Methuen 1984) original young-adult ghost collection.

The Haunting of Cassie Palmer Vivien Alcock (Mammoth 0-7497-0708-9, Aug ’94 [Oct ’94], £3.50, 155pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (Methuen 1980) young-adult fantasy novel.

Greybeard Brian Aldiss (Roc UK 0-14-017354-4, Jan ’94, £4.99, 207pp, pb, cover by Keith Scaife) Reprint (Harcourt Brace World 1964) sf novel. This edition contains the slightly revised text from the Severn House (1993) edition.

Remembrance Day Brian Aldiss (Flamingo 0-00-654679-X, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], £5.99, 271pp, tp, cover by Gary Embury) [Squire] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) associational mainstream novel. Third in the “Squire” quartet.

Somewhere East of Life Brian Aldiss (Flamingo 0-00-225000-4, Aug ’94, £15.99, 392pp, hc, cover by Gary Embury) [Squire] Sf/mainstream novel. Fourth in the “Squire” quartet. Simultaneous with the US (Carroll & Graf) edition.

A Tupolev Too Far and other stories Brian Aldiss (HarperCollins UK 0-00-647631-7, Oct ’94, £4.99, 232pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) collection of 12 SF and fantasy stories.

Star Trek Creator: The Authorized Biography of Gene Roddenberry David Alexander (Boxtree 0-7522-0873-X, Dec ’94, £15.99, 599pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Roc 1994) Associational work: includes an introduction by Majel Barrett Roddenberry, a Foreword by Ray Bradbury, and 16pp of stills. The body of the text quotes from letters by John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, and Erle Stanley Gardner. [First U.K. edition] [Gene Roddenberry]

Isaac Asimov’s Caliban Roger MacBride Allen (Millennium 1-85798-168-5, May ’94, £4.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Ralph McQuarrie) [Robot] Reprint (Ace 1993) SF novel.

Isaac Asimov’s Inferno Roger MacBride Allen (Millennium 1-85798-177-4, Sep ’94, £8.99, 244pp, tp, cover by Ralph McQuarrie) [Robot] Sf novel, sequel to Isaac Asimov’s Caliban. A hardcover edition (-176-6, £14.99) is also avaliable. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.

Captains’ Logs - Supplemental Mark A. Altman (Boxtree 1-85283-399-8, Feb ’94, £9.99, 125pp, tp) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Reprint (Image Publishing 1993) guide to the 6th season of Star Trek, the Next Generation. [First U.K. edition]

The Deep Space Log Book: A First Season Companion Mark A. Altman & Edward Gross (Boxtree 1-85283-388-2, Mar ’94, £9.99, 114pp, tp) Reprint (Image Publishing 1993) unauthorised critical study of the series. Further copyrighted 1994. [First U.K. edition]

The War of the Saints Jorge Amado (Serpent’s Tail 1-85242-372-2, May ’94, £9.99, 357pp, tp, cover by Fernando & Mercedes) Reprint (Bantam 1993) magic realism novel in which a statue comes to life to save a young girl. [First U.K. edition]

Star Wars: Champions of the Force Kevin J. Anderson (Bantam UK 0-553-40810-0, Nov ’94, £3.99, 322pp, pb, cover by John Alvin) [Star Wars: Jedi Academy] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1994) young-adult Star Wars novelization. Volume 3 in the “Jedi Academy” Trilogy. [First U.K. edition]

Star Wars: Dark Apprentice Kevin J. Anderson (Bantam UK 0-553-40809-7, Aug ’94, £3.99, 354pp, pb, cover by John Alvin) [Star Wars: Jedi Academy] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1994) sf novelization. Volume 2 in the “Jedi Academy” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]

Star Wars: Jedi Search Kevin J. Anderson (Bantam UK 0-553-40809-9, Jun ’94, £3.99, 354pp, pb, cover by John Alvin) [Star Wars: Jedi Academy] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1994) SF novelization. Volume 1 in the “Jedi Academy” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]

The Armies of Elfland Poul Anderson (Severn House 0-7278-4574-8, Jan ’94, £13.99, 242pp, hc, cover by Ian D. Daniels) Reprint (Tor 1992) collection. First hardcover edition. [First U.K. edition]

The Game of Empire Poul Anderson (Severn House 0-7278-4684-1, Nov ’94, £15.99, 278pp, hc, cover by Martin Buchan) [Dominic Flandry] Reprint (Baen 1985) coda to the career of Dominic Flandry, featuring his daughter, Diana. This edition adds a new Introduction by Anderson. [First U.K. edition]

Harvest of Stars Poul Anderson (Pan 0-330-33647-9, Sep ’94, £4.99, 531pp, pb, cover by Vincent Di Fate) [Harvest of Stars] Reprint (Tor 1993) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]

Foundation Colin Andrews (Headline 0-7472-4252-6, Sep ’94, £5.99, 564pp, pb, cover by Trevor Scobie) Reprint (Headline 1993) associational thriller of covert mind control. Cover says “F. Paul Wilson writing as Colin Andrews”.

Ruby The New Virginia Andrews (Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-71842-8, Feb ’94, £15.99, 428pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Landry] Reprint (Pocket 1991) associational novel. Volume one in a new series. Follows the “Cutler Family” series. [First U.K. edition]

Twilight’s Child The New Virginia Andrews (Pocket UK 0-671-71582-8, Mar ’94, £4.99, 506pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Cutler Family] Reprint (Pocket 1992) associational novel. Volume three in the “Cutler Family” series.

Midnight Whispers The New VirginiaR Andrews (Pocket UK 0-671-71577-1, Sep ’94, £4.99, 458pp, pb) [Cutler Family] Reprint (Pocket 1992) associational novel. Volume four in the “Cutler Family” series. The author is probably Andrew Neiderman.

Ruby The New VirginiaR Andrews (Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-71887-8, Nov ’94, £8.99, 428pp, tp, cover by Royo) [Landry] Reprint (Pocket 1991) associational novel. Volume 1 in the “Landry” series. The author is probably Andrew Neiderman.

Pearl in the Mist The New Virginia AndrewsR (Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-71905-X, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], £15.99, 374pp, hc) [Landry] Reprint (Pocket 1994) associational novel. Sequel to Ruby. The author is probably Andrew Neiderman.

Darkest Hour The New Virginia Andrews™ (Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-71841-X, Jul ’94, £8.99, 394pp, tp, cover by Richard Newton) [Cutler Family] Reprint (Pocket 1993) associational novel. Fifth gothic horror novel in the “Cutler Family” series. This is actually written by Andrew Neiderman.

Creepy Stories ed. Anon. (Bracken Books 1-85891-136-2, Nov ’94, £5.99, 614pp, hc) Reprint (Hutchinson 1934 as A Century of Creepy Stories) compendium including many stories from the anthologies The Black Cap, The Ghost Book, Shudders, and When Churchyards Yawn edited by Cynthia Asquith. This edition adds an introduction by Fred Urquhart, but omits 23 of the stories.

Edgar Allan Poe and Arthur Machen ed. Anon. (Tartarus Press 1-872621-14-7, Jul ’94, £5.00, 24pp, ph) Non-fiction chapbook anthology demonstrating similarities between Poe and Machen. Edition limited to 100 copies. The unnamed editor is Ray B. Russell. [Edgar Allan Poe; Arthur Machen]

Four Gothic Novels ed. Anon. (Oxford University Press 0-19-282331-0, Jul ’94, £8.99, 606pp, tp, cover by Frank Moss) Horror omnibus.

Mysterious Christmas Tales: Horror Stories for the Festive Season ed. Anon. (Scholastic UK 0-590-54168-4, Oct ’94 [Nov ’94], £4.99, 272pp, tp) Reprint (Scholastic UK 1993) original anthology of nine young-adult horror stories, including pieces by Robert Swindells and Garry Kilworth. Illustrated by David Wyatt.

Point Horror Collection 5: A Terrifying Trio in One! ed. Anon. (Scholastic UK 0-590-55877-3, Nov ’94, £5.99, 521pp, pb) Omnibus of The Cemetery by D. E. Athkins, Freeze Tag by Caroline B. Cooney, and The Fever by Diane Hoh.

Tales of Terror and the Supernatural ed. Anon. (Bracken Books 1-85891-137-0, Oct ’94, £5.99, 611pp, hc) Reprint (Random House 1944 as Great Tales of Terror & the Supernatural edited by Herbert A. Wise & Phyllis Fraser) anthology of 38 classic horror stories (removing the Introductions and 14 stories from the original), with an introduction by Michael Moorcock.

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