The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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Child of the Phoenix Barbara Erskine (HarperCollins UK 0-00-647264-8, 1994, £5.99, 1086pp, pb) [Child of the Phoenix] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) historical fantasy novel set in 13th-century Wales, a prequel to Kingdom of Shadows.

Midnight Is a Lonely Place Barbara Erskine (HarperCollins UK 0-00-223846-2, Feb ’94, £14.99, 429pp, hc, cover by Len Thurston) Ghost novel.

Midnight Is a Lonely Place Barbara Erskine (HarperCollins UK 0-00-647626-0, Oct ’94, £4.99, 511pp, pb) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1994) ghost novel.

Shadowman Dennis Etchison (Raven 1-85487-342-3, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], £4.99, 354pp, pb, cover by Terry Oakes) Reprint (Dell 1993) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]

Aztec Century Christopher Evans (Gollancz 0-575-05712-2, Apr ’94, £4.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Mark Taylor) Reprint (Gollancz 1993) SF novel set in an alternate-world 20th century Britain ruled by the Aztecs.

Sweetwater Knut Faldbakken (Peter Owen 0-7206-0911-9, Feb ’94 [Mar ’94], £15.95, 184pp, hc, cover by Iain Stuart) [Twilight Country] Literary SF novel. Sequel to Twilight Country. Translated from the Norwegian, Uår: Sweetwater (Gyldendal Norsk Forlag 1976), by Joan Tate. First English-language edition. [First U.K. edition]

The Nitpicker’s Guide for Classic Trekkers Phil Farrand (Titan 1-85286-587-3, Dec ’94, £7.99, 393pp, tp, cover by Bob Larkin) [Star Trek] Reprint (Delta 1994) guide to bloopers, plot discrepancies, and similar in Star Trek. [First U.K. edition]

The Nitpicker’s Guide for Next Generation Trekkers Phil Farrand (Titan 1-85286-513-X, Jan ’94, £7.99, 433pp, tp, cover by Bob Parkin) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Reprint (Dell 1993) guide to bloopers, plot discrepancies, and such-like in Star Trek, the Next Generation. [First U.K. edition]

The Dedalus Book of Roman Decadence: Emperors of Debauchery ed. Geoffrey Farrington (Dedalus 1-873982-16-X, Apr ’94, £7.99, 234pp, tp, cover by Gustave Moreau) Literary fantasy anthology. Two dozen selections of Ancient Roman prose, poetry and history, including much fantasy, translated by Brian & Adrian Murdoch. Available in the USA from Hippocrene Press at $14.95.

Minotaur John Farris (NEL 0-450-05900-6, Jan ’94, £4.99, 373pp, pb) Reissue (Tor 1985) horror novel.

Minotaur John Farris (Severn House 0-7278-4585-3, Mar ’94 [Apr ’94], £14.99, 373pp, hc, cover by Martin Buchan) Reprint (Tor 1985) horror novel. First world hardcover.

Wildwood John Farris (NEL 0-450-42644-0, Jan ’94 [Mar ’94], £4.99, 445pp, pb) Reissue (Tor 1986) horror novel. Third printing, undated internally.

Shadow of a Dark Queen Raymond E. Feist (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224147-1, Jul ’94, £15.99, 382pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Riftwar: Serpentwar] Fantasy novel. Volume one in the “Serpentwar Saga” series. Set in the same world as the “Riftwar” books. Simultaneous with US (Morrow) edition.

Shadow of a Dark Queen Raymond E. Feist (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224612-0, Nov ’94, £8.99, 382pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Riftwar: Serpentwar] Reprint (HarperCollins UK; Morrow 1994) fantasy novel. Volume One of the “Serpentwar Saga”, set in the same world as the “Riftwar” books.

Shadowrun: Lone Wolf Nigel D. Findley (Roc UK 0-451-45272-0, Mar ’94, £3.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Shadowrun] Reprint (Roc 1994) sf novelization. Volume 12 in the series. The US edition with a UK ISBN and Price Sticker. [First U.K. edition]

Point Horror: Thirteen More Tales of Horror ed. A. Finnis (Scholastic UK 0-590-55605-3, Mar ’94, £4.99, 365pp, pb) Original young-adult horror anthology.

The Candleman Catherine Fisher (The Bodley Head 0-370-31889-7, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], £8.99, 138pp, hc, cover by Gino D’Achille) Young-adult fantasy novel.

The Hare And Other Stories Catherine Fisher (Pont Books 1-85902-176-X, Jun ’94 [May ’94], £3.25, 71pp, pb, cover by Suzanne Carpenter) Collection of four young-adult stories, with interior illustrations by Terry Higgins.

Monster Maker Nicholas Fisk (Mammoth 0-7497-0049-1, Jun ’94, £2.99, 141pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) Reprint (Pelham 1979) young-adult horror novel.

The Puffin Book of Science Fiction ed. Nicholas Fisk (Puffin 0-14-034797-6, May ’94, £3.99, 154pp, pb, cover by Peter Gudynas) Reprint (Viking UK 1993) eclectic compilation of short stories and excerpts from novels, each with an introduction by the editor.

Tyger Pool Pauline Fisk (The Bodley Head 0-370-31831-5, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], £8.99, 215pp, hc, cover by Tom Saeker) Young-adult fantasy novel. The antipathy a young girl feels for her strange Aunt develops into a battle for the lives of everyone she loves. Powerful and disturbing. (IC)

Loves of Faustyna Nina Fitzpatrick (Fourth Estate 1-85702-202-5, Apr ’94, £9.99, 216pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel.

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Leonore Fleischer (Pan 0-330-33704-1, Nov ’94, £4.99, 313pp, pb) [Frankenstein] Reprint (Signet 1994) novelization of the screenplay; it includes an Afterword, “Frankenstein Re-imagined”, by Kenneth Branagh. [First U.K. edition]

Only Visiting This Planet: The Art of Danny Flynn Danny Flynn (Paper Tiger 1-85028-267-6, Jun ’94, £10.95, 128pp, tp, cover by Danny Flynn) Art book. Foreword by Arthur C. Clarke. Nigel Suckling contributes a long, personal biographical text to this portfolio of the prolific and distinctive cover artist.

Earthsearch James Follett (Severn House 0-7278-4689-2, Nov ’94, £14.99, 242pp, hc, cover by Martin Buchan) [Earthsearch] Reprint (BBC Books 1981) completely revised version of the SF novel derived from the radio serial. The star-born crew of the spaceship Challenger discover their ancestral home, Earth, was moved out of its solar system...half a million years ago. First in the “Earthsearch” series.

Mindwarp: Prelude to Earthsearch James Follett (Severn House 0-7278-4621-3, May ’94, £15.99, 370pp, hc, cover by Gordon E. Davies) [Earthsearch] SF novel in the “Earthsearch” series.

Cachalot Alan Dean Foster (Severn House 0-7278-4617-5, Apr ’94, £14.99, 275pp, hc, cover by Martin Buchan) Reprint (Ballantine 1980) SF novel.

Codgerspace Alan Dean Foster (Severn House 0-7278-4685-X, Nov ’94, £15.99, 309pp, hc, cover by Derek Colligan) Reprint (Ace 1992) SF novel. First World Hardcover.

Greenthieves Alan Dean Foster (Orbit 1-85723-216-X, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], £4.99, 248pp, pb, cover by Stephen Bradbury) Reprint (Ace 1994) SF novel. [First U.K. edition]

Darkest Day Christopher Fowler (Warner UK 0-7515-0765-2, Apr ’94, £4.99, 570pp, pb) [Bryant & May] Reprint (Little, Brown UK 1993) offbeat thriller with supernatural elements, featuring Bryant & May, the detectives from Rune.

Sharper Knives Christopher Fowler (Warner UK 0-7515-0766-0, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], £4.99, 263pp, pb, cover by Mark Taylor) Reprint (Warner UK 1992) collection of 14 “urban horror” stories, nine of them original.

Spanky Christopher Fowler (Warner UK 0-7515-0959-0, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], £6.99, 338pp, tp) Horror novel which may be fantasy or just have an unreliable narrator.

Presence of Mind Anthea Fraser (Severn House 0-7278-4704-X, Nov ’94, £14.99, 204pp, hc, cover by David Axtell) Reprint (Corgi 1978) occult novel. A young girl is possessed by the spirit of a painting. This edition is revised, with a new Preface by Fraser.

Imaginary Monkey Sean French (Granta 014-01-4061-1, Mar ’94, £5.99, 155pp, pb) Reprint (Granta 1993) literary fantasy novel. A rejected suitor is transformed into a monkey and becomes ex-lover’s pet.

Yesterday We Saw Mermaids Esther Friesner (Pan 0-330-33450-6, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], £3.99, 157pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1992) humorous fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]

The Pure Cold Light Gregory Frost (Roc UK 0-14-017393-5, Feb ’94, £4.99, 242pp, pb) Reprint (AvoNova 1993) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]

The List of Seven Mark Frost (Arrow 0-09-930511-9, Jun ’94, £4.99, 426pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) [List of 7] Reprint (Morrow 1993) associational novel. Conan Doyle bound up with the supernatural. [First U.K. edition]

Aurian Maggie Furey (Legend 0-09-927071-4, May ’94, £5.99, 611pp, pb, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Artefacts of Power] Fantasy novel.

Harp of Winds Maggie Furey (Legend 0-09-927081-1, Nov ’94, £4.99, 405pp, pb, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Artefacts of Power] Fantasy novel. Book Two of “The Artefacts of Power” trilogy.

Cross Stitch Diana Gabaldon (Arrow 0-09-991170-1, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], £5.99, 864pp, pb, cover by Gary Blythe) [Outlander] Reprint (Century; Delacorte as Outlander 1991) Romantic fantasy of time-travel. Volume one in the trilogy.

Dragonfly in Amber Diana Gabaldon (Arrow 0-09-929471-0, Mar ’94, £5.99, 963pp, pb, cover by Gary Blythe) [Outlander] Reprint (Delacorte 1992) fantasy novel. Volume two in the trilogy. Sequel to Cross Stitch. [First U.K. edition]

Raven Walking Craig Shaw Gardner (Heinemann 0-434-00038-8, Mar ’94, £8.99, 412pp, tp, cover by Josh Kirby) [Dragon Circle] Fantasy novel. The Dragon Circle - Book One.

Garlands of Fantasy: The Art of Roger and Linda Garland Linda & Roger Garland (Paper Tiger 1-85028-344-3, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], £12.95, 128pp, tp, cover by Linda Garland) Heavily illustrated collection: Roger Garland, best known for his Tolkien artwork, and Linda, renowned for her Celtic-influenced paintings of The Goddess. Though they rarely collaborate, both produce work of high colour and immense detail, which can sustain many viewings. There is an explanatory/biographical text by Nigel Suckling.

Alan Garner Omnibus Alan Garner (Lions 0-00-675065-6, Nov ’94, £6.99, 652pp, tp) Collection of three early books: Elidor, The Moon of Gomrath and The Weirdstone of Brisingamen.

Stargonauts David Garnett (Orbit 1-85723-186-4, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], £4.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) Wildly extravagant space operetta: the second-richest man on Earth makes a bid for the top job—and finds himself penniless (sort of), criminalised (well...), and powering through space on a quest that will reveal The Master of the Universe.

New Worlds 4 ed. David Garnett (Gollancz 0-575-05147-7, Nov ’94, £6.99, 223pp, tp, cover by Peter Szumowski) High quality original anthology of a dozen stories, including work by Moorcock, McDonald, Holdstock, Kilworth, McDonald, Hamilton, and so on.

St. Anthony’s Fire Mark Gatiss (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20423-9, Oct ’94 [Nov ’94], £4.99, 274pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the Doctor Who TV series, one of “The New Doctor Who Adventures”. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.

People of the Earth W. Michael & Kathleen O’Neal Gear (Tor UK 0-330-33644-4, Jul ’94 [Nov ’94], £4.99, 587pp, pb) [First North Americans] Reprint (Tor 1992) associational prehistoric novel. Volume three in the “First North Americans” series. [First U.K. edition]

People of the River W. Michael & Kathleen O’Neal Gear (Tor UK 0-330-33651-7, Oct ’94, £4.99, 526pp, pb) [First North Americans] Reprint (Tor 1992) associational prehistoric novel. Volume four in the “First North Americans” series. [First U.K. edition]

People of the Wolf W. Michael & Kathleen O’Neal Gear (Pan 0-330-33452-2, Jan ’94, £4.99, 435pp, pb) [First North Americans] Reprint (Tor 1990) prehistoric novel. Volume one in the “First North Americans” series. [First U.K. edition]

Bloodstone David Gemmell (Legend 0-09-935471-3, Sep ’94, £15.99, 298pp, hc, cover by Mick Posen) [Sipstrassi; Jon Shannow] Sf novel featuring Jon Shannow, set 20 years after The Last Guardian. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-935481-0, £9.99) was announced but not seen. In the “Sipstrassi” series.

The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend David Gemmell (Legend 0-09-926141-3, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], £4.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Fangorn) [Drenai; Druss the Legend] Reprint (Legend 1993) collection of four novellas about Druss the Legend, three of them original.

Wolf in Shadow: The Graphic Novel David Gemmell (Legend 0-09-927561-9, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], £9.99, 96pp, tp, cover by Fangorn) [Sipstrassi] Graphic novel adapted by Stan Nicholls and illustrated by Fangorn. In the “John Shannow” series.

Left to His Own Devices Mary Gentle (Orbit 1-85723-203-8, Sep ’94, £8.99, 282pp, tp, cover by John Avon) [White Crow & Causabon] A new novel in the “Casaubon/White Crow” series, plus three reprinted short stories.

Neuromancer William Gibson (HarperCollins UK 0-00-225232-5, Nov ’94, £14.99, 277pp, hc, cover by Rick Berry & Darrel Andersen) [Neuromancer] Reprint (Ace 1984) SF novel. Special 10th Anniversary edition of the classic, with an afterword by Gibson.

Virtual Light William Gibson (Viking UK 0-670-84890-5, Apr ’94, £9.99, 296pp, tp, cover by Stuart Hunter) [Virtual Light] Reprint (Bantam Spectra; Viking UK 1993) SF novel.

Virtual Light William Gibson (Penguin 0-14-015772-7, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], £5.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Stuart Hunter) [Virtual Light] Reprint (Bantam Spectra; Viking UK 1993) SF novel.

Golden Eyes John Gideon (Headline 0-7472-4352-2, Apr ’94, £5.99, 568pp, pb, cover by Julian Lee) Reprint (Headline 1993) horror novel. Copyrighted in the name Lonn Hocklin.

Red Ball John Gideon (Headline 0-7472-0964-2, Aug ’94, £16.99, 314pp, hc) Horror novel. Copyrighted by Lonn Hocklin.

The Emperor of Earth-Above Sheila Gilluly (Headline 0-7472-4277-1, Jan ’94, £4.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Stephen Bradbury) [Painter] Reprint (Headline 1993) fantasy novel. “The Third Book of the Painter”.

Star Trek: Trek to Madworld Stephen Goldin (Titan 1-85286-530-X, Jun ’94, £4.50, 177pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Star Trek] Reprint (Bantam 1978) sf novelization. [First U.K. edition]

Wizard’s First Rule Terry Goodkind (Millennium 1-85798-231-2, Aug ’94, £9.99, 611pp, tp, cover by Doug Beekman) [Sword of Truth] Fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-230-4, £15.99) was announced but not seen.

Blood Ritual Frances Gordon (Headline 0-7472-1191-4, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], £16.99, 340pp, hc) Associational thriller with supernatural elements: the story of Elizabeth Bathory, sixteenth century Countess Dracula, woven with the story of her descendants, against the background of the Bosnian-Serb conflict. Frances Gordon is a pseudonym for Bridget Wood.

Love Bite Sherry Gottlieb (Warner UK 0-7515-1090-4, Aug ’94, £4.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Mel Odom) [Love Bite] Reprint (Warner 1994) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]

The Little White Horse Elizabeth Goudge (Lion 0-7459-1458-6, Mar ’94, £3.50, 238pp, pb, cover by Govinder Ram) Reprint (University of London 1946) young-adult fantasy novel.

The Little White Horse Elizabeth Goudge (Lion 0-7459-1458-6, Apr ’94 [Aug ’94], £3.50, 238pp, pb, cover by Govinder Ram) Reprint (University of London 1946) young-adult fantasy novel, winner of the 1946 Carnegie Medal. A tie-in edition to the BBC1 serial Moonacre.

The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224537-X, Nov ’94, £12.99, 272pp, hc, cover by Patrick Benson) [Wind in the Willows] Reprint (Methuen 1908) classic children’s fantasy novel, with illustrations by Patrick Benson.

Judge Dredd: The Hundredfold Problem John Grant (Virgin 0-352-32942-4, Aug ’94, £4.99, 308pp, pb, cover by John Higgins) [Judge Dredd] Sf novelization, based on the comic strip.

Batman: The Animated Movie: Mask of the Phantasm Geary Gravel (Boxtree 0-7522-0936-1, May ’94 [Apr ’94], £3.99, 232pp, pb) [Batman] Reprint (Bantam 1994) novelization of the forthcoming animated movie, based on an original story by Alan Burnett. [First U.K. edition]

Batman: The Animated Series: Dual to the Death Geary Gravel (Boxtree 0-7522-0951-5, May ’94, £3.99, 199pp, pb) [Batman] Reprint (Bantam 1994) fantasy novelization. [First U.K. edition]

Batman: The Animated Series: Shadows of the Past Geary Gravel (Boxtree 0-7522-0946-9, May ’94, £3.99, 180pp, pb) [Batman] Reprint (Bantam 1994) fantasy novelization. [First U.K. edition]

Batman: The Animated Series: The Dragon and the Bat Geary Gravel (Boxtree 0-7522-0956-6, May ’94, £3.99, 181pp, pb) [Batman] Reprint (Bantam 1994) fantasy novelization. [First U.K. edition]

Death of the Devil Caroline Gray (Severn House 0-7278-4698-1, Nov ’94, £15.99, 314pp, hc, cover by Nick Mountain) [Helier L’Eree] Occult novel. Third in the “Helier L’Eree” trilogy. The 17th-century swordsman accompanies King Charles II to Scotland, for the final confrontation with the immortal vampire queen who destroyed his family.

Sword of the Devil Caroline Gray (Severn House 0-7278-4622-1, May ’94, £15.99, 312pp, hc, cover by Nick Mountain) [Helier L’Eree] Occult novel, second in the “Helier L’Eree” trilogy, in which L’Eree continues to seek revenge on the immortal witch who destroyed his family.

The Trickster Muriel Gray (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224326-1, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], £12.99, 567pp, hc) Horror novel based on native Canadian legends.

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