The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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The Green Mile, Part 4: The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix Stephen King (Penguin 0-14-025859-0, Jun ’96, £1.99, 90pp, pb) [Green Mile] Fourth part of a thriller being published as a 6-part serial, with one part each month. Simultaneous with the US (Signet) edition.

The Green Mile, Part 5: The Night Journey Stephen King (Penguin 0-14-025860-4, Jul ’96, £1.99, 90pp, pb) [Green Mile] Fifth part of a thriller being published as a 6-part serial. Simultaneous with the US (Signet) edition.

Rose Madder Stephen King (NEL 0-340-64014-6, Jun ’96 [May ’96], £5.99, 595pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) Reprint (Viking; Hodder & Stoughton 1995) horror novel.

Desperation & The Regulators Stephen King & Richard Bachman (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-66575-0, Jul ’96 [Aug ’96], £125.00, 545+334pp, hc) Limited, slipcased edition of the two books, limited to 250 copies, with Desperation signed by King. Bachman is a pen-name for King. The two books will not be sold separately in this edition.

The Talisman Stephen King & Peter Straub (NEL 0-340-67445-8, Jun ’96 [Jul ’96], £6.99, 768pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Viking 1984) fantasy/horror novel.

Godhanger Dick King-Smith (Doubleday UK 0-385-40778-5, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], £9.99, 172pp, hc, cover by Andrew Davidson) Young-adult animal fantasy novel. A mysterious bird leads a revolt against human beasts.

The Keepers Pauline Kirk (Virago 1-85381-838-0, Jun ’96 [May ’96], £9.99, 405pp, tp) SF novel. The repressive laws of 22nd Century England are enforced by the clan of Keepers.

Intensity Dean Koontz (Headline 0-7472-4840-0, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], £5.99, 469pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 1995) associational novel.

Strange Highways Dean Koontz (Headline 0-7472-4839-7, Apr ’96, £5.99, 564pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) Reprint (Headline 1995) collection of 12 fantasy, supernatural and SF stories (four revised), plus the title novel. The contents differ from the US edition. An export edition (same details) was published on 1 March 96.

Ticktock Dean Koontz (Headline 0-7472-1398-4, Jul ’96, £16.99, 311pp, hc, cover by Lee Gibbons) Fantasy/SF novel of a Vietnamese-American youth pursued by a menace that continually changes in form and threat. Koontz’s first purely comic novel in 25 years.

Beggars and Choosers Nancy Kress (Roc UK 0-451-45484-7, Jul ’96, £5.99, 316pp, pb) [Beggars in Spain] Reprint (Tor 1994) SF novel, sequel to the award-winning Beggars in Spain. [First U.K. edition]

Oaths and Miracles Nancy Kress (Penguin/Roc UK 0-451-45577-0, Dec ’96, £5.99, 298pp, pb, cover by Gary Marsh) [Oaths and Miracles] Reprint (Forge 1996) SF thriller of an FBI agent tracking a murderer into the labyrinthine secrets of biotechnological research. [First U.K. edition]

Star Wars: Shield of Lies Michael P. Kube-McDowell (Bantam UK 0-553-50479-7, Sep ’96, £4.99, 338pp, pb, cover by Drew Struzan) [Star Wars] Star Wars novelization. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam) edition.

Star Wars: The Black Fleet Crisis Book One: Before the Storm Michael P. Kube-McDowell (Bantam UK 0-553-50431-2, Apr ’96, £4.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Drew Struzan) [Star Wars: The Black Fleet Crisis] Star Wars novelisation. Book 1 of a trilogy. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam) edition.

The Eagle and the Nightingales Mercedes Lackey (HarperCollins Voyager 0-00-648036-5, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], £4.99, 410pp, pb) [Bardic Voices] Reprint (Baen 1995) fantasy novel. A human woman falls in love with a semi-human bird-headed male. Third in the ‘Bardic Voices’ series - Books 1 and 2 have never been published in the UK. [First U.K. edition]

Storm Breaking Mercedes Lackey (Orion 1-85798-275-4, Oct ’96, £9.99, 436pp, tp, cover by John Barber) [Valdemar: Mage Storms] Fantasy novel, second book of the “Mage Storms” trilogy, set in Valdemar, following the “Mage Winds” trilogy, and 15th book overall in the “Heralds of Valdemar” series. Simultaneous with the US (DAW) edition. A hardcover edition (-276-2, £15.99) was announced but not seen.

Storm Rising Mercedes Lackey (Orion 1-85798-460-9, Aug ’96, £5.99, 384pp, pb, cover by BlackSheep) [Valdemar: Mage Storms] Reprint (DAW; Millennium 1995) fantasy novel. Second book of the “Mage Storms” trilogy, 14th book overall in the “Heralds of Valdemar” series.

The Silver Gryphon Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon (Millennium 1-85798-441-2, Mar ’96, £9.99, 322pp, tp, cover by John Barber) [Valdemar: Mage Wars] Fantasy novel. Book Three of “The Mage Wars”, a series set in Valdemar a millenium before the “Heralds of Valdemar” sequence. A hardcover edition (-440-4, £16.99) is also available.

The White Gryphon Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon (Millennium 1-85798-313-0, Mar ’96, £4.99, 305pp, pb, cover by John Barber) [Valdemar: Mage Wars] Reprint (DAW 1995) fantasy novel. Book Two of “The Mage Wars”, a series set in Valdemar a millenium before the “Heralds of Valdemar” sequence.

Conference with the Dead: Tales of Supernatural Terror Terry Lamsley (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-10-9, Mar ’96 [Jul ’96], £22.50, xii+231pp, hc, cover by Douglas Walters) Dark fantasy collection of 10 stories, six being original. Introduction by Ramsey Campbell. Limited to 500 numbered copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $38.00.

Doctor Who: The Empire of Glass Andy Lane (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20457-3, Nov ’95 [Feb ’96], £4.99, 259pp, pb, cover by Paul Campbell) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.

Doctor Who: Decalog 3: Consequences ed. Andy Lane & Justin Richards (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20478-6, May ’96 [Jul ’96], £4.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Colin Howard) [Doctor Who] Collection of ten original stories based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a worldwide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.

The Unseen University Challenge: Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Quizbook David Langford (Vista 0-575-60000-4, May ’96, £3.99, 224pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Humorous reference work. A quizbook (with answers!) on the detail of the “Discworld” books. Includes an introduction by Pratchett. [Terry Pratchett]

Cold in July Joe R. Lansdale (Indigo 0-575-40059-5, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], £5.99, 234pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam 1989) associational thriller. Copyrighted as Ziesing, 1990. [First U.K. edition]

Mucho Mojo Joe R. Lansdale (Indigo 0-575-40001-3, Apr ’96, £5.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Baskerville Studios) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Reprint (Mysterious Press 1994) thriller with dark fantasy elements. First in a series.

Savage Season Joe R. Lansdale (Indigo 0-575-40060-9, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], £5.99, 178pp, tp) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Reprint (Ziesing; Bantam 1990) associational thriller. First in the Hap Collins/Leonard Pine series.

The Two-Bear Mambo Joe R. Lansdale (Gollancz 0-575-06220-7, Apr ’96, £8.99, 308pp, tp, cover by Baskerville Studios) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Reprint (Warner/Mysterious Press 1995) associational thriller. Second in a series, after Mucho Mojo. [First U.K. edition]

Byzantium Stephen Lawhead (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224636-8, Sep ’96, £16.99, 645pp, hc, cover by Mike Posen) Historical novel with fantasy elements. Simultaneous with the US (HarperPrism) edition.

The Disinherited Louise Lawrence (Red Fox 0-09-930187-3, Feb ’96, £3.50, 220pp, pb, cover by George Smith) Reprint (The Bodley Head 1994) young-adult SF novel set in near-future Britain.

Dreamweaver Louise Lawrence (Collins 0-00-185616-2, Oct ’96, £9.99, 288pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel. Simultaneous with the US (Clarion) edition. Emigrants from a dying Earth seek refuge on an inhabited planet.

Journey Through Llandor Louise Lawrence (Collins 0-00-675022-2, Jan ’96 [May ’96], £3.99, 272pp, pb) [Llandor] Reprint (Collins 1995) young-adult fantasy novel. First in a trilogy.

The Road to Irriyan Louise Lawrence (Collins 0-00-185623-5, Jan ’96 [Feb ’96], £8.99, 286pp, hc) [Llandor] Young-adult fantasy novel, second in the Llandor trilogy after Journey Through Llandor.

Murder in Scorpio Martha C. Lawrence (NEL 0-340-66571-8, Oct ’96, £5.99, 227pp, pb, cover by Jean Louis Batt) [Elizabeth Chase] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1995) mystery featuring a psychic detective.

Daemonic Stephen Laws (NEL 0-340-66673-0, May ’96 [Apr ’96], £5.99, 488pp, pb, cover by Jon Blake) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1995) dark fantasy novel of a deal with the devil.

Darkfall Stephen Laws (NEL 0-450-58173-X, Oct ’96, £5.99, 358pp, pb, cover by Jon Blake) Reissue (NEL 1992) dark fantasy novel.

The Frighteners Stephen Laws (NEL 0-450-55450-3, Oct ’96, £5.99, 461pp, pb, cover by Jon Blake) Reissue (Souvenir Press 1990) dark fantasy novel.

Somewhere South of Midnight Stephen Laws (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-66609-9, Oct ’96, £16.99, 439pp, hc, cover by Jon Blake) Horror novel.

The Wyrm Stephen Laws (NEL 0-450-59979-5, Oct ’96, £5.99, 343pp, pb, cover by Jon Blake) Reissue (Souvenir Press 1987) dark fantasy novel.

Idlewild Mark Lawson (Picador 0-330-34450-1, Jul ’96 [Aug ’96], £5.99, 308pp, tp) Reprint (Picador 1995) novel set in an alternate present where Monroe and Kennedy survived to the 1990s.

Bite Richard Laymon (Headline 0-7472-1512-X, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], £16.99, 314pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Dark fantasy novel. Sam’s teenage love asks his help against her new lover. A vampire.

Body Rides Richard Laymon (Headline 0-7472-1511-1, Feb ’96, £16.99, 377pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Dark fantasy novel of a bracelet which enables its possessor to enter the bodies of other people, for ‘body rides’.

Body Rides Richard Laymon (Headline 0-7472-5100-2, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], £5.99, 501pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 1996) dark fantasy novel. An export edition (same details) was due on 1st August 1996.

In a Glass Darkly J. Sheridan Le Fanu (Wordsworth 1-85236-265-X, Sep ’95 [Feb ’96], £1.00, 302pp, pb, cover by Arnold Bocklin) [Martin Hesselius] Reprint (Richard Bentley 1886) collection of five dark fantasy stories. A thrift paperback edition.

City of Illusions Ursula K. Le Guin (Vista 0-575-60128-0, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], £4.99, 192pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [League of All Worlds] Reprint (Ace 1967) SF novel in the “Hainish” series.

The Dispossessed Ursula K. Le Guin (HarperCollins UK 0-586-04219-9, Feb ’96, £4.99, 319pp, pb) [League of All Worlds] Reissue (Harper & Row 1974) classic, award-winning SF novel. 7th printing.

A Fisherman of the Inland Sea Ursula K. Le Guin (Gollancz 0-575-06324-6, Nov ’96, £15.99, 193pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (HarperPrism 1994) collection of eight stories, one original, with an introduction by the author. [First U.K. edition]

Four Ways to Forgiveness Ursula K. Le Guin (Gollancz 0-575-06301-7, Jun ’96, £15.99, 253pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) [Werel & Yeowe] Reprint (HarperPrism 1995) collection of four related SF novellas, including the award-winning ‘Forgiveness Day’. There is also a section of “Notes on Werel and Yeowe”, the twin planets on which the stories are set. [First U.K. edition]

Gold Unicorn Tanith Lee (Severn House 0-7278-4955-7, Jun ’96, £16.99, 179pp, hc, cover by Dave Pether) [Black Unicorn] Reprint (Atheneum 1994) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Black Unicorn.

Reigning Cats and Dogs Tanith Lee (Headline 0-7472-5008-1, Feb ’96, £5.99, 304pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) Reprint (Headline 1995) fantasy novel set in a surreal world of slavery, secret sects, and demons. An export edition (same details) was published 3 Jan 96.

When The Lights Go Out Tanith Lee (Headline 0-7472-1598-7, Apr ’96, £16.99, 246pp, hc, cover by Mark Salwowski) Fantasy/horror novel.

When The Lights Go Out Tanith Lee (Headline 0-7472-5216-5, Oct ’96, £5.99, 377pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) Reprint (Headline 1996) fantasy novel. The export edition (same details) was due September 1996.

The Rare Breed Ben Leech (Pan 0-330-33719-X, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], £5.99, 388pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) SF/horror novel. A reality-altering drug opens the gateway to soul stealers from another dimension.

Writing Fantasy Fiction Sarah Lefanu (A & C Black 0-7136-4260-2, Jul ’96 [Oct ’96], £8.99, 124pp, tp) Reference book.

Speed of Flight Paul Leonard (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20487-5, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], £4.99, 244pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Original novel based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a world-wide edition, available in the US for $5.95. Volume 27 in “The Missing Adventures”.

Playing the Game Doris Lessing (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21689-8, Dec ’95 [Jan ’96], £6.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Charlie Adlard) Graphic novel of a strange game played in an apocalyptic world. Illustrated by Charlie Adlard.

The Monk Matthew Lewis (Oxford University Press 0-19-282435-X, Nov ’95 [Feb ’96], £6.99, 456pp, tp) Reprint (J. Bell 1796) dark fantasy novel. A critical edition edited by Howard Anderson, with a New Introduction and notes by Emma McEvoy. Published in 1995, but not seen until now.

Cold Cuts II ed. Paul Lewis & Steve Lockley (Alun Books 0-907117-68-6, 1994 [Nov ’96], £6.99, 168pp, tp) Original anthology of 19 horror stories. This was published in 1994, but has only just been seen.

Cold Cuts III ed. Paul Lewis & Steve Lockley (Alun Books 0-907117-72-4, 1995 [Nov ’96], £6.99, 160pp, tp) Original anthology of 16 horror stories. This was published in 1995, but has only just been seen.

The Nightmare Factory Thomas Ligotti (Raven 1-85487-436-5, Jul ’96, £8.99, xxii+551pp, tp, cover by Eric Dinyer) Collection of 45 stories of dark fantasy, including the collection Grimscribe (1991), as well as selections from Songs of a Dead Dreamer (1986) and Noctuary (1994); and a sequence of new stories. Includes a foreword by Poppy Z. Brite. Simultaneous with the US (Carroll & Graf) edition.

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