The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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Lethal Exposure Kevin J. Anderson & Doug Beason (Ace 0-441-00536-5, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $5.99, 290pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) SF thriller, the third featuring FBI Special Agent Craig Kreident. A physicist working with the world’s largest particle accelerator dies of a suspicious overdose of radiation.

Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Crisis at Crystal Reef Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (Berkley Jam 0-425-16519-1, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $5.99, 198pp, pb, cover by Dave Dorman) [Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights] Young-adult Star Wars novelization, #14 in the series, third in the current story arc.

Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Return to Ord Mantell Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (Berkley Jam 0-425-16362-8, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $5.99, 215pp, pb) [Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights] Young-adult Star Wars novelization, #12 in the series. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: The Fall of the Diversity Alliance Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (SFBC #02196, Apr ’98, $14.98, 598pp, hc, cover by Dave Dorman) [Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights] Omnibus of five young-adult Star Wars novelizations: Shards of Alderaan (1997), Diversity Alliance (1997), Delusions of Grandeur (1997), Jedi Bounty (1997), and The Emperor’s Plague (1998). Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. This special SFBC edition has ISBN 1-56865-651-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Trouble on Cloud City Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (Berkley Jam 0-425-16416-0, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $5.99, 183pp, pb, cover by Dave Dorman) [Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights] Young-adult Star Wars novelization, #13 in the series. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

Fire Time Poul Anderson (Baen 0-671-65415-2, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $5.99, 284pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) Reissue (Doubleday 1974) SF novel. Fourth printing.

The Fleet of Stars Poul Anderson (Tor 0-812-54598-2, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], $6.99, 403pp, pb, cover by Vincent Di Fate) [Harvest of Stars] Reprint (Tor 1997) SF novel, fourth in the “Harvest of Stars” series.

Starfarers Poul Anderson (Tor 0-312-86037-4, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $23.95, 383pp, hc, cover by John Harris) SF novel. A starship without ftl drive searches for the source of alien signals, knowing 120,000 years will pass on Earth before they can return.

War of the Gods Poul Anderson (SFBC #01208, Mar ’98, $11.50, 304pp, hc, cover by James C. Tyler) Reprint (Tor 1997) historical fantasy Viking novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Hoka! Hoka! Hoka! Poul Anderson & Gordon R. Dickson (Baen 0-671-57774-3, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $5.99, 305pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Hokas] Reprint (Gnome Press 1957 as Earthman’s Burden) collection of eight stories in the humorous SF series about literal-minded alien teddy bears. This adds two stories previously collected in Hoka! (Wallaby 1983), but skips two others.

Gargantua K. Robert Andreassi (Tor 0-812-57098-7, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $5.99, 215pp, pb, cover by Gabriel Galluccio) Novelization of an upcoming television show. Copyrighted by 20th Century Fox Film.

Brooke V. C. Andrews(R) (Pocket 0-671-02032-3, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $3.99, 167pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Orphans] Associational gothic horror novel, third in the new “Orphans” series. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. Copyrighted by the Vanda General Partnership.

Raven V. C. Andrews(R) (Pocket 0-671-02031-5, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $3.99, 169pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Orphans] Associational gothic horror novel, fourth in the new “Orphans” series. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. Copyrighted by the Vanda General Partnership.

Butterfly V. C. Andrews(R) (Pocket 0-671-02029-3, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $3.99, 170pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Orphans] Associational gothic horror novel, first in the new “Orphans” series. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. Copyrighted by the Virginia C. Andrews Trust and the Vanda Partnership.

Crystal V. C. Andrews(R) (Pocket 0-671-02030-7, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $3.99, 168pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Orphans] Associational gothic horror novel, second in the “Orphans” series. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. Copyrighted by the Virginia C. Andrews Trust and the Vanda Partnership.

Music in the Night V. C. Andrews(R) (Pocket Star 0-671-53474-2, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $7.99, 315pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Logan Family] Associational gothic horror novel, fourth in the “Logan Family” series. A hardcover edition (-53467-X, $24.00) was announced but not seen. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. Copyrighted by the Virginia D. Andrews Trust and the Vanda Partnership.

Runaways V. C. Andrews(R) (Pocket Star 0-671-00763-7, Sep ’98 [Oct ’98], $7.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Orphans] Associational gothic horror novel, fifth and final in the new “Orphans” series. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. A hardcover edition (-00762-9, $24.00) is also available. Copyrighted by the Vanda General Partnership.

The Book of Irish Weirdness ed. Anon. (Sterling 0-8069-9936-5, Sep ’97 [Feb ’98], $12.95, 484pp, tp, cover by Philippe Lechien) Reprint (Quality Paperback Book Club 1995, not previously listed) anthology of 35 stories, some traditional, the majority by noted authors including Bram Stoker, Francis Marion Crawford, Joseph Sheridan LeFanu, and Oscar Wilde.

The Crow: A Murder of Crows ed. Anon. (SFBC #18887, Sep ’98 [Oct ’98], $14.98, 679pp, hc, cover by Rick Berry) [Crow] Omnibus of three novelizations based on the comic book and movie: Quoth the Crow by David Bischoff, The Lazarus Heart by Poppy Z. Brite, and Clash by Night by Chet Williamson (all HarperPrism 1998). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 1-56865-830-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. Copyrighted by Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation.

The Darkest Thirst ed. Anon. (Design Image Group 1-891946-00-5, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $15.95, tp) Original anthology of 16 vampire stories, one a reprint. Authors include Edo van Belkom, Robert Devereaux, and Barb Hendee. Available from The Design Image Group, PO Box 2325, Darien IL 60561; credit card orders 800-563-5455.

Don’t Read This! and Other Tales of the Unnatural ed. Anon. (Front Street 1-886910-22-7, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $15.95, 213pp, hc, cover by The Tjong Khing) Young-adult anthology of 11 horror stories by authors from around the world, including Margaret Mahy (Australia), Susan Cooper (UK), Charles Mungoshi (Zimbabwe) and Uri Orlev (Israel). Illustrations by The Tjong Khing. Created in cooperation with the International Board of Books for Youth; originally published in Dutch as Lees dit niet en andere griezelverhalen (Lemniscaat 1997); translations from Dutch to English by Elisabeth Koolschijn. Order from Front Street Books, 20 Battery Park Ave. #403, Asheville NC 28801.

The Kiss of Death ed. Anon. (Design Image Group 1-891946-05-6, Nov ’98 [Dec ’98], $15.95, 283pp, tp) Original anthology of 16 vampire stories, three reprint. Authors include Don D’Ammassa, Kyle Marffin, and Lynda Licina.

The Raven and the Monkey’s Paw ed. Anon. (Random House/Modern Library 0-375-75216-1, Sep ’98, $12.00, 210pp, tp, cover by Caspar David Friedrich) Horror anthology of 15 stories and eight poems. All the poems and eight stories are by Edgar Allen Poe; other authors include Edith Wharton, Saki, Charles Dickens, and W.W. Jacobs.

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Eight Spells a Week ed. Anon. (Pocket Archway 0-671-02121-4, Dec ’98, $4.50, 255pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult original anthology of eight stories based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions.

Silent Night ed. Anon. (Jove 0-515-12385-4, Nov ’98, $6.99, 340pp, pb) Romance/suspence Christmas anthology of four novellas, including a new futuristic detective novella by J.D. Robb featuring detective “Eve Dallas”, and a tale of one of Santa’s less handy elves by Claire Cross. This indicates second printing.

Tad Williams’ Mirror World ed. Anon. (HarperPrism 0-06-105545-X, Jun ’98, $23.00, 170pp, hc, cover by Ron Mahony) Original anthology of three stories, plus background information, based on a comic-book idea by Williams. Authors are Mark Kreighbaum, John Helfers, and Michelle West; illustrations by Ron Mahoney and Robin Kline. This is being promoted as an “illustrated novel.” Copyrighted by BIG Entertainment.

Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos ed. Anon. (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42204-X, Oct ’98, $12.00, 462pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) Reprint (Arkham House 1989) horror anthology of 22 stories, with introduction by James Turner, significantly revised from the 1969 Arkham House edition edited by August Derleth.

The Writer’s Complete Fantasy Reference ed. Anon. (Writer’s Digest 0-89879-866-3, Sep ’98, $18.99, 277pp, hc, cover by Robin Wood) Non-fiction, reference. A guide to elements of fantasy, such as the occult, fantastic creatures, ancient civilizations, medieval society, etc, various sections written by Michael J. Varhola, Allan Maurer & Renee Wright, Sherrilyn Kenyon, and Andrew P. Miller & Daniel Clark. Introduction by Terry Brooks. Available from Writer’s Digest, 1507 Dana Ave., Cincinnatti OH 45207; credit card orders 800-289-0963.

The Last Rune, Book One: Beyond the Pale Mark Anthony (Bantam Spectra 0-553-37955-0, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $14.95, 527pp, tp, cover by Stephen Youll) [Last Rune] Fantasy novel, book one in the “Last Rune” series. Contemporary Coloradans are transported into a world of magic.

Eating Memories Patricia Anthony (Ace 0-441-00556-X, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $6.50, 367pp, pb, cover by Carlos Alejandro) Reprint (First Books/Old Earth 1997) collection of 28 stories, with an introduction by Charles C. Ryan.

Flanders Patricia Anthony (Ace 0-441-00528-4, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $23.95, 354pp, hc, cover by Diane Fenster) Historical quasi-fantasy of WWI.

God’s Fires Patricia Anthony (Ace 0-441-00537-3, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $6.50, 375pp, pb, cover by Mark Smollin) Reprint (Ace 1997) SF historical novel of aliens and the Inquisition.

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