The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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Dorsai! Gordon R. Dickson (Tor 0-812-50398-8, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $5.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Childe Cycle] Reissue (DAW 1976) SF novel in the “Childe Cycle”. This follows the 1975 text instead of the shortened one as The Genetic General (Ace 1960). It has the 1980 David Drake foreword. Third printing.

The Dragon and the Gnarly King Gordon R. Dickson (Tor 0-812-56270-4, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $6.99, 472pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Tor 1997) fantasy novel in the “Dragon and the George Series”.

The Dragon in Lyonesse Gordon R. Dickson (Tor 0-312-86159-1, Oct ’98, $25.95, 381pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Dragon Knight] Fantasy novel in the “Dragon Knight” series.

The Dragon in Lyonesse Gordon R. Dickson (SFBC #01996, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $12.98, 443pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Tor 1998) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

The Dragon Knight Gordon R. Dickson (Tor 0-812-50943-9, May ’98, $6.99, 503pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Dragon Knight] Reissue (Tor 1990) fantasy novel, sequel to The Dragon and the George. Fourth printing.

Necromancer Gordon R. Dickson (Tor 0-812-54530-3, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $5.99, 212pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Doubleday 1962) SF novel in the “Childe Cycle”.

Soldier, Ask Not Gordon R. Dickson (Tor 0-812-50400-3, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $5.99, 313pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Childe Cycle] Reissue (Dell 1967) SF novel in “The Childe Cycle”. Second printing.

Tactics of Mistake Gordon R. Dickson (Tor 0-812-54531-1, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $5.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Doubleday 1971) military SF novel in the “Dorsai” series.

Desmond Ulysses G. Dietz (Alyson 1-55583-470-1, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $13.95, 331pp, tp, cover by Johnathan Black) Gay vampire novel. A lonely vampire in New York finds a mortal who makes him remember and reassess his past. A first novel.

Star Wars: Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire William C. Dietz (Dark Horse Comics/Berkley Boulevard 0-425-16528-0, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $14.95, 127pp, tp, cover by Dean Williams) [Star Wars: Dark Forces] Reprint (Dark Horse Comics/Boulevard 1997) Star Wars novellazation, first in a trilogy based on the CD-ROM game based on the movies. This is a “graphic story album” color illustrations by Dean Williams. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm Ltd.

Steelheart William C. Dietz (Ace 0-441-00542-X, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $5.99, 324pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) SF novel.

Star Wars: Dark Forces: Jedi Knight William C. Dietz & Dave Dorman (Dark Horse Comics/Boulevard Putnam 0-399-14452-8, Oct ’98 [Nov ’98], $24.95, 126pp, hc, cover by Dave Dorman) [Star Wars: Dark Forces] Star Wars novellazation, third in a trilogy based on the CD-ROM game based on the movies. This is a “graphic story album” with full-page, full-color illustrations by Dave Dorman. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

Star Wars: Dark Forces: Rebel Agent William C. Dietz & George Lucas (Dark Horse Comics/Boulevard Putnam 0-399-14396-3, Apr ’98 [May ’98], $24.95, 128pp, hc, cover by Ezra Tucker) [Star Wars: Dark Forces] Star Wars novellazation, second in the series based on the CD-ROM game based on the movies. This is a “graphic story album” with 25 full-page, full-color illustrations by Ezra Tucker. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

Star Trek: Insurrection J. M. Dillard (Pocket 0-671-02447-7, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $22.00, 295pp, hc) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization of the ninth movie. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

To Every Thing There is a Season Leo & Diane Dillon (Scholastic/Blue Sky 0-590-47887-7, Oct ’98, $15.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Leo & Diane Dillon) Associational art book based on the passage from Ecclesiastes in the Bible. The vivid illustrations show off the Dillons’ wide-ranging talent, with works done in the styles of 15 distinct cultures from around the world, including ancient Egypt and Greece, native North Americans, China, Japan, and Australian aborigines.

Seattle Ghost Story Nick DiMartino (Rosebriar Publishing 0-9653918-2-5, 1998 [Nov ’98], $12.95, 226pp, tp, cover by Charles Nitti) Ghost story/thriller set in Seattle. Illustrated by Charles Nitti.

The Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World Thomas M. Disch (Simon & Schuster/The Free Press 0-684-82405-1, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $25.00, 256pp, hc) Non-fiction. A critical look at SF’s impact on American culture. Includes notes and index.

The Mistress of Spices Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (Doubleday/Anchor 0-385-48238-8, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $12.00, 338pp, tp, cover by Cathleen Toelke) Reprint (Anchor 1997) literary quasi-fantasy novel. Winner of the William Crawford Award for first fantasy novel.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wall-Paper” and the History of Its Publication and Reception ed. Julie Bates Dock (Pennsylvania State University Press 0-271-01734-1, Apr ’98, $16.95, 132pp, tp) Non-fiction, critical, additionally subtitled A Critical Edition and Documentary Casebook. Includes the story, a publication history, comparison of variant texts, Gilman’s correspondence, and contemporary reviews. A hardcover edition (-01733-3, $35.00) was announced but not seen. Order from: Penn State University Press, 820 North University Dr, University Support Building 1, Suite C, University Park PA 16802-1003. [Charlotte Perkins Gilman]

Area 51: The Reply Robert Doherty (Dell 0-440-22378-4, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $5.99, 376pp, pb) [Area 51] SF thriller, sequel to Area 51. Aliens are coming to Earth.

Lord Foul’s Bane Stephen R. Donaldson (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34865-6, May ’98, $3.99, 474pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Thomas Covenant] Reissue (SFBC 1977) fantasy novel, first in the “Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever”. This has the new “Classic Fantasy” shield on front cover and spine. 42nd printing.

Reave the Just and Other Tales Stephen R. Donaldson (Bantam Spectra 0-553-11034-9, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $23.95, 370pp, hc, cover by Gérald DiMaccio) Collection of eight stories, three original, with an introduction by Donaldson. First US edition (Voyager 10/98).

Babylon Gardens J. W. Donnelly (Dark Regions Press 1-888993-07-3, Jul ’98, $5.95, 79pp, tp, cover by Donald W. Schank) Collection of 10 stories, primarily fantasy, illustrated by Donald W. Schank. Introduction by Jacie Ragan. This is a signed, limited edition of 250. Order from Dark Regions Press, PO Box 6301, Concord CA 94524; add $1.05 postage.

Prophets for the End of Time Marcos Donnelly (Baen 0-671-57775-1, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $5.99, 367pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) Fantasy novel. Angels prepare for Armageddon, but their human prophets refuse to declare it.

Black Wine Candas Jane Dorsey (Tor 0-312-86578-3, Jan ’98, $13.95, 285pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 1997) feminist fantasy novel. Winner of the 1997 Crawford Award for best first fantasy novel.

Cat in a Flamingo Fedora Carole Nelson Douglas (Tor/Forge 0-812-56535-5, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $6.99, 373pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito) [Midnight Louie] Reprint (Forge 1997) associational mystery novel, seventh in the “Midnight Louie” series.

Cat in a Golden Garland Carole Nelson Douglas (Tor/Forge 0-812-53036-5, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $6.99, 406pp, pb) [Midnight Louie] Reprint (Forge 1997) associational mystery novel, eighth in the “Midnight Louie” series.

Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt Carole Nelson Douglas (Tor/Forge 0-312-86634-8, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $23.95, 383pp, hc, cover by Joe DeVito) [Midnight Louie] Associational mystery novel, ninth in the “Midnight Louie” series partly narrated by a cat.

Catnap Carole Nelson Douglas (Tor 0-812-51682-6, Dec ’98, $5.99, 241pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito) [Midnight Louie] Reissue (Tor 1992) associational mystery novel, first in the “Midnight Louie” series partly narrated by a cat. Fifth printing.

Midnight Louie’s Pet Detectives ed. Carole Nelson Douglas (Tor/Forge 0-312-86435-3, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $23.95, 350pp, hc, cover by Joe DeVito) Associational original anthology of 17 animal mystery stories, one a reprint. Authors include Esther M. Friesner & Walter J. Stutzman, Ed Gorman, Bruce Holland Rogers, and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough. Introduction by Lawrence Block. The editor’s introduction is by Douglas’s feline character, Midnight Louie, and approximately half the stories have animal narrators, or animals carrying on internal monologues.

Semper Mars Ian Douglas (Avon Eos 0-380-78828-4, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $5.99, 376pp, pb) [Heritage] Military SF novel. Book one in the “Heritage” trilogy. Alien secrets are found on Mars. Douglas is a pen name for William H. Keith, Jr.

The Lost World Arthur Conan Doyle (Oxford University Press 0-19-283352-9, 1998 [Oct ’98], $8.95, 199pp, tp) [Prof. Challenger] Reprint (Doran 1912) SF novel featuring Professor Challenger. This is an Oxford World’s Classics edition, edited with introduction and notes by Ian Duncan.

The Lost World Arthur Conan Doyle (Dover 0-486-40060-3, Mar ’98 [May ’98], $1.50, 172pp, tp, cover by Jan Sovak) [Prof. Challenger] Reprint (Doran 1912) Professor Challenger SF novel in a thrift edition.

The Good Old Stuff ed. Gardner Dozois (St. Martin’s/Griffin 0-312-19275-4, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $17.95, 434pp, tp, cover by Ed Emshwiller) Anthology of 16 golden-age SF adventure stories. Authors include A.E. van Vogt, Cordwainer Smith, Ursula K. Le Guin, and James Tiptree, Jr. This includes a list of recommended reading.

The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Fifteenth Annual Collection ed. Gardner Dozois (St. Martin’s 0-312-19033-6, Jun ’98, $17.95, 623pp, tp, cover by John Foster) Best-of-the-Year anthology of 28 stories, with a summation of the year by Dozois. A hardcover edition (-18779-3, $29.95) is also available.

The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Fifteenth Annual Collection ed. Gardner Dozois (SFBC #18485, Aug ’98, $14.98, 623pp, hc, cover by John Foster) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1998) best-of-the-year anthology. This is similar to the St. Martin’s hardcover edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Roads Not Taken: Tales of Alternate History ed. Gardner Dozois & Stanley Schmidt (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42194-9, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $6.99, 322pp, pb) Anthology of ten stories of alternate history, all previously published in Asimov’s or Analog. Introduction by Shelly Shapiro. Copyrighted by Penny Marketing Limited Partnership.

Isaac Asimov’s Camelot ed. Gardner Dozois & Sheila Williams (Ace 0-441-00527-6, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $5.99, 241pp, pb, cover by Edward Burne-Jones) Anthology of ten stories that originally appeared in Asimov’s magazine. Authors include Roger Zelazny, Esther M. Friesner, and Michael Swanwick.

Isaac Asimov’s Detectives ed. Gardner Dozois & Sheila Williams (Ace 0-441-00545-4, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $5.99, 243pp, pb, cover by Andy Lackow) Anthology of six SF detective stories that originally appeared in Asimov’s magazine.

The Butcher’s Bill David Drake (Baen 0-671-57773-5, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $6.99, 409pp, pb, cover by Charles Keegan) [Hammer’s Slammers] Collection/omnibus of eight military SF stories, one original, featuring “Hammer’s Slammers.” Five of the stories appeared in the collection Hammer’s Slammers (1979, 1987), and At Any Price appeared as a separate novel in 1985.

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