The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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Caught in the Crossfire David Drake (Baen 0-671-87882-4, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $6.99, 394pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Hammer’s Slammers] Collection/omnibus of two SF novels in the “Hammer’s Slammers” series: Counting the Cost (1987) and The Warrior (1991), plus two short stories, and an original novelette.

The Dragon Lord David Drake (Baen 0-671-87890-5, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $5.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Charles Keegan) Reprint (Berkley/Putnam 1979) military Arthurian fantasy novel.

Lord of the Isles David Drake (Tor 0-812-52240-0, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $6.99, 625pp, pb, cover by Kevin Murphy) [Lord of the Isles] Reprint (Tor 1997) fantasy novel. First in a new series.

Queen of Demons David Drake (Tor 0-312-86468-X, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $25.95, 480pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Lord of the Isles] Fantasy novel, sequel to Lord of the Isles.

Queen of Demons David Drake (SFBC #01547, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $12.98, 480pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Lord of the Isles] Reprint (Tor 1998) fantasy novel, sequel to Lord of the Isles. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

With the Lightnings David Drake (Baen 0-671-87881-6, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $22.00, 323pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly) [Lt. Leary] Military SF novel. A junior officer and a down-on-her-luck scholar help a planet maintain its independence.

Armageddon ed. David Drake, Billie Sue Mosiman & Martin H. Greenberg (Baen 0-671-87876-X, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $5.99, 296pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) Original anthology of 12 stories of end-of-the-world disasters. Authors include Harry Turtledove, S.M. Stirling, and Esther Friesner. Greenberg is credited only on the copyright page.

Shaman’s Moon Sarah Dreher (New Victoria Publishers 0-934678-91-X, Nov ’98 [Dec ’98], $12.95, 219pp, tp) [Stoner McTavish] Dark fantasy mystery novel. Lesbian detective Stoner McTavish faces ghosts preying on her aunt. Order from New Victoria Publishers, PO Box 27, Norwich VT 05055.

Disobedience Michael Drinkard (University of California Press 0-520-20683-5, Oct ’96 [Apr ’98], $12.95, 349pp, tp, cover by Eric Fischl) Very-near-future SF novel, a look at California from the late 19th century to a technologically advanced and culturally stagnant future. We apparently missed the hardcover first edition (Norton 1993). This edition is dated 1996, but not seen until now. Available from the University of California Press, Berkeley CA 94720.

The Book of Night with Moon Diane Duane (SFBC #01205, Mar ’98, $10.98, 341pp, hc, cover by Robert Goldstrom) [Book of Night with Moon] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1997) cat fantasy. This hardcover edition is otherwise similar to the Warner Aspect trade paperback edition; it lacks a price, has the SFBC number on the back jacket, and has ISBN 1-56865-621-1.

Star*Drive: Starrise at Corrivale Diane Duane (TSR 0-7869-1179-4, Oct ’98, $5.99, 377pp, tp, cover by r. k. post) [Star*Drive: Harbinger] Novelization based on the SF role-playing game, volume one of the “Harbinger” trilogy.

X-Men: Empire’s End Diane Duane (SFBC #20068, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], $11.98, 347pp, hc, cover by Duane O. Myers) [X-Men] Reprint (Boulevard/Putnam 1997) novelization based on the comic book. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia; copyrighted by Marvel Characters. This is similar to the Boulevard/Putnam edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

X-Men: Empire’s End Diane Duane (Berkley Boulevard 0-425-16448-9, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $6.99, 345pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) [X-Men] Reprint (Boulevard 1997) comic-book novelization. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia; copyrighted by Marvel Characters.

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: A Dog’s Life Cathy East Dubowski (Pocket Archway 0-671-01979-1, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $4.50, 147pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization, ninth in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions.

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Santa’s Little Helper Cathy East Dubowski (Pocket Archway 0-671-01519-2, Dec ’97 [Mar ’98], $3.99, 147pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization, fifth in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions. This is dated 1997, but not seen until now.

My Soul to Keep Tananarive Due (HarperPrism 0-06-105366-X, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $14.00, 345pp, tp) [My Soul to Keep] Reprint (HarperCollins 1997) supernatural suspense novel.

The Night Comes On Steve Duffy (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-44-3, Mar ’98, C$53.00, xv+278pp, hc, cover by Douglas Walters) Collection of 16 horror stories in the style of M.R. James. This is a limited edition of 500. A world-wide edition available in the US for $40.00 and in the UK for £25.00.

Future Indefinite Dave Duncan (Avon Eos 0-380-78131-X, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $6.50, 476pp, pb) [Great Game] Reprint (Avon 1997) fantasy novel, subtitled “Round Three of the Great Game”.

The Gilded Chain Dave Duncan (Avon Eos 0-380-97460-6, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $23.00, 338pp, hc, cover by Hal Just) [King’s Blades] Fantasy adventure novel, book one of “The King’s Blades”. A boy becomes the greatest warrior of his class, only to be magically bonded for life to the service of an effete noble fop.

Gallows Hill Lois Duncan (Dell 0-440-22725-9, Oct ’98, $4.99, 229pp, pb) Reprint (Delacorte 1997) young-adult horror novel.

The Vampire: A Casebook ed. Alan Dundes (University of Wisconsin Press 0-299-15924-8, Oct ’98, $16.95, 182pp, tp, cover by Edward Binkley) Non-fiction collection of academic essays examining of the roots of vampire legends. A hardcover edition (-15920-5, $45.00) was announced but not seen. Order from the University of Wisconsin Press, 2537 Daniels St., Madison WI 53718; credit card orders 800-621-2736.

Days of Cain J. R. Dunn (Avon Eos 0-380-79049-1, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $3.99, 361pp, pb) Reprint (Avon 1997) time-travel holocaust novel.

Full Tide of Night J. R. Dunn (Avon Eos 0-380-97434-7, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $14.00, 312pp, hc, cover by Liz Kenyon) SF novel. Colonists on a forbidding planet rebel against their ageless ruler even as a feared starship is on its way from Earth.

The Complete Pegana Lord Dunsany (Chaosium 1-56882-116-6, Mar ’98, $12.95, 239pp, tp, cover by H. E. Fassl) Omnibus of three collections: The Gods of Pegana (1905), Time and the Gods (1906), and “Beyond the Fields We Know”, originally part of Tales of Three Hemispheres (1919). Edited and with an introduction by S.T. Joshi.

Vampire and Werewolf Stories ed. Alan Durant (Kingfisher US 0-7534-5152-2, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $6.95, 221pp, tp, cover by Nick Hardcastle) Young-adult anthology of 18 horror stories and novel extracts. Illustrated by Nick Hardcastle. Authors include Bram Stoker, Richard Matheson, and Jane Yolen. Part of the Kingfisher Story Library. First US edition (Kingfisher UK 1998).

Barrenlands Doranna Durgin (Baen 0-671-87872-7, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $5.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Fantasy novel. A guard fights treachery after his king is assassinated.

Wolf Justice Doranna Durgin (Baen 0-671-87891-3, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $5.99, 387pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Touched by Magic] Fantasy novel, sequel to Touched by Magic.

Between the Darkness and the Fire ed. Jeffry Dwight (Wildside Press/SFF Net 1-880448-56-4, Sep ’98 [Dec ’98], $14.95, 276pp, tp, cover by Cody Walker) Original anthology, subtitled “Twenty-Three Tales of Imaginative Fiction from the Internet”, of SF stories solicited and submitted online; nine stories are reprints. Authors include Vonda N. McIntyre, Alan Rodgers, and M. Shayne Bell. Introduction and afterword by the editor. This is a limited edition of 1000. Wildside Press, 522 Park Ave, Berkeley Heights NJ 07922; SFF Net, 3300 Big Horn Trail, Plano TX 75075; www.sff.net

Imagined Worlds Freeman Dyson (Harvard 0-674-53908-7, Apr ’97 [May ’98], $22.00, 216pp, hc, cover by Oliver Wasow) Associational non-fiction book about science and the future, with consideration of views of the future from SF authors such as H.G. Wells, Aldous Huxley, Lewis Carroll, and Olaf Stapledon. This is a 1998 fifth printing, copyrighted 1997, but not seen until now.

Mistresses of the Dark: 25 Macabre Tales by Master Storytellers ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Denise Little & Robert Weinberg (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-1002-3, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $9.98, 543pp, hc, cover by Tom McKeveny) Anthology of 25 horror stories by noted female writers. Authors include Doris Lessing, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Shirley Jackson. This is an instant remainder edition. Copyrighted by Dziemianowicz, Weinberg, and Tekno Books.

100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-0855-X, Oct ’98, $7.98, 578pp, hc, cover by Lucy Corvino) Anthology of 100 horror stories. Authors include Lucy Taylor, John Galsworthy, Fritz Leiber, and Ramsey Campbell. This is an instant remainder edition.

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