The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

Books, Listed by Author

FREELAND, CYNTHIA A. (chron.)

• * *The Naked and the Undead: Evil and the Appeal of Horror (Westview 0-8133-6702-6, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], $26.00, 320pp, hc) Critical non-fiction, an examination of the appeal of horror movies, with some reference to seminal literary works (Frankenstein, Dracula, etc.). Includes bibliography, notes, and index.

FREER, DAVE (chron.)

• * *The Forlorn (Baen 0-671-57831-6, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $6.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) SF novel. Humans on a technologically backward colony planet race aliens for the lost pieces of a matter transmitter that could save the planet.

FRENKEL, JAMES R(aymond), ed. (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Bangs & Whimpers: Stories About the End of the World (Lowell House/Roxbury Park Books 0-7373-0271-2, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $15.95, 219pp, tp, cover by Ron Walotsky) Anthology of 19 stories. Authors include Arthur C. Clarke, Philip K. Dick, Neil Gaiman, and Connie Willis. (Contents)
• * *Technohorror: Inventions in Terror (Lowell House/Roxbury Park Books 0-7373-0298-4, Nov ’99, $15.95, 296pp, tp, cover by Ron Walotsky) Anthology of 16 horror stories involving machines. Authors include Harlan Ellison, Stephen King, and Greg Egan. (Contents)

FREUNDLICH, JEFFREY (1952- ); see pseudonym Jeffry P. Lindsay (chron.)

FRICKE, JOHN (chron.)

• * *100 Years of Oz: A Century of Classic Images from the Wizard of Oz Collection of Willard Carroll (Stewart Tabori & Chang 1-55670-940-4, Oct ’99 [Dec ’99], $29.95, 160pp, hc) [Oz] Reference/art book with extensive photos showing the 10,000 items amassed by film director Carroll, who provides the preface. The text describes Baum’s career, and the various adaptations and merchandising projects involving Oz, including toys, advertising, movies, and plays. Copyrighted by Carroll.

FRIEDMAN, C(elia) S. (1955- ) (chron.)

• * _This Alien Shore (DAW 0-88677-799-2, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $6.99, 564pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) Reprint (DAW 1998) far-future SF novel of mutants, star pilots, and a killer computer virus.

FRIEDMAN, MICHAEL JAN (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Double Helix 6: First Virtue (with Christie Golden) (Pocket 0-671-03258-5, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $6.50, 271pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation: Double Helix] Star Trek novelization, final book in the series. This includes the first chapter of Michael Jan Friedman’s 12-part serial novel Star Trek: Starfleet: Year One, being published monthly in the books. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek: My Brother’s Keeper: Enterprise (Pocket 0-671-01920-1, Jan ’99, $6.50, 270pp, pb) [*Star Trek: My Brother’s Keeper] Star Trek novelization, third in the “My Brother’s Keeper” trilogy. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek: New Worlds, New Civilizations (Pocket 0-671-88103-5, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $35.00, 192pp, hc, cover by Gary Halsey) [Star Trek] Art book/guide to the worlds of Star Trek, illustrated by 19 artists including Phil Hale, Dave McKean, and Dru Blair. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

FRIESNER, ESTHER M., ed.; [i.e., Esther Mona Friesner-Stutzman] (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Chicks ’n Chained Males (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Baen 0-671-57814-6, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $5.99, 313pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) Original anthology of 18 humorous stories, all original, about woman warriors, third in the “Chicks” anthology series. Greenberg is credited only on the copyright page. This time, the disclaimer is from the Editor blaming the Publisher for the title. Authors include Harry Turtledove, Elizabeth Moon, and Sarah Zettel. (Contents)
• * _Chicks ’n Chained Males (with Martin H. Greenberg) (SFBC #00951, Jul ’99, $8.98, 313pp, hc, cover by Larry Elmore) Reprint (Baen 1999) original anthology of 18 humorous stories, all original, about woman warriors, third in the “Chicks” anthology series. Greenberg is credited only on the copyright. This lacks a price, has the SFBC number on the back jacket, and has ISBN 0-7394-0350-8.

FROEHLICH, JOEY (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Fuel of Tender Years (Gothic Press 0-913045-06-3, 1997 [Nov ’99], $5.00, 51pp, ph, cover by Rodger Gerberding) Chapbook collection of 61 poems, most macabre. Introduction by Stephen King. This is dated 1997, but not seen until now. Order from Gothic Press, 4998 Perkins Rd, Baton Rouge LA 70808-3043. (Contents)

FROUD, WENDY (chron.)

• * *A Midsummer Night’s Faery Tale (with Terri Windling) (Simon & Schuster 0-684-85559-3, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $18.00, 52pp, hc, cover by Wendy Froud) [*Midsummer Night’s Faery Tale] Children’s picture book. A fairy tale by Windling based on faery characters from Shakespeare’s play, illustrated through photos of Froud’s fantastic dolls.

FRY, STEPHEN (1957- ) (chron.)

• * _Making History (Soho Press 1-56947-150-9, 1999 [May ’99], $13.00, 381pp, tp, cover by Lloyd Ziff) Reprint (Hutchinson 1996) satiric time-travel/alternate world SF novel.

FULLAM, JOSEPH (chron.)

• * *The Players (Sevenlong X Press 0-9672287-0-0, Sep ’99 [Dec ’99], $12.00, 160pp, tp) SF novel. Aliens new to intergalactic society risk expulsion when they travel to nearby Earth in 2024. Order from Sevenlong X Press, PO Box 60206, Staten Island NY 10306.

FULLER, KIMBERLY A. (chron.)

• * _Home (Tor 0-812-58428-7, Apr ’99, $4.99, 191pp, pb, cover by Joe Burleson) Reprint (Tor 1997) young-adult SF novel.

FUREY, MAGGIE (1955- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Heart of Myrial (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-751-X, Jul ’99, £16.99, 438pp, hc, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Shadowleague] Fantasy novel, book one of “The Shadowleague”. The Shadowleague seeks to restore failing magical barriers and stop the resulting wave of disasters.

GABALDON, DIANA; [i.e., Diana Jean Gabaldon Watkins] (1952- ) (chron.)

• * *The Outlandish Companion (Delacorte 0-385-32413-8, Jun ’99, $24.95, 577pp, hc) [Outlander] Non-fiction. A companion to Gabaldon’s “Outlander” series of time-travel historical romances, subtitled In Which Much Is Revealed Regarding Claire and Jamie Fraser, Their Lives and Times, Antecedents, Adventures, Companions, and Progeny, with Learned Commentary (and Many Footnotes) by Their Humble Creator. Often humorous, this includes synopses, a glossary, historical references, fan web sites, excerpts from works in progress, and a listing of foreign editions — with the author’s opinions of the cover art.
• * _Through the Stones: The Diana Gabaldon Companion (Century 0-7126-8099-3, Aug ’99, £16.99, xxx+573pp, hc) Reprint (Delacorte 1999 as The Outlandish Companion) non-fiction work. A companion to the “Outlander” novels, subtitled (as in the US), In Which Much Is Revealed Regarding Claire and Jamie Fraser, their Lives and Times, Antecedents, Adventures, Companions, and Progeny, with Learned Commentary (and Many Footnotes) by their Humble Creator. Includes synopses, glossary, references, web addresses, excerpts from works-in-progress, answers to FAQs, and comments on foreign editions — including the information that the UK text has often differed from the US. [First U.K. edition]

GAILLARD, ROGER, ed. (chron.)

• * _Transformations of Utopia: Changing Views of the Perfect Society (with Danièle Chatelain, George E. Slusser & Paul K. Alkon) See entry under George E. Slusser

GAIMAN, NEIL (Richard) (1960- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Gods & Tulips (Westhampton House no ISBN, Aug ’99 [Oct ’99], $3.00, 38pp, ph, cover by Michael Wm. Kaluta) Associational, comic-book-format collection of three speeches about the comic-book industry, collecting, and the differences between writing for various media. Illustrations by Chester Brown and Rembrandt van Rijn. Text donated to and copyrighted by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.
• * *The Sandman: The Dream Hunters (with Yoshitaka Amano) (DC Comics/Vertigo 1-56389-573-0, Oct ’99, $29.95, 128pp, hc, cover by Yoshitaka Amano) [Sandman] Fantasy novella based on Japanese legends, with text by Gaiman and extensive illustrations by Amano.
• * _Stardust (Avon/Spike 0-380-97728-1, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $22.00, 238pp, hc) Reprint (DC/Vertigo 1998) fantasy novel. This edition has been slightly rewritten and expanded, and has a new copyright.
• * _Stardust (Headline 0-7472-7419-3, Jun ’99, £9.99, 246pp, tp, cover by Lalique) Reprint (DC/Vertigo 1998) fantasy novel of a young man’s quest into Faerie to retrieve a fallen star for his indifferent lover. This lacks the illustrations of the DC Comics/Vertigo edition; a previous text-only edition appeared from Avon/Spike (2/99). A hardcover edition (-7416-9, £16.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Stardust (with Charles Vess) (DC Comics/Vertigo 1-56389-470-X, Jul ’99, $19.95, 223pp, tp, cover by Charles Vess) Reprint (Vertigo 1998) fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman with extensive illustrations by Charles Vess about a young man’s adventures in faerie. This trade paperback edition is not dated; we listed it as “announced but not seen” when the hardcover appeared.
• * _Stardust (with Charles Vess) (Titan 1-84023-052-5, Oct ’99, £14.99, 221pp, tp, cover by Charles Vess) Reprint (DC Comics/Vertigo 1998) fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman with extensive illustrations by Charles Vess, about a young man’s adventures in faerie. A November 1998 hardcover is listed, but was not seen. [First U.K. edition]

GALANTER, DAVE (chron.)

• * *Star Trek Voyager: Battle Lines (with Greg Brodeur) (Pocket 0-671-00259-7, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $6.50, 264pp, pb) [Star Trek: Voyager] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

GALBRAITH, LETTICE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Blue Room & Other Ghost Stories (Sarob Press 1-902309-05-7, Jul ’99, £18.00, xii+113pp, hc, cover by Paul Lowe) Collection of seven ghost stories with an introduction by the editor, Richard Dalby Volume one in the “Richard Dalby’s Mistresses of the Macabre” series. Limited to 250 numbered copies. (Contents) [Not seen]

GALLAGHER, DIANA G(race) (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Obsidian Fate (Pocket 0-671-03929-6, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $5.99, 294pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Bridal Bedlam (Pocket Archway 0-671-02818-9, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $4.50, 165pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization, 23rd in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions.
• * *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Shamrock Shenanigans (Pocket Archway 0-671-02780-8, Feb ’99, $4.50, 159pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization, 19th in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions.

GARCIA, ERIC (1972- ) (chron.)

• * *Anonymous Rex (Random House/Villard 0-375-50326-9, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $23.00, 276pp, hc) [Vincent Rubio] Contemporary SF/fantasy lost-race novel. Private investigator Vincent Rubio is a velociraptor living in LA, in a world where dinosaurs didn’t die out, they went undercover. A first novel.

GARDNER, CRAIG SHAW (1949- ); see pseudonym Peter Garrison (stories) (chron.)

• * *Leprechauns (Kensington/Hallmark Entertainment 1-57566-535-2, Nov ’99, $5.99, 284pp, pb) TV movie novelization, with 16 unpaginated pages of color photos.
• * _Spider-Man: Wanted Dead or Alive (Berkley Boulevard 0-425-16930-8, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $6.99, 297pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Spider-Man] Reprint (Boulevard 1998) novelization based on the comic-book character. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia; copyrighted by Marvel Characters.

GARDNER, JAMES ALAN (1955?- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Vigilant (Avon Eos 0-380-80208-2, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $5.99, 374pp, pb) [Festina Ramos] SF novel, sequel to Expendable. A woman investigating government corruption finds a conspiracy, and needs help from Festina Ramos.
• * _Vigilant (SFBC #03926, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $8.98, 374pp, hc, cover by Martin Andrews) [Festina Ramos] Reprint (Avon Eos 1999) SF novel, sequel to Expendable. This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0157-2; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

GARDNER, MARTIN (1914- ) (chron.)

• * _Visitors from Oz: The Wild Adventures of Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Woodsman (Penguin 0-14-027990-3, Aug ’99, £6.99, xiv+186pp, tp) [Oz] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1998) fantasy novel. Dorothy and friends come to New York City for the 100th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz. [First U.K. edition]

GARFINKLE, RICHARD (chron.)

• * *All of an Instant (Tor 0-312-86617-8, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $24.95, 383pp, hc, cover by Jan Uretsky & Shelley Eshkar) SF novel. Forces battle in a place out of time for control of history.

GARNER, ALAN (1934- ) (chron.)

• * _Elidor (Harcourt Brace/Magic Carpet 0-15-201797-6, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $6.00, 173pp, pb, cover by Tristan Elwell) Reprint (Collins 1965) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Elidor (Collins 0-00-674291-2, Jun ’99 [May ’99], £4.99, 188pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) Reissue (Collins 1965) young-adult fantasy novel. Ninth printing.
• * _The Moon of Gomrath (Collins 0-00-674292-0, Jun ’99 [May ’99], £4.99, 190pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Alderley Edge] Reissue (Collins 1963) young-adult fantasy novel. 31st printing. Sequel to The Weirdstone of Brisingamen.
• * _The Owl Service (Collins 0-00-674294-7, Jun ’99 [May ’99], £4.99, 155pp, pb, cover by Paul Finn) Reissue (Collins 1967) fantasy novel based on the Mabinogion.
• * _The Owl Service (Harcourt Brace/Magic Carpet 0-15-201798-4, Aug ’99, $6.00, 219pp, pb, cover by Paul Finn) Reprint (Collins 1967) Carnegie Medal-winning young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Red Shift (Collins 0-00-674295-5, Jun ’99 [May ’99], £4.99, 190pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) Reprint (Collins 1973) young-adult fantasy novel. 16th printing.
• * _The Stone Book Quartet (Flamingo 0-00-655151-3, Aug ’99, £6.99, 172pp, tp) Reprint (Collins 1983) associational collection. All the original stories were issued as chapbooks.
• * _The Weirdstone of Brisingamen (Collins 0-00-674293-9, Jun ’99 [May ’99], £4.99, 265pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Alderley Edge] Reprint (Collins 1960) young adult fantasy novel. 45th printing.

GARRETT, (Gordon) RANDALL (Phillip David) (1927-1987) (chron.)

• * _Lord Darcy (SFBC #20315, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $14.98, 582pp, hc, cover by Denis Beauvais) [Lord Darcy] Reprint (SFBC 1983) omnibus of two collections and one novel: Murder and Magic (1979), Too Many Magicians (1966), and Lord Darcy Investigates (1981). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0347-8; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

GARRISON, PETER; pseudonym of Craig Shaw Gardner, (1949- ) (chron.)

• * *The Changeling War (Ace 0-441-00552-7, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $13.00, 340pp, tp, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Changeling Saga] Fantasy novel, first in the “Changeling Saga”. Earth and its technology encounters the maze-like world of the Castle. Garrison is a pen name for Craig Shaw Gardner.
• * *The Sorcerer’s Gun (Ace 0-441-00648-5, Oct ’99, $13.00, 340pp, tp, cover by Don Maitz) [Changeling Saga] Fantasy novel, second in the “Changeling Saga”. The war continues between Earth and its technology and the magic, maze-like world of the Castle. Garrison is a pen name for Craig Shaw Gardner.

GARTON, RAY (1965- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Biofire (CD Publications 1-881475-41-7, Feb ’99 [Nov ’99], $50.00, 459pp, hc, cover by Scott Vladimir Licina) Thriller with SF elements. A lab develops a “psychic doomsday weapon” involving an engineered virus that enhances latent PK powers. This is a signed, limited edition of 500. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 943, Abingdon MD 21009; 419-569-5683.
• * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Resurrecting Ravana (Pocket 0-671-02636-4, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], $5.99, 305pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * _Seductions (Subterranean Press 1-892284-17-0, Feb ’99 [Mar ’99], $50.00, 295pp, hc, cover by Gail Cross) Reprint (Pinnacle 1984) erotic horror novel of inhuman beings that entice human victims by offering to fulfill their wildest fantasies. There is a new introduction by Garton; afterword by Richard Laymon. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a lettered edition (-18-0, $195.00) is also available.

GATES, SUSAN (chron.)

• * *Cry Wolf (Scholastic Press UK 0-590-11360-7, Jan ’99 [Aug ’99], £4.99, 123pp, pb) Young-adult dark fantasy novel.

GEAR, KATHLEEN (Marie) O’NEAL (1954- ) (chron.)

• * _People of the Fire (with W. Michael Gear) See entry under W. Michael Gear.
• * _People of the Masks (with W. Michael Gear) (Tor 0-812-51561-7, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $6.99, 552pp, pb) [First North Americans] Reprint (Forge 1998) associational pre-historical novel, tenth in the “First North Americans” series.
• * _People of the Sea (with W. Michael Gear) See entry under W. Michael Gear.
• * _People of the Wolf (with W. Michael Gear) See entry under W. Michael Gear.
• * *The Visitant (with W. Michael Gear) (Tor/Forge 0-312-86531-7, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $19.95, 364pp, hc) [Anasazi Mysteries] Horror novel/mystery. Strange occurences haunt an anthropologist examining an Anasazi mass grave. First in the “Anasazi Mysteries” series.

GEAR, W(illiam) MICHAEL (1955- ) (chron.)

• * _The Artifact (DAW 0-88677-406-3, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $6.99, 526pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Warriors of Spider] Reissue (DAW 1990). Fifth printing.
• * _People of the Fire (with Kathleen O’Neal Gear) (Tor 0-812-52150-1, Nov ’98 [Mar ’99], $6.99, 467pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [First North Americans] Reissue (Tor 1991) associational pre-historical novel, second in the “First North Americans” series. Ninth printing.
• * _People of the Masks (with Kathleen O’Neal Gear) See entry under Kathleen O’Neal Gear.
• * _People of the Sea (with Kathleen O’Neal Gear) (Tor 0-812-50745-2, Nov ’98 [Mar ’99], $6.99, 560pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [First North Americans] Reissue (Tor/Forge 1993) associational pre-historical novel, third in the “First North Americans” series. Fifth printing.
• * _People of the Wolf (with Kathleen O’Neal Gear) (Tor 0-812-52133-1, Nov ’98 [Apr ’99], $6.99, 435pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [First North Americans] Reprint (Tor 1990) associational pre-historical novel, first in the “First North Americans” series. 20th printing.