The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

Books, Listed by Author

LANSDALE, JOE R(ichard Harold) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Rumble, Tumble (Orion/Phoenix 0-75380-844-7, Sep ’99, £6.99, 242pp, tp, cover by Gary Day-Ellison) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Reprint (Mysterious Press 1998) associational mystery novel in the Collins & Pine series.
• * *Something Lumber This Way Comes (Subterranean Press 1-892284-33-2, Oct ’99 [Dec ’99], $35.00, 76pp, hc, cover by Doug Potter) Children’s horror story about a vampire house, written in chapter-book form, illustrated by Doug Potter. This is a signed limited edition of 500. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; www.subterraneanpress.com
• * *Triple Feature (Subterranean Press 1-892284-55-3, Oct ’99 [Dec ’99], $12.00, 32pp, ph, cover by Glenn Chadbourne) Chapbook collection of three stories, one co-authored by Bill Pronzini & Jeff Wllman. An extremely limited hardcover was announced but not seen. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; 810-232-1489; online at www.subterraneanpress.com (Contents)
• * *Veil’s Visit: A Taste of Hap and Leonard (with Andrew H. Vachss) (Subterranean Press 1892284405, May ’99, 164pp, tp, cover by Tim Truman) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Original collection of two stories about Hap & Leonard, some extracts from the novels, and other associational pieces. Limited to 1000 numbered copies, signed by Lansdale & Vachss. Also available in a limited edition of 150 numbered hardcover copies. (Contents)
• * *Waltz of Shadows (Subterranean Press no ISBN, Sep ’99 [Dec ’99], $50.00, 271pp, hc, cover by Mark A. Nelson) Associational suspense novel, first in a series collection of primarily previously unpublished short novels and stories, with an introduction by Lansdale on how this came to be written but not published. This is a signed limited edition of 1000; a lettered edition is also available ($195.00) Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; www.subterraneanpress.com; $10.00 postage for lettered edition only.

LANT, KATHLEEN MARGARET, ed. (chron.)

• * *Imagining the Worst: Stephen King and the Representation of Women (with Theresa Thompson) (Greenwood Press 0-313-30232-4, Dec ’98 [Jan ’99], $55.00, 203pp, hc) Non-fiction, a collection of 11 critical essays examining King’s treatment of women as perpetrators and victims of horror. Includes index and select bibliography. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; orders 800-225-5800.

LA PLANTE, RICHARD (1948- ) (chron.)

• * _Mind Kill (Tor 0-812-58405-8, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $6.99, 318pp, pb, cover by Robert Santora) [Josef Tanaka] Reprint (Little, Brown UK 1997) horror novel.

LARSON, AARON B. (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Weird Western Adventures of Haakon Jones: Stories of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror (Battered Silicon Dispatch Box 1-55246-164-5, Oct ’99, $30.00, 330pp, hc) Collection of 36 stories, 12 new.

LASSITER, RHIANNON (stories) (chron.)

• * _Hex (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-35467-1, May ’99, £3.99, 216pp, tp, cover by Paul Young) [Hex] Reprint (Macmillan Children’s Books 1998) young-adult fantasy novel. First in a trilogy.
• * *Hex: Shadows (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-333-74078-5, May ’99 [Jun ’99], £9.99, x+187pp, hc, cover by Paul Young) [Hex] Young-adult SF novel, second in a trilogy about the Hexes, genetically-manipulated children able to mentally access computer systems, now on the run from government killers in the late 21st century. Issued without a dustjacket.

LAURIA, FRANK (Jonathan) (1935- ) (chron.)

• * *End of Days (St. Martin’s 0-312-97262-8, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $5.99, 210pp, pb) Novelization of the millennial horror movie. Copyrighted by Beacon Communications.
• * _End of Days (Boxtree 0-7522-1820-4, Nov ’99, £5.99, 210pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s Press 1999) novelization of the dark fantasy film. [First U.K. edition]

LAWHEAD, STEPHEN R. (1950- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Avalon: The Return of King Arthur (Avon Eos 0-380-97702-8, Sep ’99, $25.00, 442pp, hc, cover by Paul Stinson) Near-future Arthurian fantasy. Arthur and Merlin return in the 21st century to restore the terminally scandal-ridden monarchy of England.
• * _The Iron Lance (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648321-6, Aug ’99, £6.99, 582pp, pb, cover by Mick Posen) [Celtic Crusades] Reprint (Voyager 1998) fantasy novel. Book I of “The Celtic Crusades”.

LAWRENCE, LOUISE; pseudonym of Elizabeth Wintle Holden, (1943- ) (chron.)

• * *The Crowlings (Collins 0-00-185726-6, Mar ’99 [Apr ’99], £9.99, 239pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) Young adult SF novel. Marriage between an American immigrant and a native inhabitant of an unnamed planet heightens tensions between the groups.

LAWRENCE, MARGERY [i.e., Margery Harriet Lawrence Towle] (1889-1969) (stories) (chron.)

• * +Nights of the Round Table: A Book of Strange Tales (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-63-X, Dec ’98 [Jan ’99], $49.95, 211pp, hc, cover by Paul Lowe) [Club of the Round Table] Collection of 12 strange tales, first of two collections featuring the “Club of the Round Table.” Introduction by Richard Dalby. First US edition (Hutchinson 1926). (Contents)
• * +The Terraces of Night: Being Further Chronicles of the ‘Club of the Round Table’ (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-78-8, Jun ’99 [Jul ’99], $50.95, 205pp, hc, cover by Paul Lowe) [Club of the Round Table] Collection of 12 strange tales, the second of two collections featuring the “Club of the Round Table”. Introduction by Richard Dalby. This is a limited edition of 600. First Canadian edition (Hurst & Blackett 1932). (Contents)

LAWRENCE, MARTHA C. (1956- ) (chron.)

• * *Aquarius Descending (St. Martin’s 0-312-19829-9, Jan ’99, $23.95, 296pp, hc, cover by Bill Sloan) [Elizabeth Chase] Mystery novel, third in the “Elizabeth Chase” series about a detective/parapsychologist with psychic abilities.
• * _Aquarius Descending (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-66574-2, Feb ’99, £16.99, 296pp, hc, cover by Bill Gregory) [Elizabeth Chase] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1999) mystery novel, third in the “Elizabeth Chase” series about a detective/parapsychologist with psychic abilities. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Aquarius Descending (NEL 0-340-71246-5, Jul ’99, £5.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Bill Gregory) [Elizabeth Chase] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1999) mystery novel, third in the “Elizabeth Chase” series about a detective/parapsychologist with psychic abilities.
• * _Aquarius Descending (St. Martin’s Minotaur 0-312-97284-9, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], $5.99, 305pp, pb) [Elizabeth Chase] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1999) mystery novel, third in the “Elizabeth Chase” series about a detective/parapsychologist with psychic abilities.

LAYMON, RICHARD (Carl) (1947-2001) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Among the Missing (Headline 0-7472-2237-1, Jan ’99 [Feb ’99], £16.99, 218pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Associational novel of revenge, adultery, and serial murder.
• * +Bite (Leisure 0-8439-4550-8, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $5.50, 378pp, pb) Vampire novel. First US edition (Headline 1996).
• * *Come Out Tonight (Hodder Headline 0-7472-2051-4, Jul ’99, £16.99, 311pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Associational kidnapping thriller.
• * *Come Out Tonight (CD Publications 1-881475-62-X, Jul ’99 [Nov ’99], $40.00, 436pp, hc, cover by Vince Natale) Associational non-supernatural horror novel. This is a signed, limited edition of 1,250. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 943, Abingdon MD 21009; 419-569-5683.
• * *Cuts (CD Publications 1-881475-64-6, Jul ’99 [Nov ’99], $40.00, 327pp, hc, cover by Vince Natale) Association non-supernatural horror novel. This is a signed, limited edition of 1,500. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 943, Abingdon MD 21009; 419-569-5683.
• * _The Midnight Tour (Hodder Headline 0-7472-5827-9, Jul ’99, £5.99, 538pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Beast House Chronicles] Reprint (CD Publications 1998) dark fantasy novel. Book Three of “The Beast House Chronicles”. An Open Market edition (same details) was available 11 March 1999.

LAYTON, PETER (stories) (chron.)

• * *Skip Trace Rocks (Hilltop Press UK 0-905262-25-5, Nov ’99, $6.00, 20pp, ph, cover by Alan Hunter) Chapbook collection of 29 SF poems. Foreword by Steve Sneyd. Available in the US from NSFA c/o Anne Marsden, 31192 Paseo Amapola, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2227 (checks payable to A. Marsden). (Contents)

LEACH, KAROLINE (chron.)

• * *In the Shadow of The DreamChild: A New Understanding of Lewis Carroll (Peter Owen 0-7206-1044-3, Mar ’99, £19.95, 294pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical work, re-evaluating the accepted views of Carroll and his work. Documents, diary entries and figure studies support the argument he has been much maligned, and that the “Alice” books can be read as adult-centred works. [Carroll]
• * *In the Shadow of the Dreamchild: A New Understanding of Lewis Carroll (Dufour/Peter Owen 0-7206-1044-3, Apr ’99 [Jun ’99], $39.95, 294pp, hc) Critical biography, a re-evaluation of Dodgson’s life and relationships with women, and the myths that grew up around them. This is the Peter Owen UK edition with Dufour stickers. Available from Dufour Editions, Chester Springs PA 19425-0007; 610-458-5005. [Carroll]

LEBARON, FRANCIS (stories) (chron.)

• * *Magic: The Gathering: Mercadian Masques (TSR/Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1188-3, Sep ’99, $5.99, 341pp, tp, cover by Kev Walker) [Magic: The Gathering: Masquerade Cycle] Novelization based on the fantasy card game, first book in the “Masquerade Cycle”.

LEBOW, JESS, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Magic: The Gathering: The Colors of Magic (TSR/Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1323-1, Feb ’99, $5.99, 342pp, tp, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Magic: The Gathering] Original anthology of 11 stories based on the fantasy card games. Authors include Jeff Grubb, J. Robert King, and Richard Lee Byers. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. (Contents)

LEE, ADAM; pseudonym of A. A. Attanasio, (1951- ) (chron.)

• * +Octoberland (Avon Eos 0-380-79072-6, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $13.50, 308pp, tp, cover by Thomas Canty) [Dominions of Irth] Fantasy novel, book three of “The Dominions of Irth”. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 1998 as by A.A. Attanasio).
• * _The Shadow Eater (Avon Eos 0-380-80627-4, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $5.99, 334pp, pb) [Dominions of Irth] Reprint (Avon Eos 1998) fantasy novel, book two of “The Dominions of Irth”. Lee is a pen name for A.A. Attanasio.

LEE, EDWARD; pseudonym of Lee Edward Seymour, (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Operator “B" (CD Publications 1-881475-73-5, Aug ’99 [Nov ’99], $30.00, 148pp, hc, cover by Erik Wilson) SF thriller of secret military attempts to fly a crashed alien vehicle. This is a signed, limited edition of 450. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 943, Abingdon MD 21009; 419-569-5683.

LEE, (Bert) GENTRY (1942- ) (chron.)

• * *Double Full Moon Night (Bantam Spectra 0-553-09007-0, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $23.95, 310pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Rama] SF novel, sequel to Bright Messengers, set in the “Rama” universe. Martian colonists living in an alien sphere find each other, only to be transported to another dangerous world.

LEE, MONA (chron.)

• * *Alien Child (Open Hand Publishing/Snow Shadow 0-940880-62-8, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $12.95, 283pp, tp) SF novel. An alien from a peaceful planet run by women comes to Earth and gives birth to a half-human child. Order from Open Hand Publishing, PO Box 22048, Seattle WA 98122-0048.

LEE, SHARON (1952- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Plan B (with Steve Miller) (Meisha Merlin 1-892065-00-2, Feb ’99 [Mar ’99], $14.00, 334pp, tp, cover by Michael Herring) [Liaden] SF space-adventure novel set in the “Liaden Universe.” Order from Meisha Merlin Publishing, PO Box 7, Decatur GA 30031.

LEE, TANITH; [i.e., Tanith Lee Kaiine] (1947- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +Biting the Sun (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58130-9, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $5.99, 370pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) [*Don’t Bite the Sun] Omnibus of SF novel Don’t Bite the Sun (1976) and Drinking Sapphire Wine (1977). First US edition (Hamlyn 1979 as Drinking Sapphire Wine (incorporating Don’t Bite The Sun)). (Contents)
• * *Saint Fire (Overlook Press 0-87951-735-2, Nov ’99 [Dec ’99], $25.95, 335pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) [Secret Books of Venus] Dark fantasy novel, volume two of “The Secret Books of Venus” based on the four elements and four phases of alchemy, set in an alternate 18th-century Venice. A serving girl develops a talent for fire the Church wants, and fears.
• * _The Silver Metal Lover (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58127-9, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $5.99, 291pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) [Silver Metal Lover] Reprint (SFBC 1981) SF novel of a teen in love with a robot.
• * *Voyage of the Basset: Islands in the Sky (Random House 0-679-89127-7, Oct ’99, $3.99, 249pp, tp, cover by Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt) [Voyage of the Basset] Young-adult fantasy novel, first in a series based on James Christensen’s Voyage of the Basset. Copyrighted by Christensen and The Greenwich Workshop.

LE GUIN, URSULA K(roeber) (1929- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Catwings (Orchard US 0-531-07110-3, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $3.95, 40pp, pb, cover by S. D. Schindler) [Catwings] Reprint (Orchard 1988) associational children’s fantasy story, first book of “The Catwings” series. Illustrated by S.D. Schindler. A reissue hardcover edition (-05759-3, $14.95, sixth printing) was announced but not seen.
• * _Catwings Return (Orchard US 0-531-07111-1, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $3.95, 49pp, pb, cover by S. D. Schindler) [Catwings] Reprint (Orchard 1989) associational children’s fantasy story, second book of “The Catwings” series. Illustrated by S.D. Schindler. A hardcover reissue edition (-05803-4, $14.95, fifth printing) was announced but not seen.
• * _The Dispossessed (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-882-5, Aug ’99, £6.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [League of All Worlds] Reprint (Harper & Row 1974) SF novel. Winner of the Nebula and Hugo Awards. Volume 16 in the “SF Masterworks” series.
• * *Jane on Her Own (Orchard US 0-531-30133-8, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $14.95, 42pp, hc, cover by S. D. Schindler) [Catwings] Associational children’s fantasy novel, fourth book of “The Catwings” series. The littlest winged cat gets bored with farm life, and heads for the city. Illustrated by S.D. Schindler.
• * *Sixty Odd: New Poems (Shambhala Publications 1-57062-388-0, Apr ’99, $14.00, 98pp, tp) Associational collection of 69 poems with slight autobiographical elements, as explained in Le Guin’s preface. (Contents)
• * *Tales of the Catwings (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-130040-X, Apr ’99, £4.99, 89pp, tp, cover by S. D. Schindler) [Catwings] Young-adult omnibus of the first two “Catwings” books, illustrated by S.D. Schindler. (Contents)
• * _Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings (Orchard US 0-531-07112-X, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $3.95, 42pp, pb, cover by S. D. Schindler) [Catwings] Reprint (Orchard 1994) associational children’s fantasy story, third book of “The Catwings” series. Illustrated by S.D. Schindler. A hardcover reissue (-06851-X, $14.95) was announced but not seen.

LEIBER, FRITZ (Reuter, Jr.) (1910-1992) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dark Ladies (Tor/Orb 0-312-86972-X, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $17.95, 348pp, tp, cover by Richard Deas) Reprint (Tor 1991 as Conjure Wife/Our Lady of Darkness) omnibus of two dark fantasy novels: Conjure Wife (1953) and World Fantasy Award winner Our Lady of Darkness (1977).
• * _Farewell to Lankhmar (White Wolf 1-56504-897-0, Mar ’99, $5.99, 384pp, tp, cover by Mike Mignola) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reprint (Morrow 1988 as The Knight and Knave of Swords) final collection in the “Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser” series.
• * _Ill Met in Lankhmar (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-810-8, Mar ’99, £6.99, xiv+450pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reprint (White Wolf 1995) fantasy omnibus of Swords and Deviltry (Ace 1970) and Swords Against Death (Ace 1970), with a new introduction by Michael Moorcock. Omnibus one of four collecting the classic “Swords” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Lean Times in Lankhmar (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-816-7, Aug ’99, £6.99, viii+407pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reprint (White Wolf 1996) omnibus of Swords in the Mist (Ace 1968) and Swords Against Wizardry (Ace 1968), the third and fourth volumes in the “Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser” series. Includes an introduction by Raymond E. Feist. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Return to Lankhmar (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-846-9, Nov ’99, £6.99, x+454pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reprint (White Wolf 1997) omnibus of one novel, The Swords of Lankhmar (1968), and one collection, Swords and Ice Magic (1977), in the “Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser” series, plus an Introduction by Neil Gaiman. Third of four omnibi collecting the series. [First U.K. edition]

LEIGH, R. A. (chron.)

• * *3 Passports to Paradise (Spectrutek.com 0-9674557-0-7, Oct ’99, $11.00, 174pp, tp, cover by Lance W. Card) [Spectrutek] SF novel of three very different utopian societies sharing a planet, book 1 in the “Spectrutek” series. This appears to be an on-demand book. Order from Spectrutek.com, PO Box 122, Dover NH 03821-0122; web site: www.spectrutek.com

LEIGH, STEPHEN (Walter) (1951- ) (chron.)

• * *The Speaking Stones (Avon Eos 0-380-79914-6, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $5.99, 330pp, pb) [*Dark Water’s Embrace] SF novel, set 100 years later in the world of Dark Water’s Embrace.

LEINSTER, MURRAY; pseudonym of Will F. Jenkins, (1896-1975) (stories) (chron.)

• * _First Contacts: The Essential Murray Leinster (SFBC #02544, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $12.50, 464pp, hc, cover by Hannibal King) Reprint (NESFA 1998) collection. This is similar to the NESFA edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

LEITH, VALERY; pseudonym of Tricia Sullivan, (1968- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Company of Glass (Bantam Spectra 0-553-37938-0, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $13.95, 401pp, tp, cover by Stephen Youll) [Everien] Fantasy novel, the first book of “Everien”. In a world where geography and time are fluid, a woman warrior seeks lost Knowledge from the ruins of Everien civilization. Leith is a pen name for Tricia Sullivan.
• * _The Company of Glass (SFBC #01956, Jul ’99 [Aug ’99], $10.98, 401pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Everien] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1999) fantasy novel, the first book of “Everien”. Leith is a pen name for Tricia Sullivan. This lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Company of Glass (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-547-8, Aug ’99, £9.99, 397pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Everien] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1999) fantasy novel, first in the “Everien” trilogy. Leith is a pseudonym of Tricia Sullivan. [First U.K. edition]