The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

Books, Listed by Author

BANKS, IAIN (Menzies) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Inversions (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-763-3, Jun ’99 [May ’99], £6.99, 405pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Culture] Reprint (Orbit 1998) SF novel.
• * _A Song of Stone (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-684-85536-4, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $12.00, 280pp, tp, cover by Peter Brown) Reprint (Abacus 1997) associational novel of civil war in modern Europe.

BANTOCK, NICK; [i.e., Nicholas Bantock] (1949- ) (chron.)

• * *The Museum at Purgatory (HarperCollins 0-06-757546-3, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $25.00, 113pp, hc, cover by Nick Bantock) Art book/illustrated literary fantasy in the form of a catalog for a museum in the afterlife.

BARCLAY, JAMES (chron.)

• * *Dawnthief (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-594-X, Jul ’99, £9.99, 416pp, tp, cover by Fred Gambino) [Chronicles of the Raven] Fantasy novel, first book in the “Chronicles of the Raven”. The Raven band of mercenaries is hired to locate the Dawnthief. A first novel.

BARICCO, ALESSANDRO (chron.)

• * *Ocean Sea (Random House/Knopf 0-375-40423-6, Feb ’99, $23.00, 241pp, hc, cover by Georgia O’Keefe) Literary fantasy novel. A mysterious sailor’s strange powers affect those he meets.

BARING-GOULD, S(abine) (1834-1924) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Margery of Quether and Other Weird Tales (Sarob Press 1-902309-03-0, Jan ’99, £18.00, xiii+105pp, hc, cover by Paul Lowe) Collection of the title story (first published (in two parts) as the lead story in Cornhill Magazine in April/May 1884, plus three weird short stories and a poem first published (1858-60) in the literary school magazine The Hurst Johnian and two equally rare stories (1908 and 1910) from that wonderful mine of popular fiction The Storyteller. Edited & Introduced by Richard Dalby. Limited to 250 numbered copies. (Contents) [Not seen]

BARKER, CLIVE (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * +The Essential Clive Barker (HarperCollins 0-06-019529-0, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], $27.50, 567 + xxxix, hc, cover by Johann Heinrich Fuseli) Collection of four stories and 53 excerpts from Barker’s fiction, screenplays, etc. Foreword by Armistad Maupin. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 10/99).
• * *The Essential Clive Barker: Selected Fictions (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224725-9, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], £16.99, xiv+576pp, hc) Selection of 53 excerpts from all Barker’s novels and plays, plus four stories. Each of the thirteen sections has an introduction by Barker, and there is an overall introduction by Armistead Maupin. (Contents)
• * _Everville (HarperPerennial 0-06-093315-1, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], $16.00, 689pp, tp, cover by Henry Fuseli) [The Art] Reprint (HarperCollins 1994) dark fantasy novel. This has a new introduction discussing the novel’s placement as middle volume in the “Books of the Art” series.
• * _Galilee (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-109200-2, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $7.50, 637pp, pb, cover by Phil Heffernan) Reprint (HarperCollins 1998) dark fantasy novel of two feuding families.
• * _The Great and Secret Show (HarperPerennial 0-06-093316-X, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], $16.00, 658pp, tp, cover by William Blake) [The Art] Reprint (Collins 1989) dark fantasy novel. This has a new introduction by Barker discussing its place as “First Book of the Art” in the newly named series.
• * _Weaveworld (HarperCollins UK 0-00-648300-3, Jul ’99 [Aug ’99], £7.99, 722pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) Reprint (Collins; Poseidon 1987) fantasy novel.

BARNES, JOHN (Allen) (1957- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Apocalypses & Apostrophes (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-464-1, May ’99, £9.99, 349pp, tp, cover by John Harris) Reprint (Tor 1999 as Apostrophes & Apocalypses) collection of 21 items, 11 original, of fiction and non-fiction, with comments on each by the author. A hardcover edition (-463-3, £16.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Apostrophes and Apocalypses (Tor 0-312-85069-7, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], $14.95, 349pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 1999) collection.
• * _Earth Made of Glass (Tor 0-812-55161-3, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $5.99, 416pp, pb, cover by John Harris) [Million Open Doors] Reprint (Tor 1998) SF novel, sequel to A Million Open Doors.
• * _Earth Made of Glass (Orion/Millennium 0-75281-658-6, Apr ’99 [Jun ’99], £6.99, 416pp, pb, cover by John Harris) [Million Open Doors] Reprint (Tor 1998) SF novel, sequel to A Million Open Doors.
• * *Finity (Tor 0-312-86118-4, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $25.95, 303pp, hc) Alternate-history/virtual-reality novel. American expatriates in New Zealand can’t even think about the Nazi-dominated United States.
• * _Finity (SFBC #19156, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $10.98, 303pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1999) alternate-history SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Finity (Tor 0-812-57145-2, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], $6.99, 303pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1999) alternate-history/virtual-reality novel.

BARNETT, PAUL (Le Page) (1949- ); see pseudonym John Grant (stories) (chron.)

BARON, MIKE (chron.)

• * *Star Wars: The Last Command (Dark Horse Comics 1-56971-378-2, Jun ’99, $17.95, unpaginated, tp, cover by Mathieu Lauffray) [Star Wars: Hand of Thrawn] Graphic novelization based on the movie characters, a third volume in “The Hand of Thrawn” trilogy; the first two volumes originated as books written by Timothy Zahn, but this appears to exist only in graphic form. Text by Baron, with art by Edvin Biukovic and Eric Shanower. Introduction by Steve Perry. Text and illustrations copyrighted by Lucasfilm; “All other material” copyrighted by Dark Horse.

BARRETT, NEAL (Patrick), Jr. (1929- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Hereafter Gang (Mojo Press 1-885418-21-3, Nov ’99, $14.00, 289pp, tp) Reprint (Ziesing 1991) Southwestern magic realism novel. Order from Mojo Press online at sales@mojo.com, or PO Box 1215, Dripping Springs TX 78620; 512-894-0282, fax 512-858-7282; add $3.00 postage.
• * *Interstate Dreams (Mojo Press 1-885418-22-1, Nov ’99, $14.00, 225pp, tp) Weird SF novel of a thief with strange powers. Order from Mojo Press online at sales@mojo.com, or PO Box 1215, Dripping Springs TX 78620; 512-894-0282, fax 512-858-7282; add $3.00 postage.

BARRIE, [Sir] JAMES M(atthew), Bart. (1860-1937) (chron.)

• * _Peter Pan (Viking Ariel 0-670-84180-3, 1999 [Dec ’99], $22.99, 184pp, hc, cover by Scott Gustafson) [Peter Pan] Reissue (Hodder & Stoughton 1911) classic young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated by Scott Gustafson. Fourth printing.
• * _Peter Pan (Dover ;40783-7, Sep ’99 [Oct ’99], $2.00, 153pp, tp, cover by Thea Kliros) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911) classic young-adult fantasy novel.

BARRON, (Richard) NEIL (1934- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Fantasy and Horror: A Critical and Historical Guide to Literature and Illustration, Film, TV, Radio, and the Internet (Scarecrow Press 0-8108-3596-7, Jun ’99 [Jul ’99], $85.00, 816pp, hc) Non-fiction, a critical reference evaluating the field’s better works, including over 2,300 items of fiction and poetry, with guides to critical scholarship, and a chapter on teaching, and lists of recommended works, series, awards, films, and YA works. Indexed by author/subject, title, and theme. Order from Scarecrow Press, 15200 NBN Way, PO Box 191, Blue Ridge Summit PA 17214-0191; 800-462-6420; add $3.00 postage.

BARRON, T(om) A. (chron.)

• * _The Lost Years of Merlin (Ace 0-441-00668-X, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $5.99, 270pp, pb, cover by Mike Wimmer) [Lost Years of Merlin] Reprint (Philomel 1996) young-adult Arthurian fantasy, volume one in a trilogy.
• * *The Mirror of Merlin (Penguin/Philomel 0-399-23455-1, Sep ’99, $19.99, 245pp, hc, cover by Mike Wimmer) [Lost Years of Merlin] Young-adult Arthurian fantasy, volume four in “The Lost Years of Merlin” trilogy.

BARTON, WILLIAM (Renald, III) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Iris (with Michael Capobianco) (Avon Eos 0-380-73038-3, Sep ’99, $6.99, 436pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1990) SF novel.
• * *When We Were Real (Warner Aspect 0-446-60706-1, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $6.99, 337pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) SF novel. Mutant humans, cyborgs, and genetic hybrids work for a ruthless corporation that rules the galaxy.
• * _White Light (with Michael Capobianco) (Avon Eos 0-380-79516-7, Aug ’99, $6.99, 343pp, pb) Reprint (Avon Eos 1998) near-future SF novel.

BASE, GRAEME (Rowland) (1958- ) (chron.)

• * +The Worst Band in the Universe (Abrams 0-8109-3998-3, Sep ’99 [Nov ’99], $19.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Graeme Base) Humorous picture book with text in verse, about a young alien musician in search of artistic freedom. Includes a music CD. First US edition (Penguin Australia 1999).

BATRAE, MARGOT (chron.)

• * *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: While the Cat’s Away (Pocket Archway 0-671-02821-9, Aug ’99, $4.50, 130pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization, 25th in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions.

BAUDINO, GAÈL (1955- ); see pseudonym G. A. Kathryns (chron.)

BAUM, L(yman) FRANK (1856-1919) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Lost Princess of Oz (Dover 0-486-40344-0, Jan ’99 [Feb ’99], $8.95, 312pp, tp, cover by John R. Neill) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Britton 1917) YA fantasy, eleventh in the “Oz” series. Includes the original illustrations by John R. Neill, with the full-color plates included as a 12-page unpaginated insert.
• * _The Magic of Oz (Morrow/Books of Wonder 0-688-14977-4, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $22.00, 269pp, hc, cover by John R. Neill) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1919) young-adult fantasy, 13th in the “Oz” series. Afterword by Peter Glassman. Illustrated by John R. Neill. This is a near-facsimile edition.
• * _Our Landlady (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-6156-X, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $16.95, 285pp, tp) Reprint (Bison 1996) associational collection of newspaper columns. University of Nebraska Press, Bison Books, 312 North 14th St., PO Box 880484, Lincoln NE 68588-0484; 800-755-1105.
• * _The Scarecrow of Oz (Dover 0-486-40548-6, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $8.95, 288pp, tp, cover by John R. Neill) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1915) children’s fantasy. This reproduces the text and illustrations of the first edition, with the color plates published as an unpaginated, 12-page insert.
• * _The Tin Woodman of Oz (Morrow/Books of Wonder 0-688-14976-6, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $22.00, 294pp, hc, cover by John R. Neill) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Britton 1918) young-adult fantasy, 12th in the “Oz” series. Afterword by Peter Glassman. Illustrated by John R. Neill. This is a near-facsimile edition.
• * _The Wizard of Oz (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin Classics 0-689-83142-0, Sep ’99 [Oct ’99], $3.99, 198 + xiv, tp) [Oz] Reprint (Hill 1900 as “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”) children’s fantasy novel. This has a new foreword by Eloise McGraw, and a four-page reading group guide.
• * _The Wizard of Oz (Barnes & Noble 1-5661-9712-0, Nov ’99, $4.98, 208pp, hc, cover by W. W. Denslow) [Oz] Reissue (Hill 1900 as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) classic children’s fantasy novel. This has the Denslow illustrations. This has a 1995 introduction by Leonard S. Marcus. Fifth printing. An instant remainder edition.
• * _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (University Press of Kansas 0-7006-0985-7, Oct ’99 [Dec ’99], $24.95, 187pp, hc, cover by Michael McCurdy) [Oz] Reprint (Hill 1900) YA fantasy novel. This is a “Kansas Centennial Edition”, illustrated by Michael McCurdy. Foreword by Ray Bradbury. A deluxe slipcased, limited edition of 500 (-0986-5, $100.00), signed by the artist, was announced but not seen.
• * _The Wonderful World of Oz (Penguin UK 0-14-118085-4, Aug ’99, £8.99, xlii+389pp, tp, cover by W. W. Denslow) [Oz] Reprint (Penguin US 1998) omnibus of three children’s fantasy novels about Oz: The Wizard of Oz (1900 as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz), The Emerald City of Oz (1910), and Glinda of Oz (1920). The first is illustrated by W.W. Denslow, the latter two illustrated by John R. Neill. Edited and with notes and introduction by Jack Zipes. This is the original international US edition. [First U.K. edition]

BAUM, THOMAS (1940- ) (chron.)

• * _Out of Body (St. Martin’s 0-312-96735-7, Aug ’99, $5.99, 246pp, pb, cover by Shasti O’Leary) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1997) mystery novel with psychic/supernatural elements.

BAXTER, JOHN (Martin) (1939- ) (chron.)

• * *Mythmaker: The Life and Work of George Lucas (Avon/Spike 0-380-97833-4, Oct ’99 [Nov ’99], $27.50, 450pp, hc, cover by Hiro Kimura) Associational biography, with 24 unpaginated pages of b&w photos. Includes filmography, bibliography, notes, and index. [Lucas]

BAXTER, STEPHEN M(ichael) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Mammoth: Book I: Silverhair (Orion 1-85798-595-8, Jan ’99, £9.99, 277pp, tp, cover by Fangorn) [Mammoth] Animal SF/fantasy novel. Book 1 in a Trilogy. Humanity discovers the last herd of mammoths. As a slaughter begins, the young Silverhair must save her tribe from the monsters of mammoth mythology - the Lost. Man. A hardcover edition (0-75281-410-9, £16.99) is also available.
• * +Manifold: Time (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43075-1, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], $24.00, 441pp, hc) [Manifold; Sheena (2)] Near-future SF novel of the “Manifold”. First US edition (Voyager 8/99 as Time: Manifold 1).
• * _Moonseed (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-649813-2, Aug ’99, £6.99, 534pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Voyager 1998) SF novel of global destruction.
• * _Moonseed (HarperPrism 0-06-105903-X, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $6.99, 663pp, pb) Reprint (Voyager 1998) SF thriller.
• * _Raft (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-21091-1, Aug ’99, £6.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Grafton 1991) SF novel in the “Xeelee” series.
• * +Silverhair (HarperPrism 0-06-105132-2, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $24.00, 213pp, hc, cover by Greg Call) [Mammoth] SF novel, first in the “Mammoth” trilogy. An isolated group of mammoths survives to the present, but may not survive their first encounter with man. First US edition (Orion 1/99 as Mammoth).
• * *Time: Manifold I (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-225768-8, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], £17.99, 456pp, hc) [Manifold] SF novel. As beings of the future send signals on how humanity might escape its inevitable end, Earth’s remote second moon reveals the secret reason for the existence of our race. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-224724-0, £9.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _Traces (Voyager 0-00-649814-0, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], £6.99, 359pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Voyager 1998) SF collection. An export-only edition (0-00-224693-7, £9.99) was available 6 July 1998.

BEAGLE, PETER S(oyer) (1939- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _A Fine and Private Place (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45096-5, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $14.95, 290pp, tp, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Reissue (Viking 1960) fantasy ghost novel. Third printing.
• * _The Innkeeper’s Song (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45414-6, Mar ’99, $14.95, 346pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [*world of The Inkeeper’s Song] Reissue (Roc 1993) fantasy novel; a Locus Award winner. Fourth printing.
• * *Tamsin (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45763-3, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $21.95, 275pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) Fantasy novel. A girl transplanted to England helps the ghost Tamsin find rest.
• * _Tamsin (SFBC #05513, Oct ’99, $10.98, 275pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) Reprint (Roc 1999) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Roc edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

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• * _Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn Volume 2 (with Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg) (HarperPrism 0-06-105929-3, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $5.99, 444pp, pb, cover by Michael Sabanosh) Reprint (HarperPrism 1995) original anthology of 15 stories about unicorns, originally part of a single volume of 27 stories. This repeats the preface by Berliner and foreword by Beagle. Greenberg is credited only on the copyright page.

BEAHM, GEORGE (William) (1953- ) (chron.)

• * *Stephen King Country: The Illustrated Guide to the Sites and Sights that Inspired the Modern Master of Horror (Running Press 0-7624-0456-6, Mar ’99, $14.95, 144pp, hc) Non-fiction, a guide to the real-life places depicted in King’s novels, with many biographical elements. Order from Running Press, 125 South 22nd St, Philadelphia PA 19103; add $2.50 postage. [King]

BEAN, ALAN (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Apollo: An Eyewitness Account by Astronaut/Explorer/Artist/Moonwalker Alan Bean (with Andrew Chaikin) (The Greenwich Workshop 0-86713-050-4, 1998 [Aug ’99], $45.00, 176pp, hc) Associational art book about the Apollo moon missions, with art by Bean and text by Bean and Chaikin. Introduction by John Glenn. This is dated 1998, but not seen until now. Order from The Greenwich Workshop, One Greenwich Place, PO Box 875, Shelton CN 06484-0875; 800-577-0666.

BEAR, GREG(ory Dale) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Darwin’s Radio (HarperCollins UK 0-00-225731-9, May ’99 [Apr ’99], £16.99, 440pp, hc) [*Darwin’s Radio] SF novel.
• * +Darwin’s Radio (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42333-X, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $24.00, 430pp, hc) [*Darwin’s Radio] SF novel. A deadly virus becomes a biological agent allowing humans to evolve into a higher life form. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 5/99).
• * _Darwin’s Radio (SFBC #02066, Sep ’99, $11.98, 430pp, hc) [*Darwin’s Radio] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1999) SF novel. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Dinosaur Summer (Warner Aspect 0-446-60666-9, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $6.99, 389pp, pb, cover by Tony DiTerlizzi) [Prof. Challenger] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1998) SF novel, a sequel to Arthur Conan Doyle’s Lost World.
• * _Dinosaur Summer (Severn House 0-7278-5423-2, Jul ’99 [Sep ’99], £17.99, 367pp, hc) [Prof. Challenger] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1998) SF novel, a modern sequel to Conan Doyle’s The Lost World.
• * *Eon & Eternity (SFBC #00285, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $12.98, 761pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Eon] Omnibus of two SF novels: Eon (1985) and its sequel, Eternity (1988). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0346-X; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * _Eternity (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-901-5, Nov ’99, £6.99, viii+469pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) [Eon] Reprint (Warner 1988) SF novel, sequel to Eon.
• * _Foundation and Chaos (HarperPrism 0-06-105640-5, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $6.99, 401pp, pb, cover by Jean Targete) [Second Foundation] Reprint (HarperPrism 1998) SF novel, second in the “Second Foundation” trilogy, and sequel to Foundation’s Fear by Gregory Benford. Copyrighted by Bear and the Asimov estate.
• * _Foundation and Chaos (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-736-6, Jul ’99, £6.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Second Foundation] Reprint (HarperPrism 1998) SF novel based on Asimov’s “Foundation” series. Second in the “Second Foundation Trilogy” after Foundation’s Fear by Gregory Benford.
• * _Heads (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-850-8, Jul ’99 [Aug ’99], £5.99, xii+147pp, pb, cover by Peter Jones) Reprint (Legend 1990) SF novel set in the universe of Queen of Angels, /Slant and Moving Mars. There is a new introduction by Bear on the background to the series.