The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

Books, Listed by Author

BROOKS, TERRY (chron.) (continued)

• * *Angel Fire East (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-752-8, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], £16.99, 336pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) [John Ross, Knight] Fantasy novel. Third and final in the “John Ross, Knight” series begun in Running with the Demon.
• * _The Black Unicorn (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-108-2, Aug ’99, £6.99, 286pp, pb) [Magic Kingdom] Reissue (Del Rey 1987) fantasy novel in the “Landover” series.
• * _The Elfstones of Shannara (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-110-4, Apr ’99, £6.99, 635pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara] Reissue (Del Rey 1982) fantasy novel.
• * _First King of Shannara (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-655-6, Apr ’99, £6.99, 489pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara] Reissue (Del Rey; Legend 1996) fantasy novel.
• * _A Knight of the Word (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42464-6, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $6.99, 386pp, pb, cover by Gerald Brom) [John Ross, Knight] Reprint (Del Rey; Orbit 1998) fantasy novel, sequel to Running with the Demon. An international mass market edition is scheduled for August 1999.
• * _A Knight of the Word (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-738-2, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], £5.99, 421pp, pb, cover by Brom) [John Ross, Knight] Reprint (Del Rey; Orbit 1998) dark fantasy novel. Second in the “John Ross, Knight” series after Running with the Demon.
• * *Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Empire (Century 0-7126-8057-8, May ’99, £15.99, 324pp, hc) [Star Wars] Novelization of the film. Simultaneous with the US (Ballantine Del Rey Lucasbooks) edition.
• * *Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-42765-3, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $25.00, 324pp, hc) [Star Wars] Star Wars novelization, first in the story of Darth Vader’s life, the first movie in the new series. Four different dustjackets, featuring different main characters, are available. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
• * _The Sword of Shannara (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-151-1, Apr ’99, £6.99, 726pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara] Reissue (Del Rey 1977) fantasy novel.
• * _The Wishsong of Shannara (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-132-5, Apr ’99, £6.99, 498pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara] Reissue (Del Rey 1985) fantasy novel.
• * _Wizard at Large (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-103-1, Aug ’99, £6.99, 291pp, pb, cover by John Avon) [Magic Kingdom] Reissue (Del Rey 1988) fantasy novel in the “Landover” series.

BROWN, CHARLES N(ikki) (1937-2009) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-1998) (with William G. Contento) (Locus Press, May ’99, $49.95, 4,142pp, CD-ROM) Non-fiction, reference. This edition indexes SF books, magazines, and stories published from 1984 through 1998. Included in the index is Contento’s Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections which covers those books published before 1984.

BROWN, ERIC (1960- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Penumbra (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-592-3, Mar ’99, £5.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) SF novel.
• * *The Web: Walkabout (Orion/Dolphin 1-85881-643-2, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], £3.50, 112pp, pb) [Web] Young-adult SF novella. Book #12 overall in the series written by a number of SF writers.

BROWN, MARY (1929-1999) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Dragonne’s Eg (Baen 0-671-57810-3, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $6.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Unexpected Dragon] Fantasy novel, distant sequel to Master of Many Treasures. A poor teacher in Victorian England will inherit money — if she returns a dragon’s egg to Central Asia.
• * *The Unexpected Dragon (SFBC #05524, Oct ’99 [Dec ’99], $14.98, 852pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Unexpected Dragon] Omnibus of three fantasy novels: Pigs Don’t Fly (1994), Master of Many Treasures (1995), and Dragonne’s Eg (1999). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0583-7; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * _The Unlikely Ones (Baen 0-671-57844-8, Dec ’99, $6.99, 426pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Reissue (Century 1986) fantasy novel. Fourth printing.

BROWN, STAN; see pseudonym Stan (chron.)

BROWNRIGG, ELIZABETH (chron.)

• * *Falling to Earth (Firebrand Books 1-56341-100-8, 1999 [May ’99], $12.95, 174pp, tp) Feminist lesbian fantasy novel of a woman with a guardian angel who wants to be human. A first novel. We apparently missed a 1998 hardcover first edition (-101-6).

BROWNWORTH, VICTORIA A., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Night Shade: Gothic Tales by Women (with Judith M. Redding) (Seal Press 1-58005-024-7, Apr ’99, $14.95, 280pp, tp) Original anthology of 17 feminist gothic stories, two reprints. Authors include Terri de la Pena, Jean Stewart, and Susanna Sturgis. Order from Seal Press, 3131 Western Avenue, Suite 410, Seattle WA 98121. (Contents)

BRUCE, SUSAN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Three Early Modern Utopias (Oxford University Press 0-19-283885-7, Nov ’99, £5.99, lxii+250pp, tp) Anthology including Utopia by Thomas More; ‘New Atlantis’ by Francis Bacon, and ‘The Isle of Pines’ by Henry Neville. Edited with an introduction and notes by Susan Bruce. (Contents)

BRUCHAC, JOSEPH (chron.)

• * _The Waters Between (University Press of New England 1-58465-015-X, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $14.95, 291pp, tp, cover by Gary Hamel) [Dawn Land] Reprint (University Press of New England 1998) prehistoric novel, third in the “Dawn Land” trilogy. Order from University Press of New England, 23 S. Main St., Hanover NH 03755-2048; credit card orders 800-421-1561.

BRUNNER, JOHN (Kilian Houston) (1934-1995) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Stand on Zanzibar (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-836-1, Aug ’99, £6.99, 650pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Doubleday 1968) classic SF novel of an overcrowded Earth. Hugo Award-winner, 1969. Volume 15 in the “SF Masterworks” series.

BRUST, STEVEN (Karl Zoltan) (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Book of Jhereg (Ace 0-441-00615-9, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $15.00, 471pp, tp, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Vlad Taltos] Omnibus of the first three (by order published) novels in the “Vlad Taltos” series: Jhereg (1983), Yendi (1984), and Teckla (1987). (Contents)
• * _The Book of Jhereg (SFBC #06225, Nov ’99 [Dec ’99], $13.98, 471pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Vlad Taltos] Reprint (Ace 1999) omnibus of the first three (by order published) novels in the “Vlad Taltos” series: Jhereg (1983), Yendi (1984), and Teckla (1987). This has the cover art of the Ace edition, but has ISBN 0-7394-0667-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Dragon (Tor 0-812-58916-5, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $6.99, 286pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Vlad Taltos] Reprint (Tor 1998) fantasy novel, eighth in the series featuring sorcerer-assassin Vlad Taltos.

BUCHANAN, GINJER (chron.)

• * *Highlander: White Silence (Warner Aspect 0-446-60634-0, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $5.99, 229pp, pb) [Highlander] Novelization based on the TV show and movie. Copyrighted by Warner Books.

BUCHER-JONES, SIMON (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: The Taking of Planet 5 (with Mark Clapham) (BBC Books 0-563-55585-8, Oct ’99, £5.99, 277pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 28 in the BBC “New Adventures” series.

BUCHHOLZ, QUINT (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Collector of Moments (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-31520-5, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $18.00, unpaginated, hc, cover by Quint Buchholz) Children’s fantastic/surreal picture book. Translated by Peter F. Neumeyer from the German (Carl Hanser 1997).

BUCKLEY, CHRISTOPHER (chron.)

• * *Little Green Men (Random House 0-679-45293-1, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $24.95, 301pp, hc) Satiric novel of the (human) conspiracy behind alien abductions.

BUCKRICH, JUDITH RAPHAEL (stories) (chron.)

• * *George Turner: A Life (Melbourne University Press 0-522-84840-0, 1999 [Sep ’99], $44.95, 214pp, hc) Non-fiction, a critical biography of the noted Australian SF author. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. Available in the US through Paul & Company, Publishers Consortium, 2 Christie Heights St., Leonia NJ 07605; 201-840-4748. [Turner]

BUDRYS, ALGIRDAS JONAS (1931-2008); see under Algis Budrys (stories) (chron.)

BUDRYS, ALGIS; working name of Algirdas Jonas Budrys, (1931-2008) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Rogue Moon (SFBC #06241, Nov ’99 [Dec ’99], $9.98, 180pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) Reprint (Fawcett Gold Medal 1960) classic SF novel. This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0666-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

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• * *L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume XV (Bridge 1-57318-163-3, Sep ’99 [Oct ’99], $6.99, 452pp, pb) Original anthology of 12 stories by contest winners, illustrated by “Illustrators of the Future” winners. There are new articles on writing and art by L. Ron Hubbard, Leo & Diane Dillon, K.D. Wentworth, and Tim Powers. (Contents)

BUJOLD, LOIS (Joy) McMASTER (1949- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Borders of Infinity (Baen 0-671-57829-4, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $1.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Miles Vorkosigan] Reissue (Baen 1989) “novel” of three connected novellas featuring Miles Vorkosigan. This “limited edition” at a special price has a new ISBN and indicates first printing.
• * *A Civil Campaign (Baen 0-671-57827-8, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $24.00, 405pp, hc, cover by Patrick Turner) [Miles Vorkosigan] SF romance novel in the “Miles Vorkosigan” series. The Emperor’s wedding is on schedule, but cousins Miles, Mark, and Ivan are having romantic problems of their own.
• * _A Civil Campaign (SFBC #05041, Oct ’99 [Nov ’99], $11.98, 405pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Miles Vorkosigan] Reprint (Baen 1999) SF romance novel in the “Miles Vorkosigan” series. This is similar to the Baen edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Cordelia’s Honor (Baen 0-671-57828-6, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $7.99, 596pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Miles Vorkosigan] Reprint (Baen 1996) omnibus of the first two (chronologically) “Vorkosigan” novels, Shards of Honor (1986) and Barrayar (1991), featuring Miles’ mother.
• * _Falling Free (Baen 0-671-57812-X, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $6.99, 307pp, pb, cover by Pat Turner) Reissue (Baen 1988) Nebula Award-winning SF novel. Fifth printing.
• * _Komarr (Baen 0-671-57808-1, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $6.99, 366pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Miles Vorkosigan] Reprint (Baen 1998) SF novel in the “Miles Vorkosigan” series.

BUKIET, MELVIN JULES (1953- ) (chron.)

• * *Signs and Wonders (Picador USA 0-312-20009-9, Apr ’99 [May ’99], $26.00, 375pp, hc, cover by Grisha Bruskin) Satirical millennial fantasy novel about a prisoner who becomes the messiah.

BULIS, CHRISTOPHER (stories) (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: City at World’s End (BBC Books 0-563-55579-3, Sep ’99, £5.99, 279pp, pb) Novelization based on the TV series. Book 24 of the BBC “Missing Adventures”.

BUNCH, CHRIS(topher Renshaw) (1943-2005) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Demon King (Orbit 1-85723-761-7, Mar ’99, £6.99, 551pp, pb, cover by Keith Scarfe) [Seer King] Reprint (Warner Aspect; Orbit 1998) fantasy novel. A seer and a soldier change a corrupt empire’s fate. Second in a trilogy after The Seer King.
• * *The Last Legion (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45686-6, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $6.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Last Legion] Military SF novel, first in a new series. A frontier patrol force becomes the law when the interstellar Confederation empire collapses.
• * *The Warrior King (Warner Aspect 0-446-67456-7, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $14.99, 366pp, tp, cover by Steve Youll) [Seer King] Fantasy novel, third in the trilogy begun in The Seer King.
• * _The Warrior King (Orbit 1-85723-757-9, Mar ’99, £9.99, 366pp, tp, cover by Keith Scarfe) [Seer King] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1999) fantasy novel, last in a trilogy after The Seer King and The Demon King. against the dark army of the wizard Tenedos. [First U.K. edition]

BUNN, T. DAVIS (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Dream Voyagers (Bethany House 0-7642-2180-9, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $11.99, 350pp, tp, cover by Michael Carroll & Joe Nordstrom) [Spectrum Chronicles] Omnibus of three young-adult fantasy novels in the “Spectrum Chronicles”, originally published as by Thomas Locke: Dream Voyager (1995), Path Finder (1995), and Heart Chaser (1997). (Contents)

BURGESS, TONY (chron.)

• * *Pontypool Changes Everything (ECW Press 1-55022-356-9, Mar ’98 [Apr ’99], C$17.95, 276pp, tp) [Hellmouths of Bewdley] Literary hallucinatory horror novel, second in a trilogy begun in The Hellmouths of Bewdley (not seen). This is dated 1998, but not seen until now. Order from ECW Press, 2120 Queen St E, Suite 200, Toronto Ont Canada M4E 1E2; 416-694-3348; fax 416-698-9906; e-mail ecw@sympatico.ca; website www.ecw.ca/press

BURNS, JIM (1948- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Transluminal: The Paintings of Jim Burns (Paper Tiger 1-85585-678-6, Jul ’99, £14.99, 112pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) Art book. Each book-cover reproduction is accompanied by commentary on the book, author, or relevant aspect of the artistic/editorial process.
• * +Transluminal: The Paintings of Jim Burns (SFBC 1-85585-678-6, Aug ’99, $14.98, 112pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) Art book, with text by the artist discussing the creative process, the works illustrated, and their authors. Nine writers, including David Brin, Paul J. McAuley, and Peter F. Hamilton, comment on covers done for their books. This seems to be identical to the Paper Tiger UK edition.

BURNS, STEPHEN L. (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Flesh and Silver (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45752-8, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $5.99, 338pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) SF novel. A doctor has his arms and hands replaced with silver limbs that give him new gifts.

BURRAGE, A(lfred) M(cLelland) (1889-1956) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Warning Whispers (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-84-2, Dec ’99, C$53.00, xiii+221pp, hc, cover by Douglas Walters) Collection of 25 ghost stories edited, and with an introduction by, Jack Adrian. This contains the full contents of the 1988 (Equation) collection of the same title, plus a further eight stories. This edition is limited to 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $40.00 and in the UK for £25.00. (Contents)

BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE (1875-1950) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Land That Time Forgot (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-6154-3, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $14.95, 428pp, tp, cover by J. Allen St. John) [Caspak] Reprint (McClurg 1924) SF novel. This is a commemorative edition, with new introduction by Mike Resnick, and a glossary of terms from the Caspakian language. Illustrations by J. Allen St. John. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 312 North 14th St, PO Box 880484, Lincoln NE 68588-0484; 800-755-1105.
• * _Tarzan of the Apes (Tor 0-812-57238-6, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $4.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horne) [Tarzan] Reprint (McClurg 1914) of the first “Tarzan” novel.

BURT, ANDREW (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Noontide Night: A Y2K Novel (Neverworlds 0-9672984-0-7, Jul ’99 [Aug ’99], $12.95, 313pp, tp) Millennial thriller of the collapse of civilization due to a computer bug. A first novel. Order from Neverworlds Press, Box 16143, Golden CO 80402; www.noontidenight.com

BUSH, ANNE KELLEHER (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Knight, the Harp, and the Maiden (Warner Aspect 0-446-60496-8, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $5.99, 327pp, pb, cover by Valerie Sokolovna) Fantasy novel. Lady Juilene is cursed by an evil mage to harm anyone who helps her.

BUSIEK, KURT (1960- ) (chron.)

• * *Spider-Man: Goblin Moon (with Nathan Archer) (Boulevard/Putnam 0-399-14512-5, Jun ’99 [Jul ’99], $24.95, 293pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Spider-Man] Novelization based on the comic-book character. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia, copyrighted by Marvel Characters.

BUTLER, OCTAVIA E(stelle) (1947-2006) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Dawn (Warner Aspect 0-446-60377-5, Mar ’99, $5.99, 248pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Xenogenesis] Reissue (Warner 1987) SF novel. Book one of the “Xenogenesis” trilogy. 14th printing.
• * _Parable of the Sower (Warner Aspect 0-446-67550-4, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], $13.95, 345pp, tp, cover by John Blackford) [Parable] Reprint (Four Walls Eight Windows 1993) dystopian SF novel.
• * _Parable of the Talents (Warner Aspect 0-446-67578-4, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], $13.95, 424pp, tp) [Parable] Reprint (Seven Stories 1998) dystopian SF novel, sequel to Parable of the Sower. This includes a 14-page reading group guide, with an interview with Butler.
• * _Wild Seed (Warner Aspect 0-446-60672-3, Feb ’99, $6.50, 279pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Patternist] Reissue (Doubleday 1980) SF novel. 12th printing.

BUTLER, SUSAN (chron.)

• * *The Hermit Thrush Sings (DK Ink 0-7894-2489-4, May ’99, $16.95, 282pp, hc) Young-adult post-holocaust SF novel. A “defective” girl tries to free her village from fear of mutant monsters.

BYATT, ANTONIA S(usan Drabble) (1936- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +Elementals: Stories of Fire and Ice (Random House 0-375-50250-5, May ’99, $21.95, 230pp, hc, cover by Edvard Munch) Collection of six stories, one original, some based on fairy tales and fantastic Biblical stories. This is the first US edition (Chatto & Windus 1998).

BYERS, RICHARD LEE (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *X-Men: Soul Killer (Berkley Boulevard 0-425-16737-2, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $6.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Richard Corben) [X-Men] Novelization based on the Marvel comic book characters. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia; copyrighted by Marvel Characters.

BYRNE, EUGENE (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *ThiGMOO (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-671-02862-6, Jun ’99, £5.99, 345pp, pb) Satirical SF/virtual reality novel of artificial personalities escaping into the Net and becoming self-aware, including a desire for self-preservation.