The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

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The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Twelfth Annual Collection ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (SFBC #03374, Sep ’99, $14.98, 496pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1999) best-of-the-year anthology. This is similar to the St. Martin’s edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Gothic: Four Hundred Years of Excess, Horror, Evil, and Ruin Richard Davenport-Hines (Farrar, Straus and Giroux/North Point Press 0-86547-544-X, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $35.00, 438pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical look at the Gothic movement in art, architecture, gardening, and literature, from Byron, Walpole, Goya, Frankenstein, and Poe to Anne Rice, Poppy Z. Brite, and the films of David Lynch. Includes notes and an index. First US edition (Fourth Estate 1998).

Babylon 5: Legions of Fire Book 1: The Long Night of Centauri Prime Peter David (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42718-1, Dec ’99, $5.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Eric Peterson) [Babylon 5: Legions of Fire] Novelization based on TV show. Copyrighted by Warner Bros.

Howling Mad Peter David (Ace 0-441-34663-4, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $5.99, 201pp, pb, cover by Hiro Kimura) Reissue (Ace 1989) humorous fantasy werewolf novel. Second printing.

Star Trek New Frontier: Dark Allies Peter David (Pocket 0-671-02080-3, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $6.50, 256pp, pb, cover by Dru Blair) [Star Trek: New Frontier] Star Trek novelization. This includes chapter four of serial novel Star Trek: Starfleet: Year One by Michael Jan Friedman. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

Star Trek New Frontier: The Quiet Place Peter David (Pocket 0-671-02079-X, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $6.50, 258pp, pb, cover by Dru Blair) [Star Trek: New Frontier] Star Trek novelization. This includes chapter four of serial novel Star Trek: Starfleet: Year One by Michael Jan Friedman. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

Star Trek, the Next Generation: Double Helix 5: Double or Nothing Peter David (Pocket 0-671-03478-2, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $6.50, 277pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation: Double Helix] Star Trek novelization, book five in a series of six. This includes the first chapter of Michael Jan Friedman’s 12-part serial novel Star Trek: Starfleet: Year One. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

Star Trek, the Next Generation: Triangle: Imzadi II Peter David (SFBC #02548, Feb ’99, $11.50, 375pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek, the Next Generation: Imzadi] Reprint (Pocket 1998) Star Trek novelization, sequel to Imzadi. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. This is similar to the Pocket edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Star Trek, the Next Generation: Triangle: Imzadi II Peter David (Pocket 0-671-02538-4, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $6.50, 375pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek, the Next Generation: Imzadi] Reprint (Pocket 1998) Star Trek novelization, sequel to Imzadi. This includes chapter three of serial novel “Star Trek: Starfleet: Year One” by Michael Jan Friedman. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

The Avram Davidson Treasury Avram Davidson (Tor 0-312-86731-X, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $17.95, 447pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 1998) collection of 38 stories, with introductions to each by a different noted author. Winner of the Locus Award.

The Investigations of Avram Davidson Avram Davidson (St. Martin’s 0-312-19931-7, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $23.95, 243pp, hc) Associational collection of 13 mystery stories. Edited by Richard A. Lupoff & Grania Davis, who provide story introductions, with additional comments by Michael Kurland. Foreword by Lupoff.

The Last Wizard Avram Davidson (The Avram Davidson Society, Apr ’99 [Jun ’99], $10.00, 12pp, ph, cover by H. David) Fantasy short-short story, with ’A Letter of Explanation’. Copyrighted by The Nutmeg Point District Mail. Order from Temporary Culture, PO Box 43072, Upper Montclair NJ 07043.

Carl Sagan: A Life Keay Davidson (John Wiley 0-471-25286-7, Nov ’99, $30.00, 540pp, hc) Non-fiction, biography. Sagan’s novel Contact is discussed primarily in context with his attempts to defend the SETI program, and the making of the film. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. [Carl Sagan]

Pioneers of Wonder: Conversations with the Founders of Science Fiction Eric Leif Davin (Prometheus Books 1-57392-702-3, Jul ’99 [Sep ’99], $24.95, 405pp, hc, cover by Michael Carroll) Non-fiction collection of nine interviews with some of the early writers and editors of SF, including David Lasser, Sam Moskowitz, Lloyd Arthur Eshbach, and Curt Siodmak; Davin places them in context with historical background on the pulp era and the development of SF. Foreword by Jack Williamson. There is an index. Order from Prometheus Books, 59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst NY 14228-2197; 800-421-0351.

Soldier of Light John de Lancie & Tom Cool (Pocket 0-671-03595-9, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $23.00, 317pp, hc) Post-holocaust SF novel. Civilization collapses in the wake of mental changes that cause widespread mental breakdowns and unusual psychic abilities. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.

Star Trek, the Next Generation: I, Q John de Lancie & Peter David (Pocket 0-671-02443-4, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $22.95, 249pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

Star Trek, the Next Generation: I, Q John de Lancie & Peter David (SFBC #05394, Oct ’99, $11.98, 249pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Reprint (Pocket 1999) Star Trek novelization. This is similar to the Pocket edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

The Buffalo Man Charles de Lint (Subterranean Press 1-892284-50-2, Oct ’99 [Dec ’99], $10.00, 32pp, ph, cover by Charles Vess) Chapbook story. The (signed) first chapbook edition and an extremely limited hardcover are both sold out, but an unsigned second printing is available. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; 810-232-1489; online at www.subterraneanpress.com

Jack of Kinrowan Charles de Lint (Tor/Orb 0-312-86959-2, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $14.95, 412pp, tp, cover by Thomas Canty) [Jack of Kinrowan] Reprint (Tor 1995) omnibus of Jack the Giant Killer (1987) and Drink Down the Moon (1990).

Moonlight and Vines Charles de Lint (Tor 0-812-56549-5, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], $6.99, 461pp, pb, cover by Terri Windling) [Newford] Reprint (Tor 1999) collection of urban fantasy stories set in de Lint’s city of Newford.

The Newford Stories Charles de Lint (SFBC #19656, Jun ’99, $17.98, 794pp, hc, cover by Gary Lippincott) [Newford] Omnibus of three collections of contemporary fantasy stories set in de Lint’s town of Newford: Dreams Underfoot (1993), The Ivory and the Horn (1995), and Moonlight and Vines (1999). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0261-7, lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket, and comes shrinkwrapped with a poster of the cover art.

Someplace to be Flying Charles de Lint (Tor 0-812-55158-3, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $6.99, 544pp, pb) [Newford] Reprint (Tor 1998) contemporary fantasy novel set in de Lint’s fictional Newford.

Juniper, Gentian, and Rosemary Pamela Dean (Tor 0-312-85970-8, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $14.95, 351pp, tp, cover by Peter Gudynas) Reprint (Tor 1998) fantasy novel.

Timberjak Don DeBrandt (Ace 0-441-00626-4, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $5.99, 370pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Cyber-myth] SF novel, second in the “cyber-myth” series begun in Steelheart. The legends of Paul Bunyan and Johnny Appleseed intersect in a futuristic ecological thriller.

Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: The Xander Years, Vol. 1 Keith R. A. DeCandido (Pocket Archway 0-671-02629-1, Feb ’99, $4.99, 227pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Young-adult collection/novelization of three episodes of the TV show based on the movie. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.

Young Hercules: Cheiron’s Warriors Keith R. A. DeCandido (Pocket Archway 0-671-03552-5, Sep ’99, $3.99, 145pp, pb) [Hercules] Young-adult novelization based on the Hercules TV show. Copyrighted by Studios USA Television Distributions LLC.

Other States of Being: 16 Short Abductions John DeChancie (Pulpless.Com 1-58445-009-6, May ’99, $19.95, 211pp, tp, cover by Billy Tackett) Collection of 16 stories. An on-demand edition, also available in a Paperless Book digital edition. Available from Pulpless.Com, 775 East Blithedale Ave., Suite 508, Mill Valley CA 94941-7353; www.pulpless.com

The Art of Arrow Cutting Stephen Dedman (Tor 0-312-86832-4, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $13.95, 285pp, tp) [Magistrale] Reprint (Tor 1997) contemporary martial-arts fantasy novel.

Foreign Bodies Stephen Dedman (Tor 0-312-86864-2, Dec ’99, $23.95, 286pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) Near-future SF novel. A homeless woman turns up to be a time traveller with a hidden agenda.

The Lady of Situations Stephen Dedman (Ticonderoga Publications 0-9586856-5-7, Aug ’99 [Sep ’99], A$24.95, 221pp, tp) Collection of 12 stories, one original, published to appear at the World SF Convention in Melbourne. Order from Ticonderoga Publications, PO Box 407, Nedlands WA 6009, Australia. Australians add A$2.50 shipping; US price $17.95; add $5.00 shipping. Credit card orders: www.ozemail.com.au/nanite/˜russell/

Bloodwinter Tom Deitz (Bantam Spectra 0-553-37863-5, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $13.95, 486pp, tp, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Eron] Fantasy novel. Artisans and an exiled prince find a magical gem.

Warstalker’s Track Tom Deitz (Avon Eos 0-380-78650-8, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $6.50, 375pp, pb) [David Sullivan] Fantasy novel, final book in the “David Sullivan” series. The High King of Faerie has been deposed, and the new rulers threaten the state of Georgia.

Bread & Wine: An Erotic Tale of New York Samuel R. Delany (Powerhouse/Juno 1-89045-102-9, Mar ’99 [Aug ’99], $14.99, 58pp, tp, cover by Mia Wolff) Associational autobiographical erotic graphic novel about the gay relationship between a professor and a homeless man selling books on the street. Illustrated by Mia Wolff. Introduction by Alan Moore. Order from Juno Books,, 180 Varick Street, Suite 1302, New York NY 10014-4606; 1-877-ph-is-joy.

The Einstein Intersection Samuel R. Delany (SFBC #01414, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $8.98, 136pp, hc, cover by Aubrey Beardsley) Reprint (Ace 1967) classic Nebula Award-winning SF novel. This has the jacket of the 1998 University Press of New England trade paperback edition with the 1998 foreword by Neil Gaiman; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Times Square Red, Times Square Blue Samuel R. Delany (New York University Press 0-8147-1919-8, Jul ’99, $19.95, 202pp, hc) Associational non-fiction collection of two essays taking a cultural, and occasionally autobiographical, look at the red light zones of New York, and the “cleaning up” of Times Square. Part of the “Sexual Cultures” series.

Barry Sadler’s Casca: The Liberator Paul Dengelegi (Jove 0-515-12689-6, Nov ’99, $5.99, 283pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Casca] Military fantasy series based on the “Eternal Mercenary” created by Barry Sadler. Copyrighted by the author and Eastaboga Entertainment Corporation.

Forgotten Realms: Beyond the High Road Troy Denning (Wizards of the Coast/TSR 0-7869-1436-X, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], $5.99, 375pp, tp, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Forgotten Realms: Cormyr Saga] Fantasy novelization based on the role-playing game, book three in the newly designated “Cormyr Saga”. Copyrighted by TSR.

The Oath of Stonekeep Troy Denning (Berkley Boulevard 0-425-17065-9, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $6.99, 264pp, pb, cover by Justin Sweet) Novelization based on the computer fantasy role-playing games. Copyrighted by Interplay Productions.

New Horizons: Yesterday’s Portraits of Tomorrow ed. August Derleth (Arkham House 0-87054-174-9, Mar ’99, $24.95, 299pp, hc, cover by Stephen E. Fabian) SF anthology of 13 stories from the ’20s and ’30s, two previously unpublished: “Countries in the Sea” by Derleth & Mark Shorer, and “The Purblind Prophet”, an unfinished story by David H. Keller completed by Paul Spencer. Other authors include Murray Leinster, H.G. Wells, and Frank Belknap Long. The last, previously unpublished, SF anthology edited by Derleth, finished with introduction and notes by Joseph Wrzos. Available from Arkham House, PO Box 546, Sauk City WI 53583.

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