The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

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The Sirens of Titan Kurt Vonnegut (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-884-1, Sep ’99, £6.99, 224pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Dell 1959) satirical SF novel. Volume 18 in the “SF Masterworks” series.

Danny Yates Must Die Stephen Walker (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648380-1, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], £5.99, 322pp, pb) Humorous SF/fantasy novel. A first novel.

Richard Dadd in Bedlam and other stories Alan Wall (Secker & Warburg 0-436-22080-6, Jan ’99 [Nov ’98], £9.99, 226pp, tp) Associational collection of 15 stories, most original, with several of genre interest - including the SF novella, ‘A to Z’ (previously a limited edition booklet from Colophon Press).

The Green Rust Edgar Wallace (Pulp Fictions UK 1-902058-10-0, Mar ’99 [Apr ’99], £4.99, xi+255pp, tp, cover by Bob Covington) Reprint (Ward, Lock 1919) SF thriller, with an Introduction by David Pringle. Available from PO Box 144, Polegate, East Sussex BN26 6NW.

Doctor Who: Dominion Nick Walters (BBC Books 0-563-55574-2, May ’99, £4.99, 278pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series.

Beyond Freedom Paul Ware (NEL 0-340-68916-1, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], £6.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Flight of the Mariner] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1998) fantasy/SF novel. A sequel to Flight of the Mariner.

The Amber Citadel Freda Warrington (Earthlight 0-671-02190-7, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], £5.99, 599pp, pb, cover by Mick van Houten) [Jewelfire Trilogy] Fantasy novel, book one of “The Jewelfire Trilogy”. Tanthe pursues her kidnapped sister as war develops between humans and shapechangers returning to the world after 250 years of exile.

The NightSword: A Starshield Novel Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Orbit 1-85723-728-5, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], £6.99, 468pp, pb, cover by Gerry Grace) [Starshield] Reprint (Del Rey 1998) science fantasy novel, second in the “Starshield” series. [First U.K. edition]

Hung Out Margaret Weis & Don Perrin (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60069-1, Feb ’99, £6.99, 384pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) [Mag Force] Reprint (Gollancz 1998) SF novel, third in the “Mag Force” series.

Honk if You Love Aphrodite Daniel Evan Weiss (Serpent’s Tail 1-85242-453-2, Jun ’99, £8.99, 155pp, tp) Literary fantasy novel told in prose and verse. Aphrodite sends her son to help one man cross New York City to reach the woman he loves.

The Bard of Castaguard Jane Welch (Simon & Schuster UK/Earthlight 0-671-03391-3, Apr ’99, £5.99, 529pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Book of Ond] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Lament of Abalone. Second volume of “The Book of Ond”.

Starlight City Sue Welford (Oxford University Press 0-19-275041-0, Jun ’99 [Aug ’99], £3.99, 164pp, tp, cover by Rob Hefferan) Reprint (Oxford University Press 1998) young-adult SF novel. The original edition was not seen.

The Time Machine/The War of The Worlds H. G. Wells (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-887-6, Dec ’99, £6.99, 274pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint omnibus of two seminal SF works: The Time Machine (1895) and The War of the Worlds (1898). Volume 24 in the “SF Masterworks” series.

Tits-Out Teenage Terror Totty Steven Wells (Creation Books/Attack 1-84068-032-6, Oct ’99 [Dec ’99], £6.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Paul McCaffery) Satirical fantasy novel. A Britain of berserker Margaret Thatcher sex-golems, mutant anarchist witches, and chimpanzee novelists; where Princess Diana is repeatedly resurrected for murder, and God prepares for Armageddon. Attack! is a new imprint from Creation Books (www.creationbooks.com).

The Best of Robert Westall: Volume 2: Shades of Darkness Robert Westall (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-35318-7, Oct ’99, £4.99, 311pp, tp, cover by Barry Jones) Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1994 as Shades of Darkness: More of the Ghostly Best of Robert Westall) collection of 11 young-adult ghost stories, one original. A revised edition, which replaces ‘The Red House Clock’ and ‘The Call’ with ‘Portland Bill’ and ‘The Bus’. The hardcover first UK edition (1998) was not seen.

The Best of Robert Westall: Volume One: Demons and Shadows Robert Westall (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-35016-1, Oct ’99, £4.99, 258pp, tp, cover by Barry Jones) Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1993 as Demons and Shadows: The Ghostly Best of Robert Westall) collection of 11 ghost stories for young adults. The hardcover first UK edition (1998) was not seen.

The Downs-Lord Dawn John Whitbourn (Simon & Schuster UK/Earthlight 0-671-03300-X, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], £5.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Kevin Jenkins) [Downs-Lord Triptych] Fantasy novel, “Panel One of the Downs-Lord Triptych”. After finding a door to an alternate Earth ruled by the predatory Null, a 17th century curate builds an empire, with himself as god-king, in an effort to save humanity.

Satan! Satan! Satan! Tony White (Creation Books/Attack 1-84068-030-X, Oct ’99, £6.99, 127pp, pb, cover by Paul McCaffery) Dark fantasy novel of a rock star pursuing a Goth girl to Whitby — landing place of Dracula and the site of the new arrival of Hell on Earth, guided by rock’n’roll. Attack! is a new imprint from Creation Books (www.creationbooks.com).

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde (Oxford University Press 0-19-210031-9, Apr ’99 [May ’99], £6.99, xx+218pp, hc) [Dorian Gray] Reprint (Ward Lock 1891) dark fantasy novel, with a new introduction by Edmund White. A Pocket hardback edition.

Grimoire Kim Wilkins (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-06786-1, Oct ’99 [Nov ’99], £6.99, 625pp, tp) Reprint (Arrow Australia 1999) dark fantasy romance novel. Power-hungry academics trying to reassemble the grimoire of a 19th century warlock, are opposed by three people - one in love with a ghost. [First U.K. edition]

The Infernal Kim Wilkins (Oriel 0-75282-167-9, Apr ’99, £5.99, 478pp, pb, cover by Stuart Knowles) Reprint (Random House Australia 1997) dark fantasy novel of reincarnation and a satanic pact. Winner of the Australian Aurealis awards for both best fantasy and best horror novel of 1997. [First U.K. edition]

Otherland 2: River of Blue Fire Tad Williams (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-764-1, Jul ’99, £6.99, 796pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Otherland] Reprint (DAW; Orbit 1998) near-future SF novel, second in the series about intrigue and global conspiracy conducted in a fantasy virtual reality.

Otherland: Mountain of Black Glass Tad Williams (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-748-X, Sep ’99, £16.99, 689pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Otherland] SF/fantasy novel, third in the series about a global conspiracy conducted in a fantasy virtual reality. Simultaneous with the US (DAW) edition.

Tailchaser’s Song Tad Williams (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-846-X, Jul ’99 [Aug ’99], £5.99, 290pp, pb, cover by Barbara Lofthouse) Reissue (DAW 1985) animal fantasy novel.

Darwinia Robert Charles Wilson (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-815-9, Apr ’99, £5.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Tor 1998) SF novel of an alternate 20th century in which Europe has been replaced by Darwinia, a land of jungles and monsters. [First U.K. edition]

Life Unseen Cameron Wolfe (HarperCollins UK 0-00-274004-4, Feb ’99, £6.99, 419pp, tp) SF thriller of a physics breakthrough under threat.

The Fifth Head of Cerberus Gene Wolfe (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-817-5, May ’99 [Apr ’99], £6.99, 252pp, tp, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Scribner’s 1972) collection. Volume 8 in the “SF Masterworks” series.

Grand Conspiracy Janny Wurts (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224074-2, Nov ’99 [Sep ’99], £16.99, 596pp, hc, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow: Alliance of Light] Fantasy novel, volume five in “The Wars of Light and Shadow” and second book of “The Alliance of Light”. A hardcover edition (-224075-0, £9.99) was announced but not seen.

The Bear Comes Home Rafi Zabor (Vintage UK 0-09-927255-5, Feb ’99 [May ’99], £6.99, 480pp, tp, cover by Andrew Penketh) Reprint (Norton 1997) literary fantasy novel.

Star Wars: Vision of the Future Timothy Zahn (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-553-50690-0, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], £5.99, 694pp, pb, cover by Drew Struzan) [Star Wars: Hand of Thrawn] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1998) novelization based on the Star Wars films and characters, Book two of the two-volume “The Hand of Thrawn”.

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-820-5, May ’99 [Apr ’99], £6.99, 261pp, tp, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Doubleday 1967) classic Hugo-winning SF novel. Volume 7 in the “SF Masterworks” series.

Raptor Paul Zindel (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-74014-0, Mar ’99 [May ’99], £4.99, 216pp, pb, cover by Mel Grant) Reprint (Hyperion Press 1998) young-adult SF novel of a dinosaur egg hatching. [First U.K. edition]

Raptor Paul Zindel (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-74014-0, Mar ’99, £4.99, 216pp, tp, cover by Mel Grant) Reprint (Hyperion 1998) young-adult SF novel. [First U.K. edition]

Rats Paul Zindel (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-74015-9, Oct ’99, £4.99, 217pp, tp, cover by Mel Grant) Reprint (Hyperion 1999) young-adult horror novel. [First U.K. edition]

The War in Heaven David Zindell (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-21191-8, Feb ’99, £6.99, 791pp, pb, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Requiem for Homo Sapiens] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1998) SF novel. Book three of the trilogy “A Requiem for Homo Sapiens”. An export-only edition (0-00-224297-4, £11.99) was available 15 June 1998.

The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 1999 ed. Jack Adrian (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-88-5, Nov ’99, C$40.00, xiii+72pp, hc, cover by Rob Suggs) Anthology of 6 spooky stories by authors not usually associated with the genre. This is a limited edition of 500. A world-wide edition available in the US for $31.00 and in the UK for £19.00.

Masters of the Macabre ed. Anon. (New York: Book-of-the-Month Club 0-965-076970, 1999, no price, 128pp, tp) Anthology of 10 stories “created especially for Book of the Month Club members.” Copyrighted by Michael O’Mara Books Ltd., London.

Mason’s Rats Neal L. Asher (Kimota Publishing 0-9523439-2-4, Sep ’99, £1.00, 34pp, ph, cover by Jamie Egerton) Mini paperback of 3 linked stories, 2 from Orion magazine, and one original. Distributed free with Kimota #11.

The Talisman Jonathan Aycliffe (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-85-0, Nov ’99, C$53.00, viii+209pp, hc, cover by Jason C. Eckhardt) Ghost/horror novel. This edition is limited to 600 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $40.00 and in the UK for £25.00.

Margery of Quether and Other Weird Tales Sabine Baring-Gould (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. [Not seen]

FantasyCon XXIII Program Book ed. Debbie Bennett (FantasyCon, Sep ’99, free, 46pp, A4) Convention programme book.

The Passenger E. F. Benson (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-81-8, Sep ’99, C$51.00, xx+153pp, hc, cover by Douglas Walters) Collection of 14 ghost stories from 1912 to 1921, edited, and with an introduction by, Jack Adrian. This edition is limited to 600 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $39.00 and in the UK for £24.00.

No Good from a Corpse Leigh Brackett (Dennis McMillan 0-939767-32-5, Jan ’99 [Sep ’99], $35.00, xi+564pp, hc, cover by Joe Servello) Thriller collection.

Dandelion Wine Ray Bradbury (G.K. Thorndike, ME: Hall 0-7838-8817-1, 1999, hc) [Dandelion Wine] Reprint (Doubleday 1957) fantasy novel. Large print edition.

The Illustrated Man Ray Bradbury (G.K. Thorndike, ME: Hall 0-7838-8466-4, 1999, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1951) classic collection of connected stories. Large print edition. UK edition: Chivers Press (0-7540-3682-0).

The Martian Chronicles Ray Bradbury (G.K. Thorndike, ME: Hall 0-7838-8635-7, 1999, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1950) classic collection of connected stories. Large print edition.

Something Wicked This Way Comes Ray Bradbury (Gauntlet Publications 1-887368-23-X, 1999, $69.00, hc, cover by Joe Mugnaini) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1962) classic fantasy novel. 500 copy numbered edition with a new introduction by Bradbury and afterwords by Joe Lansdale and Peter Crowther.

The Seed of Lost Souls Poppy Z. Brite (Subterranean Press 1-892284-25-1, 1999, 46pp, ph, cover by Dame Darcy) Chapbook documenting the steps to Lost Souls containing an exclusive introduction, the previously unpublished novella that eventually became Poppy’s first novel, an unpublished book review/essay on vampires, and an interview dating from the time of Lost Souls’ publication. Ilustrated by Dame Darcy. Limited to 500 numbered copies, signed by Brite. Also available in a limited edition of 52 signed hardcovers.

The Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-1998) Charles N. Brown & 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.

Warning Whispers A. M. Burrage (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.

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