The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

MORAN, DANIEL; pseudonym of Robert E. Vardeman, (1947- )

• * +The Flame Key (Tor 0-812-54600-8, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $2.95, 222pp, pb) [Keys] Fantasy novel, Book I of “Keys to Paradise”. The author is actually Robert Vardeman, and the entire trilogy appeared in England last year in one volume as The Keys to Paradise (NEL).
• * +Keys of Paradise, Book III: Key of Ice and Steel (Tor 0-812-54606-7, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.50, 216pp, pb) [Keys] Fantasy adventure quest novel. Daniel Moran is a pseudonym for Robert Vardeman; not to be confused with new author Daniel Keys Moran. First individual printing. The entire trilogy appeared in England as The Keys to Paradise (NEL 1986) as by Robert Vardeman.
• * +The Skeleton Lord’s Key (Tor 0-812-54602-4, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $2.95, 186pp, pb) [Keys] This fantasy novel originally appeared in England as part of The Keys to Paradise (NEL 1986, as by Robert E. Vardeman), an omnibus volume with the other two books in the “Keys” trilogy.

MORAN, DANIEL KEYS (1962- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Armageddon Blues (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27115-6, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $3.50, 205pp, pb) Sf time travel novel, a first novel. Two people from the future return to the 20th century to prevent Armageddon.
• * *Emerald Eyes (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27347-7, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.50, 243pp, pb) Hard-edged military sf novel.
• * *The Last Dancer (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56249-5, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $5.99, 594pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) Sf novel of a rebellion against the repressive one-world government of the late 21st century. Loosely connected in background to his earlier three books.
• * *The Long Run (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28144-5, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.95, 372pp, pb) [Tales of the Continuing Time] Sf adventure novel about renegade genetic-engineered telepaths, part of “The Tales of the Continuing Time”.
• * *The Ring (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-24816-4, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $19.95, 467pp, hc) Science fiction novelization for a movie using Wagner’s “Ring der Niebelungen” as a springboard. The movie is being filmed in China. This book is based on a screenplay by William Stewart and Joanne Nelsen.

MORAN, RICHARD (Jerome) (1942- )

• * *Cold Sea Rising (Arbor House 0-87795-755-X, Feb ’86, $16.95, 352pp, hc) Near-future disaster novel. “Only three people stand between the cataclysmic flooding of the oceans and the safety of mankind.” The jacket says “this is fiction based on science, not science fiction.”
• * _Cold Sea Rising (Berkley 0-425-09558-4, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $3.95, 344pp, pb) Reprint (Arbor House 1986) near-future thriller.
• * _Cold Sea Rising (Fontana 0-00-617349-7, Apr ’87, £2.95, 350pp, pb) Reprint (Arbor House 1986) futuristic disaster novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Dallas Down (Collins 0-00-223389-4, Nov ’88, £10.95, 289pp, hc) Reprint (Morrow 1988) near-future thriller. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Dallas Down (Fontana 0-00-617644-5, Jan ’89, £2.95, 289pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 1988) near-future thriller.
• * _Dallas Down (Jove 0-515-10468-X, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $4.95, 309pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 1988) near-future ecological disaster thriller. Dallas is in imminent danger of disappearing into a giant sinkhole formed beneath the city through years of drought.
• * *Earth Winter (Tor/Forge 0-312-85528-1, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $22.95, 350pp, hc, cover by Tim Jacobus) [Empire of Ice] SF novel of a new Ice Age, sequel to The Empire of Ice. Ben Meade tries to divert the Gulf Stream.
• * _Earth Winter (Tor/Forge 0-812-53012-8, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $6.99, 441pp, pb, cover by Tim Jacobus) [Empire of Ice] Reprint (Forge 1995) SF novel of a new Ice Age, sequel to The Empire of Ice.
• * *The Empire of Ice (Tor/Forge 0-312-85527-3, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $22.95, 351pp, hc, cover by Tim Jacobus) [Empire of Ice] Sf disaster thriller about a volcano that causes a new Ice Age in Britain.
• * _The Empire of Ice (Tor 0-812-53009-8, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $5.99, 371pp, pb, cover by Tim Jacobus) [Empire of Ice] Reprint (Tor 1994) SF disaster thriller about a new ice age in England.

MORGAN, CHRIS, ed. (1946- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Dark Fantasies (Legend 0-7126-3446-0, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], £5.95, 319pp, tp, cover by Caspar David Friedrich) Original anthology of psychological and supernatural horror stories. The stories are of a consistently high quality, and include a couple of gems. Recommended. (PSP) Also available in hardcover (-2413-9, £11.95). (Contents)
• * _Dark Fantasies (Legend 0-09-967830-6, Sep ’90, £3.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Davies) Reprint (Legend 1989) original ghost/horror anthology.

MORGAN, DAREION; pseudonym of Marjorie A. Walz

• * *Sophie’s Legacy (University Editions 1-56002-536-0, Nov ’95, $9.95, 171pp, tp, cover by Jeffrey Kaiser) SF novel about freedom fighters on Mars. Morgan is a pen name for Marjorie A. Walz.

MORGAN, FIELDS

• * *Play Time (Zebra 0-8217-2406-1, Jul ’88, $3.95, 319pp, pb) Horror novel. 10-year-old Amber tries to free her friend from an evil house.

MORGAN, HELEN

• * _The Witch Doll (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037146-X, Oct ’94, $3.99, 143pp, pb, cover by Neil Walman) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1991) young-adult horror novel of a little girl terrorized by a living doll.

MORGAN, J(ill) M(eredith) (1946- ); see pseudonym Morgan Fields (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Between the Devil and the Deep (Pocket 0-671-73700-7, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $4.99, 243pp, pb) Horror thriller about a successful hunt for the Loch Ness monster.
• * *Beyond Eden (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-602-0, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $4.99, 347pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) Sf novel, second book of a series set in a 21st-century world where the human race has been virtually wiped out by a plague created in bioweapons research.
• * *Desert Eden (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-542-3, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.95, 352pp, pb) Sf/ecological thriller. Ten scientists in an experimental ecosystem are the only survivors when a bioweapon destroys almost all life on Earth.
• * *Future Eden (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-653-5, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $4.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) Sf novel, third book of a series set on a 21st-century Earth where the human race has been virtually wiped out by a plague created in bioweapons research.

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• * _Great Writers & Kids Write Spooky Stories (with Robert E. Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg

MORGAN, KATHLEEN (stories) (assoc.)

• * *A Certain Magic (St. Martin’s 0-312-95423-9, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $5.50, 344pp, pb) Fantasy/romance novel. A sorcerer fears sex because his magic feeds on his partners’ life force, but a female mercenary is determined to have her way with him — and force him to face his evil twin.
• * *Crystal Fire (Leisure 0-8439-3285-6, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $4.50, 443pp, pb, cover by Pedro) Futuristic romance of love on another world.
• * *Demon Prince (Leisure Love Spell 0-505-51941-0, Apr ’94, $4.99, 443pp, pb) Fantasy romance of a peasant girl rescued by a prince with demonic powers.
• * *Firestar (Leisure Love Spell 0-505-51908-9, Oct ’93 [Dec ’93], $4.99, 441pp, pb) Futuristic romance. A princess is forced to mate with a virile alien captive for political reasons, and falls in love with him.
• * *Heart’s Lair (Leisure 0-8439-3122-1, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.50, 364pp, pb) A “futuristic romance” of a barbarian slave who kidnaps the beautiful telepathic girl assigned to interrogate him.
• * *The Knowing Crystal (Leisure 0-8439-3097-7, Mar ’91 [Aug ’91], $3.95, 364pp, pb) A “futuristic romance” of a woman and her slave on a quest for a powerful crystal.

MORGAN, ROBERT; pseudonym of C. J. Henderson, (1951- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *All Things Under the Moon (Berkley Prime Crime 0-425-14302-3, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $4.99, 211pp, pb) [Teddy London] Dark fantasy/mystery novel, fourth book of a series featuring occult PI Teddy London, who is tracking a deadly werewolf. Morgan is a pen name for C.J. Henderson.
• * *The Only Thing to Fear (Berkley Prime Crime 0-425-14468-2, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $4.99, 241pp, pb) [Teddy London] Dark fantasy/mystery novel, fifth book of a series featuring occult PI Teddy London. Morgan is a pen name for C.J. Henderson.
• * *Some Things Come Back (Berkley Prime Crime 0-425-14690-1, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $4.99, 247pp, pb) [Teddy London] Vampire mystery, sixth in the series featuring Teddy London, P.I. and his arch-enemy, the immortal vampire king. Morgan is a pen name for C.J. Henderson.
• * *Some Things Never Die (Diamond 1-55773-887-4, Apr ’93, $3.99, 213pp, pb) [Teddy London] Dark fantasy/mystery novel, second book of a series featuring occult PI Teddy London, who takes on the search for killer vampires in NYC. Morgan is a pen name for C.J. Henderson.
• * *The Thing That Darkness Hides (Diamond 1-55773-960-9, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $4.50, 248pp, pb) [Teddy London] Dark fantasy/mystery novel, third book of a series featuring occult PI Teddy London, who has to buy a millionaire’s soul back from the devil himself. Morgan is a pen name for C.J. Henderson.
• * *The Things That Are Not There (Diamond 1-55773-827-0, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $3.99, 201pp, pb) Fantasy/mystery novel, first book of a new occult detective series. PI Teddy London is hired to help a young woman shake a demonic stalker. Morgan is a pen name for C.J. Henderson.

MORGAN, TED; [legalized from Sanche de Gramont] (1932- )

• * *Literary Outlaw: The Life and Times of William S. Burroughs (Henry Holt 0-8050-0901-9, Oct ’88 [Mar ’89], $27.50, 659pp, hc) Non-fiction biography of William Burroughs by a friend of his. [Burroughs]
• * _Literary Outlaw: The Life and Times of William S. Burroughs (Avon 0-380-70882-5, Apr ’90, $12.95, 659pp, tp) Reprint (Holt 1988) non-fiction; reference. A biography of Burroughs. [Burroughs]

MORGAN, WENDY

• * *Obsession (Zebra 0-8217-5120-4, Dec ’96 [Jan ’97], $4.99, 350pp, pb) Horror novel of psychological suspense and voodoo. Two identical teens with special powers fight for the popular one’s identity.

MORIARTY, TIMOTHY

• * *Vampire Nights (Pinnacle 1-55817-180-0, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $3.95, 348pp, pb) Vampire horror novel.

MORLAN, A. R. (1958- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Amulet (Bantam 0-553-28908-X, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $4.95, 388pp, pb, cover by Stephanie Gerber) [Ewerton, WI] Horror novel of an ancient amulet and a murder that haunts a girl three generations removed from it. First book of a series set in the small town of Ewerton WI.
• * *The Cat with the Tulip Face (Pulphouse 1-56146-529-1, Jul ’91, $1.95, 48pp, pb, cover by Donna Gordon) [Ewerton, WI] Original dark fantasy short story, a prequel to the horror novel The Amulet. Short story paperback #29.
• * *Dark Journey (Bantam 0-553-29152-1, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $5.99, 596pp, pb, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Ewerton, WI] Horror novel, Morlan’s second book set in the small town of Ewerton WI. A carnival returns to the town for the first time since 1923, bringing terror and death with it.

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• * _Zodiac Fantastic (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg

MORLAND, DICK; pseudonym of Reginald Hill, (1936- )

• * _Albion! Albion! (Faber 0-571-13997-3, Sep ’86, £3.95, 221pp, pb) Reissue (Faber 1974) near-future novel set in a riot-torn England.

MORLEY, ADAM R.

• * *Raven (The Book Guild 0-86332-364-2, Aug ’89, £10.50, 206pp, hc, cover by J. C. Schofield) Sf novel. [Not seen]

MORLEY, CHRISTOPHER (Darlington) (1890-1957)

• * _Thunder on the Left (Sun & Moon Press 1-55713-190-2, Feb ’95, $12.95, 274pp, tp, cover by Fairfield Porter) Reprint (Doubleday Page & Co 1925) fantasy novel of children who make a pact never to grow old, which haunts them as adults. Available from Sun & Moon Press, 6026 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90036.

MORLEY, JOHN(athan) DAVID (1948- )

• * *The Feast of Fools (Abacus 0-349-10519-7, May ’94 [Apr ’94], £8.99, 424pp, tp) Literary fantasy novel. The legend of Persephone retold: a couple separate on the Autumn Equinox and undergo surreal adventures before reconciling in Spring.
• * _The Feast of Fools (Abacus 0-349-10606-1, Mar ’95 [Aug ’95], £6.99, 424pp, pb) Reprint (Abacus 1994) literary fantasy; the Persephone legend retold in a modern setting.

MOROZ, ANNE (Freeman) (1953- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *No Safe Place (Popular Library/Questar 0-445-20167-3, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $3.50, 323pp, pb) Sf novel of the only survivor of a deep space probe. A first novel.

MORPURGO, MICHAEL (stories)

• * +Arthur, High King of Britain (Harcourt Brace 0-15-200080-1, Apr ’95, $19.95, 137pp, hc, cover by Michael Foreman) Young-adult Arthurian novel. A contemporary boy falls into the ocean and finds King Arthur, who tells his life story in this otherwise straightforward retelling of several of the best-known tales. There are full-color illustrations by Michael Foreman. First US edition (Pavilion UK 1994).
• * _Arthur: High King of Britain (Mammoth 0-7497-1874-9, May ’97, £4.50, 234pp, tp, cover by Michael Foreman) Reprint (Pavilion 1994) young-adult Arthurian fantasy novel. Arthur tells his life story—1400 years after his transport to Lyonesse.
• * *The Ghost of Grania O’Malley (Viking 0-670-86861-2, Jul ’96, $14.99, 184pp, hc, cover by Warren Chang) Young-adult ghost novel. A girl and a pirate’s ghost join forces to save a hill from greedy miners.
• * _The Ghost of Grania O’Malley (Mammoth 0-7497-2582-6, Oct ’97, £3.99, 183pp, pb, cover by Dan Williams) Reprint (Heinemann 1996) young-adult ghost novel.
• * _King of the Cloud Forests (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-032586-7, Feb ’91 [Dec ’90], $3.95, 146pp, tp, cover by Lino Saffioti) Reprint (Heinemann 1987) young-adult fantasy novel of a boy who discovers a tribe of yeti living in the high Himalayas.

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• * _Ghostly Haunts (Collins 0-00-675116-4, Oct ’95 [May ’96], £3.99, 222pp, tp, cover by Paul Young) Reprint (Collins 1994) young-adult anthology. Published in 1995, but not seen until now. The original 1994 hardback was not seen.

MORR, KENYON; pseudonym of Mark C. Sumner & Marella Sands, lt

• * *King’s Quest: Kingdom of Sorrow (Berkley/Boulevard 1-57297-033-2, Jan ’96, $5.99, 325pp, pb) [*King’s Quest] Novelization based around the characters of the King’s Quest computer games. An imp is out to snatch the fairy who brings spring. Written by Mark Sumner & Marella Sands.
• * *King’s Quest: Kingdom of Sorrow (Boulevard 1-57297-033-2, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $5.99, 325pp, pb) [*King’s Quest] Novelization, second in the series based on the fantasy computer game from Sierra On-Line. Text copyrighted by Mark Sumner and Mariella Sands.
• * *King’s Quest: See No Weevil (Boulevard 1-57297-174-6, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $5.99, 235pp, pb) [*King’s Quest] Novelization, second and final in the series based on the fantasy computer games from Sierra On-Line. Text copyrighted by Mark Sumner and Mariella Sands.

MORRELL, DAVID (Bernard) (1943- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _The Totem (Headline 0-7472-3687-9, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], £4.50, 306pp, pb) Reprint (Evans 1979) horror novel. This edition has a new introduction by Morrell.
• * _The Totem (Warner 0-446-36446-0, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $6.50, 365pp, pb) Reprint (Grant 1994) horror novel. A revision of the earlier (Evans 1979) cut version.
• * +The Totem (Complete and Unaltered) (Donald M. Grant 1-880418-25-8, Sep ’94, $24.95, 383pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) Horror novel, the first American publication of the unedited complete text, significantly longer and different from the version originally published by Evans (1979). With black-&-white illustrations by Thomas Canty and a new introduction by the author. A 1,000-copy signed edition (-26-6, $100.00) was announced but not seen, and includes nine full-color tipped-in plates. First American edition (Headline 1991). Available from Donald M. Grant, PO Box 187, Hampton Falls NH 03844.

MORRESSY, JOHN (1930-2006) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Graymantle (Ace 0-441-30199-1, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.75, 256pp, pb) [Iron Angel] Reprint (Playboy 1981) fantasy novel, part of the “Iron Angel” trilogy.
• * _Ironbrand (Ace 0-441-37276-7, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $2.75, 318pp, pb) [Iron Angel] Reprint (Playboy 1980) fantasy novel, first of a trilogy.
• * _The Juggler (HarperTrophy 0-06-447174-8, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $4.95, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Holt 1996) young-adult fantasy about a juggler who sells his soul to the devil. We appear to have missed the first edition.
• * *Kedrigern and the Charming Couple (Ace 0-441-43265-4, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $3.50, 215pp, pb, cover by Dean Morrissey) [Kedrigern] Humorous fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Kedrigern” series.
• * *Kedrigern in Wanderland (Ace 0-441-43264-6, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.50, 247pp, pb) [Kedrigern] Humorous fantasy novel, third in the series starring the wizard Kedrigern.
• * _Kingsbane (Ace 0-441-44575-6, Jan ’85 [Dec ’84], $2.75, 255pp, pb) [Iron Angel] Reprint (Playboy 1982) fantasy novel, “The Iron Angel” #3.
• * *The Questing of Kedrigern (Ace 0-441-69721-6, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $2.95, 201pp, pb) [Kedrigern] Humorous fantasy novel rewritten from a series of stories in F&SF. Sequel to A Voice for Princess.
• * *A Remembrance for Kedrigern (Ace 0-441-71244-4, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $3.95, 233pp, pb, cover by Dean Morrissey) [Kedrigern] Humorous fantasy novel, fifth book of the “Kedrigern” series.
• * *The Time of the Annihilator (Ace 0-441-81191-4, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $2.95, 217pp, pb) [Iron Angel] Fantasy novel, fourth in the Ironbrand trilogy.
• * *A Voice for Princess (Ace 0-441-84800-1, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $2.95, 213pp, pb) [Kedrigern] Humorous fantasy novel of a wizard looking for a bride. First of a series. Portions appeared, in somewhat different form, in F&SF.

MORRILL, ROWENA (1944- )

• * _The Fantastic Art of Rowena (SFBC #5999, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $11.98, unpaginated, hc) Reprint (Pocket 1983) art book. First hardcover edition.

MORRIS, CHRIS(topher Crosby) (1946- ); see pseudonym Daniel Stryker (stories) (assoc.)

• * _The 40-Minute War (with Janet E. Morris) See entry under Janet E. Morris
• * _City at the Edge of Time (with Janet E. Morris) See entry under Janet E. Morris