The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

NAGATA, LINDA (née Webb) (stories) (continued)

• * _Deception Well (SFBC #15811, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $8.98, 358pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Deception Well] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1997) far-future SF novel set on a space elevator above a hostile planet. This hardcover edition is otherwise similar to the Bantam Spectra mass-market paperback edition; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Tech-Heaven (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56926-0, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $4.99, 357pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) SF novel. A woman becomes a fugitive trying to save her husband with outlawed life-extension technology.
• * *Vast (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57630-5, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $5.99, 403pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Deception Well] SF novel. Survivors of an ancient alien war travel on a giant spaceship to find their enemies’ homeworld. Sequel to Deception Well.

NAHA, ED (1950- ); see house pseudonym D. B. Drumm (stories)

• * *Breakdown (Dell 0-440-20210-8, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.50, 216pp, pb) Horror novel.
• * *Ghostbusters II (Dell 0-440-20460-7, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 184pp, pb) Movie tie-in novelization.
• * _Ghostbusters II (Corgi 0-552-13575-5, Nov ’89, £2.99, 184pp, pb) Reprint (Dell 1989) humorous ghost/horror film novelization, based on the screenplay by Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Making of Dune (Berkley 0-425-07376-9, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $5.95, 299pp, pb) [Dune] Non-fiction, the story behind the movie, including photographs and illustrations.
• * *Orphans (Dell 0-440-20467-4, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $3.50, 184pp, pb) Horror novel of evil children with superhuman powers.
• * *Robocop (Dell 0-440-17479-1, Jul ’87, $3.50, 189pp, pb) Novelization of the movie.
• * _Robocop (Corgi 0-552-13243-8, Jan ’88, £1.95, 189pp, pb) Reprint (Dell 1987) sf film novelization, based on the screenplay by Edward Neumeier & Michael Miner [First U.K. edition]
• * *Robocop 2 (Jove 0-515-10410-8, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $4.50, 234pp, pb) Sf movie tie-in novelization.
• * _Robocop 2 (Penguin 0-14-014341-6, Sep ’90, £3.99, 234pp, pb) Reprint (Jove 1990) sf film novelization, based on the screenplay by Frank Miller and Walon Green.
• * _Traveler # 7: The Road Ghost [as by D. B. Drumm] See entry under D. B. Drumm
• * _Traveler # 9: The Stalking Time [as by D. B. Drumm] See entry under D. B. Drumm
• * _Traveler #10: Hell on Earth [as by D. B. Drumm] See entry under D. B. Drumm
• * _Traveler #11: The Children’s Crusade [as by D. B. Drumm] See entry under D. B. Drumm
• * _Traveler #12: The Prey [as by D. B. Drumm] See entry under D. B. Drumm
• * _Traveler #13: Ghost Dancers [as by D. B. Drumm] See entry under D. B. Drumm

NAHIN, PAUL J. (stories)

• * *Time Machines: Time Travel in Physics, Metaphysics, and Science Fiction (American Institute of Physics Press 0-88318-935-6, May ’93 [May ’94], $45.00, 408pp, hc) History, criticism. A technical look at the possiblities of time travel, with much emphasis on fictional visions of it. With a bibliography of time travel fiction. This has a 1993 copyright date but was unseen until now. Available from American Institute of Physics, 500 Sunnyside Blvd., Woodbury NY 11797-2999.
• * *Time Travel (Writer’s Digest 0-89879-748-9, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $16.99, 200pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Non-fiction, reference. A guide to time travel, from scientific possibilities to works already written. Part of the “Science Fiction Writing Series” edited by Ben Bova. Available from Writer’s Digest, 1507 Dana Ave., Cincinnatti OH 45207; credit card orders 800-289-0963.

NANCE, SCOTT

• * *Trek: Deep Space Nine (Pioneer Books 1-55698-354-9, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $14.95, 120pp, tp) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Non-fiction, an examination of the first season of the new Star Trek spinoff series.

NAPOLI, DONNA JO (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Jimmy, the Pickpocket of the Palace (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-45357-1, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $14.99, 165pp, pb, cover by Judith Byron Schachner) [Prince of the Pond] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The Prince of the Pond. The frog prince’s frog-son Jimmy turns up at the palace.
• * _Jimmy, the Pickpocket of the Palace (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-038037-X, Sep ’97 [Oct ’97], $3.99, 167pp, pb, cover by Judith Byron Schachner) [Prince of the Pond] Reprint (Dutton) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The Prince of the Pond.
• * _The Magic Circle (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037439-6, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $3.99, 118pp, pb, cover by Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) Reprint (Dutton 1993) young-adult fantasy novel. The witch from “Hansel and Gretel” tells her side of the story.
• * *Sirena (Scholastic 0-590-38388-4, Sep ’98, $15.95, 210pp, hc, cover by Rafal Oblinski) Young-adult fantasy novel. A mermaid falls in love with a Greek sailor.
• * *Zel (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-45612-0, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $15.99, 227pp, pb, cover by Stephen T. Johnson) Young-adult fantasy, a retelling of “Rapunzel” as the story of a Swiss girl with an abusively over-protective mother.
• * _Zel (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130116-3, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $4.99, 227pp, tp, cover by Stephen T. Johnson) Reprint (Dutton 1996) young-adult fantasy retelling of “Rapunzel”.

NASAW, JONATHAN (Lewis) (1947- )

• * *Shadows (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-94065-0, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $24.95, 374pp, hc) Contemporary novel of witches and vampires. A Romanian vampire hit-man from Ceaucescu’s secret police is hired to kill the high priestess of a San Francisco coven.
• * _Shadows (Penguin/Signet 0-451-18659-1, Oct ’98, $6.99, 400pp, pb) Reprint (Dutton 1997) contemporary novel of witches and vampires.
• * *The World on Blood (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-94066-9, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $22.95, 341pp, hc) Contemporary, non-supernatural vampire novel, with blood an addictive drug for rare humans. Vampires in San Francisco try to kick the blood habit through a 12-step program, despite violent opposition from other addicts.
• * _The World on Blood (SFBC #10982, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $10.98, 326pp, hc) Reprint (Dutton 1996) contemporary vampire novel. This is similar to the Dutton edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *The World on Blood (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-67446-6, Jun ’96 [May ’96], £16.99, 361pp, hc, cover by George Underwood) Dark fantasy novel. Contemporary vampires take a pledge to give up drinking blood.
• * _The World on Blood (NEL 0-340-67447-4, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], £5.99, 361pp, pb, cover by George Underwood) Reprint (Penguin/Dutton 1996) associational dark non-fantasy “vampire” novel about blood addiction.
• * _The World on Blood (Penguin/Signet 0-451-18658-3, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $6.99, 436pp, pb) Reprint (Dutton 1996) contemporary non-supernatural vampire novel.

NASIR, JAMIL (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Higher Space (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56887-6, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $5.99, 241pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) SF novel of high-tech magic.
• * *Quasar (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56886-8, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $5.99, 207pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) SF novel of van Vogtian intrigue. A first novel.
• * *Tower of Dreams (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58089-2, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $5.99, 231pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Near-future SF novel. A man who dreams advertising Images obsesses over visions of an Arab woman.

NATHAN, DAVID (1926- )

• * *The Story So Far (Grafton 0-586-06668-3, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], £2.50, 208pp, pb) Satiric sf novel.

NATHAN, ROBERT (Gruntal) (1894-1985) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Portrait of Jennie (Tachyon Publications 1-892391-03-1, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $14.00, 118pp, tp, cover by Michael Dashow) Reprint (Knopf 1940) classic fantasy novel about a Depression-era artist and a girl unstuck in time. Introductions by Peter S. Beagle and Sean Stewart. A limited hardcover edition ($30.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Tachyon Publications, 1459 18th St. #139, San Francisco CA 94107; add $2.00 shipping per book.

NATHAN, ROBERT STUART (1948- ); see pseudonym Nicholas Conde

NATHANSON, E. M. (1928- )

• * *Knight’s Cross (with Aaron Bank) (Birch Lane 1-55972-168-5, Apr ’93 [May ’93], $19.95, 318pp, hc, cover by Eugene Kagansky) Alternate-history military thriller. Coauthor Aaron Bank was an OSS captain in charge of an abortive mission to capture Hitler in early 1945 -- this novel is an exploration of what might have happened if he had been successful.

NATHAN-TURNER, JOHN (stories)

• * *Doctor Who: The Companions (Piccadilly 0-946826-62-5, Oct ’86, £7.95, 48pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Reference book associated with the tv series.
• * *Doctor Who: The Companions (Piccadilly 0-946826-29-3, Oct ’86, £4.95, 48pp, tp) [Doctor Who] Trade paperback edition of the above.
• * +Doctor Who: The Companions (Random House 0-394-88291-1, Oct ’86 [Dec ’86], $7.95, 48pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Non-fiction “illustrated scrapbook” on sidekicks from the tv show; also available in a library edition, -98291-6, $8.99. First American edition (Piccadilly 1986).
• * *Doctor Who: The Tardis Inside Out (Piccadilly Press 0-946826-65-X, Jan ’86, £4.95, 40pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Non-fiction, associational, an “inside view” by the producer of Dr. Who for the last 6 years, with illustrations by Andrew Skilleter.

NATION, TERRY (1930-1997) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Doctor Who: The Scripts: The Daleks (Titan 1-85286-145-2, Dec ’89 [Jan ’90], £3.95, 175pp, pb, cover by Tony Clark) Script from the popular tv series, with additional introductory material by John McElroy. Volume Four in the series.
• * _The Official Doctor Who and the Daleks Book (with John Peel) See entry under John Peel.
• * _Rebecca’s World (Beaver 0-09-946390-3, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], £1.99, 127pp, pb) Reissue (Andre Deutsch 1975) young-adult fantasy novel.

NATIONAL COMMISSION on SPACE

• * *Pioneering the Space Frontier (Bantam 0-553-34314-9, May ’86, $14.95, 211pp, pb) Non-fiction and art book. This edition of the report made by the National Commission on Space also has work by sf artists Robert McCall, Ron Miller, and William K. Hartmann, showing possible projects for further space exploration, etc.

NAVARETTE, SUSAN JENNIFER

• * *The Shape of Fear: Horror and the Fin de Siecle Culture of Decadence (University Press of Kentucky 0-8131-2013-6, Feb ’98 [Mar ’98], $37.95, hc) Non-fiction. A critical look at literary horror and decadence at the end of the nineteenth century, with particular attention to Walter de la Mare, Henry James, Vernon Lee, Arthur Machen, and Joseph Conrad. There are notes, an extensive bibliography, and an index, plus illustrations by artists including Victor Hugo, James Ensor, Aubrey Beardsley, and Edvard Munch. Order from the University Press of Kentucky, 663 South Limestone St, Lexington KY 40508; credit card orders 800-839-6855.

NAVARRO, YVONNE (1957- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Afterage (Bantam 0-553-56358-0, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $5.99, 388pp, pb, cover by Alan Ayers) Horror novel of America overrun by vampires. A first novel.
• * *Aliens: Music of the Spears (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57492-2, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $4.99, 275pp, pb, cover by John Bolton) Novelization based on the comics based on the movies. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
• * _Aliens: Music of the Spears (Millennium 1-85798-486-2, Apr ’97, £16.99, 310pp, hc, cover by John Bolton) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1996) SF novelisation. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Aliens: Music of the Spears (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-611-3, Nov ’97, £4.99, 279pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1996) SF novelization.
• * *deadrush (Bantam 0-553-56359-9, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $5.99, 351pp, pb, cover by Alan Ayers) Horror novel. After a strange backwoods rite of passage, a teen goes to Chicago to raise the dead.
• * *Final Impact (Bantam 0-553-56360-2, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $5.99, 469pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Final Impact] Dark fantasy millennial thriller. The remains of a rogue planet are headed for Earth, and various supernatural powers develop during the Apocalypse.
• * *Red Shadows (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57749-2, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $6.50, 400pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Final Impact] Post-holocaust horror novel, sequel to Final Impact, set on an Earth that no longer rotates. A new generation now faces plague.
• * *Species (Bantam 0-553-57404-3, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $4.99, 279pp, pb) Novelization of the movie.
• * _Species (Bantam UK 0-553-50389-8, Oct ’95, £4.99, 279pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1995) SF novelisation based on the movie. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Species II (Tor 0-812-57075-8, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $6.99, 278pp, pb) Novelization of the movie. Copyrighted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

NAYLOR, CHARLES

• * _Neighboring Lives (with Thomas M. Disch) See entry under Thomas M. Disch

NAYLOR, DOUG; see pseudonym Grant Naylor (stories)

• * *Last Human (Viking UK 0-670-85255-4, Apr ’95, £15.00, 310pp, hc) [Red Dwarf] Humorous SF novelisation based on the Red Dwarf TV series. The previous two novelisations were collaborations with Rob Grant under the name ‘Grant Naylor’.
• * _Last Human (Penguin 0-14-014388-2, Nov ’95 [Feb ’96], £5.99, 310pp, pb) [Red Dwarf] Reprint (Viking UK 1995) humorous SF novelization. Third novel based on the Red Dwarf TV series.

NAYLOR, GRANT; pseudonym of Rob Grant & Doug Naylor (stories)

• * *Better Than Life (Viking UK 0-670-83547-1, Oct ’90, £13.99, 229pp, hc, cover by Paul Grant) [Red Dwarf] Sf novelization. Sequel to Red Dwarf.
• * _Better Than Life (Penguin 0-14-012438-1, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], £3.99, 229pp, pb, cover by Paul Grant) [Red Dwarf] Reprint (Viking UK 1990) novelization of the humorous sf TV series Red Dwarf. This is a pseudonym for Rob Grant & Doug Naylor.
• * *Primordial Soup (Penguin 0-14-017886-4, Mar ’93, £4.99, 151pp, tp) [Red Dwarf] Collection of six scripts from the Red Dwarf TV series. (Contents)
• * *Red Dwarf (Penguin 0-14-012437-3, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], £3.99, 298pp, pb, cover by Dewynters plc) [Red Dwarf] Sf novelization.
• * +Red Dwarf (SFBC #00483, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $10.98, 440pp, hc, cover by Walter Velez) [Red Dwarf] Omnibus of two sf novelizations, Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers (Penguin UK 1989) and Red Dwarf: Better Than Life (Penguin UK 1990) the first two books in a series based on the British TV series. Naylor is a pen name for Rob Grant and Doug Naylor. This lacks the original radio script included in the UK omnibus. First hardcover edition. This lacks an ISBN and price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. First American edition (Penguin UK 1992).
• * *Red Dwarf Omnibus (Penguin 0-14-017466-4, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £7.99, 590pp, tp) [Red Dwarf] Omnibus of the first two books in the “Red Dwarf” series, plus the radio script that inspired the series and the script of the pilot episode. (Contents)
• * +Red Dwarf: Better Than Life (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45231-3, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $4.99, 301pp, pb) [Red Dwarf] Sf novelization, second book in a series based on the British TV series. First American edition (Penguin UK 1990).
• * +Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45201-1, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $4.99, 298pp, pb) [Red Dwarf] Sf novelization, first book in a series based on the British television series. First American edition (Penguin UK 1989).

NAYLOR, PHYLLIS REYNOLDS (1933- ) (stories)

• * _Bernie and the Besseldorf Ghost (Avon Camelot 0-380-71351-9, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $2.99, 132pp, tp) Reprint (Atheneum 1990) young-adult fantasy about a hotel haunted by the spirit of a young boy.
• * *Sang Spell (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 0-689-82007-0, Sep ’98, $16.00, 176pp, hc, cover by Jana Duda) Young-adult fantasy mystery. Jon discovers a community living a 19th century lifestyle kept that way by mysterious forces.
• * *The Witch Returns (Delacorte 0-385-30601-6, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $14.00, 178pp, hc, cover by Joe Burleson) [*Witch’s Sister] Young-adult fantasy novel, sixth book in the “Witch’s Sister” series. Two girls suspect that the old lady who just moved into the neighborhood is an evil witch they thought to be dead. Illustrations by Joe Burleson.
• * *Witch Weed (Delacorte 0-385-30426-9, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $14.00, 181pp, hc, cover by Joe Burleson) [*Witch’s Sister] Young-adult fantasy novel, fifth book in the “Witch’s Sister” series.
• * *The Witch’s Eye (Delacorte 0-385-30157-X, Oct ’90 [Nov ’90], $13.95, 179pp, hc, cover by Joe Burleson) [*Witch’s Sister] Young-adult fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Witch” series.
• * _The Witch’s Eye (Dell Yearling 0-440-40514-9, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $3.25, 179pp, tp, cover by Joe Burleson) [*Witch’s Sister] Reprint (Delacorte 1990) young-adult fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Witch’s Sister” series.

NEASON, REBECCA

• * *Highlander: Shadow of Obsession (Warner Aspect 0-446-60547-6, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $5.99, 232pp, pb) Novelization based on the TV show based on the movie. Copyrighted by Warner Books.
• * *Highlander: The Path (Warner Aspect 0-446-60456-9, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $5.99, 220pp, pb) [Highlander] Novelization based on the movie and TV show. Copyrighted by Warner Books.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation #27: Guises of the Mind (Pocket 0-671-79831-6, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $5.50, 277pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Guises of the Mind (Titan 1-85286-464-8, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], £3.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Birdsong) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition.

NECON COMMITTEE, ed.

• * *Necon Stories (Three Bobs Press, Jul ’90, $19.95, 159pp, tp) Collection of fictions and stories are assembled here for the tenth anniversary of this writers and publishers convention held every July at the home of H.P. Lovecraft in Providence, Rhode Island. (Contents)

NEEDLEMAN, JACOB (1934- )

• * *Sorcerers (Mercury House 0-916515-10-9, Oct ’86, $16.95, 235pp, hc) Novel of stage magic and more fantastic powers; the author is “an internationally known philosopher;” this is his “fiction debut.”