The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

THAYER, NANCY (1943- )

• * *Spirit Lost (Macmillan Scribner’s 0-684-18950-X, Aug ’88, $16.95, 199pp, hc) Ghost novel set in Nantucket.
• * _Spirit Lost (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-12165-5, 1989, £11.95, 199pp, hc) Reprint (Scribner’s 1988) ghost novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Spirit Lost (Avon 0-380-70833-7, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $3.95, 183pp, pb) Reprint (Scribner’s 1988) romantic ghost novel set in Nantucket. An erotic ghost threatens to break up a marriage.
• * _Spirit Lost (Sphere 0-7474-0103-9, Feb ’90, £3.50, 199pp, pb) Reprint (Scribner’s 1988) ghost novel.

THEROUX, PAUL (Edward) (1941- ) (stories)

• * *O-Zone (Putnam 0-399-13186-8, Sep ’86, $19.95, 527pp, hc) Sf novel by a literary writer, dealing with a dystopian future where the Ozarks have been contaminated by nuclear waste.
• * _O-Zone (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-11948-0, Oct ’86, £10.95, 469pp, hc) Reprint (Putnam 1986) near-future thriller.
• * _O-Zone (Penguin 0-14-009989-1, Sep ’87, £3.95, 547pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1986) near-future thriller.
• * _O-Zone (Ballantine Ivy 0-8041-0151-5, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $4.95, 535pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1986) near-future sf novel.

THESMAN, JEAN

• * *Appointment with a Stranger (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-49215-7, Apr ’89 [May ’89], $13.95, 166pp, hc) Young-adult romantic ghost story about a girl who discovers that the boy who has saved her life drowned 40 years before.
• * _Appointment with a Stranger (Avon Flare 0-380-70864-7, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $2.95, 166pp, pb) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1989) young-adult ghost story romance.
• * *Cattail Moon (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-67409-3, Apr ’94, $14.95, 197pp, hc, cover by Robert Wisnewski) Young-adult ghost fantasy about a young musician’s encounter with a ghost who sings Puccini arias.
• * _Cattail Moon (Avon Flare 0-380-72504-5, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $3.99, 170pp, pb) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1994) young-adult ghost fantasy about a young musician’s encounter with a ghost who sings Puccini arias.

THEYDON, JOHN; pseudonym of John Jennison, (d.1969?)

• * _Captain Scarlet (Titan 1-85286-162-2, Oct ’89 [Nov ’89], £2.95, 119pp, pb) [Captain Scarlet] Reprint (Armada 1967 as Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons) young-adult sf novelization, including 4 pages of colour photos from the series. Volume 1 in the “Captain Scarlet” series.
• * _Thunderbirds (Titan 1-85286-160-6, Oct ’89, £2.95, 121pp, pb, cover by Rian Hughes) [Thunderbirds] Reprint (Armada 1966) young-adult sf novelization. This edition contains four pages of colour photographs from the series, and is available in the US for $6.75. Volume one in the “Thunderbirds” series.
• * _Thunderbirds 2: Calling Thunderbirds (Titan 1-85286-161-4, Apr ’90 [May ’90], £2.95, 125pp, pb) [Thunderbirds] Reprint (Armada 1966) young-adult sf novelization. Available in the US for $6.75.

THIGPEN, PAUL

• * *Gehenna (Creation House 0-88419-324-1, Dec ’92, $9.99, 275pp, tp) Christian fantasy novel of a godless man’s journey through the depths of hell. Order from Creation House, 190 N. Westmonte Dr., Altamonte Springs FL 32714.

THOMAS, DANIELLE

• * _Voices in the Wind (Pan 0-330-32905-7, Jun ’94, £4.99, 383pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan 1993) dark romance with occult elements.

THOMAS, DONALD (Serrell) (1935- )

• * *Lewis Carroll: A Portrait with Background (John Murray 0-7195-5323-7, 1996 [Jan ’97], £25.00, 404pp, hc) Associational biography. Illustrated. [Carroll]
• * +Lewis Carroll: A Portrait with Background (John Murray 0-7195-5323-7, Dec ’97 [Aug ’98], $35.00, 404pp, hc, cover by Hubert von Herkomer) Non-fiction, biography. Includes notes, an index, and 12 unpaginated pages of photographs. First US edition; this appears to be the UK edition (John Murray 1996) stickered with the name and address of US distributor Trafalgar Square, North Pomfret, VT 05053; 800-423-4525. [Carroll]

THOMAS, ELIZABETH (Marshall) (1931- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Animal Wife (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-52453-9, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $19.95, 289pp, hc, cover by Wendell Minor) [Reindeer Moon] Prehistoric historical set in the same world as Reindeer Moon.
• * _The Animal Wife (Collins 0-00-223707-5, Jan ’91, £13.99, 292pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Reindeer Moon] Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1990) prehistoric fantasy novel. Sequel to Reindeer Moon.
• * _The Animal Wife (Pocket 0-671-73323-0, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $5.50, 316pp, pb) [Reindeer Moon] Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1990) prehistoric historical set in the same world as Reindeer Moon.
• * _The Animal Wife (Fontana 0-00-617915-0, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], £4.99, 384pp, pb) [Reindeer Moon] Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1990) prehistoric fantasy novel.
• * *Reindeer Moon (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-42112-8, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $17.95, 338pp, hc) [Reindeer Moon] Prehistoric novel — speculative anthropology.
• * _Reindeer Moon (SFBC #10895, Aug ’87, $5.98, 336pp, hc) [Reindeer Moon] Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1987) prehistoric/fantasy novel, a first novel.
• * _Reindeer Moon (Pocket 0-671-64886-1, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $4.50, 393pp, pb) [Reindeer Moon] Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1987) prehistoric novel, vividly authentic seeming despite elements of fantasy. Recommended. (FCM)
• * _Reindeer Moon (Fontana 0-00-617469-8, Nov ’88, £3.95, 432pp, pb) [Reindeer Moon] Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1987) prehistoric novel.

THOMAS, FRANCIS (1912-1977)

• * *Cityscape (Heinemann 0-434-96599-5, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], £7.95, 144pp, hc) Young-adult sf novel. [Not seen]

THOMAS, GWYN, trans.

• * _Tales from the Mabinogion (with Kevin Crossley-Holland) See entry under Kevin Crossley-Holland.

THOMAS, JANE RESH (1936- )

• * *The Princess in the Pigpen (Houghton Mifflin/Clarion 0-395-51587-4, Sep ’89 [Oct ’89], $13.95, 130pp, hc) Young-adult time-travel fantasy. A 17th-century duke’s daughter is transported to a modern farm in Iowa.
• * _The Princess in the Pigpen (Avon Camelot 0-380-71194-X, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $2.99, 130pp, tp) Reprint (Clarion 1989) young-adult time-travel fantasy. A 17th-century duke’s daughter is transported to a modern Iowa farm.

THOMAS, JEFFREY (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Black Walls, Red Glass (Marietta Publishing no ISBN, Sep ’97, $5.00, 66pp, ph, cover by Jeffrey Thomas) Chapbook collection of three horror stories. Order from Bruce Gehweiler, Marietta Publishing, 1000 Arbor Forest Way, Marietta GA 30064; price includes US postage, foreign orders add $2.00.

THOMAS, JOHN ORAM; see pseudonym John Oram

THOMAS, JOYCE CAROL (Haynes) (1938- )

• * *Journey (Scholastic 0-590-40627-2, Oct ’88, $12.95, 153pp, hc) Young-adult horror novel with murderers and spiders. The spiders are on the side of the good guys.

THOMAS, QUENTIN; pseudonym of W. T. Quick, (1946- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Chains of Light (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45209-7, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $4.99, 283pp, pb) [Luciferian Chronicles] Sf novel, first book of the “Luciferian Chronicles”, set in a universe run by a massive computer datanet controlled by mindlinked humans.

THOMAS, ROB (1965- ); see pseudonym Everett Owens

THOMAS, ROY (William) (1940- )

• * *The DragonLance Saga, Book Three (with Tony De Zuniga) (TSR 0-88038-611-8, Nov ’88 [Mar ’89], $9.95, 75pp, tp) [DragonLance: Saga] Graphic novel adapted from Book One of Dragons of Winter Night by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.
• * _The DragonLance Saga, Book Three (with Tony De Zuniga) (Penguin 0-14-011857-8, Feb ’89, £5.99, 80pp, tp, cover by Jeff Easley) [DragonLance: Saga] Reprint (TSR 1988) fantasy graphic novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The DragonLance Saga, Book Two (with Thomas Yeates) (TSR 0-88038-571-5, Jun ’88 [Jul ’88], $9.95, 75pp, tp) [DragonLance: Saga] Fantasy graphic novel.

_____, adapters

• * *Michael Moorcock’s Elric of Melnibone (with Michael T. Gilbert & P. Craig Russell) (First Comics/First Graphic Novel 0-915419-05-X, May ’86 [Jul ’86], $14.95, unpaginated, pb) [Elric] Graphic adaptation of the Moorcock novel in full color. This is the longest version and probably the longest graphic novel so far in one volume. [Moorcock]

THOMAS, SUE (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Correspondence (The Women’s Press 0-7043-4297-9, Apr ’92, £5.99, 153pp, tp, cover by Namara) Literary sf novel.
• * +Correspondence (Overlook Press 0-87951-480-9, Mar ’93 [Apr ’93], $19.95, 153pp, hc) Literary sf novel of virtual reality and human mechanization. First American edition (Women’s Press 1992).
• * _Correspondence (Overlook Press 0-87951-529-5, Feb ’94, $10.95, 153pp, tp) Reprint (The Women’s Press 1992) literary sf novel of virtual reality and human mechanization.

THOMAS, THOMAS T(hurston) (1948- ); see pseudonym Thomas Wren (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Crisis of Empire, Book I: An Honorable Defense (with David A. Drake) See entry under David A. Drake
• * *Crygender (Baen 0-671-72101-1, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $4.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) Sf novel set 30 years in the future, about the hermaphrodite proprietor of a bordello on Japanese-owned Alcatraz Island.
• * *First Citizen (Baen 0-671-65368-7, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $3.50, 373pp, pb) Near-future political/economic sf novel. His first novel was published under the pen name Thomas Wren.
• * _Flare (with Roger Zelazny) See entry under Roger Zelazny.
• * _Mars Plus (with Frederik Pohl) See entry under Frederik Pohl.
• * _The Mask of Loki (with Roger Zelazny) See entry under Roger Zelazny.
• * *Me (Baen 0-671-72073-2, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $4.95, 341pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Sf novel, told from the point-of-view of an AI.

THOMPSON, DON(ald Arthur) (1935-1994) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _All in Color for a Dime (with Richard A. Lupoff) See entry under Richard A. Lupoff
• * *The Official Price Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Collectibles: Third Edition (with Maggie Thompson) (Ballantine House of Collectibles 0-876-37754-1, Jun ’89, $12.95, 482pp, tp) Non-fiction; reference. A guide to collectible materials in sf and fantasy, with advice on how to get them and some pricing. Includes a listings of works by major authors, British and American magazines, comics, dramatic works, filksongs and other recordings, and award winners. Revised from two earlier editions.

_____, ed.

• * _The Comic-Book Book (with Richard A. Lupoff) (Krause Publications 0-87341-656-2, Oct ’98, $14.95, 368pp, tp) Reprint (Arlington House 1973) non-fiction collection of essays and reminiscences on comics. This edition has minor corrections, and a new introduction by Dick Lupoff and Maggie Thompson discussing changes in the field. Order from Krause Publications, Book Department CBR8, 700 E. State St., Iola WI 54990-0001; add $3.25 shipping.

THOMPSON, E(dward) P(almer) (1924-1993)

• * *The Sykaos Papers (Bloomsbury Books 0-7475-0117-3, May ’88, £13.95, 482pp, hc) Space satire.
• * +The Sykaos Papers (Pantheon 0-394-56828-1, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $19.95, 480pp, hc) Sf space satire. First U.S. edition (Bloomsbury 1988).
• * _The Sykaos Papers (Bloomsbury Books 0-7475-0327-3, Dec ’88, £6.99, 482pp, tp) Reprint (Bloomsbury 1988) sf novel.

THOMPSON, JOYCE (Marie) (1948- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Bigfoot and the Hendersons (Puffin 0-14-032463-1, Dec ’87, £1.95, 189pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 1987 as Harry and the Hendersons) juvenile sf novel. Based on the screenplay by William Dear, William E. Martin & Ezra D. Rappaport. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Conscience Place (Doubleday 0-385-18864-1, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $13.95, 236pp, hc) Sf novel.
• * _Conscience Place (Dell 0-440-11414-4, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $3.50, 225pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1984) sf novel of genetically damaged children whose parents were exposed to radiation.
• * _Conscience Place (King Penguin 0-14-007356-6, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], £2.95, 225pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 1984) sf novel.
• * *Harry and the Hendersons (Berkley 0-425-10155-X, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $3.50, 233pp, pb) Novelization based on a screenplay by William Dear, William E. Martin, and Ezra D. Rappaport. “Harry” is apparently a Bigfoot.

THOMPSON, JULIAN F(rancis) (1927- )

• * *Ghost Story (Holt 0-8050-4870-7, Jun ’97, $15.95, 214pp, hc, cover by Lilla Rogers) Young-adult ghost novel and cautionary tale of child pornography.
• * _Ghost Story (Bloomsbury 0-7475-3660-0, May ’98, £4.99, 214pp, tp, cover by Rob Hefferan) Reprint (Holt 1997) ghost novel and cautionary tale of child pornography. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Herb Seasoning (Scholastic 0-590-43024-6, May ’91 [Apr ’92], $3.25, 280pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1990) young-adult time-travel fantasy novel.
• * *A Question of Survival (Flare 0-380-87775-9, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.50, 293pp, pb) Young-adult sf novel about “love and the end of the world.”

THOMPSON, KATE

• * *Down Among the Gods (Virago 1-86049-349-1, Nov ’97 [Dec ’97], £9.99, 281pp, tp) Fantasy novel. Hermes narrates a contemporary love affair wrecked by the gods.
• * *Midnight’s Choice (The Bodley Head 0-370-32495-1, May ’98, £9.99, 167pp, hc, cover by Darren Lock) [Switchers] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Switchers.
• * *Switchers (The Bodley Head 0-370-32425-0, Sep ’97 [Oct ’97], £9.99, 199pp, hc, cover by Darren Lock) [Switchers] Young-adult fantasy novel of children who can change into animals. A first novel.
• * +Switchers (Hyperion 0-7868-0380-0, May ’98 [Jun ’98], $14.95, 220pp, hc) [Switchers] Young-adult fantasy. Kids able to change into animal forms save the world from ecological disaster. First US edition (Aran Books, Ireland 1994).
• * _Switchers (Red Fox 0-09-925612-6, May ’98, £3.99, 199pp, pb, cover by Darren Lock) [Switchers] Reprint (Aran Books 1994) young-adult fantasy novel of children who can change into animals: real and imaginary. First in a series.

THOMPSON, MAGGIE; [i.e., Margaret Curtis Thompson]

• * _The Official Price Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Collectibles: Third Edition (with Don A. Thompson) See entry under Don A. Thompson

THOMPSON, PAUL B. (1958- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *DragonLance Preludes II #1: Riverwind: The Plainsman (with Tonya R. Carter) (TSR 0-88038-909-5, Mar ’90, $4.95, 313pp, tp, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [DragonLance: Preludes II] Fantasy series based on the “DragonLance” game, with illustrations by Douglas Chaffee.
• * _DragonLance Preludes II #1: Riverwind: The Plainsman (with Tonya R. Carter) (Penguin 0-14-014364-5, Sep ’90, £3.99, 313pp, pb, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [DragonLance: Preludes II] Reprint (TSR 1990) fantasy novelization. Volume 1 in the trilogy.
• * *DragonLance Preludes: Darkness and Light (with Tonya R. Carter) (TSR 0-88038-722-X, May ’89, $3.95, 376pp, tp) [DragonLance: Preludes] Fantasy novel set in the same game-based world as the other “DragonLance” books, first book in a new series.
• * _DragonLance Preludes: Darkness and Light (with Tonya R. Carter) (Penguin 0-14-012631-7, Sep ’89, £3.99, 376pp, pb) [DragonLance: Preludes] Reprint (TSR 1989) fantasy novelization. First in the series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *DragonLance: Firstborn (with Tonya R. Carter) (TSR 1-56076-051-6, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $4.95, 305pp, tp, cover by Gerald Brom) [DragonLance: Elven Nations] Fantasy novelization based on the “DragonLance” game, first book of the “Elven Nations” trilogy.
• * *DragonLance: The Dargonesti (with Tonya C. Cook) (TSR 0-7869-0182-9, Oct ’95 [Dec ’95], $4.95, 314pp, tp, cover by Larry Elmore) [DragonLance: Lost Histories] Novelization based on the role-playing games. Volume three in the “Lost Histories” series. Copyrighted by TSR.
• * *DragonLance: The Qualinesti (with Tonya R. Carter) (TSR 1-56076-114-8, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $4.95, 246pp, tp) [DragonLance: Elven Nations] Novelization based on the “DragonLance” game, third book of the “Elven Nations” trilogy.
• * *Red Sands (with Tonya R. Carter) (TSR 0-88038-591-X, Jan ’89 [Feb ’89], $3.95, 339pp, pb) Fantasy novel in a quasi-Arabian setting.
• * *Sundipper (St. Martin’s 0-312-90706-0, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $3.50, 215pp, pb) Sf novel.
• * *Thorn and Needle (TSR 1-56076-397-3, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $4.50, 309pp, tp, cover by Pat Morrissey) Fantasy novel of a city dominated by a technological god.

THOMPSON, RAYMOND H(enry) (1941- ) (stories)

• * *The Return from Avalon: A Study of the Arthurian Legend in Modern Fiction (Greenwood 0-313-23291-1, Feb ’85 [Aug ’85], $29.95, 206pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical study covering Arthurian themes in realistic fiction, historical fiction, and fantasy/sf.

THOMPSON, RUPERT

• * *Soft (Bloomsbury 0-7475-3670-8, Mar ’98 [Apr ’98], £12.99, 312pp, hc, cover by William Webb) Literary SF novel. Issued without a dustjacket.

THOMPSON, RUTH PLUMLY (1891-1976) (stories)

• * _Captain Salt in Oz (International Wizard of Oz Club no ISBN, Dec ’90, $10.00, 306pp, tp, cover by John R. Neill) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1936) children’s fantasy in the “Oz” series, a facsimile edition with the original illustrations by John R. Neill. A hardcover edition ($20.00) is also available.