The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

BOWES, RICHARD (Dirrane) (1944- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Feral Cell (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20352-8, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $3.50, 220pp, pb) Contemporary fantasy novel of parallel worlds. It’s uneven and quirky, but often fascinating, with powerfully strange images of the places where worlds meet. (FCM)
• * *Goblin Market (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20354-4, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $3.50, 250pp, pb) [Warchild] Sf novel, sequel to Warchild. The wonderfully bizarre characters of the first book are subordinated to a standard tale of war across the dimensions. (FCM)
• * *Warchild (Popular Library/Questar 0-445-20177-0, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $2l95, 248pp, pb) [Warchild] Sf novel. “Telepathic and mysterious beings are manipulating the very fabric of the universe, seeking ultimate control.” Though it has some flaws, this is a promising first novel, with a fascinating gallery of quasi-immortals. (FCM)

BOWKER, DAVID (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Butcher of Glastonbury (Gollancz 0-575-06254-1, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], £15.99, 224pp, hc) [Death Prayer] Dark fantasy thriller. Laverne investigates a supernatural serial killer while being observed by the FBI. Sequel to The Death Prayer.
• * _The Butcher of Glastonbury (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60203-1, May ’98, £5.99, 224pp, pb) [Death Prayer] Reprint (Gollancz 1997) dark fantasy thriller. Sequel to The Death Prayer.
• * *The Death Prayer (Gollancz 0-575-05950-8, Sep ’95, £15.99, 254pp, hc, cover by The Senate) [Death Prayer] Police procedural novel that develops into an occult thriller. An unorthodox policeman with special powers investigates the mutilated bodies of victims who died from heart failure.
• * _The Death Prayer (Vista 0-575-60028-4, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], £4.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Splash) [Death Prayer] Reprint (Gollancz 1995) mystery/horror novel about a police detective with incipient supernatural abilities.
• * +The Death Prayer (White Wolf 1-56504-846-6, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $11.99, 215pp, tp) [Death Prayer] Occult thriller. A dour Yorkshire police detective doesn’t want to face his own supernatural talents, but must to catch a serial killer. First US edition (Gollancz 1995).

BOWKER, RICHARD (John) (1950- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Dover Beach (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26810-4, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.95, 265pp, pb) Sf novel of a self-styled private eye from a war-devastated America. Offbeat and effective — recommended. (FCM)
• * _Forbidden Sanctuary (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32874-4, Nov ’85 [Oct ’85], $2.95, 203pp, pb) Reissue (Del Rey 1982) sf novel; 2nd printing.
• * *Marlborough Street (Doubleday 0-385-19753-5, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $12.95, 182pp, hc) Occult fantasy novel. A good psychic (Red Sox fan) vs. a bad psychic (Yankee fan); illusions and delusions.
• * _Marlborough Street (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27167-9, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.95, 323pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1987) psychic detective novel.
• * *Replica (Bantam 0-553-26043-X, Jun ’86, no price, 300pp, pb) Near-future political sf novel — this is an advance reading copy given out at the ABA. The regular edition, to appear next January, will apparently have the same ISBN.
• * *Replica (Bantam 0-553-26043-X, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $3.95, 300pp, pb) Near-future sf novel of a replicated U.S. president. This is the first commercial edition. An advance reading copy with the same ISBN but no price was given out at the ABA in May.
• * *Summit (Bantam 0-553-27710-3, May ’89, $4.50, 313pp, pb) Psychic espionage thriller about a beautiful KGB psychic who turns loyal American operatives into double agents.

BOWKETT, STEPHEN (1953- ); see pseudonym Ben Leech (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Catch and Other Stories (Gollancz 0-575-04399-7, Oct ’88 [Dec ’88], £8.95, 123pp, hc) Young-adult collection of original sf and horror stories. (Contents)
• * _Catch and Other Stories (Piper 0-330-31209-X, Jul ’90, £2.50, 123pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Gollancz 1988) young-adult collection of original sf and horror stories.
• * *Dualists (Gollancz 0-575-04106-4, Sep ’87, £7.95, 152pp, hc) Juvenile sf novel.
• * _Dualists (Piper 0-330-30807-6, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], £2.50, 159pp, pb, cover by The Douglas Brothers) Reprint (Gollancz 1987) young-adult sf novel. This is dated 1988, but has only just appeared.
• * *Frontiersville High (Gollancz 0-575-04755-0, Aug ’90 [Sep ’90], £8.95, 139pp, hc, cover by Angus McKie) Collection of four young-adult sf stories, all set on the space station Frontiersville. (Contents)
• * _Gameplayers (Pan 0-330-30412-7, Sep ’88, £1.99, 159pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1986) young-adult fantasy/horror novel.
• * _Spellbinder (Piper 0-330-29682-5, Jan ’88, £1.75, 90pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1985) young-adult occult novella.
• * *The Web: Dreamcastle (Orion/Dolphin 1-85881-424-3, Jul ’97, £3.50, 101pp, pb, cover by Leigh Jones) [Web] Young-adult SF novella set in the worldwide Virtual Reality Web of 2027. Book 2 in a series of six linked novellas. A hardcover edition (-474-X, £9.99) was announced but not seen.

BOWLER, TIM

• * *Midget (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 0-689-80115-7, Oct ’95 [Dec ’95], $15.00, 159pp, hc, cover by Ann Bobco) Young-adult horror novel. An abused, undersized teen has strange psychic powers.

BOWMAN, DAVID (1957- )

• * *Bunny Modern (Little Brown 0-316-10281-4, Jan ’98, $21.95, 215pp, hc) Satirical near-future novel about a ninja-nanny in a New York where the electricity has failed and fertility waned.

BOYAJIAN, JERRY; [i.e., Jerel Michael Boyajian] (1953- )

• * *Index to the Science Fiction Magazines: 1983 (with Kenneth R. Johnson) (Twaci Press no ISBN, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $4.00, 31pp, 8.5" x 11" pb) Non-fiction, bibliographical information on the professional sf magazines, with sections arranged by magazine, author, and title, plus an artist index.
• * *Index to the Science Fiction Magazines: 1984 (with Kenneth R. Johnson) (Twaci Press no ISBN, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $4.75 postpaid, 31pp, pb) Bibliography. Indexes the 1984 issues of Amazing, Analog, Asimov’s, F&SF, and Twilight Zone only, plus selected stories from general magazines.
• * *Index to the Semi-Professional Magazines: 1983 (with Kenneth R. Johnson) (Twaci Press no ISBN, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $3.00, 27pp, 8.5" x 11" pb) Non-fiction, bibliographical information on semi-pro magazines and on some fanzines.

BOYD, DONNA

• * *The Passion (Avon 0-380-97449-5, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $15.95, 387pp, hc, cover by Sean Beavers) [Passion] Romantic werewolf novel. Contemporary werewolves learn the truth of a family tragedy back in 19th-century Paris.

BOYE, KARIN (1900-1941)

• * _Kallocain (Fromm Int’l 0-88064-050-2, Oct ’85, $7.95, 193pp, pb) Reprint (Univ. of Wisconsin 1966) dystopian sf novel, first published in Sweden in 1940.

BOYER, ELIZABETH H. (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Black Lynx (Ballantine Del Rey 0-34537593-9, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $4.99, 315pp, pb, cover by Tim Hildebrandt) [Clan of the Warlord] Fantasy novel, a sequel to The Clan of the Warlord.
• * *The Clan of the Warlord (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35966-6, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $4.99, 267pp, pb) [Clan of the Warlord] Fantasy novel of an orphan, raised by a wizard, who becomes a witch and sets out to seek vengeance. First book of a new series.
• * *The Curse of Slagfid (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33265-2, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $3.95, 341pp, pb) [*Wizard’s War] Norse fantasy novel about two heroes seeking to lift a family curse. Sequel to The Troll’s Grindstone.
• * _The Curse of Slagfid (Corgi 0-552-13568-2, Jun ’90, £3.99, 398pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [*Wizard’s War] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel. The Sixth of “The World of Alfar” novels.
• * *The Dragon’s Carbuncle (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35459-1, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $4.95, 311pp, pb, cover by Greg Hildebrandt) [*Wizard’s War] Norse fantasy novel, third book of the “Wizard’s War” series.
• * _The Elves and the Otterskin (Corgi 0-552-12759-0, Aug ’86, £2.50, 352pp, pb) [World of Alfar] Reprint (Del Rey 1981) fantasy novel.
• * *Keeper of Cats (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38180-7, Jan ’95 [Dec ’94], $5.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Mark Garro) Fantasy novel. A young girl has to cope with her five grandmothers, their scads of cats, and a search for a magic cup.
• * *The Lord of Chaos (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36302-7, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $4.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Greg Hildebrandt) [*Wizard’s War] Fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Wizard’s War” series.
• * _The Sword and the Satchel (Corgi 0-552-12758-2, May ’86, £2.50, 314pp, pb) [World of Alfar] Reprint (Del Rey 1980) fantasy novel.
• * _The Thrall and the Dragon’s Heart (Corgi 0-552-12760-4, Oct ’86, £2.50, 333pp, pb) [World of Alfar] Reprint (Del Rey 1982) fantasy novel.
• * *The Troll’s Grindstone (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32182-0, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $3.50, 342pp, pb) [*Wizard’s War] Fantasy novel.
• * _The Troll’s Grindstone (Corgi 0-552-13201-2, Dec ’87, £2.95, 393pp, pb) [*Wizard’s War] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 5 in the “World of the Alfar” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Troll’s Grindstone (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32182-0, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $3.95, 342pp, pb) [*Wizard’s War] Reissue (Del Rey 1986) Norse fantasy novel; fourth printing.
• * _The Wizard and the Warlord (Corgi 0-552-12761-2, Jan ’87, £2.50, 332pp, pb) [World of Alfar] Reprint (Ballantine 1983) fantasy novel. Volume 4 in the “World of the Alfar” series. [First U.K. edition]

BOYER, ROBERT H(orace), ed. (1937- ) (stories)

• * *Fantasists on Fantasy: A Collection of Critical Reflections (with Kenneth J. Zahorski) (Avon/Discus 0-380-86553-X, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $3.95, 287pp, pb) Non-fiction, anthology of essays by 18 fantasy writers, from George Macdonald and J.R.R. Tolkien to Ursula L. Guin and Michael Moorcock. The essays are all reprints, but the biographical introductions are new and interesting. (CNB)
• * _The Notorious Abbess See entry under Vera Chapman.
• * *Visions & Imaginings: Classic Fantasy Fiction (with Kenneth J. Zahorski) (Academy Chicago 0-89733-361-6, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $10.95, 329pp, tp, cover by Barbara Corey) Anthology of 17 stories with a new introduction by the editors. This is a “best of” anthology from the five volumes of classic fantasy they edited in the 1970s. (Contents)

BOYETT, STEVEN R. (1960- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Architect of Sleep (Ace 0-441-02905-1, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $2.95, 290pp, pb) Fantasy novel of war in a parallel world.
• * _The Gnole (with Alan Aldridge) See entry under Alan Aldridge.

BOYLAN, JAMES FINNEY (1958- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Planets (Simon & Schuster/Poseidon 0-671-72715-X, Apr ’91, $18.95, 265pp, hc, cover by James Steinberg) Literary fantasy novel of bizarre happenings in a small Pennsylvania town where an underground coal fire has been raging for over 25 years.
• * _The Planets (Random House/Vintage 0-679-73906-8, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $10.00, 265pp, tp, cover by Jeff Fisher) Reprint (Poseidon 1991) literary fantasy novel of bizarre happenings in a small Pennsylvania town where an underground coal fire has been raging for over 25 years.

BOYLE, JOE (stories)

• * *Brog the Stoop (Scholastic UK 0-590-55430-1, Oct ’93, £3.50, 295pp, pb, cover by Brian Froud) Young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *Year of the Phial (Scholastic UK 0-590-55492-1, Oct ’95 [Dec ’95], £3.99, 204pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) Young-adult SF novel. A dying race may be saved if a young Earth boy can find a precious phial.

BOYLE, JOSEPHINE

• * *Maiden’s End (Piatkus 0-86188-762-X, Aug ’88 [Dec ’88], £10.95, 265pp, hc) Horror novel.
• * +Maiden’s End (St. Martin’s 0-312-03391-5, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $17.95, 265pp, hc, cover by Pete Rozycki) Gothic psychological thriller with a real poltergeist. First American edition (Piatkus 1988).

BOYLL, (James) RANDALL (1962- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *After Sundown (Charter 1-55773-190-X, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.95, 299pp, pb) Horror novel of possession in a snowbound cabin. A first novel.
• * _After Sundown (Corgi 0-552-13734-0, Feb ’91, £3.99, 336pp, pb) Reprint (Charter 1989) horror novel.
• * *Chiller (Jove 0-515-10836-7, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $4.99, 310pp, pb) Horror novel of a girl trapped inside her clinically dead body by a bizarre medical experiment.
• * *Darkman (Jove 0-515-10378-0, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.95, 252pp, pb) Movie tie-in horror novelization based on the Sam Raimi film.
• * _Darkman (Titan 1-85286-296-3, Nov ’90, £2.99, 252pp, pb) Reprint (Jove 1990) horror film novelization based on the screenplay by Chuck Pfarrer, Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi, Daniel Goldin & Joshua Goldin.
• * *Darkman #1: The Hangman (Pocket 0-671-78764-0, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $4.99, 215pp, pb) [Darkman] Horror/Sci-Fi novelization, first book in a new series based on the Sam Raimi film. Copyrighted by MCA.
• * *Darkman #2: The Price of Fear (Pocket 0-671-79434-5, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $5.50, 215pp, pb, cover by John Alvin) [Darkman] Sf/horror novelization, second book in a series based on the Sam Raimi film. Copyrighted by MCA.
• * *Darkman #3: The Gods of Hell (Pocket 0-671-79435-3, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $5.50, 220pp, pb) [Darkman] SF/horror novelization, third book in a series based on the Sam Raimi film. Copyrighted by MCA.
• * *Darkman #4: In the Face of Death (Pocket 0-671-79436-1, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $5.50, 215pp, pb, cover by John Alvin) [Darkman] SF/horror novelization, fourth book in a series based on the Sam Raimi film. Copyrighted by MCA.
• * *Mongster (Berkley 0-425-12485-1, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $3.95, 280pp, pb) Horror novel of a boy obssessed with monsters, who finds a real one and uses it for revenge.
• * *Shocker (Corgi 0-552-13641-7, Apr ’90, £2.99, 192pp, pb) Horror film novelization based on the screenplay by Wes Craven.
• * *Shocker (Berkley 0-425-12263-8, Sep ’90, $3.95, 220pp, pb) Movie tie-in novelization of the Wes Craven horror film.
• * *Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (Pocket 0-671-52696-0, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $4.99, 277pp, pb) Movie novelization. Copyrighted by Tales from the Crypt Holdings and Universal Pictures.

BOZIC, STRETEN (1932- ); see pseudonym B. Wongar

BRACKETT, LEIGH (Douglas) [Mrs. Edmond Hamilton] (1915-1978) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _The Best of Leigh Bracket (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33247-4, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $3.95, 423pp, pb) Reissue (SFBC 1977) collection of 10 stories edited by Edmond Hamilton. 2nd Del Rey printing.
• * _The Big Jump (Tor 0-812-53229-5, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $2.95, 182pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1955) sf novel.
• * _The Ginger Star (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31827-7, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.50, 186pp, pb) [Eric John Stark] Reissue (Ballantine 1974) sf adventure novel, Vol. 1 in “The Book of Skaith”; 5th printing — there are 190,000 in print.
• * _The Hounds of Skaith (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31828-5, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.50, 182pp, pb) [Eric John Stark] Reissue (Ballantine 1974) sf novel, “Skaith” #2; 4th printing, 166,000 in print.
• * _The Long Tomorrow (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32926-0, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $2.95, 262pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1955) sf novel. Fourth printing. The paperback is now the same price as the original hardcover.
• * _The Reavers of Skaith (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31829-3, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.50, 208pp, pb) [Eric John Stark] Reissue (Ballantine 1976) sf novel, conclusion of the “Skaith” trilogy; 3rd printing, 151,500 in print.

BRADBURY, RAY(mond Douglas) (1920- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Ahmed and the Oblivion Machines: A Fable (Avon 0-380-97704-4, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $14.00, unpaginated, hc, cover by Chris Lane) Fantasy novella about a boy’s revelatory, marvellous adventures. Illustrated by Chris Lane.
• * _The April Witch (Creative Education 0-88682-105-3, 1987, $14.25, hc) Reprint, illustrated short story.
• * *Classic Stories 1 (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28637-4, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 342pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) Collection of 31 stories that originally appeared in The Golden Apples of the Sun and R Is for Rocket. This is a semi-omnibus volume, lacking four stories from The Golden Apples of the Sun and one from R Is for Rocket, four appear in Classic Stories 2. “The Golden Apples of the Sun”, which appeared in both original volumes is not here at all, despite having inspired the cover illustration. (Contents)
• * _Classic Stories 1 (3rd printing) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28637-4, 1995, $3.95, 342pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) Reissue collection of 32 stories that originally appeared in The Golden Apples of the Sun and R Is for Rocket. This is a semi-omnibus volume, lacking three stories from The Golden Apples of the Sun and one from R Is for Rocket, four appear in Classic Stories 2. “The Golden Apples of the Sun” has been added to this edition. (Contents)
• * *Classic Stories 2 (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28638-2, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 341pp, pb, cover by Don Maitz) Collection of 31 stories that originally appeared in A Medicine for Melancholy and S Is for Space. This is a semi-omnibus volume, containing all the stories in the originals plus others, but those that appeared in both volumes only appear once. (Contents)
• * *The Climate of Palettes (Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, May ’89, 19pp, hc) Poetry collection. Published in a signed limited cloth edition of 150 numbered copies plus 26 lettered copies. (Contents)
• * _Dandelion Wine (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27753-7, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 239pp, pb, cover by Tom Canty) [Dandelion Wine] Reissue (Doubleday 1957) fantasy novel; 21st printing.
• * _Dandelion Wine (Grafton 0-586-04360-8, Jul ’91 [Oct ’91], £3.50, 192pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Dandelion Wine] Reprint (Doubleday 1957) fantasy novel.
• * _Dandelion Wine (Easton Press no ISBN, Mar ’92, no price, 269pp, hc) [Dandelion Wine] Reprint (Doubleday 1957) fantasy novel, with a 1974 introduction by Bradbury and frontis by Joseph Mugnaini. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _Dandelion Wine (Avon 0-380-97726-5, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $15.00, 267pp, hc, cover by Tim O’Brien) [Dandelion Wine] Reprint (Doubleday 1957) fantasy novel. This has a 1975 introduction by Bradbury.
• * _The Day It Rained Forever (Penguin 0-14-010120-9, Oct ’87, £3.95, 233pp, tp) Reissue (Hart-Davis 1959) sf/fantasy collection. In the Penguin Classic Science Fiction series.
• * _The Day It Rained Forever (Roc UK 0-14-015246-6, Nov ’91, £4.50, 233pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) Reissue (Hart-Davis 1959) sf/fantasy collection.