The Locus Index to Science Fiction

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BRINKLEY, WILLIAM (Clark) (stories) (continued)

* _The Last Ship (Ballantine 0-345-35982-8, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $9.95, 616pp, tp) Reprint (Viking 1988) near-future sf holocaust novel.
BRITAIN, KRISTEN (stories) (assoc.)

* *Green Rider (DAW 0-88677-824-7, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $23.95, 504pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Green Rider] Fantasy novel. A girl is handed a vital message for the king by a dying rider and his unnaturally intelligent horse. A first novel.
* _Green Rider (SFBC #02051, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $11.98, 504pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Green Rider] Reprint (Earthlight 1998) fantasy novel. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
BRITE, POPPY Z. (1967- ) (stories) (assoc.)

* *Are You Loathsome Tonight? (Gauntlet Press 1-887368-16-7, Oct ’98 [Dec ’98], $40.00, 193pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) Collection of 12 horror stories, two original. Introduction by Peter Straub; afterword by Caitlín R. Kiernan. Illustrated by J.K. Potter. This is a signed, limited edition of 2,000. Order from Gauntlet, 309 Powell Rd., Springfield PA 19064; credit card orders: 610-328-5476; add $5.00 postage. (Contents)
* *The Crow: The Lazarus Heart (HarperPrism 0-06-105824-6, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $13.00, 213pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Crow] Novelization, the first “original novel” based on the movie based on a comic. Copyrighted by Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation.
* _The Crow: The Lazarus Heart (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648365-8, Aug ’98, £5.99, 213pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Crow] Reprint (HarperPrism 1998) novelisation. The first “original novel” based on the movie based on a comic. [First U.K. edition]
* *Drawing Blood (Delacorte Abyss 0-385-30895-7, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $19.95, 373pp, hc, cover by Miran Kim) Horror novel of a young cartoonist and his new lover, who must confront together the evil force residing in the house where his father murdered the rest of his family. Recommended (SW).
* _Drawing Blood (Dell 0-440-21492-0, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $4.99, 403pp, pb) Reprint (Delacorte Abyss 1993) horror novel of a young cartoonist and his new lover, who must confront together the evil force residing in the house where his father murdered the rest of his family.
* _Drawing Blood (Penguin 0-14-023871-9, Oct ’94, £5.99, 373pp, pb, cover by Mercedes & Fernando) Reprint (Delacorte 1993) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
* _Drawing Blood (Dell 0-440-21492-0, Mar ’98, $5.99, 403pp, pb) Reissue (Delacorte Abyss 1993) horror novel. Seventh printing.
* *Exquisite Corpse (Millennium 0-7528-0205-4, Jul ’96, £9.99, 244pp, tp) Associational non-supernatural horror novel. A convicted serial killer escapes to build a new life in the homosexual subculture of the Big Easy. A hardcover edition (-0206-2, £16.99) is also available.
* +Exquisite Corpse (Simon & Schuster 0-684-82254-7, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $21.00, 240pp, hc) Associational non-supernatural horror novel of gay, cannibal serial killers. First US edition (Millennium 1996).
* _Exquisite Corpse (Phoenix 1-85799-437-X, May ’97, £5.99, 244pp, tp) Reprint (Millennium; Simon & Schuster 1996) dark fantasy novel.
* _Exquisite Corpse (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-684-83627-0, Oct ’97, $11.00, 240pp, tp) Reprint (Millennium) associational non-supernatural horror novel.
* _His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood and other stories (Penguin 0-14-600050-1, Jul ’95, 60p, 88pp, pb) Collection of four stories; all were in Swamp Foetus, 1993. One of the ‘Penguin 60s’ collection: mini-books celebrating their 60th anniversary. (Contents)
* *Lost Souls (Delacorte Abyss 0-385-30875-2, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $18.00, 359pp, hc, cover by Miran Kim) Southern gothic vampire novel of young people discovering their vampirism in the contemporary South. A first novel. Lyrical and decadent. Highly recommended (SW).
* _Lost Souls (BOMC no ISBN, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $14.95, 359pp, hc) Reprint (Delacorte Abyss 1992) vampire horror novel. Similar to the Delacorte Abyss edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a BOMC mark on the back cover.
* _Lost Souls (Dell Abyss 0-440-21281-2, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $4.99, 355pp, pb) Reprint (Delacorte Abyss 1992) southern gothic vampire novel of young people discovering their vampirism in the contemporary South.
* _Lost Souls (Penguin 0-14-017392-7, Feb ’94, £5.99, 359pp, tp, cover by Fernando & Mercedes) Reprint (Delacorte 1992) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
* _Lost Souls (Dell Abyss 0-440-21281-2, Mar ’98, $6.50, 355pp, pb) Reissue (Delacorte Abyss 1992) vampire novel. Tenth printing.
* *Swamp Foetus (Borderlands Press no ISBN, Apr ’93, $50.00, 190pp, hc, cover by Rick Lieder) Collection of 12 horror stories with an introduction by the author. This is a signed numbered slipcased 350-copy limited edition, with the trade edition due in six months or so. (Contents)
* _Swamp Foetus (Borderlands Press no ISBN, Jan ’94, $20.00, 190pp, hc, cover by Rick Lieder) Reprint (Borderlands Press 1993) collection of 12 horror stories with a new introduction by Dan Simmons. The limitation note on the jacket flap refers to the limited edition only. Available from Borderlands Press, PO Box 32333, Baltimore MD 21208.
* _Swamp Foetus (Penguin 0-14-023506-X, Feb ’95, £5.99, 190pp, pb) Reprint (Borderlands 1993) collection of 12 horror stories, three apparently original. There is an introduction by Dan Simmons from the trade edition of 1994. [First U.K. edition]
* _Wormwood (Dell 0-440-21798-9, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $5.50, 225pp, pb) Reprint (Borderlands 1993 as Swamp Foetus) collection. This has the Dan Simmons introduction from the 1994 Borderlands trade edition.
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* *Love in Vein (with Martin H. Greenberg) (HarperPrism 0-06-105312-0, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $11.99, 405pp, tp, cover by Mel Odom) Original anthology of 20 tales of vampiric erotica. (Contents)
* _Love in Vein (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Voyager 0-00-648209-0, Sep ’95, £4.99, 433pp, pb) Reprint (HarperPrism 1994) original anthology of 20 stories. Copyrighted by Brite and Martin H. Greenberg, although the latter’s name is not mentioned on the cover or title page. [First U.K. edition]
* _Love in Vein (with Martin H. Greenberg) (HarperPrism 0-06-105490-9, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $5.99, 397pp, pb, cover by Mel Odom) Reprint (HarperPrism 1994) original vampire anthology.
* *Love in Vein II (with Martin H. Greenberg) (HarperPrism 0-06-105333-3, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], $12.00, 375pp, tp, cover by Mel Odom) Original anthology of 18 tales (one previously published) of vampiric erotica. Authors include Neil Gaiman, Lucy Taylor, and Brian Hodge. (Contents)
* _Love in Vein II (with Martin H. Greenberg) (HarperPrism 0-06-105657-X, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], $5.99, 534pp, pb, cover by Mel Odom) Reprint (HarperPrism 1997) anthology of 18 tales of vampiric erotica. Martin H. Greenberg’s name appears only on the copyright page.
BRITTAIN, BILL; [i.e., William E. Brittain] (1930- ); see under Brittain, William E.
BRITTAIN, C. DALE (1948- ) (stories) (assoc.)

* *A Bad Spell in Yurt (Baen 0-671-72075-9, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $4.95, 314pp, pb, cover by Tom Kidd) [Wizard of Yurt] Fantasy novel of a young wizard whose King and job are threatened by black magic.
* *Count Scar (with Robert Bouchard) (Baen 0-671-87801-8, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $5.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Fantasy novel. A retired warrior and a holy man hold a castle in a deadly land.
* *Daughter of Magic (Baen 0-671-87720-8, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $5.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wizard of Yurt] Fantasy novel, fifth in the “Wizard of Yurt” series. The wizard’s daughter develops talents of her own.
* *Mage Quest (Baen 0-671-72169-0, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $4.99, 353pp, pb, cover by Larry Schwinger) [Wizard of Yurt] Humorous fantasy novel, third book of the “Bad Spell in Yurt” series.
* *Voima (Baen 0-671-87637-6, Jan ’95 [Dec ’94], $5.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Fantasy novel. Royal foster-siblings are recruited to help the god-like Wanderers, who are the lords of voima (i.e. magic) and rulers of an otherworldly realm.
* *The Witch and the Cathedral (Baen 0-671-87661-9, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $5.99, 343pp, pb, cover by Newell Convers & Cortney Skinner) [Wizard of Yurt] Humorous fantasy novel, fourth featuring the royal wizard of Yurt. Daimbert fights cathedral-haunting monsters and falls in love.
* *The Wood Nymph & the Cranky Saint (Baen 0-671-72156-9, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $4.99, 301pp, pb, cover by Dean Morrissey) [Wizard of Yurt] Humorous fantasy novel of a wizard left in charge while the king is away who has to contend with an ill-tempered saint and a plague of magical rabbits. Sequel to A Bad Spell in Yurt.
BRITTAIN, WILLIAM (E.) (1930- )

* *Dr. Dredd’s Wagon of Wonders (Harper & Row 0-06-020713-2, Jul ’87 [Aug ’87], $11.50, 179pp, hc) [Coven Tree] Juvenile fantasy novel, part of the “Coven Tree” series, with illustrations by Andrew Glass.
* _Dr. Dredd’s Wagon of Wonders (Harper Trophy 0-06-440289-4, Mar ’89 [May ’89], $3.50, 179pp, tp) [Coven Tree] Reprint (Harper & Row 1987) young-adult fantasy novel, part of the “Coven Tree” series. Illustrations by Andrew Glass.
* *Wings (HarperCollins 0-06-020648-9, Oct ’91, $13.95, 135pp, hc, cover by Anton C. Kimball) Young-adult fantasy novel about a boy who must cope with suddenly sprouting wings.
* _Wings (HarperTrophy 0-06-440612-1, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $3.95, 135pp, tp, cover by Anton C. Kimball) Reprint (HarperCollins 1991) young-adult fantasy about a boy who sprouts wings.
* _The Wish Giver (Harper & Row/Trophy 0-06-440168-5, Apr ’86 [Jan ’87], $2.95, 181pp, tp) Reissue (Harper & Row 1983) connected group of three juvenile fantasy stories. Published in 1986; missed.
BRITTON, DAVID (1945- ) (stories) (assoc.)

* *Motherfuckers: The Auschwitz of Oz (Savoy 0-86130-098-X, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], £14.95, 250pp, hc, cover by William Blake) [Lord Horror] Literary horror novel set in a surreal and brutish alternate Britain. Companion to the novel Lord Horror and the “Meng and Ecker” graphic series, both of which were prosecuted under the Obscene Publications Act. Available from 279 Deansgate, Manchester M3 4EW.
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* *Savoy Dreams (with Michael Butterworth) (Savoy 0-86130-068-8, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], £13.95, 260pp, hc) The second Savoy miscellany, this one includes accounts of the owners’ bust for carrying “porn” (by sf authors) in their bookstores, plus excerpts from Savoy books, fiction, and reviews. Contributors include Michael Moorcock and M. John Harrison. (Also available in tp (-069-6, £7.95). (Contents)
BRIZZI, MARY (A.) T(urzillo) (1940- )

* *Anne McCaffrey (Starmont 0-930261-29-1, Jun ’86, $7.95, 95pp, pb) Non-fiction, critical study. “Starmont Reader’s Guide 30.” [McCaffrey]
BRIZZOLARA, JOHN (1950- ) (stories) (assoc.)

* *Empire’s Horizon (DAW 0-88677-365-2, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.95, 320pp, pb) Sf novel about a planet’s rebellion against the failing Terran Empire; a first novel.
BROCK, DARRYL

* *If I Never Get Back (Crown, 1989, hc) [Samuel Clemens Fowler] Fantasy novel about baseball.
* _If I Never Get Back (Ballantine 0-345-37055-4, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $5.95, 470pp, pb) [Samuel Clemens Fowler] Reprint (Crown 1989) fantasy novel about baseball.
BRODERICK, DAMIEN (Francis) (1944- ) (stories) (assoc.)

* *The Architecture of Babel: Discourses of Literature and Science (Melbourne University Press 0-522-84614-9, 1994 [May ’95], A$19.95, 155pp, tp, cover by John Howley) Non-fiction, collection of critical essays on the relationship between literature and science. In the US, order from Paul & Company Publishers Consortium, PCS Data Processing Inc., 360 West 31st St., New York NY 10001; fax 212-971-7200.
* *The Black Grail (Avon 0-380-89977-9, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $3.50, 310pp, pb) Sf novel of a quest in a far-future Earth ruled by godlike beings. A shorter version was published as Sorcerer’s World (NAL/Signet 1970), his first novel.
* _The Black Grail (Mandarin Australia 1-86330-030-9, Mar ’90, $13.95, 310pp, pb, cover by Warren Crossett) Reprint (Avon 1986) sf novel. A shorter version was published by NAL Signet in 1970. This is an Australian edition.
* _The Black Grail (Mandarin Australia 1-86330-030-9, Aug ’91, A$13.95, 310pp, pb, cover by Warren Crossett) Reprint (Avon 1986) sf novel of a far-future Earth ruled by godlike beings. A shorter version was published as Sorcerer’s World (Signet 1970). This is an Australian edition.
* *The Dark Between the Stars (Mandarin Australia 1-86330-083-X, Aug ’91, A$13.95, 310pp, pb, cover by Warren Crossett) Collection of ten stories with an introduction by the author. This is an Australian edition. (Contents)
* _The Judas Mandala (Mandarin Australia 1-86330-035-X, Mar ’90, $12.95, 228pp, pb, cover by Warren Crossett) Reprint (Pocket 1982) sf novel, a revised edition. This is an Australian edition.
* *Reading by Starlight: Postmodern Science Fiction (Routledge 0-415-09789-4, 1995 [Jun ’95], $16.95, 197pp, tp, cover by Alan Craddock) Non-fiction, critical look at the development of modern SF as art. Simultaneous with the UK edition. A hardcover edition (-09788-6) was announced but not seen. Order from Routledge, 29 W 35th St., New York NY 10001.
* *The Sea’s Furthest End (Aphelion Publications 1-875346-07-4, Jun ’93 [Aug ’93], A$12.95, 192pp, tp, cover by Timothy Ide) Sf novel of a human boy and an alien who are being observed by an immortal alien race. Available for $10.00US from Aphelion Publications, PO Box 619, North Adelaide, South Australia 5006 or from Mark V. Ziesing, Box 76, Shingletown CA 96088.
* *Striped Holes (Avon 0-380-75377-4, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $2.95, 179pp, pb) Science fiction novel — time machines, lovers separated by eons, struggles against evil.
* _Striped Holes (Mandarin Australia 1-86330-032-5, Aug ’91, A$12.95, 179pp, pb, cover by Warren Crossett) Reprint (Avon 1988) sf novel. This is an Australian edition.
* *Transmitters (Ebony 0-9590655-0-4, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $A7.95, 320pp, pb) Autobiographical novel of Australian sf fandom, of associational interest. It’s subtitled “An Imaginary Documentary, 1969-1984”.
* _Valencies (with Rory Barnes) See entry under Rory Barnes.
* *The White Abacus (Avon 0-380-78559-5, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $12.50, 342pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) SF novel. A far-future retelling of Hamlet. A hardcover edition (-97476-2, $23.00) is also available.
* _The White Abacus (Avon Eos 0-380-79615-5, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $5.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Avon 1997) SF novel. A far-future retelling of Hamlet.
* *Zones (with Rory Barnes) (HarperCollinsAustralia/Moonstone 0-7322-5760-3, May ’97 [Dec ’97], A$12.95, 223pp, pb) Young-adult SF novel of time travel and quantum mechanics. A girl gets telephone calls from the future.
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* *Matilda at the Speed of Light (Australia: Angus & Robertson 0-207-15734-0, 1988, 263pp, tp, cover by Warren Crossett) Anthology of 14 stories, including a Ditmar Award winner by Lucy Sussex. Published in 1988 but missed. (Contents)
* *Strange Attractors (Hale & Iremonger 0-86806-208-1, Aug ’85 [Sep ’85], A$19.95, 237pp, hc) Original anthology. (Contents)
* *Strange Attractors (Hale & Iremonger 0-86806-209-X, Aug ’85 [Sep ’85], A$9.95, 237pp, pb) Paperback edition of the above.
BRODERICK, MICK (1959- )

* *Nuclear Movies (McFarland & Company 0-89950-543-0, Dec ’91 [Jan ’92], $35.00, 219pp, hc) Non-fiction, a critical analysis and filmography of the use of atomic energy and nuclear holocaust in world cinema. Revised and updated from an edition published in Australia by Post-Modern Publishing in 1988. A fascinating book with some interesting conclusions. Recommended (SW).
BRODERICK, PAT

* _Sandkings (with Neal McPheeters, Doug Moench & George R. R. Martin) See entry under George R. R. Martin
BRODEUR, GREG

* _Star Trek, the Next Generation #31: Foreign Foes (with Dave Galanter) See entry under Dave Galanter.
BRODIEN-JONES, CHRIS

* *The Dreamkeepers (Macmillan Bradbury 0-02-747862-9, Oct ’92 [Nov ’92], $13.95, 138pp, hc, cover by Norman Walker) Young-adult fantasy novel of two children whose visit to their grandparents’ Welsh village involves them in a battle between ancient Dreamkeepers and an evil sorceress. A first novel.
BRODY, DYLAN

* *A Tale of a Hero and the Song of Her Sword (Royal Fireworks Press 0-88092-412-8, Jun ’97 [Aug ’97], $7.99, 183pp, tp, cover by Ruth Thompson) Young-adult fantasy about a girl’s apprenticeship as a warrior. Order from Royal Fireworks Publishing, First Avenue, Unionville, NY 10988; 914-726-4444; add $4.00 shipping.
BRODY, JENNIFER DeVERE

* *Impossible Purities: Blackness, Femininity, and Victorian Culture (Duke University Press 0-8223-2120-3, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $17.95, tp, cover by Maud Sulter) Critical examination of Victorian usage of non-white characters to contrast the ideal (white male) Englishman, setting a context for exploring racial, ethnic, and gender implications of works including Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, H.G. Wells’s The Island of Doctor Moreau, and Bram Stoker’s “The Lair of the White Worm”. A hardcover edition (-2105-X, $49.95) was announced but not seen. Duke University Press, Box 90660, Durham NC 27708-0660; orders 888-651-0122; add $4.00 postage.
BROER, LAWRENCE R(ichard) (1938- )

* *Sanity Plea: A Study of Schizophrenia in the Novels of Kurt Vonnegut (UMI 0-8357-1885-9, Dec ’88 [Mar ’89], $39.95, 216pp, hc) Non-fiction; criticism. Compares the early novels (The Struggle) with the late novels (Resolution). [Vonnegut]
BROM, GERALD (stories) (assoc.)

* *Darkwërks: The Art of Brom (FPG 1-887569-11-1, May ’98, $24.95, 128pp, tp, cover by Gerald Brom) Art book. Introductions by Michael Friedlander; foreword by Rick Berry.
BRONTË, EMILY (Jane), [ref.] (1818-1848)

* _A Chainless Soul: A Life of Emily Brontë See entry under Katherine Frank.
BROOKE, KEITH N. (1966- ) (stories) (assoc.)

* *Expatria (Gollancz 0-575-04921-9, Jul ’91, £13.99, 252pp, hc) [Expatria] Sf novel about a Terran colony that has reverted to feudalism. The book ends in mid-action, demanding a sequel.
* _Expatria (Corgi 0-552-13725-1, May ’92 [Apr ’92], £3.99, 318pp, pb, cover by Brian Waugh) [Expatria] Reprint (Gollancz 1991) sf novel about a colony cut off from Earth for centuries.
* *Expatria Incorporated (Gollancz 0-575-04922-7, May ’92, £14.99, 319pp, hc, cover by Peter Mennim) [Expatria] Sf novel. Sequel to Expatria.

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