The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

BROWNE, GERALD A(ustin) (continued)

• * _Stone 588 (Viking (UK) 0-670-81159-9, Aug ’86, £10.95, 495pp, hc) Reprint (Arbor House 1986) thriller with supernatural elements.
• * _Stone 588 (Chivers Press 0-86220-178-0, Feb ’87, £9.95, 640pp, hc) Reprint (Arbor House 1986) thriller with super-natural elements. Large Print edition.
• * _Stone 588 (Penguin 0-14-009223-4, Aug ’87, £3.50, 496pp, pb) Reprint (Arbor House 1986) thriller with super-natural elements. [Not seen]

BROWNE, HOWARD (1908-1999) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Twelve Times Zero/Carbon-Copy Killer (Gryphon Books 0-936071-81-8, Mar ’97, $10.00, 63+49pp, ph, cover by Alfred R. Klosterman) Chapbook collection of two SF mystery stories printed in the style of the classic Ace Doubles. Available from Gryphon Publications, PO Box 209, Brooklyn NY 11228-0209; 718-646-6126. (Contents)

BROWNE, RAY B(roadus), ed. (1922- )

• * _The Gothic World of Anne Rice (with Gary Hoppenstand) See entry under Gary Hoppenstand.

BROWNER, JESSE (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Conglomeros (Random House 0-679-40879-7, Nov ’92 [Dec ’92], $21.00, 245pp, hc, cover by Victor Brauner) Fantasy novel about a New York snob who kidnaps a fantasy being from the Romanian forests, and brings him/her/it back to New York and attempts to civilize the creature. A first novel.

BROWNING, PAMELA (1942- )

• * *A Man Worth Loving (Harlequin 0-373-16384-3, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $2.75, 253pp, pb) Fantasy romance of a woman who loves the psychic who cured her.

BROWNING, ROBERT (1812-1889) (stories)

• * *No Ordinary Man (The Book Guild 0-86332-610-2, Aug ’91, £12.95, 312pp, hc, cover by John Grey) Sf/supernatural novel about a New Age teacher who can communicate with aliens.

BROWNWORTH, VICTORIA A., ed. (stories)

• * *Night Bites: Vampire Stories by Women (Seal Press 1-878067-71-0, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $12.95, 259pp, tp) Original anthology of 16 vampire stories, with an introduction by Victoria A. Brownworth & Judith H. Redding. Seal Press, 3131 Western Avenue, Suite 410, Seattle WA 98121; 206-283-7844. (Contents)

BROXON, MILDRED DOWNEY (1944- ) (stories)

• * _Too Long a Sacrifice (Bluejay 0-312-94432-2, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $7.95, 224pp, tp) Reprint (Dell 1981) fantasy novel, a Bluejay Illustrated Classic, with artwork by Judith Mitchell.
• * _Too Long a Sacrifice (Bluejay 0-312-94433-0, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $35.00, 224pp, hc) Limited edition of the above.

BRUCHAC, JOSEPH

• * *The Waters Between (University Press of New England 0-87451-881-4, Sep ’98 [Oct ’98], $22.95, 291pp, hc, cover by Gary Hamel) [Dawn Land] Prehistoric novel, third in the “Dawn Land” trilogy, the two previous vols not listed: Dawn Land (1993) and Long River (1995). A young shaman faces a lake monster and an evil shaman. Order from University Press of New England, 23 S. Main St., Hanover NH 03755-2048; credit card orders 800-421-1561.

BRUGALETTE, PHILLIP

• * *The Nine Gates (TSR 1-56076-399-X, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $4.95, 311pp, tp, cover by Fred Fields) Fantasy novel with a Brahmin flavor. A first novel.

BRUMMELS, J(ames) V. (stories)

• * *Deus Ex Machina (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27977-7, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.95, 277pp, pb) Sf novel. The world is ending and a few people must choose whether or not to escape into space. A first novel.

BRUNETTE, PAUL

• * *Traveller: The New Era: The Death of Wisdom (GDW Press 1-55878-181-1, Mar ’95, $5.95, 351pp, pb, cover by David Deitrick) [Traveller] SF novelization based on the role-playing game. First in a trilogy. Copyrighted by GDW.

BRUNN, ROBERT

• * _The Initiation (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-94047-8, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $3.50, 154pp, pb) Reissue (Dell 1982) young-adult vampire horror novel; fifth printing.

BRUNNER, JOHN (Kilian Houston) (1934-1995) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Age of Miracles (DAW 0-88677-024-6, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $2.95, 238pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1973) sf novel.
• * *The Best of John Brunner (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35307-2, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.95, 288pp, pb) Collection of 17 short stories, with introductions by Joe Haldeman. (Contents)
• * *A Case of Painter’s Ear (Pulphouse 1-56146-502-X, Jan ’91, $1.95, 34pp, pb, cover by Paul Clift) Fantasy story. Short story paperback #2. Originally appeared in Tales from the Forbidden Planet (Titan 1987). This is its first book publication under Brunner’s byline. A 100-copy, signed leatherbound limited edition ($20.00) is also available.
• * *Children of the Thunder (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31378-X, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $4.50, 340pp, pb) Sf novel about a new breed of humans who are mankind’s last hope — or worst threat.
• * _Children of the Thunder (Orbit 0-7474-0537-9, Aug ’90, £3.99, 390pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 1989) sf novel. This has a 1990 copyright date, but does not seem to be revised.
• * *The Compleat Traveler in Black (Bluejay 0-312-94060-2, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $8.95, 252pp, pb) [Traveler in Black] Revised collection of all the tales of the mysterious title character, with illustrations by Martin Springett. Adds one story to the earlier collection, The Traveler in Black (Ace 1971). (Contents)
• * _The Compleat Traveller in Black (Methuen 0-413-14910-2, Apr ’87, £2.50, 232pp, pb) [Traveler in Black] Reprint (Bluejay 1986) fantasy collection. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Compleat Traveller in Black (Macmillan Collier Nucleus 0-02-030720-9, Oct ’89, $3.95, 233pp, pb) [Traveler in Black] Reprint (Bluejay 1986) collection of five stories featuring the title character. This is a reprint of the Bluejay revised edition, but lacks the Martin Springett illustrations. The original edition, lacking one story, appeared from Ace in 1971.
• * _The Compleat Traveller in Black (Mandarin 0-7493-0105-8, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], £3.50, 233pp, pb, cover by Patrick Mortemore) [Traveler in Black] Reprint (Bluejay 1986 as The Compleat Traveler in Black) fantasy collection.
• * _The Crucible of Time (SFBC #3282, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $5.50, 368pp, hc) Reprint (Del Rey 1983) sf novel. Fascinating history of science on alien world. (EAL).
• * _The Crucible of Time (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-30235-4, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $3.50, 416pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 1983) sf novel, first paperback edition. Highly recommended. (FCM)
• * _The Crucible of Time (Legend 0-09-934850-0, Jun ’90 [Jul ’90], £4.99, 474pp, pb, cover by Melvyn Grant) Reissue (Del Rey 1983) sf novel.
• * *The Days of March (Kerosina 0-948893-26-5, Oct ’88, £14.95, 308pp, hc) Mainstream novel, of associational interest. Limited to 350 copies.
• * *The Days of March (Kerosina 0-948893-27-3, Oct ’88, £5.95, 308pp, tp) Paperback edition of the above. Limited to 3000 copies. [Not seen]
• * *The Days of March (Kerosina 0-948893-25-7, Oct ’88, £30.00, 308pp, hc) Special signed, boxed edition of the above. Limited to 250 copies.
• * _Interstellar Empire (DAW 0-88677-111-0, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $2.95, 256pp, pb) Reissue (DAW 1976) collection of 4 stories.
• * _Interstellar Empire (Arrow 0-09-938870-7, Aug ’87, £2.50, 256pp, pb) Reissue (DAW 1976) sf collection. Volume 4 in the Venture SF series.
• * _The Jagged Orbit (DAW 0-87997-917-8, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $2.95, 318pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1969) sf novel. One of Brunner’s major novels. Recommended. (CNB)
• * *A Maze of Stars (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36541-0, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $18.00, 393pp, hc, cover by John Berkey) Sf novel of a great sentient ship charged with protecting human settlements on other worlds.
• * _A Maze of Stars (Easton Press no ISBN, Aug ’91, no price, 393pp, hc) Sf novel of a great sentient ship charged with protecting human settlements on other worlds, with an introduction by James Gunn and artwork by John Berkey. This edition is published “simultaneously” with the Del Rey edition which appeared two months earlier. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Signed First Editions of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _A Maze of Stars (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37554-8, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $4.99, 326pp, pb, cover by John Berkey) Reprint (Del Rey 1991) sf novel of a great sentient ship charged with protecting human settlements on other worlds.
• * _More Things in Heaven (DAW 0-88677-187-0, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $2.95, 221pp, pb) Reprint (Dell 1973) of a revision of The Astronauts Must Not Land (Ace 1963); sf novel.
• * *Muddle Earth (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37851-2, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $4.99, 276pp, pb, cover by John Berkey) Humorous sf novel about a man awakened from cryogenic suspension in a bizarre 24th century where Earth is a tourist attraction.
• * _The Sheep Look Up (Legend 0-09-937770-5, Jan ’91, £4.99, 461pp, pb) Reissue (Harper & Row 1972) classic sf novel. Strongly recommended. (PSP)
• * *The Shift Key (Methuen 0-413-14920-X, May ’87, £2.50, 227pp, pb) Borderline sf novel.
• * _The Shockwave Rider (Methuen 0-413-17960-5, May ’88 [Mar ’88], £3.50, 288pp, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1975) sf novel.
• * _The Shockwave Rider (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32431-5, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.95, 280pp, pb) Reissue (Harper & Row 1975) sf novel. One of the first, and best, novels about a computer society. Eighth printing.
• * _The Squares of the City (Macmillan Collier Nucleus 0-02-017511-6, Dec ’91 [Jan ’92], $5.95, 318pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) Reprint (Ballantine 1965) sf novel.
• * _Stand on Zanzibar (Easton Press no ISBN, 1987 [May ’87], price unknown, 507pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1968) classic sf novel. Leatherbound “Collector’s Edition”, part of Easton’s “The Masterpieces of Science Fiction”, with a new introduction by David Brin and several illustrations (one full-color) by Vincent DiFate. Available by subscription only from The Easton Press; call 1-800-243-5160.
• * _Stand on Zanzibar (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34787-0, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $3.50, 650pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1968) sf novel, winner of the Hugo Award. 14th printing; over 350,000 in print.
• * _Stand on Zanzibar (Legend 0-09-919110-5, Apr ’88, £3.99, 576pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1968) sf novel.
• * _Stand on Zanzibar (Legend 0-09-919110-5, Jun ’90 [Jul ’90], £4.99, 576pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1968) sf novel.
• * _Stand on Zanzibar (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34787-0, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $5.99, 650pp, pb, cover by Murray Tinkelman) Reissue (Doubleday 1968) Hugo Award-winning SF novel; 17th printing.
• * *Three Complete Novels (Wings 0-517-12310-X, 1995 [May ’95], $12.99, 788pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) Omnibus of three SF novels: Children of the Thunder (Del Rey 1989), The Tides of Time (Del Rey 1984), and The Crucible of Time (Del Rey 1983). This is an instant remainder edition. (Contents)
• * *The Tides of Time (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31838-2, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.95, 235pp, pb) Sf novel.
• * _The Tides of Time (SFBC #6241, Jun ’85 [May ’85], $4.98, 182pp, hc) Reprint (Del Rey 1984) sf novel, first hardcover edition.
• * _The Tides of Time (Penguin 0-14-008240-9, Mar ’86, £2.50, 235pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 1984) sf novel.
• * _Timescoop (DAW 0-87997-966-6, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.50, 239pp, pb) Reprint (Dell 1969) sf novel.
• * _Total Eclipse (DAW 0-87997-911-9, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $2.50, 206pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1974) sf novel. Fifth printing.
• * *Victims of the Nova (Legend 0-09-962440-0, Mar ’89, £3.99, 473pp, pb, cover by Eddie Jones) [Zarathustra Planet] Omnibus of the “Zarathustra Planet” series: Polymath, The Avengers of Carrig, and The Repairmen of Cyclops. Volume 22 in the “Venture SF” series. (Contents)
• * _The Whole Man (Macmillan Collier Nucleus 0-02-030275-4, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $4.95, 188pp, pb, cover by Romas) [Gerald Howson] Reprint (Ballantine 1964) sf novel.

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• * _John Brunner: A Working Bibliography See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.

BRUSH, KAREN A(lexandra) (1960- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Demon Pig (AvoNova 0-380-75760-5, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $4.50, 241pp, pb) Fantasy novel, second book of a series. A fairy pig must defeat the Queen of the Dead to save his people.
• * *The Pig, the Prince & the Unicorn (Avon 0-380-75062-7, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $2.95, 216pp, pb) Fantasy novel. With the aid of a prince/bard, a witch, and a moray eel, the pig Quadroped must save the world from the evil Black Unicorn. Something of a satire, but it gets more serious than the scenario suggests.

BRUST, STEVEN (Karl Zoltan) (1955- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Agyar (Tor 0-312-85178-2, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $18.95, 254pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) Dark fantasy novel of a vampire in Cleveland who falls in love with a beautiful dancer.
• * _Agyar (SFBC #00910, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $8.98, 254pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Tor 1993) dark fantasy novel of a vampire in Cleveland who falls in love with a beautiful dancer. Similar to the Tor edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Agyar (Tor 0-812-51521-8, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $4.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Tor 1993) dark fantasy novel of a vampire in Cleveland who falls in love with a beautiful dancer.
• * *Athyra (Ace 0-441-03342-3, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $4.99, 243pp, pb, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [Vlad Taltos] Fantasy novel, sixth book of the “Vlad Taltos” series.
• * *Brokedown Palace (Ace 0-441-07181-3, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $2.95, 270pp, pb) Fantasy novel set in a country very much like Hungary.
• * _Brokedown Palace (Pan 0-330-30793-2, Nov ’91, £5.99, 270pp, tp, cover by Julek Heller) Reprint (Ace 1986) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Brokedown Palace (Ace 0-441-07182-1, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $5.50, 270pp, pb, cover by Alan Lee) Reissue (Ace 1986) fantasy novel. Fourth printing.
• * *Cowboy Feng’s Space Bar and Grille (Ace 0-441-11816-X, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $3.50, 224pp, pb, cover by Jim Gurney) Sf adventure novel of a bar that moves through space.
• * *Dragon (Tor 0-312-86692-5, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $22.95, 288pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Vlad Taltos] Fantasy novel, eighth in the series featuring sorcerer-assassin Vlad Taltos, but a prequel to much of the series, and first (in the immediate series) from Tor. The assassin becomes a soldier at the Battle of Baritt’s Tomb.
• * *Five Hundred Years After (Tor 0-312-85179-0, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], $23.95, 444pp, hc, cover by Sam Rakeland) [Dragaeran] Swashbuckling fantasy novel à la Dumas. Sequel to The Phoenix Guards.
• * _Five Hundred Years After (Tor 0-812-51522-6, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $5.99, 553pp, pb, cover by Sam Rakeland) [Dragaeran] Reprint (Tor 1994) swashbuckling fantasy novel in the “Dragaeran” universe.
• * *Freedom & Necessity (with Emma Bull) (Tor 0-312-85974-0, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $25.95, 444pp, hc, cover by G. Wappers) Historical novel with fantasy elements. Four relatives discuss social reform and philosphy while uncovering a deadly conspiracy in mid-19th-century England.
• * _Freedom & Necessity (with Emma Bull) (Tor 0-812-56261-5, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $6.99, 590pp, pb, cover by G. Wappers) Reprint (Tor 1997) historical novel with fantasy elements.
• * *The Gypsy (with Megan Lindholm) (Tor 0-312-85274-6, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $18.95, 272pp, hc, cover by Sam Rakeland) Fantasy thriller about a mysterious gypsy and a modern policeman who are at the center of a fantastical and murderous web spun by the Queen of the Underworld.
• * _The Gypsy (with Megan Lindholm) (Tor 0-812-52498-5, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $4.99, 338pp, pb, cover by Sam Rakeland) Reprint (Tor 1992) fantasy thriller about a mysterious gypsy and a modern policeman who are at the center of a fantastical and murderous web spun by the Queen of the Underworld.
• * _Jhereg (Ace 0-441-38552-4, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.75, 239pp, pb) [Vlad Taltos] Reissue (Ace 1983) fantasy novel; 4th printing.
• * *Orca (Ace 0-441-00196-3, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $5.99, 290pp, pb, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [Vlad Taltos] Fantasy novel, seventh in the series featuring sorcerer-assassin Vlad Taltos. Vlad tries to stop the eviction of a widow, and uncovers murder, bank fraud, and cover-ups that reach to the highest levels of government.
• * *Phoenix (Ace 0-441-66225-0, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $4.50, 245pp, pb, cover by Denis Beauvais) [Vlad Taltos] Fantasy novel, fifth book of the “Vlad Taltos” series.
• * *The Phoenix Guards (Tor 0-312-85157-X, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $19.95, 331pp, hc, cover by Sam Rakeland) [Dragaeran] Fantasy novel set in the same world as the “Vlad Taltos” series, but a thousand years previously. Four adventurers swashbuckle their way through a maze of court intrigue to save their empire in an hommage to Dumas and Sabatini.
• * _The Phoenix Guards (Tor 0-812-50689-8, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $4.99, 491pp, pb, cover by Sam Rakeland) [Dragaeran] Reprint (Tor 1991) fantasy novel set in the same world as the “Vlad Taltos” series, but a thousand years previously. Four adventurers swashbuckle their way through a maze of court intrigue in an hommage to Dumas and Sabatini.
• * _The Phoenix Guards (Tor 0-812-50689-8, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $4.99, 491pp, pb, cover by Sam Rakeland) [Dragaeran] Reprint (Tor 1991) fantasy novel set in the same world as the “Vlad Taltos” series; second printing.
• * *The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars (Ace 0-441-08410-9, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $16.95, 210pp, hc) Fantasy novel, first in a series (by various authors), “Fairy Tales”, using classic stories as a jumping-off point for original novels. These are not just retellings of the original stories.
• * _The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars (Ace 0-441-79099-2, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.50, 210pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1987) fantasy novel, retelling of a Hungarian fairy tale.
• * _The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars (Tor/Orb 0-312-86039-0, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $11.95, 210pp, tp) Reprint (Ace 1987) fantasy novel based on a Hungarian fairy tale.
• * *Taltos (Ace 0-441-18200-3, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $2.95, 181pp, pb) [Vlad Taltos] Fantasy novel, fourth in the “Jhereg” series.
• * _Taltos and the Paths of the Dead (Pan 0-330-30792-4, Jul ’91, £4.99, 181pp, tp, cover by Fred Gambino) [Vlad Taltos] Reprint (Ace 1988 as Taltos) fantasy novel. Volume 4 in the “Vlad Taltos” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Taltos the Assassin (Pan 0-330-31612-5, Feb ’91, £6.99, 684pp, tp, cover by Fred Gambino) [Vlad Taltos] Fantasy omnibus of Jhereg, Yendi and Teckla. (Contents)
• * *Teckla (Ace 0-441-79977-9, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $2.95, 214pp, pb) [Vlad Taltos] Fantasy novel in the “Jhereg” series.
• * *To Reign in Hell (SteelDragon 0-916595-00-5, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $17.00, 257pp, hc) Fantasy novel based on Judeo-Christian mythology. Limited edition of 1,000 signed, numbered copies, illustrated by Kathy Marschall.
• * _To Reign in Hell (Ace 0-441-81496-4, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $2.95, 269pp, pb) Reprint (Steel-Dragon 1984) fantasy novel. First mass-market edition.