The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

CLEE, MONA A. (stories)

• * *Branch Point (Ace 0-441-00291-9, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $5.50, 310pp, pb, cover by John Stephens) Alternate history SF novel. Young people from 2062 go to 1962 to stop the Bay of Pigs from turning into nuclear war. This appears to be a first novel.
• * *Overshoot (Ace 0-441-00509-8, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], $5.99, 388pp, pb, cover by Diane Fenster) Near-future SF novel of global warming and genetic engineering.

CLEGG, DOUGLAS (Alan) (1958- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Breeder (Pocket 0-671-67277-0, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $4.95, 310pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) Horror novel of a monstrous baby.
• * _Breeder (NEL 0-450-55115-6, Jul ’91, £4.50, 301pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1990) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Children’s Hour (Dell 0-440-21867-5, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $5.50, 383pp, pb) Horror novel. Children’s disappearances haunt a West Virginia town.
• * *Dark of the Eye (Pocket 0-671-73539-X, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $5.99, 325pp, pb, cover by David Stevenson) Horror thriller about an 11-year-old girl with incredible psychic powers whose in danger from the government, a psychopath, and her own exploitative father.
• * *Goat Dance (Pocket 0-671-66425-5, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $4.50, 422pp, pb) Horror novel of demonic forces at work in a small Virginia town.
• * _Goat Dance (NEL 0-450-52255-5, Jun ’90, £3.99, 422pp, pb, cover by Luis Rey) Reprint (Pocket 1989) horror novel.
• * *The Halloween Man (Leisure 0-8439-4440-4, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $5.50, 360pp, pb) Horror novel. A coastal New England town holds the secret behind Stony Crawford and the boy with strange powers he kidnaps.
• * *Never Land (Pocket 0-671-67279-7, Apr ’91, $4.95, 374pp, pb) Horror novel of evil lurking on a small island off the coast of Georgia.
• * _Neverland (NEL 0-450-56228-X, Jun ’92, £4.99, 373pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1991) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]

CLEMENCE, BRUCE (stories)

• * *No Way Street (Pulphouse 1-56146-515-1, May ’91, $1.95, 44pp, pb, cover by George Barr) Original sf short story about a human serial killer captured by aliens as a circus exhibit. Short story paperback #15.

CLEMENS, JIM; pseudonym of Jim Czajkowski (chron.)

• * *Wit’ch Fire (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41705-4, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $13.95, 439pp, tp, cover by Gerald Brom) [Banned and the Banished] Fantasy novel, book one of “The Banned and the Banished”. A girl turns out to be the forbidden Wit’ch, a woman who can use magic and will change the world. A first novel.
• * _Wit’ch Fire (SFBC #19911, Nov ’98, $11.98, 439pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) [Banned and the Banished] Reprint (Del Rey 1998) fantasy novel, book one of “The Banned and the Banished”. This is the first hardcover edition, and has ISBN 1-56865-902-4; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

CLEMENS, SAMUEL LANGHORNE (1835-1910); see pseudonym Mark Twain (stories)

CLEMENT, (Thomas) AERON (1935-1989)

• * _The Cold Moons (Kindredson 0-9512998-0-8, Mar ’88, £10.95, 322pp, hc) Reissue (Kindredson 1987) animal fantasy about badgers. This was originally published in a limited (2000 copies) edition in Wales and has only just been made available ‘country-wide.’
• * _The Cold Moons (Penguin 0-14-011626-5, Feb ’89, £3.99, 358pp, pb, cover by Jill Clement) Reprint (Kindredson 1987) animal fantasy novel.
• * +The Cold Moons (Delacorte 0-385-29694-0, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $16.95, 333pp, hc) Talking badger fantasy. First American edition (Kindredson 1987)
• * _The Cold Moons (Puffin 0-14-034092-0, Jan ’90, £3.50, 358pp, pb, cover by Jill Clement) Reprint (Kindredson 1987) animal fantasy novel about badgers.
• * _The Cold Moons (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, Feb ’90, $8.95, 333pp, tp) Reprint (Kindredson 1987) fantasy novel about badgers. This edition is the same as the 1989 Delacorte edition except there is no ISBN and the jacket is printed as the soft cover.
• * _The Cold Moons (Dell 0-440-50331-0, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $8.95, 314pp, tp) Reprint (Kindredson 1987) animal fantasy about badgers.

CLÉMENT, FRÉDÉRICK

• * *The Merchant of Marvels and the Peddler of Dreams (Chronicle Books 0-8118-1664-8, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $17.95, 61pp, hc) Adult picture book about a merchant with such treasures as “a marble made by Merlin the Enchanter.” Translated by Emma Cole from the French Magasin Zinzin ou Aux Merveilles d’Alys by impomée-albin michel (1995).

CLEMENT, HAL; pseudonym of Harry Clement Stubbs, (1922-2003) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Intuit (NESFA Press 0-915368-35-8, Sep ’87, price unknown, 164pp, hc) [Laird Cunningham] Collection of 4 “Laird Cunningham” sf stories, one original. Issued for the 1987 NASFiC where Clement was Guest of Honor. There are 820 copies, with 225 available in a signed, slipcased edition (-90-0). (Contents)
• * *Isaac’s Universe: Fossil (DAW 0-88677-573-6, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $4.99, 288pp, pb, cover by Romas) [*Isaac’s Universe] Sf novel set in a universe created by Isaac Asimov. This follows three anthologies of stories set in the same universe.
• * _Mission of Gravity (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31622-3, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.50, 233pp, pb) [Mesklin] Reissue (Doubleday 1954) sf novel. Third Del Rey printing of one of the classics of hard sf. Highly recommended, but burn the cover. (CNB)
• * _Mission of Gravity (Gollancz 0-575-04022-X, May ’87, £2.50, 203pp, pb) [Mesklin] Reprint (Doubleday 1954) sf novel.
• * _Mission of Gravity (Easton Press no ISBN, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $32.00, 224pp, hc) [Mesklin] Reprint (Doubleday 1954) classic sf novel, in the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series. Leatherbound, gilt-edge. There is a new introduction by C.J. Cherryh, and artwork by Vincent DiFate. This first appeared in 1987, but was not seen until 1988.
• * _Mission of Gravity (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31622-3, Feb ’95 [May ’95], $5.99, 231pp, pb, cover by H. R. Van Dongen) [Mesklin] Reissue (Doubleday 1954) classic SF novel. Lists “4th printing February 1989” but is undoubtedly later.
• * *Still River (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32916-3, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $16.95, 279pp, hc) Sf novel about a final exam on a VERY strange planet. Classic Clement problem story. Recommended. (CNB)
• * _Still River (SFBC #11626, Dec ’87, $5.98, 245pp, hc) Reprint (Del Rey 1987) very hard sf novel.
• * _Still River (Sphere 0-7474-0117-9, Nov ’88, £3.50, 279pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 1987) hard science ‘puzzle’ story in Clement’s usual style. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Still River (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32917-1, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.95, 262pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 1987) hard sf novel about the ultimate final exam in a multi-species university.

CLEMENTS, MARK A(lan) (1955- )

• * *6:02 (Popular Library 0-445-20562-8, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $3.95, 252pp, pb) Horror novel, a first novel.
• * *Children of the End (Donald I. Fine 1-55611-342-0, Feb ’93 [Mar ’93], $20.00, 311pp, hc, cover by Loretta Trezzo Braren) Horror novel of a series of serial murders in San Diego discovered to be a field test for a race of genetically-engineered shapeshifters created by a mad scientist to hunt humans and control overpopulation.
• * _Children of the End (Leisure 0-8439-3594-4, Apr ’94 [Jan ’95], $4.50, 311pp, pb) Reprint (Donald I. Fine 1993) horror novel.
• * *Lorelei (Donald I. Fine 1-55611-410-9, Oct ’94, $20.95, 298pp, hc, cover by Loretta Trezzo) Horror novel about a deadly woman with the power to be every man’s ideal.
• * _Lorelei (Leisure 0-8439-3867-6, Nov ’95, $4.99, 298pp, pb) Reprint (Donald I. Fine 1994) horror novel.

CLEMO, JACK R. (1916- )

• * *The Shadowed Bed (Lion 0-7459-1122-6, Dec ’86, £3.95, 219pp, pb) Novel containing some occult symbolism.

CLEMONS, JACK (stories)

• * *Gruesome John Frederick: A Tale of Christmas (Aegina 0-916383-30-X, 1988 [Oct ’88], $6.00, 73pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy Christmas tale about a boy who is kidnapped by a dwarf by accident.

CLENDENEN, BILL

• * *Stigma (Bantam 0-553-27077-X, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $3.50, 227pp, pb) Supernatural horror novel.

CLEVE, JOHN; pseudonym of Andrew J. Offutt, (1934- )

• * *Spaceways #15: Starship Sapphire (Berkley 0-425-06539-1, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $2.50, 212pp, pb) [Spaceways] Sf soft porn/adventure novel.
• * *Spaceways #16: The Planet Murderer (Berkley 0-425-06562-6, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $2.50, 226pp, pb) [Spaceways] Softcore sf novel. A “rocket ride to sensual space adventure.”
• * *Spaceways #17: The Carnadyne Horde (Berkley 0-425-06990-7, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $2.95, 212pp, pb) [Spaceways] Sf novel; the series continues.
• * *Spaceways #18: Race Across the Stars (Berkley 0-425-07024-7, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.95, 225pp, pb) [Spaceways] Sf novel. “Adult” space adventure.
• * *Spaceways #19: King of the Slavers (Berkley 0-425-07134-0, Jan ’85 [Dec ’84], $2.95, 227pp, pb) [Spaceways] Sf novel, conclusion of the soft-core porn series.

CLIFTON, MARK (Irvin) (1906-1963) (stories)

• * _The Forever Machine (with Frank Riley) (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-842-5, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $4.95, 351pp, pb) [Joe Carter] Reprint (Gnome 1957 as They’d Rather Be Right) Hugo Award-winning sf novel about a telepathic student who influences a top-secret scientific project. This edition adds “Crazy Joey”, an earlier connected story written by Clifton and Alex Apostolides (not credited here). (Contents)
• * _They’d Rather Be Right (with Frank Riley) (Easton Press no ISBN, Nov ’90, no price, 189pp, hc) Reprint (Gnome 1957) Hugo Award-winning sf novel, with an introduction by Barry N. Malzberg and illustrations by Frank Mayo. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.

CLIMO, SHIRLEY (1928- )

• * *T.J.’s Ghost (Harper Crowell 0-690-04689-8, Mar ’89 [May ’89], $11.95, 151pp, hc) Young-adult ghost novel about a young girl who befriends the ghost of a drowned boy.
• * _T.J.’s Ghost (Harper Trophy 0-06-440396-3, Apr ’91 [Dec ’91], $3.50, 151pp, tp, cover by Aleta Jenks) Reprint (Harper Crowell 1989) young-adult ghost novel. A girl befriends the ghost of a drowned boy.

CLINE, JIM

• * *A Small Percentage (Timberwolf Press 0-9653210-0-2, May ’97 [Sep ’97], $21.95, 544pp, hc, cover by John W. Seaman, Sr.) SF novel. Two alien races battle for control of Earth. This novel first appeared as a serial audio reading on the Internet. Order from Timberwolf Press, PO Box 266, Allen TX 75013-0005; online info: http://www.twolfpress.com.

CLINE, JOAN LESLEY HAMILTON; see pseudonym William Sarabande

CLINE, LEONARD (Lanson) (1893-1929) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Lady of Frozen Death and Other Weird Tales (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-45-3, Jul ’92, $6.50, 54pp, ph, cover by Jason Eckhardt) Collection of five stories which appeared originally as by Alan Forsyth, with an introduction by Douglas A. Anderson and a bibliography. Available from Necronomicon Press, 101 Lockwood St., West Warwick RI 02893. (Contents)

CLINE, WILLIAM C.

• * *In the Nick of Time: Motion Picture Sound Serials (McFarland 0-89950-101-X, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $19.95, 281pp, hc) Non-fiction, a study of everything from the “formula” of the cliff-hanger to the actors, stuntmen, and music. This includes coverage of sf/fantasy serials, and many are listed in the filmography.

CLINK, CAROLYN, ed. (stories)

• * _Tesseracts⁶ (with Robert J. Sawyer) See entry under Robert J. Sawyer

CLOUGH, B(renda) W(ang) (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Crystal Crown (DAW 0-87997-922-4, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $2.75, 223pp, pb) [Averidan] Fantasy novel; probably a first novel.
• * _The Crystal Crown (DAW 0-88677-283-4, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $3.50, 223pp, pb) [Averidan] Reissue (DAW 1984) fantasy novel in the “Averidan” series; third printing.
• * *The Dragon of Mishbil (DAW 0-88677-078-5, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $2.95, 190pp, pb) [Averidan] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Crystal Crown.
• * *How Like a God (Tor 0-312-86263-6, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $22.95, 288pp, hc, cover by Rick Berry) Fantasy novel. A software developer can suddenly read and influence the minds of those around him.
• * _How Like a God (Tor 0-812-57136-3, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], $5.99, 288pp, pb, cover by Rick Berry) Reprint (Tor 1997) contemporary fantasy novel.
• * *An Impossible Summer (Walker 0-8027-8150-0, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $14.95, 144pp, hc, cover by Janet Little) Young-adult fantasy novel of three children’s summer adventures with a talking opossum. Illustrations by Janet Little.
• * *The Name of the Sun (DAW 0-88677-282-6, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $3.95, 304pp, pb) [Averidan] Fantasy novel, latest in the “Averidan” series.
• * *The Realm Beneath (DAW 0-88677-137-4, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $2.95, 256pp, pb) [Averidan] Fantasy novel, third in the “Averidan” series.

CLOWES, CAROLYN (MacDonald) (1946- )

• * *Star Trek: The Pandora Principle (Pocket 0-671-65815-8, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $4.50, 273pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization. Number 49 in the series.
• * *Star Trek: The Pandora Principle (Titan 1-85286-283-1, Apr ’90, £2.99, 273pp, pb) [Star Trek] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket Books) edition.

CLUTE, JOHN (Frederick) (1940- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (with John Grant) (Orbit 1-85723-368-9, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], £50.00, xvi+1049pp, hc, cover by Peter Goodfellow) Critical book. Launched at Eastercon, 28 March 1997.
• * +The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (with John Grant) (St. Martin’s 0-312-15897-1, May ’97, $75.00, 1049pp, hc, cover by Peter Goodfellow) Non-fiction, reference. A guide to fantasy themes, authors, books, and films. First US edition (Orbit 1997).
• * _The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (with Peter Nicholls) (St. Martin’s/Griffin 0-312-13486-X, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $29.95, 1386pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Orbit 1993) reference book. This edition includes 14 pages of “New Data, Typographical Errors, Factual Corrections, and Miscellanea” as an appendix.
• * _The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (with Peter Nicholls) (SFBC no ISBN, Feb ’96 [Apr ’96], $24.98, 1386pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Orbit 1993) reference book. This is the text of the 1995 St. Martin’s/Griffin trade paperback with the updated supplement, in hardcover. The jacket lacks a price and has no SFBC number on the back jacket. The copyright page shows this as the third printing.
• * *Look at the Evidence (Serconia Press 0-934933-05-7, Feb ’96 [Mar ’96], $30.00, 465pp, hc, cover by Judith Clute) Non-fiction collection of 118 essays and reviews by Clute, largely organized by date (1987-1992), with index. Also available in trade paperback (-06-5, $15.00). Serconia Press, PO Box 150510, Brooklyn NY 11215-0510.
• * _Look At the Evidence: Essays and Reviews (Liverpool University Press 0-85323-830-8, Apr ’96, £15.95, xii+465pp, tp, cover by Judith Clute) Reprint (Serconia 1995) collection of criticism and reviews published between 1987 and 1993, with some added comments on their formation, intent, and editorial cuts, among other matters. (Contents) [First U.K. edition]
• * *Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia (Dorling Kindersley 0-7894-0185-1, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $39.95, 312pp, hc) Non-fiction reference. A guide to SF with extensive illustrations, many in color. Simultaneous with the UK edition (also Dorling Kindersley).
• * *Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia (Dorling Kindersley 0-7513-0202-3, Oct ’95 [Nov ’95], £25.00, 312pp, hc) SF reference work. Heavily illustrated guide to SF from its earliest incarnations until the present day, split into sections including the history, influences, major authors, classic titles, graphic works, movies and TV. Simultaneous with the US (DK) edition.
• * _Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia (SFBC no ISBN, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $24.98, 312pp, hc) Non-fiction reference. This seems to be the same as the Dorling Kindersley US version, but has no price on the dust jacket; it also lacks the usual SFBC code.
• * *Strokes: Essays and Reviews 1966-1986 (Serconia 0-934933-03-0, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $16.95, 178pp, hc) Non-fiction, collection of critical reviews on sf, with an introduction by Thomas M. Disch. Clute is one of our most astute (and wry) reviewers. Recommended. (CNB)
• * *Strokes: Essays and Reviews 1966-1986 (Serconia 0-934933-02-2, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $8.95, 178pp, tp) Non-fiction, collection of reviews. Paperback edition of the above.

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• * *The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (with John Grant) (Orbit 1-85723-368-9, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], £50.00, 1049pp, hc, cover by Peter Goodfellow) Critical book.
• * *The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (with Peter Nicholls) (Orbit 1-85723-124-4, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £45.00, 1370pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) Massive updating and revision of Peter Nicholls’ 1979 Encyclopedia. This edition omits the illustrations, but has almost twice as much material as the original. The most important sf reference book to date.
• * +The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (with Peter Nicholls) (St. Martin’s 0-312-09618-6, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $75.00, 1370pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. A massive encyclopedia of everything connected with the sf field. This is vastly revised and updated from the 1979 edition edited by Nicholls alone. Highly recommended (CNB). First American edition (Orbit 1993).
• * *Interzone: The 1st Anthology (with Colin Greenland & David Pringle) (J.M. Dent/Everyman 0-460-02294-6, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], £3.95, 206pp, pb) Anthology of 13 stories, 12 from Interzone and one an original. One of the year’s best anthologies. (FCM) (Contents)
• * *Interzone: The 2nd Anthology (with David Pringle & Simon Ounsley) (Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-65450-0, Aug ’87, £10.95, 208pp, hc) Anthology of 15 stories. Published in Britain by the British arm of S&S only. Available in U.S. as an import. (Contents)
• * +Interzone: The 2nd Anthology (with David Pringle & Simon Ounsley) (St. Martin’s 0-312-01325-6, Jan ’88, $16.95, 208pp, hc) Anthology of 15 sf stories. First U.S. edition (Simon & Schuster UK 1987).
• * _Interzone: The 2nd Anthology (with David Pringle & Simon Ounsley) (NEL 0-450-42853-2, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], £2.95, 274pp, pb) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1987) sf anthology.