The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

CLAVELL, JAMES (duMaresq) (1925-1994) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Thrump-o-Moto (Delacorte 0-385-29504-9, Sep ’86, $20.00, 89pp, hc) Juvenile fantasy story, illustrated by George Sharp. A Japanese wizard finds himself in the Australian Outback and sets out on a quest. Issued simultaneous with the British edition.
• * *Thrump-o-Moto (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-38014-4, Sep ’86 [Oct ’86], £9.95, 89pp, hc) Juvenile oriental fantasy illustrated by George Sharp; simultaneous with the U.S. edition.

CLAYTON, DONALD D(elbert) (1935- )

• * *The Joshua Factor (Texas Monthly 0-87719-046-1, Sep ’86 [Dec ’86], $15.95, 250pp, hc) Near-future sf/thriller novel involving spies and particle physics in a dangerous scientific puzzle. The author is a professor of astrophysics.
• * _The Joshua Factor (Bart 1-55785-014-3, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.95, 250pp, pb) Reprint (Texas Monthly Press 1986) sf novel of near future disaster.

CLAYTON, (Patricia) JO (1939-1998) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *A Bait of Dreams (DAW 0-88677-001-7, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $3.50, 404pp, pb) [Gleia] Fantasy novel composed of fairly similar short stories, hence rather choppy, but entertaining. (DLN) (Contents)
• * _A Bait of Dreams (DAW 0-88677-276-1, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.95, 404pp, pb) [Gleia] Reissue (DAW 1985) fantasy novel; third printing.
• * *Blue Magic (DAW 0-88677-270-2, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.95, 333pp, pb) [Drinker of Souls] Fantasy novel, second in the “Drinker of Souls” trilogy — this time, Clayton also brings in strong sf elements. An enjoyable oddity. (FCM)
• * *The Burning Ground (DAW 0-88677-663-5, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $4.99, 293pp, pb, cover by Kevin Murphy) [Diadem: Shadowsong] SF novel, second in the “Shadowsong” trilogy, fourteenth overall in the ’Diadem’ sequence.
• * *Changer’s Moon (DAW 0-88677-065-3, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $3.50, 352pp, pb) [Duel of Sorcery] Fantasy novel, conclusion of the “Duel of Sorcery” trilogy.
• * _Changer’s Moon (DAW 0-88677-065-3, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $3.50, 352pp, pb) [Duel of Sorcery] Reissue (DAW 1985) fantasy novel, conclusion of the “Duel of Sorcery” trilogy. Third printing.
• * *Crystal Heat (DAW 0-88677-674-0, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $5.99, 364pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) [Diadem: Shadowsong] SF novel, book #3 in the “Shadowsong” trilogy.
• * *Dance Down the Stars (DAW 0-88677-617-1, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $4.99, 368pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) [Dancer] Fantasy novel, third book of the “Dancer” trilogy, a sequel to the “Duel of Sorcery” trilogy.
• * *Dancer’s Rise (DAW 0-88677-567-1, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $4.99, 366pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Dancer] Fantasy novel of a sorceress who frees herself after hundreds of years of imprisonment, searching for her place in a strange new world. A sequel to the “Duel of Sorcery” trilogy.
• * _Diadem from the Stars (DAW 0-87997-977-1, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.50, 235pp, pb) [Diadem] Reissue (DAW 1977) sf novel. First in the series.
• * _Diadem from the Stars (DAW 0-87997-977-1, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $2.50, 272pp, pb) [Diadem] Reissue (DAW 1977) sf novel, first in the “Diadem” series. Fourth Printing.
• * *Drinker of Souls (DAW 0-88677-123-4, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $3.50, 335pp, pb) [Drinker of Souls] A richly textured, if somewhat meandering, fantasy novel, with well-drawn characters. (FCM)
• * _Drinker of Souls (DAW 0-88677-275-3, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.95, 335pp, pb) [Drinker of Souls] Reissue (DAW 1986) fantasy novel, first of a trilogy; third printing.
• * _Drinker of Souls (DAW 0-88677-433-0, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $4.50, 335pp, pb, cover by Segrelles) [Drinker of Souls] Reissue (DAW 1986) fantasy novel, first book of the “Drinker of Souls” series; fourth printing.
• * *Drum Calls (Tor 0-312-86119-2, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $23.95, 349pp, hc, cover by Greg Call) [Drums of Chaos] Fantasy novel, second in the “Drums of Chaos” series.
• * _Drum Calls (Tor 0-812-55123-0, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $6.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Greg Call) [Drums of Chaos] Reprint (Tor 1997) fantasy novel, second in the “Drums of Chaos” series.
• * *Drum Warning (Tor 0-312-86177-X, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $23.95, 382pp, hc, cover by Greg Call) [Drums of Chaos] Fantasy novel. Book one of “The Drums of Chaos”. Wizards and scholars jockey for control when two dimensions are about to merge.
• * _Drum Warning (Tor 0-812-55122-2, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $5.99, 382pp, pb, cover by Greg Call) [Drums of Chaos] Reprint (Tor 1996) fantasy novel.
• * *Fire in the Sky (DAW 0-88677-650-3, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $4.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) [Diadem: Shadowsong] SF novel, first in “The Shadowsong Trilogy”, part of the “Diadem” overall series. Shadith uses her musical and empathic talents to mediate between alien forces determined to exploit an already-inhabited planet.
• * *A Gathering of Stones (DAW 0-88677-346-6, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.95, 368pp, pb) [Drinker of Souls] Fantasy novel, conclusion of the “Drinker of Souls” trilogy.
• * _Ghosthunt (DAW 0-88677-015-7, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.75, 189pp, pb) [Diadem] Reissue (DAW 1983) sf novel. Seventh in the “Diadem” series.
• * _Ghosthunt (DAW 0-88677-220-6, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $2.95, 221pp, pb) [Diadem] Reissue (DAW 1983) sf novel, “Diadem” #7. 5th printing.
• * _Irsud (DAW 0-88677-126-9, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $2.95, 191pp, pb) [Diadem] Reissue (DAW 1978) sf novel. third in the “Diadem” series. 6th printing.
• * _Irsud (DAW 0-88677-126-9, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.95, 191pp, pb, cover by Ken Kelly) [Diadem] Reissue (DAW 1978) sf novel, third book of the “Diadem” series; eighth printing.
• * _Lamarchos (DAW 0-87997-971-2, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.50, 224pp, pb) [Diadem] Reissue (DAW 1978) sf novel; second in the “Diadem” series.
• * _Lamarchos (DAW 0-87997-971-2, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $2.50, 224pp, pb) [Diadem] Reissue (DAW 1978) sf novel, second in the “Diadem” series. Fifth printing.
• * _Maeve (DAW 0-87997-760-4, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.95, 220pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Diadem] Reissue (DAW 1979) sf novel, fourth book of the “Diadem” series; fifth printing.
• * _Moongather (DAW 0-88677-072-6, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $3.50, 240pp, pb) [Duel of Sorcery] Reissue (DAW 1982) fantasy novel, “Duel of Sorcery” #1. 4th printing.
• * _Moongather (DAW 0-88677-072-6, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $3.50, 240pp, pb) [Duel of Sorcery] Reissue (DAW 1982) fantasy novel, first in the “Duel of Sorcery” trilogy. Fifth printing.
• * _Moonscatter (DAW 0-88677-071-8, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $3.50, 304pp, pb) [Duel of Sorcery] “Duel of Sorcery” #2. 4th printing.
• * _Moonscatter (DAW 0-88677-071-8, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $3.50, 304pp, pb) [Duel of Sorcery] Reissue (DAW 1983) fantasy novel, second in the “Duel of Sorcery” trilogy. Fourth printing.
• * _The Nowhere Hunt (DAW 0-87997-874-0, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.95, 208pp, pb, cover by Corey Wolfe) [Diadem] Reissue (DAW 1981) sf novel, sixth book of the “Diadem” series; fourth printing.
• * *Quester’s Endgame (DAW 0-88677-138-2, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $3.50, 372pp, pb) [Diadem] Sf novel, ninth and final book in the “Diadem” series.
• * *Serpent Waltz (DAW 0-88677-597-3, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $4.99, 332pp, pb, cover by David Cherry) [Dancer] Fantasy novel about a sorceress free after centuries of imprisonment, second book of the “Dancer” trilogy, a sequel to the “Duel of Sorcery” trilogy.
• * *Shadow of the Warmaster (DAW 0-88677-298-2, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 398pp, pb) Sf novel of a quest to recover the kidnapped daughter of a rich and powerful executive.
• * *Shadowkill (DAW 0-88677-467-5, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $4.99, 362pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [Diadem] Sf novel, third in the “Shadith’s Quest” series, 12th in the overall “Diadem” series.
• * *Shadowplay (DAW 0-88677-385-7, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $4.50, 396pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [Diadem] Sf novel, first of a new “Diadem” series, 10th in the overall series.
• * *Shadowspeer (DAW 0-88677-441-1, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $4.50, 342pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [Diadem] Sf novel, second in the “Shadith’s Quest” series, 11th in the overall “Diadem” series.
• * *Skeen’s Leap (DAW 0-88677-169-2, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $3.50, 319pp, pb) [Skeen] Sf novel, first in a new trilogy. To avoid capture, smuggler/thief Skeen ducks into a dimensional gateway and is trapped in a world of many alien races. Gathering allies and enemies along the way, she seeks out the one dying race that can reopen the gate for her.
• * _Skeen’s Leap (DAW 0-88677-169-2, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $3.50, 320pp, pb) [Skeen] Reissue (DAW 1986) sf novel, first in a trilogy. 3rd printing.
• * *Skeen’s Return (DAW 0-88677-202-8, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $3.50, 320pp, pb) [Skeen] Sf novel, second in the “Skeen” trilogy.
• * *Skeen’s Search (DAW 0-88677-241-9, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $3.50, 303pp, pb) [Skeen] Final novel in the “Skeen” trilogy, science fantasy in the Leigh Brackett tradition.
• * *The Snares of Ibex (DAW 0-87997-974-7, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.95, 320pp, pb) [Diadem] Sf novel, a “Diadem” novel; number 8 in the series.
• * _The Snares of Ibex (DAW 0-87997-974-7, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.95, 320pp, pb, cover by Segrelles) [Diadem] Reissue (DAW 1984) sf novel, eighth book of the “Diadem” series; fourth printing.
• * *The Soul Drinker (SFBC #15226, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $11.98, 889pp, hc) [Drinker of Souls] Omnibus of three fantasy novels, Drinker of Souls (DAW 1986), Blue Magic (DAW 1988), and A Gathering of Stones (DAW 1989). (Contents)
• * _Star Hunters (DAW 0-88677-014-9, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.75, 176pp, pb) [Diadem] Reissue (DAW 1980) sf novel. Fifth in the “Diadem” series.
• * _Star Hunters (DAW 0-88677-219-2, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $2.95, 207pp, pb) [Diadem] Reissue (DAW 1980) sf novel, “Diadem” #5. 4th printing.
• * *Wild Magic (DAW 0-88677-496-9, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $4.99, 364pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [Wild Magic] Fantasy novel, first book of a new series set in the same world as the “Soul Drinker” series.
• * *Wild Magic #2: Wildfire (DAW 0-88677-514-0, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $4.99, 365pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Wild Magic] Fantasy novel, second book of a series set in the same world as the “Soul Drinker” trilogy. A young girl sets out to find her mother, a sorceress who has fallen into an enchanted sleep.
• * *Wild Magic #3: The Magic Wars (DAW 0-88677-547-7, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $4.99, 366pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Wild Magic] Fantasy novel, third book of a series set in the same world as the “Soul Drinker” trilogy.

CLAYTON, JUDY

• * _Tin Gods (with Mark E. Clayton) See entry under Mark E. Clayton

CLAYTON, MARK E.

• * *Tin Gods (with Judy Clayton) (Vantage Press 0-533-10247-2, Jan ’93, $16.95, 200pp, hc) Sf thriller set in 21st-century New Mexico. Published by a vanity publisher. Available from Vantage Press, 516 West 34th St., New York NY 10001.

CLEE, MONA A. (stories) (assoc.)

• * *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) (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 (stories) (assoc.)

• * *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) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _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) (assoc.)

• * *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.