The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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- COLMER, HUGH
- COLOMBO, JOHN ROBERT, ed. (1936- ) (stories)
- * *Worlds in Small (Cacanadadada Press 0-921870-14-0, Jun 92, $12.95, 96pp, tp, cover by Alvin Jang) Anthology of 104 minimalist excerpts, stories, and poems (most under 100 words, many under 20) including many by sf writers including Bradbury, Clarke, and Heinlein. Order from Cacanadadada Press, 3350 W. 21st Ave., Vancouver BC V6S 1G7, Canada; (604) 738-1195. (Contents)
- COLOMBO, JUDITH WOOLCOCK (1950- )
- * *The Fablesinger (The Crossing Press 0-89594-376-X, Sep 89, $7.95, 131pp, tp) Caribbean feminist fantasy, a first novel. The great shaman Fablesinger and her women do battle with the forces of the evil Obeah man to save their world.
- COLSON, S. DARNBROOK (stories)
- * *Snakes (TAL Publications no ISBN, May 92, $5.95, ph) Horror short story, a limited edition of 500 copies. Available from TAL Publications, PO Box 1837, Leesburg VA 22075. Add $1.00 for postage.
- COMBES, SHARON
- * _Caly (Zebra 0-8217-1996-3, Feb 87 [Jan 87], $3.50, 282pp, pb) Reissue (Zebra 1980) novel of supernatural horror ghosts haunt a couple in an old Maine house. Third printing.
- * _Cherron (Zebra 0-8217-2043-0, Apr 87 [Mar 87], $3.50, 344pp, pb) Reprint (Zebra 1980) horror novel.
- COMFORT, ALEX(ander) [MB., D.SC.] (1920-2000) (stories)
- * _Tetrarch (Paladin 0-586-08772-9, Jan 89, £4.99, 399pp, tp, cover by Peter Goodfellow) Reprint (Shambhala 1980) literary fantasy novel.
- COMFORT, DANIEL (1950- )
- * *To the Top of the Mountain (Bridges to the Sound 0-938316-020-8, 1983 [Sep 84], $12.95, 226pp, hc) Mystical allegorical tale. This may be a 1983 book, but we had not seen it before.
- COMO, JAMES T., ed.
- * +C.S. Lewis At the Breakfast Table, and Other Reminiscences (Collier 0-02-049700-8, Aug 85 [Sep 85], $8.95, 299pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan U.K. 1979) non-fiction, biographical. Reminiscences by Lewis friends, plus an introduction by the editor and a bibliography by Lewis literary executor. First U.S. edition. [Lewis]
- COMPTON, D(avid) G(uy) (1930- ) (stories)
- * _Ascendancies (Ace 0-441-03088-2, Jan 85 [Dec 84], $2.75, 224pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1980) sf novel.
- * *Back of Town Blues (Gollancz 0-575-06253-3, May 96, £15.99, 208pp, hc) [Alec Duncan] Near-future SF mystery featuring black Scots ex-policeman Alec Duncan.
- * _Back of Town Blues (Vista 0-575-60131-0, Jan 97 [Apr 97], £5.99, 208pp, pb) [Alec Duncan] Reprint (Gollancz 1996) mystery novel. Volume two in the Alex Duncan series.
- * *Justice City (Gollancz 0-575-05838-2, Nov 94, £14.99, 288pp, hc, cover by Peter Mennim) [Alec Duncan] SF novel.
- * _Justice City (Gollancz 0-575-05840-4, Nov 95 [Oct 95], £5.99, 288pp, pb) [Alec Duncan] Reprint (Gollancz 1994) SF novel.
- * *Nomansland (Gollancz 0-575-05422-0, Feb 93 [Jan 93], £14.99, 286pp, hc, cover by Tom Stimpson) Sf novel set in a future where all the children born are female.
- * _Nomansland (Gollancz 0-575-05714-9, Feb 94 [Jan 94], £4.99, 286pp, pb, cover by Tom Stimpson) Reprint (Gollancz 1993) sf novel set in a future where all the children born are female.
- * *Radio Plays (Kerosina 0-948893-24-9, Apr 88, £4.50, 62pp, tp) Collection of two delightful, surreal radio play scripts that Compton wrote for the BBC in the 1960s. Recommended. (PSP) Limited edition of 350 copies. (Contents)
- * *Radio Plays (Kerosina 0-948893-23-0, Apr 88, 62pp, hc) Hardback edition of the above, slip-cased with the collectors edition of Scudders Game. Limited edition of 300 copies.
- * *Ragnarok (with John Gribbin) (Gollancz 0-575-05110-8, Oct 91, £14.99, 344pp, hc, cover by Martin Baker) Near-future thriller about a group of ecological terrorists who threaten to trigger a nuclear winter.
- * _Ragnarok (with John Gribbin) (Gollancz 0-575-05321-6, Oct 92 [Sep 92], £4.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Terry Pastor) Reprint (Gollancz 1991) near-future thriller about a group of ecological terrorists who threaten to trigger a nuclear winter.
- * *Scudders Game (Kerosina 0-948893-22-2, Apr 88, £12.95, 175pp, hc) Disappointing sf novel about rebellion against the system and the perils of growing old. Limited edition of 750 copies.
- * *Scudders Game (Kerosina 0-948893-21-4, Apr 88, £35.00, 175pp, hc) Collectors edition of the above, slip-cased with the hardback edition of Radio Plays. Limited edition of 250 copies.
- COMSTOCK, JARROD; pseudonym of Sharon Jarvis & Ellen M. Kozak
- * *These Lawless Worlds #1: The Love Machine (Pinnacle 0-523-42195-8, Apr 84 [Mar 84], $2.75, 231pp, pb) [These Lawless Worlds] First in a new soft-porn sf series. When a robot blows your circuits, is it sex or sabotage? A first novel.
- * *These Lawless Worlds #2: Scales of Justice (Pinnacle 0-523-42196-6, Sep 84 [Aug 84], $2.50, 233pp, pb) [These Lawless Worlds] Adult sf adventure novel, second in a series.
- COMSTOCK, MARY CHASE
- * *A Midsummers Magic (Zebra 0-8217-4632-4, Jul 94 [Jun 94], $3.99, 219pp, pb) Fantasy Regency novel about a country house party whose hostess happens to be a witch.
- CONAWAY, J. C.
- * _Quarrel with the Moon (Tor 0-812-51636-2, Oct 88 [Sep 88], $3.95, 319pp, pb) Reissue (Tor 1982) horror novel with werewolves. Second printing.
- CONCANNON, DIANA M.
- * *Helens Passage (Cavatica Publishing 0-9662199-0-2, May 98, $22.95, 363pp, hc, cover by Keith Kimura) Historical fantasy novel of Helen of Troy. A first novel. Order from Cavatica Publishing, 1262 Beryl St, Suite 30, Redondo Beach CA 90277; 310-371-1036.
- CONDE, MARYSE
- * _I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem (Ballantine One World 0-345-38420-2, Jan 94 [Dec 93], $10.00, 225pp, tp, cover by Walter Rane) Reprint (University of Virginia 1992) historical novel with fantasy elements about the Salem Witch Trials, told from the viewpoint of the slave Tituba, who really does possess some supernatural powers. With a foreword by Angela Y. Davis and an afterword by Ann Armstrong Scarboro. Translated from the French by Richard Philcox. Originally published as Moi, Tituba, Sorciere...Noire de Salem (Editions Mercure de France 1986).
- CONDE, NICHOLAS; pseudonym of Robert Stuart Nathan & Robert Rosenblum
- * _The Believers (Corgi 0-552-12347-1, Mar 88, £2.95, 427pp, pb) Reprint (Hutchinson 1982, as The Religion) supernatural thriller, now filmed.
- * _In the Deep Woods (NEL 0-450-50504-9, Sep 89, £12.95, 286pp, hc) Reprint (St. Martins 1989) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
- CONDON, RICHARD (Thomas) (1915-1996)
- * _Emperor of America (Michael Joseph 0-7181-3375-7, Apr 90, £13.99, 282pp, hc, cover by Angus McKie) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1990) satirical near-future sf novel.
- * _Emperor of America (Sphere 0-7474-0627-8, Jun 91, £4.50, 378pp, pb) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1990) near-future political satire.
- CONEY, MICHAEL G(reatrex) (1932-2005) (stories) (assoc.)
- * _Cat Karina (Orbit 0-7088-3014-5, Feb 87, £2.50, 241pp, pb) [Song of Earth] Reprint (Ace 1982) sf novel. Related to the Song of the Earth series. [First U.K. edition]
- * _The Celestial Steam Locomotive (SFBC #3527, May 84 [Apr 84], $3.98, 275pp, hc) [Song of Earth] Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1983) sf novel.
- * _The Celestial Steam Locomotive (Futura/Orbit 0-7088-8194-7, Aug 86 [Mar 86], £2.95, 302pp, pb) [Song of Earth] Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1983) sf novel, Vol. 1 of The Song of Earth.
- * *Fang, the Gnome (NAL 0-453-00575-6, Feb 88 [Jan 88], $17.95, 345pp, hc) [Song of Earth] Quasi-Arthurian, quasi-humorous, quasi-sf novel, third in the Greataway series. The sf elements dont keep this from being mainly fantasy, and rather too cute. (FCM) Illustrations by Tim Hildebrandt.
- * _Fang, the Gnome (SFBC #12335, May 88 [Jun 88], $6.98, 345pp, hc) [Song of Earth] Reprint (NAL 1988) quasi-Arthurian fantasy novel with sf elements, 3rd in the Greataway series.
- * _Fang, the Gnome (Orbit 0-7088-8231-5, Oct 88, £3.99, 345pp, pb) [Song of Earth] Reprint (NAL 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the Song of Earth series. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Fang, the Gnome (NAL Signet 0-451-15847-4, Dec 88 [Nov 88], $3.95, 345pp, pb) [Song of Earth] Reprint (NAL 1988) Arthurian fantasy novel.
- * *Gods of the Greataway (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-35337-8, Oct 84 [Sep 84], $15.95, 278pp, hc) [Song of Earth] Sf novel, Vol. II of The Song of Earth.
- * _Gods of the Greataway (SFBC #2084, Feb 85 [Jan 85], $3.98, 243pp, hc) [Song of Earth] Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1984) sf novel, sequel to The Celestial Steam Locomotive.
- * _Gods of the Greataway (Futura/Orbit 0-7088-8192-0, Oct 86, £2.50, 279pp, pb) [Song of Earth] Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1984) sf novel, Song of the Earth #2.
- * *King of the Scepterd Isle (NAL 0-453-00667-1, Aug 89 [Jul 89], $18.95, 399pp, hc) [Song of Earth] Quasi-Arthurian fantasy novel with sf elements, sequel to Fang the Gnome and part of the Greataway series.
- * _King of the Scepterd Isle (SFBC #15464, Nov 89, $8.98, 399pp, hc) [Song of Earth] Reprint (NAL 1989) quasi-Arthurian fantasy novel with sf elements, sequel to Fang the Gnome.
- * _King of the Scepterd Isle (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45042-6, Nov 90 [Oct 90], $4.50, 399pp, pb, cover by Tim Hildebrandt) [Song of Earth] Reprint (NAL 1989) quasi-Arthurian fantasy with sf elements, a sequel to Fang, the Gnome and part of the overall Greataway series.
- * _Pallahaxi Tide (Porcépic Press 0-88878-293-4, Sep 90 [Aug 90], $5.95, 237pp, tp, cover by Jim Zinger) Reprint (Gollancz 1975 as Hello Summer, Goodbye) sf novel of an alien planet about to begin an Ice Age.
- CONFORD, ELLEN (1942- ) (stories)
- * *The Frog Princess of Pelham (Little, Brown 0-316-15246-3, Apr 97 [Jun 97], $15.95, 106pp, hc, cover by Doron Ben-Ami) Young-adult fantasy. A contemporary suburban princess kisses the most popular guy in school, and turns into a frog.
- * *Genie with the Light Blue Hair (Bantam 0-553-05806-1, Mar 89 [Feb 89], $13.95, 150pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel about a girl who gets more than just an old lamp for her birthday. A genie who bears a striking resemblance to Groucho Marx comes with it.
- * _Genie with the Light Blue Hair (Bantam Starfire 0-553-28484-3, Jun 90 [May 90], $3.50, 150pp, pb, cover by Garin Baker) Reprint (Bantam 1989) young-adult fantasy novel about a girl whose lamp contains a genie with an uncanny resemblance to Groucho Marx.
- CONGER, SYNDY M., ed.
- * *Iconoclastic Departures: Mary Shelley After Frankenstein: Essays in Honor of the Bicentenary of Mary Shelleys Birth (with Frederick S. Frank & Gregory ODea) (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press 0-8386-3684-5, Nov 97 [May 98], $49.50, 362pp, hc) Critical non-fiction, a collection of 14 essays, plus a bibliography of Shelleys other fiction, and index. This is dated 1997, but not seen until now. [Shelley]
- CONGREVE, BILL, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Bonescribes: Years Best Australian Horror: 1995 (with Robert Hood) (MirrorDanse Books 0-9586583-5-8, 1996 [May 96], A$12.95, 148pp, tp, cover by Shaun Tan) Best-of-the-Year anthology with 10 horror stories, a list of recommended reading, and a history of Australian horror by Bill Congreve, Sean McMullen & Steve Paulsen. Available from MirrorDanse Books, PO Box 3542, Parramatta NSW 2124, Australia. (Contents)
- * *Intimate Armageddons (Five Islands Press 1-875604-03-0, Jun 92 [Jul 93], no price, 144pp, tp, cover by Robert Hood) Original anthology of 11 horror stories by Australian writers. Maggies Place by Steven Proposch is a reprint and Dream by Bill Congreve is a revised version of a previously published piece. This is a 1992 book not seen until now. Available from Five Islands Press, PO Box 1946, Wollongong NSW 2500, Australia. (Contents)
- CONKLIN, (Edward) GROFF, ed. (1904-1968) (stories)
- * _50 Short Science Fiction Tales (with Isaac Asimov) See entry under Isaac Asimov.
- * _The Omnibus of Science Fiction (Chatham River 0-517-45370-3, Jun 86, $1.98, 561pp, pb) Reprint (Crown 1952) anthology; an instant remainder book. In typical instant remainder fashion, one last story is omitted, Counter Charm by Peter Phillips. The original plates were used. The price makes it an eye-popping bargain. (Contents)
- CONLEY, MARTHA; pseudonym of Marta Randall, (1948- )
- * *Growing Light (St. Martins 0-312-09823-5, Sep 93 [Aug 93], $18.95, 228pp, hc, cover by John Patrick) Associational mystery novel of murder in a New Age software company. Conley is a pen name for sf writer Marta Randall.
- CONLY, JANE LESLIE
- * *R.T., Margaret, and the Rats of NIMH (Harper & Row 0-06-021363-9, Jun 90 [Mar 91], $12.95, 260pp, hc, cover by Leonard Lubin) [Rats of NIMH] Young-adult fantasy novel, second in the series based on Robert C. OBriens Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH written by his daughter. This is a 1990 book not seen until now.
- * _R.T., Margaret, and the Rats of NIMH (Harper Trophy 0-06-440387-4, Sep 91 [Aug 91], $3.95, 260pp, tp, cover by Ed Gazsi) [Rats of NIMH] Reprint (Harper & Row 1990) young-adult fantasy novel, second volume of a series based on Robert C. OBriens Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, written by his daughter.
- * *Racso and the Rats of NIMH (Harper & Row 0-06-021361-2, May 86 [Apr 86], $12.50, 278pp, hc) [Rats of NIMH] library edition -021362-0, $11.89. Juvenile fantasy novel, a sequel to Robert C. OBriens Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, by his daughter. Illustrations by Leonard Lubin.
- * _Racso and the Rats of NIMH (Gollancz 0-575-03261-8, Jul 86 [Aug 86], £6.95, 192pp, hc) [Rats of NIMH] Reprint (Harper & Row 1986) juvenile fantasy novel, sequel to Robert C. OBriens Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.
- * _Racso and the Rats of NIMH (Puffin 0-14-032333-3, Dec 87, £2.25, 189pp, pb) [Rats of NIMH] Reprint (Harper & Row 1986) juvenile fantasy novel.
- * _Racso and the Rats of NIMH (Harper Trophy 0-06-440245-2, Sep 88 [Oct 88], $3.50, 278pp, pb) [Rats of NIMH] Reprint (Harper & Row 1986) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. OBrien, written by his daughter. Illustrations by Leonard Lubin.
- * _Racso and the Rats of NIMH (Harper Trophy 0-06-440245-2, Sep 91 [Oct 91], $3.95, 278pp, tp, cover by Ed Gazsi) [Rats of NIMH] Reprint (Harper & Row 1986) young-adult fantasy novel, first book of a series based on Robert C. OBriens Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, written by his daughter. Illustrated by Leonard Lubin.
- * _RT, Margaret and the Rats of NIMH (Gollancz 0-575-04832-8, Aug 90, £8.95, 192pp, hc) [Rats of NIMH] Reprint (Harper & Row 1990) young-adult fantasy novel.
- CONLY, LESLIE
- * _RT, Margaret and the Rats of NIMH (Puffin 0-14-034805-0, Mar 92 [Apr 92], £2.99, 191pp, pb, cover by Robert Goldsmith) [Rats of NIMH] Reprint (Harper & Row 1990) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume three in the NIMH series.
- CONLY, ROBERT LESLY CARROLL; see pseudonym Robert C. OBrien (chron.)
- CONN, PHOEBE (Jane); pseudonym of Phoebe C. Ingwalson, (1941- ); see pseudonym Cinnamon Burke
- * *Starfire (Zebra/Pinnacle 0-7860-0033-3, Aug 94 [Jul 94], $5.99, 446pp, pb) SF romance. A star pilot and a beautiful female rebel set out on an interplanetary search for her missing twin.
- CONNER, JEFF
- * *Stephen King Goes to Hollywood (NAL 0-453-00552-7, Jul 87 [Sep 87], $19.50, 144pp, hc) Non-fiction book on King and the movies, with lots of photos. Packaged and produced by Tim Underwood and Chuck Miller.
- * *Stephen King Goes to Hollywood (NAL Plume 0-452-25937-1, Aug 87, $9.95, 144pp, tp) Non-fiction guide to Kings movies, with a reprinted interview of King. The book is written by Conner, but Tim Underwood and Chuck Miller appear on the cover as producers, and the book is copyright in their name. [King]
- CONNER, MICHAEL (1951- ) (stories)
- * *Archangel (Tor 0-312-85743-8, Feb 95 [Jan 95], $21.95, 350pp, hc, cover by Brad Schmehl) SF novel set in an alternate America in the 1920s. A journalist seeks a vampire murderer in a city devastated by a deadly blood plague.
- * _Archangel (Tor 0-812-54321-1, Apr 96 [Mar 96], $6.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Brad Schmehl) Reprint (Tor 1995) SF novel about a blood plague in an alternate 1920s America.
- * *Groupmind (Berkley 0-425-07191-X, Oct 84 [Sep 84], $2.95, 217pp, pb) Sf novel.
- CONNER, MIGUEL
- * *The Queen of Darkness (Warner Aspect 0-446-60506-9, Apr 98 [Mar 98], $5.99, 276pp, pb, cover by Michel Bohbot) Post-holocaust SF novel. Vampires rule Earth after nuclear wars darken the skies.
- CONNERS, AARON (1962- )
- * *The Pandora Directive (Prima/Proteus 0-7615-0068-5, Sep 95 [Aug 95], $5.99, 325pp, pb) [Tex Murphy] SF detective novelization featuring Tex Murphy and set in post-WWIII 2042. Written by the author of the computer game. Copyrighted by Access Software.
- * *Under A Killing Moon (Prima/Proteus 0-7615-0420-6, May 96 [Apr 96], $5.99, 328pp, pb) [Tex Murphy] SF novelization featuring the detective Tex Murphy from the interactive movie computer games by Access Software. Copyrighted by Prima Publishing.
- CONNERS, BERNARD F. (1926- )
- * _The Hampton Sisters (Dell 0-440-20143-8, Aug 88 [Jul 88], $3.95, 382pp, pb) Horror novel about two sisters, one good, the other evil or at least very weird.
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