The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

CONDON, RICHARD (Thomas) (1915-1996) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _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 don’t 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 Scepter’d 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 Scepter’d 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 Scepter’d 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 Shelley’s Birth (with Frederick S. Frank & Gregory O’Dea) (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 Shelley’s “other” fiction, and index. This is dated 1997, but not seen until now. [Shelley]

CONGREVE, BILL, ed. (stories)

• * *Bonescribes: Year’s 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. “Maggie’s 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. Martin’s 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. O’Brien’s 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. O’Brien’s 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. O’Brien’s 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. O’Brien’s 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. O’Brien, 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. O’Brien’s 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. O’Brien

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 King’s 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) (assoc.)

• * *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

• * *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.
• * _The Hampton Sisters (Severn House 0-7278-4016-9, Nov ’89, £11.95, 287pp, hc) Reprint (Dell 1988) occult thriller. [First U.K. edition]

CONNOLLY, FLYNN (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Rising of the Moon (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38289-7, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $4.99, 392pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Sf novel about the oppression of women in 21st-century Ireland. A first novel. Recommended (SW).

CONNOR, MIKE

• * *Eye of the Sun (Ace 0-441-22388-5, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $3.50, 311pp, pb) Far future sf novel with the feel of exotic fantasy.
• * _The Houdini Directive (Ace 0-441-34354-6, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $3.50, 166pp, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1978 as I Am Not the Other Houdini) sf novel set in 21st-century California.

CONNORS, WILLIAM W. (stories)

• * *Ravenloft: Shadowborn (with Carrie A. Bebris) (TSR 0-7869-0766-5, Mar ’98, $5.99, 314pp, tp, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [Ravenloft] Novelization based on the dark fantasy role-playing game. Copyrighted by TSR.

CONRAD, PAM (Stampf) (1947-1996) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Stonewords (Harper & Row 0-06-021315-9, Mar ’90, $12.95, 130pp, hc, cover by Darryl Zudeck) [Stonewords] Young-adult fantasy of two little girls from different times existing as ghosts in each other’s world.
• * _Stonewords (Harper Trophy 0-06-440354-8, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $3.95, 130pp, tp, cover by Darryl Zudeck) [Stonewords] Reprint (Harper & Row 1990) young-adult ghost novel of two little girls from different times existing as ghosts in each other’s worlds. An Edgar Award winner.
• * _Stonewords (Oxford University Press 0-19-271649-2, Apr ’92, £8.95, 130pp, hc, cover by Darryl Zudeck) [Stonewords] Reprint (Harper & Row 1990) young-adult ghost novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Stonewords (HarperTrophy 0-06-440354-8, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $4.95, 130pp, pb, cover by Stephen Johnson) [Stonewords] Reprint (Harper & Row 1990) young-adult time travel/ghost story. Winner of the Edgar for Best Children’s Mystery.
• * *Zoe Rising (HarperCollins/Geringer 0-06-027217-1, Jun ’96 [Aug ’96], $13.95, 131pp, hc, cover by Sarah Conrad) [Stonewords] Young-adult time travel/ghost story, sequel to Stonewords.

CONRAD, ROXANNE (Longstreet) (1962- ); see pseudonym Roxanne Longstreet (stories)

• * *Copper Moon (Penguin/Onyx 0-451-19164-1, Jul ’97 [Jul ’98], $5.99, pb) Horror novel. A musician may be the reincarnation of a victim of a serial killer who has just been released from jail.

CONROY, ROBERT

• * _1901 (SFBC #07407, Aug ’95, $10.98, 374pp, hc) Reprint (Lyford Books 1995) alternate history novel of German invasion of New York in 1901. This is presumably similar to the Lyford edition (0-89141-537-8, $21.95), which has not been seen.

CONSTANTINE, LARRY, ed. (stories)

• * *Infinite Loop: Stories About the Future by the People Creating It (Miller Freeman 0-87930-298-4, Aug ’93, $19.95, 310pp, hc, cover by Mark Wagner) Anthology of 27 stories, three reprints, by programmers and other computer professionals. Includes a story by Steve Rasnic Tem. Order from Miller Freeman, 600 Harrison St., San Francisco CA 94107. (Contents)

CONSTANTINE, STORM (1956- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Aleph (Orbit 0-7088-8355-9, Jun ’91, £7.99, 314pp, tp) [Monstrous Regiment] Sf novel. Sequel to The Monstrous Regiment.
• * *The Bewitchments of Love and Hate (Macdonald 0-356-15158-1, Feb ’88 [Mar ’88], £12.95, 411pp, hc) [Wraeththu] Sf novel. Volume 2 in the “Wraeththu” series.
• * _The Bewitchments of Love and Hate (Orbit 0-7088-8274-9, Nov ’88, £4.50, 411pp, tp) [Wraeththu] Reprint (Macdonald 1988) sf novel. Volume 2 in the “Wraeththu” series.
• * +The Bewitchments of Love and Hate (Tor 0-812-50556-5, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $4.95, 411pp, pb, cover by Richard Berry) [Wraeththu] Sf novel, second book of the “Wraeththu” series. First American edition (Macdonald 1988).
• * *Burying the Shadow (Headline 0-7472-7951-9, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], £8.99, 406pp, tp, cover by Steve Wallace) Metaphysical fantasy novel about a race of angelic vampires. A hardcover edition (-0404-7, £15.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _Burying the Shadow (Headline 0-7472-3877-4, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], £4.99, 406pp, pb, cover by Steve Wallace) Reprint (Headline 1992) metaphysical fantasy novel about a race of angelic vampires.
• * *Calenture (Headline 0-7472-0940-5, Apr ’94, £16.99, 340pp, hc) [Priest of Hands] Fantasy novel, based on “Priest of Hands”.
• * *The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit (Macdonald 0-356-14548-4, Aug ’87, £11.95, 318pp, hc) [Wraeththu] Sf novel, a first novel. Volume 1 in the “Wraeththu” series.
• * _The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit (Orbit 0-7088-8256-0, Mar ’88, £3.95, 318pp, tp) [Wraeththu] Reprint (Macdonald 1987) sf novel. Volume 1 in the “Wraeththu” series.
• * +The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit (Tor 0-812-50554-9, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $3.95, 318pp, pb, cover by Sam Rakeland) [Wraeththu] Sf novel, first book of the “Wraeththu” series. First American edition (Macdonald 1987).
• * *The Fulfilments of Fate and Desire (Orbit 0-7088-8305-2, Aug ’89, £4.99, 424pp, tp) [Wraeththu] Sf novel. Volume 3 in the “Wraeththu” series.
• * *The Fulfilments of Fate and Desire (Drunken Dragon Press 0-947578-00-5, Aug ’89 [Nov ’89], £13.95, 424pp, hc, cover by Paul Damon) [Wraeththu] Sf novel. Volume 3 in the “Wraeththu” series.
• * +The Fulfilments of Fate and Desire (Tor 0-812-50558-1, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.95, 424pp, pb, cover by Sam Rakeland) [Wraeththu] Sf novel, third book of the “Wraeththu” series. First American edition (Macdonald 1988).
• * *Hermetech (Headline 0-7472-7973-X, Jan ’91 [Sep ’90], £7.99, 372pp, tp, cover by Sheer Faith) Sf novel. Also available in hardcover (-0282-6, £14.95).
• * _Hermetech (Headline 0-7472-3609-7, Jul ’91, £4.99, 502pp, pb, cover by Sheer Faith) Reprint (Headline 1991) sf novel.
• * *The Monstrous Regiment (Orbit 0-356-19089-7, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], £5.99, 344pp, tp) [Monstrous Regiment] Sf novel.
• * _The Monstrous Regiment (Orbit 0-7088-8351-6, Jun ’91, £3.99, 344pp, pb) [Monstrous Regiment] Reprint (Orbit 1990) sf novel.
• * *Scenting Hallowed Blood (Signet UK 0-451-18929-9, Oct ’96, £5.99, 357pp, pb) [Grigori Trilogy] Fantasy novel. Second in the “Grigori Trilogy” after Stalking Tender Prey.
• * *Sign for the Sacred (Headline 0-7472-7908-X, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], £8.99, 373pp, tp, cover by Amanda Billington) Fantasy novel about the battle between the Church of Ixmarity and maverick propher Resenence Jeopardy. A hardcover edition (-0693-7, £15.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _Sign for the Sacred (Headline 0-7472-4094-9, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], £5.99, 567pp, pb, cover by Amanda Billington) Reprint (Headline 1993) fantasy novel about the battle between the Church of Ixmarity and maverick prophet Resenence Jeopardy.
• * *Stalking Tender Prey (Signet Creed 0-45-118401-7, Nov ’95, £5.99, 648pp, pb) [Grigori Trilogy] Epic fantasy novel. Book One of “The Grigori Trilogy”. (Contents)