The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

COOK, GLEN (Charles) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * *Petty Pewter Gods (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45478-2, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $5.99, 296pp, pb) [Garrett] Fantasy novel. Two rival pantheons of petty gods want to hire hard-boiled P.I. Garrett, and they won’t take no for an answer. Sixth in the series.
• * *Reap the East Wind (Tor 0-812-53376-3, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $2.95, 213pp, pb) [Dread Empire] Fantasy novel, new addition to the “Dread Empire” series.
• * *Red Iron Nights (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45108-2, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $3.99, 270pp, pb, cover by Tim Hildebrandt) [Garrett] Fantasy PI novel, sixth book of the “Garrett” series. The investigator takes on a serial killer in his home town.
• * *Shadow Games (Tor 0-812-53382-8, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $3.95, 311pp, pb) [Black Company] Military fantasy novel, Book four of the “Chronicles of the Black Company” series, and first “Book of the South”.
• * _Shadow Games (Tor 0-812-53382-8, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], $5.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Keith Berdak) [Black Company] Reissue (Tor 1989) military fantasy novel, book four of “The Chronicles of the Black Company”. Fourth printing.
• * _Shadowline (Warner 0-446-34214-9, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $3.95, 350pp, pb) [Starfishers] Reissue (Warner 1982) sf novel. Vol. 1 of the “Starfishers” trilogy.
• * *Shadows Linger (Tor 0-812-53372-0, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.95, 319pp, pb) [Black Company] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Black Company.
• * _Shadows Linger (Tor 0-812-50842-4, Apr ’90, $3.95, 319pp, pb, cover by Keith Berdak) [Black Company] Reissue (Tor 1984) fantasy novel, second book of the “Black Company” series; second printing.
• * _Shadows Linger (Roc UK 0-14-016554-1, May ’92, £4.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Keith Berdak) [Black Company] Reprint (Tor 1984) fantasy novel. The Second Chronicle of “The Black Company”. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Shadows Linger (Tor 0-812-50842-4, Jan ’97, $5.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Keith Berdak) [Black Company] Reissue (Tor 1984) military fantasy novel, book two of “The Chronicles of the Black Company”. Fourth printing.
• * *She is the Darkness (Tor 0-312-85907-4, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $23.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) [Black Company: Glittering Stone] Fantasy novel in the “Black Company” series, book two of the “Glittering Stone” subseries.
• * _She is the Darkness (Tor 0-812-55533-3, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $6.99, 470pp, pb, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) [Black Company: Glittering Stone] Reprint (Tor 1997) fantasy novel, seventh in the “Black Company” series, book two of the “Glittering Stone” subseries.
• * *The Silver Spike (Tor 0-812-50220-5, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.95, 313pp, pb) [Black Company] Fantasy novel set in the same world as “Chronicles of the Black Company”.
• * _The Silver Spike (Tor 0-812-50220-5, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], $5.99, 313pp, pb, cover by Keith Berdak) [Black Company] Reissue (Tor 1989) military fantasy novel, set in the same world as “The Chronicles of the Black Company”. Third printing.
• * *Sung in Blood (NESFA Press 0-915368-44-7, Apr ’90, $15.00, 161pp, hc, cover by David Cherry) Fantasy novel of a young man battling a sorceror to avenge his father’s murder. This is a limited edition of 800 copies, the first 210 of which are signed and slipcased (-95-1). The slipcased state is sold out.
• * *Sweet Silver Blues (NAL/Signet 0-451-15061-9, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $3.50, 255pp, pb) [Garrett] Fantasy/alternate magical world/hardboiled detective novel. Tougher than most examples of this odd sub-genre, this one works well. (FCM)
• * _Sweet Silver Blues (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45070-1, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $3.95, 255pp, pb, cover by Tim Hildebrandt) [Garrett] Reissue (Signet 1987) fantasy PI novel, first book of the “Garrett” series; fourth printing.
• * _The Swordbearer (Tor 0-812-50307-4, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $3.95, 281pp, pb, cover by Keith Berdak) Reprint (Timescape 1982) fantasy adventure novel of a man chosen by a sword to bear it in its quest for vengeance.
• * *The Tower of Fear (Tor 0-312-93193-X, Aug ’89, $16.95, 375pp, hc) Fantasy novel of intrigue and wizardry, set in a barbarian city. Not part of any past series.
• * _The Tower of Fear (Tor 0-812-50929-3, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $3.95, 375pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1989) fantasy novel of intrigue and wizardry in a barbarian city. This is not part of any series so far.
• * _The Tower of Fear (Grafton 0-586-21061-X, May ’91, £3.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Stephen Bradbury) Reprint (Tor 1989) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Warlock (Popular Library/Questar 0-445-20062-6, Nov ’85 [Oct ’85], $2.95, 268pp, pb) [Darkwar] Fantasy novel, “Darkwar Trilogy” #2.
• * *The White Rose (Tor 0-812-53374-7, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $2.95, 317pp, pb) [Black Company] Fantasy novel, the “Third Chronicle of the Black Company.”
• * _The White Rose (Tor 0-812-50844-0, Apr ’90, $3.95, 317pp, pb, cover by Keith Berdak) [Black Company] Reissue (Tor 1985) fantasy novel, third book of the “Black Company” series; second printing.
• * _The White Rose (Roc UK 0-14-016555-X, Jul ’92, £4.99, 317pp, pb, cover by Keith Berdak) [Black Company] Reprint (Tor 1985) fantasy novel. The Third Chronicle of “The Black Company”. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The White Rose (Tor 0-812-50844-0, Jan ’97, $5.99, 317pp, pb, cover by Keith Berdak) [Black Company] Reissue (Tor 1985) military fantasy novel, book three of “The Chronicles of the Black Company”. Fourth printing.
• * *With Mercy Toward None (Baen 0-671-55925-7, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $2.95, 336pp, pb) [Dread Empire] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Fire in His Hands.

COOK, HUGH (Walter Gilbert) (1956-2008) (stories)

• * +The Hero’s Return (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20664-0, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 204pp, pb) [Age of Darkness] Humorous fantasy novel, “Wizard War Chronicles” III. First U.S. edition (Colin Smythe 1987 as part of The Wordsmiths and the Warguild).
• * +The Oracle (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20914-3, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 346pp, pb) [Age of Darkness] Reprint (Corgi 1987 as The Women and the Warlords) humorous sword and sorcery novel, fourth in the American version of the “Wizard War Chronicles” (third in the British version).
• * +The Questing Hero (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20654-3, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.50, 200pp, pb) [Age of Darkness] Fantasy novel, second in the “Wizard War” chronicles. First U.S. edition (Colin Smythe 1987, as part of The Wordsmiths and the Warguild). The first American edition has only the first 21 chapters of the 46-chapter British volume.
• * *The Shift (Jonathan Cape 0-224-02389-6, Jan ’87, £9.95, 215pp, hc) Humorous sf novel.
• * +The Shift (Random Vintage 0-394-74739-9, Jun ’87, $6.95, 215pp, tp) Literary sf novel set after the first thermonuclear war. A wild blend of sex, power-lust, and aliens. First U.S. edition (Jonathan Cape 1986).
• * *The Walrus and the Warwolf (Corgi 0-552-13327-2, Jun ’88, £3.95, 779pp, pb) [Age of Darkness] Fantasy novel. Volume 4 in the “Chronicles of an Age of Darkness” series.
• * *The Wazir and the Witch (Corgi 0-552-13537-2, Sep ’90, £3.99, 448pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Age of Darkness] Fantasy novel. Volume 7 in the “Chronicles of an Age of Darkness” series.
• * *The Werewolf and the Wormlord (Corgi 0-552-13538-0, Oct ’91, £3.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Age of Darkness] Fantasy novel. Volume 8 in the “Chronicles of an Age of Darkness” series.
• * *The Wicked and the Witless (Corgi 0-552-13439-2, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], £3.99, 459pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Age of Darkness] Fantasy novel. Volume 5 in the “Chronicles of an Age of Darkness” series.
• * *The Wishstone and the Wonderworkers (Corgi 0-552-13536-4, May ’90 [Apr ’90], £3.99, 448pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Age of Darkness] Fantasy novel. Volume 6 in the “Chronicles of an Age of Darkness” series.
• * *The Witchlord and the Weaponmaster (Corgi 0-552-13849-5, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], £5.99, 716pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Age of Darkness] Fantasy novel. Volume 10 in the “Chronicles of an Age of Darkness” series.
• * +Wizard War (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20422-2, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $3.50, 447pp, pb) [Age of Darkness] Fantasy novel, a retitling of The Wizards and the Warriors (Colin Smythe 1986), first in a new British fantasy series. This is its first American edition.
• * _Wizard War (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20701-1, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.95, 447pp, pb) [Age of Darkness] Reissue (Colin Smythe 1986 as The Wizards and the Warriors) fantasy novel, first in the “Wizard War” chronicles. Third printing, now without the embossed cover.
• * +Wizard War Chronicles: Lords of the Sword (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45065-5, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $3.99, 272pp, pb) [Age of Darkness] Fantasy novel in the “Chronicles of an Age of Darkness” series. This is a slightly revised edition of the first third of The Walrus and the Warwolf (Corgi 1988), the fourth book of the U.K. series.
• * _The Wizards & the Warriors (Dufour Editions/Colin Smyth 0-86140-203-0, Jul ’87, $18.95, 351pp, hc) [Age of Darkness] Fantasy novel. This is actually the original 1986 Colin Smythe edition, distributed in the U.S. by Dufour. To compound the confusion, it has also appeared in America as Wizard War (Popular Library 1987).
• * *The Wizards and the Warriors (Colin Smythe 0-86140-244-8, Nov ’86, £8.95, 352pp, hc) [Age of Darkness] Fantasy novel, vol. 1 in the “Chronicles of an Age of Darkness” series.
• * *The Wizards and the Warriors (Corgi 0-552-12566-0, Nov ’86, £2.95, 544pp, pb) [Age of Darkness] Paperback edition of the above.
• * *The Women and the Warlords (Corgi 0-552-13131-8, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], £2.95, 429pp, pb) [Age of Darkness] Fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Chronicles of an Age of Darkness” series.
• * _The Women and the Warlords (Colin Smythe 0-86140-265-0, Mar ’89 [Apr ’89], £10.95, 283pp, hc) [Age of Darkness] Reprint (Corgi 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in “The Chronicles of an Age of Darkness”. [Not seen]
• * +The Women and the Warlords (Dufour/Corgi 0-8023-1286-1, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $19.95, 283pp, hc) [Age of Darkness] Humorous sword and sorcery novel, third book in the “Chronicles of an Age of Darkness” series of an announced 24 (!). First American edition (Corgi 1987). Actually this is the fourth volume, since the American editions have been broken up into more volumes.
• * *The Wordsmiths and the Warguild (Corgi 0-552-13130-X, Jun ’87, £2.95, 316pp, pb) [Age of Darkness] Fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Chronicles of an Age of Darkness” series.
• * *The Wordsmiths and the Warguild (Colin Smythe 0-86140-267-7, Nov ’87 [Dec ’87], £9.95, 202pp, hc) [Age of Darkness] Fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Chronicles of an Age of Darkness” series. Available in the US from Dufour Editions for $18.95.
• * *The Worshippers and the Way (Corgi 0-552-13848-7, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], £4.99, 380pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Age of Darkness] Fantasy novel. Volume nine in the “Chronicles of an Age of Darkness” series.

COOK, PAUL (Harlin) (1950- ) (stories)

• * *The Alejandra Variations (Ace 0-441-01240-X, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.75, 248pp, pb) Sf novel.
• * *Duende Meadow (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25374-3, Nov ’85 [Sep ’85], $2.95, 227pp, pb) Sf novel. Paranoid post-holocaust underground civilization emerges to find friendly Russian farmers on former U.S. territory.
• * *Fortress on the Sun (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45626-2, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $5.99, 347pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) SF novel. A prison colony harvests metals from solor plasma until a devasting illness reveals secrets.
• * *Halo (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26171-1, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $3.50, 291pp, pb) Sf novel of an alien invasion and a deadly artifact.
• * *On the Rim of the Mandala (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26582-2, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $3.95, 246pp, pb) Sf novel of a vulnerable immortal vs. genetically engineered saboteurs.
• * _Tintagel (Ace 0-441-81298-8, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $2.75, 210pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 1981) sf novel.

COOK, RICK; [i.e., James Richard Cook] (1944- ) (stories)

• * *Limbo System (Baen 0-671-69835-4, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $3.50, 305pp, pb) Sf novel about demonic aliens trapped in a planetless system and released by Earthmen.
• * *Mall Purchase Night (Baen 0-671-72198-4, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $4.99, 336pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Fantasy novel about a night security guard caught up in a battle between good and evil being fought at night in a mall built over a gateway between Elfland and Earth.
• * *The Wiz Biz (Baen 0-671-87846-8, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $6.99, 615pp, pb, cover by Tom Kidd) [Wiz Zumwalt] Omnibus of the first two humorous fantasy novels in the series featuring Wiz Zumwalt: Wizard’s Bane (1989) and The Wizardry Compiled (1990). (Contents)
• * *The Wizardry Compiled (Baen 0-671-69856-7, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $3.95, 307pp, pb, cover by Larry Schwinger) [Wiz Zumwalt] Fantasy novel of a computer geek in a magical world, sequel to Wizard’s Bane.
• * *The Wizardry Consulted (Baen 0-671-87700-3, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $5.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Cortney Skinner & Newell Convers) [Wiz Zumwalt] Fantasy novel about a computer hacker in a fantasy world, fourth in the “Wizardry” series. Dragons want Wiz to write them a place in his program.
• * *The Wizardry Cursed (Baen 0-671-72049-X, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $4.95, 394pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Wiz Zumwalt] Fantasy novel of an air force pilot transported to a fantasy world previously visited only by computer hackers, third book of the “Wizard’s Bane” series.
• * *The Wizardry Quested (Baen 0-671-87708-9, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $5.99, 313pp, pb, cover by Newell Convers & John Pierrard) [Wiz Zumwalt] Humorous fantasy novel, fifth in the series featuring Wiz Zumwalt, computer programmer turned wizard.
• * *Wizard’s Bane (Baen 0-671-69803-6, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.50, 310pp, pb) [Wiz Zumwalt] Fantasy novel about a computer hacker transported to a magical world. A first novel.
• * _Wizard’s Bane (Baen 0-671-69803-6, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $3.50, 310pp, pb, cover by Alan Gutierrez) [Wiz Zumwalt] Reissue (Baen 1989) fantasy novel about a computer hacker transported to a magical world; second printing.

COOK, ROBERT WILLIAM ARTHUR (1931-1994); see pseudonym Derek Raymond (stories)

COOK, ROBIN (1940- )

• * *Invasion (Berkley 0-425-15540-4, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $6.99, 338pp, pb) Near-future thriller of an alien plague. This is a TV tie-in.
• * _Invasion (SFBC #12073, Aug ’97 [Apr ’97], $9.98, 338pp, hc) Reprint (Berkley 1997) near-future thriller of an alien invasion by plague, a TV tie-in. This is the first hardcover edition; the text follows the Berkley paperback edition. It lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Invasion (Pan 0-330-35288-1, Nov ’97, £5.99, 393pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 1997) near-future thriller of an alien plague. A TV tie-in. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Invasion (Berkley 0-425-15540-4, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $6.99, 338pp, pb) Reissue (Berkley 1997) near-future thriller of an alien plague. This is a TV tie-in. Fifth printing.
• * _Mindbend (G.K. Hall Large Print 0-8161-3804-4, Feb ’86, £10.95, 400pp, hc) Reprint (Putnam 1985) medical horror thriller.
• * _Mindbend (Pan 0-330-29165-3, Mar ’86, £2.50, 254pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1985) medical horror thriller.
• * _Mindbend (NAL/Signet 0-451-14108-3, May ’86, $4.95, 351pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1985) medical horror/sf novel; 3rd printing after the first paperback release in February.
• * _Mortal Fear (Pan 0-330-30760-6, 1988 [Oct ’88], £2.95, 364pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1988) medical horror novel. This is a special ‘Open Market’ edition and is not generally available in the UK.
• * _Mortal Fear (Macmillan 0-333-47141-5, Apr ’88, £11.95, 364pp, hc) Reprint (Putnam’s 1988) horror novel about a virus that can accelerate aging. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Mortal Fear (Berkley 0-425-11388-4, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $4.95, 364pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1988) medical horror novel of genetics.
• * _Mortal Fear (Pan 0-330-30760-6, Mar ’89, £3.99, 364pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Putnam 1988) medical horror novel.
• * _Mortal Fear (Berkley 0-425-11388-4, Aug ’96, $6.99, 364pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1988) SF medical thriller about a virus that accelerates aging. 25th printing.
• * _Mortal Fear (Berkley 0-425-11388-4, Jul ’98 [Oct ’98], $7.99, 364pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1988) SF medical thriller about a virus that accelerates aging. 31st printing.
• * *Mutation (Putnam 0-399-13402-6, Jan ’89, $18.95, 367pp, hc) Medical thriller about the results of genetic engineering. Father creates the perfect son with horrible results.
• * _Mutation (Macmillan 0-333-49656-6, Apr ’89, £11.95, 367pp, hc, cover by Jerry Bauer) Reprint (Putnam 1989) medical thriller about the horrific results of genetic engineering. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Mutation (Pan Overseas 0-330-30978-1, 1990 [May ’90], £3.99, 367pp, pb, cover by Paul Dewhurst) Reprint (Putnam’s 1989) medical thriller about genetic engineering. This is an ’Open Market’ edition and is not generally available in the UK.
• * _Mutation (Berkley 0-425-11965-3, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $4.95, 338pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1989) medical thriller about the results of genetic engineering.
• * _Mutation (Pan 0-330-30978-1, Aug ’90 [Sep ’90], £3.99, 367pp, pb, cover by Paul Dewhurst) Reprint (Putnam 1989) medical thriller about the horrific results of genetic engineering.
• * _Mutation (Berkley 0-425-11965-3, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $6.99, 338pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) Reprint (Putnam 1989) medical thriller about genetic engineering. 16th printing.
• * _Mutation (Berkley 0-425-11965-3, Oct ’98, $7.50, 338pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) Reissue (Putnam 1989) medical thriller about genetic engineering. 23rd printing.
• * *Outbreak (Putnam 0-399-13187-6, Jan ’87, $17.95, 366pp, hc) Sf medical horror novel.
• * _Outbreak (Macmillan 0-333-44861-8, Aug ’87, £9.95, 366pp, hc) Reprint (Putnam 1987) sf medical horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Outbreak (Pan 0-330-30207-8, Apr ’88, £2.99, 366pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan 1987) medical horror novel.
• * _Outbreak (Berkley 0-425-10687-X, Aug ’96, $6.99, 340pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1987) SF medical thriller. 30th printing.
• * _Outbreak (Berkley 0-425-10687-X, Jun ’98, $7.50, 340pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1987) SF medical thriller. 34th printing.

COOK, TONYA C(arter) (chron.)

• * _DragonLance: The Dargonesti (with Paul B. Thompson) See entry under Paul B. Thompson

COOK, W(illiam) PAUL (1881-1948)

• * _In Memoriam: Howard Phillips Lovecraft: Recollections, Appreciations, Estimates (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-38-0, Jun ’91 [Jul ’91], $5.95, 35pp, ph) Reprint (Necronomicon 1977) of Cook’s famous 1940 memoir of Lovecraft. [Lovecraft]