The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

CORYDON, BENT (continued)

• * _L. Ron Hubbard: Messiah or Madman? (Barricade Books 0-942637-57-7, Jun ’92, $12.95, 459pp, tp) Reprint (Lyle Stuart 1987 as by Bent Corydon and L. Ron Hubbard, Jr.) associational non-fiction, an exposé of Hubbard and the Church of Scientology by an ex-member. This edition has been revised and updated. L. Ron Hubbard, Jr.’s name appears nowhere on this new edition.

COSTA, MARGARET JULL, trans. (stories)

• * _The Mandarin (and Other Stories) (with Eça De Queiroz) See entry under Eça De Queiroz.
• * _The Relic (with Eça De Queiroz) See entry under Eça De Queiroz.

COSTELLO, MATTHEW J(ohn) (1948- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The 7th Guest (with Craig Shaw Gardner) (Prima/Proteus 0-7615-0086-3, Jul ’95, $21.95, 218pp, hc) Horror novelization based on the computer game. Portions copyrighted by Trilobyte and Virgin Interactive.
• * *Beneath Still Waters (Berkley 0-425-11532-1, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.95, 266pp, pb) Horror novel about lake creature. “It reaches up with gnarled, rotted fingers...”
• * *Child’s Play 2 (Jove 0-515-10434-5, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $3.95, 250pp, pb) Movie tie-in novelization.
• * *Child’s Play 3 (Jove 0-515-10763-8, Sep ’91 [Oct ’91], $4.50, 250pp, pb) Novelization of the horror film, based on a screenplay by Don Mancini.
• * *Darkborn (Diamond 1-55773-660-X, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $4.99, 332pp, pb) Horror novel of a childhood game that has deadly consequences for the players nearly 30 years later.
• * *Garden (Twilight Publishing no ISBN, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $15.00, 126pp, tp, cover by Stephen Honthy) [Wurm] Short horror novel, a sequel to Wurm. There is an introduction by F. Paul Wilson with illustrations by Stephen Honthy. The trade paperback is limited to 1,950 copies. A 350-copy signed hardcover edition ($50.00) and a 26-copy signed leatherbound edition ($250.00) were announced but not seen. Order from Twilight Publishing Co., 18 Oaktree Lane, Sparta NJ 07871.
• * *Guardians of the Three Volume Three: The Wizard of Tizare (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28303-0, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $3.95, 313pp, pb, cover by Steve Assel) [Guardians of the Three] Fantasy round-robin series by various authors, packaged by Bill Fawcett & Associates. The credit on the cover reads “Created by Bill Fawcett”. The author’s name is on the back in smaller type.
• * *How to Write Science Fiction (Paragon House 1-55778-473-6, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $9.95, 144pp, tp) Non-fiction, a guide to writing sf. Order from Paragon House, 90 Fifth Ave., New York NY 10011.
• * _Masque (with F. Paul Wilson) See entry under F. Paul Wilson.
• * *Midsummer (Charter Diamond 1-55773-383-X, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $3.95, 307pp, pb) Horror novel of an ancient evil from Antarctica loose in Middle America.
• * _Mirage (with F. Paul Wilson) See entry under F. Paul Wilson.
• * _Revolt on Majipoor (Orbit 0-7088-4437-5, Jan ’90, £3.50, 243pp, pb) [Majipoor] Reprint (Tor 1987) role-playing gamebook set on Robert Silverberg’s Majipoor. A “Crossroads Adventure”.
• * *seaQuest DSV: Fire Below (Ace 0-441-00039-8, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $4.99, 233pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [seaQuest DSV] Sf novelization based on the TV series, second book of a series.
• * _seaQuest DSV: Fire Below (Millennium 1-85798-212-6, May ’94, £4.99, 264pp, pb) [seaQuest DSV] Reprint (Ace 1994) SF novelization. Volume two in the series.
• * _seaQuest DSV: The Fire Below (Millennium 1-85798-173-1, Mar ’94, £14.99, 264pp, hc) [seaQuest DSV] Reprint (Ace 1994) sf novelization. Volume two in the series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Sleep Tight (Zebra 0-8217-2121-6, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], $3.95, 302pp, pb) Horror novel.
• * *Time Warrior #1: Time of the Fox (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45041-8, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $4.50, 331pp, pb) [Time Warrior] Time-travel sf novel about two graduate students of the future trapped in WWII-era North Africa with Rommel and Montgomery’s armies. First book of a series, packaged by Bill Fawcett and Associates.
• * *Time Warrior #2: Hour of the Scorpion (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45128-7, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $4.99, 335pp, pb) [Time Warrior] Time-travel sf novel, second book of a series.
• * *Time Warrior #3: Day of the Snake (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45170-8, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $4.99, 319pp, pb) [Time Warrior] SF novel. Time-travellers must repair rips in time that have changed history; set partly in World War II and partly in Arthurian times. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett Associates.
• * *Wurm (Diamond 1-55773-488-7, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $4.50, 360pp, pb) [Wurm] Horror novel of a monstrous worm from the ocean floor.

COSTELLO, SEAN (1951- )

• * *Captain Quad (Pocket 0-671-70224-6, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.95, 370pp, pb) Horror novel of an insane quadraplegic who develops psychic powers that permit him to wreak vengeance on the healthy.
• * *The Cartoonist (Pocket 0-671-67859-0, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.95, 248pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) Horror novel of a mental patient whose drawings become reality.
• * _The Cartoonist (Pan 0-330-31338-X, Feb ’91, £3.99, 248pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) Reprint (Pocket 1990) horror novel.
• * *Eden’s Eyes (Pocket 0-671-66853-6, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.95, 278pp, pb) Horror novel. A woman given sight by an eye transplant is haunted by horrifying visions.
• * _Eden’s Eyes (Pan 0-330-30810-6, Oct ’89, £3.50, 278pp, pb, cover by Melvyn) Reprint (Pocket 1989) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]

COSTIKYAN, GREG(ory John) (1959- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Another Day, Another Dungeon (Tor 0-812-50140-3, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $3.95, 341pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) [Cups and Sorcery] Humorous fantasy novel, first book of the “Cups and Sorcery” series. A first novel.
• * _Another Day, Another Dungeon (SFBC #18049, Mar ’91, $6.98, 241pp, hc, cover by A. C. Farley) [Cups and Sorcery] Reprint (Tor 1990) humorous fantasy novel, first book of the “Cups and Sorcery” series. First hardcover edition.
• * *Magic of the Plains: By the Sword (Tor 0-312-85489-7, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $18.95, 253pp, hc, cover by Ken Kelly) Fantasy novel of a young barbarian who must leave his tribe and make his way in the world. A shorter version of this novel was available on the computer network Prodigy.
• * _Magic of the Plains: By the Sword (SFBC #01757, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $8.98, 253pp, hc, cover by Ken Kelly) Reprint (Tor 1993) fantasy novel, first book of a new series. Similar to the Tor edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Magic of the Plains: By the Sword (Tor 0-812-52268-0, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $4.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Ken Kelly) Reprint (Tor 1993 as By the Sword) fantasy novel of a young barbarian who must leave his tribe and make his way in the world. First book of the “Magic of the Plains” series.
• * *One Quest, Hold the Dragons (SFBC #05891, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $7.98, 376pp, hc, cover by Paul Jaquays) [Cups and Sorcery] Fantasy novel, book two of “Cups and Sorcery”. Simultaneous with the Tor paperback edition.
• * *One Quest, Hold the Dragons (Tor 0-812-52269-9, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $4.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Paul Jaquays) [Cups and Sorcery] Fantasy novel, book two of “Cups and Sorcery”. Simultaneous with the SFBC hardcover edition.

COTT, JONATHAN (1942- ) (stories)

• * *Wandering Ghost: The Odyssey of Lafcadio Hearn (Knopf 0-394-57152-5, Feb ’91, $24.95, 438pp, hc) History/criticism. A biography of Lafcadio Hearn, author of Kwaidan and many other stories of the macabre and supernatural, primarily set in Japan.
• * _Wandering Ghost: The Odyssey of Lafcadio Hearn (Kodansha International 4-7700-1659-X, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $14.95, 438pp, tp) Reprint (Knopf 1991) history/criticism. A biography of Lafcadio Hearn, author of Kwaidan and other macabre and supernatural stories. Available from Kodansha International, 114 Fifth Ave., New York NY 10011.

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• * _Beyond the Looking Glass (Viking Overlook Tusk 0-87951-238-5, May ’88 [Nov ’89], $9.95, 519pp, tp) Reprint (Stonehill 1973) anthology of ten Victorian fantasy tales and poems, with an introduction by Leslie Fiedler and an essay by the editor plus 200 black-and-white period illustrations. This edition has a 1987 date, was announced for 1988, and not seen until 1989. A hardcover edition (-995-9) was also offered but not seen. (Contents)
• * _Beyond the Looking Glass: Extraordinary Works of Fairy Tale & Fantasy (The Overlook Press 0-87951-238-5, Mar ’91, £7.95, 519pp, tp) Reissue (Stonehill 1973) fantasy anthology. This is the U.S. edition with a U.K. price sticker.

COTTON, DONALD (stories)

• * *Doctor Who: The Myth Makers and The Gunfighters (W.H. Allen Target 0-352-32263-2, Aug ’88, £2.95, 290pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Omnibus of two Doctor Who novelizations. Volume 2 in the “Doctor Who Classics” series. (Contents)
• * _The Gunfighters (Target 0-426-20195-7, Jan ’86, £1.60, 152pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1985) sf novel, tv tie-in. “Doctor Who” #101.
• * *The Romans (W.H. Allen 0-491-03833-X, Apr ’87 [May ’87], £7.50, 128pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Juvenile sf novel. Volume 120 in the Doctor Who series.
• * _The Romans (Target 0-426-20288-0, Sep ’87, £1.95, 128pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) juvenile sf novel. Volume 120 in the Doctor Who series.

COTTRELL, JOYCE; see pseudonym Jocelin Foxe (stories)

COTTRILL, TIM (1958- )

• * *Science Fiction and Fantasy Series and Sequels, Vol. 1: Books (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Garland 0-8240-8671-6, May ’86 [Jul ’86], $35.00, xix + 398pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference book. Besides series and sequels, there is a list of anthology series. A useful volume for the collector, a must for large libraries. (CNB)

COULSON, JUANITA (Ruth, née Wellons) (1933- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _The Death God’s Citadel (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31789-0, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $2.95, 386pp, pb) Reissue (Del Rey 1980) fantasy novel; 2nd printing.
• * *Legacy of Earth (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-28180-2, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.95, 357pp, pb) [Children of the Stars] Sf novel; book three of the multi-generational “Children of the Stars” family saga.
• * _Outward Bound (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-28179-9, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.95, 371pp, pb) [Children of the Stars] Reissue (Ballantine Del Rey (1982) sf novel; second book in the multi-generational “Children of the Stars” family saga. Second printing.
• * *The Past of Forever (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-28181-0, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $3.95, 327pp, pb) [Children of the Stars] Sf novel of archaeologists on an alien world, book four of the “Children of the Stars” series.
• * *Star Sister (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36522-4, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $3.95, 219pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) Sf novel of political intrigue on an alien world.
• * _Tomorrow’s Heritage (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31065-9, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.95, 372pp, pb) [Children of the Stars] Reissue (Ballantine Del Rey 1981) sf novel; book one of the multi-generational “Children of the Stars” family saga. Fourth printing.
• * _The Web of Wizardry (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31788-2, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $2.95, 357pp, pb) Reissue (Del Rey 1978) fantasy novel; 2nd printing.

COUPER, HEATHER

• * _Halley’s Comet Pop-Up Book (with Patrick Moore) See entry under Patrick Moore.
• * *Universe (with David Pelham) (Random House 0-394-54691-1, Sep ’85, $19.95, unpaginated, hc) Spectacular pop-up book of cosmic history, perhaps the most elaborate work of paper engineering yet. James Diaz, David Carter, and David Pelham did the engineering. There’s a (probably simultaneous) edition from Century Hutchinson in Britain.

COUPERUS, LOUIS (Marie Anne) (1863-1923) (stories)

• * _The Hidden Force (Quartet 0-7043-0168-7, Sep ’92, £6.95, 254pp, tp) Reprint (University of Massachusetts 1981) literary fantasy novel about a colonial officer being destroyed by a magical force that he refuses to believe in. Originally published in Dutch as De Stille Kracht (L.J. Veen, 1900). [First U.K. edition]

COUPLAND, DOUGLAS (1961- ) (stories)

• * *Girlfriend in a Coma (HarperCollins/Flamingo 0-00-225754-8, Apr ’98, £12.99, 281pp, hc) Literary SF/fantasy novel. A woman wakes after a 17-year coma to announce having seen the end of the world.
• * _Girlfriend in a Coma (HarperCollins/Flamingo 0-00-655127-0, Nov ’98, £6.99, 281pp, tp) Reprint (Flamingo 1998) literary SF/fantasy novel.

COURLANDER, HAROLD (1908- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Bourdeaux Narrative (University of New Mexico Press 0-8263-0915-1, Sep ’90, $21.95, 192pp, hc, cover by Cynthia Welch) Historical dark fantasy of zombies and voodoo set in the 19th-century Haitian back country.

COURTENAY GRIMWOOD, JON (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Lucifer’s Dragon (NEL 0-340-67473-3, Jan ’98, £6.99, 377pp, tp, cover by Gary Marsh) SF novel.
• * *neoAddix (NEL 0-340-67472-5, Jan ’97, £5.99, 359pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) [neoAddix] SF novel. First in a series.

COURTNEY, VINCENT (1958- ) (stories)

• * *Deadly Diet (Zebra/Z-Fave 0-8217-4947-1, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $3.99, 222pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel. A teen desperate to lose weight goes on a demonic diet.
• * *Goblins (Zebra 0-8217-4630-8, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $4.50, 411pp, pb) Horror novel. A horror filmmaker’s wife gives birth to a goblin.
• * *Harvest of Blood (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-656-X, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $4.50, 384pp, pb) Vampire horror novel, the second featuring ex-cop-turned-PI Christopher Blaze, who is searching for a vampire drug kingpin smuggling hard stuff into Miami.
• * *The Nightmare Club #10: Die Laughing (Zebra/Z-Fave 0-8217-4511-5, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $3.50, 220pp, pb) [Nightmare Club] Young-adult horror novel in a loosely-connected series centered around a club where strange things happen. A teenage practical joker is possessed by the ghost of a practical joker who makes the gags turn deadly.
• * *The Nightmare Club #5: The Room (Zebra/Z-Fave 0-8217-4353-8, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $3.50, 220pp, pb) [Nightmare Club] Young-adult horror novel in a loosely-connected series centered around a club where strange things happen. Class clown Harold is fascinated by a beautiful girl who lives in a mysterious room that is really a sorcerer’s trap for human souls.
• * *A Tale from the Crypt Carnival (Random House/Bullseye 0-679-87473-9, 1995 [Aug ’95], $3.99, 86pp, tp, cover by Jack Davis) Young-adult horror novelization, based on the comic and the anthology TV show. Copyrighted by William M. Gaines, Agent, Inc.
• * *Vampire Beat (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-521-0, Jun ’91, $4.50, 302pp, pb) Horror novel of a vampire undercover cop hunting a centuries-old serial killer.
• * *Wake Up Screaming (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-605-5, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $4.50, 381pp, pb) Horror novel. A child playing at conjuring brings back the vengeful spirit of his grandfather’s murdered first wife.

COUZENS, GARY, ed. (1964- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Gravity’s Angels (with Trevor Denyer, Sarah Ellender, Trevor Mendham & Martin Owton) (The T Party 0-9532949-0-0, 1998, £4.95, 100pp, tp) Original SF/fantasy/horror anthology. (Contents)

COVELL, IAN

• * _A. E. van Vogt: Master of Null-A: A Working Bibliography (with Phil Stephensen-Payne) See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.
• * *An Index to DAW Books (Galactic Central Publications 1-871133-15-7, Jul ’89, £2.50, 58pp, ph) Index to DAW books, including reprints and reissues. Photocopied letter-size sheets in a heavy paper binder.

COVELL, RICHARD; see pseudonym Michael Slade (stories)

COVER, ARTHUR BYRON (1950- ); see pseudonym Thomas Shadwell (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Night of the Living Rerun (Pocket Archway 0-671-01715-2, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $4.50, 178pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Young-adult novelization based on the TV show based on the movie. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * *Isaac Asimov’s Robot City, Book 4: Prodigy (Ace 0-441-37384-4, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $2.95, 176pp, pb) [Robot City] Sf novelization in the “Robot City” shared world series.
• * *Planetfall (Avon 0-380-75384-7, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.95, 298pp, pb) Novelization based on a 1984 Infocom sf game; packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * *Stationfall (Avon 0-380-75387-1, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $3.95, 297pp, pb, cover by Alex Jay & Studio J) [Infocom] Humorous sf novelization based on the “Infocom” computer game, second book in a series packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.

COVILLE, BRUCE (Farrington) (1950- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The A.I. Gang #1: Operation Sherlock (NAL/Signet Vista 0-451-14314-0, May ’86 [Jun ’86], $2.25, 219pp, pb) [A.I. Gang] Juvenile sf novel. Five whiz kids, “The Artificial Intelligence Gang”, program a sleuthing computer to reveal a spy.
• * *The A.I. Gang #3: Robot Trouble (NAL/Signet Vista 0-451-14400-7, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], $2.25, 220pp, pb) [A.I. Gang] Young-adult sf novel of spies, artificial intelligence, and a robot rocket, third in a series.
• * *The A.I. Gang #4: Forever Begins Tomorrow (NAL/Signet Vista 0-451-14454-6, Aug ’86, $2.25, 219pp, pb) [A.I. Gang] Young-adult sf novel about “the whiz kids of scientists working on a mission to teach a computer to think on its own.”
• * *The A.I. Gang: Forever Begins Tomorrow (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-89253-3, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $3.99, 200pp, tp, cover by Broeck Steadman) [A.I. Gang] Young-adult SF novel, third in the trilogy about a bunch of brainy kids. Completely rewritten from the original Signet Vista 1986 edition.
• * *The A.I. Gang: Operation Sherlock (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-89249-5, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $3.99, 221pp, tp) [A.I. Gang] Young-adult SF novel in the “The A.I. Gang” series. Completely rewritten from the 1986 Signet Vista edition.
• * *The A.I. Gang: Robot Trouble (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-89252-5, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $3.99, 200pp, tp, cover by Broeck Steadman) [A.I. Gang] Young-adult SF novel, second in the trilogy about a bunch of brainy kids. Completely rewritten from the original Signet Vista 1986 edition.
• * *Aliens Ate My Homework (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-72712-5, Oct ’93, $3.50, 179pp, hc, cover by Stephen Peringer) [Rod Allbright] Young-adult sf novel of a boy whose excuse for not having his homework no one believes — even though it’s true. Illustrated by Katherine Coville.