The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

DANZIGER, PAULA (continued)

• * _This Place Has No Atmosphere (Dell/Laurel Leaf 0-440-98726-1, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $2.95, 156pp, pb) Reprint (Delacorte 1986) young-adult sf novel.
• * _This Place Has No Atmosphere (Pan 0-330-30559-X, Jan ’89, £2.25, 154pp, pb, cover by Andrew Lloyd-Jones) Reprint (Delacorte 1986) young-adult sf novel.
• * _This Place Has No Atmosphere (Dell Yearling 0-440-40205-0, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $2.95, 156pp, tp) Reprint (Delacorte 1986) young-adult sf/romance novel set in a lunar colony in 2057.

DARBY, LYNDAN; pseudonym of Ann Grimsley & Lynne Kinnerley

• * *Bloodseed (Unwin 0-04-440161-2, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], £3.50, 262pp, pb) [Eye of Time] Fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Eye of Time” trilogy.
• * *Crystal and Steel (Unwin 0-04-440159-0, Apr ’88, £3.50, 340pp, pb) [Eye of Time] Fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Eye of Time” trilogy.
• * *Phoenix Fire (Unwin 0-04-440153-1, Apr ’89, £3.50, 202pp, pb, cover by Robert Gould) [Eye of Time] Fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Eye of Time” trilogy.

DARE, BENJAMIN

• * *Legends of the Guardian Corps #1: Shadows of Dawn (RealiCorp 1-880700-57-3, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $16.95, 233pp, tp, cover by Leonard Beckford) Sf adventure novel of the Galactic Defense Legion’s battle against an evil power. First book of a projected 12-book series, illustrated by Leonard Beckford & Robert Wirth.

DARK, LARRY, ed.; [i.e., Lawrence Charny Dark] (stories)

• * _The Literary Ghost: Great Contemporary Ghost Stories (Atlantic Monthly Press 0-87113-483-7, Sep ’92, $13.00, 369pp, tp, cover by Mary Lynn Blasutta) Reprint (Atlantic Monthly 1991) anthology of 28 ghost stories by literary writers. These are rebound hardcovers with the hardcover ISBN and “first edition” on the copyright page and the paperback ISBN only on the back cover.
• * *The Literary Ghost: Great Contemporary Ghost Stories (Atlantic Monthly Press 0-87113-474-8, Oct ’91, $22.95, 369pp, hc, cover by Mary Lynn Blasutta) Anthology of 28 ghost stories by literary writers with an introduction by the editor. (Contents)

DARKE, DAVID; pseudonym of Ron Dee, (1957- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Blind Hunger (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-714-0, May ’93 [Dec ’93], $4.50, 254pp, pb) Vampire novel. A young woman’s husband returns from the grave pretending to be his own long-lost twin brother.
• * *Horrowshow (Zebra 0-8217-4783-5, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $4.50, 349pp, pb) Horror novel about a TV horror show host who returns from the dead for vengeance. Darke is a pen name for Ron Dee.
• * *Last Rites (Zebra 0-8217-5349-5, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $5.50, 317pp, pb) Horror novel. High-school misfits reunite long after to raise the dead. Darke is a pen name for Ron Dee.
• * *Shade (Zebra 0-8217-4566-2, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $4.50, 348pp, pb) Horror novel. A bestselling vampire novelist is actually a vampire herself... Darke is a pen name for Ron Dee.

DARKE, JAMES; pseudonym of Laurence James, (1942-2000)

• * *The Witches 7: The Feud (Sphere 0-7221-5201-9, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], £1.95, 160pp, pb) [Witches] Along with the following entry, the latest two volumes in a bestselling sex/horror series.
• * *The Witches 8: The Plague (Sphere 0-7221-5202-7, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], £1.95, 160pp, pb) [Witches] Horror novel.

DARLING, DIANA (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Painted Alphabet (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-59350-6, Mar ’92, $19.95, 209pp, hc, cover by Masano Kuwana) Literary fantasy novel based on a Balinese epic poem. A first novel.
• * _The Painted Alphabet (Graywolf Press 1-55597-214-4, Nov ’94 [Dec ’94], $12.00, 209pp, tp) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1992) literary fantasy novel based on a Balinese epic poem. Order from Graywolf Press, 2401 University Ave #203, St. Paul MN 55114.

DARLING, JULIA

• * *Crocodile Soup (Anchor UK 1-86230-050-X, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], £9.99, 351pp, tp, cover by Alan Baker) Literary lesbian novel with light fantasy elements of ghosts and telepathy. A first novel.

DARNTON, JOHN (1941- )

• * _Neanderthal (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, 1996 [Feb ’97], $13.95, 368pp, tp) Reprint (Random House 1996) lost-race novel. This is a trade paperback replica of the Random House hardcover edition.
• * *Neanderthal (Random House 0-679-44978-7, Apr ’96, $24.00, 368pp, hc) Lost-race novel. Scientists and spies in Tajikistan discover a tribe of telepathic neanderthals living in a soon-to-be-lost Eden. A first novel by a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist.
• * _Neanderthal (Hutchinson 0-09-179319-X, Jun ’96, £9.99, 368pp, hc) SF/fantasy novel. The discovery of two living Neanderthal tribes; one peaceful, one warlike. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Neanderthal (Arrow 0-09-963101-6, Feb ’97 [Mar ’97], £5.99, 402pp, pb) Reprint (Random House 1996) fantasy novel.
• * _Neanderthal (St. Martin’s 0-312-96300-9, Jun ’97, $7.99, 397pp, pb) Reprint (Random House 1996) lost-race novel of telepathic neanderthals discovered in Tajikistan.

DARRIEUSSECQ, MARIE

• * _Pig Tales (The New Press 1-56584-442-4, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $10.95, 151pp, tp, cover by Davia Smith) Reprint (New Press 1997) literary fantasy novel. A Parisian shop girl turns into a pig, marries a werewolf. Translated by Linda Coverdale from the French Truismes (P.O.L. Press 1996). We apparently missed the hardcover first English-language edition (New Press 1997).

DARROW, PAUL

• * *Avon: A Terrible Aspect (Lyle Stuart/Citadel Press 0-8065-1112-5, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $18.95, 189pp, hc) [*Blake’s 7] Sf novelization in the British “Blake’s Seven” television series. This is actually a new prequel to the series.
• * _Avon: A Terrible Aspect (Carol Paperbacks 0-8216-2503-9, Nov ’91, $4.50, 189pp, pb) [*Blake’s 7] Reprint (Citadel 1989) novelization, a prequel to the Blake’s 7 TV series.
• * *Novel of Queen: The Eye (Boxtree 0-7522-0371-1, Sep ’97 [Jul ’97], £6.99, 408pp, pb) Novelisation of the interactive music CD game created by the group, Queen.

DARTON, ERIC

• * *Free City (Norton 0-393-03980-3, Sep ’96 [Nov ’96], $18.00, 176pp, hc) Alternate-world historical (or Swiftian satire) about a manic inventor at the dawn of the Enlightenment who experiments with caffeine, simulated life, a talking duck, and binary code.

DARVILL-EVANS, PETER (stories)

• * *Deceit (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20387-9, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £3.99, 325pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Original novelization based on the Doctor Who TV series in which Ace rejoins the Doctor, including an afterword on the book and on the series in general. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
• * _Time Lord (with Ian Marsh) See entry under Ian Marsh.

DATLOW, ELLEN (Sue), ed. (1949- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Alien Sex (Dutton 0-525-24863-3, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $18.95, 251pp, hc, cover by Paul Bacon) Anthology of 19 stories, ten original, with an introduction by William Gibson. All the stories are provocative and remarkably varied. Highly recommended (SW). (Contents)
• * _Alien Sex (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $9.50, 251pp, tp, cover by Paul Bacon) Reprint (Dutton 1990) anthology of 19 stories, 11 original. This is identical to the Dutton hardcover edition except it lacks an ISBN and the jacket is printed as the soft cover.
• * _Alien Sex (Grafton 0-586-21178-0, Nov ’91, £3.99, 333pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Dutton 1990) anthology of 19 stories, ten original, with an introduction by William Gibson. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Alien Sex (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45142-2, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $4.99, 337pp, pb) Reprint (Dutton 1990) anthology of 19 stories, ten original, with an introduction by William Gibson.
• * *Black Swan, White Raven (with Terri Windling) (Avon 0-380-97523-8, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $23.00, 366pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) Original anthology of 21 adult fairy tales. Authors include Michael Cadnum, Karen Joy Fowler, Joyce Carol Oates, and John Crowley. A list of recommended reading is included. (Contents)
• * _Black Swan, White Raven (with Terri Windling) (SFBC #17124, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $10.98, 366pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Avon 1997) original anthology of 21 new fairy tales. This is similar to the Avon edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Black Swan, White Raven (with Terri Windling) (Avon 0-380-78621-4, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $13.00, 366pp, tp, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Avon 1997) original anthology of adult fairy tales.
• * *Black Thorn, White Rose (with Terri Windling) (Morrow AvoNova 0-688-13713-X, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $22.00, 386pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) Original anthology of 18 adult fairy tales, a follow-up volume to Snow White, Blood Red. (Contents)
• * _Black Thorn, White Rose (with Terri Windling) (SFBC #06295, Jan ’95, $10.98, 386pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Morrow AvoNova 1994) anthology of 18 adult fairy tales, a follow-up to Snow White, Blood Red. Similar to the Morrow AvoNova edition, except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Black Thorn, White Rose (with Terri Windling) (AvoNova 0-380-77129-2, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $5.99, 386pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (AvoNova 1994) original anthology of adult fairy-tales.
• * _Black Thorn, White Rose (with Terri Windling) (Signet UK 0-451-18444-0, Dec ’96, £6.99, 386pp, pb, cover by Edward Burne-Jones) Reprint (Morrow AvoNova 1994) fantasy anthology of rewritten & updated fairy tales. A companion to the editors’ Snow White, Rose Red. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Blood Is Not Enough (Berkley 0-425-12178-X, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.95, 308pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 1989) anthology of 17 vampire stories, ten original.
• * _Blood Is Not Enough (Grafton 0-586-20852-6, Sep ’90, £3.99, 414pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Morrow 1989) anthology of seventeen vampire stories and poems — ten of them original.
• * _Blood Is Not Enough (Ace 0-441-00109-2, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $4.99, 308pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 1989) mostly original anthology of 18 vampire stories.
• * *Blood Is Not Enough: 17 Stories of Vampirism (Morrow 0-688-08526-1, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $19.95, 318pp, hc) Anthology of vampire stories — ten are original. Recommended. (FCM) (Contents)
• * _Demons and Dreams 2 (with Terri Windling) (Legend 0-09-972360-3, Feb ’90, £7.99, 579pp, tp, cover by Tom Canty) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1989, as The Year’s Best Fantasy: Second Annual Collection) fantasy/horror annual best-of-year anthology. Also available in hardcover (0-7126-3639-0, £13.95).
• * _Demons and Dreams: The Best Fantasy and Horror 1 (with Terri Windling) (Legend 0-7126-3420-7, Apr ’89, £6.95, 482pp, tp) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1988 as The Year’s Best Fantasy: First Annual Collection) anthology of 36 fantasy and horror stories plus write-ups on the year etc. This edition omits “The Moon’s Revenge” by Joan Aiken. Recommended. (PSP) Also available in hardcover (-3021-X, £12.95). (Contents) [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Fifth Omni Book of Science Fiction (Zebra 0-8217-2050-3, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $3.95, 381pp, pb) Anthology of sf from Omni plus one original story by Pat Cadigan. (Contents)
• * *The First Omni Book of Science Fiction (Zebra 0-8217-1319-1, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $3.95, 395pp, pb) Anthology of 14 stories from Omni magazine.
• * *The Fourth Omni Book of Science Fiction (Zebra 0-8217-1630-1, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $3.95, 397pp, pb) Anthology of 19 stories, most from Omni. There are 1 2/3 originals — the fraction’s part of a Gene Wolfe triptych. (Contents)
• * *Lethal Kisses (Millennium 1-85798-481-1, Dec ’96, £9.99, x+370pp, tp, cover by Steve Crisp) Anthology of 19 original stories about “Sex, Horror and Revenge”. A hardcover edition (-480-3, £15.99) is also available. (Contents)
• * *Little Deaths (Millennium 1-85798-015-8, Sep ’94, £9.99, 454pp, tp) Original anthology of 24 stories of sex and horror by Lucius Shepard, Ruth Rendell, Harry Crews, Clive Barker, etc. A hardcover edition (-014-X, £16.99) is also available. (Contents)
• * _Little Deaths (Millennium 1-85798-254-1, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], £5.99, 454pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Millennium 1994) original anthology with disturbing stories from authors as diverse as Lucius Shepard and Ruth Rendell, Harry Crews and Clive Barker, plus twenty more.
• * +Little Deaths (Dell 0-440-21852-7, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $4.99, 380pp, pb, cover by Mel Odom) Original anthology of 16 stories, three reprints, of erotic horror. This first US edition drops nine of the stories found in the 1994 Millennium edition, and adds “Dying in Bangkok” by Dan Simmons. (Contents)
• * *Off Limits: Tales of Alien Sex (St. Martin’s 0-312-14019-3, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $22.95, 316pp, hc, cover by Alan Dingman) Original anthology of 20 stories (four reprints) of alien sex, alienated sex, etc. Authors include Scott Bradfield, Richard Christian Matheson, Joyce Carol Oates, and Neil Gaiman. There is a foreword by Robert Silverberg, and an introduction by Datlow. (Contents)
• * _Off Limits: Tales of Alien Sex (Ace 0-441-00436-9, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $5.99, 286pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1996) anthology of 20 stories (16 original, four reprint) of alien sex, alienated sex, etc. Introduction by Robert Silberberg.
• * *OMNI Best Science Fiction One (OMNI Books 0-87455-277-X, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $8.95, 267pp, tp, cover by Michael Parkes) Anthology of ten stories, six original. (Contents)
• * *Omni Best Science Fiction Three (Omni Books 0-87455-284-2, Jun ’93, $10.00, 266pp, tp, cover by Michael Parkes) Anthology of 10 original stories and one reprint from Omni. (Contents)
• * *OMNI Best Science Fiction Two (OMNI Books 0-87455-278-8, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $8.95, 250pp, tp, cover by Di-Maccio) Anthology of ten stories, six original, with an introduction by the editor. (Contents)
• * *Omni Visions One (Omni Books 0-87455-298-2, Nov ’93, $10.00, 193pp, tp, cover by Gervasio Gallardo) Anthology of ten stories, one original, with an introduction by the editor. (Contents)
• * *Omni Visions Two (Omni Books 0-87455-308-3, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $10.00, 222pp, tp, cover by Gervasio Gallardo) Anthology of 13 stories from Omni. (Contents)
• * *Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears (with Terri Windling) (Morrow AvoNova 0-688-14363-6, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $22.00, 416pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) Original anthology of 22 contemporary retellings of fairy tales. Authors include Tanith Lee, Lisa Goldstein, John Brunner, and Gene Wolfe. There is an introduction by the editors, and an annotated list of “Recommended Reading”. (Contents)
• * _Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears (with Terri Windling) (AvoNova 0-380-77872-6, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], $5.99, 416pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Morrow 1995) original anthology of contemporary retellings of fairy tales.
• * *The Second Omni Book of Science Fiction (Zebra 0-8217-1320-5, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $3.95, 414pp, pb) Anthology of 17 stories from Omni.
• * *The Seventh Omni Book of Science Fiction (Zebra 0-8217-2688-9, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $4.50, 408pp, pb) Anthology of 17 stories, 16 reprints and an original novelette by Alfred Bester. (Contents)
• * *Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers (with Terri Windling) (HarperPrism 0-06-105372-4, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $14.00, 302pp, tp, cover by Fletcher Sibthorp) Original anthology of 22 stories of weird sex. Authors include Storm Constantine, Edward Bryant, Brian Stableford, and Tanith Lee. (Contents)
• * *The Sixth Omni Book of Science Fiction (Zebra 0-8217-2606-4, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $4.50, 382pp, pb) Anthology of 16 stories; 15 of them appeared originally in Omni, and one, a novella by Michael Shea, is an original. (Contents)
• * *Snow White, Blood Red (with Terri Windling) (Morrow AvoNova 0-688-10913-6, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $22.00, 411pp, hc, cover by Tom Canty) Original anthology of 20 stories based on fairy tales, with introductions by both editors. Highly recommended (SW). (Contents)
• * _Snow White, Blood Red (with Terri Windling) (SFBC #00486, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $10.98, 411pp, hc, cover by Tom Canty) Reprint (Morrow AvoNova 1993) original anthology of 20 stories based on fairy tales, with introductions by both editors. Similar to the Morrow AvoNova edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Snow White, Blood Red (with Terri Windling) (AvoNova 0-380-71875-8, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $4.99, 411pp, pb, cover by Tom Canty) Reprint (Morrow AvoNova 1993) original anthology of 20 stories based on fairy tales.
• * _Snow White, Blood Red (with Terri Windling) (Signet Creed 0-45-118443-2, Oct ’95, £4.99, 411pp, pb, cover by Henry Fuseli) Reprint (AvoNova 1993) original collection of 20 fantasy stories. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Third Omni Book of Science Fiction (Zebra 0-8217-1575-5, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $3.95, 479pp, pb) Anthology of 19 stories including one original. (Contents)
• * *Twists of the Tale (Dell 0-440-21771-7, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $5.50, 366pp, pb) Original anthology of 23 horror stories about cats. Two are reprints, one a story by William S. Burroughs previously published only in chapbook form. Authors include Nancy Kress, Storm Constantine, Joyce Carol Oates, and Nina Kiriki Hoffman. (Contents)
• * *A Whisper of Blood (Morrow 0-688-10361-8, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $22.00, 287pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) Original anthology of 18 vampire stories, three of them reprints, with an introduction by the editor. (Contents)
• * _A Whisper of Blood (BOMC no ISBN, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $18.95, 287pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Morrow 1991) mostly original anthology of 18 vampire stories, three of them reprints, with an introduction by the editor. This is identical to the Morrow edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a BOMC mark on the back.
• * _A Whisper of Blood (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, Aug ’92, $12.95, 287pp, tp, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Morrow 1991) mostly original anthology of 18 vampire stories, three reprints, with an introduction by the editor. Similar to the Morrow edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has the jacket printed as the soft cover.
• * _A Whisper of Blood (Berkley 0-425-13505-5, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $4.99, 160pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 1991) anthology of 18 vampire stories; 15 original and three reprints.
• * _A Whisper of Blood (Ace 0-441-00266-8, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $5.50, 270pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 1991) original vampire anthology.
• * *The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Third Annual Collection (with Terri Windling) (St. Martin’s 0-312-04447-X, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $24.95, 563pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) Best-of-the-year anthology of 47 stories and poems, with year-end summaries on fantasy by Windling and horror by Datlow, plus a cinema summary by Edward Bryant and a necrology. Also available in tp. Recommended (SW). (Contents)
• * *The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Fourth Annual Collection (with Terri Windling) (St. Martin’s 0-312-06007-6, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $15.95, 552pp, tp, cover by Thomas Canty) Best-of-the-year anthology of 51 horror and fantasy stories and poems from 1990, plus summations of the year in fantasy by Windling, the year in horror by Datlow, and the year in films by Edward Bryant. The best of the bests. Highly recommended (SW). A hardcover edition (-06005-X, $27.95) is also available. (Contents)