The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

DE HAAN, TOM (stories) (continued)

• * *A Mirror for Princes (Jonathan Cape 0-224-02415-9, Apr ’87 [1987], £10.95, 416pp, hc) [Mirror for Princes] Literary fantasy novel. [Not seen]
• * +A Mirror for Princes (Knopf 0-394-56359-X, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $18.95, 422pp, hc) [Mirror for Princes] Alternate-world fantasy novel of an imaginary kingdom. Though there’s no real magic, the characterization is superb. A dark, fascinating first novel. Recommended. (FCM) First U.S. edition (Jonathan Cape 1987).
• * _A Mirror for Princes (Arena 0-09-958170-1, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], £3.99, 419pp, tp) [Mirror for Princes] Reprint (Cape 1987) family saga set in a mythical fantasy kingdom.
• * _A Mirror for Princes (SFBC #37299, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $9.98, 422pp, hc) [Mirror for Princes] Reprint (Cape 1987) fantasy novel.

de HARTOG, JAN (1914-2002)

• * *The Centurion (Harper & Row 0-06-039094-8, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $18.95, 286pp, hc) Literary time-travel fantasy about a retired sea captain/dowser who finds himself in the body of a Roman centurion in fourth-century Britain.

DE HAVEN, TOM (1949- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Chronicles of the King’s Tramp Book 1: Walker of Worlds (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29091-6, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $4.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Kevin Johnson) [*King’s Tramp] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1990) fantasy novel, first book of the “Chronicles of the King’s Tramp” series.
• * _The Chronicles of the King’s Tramp Book 2: The End-of-Everything Man (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29658-2, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $4.99, 356pp, pb, cover by Kevin Johnson) [*King’s Tramp] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1991) fantasy adventure novel.
• * *Chronicles of the King’s Tramp Book 2: The-End-of-Everything Man (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-26431-3, Aug ’91 [Jun ’91], $12.00, 436pp, tp, cover by Kevin Johnson) [*King’s Tramp] Quest fantasy adventure, second book of the “Chronicles of the King’s Tramp”. A hardcover edition (-26041-5, $20.00) is also available.
• * *The Chronicles of the King’s Tramp Book 3: The Last Human (Bantam Spectra 0-553-37066-9, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $11.00, 276pp, tp) [*King’s Tramp] Fantasy adventure novel, the final book of a trilogy. The hardcover edition previously announced has been cancelled. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * _The Chronicles of the King’s Tramp Book 3: The Last Human (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56340-8, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $4.99, 275pp, pb, cover by Kevin Johnson) [*King’s Tramp] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1992) fantasy adventure novel, the final book of a trilogy.
• * _The Chronicles of the King’s Tramp Book 3: The Last Human (Roc UK 0-14-014956-2, Apr ’95, £4.99, 276pp, pb) [*King’s Tramp] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1992) fantasy/horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Chronicles of the King’s Tramp Book II: The End-of-Everything Man (Roc UK 0-14-014954-6, Apr ’94, £4.99, 436pp, pb) [*King’s Tramp] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1991) fantasy/horror novel. Volume two in the series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Freak’s Amour (Penguin 0-14-008679-X, Feb ’86 [Mar ’86], $6.95, 276pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 1979) sf novel, a dark comedy of mutants in an irradiated New Jersey.
• * _Funny Papers (Penguin 0-14-008680-3, Feb ’86 [Mar ’86], $6.95, 368pp, pb) Reprint (Viking 1985) picaresque novel with elements of fantasy, set among the journalists and cartoonists of New York in the 1890s.
• * *Joe Gosh (Walker Millennium 0-8027-6824-5, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $15.95, 196pp, hc) Young-adult sf novel, packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. Illustrated by Ralph Reese.
• * _Joe Gosh (Hutchinson 0-09-174482-2, Nov ’90, £7.99, 188pp, hc, cover by Paul Damon) Reprint (Walker 1988) young-adult sf novel.
• * *Neuromancer: The Graphic Novel: Volume 1 (with Bruce Jensen) (Epic Comics 0-87135-574-4, Sep ’89 [Oct ’89], $8.95, unpaginated, tp) Graphic version of William Gibson’s novel, adapted by de Haven with art by Jensen. This is the first of three volumes packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * *Neuromancer: The Graphic Novel: Volume 1 (with Bruce Jensen) (Berkley 0-425-12016-3, Oct ’89, $8.95, unpaginated, tp) Graphic version of William Gibson’s novel, adapted by De Haven with art by Jensen. This is the first of three volumes packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications and is identical to the Epic Comics edition, except for the ISBN and publisher.
• * *The Orphan’s Tent (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 0-689-31967-3, Sep ’96 [Nov ’96], $18.00, 188pp, hc, cover by Christopher H. Bing) Young-adult fantasy novel. Friends search for a missing rock singer and find a supernatural riddle from the past. Illustrated by Christopher H. Bing. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications with separate copyrights by the author and artist.
• * *Sunburn Lake (Viking 0-670-80930-6, 1988 [Jun ’89], $18.95, 293pp, hc) Collection of three connected stories. The long novella “Where We’ll Never Grow Old”, which takes up half the book, is near-future sf set in 2028. (Contents)
• * _Sunburn Lake (Penguin 0-14-008549-1, Jan ’90 [Oct ’91], $7.95, 293pp, tp, cover by Lon Kirschner) Reprint (Viking 1988) collection of three connected stories. The long novella “Where We’ll Never Grow Old”, which takes up half the book, is near-future sf set in 2028. This is a 1990 book not seen until now.
• * *U.S.S.A. Book 1 (Avon 0-380-75180-1, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $2.95, 185pp, pb) [U.S.S.A.] Near-future sf novel of students vs. a military dictatorship that has taken over America; first of a series, packaged by Byron Preiss and Dan Weiss.
• * *Walker of Worlds (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-26430-5, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $8.95, 342pp, hc, cover by Royo) [*King’s Tramp] Fantasy novel with horrific elements, book one of the “Chronicles of the King’s Tramp” series. A hardcover edition (-26039-3, $19.95) was announced but not seen. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * _Walker of Worlds (Roc UK 0-14-014951-1, Aug ’91, £6.99, 342pp, tp) [*King’s Tramp] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1990) fantasy novel about a man who can cross at will between Earth and the fantasy world of Lostwithal. Recommended. (PSP) Book 1 in the “Chronicles of the King’s Tramp.” [First U.K. edition]
• * _Walker of Worlds (Roc UK 0-14-014952-X, May ’93 [Sep ’93], £4.99, 342pp, pb) [*King’s Tramp] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1990) fantasy novel about a man who can cross at will between Earth and the fantasy world of Lostwithal. Book 1 in the “Chronicles of the King’s Tramp”.

DEIGHTON, JACK (stories) (assoc.)

• * *A Son of the Rock (Orbit 0-75280-452-9, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], £5.99, 374pp, pb) SF novel. A first novel.

DEIGHTON, LEN; [i.e., Leonard Cyril Deighton] (1929- )

• * _SS-GB (Grafton 0-586-05002-7, Jul ’87, £2.95, 367pp, pb) Reissue (Jonathan Cape 1978) thriller set in alternate Britain.
• * _SS-GB (Grafton 0-586-07406-6, Jul ’87, £3.50, 403pp, pb) Reissue (Jonathan Cape 1978) thriller set in alternate Britain. This special “Silver Jubilee” edition has a new foreword by the author.
• * _SS-GB (Ballantine 0-345-31809-9, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $4.95, 384pp, pb) Reissue (Jonathan Cape 1978) alternate history suspense novel set in Nazi-occupied Great Britain. Fifteenth printing.
• * _SS-GB (Arrow 0-09-985640-9, May ’91, £4.99, 402pp, pb, cover by Gordon Crabb) Reprint (Cape 1978) classic thriller set in occupied Britain after the Germans won World War II.

DEITZ, TOM; [i.e., Thomas Franklin Dietz] (1952- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Above the Lower Sky (Morrow AvoNova 0-688-13716-4, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $23.00, 456pp, hc, cover by Daniel Horne) [Above the Lower Sky] SF fantasy novel about Celts, dolphins, killer whales, selkies, and shapechanging killers in a future Mexico where the Native North Americans have their own nation.
• * _Above the Lower Sky (AvoNova 0-380-77483-6, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $5.99, 456pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horne) [Above the Lower Sky] Reprint (Morrow AvoNova 1994) SF fantasy novel about Celts, cetaceans, and shapechanging killers in a near-future Mexico.
• * *Darkthunder’s Way (Avon 0-380-75508-4, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $3.50, 342pp, pb, cover by Tim White) [David Sullivan] Fantasy novel, third book in the “David Sullivan” series begun in Windmaster’s Bane.
• * *Demons in the Green (AvoNova 0-380-78271-5, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $5.99, 402pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horne) [Above the Lower Sky] Fantasy novel, sequel to Above the Lower Sky. A holy man’s death draws world leaders to the city of Aztlan, where otherworldly beings plot revenge against humanity.
• * *Dreambuilder (AvoNova 0-380-76290-0, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $4.99, 418pp, pb, cover by Tim White) Fantasy novel. A man returns to his family home to recover his birthright of magic and illusion.
• * *Dreamseeker’s Road (Morrow AvoNova 0-688-14155-2, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $20.00, 356pp, hc, cover by Daniel Horne) [David Sullivan] Fantasy novel in the “David Sullivan” series. David and his college chums get mixed up in the Wild Hunt.
• * _Dreamseeker’s Road (AvoNova 0-380-77484-4, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $5.99, 356pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horne) [David Sullivan] Reprint (Morrow AvoNova 1995) fantasy novel in the “David Sullivan” series.
• * *Fireshaper’s Doom (Avon 0-380-75329-4, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $3.50, 306pp, pb) [David Sullivan] Fantasy novel, sequel to Windmaster’s Bane.
• * _Fireshaper’s Doom (Orbit 0-7088-8286-2, Feb ’89, £3.50, 306pp, pb) [David Sullivan] Reprint (Avon 1987) fantasy novel. Sequel to Windmaster’s Bane. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Ghostcountry’s Wrath (AvoNova 0-380-76838-0, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $5.50, 386pp, pb, cover by Steven Adler) [David Sullivan] Fantasy novel, sequel to Sunshaker’s War. Calvin McIntosh must enter Cherokee Ghost Country to lay his father’s ghost to rest.
• * *The Gryphon King (Avon 0-380-75506-8, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $3.95, 406pp, pb) Celtic fantasy novel set at a Georgia college.
• * *Landslayer’s Law (AvoNova 0-380-78649-4, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $5.99, 293pp, pb, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [David Sullivan] Fantasy novel in the “David Sullivan” series. Satellite photos show the lands of Faerie, and developers want in.
• * *Soulsmith (AvoNova 0-380-76289-7, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $4.99, 449pp, pb, cover by Tim White) [Soulsmith] Fantasy novel, first book of a new series. A boy learns of his family’s terrible legacy in a mansion deep in the Georgia backwoods.
• * *Stoneskin’s Revenge (Avon 0-380-76063-0, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $3.95, 307pp, pb, cover by Tim White) [David Sullivan] Fantasy novel, fifth book of the “David Sullivan” series begun in Windmaster’s Bane.
• * *Sunshaker’s War (Avon 0-380-76062-2, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.95, 372pp, pb, cover by Tim White) [David Sullivan] Fantasy novel, fourth book in the “David Sullivan” series begun in Windmaster’s Bane.
• * *Windmaster’s Bane (Avon 0-380-75029-5, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $3.50, 279pp, pb) [David Sullivan] Fantasy novel, a first novel.
• * _Windmaster’s Bane (Avon 0-380-75029-5, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $3.50, 279pp, pb) [David Sullivan] Reissue (Avon 1986) fantasy novel, 2nd printing.
• * _Windmaster’s Bane (Orbit 0-7088-8277-3, Aug ’88, £3.50, 279pp, pb) [David Sullivan] Reprint (Avon 1986) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Wordwright (AvoNova 0-380-76291-9, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $4.99, 388pp, pb, cover by Tim White) [Soulsmith] Fantasy novel, third book of the “Soulsmith” trilogy.

de KREMER, RAYMOND JEAN MARIE; see under Kremer, Raymond Jean Marie de (stories)

DELACORTE, PETER (1943- )

• * *Time on My Hands (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-684-82651-8, Jun ’97 [Jul ’97], $23.00, 397pp, hc) Time-travel novel (à la Jack Finney). A travel writer goes back in time to make sure Ronald Reagan never enters politics. Subtitled A Novel with Photographs.
• * _Time on My Hands (Simon & Schuster/Washington Square Press 0-671-02324-1, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $14.00, 402pp, tp, cover by Wendy Grossman) Reprint (Scribner 1997) time-travel novel. This includes a four-page “Reading Group Guide.”

DELAHAYE, MICHAEL (John) (1946- )

• * _On the Third Day (Bantam 0-553-25672-6, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $3.50, 296pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan 1984) fantasy/espionage novel involving the remains of Christ.

DELAMARE, DAVID (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Mermaids and Magic Shows: The Paintings of David Delamare (Paper Tiger 1-85028-249-8, Mar ’94, £10.95, 128pp, tp, cover by David Delamare) Lyrical, lavish portraits of sea maids and other anthropomorphs. With a witty and informative text by Nigel Suckling. Gorgeous.

de la MARE, WALTER (John) (1873-1956) (stories)

• * _The Return (Dover 0-486-29688-1, Jul ’97 [Oct ’97], $7.95, 193pp, tp) Reprint (W. Collins Sons 1922) classic horror story about a man possessed by an 18th century pirate. There is a new introduction by S.T. Joshi.

DELANEY, JOSEPH H(enry) (1932-1999) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *In the Face of My Enemy (Baen 0-671-55993-1, Nov ’85 [Oct ’85], $2.95, 349pp, pb) Sf novel based on Delaney’s Hugo-nominated story of the same name.
• * *Lords Temporal (Baen 0-671-65613-9, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $3.50, 374pp, pb) Sf novel of a castaway in time and sinister aliens.
• * *Valentina: Soul in Sapphire (with Marc Steigler) (Baen 0-671-55916-8, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $3.50, 318pp, pb) [Valentina] Sf novel about a sentient computer. A first novel, composed of 3 previously published segments. (Contents)

DELANEY, MICHAEL (Clark)

• * *Not Your Average Joe (Dutton 0-525-44538-2, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $12.95, 136pp, hc, cover by Chris Burke) Young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated by Chris Burke. A little girl brings a G.I. Joe doll to life.

DELANO, JAMIE (195?- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Hellblazer: Volume One (with John Ridgway) (Titan 1-85286-139-8, May ’89, £6.50, 123pp, tp) The first collection of horror comic strips about the psychic detective John Constantine, with a foreword by Ramsey Campbell and an introduction by Jamie Delano. [First U.K. edition]

DELANY, SAMUEL R(ay, Jr.) (1942- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Atlantis: Three Tales (Incunabula 0-9633637-4-3, Jun ’95, $60.00, 219pp, hc, cover by Joseph Stella) Collection of three stories, plus “Microflorilegium”, a selection (exclusive to this edition) of excerpts from the author’s correspondence and early drafts. A signed, limited edition of 334. Order from Incunabula, PO Box 30146, Seattle WA 98103. (Contents)
• * *Atlantis: Three Tales (Wesleyan University Press 0-8195-5283-6, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $24.95, 212pp, hc, cover by Joseph Stella) Collection of three non-SF stories. This edition is similar to the Incunabula limited edition listed last month, but lacks the “Microflorilegium” (excerpts from Delany’s drafts and correspondence.) Available from University Press of New England, 23 South Main St, Hanover NH 03755; credit card orders: 800-421-1561; add $2.50 postage.
• * _Atlantis: Three Tales (Wesleyan University Press 0-8195-6312-9, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $14.95, 212pp, tp, cover by Joseph Stella) Reprint (Wesleyan 1995) collection of three non-SF stories.
• * _Babel-17 (Gollancz 0-575-04123-4, Oct ’87, £3.95, 193pp, tp) Reprint (Ace 1966) sf novel. This edition follows the revised (Sphere 1969) text. Volume 17 in the Gollancz Classic SF series.
• * _Babel-17 (Easton Press no ISBN, Apr ’92, no price, 189pp, hc) Reprint (Ace 1966) Nebula award-winning sf novel, with an introduction by Stephen H. Goldman and frontis by Ron Walotsky. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series, and is available by subscription only.
• * *The Bridge of Lost Desire (Arbor House 0-87795-931-5, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $17.95, 310pp, hc) [Neveryon] Collection of 2 original stories and one extensively revised piece, in the “Neveryona” fantasy series, plus an appendix by the author’s alter ego, K. Leslie Steiner. (Contents)
• * _The Bridge of Lost Desire (St. Martin’s 0-312-91138-6, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.95, 310pp, pb) [Neveryon] Reprint (Arbor House 1987) collection, part of the “Neveryona” series.
• * *The Complete Nebula Award-Winning Fiction (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25610-6, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $4.95, 425pp, pb) Collection of Delany’s novels and short fiction which won Nebulas. (Contents)
• * _Dhalgren (Grafton 0-586-21419-4, Aug ’92, £6.99, 879pp, pb, cover by John Harris) Reprint (Bantam 1975) classic sf novel. Recommended (PSP). This is the first proper UK edition, although the US (Bantam) edition was distributed in the UK in 1975. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Dhalgren (University Press of New England/Wesleyan 0-8195-6299-8, Jul ’96 [May ’96], $17.95, 801pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam 1975) classic SF novel. There is a foreword by William Gibson. A limited hardcover slipcased edition signed by Delany & Gibson was also announced ($125.00). Available from University Press of New England, 23 South Main St, Hanover NH 03755; for ordering information on the special edition, email: dhalgren@dartmouth.edu
• * _Driftglass (NAL/Signet 0-451-12092-2, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $2.95, 278pp, pb) Reissue (Signet 1971) collection of 10 stories. 7th printing.
• * *Driftglass/Starshards (Grafton 0-586-21422-4, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], £5.99, 535pp, pb, cover by John Harris) Collection of 15 sf stories and two articles, including the entire contents of Driftglass (Signet 1971), the three stories and introduction first collected in Distant Stars (Bantam 1981), plus two stories and one article previously uncollected. Recommended (PSP). (Contents)
• * _The Einstein Intersection (Easton Press no ISBN, Jan ’91, no price, 143pp, hc) Reprint (Ace 1967) sf novel, with an introduction by George Zebrowski and artwork by Mayo. This edition bears a 1986 copyright date. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _The Einstein Intersection (Grafton 0-586-21421-6, Nov ’92, £3.99, 155pp, pb, cover by John Harris) Reprint (Ace 1967) sf novel.
• * _The Einstein Intersection (University Press of New England/Wesleyan 0-8195-6336-6, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $12.95, 135pp, tp, cover by Aubrey Beardsley) Reprint (Ace 1967) classic Nebula Award-winning SF novel. There is a foreword by Neil Gaiman. Available from University Press of New England, 23 South Main St, Hanover NH 03755; orders 800-421-1561; add $2.50 postage.
• * _Equinox (Masquerade/Rhinoceros 0-56333-157-8, Jan ’94 [Feb ’94], $6.95, 174pp, pb, cover by Kurt Griffith) Reprint (Lancer 1973, as Tides of Lust) erotic novel, with Delany’s original title restored, textual corrections, and a new bibliographical note.
• * _The Fall of the Towers (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25648-3, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $4.95, 401pp, pb) [Fall of the Towers] Reissue (Ace 1970) omnibus edition of the sf trilogy Out of the Dead City (Ace 1963), The Towers of Toron (Ace 1964), and City of a Thousand Suns (Ace 1965).
• * *Flight from Neveryon (Bantam 0-553-24856-1, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $3.95, 385pp, pb) [Neveryon] Fantasy novel — or collection of related pieces; conclusion of the “Neveryon” trilogy. Sometimes difficult and literary, but fascinating. Read the appendices too. Recommended. (FCM) (Contents)