The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

DRAKE, DAVID (Allen) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _The Hammer (with S. M. Stirling) See entry under S. M. Stirling
• * *Hammer’s Slammers (Baen 0-671-65632-5, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $3.50, 318pp, pb) [*Hammer’s Slammers] Collection with Hammer’s Slammers (Ace 1979) plus the short novel “The Tank Lords”. (Contents)
• * _Hammer’s Slammers (Baen 0-671-69867-2, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.95, 318pp, pb) [*Hammer’s Slammers] Reissue (Baen 1987) collection of 8 stories, first book in the “Hammer’s Slammers” series. A shorter version was published by Ace in 1979. Second printing of the expanded text.
• * _Hammer’s Slammers - Counting the Cost (Legend 0-09-966280-9, Jul ’89, £2.99, 267pp, pb, cover by Eddie Jones) [*Hammer’s Slammers] Reprint (Baen 1987) sf novel. Includes an afterword on the series by the author. Volume 3 in the “Hammer’s Slammers” series. Volume 24 in the “Venture SF” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Hammer’s Slammers: The Warrior (Baen 0-671-72058-9, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $4.95, 275pp, pb, cover by Paul Alexander) [*Hammer’s Slammers] Military sf novel, fifth book in the “Hammer’s Slammers” series.
• * *The Hunter Returns (with Jim Kjelgaard) (Baen 0-671-72042-2, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.50, 275pp, pb, cover by Charles R. Knight) Prehistoric novel expanded from the short novel Firehunter (1951) by the late Jim Kjelgaard.
• * *Igniting the Reaches (Ace 0-441-00026-6, Apr ’94, $18.95, 262pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) [The Reaches] Far-future sf novel of a galactic frontier culture a millenium after the collapse of a human star empire.
• * _Igniting the Reaches (Ace 0-441-00179-3, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $4.99, 262pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [The Reaches] Reprint (Ace 1994) SF novel.
• * _In the Heart of Darkness (with Eric Flint) See entry under Eric Flint.
• * *The Jungle (Tor 0-312-85197-9, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $18.95, 282pp, hc, cover by Alan Gutierrez) [Keeps] Military sf novel set in the same universe as Henry Kuttner’s novella “Clash By Night”. Although not mentioned on the outside, the book also contains the text of “Clash By Night” with an appreciation by Drake. (Contents)
• * _The Jungle (Tor 0-812-50198-5, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $4.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Roger Loveless) [Keeps] Reprint (Tor 1991) military sf novel set in the same universe as Henry Kuttner’s novella “Clash By Night”, plus the text of “Clash By Night” with an appreciation by Drake.
• * *Kill Ratio (with Janet E. Morris) (Ace 0-441-44116-5, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.50, 268pp, pb) Sf novel of interstellar terrorism via a deadly plague. “Only Sam Yates can stop it.”
• * *Killer (with Karl Edward Wagner) (Baen 0-671-55931-1, Jan ’85 [Dec ’84], $2.95, 270pp, pb) Sf novel of an alien loose in ancient Rome.
• * _Killer (with Karl Edward Wagner) (Tor 0-812-50984-6, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $3.95, 270pp, pb, cover by David A. Hardy) Reprint (Baen 1985) sf novel. A murderous alien is loose in ancient Rome.
• * *Lacey and His Friends (Baen 0-671-65593-0, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $3.50, 299pp, pb) Collection of 3 stories about a 21st-century cop, plus two “bonus” stories. (Contents)
• * _Lest Darkness Fall/To Bring the Light (with L. Sprague de Camp) See entry under L. Sprague de Camp.
• * *Lord of the Isles (Tor 0-312-85396-3, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $25.95, 459pp, hc, cover by Kevin Murphy) [Lord of the Isles] Fantasy novel, first in a new series. Strange events bring a mage from the past together with young villagers to face a great evil.
• * _Lord of the Isles (SFBC #18574, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $12.98, 501pp, hc, cover by Kevin Murphy) [Lord of the Isles] Reprint (Tor 1997) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Lord of the Isles (Tor 0-812-52240-0, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $6.99, 625pp, pb, cover by Kevin Murphy) [Lord of the Isles] Reprint (Tor 1997) fantasy novel. First in a new series.
• * *The Military Dimension (Baen 0-671-72054-6, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $4.50, 273pp, pb, cover by John Rheaume) Collection of 11 military sf stories, including one original. (Contents)
• * *The Military Dimension: Mark II (Baen 0-671-87697-X, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $5.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Newell Convers & John Pierrard) Collection of 14 stories, revised from The Military Dimension (Baen 1991), with four new stories and a foreword and afterword by Drake. (Contents)
• * _More than Honor (with S. M. Stirling & David M. Weber) See entry under David M. Weber
• * *Northworld (Ace 0-441-84830-3, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.95, 250pp, pb, cover by Tony Roberts) [Northworld] Military adventure sf novel of warfare on a planet that is a gateway to alternate worlds.
• * *Northworld: Justice (Ace 0-441-58616-3, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $4.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Roger Loveless) [Northworld] Military sf novel, third book of the “Northworld” series.
• * *Northworld: Vengeance (Ace 0-441-58615-5, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $4.95, 330pp, pb, cover by Roger Loveless) [Northworld] Military sf novel, second book of the “Northworld” series.
• * _An Oblique Approach (with Eric Flint) See entry under Eric Flint.
• * *Old Nathan (Baen 0-671-72084-8, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $4.50, 228pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Nathan] Collection of five interconnected fantasy stories, three original, featuring a backwoods wizard in early 19th-century America. (Contents)
• * *Patriots (Tor 0-312-86245-8, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $23.95, 300pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell) SF novel. Colonists on the colony planet Greenwood resist a takeover by Earth government.
• * _Patriots (Tor 0-812-59084-8, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $5.99, 240pp, pb, cover by Tristan Elwell) Reprint (Tor 1996) SF novel.
• * *Queen of Demons (Tor 0-312-86468-X, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $25.95, 480pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Lord of the Isles] Fantasy novel, sequel to Lord of the Isles.
• * _Queen of Demons (SFBC #01547, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $12.98, 480pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Lord of the Isles] Reprint (Tor 1998) fantasy novel, sequel to Lord of the Isles. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Ranks of Bronze (Baen 0-671-65568-X, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $3.50, 314pp, pb) [Gaius Vibulenius] Sf novel featuring Roman legionaries enslaved by aliens.
• * *Redliners (Baen 0-671-87733-X, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $19.00, 374pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Military SF novel. Combat veterans too dangerous to return to civilian life are given a last-chance mission of redemption.
• * _Redliners (Baen 0-671-87789-5, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $5.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Reprint (Baen 1996) military SF novel.
• * *Rolling Hot (Baen 0-671-69837-0, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.95, 280pp, pb) [*Hammer’s Slammers] Military sf adventure novel, fourth or fifth in the “Hammer’s Slammers” series, depending on whether or not you count the initial collection.
• * *The Sharp End (Baen 0-671-72192-5, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $20.00, 377pp, hc, cover by Larry Elmore) [*Hammer’s Slammers] Sf novel in the “Hammer’s Slammers” series.
• * _The Sharp End (Baen 0-671-87632-5, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $5.99, 377pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [*Hammer’s Slammers] Reprint (Baen 1993) military SF novel in the “Hammer’s Slammers” series.
• * _Skyripper (Tor 0-812-53618-5, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $3.50, 352pp, pb) Reissue (Tor 1983) sf novel.
• * _Skyripper (Tor 0-812-52004-1, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $3.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Vincent DiFate) Reissue (Tor 1983) sf novel. Third printing.
• * *Starliner (Baen 0-671-72121-6, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $5.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Paul Alexander) Sf novel of a stargoing passenger liner caught up in an interstellar war.
• * _Starliner (Baen 0-671-72121-6, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $5.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Paul Alexander) Reissue (Baen 1992) sf novel of a stargoing passenger liner caught up in an interstellar war; second printing.
• * _The Steel (with S. M. Stirling) See entry under S. M. Stirling
• * *Surface Action (Ace 0-441-36375-X, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $3.95, 236pp, pb, cover by Tony Roberts) [Keeps] Military sf novel of mercenary fleets on Venusian seas.
• * _The Sword (with S. M. Stirling) See entry under S. M. Stirling
• * *The Tank Lords (Baen 0-671-87794-1, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $6.99, 391pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [*Hammer’s Slammers] Collection of five stories in the “Hammer’s Slammers” military-SF series, one original to this volume, with an afterword by Drake. (Contents)
• * _Target (with Janet E. Morris) See entry under Janet E. Morris
• * *Through the Breach (Ace 0-441-00171-8, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $19.95, 327pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) [The Reaches] Military SF novel, sequel to Igniting the Reaches.
• * _Through the Breach (Ace 0-441-00326-5, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $5.99, 327pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [The Reaches] Reprint (Ace 1995) military SF novel, sequel to “Igniting the Reaches”.
• * _Time Safari (Baen 0-671-69812-5, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $3.50, 258pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1982) sf novel about real big-game hunting — dinosaurs, via time travel.
• * *Tyrannosaur (Tor 0-812-53530-8, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $4.99, 220pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito) Time-travel sf novel about an expedition to the prehistoric past that pits man against Tyrannosaurus rex.
• * *Vettius and His Friends (Baen 0-671-69802-8, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.95, 304pp, pb) Collection of 12 connected historical fantasy stories including one original and one collaboration with Karl Edward Wagner. (Contents)
• * *The Voyage (Tor 0-312-85158-8, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $23.95, 415pp, hc, cover by Donato) [*Hammer’s Slammers] Sf novel set in the same universe as the “Hammer’s Slammers” series.
• * _The Voyage (Tor 0-812-51340-1, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $5.99, 403pp, pb, cover by Donato) [*Hammer’s Slammers] Reprint (Tor 1993) SF novel set in the same universe as “Hammer’s Slammers”. A future retelling of the voyages of Jason.
• * *With the Lightnings (Baen 0-671-87881-6, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $22.00, 323pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly) [Lt. Leary] Military SF novel. A junior officer and a down-on-her-luck scholar help a planet maintain its independence.
• * *The World of Crystal Walls, Book 1: The Sea Hag (Baen 0-671-65424-1, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.95, 334pp, pb) [World of Crystal Walls] Heroic fantasy novel.

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• * *Armageddon (with Billie Sue Mosiman & Martin H. Greenberg) (Baen 0-671-87876-X, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $5.99, 296pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) Original anthology of 12 stories of end-of-the-world disasters. Authors include Harry Turtledove, S.M. Stirling, and Esther Friesner. Greenberg is credited only on the copyright page. (Contents)
• * *Battlestation Book One (with Bill Fawcett) (Ace 0-441-04878-1, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $4.99, 258pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Fleet] Original shared-world anthology of 11 stories with a prologue and “interludes” by Fawcett. First book of a new series that is a direct sequel to “The Fleet” series. (Contents)
• * *Battlestation Book Two: Vanguard (with Bill Fawcett) (Ace 0-441-86032-X, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $4.99, 264pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Fleet] Original shared-world anthology of 12 stories, with a prologue and interludes by Fawcett. Second book of a series. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates. (Contents)
• * *A Century of Horror 1970-1979 (with Martin H. Greenberg) (MJF Books 1-56731-157-1, 1996 [Feb ’97], $8.98, 342pp, hc, cover by Murray Tinkelman) Anthology of 21 horror stories, with an introduction by Stefan Dziemianowicz. Authors include Richard Matheson, David Morrell, Tanith Lee, and Michael Bishop. Series editor is Martin H. Greenberg; copyrighted by David Drake and Tekno Books. (Contents)
• * _Cthulhu: The Mythos and Kindred Horrors See entry under Robert E. Howard.
• * *The Eternal City (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Baen 0-671-69857-5, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $3.50, 280pp, pb, cover by John Rheaume) Anthology of 13 sf stories dealing with the Roman Empire. The cover, spine, title page, and introduction credit only Drake—Greenberg and Waugh appear only on the copyright page. (Contents)
• * *The Fleet (with Bill Fawcett) (Ace 0-441-24086-0, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.50, 280pp, pb) [Fleet] Original anthology of 11 stories, a “shared world” book featuring Earthling forces vs. vicious carnivore aliens. There’s an Anne McCaffrey story which ties together several of her series as well as belonging to this shared world. (Contents)
• * _The Fleet (with Bill Fawcett) (Ace 0-441-24086-0, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $5.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Jim Gurney) [Fleet] Reissue (Ace 1988) shared-world anthology, first in the eponymous series. Fourth printing.
• * *The Fleet Book 3: Break Through (with Bill Fawcett) (Ace 0-441-24103-4, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.95, 294pp, pb) [Fleet] Shared-world anthology of 13 stories, packaged by Bill Fawcett & Associates. (Contents)
• * *The Fleet Book 4: Sworn Allies (with Bill Fawcett) (Ace 0-441-24090-9, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $3.95, 248pp, pb, cover by James Gurney) [Fleet] Original shared-world anthology of 10 stories with “interludes” by Bill Fawcett. Packaged by Bill Fawcett & Associates. (Contents)
• * *The Fleet Book 5: Total War (with Bill Fawcett) (Ace 0-441-24093-3, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $3.95, 278pp, pb, cover by James Gurney) [Fleet] Original military sf shared-world anthology of 12 stories with “interludes” by Bill Fawcett. Includes work by Anne McCaffrey. (Contents)
• * *The Fleet Book 6: Crisis (with Bill Fawcett) (Ace 0-441-24106-9, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $4.50, 293pp, pb, cover by James Gurney) [Fleet] Original shared-world military sf anthology of 13 stories with “interludes” by Bill Fawcett. Packaged by Bill Fawcett & Associates. (Contents)
• * *The Fleet: Counterattack (with Bill Fawcett) (Ace 0-441-24087-9, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.95, 311pp, pb) [Fleet] Shared world original anthology, second volume in the series. Packaged by Bill Fawcett & Associates. (Contents)
• * _The Fleet: Counterattack (with Bill Fawcett) (Ace 0-441-24104-2, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $5.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Jim Gurney) [Fleet] Reissue (Ace 1988) shared-world anthology, second in the series. Third Printing.
• * *Heads to the Storm (with Sandra Miesel) (Baen 0-671-69847-8, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $3.50, 273pp, pb) Anthology of fifteen stories, with both original and reprint introductions and essays. This is a tribute to Rudyard Kipling and his influence on sf. (Contents)
• * *Men Hunting Things (Baen 0-671-65399-7, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $2.95, 271pp, pb) “Starhunters”, vol. 1. Anthology of 11 sf stories on futuristic blood sports. (Contents)
• * *A Separate Star (with Sandra Miesel) (Baen 0-671-69832-X, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.50, 278pp, pb) Anthology of stories, poems and introductory essays published as a tribute to Rudyard Kipling and his influence on sf writers. (Contents)
• * *Space Dreadnoughts (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Ace 0-441-77735-X, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.95, 220pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) Anthology of nine stories of future war, with an introduction by Drake. (Contents)
• * *Space Gladiators (with Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg) (Ace 0-441-77741-4, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.95, 310pp, pb) Anthology of eight sf/gladiator stories. (Contents)
• * *Space Infantry (with Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg) (Ace 0-441-77747-3, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $3.95, 244pp, pb) Anthology of twelve military sf stories, with an introduction by Drake. (Contents)
• * *Starhunters Vol. III: Bluebloods (Baen 0-671-69866-4, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $3.50, 279pp, pb, cover by Pat Ortega) Anthology of nine stories, of “Men and Things Hunting Together”. (Contents)
• * *Things Hunting Men (Baen 0-671-65412-8, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $3.50, 307pp, pb) Anthology of 11 sf stories, “Starhunters: Vol. II”. (Contents)

DRAULANS, DIRK

• * *The Red Queen (St. Martin’s 0-312-15636-7, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $21.95, 212pp, hc) Orwellian SF novel of genetic engineering. Female warriors hunt the last non-sterile man on Earth. Translated from the Dutch (Atlas 1994) by Sam Garrett.

DREHER, SARAH (Anne) (1937- )

• * *A Captive in Time (New Victoria Publishers 0-934678-22-7, May ’90 [Aug ’91], $9.95, 232pp, tp) [Stoner McTavish] Lesbian time-travel fantasy/mystery, fourth book in the “Stoner McTavish” mystery series and the first with fantasy content. Lesbian detective Stoner is mysteriously transported to 1871 Colorado, where she investigates an epidemic of arson. This is a 1990 book not seen until now.
• * *OtherWorld (New Victoria Publishers 0-934678-44-8, Jul ’93 [Oct ’93], $10.95, 251pp, tp, cover by Ginger Brown) [Stoner McTavish] Lesbian fantasy/mystery novel in the ongoing “Stoner McTavish” series, the second with fantasy content.
• * *Shaman’s Moon (New Victoria Publishers 0-934678-91-X, Nov ’98 [Dec ’98], $12.95, 219pp, tp) [Stoner McTavish] Dark fantasy mystery novel. Lesbian detective Stoner McTavish faces ghosts preying on her aunt. Order from New Victoria Publishers, PO Box 27, Norwich VT 05055.

DRENNAN, KATHRYN M. (stories)

• * *Babylon 5: Book 9: To Dream in the City of Sorrows (Dell 0-440-22354-7, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $5.50, 337pp, pb, cover by Bob Larkin) [Babylon 5] Novelization based on the SF TV show. Copyrighted by Dell; characters etc. copyrighted by Warner Bros.
• * *Babylon 5: To Dream in the City of Sorrows (Boxtree 0-7522-2354-2, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], £4.99, 337pp, pb, cover by Bob Parkin) [Babylon 5] SF novelization. Book nine in the series based on the TV show. Simultaneous with the US (Dell) edition. A first novel.

DRESSER, NORINE (1931- )

• * *American Vampires: Fans, Victims, Practitioners (Norton 0-393-02678-7, Jun ’89 [Dec ’89], $17.95, 255pp, hc, cover by Tim Gaydos) Non-fiction, reference. A guide to vampirism in America, from film and tv images to actual practitioners.
• * _American Vampires: Fans, Victims, Practitioners (Vintage 0-679-73041-9, Sep ’90 [Oct ’90], $10.95, 255pp, tp, cover by Alesia Exum) Reprint (Norton 1989) reference book, a guide to vampirism in America, from tv and film to actual practitioners.

DREW, WAYLAND (1932-1998) (stories)

• * **Batteries Not Included (Berkley 0-425-10105-3, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $2.95, 213pp, pb) Novelization of a movie about robot aliens.
• * _*Batteries Not Included (Grafton 0-586-20378-8, Apr ’88, £2.75, 213pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 1987) novelization of Spielberg’s latest film. Based on the screenplay by Brad Bird, Matthew Robbins, Brent Maddock & S.S. Wilson. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Dragonslayer (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32306-8, Jun ’85 [May ’85], $2.95, 218pp, pb) Reissue (Del Rey 1981), 4th printing. Based on the screenplay for the movie of the same name, this fantasy novel stands on its own — well-written and enjoyable. (FCM)