The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

ELLISON™, HARLAN (Jay) (stories) (continued)

• * *An Edge in My Voice (Donning 0-89865-341-X, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $9.95, 548pp, pb) Non-fiction, associational. Ellison’s columns for the L.A. Weekly, in the polemic mode. There is also a regular hardcover and a limited-edition hardcover.
• * _An Edge in My Voice (Donning 0-89865-341-X, Jul ’87, $10.95, 548pp, tp) Reissue (Donning 1985); associational, a collection of essays, mostly on movies and tv. This second printing has a sticker that says it’s revised, but “corrected” is probably closer. The ISBN is the same, although it’s supposed to change when the price goes up and the text changes.
• * *Edgeworks (White Wolf 1-56504-960-8, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $21.99, 434pp, hc, cover by Jill Bauman) Omnibus. Includes a revised version of Over the Edge; of the nine stories and three essays, six are new to the collection, and there is an updated forward by Norman Spinrad. An Edge in My Voice, a collection of non-fiction columns, seems unchanged. There is a new introduction by Ellison. Volume 1 of 20 in “The Collected Ellison”. (Contents)
• * *Edgeworks 2 (White Wolf 1-56504-961-6, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $21.99, 200 + 271pp, hc, cover by John K. Snyder, III) Omnibus of the crime novel Spider Kiss (Fawcett/Gold Medal 1961 as Rockabilly) and collection Stalking the Nightmare (Phantasia Press 1982). There is a new introduction by Ellison; Spider Kiss has the introduction from the Armchair Detective Library 1990 edition. Volume 2 of 20 in “The Collected Ellison”. (Contents)
• * *Edgeworks 3 (White Wolf 1-56504-962-4, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $21.99, 603pp, hc, cover by Jill Bauman) Omnibus of Ellison’s The Harlan Ellison Hornbook (1990) and Harlan Ellison’s Movie (1991), with a new introduction by Ellison. The two books and the new introduction are all paginated separately. Volume 3 of 20 in “The Collected Ellison”. (Contents)
• * *Edgeworks 4 (White Wolf 1-56504-963-2, Nov ’97, $21.99, 278pp, hc, cover by John K. Snyder, III) Omnibus of Ellison’s Love Ain’t Nothing But Sex Misspelled (Trident 1968; this has the introduction from the 1976 Pyramid edition) and The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World (Avon 1969; this has the Gaiman introduction from the 1994 Borderlands Press edition). Love drops three stories collected elsewhere in the “Edgeworks” series, and adds a story and a screenplay, neither previously collected. There is a new introduction by Ellison. Volume 4 of 20 in “The Collected Ellison”. (Contents)
• * _Ellison Wonderland (Bluejay 0-312-94133-1, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $6.95, 195pp, tp) Reprint (Paperback Library 1962) collection of 16 stories. As usual, this Ellison book is a bibliographer’s nightmare. It follows the 1974 NAL edition which was somewhat revised in contents, and has some other revisions which seem to be new to this edition.
• * *The Essential Ellison (Nemo Press 0-914261-01-0, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $29.95, 1019pp, hc) Collection of many, many stories and essays, edited by Terry Dowling, Richard Delap, and Gil Lamont. This is ment as a 35-year retrospective (it’s taken 3 years to publish) of Ellison’s work, from his early 1949 juvenilia to his work in the ’80s. It’s not a “best of”, but a “warts and all” collection, divided into 15 sections with introductions to each one by one of the various editors. The texts of every item have been “corrected”, but not rewritten. It isn’t a book you sit down and read as much as you browse it. It isn’t even reviewable except as a book-length study of Ellison’s life. It’s a well made book despite its size, and should stand up to years of use — even throwing across a room. A bargain at twice the price. Recommended. (CNB) A limited edition ($60) was announced, but has apparently not appeared yet. (Contents)
• * _The Essential Ellison (Morpheus International 0-9623447-4-5, Oct ’91, $19.95, 1019pp, tp, cover by Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) Reprint (Nemo Press 1987) enormous collection of Ellison’s work, with introductory material. A hardcover edition (-3-7, $34.95) is also available.
• * *Footsteps (Footsteps Press no ISBN, May ’89 [Jul ’89], $13.00, 28pp, ph) Short story originally published in Gallery, with an introduction and footnotes by the author. The complete introduction and preface appear here for the first time. Illustrated by Ken Snyder, this is a signed, numbered, 582 copy limited edition. In an age of signed limited editions costing several hundred dollars, it’s a pleasure to find a modest, but well reproduced one at a modest price. (Contents)
• * *The Harlan Ellison Hornbook (Penzler Books 0-89296-239-9, Nov ’90, $22.95, 418pp, hc) Collection of 52 essays, all but four written between 1970-1976, plus an introduction and a closing essay by Ellison and a foreword by Robert Crais.
• * _The Harlan Ellison Hornbook (Mirage Press 0-88358-200-7, Apr ’91 [Aug ’91], $100.00, 418pp, hc) Reprint (Penzler Books 1990) associational non-fiction, a collection of Ellison articles. This is a limited edition of 800 copies, slipcased with Harlan Ellison’s Movie.
• * *Harlan Ellison’s Dream Corridor Special (Dark Horse Comics no ISBN, Feb ’95, $4.95, unpaginated, tp, cover by Stephen Hickman) Collection of five Ellison stories adapted by various authors and artists in comic-book format, plus the first part of a new prose story by Ellison (to be finished in the first regular issue of the Harlan Ellison’s Dream Corridor comic.) There is also considerable commentary by Ellison, presented in graphic form. A feast for Ellison fanatics, with artwork by Eric Shannower, Pat Broderick, Jill Bauman, Overton Lloyd, and Phil Foglio. (Contents)
• * _Harlan Ellison’s Dream Corridor Special (Dark Horse Comics 1-56971-084-8, Aug ’95 [Sep ’95], $4.95, unpaginated, tp, cover by Stephen Hickman) Reissue (Dark Horse 1995) collection of comic-book adaptations of Ellison stories. The first edition had no ISBN, and had a centerspread fold-out that is bound as two pages in this second edition. This edition also has the complete text of the originally serialized short story, “Midnight in the Sunken Cathedral”.
• * *Harlan Ellison’s Dream Corridor, Volume One (Dark Horse Comics 1-56971-210-7, Nov ’96, $18.95, 192pp, tp, cover by Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) Graphic collection of comic-book adaptations of Ellison stories. This collects the first five issues of the comic, plus the Special.
• * *Harlan Ellison’s Movie (Mirage Press 0-88358-201-5, Apr ’91 [Aug ’91], no price, 151pp, hc) Associational; unproduced screenplay of a non-fantasy movie. This is a limited edition of 800 numbered copies, slipcased with the limited edition of The Harlan Ellison Hornbook.
• * *Harlan Ellison’s Watching (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-067-3, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $29.95, 514pp, hc) Associational non-fiction; criticism. Collection of 50 essays on film, some dating back to the sixties and seventies, with a new introduction by the author. There is also a signed, numbered, slipcased limited edition of 600 copies (-066-5, $60.00).
• * _Harlan Ellison’s Watching (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-147-5, Aug ’92 [Oct ’92], $17.95, 514pp, tp) Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1989) associational collection of 50 essays on film.
• * *I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay (with Isaac Asimov) (Warner Aspect 0-446-67062-6, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $14.99, 275pp, tp, cover by Mark Zug) [Robot Series] Screenplay for “the greatest science fiction movie never made,” with illustrations by Mark Zug. Packaged but not copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * _I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay (with Isaac Asimov) (SFBC #06445, Jan ’95, $11.98, 273pp, hc, cover by Mark Zug) [Robot Series] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1994) screenplay for “the greatest movie never made” with illustrations by Mark Zug. Packaged but not copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. This is hardcover, but is otherwise similar to the Warner Aspect trade paperback, and even has the same ISBN on the back jacket, along with the SFBC number. However, unlike the Warner edition, this now has the illustrations facing the correct pages.
• * _I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay (with Isaac Asimov) (Easton Press no ISBN, Mar ’95, $120.00, 275pp, hc, cover by Mark Zug) [Robot Series] Reprint (Warner 1994) screenplay for “the greatest science fiction movie never made,” with illustrations by Mark Zug. This is a special leatherbound, gilt-edge, signed, limited edition of 1,500.
• * *Mefisto in Onyx [expanded from Omni Oct ’93] (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929480-31-7, Dec ’93, $16.95, 91pp, hc, cover by Frank Miller) Crime novella, Ellison’s longest work in many years. This version is slightly (by 500 words, according to the author) expanded from the version that appeared in the October 1993 Omni. With an introduction by Frank Miller. A 1,000-copy signed slipcased limited edition (-32-5, $65.00) was announced but not seen.
• * _Mefisto in Onyx [expanded from Omni Oct ’93] (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929480-31-7, Mar ’94 [Jun ’94], $16.95, 91pp, hc, cover by Frank Miller) Reissue (Ziesing 1993) fantasy novella. The Ziesing version is slightly (by 500 words, according to the author) expanded from the version that appeared in the October 1993 Omni, and this second printing has minor corrections. Available from Mark V. Ziesing, PO Box 76, Shingletown CA 96088.
• * _Mind Fields: The Art of Jacek Yerka (with Jacek Yerka) See entry under Jacek Yerka.
• * *Night and the Enemy (with Ken Steacy) (Comico 0-938965-06-9, Nov ’87 [Feb ’88], $11.95, unpaginated, tp) Graphic novel with text by Ellison and art by Steacy, consisting of five stories set against a two-century-long war with an alien race. A hardcover limited edition was announced but not seen.
• * _No Doors, No Windows (Borderlands Press no ISBN, Jul ’91 [Oct ’91], $65.00, 239pp, hc) Reprint (Pyramid 1975) collection. This is the corrected text with a revised introduction. Signed 1000-copy limited edition.
• * *"Repent Harlequin!" Said the Ticktock Man (with Rick Berry) (Underwood Books 1-887424-35-0, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $17.00, hc, cover by Rick Berry) Illustrated edition of Ellison’s Nebula & Hugo award-winning short story, with a foreword by Ellison. Full-color illustrations by Rick Berry. Also available in a signed, boxed limited edition of 1000 (-36-9, $45.00). Order from Underwood Books, PO Box 1609, Grass Valley CA 95945.
• * *Sleepless Nights in the Procrustean Bed (Borgo Press 0-89370-270-6, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $7.95, 192pp, tp) Non-fiction, collection of essays, introductions, etc. Lively and readable. (FCM)
• * _Sleepless Nights in the Procrustean Bed (Borgo Press 0-89370-270-6, Aug ’90, $14.95, 192pp, tp, cover by David Reneric) Reissue (Borgo Press 1984) non-fiction collection of 20 essays edited by Marty Clark; second printing. Identical with the first printing except 1990 appears in roman numerals on the title page and the cover is a different color. A hardcover edition (-170-X, $24.95) was announced but not seen.
• * *Slippage (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929480-75-9, Apr ’97 [Jun ’97], $75.00, 361pp, hc, cover by Jill Bauman) Collection of 25 items, most stories, all previously uncollected. One story is by Donald E. Westlake, accompanied by an essay and teleplay by Ellison. This is a slipcased, limited edition with a signed and numbered plate pasted in; four items are available only in this edition. (Contents)
• * _Slippage (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-35341-6, Sep ’97, $22.00, 303pp, hc) Reprint (Ziesing 1997) collection of 22 items, most stories, all previously uncollected. This lacks the story by Donald E. Westlake and related essay and teleplay by Ellison. This is the first trade edition. (Contents)
• * _Slippage (Houghton Mifflin/Mariner 0-395-92482-0, Sep ’98, $13.00, 361pp, tp, cover by David Blankenship) Reprint (Ziesing 1997) collection of 25 items, most stories, all previously uncollected. Unlike the Houghton Mifflin hardcover, this has the full text of the Ziesing edition.
• * _Spider Kiss (The Armchair Detective Library 0-922890-54-4, Nov ’90 [Apr ’91], $18.95, 261pp, hc) Reprint (Fawcett 1961 as Rockabilly) associational crime novel. A “collector’s” edition (-55-2, $25.00) and a signed limited edition (-56-0, $75.00) were announced but not seen. This is a 1990 publication not seen until now.
• * _Stalking the Nightmare (Berkley 0-425-07169-3, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $2.95, 301pp, pb) Reprint (Phantasia 1982) collection. For some reason, they’ve given it a great spy-novel cover.
• * _Strange Wine (Warner 0-446-30659-2, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $3.50, 316pp, pb) Reissue (Harper & Row 1978) collection.
• * _Vic and Blood (with Richard Corben) See entry under Richard Corben.

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• * _Dangerous Visions (Gollancz 0-575-04144-7, Aug ’87, £6.95, 544pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 1967) original sf anthology. Volume 16 in the Gollancz Classic SF series.
• * *Medea: Harlan’s World (Phantasia 0-932096-36-0, Jun ’85 [May ’85], $50.00 signed numbered 475-copy special edition; $20.00 725-copy trade edition, 532pp, hc) [Medea] This small-press version is simultaneous with the one from Bantam Spectra and is the only hardcover. The special edition is sold out. It’s a fine job of bookbinding and should be a highly prized collector’s item. (CNB) (Contents)
• * *Medea: Harlan’s World (Bantam 0-553-34170-7, Jun ’85 [May ’85], $10.95, 532pp, pb) [Medea] Anthology of 11 stories set on a planet conceived by Harlan Ellison. Authors include Poul Anderson, Frank Herbert, and Larry Niven. Illustrations by Kelly Freas.
• * _Medea: Harlan’s World (SFBC #02611, Jan ’86, $12.98, 532pp, hc) [Medea] Reprint (Bantam 1985) anthology.

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• * _The Book on the Edge of Forever See entry under Christopher Priest.

ELLWOOD, GRACIA FAY (1938- )

• * _In a Faraway Galaxy (with Lee Vibber & Doris Robin) See entry under Doris Robin.

ELMORE, LARRY

• * *Runes of Autumn (with Robert Elmore) (TSR 0-7869-0504-2, Jul ’96, $5.99, 309pp, tp, cover by Larry Elmore) Fantasy novel. A first novel by a well-known artist.

ELMORE, ROBERT

• * _Runes of Autumn (with Larry Elmore) See entry under Larry Elmore.

ELMS, ALAN C. (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Uncovering Lives: The Uneasy Alliance of Biography and Psychology (Oxford University Press 0-19-508287-7, Nov ’94, $25.00, 315pp, hc) Non-fiction discussion of psychobiography, with sample essays including a section titled “Into the Fantastic” that looks at “Asimov as Acrophobe”, “The Thing from Inner Space: John W. Campbell, Robert E. Howard, and Cordwainer Smith”, Jack Williamson, L. Frank Baum, and Vladimir Nabokov (who disliked both Sigmund Freud and science fiction).

ELPHINSTONE, MARGARET (1948- ) (stories)

• * *The Incomer (The Women’s Press 0-7043-4070-4, May ’87, £3.95, 229pp, tp) Post-holocaust novel.

ELROD, P(atricia) N(ead) (1954- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Art in the Blood (Ace 0-441-85945-3, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $3.95, 195pp, pb, cover by Vito DeVito) [Jack Fleming (The Vampire Files)] Vampire/hard-boiled novel set in Chicago during the Depression, fourth book of the “Vampire Files” series. Vampire reporter Jack Fleming hunts for a killer in the world of high dollar art.
• * *Blood on the Water (Ace 0-441-85947-X, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $4.50, 199pp, pb, cover by Vito DeVito) [Jack Fleming (The Vampire Files)] Vampire/hardboiled detective novel set in Depression-era Chicago, where vampire reporter/PI Jack Fleming gets in the way of a new Chicago crime boss who decides to turn vampire killer. Sixth book in “The Vampire Files” series.
• * *Bloodcircle (Ace 0-441-06717-4, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $3.95, 202pp, pb, cover by Vito DeVito) [Jack Fleming (The Vampire Files)] Vampire/hard boiled crime novel set in the depression, third book of the “Vampire Files” series.
• * *Dance of Death (Ace 0-441-00309-5, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $5.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Mark Garro) [Jonathan Barrett] Romantic vampire novel, fourth in the series about gentleman vampire Jonathan Barrett.
• * *Death and the Maiden (Ace 0-441-00071-1, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $4.99, 244pp, pb, cover by Jeff Barson) [Jonathan Barrett] Vampire novel, second book of the “Jonathan Barrett” series about a Tory vampire on Long Island during the American Revolution.
• * *Death Masque (Ace 0-441-00143-2, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $4.99, 261pp, pb, cover by Mark Garro) [Jonathan Barrett] Romantic vampire novel, third in the “Jonathan Barrett” series.
• * *Fire in the Blood (Ace 0-441-85946-1, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $3.95, 198pp, pb, cover by Vito DeVito) [Jack Fleming (The Vampire Files)] Vampire/hard-boiled detective novel set in Depression-era Chicago, fifth book of the “Vampire Files” series. Vampire/reporter/PI Jack Fleming is hired to locate a valuable bracelet stolen from a very dangerous heiress.
• * *Jonathan Barrett, Gentleman Vampire (SFBC 1-56865-188-0, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $14.98, 954pp, hc, cover by Maren) [Jonathan Barrett] Omnibus of four vampire novels originally published in paperback by Ace: Red Death (1993), Death and the Maiden (1994), Death Masque (1995), and Dance of Death (1996). This is a special Guild America edition, SFBC #11563. (Contents)
• * _Keeper of the King (with Nigel Bennett) See entry under Nigel Bennett.
• * _Keeper of the King (with Nigel Bennet) See entry under Nigel Bennet.
• * *Lifeblood (Ace 0-441-84776-5, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $3.50, 202pp, pb, cover by Vito DeVito) [Jack Fleming (The Vampire Files)] Vampire/hardboiled novel set in depression-era Chicago, second book of the “Vampire Files” series.
• * *Ravenloft: I, Strahd (TSR 1-56076-670-0, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $16.95, 309pp, hc, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [Ravenloft] Fantasy novelization based on the “Ravenloft” game.
• * _Ravenloft: I, Strahd (TSR 0-7869-0175-6, Sep ’95 [Dec ’95], $5.99, 310pp, tp, cover by Stephen Fabian) [Ravenloft] Reprint (TSR 1993) vampire novelization based on the dark-fantasy role-playing game. Copyrighted by TSR.
• * *Ravenloft: I, Strahd: The War Against Azalin (TSR 0-7869-0754-1, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $21.99, 310pp, hc, cover by Alan Pollack) Vampire novelization, sequel to I, Strahd, based on the role-playing game. Copyrighted by TSR.
• * *Red Death (Ace 0-441-71094-8, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $4.99, 288pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Jonathan Barrett] Vampire novel set on Long Island during the American Revolution about a young gentleman’s adventures in becoming a vampire. First book of a new series.
• * *The Vampire Files #1: Bloodlist (Ace 0-441-06795-6, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $3.50, 200pp, pb, cover by Vito DeVito) [Jack Fleming (The Vampire Files)] Hardboiled vampire thriller set in Depression-era Chicago.
• * _The Vampire Files #1: Bloodlist (Ace 0-441-06795-6, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $5.99, 200pp, pb, cover by Frank Gambino) [Jack Fleming (The Vampire Files)] Reissue (Ace 1990) vampire detective novel. Ninth printing.
• * _The Vampire Files #2: Lifeblood (Ace 0-441-84776-5, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $5.99, 202pp, pb, cover by Frank Gambino) [Jack Fleming (The Vampire Files)] Reissue (Ace 1990) vampire detective novel. Seventh printing.
• * _The Vampire Files #3: Bloodcircle (Ace 0-441-06717-4, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $5.99, 202pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Jack Fleming (The Vampire Files)] Reissue (Ace 1990) vampire detective novel. Sixth printing.
• * _The Vampire Files #4: Art in the Blood (Ace 0-441-85945-3, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $5.99, 195pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Jack Fleming (The Vampire Files)] Reissue (Ace 1991) vampire detective novel. Fifth printing.
• * _The Vampire Files #5: Fire in the Blood (Ace 0-441-85946-1, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $5.99, 198pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Jack Fleming (The Vampire Files)] Reissue (Ace 1991) vampire detective novel. Fourth printing.
• * _The Vampire Files #6: Blood on the Water (Ace 0-441-85947-X, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $5.99, 199pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Jack Fleming (The Vampire Files)] Reissue (Ace 1992) vampire detective novel. Fourth printing.
• * *The Vampire Files: A Chill in the Blood (Ace 0-441-00501-2, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $20.95, 327pp, hc) [Jack Fleming (The Vampire Files)] Vampire mystery, seventh in the “Vampire Files” series featuring hard-boiled vampire detective Jack Fleming.
• * _The Vampire Files: A Chill in the Blood (SFBC #18262, Aug ’98, $10.50, 327pp, hc) [Jack Fleming (The Vampire Files)] Reprint (Ace 1998) vampire novel, seventh in the “Vampire Files” mystery series. This is similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.