The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

FAIRLEY, JOHN (continued)

• * +Arthur C. Clarke’s World of Strange Powers (with Simon Welfare) (Putnam 0-399-13066-7, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $19.95, 248pp, hc) Reprint (U.K. 1984), first U.S. edition. Non-fiction, book version of a tv series on strange phenomena, etc. Clarke wrote the foreword and epilogue. Listed for Clarke completists.

FALCONER, SOVEREIGN; pseudonym of Craig Kee Strete, (1950- )

• * *To Make Death Love Us (Doubleday 0-385-17628-7, Jul ’87, $12.95, 181pp, hc) Psychic horror fantasy novel. The author is listed in the advance publicity as Craig Strete.

FALDBAKKEN, KNUT

• * *Sweetwater (Dufour/Peter Owen 0-7206-0911-9, 1994 [Jul ’94], $19.95, 184pp, hc) [Twilight Country] Dystopian novel, the second featuring the inhabitants of the polluted city of Sweetwater. Translated from the Norwegian by Joan Tate. Originally published as Aftenlandet (Gyldendal Norsk 1976). We did not list the British edition. This is the Peter Owen edition from the UK with a Dufour sticker. Order from Dufour Editions, Chester Springs PA 19425.
• * *Sweetwater (Peter Owen 0-7206-0911-9, Feb ’94, £15.95, 184pp, hc, cover by Iain Stuart) [Twilight Country] Literary SF novel. Sequel to Twilight Country. Translated from the Norwegian, Uår: Sweetwater (Gyldendal Norsk Forlag 1976), by Joan Tate. First English-language edition. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Twilight Country (Dufour/Peter Owen 0-7206-0885-6, 1993 [Jul ’94], $19.95, 216pp, hc) [Twilight Country] Dystopian novel about the inhabitants of the polluted city of Sweetwater. Translated from the Norwegian by Joan Tate. Originally published as Aftenlandet (Gyldendal Norsk 1974). This is the Peter Owen edition from the UK with a Dufour sticker. We did not list the British edition. This has a 1993 copyright date but was not seen until now. Order from Dufour Editions, Chester Springs PA 19425.

FALIU, ODILE (stories) (assoc.)

• * _The History of the Future (with Christopher Canto) See entry under Christopher Canto.

FALK, JONATHAN (stories)

• * _The Liquid Retreats (with Todd Mecklem) See entry under Todd Mecklem.

FALK, MARGARET (1955- )

• * *Darkscope (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-364-1, Jun ’90 [Jul ’90], $4.50, 382pp, pb) Horror novel of a haunted box camera. A first novel.

FALK, McCLELLAN (stories)

• * *Trevor: The Saga of the Red Boots: Earth Series Part 1 (McClellan Falk 0-9641531-0-6, Dec ’94 [Oct ’94], $8.99, 51pp, tp, cover by Gerry Segismundo) Fantasy novella, first in an extended series about a strange man in red boots who interferes with the lives of ordinary people, this time in a small town riddled with incest, violence, and abuse. Available from McClellan Falk, Distribution Department, PO Box 10015, Canoga Park CA 91309.

FALLINGSTAR, CERRIDWEN

• * *The Heart of the Fire (Cauldron Publications 0-9621470-0-1, May ’90 [Jul ’90], $12.95, 520pp, tp) New-Age fantasy novel of witches in 16th-century Scotland. Supposedly based on “an authentic past-life chronicle”.

FANCHER, JANE S(uzanne) (1952- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Gate of Ivrel: Claiming Rites (Donning/Starblaze 0-89865-515-3, Sep ’87 [Oct ’87], $6.95, unpaginated, tp) [Morgaine] Graphic novel, adapted from the “Ivrel” sf books by C.J. Cherryh.
• * *Gate of Ivrel: Fever Dreams (Donning/Starblaze 0-89865-556-0, Jun ’88 [Jul ’88], $7.95, 61pp, tp) [Morgaine] Graphic novel adapted from C.J. Cherryh’s sf series.
• * *Groundties (Warner Questar 0-446-36148-8, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $4.50, 376pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) [Groundties] Sf novel of a threat to communications between interstellar colony worlds. A first novel.
• * *Harmonies of the ’Net (Warner Questar 0-446-36243-3, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $4.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) [Groundties] Sf novel, third book of the “Groundties” series. The interstellar computer network is disintegrating, and only a reclusive genius and an out-of-control prankster can save it.
• * *Ring of Intrigue (DAW 0-88677-719-4, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $6.99, 746pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Dance of the Rings] Fantasy novel, book two in “Dance of the Rings”.
• * *Ring of Lightning (DAW 0-88677-653-8, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $5.50, 572pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Dance of the Rings] Fantasy novel, book one in “Dance of the Rings”. Three brothers challenge their despotic great-aunt for control of a city and its magic Rings.
• * *Uplink (Warner Questar 0-446-36255-7, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $4.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) [Groundties] Sf novel set in a colony with a dangerous secret that could lead to planetwide madness. The sequel to Groundties.

FANTHORPE, R(obert) LIONEL, [ref.] (1935- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Down the Badger Hole: R. Lionel Fanthorpe: The Badger Years See entry under Debbie Cross.

FARLAND, DAVID; pseudonym of David Wolverton, (1957- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * +The Runelords (Tor 0-312-86653-4, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $25.95, 479pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Runelords] Fantasy novel, first in a series. Young Runelord prince Gaborn faces a powerful invader who has magically augmented himself by draining abilities from thousands of men. First US edition (Earthlight 4/98 as The Sum of All Men). Farland is a pen name for Dave Wolverton.
• * _The Runelords (SFBC #19425, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $12.98, 479pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Runelords] Reprint (Earthlight 1998 as The Sum of All Men) fantasy novel, first in a series. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. Farland is a pen name for Dave Wolverton.
• * *The Sum of All Men (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-684-84028-6, Apr ’98, £9.99, vi+661pp, tp, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Runelords] Fantasy novel. Book one of “The Runelords”.

FARMER, NANCY; [born Nancy Forsythe Coe] (1941- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm (Orchard 0-531-06829-3, 1994 [Apr ’95], $18.95, 311pp, hc, cover by Charles A. Bibbs) Young-adult SF novel set in Zimbabwe in 2194. Three mutant detectives with strange powers track down kidnappers in an adventure based on Shona mythology. A Newbery Honor Book for 1994; this is actually the second printing (with the award sticker on the jacket), but not seen until now. Note: Farmer was the 1987 Gold Award winner in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest.
• * _The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037641-0, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $4.99, 311pp, tp, cover by Broeck Steadman) Reprint (Orchard 1994) young-adult SF novel set in Zimbabwe in 2194. A Newbery Honor Book for 1994. Note: Farmer was the 1987 Gold award winner in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest.
• * _The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm (Dolphin 1-85881-289-5, Jul ’96 [Jan ’97], £4.99, 295pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) Reprint (Orchard 1994) young-adult SF novel.
• * _The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037641-0, Dec ’97, $4.99, 311pp, tp, cover by Broeck Steadman) Reissue (Orchard 1994) young-adult SF novel of Zimbabwe in 2194. A Newbery Honor Book for 1994. Seventh printing.
• * *A Girl Named Disaster (Orchard US 0-531-08889-8, Oct ’96, $19.95, 309pp, hc, cover by David Soman) Young-adult novel with fantasy elements. An African girl flees an arranged marriage; spirits help her canoe downriver to Mozambique and help sort out her life.
• * _A Girl Named Disaster (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-038635-1, Feb ’98, $4.99, 309pp, tp, cover by Robert Hunt) Reprint (Orchard US 1996) young-adult novel with fantasy elements. A Newbery Honor book.
• * _A Girl Named Disaster (Dolphin 1-85881-622-X, Jun ’98, £4.50, 285pp, pb) Reprint (Orchard US 1996) young-adult novel with fantasy elements. The UK hardcover (4.97) was not seen.
• * _The Warm Place (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037956-8, Oct ’96, $3.99, 152pp, tp, cover by Brad Weinman) Reprint (Orchard 1995) young-adult fantasy novel. A kidnapped giraffe escapes with the help of two wise rats, a magic chameleon, and a slave boy.
• * _The Warm Place (Orion/Dolphin 1-85881-267-4, Jun ’97, £3.99, 124pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) Reprint (Orchard 1995) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]

FARMER, PENELOPE (Jane) (1939- )

• * _A Castle of Bone (The Bodley Head 0-370-31742-4, May ’92, £8.99, 164pp, hc, cover by Emma Chichester Clark) Reissue (Chatto & Windus 1972) young-adult fantasy novel about a magic cupboard that changes objects. This edition is slightly revised and has a new introduction by Jill Paton Walsh.
• * _Charlotte Sometimes (Dell/Yearling 0-440-41261-7, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $4.95, 174pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt 1969) juvenile fantasy time travel novel; new afterword by Eleanor Cameron.
• * _Charlotte Sometimes (The Bodley Head 0-370-30823-9, May ’92, £8.99, 199pp, hc, cover by Emma Chichester Clark) Reissue (Chatto & Windus 1969) young-adult fantasy novel. This edition is illustrated throughout by Chris Connor and has a new introduction by Jill Paton Walsh.
• * +Emma in Winter (Dell/Yearling 0-440-42308-2, Nov ’87, $2.95, 138pp, pb) Young-adult fantasy novel, first U.S. edition (Chatto & Windus 1986).
• * *Eve: Her Story (Gollancz 0-575-03584-6, Jun ’85 [1985], £9.95, 224pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel. [Not seen]
• * _Eve: Her Story (Abacus 0-349-11193-6, Jun ’86, £3.95, 185pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1985) retelling of Genesis myth from feminist viewpoint.
• * +Eve: Her Story (Kampmann/Mercury House 0-916515-25-7, Jan ’88 [Mar ’88], $15.95, 188pp, hc) Fantasy novel. A retelling of the story of Eve. First U.S. edition (Gollancz 1985).
• * *Glasshouses (Gollancz 0-575-04315-6, Jun ’88, £11.95, 215pp, hc) Literary occult novel.
• * _The Summer Birds (Dell/Yearling 0-440-47737-9, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $2.50, 102pp, tp) Reprint (Bodley Head 1985) juvenile fantasy novel in which village children learn to fly.
• * *Thicker Than Water (Walker 0-7445-1246-8, Oct ’89, £8.95, 189pp, hc, cover by Liz Pyle) Ghost story.
• * _Thicker Than Water (Walker 0-7445-1366-9, Feb ’91, £2.99, 189pp, pb, cover by Ingrid Daracott) Reprint (Walker 1989) young-adult novel about supernatural possession.

FARMER, PHILIP JOSÉ; (1918- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Behind the Walls of Terra (Berkley 0-425-07558-3, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.75, 220pp, pb) [World of Tiers] Reprint (Ace 1970) sf novel, Book Four of “The World of Tiers”.
• * _Blown (Grafton 0-586-06211-4, Oct ’88 [Nov ’88], £2.99, 173pp, pb) [Herald Childe] Reissue (Essex House 1969) sf/horror novel. Sequel to Image of the Beast.
• * _The Cache (Tor 0-812-53755-6, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $2.95, 292pp, pb) Reissue (Tor 1981) collection. 3rd printing. A novel plus 2 short stories.
• * _The Caterpillar’s Question (with Piers Anthony) See entry under Piers Anthony.
• * *The Classic Philip José Farmer, 1952-1964 (Crown 0-517-55193-4, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $7.95, 214pp, hc) Collection of 6 stories, edited by Martin H. Greenberg. Volume 4 of Crown’s new “Classics of Modern Science Fiction” series. Introduction by Greenberg. (Contents)
• * _The Classic Philip José Farmer, 1952-1964 (SFBC #5451, Jun ’84, $3.98, 215pp, hc) Reprint (Crown 1984) collection.
• * *The Classic Philip José Farmer, 1964-1973 (Crown 0-517-55193-4, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $8.95, 207pp, hc) Second volume of Farmer’s collected short fiction, edited and with an introduction by Martin H. Greenberg. 8 stories. (Contents)
• * _The Dark Design (Severn House 0-7278-1448-6, Jun ’87, £10.95, 464pp, hc) [Riverworld] Reprint (Putnams 1977) sf novel. Volume 3 in the “Riverworld” series. [Not seen]
• * _The Dark Design (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41969-3, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $12.95, 450pp, tp, cover by John Stevens) [Riverworld] Reprint (Putnam 1977) SF novel, third in the “Riverworld” series.
• * _Dark Is the Sun (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33956-8, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $3.95, 405pp, pb) Reissue (Del Rey 1979) sf novel of the very far future; 5th printing.
• * *Dayworld (Putnam 0-399-12967-7, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $16.95, 320pp, hc) [Dayworld] Sf novel, start of a new series. This is set in the same universe as “The Sliced Crosswise Only on Tuesday World” but is not otherwise connected. It’s Farmer’s best book in years. Recommended. (CNB)
• * _Dayworld (SFBC #2548, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $6.98, 248pp, hc) [Dayworld] Reprint (Putnam 1985) sf novel.
• * _Dayworld (Berkley 0-425-08474-4, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $3.50, 258pp, pb) [Dayworld] Reprint (Putnam 1985) sf novel, first in a new series.
• * _Dayworld (Grafton 0-586-06631-4, Sep ’86, £2.50, 322pp, pb) [Dayworld] Reprint (Putnam 1985) sf novel. First in a series.
• * *Dayworld Breakup (Tor 0-312-85035-2, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $18.95, 324pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) [Dayworld] Sf novel, third book of the “Dayworld” series.
• * _Dayworld Breakup (Tor 0-812-50889-0, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.95, 366pp, pb, cover by Vincent Di Fate) [Dayworld] Reprint (Tor 1990) sf novel, third book of the “Dayworld” series.
• * _Dayworld Breakup (Grafton 0-586-21121-7, Mar ’92, £4.99, 366pp, pb, cover by Chris Foss) [Dayworld] Reprint (Tor 1990) sf novel. Volume three in the “Dayworld” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Dayworld Breakup (HarperCollins UK 0-246-13739-8, Mar ’92, £14.99, 366pp, hc, cover by Chris Foss) [Dayworld] Reprint (Tor 1990) sf novel, hardcover edition intended for libraries only. Volume three in the “Dayworld” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Dayworld Rebel (Ace/Putnam 0-399-13230-9, Jun ’87 [Apr ’87], $17.95, 317pp, hc) [Dayworld] Sf novel, sequel to Dayworld.
• * _Dayworld Rebel (SFBC #11116, Jul ’87 [Aug ’87], $5.98, 256pp, hc) [Dayworld] Reprint (Putnam 1987) sf novel, “Dayworld” #2.
• * _Dayworld Rebel (Ace 0-441-14002-5, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $3.95, 314pp, pb) [Dayworld] Reprint (Putnam 1987) sf novel, second in the “Dayworld” series.
• * _Dayworld Rebel (Grafton 0-246-13362-7, Jul ’88, £6.95, 301pp, tp) [Dayworld] Reprint (Putnam 1987) sf novel. Sequel to Dayworld. Also available in hc (-13266-3) for £11.95. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Dayworld Rebel (Grafton 0-586-20108-4, Jul ’89, £3.50, 333pp, pb, cover by Chris Foss) [Dayworld] Reprint (Ace/Putnam 1987) sf novel. Sequel to Dayworld.
• * *Doc Savage: Escape from Loki (Bantam Falcon 0-553-29093-2, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $4.99, 214pp, pb, cover by Steve Assel) [Doc Savage] Associational adventure novel based on Kenneth Robeson’s classic character. This tells about the origins of the character and his henchmen.
• * _The Empire of the Nine (Sphere 0-7474-0366-X, Dec ’88, £3.99, 306pp, tp) Reprint (Ace 1970, as Lord of the Trees/The Mad Goblin) fantasy omnibus. (Contents) [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Fabulous Riverboat (HarperCollins UK 0-586-03989-9, Dec ’93, £4.99, 252pp, pb) [Riverworld] Reprint (Putnam 1971) sf novel. Volume two in the “Riverworld” series.
• * _The Fabulous Riverboat (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41968-5, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $12.95, 232pp, tp, cover by John Stevens) [Riverworld] Reprint (Putnam 1971) SF novel, second in the “Riverworld” series.
• * _Father to the Stars (Tor 0-812-53771-8, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.95, 319pp, pb) [Father John Carmody] Reissue (Tor 1981) collection of 5 linked stories about Father John Carmody. third printing.
• * _A Feast Unknown (Grafton 0-586-07445-7, Apr ’88, £2.95, 255pp, pb) Reprint (Essex House 1969) sf novel.
• * _A Feast Unknown (Masquerade/Rhinoceros 1-56333-276-0, Jan ’95 [Feb ’95], $6.95, 320pp, pb) Reprint (Essex House 1969) erotic SF novel.
• * _Flesh (Masquerade/Rhinoceros 1-56333-303-1, Sep ’95 [Oct ’95], $6.95, 251pp, pb) Reprint (Beacon Books/Galaxy 1960) erotic SF novel about a space explorer who returns to a sex-absorbed Earth. The text follows the expanded (Doubleday 1968) version.
• * _The Gates of Creation (Berkley 0-425-07193-6, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.75, 188pp, pb) [World of Tiers] Reprint (Ace 1966) sf novel, #2 in the “World of Tiers” series.
• * _Gods of Riverworld (SFBC #3658, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $3.98, 278pp, hc) [Riverworld] Reprint (Phantasia 1983) sf novel.
• * _Gods of Riverworld (Berkley 0-425-07322-X, Jan ’85 [Dec ’84], $3.50, 331pp, pb) [Riverworld] Reprint (Phantasia 1983) sf novel, in the “Riverworld” series.
• * _Gods of Riverworld (Grafton 0-586-06232-7, 1986 [Dec ’86], £2.50, 368pp, pb) [Riverworld] Reissue (Phantasia 1983) sf novel. Volume 5 in the “Riverworld” series.
• * _Gods of Riverworld (Grafton 0-586-06232-7, Nov ’88, £2.95, 367pp, pb) [Riverworld] Reissue (Phantasia 1983) sf novel. Volume 5 in the “Riverworld” series.
• * _The Gods of Riverworld (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41971-5, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $12.95, 320pp, tp, cover by John Stevens) [Riverworld] Reprint (Phantasia 1983) SF novel, fifth in the “Riverworld” series.
• * *The Grand Adventure (Berkley 0-425-07211-8, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $7.95, 327pp, tp) Collection of six stories, including a newly revised novella, and autobiographical comments, with illustrations by a number of artists. This has very large print. A special deluxe $50.00 hardcover has been announced but is apparently not out yet. (Contents)
• * *The Grand Adventure (Berkley 0-425-07212-5, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $50.00, 327pp, hc) Limited, signed, boxed edition of the trade paperback issued earlier by Berkley. It’s actually the same sheets with a different binding so is not actually a new edition.
• * _The Green Odyssey (BOMC no ISBN, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $14.95, 152pp, hc) Reprint (Ballantine 1957) sf novel. This is an exclusive BOMC edition.
• * _Image of the Beast (Berkley 0-425-07708-X, Jun ’85 [May ’85], $3.50, 336pp, pb) [Herald Childe] Reprint (Playboy 1979) erotic fantasy novel. Omnibus edition of Image of the Beast (Essex House 1968) and Blown (Essex House 1969) run together as one novel. The original Sturgeon afterword has become a foreword.
• * _The Image of the Beast (Grafton 0-586-06210-6, Oct ’88 [Nov ’88], £2.99, 224pp, pb) [Herald Childe] Reissue (Essex House 1968) sf/horror novel.
• * _The Image of the Beast (Masquerade Rhinoceros 1-56333-166-7, Feb ’94 [May ’94], $6.95, 277pp, tp, cover by Kurt Griffith) [Herald Childe] Reprint (Essex House 1968) erotic SF novel, the first featuring Herald Childe.
• * _Keepers of the Secrets (Severn House 0-7278-1140-1, 1985 [Oct ’85], £7.95, 152pp, hc) [Caliban] Reprint (Ace 1970 as The Mad Goblin) sf novel of James Caliban, MD, battling The Nine; sequel to The Lord of the Trees. First hardcover edition.
• * _The Lavalite World (Berkley 0-425-07515-X, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $2.75, 282pp, pb) [World of Tiers] Reprint (Ace 1977) sf novel. “World of Tiers” #5.
• * _Love Song (Dennis McMillan no ISBN, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $40.00, 165pp, hc) Reprint (Brandon House 1970) erotic Gothic novel, published in a limited edition of 500 copies, signed and numbered. This is the first hardcover.