The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

FISHER, CATHERINE (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * *The Snow Walker’s Son (The Bodley Head 0-370-31796-3, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], £8.99, 154pp, hc, cover by Mark Robertson) [Snow Walker] Young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _The Snow Walker’s Son (Red Fox 0-09-925192-2, May ’97, £3.50, 154pp, pb) [Snow Walker] Reissue (The Bodley Head 1993) young-adult fantasy novel. First in the ‘Snow Walker’ trilogy.
• * *The Soul Thieves (The Bodley Head 0-370-32490-0, Jul ’96, £9.99, 214pp, hc, cover by Mark Robertson) [Snow Walker] Young-adult fantasy novel, last in the “Snow Walker” trilogy. The soul of a bride is stolen on her wedding day.
• * _The Soul Thieves (Red Fox 0-09-953971-3, May ’97, £3.50, 214pp, pb) [Snow Walker] Reprint (The Bodley Head 1996) Young-adult fantasy novel. Last in the ‘Snow Walker’ trilogy after The Snow Walker’s Son and The Empty Hand. The soul of a bride is stolen on her wedding day.

FISHER, DAVID (1929- )

• * _Doctor Who: The Leisure Hive (Target 0-426-20147-7, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], £3.50, 127pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reissue (W.H. Allen; Target 1982) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 39 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.

FISHER, LOUIS (stories)

• * *The Blue Ice Pilot (Popular Library/Questar 0-445-20243-2, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $3.50, 247pp, pb) Sf novel of cryogenics, deep space, and war.

FISHER, NANCY (1941- )

• * *Vital Parts (Penguin/Signet 0-451-17498-4, Feb ’93, $4.99, 384pp, pb) Medical thriller with sf elements. Famous model Vivienne Laker puts herself and others in peril when she accepts a proposal designed to give her eternal youth and beauty.

FISHER, PAUL R. (1960- )

• * _The Ash Staff (Tempo 0-441-03115-3, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $2.25, 160pp, pb) [Ash Staff Trilogy] Reprint (Atheneum 1979) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _The Hawks of Fellheath (Tempo 0-441-31906-8, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $2.25, 162pp, pb) [Ash Staff Trilogy] Reprint (Atheneum 1980) fantasy novel, Book Two in the “Ash Staff” series.
• * _Mont Cant Gold (Ace/Tempo 0-441-53602-6, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $2.25, 209pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1981) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _The Princess and the Thorn (Tempo 0-441-67918-8, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.25, 177pp, pb) [Ash Staff Trilogy] Reprint (Atheneum 1980) fantasy novel, conclusion of the “Ash Staff” trilogy.

FISHER, R(obert) L(ynn)

• * _The Prince of Whales (Tor 0-812-56635-1, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $2.50, 151pp, pb) Reprint (Carroll & Graf 1985) fantasy novel, with illustrations by an uncredited artist.
• * _The Prince of Whales (Tor 0-812-56637-8, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $2.95, 151pp, pb) Reprint (Carroll & Graf 1985) young-adult cetacean fantasy novel with numerous uncredited illustrations by Denise Satler.
• * *The Prince of Whales: A Fantasy Adventure (Carroll & Graf/Quicksilver 0-88184-256-7, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $5.95, 151pp, pb) Reprint (Carroll & Graf 1985) juvenile fantasy/ecological tale, illustrated by Denise Satter. We missed the hardcover last year.

FISK, NICHOLAS; pseudonym of David Higginbottom, (1923- ) (stories)

• * *Backlash (Walker 0-7445-0808-8, Mar ’88 [Jun ’88], £7.95, 137pp, hc) Young-adult sf novel.
• * _Backlash (Walker 0-7445-1331-6, Jan ’91, £2.99, 137pp, pb, cover by Jean-Christian Knaaf) Reprint (Walker 1988) young-adult sf novel.
• * *Dark Sun, Bright Sun (Blackie 0-216-92024-8, Sep ’86, £6.95, 124pp, hc) Juvenile sf novel.
• * *Evil Eye (Blackie 0-216-91694-1, Mar ’86, £5.95, 112pp, hc) [Starstormers] Juvenile sf novel. Volume 4 in the “Starstormers” series.
• * *Extraterrestrial Tales (Puffin 0-14-034521-3, Jun ’91, £4.99, 387pp, pb) Omnibus of three of Fisk’s young-adult sf novels. (Contents)
• * _Flip Side (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-71019-5, Apr ’98 [May ’98], £3.99, 140pp, pb) [Paranormal] Reprint (Viking Kestrel 1983) young-adult fantasy novel. Book one in the “Paranormal” series.
• * _Grinny (Puffin 0-14-030745-1, Jan ’86 [Mar ’86], £1.25, 96pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1973) juvenile sf novel.
• * _Grinny (Puffin 0-14-037235-0, Feb ’96, £4.50, 134pp, tp, cover by Peter Gudynas) Reprint (Heinemann 1973) young-adult SF novel. Illustrations by Gudynas, and an afterword by Chris Powling.
• * *A Hole in the Head (Walker 0-7445-1942-X, Jul ’91 [Aug ’91], £8.99, 139pp, hc, cover by Paul Allen) Young-adult sf novel, set in the near future with the world on the brink of ecological disaster.
• * _A Hole in the Head (Walker 0-7445-2359-1, Sep ’92 [Oct ’92], £2.99, 139pp, pb, cover by Paul Allen) Reprint (Walker 1991) young-adult sf novel.
• * *Living Fire and Other S.F. Stories (Corgi 0-552-52453-0, Aug ’87, £1.95, 188pp, pb) Original sf collection. (Contents)
• * *Mindbenders (Viking Kestrel 0-670-81244-7, Apr ’87, £5.95, 128pp, hc) [Paranormal] Juvenile sf novel. [Not seen]
• * _Mindbenders (Puffin 0-14-032164-0, Dec ’88, £1.75, 110pp, pb) [Paranormal] Reprint (Viking 1987) young-adult sf novel.
• * _Mindbenders (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-71020-9, Apr ’98 [May ’98], £3.99, 136pp, pb) [Paranormal] Reprint (Viking Kestrel 1987) young-adult fantasy novel. Book two in the “Paranormal” series.
• * _Monster Maker (Mammoth 0-7497-0049-1, Oct ’89, £2.50, 141pp, pb) Reprint (Pelham Books 1979) young-adult sf/horror novel.
• * _Monster Maker (Mammoth 0-7497-0049-1, Jun ’94, £2.99, 141pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) Reprint (Pelham 1979) young-adult horror novel.
• * _On the Flip Side (Lythway Large Print 0-7451-0587-4, Sep ’87, £6.95, 200pp, hc) Reprint (Kestrel 1983) juvenile sf novel. [Not seen]
• * _On the Flip Side (Puffin 0-14-031556-X, Oct ’87, £1.75, 121pp, pb) Reissue (Kestrel 1983) juvenile sf novel.
• * _Robot Revolt (Puffin 0-14-031551-9, 1983 [Feb ’84], £1.00, 128pp, pb) Reprint (Pelham 1981) juvenile sf novel. This edition came out in 1983, but we hadn’t seen it till now.
• * _Time Trap (Puffin 0-14-031064-9, Jan ’87, £1.50, 96pp, pb) Reissue (Gollancz 1976) juvenile sf novel.
• * _Trillions (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-71021-7, Apr ’98 [Jun ’98], £3.99, 138pp, pb) [Paranormal] Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1971) young-adult fantasy novel. Book three in the “Paranormal” series.
• * *Volcano (Blackie 0-216-91695-X, Sep ’86, £6.95, 144pp, hc) [Starstormers] Juvenile sf novel. Volume 5 in the “Starstormers” series.
• * _Wheelie in the Stars (Puffin 0-14-031066-5, Dec ’88, £1.75, 92pp, pb) Reissue (Heinemann 1976) young-adult sf short novel.
• * *You Remember Me! (Viking Kestrel 0-670-80001-5, 1984, £5.95, 152pp, hc) Young-adult sf novel. [Not seen]
• * _You Remember Me! (Puffin 0-14-031656-6, Jan ’86, £1.50, 152pp, pb) Reprint (Viking/Kestrel 1984) juvenile sf novel.

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• * *The Puffin Book of Science Fiction (Viking UK 0-670-83966-3, Apr ’93, £8.99, 151pp, hc, cover by George Smith) Anthology of 12 sf stories and excerpts aimed at a teenage audience. (Contents)
• * _The Puffin Book of Science Fiction (Puffin 0-14-034797-6, May ’94, £3.99, 154pp, pb, cover by Peter Gudynas) Reprint (Viking UK 1993) eclectic compilation of short stories and excerpts from novels, each with an introduction by the editor.

FISK, PAULINE (1948- ) (chron.)

• * *Midnight Blue (Lion 0-7459-1848-4, Feb ’90, £7.95, 217pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Midnight Blue (Lion 0-7459-1925-1, Feb ’91, £2.99, 217pp, pb, cover by John Houghton) Reprint (Lion 1990) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *Tyger Pool (The Bodley Head 0-370-31831-5, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], £8.99, 215pp, hc, cover by Tom Saeker) Young-adult fantasy novel. The antipathy a young girl feels for her strange Aunt develops into a battle for the lives of everyone she loves. Powerful and disturbing. (IC)
• * _Tyger Pool (Red Fox 0-09-926411-0, Jun ’96, £3.50, 215pp, pb, cover by Tim Gaudion) Reprint (The Bodley Head 1994) young-adult fantasy novel.

FITCH, MARINA (1957- ) (stories)

• * *The Border (Ace 0-441-00594-2, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $5.99, 307pp, pb, cover by Diane Fenster) Contemporary magic realist/fantasy novel. A Mexican woman with a magical inner voice crosses the US border illegally to seek her long-lost sister.
• * *The Seventh Heart (Ace 0-441-00451-2, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $5.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Rudy Muller) Fantasy novel. A young woman must placate the angry Earth to stop natural disasters from destroying California. A first novel.

FITZGEORGE-PARKER, MARK DANIEL; see pseudonym Mark Daniel

FITZGERALD, ELLEN

• * *Ardent Apparitions (Walker 0-8027-1209-6, Jul ’92 [Aug ’92], $19.95, 166pp, hc) Regency romance of a girl torn between a man and a ghost.

FITZGERALD, f-stop

• * *Nightmares in the Sky (with Stephen King) (Viking 0-670-82307-4, 1988 [Nov ’88], $24.95, 128pp, hc) Art book. Photographs of gargoyle statuary, with text by Stephen King. Available in the U.K. for £15.95.

FITZGERALD, F(rancis) SCOTT (Key) (1896-1940) (stories)

• * *The Fantasy and Mystery Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Robert Hale 0-7090-4612-X, Jul ’91, £12.95, 192pp, hc) Collection of 14 fantasy/mystery stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald, edited, and with an introoduction, by Peter Haining. (Contents)

FITZGERALD, SCOTT; see under Fitzgerald, F. Scott (stories)

FITZPATRICK, JIM (1948- )

• * _The Book of Conquests (Paper Tiger 0-905895-14-2, Apr ’91, £8.95, 112pp, tp, cover by Jim FitzPatrick) Reissue (Paper Tiger 1978) heavily illustrated retelling of various stories from Irish mythology.
• * *Erinsaga: The Mythological Paintings of Jim Fitzpatrick (De Danann 0-904745-04-X, Nov ’85, £9.95, 111pp, pb) Art book with an introduction by Andrew M. Greeley, featuring Fitzpatrick’s unique blend of Celtic, Art Nouveau, and comic-book graphics. Available from the exclusive American distributor, Bud Plant, Inc. The release with the book does not give a U.S. price.
• * _The Silver Arm (Paper Tiger 0-905895-54-1, Apr ’89, £8.95, 112pp, tp, cover by Jim Fitzpatrick) Reissue (Dragon’s World 1981) art book, a heavily-illustrated Celtic fantasy novella. Also available in hardcover (1-85028-081-9, £14.95).

FITZPATRICK, NINA

• * *Loves of Faustyna (Fourth Estate 1-85702-202-5, Apr ’94, £9.99, 216pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel.

FLANAGAN, GRAHAM

• * *Australian Vintage Paperback Guide (Gryphon Books 0-936071-38-9, Jun ’94, $20.00, 216pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference. A guide to vintage Australian paperbacks, including early SF, listed by publisher, with b&w cover reproductions. Available from Gryphon Publications, PO Box 209, Brooklyn NY 11228-0209.

FLANDERS, ERIC

• * *The Forever Children (Zebra 0-8217-3719-8, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $4.50, 320pp, pb, cover by Newton) Horror novel set in a small town where a doctor’s experiments prevent the children from growing up.
• * *Night Blood (Zebra 0-8217-4063-6, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $4.50, 381pp, pb) Horror novel of a vampire who travels across the US seeking victims, labeled by law enforcement as a serial killer.

FLANDERS, REBECCA; pseudonym of Donna Ball, (1951- )

• * *Earthbound (Harlequin 0-373-79002-3, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $3.25, 252pp, pb, cover by Kevin L. Mayes) Fantasy romance in the “Dreamscape” line. A woman moves into a Victorian mansion only to find a handsome and lonely ghost already in residence.
• * *Yesterday Comes Tomorrow (Harlequin 0-373-83247-8, Jun ’92, $4.99, 250pp, pb) Time-travel historical romance of a mystery weekend that sends a young woman back to the 19th century and into a real historical mystery.

FLANNERY, CONSTANCE O’DAY

• * *Second Chances (Zebra 0-8217-3950-6, Nov ’92 [Jan ’93], $5.99, 394pp, pb) Fantasy romance about two guardian angels in training playing matchmaker on Earth. Apparently a worldwide edition with US & UK prices.

FLATON, JOHAN-MARTIJN, ed. (stories)

• * *Confiction Souvenir Book (Confiction no ISBN, Aug ’90, no price, 152pp, tp, cover by Len De Vries) Souvenir book for the 48th World Science Fiction Convention, containing a new story by Harry Harrison, reprint stories by Wolfgang Jeschke and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro and three poems by Joe Haldeman. Actually published in Holland rather than Great Britain but all the contents are in English. (Contents)

FLAXMAN, FRED, ed.

• * _The Timeless Tales of Reginald Bretnor See entry under Reginald Bretnor.

FLEET, ROBERT C.

• * *Last Mountain (Ace 0-441-00062-2, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $4.99, 288pp, pb, cover by Den Beauvais) Fantasy novel about the relationship between a young illegal immigrant girl from an LA barrio and a unicorn.
• * *White Horse, Dark Dragon (Ace 0-441-88571-3, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $4.50, 214pp, pb, cover by Den Beauvais) Fantasy novel. A scientist in Central Europe discovers a village witch with real powers and a mythical creature come to life. A first novel.

FLEETWOOD, JENNI

• * *The Intergalactic Omniglot (Franklin Watts/Orchard 1-85213-131-4, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], £7.25, 122pp, hc) Young-adult sf novel.
• * _The Intergalactic Omniglot (Yearling 0-440-86216-7, Aug ’89, £1.99, 137pp, tp) Reprint (Franklin Watts/Orchard 1988) young-adult sf novel.

FLEISCHER, LEONORE (1933- )

• * *The Fisher King (Penguin/Signet 0-451-17222-1, Sep ’91, $3.99, 208pp, pb) Novelization based on the fantasy film.
• * *Flatliners (Tor 0-812-51188-3, Jul ’90, $4.50, 249pp, pb) Movie tie-in sf/horror novelization.
• * *Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (Penguin/Signet 0451-18284-7, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $4.99, 313pp, pb) [Frankenstein] Movie novelization based on the screenplay by Steph Lady and Frank Darabont.
• * _Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (Pan 0-330-33704-1, Nov ’94, £4.99, 313pp, pb) [Frankenstein] Reprint (Signet 1994) novelization of the screenplay; it includes an Afterword, “Frankenstein Re-imagined”, by Kenneth Branagh. [First U.K. edition]

FLEISCHMAN, PAUL (1952- ) (stories)

• * *A Fate Totally Worse Than Death (Candlewick Press 1-56402-627-2, Sep ’95, $15.95, 124pp, hc, cover by Jeff Wack) Young-adult parody of teenage horror fiction. Unpleasant, horror-reading rich girls decide the Norwegian exchange student is a ghost.

FLEISCHMAN, (Albert) SID(ney) (1920- ) (stories)

• * *The 13th Floor (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-14216-8, Sep ’95, $15.00, 134pp, hc, cover by Peter Sis) Young-adult ghost story/time-travel adventure. Illustrated by Peter Sis.
• * _The 13th Floor (Dell Yearling 0-440-41243-9, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $3.99, 134pp, pb, cover by Peter Sis) Reprint (Greenwillow 1995) young-adult ghost story/time-travel adventure. Illustrated by Peter Sis.
• * *The Abracadabra Kid (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-14859-X, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $16.00, 197pp, hc, cover by Elisha Cooper) Autobiography of the YA author and magician.
• * _The Abracadabra Kid (Morrow Beech Tree 0-688-15855-2, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $4.95, 195pp, pb, cover by Elisha Cooper) Reprint (Greenwillow 1996) autobiography of the YA author and magician.
• * _The Ghost in the Noonday Sun (Scholastic 0-590-43662-7, Mar ’91 [Apr ’91], $2.75, 131pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 1986) young-adult fantasy novel about a young boy’s experiences with both real and ghostly pirates.
• * _The Ghost in the Noonday Sun (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-43662-7, Oct ’95, $3.50, 131pp, tp) Reissue (Morrow 1986) young-adult pirate ghost novel. Interior illustrations are by Peter Sis. Ninth printing.
• * *The Midnight Horse (Morrow/Greenwillow 0-688-09441-4, Sep ’90, $12.95, 84pp, hc, cover by Peter Sis) Young-adult fantasy novella about an orphan boy and his relationship with the ghost of a great magician.
• * _The Midnight Horse (Dell Yearling 0-440-40614-5, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $3.50, 84pp, pb, cover by Peter Sis) Reprint (Greenwillow 1990) young-adult fantasy novella about an orphan boy and his relationship with the ghost of a great magician. A 1991 Edgar Award nominee.

FLEISHER, BETH

• * _Dragon Moon (with Chris Claremont) See entry under Chris Claremont.

FLEMING, GEORGINA; pseudonym of Gill White, (1945- )

• * _Spirit of the Sea (Rowan 0-09-985610-7, Feb ’92 [Jul ’92], £4.99, 395pp, pb) Reprint (Century 1991) supernatural gothic romance.

FLEMING, GHERBOD; pseudonym of John H. Steele

• * *The World of Darkness: Dark Prophecy (White Wolf 1-56504-983-7, Nov ’98, $5.99, 312pp, pb) [World of Darkness: Blood Curse] Novelization based on the role-playing games, book three of the “Blood Curse” trilogy. Copyrighted by White Wolf.
• * *The World of Darkness: The Devil’s Advocate (White Wolf 1-56504-981-0, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $5.99, 372pp, pb, cover by William O’Connor) [World of Darkness] Novelization based on the role-playing games, book one of the “Trilogy of the Blood Curse”. Copyrighted by White Wolf.
• * *The World of Darkness: The Winnowing (White Wolf 1-56504-982-9, May ’98, $5.99, 373pp, pb, cover by William O’Connor) [World of Darkness: Blood Curse] Novelization based on the role-playing games, book two of the “Blood Curse” trilogy.

FLEMING, ROBERT, ed. (stories)

• * *Spells Unbound (with Dave Smeds) (The Spellbinders no ISBN, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $12.00, 285pp, tp, cover by Ken Macklin) Anthology of 14 stories, seven original, by members of The Spellbinders, a Northern California sf & fantasy writer’s group. This edition is limited to 325 copies. Available from The Spellbinders, PO Box 1824, Santa Rosa CA 95402. Include $2.00 postage & handling. (Contents)