The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

FOSTER, ALAN DEAN (stories) (continued)

• * *Star Trek Log Seven / Log Eight / Log Nine (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38561-6, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $5.99, 538pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) Omnibus of three novelizations based on the animated Star Trek series, Star Trek Log Seven (Ballantine 1976), Star Trek Log Eight (Ballantine 1976), and Star Trek Log Nine (Ballantine 1977). (Contents)
• * *Star Trek: Log Seven / Log Eight / Log Nine / Log Ten (Pocket UK 0-671-85405-4, Jun ’95, £5.99, 782pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Star Trek Log] Omnibus of four novelizations based on the animated Star Trek series: Star Trek Log Seven (Ballantine 1976), Star Trek Log Eight (Ballantine 1976), Star Trek Log Nine (Ballantine 1977) and Star Trek Log Ten (Del Rey 1978). The last novelisation (of a Larry Niven story) is paginated separately and was not included in the US omnibus (Ballantine Del Rey 1993) of Star Trek Logs 7-9. (Contents)
• * _Star Trek Log Eight (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-27602-7, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.99, 183pp, pb, cover by Stanislaw Fernandes) [Star Trek Log] Reissue (Ballantine 1976) novelization of an episode from the animated Star Trek series; fourth printing.
• * _Star Trek Log Nine (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-27165-3, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.99, 183pp, pb, cover by Stanislaw Fernandes) [Star Trek Log] Reissue (Ballantine 1977) novelization of an episode from the animated Star Trek series; third printing.
• * *Star Trek: Log Nine/Log Ten (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40943-4, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $11.00, 424pp, tp) [Star Trek Log] Omnibus of novelizations based on the animated TV show, one a collection, Star Trek Log Nine (Ballantine 1977), the other novel length, Star Trek Log Ten (Ballantine 1978). Log Ten, based on an episode by Larry Niven, includes encounters with Niven’s Kzin. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. (Contents)
• * _Star Trek Log Ten (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-27212-9, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.99, 250pp, pb, cover by Stanislaw Fernandes) [Star Trek Log] Reissue (Del Rey 1978) novelization of an episode from the animated Star Trek series; second printing.
• * _Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind’s Eye (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32023-9, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $5.99, 297pp, pb, cover by Ralph McQuarrie) [Star Wars] Reissue (Ballantine 1978) novelization based on Star Wars; 20th printing.
• * _Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind’s Eye (Warner UK 0-7515-1738-0, May ’96, £4.99, vi+297pp, pb, cover by Ralph McQuarrie,(?)) [Star Wars] Reprint (Ballantine 1978) Star Wars novelisation (the very first spin-off), with a new Introduction by George Lucas.
• * *Starman (Warner 0-446-32598-8, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $3.75, 280pp, pb) Sf movie novelization.
• * _Starman (Corgi 0-552-12688-8, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], £1.95, 192pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 1984) sf novel, a novelization of the film script by Bruce A. Evans & Raynold Gideon. First British edition.
• * _The Tar Aiym Krang (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-30280-X, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $5.99, 251pp, pb) [Pip & Flinx] Reissue (Del Rey 1972) SF novel in the “Pip and Flinx” series; 18th printing.
• * _The Tar-Aiym Krang (NEL 0-450-04270-7, Jan ’86, £1.95, 207pp, pb) [Pip & Flinx] Reissue (Ballantine 1972) sf novel. Volume 1 in the “Humanx Commonwealth” series.
• * _The Tar-Aiym Krang (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-30280-X, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.50, 251pp, pb) [Pip & Flinx] Reissue (Del Rey 1972) sf adventure novel in the “Flinx” series; 13th printing.
• * *The Time of the Transference (Phantasia 0-932096-43-3, Aug ’86, $40.00 signed, boxed limited edition, $17.00 trade edition, 253pp, hc) [Spellsinger] Fantasy novel, conclusion of the “Spellsinger” series. There are 300 signed copies and 1,200 regular copies.
• * _The Time of the Transference (Warner 0-446-30009-8, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $3.50, 280pp, pb) [Spellsinger] Reprint (Phantasia 1986) fantasy novel, “Spellsinger” #6. Jon-Tom finally discovers a way back to the “real” world. Less hilarity ensues (as sapient “animals” encounter an all-human world) than expected, but amusing and, ultimately, touching, as Jon-Tom faces tough decisions over leaving his friends.
• * _The Time of the Transference (Orbit 0-7088-8246-3, Oct ’87, £2.95, 280pp, pb) [Spellsinger] Reprint (Phantasia 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 6 in the “Spellsinger” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Time of the Transference (Macdonald 0-356-15149-2, Feb ’88 [Dec ’88], £11.95, 280pp, hc) [Spellsinger] Reprint (Phantasia 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 6 in the “Spellsinger” series.
• * *To the Vanishing Point (Warner 0-446-51338-5, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $15.95, 310pp, hc) Fantasy novel.
• * _To the Vanishing Point (SFBC #14418, Jan ’89, $4.98, 275pp, hc) Reprint (Warner 1988) fantasy/horror novel.
• * _To the Vanishing Point (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20904-6, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $3.95, 310pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 1988) fantasy novel about a vacationing family that pick up a hitchhiking alien and drive into a bizarre unknown world.
• * _To the Vanishing Point (Sphere 0-7474-0426-7, Jun ’89, £3.50, 310pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 1988) fantasy/horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _To the Vanishing Point (Severn House 0-7278-1772-8, Jun ’90 [Jul ’90], £11.95, 310pp, hc, cover by Martin Buchan) Reprint (Warner 1988) sf/fantasy novel. This edition is available in the US.
• * _Voyage of the Basset (with James Christensen & Renwick St. James) See entry under James Christensen.
• * *Voyage to the City of the Dead (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31215-5, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $2.95, 243pp, pb) [Thranx] Sf novel, part of the “Humanx Commonwealth” series.
• * _Voyage to the City of the Dead (NEL 0-450-39874-9, Sep ’86, £2.25, 243pp, pb) [Thranx] Reprint (Del Rey 1984) sf novel. volume 4 in the “Humanx Commonwealth” series.
• * _Voyage to the City of the Dead (NEL 0-450-39874-9, Aug ’87, £2.50, 243pp, pb) [Thranx] Reissue (Del Rey 1984) sf novel.
• * *...Who Needs Enemies? (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31657-6, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $2.95, 257pp, pb) Collection of 12 stories, the sequel to With Friends Like These.... (Contents)
• * _...Who Needs Enemies? (Futura/Orbit 0-7088-8169-6, Jan ’86, £2.50, 257pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 1984) sf collection.

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• * *Betcha Can’t Read Just One (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Ace 0-441-24883-7, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $4.99, 242pp, pb, cover by John Steven Gurney) Anthology of 16 humorous fantasy stories, 13 apparently original, with an introduction by Foster, who is the only editor mentioned on the cover. The book also has the first English translation of a German story by Wolfgang Jeschke. (Contents)
• * *Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Ace 0-441-18481-2, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $4.95, 340pp, pb, cover by Robert Grace) Anthology of 18 humorous fantasy stories with an introduction and an afterword by Foster. (Contents)
• * _Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves (with Martin H. Greenberg) (SFBC #18211, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $7.98, 276pp, hc, cover by Robert Grace) Reprint (Ace 1991) anthology of 18 stories with an introduction and an afterword by Foster.

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• * _A Guide to the Commonwealth: The Official Guide to Alan Dean Foster’s Humanx Commonwealth Universe See entry under Robert Teague.
• * _Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind’s Eye See entry under Terry Austin.

FOSTER, DAVID (Manning) (1944- ) (stories)

• * _The Adventures of Christian Rosy Cross (Penguin 0-14-007701-4, Jun ’86 [Aug ’86], £2.95, 161pp, pb) Reprint (Penguin Australia 1986). A “comic retelling of the Rosicrucian myth as picaresque fiction”; presumably this novel has elements of fantasy.

FOSTER, HAL

• * *Prince Valiant: An American Epic, Volume Two: 1938 (Manuscript Press 0-936414-05-7, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], price not given, unpaginated, 17" x 22" pb) Associational item; a full-size color reprint of the 1938 “Prince Valiant” strips on fine paper; limited to 1500 copies. They were reproduced from black & white proofs and then recolored to match the originals.

FOSTER, JAMES D. (1952- ); see pseudonym James F. David (stories)

FOSTER, JOHN, ed.

• * +Spaceways (Salem House/Oxford 0-19-276068-8, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $5.95, 128pp, tp) Juvenile sf poetry anthology. This is actually the 1986 British edition (Oxford) with distribution through Salem House.
• * _Spaceways: An Anthology of Space Poetry (Oxford University Press 0-19-276056-4, Nov ’86, £5.95, 128pp, hc) Sf poetry anthology. (Contents)
• * _Spaceways: An Anthology of Space Poetry (Oxford University Press 0-19-276068-8, Nov ’86, £2.95, 128pp, tp) Paperback edition of the above.

FOSTER, M(ichael) A(nthony) (1939- ) (stories)

• * _The Day of the Klesh (DAW 0-88677-016-5, Jan ’85 [Dec ’84], $2.95, 271pp, pb) [Ler Trilogy] Reissue (DAW 1978) sf novel, conclusion of the trilogy. 3rd printing.
• * _The Gameplayers of Zan (DAW 0-87997-993-3, Jan ’85 [Dec ’84], $3.95, 445pp, pb) [Ler Trilogy] Reissue (DAW 1977) sf novel, part of a loosely connected trilogy which started with The Warriors of Dawn. Recommended! (FCM) 8th printing.
• * _The Morphodite (DAW 0-88677-017-3, Jan ’85 [Dec ’84], $2.95, 255pp, pb) [Morphodite] Reissue (DAW 1981) sf novel, first in a series. 3rd printing.
• * *Owl Time (DAW 0-87997-992-5, Jan ’85 [Dec ’84], $2.95, 251pp, pb) Collection of four novellas written in four different styles. (Contents)
• * *Preserver (DAW 0-88677-095-5, Nov ’85 [Oct ’85], $2.95, 253pp, pb) [Morphodite] Sf novel, conclusion of the “Morphodite” trilogy.
• * _The Warriors of Dawn (DAW 0-87997-994-1, 1984 [Dec ’84], $3.25, 303pp, pb) [Ler Trilogy] Reissue (DAW 1975) sf novel, first in a fine trilogy. (FCM) 8th printing.

FOSTER, P. T.

• * *The Vow (Leisure 0-8439-2724-0, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.95, 359pp, pb) Horror novel about an evil pledge.

FOSTER, PRUDENCE; [i.e., Prudence Foster Taylor Board] (1933- )

• * *Blood Legacy (Pocket 0-671-67412-9, Oct ’89 [Nov ’89], $3.95, 252pp, pb, cover by Enric) Horror novel. European vampire in Florida.

FOSTER, ROBERT (Alfred) (1949- )

• * _The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10252-4, Sep ’93, £6.99, 449pp, tp, cover by John Howe) Reprint (Del Rey 1978) associational guide to the places and names in J.R.R. Tolkien’s books. [Tolkien]
• * _The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth: From The Hobbit to The Silmarillion (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32436-6, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.95, 573pp, pb) Reissue (Ballantine 1978), non-fiction, reader’s guide in dictionary form. The 1978 edition was a revision of A Guide to Middle-Earth (Mirage Press 1971). Seventh printing. [Tolkien]

FOSTER, RUTH

• * *Beware the Child (Dell 0-440-20303-1, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.50, 293pp, pb) Horror novel about an aborted fetus back for revenge.

FOUQUÉ, FRIEDRICH (Heinrich Karl) (1777-1843)

• * _Undine (Dedalus 0-946626-57-X, Apr ’90, £5.99, 204pp, tp) Reprint (C. & J. Ollier 1818) literary fantasy novel. Edited and with an introduction by Ben Barkow. Illustrated throughout by Rosie M. Pitman.

FOUST, RONALD (1942- )

• * *A. Merritt (Starmont House 0-930261-35-6, 1989 [Jun ’89], $9.95, 166pp, tp) Non-fiction; criticism. A critical study of Merritt’s work, with a bibliography. Also announced in hardcover (-36-4, $19.95). [Merritt]

FOWLER, BO

• * *Scepticism Inc. (Jonathan Cape 0-224-05124-5, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], £9.99, 248pp, hc) Satirical SF novel narrated by a 21st-century shopping trolley; extremely reminiscent of Kurt Vonnegut in style.

FOWLER, CHRISTOPHER (1953- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Bureau of Lost Souls (Century 0-7126-3549-1, Aug ’89, £35.00, 256pp, hc) Sf collection. This is a slip-cased edition, signed and numbered and limited to 250 copies. [Not seen]
• * *The Bureau of Lost Souls (Century 0-7126-3654-4, Sep ’89, £5.95, 244pp, tp, cover by Martin Butterworth & Mia Matson) Collection of off-beat horror stories, seven reprinted from More City Jitters (Dell 1988) and five original. Also available in hardcover (-2459-7, £11.95). This first trade edition was preceded by a limited edition a month earlier. (Contents)
• * _The Bureau of Lost Souls (Arrow 0-09-968340-7, Jul ’90, £3.99, 244pp, pb, cover by John Holmes) Reprint (Century 1989) horror collection.
• * +The Bureau of Lost Souls (Ballantine 0-345-37371-5, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $4.99, 212pp, pb) Collection of 12 horror and fantasy stories. First American edition (Century 1989).
• * *City Jitters (Sphere 0-7221-3704-4, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £2.50, 164pp, pb) Collection of 10 horror stories.
• * +City Jitters (Dell 0-440-20115-2, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.50, 208pp, pb) Collection of 10 horror stories. 1st U.S. edition (Sphere 1986). (Contents)
• * _City Jitters (Warner UK 0-7088-5377-3, Apr ’92 [May ’92], £4.99, 210pp, pb, cover by Mark Taylor) Reprint (Sphere 1986) horror collection. This edition is revised and contains a new introduction by the author.
• * *Darkest Day (Little Brown UK 0-316-90534-8, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £10.99, 870pp, hc) [Bryant & May] Offbeat thriller with supernatural elements, featuring Bryant & May, the detectives from Rune.
• * _Darkest Day (Warner UK 0-7515-0765-2, Apr ’94, £4.99, 570pp, pb) [Bryant & May] Reprint (Little Brown UK 1993) offbeat thriller with supernatural elements, featuring Bryant & May, the detectives from Rune.
• * *Disturbia (Warner UK 0-7515-1910-3, Jul ’97, £7.99, 342pp, tp, cover by Jay Eff) Urban dark fantasy novel. Vincent Reynolds must overcome ten challenges in a single night, or succumb to the secret conspiracy behind London’s streets. Issued with dustjacket.
• * _Disturbia (Warner UK 0-7515-1909-X, Nov ’98 [Dec ’98], £5.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Jay Eff) Reprint (Warner UK 1997) urban dark fantasy novel.
• * *Flesh Wounds (Warner UK 0-7515-1431-4, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], £5.99, 275pp, pb) Dark fantasy collection of 14 stories, mostly original. (Contents)
• * *More City Jitters (Dell 0-440-20146-2, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.50, 212pp, pb) Collection of original horror stories. (Contents)
• * *Personal Demons (Serpent’s Tail 1-85242-597-0, Jun ’98 [May ’98], £8.99, x+308pp, tp, cover by Martin Butterworth) Collection of 17 dark fantasy, SF, and fantasy stories. 11 are original, including a new “Spanky” novelette. (Contents)
• * *Psychoville (Warner UK 0-7515-1432-2, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], £7.99, 417pp, tp) Associational, non-fantasy urban horror novel.
• * _Psychoville (Warner UK 0-7515-1664-3, Oct ’96, £5.99, 417pp, pb, cover by Jay Eff) Reprint (Warner UK 1995) associational novel.
• * *Red Bride (Little Brown UK 0-356-20805-2, Apr ’92, £8.99, 424pp, tp, cover by Mark Taylor) Horror novel about an actress who is not what she seems. Recommended (PSP). A hardcover edition (-20666-1, £14.99) is also available.
• * +Red Bride (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45213-5, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $20.00, 341pp, hc) Horror novel of a PR man ensnared by an actress who is somewhat less than human. First American edition (Little Brown UK 1992).
• * _Red Bride (Warner UK 0-7515-0159-X, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £4.99, 424pp, pb) Reprint (Little, Brown UK 1992) horror novel.
• * _Red Bride (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45293-3, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $4.99, 364pp, pb) Reprint (Little Brown UK 1992) horror novel of a PR man ensnared by an actress who is somewhat less than human.
• * *Roofworld (Ballantine 0-345-35701-9, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $7.95, 333pp, tp) Sf novel of a tribal society living on the rooftops of contemporary London. Simultaneous with the British edition.
• * *Roofworld (Legend 0-7126-2451-1, Oct ’88, £5.95, 344pp, tp) Sf novel. Simultaneous with US (Ballantine) edition. Also available in hc (-2421-X) for £11.95.
• * _Roofworld (Legend 0-09-962340-4, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], £3.99, 396pp, pb) Reprint (Ballantine/Legend 1988) sf novel.
• * _Roofworld (Ballantine 0-345-36731-6, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $4.95, 307pp, pb) Reprint (Ballantine 1988) sf novel of a tribal society living on the rooftops of contemporary London. The American and British editions (Legend 1988) are considerably different—even down to the acknowledgements.
• * *Rune (Century 0-7126-3811-3, Jun ’90 [Jul ’90], £35.00, 368pp, hc) [Bryant & May] Horror novel. This edition is limited to 200 copies.
• * *Rune (Century 0-7126-3902-0, Jul ’90, £7.50, 368pp, tp, cover by Graham Humphries) [Bryant & May] Horror novel based on the same idea as M.R. James’ classic “Casting the Runes”. Recommended. (PSP) Also available in hardcover (-3466-5, £13.99). This trade edition was preceded by a limited edition.
• * +Rune (Ballantine 0-345-36473-2, Jan ’91, $18.95, 340pp, hc) [Bryant & May] Occult thriller. Big business is using ancient runes to destroy its enemies. First American edition (Century 1990).
• * _Rune (Arrow 0-09-972000-0, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], £4.99, 368pp, pb) [Bryant & May] Reprint (Century 1990) horror novel based on the same idea as M.R. James’ classic “Casting the Runes”.
• * _Rune (Ballantine 0-345-37768-0, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $4.99, 339pp, pb) [Bryant & May] Reprint (Century 1990) horror novel, a riff on M.R. James’ “Casting the Runes”.
• * _Rune (Warner UK 0-7515-2164-7, Feb ’98 [Apr ’98], £5.99, 370pp, pb) [Bryant & May] Reprint (Century 1990) literary horror novel.
• * *Sharper Knives (Warner UK 0-7515-0152-2, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], £8.99, 263pp, tp, cover by Mark Taylor) Collection of 14 “urban horror” stories, nine of them original. (Contents)
• * _Sharper Knives (Warner UK 0-7515-0766-0, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], £4.99, 263pp, pb, cover by Mark Taylor) Reprint (Warner UK 1992) collection of 14 “urban horror” stories, nine of them original.
• * *Soho Black (Warner UK 0-7515-2559-6, Aug ’98 [Sep ’98], £8.99, 378pp, tp) Dark fantasy novel.
• * *Spanky (Warner UK 0-7515-0959-0, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], £6.99, 338pp, tp) Horror novel which may be fantasy or just have an unreliable narrator.
• * _Spanky (Warner UK 0-7515-0699-0, Jun ’95, £4.99, 338pp, pb) Reprint (Warner UK 1994) literary fantasy novel.

FOWLER, D(ebra) A.

• * *The Book of the Damned (Pocket 0-671-73804-6, Jul ’93, $4.99, 275pp, pb) Horror novel of a horror novel whose readers live the action of the book.
• * *The Devil’s End (Pocket 0-671-72659-5, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $4.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) Horror novel. When a spoiled teen selects a new girl in town as the victim of a prank, the devil comes back to collect on a 70-year-old bargain.