The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

FREZZA, ROBERT A. (1956- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Cain’s Land (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39025-3, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $5.99, 301pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) [Small Colonial War] Military SF novel, sequel to Fire in a Faraway Place.
• * *Fire in a Faraway Place (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38724-4, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $4.99, 307pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) [Small Colonial War] Military sf novel set in an interstellar empire ruled by the Japanese. Sequel to A Small Colonial War.
• * *McLendon’s Syndrome (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37516-5, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $4.50, 313pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) [*McLendon’s Syndrome] Humorous sf novel of interstellar intrigue and murder.
• * _McLendon’s Syndrome (SFBC #02041, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $9.98, 303pp, hc, cover by Peter Scanlan) [*McLendon’s Syndrome] Reprint (Del Rey 1993) humorous sf novel of interstellar intrigue and murder. First hardcover edition. This edition lacks an ISBN and price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *A Small Colonial War (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36200-4, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $3.95, 289pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Small Colonial War] Military sf novel set in an interstellar empire ruled by the Japanese. A first novel.
• * _A Small Colonial War (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36200-4, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $4.99, 289pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Small Colonial War] Reissue (Del Rey 1990) military sf novel; fourth printing.
• * *The VMR Theory (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39026-1, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], $5.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [*McLendon’s Syndrome] Humorous SF vampire novel, sequel to McLendon’s Syndrome. Scheming aliens are encouraged to believe in a vampire master race.

FRICKE, JOHN

• * *The Wizard of Oz: The Official 50th Anniversary Pictorial History (with Jay Scarfone & William Stillman) (Warner 0-446-51446-2, Aug ’89, $29.95, 244pp, hc) [Oz] Profusely illustrated history of the film.
• * _The Wizard of Oz: The Official 50th Anniversary Pictorial History (with Jay Scarfone & William Stillman) (Warner 0-446-39186-7, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $16.95, 245pp, tp) [Oz] Reprint (Warner 1989) reference book, a history of the classic fantasy film, with many photos.

FRIEDELL, EGON (1878-1938)

• * _The Return of the Time Machine (Starmont House 1-55742-045-9, Nov ’87 [Dec ’87], $19/95, 127pp, hc) Reprint (DAW 1972) sf novel, originally published in Germany in 1946. Sequel to the H.G. Wells classic by one of his contemporaries; translated by Eddy C. Bertin. This first hardcover edition is offset from the DAW plates and has a laminated cover without d/w. It’s aimed at a library market.

FRIEDMAN, C(elia) S. (1955- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Black Sun Rising (DAW 0-88677-485-3, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $18.95, 489pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Coldfire] Sf/fantasy novel of human colonists on a planet where magic is reality. After 12 centuries of conflict, four people stand between the humans and an ancient alien evil.
• * _Black Sun Rising (SFBC #19556, Mar ’92, $9.98, 489pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Coldfire] Reprint (DAW 1991) sf/fantasy novel of human colonists on a planet where magic is a reality. Similar to the DAW edition except it lacks an ISBN and price. The SFBC number is on the back jacket.
• * _Black Sun Rising (DAW 0-88677-527-2, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $5.99, 586pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Coldfire] Reprint (DAW 1991) sf/fantasy novel of human colonists on a planet where magic is reality. After 12 centuries of conflict, four people stand between the humans and an ancient evil.
• * _Black Sun Rising (DAW 0-88677-527-2, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $6.99, 586pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Coldfire] Reissue (DAW 1991) science fantasy novel. Tenth printing.
• * *Crown of Shadows (DAW 0-88677-664-3, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $21.95, 422pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Coldfire] Fantasy novel, third in the “Coldfire” trilogy.
• * _Crown of Shadows (SFBC #10831, Feb ’96, $8.98, 422pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Coldfire] Reprint (DAW 1995) fantasy novel, third in the “Coldfire” trilogy. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Crown of Shadows (DAW 0-88677-717-8, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $6.99, 525pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Coldfire] Reprint (DAW 1995) fantasy novel, third in the “Coldfire” trilogy.
• * *In Conquest Born (DAW 0-88677-198-6, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $3.95, 511pp, pb) [In Conquest Born] Sf novel about two generals, one from a race of telepaths, one from a race of “ultimate warriors”, who are personal rivals in a war between the races. A first novel.
• * _In Conquest Born (SFBC #11589, Nov ’87, $6.98, 440pp, hc) [In Conquest Born] Reprint (DAW 1987) sf novel; first hardcover edition.
• * _In Conquest Born (Legend 0-09-960690-9, Apr ’89, £3.99, 511pp, tp) [In Conquest Born] Reprint (DAW 1987) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _In Conquest Born (DAW 0-88677-198-6, Sep ’98, $6.99, 511pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [In Conquest Born] Reissue (DAW 1986) SF novel of rival generals. Seventh printing.
• * *The Madness Season (DAW 0-88677-444-6, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $4.95, 495pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) Sf novel of mankind 300 years after alien conquest. This is a special edition, distributed at the ABA. The book is the first edition dated October 1990, with an ABA cancel sticker.
• * *The Madness Season (DAW 0-88677-444-6, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $4.95, 495pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) Sf novel of mankind 300 years after alien conquest, featuring a vampire on the run from the conquerors. There are two versions of the cover available, the alternate has the front and back cover illustrations reversed and a different border. The book was printed early and copies with a special ABA cancel sticker were available in June 1990.
• * _The Madness Season (DAW 0-88677-444-6, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $6.99, 495pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) Reissue (DAW 1990) SF vampire novel. Fifth printing.
• * *This Alien Shore (DAW 0-88677-798-4, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $23.95, 564pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) SF novel. Mutated colonists form a new race that controls interstellar commerce.
• * *When True Night Falls (DAW 0-88677-569-8, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $22.00, 553pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Coldfire] Sf/fantasy novel of human colonists on a planet where magic really works, sequel to Black Sun Rising.
• * _When True Night Falls (SFBC #01729, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $10.98, 553pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Coldfire] Reprint (DAW 1993) sf/fantasy novel of human colonists on a planet where magic really works, sequel to Black Sun Rising. Similar to the DAW edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _When True Night Falls (DAW 0-88677-615-5, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $5.99, 617pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Coldfire] Reprint (DAW 1993) SF/fantasy novel of human colonists on a planet where magic really works, sequel to Black Sun Rising.
• * _When True Night Falls (DAW 0-88677-615-5, Sep ’98, $6.99, 617pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Coldfire] Reissue (DAW 1993) science fantasy novel, sequel to Black Sun Rising. Seventh printing.

FRIEDMAN, JERROLD DAVID (1944- ); see pseudonym David Gerrold (stories)

FRIEDMAN, MEL

• * _The Poof Point (with Ellen Weiss) See entry under Ellen Weiss.

FRIEDMAN, MICHAEL JAN (1955- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Fantastic Four: Redemption of the Silver Surfer (Putnam/Boulevard 0-399-14269-X, Jun ’97, $22.95, 343pp, hc, cover by Steve Fastner & Dave DeVries) Novelization based on the Marvel comic book characters. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia; copyrighted by Marvel Characters.
• * _Fantastic Four: Redemption of the Silver Surfer (SFBC #17923, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $10.98, 343pp, hc, cover by Steve Fastner & Dave DeVries) Reprint (Putnam/Boulevard 1997) novelization based on the Marvel comic book characters. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia; copyrighted by Marvel Characters. This is similar to the Boulevard edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Fantastic Four: Redemption of the Silver Surfer (Berkley Boulevard 0-425-16489-6, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $6.50, 260pp, pb, cover by Steve Fastner & Dave DeVries) Reprint (Putnam/Boulevard 1997) novelization based on the Marvel comic book characters. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia; copyrighted by Marvel Characters.
• * *The Fortress and the Fire (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20543-1, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $3.50, 244pp, pb) [Vidar] Fantasy novel set in Norse mythology. Third in the “Vidar” series.
• * *The Glove of Maiden’s Hair (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20406-0, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $3.50, 234pp, pb) Fantasy novel of elves, magic, and modern New York.
• * *The Hammer and the Horn (Popular Library/Questar 0-445-20028-6, Jun ’85 [May ’85], $2.95, 297pp, pb) [Vidar] Fantasy novel, a first novel. Entertaining retellings and embellishments of Norse mythology. (DLN)
• * *The New Adventures of Superman: Exile (BBC Books 0-563-40473-6, Feb ’96 [Jul ’96], £2.99, 159pp, pb) [Superman] Novelization of the TV series (shown in the US as Lois and Clark).
• * *The New Adventures of Superman: Heat Wave (BBC Books 0-563-40472-8, Feb ’96 [Jul ’96], £2.99, 154pp, pb) [Superman] Novelization of the TV series (shown in the US as Lois and Clark).
• * *The Seekers and the Sword (Popular Library/Questar 0-445-20139-8, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $2.95, 263pp, pb) [Vidar] Fantasy novel starring Vidar Jawbreaker, son of Odin.
• * *Star Trek #58: Faces of Fire (Pocket 0-671-74992-7, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $4.99, 307pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization.
• * _Star Trek #59: The Disinherited (with Robert Greenberger & Peter David) See entry under Peter David.
• * *Star Trek Voyager: Day of Honor #3: Her Klingon Soul (Pocket 0-671-00240-6, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $5.99, 275pp, pb) [Star Trek: Voyager; Day of Honor] Star Trek novelization, third book of four in a crossover series. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation #32: Requiem (with Kevin Ryan) (Pocket 0-671-79567-8, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $5.50, 277pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation/X-Men: Planet X (Pocket 0-671-01916-3, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $6.50, 265pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation; X-Men] Crossover novelization featuring characters from Star Trek: The Next Generation and Marvel Comics’s “X-Men”. Copyrighted by Marvel Characters, Inc. and Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: A Call to Darkness (Pocket 0-671-68708-5, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $3.95, 274pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Number 9 in the series.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: A Call to Darkness (Titan 1-85286-214-9, Nov ’89, £2.95, 274pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition.
• * _Star Trek, the Next Generation: All Good Things (Pocket UK 0-671-52148-9, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], £4.50, 248pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Reprint (Pocket 1994) novelisation of the last episodes. Includes 8 pages of stills, different from those of the hardcover edition.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: All Good Things... (Pocket 0-671-50014-7, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $20.00, 248pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization based on the final episode of the Next Generation series, with color stills from the show. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * _Star Trek, the Next Generation: All Good Things... (Pocket 0-671-54148-9, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $5.99, 248pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Reprint (Pocket 1994) Star Trek novelization based on the final episode of the TV series, with eight pages of photos. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Crossover (Pocket 0-671-89677-6, Nov ’95, $23.00, 305pp, hc) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * _Star Trek, the Next Generation: Crossover (SFBC #11061, Mar ’96, $10.98, 226pp, hc) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Reprint (Pocket 1995) Star Trek novelization. This is similar to the Pocket edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Star Trek, the Next Generation: Crossover (Pocket 0-671-89676-8, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $5.99, 305pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Reprint (Pocket 1995) Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * _Star Trek, the Next Generation: Doomsday World (with Robert Greenberger, Carmen Carter & Peter David) See entry under Carmen Carter.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Fortune’s Light (Pocket 0-671-70836-8, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $4.50, 278pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Number 15 in the series.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Fortune’s Light (Titan 1-85286-358-7, Jan ’91, £2.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with U.S. (Pocket) edition.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Kahless (Pocket 0-671-54779-8, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $23.00, 307pp, hc, cover by James Wang) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * _Star Trek, the Next Generation: Kahless (SFBC #14007, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $10.98, 307pp, hc, cover by James Wang) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Reprint (Pocket 1996) Star Trek novelization. This is similar to the Pocket edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Star Trek, the Next Generation: Kahless (Pocket 0-671-00887-0, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $5.99, 307pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Reprint (Pocket 1996) Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * _Star Trek, the Next Generation: Kahless (Pocket UK 0-671-00887-0, Mar ’97, £4.99, 307pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Reprint (Pocket 1996) Star Trek novelisation. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Relics (Pocket 0-671-86476-9, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $4.99, 239pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization based on a two-part episode of the television series with a guest appearance by James Doohan.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Relics (Pocket UK 0-671-85106-3, Nov ’92, £3.99, 239pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with the US (Pocket) edition.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Reunion (Pocket 0-671-74808-4, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $19.00, 343pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Unnumbered Star Trek novelization.
• * _Star Trek, the Next Generation: Reunion (Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-74808-4, Feb ’92, £14.99, 343pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Reprint (Pocket 1991) sf novelization. This is the US edition with a UK price sticker. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Star Trek, the Next Generation: Reunion (SFBC #19469, Mar ’92, $8.98, 343pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Reprint (Pocket 1991) Star Trek novelization. Similar to the Pocket edition except it lacks an ISBN and price. The SFBC number is on the back jacket.
• * _Star Trek, the Next Generation: Reunion (Pocket 0-671-78755-1, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $5.50, 343pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Reprint (Pocket 1991) Star Trek novelization.
• * _Star Trek, the Next Generation: Reunion (Pocket UK 0-671-71682-4, Mar ’93, £4.50, 343pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Reprint (Pocket 1991) sf novelization.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Starfleet Academy #6: Mystery of the Missing Crew (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-50108-9, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $3.99, 119pp, tp, cover by Catherine Huerta) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Young-adult Star Trek novelization. Interior illustrations by Todd Cameron Hamilton.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Starfleet Academy #7: Secret of the Lizard People (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-50109-7, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $3.99, 113pp, tp, cover by Catherine Huerta) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Young-adult novelization based on characters from the TV show. Interior illustrations by Todd Cameron Hamilton. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: The Captain’s Table, Book Two: Dujonian’s Hoard (Pocket 0-671-01465-X, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $6.50, 272pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation; *Captain’s Table] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Saratoga (Pocket 0-671-56897-3, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $5.99, 275pp, hc, cover by Dru Blair) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Wrath of the Prophets (with Robert Greenberger & Peter David) See entry under Peter David.
• * *Star Trek: Double, Double (Pocket 0-671-66130-2, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.95, 308pp, pb) [Star Trek] Sf novelization. Number 45 in the series.
• * *Star Trek: Double, Double (Titan 1-85286-130-4, Apr ’89, £2.95, 308pp, pb) [Star Trek] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with the US (Pocket Books) edition.
• * *Star Trek: Faces of Fire (Titan 1-85286-390-0, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], £3.99, 307pp, pb) [Star Trek] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition.
• * *Star Trek: Legacy (Pocket 0-671-74468-2, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $4.95, 280pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization, #56 in the series.
• * *Star Trek: Legacy (Titan 1-85286-382-X, Aug ’91, £3.50, 280pp, pb) [Star Trek] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with U.S. (Pocket) edition.
• * *Star Trek: My Brother’s Keeper: Constitution (Pocket 0-671-01919-8, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $6.50, 267pp, pb) [*Star Trek: My Brother’s Keeper] Star Trek novelization, second book in a trilogy. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek: My Brother’s Keeper: Republic (Pocket 0-671-01914-7, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $6.50, 267pp, pb) [*Star Trek: My Brother’s Keeper] Star Trek novelization, first in a trilogy. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek: Shadows on the Sun (Pocket 0-671-86909-4, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $22.00, 340pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization.
• * *Star Trek: Shadows on the Sun (Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-71832-0, Aug ’93, £14.99, 340pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with the US (Simon and Schuster) edition.
• * _Star Trek: Shadows on the Sun (SFBC #02100, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $10.98, 340pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1993) Star Trek novelization. Similar to the Pocket edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Star Trek: Shadows on the Sun (Pocket 0-671-86910-8, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $5.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1993) Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.