The Locus Index to Science Fiction

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FRIEDMAN, MICHAEL JAN (stories) (continued)

* _Star Trek: The Disinherited (with Peter David & Robert Greenberger) See entry under Robert Greenberger.
FRIEDMAN, MICHAELE THOMPSON (1944- ); see under Friedman, Mickey
FRIEDMAN, MICKEY; [i.e., Michaele Thompson Friedman] (1944- )

* *Magic Mirror (Viking 0-670-82132-2, 1988 [Sep ’88], $16.95, 247pp, hc) [Georgia Lee Maxwell] Mystery novel with occult elements. Murder, theft, and other mayhem in Paris, centering around the “mirror of Nostradamus”, which grants visions of the future. The emphasis is on character and suspense, but this is an excellent book. (FCM)
FRIEND, LONN, ed. (stories) (assoc.)

* _Hot Blood: Tales of Erotic Horror (with Jeffrey B. Gelb) See entry under Jeffrey B. Gelb
* _Hot Blood: Tales of Provocative Horror (with Jeffrey B. Gelb) See entry under Jeffrey B. Gelb
FRIEND, SÉAN R(ussell) (stories)

* _Mayhem and Magick (with Bruce P. O’Toole Baker & Isabel Freeman) See entry under Bruce P. O’Toole Baker.
FRIENDS of DARKOVER, THE

* _Four Moons of Darkover (with Marion Zimmer Bradley) See entry under Marion Zimmer Bradley.
* _Free Amazons of Darkover (with Marion Zimmer Bradley) See entry under Marion Zimmer Bradley.
* _The Keeper’s Price (with Marion Zimmer Bradley) See entry under Marion Zimmer Bradley.
* _The Other Side of the Mirror (with Marion Zimmer Bradley) See entry under Marion Zimmer Bradley.
* _Red Sun of Darkover (with Marion Zimmer Bradley) See entry under Marion Zimmer Bradley.
* _Sword of Chaos (with Marion Zimmer Bradley) See entry under Marion Zimmer Bradley.
FRIERSON, MEADE, III (1940-2001)

* _Science Fiction On Radio: A Revised Look at 1950-1975 (with James F. Widner) See entry under James F. Widner
FRIESNER, ESTHER M.; [i.e., Esther Mona Friesner-Stutzman] (1951- ) (stories) (assoc.)

* *Author’s Choice Monthly Issue 23: It’s Been Fun (Pulphouse no ISBN, Sep ’91, $4.95, 110pp, tp, cover by George Barr) Collection of six stories, one original, with an introduction by the author. A signed hardcover edition ($20.00) is also available and a deluxe leatherbound edition ($50.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
* *Child of the Eagle (Baen 0-671-87725-9, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $5.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Alternate-world historical fantasy in which Brutus fails to kill Julius Caesar.
* _Child of the Eagle (SFBC #13779, Sep ’96, $8.98, 312pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) Reprint (Baen 1996) fantasy novel. This hardcover edition is otherwise similar to the Baen paperback; the jacket lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* *Demon Blues (Ace 0-441-14309-1, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.50, 280pp, pb) [Demons] Humorous fantasy novel; sequel to Here Be Demons.
* _Demon Blues (Orbit 0-7474-0553-0, Mar ’91, £3.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Demons] Reprint (Ace 1989) humorous fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Demons” series.
* *Druid’s Blood (NAL Signet 0-451-15408-8, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.50, 279pp, pb) [Sherlock Holmes] Alternate-history fantasy novel set in pagan Victorian Britain and featuring very offbeat versions of Holmes and Watson. Weird and wonderful. Recommended. (FCM)
* _Druid’s Blood (Headline 0-7472-3312-8, Sep ’89, £3.50, 279pp, pb, cover by Richard Clifton-Dey) Reprint (NAL Signet 1988) humorous fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
* *Ecce Hominid (Pulphouse 1-56146-506-2, Jan ’91, $1.95, 37pp, pb, cover by Armand Cabrera) Humorous fantasy story. Short story paperback #6.
* _Elf Defence (Headline 0-7472-3243-1, Apr ’89, £2.99, 234pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) Reprint (NAL Signet 1988) humorous fantasy novel with a contemporary setting. [First U.K. edition]
* *Elf Defense (NAL Signet 0-451-15230-1, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.50, 234pp, pb) [New York by Knight] Humorous fantasy novel with a contemporary setting, sequel to New York by Knight.
* *Gnome Man’s Land (Ace 0-441-08122-3, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $4.50, 235pp, pb, cover by James Warhola) [*Gnome Man’s Land] Humorous fantasy novel. There’s a hole in the universe dumping magical creatures into a deli in Flatbush, and Brooklyn teenager Tim Desmond is our world’s only hope.
* *Harlot’s Ruse (Popular Library/Questar 0-445-20208-4, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $3.50, 296pp, pb) Fantasy novel of a woman with unique charms, on a quest for her heart’s desire.
* *Harpy High (Ace 0-441-31762-6, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $4.50, 252pp, pb, cover by David B. Mattingly) [*Gnome Man’s Land] Humorous fantasy novel, second book of the series begun in Gnome Man’s Land. Various mythological creatures have difficulty adjusting to life in 20th-century Brooklyn, so they decide to go to school.
* *Here Be Demons (Ace 0-441-32797-4, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $2.95, 231pp, pb) [Demons] Humorous fantasy novel about demons and hell. First in an announced trilogy.
* _Here Be Demons (Orbit 0-7474-0552-2, Feb ’90, £3.50, 233pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Demons] Reprint (Ace 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in a new trilogy.
* *Hooray for Hellywood (Ace 0-441-34281-7, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $3.50, 217pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) [Demons] Humorous fantasy novel with demonic Hollywood celebs and tv evangelists involved in the filming of a biblical epic; third book of the “Demons” series.
* _Hooray for Hellywood (Orbit 0-7088-5004-9, Jan ’92, £3.99, 217pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Demons] Reprint (Ace 1990) humorous fantasy novel. Volume three in the “Demons” series. [First U.K. edition]
* *Majyk By Accident (Ace 0-441-51376-X, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $4.99, 282pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Majyk] Humorous fantasy novel. A calamitous magic student chases a cat into a magical cloud and emerges the most powerful magician in his world — and the most hunted. First book of a new series.
* *Majyk by Design (Ace 0-441-00116-5, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $4.99, 252pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Majyk] Humorous fantasy novel, third in the “Majyk” series. Inept wizard investigates disappearance of male supermodel.
* *Majyk by Hook or Crook (Ace 0-441-00054-1, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $4.99, 262pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Majyk] Humorous fantasy novel about the misadventures of a suddenly powerful magic student and his cat.
* *Mustapha and His Wise Dog (Avon 0-380-89676-1, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $2.95, 175pp, pb) [Chronicles of the Twelve Kingdoms] Fantasy novel, a first novel.
* *New York by Knight (NAL/Signet 0-451-14496-1, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $2.95, 252pp, pb) [New York by Knight] Fantasy novel about knights and dragons, but set in modern New York.
* _New York by Knight (Headline 0-7472-3054-4, Sep ’87, £2.95, 252pp, pb) [New York by Knight] Reprint (Signet 1986) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
* *The Psalms of Herod (White Wolf/Borealis 1-56504-916-0, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $5.99, 479pp, pb) [Psalms of Herod] Post-holocaust dystopian dark fantasy novel. Eco-disaster leads to a civilization that turns the slaughter of children into a sacrament.
* *The Sherwood Game (Baen 0-671-87641-4, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $5.99, 377pp, pb, cover by Clyde Caldwell) SF novel with fantasy overtones. Using androids, a pair of programmers accidently release a computer-game Robin Hood with artificial intelligence into the real world.
* *The Silver Mountain (Popular Library/Questar 0-445-20048-0, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $3.50, 280pp, pb) Fantasy novel of a prince’s quest.
* *Spells of Mortal Weaving (Avon 0-380-75001-5, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $2.95, 215pp, pb) [Chronicles of the Twelve Kingdoms] Fantasy novel set in the same kingdom as her earlier novel Mustapha and His Wise Dog.
* *Sphynxes Wild (NAL Signet 0-451-15974-8, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.95, 271pp, pb) [New York by Knight] Humorous fantasy novel, sequel to New York by Knight.
* _Split Heirs (with Lawrence Watt-Evans) See entry under Lawrence Watt-Evans.
* *Star Trek, the Next Generation: To Storm Heaven (Pocket 0-671-56838-8, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $5.99, 276pp, pb, cover by Sonia R. Hillios) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
* *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #7: Warchild (Pocket 0-671-88116-7, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $5.50, 272pp, pb) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
* *The Sword of Mary (White Wolf 1-56504-936-5, Oct ’96, $5.99, 447pp, pb) [Psalms of Herod] Dystopian SF novel, sequel to The Psalms of Herod. Becca reaches the city of her dreams, and finds secrets instead of freedom.
* *Unicorn U. (Ace 0-441-37844-7, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $4.50, 265pp, pb, cover by David B. Mattingly) [*Gnome Man’s Land] Humorous fantasy novel, third book of the series begun in Gnome Man’s Land. Hordes of mythological creatures follow teenager Tim Desmond to Princeton, where they gather to do battle with forces of darkness and destruction gathering in Poughkeepsie.
* *The Water King’s Laughter (Avon 0-380-75410-X, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $3.95, 283pp, pb) [Chronicles of the Twelve Kingdoms] Fantasy novel, fourth book in “The Chronicles of the Twelve Kingdoms” series.
* *The Wishing Season (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31574-0, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $14.95, 138pp, hc, cover by Frank Kelly Freas) Young-adult humorous fantasy novel about a young genie who makes an important mistake in dealing with his first master. With illustrations by Frank Kelly Freas. A “Dragonflight” book packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
* *Wishing Season (Baen 0-671-87702-X, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $5.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Fantasy novel about getting more than the usual three wishes from a genie. The first 130 pages were previously published as a young-adult novel, The Wishing Season (Atheneum 1993).
* *The Witchwood Cradle (Avon 0-380-75100-3, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $3.50, 241pp, pb) [Chronicles of the Twelve Kingdoms] Fantasy novel, third in the “Chronicles of the Twelve Kingdoms”.
* *Yesterday We Saw Mermaids (Tor 0-312-85352-1, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $16.95, 157pp, hc, cover by Pat Morrissey) Historical fantasy novel about Columbus’ voyage to a very different New World.
* _Yesterday We Saw Mermaids (Tor 0-812-51345-2, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $3.99, 155pp, pb, cover by Pat Morrissey) Reprint (Tor 1992) historical fantasy novel about Columbus’ voyage to a very different New World.
* _Yesterday We Saw Mermaids (Pan 0-330-33450-6, Feb ’94, £3.99, 157pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1992) humorous fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
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* *Alien Pregnant by Elvis (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-610-4, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $4.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) Original anthology of 36 SF and fantasy stories involving the most lurid kind of tabloid journalism, with an introduction by Friesner. (Contents)
* *Blood Muse (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Donald I. Fine 1-55611-470-2, Dec ’95, $21.95, 337pp, hc) Original anthology of 32 stories, subtitled “Timeless Tales of Vampires in the Arts”. (Contents)
* *Chicks in Chainmail (Baen 0-671-87682-1, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $5.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) Original anthology of 20 humorous stories, all original, about woman warriors. Authors include Roger Zelazny, Elizabeth Moon, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, and George Alec Effinger (with a new Maureen Birnbaum story!). (Contents)
* _Chicks in Chainmail (SFBC #10517, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $7.98, 341pp, hc, cover by Larry Elmore) Reprint (Baen 1995) anthology of women-warrior stories. This is the first hardcover edition, but is otherwise similar to the Baen paperback edition, and even has that edition’s ISBN on the back jacket along with the SFBC number.
* *Did You Say Chicks? (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Baen 0-671-87867-0, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], $5.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) Original anthology of 19 humorous fantasy stories about woman warriors, “sequel” to the notorious Chicks in Chainmail. Authors include Elizabeth Moon, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, Barbara Hambly, and Harry Turtledove. (Contents)
* _Did You Say Chicks? (with Martin H. Greenberg) (SFBC #05887, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $8.98, 309pp, hc, cover by Larry Elmore) Reprint (Baen 1998) original anthology of 19 humorous fantasy stories about woman warriors, “sequel” to the notorious Chicks in Chainmail. This is the first hardcover edition; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
FRITH, NIGEL (Andrew Silver) (1941- )

* *Dragon (Unwin 0-04-823351-X, Jul ’87, £2.95, 305pp, pb) Fantasy novel.
* *Jormundgand (Allen & Unwin/Unicorn 0-04-823282-3, May ’86, £3.50, 210pp, tp) Fantasy novel, retelling the Norse myth of Frey and the ice maiden Hron.
* _Krishna (Allen & Unwin/Unicorn 0-04-823283-1, May ’85 [Apr ’85], £2.95, 238pp, pb) Reprint (Sheldon 1975 as The Legend of Krishna) fantasy novel.
* *Olympiad (Unwin 0-04-440155-8, Jun ’88, £3.95, 224pp, pb) [Pangaia] Fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Pangaia” series.
* *Snow (Breese Books 0-947533-48-6, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], £14.99, 218pp, hc, cover by Nigel Frith) Fantasy/ghost story set in Oxford, with illustrations and scattered poetry by the author. A paperback edition (-17-6) was announced but not seen.
FROESE, ROBERT (Alan) (1945- ) (stories) (assoc.)

* *The Hour of Blue (North Country Press 0-945980-22-1, Apr ’90, $12.95, 252pp, tp) New Age environmentalist sf novel, based on the “Gaia” hypothesis.
FROME, NILS H(elmer), [ref.] (1918-1962)

* _Howard Phillips Lovecraft and Nils Helmer Frome: A Recollection of One of Canada’s Oldest Science Fiction Fans See entry under Sam Moskowitz.
FROST, ALEXANDER

* _Worlds of Power: Metal Gear (Hippo 0-590-76482-9, Apr ’91, £1.95, 122pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1990) young-adult sf computer game novelization. Volume 2 in the series. [First U.K. edition]
FROST, BRIAN J. (stories)

* *The Monster with a Thousand Faces (Bowling Green University Popular Press 0-87972-460-9, Oct ’89 [Dec ’89], $13.95, 152pp, tp, cover by Greg Budgett & Gary Dumm) Non-fiction; reference. A guide to various types of vampirism in literature. A hardcover edition (-459-5, $27.95) was announced but not seen.
FROST, DENIS (1925- ); see pseudonym John Denis
FROST, GREGORY (Dee) (1951- ) (stories)

* *Crimson Spear: The Blood of Cú Chulainn (Cascade Mountain Publishing no ISBN, Dec ’98, $24.95, 558pp, tp, cover by Gregory Frost) [Tain] Omnibus of two Celtic fantasy novels: Tain (1986) and Remscela (1988). The author’s preface discusses the original legends and how they were used in the novels. Order from Cascade Mountain, 1652 NW Summit Dr, Bend OR 97701; credit card orders 800-981-6889. (Contents)
* *Lyrec (Ace 0-441-51010-8, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $2.75, 267pp, pb) Fantasy novel, first of a series. Probably a first novel.
* _Lyrec (Ace 0-441-51012-4, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $2.95, 267pp, pb) Reissue (Ace 1984) sword & sorcery fantasy novel of a quest through parallel universes. Third printing.
* *The Pure Cold Light (AvoNova 0-380-76774-0, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $4.99, 242pp, pb, cover by Gregory Frost) Sf novel of a 21st-century nonconformist journalist who discovers a corporate conspiracy that threatens the entire world.
* _The Pure Cold Light (Roc UK 0-14-017393-5, Feb ’94, £4.99, 242pp, pb) Reprint (AvoNova 1993) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
* *Remscela (Ace 0-441-71350-5, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $3.50, 278pp, pb) [Tain] Celtic fantasy novel, sequel to Tain.
* *Tain (Ace 0-441-79534-X, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $3.50, 386pp, pb) [Tain] Celtic fantasy novel.
FROST, JASON; house pseudonym

* *The Warlord #2: Cutthroat (Zebra 0-8217-1308-6, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $2.50, 269pp, pb) [Warlord] Sf novel. “After the cataclysm, California is under siege by bloodthirsty pirates.” Second in a series.
* *The Warlord #3: Badland (Zebra 0-8217-1437-6, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.50, 253pp, pb) [Warlord] Novel in a post-holocaust series.
* *The Warlord #5: Terminal Island (Zebra 0-8217-1697-2, Nov ’85, $2.50, 235pp, pb) [Warlord] Sf adventure novel in a post-holocaust series.
FROST, MARK (1953- ) (stories) (assoc.)

* _The 6 Messiahs (Avon 0-380-72229-1, Sep ’96, $6.99, 423pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) [List of 7] Reprint (Morrow 1995) adventure thriller with fantasy elements, with Arthur Conan Doyle and Holmes’ prototype battling occult powers in Victorian London. Sequel to The List of 7. A special printing in February 1996 was indicated on the copyright page, but was not seen.
* *The List of 7 (Morrow 0-688-12245-0, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $20.00, 368pp, hc) [List of 7] Adventure thriller with fantasy elements, with Arthur Conan Doyle and Holmes’ prototype battling the occult powers of the satanic Dark Brotherhood in Victorian London. A first novel by the co-writer/director of Twin Peaks.
* _The List of 7 (SFBC #01462, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], $9.98, 368pp, hc) [List of 7] Reprint (Morrow 1993) adventure thriller with fantasy elements, with Arthur Conan Doyle and Holmes’ prototype battling the occult powers of the satanic Dark Brotherhood in Victorian London. An Edgar Award nominee for Best First Novel. Similar to the Morrow edition except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _The List of 7 (Avon 0-380-72019-1, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $5.99, 401pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) [List of 7] Reprint (Morrow 1993) adventure thriller with fantasy elements, with Arthur Conan Doyle and Holmes’ prototype battling the occult powers of the satanic Dark Brotherhood in Victorian London. An Edgar Award nominee for Best First Novel.
* _The List of Seven (Hutchinson 0-09-178190-6, Oct ’93, £14.99, 377pp, hc) [List of 7] Reprint (Morrow 1993 as The List of 7) Victorian horror novel, featuring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as a character. [First U.K. edition]
* _The List of Seven (Arrow 0-09-930511-9, Jun ’94, £4.99, 426pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) [List of 7] Reprint (Morrow 1993) associational novel. Conan Doyle bound up with the supernatural. [First U.K. edition]
* *The Six Messiahs (Morrow 0-688-13092-5, Jul ’95, $23.00, 404pp, hc, cover by Daniel Horne) [List of 7] Adventure thriller with fantasy elements, with Arthur Conan Doyle and Holmes’ prototype battling the occult powers of the satanic Dark Brotherhood in Victorian London. Sequel to The List of 7.

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