The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
Books, Listed by Author
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- GAUGER, RICK; [i.e., Richard C. Gauger] (stories)
- * *Charons Ark (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31773-4, Aug 87 [Jul 87], $3.50, 375pp, pb) Sf novel. Aliens kidnap a planeload of high school students, ranging from nerdy sf fan to airheaded prom queen type, to become exhibits/staff for a doomed space ark. Complex action and interesting situations get bogged down somewhat by a large cast of unlikeable characters, but this is a promising first novel. (CFC)
- GAUTIER, THÉOPHILE (1811-1872) (stories)
- * _Spirite and the Coffee Pot (Dedalus 1-873982-96-8, Nov 95 [Oct 95], £6.99, 181pp, tp, cover by Lise Weisgerber) Reprint (Appleton 1877) literary fantasy novel Spirite (1866) plus short story The Coffee Pot (1831). All newly translated by Patrick Jenkins. (Contents)
- GAVIN, JAMILA (1941- )
- * *Ali and the Robots (Methuen 0-416-53960-2, Oct 86, £4.95, 96pp, hc) Childrens sf story.
- * *The Wormholers (Mammoth 0-7497-2583-4, Aug 96, £3.99, 153pp, tp) Young-adult SF novel. A crack in space-time opens the way to another universe. A simultaneous hardcover was announced (Methuen 0-416-19000-6, £9.99), but not seen.
- GAWRON, JEAN MARK (1953- ) (stories)
- * *Dream of Glass (Harcourt Brace 0-15-126569-0, Apr 93, $21.95, 377pp, hc, cover by Craig Stuart Rosenberg) Sf/cyberspace novel of a computer interfacer who is needed by a conspiratorial group to contact the alien Galactics.
- * _Dream of Glass (SFBC #00988, Jul 93 [Jun 93], $10.98, 377pp, hc, cover by Craig Stuart Rosenberg) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1993) sf/cyberspace novel of a computer interfacer who is needed by a conspiratorial group to contact the alien Galactics. Similar to the Harcourt Brace edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- GAY, ANNE (1952- ) (stories)
- * *The Brooch of Azure Midnight (Orbit 0-356-19696-8, Sep 91 [Aug 91], £13.95, 455pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino) Sf novel.
- * _The Brooch of Azure Midnight (Orbit 1-85723-037-X, Mar 93, £5.99, 455pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) Reprint (Orbit 1991) sf novel.
- * *Dancing on the Volcano (Orbit 1-85723-038-8, Mar 93, £15.99, 410pp, hc, cover by Mark Salwowski) Sf novel.
- * _Dancing on the Volcano (Orbit 1-85723-131-7, Dec 93, £5.99, 410pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) Reprint (Orbit 1993) sf novel.
- * *Mindsail (Orbit 0-356-18806-X, May 90, £12.95, 303pp, hc) Sf novel; a first novel.
- * _Mindsail (Orbit 0-7088-8352-4, Sep 91 [Aug 91], £4.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) Reprint (Orbit 1990) sf novel.
- * *To Bathe in Lightning (Orbit 1-85723-314-X, Jul 95 [Jun 95], £5.99, 471pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) Feminist SF novel. The young couple who led the second wave of colonists to victory over the first in Dancing on the Volcano, have gone their separate ways. When the colony is again endangered, they must work together against the threat.
- GEAR, KATHLEEN (Marie) ONEAL (1954- ) (chron.)
- * _People of the Earth (with W. Michael Gear) See entry under W. Michael Gear.
- * _People of the Fire (with W. Michael Gear) See entry under W. Michael Gear.
- * _People of the Lakes (with W. Michael Gear) See entry under W. Michael Gear.
- * *People of the Lightning (with W. Michael Gear) (Tor/Forge 0-312-85852-3, Nov 95 [Oct 95], $24.95, 414pp, hc, cover by Royo) [First North Americans] Pre-historical novel of ancient Florida. An albino boy hears voices in the wind foretelling disaster. Latest in the First North Americans series.
- * _People of the Lightning (with W. Michael Gear) (Tor 0-812-51556-0, Nov 96 [Oct 96], $6.99, 587pp, pb, cover by Royo) [First North Americans] Reprint (Tor/Forge 1995) pre-historical novel in the First North Americans series.
- * *People of the Masks (with W. Michael Gear) (Tor/Forge 0-312-85857-4, Nov 98 [Oct 98], $25.95, 416pp, hc) [First North Americans] Associational pre-historical novel, tenth in the First North Americans series.
- * *People of the Mist (with W. Michael Gear) (Tor/Forge 0-312-85854-X, Nov 97 [Oct 97], $26.95, 432pp, hc) [First North Americans] Associational pre-historical novel, ninth in the First North Americans series.
- * _People of the Mist (with W. Michael Gear) (Tor 0-812-51560-9, Nov 98 [Oct 98], $6.99, 553pp, pb) [First North Americans] Reprint (Forge 1997) associational pre-historical novel, ninth in the First North Americans series.
- * _People of the River (with W. Michael Gear) See entry under W. Michael Gear.
- * _People of the Sea (with W. Michael Gear) See entry under W. Michael Gear.
- * *People of the Silence (with W. Michael Gear) (Tor/Forge 0-312-85853-1, Nov 96, $25.95, 493pp, hc, cover by Royo) [First North Americans] Pre-historical novel, eighth in the First North Americans series.
- * _People of the Silence (with W. Michael Gear) (Tor 0-812-51559-5, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $6.99, 650pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [First North Americans] Reprint (Forge 1996) associational prehistorical novel in the First North Americans series.
- * _People of the Wolf (with W. Michael Gear) See entry under W. Michael Gear.
- GEAR, W(illiam) MICHAEL (1955- ) (chron.)
- * *The Artifact (DAW 0-88677-406-3, Mar 90 [Feb 90], $4.95, 526pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Warriors of Spider] Sf novel of political intrigue among the members of a diplomatic mission sent to face an alien artifact. This starts a prequel series to the Spider series.
- * *Countermeasures (DAW 0-88677-564-7, Aug 93 [Jul 93], $5.99, 716pp, pb, cover by Romas) [Forbidden Borders] Sf novel of a war between two human star empires, third book of the Forbidden Borders trilogy.
- * *Forbidden Borders #1: Requiem for the Conqueror (DAW 0-88677-477-2, Jul 91 [Jun 91], $4.99, 622pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Forbidden Borders] Sf novel, first book of a new series, set in universe where humanity is cut off from most of the galaxy by a gravity barrier.
- * *People of the Earth (with Kathleen ONeal Gear) (Tor 0-812-50742-8, Feb 92 [Jan 92], $5.99, 587pp, pb, cover by Royo) [First North Americans] Prehistoric adventure, third book of the First North Americans series.
- * _People of the Earth (with Kathleen ONeal Gear) (Tor UK 0-330-33644-4, Jul 94, £4.99, 587pp, pb) [First North Americans] Reprint (Tor 1992) associational prehistoric novel. Volume three in the First North Americans series. [First U.K. edition]
- * _People of the Earth (with Kathleen ONeal Gear) (Tor 0-812-50742-8, Nov 98 [Oct 98], $6.99, 590pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [First North Americans] Reissue (Tor 1992) associational pre-historical novel, third in the First North Americans series. Eighth printing.
- * *People of the Fire (with Kathleen ONeal Gear) (Tor 0-812-50739-8, Jan 91 [Dec 90], $4.95, 467pp, pb, cover by Royo) [First North Americans] Associational prehistoric novel set during the last Ice Age, sequel to People of the Wolf.
- * *People of the Lakes (with Kathleen ONeal Gear) (Tor/Forge 0-312-85722-5, Aug 94 [Jul 94], $24.95, 608pp, hc, cover by Royo) [First North Americans] Associational prehistoric novel, part of an ongoing series.
- * _People of the Lakes (with Kathleen ONeal Gear) (Tor 0-812-50747-9, Nov 95 [Oct 95], $6.99, 798pp, pb, cover by Royo) [First North Americans] Reprint (Forge 1994) associational prehistoric novel, part of an ongoing series. An identical mass-market international edition appeared in April 1995.
- * _People of the Lightning (with Kathleen ONeal Gear) See entry under Kathleen ONeal Gear.
- * _People of the Masks (with Kathleen ONeal Gear) See entry under Kathleen ONeal Gear.
- * _People of the Mist (with Kathleen ONeal Gear) See entry under Kathleen ONeal Gear.
- * *People of the River (with Kathleen ONeal Gear) (Tor 0-312-85235-5, Aug 92 [Sep 92], $21.95, 400pp, hc, cover by Royo) [First North Americans] Associational prehistoric novel about the Mound Builders.
- * _People of the River (with Kathleen ONeal Gear) (Tor 0-812-50743-6, May 93 [Apr 93], $5.99, 526pp, pb, cover by Royo) [First North Americans] Reprint (Tor 1992) associational prehistoric novel about the Mound Builders.
- * _People of the River (with Kathleen ONeal Gear) (Tor UK 0-330-33651-7, Oct 94, £4.99, 526pp, pb) [First North Americans] Reprint (Tor 1992) associational prehistoric novel. Volume four in the First North Americans series. [First U.K. edition]
- * _People of the River (with Kathleen ONeal Gear) (Tor 0-812-50743-6, Nov 98 [Oct 98], $6.99, 526pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [First North Americans] Reissue (Tor 1992) associational pre-historical novel, fourth in the First North Americans series. Sixth printing.
- * *People of the Sea (with Kathleen ONeal Gear) (Tor/Forge 0-312-93122-0, Nov 93 [Oct 93], $22.95, 425pp, hc, cover by Royo) [First North Americans] Associational prehistoric novel, part of an ongoing series.
- * _People of the Sea (with Kathleen ONeal Gear) (Tor 0-812-50745-2, Sep 94 [Aug 94], $5.99, 557pp, pb, cover by Royo) [First North Americans] Reprint (Tor/Forge 1993) associational prehistoric novel, part of an ongoing series.
- * _People of the Silence (with Kathleen ONeal Gear) See entry under Kathleen ONeal Gear.
- * *People of the Wolf (with Kathleen ONeal Gear) (Tor 0-812-50737-1, Jul 90 [Jun 90], $4.95, 435pp, pb, cover by Royo) [First North Americans] Associational prehistoric novel set during the last Ice Age. Recommended (SW).
- * _People of the Wolf (with Kathleen ONeal Gear) (Pan 0-330-33452-2, Jan 94, £4.99, 435pp, pb) [First North Americans] Reprint (Tor 1990) prehistoric novel. Volume one in the First North Americans series. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Relic of Empire (DAW 0-88677-492-6, Apr 92 [Mar 92], $5.99, 626pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Forbidden Borders] Sf novel of a war between two human star empires, second book of the Forbidden Borders trilogy.
- * *Starstrike (DAW 0-88677-427-6, Jul 90 [Jun 90], $4.95, 542pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) Sf novel of alien first contact, as human soldiers are conscripted into an alien conflict.
- * _Starstrike (DAW 0-88677-427-6, Nov 97 [Oct 97], $6.99, 542pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) Reissue (DAW 1990) SF novel of first contact and alien war. Eighth printing.
- * *The Warriors of Spider (DAW 0-88677-287-7, Aug 88 [Jul 88], $3.95, 367pp, pb) [Warriors of Spider] Sf novel about an interstellar empire vs. a lost colony that developed precognition; first of a trilogy. Probably a first novel.
- * _The Warriors of Spider (DAW 0-88677-287-7, Mar 90 [Feb 90], $4.95, 367pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Warriors of Spider] Reissue (DAW 1988) sf novel, first book of the Spider series; fourth printing.
- * _The Warriors of Spider (DAW 0-88677-287-7, Sep 98 [Aug 98], $6.99, 367pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Warriors of Spider] Reissue (DAW 1988) SF novel. Seventh printing.
- * _The Way of Spider (DAW 0-88677-438-1, Nov 98 [Oct 98], $6.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Warriors of Spider] Reissue (DAW 1989) SF novel. Fifth printing.
- * *The Way of the Spider (DAW 0-88677-318-0, Jan 89 [Dec 88], $3.95, 408pp, pb) [Warriors of Spider] Science fiction novel. A high-tech interstellar empire uses low-tech barbarians with special powers as its soldiers. Book Two of a proposed trilogy.
- * *The Web of Spider (DAW 0-88677-356-3, Jul 89 [Jun 89], $4.95, 648pp, pb) [Warriors of Spider] Sf novel of interstellar war, third book of the Spider series.
- GEARHART, SALLY MILLER (1931- )
- * _The Wanderground (The Womens Press 0-7043-3947-1, Jun 85 [May 85], £1.95, 212pp, pb) Reprint (Persephone 1980) feminist sf novel.
- GEARY, PATRICIA (Carol) (1951- ) (chron.)
- * _Living in Ether (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26329-3, Mar 87 [Feb 87], $3.50, 214pp, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1982) literary fantasy novel. A medium, living a somewhat free-associational life, is haunted by the ghosts (at least one of them real) of her past. Quirky and amusing. (CFC)
- * *Strange Toys (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26872-4, Jul 87 [Jun 87], $3.50, 348pp, pb) Fantasy novel of a girl growing up, and encountering the supernatural.
- * _Strange Toys (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26872-4, Jun 89 [May 89], $4.50, 248pp, pb) Reissue (Bantam Spectra 1987) literary fantasy novel. Winner of the Philip K. Dick Award for best original paperback; second printing.
- * _Strange Toys (Corgi 0-552-13580-1, May 90, £2.99, 248pp, pb, cover by Jean-François Podevin) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1989) off-beat fantasy about a girl obsessed by her sisters magical abilities.
- GEASLAND, JACK; [i.e., John Buchanan Geasland, Jr.] (1944- )
- GEDGE, PAULINE (Alice) (1945- )
- * +Mirage (HarperCollins 0-06-016541-3, Jan 91 [Feb 91], $21.95, 460pp, hc, cover by John Rush) Historical fantasy novel set in ancient Egypt, about a stolen scroll with mystical powers and a woman returned from the dead. First U.S. edition. Appeared first as Scroll of Saqqara (Viking Penguin Canada 1990).
- * _Mirage (Piatkus 0-7499-0074-1, Aug 91, £14.95, 460pp, hc, cover by John Rush) Reprint (Viking Penguin Canada 1990 as Scroll of Saqqara) historical fantasy novel set in ancient Egypt. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Stargate (Penguin 0-14-006639-X, 1983 [Feb 84], £1.95, 341pp, pb) Reprint (Dial 1982) fantasy novel. It has a 1983 copyright; not seen till now.
- * *The Twelfth Transforming (Harper & Row 0-06-015338-5, Nov 84 [Oct 84], $16.95, 467pp, hc) Not sf or fantasy, associational. Historical novel of ancient Egypt.
- GEDULD, HARRY M(aurice) (1931- )
- * *The Definitive Time Machine: A Critical Edition of H.G. Wells Scientific Romance (Indiana University Press 0-253-20427-5, Sep 87, $10.95, 218pp, tp) Critical edition with introduction and notes by Geduld, plus extensive appendices. Also announced in a hardcover edition (-31611-1, $27.50). [Wells]
- GEE, MAURICE (Gough) (1931- ) (stories)
- * *Motherstone (Oxford University Press (Auckland) 0-19-558130-X, 1985 [Jun 86], $13.95, 184pp, hc) [World of O] This is the first U.S. distribution of a 1985 New Zealand juvenile sf novel, last in the O series. Order from Salem House Publishers.
- * _The Priests of Ferris (Puffin 0-14-032061-X, Sep 87, £1.95, 180pp, pb) [World of O] Reprint (Oxford University Press 1984) juvenile sf novel. Volume 2 in the World of O series.
- * _The World Around the Corner (OUP 0-19-558061-3, Dec 84 [Aug 84], $9.95, 72pp, hc) Reprint (New Zealand 1980) juvenile fantasy novella, with illustrations.
- GEE, ROBIN, ed.
- * _1989 Writers Market: Where & How to Sell What You Write (with Glenda Tennant Neff) See entry under Glenda Tennant Neff.
- * *1990 Novel & Short Story Writers Market (Writers Digest Books 0-89879-381-5, Mar 90 [May 90], $18.95, 612pp, tp) Non-fiction; associational yearly market listing for writers, with interviews with Margaret Atwood and J.N. Williamson, plus an article on writing horror by D.W. Taylor.
- * *1993 Novel & Short Story Writers Market (Writers Digest Books 0-89879-578-8, Feb 93 [Jan 93], $19.95, 661pp, tp, cover by Frank Ansley) Non-fiction, associational, a yearly reference book on fiction markets, plus articles on writing and interviews with well-known writers and editors, including W.P. Kinsella, Maureen F. McHugh, and Dell Abyss editor Jeanne Cavelos. Available from Writers Digest Books, 1507 Dana Ave., Cincinnati OH 45207.
- * *1994 Novel & Short Story Writers Market (Writers Digest Books 0-89879-613-X, Feb 94 [Mar 94], $19.95, 662pp, tp, cover by Josie Yee) Non-fiction, associational, a yearly reference book on fiction markets, plus articles on writing and interviews with well-known writers and editors, including Kim Mohan. Available from Writers Digest Books, 1507 Dana Ave., Cincinnati OH 45207. Add $3.00 postage and handling. Credit card orders: 1-800-289-0963.
- * *1996 Novel & Short Story Writers Market (Writers Digest Books 0-89879-713-6, Mar 96 [Feb 96], $22.99, 631pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. The yearly market guide for aspiring fiction writers. The small press section has been expanded. Order from Writers Digest Books, 1507 Dana Ave., Cincinnati OH 45207; credit card orders 800-289-0963.
- * *Novel & Short Story Writers Market (Writers Digest 0-89879-427-7, Mar 91, $18.95, 620pp, tp) Non-fiction; reference. Latest edition of a yearly guide to fiction markets.
- GEISEL, THEODORE; [i.e., Theodor Seuss Geisel] (1904-1991)
- * *The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss (Random House 0-679-43448-8, Oct 95 [Sep 95], $30.00, 95pp, hc, cover by Theodore Geisel) Art book. Includes 65 illustrations of colorful and fantastic paintings.
- GELB, JEFF(rey B.) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Specters (Bart 1-55785-015-1, May 88 [Jun 88], $3.75, 241pp, pb) Horror novel of a psychic, a witch, and the devil.
- _____, ed.
- * *Deadly After Dark (with Michael Garrett) (Pocket 0-671-87087-4, Nov 94 [Oct 94], $5.50, 280pp, pb) [Hot Blood] Erotic horror anthology in the Hot Blood series with 14 original stories, a foreword on the history of erotic horror by Forrest J Ackerman, and an introduction by the editors. (Contents)
- * *Fear Itself (Warner Aspect 0-446-36539-4, Feb 95 [Jan 95], $5.50, 310pp, pb, cover by Steven Crisp) Original anthology of 21 horror stories in which the authors reveal their own personal nightmares, with story background notes. Authors include Joyce Carol Oates, John Shirley, Rex Miller, and Nancy A. Collins. (Contents)
- * *Fear the Fever (with Michael Garrett) (Pocket 0-671-53765-2, Jul 96 [Jun 96], $5.99, 321pp, pb) [Hot Blood] Original anthology of 17 stories of erotic horror, seventh in the Hot Blood series. Authors include Lucy Taylor, J.N. Williamson, and Graham Masterton. (Contents)
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