The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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- GERMAIN, SYLVIE
- * *The Book of Nights (Dedalus 1-873982-00-3, Nov 92 [Oct 92], £8.99, 278pp, tp, cover by Jody Richardson) [Book of Nights] Literary fantasy novel, translated from the French (Le Livre des Nuits, 1985) by Christine Donougher.
- * +The Book of Nights (David R. Godine/Verba Mundi 0-87923-975-1, Nov 93 [Mar 94], $22.95, 263pp, hc, cover by Pieter Bruegel, the Elder) [Book of Nights] Literary fantasy novel/family saga set in Europe between the Franco-Prussian War and WWII. Translated from the French (Editions Gallimard 1991 as Le Livre des Nuits) by Christine Donougher. First American edition (Dedalus 1992).
- * *Days of Anger (Dedalus 1-873982-65-8, Nov 93 [Oct 93], £8.99, 238pp, tp, cover by Lise Weisgerber) Literary fantasy novel, translated from the French (Jours de Colere, Gallimard, 1989) by Christine Donougher.
- * *Night of Amber (Dedalus 1-873982-95-X, Nov 95 [Oct 95], £8.99, 352pp, tp, cover by Lise Weisgerber) [Book of Nights] Literary fantasy novel, sequel to The Book of Nights (1985). Translated by Christine Donougher from Nuit DAmbre (Editions Gallimard, 1987).
- * *The Weeping Woman on the Streets of Prague (Dedalus 1-873982-70-4, Nov 93 [Oct 93], £6.99, 127pp, tp, cover by Lise Weisgerber) Literary fantasy novel, translated from the French (La Pleurante Des Rues de Prague, Gallimard, 1992) by Judith Landry.
- GERROLD, DAVID; pseudonym of Jerrold David Friedman, (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * _Chess with a Dragon (Avon 0-380-70662-8, Nov 88 [Oct 88], $3.50, 167pp, pb) Reprint (Walker 1987) young-adult science fiction novel Earths credit on the Galactic information market has run out. It must find a way to pay the bill or be enslaved to cover the debt.
- * _Chess with a Dragon (Hutchinson 0-09-173766-4, Nov 88, £6.95, 127pp, hc) Reprint (Walker 1987) young-adult fantasy novel. In the Millenium series. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Chess with a Dragon (Beaver 0-09-960950-9, Nov 89 [Oct 89], £2.99, 127pp, pb, cover by Pete Lyon) Reprint (Walker 1987) young-adult sf novel.
- * *A Covenant of Justice (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56188-X, May 94 [Apr 94], $5.99, 354pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) Sf adventure novel of mankind subjugated by their own genetically-engineered killing machines, sequel to Under the Eye of God. Based on the unproduced TV series Trackers created by Gerrold and Daron J. Thomas.
- * *A Day for Damnation (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27765-0, Mar 89 [Feb 89], $4.50, 423pp, pb) [War Against the Chtorr] Sf novel of alien invasion, sequel to A Matter For Men. This is expanded by about 50% from the 1985 Timescape edition. The War Against the Chtorr, Book Two.
- * _A Day for Damnation (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27765-0, Jan 93 [Dec 92], $5.99, 423pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [War Against the Chtorr] Reissue (Bantam 1989) sf novel, second book of The War Against the Chtorr expanded from the 1985 Simon & Schuster Timescape edition; fourth printing.
- * *A Day for Damnation: Volume II of the War Against the Chtorr (Timescape 0-671-47553-3, Jun 84 [May 84], $16.95, 382pp, hc) [War Against the Chtorr] Sf novel, second in a series. Also available in tp (-49258-6, $6.95).
- * _A Day for Damnation: Volume II of the War Against the Chtorr (Pocket 0-671-45121-9, Mar 85 [Feb 85], $3.95, 382pp, pb) [War Against the Chtorr] Reprint (Timescape 1984) sf novel.
- * _Enemy Mine (with Barry B. Longyear) See entry under Barry B. Longyear
- * _The Galactic Whirlpool (Bantam 0-553-24170-2, Jul 84 [Jun 84], $2.75, 224pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reissue (Bantam 1980) Star Trek novelization.
- * _The Man Who Folded Himself (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29006-1, Apr 91 [Mar 91], $3.95, 165pp, pb, cover by Oscar Chichoni) Reprint (Random House 1973) humorous time-travel sf novel.
- * _A Matter for Men (Pocket 0-671-45120-0, Jul 84 [Jun 84], $3.95, 368pp, pb) [War Against the Chtorr] Reprint (Simon & Schuster Timescape 1983) sf novel, Vol. 1 of The War Against the Chtorr.
- * *A Matter for Men (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27782-0, Feb 89 [Jan 89], $4.50, 435pp, pb) [War Against the Chtorr] Sf novel about an alien invasion. This is revised and substantially expanded from the 1983 Timescape edition. Book One of The War Against the Chtorr.
- * _A Matter for Men (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27782-0, Jan 93 [Dec 92], $5.99, 435pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [War Against the Chtorr] Reissue (Bantam 1989) sf novel, first book of The War Against the Chtorr substantially revised from the 1983 Timescape edition; fourth printing.
- * *The Middle of Nowhere (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56189-8, Apr 95 [Mar 95], $5.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Star Wolf] SF novel, sequel to The Voyage of the Star Wolf.
- * *A Rage for Revenge (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27844-4, Apr 89 [Mar 89], $4.50, 517pp, pb) [War Against the Chtorr] Sf novel, book three of the War Against the Chtorr series.
- * _A Rage for Revenge (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27844-4, May 91 [Apr 91], $4.99, 517pp, pb, cover by Carla Sormanti) [War Against the Chtorr] Reissue (Bantam Spectra 1989) sf novel, book three of the War Against the Chtorr series; fifth printing.
- * _A Rage for Revenge (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27844-4, Jan 93 [Dec 92], $5.99, 517pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [War Against the Chtorr] Reissue (Bantam Spectra 1989) sf novel, third book of"The War Against the Chtorr"; sixth printing.
- * *A Season for Slaughter (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28976-4, Jan 93 [Dec 92], $5.99, 562pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [War Against the Chtorr] Sf novel of alien invasion, fourth book of The War Against the Chtorr series. Includes a self-interview by the author.
- * _Space Skimmer (Arrow 0-09-950660-2, Apr 87, £2.50, 218pp, pb) Reprint (Ballantine 1972) sf novel. Volume 12 in the Venture SF series. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Encounter at Farpoint (Pocket 0-671-65241-9, Oct 87 [Sep 87], $3.95, 192pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Novelization of the first episode of the new series.
- * _Star Trek, the Next Generation: Encounter at Farpoint (Titan 1-85286-060-X, Feb 88, £2.95, 192pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Reprint (Pocket 1987) novelization of the new television series. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Star Trek, the Next Generation: Encounter at Farpoint (Pocket 0-671-65241-9, Jul 88 [Jun 88], $3.95, 192pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Reissue (Pocket 1987) sf novelization.
- * _Star Trek, the Next Generation: Encounter at Farpoint (Titan 1-85286-060-X, Oct 90 [Sep 90], £2.99, 192pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Reissue (Pocket 1987) sf novelization. Reissued to tie in with the first showing of the series on BBC.
- * _Star Trek: The Galactic Whirlpool (Titan 1-85286-486-9, Jul 93, £3.99, 223pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Star Trek] Reprint (Bantam 1980) sf novelization. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Star Trek: The Galactic Whirlpool (Bantam Spectra 0-553-24170-2, Jul 97 [Jun 97], $4.99, 223pp, pb, cover by Kazuhiko Sano) [Star Trek] Reissue (Bantam 1980) Star Trek novelization.
- * _Starhunt (Legend 0-09-940900-3, Dec 87, £2.50, 252pp, pb) [Star Wolf] Reissue (Dell 1972, as Yesterdays Children) sf novel. Volume 6 in the Venture SF series.
- * _Starhunt (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56824-8, Apr 95 [Mar 95], $5.99, 268pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Star Wolf] Reprint (Popular Library 1980 as Yesterdays Children) SF novel, set in the Star Wolf universe. Originally published as Yesterdays Children (Dell 1972), but rewritten with new chapters in 1980 and retitled in 1985. There is a new introduction written specifically for this edition, describing the books involved history.
- * *Under the Eye of God (Bantam 0-553-29010-X, Dec 93 [Nov 93], $5.99, 328pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) Sf adventure novel of mankind subjugated by its own genetically-engineered killing machines, based on an unproduced TV series, Trackers, created by Gerrold and Daron J. Thomas.
- * *Voyage of the Star Wolf (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26466-4, Nov 90 [Oct 90], $4.50, 276pp, pb, cover by John Harris) [Star Wolf] Space opera about a jinxed starship in an interstellar convoy.
- * _Voyage of the Star Wolf (SFBC #17792, Jan 91 [Dec 90], $5.98, 251pp, hc, cover by Peter Scanlan) [Star Wolf] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1990) sf adventure novel. First hardcover edition.
- * _Voyage of the Star Wolf (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26466-4, Apr 95 [Mar 95], $5.99, 276pp, pb, cover by John Harris) [Star Wolf] Reissue (Bantam Spectra 1990) SF novel, first in the Star Wolf series. Fourth printing.
- * *The War Against the Chtorr: Invasion (SFBC #5607, Nov 84 [Oct 84], $8.50, 693pp, hc) [War Against the Chtorr] Omnibus edition of the first sf novels in a continuing saga. (Contents)
- * *When HARLIE Was One, Release 2.0 (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26465-6, Jul 88 [Jun 88], $3.95, 287pp, pb) [Harlie] Sf sentient computer novel. A rewrite of When HARLIE Was One (SFBC 1972).
- * *The World of Star Trek (Bluejay 0-312-94463-2, Jul 84 [Jun 84], $8.95, 209pp, tp) Non-fiction, a history of Star Trek. Revised and updated version of the original edition (Ballantine 1973), with one-third new material and photos.
- GERSON, JACK
- * *The Evil Thereof (Piatkus 0-7499-0080-6, Jul 91 [Aug 91], £13.95, 348pp, hc, cover by Ken Leeder) Occult thriller about witchcraft and murder.
- GERSTNER, NICKOLAE (1935- )
- * *Dark Veil (Ballantine 0-345-36163-6, Sep 89 [Aug 89], $3.95, 213pp, pb) Psychic suspense novel.
- GESTON, MARK S(ymington) (1946- ) (stories)
- * *Mirror to the Sky (Morrow AvoNova 0-688-11138-6, Dec 92 [Nov 92], $20.00, 234pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) Sf novel of highly evolved aliens who come to live on Earth in peace until they exhibit their artwork which causes worldwide insanity and violence.
- * _Mirror to the Sky (AvoNova 0-380-71703-4, Sep 93 [Aug 93], $4.99, 234pp, pb, cover by J. K. Potter) Reprint (Morrow AvoNova 1992) sf novel of highly evolved aliens who come to live on Earth in peace until they exhibit their artwork which causes worldwide insanity and violence.
- GEYH, PAULA, ed. (stories)
- * *Postmodern American Fiction (with Fred G. Leebron & Andrew Levy) (Norton 0-393-31698-X, 1997 [Jun 98], $24.95, 672pp, hc, cover by Roger Brown) Textbook anthology of 70 stories and excerpts divided into thematic sections, including the SF-oriented Technoculture, with critical discussions. The difference between fantasy and Postmodern is usually arguable. Authors include Thomas Pynchon, William Gibson, Ursula K. Le Guin, Joanna Russ, Joyce Carol Oates, William S. Burroughs, and Octavia Butler. (Contents)
- GHERMAN, BEVERLY
- GHOSE, ZULFIKAR (Ahmed) (1935- )
- * *Figures of Enchantment (Harper & Row 0-06-015575-2, Jul 86 [Jun 86], $15.95, 256pp, hc) Surrealist fantasy novel of two mens adventures in magical realms. There may be an earlier British edition.
- GHOSH, AMITAV (1956- )
- * *The Calcutta Chromosome (Knopf Canada 0-394-28193-4, Sep 96 [Mar 97], C$29.95, 308pp, hc) Near-future SF thriller. Published simultaneously with the Picador UK edition in 1996; not seen until now. First published in India (Ravi Dayal 1995). A finalist on the Arthur C. Clarke award ballot.
- * _The Calcutta Chromosome (Picador 0-330-35331-4, Aug 97 [Jul 97], £6.99, 308pp, tp) Reprint (Ravi Dayal 1995) literary SF novel. Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best SF Novel of 1996.
- * +The Calcutta Chromosome (Avon 0-380-97585-8, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $23.00, 311pp, hc) Near-future SF thriller. Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award. First US edition (Ravi Dayal 1995).
- * _The Calcutta Chromosome (Avon Bard 0-380-79493-4, Jul 98 [Jun 98], $6.99, 307pp, pb) Reprint (Ravi Dayal 1995) near-future SF thriller. Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award.
- GIBBON, LEWIS GRASSIC; pseudonym of J. Leslie Mitchell, (1901-1935)
- * _Three Go Back (Polygon 0-7486-6203-0, Jan 96 [Aug 96], £7.99, 198pp, tp) Reprint (Jarrolds 1932 as by James Leslie Mitchell) classic time-travel novel of Atlantis. There is an introduction by Ian Campbell, and an appreciation by John Lindsay.
- GIBEILY, CARL
- * _Blueprint for a Prophet (Black Swan 0-552-99731-5, Jun 98 [May 98], £6.99, 383pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1997) literary fantasy/SF novel of angels, extra-terrestrial communication, time theory, ancient myth and interracial romance, set against the Middle-East conflict. The original hardcover was not seen.
- GIBLIN, JAMES CROSS
- * *The Truth About Unicorns (HarperCollins 0-06-022478-9, Oct 91, $14.95, 113pp, hc, cover by Michael McDermott) Young-adult non-fiction, a history of the unicorn legend, with illustrations by Michael McDermott.
- GIBSON, EDWARD (George) (1936- ) (stories)
- * *In the Wrong Hands (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29567-5, May 92 [Apr 92], $5.99, 326pp, pb, cover by Pamela Lee) Sf novel set in a 21st-century lunar colony, where dangerous genetic experiments by a madman threaten humanity.
- * *Reach (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-26150-0, Jun 89 [May 89], $18.95, 334pp, hc) Near-future sf novel by a former astronaut.
- * _Reach (Macdonald 0-356-18676-8, Dec 89, £12.95, 328pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1989) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Reach (Futura Overseas 0-7088-4786-2, 1990 [Dec 90], £3.99, 328pp, pb) Reprint (Macdonald 1990) sf novel. This is an Open Market edition and is not available in the UK.
- * _Reach (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28541-6, May 90 [Apr 90], $4.95, 385pp, pb, cover by Michael Carroll) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1989) near-future sf novel by a former astronaut.
- * _Reach (Futura 0-7088-4786-2, Jan 91, £3.99, 328pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1989) sf novel.
- * _Reach (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28541-6, May 92 [Apr 92], $4.99, 382pp, pb, cover by Michael Carroll) Reissue (Doubleday Foundation 1989) sf novel, third printing.
- GIBSON, JO; pseudonym of Joanne Fluke, (1942- )
- * *Scream #4: The Dead Girl (Zebra/Z-Fave 0-8217-4389-9, Nov 93 [Oct 93], $3.50, 196pp, pb) [Scream] Young-adult horror novel of a girl being possessed by her dead cousin. Part of a loosely-connected series, only some of which have supernatural elements.
- GIBSON, JOHN MICHAEL, ed. (stories)
- * _The Unknown Conan Doyle See entry under Arthur Conan Doyle.
- GIBSON, MILES (1947- )
- * *Dancing with Mermaids (Heinemann 0-434-29131-5, 1985, £8.95, 195pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel. [Not seen]
- * _Dancing with Mermaids (Grafton/Paladin 0-586-08557-2, Jul 86 [Aug 86], £2.95, 175pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1985) novel of gentle magic and violent passions in a forgotten seaside village.
- * +Dancing with Mermaids (Dutton 0-525-24444-1, Sep 86, $15.95, 196pp, hc) Literary novel with elements of fantasy; the publisher describes it as a fabulous brew of mystery, sex, and fairy-tale enchantment. First U.S. edition (Heinemann 1985).
- GIBSON, WILLIAM (Ford) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Burning Chrome (Arbor House 0-87795-780-0, Apr 86, $15.95, 200pp, hc) Collection of 10 stories (3 of them collaborations), showing Gibsons vivid modernism at its best. Recommended. (FCM) (Contents)
- * _Burning Chrome (Gollancz 0-575-03846-2, Aug 86, £8.95, 208pp, hc) Reprint (Arbor House 1986) collection.
- * _Burning Chrome (Ace 0-441-08934-8, Oct 87 [Sep 87], $2.95, 191pp, pb) Reprint (Arbor House 1986) collection.
- * _Burning Chrome (Grafton 0-586-07461-9, Apr 88, £2.95, 220pp, pb) Reprint (Arbor House 1986) sf collection.
- * _Burning Chrome (Ace 0-441-08934-8, Aug 91, $4.50, 191pp, pb) Reissue (Arbor House 1986) collection; seventh printing.
- * _Burning Chrome and Other Stories (HarperCollins Voyager 0-00-648043-8, Nov 95, £5.99, 220pp, tp, cover by Gary Marsh) Reprint (Arbor House 1986) collection.
- * *Count Zero (Gollancz 0-575-03696-6, Feb 86 [Jan 86], £8.95, 256pp, hc) [Neuromancer] Sf novel. The U.S. edition is dated March but appeared in January; this February British edition can be considered simultaneous with the American.
- * *Count Zero (Arbor House 0-87795-769-X, Mar 86 [Jan 86], $15.95, 278pp, hc) [Neuromancer] Sf novel set in the same future as Neuromancer, Gibsons award-winning first novel.
- * _Count Zero (SFBC #10048, Aug 86, $5.98, 278pp, hc) [Neuromancer] Reprint (Arbor House 1986) sf novel.
- * _Count Zero (Ace 0-441-11773-2, Apr 87 [Mar 87], $2.95, 246pp, pb) [Neuromancer] Reprint (Gollancz 1986) sf novel set in the same world as Neuromancer but not exactly a sequel.
- * _Count Zero (Grafton 0-586-07121-0, Jul 87, £2.95, 335pp, pb) [Neuromancer] Reprint (Gollancz 1986) sf novel. Volume 2 in the Cyberspace series.
- * _Count Zero (Voyager 0-00-648042-X, Nov 95, £5.99, 335pp, tp, cover by Gary Marsh) [Neuromancer] Reprint (Gollancz; Arbor House 1986) SF novel. Second in the Neuromancer trilogy.
- * *The Difference Engine (with Bruce Sterling) (Gollancz 0-575-04762-3, Sep 90 [Jul 90], £13.95, 383pp, hc, cover by Ian Miller) Steampunk novel set in an alternate 19th Century London in a world where Charles Babbages Analytical Engine was built successfully.
- * +The Difference Engine (with Bruce Sterling) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-07028-2, Apr 91 [Mar 91], $19.95, 429pp, hc, cover by Tony Randazzo) Victorian novel set in an alternate Victorian England where the Babbage engine works. First American edition (Gollancz 1990). Recommended (CNB).
- * _The Difference Engine (with Bruce Sterling) (BOMC no ISBN, May 91 [Apr 91], $17.95, 429pp, hc, cover by Tony Randazzo) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) alternate-world Victorian sf novel. This edition is the same as the Bantam Spectra hardcover except it lacks an ISBN and price, and has a BOMC mark on the back.
- * _The Difference Engine (with Bruce Sterling) (Gollancz 0-575-05073-X, Jul 91, £7.99, 383pp, tp, cover by Ian Miller) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) alternate-world Victorian sf novel.
- * _The Difference Engine (with Bruce Sterling) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29461-X, Feb 92 [Jan 92], $5.99, 429pp, pb, cover by Tony Randazzo) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) Victorian novel set in alternate-world Victorian England where the Babbage Engine was really built and changed society.
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