The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
Books, Listed by Author
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- ABRAMS, R. VAUGHAN (1949- )
- * *Para (Seven Suns 0-931783-00-3, Jan 86 [Dec 85], $17.95, 372pp, hc) Mystical fantasy novel, first of a series, with illustrations by Lyn Durham Abrams. Not available in bookstores.
- ACHILLÉOS, CHRIS(tos) (1947- ) (chron.)
- * *Medusa (Paper Tiger 1-85028-052-5, Jun 88 [May 88], £7.95, 144pp, tp) Collection of artwork and discussion of art techniques. Also available in hc (-051-7) for £14.95.
- * *Sirens (Paper Tiger 1-85028-012-6, Sep 86, £12.95, 128pp, hc) Superb full colour art book by the King of the Airbrush; text by Nigel Suckling (SJ/JF).
- * *Sirens (Paper Tiger 1-85028-013-4, Sep 86, £7.95, 128pp, pb) Paperback edition of the above.
- ACHILLI, JUSTIN, ed.
- * *The World of Darkness: Dark Tyrants (with Rob Hatch) (White Wolf 1-56504-868-7, Jun 97 [May 97], $12.99, 254pp, tp) [World of Darkness] Original anthology of 13 stories loosely based on the Vampire: The Dark Ages role-playing game. Copyrighted by White Wolf. (Contents)
- ACKER, KATHY (1944-1997) (stories)
- * *Empire of the Senseless (Picador 0-330-30192-6, May 88, £10.95, 227pp, hc) Literary sf novel.
- * +Empire of the Senseless (Grove 0-8021-1079-7, Sep 88 [Oct 88], $17.95, 227pp, hc) Literary sf novel of a violent future. Two terrorists narrate this post-apocalyptic story of the deconstruction of society as we know it. First American edition (Picador 1988).
- * _Empire of the Senseless (Picador 0-330-30578-6, Aug 89, £3.99, 229pp, tp, cover by Robert Mason) Reprint (Grove 1988) literary sf novel.
- * _Empire of the Senseless (Grove 0-8021-3179-4, Sep 89 [Aug 89], $8.95, 227pp, tp) Reprint (Grove 1988) literary sf novel of a violent future.
- ACKERMAN, FORREST J(ames) (1916-2008) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Forrest J Ackermans World of Science Fiction (General Publishing Group 1-57544-069-5, Nov 97 [Dec 97], $30.00, 240pp, hc) Non-fiction, a photographic history of SF in print and film. Foreword by John Landis, preface by A.E. van Vogt. Available from General Publishing Group, 2701 Ocean Park Blvd Suite 140, Santa Monica CA 90405; 310-314-4000.
- * _Forrest J Ackermans World of Science Fiction (Aurum Press 1-85410-573-6, Mar 98, £20.00, 240pp, hc) Reprint (General Publishing Group 1997) non-fiction, a photographic history of SF in print and film. Foreword by John Landis, preface by A.E. van Vogt. [First U.K. edition]
- _____, ed.
- * *Ackermanthology! (General Publishing Group 1-57544-056-3, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $12.95, 302pp, tp, cover by Frank Kelly Freas) Anthology of 65 short-short SF stories. Authors include Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, A. Merritt, H.G. Wells, and many little-known or completely unknown authors. The introduction is by John Landis. Available from General Publishing Group, 2701 Ocean Park Blvd Suite 140, Santa Monica CA 90405; 310-314-4000. (Contents)
- * _I, Vampire: Interviews with the Undead (with Jean Marie Stine) See entry under Jean Marie Stine.
- * _New Eves: Science Fiction About the Extraordinary Women of Today and Tomorrow (with Janrae Frank & Jean Marie Stine) See entry under Janrae Frank.
- * *Reel Future (with Jean Marie Stine) (SFBC #03719, Aug 94, $12.98, 538pp, hc) Anthology of 16 stories that became movies. This edition predates the trade edition. (Contents)
- * _Reel Future (with Jean Marie Stine) (Barnes & Noble 1-56619-450-4, Sep 94, $9.98, 538pp, hc) Reprint (SFBC 1994) anthology of 16 stories that became classic SF films. An instant remainder edition.
- ACKROYD, PETER (Warwick) (1949- ) (stories)
- * +First Light (Grove 0-8021-1161-0, Sep 89 [Aug 89], $19.95, 328pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel. The ancient night sky reappears during the excavation of a neolithic grave in Dorset and other strange things happen. First American edition (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1989).
- * _First Light (Abacus 0-349-10132-9, Apr 90, £3.99, 328pp, tp, cover by Nick Bantock) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1989) literary sf novel.
- * _First Light (Ballantine 0-345-36887-8, Apr 91 [Mar 91], $8.95, 328pp, tp) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1989) literary sf novel.
- * *Hawksmoor (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-11664-3, Sep 85 [1985], £8.95, 320pp, hc) Literary macabre novel. [Not seen]
- * +Hawksmoor (Harper & Row 0-06-015503-5, Jan 86 [Feb 86], $16.95, 217pp, hc) Mystery/horror alternating between the 18th century and the present day and featuring a demon-worshipping 18th-century architect vs. a modern detective. This is the first American edition (Hamish Hamilton 1985).
- * _Hawksmoor (Abacus 0-349-10057-8, Oct 86, £3.95, 217pp, pb) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1985) literary macabre novel.
- * _Hawksmoor (Harper & Row/Perennial Library 0-06-091390-8, Jan 87 [Mar 87], $8.95, 290pp, tp) Reissue (Hamish Hamilton 1985) mystery/horror novel.
- * *The House of Doctor Dee (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-12500-6, 1993 [Nov 93], £14.99, 277pp, hc) Literary ghost story.
- * _The House of Doctor Dee (Penguin 0-14-017117-7, Jul 94, £5.99, tp, cover by Paula Silcox) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1993) literary ghost novel.
- ACRES, MARK (Douglas) (1949- )
- * *Dragon War (AvoNova 0-380-77296-5, Aug 94 [Jul 94], $4.99, 182pp, pb, cover by Duane Myers) [Dragonspawn] Fantasy novel, sequel to Dragonspawn. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.
- * *Dragonspawn (AvoNova 0-380-77295-7, Feb 94 [Jan 94], $4.99, 218pp, pb, cover by Duane Myers) [Dragonspawn] Fantasy novel of an evil wizard guarding the golden eggs of the last dragon. First book of a new series. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.
- * *Runesword Volume Five: Dark Divide (Ace 0-441-73698-X, Oct 91 [Sep 91], $3.99, 183pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Runesword] Fantasy novel, fifth book of the Runesword series (each book is by a different author). Packaged by Bill Fawcett & Associates.
- * *Thunderscape #3: Indomitable Thunder (HarperPrism 0-06-105458-5, Nov 96 [Oct 96], $5.50, 229pp, pb, cover by Ben Perini) [Thunderscape] Novelization based on the computer game. Copyrighted by Strategic Simulations.
- ADAIR, GILBERT (stories)
- * *Alice Through the Needles Eye (Macmillan 0-333-37361-8, Sep 84, £6.95, 150pp, hc) [Alice] Fantasy novel. [Not seen]
- * _Alice Through the Needles Eye (Picador 0-330-29158-0, 1985 [Jan 86], £2.95, 186pp, pb) [Alice] Reprint (Macmillan U.K. 1984) fantasy novel, a sequel to Lewis Carrolls Alice books.
- * _Alice Through the Needles Eye: The Further Adventures of Lewis Carrolls Alice (Dutton 0-525-48375-6, 1988 [Nov 88], $7.95, 185pp, hc) [Alice] Reprint (Macmillan 1984) young-adult fantasy novel. A sequel to Lewis Carrolls classic fantasies.
- ADAIR, JAMES B.
- * *Deepcore (Berkley 0-425-13029-0, Nov 91 [Oct 91], $4.50, 280pp, pb, cover by Yuji Kaida) [Deepcore] Sf technothriller of an undersea weapons research facility sabotaged by a high-tech enemy, first book of a series.
- * *Deepcore 2: Boomer Down (Berkley 0-425-13180-7, Feb 92 [Jan 92], $4.50, 247pp, pb) [Deepcore] Sf technothriller of an undersea weapons facility out to stop a Third World dictator from getting his hands on a crippled British sub, second book of a series.
- ADAMANT, NADIA
- * *Hot Pursuit (Headline 0-7472-4266-6, Nov 93, £4.99, 311pp, pb) Erotic sf novel about cryogenics.
- ADAMS, BILL; [i.e., William Adams]
- * *The End of Fame (with Cecil Brooks) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37839-3, Dec 94 [Nov 94], $4.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Gregory Bridges) [Unwound Way] SF novel, sequel to The Unwound Way. In disguise, famed playwright Evan Larkspur participates in a play and a rebellion run by a false Larkspur.
- * *The Unwound Way (with Cecil Brooks) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37238-7, Nov 91 [Oct 91], $4.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Unwound Way] Sf novel of a playwright missing in space for 100 years who returns to a different world.
- * _The Unwound Way (with Cecil Brooks) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37238-7, Dec 94 [Nov 94], $4.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Unwound Way] Reissue (Ballantine Del Rey 1991) SF novel. Third printing.
- ADAMS, CARMEN
- * *The Band (Avon Flare 0-380-77328-7, May 94 [Apr 94], $3.99, 133pp, pb) [Band] Young-adult horror novel about a rock band that is hiding an ancient evil. Copyrighted by Carol Anshaw.
- * _The Claw (Scholastic UK 0-590-13970-3, Nov 96, £3.50, 177pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1995) young-adult horror novel. Copyrighted by Carol Anshaw. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Song of the Vampire (Avon Flare 0-380-78031-3, Mar 96 [Feb 96], $3.99, 153pp, pb) [Band] Young-adult horror novel, sequel to The Band. Megan and Iris are recruited by a mysterious organization to stop vampires feeding on runaway teens. Copyrighted by Carol Anshaw.
- ADAMS, DOUGLAS (Noel) (1952-2001) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *The Deeper Meaning of Liff (with John Lloyd) (Pan 0-330-31606-0, Nov 90, £9.99, 146pp, hc, cover by Bert Kitchen) Humorous collection of real place names used to represent all those things for which there should be, but arent, words. Expanded from The Meaning of Liff (Pan 1983) and illustrated throughout by Bert Kitchen. Of associational interest to Douglas Adams fans.
- * *Dirk Gentlys Holistic Detective Agency (Simon & Schuster 0-671-62582-9, May 87, $14.95, 247pp, hc) [Dirk Gently] A ghost-horror-detective-time travel-romantic comedy epic, according to the blurb. It ends with a to be continued line. Simultaneous with the British edition.
- * _Dirk Gentlys Holistic Detective Agency (Heinemann 0-434-00900-8, Jun 87, £9.95, 247pp, hc) [Dirk Gently] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1987) humorous sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Dirk Gentlys Holistic Detective Agency (Pan 0-330-30162-4, 1988 [May 88], £3.50, 247pp, pb) [Dirk Gently] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1987) sf novel. Special Open Market edition, not available in the UK. Volume 1 in the Dirk Gently series.
- * _Dirk Gentlys Holistic Detective Agency (Pocket 0-671-66063-2, May 88 [Apr 88], $4.50, 306pp, pb) [Dirk Gently] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1987) ghost-horror-detective-time travel-romantic-comedy-epic, according to the blurb.
- * _Dirk Gentlys Holistic Detective Agency (Pan 0-330-30162-4, Jun 88, £2.99, 247pp, pb) [Dirk Gently] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1987) sf novel. Volume 1 in the Dirk Gently series.
- * _Dirk Gentlys Holistic Detective Agency (SFBC #14643, Apr 89 [Mar 89], $4.98, 247pp, hc) [Dirk Gently] Reprint (Heinneman 1987) humorous sf novel.
- * *Dirk Gentlys Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Pan 0-330-33431-X, Oct 93, £4.99, 494pp, pb) [Dirk Gently] Omnibus of the two novels in the Dirk Gently series. (Contents)
- * _Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (Millennium 1-85798-201-0, Apr 94 [Mar 94], £4.99, 178pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1979) humorous SF novel. Volume one in the Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy trilogy. Collectors Edition: a hardback at a paperback size and price.
- * *The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts (Heinemann 0-434-00348-4, Oct 95, £7.99, 750pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Omnibus of the five novels, with an introduction by Adams. (Contents)
- * _The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts (Heinemann 0-434-00920-2, Oct 92, £6.99, 590pp, hc, cover by Peter Mennim) [Hitchhiker] Reissue (Heinemann 1986) omnibus of the first 4 volumes in the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy trilogy.
- * _The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts (Pan 0-330-31611-7, Oct 92, £9.99, 590pp, tp, cover by Peter Mennim) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Heinemann 1986) omnibus of the first 4 volumes in the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy trilogy.
- * _The Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (Pan 0-330-25864-8, Nov 88, £2.99, 159pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reissue (Pan 1979) sf novel. Volume 1 in the Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy quartet.
- * _The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (Crown/Harmony 0-517-54209-9, Sep 89 [Oct 89], $12.95, 215pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Reissue (Pan 1979) humorous sf novel. This is a special 10th anniversary edition, with a new introduction by the author. Seventh printing.
- * _The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (Ballantine 0-345-39180-2, Nov 95 [Oct 95], $6.99, 216pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1979) humorous SF novel, first in the Hitchhikers Trilogy.
- * *The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts (Heinemann 0-434-00920-2, Sep 86, £9.95, 590pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Omnibus edition of the best-selling humorous series. (Contents)
- * _The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy: The Original Radio Scripts (with Geoffrey Perkins) (Pan 0-330-29288-9, Oct 86, £2.95, 249pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reissue (Pan 1985) with sticker reducing price from £4.99.
- * *The Hitchhikers Quartet (Crown/Harmony 0-517-56425-4, Nov 86, $19.95, 624pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Omnibus edition of the four novels in the Hitchiker series plus a new Hitchhiker short story. Simultaneous with a British edition. (Contents)
- * *The Hitchhikers Trilogy (Crown/Harmony 0-517-55200-0, Feb 84 [Jan 84], $15.95, 468pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Omnibus edition of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (Pan 1979), The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Pan 1980), and Life, the Universe and Everything (Pan 1982). Theres a new introduction by the author. (Contents)
- * _The Illustrated Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-83393-6, Sep 94, £25.00, 96pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Photo/art book with the original novel (Pan 1979) as text. Simultaneous with the US (Crown) edition.
- * +The Illustrated Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (Crown/Harmony 0-517-59924-4, Oct 94, $42.00, 96pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicholson 1994) photo/art book with the original novel (Pan 1979) as text.
- * _Life, the Universe, and Everything (Pan 0-330-26738-8, Nov 88, £2.99, 162pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reissue (Pan 1982) sf novel. Volume 3 in the Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy quartet.
- * _Life, the Universe, and Everything (Millennium 1-85798-209-6, Apr 94 [Mar 94], £4.99, 196pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1982) humorous SF novel. Volume three in the Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy trilogy. Collectors Edition: a hardback at a paperback size and price.
- * _Life, the Universe, and Everything (Ballantine 0-345-39182-9, Nov 95 [Oct 95], $6.99, 232pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1982) humorous SF novel, third in the Hitchhikers trilogy.
- * *The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Heinemann 0-434-00921-0, Oct 88, £10.95, 246pp, hc) [Dirk Gently] Sf novel. Volume 2 in the Dirk Gently series.
- * +The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Simon & Schuster 0-671-62583-7, Mar 89 [Feb 89], $17.95, 319pp, hc) [Dirk Gently] Humorous sf detective novel, sequel to Dirk Gentlys Holistic Detective Agency. First U.S. edition (Heinemann 1988).
- * _The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Pan 0-330-30955-2, Oct 89, £3.99, 247pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Dirk Gently] Reprint (Heinemann 1988) humorous sf novel. Volume two in the Dirk Gently series.
- * _The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Pocket 0-671-69404-9, Jan 90 [Dec 89], $4.95, 307pp, pb) [Dirk Gently] Reprint (Heinemann 1988) humorous sf detective novel, sequel to Dirk Gentlys Holistic Detective Agency.
- * *The Meaning of Liff (with John Lloyd) (Pan 0-330-28121-6, 1983 [May 84], £1.95, 191pp, pb) Associational; non-sf, humor. This is the original book, published in England in 1983 but not seen until 1984. Its designed to look like a pocket Bible. Listed for Adams fans.
- * +The Meaning of Liff (with John Lloyd) (Crown 0-517-55347-3, May 84 [Apr 84], $8.95, hc) Non-sf humor book, listed for Adams fans. First U.S. edition (Pan 1983).
- * *Mostly Harmless (Heinemann 0-434-00926-1, Oct 92, £12.99, 219pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Humorous sf novel. Volume five in the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy trilogy.
- * +Mostly Harmless (Crown 0-517-57740-2, Nov 92, $20.00, 277pp, hc, cover by Peter Cross) [Hitchhiker] Humorous sf novel, the fifth volume of the Hitchhiker Trilogy. First American edition (Heinemann 1992).
- * _Mostly Harmless (SFBC #05547, Jan 93, $6.98, 277pp, hc, cover by Peter Cross) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Heinemann 1992) humorous sf novel, the fifth volume of the Hitchhiker Trilogy. Similar to the 1992 Crown edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _Mostly Harmless (Easton Press no ISBN, Mar 93, no price, 277pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Heinemann 1992) humorous sf novel, the fifth volume of the Hitchhiker Trilogy. Part of the Signed First Editions of Science Fiction program, supposedly simultaneous with the 1992 Crown edition. Available by subscription only.
- * _Mostly Harmless (Pan 0-330-32311-3, Oct 93 [Sep 93], £4.99, 219pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Heinemann 1992) humorous sf novel. Volume five in the Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy trilogy.
- * _Mostly Harmless (Ballantine 0-345-37933-0, Nov 93 [Oct 93], $12.00, 277pp, tp, cover by Peter Cross) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Heinemann 1992) humorous sf novel, the fifth volume of the Hitchhiker Trilogy.
- * *The Original Hitchhiker Radio Scripts (Pan 0-330-29288-9, Nov 85, £4.99, 249pp, tp) [Hitchhiker] Compendium of scripts from the radio series.
- * +The Original Hitchhiker Radio Scripts (Crown/Harmony 0-517-55950-1, Dec 85 [Nov 85], $9.95, 248pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1985), first American edition of a compendium of scripts, with a new introduction by the author plus comments and some material not broadcast.
- * _The Original Hitchhiker Radio Scripts (Crown/Harmony 0-517-88384-8, May 95 [Apr 95], $15.00, 248pp, tp, cover by Peter Cross) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1985 as The Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy: The Original Radio Scripts) compendium of radio scripts. This is the 10th anniversary edition, but only the cover has changed.
- * _The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Pan 0-330-26213-0, Nov 88, £2.99, 187pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reissue (Pan 1980) sf novel. Volume 2 in the Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy quartet.
- * _Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Millennium 1-85798-208-8, Apr 94 [Mar 94], £4.99, 196pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1980) humorous SF novel. Volume two in the Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy trilogy. Collectors Edition: a hardback at a paperback size and price.
- * _The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Ballantine 0-345-39181-0, Nov 95 [Oct 95], $6.99, 245pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1980) humorous SF novel, second in the Hitchhikers trilogy.
- * *So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Pan 0-330-28498-3, Nov 84, £6.95, 191pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Humorous sf novel. [Not seen]
- * +So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Crown/Harmony 0-517-55439-9, Dec 84 [Nov 84], $12.95, 204pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1984) sf novel, fourth book in the Hitchhiker Trilogy. This is the first American edition.
- * _So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Pan 0-330-28700-1, May 85 [1985], £1.95, 191pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1984) sf novel.
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