The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
Books, Listed by Author
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- JOHNSON, OLIVER (continued)
- * +The Forging of the Shadows (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45565-7, Mar 97 [Feb 97], $14.95, 468pp, tp, cover by Daniel Horne) [Lightbringer] Fantasy novel, book one of the Lightbringer trilogy. A priest, prince, and whore come together to oppose the undead forces of darkness. A first novel. First US edition (Legend 1996).
- * *The Nations of the Night (Orbit 1-85723-600-9, Aug 98, £6.99, 493pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Lightbringer] Fantasy novel, book two of The Lightbringer trilogy.
- * +Nations of the Night (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45566-5, Dec 98 [Nov 98], $16.95, 404pp, tp, cover by Paul Youll) [Lightbringer] Fantasy novel, book two of the Lightbringer trilogy. First US edition (Orbit 8/98).
- JOHNSON, PETE (stories)
- * *The Dead Hour (Teens 0-7497-1460-3, Oct 93 [Nov 93], £2.99, 142pp, pb, cover by Daniel Faoro) Young-adult horror novel.
- * *My Friends a Werewolf (Corgi Yearling 0-440-86342-2, 1997 [May 98], £3.99, 176pp, tp, cover by Paul Young) Young-adult fantasy novel. Published in 1997 but not seen until now.
- * *The Phantom Thief (Corgi Yearling 0-440-86370-8, Mar 98 [Feb 98], £3.99, 167pp, tp, cover by Paul Young) Young-adult ghost novel.
- JOHNSON, S. G. (stories)
- * *Disturbing Dreams (Paladin Science Fiction Group no ISBN, Feb 93 [May 93], $5.00, 84pp, ph) Original collection of six erotic fantasy and horror stories, spiral-bound. Order from Paladin Science Fiction Group, PO Box 187, Aberdeen MD 21001-0187. (Contents)
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- * *A Crimson Kind of Evil (Obelesk Books no ISBN, Dec 94, $7.00, 54pp, ph, cover by Jeffrey Haas) Horror anthology of five hard hitting stories. Available from Obelesk Books, PO Box 1118, Elkton, MD 21922-1118; add $1.25 postage. (Contents)
- * *Dangerous Women (Obelesk Books no ISBN, Jul 94, $4.00, 38pp, ph, cover by Jeffrey Haas) Chapbook original anthology of three stories with sf elements. Available from Obelesk Books, PO Box 1118, Elkton MD 21922-1118. (Contents)
- * *Dark Desires (Obelesk Books no ISBN, May 94, $6.00, 45pp, tp, cover by Tristan Alexander) Chapbook anthology of five erotic horror stories, four original. Available from Obelesk Books, PO Box 1118, Elkron MD 21922-1118. Please add $1.20 postage. (Contents)
- * *Dominion of the Ghosts (Obelesk Books 1-887666-11-7, Apr 95 [Jul 95], $6.00, 38pp, ph, cover by Hannah Shapero) Chapbook original shared-world anthology of five gothic tales about a cursed family. Available from Obelesk Books, PO Box 1118, Elkton, MD 21922-1118; add $1.25 postage. (Contents)
- * *Moonshadows (Obelesk Books no ISBN, Feb 95, $5.00, 29pp, ph, cover by Jeff Haas) Chapbook original anthology of three fantasies of love and magick. Available from Obelesk Books, PO Box 1118, Elkton, MD 21922-1118; add $1.25 postage. (Contents)
- * *Rites of Passage (Obelesk Books no ISBN, Jul 94, $6.00, 54pp, ph, cover by Lissanne Lake) Chapbook original anthology of six stories, romantic and fantastic tales about women, sex, and death. Available from Obelesk Books, PO Box 1118, Elkton MD 21922-1118. (Contents)
- * *Techno Myths (Obelesk Books no ISBN, Jul 94, $4.00, 37pp, ph, cover by Tristan Alexander) Chapbook original anthology of three stories about technology and magic. Available from Obelesk Books, PO Box 1118, Elkton MD 21922-1118. (Contents)
- JOHNSON, SHANE (Thomas) (1959- )
- * *Mr. Scotts Guide to the Enterprise (Pocket 0-671-63576-X, Jul 87 [Jun 87], $10.95, 127pp, tp) [Star Trek] Pictorial, starship plans and associated material, written and illustrated by Johnson, based on Star Trek designs.
- * _Mr. Scotts Guide to the Enterprise (Titan 0-671-63576-X, Jul 87, £6.95, 127pp, tp) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1987) of associational interest. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Mr. Scotts Guide to the Enterprise (SFBC #11347, Oct 87, $9.98, 128pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1987) Star Trek tie-in. First hardcover edition.
- * *Star Wars Technical Journal (Boxtree 0-7522-0887-X, Apr 95, £14.99, 190pp, tp) [Star Wars] Reference work on Star Wars published by Starlog in 1994 as 3 magazines.
- * +Star Wars Technical Journal (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40182-4, Oct 95 [Sep 95], $35.00, 190pp, hc, cover by Brian Duggan) [Star Wars] Non-fiction guide to the structures and machines seen in the Star Wars films. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. First US edition (Boxtree 1995).
- * *Worlds of the Federation (Pocket 0-671-66989-3, Sep 89 [Dec 89], $11.95, 155pp, tp, cover by Don Ivan Punchatz) [Star Trek] Art, Star Trek reference. A guide to the member worlds of the United Federation of Planets, with illustrations by the author.
- * *Worlds of the Federation (Titan 1-85286-215-7, Oct 89, £8.95, 161pp, tp) [Star Trek] Art, Star Trek reference. Simultaneous with the US (Pocket) edition.
- JOHNSON, TOBY; [i.e., Edwin Clark Johnson] (1945- )
- * *Secret Matter (Lavender Press 0-938743-13-9, Jul 90, $10.00, 197pp, tp, cover by Steven Roussell) Near-future gay sf novel, a romantic comedy about alien first contact in post-quake San Francisco.
- JOHNSON, WENTWORTH M.
- * *The Angel of the Vail (The Book Guild 1-85776-122-7, Nov 96, £12.95, 101pp, hc, cover by David Johnson) SF/fantasy novel of a 1950s university dropout whisked through time to fight alongside Arthur and another English folk hero.
- JOHNSTON, JOE (stories)
- * *The Adventures of Teebo (Random House 0-394-86568-5, Jul 84 [Jun 84], $4.95, unpaginated, hc) Story-length juvenile adventure featuring the Ewoks from Return of the Jedi, illustrated by the author.
- JOHNSTON, NORMA (1938- )
- * *The Watcher in the Mist (Bantam Starfire 0-553-26032-4, Oct 86, $2.95, 197pp, pb) Young-adult mystery/horror novel.
- JOHNSTON, PAUL (1957- )
- * *Body Politic (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-69490-4, Jul 97, £16.99, 250pp, hc, cover by Bill Gregory) [Dalrymple] SF novel set in 21st-century Glasgow. The first murder in years forces the Citys Guardians to get help from a suspect private detective. First in a series. A first novel.
- * _Body Politic (NEL 0-340-69491-2, Mar 98 [Apr 98], £5.99, 345pp, pb) [Quinn (Quintilian) Dalrymple] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1997) SF novel.
- * *The Bone Yard (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-69492-0, Jul 98 [Nov 98], £16.99, 297pp, hc, cover by Bill Gregory) [Quinn (Quintilian) Dalrymple] SF serial-murder thriller set in the Glasgow of 2022; second in the Dalrymple series after the award-winning Body Politic.
- JOHNSTON, VELDA; [i.e., Velda Johnston Heslop] (1912-1997)
- * _A Presence in an Empty Room (Crescent Large Print 0-427-00055-6, Dec 86, £3.95, 264pp, pb) Reprint (Dodd, Mead 1980) supernatural thriller.
- JOHNSTONE, WILLIAM W(allace) (1938-2004)
- * *Alone in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-1721-9, Dec 85 [Nov 85], $3.50, 350pp, pb) [Ashes] Sf survivalist novel; after the nuclear war one guy tries to rebuild the world. Fifth in the series.
- * *Ambush in the Ashes (Pinnacle 0-7860-0481-9, Feb 98 [Jan 98], $5.99, 299pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 24th book in the long-running Ashes series.
- * *Ashes #8: Danger in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-2311-1, Mar 88, $3.50, 368pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust adventure novel.
- * *Ashes #9: Valor in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-2484-3, Oct 88 [Sep 88], $3.95, 427pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust mens adventure novel.
- * _Baby Grand (with Joe Keene) See entry under Joe Keene.
- * *Bats (Zebra 0-8217-4190-X, Jun 93, $4.50, 348pp, pb) Horror novel. South American vampire bats move north and develop a taste for human blood.
- * *Battle in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-4161-6, May 93 [Apr 93], $3.99, 320pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel, 17th book in the long-running series.
- * *Betrayal in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-5265-0, Apr 96 [Mar 96], $4.99, 304pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 20th book in the long-running Ashes series.
- * *Blood in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-1537-2, Feb 85 [Jan 85], $3.50, 396pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust survivalist novel. Fourth in the series.
- * *Breakdown (Zebra/Pinnacle 0-7860-0367-7, Mar 97, $5.99, 382pp, pb) Near-future SF novel. Society collapses in the US as terrorists, hate-mongers, and militia groups start a revolution.
- * *Carnival (Zebra 0-8217-2576-9, Feb 89 [Jan 89], $3.95, 352pp, pb) Horror novel: A carnival plays havoc in a small Nebraska town.
- * *Cats Cradle (Zebra 0-8217-1825-8, May 86 [Apr 86], $3.95, 412pp, pb) Horror novel.
- * *Cats Eye (Zebra 0-8217-2838-5, Dec 89 [Nov 89], $3.95, 397pp, pb) Horror novel of a demon stalking a romance writer.
- * *Courage in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-3574-8, Nov 91, $3.99, 414pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust military sf novel in an ongoing series.
- * *D-Day in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-4650-2, Aug 94 [Jul 94], $4.50, 399pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 19th book in the long-running series.
- * *Darkly the Thunder (Zebra 0-8217-3120-3, Sep 90 [Aug 90], $3.95, 351pp, pb) Horror novel a boy and his computer vs. the Devil.
- * *Death in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-2922-5, Mar 90 [Feb 90], $3.95, 383pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel in a series.
- * *The Devils Cat (Zebra 0-8217-2091-0, May 87, $3.95, 380pp, pb) Horror novel.
- * *The Devils Laughter (Zebra 0-8217-3630-2, Jan 92 [Dec 91], $4.50, 384pp, pb) Horror novel of demonic attacks on a small Southern town.
- * *Fire in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-1310-8, Jan 84 [Dec 83], $3.50, 460pp, pb) [Ashes] Another future survivalist novel, sequel to Out of the Ashes.
- * _Fire in the Ashes (Zebra/Pinnacle 0-7860-0335-9, Oct 96 [Sep 96], $5.99, 382pp, pb) [Ashes] Reprint (Zebra 1984) post-holocaust SF adventure novel, second in the Ashes series.
- * *Flames from the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-4263-9, Aug 93 [Jul 93], $3.99, 349pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel, 17th in an ongoing series.
- * *From the Ashes: America Reborn (Zebra/Pinnacle 0-7860-0490-8, Apr 98 [Mar 98], $5.99, 334pp, pb) [Ashes] Non-fiction guide to the first 24 books in the Ashes series. Includes The Tri-States Manifesto, The Wit and Wisdom of Ben Raines, and an appendix of armaments.
- * *Fury in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-3316-8, Feb 91 [Jan 91], $3.95, 350pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust military adventure novel, part of an ongoing series.
- * *Hatred in the Ashes (Pinnacle 0-7860-0616-1, Feb 99 [Dec 98], $5.99, 300pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 27th book in the long-running Ashes series.
- * *Hunted (Zebra/Pinnacle 0-7860-0194-1, Dec 95, $5.99, 315pp, pb) [Hunted] Horror novel. A 600-year-old fugitive werewolf lives to help those in need, but the government isnt understanding.
- * *Jack-in-the-Box (Zebra 0-8217-1892-4, Sep 86 [Aug 86], $3.95, 368pp, pb) Horror novel of a demonic child and her satanic toy.
- * *Judgment in the Ashes (Pinnacle 0-7860-0438-X, Oct 97, $5.99, 303pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 23nd book in the long-running Ashes series.
- * *Night Mask (Zebra 0-8217-4743-6, Nov 94 [Oct 94], $4.50, 350pp, pb) Horror novel. Police track down serial killers who appear to be more than human.
- * _Out of the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-1137-7, Jan 84 [Dec 83], $3.50, 477pp, pb) [Ashes] Reissue (Zebra 1983) post-holocaust sf novel, first in the series; 2nd printing.
- * _Out of the Ashes (Zebra/Pinnacle 0-7860-0289-1, Aug 96 [Jul 96], $4.99, 478pp, pb) [Ashes] Reissue (Zebra 1983) post-holocaust SF adventure novel, first in the Ashes series. Eighth printing.
- * *Prey (Zebra/Pinnacle 0-7860-0312-X, Oct 96 [Sep 96], $5.99, 316pp, pb) [Hunted] Werewolf novel, sequel to Hunted.
- * *Rockabilly Hell (Zebra 0-8217-5108-5, Nov 95 [Oct 95], $5.50, 302pp, pb) [Rockabilly Hell] Horror novel. Old rockabilly honky-tonks reappear as hundreds of people disappear.
- * *Rockabilly Limbo (Zebra 0-8217-5348-7, Jul 96 [Jun 96], $4.99, 288pp, pb) [Rockabilly Hell] Horror novel. Sequel to Rockabilly Hell. Old 50s tunes signal strange events and violence.
- * *Sandman (Zebra 0-8217-2376-6, Jun 88 [Jul 88], $3.95, 432pp, pb) Horror novel. A boy learns he can kill with his special talent.
- * *Slaughter in the Ashes (Zebra/Pinnacle 0-7860-0380-4, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $5.99, 287pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 22nd book in the long-running Ashes series.
- * *Smoke from the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-2191-7, Oct 87 [Sep 87], $3.50, 348pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust adventure novel. Part of a series.
- * *Survival in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-3098-3, Aug 90 [Jul 90], $3.95, 320pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust military adventure sf novel.
- * *Terror in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-3749-X, May 92 [Apr 92], $3.99, 384pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust military sf novel in the ongoing series.
- * *Them (Zebra 0-8217-3992-1, Dec 92 [Nov 92], $4.50, 352pp, pb) Horror novel of disembodied alien beings who help a vengeful teenager unleash a deadly power.
- * *Trapped in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-2626-9, Apr 89 [Mar 89], $3.95, 317pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust military sf novel, tenth Ashes book.
- * *Treason in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-4521-2, Apr 94 [Mar 94], $4.50, 350pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel, 18th book in the long-running series.
- * *Triumph in the Ashes (Pinnacle 0-7860-0581-5, Oct 98 [Sep 98], $5.99, 348pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 26th book in the long-running Ashes series.
- * _The Uninvited (Zebra 0-8217-2258-1, Jan 88 [Dec 87], $3.95, 301pp, pb) Reissue (Zebra 1982) horror novel; 2nd printing.
- * *Vengeance in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-4066-0, Feb 93 [Jan 93], $3.99, 352pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel, 16th in an ongoing series.
- * *Watchers in the Woods (Zebra 0-8217-3368-0, Apr 91 [Mar 91], $4.50, 351pp, pb) Horror novel. Lost race kills campers in woods.
- * *Wind in the Ashes (Zebra 0-8217-1947-5, Nov 86, $3.50, 363pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust sf novel Southern rebels vs. Russian invaders.
- * _Wind in the Ashes (Pinnacle 0-7860-0478-9, Jan 98 [Dec 97], $5.99, 363pp, pb) [Ashes] Reprint (Zebra 1986) post-holocaust SF adventure novel in the long-running Ashes series. The copyright page states First Pinnacle printing January 1998, but the printing indicators say fourth printing.
- * _Wolfsbane (Zebra 0-8217-2019-8, Mar 87 [Feb 87], $3.50, 268pp, pb) Reissue (Zebra 1982) horror novel; 2nd printing.
- JOLIFFE, GRAY
- JONAS, GARY (stories)
- * *Curse of the Magazine Killers (Ozark Triangle Press no ISBN, May 98, $5.00, 51pp, ph, cover by Brand Whitlock) Chapbook collection of four stories, all of which sold to magazines that died before they could be published. Order from Ozark Triangle Press, 305 N. Beaumont, Owasso OK 74055; add $1.00 postage. (Contents)
- * *Nice Guys Finish Last (Ozark Triangle Press no ISBN, Nov 97, 11pp, ph) Chapbook story, with the authors introduction describing how the story came to be. This is a signed, limited edition of 200. Order from Ozark Triangle Press, 305 N. Beaumont, Owasso OK 74055.
- JONES, ALICE ILGENFRITZ (?-1906)
- * _Unveiling a Parallel: A Romance (with Ella Merchant) (Syracuse University Press 0-8156-0259-6, Nov 91, $12.95, 158pp, tp) Reprint (Arena 1893) feminist utopian novel set on Mars, with an introduction by Carol A. Kolmerten. A hardcover edition (-2538-3, $29.95) was announced but not seen. Available from Syracuse University Press, 1600 Jamesville Ave., Syracuse NY 13244.
- JONES, ARTHUR LLEWELLYN (1863-1947); see pseudonym Arthur Machen (stories) (chron.)
- JONES, BRUCE (1944- ) (stories)
- JONES, COURTWAY; [i.e., John Alan Jones] (1923- )
- * *In the Shadow of the Oak King (Pocket 0-671-73403-2, Aug 91 [Jul 91], $19.95, 290pp, hc, cover by Teresa Fasolino) [*Dragons Heirs] Arthurian fantasy novel dealing with Arthurs birth and youth, first book of a trilogy.
- * _In the Shadow of the Oak King (Pocket 0-671-73404-0, May 92 [Apr 92], $4.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Teresa Fasolino) [*Dragons Heirs] Reprint (Pocket 1991) Arthurian fantasy novel dealing with Arthurs birth and youth, first book of a trilogy.
- * *A Prince in Camelot (Pocket 0-671-73408-3, Jul 95, $5.99, 367pp, pb, cover by Teresa Fasolino) [*Dragons Heirs] Arthurian fantasy novel about Arthurs illegitimate son. Third book in the Dragons Heirs trilogy.
- * *Witch of the North (Pocket 0-671-73405-9, Dec 92 [Nov 92], $21.00, 302pp, hc, cover by Teresa Fasolino) [*Dragons Heirs] Arthurian fantasy novel about the life of Morgan Le Fay, second book in the Dragons Heirs trilogy.
- * _Witch of the North (Pocket 0-671-73406-7, Mar 94 [Feb 94], $5.50, 332pp, pb, cover by Teresa Fasolino) [*Dragons Heirs] Reprint (Pocket 1992) Arthurian fantasy novel about the life of Morgan Le Fay, second book in the Dragons Heirs trilogy.
- JONES, D(ennis) F(eltham) (1917-1981)
- * _Colossus (Berkley 0-425-07648-2, Apr 85 [Mar 85], $2.75, 223pp, pb) Reissue (Rupert Hart-Davis 1966) sf novel, first of a trilogy. This was filmed as The Forbin Project.
- JONES, D(avid) J. (Frederick) (1940- ) (stories)
- * *Souls of the Universe (Merlin 0-86303-418-7, 1988 [Mar 89], £2.95, 62pp, tp) Original sf/fantasy collection. (Contents)
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