The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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- JONES, DAVID LEE
- * *Montezumas Pearl (AvoNova 0-380-77383-X, Mar 95 [Feb 95], $4.99, 256pp, pb) Fantasy novel. A vacationing American finds a magic Aztec treasure in the sands of Baja California.
- * *Unicorn Highway (AvoNova 0-380-76506-3, Apr 92 [Mar 92], $4.99, 337pp, pb, cover by Kevin Johnson) Fantasy novel set in 1947 Kansas of a young boy who is trying to ride a unicorn and right the wrongs of the world. A first novel.
- * *Zeus and Co. (AvoNova 0-380-76963-8, Jun 93 [May 93], $4.99, 273pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) Fantasy novel of a computer programmer who discovers the Muse Euterpe imprisoned on his hard drive.
- JONES, (Robert) DENNIS (1945- )
- * _Winter Palace (Arrow 0-09-961900-8, Sep 89, £3.50, 348pp, pb) Reprint (Muller 1988) near-future sf thriller.
- JONES, DIANA WYNNE (1934- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Archers Goon (Greenwillow 0-688-02582-X, May 84 [Apr 84], $10.50, 241pp, hc) Entertaining young-adult fantasy novel. (FCM)
- * _Archers Goon (Methuen/Magnet 0-416-62280-1, Aug 86, £1.75, 241pp, pb) Reprint (Greenwillow 1984) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * _Archers Goon (Berkley 0-425-09888-5, Jun 87 [May 87], $2.95, 241pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow/Greenwillow 1984) young-adult fantasy novel, funny and thoroughly entertaining. The Goon is esconced in the kitchen and wont leave until he gets his 2,000 words. (FCM)
- * _Archers Goon (Mammoth 0-7497-0909-X, Feb 92, £3.50, 241pp, pb) Reprint (Greenwillow 1984) young-adult fantasy novel. Issued to tie in with the TV serial.
- * +Aunt Maria (Morrow/Greenwillow 0-688-10611-0, Oct 91, $13.95, 214pp, hc, cover by Jos. A. Smith) Young-adult fantasy novel of a small English town ruled by a menacing old woman. First American edition (Methuen 1991 as Black Maria).
- * *Black Maria (Methuen 0-416-17212-1, May 91 [Jun 91], £9.99, 207pp, hc, cover by Chris Riddell) Young-adult fantasy novel about a quiet English seaside town dominated by an evil witch.
- * _Black Maria (Mammoth 0-7497-1043-8, Oct 92, £2.99, 207pp, pb, cover by Bruce Hogarth) Reprint (Methuen 1991) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * _Cart & Cwidder (Macmillan Collier 0-02-043921-0, Apr 90, $3.95, 193pp, pb, cover by Dominick Finelle) [Dalemark Quartet] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1975) young-adult fantasy novel in the Dalemark series.
- * _Cart and Cwidder (Mandarin 0-7497-1252-X, Mar 93, £3.99, 214pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Dalemark Quartet] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1975) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume one in the Dalemark quartet.
- * _Cart and Cwidder (Morrow/Beech Tree 0-688-13399-1, Apr 95 [Mar 95], $4.95, 214pp, tp, cover by Jos. A. Smith) [Dalemark Quartet] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1975) young-adult fantasy novel, volume one in the Dalemark Quartet.
- * *Castle in the Air (Methuen 0-416-15782-3, Jul 90, £8.95, 208pp, hc, cover by Alan Fraser) [*Wizards Castle] Humorous young-adult fantasy novel. Sequel to Howls Moving Castle.
- * +Castle in the Air (Morrow/Greenwillow 0-688-09686-7, Apr 91 [Mar 91], $12.95, 199pp, hc, cover by Jos. A. Smith) [*Wizards Castle] Young-adult humorous fantasy novel, sequel to Howls Moving Castle. First American edition (Methuen 1990).
- * _Castle in the Air (Mammoth 0-7497-0475-6, Oct 91 [Sep 91], £2.99, 208pp, pb, cover by Alan Fraser) [*Wizards Castle] Reprint (Methuen 1990) young-adult fantasy novel. Sequel to Howls Moving Castle.
- * _Charmed Life (Knopf 0-394-82032-0, Oct 89 [Sep 89], $2.95, 218pp, tp) [Chrestomanci] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1977) young-adult fantasy.
- * _Charmed Life (Mammoth 0-7497-1473-5, Sep 93, £3.50, 209pp, pb, cover by Sarah Govia) [Chrestomanci] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1977) young-adult fantasy novel. In the Chrestomanci series.
- * _Charmed Life (Morrow Beech Tree 0-688-15546-4, May 98 [Apr 98], $5.95, 218pp, tp, cover by Greg Newbold) [Chrestomanci] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1977) young-adult fantasy novel in the Chrestomanci series.
- * *The Crown of Dalemark (Mandarin 0-7497-1255-4, Mar 93, £3.99, 493pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Dalemark Quartet] Young-adult fantasy novel. Volume four in the Dalemark quartet.
- * +Crown of Dalemark (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-13363-0, Oct 95 [Nov 95], $17.00, 471pp, hc, cover by Jos. A. Smith) [Dalemark Quartet] Young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in the Dalemark Quartet. First US edition (Mandarin 1993).
- * _The Crown of Dalemark (Morrow Beechtree 0-688-13402-5, Aug 96 [Jul 96], $4.95, 471pp, pb, cover by Jos. A. Smith) [Dalemark Quartet] Reprint (Mandarin 1993) young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in the Dalemark Quartet.
- * *Dark Lord of Derkholm (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-16004-2, Oct 98 [Sep 98], $16.00, 345pp, hc, cover by Jos. A. Smith) [Dark Lord of Derkholm] Young-adult humorous fantasy novel. An inept farmer-wizard has to play the evil Dark Lord for tourist groups that are destroying his world.
- * _Dark Lord of Derkholm (Gollancz 0-575-06676-8, Nov 98, £16.99, 328pp, hc, cover by Paul Campion) [Dark Lord of Derkholm] Reprint (Greenwillow 1998) humorous fantasy novel. An inept farmer-wizard has to play the evil Dark Lord for tourist groups that are destroying his world. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Deep Secret (Gollancz 0-575-06479-X, Nov 97, £16.99, xii+383pp, hc, cover by Peter Mennim) [Deep Secret] Fantasy novel of mages, multi-dimensional magic, and an SF convention.
- * _Deep Secret (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60223-6, Nov 98, £5.99, 383pp, pb, cover by Peter Mennim) [Deep Secret] Reprint (Gollancz 1997) fantasy novel.
- * _Dogsbody (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-08191-6, Oct 88 [Sep 88], $11.95, 242pp, hc) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1975) young-adult fantasy novel the consciousness of the star Sirius is incarnated on Earth in dog form.
- * _Dogsbody (Magnet 0-416-11612-4, Dec 88, £1.99, 202pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan 1975) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * _Dogsbody (Knopf Bullseye 0-394-82031-2, Feb 90, $3.50, 242pp, tp, cover by Pamela Patrick) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1975) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * _Dogsbody (Mammoth 0-7497-1260-0, Aug 93, £3.50, 202pp, pb, cover by Alan Fraser) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1975) young-adult sf novel.
- * _Drowned Ammet (Mandarin 0-7497-1253-8, Mar 93, £3.99, 312pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Dalemark Quartet] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1977) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume two in the Dalemark quartet.
- * _Drowned Ammet (Morrow/Beech Tree 0-688-13400-9, Apr 95 [Mar 95], $4.95, 312pp, tp, cover by Jos. A. Smith) [Dalemark Quartet] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1977) young-adult fantasy, volume two in the Dalemark Quartet.
- * +The Eight Days of Luke (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-08006-5, Oct 88 [Sep 88], $11.95, 147pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. First U.S. edition (Macmillan UK 1975).
- * _Eight Days of Luke (Knopf Borzoi 0-394-84339-8, Sep 90 [Aug 90], $3.50, 150pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1975) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * _Eight Days of Luke (Mammoth 0-7497-1225-2, Oct 92, £2.50, 165pp, pb, cover by Alan Fraser) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1975) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * *Everards Ride (NESFA Press 0-915368-63-3, Feb 95 [Mar 95], $19.95, 303pp, hc, cover by Ruth Sanderson) Collection of eight stories, two original, plus an article on Tolkiens narrative art, and an introduction by Patricia C. Wrede. This limited edition of 1,000 was published in honor of Jones appearance as Guest of Honor at the 1995 Boskone. The first 175 numbered copies are signed and slipcased (-76-5, $30.00). Order from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701-0203; add $2.00 postage. (Contents)
- * *Fire and Hemlock (Morrow/Greenwillow 0-688-02963-9, Dec 84 [Nov 84], $13.00, 341pp, hc) A fine young-adult fantasy novel. (FCM)
- * _Fire and Hemlock (Methuen 0-416-50960-6, 1985 [Dec 85], £8.95, 341pp, hc) Reprint (Greenwillow 1984) fantasy novel, a fine modern retelling of the Tam Lin tale. (FCM) First British edition.
- * _Fire and Hemlock (Berkley 0-425-09504-5, Dec 86 [Nov 86], $2.95, 280pp, pb) Reprint (Greenwillow 1984) fantasy novel, an excellent contemporary working of the Tam Lin legend. Recommended. (FCM)
- * _Fire and Hemlock (Teens 0-416-04022-5, Oct 87, £1.95, 341pp, pb) Reissue (Greenwillow 1984) juvenile fantasy novel.
- * _Fire and Hemlock (Teens Mandarin 0-7497-0283-4, Jul 90, £2.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Bruce Hogarth) Reprint (Methuen 1985) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * *Hexwood (Methuen 0-416-18846-X, Oct 93, £11.99, 288pp, hc) Young-adult sf/fantasy novel about a rebellion against the true rulers of Earth.
- * +Hexwood (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-12488-7, Apr 94 [Mar 94], $16.00, 293pp, hc, cover by Jos. A. Smith) Young-adult sf novel. A young girl discovers that the woods near her village are under the control of an alien artifact that alters reality. First American edition (Methuen 1993).
- * _Hexwood (Mammoth 0-7497-1848-X, Sep 94, £3.99, 288pp, pb) Reprint (Methuen 1993) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * _Hexwood (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037934-7, Jul 96 [Jun 96], $4.99, 293pp, pb, cover by David Loew) Reprint (Methuen 1993) young-adult SF novel about a farm altered by an alien artifact.
- * _The Homeward Bounders (Ace 0-441-34266-3, Jan 86 [Dec 85], $2.95, 224pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1981) fantasy novel the real game theme given odd and fascinating twists by an excellent author. Recommended. (FCM)
- * _The Homeward Bounders (Teens Mandarin 0-7497-0281-8, Jul 90, £2.99, 224pp, pb, cover by Alan Fraser) Reprint (Macmillan 1981) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * *Howls Moving Castle (Morrow/Greenwillow 0-688-06233-4, Apr 86 [Mar 86], $10.25, 212pp, hc) [*Wizards Castle] Young-adult humorous fantasy novel of a dueling witch and wizard, where nothing and no one are quite what they seem to be. Recommended. (FCM)
- * _Howls Moving Castle (Methuen 0-416-61590-2, Nov 86, £7.95, 160pp, hc) [*Wizards Castle] Reprint (Morrow 1986) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * _Howls Moving Castle (Teens 0-416-07442-1, Apr 88, £1.95, 212pp, pb) [*Wizards Castle] Reprint (Morrow 1986) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * _Howls Moving Castle (Ace 0-441-34664-2, Sep 89 [Aug 89], $3.50, 212pp, pb) [*Wizards Castle] Reprint (Greenwillow 1986) humorous young-adult fantasy novel.
- * _Howls Moving Castle (Teens Mandarin 0-7497-0903-0, Oct 91, £2.50, 212pp, pb, cover by Tom Stimpson) [*Wizards Castle] Reissue (Morrow 1986) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * *The Lives of Christopher Chant (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-07806-0, Jun 88, $11.95, 230pp, hc) [Chrestomanci] Delightful young-adult fantasy novel in the excellent Chrestomanci series. Alternate worlds (some very strange), smugglers, magicians, and a young goddess who just wants to go to British public school, all complicate the 9 lives of Christopher Chant, a boy with unusual powers. Recommended. (FCM)
- * _The Lives of Christopher Chant (Methuen 0-416-10742-7, Aug 88, £7.95, 240pp, hc) [Chrestomanci] Reprint (Greenwillow 1988) young-adult fantasy novel. Prequel to Charmed Life. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
- * _The Lives of Christopher Chant (Mammoth 0-7497-0033-5, Sep 89 [Oct 89], £2.50, 252pp, pb) [Chrestomanci] Reprint (Greenwillow 1988) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * _The Lives of Christopher Chant (Knopf Bullseye 0-394-82205-6, Apr 90 [Mar 90], $3.50, 230pp, tp, cover by Jim Warren) [Chrestomanci] Reprint (Greenwillow 1988) young-adult fantasy novel in the Chrestomanci series, prequel to Charmed Life.
- * _The Lives of Christopher Chant (Morrow Beech Tree 0-688-16365-3, Oct 98 [Sep 98], $5.95, 230pp, tp, cover by Greg Newbold) [Chrestomanci] Reprint (Morrow Greenwillow 1988) young-adult fantasy novel in the Chrestomanci series.
- * _The Magicians of Caprona (Ace/Tempo 0-441-51556-8, Dec 84 [Nov 84], $2.25, 215pp, pb) [Chrestomanci] Reprint (Macmillan U.K. 1980) young-adult fantasy novel. Highly recommended. (FCM)
- * _The Magicians of Caprona (Beaver 0-09-954280-3, Dec 87, £1.95, 191pp, pb) [Chrestomanci] Reissue (Macmillan 1980) juvenile fantasy novel.
- * _The Magicians of Caprona (Mammoth 0-7497-1224-4, Oct 92, £2.99, 223pp, pb, cover by Alan Fraser) [Chrestomanci] Reissue (Macmillan UK 1980) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * *Minor Arcana (Gollancz 0-575-06325-4, Nov 96, £16.99, 287pp, hc, cover by Splash) Collection of six stories, and the short novel, The True State of Affairs (from Everards Ride, NESFA Press, 1995). (Contents)
- * _Minor Arcana (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60191-4, Mar 98 [Feb 98], £5.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Peter Mennim) Reprint (Gollancz 1996) collection of six stories, and the novel, The True State of Affairs (from Everards Ride, NESFA Press, 1995).
- * _The Ogre Downstairs (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-09195-4, Apr 90 [May 90], $12.95, 182pp, hc, cover by Jos. A. Smith) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1974) young-adult fantasy novel of three children and their evil stepfather.
- * _The Ogre Downstairs (Knopf 0-679-81839-1, Dec 91 [Nov 91], $3.50, 182pp, tp, cover by Jim Warren) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1974) young-adult fantasy novel of three children and their evil stepfather.
- * _Power of Three (Tempo 0-441-67630-8, Aug 84 [Jul 84], $2.25, 201pp, pb) Reprint (U.K. 1976) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * _Power of Three (Beaver 0-09-963620-4, Feb 89, £1.99, 272pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan 1976) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * _Power of Three (Macmillan Childrens Books 0-330-34528-1, May 96, £3.99, 362pp, pb, cover by Claudio Berni) Reprint (Macmillan 1976) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * _The Spellcoats (Mandarin 0-7497-1254-6, Mar 93, £3.99, 279pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Dalemark Quartet] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1979) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume three in the Dalemark quartet.
- * _The Spellcoats (Morrow/Beech Tree 0-688-13401-7, Apr 95 [Mar 95], $4.95, 279pp, tp, cover by Jos. A. Smith) [Dalemark Quartet] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1979) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the Dalemark Quartet.
- * *Stopping for a Spell (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-11367-2, May 93, $14.00, 148pp, hc, cover by Jos. A. Smith) Young-adult omnibus of three short humorous fantasy stories, Chair Person (Hamish Hamilton 1989), The Four Grannies (Hamish Hamilton 1980), and Who Got Rid of Angus Flint? (Evans 1978). With new illustrations by Jos. A. Smith. (Contents)
- * _Stopping for a Spell (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037937-1, Aug 96 [Jul 96], $3.99, 148pp, pb, cover by David M. Gaadt) Reprint (Morrow Greenwillow 1993) young-adult omnibus of three humorous fantasy stories.
- * *A Sudden Wild Magic (Morrow AvoNova 0-688-11882-8, Oct 92 [Sep 92], $22.00, 412pp, hc, cover by Daniel R. Horne) Fantasy novel. The Ring is a secret society of witches dedicated to helping mankind who must go to war when they discover that a neighboring universe has been looting Earth of ideas and technology.
- * _A Sudden Wild Magic (AvoNova 0-380-71851-0, Jan 94 [Dec 93], $4.99, 412pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) Reprint (Morrow AvoNova 1992) fantasy novel. The Ring is a secret society of witches dedicated to helping mankind who must go to war when they discover that a neighboring universe has been looting Earth of ideas and technology.
- * _A Sudden Wild Magic (Gollancz 0-575-06299-1, Jul 96, £15.99, 380pp, hc, cover by Splash) Reprint (Morrow 1992) humorous fantasy novel. The Ring, a secret society of witches and warlocks, must battle the mages of a parallel universe for the future of Earth. [First U.K. edition]
- * _A Sudden Wild Magic (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60197-3, Jul 97, £5.99, 380pp, pb, cover by Peter Mennim) Reprint (Morrow 1992) humorous fantasy novel.
- * *A Tale of Time City (Greenwillow 0-688-07315-8, Sep 87 [Oct 87], $11.75, 278pp, hc) Juvenile sf novel of time travel to the future and a city outside of time.
- * *A Tale of Time City (Methuen 0-416-02362-2, Oct 87 [1987], £8.95, 160pp, hc) Juvenile sf novel. Simultaneous with US (Greenwillow) edition. [Not seen]
- * _A Tale of Time City (Knopf Bullseye 0-394-82030-4, Apr 89 [Mar 89], $3.95, 279pp, tp) Reprint (Greenwillow 1987) young-adult time-travel sf novel set in the far future.
- * _A Tale of Time City (Teens 0-416-10192-5, Apr 89, £1.99, 285pp, pb, cover by Alun Hood) Reprint (Greenwillow 1987) young-adult sf novel.
- * _Tale of Time City (Teens Mandarin 0-7497-0440-3, Jul 90 [Aug 90], £2.99, 285pp, pb, cover by Alan Fraser) Reissue (Methuen 1985) young-adult sf novel.
- * _A Tale of Time City (Teens 0-7497-0440-3, May 94, £2.99, 285pp, pb, cover by Alan Fraser) Reissue (Greenwillow 1987) young-adult SF novel.
- * _The Time of the Ghost (Beaver 0-09-935950-2, Dec 87, £1.95, 189pp, pb) Reissue (Macmillan 1981) juvenile fantasy novel.
- * _The Time of the Ghost (Macmillan Childrens Books 0-330-34527-3, May 96, £3.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Matthew Williams) Reprint (Macmillan 1981) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * +The Time of the Ghost (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-14598-1, Sep 96 [Aug 96], $15.00, 248pp, hc, cover by Jos. A. Smith) Young-adult ghost novel. A ghost has to figure out which of four odd sisters she is, before she can confront the dark goddess Monigan. First US edition (Macmillan UK 1981).
- * _The Time of the Ghost (Morrow Beech Tree 0-688-15492-1, Sep 97, $4.95, 248pp, pb, cover by Michael Garland) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1981) young-adult ghost novel.
- * *The Tough Guide to Fantasyland (Gollancz 0-575-60106-X, Apr 96 [Mar 96], £4.99, 223pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Humorous reference work. Illustrated A-Z guide to all the elements, places and characters of genre fantasy.
- * +The Tough Guide to Fantasyland (DAW 0-88677-832-8, Dec 98 [Nov 98], $6.99, 302pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) Humorous non-fiction look at fantasy, in guide-book form. First US edition (Gollancz 1996).
- * +Warlock at the Wheel and Other Stories (Greenwillow 0-688-04305-4, Jun 85 [May 85], $10.95, 156pp, hc) Reprint (Macmillan U.K. 1984) collection of young-adult fantasy stories. (Contents)
- * _Warlock at the Wheel and Other Stories (Beaver 0-09-965090-8, Dec 89 [Nov 89], £2.50, 176pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan 1984) young-adult fantasy collection.
- * _Warlock at the Wheel and Other Stories (Mammoth 0-7497-2635-0, Apr 97, £4.50, 176pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1984) young-adult fantasy collection. A tie-in to the re-released film.
- * _Witch Week (Knopf Bullseye 0-394-80600-X, Oct 88 [Sep 88], $2.95, 243pp, tp) [Chrestomanci] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1982) young-adult fantasy novel in the Chrestomanci series.
- * _Witch Week (Mammoth 0-7497-0174-9, Jul 90, £2.50, 210pp, pb, cover by Nick Bantock) [Chrestomanci] Reissue (Macmillan 1982) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * +Witch Week (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-12374-0, Sep 93 [Aug 93], $14.00, 211pp, hc, cover by Jos. A. Smith) [Chrestomanci] Reissue (Macmillan UK 1982) young-adult fantasy novel, fourth book of the Chrestomanci sequence.
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