The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

JOHNSTONE, WILLIAM W(allace) (continued)

• * *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

• * _How to Be a Happy Cat (with Charles Platt) See entry under Charles Platt.
• * _The Unadulterated Cat (with Terry Pratchett) See entry under Terry Pratchett.

JONAS, GARY (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Curse of the Magazine Killers (Ozark Triangle Press no ISBN, May ’98, $5.00, 51pp, ph, cover by Brad 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 author’s 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)

JONES, BRUCE (1944- ) (stories)

• * _Starship Troopers (with Warren Ellis, Gordon Rennie & Jan S. Strnad) See entry under Warren Ellis.
• * *Twisted Tales (Blackthorne 0-932629-73-3, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $9.95, 243pp, tp) Collection of 13 horror stories, mostly originals, illustrated by Richard Corben. There’s also supposed to be a mass market edition (not seen). (Contents)

JONES, COURTWAY; [i.e., John Alan Jones] (1923- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *In the Shadow of the Oak King (Pocket 0-671-73403-2, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $19.95, 290pp, hc, cover by Teresa Fasolino) [*Dragon’s Heirs] Arthurian fantasy novel dealing with Arthur’s 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) [*Dragon’s Heirs] Reprint (Pocket 1991) Arthurian fantasy novel dealing with Arthur’s 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) [*Dragon’s Heirs] Arthurian fantasy novel about Arthur’s illegitimate son. Third book in the “Dragon’s Heirs” trilogy.
• * *Witch of the North (Pocket 0-671-73405-9, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $21.00, 302pp, hc, cover by Teresa Fasolino) [*Dragon’s Heirs] Arthurian fantasy novel about the life of Morgan Le Fay, second book in the “Dragon’s Heirs” trilogy.
• * _Witch of the North (Pocket 0-671-73406-7, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $5.50, 332pp, pb, cover by Teresa Fasolino) [*Dragon’s Heirs] Reprint (Pocket 1992) Arthurian fantasy novel about the life of Morgan Le Fay, second book in the “Dragon’s Heirs” trilogy.

JONES, D(ennis) F(eltham) (1917-1981) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _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)

JONES, DAVID LEE (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Montezuma’s 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) (assoc.)

• * *Archer’s Goon (Greenwillow 0-688-02582-X, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $10.50, 241pp, hc) Entertaining young-adult fantasy novel. (FCM)
• * _Archer’s Goon (Methuen/Magnet 0-416-62280-1, Aug ’86, £1.75, 241pp, pb) Reprint (Greenwillow 1984) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Archer’s 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 won’t leave until he gets his 2,000 words. (FCM)
• * _Archer’s 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) [*Wizard’s Castle] Humorous young-adult fantasy novel. Sequel to Howl’s 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) [*Wizard’s Castle] Young-adult humorous fantasy novel, sequel to Howl’s 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) [*Wizard’s Castle] Reprint (Methuen 1990) young-adult fantasy novel. Sequel to Howl’s 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.
• * *Everard’s 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 Tolkien’s 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.
• * *Howl’s Moving Castle (Morrow/Greenwillow 0-688-06233-4, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $10.25, 212pp, hc) [*Wizard’s 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)
• * _Howl’s Moving Castle (Methuen 0-416-61590-2, Nov ’86, £7.95, 160pp, hc) [*Wizard’s Castle] Reprint (Morrow 1986) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Howl’s Moving Castle (Teens 0-416-07442-1, Apr ’88, £1.95, 212pp, pb) [*Wizard’s Castle] Reprint (Morrow 1986) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Howl’s Moving Castle (Ace 0-441-34664-2, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.50, 212pp, pb) [*Wizard’s Castle] Reprint (Greenwillow 1986) humorous young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Howl’s Moving Castle (Teens Mandarin 0-7497-0903-0, Oct ’91, £2.50, 212pp, pb, cover by Tom Stimpson) [*Wizard’s 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 Everard’s 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 Everard’s 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 Children’s Books 0-330-34528-1, May ’96, £3.99, 362pp, pb, cover by Claudio Berni) Reprint (Macmillan 1976) young-adult fantasy novel.