The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

JONES, STEPHEN (Gregory) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Horror: The 100 Best Books (with Kim Newman) (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-594-9, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $8.95, 256pp, tp, cover by Roy Colmer) Reprint (Xanadu 1988) reference book with review/essays by 100 horror writers and scholars on their favorite books.
• * _Horror: The 100 Best Books (with Kim Newman) (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0552-3, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $11.95, 366pp, tp) Reprint (Xanadu 1988) non-fiction, a critical guide to horror classics. This is a revised edition; the 100 books recommended by various authors have not changed, but contributor biographies and the editors’ supplemental list of recommended reading have been updated, and an index added.
• * *James Herbert: By Horror Haunted (NEL 0-450-53810-9, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £17.99, 322pp, hc) Collection of articles and stories by James Herbert, together with articles on, and interviews with, James Herbert, edited by Stephen Jones. (Contents)
• * *The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume Seven (Raven 1-85487-464-0, Sep ’96, £6.99, 592pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Dark fantasy anthology of 25 stories and 1 poem. (Contents)
• * +The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume Seven (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0372-5, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $10.95, 592pp, tp) Horror anthology of 26 stories, with a necrology and overview of the year (1995) by Jones. Authors include Lisa Tuttle, Ramsey Campbell, Thomas Ligotti, and Terry Dowling. First American edition (Robinson/Raven 1996).
• * +The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume Eight (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0474-8, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $10.95, 513pp, tp) Horror anthology of 24 stories, with an overview of the year (1996) by Jones, and a necrology by Jones and Kim Newman. Authors include Poppy Z. Brite, Norman Partridge, Cherry Wilder, and Richard Christian Matheson. First American edition (Robinson/Raven 1997).
• * *The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume Nine (Robinson 1-85487-554-X, Nov ’98, £6.99, 494pp, tp) Anthology of 19 stories, with a detailed examination of the horror genre in 1997, and a necrology. (Contents)
• * +The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume Nine (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0585-X, Feb ’99 [Dec ’98], $10.95, 494pp, tp) Annual horror anthology of 19 stories, with an overview of the year 1997 by Jones, and a necrology by Jones and Kim Newman. Authors include Pat Cadigan, Thomas Ligotti, Ramsey Campbell and Gwyneth Jones. First American edition (Robinson 1998).
• * +The Mammoth Book of Dracula (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0428-4, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $10.95, 520pp, tp, cover by Martin McKenna) Anthology of 33 stories and poems, 28 original, about the classic vampire. Authors include Thomas Ligotti, Ramsey Campbell, Kim Newman, and Paul J. McAuley. First American edition (Robinson/Raven 1997).
• * *The Mammoth Book of Dracula: Vampire Tales for the New Millennium (Robinson 1-85487-520-5, May ’97, £6.99, xxii+521pp, tp) Original dark fantasy anthology of 32 stories and a poem, published to celebrate the Centenary of Bram Stoker’s novel. The stories (only 6 are reprints) are arranged as a chronological biography of the character, from Victorian times to our own.. and beyond. There is a foreword by Stoker’s nephew, and the first appearance of the prologue used at the 1897 copyright reading of the play. (Contents)
• * *The Mammoth Book of Frankenstein (Robinson 1-85487-330-X, Oct ’94, £5.99, 577pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) [Frankenstein] Anthology devoted to the famous novel, including the original work (1831 version), Peter Tremayne’s rare The Hound of Frankenstein, a novel by David Case, some classic reprints, and more than a dozen originals. Illustrated by Martin McKenna. Simultaneous with the US (Carroll & Graf) edition. (Contents)
• * +The Mammoth Book of Frankenstein (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0159-5, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $9.95, 577pp, tp, cover by Martin McKenna) [Frankenstein] Anthology of 24 stories and poems, 14 original, about the classic horror monster, including Shelley’s 1931 revised text of Frankenstein itself. Authors include Ramsey Campbell, Robert Bloch, Peter Tremayne, and Kim Newman. First American edition (Robinson 1994).
• * *The Mammoth Book of Terror (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-622-8, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $8.95, 587pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Anthology of 18 horror stories with an introduction by the editor, simultaneous with the U.K. edition from Robinson. (Contents)
• * *The Mammoth Book of Terror (Robinson 1-85487-075-0, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], £5.99, 587pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Horror anthology. This is simultaneous with the U.S. (Carroll & Graf) edition.
• * *The Mammoth Book of Vampires (Robinson 1-85487-108-0, Jul ’92, £5.99, 553pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Anthology of 28 stories about vampires, three original. Simultaneous with US (Carroll & Graf) edition. (Contents)
• * *The Mammoth Book of Vampires (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-796-8, Jul ’92, $9.95, 553pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Anthology of 29 vampire stories, three original. Simultaneous with UK (Robinson) edition.
• * *The Mammoth Book of Werewolves (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0087-4, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $9.95, 496pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Horror anthology with 23 stories, 10 original, and a poem. Simultaneous with the UK (Robinson) edition. (Contents)
• * *The Mammoth Book of Werewolves (Robinson 1-85487-268-0, Jul ’94 [Aug ’94], £5.99, 496pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Theme anthology of 24 pieces, including a dozen originals, and one poem. Published simultaneously with the US (Carroll & Graf) edition.
• * *The Mammoth Book of Zombies (Robinson 1-85487-228-1, Oct ’93, £5.99, 518pp, tp) Anthology of 26 stories about zombies. Simultaneous with the US (Carroll & Graf) edition. (Contents)
• * *The Mammoth Book of Zombies (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0023-8, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $9.95, 518pp, tp) Anthology of 26 horror stories about zombies, eight original. Simultaneous with the UK (Robinson) edition.
• * _Now We Are Sick (with Neil Gaiman) See entry under Neil Gaiman.
• * *Shadows Over Innsmouth (Fedogan & Bremer 1-878252-18-6, Oct ’94, $27.00, 339pp, hc, cover by Dave Carson, Martin McKenna & Jim Pitts) Anthology of 17 stories, by British authors, based on Lovecraft’s novella “Shadows Over Innsmouth” (included here), with introduction and afterword by the editor. Authors include Brian Lumley, Ramsey Campbell, Neil Gaiman, Basil Copper, and Brian Stableford. Seven stories appear to be original. A signed limited edition (1-878252-19-4, $95.00) was announced but not seen. Available from Fedogan & Bremer, 700 Washington Ave. SE, Suite 50, Minneapolis MN 55414. (Contents)
• * _Shadows Over Innsmouth (Gollancz 0-575-06572-9, Aug ’97, £9.99, 339pp, tp, cover by George Underwood) Reprint (Fedogan & Bremer 1994) anthology of 17 stories (seven original), based on Lovecraft’s novella “The Shadow Over Innsmouth” (included here). [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Vampire Stories of R. Chetwynd-Hayes See entry under R. Chetwynd-Hayes.

JONES, TERRY; [i.e., Terence Graham Parry Jones] (1942- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Douglas Adams’ Starship Titanic (Crown/Harmony 0-609-60103-2, Oct ’97, $20.00, 246pp, hc, cover by Oscar Chichoni) Novelization based on an Adams story that is also the basis for a new computer game. Copyrighted by The Digital Village and Simon and Schuster Interactive.
• * _Douglas Adams’ Starship Titanic (Ballantine 0-345-36843-6, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $12.00, 245pp, tp) Reprint (Harmony 1997) novelization based on an Adams story that is also the basis for a computer game. Copyrighted by The Digital Village and Simon and Schuster Interactive.
• * _Douglas Adams’s Starship Titanic (Pan 0-330-35446-9, Jan ’98, £5.99, 241pp, pb, cover by Oscar Chichoni) Reprint (Crown/Harmony 1997 as Douglas Adams’ Starship Titanic) SF novelization based on an Adams story that is also the basis for a new computer game. Copyrighted by The Digital Village and Simon and Schuster Interactive. Includes an introduction by Douglas Adams. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Goblin Companion: A Field Guide to Goblins (with Brian Froud) See entry under Brian Froud.
• * _The Goblins of Labyrinth (with Brian Froud) See entry under Brian Froud.
• * *Lady Cottingham’s Pressed Fairy Book (with Brian Froud) (Pavilion 1-85793-336-2, Oct ’94, £12.99, 68pp, hc) [Lady Cottington] Brutal spoof of the Cottingley fairies— the diary of a young girl who not only saw fairies but pressed them into her scrapbook like dead wildflowers. Simultaneous with the US (Turner) edition.
• * +Lady Cottington’s Pressed Fairy Book (with Brian Froud) (Turner 1-57036-062-6, Oct ’94, $21.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Brian Froud) [Lady Cottington] Humorous fantasy/art book, a supposed facsimile of a Victorian lady’s journal, in which she pressed fairies instead of flowers, and chronicled her exploits. Illustrated throughout with flattened fairies painted by Brian Froud. First American edition (Pavilion 1994 as by A. Cottington).
• * _Nicobobinus (Puffin 0-14-032091-1, May ’87, £2.25, 175pp, tp) Reprint (Pavilion 1985) juvenile fantasy novel.
• * _The Saga of Erik the Viking (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-031713-9, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $7.95, 144pp, pb) Reprint (Pavillion 1983) juvenile fantasy tale, illustrated in color by Michael Foreman.
• * *Strange Stains and Mysterious Smells (with Brian Froud) (Simon & Schuster 0-684-83206-2, Nov ’96, $23.00, unpaginated, hc, cover by Brian Froud) [Lady Cottington] Humorous fantasy/art book, a sequel to Lady Cottington’s Pressed Fairy Book, supposedly by her insane twin brother; a guide to types of stain fairies. Illustrated with flattened fairies painted by Brian Froud.
• * _Terry Jones’ Fairy Tales (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-031642-2, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $7.95, 127pp, pb) Reprint (Pavillion 1981) collection of 30 new fairy tales, illustrated by Michael Foreman. Recommended for both stories and art. (CNB)

JONES, THOMAS O.

• * *Lord of the Geats (Royal Fireworks Press 0-88092-175-7, Aug ’95 [Oct ’95], $7.00, 158pp, tp, cover by Bucky Montgomery) A new, young-adult rewritten version of “Beowulf”, including the final showdown between the hero and Grendel’s mother. “Re-translated” by the author. A hardcover edition (176-5, $23.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Royal Fireworks Printing Co., First Avenue, Unionville, NY 10988; (914) 726-3824; add $3.00 shipping.

JONES, TIM, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *What on Earth (Dunedin, New Zealand: Steep Birancas Operation 0-473-01509-9, 1992, NZ$5.00, 48pp, ph, cover by Alice Peattie) Original anthology of nine stories and two poems. (Contents)

JONES, TREVOR, ed. (1944-1993) (stories)

• * *A Book of Dreams (with George P. Townsend) (Weller Publications 1-873326-00-9, Mar ’91, £1.95, 80pp, ph, cover by Alan Hunter) Anthology of ten stories first published in the magazines Dream and New Moon. (Contents)

JONG, ERICA (Mann) (1942- ) (stories)

• * *Serenissima (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-42922-6, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $17.95, 240pp, hc) Fantasy time travel novel of the present and the Venice of Shakespeare’s time, with Shakespeare as a lead character.
• * _Serenissima (Bantam UK 0-593-01365-4, Sep ’87, £10.95, 225pp, hc) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1987) time-travel/romantic novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Serenissima (Dell 0-440-20104-7, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $4.95, 381pp, pb) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1987) literary time travel fantasy novel.
• * _Serenissima (Bantam UK 0-553-17492-4, Jun ’88, £2.95, 240pp, pb) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1987) literary fantasy novel.

JORDAN, ANNE DEVEREAUX, ed.; [i.e., Anne Devereaux Jordan Crouse] (1943- ) (stories)

• * *The Best Horror Stories from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (with Edward L. Ferman) (St. Martin’s 0-312-01894-0, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $22.95, 403pp, hc) Anthology of horror stories. (Contents)
• * *The Best Horror Stories from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (with Edward L. Ferman) (St. Martin’s 0-312-01736-7, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $14.95, 403pp, tp) Trade paperback of the above.
• * _The Best Horror Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Vol. I (with Edward L. Ferman) See entry under Edward L. Ferman
• * _The Best Horror Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Volume II (with Edward L. Ferman) See entry under Edward L. Ferman
• * _The Best of Modern Horror (with Edward L. Ferman) See entry under Edward L. Ferman
• * *Fires of the Past: Thirteen Contemporary Fantasies About Hometowns (St. Martin’s 0-312-05433-5, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $15.95, 211pp, hc, cover by Ron Walotsky) Original anthology of 13 fantasy stories about hometowns, with an introduction by the editor. (Contents)

JORDAN, BRENDA

• * *The Brentwood Witches (Ace 0-441-07297-6, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $2.95, 186pp, pb) Contemporary fantasy novel. Probably a first novel.

JORDAN, CATHLEEN (née Gunn), ed. (1941-2002) (stories)

• * _Alfred Hitchcock’s Borrowers of the Night (Severn House 0-7278-1617-9, Jun ’88, £11.95, 348pp, hc) Reprint (Davis 1983) thriller/horror anthology. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Alfred Hitchcock’s Death-Reach (Severn House 0-7278-1571-7, Jan ’88, £10.95, 348pp, hc) Reprint (Davis 1982) thriller/horror anthology. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Alfred Hitchcock’s Grave Suspicions (Severn House 0-7278-1679-9, Dec ’88, £12.95, 352pp, hc) Reprint (Davis 1984) thriller/horror anthology. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
• * *Alfred Hitchcock’s Tales of the Supernatural and the Fantastic (Smithmark 0-8317-0437-3, 1993 [Oct ’93], $9.98, 469pp, hc, cover by Evan Steadman) Anthology of 33 horror and ghost stories that appeared (as originals or reprints) in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. This is an instant remainder book. (Contents)
• * *Fun and Games at the Whacks Museum and Other Horror Stories (Simon & Schuster 0-671-89005-0, Nov ’94, $15.00, 169pp, hc, cover by Pete Mueller) Young-adult anthology of 13 horror stories from the grown-ups’ mystery digests Ellery Queen’s and Alfred Hitchcock, with a preface by the editor. (Contents)

JORDAN, G. P.

• * *Starr Family Adventures 2: Extraterrestrial Cover Up (Target 0-426-20228-7, Jan ’86, £1.60, 123pp, pb) Juvenile sf adventure novel.

JORDAN, ROBERT; pseudonym of James Rigney, Jr., (1948-2007) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Conan Chronicles (Tor 0-312-85929-5, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $19.95, 510pp, hc) [Conan] Omnibus of three of Jordan’s “Conan” novelizations: Conan the Invincible (Tor 1982), Conan the Defender (Tor 1982), and Conan the Unconquered (Tor 1983). Copyrighted by Conan Properties. (Contents)
• * _The Conan Chronicles (Legend 0-09-978601-X, Jun ’96, £15.99, 510pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino) [Conan] Reprint (Tor 1995) fantasy omnibus of 3 Conan novels. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Conan Chronicles II (Legend 0-09-922492-5, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], £16.99, 857pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino) [Conan] Fantasy omnibus of 3 “Conan” novels: Conan the Magnificent, 1984; Conan the Triumphant, 1983; and Conan the Destroyer, 1984 (all Tor originals). The second includes the de Camp essay, “Conan the Indestructible”, and the books are separately paginated. (Contents)
• * _Conan the Defender (Tor 0-812-51394-0, Feb ’91, $3.95, 280pp, pb, cover by Ron Walotsky) [Conan] Reissue (Tor 1982) fantasy novelization based on Robert E. Howard’s classic character; seventh printing.
• * _Conan the Defender (Legend 0-09-970401-3, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], £4.99, 184pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Conan] Reprint (Tor 1982) fantasy novelization in the “Conan” series. Copyrighted 1996.
• * *Conan the Destroyer (Tor 0-812-54238-X, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.95, 271pp, pb) [Conan] Movie novelization, with photos from the film. Based on the Howard character.
• * _Conan the Destroyer (Tor 0-812-51401-7, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $3.99, 271pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Tor 1984) fantasy novelization based on Robert E. Howard’s classic character; second printing.
• * _Conan the Destroyer (Legend 0-09-970441-2, Jun ’97, £4.99, 271pp, pb, cover by Kevin Tweddell) [Conan] Reprint (Tor 1984) fantasy novel in the “Conan” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Conan the Invincible (Sphere 0-7221-5195-0, Sep ’89 [Nov ’89], £2.99, 184pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Tor 1982) fantasy novelization. Volume 21 in the “Conan” series.
• * _Conan the Invincible (Tor 0-812-50997-8, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.95, 284pp, pb, cover by Ron Walotsky) [Conan] Reissue (Tor 1982) fantasy novelization; fifth printing.
• * _Conan the Invincible (Legend 0-09-970391-2, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], £4.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Conan] Reprint (Tor 1982) fantasy novelization based on the character created by Robert E. Howard.
• * *Conan the Magnificent (Tor 0-812-54236-3, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $2.95, 286pp, pb) [Conan] Fantasy novelization, continuation of the fantasy series based on the Robert E. Howard character.
• * _Conan the Magnificent (Sphere 0-7221-5198-5, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £2.50, 213pp, pb) [Conan] Reprint (Tor 1984) fantasy novel in the series based on the Robert E. Howard character.
• * _Conan the Magnificent (Sphere 0-7221-5198-5, Sep ’89 [Nov ’89], £3.50, 213pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Tor 1984) fantasy novelization. Volume 25 in the “Conan” series.
• * _Conan the Magnificent (Tor 0-812-51593-5, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $3.99, 286pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Conan] Reissue (Tor 1984) fantasy novelization based on Robert E. Howard’s classic character; seventh printing.
• * _Conan the Magnificent (Legend 0-09-970421-8, Feb ’97 [Mar ’97], £4.99, 286pp, pb, cover by Kevin Tweddell) [Conan] Reprint (Tor 1984) fantasy novelization in the “Conan” series.
• * _Conan the Triumphant (Tor 0-812-54242-8, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $2.95, 314pp, pb) [Conan] Reprint (Tor 1983) “Conan” novel, first mass-market edition.
• * _Conan the Triumphant (Tor 0-812-51398-3, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $3.95, 314pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Conan] Reissue (Tor 1983) fantasy novelization based on Robert E. Howard’s classic character; fifth printing.
• * _Conan the Triumphant (Legend 0-09-970431-5, Apr ’97, £4.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Kevin Tweddell) [Conan] Reprint (Tor 1983) fantasy novel in the “Conan” series. It includes an essay, “Conan the Indestructible” by L. Sprague de Camp. (Contents)
• * _Conan the Unconquered (Tor 0-812-54231-2, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $2.95, 286pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Tor 1983) fantasy novel based on the character created by Robert E. Howard. 5th printing.
• * _Conan the Unconquered (Sphere 0-7221-5194-2, Feb ’88, £2.50, 180pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Tor 1983) fantasy novelization. Volume 23 in the “Conan” series.
• * _Conan the Unconquered (Tor 0-812-51400-9, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $3.99, 286pp, pb, cover by Reivert) [Conan] Reissue (Tor 1983) fantasy novelization based on Robert E. Howard’s classic character; eighth printing.
• * _Conan the Unconquered (Legend 0-09-970411-0, Nov ’96, £4.99, 286pp, pb, cover by Kevin Tweddell) [Conan] Reprint (Tor 1983) fantasy novel.
• * *Conan the Victorious (Tor 0-812-54240-1, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $6.95, 280pp, pb) [Conan] Fantasy novel based on Robert E. Howard’s character.
• * _Conan the Victorious (Tor 0-812-54246-0, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $2.95, 280pp, pb) [Conan] Reprint (Tor 1984) fantasy novel, in the series based on the Robert E. Howard character.
• * _Conan the Victorious (Sphere 0-7221-5213-2, Apr ’87, £2.50, 229pp, pb) [Conan] Reprint (Tor 1984) fantasy novel. Volume 26 in the Sphere “Conan” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Conan the Victorious (Tor 0-812-51399-1, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $3.95, 280pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Conan] Reissue (Tor 1984) fantasy novelization based on Robert E. Howard’s classic character; fifth printing.