The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

LACKEY, MERCEDES (Ritche) (stories) (continued)

• * _The White Gryphon (with Larry Dixon) (Millennium 1-85798-431-5, Nov ’95, £9.99, 305pp, tp, cover by John Barber) [Valdemar: Mage Wars] Reprint (DAW 1995) fantasy novel.
• * _The White Gryphon (with Larry Dixon) (DAW 0-88677-682-1, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $5.99, 399pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Wars] Reprint (DAW 1995) fantasy novel, book two of “The Mage Wars” trilogy, part of the “Valdemar” series, with interior illustrations by Larry Dixon.
• * _The White Gryphon (with Larry Dixon) (Millennium 1-85798-313-0, Mar ’96, £4.99, 305pp, pb, cover by John Barber) [Valdemar: Mage Wars] Reprint (DAW 1995) fantasy novel. Book Two of “The Mage Wars”, a series set in Valdemar a millenium before the “Heralds of Valdemar” sequence.
• * *Winds of Change (DAW 0-88677-534-5, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $20.00, 449pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Fantasy novel, second book of the “Mage Winds” series and 11th book overall in the “Heralds of Valdemar” series. Illustrations by Larry Dixon.
• * _Winds of Change (SFBC #00485, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $9.98, 449pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Reprint (DAW 1992) fantasy novel, second book of the “Mage Winds” series and 11th book overall in the “Heralds of Valdemar” series. Similar to the DAW edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Winds of Change (DAW 0-88677-563-9, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $4.99, 475pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Reprint (DAW 1992) fantasy novel, second book of the “Mage Winds” trilogy and 11th book overall in the “Heralds of Valdemar” series.
• * _Winds of Change (DAW 0-88677-563-9, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $5.99, 475pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Reissue (DAW 1993) fantasy novel, second book in the “Mage Winds” series. Fifth printing.
• * *Winds of Fate (DAW 0-88677-489-6, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $18.95, 387pp, hc, cover by Jody Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Fantasy novel, first book of the “Mage Winds” series, set in the same world as the “Heralds of Valdemar” series.
• * _Winds of Fate (DAW 0-88677-516-7, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $4.99, 460pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Reprint (DAW 1991) fantasy novel, first book of the “Mage Winds” series, set in the same world as the “Heralds of Valdemar” series.
• * _Winds of Fate (SFBC #00497, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $9.98, 387pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Reprint (DAW 1991) fantasy novel, first book of the “Mage Winds” series, set in the same world as the “Heralds of Valdemar” series. Similar to the DAW edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Winds of Fate (DAW 0-88677-516-7, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $5.99, 423pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Reissue (DAW 1991) fantasy novel, first book in the “Mage Winds” series. Sixth printing.
• * _Winds of Fate (DAW 0-88677-516-7, Sep ’95 [Nov ’95], $5.99, 460pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Reissue (DAW 1991) fantasy novel, first book in the “Mage Winds” series. Seventh printing.
• * *Winds of Fury (DAW 0-88677-562-0, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $20.00, 388pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Fantasy novel, third book in the “Mage Winds” series and 12th book overall in the “Heralds of Valdemar” series.
• * _Winds of Fury (SFBC #01758, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $8.98, 388pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Reprint (DAW 1993) fantasy novel, third book in the “Mage Winds” series and 12th book overall in the “Heralds of Valdemar” series. Similar to the DAW edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Winds of Fury (DAW 0-88677-612-0, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $4.99, 423pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Reprint (DAW 1993) fantasy novel, third book in the “Mage Winds” series and 12th book overall in the “Heralds of Valdemar” series.
• * _Winds of Fury (DAW 0-88677-612-0, Sep ’95, $5.99, 423pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Reissue (DAW 1993) fantasy novel, third book in the “Mage Winds” series and 12th book overall in the “Heralds of Valdemar” series. Fifth printing.
• * *Wing Commander: Freedom Flight (with Ellen Guon) (Baen 0-671-72145-3, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $4.99, 275pp, pb, cover by Paul Alexander) [Wing Commander] Sf novelization based on a computer game, first book of a new series. A gang of alien and human misfits join together to free an occupied planet.

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• * *Sword of Ice and Other Tales of Valdemar (DAW 0-88677-720-8, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], $5.99, 350pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar] Original anthology of 18 fantasy stories set in Lackey’s world of “Valdemar”. Authors include Tanya Huff, Josepha Sherman, and Michelle Sagara. (Contents)

LACY, NORRIS J., ed.

• * *The New Arthurian Encyclopedia (Garland 0-8153-2303-4, Dec ’95 [Jan ’96], $29.95, 615pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference. A guide to Arthur, from history and legend to modern literature, with entries for numerous genre authors including Andre Norton, Guy Gavriel Kay, Robert Holdstock, Time Powers, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and C.J. Cherryh. This is an updated and revised edition of The Arthurian Encyclopedia (Garland 1986). Available from Garland Publishing, 717 5th Avenue, Suite 2500, New York NY 10022; 212-751-7447.
• * _The New Arthurian Encyclopedia (SFBC #17424, Aug ’97, $19.98, 615pp, hc) Reprint (Garland 1995) non-fiction, reference. A guide to Arthur, from legend to modern literature, with entries for numerous genre authors. This is an updated and revised edition of The Arthurian Encyclopedia (Garland 1986). This hardcover edition has the text and cover art of the Garland trade paperback, but has a new ISBN (1-56865-432-4); it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

LADD, LOUISE

• * *The Anywhere Ring #1: Miracle Island (Berkley 0-425-14879-3, Jul ’95, $3.99, 163pp, tp) [Anywhere Ring] Young-adult fantasy novel. A magic ring gives a girl the power to transport herself anywhere she wishes. First in a series.
• * *The Anywhere Ring #2: Castle in Time (Berkley 0-425-15048-8, Nov ’95 [Dec ’95], $4.50, 149pp, tp) [Anywhere Ring] Young-adult fantasy novel. Jenny discovers her magic ring can transport her through time, ending up in Elizabethan Ireland.
• * *The Anywhere Ring #4: Cherry Blossom Moon (Berkley 0-425-15294-4, May ’96, $4.50, 134pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in the series about a magic ring. Two teens investigate an old spy scandal in 1950’s Japan.

LaFARGE, TOM (1947- )

• * *The Crimson Bears (Sun & Moon Press 1-55713-074-4, Apr ’93, $12.95, 272pp, tp, cover by Douglas Messerli) [Crimson Bears] Fantasy novel, first book of a series about a commonwealth of bears forced to ask the help of nomadic saurians in defeating a predatory enemy.
• * _The Crimson Bears (Sun & Moon Press 1-55713-074-4, Feb ’95, $12.95, 272pp, tp, cover by Douglas Messerli) [Crimson Bears] Reissue (Sun & Moon 1993) fantasy novel of two bears in a civil war in an animal metropolis.
• * *A Hundred Doors (Sun & Moon Press 1-55713-192-9, Nov ’94 [Feb ’95], $12.95, 228pp, tp, cover by Wendy Walker) [Crimson Bears] Fantasy novel of two bears in a civil war in an animal metropolis. Sequel to The Crimson Bears. Available from Sun & Moon Press, 6026 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90036.

LAFFERTY, R(aphael) A(loysius) (1914-2002) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Alaric: The Day the World Ended (United Mythologies Press, Nov ’93 [Feb ’94], $33.00, 163pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1971 as The Fall of Rome) historical novel. One of Lafferty’s rarest books. Available postpaid from United Mythologies Press, Box 79777, 1995 Weston Rd., Weston ONT M9N 3W9 Canada.
• * *Argo (United Mythologies Press 0-921322-34-8, Dec ’92, $19.95, unpaginated, hc) [More Than Melchisedech] Sf “novel”, third book of the novel More Than Melchisedech. Illustrated by Ward Shipman. A 50 copy signed limited edition (-35-6) was announced but not seen.
• * *Cranky Old Man from Tulsa (United Mythologies Press 0-921322-16-X, Mar ’90, $4.00, 25pp, ph) Collection of two interviews with Lafferty by Darrell Schweitzer and R.J. Whitaker. This is a limited edition of 350 copies.
• * _The Devil Is Dead (Bart 1-55785-046-1, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.50, 224pp, pb) Reprint (Avon 1971) metaphysical fantasy novel.
• * *Dotty (United Mythologies Press 0-921322-22-4, Dec ’90, $17.00, 96pp, tp) [Argo] Sf novel set in the same world as The Devil Is Dead and other “Argo” books. This is a limited edition of 250 numbered copies. A signed edition of 70 copies containing an additional short story (-23-2, $37.00) was announced but not seen.
• * *The Early Lafferty (United Mythologies Press 0-921322-00-3, Mar ’88, $3.50 + $0.50 postage, 38pp, ph) Collection of 6 stories from the ’50s and ’60s, 2 of them previously unpublished. Also available in a signed edition, $6.00 + $0.50 postage (prices in U.S. dollars). (Contents)
• * *The Early Lafferty II (United Mythologies Press 0-921322-14-3, Mar ’90, $4.00, 31pp, ph) Collection of six stories, one of them original, with an introduction by Darrell Schweitzer. This is a limited edition of 300 copies. A signed edition (-15-1, $7.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * *East of Laughter (Morrigan 1-870338-31-6, Jun ’88, £10.95, 176pp, hc) A ‘gothic fantasy’. Limited to 750 copies.
• * *East of Laughter (Morrigan 1-870338-36-7, Jun ’88, £35.00, 200pp, hc) Special slip-cased, cloth-bound edition of the above, including a separate story by Lafferty, ‘The Story of Little Briar-Rose’, and an article by Gene Wolfe. Limited to 250 numbered copies, signed by Lafferty and Wolfe. (Contents)
• * *The Elliptical Grave (United Mythologies Press 0-921322-12-7, Oct ’89, $18.00, 100pp, tp) Sf short novel. This is a numbered limited edition of 300 copies. A signed, numbered, limited edition of 75 copies (-13-5, $35.00) was announced but not seen. The signed edition is supposed to include an additional short story, “The Man Who Lost His Magic”.
• * *Episodes of the Argo (United Mythologies Press 0-921322-20-8, Sep ’90, $14.00, 59pp, tp) [Argo] Collection of three stories in Lafferty’s “Argo” world, with an introduction by Gene Wolfe. This is a numbered limited edition of 250 copies. A signed numbered edition of 70 copies (-21-6, $22.00 postpaid) is also available. (Contents)
• * _The Flame Is Green (Corroboree 0-911169-04-0, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $25.00, 237pp, hc) [Coscuin Chronicles] Reprint (Walker 1971) historical fantasy novel, Book One of the “Coscuin Chronicles”. There are new illustrations by David Brian Erickson (some in color).
• * _The Flame Is Green (Corroboree 0-911169-05-9, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $35.00, 237pp, hc) [Coscuin Chronicles] 250 copy signed, numbered edition of the above.
• * _Fourth Mansions (Bart 1-55785-048-8, Sep ’88, $3.50, 252pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1969) sf novel.
• * *Half a Sky (Corroboree 0-911169-03-2, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $25.00, 235pp, hc) [Coscuin Chronicles] Historical fantasy novel, Book Two of “The Coscuin Chronicles”. There are full-color illustrations by David Brian Erickson tipped in, plus some black and white illustrations. A fine piece of bookmaking. (CNB)
• * *Half a Sky (Corroboree 0-911169-03-2, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $35.00, 235pp, hc) [Coscuin Chronicles] 250 copy, signed, numbered, limited edition of the above.
• * *How Many Miles to Babylon (United Mythologies Press 0-921322-10-0, Apr ’89, $3.00, 36pp, ph) [Argo] Sf short story set in the “Argo” mythos. This is a limited edition. Also available is a signed and numbered limited edition (-11-9, $6.00).
• * *Iron Tears (Edgewood Press 0-9629066-2-X, Dec ’92, $10.00, 219pp, tp, cover by Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) Collection of 15 previously uncollected stories. Introduction by Michael Swanwick. (Contents)
• * _It’s Down the Slippery Cellar Stairs (Borgo Press 0-89370-543-8, Nov ’86 [Jul ’88], $15.95, 54pp, ph/hc) Reprint (Drumm Books 1984), hardcover pamphlet, non-fiction — essays and speeches on sf, nostalgia, and some background to Lafferty’s stories. Dated 1986, but not seen until 1988.
• * _It’s Down the Slippery Cellar Stairs: Essays and Speeces on Fantastic Literature, 2nd Edition (Borgo Press 0-8095-1901-1, 1995 [May ’95], $15.00, 103pp, tp) Reprint (Drumm Books 1984; Borgo 1986) non-fiction, critical collection of 15 essays and speeches on fantastic literature, revised and expanded from the first edition. A hardcover edition (-0901-6, $25.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; add $2.50 shipping. Credit card orders: fax 909-888-4942.
• * _It’s Down the Slippery Cellar Stairs: Essays and Speeches on Fantastic Literature, 2nd Edition (Borgo Press 0-8095-1901-1, 1997 [Feb ’97], $17.00, 103pp, tp) Reissue (Drumm 1984) non-fiction, critical collection of 15 essays and speeches on fantastic literature, expanded in 1995 by adding two essays. Second printing. Order from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; add $2.50 shipping. Credit card orders: fax 909-888-4942.
• * *Lafferty in Orbit (Broken Mirrors Press 0-9623824-8-5, Dec ’91, $13.95, 220pp, hc, cover by Lissanne Lake) Collection of 19 stories, all from the Orbit anthologies, with an introduction by Damon Knight. A signed limited edition (-9-3, $50.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * *The Man Who Made Models and Other Stories (Chris Drumm no ISBN, Sep ’84, $2.50, 51pp, ph) Original collection of five stories. Drumm Booklet #18. (Contents)
• * *Mischief Malicious (And Murder Most Strange) (United Mythologies Press 0-921322-18-6, Apr ’91 [May ’91], C$14.95, 69pp, tp, cover by R. Ward Shipman) Collection of 11 stories, two originals, with interior art by R. Ward Shipman. Also available in a signed edition of 70 copies (unseen) for C$23.00. (Contents)
• * *My Heart Leaps Up, Chapters 1 & 2 (1920-1928) (Chris Drumm 0-936055-27-8, Dec ’86, $6.00, 54pp, 4.25 x 7 ph) The first two chapters of part one of In a Green Tree, a fantasy novel set in Lafferty’s Tulsa neighborhood. This is the 126 copy signed limited edition which includes the poem “Unregimented Hours”. A regular edition (ISBN 0-936055-26-X) is available for $2.75.
• * *My Heart Leaps Up, Chapters 3 & 4 (Chris Drumm 0-936055-30-8, Apr ’87, $2.75, 44pp, ph) Two more chapters of a serialized work which is itself the first part of “In a Green Tree”. Also available in a signed edition, -31-6, $6.00.
• * *My Heart Leaps Up, Chapters 5 & 6 (Chris Drumm 0-936055-33-2, Dec ’87, $2.95, 54pp, ph) Two more chapters of a serialized work which is itself the first part of “In a Green Tree”. Also available in a signed edition, -34-0, $6.00.
• * *My Heart Leaps Up, Chapters 9 & 10 (Chris Drumm 0-936055-41-3, Oct ’90, $3.50, 63pp, ph) Two more chapters of an ongoing serialized novel which is a part of “In a Green Tree”. A signed edition (-34-0, $6.00) is also available.
• * *Ringing Changes (Ace 0-441-72607-0, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $2.95, 275pp, pb) This is the first English-language edition of a collection of 20 stories which first appeared in Holland as Days of Grass, Days of Straw. Recommended. (FCM) (Contents)
• * *Serpent’s Egg (Morrigan 1-870338-15-4, Aug ’87, £27.50, 177pp, hc) Fantasy novel mixing Lafferty’s quirky Catholic fundamentalism with clones, robots, and a strange unknown sentient race on a future Earth. 250 copy limited edition, includes an extra story. (Contents)
• * *Serpent’s Egg (Morrigan 1-870338-10-3, Aug ’87, £10.95, 166pp, hc) 750 copy limited edition of the above.
• * *Slippery and Other Stories (Chris Drumm no ISBN, Feb ’85, $5.00, 40pp, pb) Collection of four new stories. This is the limited edition version, 176 signed/numbered copies with a stiff cover and a Lafferty sonnet on the back. The regular edition price is $2.00. Drumm Booklet #19. (Contents)
• * *Tales of Chicago (United Mythologies Press 0-921322-26-7, 1992 [Mar ’92], $19.95, 109pp, hc) [More Than Melchisedech] First of three volumes in a novel entitled More Than Melchisedech, which will include the previously published novella “Episodes of the Argo”. A 50-copy signed limited (-26-7) edition sold out in advance. Available through United Mythologies Press, P.O.Box 390, Station A, Weston, ON Canada M9N 3N1.
• * *Tales of Midnight (United Mythologies Press 0-921322-30-5, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $19.95, 103pp, hc) [More Than Melchisedech] Sf novel, second volume of the novel More Than Melchisedech. Illustrated by R. Ward Shipman. A 50 copy signed limited edition (-31-3) was announced but not seen. Order from United Mythologies Press, PO Box 390, Station A, Weston ON Canada M9N 3N1.
• * *True Believers (United Mythologies Press 0-921322-06-2, 1989, $3.50, 36pp, ph) Collection of non-fiction articles and reviews. A signed limited edition was announced, but not seen. (0-921322-07-0, $6.50)

LAGERLÖF, SELMA (Ottiliana Lovisa) (1858-1940) (stories)

• * *The Lowenskold Ring (Dufour/Norvik 1-870041-14-3, Oct ’91 [Apr ’92], $21.00, 117pp, tp, cover by P. Horberg) Swedish fantasy novel of a cursed ring stolen from a grave; the ring destroys anyone who possesses it. Translated from the Swedish and with an afterward by Linda Schenck. This is the Norvik edition with a Dufour sticker. Available from Dufour Editions, Chester Springs PA 19425.

LAGOWSKI, BARBARA (Jean) (1955- )

• * *Teen Terminators (with Rick Mumma) (Berkley 0-425-11431-7, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.50, 219pp, pb) Young-adult contemporary thriller with sf elements. Two teenaged assassins must balance the demands of their assignments with high school. Packaged by Armadillo Press.

LaGRAVENESE, RICHARD

• * *The Fisher King (Applause Books 1-55783-098-3, Oct ’91, $12.95, 194pp, tp) Associational; the screenplay to the fantasy film, with many photos and an introduction by Terry Gilliam.

LAHEY, MICHAEL (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Quest for Apollo (DAW 0-88677-364-4, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $3.95, 255pp, pb) Fantasy novel about an American writer on a mission for the Olympian gods. A first novel.

LAIDLAW, MARC (1960- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The 37th Mandala (St. Martin’s 0-312-13021-X, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $23.95, 352pp, hc, cover by Ron Walotsky) New Age satire/Lovecraftian horror novel. A New Age charlatan promotes evil mandalas as spirit guardians.
• * *Dad’s Nuke (Donald I. Fine 0-917657-52-7, 1985 [Jan ’86], $15.95, 255pp, hc) Black humor sf novel; neighborhood one-up-manship with a nuclear bent. A first novel.
• * _Dad’s Nuke (Gollancz 0-575-03905-1, Sep ’86, £9.95, 255pp, hc) Reprint (Fine 1986) satirical sf novel.
• * _Dad’s Nuke (Critic’s Choice 1-55547-147-1, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $3.50, 255pp, pb) Reprint (Fine 1985) satirical sf novel.
• * _Dad’s Nuke (Grafton 0-586-07434-1, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], £2.95, 284pp, pb) Reprint (Fine 1986) sf novel.
• * *Kalifornia (St. Martin’s 0-312-08830-2, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $18.95, 245pp, hc, cover by Jill Bauman) Satirical sf novel set in a future where stars’ lives are transmitted directly from their senses to their fans. Recommended (SW).
• * *Neon Lotus (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27165-2, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $3.95, 294pp, pb) Tibetan high-tech fantasy novel with a reincarnated scientist, tantric truckers, ancient computers, etc.
• * *The Orchid Eater (St. Martin’s 0-312-10515-0, Mar ’94, $19.95, 282pp, hc, cover by John Weiman) Associational; crime novel by an sf writer.
• * *The Third Force (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-684-82245-8, Jun ’96 [Sep ’96], $11.00, 256pp, tp, cover by Haruhiko Shono) SF novelization based on the CD-ROM game “Gadget”. Copyrighted by Synergy.

LAINEZ, MANUEL MUJICA; see under Mujica Lainez, Manuel (stories)