The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

LANSDALE, JOE R(ichard Harold) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * *The Drive In (A B-Movie with Blood and Popcorn, Made in Texas) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27481-3, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.50, 158pp, pb) Gross out comic sf/horror novel.
• * _Drive-By (with Andrew H. Vachss) See entry under Andrew H. Vachss
• * _The Drive-In (A “B” Movie with Blood and Popcorn, Made in Texas) (Kinnell 1-870532-15-5, Oct ’89, £11.95, 158pp, hc, cover by Danny Flynn) [Drive-In] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1988) gross-out comic sf/horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Drive-In (A “B” Movie with Blood and Popcorn, Made in Texas) (NEL 0-450-51570-2, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], £2.99, 158pp, pb) [Drive-In] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1988) comic sf/horror novel about a drive-in movie theatre that is abducted en masse by unseen aliens.
• * *The Drive-In 2 (Not Just One of Them Sequels) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27905-X, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 179pp, pb) [Drive-In] Comic sf/horror novel, sequel to The Drive-In (A B-Movie with Blood and Popcorn, Made in Texas).
• * _The Drive-In 2 (Not Just One of Them Sequels) (Kinnell 1-870532-17-1, May ’90, £11.95, 179pp, hc, cover by E. T. Steadman) [Drive-In] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1989) horror novel. Direct sequel to The Drive-In. This is the first world hardcover edition.
• * _The Drive-In 2 (Not Just One of Them Sequels) (NEL 0-450-53219-4, Sep ’90, £3.50, 179pp, pb, cover by G. Steadman) [Drive-In] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1989) horror novel.
• * *The Drive-In: A Double-Feature Omnibus (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0442-X, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $5.95, 341pp, pb) [Drive-In] Omnibus of The Drive-In (A B-Movie with Blood and Popcorn, Made in Texas) (Bantam Spectra 1988) and The Drive-In 2 (Not Just One of Them Sequels) (Bantam Spectra 1989). (Contents)
• * *A Fist Full of Stories (and Articles) (CD Publications 1-881475-19-0, 1996 [Oct ’97], $25.00, 259pp, hc, cover by Ted Naifeh) Collection of 19 stories and articles. This has a 1996 copyright date, but not seen until now. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 943, Abingdon MD 21009. A limited edition was also announced containing an insert with two additional stories. (Contents)
• * *The Good, the Bad, and the Indifferent: Early Stories and Commentary (Subterranean Press 0-9649890-2-6, 1997, 310pp, hc, cover by Mark A. Nelson) Collection of 34 stories, 16 never before published. Limited to 600 numbered copies, signed by Lansdale. Also available in a limited edition of 26 lettered, slipcased, leatherbound copies which include a “vintage” photo of the author recessed in the front, and an original rejection slip received by Lansdale in the late ’70s or early ’80s. (Contents)
• * _The Magic Wagon (Borderlands Press no ISBN, Nov ’90 [Oct ’91], $60.00, 146pp, hc, cover by Jill Bauman) Reprint (Doubleday 1986) western with fantasy elements. This is the corrected text. A signed 750-copy limited edition. This is a 1990 book not seen until now.
• * *Mucho Mojo (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-89296-490-1, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $19.95, 308pp, hc) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Dark suspense novel with minor fantasy elements about an old murder.
• * _Mucho Mojo (CD Publications 1-881475-10-7, Sep ’94, $65.00, 421pp, hc, cover by Mark A. Nelson) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Reprint (Mysterious Press 1994) dark suspense novel with minor fantasy elements about an old murder. This is a 400-copy signed numbered slipcased limited edition.
• * _Mucho Mojo (Gollancz 0-575-05926-5, Jun ’95, £15.99, 308pp, hc) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Reprint (Mysterious Press 1994) dark suspense novel with occult elements. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Mucho Mojo (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-446-40187-0, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $5.99, 292pp, pb, cover by Matt Tepper) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Reprint (Mysterious Press 1994) dark suspense novel with minor fantasy elements about an old murder.
• * _Mucho Mojo (Indigo 0-575-40001-3, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], £5.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Baskerville Studios) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Reprint (Mysterious Press 1994) thriller with dark fantasy elements. First in a series.
• * *The Nightrunners (Dark Harvest 0-913165-17-4, Aug ’87, $18.95, 241pp, hc) Horror novel, illustrated by Gregory Manchess, with an introduction by Dean R. Koontz. The blurb warns, “Extreme violence, language and sexual situations may offend some readers.” A deluxe limited edition was announced; not seen.
• * _The Nightrunners (Tor 0-812-52123-4, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $3.95, 245pp, pb) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1987) horror novel. Introduction by Dean R. Koontz.
• * _The Nightrunners (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0289-3, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $4.95, 245pp, hc) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1987) horror novel.
• * _On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with the Dead Folks (Roadkill Press no ISBN, 1991 [May ’91], $6.00, 45pp, ph, cover by Mark A. Nelson) Reprint Stoker-nominated horror story, with illustrations by Mark A. Nelson. This is a signed and numbered limited edition of 500 copies.
• * *Private Eye Action As You Like It (with Lewis Shiner) (Crossroads Press 1-892300-02-8, Oct ’98, $20.00, 273pp, tp) Associational collection of eight stories, three by Lansdale, three by Shiner (two original), and two by both (one significantly revised). Lansdale provides an introduction and afterword; Shiner two introductions. This is a signed, limited edition of 1,000; a leatherbound, lettered edition ($125.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Crossroads Press, PO Box 10433, Holyoke MA 01041; add $5.00 postage. (Contents)
• * *Rumble, Tumble (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-89296-620-3, Sep ’98, $22.00, 242pp, hc, cover by Woody Pirtle) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Associational mystery novel.
• * _Rumble, Tumble (Gollancz 0-575-06661-X, Sep ’98, £9.99, 242pp, tp) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Reprint (Warner/Mysterious Press 1998) associational mystery novel in the “Collins & Pine” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Savage Season (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929-480-22-8, Jul ’90, $25.00, 178pp, hc, cover by Terry Lee) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Associational crime thriller. Published simultaneously with the mass-market edition from Bantam. A limited edition is available in a set with Cold in July (-23-6, $100.00).
• * *Savage Season (Bantam 0-553-28563-7, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $4.50, 210pp, pb) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Associational crime thriller. This edition is simultaneous with the hardcover from Mark V. Ziesing.
• * _Savage Season (NEL 0-450-56798-2, Aug ’92, £4.99, 210pp, pb) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Reprint (Ziesing; Bantam 1990) associational crime thriller. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Savage Season (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-446-40431-4, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $5.50, 182pp, pb, cover by Matt Tepper) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Reprint (Zeising; Bantam 1990) associational crime thriller.
• * _Savage Season (Indigo 0-575-40060-9, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], £5.99, 178pp, tp) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Reprint (Ziesing; Bantam 1990) associational thriller. First in the Hap Collins/Leonard Pine series.
• * _The Steel Valentine (Pulphouse 1-56146-511-9, May ’91, $1.95, 39pp, pb, cover by George Barr) Reprint horror short story that originally appeared in the collection By Bizarre Hands. Short story paperback #11. A 100-copy signed leatherbound deluxe edition ($20.00) is also available.
• * *Steppin’ Out, Summer, ’68 (Roadkill Press no ISBN, Aug ’92 [Sep ’92], $7.00, 29pp, ph, cover by Mark A. Nelson) Horror short story with illustrations by Mark A. Nelson. This is a 500-copy signed limited edition. Order from Little Bookshop of Horrors, 10380 Ralston Rd., Arvada CO 80004.
• * _Tarzan: The Lost Adventure (with Edgar Rice Burroughs) See entry under Edgar Rice Burroughs.
• * _Tarzan: The Lost Adventure: Book 1 (with Edgar Rice Burroughs) See entry under Edgar Rice Burroughs.
• * _Texas Night Riders (Subterranean Press 0-9649890-1-8, Apr ’97, $35.00, 152pp, hc, cover by Mark A. Nelson) Reprint (Leisure 1983 as by Ray Slater) associational non-fantasy Western. The text has some slight corrections; there is an introduction by Lansdale. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a lettered edition ($125.00) is also available. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; $3.00 postage; credit card orders 410-569-5683.
• * _Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man’s Back (Pulphouse 1-56146-546-1, Feb ’92, $1.95, 46pp, pb, cover by Brian Cooper) Horror novelette that first appeared in 1986 in Nukes and also appeared in the collection By Bizarre Hands. Short story paperback #46. A limited 100-copy signed leatherbound edition (-928-9, $20.00) is also available. Order from Pulphouse Publishing, Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.
• * *The Two-Bear Mambo (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-89296-491-X, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $19.95, 273pp, hc, cover by Dan Osyczka) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Associational voodoo mystery novel.
• * _The Two-Bear Mambo (Gollancz 0-575-06220-7, Apr ’96, £8.99, 308pp, tp, cover by Baskerville Studios) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Reprint (Warner/Mysterious Press 1995) associational thriller. Second in a series, after Mucho Mojo. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Two-Bear Mambo (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-446-40188-9, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $5.99, 275pp, pb) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Reprint (Mysterious Press 1995) associational voodoo mystery novel.
• * _The Two-Bear Mambo (Gollancz/Indigo 0-575-40037-4, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], £5.99, 273pp, tp) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Reprint (Mysterious Press 1995) associational thriller.
• * *Weird Business (with Richard Klaw) (Mojo Press 1-885418-02-7, Feb ’95 [May ’95], $29.95, 414pp, hc, cover by Dave Dorman) Graphic anthology of 23 illustrated tales by writers including Ambrose Bierce, Robert Bloch, Norman Partridge, Edgar Allan Poe, Howard Waldrop, and many more. Available from Mojo Press, PO Box 140005, Austin TX 78754; add $2.05 postage. (Contents)
• * *Writer of the Purple Rage (CD Publications 1-881475-08-5, Sep ’94, $25.00, 314pp, hc, cover by Mark A. Nelson) Collection of 15 stories with an introduction by the author. A signed numbered slipcased limited edition (-09-3) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * _Writer of the Purple Rage (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0389-X, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], $5.95, 304pp, pb) Reprint (CD Publications 1994) collection.

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• * *Dark at Heart (with Karen Lansdale) (Dark Harvest 0-913165-64-6, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $21.95, 307pp, hc, cover by Peter Scanlan) Associational original anthology of 20 crime and suspense stories, many by fantasy/horror writers. Order from Dark Harvest, Box 941, Arlington Heights IL 60006. (Contents)
• * *The New Frontier (Doubleday 0-385-24569-6, May ’89, $12.95, 180pp, hc) Associational; original western anthology of 18 stories and a poem with an introduction by Lansdale and an afterword to a “lost” Max Brand story by William F. Nolan. At least four of the stories are fantasy. (Contents)
• * *Razored Saddles (with Patrick LoBrutto) (Dark Harvest 0-913165-49-2, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $19.95, 268pp, hc) Original anthology of 17 western horror and fantasy stories, illustrated by Rick Araluce. A slipcased deluxe limited edition of 600 copies signed by the editors and contributors ($59.00) is also available. (Contents)
• * _Razored Saddles (with Patrick LoBrutto) (Avon 0-380-71168-0, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $3.95, 285pp, pb, cover by Lee MacLeod) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1989) original anthology of 17 Western horror and fantasy stories.

LANSDALE, KAREN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dark at Heart (with Joe R. Lansdale) See entry under Joe R. Lansdale

LANSKY, BRUCE, ed. (stories)

• * *Girls to the Rescue: Tales of Clever, Courageous Girls from Around the World (Meadowbrook Press 0-88166-215-1, Oct ’95, $3.95, 105pp, tp) Young-adult anthology of ten fairy and folk tales, eight original, that feature strong female characters. Authors include Vivian Vande Velde, Bruce Lansky, and Linda Cave. Distributed by Simon & Schuster, with a second ordering ISBN, 0-671-89979-1. Meadowbrook Press, 18318 Minnetonka Blvd, Deephaven MN 55391; 612-473-5400; 800-338-2232. (Contents)
• * *Newfangled Fairy Tales Book #1 (Meadowbrook Press 0-88166-299-2, Apr ’98 [May ’98], $3.95, 110pp, tp, cover by Joy Allen) Young-adult original anthology of ten twisted fairy tales. This is copyrighted 1997, but not seen until now. Order from Meadowbrook Press, 5451 Smetana Dr, Minnetonka MN 55343; credit card orders 800-338-2232; add $2.00 postage. (Contents)
• * *Newfangled Fairy Tales, Book #2 (Meadowbrook Press 0-88166-317-4, Oct ’98, $3.95, 112pp, tp, cover by Joy Allen) Young-adult original anthology of ten humorously twisted fairy tales. Authors include Jason Sanford, Bruce Lansky, and Timothy Tocher. Order from Meadowbrook Press, 5451 Smetana Dr, Minnetonka MN 55343; credit card orders 800-338-2232; add $2.00 postage. (Contents)

LANTZ, FRAN(cess Lin) (1952-2004)

• * *Eileen Goudge’s Swept Away #2: Woodstock Magic (Avon Flare 0-380-75129-1, Sep ’86 [Feb ’87], $2.50, 166pp, pb) Young-adult sf/romance novel in a series about time-traveling teens — time travel to Woodstock! Issued in 1986; not seen until now.
• * *Eileen Goudge’s Swept Away #8: All Shook Up (Avon Flare 0-380-75136-4, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $2.50, pb) Teenage timetravel romance, set in 1950 with the birth of rock’n’roll.

LAPINE, JAMES

• * _Into the Woods (with Hudson Talbott & Stephen Sondheim) See entry under Stephen Sondheim.

LAPINE, WARREN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Absolute Magnitude (with Stephen Pagel) (Tor 0-312-86335-7, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $23.95, 317pp, hc, cover by Kevin Murphy) Anthology of 16 stories from the semi-professional SF adventure magazine. Introduction by Warren Lapine. Authors include Terry Bisson, Hal Clement, Geoffrey A. Landis, and Janet Kagan. (Contents)
• * _Absolute Magnitude (with Stephen Pagel) (Tor 0-312-86449-3, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $16.95, 317pp, tp, cover by Kevin Murphy) Reprint (Tor 1997) anthology of 16 stories from the semi-professional SF adventure magazine.

LAPKA, FAY S.

• * _Dark Is a Colour (Gold Books 0-340-54118-0, Feb ’91, £2.50, 262pp, pb) Reprint (Harold Shaw 1990) young-adult sf novel. [First U.K. edition]

LA PLANTE, RICHARD (1948- )

• * *Mind Kill (Little, Brown UK 0-316-87870-7, Sep ’97, £16.99, 347pp, hc) [Josef Tanaka] Dark fantasy thriller. Fourth in the “Josef Tanaka” series. An imprisoned killer uses his telepathic power to torment and kill his captors.
• * +Mind Kill (Tor/Forge 0-312-86055-2, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $23.95, 318pp, hc, cover by Robert Santora) [Josef Tanaka] Horror novel about a man with the ability to turn others’ dreams into deadly nightmares. First American edition (Little, Brown UK 1997).
• * *Tegné - The Killing Blow (Orbit 0-7474-0093-8, Jun ’90, £4.99, 304pp, tp, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Tegne] Fantasy novel. Sequel to Tegné, Warlord of Zendow.
• * *Tegne: Soul Warrior (Tor 0-312-85977-5, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $23.95, 347pp, hc, cover by Eric Peterson) [Tegne] Fantasy martial-arts adventure novel. First US edition (Sphere 1988 as Tegne: Warlord of Zendow).
• * _Tegne: Soul Warrior (Tor 0-812-55270-9, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $6.99, 371pp, pb, cover by Eric Peterson) [Tegne] Reprint (Sphere 1988 as Tegne: Warlord of Zendow) martial arts novel. An international mass market edition with the same data appeared in April.
• * *Tegne: Warlord of Zendow (Sphere 0-7474-0092-X, Dec ’88, £4.99, 354pp, tp) [Tegne] Fantasy novel.
• * _Tegne: Warlord of Zendow (Sphere 0-7474-0375-9, Jun ’89, £3.50, 354pp, pb, cover by Melvyn) [Tegne] Reprint (Sphere 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Tegne” trilogy.

LARA, JAN; pseudonym of Michael T. Hinkemeyer, (1940- )

• * *Limbo (Popular Library 0-445-20826-0, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.95, 250pp, pb) Supernatural horror novel about an unbaptized soul of a dead baby haunting its mother.
• * *Soulcatchers (Popular Library 0-445-20918-6, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $4.95, 235pp, pb, cover by Richard Newton) Horror novel of an evil creature draining the souls out of kidnapped children.

LARGENT, R(obin) KARL (1934-2003); see pseudonym Simon Lawrence

• * *Ancients (Leisure 0-8439-2904-9, Feb ’90 [Apr ’90], $4.50, 388pp, pb) Horror novel. Age-old evil stalks the Arctic.
• * *Black Death (Leisure 0-8439-2591-4, Mar ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.95, 368pp, pb) Horror novel. A plague wipes out Half Moon Bay.
• * _Black Death (Leisure 0-8439-3797-1, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $4.99, 368pp, pb) Reissue (Leisure 1988) horror novel about the resurfacing of an ancient flesh-eating bacteria, with new packaging to tie in to recent scares.
• * *The Lake (Leisure 0-8439-3455-7, Jun ’93 [Dec ’93], $4.50, 365pp, pb) Horror novel of a lake monster created by environmental abuse.
• * *Pagoda (Leisure 0-8439-2756-9, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $4.50, 394pp, pb) Horror novel about a teak miniature pagoda that houses a terrible evil.
• * *The Prometheus Project (Leisure 0-8439-2748-8, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $3.95, 343pp, pb) Horror/sf thriller about a Nazi superweapon dormant on the bottom of the sea.
• * *The Witch of Sixkill (Leisure 0-8439-2984-7, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $4.50, 367pp, pb) Horror novel of a man who consults a witch for help in getting revenge, but she goes too far...

LARSEN, JEANNE (Louise) (1950- )

• * *Bronze Mirror (Holt 0-8050-1110-2, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $19.95, 337pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Craft) Historical fantasy novel set in medieval China.
• * _Bronze Mirror (BOMC no ISBN, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $17.95, 337pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Craft) Reprint (Holt 1991) historical fantasy novel set in medieval China. This volume is identical to the Holt edition except it lacks a price and ISBN and has a BOMC mark on the back.
• * _Bronze Mirror (Fawcett Columbine 0-449-90671-X, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $10.00, 337pp, tp, cover by Jim Barkley) Reprint (Holt 1991) historical fantasy novel set in 12th-century China.
• * *Manchu Palaces (Holt 0-8050-1111-0, Oct ’96, $25.00, 342pp, hc) Historical novel of 18th-century Imperial China with mystical/fantasy elements. Young Lotus gets a place in the palace, while her recently deceased mother’s ghost is assigned a task on Earth by the gods.
• * *Silk Road (Henry Holt 0-8050-0958-2, Jul ’89 [May ’89], $19.95, 434pp, hc) Historical fantasy novel set in eighth century China. A first novel.

LARSON, BOB (1944- )

• * *Abaddon (Thomas Nelson 0-8407-7796-5, Dec ’93 [Aug ’94], $10.99, 312pp, tp) [Dead Air] Christian horror novel of possession, sequel to Dead Air. This has a 1993 copyright date but was not seen until now.

LARSON, GLEN A. (1937- ) (chron.)

• * _Battlestar Galactica (with Robert Thurston) (Titan 1-85286-088-X, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], £2.95, 244pp, pb) [Battlestar Galactica] Reprint (Berkley 1978) sf novelization. Volume 1 in the “Battlestar Galactica” series.
• * *Battlestar Galactica # 9: Experiment in Terra (with Ron Goulart) (Berkley 0-425-06418-2, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $2.50, 151pp, pb) [Battlestar Galactica] Novelization of two episodes from the tv series.
• * *Battlestar Galactica #10: The Long Patrol (with Ron Goulart) (Berkley 0-425-07105-7, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.75, 171pp, pb) [Battlestar Galactica] Sf novel based on two episodes of the tv series.