The Locus Index to Science Fiction
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- LAING, ALEXANDER (Kinnan), ed. (1903-1976)
- * _The Haunted Omnibus (MJF Books 1-56731-119-9, 1996 [Sep 96], $11.98, 848pp, hc, cover by Richard Rossiter) Reprint (Farrar & Rinehart 1937) classic anthology of 42 ghost stories. An instant remainder edition.
- LAING, KOJO
- LAKE, DAVID J(ohn) (1929- ) (stories)
- * +The Ring of Truth (DAW 0-87997-935-6, Jun 84 [May 84], $2.95, 192pp, pb) Sf novel. First U.S. edition (Cory & Collins Void 1982).
- * *West of the Moon (Hyland House 0-947062-44-0, 1988 [Apr 89], no price, 250pp, hc) Australian young-adult sf novel with fantasy elements. This was published in 1988 but not seen until now.
- LAKE, PAUL (1951- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- * *Among the Immortals (Story Line Press 0-934257-73-6, Jul 94, $14.95, 301pp, tp) Literary horror novel about Percy Shelley as a vampire stalking the academic poetry community in modern Berkeley. A first novel. Available from Story Line Press, Three Oaks Farm, Brownsville OR 97327.
- LAKE, SIMON; pseudonym of Charles L. Grant, (1942-2006)
- * *Midnight Place #2: Somethings Watching (Bantam 0-553-29791-0, Jan 93 [Dec 92], $3.50, 149pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Midnight Place] Young-adult horror novel, second book of the new Midnight Place series set in an ordinary-looking neighborhood thats a magnet for evil. A series of muggings seems connected to an old ghost story, and teenager Tara Fraiser is determined to find out why. Lake is a pseudonym for Charles L. Grant.
- * *Midnight Place: Daughter of Darkness (Bantam 0-553-29442-3, Oct 92 [Sep 92], $3.50, 151pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Midnight Place] Young-adult horror novel, first book of the new Midnight Place series, set in an ordinary looking neighborhood thats a magnet for evil. A teenage demon in human form moves to Midnight Place and starts exerting a strange power over the boys at school. Lake is a pseudonym for Charles L. Grant.
- * *Midnight Place: Death Cycle (Bantam 0-553-56102-2, Mar 93 [Feb 93], $3.50, 152pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Midnight Place] Young-adult horror novel, third book of the Midnight Place series set in an ordinary-looking neighborhood thats a magnet for evil. Roz Jordan and her friends are stalked by a phantom motorcycle that kills. Lake is a pen name for Charles L. Grant.
- * *Midnight Place: He Told Me To (Bantam 0-553-56168-5, May 93 [Apr 93], $3.50, 135pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Midnight Place] Young-adult horror novel, fourth book of a series set in an ordinary-looking neighborhood thats a magnet for evil. A mysterious power is turning honor-roll students into criminals and jds. Lake is a pen name for Charles L. Grant.
- LALLY, T. M. (stories)
- * *Tales, Weird and Whimsical (Merlin 0-86303-552-3, Jul 91 [Aug 91], £7.95, 215pp, tp, cover by T. M. Lally) Original collection of ten ghost/horror stories, illustrated by the author. (Contents)
- LAMB, HUGH (Charles), ed. (1946- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- * _The Black Reaper See entry under Bernard Capes.
- * _The Black Reaper: Tales of Terror See entry under Bernard Capes.
- * *Gaslit Nightmares (Futura 0-7088-3658-5, Mar 88, £4.50, 358pp, tp) Ghost/horror anthology. (Contents)
- * _Gaslit Nightmares (Macdonald 0-356-15302-9, Apr 88 [Jun 88], £11.95, 358pp, hc) Reprint (Futura 1988) horror anthology.
- * *Gaslit Nightmares 2 (Futura 0-7088-4876-1, Jan 91, £4.50, 384pp, pb, cover by Richard Jones) Anthology of ghost/horror stories from the Victorian and Edwardian periods, with introductions to each by Lamb. (Contents)
- * _In the Dark See entry under Edith Nesbit.
- * _Out of the Dark, Volume One: Origins See entry under Robert W. Chambers.
- * *Stories in the Dark (Equation 1-85336-092-9, Jul 89, £3.50, 223pp, tp) Anthology of horror stories by Jerome K. Jerome, Barry Pain, and Robert Barr. (Contents)
- * *Terror by Gaslight: An Anthology of Rare Tales of Terror (Constable 0-09-471720-6, Oct 92, £13.99, 282pp, hc, cover by Christopher Brown) Anthology of 14 Victorian horror stories, culled from previous Lamb anthologies. Note that this volume is not the same as Terror by Gaslight: More Victorian Tales of Terror by the same editor. (Contents)
- LAMBE, DEAN R(odney) (1943- ) (stories)
- LAMBIRTH, FRANK (Edwin) (1928- )
- * *Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep (Popular Library 0-445-20672-1, Jul 89 [Jun 89], $3.95, 235pp, pb) Horror novel about a man trapped on an island haunted by demonic forces.
- LAMBOURNE, DAVID
- * *The Musclemen (Oxford University Press 0-19-271675-1, Oct 91, £7.95, 141pp, hc, cover by Chris Burke) Young-adult sf novel about a set of electronic toys that are not quite what they seem.
- LAMBOURNE, ROBERT (stories) (assoc.)
- * *Close Encounters? Science and Science Fiction (with Michael Shallis & Michael Shortland) (Adam Hilger 0-85274-141-3, 1990 [Apr 91], $26.00, 184pp, tp) Non-fiction, criticism. A look at the relationship between science and science fiction. This worldwide edition is available in the U.S. from The American Institute of Physics, 335 East 45th St., New York NY 10017.
- LAMM, RICHARD (D.) (1935- )
- LaMOORE, LOUIS DEARBORN (1908-1988); see pseudonym Louis LAmour (stories)
- LAMOUR, LOUIS; pseudonym of Louis Dearborn LaMoore, (1908-1988) (stories) (assoc.)
- * *The Haunted Mesa (Bantam 0-553-05182-2, Jul 87 [Jun 87], $18.95, 357pp, hc) Western novel with an sf element a gate between dimensions.
- * _The Haunted Mesa (Bantam UK 0-593-01385-9, Nov 87, £10.95, 357pp, hc) Reprint (Bantam 1987) western with sf elements. [First U.K. edition]
- * _The Haunted Mesa (Bantam 0-553-27022-2, May 88 [Apr 88], $4.50, 362pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam 1987) western with fantasy elements a gate to other worlds.
- * _The Haunted Mesa (Bantam UK 0-553-17563-7, Oct 88, £3.50, 357pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam 1987) fantasy novel.
- * _The Haunted Mesa (Bantam 0-553-27022-2, Aug 94 [Jul 94], $5.50, 362pp, pb, cover by Clifford Brycelea) Reissue (Bantam 1987) western with fantasy elements; 16th printing.
- LAMPITT, DINAH (1937- )
- * _As Shadows Haunting (Coronet 0-340-60402-6, Jun 94, £4.99, 515pp, pb, cover by Nigel Chamberlain) Reprint (NEL 1993) fantasy novel: women in Georgian and contemporary times become observers of each others parallel lives.
- * *To Sleep No More (Michael Joseph 0-7181-2619-X, 1987, £10.95, 521pp, hc) Historical novel involving reincarnation. [Not seen]
- * _To Sleep No More (Coronet 0-340-42541-5, Apr 88, £3.50, 451pp, pb) Reprint (Michael Joseph 1987) historical romance which spans several centuries through the device of reincarnation.
- LAMSLEY, TERRY (stories)
- * *Conference with the Dead: Tales of Supernatural Terror (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-10-9, Mar 96 [Jul 96], £22.50, xii+231pp, hc, cover by Douglas Walters) Dark fantasy collection of 10 stories, six being original. Introduction by Ramsey Campbell. Limited to 500 numbered copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $38.00. (Contents)
- * _Under the Crust: Supernatural Tales of Buxton (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-22-2, Mar 97, C$36.50, xi+142pp, hc, cover by Douglas Walters) Reprint (Wendigo 1993) collection of six original ghost/horror stories set in Buxton. This edition is limited to 500 copies, and adds a new introduction by the author. A world-wide edition available in the US for $36.50 and in the UK for £21.50. (Contents)
- LANCE, KATHRYN (1943- ); see pseudonym Lynn Beach (stories) (assoc.)
- LAND, JON (1957- )
- * _The Alpha Deception (Fawcett Gold Medal 0-449-13118-1, Dec 89 [Feb 90], $4.50, 357pp, pb) [Blaine McCracken] Reissue (Fawcett 1988) technothriller with sf elements, the third book featuring agent Blaine McCracken. Fifth printing.
- * _The Alpha Deception (Grafton 0-586-20858-5, Sep 90, £3.99, 383pp, pb, cover by Peter Williams) [Blaine McCracken] Reprint (Fawcett 1988) techno-thriller with sf elements.
- * *The Eighth Trumpet (Grafton 0-586-21023-7, Apr 91, £4.99, 444pp, pb, cover by Peter Williams) [Jared Kimberlain] Near-future techno-thriller.
- * *The Gamma Option (Fawcett Gold Medal 0-449-13399-0, Dec 89 [Feb 90], $4.95, 340pp, pb) [Blaine McCracken] Technothriller with sf elements, fourth book featuring agent Blaine McCracken.
- * _The Lucifer Directive (Zebra 0-8217-3354-0, Oct 90 [Nov 90], $4.95, 462pp, pb) Reissue (Zebra 1984) technothriller with sf elements; third printing.
- * _The Omega Command (Fawcett Gold Medal 0-449-12955-1, Dec 89 [Feb 90], $3.95, 371pp, pb) [Blaine McCracken] Reissue (Fawcett 1986) technothriller with sf elements, second book featuring agent Blaine McCracken. Fourth printing.
- * *The Omicron Legion (Fawcett Gold Medal 0-449-14635-9, Jun 91 [Jul 91], $5.95, 339pp, pb) [Blaine McCracken] Technothriller with sf elements featuring secret agent Blaine McCracken. A murderous army of conspirators plans assassination on an epic scale that will allow them to take over the U.S.
- LANDEAU, ANKE (c1957- )
- * *Spiral Terra (Phoenix Publications 0-9518995-0-3, Jul 93, £12.95, 286pp, hc) Futuristic novel about satanic abuse.
- LANDIS, GEOFFREY A(lan) (1955- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- * *Authors Choice Monthly Issue 26: Myths, Legends, and True History (Pulphouse no ISBN, Dec 91, $4.95, 111pp, tp, cover by George Barr) Collection of ten stories with commentary by the author. A signed hardcover edition ($25.00) is also available and a deluxe leatherbound edition ($50.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
- LANDIS, MARIE; [i.e., Marie Antoinette Landis Edwards] (1920-1999) (stories)
- LANDON, BROOKS (stories) (assoc.)
- * *Science Fiction After 1900: From the Steam Man to the Stars (Simon & Schuster/Twayne 0-8057-0962-2, Mar 97, $24.95, 251pp, hc) Non-fiction study of SF since 1900, with lists of recommended SF and reference works, and an index.
- LANDRY, JUDITH, trans. (stories)
- LANE, ANDY; [i.e., Andrew Lane] (1963- ) (stories)
- * *All-Consuming Fire (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20415-8, Jun 94, £4.99, 305pp, pb, cover by Jeff Cummins) [Doctor Who] Doctor Who novelization. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
- * *Doctor Who: Original Sin (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20444-1, Jun 95, £4.99, 321pp, pb, cover by Tony Masero) [Doctor Who] Novelisation based on the TV series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
- * *Doctor Who: The Empire of Glass (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20457-3, Nov 95 [Feb 96], £4.99, 259pp, pb, cover by Paul Campbell) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
- * _Lucifer Rising (with Jim Mortimore) See entry under Jim Mortimore.
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- * *Decalog 4: Re-Generations: Ten Stories/A Thousand Years/One Family (with Justin Richards) (Virgin 0-426-20505-7, May 97 [Apr 97], £4.99, 297pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) Original SF anthology. The story of the Forrester familyfirst introduced in the Doctor Who New Adventures seriesfrom their humble roots to their galaxy-spanning Earth empire a thousand years from now. (Contents)
- * *Doctor Who: Decalog 3: Consequences (with Justin Richards) (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20478-6, May 96 [Jul 96], £4.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Colin Howard) [Doctor Who] Collection of ten original stories based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a worldwide edition and is available in the US for $5.95. (Contents)
- LANE, ANN J(udith) (1931- )
- * *To Herland and Beyond: The Life and Work of Charlotte Perkins Gilman (Pantheon 0-394-50559-X, Apr 90 [Mar 90], $29.95, 413pp, hc) Non-fiction; reference. Critical biography of a feminist writer of Victorian horror and Utopian fantasy. [Gilman]
- * _To Herland and Beyond: The Life and Work of Charlotte Perkins Gilman (Penguin/Meridian 0-452-01080-2, Nov 91 [Oct 91], $12.95, 413pp, tp) Reprint (Pantheon 1990) non-fiction, a critical biography of the feminist writer of horror and Utopian fantasy. [Gilman]
- * _To Herland and Beyond: The Life and Work of Charlotte Perkins Gilman (University Press of Virginia 0-8139-1742-5, May 97 [Aug 98], $17.50, 413pp, tp) Reprint (Pantheon 1990) critical biography. This is dated 1997, but not seen until now. Available from University Press of Virginia, Box 3608 University Station, Charlottesville VA 22903-0608 [Gilman]
- _____, ed.
- LANE, CHRISTOPHER
- * *Edens Gate (Zondervan 0-310-41161-0, Sep 94 [Oct 94], 383pp, tp, cover by Neal McPheeters) Fantasy novel. Archaeologists make a discovery that may prove the Biblical story of Creation if political and intellectual forces dont interfere.
- LANE, DARYL
- * *The Sound of Wonder: Interviews from The Science Fiction Radio Show" (with David Carson & William Vernon) (Oryx Press 0-89774-175-7, Nov 85, $18.50, 203pp, pb) Non-fiction biographical. Has transcriptions of interviews with 9 authors and artists: Donaldson, Cherryh, Clement, Harness, Sturgeon, Waldrop, Williamson, Rucker, and Whelan.
- * *The Sound of Wonder: Interviews from The Science Fiction Radio Show, Vol. 2 (with David Carson & William Vernon) (Oryx Press 0-89774-233-8, Dec 85 [Nov 85], $18.50, 201pp, pb) Non-fiction biographical. Has transcripts of interviews with Anthony, Bryant, Farmer, Wollheim, Hogan, Bradley, Ebert, Wolfe, Dickson, and Martin.
- LANE, JEREMY (1893-1963)
- * *Yellow Men Sleep (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-58-5, Feb 84 [Jan 84], $15, 243pp, hc) Reprint (Century 1919) Asian fantasy-adventure which first appeared as a pulp magazine serial in 1919, under the title The Fragrant Web. Illustrations by Allan McLucky.
- LANG, ANDREW, ed. (1844-1912) (stories)
- LANG, SIMON; pseudonym of Darlene Hartman, (1934- )
- * *Hopeship (Ace 0-441-34306-6, Jan 94 [Dec 93], $4.99, 230pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Skipjack] Sf novel of the adventures of an Enterprise-like starship in space and time, fifth book of the Skipjack series.
- * *Timeslide (Ace 0-441-80928-6, Apr 93 [Mar 93], $4.99, 260pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Skipjack] Sf novel of the adventures of an Enterprise-like starship in space and time, sequel to The Trumpets of Tagan, and the fourth book in the Skipjack series. The book is copyrighted by Darlene Hartman.
- * *The Trumpets of Tagan (Ace 0-441-82576-1, Jul 92 [Jun 92], $4.99, 258pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Skipjack] Sf novel, first book of a new series, Voyages of the Skipjack. The ship gets involved in the kidnapping of an Imperial heir on a conquered world inhabited by catlike aliens. Lang is a pen name for Darlene Hartman.
- LANGE, JOHN FREDERICK, Jr. (1931- ); see pseudonym John Norman
- LANGFORD, DAVID (Rowland) (1953- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- * *The Dragonhikers Guide to Battlefield Covenant at Dunes Edge: Odyssey Two (Drunken Dragon Press 0-947578-01-3, Nov 88, £9.95, 142pp, hc) Collection of sf and fantasy parodies. Rather over-priced for such a slim volume. Despite the September copyright date, this did not appear until November. Distributed in the U.S. by Dreamhaven Books & Art, 1300 Fourth St. East, Minneapolis MN 55414. (Contents)
- * *The Dragonhikers Guide to Battlefield Covenant at Dunes Edge: Odyssey Two (Drunken Dragon Press 0-947578-51-X, Nov 88, £24.95, 142pp, hc) De-luxe, signed, edition of the above, limited to 100 copies.
- * *Earthdoom! (with John Grant) (Grafton 0-586-06739-6, May 87, £2.95, 303pp, pb) Spoof disaster novel featuring villainous aliens, rabid lemmings and cloned Hitlers, among others.
- * _The Interpreters/A Novacon Garland (with James White) See entry under James White.
- * *Irrational Numbers (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-63-1, Apr 94 [May 94], $5.95, 34pp, ph, cover by Jason C. Eckhardt) Collection of three SF/horror stories, two apparently original, with illustrations by Jason C. Eckhardt. Available from Necronomicon Press, PO Box 1304, West Warwick RI 02893. (Contents)
- * _The Leaky Establishment (Sphere 0-7221-5378-3, 1985, £2.25, 197pp, pb) Reprint (Muller 1984) associational novel.
- * _The Leaky Establishment (Sphere 0-7221-5378-3, Nov 85, £2.25, 197pp, pb) Reprint (Muller 1984) humorous novel; non-sf, associational. Life in a scientific establishment.
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