The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

LAYMON, RICHARD (Carl) (stories) (continued)

• * _Endless Night (Headline 0-7472-4367-0, Jun ’94, £5.99, 470pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 1993) associational novel.
• * *Fiends (Headline 0-7472-1820-X, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], £16.99, 275pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Collection of 13 dark fantasy and thriller stories, including the original novel, Fiends. There is an Introduction by Dean Koontz. A paperback edition (£4.99) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * _Fiends (Headline 0-7472-5525-3, Nov ’97, £5.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 1997) collection of 13 dark fantasy and thriller stories, including the original novel, Fiends. There is an introduction by Dean Koontz. An export edition (same details) was available 1 September 1997.
• * *Flesh (W.H. Allen 0-491-03487-3, Oct ’87 [Nov ’87], £11.95, 333pp, hc) Horror novel.
• * +Flesh (Tor 0-812-52110-2, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 407pp, pb) Horror novel. A parasite changes a man’s personality and directs him in evil deeds. First U.S. edition (W.H. Allen 1987).
• * _Flesh (W.H. Allen Star 0-352-32098-2, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], £2.99, 333pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) horror novel.
• * _Flesh (Headline 0-7472-3532-5, Mar ’90 [Apr ’90], £3.99, 333pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) horror novel. This is the Star edition with a Headline ISBN and price sticker.
• * _Flesh (Headline 0-7472-3532-5, Oct ’90, £3.99, 333pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) horror novel.
• * *Funland (W.H. Allen 0-352-32532-1, Oct ’89, £6.99, 447pp, tp) Horror novel. Also available in hardcover (-03449-0, £12.95).
• * +Funland (NAL Onyx 0-451-40182-4, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $3.95, 397pp, pb) Horror novel about brutal gang warfare and inhumanity in a California resort town. First American edition (W.H. Allen 1989).
• * _Funland (Headline 0-7472-3547-3, Oct ’90, £4.50, 500pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1989) horror novel.
• * *A Good, Secret Place (Deadline Press 0-9631367-4-7, Mar ’93 [Apr ’93], $35.00, 231pp, hc, cover by Larry Mori) Collection of 20 horror stories, five original, with an introduction by Edward Gorman and illustrations by Larry Mori. This is a signed numbered 574-copy limited edition, with a 26-copy lettered leatherbound edition announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * *In the Dark (Headline 0-7472-0994-4, Jun ’94, £16.99, 313pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Horror novel.
• * _In the Dark (Headline 0-7472-4509-6, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], £5.99, 503pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 1994) associational thriller of a librarian hooked on a deadly game of pursuit and consequences.
• * *The Midnight Tour (CD Publications 1-881475-40-9, Jul ’98, $40.00, 599pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) [Beast House Chronicles] Reprint (NEL 1986) horror novel, book three of the “Beast House Chronicles”. This is the “writer’s cut.” This is a signed, limited edition of 1000. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 943, Abingdon MD 21009.
• * _The Midnight Tour (Headline 0-7472-2050-6, Aug ’98, £16.99, 438pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) [Beast House Chronicles] Reprint (CD Publications 1998) horror novel, book three of “The Beast House Chronicles”. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Midnight Tour (BCA UK CN3325, Oct ’98 [Nov ’98], £9.99, 438pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) [Beast House Chronicles] Reprint (CD Publications 1998) dark fantasy novel. Book Three of “The Beast House Chronicles”.
• * _Midnight’s Lair (Headline 0-7472-0567-1, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], £15.99, 253pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988 as by Richard Kelly) horror novel.
• * +Midnight’s Lair (St. Martin’s 0-312-08845-0, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $18.95, 253pp, hc, cover by Cary Henrie) Horror novel of a group of tourists trapped in a cave who discover horrific and deadly creatures while trying to escape. First American edition (W.H. Allen 1988 as by Richard Kelly).
• * _Midnight’s Lair (Headline 0-7472-3896-0, Jan ’93, £4.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988 as by Richard Kelly) horror novel.
• * _Midnight’s Lair (Zebra 0-8217-4684-7, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $4.50, 301pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988 as by Richard Kelly) horror novel about a group of tourists trapped in a cave with monstrous creatures.
• * *Night Show (NEL 0-450-05706-2, Dec ’84, £1.95, 192pp, pb) Horror novel. [Not seen]
• * _Night Show (NEL 0-450-05706-2, Nov ’92, £4.50, 192pp, pb) Reissue (NEL 1984) horror novel.
• * _Night Show (Headline 0-7472-4782-X, Oct ’94, £4.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (NEL 1984) horror novel.
• * _Night Snow (Tor 0-812-52106-4, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $3.50, 283pp, pb) Reprint (1984) horror novel.
• * *One Rainy Night (Headline 0-7472-7966-7, Mar ’91 [Oct ’90], £7.99, 308pp, tp) Horror novel about black rain that drives people mad. Also available in hardcover (-0407-1, £14.95).
• * _One Rainy Night (Headline 0-7472-3549-X, Oct ’91, £4.99, 410pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 1991) horror novel.
• * *Out Are the Lights and Other Tales (Headline 0-7472-3581-3, Jun ’93 [May ’93], £4.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Mark Taylor) Collection of the title novel (NEL 1982) and five short stories, previously uncollected. (Contents)
• * _Out Are the Lights and Other Tales (Headline 0-7472-3581-3, Dec ’96 [Jan ’97], £5.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Mark Taylor) Reissue (Headline 1993) collection of the title novel (NEL 1982) andfive short stories. Third printing.
• * *Resurrection Dreams (W.H. Allen 0-491-03398-2, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], £11.95, 352pp, hc) Horror novel.
• * +Resurrection Dreams (NAL Onyx 0-451-40136-0, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $4.50, 319pp, pb) Horror novel of a zombie army devastating a small town. First US edition (W.H. Allen 1988).
• * _Resurrection Dreams (Star 0-352-32306-X, Dec ’89, £3.50, 352pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988) horror novel. This follows the original British text instead of the rewritten U.S. version.
• * _Resurrection Dreams (Headline 0-7472-3534-1, Jun ’90, £3.99, 352pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988) horror novel.
• * +Savage (St. Martin’s 0-312-10537-1, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $21.95, 341pp, hc, cover by Cary Henrie) Associational Western horror novel about Jack the Ripper in Arizona. First American edition (Headline 1993 as Savage: From Whitechapel to the Wild West on the Track of Jack the Ripper).
• * *Savage: From Whitechapel to the Wild West on the Track of Jack the Ripper (Headline 0-7472-7918-7, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], £8.99, 341pp, tp, cover by Steve Crisp) Associational Western novel, in which Jack the Ripper emigrates to Tombstone, Arizona. A hardcover edition (-0645-7, £15.99) is also available.
• * _Savage: From Whitechapel to the Wild West on the Track of Jack the Ripper (Headline 0-7472-4120-1, Sep ’93, £4.99, 437pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 1993) associational Western novel featuring Jack the Ripper.
• * _The Stake (Headline Overseas 0-7472-3548-1, 1990 [Dec ’90], £4.99, 506pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 1990) horror novel. This is an ‘Open Market’ edition and is not available in the UK.
• * *The Stake (Headline 0-7472-7967-5, Oct ’90, £7.99, 310pp, tp) Horror novel. Also available in hardcover (-0327-X, £13.95).
• * +The Stake (St. Martin’s 0-312-06016-5, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $19.95, 441pp, hc, cover by Amy Mayone) Horror novel. First American edition (Headline 1990).
• * _The Stake (Headline 0-7472-3548-1, Jun ’91, £4.99, 506pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 1990) horror novel about a horror writer who discovers a corpse with a stake through its heart.
• * _The Stake (Zebra 0-8217-4897-1, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $4.99, 507pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 1990) horror novel. A horror writer finds a corpse with a stake in its chest.
• * +Tread Softly (Tor 0-812-52108-0, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $3.95, 311pp, pb) Horror novel of evil in the woods. First American edition (Sphere 1986). [This is an original per W.H. Allen, see under Richard Kelly]
• * *The Wilds (CD Publications 1-881475-37-9, Jul ’98, $30.00, 109pp, hc, cover by Keith Minnion) Associational non-supernatural horror novella. Illustrated by Keith Minnion. This is a signed, limited edition of 450 copies. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 943, Abingdon MD 21009.
• * _The Woods Are Dark (Headline 0-7472-3550-3, Mar ’91, £3.50, 247pp, pb) Reprint (NEL 1983) horror novel.

LAZARUS, RICHARD (stories)

• * *A Journey Into Mystery (University Editions 1-56002-158-6, Sep ’92, $7.95, 146pp, tp, cover by Charles Bernard) Original collection of seven sf stories. Order from University Editions, 59 Oak Lane, Spring Valley, Huntington WV 25704. (Contents)

LAZUTA, GENE; [i.e., Eugene Michael Lazuta] (1959- ); see pseudonyms Alex Kane & Daniel Raven

• * *Bleeder (Diamond 1-55773-474-7, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.50, 282pp, pb) Horror novel. A writer’s fictional killer has become real and is on a murder spree.
• * *Blood Flies (Charter Diamond 1-55773-374-0, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.95, 265pp, pb) Horror novel of killer flies.
• * *Vyrmin (Diamond 1-55773-685-5, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $4.50, 278pp, pb) Horror novel of werewolf creatures that have infiltrated the human race and wait to seize control.

LE TENDRE

• * _Roxanna & The Quest for the Time Bird 3: The Riege Matter (with Regis Loisel) See entry under Regis Loisel.

LEACH, CHRISTOPHER (1925- ) (stories)

• * *Enemies and Other Strangers (J.M. Dent 0-460-04686-1, Jan ’86 [Aug ’86], £9.50, 162pp, hc) Original collection of literary stories, apparently with elements of dark fantasy or horror. (Contents)

LEAR, ALAN W(ebster) (1953- ) (stories)

• * *Spirits of Another Sort (Haunted Library no ISBN, Jul ’92, £2.50, 36pp, ph, cover by Alan Hunter) Collection of four original ghost stories set in Tompion College. (Contents)

LEATHERDALE, CLIVE (1949- )

• * *Dracula: The Novel & the Legend: A Study of Bram Stoker’s Gothic Masterpiece (Aquarian Press 0-85030-383-4, Nov ’85 [Mar ’86], £6.95/$8.95, 256pp, pb) [Dracula] Non-fiction critical exploration of the folklore and superstitions surrounding the “undead”, influences on Stoker, and Christian and sexual symbolism involved. Has 1985 copyright. It’s the original British book now distributed in the U.S. by Sterling Pub., 2 Park Ave, New York, NY 10016. Missed last year. [Stoker]
• * _Dracula: The Novel and the Legend (Desert Island Books 1-874287-04-X, Jan ’93, £14.99, 256pp, hc) Reprint (The Antiquarian Press 1985) story of Bram Stoker’s classic horror novel. This is the second edition and has been revised.

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• * *Bram Stoker’s Dracula Unearthed (Desert Island Books 1-874287-12-0, Jun ’98 [Aug ’98], $29.95, 512pp, hc, cover by Bruce Wightman) [Dracula] Annotated edition of Stoker’s vampire novel (Constable 1897), with extensive notes by Leatherdale, who provides an introduction, a select bibliography, and a list of Stoker’s sources. An introduction by Stoker to the 1901 Icelandic edition is also included. Authors include Nina Auerbach, William Hughes, and Clive Leatherdale. Originally published in the UK, this is available in the US from Firebird Distributing, 2030 First Street, Unit 5, Eureka CA 95501; 707-444-1434. [Stoker]
• * *The Origins of “Dracula”: The Background to Bram Stoker’s Gothic Masterpiece (Kimber 0-7183-0657-0, Oct ’87 [Dec ’87], £12.50, 239pp, hc) Collection of essays about Dracula. [Stoker]

LEBBON, TIM (stories)

• * *Faith in the Flesh: The First Law/From Bad Flesh (RazorBlade Press 0-9531468-4-7, Oct ’98 [Nov ’98], £4.99, 142pp, tp, cover by Ros Protheroe) Original dark fantasy/SF collection of two novellas, with an introduction by Peter Crowther. Available from Turnaround, Unit 3, Olympia Trading Estate, Coburg Road, Wood Green, London N22 6TZ. (Contents)
• * *Mesmer (Tanjen 1-901530-02-7, 1998 [Dec ’98], £5.99, 182pp, pb, cover by Madeleine V. Finnegan) Horror novel.

LeCLAIRE, ANNE D(ickinson) (1942- )

• * *Sideshow (Piatkus 0-7499-0285-X, Feb ’95, £15.99, 308pp, hc, cover by Joe Baker) SF novel. Soleil Brown, a librarian, volunteers for a museum exhibit whose machine can read the mind of subjects and translate them into images for public view. Her dreams somehow connect with the life of a girl of 60 years ago, and begin to break through the barriers of time and space.

LE COMTE, EDWARD (Semple) (1916- )

• * *I, Eve (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-11981-X, Aug ’88, $14.95, 134pp, hc) Novel that retells the story of Adam and Eve.

LEDGER, PETER

• * _The Sisterhood of Steel: Baronwe: Daughter of Death (with Christy Marx) See entry under Christy Marx.

LEE, ADAM; pseudonym of A. A. Attanasio, (1951- )

• * +The Dark Shore (Avon 0-380-79071-8, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $13.00, 410pp, tp, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Dominions of Irth] Fantasy novel, book one of “The Dominions of Irth”. A hardcover edition (-97441-X, $24.00) is also available. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 1996 as by A.A. Attanasio).
• * _The Dark Shore (SFBC #16034, Jul ’97, $11.98, 410pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Dominions of Irth] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1996 as by A.A. Attanasio) fantasy novel, book one of “The Dominions of Irth”. This is similar to the Avon hardcover edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Dark Shore (Avon Eos 0-380-79617-1, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $5.99, 495pp, pb, cover by Matthew Stawicki) [Dominions of Irth] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1996 as by A.A. Attanasio) fantasy novel, book one of “The Dominions of Irth”.
• * *The Shadow Eater (Avon Eos 0-380-79073-4, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $13.00, 334pp, tp) [Dominions of Irth] Fantasy novel, book two of “The Dominions of Irth”. Simultaneous with the UK edition (Hodder & Stoughton as by A.A. Attanasio).

LEE, ALAN (1947- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Castles (with David Day) (Bantam 0-553-05066-4, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $24.95, 192pp, hc) Book of art work with a text by David Day. It includes castles of both history and fantasy.
• * _Castles (McGraw-Hill 0-07-037280-2, Sep ’86 [Dec ’86], $12.95, pb) Reprint (Bantam 1984) fantasy art book by Alan Lee, with text by David Day.
• * _Faeries (with Brian Froud) See entry under Brian Froud.

LEE, EARL

• * *Drakulya (See Sharp Press 1-884365-02-7, Oct ’94 [Nov ’94], $10.95, 213pp, tp, cover by Clifford Harper) [Dracula] Vampire novel, a retelling of Stoker’s Dracula in the form of the lost journal of Mircea Drakulya, Lord of the Dead. Order from See Sharp Press, P.O. Box 1731, Tucson AZ 85702; 800-356-9315. Signed copies are available for cover price plus $2.00 postage from Nathan De Lee, 613 South Olive, Pittsburg, KS 66762.

LEE, EDWARD; pseudonym of Lee Edward Seymour, (1957- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Case of the Police Officer’s Cock Ring and The Piano Player Who Had No Fingers (with John C. Pelan) (Dark Raptor Press no ISBN, May ’98, $6.00, 16pp, ph, cover by Matt Terry) [Micah Hayes] Erotic horror short story published in chapbook form. Micah Hayes meets a werewolf. Available in a signed, limited edition of 333 copies. A deluxe lettered edition sold out. Dark Raptor Press, PO Box 2242, Clay NY 13041; e-mail: nightflier@mindspring.com
• * *The Chosen (Zebra 0-8217-4372-4, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $4.50, 379pp, pb) Horror novel about a restaurant manager who takes over a haunted inn.
• * *Coven (Diamond 1-55773-422-4, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $3.95, 292pp, pb) Horror novel of monstrous flesh-eating witches attacking a small town.
• * *Creekers (Zebra 0-8217-4568-9, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $4.50, 414pp, pb) Horror novel of a small town beleagured by centuries-old killers.
• * *Ghouls (Pinnacle 1-55817-119-3, Jul ’88, $3.95, 444pp, pb) Horror novel featuring the title monsters in contemporary Maryland.
• * *Incubi (Diamond 1-55773-549-2, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $4.50, 280pp, pb) Horror novel of a detective’s search for a monstrous incubus.
• * *Portrait of the Psychopath as a Young Woman (with Elizabeth Steffen) (Necro Publications 1-889186-09-0, Jun ’98 [Jul ’98], $12.95, 288pp, tp, cover by Brandy Gill) Associational non-supernatural serial-killer horror novel. This is a signed limited edition of 500; a hardcover, signed limited edition of 150 (-10-4, $50.00), and a deluxe slipcased lettered edition ($150.00), were announced but not seen. A first novel. Necro Publications, PO Box 540298, Orlando FL 32854-0298; add $1.50 postage for the trade paperback, $3.00 for the hardcover.
• * *Shifters (with John C. Pelan) (Obsidian Books 1-891480-00-6, Jan ’98 [May ’98], $45.00, 267pp, hc, cover by GAK) Horror novel. Introduction by Jack Ketchum. A signed, limited edition of 375. Order from Obsidan Books, 37800 38th Ave. S., Auburn WA 98001; 253-874-5721.
• * *Splatterspunk: The Micah Hayes Stories (with John C. Pelan) (Sideshow Press no ISBN, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $15.00, 211pp, tp, cover by Mychael Tolver) [Micah Hayes] Collection of five humorously disgusting, erotic horror stories about the sexually over-endowed police deputy. One is an excerpt from a previously published novella; two stories, the prologue, and a foreword by Hayes himself are original to this volume. This is a limited edition of 550; a hardcover, lettered edition ($125.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Sideshow Press, PO Box 945, Brewerton NY 13029-0945. (Contents)
• * *Succubi (Diamond 1-55773-676-6, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $4.50, 258pp, pb) Horror novel of unwary men menaced by succubi loose on the streets.

LEE, ELAINE

• * *Skin Tight Orbit (NBM Amerotica 1-56163-118-3, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $9.95, unpaginated, tp, cover by Craig Hamilton) Graphic collection of erotic SF stories written by Elaine Lee and illustrated by Michael Kaluta, Will Simpson, Mary Wilshire, and Phil Winslade. Some stories are set in the future of Lee’s play, Starstruck.

LEE, (Bert) GENTRY (1942- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Bright Messengers (Bantam Spectra 0-553-09006-2, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $21.95, 354pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Rama] SF novel, set loosely in the “Rama” universe. This is Lee’s first solo novel.
• * _Bright Messengers (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57329-2, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $6.50, 447pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Rama] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1995) SF novel, set loosely in the “Rama” universe.
• * _Cradle (with Arthur C. Clarke) See entry under Arthur C. Clarke
• * _The Garden of Rama (with Arthur C. Clarke) See entry under Arthur C. Clarke
• * _Rama II (with Arthur C. Clarke) See entry under Arthur C. Clarke
• * _Rama Revealed (with Arthur C. Clarke) See entry under Arthur C. Clarke

LEE, JOHN (Arthur Walter) (1939- )

• * *The Unicorn Dilemma (Tor 0-812-54402-1, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.95, 374pp, pb) [Unicorn Saga] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Unicorn Quest.