The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

LE FANU, J(oseph Thomas) SHERIDAN (stories) (continued)

• * *The Illustrated J.S. Le Fanu (Crucible 1-85336-047-3, Aug ’88, £14.95, 318pp, hc) Ghost/horror collection, selected and introduced by Michael Cox. (Contents)
• * _In a Glass Darkly (Alan Sutton 0-86299-379-2, Sep ’87, £3.50, 192pp, tp) [Martin Hesselius] Reprint (Richard Bently 1872) ghost/horror collection. [Not seen]
• * _In a Glass Darkly (Alan Sutton 0-86299-379-2, 1990 [Apr ’91], £4.95, 314pp, pb, cover by Francisco Goya) [Martin Hesselius] Reprint (Richard Bentley 1872) classic collection of five occult short stories. Recommended. (PSP) This appeared in 1990 but has only just been seen. (Contents)
• * _In a Glass Darkly (World’s Classics 0-19-282805-3, May ’93, £5.99, 347pp, tp, cover by Atkinson Grimshaw) [Martin Hesselius] Reprint (Richard Bentley 1872) ghost collection. This edition is edited and introduced by Robert Tracy.
• * _In a Glass Darkly (Oxford University Press 0-19-282805-3, Jul ’93, $8.95, 347pp, tp, cover by Atkinson Grimshaw) [Martin Hesselius] Reprint (Bentley 1872) classic collection of five supernatural tales featuring “metaphysical doctor” Dr. Hesselius. Edited and with an introduction by Robert Tracy. This is a worldwide edition sold in both the US and the UK. (Contents)
• * _In a Glass Darkly (Wordsworth 1-85236-265-X, Sep ’95 [Feb ’96], £1.00, 302pp, pb, cover by Arnold Bocklin) [Martin Hesselius] Reprint (Richard Bentley 1886) collection of five dark fantasy stories. A thrift paperback edition.
• * _Madam Crowl’s Ghost and Other Tales of Mystery (Wordsworth 1-85326-218-8, Sep ’94 [Mar ’95], £1.00, 174pp, pb, cover by John Atkinson Grimshaw) Reprint (G. Bell 1923) collection of 12 stories; edited and with an Introduction by M. R. James. A thrift paperback edition, issued in 1994, but not seen until now. (Contents)
• * _The Wyvern Mystery (Alan Sutton 0-7509-0687-1, Jul ’94, £5.99, 272pp, tp, cover by Sir Frank Dicksee) Reprint (Bentley 1869) associational thriller. Includes an introduction by Julian Cowley.

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• * _J. Sheridan Le Fanu: A Bio-Bibliography See entry under Gary William Crawford.

LEFANU, SARAH (1953- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * +Feminism and Science Fiction (Indiana University Press 0-253-23100-0, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $9.95, 231pp, tp) Non-fiction; criticism. A study of of the role of women and women writers in sf. The second half of the book is devoted to a detailed study of Le Guin, Tiptree, Charnas, and Russ. A hardcover edition (-33287-7, $29.95) was announced but not seen. First American edition (The Women’s Press 1988 as In the Chinks of the World Machine).
• * *In the Chinks of the World Machine (The Women’s Press 0-7043-4092-5, Mar ’88, £5.95, 231pp, tp) Extremely well-written study of the role of women in sf and of women writing sf. The first half is a general survey of the field and the second half looks in detail at Le Guin, Tiptree, Charnas and Russ. One of the better critical works of recent years - strongly recommended. (PSP)
• * *Writing Fantasy Fiction (A & C Black 0-7136-4260-2, Jul ’96 [Oct ’96], £8.99, 124pp, tp) Reference book.

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• * _Despatches from the Frontiers of the Female Mind (with Jen Green) See entry under Jen Green.
• * *Sex, Drugs, Rock’n’Roll: Stories to End the Century (Serpent’s Tail 1-85242-538-5, Oct ’97, £8.99, xiv+223pp, tp) Associational collection of original genre and mainstream stories. (Contents)

LEGG, JOHN

• * *Collecting Shane Stevens, a.k.a. J.W. Rider (Black Diamond 0-9644069-0-X, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $24.95, 88pp, tp) Non-fiction bibliography of a writer noted for hard-hitting crime novels. Includes photos of Stephen King and Isaac Asimov. Available from Black Diamond Books, P.O. Box 20081, Charleston WV 25362-1081; 304-344-9816. [Stevens]

LE GUIN, URSULA K(roeber) (1929- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Always Coming Home (Harper & Row 0-06-015456-X, Oct ’85 [Sep ’85], $25.00, 525pp, pb) An unusual combination of sf “novel” by Le Guin, line drawings by Margaret Chodos, and a cassette of music by Todd Barton (plus readings by Le Guin), depicting a far-future California society. One of the most complex and exciting future cultures ever created, including everything from plays to recipes. A major book. (DLN) (Contents)
• * *Always Coming Home (Harper & Row 0-06-015545-0, Oct ’85 [Nov ’85], $50.00 boxed with cassette, $34.60 without cassette, 525pp, hc) Hardcover versions of the above.
• * _Always Coming Home (SFBC #045666, Feb ’86 [Mar ’86], $14.98, 525pp, pb) This is a false entry. Although listed as a book club edition, the copies we’ve seen are copies of the first edition (Harper & Row 1985) with book club distribution.
• * _Always Coming Home (Gollancz 0-575-03855-1, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £10.95, 544pp, hc) Reprint (Harper & Row 1985) sf “novel” (really more of a collection), first British trade edition. It comes without the music cassette, “Music from the Valley”, which can be ordered separately (0-575-03859-4, £5.95).
• * _Always Coming Home (Gollancz 0-575-03860-8, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £40.00, 544pp, hc) Deluxe edition of the above, includes the cassette of music by Todd Barton.
• * _Always Coming Home (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26280-7, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $4.95, 563pp, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1985) sf novel.
• * _Always Coming Home (Grafton 0-586-07383-3, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], £5.95, 525pp, tp) Reprint (Harper & Row 1985) sf/fantasy novel.
• * _Always Coming Home (HarperCollins UK 0-00-647595-7, Aug ’93, £5.99, 563pp, tp) Reprint (Harper & Row 1985) sf novel/collection.
• * _The Beginning Place (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26282-3, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $2.95, 183pp, pb) Reissue (Harper & Row 1980) young-adult fantasy novel; 4th printing.
• * _The Beginning Place (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-100148-1, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.50, 246pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) Reprint (Harper & Row 1980) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *Blue Moon Over Thurman Street (NewSage Press 0-939165-22-8, Nov ’93, $16.95, 128pp, tp) Collection of non-sf poetry and fragments concerning life on a particular street in Portland OR, some printed handwritten, accompanied by many black & white photos by Roger Dorband. There is introductory material by both author and photographer, as well as notes on the individual photos and detachable postcards attatched to the flaps. Available from NewSage Press, 825 N.E. 20th Ave., Suite 150, Portland OR 97232.
• * *Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences (Capra Press 0-88496-270-9, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $15.95, 196pp, hc) Collection of stories and poetry about animals (and plants and minerals) — sf, fantasy, and associational. The title story is a fine original. (FCM) PW described the book and Le Guin as “a mixture of prodigious talent and stubborn polemic, which has alternately exhilarated and exasperated sf readers since the ’60s” — a perfect summing-up (CNB). (Contents)
• * _Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences (NAL Plume 0-452-26139-2, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $6.95, 196pp, tp) Reprint (Capra Press 1987) collection of stories and poems, including the Hugo-winning novelette.
• * _Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences (Gollancz 0-575-04739-9, Mar ’90, £13.95, 196pp, hc, cover by Jane Hartley) Reprint (Capra Press 1987) collection of stories and poetry about animals (and plants and minerals) — sf, fantasy, and associational.
• * _Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45059-3, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $4.50, 236pp, pb, cover by Robert Goldstrom) Reprint (Capra 1987) collection of prose and poetry about animals and nature, containing one novella, ten stories, and 18 poems.
• * _Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences (Plume UK 0-452-26480-4, Jun ’94, £5.99, 196pp, pb, cover by Robert Goldstrom) Reprint (Capra 1987) fantasy collection.
• * _Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45434-0, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $8.95, 196pp, tp) Reprint (Capra Press 1987) collection of stories and poetry about animals and nature, including the Hugo-winning novelette.
• * _Buffalo Gals, Won’t You Come Out Tonight (Pomegranate 0-87654-071-X, Sep ’94 [Oct ’94], $16.95, 79pp, hc, cover by Susan Seddon Boulet) Large-size picture-book reprint of the 1987 short story, lavishly illustrated with mystic paintings by Susan Seddon Boulet. Order from Pomegranate Publications, Box 6099, Rohnert Park CA 94927; 800-227-1428.
• * *Catwings (Franklin Watts/Orchard 0-531-05759-3, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $10.95, 40pp, hc) [Catwings] Children’s fantasy story about a family of flying cats. With illustrations by S.D. Schindler.
• * _Catwings (Scholastic 0-590-42833-0, Mar ’90, $2.50, 40pp, tp, cover by S. D. Schindler) [Catwings] Reprint (Orchard 1988) children’s fantasy story with illustrations by S.D. Schindler.
• * _Catwings (Scholastic 0-590-46072-2, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $2.95, 40pp, tp, cover by S. D. Schindler) [Catwings] Reprint (Orchard 1988) children’s fantasy story with illustrations by S. D. Schindler. This is a miniature book, apparently shot down from the Scholastic trade paperback edition.
• * *Catwings Return (Franklin Watts/Orchard 0-531-05803-4, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $10.95, 49pp, hc) [Catwings] Children’s talking animal fantasy short story, illustrated by S.D. Schindler.
• * _Catwings Return (Scholastic 0-590-42832-2, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $2.50, 48pp, pb, cover by S. D. Schindler) [Catwings] Reprint (Orchard 1989) children’s fantasy, illustrated by S.D. Schindler.
• * _Catwings Return (Scholastic 0-590-46074-9, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $2.95, 49pp, tp, cover by S. D. Schindler) [Catwings] Reprint (Orchard 1989) children’s fantasy short story, illustrated by S.D. Schindler. This is a miniature book, apparently shot down from the Scholastic trade paperback edition.
• * _City of Illusions (Vista 0-575-60128-0, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], £4.99, 192pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [League of All Worlds] Reprint (Ace 1967) SF novel in the “Hainish” series.
• * _The Compass Rose (Bantam Spectra 0-553-23512-5, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $3.50, 271pp, pb) Reissue (Harper & Row 1982) collection of 20 stories. 4th printing.
• * _The Compass Rose (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-100181-3, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $4.50, 368pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) Reprint (Harper & Row 1982) collection of 20 stories.
• * *Dancing at the Edge of the World (Grove 0-8021-1105-X, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $17.95, 306pp, hc) Non-fiction, collection of essays on fantasy, travel writing, etc., plus a collection of reviews.
• * _Dancing at the Edge of the World (Gollancz 0-575-04508-6, Jun ’89, £14.95, 302pp, hc) Reprint (Grove 1989) collection of essays and book reviews. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Dancing at the Edge of the World (Harper Perennial 0-06-097289-0, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $8.95, 306pp, tp) Reprint (Grove 1989) non-fiction collection of essays and reviews.
• * _Dancing at the Edge of the World (Paladin 0-586-09134-3, Mar ’92, £5.99, 306pp, tp) Reprint (Grove 1989) non-fiction collection of essays on fantasy, travel writing, etc., plus a collection of reviews.
• * _Dancing at the Edge of the World (Grove 0-8021-3529-3, Oct ’97 [Nov ’97], $12.00, 306pp, tp) Reprint (Grove 1989) non-fiction collection of essays and reviews by Le Guin.
• * _The Dispossessed (Avon 0-380-00382-1, Nov ’85 [Oct ’85], $3.25, 311pp, pb) [League of All Worlds] Reissue (Harper & Row 1974) sf novel of political/philosophical speculation. 16th Avon printing.
• * _The Dispossessed (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-100137-6, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $4.50, 387pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) [League of All Worlds] Reprint (Harper & Row 1974) utopian sf novel.
• * _The Dispossessed (Gollancz 0-575-01678-7, Apr ’91 [Jun ’91], £14.99, 319pp, hc) [League of All Worlds] Reissue (Harper & Row 1974) classic sf novel.
• * _The Dispossessed (Easton Press no ISBN, Aug ’93, no price, 341pp, hc) [League of All Worlds] Reprint (Harper & Row 1974) sf novel, with an introduction by Frederik Pohl and artwork by Pat Morrissey. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _The Dispossessed (HarperPrism 0-06-105488-7, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $5.50, 387pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [League of All Worlds] Reprint (Harper & Row 1974) utopian SF novel.
• * _The Dispossessed (HarperCollins UK 0-586-04219-9, Feb ’96, £4.99, 319pp, pb) [League of All Worlds] Reissue (Harper & Row 1974) classic, award-winning SF novel. 7th printing.
• * *The Earthsea Quartet (Puffin 0-14-034803-4, Jun ’93, £6.99, 691pp, tp, cover by David Bergen) [Earthsea] Young-adult fantasy omnibus. The first appearance of all four novels in a single volume. (Contents)
• * *Earthsea Revisioned (CLNE/Green Bay 0-948845-03-1, Feb ’93, $10.00, 26pp, ph) [Earthsea] Non-fiction, the text of a speech on why she wrote the fourth Earthsea book, given in 1992 at the Worlds Apart conference on children’s literature. With illustrations by Ruth Robbins from the original edition of A Wizard of Earthsea. Order from Children’s Literature New England, Norwood Long, 334 Woodland Road, Madison NJ, for $10.00 postpaid in US, add $2.00 outside US.
• * _The Earthsea Trilogy (Puffin 0-14-031766-X, Oct ’87, £5.95, 477pp, tp) [Earthsea] Reissue (Puffin 1979) juvenile fantasy omnibus.
• * _The Eye of the Heron (Bantam 0-553-24258-X, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $2.95, 179pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1982) sf novel. It first appeared as a novella in the anthology Millennial Women (1978).
• * _The Eye of the Heron (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-100138-4, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $4.50, 198pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) Reprint (Gollancz 1982) sf novel.
• * *The Eye of the Heron & The Word for World Is Forest (Gollancz 0-575-05060-8, Jun ’91 [May ’91], £3.99, 301pp, pb) Omnibus of two short novels, The Eye of the Heron and The Word for World is Forest with the introduction from the 1977 Gollancz edition of the latter. (Contents)
• * _The Farthest Shore (Bantam 0-553-23828-0, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.95, 197pp, pb) [Earthsea] Reissue (Atheneum 1972) fantasy novel, 17th Bantam printing. Third and best in the “Earthsea Trilogy”. Highly recommended. (CNB)
• * _The Farthest Shore (Gollancz 0-575-03326-6, Aug ’89, £9.95, 206pp, hc, cover by David Smee) [Earthsea] Reprint (Atheneum 1972) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume three in the “Earthsea” trilogy. This is the fifth Gollancz printing, incorrectly dated May 1989.
• * _The Farthest Shore (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26847-3, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $4.95, 197pp, pb, cover by Anne Yvonne Gilbert) [Earthsea] Reissue (Atheneum 1972) fantasy novel, third book of the “Earthsea” series; 23rd printing. Winner of the National Book Award.
• * _The Farthest Shore (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31683-6, Jun ’91, $16.95, 223pp, hc, cover by Margaret Chodos-Irvine) [Earthsea] Reissue (Atheneum 1972) fantasy novel, third book of the “Earthsea” series; ninth printing. This seems to be an older printing with a new jacket.
• * _The Farthest Shore (Roc UK 0-14-015778-6, Jan ’92 [Feb ’92], £3.99, 214pp, pb) [Earthsea] Reprint (Atheneum 1972) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume three of the “Earthsea” books.
• * _The Farthest Shore (Puffin 0-14-030694-3, Mar ’92, £3.50, 214pp, pb, cover by David Bergen) [Earthsea] Reissue (Atheneum 1972) young-adult fantasy novel. “The Third Book of Earthsea”.
• * *Fire and Stone (with Laura Marshall) (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31408-6, Mar ’89, $13.95, 31pp, hc) Children’s fantasy about dragons, text by Le Guin, illustrations by Laura Marshall.
• * *Fish Soup (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31733-6, Sep ’92, $13.95, 32pp, hc, cover by Patrick Wynne) Children’s fantasy story with black-and-white illustrations by Patrick Wynne.
• * *A Fisherman of the Inland Sea (HarperPrism no ISBN, May ’94, no price, 191pp, hc) Collection of eight stories, one original, with an introduction by the author. This is a special advance 1500-copy limited edition prepared from the unedited manuscript and distributed at the ABA convention in Los Angeles. The regular trade edition will appear in November. (Contents)
• * _A Fisherman of the Inland Sea (HarperPrism 0-06-105200-0, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $19.99, 191pp, hc, cover by Kirk Reinert) Collection of eight recent stories, with an introduction by the author. This is the first trade edition; a limited edition was distributed free at the 1994 ABA.
• * _A Fisherman of the Inland Sea (Easton Press no ISBN, Apr ’95, no price, 191pp, hc) Reprint (HarperCollins 1994) collection of eight stories, with an introduction by the author. There is a preface by James Gunn, and interior illustrations by Pat Morrissey. This special signed, leather-bound, gilt-edge edition is part of the “Signed First Editions of Science Fiction” series, available by subscription only.
• * _A Fisherman of the Inland Sea (HarperPrism 0-06-105491-7, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $4.99, 207pp, pb, cover by Kirk Reinert) Reprint (HarperPrism 1994) collection.
• * _A Fisherman of the Inland Sea (Gollancz 0-575-06324-6, Nov ’96, £15.99, 193pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (HarperPrism 1994) collection of eight stories, one original, with an introduction by the author. [First U.K. edition]
• * _A Fisherman of the Inland Sea (Vista 0-575-60239-2, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], £5.99, 193pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Collins 1996) young-adult SF novel.
• * *Five Complete Novels (Avenel 0-517-48010-7, Nov ’85, $7.98, 579pp, hc) [League of All Worlds] Omnibus edition. “Instant remainder” book published by Bonanza and distributed by Crown, for sale mainly in discount stores. The text of the 3 earlier books is the slightly corrected one from the Harper & Row reprints. (Contents)
• * *Four Ways to Forgiveness (HarperPrism 0-06-105234-5, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $20.00, 229pp, hc, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Werel & Yeowe] Collection of four related SF novellas, including the award-winning ’Forgiveness Day’. There is also a section of “Notes on Werel and Yeowe”, the twin planets on which the stories are set. (Contents)
• * _Four Ways to Forgiveness (Easton Press no ISBN, Nov ’95, no price, 228pp, hc) [Werel & Yeowe] Collection of four related SF novellas, with an introduction by James Gunn, and frontispiece by Pat Morrissey. This special signed, leatherbound, gilt-edged edition is part of the “First Editions of Science Fiction” series, available only by subscription. This is being published “simultaneously” with the HarperPrism edition seen in August.
• * _Four Ways to Forgiveness (Gollancz 0-575-06301-7, Jun ’96, £15.99, 253pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) [Werel & Yeowe] Reprint (HarperPrism 1995) collection of four related SF novellas, including the award-winning ‘Forgiveness Day’. There is also a section of “Notes on Werel and Yeowe”, the twin planets on which the stories are set. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Four Ways to Forgiveness (HarperPrism 0-06-105401-1, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $5.99, 307pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Werel & Yeowe] Reprint (HarperPrism 1995) collection of four related SF novellas, including the award-winning ’Forgiveness Day’.
• * _Four Ways to Forgiveness (Vista 0-575-60175-2, May ’97, £5.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Werel & Yeowe] Reprint (HarperPrism 1995) collection of four related SF novellas, including the award-winning “Forgiveness Day”. There is also a section of “Notes on Werel and Yeowe”, the twin planets on which the stories are set.
• * *Going Out with Peacocks and Other Poems (HarperPerennial 0-06-095057-9, Jun ’94, $12.00, 82pp, tp, cover by Henk Pander) Associational; poetry collection. A hardcover HarperCollins edition (-055356-1, $25.00) is also available. (Contents)
• * *King Dog: A Screenplay (Capra Press 0-88496-236-9, Oct ’85 [Nov ’85], $9.50, 125pp, pb) This screenplay by Le Guin (inspired by Hindu mythology) is bound back-to-back with Dostoyevsky: A Screenplay, mainstream by Raymond Carver & Tess Gallagher (an additional 111pp). A signed limited edition has also been announced for $25.00.
• * *The Language of the Night (The Women’s Press 0-7043-4202-2, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], £5.95, 210pp, tp, cover by Fieroza Doorsen) Revised edition of a collection of essays and reviews, originally edited by Susan Wood, first published by Putnam in 1979. This edition contains a new preface by Le Guin, and revisions to, and/or notes on, most of the pieces, but omits Jeff Levin’s checklist.