The Locus Index to Science Fiction
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- 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 (Worlds 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 Crowls 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 Womens Press 1988 as In the Chinks of the World Machine).
- * *In the Chinks of the World Machine (The Womens 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, RocknRoll: Stories to End the Century (Serpents 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 weve 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, Wont 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] Childrens 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) childrens 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) childrens 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] Childrens 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) childrens 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) childrens 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 childrens literature. With illustrations by Ruth Robbins from the original edition of A Wizard of Earthsea. Order from Childrens 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) Childrens 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) Childrens 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 Womens 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 Levins checklist.
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