The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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- ASPRIN, ROBERT LYNN (stories) (chron.) (continued)
- * *Thieves World 10: Aftermath (with Lynn Abbey) (Ace 0-441-80597-3, Nov 87 [Oct 87], $3.50, 273pp, pb) [*Thieves World] Original anthology of 6 stories in the Thieves World fantasy shared world series. (Contents)
- * _Thieves World Book 4: Storm Season (with Lynn Abbey) (Ace 0-441-78713-4, Mar 86 [Feb 86], $2.95, 305pp, pb) [*Thieves World] Reissue (Ace 1982) original anthology of stories set in the fantasy city Sanctuary. 11th printing.
- * _Thieves World Book 5: The Face of Chaos (with Lynn Abbey) (Ace 0-441-80587-6, May 86 [Apr 86], $2.95, 242pp, pb) [*Thieves World] Reissue (Ace 1983) original anthology of fantasy stories set in Sanctuary; fifth in the series. 11th printing.
- * _Thieves World Book 6: Wings of Omen (with Lynn Abbey) (Ace 0-441-80588-4, Jun 86 [May 86], $2.95, 277pp, pb) [*Thieves World] Reissue (Ace 1984) original fantasy anthology set in Sanctuary. 7th printing.
- * *Thieves World Book 7: The Dead of Winter (with Lynn Abbey) (Ace 0-441-14089-0, Nov 85 [Oct 85], $2.95, 273pp, pb) [*Thieves World] Original fantasy anthology in the series set in Sanctuary. This has the new packaging for the series. (Contents)
- * *Thieves World Book 8: Soul of the City (with Lynn Abbey) (Ace 0-441-77581-0, Jan 86 [Dec 85], $2.95, 242pp, pb) [*Thieves World] Original anthology/braided novel of 6 stories by 3 authors Abbey, Cherryh, and Morris set in the world of Sanctuary. (Contents)
- * *Thieves World Book 9: Blood Ties (with Lynn Abbey) (Ace 0-441-80595-7, Aug 86 [Jul 86], $2.95, 238pp, pb) [*Thieves World] Original anthology of 8 fantasy stories set in Sanctuary. This one, with introductions, afterwords, etc., sounds more and more like a round-robin fanzine. (Contents)
- * *Thieves World Book 12: Stealers Sky (with Lynn Abbey) (Ace 0-441-80612-0, Dec 89 [Nov 89], $3.95, 240pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [*Thieves World] Original shared-world anthology of eight stories, with an introduction by Asprin. Its marked The Triumphant Conclusion on the cover, so maybe this is the last of the series. (Contents)
- * _Thieves World: Aftermath (with Lynn Abbey) (Titan 1-85286-279-3, May 90, £3.99, 273pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [*Thieves World] Reprint (Ace 1987) original anthology of 6 stories, set in Thieves World. Volume 10 in the series.
- * _Thieves World: Blood Ties (with Lynn Abbey) (Titan 1-85286-180-0, Mar 90, £3.99, 238pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [*Thieves World] Reprint (Ace 1986) original fantasy shared-world anthology. Volume 9 in the series.
- * _Thieves World: Soul of the City (with Lynn Abbey) (Titan 1-85286-179-7, Jan 90, £3.99, 242pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [*Thieves World] Reprint (Ace 1986) original fantasy anthology. Volume 8 in the series.
- * *Wings of Omen (with Lynn Abbey) (Ace 0-441-80593-0, Nov 84 [Oct 84], $2.95, 277pp, pb) [*Thieves World] Thieves World, sixth in this series of original fantasy anthologies with a continuing cast. (Contents)
- * _Wings of Omen (with Lynn Abbey) (Ace 0-441-80588-4, Jul 85 [Oct 85], $2.95, 277pp, pb) [*Thieves World] Reissue (Ace 1984) original anthology, Thieves World #6; 4th printing.
- * _Wings of Omen (with Lynn Abbey) (Titan 1-85286-170-3, Sep 89, £3.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [*Thieves World] Reprint (Ace 1984) original fantasy shared world anthology. Volume Six in the Thieves World series. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Wolfsong: The Blood of Ten Chiefs Vol. 2 (with Richard Pini) See entry under Richard Pini.
- * _Wolfsong: The Blood of Ten Chiefs, Vol. 2 (with Richard Pini & Lynn Abbey) See entry under Richard Pini.
- ATACK, CHRIS
- * *Project: Maldon (Baen 0-671-87786-0, Jun 97 [May 97], $5.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) SF novel. An artificial intelligence named Helen is designed to direct mankind away from armageddon. A first novel.
- ATACK, JON
- * *A Piece of Blue Sky: Scientology, Dianetics, and L. Ron Hubbard Exposed (Carol Publishing Group 0-8184-0499-X, Oct 90 [Mar 91], $21.95, 428pp, hc, cover by Steven Brower) Non-fiction; an expose of Hubbard and Scientology by a former Scientologist. The book was tied up in copyright litigation for almost a year. This has a 1990 publication date but was not seen until now. [Hubbard]
- ATHANS, PHILIP, ed. (stories) (chron.)
- * *Forgotten Realms: Realms of Mystery (TSR 0-7869-1171-9, Jun 98 [May 98], $5.99, 336pp, tp, cover by Alan Pollack) [Forgotten Realms] Original anthology of 14 fantasy/mystery stories set in the world of the role-playing game. Authors include Mary H. Herbert, Brian M. Thomsen, and Ed Greenwood. Copyrighted by TSR. (Contents)
- ATHERTON, NANCY (T.) (1955- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Aunt Dimity and the Duke (Viking 0-670-84964-2, Nov 94 [Oct 94], $19.95, 290pp, hc, cover by Jerry LoFaro) [Aunt Dimity] Mystery/ghost romance novel. Aunt Dimitys ghost helps a duke straighten out his garden and track down a magic artifact. The book ends with a recipe for strawberry tarts.
- * _Aunt Dimity and the Duke (Penguin 0-14-017841-4, Nov 95 [Oct 95], $5.95, 290pp, pb, cover by Jerry LoFaro) [Aunt Dimity] Reprint (Viking 1994) mystery/ghost romance novel. Aunt Dimitys ghost helps a duke.
- * *Aunt Dimity Digs In (Viking 0-670-87061-7, Mar 98 [Feb 98], $21.95, 277pp, hc, cover by Jerry Lofaro) [Aunt Dimity] Mystery/ghost novel. Fourth in the series.
- * *Aunt Dimitys Death (Viking 0-670-84449-7, Nov 92, $19.00, 245pp, hc, cover by Jerry Lofaro) [Aunt Dimity] Mystery/fantasy novel of a young woman who inherits a Cornish cottage from an aunt she had believed fictional, only to discover that the legacy includes her ghost. A first novel.
- * _Aunt Dimitys Death (Penguin 0-14-017840-6, Nov 93 [Oct 93], $4.95, 244pp, pb, cover by Jerry Lofaro) [Aunt Dimity] Reprint (Viking 1992) mystery/ghost novel of a young woman who inherits a Cornish cottage from an Aunt she had believed fictional, only to discover that the legacy includes her ghost.
- * *Aunt Dimitys Good Deed (Viking 0-670-86715-2, Nov 96 [Oct 96], $20.95, 277pp, hc, cover by Jerry Lofaro) [Aunt Dimity] Mystery/ghost novel. Third in the series.
- * _Aunt Dimitys Good Deed (Penguin US 0-14-025881-7, Mar 98 [Feb 98], $5.99, 277pp, tp, cover by Jerry Lofaro) [Aunt Dimity] Reprint (Viking 1996) mystery/ghost novel. Third in the series.
- ATHKINS, D. E. (stories)
- * *Mirror, Mirror (Scholastic 0-590-45246-0, Apr 92 [Mar 92], $3.25, 130pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel about a teenage girl who makes a deal with a devilish friend to insure beauty and success for herself.
- ATKINS, PETER (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Big Thunder (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224596-5, Sep 97, £16.99, 273pp, hc) Dark fantasy novel. A cloaked avenger from the pulp magazines materialises in modern America when his aged creator is comatose.
- * _Big Thunder (HarperCollins UK 0-00-649014-X, Jun 98 [May 98], £5.99, 273pp, pb) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1997) dark fantasy novel.
- * *The Hellraiser Chronicles (with Clive Barker & Stephen Jones) (Titan 1-85286-423-0, Jun 92, £8.99, 92pp, tp) Collection of photographic portraits of the main characters in the Hellraiser films, with an introduction by Clive Barker and a long essay, Creating the Cenobites, by Stephen Jones.
- * *Morningstar (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-100512-6, Jul 92, $4.50, 287pp, pb, cover by Kirk Reinert) Horror novel of a serial killer in San Francisco who signs his victims like an artist does a canvas and whose victims turn out to be more than human. A first novel.
- * _Morningstar (HarperCollins UK 0-00-223908-6, Oct 92, £14.99, 238pp, hc, cover by Kirk Reinert) Reprint (Harper 1992) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Morningstar (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-100512-6, Sep 93 [Aug 93], $4.50, 287pp, pb, cover by Kirk Reinert) Reissue (HarperPaperbacks 1992) horror novel; second printing.
- * _Morningstar (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21480-1, Sep 93, £4.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Kirk Reinert) Reprint (Harper 1992) horror novel.
- ATKINSON, KATE
- * _Human Croquet (Black Swan 0-552-99619-X, Mar 98 [Apr 98], £6.99, 383pp, tp, cover by Sarah Perkins) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1997) literary fantasy novel.
- ATKINSON, STUART
- * *Journey Into Space (Viking Kestrel 0-670-82306-6, May 88 [Sep 88], $14.95, 80pp, hc) Associational, mostly non-fiction; a discussion of the solar system told from the point of view of someone on a grand tour of it in 2090. Introduction by Isaac Asimov.
- ATKINSON-KEEN, SUSAN
- * +Weekend in the Jurassic (Yankee/Nimbus 0-921054-32-7, 1989 [May 91], $7.95, 144pp, tp, cover by Etta Moffatt) Young-adult time travel sf dinosaur novel, with illustrations by Etta Moffatt. This is the Canadian edition (Nimbus 1989), distributed in the U.S. (with a new price sticker) by Yankee Books, Box 1248, Camden ME 04843.
- ATRIUM, STELLA
- * *The Goulep (University Editions 1-56002-617-0, Apr 98, $11.95, 269pp, tp, cover by Mark Grosskopf) SF novel. Tribes on the planet Dolvia band together to stop offworld mining corporations. This is dated 1997, but not seen until now. Copyrighted by Star Hall. A first novel. Available from University Editions, 59 Oak Lane, Spring Valley, Huntington WV 25704.
- ATTANASIO, A(lfred) A(ngelo) (1951- ); see pseudonym Adam Lee (stories) (chron.)
- * *Arc of the Dream (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26035-9, Nov 86 [Oct 86], $3.50, 262pp, pb) [Radix] Sf novel.
- * _Arc of the Dream (Grafton 0-586-06913-5, Jun 88, £3.95, 335pp, tp) [Radix] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1986) sf novel.
- * _Arc of the Dream (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26035-9, Sep 90 [Aug 90], $3.95, 262pp, pb, cover by Shusei) [Radix] Reissue (Bantam Spectra 1986) sf novel, third book of the loosely-connected Radix Tetrad; second printing.
- * *Arthor (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-61775-6, Jun 95 [May 95], £16.99, 278pp, hc, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Arthor] Fantasy novel. Second in a new Arthurian series following The Dragon and the Unicorn. The adolescent Arthor becomes a pawn in Morgeus magical revenge on Merlin.
- * _Arthor (NEL 0-340-61776-4, Nov 95 [Oct 95], £5.99, 389pp, pb, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Arthor] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1995) fantasy novel. Sequel to The Dragon and the Unicorn.
- * *Beastmarks (Mark V. Ziesing 0-9612970-2-6, Jan 85, $25.00 signed edition; $13.95 trade, 120pp, hc) Collection of 7 stories, apparently all originals. The illustrations are by Rich Schindler. The book is copyright 1984, but did not appear until January 1985. Recommended. (FCM) (Contents)
- * *Centuries (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-66699-4, Aug 97 [Jul 97], £16.99, 437pp, hc, cover by Bob Warner) SF novel of the Third Millennium, with a thousand years of future history, and the countdown to apocalyptic destruction.
- * _Centuries (NEL 0-340-66600-5, Dec 97 [Nov 97], £6.99, 437pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1997) SF novel.
- * *The Dark Shore (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-64946-1, Jul 96 [Jun 96], £16.99, 500pp, hc, cover by Mike Van Houten) [Dominions of Irth] Fantasy novel. An outcast scavenger launches a black magic attack on a tyrannical nobility.
- * _The Dark Shore (NEL 0-340-64947-X, Nov 96 [Oct 96], £5.99, 500pp, pb, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Dominions of Irth] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1996) SF/fantasy novel.
- * *The Dragon and the Unicorn (NEL 0-340-61765-9, Dec 94 [Nov 94], £16.99, 483pp, hc, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Arthor] Fantasy novel. First in a new series of Arthurian fantasies.
- * _The Dragon and the Unicorn (NEL 0-340-61772-1, Jun 95 [May 95], £5.99, 483pp, pb, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Arthor] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1994) Arthurian fantasy novel, first in a series.
- * +The Dragon and the Unicorn (HarperPrism 0-06-109297-5, Jun 96 [May 96], $16.00, 500pp, tp, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Arthor] Arthurian fantasy novel. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 1994).
- * _The Dragon and the Unicorn (SFBC #13589, Sep 96, $11.98, 500pp, hc, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Arthor] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1994) Arthurian fantasy novel. This hardcover edition is otherwise similar to the HarperPrism trade paperback edition; the jacket lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _The Dragon and the Unicorn (HarperPrism 0-06-105779-7, Jun 97 [May 97], $6.50, 539pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Arthor] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1994) Arthurian fantasy novel.
- * +The Eagle and the Sword (HarperPrism 0-06-109298-3, Jun 97 [May 97], $14.00, 340pp, tp, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Arthor] Arthurian fantasy novel, sequel to The Dragon and the Unicorn. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 1995 as Arthor).
- * _The Eagle and the Sword (SFBC #17023, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $11.98, 340pp, hc, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Arthor] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1996 as Arthor) Arthurian fantasy novel, sequel to The Dragon and the Unicorn. This is similar to the HarperPrism trade paperback edition; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _The Eagle and the Sword (HarperPrism 0-06-105839-4, May 98 [Apr 98], $6.50, 436pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Arthor] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1996 as Arthor) Arthurian fantasy novel, sequel to The Dragon and the Unicorn.
- * *Hunting the Ghost Dancer (HarperCollins 0-06-017909-0, Mar 91 [Feb 91], $21.95, 371pp, hc, cover by Kang Yi) Prehistoric fantasy novel.
- * _Hunting the Ghost Dancer (Grafton 0-246-13727-4, Aug 91, £8.99, 371pp, tp, cover by Mike Van Houten) Reprint (HarperCollins 1991) prehistoric fantasy novel, about the clash between the last of the Neanderthals and early Homo Sapiens. Also available in hardcover (-13575-1, £14.99). [First U.K. edition]
- * _Hunting the Ghost Dancer (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-109935-X, Mar 92 [Feb 92], $4.99, 441pp, pb, cover by Kang Yi) Reprint (HarperCollins 1991) prehistoric fantasy novel.
- * _Hunting the Ghost Dancer (Grafton 0-586-20836-4, Sep 92, £4.99, 445pp, pb, cover by Mick Van Houten) Reprint (HarperCollins 1991) prehistoric fantasy novel.
- * *In Other Worlds (Morrow 0-688-00508-X, Nov 84 [Oct 84], $12.95, 211pp, hc) [Radix] Supernatural sf/fantasy novel. One star-chained evening in a Manhattan bathroom, Carl Schirmer spontaneously transforms into light....
- * _In Other Worlds (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25566-5, Mar 86 [Feb 86], $2.95, 211pp, pb) [Radix] Reprint (Morrow 1984) literary sf novel set billions of years in the future.
- * _In Other Worlds (Corgi 0-552-99168-6, Mar 86, £2.95, 175pp, tp) [Radix] Reprint (Morrow 1984) literary sf novel. Volume 2 in the Radix tetralogy.
- * _In Other Worlds (Grafton 0-586-20543-8, Oct 89, £3.99, 222pp, tp, cover by Mike Posen) [Radix] Reprint (Morrow 1984) literary sf novel.
- * _In Other Worlds (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25566-5, Sep 90 [Aug 90], $3.95, 211pp, pb, cover by Shusei) [Radix] Reissue (Morrow 1984) sf novel, second book of the loosely-connected Radix Tetrad; second printing.
- * *Kingdom of the Grail (HarperCollins 0-06-017965-1, Mar 92 [Feb 92], $23.00, 500pp, hc, cover by Karen Barnes) Associational historical novel with Arthurian elements set in 12th-century Wales.
- * _Kingdom of the Grail (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-109979-1, Oct 92 [Sep 92], $5.50, 438pp, pb, cover by Karen Barnes) Reprint (HarperCollins 1992) associational historical novel with Arthurian elements set in 12th-century Wales.
- * _Kingdom of the Grail (HarperCollins UK 0-586-20870-4, May 94, £5.99, 500pp, pb) Reprint (HarperCollins 1992) associational historical novel with Arthurian elements. [First U.K. edition]
- * *The Last Legends of Earth (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-26393-7, Sep 89 [Aug 89], $8.95, 481pp, tp) [Radix] Epic sf novel in the Stapledonian manner. This is the final volume of the Radix tetrad according to the author. The connections are very obscure. Also available in hardcover (-26392-9, $18.95).
- * _The Last Legends of Earth (Easton Press no ISBN, Oct 89, no price, 481pp, hc) [Radix] Epic sf novel in the Stapledonian manner, with an introduction by James Gunn and artwork by Pat Morrissey. This is a signed, limited, leatherbound, gilt-edge edition that is being published simultaneously with the Doubleday Foundation hardcover/trade paperback edition which appeared two months ago. This edition is part of the Signed First Editions of Science Fiction series and is available by subscription only.
- * _The Last Legends of Earth (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28601-3, Sep 90 [Aug 90], $4.95, 450pp, pb, cover by Shusei) [Radix] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1989) epic sf novel in the Stapledonian manner, the final volume of the Radix tetrad.
- * _The Last Legends of Earth (Grafton 0-246-13679-0, Oct 90, £7.99, 407pp, tp, cover by Mike Van Houten) [Radix] Reprint (Doubleday 1989) sf novel. Also available in hardcover (-13678-2, £14.99). Volume 4 in the Radix Tetrad.
- * _The Last Legends of Earth (Grafton 0-586-06914-3, Sep 91 [Aug 91], £4.99, 556pp, pb, cover by Mike Van Houten) [Radix] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1989) sf novel. Volume 4 in the Radix tetrad.
- * _The Last Legends of Earth (NEL 0-340-67463-6, Jul 96 [Jun 96], £5.99, 557pp, pb, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Radix] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1989) SF novel. Last volume in the Radix Tetrad.
- * *The Moons Wife (HarperCollins 0-06-017740-3, May 93 [Apr 93], $22.00, 234pp, hc, cover by Joe Burleson) Literary quasi-fantasy novel about the moon coming down from the sky and becoming a man in order to win the woman he loves. Maybe.
- * _The Moons Wife (NEL 0-450-60640-6, May 94, £5.99, 234pp, pb, cover by Mick Van Houten) Reprint (HarperCollins 1993) literary quasi-fantasy novel.
- * *Octoberland (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-69627-3, Nov 98, £16.99, 372pp, hc, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Dominions of Irth] Fantasy novel. Third in The Dominions of Irth trilogy after The Dark Shore, and The Shadow Eater.
- * _Radix (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25406-5, Oct 85 [Sep 85], $3.95, 466pp, pb) [Radix] Reprint (Morrow 1981) literary sf novel. This was an impressive first novel which created quite a stir, both positive and negative. It was a Nebula finalist.
- * _Radix (Grafton 0-586-20541-1, Jul 89, £4.99, 467pp, tp, cover by Mike Posen) [Radix] Reprint (Morrow 1981) literary sf novel. Volume 1 in the Radix tetralogy.
- * _Radix (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25406-5, Sep 90 [Aug 90], $4.95, 466pp, pb, cover by Shusei) [Radix] Reissue (Morrow 1981) Nebula-nominated sf novel, first book of the loosely-connected Radix Tetrad; second printing.
- * _Radix (NEL 0-340-61840-X, Dec 94, £4.99, 466pp, pb, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Radix] Reprint (Morrow 1981) SF novel.
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