The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

ATTANASIO, A(lfred) A(ngelo) (stories) (continued)

• * *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.
• * _The Shadow Eater (NEL 0-340-69626-5, Sep ’98 [Nov ’98], £5.99, 373pp, pb, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Dominions of Irth] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1998) fantasy novel. Second in “The Dominions of Irth” trilogy after The Dark Shore. The original hardcover (Hodder & Stoughton, 0-340-69625-7, £16.99, 3/98) was not seen.
• * *Silent (with Robert S. Henderson) (Dennis McMillan 0-939767-24-4, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $30.00, 295pp, hc, cover by Joe Servello) Associational novel of drugs and gangs. A contemporary retelling of The Illiad as the story of an outlaw biker who falls in love with a Mafia boss’ wife. Order from Dennis McMillan Publications, 2421 E. Speedway Boulevard, Tucson AZ 85719; 520-322-6315.
• * *Solis (HarperCollins 0-06-017787-X, May ’94, $23.00, 203pp, hc, cover by Mick Van Houten) SF novel of a 20th-century man who awakes a millenium in the future as a bodiless brain preserved through cryogenics. Simultaneous with the UK edition from Hodder & Stoughton.
• * *Solis (Hodder & Stoughton 0-450-60642-2, May ’94, £16.99, 184pp, hc, cover by Mick Van Houten) SF novel. Simultaneous with US (HarperCollins) edition.
• * _Solis (Easton Press no ISBN, Jul ’94, no price, 203pp, hc) Sf novel of a 20th-century man who awakes a millennium in the future as a bodiless brain preserved through cryogenics. Published “simultaneously” with the HarperCollins edition listed two months ago. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Signed First Editions of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _Solis (NEL 0-450-60641-4, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], £4.99, 184pp, pb, cover by Mick Van Houten) Reprint (HarperCollins; Hodder & Stoughton 1994) SF novel.
• * _Solis (HarperPrism 0-06-109092-1, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $4.50, 214pp, pb, cover by Mike Van Houten) Reprint (HarperCollins 1994) SF novel of a man preserved as a bodiless brain and awakened 1,000 years later.
• * *The Wolf and the Crown (HarperPrism 0-06-105370-8, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $14.00, 326pp, tp, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Arthor] Arthurian fantasy, third in a series after The Dragon and the Unicorn and The Eagle and the Sword.
• * *Wyvern (Houghton Mifflin/Ticknor & Fields 0-89919-409-5, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $19.95, 422pp, hc) Fantasy adventure historical novel of pirates, sorcery, love, and revenge.
• * _Wyvern (Grafton 0-246-12860-7, Mar ’89, £12.95, 422pp, hc, cover by David Bull) Reprint (Ticknor & Fields 1988) entertaining novel of 17th century piracy with a hint of sorcery. (PSP) Also available in trade paperback (-13496-8, £7.95). [First U.K. edition]
• * _Wyvern (Harper & Row 0-06-100011-6, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $4.95, 693pp, pb) Reprint (Ticknor & Fields 1988) historical adventure novel with fantasy elements.
• * _Wyvern (Grafton 0-586-06915-1, Jun ’90, £4.99, 640pp, pb, cover by Mike Van Houten) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1988) fantasy/pirate adventure novel.

ATTEBERY, BRIAN (Leonard) (1951- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Strategies of Fantasy (Indiana University Press 0-253-31070-9, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $22.50, 152pp, hc) Non-fiction, criticism. A study of fantasy’s place in postmodern literature. Available from Indiana University Press, 601 N. Morton St., Bloomington IN 47404. Credit card order: 1-800-842-6796.

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• * _The Norton Book of Science Fiction (with Ursula K. Le Guin) See entry under Ursula K. Le Guin

ATTWOOD, TONY (1947- )

• * _The Companions of Doctor Who: Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma (Target 0-426-20224-4, May ’86, £1.80, 221pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1985) sf novel, linked to the popular tv show but not a show novelization.

ATWILL, WILLIAM D. (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Fire and Power: The American Space Program as Postmodern Narrative (University of Georgia Press 0-8203-1647-4, Nov ’94 [Jan ’95], $25.00, 172pp, hc, cover by Alden Wicks) Critical look at the cultural effects of the space age, looking at literary works by authors Saul Bellow, John Updike, Norman Mailer, Tom Wolfe, Thomas Pynchon, and Don DeLillo. (Symptomatically, the index lists Walt Disney and Charles Manson but makes no mention of Asimov, Clarke, or Heinlein, or the topic “science fiction.”) Order from the University of Georgia Press, 330 Research Drive, Athens GA 30602; 706-369-6160.

ATWOOD, MARGARET (Eleanor Kilian) (1939- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Bluebeard’s Egg (Jonathan Cape 0-224-02245-8, Jun ’87, £10.95, 281pp, hc) Collection of stories, some with elements of fantasy. (Contents)
• * _Bluebeard’s Egg (Virago 0-86068-996-4, Jun ’88, £3.95, 281pp, tp) Reprint (Cape 1987) associational/sf collection.
• * _Bluebeard’s Egg (Bantam 0-553-37860-0, Dec ’96, $10.95, 244pp, tp, cover by Heather Cooper) Reprint (McClelland & Stewart 1983) literary collection with some fantasy.
• * _Good Bones (Virago 1-85381-615-9, 1993, £4.99, 153pp, tp) Reprint (Coach House 1992, Bloomsbury 1992, Virago 1993). (Contents) [Not seen]
• * *Good Bones and Small Murders (Doubleday/Nan A. Talese 0-385-47110-6, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $20.00, 164pp, hc, cover by Amy C. King) Collection of 35 short pieces, mostly fiction and many SF or fantasy. Most of the pieces were previously published in two small-press collections in Canada. (Contents)
• * +The Handmaid’s Tale (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-40425-8, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $16.95, 311pp, hc) Dystopian sf novel of America under a religious dictatorship. First U.S. edition (Canada: McClelland and Stewart 1985).
• * _The Handmaid’s Tale (Jonathan Cape 0-224-02348-9, Mar ’86, £9.95, 324pp, hc) Reprint (Canada: McClelland and Stewart 1985) dystopian sf novel. First British edition.
• * _The Handmaid’s Tale (QPB/Houghton Mifflin 42-1774, Jun ’86, $8.95, 311pp, tp) Reprint (Canada: McClelland and Stewart 1985) dystopian sf novel. Identical to the Houghton Mifflin edition except for soft cover with jacket imprinted and lack of ISBN number.
• * _The Handmaid’s Tale (Ballantine Fawcett 0-449-21260-2, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $4.95, 395pp, pb) Reprint (Canada: McClelland and Stewart 1985) near-future dystopian sf novel.
• * _The Handmaid’s Tale (Virago 0-86068-866-6, Jun ’87, £3.95, 324pp, tp) Reprint (Canada: McClelland and Stewart 1985) sf novel.
• * _The Handmaid’s Tale (Chivers Press 0-8161-4172-X, Aug ’87 [Sep ’87], £10.95, 456pp, hc) Reprint (Canada: McClelland and Stewart 1985) dystopian sf novel. [Not seen]
• * _The Handmaid’s Tale (Fawcett Crest 0-449-21260-2, Dec ’89 [Feb ’90], $5.95, 395pp, pb) Reissue (Canada 1985) dystopian sf novel; 21st printing.
• * _The Handmaid’s Tale (Virago 1-85381-174-2, Oct ’90, £3.99, 324pp, tp, cover by Jon Gardey) Reissue (Canada 1985) literary sf novel. Film tie-in version.
• * _The Handmaid’s Tale (Vintage UK 0-09-974091-5, 1996 [Jan ’97], £6.95, 324pp, tp, cover by Fletcher Sibthorp) Reprint (McClelland and Stewart 1985) literary SF novel.
• * _The Handmaid’s Tale (Doubleday/Anchor 0-385-49081-X, Mar ’98, $11.95, 324pp, tp, cover by Fred Marcellino) Reprint (McClelland and Stewart 1985) SF novel. This includes a new “Reader’s Companion” section in back.

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• * _Margaret Atwood: A Biography See entry under Nathalie Cooke.

AUEL, JEAN M(arie, née Untinen) (1936- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Clan of the Cave Bear (Bantam 0-553-25042-6, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $4.95, 495pp, pb) [*Earth’s Children] Reissue (Crown 1980) novel of prehistoric times, Volume One of “Earth’s Children”. 19th Bantam printing.
• * _The Clan of the Cave Bear (Bantam 0-553-25042-6, Feb ’86, $4.95, 495pp, pb) [*Earth’s Children] Reissue (Crown 1980) sf/prehistoric novel, first of a series. 22nd printing. This is the movie tie-in edition.
• * _The Clan of the Cave Bear (Coronet 0-340-26883-2, Oct ’86, £3.50, 587pp, pb) [*Earth’s Children] Reissue (Crown 1980) sf novel of prehistoric times, 13th printing. “Earth’s Children” #1.
• * _The Clan of the Cave Bear (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-25967-1, Oct ’87 [Dec ’87], £13.95, 491pp, hc) [*Earth’s Children] Reissue (Crown 1980) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Earth’s Children” series.
• * _The Clan of the Cave Bear (Bantam 0-553-25042-6, Oct ’90, $5.95, 495pp, pb, cover by Hiroko) [*Earth’s Children] Reissue (Crown 1980) prehistoric novel, first book of the “Earth’s Children” series; 36th printing.
• * _The Clan of the Cave Bear (Crown 0-517-54202-1, Oct ’90, $19.95, 468pp, hc, cover by Hiroko) [*Earth’s Children] Reissue (Crown 1980) prehistoric novel, first book of the “Earth’s Children” series; 19th printing.
• * _The Clan of the Cave Bear (Bantam 0-553-25042-6, Nov ’91, $6.99, 495pp, pb, cover by Hiroko) [*Earth’s Children] Reissue (Crown 1980) prehistoric fantasy novel, first book of the “Earth’s Children” series; 43rd printing.
• * _The Clan of the Cave Bear (NEL 0-340-26883-2, Jul ’95 [Sep ’95], £5.99, 587pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [*Earth’s Children] Reprint (Crown 1980) prehistoric adventure with fantasy elements. First of the series. 29th printing.
• * _The Clan of the Cave Bear (Random House/Wings 0-517-18918-6, Oct ’98 [Nov ’98], $9.99, 468pp, hc, cover by Hiroko) [*Earth’s Children] Reprint (Crown 1980) prehistoric novel, first in the “Earth’s Children” series. This is an instant remainder edition.
• * *The Clan of the Cave Bear / The Valley of Horses (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-62337-3, Oct ’94 [Nov ’94], £5.99, 768pp, hc, cover by Mark Harrison) [*Earth’s Children] Omnibus of the first two “Earth’s Children” novels. (Contents)
• * *Earth’s Children (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-41759-5, Oct ’87 [Dec ’87], £42.95, 491+571+639pp, hc) [*Earth’s Children] Fantasy omnibus. Boxed set of the three novels in the “Earth’s Children” series.
• * *The Mammoth Hunters (Crown 0-517-55627-8, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $19.95, 645pp, hc) [*Earth’s Children] Prehistoric sf novel, third in the “Earth’s Children” series. The first printing of over 1 million copies set a new record.
• * _The Mammoth Hunters (SFBC #02660, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], $6.98, hc) [*Earth’s Children] Reprint (Crown 1985) sf novel, third in the prehistoric saga “Earth’s Children”.
• * _The Mammoth Hunters (Coronet 0-340-39311-4, Oct ’86, £3.50, 784pp, pb) [*Earth’s Children] Reprint (Crown 1985) sf novel of prehistoric times, “Earth’s Children” #3.
• * _The Mammoth Hunters (Bantam 0-553-26096-0, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $4.95, 723pp, pb) [*Earth’s Children] Reprint (Crown 1985) sf/historical novel of prehistoric times, #3 in the “Earth’s Children” series.
• * _The Mammoth Hunters (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-34934-4, Oct ’87 [Dec ’87], £13.95, 639pp, hc) [*Earth’s Children] Reissue (Crown 1985) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Earth’s Children” series.
• * _The Mammoth Hunters (Bantam 0-553-28094-5, Oct ’90, $5.95, 723pp, pb, cover by Hiroko) [*Earth’s Children] Reissue (Crown 1985) prehistoric novel, third book of the “Earth’s Children” series; 18th printing.
• * _The Mammoth Hunters (Bantam 0-553-28094-5, Nov ’91, $6.99, 723pp, pb, cover by Hiroko) [*Earth’s Children] Reissue (Crown 1985) prehistoric fantasy novel, third book of the “Earth’s Children” series; 19th printing.
• * _The Mammoth Hunters (NEL 0-340-39311-4, Nov ’95 [Dec ’95], £5.99, 784pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [*Earth’s Children] Reissue (Crown 1985) prehistoric adventure with fantasy elements. Third of the “Earth’s Children” series; 16th printing.
• * *The Plains of Passage (Crown 0-517-58049-7, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $24.95, 760pp, hc, cover by Hiroko) [*Earth’s Children] Epic prehistoric fantasy novel, the fourth book of the “Earth’s Children” series.
• * _The Plains of Passage (BOMC no ISBN, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $21.95, hc, cover by Hiroko) [*Earth’s Children] Reprint (Crown 1990) epic prehistoric novel, fourth book of the “Earth’s Children” series. This is identical to the Crown hardcover except it lacks a price, ISBN, and has a special BOMC mark on the back cover.
• * _The Plains of Passage (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-53527-X, Nov ’90, £14.95, 724pp, hc) [*Earth’s Children] Reprint (Crown 1990) prehistoric fantasy novel. Volume 4 in the “Earth’s Children” series.
• * _The Plains of Passage (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-55962-4, Jul ’91, £8.99, 724pp, tp) [*Earth’s Children] Reprint (Crown 1990) prehistoric fantasy novel. Volume 4 in the “Earth’s Children” series.
• * _The Plains of Passage (Bantam 0-553-28941-1, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $6.99, 868pp, pb, cover by Hiroko) [*Earth’s Children] Reprint (Crown 1990) epic prehistoric fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Earth’s Children” series.
• * _The Plains of Passage (Coronet 0-340-54742-1, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], £5.99, 975pp, pb) [*Earth’s Children] Reprint (Crown 1990) prehistoric fantasy novel. Fourth volume in the “Earth’s Children” series.
• * _The Valley of Horses (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-28134-0, Oct ’87 [Dec ’87], £13.95, 571pp, hc) [*Earth’s Children] Reissue (Crown 1982) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Earth’s Children” series.
• * _The Valley of Horses (Bantam 0-553-25053-1, Oct ’90, $5.95, 544pp, pb, cover by Hiroko) [*Earth’s Children] Reissue (Crown 1982) prehistoric novel, second book of the “Earth’s Children” series; 26th printing.
• * _The Valley of Horses (Crown 0-517-54489-X, Oct ’90, $19.95, 502pp, hc, cover by Hiroko) [*Earth’s Children] Reissue (Crown 1982) prehistoric novel, second book of the “Earth’s Children” series; 26th printing.
• * _The Valley of Horses (Bantam 0-553-25053-1, Nov ’91, $6.99, 544pp, pb, cover by Hiroko) [*Earth’s Children] Reissue (Crown 1982) prehistoric fantasy novel, second book of the “Earth’s Children” series; 30th printing.
• * _The Valley of Horses (NEL 0-340-32964-5, Jul ’95 [Sep ’95], £5.99, 588pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [*Earth’s Children] Reprint (Crown 1982) prehistoric adventure with fantasy elements. Second of the series. 21st printing.
• * _The Valley of the Horses (Coronet 0-340-32964-5, Oct ’86, £3.50, 588pp, pb) [*Earth’s Children] Reissue (Crown 1982) sf novel of prehistoric times, 7th printing. “Earth’s Children” #2.

AUERBACH, NINA (1943- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Our Vampires, Ourselves (University of Chicago Press 0-226-03201-9, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $22.00, 231pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical examination of the way vampire literature reflects social changes. Order from University of Chicago Press, Order Dept., 11030 South Langley Avenue, Chicago IL 60628; 800-621-2736.
• * _Our Vampires, Ourselves (University of Chicago Press 0-226-03202-7, Mar ’97 [Apr ’97], $12.95, 231pp, tp) Reprint (University of Chicago Press 1996) non-fiction, critical examination of the way vampire literature reflects social changes. Order from University of Chicago Press, Order Dept., 11030 South Langley Avenue, Chicago IL 60628; 800-621-2736.

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• * *Dracula: Authoritative Text, Contexts, Reviews and Reactions, Dramatic and Film Variations, Criticism. (with David J. Skal) (Norton 0-393-97012-4, Jan ’97 [Feb ’97], $9.95, 488pp, tp) Annotated critical edition of the Bram Stoker’s classic vampire story, gathering critical essays and reviews. The text follows the 1897 Constable edition, with minor corrections. There is a chronology of Stoker’s life, and a selected bibliography.
• * *Forbidden Journeys: Fairy Tales and Fantasies By Victorian Women Writers (with U. C. Knoepflmacher) (University of Chicago Press 0-226-03203-5, May ’92 [Aug ’92], $27.50, 373pp, hc, cover by Arthur Hughes) Anthology of 11 19th-century fantasy stories by women writers with an introduction and commentary explaining why women wrote much nastier stories than men. Order from University of Chicago Press, Chicago IL 60637. (Contents)
• * _Forbidden Journeys: Fairy Tales and Fantasies By Victorian Women Writers (with U. C. Knoepflmacher) (University of Chicago Press 0-226-03204-3, Nov ’93, $11.95, 373pp, tp, cover by Arthur Hughes) Reprint (University of Chicago Press 1992) anthology of 11 19th-Century fantasy stories by women writers with an introduction and commentary explaining why women wrote much nastier stories than men. This edition consists of the original hardcover sheets with a new trade paperback cover. Order from University of Chicago Press, Chicago IL 60637.

AUFDEM-BRINKE, ELEANOR F. (1950- ); see pseudonyms J. D. Robb & Nora Roberts (stories)

AUGUST, MICHAEL; pseudonym of Sidney Williams

• * *Scream #2: Deadly Delivery (Zebra/Z-Fave 0-8217-4356-2, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $3.50, 223pp, pb) [Scream] Young-adult horror novel of a game that creates real monsters. Second book of a loosely-connected series, only some of which have fantastic elements.
• * *Scream #6: New Year’s Evil (Zebra/Z-Fave 0-8217-4449-6, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $3.50, 202pp, pb) [Scream] Young-adult horror novel. Tess asks the school witch for help in getting rid of a bully — and finds she owes her more than she’s willing to pay. Sixth book of a loosely-connected series, only some of which have fantasy elements. Copyrighted by Sidney Williams.
• * *Scream #9: The Gift (Zebra/Z-Fave 0-8217-4544-1, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], $3.50, 202pp, pb) [Scream] Young-adult horror novel, ninth book of a loosely-connected series, only some of which have fantasy elements. Veronica’s dollhouse possesses evil powers. Copyrighted by Sidney Williams.

AUGUSTA, MARIA, ed.

• * *Frontiers/Fronteiras (with António de Macedo) (Simetria Portugal 972-97495-1-5, Sep ’98 [Oct ’98], no price, 193 + 199pp, tp, cover by Ricardo Monteiro) Original anthology of 10 SF stories, eight original, printed double format in both English and Portuguese. There is a “Frontiers Manifesto” by Daniel Tércio and an article on “SF in Portugal” by Teresa Sousa de Almeida. Authors include Roberto de Sousa Causo, Gwyneth Jones, and Stephen Baxter. (Contents)
• * *Side Effects (with António de Macedo) (Simetria Portugal 972-97495-0-7, Sep ’97, tp, cover by João Cesário) Original anthology of nine stories, including one reprint by Joe Haldeman. (Contents)

AUSTER, PAUL (Benjamin) (1947- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _In the Country of Last Things (Faber 0-571-15317-8, Jun ’89 [Jul ’89], £3.99, 188pp, tp, cover by Irene Von Treskow) Reprint (Viking 1987) literary sf novel.