The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
Books, Listed by Author
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- McKEOWN, CHARLES
- * *The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (with Terry Gilliam) (Applause Books 1-55783-041-X, 1989 [Jul 89], $8.95, 174pp, tp) The screenplay of the comic fantasy film.
- * *The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (with Terry Gilliam) (Mandarin 0-7493-0017-5, Mar 89, £2.99, 212pp, pb) Fantasy novelization.
- * +The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (with Terry Gilliam) (Applause Books 1-55783-039-8, May 89 [Jul 89], $12.95, 175pp, tp) Novelization based on the authors screenplay, illustrated by James Victore and Joyce L. Houlihan. First American edition (Mandarin 1989).
- MACKEY, DOUGLAS A(lan) (1947- )
- * *Philip K. Dick (Twayne 0-8057-7515-3, Mar 88, $19.95, 157pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical study in Twaynes United States Authors series. [Dick]
- * _The Rainbow Quest of Thomas Pynchon (Borgo Press 0-89370-242-0, Sep 89 [Mar 90], $9.95, 68pp, tp, cover by Judy Cloyd Graphic Design) Reissue (Borgo Press 1980) non-fiction; reference, examining Pynchons work; third printing with an added index.
- * *The Work of Ian Watson (Borgo Press 0-8095-1512-1, Dec 89 [Mar 90], $12.95, 148pp, tp) Non-fiction; reference. Annotated primary and secondary bibliography of works by and about Watson plus an autobiographical afterword by Watson. A hardcover edition (-0512-6, $22.95) was announced but not seen.
- MACKEY, MARY (Lou McGinness) (1945- )
- * *The Fires of Spring (Penguin/Onyx 0-451-19589-2, Sep 98 [Aug 98], $5.99, 379pp, pb) [Earthsong Trilogy] Prehistoric fantasy novel, part three of the Earthsong Trilogy. The daughter of the Queen of Shara sets out to rescue her brother kidnapped by nomads.
- * *The Horses at the Gate (HarperSanFrancisco 0-06-251069-X, Jan 96 [Dec 95], $16.00, 321pp, tp, cover by Luis Royo) [Earthsong Trilogy] Prehistoric quasifantasy novel, part two of the Earthsong Trilogy.
- * _The Horses at the Gate (Penguin/Onyx 0-451-40723-7, Dec 96 [Nov 96], $5.99, 410pp, pb) [Earthsong Trilogy] Reprint (HarperSanFrancisco 1996) prehistoric quasi-fantasy novel, part two of the Earthsong Trilogy.
- * _The Last Warrior Queen (Berkley 0-425-07007-7, Apr 84 [Mar 84], $2.75, 240pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1983) historical fantasy novel.
- * *The Year the Horses Came (HarperSan Francisco 0-06-250735-4, Sep 93 [Aug 93], $22.00, 376pp, hc, cover by Tim Jessell) [Earthsong Trilogy] Prehistoric fantasy romance about the love of a beautiful priestess for one of the marauding nomads invading her peoples land.
- MACKIE, MARY
- * *The People of the Horse (W.H. Allen 0-491-03307-9, Sep 87, £12.95, 415pp, hc) Historical novel about Boudicca, with touches of the supernatural.
- * _The People of the Horse (W.H. Allen Star 0-352-32112-1, Aug 88, £3.99, 415pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) historical novel about Boudicca, with touches of the supernatural.
- McKIERNAN, DENNIS L(ester) (1932- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *The Brega Path (Doubleday 0-385-23352-3, Jun 86 [May 86], $12.95, 221pp, hc) [Silver Call] Fantasy novel, conclusion of the Silver Call Duology.
- * _The Brega Path (NAL/Signet 0-451-14893-2, Jul 87 [Jun 87], $2.95, 255pp, pb) [Silver Call] Reprint (Doubleday 1986) fantasy novel, second and last of a duology.
- * *The Caverns of Socrates (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45476-6, Dec 95 [Nov 95], $14.95, 416pp, hc, cover by Donato) SF novel with fantasy elements. Fantasy gamers test an artificial intelligences new virtual reality.
- * _Caverns of Socrates (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45467-7, Nov 96 [Oct 96], $6.99, 434pp, pb, cover by Donato) Reprint (Roc 1995) SF novel with virtual reality fantasy elements.
- * *The Dark Tide (Doubleday 0-385-18747-5, Aug 84 [Jul 84], $11.95, 172pp, hc) [Iron Tower] Fantasy novel, first in the Iron Tower trilogy; a first novel.
- * _The Dark Tide (NAL/Signet 0-451-13668-3, Aug 85 [Jul 85], $2.95, 303pp, pb) [Iron Tower] Reprint (Doubleday 1984) fantasy novel, Book One of the Iron Tower trilogy.
- * *The Darkest Day (Doubleday 0-385-18920-6, Sep 84 [Aug 84], $11.95, 178pp, hc) [Iron Tower] Fantasy novel, conclusion of the Iron Tower trilogy.
- * _The Darkest Day (NAL/Signet 0-451-13865-1, Oct 85 [Sep 85], $2.95, 302pp, pb) [Iron Tower] Reprint (Doubleday 1984) fantasy novel, conclusion of the Iron Tower trilogy.
- * *Dragondoom (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28337-5, Feb 90 [Jan 90], $4.50, 485pp, pb, cover by Richard Bober) [Mithgar] Fantasy novel of the battle for dragon-hoarded wealth.
- * *The Dragonstone (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45560-6, Nov 96 [Oct 96], $24.95, 524pp, hc, cover by Donato) [Mithgar] Fantasy novel, set in the world of Mithgar centuries before the events of Voyage of the Fox Rider. Visions of horror send a lady elf questing for a powerful relic.
- * _The Dragonstone (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45456-1, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $6.99, 563pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Mithgar] Reprint (Roc 1996) fantasy novel in the world of Mithgar.
- * *The Eye of the Hunter (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45179-1, Oct 92 [Sep 92], $15.00, 601pp, tp, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Iron Tower] Fantasy novel set in the same world as the Iron Tower trilogy and the Silver Call books. A hardcover edition (-45229-1, $25.00) is also available.
- * _The Eye of the Hunter (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45268-2, Aug 93 [Jul 93], $5.99, 602pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Iron Tower] Reprint (Roc 1992) fantasy novel set in the same world as the Iron Tower trilogy and the Silver Call books.
- * *Into the Fire (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45701-3, Sep 98 [Aug 98], $23.95, 472pp, hc, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [*Mithgar: Hels Crucible] Fantasy novel, set in the world of Mithgar. Book Two of the Hels Crucible duology.
- * *Into the Forge (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45458-8, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $23.95, 426pp, hc, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [*Mithgar: Hels Crucible] Fantasy novel, set in the world of Mithgar. Book One of the Hels Crucible duology.
- * _Into the Forge (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45456-1, Sep 98 [Aug 98], $6.99, 411pp, pb, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [*Mithgar: Hels Crucible] Reprint (Roc 1997) fantasy novel, set in the world of Mithgar. Book One of the Hels Crucible duology.
- * *Shadows of Doom (Doubleday 0-385-18837-4, Sep 84 [Aug 84], $11.95, 174pp, hc) [Iron Tower] Fantasy novel, second in the Iron Tower trilogy.
- * _Shadows of Doom (NAL/Signet 0-451-13815-5, Sep 85 [Aug 85], $2.95, 300pp, pb) [Iron Tower] Reprint (Doubleday 1984) fantasy novel, Book 2 of the Iron Tower Trilogy.
- * *Tales from the One-Eyed Crow: The Vulgmaster (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45088-4, Jul 91 [Jun 91], $3.50, unpaginated, pb, cover by Alex Nino) [One-Eyed Crow] Mass-market size fantasy graphic novel with a story by McKiernan, adapted by David Keller, with art by Alex Nino. First book of a new series.
- * *Tales of Mithgar (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45430-8, Sep 94 [Aug 94], $8.95, 222pp, tp) [Mithgar] Collection of ten stories told in a tavern, part of the Mithgar series. A hardcover edition (-45410-3, $19.95) is also available. (Contents)
- * _Tales of Mithgar (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45439-1, Dec 95 [Nov 95], $4.99, 254pp, pb) [Mithgar] Reprint (Roc 1994) collection of 10 fantasy stories in the Mithgar series.
- * *Trek to Kraggen-Cor (Doubleday 0-385-23351-5, May 86 [Apr 86], $12.95, 188pp, hc) [Silver Call] Fantasy novel, Book One of the Silver Call Duology.
- * _Trek to Kraggen-Cor (NAL/Signet 0-451-14787-1, Apr 87 [Mar 87], $2.95, 251pp, pb) [Silver Call] Reprint (Doubleday 1986) fantasy novel, first in the Silver Call duology.
- * *Voyage of the Fox Rider (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45284-4, Oct 93 [Sep 93], $15.00, 567pp, tp, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Mithgar] Fantasy novel of a mage who agrees to help a foot-tall Pysk search for her missing mate. Part of the Mithgar series and a prequel to some of the earlier books. A hardcover edition (-45279-8, $25.00) is also available.
- * _Voyage of the Fox Rider (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45411-1, Sep 94 [Aug 94], $5.99, 588pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Mithgar] Reprint (Roc 1993) fantasy novel of a mage who agrees to help a foot-tall Pysk search for her missing mate. Part of the Mithgar series and a prequel to some of the earlier books.
- McKILLIP, PATRICIA A(nne) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *The Book of Atrix Wolfe (Ace 0-441-00211-0, Jul 95 [Jun 95], $18.95, 252pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Fantasy novel. A mage hiding among wolves searches for the lost daughter of the Queen of the Wood.
- * _The Book of Atrix Wolfe (Ace 0-441-00361-3, Sep 96 [Aug 96], $5.99, 247pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Reprint (Ace 1995) fantasy novel. A mage hiding among wolves searches for the lost daughter of the Queen of the Wood.
- * *Brian Frouds Faerielands: Something Rich and Strange (Bantam Spectra 0-553-09674-5, Nov 94 [Oct 94], $19.95, 205pp, hc, cover by Brian Froud) [Faerielands] Fantasy novel. Inhabitants of a seacoast town find their lives entangled with strange beings from the sea. Illustrated by Brian Froud. Second in the series, each book based on Frouds art but written by a different author. Series created by Brian Froud, Robert Gould, and Terri Windling, and packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
- * *The Changeling Sea (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31436-1, Oct 88, $12.95, 137pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel.
- * _The Changeling Sea (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36040-0, Dec 89 [Nov 89], $3.95, 153pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) Reprint (Atheneum 1988) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * _The Changeling Sea (Oxford University Press 0-19-271671-9, Sep 91, £7.95, 173pp, hc, cover by Neil Reed) Reprint (Atheneum 1988) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * *The Cygnet and the Firebird (Ace 0-441-12628-6, Sep 93 [Aug 93], $17.95, 233pp, hc, cover by John Howe) [Cygnet] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Sorceress and the Cygnet.
- * _The Cygnet and the Firebird (Pan 0-330-33085-3, Jul 94, £4.99, 233pp, pb, cover by Ian Miller) [Cygnet] Reprint (Ace 1993) fantasy novel. Sequel to The Sorceress and the Cygnet. [First U.K. edition]
- * _The Cygnet and the Firebird (Ace 0-441-00237-4, Sep 95 [Aug 95], $5.99, 309pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Cygnet] Reprint (Ace 1993) fantasy novel, sequel to The Sorceress and the Cygnet.
- * *Fools Run (Warner 0-446-51278-8, Apr 87 [Feb 87], $15.95, 221pp, hc) Sf novel. Musicians affected by a past mass-murder seek to understand the alien vision that drove the murderer. Interesting characters highlight this inconclusive adventure. (CFC)
- * _Fools Run (Orbit 0-7088-8219-6, Jun 87, £2.50, 252pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 1987) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Fools Run (Macdonald 0-356-14394-5, Aug 87, £10.95, 256pp, hc) Reprint (Warner 1987) sf novel. [Not seen]
- * _Fools Run (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20518-0, Feb 88 [Jan 88], $3.95, 244pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 1987) sf novel.
- * _The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (Berkley 0-425-06595-2, Apr 84 [Mar 84], $2.50, 217pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1974) fantasy novel, winner of the World Fantasy Award. Highly recommended. (CNB)
- * _The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (Orbit 0-7088-8242-0, Jul 87, £2.50, 217pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1974) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * _The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (Harcourt Brace/Magic Carpet 0-15-200869-1, May 96 [Apr 96], $6.00, 343pp, pb, cover by Cheryl Griesbach & Stanley Martucci) Reprint (Atheneum 1974) fantasy novel. Winner of the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel.
- * _Harpist in the Wind (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32440-4, Dec 89 [Nov 89], $3.95, 261pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Riddle-Master] Reissue (Atheneum 1979) fantasy novel, third book in the Riddle-Master trilogy; 11th printing.
- * _Heir of Sea and Fire (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35184-3, Dec 89 [Nov 89], $3.95, 213pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Riddle-Master] Reissue (Atheneum 1977) fantasy novel, second book in the Riddle-Master trilogy; 15th printing.
- * _The House on Parchment Street (Macmillan Aladdin 0-689-71471-8, Apr 91 [Jun 91], $3.95, 190pp, tp, cover by Jeffrey Lindberg) Reissue (Atheneum 1973) childrens ghost story.
- * *The Moon and the Face (Atheneum/Argo 0-689-31158-3, Sep 85, $10.95, 146pp, hc) [Moon-Flash] Young-adult sf novel, sequel to Moon-Flash.
- * _The Moon and the Face (Berkley 0-425-09206-2, Oct 86 [Sep 86], $2.95, 146pp, pb) [Moon-Flash] Reprint (Atheneum 1985) young-adult sf novel, sequel to Moon-Flash.
- * *Moon-Flash (Atheneum 0-689-31049-8, Sep 84 [Aug 84], $10.95, 150pp, hc) [Moon-Flash] Young-adult sf novel. Recommended. (FCM)
- * _Moon-Flash (Berkley 0-425-08457-4, Oct 85 [Sep 85], $2.75, 150pp, pb) [Moon-Flash] Reprint (Atheneum 1984) young-adult sf novel.
- * _The Riddle-Master of Hed (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33104-4, Dec 89 [Nov 89], $3.95, 228pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Riddle-Master] Reissue (Atheneum 1976) fantasy novel, first book of the Riddle-Master trilogy; 16th printing. There are over 1 million paperback copies of the trilogy in print.
- * *Song For the Basilisk (Ace 0-441-00447-4, Sep 98 [Aug 98], $22.95, 314pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Fantasy novel. A child survives his royal familys destruction, becomes a bard, joins a revolution, and inspires an opera.
- * *The Sorceress and the Cygnet (Ace 0-441-77564-0, May 91 [Apr 91], $17.95, 231pp, hc, cover by Romas) [Cygnet] Fantasy novel of a young mans quest for the heart of the Cygnet, the only artifact which can save his people.
- * _The Sorceress and the Cygnet (Pan 0-330-31838-1, Jun 91, £7.99, 219pp, tp, cover by Ian Miller) [Cygnet] Reprint (Ace 1991) fantasy novel. Also announced in hardcover (-31748-2, £15.99). [First U.K. edition]
- * _The Sorceress and the Cygnet (Ace 0-441-77567-5, Jan 92 [Dec 91], $4.50, 248pp, pb, cover by Romas) [Cygnet] Reprint (Ace 1991) fantasy novel of a young mans quest for the heart of the Cygnet, the only artifact which can save his people.
- * _The Sorceress and the Cygnet (Pan 0-330-31839-X, May 92 [Apr 92], £4.99, 242pp, pb, cover by Ian Miller) [Cygnet] Reprint (Ace 1991) fantasy novel.
- * _Stepping from the Shadows (Berkley 0-425-07107-3, Aug 84 [Jul 84], $2.95, 207pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1982) novel, non-sf/fantasy; of associational interest. A semi-autobiographical novel about growing up.
- * *The Throme of the Erril of Sherril (Ace/Tempo 0-441-80839-5, Jan 84 [Dec 83], $2.25, 165pp, pb) Collection including the title juvenile novella and a novelette, with illustrations by Judith Mitchell. (Contents)
- * _The Throme of the Erril of Sherril (Ace 0-441-80840-9, Aug 87 [Jul 87], $2.95, 165pp, pb) Reprint (Ace/Tempo 1984) collection of the very juvenile title novella (Atheneum 1973) plus a juvenile novelette plus numerous illustrations by Judith Mitchell.
- * *Winter Rose (Ace 0-441-00334-6, Jul 96 [Jun 96], $19.95, 262pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Fantasy novel set in Victorian England and Fairyland. Free-spirited Rois Melior is obsessed by the cursed man who claims a nearby abandoned estate.
- * _Winter Rose (SFBC #14281, Dec 96 [Nov 96], $8.98, 262pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Reprint (Ace 1996) fantasy novel set in Victorian England and Fairyland. This is similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _Winter Rose (Ace 0-441-00438-5, May 97 [Apr 97], $5.99, 262pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Reprint (Ace 1996) fantasy novel set in Victorian England and Fairyland.
- McKINLEY, (Jennifer Carolyn) ROBIN (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * _Beauty (Harper & Row 0-06-024149-7, 1985 [Dec 85], $11.95FPT, 247pp, hc) Reissue (Harper & Row 1978) fantasy novel, a retelling of Beauty and the Beast. There is no indication on this edition that its a reprint, except for the missing first edition slug on the copyright page. The only date inside is the original 1978 one. Theres also a Harpercrest library edition, 0-06-024150-0, $10.89.
- * _Beauty (Orbit/Futura 0-7088-8172-6, Jan 86, £2.50, 247pp, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1978) fantasy novel.
- * _Beauty (HarperTrophy 0-06-440477-3, Jun 93 [May 93], $4.95, 247pp, tp, cover by Michael Deas) Reprint (Harper & Row 1978) young-adult fantasy novel, a retelling of the story of Sleeping Beauty.
- * _Black Beauty (with Anna Sewell) (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-12102-7, Mar 87, £7.95, 72pp, hc) Associational interest. Famous childrens story illustrated by Susan Jeffers and adapted by Robin McKinley. [Not seen]
- * _The Blue Sword (Orbit/Futura 0-7088-8155-6, 1985 [Jan 86], £2.50, pb) [Damar] Reissue (Morrow 1982) fantasy novel.
- * _The Blue Sword (Orbit 0-7088-8155-6, Aug 85, £2.50, 288pp, pb) [Damar] Reprint (Morrow 1982) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
- * *Deerskin (Ace 0-441-14226-5, Jun 93 [May 93], $17.95, 309pp, hc, cover by Dawn Wilson) Fantasy novel of a beautiful princess who finds herself while fleeing from the wrath of her father. Recommended (SW).
- * _Deerskin (SFBC #01755, Oct 93 [Sep 93], $8.98, 309pp, hc, cover by Dawn Wilson) Reprint (Ace 1993) fantasy novel. Similar to the Ace edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _Deerskin (Ace 0-441-00069-X, Jul 94 [Jun 94], $4.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Dawn Wilson) Reprint (Ace 1993) fantasy novel.
- * _The Door in the Hedge (Ace 0-441-15314-3, Dec 84 [Nov 84], $2.75, 216pp, pb) Reissue (Morrow 1981) fantasy collection of four stories.
- * _The Door in the Hedge (Orbit 0-7088-2922-8, Sep 86, £2.50, 216pp, pb) Reprint (Greenwillow 1981) juvenile fantasy collection.
- * _The Door in the Hedge (Berkley 0-425-09585-1, Jan 87 [Dec 86], $2.95, 216pp, pb) Reprint (Greenwillow 1981) collection of 4 retold fairytales.
- * _The Door in the Hedge (Ace 0-441-15315-1, Jul 97 [Jun 97], $5.99, 216pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) Reissue (Greenwillow 1981) collection. Fourth printing.
- * *The Hero and the Crown (Morrow/Greenwillow 0-688-02593-5, Nov 84 [Oct 84], $11.50, 246pp, hc) [Damar] Fantasy novel, the prequel to The Blue Sword.
- * _The Hero and the Crown (SFBC #3927, Apr 85 [Mar 85], $5.98, 224pp, hc) [Damar] Reprint (Greenwillow 1984) fantasy novel. Winner of the Newbery prize as best juvenile of the year. A fine prequel to The Blue Sword, even better than its predecessor. (DLN)
- * _The Hero and the Crown (Berkley 0-425-08907-X, Apr 86 [Mar 86], $2.95, 226pp, pb) [Damar] Reprint (Greenwillow 1984) fantasy novel, prequel to The Blue Sword, and winner of the Newbery Medal as best juvenile of the year.
- * _The Hero and the Crown (Futura/Orbit 0-7088-8164-5, May 86, £2.50, 246pp, pb) [Damar] Reprint (Greenwillow 1984) fantasy novel, first British edition.
- * _The Hero and the Crown (Ace 0-441-00499-7, Feb 98 [Jan 98], $12.00, 227pp, tp, cover by Kinuko Craft) [Damar] Reprint (Greenwillow 1984) Newbery prize-winning fantasy novel.
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