The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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- MAY, JULIAN (stories) (chron.) (continued)
- * _A Pliocene Companion: A Guide to the Saga of Pliocene Exile (SFBC #1898, Mar 85 [Feb 85], $5.98, 209pp, hc) [Pliocene Exile] Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1984) non-fiction companion-piece to the sf series.
- * _A Pliocene Companion: A Guide to the Saga of Pliocene Exile (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32290-8, May 85 [Apr 85], $3.50, 290pp, pb) [Pliocene Exile] Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1984) non-fiction guide to the world of the Pliocene Exile books.
- * *Sky Trillium (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38000-2, Jan 97 [Dec 96], $12.95, 389pp, tp, cover by Mark Harrison) [Trillium] Fantasy novel, sequel to Blood Trillium, Mays solo sequel to Black Trillium, the collaboration by Andre Norton, Julian May, and Marion Zimmer Bradley.
- * _Sky Trillium (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224197-8, Feb 97, £16.99, 300pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Trillium] Reprint (Del Rey 1997) fantasy novel, sequel to Blood Trillium, Mays solo sequel to Black Trillium, the collaboration by Andre Norton, Julian May, and Marion Zimmer Bradley. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Sky Trillium (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648265-1, Sep 97 [Aug 97], £5.99, 379pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Trillium] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 1997) fantasy novel, conclusion of the Trillium series.
- * +Sky Trillium (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38000-2, Dec 97 [Nov 97], $12.95, 389pp, tp, cover by Mark Harrison) [Trillium] Fantasy novel, sequel to Blood Trillium, Mays solo sequel to Black Trillium, the collaboration by Andre Norton, Julian May, and Marion Zimmer Bradley. Although we listed a trade paperback as seen December 1996, this says First Edition: December 1997. First US edition (Voyager 1997).
- * _Sky Trillium (SFBC #19349, Feb 98 [Jan 98], $10.98, 389pp, hc, cover by Mark Harrison) [Trillium] Reprint (Del Rey 1997) fantasy novel, sequel to Blood Trillium, Mays solo sequel to Black Trillium, the collaboration by Andre Norton, Julian May, and Marion Zimmer Bradley. This lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _Sky Trillium (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38001-0, Sep 98 [Aug 98], $6.99, 371pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Trillium] Reprint (Del Rey 1997) fantasy novel, sequel to Blood Trillium, Mays solo sequel to Black Trillium, the collaboration by Andre Norton, Julian May, and Marion Zimmer Bradley.
- * _The Surveillance (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35523-7, Dec 88 [Nov 88], $4.95, 347pp, pb) [Pliocene Exile] Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1987 as Intervention) sf novel. This paperback has only the first half of the hardcover. This is a prequel to the Pliocene Exile series.
- MAYBURY, GED
- * _Time Twister (Hippo 0-590-70587-3, Feb 87, £1.50, 135pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic [New Zealand] 1986) juvenile time-travel novel.
- MAYER, BOB; [i.e., Robert Mayer] (1959- ); see pseudonym Robert Doherty
- MAYER, MARIANNA (stories)
- * *The Golden Swan (Bantam Skylark 0-553-07054-1, Nov 90 [Oct 90], $14.95, 64pp, hc) Hindu fairy tale rewritten and reinterpreted, with full-color illustrations by Robert Sauber.
- * *Noble-Hearted Kate (Bantam Skylark 0-553-07049-5, Nov 90 [Oct 90], $14.95, 64pp, hc, cover by Winslow Pinney Pels) Celtic fairy tale rewritten and reinterpreted, with full-color illustrations by Winslow Pels.
- * _Pegasus (Morrow Junior 0-688-13382-7, Apr 98 [Mar 98], $16.00, unpaginated, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Art book. Childrens picture book version of the classic myth, illustrated by Kinuko Y. Craft.
- * *The Sorcerers Apprentice (Bantam Skylark 0-553-05844-4, Nov 89 [Oct 89], $13.95, 64pp, hc) Retelling of a classic childrens fairy tale, with full-color illustrations by David Wiesner.
- * *The Unicorn Alphabet (Dial 0-8037-0372-4, Sep 89, $14.95, unpaginated, hc) Childrens fantastic alphabet, with 26 full-color unicorn paintings by Michael Hague.
- MAYHAR, ARDATH (Frances Hurst) (1930- ) (stories)
- * *Battletech: The Sword and the Dagger (FASA 0-931787-77-7, 1987 [May 87], $3.95, 279pp, pb) [Battletech] Sf novel based on a game; part of a series.
- * *Exile on Vlahil (Doubleday 0-385-17825-5, May 84 [Apr 84], $11.95, 183pp, hc) Sf novel.
- * _Lords of the Triple Moons (Ace 0-441-49246-0, May 84 [Apr 84], $2.50, 139pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1983) sf novel.
- * *Makra Choria (Atheneum/Argo 0-689-31326-8, Mar 87, $13.95, 193pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel.
- * *Monkey Station (with Ron Fortier) (TSR 0-88038-743-2, Jul 89, $3.95, 311pp, pb) Sf novel about a mutating worldwide plague that causes intelligence and speech in monkeys.
- * *People of the Mesa (Diamond 1-55773-674-X, Mar 92 [Feb 92], $4.99, 297pp, pb) Associational prehistoric novel about an Anasazi warrior helpless to prevent the decline of his people.
- * *A Place of Silver Silence (Walker 0-8027-6825-3, Oct 88 [Sep 88], $15.95, 185pp, hc) Young-adult sf novel about first contact with an extraterrestrial race. Illustrations by Pat Ortega.
- * _A Place of Silver Silence (Hutchinson 0-09-174481-4, Nov 90, £7.99, 157pp, hc, cover by Paul Damon) Reprint (Walker 1988) young-adult sf novel.
- * *The Saga of Grittel Sundotha (Atheneum/Argo 0-689-31097-8, Apr 85 [Mar 85], $12.95, 196pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel.
- * *Slewfoot Sally and the Flying Mule and Other Tales from Cotton County (Blue Lantern 1-887303-00-6, 1995 [May 95], $12.00, 223pp, tp, cover by Ardath Mayhar) Collection of folklore, tall tales, and outright lies from East Texas. Order from Blue Lantern Publishing, P.O. Box 5833, Kingwood, TX 77325. (Contents)
- * *Trail of the Seahawks (with Ron Fortier) (TSR/Windwalker 0-88038-463-8, Jun 87 [May 87], $2.95, 222pp, pb) Sf adventure novel.
- * *The Wall (Space & Time 0-917053-06-0, Jul 87 [Jun 87], $6.95, 121pp, tp) Mystery/horror short novel.
- * *The World Ends in Hickory Hollow (Doubleday 0-385-18753-X, Mar 85 [Feb 85], $11.95, 182pp, hc) Post-holocaust sf novel.
- * _The World Ends in Hickory Hollow (Cascade Mountain Publishing no ISBN, Dec 98, $12.95, 190pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 1985) post-holocaust SF novel. There are minor corrections from the original. Order from Cascade Mountain Publishing, 1652 NW Summit Dr, Bend OR 97701; credit card orders 800-981-6889.
- MAYHEW, MICHAEL, ed. (stories)
- * *Harvest Tales & Midnight Revels (Bald Mountain Books 0-9661664-2-6, Sep 98 [Aug 98], $23.95, 217pp, hc, cover by Benjamin Gorman) Original anthology of 19 horror stories written to read aloud on Halloween night by a group of writers, artists, musicians, and filmmakers. Authors include Benjamin Gorman, Edith Weil, and Joshua Mertz. Illustrated by Mona Caron. There is an introduction by the editor, and an afterword on how to throw a story-reading party by Mayhew and Mertz. A trade paperback edition (-3-4, $14.95) was announced but not seen. Order from Bald Mountain Books, PO Box 8420, Van Nuys CA 94110. (Contents)
- MAYLEAS, WILLIAM (1927- ); see pseudonym William Saxon
- MAYNARD, RICHARD (John) (1926- )
- * *The Quiet Place (Souvenir Press 0-285-62798-8, Jan 88, £10.95, 240pp, hc) Literary sf novel.
- * _The Quiet Place (Grafton 0-586-20808-9, Jun 90, £3.50, 283pp, pb, cover by Tim White) Reprint (Souvenir Press 1988) sf novel.
- * +The Return (Donald I. Fine 1-55611-083-9, Apr 88 [Mar 88], $17.95, 240pp, hc) Sf novel. Seven astronauts return to a primitive Earth which has rejected technology centuries before. First U.S. edition (Souvenir Press 1988 as The Quiet Place).
- * _The Return (Leisure 0-8439-2852-2, Oct 89 [Sep 89], $3.95, 240pp, pb) Reprint (Souvenir Press 1987) sf novel of seven astronauts who return to a primitive Earth that has rejected technology.
- MAYNE, WILLIAM (James Carter) (1928- ) (stories)
- * +All the Kings Men (Delacorte 0-385-29626-6, Apr 88 [Mar 88], $14.95, 182pp, hc) Young-adult collection of fantasy stories. First American edition (Cape 1982). (Contents)
- * *Antar and the Eagles (Walker 0-7445-0838-X, Jun 89, £8.95, 224pp, hc) Fantasy novel about a young boy raised by eagles for a special mission.
- * _Antar and the Eagles (Walker 0-7445-1464-9, Apr 90, £2.50, 210pp, pb) Reprint (Walker 1989) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * *Cradlefasts (Hodder Childrens Books 0-340-65126-1, Nov 95 [Dec 95], £3.99, 202pp, tp, cover by Steve Wallace) [Earthfasts] Young-adult SF novel. A sequel to Earthfasts. A hardcover edition (-63636-X, £9.99) was announced but not seen.
- * *Cuddy (Jonathan Cape 0-224-03687-4, Nov 95 [Feb 96], £9.99, 196pp, hc, cover by Ken Brown) Young-adult fantasy novel.
- * _Cuddy (Red Fox 0-09-937121-9, Jan 98 [Feb 98], £3.50, 195pp, pb, cover by Ken Brown) Reprint (Cape 1995) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * _Earthfasts (Red Fox 0-09-977600-6, Jan 91, £2.99, 220pp, pb, cover by Anthony Kerins) [Earthfasts] Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1966) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * _Earthfasts (Hodder Childrens Books 0-340-65327-2, Nov 95 [Dec 95], £3.99, 202pp, tp, cover by Steve Wallace) [Earthfasts] Reprint (Hamilton 1966) Young-adult SF novel. First in a series.
- * _Kelpie (Jonathan Cape 0-224-02427-2, Apr 87, £6.95, 80pp, hc) Juvenile fantasy novel. [Not seen]
- * _Kelpie (Puffin 0-14-032654-8, Jun 89 [Oct 89], £1.99, 82pp, pb, cover by Janet Rawlins) Reprint (Cape 1987) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * +Low Tide (Delacorte 0-385-30904-X, Mar 93 [Jun 93], $14.00, 187pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel set in New Zealand where three kids, while aboard an ancient sunken ship exposed by low tide, are swept by a tidal wave to the top of a high mountain where a mysterious magician lives. First American edition (Jonathan Cape 1992).
- * _Over the Hills and Far Away (Hodder Childrens Books 0-340-65680-8, Nov 97, £3.99, 162pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1968) young-adult fantasy novel of witchcraft and time travel.
- _____, ed.
- * *Supernatural Stories (Kingfisher 1-85697-322-0, Nov 95, £8.99, 256pp, hc, cover by Jason Cockcroft) Anthology of 29 supernatural stories and legends, illustrated by Martin Salisbury. Also available in tp (-211-9, £4.99). (Contents)
- * *Supernatural Stories (Kingfisher 1-85697-211-9, Nov 95 [May 96], £4.99, 255pp, tp, cover by Jason Cockcroft) Young-adult fantasy collection of 29 stories. Published in 1995, but not seen until now. A hardcover edition (-322-0, £9.99) was announced but not seen.
- * +Supernatural Stories (Kingfisher US 0-7534-5026-7, Sep 96, $6.95, 223pp, tp) Young-adult anthology of 26 supernatural stories, most literary, seven folktales. Authors include Ray Bradbury, Robert Westall, M.R. James, and Truman Capote. Illustrated by Martin Salisburg. First American edition (Kingfisher UK 1995).
- MAYR, DALLAS WILLIAM (1946- ); see pseudonym Jack Ketchum (stories) (chron.)
- MAZER, ANNE (stories)
- * *The Accidental Witch (Hyperion 0-7868-0088-7, Oct 95 [Sep 95], $13.95, 123pp, hc, cover by Mark Buehner) Young-adult fantasy novel. A girls new witch powers wont work the way she plans.
- * *A Sliver of Glass (Hyperion 0-7868-0197-2, Oct 96 [Sep 96], $13.95, 70pp, hc, cover by Broeck Steadman) Young-adult collection of 11 fantasy and horror stories. (Contents)
- MAZER, (Diana) NORMA FOX (1931-2009) (stories)
- * _Saturday, the Twelfth of October (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-99592-2, Mar 89 [Feb 89], $3.25, 247pp, pb) Reprint (Delacorte 1975) young-adult fantasy novel about a teenage girl transported to another world.
- * *Supergirl (Warner 0-446-32367-5, Dec 84 [Nov 84], $3.75, 230pp, pb) Movie novelization.
- MAZZUCCHELLI, DAVID (1960- ) (stories)
- MEACHAM, BETH (Ann) (1951- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- _____, ed.
- * *Terrys Universe (Tor 0-312-93058-5, Jul 88 [May 88], $16.95, 234pp, hc) Original anthology of 13 sf stories, a memorial for Terry Carr. (Contents)
- * _Terrys Universe (Gollancz 0-575-04282-6, Oct 88, £11.95, 245pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1988) original anthology of 13 sf stories, a memorial for Terry Carr. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Terrys Universe (Tor 0-812-54592-3, Mar 89 [Feb 89], $3.50, 234pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1988) original anthology.
- MEAD, MARJORIE LAMP
- _____, ed.
- MEADES, ROB(ert), ed. (1964- ) (stories)
- * *Drabble II: Double Century (with David B. Wake) (Beccon Publications 1-870824-15-6, Apr 90 [May 90], £5.00, 121pp, hc, cover by Sylvia Starshine) Second collection of one hundred drabbles (stories of exactly one hundred words) by authors such as Jonathan Carroll and Arthur C. Clarke, being sold in aid of charity. This edition contains an index to both volumes, and is limited to 1000 copies. Recommended. (PSP) (Contents)
- * *The Drabble Project (with David B. Wake) (Beccon Publications 1-870824-12-1, Apr 88, £5.00, 110pp, hc) Anthology of 100 stories, each of which is exactly 100 words long. Limited to 1000 copies. (Contents)
- MEANEY, (Margaret) DEE MORRISON (1939- )
- * *Iseult (Ace 0-441-37387-9, Aug 85 [Jul 85], $2.95, 229pp, pb) Arthurian fantasy novel.
- MEANEY, JOHN (stories) (chron.)
- * *To Hold Infinity (Bantam UK 0-553-50588-2, Apr 98 [Feb 98], £5.99, 556pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) SF novel. A first novel.
- MECKLEM, TODD (1965- ) (stories)
- MEIER, PAUL (1945- )
- * *The Third Millenium (Thomas Nelson 0-8407-7571-7, Jun 93 [May 93], $9.95, 311pp, tp, cover by Peleaz) Christian near-future novel of impending apocalypse, narrated by a guardian angel.
- MEIER, SHIRLEY (Marie) (1960- ) (stories)
- * _The Cage (with S. M. Stirling) See entry under S. M. Stirling
- * _Saber and Shadow (with S. M. Stirling) See entry under S. M. Stirling
- * *Shadows Daughter (Baen 0-671-72096-1, Nov 91 [Oct 91], $4.99, 323pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Fifth Millennium] Fantasy novel set in the world of the Fifth Millennium, first used in The Cage by Meier & S.M. Stirling.
- * *Shadows Son (with S. M. Stirling & Karen Wehrstein) (Baen 0-671-72091-0, Dec 91 [Nov 91], $4.99, 442pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Fifth Millennium] Fantasy novel set in the world of the Fifth Millennium, first used in The Cage by Meier and S.M. Stirling. Sequel to Shadows Daughter.
- * _The Sharpest Edge (with S. M. Stirling) See entry under S. M. Stirling
- MELAMED, LEO (1932- )
- * *The Tenth Planet (Bonus Books 0-933893-37-X, Sep 87 [Aug 87], $8.95, 318pp, tp) Sf novel about a 3-million-year-old android and the missing link in human evolution. This is a first novel by a financial wizard, described as a sci-fi mystery even humanoids cant solve.
- MELANOS, JACK A.
- * *Sindbad and the Evil Genie (Stacey 0-87602-251-4, Jan 87, £3.50, 90pp, pb) Fantasy play. [Not seen]
- MELDAL-JOHNSEN, TREVOR (Bernard) (1944- ); see pseudonym Dan Trevor
- MELLING, O. R.; pseudonym of Geraldine Whelan (chron.)
- * *Falling Out of Time (Viking 0-670-81421-0, Sep 89 [Dec 89], $18.95, 201pp, hc, cover by Kevin N. Ghiglione) Literary fantasy novel that contrasts the life of a Canadian writer with that of her Irish philosophy student character and their lives with those of archetypal lovers in the mythic world of the Two Magicians. This is a joint Canadian/American edition printed in Canada.
- * _Falling Out of Time (Penguin 0-14-009660-4, Aug 90 [Jul 90], $7.95, 199pp, tp, cover by Kevin N. Ghiglione) Reprint (Viking 1989) literary fantasy novel.
- * +The Singing Stone (Viking Kestrel 0-670-80817-2, May 87 [Dec 87], $13.95, 206pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel of mythic Ireland. First American edition (Penguin Canada 1986).
- MELLOR, ANNE K(ostelanetz) (1941- )
- * *Mary Shelley: Her Life, Her Fiction, Her Monsters (Methuen 0-415-02591-5, Apr 88 [Dec 88], £17.95, 276pp, hc) Biography of Mary Shelley. [Shelley]
- * +Mary Shelley: Her Life, Her Fiction, Her Monsters (Routledge 0-415-02591-5, Aug 88 [Feb 89], $25.00, 276pp, hc) Non-fiction, biography of Mary Shelley. First American edition (Methuen 1988).
- MELTON, J. GORDON
- * *The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead (Visible Ink 0-8103-2295-1, Sep 94 [Nov 94], $16.95, 852pp, tp, cover by Mark Howell) Non-fiction anthology of vampire lore including information on writers and their works.
- * *The Vampire Gallery: A Whos Who of the Undead (Visible Ink 1-57859-053-1, Aug 98 [Sep 98], $19.95, 500pp, tp) Non-fiction guide to vampires in books and film, including vampires from 19th and 20th-century fiction, drama, poetry, and comic books. Includes index, and sources for each entry. Order from Visible Ink Press/Gale Research, 27500 Drake Road, Farmington Hills MI 48331-3535; orders 800-776-6265.
- MELUCH, R(ebecca) M. (1956- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Chicago Red (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45034-5, Oct 90 [Sep 90], $4.95, 319pp, pb, cover by Tim Jacobus) Sf novel set in a future Kingdom of America. A sharp political adventure thriller of rebellion and extremism. Recomended (SW).
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