The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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- MILNE, A(lan) A(lexander) (stories) (continued)
- * _Winnie-the-Pooh (Dell Yearling 0-440-40116-X, Oct 88 [Sep 88], $5.95, 161pp, tp) Reprint (Dutton 1926) classic childrens fantasy, illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard with color tinting.
- MILNE, JANIS
- * *Starship Dunroamin (Dent 0-460-06263-8, Jun 87 [Jul 87], £8.50, 126pp, hc) Juvenile sf novel.
- MILNE, LARRY
- * _Biggles: The Movie (Severn House 0-7278-1288-2, Apr 86, £8.50, 192pp, hc) Film tie-in novel.
- * _Biggles: The Movie (Coronet 0-340-38588-X, Jul 86, £1.95, 192pp, hc) Film tie-in novel.
- MINAHAN, JOHN (English) (1933-2002)
- * *The Great Grave Robbery (Norton 0-393-02721-X, Nov 89 [Apr 90], $18.95, 251pp, hc, cover by Paul Bacon) Thriller with sf elements about the first man to be revived from cryonic suspension. Seventh in a thriller series, but the first which can be considered sf.
- MINAR, BARBARA
- * *Lampers Meadow (Crossway Books 0-89107-663-8, Apr 92 [Mar 92], $6.95, 222pp, tp, cover by Jeff Haynie) Young-adult allegorical Christian fantasy novel of two children armed only with words of power chosen to defend a beautiful meadow from the powers of darkness. Available from Crossway Books, 1300 Crescent St., Wheaton IL 60187.
- MINARY, RUTH
- * *An Arthurian Dictionary (with Charles Moorman) (Academy Chicago 0-89733-348-9, May 90 [Jun 90], $7.95, 117pp, tp, cover by Julia R. Anderson) Reprint (University Press of Mississippi 1978) non-fiction; reference. A dictionary of names and terms connected with Arthurian mythology, with an introduction by the authors and a bibliography.
- MINGHELLA, ANTHONY (1954-2008) (stories)
- * +Jim Hensons The Storyteller (Random House/Knopf/Borzoi 0-679-45311-3, Oct 97 [Nov 97], $29.95, 179pp, hc, cover by Darcy May) Reprint (Boxtree 1988 as The Storyteller) collection of nine stories from the Jim Henson TV series, with full-color illustrations by Darcy May. A simultaneous paperback reprint edition (0-375-70215-6) was announced but not seen. This is the second printing of the US hardcover, but we apparently missed the 1991 first US edition.
- * *The Storyteller (Boxtree 1-85283-027-1, Nov 88, £6.95, 144pp, tp) Collection of stories from the recent outstanding fantasy TV series, illustrated with stills from the programs. Also available in hc (-026-3) for £9.95. (Contents)
- MINK MOLE; pseudonym of Timothy MacNamara (stories)
- * *Alligator Alley (with Dr. Adder) (Morrigan 1-870338-60-X, May 89 [1989], £13.95, 299pp, hc, cover by Ferret) Fantasy novel. Also available in a specially bound and slipcased edition of 200 copies (65-0) for £45.00. The special edition also includes an original soundtrack music cassette by Boss Hoss/ Circus Lupus and Michael Chocholak, and featuring performances by Dr. Adder, Mink Mole, Ferret and Don Coyote, as well as a limited edition T-shirt designed by Ferret. Dr. Adder is possibly a pseudonym for K.W. Jeter and Mink Mole is probably a pseudonym for Tim Powers. [Not seen]
- MINNS, KAREN MARIE CHRISTA (1956- ) (stories)
- * *Bloodsong (Bluestocking Books 1-887237-08-9, Apr 97 [May 97], $12.95, 223pp, tp) [Virago] Lesbian vampire novel, sequel to Virago.
- * *Virago (Naiad Press 0-941483-56-8, Feb 90, $8.95, 191pp, tp, cover by Pat Tong & Bonnie Liss) [Virago] Lesbian vampire novel set in a small New York college.
- MINSKY, MARVIN (Lee) (1927- ) (stories)
- _____, ed.
- * *Robotics (Doubleday/Anchor 0-385-19414-5, Jun 85 [May 85], $19.95, 317pp, hc) Non-fiction, a group of essays on robots in fact and fiction; it includes an essay by Robert Sheckley. I opened the book to an essay by T.A. Heppenheimer and found several wrong details in his citing of Asimov stories either poor scholarship or sloppy proofreading. (CNB)
- MINTA, STEPHEN
- * *Garcia Marquez: Writer of Colombia (Harper & Row 0-06-435755-4, Apr 87, $17.95, 197pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical study, with biographical and political background on the magic realist author. There is a prior or simultaneous British edition, under the title Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Writer of Colombia. [Garc¡a M rquez]
- MINTON, T. M.
- * *Offerings (Leisure 0-8439-2370-9, Jun 86 [Jul 86], $3.95, 395pp, pb) Horror novel.
- * _Offerings (Leisure 0-8439-2859-X, Aug 89 [Apr 90], $3.95, 395pp, pb) Reissue (Leisure 1986) horror novel of cannibalistic subhumans in the jungles of New Guinea.
- MINYARD, APPLEWHITE, ed. (1946- ) (stories)
- * *Decades of Science Fiction (NTC Publishing 0-8442-5994-2, Apr 97 [Nov 97], $26.95, 557pp, tp, cover by Francois Robert) Anthology of 27 SF stories presented in a historical context by decade, complete with historical and SF-oriented timelines. Authors range from Jules Verne and H.G. Wells to Gregory Benford, Connie Willis, and Thomas Disch. An instructors edition (-5995-0), with bound-in 72-page manual, is also available. Order from NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company, 4255 West Touhy Ave, Lincolnwood IL 60646; 800-323-4900. (Contents)
- MIRBEAU, OCTAVE (1850-1917) (stories)
- * _The Torture Garden (Dedalus 0-946626-68-5, Apr 90, £6.99, 284pp, tp) Reprint (??? 1899) literary fantasy novel. Translated from the French by Alvah C. Bessie, and with an introduction by Brian Stableford. Distributed in the US by Hippocrene Books.
- * _Torture Garden (Dedalus 1-873982-51-8, Aug 95, £7.99, 206pp, tp) Reprint (France 1899 as Le Jardin des Supplices) literary fantasy of extreme violence and morality. Newly translated by Michael Richardson; Brian Stableford contributes an introduction.
- MIREK, DEBBIE
- MISHA; working name of Misha Nógha (stories)
- * *Ke-Qua-Hawk-As (Wordcraft of Oregon 1-877655-13-9, Nov 94, $9.95, 91pp, tp, cover by Ferret) Collection of 23 stories/poems with Native American themes, with interior illustrations by Ferret. Signed, limited edition of 250 copies. Order from Wordcraft of Oregon, Box 3235, La Grande OR 97850; $8.95 postpaid direct. (Contents)
- * *Prayers of Steel (Wordcraft no ISBN, 1988 [Mar 89], $5.00, 43pp, ph) Chapbook of twelve fantasy prose poems, with illustrations by Ferret. (Contents)
- * *Red Spider, White Web (Morrigan 1-870338-85-5, Mar 90 [Jun 90], £13.95, 216pp, hc, cover by Don Coyote) Sf novel illustrated by Don Coyote, with a foreword by Brian Aldiss and a postscript by James P. Blaylock. A first novel. Also available in a limited edition of 100 copies, signed by all the contributors (-90-1, £40.00).
- MISSEN, LYNNE, ed.
- MITCHELL, ADRIAN (Christopher) (1932-2008) (stories)
- * _The Bodyguard (Allison & Busby 0-85031-822-X, Jan 89 [Nov 89], £3.99, 154pp, tp, cover by Mick Keates) Reprint (Cape 1970) thriller set in a near-future police state.
- MITCHELL, BETSY, ed.
- MITCHELL, D. M., ed. (stories)
- * *The Starry Wisdom: A Tribute to H.P. Lovecraft (Creation Books 1-871592-32-1, Feb 95 [Jan 95], $15.95, 177pp, tp, cover by Peter Smith) Anthology of 23 stories, some in graphic form, inspired by H.P. Lovecraft. Authors and artists include J.G. Ballard, William S. Burroughs, Ramsey Campbell, and Alan Moore. This is a simultaneous US/UK edition, available in the U.S. from A.K. Press, PO Box 4062, San Francisco CA 94140-0682. (Contents)
- MITCHELL, DANIEL F.
- * *The Uranus Run (University Editions 1-56002-549-2, May 96, $8.00, 149pp, tp, cover by Lyne Raff) SF novel. A scientist with special knowledge is assigned as engineer on a shuttle run to Uranus. University Editions, 59 Oak Lane, Spring Valley, Huntington WV 25704.
- MITCHELL, ELIZABETH (L.), ed. (1954- ) (stories)
- * *After the Flames (Baen 0-671-55998-2, Dec 85 [Nov 85], $2.95, 277pp, pb) Anthology of three novellas set after the Holocaust. Each is in slightly different form than as originally published. Alien Stars Vol. II. (Contents)
- * *Alien Stars (Baen 0-671-55934-6, Jan 85 [Dec 84], $2.95, 254pp, pb) Anthology of three original novellas. (Contents)
- * *Free Lancers (Baen 0-671-65352-0, Sep 87 [Aug 87], $2.95, 248pp, pb) Original anthology with works by Orson Scott Card, David Drake, and Lois McMaster Bujold; all involve mercenaries of sorts (the Card very loosely). An excellent gathering highly recommended (FCM & TM). (Contents)
- * *Under the Wheel (Baen 0-671-65611-2, Jan 87 [Dec 86], $2.95, 272pp, pb) Original anthology of short novels by Gregory Benford, John M. Ford, and Nancy Springer. Alien Stars Vol. III. (Contents)
- MITCHELL, J. L.
- * _Three Go Back (Greenhill 0-947898-26-3, Apr 86 [Mar 86], £8.95, 254pp, hc) Reprint (Jarrolds 1932) prehistoric time travel novel.
- MITCHELL, J(ames) LESLIE (1901-1935); see pseudonym Lewis Grassic Gibbon
- MITCHELL, KENNETH C.
- * *Stones of the Dalai Lama (Soho Press 0-939149-79-6, Jul 93, $22.00, 328pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel of an unscrupulous archaeologist who steals cursed stones from a Tibetan holy place and suffers disaster as a result. A first novel.
- MITCHELL, KIRK (John) (1950- )
- * *Cry Republic (Ace 0-441-12389-9, Aug 89 [Jul 89], $3.95, 267pp, pb) [Procurator] Alternate history sf novel. Political intrigue in a 20th-century Roman empire. Third in a series.
- * *Never the Twain (Ace 0-441-56973-0, Nov 87 [Oct 87], $3.50, 294pp, pb) Sf time travel novel involving literary skullduggery and Mark Twain.
- * *The New Barbarians (Ace 0-441-57101-8, Dec 86 [Nov 86], $2.95, 295pp, pb) Alternate-world sf novel of high-tech Romans vs. Aztecs, sequel to Procurator.
- * *Procurator (Ace 0-441-68029-1, Apr 84 [Mar 84], $2.75, 234pp, pb) Alternate-history sf novel, a first novel.
- MITCHELL, MARY ANN (stories) (chron.)
- * *Drawn to the Grave (Leisure 0-8439-4290-8, Aug 97 [Sep 97], $4.99, 313pp, pb) Horror novel. Based on the short story The Hyacinth Girl.
- MITCHELL, MIKE, ed. (stories) (chron.)
- * *The Dedalus/Ariadne Book of Austrian Fantasy: The Meyrink Years 1890-1930 (Dedalus 0-946626-93-6, Jan 93, £8.99, 416pp, tp, cover by Gustav Klimt) Literary fantasy anthology. Available in the US from Ariadne Press (0-929497-63-5). (Contents)
- MITCHELL, V. E.; [i.e., Victoria Estelle Mitchell Gustafson] (1954- ) (stories)
- * *Star Trek #65: Windows on a Lost World (Pocket 0-671-79512-0, Jun 93 [May 93], $5.50, 275pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization.
- * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Imbalance (Pocket 0-671-77571-5, Jun 92 [May 92], $4.99, 280pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization, #22 in the series.
- * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Imbalance (Titan 1-85286-424-9, Jun 92 [May 92], £3.99, 280pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition.
- * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Starfleet Academy #5: Atlantis Station (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-88449-2, Aug 94 [Jul 94], $3.99, 116pp, tp, cover by Catherine Huerta) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Young-adult Star Trek novelization, with illustrations by Todd Cameron Hamilton. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
- * *Star Trek: Enemy Unseen (Pocket 0-671-68403-5, Oct 90 [Sep 90], $4.50, 279pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization. Number 51 in the series.
- * *Star Trek: Enemy Unseen (Titan 1-85286-315-3, Oct 90, £2.99, 279pp, pb) [Star Trek] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with the US (Pocket Books) edition.
- * *Star Trek: Windows on a Lost World (Titan 1-85286-461-3, Jun 93 [May 93], £3.99, 275pp, pb) [Star Trek] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition.
- MITCHISON, NAOMI (Margaret, née Haldane) (1897-1999) (stories) (chron.)
- * _The Big House (Kelpies 0-86241-159-9, Nov 87, £1.95, 169pp, pb) Reprint (Faber 1950) juvenile fantasy novel.
- * _The Corn King and the Spring Queen (Viking Overlook 0-87951-377-2, Jul 90, $24.95, 654pp, hc, cover by Ed Atkeson) Reprint (Cape 1931) epic mythic fantasy novel inspired by The Golden Bough.
- * _The Corn King and the Spring Queen (Soho Press 0-939149-99-0, Jan 94 [Dec 93], $17.00, 719pp, tp, cover by Gustav Klimt) Reprint (Cape 1931) epic mythic fantasy novel inspired by The Golden Bough.
- * *Early in Orcadia (Richard Drew 0-86267-176-0, Feb 87, £9.95, 176pp, hc) Fantasy novel set in prehistoric Orkney. [Not seen]
- * *Early in Orcadia (Richard Drew 0-86267-175-2, Feb 87 [Dec 87], £3.95, 176pp, tp) Paperback edition of the above.
- * *Solution Three (The Feminist Press 1-55861-096-0, Jul 95 [May 95], $10.95, 183pp, tp, cover by Dennis Ascienzo) Reprint (Dobson 1975) feminist dystopian SF novel. Social and genetic engineering eliminates heterosexuality from the world. The afterword by Susan M. Squier discusses reproductive and gender-related issues as touched on by this and other feminist fictions. Also announced in hardcover (-097-9, $29.95) but not seen. The Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 311 East 94 Street, New York NY 10128; credit card orders 212-360-5790. Add $4.00 postage.
- * _Travel Light (Virago Modern Classics 0-86068-562-4, Aug 85 [Jul 85], $7.95/-L2.95, 147pp, pb) Reprint (Faber & Faber 1952) historical fantasy novel, available in the U.S. as an import.
- * _Travel Light (Penguin 0-14-016174-0, Oct 87 [Dec 87], $6.95, 147pp, tp) Reissue (Faber and Faber 1952) fantasy novel. This has the 1985 introduction by Elizabeth Longford.
- MIXON, LAURA J. (1957- ) (stories)
- * _Astro Pilots (Dragon 0-583-31095-8, Jun 87, £2.25, 220pp, pb) [Omni Odysseys] Reprint (Scholastic 1987 as Omni: Astropilots) juvenile sf novel. Volume 1 in the Omni Odysseys series. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Glass Houses (Tor 0-812-51918-3, May 92 [Apr 92], $3.99, 216pp, pb, cover by Tom Canty) Sf noir thriller about a salvage operators foray into wealth and intrigue on the mean streets of a collapsing New York City. Recommended (SW).
- * _Greenwar (with Steven Gould) See entry under Steven Gould.
- * *Omni: Astropilots (Scholastic/Omni 0-590-40277-3, Jul 87 [Jun 87], $2.50, 236pp, pb) [Omni Odysseys] Young-adult sf novel, first in a series from Scholastic and Omni magazine.
- * *Proxies (Tor 0-312-85467-6, Sep 98 [Aug 98], $24.95, 444pp, hc) [Proxies] Near-future SF thriller. Handicapped persons using android bodies plan to hijack the first interstellar expedition.
- MODESITT, L(eland) E(xton, Jr.) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Adiamante (Tor 0-312-86021-8, Oct 96 [Sep 96], $23.95, 316pp, hc, cover by Kevin Murphy) SF novel. A former colony planets fleet of indestructible adiamante warships threatens Earth.
- * _Adiamante (Tor 0-812-54558-3, Mar 98 [Feb 98], $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Kevin Murphy) Reprint (Tor 1996) SF novel. A former colony planets fleet of indestructible adiamante warships threatens utopian Earth.
- * *The Chaos Balance (Tor 0-312-86389-6, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $25.95, 446pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Recluce] Fantasy novel in the Recluce series, sequel to Fall of Angels.
- * _The Chaos Balance (Tor 0-812-57130-4, Jun 98 [May 98], $6.99, 596pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Recluce] Reprint (Tor 1997) fantasy novel in the Recluce series, sequel to Fall of Angels.
- * _The Chaos Balance (Orbit 1-85723-566-5, Jul 98, £6.99, vi+596pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Recluce] Reprint (Tor 1997) fantasy novel. Book 7 in the Recluce series. A hardcover edition was cancelled. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Dawn for a Distant Earth (Tor 0-812-54586-9, Jan 87 [Dec 86], $3.50, 340pp, pb) [Forever Hero] Sf adventure novel, volume 1 of The Forever Hero.
- * _Dawn for a Distant Earth (Tor 0-812-51613-3, Oct 91 [Sep 91], $3.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Wayne Douglas Barlowe) [Forever Hero] Reissue (Tor 1987) sf adventure novel, first book of the Forever Hero series; second printing.
- * *The Death of Chaos (Tor 0-312-85721-7, Sep 95, $24.95, 479pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Recluce] Fantasy novel, fifth in the Recluce series, and a direct sequel to The Magic of Recluce.
- * _The Death of Chaos (Orbit 1-85723-369-7, Mar 96, £16.99, 551pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Recluce] Reprint (Tor 1995) fantasy novel. Fifth in the Recluce series. [First U.K. edition]
- * _The Death of Chaos (Tor 0-812-54824-8, Jun 96 [May 96], $6.99, 629pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Recluce] Reprint (Tor 1995) fantasy novel. A sequel to The Magic of Recluce.
- * _The Death of Chaos (Orbit 1-85723-386-7, Oct 96 [Sep 96], £6.99, 708pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Recluce] Reprint (Tor 1995) fantasy novel. Fifth in the Recluce series.
- * _The Death of Chaos (Tor 0-812-54824-8, Jul 97 [Jun 97], $6.99, 629pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Recluce] Reprint (Tor 1995) fantasy novel. A sequel to The Magic of Recluce. Second printing.
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