The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

MILLS, CRAIG (Allan) (continued)

• * *Shadow of the Crown (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37280-8, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $3.99, 217pp, pb) Fantasy novel about wizardry.

MILLS, IAN, ed.

• * *A Sound of Thunder (Addison-Wesley 0-201-60217-2, 1993, 152pp, tp) Textbook. (Contents)

MILLS, JAMES (Spencer) (1932- )

• * *The Power (Warner 0-446-51393-8, Sep ’90, $21.95, 406pp, hc, cover by Judith Kadzym Leeds) Occult political thriller about the US and USSR’s use of occultism and the psychic.
• * _The Power (Headline 0-7472-0380-6, Feb ’91, £14.95, 406pp, hc) Reprint (Warner 1990) occult thriller.
• * _The Power (Headline 0-7472-3663-1, Sep ’91, £4.99, 406pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 1990) occult thriller.
• * _The Power (Warner 0-446-36127-5, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $5.99, 378pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 1990) political thriller about the US and USSR’s covert use of paranormal and occult powers.

MILLS, PAT

• * *The A.B.C. Warriors: Book Four (with Simon Bisley & S.M.S.) (Titan 1-85286-086-3, Nov ’88 [Mar ’89], £4.50, 64pp, tp, cover by Simon Bisley) Volume of comic strips from 2000 A.D. with some amazing artwork by Simon Bisley. Distributed in the US at $11.95 and in Canada at $17.25. Recommended. (PSP)

MILNE, A(lan) A(lexander) (1882-1956) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Once Upon a Time (NAL Signet 0-451-15558-0, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.50, 255pp, pb) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1917), a humorous adult fantasy novel by the author of Winnie the Pooh.
• * _Winnie-the-Pooh (Dell Yearling 0-440-40116-X, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $5.95, 161pp, tp) Reprint (Dutton 1926) classic children’s 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- )

• * *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

• * *Lamper’s 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- ) (stories)

• * +Jim Henson’s 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) (assoc.)

• * *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) (assoc.)

• * *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) (assoc.)

• * _The Turing Option (with Harry Harrison) See entry under Harry Harrison.

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• * *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 instructor’s 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

• * _The Star Trek Encyclopedia: A Reference Guide to the Future (with Michael Okuda & Denise Okuda) See entry under Michael Okuda.

MISHA; working name of Misha Nógha (stories) (assoc.)

• * *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. (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Shivers (with Greg Ioannou) See entry under Greg Ioannou.

MITCHELL, ADRIAN (1932- ) (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.

• * _Full Spectrum 3 (with Louis Michael Aronica & Amy Stout) See entry under Louis Michael Aronica.
• * _Full Spectrum 4 (with Louis Michael Aronica & Amy Stout) See entry under Louis Michael Aronica.
• * _Full Spectrum III (with Louis Michael Aronica & Amy Stout) See entry under Louis Michael Aronica.
• * _Full Spectrum IV (with Louis Michael Aronica & Amy Stout) See entry under Louis Michael Aronica.

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) (assoc.)

• * *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. (stories) (assoc.)

• * *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- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *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)

• * *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)

• * *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)

• * _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) (assoc.)

• * _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 operator’s 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) (assoc.)

• * *Adiamante (Tor 0-312-86021-8, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $23.95, 316pp, hc, cover by Kevin Murphy) SF novel. A former colony planet’s 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 planet’s 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.