The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

MORRISON, DOROTHY NAFUS

• * *Vanishing Act (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31513-9, Sep ’89 [Nov ’89], $13.95, 202pp, hc, cover by Toby Gowing) Young-adult fantasy novel. A girl studying to be a magician comes upon an invisibility device, but she can’t figure out how to turn it off.

MORRISON, GREG

• * _The Crystal Sorcerors (with William R. Forstchen) See entry under William R. Forstchen
• * _The Crystal Warriors (with William R. Forstchen) See entry under William R. Forstchen

MORRISON, MICHAEL A., ed. (stories)

• * _A Dark Night’s Dreaming: Contemporary American Horror Fiction (with Anthony S. Magistrale) See entry under Anthony S. Magistrale
• * *Trajectories of the Fantastic: Selected Essays from the Fourteenth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts (Greenwood Press 0-313-29646-4, Oct ’97 [Nov ’97], $59.95, 220pp, hc) Collection of 19 essays, including a speech from Ursula K. Le Guin. Other authors include Brian Attebery, Michael A. Morrison, and Michael J. Collins. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800.

MORRISON, ROBERT, ed. (stories)

• * *Tales of Terror from Blackwood’s Magazine (with Chris Baldick) (Oxford University Press 0-19-282366-3, Nov ’95 [Feb ’96], £5.99, 298pp, pb, cover by Antoine Wiertz) Anthology of 17 gothic horror tales from Blackwell’s Edinburgh Magazine. (Contents)
• * *The Vampyre and Other Tales of the Macabre (with Chris Baldick) (Oxford 0-19-283291-3, 1997 [Dec ’97], $9.95, 278pp, tp, cover by G. Baldry) Anthology of 14 stories originally published from 1819-1838. Authors include John Polidori, James Hogg, and Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. This is part of the Oxford “World’s Classics” series, and includes explanatory and biographical notes, a select bibliography, and a lengthy introduction by the editors discussing the title story and the development of horror literature during the period. (Contents)

MORRISON, TONI; [i.e., Chloe Anthony Morrison] (1931- ) (stories)

• * *Beloved (Chatto & Windus 0-7011-3060-1, Oct ’87 [Dec ’87], £11.95, 285pp, hc) Literary occult novel.

MORRISSEY, DEAN (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Great Kettles (Harry N. Abrams 0-8109-3396-9, Nov ’97, $17.95, 40pp, hc, cover by Dean Morrissey) Children’s picture book with story and art by Dean Morrissey, Sequel to Ship of Fools. Joey builds a time machine and gets lost.
• * *Ship of Dreams (Mill Pond Press/Abrams 0-8109-3848-0, Sep ’94, $14.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Dean Morrissey) Children’s picture book with text and full-color illustrations by Morrissey.

MORROS, WILLIAM, [ref.]

• * _William Morris: His Life, Work and Friends See entry under Philip Henderson.

MORROW, BRADFORD, ed. (1951- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Conjunctions 14 (Macmillan Collier 0-02-035290-5, Dec ’89, $9.95, 285pp, tp) Original anthology/literary magazine published bi-annually. This edition features a large fiction section “The New Gothic”, guest edited by Patrick McGrath. There are 17 stories, including work by Peter Straub, Robert Coover, Kathy Acker, Gary Indiana, William T. Vollmann, and Paul West. There are also non-fiction pieces, poems, and a pre-controversy interview with Salman Rushdie. (Contents)
• * *The New Gothic (with Patrick M. McGrath) (Random House 0-394-58767-7, Oct ’91, $22.00, 336pp, hc, cover by Albert Pinkham Ryder) Anthology of 16 contemporary literary gothic stories and five novel excerpts. 12 of the stories seem to be originals, and three of the excerpts are from works in progress. There is an introduction by the editors. (Contents)
• * _The New Gothic (with Patrick M. McGrath) (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, Aug ’92, $12.95, 336pp, tp, cover by Albert Pinkham Ryder) Reprint (Random House 1991) anthology of 16 contemporary literary gothic stories and five novel excerpts, with an introduction by the editors. Similar to the Morrow edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has the jacket printed as the soft cover.
• * _The New Gothic (with Patrick M. McGrath) (Vintage 0-679-73075-3, Oct ’92, $12.00, 334pp, tp) Reprint (Random House 1991) anthology of 16 contemporary literary gothic stories and five novel excerpts. 12 of the stories seem to be originals, and three of the excerpts are from works in progress. There is an introduction by the editors.
• * _The New Gothic (with Patrick M. McGrath) (Picador 0-330-33065-9, Oct ’93, £5.99, 334pp, tp) Reprint (Random House 1991) anthology of 14 contemporary literary gothic stories and seven novel excerpts. The book is called The Picador Book of the New Gothic on the cover.
• * _The New Gothic: A Collection of Contemporary Gothic Fiction (with Patrick M. McGrath) (Picador 0-330-32403-9, Oct ’92, £15.99, 336pp, hc) Reprint (Random House 1991) anthology of 14 contemporary literary gothic stories and seven novel excerpts. Most of the stories seem to be originals, and four of the excerpts are from works in progress. Note that the book is called The Picador Book of the New Gothic on the cover. [First U.K. edition]

MORROW, H. M.

• * *The Black Madonna (Dell 0-440-20476-3, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $3.95, 288pp, pb) Horror novel of a biker gang and an evil woman with mysterious powers.

MORROW, JAMES (Kenneth) (1947- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Author’s Choice Monthly Issue 8: Swatting at the Cosmos (Pulphouse no ISBN, May ’90, $4.95, 107pp, tp, cover by George Barr) Collection of seven stories, one original, with an introduction by the author. A signed hardcover edition ($25.00) is also available, and a deluxe leatherbound edition ($50.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * *Bible Stories for Adults (Harcourt Brace/Harvest 0-15-100192-8, Feb ’96, $22.00, 245pp, hc) Collection of 12 stories, many dealing with religious topics, including the Nebula Award-winning “Bible Stories for Adults, No. 17: The Deluge”. Also announced in trade paperback (-600244-2, 12.00), but not seen. (Contents)
• * _Bible Stories for Adults (SFBC #11609, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $10.98, 245pp, hc, cover by Hans Baldung Grien) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1996) collection. This is similar to the Harcourt Brace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Blameless in Abaddon (Harcourt Brace 0-15-188656-3, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $24.00, 404pp, hc, cover by Simon Ng) [Towing Jehovah] Satiric fantasy novel, sequel to Towing Jehovah.
• * _Blameless in Abaddon (SFBC #13978, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $11.98, 404pp, hc, cover by Simon Ng) [Towing Jehovah] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1996) fantasy novel, sequel to Towing Jehovah. This is similar to the Harcourt Brace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Blameless in Abaddon (Harcourt Brace/Harvest 0-15-600505-0, Sep ’97, $13.00, 404pp, tp, cover by Simon Ng) [Towing Jehovah] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1996) satiric fantasy novel, sequel to Towing Jehovah.
• * *City of Truth (Legend 0-7126-3693-5, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], £9.99, 104pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Sf novella about a city where everyone has to tell the truth, illustrated throughout by Steve Crisp. Recommended. (PSP)
• * _City of Truth (Legend 0-7126-4575-6, Jun ’91, £4.99, 104pp, tp, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Legend 1991) sf novella.
• * +City of Truth (St. Martin’s 0-312-07672-X, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $14.95, 104pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Sf novella of a city where everyone must tell the truth, illustrated by Steve Crisp. First American edition (Legend 1991).
• * _City of Truth (SFBC #01741, Jul ’92 [Aug ’92], $6.98, 104pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Legend 1991) sf novella of a city where everyone must tell the truth, illustrated by Steve Crisp. Similar to the 1992 St. Martin’s edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and the SFBC number is on the back jacket.
• * _City of Truth (Harcourt Brace 0-15-618042-1, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $7.95, 144pp, tp, cover by Steven Cooley) Reprint (Legend 1990) sf novella of a city where everyone must tell the truth. Winner of a 1992 Nebula Award.
• * *The Continent of Lies (Holt Rinehart & Winston 0-03-062861-X, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $15.95, 274pp, hc) Sf novel.
• * _The Continent of Lies (Gollancz 0-575-03659-1, Jun ’85 [May ’85], £9.95, 274pp, hc) Reprint (Holt, Rinehart 1984) sf novel. First British edition.
• * _The Continent of Lies (Baen 0-671-55969-9, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $2.95, 281pp, pb) Reprint (Holt, Rinehart 1984) sf novel.
• * _The Continent of Lies (Arrow 0-09-945460-2, Dec ’86, £2.50, 274pp, pb) Reprint (Holt, Rinehart 1984) sf novel.
• * _Continent of Lies (Legend 0-09-945460-2, Jul ’88, £2.99, 274pp, pb) Reissue (Holt, Rinehart 1984) sf novel.
• * *Only Begotten Daughter (William Morrow 0-688-05284-3, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $19.95, 312pp, hc, cover by Paul Bacon) Fantasy satire about God’s daughter—living in near-future Atlantic City. Highly recommended (FCM).
• * _Only Begotten Daughter (Ace 0-441-63041-3, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $4.50, 312pp, pb, cover by Michael Racz) Reprint (Morrow 1990) literary fantasy novel about the coming of the Daughter of God. A Nebula nominee. Recommended (SW).
• * _Only Begotten Daughter (Legend 0-7126-4541-1, Sep ’91, £13.99, 312pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Morrow 1990) fantasy satire about God’s daughter living in a near-future Atlantic City. Recommended. (PSP) [First U.K. edition]
• * _Only Begotten Daughter (Legend 0-09-983120-1, Jun ’92, £9.99, 312pp, tp, cover by Dave McKean) Reprint (Morrow 1990) fantasy satire about God’s daughter living in a near-future Atlantic City.
• * _Only Begotten Daughter (SFBC #01505, Aug ’92, $8.98, 372pp, hc) Reprint (Morrow 1990) fantasy satire about God’s daughter — living in a near-future Atlantic City. Similar to the Morrow edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and the SFBC number is on the back jacket.
• * _Only Begotten Daughter (Harcourt Brace/Harvest 0-15-600243-4, Feb ’96, $12.00, 312pp, tp, cover by Hieronymus Bosch) Reprint (Morrow 1990) fantasy novel.
• * *This Is the Way the World Ends (Holt 0-03-008037-1, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $18.95, 319pp, hc) Darkly satiric post-Holocaust sf novel.
• * _This Is the Way the World Ends (SFBC #10378, Nov ’86 [Dec ’86], $5.98, 273pp, hc) Reprint (Holt 1986) satirical post-holocaust sf novel.
• * _This Is the Way the World Ends (Gollancz 0-575-03972-8, Feb ’87, £10.95, 319pp, hc) Reprint (Holt 1986) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _This Is the Way the World Ends (Legend 0-09-956750-4, Jul ’88, £4.99, 319pp, tp) Reprint (Holt Rinehart 1986) remarkable sf novel about a group of nuclear holocaust survivors who are put on trial for complicity before the millions who will now, never, be born. A marvellous book, brilliantly executed. Strongly recommended. (PSP)
• * _This Is the Way the World Ends (Ace 0-441-80711-9, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.95, 270pp, pb) Reprint (Henry Holt 1986) literary post-holocaust sf novel.
• * _This Is the Way the World Ends (Legend 0-09-963070-2, Jun ’89 [May ’89], £3.50, 319pp, pb) Reprint (Holt Rinehart 1986) sf novel.
• * _This Is the Way the World Ends (Easton Press no ISBN, Dec ’92, no price, 319pp, hc) Reprint (Holt 1986) satirical post-holocaust sf novel, with an introduction by James Gunn and artwork by Byron Taylor. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _This Is the Way the World Ends (Harcourt Brace/Harvest 0-15-600208-6, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $11.00, 319pp, tp) Reprint (Henry Holt 1986) satiric fable about atomic war.
• * *Towing Jehovah (Harcourt Brace 0-15-190919-9, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $23.95, 371pp, hc, cover by Simon Ng) [Towing Jehovah] Literary fantasy novel of a tanker captain charged with towing the two-mile long corpse of God to the Arctic to save Him from sharks and decomposition.
• * _Towing Jehovah (Easton Press no ISBN, Jun ’94, no price, 371pp, hc) [Towing Jehovah] Literary fantasy novel. This is being published “simultaneously” with the Harcourt Brace 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.
• * _Towing Jehovah (Arrow 0-09-926301-7, Jun ’94, £5.99, 371pp, tp, cover by Mark Edwards) [Towing Jehovah] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1994) satirical fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Towing Jehovah (SFBC #03991, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $10.98, 371pp, hc, cover by Simon Ng) [Towing Jehovah] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1994) literary fantasy novel of a tanker captain charged with towing the two-mile long corpse of God to the Arctic to save Him from sharks and decomposition. Similar to the Harcourt Brace edition except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Towing Jehovah (Harcourt Brace/Harvest 0-15-600210-8, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $12.00, 371pp, tp, cover by Simon Ng) [Towing Jehovah] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1994) satiric fantasy novel about the disposal of God’s body.
• * _The Wine of Violence (Legend 0-09-983070-1, Jun ’91, £3.99, 301pp, pb) Reprint (Holt 1981) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]

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• * *Nebula Awards 26 (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-164934-0, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $24.95, 332pp, tp, cover by Patrik Ryane) Anthology of nine stories including the 1990 Nebula Award winners plus the Rhysling Poetry Awards winners plus tributes to Donald A. Wollheim and Lester del Rey and other non-fiction commentary. A trade paperback edition (-665472-5, $12.95) is also available. (Contents)
• * *Nebula Awards 27 (Harcourt Brace 0-15-665471-7, Apr ’93, $12.95, 331pp, tp, cover by Craig Stuart Rosenberg) Anthology of nine stories including the 1991 Nebula Award winners plus the Rhysling Poetry Awards winners plus a tribute to Isaac Asimov and other non-fiction commentary. A hardcover edition (-164935-9, $24.95) is also available. (Contents)
• * *Nebula Awards 28 (Harcourt Brace 0-15-600039-3, Apr ’94, $12.95, 328pp, tp, cover by Craig Rosenberg) Anthology of nine stories including the 1992 Nebula Award winners plus the Rhysling Poetry Awards winner plus an essay by Frederik Pohl and other non-fiction commentary. A hardcover edition (-100082-4, $24.95) is also available. (Contents)

MORSE, BRIAN (1948- ) (stories)

• * *Breaking Glass (Lutterworth 0-7188-2648-5, Sep ’86 [1986], £6.95, 160pp, hc) Young adult sf novel. [Not seen]
• * _Breaking Glass (Puffin Plus 0-14-032359-7, Feb ’88, £1.95, 109pp, pb) Reprint (Lutterworth 1986) young-adult sf novel.

MORSE, DAVID (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Iron Bridge (Harcourt Brace 0-15-100259-2, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $25.00, 436pp, hc) SF time-travel novel. A woman who travels into the past to undo the world’s first iron bridge, and change history to more eco-sensitive paths, finds the world more complex than she thought. A first novel.

MORSE, DONALD E. (1936- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Kurt Vonnegut (Starmont House 1-55742-220-6, Feb ’92 [Jul ’92], $9.95, 127pp, tp) Non-fiction, criticism. A guide to Vonnegut’s work, with primary and secondary bibliographies. A hardcover edition (-219-2, $19.95) was announced but not seen. Order from Starmont House, PO Box 851, Mercer Island WA 98040. [Vonnegut]

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• * *The Celebration of the Fantastic: Selected Papers from the Tenth Anniversary International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts (with Marshall B. Tymn & Csilla Bertha) (Greenwood Press 0-313-27814-8, Oct ’92, $49.95, 309pp, hc) Anthology of 25 essays presented at the tenth anniversary International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881. Credit card orders: -800-225-5800.
• * *The Fantastic in World Literature and the Arts (Greenwood 0-313-25526-1, Nov ’87 [Mar ’88], $45.00, 250pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical papers selected from the Fifth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts. Dated 1987; not seen until 1988.
• * *More Real Than Reality: The Fantastic in Irish Literature and the Arts (with Csilla Bertha) (Greenwood 0-313-26612-3, Nov ’91 [Feb ’92], $45.00, 266pp, hc) Non-fiction, criticism. 16 essays on the use of the fantastic in Irish literature and theatre, with an introduction by Donald E. Morse and a bibliography. Available from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881.

MORSE, ERIC

• * *Friday the 13th: Jason’s Curse (Berkley 0-425-14339-2, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $3.50, 186pp, pb) [Friday the 13th] Young-adult horror novelization based on the endless series of splatter films featuring an undead mass murderer in a hockey mask. Second book of a new series. Copyrighted by New Line Productions.
• * *Friday the 13th: Mother’s Day (Berkley 0-425-14292-2, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $3.50, 186pp, pb) [Friday the 13th] Young-adult horror novelization based on the endless series of splatter films featuring an undead mass murderer in a hockey mask. First book of a new series. Copyrighted by New Line Productions.
• * *Friday the 13th: Road Trip (Berkley 0-425-14383-X, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $3.50, 187pp, pb) [Friday the 13th] Young-adult horror novelization based on the endless series of splatter films featuring an undead mass murderer in a hockey mask; fourth book of a series. Copyrighted by New Line Productions.
• * *Friday the 13th: The Carnival (Berkley 0-425-15825-X, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $3.50, 184pp, pb) [Friday the 13th] Young-adult horror novelization based on the endless series of splatter films featuring an undead mass murderer in a hockey mask. Third book of a new series. Copyrighted by New Line Productions.

MORTIMORE, JIM (stories)

• * *Babylon 5 Book 4: Clark’s Law (Dell 0-440-22229-X, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $5.50, 279pp, pb, cover by Bob Larkin) [Babylon 5] Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Dell.
• * *Babylon 5: Clark’s Law (Boxtree 0-7522-0153-0, Mar ’96, £4.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) Novelisation, fourth in the series derived from the TV series.
• * *Blood Heat (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20399-2, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], £4.50, 307pp, pb, cover by Jeff Cummins) [Doctor Who] Original novel based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
• * *Doctor Who: Beltempest (BBC Books 0-563-40593-7, Nov ’98, £4.99, 249pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series.
• * *Doctor Who: Eye of Heaven (BBC Books 0-563-40567-8, Feb ’98, £4.99, 277pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series.
• * *Eternity Weeps (Virgin 0-426-20497-2, Jan ’97, £4.99, 246pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) Original novel based in the Doctor Who universe. The name Doctor Who is specifically NOT used as the imprint, in the title, or on the cover. This is a world-wide edition, available in the US for $5.95. Volume 58 in “The New Adventures”.
• * *Lucifer Rising (with Andy Lane) (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20388-7, May ’93, £4.50, 346pp, pb, cover by Jim Mortimore) [Doctor Who] Original novel based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
• * *The New Adventures: The Sword of Forever (New Adventures 0-426-20526-X, Jun ’98 [Jul ’98], £5.99, 293pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Bernice Summerfield] Novelisation based on characters from Doctor Who novelisations, without the Doctor. Book 14 in the Bernice Summerfield series.
• * *Parasite (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20425-5, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], £4.99, 306pp, pb, cover by Slatter-Anderson) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.