The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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- OLTION, JERRY (Brian) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Frame of Reference (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20330-7, Mar 87 [Feb 87], $3.50, 262pp, pb) Sf novel about mans reclaiming Earth from alien invaders. A first novel.
- * *The Gigantic Three in One Complete History of the Universe (with Alan Bard) (Paper Moon no ISBN, Apr 94, $1.00, unpaginated, ph) Collection of three comic bits. 250 numbered copies were distributed at the 1994 Nebula Awards weekend, and an additional 1,000 copies are available. Order from Blue Moon Books, 360 W. First, Eugene OR 97401. Please add 29¢ for postage. (Contents)
- * *Isaac Asimovs Robot City: Robots and Aliens 4: Alliance (Ace 0-441-73130-9, May 90 [Apr 90], $3.95, 168pp, pb, cover by Paul Rivoche) [Robot City] Sf novelization in a round robin series based on Asimovs Robot stories, with illustrations by Paul Rivoche. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
- * *Isaac Asimovs Robot City: Robots and Aliens 6: Humanity (Ace 0-441-37386-0, Nov 90 [Oct 90], $3.95, 177pp, pb, cover by Paul Rivoche) [Robot City] Sf novelization in a round-robin series based on Asimovs Robot stories, with illustrations by Paul Rivoche. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
- * _The Love Song of Laura Morrison (Paper Moon Press no ISBN, Apr 94, no price, 30pp, ph) Sf short story, with artwork by Janet Aulisio. This is a 250-copy Roman-numbered limited edition distributed at the 1994 Nebula Awards weekend. A 1,000-copy trade edition was announced but not seen. Order from Blue Moon Books, 360 W. First, Eugene OR 97401. Credit card orders: (503) 345-6197.
- * *Love Songs of a Mad Scientist: The Collected Short Stories of Jerry Oltion Volume One (Hypatia Press no ISBN, Aug 93, no price, 319pp, hc) Collection of 18 stories, with an introduction by Stanley Schmidt, a preface by the author, and illustrations by Janet Aulisio. This edition is signed numbered and limited to 250 copies. A 26-copy leatherbound edition was announced but not seen. Available from Hypatia Press, 360 West First, Eugene OR 97401. (Contents)
- * *Star Trek: Mudd in Your Eye (Pocket 0-671-00260-0, Jan 97 [Dec 96], $5.99, 280pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization, #81 in the series. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
- * *Star Trek: The Captains Table, Book Six: Where Sea Meets Sky (Pocket 0-671-02400-0, Oct 98 [Sep 98], $6.50, 267pp, pb) [Star Trek; *Captains Table] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
- * *Star Trek: Twilights End (Pocket 0-671-53873-X, Jan 96 [Dec 95], $5.99, 272pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization, #77 in the series. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
- _____, ed.
- * *Buried Treasures (Eugene Professional Writers Workshops no ISBN, Nov 96, $25.00, 281pp, hc, cover by Dan Berggren) Original anthology of 38 stories orphaned when Pulphouse stopped publishing. Authors include Kate Wilhelm, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, and Kristine Kathryn Rusch. There is an introduction by Dean Wesley Smith. This is a limited edition of 1000, bound uniformly with the Pulphouse hardcover editions. Available from Jerry Oltion, PO Box 50395, Eugene OR 97405; add $3.00 postage. (Contents)
- OMAHONY, DANIEL (1973- ) (stories)
- * *Falls the Shadow (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20427-1, Nov 94, £4.99, 356pp, pb, cover by Kevin Jenkins) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the Doctor Who TV series, one of The New Doctor Who Adventures. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
- * *The Man in the Velvet Mask (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20461-1, Feb 96, £4.99, 250pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Original novel based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a world-wide edition, available in the US for $5.95. In The Missing Adventures.
- OMALLEY, KATHLEEN (Ann) (1955- ) (stories)
- ON SPEC EDITORIAL COLLECTIVE, THE
- * *ON SPEC: The First Five Years (Tesseract 1-895836-08-5, Jun 95, C$7.95, 255pp, pb) Anthology of 22 stories from On Spec: the Canadian Magazine of Speculative Writing. There is an introduction by editor Barry Hammond. A hardcover edition (-12-3, C$21.95) was announced but not seen. Available from Tesseract Books/The Books Collective, 214-21 10405 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton Alberta Canada T5J 3S2; 403-448-0590. (Contents)
- ONEAL, KATHLEEN M.
- * *An Abyss of Light (DAW 0-88677-418-7, May 90 [Apr 90], $4.95, 464pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Powers of Light] Sf novel exploring the nature of God. A first novel.
- * *Redemption of Light (DAW 0-88677-470-5, May 91 [Apr 91], $4.99, 527pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Powers of Light] Sf novel, third book of the Powers of Light series.
- * *A Treasure of Light (DAW 0-88677-455-1, Dec 90 [Nov 90], $4.95, 544pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Powers of Light] Sf novel of alien conquerors and human rebels, second book of the Powers of Light series.
- ONEAL, WILLIAM B.; see pseudonym Jack Woods
- ONEIL, DENNY; [i.e., Dennis Joseph ONeil] (1939- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Batman: Knightfall (Bantam UK 0-593-03840-1, Aug 94 [Jul 94], £9.99, 349pp, hc) [Batman] Novelization based on the classic comic book character. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam) edition.
- ONEILL, JOSEPH (1873-1953) (stories)
- * _Land Under England (Overlook 0-87951-218-0, Sep 85 [Oct 85], $7.95, 296pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1935) sf novel.
- * _Land Under England (Penguin 0-14-008956-X, Jan 87, £3.95, 296pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1935) sf novel. In the Penguin Science Fiction Classics series.
- ONEILL, PAMELA; [i.e., Pamela Louise ONeill Mohan] (1950- )
- ONEILL, TIMOTHY
- * _Shades of Gray (Ballantine 0-345-35425-7, Jun 88, $3.95, 352pp, pb) Reprint (Viking 1987) occult novel of ghosts at West Point.
- ONO, KENT A., ed.
- O NUALLAIN, BRIAN (1911-1966); see pseudonym Flann OBrien (stories)
- OPIE, IONA, ed. (1923- )
- * _The Classic Fairy Tales (with Peter Opie) (Oxford University Press 0-19-211559-6, Sep 92 [Aug 92], 255pp, hc, cover by Edmund Evans) Reissue (Oxford 1974) critical collection of 24 fairy tales with long commentary and analysis of each. Includes many of the original illustrations.
- * _The Classic Fairy Tales (with Peter Opie) (BOMC no ISBN, Oct 92, $21.95, 255pp, hc, cover by Edmund Evans) Reprint (Oxford 1974) critical collection of 24 fairy tales with long commentary and analysis of each. Includes many of the original illustrations. Similar to the 1992 Oxford reprint except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a BOMC mark on the back.
- OPIE, PETER, ed. (1918-1982)
- OPPENHEIM, SHULAMITH (Levey) (1930- ) (stories)
- * *The World Invisible (Ace 0-441-91018-1, Aug 84 [Jul 84], $2.75, 198pp, pb) Fantasy novel.
- OPPENHEIMER, JUDY (1942- )
- * *Private Demons: The Life of Shirley Jackson (Putnam 0-399-13356-9, Jul 88 [Sep 88], $19.95, 304pp, hc) Non-fiction, biography of the horror writer. [Jackson]
- * _Private Demons: The Life of Shirley Jackson (Fawcett Columbine 0-449-90405-9, Jul 89 [May 89], $10.95, 294pp, tp) Reprint (Putnam 1988) biography of Shirley Jackson.
- ORAM, JOHN; pseudonym of John Oram Thomas, (1906-1992)
- * _The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Copenhagen Affair (Boxtree 1-85283-887-6, May 93, £3.99, 127pp, pb) [Man from U.N.C.L.E.] Reprint (Souvenir Press 1966) novelization from the futuristic spy TV series.
- * _The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Stone-Cold Dead in the Market Affair (Boxtree 1-85283-857-4, May 93, £3.99, 127pp, pb) [Man from U.N.C.L.E.] Reprint (Souvenir Press 1966) novelization from the futuristic spy TV series.
- ORDE, A. J.; pseudonym of Sheri S. Tepper, (1929- )
- * _Dead on Sunday (Ballantine/Fawcett 0-449-22282-9, Nov 94 [Oct 94], $4.99, 227pp, pb) [Jason Lynx] Reprint (Doubleday Perfect Crime 1993 as Looking for the Aardvark) associational mystery novel, fourth in the Jason Lynx series. Orde is a pseudonym for Sheri S. Tepper.
- * *Death and the Dog-Walker (Doubleday 0-385-26671-5, Apr 90, $18.95, 216pp, hc, cover by Robert Goldstrom) [Jason Lynx] Associational mystery novel, second book of the Jason Lynx series.
- * *Death for Old Times Sake (Doubleday Perfect Crime 0-385-41941-4, Jun 92 [May 92], $16.50, 249pp, hc, cover by Lee MacLeod) [Jason Lynx] Associational mystery novel, third book featuring Denver antiques dealer Jason Lynx. Orde is a pseudonym for Sheri S. Tepper.
- * _Death for Old Times Sake (Fawcett Crest 0-449-22193-8, Jan 94 [Dec 93], $4.50, 216pp, pb) [Jason Lynx] Reprint (Doubleday Perfect Crime 1992) associational mystery novel, third book featuring Denver antiques dealer Jason Lynx. Orde is a pseudonym for Sheri S. Tepper.
- * *A Death of Innocents (Fawcett Crest 0-449-22519-4, Jul 97 [Jun 97], $5.99, 249pp, pb) Associational mystery novel. Orde is a pseudonym for Sheri S. Tepper.
- * *A Little Neighborhood Murder (Doubleday 0-385-26037-7, Aug 89 [Jun 90], $16.95, 212pp, hc, cover by Robert Goldstrom) [Jason Lynx] Associational mystery novel, first book of the"Jason Lynx" series. This was published in 1989, but not seen until 1990.
- * _A Little Neighborhood Murder (Fawcett Crest 0-449-22026-5, Dec 92 [Nov 92], $3.99, 219pp, pb) [Jason Lynx] Reprint (Doubleday 1989) associational mystery novel, first book of the Jason Lynx series. The paperback tells us Orde also writes as B.J. Oliphant but neglects to say both are sf writer Sheri S. Tepper.
- * *A Long Time Dead (Ballantine/Fawcett 0-449-22359-0, Jun 95 [May 95], $5.50, 280pp, pb) Associational mystery novel. Orde is a pseudonym for Sheri S. Tepper.
- * *Looking for the Aardvark (Doubleday Perfect Crime 0-385-41942-2, Aug 93 [Jul 93], $17.00, 213pp, hc, cover by Lee MacLeod) [Jason Lynx] Associational mystery novel, fourth book of the Jason Lynx series. Orde is a pseudonym for Sheri S. Tepper.
- ORDOVER, JOHN J., ed. (stories) (chron.)
- * *Star Trek: Invasion! (Pocket 0-671-02185-0, Jun 98 [May 98], $14.00, 937pp, tp) [Star Trek; Invasion] Omnibus of the four novels in the Star Trek all-series crossover novelization: First Strike by Diane Darey, The Soldiers of Fear by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Times Enemy by L.A. Graf, and The Final Fury by Dafydd ab Hugh (all Pocket 1996). Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. (Contents)
- * _Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (with Paula M. Block & Dean Wesley Smith) See entry under Dean Wesley Smith.
- ORDWAY, FREDERICK I., III, ed.
- * *Blueprint for Space: Science Fiction to Science Fact (with Randy Liebermann) (Smithsonian Institution Press 1-56098-073-7, Jan 92 [Apr 92], $24.95, 224pp, hc) Associational non-fiction history, companion volume to a museum exhibit. Traces the history of space exploration, in part through art and literature, and speculates on future developments. Includes contributions by Ben Bova, Arthur C. Clarke, and Sam Moskowitz; copiously illustrated. A hardcover edition (-072-9, $60.00) is also available. Order from Smithsonian Institution Press, Dept. 900, Blue Ridge Summit PA 17294, 717/794-2148.
- ORE, REBECCA (Brown); pseudonym of Rebecca Brown, (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Alien Bootlegger and Other Stories (Tor 0-312-85549-4, Aug 93 [Jul 93], $19.95, 313pp, hc, cover by Wayne Barlowe) Collection of six sf stories and one essay. (Contents)
- * *Becoming Alien (Tor 0-812-54794-2, Jan 88 [Dec 87], $3.50, 313pp, pb) [Becoming Alien] Sf novel, a first novel. Recommended. (FCM)
- * _Becoming Alien (SFBC #13632, Jul 88, $7.98, 283pp, hc) [Becoming Alien] Reprint (Tor 1987) sf novel of alien contact. 1st hardcover edition.
- * _Becoming Alien (Tor 0-812-50313-9, Sep 89 [Aug 89], $3.95, 313pp, pb) [Becoming Alien] Reissue (Tor 1988) sf novel of alien first contact; second printing.
- * *Being Alien (Tor 0-812-54792-6, Sep 89 [Aug 89], $3.95, 277pp, pb) [Becoming Alien] Sf novel of alien contact, sequel to Becoming Alien.
- * _Being Alien (SFBC #15580, Dec 89 [Nov 89], $6.98, 277pp, hc, cover by Doug Beekman) [Becoming Alien] eprint (Tor 1989) sf novel, sequel to Becoming Alien. First hardcover edition.
- * *Gaias Toys (Tor 0-312-85781-0, Aug 95 [Jul 95], $22.95, 317pp, hc, cover by Shelley Eshkar) Dystopian SF novel of nanotech, biotech, and eco-terrorism.
- * _Gaias Toys (Tor 0-812-53908-7, May 97 [Apr 97], $9.99, 246pp, tp, cover by Shelley Eshkar) Reprint (Tor 1995) dystopian SF novel of nanotech, biotech, and eco-terrorism.
- * *Human to Human (Tor 0-812-50045-8, Nov 90 [Oct 90], $3.95, 282pp, pb, cover by Wayne Barlowe) [Becoming Alien] Sf novel of a human kidnapped by aliens and returned to Earth to bring humanity into the Galactic civilization, third book of the Becoming Alien series.
- * _Human to Human (SFBC #17611, Nov 90, $6.98, hc, cover by Doug Beekman) [Becoming Alien] Reprint (Tor 1990) sf novel, third book in the Becoming Alien series. First hardcover edition.
- * *The Illegal Rebirth of Billy the Kid (Tor 0-812-50672-3, May 91 [Apr 91], $3.95, 314pp, pb, cover by Dean Morrissey) Sf novel about artificial people. Recommended (FCM).
- * _The Illegal Rebirth of Billy the Kid (SFBC #18347, Jul 91 [Jun 91], $6.98, 210pp, hc, cover by Bryn Barnard) Reprint (Tor 1991) sf novel about artificial people. This is the first hardcover edition. Recommended (FCM).
- * *Slow Funeral (Tor 0-312-85201-0, Jul 94, $21.95, 316pp, hc, cover by Tristan A. Elwell) Fantasy novel about the only witch in Berkeley, drawn back to the Virginia backwoods by the call of her blood.
- * _Slow Funeral (Tor 0-812-51604-4, Aug 95 [Jul 95], $4.99, 314pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1994) fantasy novel about a witch from Berkeley drawn home to the Virginia backwoods.
- OREILLY, TIM, ed.
- * _The Maker of Dune: Insights of a Master of Science Fiction See entry under Frank Herbert.
- ORGILL, DOUGLAS (William) (1922-1984)
- * _Brother Esau (with John Gribbin) (Tor 0-812-58680-8, Sep 84 [Aug 84], $2.95, 285pp, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1982) sf novel of a lost race of manlike creatures in the Himalayas.
- ORION, DAVE
- * *The Ethereal Corridors: Power of the Crystal (Northwest Publishing 1-56901-237-7, Jul 95, $9.95, 299pp, tp) Science-fantasy novel. A one-armed man learns to walk the corridors to different dimensions, and acquires a mechanical arm with a mind of its own. A first novel; Orion is a pen-name for Dave Carew. Available from Northwest Publishing Incorporated, 6906 South 300 West, Salt Lake City UT 84047.
- ORIORDAN, ROBERT (Garrett) (1943- )
- * *Cadre Lucifer (Ace 0-441-09019-2, May 87 [Apr 87], $2.95, 202pp, pb) [Cadre] Sf novel, sequel to Cadre One.
- * *Cadre Messiah (Ace 0-441-09016-8, Nov 88 [Oct 88], $3.50, 204pp, pb) [Cadre] Science fiction novel, conclusion of the Cadre trilogy.
- * *Cadre One (Ace 0-441-09022-2, Jan 86 [Dec 85], $2.95, 263pp, pb) [Cadre] Sf novel of an intergalactic super-police force, a first novel.
- ORLOV, VLADIMIR (Viktorovich) (1936- )
- * *Danilov the Violist (Morrow 0-688-04655-X, Jul 87 [Aug 87], $18.95, 307pp, hc) Literary fantasy/social satire about a half-demon musician whos not as dedicated to evil as his masters would wish. First English language edition (Novy Mir 1980), translated from the Russian by Antonin W. Bouis.
- ORMAN, KATE (1968- ) (stories)
- * _Doctor Who: Seeing I (with Jonathan Blum) See entry under Jonathan Blum.
- * *Doctor Who: Set Piece (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20436-0, Feb 95 [Apr 95], £4.99, 241pp, pb, cover by Tony Masero) [Doctor Who] Novelisation based on the TV series, This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
- * *Doctor Who: Sleepy (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20465-4, Mar 96 [Apr 96], £4.99, 257pp, pb, cover by Mark Wilkinson) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Original novel based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a world-wide edition, available in the US for $5.95. In The New Adventures.
- * *Doctor Who: The Room with No Doors (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20500-6, Feb 97 [May 97], £4.99, 259pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Doctor Who] Original novel based on the Doctor Who TV series.
- * _Doctor Who: Vampire Science (with Jonathan Blum) See entry under Jonathan Blum.
- * *The Left-Handed Hummingbird (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20404-2, Dec 93, £4.50, 264pp, pb, cover by Pete Walbank) [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: Walking to Babylon (New Adventures 0-426-20521-9, Feb 98 [Dec 97], £4.99, 257pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) SF novelization; Doctor Who without the Doctor.
- * *Return of the Living Dad (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20482-4, Aug 96, £4.99, 281pp, pb, cover by Mark Wilkinson) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Original novel based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a world-wide edition, available in the US for $5.95. Volume 53 in The New Adventures.
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