The Locus Index to Science Fiction

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OLIVER, STANLEY

* *AC3: A Space Exploration Novel (Vantage Press 0-533-10151-4, Jan ’93, $16.95, 261pp, hc) Sf novel about the first interstellar flight. Published by a vanity publisher. Available from Vantage Press, 516 West 34th St., New York NY 10001.
OLSEN, LANCE (Martin) (1956- ) (stories) (assoc.)

* *Eclipse of Uncertainty: An Introduction to Postmodern Fantasy (Greenwood 0-313-25511-3, Mar ’87 [May ’87], $27.95, xi + 134pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical study examining works by Kafka, Borges, and other literary fantasists. UK price £26.50.
* *Live from Earth (Ballantine Available Press 0-345-36916-5, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $7.95, 196pp, tp, cover by Sandra Filippuci) Literary fantasy novel of a love that lasts beyond death.
* *Reader’s Guide to William Gibson (Starmont House 1-55742-198-6, May ’92 [Jul ’92], $11.00, 131pp, tp) Non-fiction, criticism. A guide to Gibson’s work, with primary and secondary bibliographies. A hardcover edition (-199-4, $20.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Starmont House, PO Box 851, Mercer Island WA 98040. [Gibson]
* *Rebel Yell: A Short Guide to Fiction Writing (Cambrian Publications 1-878914-50-2, Oct ’98, $18.95, 239pp, tp) Associational guide to writing alternative fiction, with mini-interviews with Kathy Acker, Michael Arnzen, Samuel R. Delany, Paul Di Filippo, Jonathan Lethem, and others. Order from Cambrian Publications, PO Box 41220, San Jose CA 95160.
* *Scherzi, I Believe (Wordcraft of Oregon 1-877655-11-2, Jun ’94, $9.95, 130pp, tp, cover by Andi Olsen) Collection of 21 stories and vignettes, many fantasy, with collage art by Andi Olsen. This is a 250-copy signed numbered limited edition. Available from Wordcraft of Oregon, PO Box 3235, La Grande OR 97850. (Contents)
* *Time Famine (Permeable Press 1-882633-15-6, Oct ’96, $12.95, 324pp, tp, cover by Andi Olsen) Experimental SF/surreal novel of nuclear meltdown, high-level conspiracy, cannibalism, and time travel. Available from Permeable Press, 47 Noe Street, Suite 4, San Francisco CA 94114-1017; add $1.50 postage.
* *Tonguing the Zeitgeist (Permeable Press 1-882633-04-0, May ’94, $11.95, 192pp, tp) Near-future SF novel set in a world where MTV stardom is the ultimate goal, you just have to give up your life... Available from Permeable Press, 47 Noe St. Suite 4, San Francisco CA 94114.
OLSON, D. H., ed. (stories)

* _Time Burial See entry under Howard Wandrei.
OLSON, EUGENE E. (1936- ); see pseudonym Brad Steiger
OLSON, MARK L., ed. (stories) (assoc.)

* _Ingathering: The Complete People Stories of Zenna Henderson See entry under Zenna Henderson.
OLSON, PAUL F. (stories) (assoc.)

* *Night Prophets (NAL Onyx 0-451-40175-1, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $4.50, 350pp, pb) Horror novel of televangelists and vampirism. A first novel.
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* *Dead End: City Limits (with David B. Silva) (St. Martin’s 0-312-06328-8, Oct ’91, $19.95, 342pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) Original anthology of 17 horror stories with urban settings, with an introduction by the editors and a foreword by F. Paul Wilson. (Contents)
* *Post Mortem: New Tales of Ghostly Horror (with David B. Silva) (St. Martin’s 0-312-02631-5, Mar ’89, $16.95, 287pp, hc) Original horror anthology of 17 ghost stories, with an afterword by Dean R. Koontz. (Contents)
* _Post Mortem: New Tales of Ghostly Horror (with David B. Silva) (Corgi 0-552-13652-2, Nov ’90, £3.99, 349pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1989) original horror anthology of 17 ghost stories, with an afterword by Dean R. Koontz.
* _Post Mortem: New Tales of Ghostly Horror (with David B. Silva) (Dell Abyss 0-440-20792-4, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $4.99, 368pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1989) original anthology of 17 horror stories with an introduction by the editors and an afterword by Dean R. Koontz.
* _Post Mortem: New Tales of Ghostly Terror (with David B. Silva) (Severn House 0-7278-4212-9, Apr ’91, £12.99, 349pp, hc) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1989) original horror anthology.
OLSON, PRISCILLA, ed. (stories) (assoc.)

* _An Ornament to His Profession See entry under Charles L. Harness.
OLTION, JERRY (Brian) (1957- ) (stories) (assoc.)

* *Frame of Reference (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20330-7, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $3.50, 262pp, pb) Sf novel about man’s 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 Asimov’s 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 Asimov’s “Robot” stories, with illustrations by Paul Rivoche. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
* *Isaac Asimov’s 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 Asimov’s “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 Captain’s Table, Book Six: Where Sea Meets Sky (Pocket 0-671-02400-0, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $6.50, 267pp, pb) [Star Trek; *Captain’s Table] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
* *Star Trek: Twilight’s 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.
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* *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)
O’MAHONY, 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”.
O’MALLEY, KATHLEEN (Ann) (1955- ) (stories) (assoc.)

* _Star Trek, the Next Generation: Possession (with J. M. Dillard) See entry under J. M. Dillard
* _StarBridge Book Five: Silent Songs (with A. C. Crispin) See entry under A. C. Crispin
* _StarBridge Book Two: Silent Dances (with A. C. Crispin) See entry under A. C. Crispin
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)
O’NEAL, KATHLEEN M. (stories) (assoc.)

* *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.
O’NEAL, WILLIAM B.; see pseudonym Jack Woods
O’NEIL, DENNY; [i.e., Dennis Joseph O’Neil] (1939- ) (stories)

* *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.
O’NEILL, 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.
O’NEILL, PAMELA; [i.e., Pamela Louise O’Neill Mohan] (1950- )

* _Chase Into Space (with Kim Mohan) See entry under Kim Mohan.
* _Planet in Peril (with Kim Mohan) See entry under Kim Mohan.
* _The Ultimate Prize (with Kim Mohan) See entry under Kim Mohan.
O’NEILL, 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.

* _Enterprise Zones: Critical Positions on Star Trek (with Elyce Rae Helford, Taylor Harrison & Sarah Projansky) See entry under Taylor Harrison.
O NUALLAIN, BRIAN (1911-1966); see pseudonym Flann O’Brien (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)

* _The Classic Fairy Tales (with Iona Opie) See entry under Iona Opie.
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

* _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 Time’s 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 Time’s 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)

* *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, Time’s 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) (assoc.)

* *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.
* *Gaia’s 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.
* _Gaia’s 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.

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