The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

ORE, REBECCA (Brown) (stories) (continued)

• * *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.

O’REILLY, 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.

O’RIORDAN, 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 who’s 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 Walbrank) [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”.
• * _So Vile a Sin (with Ben Aaronovitch) See entry under Ben Aaronovitch.

O’ROURKE, (Francis) MICHAEL (1941-2001) (stories)

• * *Darkling (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-100719-6, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $4.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Kirk Reinert) Horror novel of a TV journalist whose solitary vacation is interrupted by a ghostly visitation.
• * *The Undine (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-100718-8, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $5.50, 355pp, pb, cover by Mark Garro) Erotic horror novel.

ORR, A.; [i.e., Alice Ingram Orr Sprague] (1950- ) (stories)

• * *In the Ice King’s Palace (Tor 0-312-94226-5, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $15.95, 170pp, hc) [World in Amber] Fantasy novel, “The World in Amber” Book 2. Originally scheduled as a Bluejay book.
• * *A World in Amber (Bluejay 0-312-94459-4, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $14.95, 214pp, hc) [World in Amber] Fantasy novel, a first novel.
• * _The World in Amber (Tor 0-812-54800-0, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $2.95, 214pp, pb) [World in Amber] Reprint (Bluejay 1985) fantasy novel.

ORR, WENDY

• * *A Light in Space (Annick Press 1-55037-975-5, 1994 [Mar ’96], $4.95, 188pp, tp, cover by Ruth Ohi) Young-adult SF novel. Andrew’s alien “pet” wants him to help it take over the Earth. This has a 1994 copyright date, but was not seen until now. No address given; distributed by Firefly Books, PO Box 1338, Ellicott Station, Buffalo NY.

ORTON, JOE; [i.e., John Kinsley Orton] (1933-1967)

• * _Head to Toe (Methuen 0-413-41460-4, Jul ’86, £3.95, 192pp, pb) Reprint (Anthony Blond 1971) literary fantasy novel.
• * _Head to Toe (St. Martin’s 0-312-00718-3, Jul ’87 [Aug ’87], $13.95, 187pp, hc) Reprint (Anthony Blond 1971) literary fantasy novel. A man unwittingly wanders onto the head of a giant.
• * _Head to Toe (Minerva 0-7493-9029-8, Feb ’90, £3.99, 187pp, tp, cover by Darrel Rees) Reprint (Anthony Blond 1971) literary fantasy novel.

ORWELL, GEORGE; pseudonym of Eric Blair, (1903-1950) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *1984 (NAL/Signet 0-451-51984-1, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $2.95, 268pp, pb) [1984] Reissue (Secker & Warburg 1949) novel. This 74th printing has a new preface by Walter Cronkite and a new afterword by Erich Fromm, plus a bibliography updated to 1981.
• * _1984 (Penguin/Signet Classic 0-451-52493-4, Apr ’96 [Dec ’96], $5.95, 268pp, pb) [1984] Reissue (Secker & Warburg 1949) classic dystopian SF novel. This follows the 1981 edition with the updated bibliography. 94th printing.
• * _1984 (Dutton/Plume/Harcourt Brace 0-452-26293-3, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $11.95, 270pp, tp) [1984] Reissue (Secker & Warburg 1949) dystopian SF classic. Internally, this is the 1983 Plume edition, with the afterword by Erich Fromm from the 1961 Dutton Signet edition. 12th printing.
• * _Animal Farm (Secker & Warburg 0-436-35030-0, Sep ’87 [Dec ’87], £12.95, 203pp, hc) [Animal Farm] Reissue (Secker & Warburg 1945) literary fantasy / political satire novel.
• * _Animal Farm (Penguin 0-14-018226-8, Sep ’89 [Feb ’90], £3.50, 113pp, tp, cover by Ditz) [Animal Farm] Reissue (Secker & Warburg 1945) literary fantasy novel. This edition has a new introduction by Malcolm Bradbury, and a new ‘note on the text’ by Peter Davison.
• * _Animal Farm (Easton Press no ISBN, May ’93, no price, 118pp, hc) [Animal Farm] Reprint (Secker & Warburg 1945) literary fantasy/political satire, with an introduction by Kim Stanley Robinson and artwork by Frank Kelly Freas. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _Animal Farm (Random House/Knopf Everyman’s Library 0-679-42039-8, May ’93 [Dec ’93], $15.00, 113pp, hc) [Animal Farm] Reprint (Secker & Warburg 1945) political satire/literary fantasy novel, with a new introduction by Julian Symons.
• * _Animal Farm (Secker & Warburg 0-436-20294-8, Aug ’95, £14.99, 180pp, hc, cover by Ralph Steadman) [Animal Farm] Reprint (Secker & Warburg 1945) satiric fantasy novel. A 50th anniversary edition, illustrated by Ralph Steadman. It includes Orwell’s proposed Preface, and his Preface to the Ukranian edition.
• * _Animal Farm (Harcourt Brace 0-15-100217-7, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $26.00, 180pp, hc, cover by Ralph Steadman) [Animal Farm] Reprint (Secker & Warburg 1945) classic satirical fantasy novel. This is the first US edition of the special 50th anniversary edition (Secker & Warburg 1995) of the classic, with new color illustrations by Ralph Steadman. Two appendices include Orwell’s Proposed Preface, and his preface to the Ukranian edition.
• * _Animal Farm (Penguin/Signet 0-451-52634-1, Apr ’96 [Jun ’96], $5.95, 139pp, pb) [Animal Farm] Special 50th anniversary edition of the classic satire, with a new preface by Russell Baker.
• * _Animal Farm (Dutton/Plume/Harcourt Brace 0-452-26490-1, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $9.95, 128pp, tp) [Animal Farm] Reissue (Secker & Warburg 1945) classic talking-animal satire. Internally this is the 1983 Plume edition with an introduction by C.W. Woodhouse; ninth printing.
• * _Animal Farm (Penguin/Plume/Harcourt Brace 0-452-27750-7, Jun ’96 [Dec ’97], $9.95, 136pp, tp) [Animal Farm] Reprint (Secker & Warburg 1945) classic fantasy satire. This is a special 50th anniversary edition, with new preface by Russell Baker, in addition to the 1954 introduction by C.M. Woodhouse.
• * _Nineteen Eighty-Four (Secker & Warburg 0-436-35031-9, Sep ’87 [Dec ’87], £12.95, 341pp, hc) [1984] Reissue (Secker & Warburg 1949) literary sf novel.
• * _Nineteen Eighty-Four (Penguin 0-14-018234-9, Sep ’89, £4.50, 326pp, tp, cover by C. R. W. Nevinson) [1984] Reissue (Secker & Warburg 1949) classic sf novel. This is “the authoritative text” first published in 1987 (by Secker & Warburg) and contains the note on the text by Peter Davison from that edition and a new introduction by Ben Pimlott.
• * _Nineteen Eighty-Four (Easton Press no ISBN, Oct ’92, no price, 314pp, hc) [1984] Reprint (Secker & Warburg 1949) classic political sf novel, with an introduction by James Gunn and artwork by Frank Kelly Freas. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _Nineteen Eighty-Four (Knopf Everyman’s Library 0-679-41739-7, Oct ’92, $17.00, 326pp, hc) [1984] Reprint (Secker & Warburg 1949) classic political sf novel, with an introduction by Julian Symons, plus a bibliography and chronology by David Campbell. The text has been corrected and there are notes on the corrections.
• * _Nineteen Eighty-Four (Secker & Warburg 0-436-20424-X, Sep ’96 [Oct ’96], £6.99, 314pp, hc) [1984] Reissue (Secker & Warburg 1949) SF novel. One of a number of titles produced for and sold only in Waterstone’s bookshops.

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• * _1985 See entry under György Dalos.
• * _George Orwell See entry under Valerie Meyers.
• * _George Orwell: The Political Pen See entry under Keith Ferrell.
• * _George Orwell’s Guide Through Hell See entry under Robert Plank.
• * _The Language of 1984: Orwell’s English and Ours See entry under W. F. Bolton.
• * _Nineteen Eighty-Four to 1984 See entry under C. J. Kuppig.
• * _On Nineteen Eighty-Four See entry under Peter Stansky.
• * _Orwell: A Biography See entry under Michael Shelden.

OSBORNE, CARY G. (stories)

• * *Darkloom (Ace 0-441-00569-1, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $5.99, 262pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Deathweave] SF novel, sequel to Deathweave.
• * *Deathweave (Ace 0-441-00498-9, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $5.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Deathweave] SF novel. A condemned imperial guard can redeem herself by recovering the princess she helped run away.
• * *The Glaive (Ace 0-441-00328-1, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $5.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Jean-Francois Podevin) [Iroshi] SF martial arts novel, sequel to Iroshi.
• * *Iroshi (Ace 0-441-00130-0, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $4.99, 216pp, pb, cover by Jean-Francois Podevin) [Iroshi] SF samurai novel. A woman ronin roams colony planets looking for Enlightenment.
• * *Persea (Ace 0-441-00397-4, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], $5.99, 219pp, pb, cover by Jean François Podevin) [Iroshi] SF novel, third in the “Iroshi” series about a woman ronin in space.

OSBORNE, MARY POPE (1949- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Haunted Waters (Candlewick Press 1-56402-119-X, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $14.95, 153pp, hc, cover by Angela Barrett) Young-adult dark fantasy, a romantic ghost story based loosely on the German fairy tale “Undine”.
• * _Haunted Waters (Candlewick Press 1-56402-588-8, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $4.99, 153pp, pb, cover by Angela Barrett) Reprint (Candlewick 1994) young-adult dark fantasy based loosely on “Undine”.

OSBORNE, RICHARD (1943- )

• * *Demolition Man (Penguin/Signet 0-451-18102-6, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $4.50, 229pp, pb) Sf movie novelization based on the screenplay by Daniel Waters, Robert Reneau, and Peter M. Lankos.
• * _Demolition Man (Signet UK 0-45-118079-8, Nov ’93, £4.99, 229pp, pb) Reprint (Signet 1993) sf novelization, based on the screenplay by Daniel Walters, Robert Reneau and Peter M. Lenkov. [First U.K. edition]

OSBORNE, VICTOR

• * _Moondream (Piper 0-330-30637-5, Mar ’89, £2.25, 123pp, pb, cover by Paul Warren) Reprint (Heinemann 1988) children’s fantasy tale about an evil wizard who collects bad dreams.
• * +Moondream (Morrow/Lothrop Lee & Shepard 0-688-08778-7, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $11.95, 134pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. A boy and his talking animal friends must do battle with an evil wizard to save his kidnapped cousin. A first novel. First U.S. edition (Heinemann 1988).

OSBORNE, WILLIAM (1960- )

• * _1998 (with Richard Turner) See entry under Richard Turner.

OSBURN, JESSE

• * *He’s Waiting For You (Avon Flare 0-380-78042-9, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $3.99, 232pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel. Teens die when they explore an abandoned house full of old supernatural horrors.
• * *Only Child (Avon Flare 0-380-78043-7, Dec ’96, $3.99, 245pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel. Only children disappear mysteriously at a seaside resort.

O’SHAUGHNESSY, MICHAEL, ed. (1965- ) (stories)

• * *The Monster Book of Monsters (Xanadu 0-947761-42-X, May ’88 [Jun ’88], £9.95, 349pp, hc) Marvellous anthology of 50 sf/fantasy/horror stories that range from the well-known to the obscure. First in a new series of anthologies that, on the strength of this one, will be well worth watching for. (PSP) (Contents)
• * *The Monster Book of Monsters (Crown/Bonanza 0-517-66293-0, Aug ’88, $7.98, 352pp, hc) Anthology of 50 stories about monsters, but not necessarily horror stories. The subheadings run from “A is for Aliens, Androids, Aaaargh” to “Z is for Zombie.” This edition was printed in England, apparently simultaneously with a British one from Xanadu Press. It’s an instant remainder book available only in Waldenbooks, Dalton’s, etc.

O’SHEA, (Catherine) PAT(ricia, née Shiels) (1931-2007) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Finn MacCool and the Small Men of Deeds (Oxford 0-19-274134-9, Oct ’87, £5.95, 96pp, hc) Juvenile fantasy novel. [Not seen]
• * *The Hounds of the Morrigan (Oxford University Press 0-19-271506-2, Oct ’85 [1985], £9.95, 480pp, hc) Young adult fantasy novel. [Not seen]
• * +The Hounds of the Morrigan (Holiday House 0-8234-0595-8, Mar ’86, $15.95, 469pp, hc) Young-adult comic fantasy novel inspired by Irish myths and legends; a first novel. Reprint (UK 1985). This is the first U.S. edition.
• * _The Hounds of the Morrigan (Puffin 0-14-032207-8, Jul ’87, £2.95, 469pp, pb) Reprint (Oxford University Press 1985) juvenile fantasy in the world of Irish mythology.
• * _The Hounds of the Morrigan (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-20001-6, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $3.95, 469pp, pb) Reprint (Oxford University Press 1985) humorous young-adult fantasy novel set in Irish mythology. Recommended. (FCM)
• * _The Hounds of the Morrigan (Penguin 0-14-011023-2, Jun ’88, £3.95, 469pp, pb) Reprint (Oxford University Press 1985) fantasy novel.

OSIER, JEFFREY (1954- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Horizon Lines (Dark Regions Press 1-888993-04-9, 1997 [Oct ’97], $9.95, 176pp, tp) Collection of seven stories, one original, most horror. Introduction by Elizabeth Massie. Also available in hardcover (-09-X, $24.95) and a 26-copy deluxe limited hardcover ($40.00). (Contents)
• * _The Writer’s Guide to Creating a Science Fiction Universe (with George Ochoa) See entry under George Ochoa.

OSIER, JOHN (1938- )

• * _Covenant At Coldwater (Ballantine 0-345-32987-2, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $2.95, 228pp, pb) Reprint (St. Luke’s Press 1983) horror/fantasy novel.
• * *Rankin: Enemy of the State (St. Luke’s 0-918518-43-1, May ’86, $12.95, 160pp, hc) Post-WWIII novel of one man vs. Big Brother.
• * _Rankin: Enemy of the State (Penguin 0-14-009818-6, Jul ’87, $3.50, 160pp, pb) Reprint (St. Lukes 1986) post-holocaust adventure novel.

OSMAR, NILS (stories)

• * *The Hungry Time (Wonder Publishing 1-889610-00-3, 1996 [Aug ’96], $7.95, 111pp, tp, cover by Nils Osmar) Collection of eight SF stories. Order from Wonder Publishing, PO Box 30834, Seattle WA 98103; add $1.00 postage. (Contents)

O’SUILLEABHAIN, SEAN (1872-1940); see pseudonym Vincent O’Sullivan (stories)

O’SULLIVAN, VINCENT; pseudonym of Sean O’Suilleabhain, (1872-1940) (stories)

• * *Master of Fallen Years: Complete Supernatural Stories of Vincent O’Sullivan (Ghost Story Press no ISBN, 1995, £24.00, xli+273pp, hc, cover by Steven Stapleton) Collection of 15 stories and eight poems, edited and with a long introduction and bibliography by Jessica Amanda Salmonson. [Not seen]

OUDOT, SUSAN

• * *Virtual Love (Simon & Schuster UK 0-684-81714-4, May ’97, £9.99, 454pp, tp) Literary SF novel. Virtual reality suits, tailored for feminists.