The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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- POURNELLE, JERRY E(ugene) [Ph.D] (stories) (chron.) (continued)
- * *There Will Be War, Vol. IV: Day of the Tyrant (Tor 0-812-54957-0, May 85 [Apr 85], $2.95, 370pp, pb) Anthology of 21 stories and articles about war, with five of the stories and most of the non-fiction appearing for the first time. (Contents)
- * *There Will Be War, Vol. V: Warrior (Tor 0-812-54959-7, Jul 86 [Jun 86], $2.95, 384pp, pb) Anthology of fiction and non-fiction on war, including several original stories. (Contents)
- * *There Will Be War, Vol. VI: Guns of Darkness (Tor 0-812-54961-9, Jun 87 [May 87], $3.95, 406pp, pb) Anthology of both fiction and non-fiction work on war; 12 of the 24 items are original. (Contents)
- * *War World III: Sauron Dominion (Baen 0-671-72072-4, Aug 91 [Jul 91], $4.95, 356pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [War World] Original shared-world anthology of eight stories set in Pournelles CoDominium universe, third book of a series. (Contents)
- * _War World Vol. I: The Burning Eye (Baen 0-671-65420-9, Dec 90 [Nov 90], $3.95, 366pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [War World] Reissue (Baen 1988) original shared-world anthology of six stories set in Pournelles CoDominium universe; second printing.
- * *War World Vol. II: Deaths Head Rebellion (Baen 0-671-72027-9, Dec 90 [Nov 90], $4.95, 403pp, pb, cover by The Stephen Hickman Studio) [War World] Original shared-world anthology of ten stories, the second volume of a series set in Pournelles CoDominium universe. (Contents)
- * *War World Vol. IV: Invasion (Baen 0-671-87616-3, Aug 94 [Jul 94], $5.99, 333pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [War World] Original anthology of seven military sf stories plus an introduction story set in Pournelles CoDominium universe. Seventh book of the War World series overall. (Contents)
- * *War World, Vol. I: The Burning Eye (Baen 0-671-65420-9, Jul 88 [Jun 88], $3.95, 366pp, pb) [War World] Shared world sf original anthology of 9 stories set in Pournelles CoDominium universe. (Contents)
- * *War World: Blood Feuds (Baen 0-671-72150-X, Jan 93 [Dec 92], $5.99, 551pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [War World] Original shared-world novel/anthology written by S.M. Stirling, Judith Tarr, Susan Shwartz, and Harry Turtledove set in Pournelles CoDominium universe. Fifth book of the War World series. There are no individual credits and the book is copyrighted only in Pournelles name.
- * *War World: Blood Vengeance (Baen 0-671-72201-8, Jan 94 [Dec 93], $5.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [War World] Original shared-world novel/anthology written by S.M. Stirling, Judith Tarr, Susan Shwartz, and Harry Turtledove set in Pournelles CoDominium universe. Sixth book of the War World series. There are no individual credits and the book is copyrighted by Pournelle.
- POWAGA, WIESIEK, ed. (stories)
- * *The Dedalus Book of Polish Fantasy (Dedalus 1-873982-90-9, Mar 96 [Feb 96], £9.99, 371pp, tp, cover by Jaceck Malczewski) Literary fantasy anthology of 19 stories and excerpts from novels, written between the 18th century, and today. All have been newly translated by the editor, Wiesiek Powaga. (Contents)
- POWE, RONALD
- * *Possessed II - The Sequel (The Book Guild 0-86332-503-3, Sep 90 [1990], £11.95, 247pp, hc) Horror novel.
- POWELL, ANTHONY (Dymoke) (1905- )
- * *The Fisher King (Heinemann 0-434-59926-3, Mar 86, £9.95, 256pp, hc) Novel, a modern story based on the Arthurian legend; possibly mainstream.
- * _The Fisher King (Sceptre 0-340-40781-6, May 87, £3.95, 250pp, tp) Reprint (Heinemann 1986) modern novel based on the Arthurian legend.
- * _The Fisher King (Isis Large Print 1-85089-188-5, Nov 87 [Oct 87], £11.75, 334pp, hc) Reprint (Heinemann 1986) modern novel based on the Arthurian legend. [Not seen]
- POWELL, CLAIRE (stories)
- POWER, M(aurice) S(tephen) (1935- )
- * _Bridie and the Silver Lady (Abacus 0-349-10090-X, Jun 89 [Apr 89], £3.99, 198pp, tp, cover by Robin Harris) Reprint (Heinemann 1988) literary ghost novel.
- POWER, SUSAN
- * *The Grass Dancer (Putnam 0-399-13911-7, Aug 94 [Jul 94], $22.95, 300pp, hc, cover by Honi Werner) Literary fantasy novel set on a Sioux reservation about the spirits of two parted lovers, who have been affecting their descendants lives for more than a century. A first novel.
- * _The Grass Dancer (Berkley 0-425-14962-5, Aug 95 [Jul 95], $5.99, 333pp, pb, cover by Honi Werner) Reprint (Putnam 1994) literary fantasy novel about tribal ghosts on a Sioux reservation.
- POWER, UNA
- * _The Spellbinder (Arrow 0-09-928981-4, Nov 94 [Oct 94], £4.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Liz Sanders Moyes) Reprint (Century 1993) occult novel. An eighteenth century clairvoyant uses supernatural powers to regain her inheritance.
- POWERS, LOUISE E.
- * *Eileen Goudges Swept Away #3: Love on the Range (Avon Flare 0-380-75130-5, Nov 86 [Feb 87], $2.50, 201pp, pb) Young-adult sf/romance novel in a series about time-traveling teens. This appeared in 1986, but we did not see it until now.
- POWERS, RICHARD (1957- )
- * *Galatea 2.2 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-19948-5, Jul 95 [Jun 95], $23.00, 329pp, hc, cover by Raphael) Literary SF novel. Attempts to teach a computer English literature result in a demanding artificial intelligence.
- * _Galatea 2.2 (Abacus 0-349-10771-8, Oct 96, £9.99, 329pp, tp, cover by Raphael) Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1995) literary SF novel. [First U.K. edition]
- POWERS, TIM(othy Thomas) (1952- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _The Anubis Gates (Ace 0-441-02382-7, Jan 85 [Dec 84], $3.50, 387pp, pb) Reissue (Ace 1983), 4th Ace printing of this fantasy novel, winner of the Philip K. Dick Memorial Award. Highly recommended. (FCM)
- * _The Anubis Gates (Chatto & Windus 0-7011-2929-8, Apr 85 [Mar 85], £9.95, 387pp, hc; also available in pb; 0-7011-2930-1) Reprint (Ace 1983) fantasy novel, winner of the Philip K. Dick Memorial Award. First British edition, and first hardcover.
- * _The Anubis Gates (Grafton 0-586-06550-4, May 86, £2.95, 464pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1983) fantasy novel.
- * _The Anubis Gates (Ace 0-441-02382-7, Jul 88 [Jun 88], $3.95, 387pp, pb) Reissue (Ace 1983) award-winning time travel fantasy novel; sixth printing. Recommended. (CNB)
- * _The Anubis Gates (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929480-10-4, Sep 89 [Oct 89], $25.00, 361pp, hc) Reprint (Ace 1983) Philip K. Dick Award-winning time-travel fantasy novel, illustrated by Mark Bilokur, and with a new introduction by Ramsey Campbell. First American hardcover edition. A signed limited edition is also available (-11-2, $65.00).
- * _The Anubis Gates (HarperCollins UK 0-586-06550-4, Oct 93, £4.99, 464pp, pb) Reissue (Ace 1983) fantasy novel.
- * _The Anubis Gates (Ace 0-441-00401-6, Jan 97 [Dec 96], $12.00, 387pp, tp, cover by Jean Francois Podevin) Reprint (Ace 1983) fantasy novel.
- * _The Anubis Gates (Legend 0-09-963421-X, Jul 97, £6.99, 464pp, pb, cover by Paul Campion) Reprint (Ace 1983) fantasy novel of pre-Victorian England. Winner of the Philip K. Dick Award. This seems to be the revised UK text of 1984.
- * *Dinner at Deviants Palace (Ace 0-441-14879-4, 1984 [Dec 84], $2.95, 294pp, pb) Sf novel.
- * _Dinner at Deviants Palace (SFBC #02540, Sep 85 [Aug 85], $4.98, 219pp, hc) Reprint (Ace 1984) sf novel, first hardcover edition. Recommended. (CNB)
- * _Dinner at Deviants Palace (Chatto & Windus 0-7011-2972-7, Jan 86, £9.95, 304pp, hc) Reprint (Ace 1984) sf novel.
- * _Dinner at Deviants Palace (Chatto & Windus 0-7011-3052-0, Jan 86, £3.95, 304pp, tp) Trade paperback edition of the above.
- * _Dinner at Deviants Palace (Grafton 0-586-07105-9, May 87, £2.95, 300pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1984) sf novel.
- * _Dinner at Deviants Palace (Ace 0-441-14878-6, May 91 [Apr 91], $3.95, 294pp, pb, cover by John Berkey) Reissue (Ace 1984) sf novel; second printing.
- * _The Drawing of the Dark (Grafton 0-583-13319-3, May 87, £3.50, 383pp, pb) Reissue (Del Rey 1979) fantasy novel.
- * _The Drawing of the Dark (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-27604-3, Aug 92, $3.99, 329pp, pb) Reissue (Del Rey 1979) historical fantasy novel set in 16th-century Vienna; fourth printing.
- * *Earthquake Weather (Legend 0-09-956011-9, Jul 97 [May 97], £17.99, 565pp, hc, cover by Paul Campion) [Last Call] Fantasy novel, a sequel to Expiration Date (1995) and Last Call (1992).
- * +Earthquake Weather (Tor 0-312-86163-X, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $24.95, 414pp, hc, cover by Michael Koelsch) [Last Call] Fantasy novel. Sequel to both World Fantasy Award winner Last Call and Expiration Date. First US edition (Legend 1997).
- * _Earthquake Weather (Orbit 1-85723-623-8, May 98, £6.99, 565pp, pb, cover by Paul Campion) [Last Call] Reprint (Legend 1997) fantasy novel. Sequel to both Last Call and Expiration Date.
- * _Earthquake Weather (Tor 0-812-55519-8, Nov 98 [Oct 98], $6.99, 627pp, pb, cover by Michael Koelsch) [Last Call] Reprint (Legend 1997) fantasy novel, sequel to both Last Call and Expiration Date. Winner of the Locus Award.
- * _An Epitaph in Rust (NESFA Press 0-915368-40-4, Feb 89, $16.95, 226pp, hc) Reprint (Laser 1976 as Epitaph in Rust) sf novel. This is somewhat different from the original, but not rewritten. The Laser edition editing and cutting has been dropped, and this is the original 1976 version. Published in a limited, numbered edition of 1,000 copies. The first 225 copies were specially bound, slipcased, and autographed. There is a new forward by the author and an introduction by Tom Whitmore.
- * *Expiration Date (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21856-4, Mar 95, £5.99, 616pp, pb) [Last Call] Fantasy novel. The seemingly ordinary life of a technician is disrupted forever by a phonecall, the ghosts of Edison and Houdini, and the revelations of his past.
- * +Expiration Date (Tor 0-312-86086-2, Jan 96 [Dec 95], $23.95, 381pp, hc, cover by Michael Koelsch) [Last Call] Fantasy novel. Famous ghosts haunt modern Los Angeles. 1st US edition (HarperCollins UK 1995); this is also the first hardcover edition, and has been revised.
- * _Expiration Date (Tor 0-812-55517-1, Dec 96 [Nov 96], $6.99, 534pp, pb, cover by Michael Koelsch) [Last Call] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1995; this follows the revised Tor 1996 edition) fantasy novel about ghosts in modern Los Angeles.
- * *Fault Lines (SFBC #18669, Jan 98 [Dec 97], $15.98, 933pp, hc, cover by Don Maitz) [Last Call] Omnibus of two fantasy novels: Expiration Date (1996), and Earthquake Weather (1997). This Guild America edition has ISBN 1-56865-497-9. A poster of the cover art is included with the shrink-wrapped book. (Contents)
- * *Forsake the Sky (Tor 0-812-54973-2, Apr 86 [Mar 86], $2.95, 217pp, pb) Halfway original sf novel, a rewrite of Powers first novel, The Skies Discrowned (Laser 1976). Its more of a cleanup than a full rewrite and is mainly of historical interest. (CNB)
- * *Last Call (Morrow 0-688-10732-X, Apr 92 [Mar 92], $23.00, 479pp, hc, cover by Rick Lovell) [Last Call] Fantasy/occult/mainstream novel set in Las Vegas.
- * *Last Call (Charnel House 0-927389-05-3, Apr 92, $150.00, 571pp, hc, cover by Peter Richardson & J. K. Potter) [Last Call] Fantasy/occult/mainstream novel set in Las Vegas. This is effectively simultaneous with the Morrow edition listed above, although this edition has an extra poem and a slightly different text. The interior art is by Peter Richardson. This is a signed numbered boxed limited edition of 350 copies, with a lettered edition of 26 copies (-04-5). Order from Charnel House, Box 633, Lynbrook NY 11563 (516) 887-2565.
- * _Last Call (Avon 0-380-71557-0, Oct 93 [Sep 93], $4.99, 535pp, pb) [Last Call] Reprint (Morrow 1992) fantasy/occult/mainstream novel set in Las Vegas. A World Fantasy Award nominee.
- * _Last Call (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21452-6, Dec 93, £4.99, 638pp, pb) [Last Call] Reprint (Morrow 1992) fantasy novel about the power in playing cards. Recommended (PSP). [First U.K. edition]
- * _Last Call (Avon 0-380-72846-X, Dec 96 [Nov 96], $13.00, 535pp, tp) [Last Call] Reprint (Morrow; Charnel House 1992) fantasy/occult/mainstream novel set in Las Vegas.
- * *Night Moves (Axolotl Press no ISBN, Jul 86, 40pp, pb) Fantasy novelette. Also available in a limited hardcover edition. (Contents)
- * *On Stranger Tides (Ace 0-441-62683-1, Nov 87 [Oct 87], $16.95, 325pp, hc) Pirate fantasy adventure novel set in 1817.
- * _On Stranger Tides (SFBC #12005, Apr 88 [Jun 88], $6.98, 312pp, hc) Reprint (Ace 1987) fantasy adventure novel of pirates and voodoo in 1817.
- * _On Stranger Tides (Grafton 0-246-13236-1, Aug 88, £6.95, 352pp, tp) Reprint (Ace 1987) combination Voodoo fantasy novel and pirate adventure. Also available in hc (-13152-7) for £11.95. [First U.K. edition]
- * _On Stranger Tides (Ace 0-441-62686-6, Nov 88 [Oct 88], $3.95, 322pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1987) dark fantasy/historical/pirate novel.
- * _On Stranger Tides (Grafton 0-586-07282-9, Aug 89, £3.99, 397pp, pb, cover by Richard Clifton-Dey) Reprint (Ace 1987) pirate/fantasy novel.
- * _The Skies Discrowned (James Cahill Publishing no ISBN, Mar 93 [Oct 93], $50.00, 194pp, hc, cover by Phil Parks) Reprint (Laser 1976) sf novel. This is the original text, not the rewritten version published by Tor in 1986 as Forsake the Sky. With an afterword by James P. Blaylock. This is a 300-copy limited edition signed by Powers, Parks, and Blaylock.
- * *The Stress of Her Regard (Charnel House 0-927389-01-0, Aug 89, $125.00, 544pp, hc) Historical fantasy novel in which Byron, Shelley, and Keats confront la belle dame sans merci, the poets muse, as beautiful as she is evil. This is a signed, numbered, limited, denim-bound edition of 500 copies with an introduction by Dean R. Koontz, an afterword by James P. Blaylock and illustrations by the author. This edition appeared in the same month as the Ace hardcover, even though the Ace has a September publication date, making the two editions effectively simultaneous. Recommended (FCM).
- * *The Stress of Her Regard (Ace 0-441-79055-0, Sep 89 [Aug 89], $17.95, 392pp, hc) Historical fantasy in which Byron, Shelley and Keats confront la belle dame sans merci, the poets muse, as beautiful as she is evil. This edition appeared in the same month as the Charnel House limited edition, despite this editions September publication date, making the two editions effectively simultaneous.
- * _The Stress of Her Regard (Ace 0-441-79097-6, Jun 91 [May 91], $4.95, 470pp, pb, cover by James Gurney) Reprint (Charnel House; Ace 1989) historical fantasy novel in which Byron, Shelley, and Keats confront la belle dame sans merci.
- * _The Stress of Her Regard (HarperCollins UK 0-246-13425-9, Oct 91, £8.99, 431pp, tp, cover by Mark Salwowski) Reprint (Ace; Charnel House 1989) historical fantasy/horror novel featuring Byron, Shelley and Keats. Also announced in hardcover (-13153-5, £13.99). [First U.K. edition]
- * _The Stress of Her Regard (Grafton 0-586-07283-7, Jul 93 [Jun 93], £5.99, 605pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1989) historical fantasy/horror novel, featuring Byron, Shelley & Keats.
- * *Where They Are Hid (Charnel House 0-927389-11-8, Dec 95, $85.00, 43pp, hc) Fantasy novelette. A man with the ability to jump in time suffers hallucinations until he finds his long-lost twin. There are illustrations by the author. This is a signed, slipcased, limited edition of 350 numbered and 26 lettered copies (-10-X). The story will not appear elsewhere. Available from Charnel House, PO Box 633, Lynbrook NY 11563; 516-887-2565; add $5.00 postage.
- POWYS, JOHN COWPER (1872-1963) (stories)
- * *Three Fantasies (Carcanet 0-85635-544-5, Aug 85 [Jul 85], $14.95, 186pp, hc) Collection of 3 novellas with an afterword by Glen Cavaliero. Its described as space fantasy and surreal. This is an import of a British book. (Contents)
- * +Three Fantasies (Carcanet 0-85635-693-X, 1986 [Dec 86], $7.50, 186pp, pb) Collection of 3 works. This is the first U.S. edition. It appeared as a Carcanet hardcover in England in 1985.
- * _Three Fantasies (Paladin 0-586-08581-5, Sep 86, £3.50, 186pp, pb) Reprint (Carcanet 1985) fantasy collection.
- POYER, D(avid) C(harles) (1949- ) (stories)
- * *Stepfather Bank (St. Martins 0-312-00687-X, Aug 87 [Jul 87], $16.95, 277pp, hc) Sf novel of a freelance poet vs. a monolithic 22nd-century government/bank.
- * _Stepfather Bank (St. Martins 0-312-91045-2, Sep 88 [Oct 88], $3.50, 277pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martins 1987) sf novel.
- POZZESSERE, HEATHER GRAHAM (1953- ); see pseudonym Heather Graham (stories) (chron.)
- PRANTERA, AMANDA (1942- )
- * *The Cabalist (Jonathan Cape 0-224-02326-8, Sep 85 [1985], £8.95, 176pp, hc) Literary occult novel. [Not seen]
- * +The Cabalist (Atheneum 0-689-11829-5, Aug 86 [Sep 86], $12.95, 184pp, hc) Novel of a modern sorcerer, more magic realism than fantasy. First U.S. edition (UK 1985).
- * _The Cabalist (Abacus 0-349-12800-6, Mar 87, £3.50, 184pp, tp) Reprint (Cape 1985) supernatural novel.
- * *Conversations with Lord Byron on Perversion, 163 Years After His Lordships Death (Jonathan Cape 0-224-02423-X, Mar 87 [Aug 87], £9.95, 174pp, hc) Novel about Lord Byron, using an advanced computer with artificial intelligence as framing device.
- * +Conversations with Lord Byron on Perversion, 163 Years After His Lordships Death (Atheneum 0-689-11882-1, Oct 87 [Sep 87], $16.95, 174pp, hc) Literary sf/ghost story novel; modern researchers communicate with a computer recreation of the Romantic poet, and get more response than they expect. For the most part, the book is a lot of fun, until things just get too silly as Byrons secret is revealed. (FCM) First U.S. edition (U.K. 1987).
- * _Conversations with Lord Byron on Perversion, 163 Years After His Lordships Death (Abacus 0-349-10038-1, Nov 88, £3.99, 174pp, tp) Reprint (Cape 1987) literary sf novel.
- * *The Kingdom of Fanes (Bloomsbury Books 0-7475-2003-8, Jun 95, £13.99, 245pp, hc, cover by Connie Prantera) Fantasy novel inspired by Italian folk tales. In an imaginary country on the edge of known history, a princess is (badly) married off. Her subsequent earthy, basic, all-too-human adventures and perils are the essence for many of our fairy stories.
- PRATCHETT, TERRY (David John) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *The Bromeliad (SFBC #01195, Aug 93 [Jul 93], $12.98, 424pp, hc, cover by David A. Cherry) [Bromeliad] Omnibus of three young-adult humorous fantasy novels in The Bromeliad series, Truckers (Doubleday UK 1989), Diggers (Doubleday UK 1990), and Wings (Doubleday UK 1990). This edition lacks an ISBN and price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
- * _The Bromeliad (Doubleday UK 0-385-41044-1, Nov 98, £12.99, 190+153+158pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Bromeliad] Reprint (SFBC 1993) omnibus of the three humorous YA SF Books of the Nomes: Truckers (1989); Diggers (1990); and Wings (1990). The books are separately paginated. [First U.K. edition]
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