The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

POURNELLE, JERRY E(ugene) [Ph.D] (stories) (continued)

• * _A Step Farther Out (Star 0-352-31415-X, Jan ’84, £1.95, 400pp, pb) This binds up two (separately paginated) books - A Step Farther Out Part I (Star 1981 0-352-30883-4) and A Step Farther Out Part 2 (Star 1981 0-352-30906-7), which were the original book split in two. In reforming the book, the publishers have duplicated the Preface (Niven), Foreword (van Vogt) & Introduction. The essays have been revised for book publication. (Contents) [Not seen]
• * _Storms of Victory (with Roland J. Green) (Orbit 0-7088-8298-6, Jun ’89, £3.50, 359pp, pb, cover by Patrick Jones) [Janissaries] Reprint (Ace 1987) sf novel. Volume 3 in the “Janissaries” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Tran (with Roland J. Green) (Baen 0-671-87741-0, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $6.99, 669pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Janissaries] Omnibus of the second and third novels in the “Janissaries” series, Clan and Crown (Ace 1983) and Storms of Victory (Ace 1988). (Contents)
• * *The Users Guide to Small Computers (Baen 0-671-55908-7, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $9.95, 342pp, tp) Non-fiction, associational. Pournelle’s fannish columns about his adventures with computers.
• * _West of Honor (Baen 0-671-65347-4, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $2.95, 213pp, pb) [John Christian Falkenberg] Reprint (Laser 1976) military sf novel. This edition follows the slightly revised 1978 Pocket text.

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• * *Cities in Space (with John F. Carr) (Ace 0-441-10591-2, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.50, 259pp, pb, cover by Syd Dutton) Anthology of 12 sf stories, three poems, and a Heinlein appreciation plus an introduction by Pournelle. Third book of “The Endless Frontier”. (Contents)
• * *CoDominium: Revolt on War World (Baen 0-671-72126-7, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $5.99, 396pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Original shared-world anthology of eight stories set in the same universe as the “War World” series, with a prologue and an epilogue by Pournelle. (Contents)
• * _The Endless Frontier (Ace 0-441-02669-7, Jun ’85 [May ’85], $3.50, 376pp, pb) Reissue (Ace 1979) anthology of stories and non-fiction. 3rd Ace printing.
• * _The Endless Frontier, Vol. II (with John F. Carr) (Ace 0-441-20671-9, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $3.50, 429pp, pb) Reissue (Ace 1982) anthology of stories and articles about space. 2nd printing.
• * *Far Frontiers (with James Baen) (Baen 0-671-55935-4, Jan ’85 [Dec ’84], $2.95, 315pp, pb) Original anthology or first issue of a pocket-size magazine; take your pick. Since it has no date or frequency on it, we’ll consider it an anthology. Recommended. (CNB) (Contents)
• * *Far Frontiers Vol. II/Summer 1985 (with James Baen) (Baen 0-671-55954-0, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $2.95, 319pp, pb) Original anthology/magazine. (Contents)
• * *Far Frontiers Vol. III/Fall 1985 (with James Baen) (Baen 0-671-55975-3, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $2.95, 319pp, pb) Original anthology/magazine. (Contents)
• * *Far Frontiers Vol. IV/Winter 1985 (with James Baen) (Baen 0-671-65548-5, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $2.95, 278pp, pb) Original anthology or paperback magazine, with stories, articles, and reviews. There is also an excerpt from Heroes in Hell which appears to be the first publication of a C.J. Cherryh story. (Contents)
• * *Far Frontiers Vol. V/Spring 1986 (with James Baen) (Baen 0-671-65572-8, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $2.95, 284pp, pb) “The paperback magazine of science fiction and science fact” is more of an anthology and Baen catalog than a magazine. Baen is the actual editor, with Pournelle in an advisory role. This issue has excerpts from several upcoming Baen books, articles, and a few stories. The most interesting piece is an article by Gregory Benford which, among other things, covers the 1984 meeting between Clarke and Heinlein. (CNB) (Contents)
• * *Far Frontiers Vol. VI/Fall 1986 (with James Baen) (Baen 0-671-65590-6, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $2.95, 270pp, pb) Paperback anthology magazine with sf stories and non-fiction articles. (Contents)
• * *Far Frontiers Vol. VII/Winter 1986 (with James Baen) (Baen 0-671-65606-6, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $2.95, 279pp, pb) Original anthology of 11 stories. (Contents)
• * *Imperial Stars #3: The Crash of Empire (Baen 0-671-69826-5, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $3.95, 376pp, pb) Anthology of 15 stories and articles. (Contents)
• * *Imperial Stars, Vol. 1: The Stars At War (Baen 0-671-65603-1, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $3.50, 464pp, pb) Anthology of 20 stories. (Contents)
• * *Imperial Stars, Vol. 2: Republic and Empire (Baen 0-671-65359-8, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.95, 399pp, pb) Anthology of stories and non-fiction. (Contents)
• * *Life Among the Asteroids (with John F. Carr) (Ace 0-441-48232-5, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $4.99, 273pp, pb, cover by Rick Courtney) Anthology of fiction and non-fiction works, including several originals. Volume four of “The Endless Frontier”. (Contents)
• * *The Science Fiction Yearbook (with James Baen & John F. Carr) (Baen 0-671-55983-4, Sep ’85, $15.95, 344pp, hc) Anthology of selected stories from 1984, plus non-fiction essays. A new entry in the “Best of the Year” sweepstakes. (Contents)
• * *There Will Be War Vol. IX: After Armageddon (Tor 0-812-54967-8, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $3.95, 404pp, pb, cover by Tony Roberts) Anthology of 20 military sf stories and non-fiction pieces, many original. (Contents)
• * *There Will Be War Volume VII: Call to Battle (Tor 0-812-54963-5, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.95, 375pp, pb) Anthology of both fiction and non-fiction pieces on war. Six of the stories are originals. (Contents)
• * *There Will Be War Volume VIII: Armageddon! (Tor 0-812-54965-1, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.95, 368pp, pb) Anthology of 19 military sf stories, poems, and related non-fiction articles including several originals. Included is an example of military sf concrete poetry which may be unique. (Contents)
• * *There Will Be War, Vol. II: Men of War (Tor 0-812-54953-8, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $2.95, 368pp, pb) Anthology of stories, articles, and poetry on future war. (Contents)
• * *There Will Be War, Vol. III: Blood and Iron (with John F. Carr) (Tor 0-812-54955-4, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.95, 383pp, pb) Anthology of fiction and non-fiction about future war. (Contents)
• * *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 Pournelle’s 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 Pournelle’s CoDominium universe; second printing.
• * *War World Vol. II: Death’s 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 Pournelle’s 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 Pournelle’s 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 Pournelle’s 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 Pournelle’s CoDominium universe. Fifth book of the “War World” series. There are no individual credits and the book is copyrighted only in Pournelle’s 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 Pournelle’s 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)

• * *Opfer (The Book Guild 0-86332-640-4, Nov ’91, £14.95, 414pp, hc, cover by Trevor Scobie) Omnibus of three original sf/fantasy novels. (Contents)

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 Goudge’s 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 M(ichael Gorman) (1921-1996) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *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.
• * _Galatea2.2 (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) (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 Deviant’s Palace (Ace 0-441-14879-4, 1984 [Dec ’84], $2.95, 294pp, pb) Sf novel.
• * _Dinner at Deviant’s Palace (SFBC #02540, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $4.98, 219pp, hc) Reprint (Ace 1984) sf novel, first hardcover edition. Recommended. (CNB)
• * _Dinner at Deviant’s Palace (Chatto & Windus 0-7011-2972-7, Jan ’86, £9.95, 304pp, hc) Reprint (Ace 1984) sf novel.
• * _Dinner at Deviant’s Palace (Chatto & Windus 0-7011-3052-0, Jan ’86, £3.95, 304pp, tp) Trade paperback edition of the above.
• * _Dinner at Deviant’s Palace (Grafton 0-586-07105-9, May ’87, £2.95, 300pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1984) sf novel.
• * _Dinner at Deviant’s 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). It’s 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.