The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

POWERS, TIM(othy Thomas) (stories) (continued)

• * _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 poet’s 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 poet’s muse, as beautiful as she is evil. This edition appeared in the same month as the Charnel House limited edition, despite this edition’s 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. It’s 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) (assoc.)

• * *Stepfather Bank (St. Martin’s 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. Martin’s 0-312-91045-2, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.50, 277pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1987) sf novel.

POZZESSERE, HEATHER GRAHAM (1953- ); see pseudonym Heather Graham (stories)

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 Lordship’s 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 Lordship’s 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 Byron’s “secret” is revealed. (FCM) First U.S. edition (U.K. 1987).
• * _Conversations with Lord Byron on Perversion, 163 Years After His Lordship’s 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) (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]
• * *Carpe Jugulum (Doubleday UK 0-385-40992-3, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], £16.99, 285pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel. Book 23 in the “Discworld” series. The witches fight to keep some modern-thinking vampires out of Lancre.
• * _The Carpet People (Doubleday UK 0-385-40304-6, Jun ’92, £11.99, 176pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) Reprint (Colin Smythe 1971) humorous young-adult fantasy novel. This edition is extensively revised.
• * _The Carpet People (Corgi 0-552-52752-1, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £3.99, 190pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) Reprint (Colin Smythe 1971) young-adult fantasy novel. This edition contains the text of the revised 1992 (Doubleday UK) edition.
• * _The Colour of Magic (SFBC #6199, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $3.98, 183pp, hc) [Discworld] Reprint (Colin Smythe 1983) humorous fantasy novel.
• * _The Colour of Magic (Corgi 0-552-12475-3, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], £1.75, 238pp, pb) [Discworld] Reprint (Colin Smythe 1983) satiric fantasy novel. Pratchett zeroes in on everything from heroic duos to dragonriders, and the result is very funny. Recommended. (FCM)
• * _The Colour of Magic (NAL/Signet 0-451-13577-6, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $2.95, 253pp, pb) [Discworld] Reprint (Colin Smythe 1983) fantasy novel.
• * _The Colour of Magic (NAL Signet 0-451-15705-2, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.50, 253pp, pb) [Discworld] Reissue (Colin Smythe 1983) humorous fantasy novel, first of the “Discworld” series. Fourth printing.
• * _The Colour of Magic (Colin Smythe 0-86140-324-X, Dec ’89 [Jan ’90], £10.95, 205pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reissue (Colin Smythe 1983) humorous fantasy novel. This edition has the Josh Kirby cover from the Corgi edition and a new introduction by Terry Pratchett. Volume 1 in the “Discworld” series.
• * _The Colour of Magic (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45112-0, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $3.95, 253pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reissue (Colin Smythe 1983) humorous fantasy novel, first book of the “Discworld” series; sixth printing.
• * _The Colour of Magic (Corgi 0-552-12475-3, Jun ’92 [Jul ’92], £3.99, 238pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reissue (Colin Smythe 1983) humorous fantasy novel. This is the 13th printing. Volume one in the “Discworld” series.
• * *The Colour of Magic (Corgi 0-552-13945-9, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £6.99, 128pp, tp, cover by Daerick Gross, Sr.) [Discworld] Graphic novel version of the first of the “Discworld” books, adapted by Scott Rockwell and illustrated by Steven Ross.
• * _The Colour of Magic (Corgi 0-552-13893-2, Feb ’93, £3.99, 238pp, pb, cover by Stephen Player) [Discworld] Reissue (Colin Smythe 1983) fantasy novel. Volume one in the “Discworld” series.
• * _The Colour of Magic (Gollancz 0-575-06165-0, Oct ’95 [Nov ’95], £4.99, 335pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Colin Smythe 1983) humorous fantasy novel. Book 1 in the “Discworld” series. Mini-mini-hardback gift edition.
• * _The Dark Side of the Sun (Corgi 0-552-13326-4, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], £2.50, 159pp, pb) Reprint (Colin Smythe 1976) humorous sf novel
• * _The Dark Side of the Sun (Doubleday UK 0-385-40476-X, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], £14.99, 191pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) Reprint (Colin Smythe 1976) SF novel.
• * *Death Trilogy (Gollancz 0-575-06584-2, Oct ’98, £15.99, 754pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy omnibus of three “Discworld” novels: Mort (1987), Reaper Man (1991), and Soul Music (1994). (Contents)
• * *Diggers (Doubleday UK 0-385-26979-X, Apr ’90 [Feb ’90], £8.95, 153pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Bromeliad] Humorous young-adult sf novel. “The Second Book of the Nomes”.
• * +Diggers (Delacorte 0-385-30152-9, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $14.95, 185pp, hc, cover by Neal McPheeters) [Bromeliad] Young-adult humorous fantasy novel, second book of the “Nomes” series. First American edition (Doubleday UK 1990).
• * _Diggers (Corgi 0-552-52586-3, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], £2.99, 173pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Bromeliad] Reprint (Doubleday UK 1990) humorous young-adult sf novel. “The Second Book of the Nomes”.
• * *The Discworld Companion (with Stephen Briggs) (Gollancz 0-575-05764-5, Aug ’94, £15.99, 288pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Associational book. Includes a history of the Discworld Books and an Interview with Pratchett. A guide to the Discworld - completely, totally, wholly accurate... until the next novel.
• * _The Discworld Companion (with Stephen Briggs) (Gollancz 0-575-06002-6, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], £6.99, 288pp, tp, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1994) guide to the Discworld. Encyclopaedic list of all its places, people, histories, institutions, artifacts and creatures. Copyrighted 1994 and 1995, there may be some minor revisions.
• * _The Discworld Companion (with Stephen Briggs) (Vista 0-575-60030-6, May ’97, £4.99, 477pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1994) humorous reference guide to the series. Extensively revised from the original, to include notes up to Hogfather (1996).
• * *A Discworld Mapp (with Stephen Briggs) (Corgi 0-552-14324-3, Nov ’95, £5.99, ii+28pp, pb, cover by Stephen Player) [Discworld] Humorous reference work. A fold-out poster-size map of the Discworld (artwork by Player), plus a 28-page booklet with introductions by Briggs and Pratchett, followed by biographies of some explorers who generally learned that Discworld travel broadened the mind and shortened the lifespan.
• * *Discworld’s Ankh Morpork City Watch Diary 1999 (with Stephen Briggs) (Gollancz 0-575-06660-1, Sep ’98 [Oct ’98], £9.99, 128pp, hc) [Discworld] Associational item, illustrated by Paul Kidby. Includes an introduction, advice for new members of the Watch, and an appreciation by the Patrician.
• * *Equal Rites (Gollancz 0-575-03950-7, Jan ’87 [Aug ’87], £9.95, 200pp, hc) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Colour of Magic” series. This one features a female wizard.
• * _Equal Rites (Corgi 0-552-13105-9, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], £2.50, 205pp, pb) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1987) humorous fantasy novel. While not as hilarious as its predecessors, it still has some marvellous moments and is way ahead of the ‘competition’. Strongly recommended. Volume 3 in the “Colour of Magic” series.
• * +Equal Rites (NAL Signet 0-451-15704-4, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.50, 254pp, pb) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel, Book three of the “Discworld” series. Recommended. (FCM) First American edition (Gollancz 1987).
• * _Equal Rites (SFBC #13931, Oct ’88, $4.98, 183pp, hc) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1987) humorous fantasy novel, third in the “Discworld” series.
• * _Equal Rites (Gollancz 0-575-06166-9, Oct ’95, £4.99, 333pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1987) humorous fantasy novel. Book 3 in the “Discworld” series. Mini-mini-hardback gift edition.
• * _Equal Rites (Gollancz 0-575-06410-2, Nov ’96 [Jan ’97], £15.99, 200pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reissue (Gollancz 1987) humorous fantasy novel. Volume #3 in the “Discworld” series, with a new cover.
• * _Equal Rites (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45092-2, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $5.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reissue (Gollancz 1987) humorous fantasy novel, third in the “Discworld” series. Fourth printing.
• * *Eric (with Josh Kirby) (Gollancz 0-575-04836-0, Aug ’90, £7.99, 126pp, tp) [Discworld] Illustrated full colour Discworld novella, featuring the return of Rincewind and the Luggage. Recommended. (PSP) Also available in hardcover (-04636-8, £12.95).
• * _Eric (Gollancz 0-575-05191-4, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], £2.99, 155pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1990) humorous fantasy novel in the “Discworld” series. This edition omits the interior illustrations by Josh Kirby.
• * +Eric (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45357-3, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $4.99, 178pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Discworld] Fantasy novel, a Discworld takeoff on Faust. First US edition (Gollancz 1990).
• * _Eric (Vista 0-575-60001-2, May ’96, £3.99, 155pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1990) humorous fantasy novel. Volume 9 in the “Discworld” series.
• * _Eric (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45357-3, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $5.99, 178pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Discworld] Reissue (Gollancz 1990) fantasy novel, a Discworld takeoff on Faust. Second printing.
• * *Feet of Clay (Gollancz 0-575-05900-1, Jun ’96 [May ’96], £15.99, 288pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel. Book 19 in the “Discworld” series.
• * +Feet of Clay (HarperPrism 0-06-105250-7, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $20.00, 249pp, hc, cover by Michael Sabanosh) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel, “Discworld” #19, by the UK numbering. The guards of Ankh-Morpork (from Men at Arms) have golem trouble. First US edition (Gollancz 1996).
• * _Feet of Clay (SFBC #14550, Jan ’97, $7.98, 249pp, hc, cover by Michael Sabanosh) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1996) humorous fantasy novel, “Discworld” #19, by the UK numbering. This is similar to the HarperPrism edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Feet of Clay (Corgi 0-552-14237-9, May ’97 [Apr ’97], £5.99, 415pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1996) humrous fantasy novel. Book 19 in the “Discworld” series.
• * _Feet of Clay (HarperPrism 0-06-105764-9, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $5.99, 357pp, pb, cover by Michael Sabanosh) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1996) humorous fantasy novel, “Discworld” #19, by the UK numbering.
• * _Good Omens (with Neil Gaiman) See entry under Neil Gaiman.
• * *Good Omens (with Neil Gaiman) (Gollancz 0-575-04800-X, May ’90 [Apr ’90], £12.95, 268pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) Fantasy novel about the coming of Armageddon, as prophesied by Agnes Nutter, Witch. Recommended. (PSP)
• * _Good Omens (with Neil Gaiman) (Corgi 0-552-13703-0, May ’91 [Apr ’91], £3.99, 382pp, pb, cover by Graham Ward) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) humorous horror novel. Recommended. (PSP)
• * *Guards! Guards! (Gollancz 0-575-04606-6, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], £12.95, 288pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel about the problems faced by the Night Guard in Ankh-Morpork when a dragon gets loose, including parodies on most hard-boiled detectives along the way. Strongly recommended. Volume 8 in the “Discworld” series.
• * _Guards! Guards! (Corgi 0-552-13462-7, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], £3.99, 317pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1989) humorous fantasy novel. Volume 8 in the “Discworld” series.
• * +Guards! Guards! (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45089-2, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $4.50, 350pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel, eighth book in the “Discworld” series. First American edition (Gollancz 1989).
• * _Guards! Guards! (SFBC #18548, Aug ’91 [Oct ’91], $5.98, 288pp, hc, cover by Doug Andersen) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1989) humorous fantasy novel, eighth book of the “Discworld” series. First American hardcover edition.
• * _Guards! Guards! (Gollancz 0-575-06485-4, May ’97 [Jul ’97], £15.99, 288pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reissue (Gollancz 1989) humorous fantasy novel. Book eight in the “Discworld” series.
• * *Hogfather (Gollancz 0-575-06403-X, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], £16.99, 285pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel. Book #20 in the “Discworld” series.
• * _Hogfather (Corgi 0-552-14542-4, Nov ’97 [Sep ’97], £5.99, 445pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1996) humorous fantasy novel. Book 20 in the “Discworld” series.
• * +Hogfather (HarperPrism 0-06-105046-6, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $24.00, 292pp, hc, cover by Roger De Muth) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel, “Discworld” #20, by UK numbering. Pratchett’s take on Christmas (Hogmanay) includes a sleigh pulled by hogs, and a kidnapping plot that leaves Death in the driver’s seat, working on his “HO, HO, HO.” First US edition (Gollancz 1996).
• * _Hogfather (SFBC #00215, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $10.98, 292pp, hc, cover by Roger De Muth) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1996) humorous fantasy novel, “Discworld” #20, Pratchett’s take on Christmas. This is similar to the 1998 HarperPrism edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Interesting Times (Gollancz 0-575-05800-5, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], £14.99, 283pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel. The reappearance of Rincewind, Twoflower, Cohen the Barbarian, and the advent of War!, his sons Terror! Panic! and daughter Clancy. Volume 17 in the “Discworld” series.
• * _Interesting Times (Corgi 0-552-14235-2, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], £4.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1994) humorous fantasy novel. Book 17 in the “Discworld” series.
• * +Interesting Times (HarperPrism 0-06-105252-3, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $22.00, 295pp, hc) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel. “Discworld” #17, by UK numbering. Rincewind visits the counterweight continent. First US edition (Gollancz 1994).
• * _Interesting Times (SFBC #16004, Jul ’97, $8.98, 295pp, hc, cover by Michael Sabanosh) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1994) humorous fantasy novel. “Discworld” #17, by UK numbering. This is similar to the HarperPrism edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Interesting Times (HarperPrism 0-06-105690-1, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $5.99, 368pp, pb, cover by Michael Sabanosh) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1994) humorous fantasy novel. “Discworld” #17, by UK numbering.
• * *Jingo (Gollancz 0-575-06540-0, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], £16.99, 285pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel. Book 21 in the “Discworld” series. The Ankh Morpork City Watch tries to police a war.