The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

RANDLE, KEVIN D(ouglas) (stories) (continued)

• * *Galactic MI (Ace 0-441-27238-X, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $4.50, 204pp, pb, cover by Kevin Murphy) [Galactic MI] Sf novel, first book of a new adventure series about a military/scientific team that goes undercover on alien planets before official First Contact.
• * *Galactic MI #2: The Rat Trap (Ace 0-441-27243-6, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $4.50, 188pp, pb, cover by Kevin Murphy) [Galactic MI] Sf adventure novel, second book of a series about a military/scientific team that goes undercover on alien worlds before official First Contact.
• * *Galactic MI: The Citadel (Ace 0-441-00056-8, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $4.50, 188pp, pb, cover by Donato) [Galactic MI] Sf novel, third book of an adventure series about a military/scientific team that goes undercover on alien planets before official First Contact.
• * *Jefferson’s War: Chain of Command (Ace 0-441-38442-0, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $3.99, 185pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [*Jefferson’s War] Military sf novel, sixth book of the “Jefferson’s War” series.
• * *Jefferson’s War: Death of a Regiment (Ace 0-441-38441-2, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $3.99, 187pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [*Jefferson’s War] Military sf novel, fifth book of the “Jefferson’s War” series.
• * *Jefferson’s War: The Galactic Silver Star (Ace 0-441-27242-8, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.50, 200pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [*Jefferson’s War] Sf military adventure novel about the United States Space Infantry. First book of a new series.
• * *Jefferson’s War: The January Platoon (Ace 0-441-38440-4, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $3.95, 188pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [*Jefferson’s War] Military sf adventure novel, fourth book of the “Jefferson’s War” series.
• * *Jefferson’s War: The Lost Colony (Ace 0-441-38439-0, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $3.95, 185pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [*Jefferson’s War] Military sf adventure novel, third book of the “Jefferson’s War” series.
• * *Jefferson’s War: The Price of Command (Ace 0-441-38438-2, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $3.95, 184pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [*Jefferson’s War] Military sf adventure novel, second book of the “Jefferson’s War” series.
• * _Once Upon a Murder (with Robert J. Randisi) See entry under Robert J. Randisi
• * *Remember Gettysburg! (with Robert Charles Cornett) (Charter 1-55773-089-X, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.50, 231pp, pb) [Remember] Time travel novel — Vietnam vets fight in the Civil War. A sequel to Remember the Alamo.
• * *Remember Little Big Horn! (with Robert Charles Cornett) (Charter 1-55773-330-9, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $3.50, 188pp, pb) [Remember] Time-travel sf adventure. Commando team goes back in time to ensure that Custer dies at Little Big Horn. Third in a series.
• * _Remember the Alamo! (with Robert Charles Cornett) (Charter 0-441-71325-4, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $3.50, 234pp, pb) [Remember] Reprint (TA Publications 1980) sf time travel/action adventure novel of Vietnam vets joining Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie in the battle for the Alamo.
• * *Seeds of War (with Robert Charles Cornett) (Ace 0-441-75878-9, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $2.95, 265pp, pb) Military sf novel of U.S. recruits vs. an alien menace.
• * *Star Precinct (with Richard Driscoll) (Ace 0-441-78268-X, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $4.50, 185pp, pb, cover by Jean Targete) [Star Precinct] Sf police procedural, first book of a series featuring the interstellar Star Cops, who are assigned to investigate the strange death of the galaxy’s richest man.
• * *Star Precinct 2: Mind Slayer (with Richard Driscoll) (Ace 0-441-78269-8, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $4.50, 183pp, pb, cover by Jean Targete) [Star Precinct] Sf police procedural, second book of the series. The Star Cops hunt a telepathic killer on an amusement planet.
• * *Star Precinct 3: Inside Job (with Richard Driscoll) (Ace 0-441-78270-1, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $4.50, 182pp, pb, cover by Jean Targete) [Star Precinct] Sf police procedural, third book of the series. The Star Cops hunt a serial killer on their own precinct ship, who’s determined to eliminate the subculture of human “corridor rats.”

RANGEL, KIMBERLY (K.)

• * *The Homecoming (Leisure 0-8439-4352-1, 1998 [Mar ’98], $5.50, 360pp, pb) Horror novel. A dead serial killer’s spirit returns.
• * *Shadows (Leisure 0-8439-4054-9, Aug ’96, $4.99, 310pp, pb) Horror novel. A family is cursed to live nights as were-panthers with a thirst of blood.

RANKIN, IAN (James) (1960- ) (stories)

• * *Westwind (Barrie & Jenkins 0-7126-3626-9, Mar ’90, £11.95, 224pp, hc, cover by David Fordham) Near-future thriller set at a time when American troops have withdrawn from Europe.
• * _Westwind (Coronet 0-340-54596-8, Mar ’91, £3.99, 267pp, pb) Reprint (Barrie & Jenkins 1990) near-future techno-thriller.

RANKIN, ROBERT (Fleming) (1949- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _The Antipope (Corgi 0-552-13841-X, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], £3.99, 283pp, pb) [Brentford] Reprint (Pan 1981) humorous sf novel. Volume one in the “Brentford” trilogy.
• * *Apocalypso (Doubleday UK 0-385-40943-5, Dec ’98 [Oct ’98], £16.99, 271pp, hc, cover by John Alexander & Robert Rankin) Humorous SF/fantasy novel of an alien spacecraft which crashed millennia ago, its still-living occupant, and a stage magician making his last comeback - from the grave.
• * *Armageddon: The Musical (Bloomsbury Books 0-7475-0515-2, Feb ’90, £13.99, 239pp, hc, cover by Jeff Fisher) [Armageddon] Hilarious sf novel in which Elvis Presley travels forward in time (courtesy of a time-travelling Brussels Sprout) to save the Earth from the Dalai Lama. Strongly recommended. (PSP)
• * +Armageddon: The Musical (Dell 0-440-50347-7, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $8.95, 239pp, tp) [Armageddon] Comic sf novel of Elvis trying to save a post-holocaust Earth with the help of a sentient Brussels Sprout. Recommended (SW). First American edition (Bloomsbury 1990).
• * _Armageddon: The Musical (Corgi 0-552-13681-6, Apr ’91 [Oct ’90], £3.99, 331pp, pb, cover by Jake) [Armageddon] Reprint (Bloomsbury 1990) humorous sf novel about Elvis Presley and a time-travelling Brussels sprout. Recommended. (PSP)
• * *The Book of Ultimate Truths (Doubleday UK 0-385-40413-1, Jun ’93, £14.99, 272pp, hc, cover by Ian Murray) [Hugo Rune] Humorous sf novel.
• * _The Book of Ultimate Truths (Corgi 0-552-13922-X, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], £4.99, 347pp, pb, cover by Ian Murray) [Hugo Rune] Reprint (Doubleday UK 1993) humorous SF novel. Volume one in the “Hugo Rune” series.
• * *The Brentford Chainstore Massacre (Doubleday UK 0-385-40707-6, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], £16.99, 269pp, hc) [Brentford] Humorous fantasy novel. Fifth in the “Brentford Trilogy”. A Mess of Messiahs: multiple clones of Jesus from the Turin Shroud. Colloquially known as A Really Really Bad Idea.
• * _The Brentford Chainstore Massacre (Corgi 0-552-14357-X, Jun ’98 [May ’98], £5.99, 366pp, pb, cover by Ian Murray) [Brentford] Reprint (Doubleday UK 1997) humorous fantasy novel. Fifth in “The Brentford Trilogy”.
• * _The Brentford Triangle (Corgi 0-552-13842-8, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], £3.99, 237pp, pb) [Brentford] Reprint (Pan 1982) humorous sf novel. Volume two in the “Brentford” trilogy.
• * *The Brentford Trilogy (Abacus 0-349-10028-4, Aug ’88, £4.99, 613pp, tp) [Brentford] Humorous horror omnibus. (Contents)
• * *The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag (Doubleday UK 0-385-40920-6, Jun ’98 [May ’98], £16.99, 254pp, hc) Humorous cyber-gothic novel. The world’s most ruthless person tries to grab control of the most powerful computer company, Necrosoft, and its Necronet.
• * _The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag (Corgi 0-552-14580-7, Dec ’98 [Oct ’98], £5.99, 336pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1998) humorous cyber-gothic novel.
• * *A Dog Called Demolition (Doubleday UK 0-385-40516-2, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], £15.99, 251pp, hc, cover by Ian Murray) Humorous dark fantasy novel about Danny Orion, the first surreal killer.
• * _A Dog Called Demolition (Corgi 0-552-14213-1, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], £4.99, 318pp, pb, cover by Ian Murray) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1996) humorous dark fantasy novel.
• * _East of Ealing (Corgi 0-552-13843-6, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], £3.99, 284pp, pb) [Brentford] Reprint (Pan 1984) humorous sf novel. Volume three in the “Brentford” trilogy.
• * *The Garden of Unearthly Delights (Doubleday UK 0-385-40515-4, Oct ’95, £14.99, 253pp, hc, cover by Ian Murray) Fantasy novel: Earth leaves behind a time of science, cause and effect, and enters a time of magic, myth, and mirth.
• * _The Garden of Unearthly Delights (Corgi 0-552-14212-3, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], £4.99, 318pp, pb, cover by Ian Murray) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1995) humorous SF/ fantasy novel. The Earth enters a realm of non-causality where magic works, and technology does not.
• * *The Greatest Show Off Earth (Doubleday UK 0-385-40419-0, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], £14.99, 284pp, hc, cover by Ian Murray) Humorous SF novel.
• * _The Greatest Show Off Earth (Corgi 0-552-13924-6, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], £4.99, 318pp, pb, cover by Ian Murray) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1994) humorous SF novel. Having barely escaped being on a Venusian menu, Raymond finds sanctuary with a circus on its space-travelling Victorian steamship.
• * *The Most Amazing Man Who Ever Lived (Doubleday UK 0-385-40514-6, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], £14.99, 267pp, hc, cover by Ian Murray) Humorous fantasy novel. God closes down Hell and overcrowds Heaven, and one soul uses the confusion to reincarnate repeatedly and gain great power.
• * _The Most Amazing Man Who Ever Lived (Corgi 0-552-14211-5, Oct ’95 [Feb ’96], £4.99, 318pp, pb, cover by Ian Murray) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1995) humorous fantasy novel: God has closed down Hell and Heaven is overcrowded.
• * *Nostradamus Ate My Hamster (Doubleday UK 0-385-40705-X, Oct ’96, £15.99, 253pp, hc, cover by Ian Murray) [Brentford] Humorous fantasy novel in the “Brentford” series.
• * _Nostradamus Ate My Hamster (Corgi 0-552-14355-3, Jun ’97 [May ’97], £5.99, 317pp, pb, cover by Ian Murray) [Brentford] Reprint (Doubleday UK 1996) humorous fantasy novel in the “Brentford” series.
• * *Raiders of the Lost Car Park (Doubleday UK 0-385-40418-2, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], £14.99, 253pp, hc, cover by Ian Murray) [Hugo Rune] Humorous SF novel. Volume two in the “Hugo Rune” series. The ISBN is given as 0-385-40433-1 inside the book.
• * _Raiders of the Lost Car Park (Corgi 0-552-13833-9, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], £4.99, 350pp, pb, cover by Ian Murray) [Hugo Rune] Reprint (Doubleday UK 1994) humorous SF novel. Volume two in the “Hugo Rune” series.
• * *Sprout Mask Replica (Doubleday UK 0-385-40706-8, Jun ’97 [May ’97], £16.99, 252pp, hc, cover by Ian Murray) Humorous fantasy novel.
• * _Sprout Mask Replica (Corgi 0-552-14356-1, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], £5.99, 351pp, hc, cover by Ian Murray) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1997) humorous fantasy novel.
• * *The Sprouts of Wrath (Abacus 0-349-10027-6, Aug ’88, £3.99, 248pp, tp) [Brentford] Humorous horror novel. Volume 4 in the “Brentford” series.
• * _The Sprouts of Wrath (Corgi 0-552-13844-4, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], £3.99, 286pp, pb) [Brentford] Reprint (Abacus 1988) humorous sf novel. Volume four in “The Brentford Trilogy”.
• * *The Suburban Book of the Dead Armageddon III: The Remake (Bloomsbury Books 0-7475-1165-9, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], £15.99, 262pp, hc, cover by Robert Rankin) [Armageddon] Humorous sf novel.
• * _The Suburban Book of the Dead Armageddon III: The Remake (Corgi 0-552-13923-8, Jun ’93 [May ’93], £3.99, 314pp, pb) [Armageddon] Reprint (Bloomsbury 1992) humorous sf novel.
• * *They Came and Ate Us: Armageddon II: The B-Movie (Bloomsbury Books 0-7475-0818-6, Apr ’91, £14.99, 278pp, hc, cover by Robert Rankin) [Armageddon] Humorous sf novel. Sequel to Armageddon: The Musical.
• * _They Came and Ate Us: Armageddon II: The B-Movie (Corgi 0-552-13832-0, Apr ’92, £3.99, 336pp, pb) [Armageddon] Reprint (Bloomsbury 1991) humorous sf novel. Sequel to Armageddon: The Musical.

RANSMAYR, CHRISTOPH (1954- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * +The Dog King (Knopf 0-679-45057-2, 1997 [Jul ’97], $24.00, 355pp, hc) Literary alternate history novel in which plans to de-industrialize Germany after WWII were carried out. Translated from the German Morbus Kitahara (S. Fischer 1995) by John E. Woods. First US edition (Chatto & Windus 1997). Winner of the 1996 Aristeion Prize.
• * *The Dog King (Chatto & Windus 0-7011-6627-4, Mar ’97 [Jun ’97], £15.99, 355pp, hc, cover by Barbara de Wilde) Alternate history novel of post-WWII Germany forced to revert to a pre-industrial existence. Translated by John E. Woods from the original German (Fischer Verlag 1995 as Morbus Kitahara).
• * _The Dog King (Vintage UK 0-09-976691-4, Mar ’98 [Apr ’98], £6.99, 355pp, tp, cover by Sophie Marsham) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1997) literary alternate history novel. Translated from the German Morbus Kitahara (S. Fischer 1995) by John E. Woods. Winner of the 1996 Aristeion Prize.
• * *The Last World (Grove Weidenfeld 0-8021-1167-X, Apr ’90 [Aug ’90], $18.95, 246pp, hc, cover by Fred Marcellino) Literary fantasy novel set in ancient Rome of a town out of Ovidian myth where the ancient and modern worlds come together.
• * _The Last World (Paladin 0-586-09123-8, Apr ’91, £4.99, 202pp, tp, cover by Howard Bartrop) Reprint (Grove Weidenfeld 1990) novel set in past, present and future Europe. Translated from the German (Die Letzte Welt, Greno Verlagsgesellschaft, 1988) by John Woods.
• * _The Last World (Grove 0-8021-3458-0, Jun ’96 [Sep ’96], $12.00, 246pp, tp, cover by Hieronymus Bosch) Reprint (Grove Weidenfeld 1990) literary fantasy novel of mingled past and present. Translated from the German by John E. Woods.

RANSOM, BILL; [i.e., William Michael Ransom] (1945- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _The Ascension Factor (with Frank Herbert) See entry under Frank Herbert.
• * *Burn (Ace 0-441-00246-3, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $19.95, 315pp, hc, cover by Doug Struthers) [ViraVax] Near-future SF thriller. An artificial virus threatens humanity. Sequel to (or continuation of) ViraVax.
• * _Burn (Ace 0-441-00362-1, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $5.99, 315pp, pb, cover by Doug Struthers) [ViraVax] Reprint (Ace 1995) near-future SF thriller, sequel to (or continuation of) ViraVax.
• * *Jaguar (Ace 0-441-70353-4, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.95, 294pp, pb, cover by Royo) Sf novel about a Vietnam vet who invades the dreams of the denizens of another world in his own dreams and controls them.
• * _The Jesus Incident (with Frank Herbert) See entry under Frank Herbert.
• * _The Lazarus Effect (with Frank Herbert) See entry under Frank Herbert.
• * *ViraVax (Ace 0-441-86476-7, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $17.95, 307pp, hc, cover by Marvin Mattelson) [ViraVax] Sf thriller. A government agent discovers that he and his partner have been programmed as assassins by genetic researchers at one of the Agency’s secret laboratories. Recommended (SW).
• * _ViraVax (Ace 0-441-00083-5, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $4.99, 307pp, pb, cover by Marvin Mattelson) [ViraVax] Reprint (Ace 1993) sf thriller.

RANSOM, DANIEL; pseudonym of Ed Gorman, (1941- ) (stories)

• * *The Babysitter (St. Martin’s 0-312-91583-7, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 214pp, pb) Horror novel about a pretty teenage babysitter who is actually a carnivorous creature.
• * *The Forsaken (St. Martin’s 0-312-90947-0, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.95, 305pp, pb) Horror novel of possession at a summer camp.
• * *The Fugitive Stars (DAW 0-88677-625-2, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $4.99, 288pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) SF thriller. A telepath uncovers an extraterrestrial conspiracy involving plague.
• * *The Long Midnight (Dell 0-440-20606-5, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $4.99, 263pp, pb) Horror novel of murder in a school for telekinetics. Ransom is a pseudonym for Ed Gorman.
• * *Night Caller (Zebra 0-8217-2186-0, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.95, 301pp, pb) Horror novel.
• * *Nightmare Child (St. Martin’s 0-312-92301-5, Aug ’90, $3.95, 163pp, pb) Horror novel of a couple who murder a little girl for her money and then have to deal with her return from the grave.
• * *Zone Soldiers (DAW 0-88677-737-2, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], $5.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) Military SF novel. A deadly virus turns the US into two warring countries of Normals and mutants.

RASLEY, ALICIA, ed. (stories) (assoc.)

• * _The Magic Within (with Emily Alward & Diane Holmes) See entry under Emily Alward.

RASMUSSEN, ALIS A. (1958- ); see pseudonym Kate Elliott (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Highroad Trilogy Volume 1: A Passage of Stars (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28372-3, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $3.95, 289pp, pb, cover by Alan Gutierrez) [Highroad Trilogy] Romantic sf adventure novel of a young girl’s love for music and her search across space for freedom. Entertaining and involving light adventure (SW).
• * *The Highroad Trilogy Volume 2: Revolution’s Shore (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28544-0, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.95, 290pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Highroad Trilogy] Sf adventure novel, second book of the “Highroad” trilogy. Enjoyable and exciting old-fashioned adventure (SW).
• * *The Highroad Trilogy Volume 3: The Price of Ransom (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28788-5, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $3.95, 289pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [Highroad Trilogy] Sf adventure novel, third book of the “Highroad Trilogy”.
• * *The Labyrinth Gate (Baen 0-671-69793-5, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.50, 345pp, pb) Fantasy novel — a magic deck of tarot cards transports a newlywed couple to another world. In the style of Regency romances. Probably a first novel.

RASPE, RUDOLF ERICH (1737-1794) (stories)

• * _The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Methuen 0-413-14000-8, Mar ’87, £6.95, 272pp, tp) Reprint collection of fantastic tales, illustrated by Ronald Searle. [Not seen]
• * _The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Dedalus 1-873982-35-6, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £6.99, 268pp, tp) Reissue collection of humorous fantasy tales.

RATHBONE, JULIAN (1935- ) (stories)

• * *Trajectories (Gollancz 0-575-06501-X, Oct ’98, £16.99, 288pp, hc) Satirical SF novel; the fractured future of 2035, and the possible origins of humanity.

RATHBONE, WENDY (stories)

• * _Trek: The Encyclopedia (with Hal Schuster) See entry under Hal Schuster.
• * _Trek: The Unauthorized A-Z (with Hal Schuster) See entry under Hal Schuster.

RAU, G. RANDAL, ed.

• * *World Tales (1985 World Fantasy Convention no ISBN, Nov ’85, $15.00 [free to convention members], 88pp, pb) Original anthology of stories and articles published as the souvenir book for the Tucson World Fantasy Convention, in the format of the old Weird Tales. It’s a beautiful job down to the pre-yellowed paper. There is original fiction by Donaldson, Walton, and Yarbro plus bibliography, biography, poetry, art, etc. (Contents)