The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

RESNICK, MIKE (stories) (continued)

• * _Birthright: The Book of Man (Farthest Star 1-57090-044-2, Sep ’97, $14.95, 287pp, tp, cover by Peggy Ranson) Reprint (NAL/Signet 1982) SF novel spanning the entire existence of mankind, and establishing the “Birthright Universe” in which much of Resnick’s work is set; a timeline of such works (through 1995) is included in the author’s afterword. Foreword by Raymond E. Feist. Order from Farthest Star, 65 Macedonia Road, Alexander NC 28701; credit card orders 800-472-0438.
• * *The Branch (Signet 0-451-12778-1, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $2.50, 191pp, pb) Sf novel.
• * *Bully! (Pulphouse/Axolotl no ISBN, Sep ’90 [Oct ’90], $10.00, 110pp, tp, cover by George Barr) Sf novella. This is a signed limited edition of 525 copies. A signed limited hardcover edition of 300 copies ($35.00) and a deluxe leatherbound signed edition of 75 copies ($65.00) are also available.
• * *Bwana & Bully! (Tor 0-812-51246-4, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $3.99, 179pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) Collection of two novellas set in Africa. (Contents)
• * _The Dark Lady (Legend 0-09-958190-6, Jun ’88, £2.99, 279pp, pb) [Santiago] Reprint (Tor 1987) amusing sf novel about an alien art expert who sets off to find the woman who has inspired artists across several millenia. Set in the same universe as Santiago, but many centuries later. Recommended. (PSP) [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Dark Lady: A Romance of the Far Future (Tor 0-812-55116-8, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $3.50, 279pp, pb) Sf novel of a mysterious, eternally young woman. An entertaining adventure with mystical elements. (FCM)
• * _Encounters (Wildside Press no ISBN, Feb ’95, $35.00, 160pp, hc) [Lucifer Jones] Reprint (Warner Questar 1992 as the second half of Lucifer Jones) picaresque and oft-fantastic episodic novel, the third book of “The Chronicles of Lucifer Jones”. Special cork-bound, signed, limited edition. Available from Wildside Press, 37 Fillmore Street, Newark NJ 07105.
• * *Eros Ascending (Phantasia 0-932096-29-8, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $17.00, 217pp, hc) [Tales of the Velvet Comet] Sf novel, limited edition (1,500 copies) of Book 1 of the “Tales of the Velvet Comet” series. Boxed, numbered, and signed.
• * *Eros at Nadir (NAL/Signet 0-451-14448-1, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $2.95, 252pp, pb) [Tales of the Velvet Comet] Sf novel about a whorehouse in space, “Tales of the Velvet Comet” #4.
• * *Eros at Zenith (Phantasia 0-932096-32-8, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $17.00, 187pp, hc) [Tales of the Velvet Comet] Sf novel, in the “Tales of the Velvet Comet” series.
• * *Eros at Zenith (Phantasia 0-932096-32-8, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $40.00, 187pp, hc) [Tales of the Velvet Comet] 300 copy, signed, numbered, boxed, limited edition of the above.
• * _Eros at Zenith (NAL/Signet 0-451-13667-5, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $2.95, 255pp, pb) [Tales of the Velvet Comet] Reprint (Phantasia 1984) sf novel, “Tales of the Velvet Comet” #2. Murder mystery set in a pleasure dome in space.
• * _Exploits (Wildside Press 1-880448-24-6, Jun ’93, $35.00, 141pp, hc) [Lucifer Jones] Reprint (Warner Questar 1992 as Lucifer Jones) fantasy adventure novel, second book of the “Chronicles of Lucifer Jones”. This edition only includes the first half of the Warner paperback. The second half will appear later. This is a signed numbered 300-copy limited edition. A 26-copy lettered leatherbound edition (-25-4, $75.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Wildside Press, 37 Fillmore St., Newark NJ 07105.
• * *A Hunger in the Soul (Tor 0-312-85438-2, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $21.95, 221pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) Africa-inspired SF novel. A journalist seeks a famous medical researcher on a jungle world.
• * *Inferno (Tor 0-312-85437-4, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $20.95, 304pp, hc, cover by John Berkey) [Paradise] Sf novel of an alien world whose contact with spacefaring mankind causes it to advance significantly before it slides backward into brutality and barbarism.
• * _Inferno (Tor 0-812-52345-8, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $4.99, 304pp, pb, cover by John Berkey) [Paradise] Reprint (Tor 1993) SF novel, third in a trilogy.
• * *Ivory (Tor 0-312-93093-3, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $17.95, 375pp, hc) Episodic sf novel with mystical elements — a time-spanning look at two immense ivory tusks, their origin, and their connection with the fate of the Masai people.
• * _Ivory (Tor 0-812-50042-3, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $4.95, 374pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1988) sf novel with mystical elements about the search for two great ivory tusks and their connection with the past and future of the Masai.
• * _Ivory (Legend 0-7126-3470-3, Nov ’89, £6.95, 375pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 1988) episodic sf novel about two giant elephant tusks and their relationship with the Maasai race over seven millenia. Recommended. (PSP) Also available in hardcover (-3465-7, £12.95). [First U.K. edition]
• * _Ivory (Legend 0-09-960070-6, Sep ’90, £3.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) Reprint (Tor 1988) sf novel.
• * _Kirinyaga (Pulphouse 1-56146-558-5, Jun ’92 [Jul ’92], $1.95, 42pp, pb, cover by David Martin) [Koriba (Kirinyaga)] Sf novelette that originally appeared in F&SF and in the collection Through Darkest Resnick With Gun and Camera. Short Story Paperback #58. A 100-copy signed limited hardcover edition (-938-6, $20.00) is also available. Order from Pulphouse Publishing, Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.
• * *Kirinyaga (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41701-1, Mar ’98, $25.00, 293pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Koriba (Kirinyaga)] Collection/novel of eight related stories, with framing epilogue and prologue. A space colony attempts to recreate the old way of life of the Kikiyu people of Kenya. The author’s afterword discusses how the stories came to be written, and the various awards and nominations they garnered individually (among them, two Hugo awards). (Contents)
• * _Kirinyaga (SFBC #02905, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $12.50, 293pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Koriba (Kirinyaga)] Reprint (Del Rey 1998) SF collection of related stories. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Lucifer Jones (Warner Questar 0-446-36319-7, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $4.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Lucifer Jones] Comic fantasy novel of an adventuring preacher who encounters all sorts of creatures as he travels the world looking for easy marks. Second book of “The Chronicles of Lucifer Jones”.
• * *A Miracle of Rare Design (Tor 0-312-85484-6, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $21.95, 255pp, hc, cover by John Berkey) Anthropological SF novel with a human posing as an alien to learn its culture.
• * _A Miracle of Rare Design (SFBC #06296, Jan ’95, $6.98, 178pp, hc, cover by John Berkey) Reprint (Tor 1994) anthropological SF novel. Similar to the Tor edition, except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _A Miracle of Rare Design (Tor 0-812-52424-1, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $5.99, 247pp, pb, cover by John Berkey) Reprint (Tor 1994) anthropological SF novel.
• * *Oracle (Ace 0-441-58694-5, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $4.99, 244pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Soothsayer] Sf novel, sequel to Soothsayer.
• * *Paradise (Tor 0-312-93183-2, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $17.95, 323pp, hc) [Paradise] Sf novel about human invasion of a distant world very much like 19th-century Africa.
• * _Paradise (Tor 0-812-50716-9, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $4.95, 323pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Paradise] Reprint (Tor 1989) sf novel of human invasion on a distant world much like 19th-century Africa.
• * _Paradise (Tor 0-812-50716-9, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $4.99, 323pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Paradise] Reissue (Tor 1989) sf novel; second printing.
• * _Paradise: A Chronicle of a Distant World (Legend 0-7126-4613-2, Jan ’91, £6.99, 323pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Paradise] Reprint (Tor 1989) fictional retelling of the history of modern Kenya, transposed to an alien planet. Also available in hardcover (-4614-0, £13.99).
• * *Pink Elephants and Hairy Toads (Wildside Press, Mar ’91 [Apr ’91], $25.00, 95pp, hc) Collection of three humorous stories, with an introduction by Martha Soukup and an afterword by Pat Cadigan. This edition limited to 250 copies signed by all involved. (Contents)
• * *Prophet (Ace 0-441-68329-0, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $4.99, 243pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Soothsayer] Sf novel of a powerful psychic stalked by an assassin on an alien world. Third book in the “Soothsayer” series.
• * *Purgatory (Tor 0-312-85275-4, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $19.95, 319pp, hc, cover by Martin Andrews) [Paradise] Sf novel of the conflict between reptilian aliens and human colonists.
• * _Purgatory (Easton Press no ISBN, Apr ’93, no price, 319pp, hc) [Paradise] Sf novel of the conflict between reptilian aliens and human colonists. This edition is published “simultaneously” with the Tor edition listed two months ago. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Signed First Editions of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _Purgatory (Tor 0-812-53535-9, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $4.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews) [Paradise] Reprint (Tor 1993) sf novel of the conflict between reptilian aliens and human colonists.
• * _The Red Tape War (with George Alec Effinger & Jack L. Chalker) See entry under Jack L. Chalker
• * *Santiago (Tor 0-812-55112-5, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $3.50, 376pp, pb) [Santiago] Sf novel of an enigmatic arch-criminal sought by a newshound and bounty-hunters, in a space-opera universe owing much to the Wild West.
• * _Santiago (Arrow 0-09-944600-6, Aug ’86, £2.95, 376pp, pb) [Santiago] Reprint (Tor 1986) sf novel. First British edition.
• * _Santiago (Legend 0-09-944600-6, Jun ’88, £2.99, 376pp, pb) [Santiago] Reissue (Tor 1986) sf novel.
• * _Santiago (Tor 0-812-52256-7, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $6.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Santiago] Reissue (Tor 1986) SF frontier novel. Third printing.
• * _Santiago: A Myth of the Far Future (Tor 0-812-52256-7, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $4.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Santiago] Reissue (Tor 1986) sf novel; second printing.
• * *Second Contact (Tor 0-312-85021-2, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $17.95, 276pp, hc, cover by David A. Hardy) Sf thriller of an alien infiltration and government cover-up.
• * _Second Contact (Easton Press no ISBN, May ’90, no price, 277pp, hc) Sf/detective novel. This was published “simultaneously” with the Tor edition listed two months ago. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Signed First Editions of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _Second Contact (Tor 0-812-51113-1, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $3.95, 276pp, pb, cover by David A. Hardy) Reprint (Tor 1990) sf/detective novel.
• * _Second Contact (Legend 0-09-974150-4, Jan ’91, £3.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Peter Jones) Reprint (Tor 1990) sf thriller. Recommended. (PSP)
• * *Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge (Pulphouse/Axolotl 1-56146-128-8, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $10.00, 86pp, tp, cover by George Barr) SF novella about the birth of mankind, with an introduction by Nicholas A. DiChario. This is limited to 525 signed and numbered copies. A 300-copy hardcover limited edition and a 75-copy leatherbound limited edition were announced but not seen. Available from Pulphouse, Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.
• * *Solo Flights Through Shared Worlds (Dark Regions Press 1-888993-00-6, May ’96 [Oct ’96], $19.95, 172pp, hc, cover by Don Schank) Collection of 16 stories by Resnick, but set in other peoples’ shared worlds. Introduction by Pat Cadigan; illustration by Don Schank. A trade paperback edition (-01-4, $9.95) is also available. Order from Dark Regions Press, PO Box 6301, Concord CA 94524. (Contents)
• * *Soothsayer (Ace 0-441-77285-4, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $4.50, 279pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Soothsayer] Sf novel of a little girl with inhuman powers.
• * _The Soul Eater (Warner Questar 0-446-36318-9, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $4.99, 168pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) Reprint (Signet 1981) sf novel of a galactic bounty hunter in search of a legendary beast.
• * _Stalking the Unicorn (Arrow 0-09-951070-7, Sep ’87, £2.95, 314pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1987) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Stalking the Unicorn: A Fable of Tonight (Tor 0-812-55114-1, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $3.50, 314pp, pb) Fantasy novel of a detective in an alternate-world Manhattan full of elves, leprechauns, etc. Blends the hardboiled private eye tale with fantasy for a funny, entertaining confection. (FCM)
• * *Stalking the Wild Resnick (NESFA Press 0-915368-45-5, Mar ’91, no price, 215pp, hc, cover by Ed Emshwiller) Collection of six stories and two essays, with an introduction by Brian Thomsen. Issued to commemorate Resnick’s 1991 Boskone GoH appearance, limited to 1,100 numbered copies with the first 225 boxed and signed. (Contents)
• * _Tales of the Velvet Comet #1: Eros Ascending (NAL/Signet 0-451-13255-6, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.95, 254pp, pb) [Tales of the Velvet Comet] Reprint (Phantasia 1984) sf novel.
• * *Tales of the Velvet Comet #3: Eros Descending (NAL/Signet 0-451-14017-6, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $2.95, 250pp, pb) [Tales of the Velvet Comet] Sf novel, third in a series about an interstellar whorehouse. The earlier 2 volumes had hardcover editions, but this one is an original.
• * *Through Darkest Resnick with Gun and Camera (WSFA Press 0-9621-725-1-0, Aug ’90, $35.00, 200pp, hc, cover by Todd Cameron Hamilton) Collection of five stories and eight non-fiction pieces on Africa. This is a numbered limited edition of 500 copies, issued for the 1990 Annual Convention (Disclave) of the Washington Sf Association. (Contents)
• * *Unauthorized Autobiographies and Other Curiosities (Misfit no ISBN, Jan ’84 [Feb ’84], $3.00, unpaginated, pb) Collection of 7 stories, plus an introduction, produced for Resnick’s Guest of Honor appearance at Confusion. Illustrations by Randy Bathurst, Linda Leech, and Joan Hanke Woods. (Contents)
• * *Walpurgis III (Warner Questar 0-446-36320-0, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $4.99, 205pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) Sf novel about a hit man stalking a mass murderer on an alien world.
• * *The Widowmaker (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57160-5, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $5.99, 293pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Widowmaker] SF novel of a bounty hunter in the lawless frontier worlds. Book One in the “Widowmaker” trilogy.
• * *The Widowmaker Reborn (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57161-3, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $5.99, 297pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Widowmaker] SF novel of a bounty hunter in the lawless frontier worlds. Book two in the “Widowmaker” trilogy.
• * *The Widowmaker Unleashed (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57162-1, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $5.99, 231pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Widowmaker] SF novel of a bounty hunter in the lawless frontier worlds. Book three in the “Widowmaker” trilogy. The original Widowmaker is awakened from cryogenic sleep.
• * *Will the Last Person To Leave the Planet Please Shut Off the Sun? (Tor 0-312-85276-2, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $19.95, 353pp, hc, cover by Carol Russo) Collection of 28 stories, one original, with an introduction by the author. (Contents)
• * _Will the Last Person To Leave the Planet Please Shut Off the Sun? (Tor/Orb 0-312-89010-9, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $12.95, 353pp, tp, cover by Carol Russo) Reprint (Tor 1992) collection of 28 stories, one original, with an introduction by the author.

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• * *Aladdin: Master of the Lamp (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-545-0, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $4.99, 351pp, pb, cover by Maren) Original anthology of 43 stories about Aladdin, with an introduction by Resnick. (Contents)
• * *Alternate Kennedys (Tor 0-812-51955-8, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $4.99, 398pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) Original anthology of 26 alternate-history stories and one poem, with an introduction by the editor. (Contents)
• * *Alternate Outlaws (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Tor 0-812-53344-5, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $4.99, 402pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) Original anthology of 28 alternate history stories where heroes become outlaws. Only Resnick’s name is on the cover as editor. (Contents)
• * *Alternate Presidents (Tor 0-812-51192-1, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $4.99, 466pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) Original anthology of 28 alternate-history stories, with an introduction by the editor. (Contents)
• * _Alternate Presidents (SFBC #19326, Feb ’92 [Mar ’92], $8.98, 466pp, hc, cover by Barclay Shaw) Reprint (Tor 1992) original anthology of 28 alternate-history stories, with an introduction by the editor. Similar to the Tor paperback, this is a hardcover edition lacking an ISBN and price. The SFBC number is on the back jacket.
• * *Alternate Tyrants (Tor 0-812-54835-3, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $11.99, 337pp, tp, cover by Barclay Shaw) Anthology of 20 alternate-history stories, mostly original. (Contents)
• * *Alternate Warriors (Tor 0-812-52346-6, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $4.99, 434pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) Original anthology of 29 alternate history stories about unlikely warriors. Copyrighted by Resnick and Martin H. Greenberg, with an introduction by Resnick. (Contents)
• * *Alternate Worldcons (Pulphouse 1-56146-448-1, Sep ’94, $10.00, 127pp, tp, cover by George Barr) Original anthology of 17 fan-fiction stories about what might have happened if other bids had won the right to hold worldcons in years ranging from 1939-2107. Available from Pulphouse, Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440. (Contents)
• * *Alternate Worldcons/Again, Alternate Worldcons (WC Books no ISBN, Oct ’96, $10.00, 260pp, tp, cover by Joe Mayhew) Anthology containing one previously published anthology, Alternate Worldcons (Pulphouse 1994), and the new Again, Alternate Worldcons with 11 additional fan-fiction stories about what might have happened if other bids had won the right to hold worldcons in years ranging from 1939-2101. Available from Old Earth Books, PO Box 19951, Baltimore MD 21211-0951; or from Blue Moon Books, 360 West First Ave, Eugene OR 97401; credit card orders 800-738-2660. (Contents)
• * *By Any Other Fame (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-594-9, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $4.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Peter Gudynas) Original anthology of 23 alternate history stories about famous people whose lives turned out quite differently than those we’re familiar with. (Contents)
• * *Christmas Ghosts (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-586-8, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $5.50, 350pp, pb, cover by Iain McCaig) Original anthology of 27 Christmas ghost stories, with an introduction by Resnick. (Contents)
• * *Deals with the Devil (with Martin H. Greenberg & Loren D. Estleman) (DAW 0-88677-623-6, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $4.99, 362pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) Original anthology of 36 stories featuring satanic bargains, with an introduction by Resnick. (Contents)
• * *Dinosaur Fantastic (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-566-3, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $4.99, 331pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) Original anthology of 25 stories about dinosaurs, with an introduction by Resnick. (Contents)
• * _Dinosaur Fantastic (with Martin H. Greenberg) (SFBC #02342, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $7.98, 331pp, hc, cover by Jim Warren) Reprint (DAW 1993) original anthology of 25 stories about dinosaurs, with an introduction by Resnick. First hardcover edition. This edition lacks an ISBN and price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Future Earths: Under African Skies (with Gardner R. Dozois) (DAW 0-88677-544-2, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $4.99, 317pp, pb, cover by Peter Gudynas) Anthology of 15 sf stories connected with Africa, with an introduction by Resnick. (Contents)
• * *Future Earths: Under South American Skies (with Gardner R. Dozois) (DAW 0-88677-581-7, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $4.99, 316pp, pb, cover by John Harris) Anthology of 12 stories connected with South America, with an introduction by Resnick. (Contents)
• * *Girls for the Slime God (Obscura Press 0-9659569-0-3, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $15.00, 216pp, tp, cover by Peggy Ranson) Anthology of four old-time pulp stories about women carried off by non-humans. Stories are by Isaac Asimov and Henry Kutter. Resnick’s introduction, an essay by William Knoles, and the afterword by Barry N. Malzberg discuss such stories; there is also a script for a masquerade performance by Carol Resnick. Order from Wunzenzierohs Publishing, PO Box 1992, Ames IA 50010-1992; add $3.00 postage. (Contents)
• * *Inside the Funhouse (AvoNova 0-380-76643-4, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $4.99, 246pp, pb, cover by Tim O’Brien) Anthology of 16 stories and one poem about sf, with an introduction on recursive sf by the editor. (Contents)