The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

ROBB, J. D. (stories) (continued)

• * _Immortal in Death (NEL 0-340-66694-3, Oct ’97 [Nov ’97], £5.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Paul Postle) [Eve Dallas] Reprint (Berkley 1996) SF mystery novel. Volume three in the “Eve Dallas” series.
• * *Naked in Death (Berkley 0-425-14829-7, Jul ’95 [Apr ’96], $5.99, 313pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Near-future SF mystery novel, first in the “Eve Dallas” series. This appeared in 1995 but was not seen until now. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. Berkley is packaging these as “romantic suspense”.
• * _Naked in Death (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-66689-7, Feb ’96, £16.99, 306pp, hc, cover by Paul Postle & Bob Warner) [Eve Dallas] Reprint (Berkley 1995) SF/mystery novel. First in the “Eve Dallas” series set in 22nd century New York. Robb is a pseudonym for Nora Roberts, whose name is actually used as author on the title page. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Naked in Death (NEL 0-340-66690-0, Aug ’96 [Jan ’97], £5.99, 306pp, pb, cover by Paul Postle & Bob Warner) [Eve Dallas] Reprint (Berkley 1995) SF/mystery novel. First in the “Eve Dallas"series. This is a pseudonym for Nora Roberts.
• * *Rapture in Death (Berkley 0-425-15518-8, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $5.99, 294pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Near-future SF mystery novel, fourth in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. Berkley is packaging these as “romantic suspense”.
• * _Rapture in Death (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-67486-5, Oct ’97, £16.99, 294pp, hc, cover by Paul Postle) [Eve Dallas] Reprint (Berkley 1996) SF mystery novel. First world hardcover. Volume four in the “Eve Dallas” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Rapture in Death (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-67486-5, Oct ’97, £16.99, 294pp, hc) [Eve Dallas] Reprint (Berkley 1996) SF novel. Book 4 in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pseudonym of Nora Roberts. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Rapture in Death (NEL 0-340-67487-3, Apr ’98 [May ’98], £5.99, 294pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Reprint (Berkley 1996) SF/mystery novel. Fourth in the “Eve Dallas” series. This is a pseudonym of Nora Roberts.
• * *Vengeance in Death (Berkley 0-425-16039-4, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $6.50, 357pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Near-future SF mystery novel, sixth in the “Eve Dallas” series. Clues from serial murders point to Eve’s nemesis, her husband’s abrasive butler Summerset. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. Berkley is packaging these as “romantic suspense.”
• * _Vengeance in Death (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-67490-3, Oct ’98, £17.99, 357pp, hc, cover by Paul Postle) [Eve Dallas] Reprint (Berkley 1997) near-future SF mystery novel, sixth in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. [First U.K. edition]

ROBBE-GRILLET, ALAIN (1922- )

• * *La Belle Captive (with René Magritte) (University of California Press 0-520-20707-6, Oct ’96 [Nov ’96], $17.95, 230pp, tp, cover by René Magritte) Art book, a surreal “metafiction” novel by Robbe-Grillet, “illustrated” with 77 paintings (reproduced in black and white) by Magritte. Translated from the 1975 French by Ben Stoltzfus, who includes a critical essay. We apparently missed the hardcover first edition published in 1995. Available from the University of California Press, Berkeley CA 94720.

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• * _Robbe-Grillet and the Fantastic: A Collection of Essays See entry under Virginia Harger-Grinling.

ROBBINS, DAVID (Lawrence) (1950- ); see under J. D. Cameron; see house pseudonym J. D. Cameron (stories)

• * *Blade # 1: First Strike (Leisure 0-8439-2760-7, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $2.95, 185pp, pb) [Blade] Post-holocaust military sf novel.
• * *Blade # 2: Outlands Strike (Leisure 0-8439-2774-7, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $2.95, 183pp, pb) [Blade] Post-holocaust military sf novel.
• * *Blade # 3: Vampire Strike (Leisure 0-8439-2803-4, Aug ’89, $2.95, 188pp, pb) [Blade] Post-holocaust military sf novel with vampires.
• * *Blade # 4: Pipeline Strike (Leisure 0-8439-2854-9, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $2.95, 184pp, pb) [Blade] Post-holocaust military sf novel.
• * *Blade # 5: Pirate Strike (Leisure 0-8439-2881-6, Dec ’89 [Feb ’90], $2.95, 170pp, pb) [Blade] Post-holocaust military sf novel.
• * *Blade # 6: Crusher Strike (Leisure 0-8439-2909-X, Feb ’90 [Apr ’90], $2.95, 185pp, pb) [Blade] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel.
• * *Blade # 7: Terror Strike (Leisure 0-8439-2956-1, Apr ’90, $2.95, 188pp, pb) [Blade] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel.
• * *Blade # 8: Devil Strike (Leisure 0-8439-2964-2, Jun ’90 [Jul ’90], $2.95, 172pp, pb) [Blade] Post-holocaust military sf novel.
• * *Blade # 9: L.A. Strike (Leisure 0-8439-2987-1, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $2.95, 184pp, pb) [Blade] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel.
• * *Blade #12: Deathmaster Strike (Leisure 0-8439-3116-7, May ’91, $3.50, 187pp, pb, cover by D. Henderson) [Blade] Post-holocaust men’s adventure novel.
• * *Blade #13: Vengeance Strike (Leisure 0-8439-3132-9, Jul ’91, $3.50, 191pp, pb) [Blade] Post-holocaust military sf novel in an ongoing series.
• * *Blade: First Strike/Outlands Strike (Leisure 0-8439-3257-0, Jan ’92, $4.50, 185/183pp, pb) [Blade] Omnibus of Blade #1: First Strike (Leisure 1982) and Blade #2: Outlands Strike (Leisure 1982). (Contents)
• * *Double Blade: Pirate Strike/Crusher Strike (Leisure 0-8439-3371-2, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $4.50, 170/185pp, pb) [Blade] Omnibus of two post-holocaust military novels, Blade #5: Pirate Strike (Leisure 1989) and Blade # 6: Crusher Strike (Leisure 1990). (Contents)
• * *Double Blade: Vampire Strike/Pipeline Strike (Leisure 0-8439-3310-0, Aug ’92 [Sep ’92], $4.50, 188/184pp, pb) [Blade] Sf omnibus of two post-holocaust military novels: Blade #3: Vampire Strike (Leisure 1989) and Blade #4: Pipeline Strike (Leisure 1989). (Contents)
• * _Endworld # 1: The Fox Run (Leisure 0-8439-3105-1, May ’92 [Oct ’92], $3.50, 255pp, pb, cover by D. Henderson) [Endworld] Reissue (Leisure 1986) post-holocaust sf adventure novel.
• * _Endworld # 2: Thief River Falls Run (Leisure 0-8439-3106-X, Jun ’92 [Oct ’92], $3.50, 255pp, pb, cover by D. Henderson) [Endworld] Reissue (Leisure 1986) post-holocaust sf adventure novel.
• * *Endworld # 5: Dakota Run (Leisure 0-8439-2473-X, Apr ’87, $2.95, 256pp, pb) [Endworld] Post-holocaust giant ant sf adventure novel.
• * *Endworld # 6: Citadel Run (Leisure 0-8439-2507-8, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $2.95, 255pp, pb) [Endworld] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel.
• * *Endworld # 9: Capital Run (Leisure 0-8439-2584-1, Feb ’88 [Apr ’88], $2.95, 223pp, pb) [Endworld] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel. The Alpha Triad vs. the Red Menace.
• * *Endworld #10: New York Run (Leisure 0-8439-2606-6, Apr ’88, $2.95, 208pp, pb) [Endworld] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel. The Alpha Triad vs. the Zombies in underground New York.
• * *Endworld #11: Liberty Run (Leisure 0-8439-2644-9, Jul ’88 [Oct ’88], $2.95, 191pp, pb) [Endworld] Post-holocaust adventure novel.
• * *Endworld #12: Houston Run (Leisure 0-8439-2672-4, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], $2.95, 190pp, pb) [Endworld] Post-holocaust adventure novel.
• * *Endworld #13: Anaheim Run (Leisure 0-8439-2698-8, Dec ’88, $2.95, 192pp, pb) [Endworld] Post-holocaust adventure novel.
• * *Endworld #14: Seattle Run (Leisure 0-8439-2725-9, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $2.95, 184pp, pb) [Endworld] Post-holocaust adventure novel.
• * *Endworld #15: Nevada Run (Leisure 0-8439-2749-6, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $2.95, 187pp, pb, cover by Endworld) Post-holocaust military sf novel.
• * *Endworld #16: Miami Run (Leisure 0-8439-2786-0, Jul ’89, $2.95, 188pp, pb) [Endworld] Post-holocaust military sf novel.
• * *Endworld #17: Atlanta Run (Leisure 0-8439-2816-6, Sep ’89 [Feb ’90], $2.95, 188pp, pb) [Endworld] Post-holocaust military sf novel.
• * *Endworld #18: Memphis Run (Leisure 0-8439-2868-9, Nov ’89 [Feb ’90], $2.95, 186pp, pb) [Endworld] Post-holocaust military sf novel.
• * *Endworld #19: Cincinnati Run (Leisure 0-8439-2892-1, Jan ’90 [Feb ’90], $2.95, 192pp, pb) [Endworld] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel.
• * *Endworld #20: Dallas Run (Leisure 0-8439-2938-3, Mar ’90 [Apr ’90], $2.95, 188pp, pb) [Endworld] Post-holocaust military sf novel.
• * *Endworld #21: Boston Run (Leisure 0-8439-2952-9, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $2.95, 186pp, pb) [Endworld] Post-holocaust military sf novel.
• * *Endworld #22: Green Bay Run (Leisure 0-8439-2979-0, Jul ’90, $2.95, 186pp, pb) [Endworld] Post-holocaust military sf novel.
• * *Endworld #23: Yellowstone Run (Leisure 0-8439-3000-4, Sep ’90 [Oct ’90], $2.95, 189pp, pb) [Endworld] Post-holocaust military sf novel.
• * *Endworld #25: Spartan Run (Leisure 0-8439-3080-2, Apr ’91 [Jul ’91], $3.50, 189pp, pb) [Endworld] Post-holocaust military sf novel in an ongoing series.
• * *Endworld #26: Madman Run (Leisure 0-8439-3124-8, Jun ’91 [Jul ’91], $3.50, 189pp, pb) [Endworld] Post-holocaust military sf novel in an ongoing series.
• * *Endworld #27: Chicago Run (Leisure 0-8439-3145-0, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $3.50, 192pp, pb) [Endworld] Post-holocaust military sf novel in an ongoing series.
• * *Endworld: Atlanta Run/Memphis Run (Leisure 0-8439-3299-6, Jul ’92 [Jan ’93], $4.50, 188/186pp, pb) [Endworld] Sf omnibus of two post-holocaust military novels in the “Endworld” series, Endworld #17: Atlanta Run (Leisure 1989) and Endworld #18: Memphis Run (Leisure 1989). (Contents)
• * *Endworld: Cincinnati Run/Dallas Run (Leisure 0-8439-3359-3, Nov ’92, $4.50, 181/177pp, pb) [Endworld] Omnibus of two post-holocaust military novels, Endworld #19: Cincinnati Run (Leisure 1990) and Endworld #20: Dallas Run (Leisure 1990). (Contents)
• * *Endworld: Yellowstone Run/New Orleans Run (Leisure 0-8439-3418-2, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $4.50, 189/190pp, pb) [Endworld] Sf omnibus of two post-holocaust military novels in the “Endworld” series, Endworld #23: Yellowstone Run and Endworld #24: New Orleans Run. (Contents)
• * *Hell-O-Ween (Leisure 0-8439-3335-6, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $4.50, 367pp, pb) Horror novel. A high school prank releases a powerful evil force hungry for teenagers’ blood.
• * _Omega Sub #2: Command Decision [as by J. D. Cameron] See entry under J. D. Cameron
• * _Omega Sub #4: Blood Tide [as by J. D. Cameron] See entry under J. D. Cameron
• * _Omega Sub #5: Death Dive [as by J. D. Cameron] See entry under J. D. Cameron
• * _Omega Sub #6: Raven Rising [as by J. D. Cameron] See entry under J. D. Cameron
• * *Prank Night (Leisure 0-8439-3676-2, Oct ’94 [Nov ’94], $4.50, 365pp, pb) Horror novel. A bloodsucking/psychic monster in the woods is killing the people of a small town.
• * *Spectre (Leisure 0-8439-2681-3, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 368pp, pb) Horror novel. It came from beyond the grave — and no one knew how to send it back.
• * *Spook Night (Leisure 0-8439-3845-5, Oct ’95 [Nov ’95], $4.99, 359pp, pb) Horror novel.
• * _The Wereling (Leisure 0-8439-2343-1, May ’86, $3.50, 336pp, pb) Reprint (1983) horror novel of a werewolf.
• * *The Wrath (Leisure 0-8439-2629-5, Jun ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.95, 365pp, pb) Horror novel.

ROBBINS, DAVID L. (1954- )

• * *Souls to Keep (HarperCollins 0-06-101300-5, 1998 [Jul ’98], $23.00, 303pp, hc) Horror novel. An exotic dancer’s soul invades the body of a woman in an unsatisfactory marriage, and the two battle for body and husband. A first novel.

ROBBINS, GLYN

• * _The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (with C. S. Lewis) (French 0-573-05081-3, May ’87 [Jul ’87], £3.50, 56pp, tp) [Narnia] Play adaptation of classic children’s fantasy. [Not seen]

ROBBINS, TOM; [i.e., Thomas Eugene Robbins] (1936- ) (stories)

• * _Another Roadside Attraction (Bantam 0-553-34948-1, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $8.95, 337pp, tp, cover by Leslie Le Pere) Reprint (Doubleday 1971) mainstream novel with fantasy elements.
• * _Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Bantam 0-553-34989-X, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $8.95, 365pp, tp, cover by Leslie Le Pere) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1976) mainstream novel with fantasy elements.
• * _Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Bantam UK 0-553-40381-8, Jun ’91 [May ’91], £5.99, 365pp, tp) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1976) mainstream novel with fantasy elements.
• * _Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Bantam 0-553-26611-X, Oct ’93, $5.99, 365pp, pb) Reissue (Houghton Mifflin 1976) mainstream novel with fantasy elements; 31st printing. A movie tie-in edition.
• * *Jitterbug Perfume (Bantam 0-553-05068-0, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $16.95, 342pp, hc) Fantasy time-travel novel.
• * _Jitterbug Perfume (Bantam 0-553-25148-1, Nov ’85 [Sep ’85], $4.50, 388pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam 1984) fantasy novel.
• * _Jitterbug Perfume (Bantam 0-553-34898-1, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $8.95, 342pp, tp, cover by Leslie Le Pere) Reprint (Bantam 1984) fantasy novel.
• * _Jitterbug Perfume (Bantam UK 0-553-40383-4, Jun ’91, £5.99, 342pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam 1984) literary fantasy novel.
• * *Skinny Legs and All (Bantam 0-553-05775-8, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $19.95, 422pp, hc, cover by Bernard Martin) Mainstream novel with fantasy elements.
• * _Skinny Legs and All (BOMC #90-2809, Jul ’90 [May ’90], $16.95, 422pp, hc) Reprint (Bantam 1990) literary fantasy novel.
• * _Skinny Legs and All (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $9.95, 422pp, tp, cover by Bernard Martin) Reprint (Bantam 1990) mainstream novel with fantasy elements. This is identical to the Bantam hardcover edition except it lacks an ISBN and the jacket is printed as the soft cover.
• * _Skinny Legs and All (Bantam 0-553-28969-1, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $5.95, 479pp, pb, cover by Bernard Martin) Reprint (Bantam 1990) literary fantasy novel.
• * _Skinny Legs and All (Bantam UK 0-553-40380-X, Jun ’91, £5.99, 422pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam 1990) mainstream novel with fantasy touches. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Still Life with Woodpecker (Bantam 0-553-34897-3, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $8.95, 277pp, tp, cover by Leslie Le Pere) Reissue (Bantam 1980) mainstream novel with fantasy elements; sixth printing.

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• * _Tom Robbins: A Critical Companion See entry under Catherine E. Hoyser.

ROBBINS, TRINA (stories)

• * *The Silver Metal Lover (Crown/Harmony 0-517-55853-X, Nov ’85, $6.95, 57pp, pb) [Silver Metal Lover] This “graphic novel” is a comic-book adaptation of the sf novel by Tanith Lee.

ROBERSON, JENNIFER; [i.e., Jennifer Mitchell Roberson O’Green] (1953- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Daughter of the Lion (DAW 0-88677-324-5, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.95, 372pp, pb) [Cheysuli] Fantasy novel, sixth in the “Chronicles of the Cheysuli”.
• * _Daughter of the Lion (Corgi 0-552-13123-7, Apr ’90, £3.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Cheysuli] Reprint (DAW 1989) fantasy novel. Book Six of the “Chronicles of the Cheysuli”.
• * _Daughter of the Lion (DAW 0-88677-324-5, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $3.95, 372pp, pb) [Cheysuli] Reissue (DAW 1989) fantasy novel, sixth book of the “Chronicles of the Cheysuli” series; fourth printing.
• * _Daughter of the Lion (DAW 0-88677-324-5, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $5.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Corey Wolfe) [Cheysuli] Reissue (DAW 1989) fantasy novel, sixth book of the “Chronicles of the Cheysuli”. Eighth printing.
• * *Flight of the Raven (DAW 0-88677-422-5, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $4.95, 372pp, pb, cover by Rowena Morrill) [Cheysuli] Fantasy novel, seventh book of the “Chronicles of the Cheysuli” series.
• * _Flight of the Raven (DAW 0-88677-422-5, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $4.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Rowena Morrill) [Cheysuli] Reissue (DAW 1990), fantasy novel, seventh book of the “Chronicles of the Cheysuli”; third printing.
• * _The Golden Key (with Kate Elliott & Melanie Rawn) See entry under Melanie Rawn.
• * *Highlander: Scotland the Brave (Warner Aspect 0-446-60286-8, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $5.99, 213pp, pb) [Highlander] Novelization based on the TV show and movies. Copyrighted by Warner Books.
• * *Lady of the Forest (Zebra 0-8217-3919-0, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $22.00, 593pp, hc, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) Associational historical romance, a retelling of the story of Robin Hood.
• * _Lady of the Forest (Zebra 0-8217-4284-1, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $5.99, 765pp, pb, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) Reprint (Zebra 1992) associational historical romance, a retelling of the story of Robin Hood.
• * _Lady of the Forest (Kensington 0-8217-4891-2, Mar ’95, $12.00, 593pp, tp, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) Reprint (Zebra 1992) associational quasi-historical about Robin Hood and Maid Marian.
• * *Lady of the Glen (Kensington 1-57566-022-9, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $23.95, 420pp, hc, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) Associational Scottish historical romance.
• * _Lady of the Glen (Kensington 1-57566-129-2, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $14.95, 420pp, tp, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) Reprint (Kensington 1996) associational Scottish historical romance.
• * _Lady of the Glen (Kensington 1-57566-289-2, May ’98 [Mar ’98], $6.99, 556pp, pb, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) Reprint (Kensington 1996) associational Scottish historical romance.
• * *Legacy of the Sword (DAW 0-88677-124-2, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $3.50, 384pp, pb) [Cheysuli] Fantasy novel, “Chronicles of the Cheysuli” #3.
• * _Legacy of the Sword (DAW 0-88677-124-2, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $3.50, 384pp, pb) [Cheysuli] Reissue (DAW 1986) fantasy novel, #3 in the “Cheysuli” series; third printing.
• * _Legacy of the Sword (Corgi 0-552-13120-2, May ’88, £3.50, 428pp, pb) [Cheysuli] Reprint (DAW 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Chronicles of the Cheysuli” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Legacy of the Sword (DAW 0-88677-124-2, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $3.95, 384pp, pb) [Cheysuli] Reissue (DAW 1986) fantasy novel, third book of the “Chronicles of the Cheysuli” series; sixth printing.
• * _Legacy of the Sword (DAW 0-88677-316-4, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $4.99, 384pp, pb, cover by Julek Heller) [Cheysuli] Reissue (DAW 1986) fantasy novel, third book of the “Chronicles of the Cheysuli”. Ninth printing.
• * *A Pride of Princes (DAW 0-88677-261-3, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $3.95, 453pp, pb) [Cheysuli] Fantasy novel, “Cheysuli” #5.
• * _A Pride of Princes (Corgi 0-552-13122-9, Dec ’89, £3.99, 453pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Cheysuli] Reprint (DAW 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 5 in “The Chronicles of Cheysuli”. [First U.K. edition]
• * _A Pride of Princes (DAW 0-88677-140-4, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $3.95, 453pp, pb) [Cheysuli] Reissue (DAW 1988) fantasy novel, fifth book of the “Chronicles of the Cheysuli” series; fourth printing.