The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

ROBINSON, KIM STANLEY (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Green Mars (SFBC #03174, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $10.98, 535pp, hc, cover by Don Dixon) [Mars] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) SF novel, sequel to Red Mars. Similar to the 1994 Bantam Spectra edition except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Green Mars (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21390-2, Oct ’94 [Nov ’94], £5.99, 783pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [Mars] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) SF novel. Volume two in the “Mars” trilogy.
• * _Green Mars (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57239-3, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $5.99, 624pp, pb, cover by Don Dixon) [Mars] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) SF novel, second in the “Martian” trilogy. Winner of the Hugo Award.
• * *Icehenge (Ace 0-441-35854-3, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.95, 262pp, pb) [Icehenge] Sf novel, incorporating two short stories (“To Leave a Mark” and “On the North Pole of Pluto”). Linked tales of science, politics, and space. Recommended. (FCM) (Contents)
• * _Icehenge (Macdonald 0-356-12402-9, Oct ’86, £9.95, 256pp, hc) [Icehenge] Reprint (Ace 1984) sf novel.
• * _Icehenge (Tor 0-812-50267-1, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $3.95, 262pp, pb, cover by John Harris) [Icehenge] Reprint (Ace 1984) sf novel.
• * _Icehenge (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648255-4, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], £5.99, 262pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [Icehenge] Reprint (Ace 1984) SF novel.
• * _Icehenge (Tor/Orb 0-312-86609-7, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $13.95, 287pp, tp) [Icehenge] Reprint (Ace 1984) SF novel.
• * *The Memory of Whiteness (Tor 0-312-93467-X, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $15.95, 351pp, hc) Sf novel. Robinson’s finest effort to date, an exquisitely structured musical tour of the solar system from the perspective of the musician who plays an entire orchestra. One of the year’s finest novels. (DLN)
• * _The Memory of Whiteness (Macdonald 0-356-10828-7, Feb ’86, £9.95, 352pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1985) sf novel.
• * _The Memory of Whiteness (Tor 0-812-55235-0, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $3.50, 351pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1985) sf novel. First paperback edition.
• * _The Memory of Whiteness (Orbit 0-7088-8211-0, Jan ’87, £2.95, 351pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1985) sf novel.
• * _The Memory of Whiteness (Tor/Orb 0-312-86143-5, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $13.95, 351pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 1985) SF novel about a musician touring the solar system in 3229.
• * *The Novels of Philip K. Dick (UMI 0-8357-1589-2, 1984 [Feb ’85], $24.95 + postage, 150pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical study. This is a revision of a thesis Robinson did in 1982. The book came out in 1984, but we missed it. [Dick]
• * *Pacific Edge (Unwin Hyman 0-04-440632-0, Sep ’90, £13.95, 280pp, hc, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Orange County] Sf novel set in late 21st century California.
• * +Pacific Edge (Tor 0-312-85097-2, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $18.95, 326pp, hc) [Orange County] Sf novel, third of a thematic trilogy set in 21st-century Orange County. First American edition (Unwin Hyman 1990).
• * _Pacific Edge (Easton Press no ISBN, Dec ’90, no price, 326pp, hc) [Orange County] Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1990) sf novel with an introduction by James Gunn and artwork by David Dietrick. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Signed First Editions of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _Pacific Edge (Tor 0-812-50056-3, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $4.99, 326pp, pb) [Orange County] Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1990) sf novel, third book of a thematic trilogy set in 21st-century Orange County.
• * _Pacific Edge (Grafton 0-586-21457-7, Jan ’92, £3.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Orange County] Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1990) sf novel set in late 21st Century California.
• * _Pacific Edge (Tor/Orb 0-312-89038-9, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $13.95, 326pp, tp, cover by Tony Roberts) [Orange County] Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1990) SF novel, third in the “Three Californias” trilogy.
• * _Pacific Edge (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21457-7, Jul ’95, £4.99, 280pp, pb) [Orange County] Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1990) SF novel in the ‘Orange County’ trilogy.
• * *The Planet on the Table (Tor 0-312-93595-1, Jul ’86 [May ’86], $14.95, 241pp, hc) Collection of 8 stories plus an introduction, by one of the best of the newer writers. Several of these are award nominees. (Contents)
• * _The Planet on the Table (Tor 0-812-55237-7, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], $3.50, 241pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1986) collection of 8 stories.
• * _The Planet on the Table (Orbit 0-7088-8232-3, Aug ’87, £2.95, 241pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1986) sf collection. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Red Mars (HarperCollins UK 0-246-13881-5, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], £14.99, 501pp, hc, cover by Mel Grant) [Mars] Epic sf novel about the colonization of Mars.
• * +Red Mars (Bantam Spectra 0-553-37134-7, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $11.95, 519pp, tp, cover by Don Dixon) [Mars] Sf novel, first book of a trilogy about the colonization and terraforming of Mars. A hardcover edition (-09204-9, $22.95) is also available. First American edition (HarperCollins UK 1992).
• * _Red Mars (SFBC #00019, Feb ’93, $10.98, 519pp, hc, cover by Don Dixon) [Mars] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) sf novel, first book of a trilogy about the colonization and terraforming of Mars. Similar to the Bantam Spectra edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Red Mars (Easton Press no ISBN, Mar ’93, no price, 519pp, hc) [Mars] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) sf novel, first book of a trilogy about the colonization and terraforming of Mars. Published “simultaneously” with the Bantam Spectra 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.
• * _Red Mars (TSP #2061021, Mar ’93, £8.99, 501pp, tp, cover by Peter Elson) [Mars] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) sf novel. This is a bookclub edition. [Not seen]
• * _Red Mars (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224053-X, Mar ’93, £8.99, 501pp, tp, cover by Peter Elson) [Mars] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) sf novel.
• * _Red Mars (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21389-9, Aug ’93, £5.99, 671pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [Mars] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) epic sf novel about the colonization of Mars. Volume one in the “Mars” trilogy.
• * _Red Mars (Bantam 0-553-56073-5, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $5.99, 572pp, pb, cover by Don Dixon) [Mars] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) sf novel, first book of a trilogy about the colonization and terraforming of Mars. A Hugo nominee.
• * *Remaking History (Tor 0-312-85126-X, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $18.95, 274pp, hc, cover by Peter Gudynas) Collection of 15 stories. (Contents)
• * *Remaking History and Other Stories (Tor/Orb 0-312-89012-5, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $14.95, 528pp, tp) Collection of 25 stories, an omnibus of The Planet on the Table (Tor 1986) and Remaking History (Tor 1991). (Contents)
• * *A Short, Sharp Shock (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929480-18X, May ’90, $18.00, 147pp, hc, cover by Arnie Fenner) Surrealistic fantasy short novel with illustrations by Arnie Fenner. A limited edition (-929489-19X, $45.00) was announced but not seen.
• * _A Short, Sharp Shock (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57461-2, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $5.99, 180pp, pb, cover by Arnie Fenner) Reprint (Ziesing 1990) surrealistic fantasy short novel.
• * *The Wild Shore (Ace 0-441-88870-4, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $2.95, 371pp, pb) [Orange County] Sf novel, first of the revived Ace Science Fiction Specials edited by Terry Carr. A first novel. Slow but excellently written post-holocaust California coast novel. (EAL)
• * _The Wild Shore (Macdonald 0-356-12220-4, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £9.95, 384pp, hc) [Orange County] Reprint (Ace 1984) sf novel, library edition.
• * _The Wild Shore (Ace 0-441-88874-7, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $3.50, 371pp, pb) [Orange County] Reissue (Ace 1984) sf novel. Fourth printing.
• * _The Wild Shore (HarperCollins UK 0-00-648019-5, Jan ’95 [Dec ’94], £4.99, 343pp, pb) [Orange County] Reprint (Ace 1984) SF novel.
• * _The Wild Shore (Tor/Orb 0-312-89036-2, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $13.95, 377pp, tp) [Orange County] Reprint (Ace 1984) SF novel, first in the “Three Californias” trilogy.

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• * *Future Primitive: The New Ecotopias (Tor 0-312-85474-9, Jul ’94, $23.95, 352pp, hc) Anthology of 12 stories and three poems on the Ecotopia theme, with an introduction by the editor. The Ernest Callenbach story is original to this volume. (Contents)
• * _Future Primitive: The New Ecotopias (Tor 0-312-86350-0, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $15.95, 352pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 1994) anthology on the theme of Ecotopia.

ROBINSON, LOGAN (Gilmore) (1949- )

• * _Evil Star (Zebra 0-8217-1992-0, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $2.95, 256pp, pb) Reprint (Norton 1986) near-future sf novel of strange astronomic happenings and the threat of global war.

ROBINSON, NIGEL (stories)

• * *All Shook Up (Boxtree 0-7522-0986-8, Feb ’95, £2.99, 133pp, pb, cover by Paul Campbell) Young-adult horror novel: an ancient stone circle, discovered beneath a school’s grounds, is an evil entity’s gateway into our world.
• * *Bad Moon Rising (Boxtree 0-7522-0966-3, Jul ’94, £2.99, 156pp, pb) [Horror High] Young-adult horror novel. Volume 11 in the “Horror High” series. The name of the series is no longer used on the cover or title page.
• * *Birthright (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20393-3, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], £4.50, 216pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [Doctor Who] Original novel based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
• * *Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction (W.H. Allen 0-491-03138-6, May ’88 [Jun ’88], £7.95, 120pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization. Volume 132 in the series.
• * _Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction (W.H. Allen Target 0-426-20327-5, Oct ’88, £1.99, 120pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 132 in the series.
• * _Doctor Who: The Time Meddler (W.H. Allen Target 0-426-20312-7, Mar ’88, £1.99, 141pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 126 in the series.
• * *Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace (W.H. Allen 0-491-03496-2, Feb ’88 [Jun ’88], £7.95, 137pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization. Volume 129 in the series.
• * _Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace (W.H. Allen Target 0-426-20326-7, Jul ’88, £1.99, 137pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 129 in the series.
• * *Dream Lover (Boxtree 0-7522-0981-7, Oct ’94, £2.99, 115pp, pb) [Horror High] Book 14 in the “Horror High” series.
• * *First Contact (Scholastic UK 0-590-55493-X, Jun ’94, £2.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Steinar Lund) Young-adult sf novel.
• * *Horror High: Demon Breed (Boxtree 1-85283-363-7, Mar ’94, £2.99, 119pp, pb, cover by Paul Campion) [Horror High] Young-adult horror novel. Volume 10 in the series.
• * *Horror High: Symphony of Terror (Boxtree 1-85283-358-0, Mar ’94, £2.99, 133pp, pb, cover by Paul Campion) [Horror High] Volume nine in the series.
• * *Rave On (Boxtree 0-7522-0971-X, Jul ’94, £2.99, 124pp, pb) [Horror High] Young-adult horror novel. Volume 12 in the “Horror High” series.
• * *Remember Me (Boxtree 0-7522-0976-0, Oct ’94, £2.99, 124pp, pb) [Horror High] Book 13 in the “Horror High” series.
• * *Second Nature (Scholastic UK 0-590-55837-4, May ’96 [Mar ’96], £3.99, 261pp, pb, cover by Steinar Lund) Young-adult SF novel. Three space refugees seek help from the mysterious Momma Mercy.
• * *The Sensorites (W.H. Allen 0-491-03455-5, Feb ’87, £7.50, 143pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Juvenile sf novel. Volume 118 in the Doctor Who series.
• * _The Sensorites (Target 0-426-20295-3, Jul ’87, £1.95, 143pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) juvenile sf novel. Volume 118 in the Doctor Who series.
• * *Third Degree (Scholastic UK 0-590-19325-2, Aug ’97, £3.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Steinar Lund) Young-adult SF novel. Third in the series that began with First Contact and Second Nature.
• * *The Time Meddler (W.H. Allen 0-491-03337-0, Oct ’87 [Dec ’87], £7.95, 141pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Juvenile sf novel. Volume 126 in the Doctor Who series.
• * *Timewyrm: Apocalypse (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20359-3, Oct ’91, £3.50, 201pp, pb, cover by Andrew Skilleter) [Doctor Who] Original novel based on the “Doctor Who” series. Volume 3 in “Doctor Who: The New Adventures.” This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $5.95.
• * *Tomorrow People: Monsoon Man (Boxtree 0-7522-0642-7, Apr ’95, £3.99, 123pp, pb) [Tomorrow People] SF novelisation.
• * *Tomorrow People: The Culex Experiment (Boxtree 0-7522-0637-0, Apr ’95, £3.99, 155pp, pb) [Tomorrow People] SF novelisation from the TV series about teenagers who can teleport and read minds.
• * *The Tomorrow People: The Living Stones (Sapling 0-7522-0652-4, Nov ’95, £3.99, 140pp, pb) [Tomorrow People] SF novelisation.
• * *The Tomorrow People: The Rameses Connection (Sapling 0-7522-0647-8, Nov ’95, £3.99, 180pp, pb) [Tomorrow People] SF novelisation.

ROBINSON, ROGER (1943- ) (stories)

• * *(Re)Commended Science Fiction (Beccon Publications 1-870824-40-7, Apr ’98, £3.50, 44pp, ph) Non-fiction reference work. A Collector’s Checklist of over 1200 titles based on nominations for the major SF & fantasy awards between 1949 and 1997. Available from 75 Rosslyn Avenue, Harold Wood, Essex RM3 0RG.

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• * *Who’s Hugh?: An SF Reader’s Guide to Pseudonyms (Beccon Publications 1-870824-02-4, Aug ’87 [Oct ’87], £9.50, 173pp, tp) Despite some infuriating misprints, this is the most accurate and comprehensive guide to sf pseudonyms around. Recommended. Order from Beccon Publications, 75 Rosslyn Ave, Harold Wood, ROMFORD, RM3 0RG, England.
• * *Who’s Hugh?: An SF Reader’s Guide to Pseudonyms (Beccon Publications 1-870824-01-6, Aug ’87 [Oct ’87], £14.50, 173pp, hc) Hardback edition of the above.

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• * *The Writings of Henry Kenneth Bulmer (Beccon Publications 1-870824-00-8, Aug ’87 [Oct ’87], £1.00, 52pp, pb) Latest edition of the definitive bibliography of Ken Bulmer. [Not seen] [Bulmer]

ROBINSON, SAMUEL

• * _Mystery and Wonder (with Margaret Iveson) See entry under Margaret Iveson.

ROBINSON, SPIDER (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Author’s Choice Monthly Issue 12: True Minds (Pulphouse no ISBN, Sep ’90 [Nov ’90], $4.95, 108pp, tp, cover by George Barr) Collection of six stories and five poems, with an introduction by the author. A signed hardcover edition ($25.00) is also available, and a deluxe leatherbound edition ($50.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * *Callahan and Company (Phantasia Press 0-932096-48-4, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $20.00, 256pp, hc) [*Callahan’s Place] Collection of all the “Callahan” sf stories from three different books (Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon Ace 1977, 4 stories from Time Travelers Strictly Cash Ace 1981, and Callahan’s Secret Berkley 1986) plus an introduction by Ben Bova and some forward and backward thoughts from Robinson. A signed, boxed, numbered limited edition of 300 copies is also available, for $50.00. (Contents)
• * *The Callahan Chronicals (Tor 0-812-53937-0, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $9.99, 399pp, tp, cover by James Warhola) [*Callahan’s Place] Omnibus of the first three “Callahan’s” collections: Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon (1977), Time Travellers Strictly Cash (1979), and Callahan’s Secret (1986), with a new foreword and a previously uncollected story by Robinson. (Contents)
• * *The Callahan Touch (Ace 0-441-09075-3, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $18.95, 228pp, hc, cover by James Warhola) [*Callahan’s Place] Sf novel in the “Callahan” series, set in a new bar that has inherited the regulars from Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon.
• * _The Callahan Touch (Ace 0-441-00133-5, Jan ’95 [Dec ’94], $5.50, 228pp, pb, cover by James Warhola) [*Callahan’s Place] Reprint (Ace 1993) SF novel in the “Callahan” series. The old regulars have a new bar.
• * _Callahan’s Crazy Crosstime Bar (Legend 0-09-960060-9, Mar ’89, £3.50, 351pp, pb) [*Callahan’s Place] Reprint (Phantasia 1988 as Callahan and Company) collection of twelve Callahan stories. Six stories from the original are missing in this abridged edition. (Contents) [First U.K. edition]
• * _Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon (Berkley 0-425-09586-X, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $2.95, 170pp, pb) [*Callahan’s Place] Reprint (Ace 1977) collection.
• * *Callahan’s Lady (Ace 0-441-09073-7, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $16.95, 191pp, hc) [*Callahan’s Place] Quasi-novel (four connected stories) set in the whorehouse owned by Callahan’s wife.
• * _Callahan’s Lady (Ace 0-441-09072-9, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $3.95, 237pp, pb, cover by James Warhola) [*Callahan’s Place] Reprint (Ace 1989) quasi-novel of four connected stories set in the whorehouse owned by Callahan’s wife.
• * *Callahan’s Legacy (Tor 0-312-85776-4, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $20.95, 219pp, hc, cover by James Warhola) [*Callahan’s Place] Science fantasy novel. The old crowd from Callahan’s has a new hangout, Mary’s Place.
• * _Callahan’s Legacy (Tor 0-812-55035-8, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $5.99, 214pp, pb, cover by James Warhola) [*Callahan’s Place] Reprint (Tor 1996) science fantasy novel in the “Callahan’s” series.
• * *Callahan’s Secret (Berkley 0-425-09082-5, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $2.95, 172pp, pb) [*Callahan’s Place] Collection of 4 more adventures set in Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon, third book in the series. (Contents)
• * _Copyright Violation (Pulphouse no ISBN, Mar ’90, no price, 30pp, hc, cover by Frank Kelly Freas) Short story in the Pulphouse Convention Series, which originally appeared in New Destinies 6. This edition is a signed numbered edition limited to 126 copies (including a special binding).
• * *Deathkiller (Baen 0-671-87722-4, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $5.99, 468pp, pb, cover by David Lee Anderson) [Lifehouse] Omnibus, combining Mindkiller (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1982) and its prequel/sequel Time Pressure (Ace 1987), with some revisions, and an afterword describing the changes. (Contents)
• * *Kill the Editor (Pulphouse/Axolotl no ISBN, Aug ’91, $10.00, 153pp, tp, cover by Jill Bauman) [*Callahan’s Place] Sf novella, actually an excerpt from the forthcoming novel The Lady Slings the Booze. This trade paperback edition is limited to 525 copies. A hardcover edition ($35.00) and a deluxe leatherbound edition ($65.00) are also available. All states are signed by the author.
• * *Lady Slings the Booze (Ace 0-441-46928-0, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $18.95, 257pp, hc, cover by Richard Hescox) [*Callahan’s Place] Sf novel in the “Callahan” series, the sequel to Callahan’s Lady.
• * _Lady Slings the Booze (Ace 0-441-46929-9, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $4.99, 257pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [*Callahan’s Place] Reprint (Ace 1992) sf novel in the “Callahan” series, sequel to Callahan’s Lady.