The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

ROBINSON, NIGEL (stories) (continued)

• * _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) (assoc.)

• * *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) [Mindkiller] 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.
• * *Lifehouse (Baen 0-671-, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $5.99, 273pp, pb, cover by David Lee Anderson) [Mindkiller] SF novel, sequel to Deathkiller. A couple discover superhumans who can edit people’s memories.
• * *Melancholy Elephants (Penguin Canada 0-14-007427-9, 1984 [May ’85], C$6.95, 239pp, pb) Collection of 12 stories. Published in a 1984 Canadian trade edition only. This is the first we’ve seen of it. Completists, take note. (Contents)
• * +Melancholy Elephants (Tor 0-812-55231-8, Jun ’85 [May ’85], $2.95, 244pp, pb) Collection of 13 stories plus an introduction explaining the special 1984 Canadian trade edition. This edition drops one story and adds two stories plus a “concordiat” to another story. (Contents)
• * _Mindkiller (Ace 0-441-53299-3, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $3.50, 246pp, pb) [Mindkiller] Reissue (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1982) sf novel. Fourth printing.
• * _Mindkiller (Ace 0-441-53299-3, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $4.99, 246pp, pb) [Mindkiller] Reissue (Holt Rinehart & Winston 1982) sf novel; fifth printing.
• * *Night of Power (Baen 0-671-55944-3, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $13.95, 287pp, hc) Near-future sf novel about a black uprising in Manhattan.
• * _Night of Power (Berkley 0-425-08475-2, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $2.95, 287pp, pb) Reprint (Baen 1985) near-future sf novel of race war in New York.
• * *Off the Wall at Callahan’s (Tor 0-312-85661-X, Feb ’94, $9.95, 160pp, tp, cover by Richard Hescox) [*Callahan’s Place] Collection of graffiti, puns, etc. from the spacetime saloon, and other places.
• * *The Star Dancers (with Jeanne Robinson) (Baen 0-671-87802-6, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $5.99, 488pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Stardance] Omnibus of SF novels Stardance and Starseed. (Contents)
• * _Stardance (with Jeanne Robinson) (Easton Press no ISBN, Sep ’91, no price, 278pp, hc) [Stardance] Reprint (Dial 1979) sf novel with an introduction by Elizabeth Anne Hull and artwork by Pat Morrissey. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _Stardance (with Jeanne Robinson) (Baen 0-671-72097-X, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $3.99, 288pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Stardance] Reprint (Dial 1979) sf novel based on a Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novella.
• * _Stardance (with Jeanne Robinson) (SFBC #13971, Jan ’97, $7.98, 152pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Stardance] Reprint (Dial 1979 as part of the novel of the same title) Hugo and Nebula award winning novella. Introduction by David G. Hartwell. This is part of the SFBC Collection, and has ISBN 1-56865-261-5; there is a special price of $2.98 with any purchase.
• * *Starmind (with Jeanne Robinson) (Ace 0-441-00209-9, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $21.95, 292pp, hc, cover by Michael Herring) [Stardance] SF novel, third in the “Stardance” trilogy.
• * _Starmind (with Jeanne Robinson) (Easton Press no ISBN, Aug ’95, no price, hc) [Stardance] SF novel, third in the “Stardance” trilogy. This is being published “simultaneously” with the Ace edition listed three months ago. This signed, gilt-edged, leatherbound edition is part of the “Signed First Editions of Science Fiction” series and is available only by subscription.
• * _Starmind (with Jeanne Robinson) (Ace 0-441-00305-2, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $5.99, 292pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Stardance] Reprint (Ace 1995) SF novel, third in the “Stardance” trilogy.
• * *Starseed (with Jeanne Robinson) (Ace 0-441-78357-0, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $17.95, 247pp, hc, cover by Michael Herring) [Stardance] Sf novel of a dancer whose illness will no longer allow her to dance on Earth, set in the same universe as Stardance.
• * _Starseed (with Jeanne Robinson) (Easton Press no ISBN, Feb ’92, no price, 247pp, hc) [Stardance] Sf novel set in the same universe as Stardance, with an introduction by James Gunn and artwork by Pat Morrissey. This edition is being published “simultaneously” with the Ace edition listed five 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.
• * _Starseed (with Jeanne Robinson) (Ace 0-441-78360-0, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $4.99, 247pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Stardance] Reprint (Ace 1991) sf novel, set in the same universe as Stardance.
• * _Telempath (Futura/Orbit 0-7088-8028-2, Aug ’86, £2.50, 223pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley/Putnam 1976) sf novel.
• * _Telempath (Tor 0-812-55233-4, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.95, 313pp, pb) Reissue (Berkley 1976) sf novel set after a virus has swept the Earth, leaving humanity unable to maintain civilization.
• * *Time Pressure (Ace 0-441-80932-4, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $16.95, 217pp, hc) [Mindkiller] Sf novel. Sequel and prequel to Mindkiller.
• * _Time Pressure (Ace 0-441-80933-2, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.50, 244pp, pb) [Mindkiller] Reprint (Ace 1987) sf novel. Sequel/prequel to Mindkiller.
• * _Time Travelers Strictly Cash (Berkley 0-425-09722-6, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $2.95, 200pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1981) collection of 11 items plus even more introductions.
• * *User Friendly (Baen 0-671-87864-6, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], $5.99, 282pp, pb) Collection of 17 short pieces, including three essays, one speech, two raps, and 11 stories. (Contents)

ROBINSON, SUE (stories)

• * *The Amendment (Birch Lane 1-55972-018-2, Mar ’90 [Apr ’90], $17.95, 237pp, hc) Political thriller set in a near-future US depicting the consequences of a Human Life Amendment.
• * _The Amendment (Carol Paperbacks 0-8216-2501-2, Aug ’91, $4.50, 237pp, pb, cover by Pamela Patrick) Reprint (Birch Lane 1990) political thriller set in a near-future U.S., concerning the dangerous consequences of an anti-abortion Human Life Amendment.

ROBISHAW, SUE

• * *The Last Lamp (ManyTracks 0-9652036-0-3, 1997 [Mar ’97], $14.95, 245pp, tp, cover by Steve Schmeck) SF novel. An artist is caught in the middle of a fight over restoring the old 20th-century technology. Order from ManyTracks, Rt 1 Box 52 C, Cooks MI 49817; add $3.00 shipping; e-mail: manytrac@up.net

ROBITAILLE, JULIE (1949- )

• * *Quantum Leap: The Beginning (Corgi 0-552-13642-5, Feb ’90, £2.50, 191pp, pb) [Quantum Leap] Novelization of the first episode in the new sf tv series.
• * _Quantum Leap: The Beginning (Boxtree 1-85283-392-0, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], £3.99, 191pp, pb) [Quantum Leap] Reprint (Corgi 1990) sf novelization.
• * *Quantum Leap: The Ghost and the Gumshoe (Corgi 0-552-13643-3, Apr ’90, £2.99, 192pp, pb) [Quantum Leap] Sf tv series novelization.
• * _Quantum Leap: The Ghost and the Gumshoe (Boxtree 1-85283-397-1, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], £3.99, 192pp, pb) [Quantum Leap] Reprint (Corgi 1990) sf novelization.

ROCHE, THOMAS S., ed. (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Brothers of the Night: Tales of Men, Blood, and Immortality (with Michael Rowe) See entry under Michael Rowe.
• * _In the Shadow of the Gargoyle (with Nancy Kilpatrick) See entry under Nancy Kilpatrick.
• * *Noirotica (Masquerade/Rhinoceros 1-56333-390-2, Mar ’96, $6.95, 319pp, tp) Associational original anthology of 24 stories of erotic crime. Authors include Lucy Taylor, Poppy Z. Brite & Christina Faust, John Shirley, Cecilia Tan, and Nancy Kilpatrick. (Contents)
• * *Noirotica 2: Pulp Friction (Masquerade/Rhinoceros 1-56333-584-0, Dec ’97 [Apr ’98], $7.95, 465pp, pb, cover by Eric Stanton) Associational original anthology of 23 stories of erotic crime, two reprints. Authors include Brian Hodge, Lucy Taylor, Caitlin R. Kiernan, and Jeff Gelb. Available from Masquerade Direct, 801 2nd Ave, New York NY 10017; credit card orders 800-375-2356; add $1.50 postage. (Contents)
• * _Sons of Darkness: Tales of Men, Blood, and Immortality (with Michael Rowe) See entry under Michael Rowe.

ROCHLIN, DORIS (1932- )

• * *Frobisch’s Angel (Taplinger 0-8008-3058-X, Jun ’87 [Sep ’87], $16.95, 331pp, hc) Seriocomic fantasy novel. Frobisch sees an angel in Rome who tells him to “do good”, and gives him clairvoyance. A first novel.

ROCK, PAM

• * *Moon of Desire (Leisure Love Spell 0-505-51913-5, Nov ’93 [Apr ’94], $4.99, 388pp, pb) Sf romance. On a world with three moons, a young woman is determined not to let her newborn nephew become the victim of a secret society.

RODDA, EMILY; pseudonym of Jennifer Rowe, (1948- ) (stories)

• * +Finders Keepers (Morrow/Greenwillow 0-688-10516-5, Oct ’91, $12.95, 184pp, hc, cover by Noela Young) Young-adult time-travel fantasy novel. First American edition (Omnibus Australia 1990).
• * _The Pigs Are Flying! (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-08130-4, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $10.95, 137pp, hc) Reprint (Angus & Robertson 1986 as Pigs Might Fly) children’s fantasy novel, illustrated by Noela Young.

RODDENBERRY, GENE; [i.e., Eugene Wesley Roddenberry] (1921-1991) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _The Making of Star Trek (with Stephen E. Whitfield) See entry under Stephen E. Whitfield
• * _Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Titan 1-85286-069-3, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], £2.95, 252pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket Books 1979) sf film novelization.
• * _Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Titan 1-85286-069-3, Apr ’96 [May ’96], £4.99, 252pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reissue (Pocket; Futura 1979) Star Trek novelisation. Second printing.

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• * _Gene Roddenberry: The Last Conversation: A Dialogue with the Creator of Star Trek See entry under Yvonne Fern.
• * _Gene Roddenberry: The Myth and the Man behind “Star Trek" See entry under Joel Engel.
• * _Gene Roddenberry: The Myth and the Man Behind “Star Trek" See entry under Joel Engel.
• * _Gene Roddenberry: The Myth and the Man Behind Star Trek See entry under Joel Engel.
• * _Inside the Mind of Gene Roddenberry: The Creator of Star Trek See entry under Yvonne Fern.
• * _Star Trek Creator: The Authorised Biography of Gene Roddenberry See entry under David Alexander.
• * _Star Trek Creator: The Authorized Biography of Gene Roddenberry See entry under David Alexander.

RODEN, BARBARA, ed. (1963- ) (stories)

• * *Forgotten Ghosts: The Supernatural Anthologies of Hugh Lamb (with Christopher Roden) (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-14-1, Apr ’96 [Jul ’96], £8.00, 68pp, ph, cover by Pat Walsh) Anthology of 5 stories, with a Foreword by the editors, and a long introductory essay by Mike Ashley. Limited to 350 numbered copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $16.00. (Contents)
• * *Lady Stanhope’s Manuscript and Other Supernatural Tales (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-01-X, Dec ’94 [Apr ’95], £5.00, 55pp, ph, cover by Pat Walsh) Anthology of 5 original ghost/supernatural tales, with an Introduction by the editor, and illustrations by Walsh, Goffin, Maloret and Hunter. Issued as a booklet in card covers. (Contents)
• * *Midnight Never Comes (with Christopher Roden) (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-34-6, Aug ’97, C$51.00, xii+224pp, hc, cover by Rob Suggs) Original anthology of 17 horror stories. Authors include Terry Lamsley, John Whitbourn, Jonathan Aycliffe, and Simon Clark. This edition is limited to 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $38.50 and in the UK for £24.00. (Contents)
• * _Two Ghost Stories See entry under L. T. C. Rolt.

RODEN, CHRISTOPHER, ed. (stories)

• * _Forgotten Ghosts: The Supernatural Anthologies of Hugh Lamb (with Barbara Roden) See entry under Barbara Roden.