The Locus Index to Science Fiction
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- ROSENBLUM, MARY (stories) (continued)
- * *The Stone Garden (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38958-1, Jan 95 [Dec 94], $4.99, 359pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) SF mystery novel. Someone is killing artists who sculpt emotion-absorbing asteroids.
- * *Synthesis and Other Virtual Realities (Arkham House 0-87054-170-6, Jul 96 [Apr 96], $21.95, 280pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of nine stories, illustrated by Elizabeth Lawhard Bourne. Available from Arkham House, PO Box 546, Sauk City WI 53583. (Contents)
- ROSENBLUM, ROBERT (Jay) (1938- ); see pseudonyms Nicholas Conde & Robert Maxxe
- ROSENDORFER, HERBERT (1934- )
- * *The Architect of Ruins (Dedalus 0-946626-91-X, Jun 92 [May 92], £8.99, 368pp, tp, cover by Tim Gray) Literary sf novel. Translated from the German (Der Ruinenbaumeister, Diogenes Verlag, Zurich, 1969) by Mike Mitchell. This edition has a new introduction by John Clute.
- * *Letters Back to Ancient China (Dedalus 1-873982-97-6, Sep 97, £9.99, 274pp, tp, cover by David Bird) Literary fantasy satire of a 10th century Chinese Mandarin time-travelled to now, written in the form of letters he sends back to his own time. Translated by Mike Mitchell from the German original, Briefe in die chinesische Vergangenheit (Nymphenburger in der F.A. Herbig, 1983). A worldwide edition available in the US at $15.99.
- * *Stephanie, or A Previous Existence (Dedalus 1-873982-17-8, Jan 96 [Nov 95], £7.99, 153pp, tp, cover by Lise Weisgerber) Lierary fantasy novel. Translated from the German (1987) by Mike Mitchell.
- ROSHEIM, DAVID L. (stories) (assoc.)
- * *Galaxy Magazine: The Dark and the Light Years (Advent:Publishers 0-911682-28-7, Jun 86, $15.00, 343pp, hc) Non-fiction, an issue-by-issue look at Galaxy in a descriptive, fairly non-critical manner. There is some behind-the-scenes info, but not much.
- ROSHWALD, MORDECAI (Marceli) (1921- )
- * _Level 7 (Lawrence Hill Books 1-55652-065-4, Sep 89 [Aug 89], $8.95, 191pp, tp) Reprint (Heinemann 1959) sf cautionary novel of nuclear war.
- ROSIN, CAROL
- ROSINSKI, GRZEGORZ
- ROSINSKY, NATALIE M(yra) (1951- )
- * *Feminist Futures: Contemporary Womens Speculative Fiction (UMI 0-8357-1578-7, 1984 [May 85], $24.95 + postage, 147pp, hc) Non-fiction, literary criticism. This revision of a thesis appeared in 1984, but we didnt see it until 1985.
- ROSS, ALEX
- ROSS, BILL
- ROSS, CALVIN
- * *The Aliens of Summer (Distant Star 0-9642658-9-3, 1992 [Oct 94], no price, 319pp, tp) SF/baseball novel. Aliens come to Earth to play major-league baseball. A first novel. This has a 1992 copyright but was not seen until now. Available from Distant Star, 2525 Flosden Rd. #83, American Canyon CA 94589.
- ROSS, CLIFFORD
- * *The World of Edward Gorey (with Karen Wilkin) (Harry N. Abrams 0-8109-3988-6, Oct 96 [Sep 96], $29.95, 192pp, hc, cover by Edward Gorey) Critical biography with extensive illustrations, including preliminary sketches, and 24 plates in full color. There is an interview with Gorey by Ross, and text on Goreys art by Wilkin. Includes a bibliography and chronology. [Gorey]
- ROSS, DAVID D. (1949?- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- * *The Argus Gambit (St. Martins 0-312-03287-0, Aug 89, $18.95, 406pp, hc) [Dreamers of the Day] Sf political thriller set in near-future America, first book of The Dreamers of the Day. A first novel.
- * *The Eighth Rank (St. Martins 0-312-05426-2, Mar 91, $22.95, 461pp, hc, cover by Armand Cabrera) [Dreamers of the Day] Near-future sf novel set on a politically divided Earth, second book of the Dreams of the Day series.
- ROSS, JO ANN
- * *Moonstruck Lovers (Harlequin Temptation 0-373-25536-5, Mar 93 [Apr 93], $2.99, 221pp, pb) Sf romance about the awakening passion between a human scientist and a highly logical woman from another planet.
- ROSSELSON, LEON (stories)
- ROSSI, LEO D.
- * *The Politics of Fantasy: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien (UMI 0-8357-1597-3, 1984 [May 85], $24.95 + postage, 143pp, hc) Non-fiction, literary criticsm. This revision of a thesis first appeared in 1984, but we didnt see it until 1985. [Lewis, Tolkien]
- ROSSOW, WILLIAM B(rigance) (1947- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- ROSZAK, THEODORE (1933- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- * *Dreamwatcher (Anthony Blond 0-85634-204-1, 1985, £9.95, 287pp, hc) Horror novel. [Not seen]
- * *Dreamwatcher (Doubleday 0-385-18894-3, Feb 85 [Jan 85], $15.95, 287pp, hc) Fantasy novel of a woman who can see dreams. Its billed as a psychosexual thriller.
- * _Dreamwatcher (Grafton 0-586-06846-5, Dec 86, £2.95, 384pp, pb) Reprint (Anthony Blond 1985) horror novel.
- * *The Memoirs of Elizabeth Frankenstein (Random House 0-679-43732-0, Apr 95, $22.00, 425pp, hc) [Frankenstein] Horror novel with Feminist leanings. Dr. Frankensteins pagan adopted sister tells her side of the story.
- * _The Memoirs of Elizabeth Frankenstein (SFBC #07496, Sep 95 [Aug 95], $10.98, 357pp, hc) [Frankenstein] Reprint (Random House 1995) gothic horror novel. This is similar to the Random House edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _The Memoirs of Elizabeth Frankenstein (Bantam 0-553-57637-2, Nov 96 [Oct 96], $5.99, 425pp, pb, cover by Tom Hallman) [Frankenstein] Reprint (Random House 1995) gothic horror novel. Co-winner of the 1996 Tiptree award.
- ROTA, BERTRAM (stories)
- * *Shady Customers (Tartarus Press 1-872621-10-4, Dec 92, no price, 20pp, ph) Being a report by Bertram Rota of the proceedings at the annual re-union of certain old friends at Bodley House at midnight on Christmas Eve, 1937.
- ROTHMAN, CHUCK; [i.e., Charles Warren Rothman] (1952- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- * *Staroamers Fate (Popular Library/Questar 0-445-20102-9, Jan 86 [Dec 85], $3.50, 213pp, pb) Sf novel, a first novel.
- ROTHSTEIN, ALLAN (1941-2004) (stories)
- ROTSLER, (Charles) WILLIAM (1926-1997) (stories) (assoc.)
- _____, ed.
- * *Science Fictionisms (Gibbs Smith 0-87905-693-2, Oct 95 [Nov 95], $5.95, 144pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Non-fiction book of quotes by SF writers, divided into isms: witticisms, truisms, writingisms, physicsisms, etc. Order from Gibbs Smith, Publisher, Box 667, Layton UT 84041.
- * _Science Fictionisms (SFBC #11701, Jun 96 [May 96], $2.98, 144pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Gibbs Smith 1995) non-fiction book of quotes by SF writers. This is similar to the Gibbs Smith trade paperback edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number next to the UPC.
- ROTTENSTEINER, FRANZ, ed. (1942- ) (stories)
- * *The Slaying of the Dragon: Modern Tales of the Playful Imagination (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-182975-6, Aug 84 [Jul 84], $14.95, 303pp, hc) Anthology of 11 stories by Borges, Ballard, Lem, and other literary fantasists. (Contents)
- ROUCH, JAMES
- * *The Zone #3: Hunter Killer (Zebra 0-8217-1662-X, Sep 85 [Aug 85], $2.50, 206pp, pb) [Zone] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel.
- * +The Zone #4: Sky Strike (Zebra 0-8217-1770-7, Feb 86 [Jan 86], $2.50, 221pp, pb) [Zone] Sf novel of a British/American strike force fighting WWIII in Europe. Reprint (New English Library 1981), first U.S. edition.
- * +The Zone #5: Overkill (Zebra 0-8217-1832-0, May 86 [Apr 86], $2.50, 192pp, pb) [Zone] Reprint (NEL 1982) sf novel in a post-holocaust adventure series. 1st U.S. edition.
- * *The Zone #6: Plague Bomb (Zebra 0-8217-1911-4, 1986 [Sep 86], $2.50, 223pp, pb) [Zone] Sf novel in a post-holocaust adventure series.
- * *The Zone #8: Civilian Slaughter (Zebra 0-8217-2633-1, Apr 89 [Mar 89], $2.95, 219pp, pb) [Zone] Near-future military sf novel.
- * *Zone #9: Body Count (Zebra 0-8217-3101-7, Aug 90 [Jul 90], $2.95, 192pp, pb) [Zone] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel.
- ROUTLEY, JANE (1962- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- * *Fire Angels (Avon Eos 0-380-79425-X, Jun 98 [May 98], $13.00, 436pp, tp, cover by Donato Giancola) [Dion] Fantasy novel, sequel to Mage Heart. Dions family asks her to help her homeland.
- * *Mage Heart (Morrow/AvoNova 0-688-14777-1, Jul 96 [Jun 96], $23.00, 470pp, hc, cover by Rick Lovell) [Dion] Fantasy novel. A female magician assigned to guard a dukes mistress falls afoul of politics and a demon. A first novel.
- * _Mage Heart (AvoNova 0-380-78127-1, May 97 [Apr 97], $5.99, 470pp, pb, cover by Steven Adler) [Dion] Reprint (AvoNova 1996) fantasy novel. Cover given as by Rick Lovell.
- ROVIN, JEFF(rey Daniel) (1951- ) (stories)
- * *Aliens, Robots, and Spaceships (Facts on File 0-8160-3107-X, Sep 95, $35.00, 372pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) Non-fiction guide to creatures and devices from SF books, film, and comics. An eclectic listing that includes Ford Prefect, but not Flash Gordon; Twiki (Buck Rogers robot sidekick in the 1979 movie/TV series), but not Buck Rogers. Appendices give separate lists of comic book aliens, Outer Limits aliens, Star Trek aliens, and Star Wars aliens.
- * _Encyclopaedia of Superheroes (Facts on File 0-8160-1168-0, Mar 86, £15.95, 464pp, hc) Reprint (Facts on File (US) 1985) associational reference book.
- * *The Encyclopedia of Monsters (Facts on File 0-8160-1824-3, Oct 89, $29.95, 390pp, hc) Encyclopedic guide to monsters, including those from film, literature, and comics; from Frankenstein to It! The Terror from Beyond Space. Illustrated with photos. Also announced in trade paperback (-2303-4) but not seen.
- * *The Encyclopedia of Superheroes (Facts on File 0-8160-1168-0, Nov 85, $29.95, 443pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference book listing mostly comic superheroes but also some pulp characters, etc.
- * _The Encyclopedia of Superheroes (Facts on File 0-8160-1679-8, Apr 87 [Mar 87], $19.95, 443pp, tp) Reissue (Facts on File 1985) reference book on comic superheroes. Second printing. UK price £10.95.
- * *The Encyclopedia of Supervillains (Facts on File 0-8160-1356-X, Nov 87 [Oct 87], $29.95, 416pp, hc) Non-fiction, illustrated reference book, a Whos Who of comic book villains. This is a companion volume to Rovins earlier Encyclopedia of Superheroes. The current volume mentions a softcover edition on the copyright page, but we have not seen it. UK price £17.95.
- * _The Encyclopedia of Supervillains (Facts on File 0-8160-1899-5, Oct 88 [Dec 88], $19.95, 416pp, tp) Reprint (Facts on File 1987) illustrated reference book on comics villains. This is internally identical to the 1987 hardcover, including the printing, etc., but is the first copy weve seen in trade paperback. The copyright page has both ISBNs. Available in the U.K. for £10.95.
- * *Mortal Kombat (Boulevard 1-57297-059-6, May 95 [Apr 95], $4.99, 293pp, pb) Novelization based on the fantasy video game. Copyrighted by Midway Manufacturing.
- * *Re-Animator (Pocket 0-671-63723-1, May 87 [Apr 87], $3.50, 223pp, pb) Horror novelization.
- * *Return of the Wolf Man (Berkley Boulevard 0-425-16576-0, Oct 98 [Sep 98], $6.99, 339pp, pb) Novelization of the movie. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Publishing Rights.
- * *Vespers (St. Martins 0-312-19351-3, Sep 98 [Oct 98], $23.95, 308pp, hc) Horror novel. Mutant bats hunt humans in NYC.
- ROWE, ALICK; see house pseudonym Maria Palmer
- ROWE, JENNIFER (June) (1948- ); see pseudonym Emily Rodda (stories)
- ROWE, MICHAEL, ed. (stories)
- * *Brothers of the Night: Tales of Men, Blood, and Immortality (with Thomas S. Roche) (Cleis Press 1-57344-025-6, Oct 97 [Nov 97], $14.95, 164pp, tp) Original anthology of 11 stories of gay erotica. Authors include Edo van Belkom, Thomas S. Roche, and Caitlin R. McKiernan. (Contents)
- * *Sons of Darkness: Tales of Men, Blood, and Immortality (with Thomas S. Roche) (Cleis Press 1-57344-059-0, Oct 96, $12.95, 174pp, tp) Original anthology of 12 stories, one a reprint, about gay male vampires. Authors include C. Dean Andersson and Poppy Z. Brite. Available from Cleis Press, PO Box 8933, Pittsburgh PA 15221; add 15% shipping; credit-card orders 800-780-2279. (Contents)
- ROWE, PATRICIA
- * *Children of the Dawn (Warner 0-446-60205-1, Sep 96 [Aug 96], $5.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Mel Grant) [Keepers of the Misty Time] Prehistorical novel with mystic elements, sequel to Keepers of the Misty Time.
- * *Keepers of the Misty Time (Warner 0-446-36435-5, Apr 94 [Aug 96], $5.99, 373pp, pb, cover by Mel Grant) [Keepers of the Misty Time] Prehistorical novel with mystic elements. Published in 1994, but not previously listed.
- ROWLANDS, D(avid) G. (1941- ) (stories)
- * *The Executor and Other Ghost Stories (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-11-7, May 96 [Jul 96], £22.50, xiv+285pp, hc, cover by Douglas Walters) Collection of 40 stories, 3 original, including the complete contents of The Living and the Dead (1991). There is a new Introduction by Rowlands. Limited to 400 numbered copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $38.00. (Contents)
- * *The Living & the Dead (Crimson Altar Press no ISBN, 1991 [Jan 92], £2.00, 31pp, ph, cover by Alan Hunter) [Mr. Batchel] Collection of seven ghost stories, five original, about the protagonist of E.G. Swains Stoneground Ghost Tales, the Rev Roland Batchel. (Contents)
- ROWLEY, CHRISTOPHER B. (stories) (assoc.)
- * *Battledragon (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45343-3, Oct 95 [Sep 95], $5.99, 416pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horne) [Bazil Broketail] Fantasy novel, fourth in the Bazil Broketail series.
- * *Bazil Broketail (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45206-2, Aug 92 [Jul 92], $5.99, 476pp, pb) [Bazil Broketail] Fantasy novel of a boy and his dragon who must rescue a princess from the forces of evil.
- * _Bazil Broketail (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45206-2, Feb 98, $6.99, 476pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horne) [Bazil Broketail] Reissue (Roc 1992) fantasy novel, first in the Bazil Broketail series. Seventh printing.
- * *The Black Ship (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31489-1, Jul 85 [Jun 85], $2.95, 310pp, pb) [Fenrile] Sf novel, sequel to The War for Eternity.
- * _The Black Ship (Arrow 0-09-949260-1, Jan 87, £2.95, 310pp, pb) [Fenrile] Reprint (Del Rey 1985) sf novel. Sequel to The War for Eternity. [First U.K. edition]
- * _The Black Ship (Century 0-7126-1589-X, Mar 87 [Aug 87], £10.95, 320pp, hc) [Fenrile] Reprint (Del Rey 1985) sf novel.
- * *A Dragon at Worlds End (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45546-0, Feb 97 [Jan 97], $5.99, 406pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horne) [Bazil Broketail] Fantasy novel, volume six in the Bazil Broketail series. Bazil and his boy help forest people fight slavers.
- * _A Dragon at Worlds End (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45546-0, Feb 98 [Jan 98], $6.99, 406pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horne) [Bazil Broketail] Reissue (Roc 1997) fantasy novel, volume five in the Bazil Broketail series. This still indicates first printing, but has a new price.
- * *The Dragons of Argonath (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45547-9, Feb 98 [Jan 98], $6.99, 429pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) [Bazil Broketail] Fantasy novel. Sixth book in the Bazil Broketail series.
- * *Dragons of War (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45342-5, Nov 94 [Oct 94], $5.99, 494pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) [Bazil Broketail] Fantasy novel about warring dragons, third in the Bazil Broketail series.
- * *The Founder (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33175-3, Dec 89 [Nov 89], $3.95, 251pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Fenrile] Sf adventure novel about the danger surrounding an interstellar colonial ship. Prequel to The War for Eternity.
- * *Golden Sunlands (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33174-5, Jul 87 [Jun 87], $3.50, 340pp, pb) Sf novel of a whole world abducted into a Universe of strange possibilities.
- * _Golden Sunlands (Legend 0-09-958600-2, Jun 88, £3.50, 340pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 1987) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Star Hammer (Arrow 0-09-949270-9, Jul 87, £2.50, 297pp, pb) [Vang] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Star Hammer (Century 0-7126-1627-6, Sep 87, £10.95, 304pp, hc) [Vang] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) sf novel. [Not seen]
- * *Starhammer (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31490-5, Feb 86 [Jan 86], $2.95, 297pp, pb) [Vang] Sf novel of humans vs. an enslaving interstellar empire.
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