The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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- BARRETT, NEAL (Patrick), Jr. (stories) (continued)
- * *Skinny Annie Blues (Kensington 1-57566-058-X, Aug 96 [Jul 96], $21.95, 250pp, hc, cover by Lisa Henderling) Associational mystery novel.
- * *Slightly Off Center: Eleven Extraordinarily Exhilarating Tales (Swan Press no ISBN, Nov 92, $9.50, 155pp, tp) Collection of 11 stories, five original, with an introduction by Joe R. Lansdale and illustrations by Brad W. Foster. Order from Swan Press, PO Box 90006, Austin TX 78709-0006. (Contents)
- * *Through Darkest America (Congdon & Weed/Contemporary 0-86553-184-6, Apr 87, $15.95, 275pp, hc) [Through Darkest America] Sf novel set in a bleak and bitter post-holocaust America.
- * _Through Darkest America (NEL 0-450-42173-2, Mar 88, £2.95, 275pp, tp) [Through Darkest America] Reprint (Congdon & Weed 1987) curiously old-fashioned novel of cannibalism and Civil War in post-holocaust America. Reads like a cross between The Chrysalids and Men in the Jungle. (PSP) Volume 1 in the Isaac Asimov Presents series. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Through Darkest America (Worldwide Library 0-373-30302-5, Sep 88 [Aug 88], $3.95, 256pp, pb) [Through Darkest America] Reprint (Congdon & Weed 1987) sf novel of post-apocalypse America.
- BARRETT, WILLIAM E(dmund) (1900-1986)
- * _Lady of the Lotus (Jeremy P. Tarcher 0-87477-506-X, Mar 89 [Feb 89], $11.95, 377pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 1975) quasi-historical fantasy novel about Buddha and his wife.
- BARRIE, [Sir] JAMES M(atthew), Bart. (1860-1937) (stories)
- * _Peter Pan (NAL/Signet Classic 0-451-52088-2, May 87 [Apr 87], $2.50, 200pp, pb) [Peter Pan] Classic juvenile fantasy novel with new illustrations by Sergio Martinez. New afterword by Alison Lurie.
- * _Peter Pan (Unicorn 0-88101-069-3, Oct 87, $16.95, 179pp, hc) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911) juvenile fantasy novel, with new illustrations by Greg Hildebrandt.
- * _Peter Pan (Armada 0-00-692905-2, Jan 88, £1.95, 158pp, tp) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated throughout by Robin Lawrie.
- * _Peter Pan (Methuen 0-416-09392-2, Jan 88, £9.95, 158pp, hc) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated throughout by Michael Hague.
- * _Peter Pan (Puffin 0-14-032007-5, Jan 88, £1.95, 206pp, tp) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated throughout by Jan Omerod.
- * _Peter Pan (Viking Kestrel 0-670-80862-8, Jan 88, £7.95, 206pp, hc) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated throughout by Jan Omerod.
- * _Peter Pan (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-036674-1, Jan 96 [Feb 96], $3.99, 242pp, tp, cover by Keith Scaife) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911) classic young-adult fantasy novel. This is a repackaged, worldwide edition of the Puffin 1994 edition with an introduction by Naomi Lewis and illustrations by Elisa Trimby. Sixth printing.
- * _Peter Pan (ACC Childrens Classics 1-85149-702-1, Oct 98 [Dec 98], $24.95, 144pp, hc, cover by Greg Becker) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911) classic young-adult fantasy novel. This edition has new illustrations by Greg Becker. Part of a new line from the Antique Collectors Club, Market Street Industrial Park, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590; 800-252-5231. The jacket lacks a price; this appears to be an international edition printed in the UK.
- * _Peter Pan & Wendy (Pavilion 1-85145-179-X, Jan 88, £8.95, 158pp, hc) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911, as Peter Pan) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated throughout by Michael Foreman.
- * _Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (Penguin 0-14-600077-3, Aug 95, $.95, 54pp, tp, cover by William Degouve de Nuncques) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1906) collection of four fantasy stories about Peter Pan, abridged from The Little White Bird (1902). A Penguin 60s anniversary edition. (Contents)
- * *Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens & Peter and Wendy (Worlds Classics 0-19-282593-3, Feb 91, £3.99, 240pp, pb, cover by Arthur Rackham) [Peter Pan] Collection of the two classic childrens fantasy stories, edited and with an introduction by Peter Hollindale. (Contents)
- BARRIE, MONICA; pseudonym of David Wind
- * *Queen of Knights (Pocket 0-671-46973-8, Mar 85 [Feb 85], $3.95, 372pp, pb) Historical fantasy novel; Monica Barrie is a pseudonym for David Wind. Wind, in a private letter, insists the book (despite its romance packaging) is a straight historical fantasy with Robin Hood, Richard the Lion-Heart, and Celtic mythology.
- BARRINGTON, HERMESTER (stories)
- * *Death Trap at La Puente (Brea CA: Viva la Lucha Publications 0-9649280-0-0, 1995, $5.00, 18pp, ph, cover by Steve Gerber) Science fiction story starring the masked wrestler El Físco Nuclear and the agents of Cal-International Pro Wrestling, Inc.
- BARRIOS, ENRIQUE (1945- )
- * *Ami, Child of the Stars (Lotus Press 0-914955-05-5, Dec 89, $7.95, 112pp, tp) Childrens sf/UFO novel of a boy who befriends aliens and sees the wonders of the universe and the importance of ecological awareness. Translated from the Spanish. Illustrated by Glen Strock. First American edition and first English translation.
- BARRON, (Richard) NEIL (1934- ) (chron.)
- * *Anatomy of Wonder, Third Edition (R.R. Bowker 0-8352-2313-2, Aug 87 [Oct 87], $39.95, 874pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical/bibiographical/reference work on sf. A major one-volume reference, especially on modern sf, and the standard work for libraries. Highly recommended. (CNB)
- _____, ed.
- * *Anatomy of Wonder, Fourth Edition (R.R. Bowker 0-8352-3288-3, Mar 95, $52.00, 912pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical/bibliographical/reference work on SF, its history, major authors, use in other media, and library collections; nearly 2,000 books are critically annotated. A major one-volume reference. Order from R.R. Bowker, Box 31, New Providence NJ 07974; 800-521-8110.
- * *Fantasy Literature: A Readers Guide (Garland 0-8240-3148-2, Mar 90 [Feb 90], $49.95, 586pp, hc) Non-fiction, a bibliographic reference using the same format as Barrons Anatomy of Wonder. This has articles on various subjects followed by a listing of significant works with annotations.
- * *Horror Literature: A Readers Guide (Garland 0-8240-4347-2, Mar 90 [Feb 90], $49.95, 596pp, hc) Non-fiction, a bibliographic reference using the same format as Barrons Anatomy of Wonder. This has articles on various subjects, from The Early Gothic 1762-1824 to Fantastic Art and Illustration, followed by a list of significant works in each subject area with annotations. There is a lengthy section devoted to contemporary horror fiction, the first resource of its type.
- * *What Fantastic Fiction Do I Read Next? A Readers Guide to Recent Fantastic Fiction (Gale Research 0-7876-1866-7, Oct 97 [Nov 97], $89.00, 1679pp, hc) Non-fiction. A gathering of brief descriptions of books published from 1989-1996, plus multiple indexes: by title, author, story type, locale, character, character description, or time period. Limited to new or recently reprinted works, many classics are missing; series are often represented only by later novels, with no reference to earlier works even in the Series index. Award winners (Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, etc., but not Locus) are also listed, for the years 1989-1996.
- BARRON, T(om) A. (chron.)
- * *The Ancient One (Putnam/Philomel 0-399-21899-8, Sep 92 [Aug 92], $17.95, 367pp, hc, cover by John Collier) Young-adult time-travel fantasy of a young girl, caught up in a struggle to save a grove of redwood trees, who is thrown back in time 500 years.
- * _The Ancient One (Tor 0-812-53654-1, Aug 94 [Jul 94], $4.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Reprint (Philomel 1992) young-adult time-travel fantasy of a young girl caught up in a struggle to save a grove of redwood trees who is thrown back in time 500 years.
- * *The Fires of Merlin (Penguin/Philomel 0-399-23020-3, Sep 98, $19.99, 261pp, hc, cover by Mike Wimmer) [Lost Years of Merlin] Young-adult Arthurian fantasy, volume three in The Lost Years of Merlin trilogy. Young Merlin must master his new powers to stop a dragon threatening to destroy Fincayra.
- * *Heartlight (Putnam/Philomel 0-399-22180-8, Sep 90, $15.95, 272pp, hc, cover by Karl Swanson) Young-adult sf novel with fantasy elements in the manner of Madeleine LEngle. A first novel.
- * _Heartlight (Tor 0-812-55170-2, Nov 95 [Oct 95], $4.99, 272pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Reprint (Philomel 1990) science fantasy novel of quantum physics and psychic powers.
- * *The Lost Years of Merlin (Putnam/Philomel 0-399-23018-1, Oct 96 [Sep 96], $19.95, 326pp, tp, cover by Mike Wimmer) [Lost Years of Merlin] Young-adult Arthurian fantasy, volume one in a trilogy. A boy with amnesia washes up on the Welsh shore, and turns out to have strange powers and a great destiny.
- * *The Merlin Effect (Putnam/Philomel 0-399-22689-3, Sep 94 [Aug 94], $17.95, 254pp, hc, cover by Mike Wimmer) Young-adult Arthurian fantasy about a modern girl who must rescue her father from danger on a sunken treasure ship.
- * _The Merlin Effect (Tor 0-812-55169-9, Nov 96 [Oct 96], $5.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Reprint (Putnam/Philomel 1994) young-adult Arthurian fantasy about a modern girl and a sunken treasure ship.
- * *The Seven Songs of Merlin (Putnam/Philomel 0-399-23019-X, Sep 97, $19.95, 306pp, hc, cover by Mike Wimmer) [Lost Years of Merlin] Young-adult Arthurian fantasy, volume two in a trilogy. Young Merlin has to learn some important lessons to restore the land to life.
- BARROW, LOUIS (stories)
- * *Supernatural Romance of Suzanne, The Conquest of Demon Cabeto and Alien Mountain Giants (Barrow 0-9518240-0-7, Sep 91 [Nov 91], £4.25, 104pp, tp) Collection of three original sf/fantasy stories. Order from 184B Wisbech Rd, March, PE15 8EZ, U.K. (Contents)
- BARRUS, TIM
- * *Genocide: The Anthology (Knights Press 0-915175-28-2, Nov 88 [Jan 89], $8.50, 211pp, tp) Despite the title, this is a gay near-future novel.
- BARRY, JAMES, ed. (1939- )
- BARRY, JONATHAN
- * *Catmagic (with Whitley Strieber) (Tor 0-312-93112-3, Oct 86 [Sep 86], $17.95, 441pp, hc) Fantasy novel of modern witchcraft; Barry is a practicing witch.
- * _Catmagic (with Whitley Strieber) (SFBC #10534, May 87, $4.98, 376pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1986) dark fantasy novel.
- BARTH, JOHN (Simmons) (1930- ) (stories)
- * _Giles Goat Boy (Doubleday Anchor 0-385-24086-4, Sep 87, $9.95, 710pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 1966) quasi-sf literary novel.
- * *The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor (Little, Brown 0-316-08251-1, Feb 91, $22.95, 373pp, hc, cover by Carol Wald) Literary fantasy novel of a modern man who finds his way into the world of Sindbad and the Arabian Nights.
- * _The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor (BOMC no ISBN, Apr 91 [Mar 91], $19.95, 584pp, hc, cover by Carol Wald) Reprint (Little, Brown 1991) literary Arabian nights fantasy novel. This is identical to the Little, Brown edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a BOMC mark on the back.
- * _The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, Oct 91, $11.95, 584pp, tp, cover by Carol Wald) Reprint (Little, Brown 1991) literary Arabian nights fantasy novel. This is identical to the Little, Brown edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has the dust jacket printed as the soft cover.
- * _The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-55552-1, Nov 91, £15.99, 573pp, hc, cover by Carol Wald) Reprint (Little, Brown 1991) literary fantasy novel about a 20th century writer who finds himself in medieval Baghdad. [First U.K. edition]
- * _The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor (Doubleday/Anchor 0-385-42220-2, Feb 92 [Jan 92], $11.00, 573pp, tp, cover by Carol Wald) Reprint (Little, Brown 1991) literary fantasy novel of a modern man who finds his way into the world of Sinbad and the Arabian Nights.
- * _The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor (Sceptre 0-340-55910-1, Oct 92 [Sep 92], £6.99, 573pp, tp, cover by Carol Wald) Reprint (Little, Brown 1991) literary fantasy novel.
- BARTHELME, DONALD (1931-1989) (stories) (chron.)
- * *The King (Harper & Row 0-06-016195-7, May 90 [Apr 90], $16.95, 158pp, hc, cover by Barry Moser) Literary fantasy novel, a retelling of Arthurian legends set during WWII, illustrated by Barry Moser.
- * _The King (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, Apr 91 [Mar 91], $7.95, 158pp, tp, cover by Barry Moser) Reprint (Harper & Row 1990) literary Arthurian fantasy novel. This is identical to the Harper & Row edition except it lacks a price and ISBN and has the jacket printed as the soft cover.
- * _The King (Penguin 0-14-014992-9, May 92 [Jun 92], $8.00, 158pp, tp, cover by Barry Moser) Reprint (Harper & Row 1990) fantasy novel, a retelling of Le Morte dArthur set during an alternate World War II.
- BARTHOLOMEW, BARBARA (G.) (1941- )
- * *Child of Tomorrow (NAL/Signet 0-451-13781-7, Aug 85 [Jul 85], $2.50, 192pp, pb) [Time Keeper] Young-adult sf novel, Book 2 of the Time Keeper trilogy.
- * _Child of Tomorrow (Grafton 0-246-12869-0, Mar 86, £5.95, 160pp, hc) [Time Keeper] Reprint (Signet/Vista 1985) young-adult sf novel, second in the Timekeeper Trilogy.
- * _Child of Tomorrow (Dragon 0-583-30924-0, Sep 86, £1.95, 160pp, pb) [Time Keeper] Reprint (Signet/Vista 1985) young-adult sf novel, #2 in the Timekeeper trilogy.
- * *The Time Keeper (NAL/Signet Vista 0-451-13629-2, Jun 85 [May 85], $2.50, 191pp, pb) [Time Keeper] Sf novel, first of a young-adult series.
- * _The Timekeeper (Grafton 0-246-12868-2, Mar 86, £5.95, 160pp, hc) [Time Keeper] Reprint (Signet/Vista 1985) young-adult sf novel, first in the Timekeeper Trilogy.
- * _The Timekeeper (Dragon 0-583-30923-2, Sep 86, £1.95, 160pp, pb) [Time Keeper] Reprint (Signet/Vista 1985) young-adult sf novel, #1 in the Timekeeper trilogy.
- * *When Dreamers Cease to Dream (NAL/Signet/Vista 0-451-13869-4, Oct 85 [Sep 85], $2.50, 190pp, pb) [Time Keeper] Young-adult sf novel, Book 3 of The Time Keeper trilogy.
- * _When Dreamers Cease to Dream (Grafton 0-246-12870-4, Mar 86, £5.95, 160pp, hc) [Time Keeper] Reprint (Signet/Vista 1985) young-adult sf novel, conclusion of the Timekeeper Trilogy.
- * _When Dreamers Cease to Dream (Dragon 0-583-30925-9, Sep 86, £1.95, 160pp, pb) [Time Keeper] Reprint (Signet/Vista 1985) young-adult sf novel, #3 in the Timekeeper trilogy.
- BARTON, DAN (1957- )
- * *Banshee (Worldwide Library 0-373-97075-7, Jun 88 [Aug 88], $3.95, 382pp, pb) Horror novel, a first novel.
- * *Relife (Pocket 0-671-67639-3, Jul 91 [Jun 91], $4.95, 296pp, pb) Horror novel of an amnesiac man carrying something inhuman within him.
- BARTON, DEBORAH
- * *Nights of the Living Hell (Carlton Press 0-8062-4054-7, Dec 91 [Apr 92], $13.50, 224pp, hc) Horror novel of a small town at the mercy of a monstrous creature that consumes human victims. Available from Carlton Press, 11 West 32nd St., New York NY 10001.
- BARTON, JAMES
- * *Wasteworld 1: Aftermath (Granada 0-583-13701-6, Jan 84 [Dec 83], £1.50, 128pp, pb) [Wasteworld] Survivalist post-holocaust adventure, first of an action series.
- * *Wasteworld 2: Resurrection (Granada 0-583-13702-4, Jan 84 [Dec 83], £1.50, 142pp, pb) [Wasteworld] Sf novel, second in in the post-holocaust adventure series.
- BARTON, S. W.; pseudonym of Barton Stewart Whaley, (1928- )
- BARTON, WILLIAM (Renald, III) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Acts of Conscience (Warner Aspect 0-446-67251-3, Jan 97 [Dec 96], $12.99, 400pp, tp, cover by Wayne Barlowe) SF novel.
- * _Acts of Conscience (Warner Aspect 0-446-60511-5, Feb 98 [Jan 98], $5.99, 386pp, pb, cover by Wayne Barlowe) Reprint (Warner Aspect 1997) SF novel.
- * *Alpha Centauri (with Michael Capobianco) (Avon 0-380-79282-6, Jul 97 [Jun 97], $13.00, 438pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) SF novel. Terrorists plague a colony ship that is mankinds last hope. A hardcover edition (-97511-4, $23.00) is also available.
- * _Alpha Centauri (with Michael Capobianco) (Avon Eos 0-380-78205-7, Sep 98 [Aug 98], $6.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Avon 1997) SF novel.
- * *Dark Sky Legion (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29616-7, Aug 92 [Jul 92], $4.99, 404pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) Sf novel about an eternally-young millenia-old man charged with perpetuating the status quo in a far-future star empire.
- * *Fellow Traveler (with Michael Capobianco) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29115-7, Jul 91 [Jun 91], $3.99, 403pp, pb, cover by Paul Swendsen) Sf novel of U.S./Soviet conflict over space travel.
- * *Iris (with Michael Capobianco) (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-26727-4, Feb 90 [Jan 90], $8.95, 436pp, tp, cover by Paul Swendsen) Sf novel of colonists lives on a wandering gas giant. Also available in hardcover (-26726-6, $19.95).
- * _Iris (with Michael Capobianco) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28822-9, Jan 91 [Dec 90], $4.95, 402pp, pb, cover by Paul Swendsen) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1990) sf novel of colonists on a wandering gas giant.
- * *The Transmigration of Souls (Warner Aspect 0-446-60167-5, Jan 96 [Dec 95], $5.50, 411pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) SF novel. An alien artifact offers new realities to humanity, and Fortress America is terrified.
- * *When Heaven Fell (Warner Aspect 0-446-60166-7, Mar 95 [Feb 95], $5.50, 343pp, pb, cover by Sean Beavers) SF novel. Resisters on Earth try to overthrow their cybernetic alien overlords.
- * *White Light (with Michael Capobianco) (Avon Eos 0-380-79515-9, Oct 98 [Sep 98], $13.00, 343pp, tp) Near-future SF novel. Two families fleeing a dying Earth find an omnipresent entity a god designed to preserve life by absorbing time.
- * *Yellow Matter (TAL Publications no ISBN, Dec 93, $5.95, 37pp, ph, cover by Kim Colson) Sf short story with an introduction by Kevin J. Anderson. This is a signed numbered limited edition of 1,000 copies. Available from TAL Publications, PO Box 1837, Leesburg VA 22075.
- BARTTER, M(artha) A(nn) (1932- )
- * *The Way to Ground Zero: The Atomic Bomb in American Science Fiction (Greenwood 0-313-25892-9, Dec 88, $39.95, 278pp, hc) Non-fiction. Historical study of how science fiction influenced the decision to build and use atomic weapons.
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