The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

BAUM, L(yman) FRANK (stories) (continued)

• * _The Patchwork Girl of Oz (Dover 0-486-26514-5, Dec ’90 [Jan ’91], $6.95, 340pp, tp, cover by John R. Neill) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Britton 1913) children’s fantasy novel in the “Oz” series, with the original illustrations by John R. Neill.
• * _Rinkitink in Oz (Morrow/Books of Wonder 0-688-14720-8, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $22.00, 318pp, hc, cover by John R. Neill) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Britton 1916) YA fantasy, tenth in the “Oz” series. Afterword by Peter Glassman. Illustrated by John R. Neill; one illustration has been omitted from the near-facsimile edition “in recognition of current sensibilities.”
• * _The Road to Oz (Morrow/Books of Wonder 0-688-09997-1, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $16.95, 267pp, hc, cover by John R. Neill) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Britton 1909) children’s fantasy in the classic “Oz” series, a facsimile edition with the original illustrations by John R. Neill.
• * _The Road to Oz (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-035121-3, Aug ’93 [Feb ’94], $2.99, 158pp, tp, cover by David McKee) [Oz] Reissue (Reilly & Britton 1909) children’s fantasy in the classic “Oz” series; third printing. This is a 1993 book, and a worldwide edition, not seen until now.
• * _The Scarecrow of Oz (Morrow/Books of Wonder 0-688-14719-4, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $22.00, 291pp, hc, cover by John R. Neill) [Oz] Reprint (1915) children’s fantasy, a “Books of Wonder hardcover classic” facsimile of the first edition. Illustrated by John R. Neill. There is an afterword by Peter Glassman.
• * _The Sea Fairies (Books of Wonder 0-929605-004, Apr ’89, $9.95, 240pp, tp) [*Trot and Cap’n Bill] Reprint (Reilly & Britton 1911) children’s fantasy novel. This is a facsimile edition with the original cover and interior illustrations by John R. Neill. Also available in hardcover (-039, $15.95).
• * _The Sea Fairies (Dover 0-486-40182-0, 1998 [Dec ’98], $6.95, 240pp, tp, cover by John R. Neill) [*Trot and Cap’n Bill] Reprint (Reilly & Britton 1911) children’s fantasy featuring sometime-Oz characters Trot and Cap’n Bill, with original illustrations by John R. Neill.
• * _The Sea Fairies (Books of Wonder 0-929605-03-9, Feb ’98 [Dec ’98], $12.95, 240pp, tp, cover by John R. Neill) [*Trot and Cap’n Bill] Reissue (Reilly & Britton 1911) children’s fantasy featuring sometime-Oz characters Trot and Cap’n Bill. This is a near-facsimile of the 1911 Reilly & Britton edition. Fifth printing.
• * _Sky Island (Books of Wonder 0-929605-012, Apr ’89, $9.95, 288pp, tp) [*Trot and Cap’n Bill] Reprint (Reilly & Britton 1912) children’s fantasy novel, sequel to The Sea Fairies. This is a facsimile edition with the original cover and interior illustrations by John R. Neill. Also available in hardcover (-020, $15.95).
• * _Sky Island (Books of Wonder 0-929605-01-2, Dec ’98, $12.95, 288pp, tp, cover by John R. Neill) [*Trot and Cap’n Bill] Reissue (Reilly & Britton 1912) children’s fantasy featuring sometime-Oz characters Trot and Cap’n Bill, sequel to The Sea Fairies. Fourth printing.
• * _Tik-Tok of Oz (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-035124-8, Feb ’91 [Mar ’91], $2.25, 188pp, pb, cover by David McKee) [Oz] Reissue (Reilly & Britton 1914) children’s fantasy novel, eighth book in the classic “Oz” series; third printing. This is a worldwide edition printed in England with prices for five countries printed on the back.
• * _Tik-Tok of Oz (Morrow Junior/Books of Wonder 0-688-13355-X, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $22.00, 272pp, hc, cover by John R. Neill) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Britton 1914) young-adult fantasy, a “Books of Wonder hardcover classic” facsimile of the first edition, illustrated by John R. Neill. A brief new editor’s note by Peter Glassman discusses how the book started as a play.
• * _The Wizard of Oz (Unicorn 0-88101-018-9, Dec ’85, $14.95, 191pp, hc) [Oz] Reprint (Hill 1900 as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) fantasy novel, illustrated by Greg Hildebrandt.
• * _The Wizard of Oz (Magnet 0-423-01592-1, Dec ’86, £6.95, pb) [Oz] Reprint (Hill 1900) classic juvenile fantasy novel.
• * _The Wizard of Oz (Chancellor Press 1-85152-068-6, Oct ’87 [Nov ’87], £7.99, 208pp, hc) [Oz] Reprint (George Hill 1900, as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) juvenile fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Oz” series. [Not seen]
• * _The Wizard of Oz (Isis Large Print 1-55736-013-8, Oct ’87 [Dec ’87], £8.70, 200pp, hc) [Oz] Reissue (George Hill 1900, as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) juvenile fantasy novel. [Not seen]
• * _The Wizard of Oz (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33590-2, May ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 219pp, pb) [Oz] Reissue (Hill 1900 as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) classic juvenile fantasy novel; first book in the “Oz” series, with the original illustrations by W.W. Denslow. 12th printing.
• * _The Wizard of Oz (Tor 0-812-52335-0, Apr ’93, $2.50, 171pp, pb, cover by Richard Lauter) [Oz] Reprint (Hill 1900 as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) juvenile fantasy classic, with a biographical introduction, a foreword, and an afterword by Jane Yolen
• * _The Wizard of Oz (Shambhala/Barefoot Books 1-56957-911-3, Feb ’94 [Aug ’94], $6.00, 262pp, hc, cover by W. W. Denslow) [Oz] Reprint (Hill 1900 as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) classic children’s fantasy novel, with a preface by Jonathan Cott and the original illustrations by W.W. Denslow. This is a miniature (8x12 cm.) book.
• * _The Wizard of Oz (Penguin/Puffin Classics 0-14-036693-8, Mar ’95, $3.50, 189pp, pb, cover by Trevor Scobie) [Oz] Reissue (Hill 1900 as “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”) children’s fantasy novel. This is a 1994 repackaged worldwide edition of the 1982 Puffin edition illustrated by David McKee.
• * _The Wizard of Oz (Puffin 0-14-036693-8, Apr ’95 [May ’95], £2.50, 189pp, tp, cover by Trevor Scobie) [Oz] Reissue (Hill 1900 as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) children’s fantasy novel. First in the ‘Oz’ series.
• * _The Wizard of Oz (North-South Books/Neugebauer 1-55858-638-5, Oct ’96 [Nov ’97], $19.95, 103pp, hc, cover by Lisbeth Zwerger) [Oz] Reprint (Hill 1900 as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) children’s fantasy novel, in oversized picture-book format, with new illustrations by Lisbeth Zwerger. Includes green glasses for the Emerald City sections. This is a 1996 book, not seen until now. This may be the first English-language edition with these illustrations, which are copyrighted by Michael Neugebauer Verlag, Switzerland (North-South is an imprint of Nord-Sud, Switzerland).
• * _The Wizard of Oz (Grosset & Dunlap 0-448-40561-X, Oct ’98 [Dec ’98], $14.99, 207pp, hc, cover by Mike Wimmer) [Oz] Reissue (Hill 1900 as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) children’s fantasy novel. This has the 1956 illustrations by Evelyn Copelman (adopted from the original Denslow illustrations). The cover art is copyrighted 1994; this indicates “1998 printing.”
• * _The Wizard of Oz Waddle Book (Applewood Books 1-55709-205-2, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], $24.95, 208pp, hc, cover by W. W. Denslow) [Oz] Reprint (Hill 1900 as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) classic children’s fantasy novel, with the original illustrations by W.W. Denslow. This is a facsimile of a 1934 edition that comes with an envelope containing a punch-out yellow brick road and six waddle characters, with facsimiles of the original instructions. A 500-copy limited edition (-203-6, $85.00) was announced but not seen. Available from Applewood Books, 18 North Road, Bedford MA 01730.
• * _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (University of California Press 0-520-05822-4, Aug ’86, $19.95, 268pp, hc) [Oz] Reprint (Hill 1900) juvenile fantasy classic, with woodcut illustrations by Barry Moser. After December 1986, the price will rise to $25.00.
• * _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (University of California Press 0-520-05822-4, Oct ’86, £21.25, 268pp, hc) [Oz] Reprint (George Hill 1900) juvenile fantasy novel. This is a false entry. The book is the U.S. edition with a new price sticker.
• * _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Pavilion 1-85145-135-8, Jul ’87, £9.95, 308pp, hc) [Oz] Reprint (George Hill 1900) juvenile fantasy novel. This is a facsimile of of the original edition, with a new afterword by Peter Glassman. Volume 1 in the “Oz” series.
• * _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Morrow/Books of Wonder 0-688-06944-4, Aug ’87 [Oct ’87], $17.00, 267pp, hc) [Oz] Reprint (Hill 1900) classic juvenile fantasy novel, facsimile of the original edition, with illustrations by W.W. Denslow.
• * _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Cornerstone 1-55736-013-8, Sep ’87 [Oct ’87], $12.95, 188pp, hc) [Oz] Reprint (Hill 1900) juvenile fantasy novel, large print edition with the original W.W. Denslow illustrations.
• * _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Bantam 0-553-21384-9, Jul ’90 [Aug ’90], $2.25, 167pp, pb, cover by Michael Embden) [Oz] Reprint (Hill 1900) classic children’s fantasy novel, first book of the “Oz” series.
• * _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Random House/Knopf Everyman’s Library 0-679-41794-X, Oct ’92 [Nov ’92], $12.95, 209pp, hc, cover by W. W. Denslow) [Oz] Reprint (Hill 1900) classic fantasy novel with the original illustrations by W.W. Denslow.
• * _The Wonderful World of Oz (NAL/Signet 0-451-51864-0, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.25, 256pp, pb) [Oz] Reprint (Hill 1900) classic juvenile fantasy, illustrated with the original drawings by W.W. Denslow.
• * *The Wonderful World of Oz (Penguin 0-14-118085-4, 1998 [Aug ’98], $13.95, 389pp, tp, cover by W. W. Denslow) [Oz] Omnibus of three children’s fantasy novels about Oz: The Wizard of Oz (Hill 1900 as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz), The Emerald City of Oz (Reilly & Britton 1910), and Glinda of Oz (Reilly & Lee 1920). The first is illustrated by W.W. Denslow, the latter two illustrated by John R. Neill. Edited and with notes and introduction by Jack Zipes. This appears to be an international edition with US and UK prices. (Contents)

_____, [ref.]

• * _L. Frank Baum: Royal Historian of Oz See entry under Angelica Shirley Carpenter.
• * _Margaret, Frank, and Andy See entry under Cynthia Rylant.
• * _Oz and Beyond: The Fantasy World of L. Frank Baum See entry under Michael O. Riley.

BAUM, ROGER S(tanton) (1938- ) (stories)

• * *Dorothy of Oz (Morrow/Books of Wonder 0-688-07848-6, Sep ’89, $14.95, 166pp, hc) [Oz] Children’s fantasy novel, first book in the “Oz” series in more than a quarter of a century, written by the great-grandson of L. Frank Baum. Illustrated by Elizabeth Miles and with an afterword by Peter Glassman.
• * *The Rewolf of Oz (Green Tiger Press 0-88138-152-7, Sep ’90 [Dec ’90], $13.95, 32pp, hc, cover by Charlotte Hart) [Oz] Short Oz children’s story by Baum’s grandson with full-color illustrations, definitely not in the style of John R. Neill.

BAUM, THOMAS (1940- )

• * *Out of Body (St. Martin’s 0-312-15620-0, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $22.95, 214pp, hc, cover by Shasti O’Leary) Mystery novel with psychic/supernatural elements.

BAUSCH, RICHARD (Carl) (1945- ) (stories)

• * _Spirits and Other Stories (Viking Penguin 0-14-010963-3, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $6.95, 237pp, tp) Reprint (S&S/Linden Press 1987) collection of nine stories with strange or supernatural themes. (Contents)

BAUSCH, ROBERT (Charles) (1945- )

• * *Almighty Me (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-56266-X, Apr ’91 [Jul ’91], $19.95, 263pp, hc, cover by Steve Brodner) Black comedy/fantasy about car salesman Charlie Wiggins’ experiences when he’s granted the power of God for one year.
• * _Almighty Me (SFBC #18441, Nov ’91 [Dec ’91], $9.98, 263pp, hc, cover by Steve Brodner) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1991) black comedy/fantasy novel. Similar to the Houghton Mifflin edition except it lacks an ISBN and price. The SFBC number is on the back jacket.

BAWDEN, NINA; pseudonym of Nina Mary Mabey Kark, (1925- )

• * *Off the Road (Clarion Books 0-395-91321-7, Oct ’98, $16.00, 189pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell) Young-adult SF novel. A boy travels to the mysterious lands Outside in search of his grandfather.

BAXENDALE, TREVOR

• * *Doctor Who: The Janus Conjunction (BBC Books 0-563-40599-6, Oct ’98 [Nov ’98], £4.99, 283pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series.

BAXTER, LORNA

• * _The Eggchild (Ace 0-441-19258-0, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $2.75, 161pp, pb) Reprint (Dutton 1979) juvenile fantasy novel, with new illustrations by Charles Vess.

BAXTER, STEPHEN M(ichael) (1957- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Anti-Ice (HarperCollins UK 0-246-13835-1, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], £14.99, 280pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) Victorian sf novel in which the British Empire rules by controlling the only source of naturally-occurring anti-matter.
• * _Anti-Ice (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21296-5, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], £4.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) Victorian SF novel in which the British Empire rules by controlling the only source of naturally-occurring anti-matter.
• * +Anti-Ice (HarperPrism 0-06-105421-6, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $5.50, 289pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Pseudo-Victorian SF novel in which the British Empire controls the only natural source of anti-matter. First American edition (HarperCollins UK 1993).
• * *Chiron (Birmingham Science Fiction Group no ISBN, Nov ’93 [Nov ’96], £3.00, 12pp, ph, cover by David A. Hardy) [Xeelee] Original short story issued in a limited edition of 400 numbered copies, to coincide with Baxter’s Guest of Honour appearance at Novacon 23.
• * *Flux (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224025-4, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], £15.99, 366pp, hc) [Xeelee] Sf novel about a race of humans living inside a neutron star. In the “Xeelee” series.
• * _Flux (HarperCollins UK 0-00-647620-1, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], £4.99, 366pp, pb) [Xeelee] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) SF novel about a race of humans living inside a neutron star. In the “Xeelee” series.
• * +Flux (HarperPrism 0-06-100837-0, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $5.50, 409pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Xeelee] SF novel in the “Xeelee” series. A race of humans lives inside a neutron star. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 1993).
• * _Flux (SFBC #07088, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $8.98, 409pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Xeelee] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) SF novel. Similar to the US HarperPrism paperback edition, except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Flux (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-647620-1, Aug ’98, £5.99, 366pp, pb) [Xeelee] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) SF novel about a race of humans living inside a neutron star. In the “Xeelee” series.
• * *Moonseed (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-225426-3, Aug ’98, £16.99, 535pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) SF novel of global destruction. All rock on Earth turns to dust after contact between a moon rock and lava. An export-only edition (-225813-7, £9.99) will be available 7 Sept 1998.
• * +Moonseed (HarperPrism 0-06-105044-X, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $24.00, 535pp, hc) SF thriller. A nano-virus from a moon rock starts turning the Earth into dust. First US edition (Voyager 8/98).
• * _Moonseed (SFBC #02057, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $10.98, 535pp, hc, cover by Carl D. Galian) Reprint (Voyager 1998) SF novel. This is similar to the HarperPrism edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Raft (Grafton 0-246-13706-1, Jul ’91, £14.99, 264pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) Sf novel about a universe where the force of gravity is a billion times as strong as ‘normal’. A first novel.
• * +Raft (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45130-9, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $4.99, 303pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Sf novel of the descendants of human space travelers trapped in a universe where the force of gravity is a billion times stronger. A first novel. Recommended (SW). First American edition (Grafton 1991).
• * _Raft (Grafton 0-586-21091-1, Jun ’92, £3.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Grafton 1991) sf novel, about a universe where the force of gravity is a billion times stronger than normal.
• * *Ring (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224026-2, Jul ’94, £15.99, 443pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Xeelee] SF novel in the “Xeelee” series, Baxter’s incredibly complex, beautifully constructed epic of hard science fiction. This one is chronologically last of the sequence. (IC)
• * _Ring (Voyager 0-00-648221-X, Feb ’96, £5.99, 443pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Xeelee] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1994) SF novel.
• * +Ring (HarperPrism 0-06-105694-4, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $5.99, 502pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Xeelee] SF novel, final part of the “Xeelee” series. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 1994).
• * *The Time Ships (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224609-0, Jun ’95, £15.99, 454pp, hc, cover by Les Edwards) [Time Machine] SF novel, a direct sequel to H.G. Wells’s The Time Machine. The Time Traveller attempts to rescue Weena, only to find his actions have altered the future.
• * _The Time Ships (HarperCollins UK 0-00-648012-8, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], £4.99, 630pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Time Machine] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1994) SF novel. The sequel to H. G. Wells’ The Time Machine. When the traveller attempts to rescue Weena, he finds his actions have altered the future, and must track her through a series of changing histories and futures.
• * +The Time Ships (HarperPrism 0-06-105648-0, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $5.99, 521pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Time Machine] SF novel, a sequel to H.G. Wells’s The Time Machine. First American edition (HarperCollins UK 1995).
• * *Timelike Infinity (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224016-5, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], £15.99, 253pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Xeelee] Sf novel about an attempt to free the Earth from tyrannical occupation by the Qax. Volume one in the “Xeelee” series.
• * +Timelike Infinity (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45243-7, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $4.99, 304pp, pb) [Xeelee] Sf novel, first book of the “Xeelee” series. A band of humans attempt to free mankind from the oppressive alien Qax. First American edition (Grafton 1992).
• * _Timelike Infinity (HarperCollins UK 0-00-647618-X, Nov ’93 [Dec ’93], £4.99, 253pp, pb) [Xeelee] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) sf novel.
• * _Timelike Infinity (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-647618-X, Aug ’97, £5.99, 253pp, pb) [Xeelee] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) SF novel in the “Xeelee” sequence.
• * *Titan (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-225424-7, Aug ’97 [Sep ’97], £16.99, 581pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) SF novel. A makeshift expedition to investigate ammonia-based life on Titan finds more than it expected.
• * +Titan (HarperPrism 0-06-105259-0, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $23.00, 439pp, hc) Near-future SF novel. Determined astronauts take a cobbled-together spaceship on a one-way trip to Saturn’s moon. First US edition (Voyager 1997).
• * _Titan (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-649811-6, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], £6.99, 581pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Voyager 1997) SF novel.
• * _Titan (HarperPrism 0-06-105713-4, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $6.99, 677pp, pb) Reprint (Voyager 1997) near-future SF novel.
• * *Traces (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-225427-1, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], £16.99, 359pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) Collection of 21 SF stories. (Contents)
• * *Vacuum Diagrams (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-225425-5, Apr ’97, £16.99, xii+464pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Xeelee] SF collection of 21 stories presented in the form of a mosaic novel. All but one of the stories were written between 1987 and 1995, and all have been revised for this book. A paperback (-649812-4, £5.99) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * _Vacuum Diagrams (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-649812-4, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], £6.99, xii+464pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Xeelee] Reprint (Voyager 1997) SF collection, subtitled “Stories of the Xeelee Sequence”, of 21 stories presented in the form of a mosaic novel.
• * +Vacuum Diagrams (HarperPrism 0-06-105395-3, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $15.00, 374pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Xeelee] Collection of 22 stories in the “Xeelee” sequence, one original providing bridging material, the rest revised to form a mosaic novel. A new timeline and notes referencing the novels in the series are included. First US edition (Voyager 1997).