The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

STABLEFORD, BRIAN (Michael) (stories) (continued)

• * *Chimera’s Cradle (Legend 0-09-944371-6, May ’97 [Mar ’97], £16.99, 508pp, hc, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Genesys] SF/fantasy novel. “The Third Book of Genesys”, following Serpent’s Blood and Salamander’s Fire.
• * _Chimera’s Cradle (Orbit 1-85723-636-X, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], £6.99, 508pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Genesys] Reprint (Legend 1997) SF/fantasy novel. The third book of “Genesys”. It follows Serpent’s Blood and Salamander’s Fire.
• * *The Cosmic Perspective/Custer’s Last Stand (Chris Drumm no ISBN, Oct ’85, $5.00, 19+25pp, pb) Collection of two new stories printed back-to-back, Ace Double style. This is the limited edition version, signed/numbered with variant cover stock and paper. The regular edition price is $2.00. Drumm Booklet #21. (Contents)
• * *The Empire of Fear (Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-69945-8, Oct ’88, £11.95, 390pp, hc) Complex and fascinating novel about a parallel 17th century Earth where the ruling elite is a race of vampires including Richard the Lionheart, Attila the Hun and Vlad Tepes. Strongly recommended. (PSP)
• * _The Empire of Fear (Pan 0-330-30874-2, Jun ’90 [May ’90], £7.99, 520pp, tp, cover by Sanjulian) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1988) fantasy/horror novel about a parallel 17th-century Earth ruled by vampires.
• * _The Empire of Fear (Pan 0-330-31575-7, Jun ’91, £4.99, 520pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1988) horror novel.
• * +The Empire of Fear (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-742-9, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $20.95, 386pp, hc, cover by Kersti O’Leary) Alternate-world vampire novel set in a 17th century where Earth is ruled by a race of vampires that includes Richard the Lionheart. Recommended (SW). First American edition (Simon & Schuster UK 1988).
• * _The Empire of Fear (BOMC no ISBN, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $17.95, 390pp, hc, cover by Donald David) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1988) horror novel. Similar to the 1991 Carroll & Graf edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a BOMC mark on the back.
• * _The Empire of Fear (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $9.95, 390pp, tp, cover by Donald David) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1988) horror novel. Similar to the 1991 Carroll & Graf edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has the jacket printed as the paperback cover.
• * _The Empire of Fear (Ballantine 0-345-37757-5, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $5.99, 469pp, pb) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1988) alternate-world vampire novel set in a 17th century where Earth is ruled by a race of vampires.
• * *Fables & Fantasies (Necronomicon Press no ISBN, Oct ’96 [Dec ’96], $4.95, 30pp, ph, cover by Joey Zone) Chapbook collection of ten stories, two original to this volume, with illustrations by Joey Zone. Order from Necronomicon Press, PO Box 1304, West Warwick RI 02893. (Contents)
• * *Firefly (Borgo Press 0-89370-476-8, 1994 [Mar ’95], $17.00, 134pp, tp) SF novel, a rewrite of Stableford’s first, previously unpublished novel, a fix-up with his first published novellette, “Beyond Time’s Aegis”. In the far future, two men leave their medieval society to find a time traveller known as “Firefly”. This has a 1994 copyright date but not seen until now. A hardcover edition (-376-1, $27.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; add $2.50 shipping. Credit card orders: fax 909-888-4942.
• * _The Gates of Eden (NEL 0-450-53203-8, Sep ’90, £3.50, 176pp, pb) Reprint (DAW 1983) sf novel.
• * *Glorious Perversity: The Decline and Fall of Literary Decadence (Borgo Press 0-8095-1908-9, 1998 [Nov ’98], $20.00, 152pp, tp) Non-fiction, a critical history of the literary Decadent movement; some sections originally appeared in different form as introductions to books from Dedalus. Available from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; add $5.00 shipping. Credit card orders: fax 909-888-4942.
• * *The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929480-80-5, Mar ’96, $25.00, 207pp, hc, cover by Arnie Fenner) Vampire novel with characters including Sherlock Holmes, Oscar Wilde, Nikola Tesla, H.G. Wells... A signed, slipcased, limited edition of 300 (-81-3, $60.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Mark V. Ziesing, PO Box 76, Shingletown CA 96088.
• * *Inherit the Earth (Tor 0-312-86493-0, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $23.95, 320pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Emortality] Hard SF thriller of nanotechnology and life extension in the seemingly utopian 22nd century.
• * *The Innsmouth Heritage (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-42-9, Mar ’92 [Apr ’92], $4.50, 25pp, ph, cover by Jason Eckhardt) Lovecraftian short story, illustrated by Jason Eckhardt. Available from Necronomicon Press, 101 Lockwood St., West Warwick RI 02893.
• * *Invaders from the Centre (NEL 0-450-50103-5, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], £2.99, 256pp, pb, cover by Danny Flynn) [Asgard] Sf novel. Volume 2 in the “Asgard” trilogy.
• * *Journey to the Centre (NEL 0-450-50612-6, Oct ’89, £2.99, 201pp, pb) [Asgard] Extensively revised version of an earlier sf novel (DAW 1982).
• * +The Last Days of the Edge of the World (Ace 0-441-47077-7, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $2.75, 167pp, pb) Reprint (Hutchinson 1978) juvenile fantasy novel. First U.S. edition.
• * *Opening Minds: Essays on Fantastic Literature (Borgo Press 0-89370-403-2, 1995 [May ’95], $17.00, 144pp, tp) Non-fiction, critical collection of essays written from 1974 to the present. A hardcover edition (-303-6, $27.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; add $2.50 shipping. Credit card orders: fax 909-888-4942.
• * _Opening Minds: Essays on Fantastic Literature (Borgo Press 0-89370-403-2, 1997 [Feb ’97], $19.00, 144pp, tp) Reissue (Borgo 1995) non-fiction, critical collection of essays written from 1974 to the present. Second printing. Order from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; add $2.50 shipping. Credit card orders: fax 909-888-4942.
• * *Outside the Human Aquarium: Masters of Science Fiction, 2nd Edition (Borgo Press 0-89370-457-1, 1995 [Feb ’96], $17.00, 152pp, tp) Non-fiction, critical collection of ten essays on 11 SF and fantasy writers. This is revised and expanded from Masters of Science Fiction: Essays on Six Science Fiction Authors (Borgo 1981), adding five essays on David H. Keller, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Theodore Sturgeon, Clark Ashton Smith, and Philip K. Dick. Order from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; add $2.50 shipping. Credit card orders: fax 909-888-4942.
• * *Salamander’s Fire (Legend 0-09-944351-1, May ’96 [Apr ’96], £16.99, 518pp, hc, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Genesys] SF novel; sequel to Serpent’s Blood.
• * _Salamander’s Fire (Legend 0-09-944361-9, May ’97, £6.99, 518pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Genesys] Reprint (Legend 1996) SF novel. The sequel to Serpent’s Blood, and second in a trilogy that ends with Chimera’s Cradle.
• * *Scientific Romance in Britain, 1890-1950 (Fourth Estate 0-947795-85-5, 1985 [Oct ’85], £19.50, 372pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical study of the history, themes, and major writers of these 60 years, including Wells, Hodgson, Doyle, Stapledon, and Shiel.
• * *Serpent’s Blood (Legend 0-09-944331-7, May ’95 [Apr ’95], £15.99, 485pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) [Genesys] Fantasy/SF novel. The trappings of sword & sorcery fiction — royalty, magic, thieves, fabulous beasts — turn out to be the misleading foreground to the exploration of an alien planet which hides ancient secrets.
• * _Serpent’s Blood (Legend 0-09-944341-4, May ’96 [Apr ’96], £5.99, 485pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Genesys] Reprint (Legend 1995) SF novel: “The First Book of Genesys”.
• * *Sexual Chemistry: Sardonic Tales of the Genetic Revolution (Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-71734-0, Feb ’91 [Mar ’91], £13.99, 229pp, hc) Collection of ten sf stories, and one article, about the possible effects of genetic engineering. Although this is Stableford’s first collection, all but one of the pieces come from the last five years. Strongly recommended. (PSP) (Contents)
• * _Sexual Chemistry: Sardonic Tales of the Genetic Revolution (Pocket UK 0-671-71559-3, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £4.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Bruce Hogarth) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1991) sf collection.
• * *Slumming in Voodooland (Pulphouse 1-56146-526-7, Jul ’91, $1.95, 40pp, pb, cover by Brian Cooper) Original sf short story of a deadly drive-in of the future. Short Story paperback #26.
• * *The Sociology of Science Fiction (Borgo Press 0-89370-265-X, Apr ’87 [Jul ’88], $9.95, 189pp, tp) Non-fiction, critical study. This was Stableford’s doctoral thesis on the sociology of the literature and of the readers.
• * _The Third Millenium (with David Langford) (Paladin 0-586-08595-5, Feb ’88 [Mar ’88], £4.50, 319pp, tp) Reprint (Sidgwick & Jackson 1985) fictional history of the next thousand years.
• * +The Third Millennium: A History of the World: AD 2000-3000 (with David Langford) (Knopf 0-394-53980-X, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $20.00, 224pp, hc) Reprint (U.K. 1985), first U.S. edition. Scenario futurology by two sf and science writers. Half way between speculation and fiction.
• * +The Third Millennium: A History of the World: AD 2000-3000 (with David Langford) (Knopf 0-394-74151-X, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $13.95, 224pp, pb) Paperback edition of the above.
• * +The Walking Shadow (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-502-7, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 224pp, pb) Sf novel about a pop star/messiah who leads a pilgrimage to the end of time. Listed in David Pringle’s 100 Best SF Novels. First American edition (Fontana 1979).
• * *The Way to Write Science Fiction (Elm Tree 0-241-12663-0, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], £6.99, 97pp, tp, cover by Don Macpherson) Non-fiction. Enjoyable and informative guide on how to write, and sell, science fiction. Recommended. (PSP) Also available in hardcover (-12662-2, £10.95).
• * *The Werewolves of London (Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-71711-1, Jul ’90, £14.95, 390pp, hc, cover by Danny Flynn) [David Lydyard] Metaphysical fantasy/horror novel set in 19th century London, which forms the backdrop for a battle between two fallen angels. Recommended. (PSP) Volume 1 in a new trilogy.
• * _The Werewolves of London (Pan 0-330-32267-2, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], £4.99, 467pp, pb, cover by Keith Scaife) [David Lydyard] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1990) fantasy novel. Volume one in the “David Lydyard” series.
• * +The Werewolves of London (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-916-2, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $21.00, 467pp, hc) [David Lydyard] Metaphysical horror/dark fantasy novel set in 19th-century London where two fallen angels battle for control. Recommended (SW). First American edition (Simon & Schuster UK 1990).
• * _The Werewolves of London (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0180-3, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $4.95, 467pp, pb) [David Lydyard] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1990) dark fantasy novel, first in the “David Lydyard” series.
• * *Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction and Getting Published (Teach Yourself Books 0-340-70172-2, 1997 [Mar ’98], £6.99, 168pp, tp) Practical guide to writing fantasy & SF.
• * *Yesterday’s Bestsellers (Borgo Press 0-8095-1906-2, 1998 [Jul ’98], $19.00, 160pp, tp) Non-fiction collection of 15 essays on past bestsellers, most written for the defunct Million: The Magazine About Popular Fiction. The majority of books covered are non-SF, but there are five items on “exotica” including Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, Lost Horizons by James Hilton, and She by H. Rider Haggard. Available from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; add $4.00 shipping. Credit card orders: 909-884-5813.
• * *Young Blood (Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-71757-X, Sep ’92 [Oct ’92], £14.99, 328pp, hc, cover by Melvyn Grant) Horror novel about vampires.
• * _Young Blood (Pocket UK 0-671-71684-0, Sep ’93, £4.99, 499pp, pb, cover by Melvyn) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1992) horror novel.

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• * *The Dedalus Book of British Fantasy: The 19th Century (Dedalus 0-946626-78-2, Sep ’91, £8.99, 416pp, tp, cover by Tim Grey) Anthology of 21 fantasy pieces published in the 19th Century, with a long introductory essay by Brian Stableford. Recommended. (PSP) Also announced in hardcover (-84-7, £18.99). (Contents)
• * *The Dedalus Book of Decadence (Moral Ruins) (Dedalus 0-946626-63-4, Dec ’90, £7.99, 283pp, tp, cover by Gustave Moreau) Anthology of prose and poetry, illustrating the French and English decadent movements, with a long introductory essay by Brian Stableford. Recommended. (PSP) (Contents)
• * _The Dedalus Book of Decadence: Moral Ruins (Dedalus 1-873982-01-1, May ’93, £7.99, 283pp, tp, cover by Gustave Moreau) Reissue (Dedalus 1990) literary fantasy anthology. This edition contains a number of minor corrections.
• * *The Dedalus Book of Femmes Fatales (Dedalus 0-946626-77-4, Mar ’92, £7.99, 283pp, tp, cover by Lynette Hemmant) Literary fantasy anthology, including an essay on the genre and 10 original stories. (Contents)
• * *The Second Dedalus Book of Decadence: The Black Feast (Dedalus 0-946626-80-4, Mar ’92, £8.99, 337pp, tp, cover by Gustave Moreau) Literary fantasy anthology. (Contents)
• * *Tales of the Wandering Jew (Dedalus 0-946626-71-5, Mar ’91, £8.99, 368pp, tp, cover by Tim Gray) Anthology of nine reprint and 11 original stories about the Wandering Jew, together with two poems and a long introduction by Stableford. (Contents)

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• * _Brian Stableford: Genetic Revolutionary: A Working Bibliography See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.

STABLES, [Dr.] (William) GORDON (1840-1910) (stories)

• * _Kidnapped by Cannibals (Pulp Fictions UK 1-902058-06-2, Nov ’98, £4.99, xvi+287pp, tp, cover by Tania Lomas) Reprint (1899) associational “Boys’ Own” pulp adventure novel, with a new introduction by David Pringle. (Contents)

STACKPOLE, MICHAEL A(ustin) (1957- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Battletech #5: Natural Selection (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45172-4, Jul ’92 [Aug ’92], $4.50, 330pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Battletech] Sf novelization based on the “Battletech” game, with interior illustrations by Elizabeth Danforth. Packaged and copyrighted by FASA.
• * _Battletech 20: Lethal Heritage (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45383-2, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $4.99, 392pp, pb, cover by Roger Loveless) [Battletech: Blood of Kerensky] Reprint (FASA 1990) novelization, the first volume in the “Blood of Kerensky” trilogy. Copyrighted by FASA.
• * _Battletech 21: Blood Legacy (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45384-0, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $4.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Roger Loveless) [Battletech: Blood of Kerensky] Reprint (FASA 1990) novelization based on the role-playing game, volume two in the “Blood of Kerensky” trilogy. Copyrighted by FASA.
• * _Battletech 22: Lost Destiny (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45385-9, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $5.99, 386pp, pb, cover by Roger Loveless) [Battletech: Blood of Kerensky] Reprint (FASA 1991) novelization, third in the “Blood of Kerensky” trilogy. Copyrighted by FASA.
• * _Battletech 5: Natural Selection (Roc UK 0-14-017548-2, Dec ’92, £4.99, 335pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Battletech] Reprint (Roc 1992) sf novelization based on the “Battletech” game. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Battletech: Assumption of Risk (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45283-6, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $4.99, 370pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Battletech] Sf novelization based on the Battletech game, with interior illustrations by Liz Danforth. Packaged and copyrighted by FASA.
• * _Battletech: Assumption of Risk (Roc UK 0-14-023346-6, Nov ’93, £3.99, 381pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Battletech] Reprint (Roc 1993) sf novelization. Volume 12 in the series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Battletech: Blood Legacy (FASA 1-55560-092-1, Nov ’90, $4.95, 319pp, tp, cover by Les Dorscheid) [Battletech: Blood of Kerensky] Sf novelization based on the “Battletech” game, second book of the “Blood of Kerensky” trilogy.
• * *Battletech: Bred for War (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45379-4, Jan ’95 [Dec ’94], $4.99, 382pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Battletech] Military SF novelization based on the role-playing game, 16th in the series, with interior illustrations by Duane Loose. Copyrighted by FASA Corporation.
• * *Battletech: Grave Covenant (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45613-0, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $5.99, 315pp, pb, cover by Roger Loveless) [Battletech: Twilight of the Clans] Gaming novelization. Book two of the “Twilight of the Clans”. Copyrighted by FASA.
• * *Battletech: Lethal Heritage (FASA 1-55560-091-3, Mar ’90 [Apr ’90], $4.95, 332pp, tp, cover by Les Dorscheid) [Battletech: Blood of Kerensky] Sf novelization based on the “Battletech” game, first book of the “Blood of Kerensky” trilogy. This is a new book despite the 1989 copyright date.
• * *Battletech: Lost Destiny (FASA 1-55560-094-8, Oct ’91, $4.95, 332pp, tp, cover by Les Dorcheid) [Battletech: Blood of Kerensky] Novelization based on the “Battletech” game, third book of the “Blood of Kerensky” trilogy.
• * *Battletech: Malicious Intent (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45387-5, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $5.50, 297pp, pb, cover by Roger Loveless) [Battletech] SF novelization based on the TV show, toys, and game. Copyrighted by FASA.
• * *Battletech: Prince of Havoc (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45706-4, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $5.99, 281pp, pb) [Battletech: Twilight of the Clans] Novelization based on the roleplaying games, “Twilight of the Clans VII”, #42 in the overall series. Copyrighted by FASA.
• * _Battletech: Warrior: Coupé (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45702-1, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $5.99, 331pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) [Battletech: Warrior] Reprint (FASA 1989) novelization based on the role-playing games, third in the “Warrior” trilogy. Copyrighted by FASA.
• * *Battletech: Warrior: En Garde (FASA 1-55560-046-8, 1988 [Sep ’88], $4.95, 337pp, pb) [Battletech: Warrior] Sf novelization of a game, first in a new trilogy. Mostly political intrigue surrounding the wedding between two dynasties.
• * _Battletech: Warrior: En Garde (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45683-1, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $6.99, 358pp, pb, cover by Roger Loveless) [Battletech: Warrior] Reprint (FASA 1988) novelization based on the role-playing games, first in a trilogy. Copyrighted by FASA.
• * *Battletech: Warrior: Riposte (FASA 1-55560-046-8, Jun ’88 [Aug ’88], $4.95, 299pp, pb) [Battletech: Warrior] Sf novelization of a game, second in the “Warrior” trilogy.
• * _Battletech: Warrior: Riposte (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45685-8, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $6.99, 299pp, pb) [Battletech: Warrior] Reprint (FASA 1988) novelization, second in the “Warrior” trilogy. This is a 10th Anniversary edition. Copyrighted by FASA.
• * *Battletech: Warrior:Coupe (FASA 1-55560-073-5, Feb ’89 [Mar ’89], $4.95, 324pp, pb) [Battletech: Warrior] Sf novelization of a game, third book in the “Warrior” trilogy.
• * *Dark Conspiracy: A Gathering Evil (GDW Books 1-55878-092-0, Aug ’91, $4.95, 327pp, pb, cover by Dell Harris) [Dark Conspiracy] Dark fantasy novelization based on the “Dark Conspiracy” game.
• * *Dark Conspiracy: Evil Ascending (GDW Books 1-55878-099-8, Dec ’91, $4.95, 319pp, pb, cover by Dell Harris) [Dark Conspiracy] Dark fantasy novelization based on the “Dark Conspiracy” game.
• * *An Enemy Reborn (HarperPrism 0-06-105681-2, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $5.99, 450pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Chaos] Fantasy novel, the second book in the “Realms of Chaos” series, sequel to A Hero Born.
• * *Eyes of Silver (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56113-8, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $5.99, 447pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) Fantasy novel. Brilliant young warrior wolf-priests are caught up in intrigue and war over an empire’s remains.
• * *A Hero Born (HarperPrism 0-06-105680-4, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $5.99, 420pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Chaos] Fantasy novel, the first book in the “Realms of Chaos” series.
• * *Mutant Chronicles: Dementia (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45417-0, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $4.99, 271pp, pb) [Mutant Chronicles: Apostate of Insanity] Novelization based on the SF game. Volume three in “The Apostle of Insanity” trilogy. Copyrighted by Target Games AB.