The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

BEHR, IRA STEVEN

• * *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Ferengi Rules of Aquisition (Pocket 0-671-52936-6, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $6.00, 84pp, tp) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Humorous business/meditation book based on the greedy aliens from the TV series, illustrated with numerous stills. Author is noted as “by Quark, as told to Ira Steven Behr.” Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

BEHRENDS, STEVE (1959- ) (stories)

• * *Clark Ashton Smith (Starmont House 0-930261-98-4, 1990 [Apr ’91], $9.95, 112pp, tp) Non-Fiction, criticism. A guide to Smith’s work, with annotated primary and secondary bibliographies. A hardcover edition (-99-2, $19.95) was announced but not seen. This is a 1990 book not seen until now. [Smith]

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• * _Tales of Zothique See entry under Clark Ashton Smith.

BEIDLER, PETER G., ed.

• * *The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (St. Martin’s/Bedford 0-312-08083-2, Jun ’95, $10.95, 313pp, tp) [Turn of the Screw] Non-fiction, part of the “Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism” series. Contains James’s complete text, plus five new critical essays that examine the work from different contemporary critical perspectives: Marxist, feminist, psychoanalytic, deconstruction, and reader response. Also includes an introduction providing biographical and historical contexts, and a survey of major critical response over time. A hardcover edition (-12260-8) was announced but not seen. [James]

BEKSINSKI, ZDZISLAW (1929-2005)

• * *The Fantastic Art of Beksinski (Morpheus International 1-883398-38-X, Nov ’98, $24.95, 72pp, hc, cover by Zdzislaw Beksinski) Pictorial book of dark fantasy paintings by a Polish surrealist whose works have many of the alien qualities of H.R. Giger, with narrative effects are weirdly reminiscent of Goya and Whelan. Order from Morpheus International, PO Box 7246, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

BELDEN, DAVID (Corderoy) (1949- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Children of Arable (NAL/Signet 0-451-14660-3, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $2.95, 289pp, pb) [Gendering] Sf novel of a “real woman” in a genderless future. A first novel.
• * *To Warm the Earth (NAL Signet 0-451-15485-1, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.95, 317pp, pb) Sf novel. The primitive remnants of humans on an icebound Earth send an emissary to the Galactic Collectivity for help.

BELDEN, WILANNE SCHNEIDER (1925- ) (stories)

• * *Mind-Hold (HBJ/Gulliver 0-15-254280-9, Mar ’87, $14.95, 242pp, hc) [Mind-Call] Post-disaster young-adult sf novel of psi powers and survival, a sequel to Mind-Call (1981).

BELFORD, BARBARA

• * _Bram Stoker (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-81331-5, May ’96, £25.00, 381pp, hc) Reprint (Knopf 1996) associational non-fiction. Detailed biography of the creator of Dracula. [First U.K. edition] [Stoker]
• * _Bram Stoker (Phoenix 0-75380-216-3, Aug ’97 [Sep ’97], £14.99, 381pp, tp) Reprint (Knopf 1996) non-fiction, biography. [Stoker]
• * *Bram Stoker: A Biography of the Author of Dracula (Knopf 0-679-41832-6, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $30.00, 381pp, hc) Non-fiction biography, covering Stoker’s life both as an author and as manager of London’s Lyceum Theatre. There is a selected bibliography and and index. [Stoker]

BELL, CLARE (Louise) (1952- ); see pseudonym Clare Coleman (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Clan Ground (Gollancz 0-575-03888-8, Nov ’86, £7.95, 264pp, hc) [Ratha] Reprint (Atheneum 1984) young-adult prehistoric fantasy, sequel to Ratha’s Creature.
• * _Clan Ground (Dell/Laurel-Leaf 0-440-91287-3, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $2.95, 258pp, pb) [Ratha] Reprint (Atheneum 1984) young-adult sf novel, second in the “Ratha” duology.
• * _Clan Ground (Grafton 0-586-07417-1, May ’88, £2.95, 252pp, pb) [Ratha] Reprint (Atheneum 1984) young-adult sf novel.
• * *The Jaguar Princess (Tor 0-312-85673-3, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $23.95, 443pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) Historical fantasy novel set in ancient Mexico of an Olmec rebellion against the ruling Aztecs led by a shapechanging princess.
• * _The Jaguar Princess (Tor 0-812-51516-1, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $4.99, 443pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) Reprint (Tor 1993) historical fantasy novel set in ancient Mexico.
• * *People of the Sky (Tor 0-312-93131-X, Dec ’89 [Oct ’89], $18.95, 344pp, hc) Sf novel set on a planet settled by the Pueblo Indians.
• * _People of the Sky (Tor 0-812-50261-2, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $3.95, 344pp, pb, cover by Maren) Reprint (Tor 1989) sf novel set on a planet settled by the Pueblo Indians.
• * *Ratha and Thistle-Chaser (Macmillan/McElderry 0-689-50462-4, Mar ’90 [Apr ’90], $14.95, 232pp, hc, cover by Glenn Harrington) [Ratha] Young-adult alternate world novel of intelligent cats, third book in the “Ratha” series.
• * *Ratha’s Challenge (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 0-689-50586-8, Sep ’94 [Jan ’95], $16.95, 231pp, hc, cover by Glenn Harrington) [Ratha] Young-adult SF novel of sentient cats, fourth in the “Ratha” series.
• * _Ratha’s Creature (Gollancz 0-575-03796-2, Feb ’86 [Mar ’86], £7.95, 264pp, hc) [Ratha] Reprint (Atheneum/Argo 1983) young-adult sf novel of sentient cats.
• * _Ratha’s Creature (Dell/Laurel Leaf 0-440-97298-1, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $2.95, 259pp, pb) [Ratha] Reprint (Atheneum 1983) sf novel, first in a duology set in an alternate world where evolution diverged and cats gained intelligence.
• * _Ratha’s Creature (Grafton 0-586-07419-8, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], £2.95, 252pp, pb) [Ratha] Reprint (Atheneum/Argo 1983) young-adult sf novel about sentient cats.
• * *Tomorrow’s Sphinx (Macmillan/McElderry 0-689-50402-0, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $14.95, 292pp, hc) Young-adult sf novel of cheetahs and humans in the future and the past.
• * _Tomorrow’s Sphinx (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-20124-1, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.25, 292pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1986) young-adult sf novel.

BELL, DOUGLAS (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Mojo and the Pickle Jar (Tor 0-812-50880-7, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $3.95, 250pp, pb, cover by Alan Gutierrez) Southwestern fantasy of two young people and a bruja who have the heart of a saint in a pickle jar. A first novel. Recommended (SW).

BELL, ERIC TEMPLE, [ref.] (1883-1960) (stories)

• * _The Search for E.T. Bell, Also Known as John Taine See entry under Constance Reid.

BELL, JOHN (Charles) (1952- ) (stories)

• * *The Far North and Beyond: An Index to Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy in English Language Genre Magazines (Dalhousie University 0-7703-9774-3, Sep ’98 [Oct ’98], $28.95, 67pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference, part of the “Occasional Papers Series”. The full title continues: “and Other Selected Periodicals of the Pulp Era, 1896-1955”. Works are listed by author, title, magazine, series, and artist; an appendix lists genre pulp magazines published in Canada. Order from School of Library and Information Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada B3H 3J5.

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• * _The Far Islands and Other Tales of Fantasy See entry under John Buchan.

BELL, JULIE (1958- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * +Hard Curves (Thunder’s Mouth Press 1-56025-131-X, Sep ’96 [Nov ’96], $19.95, 127pp, tp, cover by Julie Bell) Art book with text by Nigel Suckling, and a forward by Hank Rose. First US edition (Dragon’s World 1995).
• * *Hard Curves: The Fantasy Art of Julie Bell (Paper Tiger 1-85028-223-4, Nov ’95, £12.95, 127pp, tp, cover by Julie Bell) Art book. Bell displays an astonishing range of subject and technique: from her famous ‘metal flesh’ paintings to portraits of living people, fantastic beasts, and some sensual, erotic confrontations. There is a Foreword by Hank Rose, a text by Nigel Suckling.
• * *The Julie Bell Portfolio (Paper Tiger 1-85028-345-1, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], £12.95, 64pp, tp, cover by Julie Bell) Twenty-eight plates, poster size, by the artist now acclaimed for her rendering of Marvel Comics’ X-Men characters, and her ‘metal flesh’ creatures and robots. The Introduction by Boris Vallejo (Bell’s husband) rightly says Bell has a deep knowledge of human anatomy and skin tone.

BELL, M(ichael) SHAYNE (1957- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Inuit (Pulphouse 1-56146-534-8, Nov ’91, $1.95, 45pp, pb, cover by Alan Giana) Original sf short story of an orbital Inuit Eskimo colony. Short story paperback #34.
• * *Nicoji (Baen 0-671-72034-1, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $3.95, 243pp, pb, cover by Donald Clavette) Sf novel about human agricultural workers trapped on a swamp world. A first novel by a winner of the Writers of the Future contest.

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• * *Washed by a Wave of Wind (Signature Books 1-56085-038-8, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $18.95, 378pp, tp) Anthology of 20 fantasy and sf stories by writers from the “Corridor” (the area of original Mormon settlement around Utah), 17 apparently original. Available from Signature Books, 564 West 400 North, Salt Lake City UT 84116-3411. (Contents)

BELLAIRS, JOHN (Anthony) (1938-1991) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Best of John Bellairs (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-1142-9, 1998 [Dec ’98], $9.95, 179+155+188pp, hc, cover by Edward Gorey) [Lewis Barnavelt] Omnibus of the first three novels in the “Lewis Barnavelt” series: The House with a Clock in Its Walls (1973); The Figure in the Shadows (1975); and The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring (1976), all with their original illustrations by Edward Gorey, Mercer Mayer, and Richard Egielski, respectively. This is an instant remainder edition. (Contents)
• * _The Chessmen of Doom (Bantam Skylark 0-553-15884-8, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $3.50, 155pp, pb, cover by Edward Gorey) [Johnny Dixon] Reprint (Dial 1990) young-adult fantasy novel in the “Johnny Dixon” series.
• * _The Curse of the Blue Figurine (Bantam 0-553-15282-3, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.50, 200pp, pb) [Johnny Dixon] Reprint (Dial 1983) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _The Curse of the Blue Figurine (Corgi 0-552-52364-X, Sep ’86, £1.75, 171pp, pb) [Johnny Dixon] Reprint (Dial 1983) juvenile supernatural novel.
• * _The Curse of the Blue Figurine (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-038005-1, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $3.99, 200pp, pb, cover by Paul O. Zelinsky) [Johnny Dixon] Reprint (Dial 1983) young-adult fantasy novel, first in the “Johnny Dixon” series.
• * *The Dark Secret of Weatherend (Dial 0-8037-0072-5, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $11.95, 182pp, hc) [Anthony Monday] Young-adult fantasy thriller with oddball, likeable protagonists and some spectacular special effects — plus the usual great Gorey cover. (FCM)
• * _The Dark Secret of Weatherend (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-038006-X, Aug ’97, $3.99, 182pp, tp, cover by Edward Gorey) [Anthony Monday] Reprint (Dial 1984) young-adult fantasy novel, first in the “Anthony Monday” series.
• * *The Doom of the Haunted Opera (with Brad Strickland) (Penguin/Dial 0-8037-1464-5, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $14.99, 153pp, hc, cover by Edward Gorey) [Lewis Barnavelt] Young-adult fantasy novel in the “Lewis Barnavelt” series. An unpublished opera has the power to wake the dead. This was begun by Bellairs before his death, and completed by Strickland.
• * _The Doom of the Haunted Opera (with Brad Strickland) (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037657-7, Jan ’98 [Feb ’98], $4.50, 153pp, tp, cover by Bart Goldman) [Lewis Barnavelt] Reprint (Dial 1995) young-adult fantasy novel in the “Lewis Barnavelt” series. An unpublished opera has the power to wake the dead. This was begun by Bellairs before his death, and completed by Strickland.
• * *The Drum, the Doll, and the Zombie (with Brad Strickland) (Penguin/Dial 0-8037-1462-9, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $14.99, 153pp, hc, cover by Edward Gorey) [Johnny Dixon] Young adult fantasy novel in the “Johnny Dixon” series, where Johnny and his friends must battle with the fearsome Priests of the Midnight Blood for Dr. Coote’s life. This was begun by Bellairs before his death, and completed by Strickland.
• * _The Drum, the Doll, and the Zombie (with Brad Strickland) (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037515-5, Sep ’97, $3.99, 153pp, tp, cover by Paul O. Zelinsky) [Johnny Dixon] Reprint (Penguin/Dial 1994) young adult fantasy novel in the “Johnny Dixon” series. This was begun by Bellairs before his death, and completed by Strickland.
• * *The Eyes of the Killer Robot (Dial 0-8037-0324-4, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $11.95, 167pp, hc) [Johnny Dixon] Juvenile fantasy novel, 4th in the “Johnny Dixon” series.
• * _The Eyes of the Killer Robot (Bantam Skylark 0-553-15552-0, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $2.95, 167pp, pb) [Johnny Dixon] Reprint (Dial 1986) young-adult fantasy novel in the “Johnny Dixon” series; illustrations by Edward Gorey.
• * _The Eyes of the Killer Robot (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130062-0, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $4.99, 167pp, pb, cover by Paul O. Zelinsky) [Johnny Dixon] Reprint (Dial 1986) young-adult fantasy novel in the “Johnny Dixon” series.
• * _The Face in the Frost (Ace 0-441-22530-6, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.50, 174pp, pb) Reissue (Macmillan 1969) fantasy novel. Recommended. (FCM)
• * _The Face in the Frost (Ace 0-441-22531-4, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $2.95, 174pp, pb) Reissue (Macmillan 1969) fantasy novel of horror, humor, and wizardry. Recommended. (FCM) 7th Ace printing.
• * _The Face in the Frost (Macmillan Collier 0-02-016581-1, Oct ’91 [Nov ’91], $4.95, 174pp, pb, cover by Rowena Morrill) Reprint (Macmillan 1969) fantasy novel, with illustrations by Marilyn Fitschen.
• * _The Figure in the Shadows (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-036337-8, Jan ’93, $3.50, 155pp, pb, cover by Bart Goldman) [Lewis Barnavelt] Reprint (Dial 1975) young-adult fantasy novel, second book of the “Lewis Barnavelt” series, with the original illustrations by Mercer Mayer.
• * *The Ghost in the Mirror (Penguin/Dial 0-8037-1370-3, May ’93, $14.99, 169pp, hc, cover by Edward Gorey) [Lewis Barnavelt] Young-adult fantasy novel, a sequel to “The House with a Clock in Its Walls” trilogy. This was unfinished when Bellairs died last year, and is the first of several partial manuscripts to be completed by Brad Strickland, who is credited on the title page.
• * _The Ghost in the Mirror (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-034934-0, Oct ’94, $3.99, 169pp, pb, cover by Edward Gorey) [Lewis Barnavelt] Reprint (Dial 1993) young-adult fantasy novel, a sequel to “The House with a Clock in Its Walls” trilogy. Unfinished at Bellairs’ death, this was completed by Brad Strickland, who is credited on the title page.
• * _The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-036336-X, Jan ’93, $3.50, 179pp, pb, cover by Bart Goldman) [Lewis Barnavelt] Reprint (Dial 1973) young-adult fantasy novel, first book of the “Lewis Barnavelt” series, with the original illustrations by Edward Gorey.
• * *The Lamp from the Warlock’s Tomb (Dial 0-8037-0512-3, May ’88, $12.95, 168pp, hc) [Anthony Monday] Young-adult fantasy/quasi-horror novel in the “Anthony Monday” series. Jacket and frontespiece by Edward Gorey.
• * _The Lamp from the Warlock’s Tomb (Bantam Skylark 0-553-15697-7, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $2.95, 168pp, tp) [Anthony Monday] Reprint (Dial 1987) young-adult fantasy, third book in the “Anthony Monday” series.
• * _The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-036338-6, Jan ’93, $3.50, 188pp, pb, cover by Bart Goldman) [Lewis Barnavelt] Reprint (Dial 1976) young-adult fantasy novel, third book of the “Lewis Barnavelt” series, with the original illustrations by Richard Egielski.
• * *The Mansion in the Mist (Penguin/Dial 0-8037-0845-9, Aug ’92, $15.00, 170pp, hc, cover by Edward Gorey) [Anthony Monday] Young-adult mystery/fantasy novel featuring Anthony Monday, who discovers a chest that transports him and his friends to another world which is plotting the destruction of Earth. This has been published posthumously.
• * _The Mansion in the Mist (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-034933-2, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $3.99, 170pp, tp, cover by Edward Gorey) [Anthony Monday] Reprint (Dial 1992) young-adult mystery/fantasy novel featuring Anthony Monday, who discovers a chest that transports he and his friends to another world which is plotting the destruction of Earth. This was published posthumously, and is Bellairs’ last complete work.
• * _The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt (Bantam Skylark 0-553-15323-4, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $2.50, 168pp, pb) [Johnny Dixon] Reprint (Dial 1983) juvenile fantasy novel, second in the “Johnny Dixon” series.
• * _The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt (Corgi 0-552-52365-8, Dec ’86, £1.75, 158pp, pb) [Johnny Dixon] Reprint (Dial 1983) juvenile horror novel.
• * _The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-038007-8, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $3.99, 168pp, pb, cover by Paul O. Zelinsky) [Johnny Dixon] Reprint (Dial 1983) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the “Johnny Dixon” series.
• * *The Revenge of the Wizard’s Ghost (Dial 0-8037-0170-5, Nov ’85 [Oct ’85], $11.95, 147pp, hc) [Johnny Dixon] Young-adult fantasy novel in the series featuring Johnny Dixon. Also announced in a library edition, -0177-2, $11.89.
• * _The Revenge of the Wizard’s Ghost (Bantam Skylark 0-553-15451-6, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $2.75, 147pp, pb) [Johnny Dixon] Reprint (Dial 1985) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _The Revenge of the Wizard’s Ghost (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-038043-4, Sep ’97, $3.99, 147pp, tp, cover by Paul O. Zelinsky) [Johnny Dixon] Reprint (Dial 1985) young-adult horror novel in the “Johnny Dixon” series.
• * _The Secret of the Underground Room (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-034932-4, Oct ’92, $3.99, 127pp, tp, cover by Edward Gorey) [Johnny Dixon] Reprint (Dial 1990) young-adult fantasy novel in the “Johnny Dixon” series.
• * _The Secret of the Underground Room (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-034932-4, Aug ’98 [Sep ’98], $4.99, 127pp, tp, cover by Paul O. Zelinsky) [Johnny Dixon] Reissue (Dial 1990) young-adult fantasy novel in the “Johnny Dixon” series. Eighth printing.
• * *The Spell of the Sorcerer’s Skull (Dial 0-8037-0120-9, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $11.95, 170pp, hc) [Johnny Dixon] Juvenile novel of terror and fantasy, third in the series featuring Johnny Dixon and the professor. Also available in a library binding (-0122-5, $11.89).
• * _The Spell of the Sorcerer’s Skull (Bantam Skylark 0-553-15357-9, Nov ’85 [Oct ’85], $2.50, 170pp, pb) [Johnny Dixon] Reprint (Dial 1984) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Spell of the Sorcerer’s Skull (Corgi 0-552-52366-6, Jan ’87, £1.75, 143pp, pb) [Johnny Dixon] Reprint (Dial 1984) juvenile fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Spell of the Sorcerer’s Skull (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-038044-2, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $3.99, 170pp, tp, cover by Paul O. Zelinsky) [Johnny Dixon] Reprint (Dial 1984) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the “Johnny Dixon” series.
• * _The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn (Bantam Skylark 0-553-15095-2, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $2.50, 180pp, pb) [Anthony Monday] Reissue (Harcourt 1978) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrations by Judith Gwyn Brown. Second printing.
• * _The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-038009-4, Aug ’97, $3.99, 180pp, tp, cover by Edward Gorey) [Anthony Monday] Reprint (Harcourt 1978) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the “Anthony Monday” series.
• * *The Trolley to Yesterday (Dial 0-8037-0581-6, May ’89, $12.95, 183pp, hc) [Johnny Dixon] Young-adult time-travel fantasy in the “Johnny Dixon” series. With a jacket and frontispiece by Edward Gorey.
• * _The Trolley to Yesterday (Bantam Skylark 0-553-15795-7, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.50, 183pp, tp, cover by Edward Gorey) [Johnny Dixon] Reprint (Dial 1989) young-adult fantasy novel in the “Johnny Dixon” series.