The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

THOMPSON, RUTH PLUMLY (stories) (continued)

• * _Captain Salt in Oz (Books of Wonder 0-929605-48-9, May ’96, $12.95, 307pp, tp, cover by John R. Neill) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1936) children’s fantasy set in L. Frank Baum’s “Oz”. This is a facsimile of the first edition, with illustrations by John R. Neill. Available from Books of Wonder, 132 7th Ave, New York NY 10011; 1-800-835-4315.
• * _The Cowardly Lion of Oz (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31586-3, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $5.95, 252pp, pb) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1923) juvenile fantasy novel, “Oz” #17, with the original Neill illustrations.
• * _The Giant Horse of Oz (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32359-9, Oct ’85 [Sep ’85], $5.95, 238pp, pb) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1928) juvenile fantasy novel, “Oz” #22, with the original Neill illustrations.
• * _The Gnome King of Oz (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32358-0, Oct ’85 [Sep ’85], $5.95, 237pp, pb) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1927) juvenile fantasy novel, “Oz” #21, with the original Neill illustrations.
• * _Grampa in Oz (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31587-1, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $5.95, 227pp, pb) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1924) juvenile fantasy novel, “Oz” #18, with the original Neill illustrations.
• * _Handy Mandy in Oz (International Wizard of Oz Club no ISBN, Jun ’90 [Jul ’90], $10.00, 246pp, tp) [Oz] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1954) children’s fantasy novel in the “Oz” series, with the original illustrations by John R. Neill. Also available in a hardcover edition ($20.00).
• * _Handy Mandy in Oz (Books of Wonder 0-929605-49-7, May ’96, $12.95, 247pp, tp, cover by John R. Neill) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1937) children’s fantasy set in L. Frank Baum’s “Oz”. This is a facsimile of the first edition, with illustrations by John R. Neill. Available from Books of Wonder, 132 7th Ave, New York, NY 10011; 1-800-835-4315.
• * _The Hungry Tiger of Oz (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31589-8, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $5.95, 214pp, pb) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1926) juvenile fantasy novel, “Oz” #20, with the original Neill illustrations.
• * _Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32360-2, Oct ’85 [Sep ’85], $5.95, 222pp, pb) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1929) juvenile fantasy novel, “Oz” #23, with the original Neill illustrations.
• * _Kabumpo in Oz (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31585-5, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $5.95, 259pp, pb) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1922) juvenile fantasy novel, “Oz” #16, with the original Neill illustrations.
• * _Kabumpo in Oz (Books of Wonder 0-929605-78-0, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $22.95, 297pp, hc, cover by John R. Neill) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1922) young-adult fantasy novel continuing Baum’s “Oz” series. This appears to be a facsimile of the first edition. Illustrated by John R. Neill.
• * _The Lost King of Oz (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31588-X, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $5.95, 236pp, pb) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1925) juvenile fantasy novel, “Oz” #19, with the original Neill illustrations.
• * _Ojo in Oz (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33704-2, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $6.95, 248pp, pb) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1933) juvenile fantasy novel, “Oz” #27, illustrated by John R. Neill.
• * _Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz (Books of Wonder 0-929605-57-8, Nov ’96, $12.95, 272pp, tp, cover by John R. Neill) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1939) children’s fantasy set in L. Frank Baum’s “Oz”. This is a facsimile of the first edition, with illustrations by John R. Neill.
• * _Pirates in Oz (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33099-4, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $5.95, 225pp, pb) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1931) juvenile fantasy novel; “Oz” #25.
• * _The Purple Prince of Oz (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32869-8, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $5.95, 227pp, pb) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1932) juvenile fantasy novel, illustrated by John R. Neill; “Oz” #26.
• * _The Royal Book of Oz (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31584-7, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $5.95, 263pp, pb) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1921) juvenile fantasy novel, “Oz” #15. This whole series is a strange size — the height of a trade paperback, but the width of a mass market book. The original John R. Neill illustrations are included.
• * _The Royal Book of Oz (Books of Wonder 0-929605-67-5, Apr ’97 [Feb ’98], $27.95, 303pp, hc, cover by John R. Neill) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1921) children’s fantasy set in L. Frank Baum’s “Oz”. This is a facsimile of the first edition, with illustrations by John R. Neill, and a warning from the publisher that some may find the unaltered text dated or offensive. This is dated 1997, but not seen until now.
• * _The Silver Princess in Oz (Books of Wonder 0-929605-56-X, Nov ’96, $12.95, 255pp, tp, cover by John R. Neill) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1938) children’s fantasy set in L. Frank Baum’s “Oz”. This is a facsimile of the first edition, with illustrations by John R. Neill.
• * _Speedy in Oz (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33705-0, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $6.95, 239pp, pb) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1934) juvenile fantasy novel, “Oz” #28, illustrated by John R. Neill.
• * _The Wishing Horse of Oz (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33706-9, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $6.95, 245pp, pb) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1935) juvenile fantasy novel, “Oz” #29, illustrated by John R. Neill.
• * _The Yellow Knight of Oz (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32867-1, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $5.95, 226pp, pb) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1930) juvenile fantasy novel, illustrated by John R. Neill; “Oz” #24.

THOMPSON, V(elda) M. (1948- ); see pseudonym T. J. Kirby

• * *Deadly Nature (Zebra 0-8217-2330-8, Apr ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.95, 429pp, pb) Biological horror novel.
• * *Project God (Zebra 0-8217-2623-4, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.95, 352pp, pb) Sf/horror novel. Unnatural experiments produce mutant babies.

THOMPSON, WILLIAM IRWIN (1938- )

• * _Islands Out of Time (Grafton 0-586-07108-3, Apr ’87, £2.95, 270pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1985) fantasy novel about the last days of Atlantis. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Islands Out of Time (Bear & Company 0-939680-83-1, Oct ’90, $9.95, 221pp, tp, cover by Kathleen Katz) Reprint (Dial 1985) fantasy novel of the last days of Atlantis.
• * *Islands Out of Time: A Memoir of the Last Days of Atlantis (Dial/Doubleday 0-385-19571-0, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $16.95, 222pp, hc) Fantasy novel of Atlantis doomed by technology. It’s billed as “metafiction.”

THOMPSON, WILLIAM R(och) (1955- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Sideshow (Baen 0-671-65375-X, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $3.50, 346pp, pb) Sf novel about telepaths, set in a near-future Los Angeles. Probably a first novel.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation #30: Debtor’s Planet (Pocket 0-671-88341-0, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $5.50, 274pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Infiltrator (Pocket 0-671-56831-0, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $5.99, 279pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

THOMSEN, BRIAN M. (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Forgotten Realms: Once Around the Realms (TSR 0-7869-0119-5, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $4.95, 307pp, tp, cover by John Lakey & Laura Lakey) [Forgotten Realms] Fantasy novelization based on the role-playing game. Copyrighted by TSR.
• * *Forgotten Realms: The Mage in the Iron Mask (TSR 0-7869-0506-9, Aug ’96, $5.99, 304pp, tp, cover by Walter Velez) [Forgotten Realms: Nobles] Novelization based on the role-playing games, “Nobles” #4. Copyrighted by TSR.

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• * *Forgotten Realms: Realms of Magic (with J. Robert King) (TSR 0-7869-0303-1, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $5.99, 316pp, tp, cover by Blas Gallego) [Forgotten Realms] Original anthology of 17 stories based on the role-playing games. Copyrighted by TSR. (Contents)
• * *Forgotten Realms: Realms of the Arcane (with J. Robert King) (TSR 0-7869-0647-2, Nov ’97 [Dec ’97], $5.99, 304pp, tp, cover by Blas Gallego) [Forgotten Realms] Original fantasy adventure anthology of ten stories, with four framing pieces by Wes Nicholson, based on the role-playing games. King is credited on the title page, but not on the cover. Copyrighted by TSR. (Contents)
• * _Halflings, Hobbits, Warrows and Weefolk (with Baird Searles) See entry under Baird Searles.
• * *Mob Magic (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-821-2, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $5.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) Original anthology of 17 stories about gangsters and magic. Authors include Mickey Zucker Reichert, P.N. Elrod, and Jody Lynn Nye. (Contents)
• * *Ravenloft: Tales of Ravenloft (TSR 1-56076-931-9, Sep ’94, $4.95, 316pp, pb, cover by Roger Loveless) [Ravenloft] Original anthology of 19 stories based on the Ravenloft game. Copyrighted by TSR. (Contents)
• * *The Reel Stuff (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-817-4, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $5.99, pb, cover by Les Edwards) Anthology of 11 stories that became the basis of movies, with an introduction by Thomsen. Authors include H.P. Lovecraft, John Varley, and Philip K. Dick. (Contents)

THOMSON, AMY (1958- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Color of Distance (Ace 0-441-00244-7, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $13.00, 387pp, tp, cover by Linda Messier) [Color of Distance] SF alien-contact novel.
• * *Virtual Girl (Ace 0-441-86500-3, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $4.99, 248pp, pb, cover by Peter Gudynas & Diane Margolin) Sf novel of a robot companion who becomes a sentient being when left on her own. A first novel.

THOMSON, JOHN

• * _The Girl from Tomorrow (with Mark Shirrefs) See entry under Mark Shirrefs.
• * _Spellbinder: Book I: Riana’s World (with Mark Shirrefs) See entry under Mark Shirrefs.
• * _Spellbinder: Book II: Paul’s World (with Mark Shirrefs) See entry under Mark Shirrefs.

THOMSON, RUPERT (1955- ) (stories)

• * *Dreams of Leaving (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-11957-7, Mar ’88 [Apr ’88], $19.95, 435pp, hc) Fantasy/magic realism novel of an English village cut off from the rest of the world. A first novel.

THORNBURG, MARY K(atherine) PATTERSON (1940- )

• * *The Monster in the Mirror: Gender and the Sentimental/Gothic Myth in Frankenstein (UMI 0-8357-1798-4, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], $39.95, 154pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical study; a revision of a 1984 thesis. [Shelley]

THORNE, NICOLA; pseudonym of Rosemary Ellerbeck

• * _Haunted Landscape (Severn House 0-7278-5173-X, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], £16.99, 209pp, hc) Reprint (??? 1976 as Hammersleigh as by Rosemary Ellerbeck) ghost novel. Copyrighted 1976, 1997, suggesting some revisions.

THORNE, TAMARA (stories)

• * *Haunted (Zebra 0-8217-4907-2, May ’95 [Mar ’95], $4.50, 478pp, pb) Horror novel. A horror writer looking for inspiration moves into a truly haunted house.
• * *Moonfall (Zebra 0-8217-5315-0, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $4.99, 427pp, pb) Horror novel. The nuns of St. Gertrude’s have an unholy secret.

THORNER, J(onathan) LINCOLN (1949- )

• * *A Guide Through the Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein (Gryphon Books 0-936071-17-6, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $5.95, 48pp, ph) A discussion of Heinlein’s work. Limited to 500 copies.

THORNLEY, DIANN (1957- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Dominion’s Reach (Tor 0-312-86286-5, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $23.95, 317pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Unified Worlds] SF novel, book three of the “Unified Worlds”.
• * *Echoes of Issel (Tor 0-312-86087-0, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $23.95, 349pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Unified Worlds] SF novel set in the “Unified Worlds”, sequel to Ganwold’s Child.
• * _Echoes of Issel (Tor 0-812-55097-8, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $5.99, 349pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Unified Worlds] Reprint (Tor 1996) SF novel set in the “Unified Worlds”, sequel to Ganwold’s Child.
• * *Ganwold’s Child (Synapse 1-880173-01-8, Oct ’91, $6.95, 437pp, tp, cover by Julianne B. Moore) [Unified Worlds] Sf novel of a teenage boy reared in an alien culture. A first novel.
• * _Ganwold’s Child (Tor 0-312-85843-4, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $22.95, 350pp, hc) [Unified Worlds] Reprint (Synapse 1991) military SF novel, first in the “Unified Worlds” series.
• * _Ganwold’s Child (SFBC #07791, Aug ’95, $10.98, 350pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Unified Worlds] Reprint (Synapse 1991) military SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Ganwold’s Child (Tor 0-812-55095-1, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $5.99, 350pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Unified Worlds] Reprint (Synapse 1991) military SF novel, first in the “Unified Worlds” series.

THORNTON, LAWRENCE (1937- )

• * *Imagining Argentina (Bloomsbury Books 0-7475-0085-1, Nov ’87, £11.95, 214pp, hc) Political thriller whose protagonist is clairvoyant. A first novel.

THRASHER, L(inda) L(ea) [i.e., Linda Lea Thrasher Baty] (1946- )

• * *Charlie’s Bones (Write Way 1-885173-47-4, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $21.95, 221pp, hc) [Lizbet Lange] Ghost mystery. First in a planned series featuring amateur detective Lizbet Lange, whose partner is a ghost. Order from Write Way Publishing, 10555 E Dartmouth, Suite 210, Aurora CO 80014.

THURBER, JAMES (Grover) (1894-1961) (stories)

• * _The 13 Clocks (Donald I. Fine 1-556-11188-6, Sep ’90, $13.95, 124pp, hc, cover by Marc Simont) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1950) humorous fairy tale, with the original illustrations by Marc Simont.
• * _The 13 Clocks (BOMC no ISBN, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $11.50, 124pp, hc, cover by Marc Simont) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1950) humorous fairy tale, with the original illustrations by Marc Simont. This is identical to the 1990 Donald I. Fine edition except it lacks a price and ISBN, and has a BOMC mark on the back cover.
• * _The 13 Clocks (Dell Yearling 0-440-40582-3, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $3.50, 124pp, tp, cover by Marc Simon) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1960) humorous fairy tale, with the original illustrations by Marc Simont.
• * *The Great Quillow (Harcourt Brace 0-15-232544-1, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $17.95, 56pp, hc, cover by Steven Kellogg) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1944) fairy tale, with new full-color illustrations by Steven Kellogg.
• * _Many Moons (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-251873-8, Sep ’90 [Dec ’90], $14.95, 48pp, hc, cover by Louis Slobodkin) Reissue (Harcourt 1943) charming fairy tale with the 1943 Caldecott-award winning illustrations. 23rd printing.
• * _Many Moons (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-251872-X, Sep ’90 [Jan ’91], $14.95, 48pp, hc) Reprint (Harcourt 1943) fairy tale. This new edition, issued at the same time as the reissue of the original edition, has new illustrations by Marc Simont.
• * _Many Moons (Harcourt Brace 0-15-201895-6, Sep ’98, $7.00, unpaginated, tp, cover by Marc Simont) Reprint (Harcourt 1943) classic fairy tale; this has the 1990 illustrations by Marc Simont.
• * _The Wonderful O (Donald I. Fine 1-556-11189-4, Sep ’90, $10.95, 72pp, hc, cover by Marc Simont) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1955) humorous fairy tale, with the original illustrations by Marc Simont.
• * _The Wonderful O (BOMC no ISBN, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $11.50, 72pp, hc, cover by Marc Simont) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1955) humorous fairy tale, with the original illustrations by Marc Simont. This is identical to the 1990 Donald I. Fine edition except it lacks a price and ISBN, and has a BOMC mark on the back cover.
• * _The Wonderful O (Dell Yearling 0-440-40579-3, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $3.50, 73pp, tp, cover by Marc Simont) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1955) humorous fairy tale, with the original illustrations by Marc Simont.

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• * _James Thurber: His Life and Times See entry under Harrison Kinney.
• * _Remember Laughter: A Life of James Thurber See entry under Neil A. Grauer.

THURLO, AIMÉE (Salsedo)

• * *Strangers Who Linger (Harlequin 0-373-22162-2, May ’91, $2.75, 253pp, pb) Fantasy romance; the ghost of an Old West sheriff helps a young couple solve a mystery. A “Harlequin Intrigue” romance.

THURM, MARIAN (1952- )

• * *The Clairvoyant (Zoland 0-944072-72-0, Jun ’97 [Apr ’98], $23.95, 262pp, hc) Fantasy novel about a psychic who falls in love with a client with a troubled marriage.

THURSTON, ROBERT (Donald) (1936- ) (stories)

• * _Battlestar Galactica (with Glen A. Larson) See entry under Glen A. Larson
• * _Battlestar Galactica #11: The Nightmare Machine (with Glen A. Larson) See entry under Glen A. Larson
• * _Battlestar Galactica #12: “Die, Chameleon!" (with Glen A. Larson) See entry under Glen A. Larson
• * _Battlestar Galactica #13: Apollo’s War (with Glen A. Larson) See entry under Glen A. Larson
• * _Battlestar Galactica #14: Surrender the Galactica! (with Glen A. Larson) See entry under Glen A. Larson
• * _Battletech: Bloodname (Roc UK 0-14-015242-3, Nov ’91, £3.99, 304pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Battletech: Legend of the Jade Phoenix] Reprint (Roc 1991) sf novelization. Volume 2 in “The Legend of the Jade Phoenix.” [First U.K. edition]
• * _Battletech: Falcon Guard (Roc UK 0-14-015248-2, Jan ’92, £3.99, 272pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Battletech: Legend of the Jade Phoenix] Reprint (Roc 1991) sf novelization. Volume three in “The Legend of the Jade Phoenix”. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Battletech: Freebirth (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45665-3, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], $5.99, 290pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Battletech] Novelization based on the gaming series. Book four of the “Twilight of the Clans”. Copyrighted by FASA.
• * *Battletech: I Am Jade Falcon (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45380-8, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $4.99, 264pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) [Battletech] Novelization based on the role-playing game, #17 in the series. Copyrighted by FASA Corporation.
• * *Battletech: Legend of the Jade Phoenix #1: Way of the Clans (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45101-5, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $4.50, 268pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Battletech: Legend of the Jade Phoenix] Sf novelization based on the “Battletech” game, with interior illustrations by Jeff Laubenstein and mechanical drawings by Steve Venters. First book of a new series. Packaged and copyrighted by FASA.