The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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- TOLKIEN, J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel) (stories) (chron.) (continued)
- * _The War of the Ring (Grafton 0-261-10223-0, Sep 92, £7.99, 476pp, tp, cover by Roger Garland) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1990) fantasy collection. Volume eight in The History of Middle-Earth.
- TOLKIEN, JOHN
- * *A Tolkien Family Album (with Priscilla Tolkien) (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-59938-5, Jan 92 [Dec 91], $24.95, 90pp, hc) Album of photos and his family plus other illustrations, and memorabilia. There is also biographical information accompanying each photo. Simultaneous with the Grafton edition.
- * *The Tolkien Family Album (with Priscilla Tolkien) (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10239-7, Jan 92, £12.99, 90pp, hc) Biographical sketch of J.R.R. Tolkien, illustrated by scores of family photographs. Simultaneous with US (Houghton Mifflin) edition. [Tolkien]
- TOLKIEN, PRISCILLA
- TOLNAY, TOM; [i.e., Thomas G. Tolnay] (1938- ) (stories)
- * *Celluloid Gangs (Walker 0-8027-5753-7, Apr 90, $17.95, 190pp, hc, cover by Michael Chesworth) [Igor Lopes] Mystery/fantasy about a tabloid reporter stalked by dead movie stars. A first novel.
- TOLSTOI, ALEKSEI (Nikolayevich) (1882-1945)
- * *Aelita: Or the Decline of Mars (Ardis 0-88233-788-2, Aug 85 [Feb 86], $7.50, 176pp, pb) New translation, by Leland Fetzer, of the 1922 Soviet classic sf novel. This follows the original text instead of the rewritten 1939 text translated for the 1981 Macmillan edition. The name of the Soviet award for science fiction comes from this title. A hardcover is apparently also available at $15.00. The edition(s) seem to be 1985 books.
- TOLSTOY, ALEXIS; see under Tolstoi, Aleksei
- TOLSTOY, NIKOLAI; [i.e., Nikolai Dimitrievich Tolstoi-Miloslavskii] (1935- )
- * *The Coming of the King (Bantam UK 0-593-01312-3, May 88 [Jan 88], £12.95, 606pp, hc) [Prophecy of Prydein] Very uneven fantasy novel that veers uncertainly between high myth and coarse humour in its attempt to trace the early life of Merlin. Volume 1 in the Prophecy of Prydein trilogy.
- * _The Coming of the King (Corgi 0-552-13221-7, Mar 89, £4.99, 848pp, pb, cover by Kevin Tweddell) [Prophecy of Prydein] Reprint (Bantam UK 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the Prophecy of Prydein trilogy.
- * +The Coming of the King (Bantam Spectra 0-553-05269-1, Apr 89 [Mar 89], $18.95, 630pp, hc) [Prophecy of Prydein] Celtic fantasy, a bizarre, sometimes fascinating retelling of the story of Merlin (FCM). A first novel by an Arthurian scholar. First American edition (Bantam UK 1988)
- * _The Coming of the King (QPBC no ISBN, Sep 89, $10.95, 630pp, tp) [Prophecy of Prydein] Reprint (Bantam UK 1988) literary Arthurian fantasy novel. This edition is the same as the Bantam hardcover except there is no ISBN and the jacket is printed as the paper cover.
- * _The Coming of the King (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28395-2, Mar 90 [Feb 90], $5.95, 671pp, pb, cover by Robert Peak) [Prophecy of Prydein] Reprint (Bantam UK 1988) literary Arthurian fantasy novel.
- * _The Quest for Merlin (Coronet 0-340-39013-1, Jun 86 [May 86], £3.95, 378pp, pb) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1985) non-fiction study of the legend of Merlin from Mallory to Tolkien.
- * _The Quest for Merlin (Sceptre 0-340-42777-9, Apr 88, £4.95, 378pp, tp) Reissue (Hamish Hamilton 1985) non-fiction book of associational interest. [Not seen]
- TOMINO, YOSHIYUKI
- * *Gundam Mobile Suit #1: Awakening (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35738-8, Sep 90 [Aug 90], $4.95, 212pp, pb) [Gundam Mobile Suit] Sf novelization, first book of a series based on a Japanese animated tv series. Originally published in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten in 1988, this was translated from the Japanese by Frederik L. Schodt.
- * *Gundam Mobile Suit #2: Escalation (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35739-6, Nov 90 [Oct 90], $4.95, 209pp, pb) [Gundam Mobile Suit] Sf novelization, second book of a series based on a Japanese animated tv series. Originally published in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten in 1988, this was translated from the Japanese by Frederik L. Schodt.
- * *Gundam Mobile Suit #3: Confrontation (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35740-X, Feb 91 [Jan 91], $4.95, 213pp, pb) [Gundam Mobile Suit] Sf novelization, third book of a series based on a Japanese animated tv series. Originally published in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten in 1988, this was translated from the Japanese by Fredrick L. Schodt.
- TOMLIN, BRUCE
- * *Beyond the Well (Commonwealth Publications 1-55197-391-X, 1997 [Aug 97], $4.99, 155pp, pb, cover by Patrick Earl) Fantasy novel. A familys new well leads to another world. Copyrighted 1995, but the copyright page indicates this is a 1997 edition; not seen until now.
- TOMLINSON, THERESA
- * +Child of the May (Orchard US 0-531-30118-4, Oct 98 [Sep 98], $15.95, 120pp, hc, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Forestwife] Young-adult Robin Hood novel, sequel to The Forestwife, with minor fantasy elements. First US edition (MacRae 1998).
- * _The Forestwife (Dell Yearling 0-440-41350-8, May 97 [Apr 97], $3.99, 170pp, pb, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Forestwife] Reprint (Orchard 1995) young-adult Robin Hood novel with minor fantasy elements. Maid Marian learns healing to help those living in the woods.
- TOMPKINS, DAVID G., ed.
- * *Science Fiction Writers Marketplace and Sourcebook (Writers Digest 0-89879-692-X, Sep 94, $19.99, 486pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. A guide to the available SF & Fantasy markets, with a number of non-fiction pieces by writers, editors and agents. Available from Writers Digest, 1507 Dana Ave., Cincinnatti OH 45207.
- TONNIES, MAC (1975- ) (stories)
- * *Illumined Black and Other Adventures (Phantom Press 0-9644759-0-1, Aug 95 [Sep 95], $9.95, 133pp, tp) Collection of 11 SF stories. Available from Phantom Press Publications, 5A Green Meadow Drive, Nantucket Island MA 02554; add $2.00 postage. (Contents)
- TOOLIS, LORNA, ed. (stories)
- * *Tesseracts4 (with Michael Dennis Skeet) (Beach Holme/Porcepic 0-88878-322-1, 1992 [Jan 93], C$8.95, 426pp, tp, cover by Jeff Kuipers) Mostly original anthology of 21 Canadian sf stories and eight poems. Fourth in a series. This has a 1992 copyright date, but was not seen until 1993. Available from Beach Holme Publishers, 4252 Commerce Circle, Victoria BC V87 4M2, Canada. (Contents)
- TOOMBS, JANE (Ellen Jamison Jenke) (1926- ); see pseudonym Ellen Jamison
- * *Moonrunner: Gathering Darkness (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45237-2, Apr 93 [Mar 93], $4.99, 300pp, pb) [Moonrunner] Dark fantasy novel, second book of the Moonrunner series about a family of shapechangers hiding from the world in an isolated California stronghold.
- * *Moonrunner: Under the Shadow (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45171-6, Jul 92 [Jun 92], $4.99, 300pp, pb) [Moonrunner] Horror/dark fantasy/gothic romance novel about a werewolf in mid-19th-century California, first book of a new series.
- * *The Volan Curse (Silhouette Shadows 0-373-27035-6, Aug 94 [Jul 94], $3.50, 248pp, pb) Werewolf romance. A young woman falls in love with a werewolf in a mysterious mansion on the California coast.
- TOPOL, DR. B. H.
- * _A Fistful of Ego (Critics Choice 1-55547-167-6, Apr 87, $3.75, 260pp, pb) Reprint (self-published 1985) near-future political thriller.
- TOPPING, KEITH (stories)
- * *Doctor Who: The Devil Goblins from Neptune (with Martin Day) (BBC Books 0-563-40564-3, Jun 97, £4.99, 283pp, pb) Novelization based on the TV series,
- * _Doctor Who: The Discontinuity Guide (with Paul Cornell & Martin Day) See entry under Paul Cornell.
- * *Doctor Who: The Hollow Men (with Martin Day) (BBC Books 0-563-40582-1, Apr 98 [Mar 98], £4.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Colin Howard & Black Sheep) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series.
- TORMÉ, TRACY
- TORRINGTON, JEFF
- * _Swing Hammer Swing! (Harcourt Brace/Harvest 0-15-600197-7, May 95 [Apr 95], $13.00, 407pp, tp, cover by Stephanie Garcia) Reprint (Martin Secker & Warburg 1992) literary comic novel with fantastic elements. 1992 Whitbread Book of the Year.
- TOSKEY, BURNETT R.
- * *Parsnips and Prune Juice: Comic Mayhem in the Year 2049 (University Editions 1-56002-180-2, Jul 93, $8.95, 209pp, tp, cover by Jane Zich) Near-future satirical sf novel about black marketeering set in a disease-free world. A first novel. Available from University Editions, Inc., 59 Oak Lane, Spring Valley, Huntington WV 25704.
- TOUFIC, JALAL
- * *(Vampires) An Uneasy Essay on the Undead in Film (Station Hill Press 0-88268-146-X, Jun 93 [Oct 93], $12.95, 235pp, tp, cover by Ruan Jie) Non-fiction, a post-modern commentary on the vampire film. Available from Station Hill Press, Barrytown NY 12507. Credit card orders: 1-800-342-1993, ask for extension Station Hill Press.
- TOUPONCE, WILLIAM F(erdinand) (1948- )
- * *Isaac Asimov (G.K. Hall/Twayne 0-8057-7623-0, Apr 91 [May 91], $19.95, 120pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical study of the series novels, including biographical information and an appendix listing main characters in the Asimovian Robot/Foundation/Galactic Empire universe. [Asimov]
- * *Ray Bradbury (Starmont House 0-930261-22-4, 1989 [Aug 90], $9.95, 110pp, tp) Non-fiction book on Ray Bradbury, with an annotated bibliography. Starmont Readers Guide #31. A hardcover edition (-23-2, $19.95) was announced but not seen. This is a 1989 book not seen until now.
- * *Ray Bradbury and the Poetics of Reverie: Fantasy, Science Fiction, and the Reader (UMI 0-8357-1569-8, 1984 [May 85], $24.95 + postage, 131pp, hc) Non-fiction, literary criticism. This revision of a thesis appeared in 1984, but we didnt see it until 1985. [Bradbury]
- * *Ray Bradbury and the Poetics of Reverie: Gaston Bachelard, Wolfgang Iser, & the Readers Response to Fantastic Literature (Borgo Press 0-8095-3005-8, 1998 [Nov 98], $21.00, 168pp, tp) Non-fiction, critical examination of Bradburys works, from a phenomenological point of view that looks at readers response to networks of images. There is a chronology, notes, bibliography, and index. This is revised and expanded from the 1984 UMI edition. Order from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; add $5.00 postage; credit card orders: fax 909-888-4942. [Bradbury]
- TOWNSEND, GEORGE P., ed. (stories)
- TOWNSEND, JOHN ROWE (1922- )
- * *The Fortunate Isles (Harper & Row/Lippincott 0-397-32365-4, Oct 89 [Sep 89], $13.95, 248pp, hc) Young-adult historical/mythical quest fantasy of three teenagers seeking to save their islands from destruction.
- * +The Persuading Stick (Morrow/Lothrop, Lee & Shepard 0-688-07260-7, Nov 87 [Oct 87], $10.25, 103pp, hc) Juvenile fantasy short novel about a girl with a magic stick. First American edition (Viking Kestrel 1986).
- * _Written for Children (Harper Trophy 0-06-446125-4, Jun 92 [May 92], $12.95, 372pp, tp, cover by Elena Pavlov) Reprint (Garnet Miller 1965) classic non-fiction survey of imaginative writing in childrens literature, mostly fantasy. This is a special 25th anniversary edition, the fourth revision of the text.
- TOWNSEND, LARRY (Michael) (1935- ) (stories)
- * *The 2069 Trilogy (Masquerade/Badboy 1-56333-244-2, Oct 94 [Feb 95], $6.95, 656pp, pb) [2069] Omnibus edition of the erotic gay SF trilogy, originally published by Phenix in 1969 and 1970: 2069, 2069 + 1, and 2069 + 2. (Contents)
- * *The Scorpius Equation (Masquerade/Badboy 1-56333-119-5, Aug 93 [Sep 93], $4.95, 270pp, pb) Gay sf erotica about a man caught between two warring galactic empires.
- TOWNSEND, SUE; [i.e., Susan Townsend] (1946- )
- * *The Queen and I (Methuen 0-413-65000-6, Sep 92, £9.99, 239pp, hc, cover by Martin Honeysett) Near-future novel in which the Queen is forced to abdicate.
- TOWNSEND, TOM (stories)
- * *The Ghost Flyers (Eakin Press 0-89015-897-5, Jan 94, $11.95, 103pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy thriller novella about mysterious airships that appeared over Texas just before the turn of the century. Available from Eakin Press, PO Drawer 90159, Austin TX 78709-0159.
- * *Panzer Spirit (Pageant 0-517-00819-X, Dec 88 [Nov 88], $2.95, 274pp, pb) Supernatural horror novel about a haunted tank.
- TOWNSLEY, JOHN
- * _Whos Who in Star Trek (W.H. Allen Star 0-352-32186-5, Mar 88, £2.50, 109pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (April Publications 1984) associational book. [First U.K. edition]
- TRACY, WALTER ODIN
- * *Operation Cosmos (Vantage Press 0-533-09678-2, Nov 92, $16.95, 201pp, hc) Humorous sf novel of galactic exploration. Order from Vantage Press, 516 West 34th St., New York NY 10001.
- TRALINS, (Sandor) ROBERT (1926- )
- * *Signal Intruder (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-500-8, Aug 91, $3.95, 318pp, pb) Technothriller with sf elements. A new proton-powered circuit board is stolen by a faceless enemy who plans to misuse the technological advantage.
- TRAMONTANA, C. J.
- TRAYER, JENINE E. (1956- ); see pseudonym Silver RavenWolf
- TREGLOWN, JEREMY
- * *Roald Dahl (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-25130-4, Apr 94 [Mar 94], $25.00, 322pp, hc) Non-fiction, an eye-opening well-balanced biography of the leading author of childrens books. Recommended (CNB). [Dahl]
- * _Roald Dahl (Harcourt Brace/Harvest 0-15-600199-3, Jun 95 [May 95], $13.00, 322pp, tp) Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1994) non-fiction, an eye-opening well-balanced biography of the leading author of childrens books. [Dahl]
- TREMAYNE, PETER; pseudonym of Peter Berresford Ellis, (1943- ) (stories)
- * *Aisling and other Irish Tales of Terror (Brandon Books 0-86322-148-3, Nov 92 [Oct 92], £12.99, 255pp, hc) Collection of 11 horror stories with an Irish background, including two that are original. (Contents)
- * _Angelus! (Severn House 0-7278-4161-0, Mar 91 [Apr 91], £11.99, 239pp, hc) Reprint (Granada 1985) horror novel. This is the first world hardcover edition.
- * *Bloodmist (Baen 0-671-65425-X, Aug 88 [Jul 88], $3.50, 310pp, pb) Celtic fantasy novel.
- * *Dracula Lives! (Signet UK 0-45-117599-9, Jan 93, £4.99, 662pp, pb) [Dracula] Omnibus of three novels about Dracula. (Contents)
- * *Island of Shadows (Mandarin 0-7493-0907-5, Oct 91, £3.99, 317pp, pb, cover by Kay Boyce) Fantasy novel.
- * _Kiss of the Cobra (Severn House 0-7278-4672-8, Aug 94 [Sep 94], £14.99, 188pp, hc, cover by Tony Masero) Reprint (Sphere 1984) horror novel. This edition has a specially commissioned extra final chapter.
- * *My Lady of Hy-Brasil (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-83-6, Jun 88, $30.00, 160pp, hc) Collection of 6 Celtic dark fantasy stories. The book has a 1987 copyright but wasnt seen until 1988. Limited to 800 copies signed by Tremayne and illustrator Duncan Eagleson. (Contents)
- * *Nicor! (Sphere 0-7221-8609-6, Jun 87 [May 87], £2.50, 211pp, pb) Horror novel.
- * *Raven of Destiny (Methuen 0-413-54590-3, Nov 84 [Oct 84], £8.95, 286pp, hc) Fantasy novel about a Celtic warrior.
- * *Ravenmoon (Methuen 0-413-16360-1, Jul 88 [Jun 88], £11.95, 256pp, hc) Celtic fantasy novel.
- * _Ravenmoon (Mandarin 0-7493-0037-X, Aug 89 [Jul 89], £3.50, 256pp, pb) Reprint (Methuen 1988) Celtic fantasy novel.
- * _Snowbeast! (Severn House 0-7278-4333-8, Apr 92 [Mar 92], £13.00, 216pp, hc) Reprint (Sphere 1983) horror novel. First world hardcover edition.
- * +Swamp (St. Martins 0-312-91460-1, Mar 89 [Feb 89], $3.50, 215pp, pb) Horror novel. Monstrous man-eating creature loose in the Everglades. First American edition (Sphere 1985 as Swamp!).
- * _Swamp (Severn House 0-7278-4510-1, Jul 93 [Jun 93], £13.00, 185pp, hc, cover by Martin Buchan) Reprint (Sphere 1985) horror novel. This is the first world hardcover edition.
- * *Trollnight (Sphere 0-7221-8608-8, Dec 87 [Nov 87], £2.75, 248pp, pb) Horror novel.
- * _Trollnight (Severn House 0-7278-4834-8, Sep 95, £15.99, 248pp, hc) Reprint (Sphere 1987) horror novel. An American scientist, investigating the mysterious death of his sister in Norway, discovers excavations have released an ancient menace. First World Hardcover.
- * _Zombie! (St. Martins 0-312-90923-3, Dec 87 [Nov 87], $2.95, 183pp, pb) Reprint (UK 1981) horror novel.
- _____, ed.
- * _The Wondersmith and other Macabre Tales (Wolfhound Press 0-86327-152-9, Feb 88, £4.95, 220pp, tp) Reprint (Wolfhound 1979 as Irish Masters of Fantasy) horror/occult anthology. (Contents)
- TREMBLEY, ELIZABETH A.
- * *Michael Crichton: A Critical Companion (Greenwood Press 0-313-29414-3, Feb 96, $29.95, 192pp, hc) Critical look at the popular novelist, his life and works. There is a bibliography and an index. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800. [Crichton]
- TRENERY, (Gladys) GORDON (1885-1938); see pseudonym G. G. Pendarves (stories)
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