The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

VICTOR, CINDY

• * *Covenant with Death (Charter 1-55773-180-2, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.95, 249pp, pb) Horror novel about a modern woman’s link to the witches of Salem.

VICTOROFF, JEFFREY IVAN (c1960- )

• * _The Wild Type (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-434-6, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $4.50, 314pp, pb) Reprint (Crown 1989) sf medical/political thriller about a new form of behavior control.

VIDAL, GORE; [i.e., Eugene Luther Vidal, Jr.] (1925- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Kalki (Ballantine 0-345-27873-9, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $4.95, 278pp, pb) Reissue (Random House 1978) literary end-of-the-world fantasy; third printing.
• * *Live from Golgotha (Random House 0-679-41611-0, Sep ’92, $22.00, 227pp, hc) Surrealistic satire with sf elements.
• * _Live from Golgotha (Penguin 0-14-023119-6, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $11.00, 225pp, tp, cover by Michael Ian Kaye) Reprint (Random House 1992) surrealistic satire with sf elements.
• * *The Smithsonian Institution (Random House 0-375-50121-5, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $23.00, 260pp, hc, cover by John Ennis) Surreal, quasi-SF time-travel novel. A 13-year-old prodigy come to help create the atomic bomb meets great minds kept alive in magical museum exhibits.

VIDAL, HARRIETTE

• * _Animus (with Ed Kelleher) See entry under Ed Kelleher.
• * _The Breeder (with Ed Kelleher) See entry under Ed Kelleher.
• * _Madonna (with Ed Kelleher) See entry under Ed Kelleher.
• * _Prime Evil (with Ed Kelleher) See entry under Ed Kelleher.
• * _The School (with Ed Kelleher) See entry under Ed Kelleher.
• * _The Spell (with Ed Kelleher) See entry under Ed Kelleher.

VIJAYAN, O(ttupulakkal) V(elukutty) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Saga of Dharmapuri (Penguin 0-14-010787-8, Jun ’89 [Apr ’90], $6.95, 160pp, tp, cover by Sunil Sil) Indian mystical literary fantasy novel originally published in Malayalam as Dharmapuraanam (India; D.C. Books 1985) and translated by the author.

VILLA, MICKIE, ed.

• * *Die Monster Die!: The World’s Worst Horror Fiction (Malibu Graphics 0-944735-34-7, Nov ’91, $2.95, 40pp, tp) Anthology of 24 stories, the text from horror comics of the ’40s and ’50s. There are no author credits given. Introduction by Jim Korkis.

VILOTT, RHONDI; [i.e., Rhondi A. Vilott Salsitz] (1949- ); see pseudonyms Elizabeth Forrest & Charles Ingrid (stories)

VILOTT-SALSITZ, RHONDI A.; see under Vilott, Rhondi (stories)

VINGE, JOAN D.; [i.e., Joan Carol Dennison Vinge Frenkel] (1948- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Alien Blood (SFBC #14264, Dec ’88, $7.98, 640pp, hc) [Psion] Omnibus edition of Psion (1982) and its sequel, Catspaw (1988). (Contents)
• * *Catspaw (Warner 0-446-51396-2, Sep ’88 [Jul ’88], $17.95, 392pp, hc) [Psion] Sf psi novel, an adult sequel to Psion.
• * _Catspaw (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20531-8, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $4.95, 454pp, pb) [Psion] Reprint (Warner 1988) sf novel, an adult sequel to Psion.
• * _Catspaw (Pan 0-330-31551-X, Aug ’93, £4.99, 454pp, pb, cover by George Snow) [Psion] Reprint (Warner 1988) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Catspaw (Warner Aspect 0-446-60372-4, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $5.99, 454pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Psion] Reissue (Warner 1988) SF novel, the adult sequel to Psion. Fifth printing.
• * *Dreamfall (Warner Aspect 0-446-51627-9, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $22.95, 447pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Psion] SF novel, sequel to Psion and Catspaw. Cat does research on a planet inhabited by telepathic cloud-whales.
• * _Dreamfall (SFBC #11983, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $10.98, 447pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Psion] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1996) SF novel. This is similar to the Aspect edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Dreamfall (Easton Press no ISBN, Aug ’96, no price, 447pp, hc) [Psion] SF novel, sequel to Psion and Catspaw. This leatherbound, gilt-edged, limited edition is part of the “Signed First Editions of SF” available by subscription only. Published “simultaneously” with the Warner Aspect edition seen in May.
• * _Dreamfall (Warner Aspect 0-446-60401-1, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $6.50, 450pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Psion] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1996) SF novel in the “Catspaw” series.
• * *The Dune Storybook (Putnam 0-399-12949-9, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $6.95, unpaginated, hc) [Dune] Juvenile adaptation of the David Lynch screenplay for the movie based on Frank Herbert’s novel, with numerous color stills from the film.
• * *Heaven Chronicles (Warner Questar 0-446-36118-6, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $4.99, 275pp, pb, cover by Donald Clavette) [Heaven Chronicles] Omnibus of the “Heaven” stories The Outcasts of Heaven Belt (Signet 1978) and Legacy (Dell 1980). (Contents)
• * _The Heaven Chronicles (SFBC #18846, Nov ’91, $6.98, 275pp, hc, cover by Donald Clavette) [Heaven Chronicles] Reprint (Questar 1991) omnibus of the “Heaven” stories The Outcasts of Heaven Belt (Signet 1978) and Legacy (Dell 1980).
• * *Ladyhawke (NAL/Signet 0-451-13321-8, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $3.50, 252pp, pb) Novelization of a fantasy film; movie tie-in edition, with stills.
• * _Ladyhawke (Swift 0-85997-694-7, Jul ’87, £5.95, 176pp, hc) Reprint (Signet 1985) fantasy film novelization. [Not seen]
• * *Lost in Space (HarperPrism 0-06-105908-0, Apr ’98, $5.99, 225pp, pb) [Lost in Space] Novelization of movie based on the 60s TV show. Includes eight unpaginated pages of color stills. A hardcover edition (-105049-0, $22.00, 179pp) is also available. Copyrighted by New Line Cinema.
• * _Lost in Space (NEL 0-340-71699-1, Jun ’98, £5.99, 204pp, pb) [Lost in Space] Reprint (HarperPrism 1998) novelization of the SF film based on the 1960s TV series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Mad Max III: Beyond Thunderdome (Warner 0-446-32951-7, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $2.95, 219pp, pb) Novelization of the third film in the series, based on a screenplay by Terry Hayes & George Miller.
• * _The Outcasts of Heaven Belt (NAL/Signet 0-451-11653-4, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $2.50, 198pp, pb) [Heaven Chronicles] Reissue (NAL 1978) sf novel.
• * *Phoenix in the Ashes (Bluejay 0-312-94364-4, Jan ’85, $14.95, 230pp, hc) Collection of 6 stories with new afterwords for each. There are some awful illustrations by Susan Collins and there is no contents page or previous publication acknowledgements. (CNB) (Contents)
• * _Phoenix in the Ashes (Tor 0-812-55713-1, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $2.95, 280pp, pb) Reprint (Bluejay 1985) collection of 6 stories.
• * _Phoenix in the Ashes (Orbit 0-7088-8204-8, Sep ’86, £2.50, 280pp, pb) Reprint (Bluejay 1985) sf collection.
• * _Psion (Dell/Laurel Leaf 0-440-97192-6, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $2.95, 346pp, pb) [Psion] Reprint (Delacorte 1982) young-adult sf novel.
• * _Psion (Dell 0-440-50340-X, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $8.95, 214pp, tp) [Psion] Reprint (Delacorte 1982) sf novel. This edition has been slightly revised.
• * _Psion (Warner Aspect 0-446-60354-6, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $5.99, 256pp, pb, cover by Gary Smith) [Psion] Reprint (Delacorte 1982) young-adult SF novel.
• * *Return to Oz (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32207-X, Jun ’85 [May ’85], $2.95, 214pp, pb) [Oz] Movie novelization based on the screenplay by Walter Murch and Gill Dennis, with color stills from the film.
• * *The Santa Claus Storybook (Grosset & Dunlap 0-448-10281-1, Oct ’85 [Sep ’85], $6.95, unpaginated, hc) Juvenile adaptation of the movie screenplay by David & Leslie Newman, illustrated with color stills from the film. Listed for Vinge completists.
• * *Santa Claus: The Movie (Berkley 0-425-08385-3, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $3.50, 244pp, pb) Novelization of a story and film script by David & Leslie Newman.
• * _The Snow Queen (Dell 0-440-17749-9, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $3.95, 536pp, pb) [Snow Queen] Reissue (Dial 1980) Hugo-winning sf novel.
• * _The Snow Queen (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20529-6, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $4.95, 469pp, pb) [Snow Queen] Reprint (Dial 1980) Hugo-winning sf novel. This edition has been slightly revised, basically to correct it.
• * _The Snow Queen (Easton Press no ISBN, Apr ’90, no price, 469pp, hc) [Snow Queen] Reprint (Dial 1980) Hugo Award-winning sf novel, with an introduction by Greg Bear and artwork by Pat Morrissey. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * *The Summer Queen (Warner Questar 0-446-51397-0, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $21.95, 670pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Snow Queen] Epic sf novel, sequel to The Snow Queen.
• * _The Summer Queen (SFBC #19315, Apr ’92, $10.98, 671pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Snow Queen] Reprint (Warner Questar 1991) epic sf novel, sequel to The Snow Queen. Similar to the Warner Questar edition except it lacks an ISBN and price. The SFBC number is on the back jacket.
• * _The Summer Queen (Easton Press no ISBN, May ’92, no price, 671pp, hc) [Snow Queen] Epic sf novel, sequel to The Snow Queen, with an introduction by James Gunn and artwork by Michael Whelan. This edition is published “simultaneously” with the Warner Questar edition listed seven months ago. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Signed First Editions of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _The Summer Queen (Warner Questar 0-446-36251-4, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $5.99, 948pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Snow Queen] Reprint (Warner Questar 1991) epic sf novel, third book of the “Snow Queen” series.
• * _The Summer Queen (Pan 0-330-32447-0, Feb ’93, £9.99, 1091pp, tp, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Snow Queen] Reprint (Questar 1991) epic sf novel. Sequel to The Snow Queen. Dated 1992, but has only just appeared. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Willow (Random House 0-394-89573-8, Jun ’88, $2.95, 125pp, pb) Young-adult fantasy novelization.
• * _Willow (Piper 0-330-30631-6, Nov ’88, £2.50, 125pp, tp) Reprint (Random House 1988) fantasy film novelization, based on a script by Bob Dolman. [First U.K. edition]
• * *World’s End (Bluejay 0-312-94468-3, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $13.95, 230pp, hc) [Snow Queen] Sf novel, sequel to The Snow Queen. Character study; evocative and depressing. (EAL)
• * *World’s End (Bluejay, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $40.00, 230pp, hc) [Snow Queen] Limited edition of the above.
• * _World’s End (SFBC #2431, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $3.98, 183pp, hc) [Snow Queen] Reprint (Bluejay 1984) sf novel.
• * _World’s End (Tor 0-812-55711-5, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.95, 284pp, pb) [Snow Queen] Reprint (Bluejay 1984) sf novel. Companion piece to The Snow Queen.
• * _World’s End (Tor 0-812-52368-7, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $4.99, 284pp, pb) [Snow Queen] Reissue (Bluejay 1984) sf novel, sequel to The Snow Queen; second printing.

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• * _Suzy McKee Charnas, Joan Vinge, Octavia Butler See entry under Marleen S. Barr.

VINGE, VERNOR (Steffen) (1944- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Across Realtime (SFBC #10384, Nov ’86 [Dec ’86], $6.98, 533pp, hc) [Bobbles] Omnibus edition of The Peace War (Bluejay 1984) and Marooned in Realtime (Bluejay 1986), sf novels. (Contents)
• * *Across Realtime (Baen 0-671-72098-8, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $5.99, 545pp, pb) [Bobbles] Revised omnibus of The Peace War (Bluejay 1984), Marooned in Realtime (Bluejay 1986), and the novella “The Ungoverned” (Far Frontiers Fall 1985). The two novels alone appeared under the same title from SFBC (1986). Recommended (CNB). (Contents)
• * _Across Realtime (Millennium 1-85798-119-7, Aug ’93, £8.99, 533pp, tp) [Bobbles] Reprint (SFBC 1986) omnibus of The Peace War and Marooned in Realtime. A hardcover edition (-118-9, £14.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Across Realtime (Millennium 1-85798-147-2, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], £5.99, 533pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Bobbles] Reprint (SFBC 1986) omnibus of The Peace War and Marooned in Realtime.
• * *A Fire Upon the Deep (Tor 0-312-85182-0, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $21.95, 391pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Fire Upon the Deep] Far-future sf novel set in a universe where physical laws are not constant.
• * _A Fire Upon the Deep (SFBC #19136, May ’92 [Aug ’92], $10.98, 391pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Fire Upon the Deep] Reprint (Tor 1992) far-future sf novel set in a universe where physical laws are not constant. Similar to the Tor edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and the SFBC number is on the back jacket.
• * _A Fire Upon the Deep (Easton Press no ISBN, Sep ’92, no price, 391pp, hc) [Fire Upon the Deep] Reprint (Tor 1992) far-future sf novel set in a universe where physical laws are not constant. Published “simultaneously” with the Tor edition listed six months ago. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Signed First Editions of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _A Fire Upon the Deep (Millennium 1-85798-003-4, Sep ’92, £8.99, 391pp, tp, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Fire Upon the Deep] Reprint (Tor 1992) far-future sf novel, set in a Universe where the laws of physics are variable. Recommended (PSP). A hardcover edition (-002-6, £14.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]
• * _A Fire Upon the Deep (Tor 0-812-51528-5, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $5.99, 613pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Fire Upon the Deep] Reprint (Tor 1992) far-future sf novel set in a universe where physical laws are not constant.
• * _A Fire Upon the Deep (Millennium 1-85798-127-8, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], £4.99, 579pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Fire Upon the Deep] Reprint (Tor 1992) far-future sf novel, set in a universe where the laws of physics are variable.
• * _A Fire Upon the Deep (Millennium 1-85798-127-8, Oct ’95 [Dec ’95], £5.99, 579pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Fire Upon the Deep] Reissue (Tor 1992) far future SF novel set in a universe where the laws of physics are variable, depending on galactic location. A Hugo winner.
• * _Marooned in Real Time (Pan 0-330-29960-3, Oct ’87, £2.95, 270pp, pb) [Bobbles] Reprint (Bluejay 1986) sf novel. Volume 2 in the “Real Time” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Marooned in Realtime (Bluejay 0-312-94295-8, Aug ’86, $17.95, 270pp, hc) [Bobbles] Sf novel, sequel to The Peace War — set millions of years in the future. A murder mystery involving advanced technology.
• * _Marooned in Realtime (Baen 0-671-65647-3, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $3.50, 313pp, pb) [Bobbles] Reprint (Bluejay 1986) sf novel, sequel to The Peace War. A Hugo nominee and one of the best hard science books in years. Highly recommended. (CNB)
• * *The Peace War (Bluejay 0-312-94342-3, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $15.95, 286pp, hc) [Bobbles] An excellent sf novel of a near-future earth transformed by a stolen invention. Recommended. (FCM)
• * _The Peace War (Baen 0-671-55965-6, Jun ’85 [May ’85], $3.50, 378pp, pb) [Bobbles] Reprint (Bluejay 1984) sf novel.
• * _The Peace War (Pan 0-330-29959-X, Oct ’87, £2.95, 317pp, pb) [Bobbles] Reprint (Bluejay 1984) sf novel. Volume 1 in the “Real Time” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Tatja Grimm’s World (Baen 0-671-65336-9, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], $3.50, 277pp, pb) [Tatja] Collects 3 Tatja stories. The last 2 were previously published together as Grimm’s World (Berkley 1969). (Contents)
• * _Tatja Grimm’s World (Pan 0-330-30707-X, Jan ’90, £3.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Tatja] Reprint (Baen 1987) collection of three linked stories, the last two of which were previously collected as Grimm’s World (Berkley 1969).
• * *Threats...And Other Promises (Baen 0-671-69790-0, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.50, 320pp, pb) Science fiction collection of seven stories, including an original novella plus author’s commentary on each story. (Contents)
• * _True Names (Bluejay 0-312-94444-6, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $6.95, 153pp, pb) Reprint (part of Binary Stars 5, Dell 1981) short sf novel. Illustrations by Bob Walters. There is no copyright notice of earlier publication.
• * *True Names and Other Dangers (Baen 0-671-65363-6, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $2.95, 275pp, pb) Collection of 5 stories (one a collaboration with Joan D. Vinge), plus author’s notes. (Contents)
• * _The Witling (Bluejay 0-312-94453-5, Apr ’86 [May ’86], $8.95, 180pp, pb) Reprint (DAW 1976) sf novel, illustrated by Doug Beekman.
• * _The Witling (Baen 0-671-65634-1, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $2.95, 220pp, pb) Reprint (DAW 1976) sf novel.
• * _The Witling (Pan 0-330-30709-6, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], £3.99, 220pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (DAW 1976) sf novel about a race of aliens with psionic powers.

VINICOFF, ERIC (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Maiden Flight (Baen 0-671-69795-1, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.50, 405pp, pb) Science fiction novel. In post-war ruined Earth, military pirates threaten nonviolent survivors who have colonized the upper atmosphere using dirigibles. A first novel.
• * *The Weigher (with Marcia Martin) (Baen 0-671-72144-5, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $4.99, 313pp, pb, cover by K. W. Kelly) Sf novel of two human explorers on a planet inhabited by a quick-tempered and brutal alien race.

VIRA, SOMA (1932- )

• * *Angel Trails, Double Lives (Space Link Books 0-9646057-0-8, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $12.95, 192pp, tp) New Age science-fantasy mystery novel with an Asian/Indian flavor. A man is kept frozen in a shape-shifting space station until his wife can prove his innocence of murder. Order from Bookworld Marketing, 1933 Whitfield Park Loop, Sarasota FL 34243; or Space Link Books, 77 West 55th St, Suite 12-J, New York NY 10019; 800-444-2524.

VIRGIL (70-19 BC)

• * _The Aeneid (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-71-2, Jul ’91, $40.00, 308pp, hc, cover by Luis Ferreira) Classic Roman epic poem, in a new translation by Edward B. McCrorie, with numerous full-color illustrations by Luis Ferreira and an introduction by the translator. This edition is limited to 500 copies.

VITOLA, DENISE (D.) (1957- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Half-Light (TSR 1-56076-400-7, Dec ’92, $4.50, 314pp, tp, cover by Fred Fields) Sf adventure novel. Commander Ariann Centuri’s forced marriage to the Viceroy of the Galactic Consortium puts her in deadly danger. A first novel.
• * *Manjinn Moon (Ace 0-441-00521-7, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $5.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Neal McPheeters) [Ty Merrick] Near-future SF mystery, third in the series featuring lycanthropic detective Ty Merrick.
• * *Opalite Moon (Ace 0-441-00465-2, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $5.99, 294pp, pb, cover by Neal McPheeters) [Ty Merrick] Near-future SF mystery, sequel to Quantum Moon, featuring lycanthropic detective Ty Merrick. Cult members are being murdered.