The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

BENSON, ANN

• * *The Plague Tales (Delacorte 0-385-31651-8, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $23.95, 474pp, hc, cover by Honi Werner & Hieronymus Bosch) [Plague Tales] Very-near-future SF novel/historical. In 2005, a medical archaeologist accidentally releases a deadly plague; linked passages are set in Europe during the Black Death. A first novel.
• * _The Plague Tales (Dell 0-440-22510-8, Jun ’98, $6.50, 675pp, pb) [Plague Tales] Reprint (Delacorte 1997) near-future SF novel/historical of plague.

BENSON, E(dward) F(rederic) (1867-1940) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Collected Ghost Stories (Robinson 1-85487-110-2, Nov ’92, £7.99, 624pp, tp) Collection of 54 ghost stories previously collected in four volumes - The Room in the Tower (1912), Visible and Invisible (1923), Spook Stories (1928), and More Spook Stories (1934). Edited and introduced by Richard Dalby, with a foreword by Joan Aiken. Despite the title this volume does not include the ghost stories published in The Flint Knife (Equation 1988). Simultaneous with the US edition from Carroll & Graf. (Contents)
• * *The Collected Ghost Stories of E.F. Benson (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-857-3, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $10.95, 624pp, tp) Collection of 54 ghost stories, edited and with an introduction by Richard Dalby and a foreword by Joan Aiken. Simultaneous with the British edition from Robinson.
• * _The Collected Ghost Stories of E.F. Benson (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0365-2, Nov ’96 [Dec ’96], $12.95, 624pp, tp) Reissue (Robinson; Carroll & Graf 1992) collection of 54 literary ghost stories. Edited by Richard Dalby, with a foreword by Joan Aiken. Second printing.
• * _Fine Feathers and Other Stories (Oxford University Press 0-19-282416-3, Jun ’95 [Jul ’95], £5.99, 302pp, tp, cover by William Strang) Reprint (Oxford 1994) collection of 31 stories, the last 3 of which are supernatural. Selected and introduced by Jack Adrian. (Contents)
• * *The Flint Knife (Equation 1-85336-029-5, Oct ’88, £3.50, 184pp, tp) Outstanding collection of rare, and generally uncollected, ghost stories, edited and introduced by Jack Adrian. (PSP) (Contents)
• * _The Luck of the Vails (Chatto & Windus 0-7012-0722-1, Oct ’86 [Aug ’86], £4.50, 336pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1901) novel of the supernatural.
• * _The Luck of the Vails (Salem House/Hogarth Press 0-7012-0722-1, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $6.95, 320pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1901) fantasy suspense novel. This is the 1986 Hogarth Press British edition, imported by Salem House.
• * *The Tale of an Empty House and Other Ghost Stories (Black Swan 0-552-99222-4, Nov ’86, £3.95, 232pp, pb) Collection of ghost stories. (Contents)
• * *The Terror by Night (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-, 1998 [Oct ’98], $49.95, 161pp, hc, cover by Douglas Walters) Collection of 15 stories, with a biographical introduction by editor Jack Adrian. This is a limited edition of 600. (Contents)

BENSON, GORDON (Kent), Jr. (1936-1996) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Anne Inez McCaffrey: A Working Bibliography (with Phil Stephensen-Payne) See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.
• * _Anne McCaffrey: Dragonlady and More (with Phil Stephensen-Payne) See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.
• * _Bob Shaw: A Working Bibliography (with Phil Stephensen-Payne & Chris Nelson) See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.
• * _Bob Shaw: Artist at Ground Zero: A Working Bibliography (with Phil Stephensen-Payne) See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.
• * _C.L. Moore & Henry Kuttner: A Marriage of Souls and Talent (with Phil Stephensen-Payne & Virgil Utter) See entry under Virgil Utter.
• * _Catherine Lucille Moore & Henry Kuttner: A Marriage of Souls and Talent (with Phil Stephensen-Payne & Virgil Utter) See entry under Virgil Utter.
• * _Cyril M. Kornbluth: A Working Bibliography (with Phil Stephensen-Payne) See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.
• * _Edgar Pangborn: The Persistent Wonderer: A Working Bibliography (with Phil Stephensen-Payne) See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.
• * _Frederik Pohl: A Working Bibliography (with Phil Stephensen-Payne) See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.
• * _Fritz Leiber: A Working Bibliography (with Phil Stephensen-Payne) See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.
• * _Gene Wolfe: A Working Bibliography (with Phil Stephensen-Payne) See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.
• * _Harry Harrison: A Working Bibliography (with Phil Stephensen-Payne) See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.
• * _Jack Vance: A Working Bibliography (with Phil Stephensen-Payne) See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.
• * _James Tiptree, Jr.: A Working Bibliography (with Phil Stephensen-Payne) See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.
• * _James White: A Working Bibliography (with Phil Stephensen-Payne) See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.
• * _John Brunner: A Working Bibliography (with Phil Stephensen-Payne) See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.
• * _Keith Laumer: A Working Bibliography (with Phil Stephensen-Payne) See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.
• * _Manly Wade Wellman: The Gentleman from Chapel Hill: A Working Bibliography (with Phil Stephensen-Payne) See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.
• * _Marion Zimmer Bradley: A Working Bibliography (with Phil Stephensen-Payne) See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.
• * _Michael Bishop: A Transfigured Talent (with Phil Stephensen-Payne) See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.
• * _Philip José Farmer: A Working Bibliography (with Phil Stephensen-Payne) See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.
• * _Philip Kindred Dick: A Working Bibliography (with Phil Stephensen-Payne) See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.
• * _Philip Kindred Dick: Metaphysical Conjurer (with Phil Stephensen-Payne) See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.
• * _Poul Anderson: A Working Bibliography (with Phil Stephensen-Payne) See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.
• * _Theodore Sturgeon: A Working Bibliography (with Phil Stephensen-Payne) See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.
• * _William Tenn: High Klass Talent: A Working Bibliography (with Phil Stephensen-Payne) See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.

BENSON, MARGARET; see pseudonym Maggie Shayne (stories)

BENSON, MICHAEL (Albert) (1956- )

• * *Vintage Science Fiction Films, 1896-1949 (McFarland 0-89950-085-4, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $18.95, 219pp, hc) Chronological filmography of about 375 films, with annotations and indexes. There is light-hearted and very readable commentary throughout, plus lots of behind-the-scenes information. A book to read as well as keep for reference. Recommended. (CNB)

BENSON, NELIA

• * *Amaranth (Avon 0-380-88765-7, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $2.50, 172pp, pb) Fantasy novel.

BENSON, R(obert) H(ugh) (1871-1914) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Ghosts in the House (with A. C. Benson) See entry under A. C. Benson

BENTHAM, JEREMY

• * _Doctor Who - The Early Years (Comet 0-86379-170-0, Feb ’88, £6.95, 224pp, tp) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1986) associational book about Doctor Who.
• * *Doctor Who: The Early Years (W.H. Allen 0-491-03612-4, May ’86, £13.95, 224pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Associational - yet another book about the TV series.
• * *Doctor Who: The Early Years (W.H. Allen 0-491-03863-1, May ’86, £75.00, 224pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Luxury, leather-bound edition of the above.

BENTINE, MICHAEL (1922-1996)

• * _Lords of the Levels (Grafton 0-586-06643-8, Aug ’87, £2.95, 302pp, pb) Reprint (Grafton 1986) occult novel.
• * *Lords of the Levels: A Novel of the Paranormal (Grafton 0-246-12698-1, May ’86, £9.95, 302pp, hc) Fantasy novel of “a battle to the death between the forces of good and evil, set against the brooding, atmospheric background of the Romney Marsh in Kent.” A first novel.

BENTON, MIKE

• * *Science Fiction Comics: The Illustrated History (Taylor Publishing 0-87833-789-X, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $24.95, 150pp, hc) Associational history of sf comics. Available from Taylor Publishing, 1550 W. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas TX 75235.

BEN-TOV, SHARONA

• * *The Artificial Paradise: Science Fiction and the American Reality (University of Michigan Press 0-472-10580-9, 1995 [May ’98], $32.50, 201pp, hc, cover by Marty Somberg) Non-fiction. A critical look at the way SF reflects American ways of thinking. This is dated 1995, but not seen until now. Order from the University of Michigan Press, PO Box 1104, Ann Arbor MI 48106; 734-764-4392.

BEN-TOVIM, ATARAH

• * *Queen Eleanor’s Legacy (Piatkus 0-7499-0226-4, Apr ’94, £15.99, 314pp, hc, cover by Dave Pether) Fantasy novel. The spirit of the twelfth century monarch Eleanor of Aquitaine uses black arts to live again in the body of a concert flutist.

BEN-YEHUDA, NACHMAN (1948- )

• * *Deviance and Moral Boundaries: Witchcraft, the Occult, Science Fiction, Deviant Sciences and Scientists (University of Chicago Press 0-226-04335-5, Oct ’85 [Jan ’86], $25.00, 260pp, hc) Non-fiction, a sociological study ranging from European witch burnings to the activities of modern sf fans. Deviant cultures are unorthodox but not necessarily bad; sf fandom comes out ok.

BERBERICK, NANCY VARIAN (1951- ) (stories)

• * *A Child of Elvish (Ace 0-441-85429-X, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $4.50, 282pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Jewels of Elvish] Fantasy novel, sequel to Jewels of Elvish. The spirit of a dead queen sends an elf and a man to find a half-breed child who can fight an evil sorcerer.
• * *DragonLance Heroes: Stormblade (TSR 0-88038-597-9, Sep ’88, $3.95, 347pp, pb) [DragonLance: Heroes] Fantasy novelization, Volume Two in the newest “DragonLance” series.
• * _DragonLance Heroes: Stormblade (Penguin 0-14-011648-6, Jun ’89, £3.99, 347pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [DragonLance: Heroes] Reprint (TSR 1988) fantasy novelization. Second in the series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _DragonLance: Tears of the Night Sky (with Linda P. Baker) See entry under Linda P. Baker
• * *The Jewels of Elvish (TSR 0-88038-726-2, May ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 343pp, tp) [Jewels of Elvish] Fantasy novel about an elf-princess who marries a man to form an alliance between their peoples.
• * *The Panther’s Hoard (Ace 0-441-00009-6, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $4.99, 291pp, pb, cover by Bruce Eagle) [Shadow of the Seventh Moon] Fantasy novel about a dying race of dwarves, sequel to Shadow of the Seventh Moon.
• * *Shadow of the Seventh Moon (Ace 0-441-76055-4, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.50, 303pp, pb, cover by Brad Teare) [Shadow of the Seventh Moon] Fantasy novel of the dying race of dwarves and their dealings with humankind.

BERENS, JESSICA

• * _Queen of the Witches (Arrow 0-09-925411-5, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], £5.99, 185pp, pb, cover by Clare Mackie) Reprint (Hutchinson 1993) humorous occult novel. The suburban covens of modern England prepare to elect the Queen of the Witches.

BERESFORD, ELISABETH; pseudonym of Inez McAlister Faber, (1897-1994)

• * *The Wooden Gun (Hippo 0-590-76172-2, Nov ’89 [Sep ’89], £1.95, 100pp, pb) Young-adult ghost story. Volume 13 in the “Hauntings” series.

BERGANTINO, DAVID (c1960- )

• * *Freddy Krueger’s Tales of Terror #3: Virtual Terror (Tor 0-812-55190-7, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $3.99, 150pp, pb) [*Freddy Krueger’s Tales of Terror] Young-adult horror novelization based on characters from the “Nightmare on Elm Street” movies. The title page lists Bruce Richards as author. Copyrighted by New Line Productions.
• * *Freddy Krueger’s Tales of Terror #4: Twice Burned (Tor 0-812-55192-3, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $3.99, 154pp, pb) [*Freddy Krueger’s Tales of Terror] Young-adult novelization, #4 in the series based on the character from the “Nightmare on Elm Street” movies. Copyrighted by New Line Productions.
• * *Freddy Krueger’s Tales of Terror #5: Help Wanted (Tor 0-812-55193-1, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $3.99, 150pp, pb) [*Freddy Krueger’s Tales of Terror] Young-adult horror novelization based on the Nightmare on Elm Street movies. Copyrighted by New Line Productions.
• * *Freddy Krueger’s Tales of Terror: Deadly Disguise (Tor 0-812-55195-8, Oct ’95, $3.99, 116pp, pb) [*Freddy Krueger’s Tales of Terror] Young-adult horror novelization, sixth in the series based on the movie characters. Copyrighted by New Line Productions.
• * *Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (Tor 0-812-55166-4, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $4.99, 216pp, pb) Horror movie novelization, in which Freddie Krueger not only stalks the cast of the new Nightmare movie, but also the author of the novelization.
• * _Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (Tor UK 0-330-34071-9, Jan ’95, £4.99, 216pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1994) horror movie novelization, in which Freddie Krueger not only stalks the cast of the new Nightmare movie, but also the author of the novelization. [First U.K. edition]

BERGEN, JAMES A(llen), Jr. (1948- )

• * *Price and Reference Guide to Books Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Golden Lion no ISBN, Jul ’92, $21.95, 214pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference. An annotated bibliography and price guide to Burroughs’ fiction. Available from Golden Lion Books, PO Box 681, Beaverton OR 97075, 503-266-7557. [Burroughs]

BERGER, ALBERT I. (stories)

• * *The Magic that Works: John W. Campbell and the American Response to Technology (Borgo Press 0-89370-275-7, Jun ’93 [Sep ’93], $20.00, 231pp, tp) Non-fiction, criticism. A study of Campbell’s life and work, focusing on his achievements as an editor. A hardcover edition (-175-0, $30.00) was announced but not seen. Available from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845. [Campbell]

BERGER, MELVIN H. (1927- ); see pseudonym Mike Stone

BERGER, THOMAS (Louis) (1924- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Arthur Rex (Little Brown 0-316-09146-4, Apr ’90, $10.95, 499pp, tp, cover by Paul Bacon) Reprint (Delacorte 1978) Arthurian fantasy novel.
• * *Being Invisible (Little Brown 0-316-09158-8, Apr ’87, $16.95, 262pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel about a man who can disappear at will.
• * _Being Invisible (Methuen 0-413-16970-7, Jul ’88, £10.95, 262pp, hc) Reprint (Little, Brown 1987) novel about a man who can become invisible at will. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Being Invisible (Penguin 0-14-010871-8, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $6.95, 262pp, tp) Reprint (Little, Brown 1987) quasi-fantasy/magical realism novel about invisibility.
• * _Being Invisible (Mandarin 0-7493-0019-1, May ’89, £3.50, 262pp, pb) Reprint (Little, Brown 1987) literary fantasy novel.
• * *Changing the Past (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-84013-4, Mar ’90, £12.95, 285pp, hc, cover by Glyn Goodwin) Literary fantasy novel about a man who is given the opportunity to change his past and who finds that fame and wealth are not all they’re cracked up to be. Recommended. (PSP)
• * *Nowhere (Methuen 0-413-59870-5, Feb ’86, £9.50, 192pp, hc) Utopian fantasy.
• * _Nowhere (Methuen 0-413-14200-0, Feb ’87 [Mar ’87], £2.50, 186pp, pb) Reprint (Methuen 1986) literary fantasy novel.

BERGLUND, E(dward) P(aul), ed. (1942- ) (stories)

• * _The Disciples of Cthulhu (Chaosium 1-56882-054-2, Mar ’96, $10.95, 258pp, tp, cover by H. E. Fassl) Reprint (DAW 1976) anthology of nine stories, one original. This second revised edition has a new preface by Edward P. Berglund, and new illustrations by Earl Geier. The Ramsey Campbell and Brian Lumley stories have been slightly revised. Dropped from this edition are stories by Lin Carter and Joseph Payne Brennan; new to this edition are stories by A.A. Attanasio and Robert M. Price (the one original). (Contents)

BERGSTROM, ELAINE (1946- ); see pseudonym Marie Kiraly (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Blood Alone (Jove 0-515-10380-2, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $4.50, 325pp, pb) [Austra Family] Vampire horror novel, sequel to Shattered Glass.
• * _Blood Alone (Ace 0-441-00088-6, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $4.99, 325pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) [Austra Family] Reprint (Jove 1990) romantic vampire novel, second book of the “Austra Family” series.
• * *Blood Rites (Jove 0-515-10728-X, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $4.50, 332pp, pb) [Austra Family] Vampire novel, about a vampire artist who resists her craving until stalked by a hired killer. Third book of the series begun in Shattered Glass.
• * _Blood Rites (Ace 0-441-00074-6, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $4.99, 332pp, pb, cover by Marc Tauss) [Austra Family] Reprint (Jove 1991) vampire novel, about a vampire artist who resists her craving until stalked by a hired killer. Third book of the “Austra Family” series.
• * *Daughter of the Night (Jove 0-515-10951-7, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $4.99, 323pp, pb) [Austra Family] Vampire horror novel, the fourth book in the “Austra Family” series. Catherine Austra, a vampire, is the inspiration for the horrific crimes of Elizabeth Bathory.
• * _Daughter of the Night (Ace 0-441-00110-6, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $4.99, 323pp, pb) [Austra Family] Reprint (Jove 1992) romantic vampire novel, fourth book of the “Austra Family” series.
• * *The Door Through Washington Square (Ace 0-441-00544-6, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $6.99, 360pp, pb, cover by John Stephens) Fantasy novel. A woman inherits a house with a doorway to the past, where Aleister Crowley waits.
• * *Ravenloft: Baroness of Blood (TSR 0-7869-0146-2, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $4.95, 309pp, tp, cover by Robh Ruppel) [Ravenloft] Horror novelization based on the role-playing game. Copyrighted by TSR.
• * *Ravenloft: Tapestry of Dark Souls (TSR 1-56076-571-2, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $4.95, 310pp, tp, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [Ravenloft] Dark fantasy novelization based on the “Ravenloft” game.
• * *Shattered Glass (Jove 0-515-10055-2, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 372pp, pb) [Austra Family] Vampire romantic novel.
• * _Shattered Glass (Ace 0-441-00067-3, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $4.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) [Austra Family] Reprint (Jove 1989) romantic vampire novel, first book of the “Austra Family” series.