The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

BOWKETT, STEPHEN (stories) (continued)

• * *Dualists (Gollancz 0-575-04106-4, Sep ’87, £7.95, 152pp, hc) Juvenile sf novel.
• * _Dualists (Piper 0-330-30807-6, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], £2.50, 159pp, pb, cover by The Douglas Brothers) Reprint (Gollancz 1987) young-adult sf novel. This is dated 1988, but has only just appeared.
• * *Frontiersville High (Gollancz 0-575-04755-0, Aug ’90 [Sep ’90], £8.95, 139pp, hc, cover by Angus McKie) Collection of four young-adult sf stories, all set on the space station Frontiersville. (Contents)
• * _Gameplayers (Pan 0-330-30412-7, Sep ’88, £1.99, 159pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1986) young-adult fantasy/horror novel.
• * _Spellbinder (Piper 0-330-29682-5, Jan ’88, £1.75, 90pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1985) young-adult occult novella.
• * *The Web: Dreamcastle (Orion/Dolphin 1-85881-424-3, Jul ’97, £3.50, 101pp, pb, cover by Leigh Jones) [Web] Young-adult SF novella set in the worldwide Virtual Reality Web of 2027. Book 2 in a series of six linked novellas. A hardcover edition (-474-X, £9.99) was announced but not seen.

BOWLER, TIM (chron.)

• * *Midget (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 0-689-80115-7, Oct ’95 [Dec ’95], $15.00, 159pp, hc, cover by Ann Bobco) Young-adult horror novel. An abused, undersized teen has strange psychic powers.

BOWMAN, DAVID (1957- )

• * *Bunny Modern (Little, Brown 0-316-10281-4, Jan ’98, $21.95, 215pp, hc) Satirical near-future novel about a ninja-nanny in a New York where the electricity has failed and fertility waned.

BOYAJIAN, JERRY; [i.e., Jerel Michael Boyajian] (1953- )

• * *Index to the Science Fiction Magazines: 1983 (with Kenneth R. Johnson) (Twaci Press no ISBN, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $4.00, 31pp, 8.5" x 11" pb) Non-fiction, bibliographical information on the professional sf magazines, with sections arranged by magazine, author, and title, plus an artist index.
• * *Index to the Science Fiction Magazines: 1984 (with Kenneth R. Johnson) (Twaci Press no ISBN, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $4.75 postpaid, 31pp, pb) Bibliography. Indexes the 1984 issues of Amazing, Analog, Asimov’s, F&SF, and Twilight Zone only, plus selected stories from general magazines.
• * *Index to the Semi-Professional Magazines: 1983 (with Kenneth R. Johnson) (Twaci Press no ISBN, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $3.00, 27pp, 8.5" x 11" pb) Non-fiction, bibliographical information on semi-pro magazines and on some fanzines.

BOYD, DONNA

• * *The Passion (Avon 0-380-97449-5, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $15.95, 387pp, hc, cover by Sean Beavers) [Passion] Romantic werewolf novel. Contemporary werewolves learn the truth of a family tragedy back in 19th-century Paris.

BOYE, KARIN (1900-1941)

• * _Kallocain (Fromm Int’l 0-88064-050-2, Oct ’85, $7.95, 193pp, pb) Reprint (Univ. of Wisconsin 1966) dystopian sf novel, first published in Sweden in 1940.

BOYER, ELIZABETH H. (stories)

• * *The Black Lynx (Ballantine Del Rey 0-34537593-9, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $4.99, 315pp, pb, cover by Tim Hildebrandt) [Clan of the Warlord] Fantasy novel, a sequel to The Clan of the Warlord.
• * *The Clan of the Warlord (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35966-6, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $4.99, 267pp, pb) [Clan of the Warlord] Fantasy novel of an orphan, raised by a wizard, who becomes a witch and sets out to seek vengeance. First book of a new series.
• * *The Curse of Slagfid (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33265-2, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $3.95, 341pp, pb) [*Wizard’s War] Norse fantasy novel about two heroes seeking to lift a family curse. Sequel to The Troll’s Grindstone.
• * _The Curse of Slagfid (Corgi 0-552-13568-2, Jun ’90, £3.99, 398pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [*Wizard’s War] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel. The Sixth of “The World of Alfar” novels.
• * *The Dragon’s Carbuncle (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35459-1, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $4.95, 311pp, pb, cover by Greg Hildebrandt) [*Wizard’s War] Norse fantasy novel, third book of the “Wizard’s War” series.
• * _The Elves and the Otterskin (Corgi 0-552-12759-0, Aug ’86, £2.50, 352pp, pb) [World of Alfar] Reprint (Del Rey 1981) fantasy novel.
• * *Keeper of Cats (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38180-7, Jan ’95 [Dec ’94], $5.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Mark Garro) Fantasy novel. A young girl has to cope with her five grandmothers, their scads of cats, and a search for a magic cup.
• * *The Lord of Chaos (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36302-7, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $4.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Greg Hildebrandt) [*Wizard’s War] Fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Wizard’s War” series.
• * _The Sword and the Satchel (Corgi 0-552-12758-2, May ’86, £2.50, 314pp, pb) [World of Alfar] Reprint (Del Rey 1980) fantasy novel.
• * _The Thrall and the Dragon’s Heart (Corgi 0-552-12760-4, Oct ’86, £2.50, 333pp, pb) [World of Alfar] Reprint (Del Rey 1982) fantasy novel.
• * *The Troll’s Grindstone (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32182-0, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $3.50, 342pp, pb) [*Wizard’s War] Fantasy novel.
• * _The Troll’s Grindstone (Corgi 0-552-13201-2, Dec ’87, £2.95, 393pp, pb) [*Wizard’s War] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 5 in the “World of the Alfar” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Troll’s Grindstone (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32182-0, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $3.95, 342pp, pb) [*Wizard’s War] Reissue (Del Rey 1986) Norse fantasy novel; fourth printing.
• * _The Wizard and the Warlord (Corgi 0-552-12761-2, Jan ’87, £2.50, 332pp, pb) [World of Alfar] Reprint (Ballantine 1983) fantasy novel. Volume 4 in the “World of the Alfar” series. [First U.K. edition]

BOYER, ROBERT H(orace), ed. (1937- ) (stories)

• * *Fantasists on Fantasy: A Collection of Critical Reflections (with Kenneth J. Zahorski) (Avon/Discus 0-380-86553-X, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $3.95, 287pp, pb) Non-fiction, anthology of essays by 18 fantasy writers, from George Macdonald and J.R.R. Tolkien to Ursula L. Guin and Michael Moorcock. The essays are all reprints, but the biographical introductions are new and interesting. (CNB)
• * _The Notorious Abbess See entry under Vera Chapman.
• * *Visions & Imaginings: Classic Fantasy Fiction (with Kenneth J. Zahorski) (Academy Chicago 0-89733-361-6, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $10.95, 329pp, tp, cover by Barbara Corey) Anthology of 17 stories with a new introduction by the editors. This is a “best of” anthology from the five volumes of classic fantasy they edited in the 1970s. (Contents)

BOYETT, STEVEN R. (1960- ) (stories)

• * *The Architect of Sleep (Ace 0-441-02905-1, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $2.95, 290pp, pb) Fantasy novel of war in a parallel world.
• * _The Gnole (with Alan Aldridge) See entry under Alan Aldridge.

BOYLAN, JAMES FINNEY (1958- )

• * *The Planets (Simon & Schuster/Poseidon 0-671-72715-X, Apr ’91, $18.95, 265pp, hc, cover by James Steinberg) Literary fantasy novel of bizarre happenings in a small Pennsylvania town where an underground coal fire has been raging for over 25 years.
• * _The Planets (Random House/Vintage 0-679-73906-8, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $10.00, 265pp, tp, cover by Jeff Fisher) Reprint (Poseidon 1991) literary fantasy novel of bizarre happenings in a small Pennsylvania town where an underground coal fire has been raging for over 25 years.

BOYLE, JOE (stories)

• * *Brog the Stoop (Scholastic UK 0-590-55430-1, Oct ’93, £3.50, 295pp, pb, cover by Brian Froud) Young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *Year of the Phial (Scholastic UK 0-590-55492-1, Oct ’95 [Dec ’95], £3.99, 204pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) Young-adult SF novel. A dying race may be saved if a young Earth boy can find a precious phial.

BOYLE, JOSEPHINE (1935- )

• * *Maiden’s End (Piatkus 0-86188-762-X, Aug ’88 [Dec ’88], £10.95, 265pp, hc) Horror novel.
• * +Maiden’s End (St. Martin’s 0-312-03391-5, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $17.95, 265pp, hc, cover by Pete Rozycki) Gothic psychological thriller with a real poltergeist. First American edition (Piatkus 1988).

BOYLL, (James) RANDALL (1962- )

• * *After Sundown (Charter 1-55773-190-X, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.95, 299pp, pb) Horror novel of possession in a snowbound cabin. A first novel.
• * _After Sundown (Corgi 0-552-13734-0, Feb ’91, £3.99, 336pp, pb) Reprint (Charter 1989) horror novel.
• * *Chiller (Jove 0-515-10836-7, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $4.99, 310pp, pb) Horror novel of a girl trapped inside her clinically dead body by a bizarre medical experiment.
• * *Darkman (Jove 0-515-10378-0, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.95, 252pp, pb) Movie tie-in horror novelization based on the Sam Raimi film.
• * _Darkman (Titan 1-85286-296-3, Nov ’90, £2.99, 252pp, pb) Reprint (Jove 1990) horror film novelization based on the screenplay by Chuck Pfarrer, Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi, Daniel Goldin & Joshua Goldin.
• * *Darkman #1: The Hangman (Pocket 0-671-78764-0, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $4.99, 215pp, pb) [Darkman] Horror/Sci-Fi novelization, first book in a new series based on the Sam Raimi film. Copyrighted by MCA.
• * *Darkman #2: The Price of Fear (Pocket 0-671-79434-5, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $5.50, 215pp, pb, cover by John Alvin) [Darkman] Sf/horror novelization, second book in a series based on the Sam Raimi film. Copyrighted by MCA.
• * *Darkman #3: The Gods of Hell (Pocket 0-671-79435-3, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $5.50, 220pp, pb) [Darkman] SF/horror novelization, third book in a series based on the Sam Raimi film. Copyrighted by MCA.
• * *Darkman #4: In the Face of Death (Pocket 0-671-79436-1, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $5.50, 215pp, pb, cover by John Alvin) [Darkman] SF/horror novelization, fourth book in a series based on the Sam Raimi film. Copyrighted by MCA.
• * *Mongster (Berkley 0-425-12485-1, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $3.95, 280pp, pb) Horror novel of a boy obssessed with monsters, who finds a real one and uses it for revenge.
• * *Shocker (Corgi 0-552-13641-7, Apr ’90, £2.99, 192pp, pb) Horror film novelization based on the screenplay by Wes Craven.
• * *Shocker (Berkley 0-425-12263-8, Sep ’90, $3.95, 220pp, pb) Movie tie-in novelization of the Wes Craven horror film.
• * *Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (Pocket 0-671-52696-0, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $4.99, 277pp, pb) Movie novelization. Copyrighted by Tales from the Crypt Holdings and Universal Pictures.

BOZIC, STRETEN (1932- ); see pseudonym B. Wongar

BRACKETT, LEIGH (Douglas) [Mrs. Edmond Hamilton] (1915-1978) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Best of Leigh Brackett (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33247-4, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $3.95, 423pp, pb) Reissue (SFBC 1977) collection of 10 stories edited by Edmond Hamilton. 2nd Del Rey printing.
• * _The Big Jump (Tor 0-812-53229-5, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $2.95, 182pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1955) sf novel.
• * _The Ginger Star (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31827-7, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.50, 186pp, pb) [Eric John Stark] Reissue (Ballantine 1974) sf adventure novel, Vol. 1 in “The Book of Skaith”; 5th printing — there are 190,000 in print.
• * _The Hounds of Skaith (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31828-5, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.50, 182pp, pb) [Eric John Stark] Reissue (Ballantine 1974) sf novel, “Skaith” #2; 4th printing, 166,000 in print.
• * _The Long Tomorrow (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32926-0, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $2.95, 262pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1955) sf novel. Fourth printing. The paperback is now the same price as the original hardcover.
• * _The Reavers of Skaith (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31829-3, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.50, 208pp, pb) [Eric John Stark] Reissue (Ballantine 1976) sf novel, conclusion of the “Skaith” trilogy; 3rd printing, 151,500 in print.

BRADBURY, RAY(mond Douglas) (1920- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Ahmed and the Oblivion Machines: A Fable (Avon 0-380-97704-4, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $14.00, unpaginated, hc, cover by Chris Lane) Fantasy novella about a boy’s revelatory, marvellous adventures. Illustrated by Chris Lane.
• * _The April Witch (Creative Education 0-88682-105-3, 1987, $14.25, hc) Reprint, illustrated short story.
• * *Classic Stories 1 (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28637-4, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 342pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) Collection of 31 stories that originally appeared in The Golden Apples of the Sun and R Is for Rocket. This is a semi-omnibus volume, lacking four stories from The Golden Apples of the Sun and one from R Is for Rocket, four appear in Classic Stories 2. “The Golden Apples of the Sun”, which appeared in both original volumes is not here at all, despite having inspired the cover illustration. (Contents)
• * _Classic Stories 1 (3rd printing) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28637-4, 1995, $3.95, 342pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) Reissue collection of 32 stories that originally appeared in The Golden Apples of the Sun and R Is for Rocket. This is a semi-omnibus volume, lacking three stories from The Golden Apples of the Sun and one from R Is for Rocket, four appear in Classic Stories 2. “The Golden Apples of the Sun” has been added to this edition. (Contents)
• * *Classic Stories 2 (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28638-2, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 341pp, pb, cover by Don Maitz) Collection of 31 stories that originally appeared in A Medicine for Melancholy and S Is for Space. This is a semi-omnibus volume, containing all the stories in the originals plus others, but those that appeared in both volumes only appear once. (Contents)
• * *The Climate of Palettes (Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, May ’89, 19pp, hc) Poetry collection. Published in a signed limited cloth edition of 150 numbered copies plus 26 lettered copies. (Contents)
• * _Dandelion Wine (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27753-7, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 239pp, pb, cover by Tom Canty) [Dandelion Wine] Reissue (Doubleday 1957) fantasy novel; 21st printing.
• * _Dandelion Wine (Grafton 0-586-04360-8, Jul ’91 [Oct ’91], £3.50, 192pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Dandelion Wine] Reprint (Doubleday 1957) fantasy novel.
• * _Dandelion Wine (Easton Press no ISBN, Mar ’92, no price, 269pp, hc) [Dandelion Wine] Reprint (Doubleday 1957) fantasy novel, with a 1974 introduction by Bradbury and frontis by Joseph Mugnaini. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _Dandelion Wine (Avon 0-380-97726-5, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $15.00, 267pp, hc, cover by Tim O’Brien) [Dandelion Wine] Reprint (Doubleday 1957) fantasy novel. This has a 1975 introduction by Bradbury.
• * _The Day It Rained Forever (Penguin 0-14-010120-9, Oct ’87, £3.95, 233pp, tp) Reissue (Hart-Davis 1959) sf/fantasy collection. In the Penguin Classic Science Fiction series.
• * _The Day It Rained Forever (Roc UK 0-14-015246-6, Nov ’91, £4.50, 233pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) Reissue (Hart-Davis 1959) sf/fantasy collection.
• * *Death Has Lost Its Charm for Me (Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, Apr ’87, unpaginated, hc) Poetry collection. Of the first edition, 150 copies were signed by Ray Bradbury. (Contents)
• * _Death Is a Lonely Business (Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, Oct ’85, hc) [Death Is a Lonely Business] Reprint (Knopf 1985). Bradbury’s first novel in 23 years, billed as a nostalgic hard-boiled detective novel. Includes a new introduction by Bradbury.
• * *Death Is a Lonely Business (Knopf 0-394-54702-0, Oct ’85, $15.95, 278pp, hc) [Death Is a Lonely Business] Non-sf/fantasy; associational. Bradbury’s first novel in 23 years is billed as a nostalgic hard-boiled detective novel.
• * _Death Is a Lonely Business (Thorndike, ME: Thorndike Press, 1986, hc) [Death Is a Lonely Business] Reprint (Knopf 1985). Bradbury’s first novel in 23 years, billed as a nostalgic hard-boiled detective novel. Large print edition.
• * _Death Is a Lonely Business (Grafton 0-246-12830-5, May ’86, £9.95, 239pp, hc) [Death Is a Lonely Business] Reprint (Knopf 1985) detective novel. Non sf/fantasy; associational.
• * _Death Is a Lonely Business (Bantam 0-553-26447-8, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $3.95, 216pp, pb) [Death Is a Lonely Business] Reprint (Knopf 1985); associational, mystery novel.
• * _Death Is a Lonely Business (Grafton 0-586-06877-5, Jan ’88, £2.95, 271pp, pb) [Death Is a Lonely Business] Reprint (Knopf 1985) thriller novel. Listed for Bradbury fans.
• * _Death Is a Lonely Business (Bantam 0-553-35462-0, Jan ’92 [Nov ’91], $10.00, 278pp, tp, cover by Randy Nelson) [Death Is a Lonely Business] Reprint (Knopf 1985) associational mystery novel of death on the old Venice pier.
• * _Dinosaur Tales (Bantam 0-553-24614-3, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.50, 144pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam 1983) collection. First mass-market edition of a heavily illustrated short collection.
• * _Dinosaur Tales (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-0188-1, 1996 [Jun ’96], $5.98, 144pp, hc, cover by William Stout) Reprint (Bantam 1983) illustrated short collection of four stories and two poems. This is an instant-remainder edition. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * *Dogs Think That Every Day Is Christmas (Gibbs-Smith, 1997, hc) Long poem. Originally a small broadside as “Dogs Think That Every Day Is Christmas: An Additional Holiday 1995 Poem” sent by Bradbury for Christmas.
• * _The Dragon (Footsteps Press, 1988, hc) Reprint short story. Published in a signed limited edition of 300 numbered copies plus 52 lettered copies.
• * *Driving Blind (Avon 0-380-97381-2, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $23.00, 261pp, hc, cover by Bernie Fuchs) Original collection of 21 stories, four previously published elsewhere, with a brief afterword by Bradbury. (Contents)
• * _Driving Blind (Avon 0-380-78960-4, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $6.50, 259pp, pb, cover by Bernie Fuchs) Reprint (Avon 1997) original collection of 21 stories.
• * _Driving Blind (Earthlight 0-671-02207-5, Oct ’98, £5.99, 259pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Avon 1997) original collection of 21 stories, four previously published elsewhere, with a brief afterword by Bradbury. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Fahrenheit 451 (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34296-8, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $3.50, 179pp, pb) Reissue (Ballantine 1953) classic sf novel; 70th(!) printing. This contains the novel only; the original edition had 2 additional stories.
• * _Fahrenheit 451 (Chivers Press 0-7451-7106-0, 1988, hc) Reprint (Ballantine 1953) classic sf short novel. Large print edition.
• * _Fahrenheit 451 (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34296-8, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.95, 179pp, pb) Reissue (Ballantine 1953) classic sf novel; 78th printing. This edition contains the novel plus the 1982 afterword and the 1979 coda by Bradbury—the first edition included two additional short stories.
• * _Fahrenheit 451 (Grafton 0-586-04356-X, Jul ’90, £2.99, 172pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reissue (Ballantine 1953) sf novel.