The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

BRENNAN, JOSEPH PAYNE (stories) (continued)

• * *Look Back on Laurel Hills (Jwindz Publishing 0-9618918-2-3, Nov ’89, $8.00, 49pp, tp) Poetry collection by a well-known horror writer. A hardcover edition of 60 copies (-1-5, $30.00) was out of print on publication. (Contents)
• * *Sixty Selected Poems (New Establishment Press 0-932445-10-1, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $5.00, 75pp, pb; also announced in hc for $14.00) A collection of “mainstream” poetry, but with overtones of dark fantasy, from the Weird Tales author. The book contains some excellent work, and readers with an interest in poetry as well as fantasy should give it a try. Recommended. (FCM)

BRENNAN, NOEL-ANNE (Gerson) (1948- )

• * *Winter Reckoning (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-85-2, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $30.00, 253pp, hc) “Science-Fantasy” novel of a remote world, a reptilian race, and a quest. A first novel. Limited edition of 600 signed copies.

BRENNER, BARBARA, ed. (1925- ) (stories)

• * _The Bank Street Book of Creepy Tales (with Howard Zimmerman & Seymour V. Reit) See entry under Howard Zimmerman.
• * _The Bank Street Book of Fantasy (with Howard Zimmerman & Seymour V. Reit) See entry under Howard Zimmerman.
• * _The Bank Street Book of Mystery (with Howard Zimmerman & Seymour V. Reit) See entry under Howard Zimmerman.
• * _The Bank Street Book of Science Fiction (with Howard Zimmerman & Seymour V. Reit) See entry under Howard Zimmerman.

BRENNER, MAYER ALAN (1956- )

• * *Catastrophe’s Spell (DAW 0-88677-357-1, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 320pp, pb) [Dance of the Gods] Comic magical fantasy about a sorcerous war. A first novel.
• * *Spell of Apocalypse (DAW 0-88677-602-3, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $4.99, 319pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Dance of the Gods] Humorous fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Dance of the Gods” series.
• * *Spell of Fate (DAW 0-88677-508-6, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $4.99, 428pp, pb, cover by Tom Kidd) [Dance of the Gods] Humorous magical fantasy, third book of the “Dance of the Gods” series.
• * *Spell of Intrigue (DAW 0-88677-453-5, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $4.50, 336pp, pb, cover by Tom Kidd) [Dance of the Gods] Humorous magical fantasy, second book of the “Dance of the Gods” series.

BRENNERT, ALAN (Michael) (1954- ) (stories)

• * *Author’s Choice Monthly Issue 17: Ma Qui and Other Phantoms (Pulphouse no ISBN, Feb ’91, $4.95, 103pp, tp, cover by George Barr) Collection of four stories, one original, with an introduction by the author. A signed 300-copy hardcover edition ($25.00) is also available, and a deluxe 50-copy leatherbound edition ($50.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * _Her Pilgrim Soul (Tor 0-812-53195-7, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $3.99, 244pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) Reprint (Tor 1990) collection of eight stories.
• * *Her Pilgrim Soul and Other Stories (Tor 0-312-85101-4, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $17.95, 244pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) Collection of eight stories. (Contents)
• * *Kindred Spirits (Tor 0-812-58103-2, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $3.50, pb) Fantasy novel of disembodied spirits in love.
• * _Kindred Spirits (Tor 0-812-52414-4, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $4.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Steve Brennen) Reissue (Tor 1984) fantasy romance.
• * *Time and Chance (Tor 0-312-93192-1, Feb ’90 [Dec ’89], $17.95, 281pp, hc, cover by Lina Levy) Fantasy novel in Twilight Zone style of a man given the opportunity to change places with himself in an alternate reality. This is entertaining and poignant stuff. Recommended (SW).
• * _Time and Chance (Tor 0-812-53188-4, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $4.95, 338pp, pb, cover by Lina Levy) Reprint (Tor 1990) Twilight Zone-style fantasy.

BRESLIN, THERESA; see house pseudonym Maria Palmer (stories) (chron.)

• * _Horrorscopes: Sagittarius - Missing [as by Maria Palmer] See entry under Maria Palmer.
• * *Whispers in the Graveyard (Methuen 0-416-19052-9, Aug ’94, £8.99, 127pp, hc, cover by Maria Teresa Meloni) Young-adult horror novel. The uprooting of a rowan tree in a kirkyard unleashes a destructive force.
• * _Whispers in the Graveyard (Mammoth 0-7497-2388-2, Nov ’95 [Dec ’95], £3.50, 127pp, pb, cover by Maria Teresa Meloni) Reissue (Methuen 1994) young-adult fantasy novel.

BRETNOR, REGINALD; [legalized from Alfred Reginald Kahn] (1911-1992); see pseudonym Grendel Briarton (stories)

• * *Gilpin’s Space (Ace 0-441-28837-5, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $2.95, 218pp, pb) Sf novel, an expansion of a previously published novelette.
• * *Schimmelhorn’s Gold (Tor 0-812-53239-2, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $2.95, 216pp, pb) [Papa Schimmelhorn] Humorous fantasy novel. Papa Schimmelhorn is back and entangled with alchemists, priestesses, and the Minotaur.
• * *The Timeless Tales of Reginald Bretnor (Story Books 1-891513-00-1, 1997 [Dec ’97], $12.95, 223pp, tp, cover by Reginald Bretnor) Collection of 15 stories. Introduction by Poul Anderson. Story introductions and a brief biography are provided by editor Fred Flaxman. This is a limited edition of 1000. Order from Story Books, Story Lane, 385 Hawk Road, Medford OR 97501-8518; 541-772-7305; e-mail: fflaxman@jeffnet.org (Contents)

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• * _The Future at War Vol. I: Thor’s Hammer (Baen 0-671-65394-6, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.50, 276pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1979) anthology of sf stories, articles, and poems.
• * _The Future at War, Vol. II: The Spear of Mars (Baen 0-671-65423-3, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.50, 312pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1980) anthology of 10 sf stories, plus non-fiction and a poem.
• * _The Future at War, Vol. III: Orion’s Sword (Baen 0-671-69807-9, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.50, 311pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1980) military sf anthology with 17 items.

BRETT, BRIAN (1950- )

• * *The Fungus Garden (Thistledown Press 0-920633-47-1, Oct ’88, C$14.95, 128pp, tp) Allegorical fantasy novel: conflict between the individual and society told from the point of view of intelligent termites.

BRETTON, BARBARA (1950- )

• * *Somewhere in Time (Harlequin 0-373-83246-X, Jun ’92, $4.99, 346pp, pb) Time-travel historical romance about a contemporary couple who wind up in 1776 after a balloon accident.

BREWER, GENE

• * *K-PAX (St. Martin’s/A Wyatt Book 0-312-11840-6, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $19.95, 231pp, hc) [K-PAX] Associational novel. A hospital patient claims to be an alien from a Utopian world. He may be right. Most of the book is a description of a Utopian society from his viewpoint. A first novel.
• * _K-PAX (Bloomsbury Books 0-7475-2203-0, Sep ’95, £7.99, 231pp, tp, cover by Sarah Maxey) [K-PAX] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1995) associational novel. Hospital inmate claims to be from another planet. And may be. As in the best of such works, the extraterrestrial viewpoint highlights the bizarre, ill-justified problems of our world. [First U.K. edition]
• * _K-PAX (Bloomsbury Books 0-7475-2547-1, Jul ’96, £5.99, 231pp, tp, cover by Andy Vella) [K-PAX] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1995) literary SF novel.

BRIANS, PAUL (Edward) (1942- )

• * *Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction, 1895-1984 (Kent State University Press 0-87338-335-4, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $29.50, 398pp, hc) Non-fiction, bibliographic study. History and criticism of literary works which depict nuclear war or its aftermath, followed by a detailed annotated bibliography.

BRIARTON, GRENDEL; pseudonym of Reginald Bretnor, (1911-1992) (stories)

• * *The Collected Feghoot (Pulphouse 1-56146-425-2, Jul ’92, $10.00, 188pp, tp, cover by Tim Kirk) Humorous collection of sf short short pieces featuring excruciating wordplay, plus a 1989 essay by Reginald Bretnor as an introduction. These are by various authors, but most are by Bretnor. All are credited to the nonexistent Briarton. This is an expansion of The Compleat Feghoot (1975), itself an expansion of Through Time and Space with FF (1962). Available from Pulphouse Publishing, Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.

BRICE, MARTIN H(ubert) (1935- )

• * *The Witch in the Cave (Allen & Unwin 0-04-823326-9, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £9.95, 196pp, hc) “A savage fantasy set in a prehistoric world, with Arthurian links.” A first novel.

BRICUSSE, LESLIE (Charles) (1931- ) (stories)

• * *Christmas 1993 (Faber and Faber 0-571-14651-1, Sep ’87 [Dec ’87], £7.95, 32pp, hc) Story in verse about Father Christmas’s battle with bureaucracy. Illustrated throughout by Errol Le Cain.

BRIDGES, WILLIAM (stories)

• * *The World of Darkness: The Silver Crown (White Wolf 1-56504-882-2, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $5.99, 249pp, pb, cover by Chris Moeller) [World of Darkness] Novelization based on the “World of Darkness” card game “RAGE”. Copyrighted by White Wolf.

BRIDGWATER, SUE

• * *Perian’s Journey (with Alistair McGechie) (Julia MacRae 0-86203-404-3, Oct ’89, £8.95, 133pp, hc, cover by Graham Ward) Young-adult fantasy novel.

BRIERLEY, BARRY

• * *Timeless Interlude at Wounded Knee (Blue Bird 0-933025-34-3, Jun ’95 [Nov ’95], $14.95, 137pp, hc, cover by Barry Brierley) Time-travel illustrated Western novel. An artist travels back in time to the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee. Blue Bird Publishing, 2266 South Dobson, Suite #275, Mesa AZ 85202.

BRIERLEY, JANE, ed. (stories)

• * _Tesseracts Q (with Élisabeth Vonarburg) See entry under Élisabeth Vonarburg.

BRIERY, TRACI (1967- )

• * *The Vampire Journals (Zebra 0-8217-4133-0, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $4.50, 349pp, pb) [Vampire Memoirs] Vampire horror novel, sequel to The Vampire Memoirs.
• * _The Vampire Journals (Zebra 0-8217-6024-6, Sep ’98, $4.99, 349pp, pb) [Vampire Memoirs] Reissue (Zebra 1993) vampire novel, sequel to The Vampire Memoirs, co-authored by Mara McCuniff. Second printing.
• * _The Vampire Memoirs (with Mara McCuniff) See entry under Mara McCuniff.
• * *The Werewolf Chronicles (Zebra 0-8217-4842-4, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $4.50, 320pp, pb) Horror novel. A dancer in L.A. becomes a werewolf.
• * *Wolfsong (Zebra 0-8217-5288-X, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $4.99, 319pp, pb) Horror novel. An LAPD detective searches for a multiple killer — a werewolf.

BRIGG, PETER (Alexander) (1942- )

• * *J.G. Ballard (Starmont 0-916732-83-5, Dec ’85, $6.95, 138pp, pb) Non-fiction, critical study with a bibliography of Ballard’s works. [Ballard]

BRIGGS, IAN

• * *Doctor Who: Dragonfire (Lyle Stuart/Target 0-426-20322-4, 1989 [Aug ’89], $3.95, 144pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization, Doctor Who #137. This is a worldwide edition carrying the names of the publisher and its US, Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand distributors and their respective prices.
• * *Doctor Who: Dragonfire (Target 0-426-20322-4, Mar ’89, £1.99, 144pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization. Volume 137 in the series.
• * _Doctor Who: Dragonfire (Target 0-426-20322-4, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], £2.99, 144pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Target 1989) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 137 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $4.95.
• * *Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric (Target 0-426-20348-8, Nov ’90, £2.50, 188pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $3.95. Volume 151 in the series.

BRIGGS, JULIA (Ruth) (1943- ) (stories)

• * *A Woman of Passion (Century Hutchinson 0-09-168210-X, Nov ’87 [1987], £16.95, 473pp, hc) Biography of E. Nesbit. [Not seen] [Nesbit]
• * +A Woman of Passion: The Life of E. Nesbit (Meredith Press/New Amsterdam 0-941533-03-4, 1987 [Jan ’88], $27.95, 473pp, hc) Non-fiction, biography. A fairly racy biography of the famous children’s book author, who led a bohemian existence which included affairs with George Bernard Shaw, H.G. Wells, and others. Dated 1987 — not seen until 1988. First American edition (Century Hutchinson 1987). [Nesbit]

BRIGGS, PATRICIA (née Rowland) (1965- ) (chron.)

• * *Masques (Ace 0-441-52099-5, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $4.50, 199pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) Fantasy novel of the few able to withstand the powers of a conquering Archmage and his army of the undead. Apparently a first novel.
• * *Steal the Dragon (Ace 0-441-00273-0, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $4.99, 275pp, pb, cover by Royo) Fantasy novel. A slave girl escapes and becomes a mercenary spy in a world where gods walk in human form.
• * *When Demons Walk (Ace 0-441-00534-9, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $5.99, 272pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) Fantasy/mystery novel. A sorceress/thief poses as a lord’s mistress to find a killer.

BRIGGS, RAYMOND (Redvers) (1934- )

• * _When the Wind Blows (Penguin 0-14-009419-9, Sep ’86, £2.95, 40pp, pb) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1982) film-tie in, a post-nuclear tale.

BRIGGS, STEPHEN (1951- )

• * _The Discworld Companion (with Terry Pratchett) See entry under Terry Pratchett.
• * _A Discworld Mapp (with Terry Pratchett) See entry under Terry Pratchett.
• * _Discworld’s Ankh Morpork City Watch Diary 1999 (with Terry Pratchett) See entry under Terry Pratchett.
• * *The Streets of Ankh-Morpork (with Terry Pratchett) (Corgi 0-552-14161-5, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], £4.99, 19pp, ph, cover by Stephen Player) [Discworld] Street map of the main city on the Discworld.
• * *Terry Pratchett’s Mort - The Play (Corgi 0-552-14429-0, May ’96 [Apr ’96], £4.99, xx+171pp, pb, cover by Stephen Player) The humorous fantasy novel (Gollancz, 1987) adapted as a playscript by Briggs, and first acted by Briggs and company in 1991. [Pratchett]
• * *Terry Pratchett’s Wyrd Sisters - The Play (Corgi 0-552-14430-4, May ’96 [Apr ’96], £4.99, xviii+158pp, pb, cover by Stephen Player) The humorous fantasy novel (Gollancz, 1988) adapted as a playscript by Briggs, and first acted by Briggs and company in 1991. [Pratchett]
• * _A Tourist Guide to Lancre: A Discworld Mapp (with Terry Pratchett) See entry under Terry Pratchett.

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• * _Terry Pratchett’s Guards! Guards! - The Play (with Terry Pratchett) See entry under Terry Pratchett.
• * _Terry Pratchett’s Men at Arms - The Play (with Terry Pratchett) See entry under Terry Pratchett.

BRIMACOMBE, JOSEPH (1959- )

• * *The Last Rainforest (The Book Guild 0-86332-534-3, Apr ’91, £12.95, 280pp, hc) Sf novel.

BRIN, (Glen) DAVID (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Brightness Reef (Bantam Spectra 0-553-10034-3, Oct ’95 [Aug ’95], $22.95, 515pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Uplift] SF novel, first in a new “Uplift” trilogy.
• * _Brightness Reef (SFBC #10516, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $10.98, 517pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Uplift] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1995) SF novel, first in a new “Uplift” trilogy. This is similar to the Bantam Spectra edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Brightness Reef (Orbit 1-85723-361-1, Jan ’96, £16.99, 643pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino) [Uplift] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1995) SF novel. Fourth volume overall in the “Uplift” sequence. A human spaceship crashes on a planet illegally inhabited by six alien races. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Brightness Reef (Orbit 1-85723-385-9, Jun ’96 [May ’96], £6.99, 707pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Uplift] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1995) SF novel. First in a new “Uplift” trilogy.
• * _Brightness Reef (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57330-6, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $6.50, 659pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Uplift] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1995) SF novel, first in a new “Uplift” trilogy.
• * _Dr. Pak’s Preschool (Pulphouse 1-56146-545-3, Feb ’92, $1.95, 45pp, pb, cover by Alan Giana) Reprint (Cheap Street 1989) sf novelette. A limited 100-copy signed leatherbound hardcover edition (-927-0, $20.00) is also available. Order from Pulphouse Publishing, PO Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.
• * *Earth (Bantam Spectra 0-553-05778-2, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $19.95, 601pp, hc, cover by Dennis Davidson) Sf novel of a near-future Earth in danger of destruction from a black hole. Also available in a signed leatherbound limited edition of 300 copies ($125.00). Recommended (CNB).
• * *Earth (Macdonald 0-356-19099-4, Jun ’90 [May ’90], £13.95, 601pp, hc) Epic ecological novel, blending the Gaean hypothesis with gravity superweapons. Simultaneous with US (Bantam Spectra) edition.
• * _Earth (BOMC no ISBN, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $15.95, 601pp, hc, cover by Dennis Davidson) Reprint (Bantam Spectra/Macdonald 1990) sf novel of a near-future Earth in danger of destruction. This edition is identical to the Bantam hardcover except it lacks a price, ISBN, and has a BOMC marking on the back cover.
• * _Earth (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $9.95, 601pp, tp, cover by Dennis Davidson) Reprint (Bantam Spectra; Macdonald 1990) sf novel of near-future Earth. This is identical to the Bantam edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and the jacket is printed as the paperback cover.
• * _Earth (Futura Open Market 0-7088-4872-9, Mar ’91, £4.50, 751pp, pb) Reprint (Macdonald; Bantam Spectra 1990) sf novel. This is an “Open Market” edition and is available only in non-English-speaking countries.
• * _Earth (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29024-X, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $5.99, 682pp, pb, cover by Dennis Davidson) Reprint (Bantam Spectra; Macdonald 1990) sf novel of a near-future Earth in danger of destruction. A Hugo Award nominee. Recommended. (CNB) (Contents)
• * _Earth (Futura 0-7088-4872-9, Jul ’91, £4.99, 746pp, pb, cover by Kevin W. Kelley) Reprint (Macdonald; Bantam Spectra 1990) epic ecological sf novel.
• * _Earth (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29024-X, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $5.99, 682pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reissue (Bantam Spectra 1990) Hugo Award-nominated SF novel of a near-future Earth in danger of destruction; fifth printing.
• * *Earthclan (SFBC #11624, Dec ’87, $9.98, 985pp, hc) [Uplift] Omnibus edition of Startide Rising and The Uplift War. (Contents)