The Locus Index to Science Fiction
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- CHALKER, JACK L(aurence) (stories) (continued)
- * *Horrors of the Dancing Gods (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37692-7, Dec 95 [Nov 95], $5.99, 321pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Dancing Gods] Fantasy novel, fifth in The Dancing Gods series. A nymph leads a novice quester to Hell on a quest for the Great McGuffin.
- * _The Identity Matrix (Baen 0-671-65547-7, Jan 86 [Dec 85], $2.95, 309pp, pb) Reprint (Timescape 1982) sf novel.
- * _The Identity Matrix (Baen 0-671-69854-0, Dec 89 [Nov 89], $3.95, 309pp, pb, cover by Dawn Wilson) Reissue (Timescape 1982) sf novel; second printing.
- * _The Identity Matrix (Baen 0-671-69854-0, May 93 [Apr 93], $4.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Dawn Wilson) Reissue (Timescape 1982) sf novel; third printing.
- * _A Jungle of Stars (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33958-4, Feb 87 [Jan 87], $2.95, 217pp, pb) Reissue (Del Rey 1976) sf novel; 6th printing.
- * _Jungle of Stars (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34190-2, Oct 94 [Aug 94], $4.99, 217pp, pb) Reissue (Del Rey 1976) SF novel; seventh printing.
- * _A Jungle of Stars (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34190-2, Oct 94 [Sep 94], $4.99, 217pp, pb) Reissue (Del Rey 1976) SF novel; eighth printing.
- * *The Labyrinth of Dreams (Tor 0-812-53306-2, Mar 87 [Feb 87], $3.50, 320pp, pb) [G.O.D. Inc.] Sf detective novel, G.O.D. Inc No. 1.
- * _The Labyrinth of Dreams (NEL 0-450-50807-2, Jan 90, £3.50, 320pp, pb) [G.O.D. Inc.] Reprint (Tor 1987) effective sf detective novel involving a series of parallel Earths. Recommended. (PSP) Volume 1 in the G.O.D. Inc series.
- * _The Labyrinth of Dreams (Tor 0-812-51928-0, Jan 92 [Dec 91], $3.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Tim White) [G.O.D. Inc.] Reissue (Tor 1987) sf detective novel, first book of the G.O.D. Inc. series; fourth printing.
- * _Lilith: A Snake in the Grass (Penguin 0-14-012319-9, Mar 90, £3.99, 248pp, pb, cover by Alan Craddock) [Four Lords of the Diamond] Reprint (Ballantine 1981) sf novel. Volume One of The Four Lords of the Diamond.
- * *Lords of the Middle Dark (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32560-5, Jun 86 [May 86], $3.50, 357pp, pb) [Rings of the Master] Sf novel, first in the new series The Rings of the Master. A master computer controls the galaxy and keeps Earths peoples in a primitive state. A party of humans must find five rings that will return control of the computer to mankind.
- * _Lords of the Middle Dark (NEL 0-450-42805-2, Jul 88, £2.95, 356pp, pb) [Rings of the Master] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) sf novel about a group of renegades trying to overthrow the Master System computer that rules mankind. Recommended. (PSP) Volume 1 in the Rings of the Master series. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Lords of the Middle Dark (Severn House 0-7278-1734-5, May 89, £12.95, 356pp, hc, cover by Martin Buchan) [Rings of the Master] Reprint (Del Rey 1987) sf novel. First hardback edition. Volume One in the Rings of the Master series.
- * *Masks of the Martyrs (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34309-3, Feb 88 [Jan 88], $3.95, 340pp, pb) [Rings of the Master] Sf adventure novel, Book 4 of The Rings of the Master.
- * _Masks of the Martyrs (NEL 0-450-48925-6, Jun 89, £2.99, 340pp, pb) [Rings of the Master] Reprint (Del Rey 1988) sf novel. Volume 4 in the Rings of the Master series. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Masters of Flux and Anchor (Tor 0-812-52267-2, Oct 92 [Sep 92], $4.99, 429pp, pb, cover by Dawn Wilson) [Soul Rider] Reissue (Tor 1985) sf novel, third book of the Soul Rider series. Sixth printing.
- * *The Maze in the Mirror (Tor 0-812-53317-8, Jan 89 [Dec 88], $3.95, 403pp, pb) [G.O.D. Inc.] Sf novel in a series about a private eye whose beat is the labyrinth between alternate worlds. G.O.D. Inc. #3.
- * _The Maze in the Mirror (NEL 0-450-52090-0, May 90, £4.50, 403pp, pb) [G.O.D. Inc.] Reprint (Tor 1989) sf novel. Book 3 of G.O.D. Inc..
- * _The Maze in the Mirror (Tor 0-812-52069-6, Jul 92 [Jun 92], $3.99, 403pp, pb, cover by Royo) [G.O.D. Inc.] Reissue (Tor 1989) sf/PI novel, third book of the G.O.D. Inc. trilogy; second printing.
- * _Medusa: A Tiger by the Tail (Penguin 0-14-012322-9, Jun 91, £4.50, 294pp, pb, cover by Alan Craddock) [Four Lords of the Diamond] Reprint (Del Rey 1983) sf novel. Volume Four in The Four Lords of the Diamond. [First U.K. edition]
- * *The Messiah Choice (Bluejay 0-312-94301-6, Jul 85 [Jun 85], $16.95, 380pp, hc) Near-future sf adventure novel with elements of fantasy. Computers and ancient evil.
- * _The Messiah Choice (Tor 0-812-53290-2, May 86 [Apr 86], $3.50, 380pp, pb) Reprint (Bluejay 1985) fantasy novel with elements of sf.
- * _Midnight at the Well of Souls (Penguin 0-14-005524-X, Nov 88, £3.50, 360pp, pb) [Well of Souls] Reissue (Del Rey 1977) sf novel. Volume 1 in the Well of Souls series.
- * *The Ninety Trillion Fausts (Ace 0-441-69993-6, Oct 91 [Sep 91], $18.95, 263pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Quintara Marathon] Sf novel, third book of The Quintara Marathon series.
- * _The Ninety Trillion Fausts (Ace 0-441-58103-X, Nov 92 [Oct 92], $4.99, 360pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Quintara Marathon] Reprint (Ace 1991) sf novel, third book of The Quintara Marathon series.
- * *Pirates of the Thunder (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32561-3, Mar 87 [Feb 87], $3.50, 307pp, pb) [Rings of the Master] Sf novel, Book Two of The Rings of the Master.
- * _Pirates of the Thunder (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32561-3, Feb 88 [Jan 88], $3.50, 307pp, pb) [Rings of the Master] Reissue (Del Rey 1987) sf novel, Book 2 of The Rings of the Master. fourth printing.
- * _Pirates of the Thunder (NEL 0-450-43118-5, Oct 88, £2.99, 306pp, pb) [Rings of the Master] Reprint (Del Rey 1987) sf novel. Volume 2 in the Rings of the Master series. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Pirates of the Thunder (Severn House 0-7278-4012-6, Dec 89, £11.95, 306pp, hc, cover by Martin Buchan) [Rings of the Master] Reprint (Del Rey 1987) sf novel. This is the first World Hardcover edition. Volume 2 in the Rings of the Master series.
- * _Quest for the Well of Souls (Penguin 0-14-005526-6, Nov 88, £3.50, 302pp, pb) [Well of Souls] Reissue (Ballantine 1978) sf novel. Volume 3 in the Well of Souls series.
- * *The Red Tape War (with Mike Resnick & George Alec Effinger) (Tor 0-312-85151-0, Apr 91 [Mar 91], $17.95, 244pp, hc, cover by Frank Kelly Freas) Humorous satirical sf novel written in round-robin fashion, with the authors alternating chapters and leaving each other with impossible problems to solve.
- * _The Red Tape War (with Mike Resnick & George Alec Effinger) (Tor 0-812-51282-0, Dec 91 [Nov 91], $3.99, 244pp, pb, cover by Frank Kelly Freas) Reprint (Tor 1991) humorous satirical sf novel written in round-robin fashion, with the authors alternating chapters and leaving each other with impossible problems to solve.
- * _The Return of Nathan Brazil (Penguin 0-14-006818-X, Jan 89 [Feb 89], £3.50, 289pp, pb, cover by Peter Goodfellow) [Well of Souls] Reissue (Del Rey 1980) sf novel. Volume Four in the Well of Souls series.
- * *Riders of the Winds (Ace 0-441-72351-9, May 88 [Apr 88], $3.50, 276pp, pb) [Changewinds] Fantasy novel, Book Two in the Changewinds series.
- * _Riders of the Winds (NEL 0-450-55100-8, May 91, £3.50, 276pp, pb) [Changewinds] Reprint (Ace 1988) sf novel. Book Two in the Changewinds series. [First U.K. edition]
- * _The River of Dancing Gods (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34501-0, Aug 90 [Jul 90], $4.95, 263pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Dancing Gods] Reissue (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel, first book of the Dancing Gods series; ninth printing.
- * *The River of the Dancing Gods (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-30892-1, Feb 84 [Jan 84], $2.95, 263pp, pb) [Dancing Gods] Start of a new fantasy series.
- * _River of the Dancing Gods (Futura/Orbit 0-7088-8163-7, Nov 85 [Mar 86], £2.50, pb) [Dancing Gods] Reprint (Del Rey 1984 as The River of Dancing Gods) fantasy novel, part of a series.
- * _The River of the Dancing Gods (Orbit 0-7088-8163-7, Aug 91, £4.50, 263pp, pb) [Dancing Gods] Reissue (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel. Volume One in the Dancing Gods series.
- * *The Run to Chaos Keep (Ace 0-441-69347-4, May 91 [Apr 91], $18.95, 359pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Quintara Marathon] Sf novel, second book of The Quintara Marathon series.
- * _The Run to Chaos Keep (Ace 0-441-69348-2, May 92 [Apr 92], $4.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Quintara Marathon] Reprint (Ace 1991) sf novel, second book of The Quintara Marathon series.
- * _The Science Fantasy Publishers: A Critical and Bibliographic History (with Mark Owings) (Mirage Press 0-88358-204-X, Jun 92, $75.00, 744pp, hc) Reissue (Mirage Press 1991) non-fiction, reference; fourth printing. This is a somewhat revised reissue, with several erroneous entries completely rewritten. The page count is identical to the first edition because the book is printed from single-sheet masters and each entry remained the same length, despite changes. Its impossible to tell just how many corrections were made for this edition. Available from Mirage Press, Box 1689, Westminster MD 21158.
- * *The Science Fantasy Publishers: A Critical and Bibliographic History: Third Edition (with Mark Owings) (Mirage Press 0-88358-204-X, Nov 91, $75.00, 744pp, hc) Non-fiction; reference. A guide to the fantastic small press, with some bibliographic material. Third edition of a work revised and expanded from The Index to the Science-Fantasy Publishers by Mark Owings. Available from Mirage Press, Box 1689, Westminster MD 21158.
- * _The Science Fantasy Publishers: A Critical and Bibliographic History: Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged (with Mark Owings) (Mirage Press 0-88358-204-X, Sep 92 [Oct 92], $75.00, 744pp, hc) Reissue (Mirage Press 1991) non-fiction, reference. This is a corrected fourth printing of the work. The page count is identical because the book is printed from single-sheet masters and each entry remained the same length, despite changes. Its impossible to tell just how many corrections were made for this printing.
- * *The Science-Fantasy Publishers: Supplement Four, July 1995-June 1996 (with Mark Owings) (Mirage Press no ISBN, 1996 [Oct 96], $10.00, v+50pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference. This is the fourth annual update to Chalker and Owingss The Science-Fantasy Publishers (Mirage 1991).
- * *The Science-Fantasy Publishers: Supplement One, July 1991-June 1992 (with Mark Owings) (Mirage Press no ISBN, Sep 92 [Oct 92], no price, 130pp, tp) Non-fiction, a supplement to Chalker and Owings The Science-Fantasy Publishers, with supposedly corrected and updated entries. Available to those who purchased the initial volume.
- * *The Science-Fantasy Publishers: Supplement One, July 1991-June 1993 (with Mark Owings) (Mirage Press no ISBN, Oct 93, $10.00, 164pp, tp) Non-fiction, a supplement to Chalker and Owings The Science-Fantasy Publishers, with supposedly corrected and updated entries. Available to those who purchased the initial volume. There was an earlier Supplement One published in 1992, and it is unclear whether this is the earlier book with additional material or an entirely new supplement. The preface says that a Supplement Two is forthcoming, so presumably this is a revised and expanded version of Supplement One.
- * *The Science-Fantasy Publishers: Supplement One, July 1991-June 1993 (with Mark Owings) (Mirage Press no ISBN, Oct 93, $10.00, x+164pp, tp) Non-fiction, a supplement to Chalker and Owings The Science-Fantasy Publishers. This is a revised and expanded version of Supplement One, July 1991-June 1992, published in 1992.
- * *The Science-Fantasy Publishers: Supplement Three, July 1994-June 1995 (with Mark Owings) (Mirage Press no ISBN, 1995 [Oct 95], $10.00, 74pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference. This is the third supplement, an annual update to Chalker and Owingss The Science-Fantasy Publishers (Mirage 1991). Order from Blue Moon Books, 360 West First, Eugene OR 97401; credit card orders 800-738-2660.
- * *The Science-Fantasy Publishers: Supplement Three, July 1994-June 1995 (with Mark Owings) (Mirage Press no ISBN, 1995 [Oct 96], $10.00, vi+74pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference. This is the third annual update to Chalker and Owingss The Science-Fantasy Publishers (Mirage 1991).
- * *The Science-Fantasy Publishers: Supplement Two, July 1993-June 1994 (with Mark Owings) (Mirage Press no ISBN, 1994 [Oct 96], $10.00, iv+74pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference. This is the second annual update to Chalker and Owingss The Science-Fantasy Publishers (Mirage 1991).
- * *The Shadow Dancers (Tor 0-812-53308-9, Jul 87 [Jun 87], $3.95, 284pp, pb) [G.O.D. Inc.] Sf novel, G.O.D. Inc. #2.
- * _The Shadow Dancers (NEL 0-450-51108-1, Mar 90, £3.50, 284pp, pb) [G.O.D. Inc.] Reprint (Tor 1987) sf novel. Volume 2 in the G.O.D. Inc. series.
- * _Shadow Dancers (Tor 0-812-52039-4, May 92 [Apr 92], $3.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Royo) [G.O.D. Inc.] Reissue (Tor 1987) sf detective novel, second book of the G.O.D. Inc. series; third printing.
- * *Shadow of the Well of Souls (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36202-0, Feb 94 [Jan 94], $10.00, 362pp, tp, cover by Peter Youll) [Well of Souls] Sf novel, seventh book in the overall Well of Souls series, second book of The Watchers at the Well.
- * _Shadow of the Well of Souls (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38846-1, Sep 94 [Aug 94], $5.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Well of Souls] Reprint (Del Rey 1994) SF novel, seventh book in the overall Well of Souls series, second book of The Watchers at the Well.
- * *Songs of the Dancing Gods (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34799-4, Aug 90 [Jul 90], $4.95, 322pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Dancing Gods] Fantasy novel, fourth book of the Dancing Gods series.
- * _Songs of the Dancing Gods (Orbit 0-7088-4962-8, Aug 91, £4.50, 322pp, pb) [Dancing Gods] Reprint (Del Rey 1990) fantasy novel. Volume Four in the Dancing Gods series. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Soul Rider Book Five: Children of Flux and Anchor (Tor 0-812-53286-4, Oct 86 [Sep 86], $3.50, 350pp, pb) [Soul Rider] Sf novel, #5 in the series.
- * *Soul Rider, Book Four: The Birth of Flux & Anchor (Tor 0-812-53284-8, Dec 85 [Nov 85], $3.50, 374pp, pb) [Soul Rider] Fourth in the sf series, but a prequel to the others.
- * *Soul Rider, Book One: Spirits of Flux & Anchor (Tor 0-812-53275-9, Mar 84 [Feb 84], $2.95, 320pp, pb) [Soul Rider] The start of a new fantasy series.
- * _Soul Rider, Book One: Spirits of Flux & Anchor (Roc UK 0-14-012314-8, Sep 91, £4.50, 320pp, pb, cover by David OConnor) [Soul Rider] Reprint (Tor 1984) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Soul Rider, Book Three: Masters of Flux & Anchor (Tor 0-812-53281-3, Jan 85 [Dec 84], $2.95, 429pp, pb) [Soul Rider] Sf novel, third in the series.
- * _Soul Rider, Book Three: Masters of Flux & Anchor (Roc UK 0-14-012316-4, Dec 91, £4.50, 429pp, pb, cover by David OConnor) [Soul Rider] Reprint (Tor 1985) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Soul Rider, Book Two: Empires of Flux & Anchor (Tor 0-812-53277-5, Aug 84 [Jul 84], $2.95, 320pp, pb) [Soul Rider] Sf novel, second in a series.
- * _Soul Rider, Book Two: Empires of Flux & Anchor (Roc UK 0-14-012315-6, Oct 91, £4.50, 320pp, pb, cover by David OConnor) [Soul Rider] Reprint (Tor 1984) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Soul Rider: Book Five: Children of Flux and Anchor (Roc UK 0-14-012318-0, Apr 92, £4.99, 350pp, pb, cover by David OConnor) [Soul Rider] Reprint (Tor 1986) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Soul Rider: Book Four: The Birth of Flux and Anchor (Roc UK 0-14-012317-2, Feb 92, £4.99, 374pp, pb, cover by David OConnor) [Soul Rider] Reprint (Tor 1985) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Twilight at the Well of Souls (Penguin 0-14-006819-8, Jan 89, £3.50, 304pp, pb, cover by Peter Goodfellow) [Well of Souls] Reissue (Del Rey 1980) sf novel. Volume 5 in the Well of Souls series.
- * *Vengeance of the Dancing Gods (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31549-9, Jul 85 [Jun 85], $3.50, 303pp, pb) [Dancing Gods] Fantasy novel, #3 in the series.
- * _Vengeance of the Dancing Gods (Futura/Orbit 0-7088-8175-0, Aug 86, £2.50, 303pp, pb) [Dancing Gods] Reprint (Del Rey 1985) sf novel, third in the Dancing Gods series.
- * _Vengeance of the Dancing Gods (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31549-9, Aug 90 [Jul 90], $4.95, 303pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Dancing Gods] Reissue (Del Rey 1985) fantasy novel, third book of the Dancing Gods series; sixth printing.
- * _Vengeance of the Dancing Gods (Orbit 0-7088-8175-0, Aug 91, £4.50, 303pp, pb) [Dancing Gods] Reissue (Del Rey 1985) fantasy novel. Volume Three in the Dancing Gods series.
- * _A War of Shadows (Ace 0-441-87196-8, Nov 84 [Oct 84], $2.95, 314pp, pb) Reissue (Ace 1979) sf novel.
- * _War of Shadows (Ace 0-441-87197-6, Dec 91 [Nov 91], $3.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Royo) Reissue (Ace 1979) sf novel; fifth printing.
- * *War of the Maelstrom (Ace 0-441-10268-9, Oct 88 [Sep 88], $3.95, 360pp, pb) [Changewinds] Fantasy novel, third in the Changewinds trilogy. According to the prologue, its actually one continuous novel published in three parts.
- * _War of the Maelstrom (NEL 0-450-55184-9, Sep 91, £4.99, 360pp, pb) [Changewinds] Reprint (Ace 1988) sf/fantasy novel. Book Three of the Changewinds series. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Warriors of the Storm (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32562-1, Aug 87 [Jul 87], $3.95, 338pp, pb) [Rings of the Master] Book 3 in The Rings of the Master, an sf adventure series.
- * _Warriors of the Storm (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32562-1, Feb 88 [Jan 88], $3.95, 338pp, pb) [Rings of the Master] Reissue (Del Rey 1987) sf novel, Book 3 of The Rings of the Master. third printing.
- * _Warriors of the Storm (NEL 0-450-48926-4, Feb 89, £2.99, 338pp, pb) [Rings of the Master] Reprint (Del Rey 1987) sf novel. Volume Three in the Rings of the Master series. [First U.K. edition]
- * *The Watchers at the Well (SFBC #031914, Dec 94 [Nov 94], $14.95, 791pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Well of Souls] Omnibus of three Well World novels: Echoes of the Well of Souls (Del Rey 1994), Shadow of the Well of Souls (Del Rey 1994), and Gods of the Well of Souls (Del Rey 1994). (Contents)
- * _The Web of the Chozen (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33959-2, Feb 87 [Jan 87], $2.95, 210pp, pb) Reissue (Del Rey 1978) sf novel; 5th printing.
- * *When the Changewinds Blow (Ace 0-441-88081-9, Sep 87 [Aug 87], $3.50, 293pp, pb) [Changewinds] Fantasy novel, first in the Changewinds series.
- * _When the Changewinds Blow (NEL 0-450-53714-5, Jan 91, £3.99, 293pp, pb) [Changewinds] Reprint (Ace 1987) sf/fantasy novel. Book One of the Changewinds series.
- * *The Wonderland Gambit, Book One: The Cybernetic Walrus (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38690-6, Nov 95, $11.00, 325pp, tp, cover by Paul Youll) [Wonderland Gambit] SF novel about reality control.
- * _The Wonderland Gambit, Book One: The Cybernetic Walrus (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38847-X, Jun 96 [May 96], $5.99, 322pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Wonderland Gambit] Reprint (Del Rey 1995) SF novel.
- * *The Wonderland Gambit, Book Three: The Hot-Wired Dodo (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38692-2, Feb 97, $12.00, 355pp, tp, cover by Paul Youll) [Wonderland Gambit] SF novel, book 3 of The Wonderland Gambit.
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