The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
Books, Listed by Author
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- CHERRYH, C. J. (stories) (chron.) (continued)
- * _Rusalka (SFBC #15885, Apr 90 [Feb 90], $8.98, 312pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Rusalka] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel set in a mythical pre-Christian Russia.
- * _Rusalka (Methuen 0-413-62910-4, May 90, £14.99, 374pp, hc, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Rusalka] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel, set in a mythical pre-Christian Russia.
- * _Rusalka (Mandarin 0-7493-0372-7, Aug 90 [Jul 90], £6.99, 374pp, tp, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Rusalka] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel.
- * _Rusalka (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36934-3, Oct 90 [Sep 90], $5.95, 342pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Rusalka] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel set in a mythical pre-Christian Russia.
- * _Rusalka (Mandarin 0-7493-0372-7, Mar 91, £3.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Rusalka] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel.
- * _Serpents Reach (DAW 0-88677-088-2, Oct 85 [Sep 85], $3.50, 287pp, pb) Reissue (DAW 1980) sf novel.
- * _Serpents Reach (Mandarin 0-7493-0100-7, Sep 89 [Aug 89], £3.50, 287pp, pb, cover by John Higgins) Reprint (DAW 1980) sf novel.
- * _Serpents Reach (DAW 0-88677-088-2, Jun 97 [Sep 97], $5.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Michael Embden) Reissue (DAW 1980) SF novel. Ninth printing.
- * _Sunfall (Mandarin 0-7493-0356-5, Jun 90 [May 90], £3.50, 158pp, pb, cover by Brian Salmon) Reprint (DAW 1981) collection of six sf stories set in different cities in the Earths far future.
- * *The Sword of Knowledge (with Mercedes R. Lackey, Nancy Asire & Leslie Fish) (Baen 0-671-87645-7, Mar 95 [Feb 95], $15.00, 804pp, tp, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Sword of Knowledge] Onmibus of three novels (all Baen 1989) in the shared world originated by C.J. Cherryh: A Dirge for Sabis with Leslie Fish, Wizard Spawn with Nancy Asire, and Reap the Whirlwind with Mercedes Lackey. (Contents)
- * _The Tree of Sword and Jewels (Gollancz 0-575-04043-2, Mar 88, £2.95, 254pp, pb) [*Arafels Saga] Reprint (DAW 1983) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the Arafels Saga series. [First U.K. edition]
- * _The Tree of Swords and Jewels (DAW 0-87997-850-3, Oct 87 [Sep 87], $2.95, 254pp, pb) Reissue (DAW 1983) fantasy novel; 5th printing.
- * *Tripoint (Warner Aspect 0-446-51780-1, Sep 94 [Aug 94], $19.95, 377pp, hc, cover by Steve Youll) [Alliance-Union] SF novel set in the Merchanter universe.
- * _Tripoint (SFBC #05644, Nov 94 [Oct 94], $7.98, 377pp, hc, cover by Steve Youll) [Alliance-Union] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1994) SF novel. Similar to the Warner Aspect edition, except this lacks a price and has an SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _Tripoint (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-63829-X, Jun 95, £16.99, 377pp, hc, cover by Rolf Mohr) [Alliance-Union] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1994) SF novel, set in the Merchanter universe. A family vendetta between two Merchanter ships. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Tripoint (Warner Aspect 0-446-60202-7, Aug 95 [Jul 95], $5.99, 361pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [Alliance-Union] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1994) SF novel.
- * _Tripoint (NEL 0-340-63830-3, Dec 95 [Nov 95], £5.99, 377pp, pb, cover by Rolf Mohr) [Alliance-Union] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1994) SF novel set in the Merchanter universe.
- * *Visible Light (Phantasia 0-932096-40-9, Jan 86, $40.00 [signed, boxed, limited edition of 300], $17.00 [trade edition of 1200], 230pp, hc) Collection of six stories, one an original, with philosophical running commentary by the author (who is also pictured on the jacket). Illustrations by David Cherry. (Contents)
- * _Visible Light (DAW 0-88677-129-3, May 86 [Apr 86], $3.50, 348pp, pb) Reprint (Phantasia 1986) collection, first mass market edition.
- * _Visible Light (Methuen 0-413-16120-X, Feb 88, £2.95, 348pp, pb) Reprint (Phantasia 1986) collection of six stories, one an original, with philosophical running commentary by the author. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Voyager in Night (DAW 0-87997-920-8, Apr 84 [Mar 84], $2.95, 221pp, pb) Sf novel.
- * _Voyager in Night (SFBC #2748, Dec 84 [Nov 84], $4.98, 155pp, hc) Reprint (DAW 1984) sf novel, first hardcover edition.
- * _Voyager in Night (DAW 0-88677-107-2, Jan 86 [Dec 85], $2.95, 221pp, pb) Reissue (DAW 1984) sf novel. Third printing.
- * _Wave Without a Shore (DAW 0-87997-957-7, Sep 84 [Aug 84], $2.50, 176pp, pb) Reissue (DAW 1981) sf novel.
- * _Wave Without a Shore (Gollancz 0-575-04045-9, Dec 88, £2.99, 247pp, pb) Reprint (DAW 1981) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Well of Shiuan (DAW 0-87997-986-0, Sep 84 [Aug 84], $2.95, 253pp, pb) [Morgaine] Reissue (DAW 1978) sf novel, sequel to Gate of Ivrel.
- * _Well of Shiuan (DAW 0-88677-258-3, Jan 88 [Dec 87], $3.50, 253pp, pb) [Morgaine] Reissue (DAW 1978) science fantasy novel, Book II in the Morgaine series.
- * *Wizard Spawn (with Nancy Asire) (Baen 0-671-69838-9, Sep 89 [Aug 89], $3.50, 275pp, pb) [Sword of Knowledge] Shared-world fantasy series, second book of the Sword of Knowledge trilogy. Cherryh has apparently plotted all three books with different authors doing the writing.
- * *Yvgenie (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36784-7, Nov 91 [Oct 91], $19.00, 282pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Rusalka] Fantasy novel set in a mythical pre-Christian Russia, third book of the Rusalka series.
- * _Yvgenie (Methuen 0-413-65970-4, Jan 92, £14.99, 280pp, hc) [Rusalka] Reprint (Del Rey 1991) fantasy novel. Volume three in the Rusalka series. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Yvgenie (SFBC #19535, Mar 92, $8.98, 280pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Rusalka] Reprint (Del Rey 1991) fantasy novel, third book of the Rusalka series. Similar to the Del Rey edition except it lacks an ISBN and price. The SFBC number is on the back jacket.
- * _Yvgenie (Mandarin 0-7493-0995-4, Mar 92, £7.99, 280pp, tp, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Rusalka] Reprint (Del Rey 1991) fantasy novel. Volume three in the Rusalka series.
- * _Yvgenie (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37943-8, Nov 92 [Oct 92], $5.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Rusalka] Reprint (Del Rey 1991) fantasy novel, third book of the Rusalka series.
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- * _Merovingen Nights #1: Festival Moon (DAW 0-88677-192-7, Oct 88 [Sep 88], $3.50, 299pp, pb) [Merovingen Nights] Reissue (DAW 1987) shared world anthology; third printing.
- * *Merovingen Nights #2: Fever Season (DAW 0-88677-224-9, Oct 87 [Sep 87], $3.50, 297pp, pb) [Merovingen Nights] Shared world original anthology, second in the series. C.J. Cherryh writes all the connections between the stories, weaving them into a quasi-novel. (Contents)
- * *Merovingen Nights #3: Troubled Waters (DAW 0-88677-271-0, May 88 [Apr 88], $3.50, 302pp, pb) [Merovingen Nights] Original shared world anthology; aside from the numbered pages, there are several maps. (Contents)
- * *Merovingen Nights #4: Smugglers Gold (DAW 0-88677-299-0, Oct 88 [Sep 88], $3.50, 290pp, pb) [Merovingen Nights] Shared world original anthology of 7 stories plus connective passages by Cherryh. (Contents)
- * *Merovingen Nights #5: Divine Right (DAW 0-88677-380-6, Oct 89 [Sep 89], $3.95, 339pp, pb) [Merovingen Nights] Original shared world anthology of nine stories, fifth in a series. These are presented in a braided format, with pieces of overlapping stories presented in chronological order. (Contents)
- * *Merovingen Nights #6: Floodtide (DAW 0-8677-452-7, Nov 90 [Oct 90], $4.50, 340pp, pb, cover by Tim Hildebrandt) [Merovingen Nights] Original shared-world anthology of nine stories, sixth in a series. These are presented in a braided format, with pieces of overlapping stories presented in chronological order. (Contents)
- * *Merovingen Nights #7: Endgame (DAW 0-88677-481-0, Aug 91 [Jul 91], $4.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Tim Hildebrandt) [Merovingen Nights] Original anthology of seven stories, seventh in a series. These are presented in a braided format, with pieces of overlapping stories presented in chronological order. (Contents)
- * *Merovingen Nights: Festival Moon (DAW 0-88677-192-7, Apr 87 [Mar 87], $3.50, 300pp, pb) [Merovingen Nights] Shared-world sf original anthology based on the background of Cherryhs Angel with the Sword. (Contents)
- CHESBRO, GEORGE C(lark) (1940-2008) (stories)
- * _An Affair of Sorcerers (Dell 0-440-20047-4, Feb 88 [Jan 88], $3.50, 265pp, pb) [Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo)] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1979) mystery/fantasy/psychic novel, third in the series starring Mongo the Dwarf.
- * *The Beasts of Valhalla (Atheneum 0-689-11516-4, Jun 85 [May 85], $15.95, 329pp, hc) [Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo)] Sf/mystery novel, #4 in the series featuring Mongo the dwarf. This one crosses Mongo with Lord of the Rings and is the only fantasy in the series.
- * _The Beasts of Valhalla (SFBC #035089, Feb 86 [Mar 86], $4.98, 307pp, hc) [Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo)] Reprint (Atheneum 1985) sf novel, part of a mystery series featuring Mongo the dwarf detective.
- * _The Beasts of Valhalla (Grafton 0-586-06844-9, Nov 86, £2.95, 414pp, pb) [Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo)] Reprint (Atheneum 1985) mystery novel with elements of sf and horror; part of Mongo series.
- * _The Beasts of Valhalla (Dell 0-440-10484-X, Nov 87 [Oct 87], $3.95, 327pp, pb) [Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo)] Reprint (Atheneum 1985) sf/mystery novel in the Mongo series, with our dwarf detective thrown into a manufactured Lord of the Rings.
- * *The Cold Smell of Sacred Stone (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-11913-5, Apr 88 [Mar 88], $16.95, 297pp, hc) [Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo)] Mystery/fantasy novel in the Mongo series. Mongos brother is hailed as the new Messiah, complete with magical powers.
- * _The Cold Smell of Sacred Stone (Dell 0-440-20394-5, Sep 89 [Aug 89], $4.50, 297pp, pb) [Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo)] Reprint (Atheneum 1988) mystery novel with fantasy elements, sixth book in the Mongo series. Mongos brother is hailed as the new messiah.
- * *Dark Chant in a Crimson Key (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-89296-463-4, Apr 92 [Mar 92], $18.95, 217pp, hc, cover by Tom McKeveny) [Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo)] Associational, the eleventh mystery novel featuring dwarf ex-circus performer/investigator Dr. Robert Frederickson, aka Mongo the Magnificent. Mongo is hired by a millionaire to check up on Interpols hunt for an embezzler, martial arts expert John Chant Sinclair, but he begins to wonder just who the criminal is. Most of the books in this series have fantasy elements, but this one does not.
- * _Dark Chant in a Crimson Key (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-446-40333-4, May 93 [Apr 93], $4.99, 217pp, pb, cover by Tom McKeveny) [Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo)] Reprint (Mysterious Press 1992) associational mystery novel, the ninth featuring dwarf ex-circus performer/investigator Dr. Robert Frederickson, aka Mongo the Magnificent. There are minor science fictional elements.
- * *The Fear in Yesterdays Rings (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-89296-396-4, Mar 91 [Feb 91], $18.95, 214pp, hc, cover by Tom McKeveny) [Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo)] Mystery novel with fantasy elements, ninth book of the Mongo series.
- * _The Fear in Yesterdays Rings (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-446-40102-1, Apr 92 [Mar 92], $4.99, 214pp, pb, cover by Tom McKeveny) [Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo)] Reprint (Mysterious Press 1991) mystery novel with fantasy elements, ninth book of the Mongo series.
- * *The Golden Child (Pocket 0-671-63039-3, 1986 [Nov 86], $3.95, 221pp, pb) Novelization a man has to fight ancient evil to save the human race. A kung-fu fantasy.
- * _The Golden Child (Futura 0-7088-3269-5, Jan 87, £2.50, 205pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1986) novelization of film with fantasy elements. [First U.K. edition]
- * _The Golden Child (Severn House 0-7278-1447-8, Apr 87, £8.95, 208pp, hc) Reprint (Pocket 1986) novelization of fantasy film. [Not seen]
- * *In the House of Secret Enemies (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-89296-395-6, Oct 90 [Sep 90], $18.95, 234pp, hc, cover by Tom McKeveny) [Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo)] Collection of ten early stories featuring Mongo, Chesbros dwarf detective, four of them sf or occult fantasy, with an introduction by the author. These are superb stories, presented in chronological order and giving an excellent demonstration of the development of a series character. Recommended (SW). (Contents)
- * _In the House of Secret Enemies (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-446-40043-2, Jan 92, $4.99, 234pp, pb, cover by Tom McKeveny) [Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo)] Reprint (Mysterious Press 1990) collection of ten stories featuring Mongo, Chesbros dwarf detective, with an introduction by the author. Most of the stories have sf or fantasy elements.
- * *An Incident at Bloodtide (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-89296-464-2, May 93 [Apr 93], $18.95, 197pp, hc, cover by Tom McKeveny) [Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo)] Tenth PI novel featuring dwarf detective Dr. Robert Frederickson, aka Mongo the Magnificent. As usual, there are quasi-fantasy elements.
- * *Jungle of Steel & Stone (Mysterious Press 0-89296-204-6, Feb 88 [Jan 88], $16.95, 200pp, hc) [Veil Kendry] Psychic suspense novel. Part of the Veil Kendry series.
- * _Jungle of Steel & Stone (Mysterious Press 0-445-40521-X, Dec 88 [Nov 88], $3.95, 200pp, pb) [Veil Kendry] Reprint (Mysterious Press 1988) fantasy paranormal novel about an artist involved as a detective.
- * *The Language of Cannibals (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-89296-394-8, Apr 90 [Mar 90], $18.95, 200pp, hc, cover by Tom McKeveny) [Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo)] Mystery novel with fantasy elements, eighth book in the Mongo series.
- * _The Language of Cannibals (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-446-40003-3, Mar 91 [Feb 91], $4.95, 200pp, pb, cover by Tom McKeveny) [Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo)] Reprint (Mysterious Press 1990) mystery novel with fantasy elements, eighth book of the Mongo series.
- * *The Second Horseman Out of Eden (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-11979-8, May 89 [Apr 89], $18.95, 248pp, hc) [Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo)] Mystery novel with sf and fantasy elements, seventh book in the Mongo series.
- * _The Second Horseman Out of Eden (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-445-40862-6, Apr 90 [Mar 90], $4.95, 248pp, pb, cover by Tom Keveny) [Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo)] Reprint (Mysterious Press 1989) mystery novel with sf and fantasy elements, seventh book in the Mongo series.
- * _Shadow of a Broken Man (Dell 0-440-17761-8, Dec 87 [Nov 87], $3.50, 252pp, pb) [Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo)] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1977) mystery novel with fantasy elements; first in the Mongo the Dwarf series.
- * *Two Songs This Archangel Sings (Atheneum 0-689-11659-4, 1986 [Nov 86], $14.95, 249pp, hc) [Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo); Veil Kendry] Associational Mystery novel, part of the Mongo series, but also a sequel to Veil. There are some elements of psychic fantasy, but not much.
- * _Two Songs This Archangel Sings (Dell 0-440-20105-5, Apr 88 [Mar 88], $3.95, 254pp, pb) [Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo); Veil Kendry] Reprint (Atheneum 1986) thriller with fantasy elements. Fifth in the Mongo series.
- * *Veil (Mysterious Press 0-89296-159-7, Sep 86 [Nov 86], $16.95, 228pp, hc) [Veil Kendry] Fantasy/suspense novel of a psychic painter and people with visions of life after death.
- * _Veil (Mysterious Press 0-445-40523-6, Sep 87 [Aug 87], $3.95, 228pp, pb) [Veil Kendry] Reprint (Mysterious Press 1986) mystery novel of a parapsychic spy.
- CHESNEY, [Sir] GEORGE TOMKYNS (1830-1895) (stories)
- * *Battle of Dorking & When William Came (with Saki) (Oxford University Press 0-19-283285-9, May 97, £5.99, xxii+182pp, tp, cover by David Axtell) Collection of two famous early stories about Future War between Britain and Germany: an 1871 novella, and a novel from 1913. There is an Introduction by I.F. Clarke. (Contents)
- CHESNEY, MARION
- * _The Ghost and Lady Alice (Ballantine Fawcett 0-449-21698-5, Jan 89 [Dec 88], $2.95, 222pp, pb) Reprint (Fawcett Coventry 1982) Regency ghost/love story.
- CHESTER, DEBORAH (Ann) (1957- ); see pseudonyms Jay D. Blakeney & Sean Dalton (chron.)
- * *Lucasfilms Alien Chronicles I: The Golden One (Ace 0-441-00561-6, Feb 98 [Jan 98], $5.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Alien Chronicles] Science fiction novel/novelization set in a new universe developed by Lucasfilm. Whether there are other tie-ins is unclear. Book one in a trilogy. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
- * *Lucasfilms Alien Chronicles: The Crimson Claw (Ace 0-441-00565-9, Oct 98 [Sep 98], $5.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Alien Chronicles] Science fiction novelization set in a new universe developed by Lucasfilm. Book two in a trilogy. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
- * *Realm of Light (Ace 0-441-00480-6, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $6.99, 395pp, pb, cover by Mary Jo Phalen) [Ruby Throne] Fantasy novel, third in the Ruby Throne trilogy.
- * *Reign of Shadows (Ace 0-441-00340-0, Jun 96 [May 96], $5.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Mary Jo Phalen) [Ruby Throne] Fantasy novel, first in the Ruby Throne trilogy. An emperors bargain with an evil god brings darkness to the land.
- * *Shadow War (Ace 0-441-00400-8, Jan 97 [Dec 96], $6.99, 390pp, pb) [Ruby Throne] SF novel, Ruby Throne #2.
- CHESTER, MICHAEL (Arthur) (1928- )
- * *The Shores of the Near Past (School Street Press 0-939105-50-0, 1986 [Feb 87], 181pp, hc) Young-adult sf time travel novel. This appeared in 1986, but we did not see it until 1987.
- CHESTER, WILLIAM L. (1907-1960?)
- * _Kioga of the Wilderness (Starmont House 1-557-42046-7, 1990 [Sep 90], $19.95, 303pp, hc) Reprint (DAW 1976) fantasy novel of an abandoned boy raised in the Arctic wilderness where American Indians originated. This was originally published in Blue Book Magazine in 1936. First hardcover edition.
- CHESTERTON, G(ilbert) K(eith) (1874-1936) (stories)
- * *The Bodley Head G.K. Chesterton (The Bodley Head 0-370-30579-5, Jun 85 [1985], £16.00, 512pp, hc) Collection of stories including some fantasy. [Not seen]
- * *Daylight and Nightmare (Xanadu 0-947761-17-9, Aug 86, £9.95, 144pp, hc) Story collection, including many fantasy stories. (Contents)
- * +Daylight and Nightmare (Dodd/Mead 0-396-08889-9, Nov 86, $14.95, 144pp, hc) Collection of previously uncollected stories and fables, plus fictive essays, including some fantasy. Edited by Marie Smith, with forward. (Xanadu Publications 1986)
- * _The Essential G.K. Chesterton (Oxford University Press 0-19-282056-7, May 87, £5.95, 489pp, tp) Reprint (Bodley Head 1985) collection of stories including some fantasy, edited by P.J. Kavanagh.
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