The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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Arthur C. Clarke’s Chronicles of the Strange and Mysterious John Fairley & Simon Welfare (Collins 0-00-217618-1, Dec ’87, £15.00, 191pp, hc) Another collection of unexplained mysteries and oddities, written by Fairley and Welfare, with the occasional note by Clarke.

To Make Death Love Us Sovereign Falconer (Doubleday 0-385-17628-7, Jul ’87, $12.95, 181pp, hc) Psychic horror fantasy novel. The author is listed in the advance publicity as Craig Strete.

Gate of Ivrel: Claiming Rites Jane Fancher (Donning/Starblaze 0-89865-515-3, Sep ’87 [Oct ’87], $6.95, unpaginated, tp) [Morgaine] Graphic novel, adapted from the “Ivrel” sf books by C.J. Cherryh.

Charlotte Sometimes Penelope Farmer (Dell/Yearling 0-440-41261-7, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $4.95, 174pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt 1969) juvenile fantasy time travel novel; new afterword by Eleanor Cameron.

Emma in Winter Penelope Farmer (Dell/Yearling 0-440-42308-2, Nov ’87, $2.95, 138pp, pb) Young-adult fantasy novel, first U.S. edition (Chatto & Windus 1986).

The Summer Birds Penelope Farmer (Dell/Yearling 0-440-47737-9, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $2.50, 102pp, tp) Reprint (Bodley Head 1985) juvenile fantasy novel in which village children learn to fly.

The Dark Design Philip José Farmer (Severn House 0-7278-1448-6, Jun ’87, £10.95, 464pp, hc) [Riverworld] Reprint (Putnams 1977) sf novel. Volume 3 in the “Riverworld” series. [Not seen]

Dayworld Rebel Philip José Farmer (Ace/Putnam 0-399-13230-9, Jun ’87 [Apr ’87], $17.95, 317pp, hc) [Dayworld] Sf novel, sequel to Dayworld.

Dayworld Rebel Philip José Farmer (SFBC #11116, Jul ’87 [Aug ’87], $5.98, 256pp, hc) [Dayworld] Reprint (Putnam 1987) sf novel, “Dayworld” #2.

Dayworld Rebel Philip José Farmer (Ace 0-441-14002-5, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $3.95, 314pp, pb) [Dayworld] Reprint (Putnam 1987) sf novel, second in the “Dayworld” series.

Protectorate Mick Farren (NEL 0-450-05708-9, Aug ’87, £2.95, 251pp, pb) Reissue (NEL 1984) sf novel.

The Song of Phaid the Gambler Mick Farren (NEL 0-450-05343-1, Aug ’87, £3.95, 537pp, pb) Reissue (NEL 1981) sf novel.

Their Master’s War Mick Farren (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34554-1, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $3.50, 295pp, pb) Sf novel about human soldiers a la Starship Troopers fighting alien wars.

Nightfall John Farris (Tor 0-812-51778-4, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $3.95, 311pp, pb) Horror novel.

Nightfall John Farris (NEL 0-450-41729-8, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], £2.95, 311pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1987) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]

Son of the Endless Night John Farris (NEL 0-450-40575-3, Mar ’87, £3.50, 550pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1985) horror novel.

The Uninvited John Farris (Tor 0-812-51776-8, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $3.95, 276pp, pb) Reprint (Dell 1982) horror novel.

Wildwood John Farris (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-37734-8, Jul ’87, £11.95, 445pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1986) horror novel. [First U.K. edition, not seen]

The Ghost Dance Robert Faulcon (Arrow 0-09-931790-7, Jul ’87, £3.50, 411pp, pb) [Night Hunter] Omnibus edition of the third and fourth books in the “Night Hunter” series. Billed as “Robert Holdstock writing as Robert Faulcon”.

The Ghost Dance Robert Faulcon (Century 0-7126-1747-7, Aug ’87, £11.95, 411pp, hc) [Night Hunter] Reprint (Arrow 1987) omnibus edition of the third and fourth books in the “Night Hunter” series. Billed as “Robert Holdstock writing as Robert Faulcon”.

The Labyrinth Robert Faulcon (Arrow 0-09-952160-1, Jun ’87, £2.50, 283pp, pb) [Night Hunter] Horror novel. Volume 6 (and last) in the “Night Hunter” series. Billed as “Robert Holdstock writing as Robert Faulcon”.

Night Hunter Robert Faulcon (Ace Charter 0-441-57469-6, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], $2.95, 184pp, pb) [Night Hunter] Horror novel, first in a series. The author is Robert Holdstock. First U.S. edition (Arrow 1983).

Night Hunter 2: The Talisman Robert Faulcon (Ace Charter 0-441-57475-0, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $2.50, 183pp, pb) [Night Hunter] Occult horror novel, second in the series. Faulcon is a pseudonym for Robert Holdstock. First U.S. edition (Arrow 1983).

Night Hunter 3: The Ghost Dance Robert Faulcon (Ace Charter 0-441-57478-5, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $2.95, 184pp, pb) [Night Hunter] Horror novel, third in a series. “Faulcon” is actually Robert Holdstock. First U.S. edition (Arrow 1983).

The Stalking Robert Faulcon (Arrow 0-09-930440-6, Jul ’87, £3.50, 400pp, pb) [Night Hunter] Omnibus edition of the first two books in the “Night Hunter” series. Billed as “Robert Holdstock writing as Robert Faulcon”.

The Stalking Robert Faulcon (Century 0-7126-1742-6, Aug ’87, £11.95, 400pp, hc) [Night Hunter] Reprint (Arrow 1987) omnibus edition of the first two books in the “Night Hunter” series. Billed as “Robert Holdstock writing as Robert Faulcon”.

A Death of Honor Joe Clifford Faust (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34026-4, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $3.50, 326pp, pb) Sf/murder mystery novel. A first novel.

A Death of Honor Joe Clifford Faust (SFBC #11010, Jun ’87, $4.98, 275pp, hc) Reprint (Del Rey 1987) sf/mystery novel, a first novel. Recommended. (CNB)

A Darkness at Sethanon Raymond E. Feist (Grafton Overseas 0-586-06688-8, 1987 [Apr ’87], £3.50, 527pp, pb) [Riftwar] Reprint (Doubleday 1986) fantasy novel. Special “open market” edition.

A Darkness at Sethanon Raymond E. Feist (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26328-5, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $3.95, 430pp, pb) [Riftwar] Reprint (Doubleday 1986) fantasy novel, conclusion of the “Riftwar Saga”.

A Darkness at Sethanon Raymond E. Feist (Grafton 0-586-06688-8, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], £3.50, 527pp, pb) [Riftwar] Reprint (Doubleday 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Riftwar Saga” series.

Daughter of the Empire Raymond E. Feist & Janny Wurts (Doubleday 0-385-23393-0, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $17.95, 394pp, hc) [Riftwar: Empire] Fantasy novel running concurrently in the same universe as Feist’s “Magician” series. Study of a woman with a single goal and what she will do to achieve it. Highly recommended. (TM)

Daughter of the Empire Raymond E. Feist & Janny Wurts (Grafton 0-246-13226-4, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], £10.95, 409pp, hc) [Riftwar: Empire] Reprint (Doubleday 1987) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]

Daughter of the Empire Raymond E. Feist & Janny Wurts (Grafton 0-246-13232-9, Aug ’87, £6.95, 409pp, tp) [Riftwar: Empire] Trade paperback edition of the above. [First U.K. edition]

Daughter of the Empire Raymond E. Feist & Janny Wurts (SFBC #11627, Dec ’87, $6.98, 367pp, hc) [Riftwar: Empire] Reprint (Doubleday 1987) fantasy novel.

Double Nocturne Cynthia Felice (DAW 0-88677-211-7, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], $3.50, 330pp, pb) Reprint (Bluejay 1986) sf novel.

Agnes Day Lionel Fenn (Tor 0-812-53789-0, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $2.95, 248pp, pb) [Quest for the White Duck] Fantasy novel, third in the “Quest for the White Duck” trilogy. Silly baseball bat and sorcery series. The author is Charles L. Grant.

Web of Defeat Lionel Fenn (Tor 0-812-53787-4, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $2.95, 284pp, pb) [Quest for the White Duck] Humorous fantasy novel featuring a magic baseball bat. Sequel to Blood River Down. Fenn is a pseudonym for Charles L. Grant.

The Shadow of His Wings Bruce Fergusson (Arbor House 0-87795-852-1, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $16.95, 278pp, hc) [Six Kingdoms] Gritty fantasy novel set in the medieval kingdom of Myrcia, telling of a young man’s quest. A first novel.

The Shadow of His Wings Bruce Fergusson (Grafton 0-246-13251-5, Oct ’87, £10.95, 300pp, hc) [Six Kingdoms] Reprint (Arbor House 1987) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]

The Shadow of His Wings Bruce Fergusson (Grafton 0-246-13252-3, Oct ’87, £6.95, 300pp, tp) [Six Kingdoms] Paperback edition of the above. [First U.K. edition]

The Garden of the Shaped Sheila Finch (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26801-5, Sep ’87, $3.50, 217pp, pb) [Shaper Exile] Sf novel of genetically altered humans on an isolated planet. With its royalty and shape-shifting, this reads more like fantasy. (FCM)

Not Wanted on the Voyage Timothy Findley (Dell/Laurel Leaf 0-440-36499-X, May ’87, $4.95, 343pp, tp) Reprint (Delacorte 1986) fantasy novel set on Noah’s Ark. Recommended. (FCM)

Graven Image D. G. Finlay (Century 0-7126-1650-0, Jun ’87 [Sep ’87], £10.95, 254pp, hc) [Watchman Chronicle] Occult novel, volume 4 in the “Lavenham” series.

3 by Finney Jack Finney (Simon & Schuster Fireside 0-671-64048-8, Jul ’87, $10.95, 416pp, tp) Omnibus edition of The Woodrow Wilson Dime (1968), Marion’s Wall (1973), and The Night People (1977).

Invasion of the Body Snatchers Jack Finney (Sphere 0-7221-3502-5, Apr ’87, £1.95, 170pp, pb) Reissue (Dell 1961) sf novel.

The Prince of Whales R. L. Fisher (Tor 0-812-56635-1, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $2.50, 151pp, pb) Reprint (Carroll & Graf 1985) fantasy novel, with illustrations by an uncredited artist.

Living Fire and Other S.F. Stories Nicholas Fisk (Corgi 0-552-52453-0, Aug ’87, £1.95, 188pp, pb) Original sf collection.

Mindbenders Nicholas Fisk (Viking Kestrel 0-670-81244-7, Apr ’87, £5.95, 128pp, hc) [Paranormal] Juvenile sf novel. [Not seen]

On the Flip Side Nicholas Fisk (Lythway Large Print 0-7451-0587-4, Sep ’87, £6.95, 200pp, hc) Reprint (Kestrel 1983) juvenile sf novel. [Not seen]

On the Flip Side Nicholas Fisk (Puffin 0-14-031556-X, Oct ’87, £1.75, 121pp, pb) Reissue (Kestrel 1983) juvenile sf novel.

Time Trap Nicholas Fisk (Puffin 0-14-031064-9, Jan ’87, £1.50, 96pp, pb) Reissue (Gollancz 1976) juvenile sf novel.

Challenge of the Clans Kenneth C. Flint (Bantam UK 0-553-17384-7, Sep ’87, £2.95, 328pp, pb) [Sidhe Legends; Finn MacCumhal] Reprint (Bantam 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 5 in the “Sidhe Legends” series. [First U.K. edition]

Champions of the Sidhe Kenneth C. Flint (Bantam UK 0-553-17256-5, Feb ’87, £2.50, 277pp, pb) [Sidhe Legends] Reprint (Bantam 1984) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Sidhe Legends” series. [First U.K. edition]

The Dark Druid Kenneth C. Flint (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26715-9, Aug ’87, $3.50, 326pp, pb) [Sidhe Legends; Finn MacCumhal] Celtic fantasy novel, conclusion to the “Challenge of the Clans” trilogy.

Master of the Sidhe Kenneth C. Flint (Bantam UK 0-553-17292-1, May ’87, £2.50, 248pp, pb) [Sidhe Legends] Reprint (Bantam 1985) fantasy novel. Volume 4 in the “Sidhe Legends” series. [First U.K. edition]

Myth Adventures Two Phil Foglio & Robert Lynn Asprin (Donning/Starblaze 0-89865-473-4, Jan ’87, $12.95, 110pp, tp) [Myth] Graphic novel, a gathering of issues 5 through 8 of the “Myth Adventures” comic, with art by Foglio (now in a color version) and captions by Asprin, based on his humorous fantasy series. There is also supposed to be a 2,000-copy “limited” hardcover (0-89865-414-2, $40.00) but we have not seen it.

Atlas of the Dragonlance World Karen Wynn Fonstad (TSR 0-88038-448-4, Nov ’87, $15.95, 168pp, tp) [DragonLance] Maps and description of the “Dragonlance” world.

How Much for Just the Planet? John M. Ford (Titan 1-85286-018-9, Oct ’87 [Nov ’87], £2.95, 253pp, pb) [Star Trek: Worlds Apart] Sf novel. Simultaneous with the US edition. Volume 51 in the Star Trek Novels series.

Star Trek #36: How Much for Just the Planet? John M. Ford (Pocket 0-671-62998-0, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.95, 253pp, pb) [Star Trek: Worlds Apart] Latest in the series based on characters from the original tv show.

Companion to Narnia Paul F. Ford (Macmillan/Collier 0-02-084940-0, Sep ’86 [Feb ’87], $10.95, 450pp, tp) [Narnia] Non-fiction, critical study. Revised third edition of an index to the “Narnia” fantasies of C.S. Lewis. The earlier editions (Harper & Row 1980, 1983) are essentially the same and are probably just as useful, unless you are a true detail fan. This came out in 1986, but we did not see it until 1987. [C. S. Lewis]

Melvaig’s Vision Richard Ford (Grafton 0-586-05885-0, Feb ’87, £2.95, 446pp, pb) [Faradawn] Reissue (Granada 1984) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Faradawn” trilogy.

Daughters of a Coral Dawn Katherine V. Forrest (Naiad Press 0-930044-50-9, Jan ’86 [May ’87], $7.95, 226pp, tp) [Daughters] Reissue (Naiad 1984) feminist/lesbian sf novel. This second edition is dated January 1986, but we had not seen it until now.

Dreams and Swords Katherine V. Forrest (Naiad Press 0-941483-03-7, Sep ’87, $8.95, 175pp, tp) Collection of 10 lesbian-oriented stories, mostly sf and horror. 9 of the stories are apparently originals.

Bestiary Mountain John Forrester (Harper & Row/Starwanderer 0-694-05606-5, Jun ’87, $2.75, 140pp, pb) [Bestiary] Reprint (Bradbury Press 1985) young-adult sf novel.

The Secret of the Round Beast John Forrester (Bradbury Press 0-02-735380-X, Oct ’86 [Jan ’87], $12.95, 145pp, hc) [Bestiary] Young-adult sf novel, sequel to Bestiary Mountain. This appeared in 1986; not seen until now.

The Alexandrian Ring William R. Forstchen (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33581-3, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.50, 295pp, pb) [Gamester Wars] Sf/military gaming novel, Book One of “The Gamester Wars”. Alexander the Great is a character.

Into the Sea of Stars William R. Forstchen (Futura 0-345-32426-9, Oct ’87, £1.95, 231pp, pb) Reprint sf novel. This is the US edition (Del Rey 1986) with a UK price sticker. [First U.K. edition]

The Flight of the Dragonfly Robert L. Forward (NEL 0-450-05823-9, Aug ’87, £2.95, 318pp, pb) Reissue (Timescape 1984) sf novel.

Bella Arabella Liza Fosburgh (Bantam Skylark 0-553-15484-2, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $2.50, 102pp, tp) Reprint (Four Winds 1985) juvenile fantasy novel.

Aliens Alan Dean Foster (Severn House 0-7278-1433-8, Jan ’87, £8.95, 247pp, hc) [Alien] Reprint (Warner 1986) sf film novelization.

Bloodhype Alan Dean Foster (NEL 0-450-04339-8, Jul ’87, £2.50, 206pp, pb) [Pip & Flinx] Reissue (Ballantine 1973) sf novel.

Cachalot Alan Dean Foster (NEL 0-450-05193-5, Jul ’87, £2.95, 275pp, pb) Reissue (Ballantine 1980) sf novel.

The Deluge Drivers Alan Dean Foster (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33330-6, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $3.95, 311pp, pb) [Icerigger; Thranx] Sf novel, Book Three of the “Icerigger” trilogy.

Glory Lane Alan Dean Foster (Ace 0-441-51664-5, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $3.50, 295pp, pb) Humorous science fiction novel.

Icerigger Alan Dean Foster (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33395-0, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $2.95, 313pp, pb) [Icerigger] Reissue (Del Rey 1974) sf novel, first in the “Icerigger” trilogy. 11th printing, with 385,000 copies in print.

Icerigger Alan Dean Foster (NEL 0-450-05423-3, Jul ’87, £2.95, 319pp, pb) [Icerigger] Reissue (Ballantine 1974) sf novel.

Into the Out Of Alan Dean Foster (Warner 0-446-34559-8, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $3.95, 376pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 1986) horror novel.

Into the Out Of Alan Dean Foster (NEL 0-450-41013-7, Aug ’87, £10.95, 293pp, hc) Reprint (Warner 1986) fantasy/horror novel. [First U.K. edition]

The Man Who Used the Universe Alan Dean Foster (Severn House 0-7278-1485-0, Jul ’87, £9.95, 320pp, hc) Reprint (SFBC 1983) sf novel. [Not seen]

Mission to Moulokin Alan Dean Foster (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33322-5, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $2.95, 294pp, pb) [Icerigger; Thranx] Reissue (Del Rey 1979) sf novel, second in the “Icerigger” trilogy. 7th printing, with 238,000 copies in print.

Nor Crystal Tears Alan Dean Foster (NEL 0-450-05594-9, Aug ’87, £1.95, 231pp, pb) [Thranx] Reissue (Ballantine 1982) sf novel.

Pale Rider Alan Dean Foster (Ulverscroft Large Print 0-7089-6341-2, Jan ’87, £4.75, 400pp, hc) Associational. Western film novelization by sf author. [Not seen]

Spellsinger’s Scherzo Alan Dean Foster (SFBC #10611, May ’87, $7.98, 661pp, hc) [Spellsinger] Second omnibus of three novels in the “Spellsinger” fantasy series.

The Time of the Transference Alan Dean Foster (Orbit 0-7088-8246-3, Oct ’87, £2.95, 280pp, pb) [Spellsinger] Reprint (Phantasia 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 6 in the “Spellsinger” series. [First U.K. edition]

Voyage to the City of the Dead Alan Dean Foster (NEL 0-450-39874-9, Aug ’87, £2.50, 243pp, pb) [Thranx] Reissue (Del Rey 1984) sf novel.

Spaceways ed. John Foster (Salem House/Oxford 0-19-276068-8, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $5.95, 128pp, tp) Juvenile sf poetry anthology. This is actually the 1986 British edition (Oxford) with distribution through Salem House.

Downtime Peter Fox (Coronet 0-340-41366-2, Dec ’87, £2.95, 254pp, pb) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1986) near-future thriller.

Fire Get Cheryl J. Franklin (DAW 0-88677-231-1, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $3.50, 338pp, pb) [Magical Tales of the Taormin] Fantasy novel. “Could Rhianna survive the magical dangers of a Power quest?” Probably a first novel.

Copernick’s Rebellion Leo A. Frankowski (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34033-7, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $2.95, 202pp, pb) Near-future genetic/economic sf novel.

Perception Barriers Robert Frazier (BPW&P 0-917658-25-6, Aug ’87, $5.95, 46pp, tp) Book of poetry, much of it sf-oriented.

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