The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe Pip & Jane Baker (W.H. Allen Target 0-426-20329-1, Sep ’88, £1.99, 126pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 131 in the series.


Doctor Who: Time and the Rani Pip & Jane Baker (W.H. Allen Target 0-426-20331-3, Apr ’88, £1.99, 143pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 128 in the series. Confusingly this is labelled as “First Edition” and as Volume 127 in the series, neither of which is true.


Drink the Fire from the Flames Scott Baker (Legend 0-09-962510-5, Oct ’88, £3.50, 343pp, pb) [Ashlu Cycle] Reprint (Tor 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Ashlu Cycle” tetralogy. [First U.K. edition]


Burning Tears of Sassurum Sharon Baker (Avon 0-380-75113-5, Jun ’88, $3.50, 280pp, pb) [Quarreling, They Met the Dragon] Sf novel, sequel to Journey to Membliar.


The Crystal World J. G. Ballard (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-52096-8, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $7.95, 210pp, tp) Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1966) sf novel about a journey into a crystalizing forest where all things are transformed into a “jeweled leprosy.” Ballard’s tribute to Heart of Darkness. Highly recommended. (CNB)


The Day of Creation J. G. Ballard (Grafton 0-586-20100-9, 1988 [May ’88], £2.50, 254pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1987) associational novel. Special ‘Open Market’ edition, not available in the UK.


The Day of Creation J. G. Ballard (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-13527-4, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $17.95, 254pp, hc) Non-sf, associational novel. First American edition (Gollancz 1987).


The Day of Creation J. G. Ballard (Grafton 0-586-20100-9, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], £2.99, 287pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1987) associational novel.


Empire of the Sun J. G. Ballard (Grafton 0-586-06430-3, Feb ’88, £2.95, 351pp, pb) [Empire of the Sun] Reissue (Gollancz 1984) mainstream novel. Film tie-in edition.


Hello America J. G. Ballard (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-455-1, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $17.95, 224pp, hc) Surreal sf novel. First U.S. edition (Cape 1981).


High Rise J. G. Ballard (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-400-4, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $3.50, 173pp, pb) [Crash] Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1975) sf horror novel.


Memories of the Space Age J. G. Ballard (Arkham House 0-87054-157-9, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $16.95, 216pp, hc) Collection of eight stories, illustrated by J.K. Potter. This is the negative aspects of the age of space as only Ballard could interpret it. (CNB)


Running Wild J. G. Ballard (Hutchinson 0-09-173498-3, Nov ’88, £5.95, 72pp, hc) Fascinating novella about a housing estate where all the adults have been murdered and all the children have vanished. Illustrated throughout by Janet Woolley. Strongly recommended. (PSP)


Vermilion Sands J. G. Ballard (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-422-5, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.95, 208pp, pb) Reprint (Cape 1973) collection of stories set in a futuristic resort colony. This differs from the earlier Berkley edition (1971) by one story plus the order.


The Tea-Planter’s Daughter Sara Banerji (Gollancz 0-575-04237-0, Jul ’88 [Sep ’88], £11.95, 190pp, hc) Literary occult novel.


Consider Phlebas Iain M. Banks (Orbit 0-7088-3707-7, Apr ’88, £4.95, 471pp, tp) [Culture] Reprint (Macmillan 1987) sf novel.


Consider Phlebas Iain M. Banks (St. Martin’s 0-312-01752-9, May ’88, $18.95, 471pp, hc) [Culture] Entertaining space opera of galactic war, Banks’ first venture into sf. Recommended. (FCM) First U.S. edition (Macmillan UK 1987).


Espedair Street Iain M. Banks (Futura 0-7088-3997-5, Sep ’88, £4.99, 249pp, tp) Reprint (Macmillan 1987) non-sf novel of associational interest.


The Player of Games Iain M. Banks (Macmillan 0-333-47110-5, Aug ’88, £11.95, 309pp, hc) [Culture] Marvellous tale of a game-player who is manoeuvred into representing The Culture against a rival Empire. Remarkably fresh despite the hackneyed theme. Strongly recommended. (PSP) Sequel to Consider Phlebas.


The Player of Games Iain M. Banks (Macmillan 0-333-47143-1, Aug ’88, £75.00, 309pp, hc) [Culture] Clothbound and casebound edition of the above, limited to 200 signed copies. This edition is only available from dealers. [Not seen]


The Fairy Rebel Lynne Reid Banks (Doubleday 0-385-24483-5, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $12.95, 125pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. First U.S. edition (Dent 1985).


The Farthest Away Mountain Lynne Reid Banks (Lions 0-00-672998-3, Feb ’88 [Mar ’88], £1.95, 142pp, pb) Reprint (Abelard-Schumann 1976) young-adult fantasy novel.


The Books of Blood Clive Barker (Ace/Putnam 0-399-13343-7, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $19.95, 462pp, hc) Reprint (Scream/Press 1985) omnibus edition of the first three volumes of Clive Barker’s Books of Blood (Sphere 1984). This edition has the original Ramsey Campbell introduction instead of the later Scream/Press one, and adds the final story/postscript from Volume 6 which ties up the series. The copyediting and americanization is also somewhat different from the Scream/Press edition.


Books of Blood Volumes 1 - 3 Clive Barker (Sphere 0-7474-0164-0, Mar ’88, £4.99, 494pp, tp) Reprint (Scream/Press 1985) horror omnibus.


Books of Blood Volumes 4 - 6 Clive Barker (Sphere 0-7474-0165-9, Mar ’88, £4.99, 466pp, tp) Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1988) horror omnibus.


Books of Blood: Volumes IV, V & VI Clive Barker (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-79258-X, Jan ’88, £12.95, 452pp, hc) First omnibus of three original horror collections, first published by Sphere.


Cabal Clive Barker (Poseidon 0-671-62688-4, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $18.95, 377pp, hc) Collection of five horror stories; the title work is a new short novel, and the other four are works from Clive Barker’s Books of Blood #6.


Cabal Clive Barker (Poseidon 0-671-67340-8, Nov ’88, $85.00, 377pp, hc) Reprint (S&S Poseidon 1988) horror collection of an original short novel plus four stories. This is the signed, limited, boxed edition of 750 copies. It has the same inside sheets as the original — including the earlier ISBN. Only the box has the new number.


Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. IV Clive Barker (Scream/Press, 1987 [May ’88], $60.00, 152pp, hc) Reprint (Sphere 1986) original horror collection, with new illustrations by Harry O. Morris. Dated 1987, not seen until 1988. Edition of 333 copies, boxed and numbered, sold out before publication.


The Damnation Game Clive Barker (Charter 1-55773-113-6, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $4.95, 433pp, pb) Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1985) horror novel.


Weaveworld Clive Barker (Fontana 0-00-617489-2, 1988 [May ’88], £3.95, 722pp, pb) Reprint (Collins/Poseidon 1987) horror novel. Special ‘Open Market’ edition, not available in the UK.


Weaveworld Clive Barker (Pocket 0-671-31152-2, May ’88, no price, 704pp, pb) Reprint (Collins/Poseidon 1987) fantasy/semi-horror novel. ABA advance edition, preceding the regular Pocket edition.


Weaveworld Clive Barker (QPB, Aug ’88, $9.95, 704pp, tp) Reprint (Collins/Poseidon 1987) fantasy/horror novel. This is exactly the same as the Simon & Schuster hardcover, except that it has no ISBN.


Weaveworld Clive Barker (Fontana 0-00-617489-2, Aug ’88, £3.95, 722pp, pb) Reprint (Collins/Poseidon 1987) horror novel.


Weaveworld Clive Barker (Pocket 0-671-66506-5, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $4.95, 704pp, pb) Reprint (Collins/Poseidon 1987) fantasy novel with horror elements.


Red Ice Nicholas Barker & Anthony Masters (St. Martin’s 0-312-91129-7, Jun ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.95, 250pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1986) near-future thriller. There’s an “ultimate secret weapon” hidden at Antarctica.


War of the Ninja Master II: The Shibo Discipline Wade Barker (Warner 0-446-34709-4, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $2.95, 208pp, pb) [War of the Ninja Master] Superhero adventure with possible fantasy elements. Wade Barker is a pseudonym for Richard Myers, author of the “Doomstar” series.


The Man Who Pulled Down the Sky John Barnes (Worldwide Library 0-383-30303-3, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.95, 250pp, pb) Reprint (Congdon & Weed 1987) hard sf novel of war, politics, and revolution.


The Man Who Pulled Down the Sky John Barnes (NEL 0-450-42896-6, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], £2.99, 256pp, tp) Reprint (Congdon & Weed 1987) sf novel. Volume 3 in the “Isaac Asimov Presents” series. [First U.K. edition]


Sin of Origin John Barnes (Congdon & Weed 0-86553-195-1, May ’88, $15.95, 269pp, hc) Sociological sf novel of xenobiologists vs. aliens.


Camelot 3000 Mike W. Barr & Brian Bolland (Warner 0-446-38797-5, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $12.95, unpaginated, tp) Graphic novel collected from the special series of comics, 1982-1985. This edition is for distribution to book stores. There is a different cover for the DC edition.


Camelot 3000 Mike W. Barr & Brian Bolland (DC 0-930289-30-7, Mar ’88, $12.95, unpaginated, tp) Graphic novel. This edition is for distribution to comic book stores. The Warner edition, listed above, is for regular book distribution.


Through Darkest America Neal Barrett, Jr. (NEL 0-450-42173-2, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], £2.95, 275pp, tp) [Through Darkest America] Reprint (Congdon & Weed 1987) curiously old-fashioned novel of cannibalism and Civil War in post-holocaust America. Reads like a cross between The Chrysalids and Men in the Jungle. (PSP) Volume 1 in the “Isaac Asimov Presents” series. [First U.K. edition]


Through Darkest America Neal Barrett, Jr. (Worldwide Library 0-373-30302-5, Sep ’88, $3.95, 256pp, pb) [Through Darkest America] Reprint (Congdon & Weed 1987) sf novel of post-apocalypse America.


Peter Pan J. M. Barrie (Armada 0-00-692905-2, Jan ’88, £1.95, 158pp, tp) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated throughout by Robin Lawrie.


Peter Pan J. M. Barrie (Methuen 0-416-09392-2, Jan ’88, £9.95, 158pp, hc) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated throughout by Michael Hague.


Peter Pan J. M. Barrie (Puffin 0-14-032007-5, Jan ’88, £1.95, 206pp, tp) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated throughout by Jan Omerod.


Peter Pan J. M. Barrie (Viking Kestrel 0-670-80862-8, Jan ’88, £7.95, 206pp, hc) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated throughout by Jan Omerod.


Peter Pan & Wendy J. M. Barrie (Pavilion 1-85145-179-X, Jan ’88, £8.95, 158pp, hc) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911, as Peter Pan) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated throughout by Michael Foreman.


Banshee Dan Barton (Worldwide Library 0-373-97075-7, Jun ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.95, 382pp, pb) Horror novel, a first novel.


The Way to Ground Zero: The Atomic Bomb in American Science Fiction Martha Bartter (Greenwood 0-313-25892-9, Dec ’88, $39.95, 278pp, hc) Non-fiction. Historical study of how science fiction influenced the decision to build and use atomic weapons.


Loch Ness Conspiracy John Bateman (Speller 0-8315-0192-8, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $14.95, 196pp, hc) Sf novel about a scientist and the fabled monster.


Dragonsword Gael Baudino (Lynx Omeiga 1-55802-003-9, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $4.95, 452pp, pb) [Dragonsword] Fantasy novel. Two people from UCLA, a student and a professor, are transported to another world where they must battle the evil Dremords. First in a trilogy. Probably a first novel.


The Emerald City of Oz L. Frank Baum (Dover 0-486-25681-2, Jun ’88 [Oct ’88], $6.95, 296pp, tp) [Oz] Reprint (Reiley 1910) children’s fantasy classic, “Oz” #6. This has the original illustrations.


The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus L. Frank Baum (NAL Signet 0-451-52064-5, Nov ’88 [Dec ’88], $2.25, 151pp, pb) Reissue (Bowen Merrill 1902) young-adult Christmas fantasy. Contains an afterword by Max Apple. Third printing.


Little Wizard Stories of Oz L. Frank Baum (Bantam Skylark 0-553-15617-9, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $2.95, 96pp, pb) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Britton 1914) children’s collection of six fantasy stories set in Oz.


Spirits and Other Stories Richard Bausch (Viking Penguin 0-14-010963-3, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $6.95, 237pp, tp) Reprint (S&S/Linden Press 1987) collection of nine stories with strange or supernatural themes.


The Folk of the Air Peter S. Beagle (Headline 0-7472-3138-9, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], £2.99, 330pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 1987) fantasy novel.


Beyond Heaven’s River Greg Bear (Gollancz 0-575-04089-0, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], £2.99, 256pp, pb) Reprint (Dell 1980) sf novel. This has a 1988 copyright date so is possibly revised. [First U.K. edition]


Blood Music Greg Bear (Legend 0-09-952340-X, Jan ’88, £2.95, 262pp, pb) Reprint (Arbor House 1985) sf novel.


Early Harvest Greg Bear (NESFA Press 0-915368-36-6, Mar ’88 [May ’88], $15.00, 131pp, hc) Collection of rewritten early stories plus essays. Originally available at the 1988 Boskone, now available generally through the mail. A signed limited edition (-91-9) sold out at the convention. There were 800 printed, with 275 signed.


Eon Greg Bear (Legend 0-09-954710-4, Nov ’88, £3.50, 503pp, pb) [Eon] Reprint (Bluejay 1985) sf novel.


Eternity Greg Bear (Warner 0-446-51402-0, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $16.95, 399pp, hc) [Eon] Science fiction novel, sequel to Eon.


Eternity Greg Bear (SFBC #14228, Nov ’88 [Dec ’88], $5.98, 339pp, hc) [Eon] Reprint (Warner 1988) sf novel, sequel to Eon.


The Forge of God Greg Bear (SFBC #11710, Jan ’88 [Feb ’88], $5.98, 372pp, hc) [Forge of God] Reprint (Tor 1987) sf novel.


The Forge of God Greg Bear (Tor 0-812-53167-1, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $4.50, 473pp, pb) [Forge of God] Reprint (Tor 1987) hard sf novel about the end of the world. Highly recommended. (CNB)


Hegira Greg Bear (Severn House 0-7278-1563-6, Feb ’88 [Apr ’88], £9.95, 222pp, hc) Reprint (Dell 1979) sf novel.


Hegira Greg Bear (Tor 0-812-53163-9, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.95, 222pp, pb) Sf quest/coming-of-age novel. This edition follows the 1987 Gollancz revised text and is the first U.S. edition of the revised book. The original version was published in 1979 by Dell.


The Infinity Concerto Greg Bear (Century 0-7126-1174-6, Jan ’88, £5.95, 342pp, tp) [Infinity Concerto] Reprint (Berkley 1984) unusual and gripping fantasy novel, in which a 20th century youth is transported to The Realm, peopled by Sidhe, humans and Breeds. Recommended. (PSP) Also available in hc (-1816-3) for £11.95. [First U.K. edition]


The Infinity Concerto Greg Bear (Legend 0-09-953330-8, Apr ’88, £3.50, 342pp, pb) [Infinity Concerto] Reprint (Berkley 1984) fantasy novel.


Psychlone Greg Bear (Tor 0-812-53165-5, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.95, 312pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1979) sf novel.


The Serpent Mage Greg Bear (Century 0-7126-1677-2, Jan ’88, £5.95, 343pp, tp) [Infinity Concerto] Reprint (Berkley 1986) fantasy novel. Sequel to The Infinity Concerto in which youth, and Sidhe, return to Earth to continue their struggle. Also available in hc (-1672-1) for £11.95. [First U.K. edition]


Strength of Stones Greg Bear (Gollancz 0-575-04090-4, Feb ’88, £2.95, 221pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1981) sf novel from related novelettes. [First U.K. edition]


Hardfought/Cascade Point ed. Anon. (Tor 0-812-55971-1, Nov ’88, $2.95, 97 + 82pp, pb) Anthology of two back-to-back sf novellas, Ace Double style. The Bear won the Nebula, the Zahn won the Hugo.


Selected Stories Charles Beaumont (Dark Harvest 0-913165-23-9, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $19.95, 404pp, hc) Collection of 29 stories, including several previously unpublished items. Most were selected by various friends, including Bradbury, Ellison, and Bloch, who also wrote introductions to each. Editor Roger Anker furnishes a short biography.


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