The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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Women of Vision ed. Denise Du Pont (St. Martin’s 0-312-02321-9, Dec ’88, $14.95, 163pp, hc) Non-fiction, 12 essays by women sf writers, plus some biography and bibliography.


Deep Wizardry Diane Duane (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-20070-9, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.25, 272pp, pb) [Nita & Kit] Reprint (Delacorte 1985) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to So You Want to Be a Wizard.


Spock’s World Diane Duane (Pocket 0-671-66851-X, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $16.95, 310pp, hc) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization.


Willow Cathy East Dubowski (Piper 0-330-30628-6, Nov ’88, £3.99, 60pp, tp) Reprint (Random House 1988) storybook adaptation of the fantasy film. [First U.K. edition]


Marvel Comics Presents Willow, the Illustrated Version et al Jo Duffy (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35776-0, Jul ’88, $4.95, 192pp, pb) Comic book/novelization b&w graphic novel adaptation of the fantasy film in a regular paperback size.


Gor Saga Maureen Duffy (Methuen 0-413-19760-3, Oct ’88, £2.99, 222pp, pb) Reissue (Methuen 1981) near-future thriller about genetic engineering, now televised as First Born.


Lifeblood Lee Duigon (Pinnacle 1-55817-110-X, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.95, 432pp, pb) Horror, vampire novel.


Schoolhouse Lee Duigon (Pinnacle 1-55817-137-1, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.95, 317pp, pb) Horror novel. A soon-to-be shut down haunted school seems to take its revenge before it is closed.


Mundo and the Weather-Child Joyce Dunbar (Piper 0-330-29806-2, Jan ’88, £1.95, 159pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1985) young-adult fantasy novel.


The Coming of Wisdom Dave Duncan (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35292-0, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.50, 337pp, pb) [Seventh Sword] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Seventh Sword; continuing adventures of a modern man thrust into another world.


The Destiny of the Sword Dave Duncan (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35293-9, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.95, 338pp, pb) [Seventh Sword] Fantasy novel, Book Three of the “Seventh Sword” trilogy.


The Reluctant Swordsman Dave Duncan (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35291-2, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.50, 326pp, pb) [Seventh Sword] Fantasy novel, Book One of “The Seventh Sword”. Unusually convincing tale of a contemporary man plunged into a fantasy world. Recommended. (FCM)


A Rose-Red City Dave Duncan (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34098-1, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $2.95, 230pp, pb) Reissue (Del Rey 1987) sf/fantasy novel with a quest and time travel; second printing.


Locked in Time Lois Duncan (Puffin Plus 0-14-032380-5, Feb ’88 [Mar ’88], £2.25, 208pp, pb) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1986) young-adult horror novel.


Central Heat David Dvorkin (Ace 0-441-09859-2, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.95, 294pp, pb) Science fiction novel of aliens and a new ice age on Earth.


The Seekers David Dvorkin (Franklin Watts 0-531-15088-7, Oct ’88, $16.95, 283pp, hc) Sf novel of far-future religious fanaticism.


Star Trek: Timetrap David Dvorkin (Pocket 0-671-64870-5, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $3.95, 221pp, pb) [Star Trek] Sf novelization. Kirk time travels to a new Klingon Empire. #40 in the continuing series.


Star Trek: Timetrap David Dvorkin (Titan 1-85286-065-0, Jun ’88, £2.95, 221pp, pb) [Star Trek] Sf novel. Simultaneous with the US (Pocket Books) edition. In the “Star Trek Novels” series.


Weird Tales: 32 Unearthed Terrors ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg & Robert E. Weinberg (Crown/Bonanza 0-517-66123-3, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $9.98, 655pp, hc) “Instant remainder” anthology, with an introduction by Robert Bloch and 32 stories and b&w illustrations from the magazine’s first 32 years.


Spirits of Cavern and Hearth M. Coleman Easton (St. Martin’s 0-312-02287-5, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $16.95, 294pp, hc) Fantasy novel. A man touched by the gods decides his destiny is to unite the warring tribes of humanity.


Demon Lord of Karanda David Eddings (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33004-8, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $18.95, 422pp, hc) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Quest fantasy novel, third in the “Malloreon” series.


Demon Lord of Karanda David Eddings (Bantam UK 0-593-01201-1, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], £11.95, 378pp, hc) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reprint (Del Rey 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Malloreon” series.


Guardians of the West David Eddings (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35266-1, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $4.95, 439pp, pb) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reprint (Del Rey/Bantam U.K. 1987) fantasy novel, first in “The Mallorean”, a series set in the “Belgariad” universe.


Guardians of the West David Eddings (Bantam UK 0-593-01561-4, Aug ’88, £6.95, 429pp, tp) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reprint (Bantam UK/Del Rey 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Malloreon” series.


King of the Murgos David Eddings (Bantam UK 0-593-01198-8, Mar ’88, £11.95, 416pp, hc) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Fantasy novel. Predates U.S. edition by a month. Volume 2 in the “Malloreon” series.


King of the Murgos David Eddings (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33002-1, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $16.95, 455pp, hc) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Fantasy novel, Book Two of “The Malloreon”. The British edition (Bantam UK) preceded it by a month.


King of the Murgos David Eddings (Bantam UK 0-593-01562-2, Aug ’88, £6.95, 416pp, tp) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reprint (Bantam UK 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Malloreon” series.


King of the Murgos David Eddings (SFBC #12368, Oct ’88, $7.98, 368pp, hc) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reprint (Bantam UK 1988) fantasy novel, Book Two of the “Mallorean” series.


Bright and Shining Tiger Claudia J. Edwards (Headline 0-7472-3162-1, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], £2.99, 218pp, pb) [Taming the Forest King] Reprint (Questar 1988) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]


A Horsewoman in Godsland Claudia J. Edwards (Headline 0-7472-3104-4, Apr ’88, £2.99, 219pp, pb) [Taming the Forest King] Reprint (Questar 1987) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]


The Bird of Time George Alec Effinger (NEL 0-450-42402-2, May ’88, £2.50, 176pp, pb) [Nick of Time] Reprint (Doubleday 1986) sf novel. A sequel to The Nick of Time. [First U.K. edition]


Shadow Money George Alec Effinger (Tor 0-312-93054-2, Apr ’88, $16.95, 281pp, hc) Mystery novel by an sf writer. Associational.


What Entropy Means to Me George Alec Effinger (Bart 1-55785-077-1, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.50, 188pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1972) humorous sf novel.


The Perseus Breed Kevin Egan (Pageant 0-517-00637-5, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $2.95, 206pp, pb) Science fiction novel. There is a pattern to the disappearances of women over a 30-year span in New York. The boyfriend of one is determined to uncover the mystery.


Obelisk Ehren M. Ehly (Leisure 0-8439-2690-2, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $4.50, 392pp, pb) Curse of the mummy horror novel.


The Crystal Palace Phyllis Eisenstein (NAL Signet 0-451-15678-1, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.95, 382pp, pb) [Sorcerer’s Son] Fantasy novel, sequel to Sorcerer’s Son.


The Judas Rose Suzette Haden Elgin (The Women’s Press 0-7043-4098-4, Mar ’88, £4.50, 363pp, tp) [Native Tongue] Reprint (DAW 1987) sf novel. Volume 2 in the “Native Tongue” series. [First U.K. edition]


The Empty Throne Janice Elliott (Walker 0-7445-0811-8, Oct ’88, £6.95, 183pp, hc) [Sword and the Dream] Young-adult fantasy novel. Sequel to The King Awakes.


The Sadness of Witches Janice Elliott (Sceptre 0-340-43099-0, Oct ’88, £3.99, 185pp, tp) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1987) literary occult novel.


Angry Candy Harlan Ellison (Easton Press, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], no price, 324pp, hc) Collection of 17 stories. Signed edition, leatherbound, gilt-edged. Illustrated by Kent Bash. Available to subscribers only. This special edition is the only one marked “first edition”, even though the regular edition appeared simultaneously.


Angry Candy Harlan Ellison (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-48307-7, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $18.95, 324pp, hc) Collection of 17 stories. Simultaneous with the Easton Press first edition.


Night and the Enemy Harlan Ellison & Ken Steacy (Comico 0-938965-06-9, Nov ’87 [Feb ’88], $11.95, unpaginated, tp) Graphic novel with text by Ellison and art by Steacy, consisting of five stories set against a two-century-long war with an alien race. A hardcover limited edition was announced but not seen.


Angelwalk Roger Elwood (Crossway Books 0-89107-440-6, Feb ’88 [Mar ’88], $7.95, 191pp, tp) [Angelwalk] Christian fantasy novel. An angel comes to Earth and sees how terrible many of us are.


Star Light Scott Ely (Warner 0-446-34911-9, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $4.50, 246pp, pb) Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1987) supernatural horror Vietnam war novel.


In the Caves of Exile Ru Emerson (Headline 0-7472-3159-1, Nov ’88, £3.50, 310pp, pb) [Nedao] Reprint (Ace 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Tales of Nedao” series. [First U.K. edition]


To the Haunted Mountains Ru Emerson (Headline 0-7472-3140-0, Aug ’88, £2.99, 314pp, pb) [Nedao] Reprint (Ace 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Tales of Nedao” series. [First U.K. edition]


Tales of Robin Hood Clayton Emery (Baen 0-671-65397-0, Apr ’88, $3.50, 309pp, pb) Fantasy novel starring Robin Hood and the rest of the Sherwood gang.


Carmen Dog Carol Emshwiller (The Women’s Press 0-7043-4141-7, Oct ’88, £4.95, 148pp, tp) Sf novel.


Arslan M. J. Engh (Tor 0-812-53676-2, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 345pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 1976) science fiction novel of a conquered America.


Wheel of the Wind M. J. Engh (Tor 0-312-93095-X, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $18.95, 377pp, hc) Sf novel, a far-future adventure set on another planet which resembles 19th-century Earth.


Black Ambrosia Elizabeth Engstrom (Tor 0-812-51751-2, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.95, 341pp, pb) Horror novel.


To the Lightning Catherine Ennis (Naiad Press 0-941483-06-1, Jan ’88, $8.95, 191pp, tp) Lesbian sf novel of two women transported to another world during a freak storm, and their effort to survive. A first novel.


Days Between Stations Steve Erickson (Futura 0-7088-3758-1, Jun ’88, £3.99, 249pp, tp) Reprint (Poseidon 1985) literary sf novel. [First U.K. edition]


Kingdom of Shadows Barbara Erskine (Michael Joseph 0-7181-2930-X, Sep ’88, £12.95, 600pp, hc) [Child of the Phoenix] Fantasy novel about two women whose destinies are linked across the centuries by a castle and a dream.


Lady of Hay Barbara Erskine (Dell 0-440-20005-9, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $4.95, 757pp, pb) Reprint (Michael Joseph 1986) sf time travel romance novel.


The Armlet of the Gods Lloyd Arthur Eshbach (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32463-3, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $2.95, 261pp, pb) [Gates of Lucifer] Reissue (Del Rey 1986) Celtic fantasy novel, sequel to The Land Beyond the Gate. third printing.


The Land Beyond the Gate Lloyd Arthur Eshbach (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31647-9, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $2.95, 209pp, pb) [Gates of Lucifer] Reissue (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel — a modern man travels through a gate to a world of Celtic fantasy. third printing.


The Sorceress of Scath Lloyd Arthur Eshbach (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32464-1, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.50, 241pp, pb) [Gates of Lucifer] Fantasy novel, third in “The Land Beyond the Gate” series. This one has a Babylonian background.


Dance of the Warriors Kevin Esser (Acolyte 90-6971-010-2, Mar ’88 [Jun ’88], $18.00, 280pp, tp) Gays and boy-lovers are sent to Camps in Utah in this sf novel set in a decaying mid-21st century. Two 13 year old boys heroically fight for freedom.


Slime William Essex (Leisure 0-8439-2640-6, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.95, 365pp, pb) Horror novel about a “Blob"-like monster.


Greyhawk Adventures #2: The Price of Power Rose Estes (Penguin 0-14-011140-9, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], £3.99, 316pp, pb) [Greyhawk] Reprint (TSR 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Mika” trilogy. In the “Greyhawk Adventures” series. [First U.K. edition]


Greyhawk Adventures #3: Master Wolf Rose Estes (Penguin 0-14-011139-5, Oct ’88, £3.99, 314pp, pb) [Greyhawk] Reprint (TSR 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Mika” trilogy. In the “Greyhawk Adventures” series. [First U.K. edition]


Greyhawk Adventures #5: The Demon Hand Rose Estes (TSR 0-88038-542-1, Mar ’88, $3.95, 314pp, pb) [Greyhawk] Fantasy novelization.


Greyhawk Adventures #5: The Demon Hand Rose Estes (Penguin 0-14-011277-4, Dec ’88, £3.99, 314pp, pb) [Greyhawk] Reprint (TSR 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Mika” trilogy. In the “Greyhawk Adventures” series. [First U.K. edition]


Greyhawk Adventures #6: The Name of the Game Rose Estes (TSR 0-88038-614-2, Jul ’88, $3.95, 311pp, pb) [Greyhawk] Fantasy novelization, start of a new trilogy in the “Greyhawk” world.


Saga of the Lost Lands, Volume II: Brother to the Lion Rose Estes (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27213-6, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.50, 212pp, pb) [Saga of the Lost Lands] Fantasy novel set in prehistoric times.


Saga of the Lost Lands, Volume III: Spirit of the Hawk Rose Estes (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27408-2, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.95, 246pp, pb) [Saga of the Lost Lands] North American prehistoric fantasy novel.


Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula Loren Estleman (Penguin 0-14-005262-3, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.95, 214pp, pb) [Sherlock Holmes; Dracula] Reissue (Doubleday 1978) mystery/horror novel. Holmes fights to save the realm from vampires. Fourth printing.


The Blood Kiss Dennis Etchison (Scream/Press 0-910489-18-1, May ’88 [Jun ’88], $22.50, 216pp, hc) Collection; 13 stories of horror and dark fantasy. There is also a limited signed boxed edition at $50.00, but the ISBN is the same.


The Dark Country Dennis Etchison (Futura 0-7088-3727-1, May ’88, £2.95, 193pp, pb) Reprint (Scream/Press 1982) horror collection. [First U.K. edition]


The Dark Country Dennis Etchison (Macdonald 0-356-15550-1, Jun ’88, £11.95, 224pp, hc) Reprint (Scream/Press 1982) horror collection. [Not seen]


Red Dreams Dennis Etchison (Futura 0-7088-3725-5, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], £2.99, 223pp, pb) Reprint (Scream/Press 1984) horror collection. All stories revised for this collection. [First U.K. edition]


Cutting Edge ed. Dennis Etchison (Macdonald 0-356-15154-9, Feb ’88, £11.95, 304pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1986) horror anthology. [Not seen]


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