The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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American Vampires: Fans, Victims, Practitioners Norine Dresser (Norton 0-393-02678-7, Jun ’89 [Dec ’89], $17.95, 255pp, hc, cover by Tim Gaydos) Non-fiction, reference. A guide to vampirism in America, from film and tv images to actual practitioners.

Star Trek: My Enemy, My Ally Diane Duane (Titan 1-85286-129-0, Mar ’89, £2.95, 309pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1984) sf novelization. [First U.K. edition]

Star Trek: Spock’s World Diane Duane (SFBC #14170, Jan ’89, $6.98, 280pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1988) sf novelization based on the television series.

Star Trek: Spock’s World Diane Duane (Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-66851-X, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], £10.95, 310pp, hc, cover by Joseph Csatari) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1988) sf novelization. [First U.K. edition]

Star Trek: Spock’s World Diane Duane (Pocket 0-671-66773-4, Aug ’89, $4.95, 388pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1988) Star Trek novelization.

Star Trek: The Wounded Sky Diane Duane (Titan 1-85286-097-9, Jan ’89, £2.95, 256pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1983) sf novelization. [First U.K. edition]

Guardians of the Three Volume Two: Keeper of the City Diane Duane & Peter Morwood (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28065-1, Aug ’89, $3.95, 309pp, pb) [Guardians of the Three] Fantasy round-robin series by various authors. The cover credit reads “Created by Bill Fawcett”. The authors’ names are on the back in much smaller print.

Castle Eppstein Alexandre Dumas (Franklin Watts 0-531-15102-6, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $19.95, 297pp, hc) 19th-century Gothic horror novel, translated from the French by Norma Lorre Goodrich. First English translation

The Pines Robert Dunbar (Leisure 0-8439-2800-X, Jul ’89, $3.95, 359pp, pb) Horror novel based on the legend of the Jersey Devil.

A Rose-Red City Dave Duncan (Legend 0-09-961920-2, Feb ’89, £2.99, 230pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 1987) sf/fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]

Shadow Dave Duncan (Legend 0-09-962000-6, Aug ’89, £3.50, 276pp, pb, cover by Steve Bradbury) Reprint (Del Rey 1987) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]

West of January Dave Duncan (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35836-8, Aug ’89, $3.95, 343pp, pb) Sf novel set in a nomadic civilization on an alien world.

The Eyes of Karen Connors Lois Duncan (Pan 0-330-29248-X, Sep ’89 [Oct ’89], £2.50, 205pp, pb, cover by The Douglas Brothers) Reprint (Little, Brown 1984) young-adult occult novel.

The House on the Hill Eileen Dunlop (Kelpies 0-86241-244-7, Mar ’89, £1.95, 147pp, pb) Reprint (Oxford University Press 1987) young-adult ghost novel.

Geek Love Katherine Dunn (Knopf 0-394-56902-4, Mar ’89 [Apr ’89], $18.95, 348pp, hc) Literary horror novel about a carnival family that breeds its own freaks. A member of the family is telekinetic. Conquer your distaste at the subject and try this one. Recommended (FCM).

Geek Love Katherine Dunn (QPBC, Oct ’89, $8.95, 368pp, tp) Reprint (Knopf 1989) literary horror novel about a family that breeds its own freaks. A National Book Award nominee. This edition is the same as the Knopf edition except it lacks an ISBN and has the jacket printed as the soft cover.

Star Trek, the Next Generation: The Captain’s Honor Daniel & David Dvorkin (Pocket 0-671-68487-6, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.95, 255pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Number 8 in the series.

Ursus David Dvorkin (Franklin Watts 0-531-15109-3, May ’89 [Mar ’89], $18.95, 379pp, hc) Sf/horror novel. Mutant wild dogs attack a city.

Star Trek: the Next Generation: The Captain’s Honour David & Daniel Dvorkin (Titan 1-85286-213-0, Sep ’89, £2.95, 255pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Sf novelization. This is theoretically simultaneous with the US (Pocket Books) edition.

Half Magic Edward Eager (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-233081-X, Aug ’89 [Sep ’89], $3.95, 192pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1954) classic children’s fantasy, with the original illustrations by N.M. Bodecker.

Knight’s Castle Edward Eager (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-243105-5, Aug ’89 [Sep ’89], $3.95, 198pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1956) classic children’s fantasy, with the original illustrations by N.M. Bodecker.

Magic by the Lake Edward Eager (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-250444-3, Aug ’89 [Sep ’89], $3.95, 190pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1957) classic children’s fantasy, with the original illustrations by N.M. Bodecker.

Magic or Not? Edward Eager (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-251160-1, Aug ’89 [Sep ’89], $3.95, 197pp, tp) [Magic or Not?] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1959) classic children’s fantasy, with the original illustrations by N.M. Bodecker.

Seven-Day Magic Edward Eager (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-272916-X, Aug ’89, $3.95, 190pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1962) children’s fantasy, with the original illustrations by N.M. Bodecker.

Key West, 2720 A.D. William Eakins (Knights Press 0-915175-33-9, Apr ’89 [May ’89], $9.00, 211pp, tp) Gay sf novel set in Florida 700 years in the future.

Trying Times H. Clayton Earls (Vantage Press 0-533-08395-8, Nov ’89, $13.95, 209pp, hc) Time-travel sf novel which includes a Utah doctor who discovers a cure for cancer in 1859. A first novel.

The Last Days of Christ the Vampire J. G. Eccarius (III Publishing 0-9622937-0-9, 1988 [May ’89], $5.95, 180pp, tp) Bizarre small press horror/fantasy about Jesus Christ, the vampire, and his undead Christian followers who plan for Armageddon and “promise people eternal life for the price of their minds.” This has a 1988 copyright date but was not seen until now.

One House: Taurus W. H. T. Eccles (Merlin 0-86303-375-X, 1988 [Mar ’89], £5.95, 146pp, tp) [One House] Sf novel. Published in 1988 but only just seen. Volume 1 in a new trilogy.

Star Trek: The Kobayashi Maru Julia Ecklar (Pocket 0-671-65817-4, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $4.50, 254pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization. Number 47 in the series.

Star Trek: The Kobayashi Maru Julia Ecklar (Titan 1-85286-212-2, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], £2.95, 254pp, pb) [Star Trek] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition.

Foucault’s Pendulum Umberto Eco (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-132765-3, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $22.95, 641pp, hc) Associational novel of occultism and greed. Huge, intricate, and frequently hilarious novel of the ultimate occult conspiracy—or the ultimate human delusion. The grimmer conspiracy buffs may take offense, and fantasy/horror fans won’t get their fill of wonders or grue, but this is a marvelous book. Eco cuts a grand swath through the shadow world. Recommended (FCM).

Demon Lord of Karanda David Eddings (SFBC #14133, Mar ’89, $6.98, 338pp, hc) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reprint (Del Rey/Bantam UK 1988) fantasy novel, book three of “The Malloreon”.

Demon Lord of Karanda David Eddings (Bantam UK 0-593-01563-0, May ’89 [Apr ’89], £6.95, 377pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reprint (Del Rey/Bantam UK 1988) fantasy novel. Volume Three in “The Malloreon”.

Demon Lord of Karanda David Eddings (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36331-0, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $4.95, 404pp, pb) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reprint (Del Rey/Bantam UK 1988) fantasy novel, book three of “The Malloreon”.

Demon Lord of Karanda David Eddings (Corgi 0-552-13019-2, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], £3.99, 399pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reprint (Del Rey/Bantam UK 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in “The Malloreon”.

The Diamond Throne David Eddings (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35691-8, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $18.95, 448pp, hc) [Elenium] Fantasy novel, book one of the “Elenium” series.

The Diamond Throne David Eddings (Grafton 0-246-13345-7, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], £12.95, 396pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Elenium] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in “The Elenium”. [First U.K. edition]

King of the Murgos David Eddings (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35880-5, Mar ’89, $4.95, 403pp, pb) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reprint (Bantam UK 1988) fantasy novel, Book Two of “The Malloreon”.

King of the Murgos David Eddings (Corgi 0-552-13018-4, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], £3.99, 444pp, pb) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reprint (Bantam UK 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in “The Malloreon”.

Sorceress of Darshiva David Eddings (Bantam UK 0-593-01204-6, Nov ’89, £12.95, 381pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Fantasy novel. Volume 4 in “The Malloreon”, simultaneous with the American edition.

Sorceress of Darshiva David Eddings (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33005-6, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $19.95, 406pp, hc, cover by Edwin Herder) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Fantasy novel, book four of the “Malloreon”.

Child of Saturn Teresa Edgerton (Ace 0-441-10400-2, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $3.50, 276pp, pb) [Green Lion] Fantasy novel, first in the “Green Lion” series. A first novel.

The Moon in Hiding Teresa Edgerton (Ace 0-441-54215-8, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.50, 208pp, pb) [Green Lion] Fantasy novel, book two of the “Green Lion” trilogy.

The Bastard Princess Volume 1: Eldrie the Healer Claudia J. Edwards (Pageant 0-517-01031-3, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.50, 237pp, pb) Fantasy novel. First of a series, but there will be no more appearing from Pageant.

Author’s Choice Monthly Issue 1: The Old Funny Stuff George Alec Effinger (Pulphouse, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $4.95, 116pp, tp) Collection of six stories, including one original, with an introduction by the author. Also available in a signed hardcover edition ($25.00). A signed deluxe leatherbound edition ($50.00) was announced but not seen.
  • 1 · The Old Funny Stuff: An Introduction · in *
  • 5 · The Thing from the Slush [Sandor Courane] · ss Twilight Zone Apr ’82
  • 27 · White Hats · ss IASFM Apr ’84
  • 49 · My First Game as an Immortal · pm F&SF Aug ’85
  • 51 · Mars Needs Beatniks · ss IASFM Jan ’84
  • 71 · CHESS.BAT: A New Wave Story · nv *
  • 95 · The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything · ss F&SF Oct ’84

A Fire in the Sun George Alec Effinger (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-26349-X, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $6.95, 289pp, hc) [Marid Audran] Near-future hardboiled sf novel, sequel to When Gravity Fails. Also available in hardcover (-26324-4, $18.95).

The Gate of Ivory Doris Egan (DAW 0-88677-328-8, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.95, 319pp, pb) [Gate of Ivory] Quasi-sf novel. An anthropology student misses her ship and is trapped on a strange planet where magic really works. A first novel.

Totem Ehren M. Ehly (Leisure 0-8439-2746-1, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $4.50, 391pp, pb) Horror novel. Ancient Indian gods are awakened when burial grounds are disturbed by workmen.

Born to Exile Phyllis Eisenstein (NAL Signet 0-451-16280-3, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $3.95, 251pp, pb) [Born to Exile] Reprint (Arkham House 1978) fantasy collection/novel featuring Alaric the Minstrel.

In the Red Lord’s Reach Phyllis Eisenstein (NAL Signet 0-451-16073-8, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 268pp, pb) [Born to Exile] Fantasy novel about a teleporting minstrel, sequel to Born to Exile.

Sorcerer’s Son Phyllis Eisenstein (NAL Signet 0-451-15683-8, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.95, 380pp, pb) [Sorcerer’s Son] Reprint (Del Rey 1979) fantasy novel.

A Thunder on Neptune Gordon Eklund (William Morrow 1-55710-052-7, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $18.95, 274pp, hc, cover by Bob Walters) Sf novel of children sent by matter transmitter to explore Neptune encountering alien invaders.

The Empty Throne Janice Elliott (Walker 0-7445-1354-5, Oct ’89, £1.99, 183pp, pb) [Sword and the Dream] Reprint (Walker 1988) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Sword and the Dream” trilogy.

The King Awakes Janice Elliott (Walker 0-7445-0841-X, Apr ’89, £1.99, 188pp, pb) [Sword and the Dream] Reprint (Walker 1987) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Sword and the Dream” trilogy.

The Dwelling Tom Elliott (St. Martin’s 0-312-91551-9, Jun ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.95, 243pp, pb) Horror novel about an old plantation on the bayou that calls its victims to their doom. A first novel.

Explorers of Willow Springs Terry Ellis (Roundtable Publishing 0-915677-31-8, Jun ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.75, 164pp, tp) [Willow Wood Springs] Young-adult sf novel, second book of the “Willow Wood Springs” series.

Invasion of Willow Springs Terry Ellis (Roundtable Publishing 0-915677-32-6, Jun ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.75, 153pp, tp) [Willow Wood Springs] Young-adult sf novel, third book of the “Willow Wood Springs” series. Set on the mythical planet of Realth, very much like Earth.

Legend of Willow Springs Terry Ellis (Roundtable Publishing 0-915677-30-X, Jun ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.75, 165pp, tp) [Willow Wood Springs] Young-adult sf novel, first book of the “Willow Wood Springs” series. Although these are marked for 11 to 15 year olds, they seem aimed at a younger audience.

All the Lies That Are My Life Harlan Ellison (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-096-7, Nov ’89 [Dec ’89], $19.95, 130pp, hc, cover by Kent Bash) Reissue (Underwood-Miller 1980) associational novella with an introduction by Robert Silverberg and afterwords by Spinrad, McIntyre, Sheckley, Farmer, Disch, and Bryant; illustrated by Kent Bash. Also available in a signed slipcased deluxe edition (-097-5, $50.00). Second printing.

Angry Candy Harlan Ellison (NAL Plume 0-452-26335-2, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $8.95, 324pp, tp) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1988) collection of 17 stories. Winner of a 1989 World Fantasy Award for best collection.

Footsteps Harlan Ellison (Footsteps Press, May ’89 [Jul ’89], $13.00, 28pp, ph) Short story originally published in Gallery, with an introduction and footnotes by the author. The complete introduction and preface appear here for the first time. Illustrated by Ken Snyder, this is a signed, numbered, 582 copy limited edition. In an age of signed limited editions costing several hundred dollars, it’s a pleasure to find a modest, but well reproduced one at a modest price.

Harlan Ellison’s Watching Harlan Ellison (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-067-3, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $29.95, 514pp, hc) Associational non-fiction; criticism. Collection of 50 essays on film, some dating back to the sixties and seventies, with a new introduction by the author. There is also a signed, numbered, slipcased limited edition of 600 copies (-066-5, $60.00).

Stark Ben Elton (Sphere 0-7474-0390-2, Mar ’89 [Apr ’89], £3.50, 453pp, pb, cover by David Scutt) Satirical novel set in the near future.

On the Seas of Destiny Ru Emerson (Ace 0-441-80820-4, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.50, 280pp, pb) [Nedao] Fantasy novel, third in the “Nedao” trilogy. Told from the viewpoint of a cat.

On the Seas of Destiny Ru Emerson (Headline 0-7472-3209-1, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], £2.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Nedao] Reprint (Ace 1989) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Tales of Nedao” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]

Verging on the Pertinent Carol Emshwiller (Coffee House Press 0-918273-57-9, Nov ’89, $9.95, 130pp, tp, cover by Janice Perry) Collection of 17 stories.

Enchantress from the Stars Sylvia Engdahl (Macmillan Collier 0-02-043031-0, Apr ’89 [May ’89], $3.95, 275pp, pb) [Elana] Reprint (Atheneum 1970) young-adult sf novel about a young girl stowaway on an interstellar mission. Illustrations by Rodney Shackell.

The Far Side of Evil Sylvia Engdahl (Macmillan Collier 0-02-043041-8, Apr ’89 [May ’89], $3.95, 293pp, pb) [Elana] Reprint (Atheneum 1971) young-adult sf novel, sequel to Enchantress from the Stars. This edition has a new afterword. Illustrated by Richard Cuffari.

Variant Alan Engel (W.H. Allen 0-491-03389-3, May ’89, £9.95, 249pp, hc) Reprint (Fine 1988) medical horror novel. [First U.K. edition]

Rod Serling: The Dreams and Nightmares of Life in the Twilight Zone Joel Engel (Contemporary Books 0-8092-4538-8, Nov ’89, $18.95, 353pp, hc, cover by Dan Cotten) Non-fiction; biography of the creator of The Twilight Zone. [Rod Serling]

Wheel of the Winds M. J. Engh (Tor 0-812-50369-4, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $3.95, 377pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1988) sf adventure novel set on a planet resembling 19th-century Earth.

Wheel of the Winds M. J. Engh (Grafton 0-586-20614-0, Nov ’89, £3.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Tim White) Reprint (Tor 1988) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]

A Wind from Bukhara M. J. Engh (Grafton 0-586-20360-5, Mar ’89, £3.99, 365pp, pb, cover by Luis Rey) Reprint (Warner 1976 as Arslan) sf novel about a conquered America. [First U.K. edition]

Body Mortgage Richard Engling (NAL Onyx 0-451-40119-0, Mar ’89, $3.95, 254pp, pb) Near-future private eye thriller set in a world where you can mortgage body parts to the organ-transplant companies. A first novel.

The Shapechanger Elizabeth Ergas (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-213-0, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.95, 348pp, pb) Horror novel about a shape-changing creature in pursuit of a woman.

Rubicon Beach Steve Erickson (Orbit 0-7088-3744-1, Apr ’89, £4.50, 300pp, tp, cover by Chris Brown) Reprint (Poseidon 1987) literary sf novel. [First U.K. edition]

Tours of the Black Clock Steve Erickson (Simon & Schuster Poseidon 0-671-64921-3, Jan ’89, $18.95, 320pp, hc) Surreal fantasy about a man who becomes Hitler’s pornographer and tries to become a god. The author was supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Tours of the Black Clock Steve Erickson (Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-70000-6, Feb ’89, £11.95, 320pp, hc) Reprint (Poseidon 1989) very strange literary novel involving, in passing, a world where Hitler succeeded in invading Britain. [First U.K. edition]

Kingdom of Shadows Barbara Erskine (Sphere Overseas 0-7474-0130-6, Jun ’89, £3.99, 771pp, pb, cover by Stephen Bradbury) [Child of the Phoenix] Reprint (Michael Joseph 1988) fantasy novel. This Open Market edition is not generally available in the UK.

Kingdom of Shadows Barbara Erskine (Sphere 0-7474-0130-6, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], £4.50, 772pp, pb, cover by Stephen Bradbury) [Child of the Phoenix] Reprint (Michael Joseph 1988) fantasy novel.

Skeleton Dancer Alan Erwin (Dell 0-440-20326-0, Jun ’89 [Jul ’89], $3.95, 265pp, pb) Horror novel. Apache ghosts that crave human blood haunt a West Texas cave.

Greyhawk: The Eyes Have It Rose Estes (TSR 0-88038-755-6, Sep ’89, $3.95, 314pp, tp) [Greyhawk] Fantasy novelization based on the “Greyhawk” game.

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