The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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The Man in Black: Macabre Stories from Fear on Four ed. Anon. (BBC Books 0-563-20904-6, Dec ’90, £5.99, 413pp, tp) Anthology of 25 stories broadcast by the BBC in its “Fear on Four” spot. Many of the stories appear to be previously unpublished.


The Mound and Other SF Stories from the Low Lands ed. Anon. (Babel Publications, Aug ’90 [Nov ’90], $6.00, 84pp, tp, cover by Earl Geier) Anthology of five stories, representing the best Dutch sf stories of the year, including the King Kong Award winner. This edition is simultaneous with a Dutch-language one.


Nanoware Time/The Persistence of Vision ed. Anon. (Tor 0-812-55940-1, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $3.95, 188pp, pb, cover by Ron Walotsky) Anthology of two novellas. Ian Watson’s “Nanoware Time” is revised and expanded from the first publication (IASFM 6/89). The Varley was a Hugo and Nebula Awards winner. Tor SF Double #29.


Night Fears ed. Anon. (Headline 0-7472-3370-5, May ’90, £3.99, 308pp, pb) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1987 as Night Visions 4) original anthology of horror stories by Dean R. Koontz, Edward Bryant and Robert R. McCammon.


Orbit #2 ed. Anon. (Eclipse Books 1-56060-039-X, Oct ’90, $4.95, 46pp, tp) Graphic anthology of adaptations, from Isaac Asimov’s SF Magazine, of Lawrence Watt-Evans’ “Windwagon Smith and the Martians”, Ben Bova’s “Silent Night”, and Isaac Asimov’s “Marooned Off Vesta”.


Orbit #3 ed. Anon. (Eclipse Books 1-56060-061-6, Oct ’90 [Nov ’90], $4.95, 46pp, tp, cover by John Bolton) Graphic anthology of adaptations of Garry Kilworth’s “The Lost Garden of Enid Blyton, Beatrix Potter, Lucy Atwell, and the Rest of the Lads of the 32nd Parachute Regiment”, Isaac Asimov’s “The Last Question”, and Lucius Shepard’s “The End of Life as We Know It”.


Paper Bag Writer ed. Anon. (Bagperson Press, Apr ’90, $3.00, 15 paper bags + carry sack, pb) Anthology of 16 sf/fantasy poems printed on paper bags. “A Recyclable Literary Product”


PRESS ENTER []/Hawksbill Station ed. Anon. (Tor 0-812-55948-7, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $3.50, 98/86pp, pb, cover by Peter Gudynas & Jim Warren) Anthology of two novellas, Varley’s Hugo and Nebula Award-winner and Silverberg’s original short version of Hawksbill Station. Tor SF Double #26.


The Pugnacious Peacemaker/The Wheels of If ed. Anon. (Tor 0-812-50202-7, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.50, 185pp, pb, cover by Joe Burleson) Anthology of two novellas—the Turtledove is an original sequel to the de Camp.


Radical Utopias ed. Anon. (BOMC, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $16.95, 832pp, hc) Omnibus of three sf novels featuring utopian civilizations, The Female Man by Joanna Russ (Bantam 1975), Triton by Samuel R. Delany (Bantam 1976), and Walk to the End of the World by Suzy McKee Charnas (Ballantine 1974).


Rhysling Anthology 1990 ed. Anon. (Science Fiction Poetry Association, Jun ’90, 29pp, 8½" x 11" stapled pages) The final ballot for the 1990 Rhysling Awards, listing all nominated poems of 1989.


Riding the Torch/Tin Soldier ed. Anon. (Tor 0-812-50551-4, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.50, 114/68pp, pb, cover by Ron Walotsky & de Naharro) Anthology of two novellas.


A Short, Sharp Shock/The Dragon Masters ed. Anon. (Tor 0-812-50895-5, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $3.50, 216pp, pb, cover by Brad Teare) Anthology/omnibus of two novellas by Kim Stanley Robinson and Jack Vance. The Robinson appeared as a book (Ziesing 1990). The Vance (Ace 1963) was a Hugo winner in the novella category and is one of his best works (CNB). Tor SF Double #28.


Tapping the Vein: Book Four ed. Anon. (Eclipse Books 1-56060-030-6, Nov ’90 [Dec ’90], $7.95, 61pp, tp, cover by John Totleben) Graphic collection of two adaptations of Clive Barker short stories, “Hell’s Event” and “The Madonna”, both adapted by Fred Burke.


Tapping the Vein: Book Three ed. Anon. (Eclipse Books 1-56060-029-2, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $6.95, 55pp, tp, cover by Dave McKean) Graphic collection of two Barker short stories, “The Midnight Meat Train” adapted by Chuck Wagner & Fred Burke, and “Scape-Goats” adapted by Bo Hampton.


Tapping the Vein: Book Three ed. Anon. (Titan 1-85286-223-8, Jul ’90, £4.50, 56pp, tp) Reprint (Eclipse 1990) collection of graphic adaptations of two of Clive Barkers stories— “The Midnight Meat Train” adapted by Chuck Wagner and Fred Burke and illustrated by Denys Cowan and Michael Davis; and “Scape-Goats” adapted and illustrated by Bo Hampton.


Thieves’ Carnival/The Jewel of Bas ed. Anon. (Tor 0-812-50272-8, Jun ’90, $3.50, 187pp, pb, cover by Luis F. Perez) Anthology of two novellas — the Haber is an original prequel to the Brackett.


The Undesired Princess & The Enchanted Bunny ed. Anon. (Baen 0-671-69875-3, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 263pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Anthology of two fantasy stories, the Drake is an original novelette written as a homage to de Camp. The de Camp short novel appeared as a book from FPCI (1951) along with a couple of short stories.


World Fantasy Convention 1990 ed. Robert Weinberg (Weird Tales Ltd., Oct ’90, free with membership, 96pp, tp, cover by David B. Mattingly) Program book of the 1990 World Fantasy Convention.


And Eternity Piers Anthony (SFBC #17198, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $7.98, 369pp, hc, cover by Rowena Morrill) [Incarnations of Immortality] Reprint (Morrow 1990) fantasy novel, seventh book of the “Incarnations of Immortality” series.


And Eternity Piers Anthony (Severn House 0-7278-4128-9, Dec ’90, £13.99, 411pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) [Incarnations of Immortality] Reprint (Morrow 1990) fantasy novel. Book 7 in the “Incarnations of Immortality” series.


Firefly Piers Anthony (Morrow 0-688-09705-7, Sep ’90, $18.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Lisa Stein) Horror novel of a supernatural sexual killer in a remote rural area of north Florida.


For Love of Evil Piers Anthony (Avon 0-380-75285-9, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $4.95, 330pp, pb, cover by Rowena Morrill) [Incarnations of Immortality] Reprint (Morrow 1988) fantasy novel, sixth book of the “Incarnations of Immortality” series.


For Love of Evil Piers Anthony (Severn House 0-7278-4031-2, Mar ’90 [Apr ’90], £12.95, 381pp, hc) [Incarnations of Immortality] Reprint (Morrow 1988) fantasy novel. Book Six in the “Incarnations of Immortality” series.


Hard Sell Piers Anthony (Tafford Publishing 0-9623712-1-1, Sep ’90 [Jul ’90], $18.95, 187pp, hc, cover by David Welling) Humorous sf novel of an average 21st-century guy who gets himself mixed up in a shady Martian real estate deal.


Heaven Cent Piers Anthony (NEL 0-450-53719-6, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], £3.99, 324pp, pb) [Xanth] Reprint (Avon 1988) humorous fantasy novel. Volume 11 in the “Xanth” series.


Isle of View Piers Anthony (Avon 0-380-75947-0, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $4.95, 344pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Xanth] Humorous fantasy novel, 13th book of the “Xanth” series.


Isle of View Piers Anthony (Morrow 0-688-10134-8, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $19.95, 344pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Xanth] Humorous fantasy novel, 13th book of the “Xanth” series. This edition is simultaneous with the Avon paperback.


Man from Mundania Piers Anthony (SFBC #15838, Mar ’90 [Jan ’90], $6.98, 343pp, hc, cover by Ron Walotsky) [Xanth] Reprint (Avon 1989) fantasy novel, 12th in the “Xanth” series. First hardcover edition.


Man from Mundania Piers Anthony (NEL 0-450-49090-4, May ’90, £7.95, 343pp, tp) [Xanth] Reprint (Avon 1989) fantasy novel. Volume 12 in the “Xanth” series. Also available in hardcover (-49089-0, £12.95).


Out of Phaze Piers Anthony (NEL 0-450-52471-X, Jul ’90, £3.50, 288pp, pb, cover by Chris Achilleos) [Apprentice Adept] Reprint (Ace/Putnam 1987) sf/fantasy novel. Volume 4 in the “Apprentice Adept” series.


Phaze Doubt Piers Anthony (Ace/Putnam 0-399-13529-4, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $18.95, 303pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Apprentice Adept] Fantasy novel, seventh book of the “Apprentice Adept” series.


Phaze Doubt Piers Anthony (Ace 0-441-66263-3, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $4.95, 324pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Apprentice Adept] Reprint (Ace/Putnam 1990) fantasy novel, seventh book of the “Apprentice Adept” series.


Total Recall Piers Anthony (Avon 0-380-70874-4, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $4.50, 278pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 1989) sf movie novelization, based on Philip K. Dick’s “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale”. The ending of this edition is different from the Morrow hardcover—it was changed to match the film’s ending.


Total Recall Piers Anthony (Legend 0-7126-3777-X, Jul ’90, £12.99, 224pp, hc, cover by Tony Redhead) Reprint (Morrow 1989) novelization of the screenplay by Dan O’Bannon for the film based on Philip K. Dick’s short story “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale”.


Total Recall Piers Anthony (Legend 0-09-974200-4, Aug ’90, £3.99, 224pp, pb, cover by Tony Redhead) Reprint (Morrow 1989) novelization of the screenplay by Dan O’Bannon based on the short story “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale” by Philip K. Dick. This seems to be the original Morrow text rather than the revised Avon text.


Total Recall Piers Anthony (Legend 0-09-974200-4, Oct ’90, £3.99, 224pp, pb, cover by Tony Redhead) Reissue (Morrow 1989) sf film novelization. The cover has been changed slightly on this version to tie in more closely with the film poster.


Unicorn Point Piers Anthony (NEL 0-450-42934-2, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], £7.99, 305pp, tp, cover by Chris Achilleos) [Apprentice Adept] Reprint (Ace/Putnam 1989) fantasy novel. Also available in hardcover (-42933-4, £13.95). Volume 6 in the “Apprentice Adept” series.


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