The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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Evil Eye Ehren M. Ehly (Leisure 0-8439-2865-4, Nov ’89, $3.95, 359pp, pb) Horror novel of a ruthless family stalked by a victim’s vengeful grandmother.


Sorcerer’s Son Phyllis Eisenstein (Grafton 0-246-13634-0, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], £7.95, 379pp, tp, cover by Peter Elson) [Sorcerer’s Son] Reprint (Del Rey 1979) fantasy novel. Also available in hardcover (-13526-3, £12.95).


A Thunder on Neptune Gordon Eklund (SFBC #15886, Apr ’90, $5.98, 242pp, hc, cover by Bob Walters) Reprint (Morrow 1989) sf novel.


The Work of George Zebrowski Jeffrey M. Elliot (Borgo Press 0-8095-1514-8, Nov ’90, $6.95, 118pp, tp) Non-fiction; reference. Second edition of an annotated bibliography of Zebrowski’s work, much expanded from the 1986 Borgo 48-page edition. A hardcover edition (-0517-6, $19.95) was announced but not seen. [George Zebrowski]


The Work of Jack Dann Jeffrey M. Elliot (Borgo Press 0-8095-1506-7, Apr ’90 [Aug ’90], $9.95, 128pp, tp) Non-fiction; reference. Annotated primary and secondary bibliography of works by and about Dann plus an afterword by Dann plus an interview. A hardcover edition (-0506-1, $19.95) was announced but not seen. [Jack M. Dann]


The Work of Pamela Sargent Jeffrey M. Elliot (Borgo Press 0-89370-494-6, Jan ’90 [Mar ’90], $9.95, 80pp, tp) Non-fiction; reference. Annotated primary and secondary bibliography of works by and about Sargent plus an afterword by Sargent. A hardcover edition (-394-X, $19.95) was announced but not seen.


Deathbird Stories Harlan Ellison (Macmillan Collier Nucleus 0-02-028361-X, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $4.95, 295pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Harper 1975) collection of 19 stories. The text is the corrected version of the 1984 Bluejay edition.


The Harlan Ellison Hornbook Harlan Ellison (Penzler Books 0-89296-239-9, Nov ’90, $22.95, 418pp, hc) Collection of 52 essays, all but four written between 1970-1976, plus an introduction and a closing essay by Ellison and a foreword by Robert Crais.


Sleepless Nights in the Procrustean Bed Harlan Ellison (Borgo Press 0-89370-270-6, Aug ’90, $14.95, 192pp, tp, cover by David Reneric) Reissue (Borgo Press 1984) non-fiction collection of 20 essays edited by Marty Clark; second printing. Identical with the first printing except 1990 appears in roman numerals on the title page and the cover is a different color. A hardcover edition (-170-X, $24.95) was announced but not seen.


Bloodcircle P. N. Elrod (Ace 0-441-06717-4, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $3.95, 202pp, pb, cover by Vito DeVito) [Jack Fleming (The Vampire Files)] Vampire/hard boiled crime novel set in the depression, third book of the “Vampire Files” series.


Lifeblood P. N. Elrod (Ace 0-441-84776-5, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $3.50, 202pp, pb, cover by Vito DeVito) [Jack Fleming (The Vampire Files)] Vampire/hardboiled novel set in depression-era Chicago, second book of the “Vampire Files” series.


The Vampire Files #1: Bloodlist P. N. Elrod (Ace 0-441-06795-6, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $3.50, 200pp, pb, cover by Vito DeVito) [Jack Fleming (The Vampire Files)] Hardboiled vampire thriller set in Depression-era Chicago.


Angelwalk Roger Elwood (Crossway Books 0-89107-440-6, Jun ’90 [Jul ’90], $7.95, 189pp, tp) [Angelwalk] Christian fantasy novel about an angel who disagrees with God’s decision to banish Lucifer.


Beauty and the Beast: Masques Ru Emerson (Avon 0-380-76194-7, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $3.95, 279pp, pb) [Beauty and the Beast] Fantasy novelization based on the cancelled tv series, second book of a series.


Night-Threads Book 1: The Calling of the Three Ru Emerson (Ace 0-441-58085-8, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $3.95, 248pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Night-Threads] Fantasy novel of three average Californians thrust into a fantasy world, first book of a new series.


Spell Bound Ru Emerson (Ace 0-441-77792-9, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 243pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) Romantic fairy tale of a Prince ensnared by true love and dark sorcery.


Rune Sword Volume One: Outcasts Clayton Emery (Ace 0-441-73694-7, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.50, 181pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Runesword] Fantasy novel of a warrior, a sorceress, an elf, and an ogre banding together against the evil Dark Lord. First book of a new series. Packaged by Bill Fawcett & Associates.


Carmen Dog Carol Emshwiller (Mercury House 0-916515-77-X, Mar ’90, $9.95, 161pp, tp, cover by Renée Flower) Literary feminist fantasy novel of a world where beasts are becoming women and vice-versa. This is an intriguing premise, masterfully handled. It’s also hilarious. Recommended (SW). A hardcover edition (-70-2, $15.95) was announced but not seen. First American edition (Women’s Press 1989).


The Start of the End of it All and Other Stories Carol Emshwiller (The Women’s Press 0-7043-4219-7, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], £4.95, 163pp, tp, cover by Miss Moss) Collection of 18 stories, 4 previously unpublished.


Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver Michael Ende (Viking Overlook 0-87951-391-8, Jul ’90 [Nov ’90], $13.95, 226pp, hc, cover by Reinhard Michl) Young-adult fantasy novel about an expedition to discover the world undertaken by an engine driver and a mischievous boy delivered by mistake in a parcel. Translated from the German by Anthea Bell, with illustrations by Maurice S. Dodd.


Quick Chills: The Year’s Best Horror Stories from the Small Press Volume One ed. Peter Enfantino (Deadline Publications, Aug ’90, $14.95, 172pp, hc) Anthology of 13 stories, representing the year’s best from the small press horror magazines.


Rod Serling: The Dreams and Nightmares of Life in the Twilight Zone Joel Engel (Contemporary Books 0-8092-4075-0, Sep ’90, $10.95, 353pp, tp) Reprint (Contemporary 1989) non-fiction; biography of Serling. [Rod Serling]


Body Mortgage Richard Engling (Headline 0-7472-3342-X, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], £3.50, 254pp, pb) Reprint (NAL Onyx 1989) horror novel.


Tours of the Black Clock Steve Erickson (Futura 0-7088-4752-8, Jun ’90, £4.50, 320pp, tp, cover by Christopher Brown) Reprint (Poseidon 1989) literary fantasy novel.


Tours of the Black Clock Steve Erickson (Avon 0-380-70944-9, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $8.95, 320pp, tp, cover by Amy Guip) Reprint (Poseidon 1989) surreal fantasy novel. Recommended (SW).


Encounters Barbara Erskine (Michael Joseph 0-7181-3350-1, Feb ’90, £13.99, 360pp, hc, cover by Stephen Bradbury) Collection of 44 stories (18 original) including some fantasy.


The Armlet of the Gods Lloyd Arthur Eshbach (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32463-3, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 261pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Gates of Lucifer] Reissue (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel, second book of the “Gates of Lucifer” series; fourth printing.


The Land Beyond the Gate Lloyd Arthur Eshbach (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31647-9, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 209pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Gates of Lucifer] Reissue (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel, first book of the “Gates of Lucifer” series; fifth printing.


The Scroll of Lucifer Lloyd Arthur Eshbach (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32465-X, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 242pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Gates of Lucifer] High fantasy novel of a man’s struggle against Lucifer’s domination of alternate worlds, fourth book of the “Gates of Lucifer” series.


The Sorceress of Scath Lloyd Arthur Eshbach (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32464-1, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 241pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Gates of Lucifer] Reissue (Del Rey 1988) fantasy novel, third book of the “Gates of Lucifer” series; second printing.


From Below William Essex (Leisure 0-8439-2867-0, Nov ’89 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 359pp, pb) Horror novel. Town attacked by mutant leeches.


The Hunter Rose Estes (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20970-4, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $4.95, 279pp, pb, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [Hunter] Sf novel of an Ice Age warrior enslaved as a gladiator by aliens.


Rune Sword Volume Two: Skryling’s Blade Rose Estes & Tom Wham (Ace 0-441-73695-5, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $3.95, 220pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Runesword] Fantasy novel of an outlaw warrior who must face the Dark Lord’s deadliest dragon. Second book of a series.


Classics of the Horror Film William K. Everson (Carol Publishing Group/Citadel 0-8065-0900-7, Jul ’90, $15.95, 247pp, tp) Reissue (Citadel 1974) non-fiction, a reference book on horror films; eighth printing.


The Lyssa Syndrome Christopher Fahy (Zebra 0-8217-2961-6, Apr ’90, $3.95, 352pp, pb) Sf/horror novel of a town devestated by a mutant strain of rabies.


The Parents of Howard Phillips Lovecraft Kenneth W. Faig, Jr. (Necronomicon Press, Jul ’90 [Aug ’90], $5.95, 47pp, ph) Non-fiction discussion of Lovecraft’s family. [H. P. Lovecraft]


Darkscope Margaret Falk (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-364-1, Jun ’90 [Jul ’90], $4.50, 382pp, pb) Horror novel of a haunted box camera. A first novel.


The Heart of the Fire Cerridwen Fallingstar (Cauldron Publications 0-9621470-0-1, May ’90 [Jul ’90], $12.95, 520pp, tp) New-Age fantasy novel of witches in 16th-century Scotland. Supposedly based on “an authentic past-life chronicle”.


Dayworld Breakup Philip José Farmer (Tor 0-312-85035-2, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $18.95, 324pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) [Dayworld] Sf novel, third book of the “Dayworld” series.


The Green Odyssey Philip José Farmer (BOMC, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $14.95, 152pp, hc) Reprint (Ballantine 1957) sf novel. This is an exclusive BOMC edition.


Armageddon Crazy Mick Farren (Orbit 0-7474-0470-4, Apr ’90, £3.50, 282pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 1989 as The Armageddon Crazy) sf novel.


The Feelies Mick Farren (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36186-5, Jun ’90, $3.95, 197pp, pb, cover by David Schleinkofer) Sf novel of a machine that allows you to live out your fantasies and the corporate intrigue surrounding it. Revised from an earlier British edition (Big O 1978).


The Last Stand of the DNA Cowboys Mick Farren (Orbit 0-7474-0469-0, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], £3.50, 283pp, pb) [DNA Cowboys] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) sf novel. Volume 4 in the “DNA Cowboys” series.


The Long Orbit Mick Farren (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35318-8, Mar ’90, $3.95, 264pp, pb, cover by David Schleinkofer) Reissue (Del Rey 1988) sf/pi novel; second printing.


Mars—The Red Planet Mick Farren (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35809-0, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $3.95, 315pp, pb, cover by David Schleinkofer) Sf novel of cold war intrigue surrounding an alien artifact on a KGB-controlled Mars.


The Acts of the Apostates Geoffrey Farrington (Dedalus 0-946626-46-4, Apr ’90, £6.99, 272pp, tp) Literary fantasy novel. Distributed in the US by Hippocrene Books.


The Axeman Cometh John Farris (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-52226-7, Feb ’90, £11.95, 160pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1989) horror novel. First World hardcover edition.


Fiends John Farris (Dark Harvest 0-913165-16-6, Apr ’90, $19.95, 314pp, hc, cover by Phil Parks) Horror novel about the sole survivor of a mass disappearance. A limited edition ($45.00) was announced but not seen.


Fiends John Farris (Tor 0-812-51786-5, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $4.95, 438pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1990) vampire horror novel.


King Windom John Farris (Tor 0-812-51793-8, Apr ’90, $4.95, 568pp, pb, cover by Gary Smith) Reprint (Playboy 1967) mainstream novel with some psychic content, packaged as a horror novel.


Scare Tactics John Farris (NEL 0-450-52254-7, Feb ’90, £3.50, 365pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1989) original horror collection. This follows the text of the Tor paperback edition in adding two stories “I Scream. You Scream. We All Scream for Ice Cream”. and “Scare Tactics”, that did not appear in the hardcover edition.


Shatter John Farris (Gollancz 0-575-04781-X, Jun ’90, £3.50, 317pp, pb, cover by Danny Flynn) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1980) horror novel.


Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Elizabeth Faucher (Fantail 0-14-090212-0, Mar ’90, £2.50, 108pp, pb) Reprint (US 1989) sf film novelization, based on the screenplay by Ed Naha and Tom Schulman.


Desperate Measures Joe Clifford Faust (SFBC #15749, Feb ’90, $4.98, 245pp, hc, cover by Walter Velez) [Angel’s Luck] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) sf adventure novel, first book of the “Angel’s Luck” series. First hardcover edition.


The Essence of Evil Joe Clifford Faust (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36089-3, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.95, 281pp, pb, cover by David B. Mattingly) [Angel’s Luck] Sf space opera adventure novel, third book of the “Angel’s Luck” series.


The Essence of Evil Joe Clifford Faust (SFBC #17397, Aug ’90, $7.98, hc, cover by Walter Velez) [Angel’s Luck] Reprint (Del Rey 1990) sf adventure novel, third book of the “Angel’s Luck” trilogy. First hardcover edition.


Precious Cargo Joe Clifford Faust (SFBC #17007, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $5.98, hc, cover by A. C. Farley) [Angel’s Luck] Reprint (Del Rey 1990) sf novel, second book of the “Angel’s Luck” series. First hardcover edition.


The War Years #1: The Far Stars War ed. Bill Fawcett (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45019-1, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.95, 255pp, pb) Original anthology of ten shared-world military adventure stories based on a premise by David Drake, with connecting material by Fawcett. First book of a series. Packaged by Bill Fawcett & Associates.


The War Years #2: The Siege of Arista ed. Bill Fawcett (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45055-8, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $4.50, 252pp, pb) Original anthology of eight shared-world military adventure stories based on a premise by Christopher Stasheff, with connecting material by Fawcett. Packaged by Bill Fawcett and Associates.


The Oxygen Barons Gregory Feeley (Ace 0-441-64571-2, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.95, 264pp, pb, cover by Dave Archer) Sf novel set on the Moon, where a Lunar Republic is struggling for survival. A first novel, the last of the Terry Carr Ace Specials. This one was picked and edited by Damon Knight.


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