The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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Trio #1: Traitors from Within R. A. Montgomery (Bantam 0-553-28347-2, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $2.95, 165pp, pb) [Trio] Young-adult near-future post-war sf adventure novel.


Trio #2: Crossing Enemy Lines R. A. Montgomery (Bantam 0-553-28382-0, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $2.95, 148pp, pb) [Trio] Young-adult near-future post-war sf adventure novel.


Trio #3: Almost Lost R. A. Montgomery (Bantam 0-553-28462-2, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $2.95, 151pp, pb) [Trio] Young-adult near-future post war sf adventure novel.


Trio #4: The Hidden Evil R. A. Montgomery (Bantam 0-553-28486-X, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $2.95, 152pp, pb, cover by George Tsui) [Trio] Young-adult post-holocaust sf adventure novel, fourth book in the “Trio” series.


Trio #5: Escape from China R. A. Montgomery (Bantam 0-553-28515-7, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $2.95, 165pp, pb, cover by George Tsui) [Trio] Young-adult near-future post-war sf adventure novel, fifth book of the “Trio” series.


Trio #6: Deadly Encounter R. A. Montgomery (Bantam 0-553-28550-5, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $2.95, 149pp, pb, cover by George Tsui) [Trio] Young-adult post-war sf adventure novel, sixth book of the “ Trio” series. Packaged by Whitbread/Shannon Gilligan.


Dominique: High Priestess of the Dark Gods Lester Montrose (Montrose 0-9509988-4-2, Jan ’90, no price given, 233pp, tp) Self-published erotic horror novel about Voodoo and Black Magic.


Lunar Activity Elizabeth N. Moon (Baen 0-671-69870-2, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.50, 278pp, pb, cover by Vincent Di Fate) Collection of 10 stories, one original. Despite the title, it includes both sf and fantasy.


Surrender None: The Legacy of Gird Elizabeth N. Moon (Baen 0-671-69878-8, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $4.50, 530pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Deed of Paksenarrion] Fantasy novel, set earlier in the same world as “The Deed of Paksenarrion” series.


Traffic and Laughter Ted Mooney (Knopf 0-394-58478-3, Oct ’90, $19.95, 402pp, hc, cover by Peter Alexander) Alternate history literary sf novel set in a near-future world where nuclear power was not developed and WWII was a draw.


The Eternal Champion Michael Moorcock (Grafton 0-586-20813-5, Mar ’90, £2.99, 203pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [John Daker] Reissue (Dell 1970) fantasy novel. The first story in “The History of John Daker, The Eternal Champion”.


The Fortress of the Pearl Michael Moorcock (SFBC #15839, Mar ’90 [Jan ’90], $5.98, 213pp, hc) [Elric] Reprint (Gollancz 1989) sword and sorcery fantasy in the “Elric” series.


The Fortress of the Pearl Michael Moorcock (Grafton 0-586-20883-6, Mar ’90, £7.99, 249pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Elric] Reprint (Gollancz 1989) fantasy novel. Volume Eight in the “Elric” series.


The Fortress of the Pearl Michael Moorcock (Grafton 0-586-20884-4, Sep ’90, £3.50, 269pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Elric] Reprint (Gollancz 1989) fantasy novel. Volume 8 in the “Elric” series.


The Fortress of the Pearl Michael Moorcock (Ace 0-441-24866-7, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $4.50, 212pp, pb, cover by Dawn Wilson) [Elric] Reprint (Gollancz 1989) sword-and-sorcery novel, part of the “Elric” series.


The Jewel in the Skull Michael Moorcock (Ace 0-441-31847-9, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.50, 176pp, pb, cover by Jill Bauman) [Runestaff] Reprint (Lancer 1967) fantasy novel, first book of the “Runestaff” series. This edition follows the DAW 1977 revised text.


The Land Leviathan Michael Moorcock (Grafton 0-586-20997-2, Jan ’90 [Apr ’90], £2.99, 173pp, pb, cover by Paul Damon) [Oswald Bastable] Reissue (Quartet 1974) sf novel. The Second Volume in the “Oswald Bastable” trilogy.


The Mad God’s Amulet Michael Moorcock (Ace 0-441-51388-3, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.95, 160pp, pb, cover by Jill Bauman) [Runestaff] Reprint (DAW 1977) fantasy novel, second book of the “Runestaff” series. Revised from Sorcerer’s Amulet (Lancer 1968).


The Runestaff Michael Moorcock (Ace 0-441-31848-7, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $4.50, 176pp, pb, cover by Jill Bauman) [Runestaff] Reprint (DAW 1977) fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Runestaff” series. This is revised from The Secret of the Runestaff (Lancer 1969).


The Steel Tsar Michael Moorcock (Grafton 0-586-20998-0, Jan ’90 [Mar ’90], £2.99, 155pp, pb, cover by Paul Damon) [Oswald Bastable] Reissue (Granada 1981) sf novel. The Third Volume in the “Oswald Bastable” trilogy.


The Sword of the Dawn Michael Moorcock (Ace 0-441-31846-0, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $3.95, 173pp, pb, cover by Jill Bauman) [Runestaff] Reprint (DAW 1977) fantasy novel, third book of the “Runestaff” series. This is revised from the 1968 Lancer edition.


The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Inga Moore (Macmillan 0-02-767645-5, Sep ’89 [Jan ’90], $13.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Inga Moore) [From Thief to King] Classic children’s story, with full-page watercolor illustrations by the author.


Dallas Down Richard Moran (Jove 0-515-10468-X, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $4.95, 309pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 1988) near-future ecological disaster thriller. Dallas is in imminent danger of disappearing into a giant sinkhole formed beneath the city through years of drought.


Dark Fantasies ed. Chris Morgan (Legend 0-09-967830-6, Sep ’90, £3.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Davies) Reprint (Legend 1989) original ghost/horror anthology.


Literary Outlaw: The Life and Times of William S. Burroughs Ted Morgan (Avon 0-380-70882-5, Apr ’90, $12.95, 659pp, tp) Reprint (Holt 1988) non-fiction; reference. A biography of Burroughs. [William S. Burroughs]


King of the Cloud Forests Michael Morpurgo (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-032586-7, Feb ’91 [Dec ’90], $3.95, 146pp, tp, cover by Lino Saffioti) Reprint (Heinemann 1987) young-adult fantasy novel of a boy who discovers a tribe of yeti living in the high Himalayas.


A Remembrance for Kedrigern John Morressy (Ace 0-441-71244-4, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $3.95, 233pp, pb, cover by Dean Morrissey) [Kedrigern] Humorous fantasy novel, fifth book of the “Kedrigern” series.


Outpassage Janet & Chris Morris (NEL 0-450-51614-8, Mar ’90, £3.99, 368pp, pb) Reprint (Pageant 1988) sf novel.


Storm Seed Janet & Chris Morris (Baen 0-671-72023-6, Nov ’90, $4.50, 311pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Tempus] Fantasy novel, conclusion of the “Tempus” series.


Threshold Janet & Chris Morris (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45022-1, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $16.95, 250pp, hc, cover by Edward Gazsi) [Threshold] Time-travel military sf novel of a test pilot shot forward in time to the 25th century.


Threshold Janet & Chris Morris (SFBC #17563, Oct ’90, $7.98, hc, cover by Edward Gazsi) [Threshold] Reprint (Roc 1990) time-travel military sf novel.


A New Magic Jean Morris (The Bodley Head 0-370-31488-3, Oct ’90, £7.99, 172pp, hc, cover by Peter Melnyczuk) [New Magic] Young-adult fantasy novel.


Toady Mark Morris (Corgi 0-552-13632-8, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], £4.99, 702pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Piatkus 1989) horror novel.


Author’s Choice Monthly Issue 8: Swatting at the Cosmos James Morrow (Pulphouse, May ’90, $4.95, 107pp, tp, cover by George Barr) Collection of seven stories, one original, with an introduction by the author. A signed hardcover edition ($25.00) is also available, and a deluxe leatherbound edition ($50.00) was announced but not seen.


Only Begotten Daughter James Morrow (William Morrow 0-688-05284-3, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $19.95, 312pp, hc, cover by Paul Bacon) Fantasy satire about God’s daughter—living in near-future Atlantic City. Highly recommended (FCM).


The Demon Lord Peter Morwood (Legend 0-09-948930-9, Mar ’90, £3.99, 304pp, pb) [Book of Years] Reissue (Century 1984) fantasy novel. Volume Two in “The Alban Saga”.


The Dragon Lord Peter Morwood (Legend 0-09-948660-1, Mar ’90, £3.99, 318pp, pb) [Book of Years] Reissue (Arrow 1986) fantasy novel. Volume Three in “The Alban Saga”.


The Horse Lord Peter Morwood (Legend 0-09-948920-1, Mar ’90, £3.99, 254pp, pb) [Book of Years] Reissue (Century 1983) fantasy novel. Volume One in “The Alban Saga”.


Prince Ivan Peter Morwood (Legend 0-7126-3404-5, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], £6.99, 280pp, tp) [Prince Ivan] Fantasy novel set in an ’Old Russia’ in which magic exists. Volume 1 in a new series. Also available in hardcover (-3409-6, £12.99).


Star Trek: Rules of Engagement Peter Morwood (Pocket 0-671-66129-9, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $4.50, 245pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization. Number 48 in the series.


Star Trek: Rules of Engagement Peter Morwood (Titan 1-85286-281-5, Feb ’90, £2.99, 245pp, pb, cover by Cintron) [Star Trek] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket Books) edition.


The Warlord’s Domain Peter Morwood (Legend 0-09-958910-9, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], £3.50, 283pp, pb) [Book of Years] Reprint (Legend 1989) fantasy novel. Volume Four in “The Alban Saga”.


The Warlord’s Domain Peter Morwood (DAW 0-88677458-6, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $3.95, 304pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Book of Years] Heroic fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Book of Years” series. First American edition (Legend 1989).


Evilway Ryan O. Moses (Zebra 0-8217-3042-8, Jun ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.95, 288pp, pb) Horror novel of a houseboat stalked by an ancient Indian spirit.


The Prisoner: Shattered Visage Dean Motter & Mark Askwith (Warner 0-446-39245-6, May ’90, $14.95, unpaginated, tp, cover by Dean Motter) [The Prisoner] Graphic novel based on the classic tv series.


The Prisoner: Shattered Visage Dean Motter & Mark Askwith (Titan 1-85286-290-4, Jul ’90, £9.95, 208pp, tp, cover by Dean Motter) [The Prisoner] Reprint (Warner 1990) sf graphic novel, serialized by DC comics 1988 - 1989. This forms a direct sequel to the television series.


The Planet Beyond Steven Mudd (Popular Library Questar 0-445-21047-8, Sep ’90, $4.50, 234pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews) [Tangled Webs] Sf adventure novel, sequel to Tangled Webs.


The Magic Paintbrush Robin Muller (Viking Kestrel 0-670-83167-0, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $13.95, 32pp, hc, cover by Robin Muller) Children’s fantasy picture book, with full-color illustrations by the author.


Doctor Who: Survival Rona Munro (Target 0-426-20352-6, Sep ’90, £2.50, 134pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization. Contains a postscript by the Doctor Who editor at W.H. Allen, Peter Darvill-Evans, about the future of the series. Volume 150 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $3.95.


Buck Rogers: Armageddon Off Vesta M. S. Murdock (Penguin 0-14-013317-8, Sep ’90, £3.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Don Landwehrle) [Martian Wars; Buck Rogers] Reprint (TSR 1989) sf novelization. Book Three of the “Martian Wars” trilogy.


Buck Rogers: Hammer of Mars M. S. Murdock (Penguin 0-14-013316-X, Jul ’90, £3.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Don Carroll) [Martian Wars; Buck Rogers] Reprint (TSR 1989) sf novelization. Book Two in the “Martian Wars” trilogy.


Buck Rogers: Prime Squared M. S. Murdock (TSR 0-88038-863-3, Nov ’90, $3.95, 276pp, tp, cover by Jerry Bingham) [Inner Planets; Buck Rogers] Buck Rogers novelization, second book of the “Inner Planets” trilogy.


Buck Rogers: Rebellion 2456 M. S. Murdock (Penguin 0-14-013314-3, May ’90, £3.99, 281pp, pb, cover by Don Carroll) [Martian Wars; Buck Rogers] Reprint (TSR 1989) sf novelization. Book One of the “Martian Wars” trilogy.


The City, Not Long After Pat Murphy (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28370-7, Feb ’90, $4.50, 258pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1989) near-future sf novel set in a San Francisco decimated by plague and inhabited by artists. There is a new afterword by the author.


The City, Not Long After Pat Murphy (Pan 0-330-31570-6, Aug ’90 [Jun ’90], £12.95, 320pp, hc, cover by David Bergen) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1989) fantasy novel about a deserted San Francisco, some years after a world-wide devastating plague, populated only by artists, ghosts and angels. Recommended. (PSP)


Points of Departure Pat Murphy (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28615-3, Jul ’90, $3.95, 316pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) Collection of 19 stories, with an introduction by Kate Wilhelm and an afterword by the author.


The Enchanted Roberta Murphy (Mandarin 0-7493-0482-0, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], £3.50, 230pp, pb, cover by Kurte Hoyte) Reprint (Heinemann 1989) ghost novel.


The Eye Vladimir Nabokov (Vintage 0-679-72723-X, Sep ’90, $8.95, 104pp, tp, cover by Marc J. Cohen) Reprint (Phaedra 1965) literary fantasy set in the afterlife.


Robocop 2 Ed Naha (Jove 0-515-10410-8, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $4.50, 234pp, pb) Sf movie tie-in novelization.


Robocop 2 Ed Naha (Penguin 0-14-014341-6, Sep ’90, £3.99, 234pp, pb) Reprint (Jove 1990) sf film novelization, based on the screenplay by Frank Miller and Walon Green.


Better Than Life Grant Naylor (Viking UK 0-670-83547-1, Oct ’90, £13.99, 229pp, hc, cover by Paul Grant) [Red Dwarf] Sf novelization. Sequel to Red Dwarf.


The Witch’s Eye Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Delacorte 0-385-30157-X, Oct ’90 [Nov ’90], $13.95, 179pp, hc, cover by Joe Burleson) [Witch’s Sister] Young-adult fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Witch” series.


1991 Writer’s Market ed. Glenda Tennant Neff (Writer’s Digest Books 0-89879-422-6, Sep ’90 [Oct ’90], $24.95, 993pp, hc) Associational annual listing of market information.


Bloodchild Andrew Neiderman (Berkley 0-425-12044-9, Sep ’90, $3.95, 268pp, pb) Horror novel about a vampire baby.


The Devil’s Advocate Andrew Neiderman (Pocket 0-671-68912-6, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $3.95, 313pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) Horror novel. A lawyer discovers that the head of his law firm (John Milton & Associates) is actually Satan.


The Devil’s Advocate Andrew Neiderman (Legend 0-7126-3834-2, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], £12.99, 313pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) Reprint (Pocket 1990) horror novel.


Perfect Little Angels Andrew Neiderman (Severn House 0-7278-4150-5, Nov ’90, £12.99, 262pp, hc) Reprint (Berkley 1989) horror novel.


Forever and Beyond Penelope Neri (Zebra 0-8217-3115-7, Sep ’90, $4.95, 480pp, pb, cover by Pino) Time-travel romance. A modern white woman falls in love with a Comanche warrior.


The Eight Katherine Neville (Ballantine 0-345-36623-9, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $5.95, 598pp, pb) [The Eight] Reprint (Ballantine 1989) thriller with fantasy elements.


The Eight Katherine Neville (Headline 0-7472-3229-6, Feb ’90, £4.50, 694pp, pb) [The Eight] Reprint (Ballantine 1989) fantasy novel.


The Land of Eternal Fire T. P. Newark (Muller 0-09-174403-2, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], £11.95, 232pp, hc, cover by Graham Humphries) [Falling Empires] Historical fantasy set in the 5th century A.D. A first novel. Volume One in the “Falling Empires” cycle.


Bad Dreams Kim Newman (Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-71721-9, Sep ’90 [Jul ’90], £13.95, 280pp, hc, cover by Graham Ward) Horror novel about a vampire-like creature seeking revenge on all the members of a single family.


The Night Mayor Kim Newman (NEL 0-450-52466-3, Jun ’90 [May ’90], £3.50, 186pp, pb, cover by Dave McKean) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1989) sf novel adroitly blending cyberpunk with 1940s film noir.


The Night Mayor Kim Newman (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-642-2, Oct ’90 [Aug ’90], $17.95, 186pp, hc, cover by Roy Colmer) Sf thriller of a criminal who escapes prison into his own interior world based on ’40s film noir. A taut and engrossing thriller. Recommended (SW). First American edition (Simon & Schuster UK 1989).


Forgotten Realms: Ironhelm Douglas Niles (TSR 0-88038-903-6, Apr ’90, $4.95, 314pp, tp, cover by Fred Fields) [Forgotten Realms: Maztica] Fantasy novelization based on the “Forgotten Realms” game, first book of the “Maztica Trilogy”.


Forgotten Realms: Ironhelm Douglas Niles (Penguin 0-14-014366-1, Oct ’90, £3.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Fred Fields) [Forgotten Realms: Maztica] Reprint (TSR 1990) fantasy novelization. Volume 1 in the “Maztica” trilogy.


Forgotten Realms: Viperhand Douglas Niles (TSR 0-88038-907-9, Oct ’90, $4.95, 313pp, tp, cover by Fred Fields) [Forgotten Realms: Maztica] Fantasy series based on the “Forgotten Realms” game, second book of the “Maztica” trilogy.


Words Without Pictures ed. Steve Niles (Eclipse Books 1-56060-031-4, Oct ’90 [Nov ’90], $8.95, 180pp, tp, cover by Mark Cox) Original anthology of six stories and four poems by writers who work primarily in comics. Announced also in hardcover (-031-4) but not seen.


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