The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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The Gateway Trip: Tales and Vignettes of the Heechee Frederik Pohl (BOMC/QPBC, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $9.95, 360pp, tp, cover by Frank Kelly Freas) [Heechee (Robinette Broadhead)] Reprint (Del Rey 1990) collection of 10 “Heechee” stories/vignettes. This is identical to the Del Rey edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has the jacket printed as the paperback cover.


The Gateway Trip: Tales and Vignettes of the Heechee Frederik Pohl (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37544-0, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $4.99, 245pp, pb, cover by Frank Kelly Freas) [Heechee (Robinette Broadhead)] Reprint (Del Rey 1990) collection of 10 “Heechee” stories/vignettes, with illustrations by Frank Kelly Freas.


Homegoing Frederik Pohl (Gollancz 0-575-05161-2, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], £3.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Del Rey 1989) sf novel.


Narabedla, Ltd. Frederik Pohl (Gollancz 0-575-05055-1, May ’91 [Apr ’91], £4.50, 375pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Del Rey 1988) sf novel.


Outnumbering the Dead Frederik Pohl (Legend 0-7126-3692-7, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], £9.99, 110pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Sf novella about a mortal man in a world of immortals, illustrated throughout by Steve Crisp. Note that this has a different ISBN (-4615-9) on the cover.


Outnumbering the Dead Frederik Pohl (Legend 0-7126-4576-4, Jun ’91, £4.99, 110pp, tp, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Legend 1991) sf novella.


The World at the End of Time Frederik Pohl (BOMC/QPBC, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $9.50, 393pp, tp, cover by Barclay Shaw) Reprint (Del Rey 1990) sf novel. This is identical to the Del Rey edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has the jacket printed as the paperback cover.


The World at the End of Time Frederik Pohl (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37197-6, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $5.95, 407pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) Reprint (Del Rey 1990) sf novel about a human colony ship’s encounter with the most powerful being in the universe.


The Singers of Time Frederik Pohl & Jack Williamson (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-41526-5, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $10.95, 358pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) Sf novel. Recommended (CNB). A hardcover edition (-26507-7, $19.95) is also available.


The Singers of Time Frederik Pohl & Jack Williamson (SFBC #18126, Apr ’91, $5.98, 358pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1991) sf novel.


The Singers of Time Frederik Pohl & Jack Williamson (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29432-6, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $4.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1991) sf novel.


Tarot Tales ed. Rachel Pollack & Caitlín Matthews (Legend 0-09-964980-2, May ’91 [Apr ’91], £4.99, 303pp, tp) Reprint (Legend 1989) original occult anthology.


Bureau 13 Nick Pollotta (Ace 0-441-08420-6, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $3.95, 182pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) [Bureau 13] Fantasy novelization based on a role-playing game, first book of a series about a top secret branch of the FBI specializing in dealing with inhuman criminals and lawbreaking monsters. Boris Vallejo is incorrectly given as the cover artist.


The Second Marxian Invasion: The Fiction of the Strugatsky Brothers Stephen W. Potts (Borgo Press 0-89370-279-X, Jun ’91, $12.95, 104pp, tp) Criticism, an analysis of the work of the Strugatsky brothers, plus a bibliography of their work in English. A hardcover edition (-179-3, $22.95) was announced but not seen. [Arkady Strugatsky; Boris Strugatsky]


King David’s Spaceship Jerry E. Pournelle (Baen 0-671-72068-6, Jun ’91, $4.95, 366pp, pb, cover by David A. Hardy) Reissue (Simon & Schuster 1981) sf adventure novel, a revised version of A Spaceship for the King (DAW 1973). Second printing.


The Children’s Hour Jerry E. Pournelle & S. M. Stirling (Baen 0-671-72089-9, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $4.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Man-Kzin Wars] Sf “fix-up” novel set in Larry Niven’s “Known Space” universe. This was created from stories that previously appeared in Man-Kzin Wars II and Man-Kzin Wars III.


Go Tell the Spartans Jerry E. Pournelle & S. M. Stirling (Baen 0-671-72061-9, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $4.95, 345pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [John Christian Falkenberg] Sf novel, part of Pournelle’s “Falkenberg’s Legion” series.


War World III: Sauron Dominion ed. Jerry E. Pournelle (Baen 0-671-72072-4, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $4.95, 356pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [War World] Original shared-world anthology of eight stories set in Pournelle’s CoDominium universe, third book of a series.


Cities in Space ed. Jerry E. Pournelle & John F. Carr (Ace 0-441-10591-2, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.50, 259pp, pb, cover by Syd Dutton) Anthology of 12 sf stories, three poems, and a Heinlein appreciation plus an introduction by Pournelle. Third book of “The Endless Frontier”.


Opfer Claire Powell (The Book Guild 0-86332-640-4, Nov ’91, £14.95, 414pp, hc, cover by Trevor Scobie) Omnibus of three original sf/fantasy novels.


Dinner at Deviant’s Palace Tim Powers (Ace 0-441-14878-6, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $3.95, 294pp, pb, cover by John Berkey) Reissue (Ace 1984) sf novel; second printing.


The Stress of Her Regard Tim Powers (Ace 0-441-79097-6, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $4.95, 470pp, pb, cover by James Gurney) Reprint (Charnel House; Ace 1989) historical fantasy novel in which Byron, Shelley, and Keats confront la belle dame sans merci.


The Stress of Her Regard Tim Powers (HarperCollins UK 0-246-13425-9, Oct ’91, £8.99, 431pp, tp, cover by Mark Salwowski) Reprint (Ace; Charnel House 1989) historical fantasy/horror novel featuring Byron, Shelley and Keats. Also announced in hardcover (-13153-5, £13.99). [First U.K. edition]


Diggers Terry Pratchett (Delacorte 0-385-30152-9, Feb ’91, $14.95, 185pp, hc, cover by Neal McPheeters) [Bromeliad] Young-adult humorous fantasy novel, second book of the “Nomes” series. First American edition (Doubleday UK 1990).


Diggers Terry Pratchett (Corgi 0-552-52586-3, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], £2.99, 173pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Bromeliad] Reprint (Doubleday UK 1990) humorous young-adult sf novel. “The Second Book of the Nomes”.


Eric Terry Pratchett (Gollancz 0-575-05191-4, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], £2.99, 155pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1990) humorous fantasy novel in the “Discworld” series. This edition omits the interior illustrations by Josh Kirby.


Guards! Guards! Terry Pratchett (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45089-2, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $4.50, 350pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel, eighth book in the “Discworld” series. First American edition (Gollancz 1989).


Guards! Guards! Terry Pratchett (SFBC #18548, Aug ’91 [Oct ’91], $5.98, 288pp, hc, cover by Doug Andersen) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1989) humorous fantasy novel, eighth book of the “Discworld” series. First American hardcover edition.


Moving Pictures Terry Pratchett (Corgi 0-552-13463-5, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], £3.99, 333pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1990) humorous fantasy novel. The Ninth “Discworld” novel.


Moving Pictures Terry Pratchett (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45131-7, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $4.99, 350pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel, ninth book in the “Discworld” series. Movies come to the disk and wreak havoc with the populace. Recommended (SW). First American edition (Gollancz 1990).


Pyramids Terry Pratchett (SFBC #18037, Mar ’91, $5.98, 234pp, hc, cover by Doug Andersen) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1989) humorous fantasy novel, seventh book of the “Discworld” series. First American hardcover edition.


Reaper Man Terry Pratchett (Gollancz 0-575-04979-0, May ’91, £13.99, 253pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel, 10th in the “Discworld” series, in which Death gets pensioned off and we learn the true purpose of shopping malls. Strongly recommended. (PSP)


Strata Terry Pratchett (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45111-2, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $3.99, 168pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Reissue (Colin Smythe 1981) humorous sf novel; third printing.


Wings Terry Pratchett (Corgi 0-552-52649-5, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], £2.99, 176pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Bromeliad] Reprint (Doubleday UK 1990) humorous young-adult sf novel. “The Third Book of the Nomes”.


Wings Terry Pratchett (Delacorte 0-385-30436-6, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $15.00, 200pp, hc, cover by Neal McPheeters) [Bromeliad] Young-adult humorous fantasy novel, third book of “The Nomes” series. First American edition (Doubleday UK 1990).


Witches Abroad Terry Pratchett (Gollancz 0-575-04980-4, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], £13.99, 252pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel. Volume 12 in the “Discworld” series.


Good Omens Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman (Corgi 0-552-13703-0, May ’91 [Apr ’91], £3.99, 382pp, pb, cover by Graham Ward) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) humorous horror novel. Recommended. (PSP)


The Ultimate Dracula ed. Byron Preiss, David Keller & Megan Miller (Dell 0-440-50353-1, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $10.00, 358pp, tp, cover by Bruce Jensen) Original anthology of 19 vampire stories, with an introduction and a filmography by Leonard Wolf. A shorter version of Anne Rice’s “The Master of Rampling Gate” appeared previously in Redbook. This is being published to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Universal film. Recommended (SW).


The Ultimate Frankenstein ed. Byron Preiss, David Keller, Megan Miller & John Gregory Betancourt (Dell 0-440-50352-3, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $10.00, 327pp, tp, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Frankenstein] Original anthology of 19 stories based on the Frankenstein story, one (by Kurt Vonnegut) a reprint. There is an introduction by Isaac Asimov and a filmography by Leonard Wolf. This is being published to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the 1931 Universal film. Recommended (SW).


The Ultimate Werewolf ed. Byron Preiss, David Keller, Megan Miller & John Gregory Betancourt (Dell 0-440-50354-X, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $10.00, 359pp, tp, cover by Bruce Jensen) Original anthology of 20 werewolf stories, two (the Ellison and the Niven) reprints, with an introduction by Harlan Ellison and a filmography by Leonard Wolf. This is being published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Universal film. Recommended (SW).


Arthur C. Clarke’s Venus Prime #6: The Shining Ones Paul Preuss (Avon 0-380-75350-2, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $3.95, 266pp, pb, cover by Alex Jay) [Venus Prime] Last book of an sf series based on a concept by Clarke, with a Clarke afterword and technical blueprints by Darrel Anderson. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.


Hide and Seek Paul Preuss (Pan 0-330-31086-0, Jun ’91 [May ’91], £4.50, 281pp, pb, cover by David Bergen) [Venus Prime] Reprint (Avon 1989) sf novelization. Volume 3 in “Arthur C. Clarke’s Venus Prime”. [First U.K. edition]


Maelstrom Paul Preuss (Pan 0-330-31085-2, Jan ’91, £3.99, 268pp, pb, cover by David Bergen) [Venus Prime] Reprint (Avon 1988) sf novelization, with an afterword by Arthur C. Clarke. Volume 2 in the “Arthur C. Clarke’s Venus Prime” series. [First U.K. edition]


The Medusa Encounter Paul Preuss (Pan 0-330-31727-X, Oct ’91, £4.50, 280pp, pb, cover by David Bergen) [Venus Prime] Reprint (Avon 1990) sf novelization. Volume 4 in “Arthur C. Clarke’s Venus Prime.” [First U.K. edition]


The Satanic Mill Otfried Preussler (Macmillan Collier 0-02-044775-2, Apr ’91, $3.95, 256pp, pb, cover by Jeffrey Lindberg) Reissue (Abelard-Schuman 1972) young-adult fantasy novel of a young apprentice’s experiences with black magic. Translated from German by Anthea Bell (Arena-Verlag 1971 as Krabat).


A Dream of Wessex Christopher Priest (Abacus 0-349-12811-1, Dec ’91, £4.50, 199pp, tp, cover by Nick Bantock) Reissue (Faber & Faber 1977) sf novel.


The Glamour Christopher Priest (Abacus 0-349-12810-3, Dec ’91, £4.50, 214pp, tp, cover by Nick Bantock) Reissue (Cape 1984) literary novel with sf elements.


The Quiet Woman Christopher Priest (Abacus 0-349-10195-7, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], £4.99, 286pp, tp, cover by Nick Bantock) Reprint (Bloomsbury 1990) sf novel.


The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction David Pringle (Pharos 0-88687-536-6, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $14.95, 407pp, tp, cover by Chris Foss) Non-fiction; reference. A guide to science fiction literature designed à la Leonard Maltin’s TV Movies, with brief comments and a rating system arranged, unfortunately, by title not by author. First American edition (Grafton 1990).


Classic Tales of Horror and the Supernatural ed. Bill Pronzini, Barry N. Malzberg & Martin H. Greenberg (Morrow 0-688-10963-2, Oct ’91 [Nov ’91], $15.00, 607pp, tp) Reprint (Arbor House 1981 as The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural) anthology of 41 horror stories with an introduction by Stephen King.


The Giant Book of Horror Stories ed. Bill Pronzini, Barry N. Malzberg & Martin H. Greenberg (Magpie 1-85487-117-X, Nov ’91, £3.99, 597pp, tp) Reprint (Arbor House 1981 as The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural) horror story anthology. This edition follows the text of the 1985 reprint (A&W/Galahad as Great Tales of Horror and the Supernatural) in omitting one story (“Mass Without Voices” by Arthur L. Samuels). [First U.K. edition]


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