The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


Contents Lists


Previous -- Table-of-Contents
Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine Issue 10: Winter 1991, Special Issue ed. Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Pulphouse, Mar ’91, $20.00, 247pp, hc) Original anthology/quarterly magazine of 14 stories plus one non-fiction piece. A signed leatherbound limited slipcased edition ($60.00) is also available.


Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine Issue 11: Spring 1991, Speculative Fiction ed. Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Pulphouse, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $20.00, 311pp, hc) Original anthology/quarterly magazine of 18 stories plus two non-fiction pieces. A signed limited leatherbound slipcased edition ($60.00) is also available.


Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie (BOMC/QPBC, May ’91, $9.95, 216pp, tp, cover by James Marsh) Reprint (Granta 1990) young-adult fantasy novel. This edition is identical to the 1990 Granta one except it lacks an ISBN and price and the jacket is printed as the soft cover.


Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie (Granta 0-14-014035-2, Aug ’91, £4.99, 218pp, pb, cover by James Marsh) Reprint (Granta 1990) young-adult fantasy novel.


Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie (Penguin 0-14-015737-9, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $8.95, 216pp, tp, cover by David Eldridge) Reprint (Granta 1990) young-adult fantasy novel.


Midnight’s Children Salman Rushdie (Penguin 0-14-013270-8, Jan ’91, $10.95, 552pp, tp, cover by Adam Niklewicz) Reprint (Cape 1980) literary novel of a thousand telepathic children born in the first hour of India’s independence.


The Initiate Brother Sean Russell (DAW 0-88677-466-7, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $4.99, 480pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Initiate Brother] Epic-size Oriental fantasy novel of Imperial intrigue, first book of a new series. A first novel.


Subterranean Gallery Richard Paul Russo (Grafton 0-586-21229-9, Nov ’91, £4.50, 344pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Tor 1989) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]


The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories ed. Alan Ryan (Bloomsbury Books 1-85471-006-0, 1991, £4.99, 621pp, hc) Reprint (SFBC 1987, as Vampires) ghost anthology. This is an “Instant Remainder” book.


Letters of the Alien Publisher ed. Charles C. Ryan & John Gregory Betancourt (First Books, Aug ’91, no price, 128pp, tp) Collection of pseudonymous essays originally published in Aboriginal Science Fiction.


The Child Garden Geoff Ryman (BOMC, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $17.95, hc, cover by Dave McKean) Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1989) Clarke and Campbell Award-winning sf novel. This is identical to the 1990 St. Martin’s edition except it lacks a price and ISBN, and has a BOMC mark on the back cover.


The Child Garden Geoff Ryman (BOMC/QPBC, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $9.95, 388pp, tp, cover by Dave McKean) Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1989) Clarke and Campbell Award-winning sf novel. This is identical to the 1990 St. Martin’s edition except it lacks a price and ISBN, and has the jacket printed as the paperback cover.


Berserker Lies Fred Saberhagen (Tor 0-812-50563-8, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $3.99, 208pp, pb) [Berserker] Collection of five sf stories in the “Berserker” series plus an “introduction.”


Berserker’s Planet Fred Saberhagen (Tor 0-812-50981-1, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $3.99, 233pp, pb, cover by David Martine) [Berserker] Reprint (DAW 1975) sf novel, third book in the “Berserker” series.


The Lost Swords: The Second Triad Fred Saberhagen (SFBC #18213, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $12.98, 558pp, hc, cover by Ron Walotsky) [Lost Swords] Fantasy omnibus of The Fourth Book of Lost Swords: Farslayer’s Story (Tor 1989), The Fifth Book of Lost Swords: Coinspinner’s Story (Tor 1989), and The Sixth Book of Lost Swords: Mindsword’s Story (Tor 1990).


The Mask of the Sun Fred Saberhagen (Tor 0-812-51357-6, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $3.99, 234pp, pb, cover by Alan Gutierrez) Reissue (Ace 1979) time-travel sf novel; second printing.


A Matter of Taste Fred Saberhagen (Tor 0-812-52575-2, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $3.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Jim Thiesen) [Dracula] Reprint (Tor 1990) vampire horror/fantasy novel, sixth book in the “Dracula” series.


The Sixth Book of Lost Swords: Mindsword’s Story Fred Saberhagen (Tor 0-812-51118-2, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $4.50, 250pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews) [Lost Swords] Reprint (Tor 1990) fantasy novel, ninth “Swords” book overall.


The Demon Jeffrey Sackett (Bantam 0-553-28596-3, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $4.50, 373pp, pb, cover by Steve Assel) Horror novel of an ex-carnival geek hiding a supernatural secret.


Casca # 1: The Eternal Mercenary Barry Sadler (Jove 0-515-09535-4, Aug ’91 [Oct ’91], $3.95, 246pp, pb) [Casca] Reissue (Charter 1979) fantasy adventure novel, first book of the long-running series; fourth printing.


Casca # 2: God of Death Barry Sadler (Jove 0-515-09919-8, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $3.95, 218pp, pb) [Casca] Reissue (Charter 1979) fantasy adventure novel in the long-running series; second printing.


Casca # 3: The War Lord Barry Sadler (Jove 0-515-09996-1, Oct ’91, $3.99, 182pp, pb) [Casca] Reissue (Charter 1980) fantasy adventure novel in the long-running series; second printing.


Casca # 4: Panzer Soldier Barry Sadler (Jove 0-515-09472-2, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $3.99, 218pp, pb) [Casca] Reissue (Charter 1980) fantasy adventure novel in the long-running series; third printing.


Casca # 5: The Barbarian Barry Sadler (Jove 0-515-09147-2, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $3.99, 184pp, pb) [Casca] Reissue (Charter 1981) fantasy adventure novel in the long-running series; third printing.


Casca # 6: The Persian Barry Sadler (Jove 0-515-10796-4, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $3.99, 216pp, pb) [Casca] Reprint (Charter 1982) military fantasy adventure novel in the long-running series.


Into the Dark Lands Michelle M. Sagara (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37232-8, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $3.99, 315pp, pb, cover by Tom Stimpson) [Sundered] Fantasy novel; first of a series. A young female warrior whose talent is for healing becomes the last hope for the forces of light in a battle with darkness. A first novel.


The Encyclopedia of Amazons: Women Warriors from Antiquity to the Modern Era Jessica Amanda Salmonson (Paragon House 1-55778-420-5, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $21.95, 290pp, hc, cover by Peter Paul Rubens) Non-fiction, reference; a guide to women warriors, historical and mythical.


Echoes of the Fourth Magic R. A. Salvatore (Roc UK 0-14-015238-5, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], £4.50, 318pp, pb) [Chronicles of Ynis Aielle] Reprint (Roc 1990) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]


Forgotten Realms: Canticle R. A. Salvatore (TSR 1-56076-119-9, Nov ’91, $4.95, 313pp, tp, cover by Jeff Easley) [Forgotten Realms: Cleric] Fantasy novelization based on the “Forgotten Realms” game, first book of the “Cleric Quintet.”


Forgotten Realms: Exile R. A. Salvatore (Penguin 0-14-014376-9, Mar ’91, £4.50, 306pp, pb, cover by Jeff Easley) [Forgotten Realms: Dark Elf Trilogy] Reprint (TSR 1990) fantasy novelization. Book Two in the “Dark Elf” trilogy.


Forgotten Realms: Sojourn R. A. Salvatore (TSR 1-56076-047-8, May ’91, $4.95, 309pp, tp, cover by Jeff Easley) [Forgotten Realms: Dark Elf Trilogy] Fantasy novelization based on the “Forgotten Realms” game, third book of the “Dark Elf” trilogy.


Forgotten Realms: Sojourn R. A. Salvatore (Penguin 0-14-014399-8, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], £4.50, 309pp, pb, cover by Jeff Easley) [Forgotten Realms: Dark Elf Trilogy] Reprint (TSR 1991) fantasy novelization. Book Three in the “Dark Elf” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]


The Witch’s Daughter R. A. Salvatore (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45127-9, Dec ’91, $4.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) [Chronicles of Ynis Aielle] Fantasy novel of a witch’s daughter who finds herself her people’s only hope to defeat the Black Warlock.


Splatterpunks: Extreme Horror ed. Paul M. Sammon (Xanadu 1-85480-100-7, Nov ’91, £9.99, 346pp, tp) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1990) anthology of 18 hardcore horror stories including several originals. [First U.K. edition]


Taliesin’s Telling Fay Sampson (Headline 0-7472-3568-6, Mar ’91, £3.99, 277pp, pb) [Daughter of Tintagel] Fantasy novel. Book Four in the sequence “Daughter of Tintagel”.


Dark Summer Lawrence Sanders (Severn House 0-7278-1777-9, Mar ’91 [Apr ’91], £11.99, 224pp, hc) Reprint (Pocket 1979 as by Mark Upton) horror novel.


The Tomorrow File Lawrence Sanders (Berkley 0-425-08179-6, Nov ’91 [Dec ’91], $5.99, 551pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1975) sf thriller; 35th printing.


The Wild Blue and the Gray William Sanders (Warner Questar 0-446-36142-9, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $4.50, 216pp, pb, cover by Gnemo) Alternate-history novel set in a world where the South won the Civil War and the Confederacy is fighting WWI with the Allies. A pilot from the independent Cherokee Nation is serving with the Confederate Air Force in France. An exciting action-adventure novel. Recommended (SW).


The First Americans #5: The Sacred Stones William Sarabande (Bantam 0-553-29105-X, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $4.99, 580pp, pb, cover by Jerry Lofaro) [First Americans] Prehistoric novel, fifth book in an ongoing series. Packaged and copyrighted by Book Creations Inc.


House Haunted Al Sarrantonio (Bantam 0-553-29146-7, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $4.50, 277pp, pb, cover by Jim Thiesen) Horror novel of an evil spirit who summons her victims to a lonely mansion.


All Fall Down John Saul (Bantam UK 0-553-17387-1, Aug ’91, £3.99, 330pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam 1982 as The God Project) horror novel.


Brain Child John Saul (Bantam UK 0-553-17171-2, Aug ’91, £3.99, 342pp, pb) Reissue (Bantam 1985) horror novel.


Creature John Saul (Bantam UK 0-553-17680-3, Oct ’91 [Nov ’91], £3.99, 329pp, pb) Reissue (Bantam 1989) horror novel.


Darkness John Saul (Bantam 0-553-07373-7, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $17.50, 341pp, hc, cover by Tom Hallman) Horror novel of a mysterious society living deep in a swamp.


Hell Fire John Saul (Bantam UK 0-553-17255-7, Oct ’91 [Nov ’91], £3.99, 344pp, pb) Reissue (Bantam 1986) horror novel.


Nathaniel John Saul (Bantam UK 0-553-17466-5, Aug ’91, £3.99, 343pp, pb) Reissue (Bantam 1984) fantasy/horror novel.


Second Child John Saul (Bantam 0-553-28730-3, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $5.99, 355pp, pb, cover by Bob Hickson) Reprint (Bantam 1990) horror novel of an evil presence in a small Maine coastal town.


Second Child John Saul (Bantam UK 0-553-40322-2, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], £3.99, 355pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam 1990) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]


The Unwanted John Saul (Bantam UK 0-553-17462-2, Oct ’91, £3.99, 339pp, pb) Reissue (Bantam 1987) horror novel.


Golden Fleece Robert J. Sawyer (SFBC #18845, Nov ’91 [Dec ’91], $7.98, 179pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Questar 1990) sf/mystery novel of murder on a starship. First hardcover edition.


The White Book Piero Scanziani (Eureka Publishers of Windsor 1-873414-02-1, 1991 [Dec ’91], £14.99, 307pp, hc, cover by Sara Midda) Posthumous fantasy in which three dead people are given the task of defending Adam and Eve. Translated from the Italian (1968) by Linda Lappin. [Not seen]


The Attic Jack Scaparro (Zebra 0-8217-3471-7, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $4.50, 350pp, pb) Horror novel of a girl endangered by a strange old woman with mysterious powers.


Nothing Sacred Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-41530-3, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $10.95, 342pp, tp, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Nothing Sacred] Futuristic fantasy novel, about a POW nurse involved in a war a hundred years from now, set in Tibet. A hardcover edition (-26120-9, $21.95) is also available.


Nothing Sacred Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (SFBC #18462, Jul ’91 [Sep ’91], 283pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Nothing Sacred] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1991) futuristic fantasy novel of a POW nurse involved in a Tibetan war 100 years in the future.


Nothing Sacred Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29511-X, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $4.99, 334pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Nothing Sacred] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1991) futuristic fantasy novel of a POW nurse involved in a Tibetan war 100 years in the future.


The Songkiller Saga: Phantom Banjo Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28761-3, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $4.99, 263pp, pb, cover by Pauline Ellison) [Songkiller Saga] Fantasy novel, first book of the “Songkiller Saga” series. The devils in hell are trying to wipe the greatest magical force for good left in the world — folk music. Recommended (SW).


The Songkiller Saga: Picking the Ballad’s Bones Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29363-X, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $4.99, 242pp, pb, cover by Pauline Ellison) [Songkiller Saga] Fantasy novel about folk music, second book of the “Songkiller Saga”.


The Best of James H. Schmitz James H. Schmitz (NESFA Press 0-915368-46-3, Jun ’91, $18.95, 243pp, hc, cover by Frank Kelly Freas) Collection of nine stories, plus an introduction by Janet Kagan and a bibliography, with interior illustrations by Merle Insinga.


Sedalia David J. Schow (Pulphouse 1-56146-525-9, Jul ’91, $1.95, 47pp, pb, cover by Doug Herring) Western horror story that originally appeared in the anthology Razored Saddles. Short story paperback #25. A 100-copy leatherbound limited edition (-916-5, $20.00) is also available.


An Epicure in the Terrible: A Centennial Anthology of Essays in Honor of H.P. Lovecraft David E. Schultz & S. T. Joshi (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press 0-8386-3415-X, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $45.00, 347pp, hc, cover by Virgil Finlay) Non-fiction anthology of 13 new critical and biographical essays on Lovecraft, with an introduction by Joshi. There is also a very good secondary bibliography. Recommended (CNB). [H. P. Lovecraft]


Visions from the Twilight Zone Arlen Schumer (Chronicle Books 0-87701-682-8, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $19.95, unpaginated, tp) Strange photography book of stills from the classic tv series, with odd bits of the original dialog and commentary. A hardcover edition (-725-5, $35.00) was announced but not seen.


Blood Rights/Flame Thrower Ann K. Schwader & Lucy Taylor (Roadkill Press, Oct ’91, $5.00, 30pp, quarto, cover by Edward Bryant & Angela Barsotti) Back-to-back anthology of two horror short stories, with illustrations by Edward Bryant and Angela Barsotti. This is a signed limited edition of 300 copies.


The Dragon in the Stone Allan Scott (Orbit 0-7088-8354-0, May ’91, £3.99, 301pp, pb, cover by Ian Miller) Fantasy novel based on Norse mythology.


A Box of Tricks Hugh Scott (Walker 0-7445-1940-3, Jun ’91, £8.99, 125pp, hc, cover by Janet Woolley) Young-adult ghost novel.


The Gargoyle Hugh Scott (Walker 0-7445-1930-6, May ’91 [Jun ’91], £8.99, 171pp, hc, cover by Douglas R. Watson) Young-adult occult thriller.


The Haunted Sand Hugh Scott (Walker 0-7445-1427-4, Apr ’91 [May ’91], £2.99, 149pp, pb, cover by Bruce Pennington) Reprint (Walker 1990) young-adult ghost novel.


Why Weeps the Brogan? Hugh Scott (Walker 0-7445-2040-1, Jul ’91 [Aug ’91], £2.99, 103pp, pb, cover by James Marsh) Reprint (Walker 1989) young-adult sf novel.


Nudists May be Encountered Mary Scott (Serpent’s Tail 1-85242-173-8, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], £7.99, 160pp, tp, cover by Sue Lamble) Collection of 14 original stories, including some sf. This edition is available in the U.S. for $14.95.


Next -- Table-of-Contents