The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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The Boat House Stephen Gallagher (NEL 0-450-56244-1, Apr ’92, £4.99, 333pp, pb) Reprint (NEL 1991) horror novel about a rusalka translated to the English countryside. Recommended (PSP).


Follower Stephen Gallagher (NEL 0-450-55990-4, Jan ’92 [Nov ’91], £14.99, 250pp, hc) Reprint (Sphere 1984) horror novel. First world hardcover edition.


Nightmare, with Angel Stephen Gallagher (NEL 0-450-52229-6, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], £15.99, 410pp, hc) Associational thriller by a horror writer, mixing child abuse with a search for redemption. Recommended (PSP).


A Bad Day for Ali Baba Craig Shaw Gardner (Headline 0-7472-3720-4, May ’92 [Apr ’92], £4.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Arabian Nights] Reprint (Headline 1991) humorous fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Arabian Nights” trilogy.


The Cineverse Cycle Omnibus Craig Shaw Gardner (Headline 0-7472-3889-8, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], £5.99, 537pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Cineverse Cycle] Reprint (SFBC 1991 as The Cineverse Cycle) humorous fantasy omnibus. [First U.K. edition]


Scheherazade’s Night Out Craig Shaw Gardner (Headline 0-7472-0451-9, May ’92, £15.99, 250pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Arabian Nights] Humorous fantasy novel. Volume three in the “Arabian Nights” trilogy.


Scheherazade’s Night Out Craig Shaw Gardner (Headline 0-7472-3878-2, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £4.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Arabian Nights] Reprint (Headline 1992) humorous fantasy novel. Volume three in the “Arabian Nights” trilogy.


Elidor Alan Garner (Lions 0-00-674291-2, May ’92, £3.50, 188pp, pb) Reissue (Collins 1965) young-adult fantasy novel; 24th printing.


The Moon of Gomrath Alan Garner (Lions 0-00-674292-0, May ’92, £3.50, 190pp, pb) [Alderley Edge] Reissue (Collins 1963) young-adult fantasy novel; 18th printing.


The Owl Service Alan Garner (Lions 0-00-674294-7, May ’92, £3.50, 155pp, pb) Reissue (Collins 1967) young-adult fantasy novel; 29th printing.


Red Shift Alan Garner (Lions 0-00-674295-5, May ’92, £3.50, 190pp, pb) Reissue (Collins 1973) young-adult fantasy novel; 12th printing.


The Stone Book Quartet Alan Garner (HarperCollins UK 0-00-184289-7, May ’92, £6.99, 224pp, tp) Reprint (Collins 1983) young-adult omnibus of four linked short stories, previously published separately.


The Weirdstone of Brisingamen Alan Garner (Lions 0-00-674293-9, May ’92, £3.50, 265pp, pb) [Alderley Edge] Reissue (Collins 1960) young-adult fantasy novel; 32nd printing.


New Worlds 2 ed. David Garnett (Gollancz 0-575-05145-0, Aug ’92, £5.99, 291pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) Original anthology of ten sf stories, two plot outlines by Philip K. Dick, and an article by David Langford. Recommended (PSP).


Nightshade Mark Gatiss (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20376-3, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], £3.99, 231pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Original novel based on the Doctor Who TV series, with echoes of the “Quatermass” TV series as well. Recommended (PSP). This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.


Dark Prince David Gemmell (Legend 0-09-970360-2, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], £5.99, 547pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Lion of Macedon] Reprint (Legend 1991) fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Lion of Macedon” series.


Lion of Macedon David Gemmell (Legend 0-09-970350-5, Mar ’92 [Jan ’92], £4.99, 420pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Lion of Macedon] Reprint (Legend 1991) fantasy novel. Volume one in the “Lion of Macedon” series.


Morningstar David Gemmell (Legend 0-7126-4824-0, Mar ’92 [Jan ’92], £8.99, 282pp, tp, cover by Mike Posen) Fantasy novel about a thief-cum-hero nicknamed Morningstar. A hardcover edition (-4823-2, £14.99) is also available.


Stones of Power: The Sipstrassi Omnibus David Gemmell (Legend 0-7126-5446-1, Oct ’92, £9.99, 1157pp, tp, cover by Mark Harrison) [Sipstrassi: Stones of Power] Omnibus of the first four “Sipstrassi” novels. A hardcover edition (-5441-0, £15.99) is also available.


Waylander David Gemmell (Legend 0-09-947090-X, Oct ’92 [Nov ’92], £4.99, 384pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Drenai; Waylander] Reissue (Century 1986) fantasy novel. Ninth printing. Volume one in the “Drenai” series.


Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf David Gemmell (Legend 0-7126-4830-5, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], £9.99, 296pp, tp, cover by Mike Posen) [Drenai; Waylander] Fantasy novel following on from the events in Waylander. Recommended (PSP). Volume five in the “Drenai” series. A hardcover edition (-4829-1, £14.99) is also available.


Wolf in Shadow David Gemmell (Legend 0-09-953470-3, Mar ’92 [Nov ’92], £4.99, 326pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Sipstrassi: Stones of Power; Jon Shannow] Reissue (Century 1987) fantasy novel. Sixth printing.


The Architecture of Desire Mary Gentle (Corgi 0-552-13628-X, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], £3.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Chris Brown) [White Crow & Causabon] Reprint (Bantam UK 1991) fantasy novel.


Grunts! Mary Gentle (Bantam UK 0-593-01956-3, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], £14.99, 429pp, hc, cover by Les Edwards) Humorous fantasy novel.


Villains! ed. Mary Gentle & Roz Kaveney (Roc UK 0-14-014561-3, Mar ’92, £4.99, 337pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) Original anthology of fantasy stories as seen from the viewpoint of the Bad Guys, “created by” Mary Gentle and Neil Gaiman.


The Weerde: Book 1 ed. Mary Gentle & Roz Kaveney (Roc UK 0-14-014562-1, Jan ’92, £4.99, 365pp, pb) Original shared-world anthology about the occult underworld, devised by Neil Gaiman, Mary Gentle, and Roz Kaveney.


The Book of Nights Sylvie Germain (Dedalus 1-873982-00-3, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £8.99, 278pp, tp, cover by Jody Richardson) [Book of Nights] Literary fantasy novel, translated from the French (Le Livre des Nuits, 1985) by Christine Donougher.


The Difference Engine William Gibson & Bruce Sterling (Gollancz 0-575-05297-X, Jul ’92, £4.99, 383pp, pb, cover by Ian Miller) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) alternate world Victorian sf novel.


The Giant of Inishkerry Sheila Gilluly (Headline 0-7472-7936-5, Jul ’92 [Mar ’92], £8.99, 275pp, tp, cover by Stephen Bradbury) [Painter] Fantasy novel. “The Second Book of the Painter”. A hardcover edition (-0503-5, £15.99) is also available.


The Giant of Inishkerry Sheila Gilluly (Headline 0-7472-3868-5, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £4.50, 275pp, pb, cover by Stephen Bradbury) [Painter] Reprint (Headline 1992) fantasy novel. “The Second Book of the Painter”.


Herland Charlotte Perkins Gilman (The Women’s Press 0-7043-3840-8, May ’92, £5.99, 146pp, tp) Reissue (Pantheon 1979) sf novel. This was published originally in The Forerunner in 1915.


Blood & Roses: The Vampire in 19th Century Literature ed. Adèle Olivia Gladwell & James Havoc (Creation Press 1-871592-14-3, Nov ’92, £7.95, 283pp, tp) Horror anthology.


The Burning Baby and Other Ghosts John Gordon (Walker 0-7445-2133-5, May ’92, £4.99, 111pp, tp, cover by Robert Mason) Collection of five original young-adult ghost/horror stories. Recommended (PSP).


The Angels of Perversity Remy de Gourmont (Dedalus 0-946626-81-2, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], £6.99, 176pp, tp, cover by David Bird) Literary fantasy collection. First English translation (by Francis Amery).


Plainsong Deborah Grabien (Pan 0-330-31833-0, Jan ’92, £4.50, 231pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1990) metaphysical literary sf novel.


Star Trek: Death Count L. A. Graf (Titan 1-85286-429-X, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £3.99, 276pp, pb, cover by J. Birdsong) [Star Trek] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition.


Star Trek: Ice Trap L. A. Graf (Titan 1-85286-427-3, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], £3.99, 277pp, pb) [Star Trek] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition.


Something Stirs Charles L. Grant (NEL 0-450-56225-5, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], £4.99, 275pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1991) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]


Albion John Grant (Headline 0-7472-3593-7, May ’92, £4.99, 439pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Albion] Reprint (Headline 1991) bleak fantasy of a land where nobody remembers the past.


The World John Grant (Headline 0-7472-7915-2, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], £8.99, 373pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Albion] Fantasy novel. In the “Albion” series. A hardcover edition (-0610-4, £15.99) is also available.


The Alien’s Survival Manual: An Outsider’s Guide to the Planet Earth Serena Gray (Futura 0-7088-5326-9, Feb ’92, £3.99, 210pp, pb) Humorous guide to the planet Earth as seen by a visiting alien, with occasional fictional asides.


Blood and Honour Simon R. Green (Gollancz 0-575-05241-4, Jun ’92, £7.99, 316pp, tp, cover by David Farren) [Hawk & Fisher] Fantasy novel. Sequel to Blue Moon Rising. A hardcover edition (-05240-6, £14.99) is also available.


Blue Moon Rising Simon R. Green (Gollancz 0-575-05289-9, Jun ’92, £4.99, 448pp, pb, cover by David Farren) [Hawk & Fisher] Reprint (Roc 1991) fantasy novel.


Guard Against Dishonour Simon R. Green (Headline 0-7472-3794-8, Jun ’92 [May ’92], £4.50, 188pp, pb, cover by Graham Humphreys) [Hawk & Fisher] Reprint (Ace 1991 as Hawk & Fisher: Guard Against Dishonor) fantasy novel. Volume five in the “Hawk & Fisher” series. [First U.K. edition]


Mistworld Simon R. Green (Gollancz 0-575-05372-0, Nov ’92, £3.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Twilight of Empire] Reprint (Ace 1992) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]


Two Kings in Haven Simon R. Green (Headline 0-7472-3861-8, Oct ’92, £4.50, 211pp, pb, cover by Graham Humphreys) [Hawk & Fisher] Reprint (Ace 1992 as Hawk & Fisher: The Bones of Haven) fantasy novel. Volume six in the “Hawk & Fisher” series. [First U.K. edition]


Vengeance for a Lonely Man Simon R. Green (Headline 0-7472-3789-1, Mar ’92, £4.50, 186pp, pb, cover by Graham Humphreys) [Hawk & Fisher] Reprint (Ace 1991 as Hawk & Fisher: Wolf in the Fold) fantasy detective novel. Volume four in the “Hawk & Fisher” series. [First U.K. edition]


After the King: Stories in Honour of J.R.R. Tolkien ed. Martin H. Greenberg (Pan 0-330-32027-0, Jan ’92, £15.99, 534pp, hc, cover by Julek Heller) Anthology of 19 original fantasy stories in homage to Tolkien from authors as diverse as Terry Pratchett and Barry N. Malzberg. Simultaneous with US (Tor) edition.


After the King: Stories in Honour of J.R.R. Tolkien ed. Martin H. Greenberg (Pan 0-330-32650-3, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], £6.99, 525pp, tp, cover by Julek Heller) Reprint (Tor; Pan 1992) original fantasy anthology.


Isaac Asimov’s Universe: Vol I: The Diplomacy Guild ed. Martin H. Greenberg (Grafton 0-586-21219-1, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], £3.99, 260pp, pb, cover by Tim White) Reprint (Avon 1990) original anthology of five sf stories set in a universe invented by Isaac Asimov. [First U.K. edition]


New Stories from the Twilight Zone ed. Martin H. Greenberg (Warner UK 0-7088-5455-9, Aug ’92, £8.99, 295pp, tp) Reprint (Avon 1991) anthology of 21 stories that episodes of the “new” Twilight Zone were based on, with an introduction by Alan Brennert. [First U.K. edition]


Star Trek: The Disinherited Robert Greenberger, Michael Jan Friedman & Peter David (Titan 1-85286-391-9, May ’92, £3.99, 261pp, pb, cover by J. Birdsong) [Star Trek] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition.


In the Garden: The Secret Origin of the Zodiac Twins Colin Greenland (Birmingham Science Fiction Group, Nov ’91 [Jul ’92], £3.50, 16pp, ph) [Tabitha Jute] Sf short story - a prequel to Take Back Plenty. This edition is limited to 500 numbered copies. It was published in 1991 but has only just been seen.


Michael Moorcock: Death is No Obstacle Colin Greenland (Savoy 0-86130-087-4, Aug ’92 [Oct ’92], £14.95, 146pp, hc, cover by Jean-Léon Gérôme) Book-length interview with Michael Moorcock, with an introduction by Angela Carter.


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