The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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Kling Klang Klatch Ian McDonald & David Lyttleton (Gollancz 0-575-05298-8, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £9.99, 80pp, tp) Associational sf graphic novel set in a bleak future inhabited by teddy bears. A hardcover edition (-05198-1, £15.99) was announced but not seen.

The Witching Stone Hugo McEwan (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-13036-0, Aug ’92, £15.99, 279pp, hc, cover by John Caple) Literary fantasy novel about a poltergeist in the wilds of Galloway.

Star Trek, the Next Generation: Chains of Command Bill McCay & Eloise Flood (Titan 1-85286-421-4, Apr ’92, £3.99, 278pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition.

The Sorceress and the Cygnet Patricia A. McKillip (Pan 0-330-31839-X, May ’92 [Apr ’92], £4.99, 242pp, pb, cover by Ian Miller) [Cygnet] Reprint (Ace 1991) fantasy novel.

Warrior Donald E. McQuinn (Legend 0-09-995880-5, Mar ’92, £6.99, 877pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Warrior] Reprint (Del Rey 1990) post-holocaust sf novel set in the far future. [First U.K. edition]

The Green Face Gustav Meyrink (Dedalus 0-946626-92-8, Oct ’92, £7.99, 224pp, tp, cover by Richard Oelze) Literary fantasy novel, originally published in German (Das Grüne Gesicht, 1916). First English translation (by Mike Mitchell) with a new afterword by Franz Rottensteiner.

The Good Fairies of New York Martin Millar (Fourth Estate 1-857020-76-6, May ’92, £5.99, 220pp, tp, cover by Jason Brooks) Literary fantasy novel about a pair of Celtic fairies exiled to New York.

Star Trek, the Next Generation: Imbalance V. E. Mitchell (Titan 1-85286-424-9, Jun ’92 [May ’92], £3.99, 280pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition.

Byzantium Endures Michael Moorcock (Jonathan Cape 0-224-03542-8, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], £9.99, 404pp, tp, cover by Andrew Herniak) [Pyat] Reprint (Secker & Warburg 1981) literary sf novel. Volume one of “Between the Wars”.

Byzantium Endures Michael Moorcock (TSP #844, Dec ’92 [1992], £8.99, 404pp, tp, cover by Andrew Herniak) [Pyat] Reprint (Secker & Warburg 1981) bookclub edition of the above. [Not seen]

Corum Michael Moorcock (Millennium 1-85798-030-1, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £10.99, 393pp, tp, cover by Yoshitaka Amano) [Corum] Reprint (Grafton 1986 as The Swords of Corum) omnibus of The Knight of Swords (Mayflower 1971), The Queen of Swords (Berkley 1971) and The King of Swords (Berkley 1971). A hardcover edition (-029-8, £14.99) is also available. Volume four in “The Tale of the Eternal Champion”.

The Eternal Champion Michael Moorcock (Millennium 1-85798-026-3, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £10.99, 530pp, hc, cover by Yoshitaka Amano) [John Daker] Omnibus of The Eternal Champion (Dell 1970), Phoenix in Obsidian (Mayflower 1970) and The Dragon in the Sword (Ace 1986). The first two are slightly revised, and The Eternal Champion contains the foreword from the revised 1978 Harper & Row edition. A hardcover edition (-025-5, £14.99) is also available. Volume two in “The Tale of the Eternal Champion”.

Hawkmoon Michael Moorcock (Millennium 1-85798-028-X, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £10.99, 533pp, hc, cover by Yoshitaka Amano) [Runestaff] Reprint (Granada 1979 as The History of the Runestaff) omnibus of The Jewel in the Skull, The Mad God’s Amulet, The Sword of the Dawn and The Runestaff, each using the slightly revised US text of the 1977 DAW editions. A hardcover edition (-027-1, £14.99) is also available. Volume three in “The Tale of the Eternal Champion”.

Jerusalem Commands Michael Moorcock (Jonathan Cape 0-224-03074-4, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], £15.99, 577pp, hc, cover by Andrew Herniak) [Pyat] Literary sf novel. Volume three of “Between the Wars”.

Jerusalem Commands Michael Moorcock (TSP #855, Dec ’92 [1992], £8.99, 577pp, tp, cover by Andrew Herniak) [Pyat] Reprint (Cape 1992) bookclub edition of the above. [Not seen]

The Laughter of Carthage Michael Moorcock (Jonathan Cape 0-224-03532-0, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], £9.99, 602pp, tp, cover by Andrew Herniak) [Pyat] Reprint (Secker & Warburg 1984) literary sf novel. Volume two of “Between the Wars”.

The Laughter of Carthage Michael Moorcock (TSP #857, Dec ’92 [1992], £8.99, 602pp, tp, cover by Andrew Herniak) [Pyat] Reprint (Secker & Warburg 1984) bookclub edition of the above. [Not seen]

The Revenge of the Rose Michael Moorcock (Grafton 0-586-21120-9, Aug ’92, £3.99, 233pp, pb, cover by Robert Gould) [Elric] Reprint (Grafton 1991) fantasy novel. Ninth in the “Elric” series.

The Sundered Worlds Michael Moorcock (Roc UK 0-14-017351-X, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], £4.99, 220pp, pb, cover by George Underwood) [Multiverse; Asquiol] Reprint (Compact 1965) sf novel. This edition is revised and contains a new introduction by the author. “The First Book of the Multiverse”.

Von Bek Michael Moorcock (Millennium 1-85798-024-7, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £10.99, 504pp, hc, cover by Yoshitaka Amano) [Von Bek] Omnibus of The War Hound and the World’s Pain (Timescape 1981), The City in the Autumn Stars (Grafton 1986) and “The Pleasure Garden of Felipe Sagittarius”. The short story is slightly revised to make it fit into the canon. A hardcover edition (-023-9, £14.99) is also available. Volume one in “The Tale of the Eternal Champion”.

Practical Demonkeeping Christopher Moore (Heinemann 0-434-47551-3, Jan ’92, £7.99, 248pp, tp, cover by Josh Kirby) Fantasy novel about a modern-day Californian with a tame demon. Simultaneous with the American (St. Martin’s) edition.

A New Calling Jean Morris (The Bodley Head 0-370-31525-1, Dec ’92, £8.99, 150pp, hc, cover by Peter Melnyczuk) [New Magic] Young-adult fantasy novel about magic. Sequel to A New Magic.

The Immaculate Mark Morris (Piatkus 0-7499-0124-1, Jun ’92 [May ’92], £14.95, 244pp, hc, cover by Ken Leeder) Ghost story about a young horror writer exorcising his childhood past.

Stitch Mark Morris (Corgi 0-552-13813-4, Mar ’92, £4.99, 526pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Piatkus 1991) horror novel.

The New Gothic: A Collection of Contemporary Gothic Fiction ed. Bradford Morrow & Patrick M. McGrath (Picador 0-330-32403-9, Oct ’92, £15.99, 336pp, hc) Reprint (Random House 1991) anthology of 14 contemporary literary gothic stories and seven novel excerpts. Most of the stories seem to be originals, and four of the excerpts are from works in progress. Note that the book is called The Picador Book of the New Gothic on the cover. [First U.K. edition]

Only Begotten Daughter James Morrow (Legend 0-09-983120-1, Jun ’92, £9.99, 312pp, tp, cover by Dave McKean) Reprint (Morrow 1990) fantasy satire about God’s daughter living in a near-future Atlantic City.

Firebird Peter Morwood (Legend 0-7126-4705-8, Apr ’92, £8.99, 308pp, tp, cover by Mike Posen) [Prince Ivan] Fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-4704-X, £14.99) was announced but not seen. Volume two in the “Prince Ivan” series.

The Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World Haruki Murakami (Penguin 0-14-015435-3, Nov ’92, £6.99, 400pp, tp, cover by Peter Gudynas) Reprint (Kodansha International 1991) satirical literary sf novel.

Cormac: The Seers Dwina Murphy-Gibb (Pan 0-330-32390-3, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], £7.99, 328pp, tp, cover by David Bergen) Celtic fantasy novel. Volume one in a new trilogy.

Red Dwarf Omnibus Grant Naylor (Penguin 0-14-017466-4, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £7.99, 590pp, tp) [Red Dwarf] Omnibus of the first two books in the “Red Dwarf” series, plus the radio script that inspired the series and the script of the pilot episode.

Sister, Sister Andrew Neiderman (Legend 0-09-979600-7, Sep ’92, £4.99, 292pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 1992) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]

The Star Trek, the Next Generation Companion Larry Nemecek (Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-79460-4, Nov ’92, £9.99, 214pp, tp) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Reference book. This is the US (Pocket) edition with a U.K price sticker.

Anno Dracula Kim Newman (Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-71780-4, Oct ’92, £14.99, 359pp, hc, cover by Stephen Player) [Dracula] Horror thriller setting “Jack the Ripper” in a Victorian England where Dracula survived and married Queen Victoria(!), with walk-on appearances by everyone from Inspector Lestrade to Henry Jekyll. Bizarre, but highly entertaining. Recommended (PSP).

Bad Dreams Kim Newman (Grafton 0-586-21366-X, Apr ’92, £4.99, 317pp, pb, cover by Mark Longworth) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1990) horror novel.

Jago Kim Newman (Grafton 0-586-21367-8, Sep ’92, £5.99, 668pp, pb, cover by Mark Taylor) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1991) horror novel.

A Gift from Earth Larry Niven (Orbit 1-85723-078-7, Oct ’92 [Nov ’92], £4.50, 254pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Known Space] Reissue (Ballantine 1968) sf novel.

The Integral Trees Larry Niven (Orbit 0-7088-8154-8, Feb ’92, £4.50, 240pp, pb, cover by Nick Rodgers) [Sharls Davis Kendy] Reissue (Del Rey 1984) sf novel. Volume one in the “Smoke Ring” series.

Limits Larry Niven (Orbit 0-7088-8201-3, Feb ’92, £4.50, 240pp, pb, cover by Nick Rodgers) Reissue (Del Rey 1985) sf collection.

N-Space Larry Niven (Orbit 1-85723-003-5, Jan ’92, £4.99, 617pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Tor 1990) collection of Niven material, both fiction and non-fiction, with stories, essays, and novel excerpts, with an introduction by Tom Clancy. A hardcover edition (0-356-20242-9, £14.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]

Protector Larry Niven (Orbit 0-86007-848-5, Feb ’92, £4.50, 218pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Known Space] Reissue (Ballantine 1973) sf novel.

The Ringworld Engineers Larry Niven (Orbit 1-85723-111-2, May ’92 [Nov ’92], £4.99, 354pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Ringworld] Reissue (Phantasia 1979) sf novel. 10th printing.

Tales of Known Space Larry Niven (Orbit 0-7088-8068-1, Feb ’92 [Apr ’92], £4.50, 238pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Known Space] Reissue (Ballantine 1975) sf collection.

World of Ptavvs Larry Niven (Orbit 0-7088-8013-4, Feb ’92, £3.99, 168pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Known Space] Reissue (Ballantine 1966) sf novel. The title is given as The World of Ptavvs on the book cover.

The Descent of Anansi Larry Niven & Steven Barnes (Orbit 0-7088-8102-5, Feb ’92, £4.50, 278pp, pb, cover by Nick Rodgers) Reissue (Tor 1982) sf novel.

Whispers from the Dead Joan Lowery Nixon (Bantam UK 0-553-40346-X, Mar ’92, £2.99, 180pp, pb) Reprint (Delacorte 1989) young-adult thriller set in a haunted house. [First U.K. edition]

The Bradbury Chronicles: Stories in Honor of Ray Bradbury ed. William F. Nolan & Martin H. Greenberg (Severn House 0-7278-4388-5, Nov ’92, £13.99, 328pp, hc, cover by Martin Buchan) Reprint (Roc 1991) original anthology of 22 stories, one by Bradbury, published to honor his 50th year as a writer, with an introduction by William F. Nolan, an appreciation by Isaac Asimov, and an afterword by Bradbury. [First U.K. edition]

The Mark of the Cat Andre Norton (Legend 0-7126-5399-6, May ’92, £8.99, 248pp, tp, cover by Melvyn Grant) Fantasy novel set in “The Outer Regions”, created by Karen Kuykendall. A hardcover edition (-5330-9, £14.99) was announced but not seen. Simultaneous with US (Ace) edition.

Six Days Nick Page (Minstrel 0-85476-291-4, Feb ’92 [Mar ’92], £3.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) Humorous sf novel.

Dream Science Thomas Palmer (Fontana 0-00-647190-0, Mar ’92 [Apr ’92], £4.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Ian Craig) Reprint (Ticknor & Fields 1990) literary sf novel.

The Jewel of Fire Diana Paxson (NEL 0-450-56227-1, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], £4.99, 309pp, pb) [Westria] Reprint (Tor 1992) fantasy novel. Book six of “The Chronicles of Westria”. [First U.K. edition]

The Wind Crystal Diana Paxson (NEL 0-450-56250-6, May ’92, £4.99, 308pp, pb) [Westria] Reprint (Tor 1990) fantasy novel. Book five of “The Chronicles of Westria”. [First U.K. edition]

The Gormenghast Trilogy Mervyn Peake (Mandarin 0-7493-1426-5, Oct ’92, £9.99, 953pp, tp, cover by Stephen Player) [Gormenghast] Reprint (Overlook 1988) fantasy omnibus. [First U.K. edition]

Voices After Midnight Richard Peck (Piper 0-330-32448-9, Jun ’92, £3.50, 181pp, pb, cover by David Mitcheson) Reprint (Delacorte 1989) young-adult fantasy novel.

Ultraterranium: The Paintings of Bruce Pennington Bruce Pennington (Paper Tiger 1-85028-167-X, Feb ’92 [Dec ’91], £9.95, 128pp, tp) Collection of art by Pennington, with linking text by Nigel Suckling.

The War in 2020 Ralph Peters (Mandarin 0-7493-1017-0, Mar ’92, £4.99, 528pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1991) sf novel about a future war in the 21st century between the Americans, the Russians, and the Japanese.

The Omnibus of 20th Century Ghost Stories ed. Robert Phillips (Robinson 1-85487-113-7, Mar ’92, £7.99, 373pp, tp, cover by Sir Stanley Spencer) Reprint (Carroll & Graf 1989 as Triumph of the Night: Tales of Terror and the Supernatural) anthology of ghost stories.

Alanna: The First Adventure Tamora Pierce (Red Fox 0-09-943560-8, Jul ’92, £3.50, 241pp, pb, cover by George Smith) [Song of the Lioness] Reprint (Oxford University Press 1983) young-adult fantasy novel. Book one of “Song of the Lioness”.

The Girl Who Rides Like a Man Tamora Pierce (Red Fox 0-09-981340-8, Jul ’92, £3.50, 272pp, pb, cover by George Smith) [Song of the Lioness] Reprint (Atheneum 1986 as The Woman Who Rides Like a Man) young-adult fantasy novel. Book three of “Song of the Lioness”.

In the Hand of the Goddess Tamora Pierce (Red Fox 0-09-955560-3, Jul ’92, £3.50, 232pp, pb, cover by George Smith) [Song of the Lioness] Reprint (Atheneum 1984) young-adult fantasy novel. Book two of “Song of the Lioness”.

Lioness Rampant Tamora Pierce (Red Fox 0-09-981350-5, Jul ’92, £3.50, 320pp, pb, cover by George Smith) [Song of the Lioness] Reprint (Atheneum 1988) young-adult fantasy novel. Book four of “Song of the Lioness”.

Body of Glass Marge Piercy (Michael Joseph 0-7181-3537-7, Mar ’92, £14.99, 406pp, hc, cover by Rafal Olbinski) Reprint (Knopf 1991 as He, She and It) literary sf novel set in a devastated North America in the middle of the 21st century. [First U.K. edition]

Chain Letter 2 Christopher Pike (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-58001-1, Dec ’92, £3.99, 171pp, pb) [Chain Letter] Reprint (Archway 1992 as Chain Letter 2: The Ancient Evil) young-adult horror novel. [First U.K. edition]

See You Later Christopher Pike (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-55679-X, Oct ’92, £3.99, 189pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1990) young-adult sf novel about a girl who travels back from the future in an attempt to avert a nuclear holocaust. [First U.K. edition]

Witch Christopher Pike (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-56889-5, Apr ’92, £3.99, 181pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1990) young-adult horror novel about a girl with psychic powers. [First U.K. edition]

13 Tales of Terror ed. Tonya Pines (Hippo 0-590-55081-0, Jun ’92, £2.99, 343pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1991 as Thirteen) original anthology of 13 young-adult horror stories, one a reprint. [First U.K. edition]

Cat’s Cradle: Time’s Crucible Marc Platt (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20365-8, Feb ’92, £3.50, 275pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [Doctor Who] Original novelization based on the Doctor Who TV series. Volume one in the trilogy. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.

The World at the End of Time Frederik Pohl (Grafton 0-586-21275-2, Feb ’92, £4.99, 407pp, pb, cover by Tony Roberts) Reprint (Del Rey 1990) sf novel about a human colony ship’s encounter with the most powerful being in the universe. [First U.K. edition]

The World at the End of Time Frederik Pohl (HarperCollins UK 0-00-223970-1, Feb ’92, £14.99, 393pp, hc, cover by Tony Roberts) Reprint (Del Rey 1990) sf novel about a human colony ship’s encounter with the most powerful being in the universe. [First U.K. edition]

The Carpet People Terry Pratchett (Doubleday UK 0-385-40304-6, Jun ’92, £11.99, 176pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) Reprint (Colin Smythe 1971) humorous young-adult fantasy novel. This edition is extensively revised.

The Colour of Magic Terry Pratchett (Corgi 0-552-12475-3, Jun ’92 [Jul ’92], £3.99, 238pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reissue (Colin Smythe 1983) humorous fantasy novel. This is the 13th printing. Volume one in the “Discworld” series.

The Colour of Magic Terry Pratchett (Corgi 0-552-13945-9, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £6.99, 128pp, tp, cover by Daerick Gross, Sr.) [Discworld] Graphic novel version of the first of the “Discworld” books, adapted by Scott Rockwell and illustrated by Steven Ross.

Lords and Ladies Terry Pratchett (Gollancz 0-575-05223-6, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £14.99, 275pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel about the return of the Elves to the Discworld. Recommended (PSP). Volume 14 in the “Discworld” series.

Only You Can Save Mankind Terry Pratchett (Doubleday UK 0-385-40308-9, Sep ’92, £9.99, 174pp, hc, cover by David Scutt) [Johnny Maxwell] Young-adult humorous sf novel about a new computer game where the aliens try to surrender rather than fight. Recommended (PSP).

Reaper Man Terry Pratchett (Corgi 0-552-13464-3, May ’92 [Apr ’92], £3.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1991) humorous fantasy novel. Volume 10 in the “Discworld” series.

Small Gods Terry Pratchett (Gollancz 0-575-05222-8, May ’92, £14.99, 272pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel about religion and the power of belief. Recommended (PSP). Volume 13 in the “Discworld” series.

Truckers Terry Pratchett (Ladybird Books 0-7214-1516-4, Feb ’92 [Mar ’92], £1.50, 28pp, hc) [Bromeliad] Children’s picture book adaptation of Truckers (Doubleday UK 1989) based on the animated TV series.

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