The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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On Wings of Song Thomas M. Disch (Easton Press, Jul 93, no price, 359pp, hc) Reprint (St. Martins 1979) literary sf novel, with an introduction by James Morrow and artwork by Pat Morrissey. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the Masterpieces of Science Fiction series and is available by subscription only.
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Afrikorps #5: Lion Mountain Bill Dolan (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-100464-2, Jan 93, $3.99, 197pp, pb) [Afrikorps] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel, fifth book of a series.
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Afrikorps #6: Cobra Curse Bill Dolan (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-100465-0, May 93 [Apr 93], $3.99, 196pp, pb) [Afrikorps] Post-holocaust sf mens adventure novel, sixth book of a series.
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The Gap Into Power: A Dark and Hungry God Arises Stephen R. Donaldson (Bantam 0-553-56260-6, Aug 93 [Jul 93], $5.99, 518pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Gap] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1991) space opera novel, third book of The Gap series.
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Strange Dreams ed. Stephen R. Donaldson (Bantam Spectra 0-553-37103-7, Jul 93 [Jun 93], $14.95, 529pp, tp, cover by Gervase Gallardo) Anthology of 28 stories, all favorites of Donaldsons, including one original.
- ix · Introduction · Stephen R. Donaldson · in
- 1 · The Aleph [1945] · Jorge Luís Borges; trans. by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss The Aleph and Other Stories, Dutton, 1970
- 13 · Lady of the Skulls · Patricia A. McKillip · ss *
- 23 · As Above, So Below · John M. Ford · ss Dragons of Light, ed. Orson Scott Card, Ace, 1980
- 29 · Eumenides in the Fourth-Floor Lavatory · Orson Scott Card · nv Chrysalis 4, ed. Roy Torgeson, Zebra, 1979
- 44 · Narrow Valley · R. A. Lafferty · ss F&SF Sep 66
- 57 · The Dreamstone · C. J. Cherryh · ss Amazons!, ed. Jessica Amanda Salmonson, DAW, 1979
- 71 · The Storming of Annie Kinsale · Lucius Shepard · ss IASFM Sep 84
- 88 · Green Magic · Jack Vance · ss F&SF Jun 63
- 100 · The Mark of the Beast · Rudyard Kipling · ss The Pioneer Jul 12&14, 1890
- 112 · The Big Dream · John Kessel · nv IASFM Apr 84
- 145 · The House of Compassionate Sharers · Michael Bishop · nv Cosmos SF&F Magazine May 77
- 178 · The Fallen Country · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv Elsewhere v2, ed. Terri Winding & Mark Alan Arnold, Ace, 1982
- 196 · Strata · Edward Bryant · nv F&SF Aug 80
- 226 · And Now the News... · Theodore Sturgeon · ss F&SF Dec 56
- 245 · The White Horse Child · Greg Bear · ss Universe 9, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1979
- 263 · Prince Shadowbow · Sheri S. Tepper · ss Faery!, ed. Terri Windling, Ace, 1985
- 274 · The Girl Who Went to the Rich Neighborhood · Rachel Pollack · ss Beyond Lands of Never, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Allen & Unwin, 1984
- 284 · Consequences [Liavek] · Walter Jon Williams · na There Will Be War v7, ed. Jerry E. Pournelle, Tor, 1988
- 340 · The Stone Fey · Robin McKinley · nv Imaginary Lands, ed. Robin McKinley, Ace, 1985
- 365 · Close of Night · Daphne Castell · ss IASFM May 84
- 379 · Hogfoot Right and Bird-Hands · Garry Kilworth · ss Other Edens, ed. Christopher Evans & Robert Holdstock, London: Unwin, 1987
- 385 · Longtooth · Edgar Pangborn · nv F&SF Jan 70
- 418 · My Rose and My Glove · Harvey Jacobs · ss Omni May 84
- 428 · With the Original Cast · Nancy Kress · nv Omni May 82
- 454 · In the Penal Colony · Franz Kafka · nv; Kurt Wolff Verlag, May 19.
- 478 · Jeffty Is Five · Harlan Ellison · ss F&SF Jul 77
- 497 · Air Raid [as by Herb Boehm] · John Varley · ss IASFM Spr 77
- 510 · The Dancer from the Dance [Viriconium] · M. John Harrison · nv Virconium Nights, Ace, 1985
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Catnap: A Midnight Louie Mystery Carole Nelson Douglas (Tor 0-812-51682-6, Mar 93 [Feb 93], $4.99, 241pp, pb, cover by Joe De Vito) [Midnight Louie] Reprint (Tor 1992) associational mystery novel, partly told from Midnight Louies cats-eye-view, set at the Las Vegas ABA where Baker & Taylors feline mascots are catnapped. Midnight Louie appeared previously in Crystal Days and Crystal Nights.
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Fair Wind, Fiery Star Carole Nelson Douglas (Tor 0-812-52266-4, Nov 93 [Oct 93], $4.99, 464pp, pb, cover by Deborah Chabrian) Female pirate romance fantasy novel partially set in the 17th-century Bermuda Triangle and Saregasso Sea. This is the restored text, 300 pages longer than the original (Jove 1981).
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Irene at Large Carole Nelson Douglas (Tor 0-812-51702-4, Jul 93 [Jun 93], $4.99, 395pp, pb, cover by Steve Brennen) [Irene Adler; Sherlock Holmes] Reprint (Tor 1992) associational mystery, the third Holmes pastiche featuring Irene Adler, The Woman from Sir Arthur Conan Doyles novels.
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Pussyfoot Carole Nelson Douglas (Tor 0-812-51683-4, Jan 94 [Dec 93], $4.99, 304pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito) [Midnight Louie] Reprint (Tor 1993) associational mystery novel, part of a series told partially from the cats-eye-view of Midnight Louie.
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Pussyfoot: A Midnight Louie Mystery Carole Nelson Douglas (Tor 0-312-85218-5, Apr 93 [Mar 93], $19.95, 304pp, hc, cover by Joe DeVito) [Midnight Louie] Associational mystery novel, part of a series told partially from the cats-eye-view of Midnight Louie.
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Seed Upon the Wind Carole Nelson Douglas (Tor 0-812-51249-9, Jan 94 [Dec 93], $4.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Taliswoman] Reprint (Tor 1992) fantasy novel, second book of the Taliswoman series.
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Bright Islands in a Dark Sea L. Warren Douglas (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38238-2, Jul 93 [Jun 93], $4.50, 313pp, pb, cover by John Berkey) Sf novel set in a future theocracy that worships aliens, where an archaeologist discovers the truth about aliens presence on Earth.
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Shadowrun: Nights Pawn Tom Dowd (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45238-0, Apr 93 [Mar 93], $4.99, 286pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Shadowrun] Fantasy novelization based on the Shadowrun game, with illustrations by Larry MacDougall. Packaged and copyrighted by FASA.
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Rynosseros Terry Dowling (SFBC #00608, May 93 [Apr 93], $8.98, 184pp, hc, cover by Ron Walotsky) [Tom Tyson] Collection of connected sf stories set in a future Australia. First American edition (Aphelion 1990).
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Twilight Beach Terry Dowling (Aphelion Publications 1-875346-08-2, Sep 93 [Aug 93], A$12.95, 270pp, tp, cover by Nick Stathopoulos) [Tom Tyson] Collection of 11 connected sf stories, in the Rynosseros series. Available for $10.00 US from Aphelion Publications, PO Box 619, North Adelaide, South Australia 5006 or from Mark V. Ziesing, Box 76, Shingletown CA 96088.
- 1 · Shatterwrack at Breaklight · ss Omega Science Digest Jul/Aug 85
- 17 · The Babel Ships · nv *
- 49 · Sailors Along the Soul · ss *
- 69 · Roadsong · nv Eidolon Spr 91
- 99 · Larrikin Wind · ss Eidolon Fll 90
- 113 · Nights at Totem Rule · nv *
- 155 · The Final Voyage of Captain Gelise · ss Aurealis #9 92
- 167 · The Leopard · nv *
- 193 · A Whisper from a Voice at the Vanishing Point · nv *
- 215 · The Green Captains Tale · nv *
- 241 · Ships Eye · nv Eidolon Fll 92
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Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF ed. Terry Dowling & Van Ikin (Coronet 0-340-60854-4, Nov 93, A$12.95, 334pp, pb, cover by Nick Stathopoulos) Anthology of 17 Australian sf stories, with an introduction by the editors. This is an Australian first edition.
- vii · Introduction · Terry Dowling & Van Ikin · in
- 1 · Inhabiting the Interspaces · Philippa Maddern · ss Transmutations, ed. Rob Gerrand, Norstrilia, 1979
- 19 · Axiomatic · Greg Egan · ss Interzone #41 90
- 35 · The Colours of the Masters · Sean McMullen · nv F&SF Mar 88
- 58 · Report on the Shadow Industry · Peter Carey · vi The Fat Man in History, University of Queensland Press, 1974
- 62 · A Way Back · Leanne Frahm · ss Universe 13, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1983
- 79 · Shatterwrack at Breaklight [Tom Tyson] · Terry Dowling · ss Omega Science Digest Jul/Aug 85
- 95 · Death of a Thousand Cuts · David Ireland · ss Australian Short Stories #1 82
- 102 · Creator · David Lake · nv Envisaged Worlds, ed. Paul Collins, Void, 1978
- 133 · Coming Back · Damien Broderick · ss F&SF Dec 82
- 157 · Trickster · Rosaleen Love · ss Overland #103 86
- 163 · The Juronka Validation [The Juronka Chamber] · Van Ikin · nv Omega Science Digest Nov/Dec 86; revised
- 187 · All Laced Up [as by George Whitley] · A. Bertram Chandler · ss New Worlds Nov 61
- 201 · The Ark of James Carlyle · Cherry Wilder · ss New Writings in SF. 24, ed. Kenneth Bulmer, London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1974
- 221 · The Man of Slow Feeling · Michael Wilding · ss The Second Pacific Book of Science Fiction, ed. John Baxter, Angus & Robertson, 1971
- 229 · The Fittest · George Turner · nv Urban Fantasies, ed. David King & Russell Blackford, Ebony, 1985
- 263 · Apple · John Baxter · ss New Writings in SF. 10, ed. John Carnell, London: Dobson, 1967
- 274 · My Lady Tongue · Lucy Sussex · na Matilda at the Speed of Light, ed. Damien Broderick, Angus & Robertson: Australia, 1988
- 323 · Notes on Contributors · Misc. · bg
- 331 · Recommended Reading · Misc. · bi
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The Books of the Keepers Ann Downer (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31519-8, Apr 93, $15.95, 245pp, hc, cover by Stephen Marchesi) [Spellkey] Young-adult fantasy novel, third book of the Spellkey trilogy.
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The Lost World Arthur Conan Doyle (Tor 0-812-53468-9, Nov 93 [Oct 93], $4.99, 248pp, pb) [Prof. Challenger] Reprint (Doran 1912) Professor Challenger sf novel.
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Bad Blood Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald (Berkley 0-425-13953-0, Oct 93 [Sep 93], $3.99, 201pp, pb) [Bad Blood] Young-adult horror novel of kids on a camping trip in danger when they learn that one of the group is a werewolf.
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Starpilots Grave Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald (Tor 0-312-51705-9, Jun 93 [May 93], $4.50, 442pp, pb, cover by Romas) [Mageworlds] Sf adventure novel, second book of the Mageworlds series.
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Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy: Twenty Dynamic Essays by Todays Top Professionals Gardner R. Dozois, et al. (St. Martins 0-312-08926-0, Mar 93 [Feb 93], $8.95, 264pp, tp) Reprint (St. Martins 1991) non-fiction, a collection of essays on various aspects of sf writing by various writers and editors including Heinlein, Asimov, and Yolen.
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Isaac Asimovs SF-Lite ed. Gardner Dozois (Ace 0-441-37389-5, Mar 93 [Feb 93], $4.99, 240pp, pb, cover by Gary Freeman) Anthology of 18 humorous sf stories that originally appeared in Asimovs.
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Isaac Asimovs War ed. Gardner Dozois (Ace 0-441-37393-3, Sep 93 [Aug 93], $4.99, 256pp, pb, cover by Gary Freeman) Anthology of nine stories about future war from Asimovs magazine.
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Modern Classics of Science Fiction ed. Gardner Dozois (St. Martins 0-312-08847-7, Feb 93 [Jan 93], $15.95, 672pp, tp) Reprint (Legend 1991 as The Legend Book of Science Fiction) anthology of 26 stories appearing since 1955, plus an introduction and afterword by the editor.
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The Years Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection ed. Gardner Dozois (St. Martins 0-312-09424-8, Jul 93, $16.95, 588pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Best-of-the-year anthology of 24 stories, with a summation of the year in the field by Dozois. This is, as usual, the reprint anthology of the year and is a must for those who read short fiction. Highly recommended (CNB). A hardcover edition (-09423-X, $27.95) is also available.
- xi · Summation: 1992 · Gardner Dozois · ar
- 1 · Griffins Egg · Michael Swanwick · na London: Legend, 1991
- 62 · Even the Queen · Connie Willis · ss IASFM Apr 92
- 76 · The Round-Eyed Barbarians · L. Sprague de Camp · ss Amazing Jan 92
- 87 · Dust · Greg Egan · nv IASFM Jul 92
- 113 · Two Guys from the Future · Terry Bisson · ss Omni Aug 92
- 123 · The Mountain to Mohammed · Nancy Kress · ss IASFM Apr 92
- 137 · The Coming of Vertumnus · Ian Watson · nv Interzone Feb 92
- 175 · A Long Nights Vigil at the Temple · Robert Silverberg · nv After the King, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Tor, 1992
- 195 · The Hammer of God · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Time Sep 28 92
- 205 · Grownups · Ian R. MacLeod · na IASFM Jun 92
- 238 · Graves · Joe Haldeman · ss F&SF Oct/Nov 92
- 245 · The Glowing Cloud · Steven Utley · na IASFM Jan 92
- 296 · Gravitys Angel · Tom Maddox · ss Omni Nov 92
- 312 · Protection · Maureen F. McHugh · na IASFM Apr 92
- 346 · The Last Cardinal Bird in Tennessee · Neal Barrett, Jr. · ss Slightly Off Center, Swan Press, 1992
- 357 · Birth Day · Robert Reed · ss F&SF Jun 92
- 367 · Naming Names · Pat Cadigan · nv Narrow Houses, ed. Peter Crowther, Little Brown UK, 1992
- 390 · The Elvis National Theater of Okinawa · Jonathan Lethem & Lukas Jaeger · ss In Dreams, ed. Paul J. McAuley & Kim Newman, London: Gollancz, 1992
- 394 · The Territory · Bradley Denton · na F&SF Jul 92
- 432 · The Best and the Rest of James Joyce · Ian McDonald · ss Interzone Apr 92
- 448 · Naming the Flowers · Kate Wilhelm · na Axolotl Press: Eugene, OR, 1992
- 491 · Snodgrass · Ian R. MacLeod · nv In Dreams, ed. Paul J. McAuley & Kim Newman, London: Gollancz, 1992
- 511 · By the Mirror of My Youth · Kathe Koja · ss Universe 2, ed. Robert Silverberg & Karen Haber, Bantam Spectra, 1992
- 519 · Outnumbering the Dead · Frederik Pohl · na London: Legend, 1991
- 583 · Honorable Mentions · Gardner Dozois · ms
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The Years Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection ed. Gardner Dozois (SFBC #01576, Sep 93 [Aug 93], $14.98, 588pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (St. Martins 1993) best-of-the-year anthology of 24 stories, with a summation of the year in the field by Dozois. Similar to the St. Martins edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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Car Warriors: The Square Deal David Drake (Tor 0-812-53030-6, Jul 93 [Jun 93], $4.99, 213pp, pb, cover by John Zeleznik) [Car Warriors] Reprint (Tor 1992) sf novelization, first book of a series based on the Car Wars role-playing game.
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The Sharp End David Drake (Baen 0-671-72192-5, Nov 93 [Oct 93], $20.00, 377pp, hc, cover by Larry Elmore) [Hammers Slammers] Sf novel in the Hammers Slammers series.
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Starliner David Drake (Baen 0-671-72121-6, Aug 93 [Jul 93], $5.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Paul Alexander) Reissue (Baen 1992) sf novel of a stargoing passenger liner caught up in an interstellar war; second printing.
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Tyrannosaur David Drake (Tor 0-812-53530-8, Jan 94 [Dec 93], $4.99, 220pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito) Time-travel sf novel about an expedition to the prehistoric past that pits man against Tyrannosaurus rex.
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The Voyage David Drake (Tor 0-312-85158-8, Jan 94 [Dec 93], $23.95, 415pp, hc, cover by Donato) [Hammers Slammers] Sf novel set in the same universe as the Hammers Slammers series.
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Battlestation Book Two: Vanguard ed. David Drake & Bill Fawcett (Ace 0-441-86032-X, Mar 93 [Feb 93], $4.99, 264pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Fleet] Original shared-world anthology of 12 stories, with a prologue and interludes by Fawcett. Second book of a series. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.
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OtherWorld Sarah Dreher (New Victoria Publishers 0-934678-44-8, Jul 93 [Oct 93], $10.95, 251pp, tp, cover by Ginger Brown) [Stoner McTavish] Lesbian fantasy/mystery novel in the ongoing Stoner McTavish series, the second with fantasy content.
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The Door Into Shadow Diane Duane (Tor 0-812-52369-5, Mar 93 [Feb 93], $4.99, 298pp, pb, cover by Susan S. Collins) [Tale of Five] Reprint (Bluejay 1984) fantasy novel, second book of the Tale of Five.
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The Door Into Sunset Diane Duane (Tor 0-312-85184-7, Mar 93 [Feb 93], $21.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Tale of Five] Fantasy novel, third book of the Tale of Five. First American edition (Corgi 1992).
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Star Trek, the Next Generation: Dark Mirror Diane Duane (Pocket 0-671-79377-2, Dec 93 [Nov 93], $22.00, 337pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
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seaQuest DSV: The Novel Diane Duane & Peter Morwood (Ace 0-441-00037-1, Nov 93 [Oct 93], $4.99, 230pp, pb) [seaQuest DSV] Sf novelization based on the pilot episode of the TV series.
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Pangaea Denise Dumars (Wordcraft of Oregon 1-87765-08-2, May 93, $7.95, 91pp, tp, cover by Helen Shoenfeld) Collection of nine literary short stories, most sf or fantasy, four original. Illustrations by Helen Shoenfeld. Order from Wordcraft of Oregon, PO Box 3235, La Grande OR 97850.
- 7 · Event · ss *; first published in Austria in Der Riss Im Himmel.
- 15 · The Original · ss *
- 21 · Pangaea · ss Thin Boundaries
- 27 · The Way · ss *
- 31 · Doors · ss *
- 49 · And · ss Fantasy Macabre #5 85
- 57 · Rose · ss Witness to the Bizarre #1 88
- 63 · Cacodemon · ss Nocturne #1 88
- 79 · Lenins Lich · ss *
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