The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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Star Trek #64: The Starship Trap Mel Gilden (Pocket 0-671-79324-1, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $5.50, 242pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization.


Confederacy of the Dead ed. Richard Gilliam, Martin H. Greenberg & Edward E. Kramer (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45249-6, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $12.00, 496pp, tp) Original anthology of 25 stories, with a preface by Michael Bishop and an introduction by Richard Gilliam.


Robin and the King Parke Godwin (Morrow 0-688-05274-6, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $21.00, 366pp, hc, cover by Bryan Leister) [Sherwood] Historical novel with fantasy elements retelling the story of Robin Hood. Sequel to Sherwood.


The Red Magician Lisa Goldstein (Tor 0-312-85462-5, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $18.95, 192pp, hc) Reprint (Timescape 1982) fantasy novel about the Holocaust. Winner of the American Book Award. First hardcover edition.


Strange Devices of the Sun and Moon Lisa Goldstein (Tor 0-312-85460-9, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $19.95, 301pp, hc, cover by Tim Jacobus) Historical fantasy novel set in Elizabethan England, about a bookseller’s search for her changeling son that is entwined with the life of Christopher Marlowe. Recommended (SW).


Strange Devices of the Sun and Moon Lisa Goldstein (SFBC #00783, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $9.98, 301pp, hc, cover by Tim Jacobus) Reprint (Tor 1993) historical fantasy novel set in Elizabethan England, about a bookseller’s search for her changeling son. Similar to the Tor edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Amphigorey Also Edward Gorey (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-605672-0, Apr ’93 [May ’93], $14.95, unpaginated, tp, cover by Edward Gorey) Reprint (Congdon & Weed 1983) collection of macabre cartoons by Gorey. A hardcover edition (-106443-1, $29.95) is also available.


Graveyard Moon Carol Gorman (Avon Flare 0-380-76991-3, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $3.50, 153pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel of a teenage girl whose initiation ritual in a dark graveyard turns into a nightmare when she discovers a new corpse and an evil force are there too.


Dark Whispers & Other Stories Ed Gorman (Pulphouse/Mystery Scene Press, Aug ’93, $5.95, 122pp, tp) Associational collection of 11 horror and crime stories, mostly non-fantasy. Author’s Choice #5. Order from Pulphouse Publishing, Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.


Predators ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45246-1, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $10.00, 380pp, tp) Original anthology of 21 dark suspense/horror stories. One, Dean Koontz’s “Hardshell” is a reprint.


Please Do Not Touch Judith Gorog (Scholastic 0-590-46682-8, Sep ’93 [Oct ’93], $13.95, 129pp, hc, cover by Stanislaw Fernandes) Young-adult collection of 12 connected horror stories centered around exhibits at a strange art gallery.


Jumper Steven Gould (Tor 0-812-52237-0, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $4.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Romas) [Jumper] Reprint (Tor 1992) sf novel about a young teleporter on his own in New York City.


Harrowgate Daniel H. Gower (Dell Abyss 0-440-21456-4, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $4.99, 385pp, pb) Horror novel of an artist and a beautiful but dead woman guarding mankind from an evil force.


Star Trek #68: Firestorm L. A. Graf (Pocket 0-671-86588-9, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $5.50, 273pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization.


Spirit of the Season Heather Graham (Delacorte 0-385-31113-3, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $15.00, 232pp, hc) Christmas fantasy novel about a little-leaguer befriended by the spirit of Babe Ruth.


Raven Charles L. Grant (Tor 0-312-85364-5, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $18.95, 255pp, hc, cover by Hector Garrido) Horror novel of a group of people trapped in a snowbound bar by a mysterious killer who isn’t quite human.


Something Stirs Charles L. Grant (Tor 0-812-51303-7, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $4.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Kirk Reinert) Reprint (Tor 1991) horror novel.


In the Fog ed. Charles L. Grant (Tor 0-312-85674-1, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $20.95, 300pp, hc, cover by David Schleinkofer) [Greystone Bay] Original shared-world anthology of seven horror stories set in the small town of Greystone Bay. Fourth and final volume in the series with an introduction by the editor.


Batman, the Animated Movie: Mask of the Phantasm Geary Gravel (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56581-8, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $4.99, 232pp, pb) [Batman] Associational Batman novelization based on the animated feature film. Copyrighted by DC Comics.


Batman, the Animated Series: Shadows of the Past Geary Gravel (Bantam 0-553-56365-3, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $4.99, 180pp, pb) [Batman] Associational Batman novelization based on both scripts for the animated TV series and comic books. The book is copyrighted by DC Comics.


Black Ice Pat Graversen (Zebra 0-8217-4093-8, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $4.50, 256pp, pb) Horror novel of a young boy haunted by the ghosts of three evil little girls.


Precious Blood Pat Graversen (Zebra 0-8217-4293-0, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $4.50, 251pp, pb) Horror novel of a vampire king battling a renegade for the life of his daughter.


Black River Elisabeth Graves (Berkley 0-425-14007-5, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $4.99, 293pp, pb) Gothic horror novel of witchcraft in a North Florida town.


Poor Things Alasdair Gray (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-173076-8, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $21.95, 317pp, hc, cover by Alasdair Gray) Literary dark fantasy novel set in Victorian Glasgow, where two doctors compete for the love of a woman one has created from human remains. Recommended (SW). Winner of the Whitbread Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize. First American edition (Bloomsbury 1992).


Conan and the Gods of the Mountain Roland Green (Tor 0-812-51414-9, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $3.99, 276pp, pb, cover by Ken Kelly) [Conan] Fantasy novelization based on Robert E. Howard’s classic character.


The Painful Field Roland J. Green (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45280-1, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $4.99, 379pp, pb) [Starcruiser Shenandoah] Military sf adventure novel, fifth book of the “Starcruiser Shenandoah” series. The cover gives no clue that this is part of a series.


The Hidden Realms Sharon Green (AvoNova 0-380-76626-4, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $4.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) [Hidden Realms] Fantasy novel of a sorceress and a swordsman-sorceror who must battle an evil power threatening their kingdom.


Silver Princess, Golden Knight Sharon Green (AvoNova 0-380-76625-6, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $4.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Siudmak) [Silver Princess, Golden Knight] Fantasy novel. Shapeshifting Princess Alexia and the mercenary Tiran d’Iste are thrown together in a strange land where they’re beset by werewolves and ghouls.


Blood and Honor Simon R. Green (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45242-9, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $4.99, 332pp, pb) [Hawk & Fisher] Fantasy novel, sequel to Blue Moon Rising. First American edition (Gollancz 1992 as Blood and Honour).


Down Among the Dead Men Simon R. Green (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45301-8, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $4.50, 283pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) [Forest Kingdom] Fantasy novel, third book of the “Blue Moon Rising” series. First American edition (Gollancz 1993).


Ghostworld Simon R. Green (Ace 0-441-28626-7, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $4.50, 186pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Twilight of Empire] Sf novel, second book of the “Twilight of Empire” series.


Hellworld Simon R. Green (Ace 0-441-32599-8, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $4.50, 186pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Twilight of Empire] Sf novel, third book of the “Twilight of Empire” series.


With the Snow Queen Joanne Greenberg (Little, Brown/Arcade 1-55970-192-7, Feb ’93, $10.95, 321pp, tp, cover by Robert Reed) Reprint (Little, Brown 1991) collection of 14 stories, at least half of which are fantasy or sf, including the title novella.


After the King: Stories in Honor of J.R.R. Tolkien ed. Martin H. Greenberg (Tor 0-312-85353-X, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $12.95, 438pp, tp, cover by Keith Parkinson) Reprint (Tor 1992) original anthology of 19 stories in honor of, but not in the style of, J.R.R. Tolkien, with an introduction by Jane Yolen.


Frankenstein: The Monster Wakes ed. Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-584-1, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $4.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) [Frankenstein] Original anthology of 18 stories featuring the Frankenstein Monster.


The Further Adventures of Batman Volume 3: Featuring Catwoman ed. Martin H. Greenberg (Bantam 0-553-56069-7, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $5.50, 468pp, pb) [Batman] Original anthology of 13 stories featuring Batman and Catwoman, most with sf or fantasy elements.


The Further Adventures of Superman ed. Martin H. Greenberg (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28568-8, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $5.99, 360pp, pb) [Superman] Original anthology of ten stories featuring Superman, with a prologue and an epilogue by Dave Gibbons. The book is copyrighted by DC Comics.


The Further Adventures of Wonder Woman ed. Martin H. Greenberg (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28624-2, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $5.99, 337pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito) [Wonder Woman] Original anthology of eight stories featuring Wonder Woman.


A Newbery Halloween ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Delacorte 0-385-31028-5, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $16.95, 189pp, hc, cover by Norman Rockwell) Young-adult anthology of 13 ghost and horror stories by Newbery Award-winning authors, with an introduction by Lloyd Alexander.


Harm’s Way Colin Greenland (AvoNova 0-380-76883-6, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $4.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Rowena Morrill) Dickensian sf/fantasy adventure of sailing ships traveling the solar system. Recommended (SW). First American edition (HarperCollins UK 1993).


Harm’s Way Colin Greenland (SFBC #01895, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $7.98, 310pp, hc, cover by Rowena Morrill) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) Dickensian sf/fantasy adventure of sailing ships traveling the solar system. This lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Ghatti’s Tale: Book One: Finders-Seekers Gayle Greeno (DAW 0-88677-550-7, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $5.50, 504pp, pb, cover by Braldt Bralds) [Ghatti’s Tale] Sf/fantasy novel of a human colonization expedition trapped on an alien world for 200 years where special humans develop a telepathic bond with catlike aliens called ghatti. A probable first novel and first book of a series.


The Wise Woman Philippa Gregory (Pocket 0-671-79274-1, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $22.00, 438pp, hc, cover by Marc Burckhardt) Historical fantasy novel about a ambitious young witch who is in danger when she begins to attract the eye of the lord’s son. First American edition (Viking UK 1992).


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