The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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The Four-Gated City Doris Lessing (Flamingo 0-586-09003-7, Nov ’93, £7.99, 668pp, tp, cover by Ruth Rivers) [Children of Violence] Reprint (MacGibbon & Kee 1969) literary sf novel set in post-holocaust London. Volume five in the “Children of Violence” series.


Doctor Who: The Daemons Barry Letts (Target 0-426-11332-2, Oct ’93, £3.50, 172pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Target 1975) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 15 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.


Cold Cuts ed. Paul Lewis & Steve Lockley (Alun Books 0-907117-63-5, Oct ’93 [Nov ’93], £5.99, 147pp, tp) Original anthology featuring 17 Welsh-based horror stories.


Et Tu, Babe Mark Leyner (Flamingo 0-00-654469-X, Dec ’93, £5.99, 168pp, tp, cover by Dan Picasso) Reprint (Harmony 1992) associational literary novel. Sequel to My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist.


Death on Dorado John Light (Overspace Books, 1992 [Feb ’93], £1.50, 94pp, ph, cover by Sean R. Friend) Sf novella.


Alien Earth Megan Lindholm (Grafton 0-586-21516-6, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £4.99, 385pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1992) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]


Cloven Hooves Megan Lindholm (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21518-2, Nov ’93, £5.99, 360pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1991) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]


The Revelation Bentley Little (Headline 0-7472-0822-0, May ’93, £15.99, 313pp, hc, cover by Simon Dewey) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1990) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]


The Revelation Bentley Little (Headline 0-7472-4179-1, Oct ’93, £4.99, 406pp, pb, cover by Simon Dewey) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1990) horror novel.


The Summoning Bentley Little (Headline 0-7472-0815-8, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], £16.99, 342pp, hc, cover by Simon Dewey) Reprint (Zebra 1993) horror novel about a vampire preying on the small town of Rio Verde. [First U.K. edition]


Lion of Ireland Morgan Llywelyn (Mandarin 0-7493-0204-6, Apr ’93, £4.99, 559pp, pb, cover by Gino D’Achille) [Lion of Ireland] Reissue (Houghton Mifflin 1979) Celtic fantasy novel.


On Raven’s Wing Morgan Llywelyn (Mandarin 0-7493-0205-4, Apr ’93, £4.99, 512pp, pb, cover by Gino D’Achille) Reissue (Morrow 1989 as Red Branch) Celtic fantasy novel.


Battletech: Main Event James D. Long (Roc UK 0-14-023343-1, Jul ’93 [Aug ’93], £4.99, 350pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Battletech] Reprint (Roc 1993) sf novelization. Volume 10 in the series. [First U.K. edition]


Evolution Annie and Other Stories Rosaleen Love (The Women’s Press 0-7043-4343-6, Apr ’93, £6.99, 232pp, tp, cover by Bee Willey) Collection of 11 literary sf and fantasy stories, two original.


Crawling Chaos: Selected Works 1920 - 1935 H. P. Lovecraft (Creation Press 1-871592-18-6, Feb ’93, £9.95, 355pp, tp, cover by Robert Taylor) Collection of 21 of Lovecraft’s “Cthulhu Mythos” stories, plus one poem and a Mythos story by Hazel Heald, edited by James Havoc and introduced by Colin Wilson.


Himalaya Nicholas Luard (Arrow 0-09-968470-5, Jun ’93, £4.99, 400pp, pb, cover by Colin Backhouse) Reprint (Century 1992) novel about a young girl kidnapped by the Yeti.


The Burrowers Beneath Brian Lumley (Severn House 0-7278-4450-4, Jun ’93, £13.99, 207pp, hc) [Titus Crow] Reprint (DAW 1974) horror novel. This is the first world hardcover edition. In the “Titus Crow” series.


Demogorgon Brian Lumley (Grafton 0-586-07031-1, Jun ’93, £4.99, 333pp, pb, cover by George Underwood) Reissue (Grafton 1987) horror novel.


Elysia: The Coming of Cthulhu! Brian Lumley (Grafton 0-586-21468-2, Mar ’93, £4.99, 237pp, pb, cover by George Underwood) [Titus Crow; Primal Land; Dreamlands] Reprint (Ganley 1989) sf/horror novel. In each of the “Titus Crow”, “Primal Land” and “Dreamlands” series. [First U.K. edition]


Fruiting Bodies and Other Fungi Brian Lumley (Roc UK 0-14-017302-1, Jan ’93, £4.99, 278pp, pb) Collection of 13 horror stories, with introductions by the author. Simultaneous with the US (Tor) edition.


In the Moons of Borea Brian Lumley (Grafton 0-586-21467-4, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], £4.99, 252pp, pb, cover by George Underwood) [Titus Crow] Reprint (Jove 1979) sf/horror novel. In the “Titus Crow” series. [First U.K. edition]


Vampire World II: The Last Aerie Brian Lumley (Roc UK 0-14-016994-6, Aug ’93, £5.99, 747pp, pb, cover by George Underwood) [Vampire World] Horror novel continuing the story of the Wamphyri. Simultaneous with the US (Tor) edition.


The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales ed. Alison Lurie (Oxford University Press 0-19-214218-6, May ’93 [Jun ’93], £17.95, xviii+455pp, hc, cover by Maxfield Parrish) Massive anthology of “fairy tales” by authors ranging from Nathaniel Hawthorne to Philip K. Dick. Recommended (PSP). Simultaneous with the US (Oxford) edition.


Beneath an Opal Moon Eric Lustbader (HarperCollins UK 0-586-05585-1, Dec ’93, £4.99, 320pp, pb) [Sunset Warrior] Reprint (Doubleday 1980) fantasy novel. Volume four in the “Sunset Warrior” series.


Dai-San Eric Lustbader (HarperCollins UK 0-586-20208-0, Dec ’93, £4.99, 398pp, pb) [Sunset Warrior] Reprint (Doubleday 1978) fantasy novel. Volume three in the “Sunset Warrior” series.


The Kaisho Eric Lustbader (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224194-3, Jun ’93, £14.99, 458pp, hc, cover by David Scutt) [Nicholas Linnear] Oriental thriller with psychic elements. In the “Nicholas Linnear” series.


Shallows of the Night Eric Lustbader (HarperCollins UK 0-586-20207-2, Oct ’93, £4.99, 347pp, pb) [Sunset Warrior] Reprint (Doubleday 1978) fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Sunset Warrior” series.


The Sunset Warrior Eric Lustbader (HarperCollins UK 0-586-20206-4, Oct ’93, £4.99, 254pp, pb) [Sunset Warrior] Reprint (Doubleday 1977) fantasy novel. Volume one in the “Sunset Warrior” series.


The Annunciation Patrick Lynch (Mandarin 0-7493-1396-X, Apr ’93 [Jun ’93], £4.99, 566pp, pb) Near-future literary thriller about genetic engineering.


The Winter of the Wolf R. A. MacAvoy (Headline 0-7472-0668-6, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], £16.99, 185pp, hc, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Lens of the World] Fantasy novel. Volume three in the “Memoirs of Nazhuret of Sordaling” series.


Winter of the Wolf R. A. MacAvoy (Headline 0-7472-4095-7, Dec ’93, £4.50, 185pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Lens of the World] Reprint (Headline 1993) fantasy novel. Volume three in the “Memoirs of Nazhuret of Sordaling” series.


The Changeover Margaret Mahy (Puffin 0-14-036328-9, Dec ’93, £3.99, 214pp, pb, cover by Bruce Hogarth) Reprint (Dent 1984) young-adult horror novel.


Cathedral Ian Maitland (Headline 0-7472-3958-4, Mar ’93, £4.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Headline 1992) horror novel.


A Land Fit for Heroes: Book I: Escape to the Wild Wood Phillip Mann (Gollancz 0-575-05515-4, Jul ’93, £15.99, 284pp, hc, cover by Adrian Chesterman) Sf novel set in a parallel world where England is still ruled by the Romans.


Master of Paxwax Phillip Mann (Gollancz 0-575-05572-3, Jul ’93, £4.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Trevor Webb) [Story of the Gardener] Reprint (Gollancz 1986) sf novel. Part one of “The Story of the Gardener”.


Judge Dredd: Dreddlocked Stephen Marley (Virgin 0-352-32875-4, Oct ’93, £3.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Arthur Ranson) [Judge Dredd] Sf novelization, based on the comic strip from 2000 AD.


Mortal Mask Stephen Marley (Legend 0-09-920501-7, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], £4.99, 404pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Chia Black Dragon] Reprint (Legend 1991) Chinese fantasy novel. Volume one in the “Chia Black Dragon” series.


Shadow Sisters Stephen Marley (Legend 0-09-926061-1, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], £8.99, 432pp, tp, cover by Trevor Scobie) [Chia Black Dragon] Chinese fantasy novel set in 7th-century Rome. Volume two in the “Chia Black Dragon” series.


Growth [by Christopher Nicole] Max Marlow (Severn House 0-7278-4445-8, Feb ’93 [Feb ’92], £14.99, 376pp, hc) Near-future thriller about a fungus that destroys concrete.


Star Trek: The Price of the Phoenix Sondra Marshak & Myrna Culbreath (Titan 1-85286-504-0, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], £3.99, 182pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Star Trek] Reprint (Bantam 1977) sf novelization.


Star Trek: The New Voyages 2 ed. Sondra Marshak & Myrna Culbreath (Titan 1-85286-453-2, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], £3.99, 252pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Bantam 1978) anthology of original stories set in the Star Trek universe.


Doctor Who and The Enemy of the World Ian Marter (Target 0-426-20126-4, May ’93, £3.50, 127pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (W.H. Allen 1981) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 24 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.


Doctor Who: The Invasion Ian Marter (Target 0-426-20169-8, Sep ’93, £3.50, 159pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (W.H. Allen 1985) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 98 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.


Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos Philip Martin (Target 0-426-20291-0, Jan ’93, £2.99, 137pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (W.H. Allen 1988) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 106 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.


Burial Graham Masterton (Mandarin 0-7493-1372-2, May ’93 [Apr ’93], £4.99, 508pp, pb) [Manitou] Reprint (Heinemann 1992) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]


The Hymn Graham Masterton (Warner UK 0-7515-0057-7, Jan ’93, £4.99, 346pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1991 as The Burning) horror novel.


The Sleepless Graham Masterton (Heinemann 0-434-45357-9, Nov ’93, £15.99, 474pp, hc) Horror novel about a group of men who never sleep.


The 2nd Rodney Matthews Portfolio Rodney Matthews (Paper Tiger 1-85028-250-1, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], £10.95, 62pp, tp, cover by Rodney Matthews) Portfolio of 28 full page (16" x 11") reproductions of Rodney Matthews artwork, with introductory text by Pauline Fisk. Recommended (PSP).


The Adversary Julian May (Pan 0-330-28031-7, Mar ’93, £4.99, 476pp, pb, cover by Stephen Bradbury) [Pliocene Exile] Reissue (Pan 1984) sf novel. Book Four of “The Saga of the Exiles”.


Blood Trillium Julian May (HarperCollins UK 0-246-13761-4, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £8.99, 336pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Trillium] Reprint (Bantam Spectra; HarperCollins UK 1992) fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Trillium” series.


Blood Trillium Julian May (Grafton 0-586-21161-6, Sep ’93, £4.99, 432pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Trillium] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) fantasy novel. Sequel to Black Trillium.


The Golden Torc Julian May (Pan 0-330-26719-1, Mar ’93, £4.99, 383pp, pb, cover by Stephen Bradbury) [Pliocene Exile] Reissue (Houghton Mifflin 1982) sf novel. Book Two of “The Saga of the Exiles”.


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