The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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Legends from the End of Time Michael Moorcock (Millennium 1-85798-044-1, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], £10.99, 232pp, tp, cover by Mark Reeve) [Dancers at the End of Time] Reprint (Harper & Row 1976) fantasy collection. This edition adds “Elric at the End of Time” and a short extract from The Transformation of Miss Mavis Ming (W.H. Allen 1977) confusingly entitled “Constant Fire” (the novella upon which the book was based). A hardcover edition (-043-3, £14.99) is also available. Volume 11 in “The Tale of the Eternal Champion”. [First U.K. edition]


A Nomad of the Time Streams Michael Moorcock (Millennium 1-85798-034-4, Mar ’93, £10.99, 457pp, tp, cover by Mark Reeve) [Oswald Bastable] Reprint (SFBC 1982 as The Nomad of Time) sf omnibus. All three books are revised for this volume, the third (The Steel Tsar) extensively. A hardcover edition (-033-6, £14.99) is also available. Volume six in “The Tale of the Eternal Champion”.


The Prince with the Silver Hand Michael Moorcock (Millennium 1-85798-042-5, Aug ’93, £10.99, 361pp, tp, cover by Yoshitaka Amano) [Corum] Reprint (Berkley 1978 as The Chronicles of Corum) omnibus of The Bull and the Spear, The Oak and the Ram and The Sword and the Stallion. A hardcover edition (-041-7, £14.99) was announced but not seen. Volume 10 in “The Tale of the Eternal Champion”.


Sailing to Utopia Michael Moorcock (Millennium 1-85798-032-8, Feb ’93, £10.99, 463pp, tp, cover by Yoshitaka Amano) [Eternal Champion] Omnibus of The Ice Schooner (Berkley 1969), The Black Corridor (Mayflower 1969), The Distant Suns (Unicorn Books 1975) and “Flux”. Each of the novels is slightly revised, and The Distant Suns omits the illustrations by Jim Cawthorn; the short story is revised to fit into the “Von Bek” series. A hardcover edition (-031-X, £14.99) is also available. Volume five in “The Tale of the Eternal Champion”.


The Shores of Death Michael Moorcock (Roc UK 0-14-017352-8, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], £4.50, 156pp, pb, cover by Mark Reeve) Reprint (Compact 1966 as The Twilight Man) sf novel.


Stormbringer Michael Moorcock (Millennium 1-85798-046-8, Oct ’93, £10.99, 659pp, tp, cover by Robert Gould) [Elric] Fantasy omnibus of The Sleeping Sorceress, The Revenge of the Rose, Stormbringer and three other Elric stories. A hardcover edition (-045-X, £14.99) is also available. Volume 12 in “The Tale of the Eternal Champion”.


The Winds of Limbo Michael Moorcock (Roc UK 0-14-017350-1, May ’93, £4.99, 160pp, pb, cover by George Underwood) Reprint (Compact 1965 as The Fireclown) sf novel.


Practical Demonkeeping: A Comedy of Horrors Christopher Moore (Mandarin 0-7493-1109-6, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], £4.99, 248pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) Reprint (St. Martin’s; Heinemann 1992) humorous fantasy novel.


Heroquest: The Tyrant’s Tomb Dave Morris (Corgi 0-552-52777-7, May ’93, £2.99, 188pp, pb) [Heroquest] Original novella based on the “Heroquest” game, together with a game adventure.


The Immaculate Mark Morris (Corgi 0-552-13971-8, Jun ’93 [May ’93], £3.99, 320pp, pb, cover by John Avon) Reprint (Piatkus 1992) horror novel.


The New Gothic ed. Bradford Morrow & Patrick M. McGrath (Picador 0-330-33065-9, Oct ’93, £5.99, 334pp, tp) Reprint (Random House 1991) anthology of 14 contemporary literary gothic stories and seven novel excerpts. The book is called The Picador Book of the New Gothic on the cover.


Blood Heat Jim Mortimore (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20399-2, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], £4.50, 307pp, pb, cover by Jeff Cummins) [Doctor Who] Original novel based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.


Lucifer Rising Jim Mortimore & Andy Lane (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20388-7, May ’93, £4.50, 346pp, pb, cover by Jim Mortimore) [Doctor Who] Original novel based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.


Firebird Peter Morwood (Legend 0-09-919981-5, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], £4.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Mick Posen) [Prince Ivan] Reprint (Legend 1992) fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Prince Ivan” series.


The Golden Horde Peter Morwood (Legend 0-09-926081-6, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], £8.99, 312pp, tp, cover by Mick Posen) [Prince Ivan] Fantasy novel. Volume three in the “Prince Ivan” series. A hardcover edition (-926261-4) was announced but not seen.


Prince Ivan Peter Morwood (Legend 0-09-967820-9, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], £4.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Mick Posen) [Prince Ivan] Reissue (Legend 1990) fantasy novel. Volume one in the “Prince Ivan” series.


Primordial Soup Grant Naylor (Penguin 0-14-017886-4, Mar ’93, £4.99, 151pp, tp) [Red Dwarf] Collection of six scripts from the Red Dwarf TV series.


Star Trek, the Next Generation: Guises of the Mind Rebecca Neason (Titan 1-85286-464-8, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], £3.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Birdsong) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition.


Reflection Andrew Neiderman (Severn House 0-7278-4539-X, Oct ’93, £14.99, 378pp, hc, cover by Derek Colligan) Reprint (Worldwide 1987) horror novel. This is the first World hardcover edition.


Anno Dracula Kim Newman (Pocket UK 0-671-71591-7, Oct ’93 [Aug ’93], £4.99, 469pp, pb) [Dracula] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1992) horror thriller setting “Jack the Ripper” in a Victorian England where Dracula survived and married Queen Victoria(!).


Wordsmiths of Wonder: Fifty Interviews with Writers of the Fantastic Stan Nicholls (Orbit 1-85723-148-1, Oct ’93, £8.99, 461pp, tp, cover by Trevor Scobie) Collection of fifty interviews with leading sf, fantasy and horror authors from magazines such as Fear and Interzone, most revised for this edition.


Rainbow and Mr Zed Jenny Nimmo (Mammoth 0-7497-1288-0, Aug ’93, £2.99, 143pp, pb, cover by Alan Fraser) [Ultramarine] Reprint (Methuen 1992) young-adult fantasy novel. Sequel to Ultramarine.


The Snow Spider Trilogy Jenny Nimmo (Mammoth 0-7497-1424-7, Sep ’93, £3.99, 435pp, pb, cover by Bruce Hogarth) [Snow Spider] Young-adult fantasy omnibus.


Achilles’ Choice Larry Niven & Steven Barnes (Pan 0-330-32474-8, Jan ’93, £8.99, 214pp, tp, cover by Boris Vallejo) Reprint (Tor 1991) sf novel about a futuristic Olympiad, illustrated by Boris Vallejo. [First U.K. edition]


Achilles’ Choice Larry Niven & Steven Barnes (Pan 0-330-33104-3, Dec ’93, £4.99, 214pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) Reprint (Tor 1991) sf novel.


Dream Park: The Voodoo Game Larry Niven & Steven Barnes (Pan 0-330-32647-3, Jan ’93, £4.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Dream Park] Reprint (Pan 1991) sf novel. The US edition is called The California Voodoo Game. Volume three in the series.


The Moat Around Murcheson’s Eye Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224200-1, Oct ’93, £8.99, 402pp, tp, cover by John Harris) [Mote] Reprint (Pocket 1993 as The Gripping Hand) sf novel. Sequel to The Mote in God’s Eye.


The Mote in God’s Eye Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21746-0, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], £5.99, 560pp, pb) [Mote] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1974) sf novel.


The Moat Around Murcheson’s Eye Larry Niven & Jerry E. Pournelle (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224165-X, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £14.99, 402pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Mote] Reprint (Pocket 1993 as The Gripping Hand) sf novel. Sequel to The Mote in God’s Eye. [First U.K. edition]


Fallen Angels Larry Niven, Jerry E. Pournelle & Michael Flynn (Pan 0-330-32473-X, Nov ’93, £9.99, 394pp, hc, cover by Mark Salwowski) Reprint (Baen 1991) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]


The Ghosts of Now Joan Lowery Nixon (Bantam UK 0-553-40641-8, Aug ’93, £2.99, 160pp, pb, cover by Oliver Hunter) Reprint (Delacorte 1984) young-adult horror novel.


Smarra & Trilby Charles Nodier; trans. by Judith Landry (Dedalus 0-946626-79-0, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £6.99, 125pp, tp, cover by Gustave Moreau) Collection of two literary fantasy novellas, newly translated by Judith Landry, and with an introduction by John Clute.


Vurt Jeff Noon (Ringpull 1-898051-03-8, Oct ’93, £5.99, 371pp, tp, cover by Joe Magee) [Vurt] Sf novel set in a near-future Manchester.


The Mark of the Cat Andre Norton (Legend 0-09-998170-X, Jun ’93, £4.99, 248pp, pb, cover by Melvyn Grant) Reprint (Ace 1992) fantasy novel.


The Elvenbane Andre Norton & Mercedes Lackey (Grafton 0-586-21687-1, Apr ’93, £4.99, 575pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Halfblood Chronicles] Reprint (Tor 1991) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]


The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Copenhagen Affair John Oram (Boxtree 1-85283-887-6, May ’93, £3.99, 127pp, pb) [Man from U.N.C.L.E.] Reprint (Souvenir Press 1966) novelization from the futuristic spy TV series.


The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Stone-Cold Dead in the Market Affair John Oram (Boxtree 1-85283-857-4, May ’93, £3.99, 127pp, pb) [Man from U.N.C.L.E.] Reprint (Souvenir Press 1966) novelization from the futuristic spy TV series.


The Left-Handed Hummingbird Kate Orman (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20404-2, Dec ’93, £4.50, 264pp, pb, cover by Pete Walbank) [Doctor Who] Original novel based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.


Demolition Man Richard Osborne (Signet UK 0-45-118079-8, Nov ’93, £4.99, 229pp, pb) Reprint (Signet 1993) sf novelization, based on the screenplay by Daniel Walters, Robert Reneau and Peter M. Lenkov. [First U.K. edition]


Healer’s Quest Jessica Palmer (Scholastic UK 0-590-55428-X, Oct ’93, £3.50, 298pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) Young-adult fantasy novel.


Coelestis Paul Park (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224175-7, Jun ’93, £14.99, 254pp, hc, cover by Peter Elson) Sf novel about members of an alien race co-existing with a human colony.


The Cult of Loving Kindness Paul Park (Grafton 0-586-21261-2, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], £4.99, 312pp, tp, cover by Peter Elson) [Starbridge Chronicles] Reprint (Morrow 1991) sf novel. Volume three in the “The Starbridge Chronicles” series. [First U.K. edition]


Colin the Librarian Rich Parsons & Tony Keaveny (Michael O’Mara 1-85479-187-7, Mar ’93, £10.99, 142pp, hc, cover by Robin Lawrie) [Colin the Librarian] Humorous fantasy novel.


Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks John Peel (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20389-5, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], £4.50, 288pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Young adult sf novelization. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95. Volume 155 in the series.


Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks John Peel (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20390-9, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], £4.50, 253pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Young adult sf novelization. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95. Volume 154 in the series.


Star Trek, the Next Generation: Here There be Dragons John Peel (Titan 1-85286-503-2, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], £3.99, 275pp, pb, cover by Birdsong) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with the US (Pocket) edition.


The Pit Neil Penswick (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20378-X, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], £3.99, 276pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Original novel based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.


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