The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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The War of the Worlds H. G. Wells (Everyman’s Library 0-460-87303-2, Oct ’93 [Dec ’93], £4.99, 188pp, tp, cover by Percy Wyndham Lewis) Reprint (Heinemann 1898) classic sf novel, with an introduction by Arthur C. Clarke.


Aftershocks: A Novel Jess Wells (The Women’s Press 0-7043-4383-5, Sep ’93 [Oct ’93], £6.99, 227pp, tp, cover by Claudia Schmid) Reprint (Third Side Press 1992) near-future novel set after the San Francisco earthquake. [First U.K. edition]


Fearful Lovers Robert Westall (Pan 0-330-32925-1, Aug ’93, £3.50, 152pp, pb, cover by Barry Jones) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1992 as The Fearful Lovers) collection of five original young-adult fantasy/horror stories.


The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral Robert Westall (Puffin 0-14-034843-3, May ’93, £3.99, 156pp, pb, cover by Bob Harvey) Reprint (Viking UK 1991) original young-adult ghost collection.


The Wheatstone Pond Robert Westall (Viking UK 0-670-84898-0, Mar ’93, £8.99, 183pp, hc, cover by Bob Harvey) Young-adult horror novel.


Doctor Who: The Scripts: Power of the Daleks David Whitaker (Titan 1-85286-327-7, Apr ’93, £4.99, 191pp, tp) [Doctor Who] Script from a classic episode of Doctor Who, edited by John McElroy and with a background article by Stephen James Walker.


A Dangerous Energy John Whitbourn (Gollancz 0-575-05576-6, Aug ’93, £4.99, 317pp, pb, cover by Chris Brown) [Dangerous Energy] Reprint (Gollancz 1992) fantasy novel set in an alternate England where magic works and is regulated by the Church.


Popes and Phantoms John Whitbourn (Gollancz 0-575-05653-3, Aug ’93, £15.99, 287pp, hc, cover by Ashley Pearce) Episodic fantasy novel set in an alternate Renaissance Italy, peopled by animated corpses and time-travelling Illuminati. Two of the episodes previously appeared as a booklet, Popes & Phantoms (The Haunted Library 1992).


The Dragonbone Chair Tad Williams (Legend 0-09-936691-6, Nov ’93, £15.99, 654pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1988) epic fantasy novel. Book one of “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn”.


Stone of Farewell Tad Williams (Legend 0-09-936701-7, Nov ’93, £15.99, 589pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1990) epic fantasy novel. Book two of “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn”.


To Green Angel Tower Tad Williams (Legend 0-09-926221-5, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £16.99, 1083pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1993) epic fantasy novel. Book 3 of “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn”. [First U.K. edition]


Aristoi Walter Jon Williams (Grafton 0-586-21388-0, May ’93, £4.99, 448pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Tor 1992) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]


The Firstworld Chronicles 2: The Legend of Shadd’s Torment Philip G. Williamson (Grafton 0-586-20906-9, Mar ’93, £5.99, 496pp, pb, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Firstworld Chronicles] Fantasy novel.


The Firstworld Chronicles 3: From Enchantery Philip G. Williamson (HarperCollins UK 0-586-20907-7, Sep ’93, £4.99, 353pp, pb) [Firstworld Chronicles] Fantasy novel.


Moonblood Philip G. Williamson (Legend 0-09-926071-9, May ’93 [Apr ’93], £8.99, 288pp, tp, cover by Dennis Barker) [Firstworld Chronicles] Fantasy novel. In “The Firstworld Chronicles” series.


Doomsday Book Connie Willis (NEL 0-450-57987-5, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], £5.99, 650pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1992) sf novel about a history student who travels back in time to 14th-century Oxford.


Spider World: The Magician Colin Wilson (Grafton 0-586-20557-8, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], £4.99, 395pp, pb, cover by Chris Foss) [Spider World] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) sf novel. Volume three in the series.


Nightworld F. Paul Wilson (NEL 0-450-58175-6, Jun ’93 [May ’93], £4.99, 440pp, pb) [Adversary] Reprint (NEL 1992) horror novel. Volume six in the “Nightworld” cycle.


Sister Night F. Paul Wilson (NEL 0-450-57618-3, Mar ’93, £15.99, 314pp, hc) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1991 as Sibs) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]


The Harvest Robert Charles Wilson (NEL 0-450-58694-4, Oct ’93, £4.99, 489pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1993) sf novel about the small group of humans who refuse the offer of eternal life from visiting aliens. Recommended (PSP). [First U.K. edition]


The Women’s Press Book of New Myth and Magic ed. Helen Windrath (The Women’s Press 0-7043-4347-9, Nov ’93, £6.99, 261pp, tp, cover by Phyllis Mahon) Original literary fantasy anthology.


Chung Kuo: Book Four: The Stone Within David Wingrove (NEL 0-450-57963-8, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], £5.99, 627pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Chung Kuo] Reprint (NEL 1992) sf novel.


Chung Kuo: Book One: The Middle Kingdom David Wingrove (NEL 0-450-51610-5, Sep ’93, £5.99, 726pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Chung Kuo] Reissue (NEL 1989) sf novel.


Chung Kuo: Book Three: The White Mountain David Wingrove (NEL 0-450-56847-4, Sep ’93, £5.99, 676pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Chung Kuo] Reissue (NEL 1991) sf novel.


Chung Kuo: Book Two: The Broken Wheel David Wingrove (NEL 0-450-55139-3, Sep ’93, £5.99, 620pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Chung Kuo] Reissue (NEL 1990) sf novel.


Seminar in Evil Daoma Winston (Severn House 0-7278-4542-X, Oct ’93, £13.99, 205pp, hc) Reprint (Lancer 1972) horror novel. This is the first World hardcover edition. [First U.K. edition]


The Vampire Curse Daoma Winston (Severn House 0-7278-4449-0, Apr ’93, £13.99, 185pp, hc) Reprint (Ballantine 1971) gothic horror novel.


Nightside the Long Sun Gene Wolfe (NEL 0-450-59405-X, Jul ’93, £15.99, 333pp, hc, cover by Richard Bober) [Book of the Long Sun] Reprint (Tor 1993) sf novel, set inside a giant spaceship. The first volume of “The Book of the Long Sun”. [First U.K. edition]


Elvissey Jack Womack (HarperCollins UK 0-246-13839-4, Feb ’93, £15.99, 319pp, hc, cover by David Scutt) Reprint (Tor 1993) sf novel about the Church of Elvis in New York in 2033. [First U.K. edition]


Elvissey Jack Womack (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21301-5, Oct ’93, £4.99, 319pp, pb, cover by George Snow) Reprint (Tor 1993) sf novel about the Church of Elvis in New York in 2033.


Random Acts of Senseless Violence Jack Womack (HarperCollins UK 0-246-13850-5, Oct ’93, £14.99, 256pp, hc, cover by George Snow) Sf novel about a near-future New York during the collapse of civilization.


Rebel Angel Bridget Wood (Headline 0-7472-7909-8, Mar ’93, £8.99, 441pp, tp, cover by Ian Miller) [Wolfking] Fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-0695-3, £16.99) is also available. Volume three in the “Wolfking” series.


Rebel Angel Bridget Wood (Headline 0-7472-4122-8, Sep ’93, £5.99, 662pp, pb, cover by Ian Miller) [Wolfking] Reprint (Headline 1993) fantasy novel. Volume three in the “Wolfking” series.


Dragonsbane Patricia C. Wrede (Scholastic UK 0-590-55292-9, Oct ’93, £3.50, 250pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1990) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]


Goodlow’s Ghosts T. M. Wright (Gollancz 0-575-05511-1, May ’93, £14.99, 215pp, hc, cover by David Farren) [Goodlow’s Ghosts] Supernatural detective novel about a psychic investigator who is hired to investigate the murder of private eye Sam Goodlow.


Little Boy Lost T. M. Wright (Gollancz 0-575-05026-8, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], £3.99, 247pp, pb, cover by Danny Flynn) Reprint (Tor 1992) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]


Sleepeasy T. M. Wright (Gollancz 0-575-05506-5, Oct ’93, £15.99, 251pp, hc, cover by Steve Read) [Goodlow’s Ghosts] Fantasy/horror thriller about a dead detective in the supernatural limbo town of Silver Lake.


Strange Seed T. M. Wright (Gollancz 0-575-05507-3, May ’93, £4.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Danny Flynn) [Strange Seed] Reprint (Everest House 1978) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]


The Curse of the Mistwraith Janny Wurts (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224071-8, May ’93, £8.99, 560pp, tp, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Fantasy novel about a pair of warring half-brothers. A hardcover edition (-224070-X, £14.99) is also available. Volume one in the “Wars of Light and Shadows” series.


Island and Empire: Book One: Dark Fire Jonathan Wylie (Corgi 0-552-13978-5, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £3.99, 333pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Island and Empire] Fantasy novel.


Dark Future: Comeback Tour (The Sky Belongs to the Stars) Jack Yeovil (Boxtree 1-85283-565-6, Oct ’93, £3.99, 236pp, pb, cover by Gary Walton) [Dark Future: Demon Download] Reprint (GW Books 1991) sf novelization. This edition adds a new note by the author. Book Three in the “Demon Download” cycle.


Dark Future: Demon Download Jack Yeovil (Boxtree 1-85283-555-9, Oct ’93, £3.99, 241pp, pb, cover by John Blanche) [Dark Future: Demon Download] Reprint (GW Books 1990) sf novelization. Book One in the “Demon Download” cycle.


Dark Future: Krokodil Tears Jack Yeovil (Boxtree 1-85283-560-5, Oct ’93, £3.99, 259pp, pb, cover by John Blanche) [Dark Future: Demon Download] Reprint (GW Books 1991) sf novelization. Book Two in the “Demon Download” cycle.


Warhammer: Drachenfels Jack Yeovil (Boxtree 1-85283-845-0, Feb ’93, £3.99, 233pp, pb, cover by Dave Gallagher) [Warhammer; Genevieve Dieudonne] Reprint (GW Books 1989) fantasy novelization.


Warhammer: Genevieve Undead Jack Yeovil (Boxtree 1-85283-819-1, Jul ’93, £3.99, 257pp, pb) [Warhammer; Genevieve Dieudonne] Fantasy novelization. Sequel to Drachenfels. Volume one in a new trilogy.


Star Wars: The Last Command Timothy Zahn (Bantam UK 0-593-02518-0, Jun ’93, £9.99, 407pp, hc, cover by Tom Jung) [Star Wars] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1993) sf novelization. Volume three in the series. [First U.K. edition]


Star Wars: Volume 2: Dark Force Rising Timothy Zahn (Bantam UK, Mar ’93, £3.99, 406pp, pb, cover by Tom Jung) [Star Wars] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1992) sf novelization.


Prince of Chaos Roger Zelazny (Orbit 1-85723-128-7, Jun ’93, £4.99, 241pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Amber] Reprint (Morrow 1991) fantasy novel. Volume 10 in the “Amber” series. [First U.K. edition]


The Broken God David Zindell (HarperCollins UK 0-00-255246-9, Sep ’93, £9.99, 607pp, tp, cover by Mike Van Houten) [Requiem for Homo Sapiens] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) sf novel. Book One of “A Requiem for Homo Sapiens”.


Staves Poul Anderson (Jwindz Publishing, Oct ’93 [Jan ’99], no price, 80pp, tp, cover by H. E. Fassl) Collection of SF & fantasy poetry. Limited to approximately 500 copies, of which 100 are casebound.


The Road to the Stars ed. Anon. (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-61874-6, 1993, 85pp, tp, cover by Rudy Gutierrez) Textbook.


Good Bones Margaret Atwood (Virago 1-85381-615-9, 1993, £4.99, 153pp, tp) Reprint (Coach House 1992, Bloomsbury 1992, Virago 1993). [Not seen]


Just Fantastic! ed. James Barry, Sharon Siamon & Glen Huser (Nelson, Canada 0-17-603946-5, 1993, 144pp, pb, cover by Jan Machalek) Textbook.


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