The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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The Ray Bradbury Chronicles Volume 5 Ray Bradbury, et al. (NBM 1-56163-080-2, Nov ’93 [Jan ’94], $19.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Dave McKean) A collection of four original graphic adaptations of Bradbury stories, presented in two sections, each with an introduction and notes by Bradbury. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. A signed & numbered limited edition (-081-0, $45.00) was annnounced but not seen.
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The Ray Bradbury Chronicles Volume 6 Ray Bradbury, et al. (NBM 1-56163-102-7, Jun ’94, $19.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Jon J. Muth) A collection of six original graphic adaptations of Bradbury stories, presented in two sections, each with an introduction and notes by Bradbury. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. A signed & numbered limited edition ($45.00) was annnounced but not seen.
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The Bloody Sun Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-603-1, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $4.99, 408pp, pb, cover by David Cherry) [Darkover] Reprint (Ace 1979) sf novel in the “Darkover” series. The text is the 1979 version revised and expanded from the 1964 Ace edition and includes the short story “To Keep the Oath”.
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The Forbidden Tower Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-373-3, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $4.99, 364pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Darkover] Reissue (DAW 1977) SF novel in the “Darkover” series; 12th printing.
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The Forest House [with Diana L. Paxson] Marion Zimmer Bradley (Viking 0-670-84454-3, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], $21.95, 417pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Avalon] Historical novel with fantasy elements set during the invasion of Britain by the Romans. First American edition (Michael Joseph 1993).
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The Forest House [with Diana L. Paxson] Marion Zimmer Bradley (SFBC #03047, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $10.98, 417pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Avalon] Reprint (Michael Joseph 1993) historical novel with fantasy elements. Similar to the 1994 Viking edition except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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The Heritage of Hastur Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-413-6, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $4.99, 381pp, pb, cover by George Barr) [Darkover] Reissue (DAW 1975) SF novel in the “Darkover” series; 15th printing.
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Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover Marion Zimmer Bradley (SFBC #02557, Feb ’94, $7.98, 335pp, hc, cover by Richard Hescox) [Darkover] Reprint (DAW 1993) collection of 14 “Darkover” stories by Bradley, including two new ones. First hardcover edition. This lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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The Mists of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35049-9, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $12.95, 876pp, tp, cover by Braldt Bralds) [Avalon] Reissue (Knopf 1983) Arthurian fantasy novel; 32nd printing. There are now one million copies of the trade paperback in print.
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The Spell Sword Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-237-0, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $3.99, 158pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Darkover] Reissue (DAW 1974) SF novel in the “Darkover” series; 13th printing.
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Star of Danger Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-607-4, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $4.99, 213pp, pb, cover by Tim White) [Darkover] Reprint (Ace 1965) SF novel in the “Darkover” series.
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The World Wreckers Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-629-5, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $4.99, 286pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews) [Darkover] Reprint (Ace 1971) SF novel in the “Darkover” series.
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Rediscovery: A Darkover Novel Marion Zimmer Bradley & Mercedes Lackey (DAW 0-88677-529-9, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $4.99, 362pp, pb, cover by Romas) [Darkover] Reprint (DAW 1993) SF novel in the “Darkover” series, about the rediscovery of the planet Darkover by a ship from Earth.
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The Best of Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Fantasy Magazine ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley (Warner Aspect 0-446-60140-3, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $4.99, 242pp, pb, cover by Braldt Bralds) Anthology of 18 stories originally printed in Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Fantasy Magazine, plus an introduction and notes on each story/author by the editor.
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Snows of Darkover ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-601-5, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], $4.99, 332pp, pb, cover by Tim White) [Darkover] Original anthology of 23 stories set in Bradley’s Darkover.
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Sword & Sorceress XI ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-614-7, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $4.99, 304pp, pb, cover by David Cherry) Original anthology of 33 fantasy stories.
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Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Kenneth Branagh (Newmarket Press 1-55704-208-X, Nov ’94, $17.95, 191pp, tp) Non-fiction book on the making of the movie. Director Branagh gets top billing, and provides an introduction, but the bulk of the book is taken up by the movie screenplay by Steph Lady and Frank Darabont. The book also includes photographs by David Appleby, with biographical notes on Shelley and an afterword by Leonard Wolf. [Mary W. Shelley]
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Out There Perry Brass (Belhue Press 0-9627123-4-5, Oct ’94 [Dec ’94], $10.95, 184pp, tp) Gay dark fantasy/occult collection of seven stories.
- · Alligator Men · ss *
- · The Weeds · ss *
- · The House of Nightmares - Part I · ss *
- · The House of Nightmares - Part II · ss *
- · The Halloween Party · ss *
- · In the Grove of the Phallic God · ss *
- · The Luminous Child · ss *
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Spell of Apocalypse Mayer Alan Brenner (DAW 0-88677-602-3, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $4.99, 319pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Dance of the Gods] Humorous fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Dance of the Gods” series.
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Earth David Brin (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29024-X, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $5.99, 682pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reissue (Bantam Spectra 1990) Hugo Award-nominated SF novel of a near-future Earth in danger of destruction; fifth printing.
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Glory Season David Brin (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56767-5, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $5.99, 772pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Reprint (Orbit 1993) SF novel of a young girl born into a world ruled by cloned women, on a quest to find her place in the world.
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Glory Season David Brin (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56767-5, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $5.99, 772pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Reissue (Orbit 1993) SF novel of a young girl born into a world ruled by cloned women, on a quest to find her place in the world. Second printing.
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Otherness David Brin (Bantam Spectra -0553-29528-4, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $5.99, 357pp, pb, cover by Donato) Collection of 13 stories, one apparently original, plus four non-fiction pieces and story notes by Brin. First American edition (Orbit 1994).
- 1 · Transitions
- 3 · The Giving Plague · ss Interzone #23 ’88
- 26 · Myth Number 21 [from Earth] · ex Bantam Spectra, 1990
- 28 · Story Notes · si Otherness, Orbit, 1994
- 30 · Dr. Pak’s Preschool · nv Cheap Street; New Castle, VA, 1989
- 66 · Detritus Affected · ss F&SF Mar ’93
- 86 · The Dogma of Otherness · ar Analog Apr ’86
- 99 · Contact
- 101 · Sshhh... · ss Amazing May ’89
- 113 · Story Notes · si Otherness, Orbit, 1994
- 114 · Those Eyes · ss Otherness, Orbit, 1994
- 129 · What to Say to a UFO · ar Otherness, Orbit, 1994
- 134 · Bonding to Genji [“Genji”] · na Murasaki, ed. Robert Silverberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam Spectra, 1992
- 167 · The Warm Space · nv Far Frontiers, ed. Jerry Pournelle & Jim Baen, Baen, 1985
- 187 · Whose Millennium? · ar Otherness, Orbit, 1994
- 199 · Continuity
- 201 · NatuLife(R) · nv F&SF Apr ’94
- 225 · Piecework · nv Interzone #33 ’90
- 259 · Science versus Magic · ar, 1990
- 267 · Cosmos
- 269 · Bubbles · ss Universe, ed. Byron Preiss, Bantam Spectra, 1987
- 286 · Story Notes · si Otherness, Orbit, 1994
- 288 · Ambiguity · ss The Microverse, Byron Preiss, Bantam, 1989
- 299 · What Continues...And What Fails... · nv Interzone Dec ’91
- 337 · Otherness
- 339 · The Commonwealth of Wonder [“The New Meme”] · sp, 1990; edited from Brigham Young University talk (14 Feb 89).
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The Postman David Brin (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27874-6, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $5.99, 321pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) Reissue (Bantam Spectra 1985) SF novel; tenth printing.
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The Practice Effect David Brin (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26981-X, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $5.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Dave Dorman) Reissue (Bantam 1984) science fantasy novel; tenth printing.
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The River of Time David Brin (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26281-5, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $5.99, 295pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) Reissue (Dark Harvest 1986) collection of 11 stories; fifth printing.
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Heart of the Comet David Brin & Gregory Benford (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25839-7, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $5.99, 477pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reissue (Bantam Spectra 1986) SF novel; sixth printing.
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Drawing Blood Poppy Z. Brite (Dell 0-440-21492-0, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $4.99, 403pp, pb) Reprint (Delacorte Abyss 1993) horror novel of a young cartoonist and his new lover, who must confront together the evil force residing in the house where his father murdered the rest of his family.
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Swamp Foetus Poppy Z. Brite (Borderlands Press, Jan ’94, $20.00, 190pp, hc, cover by Rick Lieder) Reprint (Borderlands Press 1993) collection of 12 horror stories with a new introduction by Dan Simmons. The limitation note on the jacket flap refers to the limited edition only. Available from Borderlands Press, PO Box 32333, Baltimore MD 21208.
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Love in Vein ed. Poppy Z. Brite & Martin H. Greenberg (HarperPrism 0-06-105312-0, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $11.99, 405pp, tp, cover by Mel Odom) Original anthology of 20 tales of vampiric erotica.
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Voima C. Dale Brittain (Baen 0-671-87637-6, Jan ’95 [Dec ’94], $5.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Fantasy novel. Royal foster-siblings are recruited to help the god-like Wanderers, who are the lords of voima (i.e. magic) and rulers of an otherworldly realm.
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Teller of Tales William J. Brooke (HarperCollins 0-06-023399-0, Sep ’94, $15.00, 170pp, hc, cover by Eric Beddows) Young-adult collection of six perversely retold fairy tales.
- 1 · The Emperor’s Clothes Are News · ss *
- 47 · Rumplestiltskin by Any Other Name · ss *
- 73 · Gold in Locks · ss *
- 103 · Little Well-Read Riding Hood · ss *
- 119 · Teller’s Tale · ss *
- 149 · Tale of Tellers · ss *
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The Talismans of Shannara Terry Brooks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38674-4, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $5.99, 440pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1993) fantasy novel, seventh book in the overall “Shannara” series, fourth book of “The Heritage of Shannara”.
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The Tangle Box Terry Brooks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38699-X, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $22.00, 334pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Magic Kingdom] Fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Magic Kingdom of Landover” series.
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The Tangle Box Terry Brooks (SFBC #03996, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $10.98, 334pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Magic Kingdom] Reprint (Del Rey 1994) fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Magic Kingdom of Landover” series. Similar to the Del Rey edition except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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Pigs Don’t Fly Mary Brown (Baen 0-671-87601-5, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $5.99, 370pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Unexpected Dragon] Fantasy novel of a young girl’s adventures with a collection of odd animals and an amnesiac blind knight.
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Pigs Don’t Fly Mary Brown (SFBC #05439, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $8.98, 370pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Unexpected Dragon] Reprint (Baen 1994) fantasy novel. First hardcover edition. This lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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King Kong Anthony Browne & Merian C. Cooper (Turner 1-57036-107-X, Oct ’94 [Nov ’94], $16.95, 92pp, hc, cover by Anthony Browne) Picture book version of the story of King Kong, from the story conceived by Edgar Wallace and Merian C. Cooper. Fay Wray has turned into Marilyn Monroe, but Kong varies in size as much as ever.
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Stand on Zanzibar John Brunner (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34787-0, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $5.99, 650pp, pb, cover by Murray Tinkelman) Reissue (Doubleday 1968) Hugo Award-winning SF novel; 17th printing.
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Agyar Steven Brust (Tor 0-812-51521-8, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $4.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Tor 1993) dark fantasy novel of a vampire in Cleveland who falls in love with a beautiful dancer.
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Five Hundred Years After Steven Brust (Tor 0-312-85179-0, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], $23.95, 444pp, hc, cover by Sam Rakeland) [Dragaeran] Swashbuckling fantasy novel à la Dumas. Sequel to The Phoenix Guards.
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Writing to the Point: A Complete Guide to Selling Fiction Algis Budrys (Unifont Company 1-886211-00-0, Sep ’94, $10.50, 63pp, ph) Non-fiction, a brief guide to writing salable fiction. Mostly reprinted from Tomorrow Specualtive Fiction. Available from The Unifont Co., Box 6038, Evanston IL 60204. Add $1.00 for shipping.
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The Warnings Margaret Buffie (Scholastic 0-590-43666-X, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $3.25, 234pp, pb) Reprint (Kids Can Books 1989) young-adult ghost novel of a young girl who can see the future and her experiences in a haunted room.
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Falling Free Lois McMaster Bujold (SFBC #03718, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $8.98, 307pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Baen 1988) Nebula Award-winning near-future sf novel. This lacks an ISBN and price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. First hardcover edition.
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Mirror Dance Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen 0-671-72210-7, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $21.00, 394pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Miles Vorkosigan] Sf novel in the ongoing ’Miles Vorkosigan’ series, again about the conflict-filled relationship between Vorkosigan and his clone brother Mark.
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Mirror Dance Lois McMaster Bujold (SFBC #03246, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $9.98, 392pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Miles Vorkosigan] Reprint (Baen 1994) SF novel in the “Miles Vorkosigan” series. Similar to the Baen edition except this lacks an ISBN and price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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