The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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Space Precinct #1: The Deity Father David Bischoff (HarperPrism 0-06-105612-X, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $4.99, 289pp, pb) [Space Precinct] Novelization based on the television show created by Gerry Anderson. Copyrighted by Grove Television Enterprises.


Space Precinct #2: Demon Wing David Bischoff (HarperPrism 0-06-105613-8, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $4.99, 224pp, pb) [Space Precinct] Novelization based on the TV show created by Gerry Anderson. Copyrighted by Grove Television Enterprises.


Ancient of Days Michael Bishop (Tor/Orb 0-312-89027-3, Feb ’95, $13.95, 354pp, tp) Reprint (Arbor House 1985) SF novel about a homo habilis living in modern America.


Brittle Innings Michael Bishop (Bantam 0-553-56943-0, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $5.99, 516pp, pb, cover by Tim Jacobus) [Frankenstein] Reprint (Bantam 1994) baseball fantasy novel, a coming-of-age tale that combines baseball fantasy with the Frankenstein myth.


Johnny Mnemonic Terry Bisson (Pocket 0-671-52300-7, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $5.50, 246pp, pb) Novelization of the screenplay based on the short story by William Gibson. Copyrighted by CineVisions.


Virtuosity Terry Bisson (Pocket 0-671-53752-0, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $5.99, 214pp, pb) Novelization of the screenplay by Eric Bernt about an AI-modelled serial killer who escapes the computer. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.


All the Bells on Earth James P. Blaylock (Ace 0-441-00247-1, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $21.95, 376pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) Dark fantasy novel about California lifestyles and black magic.


With All of Love: Selected Poems James Blish (Anamnesis Press 0-9631203-1-X, Sep ’95 [Nov ’95], $29.95, 207pp, hc) Associational poetry collection of 102 poems. There is an introduction by editor Keith Allen Daniels, and a poem by Virginia Kidd. A limited edition of 150. Available from Anamnesis Press, PO Box 581153, Salt Lake City UT 84158-1153; 801-583-3118.


Once Around the Bloch Robert Bloch (Tor 0-312-85975-9, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $14.95, 416pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 1993) autobiography.


Baby Be-Bop Francesca Lia Block (HarperCollins/Cotler 0-06-024879-3, Sep ’95 [Oct ’95], $13.95, 106pp, hc, cover by David Diaz) [Weetzie Bat] Young-adult contemporary fantasy novel, a prequel of sorts to Weetzie Bat; Dirk comes to terms with his homosexuality.


Missing Angel Juan Francesca Lia Block (HarperTrophy 0-06-447120-9, Oct ’95, $3.95, 138pp, pb, cover by David Diaz) [Weetzie Bat] Reprint (HarperCollins 1993) young-adult contemporary fantasy novel in the “Weetzie Bat” series.


Classic Fantasy Writers ed. Harold Bloom (Chelsea House 0-7910-2229-3, Dec ’94 [Jan ’95], $12.95, 187pp, tp, cover by Edward Burne-Jones) Non-fiction guide to 14 authors considered most influential to the early development of the field: L. Frank Baum, William Beckford, James Branch Cabell, Lewis Carroll, Lord Dunsany, Kenneth Grahame, H. Rider Haggard, Lafcadio Hearn, Rudyard Kipling, Andrew Lang, George MacDonald, Beatrix Potter, and Oscar Wilde. Includes a brief biography, critical extracts of reviews, and bibliographical information on each author, with an introduction by the editor.


Classic Horror Writers ed. Harold Bloom (Chelsea House 0-7910-2226-9, 1994 [Mar ’95], $12.95, 180pp, tp, cover by Francisco José de Goya) Non-fiction guide to 12 authors considered most significant to the field in the 18th and 19th centuries: Ambrose Bierce, Charles Brockden Brown, Henry James, Joseph Sheridan LeFanu, Matthew Gregory Lewis, Charles Robert Maturin, Edgar Allen Poe, Ann Radcliffe, Mary Shelley, Robert Louis Stevenson, Bram Stoker, and Horace Walpole. Includes a brief biography, critical extracts of reviews, and bibliographical information on each author, with an introduction by the editor.


Classic Science Fiction Writers ed. Harold Bloom (Chelsea House 0-7910-2236-6, Mar ’95, $12.95, 186pp, tp, cover by Constantine Juon) Non-fiction guide to 12 SF writers such as Edward Bellamy, Olaf Stapledon, and H.G. Wells. Each author has a brief biography, followed by critical extracts regarding their works, and a bibliography (listing titles and dates only). Includes an article on “The Life of the Author” and an introduction by Bloom.


Modern Fantasy Writers ed. Harold Bloom (Chelsea House 0-7910-2248-X, 1995 [Mar ’95], $12.95, 194pp, tp, cover by Max Ernst) Non-fiction guide to 15 authors: Ray Bradbury, John Collier, L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt, E.R. Eddison, Robert E. Howard, Fritz Leiber, C.S. Lewis, David Lindsay, A. Merritt, Mervyn Peake, M.P. Shiel, Clark Ashton Smith, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams. Includes a brief biography, critical extracts of reviews, and bibliographical information on each author, with an introduction by the editor.


Modern Horror Writers ed. Harold Bloom (Chelsea House 0-7910-2249-8, 1995 [Nov ’95], $12.95, 185pp, tp, cover by J. K. Potter) Non-fiction guide to 12 authors: Robert Aickman, E.F. Benson, Algernon Blackwood, Robert Bloch, Walter de la Mare, L.P. Hartley, William Hope Hodgson, Shirley Jackson, M.R. James, H.P. Lovecraft, Arthur Machen, and Richard Matheson. Includes a brief biography, critical extracts of reviews, and bibliographical information on each author, with an introduction by the editor.


Science Fiction Writers of the Golden Age ed. Harold Bloom (Chelsea House 0-7910-2198-X, 1995 [Mar ’95], $12.95, 203pp, tp, cover by David A. Hardy) Non-fiction guide to 12 authors considered most significant to the field in the Golden Age (1939-1950): Poul Anderson, Isaac Asimov, Alfred Bester, James Blish, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, Robert A. Heinlein, Fritz Leiber, C.L. Moore & Henry Kuttner, Frederik Pohl, Theodore Sturgeon, and A.E. van Vogt. Includes a brief biography, critical extracts of reviews, and bibliographical information on each author, with an introduction by the editor.


The Crystal Rose Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff (Baen 0-671-87648-1, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $5.99, 442pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Meri] Fantasy novel, third in the “Meri” series.


A Hannes Bok Showcase Hannes Bok (Charles F. Miller 1-885611-05-6, Mar ’95 [Apr ’95], $29.95, 88pp, hc, cover by Hannes Bok) Art book, a collection of Bok’s illustrations, with eight pages in full color. Edited and with an introduction by Stephen D. Korshak. Foreword by Frederik Pohl. Also available in trade paperback (-06-4, $17.95). Available from Charles F. Miller, 708 Westover Drive, Lancaster PA 17601.


Sick Jay R. Bonansinga (Warner 0-446-36516-5, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $5.99, 327pp, pb) Horror novel of a disillusioned stripper with psychic powers.


Flight: A Quantum Fiction Novel Vanna Bonta (Meridian House 0-912339-10-1, Jun ’95 [Sep ’95], $23.95, 397pp, hc) Associational quasi-SF novel. An SF writer’s character becomes real, and makes an astounding revelation. A first novel. Meridian House, 6755 Mira Mesa Blvd. Dept 123-224, San Diego CA 92121-4311.


Sensuous Debris: Selected Poems 1970-1995 Bruce Boston (Dark Regions Press 0-9626708-8-X, Sep ’95, $6.95, 96pp, tp, cover by Thomas Wiloch) Collection of 45 (or 59) poems, many with SF themes, all surreal and/or fantastic. There is an introduction by t. winter-damon, and illustrations by Thomas Wiloch. This is a signed, limited edition; a hardcover edition ($40.00, postpaid) was also announced but not seen. Order from Dark Regions Press, Box 6301, Concord CA 94524; add $1.05 postage.


Death Dream Ben Bova (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57256-3, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $5.99, 560pp, pb) Reprint (NEL 1994) SF thriller.


Empire Builders Ben Bova (Tor 0-812-51165-4, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $5.99, 406pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Privateers] Reprint (Tor 1993) SF novel, sequel to Privateers.


Orion Among the Stars Ben Bova (Tor 0-312-85637-7, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $22.95, 320pp, hc, cover by Donato) [Orion] SF novel. The eternal warrior Orion fights in the far future as the godlike Creators go to war.


Orion and the Conqueror Ben Bova (Tor 0-812-52376-8, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $5.99, 350pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Orion] Reprint (Tor 1994) SF time-travel novel in the “Orion” series.


Cyber Magick: Lesbian SF ed. G. R. Bowen (Obelesk Books/Triangle 1-887666-07-9, Oct ’95, $5.00, 29pp, ph, cover by Jeff Haas) Chapbook anthology of four lesbian SF stories. Available from Obelesk Books, PO Box 1118, Elkton, MD 21922-1118; add $1.25 postage.


Diary of a Vampire Gary Bowen (Masquerade 1-56333-331-7, Jul ’95, $6.95, 232pp, pb) Erotic gay vampire novel. A first novel. Available from Masquerade Books, Dept U54AT, 801 2nd Ave, New York NY 10017; credit card orders: 800-375-2356.


Winter of the Soul: Gay Vampire Fiction Gary Bowen (Obelesk Books 1-887666-06-0, Oct ’95 [Aug ’95], $5.00, 31pp, ph, cover by Tristan Alexander) Collection of three gay vampire stories. Available from Obelesk Books, PO Box 1118, Elkton, MD 21922-1118; add $1.25 postage.


Green Echo ed. Gary Bowen (Obelesk Books, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $5.00, 38pp, ph, cover by Jeffrey Haas) Chapbook original anthology of three stories of ecological SF. Available from Obelesk Books, PO Box 1118, Elkton, MD 21922-1118; add $1.25 postage.


Midget Tim Bowler (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 0-689-80115-7, Oct ’95 [Dec ’95], $15.00, 159pp, hc, cover by Ann Bobco) Young-adult horror novel. An abused, undersized teen has strange psychic powers.


Darkman #4: In the Face of Death Randall Boyll (Pocket 0-671-79436-1, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $5.50, 215pp, pb, cover by John Alvin) [Darkman] SF/horror novelization, fourth book in a series based on the Sam Raimi film. Copyrighted by MCA.


Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight Randall Boyll (Pocket 0-671-52696-0, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $4.99, 277pp, pb) Movie novelization. Copyrighted by Tales from the Crypt Holdings and Universal Pictures.


Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34296-8, 1995 [Jul ’95], $5.99, 179pp, pb) Reissue (Ballantine 1953) classic SF novel. This edition has the 1982 afterword and 1979 coda by Bradbury. 12th printing.


Animal Planet Scott Bradfield (St. Martin’s/Picador 0-312-13428-2, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $22.00, 231pp, hc) [Animal Farm] Satirical fantasy novel, an update of Orwell’s Animal Farm. An animal revolution is co-opted by the mass media.


The Forest House [with Diana L. Paxson] Marion Zimmer Bradley (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45424-3, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $12.95, 417pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Avalon] Reprint (Michael Joseph 1993) historical fantasy novel set in early Roman Britain.


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