The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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The Golden Compass Philip Pullman (Knopf 0-679-87924-2, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $20.00, 399pp, hc, cover by Eric Rohmann) [His Dark Materials] Young-adult fantasy novel, first in the trilogy “His Dark Materials”. A girl and her demon set out to save kidnapped children taken to the far North for gruesome experiments. First US edition (Scholastic UK 1995 as His Dark Materials: Northern Lights).


Star Control: Interbellum W. T. Quick (Prima/Proteus 0-7615-0196-7, Mar ’96, $5.99, 279pp, pb) Novelization based on the humorous SF computer game from Accolade. Copyrighted by Prima Publishing.


DragonLance Fifth Age: The Dawning of a New Age Jean Rabe (TSR 0-7869-0616-2, Aug ’96 [Sep ’96], $5.99, 344pp, tp, cover by Jeff Easley) [DragonLance: Tales of the Fifth Age] Novelization based on the role-playing game. Copyrighted by TSR.


The Glass Dragon Irene Radford (DAW 0-88677-634-1, Sep ’96 [Oct ’96], $5.99, 350pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Dragon Nimbus] Reissue (DAW 1994) fantasy novel, first in the “Dragon Nimbus” series. Second printing.


The Loneliest Magician Irene Radford (DAW 0-88677-709-7, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $5.99, 352pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Dragon Nimbus] Fantasy novel, third in the “Dragon Nimbus” series.


The Roquelaure Reader Katherine Ramsland (Penguin/Plume 0-452-27510-5, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $12.95, 244pp, tp) Associational non-fiction, a companion to Anne Rice’s erotica. Includes two chapters cut from Exit to Eden because they were too explicit.


The Witches’ Companion Katherine Ramsland (Ballantine 0-345-40624-9, Sep ’96, $17.95, 523pp, tp, cover by Neal McPheeters) [Mayfair Witches] Reprint (Ballantine 1994) nonfiction reference guide to Anne Rice’s “Lives of the Mayfair Witches”. Written in cooperation with Anne Rice.


Shadows Kimberly Rangel (Leisure 0-8439-4054-9, Aug ’96, $4.99, 310pp, pb) Horror novel. A family is cursed to live nights as were-panthers with a thirst of blood.


The Last World Christoph Ransmayr (Grove 0-8021-3458-0, Jun ’96 [Sep ’96], $12.00, 246pp, tp, cover by Hieronymus Bosch) Reprint (Grove Weidenfeld 1990) literary fantasy novel of mingled past and present. Translated from the German by John E. Woods.


Burn Bill Ransom (Ace 0-441-00362-1, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $5.99, 315pp, pb, cover by Doug Struthers) [ViraVax] Reprint (Ace 1995) near-future SF thriller, sequel to (or continuation of) ViraVax.


Zone Soldiers Daniel Ransom (DAW 0-88677-737-2, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], $5.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) Military SF novel. A deadly virus turns the US into two warring countries of Normals and mutants.


Dragon Prince: Book III: Sunrunner’s Fire Melanie Rawn (DAW 0-88677-403-9, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $5.99, 479pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Dragon Prince] Reissue (DAW 1990) fantasy novel, third in the “Dragon Prince” trilogy. Tenth printing.


The Golden Key Melanie Rawn, Jennifer Roberson & Kate Elliott (DAW 0-88677-691-0, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $24.95, 770pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) Fantasy novel. The artists of the Grijalva family manipulate reality with their paintings.


Beyond Ragnarok Mickey Zucker Reichert (DAW 0-88677-701-1, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $5.99, 744pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Renshai Chronicles] Reprint (DAW 1995) fantasy novel, first in the “Renshai Chronicles,” set 300 years after Ragnarok in “The Last of the Renshai” trilogy.


Prince of Demons Mickey Zucker Reichert (DAW 0-88677-715-1, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $22.95, 622pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Renshai Chronicles] Fantasy novel, second in the “Renshai Chronicles”, set 300 years after Ragnarok in “The Last of the Renshai” trilogy.


Wind from a Foreign Sky Katya Reimann (Tor 0-312-86007-2, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $23.95, 379pp, hc, cover by Ed Gazsi) [Tielmaran Chronicles] Fantasy novel. A young country witch opposes powerful religious zealots. A first novel.


Wind from a Foreign Sky Katya Reimann (SFBC #13994, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $11.98, 379pp, hc, cover by Ed Gazsi) [Tielmaran Chronicles] Reprint (Tor 1996) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Kiss Kathryn Reines (Avon 0-380-78347-9, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $5.99, 293pp, pb) Erotic vampire novel. An American couple fleeing 1939 Berlin find refuge in Romania with a seductive couple of vampires.


A Miracle of Rare Design Mike Resnick (Tor 0-812-52424-1, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $5.99, 247pp, pb, cover by John Berkey) Reprint (Tor 1994) anthropological SF novel.


Solo Flights Through Shared Worlds Mike Resnick (Dark Regions Press 1-888993-00-6, May ’96 [Oct ’96], $19.95, 172pp, hc, cover by Don Schank) Collection of 16 stories by Resnick, but set in other peoples’ shared worlds. Introduction by Pat Cadigan; illustration by Don Schank. A trade paperback edition (-01-4, $9.95) is also available. Order from Dark Regions Press, PO Box 6301, Concord CA 94524.


The Widowmaker Mike Resnick (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57160-5, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $5.99, 293pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Widowmaker] SF novel of a bounty hunter in the lawless frontier worlds. Book One in the “Widowmaker” trilogy.


Alternate Worldcons/Again, Alternate Worldcons ed. Mike Resnick (WC Books, Oct ’96, $10.00, 260pp, tp, cover by Joe Mayhew) Anthology containing one previously published anthology, Alternate Worldcons (Pulphouse 1994), and the new Again, Alternate Worldcons with 11 additional fan-fiction stories about what might have happened if other bids had won the right to hold worldcons in years ranging from 1939-2101. Available from Old Earth Books, PO Box 19951, Baltimore MD 21211-0951; or from Blue Moon Books, 360 West First Ave, Eugene OR 97401; credit card orders 800-738-2660.


Interview with the Vampire Anne Rice (Knopf 0-394-49821-6, Oct ’96, $35.00, 340pp, hc) [Vampire Chronicles] Reissue (Knopf 1976) vampire horror novel. This is a special signed, boxed, and reset 20th anniversary edition. The slipcase has a different ISBN, 0-679-45084-X.


Memnoch the Devil Anne Rice (Ballantine 0-345-38940-9, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $14.00, 447pp, tp, cover by Larry Schwinger) [Vampire Chronicles] Reprint (Knopf 1995) dark fantasy novel, fifth book in “The Vampire Chronicles”. Lestat confronts both God and the devil.


Servant of the Bones Anne Rice (Knopf 0-679-43301-5, Aug ’96, $26.00, 387pp, hc) [Azriel] Horror novel, first in a new trilogy featuring Azriel, an ancient Babylonian transformed into a powerful spirit.


Taltos Anne Rice (Ballantine 0-345-40431-9, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $6.99, 556pp, pb) [Mayfair Witches] Reprint (Knopf 1994) horror novel, third book of the “Mayfair Witches” saga. An International mass market edition with the same ISBN appeared in November 1995.


Blood of Mugwump Doug Rice (FC2/Black Ice 1-57366-018-3, 1996 [Aug ’96], $8.95, 140pp, tp) Literary erotic vampire novel of a clan of Catholic, gender-shifting vampires and incest. Order from FC2, Unit for Comtemporary Literature, Campus Box 4241, Illinois St. University, Normal IL 61790-4241.


December Phil Rickman (Berkley 0-425-15377-0, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $6.99, 678pp, pb) Horror novel about psychically gifted musicians in a haunted abbey. First US edition (Macmillan UK 1994); the copyright page says the UK edition was “in a slightly different form”.


The Serpent Garden Judith Merkle Riley (Viking 0-670-86661-X, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $24.95, 467pp, hc, cover by Bryan Leister) Historical novel with supernatural elements, about a female portrait painter caught up in intrigue in the court of Henry VIII.


Conversations with Anne Rice Michael Riley (Ballantine 0-345-39636-7, Apr ’96, $12.00, 296pp, tp) Non-fiction collection of interviews conducted by a personal friend. A biographical chronology is included. [Anne Rice]


Glory in Death J. D. Robb (Berkley 0-425-15098-4, Dec ’95 [Apr ’96], $5.99, 313pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] SF mystery novel, second in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. Berkley is packaging these as “romantic suspense”; this has a 1995 copyright date, but was not seen until now.


Immortal in Death J. D. Robb (Berkley 0-425-15378-9, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $5.99, 296pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] SF mystery novel, third in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts.


Naked in Death J. D. Robb (Berkley 0-425-14829-7, Jul ’95 [Apr ’96], $5.99, 313pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Near-future SF mystery novel, first in the “Eve Dallas” series. This appeared in 1995 but was not seen until now. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. Berkley is packaging these as “romantic suspense”.


Rapture in Death J. D. Robb (Berkley 0-425-15518-8, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $5.99, 294pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Near-future SF mystery novel, fourth in the “Eve Dallas” series. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. Berkley is packaging these as “romantic suspense”.


La Belle Captive Alain Robbe-Grillet & René Magritte (University of California Press 0-520-20707-6, Oct ’96 [Nov ’96], $17.95, 230pp, tp, cover by René Magritte) Art book, a surreal “metafiction” novel by Robbe-Grillet, “illustrated” with 77 paintings (reproduced in black and white) by Magritte. Translated from the 1975 French by Ben Stoltzfus, who includes a critical essay. We apparently missed the hardcover first edition published in 1995. Available from the University of California Press, Berkeley CA 94720.


Highlander: Scotland the Brave Jennifer Roberson (Warner Aspect 0-446-60286-8, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $5.99, 213pp, pb) [Highlander] Novelization based on the TV show and movies. Copyrighted by Warner Books.


Lady of the Glen Jennifer Roberson (Kensington 1-57566-022-9, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $23.95, 420pp, hc, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) Associational Scottish historical romance.


Legacy of the Sword Jennifer Roberson (DAW 0-88677-316-4, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $4.99, 384pp, pb, cover by Julek Heller) [Cheysuli] Reissue (DAW 1986) fantasy novel, third book of the “Chronicles of the Cheysuli”. Ninth printing.


Shapechangers Jennifer Roberson (DAW 0-88677-140-4, Sep ’96 [Dec ’96], $4.99, 221pp, pb, cover by Julek Heller) [Cheysuli] Reissue (DAW 1984) fantasy novel, first book of the “Chronicles of the Cheysuli”. 11th printing.


The Song of Homana Jennifer Roberson (DAW 0-88677-434-9, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $4.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Julek Heller) [Cheysuli] Reissue (DAW 1985) fantasy novel, second book of the “Chronicles of the Cheysuli”. Ninth printing.


Sword-Breaker Jennifer Roberson (DAW 0-88677-476-4, Jan ’96, $5.99, 460pp, pb, cover by Corey Wolfe) [Tiger & Del] Reissue (DAW 1991) sword & sorcery novel, fourth in the “Swords” series. Fifth printing.


DragonLance: Murder in Tarsis John Maddox Roberts (TSR 0-7869-0500-X, Jun ’96, $18.99, 250pp, hc, cover by Larry Elmore) [DragonLance] Fantasy/mystery novelization based on the role-playing games. Copyrighted by TSR.


Anne McCaffrey: A Critical Companion Robin Roberts (Greenwood Press 0-313-29450-X, Jun ’96 [Jul ’96], $29.95, 186pp, hc) Non-fiction, a critical look at McCaffrey’s work, complete with biography and bibliography. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800. [Anne McCaffrey]


American Supernatural Fiction: From Edith Wharton to the Weird Tales Writers ed. Douglas Robillard (Garland 0-8153-1735-2, Feb ’96, $40.00, 263pp, hc) Critical examination of supernatural fiction in the U.S., in eight essays covering both well-known and less-familiar authors such as Edith Wharton, F. Marion Crawford, Edward Lucas White and Henry S. Whitehead, and H.P. Lovecraft. Essay authors include Brian Stableford, Sam Moskowitz, and S.T. Joshi. Available from Garland Publishing, 717 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2500, New York NY 10022-8101; 212-751-7447.


Blue Mars Kim Stanley Robinson (Bantam Spectra 0-553-10144-7, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $22.95, 609pp, hc, cover by Don Dixon) [Mars] SF novel, third book of a trilogy about the colonization and terraforming of Mars. First American edition (HarperCollins UK 1996).


Blue Mars Kim Stanley Robinson (Easton Press, Sep ’96, no price, 609pp, hc) [Mars] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1996) SF novel, third book of a trilogy about the colonization and terraforming of Mars. This limited, leatherbound, gilt-edged edition is part of the “Signed First Editions of SF”, available by subscription only. This follows the Bantam Spectra edition seen in June.


Blue Mars Kim Stanley Robinson (SFBC #13941, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $10.98, 671pp, hc, cover by Don Dixon) [Mars] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1996) SF novel, third book of a trilogy about the colonization and terraforming of Mars. This is similar to the Bantam Spectra edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Memory of Whiteness Kim Stanley Robinson (Tor/Orb 0-312-86143-5, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $13.95, 351pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 1985) SF novel about a musician touring the solar system in 3229.


A Short, Sharp Shock Kim Stanley Robinson (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57461-2, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $5.99, 180pp, pb, cover by Arnie Fenner) Reprint (Ziesing 1990) surrealistic fantasy short novel.


Callahan’s Legacy Spider Robinson (Tor 0-312-85776-4, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $20.95, 219pp, hc, cover by James Warhola) [Callahan’s Place] Science fantasy novel. The old crowd from Callahan’s has a new hangout, Mary’s Place.


Deathkiller Spider Robinson (Baen 0-671-87722-4, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $5.99, 468pp, pb, cover by David Lee Anderson) [Lifehouse] Omnibus, combining Mindkiller (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1982) and its prequel/sequel Time Pressure (Ace 1987), with some revisions, and an afterword describing the changes.


Starmind Spider & Jeanne Robinson (Ace 0-441-00305-2, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $5.99, 292pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Stardance] Reprint (Ace 1995) SF novel, third in the “Stardance” trilogy.


Noirotica ed. Thomas S. Roche (Masquerade/Rhinoceros 1-56333-390-2, Mar ’96, $6.95, 319pp, tp) Associational original anthology of 24 stories of erotic crime. Authors include Lucy Taylor, Poppy Z. Brite & Christina Faust, John Shirley, Cecilia Tan, and Nancy Kilpatrick.


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