The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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H.G. Wells Robert Crossley (Starmont 0-916732-50-9, Dec ’86, $7.95, 79pp, pb) Non-fiction, critical study; Starmont Reader’s Guide #19. [H. G. Wells]


The Dead Moon Kevin Crossley-Holland (Faber and Faber 0-571-13879-9, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £3.95, 104pp, tp) Reprint (Andre Deutsch 1982) collection of 11 retold East Anglian and Fen Country legends. Illustrated by Shirley Felts.


Little, Big John Crowley (Methuen 0-413-51350-5, Nov ’86, £3.95, 538pp, pb) Reissue (Bantam 1981) fantasy novel.


What Niall Saw Brian Cullen (St. Martin’s 0-312-86613-5, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $11.95, 89pp, hc) Novella in diary form of a young Irish schoolboy and nuclear holocaust, framed with archeological notes on the finding of the diary. First American edition (Sphere 1985).


A Noose of Light Seamus Cullen (Futura/Orbit 0-7088-8178-5, Mar ’86, £2.50, 216pp, pb) [Noose of Light] Arabian Nights-style fantasy novel. Two Djinni scheme to take the soul of a wise man and to satisfy their lusts for mortal women and the violent females of their own kind. Erotic and humorous.


A Noose of Light Seamus Cullen (Macdonald Library Editions 0-356-12193-3, May ’86, £8.95, 216pp, hc) [Noose of Light] Reprint (Futura/Orbit 1986) Arabian-style fantasy novel, a library edition almost simultaneous with the original paperback.


The Sultan’s Turret Seamus Cullen (Futura/Orbit 0-7088-8179-3, Aug ’86, £2.50, 252pp, pb) [Noose of Light] Arabian Nights-style fantasy novel, sequel to A Noose of Light.


Mr. Browser and the Mini-Meteorites Philip Curtis (Beaver 0-09-943670-1, Oct ’86, £1.50, 128pp, pb) [Mr. Browser] Reprint (Andersen Press 1983) juvenile fantasy novel.


Mr. Browser Meets the Burrowers Philip Curtis (Beaver 0-09-943680-9, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], £1.50, 128pp, pb) [Mr. Browser] Reprint (Andersen Press 1980) juvenile fantasy novel of underground creatures advising humans not to use up the world’s oil supply.


Cyclops Clive Cussler (Simon & Schuster 0-671-50374-X, Feb ’86 [Apr ’86], $18.95, 475pp, hc) [Dirk Pitt] Sf/suspense novel with an American colony on the Moon, a sunken treasure, and Soviet schemes, with Dirk Pitt escaping from a series of perils.


Cyclops Clive Cussler (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-11842-5, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], £9.95, 475pp, hc) [Dirk Pitt] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1986) sf/suspense novel.


Cyclops Clive Cussler (Pocket 0-671-63184-5, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $4.95, 480pp, pb) [Dirk Pitt] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1986) thriller with sf elements, part of the “Dirk Pitt” series.


Texas on the Rocks Daniel da Cruz (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31659-2, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $3.50, 293pp, pb) [Ayes of Texas] Sf novel, sequel to The Ayes of Texas. Texans vs. Russians, with floating icebergs thrown in.


Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl (Windrush Large Print 1-85089-902-9, Dec ’86, £7.65, 184pp, hc) [Charlie] Reprint (Knopf 1964) juvenile fantasy novel.


Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator Roald Dahl (Allen & Unwin 0-04-823342-0, May ’86, £7.50, 160pp, hc) [Charlie] Reissue (Knopf 1972) juvenile fantasy novel. Illustrations by Michael Foreman.


Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator Roald Dahl (Puffin 0-14-032043-1, May ’86, £1.95, 160pp, pb) [Charlie] Reissue (Knopf 1972) juvenile fantasy novel.


Roald Dahl’s Completely Unexpected Tales Roald Dahl (Penguin 0-14-009820-8, Sep ’86, £2.95, 405pp, pb) Omnibus collecting Dahl’s bizarre short stories. Highly recommended. (SJ)


The Doomfarers of Coramonde Brian Daley (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33953-3, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $3.50, 352pp, pb) [Coramonde] Reissue (Del Rey 1977) fantasy novel in the “Coramonde” series; 9th printing.


Fall of the White Ship Avatar Brian Daley (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32919-8, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $3.95, 340pp, pb) [Alacrity FitzHugh] Sf novel, concluding the “first trilogy” featuring Alacrity FitzHugh.


The Starfollowers of Coramonde Brian Daley (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33954-1, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $3.50, 368pp, pb) [Coramonde] Reissue (Del Rey 1979) fantasy novel in the “Coramonde” series; 8th printing.


The Curse of Sagamore Kara Dalkey (Ace 0-441-12619-7, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $2.95, 232pp, pb) [Curse of Sagamore] Fantasy novel. A reluctant crown prince works to free his line of jester-kings from a curse. A first novel from another of the Minneapolis Fantasy Writers’ Group.


The Reality Matrix John Dalmas (Baen 0-671-65583-3, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $2.95, 310pp, pb) Sf novel about our illusion-created world.


The Walkaway Clause John Dalmas (Tor 0-812-53475-1, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $2.95, 253pp, pb) Sf novel featuring galactic assassin Barney Boru.


65 Great Spine Chillers ed. Mary Danby (Octopus 0-7064-1848-4, 1985 [May ’86], $8.95, 670pp, hc) Reissue (Octopus 1982) horror anthology from a British-based “instant remainder” publisher; 2nd printing. This edition appeared in 1985, but we did not see it until 1986.


Realms of Darkness ed. Mary Danby (Octopus 0-86273-244-1, 1985 [May ’86], $8.95, 796pp, hc) This horror anthology from a British-based “instant remainder” publisher appeared in 1985, but we missed it.


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