The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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100 Tiny Tales of Terror ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg (Barnes & Noble 0-76070-140-7, Sep ’96, $7.98, 565pp, hc, cover by Cheryl Knippenburg) Anthology of 100 horror stories, one original. Authors include Ambrose Bierce, Joe R. Lansdale, Nancy A. Collins, and John Shirley. This is an instant remainder edition.


Rivals of Dracula ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-0175-X, Sep ’96, $7.98, 377pp, hc) Anthology of 19 vampire stories. Authors include Kevin J. Anderson, F. Paul Wilson, Tanith Lee, and Dan Simmons. There is an introduction by Stefan R. Dziemianowicz. This is an instant remainder edition.


Lovecraft’s Legacy ed. Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg (Tor 0-312-86140-0, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $13.95, 334pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 1990) original anthology of 13 stories in homage to Lovecraft.


100 Graphic Novels for Public Libraries Stephen Weiner (Kitchen Sink Press 0-87816-415-4, Mar ’96, $9.95, 48pp, ph, cover by various) Non-fiction associational reference, in comic-book format; a guide to graphic novels for librarians, including suggestions on cataloging and shelving. There is a foreword by Neil Gaiman, as well as short articles by Craig Shaw Gardner and Elizabeth B. Thomsen, and interviews with Scott McCloud and James Vance.


DragonLance: Dragons of Summer Flame Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (TSR 0-7869-0523-9, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $7.99, 586pp, tp, cover by Larry Elmore) [DragonLance: Chronicles] Reprint (TSR 1995) fantasy novelization, based on the role-playing games, volume four of the original “Chronicles” series. Copyrighted by TSR.


Starshield: Sentinels Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39760-6, Nov ’96, $24.00, 424pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Starshield] SF novel, first in the new series. Bewildered humans join a galactic quest for an ancient artifact.


DragonLance: The Doom Brigade Margaret Weis & Don Perrin (TSR 0-7869-0526-3, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $23.99, 309pp, hc, cover by Larry Elmore & Tony Szczudlo) [DragonLance] Fantasy novelization, based on the role-playing games. Copyrighted by TSR.


The Knights of the Black Earth Margaret Weis & Don Perrin (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45514-2, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $5.99, 398pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [Mag Force 7] Reprint (Roc 1995) SF novel, set in the same universe as Weis’s “Star of the Guardians” series. Mercenaries led by a cyborg plot against the galactic king.


Robot Blues Margaret Weis & Don Perrin (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45581-9, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], $6.99, 405pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [Mag Force 7] SF novel, sequel to Knights of the Black Earth. First US edition (Gollancz 1996).


DragonLance: The Dragons at War ed. Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (TSR 0-7869-0491-7, May ’96, $5.99, 340pp, tp, cover by Paul Jaquays) [DragonLance] Anthology of 13 stories and a poem set in the DragonLance world, a follow up to DragonLance: The Dragons of Krynn. Copyrighted by TSR.


Mood Shifts Dan Weiss (Black Plankton Press, Aug ’96 [Sep ’96], $12.00, 262pp, tp, cover by Rick Potts) SF novel. A man starts to question his world when his wife gets a personality change at the local Mood Shifts outlet. Available from Black Plankton Press, PO Box 1351, Cobb CA 95426; postage included in price.


Snugglarea Dan Weiss (Black Plankton Press, Aug ’96 [Oct ’96], $12.00, 301pp, tp, cover by Rick Potts) SF novel. Earth controls overpopulation by putting all non-essential people in cold storage. Available from Black Plankton Press, PO Box 1351, Cobb CA 95426; postage included in price.


Exile’s Challenge Angus Wells (Bantam Spectra 0-553-37812-0, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], $12.95, 481pp, tp, cover by Stephen Youll) [Exiles Saga] Fantasy novel. Part two of the “Exiles Saga”. First US edition. (Millennium 1996).


Exile’s Children Angus Wells (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29903-4, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $5.99, 660pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Exiles Saga] Reprint (Bantam Spectra; Millennium 1996) fantasy novel. Part one of the “Exiles Saga”.


The Invisible Man H. G. Wells (Oxford University Press 0-19-283195-X, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $6.95, 160pp, tp) Reprint (Pearson 1897) classic SF novel, with a biographical preface, chronology, and select bibliography by Patrick Parrinder, and an introduction by John Sutherland. The text for this edition is primarily taken from the 1924 Atlantic edition; notes on the variant texts by editor David Lake are included. Part of the Oxford “World’s Classics” series.


The Island of Dr. Moreau H. G. Wells (Penguin/Signet 0-451-19189-7, Aug ’96 [Sep ’96], $5.99, 218pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1896) classic SF novel. This follows the 1988 Signet Classic edition. Movie tie-in edition.


The Island of Dr. Moreau H. G. Wells (Tor 0-812-56707-2, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $2.99, 146pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1896) classic SF novel. This is an unofficial movie tie-in edition.


The Time Machine/The Island of Doctor Moreau H. G. Wells (Oxford University Press 0-19-282825-8, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $7.95, 229pp, tp) Omnibus of two classic SF novels, The Time Machine (Heinemann 1895) and The Island of Doctor Moreau (Heinemann 1896), with a new biographical preface, chronology, and select bibliography by Patrick Parrinder. For The Time Machine (Heinemann 1895) the text primarily follows the Atlantic 1924 editions; notes on the variant texts are included. Part of the Oxford “World’s Classics” series.


City of Bones Martha Wells (Tor 0-812-56708-0, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $6.99, 442pp, pb, cover by Richard Bober) Reprint (Tor 1995) Arabian Nights/post-holocaust fantasy novel.


The Tenant Charles West (Write Way 1-885173-12-1, 1996 [Sep ’96], $21.95, 284pp, hc) SF medical thriller with echoes of Shelley’s Frankenstein. A man’s brain is transplanted into the body of a disfigured sociopath. A first novel. Order from Write Way Publishing, 3806 S Fraser, Aurora CO 80014.


Hunter’s Death Michelle West (DAW 0-88677-706-2, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $6.99, 670pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [Hunter’s Oath] Fantasy novel, sequel to Hunter’s Oath. The battle against darkness is fought in a highly civilized city. West is a pen name for Michelle Sagara.


Sporting with Amaryllis Paul West (Overlook Press 0-87951-666-6, Nov ’96 [Dec ’96], $19.95, 158pp, hc, cover by Michael Hornburg) Literary fantasy. Young John Milton encounters living myth in London, a woman who teaches him about sex and poetry.


Christmas Spirit Robert Westall (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-41125-5, Oct ’96, $4.95, 150pp, pb, cover by John Lawrence) Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1994) omnibus of two young-adult Christmas stories, one a ghost story.


Cosmic Engineers: A Study of Hard Science Fiction Gary Westfahl (Greenwood Press 0-313-29727-4, Feb ’96, $49.95, 148pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical study of the roots and development of hard SF, with close examination of A Fall of Moondust by Arthur C. Clarke, Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement, and Between the Strokes of Night by Charles Sheffield. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800.


Smoke Donald E. Westlake (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-446-40344-X, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $6.50, 439pp, pb, cover by Jeff Fitz Maurice) Reprint (Mysterious Press 1995) humorous SF mystery. A burglar breaks into a lab and ends up invisible.


The Ghost Feeler Edith Wharton (Dufour/Peter Owen 0-7206-0996-8, Nov ’96 [Aug ’96], $28.95, 188pp, hc) Collection of nine “Stories of Terror and the Supernatural”, edited and with a critical and biographical introduction by Peter Haining. This is the Peter Owen UK 1996 edition with Dufour stickers. Order from Dufour Editions, Chester Springs PA 19425-0007; 1-610-458-5005.


The Satanist Dennis Wheatley (Reed Trade Books/Mandarin 0-7493-2272-1, Oct ’95 [May ’96], $6.99, 512pp, pb) Reprint (Hutchinson 1960) occult thriller. This has an American cover, but is internally the same as the 1995 Mandarin UK reprint. Available from Reed Trade Books, 225 Wildwood Ave, Woburn MA 01801; orders: 1-800-366-2665, fax 1-800-446-6520.


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