The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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The Doom Stone Paul Zindel (Hyperion 0-7868-1157-9, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $4.95, 173pp, pb, cover by Wayne McLoughlin) Reprint (HarperCollins 1995) young-adult horror/adventure novel set at Stonehenge.


The Wild David Zindell (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28966-7, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $5.99, 552pp, pb, cover by John Dismukes) [Requiem for Homo Sapiens] SF novel, volume two in the “Requiem for Homo Sapiens” series. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 1995).


The Outspoken Princess and the Gentle Knight ed. Jack Zipes (Bantam 0-553-37514-8, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $12.95, 236pp, tp, cover by Stephane Poulin) Reprint (Bantam 1994) anthology of 15 modern fairy tales. There is an introduction by the editor and illustrations by Stephane Poulin.


The Claw Carmen Adams (Scholastic UK 0-590-13970-3, Nov ’96 [Dec ’96], £3.50, 177pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1995) young-adult horror novel. Copyrighted by Carol Anshaw. [First U.K. edition]


Tales from Watership Down Richard Adams (Hutchinson 0-09-180166-4, Sep ’96, £14.99, x+198pp, hc, cover by John Lawrence) [Watership Down] Collection of original animal fantasy stories in the “Watership Down” series. Simultaneous with the US (Knopf) edition.


The Cockatrice Boys Joan Aiken (Gollancz 0-575-06266-5, Aug ’96, £10.99, 190pp, hc, cover by Jamie Tanner) Reissue (Gollancz 1966) young-adult SF novel of a disrupted England. Copyrighted 1993, 1996.


Cold Shoulder Road Joan Aiken (Jonathan Cape 0-224-04740-X, Sep ’95 [Feb ’96], £10.99, 233pp, hc, cover by Mark Robertson) [Alternate England; James III] Young-adult alternate world fantasy novel, book eight in the series about the Twite family, which began in The Wolves of Willoughby Chase.


Cold Shoulder Road Joan Aiken (Red Fox 0-09-955851-3, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], £3.50, 233pp, pb) [Alternate England; James III] Reprint (Cape 1995) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume eight in the alternate history series that began with The Wolves of Willoughby Chase.


The Winter Sleepwalker and other stories Joan Aiken (Red Fox 0-09-949641-0, Nov ’95 [Feb ’96], £2.99, 96pp, pb, cover by Quentin Blake) Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1994) young-adult fantasy collection of eight original stories.


Time Wreck Vivien Alcock (Mammoth 0-7497-2821-3, Oct ’96, £3.99, 217pp, pb, cover by Barry Jones) Young-adult SF/fantasy novel of time-travel and possible worlds.


The Memory Palace Gill Alderman (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-649773-X, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], £5.99, 433pp, pb) Ornate fantasy novel.


Helliconia Brian Aldiss (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648223-6, Jul ’96, £9.99, xvi+1070pp, tp, cover by Peter Goodfellow) [Helliconia] SF omnibus of the three novels: Helliconia Spring (1982), Helliconia Summer (1983) and Helliconia Winter (1985). A boxed set of the earlier books appeared with a separate ISBN, but this is the first combined edition. This edition adds a new introduction and 26 pages of appendices on the planet’s scientific, physical, and social background. The books are separately paginated.


The Secret of This Book Brian Aldiss (HarperCollins UK 0-00-649793-4, Nov ’96, £5.99, 334pp, tp, cover by Gary Embury) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1995) collection of more than 20 stories and vignettes—several original—each introduced by a comment, vignette, or anecdote. Appeared as Common Clay in the US (1996). This edition has illustrations by the author.


Encounter with Tiber Buzz Aldrin & John Barnes (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-62450-7, Jun ’96 [May ’96], £16.99, 560pp, hc) Near-future SF novel, with a foreword by Arthur C. Clarke.


Star Trek Creator: The Authorized Biography of Gene Roddenberry David Alexander (Boxtree 0-7522-0368-1, Sep ’96, £7.99, 599pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Roc 1994) non-fiction. The authorised, but still revealing biography of Roddenberry, from soldier to policeman to writer to propagandist for the future. Includes 16pp of photographs. [Gene Roddenberry]


Isaac Asimov’s Utopia Roger MacBride Allen (Orion 1-85798-279-7, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], £9.99, 320pp, tp, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Robot] SF novel. Third in the series based on Asimov’s “Robot” series. A hardcover edition (-280-0, £15.99) is also available.


Star Wars: Showdown at Centrepoint Roger MacBride Allen (Bantam UK 0-553-40883-6, Oct ’95 [Feb ’96], £4.99, 301pp, pb, cover by Drew Struzan) [Star Wars: Corellian Trilogy] Star Wars novelisation: Book Three of the Corellian Trilogy. Simultaneous with the U. S. (Bantam Spectra) edition.


Star Wars: Darksaber Kevin J. Anderson (Bantam UK 0-553-40880-1, Nov ’96, £5.99, 430pp, pb, cover by Drew Struzan) [Star Wars] Reprint (Bantam Spectra; Bantam UK 1995) Star Wars novelization.


The X-Files: Ground Zero Kevin J. Anderson (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648206-6, Jun ’96 [May ’96], £5.99, 292pp, pb) [X-Files] Reprint (HarperPrism; Voyager 1995) SF novelisation.


The X-Files: Ruins Kevin J. Anderson (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224637-6, Jun ’96, £12.99, 291pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [X-Files] Reprint (HarperPrism 1996) SF novelisation. [First U.K. edition]


Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Heirs to the Force Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (Boxtree 0-7522-0350-9, Apr ’96, £3.99, 217pp, pb, cover by Dave Dorman) [Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights] Reprint (Boulevard 1995) young-adult novelisation set in the Star Wars universe; volume 1 in the series. [First U.K. edition]


Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Shadow Academy Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (Boxtree 0-7522-0355-X, Apr ’96, £3.50, 206pp, pb, cover by Dave Dorman) [Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights] Reprint (Boulevard 1995) young-adult novelisation set in the Star Wars universe; volume 2 in the series. [First U.K. edition]


Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (Boxtree 0-7522-0360-6, Apr ’96, £3.50, 215pp, pb, cover by Dave Dorman) [Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights] Reprint (Boulevard 1995) young-adult novelisation set in the Star Wars universe; volume 3 in the series. [First U.K. edition]


Star Wars: Tales from Jabba’s Palace ed. Kevin J. Anderson (Bantam UK 0-553-50413-4, Jan ’96, £4.99, xiv+427pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Star Wars] Anthology of 19 original Star Wars stories about the characters surrounding Jabba the Hut. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam) edition.


All That Glitters The New Virginia Andrews (Pocket UK 0-671-85462-3, Jul ’96 [Aug ’96], £5.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Royo) [Landry] Reprint (Pocket 1995) associational gothic horror novel with slight psychic elements, third in the “Landry” series. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman.


Hidden Jewel The New Virginia Andrews (Simon & Schuster UK 0-684-81642-3, Jan ’96, £16.99, 373pp, hc) [Landry] Reprint (Pocket 1995) associational gothic novel. Fourth in the “Landry” series. The author is probably still Andrew Neiderman. [First U.K. edition]


Pearl in the Mist The New Virginia Andrews (Pocket UK 0-671-85392-9, Jan ’96, £5.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Landry] Reprint (Pocket 1994) associated gothic novel. Second in the “Landry” series after Ruby. The author is probably still Andrew Neiderman.


Tarnished Gold The New Virginia Andrews (Simon & Schuster UK 0-684-81622-9, Jul ’96, £16.99, 314pp, hc) [Landry] Reprint (Pocket 1996) associational gothic novel; the prequel to the “Landry” series. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. [First U.K. edition]


Classic Ghost Stories ed. Anon. (Penguin 0-14-600314-4, Jun ’96, £0.60, 56pp, pb, cover by Gino D’Achille) Mini-paperback anthology of 3 stories; one of the ‘Penguin Children’s 60s’.


Point Horror Collection 8 ed. Anon. (Scholastic UK 0-590-13481-7, Mar ’96 [May ’96], £5.99, 537pp, pb) Young-adult horror omnibus of 3 novels: The Dead Game by A. Bates (1993), The Stranger by Caroline B. Cooney, and Call Waiting by R. L. Stine (1994), all Scholastic originals.


Star Wars Omnibus ed. Anon. (Warner UK 0-7515-1324-5, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], £9.99, 505pp, tp) [Star Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 1987 as The Star Wars Trilogy) SF omnibus of the three film novelisations; retitled as episodes IV to VI. Internally dated 1995. [First U.K. edition]


Earth Piers Anthony (Severn House 0-7278-5126-8, Oct ’96, £15.99, 205pp, hc) [Chthon] Reprint (Ballantine 1967 as Chthon) classic SF novel. First in the “Aton” series.


Roc and a Hard Place Piers Anthony (NEL 0-340-65423-6, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], £5.99, 323pp, pb) [Xanth] Reprint (Tor 1995) humorous fantasy novel. Volume 19 in the “Xanth” series.


Yon Ill Wind Piers Anthony (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-65424-4, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], £16.99, 263pp, hc, cover by Peter Elson) [Xanth] Humorous fantasy novel. Volume 20 in the “Xanth” series.


Moths to a Flame Sarah Ash (Orion 1-85798-307-6, Apr ’96, £4.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Felix Mas) Reprint (Millennium 1995) fantasy novel.


Songspinners Sarah Ash (Orion 1-85798-422-6, Apr ’96, £9.99, 325pp, tp, cover by Max Schindler) Fantasy novel. A young woman who has been forced to deny her own musical talent, helps a maimed composer to create his masterwork. A hardcover edition (-421-8, £15.99) is also available.


Classical Whodunnits: Murder and Mystery from Ancient Greece and Rome ed. Michael Ashley (Robinson 1-85487-463-2, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], £5.99, x+374pp, tp) Reprint (Past Times 1996) associational anthology of 21 stories about murder and detection in the ancient world. This is actually exactly the same edition as the Past Times version except for the publisher name and price.


The Chronicles of the Holy Grail ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson/Raven 1-85487-433-0, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], £5.99, xix+440pp, tp, cover by Julek Heller) Original fantasy anthology of 20 stories and a poem (6 of the stories are reprints).


Classical Stories: Heroic Tales from Ancient Greece and Rome ed. Mike Ashley (Past Times 1-85487-462-4, Jul ’96 [Aug ’96], no price, xiv+370pp, tp) Associational anthology of stories set in Ancient Greece and Rome, including stories by Darrell Schweitzer, Thomas Burnett Swann, and E.C. Tubb, with an original story by L. Sprague de Camp. Only available as part of a boxed set The Collected Classical Stories & Classical Whodunnits (-812-3, £11.95).


Classical Whodunnits: Murder and Mystery from Ancient Greece and Rome ed. Mike Ashley (Past Times 1-85487-463-2, Jul ’96 [Aug ’96], no price, x+374pp, tp) Associational anthology of mystery stories set in Ancient Greece and Rome, including original stories by Darrell Schweitzer, Keith Taylor, and Brian Stableford. Only available as part of a boxed set The Collected Classical Stories & Classical Whodunnits (-812-3, £11.95).


Fantasy Stories ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson Children’s Books 1-85487-452-7, Sep ’96, £4.99, xii+403pp, tp, cover by Douglas Carrell) Young-adult anthology of 27 stories, some original, plus novel excerpts, including work by Dunsany, Tolkien, Lewis, Kilworth, and Ian Watson. Introduction by Garry Kilworth.


Space Stories ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson Children’s Books 1-85487-451-9, Sep ’96, £4.99, 402pp, tp) Young-adult anthology of 25 SF stories, some original, the earliest a 1935 story from Raymond Z. Gallun, the latest including a pair of stories in a new Stephen Baxter series. Introduction by Douglas Hill.


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