The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Gold Isaac Asimov (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648202-3, Sep 96 [Aug 96], £5.99, ii+434pp, pb) Reprint (HarperPrism 1995) collection of 15 stories, 18 essays on SF, and 20 essays on writing SF. Subtitled The Final SF Collection.
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Magic Isaac Asimov (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224622-8, Mar 96 [Feb 96], £15.99, 275pp, hc, cover by Richard Rossiter) Reprint (HarperPrism 1996) collection of 11 fantasy stories and 20 essays about fantasy and beyond. Subtitled The Final Fantasy Collection. [First U.K. edition]
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The Dark Shore A. A. Attanasio (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-64946-1, Jul 96, £16.99, 500pp, hc, cover by Mike Van Houten) [Dominions of Irth] Fantasy novel. An outcast scavenger launches a black magic attack on a tyrannical nobility.
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The Last Legends of Earth A. A. Attanasio (NEL 0-340-67463-6, Jul 96 [Jun 96], £5.99, 557pp, pb, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Radix] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1989) SF novel. Last volume in the Radix Tetrad.
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The Dark Shore A. A. Attanasio (NEL 0-340-64947-X, Nov 96 [Oct 96], £5.99, 500pp, pb, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Dominions of Irth] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1996) SF/fantasy novel.
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The Lost Jonathan Aycliffe (HarperCollins UK 0-00-225239-2, Nov 96, £15.99, 243pp, pb) Reprint (HarperPrism 1996) Dark fantasy novel, told in the form of letters, diary extracts, tapes, and journals. This is a pseudonym of Denis McEoin, who also writes as Daniel Easterman. A simultaneous paperback (-649615-6, £4.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
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The Regulators Richard Bachman (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-67176-9, Sep 96, £16.99, 334pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) Dark fantasy novel of a small town disintegrating into chaos with the arrival of the Regulators. This is a companion to Stephen Kings Desperation, starring alternate versions of its characters in a variant of its plot. The two books appeared together in a limited boxed edition last month. This is the first trade edition. Simultaneous with the US (Dutton). Bachman is a pseudonym for Stephen King.
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Clipjoint Wilhelmina Baird (Roc UK 0-45-118558-7, May 96, £5.99, 325pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Crashcourse] Reprint (Ace 1994) SF novel. Cyberpunk thriller. Second in the series after CrashCourse. Copyrighted by Joyce Hutchinson. [First U.K. edition]
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Shadow Hunter Will Baker (NEL 0-340-67169-6, Sep 96, £5.99, 536pp, pb, cover by Keith Scaife) [Shadow Hunter] Reprint (Viking UK 1993) SF novel.
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Star Beast Will Baker (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-65773-1, Apr 96 [Mar 96], £15.99, 472pp, hc, cover by Mike Van Houten) [Shadow Hunter] SF novel, set in the same world as Shadow Hunter.
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Star Beast Will Baker (NEL 0-340-65774-X, Sep 96 [Aug 96], £5.99, 472pp, pb, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Shadow Hunter] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1996) SF novel. Set in the same world as Shadow Hunter.
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Raptor Red Robert T. Bakker (Bantam UK 0-553-50369-3, Jul 96 [Jun 96], £4.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) Reprint (Bantam UK 1995) associational prehistoric dinosaur novel.
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Cocaine Nights J. G. Ballard (Flamingo 0-00-224135-8, Sep 96, £16.99, 329pp, hc) Associational crime novel.
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A Users Guide to the Millennium J. G. Ballard (HarperCollins UK 0-00-255552-2, Jan 96 [Apr 96], £18.00, 304pp, hc, cover by Stuart Haygarth) Non-fiction collection of reviews and essays. Only one section is on SF.
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Whit Iain Banks (Abacus 0-349-10768-8, Sep 96 [Aug 96], £6.99, 455pp, tp, cover by Peter Brown) Reprint (Little, Brown UK 1995) associational novel.
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Excession Iain M. Banks (Orbit 1-85723-394-8, Jun 96, £15.99, 455pp, hc, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Culture] SF novel. Latest in the Culture series. The reappearance of a powerful but silent alien artefact triggers a crisis.
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The State of the Art Iain M. Banks (Orbit 1-85723-030-2, Feb 96 [Apr 96], £5.99, 216pp, tp, cover by Mark Salwowski) Reissue (Orbit 1991) collection of 8 stories, including the eponymous novella.
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Use of Weapons Iain M. Banks (Orbit 1-85723-135-X, Feb 96, £6.99, 371pp, tp, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Culture] Reissue (Orbit 1990) SF novel. The universe of the Culture, seen from the viewpoint of a mercenary.
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Incarnations: Three Plays Clive Barker (HarperCollins UK 0-00-225404-2, Jan 96 [Dec 95], £15.99, xviii+366pp, hc, cover by Clive Barker) Reprint (HarperPrism 1995) collection of three related plays, with an Introduction by Barker. [First U.K. edition]
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Sacrament Clive Barker (HarperCollins UK 0-00-223561-7, Jul 96, £15.99, 434pp, hc, cover by Bob Warner) Dark fantasy novel. An injured photographer returns to his childhood home to confront supernatural forces that have grown powerful enough to threaten the soul of our planet. Simultaneous with the US (HarperCollins) edition.
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Kaleidoscope Century John Barnes (Phoenix 1-85799-649-6, Feb 96, £5.99, 252pp, tp, cover by Don Carroll) Reprint (Tor 1995) SF novel of a man whose regenerations destroy his memory of the past.
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Mother of Storms John Barnes (Orion 0-75280-886-9, Sep 96, £5.99, 455pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1994) SF novel about storms.
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Babylon 5: The Touch of Your Shadow, The Whisper of Your Name Neal Barrett, Jr. (Boxtree 0-7522-0158-1, Apr 96 [Mar 96], £4.99, 248pp, pb, cover by Bob Parkin) Novelisation of the TV show. Book 5 in the series. Simultaneous with the US (Dell) edition.
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The Discovery of Dragons Graeme Base (Michael Joseph 0-7181-4198-9, Oct 96 [Sep 96], £12.00, 32pp, hc, cover by Graeme Base) Associational art book. The dragons found on various continents by historical travellers who managed a few messages before they vanished.
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The World of Darkness: Mage: Such Pain Don Bassingthwaite (Boxtree 0-7522-0310-X, Apr 96, £5.99, 325pp, pb, cover by Janet Aulisio Dannheiser) [World of Darkness] Reprint (HarperPrism 1995) novelisation based on the role-playing fantasy card game. Copyrighted by White Wolf Fiction. [First U.K. edition]
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Ring Stephen Baxter (Voyager 0-00-648221-X, Feb 96, £5.99, 443pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Xeelee] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1994) SF novel.
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Voyage Stephen Baxter (Voyager 0-00-224616-3, Nov 96 [Oct 96], £16.99, 595pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) SF novel set in a timeline where the space program worked out differently, leading to the first Mars landing.
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The Last Unicorn Peter Beagle (Souvenir Press 0-285-63321-X, Apr 96 [May 96], £6.99, 167pp, tp, cover by Kirsty Marie OLeary) [Last Unicorn] Reprint (Viking Press 1968) classic fantasy novel. The introduction is an abridged version from The Fantasy Worlds of Peter Beagle.
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The Unicorn Sonata Peter S. Beagle (Headline 0-7472-1943-5, Nov 96 [Oct 96], £9.99, 154pp, hc, cover by Michael J. Walsh) Reprint (Turner 1996) fantasy novel. A teenage girl follows the sound of music to the magical realm of Sheirah. Illustrated with colour plates by Robert Rodriguez. [First U.K. edition]
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Legacy Greg Bear (Legend 0-09-935071-8, Jun 96, £5.99, 410pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Eon] Reprint (Tor 1995) SF novel of The Way. A prequel to Eon. This paperback edition restores the single page Epilogue, chapter 34, which was missing from the UK hardback.
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Star Trek: Corona Greg Bear (Titan 1-85286-181-9, Apr 96 [May 96], £4.99, 192pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Star Trek] Reissue (Pocket 1984) Star Trek novelisation. Second printing.
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New Legends ed. Greg Bear & Martin H. Greenberg (Legend 0-09-931901-2, May 96 [Apr 96], £5.99, x+419pp, pb) Reprint (Legend 1995) original anthology of fifteen SF stories and an article.
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All Men are Mortal Simone de Beauvoir (Virago 1-86049-002-6, Jan 96, £6.99, 406pp, tp) Reprint (World 1955) fantasy novel of a young woman who falls in love with an immortal. A movie tie-in edition. Translated by Euan Cameron from the French (Editions Gallimard 1946). [First U.K. edition]
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Bram Stoker Barbara Belford (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-81331-5, May 96, £25.00, 381pp, hc) Reprint (Knopf 1996) associational non-fiction. Detailed biography of the creator of Dracula. [First U.K. edition] [Bram Stoker]
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Blood Imperial Pamela Belle (Severn House 0-7278-5112-8, Sep 96, £17.99, 424pp, hc) [Zithirian] Fantasy novel. Third and concluding novel in the Zithirian series. Simultaneous with the Pan edition.
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Blood Imperial Pamela Belle (Pan 0-330-34653-9, Nov 96 [Oct 96], £5.99, 417pp, pb, cover by Tim Gill) [Zithirian] Reprint (Severn House 1996) fantasy novel. Last in the Zithirian trilogy.
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The Wolf Within Pamela Belle (Pan 0-330-34788-8, May 96, £5.99, 458pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Zithirian] Reprint (Pan; Severn House 1995) fantasy novel. Second in the Zithirian series after The Silver City.
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Matters End Gregory Benford (Gollancz 0-575-06298-3, Jun 96, £16.99, 294pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1995) SF collection. Collection of 21 stories, plus an afterword describing why he wrote them. A First World Hardcover. [First U.K. edition]
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Sailing Bright Eternity Gregory Benford (Vista 0-575-60047-0, Aug 96, £5.99, 445pp, pb) [Nigel Walmsley; Galactic Center] Reprint (Gollancz 1995) SF novel. Last volume of the Galactic Centre sextet.
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Timescape Gregory Benford (Vista 0-575-60050-0, Dec 96 [Nov 96], £5.99, 412pp, pb, cover by Terry Pastor) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1980) Nebula award-winning SF novel.
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Ghosts in the House A. C. & R. H. Benson (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-13-3, Sep 96 [Jul 96], £22.50, xvii+249pp, hc, cover by Richard Lamp) Collection of ghost stories, edited and with an Introduction by Hugh Lamb. Limited to 400 numbered copies. Illustrated with photographs of the authors. A world-wide edition available in the US for $38.00. Available from Ashcroft, 2 Abbottsford Drive, Penyfford, Chester CH4 0JG.
- xi · Introduction · Hugh Lamb · in (*), 1996
- 3 · Out of the Sea · A. C. Benson · ss The Isles of Sunset, London: Isbister, 1904
- 14 · Mr. Percivals Tale · R. H. Benson · ss A Mirror of Shalott, London: Pitman, 1907
- 23 · The Traveller · R. H. Benson · ss The Light Invisible, London: Isbister, 1903
- 31 · Basil Netherby · A. C. Benson · nv Basil Netherby, Hutchinson, 1926
- 54 · Father Brents Tale · R. H. Benson · ss A Mirror of Shalott, London: Pitman, 1907
- 61 · The Snake, the Leper and the Grey Frost · A. C. Benson · ss The Hill of Trouble, London: Isbister, 1903
- 73 · Father Bianchis Story · R. H. Benson · ss A Mirror of Shalott, London: Pitman, 1907
- 79 · The Gray Cat · A. C. Benson · ss The Hill of Trouble, London: Isbister, 1903
- 92 · Father Maddoxs Tale · R. H. Benson · ss A Mirror of Shalott, London: Pitman, 1907
- 100 · The Watcher · R. H. Benson · ss The Light Invisible, London: Isbister, 1903
- 104 · The Hill of Trouble · A. C. Benson · ss The Hill of Trouble, London: Isbister, 1903
- 119 · Haunted Houses · R. H. Benson · ss
- 128 · The Uttermost Farthing · A. C. Benson · nv Basil Netherby, Hutchinson, 1926
- 174 · Father Macclesfields Tale · R. H. Benson · ss A Mirror of Shalott, London: Pitman, 1907
- 181 · The Red Camp · A. C. Benson · ss The Hill of Trouble, London: Isbister, 1903
- 199 · My Own Tale · R. H. Benson · ss, 1905
- 206 · The Closed Window · A. C. Benson · ss The Hill of Trouble, London: Isbister, 1903
- 215 · The Blood-Eagle · R. H. Benson · ss The Light Invisible, London: Isbister, 1903
- 221 · The Slype House · A. C. Benson · ss The Isles of Sunset, London: Isbister, 1904
- 233 · Father Meurons Tale · R. H. Benson · ss A Mirror of Shalott, London: Pitman, 1907
- 241 · Epilogue · Hugh Lamb · ms (*), 1996; mainly consists of quotes from A.C. & R.H. Benson.
- 247 · Bibliography · Hugh Lamb · bi (*), 1996
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The Spark Gap Julie Bertagna (Mammoth 0-7497-2703-9, Nov 96 [Dec 96], £3.99, 182pp, tp, cover by Angelo Rinaldi) Young-adult fantasy novel.
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Ronan the Barbarian James Bibby (Orion 1-85798-308-4, May 96 [Apr 96], £4.99, 260pp, pb, cover by Stephen Player) [Ronan] Reprint (Millennium 1995) humorous fantasy novel. First in a series.
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Ronans Rescue James Bibby (Millennium 1-85798-267-3, Jun 96 [May 96], £9.99, 261pp, tp, cover by Yvonne Watson) [Ronan] Humorous fantasy novel. Second in the series. A hardcover edition (-268-1, £15.99) is also available.
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Stiff Lips Anne Billson (Macmillan UK 0-333-64427-1, Oct 96 [Dec 96], £14.99, 375pp, tp) Ghost novel.
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Suckers Anne Billson (Pan 0-330-32998-7, Oct 96 [Dec 96], £5.99, 315pp, pb) Reprint (Pan 1993) dark fantasy vampire novel set in London.
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Space Precinct: Alien Island David Bischoff (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648232-5, Mar 96 [Feb 96], £4.99, 257pp, pb) [Space Precinct] Reprint (HarperPrism 1996) SF novelisation. Volume III in the series. [First U.K. edition]
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Aliens: Tribes Steve Bissette & David Dorman (Boxtree 0-7522-0295-2, Apr 96, £7.99, 72pp, tp, cover by David Dorman) [Aliens] Aliens spin-off novella, written by Bissette, illustrated with 24 plates by Dorman. There was a Dark Horse Comics version in 1992.
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Johnny Mnemonic Terry Bisson (HarperCollins Voyager 0-00-648046-2, Jan 96 [Dec 95], £4.99, 246pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1995) novelisation of the film. [First U.K. edition]
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Revenance Terence Blacker (Bloomsbury Books 0-7475-2436-X, Jan 96, £15.99, 248pp, hc, cover by Finlay Cowan) Ghost novel.
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Thief! Malorie Blackman (Corgi 0-552-52808-0, Jan 96, £3.50, 256pp, pb, cover by Derek Brazell) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1995) young-adult SF novel. A young girl is swept by a time storm into a dark future.
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Machio John Blackwell (The Book Guild 1-85776-109-X, Aug 96 [Sep 96], £12.95, 156pp, hc, cover by Martin Perrott) Fantasy novel. An office clerk is possessed by the libidinous spirit of a wandering minstrel.
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A Dusk of Idols and other stories James Blish (Severn House 0-7278-4967-0, May 96 [Apr 96], £16.99, 182pp, hc) SF collection of 8 stories, edited and with an introduction by Francis Lyall.
- 1 · Introduction · Francis Lyall · in
- 11 · To Pay the Piper · ss If Feb 56
- 29 · Beep · nv Galaxy Feb 54
- 73 · The Box · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Apr 49
- 97 · The Writing of the Rat · ss Galaxy Jul 56
- 113 · A Matter of Energy · vi F&SF May 55
- 117 · King of the Hill [Civilian Intelligence Group (Harris)] · ss Infinity Science Fiction Nov 55
- 131 · Mistake Inside · nv Startling Stories Mar 48
- 155 · A Dusk of Idols · nv Amazing Mar 61
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Sick Jay R. Bonansinga (Orion 0-7528-0368-9, Apr 96, £4.99, 327pp, pb, cover by BlackSheep) Reprint (Warner 1995) horror novel. A brain tumour is the symptom of a more horrific menace.
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Toys of Glass Martin Booth (Pocket UK 0-671-85199-3, Feb 96 [Mar 96], £5.99, 282pp, pb) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1995) SF novel. A woman is impregnated with the sperm of a Bronze Age man.
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The Death Prayer David Bowker (Vista 0-575-60028-4, Aug 96 [Jul 96], £4.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Splash) [Death Prayer] Reprint (Gollancz 1995) mystery/horror novel about a police detective with incipient supernatural abilities.
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The Illustrated Man Ray Bradbury (Flamingo 0-00-647922-7, Nov 95 [Jan 96], £5.99, 240pp, tp, cover by George Snow) Reprint (Doubleday 1951) SF collection.
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Reflections: The Art of Stephen Bradbury Stephen Bradbury (Paper Tiger 1-85028-339-7, May 96 [Apr 96], £12.95, 128pp, tp, cover by Stephen Bradbury) Art book. Text by David J. Howe. Book covers and selections from Bradburys private portfolio work since his professional career began in 1982.
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Animal Planet Scott Bradfield (Picador 0-330-34360-2, Apr 96 [Jun 96], £14.99, 231pp, hc, cover by Jason Ford) [Animal Farm] Reprint (St. Martins/Picador 1995) satirical SF/fantasy novel. An alternate Earth where a revolution by intelligent, talking animals, is co-opted by the media. [First U.K. edition]
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Lady of the Trillium Marion Zimmer Bradley (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-649660-1, Mar 96, £5.99, 315pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Trillium] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1995) fantasy novel. Third sequel to Black Trillium, the collaboration between Bradley, May and Norton.
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The Winds of Darkover Marion Zimmer Bradley (Severn House 0-7278-5191-8, Oct 96 [Sep 96], £15.99, 197pp, hc) [Darkover] Reprint (Ace 1970) SF novel in the Darkover series. First UK hardcover.
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Lady in Gil Rebecca Bradley (Gollancz 0-575-06259-2, Aug 96, £16.99, 288pp, hc, cover by Terry Pastor) [Gil] Fantasy novel. A missing statue, secretly sought by descendants of those cast out of the Island of Gil, may herald a rebellion if found.
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The Fated Sky Henrietta Branford (Hodder Childrens Books 0-340-66102-X, Aug 96, £3.99, 151pp, tp, cover by Peter Sutton) Young-adult historical novel with fantasy elements.
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Blood Waters Chaz Brenchley (Flambard 1-873226-19-5, Jun 96, £7.99, 156pp, tp) Associational collection.
- 1 · Scouting for Boys · nv London Noir, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Serpents Tail, 1994
- 22 · Murder at the Red House · ss *; Written for radio and broadcast in 5 midnight instalments by Wear FM in Sunderland.
- 32 · A Terrible Prospect of Bridges · nv Northern Blood, ed. Martin Edwards, Didsbury, 1992
- 48 · The Longest Day · ss *
- 54 · Pawn Sacrifice · ss Crime Yellow, ed. Maxim Jakuwbowski, Gollancz, 1994
- 75 · For Kicks: a mystery story · ss The Page, 1994
- 81 · Drowning, Drowning · ss Northern Blood II, ed. Martin Edwards, Flambard Press, 1995
- 95 · The Day I Gave Up Smoking · ss *
- 103 · Let Me Tell You About Her · ss *
- 112 · My Cousins Gratitude · nv Fresh Blood, ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, London: Do-Not Press, 1996
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Dispossession Chaz Brenchley (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-65991-2, Sep 96 [Oct 96], £15.99, 378pp, hc) Dark fantasy novel. An amnesiac pursued by killers seeks the help of a fallen angel.
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Horror Scopes: The Gravediggers J. H. Brennan (Mammoth 0-7497-2733-0, Jul 96 [Oct 96], £2.99, 156pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel.
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K-PAX Gene Brewer (Bloomsbury Books 0-7475-2547-1, Jul 96, £5.99, 231pp, tp, cover by Andy Vella) [K-PAX] Reprint (St. Martins 1995) literary SF novel.
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Terry Pratchetts Mort - The Play Stephen Briggs (Corgi 0-552-14429-0, May 96 [Apr 96], £4.99, xx+171pp, pb, cover by Stephen Player) The humorous fantasy novel (Gollancz, 1987) adapted as a playscript by Briggs, and first acted by Briggs and company in 1991. [Terry Pratchett]
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Terry Pratchetts Wyrd Sisters - The Play Stephen Briggs (Corgi 0-552-14430-4, May 96 [Apr 96], £4.99, xviii+158pp, pb, cover by Stephen Player) The humorous fantasy novel (Gollancz, 1988) adapted as a playscript by Briggs, and first acted by Briggs and company in 1991. [Terry Pratchett]
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Brightness Reef David Brin (Orbit 1-85723-361-1, Jan 96 [Dec 95], £16.99, 643pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino) [Uplift] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1995) SF novel. Fourth volume overall in the Uplift sequence. A human spaceship crashes on a planet illegally inhabited by six alien races. [First U.K. edition]
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Brightness Reef David Brin (Orbit 1-85723-385-9, Jun 96, £6.99, 707pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Uplift] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1995) SF novel. First in a new Uplift trilogy.
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