The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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Neverwhere Neil Gaiman (SFBC #16005, Jul ’97, $10.98, 249pp, hc) Reprint (BBC 1996) novelization of Gaiman’s own dark-fantasy TV series. This is similar to the Avon edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean (White Wolf 1-56504-944-6, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $21.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Dave McKean) Quasi-fantasy children’s picturebook.


The Sandman: Book of Dreams ed. Neil Gaiman & Edward E. Kramer (SFBC #14246, Jan ’97, $10.98, 293pp, hc, cover by Dave McKean) Reprint (HarperPrism; Voyager 1996) original anthology of 19 dark-fantasy stories based on the comic-book character. This is similar to the HarperPrism edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Sandman: Book of Dreams ed. Neil Gaiman & Edward E. Kramer (HarperPrism 0-06-105354-6, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $12.00, 293pp, tp, cover by Dave McKean) Reprint (HarperPrism; Voyager 1996) original anthology of 19 dark-fantasy stories based on the comic-book character. Copyrighted by DC Comics.


The Pleistocene Redemption Dan Gallagher (Cypress House 1-879384-32-9, Jun ’97 [Jul ’97], $24.95, 327pp, hc) Allegorical SF novel of genetic engineering that gives life to extinct animals and early man. A first novel. Order from Cypress House, 155 Cypress St, Fort Bragg CA 95437; 800-459-6713; email: publishing@cypresshouse.com


Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Showdown at the Mall Diana G. Gallagher (Pocket Archway 0-671-01434-X, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $3.99, 148pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions.


Magazine Beach Lewis Gannett (HarperPrism 0-06-105615-4, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $12.00, 416pp, tp, cover by Phil Heffernan) Reprint (HarperPrism 1996) near-future SF thriller.


Millennium: Gehenna Lewis Gannett (HarperPrism 0-06-105802-5, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $5.99, 220pp, pb) [Millennium] Novelization of an episode of the TV series. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.


Atlantis Found R. Garcia y Robertson (AvoNova 0-380-78678-8, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $5.99, 293pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) [Virgin and the Dinosaur] Time travel SF novel, sequel to The Virgin and the Dinosaur. Jake Bento finds his employers have set themselves up as Bronze Age gods.


The Dragon Circle: Dragon Burning Craig Shaw Gardner (SFBC #14634, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $10.98, 357pp, hc, cover by Glenn Kim) [Dragon Circle] Reprint (Ace 1996) fantasy novel, third in the series. This is similar to the Ace edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Dragon Circle: Dragon Burning Craig Shaw Gardner (Ace 0-441-00478-4, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $5.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Glenn Kim) [Dragon Circle] Reprint (Ace 1996) fantasy novel, third in the series.


Expendable James Alan Gardner (AvoNova 0-380-79439-X, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $5.99, 337pp, pb, cover by Gregory Bridges) [Festina Ramos] Military SF novel. A female officer is sent on a first contact mission meant to be her last. A first novel.


Expendable James Alan Gardner (SFBC #17123, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $8.98, 337pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Festina Ramos] Reprint (AvoNova 1997) military SF novel. This hardcover edition has the text of the AvoNova paperback, with new cover art and a new ISBN (1-56865-38-6); it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Room 13 Henry Garfield (St. Martin’s 0-312-15203-5, Apr ’97 [Jun ’97], $22.95, 309pp, hc, cover by Alan Dingman) [Moondog] Mystery with a werewolf detective, sequel to Moondog. Spooky small-town thriller about a haunted schoolroom.


Celestial Matters Richard Garfinkle (Tor 0-312-86348-9, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $14.95, 348pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Tor 1996) SF novel set in an alternate-history Ptolemaic universe.


Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Trial by Error Mark A. Garland (Pocket 0-671-00251-1, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $5.99, 281pp, pb, cover by Dru Blair) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.


Sword of the Prophets Mark A. Garland (Baen 0-671-87776-3, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $5.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Fantasy novel. A boy with the magic talent to read any sword’s history wants to be a soldier.


New Worlds ed. David Garnett & Michael Moorcock (White Wolf 1-56504-190-9, Aug ’97, $12.99, 357pp, tp) Original anthology of 14 stories. Authors include Brian Aldiss, Pat Cadigan, Howard Waldrop, and William Gibson. The introduction is by Garnett; Moorcock is credited as “Consulting Editor.”


Forever Knight: Intimations of Mortality Susan M. Garrett (Boulevard 1-57297-313-7, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $5.99, 284pp, pb) Novelization based on the vampire-detective TV show. Copyrighted by TriStar Television.


Live Girls Ray Garton (CD Publications 1-881475-23-9, Oct ’97, $65.00, 324pp, hc, cover by Jeff Pittarelli) [Live Girls] Reprint (Pocket 1987) vampire novel, with a new introduction by the author, and a CD “score” by Scott Vladimir Licina. This is a signed, slipcased limited edition of 500. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 943, Abingdon MD 21009.


Pieces of Hate Ray Garton (CD Publications 1-881475-17-4, Mar ’96 [Apr ’97], $50.00, 276pp, hc, cover by Keith Minnion) Collection of nine stories, six original to this volume. This is a boxed, signed, limited edition of 500. This has a 1996 copyright, but was not seen until now. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 18433, Baltimore MD 21237.


Shackled Ray Garton (Bantam 0-553-29891-7, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $5.99, 550pp, pb, cover by Alan Ayers) Associational non-supernatural horror novel. A tabloid reporter investigates child abuse and Satanists.


Website Ray Garton (Subterranean Press, Sep ’97, $8.00, 29pp, ph, cover by Scott Vladimir Licina) Horror story in chapbook form. This is a signed, limited edition of 250. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519. The price includes postage.


Jumpers R. Patrick Gates (Dell 0-440-21471-8, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $5.99, 388pp, pb) Horror novel. An injured girl discovers the power to jump into an alternate reality where the dead mingle with the living.


People of the Mist Kathleen O’Neal & W. Michael Gear (Tor/Forge 0-312-85854-X, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $26.95, 432pp, hc) [First North Americans] Associational pre-historical novel, ninth in the “First North Americans” series.


People of the Silence Kathleen O’Neal & W. Michael Gear (Tor 0-812-51559-5, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $6.99, 650pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [First North Americans] Reprint (Forge 1996) associational prehistorical novel in the “First North Americans” series.


Starstrike W. Michael Gear (DAW 0-88677-427-6, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $6.99, 542pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) Reissue (DAW 1990) SF novel of first contact and alien war. Eighth printing.


Hot Blood: Crimes of Passion ed. Jeff Gelb & Michael Garrett (Pocket 0-671-00949-4, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $5.99, 272pp, pb) [Hot Blood] Original anthology of 14 stories of erotic horror, ninth in the “Hot Blood” series. Authors include Greg Kihn, Melanie Tem, Ramsey Campbell, and Tom Piccirilli.


Kiss and Kill ed. Jeff Gelb & Michael Garrett (Pocket 0-671-53766-0, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $5.99, 304pp, pb) [Hot Blood] Original anthology of 16 stories of erotic horror, eighth in the “Hot Blood” series. Authors include Graham Masterton, Brian Hodge, Thomas Tessier, and Nancy Holder.


Bloodstone David Gemmell (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40797-0, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $5.99, 322pp, pb, cover by Royo) [Sipstrassi; Jon Shannow] Fantasy novel in the “Sipstrassi"/"Stones of Power” series featuring Jon Shannow. First US edition (Legend 1994).


The Ghost King David Gemmell (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41683-X, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $2.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Sipstrassi: Stones of Power] Reissue (Century 1988 as Ghost King) fantasy novel, book one in “The Stones of Power”. Second printing.


The Last Guardian David Gemmell (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37900-4, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $5.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Sipstrassi: Stones of Power; Jon Shannow] Fantasy novel, fourth book of “The Stones of Power” series. First US edition (Legend 1989).


The Last Sword of Power David Gemmell (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41684-8, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $2.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Sipstrassi: Stones of Power] Reissue (Legend 1988) fantasy novel, book two of “The Stones of Power”. Uther Pendragon, currently chained in Hell, is Britannia’s only hope against the Goths’ new leader, Wotan. Second printing.


Wolf in Shadow David Gemmell (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37903-9, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $5.99, 326pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Sipstrassi: Stones of Power; Jon Shannow] Reprint (Century 1987) fantasy novel, first book in the “Sipstrassi Tales”. Previous published in the US as The Jerusalem Man (Baen 1987).


Wolf in Shadow David Gemmell (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41685-6, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $2.99, 326pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Sipstrassi: Stones of Power; Jon Shannow] Reissue (Century 1987) fantasy novel, third book of “The Stones of Power”. Second printing.


Star Trek: The Galactic Whirlpool David Gerrold (Bantam Spectra 0-553-24170-2, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $4.99, 223pp, pb, cover by Kazuhiko Sano) [Star Trek] Reissue (Bantam 1980) Star Trek novelization.


The Calcutta Chromosome Amitav Ghosh (Knopf Canada 0-394-28193-4, Sep ’96 [Mar ’97], C$29.95, 308pp, hc) Near-future SF thriller. Published simultaneously with the Picador UK edition in 1996; not seen until now. First published in India (Ravi Dayal 1995). A finalist on the Arthur C. Clarke award ballot.


The Calcutta Chromosome Amitav Ghosh (Avon 0-380-97585-8, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $23.00, 311pp, hc) Near-future SF thriller. Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award. First US edition (Ravi Dayal 1995).


Idoru William Gibson (Berkley 0-425-15864-0, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $6.99, 383pp, pb, cover by Honi Werner) [Virtual Light] Reprint (Putnam 1996) SF novel set in 21st-century Tokyo.


Genellan: First Victory Scott G. Gier (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40450-5, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $5.99, 433pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Genellan] Military SF novel, third in the “Genellan” series.


www HR Giger com H. R. Giger (Taschen 3-8228-8567-3, Aug ’97, $29.95, 241pp, hc, cover by H. R. Giger) Art book covering Giger’s works from the 1960s to the present.


Dominion’s Crystal Tome Lindi Gilleland (Commonwealth Publications 1-55197-391-X, 1996 [Aug ’97], $4.99, 153pp, pb) Fantasy novel. Wild talking animals have to deal with invasion by humans and dragon-like dinosaurs. Copyrighted 1995; the copyright page indicates this was published 1996; not seen until now.


With Her in Ourland: Sequel to Herland Charlotte Perkins Gilman (Greenwood Press/Praeger 0-275-96077-3, Aug ’97, $15.95, 200pp, tp) Feminist utopian novel. This short novel has apparently never been in book form before. Edited by Mary Jo Deegan and Michael R. Hill, with a long introduction by Deegan. A hardcover edition (0-313-27614-5, $55.00) was announced but not seen. Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881.


Vaporetto 13 Robert Girardi (Delacorte 0-385-31938-X, Nov ’97, $19.95, 197pp, hc) Ghost novel. An American businessman in Venice meets a beautiful young woman who only comes out at night.


The Dazzle of Day Molly Gloss (Tor 0-312-86336-5, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $21.95, 255pp, hc, cover by Shelley Eshkar) Utopian SF novel. Humans raised aboard a space ship settle a new world.


Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Donald F. Glut (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32022-0, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $5.99, 214pp, pb) [Star Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 1980 as The Empire Strikes Back) SF novelization based on the second “Star Wars” film, with the 1995 introduction by George Lucas. This is a movie re-release tie-in edition. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.


Beyond the Beyond Lee Goldberg (St. Martin’s 0-312-15064-4, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $23.95, 292pp, hc) [Charlie Willis] Associational mystery set behind the scenes of an SF TV show.


King’s Man and Thief Christie Golden (Ace 0-441-00440-7, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $5.99, 326pp, pb, cover by Jeff Barson) Fantasy novel. A lord turned thief fights assassins and invasion.


Star Trek Voyager: Marooned Christie Golden (Pocket 0-671-01423-4, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $5.99, 276pp, pb, cover by Sonia R. Hillios) [Star Trek: Voyager] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.


Hellboy: The Lost Army Christopher Golden (Dark Horse Comics 1-56971-185-2, Jul ’97, $14.95, 203pp, tp, cover by Mike Mignola) [Hellboy] Novelization based on the horror comic book created and drawn by Mike Mignola, who also provided illustrations. Copyrighted by Mike Mignola.


X-Men: Mutant Empire Christopher Golden (SFBC #19158, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $14.98, 714pp, hc, cover by Ray Lago) [X-Men] Omnibus of three novelizations based on the comic book: X-Men: Siege (1996); X-Men: Sanctuary (1996); X-Men: Salvation (1997). Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia; copyrighted by Marvel Characters. This Guild America edition has ISBN 1-56865-543-6.


X-Men: Mutant Empire #3: Salvation Christopher Golden (Boulevard 1-57297-247-5, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $5.99, 276pp, pb, cover by Ray Logo) [X-Men] Novelization based on the comic book characters. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia; copyrighted by Marvel Characters.


Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Halloween Rain Christopher Golden & Nancy Holder (Pocket Archway 0-671-01713-6, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $3.99, 160pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Young-adult novelization based on the TV show based on the movie. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.


The Night Room E. M. Goldman (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037253-9, Apr ’97 [May ’97], $4.99, 216pp, pb, cover by Jim Carroll) Reprint (Viking 1995) young-adult SF/horror novel.


Werewolf Wars Randy Goldman (Commonwealth Publications 1-55197-265-4, 1996 [Aug ’97], $4.99, 205pp, pb) Horror novel. One teen is the only one who believes the local slasher is a werewolf. Copyrighted and (according to copyright page) published 1996; not seen until now.


Travellers in Magic Lisa Goldstein (Tor 0-312-86301-2, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $15.95, 285pp, tp, cover by Tom Canty) Reprint (Tor 1994) collection.


Blood of the Fold Terry Goodkind (SFBC #15362, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $12.98, 464pp, hc, cover by Kevin Murphy) [Sword of Truth] Reprint (Tor 1996) fantasy novel, book three of “The Sword of Truth”. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Blood of the Fold Terry Goodkind (Tor 0-812-55147-8, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $6.99, 623pp, pb, cover by Kevin Murphy) [Sword of Truth] Reprint (Tor 1996) fantasy novel, book three of “The Sword of Truth”. An “open market edition” apparently appeared in April 1997.


Temple of the Winds Terry Goodkind (Tor 0-312-89053-2, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $25.95, 528pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Sword of Truth] Fantasy novel, book four of “The Sword of Truth”.


The Bones of Time Kathleen Ann Goonan (Tor 0-812-55746-8, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $6.99, 401pp, pb, cover by R. S. Winter) Reprint (Tor 1996) near-future SF novel. Hawaiian king Kamehameha is illegally cloned from his bones.


Mississippi Blues Kathleen Ann Goonan (Tor 0-312-85917-1, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $25.95, 511pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) [Nanotech Cycle] SF novel, sequel to Queen City Jazz. Verity takes a nanotech steamboat to New Orleans.


Blood Read: The Vampire as Metaphor in Contemporary Culture ed. Joan Gordon & Veronica Hollinger (University of Pennsylvania Press 0-8122-1628-8, Nov ’97, $16.50, 264pp, tp, cover by John M. Digby) Non-fiction collection of 14 critical articles on vampire literature. Authors include Brian Stableford, Suzy McKee Charnas, Nina Auerbach, and Jewelle Gomez. Foreword by Brian Aldiss. Includes notes, index, and lists of films and literary works cited. A hardcover edition (-3419-7, $36.50) was announced but not seen. Order from University of Pennsylvania Press, PO Box 4836, Hampden Station, Baltimore MD 21211; 800-445-9880.


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