The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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The Golden Compass Philip Pullman (BOMC/QPBC, Mar 97 [Feb 97], $12.95, 399pp, tp, cover by Eric Rohmann) [His Dark Materials] Reprint (Scholastic UK 1995 as His Dark Materials: Northern Lights) young-adult fantasy novel; this is a trade paperback replica of the Knopf 1996 hardcover edition.
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The Golden Compass Philip Pullman (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41335-0, May 97 [Apr 97], $5.99, 351pp, pb) [His Dark Materials] Reprint (Scholastic UK 1995 as His Dark Materials: Northern Lights) young-adult alternate-world fantasy. The cover notes a non-existent introduction by Terry Brooks.
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His Dark Materials 2: The Subtle Knife Philip Pullman (Knopf 0-679-87925-0, Jul 97, $20.00, 326pp, hc, cover by Eric Rohmann) [His Dark Materials] Young-adult fantasy novel, second in the trilogy His Dark Materials. Seeking her father, Lyra travels to another world, finding a boy from our world.
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Defending the Sword Gina Quilici (Commonwealth Publications 1-55197-120-8, 1996 [Sep 97], $4.99, 347pp, pb) Fantasy novel. A young woman will inherit great powers and a destiny she doesnt want. This is copyrighted 1995, and states published 1996; not seen until now. The ISBN on the copyright page is -087-2.
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Ishmael Daniel Quinn (Bantam/Turner 0-553-07875-5, Dec 97 [Nov 97], $23.95, 273pp, hc, cover by Tim Jacobus) [Ishmael] Reissue (Bantam/Turner 1992) SF novel told through philosphical conversations between a man and a gorilla. This is the fifth-anniversary edition, with a new preface by the author. Third printing.
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My Ishmael Daniel Quinn (Bantam 0-553-10636-8, Dec 97 [Nov 97], $23.95, 274pp, hc, cover by Claude Anderson) [Ishmael] Philosophical SF novel, sequel to Ishmael. The telepathic gorilla has a female student.
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DragonLance Fifth Age: The Day of the Tempest Jean Rabe (TSR 0-7869-0668-5, Aug 97 [Sep 97], $5.99, 309pp, tp, cover by Jeff Easley) [DragonLance: Dragons of a New Age] Fantasy novelization based on the role-playing game. Copyrighted by TSR.
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The Dragons Touchstone Irene Radford (DAW 0-88677-744-5, Jun 97 [May 97], $5.99, 380pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Dragon Nimbus] Fantasy novel, fourth in the Dragon Nimbus series.
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The Last Battlemage Irene Radford (DAW 0-88677-774-7, Jan 98 [Dec 97], $6.99, 368pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Dragon Nimbus] Fantasy novel, Dragon Nimbus History #2, fifth book overall in series.
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Dean Koontz: A Writers Biography Katherine Ramsland (HarperPrism 0-06-105271-X, Nov 97 [Oct 97], $24.00, 508pp, hc) Non-fiction, biography. Includes index, and chronologies of articles, books, and short fiction. [Dean R. Koontz]
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The Anne Rice Reader ed. Katherine Ramsland (Ballantine 0-345-40267-7, Feb 97, $12.00, 359pp, tp) Nonfiction. A collection of 17 essays, articles, and interpretations of Rices works by journalists, scholars, and fellow authors, plus two previously uncollected early stories by Rice. [Anne Rice]
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The Dog King Christoph Ransmayr (Knopf 0-679-45057-2, 1997 [Jul 97], $24.00, 355pp, hc) Literary alternate history novel in which plans to de-industrialize Germany after WWII were carried out. Translated from the German Morbus Kitahara (S. Fischer 1995) by John E. Woods. First US edition (Chatto & Windus 1997). Winner of the 1996 Aristeion Prize.
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Dragon Star: Book I: Stronghold Melanie Rawn (DAW 0-88677-482-9, Aug 97, $6.99, 588pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Dragon Star] Reissue (DAW 1990) fantasy novel, first in the Dragon Star trilogy. Tenth printing.
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Exiles 1: The Ruins of Ambrai Melanie Rawn (DAW 0-88677-668-6, Mar 97 [May 97], $6.99, 839pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Exiles] Reissue (DAW 1994) fantasy novel, first in the Exiles series. Fourth printing.
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Exiles 2: The Mageborn Traitor Melanie Rawn (DAW 0-88677-730-5, Mar 97 [Feb 97], $23.95, 611pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Exiles] Fantasy novel, second in the Exiles series. Cailets new Mage Academy is threatened by a Malerissi infiltrator.
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Exiles 2: The Mageborn Traitor Melanie Rawn (SFBC #15521, May 97 [Apr 97], $11.98, 611pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Exiles] Reprint (DAW 1997) fantasy novel, second in the Exiles series. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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The Golden Key Melanie Rawn, Jennifer Roberson & Kate Elliott (DAW 0-88677-746-1, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $6.99, 889pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) Reprint (DAW 1996) fantasy novel of Renaissance-style art and politics.
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Night Hunter Michael Reaves (Tor 0-812-51994-9, Feb 97 [Jan 97], $5.99, 276pp, pb, cover by Barry Appell) Reprint (Tor 1995) vampire novel/police procedural set in L.A.
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Beneath the Gated Sky Robert Reed (Tor 0-312-86269-5, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $23.95, 347pp, hc, cover by Paul Lehr) [Beyond the Veil of Stars] SF novel, sequel to Beyond the Veil of Stars.
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Princess Nevermore Dian Curtis Regan (Scholastic/Point 0-590-45759-4, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $4.50, 232pp, pb, cover by Suzanne Duranceau) Reprint (Scholastic 1995) young-adult fantasy novel.
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Xenograffiti: Essays on Fantastic Literature Robert Reginald (Borgo Press 0-8095-1900-3, 1996 [Feb 97], $23.00, 223pp, tp) Non-fiction, collection of 30 critical essays from the last 25 years. Includes selected reviews, obituaries, and three indexes (general, by author, and by character). Available from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; 909-884-5813; for credit card fax 909-884-4942; add $2.50 postage.
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BP 250: An Annotated Bibliography of the First 250 Publications of the Borgo Press, 1975-1996 Robert Reginald & Mary A. Burgess (Borgo Press 0-8095-1206-8, 1996 [Feb 97], $21.00, 190pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference. An annotated bibliography of the first 250 publications of Borgo and affiliated imprints, plus lists of titles acquired from other firms. Includes an introduction by Reginald, and indexes by series, title, and author. Limited to 100 signed and numbered copies. Available from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; 909-884-5813; for credit card fax 909-884-4942; add $2.50 postage.
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Prince of Demons Mickey Zucker Reichert (DAW 0-88677-759-3, Nov 97 [Oct 97], $6.99, 704pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Renshai Chronicles] Reprint (DAW 1996) fantasy novel, second in the Renshai Chronicles.
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Arthur C. Clarke: A Critical Companion Robin Anne Reid (Greenwood Press 0-313-29529-8, Sep 97 [Nov 97], $29.95, 205pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical guide to Clarkes recent solo novels. Includes a brief biography, bibliography, and index. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800. [Arthur C. Clarke]
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Wind from a Foreign Sky Katya Reimann (Tor 0-812-54933-3, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $6.99, 379pp, pb, cover by Ed Gazsi) [Tielmaran Chronicles] Reprint (Tor 1996) fantasy novel. A young country witch opposes powerful religious zealots.
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Pale Phoenix Kathryn Reiss (Scholastic 0-590-48405-2, Oct 97 [Nov 97], $4.99, 326pp, pb) [Time Windows] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1994) young-adult time-travel fantasy novel, sequel to Time Windows.
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Birthright: The Book of Man Mike Resnick (Farthest Star 1-57090-044-2, Sep 97, $14.95, 287pp, tp, cover by Peggy Ranson) Reprint (NAL/Signet 1982) SF novel spanning the entire existence of mankind, and establishing the Birthright Universe in which much of Resnicks work is set; a timeline of such works (through 1995) is included in the authors afterword. Foreword by Raymond E. Feist. Order from Farthest Star, 65 Macedonia Road, Alexander NC 28701; credit card orders 800-472-0438.
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Santiago Mike Resnick (Tor 0-812-52256-7, Feb 97 [Jan 97], $6.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Santiago] Reissue (Tor 1986) SF frontier novel. Third printing.
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The Widowmaker Reborn Mike Resnick (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57161-3, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $5.99, 297pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Widowmaker] SF novel of a bounty hunter in the lawless frontier worlds. Book two in the Widowmaker trilogy.
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Alternate Tyrants ed. Mike Resnick (Tor 0-812-54835-3, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $11.99, 337pp, tp, cover by Barclay Shaw) Anthology of 20 alternate-history stories, mostly original.
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Girls for the Slime God ed. Mike Resnick (Obscura Press 0-9659569-0-3, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $15.00, 216pp, tp, cover by Peggy Ranson) Anthology of four old-time pulp stories about women carried off by non-humans. Stories are by Isaac Asimov and Henry Kutter. Resnicks introduction, an essay by William Knoles, and the afterword by Barry N. Malzberg discuss such stories; there is also a script for a masquerade performance by Carol Resnick. Order from Wunzenzierohs Publishing, PO Box 1992, Ames IA 50010-1992; add $3.00 postage.
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Return of the Dinosaurs ed. Mike Resnick & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-753-4, May 97 [Apr 97], $5.99, 350pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) Original anthology of 23 dinosaur stories, with an introduction by Mike Resnick. Authors include Esther Friesner, Maureen F. McHugh, Gene Wolfe, and David Gerrold.
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Sherlock Holmes in Orbit ed. Mike Resnick & Martin H. Greenberg (MJF Books 1-56731-182-2, Jan 97 [Mar 97], $8.98, 374pp, hc, cover by Jim Warren) [Sherlock Holmes] Reprint (DAW 1995) original anthology of 26 Holmesian stories with elements of SF or fantasy.
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Magic City Jewell Parker Rhodes (HarperCollins 0-06-018732-8, Jun 97, $23.00, 271pp, hc, cover by Amanda Ward) Historical novel with supernatural elements.
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Interview with the Vampire Anne Rice (Ballantine 0-345-40964-7, Mar 97, $14.00, 341pp, tp, cover by Michael Deas) [Vampire Chronicles] Reissue (Knopf 1976) vampire horror novel. First Ballantine trade edition. This is a 20th anniversary edition.
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Memnoch the Devil Anne Rice (Ballantine 0-345-40967-1, Jul 97 [Jun 97], $7.99, 434pp, pb, cover by Larry Schwinger) [Vampire Chronicles] Reprint (Knopf 1995) dark fantasy novel, fifth book in The Vampire Chronicles. There was an international mass market edition released August 1996; this is the first domestic mass market edition.
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The Queen of the Damned Anne Rice (Ballantine 0-345-41962-6, Oct 97 [Dec 97], $14.00, 448pp, tp, cover by Christopher Pugliese) [Vampire Chronicles] Reprint (Knopf 1988) dark fantasy novel, third book in The Vampire Chronicles.
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Servant of the Bones Anne Rice (Ballantine 0-345-40966-3, Aug 97, $14.00, 387pp, tp) [Azriel] Reprint (Knopf; Chatto & Windus 1996) horror novel, first in a new trilogy featuring Azriel, an ancient Babylonian transformed into a powerful spirit.
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The Tale of the Body Thief Anne Rice (Ballantine 0-345-41963-4, Oct 97 [Dec 97], $14.00, 430pp, tp, cover by Christopher Pugliese) [Vampire Chronicles] Reprint (Knopf; Chatto & Windus 1992) dark fantasy novel, fourth book in The Vampire Chronicles.
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The Vampire Lestat Anne Rice (Ballantine 0-345-41964-2, Oct 97 [Dec 97], $14.00, 481pp, tp, cover by Christopher Pugliese) [Vampire Chronicles] Reprint (Knopf 1985) dark fantasy novel, second book in The Vampire Chronicles.
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Violin Anne Rice (Random House/Knopf 0-679-43302-3, Oct 97, $25.95, 289pp, hc, cover by Guido Reni) Ghost novel, a standalone. A young woman who dreams of becoming a great musician is preyed upon by a ghost violinist until the ghost of Beethoven intervenes. First US edition (Chatto & Windus 1997).
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Music from the Dead Bebe Faas Rice (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-106457-2, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $3.99, 193pp, pb, cover by Jeff Walker) Young-adult horror novel. Summer renters discover their place in Maine is haunted.
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The Star Dwarves Trilogy David J. Richardson (StarsEnd Creations 1-889120-06-5, 1997 [Feb 97], $12.95, 244pp, tp) Reprint (Northwest 1995 as The Star Dwarves Travesty) humorous SF novel, a parody of Star Wars. Order from StarsEnd Creations, 8547 East Arapahoe Rd. #J224, Greenwood Village, CO 80112.
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Kasper in the Glitter Philip Ridley (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-45799-2, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $15.99, 204pp, hc, cover by Chris Schmidt) Young-adult fantasy novel. A boy from Nowhere has to go to the city of Glitter to recover his mothers brooch. Illustrated by Chris Riddell. First US edition (Viking UK 1994).
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The Serpent Garden Judith Merkle Riley (Penguin 0-14-025880-9, May 97 [Apr 97], $12.95, 467pp, tp, cover by Bryan Leister) Reprint (Viking 1996) historical novel with supernatural elements.
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Oz and Beyond: The Fantasy World of L. Frank Baum Michael O. Riley (University Press of Kansas 0-7006-0832-X, May 97 [Dec 97], $29.95, 286pp, hc, cover by John R. Neill) Non-fiction. Critical exploration of Baums fantasies, and the influence of Oz on American popular culture. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. [L. Frank Baum]
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Ceremony in Death J. D. Robb (Berkley 0-425-15762-8, May 97 [Apr 97], $5.99, 329pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Near-future SF mystery novel, fifth in the Eve Dallas series. A cops death is connected to Satanists. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. Berkley is packaging these as romantic suspense.
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Vengeance in Death J. D. Robb (Berkley 0-425-16039-4, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $6.50, 357pp, pb) [Eve Dallas] Near-future SF mystery novel, sixth in the Eve Dallas series. Clues from serial murders point to Eves nemesis, her husbands abrasive butler Summerset. Robb is a pen name for Nora Roberts. Berkley is packaging these as romantic suspense.
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Daughter of the Lion Jennifer Roberson (DAW 0-88677-324-5, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $5.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Corey Wolfe) [Cheysuli] Reissue (DAW 1989) fantasy novel, sixth book of the Chronicles of the Cheysuli. Eighth printing.
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Lady of the Glen Jennifer Roberson (Kensington 1-57566-129-2, Feb 97 [Jan 97], $14.95, 420pp, tp, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) Reprint (Kensington 1996) associational Scottish historical romance.
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A Pride of Princes Jennifer Roberson (DAW 0-88677-261-3, Aug 97 [Sep 97], $6.99, 453pp, pb, cover by Julek Heller) [Cheysuli] Reissue (DAW 1988) fantasy novel, fifth book of the Chronicles of the Cheysuli. Seventh printing.
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A Tapestry of Lions Jennifer Roberson (DAW 0-88677-524-8, Aug 97 [Nov 97], $6.99, 541pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Cheysuli] Reissue (DAW 1992) fantasy novel, eighth book of the Chronicles of the Cheysuli. Fourth printing.
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Highwaymen: Robbers and Rogues ed. Jennifer Roberson (DAW 0-88677-732-1, Jun 97 [May 97], $5.99, 392pp, pb, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) Original anthology of 23 fantasy stories about fantasy highwaymen inspired loosely by the poem The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes, reprinted here. Authors include Esther Friesner, Melanie Rawn, Jennifer Roberson, Janny Wurts, and Dennis L. McKiernan.
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Conan the Bold John Maddox Roberts (Tor 0-812-55210-5, Jun 97 [May 97], $5.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Ken Kelly) [Conan] Reissue (Tor 1989) Sword & Sorcery novelization based on the character created by Robert E. Howard. Copyrighted by Conan Properties. Third printing.
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