The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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Donnerjack Roger Zelazny & Jane Lindskold (SFBC 17844, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $11.98, 503pp, hc) Reprint (Avon 1997) SF virtual reality novel. This is similar to the Avon edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Williamson Effect ed. Roger Zelazny (Tor 0-312-86395-0, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $14.95, 349pp, tp, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) Reprint (Tor 1996) original anthology tribute to Jack Williamson.


Rapunzel Paul O. Zelinsky (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-45607-4, Oct ’97, $16.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Paul O. Zelinsky) Children’s picture book retelling of the fairy tale, lavishly illustrated in Italian Renaissance style. Zelinsky includes an afterword outlining the history of the tale, and his choice of artistic styles.


Fool’s War Sarah Zettel (Warner Aspect 0-446-60293-0, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $5.99, 455pp, pb) SF novel. A Fool keeps tempers cool aboard a spaceship when their computer virus outbreak turns into an interplanetary AI war.


Fool’s War Sarah Zettel (SFBC #15461, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $9.98, 455pp, hc, cover by Donato) Reprint (Warner Aspect 1997) SF novel of warring AIs. This hardcover edition is otherwise similar to the Warner Aspect paperback edition. It has no price, and the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The War in Heaven David Zindell (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28967-5, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $5.99, 645pp, pb, cover by Dean Williams) [Requiem for Homo Sapiens] SF novel, volume three in the “Requiem for Homo Sapiens” series.


Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales, Children, and the Culture Industry Jack Zipes (Routledge 0-415-91851-0, Mar ’97 [May ’97], $16.95, 171pp, tp) Nonfiction, a collection of six essays taking a critical look at fairy tales and contemporary culture; two were previously published in slightly different form. There is a bibliography and index.


Beauty and the Beast: And Other Classic French Fairy Tales ed. Jack Zipes (Penguin/Signet Classic 0-451-52648-1, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $5.95, 430pp, pb) Reprint (NAL 1989 as Beauties, Beasts and Enchantments: Classic French Fairy Tales) anthology of 24 stories.


So Vile a Sin Ben Aaronovitch & Kate Orman (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20484-0, Apr ’97, £5.99, 313pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelisation based on the Doctor Who TV series. Volume 56 in “The New Adventures”.


Bridle the Wind Joan Aiken (Red Fox 0-09-953781-8, Feb ’97, £3.99, 333pp, pb) [Felix] Reprint (Cape 1983) associational young-adult historical novel set in early-19th century Spain. Book 2 in the “Felix” trilogy.


Go Saddle the Sea Joan Aiken (Red Fox 0-09-953771-0, Feb ’97, £3.99, 365pp, pb) [Felix] Reprint (Cape 1977) associational young-adult historical novel set in early-19th century Spain. Book 1 in the “Felix” trilogy.


A Handful of Gold Joan Aiken (Red Fox 0-09-968361-X, Aug ’97, £3.99, 236pp, pb, cover by Quentin Blake) Reprint (Cape 1995) young-adult collection of 15 stories.


A Harp of Fishbones Joan Aiken (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-68129-2, Aug ’97 [Sep ’97], £3.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Tracy Morgan) Reprint (Cape 1972) young-adult collection of 14 stories.


The Teeth of the Gale Joan Aiken (Red Fox 0-09-953791-5, Feb ’97, £3.99, 334pp, pb) [Felix] Reprint (Cape 1988) associational young-adult historical novel set in early-19th century Spain. Book 3 in the “Felix” trilogy.


The Mysterious Mr. Ross Vivien Alcock (Mammoth 0-7497-1905-2, Feb ’97, £3.99, 157pp, pb, cover by Alan Fraser) Reprint (Methuen 1987) young-adult novel with light fantasy elements.


Encounter with Tiber Buzz Aldrin & John Barnes (NEL 0-340-62451-5, Nov ’96 [Jan ’97], £5.99, 560pp, pb) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton; Warner Aspect 1996) SF novel.


Cyber-Killers ed. Ric Alexander (Orion/Millennium 0-75280-980-6, Jun ’97 [May ’97], £9.99, 408pp, tp) Anthology of 23 murder stories involving technology. Each story has a brief preface on its author and first appearance. Introduction by Peter F. Hamilton. Authors include Terry Pratchett, William Gibson, Alfred Bester, and Dean Koontz. A hardcover edition (-783-8, £16.99) is also available.


Quake Albert J. Alletzhauser (Bloomsbury 0-7475-3033-5, Jan ’97 [Jul ’97], £15.99, 383pp, hc) Near-future thriller.


Meg Steve Alten (Headline 0-7472-5744-2, Dec ’97, £5.99, viii+343pp, pb) SF/fantasy novel of a prehistoric shark attacking the modern US coast.


Superstition David Ambrose (Macmillan UK 0-333-68264-5, Sep ’97, £16.99, 354pp, hc) SF/supernatural novel. A successful experiment to manufacture a ghost has a slight side-effect.


Climbing Olympus Kevin J. Anderson (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648305-4, Jun ’97 [Jul ’97], £5.99, 297pp, pb) Reprint (Warner Aspect 1994) SF novel. [First U.K. edition]


The X-Files: Ruins Kevin J. Anderson (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648253-8, Jul ’97, £5.99, 291pp, pb) [X-Files] Reprint (HarperPrism 1996) novelization.


The X-Files: Antibodies Kevin J. Anderson (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224638-4, Sep ’97, £16.99, 277pp, hc, cover by Tony Mauro) [X-Files] Novelization based on the TV series. Volume V in the series.


Ignition Kevin J. Anderson & Doug Beason (Coronet 0-340-67455-5, Dec ’96 [Apr ’97], £5.99, 452pp, pb) Near-future thriller. Published in 1996, but not seen until now.


Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (Boxtree 0-7522-0375-4, Jan ’97, £3.99, 220pp, pb, cover by Dave Dorman) [Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights] Reprint (Boulevard 1996) young-adult novelisation set in the Star Wars universe; volume 6 in the series. [First U.K. edition]


Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Darkest Knight Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (Boxtree 0-7522-0370-3, Jan ’97, £3.99, 216pp, pb, cover by Dave Dorman) [Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights] Reprint (Boulevard 1996) young-adult novelisation set in the Star Wars universe; volume 5 in the series. [First U.K. edition]


Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Lightsabers Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (Boxtree 0-7522-0365-7, Jan ’97, £3.99, 217pp, pb, cover by Dave Dorman) [Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights] Reprint (Boulevard 1996) young-adult novelisation set in the Star Wars universe; volume 4 in the series. [First U.K. edition]


Star Wars: Tales of the Bounty Hunters ed. Kevin J. Anderson (Bantam UK 0-553-50471-1, Dec ’96, £4.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Star Wars] Original Star Wars anthology.


Deep as the Marrow Colin Andrews (Headline 0-7472-5351-X, Jan ’97, £5.99, 442pp, pb, cover by Trevor Scobie) Reprint (Headline 1996) Associational novel, bylined ‘F. Paul Wilson writing as Colin Andrews’.


Heart Song The New Virginia Andrews (Simon & Schuster UK 0-684-82105-2, Jul ’97 [Aug ’97], £16.99, 378pp, hc) [Logan Family] Reprint (Pocket 1997) associational gothic horror novel. Second in a series after Melody. The author is still probably Andrew Niederman. [First U.K. edition]


Heart Song The New Virginia Andrews (Simon & Schuster UK 0-684-82105-2, Jul ’97, £16.99, 378pp, hc) [Logan Family] Reprint (Pocket 1997) associational gothic horror novel. Second in a series after Melody. The author is still probably Andrew Niederman. [First U.K. edition]


Hidden Jewel The New Virginia Andrews (Pocket UK 0-671-85463-1, Jan ’97, £5.99, 373pp, pb, cover by Royo) [Landry] Reprint (Pocket 1995) associational gothic novel.


Melody The New Virginia Andrews (Simon & Schuster UK 0-684-82080-3, Jan ’97, £16.99, 373pp, hc, cover by Max Schindler) [Logan Family] Reprint (Pocket 1996) associational gothic novel. Volume 1 in the “Logan” series The author is probably still Andrew Neiderman. [First U.K. edition]


Melody The New Virginia Andrews (Pocket UK 0-684-81625-3, Jul ’97, £9.99, 373pp, tp) [Logan Family] Reprint (Pocket 1996) associational gothic horror novel. First in a new series. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman.


Tarnished Gold The New Virginia Andrews (Pocket UK 0-671-85572-7, Jul ’97, £5.99, 314pp, pb) [Landry] Reprint (Pocket 1996) associational gothic horror novel in the “Landry” family series. The author is still probably Andrew Niederman.


Aliens Omnibus: Alien Harvest / Rogue ed. Anon. (Millennium 1-85798-620-2, Jan ’97, £5.99, 590pp, pb, cover by John Bolton) [Aliens] SF omnibus (Volume 3) of books 5 and 6 in the series of “Aliens” novelisations. The books are separately paginated.


Destination: Voyager ed. Anon. (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-583-51172-4, Apr ’97, free, 176pp, pb) Anthology of excerpts from novels in HarperCollins’s Voyager line, each with a brief introduction. Subtitled “A Sampler of Some of the Finest Science Fiction and Fantasy Talents Working Today.” Exclusively distributed by Hammicks’ bookshops.


Point Horror Collection 9 ed. Anon. (Scholastic UK 0-590-13896-0, Apr ’97, £6.99, 568pp, pb) Young-adult omnibus of three dark fantasy novels — The Perfume by Caroline B. Cooney (1992); Silent Witness by Carol Ellis (1994), and The Phantom by Barbara Steiner (1993).


Realms of Tolkien: Images of Middle-Earth ed. Anon. (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10345-8, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], £14.99, 138pp, tp, cover by Ted Nasmith) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1996) art book with illustrations by artists from several nations.


Strangers in the Night ed. Anon. (Silhouette Books 0-373-48312-0, 1997 [May ’97], £4.99, 378pp, pb) Reprint (Harlequin 1995) anthology of 3 original dark fantasy novels: Dark Journey (Anne Stuart); Catching Dreams (Chelsea Quinn Yarbro); and Beyond Twilight (Maggie Shayne). [First U.K. edition]


Centaur Aisle Piers Anthony (Severn House 0-7278-5127-6, Apr ’97, £16.99, 294pp, hc) [Xanth] Reprint (Del Rey 1982) humorous fantasy novel. Book #4 in the “Xanth” series.


The Harlequin’s Dance Tom Arden (Gollancz 0-575-06517-6, Oct ’97, £16.99, 448pp, hc, cover by Kevin Jenkins) [The Orokon] Fantasy novel. First book of “The Orokon” quintet. A first novel.


Songspinners Sarah Ash (Orion 0-75280-582-7, Jun ’97, £5.99, 325pp, pb, cover by Max Schindler) Reprint (Orion 1996) fantasy novel.


The Parasite Neal L. Asher (Tanjen 0-9527183-1-6, 1996 [Mar ’97], £5.99, 129pp, tp, cover by Ralph Horsley) SF novel. Published in 1996, but not seen until now.


Chronicles of the Round Table ed. Mike Ashley (Raven 1-85487-953-7, Oct ’97, £5.99, x+451pp, tp, cover by Julek Heller) Reprint (Past Times 1997 as Tales of the Round Table in the boxed set Chronicles of King Arthur) anthology of original Arthurian stories, and an interview with Marion Zimmer Bradley.


The Mammoth Book of Fairy Tales ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson 1-85487-508-6, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], £6.99, xii+628pp, tp, cover by Frederick Goodall) Anthology of 56 fairy stories (five original) published over the last 300 years.


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