The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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Invasion of the Body Snatchers Jack Finney (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-684-85258-6, 1998 [Mar ’98], $10.00, 216pp, tp) Reprint (Dell 1955 as The Body Snatchers) SF novel. This follows the Dell 1978 revised and updated text.


The Border Marina Fitch (Ace 0-441-00594-2, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $5.99, 307pp, pb, cover by Diane Fenster) Contemporary magic realist/fantasy novel. A Mexican woman with a magical inner voice crosses the US border illegally to seek her long-lost sister.


The Abracadabra Kid Sid Fleischman (Morrow Beech Tree 0-688-15855-2, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $4.95, 195pp, pb, cover by Elisha Cooper) Reprint (Greenwillow 1996) autobiography of the YA author and magician.


The World of Darkness: Dark Prophecy Gherbod Fleming (White Wolf 1-56504-983-7, Nov ’98, $5.99, 312pp, pb) [World of Darkness: Blood Curse] Novelization based on the role-playing games, book three of the “Blood Curse” trilogy. Copyrighted by White Wolf.


The World of Darkness: The Winnowing Gherbod Fleming (White Wolf 1-56504-982-9, May ’98, $5.99, 373pp, pb, cover by William O’Connor) [World of Darkness: Blood Curse] Novelization based on the role-playing games, book two of the “Blood Curse” trilogy.


Shadow Spinner Susan Fletcher (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 0-689-81852-1, Apr ’98 [May ’98], $17.00, 219pp, hc, cover by Alex Leon) Associational young-adult novel set in the world of the “Arabian Nights”; not really fantasy, but about storytelling. Shahrazad adds a girl who knows new stories to the sultan’s harem.


In the Heart of Darkness Eric Flint & David Drake (Baen 0-671-87885-9, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $6.99, 463pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Belisarius] Historical/alternate world SF novel, sequel to An Oblique Approach. Belisarius fights the alien Malwa in 6th century India.


An Oblique Approach Eric Flint & David Drake (Baen 0-671-87865-4, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $6.99, 467pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Belisarius] Historical/alternate world/SF novel. Aliens use mind control to take over northern India, then use their human forces to attack sixth-century Byzantium.


The Forest of Time and Other Stories Michael Flynn (Tor 0-312-86587-2, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $13.95, 381pp, tp, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Tor 1997) collection of nine stories, with comments by the author on the background and writing of each.


Rogue Star Michael Flynn (Tor 0-312-86136-2, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $25.95, 446pp, hc) [Firestar] Near-future SF novel, sequel to Firestar.


Rogue Star Michael Flynn (SFBC #05453, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $12.98, 570pp, hc) [Firestar] Reprint (Tor 1998) near-future SF novel, sequel to Firestar. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Kipton & the Voodoo Curse Charles L. Fontenay (Royal Fireworks Press 0-88092-389-X, Jan ’98, $7.99, 185pp, tp, cover by Mary Hanson-Roberts) [Kipton Chronicles] Young-adult SF mystery, tenth in “The Kipton Chronicles”. Kipton investigates an apparent voodoo curse on Mars. Order from Royal Fireworks Publishing, First Avenue, Unionville, NY 10988; 914-726-4444; add $4.00 shipping.


Kipton and the Caves of Mars Charles L. Fontenay (Royal Fireworks Press 0-88092-391-1, Apr ’98 [Oct ’98], $7.99, 187pp, tp, cover by Mary Hanson-Roberts) [Kipton Chronicles] Young-adult SF mystery, eleventh in “The Kipton Chronicles”. Order from Royal Fireworks Publishing, First Avenue, Unionville, NY 10988; 914-726-4444; add $4.00 shipping.


Kipton at the Martian Games Charles L. Fontenay (Royal Fireworks Press 0-88092-396-2, Jul ’98 [Oct ’98], $7.99, 187pp, tp, cover by Mary Hanson-Roberts) [Kipton Chronicles] Young-adult SF mystery, 14th in “The Kipton Chronicles”. Order from Royal Fireworks Publishing, First Avenue, Unionville, NY 10988; 914-726-4444; add $4.00 shipping.


The Physiognomy Jeffrey Ford (Avon Eos 0-380-79332-6, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $3.99, 244pp, pb) [Well-Built City] Reprint (Avon 1997) fantasy mystery set in an alternate world where phrenology works.


Bright Shadow Elizabeth Forrest (DAW 0-88677-738-0, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $6.99, 464pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) Reissue (DAW 1997) horror novel. Forrest is a pen name for Rhondi Salsitz. This still indicates first printing, but the price has increased.


Dark Tide Elizabeth Forrest (DAW 0-88677-560-4, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $5.99, 368pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) Reissue (DAW 1993) horror novel. This still indicates first printing, but the price has increased.


Retribution Elizabeth Forrest (DAW 0-88677-779-8, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $6.99, 427pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) Horror novel. A woman’s paintings are somehow tied to an undiscovered serial killer.


The Bridge: The Book of Necessity Jodie Forrest (Seven Paws Press 0-9649113-2-9, Nov ’98, $16.95, 336pp, tp, cover by Michael Weaver) [Rhymer] Historical fantasy novel, third book in the “Rhymer” trilogy. Tomas Rhymer faces a final confrontation with the Norse god Loki. Available from Seven Paws Press, PO Box 2345, Chapel Hill NC 27515; 919-929-4287.


Article 23 William R. Forstchen (Baen 0-671-87889-1, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $5.99, 269pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Star Voyager Academy] Military SF novel, sequel to Star Voyager Academy. The Mars colony declares its independence.


The Lost Regiment #1: Rally Cry William R. Forstchen (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45007-8, Jan ’98 [Feb ’98], $6.99, 412pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Lost Regiment] Reissue (Roc 1990) military SF novel, first in the series about Civil War soldiers transported into an alternate world. Seventh printing.


The Lost Regiment #1: Rally Cry William R. Forstchen (SFBC #17250, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $9.98, 376pp, hc, cover by Sanjulian) [Lost Regiment] Reprint (Roc 1990) military SF novel, first in the series about Civil War soldiers in an alien world. This is the first hardcover edition, and has ISBN 1-56865-818-4; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Lost Regiment #2: Union Forever William R. Forstchen (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45060-4, Jan ’98 [Feb ’98], $6.99, 457pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Lost Regiment] Reissue (Roc 1991) military SF novel, second in the series about Civil War soldiers transported into an alternate world. Sixth printing.


The Lost Regiment #3: Terrible Swift Sword William R. Forstchen (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45137-6, Jan ’98 [Feb ’98], $6.99, 458pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Lost Regiment] Reissue (Roc 1992) military SF novel, third in the series about Civil War soldiers transported into an alternate world. This appears to be an international edition. Fifth printing.


The Lost Regiment #4: Fateful Lightning William R. Forstchen (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45196-1, Jan ’98 [Feb ’98], $6.99, 459pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Lost Regiment] Reissue (Roc 1993) military SF novel, fourth in the series about Civil War soldiers transported into an alternate world. Fifth printing.


The Lost Regiment #7: A Band of Brothers William R. Forstchen (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45705-6, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $6.99, 317pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) Military SF novel, seventh in the series about Civil War soldiers transported into an alternate world.


Wing Commander: False Colors William R. Forstchen & Andrew Keith (Baen 0-671-57784-0, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $6.99, 470pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Wing Commander] SF novelization based on the computer game. This is a movie tie-in edition. Copyrighted by ORIGIN Systems. Cover erroneously lists William H. Keith as co-author instead of Andrew Keith.


The Witches of Eileanan Kate Forsyth (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45689-0, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $6.99, 411pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horn) [Witches of Eileanan] Celtic fantasy novel, first in a trilogy. A first novel by an Australian poet. First US edition (Random House Australia/Arrow 1997).


Saturn Rukh Robert L. Forward (Tor 0-812-53458-1, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $6.99, 337pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Tor 1997) SF novel.


Carnivores of Light and Darkness Alan Dean Foster (Warner Aspect 0-446-52132-9, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $23.00, 344pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Journeys of the Catechist] Fantasy novel set in an oddly mutable Africa. A reluctant cowherd accepts a dying man’s quest to save a faraway, abducted princess. Book one of “Journeys of the Catechist”.


Dinotopia Lost Alan Dean Foster (HarperCollins 0-06-028004-2, Jun ’98 [Jul ’98], $22.95, 280pp, hc, cover by James Gurney) [Dinotopia] Reprint (Turner 1996) novelization based on James Gurney’s Dinotopia.


Parallelities Alan Dean Foster (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42461-1, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $6.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) SF novel. A man starts flipping uncontrollably from one parallel world to another.


Parallelities Alan Dean Foster (SFBC #00886, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $8.98, 309pp, hc, cover by Jill Bauman) Reprint (Del Rey 1998) SF novel of parallel worlds. This is the first hardcover edition, and has ISBN 1-56865-948-2.


Slipt Alan Dean Foster (Ace 0-441-77155-6, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $5.99, 265pp, pb, cover by Lee MacLeod) Reissue (Berkley 1984) SF novel. Eighth printing.


Black Glass Karen Joy Fowler (Holt 0-8050-5557-6, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], $23.00, 242pp, hc) Collection of 15 stories, two apparently original; includes the five stories published in Author’s Choice Monthly #6: Peripheral Vision (1990) and Letters from Home (1991).


Sarah Canary Karen Joy Fowler (Ballantine Readers Circle 0-345-41644-9, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $12.00, 290pp, tp, cover by Kristine V. Milles-Noble) Reprint (Holt 1991) associational literary novel. This “Readers Circle” edition adds a “Readers Guide” as an afterword.


The Sweetheart Season Karen Joy Fowler (Ballantine Readers Circle 0-345-41644-9, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $12.00, 352pp, tp, cover by Kristine V. Milles-Noble) Reprint (Holt 1996) associational novel with arguable fantasy elements about young women baseball players in 1947. This “Readers Circle” edition has a “Readers Guide” added as an afterword.


The Wild Hunt: Vengeance Moon Jocelin Foxe (Avon Eos 0-380-79911-1, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $3.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) [Wild Hunt] Fantasy novel. This appears to be a first novel. Copyrighted by Linda Reames Fox and Joyce Cottrell.


Contraband George Foy (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57548-1, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $6.50, 439pp, pb, cover by Peter Gudynas) [Shift] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1997) near-future SF novel about smugglers, set in the same world as The Shift.


The Abductors: Conspiracy Jonathan Frakes & Dean Wesley Smith (Tor 0-812-57099-5, Dec ’98, $5.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Reprint (Tor 1996) SF novel by the Star Trek: The Next Generation star. Copyrighted by Frakes; Smith is not credited on the front cover, but is credited on the title page.


Sisters of Gore: Seven Gothic Melodramas by British Women, 1790-1843 ed. John Franceschina (Garland 0-8153-1781-6, Dec ’97 [May ’98], $65.00, 466pp, hc) Critical look at seven Gothic plays, most with ghosts and other supernatural elements. The editor’s introduction and notes to each play examine the development of melodrama and the Gothic Revival movement in England. There is a bibliography and glossary. This is dated 1997, but not seen until now. Available from Garland Publishing, 717 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2500, New York NY 10022-8101; 212-751-7447.


Daughter of Troy Sarah B. Franklin (Avon 0-380-79353-9, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $13.00, 416pp, tp) Romantic historical novel with fantastic elements. The seige of Troy as seen by the seer princess Briseis. Franklin is a pen-name for Dave Duncan.


Conrad’s Quest for Rubber Leo Frankowski (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36850-9, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $5.99, 292pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) [Conrad Starguard] Time-travel SF novel of an engineer trapped in medieval Poland, sixth book in the “Adventures of Conrad Stargard”. Conrad sends exploration teams around the world to search for raw materials.


The Cross-Time Engineer Leo Frankowski (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32762-4, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $5.99, 259pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) [Conrad Starguard] Reissue (Del Rey 1986) SF novel of an engineer stuck in medieval Poland, book one in “The Adventures of Conrad Stargard”. Ninth printing.


The Flying Warlord Leo Frankowski (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32765-9, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $5.99, 232pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) [Conrad Starguard] Reissue (Del Rey 1989) SF novel of an engineer stuck in medieval Poland, book four in “The Adventures of Conrad Stargard”. Fourth printing.


The High-Tech Knight Leo Frankowski (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32763-2, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $5.99, 247pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) [Conrad Starguard] Reissue (Del Rey 1989) SF novel of an engineer stuck in medieval Poland, book two in “The Adventures of Conrad Stargard”. Seventh printing.


Lord Conrad’s Lady Leo Frankowski (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36849-5, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $5.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) [Conrad Starguard] Reissue (Del Rey 1990) SF novel of an engineer stuck in medieval Poland, book five in “The Adventures of Conrad Stargard”. Fifth printing.


The Radiant Warrior Leo Frankowski (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32764-0, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $5.99, 281pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) [Conrad Starguard] Reissue (Del Rey 1989) SF novel of an engineer stuck in medieval Poland, book three in “The Adventures of Conrad Stargard”. Seventh printing.


Icon: A Retrospective by the Grand Master of Fantastic Art, Frank Frazetta Frank Frazetta (Underwood Books 1-887424-40-7, Apr ’98 [May ’98], $125.00, 179pp, hc, cover by Frank Frazetta) Art book. Edited by Arnie & Cathy Fenner, with a foreword by Rick Berry, introduction by James Bama, an article about Frazetta’s film work by William Stout, and an illustrated biography by Arnie Fenner. This slipcased, limited edition of 1200 has 16 pages of art that will not appear in the later trade edition. A leatherbound, traycased edition of 100 ($300.00), with an additional unpublished drawing, was announced but not seen.


The Southwest Chamber Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (Books of Wonder 0-929605-73-X, Nov ’97 [Feb ’98], $5.95, 53pp, tp, cover by Margaret Organ-Kean) Horror short story. Part of the “Classic Frights” series for young adults, with new illustrations by Margaret Organ-Kean.


Black Sun Rising C. S. Friedman (DAW 0-88677-527-2, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $6.99, 586pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Coldfire] Reissue (DAW 1991) science fantasy novel. Tenth printing.


In Conquest Born C. S. Friedman (DAW 0-88677-198-6, Sep ’98, $6.99, 511pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [In Conquest Born] Reissue (DAW 1986) SF novel of rival generals. Seventh printing.


The Madness Season C. S. Friedman (DAW 0-88677-444-6, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $6.99, 495pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) Reissue (DAW 1990) SF vampire novel. Fifth printing.


This Alien Shore C. S. Friedman (DAW 0-88677-798-4, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $23.95, 564pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) SF novel. Mutated colonists form a new race that controls interstellar commerce.


When True Night Falls C. S. Friedman (DAW 0-88677-615-5, Sep ’98, $6.99, 617pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Coldfire] Reissue (DAW 1993) science fantasy novel, sequel to Black Sun Rising. Seventh printing.


The Fantastic Four: Redemption of the Silver Surfer Michael Jan Friedman (Berkley Boulevard 0-425-16489-6, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $6.50, 260pp, pb, cover by Steve Fastner & Dave DeVries) Reprint (Putnam/Boulevard 1997) novelization based on the Marvel comic book characters. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia; copyrighted by Marvel Characters.


Star Trek, the Next Generation/X-Men: Planet X Michael Jan Friedman (Pocket 0-671-01916-3, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $6.50, 265pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation; X-Men] Crossover novelization featuring characters from Star Trek: The Next Generation and Marvel Comics’s “X-Men”. Copyrighted by Marvel Characters, Inc. and Paramount Pictures.


Star Trek, the Next Generation: The Captain’s Table, Book Two: Dujonian’s Hoard Michael Jan Friedman (Pocket 0-671-01465-X, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $6.50, 272pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation; Captain’s Table] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.


Star Trek: My Brother’s Keeper: Constitution Michael Jan Friedman (Pocket 0-671-01919-8, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $6.50, 267pp, pb) [Star Trek: My Brother’s Keeper] Star Trek novelization, second book in a trilogy. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.


Star Trek: My Brother’s Keeper: Republic Michael Jan Friedman (Pocket 0-671-01914-7, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $6.50, 267pp, pb) [Star Trek: My Brother’s Keeper] Star Trek novelization, first in a trilogy. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.


Did You Say Chicks? ed. Esther M. Friesner & Martin H. Greenberg (Baen 0-671-87867-0, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], $5.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) Original anthology of 19 humorous fantasy stories about woman warriors, “sequel” to the notorious Chicks in Chainmail. Authors include Elizabeth Moon, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, Barbara Hambly, and Harry Turtledove.


Did You Say Chicks? ed. Esther M. Friesner & Martin H. Greenberg (SFBC #05887, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $8.98, 309pp, hc, cover by Larry Elmore) Reprint (Baen 1998) original anthology of 19 humorous fantasy stories about woman warriors, “sequel” to the notorious Chicks in Chainmail. This is the first hardcover edition; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


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