The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Scent of Magic Andre Norton (Avon Eos 0-380-97687-0, Oct 98 [Sep 98], $23.00, 361pp, hc, cover by Hal Just) Fantasy novel. An orphan scullery maid with a heightened sense of smell becomes an herbalist and stops an unnatural evil.
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Ciaras Song Andre Norton & Lyn McConchie (Warner Aspect 0-446-60644-8, Jul 98 [Jun 98], $6.50, 245pp, pb, cover by Kevin Johnson) [Witch World] Fantasy novel in the Chronicles of the Witch World series.
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Derelict for Trade Andre Norton & Sherwood Smith (Tor 0-812-55272-5, Apr 98 [Mar 98], $5.99, 283pp, pb, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) [Solar Queen] Reprint (Tor 1997) SF novel in Nortons Solar Queen series. Copyrighted by Andre Norton Ltd.
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A Mind For Trade Andre Norton & Sherwood Smith (Tor 0-812-55273-3, Sep 98 [Aug 98], $5.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) [Solar Queen] Reprint (Tor 1997) SF novel, second in Tors new Solar Queen series.
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The Borrowers Mary Norton (Harcourt Brace/Odyssey 0-15-209990-5, Jan 98 [Mar 98], $6.00, 180pp, tp, cover by Marla Frazee) [Borrowers] Reissue (Dent 1952) young-adult fantasy, first in the series. This repackaged edition has a movie tie-in sticker. Tenth printing.
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The Borrowers Afield Mary Norton (Harcourt Brace/Odyssey 0-15-210535-2, Jan 98 [Mar 98], $6.00, 215pp, tp, cover by Marla Frazee) [Borrowers] Reissue (Harcourt Brace 1955) young-adult fantasy, second in the series. This repackaged edition has a movie tie-in sticker. Fifth printing.
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The Borrowers Afloat Mary Norton (Harcourt Brace/Odyssey 0-15-210534-4, Jan 98 [Mar 98], $6.00, 191pp, tp, cover by Marla Frazee) [Borrowers] Reissue (Harcourt Brace 1959) young-adult fantasy, third in the Borrowers series. This repackaged edition has a movie tie-in sticker. Fifth printing.
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The Borrowers Aloft Mary Norton (Harcourt Brace/Odyssey 0-15-210533-6, Jan 98 [Mar 98], $6.00, 191pp, tp, cover by Marla Frazee) [Borrowers] Reissue (Dent 1961) young-adult fantasy, fourth in the Borrowers series. This repackaged edition has a movie tie-in sticker. Fifth printing.
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The Borrowers Avenged Mary Norton (Harcourt Brace/Odyssey 0-15-210532-8, Jan 98 [Mar 98], $6.00, 298pp, tp, cover by Marla Frazee) [Borrowers] Reissue (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1982) young-adult fantasy, fifth in the Borrowers series. This repackaged edition has a movie tie-in sticker. Fifth printing.
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Flying Cups & Saucers: Gender Explorations in Science Fiction & Fantasy ed. Debbie Notkin & The Secret Feminist Cabal (Edgewood Press 0-9629066-8-9, Nov 98 [Dec 98], $18.00, 394pp, tp, cover by Freddie Baer) Anthology of 13 stories that explore gender roles, published in conjunction with the James Tiptree, Jr. Award Council (founded and assisted by various members of The Secret Feminist Cabal). Authors include Ursula K. Le Guin, Ian McDonald, James Patrick Kelly, and Lisa Tuttle. Introduction by Debbie Notkin. Includes a list of Tiptree winners and shortlisted nominees. A limited hardcover edition (-9-7, $40.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Edgewood Press, PO Box 380264, Cambridge MA 02238.
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- 1 · And Salome Danced [Mars] · Kelley Eskridge · ss Little Deaths, ed. Ellen Datlow, Millennium, 1994
- 14 · The Lovers [Hwarhath] · Eleanor Arnason · nv Asimovs Jul 94
- 42 · Chemistry · James Patrick Kelly · nv Asimovs Jun 93
- 67 · Forgiveness Day [Werel & Yeowe] · Ursula K. Le Guin · na Asimovs Nov 94
- 119 · Some Strange Desire · Ian McDonald · nv OMNI Best Science Fiction Three, ed. Ellen Datlow, OMNI Books, 1993
- 140 · Venus Rising · Carol Emshwiller · nv Edgewood Press, 1992
- 178 · Eat Reecebread · Graham Joyce & Peter Hamilton · ss Interzone Aug 94
- 196 · Motherhood, Etc. · L. Timmel Duchamp · nv Full Spectrum 4, ed. Lou Aronica, Amy Stout & Betsy Mitchell, Bantam Spectra, 1993
- 229 · The Other Magpie · R. Garcia y Robertson · nv Asimovs Apr 93
- 269 · Food Man · Lisa Tuttle · ss Crank! #4 94
- 278 · Young Woman in a Garden · Delia Sherman · nv Xanadu 2, ed. Jane Yolen, Tor, 1994
- 303 · Grownups · Ian MacLeod · na IASFM Jun 92
- 345 · A Matter of Seggri · Ursula K. Le Guin · nv Crank! #3 94
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Forgotten Realms: Tymoras Luck Kate Novak & Jeff Grubb (TSR 0-7869-0726-6, Dec 97 [Mar 98], $5.99, 315pp, tp, cover by Blas Gallego) [Forgotten Realms] Fantasy novelization based on the role-playing game, Lost Gods #3. Copyrighted by TSR.
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Waking in Dreamland Jody Lynn Nye (Baen 0-671-87875-1, May 98 [Apr 98], $5.99, 390pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Dreamland] Fantasy novel. Roan must stop a mad scientist who wants to wake the Sleepers whose dreams shape their world.
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Dry Water Eric S. Nylund (Avon Eos 0-380-79614-7, Apr 98 [Mar 98], $3.99, 362pp, pb) Reprint (Avon 1997) Southwestern fantasy novel.
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Signal to Noise Eric S. Nylund (Avon Eos 0-380-97513-0, May 98 [Apr 98], $23.00, 371pp, hc, cover by Amy Halperin) [Signal to Noise] Near-future SF novel. A hacker researching encryption techniques inadvertently contacts aliens interested in doing business.
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The Collector of Hearts Joyce Carol Oates (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-94445-1, Nov 98 [Oct 98], $23.95, 323pp, hc, cover by Jim Dine) Collection of 27 stories, subtitled New Tales of the Grotesque.
- 3 · The Sky-Blue Ball · ss EQMM Jan 97
- 8 · Death Mother · nv The Kenyon Review, 1995
- 35 · The Hand-Puppet · ss David Copperfields Tales of the Impossible, ed. David Copperfield, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg, HarperPrism, 1995
- 49 · Schroeders Stepfather · nv EQMM Apr 92
- 70 · The Sepulchre · ss DoubleTake, 1994
- 86 · The Hands · ss Epoch, 1995
- 91 · ############## · ss Fear Itself, ed. Jeff Gelb, Warner, 1995
- 107 · Labor Day · ss Western Humanities Review, 1995
- 113 · The Collector of Hearts · ss Seventeen May 98
- 122 · Demon · ss Demon and Other Tales, Necronomicon Press, 1996
- 126 · Elvis Is Dead: Why Are You Alive? · ss The King Is Dead, ed. Paul M. Sammon, Delta, 1994
- 139 · Posthumous · vi EQMM Jun 94
- 145 · Omen · ss Pequod, 1993
- 150 · The Sons of Angus MacElster · ss Conjunctions May 98
- 155 · The Affliction · ss Bomb, 1995
- 166 · Scars · ss Artes, 1997
- 182 · An Urban Paradox · ss Witness, 1994
- 189 · Unprintable · ss Mother, 1996
- 204 · Intensive · ss The Gettysburg Review, 1996
- 211 · Valentine · ss Michigan Quarterly Review, 1996
- 228 · Death Astride Bicycle · ss Western Humanities Review, 1995
- 232 · The Dream-Catcher · ss Off-Limits, ed. Ellen Datlow, St. Martins, 1996
- 249 · Fever Blisters · ss Little Deaths, ed. Ellen Datlow, Millennium, 1994
- 260 · The Crossing · nv Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Morrow AvoNova, 1995
- 280 · Shadows of the Evening · nv Century Sum 98
- 313 · The Temple · vi Demon and Other Tales, Necronomicon Press, 1996
- 319 · The Journey · vi Soho Journal
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Telling Stories: An Anthology for Writers ed. Joyce Carol Oates (Norton 0-393-97176-7, 1998 [Jan 98], $34.95, 733pp, tp, cover by Grant Wood) Associational anthology of 111 stories, narrative poems, and non-fiction pieces aimed at teaching writers. There are sections on the supernatural (Stephen King and H.P. Lovecraft) and on retelling myth and fairy tales (Angela Carter), but the bulk is non-genre, despite pieces from other familiar authors including Harlan Ellison, Jorge Luis Borges, Italo Calvino, and Oates herself.
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The Crow: Shattered Lives & Broken Dreams ed. J. OBarr & Ed Kramer (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41711-9, Nov 98, $24.00, 368pp, hc, cover by J. OBarr) [Crow] Original anthology of 19 stories and 10 poems (one a reprint) inspired by the contemporary gothic comic book (created by OBarr) and subsequent movie. Authors include A.A. Attanasio, Iggy Pop, John Shirley, Nancy A. Collins, Gene Wolfe, and Andrew Vachss. Stories are illustrated by 17 artists including Tom Canty, Don Maitz, and Bob Eggleton. Foreword and introduction by A.A. Attanasio, preface by Kramer.
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Blade Mel Odom (HarperPrism 0-06-105913-7, Sep 98 [Aug 98], $5.99, 343pp, pb) SF vampire movie novelization based on a comic book. Copyrighted by New Line Cinema.
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Forgotten Realms: The Lost Library of Cormanthyr Mel Odom (TSR 0-7869-0735-5, Mar 98, $5.99, 315pp, tp, cover by Alan Pollack) [Forgotten Realms] Novelization based on the fantasy role-playing game. Lost Empires #1. Copyrighted by TSR.
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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Harvest Moon Mel Odom (Pocket Archway 0-671-02119-2, Oct 98, $4.50, 161pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization, 15th in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions.
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Found June Oldham (Putnam Paperstar 0-698-11674-7, Jun 98 [Jul 98], $4.99, 199pp, pb, cover by Wendell Minor) Reprint (Orchard US 1996) young-adult near-future SF novel of unwanted children in an abandoned countryside.
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The Gift Patrick OLeary (Tor 0-312-86403-5, Oct 98 [Sep 98], $13.95, 287pp, tp, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Tor 1997) fantasy novel.
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Rebel Yell: A Short Guide to Fiction Writing Lance Olsen (Cambrian Publications 1-878914-50-2, Oct 98, $18.95, 239pp, tp) Associational guide to writing alternative fiction, with mini-interviews with Kathy Acker, Michael Arnzen, Samuel R. Delany, Paul Di Filippo, Jonathan Lethem, and others. Order from Cambrian Publications, PO Box 41220, San Jose CA 95160.
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Star Trek: The Captains Table, Book Six: Where Sea Meets Sky Jerry Oltion (Pocket 0-671-02400-0, Oct 98 [Sep 98], $6.50, 267pp, pb) [Star Trek; Captains Table] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
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Star Trek: Invasion! ed. John J. Ordover (Pocket 0-671-02185-0, Jun 98 [May 98], $14.00, 937pp, tp) [Star Trek; Invasion] Omnibus of the four novels in the Star Trek all-series crossover novelization: First Strike by Diane Darey, The Soldiers of Fear by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Times Enemy by L.A. Graf, and The Final Fury by Dafydd ab Hugh (all Pocket 1996). Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
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Darkloom Cary Osborne (Ace 0-441-00569-1, Oct 98 [Sep 98], $5.99, 262pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Deathweave] SF novel, sequel to Deathweave.
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Apacheria Jake Page (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41411-X, Apr 98 [Mar 98], $5.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Jane Sterrett) Alternate history SF novel of an independent Apache nation and their interactions with the US government and gangsters.
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Ghost Country Sara Paretsky (Delacorte 0-385-29933-8, May 98, $24.95, 386pp, hc, cover by Honi Werner) Contemporary novel/fairy tale, with debatable fantasy elements, of a frustrated psychiatrist, goddess-worshippers, cold-blooded villains, and maybe a fairy godmother.
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Hand of Prophecy Severna Park (Avon Eos 0-380-97639-0, Mar 98 [Feb 98], $14.00, 307pp, hc) [Speaking Dreams] SF novel of slaves and interstellar war, set in the same universe as Speaking Dreams.
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Dark Shadows: Angeliques Descent Lara Parker (HarperEntertainment 0-06-105751-7, Dec 98 [Nov 98], $6.99, 515pp, pb) [Dark Shadows] Novelization by the actress who originally played the character on TV.
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Timecop: The Scavenger Dan Parkinson (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42196-5, Nov 98 [Oct 98], $5.99, 241pp, pb, cover by Julie Bell) [Timecop] Time-travel SF novelization based on the TV series based on the movie. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Publishing Rights.
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Timecop: Vipers Spawn Dan Parkinson (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42195-7, Oct 98 [Sep 98], $5.99, 235pp, pb, cover by Julie Bell) [Timecop] Novelization based on the time-travel movie. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Publishing Rights.
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The Whispers Dan Parkinson (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41380-6, Apr 98 [Mar 98], $5.99, 268pp, pb, cover by Min Choi) [Gates of Time] Time-travel SF novel, first book of The Gates of Time. A Kansas couples home becomes a depot for mysterious beings looking for the beginning of time. Packaged and copyrighted by Siegel & Siegel Ltd.
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Storytellers Julie Anne Parks (Design Image Group 1-891946-04-8, Nov 98 [Dec 98], $15.95, tp) Horror novel. A horror writer encounters ancient evil out of Native American legend in the backwoods of North Carolina. A first novel.
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Red Right Hand Norman Partridge (Subterranean Press, Feb 98, $10.00, 32pp, ph, cover by Mark A. Nelson) Associational non-supernatural horror short story in chapbook form. This is a signed, limited edition of 250. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; postage included in price.
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Wildest Dreams Norman Partridge (Subterranean Press 1-892284-00-6, Nov 98, $40.00, 201pp, hc, cover by Gail Cross) Horror novel. A hired killer who can see ghosts is set up in San Francisco. This is a signed, limited edition of 500. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519.
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Parzival: The Quest of the Grail Knight Katherine Paterson (Penguin/Lodestar 0-525-67579-5, Mar 98 [Feb 98], $15.99, 127pp, hc, cover by Curtis Woodbridge) Young-adult Arthurian novella of Parzivals quest, based on the poem by Wolfram von Eschenbach.
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When the Wind Blows James Patterson (Little, Brown 0-316-69332-4, Nov 98 [Oct 98], $25.00, 416pp, hc, cover by Joe Ovies) [When the Wind Blows] Cautionary SF thriller by a well-known suspense writer. A veterinarian stumbles on winged children, the result of outlaw genetic experiments.
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The Painter Knight Fiona Patton (DAW 0-88677-780-1, Jun 98 [May 98], $6.99, 522pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Brannion] Fantasy novel set in the same land as The Stone Prince, but over a century earlier. A painter saves a child ruler from her ambitious uncle with the help of normally opposed gods.
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Fire Arrow Edith Pattou (Harcourt Brace 0-15-201635-X, May 98, $17.00, hc, cover by Michael Hussar) [Songs of Eirren] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Heros Song, the Second Song of Eirren. A young archer seeking revenge finds a magic arrow that leads her to an evil sorcerer.
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Heros Song Edith Pattou (Harcourt Brace/Magic Carpet 0-15-201636-8, Apr 98, $6.00, 315pp, pb, cover by Michael Hussar) [Songs of Eirren] Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1991) young-adult Celtic fantasy novel, book one of The Songs of Eirren.
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The Transall Saga Gary Paulsen (Delacorte 0-385-32196-1, May 98, $15.95, 248pp, hc, cover by Jon Paul Ferrara) Young-adult time-travel SF novel. A teen is transported to what appears to be another world.
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Last Love in Constantinople: A Tarot Novel for Divination Milorad Pavic (Dufour Editions 0-8023-1323-X, Jun 98, $23.95, 184pp, tp, cover by Ivan Pavic) Literary fantasy of two families in Europe during the Napoleonic wars, with instructions on how to read the book using tarot cards; cards illustrated by Ivan Pavic may be cut out and used. Tranlated from the Serbian (1994) by Christina Pribichevich-Zoric. First US edition (Peter Owen 1998); unusually for Dufour, this is NOT a stickered UK edition. Order from Dufour Editions, Chester Springs PA 19425-0007; (610) 458-5005.
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The Blood Jaguar Michael H. Payne (Tor 0-312-86783-2, Dec 98 [Nov 98], $22.95, 256pp, hc, cover by Jim Carroll) Fantasy novel set in an alternate North America, with towns and cities inhabited by animals. A bobcat, fisher, and skink try to stop the Blood Jaguar from bringing plague. A first novel.
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Wisdom and Innocence: A Life of G.K. Chesterton Joseph Pearce (Ignatius Press 0-898-70629-7, May 97 [Apr 98], $29.95, 522pp, hc) Non-fiction, biography. There are eight unpaginated pages of photos. Includes notes and index. First US edition (Ignatius Press 1996). This was scheduled to appear in the US in 1997, but was not seen until now; it appears to be the 1996 UK edition, not previously listed. Ignatius Press, PO Box 1339, Ft. Collins CO 80522; 800-651-1531; $5.00 postage. [G. K. Chesterton]
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The Great Interactive Dream Machine Richard Peck (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-038264-X, Nov 98 [Dec 98], $4.99, 149pp, tp, cover by Broeck Steadman) [Lost in Cyberspace] Reprint (Dial 1996) young-adult humorous SF, sequel to Lost in Cyberspace.
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Omon Ra Victor Pelevin (New Directions 0-8112-1364-1, Feb 98 [Jan 98], $9.95, 154pp, tp) Reprint (Harbord 1994) surreal satiric novel of Russian bureaucracy and space program. Translated by Andrew Bromfield from the Russian.
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A Werewolf Problem in Central Russia and Other Stories Victor Pelevin (New Directions 0-8112-1394-3, Nov 98 [Oct 98], $23.95, 213pp, hc) Collection of eight satiric fables and strange stories. Translated by Andrew Bromfield from the Russian (1994). First US edition (Harbord UK 1998, not seen).
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