The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

Books, Listed by Author

JOHNSON, JANE; see pseudonym Gabriel King (chron.)

JOHNSON, KIJ (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Fox Woman (Tor 0-312-85429-3, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], $24.95, 382pp, hc, cover by Susan Seddon Boulet) [Fox Woman] Fantasy novel based on Japanese folkore. A fox kit falls in love with a nobleman.

JOHNSON, OLIVER (1957- ) (chron.)

• * *The Last Star at Dawn (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45567-3, Nov ’99, $16.95, 358pp, tp, cover by Alan Pollack) [Lightbringer] Fantasy novel, book three of the “Lightbringer” trilogy.
• * *The Last Star at Dawn (Orbit 1-85723-732-3, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], £6.99, 440pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Lightbringer] Fantasy novel, third in “The Lightbringer Trilogy”. Simultaneous with the US (Roc) edition.

JOHNSON, PETE (chron.)

• * *The Creeper (Corgi Yearling 0-440-86392-9, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], £3.99, 159pp, tp, cover by Paul Young) Young-adult dark fantasy novel. A young girl fears the Creeper will punish her for hurting a real friend.
• * *Eyes of the Alien (Corgi 0-440-86390-2, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], £3.99, 152pp, tp, cover by Paul Young) Young-adult SF novel.

JOHNSTON, PAUL (1957- ) (chron.)

• * +Body Politic (St. Martin’s 0-312-20279-2, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $22.95, 250pp, hc, cover by Bill Gregory) [Quinn (Quintilian) Dalrymple] Near-future SF thriller. A serial killer stalks the totalitarian utopia of Edinburgh in 2020. Winner of the John Creasey Award for Best First Crime Novel of the Year. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 1997).
• * _The Bone Yard (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-69493-9, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], £5.99, 297pp, pb) [Quinn (Quintilian) Dalrymple] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1998) serial-murder thriller set in the Glasgow of 2022. Second in the “Dalrymple” series after the award-winning Body Politic.
• * *Water of Death (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-71703-3, Jun ’99 [Jul ’99], £16.99, 391pp, hc, cover by Bill Gregory) [Quinn (Quintilian) Dalrymple] SF thriller of a conspiracy to destabilise the Edinburgh city-state of 2025. Third in the “Dalrymple” series after Body Politic and The Bone Yard.
• * _Water of Death (NEL 0-340-71704-1, Nov ’99, £5.99, 391pp, pb) [Quinn (Quintilian) Dalrymple] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1999) SF thriller of a conspiracy to destabilise the Edinburgh city-state of 2025. Third in the “Dalrymple” series after Body Politic and The Bone Yard.

JOHNSTONE, WILLIAM W(allace) (1938-2004) (chron.)

• * _Battle in the Ashes (Pinnacle 0-7860-1028-2, Dec ’99, $5.99, 320pp, pb) [Ashes] Reissue (Zebra 1993) post-holocaust SF adventure novel, “Ashes” #17. Second printing.
• * _Fury in the Ashes (Pinnacle 0-7860-0635-8, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $5.99, 350pp, pb) [Ashes] Reissue (Zebra 1991) post-holocaust SF adventure novel in the “Ashes” series. Third printing.
• * *Standoff in the Ashes (Pinnacle 0-7860-1015-0, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $5.99, 318pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 28th book in the long-running “Ashes” series.
• * _Terror in the Ashes (Pinnacle 0-7860-0661-7, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $5.99, 384pp, pb) [Ashes] Reprint (Zebra 1992) post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 15th in the long-running “Ashes” series. The copyright page states “First Pinnacle printing August 1999,” but the printing indicators say second printing.

JONES, ALAN FREWIN (chron.)

• * *Dark Paths: Blood Stone (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-37476-1, Jul ’99, £2.99, 167pp, pb, cover by Barry Jones) [Dark Paths] Young-adult dark fantasy novel, sixth in the series. A group of youngsters are involved with ancient blood sacrifice on a Greek island.
• * *Dark Paths: The Monk’s Curse (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-37477-X, Sep ’99 [Oct ’99], £2.99, 170pp, pb, cover by Barry Jones) [Dark Paths] Young adult dark fantasy novel. Book 7 in the series.

JONES, (Robert) DENNIS (1945- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Stone and the Maiden (Avon Eos 0-380-97801-6, Aug ’99, $23.00, 421pp, hc, cover by Tim Hildebrandt & Greg Hildebrandt) [House of the Pandragore] Fantasy novel, first in “The House of the Pandragore”. The rightful heir to the throne and her love, a not-so-common soldier, unite to find the mystic Signata that will save their land from evil invaders.
• * _The Stone and the Maiden (SFBC #02601, Aug ’99, $11.50, 421pp, hc, cover by Tim Hildebrandt & Greg Hildebrandt) [House of the Pandragore] Reprint (Avon Eos 1999) fantasy novel, first in “The House of the Pandragore”. This is similar to the Avon Eos edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

JONES, DIANA WYNNE (1934- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * +Believing is Seeing (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-16843-4, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $16.00, 165pp, hc, cover by Nenad Jakesevic) Young-adult collection of seven stories, one original. Illustrations by Nenad Jakesevic. First US edition (Gollancz 1996 as Minor Arcana); this drops the novella “The True State of Affairs” and adds one short story. (Contents)
• * _Dark Lord of Derkholm (SFBC #19126, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $8.98, 345pp, hc, cover by Jos. A. Smith) [Dark Lord of Derkholm] Reprint (Greenwillow 1998) young-adult humorous fantasy novel. This is similar to the Greenwillow edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * +Deep Secret (Tor 0-312-86859-6, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $24.95, 383pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Deep Secret] Humorous fantasy novel. A magic guardian of multiple worlds searches for a new recruit — at an SF convention. First US edition (Gollancz 1997).
• * _Deep Secret (SFBC #01211, Jul ’99 [Aug ’99], $12.50, 383pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Deep Secret] Reprint (Gollancz 1997) humorous fantasy novel set at an SF convention. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Deep Secret (Tor 0-812-57572-5, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], $6.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Julie Bell) [Deep Secret] Reprint (Gollancz 1997) humorous fantasy novel set at an SF convention.
• * _The Magicians of Caprona (Morrow Beech Tree 0-688-16613-X, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $5.95, 223pp, tp, cover by Greg Newbold) [Chrestomanci] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1980) young-adult fantasy novel in the “Chrestomanci” series.
• * _The Tough Guide to Fantasyland (SFBC #01960, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $9.98, 302pp, hc, cover by Walter Velez) Reprint (Gollancz 1996) humorous non-fiction look at fantasy, in guide-book form. This has the text and cover art of the DAW paperback edition, but has separate ISBN 1-56865-951-2; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

JONES, GWYNETH (Ann) (1952- ); see pseudonym Ann Halam (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Deconstructing the Starships: Science, Fiction and Reality (Liverpool University Press 0-85323-793-X, Mar ’99 [May ’99], £11.95, viii+221pp, tp, cover by Clive Allan) Non-fiction collection of critical essays and reviews published over the last decade. A hardcover edition (-783-2, £27.50) was announced but not seen. (Contents)

JONES, J(ulia) V(ictoria) (1963- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Barbed Coil (Warner Aspect 0-446-60623-5, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $6.99, 667pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) Reprint (Warner Aspect 1997) fantasy novel.
• * +A Cavern of Black Ice (Warner Aspect 0-446-52414-X, Mar ’99, $24.00, 736pp, hc, cover by Greg Call) [Sword of Shadows] Fantasy novel set in the world of The Baker’s Boy. First book in the “Sword of Shadows” trilogy. First US edition (Orbit 1/99).
• * _A Cavern of Black Ice (SFBC #15056, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $11.98, 736pp, hc, cover by Greg Call) [Sword of Shadows] Reprint (Orbit 1999) fantasy novel, first book in the “Sword of Shadows” series. This is similar to the Warner Aspect edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *A Cavern of Black Ice: Book One of Sword of Shadows (Orbit 1-85723-694-7, Jan ’99, £16.99, 804pp, hc, cover by Greg Call) [Sword of Shadows] Fantasy novel. A young girl must be protected from attack as she grows into the powers of her womanhood. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-695-5) was announced but not seen.

JONES, JENNY (Huws) (1954- ) (chron.)

• * _Where the Children Cry (Orion/Vista 0-575-60077-2, Feb ’99 [Mar ’99], £5.99, 384pp, pb, cover by Splash) Reprint (Gollancz 1998) dark fantasy novel of malevolent spirits in the present day, impelled by the 12th century massacre of all Jews in York.

JONES, JOHN ROBERT (1926- ); see pseudonym John Dalmas (chron.)

JONES, RAYMOND F. (1915-1994) (stories) (chron.)

• * _This Island Earth (Pulpless.Com 1-58445-051-7, Jun ’99, $19.95, 191pp, tp) [Cal Meacham] Reprint (Shasta 1952) SF novel, part of the “Forrest J Ackerman Presents” line of classic sci-fi reprints, with an introduction by Ackerman. An on-demand edition, also available in a Paperless Book digital edition. Available from Pulpless.Com, 775 East Blithedale Ave., Suite 508, Mill Valley CA 94941; 500-367-7353; www.pulpless.com

JONES, STEPHEN (Gregory), ed. (1953- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +Dancing with the Dark (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0620-1, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $12.95, 351pp, tp) Associational non-fiction, a gathering of “true-life supernatural adventures” from writers including Stephen King, Ramsey Campbell, Clive Barker, Anne McCaffrey, H.P. Lovecraft, Neil Gaiman, and Robert Bloch. First US edition (???? 1997, not previously listed).
• * *Dark Detectives: Adventures of the Supernatural Sleuths (Fedogan & Bremer/F&B Mystery 1-878252-35-6, Nov ’99 [Dec ’99], $29.00, 395pp, hc, cover by Les Edwards) Original anthology of 10 stories of supernatural detection, seven reprints (one re-written), interspersed with eight parts of Kim Newman’s episodic original novel Seven Stars, in which a variety of detectives battle Bram Stoker’s cursed Jewel of the Seven Stars. Jones’s introduction discusses the history of literary supernatural detectives. Authors include Manly Wade Wellman, Basil Copper, and Peter Tremaine. Illustrations by Randy Broecker. A signed slipcased limited edition (-36-4, $95.00) was announced but not seen. Available from F&B Mystery, 3721 Minnehaha Ave S., Minneapolis MN 55406. (Contents)
• * _Dark Terrors 4 (with David A. Sutton) (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-894-9, Oct ’99, £6.99, 349pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1998) original anthology of dark fantasy/SF stories.
• * *The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume Ten (Robinson 1-84119-064-0, Oct ’99 [Nov ’99], £6.99, 489pp, tp, cover by Joe Roberts) Annual dark fantasy anthology of 19 stories. Authors include Avram Davidson & Grania David, Peter Straub, Neil Gaiman, Kim Newman, and Harlan Ellison. There is a long introduction on the year in horror, and a necrology by Jones and Kim Newman. (Contents)
• * +The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume Ten (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0690-2, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $10.95, 489pp, tp, cover by Joe Roberts) Annual horror anthology of 19 stories, with an overview of the year 1998 by Jones, and a necrology by Jones and Kim Newman. Authors include Peter Straub, Harlan Ellison, and Avram Davidson. First American edition (Robinson 1999).
• * *White of the Moon: New Tales of Madness and Dread (Pumpkin Books 1-901914-13-5, May ’99, £16.99, x+341pp, hc, cover by Les Edwards) Dark fantasy/SF original anthology of 20 short stories and one poem. Authors include Edward Bryant, Ramsey Campbell, Kim Newman, and Michael Marshall Smith. Illustrations by Randy Broeker. A limited edition of 1000 copies. Order from Pumpkin Books, MeG Publishing, PO Box 297, Nottingham NG2 4GW, England. Available in the US from Firebird Distributing, 2030 First Street, Unit 5, Eureka CA 95501; 800-353-3575 ($28.00). (Contents)

JORDAN, ROBERT; pseudonym of James Rigney, Jr., (1948-2007) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Conan Chronicles (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-750-1, Nov ’99, £9.99, 510pp, tp, cover by Kevin Tweddell) [Conan] Reprint (Tor 1995) fantasy omnibus of three “Conan” novels: Conan the Invincible (1982), Conan the Defender (1982), and Conan the Unconquered (1983).
• * _A Crown of Swords (Tor 0-812-55028-5, Nov ’99, $7.99, 880pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wheel of Time] Reissue (Tor 1996) fantasy novel, book seven of “The Wheel of Time”. Second printing.
• * _The Dragon Reborn (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-065-5, May ’99 [Aug ’99], £6.99, 699pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wheel of Time] Reissue (Tor 1991) fantasy novel. Book Three of “The Wheel of Time”.
• * _The Dragon Reborn (Tor 0-812-51371-1, Nov ’99, $7.99, 699pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wheel of Time] Reissue (Tor 1991) fantasy novel, book three in “The Wheel of Time”. 11th printing.
• * _The Eye of the World (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-027-2, Mar ’99 [Aug ’99], £6.99, 707pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wheel of Time] Reissue (Tor 1990) fantasy novel. Book One of “The Wheel of Time”.
• * _The Eye of the World (Tor 0-812-51181-6, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $6.99, 800pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wheel of Time] Reissue (Tor 1990) fantasy novel, book one in “The Wheel of Time”. 19th printing.
• * _The Eye of the World (Tor 0-812-51181-6, Nov ’99, $6.99, 800pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wheel of Time] Reissue (Tor 1990) fantasy novel, book one in “The Wheel of Time”. 20th printing.
• * _The Fires of Heaven (Tor 0-812-55030-7, Nov ’99, $7.99, 989pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wheel of Time] Reissue (Tor; Orbit 1984) fantasy novel, book five in “The Wheel of Time”. Eighth printing.
• * *The Further Chronicles of Conan (Tor 0-312-87195-3, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $24.95, 509pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Conan] Omnibus of three of Jordan’s “Conan” novelizations: Conan the Magnificent (1984), Conan the Triumphant (1983), and Conan the Victorious (1984). Copyrighted by Conan Properties. (Contents)
• * _The Great Hunt (Tor 0-812-51772-5, Nov ’99, $7.99, 705pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wheel of Time] Reissue (Tor 1990) fantasy novel, book two in “The Wheel of Time”. 12th printing.
• * _Lord of Chaos (Tor 0-812-51375-4, Nov ’99, $7.99, 1011pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wheel of Time] Reissue (Tor; Orbit 1994) fantasy novel, book six in “The Wheel of Time”. Sixth printing.
• * _The Path of Daggers (SFBC #02667, Feb ’99, $14.98, 604pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wheel of Time] Reprint (Orbit; Tor 1998) fantasy novel, book eight of “The Wheel of Time”. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Path of Daggers (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-569-X, Sep ’99, £6.99, xi+655pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wheel of Time] Reprint (Tor; Orbit 1998) fantasy novel. Book Eight of “The Wheel of Time”.
• * _The Path of Daggers (Tor 0-812-55029-3, Dec ’99, $7.99, 685pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wheel of Time] Reprint (Orbit; Tor 1998) fantasy novel, book eight of “The Wheel of Time”. An “Open Market” mass market paperback was scheduled for 4/99. This is available with two covers, one by Darrell K. Sweet, the other by Roger Loveless.
• * _The Shadow Rising (Tor 0-812-51373-8, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $7.99, 1006pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wheel of Time] Reissue (Tor 1992) fantasy novel, book four in “The Wheel of Time”. 12th printing.
• * _The Shadow Rising (Tor 0-812-51373-8, Nov ’99, $7.99, 1006pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wheel of Time] Reissue (Tor 1992) fantasy novel, book four in “The Wheel of Time”. 13th printing.
• * _The World of Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time (with Teresa Patterson) (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-744-7, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], £12.50, 304pp, hc, cover by Tom Canty) [Wheel of Time] Reissue (Orbit 1997) associated reference work, companion to the series.

JOSHI, S(unand) T(ryambak) (1958- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Sixty Years of Arkham House (Arkham House 0-87054-176-5, Feb 2000 [Dec ’99], $24.95, 281pp, hc, cover by Allen Koszowski) Non-fiction, a bibliography of Arkham House’s books through 1999, with a brief history (1939-69 covered by August Derleth, 1970-99 by Joshi), indexes, footnotes, and critical commentary. Order from Arkham House, PO Box 546, Sauk City WI 53583.

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• * *Great Weird Tales: 14 Stories by Lovecraft, Blackwood, Machen & Others (Dover 0-486-40436-6, Dec ’98 [Jan ’99], $8.95, 239pp, tp) Anthology of 14 stories of horror, fantasy, and “pseudo-science,” edited and with an introduction by S.T. Joshi. Authors include William Hope Hodgson, F. Marion Crawford, and Frank Belknap Long.

JOYCE, GRAHAM (William) (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +Dark Sister (Tor 0-312-86632-1, Jul ’99, $22.95, 300pp, hc) Dark fantasy novel. A book of herb-lore leads a woman to her own hidden powers and a malevolent force she can’t control. Winner of the British Fantasy Award. First US edition (Headline 1992).
• * *Leningrad Nights (PS Publishing 1-902880-02-1, Mar ’99, £8.00, 47pp, tp, cover by Vasili Ivanovich Surikov) Horror novella, with an introduction by Peter Straub. Limited to 500 numbered copies. Also available in a hardcover edition (-03-X, £25.00), limited to 52 numbered copies.
• * _The Tooth Fairy (Tor 0-312-86833-2, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $14.95, 320pp, tp) Reprint (Signet UK 1996) dark fantasy novel.

JUDE, DICK (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +Fantasy Art Masters: The Best Fantasy and Science Fiction Artists Show How They Work (Watson-Guptill 0-8230-1636-6, Oct ’99, $24.95, 144pp, tp, cover by Don Maitz) Art book focusing on 10 artists, with discussions by the artists of their techniques, from traditional to digital. Artists include Alan Lee, Don Maitz, Jim Burns, and Dave McKean. First US edition (Voyager 9/99 as Fantasy Art of the New Millennium: The Best in Fantasy and SF Art Worldwide).
• * *Fantasy Art of the New Millennium (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-413374-9, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], £19.99, 144pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) Art book, with discussions by the artists of their techniques. Artists include Alan Lee, Chris Moore, Jim Burns, and John Howe. The US title is Fantasy Art Masters (Watson-Guptill October 1999). [Not seen]

JURASIK, PETER (chron.)

• * _Diplomatic Act (with William H. Keith, Jr.) (Baen 0-671-57823-5, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $6.99, 364pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Reprint (Baen Starline 1998) humorous SF novel.

JUSTER, NORTON (1929- ) (chron.)

• * _The Phantom Tollbooth (Collins 0-00-675425-2, Jun ’99 [Aug ’99], £5.99, 254pp, tp, cover by Martin Chatterton) Reprint (Epstein & Carroll Associates 1961) young-adult fantasy novel. There is a 1989 Postscript by Juster.

KAHN, JAMES (1947- ) (chron.)

• * _Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-938-5, Jun ’99 [May ’99], £5.99, 218pp, pb) [Star Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 1983) Star Wars novelization of the movie.

KANALY, MICHAEL (P.) (1949- ) (chron.)

• * _Virus Clans (Ace 0-441-00667-1, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $5.99, 264pp, pb, cover by David S. Rheinhardt) Reprint (Ace 1998) SF novel of intelligent viruses.

KATHRYNS, G. A.; pseudonym of Gaèl Baudino, (1955- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Borders of Life (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45574-6, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $6.99, 355pp, pb) Fantasy novel. A 77-year-old woman returns to her hometown for peace and finds strange mysteries. Kathryns is a pen name for Gael Baudino.