The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

Books, Listed by Author

LUBAR, DAVID (chron.)

• * *Hidden Talents (Tor 0-312-86646-1, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $16.95, 213pp, hc, cover by Brian Romero) [Hidden Talents] Young-adult novel of a group of misfits with psychic abilities.

LUCAS, GEORGE (Walton, Jr.) (1944- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Shadow Star (with Chris Claremont) See entry under Chris Claremont.
• * _Star Wars: A New Hope (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-940-7, Jun ’99 [May ’99], £4.99, 247pp, pb) [Star Wars] Reprint (Ballantine 1976 as Star Wars) SF novelisation of the first in the trilogy.

LUMLEY, BRIAN (1937- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _E-Branch: Invaders (NEL 0-340-73919-3, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], £6.99, 550pp, pb, cover by George Underwood) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1999) SF/dark fantasy. First in a new “Necroscope” trilogy. The original hardback edition (-73918-5, £16.99) was not seen.
• * +Ghoul Warning and Other Omens... and Other Omens (Necronomicon Press/W. Paul Ganley no ISBN, Jun ’99, $12.00, 98pp, tp, cover by Donald W. Schank) Poetry collection, a revised and expanded first US edition (Spectre Press 1982). This has new illustrations and an introduction by Donald W. Schank, and a new introduction by the author. This is a limited edition of 800; a signed, limited hardcover edition of 250 ($30.00) and a lettered edition of 26 were announced but not seen. Order from Necronomicon Press, PO Box 1304, W. Warwick RI 02893; credit card orders 401-828-7161. (Contents)
• * _Maze of Worlds (Tor 0-812-57780-9, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $6.99, 493pp, pb, cover by Peter Bollinger) [House of Doors] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1997 as The House of Doors: Second Visit) SF novel, sequel to The House of Doors.
• * *Necroscope: Invaders (Tor 0-312-86814-6, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $25.95, 416pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Necroscope: E-Branch] Vampire horror novel, first in the “E-Branch” trilogy in the “Necroscope” series.
• * _Titus Crow (Tor 0-312-86867-7, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $14.95, 347pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Titus Crow] Reprint (Tor 1997) omnibus, volume one in the omnibus reprint series of the Lovecraftian “Titus Crow” novels. This contains the first two novels, The Burrowers Beneath (1974) and The Transition of Titus Crow (1975, revised 1991).
• * _Titus Crow, Volume Two (Tor 0-312-86868-5, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $14.95, 318pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Titus Crow] Reprint (Tor 1997) omnibus of the third and fourth novels in the Lovecraftian “Titus Crow” series, The Clock of Dreams (1978) and Spawn of the Winds (1978).

LUNDE, DAVID (1941- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Nightfishing in Great Sky River (Anamnesis Press 1-892842-14-9, May ’99 [Sep ’99], $7.95, 57pp, ph) Poetry collection of 34 poems, four original. Available from Anamnesis Press, PO Box 51115, Palo Alto CA 94303; anamnesis@compuserve.com (Contents)

LUPOFF, RICHARD A(llen), ed. (1935- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Investigations of Avram Davidson See entry under Avram Davidson.

LUSTBADER, ERIC VAN (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Pale Saint (HarperCollins UK 0-00-225565-0, Feb ’99 [May ’99], £16.99, 356pp, hc) SF thriller. A New York detective and a victim’s widow create and train the clone of a serial killer in an attempt to establish a psychic connection.

LYNN, ELIZABETH A(nne) (1946- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Dragon’s Winter (Pan 0-330-35557-0, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], £6.99, 442pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Dragon] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1998) fantasy novel. First in the “Dragon” sequence.
• * _Dragon’s Winter (Ace 0-441-00611-6, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $5.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) [Dragon] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1998) fantasy novel.
• * _Watchtower (Ace 0-441-00647-7, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $12.00, 220pp, tp, cover by William Geise) [Chronicles of Tornor] Reprint (Berkley 1979) fantasy novel, first in “The Chronicles of Tornor”. Winner of the World Fantasy Award.

LYONS, STEVE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: Salvation (BBC Books 0-563-55566-1, Jan ’99 [Nov ’98], £4.99, 274pp, pb) Original novel based on the TV series. Book 17 in the BBC “Missing Adventures” series.
• * *Doctor Who: The Final Sanction (BBC Books 0-563-55584-X, Jul ’99, £5.99, 284pp, pb) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 23 in the BBC “Missing Adventures” series.

McARTHUR, MAXINE (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Time Future (Bantam Australia 1-86325-194-4, 1999 [Sep ’99], A$15.95, 454pp, pb, cover by Greg Bridges) [Time Future] SF novel of interstellar war. Winner of the George Turner Prize. A first novel.

McAULEY, PAUL J. (1955- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +Ancients of Days (Avon Eos 0-380-97516-5, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $16.00, 386pp, hc, cover by Gregory Bridges) [Confluence] SF novel. Book two of the “Confluence” trilogy. A Wolfian (Gene, not Thomas) world adventure set 10 million years in the future on a strange, exotic artifact peopled by even stranger characters. First US edition (Gollancz 1998).
• * _Ancients of Days (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-892-2, Sep ’99, £6.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) [Confluence] Reprint (Gollancz 1998) SF novel in a trilogy. “The Second Book of Confluence” after Child of the River.
• * _Child of the River (Avon Eos 0-380-79296-6, Jun ’99, $6.99, 306pp, pb, cover by Liz Kenyon) [Confluence] Reprint (Gollancz 1997) SF novel. Book one of the “Confluence” trilogy.
• * _Eternal Light (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-910-4, Sep ’99, £6.99, 463pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) [Four Hundred Billion Stars] Reprint (Gollancz 1991) SF novel, sequel to Four Hundred Billion Stars.
• * _Pasquale’s Angel (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-909-0, Sep ’99, £6.99, 384pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Gollancz 1994) SF alternate historical set in Renaissance Florence.
• * *Shrine of Stars (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-06429-3, Sep ’99, £16.99, 313pp, hc, cover by Paul Young) [Confluence] SF novel. Final book in the “Confluence” trilogy.

McCAFFREY, ANNE (Inez) (1926- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Acorna’s People (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) (HarperPrism 0-06-105094-6, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $24.00, 313pp, hc, cover by John Ennis) [Acorna] SF novel based on a comic-book idea by McCaffrey, third in the “Acorna the Unicorn Girl” series.
• * _Acorna’s People (with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) (SFBC #00684, Jul ’99, $12.98, 313pp, hc, cover by John Ennis) [Acorna] Reprint (HarperPrism 1999) SF novel based on a comic-book idea by McCaffrey, third in the “Acorna the Unicorn Girl” series. This is similar to the HarperPrism edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Acorna’s Quest (with Margaret Ball) (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14748-6, Jul ’99, £5.99, 411pp, pb) [Acorna] Reprint (HarperPrism 1998) SF novel based on a comic-book idea by McCaffrey, a sequel to Acorna: The Unicorn Girl. Acorna seeks her people. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Acorna’s Quest (with Margaret Ball) (HarperPrism 0-06-105790-8, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $6.50, 397pp, pb, cover by John Ennis) [Acorna] Reprint (HarperPrism 1998) SF novel based on a comic-book idea by McCaffrey, sequel to Acorna: The Unicorn Girl.
• * _The Crystal Singer Omnibus: Crystal Singer/Killashandra/Crystal Line (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14762-1, Oct ’99, £6.99, 1079pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Killashandra] Reprint (Del Rey 1996 as The Crystal Singer Trilogy) SF omnibus of the three “Crystal Singer” novels. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Dinosaur Planet (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-090-6, Feb ’99 [May ’99], £5.99, 189pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Ireta] Reissue (Orbit 1977) SF novel, first in the “Ireta” series.
• * _Dinosaur Planet II: Survivors (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-089-2, Feb ’99 [Apr ’99], £5.99, 281pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Ireta] Reissue (Ballantine Del Rey 1984 as Dinosaur Planet Survivors) SF novel. Book 2 of the “Ireta” series.
• * _Freedom’s Challenge (Corgi 0-552-14627-7, May ’99 [Apr ’99], £5.99, 349pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [Catteni] Reprint (Ace/Putnam; Bantam UK 1998) SF novel, third in the “Catteni” sequence. The involuntary colonists of Botany take their rebellion off-planet.
• * _Freedom’s Challenge (Ace 0-441-00625-6, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $6.99, 304pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Catteni] Reprint (Ace/Putnam; Bantam UK 1998) SF novel, third in the “Catteni” series.
• * _The MasterHarper of Pern (Bantam UK 0-552-14274-3, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], £5.99, 463pp, pb, cover by Steve Weston) [Pern] Reprint (Del Rey; Bantam UK 1998) SF novel in the “Pern” series.
• * +Nimisha’s Ship (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38825-9, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $25.00, 388pp, hc, cover by Michael Herring) SF novel. A female starship designer is stranded on a deadly planet while relatives scheme to take over her shipbuilding company. First US edition (Bantam UK 12/98).
• * _Nimisha’s Ship (SFBC #02545, Mar ’99, $12.98, 388pp, hc, cover by Michael Herring) Reprint (Bantam UK 1998) SF novel about a female starship designer. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Nimisha’s Ship (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14628-5, Dec ’99 [Sep ’99], £5.99, 448pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Bantam UK 1998) SF novel.
• * _The Ship Who Sang (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-09115-4, Jun ’99, £5.99, 333pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Helva] Reprint (Walker 1969) SF novel.
• * *The Tower and the Hive (Ace/Putnam 0-399-14501-X, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $23.95, 302pp, hc, cover by Duane O. Myers) [Tower and the Hive] SF novel in the “Rowan” series. Descendants of the Rowan face opposition when humans get complacent about the threat of the alien Hivers.
• * _The Tower and the Hive (SFBC #19652, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $12.98, 302pp, hc, cover by Duane O. Myers) [Tower and the Hive] Reprint (Ace/Putnam 1999) SF novel in the “Rowan” series. This is similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Tower and the Hive (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-04324-3, Jun ’99, £16.99, viii+296pp, hc, cover by Duane O. Myers) [Tower and the Hive] Reprint (Ace/Putnam 1999) SF novel, fifth in “The Tower and the Hive” series. [First U.K. edition]

McCAFFREY, TODD (chron.)

• * *Dragonholder: The Life and Dreams (So Far) of Anne McCaffrey (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42217-1, Nov ’99, $19.95, 113pp, hc, cover by Rowena Morrill) Memoir of Anne McCaffrey by her son, something of a chatty family album with numerous photos, some of SF authors and editors. Includes a brief introduction by Anne McCaffrey.

McCALL, DAN (Elliott) (1940- ) (chron.)

• * *Citizens of Somewhere Else: Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry James (Cornell University Press 0-8014-3640-0, May ’99, $25.00, 200pp, hc) Nonfiction look at Hawthorne and James, and the possible influence of one on the other. Includes a note listing sources, and an index. Cornell University Press, Sage House, 512 East State St., Ithaca NY 14850; 800-666-2211. [Hawthorne, James]

McCARTHY, WIL(liam Terence) (1966- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Bloom (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-582-6, Jul ’99, £9.99, 310pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Del Rey 1998) SF novel. Humans have fled an Earth overrun by a deadly biotech organism, but must confront the menace when it threatens their escape to the stars. A hardcover edition (-593-1, £16.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Bloom (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42465-4, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $6.99, 303pp, pb, cover by Rick Berry) Reprint (Del Rey 1998) SF novel of a deadly biotech organism. This includes an unpaginated, seven-page “conversation” with the author.

McCAUGHREAN, GERALDINE (1951- ) (chron.)

• * *The Stones are Hatching (Oxford University Press 0-19-271797-9, Nov ’99 [Sep ’99], £5.99, 179pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) Young-adult fantasy novel. A young boy is the chosen one who must save the world from the Hatchlings of the Stoor Worm.

McCAY, BILL (chron.)

• * *Stargate: Resistance (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45664-5, Oct ’99, $5.99, 296pp, pb) [Stargate] Novelization based on characters from the film. Fifth in the series. Copyrighted by Le Studio Canal + (U.S.).

McCONNELL, ASHLEY (chron.)

• * *Stargate SG-1: The Price You Pay (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45726-9, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $5.99, 199pp, pb) [Stargate SG-1] Novelization based on the TV series based on the film, second in the series. Copyrighted by MGM Worldwide Television Productions.
• * _Stargate SG.1 (Macmillan/Channel 4 Books 0-7522-1869-7, Sep ’99, £4.99, 202pp, pb) [Stargate SG-1] Reprint (Roc 1998) novelization based on the TV series based on the film, first in the new series. Copyrighted by Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Channel 4 Books is a new imprint of Macmillan Publishers Ltd. [First U.K. edition]

McCORMACK, MIKE (1965- ) (chron.)

• * +Crowe’s Requiem (Holt 0-8050-5370-0, May ’99 [Mar ’99], $23.00, 233pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel of a boy raised in rural Ireland, and a woman with claims to divinity. First US edition (Cape 1998).
• * _Crowe’s Requiem (Vintage UK 0-09-976721-X, May ’99 [Apr ’99], £5.99, 232pp, tp) Reprint (Cape 1998) literary fantasy novel.

McCOY, MAX (1958- ) (chron.)

• * *Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Sphinx (Bantam 0-553-56197-9, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $5.50, 197pp, pb, cover by Drew Struzan) [Indiana Jones] Novelization based on the movies; #12 in the series. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

McCRUMB, SHARYN (Elaine Atwood) (1948- ) (chron.)

• * _The Ballad of Frankie Silver (Penguin/Signet 0-451-19739-9, Mar ’99 [Apr ’99], $7.50, 396pp, pb) [Sheriff Spencer Arrowood] Reprint (Dutton 1998) mystery novel with minor fantasy elements, part of the “Ballad” series.
• * _The Ballad of Frankie Silver (NEL 0-340-71715-7, Mar ’99, £5.99, 352pp, pb) [Sheriff Spencer Arrowood] Reprint (Dutton 1998) mystery novel with minor fantasy elements, part of the “Ballad” series.

McCULLOUGH, COLLEEN; [i.e., Colleen McCullough-Robinson] (1937- ) (chron.)

• * _The Song of Troy (Orion 0-75281-763-9, Jan ’99, £5.99, 483pp, tp) Reprint (Orion 1998) historical novel with fantasy elements, retelling The Iliad in a series of episodes narrated by Helen, Priam, Achilles, Odysseus, and the other major characters.

McCULLOUGH, J. (chron.)

• * _Golf in the Year 2000 (Rutledge Hill Press 1-55853-664-7, Oct ’98 [Jan ’99], $12.95, 160pp, hc, cover by David Wariner) Reprint (Unwin 1892) predictive SF novel; a golfer falls into a trance in 1892 and wakes in 2000. McCullough is a 19th-century British author who wrote under the pseudonym J.A.C.K. Order from Rutledge Hill Press, 211 7th Ave N, Nashville TN 37219; 615-244-2700.

McCURDY, HOWARD E. (chron.)

• * _Space and the American Imagination (Smithsonian Institution Press 1-56098-445-7, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $29.95, 294pp, tp, cover by Robert T. McCall) Non-fiction book discussing how SF and other elements of popular culture helped motivate the space program. Includes notes and index. We apparently missed the 1997 hardcover first edition. Order from Smithsonian Institution Press, PO Box 960, Herndon VA 20172-0960; credit card orders 800-782-4612; add $3.50 postage.

McDERMOTT, ANNELLA, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Dedalus Book of Spanish Fantasy (with Margaret Jull Costa) See entry under Margaret Jull Costa.

McDEVITT, JACK; [i.e., John Charles McDevitt] (1935- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Moonfall (HarperCollins UK 0-00-651170-8, May ’99 [Apr ’99], £6.99, 544pp, pb, cover by John Ennis) Reprint (HarperPrism 1998) SF novel. A hundred-mile-wide comet on a collision course with the moon.
• * _Standard Candles (SFBC #19487, May ’99, $10.98, 248pp, hc, cover by Michael Dashow) Reprint (Tachyon 1996) collection. This is similar to the Tachyon edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

McDEVITT, JOHN CHARLES; see under McDevitt, Jack (stories) (chron.)

MacDONALD, GEORGE (1824-1905) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Princess and the Goblin (Dover 0-486-40787-X, Sep ’99 [Oct ’99], $2.50, 165pp, tp, cover by Thea Kliros) [Curdie] Reprint (Routledge 1872) classic young-adult fantasy novel.

McDONALD, IAN (Neil) (1960- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Chaga (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-875-2, Jun ’99, £6.99, 413pp, pb) [Chaga] Reprint (Gollancz 1995) SF novel. Published in the US as Evolution’s Shore.
• * _Chaga (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-875-2, Jun ’99 [Aug ’99], £6.99, 413pp, pb) [Chaga] Reprint (Gollancz 1995) SF novel. Published in the U.S as Evolution’s Shore.
• * _Kirinya (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-876-0, Jun ’99, £6.99, 412pp, pb, cover by Mick Posen) [Chaga] Reprint (Gollancz 1998) SF novel, sequel to Chaga.

MACDONALD, JAMES D(ouglas) (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Stars Asunder (with Debra Doyle) See entry under Debra Doyle.

MacEOIN, DENIS (1949- ); see pseudonym Jonathan Aycliffe (chron.)

McFALL, KATHLEEN (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Cowboy and the Vampire (with Clark Hays) See entry under Clark Hays.

McGARVEY, ROBERT (1948- ); see pseudonym Steve White (chron.)

McGREGOR, ELIZABETH (chron.)

• * *Second Sight (Macmillan UK 0-333-74524-8, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], £17.99, 380pp, hc) Dark fantasy novel. A woman begins to develop psychic connections to the dead.

MacGREGOR, ROB(ert R.) (1948- ) (chron.)

• * _PSI/Net (with Billy Dee Williams) See entry under Billy Dee Williams.

McGREW, ROBYN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Tales from the Eternal Archives #2: Earth, Air, Fire, Water (with Janet Pack, Martin H. Greenberg & Margaret Weis) See entry under Margaret Weis.