The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

Books, Listed by Author

NEWMAN, KIM (James) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Judgment of Tears: Anno Dracula 1959 (Avon 0-380-73229-7, Oct ’99, $12.50, 291pp, tp) [Dracula] Reprint (Carroll & Graf 1998) alternate-history vampire novel, third in the “Anno Dracula” series.
• * *Life’s Lottery: A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Book (Simon & Schuster UK 0-684-84016-2, Aug ’99, £16.99, 488pp, hc, cover by Ian Miller) Associational novel(s) in the form of a game book. The alternate lives of a man, shaped by a series of choices from the reader.

NICHOLLS, PETER (Douglas) (1939- ) (chron.)

• * _The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (with John Clute) See entry under John Clute.

NICHOLLS, STAN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Orcs: First Blood: Bodyguard of Lightning (Orion 1-85798-557-5, Feb ’99, £9.99, 298pp, tp) [Orcs: First Blood] Fantasy novel.
• * _Orcs: First Blood: Bodyguard of Lightning (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-558-3, Oct ’99, £5.99, 298pp, pb) [Orcs: First Blood] Reprint (Orion 1999) fantasy novel.
• * *Orcs: First Blood: Book 2: Legion of Thunder (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-06871-X, Oct ’99, £9.99, 281pp, tp, cover by Fangorn) [Orcs: First Blood] Fantasy novel, sequel to Orcs: First Blood: Bodyguard of Lightning.

NICHOLSON, GEOFF(rey Joseph) (1953- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Flesh Guitar (Orion/Indigo 0-575-40202-4, Feb ’99 [Mar ’99], £6.99, 236pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1998) literary contemporary fantasy novel of a guitar player and her unusual instrument. The original edition was not seen.
• * +Flesh Guitar (Overlook Press 0-87951-920-7, Mar ’99, $23.95, 236pp, hc, cover by Ellen Weinstein) Literary fantasy novel about Jenny Slade and her unique guitar. First US edition (Gollancz 1998).

NIELSEN, NICK (chron.)

• * *ELV II: Time’s Square (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-649889-2, May ’99 [Apr ’99], £5.99, 240pp, pb, cover by Stuart Harrison) Humorous fantasy novel.

NIELSEN HAYDEN, PATRICK, ed. (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Starlight 2 (Tor 0-312-86312-8, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $14.95, 318pp, tp, cover by Jeff Adams) Reprint (Tor 1998) original anthology.

NILES, DOUGLAS (Allen) (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *DragonLance Reader’s Companion: The Odyssey of Gilthanas (with Steve Miller & Stan) (TSR 0-7869-1446-7, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $6.99, 316pp, tp, cover by Jeff Easley) [DragonLance] Gaming-related novelization/sourcebook, with a 226-page novel plus a long appendix detailing magic sites visited in the text, with suggestions for possible game scenarios. Copyrighted by TSR.
• * *DragonLance: The Puppet King (TSR 0-7869-1324-X, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $5.99, 316pp, tp, cover by David Martin) [DragonLance: Chaos War] Novelization based on the role-playing game. Volume four in “The Chaos War”. Copyrighted by TSR.

NIMMO, JENNY (1942- ) (chron.)

• * *The Rinaldi Ring (Mammoth 0-7497-2819-1, Jan ’99 [Jul ’99], £4.99, 186pp, tp, cover by Jessica Meserve) Young-adult ghost novel. A grieving boy is haunted by a girl from the First World War. A “Contents” title.

NISWANDER, ADAM (1946- ) (chron.)

• * *The Repository (Meisha Merlin 1-892065-08-8, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $14.00, 291pp, tp, cover by Kevin Murphy) Contemporary dark fantasy novel. The late Ambrose Bierce reports to the Devil on a war between the Fellowship of Magic and a witch. Order from Meisha Merlin, PO Box 7, Decatur GA 30031.

NIVEN, LARRY; [i.e., Laurence van Cott Niven] (1938- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Flight of the Horse (Orbit 1-85723-841-9, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], £5.99, 212pp, pb, cover by Peter Andrew Jones) Reprint (Ballantine 1973) SF/fantasy collection of seven stories, including five “Svetz” tales.
• * *Rainbow Mars (Tor 0-312-86777-8, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $24.95, 316pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Hanville Svetz] Fantasy/quasi-SF time-travel omnibus/collection of the title novel, plus five stories previously collected as part of The Flight of the Horse (Ballantine 1973), all featuring Svetz of the far-future Institute for Temporal Research. In the novel, Svetz investigates the canals of Mars, not realizing he’s stumbled into an alternate past compounded out of the works of Burroughs, Wells, Bradbury, and others. Niven includes notes on these influences, a Svetz time line, and an afterword on how Svetz’s adventures came to be told. (Contents)
• * *Rainbow Mars (Orbit 1-85723-844-3, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], £16.99, 227pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Hanville Svetz] SF/fantasy novel in the “Svetz” series, plus an afterword. Simultaneous with the US (Tor) collection of the same title, which also includes the five earlier “Svetz” stories and the same afterword.
• * _Rainbow Mars (SFBC #19657, Jun ’99, $12.50, 316pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Hanville Svetz] Reprint (Tor 1999) SF time-travel fantasy omnibus/collection featuring, with the title novel, five related “Svetz” stories previously collected as part of The Flight of the Horse. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Rainbow Mars (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-948-2, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], £5.99, 322pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Hanville Svetz] Reprint (Orbit 1999) SF/fantasy novel in the “Svetz” series, plus an afterword.

NODELMAN, PERRY (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _A Meeting of Minds (with Carol Matas) See entry under Carol Matas.

NÓGHA, MISHA; see under Misha (chron.)

NOLAN, WILLIAM F(rancis), ed. (1928- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *California Sorcery (with William K. Schafer) (CD Publications 1-881475-70-0, Aug ’99 [Nov ’99], $40.00, 285pp, hc, cover by Mark A. Nelson) Original anthology of 12 stories, three reprints. Authors include Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont, and Ray Bradbury. There are introductions by Christopher Conlon and William F. Nolan. This is a limited edition of 1,500, signed by the editors. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 943, Abingdon MD 21009; 419-569-5683. (Contents)

NORAMLY, GLENDA (chron.)

• * *Havenstar (Virgin Worlds 0-7535-0390-5, Mar ’98, £6.99, 490pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) Fantasy novel of a quest set among the Eight Stabilities, islands of order in a world being eaten by Chaos. A first novel.

NORMAN, LISANNE (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Dark Nadir (DAW 0-88677-829-8, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $6.99, 597pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Sholan Alliance] SF novel, fifth in the “Sholan Alliance” series. Carrie and Kusac’s ship is captured by Valtegans, who are then captured by mysterious unknowns.

NORRISS, ANDREW (chron.)

• * *Bernard’s Watch (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-130522-3, Oct ’99, £3.99, 137pp, pb) Young-adult novelisation of the TV series about a stopwatch that stops time.

NORTON, ALICE MARY; see under Norton, Andre (stories) (chron.)

NORTON, ANDRE; [born Alice Mary Norton] (1912-2005); formerly Alice Mary Norton (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Brother to Shadows (Avon Eos 0-380-77096-2, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $5.99, 311pp, pb) Reissue (Morrow AvoNova 1993) SF novel. Third printing.
• * *Echoes in Time (with Sherwood Smith) (Tor 0-312-85921-X, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $23.95, 319pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Time Traders] SF novel in Norton’s “Time Traders” series. Time Agents seek a lost scientific team on a planet of incomprehesible aliens.
• * _Scent of Magic (SFBC #02684, Feb ’99, $11.50, 361pp, hc, cover by Hal Just) Reprint (Avon Eos 1998) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Avon Eos edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Scent of Magic (Avon Eos 0-380-78416-5, Aug ’99, $6.50, 350pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Reprint (Avon Eos 1998) fantasy novel.
• * *The Shadow of Albion (with Rosemary Edghill) (Tor 0-312-86427-2, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $23.95, 350pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) [Shadow of Albion] Fantasy historical adventure novel. An American frontierswoman is pulled by magic into an alternate England ruled by Henry IX, and caught up in a Napoleonic spy adventure.
• * _The Shadow of Albion (with Rosemary Edghill) (SFBC #20207, Jun ’99, $11.98, 350pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) [Shadow of Albion] Reprint (Tor 1999) fantasy alternate-history adventure novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Wind in the Stone (Avon Eos 0-380-97602-1, Nov ’99, $23.00, 280pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Craft) Fantasy novel. A girl raised in the forest must oppose the dark mage who has raised her twin brother.

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• * *Catfantastic V (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-847-6, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $6.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Mark Hess) Original anthology of 24 stories about cats and magic. Authors include Andre Norton, Mercedes Lackey, and Susan Shwartz. (Contents)

NOVAK, JOHN LUTHER; pseudonym of Christopher Priest, (1943- ) (chron.)

• * _David Cronenberg’s eXistenZ (Simon & Schuster UK/Pocket 0-671-03308-5, Apr ’99, £6.99, 235pp, tp) Reprint (HarperEntertainment 1999 as by Christopher Priest) novelization of the film. Novak is a pseudonym of Christopher Priest. [First U.K. edition]

NUSSBAUM, MARTHA C., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Clones & Clones: Facts and Fantasies About Human Cloning (with Case R. Sunstein) (Norton 0-393-32001-4, 1999, $14.95, 351pp, tp) Reprint (Norton 1998) anthology of non-fiction on cloning: science, commentary, ethics, law, & fiction—apparently original. Only fiction is listed. (Contents)

NYE, JODY LYNN (1957- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *School of Light (Baen 0-671-57816-2, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $6.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Pat Turner) [Dreamland] Fantasy novel, sequel to Waking in Dreamland. An unusually talented student arouses dangerous jealous among her fellow students of illusion.

NYE, ROBERT (1939- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Beowulf (Dolphin 1-85881-076-0, Aug ’99, £4.50, 86pp, tp, cover by Ted Dewan) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1983) young-adult novella retelling the ancient myth. Copyrighted 1968 (Faber & Faber) and 1994 (Orion Children’s Books).

NYLUND, ERIC S. (1964- ) (chron.)

• * *A Signal Shattered (Avon Eos 0-380-97514-9, Sep ’99, $23.00, 378pp, hc, cover by Amy Halperin) [Signal to Noise] SF novel, sequel to Signal to Noise. Jack Potter must decrypt more inhuman codes to keep ahead of the alien Wheeler’s plans to finish humanity’s destruction.
• * _Signal to Noise (Avon Eos 0-380-79292-3, Jun ’99, $6.99, 371pp, pb, cover by Amy Halperin) [Signal to Noise] Reprint (Avon Eos 1998) near-future SF novel of encryption techniques and aliens.

OATES, JOYCE CAROL (1938- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Collector of Hearts (Penguin/Plume 0-452-28024-9, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $12.95, 323pp, tp, cover by Jim Dine) Reprint (Dutton 1998) collection of 27 stories, subtitled New Tales of the Grotesque.

O’BARR, JAMES, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Crow: Shattered Lives & Broken Dreams (with Edward E. Kramer) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41712-7, Oct ’99, $14.00, 390pp, tp, cover by J. O’Barr) [Crow] Reprint (Del Rey 1998) original anthology inspired by the comic book created by O’Barr, and subsequent movie. Replaces the Andrew Vachss story with one by Edward Bryant. (Contents)

O’CONNELL, JACK (1959- ) (chron.)

• * *Word Made Flesh (HarperFlamingo 0-06-019209-7, Jul ’99 [Dec ’99], $24.00, 326pp, hc, cover by Chip Kidd) Futuristic fantasy allegory/murder mystery. In a world where words can change reality, various forces seek a cryptic book written by a pogrom survivor.

ODOM, MEL(vin Lewis, III) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Unnatural Selection (Pocket Archway 0-671-02630-5, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $4.99, 210pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Young-adult novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * *Forgotten Realms: The Rising Tide (TSR 0-7869-1312-6, Jan ’99, $5.99, 343pp, tp, cover by Don Maitz) [Forgotten Realms: Threat from the Sea] Novelization based on the role-playing games. Book one of “The Threat from the Sea”. Copyrighted by TSR.
• * *Forgotten Realms: Under Fallen Stars (Wizards of the Coast/TSR 0-7869-1378-9, Oct ’99, $5.99, 344pp, tp, cover by Don Maitz) [Forgotten Realms: Threat from the Sea] Novelization based on the role-playing games. Book two of “The Threat from the Sea”. Copyrighted by TSR.
• * _MechWarrior: By Blood Betrayed (with Blaine Lee Pardoe) See entry under Blaine Lee Pardoe.
• * *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: I’ll Zap Manhattan (Pocket Archway 0-671-02702-6, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $4.50, 161pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization, 18th in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions.
• * *Shadowrun: Run Hard, Die Fast (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45737-4, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $5.99, 273pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Shadowrun] Novelization based on the role-playing game, #35 in the series. Copyrighted by FASA.
• * *Young Hercules (Pocket Archway 0-671-03551-7, Jul ’99 [Aug ’99], $3.99, 153pp, pb) [Hercules] Young-adult novelization based on the Hercules TV show. Copyrighted by Studios USA Television Distributions LLC.

O’DONOHOE, NICK; [i.e., Nicholas Benjamin O’Donohoe] (1952- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Gnomewrench in the Dwarfworks (Ace 0-441-00633-7, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $6.50, 359pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) [Gnomewrench in the Dwarfworks] Fantasy novel. Dwarves use their metalworking skills to help fight Nazis and gnomes during WWII.

OGDEN, MARGARET; see under Lindholm, Megan (chron.)

O’GREEN, JENNIFER MITCHELL ROBERSON; see under Roberson, Jennifer (stories) (chron.)

OKRI, BEN(jamin) (1959- ) (chron.)

• * _Infinite Riches (Orion/Phoenix 0-75380-680-0, Jul ’99 [Aug ’99], £6.99, 394pp, tp, cover by Alan McGowan) Reprint (Phoenix House 1998) literary novel with fantasy elements. Third in the series that began with The Famished Road.

OLIPHANT, TRACY; see pseudonym Kate Jacoby (chron.)

OLSON, PRISCILLA, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Rings See entry under Charles L. Harness.

OPPEL, KENNETH (Kerry) (1967- ) (chron.)

• * _Silverwing (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-74348-4, Aug ’99, £3.99, 274pp, tp, cover by Andrew Hutchinson) [Silverwing Saga] Reprint (HarperCollins Canada 1997) young-adult animal fantasy novel about bats. First in a series. [First U.K. edition]

ORDOVER, JOHN J., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (with Paula M. Block & Dean Wesley Smith) See entry under Dean Wesley Smith.
• * _Star Trek: Strange New Worlds II (with Paula M. Block & Dean Wesley Smith) See entry under Dean Wesley Smith.

ORMAN, KATE (1968- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Doctor Who: Unnatural History (with Jonathan Blum) See entry under Jonathan Blum.

ORWELL, GEORGE; pseudonym of Eric Blair, (1903-1950) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Nineteen Eighty-Four (Secker & Warburg 0-436-41055-9, Apr ’99, £20.00, 249pp, hc) [1984] Reprint (Secker & Warburg 1949) classic dark SF novel. Illustrated by Alex Williamson.

O’SHAUGHNESSY, DARREN (chron.)

• * *Ayuamarca: Procession of the Dead: The City: Book 1 (Orion/Millennium 0-75281-639-X, Feb ’99, £6.99, 404pp, pb, cover by Black Sheep) [The City] Fantasy alternate world novel. A young gangster seeks to make a place for himself in the dangerous City, realm of the Cardinal.

O’SHEA, (Catherine) PAT(ricia, née Shiels) (1931-2007) (chron.)

• * _The Hounds of the Morrigan (HarperTrophy 0-06-447205-1, Jun ’99, $6.95, 675pp, tp, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Reprint (Oxford University Press UK 1985) young-adult Celtic fantasy novel.

OWENS, EVERETT; pseudonym of Rob Thomas, (1965- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *X-Files: Howlers (HarperEntertainment 0-06-447185-3, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $4.50, 124pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [X-Files] Young-adult novellazation based on the TV series, #11 in the series. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * *X-Files: Regeneration (HarperEntertainment 0-06-447190-X, Dec ’99, $13.95, 135pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [X-Files] Young-adult novellazation based on the TV series, #14 in the series. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.

OXENBURY, HELEN (chron.)

• * _Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (with Lewis Carroll) See entry under Lewis Carroll.

OZICK, CYNTHIA (1928- ) (chron.)

• * _The Puttermesser Papers (Jonathan Cape 0-224-05998-X, Jul ’99, £10.00, 236pp, hc) Reprint (Knopf 1997) contemporary literary fantasy. An ethical, literature-loving New York woman lawyer constructs a golem. [First U.K. edition]

PACK, JANET, ed. (stories) (chron.)

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

PAGEL, STEPHEN, ed. (chron.)

• * _Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction (with Nicola Griffith) See entry under Nicola Griffith.