The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

Books, Listed by Author

CHALKER, JACK L(aurence) (1944-2005) (chron.)

• * _90 Trillion Fausts (Baen 0-671-57830-8, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $6.99, 405pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Quintara Marathon] Reprint (Ace 1991) SF novel, third in the “Quintara Marathon” series.
• * *Priam’s Lens (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40294-4, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $6.99, 422pp, pb) SF novel. Humans in space encounter superior beings indifferent to mankind’s survival.
• * _The Run to Chaos Keep (Baen 0-671-57799-9, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $6.99, 338pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Quintara Marathon] Reprint (Ace 1991) SF novel, second in the “Quintara Marathon” series.
• * *The Sea is Full of Stars (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39486-0, Dec ’99, $6.99, 342pp, pb) [Well of Souls] SF novel, volume six in the “Saga of the Well World” series.

CHAMBERLIN, ANN (chron.)

• * *Leaving Eden (Tor/Forge 0-312-86550-3, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $22.95, 256pp, hc, cover by Michaelangelo) Fantasy novel, a retelling of the story of Adam and Eve, and the shift from Old Goddess to new God, told from the point-of-view of Adam’s daughter by his first wife, Lilith.
• * *The Merlin of St. Gilles’ Well (Tor 0-312-86551-1, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $23.95, 320pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Joan of Arc Tapestries] Historical fantasy novel, book one of the “Joan of Arc Tapestries”, casting Joan as a follower of ancient pagan ways, her destiny foretold by Merlin.

CHAMBERS, ROBERT W(illiam) (1865-1933) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Out of the Dark, Volume Two: Diversions (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-74-5, Jun ’99, C$52.00, xiv+199pp, hc, cover by Richard Lamb) Collection of 13 supernatural stories; the second of two volumes, this contains stories from after 1900. Introduction by editor Hugh Lamb. This edition is limited to 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $39.50 and in the UK for £24.50. (Contents)

CHAMPETIER, JOËL (1957- ) (chron.)

• * *The Dragon’s Eye (Tor 0-312-86882-0, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $23.95, 297pp, hc) SF novel. A secret agent on the planet New China searches for a turncoat in unfriendly colonial territory. Translated by Jean-Louis Trudel from the 1999 Alire edition, itself revised and expanded from a 1991 version from Editions Québec/Amérique.

CHAPMAN, EDGAR L(eon) (1936- ) (chron.)

• * *The Road to Castle Mount: The Science Fiction of Robert Silverberg (Greenwood Press 0-313-26145-8, Nov ’99 [Dec ’99], $59.95, 209pp, hc) Non-fiction, a critical guide studying the evolution of Silverberg’s work from the 1950s to the present. Includes notes, an annotated bibliography, and index. Available from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Greenwood CT 06881; orders 800-225-5800. [Silverberg]

CHAPMAN, VERA; [born Vera Ivy May Fogerty] (1898-1996) (chron.)

• * _The Enchantresses (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60325-9, Feb ’99, £5.99, 223pp, pb, cover by Harvey Parker) Reprint (Gollancz 1998) Arthurian fantasy novel. All revisions and amendments are copyright to Mike Ashley, who finished and edited the book after Chapman’s death.

CHARNAS, SUZY McKEE (1939- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Conqueror’s Child (Tor 0-312-85719-5, May ’99, $24.95, 428pp, hc, cover by Dominic D’Andrea) [Holdfast Chronicles] SF novel, sequel to The Furies, book four of the “Holdfast Chronicles”.
• * +The Slave and the Free (Tor/Orb 0-312-86912-6, May ’99, $16.95, 436pp, tp, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Holdfast Chronicles] Omnibus of Walk to the End of the World (1974) and Motherlines (1975). First US edition (The Women’s Press 1989 as Walk to the End of the World and Motherlines).

CHATELAIN, DANIÈLE, ed. (chron.)

• * _Transformations of Utopia: Changing Views of the Perfect Society (with George E. Slusser, Paul K. Alkon & Roger Gaillard) See entry under George E. Slusser

CHEPAITIS, B(arbara) A. (1957- ) (chron.)

• * *The Fear of God (Ace 0-441-00622-1, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $5.99, 274pp, pb, cover by Finn Winterson) [Jaguar Addams] SF novel featuring psionic criminal psychologist Jaguar Addams, sequel to The Fear Principle. A cult plans to bring apocalypse to the world.

CHERRY, CAROLYN JANICE (1942- ); see under C. J. Cherryh; see under Cherryh, C. J. (chron.)

CHERRYH, C. J.; working name of Carolyn Janice Cherry, (1942- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Fortress of Eagles: A Galasien Novel (Voyager 0-00-648370-4, Jan ’99, £5.99, 335pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) [Fortress] Reprint (HarperPrism 1998) fantasy novel, sequel to Fortress in the Eye of Time. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Fortress of Owls (SFBC #03874, Mar ’99, $11.98, 406pp, hc, cover by Matthew Stawicki) [Fortress] Reprint (HarperPrism 1999) fantasy novel, third in the “Fortress” series. This is similar to the HarperPrism edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Precursor (DAW 0-88677-836-0, Nov ’99, $23.95, 438pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Foreigner] SF novel, fourth in the “Foreigner” universe.

CHESTER, DEBORAH (Ann) (1957- ) (chron.)

• * *Lucasfilm’s Alien Chronicles: The Crystal Eye (Ace 0-441-00635-3, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $6.99, 458pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Alien Chronicles] Science fiction novelization set in “a new universe” developed by Lucasfilm, but apparently never done as a movie. Book three in a trilogy. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

CHESTERTON, G(ilbert) K(eith) (1874-1936) (chron.)

• * *The Annotated Thursday (Ignatius Press 0-89870-744-7, 1999 [Sep ’99], $14.95, 289pp, tp, cover by G. K. Chesterton) Annotated version of G.K. Chesterton’s fantasy/mystery The Man Who Was Thursday (Arrowsmith 1907), with explanatory notes by Martin Gardner. Includes an appendix of Chesterton’s own comments on his work, and a bibliography.

CHILD, LINCOLN (1957- ) (chron.)

• * _Thunderhead (with Douglas Preston) See entry under Douglas Preston.

CHILDRESS, MARK (1957- ) (chron.)

• * _Gone for Good (Ballantine 0-345-41453-5, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $12.95, 372pp, tp, cover by Josef Sumichrast) Reprint (Knopf 1998) fantasy novel of a mysterious island where the famous go to disappear. This is a Ballantine Reader’s Circle edition with a 14-page readers’ guide bound in.

CHIPPINDALE, PETER (chron.)

• * _Laptop of the Gods (Pocket UK 0-671-85568-9, Jun ’99 [May ’99], £6.99, 420pp, tp, cover by Stephen Player) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1998) humorous fantasy novel.

CHIZMAR, RICHARD T(homas) (1965- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Monsters and Other Stories (Subterranean Press 0-9649890-7-7, 1999, tp, cover by Earl Geier) Mini-collection by the award-winning editor of Cemetery Dance magazine, containing two new tales and four reprints, illustrated by Earl Geier and with an introduction by Ed Bryant. Limited to 250 numbered copies, signed by Chizmar. There is also a limited edition of 26 lettered, slipcased, hardcovers with an exclusive afterword by Hugh B. Cave, also signed by Ed Bryant and Hugh B. Cave. (Contents)

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• * *Subterranean Gallery (with William K. Schafer) (Subterranean Press 1-892284-14-6, Sep ’99 [Dec ’99], $50.00, 358pp, hc, cover by Phil Parks) Original anthology of 20 horror and crime stories, four reprints. Authors include Graham Joyce, William Browning Spencer, Jack Ketchum, and Joe R. Lansdale. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a lettered edition is also available (-15-4, $150.00) Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; www.subterraneanpress.com (Contents)

CHOPRA, DEEPAK (K.) (1946- ) (chron.)

• * *Depak Chopra’s Lords of Light (with Martin H. Greenberg) (St. Martin’s 0-312-96892-2, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $6.99, 343pp, pb) Fantasy novel, first in a series “created by” Chopra and Greenberg about the need for 36 pure souls to save the world from evil forces. Copyrighted by Boldergate Ltd.; no author is named, but Rosemary Edghill is acknowledged as having assisted.

CHORLTON, WINDSOR (1948- ) (chron.)

• * *Cold Fusion (Orion 0-7528-2500-3, Apr ’99 [May ’99], £9.99, 308pp, tp) SF novel. A meteor impact triggers a worldwide winter in 2018. A hardcover edition (-0211-9, £16.99) was announced but not seen.

CHRISTIAN, DEBORAH (1956- ) (chron.)

• * *The Truthsayer’s Apprentice (Tor 0-312-86516-3, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], $15.95, 396pp, tp, cover by Giancola Donato) [Loregiver] Fantasy novel, first in the “Loregiver” series. An apprentice in the art of divination seeks the stolen robe of office, without which there is no Truthsayer. A hardcover edition (-87269-0, $27.95) is also available.

CHRISTIAN, M., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Midsummer Night’s Dreams: One Story, Many Tales (Masquerade/Rhinoceros 1-56333-679-0, Sep ’98 [Dec ’99], $7.95, 449pp, pb) Original anthology of 19 erotic stories inspired by Shakespeare’s play. Authors include S.P. Somtow, Stephen Dedman, P.D. Cacek, and Lucy Taylor. This is dated 1998, but not seen until now. (Contents)

CHRISTOPHER, JOHN; pseudonym of Sam Youd, (1922- ) (chron.)

• * _The Tripods #1: When the Tripods Came (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-02-042575-9, Jul ’99 [Aug ’99], $4.99, 151pp, tp, cover by Eric Lee) [Tripods] Reprint (Dutton 1988) young-adult SF novel, a prequel to the original “Tripods” trilogy, now renumbered as first in a quartet.
• * _The Tripods #2: The White Mountains (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-02-042711-5, Jul ’99 [Aug ’99], $4.99, 214pp, tp, cover by Eric Lee) [Tripods] Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1967) classic young-adult SF novel, first in the original “Tripods” trilogy, now renumbered to include prequel.
• * _The Tripods #3: The City of Gold and Lead (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-02-042701-8, Jul ’99 [Aug ’99], $4.99, 218pp, tp, cover by Eric Lee) [Tripods] Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1967) classic young-adult SF novel, second in the original “Tripods” trilogy, now renumbered to include prequel.
• * _The Tripods #4: The Pool of Fire (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-02-042721-2, Jul ’99 [Dec ’99], $4.99, 218pp, tp) [Tripods] Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1968) classic young-adult SF novel, third in the original “Tripods” trilogy, now re-numbered to include prequel.

CIENCIN, (Malcolm) SCOTT (1962- ) (chron.)

• * *Dinoverse (Random House 0-679-88842-X, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $18.00, 290pp, hc, cover by Adrian Chesterman) Young-adult SF novel. An experiment sends kids’ minds back in time to inhabit the bodies of dinosaurs. Illustrated by Michael Fredericks.

CISCO, MICHAEL (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Divinity Student (Buzzcity Press 0-9652200-1-X, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $12.99, 149pp, tp, cover by Harry O. Morris) Literary, surreal, dark fantasy novel. The Divinity Student searches for forbidden words in the brains of corpses. Illustrated by Harry O. Morris. A first novel. Available from Buzzcity Press, PO Box 38190, Tallahassee FL 32315; add $2.00 postage.

CITRO, JOSEPH A. (1948- ) (chron.)

• * _Guardian Angels (University Press of New England 1-58465-002-8, Oct ’99, $13.95, 349pp, tp, cover by Wendell Minor) [Shadow Child] Reprint (Zebra 1988) horror novel, sequel to Shadow Child. Order from University Press of New England, 23 S. Main St., Hanover NH 03755-2048; credit card orders 800-421-1561.

CIXOUS, HÉLÈNE (1937- ) (chron.)

• * *The Third Body (Northwestern University Press/Hydra 0-8101-1687-1, May ’99 [Aug ’99], $24.95, 161pp, hc, cover by Judy Coleman) Literary fantasy novel. A woman and her lover seem to fuse to form a separate entity, a “third body.” Translated from the French Le troisième corps (Grasset 1970) by Keith Cohen.

CLAPHAM, MARK (chron.)

• * _Doctor Who: The Taking of Planet 5 (with Simon Bucher-Jones) See entry under Simon Bucher-Jones.
• * *The New Adventures: Twilight of the Gods (with Jon de Burgh Miller) (New Adventures 0-426-20536-7, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], £5.99, 242pp, pb) [Bernice Summerfield] SF novelization, “Doctor Who” without the Doctor. Book 23 in the “Bernice Summerfield” series. The publisher’s afterword by a departing Peter Darvill-Evans suggests this may be the last, for a long time (or ever), of the series.

CLAREMONT, CHRIS(topher Simon) (1950- ) (chron.)

• * *Shadow Star (with George Lucas) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-09598-6, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $24.95, 467pp, hc, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [Shadow War] Fantasy novel, third and final in the “Shadow War” trilogy, a sequel to Willow. The book is credited as by Claremont, with “story by George Lucas.” Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

CLARK, BRIAN CHARLES (chron.)

• * *Splitting (Wordcraft of Oregon 1-877655-30-9, Sep ’99 [May ’99], $9.00, 172pp, tp) Surreal quasi-SF/fantasy novel. A first novel. Order from Wordcraft of Oregon, PO Box 3234, La Grande OR 97850.

CLARK, SIMON (1958- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Judas Tree (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-73913-4, Dec ’99, £17.99, 423pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Dark fantasy novel. A young woman on a Greek island holiday encounters ancient forces.
• * *Salt Snake & Other Bloody Cuts (Silver Salamander Press, 1999, $35.00, 272pp, hc, cover by Fredrik King) Horror collection. Limited to 300 signed copies. Also available in a signed and numbered leatherbound edition of 50 copies for $65.00, and in a trade paperback edition of 500 copies for $15.00. (Contents)

CLARKE, ARTHUR C(harles) (1917-2008) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _2001: A Space Odyssey (Penguin/NAL 0-451-19849-2, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $20.01, 236pp, hc) [Space Odyssey] Reissue (NAL 1968) classic SF novel. This is a special edition commemorating 35 years since work on the movie started in 1964, with a new introduction by Clarke.
• * _3001: The Final Odyssey (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43820-5, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $12.00, 263pp, tp) [Space Odyssey] Reprint (Del Rey; Voyager 1997) SF novel. Fourth and (maybe) final book in the “Odyssey” series. This indicates “Special Millennium Edition” on the cover.
• * _Expedition to Earth (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-903-2, May ’99, £9.99, xii+180pp, tp, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Ballantine 1953) collection of 11 stories, with a new (1998) preface by Clarke.
• * _Expedition to Earth (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-918-0, Oct ’99 [Apr ’99], £5.99, xii+180pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Ballantine 1953) collection of 11 stories, with a 1998 preface by Clarke.
• * _Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds! (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224697-X, Sep ’99, £19.99, xviii+555pp, hc) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1999) collection of 110 non-fiction works published between 1934 and 1998. Essays, articles, memoirs, reviews, introductions, and afterwords, each with a brief introduction setting the piece in context. Includes 16pp. of photographs. Edited by Ian T. Macauley. (Contents) [First U.K. edition]
• * *Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds!: Collected Essays 1934-1998 (St. Martin’s 0-312-19893-0, Aug ’99 [Oct ’99], $35.00, 358pp, hc) Non-fiction collection of 110 non-fiction pieces — articles, essays, introductions reviews, etc. — arranged chronologically, with new introductions by Clarke. Includes 16 unpaginated pages of photos, an index, and list of sources.
• * _Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds: Collected Essays 1944-1998 (SFBC #05042, Nov ’99 [Dec ’99], $14.98, 558pp, hc) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1999) non-fiction collection of essays. This is similar to the St. Martin’s edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry into the Limits of the Possible (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-06790-X, Nov ’99, £18.99, 213pp, hc, cover by blacksheep) Reprint (Gollancz 1962) non-fiction collection of essays written between 1959 and 1961; first published in book form in 1962, and revised in 1982. Copyrighted 1999, the essays have further revisions and commentary, and there is a new ‘Foreword to Millennial Edition’ (dated April 1999).
• * *The Trigger (with Michael P. Kube-McDowell) (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224711-9, Nov ’99 [Sep ’99], £17.99, 550pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino) SF novel. A device that triggers all nearby explosive material meets opposition from politicians, the military... and those whose god is the gun.
• * +The Trigger (with Michael P. Kube-McDowell) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-10458-6, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], $24.95, 447pp, hc) SF novel. Scientists accidentally discover a way to set off explosives at a distance, affecting crime and warfare. First US edition (Voyager 11/99).

CLEGG, DOUGLAS (Alan) (1958- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Nightmare Chronicles (Leisure 0-8439-4580-X, Sep ’99, $5.50, 360pp, pb) Collection of 13 horror stories, with a frame story of a strange kidnapping victim who wants to hear his captors’ nightmares. The author’s afterword gives the history of the stories. (Contents)

CLEMENS, JIM; pseudonym of Jim Czajkowski (chron.)

• * _Wit’ch Fire (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41706-2, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $6.99, 428pp, pb, cover by Gerald Brom) [Banned and the Banished] Reprint (Del Rey 1998) fantasy novel, book one of “The Banned and the Banished”.
• * *Wit’ch Storm (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41707-0, May ’99, $13.95, 484pp, tp, cover by Gerald Brom) [Banned and the Banished] Fantasy novel, book two of “The Banned and the Banished”.
• * _Wit’ch Storm (SFBC #00364, Jul ’99, $11.98, 484pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) [Banned and the Banished] Reprint (Del Rey 1999) fantasy novel, book two of “The Banned and the Banished”. This is similar to the Del Rey trade paperback edition; it lacks a price, has the SFBC number on the back jacket, and has ISBN 0-7394-0318-4.

CLEMENT, HAL; pseudonym of Harry Clement Stubbs, (1922-2003) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Essential Hal Clement, Volume 1: Trio for Slide Rule & Typewriter (NESFA Press 1-886778-06-X, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $25.00, 518pp, hc, cover by George Richard) Omnibus of three SF novels: Needle (1950), Iceworld (1953), and Close to Critical (1964). Introduction by Poul Anderson. Clement and George Richard (cover artist) are pseudonyms of Harry C. Stubbs. Order from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701; add $2.00 postage. (Contents)
• * *Half Life (Tor 0-312-86920-7, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $23.95, 252pp, hc) SF novel.
• * _Half Life (SFBC #05557, Nov ’99, $11.98, 252pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1999) SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.