The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999
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A Perfect Vacuum Stanislaw Lem (HBJ/Harvest 0-15-671686-0, Jul ’99, $15.00, 229pp, tp, cover by David Diaz) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1979) associational collection of reviews of non-existent books. This is an on-demand reproduction of the 1983 Harvest edition, and indicates second printing.
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A Perfect Vacuum Stanislaw Lem (Northwestern University Press 0-8101-1733-9, Nov ’99, $14.95, 229pp, tp, cover by David Diaz) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1979) associational collection of reviews of non-existent books. Translated by Michael Kandel. Northwestern University Press, 625 Colfax Street, Evanston IL 60208-4210; orders 800-621-2736.
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A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L’Engle (Dell Yearling Newbery 0-440-22839-5, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $2.99, 198pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [Meg Murry] Reissue (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1962) young-adult SF novel. This is a special promotional edition, marked “Special low price” on the cover, with a new ISBN, and indicates first printing.
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Sleepy Hollow Peter Lerangis (Pocket 0-671-03665-3, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $5.99, 194pp, pb) Novelization of the supernatural horror movie in which Ichabod Crane is a 1799 New York City constable investigating murders in a rural village. Includes the original (non-fantasy) “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures and Mandalay Pictures.
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Hansel and Gretel Rika Lesser & Paul O. Zelinsky (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-46152-3, Feb ’99, $16.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Paul O. Zelinsky) Reprint (Dodd, Mead 1984) children’s picture book, illustrated by Zelinsky. A Newbery Honor book.
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Girl in Landscape Jonathan Lethem (Random House/Vintage 0-375-70391-8, Feb ’99, $12.00, 280pp, tp, cover by Marc Tauss) Reprint (Doubleday 1998) magic realism/SF novel of a Brooklyn family on a rough frontier planet.
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Motherless Brooklyn Jonathan Lethem (Doubleday 0-385-49183-2, Sep ’99 [Oct ’99], $23.95, 311pp, hc) Associational detective novel set in Brooklyn, featuring a detective with Tourette’s Syndrome.
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The Banished Betty Levin (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-16602-4, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $16.00, 152pp, hc, cover by Jos. A. Smith) [Ice Bear] Young-adult fantasy adventure, prequel to The Ice Bear. Young Siri helps deliver prized bears to the king to free the exiles of Starkland.
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Bestseller: Wired, Analog, and Digital Writings Paul Levinson (Pulpless.Com 1-58445-033-9, Jun ’99, $19.95, 254pp, tp, cover by Billy Tackett) Collection of nine stories, three original, and nine essays. 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
- 11 · Introduction · in
- · The Stories
- 17 · The 1st First Circuit Judge · ss *
- 33 · Bestseller · ss Fresh Ink #1 ’91
- 45 · Grace Under Pressure · ss Swashbuckling Editor Stories, ed. John Gregory Betancourt, Wildside Press, 1993
- 57 · Advantage, Bellarmine · ss Analog Jan ’98
- 69 · The Copyright Notice Case [Phil D’Amato] · nv Analog Apr ’96
- 103 · The Protected · ss *
- 117 · Last Things First · ss Mindsparks #3 ’93
- 133 · Critical View · ss *
- 151 · The Harmony · ss Xanadu 3, ed. Jane Yolen, Tor, 1995
- · The Essays
- 165 · On Behalf of Humanity: The Technological Edge · ar
- 181 · Innovation in Media and the Decentralization of Authority: The View from Here, There, and Everywhere · ar
- 197 · Entering Cyberspace: What to Watch, What to Watch Out For · ar; revised.
- 207 · Learning Unbound: On-Line Education and the Mind’s Academy · ar Analog Mar ’97
- 221 · The Book on the Book: A Prognosis for the Page in the Digital Age · ar Analog Jun ’98
- 233 · Author and Critic: Hazards and Consolations · ar Tangent
- 243 · Digital Amish · ar Wired; revised.
- 247 · The Rights of Robots · ar; revised.
- 253 · The Extinction of Extinction · ar Wired
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Digital McLuhan: A Guide to the Information Millennium Paul Levinson (Routledge 0-415-19251-X, May ’99 [Jun ’99], $27.95, 226pp, hc) Associational non-fiction, a critical look at the Marshall McLuhan’s prophetic insights into the media, as they relate to the Internet and the development of digital communications, and implications for the future. Includes bibliography and index. Order from Routledge, 29 W 35th St., New York NY 10001.
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The Silk Code Paul Levinson (Tor 0-312-86823-5, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $23.95, 319pp, hc) [Phil D’Amato] SF mystery novel featuring forensic detective Phil D’Amato. A first novel by a prolific writer of short fiction.
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The Cure Sonia Levitin (Harcourt Brace/Silver Whistle 0-15-201827-1, Apr ’99 [May ’99], $16.00, 184pp, hc, cover by Carrie Graber) Young-adult SF novel. A young man in the utopian society of 2407 is deemed too individualistic, and “cured” by reliving the life of a Jew in 1348 Germany during the Black Death.
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Out of the Silent Planet C. S. Lewis (Simon & Schuster/Scribner Classics 0-684-83364-6, 1999 [Mar ’99], $22.00, 158pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) [Cosmic] Reprint (John Lane 1938) classic SF/fantasy novel, first in the “Cosmic” (or “Ransom”) trilogy. This indicates third printing of a 1996 Scribner Classics edition, but no hardcover was seen previously.
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Perelandra C. S. Lewis (Simon & Schuster/Scribner Classics 0-684-83365-4, 1999 [Mar ’99], $22.00, 190pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) [Cosmic] Reprint (John Lane 1943) fantasy/religious novel, second in the “Cosmic” trilogy. This indicates “first Scribner Classics edition 1996” and second printing, but an earlier hardcover was not seen.
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That Hideous Strength C. S. Lewis (Simon & Schuster/Scribner Classics 0-684-83367-0, 1999 [Mar ’99], $23.00, 380pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) [Cosmic] Reprint (John Lane 1945) SF thriller, third in the “Cosmic” trilogy. This indicates second printing of a 1996 edition, but no hardcover was seen previously.
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The Monk Matthew Lewis (Penguin Classics 0-14-043603-0, May ’99 [Jun ’99], $9.95, 386pp, tp) Reprint (1795) seminal gothic horror novel, with slight fantasy content. Edited with an introduction and notes by Christopher MacLachlan. This follows the 1976 Bell edition. An international edition, it apparently first appeared in the UK in 1998, but was not seen until now.
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Clownface Brad Linaweaver (Pulpless.Com 1-58445-096-7, Sep ’99, $32.50, 573pp, tp, cover by Billy Tackett) Collection of 40 stories, eight original. Introduction by Victor Koman; one poem by Berl Boykin. Linaweaver provides introductions to each story. An on-demand edition, originally published in digital form in 1996; this is the first book publication. Available from Pulpless.Com, 775 East Blithedale Ave., Suite 508, Mill Valley CA 94941-7353; www.pulpless.com
- 11 · God’s Carny Barker · Victor Koman · in *
- 15 · Man of the House · Berl Boykin · pm *
- 19 · Clownface · nv *
- 55 · The Lon Chaney Factory · nv When the Black Lotus Blooms, ed. Elizabeth A. Saunders, Unnameable Press, 1990
- 75 · Pavlovia · vi Argosy, 1994
- 79 · Clutter · ss Psycho-Paths, ed. Robert Bloch, Tor, 1991
- 99 · A Real Babe · ss Peter Straub’s Ghosts, ed. Peter Straub, Pocket Star, 1995
- 109 · Her Morbid Desires · ss *
- 119 · Wells of Wisdom · ss Galaxy May/Jun ’94
- 139 · Paranoia Doesn’t Pay · ss Nova Express Fll ’89
- 153 · Shadow Quest [Ithkar] · nv Magic in Ithkar #2, ed. Andre Norton & Robert Adams, Tor, 1985
- 171 · High Road of Lost Men [Horseclans] · nv Friends of the Horseclans, ed. Robert Adams & Pamela Crippen Adams, Signet, 1987
- 195 · The Last Short Story Writer at the End of Time · ss Pawn of Chaos, ed. Michael Moorcock, White Wolf, 1996
- 213 · Blood Orgy of the Swamp Butcher · ss Fred Olen Ray’s Weird Menace, ed. Fred Olen Ray, Hollywood, CA: American Independent Press, 1994
- 223 · My Wiccan, Wiccan Ways · ss Adventures in the Twilight Zone, ed. Carol Serling & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1995
- 239 · School Prayer · ss *
- 245 · Ice Daggers for Amberthorn · ss *
- 259 · Unmerited Favor · ss Alternate Warriors, ed. Mike Resnick, Tor, 1993
- 273 · The Darkest Doctrine · ss Tombs, Edward E. Kramer & Peter Crowther, White Wolf, 1995
- 297 · Under an Appalling Sky · ss Grails: Quests, Visitations and Other Occurences, ed. Richard Gilliam, Martin H. Greenberg & Edward E. Kramer, Atlanta, GA: Unnameable Press, 1992
- 315 · The Bison Riders · ss Tales from the Great Turtle, ed. Piers Anthony & Richard Gilliam, Tor, 1994
- 333 · And to the Republic For Which It Stands · ss Alternate Generals, ed. Harry Turtledove, Roland Green & Martin Harry Greenberg, Baen, 1998
- 343 · Destination: Indies · ss What Might Have Been? Volume IV: Alternate Americas, ed. Gregory Benford & Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam Spectra, 1992
- 357 · Press Conference · ss Superheroes, ed. John Varley & Ricia Mainhardt, Ace, 1995
- 367 · Close Shave · ss The Ultimate Werewolf, ed. Byron Preiss, David Kellor, Megan Miller & John Gregory Betancourt, Dell, 1991
- 381 · Scavenger Hunt · ss Miskatonic University, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Robert Weinberg, DAW, 1996
- 389 · Vamway · ss Dark Destiny III: Children of Dracula, ed. Edward E. Kramer, White Wolf, 1996
- 399 · The Kong Company · ss *
- 419 · Red Clay, Crimson Clay · ss Confederacy of the Dead, ed. Richard Gilliam, Martin H. Greenberg & Edward E. Kramer, Roc, 1993
- 433 · Poisoned Dreams · ss Dark Destiny, ed. Edward E. Kramer, White Wolf, 1994
- 445 · Milk Is a Sauce · ss South From Midnight, ed. Richard Gilliam, Martin H. Greenberg & Thomas R. Hanlon, Southern Fried Press, 1994
- 455 · Freezer Queen · vi Pandora #11 ’83
- 461 · Blind Sceptre · ss The Book of Kings, ed. Richard Gilliam & Martin H. Greenberg, Roc, 1995
- 475 · The Other Scabbard · ss Excalibur, ed. Richard Gilliam, Martin H. Greenberg & Edward E. Kramer, Warner Aspect, 1995
- 491 · Critique of Pure Math · ss Science Fiction Randomly #5 ’88
- 497 · Piecemeal · ss Evolutionary Rag v1 #2 ’93
- 503 · Imagicide · ss *
- 511 · Executing a Pirouette for Belphegor · ss *
- 519 · The Competitor · ss Fantastic Jul ’80
- 533 · Broken Charm · ss *
- 551 · ...Just a Hunk of Burnin’ Love... · ss *
- 561 · ...Every Dwarf Should Own a Dinosaur · ss *
- 575 · About the Author · Misc. · bg
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The Land Beyond Summer Brad Linaweaver (Pulpless.Com 1-58445-003-7, May ’99, $19.95, 205pp, tp, cover by John Ng) Fantasy novel. An on-demand edition, originally published in digital form in 1996; this is the first book publication. Available from Pulpless.Com, 775 East Blithedale Ave., Suite 508, Mill Valley CA 94941-7353; www.pulpless.com
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Legends Walking Jane Lindskold (Avon Eos 0-380-78850-0, Dec ’99, $6.99, 403pp, pb, cover by Gregory Bridges) [Changer] Contemporary fantasy novel, sequel to Changer. Arthur, Changer, and the Coyote-child Shahrazad face a fanatic determined to conquer the world through plague.
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Diplomacy of Wolves Holly Lisle (Warner Aspect 0-446-60746-0, Oct ’99 [Dec ’99], $6.50, 395pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Secret Texts] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1998) fantasy novel, first book of “The Secret Texts”.
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Vengeance of Dragons Holly Lisle (Warner Aspect 0-446-67396-X, Oct ’99 [Dec ’99], $12.99, 379pp, tp, cover by Fred Gambino) [Secret Texts] Fantasy novel, second book of “The Secret Texts”. A young woman fights her shapechanger nature to become a diplomat, only to have her family destroyed by treachery.
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The Lost Flower Children Janet Taylor Lisle (Penguin/Philomel 0-399-23393-8, Jun ’99, $16.99, 122pp, hc, cover by Satomi Ichikawa) Young-adult fantasy novel — maybe. Two children think they’ve found a magic tea set buried in the garden.
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Derleth: Hawk..and Dove Dorothy M. Grobe Litersky (The National Writers Press 0-88100-093-0, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $17.95, 238pp, tp) Non-fiction, biography of writer and Arkham House founder August Derleth, covering more of his personal life than most earlier books. A hardcover edition ($24.95) was announced but not seen. This is copyrighted 1997, but not seen until now. Order from the author at Seaside Sanctuary, One Kenmore Lane, Boynton Beach FL 33435-7309; 561-276-7309; add $3.20 postage.
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The House Bentley Little (Penguin/Signet 0-451-19224-9, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $6.99, 360pp, pb) Horror novel. Five strangers all remember haunted childhoods growing up in indentical houses. This appears to be the first US edition (Headline 1997 as Houses), but has a 1999 copyright.
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The Revelation Bentley Little (Penguin/Signet 0-451-19225-7, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $6.99, 327pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1990) horror novel. Winner of the Stoker Award for first novel.
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Realms of Dragons: The Universes of Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman ed. Denise Little (HarperPrism 0-06-105239-6, Nov ’99, $29.95, 218pp, hc, cover by Steve Youll) Non-fiction guide to the fantasy of Weis & Hickman, with cover-art illustrations, photos of and an interview with the authors, and articles by Amy Stout, Jean Rabe, and J. Robert King. Copyrighted by Weis and Hickman. [Margaret Weis; Tracy Hickman]
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A Dangerous Magic ed. Denise Little & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-825-5, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) Original fantasy anthology of 15 stories of supernatural and “magic-crossed” lovers. Authors include Peter Crowther, John DeChancie, and Andre Norton. Greenberg is not mentioned by name, but this is copyrighted by Little and Tekno Books.
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Twice Upon a Time ed. Denise Little & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-835-2, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $6.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) Original anthology of 18 fairy tales and fables retold from the villains’ point of view. Authors include Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Esther Friesner, Nancy Springer, and Alan Rodgers. Greenberg is not mentioned by name, but this is copyrighted by Little and Tekno Books.
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The Four Corners of the Tapestry Jared Lobdell (Pulpless.Com 1-58445-084-3, Jul ’99, $19.95, 202pp, tp, cover by Billy Tackett) [Palmer Hopkins] Original collection of four Lovecraftian occult detective stories from “A Casebook of Palmer Hopkins”. 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
- 11 · Introduction · in
- 15 · The Long-Lost Friend · na *
- 59 · Invocations · na *
- 105 · Dutch and Indian War · na *
- 153 · Me Di Magni · na *
- 201 · Afterword · aw
- 203 · About the Author · Misc. · bg
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Exile Anne Logston (Ace 0-441-00669-8, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $6.50, 263pp, pb, cover by Jim Griffin) [Guardian’s Key] Fantasy novel, sequel to Guardian’s Key. The guardian’s daughter finds the world outside the Crystal Keep more wild and dangerous than she believed possible.
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Waterdance Anne Logston (Ace 0-441-00613-2, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $6.50, 263pp, pb, cover by Jeff Barson) [Firewalk] Fantasy novel, sequel to Firewalk. Peri wants to be a swordswoman, but her minor magical talents doom her to rule a country instead.
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Ferney James Long (Bantam 0-553-10844-1, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $23.95, 339pp, hc, cover by Dave Henderson, Yook Louie & Sandy Young) Romantic time-travel fantasy novel. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 1998).
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The Descent Jeff Long (Random House/Crown 0-609-60293-4, Jul ’99, $24.00, 450pp, hc) [Descent] Lost-race/world-beneath horror novel. Greedy humans plot to take over newly discovered, globe-spanning networks of caverns inhabited by “demons” with a god-like (or Satanic) leader.
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The Archer King Reyna Thera Lorele (Blue Arrow Books 0-9625803-3-3, Oct ’99 [Nov ’99], $21.95, 463pp, tp) [Robin Hood] Fantasy novel of Robin Hood as a sacred king, following the old ways to protect the land. A first novel. Order from Blue Arrow Books, POB 1669-A, Pacific Palisades CA 90272; add $3.00 shipping.
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The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories H. P. Lovecraft (Penguin 0-14-118234-2, Oct ’99, $12.95, 420 + xxv, tp, cover by John Martin) Collection of 18 weird stories, all previously collected. Introduction and notes by editor S.T. Joshi. This is an international edition.
- vii · Introduction · S. T. Joshi · in
- xxi · Suggestions for Further Reading · Misc. · bi
- xxv · A Note on the Text · Misc. · ms
- 1 · Dagon · ss The Vagrant Nov ’19
- 7 · The Statement of Randolph Carter [Randolph Carter] · ss The Vagrant May ’20
- 14 · Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family · ss The Wolverine Mar ’21 (+1)
- 24 · Celephais · ss The Rainbow May ’22
- 31 · Nyarlathotep · pp The United Amateur Nov ’20
- 34 · The Picture in the House · ss The National Amateur Jul ’19
- 43 · The Outsider · ss Weird Tales Apr ’26
- 50 · Herbert West—Reanimator [“Grewsome Tales”] · gp Home Brew Feb-Jul ’22; From the Dark, ss Weird Tales Mar ’42; The Plague Demon, ss Weird Tales Jul ’42; Six Shots by Moonlight, ss Weird Tales Sep ’42; The Scream of the Dead, ss Weird Tales Nov ’42; The Horror from the Shadows, ss Weird Tales Sep ’43; The Tomb-Legions, ss Weird Tales Nov ’43
- 81 · The Hound · ss Weird Tales Feb ’24
- 89 · The Rats in the Walls · ss Weird Tales Mar ’24
- 109 · The Festival · ss Weird Tales Jan ’25
- 119 · He · ss Weird Tales Sep ’26
- 130 · Cool Air · ss Tales of Magic and Mystery Mar ’28
- 139 · The Call of Cthulhu [Inspector Legrasse] · nv Weird Tales Feb ’28
- 170 · The Colour Out of Space · nv Amazing Sep ’27
- 200 · The Whisperer in Darkness · na Weird Tales Aug ’31
- 268 · The Shadow Over Innsmouth · na Weird Tales Jan ’42; abridged from Visionary Publishing Co., 1936.
- 236 · The Haunter of the Dark · nv Weird Tales Dec ’36
- 361 · Explanatory Notes · Misc. · ms
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The Guardians: Book 2: Berserker J. M. H. Lovegrove (TV Books 1-57500-048-2, Nov ’99 [Dec ’99], $9.95, 415pp, tp) [Guardians] SF novel, second in a trilogy. J.M.H. Lovegrove also writes as James Lovegrove. First US edition (Millennium 6/99).
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The Guardians: The Krilov Continuum J. M. H. Lovegrove (TV Books 1-57500-033-4, May ’99 [Jun ’99], $9.95, 351pp, tp) [Guardians] SF novel, first in a trilogy. J.M.H. Lovegrove also writes as James Lovegrove. First US edition (Millennium 1998).
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Ravenloft: Spectre of the Black Rose James Lowder & Voronica Whitney-Robinson (TSR 0-7869-1333-9, Mar ’99, $5.99, 312pp, tp, cover by Kevin McAnn) [Ravenloft] Novelization based on the dark-fantasy role-playing game, sequel to Lowder’s Ravenloft: Knight of the Black Rose. Copyrighted by TSR.
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The Giver Lois Lowry (Bantam 0-553-57133-8, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $6.99, 180pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1993) Newbery award-winning young-adult utopian SF novel. This is packaged for the adult market, and notably omits mention of the Newbery award.
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The Giver Lois Lowry (Dell Yearling Newbery 0-440-22892-1, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $2.99, 180pp, pb) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1993) Newbery award-winning young-adult utopian SF novel. This is a special promotional edition, with “Special low price” on the cover, and indicates first printing.
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