The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

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The Playboy Book of Science Fiction ed. Alice K. Turner (HarperPrism 0-06-107342-3, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $16.00, 469pp, tp); Reprint (HarperPrism 1998) anthology of 25 stories from 45 years of Playboy.

The Ways of Magic Delia Marshall Turner (SFBC #11651, Apr ’99, $12.98, 393pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) [Ways of Magic]; Omnibus of two science fantasy novels: Nameless Magery (1998) and Of Swords and Spells (1999). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0192-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Down There in Darkness George Turner (Tor 0-312-86829-4, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $24.95, 352pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Beloved Son]; SF novel, linked to the future world of Beloved Son and Drowning Towers. Two policemen sleep for hundreds of years, waking in a low-tech world secretly run by a group of the very rich.

Cthulhu 2000 ed. Jim Turner (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42203-1, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $12.95, 398pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton); Reprint (Arkham House 1995) anthology of 18 Lovecraft-"inspired" stories, including Zelazny’s award-winning “24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai”.

Justinian H. N. Turteltaub (Tor 0-812-54527-3, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $6.99, 634pp, pb); Reprint (Forge 1998) associational historical novel about ancient Byzantium. Turteltaub is a pen name for Harry Turtledove.

Between the Rivers Harry Turtledove (Tor 0-812-54520-6, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $6.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell); Reprint (Tor 1998) fantasy novel set in ancient Mesopotamia.

Colonization: Second Contact Harry Turtledove (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43019-0, Feb ’99, $25.95, 486pp, hc, cover by Tim O’Brien) [Colonization]; Alternate-history SF novel, first in a series sequel to the “Worldwar” tetralogy. Aliens and humans on Earth face the turmoil of the 1960s.

The Great War: American Front Harry Turtledove (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40560-9, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $7.99, 562pp, pb, cover by George Pratt) [Great War]; Reprint (Del Rey 1998) alternate history World War I novel, first in a four-book series.

The Great War: Walk in Hell Harry Turtledove (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40561-7, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $25.95, 484pp, hc, cover by George Pratt) [Great War]; Alternate history SF novel, second in a four-book series. The United States and the Confederate States of America fight on opposing sides in WWI.

The Great War: Walk in Hell Harry Turtledove (SFBC #03067, Oct ’99 [Nov ’99], $12.98, 484pp, hc, cover by George Pratt) [Great War]; Reprint (Del Rey 1999) alternate history SF novel, second in a four-book series. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Into the Darkness Harry Turtledove (Tor 0-312-86895-2, Apr ’99, $27.95, 540pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Darkness]; Fantasy novel, first in a series about a World War in a world where magic works, and modern military magic is deadly.

Wisdom of the Fox Harry Turtledove (Baen 0-671-57838-3, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $6.99, 597pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Gerin the Fox]; Omnibus of two fantasy novels in the series about “Gerin the Fox”: Werenight (1994) and Prince of the North (1994). These have been revised somewhat.

Down in the Bottomlands (and Other Places) Harry Turtledove & L. Sprague de Camp (Baen 0-671-57835-9, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore); Anthology/collection of three related alternate-history novellas: Harry Turtledove’s Hugo-winning “Down in the Bottomlands”, plus two previously published in double format (Tor 1990): The Wheels of If by L. Sprague de Camp, and The Pugnacious Peacemaker (1990) by Turtledove. The Turtledove stories are sequels to the de Camp.

Firebird Kathy Tyers (Bethany House 0-7642-2214-7, Apr ’99, $8.99, 288pp, tp) [Firebird]; Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1987) SF adventure novel; this has only a 1999 copyright and has been revised; a new author’s note discusses the religious aspects of the SF premise.

Demon Killer Steve Tymon (Pulpless.Com 1-58445-087-8, Jul ’99, $19.95, 233pp, tp, cover by Billy Tackett) [Tereth]; Collection of the title sword-and-sorcery novel and three related stories. 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

Star Bores Steve Tymon & Bruce Balfour (Pulpless.Com 1-58445-162-9, Sep ’99, $19.95, 226pp, tp, cover by Billy Tackett); Humorous SF novel satirizing Star Wars. Includes story/"excerpt" “The Empire Strikes Out”. 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

Choice of Evil Andrew Vachss (Random House/Knopf 0-375-40647-6, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $23.00, 305pp, hc, cover by Robert Stivers) [Burke]; Mystery/suspense novel in the “Burke” series, with supernatural elements. A killer appears to have returned from the dead.

In Violet Veils and other tales of the Connoisseur Mark Valentine (Tartarus Press 1-872621-40-6, Apr ’99, $39.95, 104pp, hc, cover by Peter Strausfield) [The Connoisseur]; Original collection of nine stories, three previously published, about the aesthetic occult detective known as “the Connoisseur.” Originally published in the UK (£20.00). This is a signed, limited edition of 200. Available in the US from Firebird Distributing, 2030 First Street, Unit 5, Eureka CA 95501; 800-353-3575.

Dreams Boris Vallejo (Thunder’s Mouth Press 1-56025-215-4, Oct ’99, $32.50, 128pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo); Art book with 120 full-color fantasy paintings, some not previously published. Text by Nigel Suckling.

Planescape: Torment Ray & Valerie Vallese (Wizards of the Coast/TSR 0-7869-1527-7, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $5.99, 247pp, tp) [Planescape]; Novelization based on the computer game from Interplay. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

The Fantastic Worlds of H.P. Lovecraft ed. James Van Hise (James Van Hise, Jan ’99 [Mar ’99], $17.95, 187pp, tp, cover by Robert Knox); Non-fiction, a series of 27 articles, four original, on Lovecraft, his correspondence and works, and artistic representation of those works, with numerous black-and-white illustrations. Authors include Robert Weinberg, S.T. Joshi, and August Derleth. Order from James Van Hise, 57754 Onaga Trail, Yucca Valley CA 92284; add $4.00 postage. [H. P. Lovecraft]

The Fourth Reich Robert Van Kampen (Dell 0-440-23607-X, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], $6.50, 551pp, pb); Reprint (Baker Book House 1997, not previously listed) Christian Apocalypse novel. Hitler is cloned by Russians and groomed to take over the world as self-proclaimed son of God.

Futures Past: The Best Short Fiction of A.E. Van Vogt A. E. van Vogt (Tachyon Publications 1-892391-05-8, Oct ’99 [Nov ’99], $17.00, 188pp, tp, cover by Michael Dashow); Collection of eight stories. Introduction by Harlan Ellison. A hardcover limited edition (-04-X, $50.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Tachyon Publications, PMB #139, 1459 18th St, San Francisco CA 94107; 415-85-5615.

The War Against the Rull A. E. van Vogt (Tor/Orb 0-312-85239-8, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $12.95, 269pp, tp, cover by Hubert Rogers) [Rulls]; Collection of the fix-up SF novel (Simon & Schuster 1959), plus one “Rull” story not included in the earlier book.

The Compleat Dying Earth Jack Vance (SFBC #019620, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $15.98, 741pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) [Dying Earth]; Omnibus of four fantasy books in the series: The Dying Earth (1950), The Eyes of the Overworld (1966), Cugel’s Saga (1983), and Rhialto the Marvellous (1984). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0110-6; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket, and comes shrinkwrapped with a poster of the cover art.

Ports of Call Jack Vance (Tor 0-312-86474-4, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $13.95, 300pp, tp, cover by Vladimir Nenov) [Gaean Reach]; Reprint (Underwood; Tor 1998) picaresque Wodehousian SF novel about an interplanetary con man.

Never Trust a Dead Man Vivian Vande Velde (Harcourt Brace 0-15-201899-9, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $17.00, 194pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell); Young-adult dark fantasy mystery-horror-comedy. A young man accused of murder has to work with a witch and the dead man to find the real killer.

There’s a Dead Person Following My Sister Around Vivian Vande Velde (Harcourt Brace 0-15-202100-0, Aug ’99 [Sep ’99], $16.00, 143pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell); Young-adult dark fantasy horror-comedy. Ted’s little sister has an imaginary friend who is terrified of a ghost hunting Ted.

The Early History of Ambergris by Duncan Shriek Jeff VanderMeer (Necropolitan Press, Nov ’99, $7.99, 84pp, ph, cover by Jeffrey Thomas) [Ambergris]; Chapbook novella in the form of a history/guide to VanderMeer’s city of Ambergris. Order from Necropolitan Press, c/o Jeffrey Thomas, 65 South St., Westborough MA 01581; www.necropolitanpress.com

Demon John Varley (Ace 0-441-14267-2, Feb ’99, $6.99, 464pp, pb, cover by Todd Cameron Hamilton) [Gaea]; Reissue (Berkley 1984) SF novel, third in the “Gaean” trilogy. Sixth printing.

The Golden Globe John Varley (Ace 0-441-00643-4, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $6.99, 517pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak); Reprint (Ace 1998) SF novel of an actor and wanted con-man, touring the solar system with a Shakespearean troupe.

Millennium John Varley (Ace 0-441-00677-9, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $12.95, 264pp, tp); Reprint (Berkley 1983) SF novel based on the movie script based on the short story “Air Raid”. Copyrighted by MGM/UA Home Entertainment Group.

Journey to the Center of the Earth Jules Verne (Kensington/Hallmark Entertainment 1-57566-533-6, Oct ’99 [Nov ’99], $5.50, 303pp, pb); Reprint (Griffith 1872) SF novel. A TV movie tie-in edition, with 16 unpaginated pages of color photos. This indicates second printing.

The Smithsonian Institution Gore Vidal (Harcourt Brace/Harvest 0-15-600648-0, Sep ’99, $13.00, 260pp, tp); Reprint (Random House 1998) surreal, quasi-SF time-travel novel.

The Random House Book of Greek Myths Joan D. Vinge (Random House 0-679-82377-8, Oct ’99, $25.00, 152pp, hc, cover by Oren Sherman); Associational young-adult non-fiction, a guide to gods and myths as retold by Vinge. Illustrated in color by Oren Sherman.

A Deepness in the Sky Vernor Vinge (Tor 0-312-85683-0, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $27.95, 606pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Fire Upon the Deep]; SF novel, a standalone prequel (by 30,000 years) to the Hugo-winning A Fire Upon the Deep. Pham Nuwen and the Queng Ho interstellar trading fleet fight to protect a dormant alien population from an enemy fleet.

A Deepness in the Sky Vernor Vinge (SFBC #20164, Jun ’99, $13.98, 607pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Fire Upon the Deep]; Reprint (Tor 1999) SF novel, sequel to A Fire Upon the Deep. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

A Deepness in the Sky Vernor Vinge (Tor 0-812-53635-5, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], $6.99, 775pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Fire Upon the Deep]; Reprint (Tor 1999) SF novel. Sequel to A Fire Upon the Deep.

A Fire Upon the Deep Vernor Vinge (Tor 0-812-51528-5, Feb ’99 [Mar ’99], $5.99, 613pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Fire Upon the Deep]; Reissue (Tor 1992) Hugo-winning far-future SF novel. Sixth printing.

The Radon File Denise Vitola (Ace 0-441-00670-1, Oct ’99, $5.99, 294pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Ty Merrick]; Near-future SF mystery, fifth in the series featuring lycanthropic detective Ty Merrick. An opera singer’s murder may spark revolution.

The Red Sky File Denise Vitola (Ace 0-441-00601-9, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $5.99, 292pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Ty Merrick]; Near-future SF mystery. Fourth in the series featuring lycanthropic detective Ty Merrick. Mutant monsters are killing sailors on the polluted Black River where it runs through a prison camp.

Elske Cynthia Voigt (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 0-689-82472-6, Oct ’99 [Dec ’99], $18.00, 245pp, hc, cover by Jan Vermeer) [Kingdom]; Young-adult almost-fantasy/quasi-medieval novel, fourth in the “Kingdom” cycle set in an imaginary land. Elske escapes being a human sacrifice and travels through Scandinavia-like countries.

On Fortune’s Wheel Cynthia Voigt (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-82957-4, Oct ’99 [Dec ’99], $5.50, 402pp, pb, cover by Jan Vermeer) [Kingdom]; Reprint (Atheneum 1990, not previously listed) young-adult almost-fantasy/quasi-medieval novel, third in the “Kingdom” cycle set in an imaginary land.

The Life of High Countess Gritta von Ratsinourhouse Bettine von Arnim & Gisela von Arnim Grimm (University of Nebraska Press 0-8032-9620-7, Aug ’99 [Nov ’99], $15.00, 152 + xxxv, tp, cover by Peter Murphy); Literary satirical novel with fantasy elements about 12 girls fleeing a convent school. Written in the early 1840s but not published in full until 1986. First time in English; translated from the German Das Leben der Hochgrafin Gritta von Rattenzuhausbeiuns by Lisa Ohm, who also provides a critical/historical introduction. A hardcover edition (-4665-X, $35.00) was announced but not seen. University of Nebraska Press, 312 North 14th St, PO Box 880484, Lincoln NE 68588-0484; credit card orders 800-755-1105.

Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction Kurt Vonnegut (Putnam 0-399-14505-2, Aug ’99, $24.95, 298pp, hc, cover by Paul Bacon); Collection of 23 “vintage” stories from the late ’40s and ’50s, published in book form for the first time, with a new autobiographical “Coda to My Career as a Writer for Periodicals”. Several stories have been edited and corrected. There is a new introduction by Vonnegut and a preface by Vonnegut scholar Peter Reed.

Galápagos Kurt Vonnegut (Delta 0-385-33387-0, Jan ’99, $11.95, 324pp, tp, cover by Gene Greif); Reprint (Delacorte 1985) literary SF novel.

God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian Kurt Vonnegut (Seven Stories Press 1-58322-020-8, Oct ’99 [Dec ’99], $18.00, 79pp, hc, cover by Jules Feiffer); Original collection of brief, satirical, possibly fantastic, essays originally written for 90-second radio spots, a series of supposed interviews with 21 dead people conducted during deliberate near-death experiments, with an explanatory introduction by Vonnegut. Better-known subjects include Adolf Hitler, Isaac Asimov, Kilgore Trout, and William Shakespeare.

Jailbird Kurt Vonnegut (Delta 0-385-33390-0, Jan ’99, $11.95, 310pp, tp, cover by Gene Greif); Reprint (Delacorte 1979) associational novel.

Player Piano Kurt Vonnegut (Delta 0-385-33378-1, Jan ’99, $11.95, 341pp, tp, cover by Gene Greif); Reissue (Scribner’s 1952) SF novel.

Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut (Delta 0-385-33384-6, Jan ’99, $11.95, 275pp, tp, cover by Gene Greif); Reissue (Delacort 1969) classic satirical SF novel.

Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons Kurt Vonnegut (Delta 0-385-33381-1, Jan ’99, $11.95, 288pp, tp, cover by Gene Greif); Reissue (Delacort 1974) associational non-fiction collection.

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Haunts in the House John Vornholt (Pocket Archway 0-671-02819-7, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $4.50, 134pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch]; Young-adult novelization, 27th in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions.

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Witchopoly John Vornholt (Pocket Archway 0-671-02806-5, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $4.50, 148pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch]; Young-adult novelization, 22nd in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions.

Star Trek, the Next Generation: Double Helix 4: Quarantine John Vornholt (Pocket 0-671-03477-4, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $6.50, 259pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation: Double Helix]; Star Trek novelization, book four of six. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

The Divided Katie Waitman (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41437-3, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $12.95, 358pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen); SF novel of a war-torn world and the female hero/demon on one side and the freedom fighter/terrorist on the other, brought together by an alien prophecy.

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