The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

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Octoberland A. A. Attanasio (NEL 0-340-69628-1, Mar ’99, £6.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Dominions of Irth]; Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1998) fantasy novel. Third in “The Dominions of Irth” trilogy. Published in the US as by Adam Lee.

The Perilous Order A. A. Attanasio (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-69629-X, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], £17.99, 340pp, hc, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Arthor]; Reprint (HarperPrism 1998 as The Wolf and the Crown) fantasy novel. Copyrighted 1999, suggesting revisions from the original. Book three in the “Arthor” series, after The Dragon and the Unicorn and Arthor. The still-teenaged Arthor must win the loyalty of his warriors and people. [First U.K. edition]

The Inflatable Volunteer Steve Aylett (Phoenix House 1-861591-23-3, Oct ’99, £14.99, 166pp, hc, cover by Daniel Mackie); Literary fantasy novel. A trade paperback edition (-63-2, £9.99) was announced but not seen.

Slaughtermatic Steve Aylett (Orion/Phoenix 0-75380-740-8, Aug ’99, £6.99, 181pp, tp, cover by Graham Roundthwaite) [Beerlight]; Reprint (Four Walls Eight Windows 1998) near-future surrealistic SF novel of violence, virtual reality, time travel, and a bank heist gone wrong.

The Boy Who Kicked Pigs Tom Baker (Faber and Faber 0-571-19771-X, Nov ’99 [Sep ’99], £12.99, 124pp, hc, cover by David Roberts); Midnight-black young-adult horror novel by the Doctor Who actor. Illustrated by David Roberts. A 13-year old murderer encounters a tribe of killer rats.

The Drowned World J. G. Ballard (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-883-3, Sep ’99, £6.99, 175pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns); Reprint (Berkley 1962) SF novel. Volume 17 in the “SF Masterworks” series.

The Business Iain Banks (Little Brown UK 0-316-64844-2, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], £16.99, 393pp, hc, cover by Peter Brown); Literary fantasy novel of a secretive organisation that once owned the Roman Empire, and now tries to earn a place at the U.N. by buying its own country.

Inversions Iain M. Banks (Little Brown/Orbit 1-85723-763-3, Jun ’99 [May ’99], £6.99, 405pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Culture]; Reprint (Orbit 1998) SF novel.

Dawnthief James Barclay (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-594-X, Jul ’99, £9.99, 416pp, tp, cover by Fred Gambino) [Chronicles of The Raven]; Fantasy novel, first book in the “Chronicles of the Raven”. The Raven band of mercenaries is hired to locate the Dawnthief. A first novel.

The Essential Clive Barker: Selected Fictions Clive Barker (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224725-9, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], £16.99, xiv+576pp, hc); Selection of 53 excerpts from all Barker’s novels and plays, plus four stories. Each of the thirteen sections has an introduction by Barker, and there is an overall introduction by Armistead Maupin.

Weaveworld Clive Barker (HarperCollins UK 0-00-648300-3, Jul ’99 [Aug ’99], £7.99, 722pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner); Reprint (Collins; Poseidon 1987) fantasy novel.

Apocalypses & Apostrophes John Barnes (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-464-1, May ’99 [Jun ’99], £9.99, 349pp, tp, cover by John Harris); Reprint (Tor 1999 as Apostrophes & Apocalypses) collection of 21 items, 11 original, of fiction and non-fiction, with comments on each by the author. A hardcover edition (-463-3, £16.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]

Earth Made of Glass John Barnes (Orion/Millennium 0-75281-658-6, Apr ’99, £6.99, 416pp, pb, cover by John Harris) [Million Open Doors]; Reprint (Tor 1998) SF novel, sequel to A Million Open Doors.

The Wonderful World of Oz L. Frank Baum (Penguin UK 0-14-118085-4, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], £8.99, xlii+389pp, tp, cover by W. W. Denslow) [Oz]; Reprint (Penguin US 1998) omnibus of three children’s fantasy novels about Oz: The Wizard of Oz (1900 as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz), The Emerald City of Oz (1910), and Glinda of Oz (1920). The first is illustrated by W.W. Denslow, the latter two illustrated by John R. Neill. Edited and with notes and introduction by Jack Zipes. This is the original international US edition. [First U.K. edition]

Mammoth: Book I: Silverhair Stephen Baxter (Orion 1-85798-595-8, Jan ’99, £9.99, 277pp, tp, cover by Fangorn) [Mammoth]; Animal SF/fantasy novel. Book 1 in a Trilogy. Humanity discovers the last herd of mammoths. As a slaughter begins, the young Silverhair must save her tribe from the monsters of mammoth mythology - the Lost. Man. A hardcover edition (0-75281-410-9, £16.99) is also available.

Moonseed Stephen Baxter (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-649813-2, Aug ’99, £6.99, 534pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore); Reprint (Voyager 1998) SF novel of global destruction.

Raft Stephen Baxter (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-21091-1, Aug ’99, £6.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore); Reprint (Grafton 1991) SF novel in the “Xeelee” series.

Time: Manifold I Stephen Baxter (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-225768-8, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], £17.99, 456pp, hc) [Manifold]; SF novel. As beings of the future send signals on how humanity might escape its inevitable end, Earth’s remote second moon reveals the secret reason for the existence of our race. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-224724-0, £9.99) was announced but not seen.

Traces Stephen Baxter (Voyager 0-00-649814-0, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], £6.99, 359pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore); Reprint (Voyager 1998) SF collection. An export-only edition (0-00-224693-7, £9.99) was available 6 July 1998.

Darwin’s Radio Greg Bear (HarperCollins UK 0-00-225731-9, May ’99 [Apr ’99], £16.99, 440pp, hc) [Darwin’s Radio]; SF novel.

Dinosaur Summer Greg Bear (Severn House 0-7278-5423-2, Jul ’99 [Sep ’99], £17.99, 367pp, hc) [Prof. Challenger]; Reprint (Warner Aspect 1998) SF novel, a modern sequel to Conan Doyle’s The Lost World.

Eternity Greg Bear (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-901-5, Nov ’99, £6.99, viii+469pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) [Eon]; Reprint (Warner 1988) SF novel, sequel to Eon.

Foundation and Chaos Greg Bear (Little Brown/Orbit 1-85723-736-6, Jul ’99, £6.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Second Foundation]; Reprint (HarperPrism 1998) SF novel based on Asimov’s “Foundation” series. Second in the “Second Foundation Trilogy” after Foundation’s Fear by Gregory Benford.

Heads Greg Bear (Little Brown/Orbit 1-85723-850-8, Jul ’99 [Aug ’99], £5.99, xii+147pp, pb, cover by Peter Jones); Reprint (Legend 1990) SF novel set in the universe of Queen of Angels, /Slant and Moving Mars. There is a new introduction by Bear on the background to the series.

Hegira Greg Bear (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-902-3, Nov ’99, £5.99, 222pp, pb, cover by blacksheep); Reprint (Dell 1979) SF novel. The Revised Version of 1987.

Strength of Stones Greg Bear (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-903-1, Nov ’99, £5.99, 221pp, pb, cover by blacksheep); Reprint (Ace 1981) SF novel formed from related novelettes.

Digital Leatherette Steve Beard (Codex 1-899598-12-X, Aug ’99, £8.95, 282pp, tp); An “ethno-techno London cyberpunk novel”. A first novel. A collage of surreal SF events after the Millennium. Distributed by Turnaround, Unit 3, Olympia Trading Estate, Coburg Road, Wood Green, London N22 6TZ.

Soft as Steel: The Art of Julie Bell Julie Bell & Nigel Suckling (Paper Tiger 1-85585-677-8, Jun ’99 [Apr ’99], £14.99, 128pp, tp, cover by Julie Bell); Art book, with text by Suckling and an introduction by Brian Aldiss. Sections include comic books, warriors, a “Private Gallery”, and figure studies.

Cosm Gregory Benford (Orbit 1-85723-724-2, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], £6.99, 372pp, pb); Reprint (Avon Eos 1998) SF novel of a physicist who creates a universe.

Dragon and Phoenix Joanne Bertin (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-684-86051-1, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], £9.99, 539pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Last Dragonlord]; Reprint (Tor 1999) fantasy novel. Book 2 in a series after The Last Dragonlord. [First U.K. edition]

The Last Dragonlord Joanne Bertin (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-671-02192-3, Dec ’99, £6.99, 397pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Last Dragonlord]; Reprint (Tor; Earthlight UK 1998) fantasy novel. Book 1 of a new series.

Chi Alexander Besher (Orbit 1-85723-682-3, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], £10.99, 306pp, tp, cover by Bob Warner) [Gobi]; SF novel. Third in the “Gobi” series after Rim and Mir. Frank and Trevor Gobi must stop drug-dealers who are siphoning “chi” energy from plantation slaves.

Chi Alexander Besher (Little Brown/Orbit 1-85723-859-1, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], £6.99, 306pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Gobi]; Reprint (Orbit 1999) SF novel. Third in the “Gobi” series after Rim and Mir.

The Demolished Man Alfred Bester (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-822-1, Jul ’99, £6.99, 250pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns); Reprint (Shasta 1953) classic SF novel, winner of the first Hugo Award. Volume 14 in the “SF Masterworks” series.

The Stars My Destination Alfred Bester (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-814-0, Mar ’99 [Apr ’99], £6.99, x+258pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore); Reprint (Sidgwick & Jackson 1956 as Tiger! Tiger!) classic SF novel, with a new Introduction, “Of Time, and Gully Foyle” by Neil Gaiman. This follows the complete US text.

Wild Wild West Bruce Bethke (Boxtree 0-7522-1777-1, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], £5.99, 247pp, pb); Reprint (Warner Aspect 1999) novelisation of the alternate history/SF movie, based on the 1960s TV series. [First U.K. edition]

Shapestone James Bibby (Orion/Gollancz 0-57506-867-1, Dec ’99, £9.99, 214pp, tp, cover by Paul Davis) [Ronan]; Humorous fantasy novel set in the world of the “Ronan” books. Princess Macoby seeks the killer of her intended as the world heads towards destruction. A hardcover edition (1-85798-527-3, £16.99) was announced but not seen.

The Leper’s Companions Julia Blackburn (Jonathan Cape 0-224-05127-X, Feb ’99 [Mar ’99], £14.99, 216pp, hc, cover by Paul Gauguin); Literary fantasy mosaic novel of mermaids and miracles, time travel and tragedy.

Dangerous Reality Malorie Blackman (Doubleday UK 0-385-40680-0, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], £10.99, 192pp, hc, cover by Derek Brazell); Young-adult SF thriller of a robot seeker that finds more than was intended.

Plague of Angels Alan Blackwood (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14646-3, Dec ’99, £5.99, 542pp, pb, cover by blacksheep); Associational thriller of a threatened worldwide plague.

The Exorcist William Peter Blatty (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-14775-3, Oct ’99, £5.99, 320pp, pb) [Exorcist]; Reprint (Harper & Row 1971) horror novel. Includes a new (June 1999) foreword by Blatty. This is a tie-in with the first-ever UK video/DVD (previously legally banned). 23rd printing.

Getaway Suzanne Blaylock (Virgin/Sapphire 0-352-33443-6, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], £7.99, 241pp, tp); Erotic SF thriller. A woman’s theft of a secret microchip finally leads to her involvement with the Enclave, a lesbian movement secretly taking over the world.

Cities in Flight James Blish (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-811-6, Feb ’99 [Apr ’99], £6.99, 607pp, tp, cover by John Harris) [Okie]; Reprint (Avon 1970) omnibus of four classic SF novels: They Shall Have Stars (1957), A Life for the Stars (1962), Earthman, Come Home (1955) and The Triumph of Time (A Clash of Cymbals) (1958). This has the 1970 afterword.

Doctor Who: Unnatural History Jonathan Blum & Kate Orman (BBC Books 0-563-55576-9, Jun ’99 [May ’99], £4.99, 279pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures]; Novelization based on the TV series. Book 23 in the BBC “New Adventures” series.

Sion Philip Boast (Headline 0-7472-2152-9, Feb ’99, £17.99, 469pp, hc, cover by Lee Gibbons); Christian fantasy novel of the marriage and son of Jesus Christ, in times ranging from the early centuries, to the next millennium, and back to 65,000,000 BC.

Sion Philip Boast (Headline 0-7472-5960-7, Aug ’99, £6.99, 597pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons); Reprint (Headline 1999) Christian fantasy novel of the marriage and son of Jesus Christ.

The Silver Wolf Alice Borchardt (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224715-1, Jun ’99 [May ’99], £9.99, 451pp, tp) [Silver Wolf]; Reprint (Del Rey 1998) historical dark fantasy novel. A beautiful shapeshifter fights to control her own destiny in decadent Rome during the reign of Charlemagne. First in a series. [First U.K. edition]

Collected Fictions Jorge Luis Borges (Allen Lane/The Penguin Press 0-713-99269-7, Jan ’99, £20.00, 565pp, hc, cover by Hieronymus Bosch); Reprint (Viking 1998) literary collection, newly translated by Andrew Hurley from the three-volume Spanish-language collection Obras Completas (Emecé Editores 1989). Stories are kept in the order they appeared in nine earlier (Spanish-language) collections, complete with 10 forewords and afterwords by Borges. A total of some 101 stories from the most acclaimed literary fantasist of this century. [First U.K. edition]

Doctor Who: Corpse Marker Chris Boucher (BBC Books 0-563-55575-0, Nov ’99, £5.99, 282pp, pb) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures]; Novelization based on the TV series. Book 26 in the BBC “Missing Adventures” series.

Return to Mars Ben Bova (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-70795-X, Jun ’99 [May ’99], £16.99, 548pp, hc, cover by Mark Harrison) [Mars]; SF novel, sequel to Mars. Simultaneous with the US (Avon Eos) edition.

Return to Mars Ben Bova (Hodder/NEL 0-340-70796-8, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], £6.99, 548pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Mars]; Reprint (Avon Eos; Hodder & Stoughton 1999) SF novel, sequel to Mars. Jamie Waterman returns to Mars with a profit-motivated expedition.

The Golden Apples of the Sun Ray Bradbury (Earthlight 0-671-01788-8, Feb ’99 [Mar ’99], £5.99, 169pp, pb, cover by Trevor Scobie); Reprint (Doubleday 1953) collection of 22 stories.

Quicker than the Eye Ray Bradbury (Severn House 0-7278-2263-2, Jan ’99, £17.99, 261pp, hc); Reprint (Avon 1996) collection of 21 recent stories (9 previously unpublished), and an afterword by Bradbury. First UK hardcover.

Lady Pain Rebecca Bradley (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-891-4, Aug ’99, £6.99, 336pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Gil]; Reprint (Gollancz 1998) fantasy novel. Third in the series after Lady in Gil and Scion’s Lady.

Phenomenal Future Stories ed. Tony Bradman (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54623-2, Dec ’99, £4.99, 205pp, tp); Young-adult SF anthology of 10 original stories, by authors including Jan Mark, Lisa Tuttle, and Lesley Howarth. Illustrated by Peter Dennis.

Alternate Lives Paul Bradshaw (Enigmatic Press, Oct ’99 [Nov ’99], £4.00, 59pp, ph, cover by Gerald Gaubert); Chapbook original collection of two supernatural mystery stories, illustrated by Gerald Gaubert. Order from Pumpkin Books, MeG Publishing, PO Box 297, Nottingham NG2 4GW, England. Available in the US for $10.00 from Firebird Distributing, 2030 First Street, Unit 5, Eureka CA 95501; 800-353-3575.

Earth David Brin (Little Brown/Orbit 1-85723-223-2, Jun ’99, £7.99, 751pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino); Reissue (Bantam Spectra; Macdonald 1990) SF novel. Sixth printing.

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