The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

COLMER, HUGH

• * _Hidden Gods: The Doorway (with Anthony Masters) See entry under Anthony Masters.

COLOMBO, JOHN ROBERT, ed. (1936- ) (stories)

• * *Worlds in Small (Cacanadadada Press 0-921870-14-0, Jun ’92, $12.95, 96pp, tp, cover by Alvin Jang) Anthology of 104 minimalist excerpts, stories, and poems (most under 100 words, many under 20) including many by sf writers including Bradbury, Clarke, and Heinlein. Order from Cacanadadada Press, 3350 W. 21st Ave., Vancouver BC V6S 1G7, Canada; (604) 738-1195. (Contents)

COLOMBO, JUDITH WOOLCOCK (1950- )

• * *The Fablesinger (The Crossing Press 0-89594-376-X, Sep ’89, $7.95, 131pp, tp) Caribbean feminist fantasy, a first novel. The great shaman Fablesinger and her women do battle with the forces of the evil Obeah man to save their world.

COLSON, S. DARNBROOK (stories)

• * *Snakes (TAL Publications no ISBN, May ’92, $5.95, ph) Horror short story, a limited edition of 500 copies. Available from TAL Publications, PO Box 1837, Leesburg VA 22075. Add $1.00 for postage.

COMBES, SHARON

• * _Caly (Zebra 0-8217-1996-3, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $3.50, 282pp, pb) Reissue (Zebra 1980) novel of supernatural horror — ghosts haunt a couple in an old Maine house. Third printing.
• * _Cherron (Zebra 0-8217-2043-0, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $3.50, 344pp, pb) Reprint (Zebra 1980) horror novel.

COMFORT, ALEX(ander) [MB., D.SC.] (1920-2000) (stories)

• * _Tetrarch (Paladin 0-586-08772-9, Jan ’89, £4.99, 399pp, tp, cover by Peter Goodfellow) Reprint (Shambhala 1980) literary fantasy novel.

COMFORT, DANIEL (1950- )

• * *To the Top of the Mountain (Bridges to the Sound 0-938316-020-8, 1983 [Sep ’84], $12.95, 226pp, hc) Mystical allegorical tale. This may be a 1983 book, but we had not seen it before.

COMO, JAMES T., ed.

• * +C.S. Lewis At the Breakfast Table, and Other Reminiscences (Collier 0-02-049700-8, Aug ’85 [Sep ’85], $8.95, 299pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan U.K. 1979) non-fiction, biographical. Reminiscences by Lewis’ friends, plus an introduction by the editor and a bibliography by Lewis’ literary executor. First U.S. edition. [Lewis]

COMPTON, D(avid) G(uy) (1930- ) (stories)

• * _Ascendancies (Ace 0-441-03088-2, Jan ’85 [Dec ’84], $2.75, 224pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1980) sf novel.
• * *Back of Town Blues (Gollancz 0-575-06253-3, May ’96, £15.99, 208pp, hc) [Alec Duncan] Near-future SF mystery featuring black Scots ex-policeman Alec Duncan.
• * _Back of Town Blues (Vista 0-575-60131-0, Jan ’97 [Apr ’97], £5.99, 208pp, pb) [Alec Duncan] Reprint (Gollancz 1996) mystery novel. Volume two in the “Alex Duncan” series.
• * *Justice City (Gollancz 0-575-05838-2, Nov ’94, £14.99, 288pp, hc, cover by Peter Mennim) [Alec Duncan] SF novel.
• * _Justice City (Gollancz 0-575-05840-4, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], £5.99, 288pp, pb) [Alec Duncan] Reprint (Gollancz 1994) SF novel.
• * *Nomansland (Gollancz 0-575-05422-0, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], £14.99, 286pp, hc, cover by Tom Stimpson) Sf novel set in a future where all the children born are female.
• * _Nomansland (Gollancz 0-575-05714-9, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], £4.99, 286pp, pb, cover by Tom Stimpson) Reprint (Gollancz 1993) sf novel set in a future where all the children born are female.
• * *Radio Plays (Kerosina 0-948893-24-9, Apr ’88, £4.50, 62pp, tp) Collection of two delightful, surreal radio play scripts that Compton wrote for the BBC in the 1960s. Recommended. (PSP) Limited edition of 350 copies. (Contents)
• * *Radio Plays (Kerosina 0-948893-23-0, Apr ’88, 62pp, hc) Hardback edition of the above, slip-cased with the collector’s edition of Scudder’s Game. Limited edition of 300 copies.
• * *Ragnarok (with John Gribbin) (Gollancz 0-575-05110-8, Oct ’91, £14.99, 344pp, hc, cover by Martin Baker) Near-future thriller about a group of ecological terrorists who threaten to trigger a nuclear winter.
• * _Ragnarok (with John Gribbin) (Gollancz 0-575-05321-6, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], £4.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Terry Pastor) Reprint (Gollancz 1991) near-future thriller about a group of ecological terrorists who threaten to trigger a nuclear winter.
• * *Scudder’s Game (Kerosina 0-948893-22-2, Apr ’88, £12.95, 175pp, hc) Disappointing sf novel about rebellion against the system and the perils of growing old. Limited edition of 750 copies.
• * *Scudder’s Game (Kerosina 0-948893-21-4, Apr ’88, £35.00, 175pp, hc) Collector’s edition of the above, slip-cased with the hardback edition of Radio Plays. Limited edition of 250 copies.

COMSTOCK, JARROD; pseudonym of Sharon Jarvis & Ellen M. Kozak

• * *These Lawless Worlds #1: The Love Machine (Pinnacle 0-523-42195-8, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $2.75, 231pp, pb) [These Lawless Worlds] First in a new soft-porn sf series. “When a robot blows your circuits, is it sex or sabotage?” A first novel.
• * *These Lawless Worlds #2: Scales of Justice (Pinnacle 0-523-42196-6, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $2.50, 233pp, pb) [These Lawless Worlds] “Adult” sf adventure novel, second in a series.

COMSTOCK, MARY CHASE

• * *A Midsummer’s Magic (Zebra 0-8217-4632-4, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $3.99, 219pp, pb) Fantasy Regency novel about a country house party whose hostess happens to be a witch.

CONAWAY, J. C.

• * _Quarrel with the Moon (Tor 0-812-51636-2, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 319pp, pb) Reissue (Tor 1982) horror novel with werewolves. Second printing.

CONCANNON, DIANA M.

• * *Helen’s Passage (Cavatica Publishing 0-9662199-0-2, May ’98, $22.95, 363pp, hc, cover by Keith Kimura) Historical fantasy novel of Helen of Troy. A first novel. Order from Cavatica Publishing, 1262 Beryl St, Suite 30, Redondo Beach CA 90277; 310-371-1036.

CONDE, MARYSE

• * _I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem (Ballantine One World 0-345-38420-2, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $10.00, 225pp, tp, cover by Walter Rane) Reprint (University of Virginia 1992) historical novel with fantasy elements about the Salem Witch Trials, told from the viewpoint of the slave Tituba, who really does possess some supernatural powers. With a foreword by Angela Y. Davis and an afterword by Ann Armstrong Scarboro. Translated from the French by Richard Philcox. Originally published as Moi, Tituba, Sorciere...Noire de Salem (Editions Mercure de France 1986).

CONDE, NICHOLAS; pseudonym of Robert Stuart Nathan & Robert Rosenblum

• * _The Believers (Corgi 0-552-12347-1, Mar ’88, £2.95, 427pp, pb) Reprint (Hutchinson 1982, as The Religion) supernatural thriller, now filmed.
• * _In the Deep Woods (NEL 0-450-50504-9, Sep ’89, £12.95, 286pp, hc) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1989) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]

CONDON, RICHARD (Thomas) (1915-1996)

• * _Emperor of America (Michael Joseph 0-7181-3375-7, Apr ’90, £13.99, 282pp, hc, cover by Angus McKie) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1990) satirical near-future sf novel.
• * _Emperor of America (Sphere 0-7474-0627-8, Jun ’91, £4.50, 378pp, pb) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1990) near-future political satire.

CONEY, MICHAEL G(reatrex) (1932-2005) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Cat Karina (Orbit 0-7088-3014-5, Feb ’87, £2.50, 241pp, pb) [Song of Earth] Reprint (Ace 1982) sf novel. Related to the “Song of the Earth” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Celestial Steam Locomotive (SFBC #3527, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $3.98, 275pp, hc) [Song of Earth] Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1983) sf novel.
• * _The Celestial Steam Locomotive (Futura/Orbit 0-7088-8194-7, Aug ’86 [Mar ’86], £2.95, 302pp, pb) [Song of Earth] Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1983) sf novel, Vol. 1 of “The Song of Earth”.
• * *Fang, the Gnome (NAL 0-453-00575-6, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $17.95, 345pp, hc) [Song of Earth] Quasi-Arthurian, quasi-humorous, quasi-sf novel, third in the “Greataway” series. The sf elements don’t keep this from being mainly fantasy, and rather too cute. (FCM) Illustrations by Tim Hildebrandt.
• * _Fang, the Gnome (SFBC #12335, May ’88 [Jun ’88], $6.98, 345pp, hc) [Song of Earth] Reprint (NAL 1988) quasi-Arthurian fantasy novel with sf elements, 3rd in the “Greataway” series.
• * _Fang, the Gnome (Orbit 0-7088-8231-5, Oct ’88, £3.99, 345pp, pb) [Song of Earth] Reprint (NAL 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Song of Earth” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Fang, the Gnome (NAL Signet 0-451-15847-4, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.95, 345pp, pb) [Song of Earth] Reprint (NAL 1988) Arthurian fantasy novel.
• * *Gods of the Greataway (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-35337-8, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $15.95, 278pp, hc) [Song of Earth] Sf novel, Vol. II of “The Song of Earth”.
• * _Gods of the Greataway (SFBC #2084, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $3.98, 243pp, hc) [Song of Earth] Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1984) sf novel, sequel to The Celestial Steam Locomotive.
• * _Gods of the Greataway (Futura/Orbit 0-7088-8192-0, Oct ’86, £2.50, 279pp, pb) [Song of Earth] Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1984) sf novel, “Song of the Earth” #2.
• * *King of the Scepter’d Isle (NAL 0-453-00667-1, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $18.95, 399pp, hc) [Song of Earth] Quasi-Arthurian fantasy novel with sf elements, sequel to Fang the Gnome and part of the “Greataway” series.
• * _King of the Scepter’d Isle (SFBC #15464, Nov ’89, $8.98, 399pp, hc) [Song of Earth] Reprint (NAL 1989) quasi-Arthurian fantasy novel with sf elements, sequel to Fang the Gnome.
• * _King of the Scepter’d Isle (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45042-6, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $4.50, 399pp, pb, cover by Tim Hildebrandt) [Song of Earth] Reprint (NAL 1989) quasi-Arthurian fantasy with sf elements, a sequel to Fang, the Gnome and part of the overall “Greataway” series.
• * _Pallahaxi Tide (Porcépic Press 0-88878-293-4, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $5.95, 237pp, tp, cover by Jim Zinger) Reprint (Gollancz 1975 as Hello Summer, Goodbye) sf novel of an alien planet about to begin an Ice Age.

CONFORD, ELLEN (1942- ) (stories)

• * *The Frog Princess of Pelham (Little, Brown 0-316-15246-3, Apr ’97 [Jun ’97], $15.95, 106pp, hc, cover by Doron Ben-Ami) Young-adult fantasy. A contemporary suburban “princess” kisses the most popular guy in school, and turns into a frog.
• * *Genie with the Light Blue Hair (Bantam 0-553-05806-1, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $13.95, 150pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel about a girl who gets more than just an old lamp for her birthday. A genie who bears a striking resemblance to Groucho Marx comes with it.
• * _Genie with the Light Blue Hair (Bantam Starfire 0-553-28484-3, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $3.50, 150pp, pb, cover by Garin Baker) Reprint (Bantam 1989) young-adult fantasy novel about a girl whose lamp contains a genie with an uncanny resemblance to Groucho Marx.

CONGER, SYNDY M., ed.

• * *Iconoclastic Departures: Mary Shelley After Frankenstein: Essays in Honor of the Bicentenary of Mary Shelley’s Birth (with Frederick S. Frank & Gregory O’Dea) (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press 0-8386-3684-5, Nov ’97 [May ’98], $49.50, 362pp, hc) Critical non-fiction, a collection of 14 essays, plus a bibliography of Shelley’s “other” fiction, and index. This is dated 1997, but not seen until now. [Shelley]

CONGREVE, BILL, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Bonescribes: Year’s Best Australian Horror: 1995 (with Robert Hood) (MirrorDanse Books 0-9586583-5-8, 1996 [May ’96], A$12.95, 148pp, tp, cover by Shaun Tan) Best-of-the-Year anthology with 10 horror stories, a list of recommended reading, and a history of Australian horror by Bill Congreve, Sean McMullen & Steve Paulsen. Available from MirrorDanse Books, PO Box 3542, Parramatta NSW 2124, Australia. (Contents)
• * *Intimate Armageddons (Five Islands Press 1-875604-03-0, Jun ’92 [Jul ’93], no price, 144pp, tp, cover by Robert Hood) Original anthology of 11 horror stories by Australian writers. “Maggie’s Place” by Steven Proposch is a reprint and “Dream” by Bill Congreve is a revised version of a previously published piece. This is a 1992 book not seen until now. Available from Five Islands Press, PO Box 1946, Wollongong NSW 2500, Australia. (Contents)

CONKLIN, (Edward) GROFF, ed. (1904-1968) (stories)

• * _50 Short Science Fiction Tales (with Isaac Asimov) See entry under Isaac Asimov.
• * _The Omnibus of Science Fiction (Chatham River 0-517-45370-3, Jun ’86, $1.98, 561pp, pb) Reprint (Crown 1952) anthology; an “instant remainder” book. In typical instant remainder fashion, one last story is omitted, “Counter Charm” by Peter Phillips. The original plates were used. The price makes it an eye-popping bargain. (Contents)

CONLEY, MARTHA; pseudonym of Marta Randall, (1948- )

• * *Growing Light (St. Martin’s 0-312-09823-5, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $18.95, 228pp, hc, cover by John Patrick) Associational mystery novel of murder in a New Age software company. Conley is a pen name for sf writer Marta Randall.

CONLY, JANE LESLIE

• * *R.T., Margaret, and the Rats of NIMH (Harper & Row 0-06-021363-9, Jun ’90 [Mar ’91], $12.95, 260pp, hc, cover by Leonard Lubin) [Rats of NIMH] Young-adult fantasy novel, second in the series based on Robert C. O’Brien’s Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH written by his daughter. This is a 1990 book not seen until now.
• * _R.T., Margaret, and the Rats of NIMH (Harper Trophy 0-06-440387-4, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $3.95, 260pp, tp, cover by Ed Gazsi) [Rats of NIMH] Reprint (Harper & Row 1990) young-adult fantasy novel, second volume of a series based on Robert C. O’Brien’s Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, written by his daughter.
• * *Racso and the Rats of NIMH (Harper & Row 0-06-021361-2, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $12.50, 278pp, hc) [Rats of NIMH] library edition -021362-0, $11.89. Juvenile fantasy novel, a sequel to Robert C. O’Brien’s Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, by his daughter. Illustrations by Leonard Lubin.
• * _Racso and the Rats of NIMH (Gollancz 0-575-03261-8, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £6.95, 192pp, hc) [Rats of NIMH] Reprint (Harper & Row 1986) juvenile fantasy novel, sequel to Robert C. O’Brien’s Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.
• * _Racso and the Rats of NIMH (Puffin 0-14-032333-3, Dec ’87, £2.25, 189pp, pb) [Rats of NIMH] Reprint (Harper & Row 1986) juvenile fantasy novel.
• * _Racso and the Rats of NIMH (Harper Trophy 0-06-440245-2, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.50, 278pp, pb) [Rats of NIMH] Reprint (Harper & Row 1986) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O’Brien, written by his daughter. Illustrations by Leonard Lubin.
• * _Racso and the Rats of NIMH (Harper Trophy 0-06-440245-2, Sep ’91 [Oct ’91], $3.95, 278pp, tp, cover by Ed Gazsi) [Rats of NIMH] Reprint (Harper & Row 1986) young-adult fantasy novel, first book of a series based on Robert C. O’Brien’s Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, written by his daughter. Illustrated by Leonard Lubin.
• * _RT, Margaret and the Rats of NIMH (Gollancz 0-575-04832-8, Aug ’90, £8.95, 192pp, hc) [Rats of NIMH] Reprint (Harper & Row 1990) young-adult fantasy novel.

CONLY, LESLIE

• * _RT, Margaret and the Rats of NIMH (Puffin 0-14-034805-0, Mar ’92 [Apr ’92], £2.99, 191pp, pb, cover by Robert Goldsmith) [Rats of NIMH] Reprint (Harper & Row 1990) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume three in the “NIMH” series.

CONLY, ROBERT LESLY CARROLL; see pseudonym Robert C. O’Brien (chron.)

CONN, PHOEBE (Jane); pseudonym of Phoebe C. Ingwalson, (1941- ); see pseudonym Cinnamon Burke

• * *Starfire (Zebra/Pinnacle 0-7860-0033-3, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $5.99, 446pp, pb) SF romance. A star pilot and a beautiful female rebel set out on an interplanetary search for her missing twin.

CONNER, JEFF

• * *Stephen King Goes to Hollywood (NAL 0-453-00552-7, Jul ’87 [Sep ’87], $19.50, 144pp, hc) Non-fiction book on King and the movies, with lots of photos. Packaged and produced by Tim Underwood and Chuck Miller.
• * *Stephen King Goes to Hollywood (NAL Plume 0-452-25937-1, Aug ’87, $9.95, 144pp, tp) Non-fiction guide to King’s movies, with a reprinted interview of King. The book is written by Conner, but Tim Underwood and Chuck Miller appear on the cover as “producers”, and the book is copyright in their name. [King]

CONNER, MICHAEL (1951- ) (stories)

• * *Archangel (Tor 0-312-85743-8, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $21.95, 350pp, hc, cover by Brad Schmehl) SF novel set in an alternate America in the 1920s. A journalist seeks a “vampire” murderer in a city devastated by a deadly blood plague.
• * _Archangel (Tor 0-812-54321-1, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $6.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Brad Schmehl) Reprint (Tor 1995) SF novel about a blood plague in an alternate 1920s America.
• * *Groupmind (Berkley 0-425-07191-X, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.95, 217pp, pb) Sf novel.

CONNER, MIGUEL

• * *The Queen of Darkness (Warner Aspect 0-446-60506-9, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $5.99, 276pp, pb, cover by Michel Bohbot) Post-holocaust SF novel. Vampires rule Earth after nuclear wars darken the skies.

CONNERS, AARON (1962- )

• * *The Pandora Directive (Prima/Proteus 0-7615-0068-5, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $5.99, 325pp, pb) [Tex Murphy] SF detective novelization featuring “Tex Murphy” and set in post-WWIII 2042. Written by the author of the computer game. Copyrighted by Access Software.
• * *Under A Killing Moon (Prima/Proteus 0-7615-0420-6, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $5.99, 328pp, pb) [Tex Murphy] SF novelization featuring the detective “Tex Murphy” from the “interactive movie” computer games by Access Software. Copyrighted by Prima Publishing.

CONNERS, BERNARD F. (1926- )

• * _The Hampton Sisters (Dell 0-440-20143-8, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.95, 382pp, pb) Horror novel about two sisters, one good, the other evil — or at least very weird.