The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

COOPER, LOUISE (née Antell) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _The Deceiver (Grafton 0-586-21475-5, Jun ’93, £4.99, 280pp, pb) [Chaos Gate] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1991) fantasy novel. Book one of the “Chaos Gate” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Eclipse (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21724-X, Nov ’94, £4.99, 360pp, pb) [Star Shadow] Fantasy novel. The “Star Shadow” Trilogy Book II.
• * *Firespell (Puffin 0-14-037366-7, Jan ’96, £2.99, 115pp, pb, cover by George Smith) Young-adult dark fantasy novel in Puffin’s new “Dark Enchantment” series. A topaz shows a young woman the man who will love her — or destroy her.
• * *Heart of Dust (Puffin UK 0-14-038338-7, Mar ’98 [Apr ’98], £3.99, 153pp, pb) Young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Heart of Fire (Puffin UK 0-14-038771-4, Mar ’98 [Apr ’98], £3.99, 155pp, pb) Reprint (Puffin 1996 as Firespell) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Heart of Glass (Puffin 0-14-038769-2, Aug ’98, £3.99, 149pp, pb) Reprint (Puffin 1996 as The Shrouded Mirror) young-adult dark fantasy novel.
• * _Heart of Ice (Puffin 0-14-038770-6, Nov ’98 [Dec ’98], £3.99, 153pp, pb) Reprint (Puffin 1996 as The Hounds of Winter) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Heart of Stone (Puffin 0-14-038768-4, May ’98 [Jun ’98], £3.99, 153pp, pb, cover by Karen Hatch) Reprint (Puffin 1996 as Blood Dance) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *Infanta (Unwin 0-04-440303-8, Apr ’89, £3.50, 318pp, pb, cover by Robert Gould) [Indigo] Fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Indigo” 8-part series.
• * +Infanta (Tor 0-812-50667-7, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $4.95, 310pp, pb, cover by Robert Gould) [Indigo] Fantasy novel. This is a revised edition of the third book of “Indigo”, an announced octology. First American edition (Unwin 1989).
• * _Infanta (Grafton 0-586-21335-X, Jun ’91, £3.99, 318pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Indigo] Reprint (Unwin 1989) fantasy novel. Book 3 of “Indigo”.
• * *Inferno (Unwin 0-04-440157-4, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], £3.50, 241pp, pb) [Indigo] Fantasy novel, Volume 2 in the “Indigo” 8-part series.
• * +Inferno (Tor 0-812-50246-9, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $3.95, 276pp, pb) [Indigo] Fantasy novel, second book in the “Indigo” series. The text of this edition has been revised from the original British edition. First American edition (Unwin 1988).
• * _Inferno (Grafton 0-586-21334-1, May ’91, £3.99, 241pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Indigo] Reprint (Unwin 1988) fantasy novel. Book 2 of “Indigo”.
• * *The Initiate (Tor 0-812-53392-5, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $2.95, 278pp, pb) [Time Master] Fantasy novel, Book 1 in the “Time Master” trilogy. A first novel.
• * _The Initiate (Allen & Unwin/Unicorn 0-04-823300-5, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], £2.95, 278pp, pb) [Time Master] Reprint (Tor 1985) fantasy novel, volume 1 in the “Time Master” trilogy.
• * _The Initiate (Grafton 0-586-21682-0, Jun ’93, £4.99, 278pp, pb) [Time Master] Reprint (Tor 1985) fantasy novel. Book one of the “Time Master” trilogy.
• * *Keepers of Light (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-66734-6, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], £3.99, x+294pp, pb, cover by John Avon) [Shar Tillmer] Young-adult fantasy novel. Book three in a trilogy after Daughter of Storms and The Dark Caller.
• * *The King’s Demon (Headline 0-7472-1715-7, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], £16.99, 314pp, hc, cover by J. Sullivan) Fantasy novel. A young woman, bereft of memory but possessed of a ghostly vampiric twin, becomes a pawn in a plan of murderous revenge.
• * _The King’s Demon (Headline 0-7472-5371-4, May ’97 [Apr ’97], £5.99, 314pp, pb, cover by J. Sullivan) Reprint (Headline 1996) fantasy novel. An export edition (same details) was available 1 April 1997.
• * *The Master (Unicorn 0-04-823298-X, Apr ’87, £2.95, 249pp, pb) [Time Master] Fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Time Master” series.
• * *The Master (Tor 0-812-53396-8, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $2.95, 285pp, pb) [Time Master] Fantasy novel, third in the “Time Master” trilogy.
• * _The Master (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21684-7, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], £4.99, 249pp, pb) [Time Master] Reprint (Tor 1987) fantasy novel. Volume three in the “Time Master” trilogy.
• * _The Master (Tor 0-812-53396-8, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $4.99, 285pp, pb, cover by Robert Gould) [Time Master] Reissue (Tor 1987) fantasy novel, volume three in the “Time Master” trilogy. Third printing.
• * *Mirage (Unwin 0-04-823382-X, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], £2.95, 343pp, pb) Fantasy novel.
• * +Mirage (Tor 0-812-53397-6, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $3.95, 380pp, pb) Heroic fantasy novel. First U.S. edition (Unwin 1987).
• * *Moonset (Voyager 0-586-21725-8, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], £4.99, 437pp, pb) [Star Shadow] Fantasy novel; third book in the “Star Shadow” trilogy.
• * *Nemesis (Unwin 0-04-440156-6, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], £3.50, 246pp, pb) [Indigo] Fantasy novel, Volume 1 in the “Indigo” 8-part series.
• * +Nemesis (Tor 0-812-53401-8, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $3.95, 294pp, pb) [Indigo] Fantasy novel. First American edition (Unwin Hyman 1988). This is a revised edition of Book One of “Indigo”, an announced octology.
• * _Nemesis (Grafton 0-586-21333-3, May ’91, £3.99, 246pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Indigo] Reprint (Unwin 1988) fantasy novel. Book 1 of “Indigo”.
• * _Nemesis (Severn House 0-7278-4463-6, Jun ’93, £13.99, 294pp, hc, cover by Ian D. Daniels) [Indigo] Reprint (Unwin 1988) fantasy novel. Book one of “Indigo”. This is the first world hardcover edition.
• * *Nocturne (Unwin 0-04-440392-5, Aug ’89, £3.50, 291pp, pb, cover by Robert Gould) [Indigo] Fantasy novel. Volume 4 in the “Indigo” 8-part series.
• * +Nocturne (Tor 0-812-50798-3, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $4.95, 280pp, pb, cover by Robert Gould) [Indigo] Fantasy novel, revised edition of the fourth book of the “Indigo” series. First American edition (Unwin 1989).
• * _Nocturne (Grafton 0-586-21336-8, Jun ’91, £3.99, 291pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Indigo] Reprint (Unwin 1989) fantasy novel. Book 4 of “Indigo”.
• * *The Outcast (Allen & Unwin/Unicorn 0-04-823299-8, Aug ’86, £2.95, 301pp, pb) [Time Master] Fantasy novel; book 2 of the “Time Master” trilogy.
• * +The Outcast (Tor 0-812-53394-1, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $2.95, 316pp, pb) [Time Master] Fantasy novel, Book II in the “Time Master” trilogy. First American edition (Allen & Unwin 1986).
• * _The Outcast (Tor 0-812-51973-6, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $4.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Robert Gould) [Time Master] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1986) fantasy novel, second book of the “Time Master” trilogy; third printing.
• * _The Outcast (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21683-9, Aug ’93 [Sep ’93], £4.99, 301pp, pb) [Time Master] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1986) fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Time Master” trilogy.
• * *The Pretender (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28977-2, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $4.50, 377pp, pb, cover by Steve Assel) [Chaos Gate] Fantasy novel, second book of the “Chaos Gate” trilogy.
• * _The Pretender (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21491-7, Aug ’93, £4.99, 377pp, pb) [Chaos Gate] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1991) fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Chaos Gate” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Revenant (Grafton 0-586-21443-7, Sep ’92, £4.99, 325pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Indigo] Fantasy novel. Book seven of “Indigo”.
• * +Revenant (Tor 0-812-50807-6, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $4.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Robert Gould) [Indigo] Fantasy novel, seventh book of the “Indigo” series. This has a 1993 copyright date and is probably revised. First American edition (Grafton 1992).
• * *Sacrament of Night (Headline 0-7472-1716-5, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], £17.99, 344pp, hc, cover by J. Sullivan) Fantasy novel.
• * _Sacrament of Night (Headline 0-7472-5372-2, Jul ’98 [Aug ’98], £5.99, 344pp, pb, cover by J. Sullivan) Reprint (Headline 1997) fantasy novel.
• * *The Shrouded Mirror (Puffin 0-14-038218-6, Sep ’96 [Jan ’97], £2.99, 91pp, pb, cover by George Smith) [Dark Enchantment] Dark fantasy novel. In the “Dark Enchantment” series.
• * *The Sleep of Stone (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31572-4, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $14.95, 138pp, hc, cover by John Collier) Young-adult fantasy of a shape-changer and her love for a prince. Illustrated by John Collier. A “Dragonflight” book packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * *The Sleep of Stone (DAW 0-88677-555-8, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $3.99, 173pp, pb, cover by Brigid Collins) Reprint (Atheneum 1991) young-adult fantasy novel of a shapechanger and her love for a prince. The original illustrations by John Collier are not included.
• * *Star Ascendant (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21519-0, Apr ’94, £4.99, 414pp, pb) [Star Shadow] Fantasy novel, subtitled “The Star Shadow Trilogy Book I.”.
• * +Star Ascendant (Tor 0-312-85871-X, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $23.95, 349pp, hc) [Star Shadow] Fantasy novel, prequel to the “Time Master” trilogy. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 1994).
• * _Star Ascendant (Tor 0-812-55175-3, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $6.99, 349pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Star Shadow] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1994) fantasy novel, prequel to the “Time Master” trilogy.
• * *Storm Ghost (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-038636-X, May ’98, £3.99, 121pp, tp, cover by Tom Connell) Young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *The Thorn Key (Franklin Watts/Orchard 1-85213-132-2, Aug ’88, £7.95, 163pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *Troika (Tor 0-812-50799-1, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $4.50, 312pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Indigo] Fantasy novel, fifth book of the “Indigo” series. Simultaneous with the British edition from Grafton.
• * *Troika (Grafton 0-586-21337-6, Jul ’91, £3.99, 268pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Indigo] Fantasy novel. Book 5 of “Indigo”. Simultaneous with the U.S. (Tor) edition.

COOPER, MERIAN C. (1893-1973)

• * _King Kong (with Anthony Browne) See entry under Anthony Browne.

COOPER, MOLLY, ed. (stories)

• * *Classic Ghost Stories (Lowell House Juvenile 1-56565-279-7, 1995 [Sep ’96], $5.95, 128pp, tp, cover by Barbara Kiwak) Young-adult anthology of six ghost stories. Authors include Bram Stoker, O. Henry, Charles Dickens, and Oscar Wilde. Illustrated by Barbara Kiwak. This has a 1995 copyright, but was not seen until now. Copyrighted by RGA Publishing Group. Available from Lowell House Juvenile, 2029 Century Park East, Suite 3290, Los Angeles CA 90067. (Contents)
• * _Classic Ghost Stories (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-0609-3, 1997 [Sep ’97], $5.98, 128pp, hc, cover by Barbara Kiwak) Reprint (Lowell House Juvenile 1995) young-adult anthology of six ghost stories, several excerpted from longer works. This instant remainder edition retains the copyright page from the Lowell House trade paperback, and indicates third printing.
• * *Classic Vampire Stories: Timeless Tales to Sink Your Teeth Into (Lowell House Juvenile 1-56565-494-3, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $5.95, 121pp, pb, cover by Barbara Kiwak) Young-adult anthology of six vampire stories, plus an excerpt from Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Other authors include F. Marion Crawford, Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman, and E.F. Benson. Illustrated by Barbara Kiwak. Copyrighted by RGA Publishing Group. Available from Lowell House Juvenile, 2029 Century Park East, Suite 3290, Los Angeles CA 90067. (Contents)
• * _Classic Vampire Stories: Timeless Tales to Sink Your Teeth Into (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-0610-7, 1997 [Sep ’97], $5.98, 121pp, hc, cover by Barbara Kiwak) Reprint (Lowell House Juvenile 1996) young-adult anthology of seven vampire stories (one an excerpt from Dracula). This instant remainder edition retains the copyright page of the Lowell House trade paperback edition, and indicates second printing.

COOPER, RICHARD (Fairhurst) (1930-1998)

• * *Knights of God (Lions 0-00-672534-1, Sep ’87, £2.25, 228pp, pb) Novelization of new children’s television serial set in a near-future England ruled by a theocracy.

COOPER, ROSCOE (stories)

• * *The Diary of Victor Frankenstein (DK Ink 0-7894-2456-8, Sep ’97, $19.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Timothy Basil Ering) [Frankenstein] Young-adult retelling/art/gift book version of Frankenstein. Illustrations by Timothy Basil Ering.

COOPER, SONNI; [i.e., Sandra Lenore Cooper] (1934- )

• * _Black Fire (Firecrest 0-85997-630-0, Jun ’86, £7.50, 224pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket Books 1983) sf novel, “Star Trek” #8.
• * _Star Trek # 8: Black Fire (Gregg 0-8398-2935-3, Mar ’86, $11.95, 220pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1983) Star Trek novel. First hc edition.
• * _Star Trek: Black Fire (Pocket 0-671-83632-3, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $2.95, 220pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reissue (Timescape 1983) Star Trek novel. Number 8 in the series.
• * _Star Trek: Black Fire (Titan 1-85286-308-0, Jul ’90, £2.99, 220pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1983) sf novelization.
• * _Star Trek: Black Fire (Titan 1-85286-308-0, Apr ’96, £4.99, 220pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Star Trek] Reissue (Pocket 1983) SF novelization. Fourth printing.

COOPER, SUSAN (Mary) (1935- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Boggart (Macmillan McElderry 0-689-50576-0, Mar ’93, $14.95, 196pp, hc, cover by Trina Schart Hyman) [Boggart] Young-adult fantasy novel of a Canadian family who inherit a mischevious spirit called a Boggart along with a Scottish castle.
• * _The Boggart (The Bodley Head 0-370-31829-3, Apr ’93, £8.99, 182pp, hc, cover by Trina Schart Hyam) [Boggart] Reprint (McElderry 1993) humorous children’s fantasy about a mischievous spirit transported from Scotland to Canada. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Boggart (Puffin 0-14-086488-9, Aug ’94, £3.99, 182pp, pb, cover by Paul Campion) [Boggart] Reprint (McElderry 1993) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _The Boggart (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-80173-4, Aug ’95, $3.95, 196pp, pb, cover by Ed Little) [Boggart] Reprint (McElderry 1993) young-adult fantasy novel about a Scottish imp let loose in modern Toronto.
• * *The Boggart and the Monster (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 0-689-81330-9, Apr ’97, $16.00, 185pp, hc, cover by Trina Schart Hyman) [Boggart] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The Boggart. Canadian visitors inadvertantly carry a Scottish imp to meet his cousin at Loch Ness.
• * _The Boggart and the Monster (The Bodley Head 0-370-32486-2, Jun ’98, £10.99, 167pp, hc, cover by Trina Schart Hyam) [Boggart] Reprint (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 1997) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The Boggart. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Boggart and the Monster (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-82286-3, Aug ’98, $4.50, 185pp, tp, cover by Joe Burleson) [Boggart] Reprint (McElderry 1997) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The Boggart.
• * _The Dark Is Rising (Collier 0-689-71087-9, Oct ’86 [Dec ’86], $2.95, 244pp, pb) [Dark Is Rising] Reprint (Atheneum 1973) fantasy novel, second in the excellent “Dark is Rising” pentalogy. The first book in the series, Over Sea, Under Stone, is rarely reprinted, and the series can be read without it. Highly recommended. (FCM)
• * _The Dark Is Rising (Windrush 1-85089-933-9, Apr ’88 [Aug ’88], £8.70, 338pp, hc) [Dark Is Rising] Reprint (Atheneum 1973) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Dark is Rising” series. [Not seen]
• * _The Dark Is Rising (Macmillan Educational 0-333-47580-1, Jan ’89, £3.25, 256pp, pb) [Dark Is Rising] Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1973) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “The Dark is Rising” series. [Not seen]
• * _The Dark Is Rising (Puffin 0-14-036462-5, Sep ’94, £4.99, 332pp, pb, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Dark Is Rising] Reprint (Atheneum 1973) young-adult fantasy novel, with an afterword by Neil Philip. Volume two in the “Dark is Rising” series.
• * _The Dark Is Rising (Random House UK 0-09-936601-0, Sep ’94, £5.00, 304pp, hc) [Dark Is Rising] Reprint (Atheneum 1973) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Dark is Rising” series.
• * _The Dark Is Rising (SFBC 1-56865-205-4, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $14.98, 865pp, hc, cover by Walter Velez) [Dark Is Rising] Reprint (Penguin 1984 as The Dark Is Rising Sequence) omnibus of the five novels in the “Dark is Rising” young-adult fantasy series. This is a special Guild America edition, SFBC #13751. This edition lacks a price and has the book club number on the back jacket.
• * _The Dark Is Rising Sequence (Puffin 0-14-031688-4, Apr ’86, £4.95, 786pp, tp) [Dark Is Rising] Reissue (Puffin 1984) omnibus of the five novels in the “Dark is Rising” series.
• * _The Dark Is Rising Sequence (Puffin 0-14-031688-4, Jan ’87, £5.95, 786pp, tp) [Dark Is Rising] Reissue (Penguin 1984) omnibus of the five novels in the “Dark is Rising” fantasy series.
• * *Dreams and Wishes (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 0-689-80736-8, May ’96 [Nov ’96], $18.00, 198pp, hc, cover by Andrew Moore) Young-adult collection of 14 essays and speeches by, and an interview with, Cooper on fantasy and writing for children.
• * _Greenwitch (Collier 0-689-71088-7, Oct ’86 [Dec ’86], $2.95, 131pp, pb) [Dark Is Rising] Reprint (Atheneum 1974) fantasy novel, “The Dark is Rising” #3.
• * _The Grey King (Collier 0-689-71089-5, Oct ’86 [Dec ’86], $2.95, 165pp, pb) [Dark Is Rising] Reprint (Atheneum 1975) young-adult fantasy novel, “The Dark is Rising” #4. This book won the Newbery Medal for Best Juvenile of 1975.
• * _Over Sea, Under Stone (Macmillan Collier 0-02-042785-9, Apr ’89 [May ’89], $2.95, 243pp, pb) [Dark Is Rising] Reprint (Cape 1965) young-adult fantasy novel, first book in “The Dark Is Rising” series.
• * _Seaward (Macmillan/Collier 0-02-042190-7, Apr ’87, $3.95, 167pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1983) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Silver on the Tree (Collier 0-689-71090-9, Oct ’86 [Dec ’86], $2.95, 274pp, pb) [Dark Is Rising] Reprint (Atheneum 1977) fantasy novel, “The Dark is Rising” #5.
• * _Silver on the Tree (Windrush 1-85089-936-3, Jul ’88 [Aug ’88], £8.70, 394pp, hc) [Dark Is Rising] Reprint (Atheneum 1977) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume 5 in the “Dark is Rising” series. [Not seen]

COOPER, TOM; [i.e., William Thomas Cooper] (1958- )

• * *War*Moon (Worldwide Library 0-373-97031-5, Feb ’87, $3.50, 381pp, pb) Near-future thriller about a Soviet space battle station.

COOVER, ROBERT (Lowell) (1932- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Aesop’s Forest/The Plot of the Mice (with Brian Swann) (Capra Press 0-88496-252-0, Dec ’86, $7.50, 39 + 76pp, pb) Back-to-back edition of two fantasy/literary/surreal works, a novelette by Coover and a group of “bedtime [fantasy] stories...for adults” by Swann. Both are illustrated by Michael McCurdy. (Contents)
• * *Briar Rose (Grove/Atlantic 0-8021-1591-8, Jan ’97, $18.00, 86pp, hc) Literary fantasy novella. A retelling of “Sleeping Beauty” with a spell-casting fairy interested in the nature of human desire.