The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

EASTERMAN, DANIEL (stories) (continued)

• * _The Name of the Beast (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-109149-9, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $5.99, 548pp, pb, cover by Herman Estevez) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) millenial occult/horror thriller of the emergence of the Antichrist in modern Egypt.
• * _The Name of the Beast (HarperCollins UK 0-576-21088-1, Aug ’94, £4.99, 607pp, pb) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) fantasy novel. The author also writes as Jonathan Aycliffe.
• * *Night of the Seventh Darkness (HarperCollins 0-06-017928-7, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $23.00, 456pp, hc, cover by Rob Wood) Occult thriller. A woman finds the victims of murderous rites beneath the floorboards in her apartment and is drawn into a deadly voodoo underground.
• * _Night of the Seventh Darkness (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-109965-1, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $5.50, 434pp, pb, cover by Herman Estevez) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1991) occult thriller. A woman finds the victims of murderous rites beneath the floorboards in her apartment and is drawn into a deadly voodoo underground.

EASTON, M(alcolm) COLEMAN (1942- ); see pseudonym Clare Coleman (stories)

• * *The Fisherman’s Curse (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20332-3, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $3.50, 236pp, pb) [Masters of Glass] Fantasy novel, sequel to Masters of Glass.
• * *Iskiir (Popular Library/Questar 0-445-20151-7, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $2.95, 259pp, pb) Arabian Nights fantasy novel of a city threatened by magical stalking black monoliths.
• * *Masters of Glass (Popular Library/Questar 0-445-20064-2, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $2.95, 245pp, pb) [Masters of Glass] Fantasy novel, a first novel. Well done, with an interesting twist on magic. Recommended. (FCM)
• * *Spirits of Cavern and Hearth (St. Martin’s 0-312-02287-5, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $16.95, 294pp, hc) Fantasy novel. A man touched by the gods decides his destiny is to unite the warring tribes of humanity.
• * *Swimmers Beneath the Bright (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20456-7, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $2.95, 236pp, pb) Anti-technological sf novel set on a water planet with bioengineered inhabitants.

EASTON, THOMAS A(twood) (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Greenhouse (Ace 0-441-34268-X, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $3.99, 246pp, pb, cover by Joe Burleson) [Bioengineering] Sf novel set in the same world as Sparrowhawk.
• * *Periodic Stars (Borgo Press 0-8095-1202-5, 1997 [Jul ’97], $27.00, 263pp, tp) Collection of 250 of Tom Easton’s reviews published in Analog in the 1980s and ’90s. Reviews are arranged by author; an index is included. Available from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; add $3.00 shipping. Credit card orders: fax 909-888-4942.
• * *Seeds of Destiny (Ace 0-441-75881-9, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $4.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Blas Galego) [Bioengineering] Sf novel, fourth book set in a future of bioengineering.
• * *Silicon Karma (White Wolf 1-56504-818-0, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $11.99, 283pp, pb) SF novel. A woman is copied into virtual reality, just as criminals begin siphoning memory away from the program. An earlier version was published on disk in 1995 by Serendipity Systems.
• * *Sparrowhawk (Ace 0-441-77778-3, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $3.95, 230pp, pb, cover by Denis Beauvais) [Bioengineering] Sf/police procedural novel set in a 21st century where bioengineering has replaced technology. A first novel.
• * *Tower of the Gods (Ace 0-441-81930-3, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $4.99, 246pp, pb, cover by Shawn Lux) [Bioengineering] Sf novel of bioengineers building an immense tower to preserve their secrets, set in the same bioengineered future as his earlier three books.
• * *Woodsman (Ace 0-441-90871-3, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $4.50, 280pp, pb, cover by Pat Morrissey) [Bioengineering] Sf novel, third set in a world where bioengineering has replaced technology.

ECCARIUS, J. G. (stories)

• * *Down and Out in the Ivy League (III Publishing 1-886625-04-2, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $10.00, 125pp, tp, cover by Chip Edwards) Original collection of 12 stories, six previously published, several SF or with elements of fantasy. Available from III Publishing, PO Box 1581, Gualala CA 95445. (Contents)
• * *The Last Days of Christ the Vampire (III Publishing 0-9622937-0-9, 1988 [May ’89], $5.95, 180pp, tp) Bizarre small press horror/fantasy about Jesus Christ, the vampire, and his undead Christian followers who plan for Armageddon and “promise people eternal life for the price of their minds.” This has a 1988 copyright date but was not seen until now.
• * _The Last Days of Christ the Vampire (III Publishing 0-9622937-0-9, Jan ’90 [Sep ’90], $6.00, 180pp, tp, cover by Leslie Walter) Reissue (III Publishing 1986) small press horror/fantasy about Jesus Christ, the vampire, and his undead Christian followers; second printing.
• * _The Last Days of Christ the Vampire (III Publishing 0-9622937-0-9, May ’92 [Jul ’92], $7.00, 188pp, tp, cover by Chip Edwards) Reissue (III Publishing 1988) anarchistic horror/satire; third printing. Available from III Publishing, P.O. Box 170363, San Francisco, CA 94117-0363.
• * _The Last Days of Christ Vampire (III Publishing 1-886625-00-X, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $10.00, 190pp, tp, cover by Chip Edwards) Reissue (III Publishing 1988) vampire novel/anarchist satire. Fourth printing. Available from III Publishing, PO Box 1581, Gualala CA 95445. Phone/Fax 707-884-1818.
• * *Resurrection 2027 (III Publishing 0-9622937-7-6, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $7.00, 185pp, pb, cover by Bill Meyers) SF novel. A model woman of 2027 AD is chosen for resurrection after the apocalypse, and discovers some disturbing questions about her religion and society. Available from III Publishing, PO Box 1581, Gualala CA 95445. Phone/Fax 707-884-1818.

ECCLES, W. H. T.

• * *One House: Taurus (Merlin 0-86303-375-X, 1988 [Mar ’89], £5.95, 146pp, tp) [One House] Sf novel. Published in 1988 but only just seen. Volume 1 in a new trilogy.

ECKERT, ALLAN W(esley) (1931- )

• * *The Dark Green Tunnel (Little, Brown 0-316-20881-7, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $13.95, 216pp, hc) [Dark Green Tunnel] Young-adult fantasy novel “in the style of the Chronicles of Narnia”; illustrations by David Wiesner include four full-color plates.
• * *The Wand (Little, Brown 0-316-20882-5, Jan ’86 [Mar ’86], $14.95, 214pp, hc) [Dark Green Tunnel] Juvenile fantasy novel, sequel to The Dark Green Tunnel. Returning to Mesmeria, the twins find it gloomy and fear-ridden.

ECKLAR, JULIA (Marie) (1964- ); see pseudonym L. A. Graf (stories)

• * *Regenesis (Ace 0-441-00189-0, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $4.99, 269pp, pb, cover by Daniel Craig) SF novel of a mission to protect Earth species long since removed from their dying native planet.
• * *Star Trek: The Kobayashi Maru (Pocket 0-671-65817-4, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $4.50, 254pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization. Number 47 in the series.
• * *Star Trek: The Kobayashi Maru (Titan 1-85286-212-2, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], £2.95, 254pp, pb) [Star Trek] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition.

ECO, UMBERTO (1932- ) (stories)

• * *Foucault’s Pendulum (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-132765-3, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $22.95, 641pp, hc) Associational novel of occultism and greed. Huge, intricate, and frequently hilarious novel of the ultimate occult conspiracy—or the ultimate human delusion. The grimmer conspiracy buffs may take offense, and fantasy/horror fans won’t get their fill of wonders or grue, but this is a marvelous book. Eco cuts a grand swath through the shadow world. Recommended (FCM).
• * _Foucault’s Pendulum (Picador 0-330-31497-1, Nov ’90, £6.99, 641pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1989) associational literary novel of occultism and greed.
• * _Foucault’s Pendulum (Ballantine 0-345-36875-4, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $6.95, 533pp, pb) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1989) associational conspiracy thriller of occultism and greed.
• * *The Island of the Day Before (Secker & Warburg 0-436-20270-0, Oct ’95 [Nov ’95], £16.99, 515pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel. A 17th century seafaring nobleman has fantastic adventures. Translated by William Weaver from L’Isola Del Giorno Prima (1994). Simultaneous with the US (Harcourt) edition.
• * *The Island of the Day Before (Harcourt 0-15-100151-0, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $25.00, 513pp, hc, cover by Zuccaro Taddeo) Literary fantasy novel. An Italian nobleman with an imaginary evil twin is marooned on an empty ship only a mile from an enchanting island. A translation by William Weaver from L’Isola del Giorno Prima (R.C.S. Libri & Grandi Opera Spa Milano 1994).
• * _The Island of the Day Before (Minerva 0-7493-9666-0, Oct ’96, £7.99, 515pp, tp) Reprint (Secker & Warburg; Harcourt 1995) literary fantasy novel.
• * _The Island of the Day Before (Penguin US 0-14-025919-8, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $13.95, 514pp, tp, cover by Taddeo Zuccaro) Reprint (Secker & Warburg; Harcourt 1995) literary fantasy novel. An Italian nobleman with an imaginary evil twin is marooned on an empty ship only a mile from an enchanting island. A translation by William Weaver from L’Isola del Giorno Prima (R.C.S. Libri & Grandi Opera Spa Milano 1994).

EDDINGS, DAVID (Carroll) (1931-2009) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Belgarath the Sorcerer (with Leigh Eddings) (HarperCollins UK 0-246-13845-9, Jul ’95, £15.99, 662pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad; Malloreon] Epic Fantasy novel, the prequel to “The Belgariad” and “The Malloreon”. This book acknowledges that all previous works by David Eddings were actually collaborations with his wife, Leigh Eddings. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition.
• * *Belgarath the Sorcerer (with Leigh Eddings) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37324-3, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $25.95, 644pp, hc, cover by Laurence Schwinger) [Belgariad; Malloreon] Fantasy novel, prequel to “The Belgariad”. According to a note from the author, his wife Leigh has been a longtime collaborator, only now getting the credit she deserves. Simultaneous with the HarperCollins UK edition.
• * _Belgarath the Sorcerer (with Leigh Eddings) (SFBC #10088, Nov ’95, $12.98, 712pp, hc, cover by Laurence Schwinger) [Belgariad; Malloreon] Reprint (Del Rey; HarperCollins UK 1995) fantasy novel, prequel to ’The Belgariad’. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Belgarath the Sorcerer (with Leigh Eddings) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40395-9, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $6.99, 723pp, pb, cover by Laurence Schwinger) [Belgariad; Malloreon] Reprint (HarperCollins UK; Del Rey 1995) fantasy novel, prequel to “The Belgariad”.
• * _Belgarath the Sorcerer (with Leigh Eddings) (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-21315-5, Jul ’96, £6.99, 840pp, pb, cover by Roger Taylor) [Belgariad; Malloreon] Reprint (HarperCollins UK; Del Rey 1995) fantasy novel; prequel to “The Belgariad”.
• * _The Belgariad 1 (Century 0-7126-0879-6, 1985 [Dec ’85], £12.95, 691pp, hc) [Belgariad] Reprint (SFBC 1985) omnibus edition of the first three books in the fantasy series, Pawn of Prophecy (Del Rey 1982), Queen of Sorcery (Del Rey 1982), and Magician’s Gambit (Del Rey 1983). First British omnibus edition.
• * _The Belgariad 2 (Century 0-7126-0951-2, 1985 [Dec ’85], £12.95, 548pp, hc) [Belgariad] Reprint (SFBC 1985) omnibus edition of the concluding two books of the fantasy saga, The Castle of Wizardry (Del Rey 1984) and Enchanter’s End Game (Del Rey 1984). First British omnibus edition.
• * _The Belgariad, Part 1 (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40004-6, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $29.95, 644pp, hc, cover by Laurence Schwinger) [Belgariad] Reprint (SFBC 1985) omnibus of the first three novels of the “Belgariad”: Pawn of Prophecy, Queen of Sorcery, and Magician’s Gambit.
• * *The Belgariad: Part One (SFBC #4654, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $9.98, 759pp, hc) [Belgariad] Omnibus edition of the first three novels in the “Belgariad” series. (Contents)
• * *The Belgariad: Part Two (SFBC #3973, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $7.98, 626pp, hc) [Belgariad] Omnibus edition of the fourth and fifth novels in the “Belgariad” series. (Contents)
• * *Castle of Wizardry (Del Rey 0-345-30080-7, 1984, $3.50, 416pp, pb) [Belgariad] Fantasy novel, Book Four of “The Belgariad”.
• * _Castle of Wizardry (Century 0-7126-0936-9, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], £9.95, 373pp, hc) [Belgariad] Reprint (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel, Book Four of “The Belgariad”. First hardcover edition.
• * _Castle of Wizardry (Bantam UK 0-593-02635-7, Oct ’92 [1992], £14.99, 384pp, hc) [Belgariad] Reprint (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel. Book four of “The Belgariad”. [Not seen]
• * _Castle of Wizardry (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41885-9, May ’97 [Nov ’97], $11.95, 375pp, tp) [Belgariad] Reprint (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel, book four of “The Belgariad”.
• * *Demon Lord of Karanda (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33004-8, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $18.95, 422pp, hc) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Quest fantasy novel, third in the “Malloreon” series.
• * _Demon Lord of Karanda (Bantam UK 0-593-01201-1, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], £11.95, 378pp, hc) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reprint (Del Rey 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Malloreon” series.
• * _Demon Lord of Karanda (SFBC #14133, Mar ’89, $6.98, 338pp, hc) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reprint (Del Rey/Bantam UK 1988) fantasy novel, book three of “The Malloreon”.
• * _Demon Lord of Karanda (Bantam UK 0-593-01563-0, May ’89 [Apr ’89], £6.95, 377pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reprint (Del Rey/Bantam UK 1988) fantasy novel. Volume Three in “The Malloreon”.
• * _Demon Lord of Karanda (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36331-0, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $4.95, 404pp, pb) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reprint (Del Rey/Bantam UK 1988) fantasy novel, book three of “The Malloreon”.
• * _Demon Lord of Karanda (Corgi 0-552-13019-2, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], £3.99, 399pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reprint (Del Rey/Bantam UK 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in “The Malloreon”.
• * _Demon Lord of Karanda (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41918-9, Aug ’97 [Dec ’97], $12.95, 423pp, tp) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reprint (Del Rey 1988) fantasy novel, book three of “The Malloreon”.
• * *The Diamond Throne (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35691-8, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $18.95, 448pp, hc) [Elenium] Fantasy novel, book one of the “Elenium” series.
• * _The Diamond Throne (Grafton 0-246-13345-7, Jul ’89, £12.95, 396pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Elenium] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in “The Elenium”. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Diamond Throne (Grafton Overseas 0-586-20372-9, 1990 [May ’90], £3.99, 396pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Elenium] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in “The Elenium”. This is an ’Open Market’ edition and is not generally available in the UK.
• * _The Diamond Throne (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, Feb ’90, $9.95, 464pp, tp) [Elenium] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel, book one of the “Elenium” series. This edition is the same as the Del Rey except there is no ISBN and the jacket is printed as the soft cover.
• * _The Diamond Throne (Grafton 0-246-13448-8, Feb ’90, £7.99, 396pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Elenium] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel. Book One of “The Elenium”.
• * _The Diamond Throne (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36769-3, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $5.95, 435pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Elenium] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel, first book of “The Elenium”.
• * _The Diamond Throne (Grafton 0-586-20372-9, Jul ’90, £4.50, 496pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Elenium] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel. Book One of “The Elenium”.
• * _The Diamond Throne (SFBC #07686, Aug ’95, $10.98, 448pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Elenium] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Diamond Throne (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-20372-9, Nov ’98, £6.99, 496pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Elenium] Reissue (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel, book one of “The Elenium”. Fourth printing.
• * *Domes of Fire (HarperCollins UK 0-246-13843-2, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], £14.99, 470pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Tamuli] Fantasy novel. Book one of “The Tamuli” — a sequel to “The Elenium”.
• * +Domes of Fire (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37321-9, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $22.00, 484pp, hc, cover by Larry Elmore) [Tamuli] Fantasy novel, first book of “The Tamuli”, a follow-up series to “The Elenium.” First American edition (HarperCollins UK 1992).
• * _Domes of Fire (Grafton 0-586-21858-0, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], £8.99, 470pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Tamuli] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) fantasy novel. Book One of “The Tamuli”.
• * _Domes of Fire (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38327-3, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $5.99, 471pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Tamuli] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) fantasy novel, first book of “The Tamuli”, a follow-up series to “The Elenium.”
• * _Domes of Fire (SFBC #00475, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $10.98, 484pp, hc, cover by Larry Elmore) [Tamuli] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) fantasy novel, first book of “The Tamuli”, a follow-up series to “The Elenium.” Similar to the 1993 Del Rey edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Domes of Fire (Grafton 0-586-21313-9, Jul ’93, £5.99, 584pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Tamuli] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) fantasy novel. Book one of “The Tamuli”.
• * *The Elenium (Grafton 0-586-21867-X, Jul ’93, £9.99, 1261pp, tp) [Elenium] Omnibus of the three fantasy novels that make up “The Elenium”. (Contents)
• * *Enchanter’s End Game (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-30078-5, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $3.50, 372pp, pb) [Belgariad] Fantasy novel, Book Five of “The Belgariad”.
• * _Enchanters’ End Game (Century 0-7126-0865-6, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], £9.95, 372pp, hc) [Belgariad] Reprint (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel, conclusion of the “Belgariad” series. First U.K. edition, and the first hardcover.
• * _Enchanters’ End Game (Corgi 0-552-12447-8, Aug ’87, £2.95, 372pp, pb) [Belgariad] Reissue (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel. Volume 5 in the “Belgariad” series.
• * _Enchanter’s End Game (Bantam UK 0-593-02638-1, Nov ’92 [1992], £14.99, 384pp, hc) [Belgariad] Reprint (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel. Book five of “The Belgariad”. [Not seen]
• * _Enchanter’s End Game (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41886-7, May ’97 [Nov ’97], $11.95, 373pp, tp) [Belgariad] Reprint (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel, book five of “The Belgariad”.
• * *Guardians of the West (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33000-5, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $16.95, 454pp, hc) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Fantasy novel, Book One of “The Malloreon”, the sequel to his pentalogy “The Belgariad”. The book takes up shortly after “The Belgariad” left off, with the same complex set of characters, only with a new focus on the child Errand. Time passes quickly as a new evil appears, and old comrades re-arm to oppose it. An enjoyable meeting with old friends for those who have read the previous series, this might be over-involved for the newcomer. (CFC)
• * *Guardians of the West (Bantam UK 0-593-01195-3, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], £9.95, 429pp, hc) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Fantasy novel, simultaneous with US (Del Rey) edition. Volume 1 in the “Malloreon” series.