The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

FOREMAN, LELIA ROSE

• * *Shatterworld (Eerdmans 0-8028-5112-6, Mar ’95 [May ’95], $5.99, 162pp, tp, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) Young-adult SF novel. Puritans attempting to build a New Earth on another planet find friendly, crab-like aliens — and an asteroid on a collision course with their new home. A hardcover edition (-5097-9, $13.99) was announced but not seen. A first novel.

FOREST, REGAN; pseudonym

• * *Moonspell (Harlequin 0-373-79003-1, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $3.25, 251pp, pb, cover by Corey Wolfe) Fantasy romance in the “Dreamscape” line about a romance writer under a love spell. Originally published in Italy (Edizioni Mondadori 1989).

FORMAN, JAMES D(ouglas) (1932- )

• * *Cry Havoc (Macmillan Scribner’s 0-684-18838-4, 1988 [Apr ’88], $12.95, 199pp, hc) Young-adult sf novel of an Army genetic experiment gone wrong, creating killer dogs.
• * *Doomsday Plus Twelve (Scribner’s 0-684-18221-1, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $12.95, 230pp, hc) Post-holocaust sf novel.

FORREST, ELIZABETH; pseudonym of Rhondi Vilott, (1949- ) (stories)

• * *Bright Shadow (DAW 0-88677-738-0, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $5.99, 464pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) Horror novel. A man gets more trouble than expected when he rescues a little girl from a cult about to be invaded by the FBI. Forrest is a pen name for Rhondi Salsitz.
• * _Bright Shadow (DAW 0-88677-738-0, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $6.99, 464pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) Reissue (DAW 1997) horror novel. Forrest is a pen name for Rhondi Salsitz. This still indicates first printing, but the price has increased.
• * *Dark Tide (DAW 0-88677-560-4, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $4.99, 368pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) Horror novel of a man forced for business reasons to return to the town where he grew up, where something is lurking beneath the sea, waiting to be awakened.
• * _Dark Tide (DAW 0-88677-560-4, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $5.99, 368pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) Reissue (DAW 1993) horror novel. This still indicates first printing, but the price has increased.
• * *Death Watch (DAW 0-88677-648-1, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $5.99, 451pp, pb) Horror novel. A murderer uses virtual reality to kill.
• * *Killjoy (DAW 0-88677-695-3, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $5.99, 458pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) Horror novel.
• * *Phoenix Fire (DAW 0-88677-515-9, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $4.99, 364pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) Fantasy novel of a phoenix buried in the La Brea tar pits and a demon in China who awaken and their conflict threatens the world. A first novel.
• * *Retribution (DAW 0-88677-779-8, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $6.99, 427pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) Horror novel. A woman’s paintings are somehow tied to an undiscovered serial killer.

FORREST, FELIX C.; pseudonym of Paul M. A. Linebarger, (1913-1966)

• * _Ria (Jwindz 0-9618918-0-7, 1987 [Mar ’88], $19.95, 242pp, hc) Reprint (Duell, Sloan & Pearce 1947). Non-sf; associational. Pseudonym of Paul Linebarger who was also Cordwainer Smith. 1500 copies of this book were printed. Dated 1987; not seen until 1988.

FORREST, JODIE

• * *The Bridge: The Book of Necessity (Seven Paws Press 0-9649113-2-9, Nov ’98, $16.95, 336pp, tp, cover by Michael Weaver) [Rhymer] Historical fantasy novel, third book in the “Rhymer” trilogy. Tomas Rhymer faces a final confrontation with the Norse god Loki. Available from Seven Paws Press, PO Box 2345, Chapel Hill NC 27515; 919-929-4287.
• * *The Elves’ Prophecy (Seven Paws Press 0-9649113-1-0, Dec ’96, $16.95, 400pp, tp, cover by Jodie Forrest) [Rhymer] Historical fantasy novel, sequel to The Rhymer and the Ravens, a Nordic-Celtic version of the story of Tomas the Rhymer. Available from Seven Paws Press, PO Box 2345, Chapel Hill NC 27515; 919-929-4287.
• * *The Rhymer and the Ravens (Seven Paws Press 0-9649113-0-2, Nov ’95, $9.95, 333pp, tp, cover by Mike Roig) [Rhymer] Historical fantasy novel, a Viking-era retelling of the story of Tomas the Rhymer that blends Norse and Celtic myth. Available from Seven Paws Press, PO Box 2345, Chapel Hill NC 27515; 919-929-4287.

FORREST, KATHERINE V(irginia) (1939- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Daughters of a Coral Dawn (Naiad Press 0-930044-50-9, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $7.95, 226pp, tp) [Daughters] Feminist sf novel.
• * _Daughters of a Coral Dawn (Naiad Press 0-930044-50-9, Jan ’86 [May ’87], $7.95, 226pp, tp) [Daughters] Reissue (Naiad 1984) feminist/lesbian sf novel. This second edition is dated January 1986, but we had not seen it until now.
• * _Daughters of a Coral Dawn (The Women’s Press 0-7043-4359-2, Apr ’93, £5.99, 226pp, tp, cover by Phyllis Mahon) [Daughters] Reprint (Naiad 1984) sf novel about a lesbian utopia. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Dreams and Swords (Naiad Press 0-941483-03-7, Sep ’87, $8.95, 175pp, tp) Collection of 10 lesbian-oriented stories, mostly sf and horror. 9 of the stories are apparently originals. (Contents)

FORRESTER, JOHN (1943- ) (stories)

• * *Bestiary Mountain (Bradbury Press 0-02-735530-6, Oct ’85 [Nov ’85], $11.95, 140pp, hc) [Bestiary] Young-adult sf novel, first in the “Bestiary Trilogy”; a first novel. Four teenagers from the moon return to a ravaged Earth.
• * _Bestiary Mountain (Harper & Row/Starwanderer 0-694-05606-5, Jun ’87, $2.75, 140pp, pb) [Bestiary] Reprint (Bradbury Press 1985) young-adult sf novel.
• * *The Forbidden Beast (Macmillan Bradbury 0-02-735410-5, Oct ’88, $12.95, 135pp, hc) [Bestiary] Young-adult sf novel, third in the “Bestiary” trilogy.
• * *The Secret of the Round Beast (Bradbury Press 0-02-735380-X, Oct ’86 [Jan ’87], $12.95, 145pp, hc) [Bestiary] Young-adult sf novel, sequel to Bestiary Mountain. This appeared in 1986; not seen until now.
• * _The Secret of the Round Beast (Harper Starwanderer 0-694-05622-7, Mar ’88, $2.75, 145pp, pb) [Bestiary] Reprint (Harper & Row 1986) young-adult sf novel, sequel to Bestiary Mountain.

FORSTCHEN, WILLIAM R. (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _1945 (with Newt Gingrich) See entry under Newt Gingrich.
• * *The Alexandrian Ring (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33581-3, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.50, 295pp, pb) [Gamester Wars] Sf/military gaming novel, Book One of “The Gamester Wars”. Alexander the Great is a character.
• * *Article 23 (Baen 0-671-87889-1, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $5.99, 269pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Star Voyager Academy] Military SF novel, sequel to Star Voyager Academy. The Mars colony declares its independence.
• * *The Assassin Gambit (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33582-1, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 306pp, pb) [Gamester Wars] Science fiction novel with samurai vs. Persian assassins. Book Two of “The Gamester Wars”.
• * *Battle Hymn (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45286-0, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], $5.99, 362pp, pb) [Lost Regiment] Military SF novel, fifth in “The Lost Regiment” series.
• * *The Crystal Sorcerors (with Greg Morrison) (Avon 0-380-76021-5, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $3.95, 291pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito) [Crystal Warriors] Fantasy novel of two WWII soldiers transported to a fantasy world, sequel to The Crystal Warriors.
• * *The Crystal Warriors (with Greg Morrison) (Avon 0-380-75272-7, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.50, 308pp, pb) [Crystal Warriors] Fantasy novel. Two enemies are plucked out of WWII and made to fight for a demigod in a magical realm.
• * *A Darkness Upon the Ice (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31682-7, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $2.95, 275pp, pb) [Ice Prophet] Sf novel, conclusion of the “Ice Prophet” trilogy.
• * *The Flame Upon the Ice (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31137-X, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $2.95, 279pp, pb) [Ice Prophet] Sf adventure novel, sequel to Ice Prophet.
• * _The Flame Upon the Ice (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31137-X, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $2.95, 279pp, pb) [Ice Prophet] Reissue (Ballantine/Del Rey 1984) sf novel, second in the “Ice Prophet” trilogy.
• * *The Four Magics (with Larry Segriff) (Baen 0-671-87745-3, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $5.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Fantasy novelization based on the “Fantasy Adventures” card game from Mayfair Games. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Assoc.
• * *The Gamester Wars (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40049-6, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $6.99, 792pp, pb, cover by Don Dixon & David Mattingly) [Gamester Wars] Omnibus of the SF military/gaming trilogy, all originally from Del Rey: The Alexandrian Ring (1987), The Assassin Gambit (1989), and The Napoleon Wager (1993). The packaging promotes Forstchen as “co-author with Newt Gingrich of 1945." (Contents)
• * *Into the Sea of Stars (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32426-9, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $2.95, 231pp, pb) Sf novel.
• * _Into the Sea of Stars (Futura 0-345-32426-9, Oct ’87, £1.95, 231pp, pb) Reprint sf novel. This is the US edition (Del Rey 1986) with a UK price sticker. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Lost Regiment #1: Rally Cry (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45007-8, Jan ’98 [Feb ’98], $6.99, 412pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Lost Regiment] Reissue (Roc 1990) military SF novel, first in the series about Civil War soldiers transported into an alternate world. Seventh printing.
• * _The Lost Regiment #1: Rally Cry (SFBC #17250, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $9.98, 376pp, hc, cover by Sanjulian) [Lost Regiment] Reprint (Roc 1990) military SF novel, first in the series about Civil War soldiers in an alien world. This is the first hardcover edition, and has ISBN 1-56865-818-4; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Lost Regiment #1: Rally Cry! (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45007-8, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $4.95, 412pp, pb) [Lost Regiment] Reissue (Roc 1990) sf novel, first book of the “Lost Regiment” series; third printing.
• * *The Lost Regiment #2: Union Forever (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45060-4, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $4.95, 457pp, pb) [Lost Regiment] Sf novel, second book of a series about a Union regiment transported from Civil War America to an alternate world.
• * _The Lost Regiment #2: Union Forever (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45060-4, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $4.95, 457pp, pb) [Lost Regiment] Reissue (Roc 1991) sf novel, second book of the “Lost Regiment” series; third printing.
• * _The Lost Regiment #2: Union Forever (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45060-4, Jan ’98 [Feb ’98], $6.99, 457pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Lost Regiment] Reissue (Roc 1991) military SF novel, second in the series about Civil War soldiers transported into an alternate world. Sixth printing.
• * *The Lost Regiment #3: Terrible Swift Sword (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45137-6, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $5.99, 458pp, pb) [Lost Regiment] Sf novel, third book of a series in which a Union regiment is transported from Civil War America into an alternate world.
• * _The Lost Regiment #3: Terrible Swift Sword (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45137-6, Jan ’98 [Feb ’98], $6.99, 458pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Lost Regiment] Reissue (Roc 1992) military SF novel, third in the series about Civil War soldiers transported into an alternate world. This appears to be an international edition. Fifth printing.
• * _The Lost Regiment #4: Fateful Lightning (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45196-1, Jan ’98 [Feb ’98], $6.99, 459pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Lost Regiment] Reissue (Roc 1993) military SF novel, fourth in the series about Civil War soldiers transported into an alternate world. Fifth printing.
• * *The Lost Regiment #6: Never Sound Retreat (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45466-9, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $6.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Lost Regiment] Military SF novel, sixth in the series about Civil War soldiers transported into an alternate world.
• * *The Lost Regiment #7: A Band of Brothers (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45705-6, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $6.99, 317pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) Military SF novel, seventh in the series about Civil War soldiers transported into an alternate world.
• * *The Lost Regiment: Fateful Lightning (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45196-1, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $5.99, 459pp, pb) [Lost Regiment] Sf novel, fourth book of a series in which a Civil War-era Union regiment is transported to an alternate world.
• * *Magic: The Gathering: Arena (HarperPrism 0-06-105424-0, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $4.99, 297pp, pb, cover by Kevin Murphy) [Magic: The Gathering] Fantasy novelization based on the trading card game; copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Magic: The Gathering: Arena (Boxtree 0-7522-0724-5, Nov ’95, £4.99, 297pp, pb, cover by Kevin Murphy) [Magic: The Gathering] Reprint (HarperPrism 1994) fantasy novelisation based on the “Magic” card game. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Napoleon Wager (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33584-8, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $4.99, 299pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Gamester Wars] Sf novel, third book of the “Gamester Wars” series.
• * _Rally Cry (Roc UK 0-14-016748-X, May ’92, £4.99, 412pp, pb) [Lost Regiment] Reprint (Roc 1990) sf novel. Book one of “The Lost Regiment”. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Rally Cry! (NAL/Roc 0-451-45007-8, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $4.95, 412pp, pb) [Lost Regiment] Sf novel of Civil War soldiers transported to an alien world, first book of the “Lost Regiment” series.
• * *Star Voyager Academy (Baen 0-671-87608-2, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $4.99, 274pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Star Voyager Academy] Military SF novel set in the 22nd novel, where mankind’s space military academy is torn apart by the conflict between Earth and her extraterrestrial colonies.
• * _Union Forever (Roc UK 0-14-016749-8, Jul ’92, £4.99, 457pp, pb) [Lost Regiment] Reprint (Roc 1991) sf novel. Book two of “The Lost Regiment”. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Wing Commander III: Fleet Action (Baen 0-671-72211-5, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $4.99, 296pp, pb) [Wing Commander] Sf novelization based on a computer game, third book of a series by various authors. Coyprighted by Origin Systems Inc.
• * *Wing Commander: Action Stations (Baen 0-671-87859-X, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $5.99, 345pp, pb, cover by Paul Alexander) [Wing Commander] SF novelization based on the computer game. Copyrighted by ORIGIN Systems.
• * _Wing Commander: End Run (with Christopher Stasheff) See entry under Christopher Stasheff.
• * *Wing Commander: False Colors (with Andrew Keith) (Baen 0-671-57784-0, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $6.99, 470pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Wing Commander] SF novelization based on the computer game. This is a movie tie-in edition. Copyrighted by ORIGIN Systems. Cover erroneously lists William H. Keith as co-author instead of Andrew Keith.
• * *Wing Commander: Heart of the Tiger (with Andrew Keith) (Baen 0-671-87653-8, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $5.99, 373pp, pb) [Wing Commander] Military SF novelization, fourth in the series based on the computer game. Copyrighted by ORIGIN Systems.
• * *Wing Commander: The Price of Freedom (with Ben Ohlander) (Baen 0-671-87751-8, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $5.99, 345pp, pb) [Wing Commander] SF novelization based on the computer game. Copyrighted by ORIGIN Systems.

FORSTER, E(dward) M(organ) (1879-1970) (stories)

• * _The Machine Stops and other stories (Andre Deutsch 0-233-99167-0, Jul ’97 [Dec ’97], £19.99, 190pp, hc) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1947) collection of mainstream and related stories.

FORSYTH, FREDERICK (1938- ) (stories)

• * _The Shepherd (Arrow 0-09-964251-4, Apr ’96, £4.99, 125pp, pb, cover by Slatter-Anderson) Reprint (Hutchinson 1975) ghost novella, illustrated by Lou Feck.

FORSYTH, KATE (stories) (chron.)

• * +The Witches of Eileanan (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45689-0, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $6.99, 411pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horn) [Witches of Eileanan] Celtic fantasy novel, first in a trilogy. A first novel by an Australian poet. First US edition (Random House Australia/Arrow 1997).

FORSYTHE, RICHARD

• * *Fangs (Leisure 0-8439-2618-X, May ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.95, 380pp, pb) Horror novel. A werewolf takes a mate.

FORTIER, RON(ald Joseph) (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Monkey Station (with Ardath F. Mayhar) See entry under Ardath F. Mayhar
• * _Trail of the Seahawks (with Ardath F. Mayhar) See entry under Ardath F. Mayhar

FORTUNE, DION; pseudonym of Violet M. Firth, (1890-1946)

• * _The Demon Lover (Aquarian Press 0-85030-821-6, Nov ’89, £3.99, 220pp, tp) Reprint (Noel Douglas 1927) occult novel.
• * _The Goat-Foot God (Aquarian Press 0-85030-815-1, Apr ’90, £5.50, 346pp, tp) Reprint (Williams & Norgate 1936) occult novel.
• * _Moon Magic (Aquarian Press 0-85030-814-3, Feb ’90, £4.99, 285pp, tp) [Sea Priestess] Reprint (Aquarian Press 1956) occult novel. Sequel to The Sea Priestess.
• * _The Sea Priestess (Aquarian Press 0-85030-734-1, Nov ’89, £4.50, 285pp, tp) [Sea Priestess] Reprint (The Author 1938) occult novel.
• * _The Secrets of Dr. Taverner (Ariel Press 0-89804-137-6, Jan ’90 [May ’90], $8.95, 239pp, tp, cover by Mark Peyton) [Dr. Taverner] Reprint (Douglas 1926) collection of 12 stories about an occult detective by a historical figure in occultism.
• * _The Secrets of Dr. Taverner (Aquarian Press 0-85030-816-X, Apr ’90, £4.50, 223pp, tp) [Dr. Taverner] Reprint (Noel Douglas 1926) occult collection.
• * _The Winged Bull (Aquarian Press 0-85030-742-2, Feb ’90, £4.99, 286pp, tp) Reprint (Williams & Norgate 1935) occult novel.

FORWARD, EVE

• * *Villains by Necessity (Tor 0-312-85789-6, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $24.95, 446pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Humorous fantasy novel. Villains must band together to save the universe from the forces of Good. A first novel.
• * _Villains by Necessity (SFBC #07874, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $11.98, 446pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Reprint (Tor 1995) humorous fantasy novel. This is similar to the Tor edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Villains by Necessity (Tor 0-812-52228-1, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $6.99, 535pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Reprint (Tor 1995) humorous fantasy novel.

FORWARD, MARTHA DODSON

• * _Marooned on Eden (with Robert L. Forward) See entry under Robert L. Forward
• * _Ocean Under the Ice (with Robert L. Forward) See entry under Robert L. Forward

FORWARD, ROBERT D(odson) (1958- )

• * _The Owl (NEL 0-450-51572-9, Dec ’89, £3.50, 247pp, pb) [Owl] Reprint (Pinnacle 1984) thriller, with a hint of the supernatural, about a ‘hit-man’ who never sleeps, by the son of Robert L. Forward. Recommended. (PSP) [First U.K. edition]