The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

GABALDON, DIANA (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _The Drums of Autumn (Dell 0-440-22425-X, Nov ’97, $7.99, 1070pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) [Outlander] Reprint (Century 1997) fourth time-travel historical romance in the “Outlander” series.
• * *Outlander (Delacorte 0-385-30230-4, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $20.00, 627pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Craft) [Outlander] Time-travel romance. A British nurse is flung from 1945 to 1743 where she is attracted to a handsome captain who resembles the husband she left behind. First of a trilogy.
• * _Outlander (Dell 0-440-21256-1, Jul ’92 [Aug ’92], $4.99, 850pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) [Outlander] Reprint (Delacorte 1991) time-travel romance, first book of a series. A British nurse is flung from 1945 to 1743 where she is attracted to a handsome captain who resembles the husband she left behind.
• * _Outlander (Delta 0-385-31995-9, Aug ’98, $13.95, 629pp, tp, cover by Kinuko Craft) [Outlander] Reprint (Delacorte 1991) time-travel historical romance, first in the “Outlander” series.
• * *Voyager (Delacorte 0-385-30232-0, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $21.95, 870pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Craft) [Outlander] Time-travel romance novel, third book in the “Outlander” series.
• * _Voyager (Dell 0-440-21756-3, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $5.99, 1059pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) [Outlander] Reprint (Delacorte 1994) time-travel historical novel in the “Outlander” series.
• * _Voyager (Arrow 0-09-942851-2, Aug ’95, £5.99, 1059pp, pb, cover by Gary Blythe) [Outlander] Reprint (Delacorte 1994) fantasy/time travel novel. Third in the series after Cross Stitch (Outlander) and Dragonfly in Amber. A simultaneous hardback (Century 07126-01336, £15.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]

GABHART, ANN

• * *Wish Come True (Avon Flare 0-380-75653-6, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $2.50, 137pp, pb) Teenage fantasy romance novel about a mirror that makes wishes happen.

GADALLAH, LESLIE (1939- ) (stories)

• * *Cat’s Gambit (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36478-3, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $3.95, 247pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) [*Cat’s Pawn] Sf novel of catlike aliens, sequel to Cat’s Pawn.
• * *Cat’s Pawn (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33742-5, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $2.95, 262pp, pb) [*Cat’s Pawn] Sf novel with cat-like aliens. A decent first novel about the first human to get to know an alien cat-people and their shameful secret. Though the “disgusting” quality of the secret is overplayed badly, it’s an otherwise interesting picture of cat people and the human underworld of a “spaceport” ghetto. (CFC)
• * _Cat’s Pawn (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33742-5, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $2.95, 262pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) [*Cat’s Pawn] Reissue (Del Rey 1987) sf novel of catlike aliens; second printing.
• * *The Loremasters (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35576-8, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.50, 280pp, pb) Science fiction novel about a scholar leaving his high-tech enclave on a quest to solve the energy crisis in a post-cataclysm world.

GADOL, PETER (1964- )

• * *Coyote (Crown 0-517-57549-3, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $18.95, 311pp, hc, cover by Paula Marbutovskih) Magical realism novel set in the American southwest.

GAGHAN, GLORIA

• * _Navigator (with Michael Scott) See entry under Michael Scott.

GAIMAN, NEIL (Richard) (1960- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Angels & Visitations: A Miscellany (DreamHaven Books 0-9630944-2-4, Oct ’93, $20.00, 166pp, hc, cover by Dave McKean) Collection of ten stories plus poems, essays, articles, and reviews, with illustrations by various artists. A signed limited edition (-3-2) was announced but not seen. Available from DreamHaven Books, 1309 Fourth Street SE, Minneapolis MN 55414. Tel. orders 612-379-0657. (Contents)
• * *The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish (with David McKean) (White Wolf 1-56504-944-6, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $21.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Dave McKean) Quasi-fantasy children’s picturebook.
• * _The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish (with David McKean) (White Wolf 1-56504-199-2, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $14.99, unpaginated, tp, cover by Dave McKean) Reprint (White Wolf 1997) quasi-fantasy children’s picturebook.
• * _Don’t Panic: Douglas Adams & The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (with David K. Dickson) (Titan 1-85286-411-7, Oct ’93, £3.99, 223pp, pb) Reprint (Titan 1988) associational guide to the life and works of Douglas Adams, revised and updated to include events since 1987.
• * *Don’t Panic: The Official Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Companion (Titan 1-85286-013-8, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], £3.95, 182pp, tp) [Hitchhiker] Associational book. [Adams]
• * +Don’t Panic: The Official Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Companion (Pocket 0-671-66426-3, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $7.95, 182pp, tp) [Hitchhiker] Non-fiction book on the series and novels. First U.S. edition (Titan 1988). [Adams]
• * _Dustcovers: The Collected Sandman Covers (with David McKean) See entry under David McKean.
• * *Ghastly Beyond Belief (with Kim Newman) (Arrow 0-09-936830-7, Jun ’85 [May ’85], £2.50, 344pp, pb) Non-fiction; both a reference and a humor book. This is a compilation of awful excerpts, hilarious blunders, rare moments of intentional humor, and quotes by and about sf authors, filmmakers, etc. Enough to reduce the sternest reader to helpless laughter, this is a comic gem. Highly recommended. (FCM)
• * _Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett) See entry under Terry Pratchett.
• * +Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett) (Workman 0-89480-853-2, Sep ’90, $18.95, 354pp, hc, cover by David Frampton) Humorous fantasy novel of Armageddon not working out the way it was planned. The text of this edition has been edited and slightly revised. Sharp-witted and funny. Recommended (SW). First American edition (Gollancz 1990).
• * _Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett) (SFBC #17631, Nov ’90, $5.98, hc, cover by David Frampton) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) humorous fantasy novel.
• * _Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett) (Berkley 0-425-13215-3, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $8.95, 354pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) humorous fantasy novel of Armageddon not working out the way it was planned. This edition uses the slightly revised text of the 1990 Workman edition.
• * _Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett) (Ace 0-441-00325-7, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $5.99, 367pp, pb, cover by Michael Astrachan) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) satitical fantasy novel.
• * *Neverwhere (BBC Books 0-563-38746-7, Sep ’96 [Oct ’96], £9.99, 287pp, tp, cover by Dave McKean) Novelisation of the dark fantasy TV serial. A limited hardback edition (-38793-9, £18.99) was announced but not seen.
• * +Neverwhere (Avon 0-380-97363-4, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $24.00, 337pp, hc) Novelization of Gaiman’s own dark-fantasy TV series, marginally rewritten for American audiences. A first novel. First US edition (BBC 1996).
• * _Neverwhere (SFBC #16005, Jul ’97, $10.98, 249pp, hc) Reprint (BBC 1996) novelization of Gaiman’s own dark-fantasy TV series. This is similar to the Avon edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Neverwhere (Avon 0-380-78901-9, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $6.99, 371pp, pb) Reprint (BBC 1996) novelization of Gaiman’s own dark-fantasy TV series. This edition follows the 1987 Avon revised text.
• * *Signal to Noise (with David McKean) (Gollancz 0-575-05284-8, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], £9.99, 72pp, tp, cover by Dave McKean) Horror graphic novel. A hardcover edition (-05140-X, £14.99) is also available.
• * *Smoke and Mirrors (Avon 0-380-97364-2, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $24.00, 340pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) Collection of 30 stories and poems, two original. This is an expanded version of Gaiman’s earlier collection Angels & Visitations (DreamHaven 1993). Gaiman’s introduction discusses the writing of the pieces, and includes a story he did not write for a friend’s wedding. (Contents)
• * _Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions (SFBC #01294, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $11.98, 340pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) Reprint (Avon 1998) collection. This is similar to the Avon edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Snow, Glass, Apples. (DreamHaven Books no ISBN, Mar ’95, $8.00, 17pp, ph, cover by Charles Vess) Short story chapbook, illustrated by Charles Vess. A limited edition of 5000.
• * *Stardust (with Charles Vess) (DC Comics/Vertigo 1-56389-431-9, Oct ’98, $29.95, 223pp, hc, cover by Charles Vess) Fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman with extensive illustrations by Charles Vess about a young man’s adventures in faerie. A trade paperback edition (-470-X) was announced but not seen.

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• * *Now We Are Sick (with Stephen Jones) (DreamHaven 0-9630944-1-6, Oct ’91, $20.00, 93pp, hc, cover by Clive Barker) Anthology of mostly original “nasty verse” and macabre poetry, with illustrations by Andrew Smith. Limited to 1,000 copies. A leatherbound limited edition of 300 copies (-0-8) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * _Now We Are Sick (with Stephen Jones) (DreamHaven Books 0-9630944-4-0, Aug ’94, $11.95, 93pp, tp, cover by Gahan Wilson) Reprint (DreamHaven 1991) anthology of mostly original “nasty verse” and macabre poetry, with illustrations by Andrew Smith.
• * *The Sandman: Book of Dreams (with Edward E. Kramer) (HarperPrism 0-06-100833-8, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $22.00, 293pp, hc, cover by Dave McKean) Original anthology of 19 dark-fantasy stories based on the comic-book character. Authors include Gene Wolfe, Barbara Hambly, Tad Williams, and Nancy A. Collins. The frontispiece is by Clive Barker; there is a preface by Frank McConnell. Copyrighted by DC Comics. Simultaneous with the UK (HarperCollins Voyager) edition. (Contents)
• * *The Sandman: Book of Dreams (with Edward E. Kramer) (HarperCollins Voyager 0-00-224632-5, Aug ’96, £16.99, 293pp, hc, cover by Dave McKean) Original anthology of 17 stories and one poem based on the acclaimed graphic series. Each piece has a short introduction by Gaiman on the author. Simultaneous with the US (HarperPrism) edition. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Sandman: Book of Dreams (with Edward E. Kramer) (SFBC #14246, Jan ’97, $10.98, 293pp, hc, cover by Dave McKean) Reprint (HarperPrism; Voyager 1996) original anthology of 19 dark-fantasy stories based on the comic-book character. This is similar to the HarperPrism edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Sandman: Book of Dreams (with Edward E. Kramer) (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648278-3, Mar ’97, £5.99, 293pp, pb, cover by Dave McKean) Reprint (HarperPrism 1996) original anthology of 17 stories and one poem.
• * _The Sandman: Book of Dreams (with Edward E. Kramer) (HarperPrism 0-06-105354-6, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $12.00, 293pp, tp, cover by Dave McKean) Reprint (HarperPrism; Voyager 1996) original anthology of 19 dark-fantasy stories based on the comic-book character. Copyrighted by DC Comics.
• * *Temps Volume 1 (with Alex Stewart) (Roc UK 0-14-014560-5, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], £4.50, 354pp, pb) Anthology of downbeat stories about mediocre British superheroes. (Contents)

GALANTER, DAVE

• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation #31: Foreign Foes (with Greg Brodeur) (Pocket 0-671-88414-X, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $5.50, 276pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

GALE, DAVID, ed. (stories)

• * _Don’t Give Up the Ghost (Dell Yearling 0-440-41098-3, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $3.99, 164pp, tp, cover by Franz Spohn) Reprint (Delacorte 1993) young-adult original anthology of 12 ghost stories.
• * *Don’t Give Up the Ghost: The Delacorte Press Book of Original Ghost Stories (Delacorte 0-385-31109-5, Oct ’93, $14.95, 163pp, hc, cover by Franz Spohn) Original anthology of 12 young-adult ghost stories. (Contents)

GALFORD, ELLEN (1947- )

• * *The Dyke and the Dybbuk (Seal Press 1-878067-51-6, Oct ’94, $10.95, 248pp, tp, cover by Kris Morgan) Jewish lesbian contemporary fantasy.
• * _The Dyke and the Dybbuk (Seal Press/Djuna Books 1-58005-012-3, Sep ’98, $12.95, 248pp, tp) Reprint (Virago 1993) lesbian Jewish contemporary fantasy.

GALIN, MITCHELL, ed.

• * *Tales from the Darkside, Volume I (with Tom Allen) (Berkley 0-425-11095-8, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.50, 248pp, pb) Horror anthology of 16 stories that appeared on the tv show. Five are original stories written by Michael McDowell based on teleplays. (Contents)

GALLAGHER, DAN (1959- )

• * *The Pleistocene Redemption (Cypress House 1-879384-32-9, Jun ’97 [Jul ’97], $24.95, 327pp, hc) Allegorical SF novel of genetic engineering that gives life to extinct animals and early man. A first novel. Order from Cypress House, 155 Cypress St, Fort Bragg CA 95437; 800-459-6713; email: publishing@cypresshouse.com

GALLAGHER, DIANA G(race) (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Alien Dark (TSR 0-88038-928-1, Dec ’90, $3.95, 309pp, tp, cover by Doug Chaffee) Sf novel of a race of cat-like aliens searching for an uninhabited world suitable for colonization. A first novel.
• * *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Halloween Havoc (Pocket Archway 0-671-01436-6, Oct ’97 [Mar ’98], $3.99, 179pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization, fourth in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions. This is dated 1997, but not seen until now.
• * *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Lotsa Luck (Pocket Archway 0-671-01980-5, May ’98 [Sep ’98], $4.50, 163pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization, 10th in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions.
• * *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Now You See Her, Now You Don’t (Pocket Archway 0-671-02120-6, Nov ’98, $4.50, 162pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization, 16th in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions.
• * *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Showdown at the Mall (Pocket Archway 0-671-01434-X, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $3.99, 148pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions.
• * *The Secret World of Alex Mack: Alex, You’re Glowing! (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-52599-9, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $3.50, 131pp, pb) [Secret World of Alex Mack] Young-adult novelization, first in a series based on the cable TV series about a teen who gains strange powers from a toxic spill. Copyrighted by Nickelodeon.
• * *The Secret World of Alex Mack: Bet You Can’t! (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-53300-2, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $3.50, 133pp, tp) [Secret World of Alex Mack] Young-adult novelization, second in a series based on the Nickelodeon TV series about a teen with strange powers. Copyrighted by MTV Networks.
• * *The Secret World of Alex Mack: Witch Hunt! (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-53301-0, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $3.99, 130pp, pb) [Secret World of Alex Mack] Young-adult novelization, fourth in a series based on the Nickelodeon TV show. Copyrighted by Viacom International and RHI Entertainment.
• * *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #5: The Arcade (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-89678-4, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $3.99, 101pp, pb, cover by Alan Gutierrez) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Young-adult novelization based on the TV series. Interior illustrations by Todd Cameron Hamilton. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

GALLAGHER, EDWARD J(oseph) (1940- )

• * *The Annotated Guide to Fantastic Adventures (Starmont 0-916732-70-3, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $9.95, 170pp, pb) Non-fiction, reference. Has a chronological listing of each of the 843 stories published in the pulp Fantastic Adventures (1939 to 1953) with a summary of each plus the usual indexes, etc.

GALLAGHER, J. V.

• * *Gameworld (Headline 0-7472-3978-9, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], £4.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Bill Gregory) Humourous fantasy novel about a fantasy gamer who is forced to inhabit the worlds of the games he plays. The book is copyrighted in the name of Simon Fowler.

GALLAGHER, STEPHEN (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Boat House (NEL 0-450-52228-8, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], £13.99, 272pp, hc) Horror novel about a rusalka translated to the English countryside. Recommended. (PSP)
• * _The Boat House (NEL 0-450-56244-1, Apr ’92, £4.99, 333pp, pb) Reprint (NEL 1991) horror novel about a rusalka translated to the English countryside. Recommended (PSP).
• * _Chimera (NEL 0-450-53700-5, Dec ’90, £13.95, 279pp, hc) Reprint (Sphere 1982) sf thriller about a genetic experiment that gets out of hand. First world hardcover edition.
• * _Chimera (NEL 0-450-53757-9, Jan ’91, £3.99, 312pp, pb) Reprint (Sphere 1982) sf/horror novel. This is the TV tie-in edition.
• * *Down River (NEL 0-450-49129-3, Mar ’89 [Jan ’89], £10.95, 272pp, hc) Associational. Gripping psychological thriller by author well known for his horror. Recommended. (PSP)
• * _Down River (NEL 0-450-51112-X, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], £3.50, 362pp, pb, cover by Davies) Reprint (NEL 1989) gripping psychological thriller by author well known for his horror.
• * +Down River (Tor 0-312-85006-9, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $18.95, 343pp, hc, cover by Paul Stinson) Associational psychological thriller about an insane police officer. First American edition (NEL 1989).
• * _Down River (Tor 0-812-50621-9, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $4.99, 343pp, pb, cover by Paul Jennis) Reprint (NEL 1989) associational psychological thriller with a touch of fantasy about an insane police officer.
• * _Follower (NEL 0-450-55990-4, Jan ’92 [Nov ’91], £14.99, 250pp, hc) Reprint (Sphere 1984) horror novel. First world hardcover edition.
• * _Follower (NEL 0-450-54062-6, Jan ’93, £4.99, 325pp, pb) Reprint (Sphere 1984) horror novel about a Scandinavian shapeshifter.
• * *Nightmare, with Angel (NEL 0-450-52229-6, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], £15.99, 410pp, hc) Associational thriller by a horror writer, mixing child abuse with a search for redemption. Recommended (PSP).
• * _Nightmare, with Angel (Coronet 0-340-59690-2, Sep ’93, £4.99, 506pp, pb) Reprint (NEL 1992) associational thriller mixing child abuse with a search for redemption.
• * *Oktober (NEL 0-450-42621-1, Apr ’88, £10.95, 256pp, hc) Horror novel about an unlicensed drug with some very unusual side-effects. Classic off-beat thriller of the kind Gallagher excels in. Recommended. (PSP)
• * _Oktober (NEL 0-450-49178-1, Mar ’89, £2.99, 256pp, pb, cover by Davies) Reprint (NEL 1988) horror novel.
• * +Oktober (Tor 0-312-93205-7, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $16.95, 256pp, hc) Associational terror thriller. First American edition (NEL 1988).
• * _Oktober (Tor 0-812-50350-3, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $4.95, 312pp, pb, cover by Gary Smith) Reprint (NEL 1988) horror thriller about an experimental drug.
• * *Rain (Hodder & Stoughton 0-450-52460-4, Feb ’90, £12.95, 244pp, hc) Associational. A bleak, but effective, thriller about a young girl searching for the man who murdered her sister. Recommended. (PSP)
• * _Rain (NEL 0-450-54291-2, Mar ’91, £3.99, 313pp, pb) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1990) thriller of associational interest.