The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

GARDNER, CRAIG SHAW (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _The Dragon Circle: Dragon Waking (SFBC #10809, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $10.98, 360pp, hc, cover by Glenn Kim) [Dragon Circle] Reprint (Heinemann 1995) fantasy novel, second in the “Dragon Circle” series. This is similar to the Ace 1995 edition, but lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Dragon Circle: Dragon Waking (Ace 0-441-00373-7, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $5.99, 360pp, pb, cover by Glenn Kim) [Dragon Circle] Reprint (Heinemann 1995) fantasy novel, second in the “Dragon Circle” series.
• * *Dragon Waking (Heinemann 0-434-00248-8, Apr ’95, £8.99, 346pp, tp, cover by Josh Kirby) [Dragon Circle] Fantasy novel, sequel to Raven Walking (Dragon Sleeping in the U.S.). The suburbanites transported from Earth to the magical realm of the Seven Islands are drawn dangerously deeper into the quest for the seventh eye of the dragon.
• * _Dragon Waking (Mandarin 0-7493-2050-8, Mar ’96, £5.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Dragon Circle] Reprint (Heinemann 1995) fantasy novel. Book Two of “The Dragon Circle”.
• * *An Excess of Enchantments (Ace 0-441-22363-X, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.50, 180pp, pb) [Wuntvor] Humorous fantasy novel, second in the “Ballad of Wuntvor” series, the sequels to the “Ebenezum” trilogy.
• * _An Excess of Enchantments (Headline 0-7472-3266-0, Jul ’89, £2.99, 180pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Wuntvor] Reprint (Ace 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in “The Ballad of Wuntvor”. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Exploits of Ebenezvm (SFBC #11588, Nov ’87, $6.98, 437pp, hc) [Ebenezum] Humorous fantasy omnibus of A Malady of Magics, A Multitude of Monsters, and A Night in the Netherhells. (Contents)
• * +The Last Arabian Night (Ace 0-441-47054-8, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $4.50, 236pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Arabian Nights] Arabian Nights-style humorous fantasy, third and final book of the “Arabian Nights” trilogy. First American edition (Headline 1992 as Scherezade’s Night Out).
• * *The Lost Boys (Berkley 0-425-10044-8, Jul ’87, $3.50, 220pp, pb) Novelization of a film script, featuring teenage vampire bikers.
• * _The Lost Boys (Bantam UK 0-553-17583-1, Jan ’88, £1.95, 220pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 1987) horror novelization. Based on the screenplay by Janice Fischer, James Jeremias & Jeffrey Boam. [First U.K. edition]
• * *A Malady of Magicks (Ace 0-441-51661-0, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $2.95, 235pp, pb) [Ebenezum] Humorous fantasy novel of a wizard allergic to magic and his ernest apprentice; first in a trilogy. Portions of the novel appeared earlier “in substantially different form.” Curiously, the story “A Malady of Magicks” (Fantastic Oct ’78) is not in this volume. (Contents)
• * _A Malady of Magicks (Headline 0-7472-3136-2, Jun ’88, £2.99, 235pp, pb) [Ebenezum] Reprint (Ace 1986) humorous fantasy novel about a wizard who’s allergic to magic. Volume 1 in the “Ebenezum” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
• * *A Multitude of Monsters (Ace 0-441-54523-8, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $2.95, 201pp, pb) [Ebenezum] Humorous fantasy novel, sequel to A Malady of Magicks.
• * _A Multitude of Monsters (Headline 0-7472-3157-5, Oct ’88, £2.50, 201pp, pb) [Ebenezum] Reprint (Ace 1986) humorous fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Ebenezum” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
• * *A Night in the Netherhells (Ace 0-441-02314-2, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $2.95, 185pp, pb) [Ebenezum] Humorous fantasy novel, third in the “Ebenezum Trilogy”.
• * _A Night in the Netherhells (Headline 0-7472-3196-6, Jan ’89, £2.99, 194pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Ebenezum] Reprint (Ace 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Ebenezum” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Other Sinbad (Headline 0-7472-7974-8, Apr ’91 [Feb ’91], £7.99, 277pp, tp, cover by Josh Kirby) [Arabian Nights] Humorous fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Arabian Nights” trilogy. Also available in hardcover (-0285-0, £13.95).
• * _The Other Sinbad (Headline 0-7472-3639-9, Oct ’91, £4.50, 375pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Arabian Nights] Reprint (Headline 1991) humorous fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Arabian Nights” series.
• * +The Other Sinbad (Ace 0-441-76720-6, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $4.50, 248pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Arabian Nights] Humorous Arabian Nights-style fantasy. First American edition (Headline 1991).
• * *Raven Walking (Heinemann 0-434-00038-8, Mar ’94, £8.99, 412pp, tp, cover by Josh Kirby) [Dragon Circle] Fantasy novel. The Dragon Circle - Book One.
• * _Raven Walking (Mandarin 0-7493-1746-9, Apr ’95, £5.99, 412pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Dragon Circle] Reprint (Heinemann 1994) fantasy novel, book one of “The Dragon Circle”.
• * *Revenge of the Fluffy Bunnies (Headline 0-7472-3456-6, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], £3.50, 279pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Cineverse Cycle] Humorous fantasy novel. Volume Three in “The Cineverse Cycle”.
• * *Revenge of the Fluffy Bunnies (Ace 0-441-71833-7, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $3.95, 216pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) [Cineverse Cycle] Humorous fantasy of a world where B movies are real, “Reel 3 of the Cineverse Cycle”.
• * *Scheherazade’s Night Out (Headline 0-7472-0451-9, May ’92 [Apr ’92], £15.99, 250pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Arabian Nights] Humorous fantasy novel. Volume three in the “Arabian Nights” trilogy.
• * _Scheherazade’s Night Out (Headline 0-7472-3878-2, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £4.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Arabian Nights] Reprint (Headline 1992) humorous fantasy novel. Volume three in the “Arabian Nights” trilogy.
• * *Slaves of the Volcano God (Headline 0-7472-3283-0, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], £2.99, 248pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Cineverse Cycle] Humorous fantasy novel. Volume 1 in “The Cineverse Cycle.”
• * +Slaves of the Volcano God (Ace 0-441-76977-2, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $3.95, 213pp, pb) [Cineverse Cycle] Humorous fantasy novel set in a universe where B-movies are reality. “Reel One of the Cineverse Cycle”. Silly, but entertaining (SW). First American edition (Headline 1989).
• * *Spider-Man: Wanted Dead or Alive (Putnam/Boulevard 0-399-14385-8, May ’98, $23.95, 286pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Spider-Man] Novelization based on the comic-book character. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia; copyrighted by Marvel Characters.
• * _Spider-Man: Wanted Dead or Alive (SFBC #15440, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $11.98, 286pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Spider-Man] Reprint (Boulevard 1998) novelization based on the comic-book character. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia; copyrighted by Marvel Characters. This is similar to the Boulevard edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *The Wanderings of Wuntvor (SFBC #14593, Mar ’89, $6.98, 505pp, hc) [Wuntvor] Humorous fantasy omnibus of A Difficulty with Dwarves (Ace 1987), An Excess of Enchantments (Ace 1988), and A Disagreement with Death (Ace 1989). (Contents)
• * *Wishbringer (Avon 0-380-75385-5, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.95, 248pp, pb) Humorous fantasy novelization based on a 1985 Infocom interactive game. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.

GARDNER, JAMES ALAN (1955?- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Commitment Hour (Avon Eos 0-380-79827-1, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $5.99, 343pp, pb) SF novel. A young man in the 25th century must pick his permanent adult gender.
• * _Commitment Hour (SFBC #10509, Jun ’98, $8.98, 248pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) Reprint (Avon Eos 1998) SF novel. A 25th-century teen decides what sex to be permanently. This is the first hardcover edition, ISBN 1-56865-687-4, and comes shrinkwrapped with a poster of the cover art; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Expendable (AvoNova 0-380-79439-X, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $5.99, 337pp, pb, cover by Gregory Bridges) [Festina Ramos] Military SF novel. A female officer is sent on a first contact mission meant to be her last. A first novel.
• * _Expendable (SFBC #17123, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $8.98, 337pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Festina Ramos] Reprint (AvoNova 1997) military SF novel. This hardcover edition has the text of the AvoNova paperback, with new cover art and a new ISBN (1-56865-38-6); it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

GARDNER, JOHN C. (stories)

• * _Golgotha (Crescent Large Print 0-427-00075-0, Mar ’87, £3.95, 325pp, tp) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1980) near-future thriller.
• * _Grendel (Vintage 0-394-74056-4, Oct ’85 [Sep ’85], $3.95, 152pp, pb) Reprint (Knopf 1971) fantasy novel, retelling Beowulf from the monster’s point of view. Recommended. (FCM)
• * _Mikkelsson’s Ghosts (Vintage 0-394-72938-2, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $6.95, 590pp, pb) Reprint (Knopf 1982) fantasy novel.

GARDNER, MARTIN (1914- ) (stories)

• * *The No-Sided Professor (Prometheus 0-87975-390-0, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $16.95, 220pp, hc) Collection of 26 stories — fantasy, humor, and associational. (Contents)
• * _Puzzles from Other Worlds (Oxford University Press 0-19-286066-6, Mar ’86, £3.95, 189pp, tp) Reprint (Random House 1984) collection of sf puzzles from Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine.
• * *Visitors from Oz: The Wild Adventures of Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Woodsman (St. Martin’s 0-312-19353-X, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $22.95, 189pp, hc, cover by Ted Enik) [Oz] Fantasy novel. Dorothy and friends come to New York City for the 100th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz.

GARDNER, TONITA S.

• * *The Angriff Technique (Lynx 1-55802-190-6, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.50, 345pp, pb) Horror novel. Strange things happen in a small town, and it’s up to the beautiful young doctor to solve them.

GAREY, TERRY A., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Time Frames: A Speculative Poetry Anthology (Rune Press 0-960-26562-0, Mar ’91 [Apr ’91], $12.00, 97pp, hc, cover by Terry A. Garey) Anthology of speculative poetry by 11 poets, most of it original. (Contents)
• * *Time Gum (with Eleanor Arnason) (Rune Press no ISBN, Apr ’88, $3.00, 48pp, ph) Anthology of sf poetry from the Minicon Poetry Readings. (Contents)

GARFIELD, HENRY (1961- ) (chron.)

• * *Moondog (St. Martin’s 0-312-11857-0, Mar ’95, $21.00, 258pp, hc, cover by Eric Dinyer) [Moondog] Mystery werewolf novel. A reclusive writer tracks down a killer who strikes on the full moon.
• * *Room 13 (St. Martin’s 0-312-15203-5, Apr ’97 [Jun ’97], $22.95, 309pp, hc, cover by Alan Dingman) [Moondog] Mystery with a werewolf detective, sequel to Moondog. Spooky small-town thriller about a haunted schoolroom.

GARFIELD, LEON (1921-1996) (stories)

• * *Empty Sleeve (Viking Kestrel 0-670-80118-6, Jun ’88, £7.95, 185pp, hc) Young-adult ghost novel.

GARFINKLE, RICHARD

• * *Celestial Matters (Tor 0-312-85934-1, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $23.95, 348pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) SF novel set in an alternate-history Ptolemaic universe where the celestial bodies really are positioned in crystal spheres.
• * _Celestial Matters (SFBC #12425, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $11.98, 348pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Tor 1996) SF novel set in an alternate-history Ptolemaic universe. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Celestial Matters (Tor 0-312-86348-9, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $14.95, 348pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Tor 1996) SF novel set in an alternate-history Ptolemaic universe.

GARLAND, LINDA

• * _The Book of the Unicorn (with Roger Garland & Nigel Suckling) See entry under Nigel Suckling.
• * *Garlands of Fantasy: The Art of Roger and Linda Garland (with Roger Garland) (Paper Tiger 1-85028-344-3, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], £12.95, 128pp, tp, cover by Linda Garland) Heavily illustrated collection: Roger Garland, best known for his Tolkien artwork, and Linda, renowned for her Celtic-influenced paintings of The Goddess. Though they rarely collaborate, both produce work of high colour and immense detail, which can sustain many viewings. There is an explanatory/biographical text by Nigel Suckling.

GARLAND, MARK ANDREW (stories)

• * *Demon Blade (with Charles G. McGraw) (Baen 0-671-87610-4, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $4.99, 382pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Demon Blade] Sword-&-Sorcery novel about a contest between good and evil wizards over the powerful demon blade.
• * *Dorella (with Charles G. McGraw) (Baen 0-671-72136-4, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $4.50, 240pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Fantasy novel about the last survivors of an ancient race that has coexisted with man since the beginning of time. A first novel.
• * *Star Trek Voyager: Ghost of a Chance (with Charles G. McGraw) (Pocket 0-671-56798-5, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $5.99, 276pp, pb) [Star Trek: Voyager] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Trial by Error (Pocket 0-671-00251-1, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $5.99, 281pp, pb, cover by Dru Blair) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Sword of the Prophets (Baen 0-671-87776-3, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $5.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Fantasy novel. A boy with the magic talent to read any sword’s history wants to be a soldier.

GARLAND, MICHAEL

• * *Dinner At Magritte’s (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-45336-9, Apr ’95, $14.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Michael Garland) Children’s picture book with a fantastic bent. The world gets weird when young Pierre spends the day with surrealist artists René Magritte and Salvador Dali.

GARLAND, ROGER

• * _The Book of the Unicorn (with Nigel Suckling & Linda Garland) See entry under Nigel Suckling.
• * _Garlands of Fantasy: The Art of Roger and Linda Garland (with Linda Garland) See entry under Linda Garland.

GARLAND, SHERRY

• * *Cabin 102 (Harcourt Brace 0-15-200662-1, Nov ’95, $5.00, 243pp, hc, cover by Loudvik Akopyan) Young-adult ghost story. A boy terrified of the water finds a ghost on a cruise ship. A hardcover edition (-200662-1, $11.00) was also announced but not seen.

GARN, [Senator] JAKE [i.e., Senator Edwin Jacob Garn] (1932- )

• * *Night Launch (with Stephen Paul Cohen) (William Morrow 0-688-06717-4, Apr ’89, $18.95, 285pp, hc) Near-future sf thriller about a space shuttle hijacking.
• * _Night Launch (with Stephen Paul Cohen) (Popular Library 0-445-21023-0, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $4.95, 329pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 1989) near-future sf thriller.

GARNER, ALAN (1934- ) (stories)

• * *Alan Garner Omnibus (Lions 0-00-675065-6, Nov ’94, £6.99, 652pp, tp) Collection of three early books: Elidor, The Moon of Gomrath and The Weirdstone of Brisingamen. (Contents)
• * *Alan Garner’s Book of British Fairy Tales (Collins 0-00-184045-2, Oct ’84, £8.95, 160pp, hc) Legends collection. [Not seen]
• * +Alan Garner’s Book of British Fairy Tales (Delacorte 0-385-29425-5, Oct ’85, $16.95, 160pp, hc) Reprint (Collins 1984), first U.S. edition. Garner’s retelling of 21 fairy tales, with woodcut illustrations by Derek Collard.
• * _Alan Garner’s Book of British Fairy Tales (Collins 0-00-184048-7, Jul ’88, £4.95, 159pp, tp) Reprint (Collins 1984) collection of fairy tales, illustrated throughout by Derek Collard.
• * *A Bag of Moonshine (Collins 0-00-184403-2, Oct ’86, £8.95, 144pp, hc) Collection of retold folktales from England and Wales. (Contents)
• * _A Bag of Moonshine (Collins 0-00-184449-0, Jul ’88, £4.95, 144pp, tp) Reprint (Collins 1986) collection of fairy tales, illustrated throughout by James Patrick Lynch.
• * _Elidor (Fontana Lion 0-00-671674-1, Sep ’86, £1.75, 160pp, pb) Reissue (Collins 1965) juvenile fantasy novel. 18th printing.
• * _Elidor (Lions 0-00-674291-2, May ’92, £3.50, 188pp, pb) Reissue (Collins 1965) young-adult fantasy novel; 24th printing.
• * _Elidor (Dell Yearling 0-440-40763-X, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $3.99, 162pp, tp, cover by Martin Springett) Reprint (Collins 1965) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Elidor (Lions 0-00-675083-4, Jan ’95, £3.99, 188pp, pb) Reprint (Collins 1965) young-adult fantasy novel. A tie-in to the 6-part BBC TV serial (begun 4 Jan ’95).
• * _The Moon of Gomrath (Fontana Lion 0-00-671673-3, Mar ’86, £1.75, 156pp, pb) [Alderley Edge] Reissue (Collins 1963) juvenile fantasy novel. 13th printing.
• * _The Moon of Gomrath (Lions 0-00-674292-0, May ’92, £3.50, 190pp, pb) [Alderley Edge] Reissue (Collins 1963) young-adult fantasy novel; 18th printing.
• * _The Moon of Gomrath (Harcourt Brace/Magic Carpet 0-15-201766-6, Sep ’98, $6.00, 194pp, pb, cover by Edward Gazsi) [Alderley Edge] Reprint (Collins 1963) classic young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The Weirdstone of Brisingamen.
• * _The Owl Service (Fontana Lion 0-00-671675-X, Sep ’86, £1.95, 155pp, pb) Reissue (Collins 1967) fantasy novel. 20th printing.
• * _The Owl Service (Windrush Large Print 1-85089-909-6, Mar ’87 [1987], £7.65, 217pp, hc) Reprint (Collins 1967) fantasy novel. [Not seen]
• * _The Owl Service (Lions 0-00-671675-X, Oct ’88 [Dec ’88], £2.25, 155pp, pb) Reissue (Collins 1967) young-adult fantasy novel. This is the 23rd printing.
• * _The Owl Service (Lions 0-00-674294-7, May ’92, £3.50, 155pp, pb) Reissue (Collins 1967) young-adult fantasy novel; 29th printing.
• * _The Owl Service (Dell Yearling 0-440-40735-4, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $3.50, 157pp, tp, cover by Martin Springett) Reprint (Collins 1967) young-adult fantasy novel of three kids who unleash the ancient power of Welsh myth on the modern world.
• * _Red Shift (Teentracks 0-00-671000-X, May ’89, £2.25, 155pp, pb) Reissue (Collins 1973) young-adult sf novel. 10th printing.
• * _Red Shift (Lions 0-00-674295-5, May ’92, £3.50, 190pp, pb) Reissue (Collins 1973) young-adult fantasy novel; 12th printing.
• * _The Stone Book Quartet (HarperCollins UK 0-00-184289-7, May ’92, £6.99, 224pp, tp) Reprint (Collins 1983) young-adult omnibus of four linked short stories, previously published separately.
• * _The Stone Book Quartet (Collins 0-00-184282-X, Feb ’96, £9.99, 227pp, hc) Reprint (Collins 1983) young-adult fantasy omnibus. (Contents)
• * _The Stone Quartet (Dell Yearling 0-440-40049-X, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $4.95, 224pp, pb) Reprint (Collins 1983) omnibus of 4 short young-adult fantasy novels, The Stone Book, Granny Rearden, The Aimer Gate, and Tom Fobble’s Bay.
• * _The Weirdstone of Brisingamen (Fontana Lion 0-00-671672-5, Sep ’86, £1.95, 224pp, pb) [Alderley Edge] Reissue (Collins 1960) juvenile fantasy novel. 26th printing.