The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

GERMAIN, SYLVIE

• * *The Book of Nights (Dedalus 1-873982-00-3, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £8.99, 278pp, tp, cover by Jody Richardson) [Book of Nights] Literary fantasy novel, translated from the French (Le Livre des Nuits, 1985) by Christine Donougher.
• * +The Book of Nights (David R. Godine/Verba Mundi 0-87923-975-1, Nov ’93 [Mar ’94], $22.95, 263pp, hc, cover by Pieter Bruegel, the Elder) [Book of Nights] Literary fantasy novel/family saga set in Europe between the Franco-Prussian War and WWII. Translated from the French (Editions Gallimard 1991 as Le Livre des Nuits) by Christine Donougher. First American edition (Dedalus 1992).
• * *Days of Anger (Dedalus 1-873982-65-8, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], £8.99, 238pp, tp, cover by Lise Weisgerber) Literary fantasy novel, translated from the French (Jours de Colere, Gallimard, 1989) by Christine Donougher.
• * *Night of Amber (Dedalus 1-873982-95-X, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], £8.99, 352pp, tp, cover by Lise Weisgerber) [Book of Nights] Literary fantasy novel, sequel to The Book of Nights (1985). Translated by Christine Donougher from Nuit D’Ambre (Editions Gallimard, 1987).
• * *The Weeping Woman on the Streets of Prague (Dedalus 1-873982-70-4, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], £6.99, 127pp, tp, cover by Lise Weisgerber) Literary fantasy novel, translated from the French (La Pleurante Des Rues de Prague, Gallimard, 1992) by Judith Landry.

GERROLD, DAVID; pseudonym of Jerrold David Friedman, (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Chess with a Dragon (Avon 0-380-70662-8, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.50, 167pp, pb) Reprint (Walker 1987) young-adult science fiction novel — Earth’s credit on the Galactic information market has run out. It must find a way to pay the bill or be enslaved to cover the debt.
• * _Chess with a Dragon (Hutchinson 0-09-173766-4, Nov ’88, £6.95, 127pp, hc) Reprint (Walker 1987) young-adult fantasy novel. In the “Millenium” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Chess with a Dragon (Beaver 0-09-960950-9, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], £2.99, 127pp, pb, cover by Pete Lyon) Reprint (Walker 1987) young-adult sf novel.
• * *A Covenant of Justice (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56188-X, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $5.99, 354pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) Sf adventure novel of mankind subjugated by their own genetically-engineered killing machines, sequel to Under the Eye of God. Based on the unproduced TV series Trackers created by Gerrold and Daron J. Thomas.
• * *A Day for Damnation (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27765-0, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $4.50, 423pp, pb) [War Against the Chtorr] Sf novel of alien invasion, sequel to A Matter For Men. This is expanded by about 50% from the 1985 Timescape edition. “The War Against the Chtorr”, Book Two.
• * _A Day for Damnation (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27765-0, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $5.99, 423pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [War Against the Chtorr] Reissue (Bantam 1989) sf novel, second book of “The War Against the Chtorr” — expanded from the 1985 Simon & Schuster Timescape edition; fourth printing.
• * *A Day for Damnation: Volume II of the War Against the Chtorr (Timescape 0-671-47553-3, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $16.95, 382pp, hc) [War Against the Chtorr] Sf novel, second in a series. Also available in tp (-49258-6, $6.95).
• * _A Day for Damnation: Volume II of the War Against the Chtorr (Pocket 0-671-45121-9, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $3.95, 382pp, pb) [War Against the Chtorr] Reprint (Timescape 1984) sf novel.
• * _Enemy Mine (with Barry B. Longyear) See entry under Barry B. Longyear
• * _The Galactic Whirlpool (Bantam 0-553-24170-2, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.75, 224pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reissue (Bantam 1980) “Star Trek” novelization.
• * _The Man Who Folded Himself (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29006-1, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $3.95, 165pp, pb, cover by Oscar Chichoni) Reprint (Random House 1973) humorous time-travel sf novel.
• * _A Matter for Men (Pocket 0-671-45120-0, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $3.95, 368pp, pb) [War Against the Chtorr] Reprint (Simon & Schuster Timescape 1983) sf novel, Vol. 1 of “The War Against the Chtorr”.
• * *A Matter for Men (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27782-0, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $4.50, 435pp, pb) [War Against the Chtorr] Sf novel about an alien invasion. This is revised and substantially expanded from the 1983 Timescape edition. Book One of “The War Against the Chtorr”.
• * _A Matter for Men (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27782-0, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $5.99, 435pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [War Against the Chtorr] Reissue (Bantam 1989) sf novel, first book of “The War Against the Chtorr” — substantially revised from the 1983 Timescape edition; fourth printing.
• * *The Middle of Nowhere (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56189-8, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $5.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Star Wolf] SF novel, sequel to The Voyage of the Star Wolf.
• * *A Rage for Revenge (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27844-4, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $4.50, 517pp, pb) [War Against the Chtorr] Sf novel, book three of the “War Against the Chtorr” series.
• * _A Rage for Revenge (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27844-4, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $4.99, 517pp, pb, cover by Carla Sormanti) [War Against the Chtorr] Reissue (Bantam Spectra 1989) sf novel, book three of the “War Against the Chtorr” series; fifth printing.
• * _A Rage for Revenge (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27844-4, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $5.99, 517pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [War Against the Chtorr] Reissue (Bantam Spectra 1989) sf novel, third book of"The War Against the Chtorr"; sixth printing.
• * *A Season for Slaughter (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28976-4, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $5.99, 562pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [War Against the Chtorr] Sf novel of alien invasion, fourth book of “The War Against the Chtorr” series. Includes a self-interview by the author.
• * _Space Skimmer (Arrow 0-09-950660-2, Apr ’87, £2.50, 218pp, pb) Reprint (Ballantine 1972) sf novel. Volume 12 in the Venture SF series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Encounter at Farpoint (Pocket 0-671-65241-9, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.95, 192pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Novelization of the first episode of the new series.
• * _Star Trek, the Next Generation: Encounter at Farpoint (Titan 1-85286-060-X, Feb ’88, £2.95, 192pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Reprint (Pocket 1987) novelization of the new television series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Star Trek, the Next Generation: Encounter at Farpoint (Pocket 0-671-65241-9, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.95, 192pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Reissue (Pocket 1987) sf novelization.
• * _Star Trek, the Next Generation: Encounter at Farpoint (Titan 1-85286-060-X, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], £2.99, 192pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Reissue (Pocket 1987) sf novelization. Reissued to tie in with the first showing of the series on BBC.
• * _Star Trek: The Galactic Whirlpool (Titan 1-85286-486-9, Jul ’93, £3.99, 223pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Star Trek] Reprint (Bantam 1980) sf novelization. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Star Trek: The Galactic Whirlpool (Bantam Spectra 0-553-24170-2, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $4.99, 223pp, pb, cover by Kazuhiko Sano) [Star Trek] Reissue (Bantam 1980) Star Trek novelization.
• * _Starhunt (Legend 0-09-940900-3, Dec ’87, £2.50, 252pp, pb) [Star Wolf] Reissue (Dell 1972, as Yesterday’s Children) sf novel. Volume 6 in the “Venture SF” series.
• * _Starhunt (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56824-8, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $5.99, 268pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Star Wolf] Reprint (Popular Library 1980 as Yesterday’s Children) SF novel, set in the “Star Wolf” universe. Originally published as Yesterday’s Children (Dell 1972), but rewritten with new chapters in 1980 and retitled in 1985. There is a new introduction written specifically for this edition, describing the book’s involved history.
• * *Under the Eye of God (Bantam 0-553-29010-X, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $5.99, 328pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) Sf adventure novel of mankind subjugated by its own genetically-engineered killing machines, based on an unproduced TV series, Trackers, created by Gerrold and Daron J. Thomas.
• * *Voyage of the Star Wolf (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26466-4, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $4.50, 276pp, pb, cover by John Harris) [Star Wolf] Space opera about a jinxed starship in an interstellar convoy.
• * _Voyage of the Star Wolf (SFBC #17792, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $5.98, 251pp, hc, cover by Peter Scanlan) [Star Wolf] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1990) sf adventure novel. First hardcover edition.
• * _Voyage of the Star Wolf (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26466-4, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $5.99, 276pp, pb, cover by John Harris) [Star Wolf] Reissue (Bantam Spectra 1990) SF novel, first in the “Star Wolf” series. Fourth printing.
• * *The War Against the Chtorr: Invasion (SFBC #5607, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $8.50, 693pp, hc) [War Against the Chtorr] Omnibus edition of the first sf novels in a continuing saga. (Contents)
• * *When HARLIE Was One, Release 2.0 (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26465-6, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.95, 287pp, pb) [Harlie] Sf sentient computer novel. A rewrite of When HARLIE Was One (SFBC 1972).
• * *The World of Star Trek (Bluejay 0-312-94463-2, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $8.95, 209pp, tp) Non-fiction, a history of Star Trek. Revised and updated version of the original edition (Ballantine 1973), with one-third new material and photos.

GERSON, JACK

• * *The Evil Thereof (Piatkus 0-7499-0080-6, Jul ’91 [Aug ’91], £13.95, 348pp, hc, cover by Ken Leeder) Occult thriller about witchcraft and murder.

GERSTNER, NICKOLAE (1935- )

• * *Dark Veil (Ballantine 0-345-36163-6, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.95, 213pp, pb) Psychic suspense novel.

GESTON, MARK S(ymington) (1946- ) (stories)

• * *Mirror to the Sky (Morrow AvoNova 0-688-11138-6, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $20.00, 234pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) Sf novel of highly evolved aliens who come to live on Earth in peace until they exhibit their artwork which causes worldwide insanity and violence.
• * _Mirror to the Sky (AvoNova 0-380-71703-4, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $4.99, 234pp, pb, cover by J. K. Potter) Reprint (Morrow AvoNova 1992) sf novel of highly evolved aliens who come to live on Earth in peace until they exhibit their artwork which causes worldwide insanity and violence.

GEYH, PAULA, ed. (stories)

• * *Postmodern American Fiction (with Fred G. Leebron & Andrew Levy) (Norton 0-393-31698-X, 1997 [Jun ’98], $24.95, 672pp, hc, cover by Roger Brown) Textbook anthology of 70 stories and excerpts divided into thematic sections, including the SF-oriented “Technoculture”, with critical discussions. The difference between fantasy and “Postmodern” is usually arguable. Authors include Thomas Pynchon, William Gibson, Ursula K. Le Guin, Joanna Russ, Joyce Carol Oates, William S. Burroughs, and Octavia Butler. (Contents)

GHERMAN, BEVERLY

• * *Robert Louis Stevenson: Teller of Tales (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 0-689-31985-1, Sep ’96, $16.00, 136pp, hc) Young-adult biography. [Stevenson]

GHOSE, ZULFIKAR (Ahmed) (1935- )

• * *Figures of Enchantment (Harper & Row 0-06-015575-2, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $15.95, 256pp, hc) Surrealist fantasy novel of two men’s adventures in magical realms. There may be an earlier British edition.

GHOSH, AMITAV (1956- )

• * *The Calcutta Chromosome (Knopf Canada 0-394-28193-4, Sep ’96 [Mar ’97], C$29.95, 308pp, hc) Near-future SF thriller. Published simultaneously with the Picador UK edition in 1996; not seen until now. First published in India (Ravi Dayal 1995). A finalist on the Arthur C. Clarke award ballot.
• * _The Calcutta Chromosome (Picador 0-330-35331-4, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], £6.99, 308pp, tp) Reprint (Ravi Dayal 1995) literary SF novel. Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best SF Novel of 1996.
• * +The Calcutta Chromosome (Avon 0-380-97585-8, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $23.00, 311pp, hc) Near-future SF thriller. Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award. First US edition (Ravi Dayal 1995).
• * _The Calcutta Chromosome (Avon Bard 0-380-79493-4, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $6.99, 307pp, pb) Reprint (Ravi Dayal 1995) near-future SF thriller. Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award.

GIBBON, LEWIS GRASSIC; pseudonym of J. Leslie Mitchell, (1901-1935)

• * _Three Go Back (Polygon 0-7486-6203-0, Jan ’96 [Aug ’96], £7.99, 198pp, tp) Reprint (Jarrolds 1932 as by James Leslie Mitchell) classic time-travel novel of Atlantis. There is an introduction by Ian Campbell, and an appreciation by John Lindsay.

GIBEILY, CARL

• * _Blueprint for a Prophet (Black Swan 0-552-99731-5, Jun ’98 [May ’98], £6.99, 383pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1997) literary fantasy/SF novel of angels, extra-terrestrial communication, time theory, ancient myth and interracial romance, set against the Middle-East conflict. The original hardcover was not seen.

GIBLIN, JAMES CROSS

• * *The Truth About Unicorns (HarperCollins 0-06-022478-9, Oct ’91, $14.95, 113pp, hc, cover by Michael McDermott) Young-adult non-fiction, a history of the unicorn legend, with illustrations by Michael McDermott.

GIBSON, EDWARD (George) (1936- ) (stories)

• * *In the Wrong Hands (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29567-5, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $5.99, 326pp, pb, cover by Pamela Lee) Sf novel set in a 21st-century lunar colony, where dangerous genetic experiments by a madman threaten humanity.
• * *Reach (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-26150-0, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $18.95, 334pp, hc) Near-future sf novel by a former astronaut.
• * _Reach (Macdonald 0-356-18676-8, Dec ’89, £12.95, 328pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1989) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Reach (Futura Overseas 0-7088-4786-2, 1990 [Dec ’90], £3.99, 328pp, pb) Reprint (Macdonald 1990) sf novel. This is an ‘Open Market’ edition and is not available in the UK.
• * _Reach (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28541-6, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $4.95, 385pp, pb, cover by Michael Carroll) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1989) near-future sf novel by a former astronaut.
• * _Reach (Futura 0-7088-4786-2, Jan ’91, £3.99, 328pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1989) sf novel.
• * _Reach (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28541-6, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $4.99, 382pp, pb, cover by Michael Carroll) Reissue (Doubleday Foundation 1989) sf novel, third printing.

GIBSON, JO; pseudonym of Joanne Fluke, (1942- )

• * *Scream #4: The Dead Girl (Zebra/Z-Fave 0-8217-4389-9, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $3.50, 196pp, pb) [Scream] Young-adult horror novel of a girl being possessed by her dead cousin. Part of a loosely-connected series, only some of which have supernatural elements.

GIBSON, JOHN MICHAEL, ed. (stories)

• * _The Unknown Conan Doyle See entry under Arthur Conan Doyle.

GIBSON, MILES (1947- )

• * *Dancing with Mermaids (Heinemann 0-434-29131-5, 1985, £8.95, 195pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel. [Not seen]
• * _Dancing with Mermaids (Grafton/Paladin 0-586-08557-2, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £2.95, 175pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1985) novel of gentle magic and violent passions in a forgotten seaside village.
• * +Dancing with Mermaids (Dutton 0-525-24444-1, Sep ’86, $15.95, 196pp, hc) Literary novel with elements of fantasy; the publisher describes it as “a fabulous brew of mystery, sex, and fairy-tale enchantment.” First U.S. edition (Heinemann 1985).

GIBSON, WILLIAM (Ford) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Burning Chrome (Arbor House 0-87795-780-0, Apr ’86, $15.95, 200pp, hc) Collection of 10 stories (3 of them collaborations), showing Gibson’s vivid modernism at its best. Recommended. (FCM) (Contents)
• * _Burning Chrome (Gollancz 0-575-03846-2, Aug ’86, £8.95, 208pp, hc) Reprint (Arbor House 1986) collection.
• * _Burning Chrome (Ace 0-441-08934-8, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $2.95, 191pp, pb) Reprint (Arbor House 1986) collection.
• * _Burning Chrome (Grafton 0-586-07461-9, Apr ’88, £2.95, 220pp, pb) Reprint (Arbor House 1986) sf collection.
• * _Burning Chrome (Ace 0-441-08934-8, Aug ’91, $4.50, 191pp, pb) Reissue (Arbor House 1986) collection; seventh printing.
• * _Burning Chrome and Other Stories (HarperCollins Voyager 0-00-648043-8, Nov ’95, £5.99, 220pp, tp, cover by Gary Marsh) Reprint (Arbor House 1986) collection.
• * *Count Zero (Gollancz 0-575-03696-6, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], £8.95, 256pp, hc) [Neuromancer] Sf novel. The U.S. edition is dated March but appeared in January; this February British edition can be considered simultaneous with the American.
• * *Count Zero (Arbor House 0-87795-769-X, Mar ’86 [Jan ’86], $15.95, 278pp, hc) [Neuromancer] Sf novel set in the same future as Neuromancer, Gibson’s award-winning first novel.
• * _Count Zero (SFBC #10048, Aug ’86, $5.98, 278pp, hc) [Neuromancer] Reprint (Arbor House 1986) sf novel.
• * _Count Zero (Ace 0-441-11773-2, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $2.95, 246pp, pb) [Neuromancer] Reprint (Gollancz 1986) sf novel set in the same world as Neuromancer but not exactly a sequel.
• * _Count Zero (Grafton 0-586-07121-0, Jul ’87, £2.95, 335pp, pb) [Neuromancer] Reprint (Gollancz 1986) sf novel. Volume 2 in the “Cyberspace” series.
• * _Count Zero (Voyager 0-00-648042-X, Nov ’95, £5.99, 335pp, tp, cover by Gary Marsh) [Neuromancer] Reprint (Gollancz; Arbor House 1986) SF novel. Second in the “Neuromancer” trilogy.
• * *The Difference Engine (with Bruce Sterling) (Gollancz 0-575-04762-3, Sep ’90 [Jul ’90], £13.95, 383pp, hc, cover by Ian Miller) ’Steampunk’ novel set in an alternate 19th Century London in a world where Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine was built successfully.
• * +The Difference Engine (with Bruce Sterling) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-07028-2, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $19.95, 429pp, hc, cover by Tony Randazzo) Victorian novel set in an alternate Victorian England where the Babbage engine works. First American edition (Gollancz 1990). Recommended (CNB).
• * _The Difference Engine (with Bruce Sterling) (BOMC no ISBN, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $17.95, 429pp, hc, cover by Tony Randazzo) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) alternate-world Victorian sf novel. This edition is the same as the Bantam Spectra hardcover except it lacks an ISBN and price, and has a BOMC mark on the back.
• * _The Difference Engine (with Bruce Sterling) (Gollancz 0-575-05073-X, Jul ’91, £7.99, 383pp, tp, cover by Ian Miller) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) alternate-world Victorian sf novel.
• * _The Difference Engine (with Bruce Sterling) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29461-X, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $5.99, 429pp, pb, cover by Tony Randazzo) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) Victorian novel set in alternate-world Victorian England where the Babbage Engine was really built and changed society.