The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

JACQUES, BRIAN (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Redwall (Avon 0-380-70827-2, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $4.50, 351pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) [Redwall] Reprint (Hutchinson 1986) young-adult fantasy novel set in a world of talking mice. This edition is not being marketed as a juvenile.
• * _Redwall (Legend 0-09-931911-X, Nov ’94, £4.99, 416pp, pb, cover by John Barber) [Redwall] Reprint (Hutchinson 1986) fantasy novel. Volume one in the “Redwall” series.
• * _Redwall (Hutchinson 0-09-176729-6, Jul ’97 [Jan ’98], £17.99, 351pp, hc) [Redwall] Reissue (Hutchinson 1986) young-adult animal fantasy novel. First in the “Redwall” series. An “Illustrated Collector’s Edition”, illustrated by Fangorn.
• * _Redwall (Red Fox 0-09-951200-9, Jul ’97 [Jan ’98], £4.99, 416pp, pb) [Redwall] Reissue (Hutchinson 1986) young-adult animal fantasy novel. 19th printing.
• * _Redwall (Putnam/Philomel 0-399-23160-9, Sep ’97 [Oct ’97], $22.95, 351pp, hc, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Reprint (Hutchinson 1986) young-adult fantasy, first in the series. This is a 10th anniversary deluxe edition with new color illustrations by Troy Howell.
• * _Redwall (Ace 0-441-00548-9, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $5.99, 333pp, pb, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Reprint (Hutchinson 1986) YA talking animal fantasy.
• * *Salamandastron (Hutchinson 0-09-176433-5, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], £12.99, 391pp, hc, cover by Chris Baker) [Redwall] Young-adult fantasy novel about talking mice. Volume five in the “Redwall” series.
• * +Salamandastron (Putnam/Philomel 0-399-21992-7, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $17.95, 391pp, hc, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Young-adult medieval fantasy about talking mice, fifth book of the “Mossflower” series. First American edition (Hutchinson 1992).
• * _Salamandastron (Red Fox 0-09-914361-5, Oct ’93, £4.50, 391pp, pb, cover by Fangorn) [Redwall] Reprint (Hutchinson 1992) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume five in the “Redwall” series.
• * _Salamandastron (Ace 0-441-00031-2, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], $4.99, 356pp, pb, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Reprint (Hutchinson 1992) young-adult medieval fantasy about talking mice; fifth book of the “Mossflower” series.
• * _Salamandstron (Red Fox 0-09-914361-5, Jul ’97, £4.99, 391pp, pb) [Redwall] Reissue (Hutchinson 1992) young-adult animal fantasy novel. Book five in the series. Eighth printing.
• * *Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales (Hutchinson 0-09-176364-9, Jun ’91 [May ’91], £7.99, 151pp, hc, cover by Terry Oakes) Collection of seven original young-adult ghost/horror stories. (Contents)
• * +Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales (Putnam/Philomel 0-399-22103-4, Sep ’91 [Oct ’91], $14.95, 137pp, hc, cover by David Ray) Young-adult collection of seven ghost/dark fantasy stories. First American edition (Hutchinson 1991).
• * _Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales (Red Fox 0-09-987970-0, Jul ’92, £2.99, 151pp, pb) Reprint (Hutchinson 1991) collection of seven original young-adult ghost/horror stories.
• * _Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales (Avon Camelot 0-380-71906-1, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $3.50, 137pp, tp) Reprint (Hutchinson 1991) young-adult collection of seven ghost/horror stories.

JACQUES, JACQUELINE

• * _Wrong Way Up the Slide (Piatkus 0-7499-3079-9, Oct ’98 [Dec ’98], £5.99, 307pp, pb, cover by Gwyneth Jones) Reprint (Piatkus 1998) associational novel. During World War II, a young woman encounters more than ordinary prejudice when she marries a secret telepath. The earlier hardcover (-0440-2, £17.99) was not seen.

JACY, JOANNA (stories)

• * *Justin (Vantage Press 0-533-05744-2, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $7.95, 45pp, hc) Horror novelette from a vanity press.

JAFEK, BEV (stories)

• * *The Man Who Took a Bite Out of His Wife (Overlook Press 0-87951-499-X, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $21.95, 230pp, hc, cover by Michael Hornburg) Collection of nine literary fantasy stories. (Contents)
• * _The Man Who Took s Bite Out of His Wife (Overlook Press 0-87951-607-0, Jul ’95, $10.95, 230pp, tp) Reprint (Overlook Press 1993) collection of nine literary fantasy stories.

JAFFERY, SHELDON R(onald) (1934-2003) (stories)

• * *The Arkham House Companion (Starmont House 1-55742-004-1, 1989 [Dec ’89], $22.95, 184pp, tp, cover by Stephen Fabian) Non-fiction; reference. A guide to Arkham House publications, this includes the contents of each book. This is a revised version of Horrors and Unpleasantries (The Popular Press 1982).
• * *The Collector’s Index to Weird Tales (with Frederick S. Cook) (Bowling Green University Popular Press 0-87972-283-5, Oct ’85, $20.95, 162pp, hc) Non-fiction; bibliography. An index to Weird Tales, plus a separate one to Magic Carpet and Oriental Tales, including the revivals. It has issue by issue, authors index, poetry index, and cover artist index.
• * *The Collector’s Index to Weird Tales (with Frederick S. Cook) (Bowling Green University Popular Press 0-87972-284-3, Oct ’85, $10.95, 162pp, pb) Paperback edition of the above; 8.5" x 11".
• * *Double Trouble: A Bibliographic Chronicle of Ace Mystery Doubles (Starmont House 1-55742-118-8, Aug ’92, $12.00, 149pp, tp) Associational non-fiction, a history of the Ace Mystery Doubles; includes author and title indexes. A hardcover edition (-119-6, $22.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Starmont House, PO Box 851, Mercer Island WA 98040.
• * *Future & Fantastic Worlds: A Bibliographical Retrospective of DAW Books (1972-1987) (Starmont 1-55742-002-5, 1988 [Feb ’88], $19.95, 297pp, tp) Non-fiction, bibliographical listing of DAW books in numerical order. It also reproduces the original cover blurbs, gives the cover artist, and notes if it is part of a series. Also available in hardcover (-003-3) for $29.95.

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• * _The Corpse Maker See entry under Hugh B. Cave.
• * *Selected Tales of Grim and Grue from the Horror Pulps (Bowling Green University Popular Press 0-87972-392-0, Aug ’87 [Oct ’87], $15.95, 195pp, tp) Anthology of 8 stories from the horror pulps, offset from the magazines — including illos and ads. There is also an index to Weird Menace pulps and an article about them. Also announced in hardcover; not seen. (Contents)
• * *Sensuous Science Fiction from the Weird and Spicy Pulps (Bowling Green University Popular Press 0-87972-305-X, Jan ’85 [Dec ’84], $19.95, 164pp, hc) Anthology of reproductions (complete with ads) from the pulps, plus introduction and supplementary material. The editor keeps apologizing about how bad they are. (Contents)
• * *Sensuous Science Fiction from the Weird and Spicy Pulps (Bowling Green University Popular Press 0-87972-306-8, Jan ’85 [Dec ’84], $8.95, 164pp, tp) Paperback edition of the above.
• * *The Weirds (Starmont House 0-930261-92-5, Apr ’87, $9.95, 173pp, tp) Anthology of facsimiles of stories, illustrations, and some ads from “the era of the shudder-pulps.” These have all been taken from Terror Stories and Horror Stories. There is a historical introduction on the era. (Contents)

JAHN, MICHAEL

• * _Omega Sub [as by J. D. Cameron] See entry under J. D. Cameron
• * _Omega Sub #3: City of Fear [as by J. D. Cameron] See entry under J. D. Cameron

JAHN, MIKE; [i.e., Joseph Michael Jahn] (1943- ); see under J. D. Cameron

JAIVIN, LINDA

• * +Rock ’n’ Roll Babes from Outer Space (Broadway 0-7679-0165-7, Apr ’98, $23.00, 278pp, hc) Humorous SF novel. Aliens come to Earth to party. First US edition (Text Publishing Company, Australia 1996).
• * _Rock N Roll Babes from Outer Space (Oriel 0-75281-426-5, May ’98, £5.99, 289pp, tp) Reprint (Text Publishing Company, Australia 1996) satirical/erotic SF novel of a rock star kidnapped by female aliens. [First U.K. edition]

JAKES, JOHN (William) (1932- ) (stories)

• * _Black in Time (Bart 1-55785-008-9, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $2.95, 176pp, pb) Reprint (Paperback Library 1970) sf time travel novel. Has a new introduction by the author.
• * _Brak the Barbarian (Star 0-352-32116-4, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], £1.95, 160pp, pb) [Brak] Reprint (Avon 1968) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Brak the Barbarian” series.
• * _Brak the Barbarian: The Mark of Demons (W.H. Allen Star 0-352-32176-8, Mar ’88, £1.99, 159pp, pb) [Brak] Reprint (Paperback Library 1969) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Brak the Barbarian” series.
• * _Brak the Barbarian: The Sorceress (W.H. Allen Star 0-352-32172-5, Feb ’88, £1.95, 156pp, pb) [Brak] Reprint (Paperback Library 1969) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Brak the Barbarian” series.
• * _Mention My Name in Atlantis (Bart 1-55785-003-8, Jan ’88 [Feb ’88], $2.95, 142pp, pb) Reprint (DAW 1972) humorous fantasy novel with sf elements. Contains a new introduction by the author.

JAKUBOWSKI, MAXIM (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Complete Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy Lists (with Malcolm Edwards) (Granada 0-586-05678-5, 1983 [Dec ’83], £2.95, 350pp, tp) We listed the U.S. version of this (as The SF Book of Lists, Berkley 1983) as the first edition, but this British one seems to have preceded it.

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• * *Beyond Lands of Never: A Further Anthology of Modern Fantasy (Unicorn 0-04-823254-8, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], £2.50, 166pp, tp) Original anthology of 10 fantasy stories by Tanith Lee, Robert Holdstock, and others. Recommended. (FCM) (Contents)
• * *London Noir (Serpent’s Tail 1-85242-308-0, Jun ’94, £7.99, 264pp, tp, cover by Geoff Grandfield) Associational original anthology of bleak, violent crime stories by many well-known fantasy and sf writers. (Contents)
• * +The Mammoth Book of New Erotica (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0535-3, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $10.95, 533pp, tp, cover by Julian Cotton) Associational original anthology of 32 erotic stories, nine reprints, by authors including Martin Amis, Poppy Z. Brite, Will Self, Lucy Taylor, and Lawrence Schimel. First US edition (Robinson 1998). (Contents)
• * *The Profession of Science Fiction (with Edward James) (St. Martin’s 0-312-08047-6, Sep ’92 [Nov ’92], $45.00, 208pp, hc, cover by Ian Pollock) Non-fiction, a collection of 16 essays on writing sf reprinted from Foundation, with an introduction by the editors. Simultaneous with the UK (Macmillan UK 1992) edition. Order from St. Martin’s Press, Scholarly & Reference Books, 175 Fifth Ave., New York NY 10010.
• * *The Profession of Science Fiction (with Edward James) (Macmillan Press 0-333-52482-9, Sep ’92, £12.99, 208pp, tp, cover by Ian Pollock) Anthology of 16 essays in the “Profession of Science Fiction” series reprinted from Foundation. Recommended (PSP). A hardcover edition (-52481-0, £35.00) was announced but not seen. Simultaneous with the US (St. Martin’s) edition. (Contents)

JALLIM, COLLINS

• * *The Devilgod in the Empire of the Universal Master (The Book Guild 0-86332-316-2, Jul ’89 [Aug ’89], £10.50, 159pp, hc, cover by Judy Deykin) [Devilgod] Sf/occult novel. Sequel to The Devilgod.
• * *He, Transcendental Child (The Book Guild 0-86332-946-2, Sep ’94, £10.95, 111pp, hc, cover by Louise Gardner) Fantasy novel, in which the son of a goddess and a mortal father learns to use his powers.

JAMES, BERNARD JOSEPH; see pseudonym Dakota James

JAMES, BETSY (chron.)

• * *Dark Heart (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-44951-5, Jul ’92 [Jan ’93], $14.00, 185pp, hc, cover by Alix Berenzy) [Seeker Chronicles] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Long Night Dance. Orphaned teenager Kat goes to live with the hill people where she is instructed in the rites of the great bear mother.
• * *Long Night Dance (Dutton 0-525-44485-8, Aug ’89 [Sep ’89], $13.95, 170pp, hc) [Seeker Chronicles] Young-adult fantasy novel. A young woman in a primitive culture rescues a young man who turns out to be a selkie.

JAMES, CARY (stories)

• * _King & Raven (Tor 0-812-55176-1, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $6.99, 533pp, pb, cover by Tristan Elwell) Reprint (Tor 1995) Arthurian fantasy novel.
• * *King and Raven (Tor 0-312-85870-1, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $23.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell) Arthurian fantasy novel. A peasant boy plans revenge with help from Merlin. A first novel.

JAMES, DAKOTA; pseudonym of Bernard Joseph James, (1922- )

• * *Greenhouse (Donald I. Fine 0-917657-01-2, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $15.50, 221pp, hc) Near-future sf novel set in 1997, when Earth is overheating with the Greenhouse Effect.
• * *Milwaukee the Beautiful (Donald I. Fine 0-917657-15-2, Oct ’86, $16.95, hc) Near-future sf novel of a low-tech enclave in a world of turmoil.

JAMES, DARIUS

• * _Negrophobia (St. Martin’s 0-312-09350-0, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $8.95, 174pp, tp) Reprint (Citadel Underground 1992 as Negrophobia: An Urban Parable) satirical literary fantasy. A white teenage girl accidently casts a voodoo spell that transports her to a world where all her most outrageous racial stereotypes are real.
• * *Negrophobia: An Urban Parable (Citadel Underground 0-8065-1293-8, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $15.95, 171pp, hc, cover by Steven Brower & Ralph Wernli) Satirical literary fantasy. A white teenage girl accidently casts a voodoo spell that transports her to a world where all her most outrageous racial stereotypes are real. A first novel.

JAMES, DEL (1964- ) (stories)

• * *The Language of Fear (Dell Abyss 0-440-21712-1, Feb ’95, $5.50, 339pp, pb) Collection of 15 horror stories, with an introduction by W. Axl Rose. (Contents)

JAMES, DONALD; pseudonym of Donald James Wheal, (1931-2008)

• * *Monstrum (Century 0-7126-7860-3, Jun ’97 [Jul ’97], £9.99, 408pp, hc, cover by Greg Clark) [Monstrum] Serial killer murder mystery set in Russia in 2015.
• * +Monstrum (Villard 0-679-45770-4, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $24.95, 437pp, hc, cover by Greg Clark) [Monstrum] Near-future SF novel. A serial killer terrorizes Moscow in 2015. First American edition (Century 1997).
• * _Monstrum (Arrow 0-09-922632-4, May ’98 [Mar ’98], £5.99, 503pp, pb, cover by Michael Mascaro) [Monstrum] Reprint (Century 1997) serial killer murder mystery set in Russia in 2015.

JAMES, EDWARD (Frederick) (1947- ) (stories)

• * *Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century (Oxford University Press 0-19-289244-4, Oct ’94, $11.95, 250pp, tp, cover by Robert McCall) Critical work examining SF as a cultural phenomenon. Also available in hardcover (-219263-9, $45.00). Simultaneous with (or the same as) the British edition (Oxford 1994).
• * *Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century (Oxford University Press 0-19-289244-4, Oct ’94, £7.99, 250pp, tp, cover by Robert McCall) Critical book. A hardcover edition (-219263-9, £30.00) was announced but not seen. A new approach to the history of SF, by the editor of Foundation.

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• * *The Parliament of Dreams: Conferring on Babylon 5 (with Farah Mendlesohn) (SF Foundation 0-7049-1192-2, Aug ’98 [Sep ’98], £9.00, 177pp, tp) [Babylon 5] Collection of critical essays on the J. Michael Straczyski TV show, most delivered as papers at the University College of Ripon and York St John on 13/14 December 1997. “Foundation Studies in Science Fiction 1”. Mistaken ISBN as 0-7049-1195-2 on the backcover. Available from The SF Foundation, Professor Edward James, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AA for £9/$15 postfree. (Contents)
• * _The Profession of Science Fiction (with Maxim Jakubowski) See entry under Maxim Jakubowski.

JAMES, ELIZABETH (1942- ); see pseudonym Beverly Hastings

JAMES, HENRY (1843-1916) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Turn of the Screw (Dover 0-486-26684-2, Feb ’91, $1.00, 87pp, pb) [Turn of the Screw] Reprint (in The Two Magics (Heinemann 1898)) classic supernatural short novel. A Dover Thrift Edition.
• * _The Turn of the Screw (Tor 0-812-53341-0, Oct ’93 [Nov ’93], $2.50, 146pp, pb, cover by Jeffrey Lindberg) [Turn of the Screw] Reprint (Heinemann 1898 in The Two Magics) classic supernatural short novel, with an uncredited biographical introduction, foreword, and afterword.
• * _The Turn of the Screw (Penguin Popular Classics 0-14-062061-3, Apr ’94, £1.00, 121pp, pb, cover by Atkinson Grimshaw) [Turn of the Screw] Reprint (Heinemann 1898 in The Two Magics) horror novel. Thrift paperback edition of the classic.
• * _The Turn of the Screw & Other Stories (Everyman 0-460-11912-5, May ’87 [1987], £1.95, 312pp, pb) Reprint collection including the famous ghost story. [Not seen]
• * *The Turn of the Screw and Other Stories (World’s Classics 0-19-282927-0, Sep ’92, £3.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Nicholas Gysio) Collection of four of James’ ghost stories, edited and introduced by T.J. Lustig. (Contents)
• * _The Turn of the Screw: And Other Short Novels (Penguin/Signet Classic 0-451-52606-6, Sep ’95, $3.95, 455pp, pb, cover by Sir John Everett Millais) Classic short horror novel (1898), plus other shorter works, with a new introduction by Perry Meisel. (Contents)

JAMES, J. ALISON

• * *Runa (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31708-5, Apr ’93 [May ’93], $13.95, 138pp, hc, cover by Michael Hays) Young-adult fantasy novel of a young girl visiting her grandfather in Sweden who learns that the old Norse gods still have very real powers.
• * *Sing for a Gentle Rain (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31561-9, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $14.95, 211pp, hc, cover by Michael Hays) Time-travel fantasy of a contemporary Indian boy drawn back to the world of the 13th century Anasazi.

JAMES, JOHN (1924?-1993)

• * _Men Went to Cattraeth (Bantam UK 0-553-17360-X, Jul ’88, £2.99, 240pp, pb) [Photinus] Reprint (Cassell 1969) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Photinus” trilogy.
• * _Not for All the Gold in Ireland (Bantam UK 0-553-17359-6, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], £2.95, 348pp, pb) [Photinus] Reprint (Cassell 1968) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Photinus” trilogy.
• * _Votan (Bantam UK 0-553-17358-8, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], £2.75, 240pp, pb) Reprint (Cassell 1966) fantasy novel.

JAMES, KELVIN CHRISTOPHER

• * *A Fling with a Demon Lover (HarperCollins 0-06-017350-5, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $22.00, 248pp, hc) Dark fantasy novel. A teacher from Harlem finds a lamia in Greece.

JAMES, L(isa) DEAN; see pseudonym Lisa Dean (stories)

• * *Book of Stones (TSR 1-56076-639-5, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $4.50, 314pp, tp, cover by John Lakey & Laura Lakey) [*Sorceror’s Stone] Fantasy novel, third book of the “Sorceror’s Stone” series.