The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

JETER, K(evin) W(ayne) (stories) (continued)

• * _Dark Seeker (Pan 0-330-31680-X, Dec ’91, £4.99, 317pp, pb, cover by Glen Saville) Reprint (Tor 1987) sf/horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Death Arms (Morrigan 1-870338-00-6, May ’87, £10.95, 183pp, hc) [Dr. Adder] Sf novel, third in the “thematic trilogy” which began with Dr. Adder and The Glass Hammer. This small press edition for a new publisher is limited to 1,000 copies in various confusing states.
• * *Death Arms (Morrigan 1-870338-05-7, May ’87, £27.50, 183pp, hc) [Dr. Adder] Signed, limited (250 copies) edition of the above. [Not seen]
• * _Death Arms (Grafton 0-586-20189-0, Jan ’89, £2.99, 239pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Dr. Adder] Reprint (Morrigan 1987) sf novel. Third in the thematic trilogy that included Dr. Adder and The Glass Hammer.
• * +Death Arms (St. Martin’s 0-312-03321-4, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $14.95, 183pp, hc) [Dr. Adder] Sf novel, third book in the “thematic trilogy” begun in Dr. Adder and The Glass Hammer. First American edition (Morrigan 1987).
• * *Dr. Adder (Bluejay 0-312-94099-8, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $7.95, 200pp, tp) [Dr. Adder] Sf novel with illustrations by John R. Howarth and an afterword by Philip K. Dick.
• * *Dr. Adder (Bluejay 0-312-94100-5, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $35.00, 200pp, hc) [Dr. Adder] Limited edition of the above; not seen.
• * _Dr. Adder (Grafton 0-586-07076-1, Apr ’87, £2.95, 252pp, pb) [Dr. Adder] Reprint (Bluejay 1984) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Dr. Adder (NAL Signet 0-451-15197-6, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $2.95, 257pp, pb) [Dr. Adder] Reprint (Bluejay 1984) “cyberpunk” sf novel with an afterword by Philip K. Dick.
• * _Dr. Adder (NAL Signet 0-451-16485-7, Nov ’89, $3.95, 237pp, pb) [Dr. Adder] Reissue (Bluejay 1984) sf novel; third printing.
• * *Farewell Horizontal (St. Martin’s 0-312-02574-2, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $16.95, 249pp, hc) Sf novel. Far future sf noir with a spectacular setting.
• * _Farewell Horizontal (SFBC #15198, Sep ’89 [Dec ’89], $6.98, hc, cover by Bryn Barnard) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1989) sf novel.
• * _Farewell Horizontal (NAL Signet 0-451-16278-1, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $3.95, 237pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1989) far-future sf noir novel.
• * _Farewell Horizontal (Grafton 0-586-20809-7, Jul ’90, £3.50, 253pp, pb, cover by Bryn Barnard) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1989) sf novel.
• * *The Glass Hammer (Bluejay 0-312-94173-0, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $8.95, 248pp, pb) [Dr. Adder] Punk sf novel.
• * _The Glass Hammer (NAL/Signet 0-451-14766-9, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $2.95, 252pp, pb) [Dr. Adder] Reprint (Bluejay 1985) sf novel.
• * _The Glass Hammer (Grafton 0-586-07078-8, Aug ’87, £2.95, 238pp, pb) [Dr. Adder] Reprint (Bluejay 1985) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Glass Hammer (NAL Signet 0-451-16486-5, Nov ’89, $3.95, 252pp, pb) [Dr. Adder] Reissue (Bluejay 1985) sf novel; third printing.
• * *In the Land of the Dead (Morrigan 1-870338-50-2, Jan ’89 [Feb ’89], £11.95, 204pp, hc, cover by Ferret) Gothic horror novel. Limited to 710 copies.
• * *In the Land of the Dead (Morrigan 1-870338-55-3, Jan ’89 [Feb ’89], £40.00, 215pp, hc, cover by Ferret) Special edition of the above, including articles by Ramsey Campbell and Charles de Lint, and signed by all the contributors. Limited to 300 copies.
• * +In the Land of the Dead (NAL Onyx 0-451-40125-5, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.95, 285pp, pb) Horror novel set during the depression. First American edition (Morrigan 1989)
• * *Infernal Devices (St. Martin’s 0-312-00706-X, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $16.95, 282pp, hc) “The curious tale of a most unusual array of clockwork automations”, this is set in a Victorian scene that’s part-Lovecraftian, part-gonzo 19th century a la Powers and Blaylock (“steam punk”). It’s one of the best works this sub-genre has produced, a wildly entertaining fantasy. Recommended. (FCM)
• * _Infernal Devices (NAL/Signet 0-451-14934-3, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $2.95, 239pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1987) Victorian fantasy novel. Recommended. (FCM)
• * _Infernal Devices (Grafton 0-586-07345-0, Jul ’88, £2.95, 283pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1987) Victorian fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Madlands (St. Martin’s 0-312-06407-1, Oct ’91, $18.95, 247pp, hc, cover by Bryn Barnard) Sf novel set in a near-future LA.
• * *Mantis (Tor 0-812-52009-2, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.95, 279pp, pb) Horror novel.
• * _Mantis (Pan 0-330-31681-8, Jun ’92, £4.99, 281pp, pb, cover by Glen Saville) Reprint (Tor 1987) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Morlock Night (Grafton 0-586-20438-5, May ’89, £2.99, 190pp, pb, cover by David O’Connor) [Time Machine] Reprint (DAW 1979) sf novel, a sequel to H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Night Man (NAL Onyx 0-451-40179-4, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $3.95, 283pp, pb) Horror novel. A weak and shy boy creates a powerful killer to revenge himself on his tormenters. Hard-edged and believable. Recommended (SW).
• * _The Night Man (Pan 0-330-31560-9, Mar ’91, £3.99, 283pp, pb, cover by Derek Colligan) Reprint (NAL Onyx 1990) horror novel.
• * *Noir (Bantam 0-553-10483-7, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $23.95, 388pp, hc, cover by Broeck Steadman) Near-future SF mystery. An ex-cop delves into the dark world of underground online sex to search for a murdered executive’s computer-simulated self.
• * _Soul Eater (Tor 0-812-52011-4, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.95, 314pp, pb) Reissue (Tor 1983) horror novel. It still says “first edition” inside, but advertises Jeter’s next book, Mantis, on the cover.
• * _Soul Eater (Pan 0-330-31682-6, Dec ’90, £3.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Dave McKean) Reprint (Tor 1983) horror novel.
• * _Star Trek Deep Space Nine: Bloodletter (Pocket UK 0-671-85238-8, Oct ’93, £4.50, 276pp, pb) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Reprint (Pocket 1993) sf novelization. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #3: Bloodletter (Pocket 0-671-87275-3, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $5.50, 276pp, pb) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Star Trek novelization.
• * *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Warped (Pocket 0-671-87252-4, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $22.00, 345pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] SF novelization based on the TV series. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Warped (SFBC #07388, Jul ’95 [May ’95], $10.98, 345pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Reprint (Pocket 1995) Star Trek novelization, copyrighted by Paramount. Similar to the Pocket edition except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Warped (Pocket 0-671-56781-0, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $5.99, 345pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Reprint (Pocket 1995) SF novelization based on the TV series. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Wars: Slave Ship (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57888-X, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $5.99, 324pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Wars] Star Wars novelization, book two of “The Bounty Hunter Wars” trilogy. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
• * *Star Wars: The Bounty Hunter Wars: Book One: The Mandalorian Armor (Bantam UK 0-553-50601-3, Jul ’98 [May ’98], £5.99, 387pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Wars] Novelisation based on the Star Wars films. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam) edition.
• * *Star Wars: The Bounty Hunter Wars: Book Two: Slave Ship (Bantam UK 0-553-50603-X, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], £5.99, 324pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Wars] Star Wars novelization. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam Spectra) edition.
• * *Star Wars: The Mandalorian Armor (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57885-5, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $5.99, 387pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Wars] Star Wars novelization, book one of “The Bounty Hunter Wars” trilogy. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
• * *Wolf Flow (St. Martin’s 0-312-07125-6, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $18.95, 247pp, hc, cover by Merritt Dekle) Horror novel. A small-time criminal left for dead recovers through the supernatural workings of a long-abandoned desert spa.

JEWSBURY, GEORGE FREDERICK (1941- ); see pseudonym Stephen Bury

JODOROWSKY, ALEJANDRO (1930- )

• * *The Incal 1 (with Jean Giraud) (Titan 1-85286-106-1, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], £5.95, 96pp, tp) Sf graphic novel.
• * *The Incal 3 (with Jean Giraud) (Titan 1-85286-108-8, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], £5.95, 96pp, tp) Sf graphic novel.

JOELS, KERRY MARK (1931- )

• * *The Mars One Crew Manual (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32747-0, Nov ’85, $24.95, unpaginated, hc) Illustrated guide to an as-yet fictional mission to Mars.
• * _The Mars One Crew Manual (Ballantine 0-345-31881-1, Nov ’85, $12.95, unpaginated, pb) Trade paperback edition of the above.

JOHANNA, H. H.

• * *Romancing the Dream (Rising Tide Publications 0-9628938-0-3, Nov ’91 [Mar ’92], $8.95, 164pp, tp, cover by J. Kolstad) Lesbian fantasy novel about a mysterious town that psychically attracts its all-female population.

JOHANSEN, HANNA

• * *Dinosaur with an Attitude (Wetlands Press 1-57143-018-0, 1994 [Jun ’94], $12.95, 144pp, hc) YA fantasy novel about a boy raising an existential dinosaur in his room. Winner of the 1993 Austria children’s prize. Translated from the German (Dinosaurier gibt es nicht, Nagel & Kimche, Zurich 1992) by Elizabeth Maccar.

JOHN, ANTHONY; pseudonym of Anthony De Stefano & John S. Littell

• * _The Predator (Grafton 0-586-06646-2, Feb ’86 [Mar ’86], £2.50, 351pp, pb) Reprint (UK 1983) horror novel. The authors are Anthony DeStefano & John S. Lettell.

JOHNSGARD, KARIN

• * _Dragons and Unicorns: A Natural History (with Paul Johnsgard) See entry under Paul Johnsgard.

JOHNSGARD, PAUL

• * _Dragons and Unicorns: A Natural History (with Karin Johnsgard) (St. Martin’s 0-312-08499-4, Oct ’92 [Nov ’92], $6.95, 163pp, tp) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1982) associational whimsical non-fiction pseudo-reference book.

JOHNSON, ANNABEL(l Jones) (1921- )

• * *The Danger Quotient (with Edgar Johnson) (Harper & Row 0-06-022852-0, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $12.95, 216pp, hc) Young-adult sf novel about time travel back from a post-holocaust future.
• * _The Danger Quotient (with Edgar Johnson) (Harper & Row/Starwanderer 0-694-05607-3, Jun ’87, $2.95, 201pp, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1984) young-adult post-holocaust sf novel: test tube genius invents time machine to save the world.
• * *A Memory of Dragons (with Edgar Johnson) (Atheneum/Argo 0-689-31263-6, Sep ’86, $13.95, 170pp, hc) Young-adult near-future sf novel of a young, amnesiac genius caught in a pending civil war between East and West.
• * *Prisoners of Psi (with Edgar Johnson) (Atheneum/Argo 0-689-31132-X, Sep ’85 [Oct ’85], $12.95, 149pp, hc) Young-adult sf novel about a teenage psychic kidnapped by Libyan terrorists. The book is set in 2000 AD.

JOHNSON, CATHERINE (stories)

• * *Sophie’s Ghost (Pont Books 1-85902-163-8, Nov ’94, £3.95, 113pp, pb, cover by Suzanne Carpenter) Young-adult fantasy novel. When a young girl has to move to Wales, she is made even unhappier by the appearance of a ghost...then she is whisked back in time. Available from Gomer Press, Llandysul, Dyfed SA44 4BQ Wales.

JOHNSON, CHARLES (Richard) (1948- ) (stories)

• * *Pieces of Eight (Discovery Press 0-944770-00-2, Jan ’89 [Mar ’89], $9.95, 110pp, hc) [Footprints in Time] Children’s time-travel fantasy with Blackbeard the pirate. First book in the “Footprints in Time” series.
• * *The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Atheneum 0-689-11653-5, Jan ’86 [Mar ’86], $9.95, 169pp, hc) Collection of 8 stories, most with sf, fantasy & mythic elements. Most are written from a black perspective and in a black idiom. (Contents)
• * _The Sorcerer’s Apprentice: Tales and Conjurations (Penguin/Plume 0-452-27237-8, Dec ’94 [May ’95], $9.95, 169pp, tp, cover by Claude Clark) Reprint (Atheneum 1986) collection of fantastic/surreal stories from a black perspective.

JOHNSON, CROCKETT; pseudonym of David J. Leisk

• * *Barnaby #1: Wanted: A Fairy Godfather (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32673-3, Nov ’85 [Oct ’85], $2.95, 213pp, pb) First book publication of a humorous fantasy cartoon strip which originally appeared in the ’40s and ’50s. These long-awaited editions contain strips never before available in book form. Few fantasy lovers of any age will be able to resist the matter-of-fact Barnaby and his totally self-important fairy-godfather. (DLN)
• * *Barnaby #2: Mr. O’Malley and the Haunted House (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32674-1, Nov ’85 [Oct ’85], $2.95, 218pp, pb) Second in the series of comics; first time in book form.
• * *Barnaby #3: Jackeen J.O. O’Malley for Congress (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32981-3, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $2.95, 218pp, pb) Art/humor. The third volume of “Barnaby” daily comic strips.
• * *Barnaby #4: Mr. O’Malley Goes for the Gold (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32880-9, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $2.95, 215pp, pb) Fantasy comic strip from the ’40s.
• * *Barnaby #5: Mr. O’Malley, Wizard of Wall Street (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32881-7, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $2.95, 214pp, pb) A gathering of comic strips which originally appeared in the ’40s.
• * *Barnaby #6: J.J. O’Malley Goes Hollywood (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32882-5, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $2.95, 218pp, pb) Fantasy comic strip.

JOHNSON, DENIS (1949- )

• * *Fiskadoro (Knopf 0-394-53839-0, Jun ’85 [May ’85], $14.95, 221pp, hc) Literary sf novel of post-holocaust America, haunting and very well written. (FCM)
• * _Fiskadoro (Vintage 0-394-74367-9, Apr ’86, $6.95, 221pp, pb) Reprint (Knopf 1985) of a fine literary sf novel. (FCM)
• * _Fiskadoro (King Penguin 0-14-008700-1, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £3.95, 231pp, pb) Reprint (Knopf 1985) literary sf novel.

JOHNSON, EDGAR

• * _The Danger Quotient (with Annabel Johnson) See entry under Annabel Johnson.
• * _A Memory of Dragons (with Annabel Johnson) See entry under Annabel Johnson.
• * _Prisoners of Psi (with Annabel Johnson) See entry under Annabel Johnson.

JOHNSON, GEORGE CLAYTON (1929- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Twilight Zone Scripts and Stories (Streamline Pictures 1-57300-055-8, Aug ’96, $12.95, 206pp, tp) Reprint (Valcour & Kreuger/Shroud Limited Edition 1977 as Scripts and stories Written for The Twilight Zone) collection of seven stories and four teleplays written for the television series. This is the first trade edition. Available from Streamline Enterprises, 2908 Nebraska Avenue, Santa Monica CA 90404. (Contents)

JOHNSON, GREG; pseudonym of Hal Hennesey

• * *Invisible Writer: A Biography of Joyce Carol Oates (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-94163-0, Apr ’98 [Sep ’98], $29.95, hc) Non-fiction, a critical biography. Includes 16 unpaginated pages of photos, notes, a selective bibliography, and index. [Oates]

JOHNSON, JAMES B(lair) (1944- ) (stories)

• * *Habu (DAW 0-88677-350-4, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.95, 315pp, pb) Sf novel about a longevity treatment that removes all physical and psychological “defects.”
• * *Mindhopper (DAW 0-88677-265-6, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.50, 269pp, pb) Sf novel, set 60 years in the future, of a boy with psi gifts vs. the Establishment.
• * *Trekmaster (DAW 0-88677-221-4, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $3.50, 397pp, pb) Sf/political novel with a war thrown in.
• * *A World Lost (DAW 0-88677-498-5, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $4.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) Sf novel of a spacer trying to find his vanished planet.

JOHNSON, JANE; see pseudonym Gabriel King (chron.)

JOHNSON, JOHN

• * _Fantastic Cinema Subject Guide: A Topical Index to 2500 Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy Films (with Bryan Senn) See entry under Bryan Senn.

JOHNSON, JUDITH A.

• * *J.R.R. Tolkien: Six Decades of Criticism (Greenwood 0-313-25005-7, Feb ’86 [Mar ’86], $35.00, 266pp, hc) Non-fiction reference, an annotated bibliography of works about Tolkien, organized chronologically with introductory essays to each section. [Tolkien]

JOHNSON, KENNETH R.

• * _Index to the Science Fiction Magazines: 1983 (with Jerry Boyajian) See entry under Jerry Boyajian.
• * _Index to the Science Fiction Magazines: 1984 (with Jerry Boyajian) See entry under Jerry Boyajian.
• * _Index to the Semi-Professional Magazines: 1983 (with Jerry Boyajian) See entry under Jerry Boyajian.

JOHNSON, KIJ (stories)

• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation #38: Dragon’s Honor (with Greg Cox) (Pocket 0-671-50107-0, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $5.99, 277pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

JOHNSON, NORMA TADLOCK

• * *Bats on the Bedstead (Avon Camelot 0-380-70540-0, Aug ’88, $2.50, 116pp, pb) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1987) children’s talking bat book.
• * *The Witch House (Avon Camelot 0-380-75789-3, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $2.95, 139pp, tp, cover by Tom Newsom) Young-adult fantasy novel about Ginny’s family moving into a haunted house.

JOHNSON, OLIVER (1957- )

• * *The Forging of the Shadows (Legend 0-09-968541-8, Oct ’96 [Jul ’96], £5.99, 596pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Lightbringer] Fantasy novel. Vampire worshippers of a dark god subjugate an isolated city. First of a trilogy. A first novel.