The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

LAURIA, FRANK (Jonathan) (1935- )

• * *Blue Limbo (Avon 0-380-76164-5, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $3.95, 346pp, pb, cover by Alan Chang) [Dr. Owen Orient] Occult thriller about an alliance between the military and a voodoo priest. This is the seventh “Dr. Orient” thriller, after a 10-year hiatus.
• * *Dark City (St. Martin’s 0-312-96343-2, Jan ’98 [Feb ’98], $5.99, 246pp, pb) Novelization of the SF mystery movie. Copyrighted by New Line Productions.

LaVALLEY, AL(bert J.), ed. (1935- )

• * *Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Rutgers University Press 0-8135-1461-4, Jan ’90 [Dec ’90], $14.95, 230pp, tp) Associational non-fiction; the script of the classic sf film plus reviews, essays, and commentary. A hardcover edition (-1460-6) was announced but not seen.

LAVERS, NORMAN (Cecil) (1935- )

• * *The Northwest Passage (Fiction Collective 0-914590-86-3, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $12.95, 137pp, hc) A “novel” composed of a far-future edition of a late-20th-century edition of an 18th-century manuscript, each with its own spelling, punctuation, etc., giving glimpses of three very different ages. Also available in tp (-87-1, $6.95).

LAVINE, STACY

• * *Dra— (Sun & Moon Press 1-55713-288-7, May ’97 [Jul ’98], $11.95, 150pp, tp, cover by George Tooker) Dystopian SF novel of a woman in a bleak world that demands loss of individual choice and control. This is dated 1997, but not seen until now.

LAW, RICHARD (1933- )

• * _Suzy McKee Charnas, Joan Vinge, Octavia Butler (with Ruth Salvaggio & Marleen S. Barr) See entry under Marleen S. Barr

LAWHEAD, STEPHEN R. (1950- ) (stories)

• * *Arthur (Crossway Books 0-89107-475-9, Jul ’89, $10.95, 446pp, tp) [Pendragon Cycle] Arthurian fantasy novel, book three of “The Pendragon Cycle”.
• * *Arthur (Lion 0-7459-1311-3, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], £3.99, 504pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Pendragon Cycle] Fantasy novel. Volume 3 in “The Pendragon Cycle”. Simultaneous with US (Crossway) edition.
• * _Arthur (Avon 0-380-70890-6, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $4.95, 446pp, pb, cover by Mike Rosen) [Pendragon Cycle] Reprint (Crossway 1989) Arthurian fantasy novel, third book of the “Pendragon Cycle”.
• * _Arthur (Lion 0-7459-1311-3, Sep ’94, £4.99, 504pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Pendragon Cycle] Reprint (Crossway 1989) fantasy novel. Seventh printing. Book III of “The Pendragon Cycle”.
• * _Arthur (AvoNova 0-380-70890-6, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $5.99, 446pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Pendragon Cycle] Reissue (Crossway 1989) Arthurian fantasy novel. Book three of “The Pendragon Cycle”. Eighth printing.
• * _Arthur (HarperPrism/Zondervan 0-310-20507-7, Apr ’96 [May ’96], $13.00, 494pp, tp, cover by Tim Hildebrandt & Greg Hildebrandt) [Pendragon Cycle] Reprint (Crossway 1989) Arthurian fantasy novel. Book three of “The Pendragon Cycle”.
• * _Arthur (AvoNova 0-380-70890-6, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $6.99, 446pp, pb, cover by Eric Peterson) [Pendragon Cycle] Reissue (Crossway 1989) Arthurian fantasy novel. Book three of “The Pendragon Cycle”. Eleventh printing.
• * *Byzantium (HarperPrism/Zondervan 0-06-109296-7, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $24.00, 646pp, hc, cover by Richard Hasselberger) Historical novel with fantasy elements. An Irish monk travels to fabled Byzantium, despite a vision that tells him he will die there.
• * *Byzantium (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224636-8, Sep ’96, £16.99, 645pp, hc, cover by Mike Posen) Historical novel with fantasy elements. Simultaneous with the US (HarperPrism) edition.
• * _Byzantium (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648251-1, Jun ’97, £6.99, 646pp, pb, cover by Mick Posen) Reprint (Voyager 1996) historical novel with fantasy elements.
• * _Byzantium (HarperPrism 0-06-105754-1, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $6.99, 870pp, pb, cover by Robert Hunt) Reprint (HarperCollins/Zondervan) historical novel with fantasy elements. An Irish monk travels to fabled Byzantium. A Zondervan edition (0-310-05754-1, $6.99) has a July release date.
• * _Dream Thief (Crossway Books 0-89107-266-7, 1985 [Sep ’85], $7.95, 410pp, pb) Reissue (Crossway 1983) Christian-oriented sf novel.
• * _Dream Thief (Lion 0-85648-838-0, Jan ’89, £3.50, 410pp, pb) Reissue (Crossway 1983) sf novel.
• * _Dream Thief (HarperPrism/Zondervan 0-310-20552-2, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $11.00, 480pp, tp) Reprint (Crossway 1983) Christian SF novel set on Mars.
• * _Emphyrion I: The Search for Fierra (Lion 0-7459-1110-2, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], £2.95, 436pp, pb) [Empyrion] Reprint (Crossway 1985) sf novel.
• * *Emphyrion II: The Siege of Dome (Crossway Books 0-89107-381-7, Apr ’86 [Dec ’86], $8.95, 458pp, pb) [Empyrion] Christian-oriented sf novel, conclusion of a two-part book.
• * *Emphyrion: The Search for Fierra (Crossway Books 0-89107-358-2, 1985 [Sep ’85], $7.95, 436pp, pb) [Empyrion] Christian-oriented sf novel.
• * *Empyrion (Lion 0-7459-1872-7, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], £4.99, 900pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Empyrion] Sf omnibus of The Search for Fierra (1985) and The Siege of Dome (1986). (Contents)
• * _Empyrion I: The Search for Fiera (HarperPrism/Zondervan 0-310-20509-3, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $13.00, 465pp, tp, cover by Michael Carroll) [Empyrion] Reprint (Crossway 1985) Christian-oriented SF novel, book one of the “Empyrion Saga”.
• * _Empyrion II: The Seige of Dome (HarperPrism/Zondervan 0-310-20508-5, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $13.00, 467pp, tp, cover by Michael Carroll) [Empyrion] Reprint (Crossway 1986) Christian-oriented SF novel. Second, and final, book in the series.
• * *The Endless Knot (Lion 0-7459-2231-7, May ’93, £14.99, 415pp, hc, cover by Rodney Matthews) [Song of Albion] Fantasy novel. Book Three of “Song of Albion”.
• * *The Endless Knot (Lion Publishing 0-7459-2231-7, May ’93 [Jun ’93], $19.95, 415pp, hc, cover by Rodney Matthews) [Song of Albion] Celtic fantasy novel, third book of the “Song of Albion” series. Simultaneous with the British release.
• * _The Endless Knot (SFBC #01403, Aug ’93, $9.98, 415pp, hc, cover by Rodney Matthews) [Song of Albion] Reprint (Lion 1993) Celtic fantasy novel, third book of the “Song of Albion” series. Similar to the Lion edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Endless Knot (Lion 0-7459-2240-6, Mar ’94, £7.99, 415pp, tp, cover by Rodney Matthews) [Song of Albion] Reprint (Lion 1993) fantasy novel. Book Three of “Song of Albion”.
• * _The Endless Knot (AvoNova 0-380-71648-8, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $4.99, 415pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horne) [Song of Albion] Reprint (Lion 1993) Celtic fantasy novel, third book of “The Song of Albion” trilogy.
• * _The Endless Knot (HarperCollins/Zondervan 0-310-21901-9, Mar ’98, $12.99, 415pp, tp, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) [Song of Albion] Reprint (Lion 1993) fantasy novel, book three in the “Song of Albion” trilogy.
• * *Grail (Avon 0-380-97526-2, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $24.00, 452pp, hc, cover by Eric Peterson) [Pendragon Cycle] Fantasy novel, Book Five of the “Pendragon Cycle”.
• * _Grail (Lion 0-7459-3882-5, Sep ’97, £16.99, viii+374pp, hc, cover by Eric Peterson) [Pendragon Cycle] Reprint (Avon 1997) Arthurian fantasy novel. Book V of the “Pendragon Cycle”. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Grail (Avon Eos 0-380-78104-2, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $6.99, 385pp, pb, cover by Eric Peterson) [Pendragon Cycle] Reprint (Avon 1997) Arthurian fantasy novel, Book Five of the “Pendragon Cycle”.
• * *Howard Had a Spaceship (Lion 0-7459-1101-3, Aug ’86, £2.95, 32pp, hc) Juvenile sf story with space art/photos.
• * _In the Hall of the Dragon King (Crossway Books 0-89107-257-8, 1985 [Sep ’85], $7.95, 351pp, pb) [Dragon King] Reissue (Crossway 1982) fantasy novel, first in a trilogy. 4th printing.
• * _In the Hall of the Dragon King (Lion, 1985 [Mar ’86], £2.50, pb) [Dragon King] Reprint (Crossway 1982) fantasy novel, first in the “Dragon King” trilogy.
• * _In the Hall of the Dragon King (Lion 0-85648-859-3, Feb ’85, £2.50, 352pp, pb) [Dragon King] Reprint (Crossway 1982) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
• * _In the Hall of the Dragon King (Lion 0-85648-859-3, Jan ’87, £2.95, 351pp, pb) [Dragon King] Reissue (Crossway 1982) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Dragonking Saga”.
• * _In the Hall of the Dragon King (Crossway Books 0-89107-563-1, Dec ’89 [Jan ’90], $8.95, 351pp, tp, cover by Chuck Gillies) [Dragon King] Reissue (Crossway 1982) fantasy novel, first book of the “Dragon King” trilogy; 11th printing. The three volumes are also available in a boxed set (-566-6, $26.85).
• * _In the Hall of the Dragon King (Lion 0-85648-859-3, Jan ’91, £3.99, 351pp, pb) [Dragon King] Reissue (Crossway 1982) fantasy novel. Book One in “The Dragon King Saga”.
• * _In the Hall of the Dragon King (AvoNova 0-380-71629-1, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $4.99, 370pp, pb, cover by Tim Jacobus) [Dragon King] Reprint (Crossway 1982) fantasy novel, first book of the “Dragon King” trilogy.
• * _In the Hall of the Dragon King (HarperCollins/Zondervan 0-310-20502-6, Feb ’96, $13.00, 367pp, tp, cover by Chuck Gillies) [Dragon King] Reprint (Crossway 1982) fantasy novel, book one in the “Dragon King” trilogy.
• * *The Iron Lance (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224665-1, Sep ’98, £17.99, 499pp, hc, cover by Mick Posen) [Celtic Crusades] Fantasy novel. First in “The Celtic Crusades” trilogy. During the Crusades of the 12th century, Murdo’s quest to find his father leads to a relic that his family must guard for a thousand years.
• * _The Iron Lance (BCA UK CN9459, Oct ’98, £9.99, 499pp, hc, cover by Mick Posen) [Celtic Crusades] Reprint (Voyager 1998) fantasy novel. First book in “The Celtic Crusades” trilogy.
• * +The Iron Lance (HarperPrism 0-06-105032-6, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $24.00, 499pp, hc, cover by Don Maitz) [Celtic Crusades] Historical novel with fantasy elements, first in the “Celtic Crusades” trilogy. Political troubles send a young man from Orkney to find his father on Crusade in the Holy Lands. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 9/98).
• * *Merlin (Crossway Books 0-89107-436-8, Aug ’88, $10.95, 445pp, tp) [Pendragon Cycle] Arthurian fantasy novel, Book Two of the “Pendragon Cycle”.
• * *Merlin (Lion 0-7459-1310-5, Aug ’88, £3.50, 471pp, pb) [Pendragon Cycle] Fantasy novel, simultaneous with the American edition. Volume 2 in the “Pendragon” series.
• * _Merlin (Avon 0-380-70889-2, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $4.95, 446pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Pendragon Cycle] Reprint (Crossway 1988) Arthurian fantasy novel, second book of the “Pendragon Cycle”.
• * _Merlin (Lion 0-7459-1310-5, Sep ’94, £4.99, 471pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Pendragon Cycle] Reprint (Lion; Crossway 1988) fantasy novel. Eighth printing. Book II of “The Pendragon Cycle”.
• * _Merlin (AvoNova 0-380-70889-2, Sep ’95, $5.99, 447pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Pendragon Cycle] Reissue (Crossway 1988) Arthurian fantasy novel. Book two of “The Pendragon Cycle”. Tenth printing.
• * _Merlin (HarperPrism/Zondervan 0-310-20506-9, Apr ’96 [May ’96], $13.00, 480pp, tp, cover by Tim Hildebrandt & Greg Hildebrandt) [Pendragon Cycle] Reprint (Crossway 1988) Arthurian fantasy novel. Book two of “The Pendragon Cycle”.
• * _Merlin (AvoNova 0-380-70889-2, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $6.99, 447pp, pb, cover by Eric Peterson) [Pendragon Cycle] Reissue (Crossway; Lion 1988) Arthurian fantasy novel. Book two of “The Pendragon Cycle”. 13th printing.
• * *The Paradise War (Lion 0-7459-1850-6, May ’91, £13.99, 416pp, hc, cover by Rodney Matthews) [Song of Albion] Celtic Christian fantasy novel. Book One of the “Song of Albion” trilogy. Available in the U.S. for $19.95.
• * _The Paradise War (Lion 0-7459-2242-2, Mar ’92, £7.99, 416pp, tp, cover by Rodney Matthews) [Song of Albion] Reprint (Lion 1991) Celtic fantasy novel. Book one of the “Song of Albion” trilogy.
• * _The Paradise War (SFBC #00061, Sep ’92, $9.98, 416pp, hc, cover by Rodney Matthews) [Song of Albion] Reprint (Lion 1991) Celtic fantasy novel, first book of the “Song of Albion” series. Similar to the Lion edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Paradise War (Lion 0-7459-2466-2, Mar ’93, £4.99, 407pp, pb, cover by Rodney Matthews) [Song of Albion] Reprint (Lion 1991) fantasy novel. Volume one in the “Song of Albion” trilogy.
• * _The Paradise War (AvoNova 0-380-71646-1, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $4.99, 416pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) [Song of Albion] Reprint (Lion 1991) Celtic fantasy novel, first book of the “Song of Albion” series.
• * _The Paradise War (HarperCollins/Zondervan 0-310-21792-X, Mar ’98, $12.99, 416pp, tp, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) [Song of Albion] Reprint (Lion 1991) fantasy novel, book one in the “Song of Albion” trilogy.
• * *Pendragon (Lion 0-7459-2763-7, Sep ’94, £4.99, 390pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Pendragon Cycle] Fantasy novel. Book IV of “The Pendragon Cycle”. Simultaneous with the US (Morrow) edition.
• * *Pendragon (Morrow AvoNova 0-688-13714-8, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $23.00, 436pp, hc, cover by Mike Posen) [Pendragon Cycle] Arthurian fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Pendragon Cycle”.
• * _Pendragon (SFBC #06616, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $10.98, 436pp, hc, cover by Mick Posen) [Pendragon Cycle] Reprint (Morrow AvoNova 1994) Arthurian fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Pendragon Cycle”.
• * _Pendragon (AvoNova 0-380-71757-3, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $5.99, 436pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Pendragon Cycle] Reprint (Morrow AvoNova 1994) Arthurian fantasy novel. Book four of “The Pendragon Cycle”.
• * _Pendragon (AvoNova 0-380-71757-3, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $6.99, 436pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Pendragon Cycle] Reissue (Morrow AvoNova 1994) Arthurian fantasy novel. Book four of “The Pendragon Cycle”. Fourth printing.
• * _The Siege of Dome (Lion 0-7459-1148-X, Aug ’86, £2.95, 448pp, pb) [Empyrion] Reprint (Crossway 1986) sf novel, second in the “Empyrion” series.
• * *The Silver Hand (Lion Publishing 0-7459-2230-9, May ’92, $19.95, 399pp, hc, cover by Rodney Matthews) [Song of Albion] Celtic fantasy novel, book two of The Song of Albion. Available from Lion Publishing, 1705 Hubbard Ave. Batavia IL 60510.
• * *The Silver Hand (Lion 0-7459-2230-9, May ’92, £13.99, 399pp, hc, cover by Rodney Matthews) [Song of Albion] Celtic fantasy novel. Book two of the “Song of Albion” trilogy.
• * _The Silver Hand (SFBC #00638, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $9.98, 399pp, hc, cover by Rodney Matthews) [Song of Albion] Reprint (Lion 1992) Celtic fantasy novel, book two of The Song of Albion. Similar to the Lion edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and the SFBC number is on the back jacket.
• * _The Silver Hand (Lion 0-7459-2245-7, Mar ’93, £7.99, 399pp, tp, cover by Rodney Matthews) [Song of Albion] Reprint (Lion 1992) fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Song of Albion” trilogy.
• * _The Silver Hand (AvoNova 0-380-71647-X, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $4.99, 399pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) [Song of Albion] Reprint (Lion 1992) Celtic fantasy novel, second book of the “Song of Albion” series.
• * _The Silver Hand (Lion 0-7459-2510-3, Oct ’93, £4.99, 416pp, pb, cover by Rodney Matthews) [Song of Albion] Reprint (Lion 1992) fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Song of Albion” trilogy.
• * _The Silver Hand (HarperCollins/Zondervan 0-310-21822-5, Mar ’98, $12.99, 399pp, tp, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) [Song of Albion] Reprint (Lion 1992) fantasy novel, book two in the “Song of Albion” trilogy.
• * _The Sword and the Flame (Crossway Books 0-89107-310-8, 1985 [Sep ’85], $7.95, 313pp, pb) [Dragon King] Reissue (Crossway 1984) fantasy novel, conclusion of the “Dragon King” trilogy. The three books are available as a boxed set.
• * _The Sword and the Flame (Lion, 1985 [Mar ’86], £2.50, pb) [Dragon King] Reprint (Crossway 1984) fantasy novel, third in the “Dragon King” trilogy.
• * _The Sword and the Flame (Lion 0-85648-875-5, Jun ’85, £2.50, 320pp, pb) [Dragon King] Reprint (Crossway 1984) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
• * _The Sword and the Flame (Lion 0-85648-875-5, Jan ’87 [May ’87], £2.95, 313pp, pb) [Dragon King] Reissue (Crossway 1984) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Dragonking Saga”.
• * _The Sword and the Flame (Crossway Books 0-89107-565-8, Dec ’89 [Jan ’90], $8.95, 313pp, tp, cover by Chuck Gillies) [Dragon King] Reissue (Crossway 1984) fantasy novel, third book of the “Dragon King” trilogy; eighth printing.
• * _The Sword and the Flame (Lion 0-85648-875-5, Jan ’91, £3.99, 313pp, pb) [Dragon King] Reissue (Crossway 1984) fantasy novel. Book Three in “The Dragon King Saga”.
• * _The Sword and the Flame (AvoNova 0-380-71631-3, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $4.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Tim Jacobus) [Dragon King] Reprint (Crossway 1984) fantasy novel; third book of the “Dragon King Trilogy”.
• * _The Sword and the Flame (HarperCollins/Zondervan 0-310-20504-2, Feb ’96, $13.00, 346pp, tp, cover by Chuck Gillies) [Dragon King] Reprint (Crossway 1984) fantasy novel, book two in the “Dragon King” trilogy.
• * _Taliesen (Lion 0-7459-1309-1, Sep ’94, £4.99, 512pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Pendragon Cycle] Reprint (Crossway 1987) fantasy novel. Ninth printing. Book I of “The Pendragon Cycle”.
• * *Taliesin (Crossway Books 0-89107-407-4, Aug ’87 [Oct ’87], $10.95, 452pp, tp) [Pendragon Cycle] Fantasy novel, first in the “Pendragon Cycle”.
• * _Taliesin (Lion 0-7459-1309-1, Jan ’88, £2.99, 512pp, pb) [Pendragon Cycle] Reprint (Crossway 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Pendragon” cycle. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Taliesin (Avon 0-380-70613-X, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $4.95, 486pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Pendragon Cycle] Reprint (Crossway 1987) Arthurian fantasy novel, first book of “The Pendragon Cycle”.
• * _Taliesin (AvoNova 0-380-70613-X, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $5.99, 486pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Pendragon Cycle] Reissue (Crossway 1987) Arthurian fantasy novel. Book one of “The Pendragon Cycle”. 11th Printing.
• * _Taliesin (HarperPrism/Zondervan 0-310-20505-0, Apr ’96 [May ’96], $13.00, 539pp, tp, cover by Tim Hildebrandt & Greg Hildebrandt) [Pendragon Cycle] Reprint (Crossway 1987) Arthurian fantasy novel. Book one of “The Pendragon Cycle”.
• * _Taliesin (AvoNova 0-380-70613-X, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $6.99, 486pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Pendragon Cycle] Reissue (Crossway 1987) Arthurian fantasy novel. Book one of “The Pendragon Cycle”. 14th printing.