The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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- LAWSON, JULIE
- * *White Jade Tiger (Beach Holme/Tesseract 0-88878-332-9, Jan 94 [Mar 94], $8.95, 164pp, tp, cover by Judy McLaren) Young-adult time-travel fantasy novel about a teenage girl who steps into Victorias Chinatown in the 1880s. A hardcover edition (-333-7, $18.95) was announced but not seen. Available from Beach Holme Publishers, 4252 Commerce circle, Victoria BC V8Z 4M2, Canada.
- LAWSON, MARK
- * _Idlewild (Picador 0-330-34450-1, Jul 96 [Aug 96], £5.99, 308pp, tp) Reprint (Picador 1995) novel set in an alternate present where Monroe and Kennedy survived to the 1990s.
- * *Idlewild, or Everything is Subject To Change (Picador 0-330-34111-1, Jun 95, £9.99, 308pp, hc, cover by The Senate) Alternate-world novel where Kennedy and Monroe have both survived into the 1990s.
- LAYEFSKY, VIRGINIA
- * *Impossible Things (Marshall Cavendish 0-7614-5038-6, Sep 98 [Oct 98], $14.95, 207pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. A boy finds a magical creature in a cave. Order from Marshall Cavendish, 99 White Plains Rd, Tarrytown NY 10591; 800-821-9881.
- LAYMON, RICHARD (Carl) (1947-2001); see pseudonym Richard Kelly (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *After Midnight (Headline 0-7472-1513-8, Jul 97, £16.99, 346pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Associational thriller narrated by a bisexual, sado-masochistic rapist-murderess.
- * _After Midnight (Headline 0-7472-5102-9, Jun 98, £5.99, 406pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 1997) associational thriller. An Export Only Edition was due 1 April 1998.
- * *Alarms (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929480-72-4, Feb 93, $25.00, 214pp, hc, cover by Lainey Koepke) Horror/psychic thriller about a young woman who searches for the truth of her terrible visions. A signed limited edition (-71-6, $60.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Mark V. Ziesing, PO Box 76, Shingletown CA 96088.
- * _Alarums (Headline 0-7472-7900-4, Jun 93, £8.99, 309pp, tp, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Ziesing 1993 as Alarms) associational thriller. A hardcover edition (-0697-X, £15.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Alarums (Headline 0-7472-4130-9, Jan 94, £4.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Ziesing 1993 as Alarms) associational thriller.
- * _All Hallows Eve (Kinnell 1-870532-26-0, Mar 92 [1992], £12.95, 202pp, hc) Reprint (NEL 1986) horror novel. [Not seen]
- * _All Hallows Eve (NEL 0-450-39531-6, Nov 92, £4.50, 200pp, pb) Reissue (NEL 1986) horror novel.
- * *Allhallows Eve (NEL 0-450-39531-6, Sep 86, £2.50, 198pp, pb) Horror novel.
- * _Allhallows Eve (NEL 0-450-39531-6, Sep 90 [Oct 90], £3.50, 199pp, pb) Reissue (NEL 1986) horror novel.
- * _Allhallows Eve (Headline 0-7472-4783-8, Dec 94 [Nov 94], £4.99, 246pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (NEL 1986) horror novel.
- * *The Beast House (NEL 0-450-39353-4, Jun 86 [May 86], £2.50, 304pp, pb) [Beast House Chronicles] Horror novel.
- * +The Beast House (Paperjacks 0-7701-0684-6, Sep 87 [Aug 87], $3.95, 294pp, pb) [Beast House Chronicles] Horror novel. First U.S. edition (NEL 1986).
- * _The Beast House (NEL 0-450-39353-4, Nov 92, £4.50, 294pp, pb) [Beast House Chronicles] Reissue (NEL 1986) horror novel.
- * _The Beast House (Headline 0-7472-4781-1, Oct 94 [May 95], £4.99, 369pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Beast House Chronicles] Reprint (NEL 1986) horror novel. Sequel to The Cellar. Published in 1994, but not seen until now.
- * _The Beast House (CD Publications 1-881475-39-5, Jul 98, $50.00, 281pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) [Beast House Chronicles] Reprint (NEL 1986) horror novel, book two of the Beast House Chronicles after The Cellar. This is the writers cut, with a new introduction by Laymon. This is a signed, limited edition of 400. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 943, Abingdon MD 21009.
- * _Beware (NEL 0-450-05803-4, Sep 90 [Oct 90], £3.50, 218pp, pb) Reissue (NEL 1985) horror novel.
- * _Beware (Kinnell 1-870532-28-7, Mar 92 [1992], £12.95, 218pp, hc) Reprint (NEL 1985) horror novel. [Not seen]
- * _Beware (NEL 0-450-05803-4, Nov 92, £4.50, 218pp, pb) Reissue (NEL 1985) horror novel.
- * _Beware (Headline 0-7472-4780-3, Dec 94 [Nov 94], £4.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (NEL 1985) horror novel.
- * *Beware! (NEL 0-450-05803-4, 1985, £1.95, 218pp, pb) Horror novel. [Not seen]
- * +Beware! (Paperjacks 0-7701-0703-6, Oct 87 [Sep 87], $3.95, 268pp, pb) Horror novel of an invisible killer. First American edition (NEL 1985).
- * *Bite (Headline 0-7472-1512-X, Sep 96 [Aug 96], £16.99, 314pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Dark fantasy novel. Sams teenage love asks his help against her new lover. A vampire.
- * _Bite (Headline 0-7472-5101-0, May 97, £5.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 1996) dark fantasy novel. An export edition (same details) was available 1 April 1997.
- * _Bite (Headline 0-7472-5101-0, Sep 97, £5.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reissue (Headline 1996) dark fantasy novel. Second printing.
- * *Blood Games (Headline 0-7472-0454-3, Mar 92 [Feb 92], £15.99, 311pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Horror novel about a group of nubile young girls in a deserted holiday resort.
- * _Blood Games (Headline 0-7472-3821-9, Sep 92 [Aug 92], £4.99, 470pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 1992) horror novel.
- * *Body Rides (Headline 0-7472-1511-1, Feb 96, £16.99, 377pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Dark fantasy novel of a bracelet which enables its possessor to enter the bodies of other people, for body rides.
- * _Body Rides (Headline 0-7472-5100-2, Aug 96 [Jul 96], £5.99, 501pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 1996) dark fantasy novel. An export edition (same details) was due on 1st August 1996.
- * _The Cellar (Star 0-352-32388-4, Jun 89, £2.99, 254pp, pb) [Beast House Chronicles] Reprint (Warner 1980) horror novel.
- * _The Cellar (Headline 0-7472-3533-3, Mar 90 [Apr 90], £3.50, 254pp, pb) [Beast House Chronicles] Reprint (Warner 1980) horror novel. This is the Star edition with a Headline ISBN and price sticker.
- * _The Cellar (Headline 0-7472-3533-3, Jun 91, £3.99, 254pp, pb) [Beast House Chronicles] Reissue (Warner 1980) horror novel. Volume 1 in the Beast House series.
- * _The Cellar (CD Publications 1-881475-28-X, Jan 98 [Dec 97], $50.00, 215pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark & Thalia Ragsdale) [Beast House Chronicles] Reprint (Warner 1980) horror novel. There is an introduction by Bentley Little. The Artists Endnote describes how the cover art was made. This is a boxed, signed, limited edition of 500 copies, and is the first hardcover edition. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 943, Abingdon MD 21009.
- * _Dark Mountain (Headline 0-7472-3921-5, Jun 92 [May 92], £4.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987 as Tread Softly by Richard Kelly) horror novel.
- * *Darkness, Tell Us (Headline Overseas 0-7472-3665-8, Jul 91, £4.99, 504pp, pb) Horror novel. This is an Open Market edition and is available only in non-English-speaking countries.
- * _Darkness, Tell Us (Headline 0-7472-7945-4, Nov 91, £8.99, 312pp, tp) Reprint (Headline Overseas 1991) horror novel about a group of students playing with an Ouija board. Also available in hardcover (-0417-9, £14.95). [First U.K. edition]
- * _Darkness, Tell Us (Headline 0-7472-3665-8, Mar 92 [Feb 92], £4.99, 504pp, pb) Reprint (Headline Overseas 1991) horror novel.
- * *Endless Night (Headline 0-7472-0933-2, Sep 93, £16.99, 310pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Thriller of associational interest.
- * _Endless Night (Headline 0-7472-4367-0, Jun 94, £5.99, 470pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 1993) associational novel.
- * *Fiends (Headline 0-7472-1820-X, Jan 97 [Dec 96], £16.99, 275pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Collection of 13 dark fantasy and thriller stories, including the original novel, Fiends. There is an Introduction by Dean Koontz. A paperback edition (£4.99) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
- * _Fiends (Headline 0-7472-5525-3, Nov 97, £5.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 1997) collection of 13 dark fantasy and thriller stories, including the original novel, Fiends. There is an introduction by Dean Koontz. An export edition (same details) was available 1 September 1997.
- * *Flesh (W.H. Allen 0-491-03487-3, Oct 87 [Nov 87], £11.95, 333pp, hc) Horror novel.
- * +Flesh (Tor 0-812-52110-2, Oct 88 [Sep 88], $3.95, 407pp, pb) Horror novel. A parasite changes a mans personality and directs him in evil deeds. First U.S. edition (W.H. Allen 1987).
- * _Flesh (W.H. Allen Star 0-352-32098-2, Dec 88 [Nov 88], £2.99, 333pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) horror novel.
- * _Flesh (Headline 0-7472-3532-5, Mar 90 [Apr 90], £3.99, 333pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) horror novel. This is the Star edition with a Headline ISBN and price sticker.
- * _Flesh (Headline 0-7472-3532-5, Oct 90, £3.99, 333pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) horror novel.
- * *Funland (W.H. Allen 0-352-32532-1, Oct 89, £6.99, 447pp, tp) Horror novel. Also available in hardcover (-03449-0, £12.95).
- * +Funland (NAL Onyx 0-451-40182-4, Feb 90 [Jan 90], $3.95, 397pp, pb) Horror novel about brutal gang warfare and inhumanity in a California resort town. First American edition (W.H. Allen 1989).
- * _Funland (Headline 0-7472-3547-3, Oct 90, £4.50, 500pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1989) horror novel.
- * *A Good, Secret Place (Deadline Press 0-9631367-4-7, Mar 93 [Apr 93], $35.00, 231pp, hc, cover by Larry Mori) Collection of 20 horror stories, five original, with an introduction by Edward Gorman and illustrations by Larry Mori. This is a signed numbered 574-copy limited edition, with a 26-copy lettered leatherbound edition announced but not seen. (Contents)
- * *In the Dark (Headline 0-7472-0994-4, Jun 94, £16.99, 313pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Horror novel.
- * _In the Dark (Headline 0-7472-4509-6, Nov 94 [Oct 94], £5.99, 503pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 1994) associational thriller of a librarian hooked on a deadly game of pursuit and consequences.
- * *The Midnight Tour (CD Publications 1-881475-40-9, Jul 98, $40.00, 599pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) [Beast House Chronicles] Reprint (NEL 1986) horror novel, book three of the Beast House Chronicles. This is the writers cut. This is a signed, limited edition of 1000. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 943, Abingdon MD 21009.
- * _The Midnight Tour (Headline 0-7472-2050-6, Aug 98, £16.99, 438pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) [Beast House Chronicles] Reprint (CD Publications 1998) horror novel, book three of The Beast House Chronicles. [First U.K. edition]
- * _The Midnight Tour (BCA UK CN3325, Oct 98 [Nov 98], £9.99, 438pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) [Beast House Chronicles] Reprint (CD Publications 1998) dark fantasy novel. Book Three of The Beast House Chronicles.
- * _Midnights Lair (Headline 0-7472-0567-1, Sep 92 [Aug 92], £15.99, 253pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988 as by Richard Kelly) horror novel.
- * +Midnights Lair (St. Martins 0-312-08845-0, Jan 93 [Dec 92], $18.95, 253pp, hc, cover by Cary Henrie) Horror novel of a group of tourists trapped in a cave who discover horrific and deadly creatures while trying to escape. First American edition (W.H. Allen 1988 as by Richard Kelly).
- * _Midnights Lair (Headline 0-7472-3896-0, Jan 93, £4.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988 as by Richard Kelly) horror novel.
- * _Midnights Lair (Zebra 0-8217-4684-7, Sep 94 [Aug 94], $4.50, 301pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988 as by Richard Kelly) horror novel about a group of tourists trapped in a cave with monstrous creatures.
- * *Night Show (NEL 0-450-05706-2, Dec 84, £1.95, 192pp, pb) Horror novel. [Not seen]
- * _Night Show (NEL 0-450-05706-2, Nov 92, £4.50, 192pp, pb) Reissue (NEL 1984) horror novel.
- * _Night Show (Headline 0-7472-4782-X, Oct 94, £4.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (NEL 1984) horror novel.
- * _Night Snow (Tor 0-812-52106-4, Oct 86 [Sep 86], $3.50, 283pp, pb) Reprint (1984) horror novel.
- * *One Rainy Night (Headline 0-7472-7966-7, Mar 91 [Oct 90], £7.99, 308pp, tp) Horror novel about black rain that drives people mad. Also available in hardcover (-0407-1, £14.95).
- * _One Rainy Night (Headline 0-7472-3549-X, Oct 91, £4.99, 410pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 1991) horror novel.
- * *Out Are the Lights and Other Tales (Headline 0-7472-3581-3, Jun 93 [May 93], £4.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Mark Taylor) Collection of the title novel (NEL 1982) and five short stories, previously uncollected. (Contents)
- * _Out Are the Lights and Other Tales (Headline 0-7472-3581-3, Dec 96 [Jan 97], £5.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Mark Taylor) Reissue (Headline 1993) collection of the title novel (NEL 1982) andfive short stories. Third printing.
- * *Resurrection Dreams (W.H. Allen 0-491-03398-2, Sep 88 [Oct 88], £11.95, 352pp, hc) Horror novel.
- * +Resurrection Dreams (NAL Onyx 0-451-40136-0, Jun 89 [May 89], $4.50, 319pp, pb) Horror novel of a zombie army devastating a small town. First US edition (W.H. Allen 1988).
- * _Resurrection Dreams (Star 0-352-32306-X, Dec 89, £3.50, 352pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988) horror novel. This follows the original British text instead of the rewritten U.S. version.
- * _Resurrection Dreams (Headline 0-7472-3534-1, Jun 90, £3.99, 352pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988) horror novel.
- * +Savage (St. Martins 0-312-10537-1, Jan 94 [Dec 93], $21.95, 341pp, hc, cover by Cary Henrie) Associational Western horror novel about Jack the Ripper in Arizona. First American edition (Headline 1993 as Savage: From Whitechapel to the Wild West on the Track of Jack the Ripper).
- * *Savage: From Whitechapel to the Wild West on the Track of Jack the Ripper (Headline 0-7472-7918-7, Jan 93 [Dec 92], £8.99, 341pp, tp, cover by Steve Crisp) Associational Western novel, in which Jack the Ripper emigrates to Tombstone, Arizona. A hardcover edition (-0645-7, £15.99) is also available.
- * _Savage: From Whitechapel to the Wild West on the Track of Jack the Ripper (Headline 0-7472-4120-1, Sep 93, £4.99, 437pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 1993) associational Western novel featuring Jack the Ripper.
- * _The Stake (Headline Overseas 0-7472-3548-1, 1990 [Dec 90], £4.99, 506pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 1990) horror novel. This is an Open Market edition and is not available in the UK.
- * *The Stake (Headline 0-7472-7967-5, Oct 90, £7.99, 310pp, tp) Horror novel. Also available in hardcover (-0327-X, £13.95).
- * +The Stake (St. Martins 0-312-06016-5, Jun 91 [May 91], $19.95, 441pp, hc, cover by Amy Mayone) Horror novel. First American edition (Headline 1990).
- * _The Stake (Headline 0-7472-3548-1, Jun 91, £4.99, 506pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 1990) horror novel about a horror writer who discovers a corpse with a stake through its heart.
- * _The Stake (Zebra 0-8217-4897-1, Apr 95 [Mar 95], $4.99, 507pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 1990) horror novel. A horror writer finds a corpse with a stake in its chest.
- * +Tread Softly (Tor 0-812-52108-0, Feb 87 [Jan 87], $3.95, 311pp, pb) Horror novel of evil in the woods. First American edition (Sphere 1986). [This is an original per W.H. Allen, see under Richard Kelly]
- * *The Wilds (CD Publications 1-881475-37-9, Jul 98, $30.00, 109pp, hc, cover by Keith Minnion) Associational non-supernatural horror novella. Illustrated by Keith Minnion. This is a signed, limited edition of 450 copies. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 943, Abingdon MD 21009.
- * _The Woods Are Dark (Headline 0-7472-3550-3, Mar 91, £3.50, 247pp, pb) Reprint (NEL 1983) horror novel.
- LAZARUS, RICHARD (stories)
- * *A Journey Into Mystery (University Editions 1-56002-158-6, Sep 92, $7.95, 146pp, tp, cover by Charles Bernard) Original collection of seven sf stories. Order from University Editions, 59 Oak Lane, Spring Valley, Huntington WV 25704. (Contents)
- LAZUTA, GENE; [i.e., Eugene Michael Lazuta] (1959- ); see pseudonyms Alex Kane & Daniel Raven
- * *Bleeder (Diamond 1-55773-474-7, Mar 91 [Feb 91], $4.50, 282pp, pb) Horror novel. A writers fictional killer has become real and is on a murder spree.
- * *Blood Flies (Charter Diamond 1-55773-374-0, Aug 90 [Jul 90], $3.95, 265pp, pb) Horror novel of killer flies.
- * *Vyrmin (Diamond 1-55773-685-5, Apr 92 [Mar 92], $4.50, 278pp, pb) Horror novel of werewolf creatures that have infiltrated the human race and wait to seize control.
- LE TENDRE
- LEACH, CHRISTOPHER (Joseph?) (1925-2004?) (stories)
- * *Enemies and Other Strangers (J.M. Dent 0-460-04686-1, Jan 86 [Aug 86], £9.50, 162pp, hc) Original collection of literary stories, apparently with elements of dark fantasy or horror. (Contents)
- LEAR, ALAN W(ebster) (1953- ) (stories)
- LEATHERDALE, CLIVE (1949- )
- * *Dracula: The Novel & the Legend: A Study of Bram Stokers Gothic Masterpiece (Aquarian Press 0-85030-383-4, Nov 85 [Mar 86], £6.95/$8.95, 256pp, pb) [Dracula] Non-fiction critical exploration of the folklore and superstitions surrounding the undead, influences on Stoker, and Christian and sexual symbolism involved. Has 1985 copyright. Its the original British book now distributed in the U.S. by Sterling Pub., 2 Park Ave, New York, NY 10016. Missed last year. [Stoker]
- * _Dracula: The Novel and the Legend (Desert Island Books 1-874287-04-X, Jan 93, £14.99, 256pp, hc) Reprint (The Antiquarian Press 1985) story of Bram Stokers classic horror novel. This is the second edition and has been revised.
- _____, ed.
- * *Bram Stokers Dracula Unearthed (Desert Island Books 1-874287-12-0, Jun 98 [Aug 98], $29.95, 512pp, hc, cover by Bruce Wightman) [Dracula] Annotated edition of Stokers vampire novel (Constable 1897), with extensive notes by Leatherdale, who provides an introduction, a select bibliography, and a list of Stokers sources. An introduction by Stoker to the 1901 Icelandic edition is also included. Authors include Nina Auerbach, William Hughes, and Clive Leatherdale. Originally published in the UK, this is available in the US from Firebird Distributing, 2030 First Street, Unit 5, Eureka CA 95501; 707-444-1434. [Stoker]
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