The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

LEIGH, STEPHEN (Walter) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * *The Crystal Memory (Avon 0-380-89960-4, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $3.50, 245pp, pb) A very good sf adventure; recommended. (TM)
• * _The Crystal Memory (SFBC #12088, May ’88 [Jun ’88], $4.98, 248pp, hc) Reprint (Avon 1987) sf novel.
• * *Dark Water’s Embrace (Avon Eos 0-380-79478-0, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $3.99, 331pp, pb) [*Dark Water’s Embrace] SF novel. A lost colony must solve ecological problems causing birth defects.
• * *Dr. Bones, Book 1: The Secret of the Lona (Ace 0-441-15672-X, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $2.95, 187pp, pb) [Dr. Bones] Sf mercenaries/adventure novelization packaged by Byron Preiss Visuals, with characters designed by Steranko and technical illustrations by Joel Hagan.
• * *Isaac Asimov’s Robot City: Robots and Aliens Book 1: The Changeling (Ace 0-441-73127-9, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $3.50, 165pp, pb) [Robot City] Sf novelization, first book in a new round robin series based on Asimov’s “Robot” stories, with illustrations by Paul Rivoche. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * *A Quiet of Stone (Bantam 0-553-23893-0, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $2.75, 226pp, pb) [Hoorka Trilogy] Sf novel, conclusion of the “Hoorka” trilogy. Less successful than the first two; not really a conclusion. (EAL)
• * *Ray Bradbury Presents Dinosaur Planet (AvoNova 0-380-76278-1, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $4.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Wayne Barlowe) [Dinosaur Planet] Time-travel sf novel, illustrated by John-Paul Genzo, second in a series based on ideas by Bradbury. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * *Ray Bradbury Presents: Dinosaur Conquest (AvoNova 0-380-76283-8, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $4.99, 226pp, pb, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) [Dinosaur Planet] SF novel, “Dinosaur Planet” #6. Illustrated by Cortney Skinner. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * *Ray Bradbury Presents: Dinosaur Empire (with John J. Miller) (AvoNova 0-380-76282-X, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $4.99, 226pp, pb, cover by Wayne D. Barlowe) [Dinosaur Planet] Time-travel SF novel, fifth book of the “Dinosaur Planet” series based on ideas by Ray Bradbury. Illustrated by Nicholas Jainschigg and Cortney Skinner. Packaged and coyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * *Ray Bradbury Presents: Dinosaur Samurai (with John J. Miller) (AvoNova 0-380-76279-X, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $4.99, 239pp, pb, cover by Brian Franczak) [Dinosaur Planet] Time-travel sf novel, illustrated by Brian Franczak, third book of the “Dinosaur Planet” series based on ideas by Bradbury. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * *Ray Bradbury Presents: Dinosaur Warriors (AvoNova 0-380-76280-3, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $4.99, 245pp, pb, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) [Dinosaur Planet] Time-travel SF novel, illustrated by Nicholas Jainschigg, fourth book of the “Dinosaur Planet” series based on ideas by Bradbury. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * *Ray Bradbury Presents: Dinosaur World (AvoNova 0-380-76277-3, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $4.99, 274pp, pb, cover by Wayne Barlowe) [Dinosaur Planet] Time-travel sf novel, illustrated by Wayne Barlowe. Two kids from the future go on a safari to Earth’s distant past and find themselves trapped, and pursued by a psychopath. This is the first book in a new series of books by Leigh based on ideas by Bradbury. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * _Slow Fall to Dawn (Headline 0-7472-3113-3, May ’88, £2.50, 165pp, pb) [Hoorka Trilogy] Reprint (Bantam 1981) sf novel about the Hoorka, an Assassin’s Guild, fighting for survival and wider recognition. Leigh, as always, spins a fascinating tale. Recommended. (PSP) Volume 1 in the “Hoorka” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]

LEININGER, ROBERT (1946- )

• * *Black Sun (Avon 0-380-76012-6, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.50, 309pp, pb) Sf disaster thriller about mankind’s reaction to an impending solar disruption that will lead to its extinction.

LEINSTER, MURRAY; pseudonym of Will F. Jenkins, (1896-1975) (stories) (chron.)

• * *First Contacts: The Essential Murray Leinster (NESFA Press 0-915368-67-6, Aug ’98, $25.00, 464pp, hc, cover by Hannibal King) Collection of 24 stories, two original, including the Hugo-winning “Exploration Team”. Introduction by Hal Clement. Edited by Joe Rico. Order from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701; add $2.00 postage. (Contents)
• * _The Forgotten Planet (Crown 0-517-55412-7, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $8.95, 209pp, hc) [Burl] Reprint (Gnome 1954) sf novel made up of three novellas of primitive adventure. A very dated book. (CNB)
• * _The Forgotten Planet (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-616-3, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.95, 209pp, pb) [Burl] Reprint (Gnome 1954) sf novel made up of three primitive adventure novellas. The first two originally appeared in the ’20s, but stand up pretty well. (CNB)
• * _The Pirates of Zan (Bart 1-55785-087-9, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $3.50, 161pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1959) humorous space opera. A Hugo nominee.
• * _Planet Explorer (Bart 1-55785-105-0, May ’89 [Oct ’89], $3.50, 171pp, pb) [Colonial Survey] Reprint (Gnome Press 1957 as Colonial Survey) sf quasi-novel made up of four stories including the Hugo Award-winning “Exploration Team”.
• * *Quarantine World (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-844-1, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $3.95, 266pp, pb) [Calhoun (Med Service)] Sf omnibus of two of the Med Service books, the novel The Mutant Weapon (Ace 1959), and the collection of three novellas S.O.S. from Three Worlds (Ace 1967). This is two-thirds of the longer omnibus The Med Series (Ace 1983), which also includes This World is Taboo (Ace 1961). (Contents)

LEISK, DAVID J.; see pseudonym Crockett Johnson

LEITHAUSER, BRAD (1953- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Friends of Freeland (Knopf 0-679-45083-1, Jan ’97, $26.00, 508pp, hc) Literary dystopian novel set on an imaginary island between Iceland and Greenland.
• * *Hence (Knopf 0-394-57311-0, Jan ’89, $18.95, 320pp, hc) Literary sf novel a la Lem, set in 2025.
• * _Hence (Penguin 0-14-012854-9, Mar ’90 [Apr ’90], $8.95, 320pp, tp, cover by Nicholas Gaetano) Reprint (Knopf 1989) literary sf novel about a chess game.

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• * *The Norton Book of Ghost Stories (Norton 0-393-03564-6, Oct ’94, $25.00, 430pp, hc, cover by Leon Spilliaert) Anthology of 28 ghost stories, by 18 authors including Henry James, M.R. James, Edith Wharton, Oliver Onions, “Saki” (H.H. Munro), Elizabeth Bowen, Shirley Jackson, John Cheever, A.S. Byatt. (Contents)
• * _The Norton Book of Ghost Stories (BOMC no ISBN, Nov ’94, $21.95, 430pp, hc, cover by Leon Spilliaert) Reprint (Norton 1994) anthology of 28 ghost stories, identical to Norton edition except it lacks an ISBN and price, and has a BOMC mark on the back.

LEM, STANISLAW (1921-2006) (stories)

• * _The Chain of Chance (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-616500-7, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $2.95, 179pp, pb) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1978) sf/mystery novel with a former-astronaut detective.
• * _The Chain of Chance (Mandarin 0-7493-0489-8, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], £4.99, 179pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1978) sf/mystery novel, translated by Louis Iribarne from the Polish Katar (1975).
• * _The Cyberiad (Mandarin 0-7493-0471-5, Nov ’90, £4.99, 295pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Reprint (Seabury/Continuum 1974) sf collection, translated from the Polish Cyberiada (Warzawa 1967, 1972).
• * _The Cyberiad (Easton Press no ISBN, Mar ’91, no price, 295pp, hc) Reprint (Seabury/Continuum 1974) collection, with artwork by Daniel Mroz and an introduction by George Zebrowski. Translated from the Polish by Michael Kandel. This leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _The Cyberiad: Fables for the Cybernetic Age (HBJ/Harvest 0-15-623550-1, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $4.95, 295pp, pb) Reprint (Seabury/Continuum 1974) collection, the English version of Cyberiada (Warzawa 1967, 1972).
• * *Eden (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-127580-7, Sep ’89, $19.95, 262pp, hc) Sf novel about the crew of a ship that crashes on an alien world, translated from the Polish by Marc E. Heine. The setting is fascinating, the questions raised by the situation are dealt with seriously and thoughtfully. Highly recommended (SW). First English translation and First American edition (Warsaw: Iskry 1959).
• * _Eden (Andre Deutsch 0-233-98517-4, Feb ’90, £11.95, 262pp, hc, cover by John Alfred Dorn, III) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1989) sf novel. Translated from the Polish (Warsaw: Iskry 1959) by Marc E. Heine.
• * _Eden (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, Mar ’90, $8.95, 262pp, tp, cover by John Alfred Dorn, III) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1989) sf novel. This edition is the same as the HBJ except it lacks an ISBN and has the jacket printed as the soft cover.
• * _Eden (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-627806-5, Oct ’91, $10.95, 262pp, tp, cover by John Alfred Dorn, III) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1989) sf novel about the crew of a ship that crash lands on an alien world. Translated from the Polish (Iskry 1959) by Marc E. Heine.
• * *Fiasco (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-130640-0, May ’87, $17.95, 322pp, hc) Sf novel of attempted alien contact, translated from the Polish by Michael Kandel.
• * _Fiasco (Andre Deutsch 0-233-98141-1, Aug ’87, £11.95, 372pp, hc) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1987) sf novel. Translated from the Polish by Michael Kandel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Fiasco (HBJ Harvest 0-15-630630-1, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $6.95, 322pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1987) sf novel, translated by Michael Kandel from Fiasko (Poland 1986).
• * _Fiasco (Orbit 0-7088-4226-7, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], £4.99, 322pp, tp, cover by Mynott) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1987) sf novel. Translated by Michael Kandel.
• * _The Futurological Congress (HBJ/Harvest 0-15-634040-2, Oct ’85, $3.95, 149pp, pb) Reprint (Continuum 1974) sf novel, translated by Michael Kandel. Originally published as Ze Wspomnien Ijona Tichego: Kongres Futurologiczny (Krakow 1971).
• * _The Futurological Congress (Mandarin 0-7493-0529-0, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], £4.99, 149pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Reprint (Continuum 1974) sf novel, translated by Michael Kandel from the Polish Ze Wspomnien Ijona Tichego: Kongres Futurologiczny (Krakow 1971).
• * *Highcastle (Harcourt Brace 0-15-140218-3, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $22.00, 146pp, hc) Non-fiction autobiography. A memoir of Lem’s youth, translated from the Polish (Wydawnictwo Lierackie, Krakow 1975 as Wysoki zamek) by Michael Kandel.
• * _Highcastle (Harcourt Brace/Harvest 0-15-600472-0, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], $11.00, 146pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1995) non-fiction autobiography. A memoir of Lem’s youth, translated from the Polish (Wydawnictwo Lierackie, Krakow 1975 as Wysoki zamek) by Michael Kandel.
• * _His Master’s Voice (Harvest 0-15-640300-5, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $2.95, 199pp, pb) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1983) sf novel.
• * _His Master’s Voice (Mandarin 0-7493-0490-1, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], £4.99, 199pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1983) sf novel, translated from the Polish Glospana (1968).
• * +Hospital of the Transfiguration (HBJ Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-142186-2, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $17.95, 207pp, hc) Associational; non-sf/fantasy. Novel set in Nazi-occupied Poland. Translated by William Brand. Original title: Szpital Przemienienia (1982).
• * _Hospital of the Transfiguration (Andre Deutsch 0-233-98385-6, Feb ’89, £11.95, 207pp, hc, cover by John Alfred Dorn, III) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1988) associational; Lem’s first novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Hospital of the Transfiguration (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-642176-3, Apr ’91, $9.95, 207pp, tp, cover by John Alfred Dorn, III) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1988) associational novel set in Nazi-occupied Poland. Originally published as Szpital Przemienienia in 1982 and translated from the Polish by William Brand.
• * *Imaginary Magnitude (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-144118-9, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $15.95, 122pp, hc) Prefaces to non-existent books written in the future. Translated by Marc E. Heine. (Contents)
• * _Imaginary Magnitude (HBJ/Harvest 0-15-644180-2, Oct ’85, $3.95, 248pp, pb) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1984) sf satire — introductions to various 21st-century books, plus a preface on prefaces. Translation by Marc E. Heine of Wielkosc Urojona (Warsaw 1973) plus two other pieces which first appeared in Golem XIV (Kracow 1981).
• * _Imaginary Magnitude (Mandarin 0-7493-0528-2, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], £4.99, 122pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1984) collection of prefaces to non-existent books written in the future. Translated by Marc E. Heine from the Polish Wielkosc Urojona (Warsaw 1973) plus two other pieces that first appeared in Golem XIV (Kracow 1981).
• * _The Investigation (HBJ/Harvest 0-15-645158-1, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $4.95, 216pp, pb) Reprint (Seabury 1974) “metaphysical” mystery novel. Translated by Adele Milch from Sledztwo (Cracow 1959, 1969).
• * _The Investigation (Andre Deutsch 0-233-98772-X, Apr ’92, £12.99, 216pp, hc, cover by John Alfred Dorn, III) Reprint (Seabury 1974) detective novel. Translated from the Polish, Sledztwo (Wydawnictwo Literackie, 1969), by Adele Milch. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Memoirs Found in a Bathtub (HBJ/Harvest 0-15-658585-5, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $4.95, 188pp, pb) Reprint (Continuum 1973) sf novel of an intricate “espionage society” in 3149. Translated by Michael Kandel and Christine Rose, from Pamietnik Znaleziony w Wannie (Cracow 1971).
• * _Memoirs of a Space Traveller (Mandarin 0-7493-0527-4, Jan ’91, £4.99, 153pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1982) sf collection. Translated by Joel Stern and Maria Swiecicka-Ziemianek from the Polish Dzienniki Gwiazdowe (Czytelnik, Warsaw, 1971).
• * _Microworlds (Mandarin 0-7493-0557-6, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], £5.99, 285pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1985) collection of ten critical essays. (Contents)
• * _Microworlds Criticism (HBJ/Harvest 0-15-659443-9, Nov ’86, $5.95, 285pp, pb) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1985) non-fiction criticism. Edited by Franz Rottensteiner, 10 essays with bibliography.
• * *Microworlds: Writings on Science Fiction (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-159480-5, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $14.95, 285pp, hc) Non-fiction, collection of ten critical essays. Edited by Franz Rottensteiner. Very patronizing and superior, but thought-provoking. (DLN)
• * _More Tales of Pirx the Pilot (Mandarin 0-7493-0470-7, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], £4.99, 220pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) [Pirx] Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1982) sf collection. Translated by Louis Iribarne, Madgalena Majcherczyk and Michael Kandel from the Polish Opowiesci o Pilocie Pirxie.
• * _Mortal Engines (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-662161-4, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $8.95, 239pp, tp, cover by John Alfred Dorn, III) Reprint (Seabury 1977) collection of 14 sf stories revolving around artificial intelligence. Translated from the Polish and with an introduction by Michael Kandel, new to this edition.
• * _Mortal Engines (Andre Deutsch 0-233-98819-X, Jun ’93, £12.99, 239pp, hc, cover by John Alfred Dorn, III) Reprint (Seabury 1977) sf novel.
• * *One Human Minute (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-169550-4, Feb ’86, $13.95, 102pp, hc) Collection of three satiric/sf “apocryphal essays translated by Catherine S. Leach from the Polish. No information or copyright is given on the original Polish edition. (Contents)
• * _One Human Minute (Andre Deutsch 0-233-97980-8, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £7.95, 112pp, hc) Reprint (HBJ 1986) collection of three “apocryphal essays.”
• * _One Human Minute (HBJ/Harvest 0-15-668795-X, Nov ’86, $4.95, 102pp, pb) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1986) collection of three humorous reveiws of not-yet-written books.
• * _One Human Minute (Mandarin 0-7493-0587-8, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], £4.99, 102pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1986) collection of three ’apochryphal essays’, translated by Catherine S. Leach from the Polish.
• * *Peace on Earth (Harcourt Brace 0-15-171554-8, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $19.95, 234pp, hc) Satirical SF novel featuring Ijon Tichy, the man who went to the moon to save Earth, and came back with a split brain. Translated from the Polish by Elinor Ford with Michael Kandel. Originally published as Pokoj Na Ziemi (Krakow 1987).
• * _Peace on Earth (Andre Deutsch 0-233-98935-8, May ’95, £14.99, 234pp, hc) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1994) satirical SF novel featuring Ijon Tichy, the man who went to the moon to save Earth, and came back with a split brain. Translated from the Polish by Elinor Ford with Michael Kandel. Originally published as Pokoj Na Ziemi (Krakow 1987). [First U.K. edition]
• * _Peace on Earth (Harcourt Brace/Harvest 0-15-600242-6, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $11.00, 234pp, tp, cover by Brad Weinman) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1994) satirical SF novel featuring Ijon Tichy, the man who went to the moon to save Earth, and came back with a split brain. Translated from the Polish by Elinor Ford with Michael Kandel. Originally published as Pokoj Na Ziemi (Krakow 1987).
• * _A Perfect Vacuum (Mandarin 0-7493-0538-X, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], £4.99, 229pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1979) collection of reviews of non-existent books. Translated by Michael Kandel from the Polish Doskonala Próznia (1971).
• * _Return from the Stars (HBJ/Harvest 0-15-676593-4, Jun ’89, $7.95, 247pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1980) sf novel, translated from the Polish (Powrot z gwiazd, Czytelnik 1961) by Barbara Marszal and Frank Simpson.
• * _Return from the Stars (Mandarin 0-7493-0488-X, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], £4.99, 247pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1980) sf novel, translated by Barbara Marszal and Frank Simpson, from the Polish Powrót Z Gwiazd (1961).
• * _Solaris (HBJ Harvest 0-15-683750-1, May ’87, $4.95, 204pp, pb) Reprint (Walker 1970) sf novel, translated from the Polish by Joanna Kilmartin and Steve Cox.
• * _Solaris (Faber and Faber 0-571-16215-0, Jun ’91, £4.99, 204pp, tp, cover by Janusz Olszewski) Reprint (Walker 1970) sf novel.
• * _The Star Diaries (HBJ/Harvest 0-15-684905-4, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $4.95, 275pp, pb) Reprint (Seabury/Continuum 1976) sf novel, English version of Dzienniki Gwiazdowe (Warzawa 1971).
• * _The Star Diaries (Mandarin 0-7493-0472-3, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], £4.99, 275pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Reprint (Seabury/Continuum 1976) sf collection, translated from the Polish Dzienniki Gwiazdowe (Warzawa 1971).
• * _Tales of Pirx the Pilot (Mandarin 0-7493-0491-X, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], £4.99, 206pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) [Pirx] Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1980) sf collection, translated by Louis Iribarne from the Polish Opowiesci o Pilocie Pirxie.
• * _Tales of Pirx the Pilot (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-688150-0, Nov ’90 [Apr ’91], $ 7.95, 206pp, tp, cover by John Alfred Dorn, III) [Pirx] Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1980) collection of five stories. Originally published in Poland as Opowiesci o Pilocie Pirxie and translated from the Polish by Louis Iribarne.

L’ENGLE, MADELEINE; pseudonym of Madelaine L’Engle Franklin, (1918-2007) (stories)

• * *An Acceptable Time (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-30027-5, Nov ’89, $13.95, 343pp, hc, cover by Charles Mikolaycak) [Meg Murry] Young-adult time-travel fantasy/new age novel, sequel to A Wrinkle in Time.
• * _An Acceptable Time (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-20814-9, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $3.95, 343pp, pb) [Meg Murry] Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1989) young-adult time-travel fantasy, sequel to A Wrinkle in Time.
• * _A House Like a Lotus (Dell/Laurel Leaf 0-440-93685-3, 1985 [Nov ’85], $3.50, 308pp, pb) [Arm of the Starfish] Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1984) associational novel. Not sf or fantasy, but a companion book to The Arm of the Starfish and Dragons in the Waters.