The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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- McDONOUGH, ALEX (chron.) (continued)
- * *Dragons Eye (Ace 0-441-75513-5, Sep 92 [Aug 92], $4.99, 167pp, pb, cover by Kevin Johnson) [Scorpio] Time-travel sf novel of an alien searching Earth for a way to save his people, fifth book of the Scorpio series. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
- * *Scorpio (Ace 0-441-75510-0, Apr 90 [Mar 90], $3.50, 164pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Scorpio] Sf adventure novel set in 1351 A.D., first book of a series, packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
- * *Scorpio Descending (Ace 0-441-75512-7, Apr 91 [Mar 91], $3.95, 180pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Scorpio] Sf novel of a time-traveling alien on the run in Russia during the revolution, third book of the Scorpio series. This is packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
- * *Scorpio Rising (Ace 0-441-75511-9, Oct 90 [Sep 90], $3.95, 182pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Scorpio] Sf novel of an alien in Elizabethan England, second book of the Scorpio series. This is packaged and copyright by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
- MacDONOUGH, STEVE, ed.
- * +The Rushdie Letters: Freedom to Speak, Freedom to Write (University of Nebraska Press 0-8032-8198-6, Aug 93 [Jul 93], $9.95, 189pp, tp) Associational non-fiction. A collection of 26 responses by prominent authors to the fatwa, plus Rushdies essay One Thousand Days in a Balloon and a chronology. First American edition (Brandon 1993). [Rushdie]
- McDONOUGH, THOMAS R(edmond) (1945- ) (stories)
- * *The Architects of Hyperspace (Avon 0-380-75144-5, Dec 87 [Nov 87], $2.95, 265pp, pb) Hard science space opera sf novel by a noted scientist; a first novel.
- * *The Next Wave #3: The Missing Matter (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29364-8, Jan 92 [Dec 91], $4.99, 353pp, pb) Sf novel of astronomical discovery, with an introduction by Asimov and an essay on dark matter by Wallace H. Tucker. Third book of an unconnected series packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
- McDOWELL, IAN (1958- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Merlins Gift (AvoNova 0-380-78197-2, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $5.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Lars Hokanson) [*Mordreds Curse] Arthurian fantasy novel, sequel to Mordreds Curse. Modred unwillingly seeks Merlins help with a curse.
- * _Merlins Gift (SFBC #17624, Sep 97, $9.98, 251pp, hc, cover by Ken Kelly) [*Mordreds Curse] Reprint (AvoNova 1997) Arthurian fantasy novel, sequel to Mordreds Curse.
- * *Mordreds Curse (AvoNova 0-380-78195-6, Oct 96 [Sep 96], $5.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Lars Hokanson) [*Mordreds Curse] Arthurian fantasy novel, first of two parts. Mordred tells his side of the story. A first novel.
- * _Mordreds Curse (SFBC #15124, Mar 97, $7.98, 311pp, hc, cover by Doug Beekman) [*Mordreds Curse] Reprint (AvoNova 1996) Arthurian fantasy novel, first of two parts. This lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- McDOWELL, MICHAEL (McEachern) (1950-1999) (stories)
- * _The Amulet (HarperCollins UK 0-00-616269-X, Jan 96, £4.99, 316pp, pb) Reprint (Avon 1979) horror novel.
- * _Blackwater 5: The Fortune (Corgi 0-552-12693-4, Feb 86 [Jan 86], £1.95, 172pp, pb) [Blackwater] Reprint (Avon 1983) horror novel, fifth in the series.
- * _Blackwater 6: Rain (Corgi 0-552-12695-0, Mar 86, £1.95, 190pp, pb) [Blackwater] Reprint (Avon 1983) horror novel, conclusion of a series.
- * _The Elementals (HarperCollins UK 0-00-616640-7, Aug 95 [Jul 95], £4.99, 332pp, pb) Reprint (Avon 1981) horror novel.
- * *Jack and Susan in 1953 (Ballantine 0-345-32366-1, Aug 85 [Jul 85], $3.50, 280pp, pb) First in a new series featuring a couple that remains forever young through various adventures that will eventually span the 20th century. There isnt any other fantasy content.
- * *Toplin (Scream/Press 0-910489-11-4, Nov 85, $20.00, 172pp, hc) Horror novel. Illustrations by Harry O. Morris.
- * _Toplin (Dell Abyss 0-440-20886-6, Aug 91 [Jul 91], $4.50, 277pp, pb, cover by Harry O. Morris) Reprint (Scream/Press 1985) horror novel. The original illustrations by Harry O. Morris are included as a photographic insert.
- MACE, DAVID (Kendrew) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Demon-4 (Granada 0-586-05855-9, Jun 84 [May 84], £1.50, 205pp, pb) Sf novel of killer weapons after WWIII. A first novel.
- * +Demon-4 (Ace 0-441-14257-5, Jan 86 [Dec 85], $2.75, 184pp, pb) Reprint (Panther 1984), first U.S. edition of a remarkably lyrical sf novel of advanced military technology. (FCM)
- * *Fire Lance (Grafton 0-586-06453-2, Apr 86 [Mar 86], £2.50, 399pp, pb) Sf novel of military hardware.
- * +Fire Lance (Ace 0-441-23588-3, Jul 89 [Jun 89], $3.95, 314pp, pb) Post-holocaust military sf novel about a weapon designed to eliminate survivors. First American edition (Grafton 1986).
- * *Frankensteins Children (NEL 0-450-51188-X, Jan 90 [Mar 90], £12.95, 252pp, hc) [Frankenstein] Sf novel.
- * _Frankensteins Children (NEL 0-450-53546-0, Jan 91, £3.99, 299pp, pb) [Frankenstein] Reprint (NEL 1990) sf novel.
- * *The Highest Ground (NEL 0-450-42675-0, Sep 88 [Aug 88], £12.95, 373pp, hc) Near-future thriller.
- * *Nightrider (Granada 0-586-06206-8, Apr 85 [Mar 85], £1.95, 304pp, pb) Sf novel.
- * +Nightrider (Ace 0-441-57613-3, Oct 87 [Sep 87], $2.95, 242pp, pb) Sf novel of the ultimate war machine. First U.S. edition (Panther 1985).
- MACE, ELISABETH (1933- )
- * +Under Siege (Franklin Watts/Orchard 0-531-05871-9, May 90 [Apr 91], $13.95, 214pp, hc, cover by Jon Weiman) Young-adult fantasy about a boy whose computer game characters come to life. First American edition (Andre Deutsch 1988). This is a 1990 book not seen until now. The author credits Philip K. Dicks War Games as providing the idea for the book.
- MACEDO, HELDER, ed.
- MACEK, CARL
- * *Robotech Art 3: The Sentinels (Donning/Starblaze 0-89865-575-7, 1988 [Sep 88], $12.95, 186pp, tp) Associational art from Robotech, a Japanese animation cult classic.
- McELROY, JOHN, ed.
- McELROY, JOSEPH (Prince) (1930- ) (stories)
- * _Plus (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-289-3, Jan 87, $8.95, 215pp, tp) Reprint (Knopf 1976) literary sf novel of a disembodied consciousness orbiting Earth as part of Project Light Travel. New introduction by Tom LeClair.
- McENROE, RICHARD SEAN
- * *Flight of Honor (Bantam 0-553-24121-4, Jul 84 [Jun 84], $2.50, 149pp, pb) [Far Stars and Future Times] Sf novel, Far Stars & Future Times #2.
- * _Flight of Honour (Orbit 0-7088-8190-4, Sep 86, £1.95, 149pp, pb) [Far Stars and Future Times] Reprint (Bantam 1984) sf novel. Volume 2 in the Far Stars and Future Times series.
- * _The Shattered Stars (Futura/Orbit 0-7088-8193-9, Apr 86 [Mar 86], £1.95, 182pp, pb) [Far Stars and Future Times] Reprint (Bantam 1983) sf novel. Volume 1 in the Far Stars and Future Times series.
- * *Skinner (Bantam Spectra 0-553-24597-X, Jun 85 [May 85], $2.95, 198pp, pb) [Far Stars and Future Times] Sf adventure novel. Third book set in The Shattered Stars universe.
- * _Skinner (Orbit 0-7088-8191-2, Dec 86, £2.50, 198pp, pb) [Far Stars and Future Times] Reprint (Bantam 1985) sf novel, Far Stars and Future Times #3.
- MacEOIN, DENIS (1949- ); see pseudonyms Jonathan Aycliffe & Daniel Easterman (stories)
- McEVOY, SETH
- * _Killer Robot (Dragon 0-583-31123-7, Jul 87, £1.95, 146pp, pb) [Not Quite Human] Reprint (Archway 1986) juvenile sf novel. Volume 6 in the Not Quite Human series. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Not Quite Human #1: Batteries Not Included (Pocket/Archway 0-671-60081-8, 1985 [Oct 85], $2.25, 147pp, pb) [Not Quite Human] Young-adult sf novel, first in a series about an android boy in junior high. A one-joke series, but the one joke is enough for most junior high school students, or at least it was when I was that age. (DLN)
- * _Not Quite Human #1: Batteries Not Included (Grafton/Dragon 0-583-30982-8, Jul 86 [Aug 86], £1.95, 147pp, pb) [Not Quite Human] Reprint (Pocket/Archway 1985) young-adult sf novel, part of a series.
- * *Not Quite Human #2: All Geared Up (Pocket/Archway 0-671-60082-6, 1985 [Oct 85], $2.25, 149pp, pb) [Not Quite Human] Young-adult novel, second in the series featuring an android schoolboy; this time he joins a rock band.
- * _Not Quite Human #2: All Geared Up (Grafton/Dragon 0-583-30983-6, Jul 86 [Aug 86], £1.95, 149pp, pb) [Not Quite Human] Reprint (Pocket/Archway 1985) young-adult sf novel in a series about an android teenager.
- * *Not Quite Human #3: A Bug in the System (Pocket/Archway 0-671-60083-4, Nov 85, $2.25, 148pp, pb) [Not Quite Human] Sf novel, third in the series about a robot high schooler.
- * _Not Quite Human #3: A Bug in the System (Grafton/Dragon 0-583-30984-4, Jul 86 [Aug 86], £1.95, 147pp, pb) [Not Quite Human] Reprint (Pocket/Archway 1985) young-adult sf novel, part of a series.
- * *Not Quite Human #4: Reckless Robot (Pocket/Archway 0-671-60084-2, Feb 86 [May 86], $2.25, 146pp, pb) [Not Quite Human] Juvenile sf novel, part of a series.
- * _Not Quite Human #4: Reckless Robot (Grafton/Dragon 0-583-30985-2, Jul 86 [Aug 86], £1.95, 160pp, pb) [Not Quite Human] Reprint (Pocket/Archway 1986) young-adult sf novel, part of a series.
- * *Not Quite Human #5: Terror At Play (Pocket/Archway 0-671-62562-4, Jun 86 [Oct 86], $2.50, 149pp, pb) [Not Quite Human] Juvenile sf novel in a series about Chip the robot; he takes a role in a school play threatened by strange accidents.
- * *Not Quite Human #6: Killer Robot (Pocket/Archway 0-671-62563-2, 1986 [Oct 86], $2.50, 146pp, pb) [Not Quite Human] Another in the series of juvenile sf novels; Chip faces a hurricane and a killer robot at school.
- * *Samuel R. Delany (Ungar 0-8044-6462-6, Mar 85, $6.95, 142pp, pb) Non-fiction, critical study with some biographical information. This just appeared despite the 1984 copyright date.
- * *Samuel R. Delany (Ungar 0-8044-2669-4, May 85 [Apr 85], $12.95, x + 142pp, hc) This is the hardcover edition of the non-fiction critical study listed above. Publication may have been simultaneous. [Delany]
- * _Terror at Play (Dragon 0-583-31122-9, Jul 87, £1.95, 149pp, pb) [Not Quite Human] Reprint (Archway 1986) juvenile sf novel. Volume 5 in the Not Quite Human series. [First U.K. edition]
- McEWAN, CHRIS
- * *Pinocchio (Doubleday 0-385-41327-0, Sep 90 [Aug 90], $13.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Chris McEwan) Childrens picture book, a retelling of the classic story with full-color illustrations by the author.
- McEWAN, HUGO
- * *The Witching Stone (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-13036-0, Aug 92, £15.99, 279pp, hc, cover by John Caple) Literary fantasy novel about a poltergeist in the wilds of Galloway.
- McEWAN, IAN (Russell) (1948- ) (stories)
- * *The Child in Time (Jonathan Cape 0-224-02499-X, Sep 87 [1987], £10.95, 220pp, hc) Novel with sf touches.
- * _The Child in Time (Picador 0-330-30406-2, Sep 88 [Aug 88], £3.95, 220pp, tp) Reprint (Cape 1987) literary sf novel.
- * _The Child in Time (Vintage UK 0-09-975501-7, May 97 [Jul 97], £5.99, 220pp, tp) Reprint (Cape 1987) literary SF novel.
- * _The Child in Time (Vintage UK 0-09-975501-7, 1998 [Nov 98], £5.99, 220pp, tp) Reissue (Cape 1987) classic literary SF novel. Fifth printing.
- * _In Between the Sheets (Penguin 0-14-011281-2, Dec 89 [Apr 90], $6.95, 153pp, tp, cover by Lilo Raymond) Reprint (Cape 1978) collection of seven stories, primarily literary fantasy. (Contents)
- * _In Between the Sheets (Vintage UK 0-09-975471-1, May 97 [Jul 97], £5.99, 134pp, tp) Reprint (Cape 1978) literary collection of seven stories, including several SF and fantasy.
- McFADDEN, EDWARD J., III, ed. (stories) (chron.)
- * *Year 1: A Time of Change (with Tom Piccirilli) (Pirate Writings 0-964-01684-2, Sep 96 [Jan 97], $9.99, 98pp, tp, cover by Michael Apice) Original anthology of ten very short SF, fantasy, or horror stories all set one year after major events that have changed life on Earth dramatically. Order from Pirate Writings Publishing, PO Box 329, Brightwaters NY 11718; add $1.50 postage. (Contents)
- McFARLAND, DENNIS (1950- )
- * *A Face at the Window (Broadway 0-553-06694-3, Mar 97, $25.00, 309pp, hc) Literary ghost novel. A man becomes obsessed with the ghosts at a hotel.
- * _A Face at the Window (Broadway 0-7679-0130-4, Apr 98, $13.00, 309pp, tp) Reprint (Broadway 1997) literary ghost novel.
- McGANN, MICHAEL; house pseudonym
- * *The Marauders (Jove 0-515-10150-8, Oct 89, $2.95, 154pp, pb) [Marauders] Post-holocaust military sf adventure novel, first of a series. The copyright is by Jove.
- * *The Marauders #3: Liars Dice (Jove 0-515-10284-9, Feb 90 [Jan 90], $2.95, 169pp, pb) [Marauders] Post-holocaust military sf adventure novel.
- * *The Marauders #4: Convoy Strike (Jove 0-515-10303-9, May 90 [Oct 91], $2.95, 151pp, pb) [Marauders] Post-holocaust military sf novel in an ongoing series. This is a 1990 book not seen until now.
- * *The Marauders #5: The Ghost Warriors (Jove 0-515-10324-1, Nov 90 [Oct 90], $4.50, 313pp, pb) [Marauders] Post-holocaust military sf novel.
- * *The Marauders #6: Blood and Fire (Jove 0-515-10491-4, Jan 91 [Oct 91], $2.95, 166pp, pb) [Marauders] Post-holocaust military sf novel in an ongoing series.
- * *The Marauders #7: Fortress of Death (Jove 0-515-10687-9, Nov 91 [Oct 91], $3.99, 184pp, pb) [Marauders] Post-holocaust military sf novel in an ongoing series.
- McGARRY, MARK J. (1958- ) (stories)
- * *Blank Slate (Signet 0-451-12921-0, May 84 [Apr 84], $2.75, 287pp, pb) Sf novel.
- McGARRY, TERRY (1962- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Imprinting (Anamnesis Press no ISBN, Mar 98 [May 98], $5.95, 35pp, ph) Chapbook collection of 20 poems, six original. Order from Anamnesis Press, PO Box 51115, Palo Alto CA 94303.
- McGARVEY, ROBERT (1948- ); see pseudonym Steve White (chron.)
- McGECHIE, ALISTAIR
- McGEE, MARK THOMAS (1947- )
- * *Fast and Furious: The Story of American International Pictures (McFarland 0-89950-091-9, Nov 84 [Oct 84], $17.95, 264pp, hc) Illustrated history of the bikini/ghoul/biker films etc. The promo material says: In 1954 James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff started making movies. Twenty-five years later they still hadnt made a good one! History and complete data included.
- * _The Little Shop of Horrors Book (with John McCarty) See entry under John McCarty.
- * *Roger Corman (McFarland 0-89950-330-6, Aug 88 [Jul 88], $24.95, 247pp, hc) Non-fiction. Short biography and then a picture-by-picture description of Cormans films.
- McGILL, GORDON (1943- )
- * *Stallion (Futura 0-7088-4334-4, Dec 89 [Oct 89], £2.99, 176pp, pb) Horror novel.
- * _Stallion (Severn House 0-7278-4089-4, Aug 90, £10.95, 176pp, hc, cover by Martin Buchan) Reprint (Futura 1989) horror novel. First world hardcover edition.
- * +Stallion (Charter Diamond 1-55773-449-6, Jan 91 [Dec 90], $3.95, 219pp, pb) Horror novel of an ancient horse-god loose on the English moors. First US edition (Futura 1989).
- McGILL, MICHËAL
- * *Parasite (Lakeland Publishing House 0-9520685-1-6, Jan 93, £3.95, 119pp, tp) Sf novel about an alien parasite invading the Lake District.
- McGILLIS, RODERICK, ed.
- * *For the Childlike: George MacDonalds Fantasies for Children (Scarecrow Press 0-8108-2459-0, 1992 [Nov 93], $29.50, 234pp, hc) Anthology of 15 essays on MacDonalds childrens fantasy, with an introduction by the editor. This has a 1992 copyright date but was not seen until now. Available from Scarecrow Press, PO Box 4167, Metuchen NJ 08840. 1-800-537-7107. [MacDonald]
- McGIRT, DAN(iel) (1967- )
- * *Dirty Work (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45215-1, Jan 93 [Dec 92], $4.50, 286pp, pb) [Jason Cosmo] Humorous fantasy novel, third book of the Jason Cosmo series.
- * _Dirty Work (Pan 0-330-32391-1, Jul 93, £4.99, 286pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Jason Cosmo] Reprint (Roc 1993) humorous fantasy novel. Volume three in the Jason Cosmo series. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Jason Cosmo (NAL Signet 0-451-16288-9, Aug 89 [Jul 89], $3.95, 235pp, pb) [Jason Cosmo] Comic fantasy novel of a young woodcutter who must prove himself a mighty champion. A first novel.
- * _Jason Cosmo (Pan 0-330-31243-X, Apr 90, £3.99, 220pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Jason Cosmo] Reprint (NAL Signet 1989) humorous fantasy novel.
- * *Royal Chaos (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45014-0, Jun 90 [May 90], $3.95, 239pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Jason Cosmo] Humorous fantasy novel, sequel to Jason Cosmo.
- * _Royal Chaos (Pan 0-330-31608-7, Sep 90, £3.99, 246pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Jason Cosmo] Reprint (Roc 1990) humorous fantasy novel. Sequel to Jason Cosmo.
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