The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

MARTIN, LES (stories) (continued)

• * *The X-Files #8: The Host (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648331-3, Nov ’97, £3.99, 109pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [X-Files] Young-adult novelization of the TV series. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film. Simultaneous with the US (HarperTrophy) edition.
• * *The X-Files 11: Ghost in the Machine (Voyager 0-00-648313-5, May ’97 [Apr ’97], £3.99, 97pp, pb) [X-Files] SF novelisation. Simultaneous with the US (HarperTrophy) edition.
• * *The X-Files: Fresh Bones (HarperTrophy 0-06-447180-2, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $4.50, 137pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [X-Files] Young-adult novelization, sixth in the series for ages 12+. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * *The X-Files: The Host (HarperTrophy 0-06-447181-0, Nov ’97, $4.50, 109pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [X-Files] X-Files novelization, #8 in the YA series. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.

MARTIN, LORI

• * *The Darkling Hills (NAL 0-453-00515-2, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $15.95, 327pp, hc) Fantasy novel of two star-crossed lovers in a mythical world. A first novel.
• * _The Darkling Hills (NAL Signet 0-451-15284-0, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $3.50, 327pp, pb) Reprint (NAL 1986) fantasy novel.

MARTIN, MARCIA (stories)

• * _The Weigher (with Eric Vinicoff) See entry under Eric Vinicoff.

MARTIN, MARK O. (stories)

• * *A Darker Geometry (with Gregory Benford) (Baen 0-671-87740-2, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $5.99, 419pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Man-Kzin Wars] SF novel set in the world of the “Man-Kzin Wars” created by Larry Niven; part appeared originally in the anthology Man-Kzin Wars VII.

MARTIN, MICHAEL (stories)

• * *A Year Near Proxima Centauri (Corgi 0-552-99527-4, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £4.99, 157pp, tp, cover by Tony Roberts) Sf satire on Peter Mayle’s A Year in Provence.

MARTIN, PHILIP

• * *Doctor Who: Mission to Magnus (Target 0-426-20347-X, Jul ’90, £2.50, 122pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization. This is not part of the normal series and contains the third script from the 1985 season that was never filmed. Also available in the US for $3.95.
• * *Doctor Who: Trial of a Time Lord: Mindwarp (Target 0-426-20335-6, Jun ’89, £1.99, 142pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization. Volume 139 in the series.
• * *Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos (W.H. Allen 0-491-03502-0, Jan ’88 [Jun ’88], £7.95, 137pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization. Volume 106 in the series.
• * _Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos (W.H. Allen Target 0-426-20291-0, Jun ’88 [Jul ’88], £1.99, 137pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 106 in the series.
• * _Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos (Target 0-426-20291-0, Jan ’93, £2.99, 137pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (W.H. Allen 1988) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 106 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.

MARTIN, ROD (1928- )

• * *The Playmasters (with John Dalmas) (Baen 0-671-65610-4, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $3.50, 371pp, pb) Sf novel of aliens who want to use Earth as a playing field for war gaming.

MARTIN, RUSS

• * _The Education of Jennifer Parrish (Tor 0-812-52156-0, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $3.95, 319pp, pb) Reissue (Tor 1984) horror novel; second printing.
• * _The Obsession of Sally Wing (Tor 0-812-52152-8, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.95, 286pp, pb) Reissue (Tor 1983) horror novel. Probably a second printing, but the copyright page has not been changed from the 1983 one.
• * _The Possession of Jessica Young (Tor 0-812-52158-7, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.95, 316pp, pb) Reissue (Tor 1982) horror novel. second printing.

MARTIN, THOMAS K.

• * *A Call to Arms (Ace 0-441-00242-0, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $4.99, 236pp, pb, cover by Donato) [*Dreamer of Atlânaat] Fantasy novel, third in the trilogy featuring “The Dreamer”.
• * *MageLord: The Awakening (Ace 0-441-00435-0, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $5.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) [MageLord] Fantasy novel, first book in a new trilogy.
• * *MageLord: The Time of Madness (Ace 0-441-00533-0, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $5.99, 244pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) [MageLord] Fantasy novel, second in the trilogy. King Gavin’s bloody Hunt for those of the Power sends refugees fleeing to the Wastes.
• * *A Matter of Honor (Ace 0-441-00107-6, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $4.99, 220pp, pb, cover by Donato) [*Dreamer of Atlânaat] Fantasy novel about a sleep research subject trapped in a fantasy dream-world, sequel to A Two-Edged Sword.
• * *A Two-Edged Sword (Ace 0-441-83344-6, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $4.99, 263pp, pb, cover by Donato) [*Dreamer of Atlânaat] Fantasy adventure novel of a sleep research subject transported to a fantasy dream world and unable to wake up. A first novel.

MARTIN, VALERIE (Metcalf) (1948- ) (stories)

• * *Mary Reilly (Doubleday 0-385-24968-3, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $18.95, 263pp, hc) Literary horror novel; a retelling of the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from the viewpoint of the doctor’s maid.
• * _Mary Reilly (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $9.95, 263pp, tp, cover by Albert Goodwin) Reprint (Doubleday 1990) retelling of Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from the maid’s point-of-view. This edition is identical to the hardcover except it lacks an ISBN and has the dustjacket printed as the soft cover.
• * _Mary Reilly (Pocket 0-671-73150-5, Mar ’91, $7.95, 183pp, tp, cover by A. Bascove) Reprint (Doubleday 1990) literary horror novel, a retelling of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from the viewpoint of the maid. A Nebula nominee. Highly recommended (SW).
• * _Mary Reilly (Black Swan 0-552-99391-3, May ’91 [Apr ’91], £4.99, 222pp, tp, cover by Daiv Guest) Reprint (Doubleday 1990) retelling of the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from the viewpoint of their housemaid.
• * _Mary Reilly (Pocket 0-671-52113-6, Jan ’96 [Feb ’96], $5.99, 244pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1990) literary horror novel about Dr. Jekyll’s maid. This is a movie tie-in edition.
• * _Mary Reilly (Black Swan 0-552-99614-9, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], £6.99, 222pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 1990) dark fantasy novel. A movie tie-in.

MARTINAC, PAULA (1954- )

• * *Out of Time (Seal Press 0-931188-91-1, Aug ’90 [Sep ’90], $9.95, 220pp, tp, cover by Patricia Ridenour) Lesbian ghost fantasy of a woman haunted by a group of women from the 1920s.

MARTINDALE, T. CHRIS

• * *Demon Dance (Pocket 0-671-70452-4, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.95, 244pp, pb) Horror novel. An evil Indian medicine woman’s spirit raises the dead on the frontier in 1890.
• * *Nightblood (Warner 0-446-35530-5, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $4.95, 322pp, pb, cover by Greg Winters) Horror novel. A Vietnam vet battles vampires in Indiana.
• * _Nightblood (Orbit 0-7088-4923-7, May ’91, £3.99, 322pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 1990) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Voice in the Basement (Pocket 0-671-76012-2, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $4.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Darryl Zudeck) Horror novel of a house in the Indiana woods haunted by evil forces.
• * *Where the Chill Waits (Warner 0-446-35532-1, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $4.95, 332pp, pb, cover by Bob Hickson) Horror novel of hunters who encounter an ancient evil deep in the woods and bring it back with them.

MARTINE-BARNES, ADRIENNE (Zina) (1942- ) (stories)

• * *The Crystal Sword (Avon 0-380-75454-1, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $3.50, 278pp, pb) [*Chronique D’Avebury] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Fire Sword.
• * _The Crystal Sword (Headline 0-7472-3292-X, Sep ’89, £3.99, 307pp, pb, cover by Danny Flynn) [*Chronique D’Avebury] Reprint (Avon 1988) fantasy novel. Sequel to The Fire Sword. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Fire Sword (Avon 0-380-87718-X, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.75, 374pp, pb) [*Chronique D’Avebury] Reissue (Avon 1984) fantasy novel of a 20th-century woman summoned for a mysterious mission in medieval England. First in a series. Second printing.
• * _The Fire Sword (Headline 0-7472-3256-3, Jun ’89, £3.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Danny Flynn) [*Chronique D’Avebury] Reprint (Avon 1984) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Master of Earth and Water (with Diana L. Paxson) See entry under Diana L. Paxson
• * *The Rainbow Sword (Avon 0-380-75455-X, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.50, 212pp, pb) [*Chronique D’Avebury] Alternate-world Byzantium historical fantasy novel, third in a series.
• * _The Rainbow Sword (Headline 0-7472-3410-8, Feb ’90, £2.99, 213pp, pb, cover by Danny Flynn) [*Chronique D’Avebury] Reprint (Avon 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Swords” series.
• * *The Sea Sword (Avon 0-380-75456-8, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $3.50, 292pp, pb) [*Chronique D’Avebury] Fantasy novel set in medieval Jerusalem, fourth book in the “Swords” series.
• * _The Sea Sword (Headline 0-7472-3418-3, Aug ’90, £3.50, 292pp, pb, cover by Danny Flynn) [*Chronique D’Avebury] Reprint (Avon 1989) fantasy novel. Volume Four in the “Swords” series.
• * _The Shadow Matrix (with Marion Zimmer Bradley) See entry under Marion Zimmer Bradley.
• * _The Shield Between the Worlds (with Diana L. Paxson) See entry under Diana L. Paxson
• * _Sword of Fire and Shadow (with Diana L. Paxson) See entry under Diana L. Paxson
• * _Traitor’s Sun (with Marion Zimmer Bradley) See entry under Marion Zimmer Bradley.

MARVANO

• * _The Forever War #1 (with Joe W. Haldeman) See entry under Joe W. Haldeman
• * _The Forever War 2 (with Joe W. Haldeman) See entry under Joe W. Haldeman
• * _The Forever War, Volume 3 (with Joe W. Haldeman) See entry under Joe W. Haldeman

MARVEL COMICS

• * *Marvel Comics’ Dune: the Official Comic Book (Berkley 0-425-07632-6, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $3.95, 8.5" x 11" unpaginated, pb) [Dune] The full-color comic of the movie based on the Frank Herbert book.
• * *Marvel Comics’ Dune: the Official Comic Book (Berkley 0-425-07623-7, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.95, 159pp, pb) [Dune] Mass-market edition of the above, also in full color. [Herbert]

MARX, CHRISTY

• * *The Sisterhood of Steel: Baronwe: Daughter of Death (with Peter Ledger) (Eclipse/Moonfire 0-913035-23-8, Oct ’87, $8.95, 71pp, tp) Graphic novel, a fantasy with swordswomen and some magic.

MASCETTI, MANUELA DUNN

• * *Vampire: The Complete Guide to the World of the Undead (Viking 0-670-84664-3, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $20.00, 224pp, hc) Collection of art and anecdotes, both occult and literary, concerning vampires.
• * _Vampire: The Complete Guide to the World of the Undead (BOMC no ISBN, Oct ’92, $9.50, 224pp, hc) Reprint (Viking 1992) collection of art and anecdotes, both occult and literary, concerning vampires. Similar to the Viking edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a BOMC mark on the back.
• * *Vampire: The Complete Guide to the World of the Undead (Aurum Press 1-85410-395-4, Sep ’94, £12.95, 224pp, tp) Heavily illustrated study of the vampire in history, folklore, reality, and fiction. Includes excerpts and synopses of work by Leiber, Rice, Stoker, Le Fanu, and so on. An earlier edition of the work appeared as Chronicles of the Vampire (Bloomsbury, 1991).

MASEFIELD, JOHN (Edward) (1878-1967) (stories)

• * _The Box of Delights (Mammoth 0-7497-1286-4, Oct ’94, £3.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Kevin Tweddell) [Kay Harker] Reprint (Heinemann 1935) young-adult fantasy novel. Second in the Kay Harker series.
• * _The Midnight Folk (Dell/Yearling 0-440-45631-2, 1985 [Oct ’85], $4.95, 224pp, pb) [Kay Harker] Reprint (Heineman 1927) juvenile fantasy novel about a boy who meets witches. An early 20th century fantasy classic; one of Edward Eager’s inspirations. Recommended despite its rather dated style. There’s a new afterword by Madeleine L’Engle. (DLN)
• * _The Midnight Folk (Windrush Large Print 1-85089-927-4, Nov ’87 [Dec ’87], £8.70, 304pp, hc) [Kay Harker] Reprint (Heinemann 1927) juvenile fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Kay Harker” series.
• * _The Midnight Folk (Mammoth 0-7497-1285-6, Oct ’94, £3.99, 283pp, pb, cover by Kevin Tweddell) [Kay Harker] Reprint (Heinemann 1927) young-adult fantasy novel. First of the classic juvenile Kay Harker series—the young boy searches for his family treasure with the aid of the Midnight Folk: his toys.

MASELLO, ROBERT (chron.)

• * *Black Horizon (Jove 0-515-10168-0, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $3.95, 292pp, pb) Horror novel of a man who can raise the dead being stalked by them.
• * _Black Horizon (NEL 0-450-51110-3, Feb ’90, £3.50, 292pp, pb) Reprint (Jove 1989) horror novel.
• * *Private Demons (Jove 0-515-10896-0, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $4.99, 311pp, pb) Horror novel about a businessman who has sold his soul to a hungry demon.
• * *The Spirit Wood (Pocket 0-671-63572-7, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $3.50, 345pp, pb) Horror novel.

MASON, ANITA (Frances) (1942- )

• * _The Illusionist (Penguin 0-14-023477-2, Aug ’94 [Sep ’94], £5.99, 283pp, tp, cover by Mark Manning) Reprint (Hamilton 1983) literary fantasy novel.
• * *The War Against Chaos (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-12176-0, Jun ’88, £11.95, 252pp, hc) Literary sf novel.
• * _The War Against Chaos (Abacus 0-349-10031-4, Jun ’89, £4.50, 252pp, tp) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1988) literary sf novel.

MASON, (Laura) ANNE (1941- )

• * *The Stolen Law (Harper & Row 0-06-024118-7, Mar ’86 [Apr ’86], $12.50, 218pp, hc) [Dancing Meteorite] library edition -024119-5, $11.89. Young-adult sf novel, sequel to The Dancing Meteorite.

MASON, CYN(thia), ed. (1952- ) (stories)

• * *Wet Visions: The Rainthology (Hypatia 0-940841-16-9, May ’88 [Apr ’88], price unknown, 223pp, hc) Anthology of “soluble stories”, mostly originals, by Northwest writers. Limited edition of 750 copies available in various binding states at various prices. (Contents)

MASON, LISA (Susan) (1953- ) (stories)

• * *Arachne (Morrow 0-688-09245-4, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $19.95, 263pp, hc, cover by Alan Craddock) [Arachne] Sf novel of cybernetics and the unconscious mind set in a post-quake Bay Area. A first novel. A remarkably detailed world and high-energy plotting make this novel a special experience. Recommended (SW).
• * _Arachne (AvoNova 0-380-70911-2, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $4.50, 263pp, pb, cover by Alan Craddock) [Arachne] Reprint (Morrow 1990) sf/cyber lawyer novel set in post-Big One San Francisco. Recommended (CNB).
• * _Arachne (Avon 0-380-72971-7, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $12.00, 263pp, tp, cover by Tom Canty) [Arachne] Reissue (Morrow 1990) near-future SF novel.
• * *Cyberweb (Morrow AvoNova 0-688-13987-6, Feb ’95, $20.00, 262pp, hc, cover by Alan Craddock) [Arachne] SF novel, sequel to Arachne.
• * _Cyberweb (AvoNova 0-380-77486-0, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $4.99, 262pp, pb, cover by Alan Craddock) [Arachne] Reprint (Morrow AvoNova 1995) near-future SF novel, sequel to Arachne.
• * _Cyberweb (Avon Eos 0-380-79917-0, Jun ’98, $12.00, 262pp, tp) [Arachne] Reprint (Morrow AvoNova 1995) near-future SF novel, sequel to Arachne.
• * *The Golden Nineties (Bantam Spectra 0-553-37331-5, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $12.95, 369pp, tp, cover by Ron Zinn) SF novel of time travel to San Francisco in 1895.
• * _The Golden Nineties (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57307-1, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $5.99, 418pp, pb, cover by Ron Zinn) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1995) SF time-travel novel of San Francisco in 1895.
• * *Summer of Love (Bantam Spectra 0-553-37330-7, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $12.95, 384pp, tp, cover by Stephen Youll) Time-travel SF novel about a man from the future in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district in 1967.
• * _Summer of Love (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57241-5, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $5.99, 433pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1994) SF time-travel novel of the ’60s.

MASON, MARY

• * _Jade Darcy and the Affair of Honor (with Stephen Goldin) See entry under Stephen Goldin.
• * _Jade Darcy and the Zen Pirates (with Stephen Goldin) See entry under Stephen Goldin.

MASON, ROBERT C(averly) (1942- )

• * *Solo (Putnam 0-399-13734-3, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $21.95, 256pp, hc, cover by Uldis Klavins) [Weapon] Technothriller, sequel to Weapon. Solo, the Pentagon’s super-robot, rebels and the government sets a trap baited with a new robot called Nimrod.
• * _Solo (BOMC no ISBN, Aug ’92, $17.95, 256pp, hc, cover by Uldis Klavins) [Weapon] Reprint (Putnam 1992) technothriller, sequel to Weapon. Solo, the Pentagon’s super-robot, rebels and the government sets a trap baited with a new robot called Nimrod. Similar to the Putnam edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a special BOMC mark on the back.
• * _Solo (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $12.95, 256pp, hc, cover by Uldis Klavins) [Weapon] Reprint (Putnam 1992) technothriller, sequel to Weapon. Similar to the Putnam edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has the jacket printed as the soft cover.
• * _Solo (Berkley 0-425-13748-1, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $4.99, 309pp, pb) [Weapon] Reprint (Putnam 1992) sf technothriller, sequel to Weapon.
• * *Weapon (Putnam 0-399-13447-6, Mar ’89, $18.95, 317pp, hc) [Weapon] Near-future sf thriller about artificial intelligence.
• * _Weapon (Bantam UK 0-593-01895-8, Sep ’89 [Oct ’89], £6.95, 317pp, tp) [Weapon] Reprint (Putnam 1989) near-future sf thriller.
• * _Weapon (Charter 1-55773-309-0, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $4.50, 314pp, pb) [Weapon] Reprint (Putnam 1989) near-future sf thriller about artificial intelligence.