The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
Books, Listed by Author
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- NICHOLS, (Johanna) RUTH (1948- )
- * *The Burning of the Rose (St. Martins 0-312-03299-4, Dec 89 [Nov 89], $18.95, 341pp, hc, cover by Andrea Futter) Epic historical novel with ghosts and psychic powers set in Renaissance Italy and Normandy.
- * _A Walk Out of the World (Ace 0-441-87133-X, Feb 86 [Jan 86], $2.75, 138pp, pb) Reprint (Harcourt Brace & World 1969) young-adult fantasy novel.
- NICHOLSON, ALLAN
- NICKELS, THOM (stories)
- * *Walking Water/After All This (Banned Books 0-934411-22-0, Sep 89 [Oct 89], $8.95, 168pp, tp) Collection of two novellas, one sf and one fantasy, both with gay protagonists. Order from Eward-William Publishing Co., Number 292, Box 33280, Austin TX 78764. (Contents)
- NICKLE, DAVID (stories)
- * *The Claus Effect (with Karl Schroeder) (Tesseract 1-895836-34-4, Nov 97 [Jan 98], $8.95, 242pp, tp, cover by Verne Busby) [Toy Mill] Dark fantasy novel of Santa Claus, a sequel to the story The Toy Mill (from Tesseracts4). A limited hardcover edition (-35-2, $21.95) is also available. Order from Tesseract Books, The Books Collective, 214-21 10405 Jasper Ave, Edmonton AB Canada T5J 3S2. (Contents)
- NICKLES, JASON; pseudonym of T. Lucien Wright, (1947- )
- * *Immortal (Zebra 0-8217-5468-8, Oct 96, $4.50, 317pp, pb, cover by Newton) Vampire horror novel. Nickles is a pen name for T. Lucien Wright.
- NICOLE, CHRISTOPHER (Robin) (1930- ); see under Max Marlow; see pseudonyms Caroline Gray & Max Marlow (chron.)
- NICOLE, DIANA; see under Max Marlow
- NIEDERMAN, ANDREW (1940- ) (stories)
- * *Playmates (Berkley 0-425-09898-2, May 87 [Apr 87], $3.95, 312pp, pb) Horror novel.
- NIELSEN, NICK
- NIELSEN HAYDEN, PATRICK, ed. (stories) (chron.)
- * *Starlight 1 (Tor 0-312-86215-6, Sep 96 [Aug 96], $13.95, 316pp, hc, cover by Jeff Adams) Original anthology of 12 stories by authors including Michael Swanwick, Jane Yolen, Robert Reed, and Maureen F. McHugh. A hardcover edition (-86214-8, $24.95) is also available. (Contents)
- * *Starlight 2 (Tor 0-312-86184-2, Nov 98 [Oct 98], $24.95, 318pp, hc, cover by Jeff Adams) Original anthology of 13 stories by authors including Martha Soukup, Esther M. Friesner, Jonathan Lethem, and Geoffrey A. Landis. One is a 1983 story by Angélica Gorodischer in a new translation by Ursula K. Le Guin. (Contents)
- NIELSEN HAYDEN, TERESA (stories)
- * *Making Book (NESFA Press 0-915368-55-2, May 94 [Jun 94], $9.95, 158pp, tp, cover by Teresa Nielsen Hayden) Associational non-fiction; a collection of 15 essays and reviews by the Hugo Award-nominated fan writer. This is a 500-copy limited edition. Available from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701-0203. Please add $2 postage & handling.
- NIETO, JOSÉ; R. (stories)
- NIGG, JOSEPH, ed (stories)
- * *The Book of Fabulous Beasts: A Teasury of Writings from Ancient Times to the Present (Oxford University Press 0-19-509561-8, Jan 99 [Dec 98], $30.00, 408pp, hc) Anthology/non-fiction reference of 117 pieces and excerpts, both fiction and non-fiction, about imaginary creatures, ranging from ancient myths and legend as written by Homer, Herodotus, and Plato, to more fictional works by Dante, John Milton, Lewis Carroll, E. Nesbit, T.H. White, and Jorge Luis Borges.
- NIGHBERT, DAVID F(ranklin) (1948- )
- * *The Clouds of Magellan (St. Martins 0-312-05834-9, Jun 91 [May 91], $18.95, 308pp, hc, cover by Ron Walotsky) [Timelapse] Sf adventure novel, sequel to Timelapse.
- * *Timelapse (St. Martins 0-312-01835-5, Aug 88 [Jul 88], $17.95, 294pp, hc) [Timelapse] Sf novel of interstellar intrigue and revenge. A first novel.
- * _Timelapse (Headline 0-7472-3254-7, Mar 89, £3.50, 294pp, pb) [Timelapse] Reprint (St. Martins 1988) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
- NIGHTINGALE, ANNE REDMON (1943- ); see pseudonym Anne Redmon
- NIKOLAJEVA, MARIA
- * *Magic Code: Use of Magical Patterns in Fantasy for Children (Almqvist 91-22-01200-1, May 88 [Aug 88], £15.00, 164pp, tp) Study of childrens fantasy. [Not seen]
- NILES, DOUGLAS (Allen) (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *AD&D: Rod of Seven Parts (TSR 0-7869-0479-8, Feb 96, $21.99, 348pp, hc, cover by Jeff Easley) Fantasy novelization in the Tomes series based on the role-playing games. Copyrighted by TSR.
- * *Black Wizards (TSR 0-88038-563-4, May 88, $3.95, 347pp, pb) [Forgotten Realms: Moonshae] Fantasy novel, Book 2 of the Moonshae trilogy.
- * _Black Wizards (Penguin 0-14-011138-7, Sep 88, £3.99, 347pp, pb) [Forgotten Realms: Moonshae] Reprint (TSR 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the Moonshae trilogy. In the Forgotten Realms series. [First U.K. edition]
- * *A Breach in the Watershed (Ace 0-441-00208-0, Aug 95 [Jul 95], $13.00, 435pp, tp, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [Watershed] Fantasy novel, book one of the Watershed trilogy.
- * _A Breach in the Watershed (Ace 0-441-00349-4, Jul 96 [Jun 96], $5.99, 447pp, pb, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [Watershed] Reprint (Ace 1995) fantasy novel, book one of the Watershed trilogy.
- * *Darkenheight (Ace 0-441-00333-8, Sep 96 [Aug 96], $13.95, 408pp, tp, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [Watershed] Fantasy novel. Book Two of The Watershed Trilogy.
- * _Darkenheight (Ace 0-441-00456-3, Jul 97 [Jun 97], $6.99, 466pp, pb, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [Watershed] Reprint (Ace 1996) fantasy novel. Book Two of The Watershed Trilogy.
- * _Darkwalker on Moonshae (Penguin 0-14-011136-0, Jun 88, £3.50, 380pp, pb) [Forgotten Realms: Moonshae] Reprint (TSR 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the Moonshae trilogy. In the Forgotten Realms series. [First U.K. edition]
- * _DragonLance Preludes II #2: Flint, the King (with Mary Kirchoff) See entry under Mary Kirchoff.
- * *DragonLance: Emperor of Ansalon (TSR 1-56076-680-8, Dec 93 [Nov 93], $4.95, 308pp, tp, cover by Jeff Easley) [DragonLance: Villains] Fantasy novelization based on the DragonLance game, third book of the Villains series.
- * *DragonLance: Fistandantilus Reborn (TSR 0-7869-0708-8, Oct 97, $5.99, 315pp, tp, cover by Todd Lockwood) [DragonLance] Novelization based on the role-playing games, Lost Gods/Lost Legends #2. Copyrighted by TSR.
- * *DragonLance: The Dragons (TSR 0-7869-0513-1, Oct 96, $5.99, 316pp, tp, cover by Larry Elmore) [DragonLance] Fantasy novelization based on the role-playing game. Volume Six in The Lost Histories. Copyrighted by TSR.
- * *DragonLance: The Kinslayer Wars (TSR 1-56076-113-X, Aug 91, $4.95/£3.99, 314pp, tp, cover by Gerald Brom) [DragonLance: Elven Nations] Fantasy novelization based on the DragonLance game, second book of the Elven Nations trilogy. This is a worldwide edition with both U.S. and U.K. prices.
- * *DragonLance: The Last Thane (TSR 0-7869-1172-7, Jun 98 [May 98], $5.99, 294pp, tp, cover by Todd Lockwood) [DragonLance: Chaos War] Novelization based on the role-playing games, volume two in The Chaos War series. Copyrighted by TSR.
- * *DragonLance: The Lost Histories #1: The Kagonesti (TSR 0-7869-0091-1, Jan 95, $4.95, 306pp, tp, cover by Larry Elmore) [DragonLance: Lost Histories] Fantasy novelization based on the role-playing game, first in a new series. Copyrighted by TSR.
- * *First Quest: Immortal Game (TSR 0-7869-0478-X, Feb 96, $3.99, 282pp, tp, cover by Don Clavette) [Quest Triad] Young-adult fantasy novelization. Book three in the Quest Triad.
- * *First Quest: Pawns Prevail (TSR 1-56076-854-1, May 95 [Apr 95], $4.95, 314pp, tp, cover by Paul Jaquays) [Quest Triad] Young-adult novelization based on the introductory role-playing game; book one of the Quest Triad.
- * *First Quest: Suitors Duel (TSR 1-56076-922-X, Aug 95, $3.99, 282pp, tp, cover by Den Beauvais) [Quest Triad] Young-adult fantasy novelization, book two in the Quest Triad. Copyrighted by TSR.
- * *Forgotten Realms, Book #1: Darkwalker on Moonshae (TSR 0-88038-451-4, Jun 87 [May 87], $3.95, 380pp, pb) [Forgotten Realms] Fantasy novel, first in a series taking place in the Forgotten Realms fantasy game setting.
- * *Forgotten Realms: Darkwell (TSR 0-88038-717-3, Apr 89, $3.95, 341pp, tp) [Forgotten Realms: Moonshae] Fantasy series based on the Forgotten Realms game setting, third book in the Moonshae trilogy.
- * _Forgotten Realms: Darkwell (Penguin 0-14-012635-X, Jul 89, £3.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Jeff Easley) [Forgotten Realms: Moonshae] Reprint (TSR 1989) fantasy novelization. Volume 3 in the Moonshae trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Forgotten Realms: Feathered Dragon (TSR 1-56076-045-1, Apr 91, $4.95/£4.50, 316pp, tp, cover by Fred Fields) [Forgotten Realms: Maztica] Novelization based on the Forgotten Realms game, third book of the Maztica trilogy. This is a worldwide edition with both U.S. and U.K. prices.
- * _Forgotten Realms: Feathered Dragon (Penguin 0-14-014524-9, Jul 91, £4.50, 316pp, pb, cover by Fred Fields) [Forgotten Realms: Maztica] Reprint (TSR 1991) fantasy novelization. Book Three in the Maztica trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Forgotten Realms: Ironhelm (TSR 0-88038-903-6, Apr 90, $4.95, 314pp, tp, cover by Fred Fields) [Forgotten Realms: Maztica] Fantasy novelization based on the Forgotten Realms game, first book of the Maztica Trilogy.
- * _Forgotten Realms: Ironhelm (Penguin 0-14-014366-1, Oct 90, £3.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Fred Fields) [Forgotten Realms: Maztica] Reprint (TSR 1990) fantasy novelization. Volume 1 in the Maztica trilogy.
- * *Forgotten Realms: Prophet of Moonshae (TSR 1-56076-319-1, Mar 92 [Feb 92], $4.95, 310pp, tp, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [Forgotten Realms: Druidhome] Fantasy novelization based on the Forgotten Realms game, first book of the Druidhome trilogy, a sequel to the Moonshae trilogy.
- * *Forgotten Realms: The Coral Kingdom (TSR 1-56076-332-9, Sep 92, $4.95, 309pp, tp, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [Forgotten Realms: Druidhome] Fantasy novelization based on the Forgotten Realms role-playing game, second book of the Druidhome Trilogy.
- * *Forgotten Realms: The Druid Queen (TSR 1-56076-568-2, Mar 93 [Feb 93], $4.95, 312pp, tp, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [Forgotten Realms: Druidhome] Fantasy novelization based on the Forgotten Realms game, third book of the Druidhome Trilogy.
- * *Forgotten Realms: Viperhand (TSR 0-88038-907-9, Oct 90, $4.95, 313pp, tp, cover by Fred Fields) [Forgotten Realms: Maztica] Fantasy series based on the Forgotten Realms game, second book of the Maztica trilogy.
- * _Forgotten Realms: Viperhand (Penguin 0-14-014373-4, Mar 91, £4.50, 313pp, pb, cover by Fred Fields) [Forgotten Realms: Maztica] Reprint (TSR 1990) fantasy novelization. Book Two in the Maztica trilogy.
- * *War of Three Waters (Ace 0-441-00442-3, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $14.00, 374pp, tp, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [Watershed] Fantasy novel, third in The Watershed Trilogy.
- * _War of Three Waters (Ace 0-441-00532-2, Jun 98 [May 98], $6.99, 422pp, pb, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [Watershed] Reprint (Ace 1997) fantasy novel, third in The Watershed Trilogy.
- NILES, STEVE (stories) (chron.)
- _____, ed.
- * *Words Without Pictures (Eclipse Books 1-56060-031-4, Oct 90 [Nov 90], $8.95, 180pp, tp, cover by Mark Cox) Original anthology of six stories and four poems by writers who work primarily in comics. Announced also in hardcover (-031-4) but not seen. (Contents)
- NIMMO, JENNY (1942- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *The Chestnut Soldier (Methuen 0-416-11402-4, Oct 89, £7.95, 168pp, hc) [Snow Spider] Young-adult fantasy novel. Volume three in the Snow Spider trilogy.
- * _The Chestnut Soldier (Mammoth 0-7497-0150-1, Oct 90 [Nov 90], £2.50, 167pp, pb, cover by Bruce Hogarth) [Snow Spider] Reprint (Methuen 1989) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the Snow Spider trilogy.
- * +The Chestnut Soldier (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-44656-7, Mar 91 [Jun 91], $14.95, 201pp, hc, cover by Bruce Hogarth) [Snow Spider] Young-adult fantasy novel, third book of the Snow Spider trilogy. First American edition (Methuen 1989).
- * _The Chestnut Soldier (Mammoth 0-7497-0991-X, Oct 91 [Jan 92], £2.99, 168pp, pb) [Snow Spider] Reissue (Methuen 1989) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the Snow Spider series.
- * _The Chestnut Soldier (Mammoth 0-7497-0150-1, Apr 96 [May 96], £3.99, 168pp, pb, cover by Bruce Hogarth) [Snow Spider] Reissue (Methuen 1989) young-adult fantasy novel. Last in the trilogy. Fourth printing.
- * _Emlyns Moon (Mammoth 0-7497-0140-4, Sep 89 [1989], £2.25, 144pp, pb) [Snow Spider] Reprint (Methuen 1987) young adult fantasy novel. Volume Two in the Snow Spider trilogy. [Not seen]
- * _Emlyns Moon (Mammoth 0-7497-0703-8, Oct 90 [Nov 90], £2.50, 158pp, pb, cover by photo) [Snow Spider] Reissue (Methuen 1989) young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated throughout by Joanna Carey. Volume 2 in the Snow Spider trilogy.
- * _Emlyns Moon (Mammoth 0-7497-0140-4, Apr 96 [May 96], £3.99, 158pp, pb, cover by Bruce Hogarth) [Snow Spider] Reprint (Methuen 1987) young-adult fantasy novel. Second in the trilogy. Internally dated 1995.
- * *Griffins Castle (Methuen 0-416-19141-X, Sep 94, £9.99, 183pp, hc, cover by Barry Jones) Young-adult fantasy novel.
- * _Griffins Castle (Mammoth 0-7497-2602-4, Sep 95, £3.50, 183pp, pb, cover by Barry Jones) Reprint (Methuen 1994) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * +Griffins Castle (Orchard US 0-531-30006-4, Apr 97 [Apr 98], $16.95, 198pp, hc, cover by Maciej Jedrysik) Young-adult fantasy novel. A girl sees stone animals come alive. This is dated 1997, but not seen until now. First US edition (Methuen 1994).
- * +Orchard of the Crescent Moon (Dutton 0-525-44438-6, Aug 89 [Sep 89], $13.95, 170pp, hc) [Snow Spider] Welsh young-adult fantasy, sequel to The Snow Spider. First American edition (Methuen 1987 as Emlyns Moon).
- * _Orchard of the Crescent Moon (Troll 0-8167-2265-X, Oct 90 [Mar 91], $2.95, 170pp, tp) [Snow Spider] Reprint (Methuen 1987 as Emlyns Moon) young-adult fantasy novel, second book of the Snow Spider trilogy.
- * _Rainbow and Mr Zed (Mammoth 0-7497-1288-0, Aug 93, £2.99, 143pp, pb, cover by Alan Fraser) [Ultramarine] Reprint (Methuen 1992) young-adult fantasy novel. Sequel to Ultramarine.
- * *The Snow Spider (Pied Piper 0-416-54530-0, Oct 86, £5.50, 144pp, hc) [Snow Spider] Juvenile fantasy novel.
- * +The Snow Spider (Dutton 0-525-44306-1, Jul 87 [Aug 87], $11.95, 136pp, hc) [Snow Spider] Contemporary young-adult fantasy in which a young magician helps heal a breach in his family. First U.S. edition (Methuen 1986).
- * _The Snow Spider (Magnet 0-416-06492-2, Nov 87, £1.75, 142pp, pb) [Snow Spider] Reprint (Methuen 1986) juvenile fantasy novel.
- * _The Snow Spider (Mammoth 0-7497-0139-0, Sep 89 [Feb 90], £2.50, 143pp, pb, cover by TV still) [Snow Spider] Reprint (Methuen 1986) young adult fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the Snow Spider trilogy.
- * _The Snow Spider (Troll 0-8167-2264-1, Oct 90 [Mar 91], $2.95, 136pp, tp) [Snow Spider] Reprint (Methuen 1986) young-adult fantasy novel, first book of the Snow Spider trilogy.
- * _The Snow Spider (Mammoth 0-7497-0831-X, Apr 96 [May 96], £3.99, 143pp, pb, cover by Bruce Hogarth) [Snow Spider] Reprint (Methuen 1986) young-adult fantasy novel. First in the trilogy.
- * *The Snow Spider Trilogy (Mammoth 0-7497-1424-7, Sep 93, £3.99, 435pp, pb, cover by Bruce Hogarth) [Snow Spider] Young-adult fantasy omnibus. (Contents)
- NIMOY, LEONARD (1931- )
- * *I Am Spock (Hyperion 0-7868-6182-7, Oct 95 [Sep 95], $24.95, 342pp, hc) [Star Trek] Non-fiction autobiography of the actor best known for his Star Trek role. This book includes some material (such as correspondence with Isaac Asimov) previously published in I Am Not Spock (Celestial Arts 1975). A signed, limited edition (-6196-7, $250.00) was announced but not seen.
- * *I am Spock (Century 0-7126-7691-0, Nov 95 [Oct 95], £16.99, 342pp, hc) Illustrated autobiography of the star. Simultaneous with the US (Hyperion) edition.
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