The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

RADCLIFFE, THERESA

• * *Garden of Shadows (Puffin 0-14-038419-7, Nov ’98, £3.99, 150pp, pb) Young-adult dark fantasy novel. A poison expert’s son has a secret as exotic and deadly as his father’s garden. The author acknowledges “Rappacini’s Daughter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

RADFORD, IRENE (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Dragon’s Touchstone (DAW 0-88677-744-5, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $5.99, 380pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Dragon Nimbus] Fantasy novel, fourth in the “Dragon Nimbus” series.
• * *The Glass Dragon (DAW 0-88677-634-1, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $4.99, 350pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Dragon Nimbus] Fantasy novel, first in the “Dragon Nimbus” series. A journeyman wizard and a witchwoman try to save their land’s last dragon from an evil magician. A first novel.
• * _The Glass Dragon (DAW 0-88677-634-1, Sep ’96 [Oct ’96], $5.99, 350pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Dragon Nimbus] Reissue (DAW 1994) fantasy novel, first in the “Dragon Nimbus” series. Second printing.
• * *The Last Battlemage (DAW 0-88677-774-7, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $6.99, 368pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Dragon Nimbus] Fantasy novel, “Dragon Nimbus History #2”, fifth book overall in series.
• * *The Loneliest Magician (DAW 0-88677-709-7, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $5.99, 352pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Dragon Nimbus] Fantasy novel, third in the “Dragon Nimbus” series.
• * *The Perfect Princess (DAW 0-88677-678-3, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $5.50, 348pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Dragon Nimbus] Fantasy novel, second in “The Dragon Nimbus” series. A recently dis-enchanted prince tries to defend his realm from rogue magic.

RADFORD, KEN

• * *The Cellar (Holiday House 0-8234-0744-6, Apr ’89, $13.95, 171pp, hc) Young-adult ghost/horror novel.
• * +Haunting at Mill Lane (Holiday House 0-8234-0676-8, 1988 [Jun ’89], $12.95, 153pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy/time travel novel about a young girl’s obsession with a ghost. This was published in 1988 but was not seen until now. First American edition (UK 1983).
• * +House in the Shadows (Holiday House 0-8234-0673-3, 1987 [Jun ’89], $12.95, 178pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel about a young girl who goes back in time as an unseen ghost from the future. This was published in 1987 but was not seen until now. First American edition (UK 1986).

RAEPER, WILLIAM (1959- )

• * *Fantasy King: A Biography of George MacDonald (Lion 0-7459-1123-4, Sep ’87, £12.95, 416pp, hc) Biographical book. [Not seen] [MacDonald]
• * _George MacDonald (Lion 0-7459-1531-0, Oct ’88, £5.95, 448pp, tp) Reprint (Lion 1987, as Fantasy King: A Biography of George MacDonald) biography of George MacDonald. [Not seen]
• * *Warrior of Light (Lion 0-7459-2509-X, Jul ’93, £3.50, 170pp, pb, cover by Nick Spender) Young-adult fantasy novel. Sequel to A Witch in Time.

RAGEN, NAOMI

• * *The Ghost of Hannah Mendes (Simon & Schuster 0-684-83393-X, Sep ’98, $24.00, 384pp, hc, cover by Honi Werner) Ghost novel. A woman wishing to interest her granddaughters in their family history gets help from ghosts real and imagined.

RAHMAN, GLENN ARTHUR (stories)

• * *Heir of Darkness (New Infinities 0-425-11569-0, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.95, 352pp, pb) Fantasy novel about a magical ring possessed by the Roman Emperor Caligula and the Germanic sorcerer who tries to reclaim it. An edition without the BSM distribution imprint or ISBN was also released for sale in gaming stores. That edition has the number 50-7007 in place of the ISBN.

RAHMAN, PHILIP J., ed. (stories)

• * _Don’t Dream See entry under Donald Wandrei.

RAIN, DAVID (C.) (1961- ); see pseudonym Tom Arden (stories)

RAINES, THERON (W.) (1927- ) (stories)

• * *The Singing: A Fable About What Makes Us Human (Atlantic Monthly Press 0-87113-177-3, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $12.95, 163pp, hc) Sf novel, the tale of a love affair between an office girl and an alien.

RAINEY, MARK; see under Rainey, Stephen Mark (stories)

RAINEY, STEPHEN MARK (1959- ) (stories)

• * *Fugue Devil and Other Weird Horrors (Macabre, Inc. no ISBN, 1992 [Nov ’93], $5.95, 86pp, tp, cover by Philip Reynolds) Small press collection of five horror stories, with an introduction by Robert M. Price and illustrations by Augie Wiedemann. This has a 1992 copyright date but was not seen until now. Available from Macabre, Inc., 454 Munden Ave., Norfolk VA 23505. (Contents)

RAISOR, GARY L. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Less Than Human (Diamond 1-55773-739-8, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $4.99, 265pp, pb) Horror novel about two pool-playing vampires who terrorize a town after they are discovered. A limited hardcover edition was announced by The Overlook Connection but not seen.
• * _Less Than Human (Overlook Connection Press 0-9633397-0-2, Jul ’94, $29.95, 271pp, hc, cover by Guy Aitchison) Reprint (Diamond 1992) horror novel about two pool-playing vampires who terrorize a town after they are discovered, with a new introduction by Joe R. Lansdale. This is a 1,000-copy edition. A special 300-copy signed edition (-1-0, $200.00), slipcased in a small oak coffin with brass fittings, was announced but not seen. Available from Overlook Connection Press, PO Box 526, Woodstock GA. Please include $2 postage for the coffined edition, $1 for the regular hardcover.

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• * *Obsessions (Dark Harvest 0-913165-55-7, May ’91, $21.95, 317pp, hc, cover by Rodger Gerberding) Original anthology of 30 horror stories. (Contents)

RAMSAY, JAY; pseudonym of Ramsey Campbell, (1946- )

• * +Night of the Claw (St. Martin’s 0-312-57294-8, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $12.95, 367pp, hc) Reprint (U.K. 1983) horror novel, first U.S. edition.
• * _Night of the Claw (Tor 0-812-52500-0, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $3.95, 367pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1983) fantasy horror novel by Ramsey Campbell.

RAMSLAND, KATHERINE M(arie Johnston) (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Anne Rice Trivia Book (Ballantine 0-345-39251-5, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $5.99, 244pp, pb) Non-fiction trivia book full of quizzes on both Rice and her works. [Rice]
• * *Dean Koontz: A Writer’s Biography (HarperPrism 0-06-105271-X, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $24.00, 508pp, hc) Non-fiction, biography. Includes index, and chronologies of articles, books, and short fiction. [Koontz]
• * _Dean Koontz: A Writer’s Biography (Headline 0-7472-7620-X, Jan ’98, £14.99, 508pp, tp) Reprint (HarperPrism 1997) biographical work. A frank look at a life that Koontz has often suggested, but never revealed in such appalling detail. A hardcover edition (-2186-3, £18.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition] [Koontz]
• * _Dean Koontz: A Writer’s Biography (HarperPrism 0-06-105351-1, Aug ’98 [Sep ’98], $16.00, 508pp, tp) Reprint (HarperPrism 1997) biography. [Koontz]
• * *Piercing the Darkness: Undercover with Vampires in America Today (HarperPrism 0-06-105062-8, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $24.00, 371pp, hc) Non-fiction look at the underground vampire culture in New York, New Orleans, and other big cities. Some of it is pretty scary.
• * *Prism of the Night: A Biography of Anne Rice (Dutton 0-525-93370-0, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $22.95, 385pp, hc) Non-fiction, a biography of the bestselling horror writer. [Rice]
• * _Prism of the Night: A Biography of Anne Rice (Penguin/Plume 0-452-26862-1, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $12.00, 397pp, tp) Reprint (Dutton 1991) biography of the horror writer. A new afterword discusses the writing of Rice’s latest novel, The Tale of the Body Thief, and the death of her father. [Rice]
• * *The Roquelaure Reader (Penguin/Plume 0-452-27510-5, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $12.95, 244pp, tp) Associational non-fiction, a companion to Anne Rice’s erotica. Includes two chapters cut from Exit to Eden because they were too explicit.
• * _The Vampire Companion (Little, Brown UK 0-316-90901-7, Feb ’94, £17.50, 508pp, hc) [Vampire Chronicles] Reprint (Ballantine 1993) guide to Anne Rice’s “Vampire Chronicles”. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Vampire Companion (Ballantine 0-345-39739-8, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $17.95, 577pp, tp, cover by Neal McPheeters) [Vampire Chronicles] Reprint (Ballantine 1993) nonfiction reference guide to Anne Rice’s “Vampire Chronicles”. This edition is revised and updated to include Memnoch the Devil, and has a previously unpublished short story by Rice that became Interview with the Vampire.
• * _The Vampire Companion: Official Guide to Anne Rice’s ‘Vampire Chronicles’ (Warner UK 0-7515-1072-6, Oct ’95 [Feb ’96], £14.99, 577pp, tp) [Vampire Chronicles] Reprint (Ballantine 1993) reference guide. Revised to include an original short story version of Interview with the Vampire. Published in 1995 but not seen until now. [Rice]
• * *The Vampire Companion: The Official Guide to Anne Rice’s “The Vampire Chronicles" (Ballantine 0-345-37922-5, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $29.95, 506pp, hc, cover by Mitzura Salgian) [Vampire Chronicles] Non-fiction, reference. An encyclopedia devoted to terms, places, characters, etc., that appear in or are connected with Rice’s "Vampire Chronicles” series. There is also a timeline and a set of maps. [Rice]
• * *The Witches’ Companion (Ballantine 0-345-38947-6, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $29.95, 523pp, hc, cover by Neal McPheeters) [Mayfair Witches] Nonfiction reference guide to Anne Rice’s “Lives of the Mayfair Witches”. Written in cooperation with Anne Rice.
• * _The Witches’ Companion (Ballantine 0-345-40624-9, Sep ’96, $17.95, 523pp, tp, cover by Neal McPheeters) [Mayfair Witches] Reprint (Ballantine 1994) nonfiction reference guide to Anne Rice’s “Lives of the Mayfair Witches”. Written in cooperation with Anne Rice.

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• * *The Anne Rice Reader (Ballantine 0-345-40267-7, Feb ’97, $12.00, 359pp, tp) Nonfiction. A collection of 17 essays, articles, and interpretations of Rice’s works by journalists, scholars, and fellow authors, plus two previously uncollected early stories by Rice. [Rice]

RAND, AYN; pseudonym of Alissa Rosenbaum, (1905-1982) (chron.)

• * _Anthem (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-94015-4, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $22.95, 253pp, hc, cover by Nick Gaetano) Reprint (Cassell 1938) dystopian novel. This is a 50th anniversary edition, following the revised 1946 US edition (Pamphleteers), with a new introduction and appendix by Leonard Peikoff. An appendix includes the original British edition, with Rand’s handwritten changes for American publication. A simultaneous Signet paperback edition (-18532-3) was announced but not seen.
• * _Atlas Shrugged (BOMC no ISBN, Oct ’92, $23.95, 1168pp, hc) Reprint (Random House 1957) classic philosophical novel about individualism, set in a near future (for the time) where civilization is crumbling.
• * _Atlas Shrugged (BOMC no ISBN, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $23.95, 1168pp, hc) Reprint (Random House 1957) SF novel.
• * _Atlas Shrugged (Penguin/Signet 0-451-17192-6, Aug ’95 [Sep ’95], $7.99, 1075pp, pb) Reissue (Random House 1957) philosophical novel about a near-future society. This is the 1992 35th anniversary edition with an introduction by Leonard Peikoff; 55th printing.

RANDALL, MARTA (1948- ); see pseudonym Martha Conley (stories)

• * _The Sword of Winter (SFBC #3607, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $3.98, 244pp, hc) Reprint (Simon & Schuster Timescape 1983) fantasy novel. Witty political adventure. (EAL)
• * _The Sword of Winter (Pocket 0-671-55456-6, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $3.50, 271pp, pb) Reprint (Timescape 1983) fantasy novel.
• * *Those Who Favour Fire (Pocket 0-671-44216-3, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $3.50, 276pp, pb) Near-future disaster novel.

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• * *The Nebula Awards #19 (Arbor House 0-87795-662-6, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $15.95, 255pp, hc) Anthology of the 1984 Nebula winners and some runners-up. (Contents)

RANDALL, NEIL (1952- )

• * _Guardians of the Three Volume One: Lord of Cragsclaw (with Bill Fawcett) See entry under Bill Fawcett.
• * _Roger Zelazny’s Visual Guide to Castle Amber (with Roger Zelazny) See entry under Roger Zelazny.

RANDERS, NICHOLAS; pseudonym of Nicholas Grabowsky

• * *Pray Serpents Prey (Critic’s Choice 1-55547-267-2, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.95, 308pp, pb) Horror novel of evil in a small Montana town.

RANDISI, ROBERT J(oseph) (1951- ) (stories)

• * *Once Upon a Murder (with Kevin D. Randle) (TSR/Windwalker 0-88038-450-6, Mar ’87, $2.95, 219pp, pb) Fantasy/mystery/time travel novel.

RANDLE, KEVIN D(ouglas) (1949- ) (stories)

• * *The Aldebaran Campaign (with Robert Charles Cornett) (Ace 0-441-23434-8, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.50, 202pp, pb) [Seeds of War] Military sf novel, sequel to Seeds of War.
• * *The Aquarian Attack (with Robert Charles Cornett) (Ace 0-441-02822-5, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $3.50, 188pp, pb) [Seeds of War] Military sf novel, third book in the “Seeds of War” series.
• * *Galactic MI (Ace 0-441-27238-X, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $4.50, 204pp, pb, cover by Kevin Murphy) [Galactic MI] Sf novel, first book of a new adventure series about a military/scientific team that goes undercover on alien planets before official First Contact.
• * *Galactic MI #2: The Rat Trap (Ace 0-441-27243-6, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $4.50, 188pp, pb, cover by Kevin Murphy) [Galactic MI] Sf adventure novel, second book of a series about a military/scientific team that goes undercover on alien worlds before official First Contact.
• * *Galactic MI: The Citadel (Ace 0-441-00056-8, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $4.50, 188pp, pb, cover by Donato) [Galactic MI] Sf novel, third book of an adventure series about a military/scientific team that goes undercover on alien planets before official First Contact.
• * *Jefferson’s War: Chain of Command (Ace 0-441-38442-0, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $3.99, 185pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [*Jefferson’s War] Military sf novel, sixth book of the “Jefferson’s War” series.
• * *Jefferson’s War: Death of a Regiment (Ace 0-441-38441-2, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $3.99, 187pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [*Jefferson’s War] Military sf novel, fifth book of the “Jefferson’s War” series.
• * *Jefferson’s War: The Galactic Silver Star (Ace 0-441-27242-8, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.50, 200pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [*Jefferson’s War] Sf military adventure novel about the United States Space Infantry. First book of a new series.
• * *Jefferson’s War: The January Platoon (Ace 0-441-38440-4, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $3.95, 188pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [*Jefferson’s War] Military sf adventure novel, fourth book of the “Jefferson’s War” series.
• * *Jefferson’s War: The Lost Colony (Ace 0-441-38439-0, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $3.95, 185pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [*Jefferson’s War] Military sf adventure novel, third book of the “Jefferson’s War” series.
• * *Jefferson’s War: The Price of Command (Ace 0-441-38438-2, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $3.95, 184pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [*Jefferson’s War] Military sf adventure novel, second book of the “Jefferson’s War” series.
• * _Once Upon a Murder (with Robert J. Randisi) See entry under Robert J. Randisi
• * *Remember Gettysburg! (with Robert Charles Cornett) (Charter 1-55773-089-X, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.50, 231pp, pb) [Remember] Time travel novel — Vietnam vets fight in the Civil War. A sequel to Remember the Alamo.
• * *Remember Little Big Horn! (with Robert Charles Cornett) (Charter 1-55773-330-9, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $3.50, 188pp, pb) [Remember] Time-travel sf adventure. Commando team goes back in time to ensure that Custer dies at Little Big Horn. Third in a series.
• * _Remember the Alamo! (with Robert Charles Cornett) (Charter 0-441-71325-4, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $3.50, 234pp, pb) [Remember] Reprint (TA Publications 1980) sf time travel/action adventure novel of Vietnam vets joining Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie in the battle for the Alamo.
• * *Seeds of War (with Robert Charles Cornett) (Ace 0-441-75878-9, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $2.95, 265pp, pb) Military sf novel of U.S. recruits vs. an alien menace.
• * *Star Precinct (with Richard Driscoll) (Ace 0-441-78268-X, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $4.50, 185pp, pb, cover by Jean Targete) [Star Precinct] Sf police procedural, first book of a series featuring the interstellar Star Cops, who are assigned to investigate the strange death of the galaxy’s richest man.
• * *Star Precinct 2: Mind Slayer (with Richard Driscoll) (Ace 0-441-78269-8, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $4.50, 183pp, pb, cover by Jean Targete) [Star Precinct] Sf police procedural, second book of the series. The Star Cops hunt a telepathic killer on an amusement planet.
• * *Star Precinct 3: Inside Job (with Richard Driscoll) (Ace 0-441-78270-1, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $4.50, 182pp, pb, cover by Jean Targete) [Star Precinct] Sf police procedural, third book of the series. The Star Cops hunt a serial killer on their own precinct ship, who’s determined to eliminate the subculture of human “corridor rats.”

RANGEL, KIMBERLY (K.)

• * *The Homecoming (Leisure 0-8439-4352-1, 1998 [Mar ’98], $5.50, 360pp, pb) Horror novel. A dead serial killer’s spirit returns.
• * *Shadows (Leisure 0-8439-4054-9, Aug ’96, $4.99, 310pp, pb) Horror novel. A family is cursed to live nights as were-panthers with a thirst of blood.

RANKIN, IAN (James) (1960- ) (stories)

• * *Westwind (Barrie & Jenkins 0-7126-3626-9, Mar ’90, £11.95, 224pp, hc, cover by David Fordham) Near-future thriller set at a time when American troops have withdrawn from Europe.
• * _Westwind (Coronet 0-340-54596-8, Mar ’91, £3.99, 267pp, pb) Reprint (Barrie & Jenkins 1990) near-future techno-thriller.

RANKIN, ROBERT (Fleming) (1949- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Antipope (Corgi 0-552-13841-X, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], £3.99, 283pp, pb) [Brentford] Reprint (Pan 1981) humorous sf novel. Volume one in the “Brentford” trilogy.
• * *Apocalypso (Doubleday UK 0-385-40943-5, Dec ’98 [Oct ’98], £16.99, 271pp, hc, cover by John Alexander & Robert Rankin) Humorous SF/fantasy novel of an alien spacecraft which crashed millennia ago, its still-living occupant, and a stage magician making his last comeback - from the grave.
• * *Armageddon: The Musical (Bloomsbury Books 0-7475-0515-2, Feb ’90, £13.99, 239pp, hc, cover by Jeff Fisher) [Armageddon] Hilarious sf novel in which Elvis Presley travels forward in time (courtesy of a time-travelling Brussels Sprout) to save the Earth from the Dalai Lama. Strongly recommended. (PSP)