The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

ROSEBURY, BRIAN (continued)

• * *Tolkien: A Critical Assessment (Macmillan Press 0-333-53896-X, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], £35.00, 167pp, hc, cover by Francis Towne) Critical examination of Tolkien’s writings. This edition is available in the US from St. Martin’s Press. [Tolkien]

ROSENBAUM, ALISSA (1905-1982); see pseudonym Ayn Rand (chron.)

ROSENBAUM, DAVID (1949- )

• * *Zaddik (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-89296-540-1, Aug ’93, $19.95, 438pp, hc, cover by Dru Blair) Mystery novel with fantasy and occult elements about an ex-cop who must recover a fabled diamond and requires the help of an ancestor who had been a mystic in 19th-century Poland. A first novel.
• * _Zaddik (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-446-40322-9, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $5.99, 456pp, pb, cover by Dru Blair) Reprint (Mysterious Press 1993) mystery novel with fantasy and occult elements about an ex-cop who must recover a fabled diamond and requires the help of an ancestor who had been a mystic in 19th-century Poland. An Edgar Award nominee for Best First Novel.

ROSENBERG, JOEL (1954- ) (stories)

• * *D’Shai (Ace 0-441-15751-3, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $4.95, 326pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [*D’Shai] Fantasy novel of a peasant boy who must find his special power to save himself when accused of a nobleman’s murder. First book of a series.
• * _D’Shai (SFBC #18289, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $6.98, 179pp, hc, cover by Bryn Barnard) [*D’Shai] Reprint (Ace 1991) fantasy novel, first book of a series. First hardcover edition.
• * *Emile and the Dutchman (NAL/Signet 0-451-14016-8, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $2.95, 254pp, pb) [Metzada] Sf novel. “The galaxy-spanning tale of the two toughest, cleverist mavericks in outer space.” Parts are significantly revised versions of earlier printed stories.
• * _Emile and the Dutchman (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45124-4, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $3.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Segrelles) [Metzada] Reissue (Signet 1986) sf novel; third printing.
• * *Guardians of the Flame: The Heroes (SFBC #15969, Sep ’89 [Dec ’89], $6.98, hc, cover by Janny Wurts) [Guardians of the Flame] Fantasy omnibus of The Heir Apparent (NAL 1987) and The Warrior Lives (NAL 1988). (Contents)
• * *Guardians of the Flame: The Warriors (SFBC #02410, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $8.50, 722pp, hc) [Guardians of the Flame] Omnibus edition of a fantasy trilogy. (Contents)
• * *The Heir Apparent (NAL/Signet 0-451-14820-7, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $3.50, 319pp, pb) [Guardians of the Flame] Fantasy novel, Book Four of “Guardians of the Flame”.
• * _The Heir Apparent (Grafton 0-586-20131-9, Mar ’89, £3.50, 348pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Guardians of the Flame] Reprint (NAL 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 4 in the “Guardians of the Flame” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Hero (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45066-3, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $8.95, 259pp, tp, cover by Steve Houston) [Metzada] Military sf adventure novel, the sequel to Not for Glory. A hardcover edition (-45011-6, $18.95) is also available.
• * _Hero (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45119-8, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $4.50, 259pp, pb) [Metzada] Reprint (Roc 1990) military sf adventure novel, the sequel to Not for Glory.
• * *Hour of the Octopus (Ace 0-441-16975-9, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $4.99, 263pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [*D’Shai] Fantasy/mystery novel, sequel to D’Shai.
• * _Keepers of the Hidden Ways Book Two: The Silver Stone (SFBC #14243, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], $10.98, 296pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Keepers of the Hidden Ways] Reprint (Avon 1996) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Avon edition, except the it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Keepers of the Hidden Ways, Book Three: The Crimson Sky (Avon Eos 0-380-78932-9, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $5.99, 341pp, pb) [Keepers of the Hidden Ways] Contemporary fantasy novel, third in the series blending elements of Irish and Norse mythologies.
• * *Keepers of the Hidden Ways, Book Two: The Silver Stone (Avon 0-380-97322-7, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $23.00, 296pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Keepers of the Hidden Ways] Fantasy novel.
• * _Keepers of the Hidden Ways, Book Two: The Silver Stone (Avon Eos 0-380-72208-9, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $5.99, 326pp, pb) [Keepers of the Hidden Ways] Reprint (Avon 1996) fantasy novel.
• * *Keepers of the Hidden Ways: The Fire Duke (Morrow AvoNova 0-688-14153-6, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $22.00, 355pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Keepers of the Hidden Ways] Fantasy novel. College students in North Dakota stumble onto Hidden Ways that lead to fantasy worlds. First of a series.
• * _Keepers of the Hidden Ways: The Fire Duke (SFBC #10002, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $10.98, 355pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Keepers of the Hidden Ways] Reprint (Morrow AvoNova 1995) fantasy novel, first in a series. This is similar to the Morrow AvoNova edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Keepers of the Hidden Ways: The Fire Duke (AvoNova 0-380-72207-0, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $5.99, 355pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Keepers of the Hidden Ways] Reprint (AvoNova 1995) fantasy novel. College students in North Dakota stumble onto Hidden Ways that lead to fantasy worlds. First of a series.
• * *Not for Glory (NAL 0-453-00580-2, Mar ’88, $16.95, 232pp, hc) [Metzada] Military sf novel; parts appeared earlier as short stories.
• * _Not for Glory (SFBC #12004, Apr ’88 [Jun ’88], $4.98, 216pp, hc) [Metzada] Reprint (NAL 1988) military sf novel.
• * _Not for Glory (NAL Signet 0-451-15845-8, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $3.95, 232pp, pb) [Metzada] Reprint (NAL 1988) military sf novel.
• * _Not for Glory (Grafton 0-586-20702-3, Feb ’90, £3.50, 253pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Metzada] Reprint (NAL 1988) sf novel.
• * *The Road Home (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45433-2, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $21.95, 247pp, hc, cover by Donato) [Guardians of the Flame] Fantasy novel in the “Guardians of the Flame” series.
• * _The Road Home (SFBC #07214, Jul ’95 [May ’95], $6.98, 181pp, hc, cover by Donato) [Guardians of the Flame] Reprint (Roc 1995) fantasy novel in the “Guardians of the Flame” series. Similar to the Roc edition except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Road Home (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45450-2, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $5.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Donato) [Guardians of the Flame] Reprint (Roc 1995) fantasy novel, seventh in the “Guardians of the Flame” series.
• * *The Road to Ehvenor (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45140-6, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $19.95, 312pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Guardians of the Flame] Fantasy novel, sixth book of the “Guardians of the Flame” series.
• * *The Road to Ehvenor (SFBC #19240, Jan ’92 [Mar ’92], $6.98, 246pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Guardians of the Flame] Reprint (Roc 1991) fantasy novel, sixth book of the “Guardians of the Flame” series. Similar to the Roc edition except it lacks an ISBN and price. The SFBC number is on the back jacket.
• * _The Road to Ehvenor (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45191-0, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $5.50, 311pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Guardians of the Flame] Reprint (Roc 1991) fantasy novel, sixth book of the “Guardians of the Flame” series.
• * *The Silver Crown (NAL/Signet 0-451-13531-8, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $2.95, 302pp, pb) [Guardians of the Flame] Fantasy novel, Book 3 of “Guardians of the Flame”.
• * _The Silver Crown (NAL/Signet 0-451-14947-5, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $3.50, 302pp, pb) [Guardians of the Flame] Reissue (NAL/Signet 1985) fantasy novel, Book 3 of “Guardians of the Flame”.
• * _The Silver Crown (Grafton 0-586-20130-0, Jan ’89, £3.50, 367pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Guardians of the Flame] Reprint (NAL Signet 1985) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Guardians of the Flame” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Sleeping Dragon (NAL/Signet 0-451-14833-9, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $3.50, 253pp, pb) [Guardians of the Flame] Reissue (NAL/Signet 1983) fantasy novel, Book 1 of “Guardians of the Flame”.
• * _The Sleeping Dragon (Grafton 0-586-20128-9, Sep ’88, £2.99, 303pp, pb) [Guardians of the Flame] Reprint (Signet 1983) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Guardians of the Flame” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Sword and the Chain (Signet 0-451-12883-4, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $2.95, 251pp, pb) [Guardians of the Flame] Fantasy novel, Book Two of “Guardians of the Flame”.
• * _The Sword and the Chain (NAL/Signet 0-451-14946-7, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $3.50, 251pp, pb) [Guardians of the Flame] Reissue (NAL/Signet 1984) fantasy novel, Book 2 of “Guardians of the Flame”.
• * _The Sword and the Chain (Grafton 0-586-20129-7, Nov ’88, £2.99, 271pp, pb) [Guardians of the Flame] Reprint (NAL/Signet 1984) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Guardians of the Flame” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Ties of Blood and Silver (Signet 0-451-13167-3, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $2.75, 176pp, pb) [Metzada] Sf novel.
• * _Ties of Blood and Silver (NAL/Signet 0-451-14621-2, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $2.95, 176pp, pb) [Metzada] Reissue (NAL/Signet 1984) Fantasy novel. 3rd printing.
• * _Ties of Blood and Silver (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45123-6, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $3.99, 176pp, pb, cover by Vincent Di Fate) [Metzada] Reissue (Signet 1984) sf novel; fifth printing.
• * *The Warrior Lives (NAL 0-453-00628-0, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $17.95, 260pp, hc) [Guardians of the Flame] Fantasy novel, fifth in the “Guardians of the Flame” series.
• * _The Warrior Lives (NAL/Roc 0-451-45001-9, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $4.50, 260pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Guardians of the Flame] Reprint (NAL 1988) fantasy novel, fifth book of the “Guardians of the Flame” series.
• * _The Warrior Lives (Grafton 0-586-21150-0, Aug ’91, £3.99, 270pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Guardians of the Flame] Reprint (NAL 1989) fantasy novel. Book Five of “Guardians of the Flame.” [First U.K. edition]

ROSENBERG, PETER; see pseudonym Peter Michael

ROSENBLUM, MARY (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Chimera (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38528-4, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $4.99, 324pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) Virtual reality sf novel of intrigue and mayhem on the global net. Recommended (SW).
• * *The Drylands (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38038-X, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $4.50, 279pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) [Drylands] Sf novel set in the 21st-century Northwestern US, in a world dying for lack of water. Based on stories originally published in Asimov’s. Recommended (SW).
• * *The Stone Garden (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38958-1, Jan ’95 [Dec ’94], $4.99, 359pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) SF mystery novel. Someone is killing artists who sculpt emotion-absorbing asteroids.
• * *Synthesis and Other Virtual Realities (Arkham House 0-87054-170-6, Jul ’96 [Apr ’96], $21.95, 280pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of nine stories, illustrated by Elizabeth Lawhard Bourne. Available from Arkham House, PO Box 546, Sauk City WI 53583. (Contents)

ROSENBLUM, ROBERT (Jay) (1938- ); see pseudonyms Nicholas Conde & Robert Maxxe

ROSENDORFER, HERBERT (1934- )

• * *The Architect of Ruins (Dedalus 0-946626-91-X, Jun ’92 [May ’92], £8.99, 368pp, tp, cover by Tim Gray) Literary sf novel. Translated from the German (Der Ruinenbaumeister, Diogenes Verlag, Zurich, 1969) by Mike Mitchell. This edition has a new introduction by John Clute.
• * *Letters Back to Ancient China (Dedalus 1-873982-97-6, Sep ’97, £9.99, 274pp, tp, cover by David Bird) Literary fantasy satire of a 10th century Chinese Mandarin time-travelled to now, written in the form of letters he sends back to his own time. Translated by Mike Mitchell from the German original, Briefe in die chinesische Vergangenheit (Nymphenburger in der F.A. Herbig, 1983). A worldwide edition available in the US at $15.99.
• * *Stephanie, or A Previous Existence (Dedalus 1-873982-17-8, Jan ’96 [Nov ’95], £7.99, 153pp, tp, cover by Lise Weisgerber) Lierary fantasy novel. Translated from the German (1987) by Mike Mitchell.

ROSHEIM, DAVID L.

• * *Galaxy Magazine: The Dark and the Light Years (Advent:Publishers 0-911682-28-7, Jun ’86, $15.00, 343pp, hc) Non-fiction, an issue-by-issue look at Galaxy in a descriptive, fairly non-critical manner. There is some behind-the-scenes info, but not much.

ROSHWALD, MORDECAI (Marceli) (1921- )

• * _Level 7 (Lawrence Hill Books 1-55652-065-4, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $8.95, 191pp, tp) Reprint (Heinemann 1959) sf cautionary novel of nuclear war.

ROSIN, CAROL

• * _Space Careers (with Charles Sheffield) See entry under Charles Sheffield.

ROSINSKI, GRZEGORZ

• * _Thorgal: The Archers (with Jean Van Hamme) See entry under Jean Van Hamme.

ROSINSKY, NATALIE M(yra) (1951- )

• * *Feminist Futures: Contemporary Women’s Speculative Fiction (UMI 0-8357-1578-7, 1984 [May ’85], $24.95 + postage, 147pp, hc) Non-fiction, literary criticism. This revision of a thesis appeared in 1984, but we didn’t see it until 1985.

ROSS, ALEX

• * _Kingdom Come (with Elliot S. Maggin & Mark Waid) See entry under Elliot S. Maggin

ROSS, BILL

• * _Make it So: Leadership for The Next Generation (with Wess Roberts) See entry under Wess Roberts.

ROSS, CALVIN

• * *The Aliens of Summer (Distant Star 0-9642658-9-3, 1992 [Oct ’94], no price, 319pp, tp) SF/baseball novel. Aliens come to Earth to play major-league baseball. A first novel. This has a 1992 copyright but was not seen until now. Available from Distant Star, 2525 Flosden Rd. #83, American Canyon CA 94589.

ROSS, CLIFFORD

• * *The World of Edward Gorey (with Karen Wilkin) (Harry N. Abrams 0-8109-3988-6, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $29.95, 192pp, hc, cover by Edward Gorey) Critical biography with extensive illustrations, including preliminary sketches, and 24 plates in full color. There is an interview with Gorey by Ross, and text on Gorey’s art by Wilkin. Includes a bibliography and chronology. [Gorey]

ROSS, DAVID D. (1955- )

• * *The Argus Gambit (St. Martin’s 0-312-03287-0, Aug ’89, $18.95, 406pp, hc) [Dreamers of the Day] Sf political thriller set in near-future America, first book of “The Dreamers of the Day”. A first novel.
• * *The Eighth Rank (St. Martin’s 0-312-05426-2, Mar ’91, $22.95, 461pp, hc, cover by Armand Cabrera) [Dreamers of the Day] Near-future sf novel set on a politically divided Earth, second book of the “Dreams of the Day” series.

ROSS, JO ANN

• * *Moonstruck Lovers (Harlequin Temptation 0-373-25536-5, Mar ’93 [Apr ’93], $2.99, 221pp, pb) Sf romance about the awakening passion between a human scientist and a “highly logical” woman from another planet.

ROSSELSON, LEON (stories)

• * *Somewhere Else (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-72264-9, Dec ’98, £3.99, 121pp, pb, cover by Kim Harley) Collection of two original young-adult ghost/time displacement stories. (Contents)

ROSSI, LEO D.

• * *The Politics of Fantasy: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien (UMI 0-8357-1597-3, 1984 [May ’85], $24.95 + postage, 143pp, hc) Non-fiction, literary criticsm. This revision of a thesis first appeared in 1984, but we didn’t see it until 1985. [Lewis, Tolkien]

ROSSOW, WILLIAM B(rigance) (1947- ) (stories)

• * _Lear’s Daughters (with M. Bradley Kellogg) See entry under M. Bradley Kellogg.
• * _Reign of Fire (with M. Bradley Kellogg) See entry under M. Bradley Kellogg.
• * _The Wave and the Flame (with M. Bradley Kellogg) See entry under M. Bradley Kellogg.

ROSZAK, THEODORE (1933- )

• * *Dreamwatcher (Anthony Blond 0-85634-204-1, 1985, £9.95, 287pp, hc) Horror novel. [Not seen]
• * *Dreamwatcher (Doubleday 0-385-18894-3, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $15.95, 287pp, hc) Fantasy novel of a woman who can see dreams. It’s billed as a “psychosexual thriller.”
• * _Dreamwatcher (Grafton 0-586-06846-5, Dec ’86, £2.95, 384pp, pb) Reprint (Anthony Blond 1985) horror novel.
• * *The Memoirs of Elizabeth Frankenstein (Random House 0-679-43732-0, Apr ’95, $22.00, 425pp, hc) [Frankenstein] Horror novel with Feminist leanings. Dr. Frankenstein’s pagan adopted sister tells her side of the story.
• * _The Memoirs of Elizabeth Frankenstein (SFBC #07496, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $10.98, 357pp, hc) [Frankenstein] Reprint (Random House 1995) gothic horror novel. This is similar to the Random House edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Memoirs of Elizabeth Frankenstein (Bantam 0-553-57637-2, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $5.99, 425pp, pb, cover by Tom Hallman) [Frankenstein] Reprint (Random House 1995) gothic horror novel. Co-winner of the 1996 Tiptree award.

ROTA, BERTRAM (stories)

• * *Shady Customers (Tartarus Press 1-872621-10-4, Dec ’92, no price, 20pp, ph) Being a report by Bertram Rota of the proceedings at the annual re-union of certain old friends at Bodley House at midnight on Christmas Eve, 1937.

ROTHMAN, CHUCK; [i.e., Charles Warren Rothman] (1952- ) (stories)

• * *Staroamer’s Fate (Popular Library/Questar 0-445-20102-9, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $3.50, 213pp, pb) Sf novel, a first novel.

ROTHSTEIN, ALLAN (1941-2004) (stories)

• * _Fandom is a Way of Death (with Bill Warren) See entry under Bill Warren.

ROTSLER, (Charles) WILLIAM (1926-1997) (stories)

• * _Shiva Descending (with Gregory Benford) See entry under Gregory Benford.