The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

van VOGT, A(lfred) E(lton) (stories) (continued)

• * +Null-A Three (DAW 0-88677-056-4, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $3.50, 254pp, pb) [Null-A] Reprint (Sphere 1985) sf novel, conclusion of the “Null-A” trilogy. The actual first edition was in French in 1984. Once more, Gilbert Gosseyn, the man with the extra brain, has to save the universe. This is the first American edition.
• * _The Players of Null-A (Ariel Press 0-89804-154-6, 1991 [Jun ’92], $8.95, 231pp, tp, cover by Mark Peyton) [Null-A] Reprint (Ace 1956 as The Pawns of Null-A) sf novel, second book of the “Null-A” series about superman Gilbert Gosseyn. This is a 1991 book not seen until now. Available from Ariel Press, PO Box 249, Canal Winchester OH 43110.
• * _Rogue Ship (DAW 0-88677-061-0, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $2.95, 172pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1965) sf novel.
• * _The Silkie (DAW 0-88677-062-9, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $2.95, 160pp, pb) [Silkie] Reissue (Ace 1969) sf novel.
• * _Slan (Tor/Orb 0-312-85236-3, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $12.95, 255pp, tp, cover by Hubert Rogers) [Slan] Reprint (Arkham House 1946) classic SF novel. This follows the revised text of the 1951 Simon & Schuster edition, and uses the original, October 1940 Astounding cover.
• * _Tyranopolis (Sphere 0-7221-8723-8, Dec ’87, £2.50, 170pp, pb) Reissue (Ace 1973, as Future Glitter) sf novel.
• * _The Universe Maker (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-841-7, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $3.95, 192pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1953) time-travel sf novel.
• * _The Voyage of the Space Beagle (Macmillan Collier Nucleus 0-02-025990-5, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $8.00, 240pp, tp, cover by Michael Herring) [Beagle] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1950) classic sf fix-up novel.
• * _The Weapon Shops of Isher & The Weapon Makers (NEL 0-450-42270-4, Apr ’88, £2.50, 265pp, pb) [Isher] Reprint sf omnibus. (Contents)
• * _The Winged Man (with E. Mayne Hull) (DAW 0-88677-060-2, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $2.95, 158pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1966) sf novel. Van Vogt expanded the 1944 serial written by his first wife.
• * _The World of Null-A (Easton Press no ISBN, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $32.00, 246pp, hc) [Null-A] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1948) sf novel, in Easton’s “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series. Available to members only. Leatherbound, gilt-edged. New introduction by James Gunn, and illustrations by Vincent DiFate.
• * _The World of Null-A (Ariel Press 0-89804-153-8, Feb ’90 [May ’90], $8.95, 196pp, tp, cover by Mark Peyton) [Null-A] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1948) classic sf novel, with the 1970 introduction by van Vogt.

VAN WEY, DENNIS

• * *Twice Upon a Time (Crossway Books 0-89107-742-1, Sep ’93 [Oct ’93], $9.99, 304pp, tp, cover by David Yorke) Christian sf novel of time-travelers who change history and try to correct things.

VARDEMAN, ROBERT E(dward) (1947- ); see pseudonym Daniel Moran (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Accursed (NEL 0-450-58840-8, Feb ’94, £7.99, 538pp, tp) Fantasy novel.
• * *Ancient Heavens (Avon 0-380-75439-8, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.50, 246pp, pb) Science fiction novel. A man terraforms a planet and then becomes its god.
• * *The Beasts of the Mist (with George W. Proctor) (Ace 0-441-05173-1, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $2.95, 183pp, pb) [Swords of Raemllyn] Fantasy novel, “Swords of Raemllyn” #5. Sword & Sorcery.
• * *Biowarriors Book Three: Space Vectors (Ace 0-441-06227-X, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.95, 198pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Biowarriors] Sf novel of an alien plague, third book in the “Biowarriors” series.
• * *Biowarriors Book Two: Crisis at Starlight (Ace 0-441-06267-9, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $3.50, 199pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Biowarriors] Alien invasion sf novel, second book of the “Biowarriors” series.
• * *Biowarriors: The Infinity Plague (Ace 0-441-06266-0, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $3.50, 202pp, pb) [Biowarriors] Sf alien invasion novel; first of a series.
• * *Blood Fountain (with George W. Proctor) (Ace 0-441-06778-6, Nov ’85 [Oct ’85], $2.75, 184pp, pb) [Swords of Raemllyn] Fantasy novel, “Swords of Raemllyn” #3. Heroes vs. an evil sorcerer.
• * *Cenotaph Road #4: Iron Tongue (Ace 0-441-37366-6, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $2.75, 217pp, pb) [Cenotaph Road] Fantasy novel.
• * *Cenotaph Road #5: Fire and Fog (Ace 0-441-23824-6, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.75, 215pp, pb) [Cenotaph Road] Fantasy novel.
• * *Cenotaph Road #6: Pillar of Night (Ace 0-441-66397-4, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.75, 200pp, pb) [Cenotaph Road] Fantasy novel, conclusion of the saga of a boy and his giant pet spider.
• * _The City in the Glacier (with Victor Milán) (Ace 0-441-10633-1, Oct ’85 [Sep ’85], $2.75, 224pp, pb) [War of Powers] Reprint (Playboy 1980) fantasy novel, #2 in the six-book “War of Powers” series.
• * *Death Channels (Avon 0-380-76725-2, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $4.50, 213pp, pb) Psychic detective novel marketed as a mystery, the third book featuring San Francisco psychic/stage magician Peter Thorne, who becomes involved in a series of murders committed by a channeled entity.
• * *Deathfall (Penguin/Onyx 0-451-40242-1, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $4.99, 384pp, pb) Techno/disaster thriller about a secret biological experiment that brings a spaceborne plague to Earth.
• * *Death’s Acolyte (with George W. Proctor) (Ace 0-441-14212-5, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $2.95, 181pp, pb) [Swords of Raemllyn] Fantasy novel, #4 in the “Swords of Raemllyn” series.
• * *The Demon Crown Trilogy (NEL 0-450-53170-8, Oct ’90, £6.99, 844pp, tp, cover by Davies) [Demon Crown] Omnibus of sf trilogy The Glass Warrior (Tor 1989), Phantoms on the Wind (Tor 1989) and A Symphony of Storms (Tor 1990). (Contents)
• * _Demon of the Dark Ones (with Victor Milán) (Ace 0-441-14314-8, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $2.95, 221pp, pb) [War of Powers] Reprint (Playboy 1982) fantasy novel, “War of Powers” #6.
• * _The Destiny Stone (with Victor Milán) (Ace 0-441-14308-3, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $2.75, 221pp, pb) [War of Powers] Reprint (Playboy 1980) fantasy novel, “War of Powers” #3.
• * _The Fallen Ones (with Victor Milán) (Ace 0-441-22612-4, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $2.95, 222pp, pb) [War of Powers] Reissue (Playboy 1982) fantasy novel, “The War of Powers” #4.
• * *For Crown and Kingdom (with George W. Proctor) (Ace 0-441-24565-X, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $2.95, 196pp, pb) [Swords of Raemllyn] Fantasy adventure novel, “Swords of Raemllyn” #6.
• * *The Frozen Waves (Avon 0-380-89799-7, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $2.95, 204pp, pb) [Jade Demons] Fantasy novel, #2 in the “Jade Demons” series.
• * *The Glass Warrior (Tor 0-812-55704-2, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.50, 277pp, pb) [Demon Crown] Fantasy novel, Book One of the “Demon Crown” trilogy.
• * _In the Shadow of Omizantrim (with Victor Milán) (Ace 0-441-37028-4, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $2.95, 222pp, pb) [War of Powers] Reissue (Playboy 1982) fantasy novel, “The War of Powers” #5; a city of orgies, and a demon on the loose, “sucking up everything like a giant vacuum cleaner.”
• * *The Jade Demons #3: The Crystal Clouds (Avon 0-380-89800-4, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $2.95, 222pp, pb) [Jade Demons] Fantasy novel, third in a series.
• * *The Jade Demons Quartet (NEL 0-450-41351-9, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], £4.95, 829pp, tp) [Jade Demons] Fantasy omnibus. (Contents)
• * *The Keys to Paradise (NEL 0-450-39001-2, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £3.95, 540pp, pb) [Keys] Omnibus (and first appearance) of futuristic fantasy novels. (Contents)
• * _The Keys to Paradise (NEL 0-450-39001-2, Aug ’87, £3.95, 540pp, tp) [Keys] Reissue (NEL 1986) fantasy omnibus.
• * _The Keys to Paradise (NEL 0-450-39001-2, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], £6.99, 540pp, tp, cover by Stephen Bradbury) [Keys] Reissue (NEL 1986) fantasy omnibus.
• * *Magic: The Gathering: Dark Legacy (HarperPrism 0-06-105697-9, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], $5.50, 352pp, pb) [Magic: The Gathering] Fantasy novelization based on the card game. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Masters of Space (NEL 0-450-52092-7, May ’90 [Apr ’90], £4.99, 553pp, tp, cover by Davies) [Masters of Space] Sf omnibus of Masters of Space: The Stellar Death Plan (Avon 1987), Masters of Space #2: The Alien Web (Avon 1987), and Masters of Space #3: A Plague in Paradise (Avon 1987). (Contents)
• * *Masters of Space #2: The Alien Web (Avon 0-380-75005-8, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $2.95, 166pp, pb) [Masters of Space] Sf space adventure novel, second in a series.
• * *Masters of Space #3: A Plague in Paradise (Avon 0-380-75006-6, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $2.95, 169pp, pb) [Masters of Space] Sf novel, third in a series. Barton Kinsolving vs. an interstellar assassin/robot master.
• * *Masters of Space: The Stellar Death Plan (Avon 0-380-75004-X, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $3.50, 214pp, pb) [Masters of Space] Sf adventure novel “in the tradition of E.E. ‘Doc’ Smith”, first in a new series. “Framed for crimes beyond imagination, hunted by human and alien alike, only Barton can avert an interstellar war of unthinkable proportions!”
• * *Phantoms on the Wind (Tor 0-812-55716-6, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $3.50, 281pp, pb) [Demon Crown] Fantasy adventure novel, second book in the “Demon Crown” series.
• * *The Quaking Lands (Avon 0-380-89518-8, Jan ’85 [Dec ’84], $2.95, 206pp, pb) [Jade Demons] Fantasy novel. “Jade Demons” #1, start of a new series.
• * *The Resonance of Blood (Avon 0-380-75857-1, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $4.50, 215pp, pb) Psychic detective novel marketed as a mystery, second book featuring San Francisco psychic/magician Peter Thorne, who is searching for a particularly brutal serial killer.
• * *Road to the Stars (Harper & Row 0-06-026288-5, Mar ’88, $13.95, 213pp, hc) Young-adult sf novel. An exploration ship discovers alien ruins.
• * *The Screaming Knife (Avon 0-380-75856-3, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.50, 217pp, pb, cover by Walter Wick) Thriller by an sf writer with a psychic hero hunting down a serial killer in San Francisco.
• * _Star Trek #12: Mutiny on the Enterprise (Gregg 0-8398-2887-X, Dec ’85 [Feb ’86], $11.95, 189pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1983) “Star Trek” novel. First hardcover edition.
• * _Star Trek: Mutiny on the Enterprise (Titan 1-85286-353-6, Mar ’91, £2.99, 189pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1983) sf novelization.
• * _Star Trek: The Klingon Gambit (Pocket 0-671-47720-X, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $2.95, 158pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reissue (Timescape 1981) “Star Trek” novelization. Number 3 in the series.
• * _Star Trek: The Klingon Gambit (Gregg 0-8398-2834-9, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $10.95, 158pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Timescape 1981) “Star Trek” novelization. Number 3 in the series.
• * _Star Trek: The Klingon Gambit (Titan 1-85286-282-3, Mar ’90, £2.99, 158pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Timescape 1981) sf novelization.
• * _The Sundered Realm (with Victor Milán) (Ace 0-441-79091-7, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $2.75, 222pp, pb) [War of Powers] Reprint (Playboy 1980) fantasy novel, “The War of Powers: Book One,” first of a sextology.
• * *Swords of Raemllyn Book 1 (with George W. Proctor) (NEL 0-450-56314-6, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], £7.99, 610pp, tp) [Swords of Raemllyn] Fantasy omnibus of the first three books in the “Swords of Raemllyn” series. (Contents)
• * *Swords of Raemllyn Book 2 (with George W. Proctor) (NEL 0-450-56315-4, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], £7.99, 578pp, tp, cover by Davies) [Swords of Raemllyn] Omnibus of the second three books in the “Swords of Raemllyn” fantasy series. (Contents)
• * *Swords of Raemllyn: Book 3 (with George W. Proctor) (NEL 0-340-61774-8, Jul ’95, £6.99, 600pp, tp, cover by Paul Davies) [Swords of Raemllyn] Omnibus of three original fantasy novels. The third of three trilogies. Each novel is separately copyrighted. (Contents)
• * *A Symphony of Storms (Tor 0-812-50084-9, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 280pp, pb, cover by Kirk Reinert) [Demon Crown] Fantasy novel, third book of the “Demon Crown” series.
• * *To Demons Bound (with George W. Proctor) (Ace 0-441-81464-6, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $2.75, 215pp, pb) [Swords of Raemllyn] Start of a new fantasy series, “Swords of Raemllyn” #1.
• * *The War of Powers (with Victor Milán) (NEL 0-450-05661-9, Jun ’84 [May ’84], £2.50, 457pp, pb) [War of Powers] First omnibus edition of the first half of a six-volume fantasy series; this has The Sundered Realm, The City in the Glacier, and The Destiny Stone (all Playboy 1980). (Contents)
• * _The War of Powers: Part II: Istu Awakened (with Victor Milán) (NEL 0-450-05788-7, Feb ’93, £6.99, 511pp, tp, cover by Chris Achilleos) [War of Powers] Reissue (NEL 1985) fantasy omnibus.
• * *Weapons of Chaos (NEL 0-450-42854-0, Mar ’89 [Jan ’89], £4.50, 596pp, tp, cover by Davies) [Weapons of Chaos] Sf omnibus of the “Weapons of Chaos” trilogy. (Contents)
• * *The Weapons of Chaos, Book 2: Equations of Chaos (Ace 0-441-87631-5, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], $2.95, 201pp, pb) [Weapons of Chaos] Sf novel, second in a series.
• * *The Weapons of Chaos, Book 3: Colors of Chaos (Ace 0-441-11384-2, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $3.50, 202pp, pb) Sf novel, space opera.
• * *The Weapons of Chaos, Book I: Echoes of Chaos (Berkley 0-425-09295-X, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $2.95, 183pp, pb) [Weapons of Chaos] Sf novel, first in a series.
• * *The White Fire (Avon 0-380-89801-2, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $2.95, 199pp, pb) [Jade Demons] Fantasy novel, “Jade Demons” #4.
• * *A Yoke of Magic (with George W. Proctor) (Ace 0-441-94840-5, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $2.75, 195pp, pb) [Swords of Raemllyn] Fantasy novel, “Swords of Raemllyn” #2.

VARLEY, JOHN (Herbert) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Blue Champagne (Dark Harvest 0-913165-08-5, Jan ’86, $45.00, 400pp, hc) 300-copy signed/boxed/limited edition collection of 8 stories, 2 of them originals, plus illustrations by Todd Hamilton. One of the originals is a long sequel to the title story. Highly recommended collection. (CNB) A trade edition (-09-3, $18.00) is also available. (Contents)
• * _Blue Champagne (Berkley 0-425-09336-0, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $2.95, 290pp, pb) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1986) collection; it includes several original stories. This is the first general trade edition.
• * *Demon (Putnam 0-399-12945-6, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $14.95, 464pp, hc) [Gaea] Sf novel, conclusion of the “Gaea” trilogy. The hardcover is a small edition; it beat the trade paperback to the stores.
• * *Demon (Berkley 0-425-05879-4, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $6.95, 464pp, tp) [Gaea] Trade paperback edition of the above.
• * _Demon (SFBC #1306, Sep ’84, $5.98, 435pp, hc) [Gaea] Reprint (Putnam 1984) sf novel, conclusion of the “Gaia” trilogy. Good slam-bang adventure and a fitting end to a fine series. (CNB)
• * _Demon (Orbit 0-7088-8160-2, 1985, £2.95, 464pp, pb) [Gaea] Reprint (Berkley 1984) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Demon (Berkley 0-425-08271-7, Nov ’85 [Oct ’85], $3.50, 464pp, pb) [Gaea] Reprint (Berkley 1984) sf novel, 3rd in the “Titan” trilogy.
• * _Demon (Ace 0-441-14267-2, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $5.50, 464pp, pb, cover by Todd Cameron Hamilton) [Gaea] Reissue (Putnam 1984) sf novel, third book of the “Titan” trilogy; fourth printing.
• * *The Golden Globe (Ace 0-441-00558-6, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $22.95, 425pp, hc, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Eight Worlds] SF novel of an actor and wanted con-man, touring the solar system with a Shakespearean troupe.
• * _The Golden Globe (SFBC #01396, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $11.50, 425pp, hc, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Eight Worlds] Reprint (Ace 1998) SF novel of a planet-hopping thespian/con man. This is similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Millenium (Ace 0-441-53183-0, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $4.99, 249pp, pb, cover by Todd Cameron Hamilton) Reissue (Berkley 1983) sf novel; fourth printing.
• * _Millennium (Sphere 0-7221-8839-0, 1985, £1.99, 216pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 1983) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Millennium (Berkley 0-425-07674-1, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $2.95, 247pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 1983) sf novel. First mass market edition.
• * _Millennium (Ace 0-441-53183-0, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.95, 247pp, pb) Reissue (Berkley 1983) sf novel. A Movie tie-in edition even though the movie hasn’t appeared yet. Sixth Ace/Berkley printing.
• * _Millennium (Orbit 0-7221-8839-0, Oct ’89, £3.50, 216pp, pb) Reissue (Berkley 1983) sf novel. This is the film tie-in edition.
• * _The Ophiuchi Hotline (Berkley 0-425-07192-8, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.95, 234pp, pb) [Eight Worlds] Reprint (Dial 1977) sf novel.
• * _The Ophiuchi Hotline (Ace 0-441-63484-2, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $4.50, 234pp, pb, cover by Todd Cameron Hamilton) [Eight Worlds] Reprint (Dial 1977) sf novel, part of the “Eight Worlds” series. Recommended (CNB).
• * _The Ophiuchi Hotline (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21734-7, Apr ’94, £4.99, 247pp, pb) [Eight Worlds] Reprint (Dial 1977) SF novel.
• * _The Persistence of Vision (Berkley 0-425-07300-9, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.95, 288pp, pb) Reprint (Dial 1978) collection of nine stories. The title story won the Nebula. Highly recommended. (CNB)
• * _Picnic on Nearside (Berkley 0-425-07120-0, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $2.95, 260pp, pb) Reissue (Berkley 1980, as The Barbie Murders) collection.
• * *PRESS ENTER [] (SFBC #13973, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $7.98, 148pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) SF novella, winner of both the Hugo and Nebula awards. The introduction is by David G. Hartwell. First solo publication. This is part of the SFBC Collection and has ISBN 1-56865-279-8. There is a special price of $2.98 with any purchase.
• * *Steel Beach (Ace/Putnam 0-399-13759-9, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $22.95, 479pp, hc, cover by Todd Cameron Hamilton) [Eight Worlds] Sf novel set in Varley’s Eight Worlds universe. Highly recommended (CNB).
• * _Steel Beach (SFBC #01221, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $10.98, 479pp, hc, cover by Todd Cameron Hamilton) [Eight Worlds] Reprint (Ace 1992) sf novel, part of Varley’s “Eight Worlds” series. Similar to the Ace edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and the SFBC number is on the back jacket.
• * _Steel Beach (Easton Press no ISBN, Dec ’92, no price, 479pp, hc) [Eight Worlds] Sf novel, part of Varley’s Eight Worlds series, with an introduction by James Gunn and artwork by Todd Cameron Hamilton. This edition is being published “simultaneously” with the Ace/Putnam edition listed six months ago. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Signed First Editions of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _Steel Beach (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21735-5, Jul ’93, £8.99, 480pp, tp, cover by Bill Gregory) [Eight Worlds] Reprint (Ace/Putnam 1992) sf novel in the loosely-knit “Eight Worlds” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Steel Beach (Ace 0-441-78565-4, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $5.99, 566pp, pb, cover by Todd Cameron Hamilton) [Eight Worlds] Reprint (Ace/Putnam 1992) sf novel, part of Varley’s “Eight Worlds” series. A Hugo Award nominee. Recommended (CNB).
• * _Steel Beach (HarperCollins UK 0-00-647726-7, Jan ’94, £5.99, 566pp, pb) [Eight Worlds] Reprint (Ace 1992) sf novel.