The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

VONNEGUT, KURT, Jr. (stories) (continued)

• * _Fates Worth Than Death (Jonathan Cape 0-224-02918-5, Oct ’91, £14.99, 240pp, hc, cover by Huntley & Muir) Reprint (Putnam 1991) autobiographical collage of the 1980s. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Galapagos (Delacorte 0-385-29416-6, Oct ’85 [Sep ’85], $16.95, 295pp, hc) Sf novel partly set a million years in the future, where a group of stranded tourists in the Galapagos have sired the only human survivors. There is also a signed limited edition.
• * _Galapagos (Dell 0-440-12779-3, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $4.50, 295pp, pb) Reprint (Delacorte 1985) literary sf novel.
• * _Galapagos (Grafton 0-586-06482-6, Mar ’87, £2.95, 269pp, pb) Reprint (Delacorte 1985) sf novel.
• * _Galapagos (Paladin 0-586-09045-2, Nov ’90, £4.99, 237pp, tp, cover by Kathy Dickinson) Reprint (Delacorte 1985) literary sf novel.
• * _Galapagos (Dell 0-440-12779-3, May ’92, $5.99, 295pp, pb, cover by Gene Greif) Reissue (Delacorte 1985) sf novel; sixth printing.
• * _Galápagos (Flamingo 0-586-09045-2, Jul ’94, £5.99, 237pp, tp, cover by Andy Lovell) Reprint (Delacorte 1985) sf novel.
• * _God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (Grafton 0-586-02279-1, Jun ’86 [Aug ’86], £2.50, 222pp, pb) Reissue (Holt 1965) satirical mostly mainstream novel.
• * _God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (Dell 0-440-12929-X, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $4.95, 190pp, pb) Reissue (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1965) associational novel.
• * _God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (Dell 0-440-12929-X, Nov ’91 [Dec ’91], $5.99, 190pp, pb, cover by Gene Greif) Reissue (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1965) mostly mainstream novel with some sf elements and Kilgore Trout as a character; 45th printing.
• * _God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (Delta 0-385-33347-1, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $11.95, 275pp, tp, cover by Gene Greif) Reprint (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1965) associational novel.
• * _God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater: or, Pearls Before Swine (Delacorte/Delta 0-385-28334-2, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $9.95, 217pp, pb) Reissue (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1965) mostly mainstream novel but parts take place at a sf convention and sf writer Kilgore Trout is an important character.
• * _Happy Birthday, Wanda June (Dell/Delta 0-385-28386-5, Oct ’85, $9.95, 199pp, pb) Reissue (Delacorte 1971) fantasy play.
• * _Hocus Pocus (Vintage 0-09-987710-4, Oct ’91, £5.99, 269pp, pb, cover by Huntley & Muir) Reprint (Putnam 1990 as Hocus Pocus or, What’s the Hurry, Son?) literary sf novel.
• * _Hocus Pocus (Berkley 0-425-13021-5, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $5.99, 324pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1990 as Hocus Pocus, Or What’s the Hurry Son?) satirical literary sf novel set in a 21st-century dystopian America.
• * _Hocus Pocus (Berkley 0-425-16129-3, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $13.00, 322pp, tp) Reprint (Putnam 1990 as Hokus Pokus, Or What’s the Hurry, Son?) satirical literary SF novel.
• * *Hocus Pocus or, What’s the Hurry, Son? (Putnam 0-399-13524-3, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $21.95, 302pp, hc, cover by Paul Bacon) Satirical literary sf novel of a 21st century dystopian America.
• * _Hocus Pocus or, What’s the Hurry, Son? (BOMC no ISBN, Sep ’90, $18.95, 304pp, hc) Reprint (Putnam 1990) satirical sf novel. This differs from the original edition by a special BOMC mark on the back and the lack of an ISBN and price.
• * _Hocus Pocus or, What’s the Hurry, Son? (Jonathan Cape 0-224-02917-7, Oct ’90, £13.99, 302pp, hc, cover by Huntley & Muir) Reprint (Putnam 1990) literary sf novel.
• * _Jailbird (Dell 0-440-15473-1, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $6.99, 288pp, pb, cover by Gene Greif) Reissue (Delacorte 1979) associational non-sf novel; 15th printing.
• * _Mother Night (Delacorte/Delta 0-385-28667-8, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $9.95, 202pp, pb) Reissue (Fawcett 1962) mainstream novel listed for Vonnegut completists.
• * _Mother Night (Dell 0-440-15853-2, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $4.95, 192pp, pb) Reissue (Fawcett 1962) dark literary spy/fantasy novel.
• * _Mother Night (Dell 0-440-15853-2, Nov ’91 [Dec ’91], $5.99, 192pp, pb, cover by Gene Greif) Reissue (Fawcett 1962) associational mainstream novel; 26th printing.
• * _Player Piano (Delacorte/Delta 0-385-28797-6, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $9.95, 295pp, pb) Reissue (Scribners 1952) sf novel.
• * _Player Piano (Dell 0-440-17037-0, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $4.95, 295pp, pb) Reissue (Scribner’s 1952) sf novel. Highly recommended. (CNB)
• * _Player Piano (Paladin 0-586-09002-9, Aug ’90 [Sep ’90], £4.99, 317pp, tp, cover by Katherine Dickinson) Reprint (Scribners 1952) literary sf novel.
• * _Player Piano (Dell 0-440-17037-0, Mar ’92 [Apr ’92], $5.99, 295pp, pb, cover by Gene Greif) Reissue (Scribner’s 1952) sf novel; 35th printing.
• * _The Sirens of Titan (Dell/Delta 0-385-29421-2, Oct ’85, $9.95, 319pp, pb) Reissue (Dell 1959) sf novel.
• * _The Sirens of Titan (Gollancz 0-575-03819-5, Mar ’86, £2.95, 224pp, pb) Reprint (Dell 1959) satiric sf novel. “Gollancz Classic SF” #1.
• * _The Sirens of Titan (Dell 0-440-17948-3, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $4.95, 319pp, pb) Reissue (Dell 1959) sf extravaganza. Highly recommended. (CNB)
• * _The Sirens of Titan (Gollancz 0-575-04566-3, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], £3.50, 224pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) Reprint (Dell 1959) sf novel. Volume 1 in the “VGSF Classics” series.
• * _The Sirens of Titan (Easton Press no ISBN, 1990 [Sep ’91], no price, 315pp, hc) Reprint (Dell 1959) sf novel with a new introduction by the author and artwork by Richard Powers. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only. This is a 1990 book not seen until now.
• * _The Sirens of Titan (Dell 0-440-17948-3, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $5.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Gene Greif) Reissue (Dell 1959) satirical sf novel; 46th printing.
• * _The Sirens of Titan (Indigo 0-575-40023-4, Apr ’96, £5.99, 224pp, tp, cover by Gary Day-Ellison) Reprint (Dell 1959) humorous SF classic.
• * _The Sirens of Titan (Delta 0-385-33349-8, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $11.95, 326pp, tp, cover by Gene Greif) Reprint (Delacorte 1959) SF novel.
• * _Slapstick (Dell 0-440-18009-0, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $5.99, 243pp, pb, cover by Gene Greif) Reissue (Delacorte 1976 as Slapstick; Lonesome No More!) comic sf novel; 17th printing.
• * _Slapstick or Lonesome No More! (Paladin 0-586-08902-0, Mar ’89, £3.99, 188pp, tp, cover by Kathy Dickinson) Reissue (Cape 1976) literary sf novel.
• * _Slaughterhouse 5 (Paladin 0-586-08901-2, Mar ’89, £3.99, 160pp, tp, cover by Kathy Dickinson) Reissue (Delacorte 1960) sf novel.
• * _Slaughterhouse 5 (Vintage 0-09-980020-9, Mar ’91, £4.99, 155pp, tp) Reprint (Delacorte 1969) sf novel.
• * _Slaughterhouse Five (Jonathan Cape 0-224-61801-6, Feb ’86 [Mar ’86], £9.50, 192pp, hc) Reissue (Delacorte 1969) sf novel.
• * _Slaughterhouse Five (Delacorte 0-385-31208-3, Mar ’94 [Apr ’94], $22.50, 205pp, hc) Reissue (Delacorte 1969) classic anti-war sf novel. This is a special 25th Anniversary edition with a new introduction by the author.
• * _Slaughterhouse Five: or The Children’s Crusade (Dell/Delta 0-385-28940-5, Oct ’85, $9.95, 186pp, pb) Reprint (Delacorte 1969) sf novel.
• * _Slaughterhouse-Five (Dell 0-440-18029-5, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $4.95, 215pp, pb) Reissue (Delacorte 1969) sf satirical novel.
• * _Slaughterhouse-Five (Dell 0-440-18029-5, Dec ’91, $5.99, 215pp, pb, cover by Gene Greif) Reissue (Delacorte 1969) classic anti-war sf novel; 57th printing.
• * *Three Complete Novels (Random House/Wings 0-517-12436-X, May ’95 [Jul ’95], $12.99, 527pp, hc, cover by John Paul Genzo) Omnibus of three novels: Cat’s Cradle (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1963), God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1965), and Breakfast of Champions (Delacorte 1973). This is an instant remainder edition. (Contents)
• * *Timequake (Putnam 0-399-13737-8, Sep ’97 [Oct ’97], $23.95, 219pp, hc, cover by Paul Bacon) Satirical, semi-autobiographical, literary millennial SF novel. Kilgore Trout predicts a global timequake for 2001 that forces everyone to relive the ’90s.
• * _Timequake (Jonathan Cape 0-224-03640-8, Oct ’97, £15.99, 219pp, hc) Reprint (Putnam’s 1997) satirical SF novel, in which the universe of 2001 backs up ten years and forces everyone to relive the entire decade again. Kurt Vonnegut and his alter-ego Kilgore Trout have words on the subject. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Timequake (Berkley 0-425-16434-9, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $13.00, 250pp, tp) Reprint (Putnam 1997) satirical, literary, semi-autobiographical, millennial SF novel.
• * _Timequake (Vintage UK 0-09-927536-8, Aug ’98 [Nov ’98], £5.99, 219pp, tp) Reprint (Putnam’s 1997) satirical SF novel.
• * _Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons (Dell/Delta 0-385-29422-0, Oct ’85, $9.95, 285pp, pb) Reissue (Delacorte 1974); non-fiction, associational. Collection of essays, reviews, etc., with sf as one of the topics.
• * _Welcome to the Monkey House (Dell/Delta 0-385-29127-2, Oct ’85, $9.95, 298pp, pb) Reissue (Delacorte 1968) collection of stories and essays.
• * _Welcome to the Monkey House (Dell 0-440-19478-4, Nov ’91 [Dec ’91], $5.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Gene Greif) Reissue (Delacorte 1968) collection of 25 stories and essays; 50th printing.
• * _Welcome to the Monkey House (Delta 0-385-33350-1, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $11.95, 331pp, tp, cover by Gene Greif) Reprint (Delacorte 1968) collection of stories and essays.
• * *Welcome to the Monkey House/Palm Sunday/An Autobiographical Collage (Vintage UK 0-09-938781-6, Jul ’94, £8.99, 642pp, tp, cover by Huntley & Muir) Omnibus. Note that the cover reverses the order of titles. Includes an early Vonnegut short story collection plus essays. (Contents)

von NIEBELSCHUTZ, WOLF

• * _The Badger of Ghissi (Allen & Unwin/Unicorn 0-04-82372-6, Sep ’85 [Oct ’85], £2.95, 262pp, pb) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1963) fantasy novel, translated by Barrows Mussey from the first part of Die Kinder der Finsternis (Eugen Diederichs Verlag, Dusseldorf-Koln 1959).

von TROJAN, KURT (Oscar Eugene) (1937-2006) (stories)

• * *The Atrocity Shop (Altair Publishing 0-646-35405-1, 1998 [Aug ’98], $8.95, 172pp, tp, cover by Margaret Anne Davies) Near-future SF novel. Bonus Adulator works in a shop that provides unmentionable services to persons of power, while neo-Nazis and the radical Left run amok. Order from Altair, PO Box 475, Blackwood SA 5051, Australia; www.ozemail.com.au/~robsteph/altair.htm

VORNHOLT, JOHN (Blair, Jr.) (1951- ) (chron.)

• * _Babylon 5: Blood Oath (Boxtree 0-7522-0654-0, Oct ’95, £4.99, 232pp, pb, cover by Bob Parkin) [Babylon 5] Reprint (Dell 1995) SF novelisation. Third in the set of books based on the TV series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Babylon 5: Book #3: Blood Oath (Dell 0-440-22059-9, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $5.50, 247pp, pb, cover by Bob Larkin) [Babylon 5] SF novelization based on the TV series.
• * _Babylon 5: The Voice (Boxtree 0-7522-0644-3, Apr ’95, £4.99, 246pp, pb) [Babylon 5] Reprint (Dell 1995) SF novelisation based on the TV series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Babylon Five: Voices (Dell 0-440-22057-2, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $5.50, 246pp, pb, cover by Bob Parkin) [Babylon 5] Novelization based on characters from the TV show.
• * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Coyote Moon (Pocket Archway 0-671-01714-4, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $3.99, 164pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Young-adult novelization based on the TV show based on the movie. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * *Earth 2: Leather Wings (Ace 0-441-00198-X, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $4.99, 233pp, pb) [Earth 2] Novelization, #3 in the series based on the SF television show. Copyrighted by MCA Publishing Rights.
• * *The Fabulist (AvoNova 0-380-77320-1, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $4.50, 244pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) Historical fantasy novel — a supposed autobiography of Aesop that includes magical events.
• * *Primal Rage: The Avatars (Boulevard 1-57297-230-0, Mar ’97 [Jun ’97], $5.99, 245pp, pb) Novelization based on the video game. Copyrighted by Atari Games.
• * *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Prisoner of Cabin 13 (Pocket Archway 0-671-02115-X, Jun ’98 [Sep ’98], $4.50, 164pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization, 11th in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions.
• * *Spider-Man: Valley of the Lizard (Boulevard 1-57297-333-1, Jan ’98, $6.50, 255pp, pb, cover by Julie Bell) [Spider-Man] Novelization based on the comic-book character. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia; copyrighted by Marvel Characters.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation #39: Rogue Saucer (Pocket 0-671-54917-0, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $5.99, 271pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Contamination (Pocket 0-671-70561-X, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.95, 273pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization, #16 in the series.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Contamination (Titan 1-85286-359-5, Mar ’91, £2.99, 273pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with the U.S. (Pocket) edition.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Masks (Pocket 0-671-67980-5, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 277pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Sf novelization, seventh in the series.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Masks (Titan 1-85286-149-5, Jul ’89, £2.95, 277pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with the US (Pocket Books) edition.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Starfleet Academy #4: Capture the Flag (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-87998-7, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $3.99, 114pp, tp, cover by Catherine Huerta) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Young-adult Star Trek novelization, with illustrations by Todd Cameron Hamilton. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: The Dominion War Book One: Behind Enemy Lines (Pocket 0-671-02499-X, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $5.99, 269pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation: Dominion War] Star Trek novelization, book one of four. The title Behind Enemy Lines does not appear on the cover. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: The Dominion War Book Three: Tunnel Through the Stars (Pocket 0-671-02500-7, Dec ’98, $6.50, 269pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation: Dominion War] Star Trek novelization, book three of four. The title Tunnel Through the Stars does not appear on the cover. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: War Drums (Pocket 0-671-79236-9, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $4.99, 276pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization, #23 in the series.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: War Drums (Titan 1-85286-425-7, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], £3.99, 276pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition.
• * *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #8: Antimatter (Pocket 0-671-88560-X, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $5.50, 276pp, pb) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek: Generations (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-51901-8, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $3.99, 115pp, tp) [Star Trek] Young-adult Star Trek novelization of the movie, with eight pages of color photos. Copyright by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek: Mind Meld (Pocket 0-671-00258-9, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $5.99, 274pp, pb, cover by Dru Blair) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek: Sanctuary (Pocket 0-671-76994-4, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $4.99, 273pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization, #61 in the series.
• * *Star Trek: Sanctuary (Titan 1-85286-428-1, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], £3.99, 273pp, pb) [Star Trek] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition.

WADDELL, MARTIN S.; see pseudonym Catherine Sefton (stories)

• * _Harriet and the Robot (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-66021-7, May ’88 [Jun ’88], $2.50, 79pp, pb) [Harriet] Reprint (Little, Brown 1985) children’s sf novella in the “Harriet and...” series. It has very large print.

WADDINGTON, JAMES

• * *Bad to the Bone (Dedalus 1-873982-68-2, May ’98 [Apr ’98], £7.99, 194pp, tp, cover by David Smith) Literary fantasy novel of a star cyclist continually beaten by inferior opponents, until their trainer offers their secret. For a price.

WADE, ELIZABETH

• * _The Ashes of Tamar (Zebra 0-8217-2430-4, Aug ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.95, 416pp, pb) Reissue (? 1978) horror novel. Archaeologists unearth evil remains from the Israeli desert. Third printing.

WAGAR, W(alter) WARREN (1932-2004) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *A Short History of the Future (University of Chicago Press 0-226-86901-6, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $24.95, 323pp, hc) Speculative history of the next two hundred years told from the perspective of the year 2200 A.D. In the style of Well’s Things to Come.

WAGNER, BRUCE (stories)

• * *Wild Palms: The Teleplay (St. Martin’s 0-312-10616-5, Jan ’94 [Feb ’94], $13.95, 260pp, tp) Screenplay of the Oliver Stone sf TV miniseries, with a foreword by William Gibson.

WAGNER, JON

• * *Deep Space and Sacred Time: Star Trek in the American Mythos (with Jan Lundeen) (Greenwood Press/Praeger 0-275-96225-3, Sep ’98 [Oct ’98], $27.95, 264pp, hc) Critical examination of Star Trek’s optimistic vision of the future, exploring such issues as religion, race, gender, sexuality, evolution, and utopianism. Includes notes and index. Order from Praeger, 88 Post Road West, Greenwood CT 06881; orders 800-225-5800.

WAGNER, KARL EDWARD (1945-1994) (stories)

• * *Author’s Choice Monthly Issue 2: Unthreatened by the Morning Light (Pulphouse no ISBN, Oct ’89, $4.95, 101pp, tp) Collection of three stories, with an introduction by the author. Also available in a signed hardcover edition ($25.00). A Signed deluxe leatherbound edition ($50.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * _Bloodstone (Baen 0-671-72082-1, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.50, 308pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) [Kane] Reprint (Warner 1975) heroic fantasy novel in the “Kane” series.
• * *The Book of Kane (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-72-0, Oct ’85 [Nov ’85], $40.00 deluxe, signed edition, 224pp, hc) [Kane] [trade edition -73-9, $20.00] Collection of 5 stories featuring fantasy anti-hero Kane, with color illustrations by Jeff Jones. These stories are mostly from semi-pro sources. (Contents)
• * _Conan #16: The Road of Kings (Ace 0-441-11618-3, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $2.95, 211pp, pb) [Conan] Reprint (Bantam 1979). Another fantasy novel in the interminable series.
• * _Conan: The Road of Kings (Ace 0-441-11618-3, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $3.95, 211pp, pb, cover by Royo) [Conan] Reissue (Bantam 1979) fantasy novelization, sixteenth book of Ace’s “Conan” series; third printing.
• * _Dark Crusade (Baen 0-671-72059-7, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $3.95, 246pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) [Kane] Reprint (Warner 1976) fantasy novel, first book of the “Kane” series.