The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

BISCHOFF, DAVID (Frederick) (1951- ); see under Mark Grant (stories) (chron.)

• * *Abduction: The UFO Conspiracy (Warner 0-446-35489-9, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $4.95, 328pp, pb, cover by Don Puckey) [UFO Conspiracy] Associational thriller with man-made UFOs.
• * *Aliens vs. Predator #2: Hunter’s Planet (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56556-7, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $4.99, 260pp, pb, cover by John Bolton) [Aliens vs. Predator] SF novelization. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox.
• * *Aliens vs. Predator: Hunter’s Planet (with Steve Perry) (Millennium 1-85798-228-2, Dec ’94, £4.99, 260pp, pb, cover by John Bolton) [Aliens vs. Predator] SF novelization. Volume 2 in the series. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam Spectra) edition.
• * _Aliens vs. Predator: Prey/Hunter’s Planet (with Steve Perry & Stephani Perry) See entry under Steve Perry.
• * _Aliens: Genocide (Millennium 1-85798-225-8, Aug ’94, £4.99, 281pp, pb, cover by David Dorman) [Aliens] Reprint (Bantam 1994) sf novelization. Volume four in the series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Aliens: Genocide (Orion 0-75281-743-4, Nov ’98, £4.99, 247pp, pb, cover by Dimitrios Patelis) [Aliens] Reissue (Bantam 1994) SF novel. Book four in the ‘Aliens’ series.
• * *Aliens™: Genocide (Bantam 0-553-56371-8, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $4.99, 281pp, pb, cover by David Dorman) [Aliens] Sf novelization, third book of a series based on the Dark Horse Comics graphic novels based on the films Alien and Aliens. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox.
• * _Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Tasteless Pleasure (with Harry Harrison) See entry under Harry Harrison.
• * _Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Ten Thousand Bars (with Harry Harrison) See entry under Harry Harrison.
• * _Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of the Hippies from Hell (with Harry Harrison) See entry under Harry Harrison.
• * *The Blob (Dell 0-440-20214-0, Aug ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 210pp, pb) Sf/horror novelization.
• * _The Blob (Star 0-352-32374-4, Apr ’89, £2.50, 210pp, pb) Reprint (Dell 1988) sf/horror novelization. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Crow: Quoth the Crow (HarperPrism 0-06-105825-4, Jan ’98, $13.00, 277pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Crow] Novelization based on the movie based on the comic book. Copyrighted by Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation.
• * _The Crow: Quoth the Crow (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648364-X, May ’98, £5.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Crow] Reprint (HarperPrism 1998) novelisation based on the movie based on the comic books. Copyrighted by Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Daniel M. Pinkwater’s Melvinge of the Megaverse #1: Night of the Living Shark! (Ace 0-441-57482-3, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $3.99, 153pp, pb, cover by Steve Fastner & Rick Larson) Humorous sf novel based on a concept and with an afterword by Pinkwater. Space nerd Melvinge is menaced by various peculiar creatures on his way to the biggest mall in the universe. Packaged and copyrighted by General Licensing Company, a Byron Preiss subsidiary.
• * *Deception: The UFO Conspiracy (Warner 0-446-35491-0, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.95, 324pp, pb) [UFO Conspiracy] Thriller with sf elements about a conspiracy involving UFO sightings that may be centered around real aliens, second book of the “UFO Conspiracy” series.
• * *The Destiny Dice (NAL/Signet 0-451-13489-3, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $2.95, 238pp, pb) [Gaming Magi] Fantasy novel, Book One of “The Gaming Magi”.
• * _The Destiny Dice (NAL Signet 0-451-16076-2, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 238pp, pb) [Gaming Magi] Reissue (NAL Signet 1985) fantasy novel, book one of the “Gaming Magi” series; third printing.
• * _Dr. Dimension (with John DeChancie) See entry under John DeChancie.
• * _Dr. Dimension: Masters of Spacetime (with John DeChancie) See entry under John DeChancie.
• * *Dragonstar Destiny (with Thomas F. Monteleone) (Ace 0-441-16676-8, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.50, 216pp, pb) [Dragonstar] Science fiction novel. Conclusion of the “Dragonstar” trilogy. A dinosaur space opera.
• * _Forbidden World (with Ted White) See entry under Ted White.
• * *Galactic Warriors (Ace 0-441-27256-8, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $2.75, 188pp, pb) [Star Hounds] Sf novel, “Star Hounds” #2.
• * _Gerry Anderson’s Space Precinct: The Deity-Father (Voyager 0-00-648216-3, Sep ’95, £4.99, 289pp, pb) [Space Precinct] Reprint (HarperPrism 1995) SF novelisation. Book 1 in a series based on the TV show. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Gremlins 2: The New Batch (Avon 0-380-76061-4, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $3.95, 225pp, pb) Movie tie-in novelization of the horror/fantasy film.
• * _Gremlins 2: The New Batch (Corgi 0-552-13731-6, Jul ’90, £2.99, 225pp, pb) Reprint (Avon 1990) novelization, based on the screenplay by Charlie Haas.
• * _The Judas Cross (with Charles Sheffield) See entry under Charles Sheffield.
• * *The Macrocosmic Conflict (Ace 0-441-78169-1, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $2.95, 202pp, pb) [Star Hounds] Sf novel, conclusion of the “Star Hounds” trilogy.
• * *The Manhattan Project (Avon 0-380-75125-9, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $2.95, 216pp, pb) Sf movie novelization based on a screenplay by Marshall Brickman and Thomas Baum.
• * _Mutants Amok [as by Mark Grant] See entry under Mark Grant.
• * _Mutants Amok #2: Mutant Hell [as by Mark Grant] See entry under Mark Grant.
• * _Mutants Amok #3: Rebel Attack [as by Mark Grant] See entry under Mark Grant.
• * _Mutants Amok #4: Holocaust Horror [as by Mark Grant] See entry under Mark Grant.
• * *Night of the Dragonstar (with Thomas F. Monteleone) (Berkley 0-425-07963-5, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $2.95, 264pp, pb) [Dragonstar] Sf novel, sequel to Day of the Dragonstar, described in the publicity as “lizards from outer space.” It isn’t a “V” novel.
• * *A Personal Demon (with Richard W. Brown & Linda Richardson) (NAL/Signet 0-451-13814-7, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $2.95, 253pp, pb) [Anathae] Fantasy novel. Portions appeared previously as stories by “Michael F.X. Milhaus." (Contents)
• * *Revelation: The UFO Conspiracy (Warner 0-446-35493-7, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $5.99, 355pp, pb) [UFO Conspiracy] Thriller with sf elements about a conspiracy involving UFO sightings that may be centered around real aliens, third book of the “UFO Conspiracy” series.
• * *seaQuest DSV: The Ancient (Ace 0-441-00042-8, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $4.99, 228pp, pb) [seaQuest DSV] Sf novelization based on the TV series, third book of a series. Copyrighted by MCA.
• * _seaQuest DSV: The Ancient (Millennium 1-85798-186-3, May ’94, £14.99, 198pp, hc) [seaQuest DSV] Reprint (Ace 1994) SF novelization. [First U.K. edition]
• * _seaQuest DSV: The Ancient (Orion 1-85797-226-0, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], £4.99, 198pp, pb) [seaQuest DSV] Reprint (Ace 1994) SF novelization. Volume three in the series.
• * _The Selkie (with Charles Sheffield) See entry under Charles Sheffield.
• * *Space Precinct #1: The Deity Father (HarperPrism 0-06-105612-X, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $4.99, 289pp, pb) [Space Precinct] Novelization based on the television show created by Gerry Anderson. Copyrighted by Grove Television Enterprises.
• * *Space Precinct #2: Demon Wing (HarperPrism 0-06-105613-8, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $4.99, 224pp, pb) [Space Precinct] Novelization based on the TV show created by Gerry Anderson. Copyrighted by Grove Television Enterprises.
• * *Space Precinct #3: Alien Island (HarperPrism 0-06-105626-X, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $4.99, 257pp, pb) [Space Precinct] SF novelization, third in the series based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Grove Television Enterprises.
• * _Space Precinct: Alien Island (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648232-5, Mar ’96, £4.99, 257pp, pb) [Space Precinct] Reprint (HarperPrism 1996) SF novelisation. Volume III in the series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Space Precinct: Demon Wing (HarperCollins Voyager 0-00-648231-7, Dec ’95, £4.99, 224pp, pb) [Space Precinct] Reprint (HarperPrism 1995) SF novelisation. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Star Hounds, Book One: The Infinite Battle (Ace 0-441-37018-7, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $2.75, 171pp, pb) [Star Hounds] Sf novel, “Star Hounds” #1.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation #25: Grounded (Pocket 0-671-79747-6, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $5.50, 273pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Grounded (Titan 1-85286-462-1, Mar ’93, £3.99, 273pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Sf novelization. The author’s name is consistently misspelt as Bishoff on the book. Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition.
• * _Tin Woodman (with Dennis R. Bailey) (Ace 0-441-81293-7, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $2.75, 182pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1979) sf novel. 2nd Ace printing.
• * *The Unicorn Gambit (NAL/Signet 0-451-14446-5, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $2.95, 221pp, pb) [Gaming Magi] Fantasy novel, Book 3 of “The Gaming Magi”.
• * _Wargames (SFBC #3744, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $4.98, 153pp, hc) Reprint (Dell 1983) movie novelization, based on a script by Lasker & Parkes. First hardcover edition.
• * *Wraith Board (NAL/Signet 0-451-13669-1, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $2.95, 238pp, pb) [Gaming Magi] Gaming fantasy novel, “The Gaming Magi” #2.

BISHOFS, MARIS

• * *The Alien Diaries (Adama 0-915361-44-2, Jun ’86 [Dec ’86], $9.95, 115pp, hc) Pictorial — minimalist cartoons purporting to give an alien’s impressions of New York City.

BISHOP, ANNE (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Daughter of the Blood (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45671-8, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $5.99, 412pp, pb, cover by Matthew Innis) [Black Jewels] Fantasy novel, book one of the “Black Jewels” trilogy. A young Witch suffers abuse while learning to control the powers that should make her ruler. A first novel.

BISHOP, CARLY; pseudonym of Cheryl McGonigle

• * *Prince of Dreams (Harlequin 0-373-79004-X, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $3.25, 252pp, pb, cover by Joe Ovies) Fantasy romance in the “Dreamscape” line. A beautiful doctor forms a psychic bond with a handsome Hollywood director in a coma.

BISHOP, DAVID (chron.)

• * *Judge Dredd: Cursed Earth Asylum (Virgin 0-352-32893-2, Dec ’93, £4.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Arthur Ransom) [Judge Dredd] Sf novelization, based on the comic strip from 2000 AD.
• * *Judge Dredd: Silencer (Virgin 0-352-32960-2, Nov ’94, £4.99, 246pp, pb, cover by Frank Quitely) [Judge Dredd] SF novelization, based on the comic strip.
• * *Judge Dredd: The Savage Amusement (Virgin 0-352-32874-6, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], £3.99, 262pp, pb, cover by Cliff Robinson) [Judge Dredd] Sf novelization, based on the comic strip from 2000 AD.
• * _Who Killed Kennedy (with James Stevens) See entry under James Stevens.

BISHOP, MICHAEL (Lawson) (1945- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Ancient of Days (Arbor House 0-87795-724-X, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $16.95, 354pp, hc) Sf novel, an expansion of “Her Habiline Husband”. Highly recommended. (DLN)
• * _Ancient of Days (SFBC #1604, Nov ’85 [Dec ’85], $7.98, 337pp, hc) Reprint (Arbor House 1985) sf novel of a homo habilis alive in modern America. The original novella covered the ground completely. (CNB)
• * _Ancient of Days (Tor 0-812-53197-3, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $3.95, 409pp, pb) Reprint (Arbor House 1985) sf novel of a habiline proto-human in modern America.
• * _Ancient of Days (Paladin 0-586-08618-8, Nov ’87, £4.95, 368pp, tp) Reprint (Arbor House 1985) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Ancient of Days (Tor/Orb 0-312-89027-3, Feb ’95, $13.95, 354pp, tp) Reprint (Arbor House 1985) SF novel about a homo habilis living in modern America.
• * *Apartheid, Superstrings, and Mordecai Thubana (Pulphouse/Axolotl Press no ISBN, Jul ’89, $10.00, 95pp, tp) Original story, with an introduction by Lewis Shiner. This is a signed, limited edition of 500 copies. Also available in a signed, numbered, limited hardcover edition of 300 copies ($35.00) and a signed, numbered, leatherbound limited edition of 100 copies ($65.00). (Contents)
• * *At the City Limits of Fate (Edgewood Press 0-9629066-6-2, 1996 [Oct ’96], $14.00, 328pp, tp, cover by Rick Berry) Collection of 15 mostly recent stories. Order from Edgewood Press, PO Box 380264, Cambridge MA 02238. (Contents)
• * *Author’s Choice Monthly Issue 15: Emphatically Not SF, Almost (Pulphouse no ISBN, Dec ’90 [Jan ’91], $4.95, 102pp+, tp, cover by George Barr) Collection of nine stories with an introduction by the author. A hardcover edition ($25.00) is also available. A deluxe leatherbound edition ($50.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * *Brittle Innings (Bantam 0-553-08136-5, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $21.95, 502pp, hc, cover by Michael Dudash) [Frankenstein] Baseball fantasy novel that blends the magic of baseball, the coming-of-age tale, and the Frankenstein myth.
• * _Brittle Innings (Bantam 0-553-56943-0, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $5.99, 516pp, pb, cover by Tim Jacobus) [Frankenstein] Reprint (Bantam 1994) baseball fantasy novel, a coming-of-age tale that combines baseball fantasy with the Frankenstein myth.
• * *Close Encounters with the Deity (Peachtree 0-931948-96-7, Sep ’86 [Jun ’86], $15.95, 306pp, hc) Collection of 14 stories, with a foreword by Isaac Asimov. The stories are previously uncollected magazine reprints; so is the foreword, which originally appeared in IASFM. (Contents)
• * *Close Encounters with the Deity (Peachtree 0-934601-07-0, Sep ’86 [Jun ’86], $8.95, 306pp, tp) Trade paperback edition of the above.
• * *Count Geiger’s Blues (Tor 0-312-85199-5, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $19.95, 374pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) Comic sf novel about an editor who develops superpowers after exposure to radioactive water and can’t avoid becoming a superhero and pop culture icon.
• * _Count Geiger’s Blues (Tor/Orb 0-312-89008-7, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $12.95, 374pp, tp, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Tor 1992) comic SF novel.
• * _A Funeral for the Eyes of Fire (Kerosina 0-948893-39-7, Jun ’89, £13.95, 255pp, hc, cover by Marshall Matteer) Reprint (Pocket 1980 as Eyes of Fire) sf novel. This edition has been revised and contains a new introduction by the author and an afterword by Ian Watson. Limited to 750 copies. A considerably different version was published by Ballantine in 1975. Also available in a slipcased edition (0-948893-38-9) of 250 copies, bound with a hardcover edition of Within the Walls of Tyre for £40.00. A leatherbound edition of 26 copies was also produced for private circulation.
• * _No Enemy But Time (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28187-9, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $4.95, 338pp, pb) Reprint (Timescape 1982) Nebula Award-winning prehistoric time-travel sf novel.
• * _No Enemy But Time (BOMC no ISBN, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $14.95, 397pp, hc) Reprint (Timescape 1982) Nebula Award-winning sf novel. This is an exclusive BOMC edition.
• * _No Enemy But Time (Easton Press no ISBN, Apr ’91, no price, 397pp, hc) Reprint (Timescape 1982) Nebula Award-winning time-travel sf novel, with an introduction by Pamela Sargent and artwork by Ellen Farley. This leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * *One Winter in Eden (Arkham House 0-87054-096-3, Mar ’84 [Jan ’84], $13.95, 273pp, hc) Collection of 12 stories, with illustrations by Andrew Smith. (Contents)
• * _Philip K. Dick Is Dead, Alas (Grafton 0-586-20151-3, Nov ’88, £3.99, 411pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1987, as The Secret Ascension) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Philip K. Dick Is Dead, Alas (Tor/Orb 0-312-89002-8, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $12.95, 341pp, tp, cover by Tom Canty) Reprint (Tor 1987 as The Secret Ascension) sf novel, a Philip K. Dick pastiche with PKD as a character.
• * _The Quickening (Pulphouse 1-56146-512-7, May ’91, $1.95, 45pp, pb, cover by George Barr) Reprint sf short story, a Nebula Award winner that originally appeared in Universe 11 and in Bishop’s collection One Winter in Eden. Short story paperback #12.
• * *The Secret Ascension (Tor 0-312-93031-3, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $16.95, 341pp, hc) Sf novel of an alternate U.S., a Philip K. Dick pastiche, starring Philip K. Dick as a character.
• * _The Secret Ascension (Tor 0-812-53157-4, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $4.50, 341pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1988) alternate world sf novel, a Philip K. Dick pastiche featuring Dick as a character. It has appeared in England under the author’s original title, Philip K. Dick is Dead, Alas.
• * *Time Pieces (Edgewood Press 0-9629066-7-0, Jul ’98 [Dec ’98], $12.00, 90pp, tp, cover by Jamie Bishop) Collection of 49 poems, 14 original. Includes the winner of the 1979 Rhysling Award for Best Long Poem. Order from Edgewood Press, PO Box 380264, Cambridge MA 02238. (Contents)
• * *Unicorn Mountain (Morrow Arbor House 0-87795-953-6, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $18.95, 367pp, hc) Realistic contemporary fantasy novel about unicorns and AIDS, with strong characterization.
• * _Unicorn Mountain (SFBC #14230, Nov ’88 [Dec ’88], $7.98, 406pp, hc) Reprint (Morrow Arbor House 1988) fantasy novel about unicorns and AIDS.
• * _Unicorn Mountain (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27904-1, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $4.95, 418pp, pb) Reprint (Arbor House 1988) contemporary fantasy novel about AIDS victims, American Indians, ghosts, and unicorns. Powerful and realistic, this book is filled with memorable, beautifully-drawn characters. Recommended (SW).
• * _Unicorn Mountain (Grafton 0-246-13465-8, Aug ’89, £7.95, 348pp, tp, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Arbor House 1988) marvellous sf/fantasy novel that manages to blend unicorns, AIDS and Indian mysticism. One of the best books of the year. Strongly recommended. (PSP) Also available in hardcover (-13462-3, £12.95). [First U.K. edition]
• * _Unicorn Mountain (Grafton 0-586-20617-5, Aug ’90, £4.50, 495pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Arbor House 1988) fantasy novel.
• * *Who Made Stevie Crye? (Arkham House 0-87054-099-8, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $15.95, 309pp, hc) Fantasy/horror novel with illustrations by Jeffrey K. Porter.
• * _Who Made Stevie Crye? (Headline 0-7472-3043-9, Nov ’87, £4.95, 309pp, tp) Reprint (Arkham House 1984) horror novel. Contains the original illustrations by J.K. Potter. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Within the Walls of Tyre (Kerosina 0-948893-41-9, Jun ’89, £4.50, 47pp, tp) Screenplay adaptation of one of Bishop’s better-known stories. Limited to 350 copies in this form. Also available in a hardcover edition (-40-0) bound with the slipcased edition of A Funeral for the Eyes of Fire.

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• * *Light Years and Dark (Berkley 0-425-07214-2, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $8.95, 498pp, tp) Massive anthology of original and reprint stories by authors including Gregory Benford, Urusla K. Le Guin, Gene Wolfe, and Roger Zelazny. (Contents)
• * *Nebula Awards 23 (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-665475-X, Apr ’89, $12.95, 370pp, tp) Anthology of 15 1987 Nebula-nominated stories plus the Rhysling Poetry Award winners. Also announced in hardcover (-164930-8, $21.95). (Contents)
• * *Nebula Awards 24 (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-665474-1, Apr ’90, $13.95, 302pp, tp, cover by Michael Stuckey) Anthology of 14 Nebula Award-nominated stories plus the Rhysling Poetry Award winners plus a review of sf film in 1989. A hardcover edition (-164932-4, $21.95) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * *Nebula Awards 25 (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-164933-2, Apr ’91, $24.95, 346pp, hc, cover by Vaughan Andrews) Anthology of 11 stories including the 1989 Nebula winners plus an excerpt from the winning novel The Healer’s War plus the Rhysling Poetry Award winners and some non-fiction commentary. A trade paperback edition (-665473-3, $14.95) was announced but not seen. (Contents)