The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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Night Visions 4 ed. Anon. (Dark Harvest 0-913165-20-4, Oct ’87, $49.94, 275pp, hc) Original anthology with horror stories by Dean R. Koontz, Edward Bryant, and Robert McCammon (several stories each), plus an introduction by Clive Barker, and illustrations by Kevin Davies. Signed, boxed, limited edition of 500 copies.

Night Visions 4 ed. Anon. (Dark Harvest 0-913165-21-2, Oct ’87, $18.95, 275pp, hc) Trade edition of the above.

The Orbit Poster Book ed. Anon. (Orbit 0-7088-8247-1, Aug ’87, £6.95, 32pp, tp) Collection of covers from 16 recent Orbit books.

Rhysling Anthology 1987 ed. Anon. (SF Poetry Assc., Sep ’87, $2.00, 30pp, ph) Anthology of sf poetry, finalists for the 1987 Rhysling Awards.

Tourmalin’s Time Cheques F. Anstey (Greenhill 0-947898-48-4, Jan ’87 [1987], £8.95, 184pp, hc) Reprint (Arrowsmith 1891) time-travel novel. [Not seen]

Bearing an Hourglass Piers Anthony (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31315-1, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $3.95, 372pp, pb) [Incarnations of Immortality] Reissue (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel, “Incarnations of Immortality” #2; 5th printing, with 424,000 paperbacks in print.

Being a Green Mother Piers Anthony (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32222-3, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $16.95, 313pp, hc) [Incarnations of Immortality] Fantasy novel, Book 5 in the “Incarnations of Immortality” series.

Blue Adept Piers Anthony (Grafton 0-586-05445-6, Feb ’87, £2.50, 383pp, pb) [Apprentice Adept] Reissue (Del Rey 1981) sf/fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Apprentice Adept” series.

Chthon Piers Anthony (Ace 0-441-11880-1, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $3.50, 236pp, pb) [Chthon] Reprint (Ballantine 1967) sf novel.

Ghost Piers Anthony (Tor 0-812-53127-2, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $3.95, 279pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1986) sf/fantasy novel.

Mute Piers Anthony (NEL 0-450-05696-1, Jul ’87 [Aug ’87], £3.50, 441pp, pb) Reissue (Avon 1981) sf novel.

On a Pale Horse Piers Anthony (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33858-8, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $3.95, 325pp, pb) [Incarnations of Immortality] Reissue (Del Rey 1983) fantasy novel, “Incarnations of Immortality” #1; 10th printing, with 526,000 paperbacks in print.

Out of Phaze Piers Anthony (Ace/Putnam 0-399-13272-4, Jun ’87 [Apr ’87], $17.95, 288pp, hc) [Apprentice Adept] Fantasy novel, Book 4 of the “Apprentice Adept” series.

Phthor Piers Anthony (Ace 0-441-66238-2, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $2.95, 198pp, pb) [Chthon] Reprint (Berkley 1975) sf novel, sequel to Chthon.

Rings of Ice Piers Anthony (Avon 0-380-00036-9, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $3.50, 191pp, pb) Reissue (Avon 1974) sf disaster novel; 4th printing.

Shade of the Tree Piers Anthony (Tor 0-812-53103-5, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $3.95, 348pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1986) dark fantasy novel.

Shade of the Tree Piers Anthony (Grafton 0-586-07304-3, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], £2.95, 352pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1986) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]

Statesman Piers Anthony (Grafton 0-586-06272-6, Oct ’87, £2.95, 367pp, pb) [Bio of a Space Tyrant] Reprint (Avon 1986) sf novel. This edition is dated 1988. Volume 5 in the “Bio of a Space Tyrant” series. [First U.K. edition]

Tarot Piers Anthony (Ace 0-441-79841-1, Nov ’87, $8.95, 616pp, tp) [Tarot] Omnibus edition of a fantasy trilogy: God of Tarot (Jove 1979), Vision of Tarot (Berkley 1980), and Faith of Tarot (Berkley 1980); they’re combined, with new, continuous chapter numbering.

Vale of the Vole Piers Anthony (Avon 0-380-75287-5, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.95, 324pp, pb) [Xanth] Humorous fantasy novel in the “Xanth” series, first in a new trilogy.

Wielding a Red Sword Piers Anthony (SFBC #104927, Apr ’87, $5.98, 276pp, hc) [Incarnations of Immortality] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel, Book 4 of “Incarnations of Immortality”.

Wielding a Red Sword Piers Anthony (Grafton 0-586-07093-1, Jul ’87, £2.95, 368pp, pb) [Incarnations of Immortality] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 4 in the “Incarnations of Immortality” series. [First U.K. edition]

Wielding a Red Sword Piers Anthony (Severn House 0-7278-1462-1, Oct ’87, £10.95, 368pp, hc) [Incarnations of Immortality] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 4 in the “Incarnations of Immortality” series. [Not seen]

Wielding a Red Sword Piers Anthony (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32221-5, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $4.50, 313pp, pb) [Incarnations of Immortality] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel, #4 in the “Incarnations of Immortality” series.

With a Tangled Skein Piers Anthony (Severn House 0-7278-1397-8, Mar ’87, £9.95, 416pp, hc) [Incarnations of Immortality] Reprint (Del Rey 1985) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Incarnations of Immortality” series. [Not seen]

With a Tangled Skein Piers Anthony (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31885-4, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $3.95, 404pp, pb) [Incarnations of Immortality] Reissue (Del Rey 1985) fantasy novel, “Incarnations of Immortality” #3; 4th printing, with 385,000 paperbacks in print.

Dragon’s Gold Piers Anthony & Robert E. Margroff (Tor 0-812-53125-6, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], $3.95, 282pp, pb) [Kelvin of Rud] Fantasy novel.

Philip K. Dick: The Dream Connection ed. D. Scott Apel (Permanent Press, Mar ’87 [May ’87], $19.95, 296pp, hc) Mostly non-fiction, a collection of memoirs and essays on Dick, an interview with him, and a Dick short story. It’s a handsome, well printed book and a useful addition to collections, among the Dick flood. (CNB) Available only by mail (add $2.00 postage/handling) from D. Scott Apel, Box 700305, San Jose CA 95170. [Philip K. Dick]

Time After Time Allen Appel (Dell/Laurel Leaf 0-440-59116-3, Mar ’87 [Jan ’87], $6.95, 372pp, tp) [Alex Balfour] Reprint (Carroll & Graf 1975) time travel fantasy novel about a history professor who is projected back to the Russian Revolution by mysterious forces.

Sister Wolf Ann Arensberg (S&S Washington Square Press 0-671-64507-2, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $5.75, 191pp, tp) Reprint (Knopf 1980) contemporary novel with fantasy elements.

The Devouring F. W. Armstrong (Tor 0-812-52758-5, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $3.95, 283pp, pb) Horror novel.

After the Zap Michael Armstrong (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20438-9, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $3.50, 246pp, pb) Post-Electro-Magnetic-Pulse sf catastrophe novel (of a quirky sort); a first novel. Witty and thoroughly eccentric, it’s an entertaining work. Meet the Wonder Blimp and the bush punks! (FCM)

Daughter of the Bear King Eleanor Arnason (Avon 0-380-75109-7, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $3.50, 239pp, pb) Fantasy novel. Monday morning, she’s a housewife doing her wash in Minneapolis. Monday night she is battling a slimy/feathered monster and enjoying it. By Tuesday, the two worlds merge.

Daughter of the Bear King Eleanor Arnason (Headline 0-7472-3052-8, Dec ’87, £2.95, 239pp, pb) Reprint (Avon 1987) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]

Ballantine Books: The First Decade David Aronovitz (Bailiwick Books 0-9618295-0-8, Sep ’87, price unknown, 107pp, hc) Non-fiction, subtitled “A Bibliographical History & Guide of the Publisher’s Early Years.” This is a bibliography of all the Ballantine hardcover editions — sf and otherwise — from 1952 to 1957. Order from David Aronovitz, 781 E. Snell Rd., Rochester MI 48064.

The Discovery of King Arthur Geoffrey Ashe & Debrett’s Peerage (Holt 0-8050-0115-8, Jan ’87, $8.95, 224pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday/Anchor 1985) non-fiction, historical research into another candidate for the “real” Arthur. Associational.

The Laying of the Noone Walker Rosalind Ashe (Bantam UK 0-593-01168-6, Feb ’87 [Jun ’87], £9.95, 314pp, hc) Supernatural novel.

Shelter Marty Asher (Faber and Faber (US) 0-571-12953-6, May ’87, $6.95, 136pp, tp) Reprint (Arbor House 1986) fantasy novella about an obsessed man and a rock concert that saves the world.

The Star Trek Compendium Allan Asherman (Titan 0-907610-99-4, Aug ’87 [Dec ’87], £7.95, 184pp, tp) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1981) associational book about Star Trek. Revised edition. [First U.K. edition]

Alternate Asimovs Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-586-07162-8, Jun ’87, £3.50, 349pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1986) collection of previously unpublished drafts of three of Asimov’s stories. [First U.K. edition]

The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-246-13186-1, Aug ’87, £10.95, 345pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1986) mostly non-sf/fantasy, associational. Collection of 31 stories including some sf mysteries. 7 of the stories have not been collected before. [First U.K. edition]

The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov (Ballantine Fawcett 0-449-13287-0, Sep ’87, $4.50, 400pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1986) collection, associational with some sf elements.

The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-246-13180-2, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], £10.95, 320pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1986) collection of Asimov’s selection of his best sf stories and poems (excluding any Robot stories). [First U.K. edition]

Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain Isaac Asimov (Doubleday 0-385-23926-2, Sep ’87, $18.95, 332pp, hc) Sf novel, not a sequel to Fantastic Voyage but another book using the same basic idea, in a more plausible manner.

Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain Isaac Asimov (Doubleday 0-385-24392-8, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $125.00, 332pp, hc) This is the signed limited edition.

Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-246-13210-8, Oct ’87, £10.95, 392pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1987). Amazingly enough, this reprise of (rather than sequel to) Fantastic Voyage makes the original version look scientifically realistic and plausible by comparison. [First U.K. edition]

Foundation Isaac Asimov (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33627-5, Oct ’87, $3.95, 285pp, pb) [Foundation] Reissue (Gnome 1951) sf novel, first in the “Foundation” series; 17th Del Rey printing. Contains the 1982 introduction “The Story Behind the Foundation” by Asimov.

Foundation and Earth Isaac Asimov (QPB, Jun ’87, $8.95, 356pp, tp) [Foundation] Reprint (Doubleday 1986) sf novel. Reproduction of the hardcover in a soft cover the same as the jacket; no ISBN number.

Foundation and Earth Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-586-07110-5, Jul ’87, £3.50, 510pp, pb) [Foundation] Reprint (Doubleday 1986) sf novel. Volume 5 in the “Foundation” series.

Foundation and Earth Isaac Asimov (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35142-8, Aug ’87, $4.95, 494pp, pb) [Foundation] Reprint (Doubleday 1986) sf novel, #5 in the “Foundation” series. International edition.

Foundation and Earth Isaac Asimov (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33996-7, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $4.95, 494pp, pb) [Foundation] Reprint (Doubleday 1986) sf novel, #5 in the “Foundation” series.

Foundation and Empire Isaac Asimov (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33628-3, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.95, 285pp, pb) [Foundation] Reissue (Gnome 1952) sf novel, second in the “Foundation” series; 13th Del Rey printing, with the 1982 intro (same as in Foundation).

Foundation’s Edge Isaac Asimov (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-30898-0, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.95, 426pp, pb) [Foundation] Reissue (Doubleday 1982) sf novel, #4 in the “Foundation” series; 12th Del Rey printing.

New Guide To Science Isaac Asimov (Penguin 0-14-007621-2, Mar ’87, £8.95, 880pp, tp) Reprint (Basic 1984) layman’s guide to science. Fourth edition.

Pebble in the Sky Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-586-06952-6, Sep ’87, £2.95, 226pp, pb) [Trantorian Empire] Reprint (Doubleday 1950) sf novel. Volume 3 in the “Galactic Empire” series.

Robot Dreams Isaac Asimov (Gollancz 0-575-04021-1, Apr ’87, £10.95, 349pp, hc) Reprint (Berkley 1986) sf collection, including one original story, illustrated by Ralph McQuarrie. [First U.K. edition]

The Roving Mind Isaac Asimov (Oxford University Press 0-19-286077-1, Feb ’87, £5.95, 350pp, tp) Associational interest. Reprint (Prometheus 1983) collection of Asimov’s essays.

Second Foundation Isaac Asimov (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33629-1, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.95, 282pp, pb) [Foundation] Reissue (Gnome 1953) sf novel, third in the “Foundation” series; 12th Del Rey printing, with the 1982 introduction (same as in Foundation).

The Stars, Like Dust Isaac Asimov (SFBC #10814, Apr ’87 [May ’87], $4.98, 185pp, hc) [Trantorian Empire] Reissue (Doubleday 1951) sf novel.

The Subatomic Monster Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-586-05844-3, Mar ’87, £2.95, 288pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1985) collection of science columns from F&SF.

A Whiff of Death Isaac Asimov (Ballantine Fawcett 0-449-21461-3, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $3.50, 222pp, pb) Reprint (Avon 1958 as The Death Dealers) mystery novel; associational.

Beyond the Stars ed. Isaac Asimov (Severn House 0-7278-1374-9, Feb ’87, £8.95, 320pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1985 as first half of The Hugo Winners: Volume 4) sf anthology. [First U.K. edition]

The Dark Void ed. Isaac Asimov (Severn House 0-7278-1424-9, Jun ’87, £9.95, 239pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1985 as second half of The Hugo Winners: Volume 4) sf anthology. [First U.K. edition]

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 16 (1954) ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-200-1, May ’87, $3.50, 350pp, pb) Anthology of 17 stories from 1954.

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 17 (1955) ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-256-7, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $3.95, 349pp, pb) Anthology of 14 sf stories.

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