The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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Star Trek: The New Voyages ed. Sondra Marshak & Myrna Culbreath (Bantam 0-553-24636-4, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $2.95, 236pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reissue (Bantam 1976) collection; 11th printing.


Sci Fi William Marshall (Holt/Owl 0-03-071063-4, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $3.95, 192pp, pb) [Yellowthread Street] Associational. Reprint (Holt 1981) mystery set at a Hong Kong sf convention. Part of the “Yellowthread” mystery series.


The John W. Campbell Awards, Volume 5 ed. George R. R. Martin (Bluejay 0-312-94252-4, Jan ’84, $7.95, 238pp, tp) Anthology of work by Campbell winners and runners-up Jack L. Chalker, M.A. Foster, Carter Scholz, and C.J. Cherryh. Cherryh has a new novella and a reprint story; the other works are original novelettes.


The Soul Master Graham Dunstan Martin (Allen & Unwin 0-04-827094-6, 1984, £9.95, 292pp, hc) Sf/fantasy novel. [Not seen]


Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Les Martin (Random House 0-394-86389-5, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $3.95, 96pp, pb) [Indiana Jones] Juvenile adaptation of the film, illustrated with 50 color stills.


Marvel Comics’ Dune: the Official Comic Book Marvel Comics (Berkley 0-425-07632-6, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $3.95, 8.5" x 11" unpaginated, pb) [Dune] The full-color comic of the movie based on the Frank Herbert book.


Marvel Comics’ Dune: the Official Comic Book Marvel Comics (Berkley 0-425-07623-7, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.95, 159pp, pb) [Dune] Mass-market edition of the above, also in full color. [Frank Herbert]


Arcade Robert Maxxe (Doubleday 0-385-18941-9, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $15.95, 332pp, hc) Novel of video games manipulated by sinister alien forces.


The Adversary Julian May (Pan 0-330-28031-7, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], £1.95, 470pp, pb) [Pliocene Exile] Sf novel, Book Four and conclusion of “The Saga of Pliocene Exile” (called “The Saga of the Exiles” in the British books). This paperback edition precedes the U.S. hardcover, scheduled for April from Houghton Mifflin.


The Adversary Julian May (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-34410-7, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $15.95, 470pp, hc) [Pliocene Exile] Sf novel, Vol. IV in the “Saga of Pliocene Exile”. First U.S. edition (Pan 1984) and first hardcover.


The Nonborn King Julian May (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31421-2, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $3.50, 429pp, pb) [Pliocene Exile] Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1983) sf novel, Book Three in “The Saga of Pliocene Exile”.


The Pliocene Companion Julian May (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-36516-3, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $13.95, 219pp, hc) [Pliocene Exile] A guide to the people, places, and technology of May’s “Saga of Pliocene Exile”.


The Nonborn King & The Adversary Julian May (SFBC #1374, Aug ’84, $8.98, 760pp, hc) [Pliocene Exile] Omnibus edition of the last two volumes in the “Saga of Pliocene Exile”, The Nonborn King (Houghton Mifflin 1983) and The Adversary (Houghton Mifflin 1984).


Exile on Vlahil Ardath Mayhar (Doubleday 0-385-17825-5, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $11.95, 183pp, hc) Sf novel.


Lords of the Triple Moons Ardath Mayhar (Ace 0-441-49246-0, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $2.50, 139pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1983) sf novel.


Supergirl Norma Fox Mazer (Warner 0-446-32367-5, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $3.75, 230pp, pb) Movie novelization.


Quest of the Dawnstar Gordon McBain (Flare 0-380-86520-3, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $2.25, 144pp, pb) [Dawnstar] Young-adult sf novel, sequel to The Path of Exoterra.


Dinosaur Planet Anne McCaffrey (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31995-8, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.95, 202pp, pb) [Ireta] Reissue (Futura 1978) sf novel. 8th printing, over 300,000 copies in print.


Dinosaur Planet Survivors Anne McCaffrey (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-27246-3, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.95, 294pp, pb) [Ireta] Sf novel, sequel to Dinosaur Planet.


Dragonflight Anne McCaffrey (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31447-6, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.95, 303pp, pb) [Pern] Reissue (Ballantine 1968) sf novel in the “Pern” series; 24th printing, 890,000 copies in print.


Dragonquest Anne McCaffrey (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31448-4, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.95, 351pp, pb) [Pern] Reissue (Ballantine 1968) sf novel in the “Pern” series; 22nd printing, 950,000 in print.


The Harper Hall of Pern Anne McCaffrey (SFBC #36780, Jul ’84 [Aug ’84], $7.98, 501pp, hc) [Pern: Harper Hall] Omnibus edition of Dragonsong (Atheneum 1976), Dragonsinger (Atheneum 1977), and Dragondrums (Atheneum 1979), three sf novels of Pern.


Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern Anne McCaffrey (Corgi 0-552-99050-7, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], £3.95, 410pp, tp) [Pern] Reprint (Severn House 1983) sf novel, first paperback publication.


Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern Anne McCaffrey (SFBC #6166, May ’84, $5.98, 331pp, hc) [Pern] Reprint (Severn House 1983) sf novel in the “Pern” series.


Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern Anne McCaffrey (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-29873-X, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $3.50, 359pp, pb) [Pern] Reprint (Severn House 1983) sf novel.


Stitch in Snow Anne McCaffrey (Brandywyne 0-88733-010-X, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $30.00, 176pp, hc) This is a deluxe slipcased edition of 1,000 copies; a trade edition will follow later. It’s non-sf, associational, a romance novel about a writer who finds “unexpected love and suspense while stranded in a Denver snowstorm.”


The White Dragon Anne McCaffrey (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31336-4, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.95, 468pp, pb) [Pern] Reissue (Del Rey 1978) sf novel of “Pern”; 14th printing, 1,150,000 in print.


Mystery Walk Robert R. McCammon (SFBC #17871, May ’84, $5.50, 400pp, hc) Reprint (Holt Rinehart & Winston 1983) occult fantasy novel.


Usher’s Passing Robert R. McCammon (Holt Rinehart & Winston 0-03-061833-9, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $14.95, 401pp, hc) Horror/fantasy novel featuring the modern descendents of Poe’s Usher family.


The Last Supper Charles McCarry (Signet 0-451-12857-5, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $3.50, 442pp, pb) [Christopher Family] Reprint (Dutton 1983) near-future thriller. There’s a little bit of sf, which gives me an excuse to list it. McCarry is my favorite spy story writer, and I like to recommend The Tears of Autumn, The Secret Lovers, or The Better Angels to anyone who enjoys the field. Save this one, the conclusion of the series, for last. (CNB)


Isaac Asimov’s Space of Her Own ed. Shawna McCarthy (Doubleday 0-385-27953-1, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $12.95, 288pp, hc) Reprint (Davis 1983) anthology of sf and fantasy by female authors. First hardcover edition.


Video Screams 1983: The Official Source Book to Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy and Related Films on Videocassette and Disk John McCarty (FantaCo 0-938782-02-9, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $7.95, 253pp, tp) Guide listing over 600 films, with considerable emphasis on horror and low-budget productions.


California Bloodstock Terry McDonnell (Dell/Emerald 0-440-00931-6, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $3.25, 284pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan 1980) fantasy novel of the origins of California. This paperback gives no copyright information.


Flight of Honor Richard S. McEnroe (Bantam 0-553-24121-4, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.50, 149pp, pb) [Far Stars and Future Times] Sf novel, “Far Stars & Future Times” #2.


Blank Slate Mark J. McGarry (Signet 0-451-12921-0, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $2.75, 287pp, pb) Sf novel.


Fast and Furious: The Story of American International Pictures Mark Thomas McGee (McFarland 0-89950-091-9, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $17.95, 264pp, hc) Illustrated history of the bikini/ghoul/biker films etc. The promo material says: “In 1954 James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff started making movies. Twenty-five years later they still hadn’t made a good one!” History and complete data included.


Star Trek: The Entropy Effect Vonda N. McIntyre (Pocket 0-671-49300-0, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $2.95, 224pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reissue (Timescape 1981) Star Trek novelization. Number 2 in the series.


Star Trek: The Entropy Effect Vonda N. McIntyre (Gregg 0-8398-2831-4, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $10.95, 224pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Timescape 1981) Star Trek novelization. Number 2 in the series.


Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan Vonda N. McIntyre (Gregg 0-8398-2832-2, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $10.95, 223pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1982) novelization of the movie.


Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Vonda N. McIntyre (Pocket 0-671-49500-3, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $2.95, 297pp, pb) [Star Trek] Novelization of the third “Star Trek” movie. Number 17 in the series.


Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Vonda N. McIntyre (SFBC #3722, Jul ’84 [Aug ’84], $3.98, 219pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1984) novelization of the film script by Harve Bennett. Number 17 in the series.


Superluminal Vonda N. McIntyre (Gollancz 0-575-03422-X, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], £8.95, 298pp, hc) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1983) sf novel. First British edition.


Superluminal Vonda N. McIntyre (Pocket 0-671-53136-0, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.95, 279pp, pb) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1983) sf novel. First paperback edition.


The Dark Tide Dennis L. McKiernan (Doubleday 0-385-18747-5, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $11.95, 172pp, hc) [Iron Tower] Fantasy novel, first in the “Iron Tower” trilogy; a first novel.


The Darkest Day Dennis L. McKiernan (Doubleday 0-385-18920-6, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $11.95, 178pp, hc) [Iron Tower] Fantasy novel, conclusion of the “Iron Tower” trilogy.


Shadows of Doom Dennis L. McKiernan (Doubleday 0-385-18837-4, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $11.95, 174pp, hc) [Iron Tower] Fantasy novel, second in the “Iron Tower” trilogy.


The Forgotten Beasts of Eld Patricia A. McKillip (Berkley 0-425-06595-2, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $2.50, 217pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1974) fantasy novel, winner of the World Fantasy Award. Highly recommended. (CNB)


Moon-Flash Patricia A. McKillip (Atheneum 0-689-31049-8, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $10.95, 150pp, hc) [Moon-Flash] Young-adult sf novel. Recommended. (FCM)


Stepping from the Shadows Patricia A. McKillip (Berkley 0-425-07107-3, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $2.95, 207pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1982) novel, non-sf/fantasy; of associational interest. A semi-autobiographical novel about growing up.


The Throme of the Erril of Sherril Patricia A. McKillip (Ace/Tempo 0-441-80839-5, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $2.25, 165pp, pb) Collection including the title juvenile novella and a novelette, with illustrations by Judith Mitchell.


The Door in the Hedge Robin McKinley (Ace 0-441-15314-3, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.75, 216pp, pb) Reissue (Morrow 1981) fantasy collection of four stories.


The Hero and the Crown Robin McKinley (Morrow/Greenwillow 0-688-02593-5, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $11.50, 246pp, hc) [Damar] Fantasy novel, the “prequel” to The Blue Sword.


The Helix and the Sword John C. McLoughlin (Tor 0-812-54556-7, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.95, 293pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1983) sf novel.


Twentieth-Century Author Biographies Master Index ed. Barbara McNeil (Gale 0-8103-2095-9, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $60.00, 519pp, hc) Non-fiction, a reference work citing references to biographical articles, essays, and sketches in biographical dictionaries, etc. Many sf authors and editors are listed here, and the book should be useful for libraries. Also available in tp (-2096-7, $25.00).


The Dune Encyclopaedia ed. Dr. Willis E. McNelly (Berkley 0-425-06813-7, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $9.95, 526pp, tp) [Dune] Reference work, containing 11,000 indexed and cross-referenced entries dealing with the worlds, characters, etc., of Frank Herbert’s “Dune” series.


The Dune Encyclopaedia ed. Dr. Willis E. McNelly (Putnam 0-399-12950-2, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $19.95, 526pp, hc) [Dune] Reprint (Berkley 1984); non-fiction, associational. The paperback predated the hardcover by a month.


Jitterbug Mike McQuay (Bantam 0-553-24266-0, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $3.50, 422pp, pb) Sf novel.


S-F 2: A Pictorial History of Science Fiction Films from Rollerball to Return of the Jedi Richard S. Meyers (Lyle Stuart 0-8065-0875-2, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $19.95, 256pp, hc) This sequel to Jeff Rovin’s original Pictorial History of SF Films (1975) covers 1975 to 1982. Illustrated with numerous black & white stills.


War of the Moonrhymes Calvin Miller (Harper & Row 0-06-250579-3, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $7.95, 214pp, tp) [Singreale Chronicles] Fantasy novel, Vol. 3 in the “Singreale Chronicles”.


The Skook J. P. Miller (Warner 0-446-51296-6, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $17.00, 307pp, hc) Novel of self-discovery, as the hero passes into a world of fantasy and meets a creature of his own imagination.


Snail Richard Miller (Holt Rinehart & Winston 0-03-063311-7, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $16.95, 294pp, hc) Satiric novel of time travel, gods, and metamorphosis; the characters include Kurt Vonnegut’s Kilgore Trout.


Procurator Kirk Mitchell (Ace 0-441-68029-1, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $2.75, 234pp, pb) Alternate-history sf novel, a first novel.


The Final Quest Richard Monaco (Berkley 0-425-07663-6, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.95, 312pp, pb) [Parsival] Reissue (Putnam 1981), 3rd Berkley printing of the conclusion of the “Parsival” fantasy trilogy.


The Grail War Richard Monaco (Berkley 0-425-07394-7, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.95, 340pp, pb) [Parsival] Reissue (Pocket Wallaby 1979), 2nd Berkley printing of Book 2 in the “Parsival” fantasy trilogy.


Parsival: or a Knight’s Tale Richard Monaco (Berkley 0-425-07026-3, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.95, 343pp, pb) [Parsival] Reprint (Macmillan 1977) fantasy novel, first in a sarcastic, raunchy trilogy retelling the Parsival legend.


Runes Richard Monaco (Ace 0-441-73684-X, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $2.75, 281pp, pb) [Runes] Historical fantasy novel, first of a series.


Night Train Thomas F. Monteleone (Pocket 0-671-44952-4, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $3.95, 416pp, pb) Horror novel by a known sf writer.


Random Access Messages of the Computer Age ed. Thomas F. Monteleone (Hayden 0-8104-6333-4, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $6.95, 191pp, tp) Anthology of 18 sf stories about computers, by Asimov, Bradbury, Clarke, and others. Seven of them seem to be originals (by Sladek, Zelazny, etc.).


The Bane of the Black Sword Michael Moorcock (Berkley 0-425-06537-5, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $2.50, 157pp, pb) [Elric] Reprint (DAW 1977) fantasy, “Elric” #5.


Byzantium Endures Michael Moorcock (Fontana 0-00-616512-5, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], £2.95, 404pp, pb) [Pyat] Reissue (Warburg 1981) mainstream historical novel with some characters from the “Cornelius” sf stories.


Elric at the End of Time: Fantasy Stories Michael Moorcock (NEL 0-450-06047-0, May ’84 [Apr ’84], £7.95, 175pp, hc) [Elric] It’s not all stories and not all fantasy; most of this collection was previously published in Sojan (Savoy 1977). There are two stories which have appeared only in American anthologies. The 3,000-copy printing quickly sold out.


The Elric Saga, Part I Michael Moorcock (SFBC #4019, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $6.98, 374pp, hc) [Elric] Omnibus edition of the first three books on the “Elric” fantasy series, Elric of Melniboné (Hutchinson 1972), The Sailor on the Seas of Fate (DAW 1976), and The Weird of the White Wolf (DAW 1977).


The Elric Saga, Part II Michael Moorcock (SFBC #1995, Sep ’84, $6.98, 471pp, hc) [Elric] Omnibus edition of The Vanishing Tower (NEL 1971 as The Sleeping Sorceress), Bane of the Black Sword (DAW 1977), and Stormbringer (Herbert Jenkins 1965).


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