The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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Robot Adept Piers Anthony (Ace/Putnam 0-399-13359-3, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $16.95, 286pp, hc) [Apprentice Adept] Fantasy novel, fifth in the “Apprentice Adept” series (this time with sf elements).

Triple Detente Piers Anthony (Tor 0-812-53129-9, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.95, 249pp, pb) Reprint (DAW 1974) sf novel.

Vale of the Vole Piers Anthony (SFBC #11709, Jan ’88 [Feb ’88], $5.98, 247pp, hc) [Xanth] Reprint (Avon 1987) fantasy novel in the “Xanth” series.

Vale of the Vole Piers Anthony (Avon 0-380-75287-5, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 324pp, pb) [Xanth] Reissue (Avon 1987) humorous fantasy novel, 10th in the “Xanth” series; fifth printing.

Vale of the Vole Piers Anthony (NEL 0-450-49062-9, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], £6.95, 287pp, tp) [Xanth] Reprint (Avon 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 10 in the “Xanth” series. Also available in hc (-49061-0) for £11.95. [First U.K. edition]

With a Tangled Skein Piers Anthony (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31885-4, Oct ’88, $3.95, 404pp, pb) [Incarnations of Immortality] Reissue (Del Rey 1985) fantasy novel, “Incarnations of Immortality” #3; fifth printing.

Serpent’s Silver Piers Anthony & Robert E. Margroff (Tor 0-312-93103-4, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $17.95, 313pp, hc) [Kelvin of Rud] Fantasy novel, sequel to Dragon’s Gold.

Twice Upon a Time Allen Appel (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-384-9, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $18.95, 351pp, hc) [Alex Balfour] Time travel novel, second in a series that started in Time After Time. A travel agency can send tourists back in time (return not guaranteed). This one sends our hero back to visit Mark Twain and General Custer.

The Ill-Fated Peregrinations of Fray Servando Reinaldo Arenas (Avon 0-380-75074-0, Dec ’87 [Feb ’88], $7.95, 246pp, tp) Novel of magical realism, a picaresque allegory; translation by Andrew Hurley. First U.S. edition (Spain 1968).

Full Spectrum ed. Lou Aronica & Shawna McCarthy (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27482-1, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $4.95, 483pp, pb) Original anthology of 25 “state of the art” stories by both leading writers and previously unpublished ones. Recommended. (CNB)

The Other Planet Ascher-Straus (McPherson 0-914232-93-2, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $15.95, 244pp, hc) Surreal fantasy set in “the sexual suburbia of an electronic future.” More surreal than fantasy.

The Horsegirl Constance Ash (Ace 0-441-34275-2, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.50, 232pp, pb) [Horsegirl] Fantasy novel, a first novel.

The Laying of the Noone Walker Rosalind Ashe (Corgi 0-552-13041-9, Aug ’88, £2.99, 314pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam UK 1987) horror novel.

The Star Trek Interview Book Allan Asherman (Pocket 0-671-61794-X, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $7.95, 278pp, tp) [Star Trek] Non-fiction. New interviews with the stars, writers, producers, and crew of the original tv show and movies.

The Star Trek Interview Book Allan Asherman (Titan 1-85286-104-5, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], £5.95, 278pp, tp) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1988) collection of interviews about Star Trek. [First U.K. edition]

Algernon Blackwood: A Bio-Bibliography Mike Ashley (Greenwood 0-313-25158-4, 1987, $39.95, 349pp, hc) Reference, the first major book on a famous supernatural fantasy author. Foreword by Ramsey Campbell. Dated 1987; not seen until 1988. [Algernon Blackwood]

The Mammoth Book of Short Horror Novels ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson 0-948164-82-4, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], £4.95, 518pp, tp) Horror anthology.

The Mammoth Book of Short Horror Novels ed. Mike Ashley (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-429-2, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $8.95, 518pp, tp) Anthology of 10 horror novellas. First U.S. edition (Robinson 1988).

The Alternate Asimovs Isaac Asimov (NAL Signet 0-451-15370-7, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $3.95, 316pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1986) collection of the original versions of Pebble in the Sky, The End of Eternity, and “Belief”.

Azazel Isaac Asimov (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-24410-X, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $16.95, 221pp, hc) [Azazel] Fantasy collection of 18 stories featuring a pocket demon. One of them is an original.

The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-586-07499-6, Oct ’88, £3.99, 477pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1986) collection of mystery stories, several with an sf setting.

The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov (NAL Signet 0-451-15196-8, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $3.95, 379pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1986) collection of 28 sf stories.

The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-586-07498-8, May ’88, £3.50, 320pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1986) sf collection.

The Big Sun of Mercury Isaac Asimov (Lightning 0-340-48497-7, Oct ’88, £1.99, 143pp, pb) [David “Lucky” Starr] Reprint (Doubleday 1956, as Lucky Starr and the Big Sun of Mercury by Paul French) young-adult sf novel. Volume 4 in the “David Starr” series.

Buy Jupiter Isaac Asimov (Gollancz 0-575-04199-4, Feb ’88, £2.95, 206pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1975) sf collection.

The Complete Robot Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-586-05724-2, Apr ’88, £3.95, 688pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1982) sf collection.

Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-586-20025-8, 1988 [Sep ’88], £2.95, 480pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday/Grafton 1987) sf novel. This is a special ‘Open Market’ edition and is not generally available in the UK.

Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain Isaac Asimov (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27340-X, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $4.95, 385pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday/Grafton 1987) sf novel. Not a sequel to Fantastic Voyage, but another novel based on the same concept.

Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-586-20025-8, Nov ’88, £3.99, 480pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday/Grafton 1987) sf novel.

Foundation’s Edge Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-586-05839-7, Nov ’88, £3.50, 432pp, pb) [Foundation] Reissue (Doubleday 1982) sf novel. In the “Foundation” series.

The Gods Themselves Isaac Asimov (Easton Press, 1986 [Nov ’88], no price, 288pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1972) Hugo and Nebula-winning sf novel. This leatherbound, gilt-edge edition is available only to members of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series. It contains a special introduction by James Gunn and three paintings by Richard Powers. It came out in 1986, but we didn’t see it until 1988.

The Gods Themselves Isaac Asimov (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33778-6, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $3.95, 288pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1972) sf novel, winner of the Hugo and Nebula awards. seventh Del Rey printing.

The Moons of Jupiter Isaac Asimov (Lightning 0-340-49110-8, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], £1.99, 142pp, pb) [David “Lucky” Starr] Reissue (Doubleday 1957, as Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter by Paul French) young-adult sf novel.

Oceans of Venus Isaac Asimov (Lightning 0-340-43121-0, Aug ’88, £1.95, 142pp, pb) [David “Lucky” Starr] Reprint (Doubleday 1954, as Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus by Paul French) young-adult sf novel. Volume 3 in the “David Starr” series.

Other Worlds of Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov (Crown/Avenel 0-517-64375-8, 1987 [Mar ’88], $8.98, 651pp, hc) Omnibus with the novels The Gods Themselves (1972) and The End of Eternity (1955), plus 12 stories, including the complete contents of The Martian Way (1955). Edited by Martin H. Greenberg, with a new foreword by Asimov. An “instant remainder” book, dated 1987 but not seen until 1988.

Pirates of the Asteroids Isaac Asimov (Lightning 0-340-42609-8, Jun ’88, £1.95, 144pp, pb) [David “Lucky” Starr] Reprint (Doubleday 1953, as Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids by Paul French) young-adult sf novel. Includes Asimov’s 1970 foreword. Volume 2 in the “David Starr” series.

Prelude to Foundation Isaac Asimov (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-23313-2, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $18.95, 403pp, hc) [Foundation] Sf novel, prequel to the “Foundation” series.

Prelude to Foundation Isaac Asimov (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-24585-8, May ’88, $125.00, 403pp, hc) [Foundation] Sf novel. Signed, limited, boxed edition of 500 copies. It appeared after the trade edition but before the Easton Press limited. Lists Doubleday only as publisher on the spine, and does not say First Edition (only the Easton Press limited says First Edition).

Prelude to Foundation Isaac Asimov (Easton Press, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $35.00, 403pp, hc) [Foundation] Sf novel in the “Foundation” series. Signed, limited, leatherbound First Edition, with an introduction by James Gunn and illustrations by Vincent DiFate. This is the third of the First Editions following the trade edition and a signed Doubleday boxed edition. It’s the best looking and the best bargain. It’s also the only one that says “First Edition” on the copyright page.

Prelude to Foundation Isaac Asimov (SFBC #13685, Aug ’88 [Oct ’88], $6.98, 432pp, hc) [Foundation] Reprint (Doubleday 1988) sf novel in the “Foundation” series.

Prelude to Foundation Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-246-13048-2, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], £11.95, 461pp, hc) [Foundation] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1988) sf novel, tying together the Foundation novels and the Robot novels. [First U.K. edition]

Robot Dreams Isaac Asimov (Gollancz 0-575-04254-0, May ’88, £3.95, 349pp, tp) [Robot Series] Reprint (Berkley 1986) sf collection.

The Robot Novels Isaac Asimov (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33119-2, Oct ’88 [Aug ’88], $14.95, 671pp, tp) [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robot Series] Omnibus edition, with a new introduction, of The Caves of Steel (1954), The Naked Sun (1957), and The Robots of Dawn (1983). This is a revision of the 1971 omnibus which contained only the first two novels.

The Robots of Dawn Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-586-06199-1, Apr ’88, £3.50, 477pp, pb) [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robot Series] Reissue (Doubleday 1983) sf novel.

Space Ranger Isaac Asimov (Lightning 0-340-42610-1, Jun ’88, £1.95, 144pp, pb) [David “Lucky” Starr] Reprint (Doubleday 1952, as David Starr: Space Ranger by Paul French) young-adult sf novel. Includes Asimov’s 1970 foreword. Volume 1 in the “David Starr” series.

Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Years of Science Fiction, Sixth Series ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg (Crown/Bonanza 0-517-65754-6, 1988 [Apr ’88], $8.95, 624pp, hc) Omnibus edition of two anthologies, Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 11 (1949) (DAW 1984) and Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 12 (1950) (DAW 1984). An “instant remainder” book, distributed by Crown.

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 18 (1956) ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-289-3, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $4.50, 366pp, pb) Anthology of 15 sf stories from 1956.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Story-A-Month 1989 Calendar ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg (Pomegranate 0-87654-237-2, Oct ’88 [Nov ’88], $9.95, unpaginated, ca) Anthology of 12 very short stories plus photographs of the authors, arranged as a 1989 wall calendar.

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