The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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Track of the White Wolf Jennifer Roberson (Corgi 0-552-13121-0, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], £3.99, 408pp, pb) [Cheysuli] Reprint (DAW 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 4 in the “Chronicles of the Cheysuli” series. [First U.K. edition]

Cingulum #3: The Sword, the Jewel, and the Mirror John Maddox Roberts (Tor 0-812-55204-0, May ’88, $3.50, 277pp, pb) [Cingulum] Sf novel. Smuggling space crew gets involved with quasi-alternate worlds and must deal with Pancho Villa, the Emperor Montezuma, and the Shogun, and save a planet.

Spacer: Window of the Mind John Maddox Roberts (Ace 0-441-77787-2, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $2.95, 182pp, pb) [Space Angel] Sf space adventure novel featuring “a tough girl from the Worst Neighborhood in the galaxy.” Sequel to Space Angel.

Irish Encounters Keith Roberts (Kerosina 0-948893-35-4, Dec ’88, £4.50, 80pp, tp) Booklet of essays about a trip to Ireland in 1978. Also available in a hardcover edition (-34-6) which is available only in a boxed set with The Road to Paradise.

Kiteworld Keith Roberts (Ace 0-441-44851-8, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.50, 293pp, pb) [Kiteworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1985) sf novel.

Kiteworld Keith Roberts (Penguin 0-14-011069-0, May ’88, £3.95, 288pp, pb) [Kiteworld] Reissue (Gollancz 1985) sf novel. In the “Penguin Classic Science Fiction” series.

The Natural History of the P.H. Keith Roberts (Kerosina 0-948893-19-2, Apr ’88, £2.50, 16pp, ph) Brief pamphlet with an essay on the Primitive Heroine. Non-fiction. Limited edition of 500 copies.

Pavane Keith Roberts (Penguin 0-14-010564-6, Jun ’88, £3.95, 237pp, tp) [Pavane] Reissue (Doubleday 1968) sf collection. This edition contains ‘The White Boat’, omitted from some earlier UK editions. In the “Penguin Classic Science Fiction” series.

The Road to Paradise Keith Roberts (Kerosina 0-948893-33-8, Dec ’88, £13.95, 228pp, hc) Thriller, listed for Roberts fans. Limited edition of 750 copies. Also available in a limited-edition boxed hardcover (-32-X, £37.50) with Irish Encounters. Limited to 250 numbered copies, signed by the author.

Fantasy Art Bruce Robertson (Northern Lights 0-89134-251-6, Jul ’88 [Nov ’88], $24.95, 144pp, hc) Non-fiction, art reference/how-to book on creating fantasy art, with various covers and paintings as examples. Order from Writers Digest Books, 1507 Dana Ave., Cincinnati OH 45201.

Techniques of Fantasy Art Bruce Robertson (Macdonald 0-356-15324-X, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], £11.95, 144pp, hc) Heavily illustrated book on the techniques of making fantasy art. Recommended. (PSP)

Doc Savage Omnibus # 6 Kenneth Robeson (Bantam 0-553-27215-2, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $4.50, 378pp, pb) [Doc Savage] Collection of The Awful Dynasty, The Magic Forest, Fire and Ice, and The Disappearing Lady, adventure novellas from the original magazine.

Doc Savage Omnibus # 7 Kenneth Robeson (Bantam 0-553-27616-6, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $4.95, 378pp, pb) [Doc Savage] Collection of four earlier stories from the magazines.

The Gold Coast Kim Stanley Robinson (Tor 0-312-93050-X, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $18.95, 389pp, hc) [Orange County] Near-future quasi-sf novel set in a Southern California not much different from today’s. A “companion piece” to Robinson’s first novel, The Wild Shore.

The Gold Coast Kim Stanley Robinson (Tor 0-812-55239-3, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.95, 389pp, pb) [Orange County] Reprint (Tor 1988) sf novel set in an alternate near-future California.

Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction Nigel Robinson (W.H. Allen 0-491-03138-6, May ’88 [Jun ’88], £7.95, 120pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization. Volume 132 in the series.

Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction Nigel Robinson (W.H. Allen Target 0-426-20327-5, Oct ’88, £1.99, 120pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 132 in the series.

Doctor Who: The Time Meddler Nigel Robinson (W.H. Allen Target 0-426-20312-7, Mar ’88, £1.99, 141pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 126 in the series.

Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace Nigel Robinson (W.H. Allen 0-491-03496-2, Feb ’88 [Jun ’88], £7.95, 137pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization. Volume 129 in the series.

Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace Nigel Robinson (W.H. Allen Target 0-426-20326-7, Jul ’88, £1.99, 137pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 129 in the series.

Callahan and Company Spider Robinson (Phantasia Press 0-932096-48-4, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $20.00, 256pp, hc) [Callahan’s Place] Collection of all the “Callahan” sf stories from three different books (Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon Ace 1977, 4 stories from Time Travelers Strictly Cash Ace 1981, and Callahan’s Secret Berkley 1986) plus an introduction by Ben Bova and some forward and backward thoughts from Robinson. A signed, boxed, numbered limited edition of 300 copies is also available, for $50.00.

Telempath Spider Robinson (Tor 0-812-55233-4, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.95, 313pp, pb) Reissue (Berkley 1976) sf novel set after a virus has swept the Earth, leaving humanity unable to maintain civilization.

Time Pressure Spider Robinson (Ace 0-441-80933-2, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.50, 244pp, pb) [Lifehouse] Reprint (Ace 1987) sf novel. Sequel/prequel to Mindkiller.

The Pigs Are Flying! Emily Rodda (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-08130-4, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $10.95, 137pp, hc) Reprint (Angus & Robertson 1986 as Pigs Might Fly) children’s fantasy novel, illustrated by Noela Young.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture Gene Roddenberry (Titan 1-85286-069-3, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], £2.95, 252pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket Books 1979) sf film novelization.

Walkabout Woman Michaela Roessner (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27545-3, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.95, 276pp, pb) Australian aboriginal fantasy novel, a first novel. Recommended. (FCM)

The Nightmare of God Mark E. Rogers (Ace 0-441-58024-6, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.50, 278pp, pb) [Zorachus] Dark fantasy novel, sequel to Zorachus.

The Forge in the Forest Michael Scott Rohan (Orbit 0-7088-8254-4, Feb ’88, £3.50, 406pp, pb) [Winter of the World] Reprint (Macdonald 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Winter of the World” series.

The Hammer of the Sun Michael Scott Rohan (Macdonald 0-356-15147-6, Mar ’88, £11.95, 502pp, hc) [Winter of the World] Fantasy novel that completes the Winter of the World trilogy. Rather disconcertingly, this volume drops most of the story threads built up in the first two volumes in favour of a quest to the Eastern Lands, and then has to hurry to tie up all the loose ends. Still well thought out and well written, but would have done better as a less frenetic, second, trilogy in its own right. (PSP)

The Hammer of the Sun Michael Scott Rohan (Orbit 0-7088-8271-4, Oct ’88, £3.99, 509pp, pb) [Winter of the World] Reprint (Macdonald 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Winter of the World” trilogy.

The Holo Brothers Book 1: Curse of the Bloated Toad Jim Rohn (Fantagraphics 0-930193-36-9, Feb ’88 [May ’88], $8.95, 87pp, tp) Graphic novel, collecting 1986-7 issues of the comic.

Ghoul Mark Ronson (Critic’s Choice 1-55547-153-6, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $2.95, 202pp, pb) Reprint (? 1980) Arabian horror novel about a beast from an ancient tomb. Second printing.

Not for Glory Joel Rosenberg (NAL 0-453-00580-2, Mar ’88, $16.95, 232pp, hc) [Metzada] Military sf novel; parts appeared earlier as short stories.

Not for Glory Joel Rosenberg (SFBC #12004, Apr ’88 [Jun ’88], $4.98, 216pp, hc) [Metzada] Reprint (NAL 1988) military sf novel.

The Sleeping Dragon Joel Rosenberg (Grafton 0-586-20128-9, Sep ’88, £2.99, 303pp, pb) [Guardians of the Flame] Reprint (Signet 1983) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Guardians of the Flame” series. [First U.K. edition]

The Sword and the Chain Joel Rosenberg (Grafton 0-586-20129-7, Nov ’88, £2.99, 271pp, pb) [Guardians of the Flame] Reprint (NAL/Signet 1984) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Guardians of the Flame” series. [First U.K. edition]

The Warrior Lives Joel Rosenberg (NAL 0-453-00628-0, Jan ’89, $17.95, 260pp, hc) [Guardians of the Flame] Fantasy novel, fifth in the “Guardians of the Flame” series.

The Encyclopedia of Supervillains Jeff Rovin (Facts on File 0-8160-1899-5, Oct ’88 [Dec ’88], $19.95, 416pp, tp) Reprint (Facts on File 1987) illustrated reference book on comics villains. This is internally identical to the 1987 hardcover, including the printing, etc., but is the first copy we’ve seen in trade paperback. The copyright page has both ISBNs. Available in the U.K. for £10.95.

Golden Sunlands Christopher Rowley (Legend 0-09-958600-2, Jun ’88, £3.50, 340pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 1987) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]

The Vang: The Military Form Christopher Rowley (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33176-1, Mar ’88, $3.50, 369pp, pb) [Vang] Sf novel, sequel to Starhammer. Space opera with alien things that take over people and change them.

Wetware Rudy Rucker (Avon 0-380-70178-2, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $2.95, 183pp, pb) [Software] Sf novel, sequel to Software.

Fool on the Hill Matt Ruff (Atlantic Monthly Press 0-87113-243-5, Oct ’88, $19.95, 396pp, hc) Humorous fantasy novel of a university where magic has run amok. A promising first novel. (FCM)

Space Demons Gillian Rupenstein (Dial 0-8037-0534-4, 1988 [Dec ’88], $13.95, 198pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. A young boy discovers a computer game that can zap him and his friends into frightening universes. First U.S. edition (Omnibus [Australia] 1986).

Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine: Issue One: Fall—Horror ed. Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Pulphouse, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $17.95 trade, $50.00 signed, numbered, 267pp, hc) Original anthology of 21 horror stories, as well as four non-fiction pieces.

Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine: Issue Two: Winter 1988 ed. Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Pulphouse, Dec ’88, $17.95, 243pp, hc) Original anthology of 17 stories plus some nonfiction. A signed, numbered boxed edition was also announced, but not seen.

Death Hunt on a Dying Planet Gary Alan Ruse (NAL Signet 0-451-15615-3, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 396pp, pb) Science fiction novel. A scientist awakes after 700 years in suspended animation and is trapped between two rival societies.

The Satanic Verses Salman Rushdie (Viking UK 0-670-82537-9, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], £12.95, 546pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel.

The Hidden Side of the Moon Joanna Russ (St. Martin’s 0-312-01105-9, Jan ’88, $15.95, 229pp, hc) Collection of 26 stories. Highly recommended. (FCM)

The Hidden Side of the Moon Joanna Russ (St. Martin’s 0-312-02219-0, Oct ’88, $7.95, 229pp, tp) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1988) collection. Recommended. (FCM)

Living Things John Russo (Popular Library 0-445-20666-7, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 274pp, pb) Horror novel. An ancient evil is displacing Miami’s drug lords, and only a “burned out detective” and a “brilliant anthropologist” can stop it.

Inner Eclipse Richard Paul Russo (Tor 0-812-55256-3, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $3.95, 376pp, pb) Sf novel, a first novel.

The Lost Children Brett Rutherford (Zebra 0-8217-2454-1, Sep ’88, $3.95, 431pp, pb) Horror novel about children and computers.

The Bones Wizard Alan Ryan (Doubleday 0-385-24223-9, Jan ’88, $12.95, 178pp, hc) Collection of 12 horror stories, 2 of them originals.

Halloween Horrors ed. Alan Ryan (Severn House 0-7278-1618-7, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], £9.95, 245pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1986) original anthology of horror stories with a Halloween theme. This is the first UK edition with the original text. [First U.K. edition]

Halloween Horrors ed. Alan Ryan (Sphere 0-7474-0301-5, Oct ’88, £2.99, 245pp, pb) Paperback edition of the above.

Haunting Women ed. Alan Ryan (Avon 0-380-89881-0, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 210pp, pb) Anthology of 14 horror stories by women writers, including Isak Dinesen, Shirley Jackson, and Tanith Lee. Recommended. (FCM)

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