The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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A History of the World in 10½ Chapters Julian Barnes (Jonathan Cape 0-224-02669-0, Jun ’89, £11.95, 309pp, hc) Literary sf novel.

Sin of Origin John Barnes (Worldwide Library 0-373-30307-6, Mar ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.95, 253pp, pb) Reprint (Congdon & Weed 1988) sociological sf novel.

Gorgon Child Steven Barnes (Tor 0-812-53152-3, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $3.95, 345pp, pb, cover by Royo) [Aubry Knight] Sf adventure novel set in a dystopian 21st-century world.

Time Double Dick Barrett (Lynx 1-55802-379-8, Jun ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.50, 295pp, pb) Horror novel. A psychic little boy is stalked by something monstrous.

Dawn’s Uncertain Light Neal Barrett, Jr. (NAL Signet 0-451-16074-6, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 252pp, pb) [Through Darkest America] Bleak post-holocaust dystopian sf novel. Sequel to Through Darkest America.

Lady of the Lotus William E. Barrett (Jeremy P. Tarcher 0-87477-506-X, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $11.95, 377pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 1975) quasi-historical fantasy novel about Buddha and his wife.

Ami, Child of the Stars Enrique Barrios (Lotus Press 0-914955-05-5, Dec ’89, $7.95, 112pp, tp) Children’s sf/UFO novel of a boy who befriends aliens and sees the wonders of the universe and the importance of ecological awareness. Translated from the Spanish. Illustrated by Glen Strock. First American edition and first English translation.

Genocide: The Anthology Tim Barrus (Knights Press 0-915175-28-2, Nov ’88 [Jan ’89], $8.50, 211pp, tp) Despite the title, this is a gay near-future novel.

Strands of Starlight Gael Baudino (NAL Signet 0-451-16371-0, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $4.50, 371pp, pb) [Natil] Historical fantasy novel set in 14th-century Europe, where a young girl’s healing powers bring her into conflict with the Inquisition.

Animal Fairy Tales L. Frank Baum (Books of Wonder 0-929605-04-7, May ’89, $6.95, 43pp, tp) Reprint (The International Wizard of Oz Club 1969) collection of nine fairy tales, with illustrations by Charles Livingston Bull. This is a facsimile edition, reproducing the stories exactly as they appeared in The Delineator magazine in 1905. The edition is oversize (22 x 28 cm) and the print is small. This was also announced in a hardcover edition (-05-5, $12.95) but not seen.

Ozma of Oz L. Frank Baum (Morrow/Books of Wonder 0-688-06632-1, May ’89, $19.95, 272pp, hc) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Britton 1907) children’s fantasy novel in the “Oz” series. This is a facsimile edition with the original cover illustration and interior illustrations by John R. Neill.

The Sea Fairies L. Frank Baum (Books of Wonder 0-929605-004, Apr ’89, $9.95, 240pp, tp) [Trot and Cap’n Bill] Reprint (Reilly & Britton 1911) children’s fantasy novel. This is a facsimile edition with the original cover and interior illustrations by John R. Neill. Also available in hardcover (-039, $15.95).

Sky Island L. Frank Baum (Books of Wonder 0-929605-012, Apr ’89, $9.95, 288pp, tp) [Trot and Cap’n Bill] Reprint (Reilly & Britton 1912) children’s fantasy novel, sequel to The Sea Fairies. This is a facsimile edition with the original cover and interior illustrations by John R. Neill. Also available in hardcover (-020, $15.95).

The Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33590-2, May ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 219pp, pb) [Oz] Reissue (Hill 1900 as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) classic juvenile fantasy novel; first book in the “Oz” series, with the original illustrations by W.W. Denslow. 12th printing.

Dorothy of Oz Roger S. Baum (Morrow/Books of Wonder 0-688-07848-6, Sep ’89, $14.95, 166pp, hc) [Oz] Children’s fantasy novel, first book in the “Oz” series in more than a quarter of a century, written by the great-grandson of L. Frank Baum. Illustrated by Elizabeth Miles and with an afterword by Peter Glassman.

The Crystal Curtain Sandy Bayer (Alyson 1-55583-123-0, Jul ’88 [Jan ’89], $7.95, 214pp, tp) Supernatural fantasy thriller. A man escapes from prison and vows to kill the psychic investigator who put him there and her lover. This was released in June 1988 but not seen until 1989.

The Fall of Chronopolis and Collision with Chronos Barrington J. Bayley (Pan 0-330-30834-3, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], £3.99, 399pp, pb) Omnibus of two classic sf novels.

The Pillars of Eternity and The Garments of Caean Barrington J. Bayley (Pan 0-330-30835-1, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], £3.99, 414pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Omnibus of two classic sf novels.

The Stephen King Companion ed. George Beahm (Andrews & McMeel 0-8362-7978-6, Oct ’89, $10.95, 361pp, tp) Non-fiction; reference. A guide to Stephen King and his career, with over 100 non-fiction articles of various kinds and fifty photos. There are articles on King’s life, the King phenomenon, the books, movies, and other resources.

Beyond Heaven’s River Greg Bear (Severn House 0-7278-1789-2, Sep ’89, £10.95, 256pp, hc, cover by Martin Buchan) Reprint (Dell 1980) sf novel. First world hardcover edition. This is the slightly revised text of the 1988 Gollancz paperback.

Eon Greg Bear (Tor 0-812-50566-2, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $4.95, 502pp, pb) [Eon] Reissue (Bluejay 1985) sf novel; 10th printing.

Eternity Greg Bear (Gollancz 0-575-04140-4, Jan ’89, £12.95, 399pp, hc, cover by Wendie Harris) [Eon] Reprint (Warner 1988) sf novel. Sequel to Eon. [First U.K. edition]

Eternity Greg Bear (Gollancz 0-575-04613-9, Oct ’89, £5.99, 399pp, tp, cover by John Harris) [Eon] Reprint (Warner 1988) sf novel. Sequel to Eon.

Eternity Greg Bear (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20547-4, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $3.95, 366pp, pb) [Eon] Reprint (Warner 1988) sf novel, sequel to Eon.

The Forge of God Greg Bear (Legend 0-09-961870-2, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], £3.99, 473pp, pb) [Forge of God] Reprint (Tor 1987) apocalyptic sf novel. Recommended. (PSP)

The Infinity Concerto Greg Bear (Ace 0-441-37059-4, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 340pp, pb) [Infinity Concerto] Reprint (Berkley 1984) fantasy novel. First Ace printing after two Berkley printings.

Psychlone Greg Bear (Gollancz 0-575-04213-3, Jun ’89 [May ’89], £3.50, 312pp, pb, cover by Danny Flynn) Reprint (Ace 1979) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]

The Serpent Mage Greg Bear (Legend 0-09-953700-1, Jan ’89, £2.99, 343pp, pb) [Infinity Concerto] Reprint (Berkley 1986) fantasy novel. Sequel to The Infinity Concerto.

The Serpent Mage Greg Bear (Ace 0-441-75910-6, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $3.95, 343pp, pb) [Infinity Concerto] Reprint (Berkley 1986) fantasy novel, sequel to The Infinity Concerto. Third Ace printing.

Star Trek: Corona Greg Bear (Titan 1-85286-181-9, Jun ’89 [May ’89], £2.95, 192pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1984) sf novelization. [First U.K. edition]

Tangents Greg Bear (Warner 0-446-51401-2, Aug ’89, $18.95, 290pp, hc) Collection of ten stories. Recommended (CNB).

Tangents Greg Bear (SFBC #15227, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $4.98, 242pp, hc) Reprint (Warner 1989) collection of 10 stories.

Tangents Greg Bear (Gollancz 0-575-04141-2, Oct ’89, £12.95, 290pp, hc, cover by John Harris) Reprint (Warner 1989) collection of ten sf stories. [First U.K. edition]

The Magic Deer Conger Beasley, Jr. (Wordcraft 1-877655-01-5, Sep ’89, $5.00, 31pp, ph) Collection of three short stories of Native American magic realism, illustrated by Richard A. Schindler.

The House of Fulfillment L. Adams Beck (Jeremy P. Tarcher 0-87477-532-9, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $11.95, 342pp, tp, cover by Tanya Maiboroda) Reprint (Unwin 1927) oriental Buddhist occult fantasy novel, with a new introduction by Marion Zimmer Bradley.

A Tolkien Treasury ed. Alida Becker (Running Press/Courage Books 0-89471-704-9, Apr ’89 [Jun ’89], $9.98, 192pp, hc) Reprint (Grosset & Dunlap l974 as The Tolkien Scrapbook) illustrated anthology of 29 essays, parodies. poems, and filksongs written by and for Tolkien fans, with illustrations by Michael Green and a color portfolio by Tim Kirk. An oversize instant remainder book.

A Darker Magic Michael Bédard (Avon 0-380-70611-3, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $2.95, 184pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1987) young-adult horror novel. An inhuman magician who preys on children in a small town generation after generation.

The Main Event Chris Beebee (Orbit 0-7088-8300-1, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], £2.99, 202pp, pb) [Cipola Sequence] Sf novel. Volume 2 in “The Cipola Sequence”.

People of the Sky Clare Bell (Tor 0-312-93131-X, Dec ’89 [Oct ’89], $18.95, 344pp, hc) Sf novel set on a planet settled by the Pueblo Indians.

The Lamp from the Warlock’s Tomb John Bellairs (Bantam Skylark 0-553-15697-7, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $2.95, 168pp, tp) [Anthony Monday] Reprint (Dial 1987) young-adult fantasy, third book in the “Anthony Monday” series.

The Trolley to Yesterday John Bellairs (Dial 0-8037-0581-6, May ’89, $12.95, 183pp, hc) [Johnny Dixon] Young-adult time-travel fantasy in the “Johnny Dixon” series. With a jacket and frontispiece by Edward Gorey.

In Alien Flesh Gregory Benford (Gollancz 0-575-04489-6, Mar ’89, £3.50, 280pp, pb, cover by Terry Pastor) Reprint (Tor 1986) sf collection.

Tides of Light Gregory Benford (Bantam Spectra 0-553-05322-1, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $17.95, 362pp, hc) [Galactic Center] Sf novel. Sequel to Great Sky River and the continuation of Benford’s exploration of the differences (and similarities) between Biological and Mechanical civilizations. Highly recommended. (CNB)

Tides of Light Gregory Benford (SFBC #15229, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $9.98, 362pp, hc) [Galactic Center] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1989) sf novel, sequel to Great Sky River.

Tides of Light Gregory Benford (Gollancz 0-575-04066-1, Oct ’89, £13.95, 362pp, hc, cover by Roger Bergendorff) [Galactic Center] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1989) sf novel. Sequel to Great Sky River. [First U.K. edition]

Tides of Light Gregory Benford (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28214-X, Nov ’89, $4.50, 407pp, pb) [Galactic Center] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1989) sf novel, sequel to Great Sky River.

Timescape Gregory Benford (Easton Press, Oct ’89, no price, 412pp, hc) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1980) sf novel, with a new introduction by David G. Hartwell and artwork by Bob Eggleton. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of SF” series and is available by subscription only.

What Might Have Been? Volume II: Alternate Heroes ed. Gregory Benford & Martin H. Greenberg (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28279-4, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $4.50, 354pp, pb, cover by Paul Swendsen) Original anthology of 14 alternate history stories, several of which also appeared in magazines just before or after book publication.

What Might Have Been? Volume I: Alternate Empires ed. Gregory Benford & Martin H. Greenberg (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27845-2, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $4.50, 291pp, pb) Original anthology of 12 alternate history stories.

The Ardennes Tapes Timothy B. Benford (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-230-0, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $3.95, 382pp, pb) War/horror novel of an ancient evil awakened during the Battle of the Bulge.

Beyond the Draak’s Teeth Marcia J. Bennett (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33086-2, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $3.95, 278pp, pb) [Ni-Lach] Reissue (Del Rey 1986) sf novel, third in the “Ni-Lach” series. Third printing.

Seeking the Dream Brother Marcia J. Bennett (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36001-X, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $3.95, 279pp, pb) [Ni-Lach] Sf novel about a quest for an alien crystal, fourth in the “Ni-Lach” series.

Shadow Singer Marcia J. Bennett (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31776-9, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $3.95, 245pp, pb) [Ni-Lach] Reissue (Del Rey 1984) sf novel, second in the “Ni-Lach” series; sixth printing.

Where the Ni-Lach Marcia J. Bennett (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33123-0, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $3.95, 246pp, pb) [Ni-Lach] Reissue (Del Rey 1983) sf novel, first in the “Ni-Lach” series; sixth printing.

The Jewels of Elvish Nancy Varian Berberick (TSR 0-88038-726-2, May ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 343pp, tp) [Jewels of Elvish] Fantasy novel about an elf-princess who marries a man to form an alliance between their peoples.

DragonLance Heroes: Stormblade Nancy Varian Berberick (Penguin 0-14-011648-6, Jun ’89, £3.99, 347pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [DragonLance: Heroes] Reprint (TSR 1988) fantasy novelization. Second in the series. [First U.K. edition]

The Wooden Gun Elisabeth Beresford (Hippo 0-590-76172-2, Nov ’89, £1.95, 100pp, pb) Young-adult ghost story. Volume 13 in the “Hauntings” series.

Being Invisible Thomas Berger (Mandarin 0-7493-0019-1, May ’89, £3.50, 262pp, pb) Reprint (Little, Brown 1987) literary fantasy novel.

Shattered Glass Elaine Bergstrom (Jove 0-515-10055-2, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 372pp, pb) [Austra Family] Vampire romantic novel.

Promises to Keep George Bernau (Pan 0-330-30666-9, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], £3.99, 807pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 1988) alternate history novel.

Promises to Keep George Bernau (Warner 0-446-35605-0, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $5.95, 671pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 1988) alternate-history thriller. Kennedy recovers after being shot and faces intrigue and a deadly conspiracy.

The Roots of Fantasy: Myth, Folklore & Archetype ed. Shelley Dutton Berry (World Fantasy Convention 1989, Oct ’89, no price, 124pp, tp) Anthology of eight stories plus various non-fiction pieces, particularly profiles of the GoH’s. This is the program book for the 1989 World Fantasy Convention held in Seattle and is a limited edition of 1,000 copies.

Extro Alfred Bester (Mandarin 0-7493-0127-9, Dec ’89 [Oct ’89], £3.50, 218pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 1975 as The Computer Connection) sf novel.

Golem 100 Alfred Bester (Mandarin 0-7493-0126-0, Dec ’89 [Oct ’89], £3.99, 383pp, pb) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1980) sf novel.

Dr. Bones Book 4: The Dragons of Komako John Gregory Betancourt (Ace 0-441-15671-1, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.50, 157pp, pb) [Dr. Bones] Sf adventure series with different authors, packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications, with visual material by Joel Hagan. As usual with this series, the copyright page contains the names of a number of people and organizations—but not the author’s name.

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