The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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Saga of the Lost Lands, Volume 1: Blood of the Tiger Rose Estes (Bantam UK 0-553-17677-3, Oct ’89, £2.99, 198pp, pb, cover by Pamela Lee) [Saga of the Lost Lands] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1987) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]


Other Edens III ed. Christopher Evans & Robert Holdstock (Unwin 0-04-440400-X, Oct ’89, £4.50, 237pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) Original sf/fantasy anthology.


Arthur C. Clarke’s Chronicles of the Strange and Mysterious John Fairley & Simon Welfare (Grafton 0-586-06972-0, Apr ’89, £5.99, 189pp, tp, cover by Alun Hood) Reprint (Collins 1987) collection of unexplained mysteries and oddities.


Thicker Than Water Penelope Farmer (Walker 0-7445-1246-8, Oct ’89, £8.95, 189pp, hc, cover by Liz Pyle) Ghost story.


Dayworld Rebel Philip José Farmer (Grafton 0-586-20108-4, Jul ’89, £3.50, 333pp, pb, cover by Chris Foss) [Dayworld] Reprint (Ace/Putnam 1987) sf novel. Sequel to Dayworld.


To Your Scattered Bodies Go Philip José Farmer (Easton Press, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], no price, 221pp, hc) [Riverworld] Reprint (Putnam 1971) sf novel, first book in the “Riverworld” series; with color plates by Richard Powers, and a new introduction by Roger Zelazny. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of SF” series and is available by subscription only. This edition is dated 1986 but not seen until now.


The Armageddon Crazy Mick Farren (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35316-1, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.95, 282pp, pb) Near-future sf novel about an America where religious fundamentalists take control and suspend constitutional rights; written in hard boiled mystery style.


Exit Funtopia Mick Farren (Sphere 0-7474-0140-3, Aug ’89, £3.50, 264pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 1988 as The Long Orbit) sf/mystery novel. [First U.K. edition]


The Last Stand of the DNA Cowboys Mick Farren (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35808-2, Sep ’89, $3.95, 283pp, pb) [DNA Cowboys] Sf adventure novel, a loose sequel to a trilogy consisting of The Quest of the DNA Cowboys, The Synaptic Manhunt, and The Neural Atrocity, all published in Britain in the mid-1970’s.


Their Master’s War Mick Farren (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34554-1, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.95, 295pp, pb) Reissue (Del Rey 1987) sf novel; fourth printing.


The Axman Cometh John Farris (Tor 0-812-50008-3, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $4.50, 269pp, pb) Horror novel about a woman trapped in an elevator with the man who may have murdered her family twenty years before.


Bad Blood John Farris (Gollancz 0-575-04648-1, Oct ’89, £3.99, 350pp, pb, cover by Danny Flynn) Reprint (Playboy 1977 as All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes By) horror novel.


Scare Tactics John Farris (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-50281-9, May ’89 [Apr ’89], £11.95, 310pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1988) collection of two horror stories and a political thriller novel. [First U.K. edition]


Scare Tactics John Farris (Tor 0-812-50300-7, Nov ’89, $4.95, 343pp, pb) Collection of four stories and a short novel, revised from the 1988 Tor hardcover edition. Two stories, “I Scream. You Scream. We All Scream for Ice Cream.” and “Scare Tactics”, did not appear in the hardcover edition.


Mortal Gods Jonathan Fast (Easton Press, Nov ’89, no price, 153pp, hc) Reprint (NAL 1976) sf novel, with a new introduction by Stephen H. Goldman and artwork by Byron Taylor. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.


The Hexing and the Labyrinth Robert Faulcon (Legend 0-09-954470-9, Jan ’89, £3.50, 496pp, pb) [Night Hunter] Horror omnibus. Volumes 5 & 6 in the Night Hunter series. This is a pseudonym for Robert Holdstock. [Not seen]


Desperate Measures Joe Clifford Faust (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35020-0, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 245pp, pb) [Angel’s Luck] Sf adventure novel, first book of the “Angel’s Luck” series.


Precious Cargo Joe Clifford Faust (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36088-5, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $3.95, 293pp, pb, cover by David B. Mattingly) [Angel’s Luck] Sf space opera novel, second book of the “Angel’s Luck” series.


The Return Barry Faville (Oxford University Press 0-19-558166-0, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $14.95, 163pp, hc) Young-adult sf novel. This is a 1988 reprint of a 1987 book, and is an edition published by Oxford in New Zealand. It is being made available for the first time in the US.


Guardians of the Three Volume One: Lord of Cragsclaw Bill Fawcett & Neil Randall (Bantam Spectra 0-553-274621-7, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.95, 392pp, pb) [Guardians of the Three] Fantasy novelization, first in a new series about cat people, packaged and copyright by Bill Fawcett. The cover says “Created by Bill Fawcett” instead of the authors’ names.


Faerie Tale Raymond E. Feist (Grafton Overseas 0-586-07139-3, 1989 [Mar ’89], £3.50, 393pp, pb, cover by Don Maitz) Reprint (Doubleday 1988) fantasy/horror novel. This is an “Open Market” edition that is not available in the UK.


Faerie Tale Raymond E. Feist (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27783-9, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $4.95, 435pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1988) dark fantasy novel.


Faerie Tale Raymond E. Feist (Grafton 0-586-20566-7, Sep ’89, £3.99, 489pp, pb, cover by Don Maitz) Reprint (Doubleday 1988) fantasy/horror novel.


Prince of the Blood Raymond E. Feist (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-23624-7, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $18.95, 293pp, hc) [Riftwar] Fantasy novel, fourth in the “Riftwar” series.


Prince of the Blood Raymond E. Feist (Grafton 0-246-13078-4, Nov ’89, £7.95, 315pp, tp, cover by Kevin Johnson) [Riftwar] Reprint (Doubleday 1989) fantasy novel. Also available in hardcover (-13077-6, £12.95). Volume 4 in the “Riftwar” series. [First U.K. edition]


Putting Out Neil Ferguson (Abacus 0-349-10083-7, May ’89, £3.99, 205pp, tp, cover by Mark Harrison) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1988) literary sf novel, blending fashion, semiotics and beautiful writing. Recommended. (PSP)


The Mace of Souls Bruce Fergusson (William Morrow 0-688-08477-X, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $20.95, 321pp, hc) [Six Kingdoms] Fantasy quest novel set in a medieval world, second book in the “Six Kingdoms” series.


The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: A 40th Anniversary Anthology ed. Edward L. Ferman (St. Martin’s 0-312-03293-5, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $18.95, 376pp, hc) Anthology of 20 stories that originally appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction after 1982, with a preface by the editor and an introduction by Harlan Ellison.


The Best Horror Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Vol. I ed. Edward L. Ferman & Anne Devereaux Jordan (St. Martin’s 0-312-91499-7, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.95, 260pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1988) horror anthology, the first 13 stories from the hc edition.


The Best of Modern Horror ed. Edward L. Ferman & Anne Devereaux Jordan (Viking UK 0-670-82871-8, Aug ’89, £14.95, 403pp, hc, cover by Max Schindler) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1988 as The Best Horror Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction) horror anthology. [First U.K. edition]


The Best Horror Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Volume II ed. Edward L. Ferman & Anne Devereaux Jordan (St. Martin’s 0-312-91603-5, Jan ’90, $3.95, 269pp, pb) Anthology of 11 stories, with a new introduction by Ferman. This was originally part of The Best Horror Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (St. Martin’s 1988).


The Garden of the Shaped Sheila Finch (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26801-5, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 217pp, pb) [Shaper Exile] Reissue (Bantam Spectra 1987) sf novel of genetically altered humans on an isolated planet; second printing.


Shaper’s Legacy Sheila Finch (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28167-4, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $3.95, 279pp, pb) [Shaper Exile] Sf novel of genetically altered humans on an alien world, book two of the “Shaper Exile” series.


Shaping the Dawn Sheila Finch (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28287-5, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $3.95, 309pp, pb, cover by Steve & Paul Youll) [Shaper Exile] Sf novel of gene-manipulated humans on an alien planet, third book in the “Shaper Exile” series.


The Killing Glance D. G. Finlay (Arrow 0-09-955860-2, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], £4.50, 646pp, pb) [Watchman Chronicle] Condensed omnibus of the Watchman Chronicle series - Watchman, The Grey Regard, Deadly Relations and Graven Image.


The Magician Out of Manchuria Charles G. Finney (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-92-5, Oct ’89, $25.00, 127pp, hc) Short fantasy novel that first appeared in the expanded edition of The Unholy City (Pyramid 1968). This is a limited edition of 600 copies, with illustrations by Richard Salvucci.


Invasion of the Body Snatchers Jack Finney (Simon & Schuster Fireside 0-671-68211-3, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $8.95, 216pp, tp) Reprint (Dell 1955 as The Body Snatchers) sf novel, basis for the two movies.


Monster Maker Nicholas Fisk (Mammoth 0-7497-0049-1, Oct ’89, £2.50, 141pp, pb) Reprint (Pelham Books 1979) young-adult sf/horror novel.


The Silver Arm Jim Fitzpatrick (Paper Tiger 0-905895-54-1, Apr ’89, £8.95, 112pp, tp, cover by Jim Fitzpatrick) Reissue (Dragon’s World 1981) art book, a heavily-illustrated Celtic fantasy novella. Also available in hardcover (1-85028-081-9, £14.95).


The Intergalactic Omniglot Jenni Fleetwood (Yearling 0-440-86216-7, Aug ’89, £1.99, 137pp, tp) Reprint (Franklin Watts/Orchard 1988) young-adult sf novel.


Dragon’s Milk Susan Fletcher (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31579-1, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $14.95, 242pp, hc) [Dragon Kyn] Young-adult fantasy. A young girl must obtain the milk of a dragon to save her sister from death.


Dracula, Prince of Many Faces Radu R. Florescu & Raymond T. McNally (Little, Brown 0-316-28655-9, Oct ’89 [Dec ’89], $19.95, 261pp, hc) Associational; non-fiction. Book on the historical Dracula with reference to legends of vampirism.


Video Kill Joanne Fluke (Pocket 0-671-66663-0, Mar ’89, $3.95, 294pp, pb) Horror novel with no fantasy elements. Psychokiller murders Hollywood starlets and videotapes their deaths.


Star Trek: Vulcan’s Glory D. C. Fontana (Pocket 0-671-65667-8, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.95, 252pp, pb) [Star Trek] Science fiction novelization. Number 44 in the series.


Star Trek: Vulcan’s Glory D. C. Fontana (Titan 1-85286-098-7, Feb ’89, £2.95, 252pp, pb) [Star Trek] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition.


Casting Fortune John M. Ford (Tor 0-812-53815-3, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $3.95, 249pp, pb) [Liavek] Collection containing The Illusionist, an original fantasy short novel of wizardry and revenge set in a theater, part of Ford’s “Liavek” series. The book also includes two reprint short stories set in the same universe.


Casting Fortune John M. Ford (SFBC #153635, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $5.98, 192pp, hc) [Liavek] Reprint (Tor 1989) collection of three stories set in the “Liavek” universe. First hardcover edition.


The Scholars of Night John M. Ford (Tor 0-812-50214-0, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $4.95, 313pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1988) associational spy novel by an sf writer.


Wise-Woman R. A. Forde (NEL 0-450-50100-0, Aug ’89, £3.99, 352pp, pb) Reprint (NEL 1988) Celtic fantasy novel.


The Demon Lover Dion Fortune (Aquarian Press 0-85030-821-6, Nov ’89, £3.99, 220pp, tp) Reprint (Noel Douglas 1927) occult novel.


The Sea Priestess Dion Fortune (Aquarian Press 0-85030-734-1, Nov ’89, £4.50, 285pp, tp) [Sea Priestess] Reprint (The Author 1938) occult novel.


The Owl Robert D. Forward (NEL 0-450-51572-9, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], £3.50, 247pp, pb) [Owl] Reprint (Pinnacle 1984) thriller, with a hint of the supernatural, about a ‘hit-man’ who never sleeps, by the son of Robert L. Forward. Recommended. (PSP) [First U.K. edition]


Alien Nation Alan Dean Foster (Grafton 0-586-20594-2, Jan ’89, £2.99, 217pp, pb) [Alien Nation] Reprint (Warner 1988) sf film novelization. [First U.K. edition]


Alien Nation Alan Dean Foster (Severn House 0-7278-1731-0, Jan ’89, £10.95, 217pp, hc) [Alien Nation] Hardback edition of the above. [First U.K. edition, not seen]


Flinx in Flux Alan Dean Foster (Severn House 0-7278-1766-3, Jun ’89, £11.95, 324pp, hc, cover by Trevor Newman) [Pip & Flinx] Reprint (Del Rey 1988) sf novel. First hardback edition. Volume 6 in “The Adventures of Flinx of the Commonwealth”. [First U.K. edition]


Flinx in Flux Alan Dean Foster (NEL 0-450-51571-0, Dec ’89, £3.99, 324pp, pb, cover by Chris Achilleos) [Pip & Flinx] Reprint (Del Rey 1988) sf novel.


Glory Lane Alan Dean Foster (NEL 0-450-50806-4, Jul ’89, £2.99, 295pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1987) humorous sf novel. Recommended. (PSP) [First U.K. edition]


Into the Out Of Alan Dean Foster (NEL 0-450-48601-X, Jan ’89, £3.50, 376pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 1986) fantasy/horror novel about an invasion of grotesque creatures from the ‘Out Of’. Surprisingly well done. Recommended. (PSP)


Quozl Alan Dean Foster (Ace 0-441-69454-3, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $4.50, 344pp, pb) Comic sf novel about furry alien invaders. Includes Flip-a-mation illustrations by Jim Gurney.


Quozl Alan Dean Foster (SFBC #15199, Sep ’89 [Dec ’89], $6.98, hc, cover by James Gurney) Reprint (Ace 1989) comic sf novel. First hardcover edition.


To the Vanishing Point Alan Dean Foster (SFBC #14418, Jan ’89, $4.98, 275pp, hc) Reprint (Warner 1988) fantasy/horror novel.


To the Vanishing Point Alan Dean Foster (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20904-6, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $3.95, 310pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 1988) fantasy novel about a vacationing family that pick up a hitchhiking alien and drive into a bizarre unknown world.


To the Vanishing Point Alan Dean Foster (Sphere 0-7474-0426-7, Jun ’89 [Apr ’89], £3.50, 310pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 1988) fantasy/horror novel. [First U.K. edition]


Blood Legacy Prudence Foster (Pocket 0-671-67412-9, Oct ’89, $3.95, 252pp, pb, cover by Enric) Horror novel. European vampire in Florida.


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