The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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The Time-Lapsed Man and Other Stories Eric Brown (Drunken Dragon Press 0-947578-03-X, Oct ’90 [Nov ’90], £13.50, 216pp, hc, cover by Fangorn) Reprint (Pan 1990) sf collection. First world hardcover edition, and is beautifully produced. Recommended. (PSP) Also available in a limited, leatherbound with gold foil edges, edition of 100 numbered copies signed by the author (-53-6, £35).


Happy Ending Fredric Brown (Dennis McMillan, Jun ’90 [Aug ’90], $40.00, 230pp, hc, cover by Joe Servello) Collection of various pieces of Brown material, mostly sf stories, including poetry and an essay by Brown’s wife Elizabeth. Some of the stories are appearing for the first time. This is a numbered limited edition of 450 copies. Fredric Brown in the Detective Pulps Volume 16.


The Water Walker Fredric Brown (Dennis McMillan, Oct ’90, $35.00, 188pp, hc, cover by Joe Servello) Collection of 23 stories, including the novella versions of “The Wench Is Dead” and “Martians, Go Home!”. This edition is limited to 425 numbered copies. Volume 17 in the “Fredric Brown in the Detective Pulps” series.


Children of the Thunder John Brunner (Orbit 0-7474-0537-9, Aug ’90, £3.99, 390pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 1989) sf novel. This has a 1990 copyright date, but does not seem to be revised.


The Crucible of Time John Brunner (Legend 0-09-934850-0, Jun ’90, £4.99, 474pp, pb, cover by Melvyn Grant) Reissue (Del Rey 1983) sf novel.


Stand on Zanzibar John Brunner (Legend 0-09-919110-5, Jun ’90 [Jul ’90], £4.99, 576pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1968) sf novel.


The Whole Man John Brunner (Macmillan Collier Nucleus 0-02-030275-4, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $4.95, 188pp, pb, cover by Romas) [Gerald Howson] Reprint (Ballantine 1964) sf novel.


Phoenix Steven Brust (Ace 0-441-66225-0, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $4.50, 245pp, pb, cover by Denis Beauvais) [Vlad Taltos] Fantasy novel, fifth book of the “Vlad Taltos” series.


Author’s Choice Monthly Issue 7: Neon Twilight Edward Bryant (Pulphouse, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $4.95, 110pp, tp, cover by George Barr) Collection of three space opera stories, one an original, with an introduction by the author. A signed hardcover edition ($25.00) is also available, and a deluxe leatherbound edition ($50.00) was announced but not seen.


The Man of the Future Edward Bryant (Roadkill Press, Dec ’90, $3.00, 25pp, ph, cover by Dan Simmons) Horror short story which originally appeared in the October 1984 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, in somewhat different form. This is a limited edition of 400 copies of which 100 are reserved for private distribution and 300 are for sale. Numbered and signed by author and illustrator.


The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari: Texts, Contexts, Histories ed. Mike Budd (Rutgers University Press 0-8135-1570-X, Nov ’90 [Dec ’90], $39.95, 261pp, hc) Non-fiction collection of seven essays plus other materials on the seminal horror film. A trade paperback edition (-1571-X, $14.95) is also available.


Falling Torch Algis Budrys (Baen 0-671-72033-3, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $3.95, 211pp, pb, cover by Wayne Barlowe) [Michael Wireman] Sf novel of revolution on a conquered Earth. This is expanded from an earlier version (Pyramid 1959 as The Falling Torch).


L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. IV ed. Algis Budrys (New Era 1-870451-24-4, Dec ’90 [Jul ’90], £3.95, 425pp, pb) Reprint (Bridge 1988) original anthology with 16 stories by new writers, plus essays by Budrys and others.


L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. VI ed. Algis Budrys (Bridge 0-88404-504-8, Jun ’90, $4.95, 409pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) Original anthology of 18 stories from the 1989 Writers of the Future contest, illustrated by winners of the 1989 Illustrators of the Future contest, with non-fiction pieces by well-known authors.


The Haunting of Frances Rain Margaret Buffie (Scholastic 0-590-42835-7, Sep ’90, $2.95, 196pp, pb) Reprint (Kids Can Press 1987) young-adult ghost fantasy.


Brothers in Arms Lois McMaster Bujold (Headline 0-7472-3477-9, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], £4.50, 338pp, pb) [Miles Vorkosigan] Reprint (Baen 1989) sf novel. In the “Miles Vorkosigan” series.


The Vor Game Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen 0-671-72014-7, Sep ’90, $4.50, 345pp, pb, cover by Tom Kidd) [Miles Vorkosigan] Miles Vorkosigan novel that includes “The Weatherman”, a novella originally published in Analog.


The Vor Game Lois McMaster Bujold (Easton Press, Sep ’90, no price, 345pp, hc) [Miles Vorkosigan] Miles Vorkosigan novel, with an introduction by James Gunn and artwork by Jeff Fisher. This edition is being published “simultaneously” with the Baen edition listed last month. This signed leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Signed First Editions of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.


Vorkosigan’s Game Lois McMaster Bujold (SFBC #17469, Sep ’90 [Oct ’90], $9.98, 484pp, hc, cover by Dean Morrissey) [Miles Vorkosigan] Omnibus of the Miles Vorkosigan novel, The Vor Game (Baen 1990) and the collection Borders of Infinity (Baen 1989).


Ambition Julie Burchill (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-100048-5, Jun ’90, $4.95, 341pp, pb) Mainstream glitz novel with psychic elements about a glamorous female editor.


The End of This Day’s Business Katharine Burdekin (Feminist Press 1-55861-009-X, May ’90, $8.95, 190pp, tp) Feminist utopian sf novel, originally written in the 1930s, but not published until now.


The Work of Reginald Bretnor Scott Alan Burgess (Borgo Press 0-89370-487-3, Dec ’89 [Mar ’90], $9.95, 122pp, tp) Non-fiction; reference. Annotated primary and secondary bibliography of works by and about Bretnor plus several pieces and an afterword by Bretnor. A hardcover edition (-387-7, $19.95) was announced but not seen.


The Way of the Chalice Abbot George Burke (Saint George Press, 1984 [Mar ’90], $15.00, 164pp, ph) Christian dark fantasy occult conspiracy novel, with an introduction by Lloyd Worley. The book has a 1984 copyright date, but was not seen until 1990.


Strange Bedfellows Herbert Burkholz (Headline 0-7472-3223-7, Jan ’90, £3.50, 309pp, pb) [Sensitives] Reprint (Atheneum 1988) thriller about telepathic agents. Sequel to The Sensitives.


At the Earth’s Core Edgar Rice Burroughs (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36668-9, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 181pp, pb, cover by David B. Mattingly) [Pellucidar] Reprint (McClurg 1922) classic sf novel, first book of the “Pellucidar” series.


Back to the Stone Age Edgar Rice Burroughs (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36671-9, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 230pp, pb, cover by David B. Mattingly) [Pellucidar] Reprint (Burroughs 1937) sf novel, fifth book of the “Pellucidar” series.


The Beasts of Tarzan Edgar Rice Burroughs (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32433-1, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $3.95, 182pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) [Tarzan] Reissue (McClurg 1916) adventure fantasy, third book of the “Tarzan” series; 19th printing.


Land of Terror Edgar Rice Burroughs (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36672-7, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 186pp, pb, cover by David B. Mattingly) [Pellucidar] Reprint (Burroughs 1944) sf novel, sixth book of the “Pellucidar” series.


Pellucidar Edgar Rice Burroughs (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36669-7, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 182pp, pb, cover by David B. Mattingly) [Pellucidar] Reprint (McClurg 1923) sf novel, second book of the “Pellucidar” series.


The Return of Tarzan Edgar Rice Burroughs (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31575-8, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $3.95, 221pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) [Tarzan] Reissue (McClurg 1915) Tarzan novel, second in the series; 25th printing.


Savage Pellucidar Edgar Rice Burroughs (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36673-5, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 231pp, pb, cover by David B. Mattingly) [Pellucidar] Reprint (Canaveral Press 1963) collection of three novellas, seventh book of the “Pellucidar” series.


Tanar of Pellucidar Edgar Rice Burroughs (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36670-0, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 229pp, pb, cover by David B. Mattingly) [Pellucidar] Reprint (Metropolitan 1930) sf novel, third book of the “Pellucidar” series.


Tarzan of the Apes Edgar Rice Burroughs (NAL/Signet 0-451-52423-3, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $2.95, 288pp, pb, cover by Thomas Baines) [Tarzan] Reprint (McClurg 1914) classic adventure fantasy with an introduction by Gore Vidal originally published as an article “Tarzan Remembered” in 1963.


Tarzan of the Apes Edgar Rice Burroughs (Penguin 0-14-018464-3, Sep ’90, $6.95, 286pp, tp) [Tarzan] Reprint (McClurg 1914) classic novel, with an introduction by John Seelye and notes.


Tarzan of the Apes Edgar Rice Burroughs (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31977-X, Sep ’90, $3.95, 245pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) [Tarzan] Reissue (McClurg 1914) classic novel; 28th printing. This is actually the 29th printing — a 28th printing as a Ballantine book rather than a Del Rey appeared in July 1990 with the old Charles Ren cover.


Interzone William S. Burroughs (Penguin 0-14-009451-2, Feb ’90 [Apr ’90], $7.95, 194pp, tp, cover by William S. Burroughs) Reprint (Viking 1989) associational collection of stories and journal entries, edited by James Grauerholz.


Dawn Octavia E. Butler (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20779-5, Apr ’90, $4.50, 248pp, pb, cover by Enric) [Xenogenesis] Reissue (Warner 1987) sf novel; fourth printing.


Imago Octavia E. Butler (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20977-1, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $4.95, 220pp, pb, cover by Wayne Barlowe) [Xenogenesis] Reprint (Warner 1989) sf novel, third book of the “Xenogenesis” trilogy.


Imago: Xenogenesis III Octavia E. Butler (Gollancz 0-575-04776-3, May ’90, £3.99, 264pp, pb, cover by George Underwood) [Xenogenesis] Reprint (Warner 1989 as Imago) sf novel.


Wild Seed Octavia E. Butler (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20537-7, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $4.50, 279pp, pb, cover by Wayne Barlowe) [Patternist] Reissue (Doubleday 1980) sf novel set in 17th-century Africa; third printing.


Wild Seed Octavia E. Butler (Gollancz 0-575-04819-0, Oct ’90, £3.99, 248pp, pb, cover by Danny Flynn) [Patternist] Reprint (Doubleday 1980) sf novel.


Ciruelo Ciruelo Cabral (Paper Tiger 1-85028-134-3, Nov ’90, £8.95, 128pp, tp) Collection of art, about half is sf and fantasy, with accompanying text by Nigel Suckling. Also available in hardcover (-130-0, £16.95).


Nightlight Michael Cadnum (St. Martin’s 0-312-03897-6, Mar ’90, $15.95, 198pp, hc, cover by Bob Korn) Horror novel of a cemetery photographer who begans finding stranger images. A first novel.


Beamriders Martin Caidin (Pan 0-330-30980-3, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], £3.99, 411pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Baen 1989) sf novel.


Dark Messiah Martin Caidin (Baen 0-671-72022-8, Nov ’90, $4.95, 405pp, pb, cover by Ken Kelly) [Messiah Stone] Sf/fantasy/thriller, sequel to The Messiah Stone.


Daughter of Ra Moyra Caldecott (Arrow 0-09-959870-1, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], £3.99, 313pp, pb) [Amun] Fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Amun” trilogy.


The Son of the Sun Moyra Caldecott (Arrow 0-09-959860-4, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], £3.50, 297pp, pb) [Amun] Reprint (Allison & Busby 1986) fantasy novel. This edition is expanded and substantially revised. Volume 2 in the “Amun” trilogy.


Doc & Fluff Pat Califia (Alyson 1-55583-176-1, May ’90, $8.95, 319pp, tp) Near-future lesbian sf novel.


Ecotopia Ernest Callenbach (Bantam 0-553-34847-7, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $8.95, 181pp, tp, cover by Mark Harrison) [Ecotopia] Reprint (Banyan Tree 1975) ecological/New Age sf novel.


Ecotopia Emerging Ernest Callenbach (Banyan Tree Books 0-9604320-3-5, Jun ’90 [Jul ’90], $9.75, 326pp, tp) [Ecotopia] Reissue (Banyan Tree 1981) ecological/New-Age sf novel, prequel to Ecotopia; fourth printing.


The Court of the Stone Children Eleanor Cameron (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-034289-3, May ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.95, 191pp, tp, cover by Rebecca Laughlin) Reprint (Dutton 1973) time-travel fantasy. A girl goes back in time to save a man from execution during the French Revolution.


Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet Eleanor Cameron (Little, Brown/Joy Street 0-316-12541-5, Jun ’90 [Aug ’90], $4.95, 209pp, tp) [Mushroom Planet] Reprint (Little, Brown 1956) children’s sf novel, sequel to The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet.


The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet Eleanor Cameron (Little, Brown/Joy Street 0-316-12540-7, Jun ’90 [Aug ’90], $4.95, 195pp, tp) [Mushroom Planet] Reissue (Little, Brown 1954) children’s sf novel; third printing. One of the series most mentioned as an introduction to sf.


The Fool’s Run John Camp (Penguin/Signet 0-451-16712-0, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $4.95, 249pp, pb) Reprint (Holt 1989) mystery with sf elements featuring the world’s number one hacker as a detective. Camp also writes as John Sandford.


The Moon Is Hell John W. Campbell, Jr. (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-674-0, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $3.95, 256pp, pb) Reprint (Fantasy Press 1950) collection of a short sf novel and a fantasy novella.


Ancient Images Ramsey Campbell (Legend 0-09-967340-1, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], £3.50, 299pp, pb) Reprint (Legend 1989) horror novel.


Ancient Images Ramsey Campbell (SFBC #48403, Feb ’90 [Apr ’90], $6.98, hc, cover by Don Brautigam) Reprint (Legend 1989) horror novel.


Ancient Images Ramsey Campbell (Tor 0-812-50263-9, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $4.95, 311pp, pb, cover by Gary Smith) Reprint (Legend 1989) horror novel of a lost Karloff/Lugosi film.


Demons by Daylight Ramsey Campbell (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-610-4, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $3.95, 192pp, pb) Reprint (Arkham House 1973) collection of 14 horror stories, with a new foreword by Campbell.


The Face That Must Die Ramsey Campbell (Futura 0-7088-4394-8, Mar ’90, £3.50, 238pp, pb, cover by Oliver Hunter) Reprint (Scream/Press 1983) horror novel. This edition contains the introductions “At the Back of My Mind: A Guided Tour” and “I am It and It is I” from the Scream/Press edition, together with a new afterword. A greatly abridged version of the book was published by Star in 1989.


Incarnate Ramsey Campbell (Futura 0-7088-4395-6, Sep ’90, £3.99, 490pp, pb, cover by Oliver Hunter) Reprint (Macmillan 1983) horror novel. This is a revised edition and contains two scenes (one added as an ’optional’ appendix) that were cut from previous editions. There is also a new afterword by the author.


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