The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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The Last World Christoph Ransmayr (Grove Weidenfeld 0-8021-1167-X, Apr ’90 [Aug ’90], $18.95, 246pp, hc, cover by Fred Marcellino) Literary fantasy novel set in ancient Rome of a town out of Ovidian myth where the ancient and modern worlds come together.


Jaguar Bill Ransom (Ace 0-441-70353-4, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.95, 294pp, pb, cover by Royo) Sf novel about a Vietnam vet who invades the dreams of the denizens of another world in his own dreams and controls them.


Nightmare Child Daniel Ransom (St. Martin’s 0-312-92301-5, Aug ’90, $3.95, 163pp, pb) Horror novel of a couple who murder a little girl for her money and then have to deal with her return from the grave.


The Highroad Trilogy Volume 1: A Passage of Stars Alis A. Rasmussen (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28372-3, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $3.95, 289pp, pb, cover by Alan Gutierrez) [Highroad Trilogy] Romantic sf adventure novel of a young girl’s love for music and her search across space for freedom. Entertaining and involving light adventure (SW).


The Highroad Trilogy Volume 2: Revolution’s Shore Alis A. Rasmussen (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28544-0, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.95, 290pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Highroad Trilogy] Sf adventure novel, second book of the “Highroad” trilogy. Enjoyable and exciting old-fashioned adventure (SW).


The Highroad Trilogy Volume 3: The Price of Ransom Alis A. Rasmussen (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28788-5, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $3.95, 289pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [Highroad Trilogy] Sf adventure novel, third book of the “Highroad Trilogy”.


Dragon Prince Melanie Rawn (Pan 0-330-31274-X, Apr ’90, £4.50, 574pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Dragon Prince] Reprint (DAW 1988) fantasy novel. The First Book in the “Dragon Prince” series.


Dragon Prince: Book II: The Star Scroll Melanie Rawn (DAW 0-88677-349-0, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $4.95, 589pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Dragon Prince] Reissue (DAW 1989) fantasy novel, third printing.


Dragon Prince: Book III: Sunrunner’s Fire Melanie Rawn (DAW 0-88677-403-9, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $4.95, 479pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Dragon Prince] Fantasy novel, third book of a multi-generational political intrigue epic.


Dragonstar #1: Stronghold Melanie Rawn (DAW 0-88677-440-3, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $21.95, 487pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Dragonstar] Fantasy novel, first book of a new series set in the same world as the “Dragon Prince” series.


Star Scroll Melanie Rawn (Pan 0-330-31567-6, Apr ’90, £7.99, 591pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Dragon Prince] Reprint (DAW 1989) fantasy novel. The Second Book in the “Dragon Prince” series. Also available in (First World) hardcover (-31566-8, £13.95).


The Pact Alice Raymon (Charter 1-55773-352-X, Jul ’90, $3.95, 265pp, pb) Horror novel about an ancient pact with the devil.


Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho Stephen Rebello (Dembner 0-942637-14-3, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $24.95, 224pp, hc) Non-fiction; reference book on the making of the classic horror film.


Hell Board Dana Reed (Leisure 0-8439-2959-6, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 361pp, pb) Horror novel about an ugly schoolgirl possessed by the evil demons that reside in Ouija boards. Reed is a pen-name for Edwina Berkman.


The Free-Lance Pallbearers Ishmael Reed (Allison & Busby 0-7490-0037-6, Feb ’90 [Mar ’90], £4.99, 153pp, tp, cover by Mick Keates & Anthony Russo) Reprint (Atheneum 1988) literary sf novel. Also available in hardcover (0-85031-946-3, £11.95).


The Terrible Twos Ishmael Reed (Allison & Busby 0-85031-973-0, Feb ’90, £4.99, 178pp, tp, cover by Mick Keates & Anthony Russo) Reprint (Atheneum 1988) literary sf novel. Also available in hardcover (-963-3, £11.95).


Black Milk Robert Reed (Orbit 0-356-19081-1, Jun ’90, £6.99, 327pp, tp) Reprint (Fine 1989) sf novel.


The Hormone Jungle Robert Reed (Orbit 0-7088-8327-3, Apr ’90, £3.50, 300pp, pb, cover by Marina Elphick) Reprint (Fine 1988) sf novel.


Bloodshift Garfield Reeves-Stevens (Popular Library 0-445-21012-5, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $4.95, 280pp, pb, cover by Mark & Stephanie Gerber) Vampire horror novel of vampiric apocalypse. First American edition (Seal [Canada] 1981).


Children of the Shroud Garfield Reeves-Stevens (Popular Library 0-445-21014-1, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $4.95, 323pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) Apocalyptic horror novel centered around the Shroud of Turin. First American edition (Canada 1987).


Dark Matter Garfield Reeves-Stevens (Doubleday 0-385-24756-7, Nov ’90, $19.95, 373pp, hc, cover by Don Brautigam) Horror novel of a physicist/serial killer.


Nighteyes Garfield Reeves-Stevens (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28503-3, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $4.95, 439pp, pb, cover by Mick McGinty) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1989) sf/horror/UFO novel.


The Chronicles of Galen Sword #1: Shifter Garfield & Judith Reeves-Stevens (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45018-3, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.95, 284pp, pb) Fantasy adventure novel of a NYC playboy who is really a being from a parallel universe searching the streets for a werewolf and battling evil magic. First of a series.


Star Trek: Prime Directive Garfield & Judith Reeves-Stevens (Pocket 0-671-70772-8, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $18.95, 406pp, hc, cover by Myles Sprinzen) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization.


Star Trek: Prime Directive Garfield & Judith Reeves-Stevens (SFBC #17774, Dec ’90, $8.98, 405pp, hc, cover by Myles Sprinzen) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1990) Star Trek novelization.


Jilly’s Ghost Dian Curtis Regan (Avon Flare 0-380-75831-8, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $2.95, 137pp, pb) Young-adult ghost story/horror novel of a girl who wants to protect a ghost from a ghost-hunter.


Great Mambo Chicken and the Transhuman Condition: Science Slightly Over the Edge Ed Regis (Addison-Wesley 0-201-09258-1, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $18.95, 308pp, hc, cover by Gary Koepke) Non-fiction; associational. A guide to the farthest extremes of science and technology. Several sf authors figure in it quite prominently.


Shadow’s Realm Mickey Zucker Reichert (DAW 0-88677-419-5, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $4.50, 304pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Bifrost Guardians] Fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Bifrost Guardians” series.


The Infinite Man William Relling, Jr. (Scream/Press, Oct ’89 [Apr ’90], $15.00, 215pp, tp) Collection of 21 stories with an afterword by the author, illustrated by Harry O. Morris. This is a special “Prevue Edition” of 200 copies published for the 1989 World Fantasy Convention. This edition is laser printed and may not be the same as the final book if it ever appears.


Silent Moon William Relling, Jr. (Tor 0-812-50708-8, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $4.95, 309pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Horror novel of political and religious leaders that worship demons.


Bully! Mike Resnick (Pulphouse/Axolotl, Sep ’90 [Oct ’90], $10.00, 110pp, tp, cover by George Barr) [Teddy Roosevelt] Sf novella. This is a signed limited edition of 525 copies. A signed limited hardcover edition of 300 copies ($35.00) and a deluxe leatherbound signed edition of 75 copies ($65.00) are also available.


Ivory Mike Resnick (Legend 0-09-960070-6, Sep ’90, £3.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) Reprint (Tor 1988) sf novel.


Paradise Mike Resnick (Tor 0-812-50716-9, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $4.95, 323pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Paradise] Reprint (Tor 1989) sf novel of human invasion on a distant world much like 19th-century Africa.


Second Contact Mike Resnick (Tor 0-312-85021-2, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $17.95, 276pp, hc, cover by David A. Hardy) Sf thriller of an alien infiltration and government cover-up.


Second Contact Mike Resnick (Easton Press, May ’90, no price, 277pp, hc) Sf/detective novel. This was published “simultaneously” with the Tor edition listed two months ago. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Signed First Editions of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.


Second Contact Mike Resnick (Tor 0-812-51113-1, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $3.95, 276pp, pb, cover by David A. Hardy) Reprint (Tor 1990) sf/detective novel.


Through Darkest Resnick with Gun and Camera Mike Resnick (WSFA Press 0-9621-725-1-0, Aug ’90, $35.00, 200pp, hc, cover by Todd Cameron Hamilton) Collection of five stories and eight non-fiction pieces on Africa. This is a numbered limited edition of 500 copies, issued for the 1990 Annual Convention (Disclave) of the Washington Sf Association.


Star Wreck: The Generation Gap Leah Rewolinski (St. Martin’s 0-312-92359-7, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $3.50, 117pp, pb, cover by Harry Trumbore) [Star Wreck] National Lampoon-style parody of Star Trek, the Next Generation. First professional publication — there was a fan edition a year ago.


Adversary Daniel Rhodes (NEL 0-450-51613-X, Mar ’90, £4.50, 354pp, pb) [Next, After Lucifer] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1988) horror novel, sequel to Next, After Lucifer.


Kiss of Death Daniel Rhodes (St. Martin’s 0-312-04357-0, Jul ’90 [Sep ’90], $17.95, 311pp, hc, cover by Cary Henrie) Horror novel of witchcraft and demonism in contemporary France.


Kiss of Death Daniel Rhodes (NEL 0-450-51514-1, Aug ’90 [Dec ’90], £13.95, 261pp, hc) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1990) horror novel.


Interview with the Vampire Anne Rice (Knopf, Nov ’90, no price, 274pp, hc) [Vampire Chronicles] Reprint (Knopf 1976) horror novel, first book of “The Vampire Chronicles”. This is a special signed limited edition of 5000 copies, available only in a boxed set with the rest of the series (0-394-58186-5, $100.00).


The Mummy or Ramses the Damned Anne Rice (Penguin Overseas 0-14-013201-5, Jun ’90, £4.99, 476pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Ballantine 1989) horror novel. This is an ’open market’ edition and is not generally available in the UK.


The Mummy or Ramses the Damned Anne Rice (Penguin 0-14-013201-5, Oct ’90, £4.99, 476pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Ballantine 1989) horror novel.


The Queen of the Damned Anne Rice (Futura 0-7088-4337-9, Feb ’90, £3.99, 573pp, pb) [Vampire Chronicles] Reprint (Knopf 1988) horror novel. Third volume of “The Vampire Chronicles”.


The Queen of the Damned Anne Rice (Knopf, Nov ’90, no price, 448pp, hc) [Vampire Chronicles] Reprint (Knopf 1988) horror novel, third book of “The Vampire Chronicles”. This is a special signed limited edition of 5000 copies, available only in a boxed set with the rest of the series (0-394-58186-5, $100.00).


The Vampire Lestat Anne Rice (Knopf, Nov ’90, no price, 481pp, hc) [Vampire Chronicles] Reprint (Knopf 1985) horror novel, second book of “The Vampire Chronicles”. This is a special signed limited edition of 5000 copies, available only in a boxed set with the rest of the series (0-394-58186-5, $100.00).


The Witching Hour Anne Rice (Knopf 0-394-58786-3, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $22.95, 963pp, hc, cover by Chip Kidd) [Mayfair Witches] Epic fantasy/horror novel of a family of witches across the centuries. Romantic and exciting. Highly recommended. (SW)


The Witching Hour Anne Rice (BOMC, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $19.95, 974pp, hc, cover by Chip Kidd) [Mayfair Witches] Reprint (Knopf 1990) fantasy/horror novel about witchcraft. This is identical to the Knopf edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a special BOMC mark on the back.


Renegade Legion: Damned If We Do Peter Rice (FASA 1-55560-099-9, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $7.95, 270pp, tp, cover by Steve Venters) [Renegade Legion] Military sf novelization based on the “Renegade Legion” game.


The Game Enid Richemont (Walker 0-7445-1548-3, Sep ’90, £8.99, 202pp, hc, cover by Mick Brownfield) Young-adult sf novel set in a future where remembering the past is illegal.


The Time Tree Enid Richemont (Walker 0-7445-1447-9, Mar ’90, £2.50, 94pp, pb) Reprint (Walker 1989) young-adult time-travel/ghost story about three girls, two from the 20th century and one from the 16th century, who meet in a tree.


Viper Alan Riefe (Charter Diamond 1-55773-430-5, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $4.50, 271pp, pb) Horror novel. A little girl with a strange power over snakes uses them to destroy her mother’s murderers.


In Pursuit of the Green Lion Judith Merkle Riley (Delacorte 0-385-30089-1, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $19.95, 440pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Craft) [Vision of Light] Historical fantasy novel, sequel to A Vision of Light.


A Vision of Light Judith Merkle Riley (Dell 0-440-20520-4, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $4.95, 467pp, pb) [Vision of Light] Reprint (Delacorte 1989) medieval historical novel with fantasy elements.


Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein ed. Philip J. Riley (MagicImage 1-882127-10-2, Apr ’90 [Jul ’90], $19.95, unpaginated, tp) [Frankenstein] Associational; non-fiction. Facsimile of the actual shooting script for the classic Universal comedy/horror film, plus introductory material by John Landis, Vincent Price, and the children of the stars, production background by Gregory William Mark, and many photos.


The Bride of Frankenstein ed. Philip J. Riley (MagicImage 1-882127-06-4, 1989 [Jul ’90], $19.95, unpaginated, tp) [Frankenstein] Associational; non-fiction. Facsimile of the actual shooting script for the classic Universal horror film, plus introductory material by Valerie Hobson and Forrest J Ackerman, production background by Gregory William Mark, and many photos.


Frankenstein ed. Philip J. Riley (MagicImage 1-882127-05-6, 1989 [Jul ’90], $19.95, unpaginated, tp) [Frankenstein] Associational; non-fiction. Facsimile of the actual shooting script for the classic Universal horror film, plus a foreword by Forrest J Ackerman, production background by Gregory William Mark, and many photos.


The Mummy ed. Philip J. Riley (MagicImage 1-882127-07-2, 1989 [Jul ’90], $19.95, unpaginated, tp) Associational; non-fiction. Facsimile of the actual shooting script for the classic Universal horror film, plus introductory material by Zita Johann and Walter J. Dougherty, production background by Gregory William Mark, and many photos.


Son of Frankenstein ed. Philip J. Riley (MagicImage 1-882127-11-0, Apr ’90 [Jul ’90], $19.95, unpaginated, tp) [Frankenstein] Associational; non-fiction. Facsimile of the actual shooting script for the classic Universal horror film, plus production background by Gregory William Mark and many photos.


This Island Earth ed. Philip J. Riley (MagicImage 1-882127-27-7, Apr ’90 [Jul ’90], $19.95, unpaginated, tp) Associational; non-fiction. Facsimile of the actual shooting script for the classic ’50s sf film, plus introductory material by Franklin Coen and Jeff Morrow, production background by Robert Shotak, and many photos.


To Yith and Beyond Duane W. Rimel (Moshassuck Press, Jan ’90, $15.00, 111pp, ph) Collection of nine stories, plus biographical material, non-fiction articles, and poetry. This is published to commemorate the author’s 75th birthday. Limited to 125 signed copies. The pages are xerox copies bound in a notebook. Available postpaid from Kenneth W. Faig, Jr., 2311 Swainwood Drive, Glenview IL 60025.


The Tenth Class Karen Ripley (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37033-3, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $3.95, 299pp, pb) [Prisoner of Dreams] Romantic sf adventure novel, sequel to Prisoner of Dreams.


Blade # 5: Pirate Strike David Robbins (Leisure 0-8439-2881-6, Dec ’89 [Feb ’90], $2.95, 170pp, pb) [Blade] Post-holocaust military sf novel.


Blade # 6: Crusher Strike David Robbins (Leisure 0-8439-2909-X, Feb ’90 [Apr ’90], $2.95, 185pp, pb) [Blade] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel.


Blade # 7: Terror Strike David Robbins (Leisure 0-8439-2956-1, Apr ’90, $2.95, 188pp, pb) [Blade] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel.


Blade # 8: Devil Strike David Robbins (Leisure 0-8439-2964-2, Jun ’90 [Jul ’90], $2.95, 172pp, pb) [Blade] Post-holocaust military sf novel.


Blade # 9: L.A. Strike David Robbins (Leisure 0-8439-2987-1, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $2.95, 184pp, pb) [Blade] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel.


Endworld #17: Atlanta Run David Robbins (Leisure 0-8439-2816-6, Sep ’89 [Feb ’90], $2.95, 188pp, pb) [Endworld] Post-holocaust military sf novel.


Endworld #18: Memphis Run David Robbins (Leisure 0-8439-2868-9, Nov ’89 [Feb ’90], $2.95, 186pp, pb) [Endworld] Post-holocaust military sf novel.


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