The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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The Wandering Jew Eugène Sue (Dedalus 0-946626-33-2, Apr ’90, £9.99, 847pp, tp) Reprint (Chapman & Hall 1844-5, in three volumes) literary horror novel. This edition contains an introduction by Brian Stableford. Available in the US from Hippocrene Books.


The Hellbound Train Will Sundown (Popular Library 0-445-21025-7, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $4.95, 214pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Pockets of Resistance] Military sf adventure set in a totalitarian near-future America, sequel to Pockets of Resistance.


Pockets of Resistance Will Sundown (Popular Library 0-445-21024-9, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $4.95, 215pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Pockets of Resistance] Military sf adventure set in a totalitarian near-future America. First book of a new series.


My Lady Tongue & Other Tales Lucy Sussex (William Heinemann Australia 0-85561-363-7, 1990 [Jan ’91], no price, 280pp, tp, cover by Jon Quinn) Collection of nine stories including the Ditmar Award winning “My Lady Tongue”. This is an Australian edition.


The Shining Company Rosemary Sutcliff (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-36807-4, May ’90 [Jun ’90], $14.95, 296pp, hc, cover by Charles Mikolaycak) Young-adult historical novel set in Britain in 600 A.D. about the conflict between Celt and Saxon. First American edition (Bodley Head 1990).


Dark Voices 2: The Pan Book of Horror ed. David Sutton & Stephen Jones (Pan 0-330-31373-8, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], £3.99, 223pp, pb, cover by Marshall Arisman) Original horror anthology.


Creating Characters: How to Build Story People Dwight V. Swain (Writer’s Digest Books 0-89879-417-X, Aug ’90 [Sep ’90], $16.95, 195pp, hc) Associational non-fiction book on writing by an sf writer. Available from 1507 Dana Ave., Cincinnati OH 45207.


In the Drift Michael Swanwick (Legend 0-09-961530-4, May ’90 [Apr ’90], £3.50, 214pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) Reprint (Ace 1985) sf novel.


The Dream Collector Joyce Sweeney (Doubleday UK 0-385-40030-6, Aug ’90 [Sep ’90], £5.99, 196pp, tp) Reprint (Delacorte 1989) young-adult novel about a teenager who finds that dreams can come true.


Room 13 Robert Swindells (Yearling 0-440-86227-2, Oct ’90, £1.99, 158pp, pb, cover by Mark Robertson) [Fliss] Reprint (Doubleday UK 1989) young-adult horror novel.


A Serpent’s Tooth Robert Swindells (Penguin 0-14-034017-3, Mar ’90 [Apr ’90], £2.50, 136pp, pb, cover by Sophy Williams) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1988) young-adult ghost/horror novel.


Princes of Sandastre Antony Swithin (Fontana 0-00-617938-X, Jun ’90, £5.99, 220pp, tp) [Perilous Quest for Lyonesse] Fantasy novel, a first novel. Book One of “The Perilous Quest for Lyonesse”.


Princes of Sandastre Antony Swithin (Fontana 0-00-617852-9, Nov ’90, £2.99, 220pp, pb) [Perilous Quest for Lyonesse] Reprint (Fontana 1990) fantasy novel. Book One of “The Perilous Quest for Lyonesse”.


Warsprite Jefferson Swycaffer (TSR 0-88038-915-X, Apr ’90, $3.95, 313pp, tp, cover by Jeff Easley) Sf novel of robots from the future battling in Wyoming.


Alamut Judith Tarr (SFBC #70092, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $8.98, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) [Alamut] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1989) historical fantasy novel.


Alamut Judith Tarr (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28786-9, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $4.95, 391pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) [Alamut] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1989) historical fantasy novel.


A Wind in Cairo Judith Tarr (Bantam UK 0-553-17596-3, Mar ’90, £2.99, 261pp, pb, cover by Stephen Lavis) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1989) fantasy novel.


The Moorstone Sickness Bernard Taylor (Grafton 0-586-20698-1, Feb ’90, £3.50, 235pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Piatkus 1982) horror novel.


Sweetheart, Sweetheart Bernard Taylor (Grafton 0-586-20711-2, Jul ’90, £3.99, 351pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Souvenir Press 1977) ghost/horror novel.


Bard III: The Wild Sea Keith Taylor (Headline 0-7472-3393-4, May ’90, £3.50, 202pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Bard] Reprint (Ace 1986) fantasy novel.


Bard IV: Ravens’ Gathering Keith Taylor (Headline 0-7472-3458-2, Oct ’90, £3.50, 235pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Bard] Reprint (Ace 1987) fantasy novel.


Search for the Starblade Keith Taylor (Ace 0-441-75680-8, Feb ’90, $3.50, 248pp, pb, cover by Dean Morrissey) [Danans] Irish fantasy novel, third book of the “Danans” series.


Into Narsindal Roger Taylor (Headline 0-7472-3353-5, Jul ’90, £4.99, 533pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Hawklan] Fantasy novel. “The Fourth Chronicle of Hawklan”. Last in the series.


Rainbow Magic Rebecca Teacher (The Book Guild 0-86332-460-6, May ’90 [1990], £9.50, 141pp, hc, cover by Rebecca Teacher) Sf/fantasy novel.


Storm Haven Robert Telford (Headline 0-7472-3321-7, Jan ’90, £3.99, 373pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 1989) animal fantasy novel about mice.


Sundered Soul: A Mythic Tale Alfred Tella (Three Continents Press 0-89410-694-5, Jul ’90, $18.95, 226pp, hc, cover by Thomas N. Toner) Mystical fantasy novel, a first novel. A trade paperback edition (-695-3, $8.95) was announced but not seen.


Fairytales Steve Rasnic Tem (Roadkill Press, 1990 [Dec ’90], $3.00, 27pp, ph, cover by Timothy Standish) Horror short story. This is a signed and numbered limited edition of 400 copies.


Vision of the Hunter John Tempest (Macdonald 0-356-18810-8, Nov ’90, £12.95, 266pp, hc) Reprint (Harper & Row 1989) prehistoric fantasy novel. This is a pseudonym for Julian Spillsbury.


Sisters and Strangers: A Moral Tale Emma Tennant (Grafton 0-246-13429-1, May ’90 [Sep ’90], £12.95, 184pp, hc, cover by Emma Chichester-Clark) Literary fantasy novel about Adam and Eve living to the present day.


Two Women of London Emma Tennant (Faber 0-571-14330-X, Jun ’90 [Jul ’90], £3.50, 121pp, tp, cover by Irene Von Treskow) Reprint (Faber 1989) literary horror novel.


After Long Silence Sheri S. Tepper (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26944-5, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $4.95, 337pp, pb, cover by Shusei) Reissue (Bantam Spectra 1987) sf novel of musicians on a planet of crystal monoliths; second printing.


The Gate to Women’s Country Sheri S. Tepper (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-24709-5, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], no price, 278pp, hc, cover by Alan Ayers) This special giveaway edition has a new jacket without pricing, but the interior book is actually the 1989 first edition.


The Gate to Women’s Country Sheri S. Tepper (Corgi 0-552-13419-8, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], £3.99, 363pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1988) sf novel.


Grass Sheri S. Tepper (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28565-3, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $4.95, 449pp, pb, cover by Oscar Chichoni) [Grass] Reprint (Doubleday 1989) sf novel about the ecosystem of an alien planet.


The Marianne Trilogy Sheri S. Tepper (Corgi 0-552-13192-X, Jul ’90, £4.99, 525pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Marianne] Fantasy omnibus.


Raising the Stones Sheri S. Tepper (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-41510-9, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $19.95, 452pp, hc, cover by Alan Ayers) [Grass] Far-future sf novel of conflict between human colonies on different worlds. There is an ISBN for a paperback edition on the copyright page, but it does not exist.


The Man Who Fell to Earth Walter Tevis (BOMC, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $14.95, 247pp, hc) Reprint (Bantam 1963) sf novel. This is an exclusive BOMC edition.


Steps of the Sun Walter Tevis (Macmillan Collier Nucleus 0-02-029865-X, Mar ’90 [Apr ’90], $4.50, 251pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews) Reprint (Doubleday 1983) sf novel.


Spirit Lost Nancy Thayer (Sphere 0-7474-0103-9, Feb ’90, £3.50, 199pp, pb) Reprint (Scribner’s 1988) ghost novel.


Appointment with a Stranger Jean Thesman (Avon Flare 0-380-70864-7, Oct ’90, $2.95, 166pp, pb) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1989) young-adult ghost story romance.


Thunderbirds 2: Calling Thunderbirds John Theydon (Titan 1-85286-161-4, Apr ’90 [May ’90], £2.95, 125pp, pb) [Thunderbirds] Reprint (Armada 1966) young-adult sf novelization. Available in the US for $6.75.


The Animal Wife Elizabeth Marshall Thomas (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-52453-9, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $19.95, 289pp, hc, cover by Wendell Minor) [Reindeer Moon] Prehistoric historical set in the same world as Reindeer Moon.


DragonLance Preludes II #1: Riverwind: The Plainsman Paul B. Thompson & Tonya R. Carter (TSR 0-88038-909-5, Mar ’90, $4.95, 313pp, tp, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [DragonLance: Preludes II] Fantasy series based on the “DragonLance” game, with illustrations by Douglas Chaffee.


DragonLance Preludes II #1: Riverwind: The Plainsman Paul B. Thompson & Tonya R. Carter (Penguin 0-14-014364-5, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], £3.99, 313pp, pb, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [DragonLance: Preludes II] Reprint (TSR 1990) fantasy novelization. Volume 1 in the trilogy.


Captain Salt in Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson (International Wizard of Oz Club, Dec ’90, $10.00, 306pp, tp, cover by John R. Neill) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1936) children’s fantasy in the “Oz” series, a facsimile edition with the original illustrations by John R. Neill. A hardcover edition ($20.00) is also available.


Handy Mandy in Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson (International Wizard of Oz Club, Jun ’90 [Jul ’90], $10.00, 246pp, tp) [Oz] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1954) children’s fantasy novel in the “Oz” series, with the original illustrations by John R. Neill. Also available in a hardcover edition ($20.00).


The Islands Out of Time William Irwin Thompson (Bear & Company 0-939680-83-1, Oct ’90, $9.95, 221pp, tp, cover by Kathleen Katz) Reprint (Dial 1985) fantasy novel of the last days of Atlantis.


The 13 Clocks James Thurber (Donald I. Fine 1-556-11188-6, Sep ’90, $13.95, 124pp, hc, cover by Marc Simont) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1950) humorous fairy tale, with the original illustrations by Marc Simont.


Many Moons James Thurber (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-251873-8, Sep ’90 [Dec ’90], $14.95, 48pp, hc, cover by Louis Slobodkin) Reissue (Harcourt 1943) charming fairy tale with the 1943 Caldecott-award winning illustrations. 23rd printing.


The Wonderful O James Thurber (Donald I. Fine 1-556-11189-4, Sep ’90, $10.95, 72pp, hc, cover by Marc Simont) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1955) humorous fairy tale, with the original illustrations by Marc Simont.


Isaac Asimov’s Robot City: Robots and Aliens 3: Intruder Robert Thurston (Ace 0-441-73129-5, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $3.50, 195pp, pb, cover by Paul Rivoche) [Robot City] Sf novelization based on Asmiov’s “Robot” stories, with illustrations by Paul Rivoche. The series is packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.


A.A. Milne: The Man Behind Winnie-the-Pooh Ann Thwaite (Random House 0-394-58724-3, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $29.95, 505pp, hc) Non-fiction; biography of Milne with copious notes and a bibliography.


Comes the Wraith John Tigges (Leisure 0-8439-2906-5, Feb ’90, $3.95, 362pp, pb) Ghost/horror novel. Family terrorized on haunted farm.


Kevin Browne’s Nightales John Tigges (Upper West Side Publishing 0-9626368-9-4, Oct ’90 [Aug ’90], $14.95, 295pp, tp, cover by Stephen Blue) Collection of 14 horror stories based on screenplays by Kevin Browne, with connecting material in comic form. All illustrations are by Stephen Blue.


The Amtrak Wars Book 6: Earth-Thunder Patrick Tilley (Sphere 0-7474-0002-4, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], £3.99, 484pp, pb) [Amtrak Wars] Future war novel set at the end of the third millennium.


Vampire Winter Lois Tilton (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-450-8, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $4.50, 320pp, pb) Horror novel of a vampire’s post-holocaust adventures in a world permanently dark due to nuclear winter. A first novel.


Crown of Stars James Tiptree, Jr. (Orbit 0-7474-0471-2, Feb ’90, £3.99, 340pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1988) collection of ten stories.


Crown of Stars James Tiptree, Jr. (Tor 0-812-50338-4, Oct ’90, $4.95, 340pp, pb, cover by Dave Archer) Reprint (Tor 1988) collection of ten stories.


Her Smoke Rose Up Forever James Tiptree, Jr. (Arkham House 0-87054-160-9, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $25.95, 520pp, hc, cover by Andrew Smith) Collection of 18 stories, with an introduction by John Clute and illustrations by Andrew Smith.


Voice of the Planet Michael Tobias (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28367-7, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $4.95, 388pp, pb, cover by NASA photo) Ecological/New Age sf novelization based on the “Gaia hypothesis” and the 10-part TBS special starring William Shatner.


The Adventures of Tom Bombadil J. R. R. Tolkien (Unwin Hyman 0-04-440726-2, Aug ’90 [Oct ’90], £3.99, 75pp, tp, cover by Roger Garland) Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1962) collection of fantasy poetry, illustrated throughout by Roger Garland. Also available in hardcover (-440727-0, £8.99).


Bilbo’s Last Song J. R. R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-53810-6, Sep ’90, $14.95, 32pp, hc, cover by Pauline Baynes) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1974) picture book, an illustrated poem with art by Pauline Baynes. This new edition has the correct text.


Bilbo’s Last Song J. R. R. Tolkien (Unwin Hyman 0-04-440728-9, Sep ’90, £6.95, 32pp, hc, cover by Pauline Baynes) [Middle-Earth] Lavishly-illustrated edition of a 24-line poem by Tolkien (previously published as a poster) with 40 original illustrations by Pauline Baynes, with notes on each of the illustrations. Simultaneous with the American edition.


Farmer Giles of Ham J. R. R. Tolkien (Unwin Hyman 0-04-440723-8, Aug ’90, £3.99, 79pp, tp, cover by Roger Garland) Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1949) young-adult fantasy novella, illustrated throughout by Roger Garland. Also available in hardcover (-440724-6, £8.99).


The Father Christmas Letters J. R. R. Tolkien (Unwin Hyman 0-04-823148-7, Sep ’90 [Oct ’90], £5.99, 48pp, tp) Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1976) collection of letters to Father Christmas, illustrated by Tolkien.


The Fellowship of the Ring J. R. R. Tolkien (Unwin 0-04-823185-1, Oct ’90, £4.50, 536pp, pb, cover by Ted Nasmith) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1954) classic fantasy novel. Volume 1 in “The Lord of the Rings”.


The Hobbit J. R. R. Tolkien (Ballantine 0-345-36858-4, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $12.95, 134pp, tp, cover by David Wenzel) [Middle-Earth] Graphic novel version of Tolkien’s classic, previously published in three parts by Eclipse; adapted by Charles Dixon & illustrated with full-color paintings by David Wenzel. This edition is simultaneous with the Eclipse edition.


The Hobbit J. R. R. Tolkien (Eclipse Books 1-56060-054-3, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $12.95, 134pp, tp, cover by David Wenzel) [Middle-Earth] Graphic novel version of Tolkien’s classic, previously published in three parts by Eclipse; adapted by Charles Dixon & illustrated with full-color paintings by David Wenzel. This edition is simultaneous with the Ballantine edition. A hardcover edition (-067-5) and a signed, numbered, limited hardcover edition (-068-3) were announced but not seen.


The Hobbit: Book Three J. R. R. Tolkien (Eclipse Books 0-913035-82-3, Sep ’90, $4.95, 45pp, tp, cover by David Wenzel) [Middle-Earth] Third book of a three part graphic novel adaptation of Tolkien’s classic, adapted by Charles Dixon and illustrated by David Wenzel.


The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien J. R. R. Tolkien (Unwin 0-04-440664-9, Mar ’90, £6.99, 463pp, tp, cover by Hanya Chlala) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1981) fascinating collection of Tolkien’s letters, edited by Humphrey Carpenter with the assistance of Christopher Tolkien. Recommended. (PSP)


The Lord of the Rings J. R. R. Tolkien (Unwin Hyman 0-04-823091-X, Sep ’90 [Oct ’90], £50.00, 1193pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1968) classic three-volume fantasy novel, in a single volume on india paper, and bound in a slip-case. 11th printing in this form.


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