The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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The Gap Into Vision: Forbidden Knowledge Stephen R. Donaldson (SFBC #18464, Jul ’91 [Sep ’91], $9.98, 407pp, hc, cover by Chris Hopkins) [Gap] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1991) sf novel, second book of a space opera series.

The Gap Into Vision: Forbidden Knowledge Stephen R. Donaldson (HarperCollins UK 0-00-223828-4, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], £14.99, 410pp, hc, cover by David O’Connor) [Gap] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1991) sf novel. Volume 2 in the “Gap” series. [First U.K. edition]

The Illearth War Stephen R. Donaldson (Fontana 0-00-615246-5, May ’91, £4.50, 574pp, pb) [Thomas Covenant] Reissue (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1977) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever” series. This is the 25th printing, and the first not to have the Peter Goodfellow cover.

Lord Foul’s Bane Stephen R. Donaldson (Fontana 0-00-615239-2, May ’91, £4.50, 540pp, pb) [Thomas Covenant] Reissue (SFBC 1977) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever” series. This is the 27th printing, and the first not to have the Peter Goodfellow cover.

The One Tree Stephen R. Donaldson (Fontana 0-00-616383-1, Jul ’91, £4.50, 479pp, pb) [Thomas Covenant, II] Reissue (Del Rey 1982) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever” series. This is the 10th printing, and the first not to have the Peter Goodfellow cover.

The Power that Preserves Stephen R. Donaldson (Fontana 0-00-615247-3, May ’91, £4.50, 573pp, pb) [Thomas Covenant] Reissue (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1977) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever” series. This is the 24th printing, and the first not to have the Peter Goodfellow cover.

White Gold Wielder Stephen R. Donaldson (Fontana 0-00-616777-2, Jul ’91 [Aug ’91], £4.50, 509pp, pb) [Thomas Covenant, II] Reissue (Collins 1983) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever” series. This is the 11th printing and is the first without the Peter Goodfellow cover.

The Wounded Land Stephen R. Donaldson (Fontana 0-00-616140-5, Jul ’91, £4.50, 508pp, pb) [Thomas Covenant, II] Reissue (Del Rey 1981) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever” series. This is the 16th printing, and the first not to have the Peter Goodfellow cover.

Bane Joe Donnelly (Legend 0-09-970300-9, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], £4.99, 461pp, pb) Reprint (Barrie & Jenkins 1989) horror novel.

Tesseracts3 ed. Candas Jane Dorsey & Gerry Truscott (Porcépic Press 0-88878-290-X, Oct ’90 [Apr ’91], $7.95, 437pp, tp, cover by Ron Lightburn) Anthology of 34 both original and reprint stories and poems by Canadian authors, some translated from the French.

Moth to the Flame Kathleen Dougherty (Diamond 1-55773-486-0, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $4.50, 323pp, pb) Sf/thriller of a stolen government secret weapon used to cause less-than-spontaneous human combustion.

Cup of Clay Carole Nelson Douglas (Tor 0-312-85146-4, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $19.95, 329pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Taliswoman] Fantasy novel, first book of the “Taliswoman” series. A newspaper reporter finds herself the savior of a fantasy world.

Good Morning, Irene Carole Nelson Douglas (Tor 0-312-93211-1, Jul ’91, $19.95, 374pp, hc, cover by Steve Brennen) [Irene Adler; Sherlock Holmes] Associational mystery novel, second book of a Holmes pastiche series.

Good Night, Mr. Holmes Carole Nelson Douglas (Tor 0-812-51430-0, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $4.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Steve Brennen) [Irene Adler; Sherlock Holmes] Reprint (Tor 1990) associational mystery, a Holmes pastiche featuring Irene Adler. First book of a series.

Good Night, Mr. Holmes Carole Nelson Douglas (BOMC/QPBC, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $8.95, 408pp, tp, cover by Steve Brennen) [Irene Adler; Sherlock Holmes] Reprint (Tor 1990) associational mystery novel, a Holmes pastiche featuring “The Woman”, Irene Adler. This is identical to the Tor edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has the jacket printed as the soft cover.

Horrors! Drake Douglas (Overlook 0-87951-349-7, Nov ’91 [Dec ’91], $13.95, 418pp, tp) Reprint (Macmillan 1966) non-fiction history of horror films. This is the revised and updated text of the 1989 Overlook edition.

Wormwood Terry Dowling (Aphelion Publications 1-875346-02-3, 1991 [Apr ’91], A$12.95, 251pp, tp, cover by Nick Stathopoulos) Sf collection of connected stories set in a future Australia. A hardcover limited edition of 300 copies ($20.00) was announced but not seen. This is an Australian edition.

The Lost World Arthur Conan Doyle (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-035013-6, Feb ’91 [Mar ’91], $2.95, 264pp, pb, cover by Alun Hood) [Prof. Challenger] Reissue (Doran 1912) Professor Challenger sf novel, with illustrations by Ian Newsham; eighth printing. This is a worldwide edition printed in England with prices for five countries printed on the back.

Round the Fire Stories Arthur Conan Doyle (Chronicle Books 0-87701-883-9, May ’91 [Jun ’91], $9.95, 226pp, tp, cover by Alex Laurant) Reprint (Smith, Elder 1908) collection of 16 ghost and mystery stories.

Robert Silverberg’s Time Tours Volume 3: Timecrime, Inc. Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-106014-3, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $3.50, 145pp, pb, cover by Kevin Johnson) [Time Tours] Young-adult time-travel sf adventure novel, based on material by Silverberg, with an afterword by Silverberg and interior illustrations by Alex Nino. Series packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.

The Peacemaker Gardner R. Dozois (Pulphouse 1-56146-539-9, Nov ’91, $1.95, 46pp, pb, cover by Doug Herring) Sf short story that originally appeared in IASFM in 1983. Short story paperback #39. A signed leatherbound limited edition of 100 copies ($20.00) is also available. Order from Pulphouse Publishing, Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.

Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy: Twenty Dynamic Essays by Today’s Top Professionals Gardner R. Dozois, et al. (St. Martin’s 0-312-06003-3, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $18.95, 264pp, hc) Non-fiction, a collection of essays on various aspects of sf writing by various writers and editors, including Heinlein, Asimov, and Yolen.

Best New SF 5 ed. Gardner R. Dozois (Robinson 1-85487-091-2, Aug ’91, £7.99, 624pp, tp, cover by Ian Craig) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1991 as The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection) anthology of the 25 best sf stories of 1990. [First U.K. edition]

Isaac Asimov’s Mars ed. Gardner R. Dozois (Ace 0-441-37375-5, Sep ’91, $4.50, 225pp, pb, cover by Bill Binger) Anthology of nine stories set on Mars that originally appeared in IASFM.

The Legend Book of Science Fiction ed. Gardner R. Dozois (Legend 0-7126-5010-5, Jul ’91, £8.99, 672pp, tp) Retrospective anthology of the ‘best’ sf stories from 1956 to 1989, with preface, afterword and lengthy story introductions by Dozois. Also announced in hardcover (-4861-5, £14.99).

The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection ed. Gardner R. Dozois (St. Martin’s 0-312-06009-2, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $15.95, 624pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) Best-of-the-year anthology of 25 sf stories, with a summation of the year in the field by Dozois. Easily the best of the bests. Highly recommended (CNB). A hardcover edition (-06008-4, $27.95) is also available.

The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection ed. Gardner R. Dozois (SFBC #18551, Aug ’91 [Oct ’91], $12.98, 624pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1991) best-of-the-year anthology of 25 stories. Similar to the 1991 St. Martin’s edition without the ISBN or price. The SFBC number is on the back jacket.

Isaac Asimov’s Robots ed. Gardner R. Dozois & Sheila Williams (Ace 0-441-37376-3, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $4.50, 208pp, pb, cover by Gary Freeman) Anthology of 17 stories about robots that originally appeared in IASFM, with an introduction by Asimov, as well as five stories by him.

Birds of Prey David Drake (Tor 0-812-51356-8, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $3.95, 348pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) Reissue (Baen 1984) time-travel sf novel set in ancient Rome; third printing.

The Forlorn Hope David Drake (Tor 0-812-51332-0, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $3.95, 318pp, pb, cover by Alan Gutierrez) Reissue (Tor 1984) military sf novel; fourth printing.

Hammer’s Slammers: The Warrior David Drake (Baen 0-671-72058-9, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $4.95, 275pp, pb, cover by Paul Alexander) [Hammer’s Slammers] Military sf novel, fifth book in the “Hammer’s Slammers” series.

The Jungle David Drake (Tor 0-312-85197-9, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $18.95, 282pp, hc, cover by Alan Gutierrez) [Keeps] Military sf novel set in the same universe as Henry Kuttner’s novella “Clash By Night”. Although not mentioned on the outside, the book also contains the text of “Clash By Night” with an appreciation by Drake.

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