The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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Worlds of Power: Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest Christopher Howell (Hippo 0-590-76483-7, Apr ’91 [Feb ’91], £1.95, 138pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1990) young-adult horror computer game novelization. Volume 4 in the series. [First U.K. edition]


Blades from the Willows Huanzhulouzhu (Wellsweep 0-948454-05-9, Nov ’91, £7.95, 256pp, tp) [Swordsmen’s Haven at Willow Lake] Martial-arts fantasy novel, translated from the Chinese (Liu Hu Xia Yin, Shanghai: Zhengqi Press, 1946) by Robert Chard. Volume 1 in “The Swordsmen’s Haven at Willow Lake.”


Battlefield Earth L. Ron Hubbard (Bridge 0-88404-155-7, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $4.95, 1066pp, pb) Reissue (St. Martin’s 1982) sf novel; third printing.


Fear L. Ron Hubbard (Bridge 0-88404-599-4, Jan ’91, $16.95, 188pp, hc, cover by Gerry Grace) Horror novel. This is the first solo edition of a short novel first published in Unknown in 1940. It first appeared in book form with “Typewriter in the Sky” (Gnome Press 1951).


Fear L. Ron Hubbard (New Era 1-870451-29-5, Aug ’91, £12.99, 182pp, hc, cover by Gerry Grace) Reprint (Gnome 1951 with Typewriter in the Sky) fantasy/horror novel.


Final Blackout L. Ron Hubbard (Bridge 088404-651-6, Sep ’91, $4.95, 218pp, pb) Reprint (Hadley 1948) classic sf novel about war, with an introduction by Algis Budrys.


Mission Earth, Vol. 6: Death Quest L. Ron Hubbard (New Era 1-870451-12-0, Aug ’91, £4.50, 385pp, pb, cover by Joe Spencer) [Mission Earth] Reprint (Bridge 1987) sf novel.


Blood Price Tanya Huff (DAW 0-88677-471-3, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $3.99, 272pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Victory “Vicki” Nelson] Dark fantasy novel. A female PI and an immortal vampire join forces to save Toronto from an ancient evil.


Eight Skilled Gentlemen Barry Hughart (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-41710-1, Jan ’91, $10.95, 255pp, hc, cover by Mark Harrison) [Master Li] Oriental fantasy novel, third book in the series begun in Bridge of Birds. This is a mystery novel much like Robert Van Gulik’s “Judge Dee” books, but with the additional spice of gothic fantasy. Recommended (SW). Also available in hardcover (-41709-8, $21.95).


Eight Skilled Gentlemen Barry Hughart (Corgi 0-552-13401-5, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], £3.99, 256pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Master Li] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1991) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in “The Adventures of Master Li & Number Ten Ox”.


The Dream Catcher Monica Hughes (Mammoth 0-7497-0880-8, Oct ’91, £2.99, 171pp, pb, cover by Stuart Hughes) [Arc One] Reprint (Julia Macrae 1986) young-adult sf novel.


Earthdark Monica Hughes (Mammoth 0-7497-0404-7, Dec ’91, £2.99, 122pp, pb, cover by Stuart Hughes) [Crisis on Conshelf Ten] Reissue (Hamish Hamilton 1977) young-adult sf novel. Sequel to Crisis on Conshelf Ten.


Invitation to the Game Monica Hughes (Methuen 0-416-16002-6, Feb ’91, £8.95, 179pp, hc, cover by Mike Posen) Reprint (HarperCollins Canada 1990) young-adult sf novel about a future England with 95% unemployment.


Invitation to the Game Monica Hughes (Simon & Schuster 0-671-74236-1, Sep ’91, $14.00, 183pp, hc, cover by David Wenzel) Young-adult time-travel sf novel. Leftover kids in the 22nd century play a dangerous game with time. First American edition (HarperCollins Canada 1990).


The Isis Pedlar Monica Hughes (Mammoth 0-7497-0215-X, Dec ’91, £2.99, 121pp, pb, cover by Brian Salmon) [Isis] Reissue (Hamish Hamilton 1982) young-adult sf novel. Volume 3 in the “Isis” series.


The Keeper of the Isis Light Monica Hughes (Mammoth 0-7497-0405-5, Oct ’91, £2.50, 136pp, pb, cover by Brian Salmon) [Isis] Reprint (Atheneum 1981) young-adult sf novel. Volume 1 in the “Isis” series.


The Promise Monica Hughes (Teens 0-7497-0582-5, Mar ’91, £2.99, 157pp, pb, cover by Brian Salmon) [Sandwriter] Reprint (Methuen 1989) young-adult fantasy novel. Sequel to Sandwriter.


Mother Lode Zach Hughes (DAW 0-88677-497-7, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $4.99, 208pp, pb, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) Sf novel. A young woman finds herself heir to an old mining ship and a coordinates of a world that could make her wealthy.


The Walking Stones Mollie Hunter (Mammoth 0-7497-0571-X, Jan ’91 [Mar ’91], £2.99, 122pp, pb) Reprint (Blackie 1970 as The Bodach) young-adult fantasy novel.


The Wicked One Mollie Hunter (Mammoth 0-7497-0570-1, Jan ’91 [Mar ’91], £2.99, 136pp, pb) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1977) young-adult fantasy novel.


Fugitive Steele S. L. Hunter (Berkley 0-425-12767-2, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $3.50, 202pp, pb) [Big Jim Steele] Military sf adventure novel with a cyborg hero, seventh book of the “Steele” series. The previous six were all by Simon Hawke writing as J.D. Masters. This one was originally announced as by J.D. Masters.


Molten Steele S. L. Hunter (Berkley 0-425-12965-9, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $3.99, 202pp, pb) [Big Jim Steele] Military sf adventure novel with a cyborg hero, eighth book of the “Steele” series. The first six were by Simon Hawke writing as J.D. Masters.


Rules of Engagement Graham Hurley (Pan 0-330-31343-6, Apr ’91, £4.99, 473pp, pb, cover by Nick Farmer) Reprint (Pan 1990) near-future thriller. Revised for this edition.


Breeding Ground Shaun Hutson (Macdonald 0-356-20028-0, Jun ’91 [1991], £12.95, 224pp, hc) [Slugs] Reprint (Star 1985) horror novel. Sequel to Slugs. [Not seen]


Captives Shaun Hutson (Macdonald 0-356-19576-7, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], £14.95, 432pp, hc) Horror novel.


Erebus Shaun Hutson (Macdonald 0-356-20025-6, Jan ’91 [1991], £12.95, 320pp, hc) Reprint (Star 1984) horror novel. [Not seen]


Horror Film Quiz Book Shaun Hutson (Sphere 0-7474-0792-4, Oct ’91 [Nov ’91], £3.50, 232pp, pb) Quiz book containing 1000 multiple-choice questions about horror films.


Nemesis Shaun Hutson (Sphere 0-7474-0789-4, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], £3.99, 345pp, pb, cover by Mark Taylor) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1989) horror novel.


Nemesis Shaun Hutson (Macdonald 0-356-20029-9, Jun ’91 [1991], £12.95, 356pp, hc) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1989) horror novel. [Not seen]


Relics Shaun Hutson (Macdonald 0-356-20027-2, Jan ’91 [1991], £12.95, 272pp, hc) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1986) horror novel. [Not seen]


Renegades Shaun Hutson (Macdonald 0-356-19536-8, Jan ’91 [Nov ’90], £12.95, 336pp, hc, cover by Mark Taylor) [Renegades] Horror novel.


Renegades Shaun Hutson (Sphere 0-7474-0791-6, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], £4.99, 434pp, pb, cover by Mark Taylor) [Renegades] Reprint (Macdonald 1991) horror novel.


Shadows Shaun Hutson (Macdonald 0-356-20026-4, Jan ’91 [1991], £12.95, 336pp, hc) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1985) horror novel. [Not seen]


Victims Shaun Hutson (Macdonald 0-356-20030-2, Jun ’91 [1991], £12.95, 272pp, hc) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) horror novel. [Not seen]


Echoes Jackie Hyman (Piatkus 0-7499-0050-4, Mar ’91, £12.95, 228pp, hc, cover by Ken Leeder) Reprint (Morrow 1990) horror novel.


The Nemesis Mission Dean Ing (Tor 0-312-85105-7, Oct ’91, $19.95, 340pp, hc, cover by Joe DeVito) Technothriller with sf elements about a future solar-powered aircraft.


Silent Thunder/Universe Dean Ing & Robert A. Heinlein (Tor 0-812-50265-5, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $3.99, 220pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito) Anthology of an original short novel by Ing concerning a Nazi secret weapon endangering the world, and a classic novella by Heinlein. Tor SF Double #31.


The Patterns of Chaos #1: Radius of Doubt Charles Ingrid (DAW 0-88677-491-8, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $4.99, 348pp, pb, cover by Vincent Di Fate) [Patterns of Chaos] Sf novel, first book of a new series. An alien star pilot involves the human race in a galactic conflict. Ingrid is a pseudonym for Rhonda V. Salsitz.


The Human Zoo Virginia Ironside (Walker 0-7445-2068-1, Sep ’91 [Oct ’91], £2.99, 128pp, pb, cover by Caroline Holden) Young-adult fantasy novel with humans inside, rather than outside, the zoo.


Phantom of Burlap Hall Virginia Ironside (Walker 0-7445-2153-X, Sep ’91 [Oct ’91], £8.99, 175pp, hc, cover by Mick Brownfield) [Burlap Hall] Humorous young-adult horror novel. Volume 3 in the “Burlap Hall” series.


Spaceboy at Burlap Hall Virginia Ironside (Walker 0-7445-1351-0, Jan ’91, £2.99, 195pp, pb, cover by Mick Brownfield) [Burlap Hall] Reprint (Walker 1989) humorous young-adult sf novel. Sequel to Vampire Master.


The Best of Trek #16 ed. Walter Irwin & G. B. Love (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45047-7, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $3.99, 208pp, pb) [Star Trek] Collection of 16 non-fiction pieces about Star Trek.


Carve the Sky Alexander Jablokov (Morrow 0-688-10324-3, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $21.95, 298pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) Sf novel of an interplanetary quest for the source of a mysterious artifact. A first novel. Recommended. (FCM)


Carve the Sky Alexander Jablokov (BOMC, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $18.95, 288pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) Reprint (Morrow 1991) sf novel. This edition is the same as the Morrow hardcover except it lacks an ISBN and price, and has a BOMC mark on the back.


Carve the Sky Alexander Jablokov (BOMC, Jun ’91, $18.95, 288pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) Reprint (Morrow 1991) sf novel. This edition is the same as the Morrow hardcover except it lacks an ISBN and price, and has a BOMC mark on the back.


The Werewolf’s Revenge Richard Jaccoma (Fawcett Gold Medal 0-449-14628-6, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $4.95, 296pp, pb) [Werewolf’s Tale] Horror novel, sequel to The Werewolf’s Tale. New York City PI Jimmy Underhill is a covert lycanthropic assassin for the U.S. during WWII.


The Lottery and Other Stories/The Haunting of Hill House/We Have Always Lived in the Castle Shirley Jackson (BOMC/QPBC, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $12.95, 784pp, tp) Omnibus of Jackson’s three classics of the macabre and ghostly, The Lottery and Other Stories (Farrar, Straus 1949), The Haunting of Hill House (Viking 1959), and We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Viking 1962).


Sleepers, Wake Paul Samuel Jacobs (Scholastic 0-590-42397-5, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $13.95, 183pp, hc, cover by Tim Jacobus) Young-adult sf novel of space pioneer children alone on a strange planet.


Gojiro Mark Jacobson (Atlantic Monthly Press 0-87113-396-2, Jan ’91 [Feb ’91], $22.95, 356pp, hc, cover by Chip Kidd) [Godzilla] Literary fantasy novel based on b-movies and comic books, of a little boy and Godzilla. A first novel.


Mariel of Redwall Brian Jacques (Hutchinson 0-09-176405-X, Oct ’91, £12.99, 387pp, hc, cover by Douglas Hall) [Redwall] Young-adult fantasy novel about talking mice. Volume 4 in the “Redwall” series.


Mattimeo Brian Jacques (AvoNova 0-380-71530-9, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $4.99, 446pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) [Redwall] Reprint (Hutchinson 1989) young-adult animal fantasy about mice, third book in the “Redwall” series.


Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales Brian Jacques (Hutchinson 0-09-176364-9, Jun ’91 [May ’91], £7.99, 151pp, hc, cover by Terry Oakes) Collection of seven original young-adult ghost/horror stories.


Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales Brian Jacques (Putnam/Philomel 0-399-22103-4, Sep ’91 [Oct ’91], $14.95, 137pp, hc, cover by David Ray) Young-adult collection of seven ghost/dark fantasy stories. First American edition (Hutchinson 1991).


The Turn of the Screw Henry James (Dover 0-486-26684-2, Feb ’91 [Mar ’91], $1.00, 87pp, pb) [Turn of the Screw] Reprint (in The Two Magics (Heinemann 1898)) classic supernatural short novel. A Dover Thrift Edition.


Sorceror’s Stone L. Dean James (TSR 1-56076-074-5, Apr ’91, $3.95/£2.99, 313pp, tp, cover by Fred Fields) [Sorceror’s Stone] Fantasy novel of a young prince who must master a magic sword to save his kingdom. A first novel. This is a worldwide edition with both U.S. and U.K. prices.


Dreamer Peter James (St. Martin’s 0-312-92431-3, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.95, 357pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) Reprint (Gollancz 1989) horror novel.


Sweet Heart Peter James (Sphere 0-7474-0895-5, Aug ’91, £4.50, 335pp, pb, cover by John Avon) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) ghost/horror novel.


Sweet Heart Peter James (St. Martin’s 0-312-06477-2, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $18.95, 278pp, hc, cover by Adam Niklewicz) Horror novel of a woman without a past haunted by something that is part memory and part supernatural evil. First American edition (Gollancz 1990).


Twilight Peter James (Gollancz 0-575-05063-2, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], £14.99, 316pp, hc, cover by David Farren) Horror novel about the ‘twilight’ period between life and death.


Comet in Moominland Tove Jansson (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-31526-4, Dec ’90 [Jan ’91], $13.95, 192pp, hc, cover by Tove Jansson) [Moomintroll] Reprint (Walck 1951) young-adult fantasy novel, translated from the Finnish (Kometjakten 1946) by Elizabeth Portch. Illustrations by the author.


Comet in Moominland Tove Jansson (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-41331-2, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $3.95, 192pp, tp, cover by Tove Jansson) [Moomintroll] Reprint (Ernest Benn 1959) young-adult fantasy novel, translated from the Finnish (Kometjakten 1946) by Elizabeth Portch. Illustrations by the author.


Moominsummer Madness Tove Jansson (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-35039-6, Apr ’91 [Aug ’91], $13.95, 159pp, hc, cover by Tove Jansson) [Moomintroll] Reprint (Ernest Benn 1961) young-adult fantasy novel in the “Finn Family Moomintroll” series, translated by Thomas Warburton, with illustrations by the author. First published in Finland as Farling Midsommar.


The Alchymist’s Cat Robin Jarvis (Sprint 0-7500-0890-3, Oct ’91, £4.50, 330pp, tp, cover by Robin Jarvis) [Deptford Mice] Young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated throughout by Robin Jarvis. Also announced in hardcover (-0889-X, £8.99). Book One of “The Deptford Histories.”


The Whitby Witches Robin Jarvis (Sprint 0-7500-0581-5, Apr ’91, £3.99, 276pp, tp) [Whitby] Young-adult fantasy/horror novel. Also announced in hardcover (-0582-3, £8.99).


The Rim-World Legacy and Beyond Frank A. Javor (DAW 0-88677-505-1, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.50, 253pp, pb, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) [Eli Pike] Collection containing Javor’s first novel, The Rim-World Legacy (Signet 1967), and two stories, one original. All feature the interstellar adventurer Eli Pike.


Glitterspike Hall Mike Jefferies (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-100227-5, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $4.95, 447pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Heirs to Gnarlsmyre] Fantasy novel, first book of “The Heirs to Gnarlsmyre”. First American edition (Fontana 1989).


Shadows in the Watchgate Mike Jefferies (Grafton 0-586-21512-3, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], £8.99, 368pp, tp) Fantasy/horror novel about an ancient magic unleashed in Norwich, illustrated throughout by Mike Jefferies. Recommended. (PSP)


The Sacred Night Tahar Ben Jelloun (Ballantine 0-345-36417-1, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $4.95, 149pp, pb) [Sandchild] Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1989) Moroccan surrealistic fantasy novel, translated from the French by Alan Sheridan. This is the sequel to The Sandchild and was the winner of the 1987 Prix Goncourt.


Mentor Kris Jensen (DAW 0-88677-464-0, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $4.50, 332pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Ardel] Sf adventure novel of human intervention in an alien culture, second book of the “Ardel” series.


Baby Doll Ruby Jean Jensen (Zebra 0-8217-3598-5, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $4.99, 477pp, pb) Horror novel. Killer doll.


Celia Ruby Jean Jensen (Zebra 0-8217-3446-6, Jul ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.50, 351pp, pb) Horror novel of a woman stalked by the abusive husband she killed.


After Supper Ghost Stories and Other Tales Jerome K. Jerome (Alan Sutton 0-86299-762-3, 1990 [Apr ’91], £3.95, 175pp, tp, cover by John Collier) Collection of twelve ghost stories, illustrated by K.M. Skeeping and G.G. Fraser. The first half of the book reprints Told After Supper (Leadenhall Press, 1891). This appeared in 1990 but has only just been seen.


Dark Seeker K. W. Jeter (Pan 0-330-31680-X, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], £4.99, 317pp, pb, cover by Glen Saville) Reprint (Tor 1987) sf/horror novel. [First U.K. edition]


Madlands K. W. Jeter (St. Martin’s 0-312-06407-1, Oct ’91, $18.95, 247pp, hc, cover by Bryn Barnard) Sf novel set in a near-future LA.


The Night Man K. W. Jeter (Pan 0-330-31560-9, Mar ’91, £3.99, 283pp, pb, cover by Derek Colligan) Reprint (NAL Onyx 1990) horror novel.


A World Lost James B. Johnson (DAW 0-88677-498-5, Aug ’91, $4.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) Sf novel of a spacer trying to find his vanished planet.


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