The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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How the Wizard Came to Oz Donald Abbott (Books of Wonder 0-929605-15-2, 1991 [May ’92], $9.95, 109pp, tp, cover by Donald Abbott) [Oz] Children’s fantasy novel, a prequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, with illustrations by the author in the style of W.W. Denslow. A signed, numbered, 350-copy limited hardcover edition (-16-0, $29.95) was announced but not seen. This is a 1991 book not seen until now. Available from Books of Wonder, 132 7th Ave., New York NY 10011, 800-835-43415.


Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions Edwin A. Abbott (Dover 0-486-27263-X, Oct ’92 [Nov ’92], $1.00, 83pp, tp, cover by Paul E. Kennedy) [Flatland] Reprint (Seeley & Co. 1884 as by A Square) classic mathematical science fantasy short novel with an introduction by Banesh Hoffmann. A Dover Thrift edition.


Flatland Edwin Abbott Abbott (Princeton University Press 0-691-02525-8, Apr ’91 [Apr ’92], $7.95, 103pp, tp, cover by Brad Gianulis) [Flatland] Reprint (Seeley & Co. 1884 as Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by A Square) classic mathematical science fantasy novel with a new introduction by Thomas Banchoff. Available from Princeton University Press, 3175 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville NJ 08648.


Deepcore 2: Boomer Down James B. Adair (Berkley 0-425-13180-7, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $4.50, 247pp, pb) [Deepcore] Sf technothriller of an undersea weapons facility out to stop a Third World dictator from getting his hands on a crippled British sub, second book of a series.


Mostly Harmless Douglas Adams (Crown 0-517-57740-2, Nov ’92, $20.00, 277pp, hc, cover by Peter Cross) [Hitchhiker] Humorous sf novel, the fifth volume of the “Hitchhiker Trilogy”. First American edition (Heinemann 1992).


Ghost Brother C. S. Adler (Avon Camelot 0-380-71386-1, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $3.50, 135pp, tp) Reprint (Clarion 1990) young-adult fantasy novel about a boy haunted by the ghost of his brother.


Suisan Phyllis Carol Agins (Baen 0-671-72112-7, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $4.99, 241pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Fairy tale fantasy, a retelling of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves”. A first novel.


The Survivalist #23: Call To Battle Jerry Ahern (Zebra 0-8217-3698-1, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $3.50, 253pp, pb) [Survivalist] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel in the ongoing series.


The Survivalist #24: Blood Assassins Jerry Ahern (Zebra 0-8217-3909-3, Sep ’92, $3.50, 384pp, pb) [Survivalist] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel in the ongoing series.


A Foot in the Grave Joan Aiken & Jan Pienkowski (Viking 0-670-84169-2, Feb ’92 [Mar ’92], $15.95, 128pp, hc, cover by Jan Pienkowski) Collection of eight stories by Aiken written around fantastic paintings by Pienkowski. First American edition (Cape 1989).


Ordeal of the Seventh Carrier Peter Albano (Zebra 0-8217-3932-8, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $3.99, 384pp, pb) [Seventh Carrier] Sf/military adventure novel, fifth book of a future war series featuring a WWII Japanese supercarrier thawed out of Arctic ice.


Mrs. Vargas and the Dead Naturalist Kathleen J. Alcalá (Calyx Books 0-934971-25-0, May ’92, $9.95, 170pp, tp, cover by Alfredo Arreguin) Collection of 14 fantasy/magic realism stories, six apparently original, with a preface by the author.


Dracula Unbound Brian Aldiss (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-109946-5, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $4.50, 275pp, pb, cover by Herman Estevez) [Dracula] Reprint (HarperCollins 1991) time-travel sf novel. An inventor joins Bram Stoker on a quest to prevent a future Earth from being overrun by vampires.


Helliconia Spring Brian Aldiss (Macmillan Collier Nucleus 0-02-016090-9, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $12.00, 361pp, tp, cover by Neal McPheeters) [Helliconia] Reprint (Atheneum; Cape 1982) sf novel, first book of the “Helliconia” series.


Helliconia Summer Brian Aldiss (Macmillan/Collier Nucleus 0-02-016091-7, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $10.00, 398pp, tp, cover by Neal McPheeters) [Helliconia] Reprint (Cape; Atheneum 1983) sf novel, second book of the “Helliconia” trilogy.


The Work of Brian W. Aldiss: An Annotated Bibliography & Guide Margaret Aldiss (Borgo Press 0-89370-488-1, Jul ’92, $29.00, 359pp, tp) Non-fiction; reference. A semi-annotated (by Brian Aldiss) bibliography of Aldiss’ fiction and non-fiction, with a preface by Margaret Aldiss and an introduction by David Wingrove. There is an autobiographical afterword and numerous photos. A hardcover edition (-388-5, $39.00) was announced but not seen. Available from The Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406. Please add $2.00 shipping. [Brian W. Aldiss]


The Emancipator, Book II: The Emperor of Everything Ray Aldridge (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29491-1, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $4.50, 278pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Emancipator] Sf novel, second book of a series set on a planet used by an interstellar corporation as a breeding ground for slave labor.


The Emancipator, Book III: The Orpheus Machine Ray Aldridge (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29119-X, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $4.99, 335pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Emancipator] Sf novel, third book of a series set on a planet used by an interstellar corporation as a breeding ground for slave labor.


The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man Lloyd Alexander (Dell Yearling 0-440-40580-7, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $3.50, 107pp, tp) Reprint (Dutton 1973) young-adult fantasy novel of a magician’s cat’s adventures in human form.


The Philadelphia Adventure Lloyd Alexander (Dell Yearling 0-440-40605-6, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $3.50, 150pp, tp, cover by Michael Conway) [Vesper Holly] Reprint (Dutton 1990) young-adult alternate-world Victorian adventure novel, fifth book of the “Vesper Holly” series.


Souls Katina Alexis (Pocket 0-671-67626-1, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $4.99, 300pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) Horror novel of a woman menaced by someone determined to steal her soul.


The Modular Man Roger MacBride Allen (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29559-4, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $4.99, 306pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Sf novel exploring the possibilities of machine intelligence, fourth book of “The Next Wave”, a series of unrelated hard sf novels, with an essay by Isaac Asimov. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.


The Modular Man Roger MacBride Allen (SFBC #02278, Oct ’92, $7.98, 306pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1992) sf novel exploring the possibilities of machine intelligence, fourth book of “The Next Wave”, a series of unrelated hard sf novels, with an essay by Isaac Asimov. Similar to the Bantam Spectra paperback edition except it is hardbound, lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back. First hardcover edition.


The Reluctant Ghost Sheila Rosalynd Allen (Diamond 1-55773-803-3, Oct ’92 [Nov ’92], $3.99, 193pp, pb) [Lovers of Steadford Abbey] Reprint (Walker 1989) Regency romance with a real ghost, first book of the “Lovers of Steadford Abbey” series.


Understanding Kurt Vonnegut William Rodney Allen (University of South Carolina Press 0-87249-722-4, Feb ’91 [Apr ’92], $24.95, 192pp, hc) Non-fiction, criticism. A book-by-book examination of Vonnegut’s novels, plus a bibliography. Available from University of South Carolina Press, Columbia SC 29208. [Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.]


Time’s Arrow Martin Amis (BOMC/QPBC, Aug ’92, $9.95, 160pp, tp, cover by Chip Kidd) Reprint (Cape 1991) literary fantasy novel. Similar to the 1991 Crown Harmony edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has the jacket printed as the soft cover.


Time’s Arrow Martin Amis (Random House/Vintage 0-679-73572-0, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $10.00, 165pp, tp, cover by Drew Roth) Reprint (Cape 1991) literary fantasy novel.


Buried Screams C. Dean Andersson (Zebra 0-8217-3723-6, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $4.50, 318pp, pb) Horror novel of a town where a shaft to hell opens in the cemetery.


The Armies of Elfland Poul Anderson (Tor 0-812-51919-1, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $3.99, 242pp, pb, cover by Dieter Rottermund) Collection of eight fantasy stories, one co-written with Karen Anderson. With a foreword by the author.


Flandry Poul Anderson (Baen 0-671-72149-6, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $4.99, 392pp, pb, cover by Larry Schwinger) [Dominic Flandry] Omnibus edition of two Flandry novels, A Circus of Hells (Signet 1970) and The Rebel Worlds (Signet 1969).


Maurai & Kith Poul Anderson (Tor 0-812-51397-5, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $3.99, 239pp, pb, cover by Dieter Rottermund) Reissue (Tor 1982) collection of five sf stories; second printing.


Midnight Whispers V. C. Andrews™ (Pocket 0-671-69516-9, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $5.99, 440pp, pb, cover by Myles Sprinzen) [Cutler Family] Fourth gothic horror thriller in the “Cutler Family” series. Dawn’s daughter, Christie Longchamp, discovers the truth of her family legacy. A hardcover edition (-69517-7, $22.00) is also available. This was actually written by Andrew Neiderman, whose name appears nowhere on the book.


Twilight’s Child V. C. Andrews™ (Pocket 0-671-69514-2, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $5.99, 410pp, pb, cover by Richard Newton) [Cutler Family] Non-fantasy horror novel, third book of the “Cutler” series. This book includes an apologia from Andrews’ family, explaining that the book was not written by her, and authorship is now attributed to V.C. Andrews(TM) (in England it’s The New Virginia Andrews(TM)). Andrew Neiderman’s name still does not appear anywhere.


Bewitching Love Stories ed. Anon. (Avon 0-380-76832-1, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $4.99, 420pp, pb) Original anthology of four romance novellas of relationships between witches and mortals.


DragonLance: The Cataclysm ed. Anon. (TSR 1-56076-430-9, Jul ’92, $4.95, 343pp, tp, cover by Larry Elmore) [DragonLance] Original anthology of 11 fantasy novelizations based on the “DragonLance” role-playing game, second book of the “Tales II” trilogy. Introduction by Weis & Hickman.


DragonLance: The Reign of Istar ed. Anon. (TSR 1-56076-326-4, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $4.95, 342pp, tp, cover by Larry Elmore) [DragonLance] Original anthology of seven stories and six poems based on the “DragonLance” role-playing game, with an introduction by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. First book of the “Tales II” trilogy.


DragonLance: The War of the Lance ed. Anon. (TSR 1-56076-431-7, Nov ’92, $4.95, 353pp, tp, cover by Larry Elmore) [DragonLance] Original anthology of ten short fantasy novelizations and one poem based on the “DragonLance” game, third book of the “Tales II” trilogy.


Frankenstein/Dracula/Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ed. Anon. (Penguin/Signet 0-451-52363-6, Oct ’92, $5.95, 211/381/70pp, pb) Reissue (Signet 1978) omnibus of three classic horror novels with an introduction by Stephen King; ninth printing.


Full-Moon Magic ed. Anon. (Penguin/Signet 0-451-17457-7, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $4.99, 365pp, pb) Original anthology of five romance novellas with supernatural elements.


Kill Shot/Cuttings Robert Zasuly & Pamela J. Jessen (Roadkill Press, Apr ’92 [May ’92], $5.00, 25/11pp, ph, cover by Melissa Sherman) Anthology of two horror stories printed back to back a la the Ace Doubles. Illustrations by Melissa Sherman. Available through Roadkill Press, Little Bookshop of Horrors, 10380 Ralston Rd., Arvada CO 80004. Include $1.00 for postage.


The Magic of Christmas ed. Anon. (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45190-2, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $4.99, 221pp, pb) Anthology of seven holiday fantasy stories, five original and two reprint. The anonymous editors are John Silbersack and Christopher Schelling.


The 1992 Rhysling Anthology ed. Anon. (Science Fiction Poetry Association/Figment Press, Aug ’92, 45pp+, pg) Anthology of sf poems nominated for the 1992 Rhysling Awards.


Silhouette Shadows ed. Anon. (Silhouette 0-373-48246-9, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $4.99, 380pp, pb) Original anthology of three gothic/witchcraft/romantic suspense novellas.


The Undesired Princess & The Enchanted Bunny ed. Anon. (Baen 0-671-69875-3, Jul ’92, $4.99, 263pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Reissue (Baen 1990) fantasy anthology of novellas be L. Sprague de Camp and David Drake; second printing.


Alien Plot Piers Anthony (Tor 0-312-85394-7, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $18.95, 255pp, hc, cover by Erin McKee) Collection of 18 stories.


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