The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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The Land of Hidden Men Edgar Rice Burroughs (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37837-7, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $3.99, 200pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) Reprint (Burroughs 1932 as Jungle Girl) lost race fantasy of an American explorer who discovers a lost city deep in the Cambodian jungle.


The Land That Time Forgot Edgar Rice Burroughs (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37407-X, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $3.99, 138pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Caspak] Reprint (Ace 1963) sf novel, first part of The Land That Time Forgot (McClurg 1924).


The Lost Continent Edgar Rice Burroughs (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37834-2, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $3.99, 131pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) Reprint (Ace 1963) far-future sf novel. This originally appeared as “Beyond Thirty” in All Around Magazine 2/16, and in book form in Beyond Thirty and The Man-Eater (Science Fiction & Fantasy 1957). This edition has the Donald Wollheim introduction from the Ace edition.


The Monster Men Edgar Rice Burroughs (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37832-6, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $3.99, 198pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) Reprint (McClurg 1929) sf novel of a scientist who creates artificial life on Borneo.


The Moon Maid Edgar Rice Burroughs (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37405-3, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $3.99, 202pp, pb, cover by Laurence Schwinger) [Moon Sequence] Reprint (Ace 1963) sf novel, first part of The Moon Maid (McClurg 1924).


The Moon Men Edgar Rice Burroughs (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37406-1, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $3.99, 227pp, pb, cover by Laurence Schwinger) [Moon Sequence] Reprint (Ace 1963) sf novel, second part of The Moon Maid (McClurg 1924).


Out of Time’s Abyss Edgar Rice Burroughs (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37404-5, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $3.99, 138pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Caspak] Reprint (Ace 1963) sf novel, third part of The Land That Time Forgot (McClurg 1924).


The People That Time Forgot Edgar Rice Burroughs (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37403-7, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $3.99, 134pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Caspak] Reprint (Ace 1963) sf novel, second part of The Land That Time Forgot (McClurg 1924).


The Naked Lunch William S. Burroughs (Grove Weidenfeld 0-8021-3295-2, Jan ’92, $11.95, 255pp, tp) Reprint (Olympia Press 1959) experimental fantasy thriller with the original introduction and a new note by the author. A tie-in edition with the David Cronenberg film.


Nova Express William S. Burroughs (Grove Press 0-8021-3330-4, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $8.95, 179pp, tp) [Nova Police] Reprint (Grove 1964) surrealistic sf novel of a gang of criminals aiming for world domination. Second book of the “Nova Police” trilogy.


The Soft Machine William S. Burroughs (Grove Press 0-8021-3329-0, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $8.95, 178pp, tp) [Nova Police] Reprint (Olympia 1961) sf novel, first book of the “Nova Police” trilogy. This is the revised text of the 1966 Grove edition.


The Ticket That Exploded William S. Burroughs (Grove Press 0-8021-5150-7, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $8.95, 217pp, tp) [Nova Police] Reissue (Olympia 1962) sf novel of a battle between police and crooks for control of the Earth. Third book of the “Nova Police” trilogy. This is the revised text of the 1967 Grove edition; fourth printing.


The Wild Boys William S. Burroughs (Grove Press 0-8021-3331-2, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $8.95, 184pp, tp) Reprint (Grove 1971) sf novel of boy guerillas battling a totalitarian government.


If This Is Winnetka, You Must Be Judy F. M. Busby (Pulphouse 1-56146-554-2, Jun ’92 [Jul ’92], $1.95, 43pp, pb, cover by Gregorio Montejo) Sf short story that originally appeared in Universe 5. Short Story Paperback #54. A 100-copy signed limited hardcover edition (-934-3, $20.00) is also available. Order from Pulphouse Publishing, Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.


Dark Fortune Richard Lee Byers (Diamond 1-55773-864-5, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $4.99, 261pp, pb) Horror novel about a faltering preacher given the power to heal by an evil force.


Dead Time Richard Lee Byers (Zebra 0-8217-3963-8, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $3.99, 286pp, pb) Horror novel. Jack Stone finds a way to break through the time barrier to try and save his sister from a serial killer’s knife, but inadvertantly provides access to Earth for an evil force.


The Whipping Boy John Byrne (Dell Abyss 0-440-21171-9, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $4.99, 498pp, pb) Horror novel. A boy tent-revival healer is really leading his flock into unspeakable evil.


Fools Pat Cadigan (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29512-8, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $5.99, 299pp, pb, cover by Francisco Maruca) Quasi-novel of three connected novellas set in a world where mind piracy is endemic.


Home By the Sea Pat Cadigan (WSFA Press 0-0962175-3-7, May ’92 [Sep ’92], $49.95, 283pp, hc) Collection of four stories, with an introduction by Mike Resnick. The full-color illustrations by David R. Works are plates on glossy stock lightly attached to the pages. This is a signed slipcased 500-copy limited edition.


My Brother’s Keeper Pat Cadigan (Pulphouse 1-56146-555-0, Jul ’92, $1.95, 50pp, pb, cover by Gregorio Montejo) Sf short story that originally appeared in IASFM and in the collection Patterns. Short Story Paperback #55. A 100-copy signed limited hardcover (-935-1, $20.00) edition is also available. Order from Pulphouse Publishing, Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.


Ghostwright Michael Cadnum (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-801-8, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $19.95, 307pp, hc, cover by Neil Stuart) Horror novel about a writer whose past comes back to try and destroy him. Recommended (SW).


The Sons of Noah & Other Stories Jack Cady (Broken Moon Press 0-913089-40-0, Oct ’92 [Nov ’92], $13.95, 149pp, tp, cover by Nick Gregoric) Collection of seven dark fantasy/horror stories. Highly recommended (SW).


Cybernarc #3: Island Kill Robert Cain (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-100385-9, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $3.99, 213pp, pb, cover by Rick Nemo) [Cybernarc] Sf adventure thriller, third book in a series about a robot DEA superagent.


Cybernarc #4: Capo’s Revenge Robert Cain (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-100461-8, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $3.99, 213pp, pb, cover by Rick Nemo) [Cybernarc] Sf adventure thriller, fourth book in a series about a robot DEA superagent.


Cybernarc #5: Shark Bait Robert Cain (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-100462-6, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $3.99, 229pp, pb, cover by Rick Nemo) [Cybernarc] Sf adventure thriller, fifth book in a series about a robot DEA superagent. This is an in-house series copyrighted by the publisher, not the “author”.


Aquamancer Don Callander (Ace 0-441-02816-0, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $4.99, 289pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) [Mancer] Humorous fantasy novel, second book of the “Pyromancer” series.


Pyromancer Don Callander (Ace 0-441-69222-2, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $4.50, 292pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) [Mancer] Humorous fantasy novel; an apprentice mage must learn fire magic quickly to help his mentor fight the evil Ice King. A first novel.


The Tenth Leper and Other Stories S. T. Cambridge (Vantage Press 0-533-09170-5, May ’92, $13.95, 133pp, hc) Collection of 12 stories, most sf or fantasy. Published by a vanity publisher. Available from Vantage Press, 516 West 34th St., New York NY 10001.


Omega Sub #6: Raven Rising [by David Robbins] J. D. Cameron (Avon 0-380-76493-8, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $3.50, 214pp, pb) [Omega Sub] Post-holocaust military sf adventure novel featuring a super-submarine that survives WWIII. The books are by various authors writing as J.D. Cameron, and this is copyrighted by David Robbins.


Pyramid of Dreams Marilyn Campbell (Leisure 0-8439-3246-5, Mar ’92 [Apr ’92], $4.50, 368pp, pb) Futuristic romance of an alien woman, an outcast in a crystal city on another world.


The Count of Eleven Ramsey Campbell (Tor 0-312-85350-5, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $19.95, 310pp, hc, cover by Tim O’Brien) Associational serial killer novel. A gentle man’s twisted reasoning makes him begin killing to improve his luck. First American edition (Macdonald 1991).


Night of the Claw Ramsey Campbell (Tor 0-812-51280-4, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $4.99, 367pp, pb, cover by Tim O’Brien) Reissue (St. Martin’s 1983) horror novel. A metal claw from Africa has a dangerous effect on anyone who possesses it. Second printing.


The Loving Sandra Canfield (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-104176-9, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $4.99, 370pp, pb, cover by Renato Aime) Time-travel romance novel. Surgeon Roan Jacob is fascinated by the ghost in an old New Orleans mansion and lets her take him back to another time. Canfield also writes as Karen Keast.


Boneman Lisa Cantrell (Tor 0-312-85307-6, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $18.95, 256pp, hc, cover by Tim O’Brien) Horror novel of a series of drug murders in a North Carolina city that lead to the resurrection of zombies.


The Call of Earth Orson Scott Card (Tor 0-312-93037-2, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $21.95, 304pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Homecoming] Sf novel set on a planet protected by a godlike AI, second book of the “Homecoming” series. A signed limited 100-copy edition was announced but not seen.


The Changed Man Orson Scott Card (Tor 0-812-53365-8, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $4.99, 246pp, pb, cover by Paul Scanlon) Reprint (Tor 1990) collection of 11 stories, originally the first part of the massive collection Maps in a Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card, with the original introduction by the author.


Cruel Miracles Orson Scott Card (Tor 0-812-52304-0, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $4.99, 242pp, pb, cover by Peter Scanlan) Reprint (Tor 1990) collection of six stories, originally book four of the massive collection Maps in a Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card, with an introduction and afterword by the author.


Ender’s Game Orson Scott Card (Tor 0-312-85323-8, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $10.95, 226pp, tp, cover by John Harris) [Ender Wiggin] Reprint (Tor 1985) Hugo and Nebula Award-winning sf novel. This has the revised text and new introduction from the 1991 Tor hardcover reissue.


Flux Orson Scott Card (Tor 0-812-51685-0, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $4.99, 274pp, pb, cover by Peter Scanlan) Reprint (Tor 1990) collection of seven stories, originally book two of the massive collection Maps in a Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card, with an original introduction by the author.


Lost Boys Orson Scott Card (HarperCollins 0-06-016693-2, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $20.00, 448pp, hc, cover by Robert Crawford) Dark fantasy/mainstream novel based on Card’s award-winning short story.


The Memory of Earth Orson Scott Card (Tor 0-312-93036-4, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $21.95, 294pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Homecoming] Sf novel of a planet protected by a godlike AI, first book of the “Homecoming” series. A leatherbound boxed signed 325-copy edition (no ISBN, $150.00) with the trade jacket as a color frontispiece is also available.


The Memory of Earth Orson Scott Card (Tor 0-812-53259-7, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $5.99, 332pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Homecoming] Reprint (Tor 1992) sf novel of a planet protected by a godlike AI, first book of the “Homecoming” series.


Speaker for the Dead Orson Scott Card (Tor 0-312-85325-4, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $10.95, 280pp, tp, cover by John Harris) [Ender Wiggin] Reprint (Tor 1986) Hugo and Nebula Award-winning sf novel, sequel to Ender’s Game. This has the revised text and introduction from the 1991 Tor hardcover reissue.


Unaccompanied Sonata Orson Scott Card (Pulphouse 1-56146-549-6, Feb ’92, $1.95, 44pp, pb, cover by Gregorio Montejo) Sf short story that originally appeared in Omni in 1979 and also in the collection Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories. Short story paperback #49. A limited 100-copy signed leatherbound edition (-929-7, $20.00) is also available. Order from Pulphouse Publishing, Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.


Xenocide Orson Scott Card (SFBC #18852, Jan ’92 [Mar ’92], $6.98, 394pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Ender Wiggin] Reprint (Tor 1991) sf novel, third book of the “Ender” series. Similar to the Tor edition except it lacks an ISBN and price. The SFBC number is on the back jacket.


Xenocide Orson Scott Card (Tor 0-812-50925-0, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $5.99, 592pp, pb, cover by John Harris) [Ender Wiggin] Reprint (Tor 1991) sf novel, third book of the “Ender” series.


Star Trek: Best Destiny Diane Carey (Pocket 0-671-79587-2, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $20.00, 398pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization. A young Kirk’s first adventure in space.


Garden of Thorns Lillian Stewart Carl (Diamond 1-55773-800-9, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $4.99, 343pp, pb) [Mark Owen; Hilary Chase] Gothic romance with a real ghost haunting a Texas estate.


L. Frank Baum: Royal Historian of Oz Angelica Shirley Carpenter & Jean Shirley (Lerner 0-8225-4910-7, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $14.95, 144pp, hc, cover by William D. Heagy) Young-adult biography of L. Frank Baum.


Conan the Savage Leonard Carpenter (Tor 0-812-52238-9, Nov ’92, $7.99, 280pp, tp, cover by Ken Kelly) [Conan] Fantasy novelization based on Robert E. Howard’s classic character.


Haunting the House of Fiction: Feminist Perspectives on Ghost Stories by American Women ed. Lynette Carpenter & Wendy K. Kolmar (University of Tennessee Press 0-87049-688-3, Nov ’91 [Aug ’92], $28.50, 266pp, hc, cover by Deborah Wong) A collection of 12 original essays on a women’s tradition in ghost stories, with an introduction by the editors. This has a 1991 copyright date but was not seen until now. Order from University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville TN 37996-0325.


The Steel Albatross Scott Carpenter (Pocket Star 0-671-67314-9, Apr ’92 [May ’92], $5.99, 371pp, pb) [Rick Tallman] Reprint (Pocket 1991) technothriller with sf elements by the former astronaut.


Masters of Fantasy ed. Terry Carr & Martin H. Greenberg (Galahad 0-883-65786-4, Aug ’92 [Sep ’92], $9.98, 512pp, hc, cover by Henri Rousseau) Anthology of 31 fantasy stories, an abridged version of A Treasury of Modern Fantasy (Avon 1981). “Longtooth” by Edgar Pangborn and “Piper at the Gates of Dawn” by Richard Cowper have been omitted. This is an instant remainder edition.


Outside the Dog Museum Jonathan Carroll (Doubleday 0-385-41973-2, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $20.00, 243pp, hc, cover by William Joyce) Literary fantasy novel. First American edition (Macdonald 1991).


Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-604426-9, Sep ’91 [Feb ’92], $16.95, 145pp, tp, cover by Barry Moser) [Alice] Reprint (Macmillan 1865) children’s fantasy classic, with illustrations by Barry Moser and a preface and notes by James R. Kincaid. A hardcover edition (-104230-6, $34.95) is also available.


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