The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Richie Tankersley Cusick (Pocket 0-671-79220-2, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $3.99, 183pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Movie tie-in novelization of the black comedy/horror film.

Evil on the Bayou Richie Tankersley Cusick (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-92431-6, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $3.50, 148pp, pb) Reissue (Dell 1984) young-adult horror thriller; third printing.

George’s Marvelous Medicine Roald Dahl (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-034641-4, Sep ’91 [Feb ’92], $3.95, 89pp, pb, cover by Quentin Blake) Reissue (Knopf 1982) children’s fantasy novella, illustrated by Quentin Blake; second printing.

The Minpins Roald Dahl (Viking 0-670-84168-4, Oct ’91 [Mar ’92], $16.95, 48pp, hc) Children’s fantasy illustrated by Patrick Benson. A 1991 book not seen until now. First American edition (Cape 1991).

The Vicar of Nibbleswicke Roald Dahl (Overlook Press 0-670-84384-9, Mar ’92, $12.50, 24pp, hc, cover by Quentin Blake) Satiric short story with illustrations by Quentin Blake and an afterword by the artist. All profits are to go to the Dyslexia Institute. First American edition (Century 1991).

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More Roald Dahl (Knopf 0-394-83604-9, Sep ’91 [Jun ’92], $15.00, 225pp, hc, cover by Paul Bacon) Reissue (Cape 1977) young-adult collection of seven stories. The original Knopf edition appeared as The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar. Fourth printing.

Modern Ghost Stories by Eminent Women Writers ed. Richard Dalby (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-864-6, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $20.00, 318pp, hc) Anthology of 27 ghost stories by 20th-century women writers, with an introduction by the editor. First American edition (Virago 1991 as The Virago Book of Ghost Stories: The Twentieth Century: Volume Two).

Modern Ghost Stories by Eminent Women Writers ed. Richard Dalby (BOMC, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $17.95, 318pp, hc) Reprint (Virago 1991 as The Virago Book of Ghost Stories: The Twentieth Century: Volume Two) anthology of 27 ghost stories by 20th-century women writers. Similar to the 1992 Carroll & Graf edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a BOMC mark on the back cover.

Star Wars: The Han Solo Adventures Brian Daley (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37980-2, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $4.99, 564pp, pb) [Star Wars: Han Solo] Omnibus of Han Solo at Stars’ End (Del Rey 1979), Han Solo’s Revenge (Del Rey 1979) and Han Solo and the Lost Legacy (Del Rey 1980).

The Orc Wars: The Yngling Saga, Books I & II John Dalmas (Baen 0-671-72130-5, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $5.99, 442pp, pb, cover by Frank Kelly Freas) [Nils Järnhand] Sf omnibus of The Yngling (Pyramid 1971), the novelette “Exodus — Genesis” (a revised version of a story that originally appeared in Analog 10/70), and Homecoming (Tor 1984).

The Yngling and the Circle of Power John Dalmas (Baen 0-671-72106-2, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $4.99, 360pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Nils Järnhand] Sf novel with mystical elements and swordplay. Part of a long-running series.

Out of the Ordinary Annie Dalton (HarperTrophy 0-06-447081-4, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $3.95, 273pp, pb) Reprint (Methuen 1988) young-adult fantasy novel about a young girl asked by other-worldly visitors to protect an enchanted child.

Time/Trap Sean Dalton (Ace 0-441-81256-2, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $3.99, 202pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) [Time-Trap] Time-travel sf novel about a far-future man in 14th-century Greece, first book of a new series. Dalton is a pen name for Deborah Chester.

Time/Trap: Pieces of Eight Sean Dalton (Ace 0-441-66301-X, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $4.50, 185pp, pb, cover by Glen Orbik) [Time-Trap] Time-travel sf adventure novel, third book of the “Time/Trap” series. A 26th-century man is trapped in the 17th-century Caribbean.

Time/Trap: Showdown Sean Dalton (Ace 0-441-81257-0, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $4.50, 198pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) [Time-Trap] Time-travel sf adventure novel, second book of the “Time/Trap” series. A 26th-century man is trapped in the wild West. Dalton is a pen name for Deborah Chester.

Beauty Brian D’Amato (Delacorte 0-385-30676-8, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $20.00, 343pp, hc) Literary novel with sf elements of the collaboration between a woman and a radical experimenter in plastic surgery attempting to create the ultimate beauty. A first novel.

DragonLance: The Companions Tina Daniell (TSR 1-560776-340-X, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $4.95, 312pp, tp, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [DragonLance: Meetings] Fantasy novelization based on the “DragonLance” game, sixth book of “The Meetings Sextet”.

DragonLance: Dark Heart Tina Daniell (TSR 1-56076-116-4, Jan ’92, $4.95, 310pp, tp, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [DragonLance: Meetings] Fantasy novelization based on the “DragonLance” role-playing game, third book of the “Meetings Sextet”.

What Rough Book: Dark Poems and Light Keith Allen Daniels (Anamnesis Press 0-9631203-2-8, Apr ’92, $12.95, 140pp, tp) Collection of black comedy and macabre poetry, with a foreword by Michael R. Collings. Limited to 1000 copies. Winner of the 1992 Fallot Literary Award. Available from Anamnesis Press, PO Box 1351, Clute TX 77531.

Unicorns II ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois (Ace 0-441-84564-9, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $4.99, 241pp, pb, cover by Neal McPheeters) Anthology of 12 stories about unicorns, two original.

The Seventh Sleeper William R. Dantz (Avon 0-380-71032-3, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $4.99, 363pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 1991) medical thriller. A mad doctor uses neurotoxins to create an army of involuntary guerilla mercenaries.

Wilderness Dennis Danvers (Pocket Star 0-671-72828-8, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $5.50, 309pp, pb) Reprint (Poseidon 1991) romantic horror novel about a female werewolf coming to terms wiith her shapechanging. Highly recommended (SW).

The Literary Ghost: Great Contemporary Ghost Stories ed. Larry Dark (Atlantic Monthly Press 0-87113-483-7, Sep ’92, $13.00, 369pp, tp, cover by Mary Lynn Blasutta) Reprint (Atlantic Monthly 1991) anthology of 28 ghost stories by literary writers. These are rebound hardcovers with the hardcover ISBN and “first edition” on the copyright page and the paperback ISBN only on the back cover.

The Painted Alphabet Diana Darling (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-59350-6, Mar ’92, $19.95, 209pp, hc, cover by Masano Kuwana) Literary fantasy novel based on a Balinese epic poem. A first novel.

Alien Sex ed. Ellen Datlow (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45142-2, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $4.99, 337pp, pb) Reprint (Dutton 1990) anthology of 19 stories, ten original, with an introduction by William Gibson.

OMNI Best Science Fiction One ed. Ellen Datlow (OMNI Books 0-87455-277-X, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $8.95, 267pp, tp, cover by Michael Parkes) Anthology of ten stories, six original.

OMNI Best Science Fiction Two ed. Ellen Datlow (OMNI Books 0-87455-278-8, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $8.95, 250pp, tp, cover by Di-Maccio) Anthology of ten stories, six original, with an introduction by the editor.

A Whisper of Blood ed. Ellen Datlow (BOMC/QPBC, Aug ’92, $12.95, 287pp, tp, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Morrow 1991) mostly original anthology of 18 vampire stories, three reprints, with an introduction by the editor. Similar to the Morrow edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has the jacket printed as the soft cover.

A Whisper of Blood ed. Ellen Datlow (Berkley 0-425-13505-5, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $4.99, 160pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 1991) anthology of 18 vampire stories; 15 original and three reprints.

Snow White, Blood Red ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (Morrow AvoNova 0-688-10913-6, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $22.00, 411pp, hc, cover by Tom Canty) Original anthology of 20 stories based on fairy tales, with introductions by both editors. Highly recommended (SW).

The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Fifth Annual Collection ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (St. Martin’s 0-312-07888-9, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $15.95, 518pp, tp, cover by Thomas Canty) Best-of-the-year anthology of 44 stories and six poems, plus a summation of the year in horror and fantasy by the editors, a survey of fantasy and sf in the media, and a necrology. This is the best of the horror/fantasy “bests” Highly recommended (SW). A hardcover edition (-07887-0, $27.95) was announced but not seen.

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