The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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The New Gothic ed. Bradford Morrow & Patrick McGrath (Vintage 0-679-73075-3, Oct ’92, $12.00, 334pp, tp) Reprint (Random House 1991) anthology of 16 contemporary literary gothic stories and five novel excerpts. 12 of the stories seem to be originals, and three of the excerpts are from works in progress. There is an introduction by the editors.


City of Truth James Morrow (St. Martin’s 0-312-07672-X, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $14.95, 104pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Sf novella of a city where everyone must tell the truth, illustrated by Steve Crisp. First American edition (Legend 1991).


City of Truth James Morrow (SFBC #01741, Jul ’92 [Aug ’92], $6.98, 104pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Legend 1991) sf novella of a city where everyone must tell the truth, illustrated by Steve Crisp. Similar to the 1992 St. Martin’s edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and the SFBC number is on the back jacket.


Only Begotten Daughter James Morrow (SFBC #01505, Aug ’92, $8.98, 372pp, hc) Reprint (Morrow 1990) fantasy satire about God’s daughter — living in a near-future Atlantic City. Similar to the Morrow edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and the SFBC number is on the back jacket.


This Is the Way the World Ends James Morrow (Easton Press, Dec ’92, no price, 319pp, hc) Reprint (Holt 1986) satirical post-holocaust sf novel, with an introduction by James Gunn and artwork by Byron Taylor. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.


Nebula Awards 26 ed. James Morrow (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-164934-0, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $24.95, 332pp, tp, cover by Patrik Ryane) Anthology of nine stories including the 1990 Nebula Award winners plus the Rhysling Poetry Awards winners plus tributes to Donald A. Wollheim and Lester del Rey and other non-fiction commentary. A trade paperback edition (-665472-5, $12.95) is also available.


Kurt Vonnegut Donald E. Morse (Starmont House 1-55742-220-6, Feb ’92 [Jul ’92], $9.95, 127pp, tp) Non-fiction, criticism. A guide to Vonnegut’s work, with primary and secondary bibliographies. A hardcover edition (-219-2, $19.95) was announced but not seen. Order from Starmont House, PO Box 851, Mercer Island WA 98040. [Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.]


More Real Than Reality: The Fantastic in Irish Literature and the Arts ed. Donald E. Morse & Csilla Bertha (Greenwood 0-313-26612-3, Nov ’91 [Feb ’92], $45.00, 266pp, hc) Non-fiction, criticism. 16 essays on the use of the fantastic in Irish literature and theatre, with an introduction by Donald E. Morse and a bibliography. Available from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881.


The Celebration of the Fantastic: Selected Papers from the Tenth Anniversary International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts ed. Donald E. Morse, Marshall B. Tymn & Csilla Bertha (Greenwood Press 0-313-27814-8, Oct ’92, $49.95, 309pp, hc) Anthology of 25 essays presented at the tenth anniversary International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881. Credit card orders: -800-225-5800.


After All These Years...: Sam Moskowitz on His Science Fiction Career Sam Moskowitz (Niekas Publications 0-910619-07-7, Jan ’92, $5.95, 96pp, ph) Non-fiction. An autobiographical interview with Moskowitz conducted through the mail by Jeffrey Elliot, with an introduction by Fred Lerner and a bibliography. Available from Niekas Publications, RFD 2, Box 63, Center Harbor NH 03226. Please add $1.50 for postage and handling.


On Philip K. Dick: 40 Articles from Science-Fiction Studies ed. R. D. Mullen, Istvan Csicsery-Ronay, Jr., Arthur B. Evans & Veronica Hollinger (SF-TH 0-9633169-1-5, Oct ’92, $16.45, 290pp, tp) Non-fiction, criticism. A collection of the 40 articles on Dick that appeared in Science-Fiction Studies plus bibliographical information. A hardcover edition (-0-7, $26.95) was announced but not seen. Available postpaid from SF-TH, Inc., c/o Arthur B. Evans, East College, DePauw University, Greencastle IN 46135-0037. [Philip K. Dick]


Rachel in Love Pat Murphy (Pulphouse 1-56146-548-8, Feb ’92, $1.95, 46pp, pb, cover by Donna Gordon) Nebula Award-winning short story that originally appeared in IASFM in 1987 and in the collection Points of Departure.


The Catswold Portal Shirley Rousseau Murphy (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45146-5, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $22.00, 405pp, hc, cover by Richard Hescox) Fantasy novel of a California artist and a young woman searching for her past who realize they are the only hope of two worlds to defeat a cat/human shapeshifting sorceress and her plans for conquest.


The Destroyer #88: The Ultimate Death Warren Murphy & Richard Sapir (Penguin/Signet 0-451-17115-2, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $4.50, 255pp, pb) [Destroyer] Fantasy adventure thriller in the seemingly endless series. Remo Williams hunts for a vegetarian vampire loose in the health food racket.


Fire and Ice Edward Myers (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45211-9, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $4.99, 432pp, pb) [Mountain Made of Light] Fantasy novel of a lost civilization in the Peruvian Andes, sequel to The Mountain Made of Light.


The Mountain Made of Light Edward Myers (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45136-8, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $4.99, 420pp, pb) [Mountain Made of Light] Fantasy novel, a “lost race” book. 1920s American explorer Jesse O’Keefe discovers a legendary lost city in the Peruvian Andes and becomes caught up in its civilization. Recommended (SW).


Children of the Night Harold Myra (HarperCollins/Zondervan 0-310-57251-7, Aug ’91 [Apr ’92], $9.99, 301pp, tp, cover by Marilyn King) [Children of the Night] Christian fantasy novel set in a subterranean world. A 1991 book, not seen until now.


Arabesque: Narrative Structure and the Aesthetics of Repetition in the 1001 Nights Sandra Naddaff (Northwestern University Press 0-8101-0990-5, Dec ’91 [Mar ’92], $14.95, 156pp, tp, cover by R. Smirke) Non-fiction, criticism. Scholarly commentary on the classic fantasy epic. A hardcover edition (-0976-X; $26.95) was announced but not seen. This is a 1991 book not seen until now. Available from Northwestern University Press, 625 Colfax Street, Evanston IL 60201.


Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers Grant Naylor (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45201-1, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $4.99, 298pp, pb) [Red Dwarf] Sf novelization, first book in a series based on the British television series. First American edition (Penguin UK 1989).


Bernie and the Besseldorf Ghost Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Avon Camelot 0-380-71351-9, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $2.99, 132pp, tp) Reprint (Atheneum 1990) young-adult fantasy about a hotel haunted by the spirit of a young boy.


The Witch Returns Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Delacorte 0-385-30601-6, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $14.00, 178pp, hc, cover by Joe Burleson) [Witch’s Sister] Young-adult fantasy novel, sixth book in the “Witch’s Sister” series. Two girls suspect that the old lady who just moved into the neighborhood is an evil witch they thought to be dead. Illustrations by Joe Burleson.


The Need Andrew Neiderman (Putnam 0-399-13729-7, May ’92, $21.95, 271pp, hc, cover by Joanie Schwaarz) Horror novel about a member of a hidden race of vampire androgynes who can change sex at will.


Lucky Bucky in Oz John R. Neill (Books of Wonder 0-929605-17-9, Nov ’92 [Dec ’92], $24.95, 289pp, hc, cover by John R. Neill) Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1942) children’s fantasy novel based on the characters created by L. Frank Baum, with illustrations by the author. This is a facsimile edition.


The Scalawagons in Oz John R. Neill (Books of Wonder 0-929605-12-8, Oct ’91 [Mar ’92], $24.95, 309pp, hc, cover by John R. Neill) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1941) children’s fantasy novel based on the characters created by L. Frank Baum, with illustrations by the author. This is a facsimile edition. Available from Books of Wonder, 132 Seventh Ave., New York NY 10011.


The Star Trek the Next Generation Companion Larry Nemecek (Pocket 0-671-79460-4, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $13.00, 213pp, tp) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Non-fiction: an episode-by-episode guide to Star Trek, the Next Generation.


The Enchanted Castle E. Nesbit (Morrow/Books of Wonder 0-688-05435-8, Sep ’92, $20.00, 292pp, hc, cover by Paul O. Zelinsky) Reprint (Unwin 1907) classic children’s fantasy novel, with new watercolor illustrations by Paul O. Zelinsky and an afterword by Peter Glassman.


The Railway Children E. Nesbit (Dell Yearling 0-440-40602-1, Apr ’92 [Jul ’92], $3.50, 211pp, tp, cover by Chuck Gillies) Reprint (Wells Gardner 1906) classic children’s book.


Bad Dreams Kim Newman (BOMC, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $15.95, 288pp, hc) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1990) horror novel of a young journalist whose family is drawn into the web of a vampiric immortal killer. This edition is identical to the 1991 Carroll & Graf edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a BOMC mark on the back.


Jago Kim Newman (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-868-9, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $22.00, 537pp, hc, cover by William Blake) Horror novel of a strange cult that takes over a Somerset town. Recommended (SW). First American edition (Simon & Schuster UK 1991).


The Night Mayor Kim Newman (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-768-2, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $3.95, 186pp, pb) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1989) sf thriller of a criminal who escapes into his own interior world based on ’40s film noir and the writer who is sent in after him. Recommended (SW).


Forgotten Realms: Prophet of Moonshae Douglas Niles (TSR 1-56076-319-1, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $4.95, 310pp, tp, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [Forgotten Realms: Druidhome] Fantasy novelization based on the “Forgotten Realms” game, first book of the “Druidhome” trilogy, a sequel to the “Moonshae” trilogy.


Forgotten Realms: The Coral Kingdom Douglas Niles (TSR 1-56076-332-9, Sep ’92, $4.95, 309pp, tp, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [Forgotten Realms: Druidhome] Fantasy novelization based on the “Forgotten Realms” role-playing game, second book of the “Druidhome Trilogy”.


Playgrounds of the Mind Larry Niven (Tor 0-812-51695-8, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $5.99, 696pp, pb, cover by David Archer) Reprint (Tor 1991) collection of Niven material, both fiction and non-fiction, with stories, essays, and novel excerpts.


Achilles’ Choice Larry Niven & Steven Barnes (Tor 0-812-51083-6, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $4.99, 249pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) Reprint (Tor 1991) short sf novel of sports and political intrigue, illustrated by Boris Vallejo.


The California Voodoo Game Larry Niven & Steven Barnes (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36598-4, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $20.00, 355pp, hc, cover by Dorian Vallejo) [Dream Park] Sf novel, the third book in the “Dream Park” series. First American edition (Pan 1991 as Dream Park: The Voodoo Game).


The Mote in God’s Eye Larry Niven & Jerry E. Pournelle (Easton Press, Jun ’92, no price, 537pp, hc) [Mote] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1974) sf novel, with an introduction by Charles Sheffield and artwork by Bob Eggleton. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.


Man-Kzin Wars V ed. Larry Niven (Baen 0-671-72137-2, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $5.99, 331pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Man-Kzin Wars] Original anthology of two novellas set in Niven’s Known Space universe.


The Weekend Was Murder! Joan Lowery Nixon (Delacorte 0-385-30531-1, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $15.00, 193pp, hc, cover by Barrall) [Dark and Deadly Pool] Young-adult fantasy mystery. A 16-year-old girl solves a murder by getting help from a ghost, who was the sole witness. Sequel to non-fantasy The Dark and Deadly Pool.


3 for Space William F. Nolan (Gryphon Books 0-936071-33-8, Nov ’92, $9.95, 60pp, tp, cover by Ron Wilber) [Sam Space] Collection of three sf PI stories featuring Sam Space, one original. With an introduction by the author, third book of the “Sam Space” series. A 125-copy hardcover edition (-32-X, $19.95) was announced but not seen. This paperback is limited to 500 copies. Order from Gryphon Books, PO Box 209, Brooklyn NY 11228-0209.


Logan: A Trilogy William F. Nolan (Dell 0-440-50404-X, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $12.00, 384pp, tp) [Logan] Reprint (Maclay & Associates 1986) omnibus of the sf adventure series with an introduction and illustrations by the author. Contains Logan’s Run (Dial 1967 by William F. Nolan & George Clayton Johnson), Logan’s World (Bantam 1977), and Logan’s Search (Bantam 1980).


The Bradbury Chronicles: Stories in Honor of Ray Bradbury ed. William F. Nolan & Martin H. Greenberg (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45195-3, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $5.50, 336pp, pb, cover by Tom Canty) Reprint (Roc 1991) original anthology of 22 stories, one by Bradbury, published to honor his 50th year as a writer, with an introduction by William F. Nolan, an appreciation by Isaac Asimov, and an afterword by Bradbury.


The Captain John Norman (Warner Questar 0-446-36254-9, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $4.99, 293pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) [Telnarian Histories] Sf/fantasy sword & spaceship novel, second book in “The Telnarian Histories” series.


Time Warriors: Forbidden Region David North (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63602-4, Aug ’92, $3.50, 220pp, pb) [Time Warriors] Time-travel sf adventure novel, second book of the series.


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