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.
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City of Truth James Morrow (St. Martins 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).
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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. Martins edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and the SFBC number is on the back jacket.
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Only Begotten Daughter James Morrow (SFBC #01505, Aug 92, $8.98, 372pp, hc) Reprint (Morrow 1990) fantasy satire about Gods 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.
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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.
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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.
- xi · Introduction · James Morrow · in
- 1 · Democrazy, the Marketplace, and the American Way: Remarks on the Year 1990 in Science Fiction · Kathryn Cramer · ar *
- 19 · The Shobies Story · Ursula K. Le Guin · nv Universe 1, ed. Robert Silverberg & Karen Haber, Doubleday Foundation, 1990
- 46 · Bears Discover Fire · Terry Bisson · ss IASFM Aug 90
- 58 · Tower of Babylon · Ted Chiang · nv Omni Nov 90
- 84 · In Memoriam: Donald A. Wollheim · George Zebrowski · bg * [Donald A. Wollheim]
- 88 · A Tribute to Lester del Rey · Terry Brooks · bg * [Lester del Rey]
- 91 · Love and Sex Among the Invertebrates · Pat Murphy · ss Alien Sex, ed. Ellen Datlow, Dutton, 1990
- 102 · 1/72nd Scale · Ian R. MacLeod · nv Weird Tales Fll 90
- 132 · Lieserl · Karen Joy Fowler · ss Authors Choice Monthly #6 90
- 142 · Epitaph for Dreams · G. Sutton Breiding · pm Narcopolis & Other Poems, ed. Peggy Nadramia, Hells Kitchen Productions, 1989
- 143 · Dear Spacemen · Patrick McKinnon · pm Vice Versa v4 #3 89
- 150 · Science Fiction Movies of 1990: Spiders, Scissors, and Schwarzenegger · Bill Warren · ar *
- 172 · Over the Long Haul · Martha Soukup · ss Amazing Mar 90
- 195 · The Coon Rolled Down and Ruptured His Larinks, A Squeezed Novel by Mr. Skunk · Dafydd ab Hugh · nv IASFM Aug 90
- 222 · The Hemingway Hoax · Joe W. Haldeman · na IASFM Apr 90
- 321 · About the Nebula Awards · Misc. · ms *
- 322 · Selected Titles from the 1990 Preliminary Nebula Ballot · Misc. · bi *
- 327 · Past Nebula Award Winners · Misc. · bi *
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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 Vonneguts 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.]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 OKeefe discovers a legendary lost city in the Peruvian Andes and becomes caught up in its civilization. Recommended (SW).
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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The Witch Returns Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Delacorte 0-385-30601-6, Sep 92 [Aug 92], $14.00, 178pp, hc, cover by Joe Burleson) [Witchs Sister] Young-adult fantasy novel, sixth book in the Witchs 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.
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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.
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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) childrens fantasy novel based on the characters created by L. Frank Baum, with illustrations by the author. This is a facsimile edition.
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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) childrens 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.
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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.
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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 childrens fantasy novel, with new watercolor illustrations by Paul O. Zelinsky and an afterword by Peter Glassman.
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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 childrens book.
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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.
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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).
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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The Mote in Gods 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.
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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 Nivens Known Space universe.
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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.
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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.
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- 7 · Sungrab · nv After the Fall, ed. Robert Sheckley, Ace, 1980
- 29 · Deadtrip · ss Invitation to Murder, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1991
- 47 · Moonjob · ss *
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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 Logans Run (Dial 1967 by William F. Nolan & George Clayton Johnson), Logans World (Bantam 1977), and Logans Search (Bantam 1980).
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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.
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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.
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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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