The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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The Wood Nymph & the Cranky Saint C. Dale Brittain (Baen 0-671-72156-9, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $4.99, 301pp, pb, cover by Dean Morrissey) [Wizard of Yurt] Humorous fantasy novel of a wizard left in charge while the king is away who has to contend with an ill-tempered saint and a plague of magical rabbits. Sequel to A Bad Spell in Yurt.


The Sea’s Furthest End Damien Broderick (Aphelion Publications 1-875346-07-4, Jun ’93 [Aug ’93], A$12.95, 192pp, tp, cover by Timothy Ide) Sf novel of a human boy and an alien who are being observed by an immortal alien race. Available for $10.00US from Aphelion Publications, PO Box 619, North Adelaide, South Australia 5006 or from Mark V. Ziesing, Box 76, Shingletown CA 96088.


A Brush with Magic William J. Brooke (HarperCollins 0-06-022973-X, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $15.00, 137pp, hc, cover by Michael Koelsch) Young-adult fantasy novel based on a Chinese folktale about a boy whose paintbrush brings to life anything he paints.


Untold Tales William J. Brooke (HarperTrophy 0-06-440483-8, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $5.95, 165pp, tp, cover by Eric Beddoes) Reprint (HarperCollins 1992) young-adult collection of four perversely retold fairy tales.


The Elf Queen of Shannara Terry Brooks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37558-0, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $5.99, 359pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1992) fantasy novel, sixth book in the overall “Shannara” series, third book of “The Heritage of Shannara”.


The Talismans of Shannara Terry Brooks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36300-0, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $22.00, 453pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Fantasy novel, seventh book in the overall “Shannara” series, fourth book of “The Heritage of Shannara”.


The Talismans of Shannara Terry Brooks (SFBC #00476, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $10.98, 453pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1993) fantasy novel, seventh book in the overall “Shannara” series, fourth book of “The Heritage of Shannara”. Similar to the Del Rey edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Demons and Deviants ed. Michael Brown (Phantom Press/Fantaco 0-938782-24-X, Dec ’92 [Jan ’93], $4.95, 70pp, tp, cover by John Bolton) Original anthology of four horror stories, including one by Clive Barker, set in the same universe as The Great and Secret Show. Illustrations by John Bolton, Clive Barker, Allen Koszowski, and Jim Whiting. Order from Phantom Press, 180 Woodward Ave., Staten Island NY 10314.


Muddle Earth John Brunner (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37851-2, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $4.99, 276pp, pb, cover by John Berkey) Humorous sf novel about a man awakened from cryogenic suspension in a bizarre 24th century where Earth is a tourist attraction.


Agyar Steven Brust (Tor 0-312-85178-2, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $18.95, 254pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) Dark fantasy novel of a vampire in Cleveland who falls in love with a beautiful dancer.


Agyar Steven Brust (SFBC #00910, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $8.98, 254pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Tor 1993) dark fantasy novel of a vampire in Cleveland who falls in love with a beautiful dancer. Similar to the Tor edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Athyra Steven Brust (Ace 0-441-03342-3, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $4.99, 243pp, pb, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [Vlad Taltos] Fantasy novel, sixth book of the “Vlad Taltos” series.


The Phoenix Guards Steven Brust (Tor 0-812-50689-8, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $4.99, 491pp, pb, cover by Sam Rakeland) [Dragaeran] Reprint (Tor 1991) fantasy novel set in the same world as the “Vlad Taltos” series; second printing.


The Gypsy Steven Brust & Megan Lindholm (Tor 0-812-52498-5, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $4.99, 338pp, pb, cover by Sam Rakeland) Reprint (Tor 1992) fantasy thriller about a mysterious gypsy and a modern policeman who are at the center of a fantastical and murderous web spun by the Queen of the Underworld.


Beneath a Sapphire Sea Jessica Bryan (Bantam Fanfare 0-553-56221-5, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $4.99, 437pp, pb, cover by John Ennis) Fantasy romance about a modern woman’s love for a man of a forgotten undersea race.


The Committee Raymond Buckland (Llewellyn Publications 1-56718-100-7, Sep ’93 [Oct ’93], $4.99, 302pp, pb, cover by Martin Cannon) [Committee] Techno/psychic thriller about a writer, two parapsychologists, and a psychic housewife who save America from a deadly plot hatched by foreign occultists. A first novel. A Psi-Fi book. Order from Llewellyn Publications, PO Box 64383, St. Paul MN 55164-0383.


On Poe: The Best from American Literature ed. Louis J. Budd & Edwin H. Cady (Duke University Press 0-8223-1311-1, Jan ’93 [Oct ’93], $35.00, 270pp, hc) Non-fiction, an anthology of 17 critical essays on Poe originally published in American Literature between 1934 and 1987. Available from Duke University Press, Box 90660, Durham NC 27708-0660. [Edgar Allan Poe]


Hard Landing Algis Budrys (Warner Questar 0-446-36235-2, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $4.99, 199pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) Sf novel of four aliens stranded on Earth.


Hard Landing Algis Budrys (SFBC #01299, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $6.98, 199pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Warner Questar 1993) sf novel. First hardcover edition. This edition lacks an ISBN and price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Barrayar Lois McMaster Bujold (SFBC #00998, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $8.98, 277pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Miles Vorkosigan] Reprint (Baen 1991) sf novel in the ongoing “Miles Vorkosigan” series. This edition lacks an ISBN and price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Spirit Ring Lois McMaster Bujold (SFBC #05290, Jan ’93, $8.98, 369pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) Reprint (Baen 1992) Renaissance-style fantasy novel of sorcerous intrigue. Similar to the Baen edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Spirit Ring Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen 0-671-72188-7, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $5.99, 369pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) Reprint (Baen 1992) Renaissance-style fantasy novel of sorcerous intrigue.


The Vor Game Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen 0-671-72014-7, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $4.99, 345pp, pb, cover by Tom Kidd) [Miles Vorkosigan] Reissue (Baen 1990) sf novel in the “Miles Vorkosigan” series; third printing.


Terminal Identity: The Virtual Subject in Postmodern Science Fiction Scott Bukatman (Duke University Press 0-8223-1340-5, Jun ’93, $18.95, 404pp, tp) Non-fiction, criticism. A post-modern analysis of sf and its relationship to new technology. A hardcover edition (-1332-4, $57.95) was announced but not seen. Available from Duke University Press, Box 6697, College Station, Durham NC 27708.


The Vampire Encyclopedia Matthew Bunson (Crown 0-517-88100-4, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $16.00, 302pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference. An encyclopedia of vampirism, including entries on both the expected and obscure authors, books, and stories.


Proud Man Katharine Burdekin (The Feminist Press 1-55861-067-7, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $14.95, 350pp, tp, cover by Alice Neel) Reprint (Boriswood 1934 as by Murray Constantine) early feminist dystopian sf novel about a time-traveler’s views on England, circa 1930. With a foreword and afterword by Daphne Patai. A hardcover edition (-070-7, $35.00) was announced but not seen. Available from The Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 311 East 94 St., New York NY 10128.


Mate: And More Stories from the Erotic Edge of SF/Fantasy Lauren P. Burka (Circlet Press 0-9633970-1-X, Dec ’92 [Aug ’93], $3.95, unpaginated, tp, cover by Andii Briggs) Original collection of three S&M sf and fantasy stories.


Rapture’s Mist Cinnamon Burke (Leisure 0-8439-3470-0, Jul ’93 [Aug ’93], $5.99, 437pp, pb) Futuristic romance of two lovers from dissimilar cultures, united by their desire to reach the stars.


In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead James Lee Burke (Hyperion 1-56282-882-7, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $19.95, 344pp, hc, cover by Marc Tauss) [Dave Robichaux] Mystery novel in the “Dave Robichaux” series, featuring a New Orleans detective who solves a murder in the bayous with help of a Confederate general’s ghost.


The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett (Knopf Everyman’s Library 0-679-42309-5, May ’93 [Jul ’93], $14.95, 318pp, hc) Reprint (Heinemann 1911) classic juvenile ghost fantasy novel, with the original illustrations by Charles Robinson.


The Adding Machine: Selected Essays William S. Burroughs (Arcade 1-55970-210-9, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $11.95, 201pp, tp) Reprint (Calder 1985 as The Adding Machine: Collected Essays) non-fiction collection of essays on life and literature.


The Singularity Project F. M. Busby (Tor 0-312-85443-9, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $21.95, 349pp, hc, cover by David Richard) Sf thriller about the development of the first working matter transmitter.


Witch’s Fire Beverly Butler (Penguin/Dutton/Cobblehill 0-525-65132-2, Oct ’93, $14.99, 135pp, hc, cover by Stephen Marchesi) Young-adult fantasy novel of a wheelchair-bound girl who learns that the witch who used to own her family’s new house wants it back.


Parable of the Sower Octavia E. Butler (Four Walls Eight Windows 0-941423-99-9, Dec ’93, $19.95, 299pp, hc, cover by Barry Marcus) [Parable] Sf novel set in a dystopian 21st-century California where small walled enclaves hold a brutal world at bay. Recommended (SW).


Angels & Insects A. S. Byatt (Random House 0-679-40512-7, Apr ’93, $21.00, 342pp, hc, cover by Jose Conde) Collection of two novellas, the second a ghost story. First American edition (Chatto & Windus 1993).


Angels & Insects A. S. Byatt (BOMC, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $17.95, 342pp, hc, cover by Jose Conde) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1993) collection of two novellas, the second a ghost story. Similar to the Random House edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a BOMC mark on the back.


The Nightmare Club #1: Joy Ride Richard Lee Byers (Zebra/Z-Fave 0-8217-4315-5, Aug ’93, $3.50, 179pp, pb) [Nightmare Club] Young-adult horror novel, first book of a loosely-connected series centered around a club where strange things happen. Mike ignores warnings about drinking and driving, but he doesn’t know that his new girl was killed by a drunk driver decades ago — and is back for revenge.


The Nightmare Club #3: Warlock Games Richard Lee Byers (Zebra/Z-Fave 0-8217-4317-1, Aug ’93, $3.50, 166pp, pb) [Nightmare Club] Young-adult horror novel in a loosely-connected series centered around a club where strange things happen. Boys from Hudson Military Academy don’t realize that they’re pawns in the game of a centuries-old warlock.


The Nightmare Club #6: Party Til You Drop Richard Lee Byers (Zebra/Z-Fave 0-8217-4387-2, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $3.50, 221pp, pb) [Nightmare Club] Young-adult horror novel in a loosely-connected series centered around a club where strange things happen. The invitation list for Ellen’s party didn’t include flesh-eating creatures from ancient Indian legend, but they came anyway...


Dirty Work Pat Cadigan (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929480-27-9, Sep ’93, $29.95, 311pp, hc, cover by Rick Berry) Collection of 18 stories with an introduction by Storm Constantine. A signed slipcased limited edition (-28-7, $65.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Mark V. Ziesing, PO Box 76, Shingletown CA 96088.


Calling Home Michael Cadnum (Penguin 0-14-034569-8, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $3.99, 138pp, tp, cover by Debra Lill) Reprint (Viking 1991) associational young-adult thriller.


Ghostwright Michael Cadnum (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0048-3, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $5.95, 382pp, pb) Reprint (Carroll & Graf 1992) horror novel about a writer whose past literally comes back to try and destroy him.


The Horses of the Night Michael Cadnum (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-930-8, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $19.95, 318pp, hc) Horror novel of a man who sells his soul for success, only to watch the powers he’s unleashed destroy the people around him. Recommended (SW).


Saint Peter’s Wolf Michael Cadnum (Zebra 0-8217-4183-7, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $4.99, 428pp, pb) Reprint (Carroll & Graf 1991) werewolf horror novel. A civilized man glories in the joy of transformation into a wolf.


Indiana Jones and the Sky Pirates Martin Caidin (Bantam 0-553-56192-8, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $4.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Drew Struzan) Fantasy adventure novelization featuring Indiana Jones. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.


The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony Roberto Calasso (Knopf 0-394-58154-7, Feb ’93 [Mar ’93], $25.00, 403pp, hc, cover by Jean Alaux dit le Romain) Literary fantasy novel based on classical mythology. Originally published as Le Nozze di Cadmo e Armonia (Adelphi 1988). Translated from the Italian by Tim Parks. Recommended (SW).


The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony Roberto Calasso (BOMC, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $20.95, 403pp, hc, cover by Jean Alaux dit le Romain) Reprint (Knopf 1993) literary fantasy novel based on classical mythology. Originally published as Le Nozze di Cadmo e Armonia (Adelphi 1988). Translated from the Italian by Tim Parks. Similar to the Knopf edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a BOMC mark on the back.


The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony Roberto Calasso (BOMC/QPBC, Nov ’93, $14.95, 403pp, tp, cover by Jean Alaux dit le Romain) Reprint (Knopf 1993) literary fantasy novel based on classical mythology. Originally published as Le Nozze di Cadmo e Armonia (Adelphi 1988). Translated from the Italian by Tim Parks. Similar to the Knopf edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has the jacket printed as the soft cover.


All-Stud Clay Caldwell (Masquerade/Badboy 1-56333-104-7, May ’93 [Sep ’93], $4.95, 212pp, pb) Gay sf erotica set in an all-male future of unbridled promiscuity.


Geomancer Don Callander (Ace 0-441-28036-6, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $4.99, 257pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) [Mancer] Humorous fantasy novel, third book of the “Pyromancer” series.


Stardust Dreams Marilyn Campbell (Penguin/Topaz Dreamspun 0-451-40413-0, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $4.99, 380pp, pb) Sf romance about an actress kidnapped by an alien space traveler.


Topaz Dreams Marilyn Campbell (Leisure 0-8439-3390-9, Dec ’92 [Jan ’93], $4.50, 367pp, pb) Sf romance. An empath from the future searching for a ring that could destroy his people joins forces with a contemporary woman hunting a missing scientist.


Alone with the Horrors Ramsey Campbell (Arkham House 0-87054-165-X, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $26.95, 515pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) Collection of 39 horror stories with an introduction by the author, a retrospective of Campbell’s 30-year career, with illustrations by J.K. Potter. Available from Arkham House, Sauk City WI 53583.


The Count of Eleven Ramsey Campbell (Tor 0-812-52169-2, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $4.99, 404pp, pb, cover by Tim O’Brien) Reprint (Macdonald 1991) associational serial killer novel. A gentle man’s twisted reasoning makes him begin killing to improve his luck.


Strange Things and Stranger Places Ramsey Campbell (Tor 0-312-85514-1, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $18.95, 256pp, hc, cover by Eric Peterson) Collection of 10 horror stories, including the novella “Needing Ghosts”, originally published separately, plus an introduction by the author.


Two Obscure Tales Ramsey Campbell (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-53-4, Jan ’93 [Feb ’93], $4.50, 27pp, ph, cover by Allen Koszowski) Collection of two original horror stories, with an afterword by the author and illustrations by Allen Koszowski. Order from Necronomicon Press, 101 Lockwood St., West Warwick RI 02893.


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