The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Antiquities: Seven Stories John Crowley (Incunabula 0-9633637-2-7, Oct 93, $25.00, 100pp, hc) Collection of seven stories. This edition is limited to 1,000 copies. A 77-copy signed limited edition (-3-5, $90.00) was announced, but is not yet out. Order from Incunabula, Box 30146, Seattle WA 98103.
- 5 · The Green Child · ss Elsewhere v1, ed. Terri Winding & Mark Alan Arnold, Ace, 1981
- 13 · Missolonghi 1824 · ss IASFM Mar 90
- 29 · Antiquities · ss Whispers, ed. Stuart David Schiff, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1977
- 43 · The Reason for the Visit · ss Interfaces, ed. Ursula K. Le Guin & Virginia Kidd, Ace, 1980
- 53 · Her Bounty to the Dead [Where Spirits Gat Them Home] · ss Shadows #1, ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1978
- 69 · Snow · nv Omni Nov 85
- 95 · Exogamy · ss OMNI Best Science Fiction Three, ed. Ellen Datlow, OMNI Books, 1993
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Shadows After Dark Ouida Crozier (Rising Tide Press 1-883061-50-4, Aug 93, $9.95, 201pp, tp, cover by Evelyn Rysdyk) Lesbian sf/vampire novel of an alien vampire woman sent to Earth to find salvation for her dying planet.
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The Backyard Ghost Lynn Cullen (Clarion Books 0-395-64527-1, Apr 93 [Mar 93], $13.95, 149pp, hc, cover by Diane de Groat) Young-adult fantasy novel of a teenage girl who discovers the ghost of a Civil War-era bugle boy in her backyard. A first novel.
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Understanding Ursula K. Le Guin Elizabeth Cummins (University of South Carolina Press 0-87249-869-7, Dec 92 [Apr 93], $12.95, 216pp, tp) Reprint (University of South Carolina 1990) non-fiction, criticism. A guide to Le Guins work, focusing on fiction set in four principal worlds Earthsea, the Hainish planets, Orsinia, and the future West Coast. This is a 1992 book not seen until now. [Ursula K. Le Guin]
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Understanding Ursula K. Le Guin Elizabeth Cummins (University of South Carolina Press 0-87249-869-7, 1993 [Aug 93], $12.95, 216pp, tp) Reprint (University of South Carolina 1990) non-fiction, criticism. A guide to Le Guins work, focusing on fiction set in four principal worlds Earthsea, the Hainish planets, Orsinia, and the future West Coast. This edition has been updated by adding a new chapter and post-1990 bibliography. Order from University of South Carolina Press, Columbia SC 29208. [Ursula K. Le Guin]
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Spelljammer: The Radiant Dragon Elaine Cunningham (TSR 1-56076-346-9, Nov 92 [Jan 93], $4.95, tp, cover by Frank Kelly Freas) [Spelljammer: Cloakmaster] Fantasy novelization based on the Spelljammer game, fourth book of the Cloakmaster Cycle.
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Panic Chris Curry (Pocket 0-671-74947-1, Jan 94 [Dec 93], $4.99, 370pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) Horror novel of a man whose boyhood was haunted by demons, who returns home and realizes that they havent gone away.
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Help Wanted Richie Tankersley Cusick (Pocket Archway 0-671-79403-5, Oct 93 [Sep 93], $3.99, 211pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel of a girl haunted by the ghost of a medium who committed suicide.
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Misteltoe Mayhem: Horrific Tales for the Holidays ed. Richard Dalby (Castle 1-55521-972-1, 1993 [Oct 93], $8.98, 248pp, hc, cover by Mark Hess) Anthology of 13 Christmas horror stories, four apparently original. This is an instant remainder book. First American edition (Michael OMara 1992 as Horror for Christmas).
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Modern Ghost Stories by Eminent Women Writers ed. Richard Dalby (BOMC/QPBC, Oct 93 [Sep 93], $11.95, 318pp, tp) 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 the jacket printed as the soft cover.
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Vampire Stories ed. Richard Dalby (Castle 1-55521-900-4, 1993 [Oct 93], $7.98, 246pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Anthology of 18 vampire stories, four apparently original, with a foreword by Peter Cushing. This is an instant remainder book. First American edition (Michael OMara 1993).
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The Regiments War John Dalmas (Baen 0-671-72155-0, Feb 93 [Jan 93], $4.99, 352pp, pb, cover by C. W. Kelly) [Regiment] Military sf novel, fourth book of the Regiment series.
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Beauty Brian DAmato (Dell Island 0-440-21282-0, Sep 93 [Aug 93], $5.99, 404pp, pb) Reprint (Delacorte 1992) literary novel with sf elements of the collaboration between a woman and a radical experimenter in plastic surgery attempting to create the ultimate beauty.
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Warpath Tony Daniel (Tor 0-312-85282-7, Apr 93 [Mar 93], $19.95, 318pp, hc, cover by Nick Jainschigg) Sf novel set in a universe where pre-Columbian American Indians discovered space exploration. A first novel.
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Dragons! ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois (Ace 0-441-16631-8, Aug 93 [Jul 93], $4.99, 222pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Anthology of ten stories featuring dragons.
- xiii · Preface · Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois · pr
- 1 · Draco, Draco · Tanith Lee · nv Beyond Lands of Never, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Allen & Unwin, 1984
- 25 · Two Yards of Dragon [Eudoric Dambertson] · L. Sprague de Camp · nv Flashing Swords! #3, ed. Lin Carter, Dell, 1976
- 55 · Mrs. Byres and the Dragon · Keith Roberts · nv IASFM Aug 90
- 78 · A Handful of Hatchlings · Mark C. Sumner · ss Asimovs Feb 93
- 92 · Covenant with a Dragon · Susan Casper · ss In the Field of Fire, ed. Jeanne Van Buren Dann & Jack M. Dann, Tor, 1987
- 114 · Paper Dragons [Paper Dragons] · James P. Blaylock · nv Imaginary Lands, ed. Robin McKinley, Ace, 1985
- 134 · Up the Wall · Esther M. Friesner · nv IASFM Apr 90
- 162 · Lan Lung [expanded from Dragon...Ghost] · M. Lucie Chin · nv Ares #1 80
- 186 · Climacteric · Avram Davidson · vi F&SF Aug 60
- 188 · The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule [Griaule] · Lucius Shepard · nv F&SF Dec 84
- 221 · Further Reading · Misc. · bi
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Invaders! ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois (Ace 0-441-01519-0, Dec 93 [Nov 93], $4.50, 241pp, pb, cover by Joan Pelaez) Anthology of 15 stories about alien invaders.
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Blind Hunger David Darke (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-714-0, May 93 [Dec 93], $4.50, 254pp, pb) Vampire novel. A young womans husband returns from the grave pretending to be his own long-lost twin brother.
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Omni Best Science Fiction Three ed. Ellen Datlow (Omni Books 0-87455-284-2, Jun 93, $10.00, 266pp, tp, cover by Michael Parkes) Anthology of 10 original stories and one reprint from Omni.
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Omni Visions One ed. Ellen Datlow (Omni Books 0-87455-298-2, Nov 93, $10.00, 193pp, tp, cover by Gervasio Gallardo) Anthology of ten stories, one original, with an introduction by the editor.
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Snow White, Blood Red ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (SFBC #00486, Apr 93 [Mar 93], $10.98, 411pp, hc, cover by Tom Canty) Reprint (Morrow AvoNova 1993) original anthology of 20 stories based on fairy tales, with introductions by both editors. Similar to the Morrow AvoNova edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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Snow White, Blood Red ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (AvoNova 0-380-71875-8, Dec 93 [Nov 93], $4.99, 411pp, pb, cover by Tom Canty) Reprint (Morrow AvoNova 1993) original anthology of 20 stories based on fairy tales.
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The Years Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixth Annual Collection ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (St. Martins 0-312-09422-1, Aug 93 [Jul 93], $16.95, 529pp, tp, cover by Thomas Canty) Best-of-the-year anthology of 49 stories and three 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). This edition has several errors in the front matter, including the second page of the table of contents being without page numbers. A hardcover edition (-09421-1, $27.95) was announced but not seen.
- xiii · Summation 1992: Fantasy · Terri Windling · ar
- xxxi · Summation 1992: Horror · Ellen Datlow · ar
- lxxii · Horror and Fantasy in the Media: 1992 · Edward Bryant · ar
- lxxxvii · Obituaries · Misc. · ob
- 1 · Silver or Gold · Emma Bull · nv After the King, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Tor, 1992
- 28 · Tinker · Jack Cady · ss Glimmer Train Spr 92
- 35 · Queequeg · Craig Curtis · ss Chicago Review v37 #4 92
- 42 · Anima · M. John Harrison · ss Interzone Apr 92
- 57 · Skin · Steve Rasnic Tem · pm Psychos: An Anthology of Psychological Horror in Verse, ed. Michael A. Arnzen, Mastication Publications, 1992
- 58 · The Homunculus: A Novel in One Chapter · Reginald McKnight · ss The Colorado College Magazine, 1992; taken from the collection The Kind of Light That Shines on Texas (Little, Brown, 1992).
- 66 · The Annunciation · Cristina Peri Rossi; trans. by Mary Jane Tracy · ss The Secret Weavers, ed. Marjorie Agosin, White Pine Press, 1991
- 76 · The Bone Woman [Newford] · Charles de Lint · ss Triskell Press, 1992; F&SF Aug 93
- 84 · The Story of the Eldest Princess · A. S. Byatt · nv Caught in a Story, ed. Christine Park & Caroline Heaton, London: Vintage, 1991
- 95 · Calcutta, Lord of Nerves · Poppy Z. Brite · ss Still Dead, ed. John M. Skipp & Craig Spector, Bantam, 1992
- 104 · In the Looking Glass, Life Is Death · Jessica Amanda Salmonson · pm Deathrealm Fll/Win 92
- 106 · The Parakeet and the Cat · Scott Bradfield · ss Conjunctions #18 92
- 116 · Glory · Nicholas Royle · ss Narrow Houses, ed. Peter Crowther, Little Brown UK, 1992
- 124 · Murder Mysteries · Neil Gaiman · nv Midnight Graffiti, ed. Jessica Horsting & James Van Hise, Warner, 1992
- 144 · Hungry · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss Borderlands 3, ed. Thomas F. Monteleone, Borderlands Press, 1993
- 151 · Playing With · M. R. Scofidio · ss The Urbanite #2 92
- 156 · Human Remains · Edward Bryant · ss Darker Passions, Arvada, CO: Roadkill Press, 1992
- 168 · It Comes and Goes · Robert Silverberg · ss Playboy Jan 92
- 181 · The Bewitched Burr · Grozdana Olujic; trans. by Jascha Kessler · vi Conjunctions #18 92
- 184 · Swimming Lesson · Charlotte Watson Sherman · ss Killing Color, Oregon: Calyx Books, 1992
- 188 · Memories of the Flying Ball Bike Shop · Garry Kilworth · ss IASFM Jun 92
- 202 · Bats · Diane de Avalle-Arce · ss IASFM Aug 92
- 208 · Origami Mountain · Nancy Farmer · ss F&SF Mar 92
- 217 · Ruby Laughter, Tears of Pearl · James Powell · ss EQMM mid-Dec 92
- 225 · I Sing of a Maiden · Judith Tarr · nv The Magic of Christmas, ed. John Silbersack & Christopher Schelling, Penguin/Roc, 1992
- 237 · Also Starring · Cliff Burns · vi Tesseracts 4, ed. Lorna Toolis & Michael Skeet, Victoria: Beach Holme Books, 1992
- 239 · On Edge · Christopher Fowler · ss Dark Voices 4, ed. David Sutton & Stephen Jones, London: Pan, 1992
- 247 · Martyrdom · Joyce Carol Oates · nv MetaHorror, ed. Dennis Etchison, Dell Abyss, 1992
- 259 · The Second Bakery Attack · Haruki Murakami; trans. by Jay Rubin · ss Playboy Jan 92
- 268 · A Little Night Music · Lucius Shepard · ss Omni Mar 92
- 280 · Tom and Jerry visit England · Jo Shapcott · pm The Southern Review Spr 92; taken from Phrase Book, Oxford University Press, 1992.
- 282 · The Sluice · Stephen Gallagher · ss Narrow Houses, ed. Peter Crowther, Little Brown UK, 1992
- 294 · Ratbird · Brian W. Aldiss · ss New Worlds 2, ed. David S. Garnett, London: Gollancz, 1992
- 308 · The Sailor Who Sailed After the Sun · Gene Wolfe · ss Grails: Quests, Visitations and Other Occurences, ed. Richard Gilliam, Martin H. Greenberg & Edward E. Kramer, Atlanta, GA: Unnameable Press, 1992
- 319 · On Death and the Deuce [Kevin Grierson] · Rick Bowes · ss F&SF May 92
- 328 · The Man Who Rowed Christopher Columbus Ashore · Harlan Ellison · ss World Fantasy Convention Program Book, 1991; Omni Jul 92
- 340 · Graves · Joe Haldeman · ss F&SF Oct/Nov 92
- 346 · The Ugly File · Ed Gorman · ss The Prisoners and Other Stories, CD Publications, 1992
- 353 · Elfhouses · Midori Snyder · ss Mothering Sum 92
- 360 · Candles on the Pond · Sue Ellen Sloca · ss Pulphouse: Eugene, OR, 1992
- 375 · Tree of Life, Book of Death · Grania Davis · nv F&SF Mar 92
- 391 · Puja · D. R. McBride · ss Grue #14 92
- 401 · Hermione and the Moon · Clive Barker · ss The New York Times Oct 30 92
- 407 · Absence of Beast · Graham Masterton · ss Dark Voices 4, ed. David Sutton & Stephen Jones, London: Pan, 1992
- 418 · Rat Catcher · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss Dark at Heart, ed. Joe R. Lansdale & Karen Lansdale, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1992
- 432 · Will · Jane Yolen · pm The Magazine of Speculative Poetry Spr 92
- 433 · The Question of the Grail · Jane Yolen · pm Grails: Quests, Visitations and Other Occurences, ed. Richard Gilliam, Martin H. Greenberg & Edward E. Kramer, Atlanta, GA: Unnameable Press, 1992
- 434 · In the Season of the Dressing of the Wells · John Brunner · na After the King, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Tor, 1992
- 468 · The Blue Stone Emperors Thirty-Three Wives · Sara Gallardo; trans. by Elizabeth Rhodes · ss The Secret Weavers, ed. Marjorie Agosin, White Pine Press, 1991
- 476 · Alice in Prague, or The Curious Room · Angela Carter · ss SPELL (Swiss Papers in English Language and Literature) Volume 5, 1990
- 486 · Replacements · Lisa Tuttle · nv MetaHorror, ed. Dennis Etchison, Dell Abyss, 1992
- 497 · The Ghost Village · Peter Straub · nv MetaHorror, ed. Dennis Etchison, Dell Abyss, 1992
- 520 · Honorable Mentions: 1992 · Misc. · bi
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Alien Nation #3: Body and Soul Peter David (Pocket 0-671-73601-9, Dec 93 [Nov 93], $5.50, 277pp, pb) [Alien Nation] Sf novelization, third book of a series based on the cancelled TV show. Based on a specific teleplay.
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Star Trek Deep Space Nine #2: The Seige Peter David (Pocket 0-671-87083-1, May 93 [Apr 93], $5.50, 272pp, pb) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Star Trek novelization.
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Star Trek, the Next Generation: Imzadi Peter David (Pocket 0-671-86729-6, Jul 93 [Jun 93], $5.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek, the Next Generation: Imzadi] Reprint (Pocket 1992) Star Trek novelization.
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Star Trek, the Next Generation: Starfleet Academy #1: Worfs First Adventure Peter David (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-87084-X, Aug 93 [Jul 93], $3.50, 119pp, tp, cover by Catherine Huerta) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Young-adult Star Trek novelization, first book of a new series. Interior illustrations by James Fry.
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Star Trek, the Next Generation: Starfleet Academy #2: Line of Fire Peter David (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-87085-8, Oct 93 [Sep 93], $3.50, 111pp, tp, cover by Catherine Huerta) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Young-adult Star Trek novelization, with illustrations by James Fry.
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Star Trek, the Next Generation: Starfleet Academy #3: Survival Peter David (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-87086-6, Dec 93 [Nov 93], $3.50, 111pp, tp, cover by Catherine Huerta) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Young-adult Star Trek novelization, with illustrations by James Fry. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
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Star Wars #4: Mission from Mount Yoda Paul & Hollace Davids (Bantam Skylark 0-553-15890-2, Feb 93 [Jan 93], $3.99, 98pp, tp) [Star Wars] Young-adult novelization, a spin-off from the film.
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Star Wars #5: Queen of the Empire Paul & Hollace Davids (Bantam Skylark 0-553-15891-0, Mar 93 [Feb 93], $3.99, 94pp, tp, cover by Drew Struzan) [Star Wars] Young-adult sf novelization based on the characters from the Star Wars films. With illustrations by Karl Kesel.
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Star Wars #6: Prophets of the Dark Side Paul & Hollace Davids (Bantam Skylark 0-553-15892-9, May 93 [Apr 93], $3.99, 95pp, tp, cover by Drew Struzan) [Star Wars] Young-adult novelization based on the characters from the Star Wars films, with illustrations by Karl Kesel.
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Adventures in Unhistory Avram Davidson (Owlswick Press 0-913896-29-2, Mar 93 [May 93], $24.95, 307pp, hc, cover by George Barr) Collection of 15 non-fiction pieces, with a preface by Peter S. Beagle. A signed slipcased limited edition (-33-0, $50.00) is also available. Order from Owlswick Press, PO Box 8243, Philadelphia PA 19101-8243.
- vii · Preface · Peter S. Beagle · pr
- 1 · Where Did Sindbad Sail? · ar Amazing Jul 83
- 21 · Who Fired the Phoenix? · ar IASFM May 11 81
- 41 · An Abundance of Dragons · ar IASFM Jul 6 81
- 67 · Who Makes the Mandrakes? · ar IASFM Jan 18 82
- 83 · The Boy Who Cried Werewolf · ar IASFM Mar 15 82
- 103 · The Great Rough Beast · ar Weird Tales Win 88 - 89
- 129 · Postscript on Prester John · ar Amra Jul 82; IASFM Jul 86
- 153 · The Theft of the Mulberry Tree · ar IASFM Oct 26 81
- 169 · The Secret of Hyperborea · ar IASFM Dec 21 81
- 189 · Heads I Win, Heads You Lose · ar
- 207 · The Spoor of the Unicorn · ar Unicorns!, ed. Jack M. Dann & Gardner R. Dozois, Ace, 1982
- 225 · What Gave All Those Mammoths Cold Feet? · ar Amazing Jan 83
- 241 · Bird Thou Wert, but Art No More · ar
- 263 · The Moon · ar IASFM Nov 90
- 281 · The Prevalence of Mermaids · ar Mermaids!, ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois, Ace, 1986
- 305 · Index · Misc. · ix
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Ronald Searle: A Biography Russell Davies (Sinclair-Stevenson 1-85619-004-8, 1990 [Apr 93], £18.00, 192pp, hc) Non-fiction, a biography of the great cartoonist and illustrator, heavily illustrated. The Sinclair-Stevenson UK edition is distributed in the US by Trafalgar Square ($39.95). This is a 1990 book not seen until now.
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