The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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Red Mars Kim Stanley Robinson (TSP #2061021, Mar ’93, £8.99, 501pp, tp, cover by Peter Elson) [Mars] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) sf novel. This is a bookclub edition. [Not seen]

Red Mars Kim Stanley Robinson (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224053-X, Mar ’93, £8.99, 501pp, tp, cover by Peter Elson) [Mars] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) sf novel.

Red Mars Kim Stanley Robinson (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21389-9, Aug ’93, £5.99, 671pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [Mars] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) epic sf novel about the colonization of Mars. Volume one in the “Mars” trilogy.

Birthright Nigel Robinson (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20393-3, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], £4.50, 216pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [Doctor Who] Original novel based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.

Cloud Castles Michael Scott Rohan (Gollancz 0-575-05563-4, Oct ’93, £8.99, 285pp, tp, cover by Geoff Hunt) [Spiral] Fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-05203-1, £15.99) is also available. Volume three in the “Spiral” series.

The Gates of Noon Michael Scott Rohan (Gollancz 0-575-05531-6, Oct ’93, £4.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [Spiral] Reprint (Gollancz 1992) fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Spiral” series.

The Obtuse Experiment Malcolm Rose (Adlib 0-590-55169-8, Mar ’93, £4.99, 304pp, tp, cover by Lawrence Zeegen) Near-future young-adult thriller.

Counterparts Nicholas Royle (Barrington 1-897729-02-2, Sep ’93 [Oct ’93], £4.99, 231pp, tp) Slipstream horror novel.

Darklands ed. Nicholas Royle (NEL 0-450-59764-4, Oct ’93, £4.99, 201pp, pb) Reprint (Egerton 1991) anthology of eleven original horror stories, including pieces by Stephen Gallagher and Mark Morris, with a foreword by Ramsey Campbell. This edition contains a new introduction by the editor.

Galax-Arena Gillian Rubinstein (Heinemann 0-434-96503-0, Aug ’93 [Oct ’93], £9.99, 138pp, hc) Reprint (Hyland House 1992) young-adult sf novel about two children kidnapped by aliens. [First U.K. edition]

Heart Readers Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Millennium 1-85798-052-2, Mar ’93, £7.99, 250pp, tp, cover by Tom Canty) Fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-051-4, £14.99) was announced but not seen.

Traitors Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Millennium 1-85798-055-7, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], £8.99, 358pp, tp, cover by Fred Gambino) Sf/fantasy novel about rebellion on a distant colony. A hardcover edition (-054-9, £14.99) is also available.

The White Mists of Power Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Millennium 1-85798-020-4, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], £4.99, 286pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Roc 1991) fantasy novel.

Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie (Puffin 0-14-036650-4, Apr ’93, £3.99, 218pp, pb, cover by Paul Birkbeck) Reprint (Granta 1990) young-adult fantasy novel.

The Dollmaker and Other Sinister Stories ed. Jean Russell (Mammoth 0-7497-1490-5, Nov ’93, £2.99, 164pp, pb, cover by Neil Breedon) Reprint (Methuen 1982 as The Methuen Book of Sinister Stories) young-adult horror anthology.

Irony and Horror: The Art of M.R. James Samuel D. Russell (The Ghost Story Society, Jul ’93, no price, 26pp, ph) Article on M.R. James, first published in The Acolyte in Fall 1945, with a new introduction by Rosemary Pardoe. This booklet was distributed free of charge to the members of The Ghost Story Society. [M. R. James]

‘Was...’ Geoff Ryman (Flamingo 0-586-09179-3, May ’93, £5.99, 454pp, tp) [Oz] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) mainstream novel set in 19th century Kansas and 20th century Hollywood, and inspired by The Wizard of Oz.

Lucio’s Confession Mário de Sá-Carneiro (Dedalus 1-873982-80-1, Nov ’93 [Dec ’93], £6.99, 121pp, tp, cover by Lise Weisgerber) First English translation, by Margaret Jull Costa, of a Portuguese literary fantasy novel (A Confissao de Lúcio, 1913) with an introduction by Dr. Eugénio Lisboa.

Star Dancer Fay Sampson (Headline 0-7472-0661-9, Apr ’93 [May ’93], £16.99, 504pp, hc, cover by David O’Connor) Fantasy novel based on the myths of ancient Sumer.

Star Dancer Fay Sampson (Headline 0-7472-4150-3, Oct ’93, £5.99, 754pp, pb, cover by David O’Connor) Reprint (Headline 1993) fantasy novel based on the myths of ancient Sumer.

Shadowrun: Secrets of Power Volume 8: Streets of Blood Carl Sargent & Marc Gascoigne (Roc UK 0-14-017545-8, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], £4.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Shadowrun] Reprint (Roc 1992) fantasy novelization. [First U.K. edition]

Ruler of the Sky Pamela Sargent (Chatto & Windus 0-7011-3322-8, Jan ’93, £10.99, 710pp, tp) Historical novel set in Mongolia in 1167. A hardcover edition (-5873-5, £15.99) was announced but not seen. Simultaneous with the US (Crown) edition.

Darkness John Saul (Bantam UK 0-553-40340-0, Aug ’93, £4.99, 373pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam 1991) horror novel.

Shadows John Saul (Inner Circle 1-85018-100-4, Jun ’93 [Aug ’93], £15.99, 390pp, hc, cover by Tom Hallman) Reprint (Bantam 1992) horror novel about children with extraordinary powers. [First U.K. edition]

Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma Eric Saward (Target 0-426-20155-8, Jan ’93, £2.99, 138pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reissue (W.H. Allen 1985) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 103 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.

Star Trek Deep Space Nine: The Big Game Sandy Schofield (Pocket UK 0-671-85249-3, Nov ’93, £4.50, 274pp, pb) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition.

A Box of Tricks Hugh Scott (Walker 0-7445-3085-7, Aug ’93 [Sep ’93], £2.99, 125pp, pb, cover by Janet Woolley) Reprint (Walker 1991) young-adult ghost novel.

A Ghost Waiting Hugh Scott (Walker 0-7445-2439-3, Jun ’93, £4.99, 139pp, tp, cover by Liz Pyle) Young-adult ghost novel.

Time of Her Life Josephine Scott (Nexus 0-352-32894-0, Oct ’93 [Nov ’93], £4.99, 192pp, pb) Erotic sf novel about time travel.

Imp Michael Scott (Warner UK 0-7515-0156-5, Dec ’93, £4.99, 314pp, pb) Horror novel about a series of sadistic occult killings.

The Reluctant Devil Miranda Seymour (Mandarin 0-7493-1579-2, Sep ’93, £4.99, 214pp, tp) Reprint (Heinemann 1990) literary fantasy novel.

Tek Vengeance William Shatner (Pan 0-330-32967-7, May ’93 [Apr ’93], £8.99, 224pp, tp, cover by Graham White) [Jake Cardigan] Reprint (Ace/Putnam 1993) sf novel. Volume four in the “Jake Cardigan” series. [First U.K. edition]

TekLab William Shatner (Pan 0-330-32740-2, May ’93, £4.99, 223pp, pb, cover by Graham White) [Jake Cardigan] Reprint (Ace/Putnam 1992) sf novel. Volume three in the “Jake Cardigan” series.

My Star Trek Memories William Shatner & Chris Kreski (HarperCollins UK 0-00-637970-2, Nov ’93, £8.99, 306pp, tp) [Star Trek] Reprint (HarperCollins 1993) reminiscences from Shatner of his days working on Star Trek. [First U.K. edition]

How to Write Science Fiction Bob Shaw (Allison & Busby 0-7490-0135-6, Mar ’93, £6.99, 158pp, tp, cover by Mick Keates) Book about the art of writing sf, including the full text of the short story “Light of Other Days”.

Killer Planet Bob Shaw (Piper 0-330-31696-6, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £2.99, 105pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Gollancz 1989) young-adult sf novel.

Warren Peace Bob Shaw (Gollancz 0-575-04918-9, Jul ’93, £14.99, 217pp, hc, cover by Jon Rogers) [Warren Peace] Humorous sf novel. Volume two in the “Warren Peace” series.

Who Goes Here? Bob Shaw (Gollancz 0-575-05678-9, Jul ’93, £3.99, 219pp, pb, cover by Jon Rogers) [Warren Peace] Reissue (Gollancz 1977) humorous sf novel. Volume one in the “Warren Peace” series. This edition does not include “The Giaconda Caper”, which appeared in the previous Gollancz paperback edition.

The Making of Jurassic Park Don Shay & Jody Duncan (Boxtree 1-85283-774-8, Jul ’93, £8.99, 195pp, tp) Associational book about the making of the film.

The Status Civilization/Mindswap Robert Sheckley (Legend 0-09-919921-1, Dec ’93, £4.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Dennis Barker) Sf omnibus.

Haunted: Save the Last Dance For Me Dyan Sheldon (Bantam UK 0-553-40609-4, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], £2.99, 221pp, pb) [Haunted] Young-adult ghost novel. Volume two in the series.

Haunted: You Can Never Go Home Anymore Dyan Sheldon (Bantam UK 0-553-40608-6, Jun ’93, £2.99, 222pp, pb) [Haunted] Young-adult ghost novel. Volume one in the series.

Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Pickering & Chatto 1-85196-051-1, Apr ’93 [May ’93], £24.95, 266pp, hc) [Frankenstein] Reprint (Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones 1818) classic horror novel. This edition contains the 1818 text, edited and introduced by Marilyn Butler, with an appendix discussing the changes made for the 1831 edition.

The Golden Lucius Shepard (Millennium 1-85798-110-3, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], £14.99, 216pp, hc, cover by Melvyn Grant) Reprint (Ziesing 1993) horror novel about vampires. [First U.K. edition]

The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories ed. Tom Shippey (Oxford University Press 0-19-283167-4, Oct ’93, £6.99, 582pp, tp, cover by David A. Hardy) Reprint (Oxford 1992) anthology of 30 sf stories.

Wetbones John Shirley (Blake Publishing 1-857820-32-0, May ’93, £4.99, 332pp, pb) Reprint (Ziesing 1992) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]

Voice of the Eagle Linda Lay Shuler (Century 0-7126-5409-7, Jan ’93, £9.99, 654pp, tp, cover by Gordon Crabb) [Time Circle] Reprint (Morrow 1992) prehistoric fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-5414-3, £14.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]

Adventures in the Pleasurezone Delaney Silver (Nexus 0-352-32845-2, 1993, £4.99, 213pp, pb) [Pleasurezone] Erotic sf novel.

Return to the Pleasurezone Delaney Silver (Nexus 0-352-32882-7, Nov ’93, £4.99, 224pp, pb) [Pleasurezone] Erotic sf novel. Sequel to Adventures in the Pleasurezone.

The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg: Volume Two: The Secret Sharer Robert Silverberg (Grafton 0-586-21370-8, May ’93, £5.99, 395pp, tp, cover by John Howe) Collection of 11 sf stories published between 1987 and 1989. The first ten appeared as the second half of Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg, Volume One: Secret Sharers (Bantam Spectra 1992), but this edition adds the novella “We Are For the Dark”.

Kingdoms of the Wall Robert Silverberg (TSP #1915021, Jan ’93, £7.99, 288pp, tp) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) sf novel. This is a bookclub edition. [Not seen]

Kingdoms of the Wall Robert Silverberg (Grafton 0-586-21107-1, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], £4.99, 348pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) sf novel about a quest for “the Gods” on an alien mountain range.

Thebes of the Hundred Gates Robert Silverberg (HarperCollins UK 0-00-223975-2, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], £13.99, 120pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Axolotl 1992) sf novella about a time traveller in Ancient Egypt. [First U.K. edition]

Murasaki [with Martin H. Greenberg] ed. Robert Silverberg (Grafton 0-586-21445-3, Mar ’93, £5.99, 290pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1992) original anthology of six stories set on the same world, with an introduction by the editor and appendices concerning the created world by Poul Anderson and Frederik Pohl. [First U.K. edition]

The Creator and Other Stories Clifford D. Simak (Severn House 0-7278-4569-1, Dec ’93, £14.99, 278pp, hc) Collection of nine sf stories, 4 previously uncollected, edited and introduced by Francis Lyall. A trade paperback edition (-9004-2, £8.99) was announced but not seen.

Children of the Night Dan Simmons (Headline 0-7472-3899-5, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], £4.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Simon Dewey) Reprint (Putnam 1992) horror thriller blending AIDS and vampires in modern-day Romania.

The Hollow Man Dan Simmons (Headline 0-7472-3814-6, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], £4.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Adrian Chesterman) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1992) sf novel about a telepath coming to terms with the death of his (telepathic) wife.

Lovedeath: Five Tales of Love and Death Dan Simmons (Headline 0-7472-7866-0, Nov ’93, £8.99, 306pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Collection of five novellas, three original. A hardcover edition (-0950-2, £15.99) was announced but not seen. Simultaneous with US (Warner) edition.

Augustus Rex Clive Sinclair (Penguin 0-14-014455-2, Feb ’93, £5.99, 210pp, tp, cover by Tullio Pericoli) Reprint (Andre Deutsch 1992) literary fantasy novel.

Cutthroat Michael Slade (NEL 0-450-58428-3, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], £4.99, 397pp, pb) [Supt. Robert de Clerq] Reprint (Signet 1992) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]

Ghoul Michael Slade (NEL 0-450-59113-1, Mar ’93, £4.99, 386pp, pb) Reissue (W.H. Allen 1987) horror novel.

Headhunter Michael Slade (NEL 0-450-59112-3, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], £4.99, 422pp, pb) Reissue (W.H. Allen 1982) horror novel.

The Knighton Vampires Guy N. Smith (Piatkus 0-7499-0180-2, Apr ’93, £14.99, 183pp, hc, cover by Luis Rey) [Sgt. John Mayo] Horror novel.

The Awakening L. J. Smith (Bantam UK 0-553-40604-3, May ’93, £2.99, 276pp, pb) [Vampire Diaries] Reprint (Harper 1991) young-adult horror novel. Volume one in “The Vampire Diaries”. [First U.K. edition]

The Fury L. J. Smith (Bantam UK 0-553-40606-X, May ’93, £2.99, 285pp, pb) [Vampire Diaries] Reprint (Harper 1991) young-adult horror novel. Volume three in “The Vampire Diaries”. [First U.K. edition]

The Struggle L. J. Smith (Bantam UK 0-553-40605-1, May ’93, £2.99, 271pp, pb) [Vampire Diaries] Reprint (Harper 1991) young-adult horror novel. Volume two in “The Vampire Diaries”. [First U.K. edition]

Shadowrun: Striper Assassin Nyx Smith (Roc UK 0-14-023352-0, Jul ’93, £4.99, 313pp, pb, cover by Romas) [Shadowrun] Reprint (Roc 1993) fantasy novelization. Volume 11 in the series. [First U.K. edition]

Valentine S. P. Somtow (Gollancz 0-575-05570-7, May ’93, £4.99, 383pp, pb, cover by David Farren) [Timmy Valentine] Reprint (Gollancz 1992) horror novel. Sequel to Vampire Junction.

Sexual Chemistry: Sardonic Tales of the Genetic Revolution Brian Stableford (Pocket UK 0-671-71559-3, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £4.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Bruce Hogarth) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1991) sf collection.

Young Blood Brian Stableford (Pocket UK 0-671-71684-0, Sep ’93, £4.99, 499pp, pb, cover by Melvyn) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1992) horror novel.

The Angel of Pain Brian M. Stableford (Pan 0-330-32607-4, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], £4.99, 396pp, pb, cover by George Underwood) [David Lydyard] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1991) fantasy novel. Volume two in the “David Lydyard” trilogy.

The Dedalus Book of Decadence: Moral Ruins ed. Brian Stableford (Dedalus 1-873982-01-1, May ’93, £7.99, 283pp, tp, cover by Gustave Moreau) Reissue (Dedalus 1990) literary fantasy anthology. This edition contains a number of minor corrections.

Battletech: Assumption of Risk Michael A. Stackpole (Roc UK 0-14-023346-6, Nov ’93, £3.99, 381pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Battletech] Reprint (Roc 1993) sf novelization. Volume 12 in the series. [First U.K. edition]

India’s Story Kathlyn S. Starbuck (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21768-1, Nov ’93, £4.99, 338pp, pb) Fantasy novel.

Containing a Number of Things Vincent Starrett & Christopher Millard (Tartarus Press, Feb ’93, £10.00, 114pp, hc) A collection of letters between Starrett and Millard over the collecting of works by Arthur Machen. Includes a series of appendices of Machen’s rarer works in facsimile form. Issued in a limited edition of 74 copies.

Labyrinth of Night Allen Steele (Legend 0-09-919931-9, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], £4.99, 353pp, pb, cover by Tony Roberts) Reprint (Legend 1992) sf novel set on Mars.

Rude Astronauts Allen Steele (Legend 0-09-926001-8, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], £9.99, 261pp, tp, cover by Keith Scaife) Collection of ten sf stories, one original, and a selection of articles from Worcester Magazine. A hardcover edition (-926181-2, £14.99) was announced but not seen.

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