The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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Keith Roberts: Master Craftsman: A Working Bibliography Phil Stephensen-Payne (Galactic Central Publications 1-871133-37-8, May ’93, £2.00, 33pp, ph) Primary and secondary bibliography of Keith Roberts. Photocopied letter-size sheets in a heavy paper binder.

Robert Heinlein: Stormtrooping Guru: A Working Bibliography Phil Stephensen-Payne (Galactic Central Publications 1-871133-35-1, Feb ’93, £4.00, 100pp, tp) Second (revised) edition of a primary and secondary bibliography of Robert A. Heinlein. Photocopied letter-size sheets in a heavy paper binder.

Bob Shaw: Artist at Ground Zero: A Working Bibliography Phil Stephensen-Payne & Gordon Benson, Jr. (Galactic Central Publications 1-871133-38-6, May ’93, £2.00, 42pp, ph) Fourth (revised) edition of a primary and secondary bibliography of Bob Shaw Photocopied letter-size sheets in a heavy paper binder.

Edgar Pangborn: The Persistent Wonderer: A Working Bibliography Phil Stephensen-Payne & Gordon Benson, Jr. (Galactic Central Publications 1-871133-36-X, May ’93, £1.50, 17pp, ph) Fourth (revised) edition of a primary and secondary bibliography of Edgar Pangborn Photocopied letter-size sheets in a heavy paper binder.

William Tenn: High Klass Talent: A Working Bibliography Phil Stephensen-Payne & Gordon Benson, Jr. (Galactic Central Publications 1-871133-39-4, May ’93, £1.50, 22pp, ph) Fourth (revised) edition of a primary and secondary bibliography of William Tenn Photocopied letter-size sheets in a heavy paper binder.

Snow Crash Neal Stephenson (Roc UK 0-14-023021-1, Oct ’93, £8.99, 440pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1992) cyberpunk/black comedy sf novel. [First U.K. edition]

The Artificial Kid Bruce Sterling (Roc UK 0-14-017863-5, Jan ’93, £4.99, 245pp, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1980) sf novel.

Belladonna Michael Stewart (HarperCollins UK 0-00-617648-8, Aug ’93, £4.99, 412pp, pb, cover by Kevin Tweddell) Reprint (HarperCollins 1992) drama of a man in love with two women, one of whom has been dead for 300 years.

Fear Street: Haunted R. L. Stine (Archway UK 0-671-85127-6, Oct ’93, £2.99, 164pp, pb, cover by Martin Baker) Reprint (Archway 1990) young-adult horror novel. [First U.K. edition]

Fear Street: The New Girl R. L. Stine (Archway UK 0-671-85121-7, Nov ’93, £2.99, 168pp, pb, cover by Martin Baker) Reprint (Archway 1989) young-adult horror novel. Volume three in the series. [First U.K. edition]

Judge Dredd: Deathmasques Dave Stone (Virgin 0-352-32873-8, Aug ’93, £3.99, 261pp, pb, cover by Sean Phillips) [Judge Dredd] Sf novelization, based on the comic strip from 2000 AD.

Super Mario Brothers Todd Strasser (Fantail 0-14-090037-3, Jul ’93, £3.50, 118pp, pb) Reprint (Hyperion 1993) young-adult sf novelization. Based on the screenplay by Parker Bennet, Terry Runté & Ed Solomon. [First U.K. edition]

Floating Dragon Peter Straub (Grafton 0-00-616494-3, Jun ’93, £5.99, 655pp, pb, cover by Melvyn Grant) Reprint (Putnam 1983) horror novel.

Houses Without Doors Peter Straub (Grafton 0-586-21202-7, Jun ’93, £4.99, 448pp, pb, cover by Melvyn Grant) Reissue (Grafton; Dutton 1990) collection of six stories.

Mystery Peter Straub (Grafton 0-586-20958-1, Jun ’93, £5.99, 548pp, pb, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Blue Rose; Tom Pasmore] Reissue (Dutton 1989) psychological horror/mystery novel with minor fantasy elements.

Shadowland Peter Straub (Grafton 0-00-616546-X, Jun ’93, £4.99, 478pp, pb, cover by Melvyn Grant) Reprint (Coward-McCann 1980) horror novel.

The Throat Peter Straub (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224178-1, Jun ’93, £15.99, 689pp, hc, cover by Pam Ronsaville) [Blue Rose; Tim Underhill; Tom Pasmore] Reprint (Dutton 1993) associational thriller. In the “Blue Rose” series. [First U.K. edition]

Unholy Fire Whitley Strieber (Warner UK 0-7515-0185-9, Aug ’93, £4.99, 375pp, pb) Reprint (Dutton 1992) horror novel.

Dark Voices 5 The Pan Book of Horror ed. David Sutton & Stephen Jones (Pan 0-330-33024-1, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], £4.99, 381pp, pb, cover by Peter Mennim) Original horror anthology.

The Iron Dragon’s Daughter Michael Swanwick (Millennium 1-85798-080-8, Nov ’93, £14.99, 343pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Iron Dragon’s Daughter] Offbeat fantasy novel about ironclad “Stealth” dragons and shopping malls protected by witches’ spells.

Stations of the Tide Michael Swanwick (Legend 0-09-998510-1, Feb ’93, £4.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Mick Posen) Reprint (Morrow 1991) sf novel.

Hydra Robert Swindells (Yearling 0-440-86313-9, May ’93, £2.99, 208pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1991) young-adult sf novel.

The Thousand Eyes of Night Robert Swindells (Yearling 0-440-86316-3, Aug ’93, £2.99, 190pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1985) young-adult sf/horror novel.

The Nine Gods of Safaddné Antony Swithin (Fontana 0-00-617941-X, Jan ’93, £7.99, 270pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Perilous Quest for Lyonesse] Fantasy novel. Book Four of “The Perilous Quest for Lyonesse”.

The Nine Gods of Safaddné Antony Swithin (Fontana 0-00-617855-3, Jun ’93, £4.99, 270pp, pb) [Perilous Quest for Lyonesse] Reprint (Fontana 1993) fantasy novel. Book four of “The Perilous Quest for Lyonesse”.

Farnor Roger Taylor (Headline 0-7472-3999-1, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £5.99, 566pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Nightfall] Reprint (Headline 1992) fantasy novel. Part One of “Nightfall”.

Valderen Roger Taylor (Headline 0-7472-7903-9, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £8.99, 343pp, tp, cover by Mark Harrison) [Nightfall] Fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-0748-8, £16.99) is also available. Part Two of “Nightfall”.

Valderen Roger Taylor (Headline 0-7472-4149-X, Oct ’93, £4.99, 343pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Nightfall] Reprint (Headline 1993) fantasy novel. Part Two of “Nightfall”.

Beauty Sheri S. Tepper (Grafton 0-586-21305-8, Jul ’93, £4.99, 476pp, pb, cover by Alan Lee) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1991) fantasy novel, taking an unusual look at various fairy tales. This edition contains Tepper’s original text (HarperCollins UK 1992), rather than the revised version published in the US.

Sideshow Sheri S. Tepper (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224184-6, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £8.99, 467pp, tp, cover by Mick Posen) [Grass] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1992) sf novel. A hardcover edition (-223949-3, £14.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]

Sideshow Sheri S. Tepper (TSP 2254091, Aug ’93, £5.99, 467pp, tp) [Grass] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1992) sf novel. This is a bookclub edition. [Not seen]

Forever Young Robert Tine (Signet UK 0-451-17779-7, Mar ’93, £4.99, 172pp, pb) Novelization of the sf film, based on the screenplay by Jeffrey Abrams.

The Last Action Hero Robert Tine (Warner UK 0-7515-0744-X, Jun ’93, £4.99, 236pp, pb) Novelization of the sf action film, based on the script by Shane Black & David Arnott.

The Lays of Beleriand J. R. R. Tolkien (Grafton 0-261-10226-5, Mar ’93, £6.99, 393pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1985) fantasy collection, edited by Christopher Tolkien. Volume three in “The History of Middle-Earth”.

The Lost Road and Other Writings J. R. R. Tolkien (Grafton 0-261-10225-7, May ’93, £6.99, 455pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1987) collection of assorted fantasy pieces, variant texts, and notes. Edited by Christopher Tolkien.

Morgoth’s Ring J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10304-0, Sep ’93, £25.00, x+471pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Critical text collection, tracing the later history of Tolkien’s work on The Silmarillion. Volume X in “The History of Middle-Earth”.

Sauron Defeated J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10305-9, Sep ’93, £7.99, 482pp, tp, cover by Roger Garland) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) critical text collection containing the fourth (and last) part of “The History of the Lord of the Rings”; together with two related, and previously unpublished, pieces. Volume nine in “The History of Middle-Earth”.

The Shaping of Middle-Earth J. R. R. Tolkien (Grafton 0-261-10218-4, May ’93, £6.99, 380pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1986) collection of assorted variant texts and notes on The Lord of the Rings, edited by Christopher Tolkien. Volume four in “The History of Middle-Earth”.

Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth J. R. R. Tolkien (Grafton 0-261-10216-8, Mar ’93, £6.99, 479pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1980) fantasy collection, edited by Christopher Tolkien.

Dracula Lives! Peter Tremayne (Signet UK 0-45-117599-9, Jan ’93, £4.99, 662pp, pb) [Dracula] Omnibus of three novels about Dracula.

Swamp Peter Tremayne (Severn House 0-7278-4510-1, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], £13.00, 185pp, hc, cover by Martin Buchan) Reprint (Sphere 1985) horror novel. This is the first world hardcover edition.

The Wild Palms Reader ed. Roger Trilling & Stuart Swezey (Warner UK 0-7515-0746-6, Sep ’93 [Jul ’93], £12.99, 128pp, tp) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1993) odd assemblage of pieces set in the fictional world of the Oliver Stone mini-series Wild Palms, including pieces by Thomas Disch, Pat Cadigan and Norman Spinrad. [First U.K. edition]

Come Lucky April Jean Ure (Teens 0-7497-1015-2, Feb ’93, £2.99, 200pp, pb) [Plague 99] Reprint (Methuen 1992) young-adult sf novel. Sequel to Plague 99.

The Wyvern’s Egg David Van Doorn (Club 199, 1992 [Jul ’93], £1.99, 127pp, tp) Fantasy novel, available from Gordon McGregor Ltd., P.O. Box 44, Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 5YD. This is a 1992 book, but has only just been seen.

Araminta Station Jack Vance (NEL 0-450-49733-X, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], £5.99, 480pp, pb) [Gaean Reach: Cadwal] Reissue (Underwood-Miller 1987) sf novel. Book One of “The Cadwal Chronicles”.

Ecce and Old Earth Jack Vance (NEL 0-450-57725-2, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], £5.99, 435pp, pb) [Gaean Reach: Cadwal] Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1991) sf novel. Book Two of “The Cadwal Chronicles”.

Throy Jack Vance (NEL 0-450-58703-7, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], £8.99, 186pp, tp) [Gaean Reach: Cadwal] Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1992) sf novel. A hardcover edition (-58105-5, £15.99) is also available. Book Three of “The Cadwal Chronicles”. [First U.K. edition]

The War of Powers: Part II: Istu Awakened Robert E. Vardeman & Victor Milan (NEL 0-450-05788-7, Feb ’93, £6.99, 511pp, tp, cover by Chris Achilleos) [War of Powers] Reissue (NEL 1985) fantasy omnibus.

Steel Beach John Varley (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21735-5, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], £8.99, 480pp, tp, cover by Bill Gregory) [Eight Worlds] Reprint (Ace/Putnam 1992) sf novel in the loosely-knit “Eight Worlds” series. [First U.K. edition]

Catspaw Joan D. Vinge (Pan 0-330-31551-X, Aug ’93, £4.99, 454pp, pb, cover by George Snow) [Psion] Reprint (Warner 1988) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]

The Summer Queen Joan D. Vinge (Pan 0-330-32447-0, Feb ’93, £9.99, 1091pp, tp, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Snow Queen] Reprint (Questar 1991) epic sf novel. Sequel to The Snow Queen. Dated 1992, but has only just appeared. [First U.K. edition]

Across Realtime Vernor Vinge (Millennium 1-85798-119-7, Aug ’93, £8.99, 533pp, tp) [Bobbles] Reprint (SFBC 1986) omnibus of The Peace War and Marooned in Realtime. A hardcover edition (-118-9, £14.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]

A Fire Upon the Deep Vernor Vinge (Millennium 1-85798-127-8, Jul ’93, £4.99, 579pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Fire Upon the Deep] Reprint (Tor 1992) far-future sf novel, set in a universe where the laws of physics are variable.

And Disregards the Rest Paul Voermans (Gollancz 0-575-05282-1, Mar ’93, £4.99, 256pp, pb, cover by Danny Flynn) Reprint (Gollancz 1992) sf novel.

The Weird Colonial Boy Paul Voermans (Gollancz 0-575-05325-9, Mar ’93, £15.99, 302pp, hc, cover by Steve Read) Sf novel set in a parallel-world Australia in 1978.

Darkness Weaves with Many Shades Karl Edward Wagner (Roc UK 0-14-017523-7, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], £4.99, 192pp, pb, cover by Christos Achilleos) [Kane] Reprint (Warner 1978 as Darkness Weaves) fantasy novel. An abridged version with this longer title was published earlier by Powell (1970). Volume one in the “Kane” series.

The Thirteenth Owl Nick Warburton (The Bodley Head 0-370-31818-8, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], £8.99, 124pp, hc, cover by George Smith) Young-adult fantasy novel.

Sorrow’s Light Freda Warrington (Pan 0-330-32664-3, Jul ’93, £8.99, 257pp, tp, cover by David Bergen) Horror novel. A hardcover edition (-32663-5, £14.99) was announced but not seen.

A Taste of Blood Wine Freda Warrington (Pan 0-330-32846-8, Jul ’93, £4.99, 581pp, pb) [Blood Wine] Reprint (Pan 1992) horror novel.

Alien Embassy Ian Watson (Gollancz 0-575-05607-X, Sep ’93, £4.99, 204pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1977) sf novel.

Lucky’s Harvest Ian Watson (Gollancz 0-575-05423-9, Sep ’93, £15.99, 537pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Book of Mana] Epic sf novel based on the Finnish Kalevala. The First Book of “Mana”.

The Martian Inca Ian Watson (Gollancz 0-575-05558-8, Mar ’93, £3.99, 203pp, pb, cover by David Farren) Reprint (Gollancz 1977) sf novel.

Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor Ian Watson (Boxtree 1-85283-835-3, Feb ’93, £3.99, 246pp, pb, cover by Dave Gallagher) [Warhammer 40,000: Inquisition War] Reprint (GW Books 1990) sf novel set in the “Warhammer 40,000” universe. Book 1 in the “Inquisition War” trilogy.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Ian Watson (Boxtree 1-85283-840-X, Feb ’93, £3.99, 264pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Warhammer 40,000] Sf novel set in the “Warhammer 40,000” universe.

The Mennyms Sylvia Waugh (Julia MacRae 1-85681-208-1, Oct ’93, £9.99, 213pp, hc, cover by Patrick Benson) [Mennyms] Young-adult fantasy novel about a family with some very unusual habits.

Merlin and the Last Trump Collin Webber (Gollancz 0-575-05534-0, Apr ’93, £14.99, 269pp, hc, cover by Ainslie MacLeod) [Merlin and the Last Trump] Humorous fantasy novel—semi-finalist in the BBC Radio 4 Bookshelf/ Gollancz first fantasy competition.

The Death Gate Cycle, Volume 4: Serpent Mage Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Bantam UK 0-553-40376-1, Jul ’93, £4.99, 449pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Death Gate Cycle] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1992) fantasy novel.

The Death Gate Cycle, Volume 5: The Hand of Chaos Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Bantam UK 0-593-02389-7, Jul ’93, £14.99, 467pp, hc, cover by Jamie S. Warren Youll) [Death Gate Cycle] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1993) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]

DragonLance Chronicles Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Penguin 0-14-011540-4, Nov ’93, £13.00, 1032pp, tp) [DragonLance: Chronicles] Reissue (TSR 1988) fantasy omnibus of Dragons of Autumn Twilight (TSR 1984), Dragons of Winter Night (TSR 1985), and Dragons of Spring Dawning (TSR 1985).

DragonLance Legends Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Penguin 0-14-012698-8, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], £12.99, 909pp, tp, cover by Larry Elmore) [DragonLance: Legends] Reissue (TSR 1988) fantasy omnibus of Time of the Twins (TSR 1986), War of the Twins (TSR 1986), and Test of the Twins (TSR 1986).

DragonLance Tales ed. Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Penguin 0-14-015742-5, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], £10.99, 698pp, tp, cover by Larry Elmore) [DragonLance: Tales] Reissue (Penguin 1991) omnibus of the first three anthologies of stories set in the DragonLance world — The Magic of Krynn (TSR 1987), Kender, Gully Dwarves and Gnomes (TSR 1987) and Love and War (TSR 1987).

Shadowrun: Into the Shadows ed. Jordan K. Weisman (Roc UK 0-14-017544-X, Jan ’93, £4.99, 291pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Shadowrun] Reprint (FASA 1990) original anthology of nine stories based on the “Shadowrun” game. This follows the contents of the revised Roc 1992 edition. [First U.K. edition]

Arthur C. Clarke’s A-Z of Mysteries: From Atlantis to Zombies Simon Welfare & John Fairley (HarperCollins UK 0-00-215588-5, Nov ’93, £20.00, 250pp, hc) Associational non-fiction collection of oddities, including a foreword and one article (“The Mona Lisa of Mars”) by Clarke. [Arthur C. Clarke]

The Island of Dr. Moreau H. G. Wells (Everyman’s Library 0-460-87258-3, Jul ’93 [Sep ’93], £4.99, xxxvi+137pp, tp, cover by Haughton Forrest) Reprint (Heinemann 1896) sf novel, edited, and with an introduction, by Brian Aldiss.

The Shape of Things to Come: The Ultimate Revolution H. G. Wells (Everyman’s Library 0-460-87351-2, Oct ’93 [Nov ’93], £5.99, 433pp, tp, cover by Cyril Power) Reprint (Hutchinson 1933) classic sf novel, edited and introduced by John Hammond.

The Time Machine H. G. Wells (Everyman’s Library 0-460-87120-X, Jul ’93 [Sep ’93], £3.50, xli+98pp, pb, cover by Léon Augustin) [Time Machine] Reprint (Heinemann 1895) classic sf novel, edited and with a new long introduction by Michael Moorcock.

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