The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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All Things Under the Moon Robert Morgan (Berkley Prime Crime 0-425-14302-3, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $4.99, 211pp, pb) [Teddy London] Dark fantasy/mystery novel, fourth book of a series featuring occult PI Teddy London, who is tracking a deadly werewolf. Morgan is a pen name for C.J. Henderson.


The Only Thing to Fear Robert Morgan (Berkley Prime Crime 0-425-14468-2, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $4.99, 241pp, pb) [Teddy London] Dark fantasy/mystery novel, fifth book of a series featuring occult PI Teddy London. Morgan is a pen name for C.J. Henderson.


The Totem (Complete and Unaltered) David Morrell (Donald M. Grant 1-880418-25-8, Sep ’94, $24.95, 383pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) Horror novel, the first American publication of the unedited complete text, significantly longer and different from the version originally published by Evans (1979). With black-&-white illustrations by Thomas Canty and a new introduction by the author. A 1,000-copy signed edition (-26-6, $100.00) was announced but not seen, and includes nine full-color tipped-in plates. First American edition (Headline 1991). Available from Donald M. Grant, PO Box 187, Hampton Falls NH 03844.


Ship of Dreams Dean Morrissey (Mill Pond Press/Abrams 0-8109-3848-0, Sep ’94, $14.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Dean Morrissey) Children’s picture book with text and full-color illustrations by Morrissey.


Towing Jehovah James Morrow (Harcourt Brace 0-15-190919-9, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $23.95, 371pp, hc, cover by Simon Ng) [Towing Jehovah] Literary fantasy novel of a tanker captain charged with towing the two-mile long corpse of God to the Arctic to save Him from sharks and decomposition.


Towing Jehovah James Morrow (Easton Press, Jun ’94, no price, 371pp, hc) [Towing Jehovah] Literary fantasy novel. This is being published “simultaneously” with the Harcourt Brace edition listed two months ago. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Signed First Editions of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.


Towing Jehovah James Morrow (SFBC #03991, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $10.98, 371pp, hc, cover by Simon Ng) [Towing Jehovah] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1994) literary fantasy novel of a tanker captain charged with towing the two-mile long corpse of God to the Arctic to save Him from sharks and decomposition. Similar to the Harcourt Brace edition except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Nebula Awards 28 ed. James Morrow (Harcourt Brace 0-15-600039-3, Apr ’94, $12.95, 328pp, tp, cover by Craig Rosenberg) Anthology of nine stories including the 1992 Nebula Award winners plus the Rhysling Poetry Awards winner plus an essay by Frederik Pohl and other non-fiction commentary. A hardcover edition (-100082-4, $24.95) is also available.


Friday the 13th: Jason’s Curse Eric Morse (Berkley 0-425-14339-2, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $3.50, 186pp, pb) [Friday the 13th] Young-adult horror novelization based on the endless series of splatter films featuring an undead mass murderer in a hockey mask. Second book of a new series. Copyrighted by New Line Productions.


Friday the 13th: Mother’s Day Eric Morse (Berkley 0-425-14292-2, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $3.50, 186pp, pb) [Friday the 13th] Young-adult horror novelization based on the endless series of splatter films featuring an undead mass murderer in a hockey mask. First book of a new series. Copyrighted by New Line Productions.


Friday the 13th: Road Trip Eric Morse (Berkley 0-425-14383-X, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $3.50, 187pp, pb) [Friday the 13th] Young-adult horror novelization based on the endless series of splatter films featuring an undead mass murderer in a hockey mask; fourth book of a series. Copyrighted by New Line Productions.


Friday the 13th: The Carnival Eric Morse (Berkley 0-425-15825-X, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $3.50, 184pp, pb) [Friday the 13th] Young-adult horror novelization based on the endless series of splatter films featuring an undead mass murderer in a hockey mask. Third book of a new series. Copyrighted by New Line Productions.


The Stone Movers Patricia Mullen (Warner Aspect 0-446-60106-3, Jan ’95 [Dec ’94], $5.50, 359pp, pb, cover by Tim Hildebrandt) Fantasy novel of five races — Human, Dwarf, Elf, Peskie, and Ogre — who can move stone mountains if they work together, but are threatened by a new religion of human supremacy.


Dance Dance Dance Haruki Murakami (Kodansha International 4-7700-1683-2, Jan ’94, $22.00, 393pp, hc, cover by Maki Sasaki) [Wild Sheep Chase] Literary fantasy/magic realism novel, a sequel to A Wild Sheep Chase.


The Elephant Vanishes Haruki Murakami (Random House/Vintage 0-679-75053-3, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $12.00, 327pp, tp, cover by P. J. Szymkowiak) Reprint (Knopf 1993) collection of 17 stories, many SF or fantasy, translated from Japanese by various translators.


The Destroyer #96: Infernal Revenue Warren Murphy & Richard Sapir (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63211-8, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $4.99, 399pp, pb) [Destroyer] Fantasy adventure thriller in the endless Remo Williams series, most without fantasy elements. First book of the series since 1992, now coming from a new publisher. Copyrighted by M.C. Murphy.


C.S. Lewis in Context Doris T. Myers (Kent State University Press 0-87338-497-0, Sep ’94 [Jul ’94], $28.00, 248pp, hc) Non-fiction, criticism. An analysis of Lewis that attempts to put him in the same context as the mainstream literary fiction of his time. Includes specific sections analyzing the various fantasy novels. Available from Kent State University Press, PO Box 5190, Kent OH 44242-0001. [C. S. Lewis]


The Summit Edward Myers (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45419-7, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $5.99, 426pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Mountain Made of Light] Fantasy novel, third in the “Mountain Made of Light” series. Refugees from a civil war seek a lost city in the Andes.


Morning Child Harold Myra (Zondervan 0-310-46221-5, Nov ’94, $9.99, 175pp, tp, cover by Tom Bookwalter) [Children of the Night] Christian fantasy novel, third book in the “Children of the Night” trilogy.


Time Machines: Time Travel in Physics, Metaphysics, and Science Fiction Paul J. Nahin (American Institute of Physics Press 0-88318-935-6, May ’93 [May ’94], $45.00, 408pp, hc) History, criticism. A technical look at the possiblities of time travel, with much emphasis on fictional visions of it. With a bibliography of time travel fiction. This has a 1993 copyright date but was unseen until now. Available from American Institute of Physics, 500 Sunnyside Blvd., Woodbury NY 11797-2999.


Duplicates Andrew Neiderman (Berkley 0-425-14395-3, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $4.99, 263pp, pb) Medical horror thriller about a couple who discover that their missing child has become a guinea pig for a monstrous research project.


Anno Dracula Kim Newman (Avon 0-380-72345-X, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $5.99, 409pp, pb) [Dracula] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1992) World Fantasy Award-nominated horror/dark fantasy thriller about an alternate-world Victorian England where the kingdom is under the sway of Dracula, new consort to Queen Victoria.


Anno-Dracula Kim Newman (SFBC #02343, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], $9.98, 359pp, hc) [Dracula] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1992) epic horror/dark fantasy thriller about an alternate-world Victorian England where the kingdom is under the sway of Dracula, new consort to Queen Victoria. A World Fantasy Award nominee. Similar to the 1993 Carroll & Graf edition except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Quorum Kim Newman (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0132-3, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $21.00, 311pp, hc) Dark fantasy novel retelling the story of Faust in contemporary London. First American edition (Simon & Schuster UK 1994).


Silent Sonata Deborah Nicholas (Dell 0-440-21354-1, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $4.99, 390pp, pb) Occult romance about a classical pianist possessed by the spirits of dead composers.


Beyond Uhura: Star Trek and Other Memories Nichelle Nichols (Putnam 0-399-13993-1, Jan ’95 [Oct ’94], $22.95, 320pp, hc) [Star Trek] Autobiography of an actress deeply involved with Star Trek — and Gene Roddenberry.


Making Book Teresa Nielsen Hayden (NESFA Press 0-915368-55-2, May ’94 [Jun ’94], $9.95, 158pp, tp, cover by Teresa Nielsen Hayden) Associational non-fiction; a collection of 15 essays and reviews by the Hugo Award-nominated fan writer. This is a 500-copy limited edition. Available from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701-0203. Please add $2 postage & handling.


The Serpent Slayers Adam Niswander (Integra Press 0-9626148-2-3, Mar ’94, $21.95, 308pp, hc, cover by Armand Cabrera) [Shaman Cycle] Southwestern horror novel, second book in the “Shaman Cycle”. A 250-copy signed limited edition ($75.00) was announced but not seen. Available from Integra Press, 1702 West Camelback Rd., Suite 119, Phoenix AZ 85015.


Crashlander Larry Niven (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38168-8, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], $4.99, 281pp, pb, cover by Don Dixon) [Beowulf Shaeffer] Collection of six stories plus a framing story, all set in the Known Space universe and featuring Beowulf Shaeffer. The framing story is original.


Man-Kzin Wars VI ed. Larry Niven (Baen 0-671-87607-4, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $5.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Man-Kzin Wars] Original anthology of a short novel and a novella set in Niven’s Known Space universe.


The Weekend Was Murder Joan Lowery Nixon (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-21901-9, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $3.99, 193pp, pb) [Dark and Deadly Pool] Reprint (Delacorte 1992) 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.


Annals of the Witch World Andre Norton (SFBC #03716, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $12.98, 519pp, hc, cover by David A. Cherry) [Witch World] Omnibus of the first three books in the “Witch World” series, Witch World (Ace 1963), Web of the Witch World (Ace 1964), and Year of the Unicorn (Ace 1965).


Brother to Shadows Andre Norton (Easton Press, Feb ’94, no price, 311pp, hc) Sf novel. This edition is being published “simultaneously” with the Morrow AvoNova edition listed four months ago. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Signed First Editions of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.


Brother to Shadows Andre Norton (AvoNova 0-380-77096-2, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $5.50, 311pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horne) Reprint (Morrow AvoNova 1993) SF novel of a young outcast who joins forces with an alien lizard being.


Golden Trillium Andre Norton (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56095-6, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], $5.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Trillium] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1993) fantasy novel, second sequel to Black Trillium, the collaborative by Norton, Julian May, and Marion Zimmer Bradley. May wrote the first sequel.


The Hands of Lyr Andre Norton (Morrow AvoNova 0-688-13417-3, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $22.00, 388pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) Fantasy novel of a young couple’s search for light in a land blighted by darkness.


Moon Mirror Andre Norton (Tor 0-812-50303-1, Aug ’94, $4.99, 250pp, pb, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) Reissue (Tor 1988) collection of nine stories; second printing.


Firehand Andre Norton & P. M. Griffin (Tor 0-312-85313-0, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $19.95, 220pp, hc, cover by Walter Velez) [Time Traders] SF novel in the “Time Traders” series. Copyrighted by Andre Norton, Ltd.


Redline the Stars Andre Norton & P. M. Griffin (Tor 0-812-51986-8, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $4.99, 304pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews) [Solar Queen] Reprint (Tor 1993) sf novel in the Solar Queen series.


Flight of Vengeance Andre Norton, Pauline Griffin & Mary Schaub (Tor 0-812-50706-1, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $4.99, 383pp, pb, cover by Dennis A. Nolan) [Witch World] Reprint (Tor 1992) original anthology of two fantasy stories set in Norton’s “Witch World” universe, second book of the “Witch World: The Turning” series. Copyrighted by Andre Norton, Ltd.


On Wings of Magic Andre Norton, Patricia Mathews & Sasha Miller (Tor 0-812-50828-9, Jan ’95 [Dec ’94], $5.99, 409pp, pb, cover by Dennis A. Nolan) [Witch World] Reprint (Tor 1994) omnibus of two original novels, We The Women by Matthews and Falcon Magic by Miller, set in Norton’s “Witch World” series. There is a short introduction by Norton.


Catfantastic III ed. Andre Norton & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-591-4, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $4.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Braldt Bralds) Original anthology of 20 fantasy stories about cats.


Medicine Show Jody Lynn Nye (Ace 0-441-00085-1, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $4.99, 261pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) [Taylor’s Ark] SF adventure novel about a starfaring doctor, sequel to Taylor’s Ark.


Haunted: Tales of the Grotesque Joyce Carol Oates (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-93655-6, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $21.95, 307pp, hc, cover by Francisco Goya) Collection of 16 stories of horror and the “grotesque,” one apparently original. With an afterword by the author.


Omega Score Mel Odom (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-100617-3, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $3.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) Associational thriller about high-tech terrorism.


The Magic and the Healing Nick O’Donohoe (Ace 0-441-00053-3, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $4.99, 324pp, pb, cover by Vincent Segrelles) [Crossroads] Fantasy novel. A veterinary student enters a fantasy world in order to help an injured unicorn and other fantastical creatures.


The Star Trek Encyclopedia: A Reference Guide to the Future Michael & Denise Okuda & Debbie Mirek (Pocket 0-671-86905-1, Apr ’94 [May ’94], $18.00, 396pp, tp) [Star Trek] Media reference, an encyclopedic guide to the Star Trek universe. A hardcover edition (-88684-3, $25.00) is also available.


Death Served Up Cold B. J. Oliphant (Fawcett Gold Medal 0-449-14896-3, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $4.99, 234pp, pb, cover by Jerry LoFaro) [Shirley McClintock] Associational autobiographical mystery novel, fifth book featuring New Mexico rancher/detective Shirley McClintock. Oliphant is a pseudonym for Sheri S. Tepper.


The Cannibal Owl Chad Oliver (Bantam 0-553-29656-6, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $4.99, 305pp, pb, cover by Lou Glanzman) Associational; Western novel, Oliver’s last book.


Scherzi, I Believe Lance Olsen (Wordcraft of Oregon 1-877655-11-2, Jun ’94, $9.95, 130pp, tp, cover by Andi Olsen) Collection of 21 stories and vignettes, many fantasy, with collage art by Andi Olsen. This is a 250-copy signed numbered limited edition. Available from Wordcraft of Oregon, PO Box 3235, La Grande OR 97850.


Tonguing the Zeitgeist Lance Olsen (Permeable Press 1-882633-04-0, May ’94, $11.95, 192pp, tp) Near-future SF novel set in a world where MTV stardom is the ultimate goal, you just have to give up your life... Available from Permeable Press, 47 Noe St. Suite 4, San Francisco CA 94114.


The Love Song of Laura Morrison Jerry Oltion (Paper Moon Press, Apr ’94, no price, 30pp, ph) Sf short story, with artwork by Janet Aulisio. This is a 250-copy Roman-numbered limited edition distributed at the 1994 Nebula Awards weekend. A 1,000-copy trade edition was announced but not seen. Order from Blue Moon Books, 360 W. First, Eugene OR 97401. Credit card orders: (503) 345-6197.


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