The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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The Place of Dead Roads William S. Burroughs (Holt/Owl 0-8050-3954-6, 1995 [Mar ’95], $12.00, 306pp, tp, cover by Raquel Jaramillo) Reissue (Holt Rinehart & Winston 1984) SF/fantasy/western/surrealist novel.

Interface Stephen Bury (Bantam 0-553-57240-7, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $5.99, 632pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Bantam 1994) SF political thriller. Bury is a pseudonym for Neal Stephenson and J. Frederick George.

Arrow from Earth F. M. Busby (AvoNova 0-380-77232-9, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $5.50, 418pp, pb, cover by Duane Myers) [Slow Freight] SF space opera novel. The adventures of the starship Arrow, its captain, and his smuggled-aboard teenaged daughter.

Children of Enchantment Anne Kelleher Bush (Warner Aspect 0-446-60216-7, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $5.50, 352pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) [Power and the Pattern] Futuristic fantasy novel, second in “The Power and the Pattern”.

Daughter of Prophecy Anne Kelleher Bush (Warner Aspect 0-446-60087-3, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $5.50, 357pp, pb, cover by Tom Canty) [Power and the Pattern] Fantasy novel with SF pretensions. A far-future king hopes to restore America to its ancient glory with the help of a witch who knows the lost magic of mathematics.

Witch’s Fire Beverly Butler (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037614-3, Sep ’95, $3.99, 135pp, tp, cover by Bill Schmidt) Reprint (Dutton/Cobblehill 1993) young-adult horror novel.

Bloodchild and Other Stories Octavia E. Butler (Four Walls Eight Windows 1-56858-055-X, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $18.00, 144pp, hc) Collection of five stories and two essays. Includes two Hugo winners; the title story also won the Nebula.

Parable of the Sower Octavia E. Butler (Warner Aspect 0-446-60197-7, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $5.99, 295pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Parable] Reprint (Four Walls Eight Windows 1993) dystopian SF novel.

Patternmaster Octavia E. Butler (Warner Aspect 0-446-36281-6, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $5.50, 202pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Patternist] Reprint (Doubleday 1976) SF novel of a struggle for succession in a telepathic race.

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ape Michel Butor (Dalkey Archive Press 1-56478-089-9, Jul ’95 [May ’95], $10.95, 121pp, tp, cover by Tamara Fox) Fantasy novel. A young man steeps himself in the literature of alchemy, and dreams of becoming an ape. There is a fantasy story within the story. First published in France in 1967. Translated by Dominic Di Bernardi. A hardcover edition (-077-5, $19.95) was announced but not seen. Order from Dalkey Archive Press, Illinois State University, Normal IL 61790; 309-438-7555.

McMummy Betsy Byars (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-036439-0, Sep ’95, $3.99, 149pp, tp, cover by Jeff Lindberg) Reprint (Viking 1993) young-adult fantasy about a mysterious pod in a greenhouse.

The World of Darkness: Caravan of Shadows Richard Lee Byers (White Wolf 1-56504-831-8, Apr ’95, $5.99, 368pp, pb, cover by George Pratt) [World of Darkness: Wraith] Novelization based on the “Wraith: The Oblivion” role-playing game. Copyrighted by White Wolf.

The World of Darkness: On a Darkling Plane Richard Lee Byers (White Wolf 1-56504-844-X, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $5.99, 393pp, tp, cover by Drew Tucker) [World of Darkness] Horror novelization loosely based on the card game “Vampire: The Eternal Struggle”. Copyrighted by White Wolf.

The World of Darkness: Vampire: Netherworld Richard Lee Byers (HarperPrism 0-06-105473-9, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $4.99, 330pp, pb, cover by Larry MacDougall) [World of Darkness] Novelization based on the dark fantasy role-playing game. Copyrighted by White Wolf.

Ancient One P. D. Cacek (Paper Moon, Oct ’95, $5.00, 33pp, ph, cover by Ken Roberts) Chapbook short horror story about an ancient teddy bear. A signed, limited edition of 100. Order from Blue Moon Books, 360 West First, Eugene OR 97401; (800) 738-2660; add $1.50 postage.

The Off Season Jack Cady (St. Martin’s 0-312-13574-2, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $23.95, 304pp, hc, cover by Winslow Homer) Fantasy novel. Time doesn’t work the same way for everyone in a small coastal town.

Buck Rogers: A Life in the Future Martin Caidin (TSR 0-7869-0144-6, Jun ’95 [Jul ’95], $19.95, 312 + 32pp, hc, cover by Larry Elmore) [Buck Rogers] Novelization based on the life of the comic strip character. Includes a 32-page color reproduction of a 1933 children’s book, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century by Phil Nowlan and Dick Calkins. Copyrighted by the Dille Family Trust.

Dead Girls Richard Calder (St. Martin’s 0-312-13045-7, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $19.95, 206pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Dead Girls] SF novel about a plague that turns women into plastic dolls. First American edition (HarperCollins UK 1993).

Dragon Rescue Don Callander (Ace 0-441-00263-3, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $5.50, 225pp, pb, cover by Michael Koelsch) [Dragon Companion] Fantasy novel, sequel to Dragon Companion. A rogue dragon kidnaps a baby prince.

Numbers in the Dark Italo Calvino (Pantheon 0-679-44205-7, Nov ’95 [Dec ’95], $24.00, 277pp, hc) Collection of fables, tales, fragments, and dialogues, many never published before, and few previously collected. Translated by Tim Parks from Prima che tu dica “Pronto" (Mondadori Milan 1993). First US edition (Jonathan Cape UK 1995).

Strange Days James Cameron (Penguin/Plume 0-452-27581-4, Nov ’95, $12.95, 187pp, tp) Movie “scriptment” (a combination of script and treatment that reads like a novel) for the grim near-future movie about using virtual reality to buy other peoples’ experiences, and to kill.

Masquerade in Oz Bill Campbell & Irwin Terry (Books of Wonder/Emerald City 0-929605-33-0, 1994 [Mar ’95], $9.95, 115pp, tp, cover by Bill Campbell & Irwin Terry) [Oz] Young-adult fantasy novel based on Baum’s Oz. The Patchwork Girl accidentally enchants the guests at a Halloween Ball. Illustrated by the authors. A limited edition (-34-9, $29.95) was announced but not seen. Available from Emerald City/Books of Wonder, 132 Seventh Ave., New York NY 10011; credit card orders 800-835-4315.

The Best of John W. Campbell John W. Campbell (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-24960-7, Feb ’95 [Mar ’95], $5.99, 364pp, pb) Reissue (SFBC 1976) collection of 12 stories, edited and with and introduction by Lester del Rey. This is not the same content as in The Best of John W. Campbell (Sidgwick & Jackson 1973) edited by James Blish. This says second printing, but is probably later.

The Core of Ramsey Campbell Ramsey Campbell, Stefan Sziemianowicz & S. T. Joshi (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-79-8, Aug ’95, $9.95, 82pp, ph, cover by Jason Eckhardt) Non-fiction bibliography and reader’s guide to the works of Campbell, including plot summaries of each work by Campbell himself. There is a humorous preface by Peter Straub. Order from Necronomicon Press, PO Box 1304, West Warwick RI 02893.

Boneman Lisa W. Cantrell (Tor 0-812-51970-1, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $4.99, 256pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Tor 1992) horror novel of drug murders and zombies in North Carolina.

Alvin Journeyman Orson Scott Card (Tor 0-312-85053-0, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $24.95, 381pp, hc, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Alvin Maker] Fantasy novel of a magical alternate America. Book IV of the “Tales of Alvin Maker”. Also announced as a 50-copy limited edition (-86005-6, $200.00), not seen.

Earthborn Orson Scott Card (Tor 0-312-93040-2, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $23.95, 378pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Homecoming] SF novel, the fifth and final volume in the “Homecoming Saga”.

Earthfall Orson Scott Card (Tor 0-312-93039-9, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $22.95, 350pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Homecoming] SF novel, fourth volume in the “Homecoming” series based loosely on The Book of Mormon. The ship from Harmony finally reaches Earth.

Earthfall Orson Scott Card (Tor 0-812-53296-1, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $5.99, 370pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Homecoming] Reprint (Tor 1995) SF novel, fourth volume in the “Homecoming” series. The ship from Harmony finally reaches Earth.

Homecoming: Earth Orson Scott Card (SFBC #07184, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $12.98, 614pp, hc, cover by Doug Beekman) [Homecoming] Omnibus of Earthfall and Earthborn, the final two books in the “Homecoming” pentology. This special SFBC edition has no price, and has both the SFBC number on the back jacket and an ISBN (1-56865-140-6) on the copyright page.

Lovelock Orson Scott Card & Kathryn H. Kidd (Tor 0-812-51805-5, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $5.99, 302pp, pb, cover by Donato) [Mayflower Trilogy] Reprint (Tor 1994) SF novel, first book in the “Mayflower Trilogy”.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #13: Station Rage Diane Carey (Pocket 0-671-88561-8, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $5.99, 277pp, pb) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Way of the Warrior Diane Carey (Pocket 0-671-56813-2, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $5.99, 279pp, pb) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Star Trek novelization of the 1995 season-opening episode. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

Star Trek: First Frontier Diane Carey & James L. Kirkland (Pocket 0-671-52045-8, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $5.99, 383pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

The Big Bazoohley Peter Carey (Holt 0-8050-3855-8, Sep ’95, $14.95, 135pp, hc, cover by Abira Ali) Young-adult novel with fantasy elements (by the author of The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith). A boy decides to help his family win the big prize with the help of a witch, a switched identity, and some M&Ms. Illustrated by Abira Ali.

The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith Peter Carey (Knopf 0-679-43888-2, Feb ’95, $24.00, 422pp, hc, cover by Chip Kidd) Literary SF novel set in the near future in a non-existent country. First American edition (Faber & Faber UK 1994).

The Surfer Linda Cargill (Scholastic 0-590-22215-5, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $3.50, 193pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel. A teen with psychic powers faces an immortal, surfing witch.

The Cretaceous Paradox Frank J. Carradine (Royal Fireworks Press 0-88092-042-4, Aug ’95 [Oct ’95], $7.99, 250pp, tp) SF novel. Time travellers searching past and future for a cancer cure find more problems than remedies. Order from Royal Fireworks Printing Co., First Avenue, Unionville, NY 10988; (914) 726-3824; add $3.00 shipping.

From the Teeth of Angels Jonathan Carroll (Doubleday 0-385-47646-9, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $12.00, 212pp, tp, cover by Honi Werner) Reprint (HarperCollins UK;Doubleday 1994) dark fantasy novel.

The Collected Stories of Lewis Carroll Lewis Carroll (Carol Publishing Group/Citadel 0-8065-1552-X, Sep ’94 [Feb ’95], $9.95, 294pp, tp) Omnibus of Alice in Wonderland, Phantasmagoria (a collection of poems), and Through the Looking-Glass, with original illustrations by John Tenniel and Henry Holiday.

Don’t Open the Door After the Sun Goes Down: Tales of the Real and Unreal Al Carusone (Hyperion 0-7868-1086-6, Oct ’95 [Aug ’95], $3.95, 83pp, pb, cover by Andrew Glass) Reprint (Clarion 1994) young-adult collection of nine macabre tales, with illustrations by Andrew Glass.

Strange Attractors Jeffrey Carver (Tor 0-312-85641-5, Mar ’95, $22.95, 351pp, hc, cover by Alan Gutierrez) [Chaos Chronicles] SF novel, second in “The Chaos Chronicles”. A space pilot and alien companions battle the boojum’s forces of Chaos.

Death Stalks the Night Hugh B. Cave (Fedogan & Bremer 1-878252-15-1, Sep ’95, $29.00, 569pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) Collection of 17 horror stories from the “weird-menace” pulps. There is a foreword by Cave and an introduction by Karl Edward Wagner. A limited edition (-17-8, $90.00) was announced but not seen. Available from Fedogan & Bremer, 603 Washington Ave. SE #77, Minneapolis, MN 55414-2950; 612-721-8841.

The Dancing Gods: Part 1 Jack L. Chalker (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40246-4, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $6.99, 529pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Dancing Gods] Omnibus of the first two novels in the “Dancing Gods” series, The River of the Dancing Gods and Demons of the Dancing Gods (both Del Rey 1984).

Gods of the Well of Souls Jack L. Chalker (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38850-X, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $5.99, 367pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Well of Souls] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 1994) SF novel, eighth overall in the “Well of Souls” series and third in “The Watchers at the Well” trilogy.

Horrors of the Dancing Gods Jack L. Chalker (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37692-7, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $5.99, 321pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Dancing Gods] Fantasy novel, fifth in “The Dancing Gods” series. A nymph leads a novice quester to Hell on a quest for the “Great McGuffin”.

The Wonderland Gambit, Book One: The Cybernetic Walrus Jack L. Chalker (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38690-6, Nov ’95, $11.00, 325pp, tp, cover by Paul Youll) [Wonderland Gambit] SF novel about reality control.

The Science-Fantasy Publishers: Supplement Three, July 1994-June 1995 Jack Chalker & Mark Owings (Mirage Press, 1995 [Oct ’95], $10.00, 74pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference. This is the third supplement, an annual update to Chalker and Owings’s The Science-Fantasy Publishers (Mirage 1991). Order from Blue Moon Books, 360 West First, Eugene OR 97401; credit card orders 800-738-2660.

The Ghosts of Stony Clove Eileen Charbonneau (Tor 0-812-55186-9, Jul ’95, $3.99, 164pp, pb, cover by Neil Waldman) [Woods Family Saga] Reprint (Orchard 1988) YA fantasy/ghost novel.

The Furies Suzy McKee Charnas (Tor 0-812-54819-1, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $6.99, 399pp, pb, cover by Rick Berry) [Holdfast Chronicles] Reprint (Tor 1994) feminist SF novel, sequel to Walk to the End of the World and Motherlines.

A King Beneath the Mountain Robert N. Charrette (Warner Aspect 0-446-60038-5, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $5.50, 374pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Prince Among Men] Futuristic Arthurian fantasy novel, sequel to A Prince Among Men. The Aztec serpent god wants a piece of Arthur’s action.

A Knight Among Knaves Robert N. Charrette (Warner Aspect 0-446-60039-3, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $5.50, 376pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Prince Among Men] Fantasy novel, third in the futuristic Arthurian trilogy that began with A Prince Among Men.

Shadowrun: Just Compensation Robert N. Charrette (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45372-7, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $4.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Jim Thiesen) [Shadowrun] Novelization, #19 based on the role-playing games. Copyrighted by FASA.

Cyteen C. J. Cherryh (Warner Aspect 0-446-67127-4, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $14.99, 680pp, tp, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Cyteen] Reprint (Warner 1988) of the complete novel, as originally published in hardcover. A Hugo Award winner.

Fortress in the Eye of Time C. J. Cherryh (HarperPrism 0-06-109295-9, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $22.00, 568pp, hc, cover by Peter Goodfellow) [Fortress] Fantasy novel. A wizard’s incomplete spell summons a man without memory, an innocent with unknown powers with which to fight an ancient evil.

Fortress in the Eye of Time C. J. Cherryh (SFBC #07543, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $10.98, 568pp, hc, cover by Peter Goodfellow) [Fortress] Reprint (HarperPrism 1995) fantasy novel. Similar to the HarperPrism edition, except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Invader C. J. Cherryh (DAW 0-88677-638-4, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $19.95, 426pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Foreigner] SF novel, sequel to Foreigner. A starship returns for humans stranded on an alien planet two centuries before, upsetting the delicate truce between the two races.

Invader C. J. Cherryh (SFBC #07873, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $8.98, 426pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Foreigner] Reprint (DAW 1995) SF novel, sequel to Foreigner. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Rider at the Gate C. J. Cherryh (Warner Aspect 0-446-51781-X, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $21.95, 437pp, hc) [Rider at the Gate] SF novel. Humans bond with telepathic, carnivorous Nighthorses on a planet unfriendly to technology.

Rider at the Gate C. J. Cherryh (Easton Press, Sep ’95, no price, 437pp, hc) [Rider at the Gate] SF novel. Humans bond with telepathic, carnivorous Nighthorses on a planet unfriendly to technology. This signed, limited, leatherbound, gilt-edged edition is part of the “Signed First Editions of Science Fiction” series, available only by subscription. This is being published “simultaneously” with the Warner Aspect edition listed in July.

Rider at the Gate C. J. Cherryh (SFBC #10468, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $10.98, 437pp, hc, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [Rider at the Gate] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1995) SF novel. Humans bond with telepathic, carnivorous Nighthorses on a planet unfriendly to technology. This is similar to the Warner edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Tripoint C. J. Cherryh (Warner Aspect 0-446-60202-7, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $5.99, 361pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [Alliance-Union] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1994) SF novel.

The Sword of Knowledge C. J. Cherryh, Mercedes Lackey, Nancy Asire & Leslie Fish (Baen 0-671-87645-7, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $15.00, 804pp, tp, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Sword of Knowledge] Onmibus of three novels (all Baen 1989) in the shared world originated by C.J. Cherryh: A Dirge for Sabis with Leslie Fish, Wizard Spawn with Nancy Asire, and Reap the Whirlwind with Mercedes Lackey.

The Return of Merlin Deepak Chopra (Crown/Harmony 0-517-59849-3, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $24.00, 422pp, hc, cover by Frank Holmes) Modern Arthurian novel. Simultaneous with the UK (Century) edition.

The Bookstore Mouse Peggy Christian (Harcourt Brace 0-15-200203-0, Nov ’95, $16.00, 134pp, hc, cover by Gary A. Lippincott) Young-adult fantasy literary fable. A mouse falls into a book and helps a medieval scribe become a knight and vanquish the dragon Censor who has been stealing stories from the kingdom.

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