The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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Tomorrow Bites ed. Greg Cox & T. K. F. Weisskopf (Baen 0-671-87691-0, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $5.99, 364pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) Anthology of 11 SF werewolf stories, one original, with an introductory piece by Cox and a concluding one by Weisskopf. This includes the classic James Blish novella, “There Shall be No Darkness”.


A Wild Dog and Lone Dan Crawford (Ace 0-441-00183-1, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $5.50, 360pp, pb, cover by Bryant Eastman) [Cat and Mouse] Fantasy novel, third in the “Cat and Mouse” series.


J. Sheridan Le Fanu: A Bio-Bibliography Gary William Crawford (Greenwood Press 0-313-28515-2, Jan ’95 [Jul ’95], $59.95, 155pp, hc) Annotated bibliography of works by and about Le Fanu. Order from Greenwood Publishing, 88 Post Road W., Box 5007, Westport CT 06881. Credit card orders: 800-225-5800. [Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu]


The Watchers Helen Cresswell (Simon & Schuster/Macmillan USA 0-02-725371-6, Oct ’94 [Jan ’95], $15.95, 206pp, hc, cover by Teresa Flavin) Young-adult dark fantasy novel about two runaway children caught up in a battle between good and evil on the grounds of a castle-turned-amusement park after closing time. First American edition (Viking UK 1993).


Congo Michael Crichton (Ballantine 0-345-37849-0, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $6.99, 316pp, pb) Reprint (Knopf 1980) lost race novel. This is the movie tie-in edition, and the 58th printing.


The Lost World Michael Crichton (Knopf 0-679-41946-2, Sep ’95, $25.95, 395pp, hc, cover by Chip Kidd) [Jurassic Park] SF novel about genetically reconstructed dinosaurs loose in the modern world, sequel to Jurassic Park.


Three Complete Novels Michael Crichton (Wings 0-517-08479-1, Jan ’95 [Feb ’95], $12.99, 675pp, hc) Reissue omnibus of three novels, The Andromeda Strain (Knopf 1969), The Terminal Man (Knopf 1972), and the mainstream The Great Train Robbery. This is an instant remainder edition. 11th printing.


Star Trek: Sarek A. C. Crispin (Pocket 0-671-79562-7, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $5.99, 404pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1994) Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.


Down the Badger Hole: R. Lionel Fanthorpe: The Badger Years Debbie Cross (Wrigley-Cross Books, Jun ’95 [Jul ’95], $12.50, 163pp, tp) Non-fiction, humorous look at Fanthorpe’s years cranking out fiction for Badger Books. Includes 65 pages of excerpts from the Badgers, plus a short story, “Curse of the Khan”. There are introductions by David Langford and by Lionel and Patricia Fanthorpe, and a detailed bibliography. Available from Wrigley-Cross Books, 8001A SE Powell Blvd, Portland OR 97206; credit card orders: (503) 775-4943; add $2.00 postage. [R. Lionel Fanthorpe]


New World Gillian Cross (Holiday House 0-8234-1166-4, Apr ’95, $15.95, 171pp, hc, cover by Slatter-Anderson) Young-adult SF thriller about testing a virtual reality game that turns into a nightmare.


The Lost Guardian Ronald Anthony Cross (Tor 0-312-85862-0, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $22.95, 413pp, hc, cover by Ron Walotsky) [Eternal Guardians] SF/fantasy alternate-history conspiracy novel, book two of “The Eternal Guardians”.


Love & Sleep John Crowley (Bantam 0-553-37468-0, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $12.95, 503pp, tp) [AEgypt] Reprint (Bantam 1994) fantasy novel, sequel to Ægypt.


Heaven Sent: 18 Glorious Tales of the Angels ed. Peter Crowther & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-656-2, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $5.50, 352pp, pb, cover by Jean-Francois Podevin) Original anthology of 18 stories featuring angels, by such authors as Charles de Lint, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Michael Bishop, John Brunner, and Ed Gorman. The introduction is by Storm Constantine.


The Backyard Ghost Lynn Cullen (Avon Camelot 0-380-72370-0, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $3.50, 149pp, pb) Reprint (Clarion 1993) young-adult ghost novel.


First Quest: The Unicorn Hunt Elaine Cunningham (TSR 0-7869-0105-5, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $3.95, 247pp, tp, cover by Tim Hildebrandt) Young-adult fantasy novel. An apprentice mage must hunt a unicorn to save his mother’s life. Copyrighted by TSR.


Forgotten Realms: Daughter of the Drow Elaine Cunningham (TSR 0-7869-0165-9, Aug ’95, $16.99, 314pp, hc, cover by Fred Fields) [Forgotten Realms: Starlight & Shadows] Fantasy novelization based on the role-playing game. Copyrighted by TSR.


Thunder Road Chris Curry (Pocket 0-671-89737-3, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $5.99, 512pp, pb) Horror novel. Biblical apocalypse threatens a small California town. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 1995).


Dragon Reforged Chrys Cymri (TSR 0-7869-0177-2, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $5.99, 314pp, tp, cover by Sanjulian) [Dragons Can Only Rust] Science fantasy novel, sequel to Dragons Can Only Rust.


Dragons Can Only Rust Chrys Cymri (TSR 0-7869-0157-8, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $5.99, 314pp, tp, cover by Sanjulian) [Dragons Can Only Rust] Science fantasy novel. A disabled dragon quests for a soul with the help of an android medic and an asteroid miner.


The Mammoth Book of Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories ed. Richard Dalby (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0279-6, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $9.95, 573pp, tp) Anthology of 42 ghost stories, and one poem, from 1839-1910. Authors include M.R. James, E. Nesbit, Charles Dickens, and Henry James. Simultaneous with the UK (Robinson) edition.


Classic Star Wars: The Han Solo Adventures Brian Daley (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39442-9, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $10.00, 564pp, tp, cover by William Schmidt) [Star Wars: Han Solo] Reissue (Del Rey 1992 as Star Wars: The Han Solo Adventures) omnibus of Star Wars novelizations. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm Ltd.


Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back NPR Radio Dramatization Brian Daley (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39605-7, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $11.00, 309pp, tp) [Star Wars] Radio play adapted from The Empire Strikes Back film scripts, with an introduction by the author.


The Lion of Farside John Dalmas (Baen 0-671-87674-0, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $5.99, 441pp, pb, cover by Paul Alexander) [Lion of Farside] SF novel. A farmer pursues his wife across a dimensional barrier, becoming a warlord in his efforts to get her back.


Earth 2: Puzzle Sean Dalton (Ace 0-441-00148-3, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $4.99, 230pp, pb) [Earth 2] SF novelization based on the TV show, second in the series. Copyrighted by MCA Publishing Rights.


Termination Sean Dalton (Ace 0-441-00201-3, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $4.99, 215pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) [Time-Trap] SF time-travel novel, fifth and final in the “Time Trap” series. Dalton is a pen name for Deborah Chester.


Twisted Images Don D’Ammassa (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-64-X, Apr ’95 [May ’95], $4.95, 31pp, ph, cover by Robert H. Knox) Horror short story with frontispiece by Robert H. Knox. Available from Necronomicon Press, PO Box 1304, West Warwick RI 02893.


Year of the Cat: The Amulet Zoe Daniels (Berkley 0-425-14862-9, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $3.99, 232pp, pb) [Year of the Cat] Young-adult horror novel, third in the series. Teenagers put an end to shape-shifters’ cat cult. Copyrighted by Berkley.


Year of the Cat: The Dream Zoe Daniels (Berkley 0-425-14768-1, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $3.99, 230pp, pb) [Year of the Cat] Young-adult horror novel, first in a trilogy. The new girl in town has strange dreams about a local legend of a panther.


Year of the Cat: The Hunt Zoe Daniels (Berkley 0-425-14778-9, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $3.99, 240pp, pb) [Year of the Cat] Young adult horror novel, second in the trilogy about teenagers and a panther cult in Los Gatos. Copyrighted by Berkley.


The Memory Cathedral Jack Dann (Bantam 0-553-09637-0, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $22.95, 486pp, hc, cover by Tim Jacobus) Associational novel of slightly altered history, subtitled A Secret History of Leonardo da Vinci.


Angels! ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois (Ace 0-441-00220-X, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $4.99, 225pp, pb, cover by Den Beauvais) Anthology of 12 stories and two poems about angels.


Dinosaurs II ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois (Ace 0-441-00285-4, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $4.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Anthology of 11 dinosaur stories.


Time and Time Again Dennis Danvers (Pocket 0-671-53448-3, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $5.99, 000pp, pb) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1994) gothic romance with fantasy elements.


Little Deaths ed. Ellen Datlow (Dell 0-440-21852-7, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $4.99, 380pp, pb, cover by Mel Odom) Original anthology of 16 stories, three reprints, of erotic horror. This first US edition drops nine of the stories found in the 1994 Millennium edition, and adds “Dying in Bangkok” by Dan Simmons.


A Whisper of Blood ed. Ellen Datlow (Ace 0-441-00266-8, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $5.50, 270pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 1991) original vampire anthology.


Black Thorn, White Rose ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (SFBC #06295, Jan ’95, $10.98, 386pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Morrow AvoNova 1994) anthology of 18 adult fairy tales, a follow-up to Snow White, Blood Red. Similar to the Morrow AvoNova edition, except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Black Thorn, White Rose ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (AvoNova 0-380-77129-2, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $5.99, 386pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (AvoNova 1994) original anthology of adult fairy-tales.


Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (Morrow AvoNova 0-688-14363-6, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $22.00, 416pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) Original anthology of 22 contemporary retellings of fairy tales. Authors include Tanith Lee, Lisa Goldstein, John Brunner, and Gene Wolfe. There is an introduction by the editors, and an annotated list of “Recommended Reading”.


The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighth Annual Collection ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (St. Martin’s 0-312-13220-4, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $27.95, 542pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) Best-of-the-year anthology of 48 stories, four poems, and one essay. There are also a necrology and summations of 1994 fantasy and horror by the editors; Ed Bryant discusses “Horror and Fantasy in the Media: 1994”, and Will Shetterly and Emma Bull cover “Comics 1994”. Also available in trade paperback (-13219-0, $16.95).


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