The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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Mystery Date: Blue Moon Cameron Dokey (Zebra/Z-Fave 0-8217-5011-9, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $3.99, 236pp, pb) [Mystery Date] Young adult supernatural romance, second in a trilogy. A teen falls in love with a cursed statue. Cameron Dokey is a pen name for Mary Cameron Dokey.

Mystery Date: Heart’s Desire Cameron Dokey (Zebra/Z-Fave 0-8217-5027-5, Aug ’95, $3.99, 239pp, pb) [Mystery Date] Young-adult supernatural romance novel. A teen finds an Egyptian amulet in a curio shop, and brings a handsome mummy to life. Copyrighted by Mary Cameron Dokey.

Mystery Date: Love Me, Love Me Not Cameron Dokey (Zebra/Z-Fave 0-8217-4983-8, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $3.99, 253pp, pb) [Mystery Date] Young adult supernatural romance, first in a trilogy.

The Gap Into Madness: Chaos and Order Stephen R. Donaldson (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57253-9, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $5.99, 674pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Gap] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1994) SF novel, fourth in the “Gap” series.

Cat in a Crimson Haze Carole Nelson Douglas (Tor/Forge 0-312-85901-5, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $22.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Joe DeVito) [Midnight Louie] Associational mystery novel, fourth in the series partly narrated by the cat “Midnight Louie.”

Stepwater L. Warren Douglas (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45468-5, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $4.99, 288pp, pb, cover by Mark Gerber) [Arbiter Tales] SF novel, first in the “Arbiter Tales” series. The Arbiter of human interplanetary peace searches farflung worlds for vital stolen data.

An Intimate Knowledge of the Night Terry Dowling (Aphelion Publications 1-875346-15-5, May ’95, $10.00, 284pp, tp, cover by Nick Stathopoulos) Collection of 13 horror stories, tied together with telephone conversations between the author and Raymond, a former mental patient. Available in Australia from Aphelion Publications, 3 Pepper Tree Lane, North Adelaide, South Australia, 5006, Australia (A$14.95); in the US from Mark V. Zeising, PO Box 76, Shingletown CA 96088.

The Man Who Lost Red Terry Dowling (MirrorDanse Books 0-646-214918, Dec ’94 [Jan ’95], A$9.95, 111pp, tp, cover by Shaun Tan) Collection of two stories, one original, with a foreword by Nick Stathopoulos and illustrated by Shaun Tan. A limited edition of 500 copies. Available from MirrorDanse Books, PO Box 3542, Parramatta NSW 2124, Australia.

The Spellkey Trilogy Ann Downer (Baen 0-671-87644-9, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $5.99, 630pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Spellkey] Omnibus of three young-adult fantasy novels, The Spellkey (1987), The Glass Salamander (1989), and The Books of the Keepers (1993), all originally published by Macmillan Atheneum. Much of The Spellkey has been rewritten for this edition, including two new chapters.

The Lost World Arthur Conan Doyle (Penguin/Puffin Classics 0-14-036748-9, Mar ’95, $3.50, 280pp, pb, cover by Adrian Chesterman) [Prof. Challenger] Reprint (Doran 1912) Professor Challenger SF novel. This is a 1994 repackaged worldwide edition of the Puffin 1981 edition illustrated by Ian Newsham.

The Gathering Flame Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald (Tor 0-812-53495-6, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $5.99, 442pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Mageworlds] Science fantasy novel. This is “Mageworlds” #4, but is actually a prequel to the first three books, the first in a new series telling the parents’ story. A ruling queen, just out of school, marries a privateer to get spaceships to fight the Mages.

Judgement Night Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald (Berkley 0-425-14728-2, May ’95, $3.99, 162pp, pb) [Bad Blood] Young-adult werewolf novel, third in the “Bad Blood” series.

Killing Me Softly ed. Gardner Dozois (HarperPrism 0-06-105328-7, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $12.00, 326pp, tp) Anthology of 15 stories, seven original, of “Erotic Tales of Unearthly Love”. Authors include Ursula K. Le Guin, Pat Cadigan, Michael Swanwick, and Michael Bishop.

The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection ed. Gardner Dozois (St. Martin’s 0-312-13221-2, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $16.95, 590pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Best-of-the-Year anthology of 23 stories, with a summation of the year by Dozois. A hardcover edition (-13222-0, $26.95) is also available.

The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection ed. Gardner Dozois (SFBC #07849, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $14.98, 697pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1995) anthology. This edition is similar to the St. Martin’s edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Isaac Asimov’s Ghosts ed. Gardner Dozois & Sheila Williams (Ace 0-441-00254-4, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $5.50, 225pp, pb, cover by Bill Binger) Anthology of 12 “ghost” stories that originally appeared in Asimov’s magazine. Many are still straight SF.

Isaac Asimov’s Skin Deep ed. Gardner Dozois & Sheila Williams (Ace 0-441-00190-4, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $4.99, 227pp, pb, cover by Hajime Sorayama) Anthology of ten stories from Asimov’s.

Igniting the Reaches David Drake (Ace 0-441-00179-3, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $4.99, 262pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [The Reaches] Reprint (Ace 1994) SF novel.

The Military Dimension: Mark II David Drake (Baen 0-671-87697-X, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $5.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Newell Convers & John Pierrard) Collection of 14 stories, revised from The Military Dimension (Baen 1991), with four new stories and a foreword and afterword by Drake.

Through the Breach David Drake (Ace 0-441-00171-8, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $19.95, 327pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) [The Reaches] Military SF novel, sequel to Igniting the Reaches.

The Voyage David Drake (Tor 0-812-51340-1, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $5.99, 403pp, pb, cover by Donato) [Hammer’s Slammers] Reprint (Tor 1993) SF novel set in the same universe as “Hammer’s Slammers”. A future retelling of the voyages of Jason.

ARC Riders David Drake & Janet Morris (Warner Aspect 0-446-60152-7, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $5.50, 312pp, pb, cover by Jean Targete) [ARC Riders] Military SF novel of alternate worlds and time travel. Time-terrorists have changed the past, so that in the 23rd year of LBJ’s martial rule, the war for Nam has spread to China and threatens to go nuclear.

Enemy of My Enemy David Drake & Ben Ohlander (Baen 0-671-87692-9, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $5.99, 360pp, pb, cover by Paul Alexander) [Terra Nova] Novelization, first in the “Terra Nova” series based on the new computer game. Copyrighted by Looking Glass Technologies.

Dragonslayer Wayland Drew (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32306-8, Feb ’95 [Mar ’95], $5.99, 218pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) Reissue (Del Rey 1981) fantasy novelization based on the movie. This says seventh printing, but may be later. Copyrighted by Paramount and Walt Disney Productions.

Spider-Man: The Lizard Sanction Diane Duane (Putnam/Boulevard 0-399-14105-7, Oct ’95 [Nov ’95], $19.95, 333pp, hc, cover by Juda Tverski) [Spider-Man] Novelization from the comic. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia; copyrighted by Marvel.

Spider-Man: The Lizard Sanction Diane Duane (SFBC #10686, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $9.98, 333pp, hc, cover by Juda Tverski) [Spider-Man] Reprint (Putnam/Boulevard 1995) novelization based on the comic-book character. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia; copyrighted by Marvel. This is similar to the Boulevard edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Spider-Man: The Venom Factor Diane Duane (SFBC #03838, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $9.98, 239pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Spider-Man] Reprint (Putnam 1994) novelization based on the comic book. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia; copyrighted by Marvel. Similar to the Putnam edition, except this lacks a price and has the SFBC code on the back jacket.

Spider-Man: The Venom Factor Diane Duane (Boulevard 1-57297-038-3, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $5.99, 343pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Spider-Man] Reprint (Putnam 1994) novelization based on the comic book character. Copyrighted by Marvel Entertainment Group.

Phosphor in Dreamland Rikki Ducornet (Dalkey Archive Press 1-56478-084-8, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $12.95, 165pp, tp, cover by Rosamond W. Purcell) Literary fantasy/magic realism; an epistolary novel about a non-existant island in the 17th century. Available from Dalkey Archive Press, 4241 Illinois State University, Normal IL 61790-4241.

The Stain Rikki Ducornet (Dalkey Archive Press 1-56478-085-6, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $11.95, 223pp, tp, cover by Rosamond W. Purcell) Reprint (Chatto & Windus; Grove Press 1984) literary weird fantasy novel about a birthmarked girl considered a witch in 19th-century France. Not listed previously. Available from Dalkey Archive Press, Illinois State University, Campus Box 4241, Normal IL 61790-4241.

The Between Tananarive Due (HarperCollins 0-06-017250-9, May ’95 [Nov ’95], $22.00, 276pp, hc) Horror novel. An African-American family is threatened by racism and demons. A first novel.

Aldous Huxley Recollected David Dunaway (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0189-7, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $21.00, 225pp, hc) Non-fiction; biography of the author of Brave New World, in the form of an oral history. There are interviews with friends and family, a preface by Francis Huxley, and an introduction and notes by Dunaway. Includes 16 (unpaginated) pages of photos.

The Cursed Dave Duncan (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38951-4, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $22.00, 436pp, hc, cover by David A. Cherry) Fantasy novel. A woman gives illegal comfort to a victim of the star sickness, which curses its survivors with strange powers.

The Hunters’ Haunt Dave Duncan (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38459-8, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $5.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) Fantasy novel, the second featuring Omar, the Trader of Tales, and his Arabian Nights-style stories and misadventures.

Past Imperative Dave Duncan (Morrow AvoNova 0-688-14361-X, Oct ’95, $22.00, 445pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Great Game] Fantasy novel, subtitled Round One of the Great Game. Mysterious gateways link worlds while Earth in 1914 is on the brink of war.

Webster’s Leap Eileen Dunlop (Holiday House 0-8234-1193-1, Oct ’95 [Nov ’95], $15.95, 168pp, hc, cover by Valerie Littlewood) Young-adult time travel novel. A girl uses her brother’s computer to transport herself to a Scottish castle in 1562.

This Side of Judgement J. R. Dunn (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45486-3, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $5.99, 367pp, pb, cover by Donato) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1994) SF thriller.

Unquenchable David Dvorkin (Zebra/Pinnacle 0-8217-4974-9, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $4.50, 347pp, pb) Vampire novel.

To Sleep, Perchance to Dream...Nightmare ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg (Barnes & Noble 1-56619-919-0, Aug ’95, $4.98, 510pp, tp) Reprint (Barnes & Noble 1993) horror anthology. This is an instant remainder edition.

100 Wicked Little Witch Stories ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg (Barnes & Noble 1-56619-762-7, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $7.98, 610pp, hc) Anthology of 100 horror stories, 88 original, about witches, with an introduction by Dziemianowicz. This is an instant remainder edition.

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