The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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Cat’s Paw L. A. Taylor (Ace 0-441-00181-5, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $4.99, 211pp, pb, cover by Gary Overacre) Fantasy/mystery novel. A lighthouse keeper’s wife, accompanied by a stray cat, searches for her missing husband and finds government corruption.

The Safety of Unknown Cities Lucy Taylor (Darkside Press 0-940841-56-9, Apr ’95 [Jun ’95], $60.00, 354pp, hc) Erotic horror novel, with an introduction by Edward Bryant and illustrations by Alan M. Clark. Signed, limited edition of 400; a deluxe edition ($125.00) is also available. A first novel. Order from Blue Moon Books, 360 West First, Eugene OR 97401; credit card orders 800-738-2660.

Space: Above and Beyond Peter Telep (HarperPrism 0-06-105650-2, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $5.50, 258pp, pb) SF novelization of the television show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox.

Squire Peter Telep (HarperPrism 0-06-105479-8, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $4.99, 337pp, pb, cover by Tim White) [Squire] Arthurian novel, first in the “Squire” trilogy told from the viewpoint of Arthur’s squire. A probable first novel.

Squire’s Blood Peter Telep (HarperPrism 0-06-105478-X, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $4.99, 454pp, pb, cover by Tim White) [Squire] Arthurian fantasy novel, second in the “Squire” series.

Squire’s Honor Peter Telep (HarperPrism 0-06-105477-1, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $5.50, 400pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Squire] Arthurian fantasy novel, third book in the “Squire” trilogy.

Replications: A Robotic History of the Science Fiction Film J. P. Telotte (University of Illinois Press 0-252-06466-6, Oct ’95 [Nov ’95], $13.95, 222pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical look at how robots in movies reflect contemporary attitudes about what it means to be human in the modern world. Literary approaches by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Isaac Asimov, Jack Williamson, Stanislaw Lem, and William Gibson are specifically, if briefly, discussed. There is a bibliography and an index. A hardcover edition (-02177-0, $29.95) was announced but not seen. Available from University of Illinois Press, 1325 South Oak Street, Champaign IL 61820; 800-545-4703.

Desmodus Melanie Tem (Dell 0-440-21504-8, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $5.50, 351pp, pb) Vampire novel. Male vampires get into trouble while females hibernate. First US edition (Headline 1995).

The Jack Vance Lexicon: The Coined Words of Jack Vance from Ahulph to Zipangote Dan Temianka (Borgo Press 0-8095-1203-3, 1995 [May ’95], $17.00, 136pp, tp) Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1992) non-fiction, reference. A dictionary of coined words in Jack Vance’s fiction. A hardcover edition (-0203-8, $27.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; add $2.50 shipping. Credit card orders: fax 909-888-4942.

Persona Steven R. Tenney (University Editions 1-56002-503-4, 1995 [Aug ’95], $10.00, 181pp, tp, cover by Bob Burchett) SF novel of genetic engineering. This says second edition, but has not been seen before. University Editions, 59 Oak Lane, Spring Valley, Huntington WV 25704.

Shadow’s End Sheri S. Tepper (SFBC #06292, Jan ’95, $10.98, 348pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1994) SF/fantasy ecological novel. Similar to the Bantam Spectra edition, except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Shadow’s End Sheri S. Tepper (Easton Press, Feb ’95, no price, 388pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) Reprint (Bantam Spectra; HarperCollins UK 1994) SF/fantasy ecological novel set on three worlds at different stages in their development. This is being published “simultaneously” with the Bantam Spectra edition listed four months ago. This special leatherbound, gilt-edged edition is part of the “Signed First Editions of Science Fiction” series and available only by subscription.

Shadow’s End Sheri S. Tepper (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57326-8, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $5.99, 454pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1994) SF/fantasy ecological novel.

Cattail Moon Jean Thesman (Avon Flare 0-380-72504-5, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $3.99, 170pp, pb) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1994) young-adult ghost fantasy about a young musician’s encounter with a ghost who sings Puccini arias.

DragonLance: The Dargonesti Paul B. Thompson & Tonya Cook (TSR 0-7869-0182-9, Oct ’95 [Dec ’95], $4.95, 314pp, tp, cover by Larry Elmore) [DragonLance: Lost Histories] Novelization based on the role-playing games. Volume three in the “Lost Histories” series. Copyrighted by TSR.

Forgotten Realms: Once Around the Realms Brian Thomsen (TSR 0-7869-0119-5, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $4.95, 307pp, tp, cover by John & Laura Lakey) [Forgotten Realms] Fantasy novelization based on the role-playing game. Copyrighted by TSR.

Forgotten Realms: Realms of Magic ed. Brian Thomsen & J. Robert King (TSR 0-7869-0303-1, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $5.99, 316pp, tp, cover by Blas Gallego) [Forgotten Realms] Original anthology of 17 stories based on the role-playing games. Copyrighted by TSR.

The Color of Distance Amy Thomson (Ace 0-441-00244-7, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $13.00, 387pp, tp, cover by Linda Messier) [Color of Distance] SF alien-contact novel.

Haunted Tamara Thorne (Zebra 0-8217-4907-2, May ’95 [Mar ’95], $4.50, 478pp, pb) Horror novel. A horror writer looking for inspiration moves into a truly haunted house.

Ganwold’s Child Diann Thornley (Tor 0-312-85843-4, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $22.95, 350pp, hc) [Unified Worlds] Reprint (Synapse 1991) military SF novel, first in the “Unified Worlds” series.

Ganwold’s Child Diann Thornley (SFBC #07791, Aug ’95, $10.98, 350pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Unified Worlds] Reprint (Synapse 1991) military SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Battletech: I Am Jade Falcon Robert Thurston (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45380-8, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $4.99, 264pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) [Battletech] Novelization based on the role-playing game, #17 in the series. Copyrighted by FASA Corporation.

Monster John Tigges (Leisure 0-8439-3735-1, Feb ’95, $4.99, 362pp, pb) Horror novel. A sasquatch falls for a human beauty.

Babylon Five Book 2: Accusations Lois Tilton (Dell 0-440-22058-0, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $5.50, 278pp, pb, cover by Bob Larkin) [Babylon 5] Novelization based on the SF television series. Copyrighted by Warner Bros. Television.

Letters from Father Christmas J. R. R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-74132-7, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $18.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1976 as The Father Christmas Letters) collection of letters about life at the North Pole, originally written and illustrated by Tolkien for his own children. This edition includes material not previously printed, along with reproductions of the envelopes in which the letters were originally sent, with removable letters. This is similar to the 1995 Collins (UK) edition.

The Lord of the Rings J. R. R. Tolkien (BOMC/QPB Creations, Jun ’95 [Aug ’95], $18.95, 432/352/440pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Three-volume set of trade paperbacks. These exclusive Quality Paperback Book Club editions include illustrations by Tolkien.

The Shaping of Middle Earth J. R. R. Tolkien (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40043-7, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $6.99, 471pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1986) collection of variant texts and notes on The Lord of the Rings, edited by Christopher Tolkien. Volume four in “The History of Middle Earth”.

The Silmarillion J. R. R. Tolkien (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32581-8, Oct ’95, $5.95, 458pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Reissue (Allen & Unwin; Houghton Mifflin 1977) fantasy novel. 21st printing.

The Two Towers J. R. R. Tolkien (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33971-1, Oct ’95, $5.99, 415pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1954, 1965) fantasy novel, book two of “The Lord of the Rings”. This has the 1973 introduction by Peter S. Beagle. 18th printing.

Unfinished Tales J. R. R. Tolkien (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35711-6, Oct ’95, $5.99, 493pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1980) fantasy collection. 13th printing.

Illumined Black and Other Adventures Mac Tonnies (Phantom Press 0-9644759-0-1, Aug ’95 [Sep ’95], $9.95, 133pp, tp) Collection of 11 SF stories. Available from Phantom Press Publications, 5A Green Meadow Drive, Nantucket Island MA 02554; add $2.00 postage.

Swing Hammer Swing! Jeff Torrington (Harcourt Brace/Harvest 0-15-600197-7, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $13.00, 407pp, tp, cover by Stephanie Garcia) Reprint (Martin Secker & Warburg 1992) literary comic novel with fantastic elements. 1992 Whitbread Book of the Year.

The 2069 Trilogy Larry Townsend (Masquerade/Badboy 1-56333-244-2, Oct ’94 [Feb ’95], $6.95, 656pp, pb) [2069] Omnibus edition of the erotic gay SF trilogy, originally published by Phenix in 1969 and 1970: 2069, 2069 + 1, and 2069 + 2.

Roald Dahl Jeremy Treglown (Harcourt Brace/Harvest 0-15-600199-3, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $13.00, 322pp, tp) Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1994) non-fiction, an eye-opening well-balanced biography of the leading author of children’s books. [Roald Dahl]

Night Magic Tom Tryon (Simon & Schuster 0-684-80393-3, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $23.00, 286pp, hc) Dark fantasy novel, a contemporary retelling of “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”.

The History of Hell Alice K. Turner (Harcourt Brace 0-15-600137-3, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $17.00, 275pp, tp, cover by William Blake) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1993) associational non-fiction, a discussion of how artists and writers have treated the topic of Hell.

Playboy Stories: The Best of Forty Years of Short Fiction ed. Alice K. Turner (Penguin/Plume 0-452-27117-7, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $13.95, 609pp, tp) Reprint (Penguin/Dutton 1994) anthology of 41 stories that were published in Playboy, one for each year of publication (with two for 1971). A quarter of these are SF or fantasy.

Elfsong Ann Turner (Harcourt Brace 0-15-200826-8, Sep ’95, $16.00, 168pp, hc, cover by David Christiana) [Elfsong] Young-adult fantasy novel, first in the “Elfsong” trilogy. A girl searching for her cat stumbles across elves.

Genetic Soldier George Turner (AvoNova 0-380-72189-9, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $5.50, 403pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) Reprint (Morrow Avonova 1994) SF novel.

Cthulhu 2000: A Lovecraftian Anthology ed. Jim Turner (Arkham House 0-87054-169-2, Dec ’95 [Sep ’95], $24.95, 413pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Anthology of 18 Lovecraft-"inspired" stories; sometimes the inspiration is very apparent, and sometimes it is pretty subtle, as in Zelazny’s award-winning “24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai”. Available from Arkham House, Sauk City WI 53583.

Instead of Three Wishes Megan Whalen Turner (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-13922-1, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $15.00, 132pp, hc, cover by Jos. A. Smith) Young-adult collection of seven fantasy stories.

The Stolen Throne Harry Turtledove (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38047-9, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $5.99, 356pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [Videssos: Troubles] Fantasy novel, first in a new trilogy, part of the overall “Videssos” cycle, set 150 years earlier in the world of “The Tale of Krispos”.

Worldwar: In the Balance Harry Turtledove (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38852-6, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $5.99, 565pp, pb, cover by Stan Watts) [Worldwar] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 1994) alternate-history SF novel.

Worldwar: Tilting the Balance Harry Turtledove (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38997-2, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $22.00, 478pp, hc, cover by Stan Watts) [Worldwar] SF novel, second in the alternate history series. World War II continues, with aliens.

Worldwar: Tilting the Balance Harry Turtledove (SFBC #06908, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $10.98, 478pp, hc, cover by Stan Watts) [Worldwar] Reprint (Del Rey 1995) SF novel, second in the alternate history series. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Philip K. Dick: Contemporary Critical Interpretations ed. Samuel J. Umland (Greenwood 0-313-29295-7, Jan ’95 [Mar ’95], $55.00, 228pp, hc) Critical collection of 11 essays and a comprehensive bibliography, with an introduction by the editor. Order from Greenwood Publishing, 88 Post Road W., Box 5007, Westport CT 06881. Credit card orders: 800-225-5800. [Philip K. Dick]

Boris Vallejo’s 3D Magic Boris Vallejo (Stewart Tabori & Chang 1-55670-431-3, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $22.50, unpaginated, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) Art book with 26 Vallejo paintings turned into 3D images.

Sci Fi TV: From the Twilight Zone to Deep Space Nine James Van Hise (HarperPrism 0-06-105436-4, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $4.99, 258pp, pb) Reprint (Pioneer 1993) non-fiction history of SF on television.

The Unauthorized Complete Trek: The Next Generation James Van Hise (Pioneer 1-55698-377-8, Jun ’95 [Jul ’95], $18.95, 171pp, tp, cover by Bruce Wood) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Unauthorized guide to the Star Trek spinoff. Includes 32 unpaginated pages of color photos. Order from Couch Potato Inc, 5715 N. Balsam Rd, Las Vegas NV 89130; credit card orders: 800-444-2524 ext 67.

The Unauthorized History of Trek James Van Hise (HarperPrism 0-06-105437-2, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $5.99, 218pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pioneer 1991) media non-fiction, a guide to the TV show. This edition has been updated to include information through 1994. Copyrighted by Pioneer.

The Unauthorized Trek: Deep Space, the Voyage Continues James Van Hise (Pioneer 1-55698-340-9, Oct ’94 [Mar ’95], $14.95, 198pp, tp, cover by Bruce Wood) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Non-fiction, unauthorized guide to “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”, with 32 unpaginated, full-page color photos of cast members out of costume. Order from Couch Potato Inc., 5715 Balsam Rd., Las Vegas NV 89130; credit card orders: 800-444-2524 ext 67.

The Unauthorized Trekkers’ Guide to The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine James Van Hise (HarperPrism 0-06-105417-8, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $5.99, 366pp, pb) [Star Trek] Non-fiction omnibus of two earlier (1992 & 1993) Pioneer non-fiction guides to the Star Trek spin-offs.

Let’s Trek: The Budget Guide to the Klingons 1995 James Van Hise & Hal Schuster (Pioneer 1-55698-343-3, Jan ’95 [Mar ’95], $14.95, 160pp, tp, cover by Bruce Wood) [Star Trek] Media reference. An annual travel guide to the Klingon Empire from Star Trek. Includes 32 unpaginated pages of color photos. Order from Couch Potato Inc., 5715 N. Balsam Rd., Las Vegas NV 89130; credit card orders 800-444-2524 ext 67.

Trek Crew Companion James Van Hise & Hal Schuster (Pioneer 1-55698-345-X, Jan ’95 [Mar ’95], $19.95, 377pp, tp, cover by Bruce Wood) [Star Trek] Media reference, an unauthorized guide to the actors and the characters they play on all four Star Trek series. Includes 32 unpaginated pages of full-page photos. Order from Couch Potato Inc., 5715 Balsam Rd., Las Vegas NV 89130; credit card orders: 800-444-2524 ext 67.

Trek: The Unauthorized Story of the Movies James Van Hise & Hal Schuster (Pioneer 1-55698-375-1, Jun ’95 [Jul ’95], $18.95, 208pp, tp, cover by Bruce Wood) [Star Trek] Star Trek movie book, including 32 unpaginated pages of color photos. Order from Couch Potato, Inc., 5715 N Balsam Rd, Las Vegas NV 89130; credit card orders: 800-444-2524 ext 67.

Alastor Jack Vance (Tor 0-312-85966-X, Sep ’95, $25.95, 479pp, hc) [Alastor cluster (Connatic)] Omnibus of three “Alastor” novels: Trullion: Alastor 2262 (Ballantine 1973), Marune: Alastor 933 (Ballantine 1975), and Wyst: Alastor 1716 (DAW 1978).

Emphyrio Jack Vance (Charles F. Miller 1-885611-07-2, Apr ’95, $60.00, 215pp, hc, cover by Ned Dameron) Reprint (Doubleday 1969) SF novel, in a signed, slipcased edition of 500. Order from Charles F. Miller, Publisher, 708 Westover Drive, Lancaster PA 17601; add $3.00 shipping.

To Live Forever Jack Vance (Charles F. Miller 1-885611-12-9, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $60.00, 215pp, hc, cover by Ned Dameron) Reprint (Ballantine 1956) SF novel. This is a signed, slipcased, limited edition of 500. Order from Charles F. Miller, Publisher, 708 Westover Drive, Lancaster PA 17601; add $3.00 shipping.

Companions of the Night Vivian Vande Velde (Harcourt Brace 0-15-200221-9, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $17.00, 212pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Young-adult vampire romance.

Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird Vivian Vande Velde (Harcourt Brace 0-15-200220-0, Sep ’95, $17.00, 128pp, hc, cover by Brad Weinman) Young-adult collection of 13 tongue-in-cheek revisions of fairy tales. Illustrations by Brad Weinman.

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