The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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Power Lines Anne McCaffrey & Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (Corgi 0-552-14099-6, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], £4.99, 380pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [Petaybee] Reprint (Bantam UK 1994) SF novel: second in the “Petaybee” series.


Power Play Anne McCaffrey & Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (Bantam UK 0-593-03360-4, Apr ’95 [Feb ’95], £14.99, 306pp, hc, cover by Peter Elson) [Petaybee] SF novel: third in the “Petaybee” series after Powers That Be and Power Lines.


The City Who Fought Anne McCaffrey & S. M. Stirling (Orbit 1-85723-260-7, Mar ’95, £5.99, 436pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Ship Who Sang] Reprint (Baen 1993) SF novel. A hardcover edition (-261-5, £16.99) is also available. Third in the series following The Ship Who Sang, after PartnerShip and The Ship Who Searched. This edition is copyrighted 1995 by Bill Fawcett & Associates. [First U.K. edition]


The Trekmaster David McCandless (Boxtree 0-7522-0814-4, Mar ’95, £4.99, 191pp, pb) [Star Trek] Unauthorised Quiz Book about Star Trek, including 2000 questions.


A Creed for the Third Millenium Colleen McCullough (Warner UK 0-7088-2953-8, Nov ’94 [Jan ’95], £5.99, 443pp, pb, cover by Paul Wright) Reprint (Harper & Row 1985) SF novel.


Chaga Ian McDonald (Gollancz 0-575-06052-2, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], £16.99, 413pp, hc, cover by Mark Harrison) [Chaga] Science fiction novel. After a meteor smashes into Africa, extraterrestrial flora spreads like wildfire, burning away all man-made materials, and moulding mankind to its own purpose.


Necroville Ian McDonald (Gollancz 0-575-06004-2, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], £5.99, 318pp, pb, cover by Chris Brown) Reprint (Gollancz 1994) SF novel of a future Earth where nanotechnology makes it possible to resurrect the dead. The US title is Terminal Café.


The Elementals Michael McDowell (HarperCollins UK 0-00-616640-7, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], £4.99, 332pp, pb) Reprint (Avon 1981) horror novel.


The Angel and other stories Patrick McGrath (Penguin 0-14-600008-0, Jul ’95, 60p, 53pp, pb, cover by Anne Rogers) Collection of four stories. One of the ‘Penguin 60s’ collection: mini-books celebrating their 60th anniversary.


China Mountain Zhang Maureen F. McHugh (Orbit 1-85723-270-4, Jan ’95 [Dec ’94], £5.99, 313pp, pb, cover by Fernando & Mercedes) Reprint (Tor 1992) SF novel: a future where the communist Chinese way of life dominates Earth and its Martian colonies. [First U.K. edition]


Doctor Who: Sanctuary David A. McIntee (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20439-5, Apr ’95, £4.99, 297pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [Doctor Who] Novelisation based on the TV series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.


The Crystal Star Vonda N. McIntyre (Bantam UK 0-553-40878-X, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], £5.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Drew Struzan) [Star Wars] Reprint (Bantam 1994) Star Wars novelisation.


The Illustrated Star Wars Universe Ralph McQuarrie & Kevin J. Anderson (Bantam UK 0-593-03925-4, Nov ’95, £20.00, 208pp, hc, cover by Ralph McQuarrie) [Star Wars] Illustrated guide to eight Star Wars locales - profusely illustrated by McQuarrie, and with an explanatory text by Anderson. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam Spectra) edition.


The Golem Gustav Meyrink (Dedalus 1-873982-91-7, Mar ’95, £6.99, 262pp, tp) Classic horror novel, originally published in German in 1915, based on the Jewish legend of a clay homunculus which is the double of the hero. Newly translated by Mike Mitchell, there is an introduction (Gustav Meyrinck and his Golem), and chronology, by Robert Irwin. Available in the US from Ariadne Press (1-57241-041-0).


The King’s Evil Haydn Middleton (Little, Brown UK 0-316-91367-7, Aug ’95, £15.99, 296pp, hc, cover by Stephen Player) [Mordred Cycle] Fantasy novel, first of the “Mordred Cycle” trilogy.


Circle of Light Martin Middleton (Pan 0-330-33105-1, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], £5.99, 379pp, pb, cover by George Underwood) [Chronicles of the Custodians] Reprint (Pan Australia 1990) fantasy novel, first in a series. [First U.K. edition]


Tank Girl: The Movie Martin Millar (Penguin 0-14-024876-5, May ’95, £4.99, 186pp, pb) Film novelisation.


Myst: The Book of Atrus Rand & Robyn Miller & David Wingrove (Bantam UK 0-593-03959-9, Dec ’95, £16.99, 286pp, hc) [Myst] Reprint (Hyperion 1995) fantasy novelisation based on the US CD-ROM game. [First U.K. edition]


Torture Garden Octave Mirbeau (Dedalus 1-873982-51-8, Aug ’95, £7.99, 206pp, tp) Reprint (France 1899 as Le Jardin des Supplices) literary fantasy of extreme violence and morality. Newly translated by Michael Richardson; Brian Stableford contributes an introduction.


The Magic Engineer L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (Orbit 1-85723-272-0, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], £5.99, 759pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Recluce] Reprint (Tor 1994) fantasy novel. Third in the “Recluce” series. [First U.K. edition]


The Order War L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (Orbit 1-85723-330-1, Jul ’95, £16.99, 581pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Recluce] Reprint (Tor 1995) fantasy novel. Fourth in the “Recluce” series. [First U.K. edition]


The Book of Common Dread Brent Monahan (NEL 0-340-63823-0, May ’95, £5.99, 328pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Book of Common Dread] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1993) vampire novel. An ancient vampire at Princeton attempts to prevent the translation of a scroll that could destroy him. [First U.K. edition]


The Birds of the Moon: A Traveller’s Tale Michael Moorcock (Jayde Design 0-9520074-1-X, Jul ’95, £2.50, 22pp, ph, cover by Mark Reeve) [Von Bek] Original fantasy short story set around Glastonbury. In the ‘Von Bek & the Holy Grail’ series. Available from 45 St Mary’s Mansions, St Mary’s Terrace, London W2 1SH.


Blood: A Southern Fantasy Michael Moorcock (Millennium 1-85798-233-9, Jan ’95 [Dec ’94], £9.99, 248pp, tp, cover by Gustav Moreau) [Begg Family] A literary SF novel in the Begg Family series. With its fantastic adventures based on cutting edge theories of contemporary science, this may be the first true ‘Science Fantasy’. A hardcover edition (-232-0, £15.99) is also available.


Blood: A Southern Fantasy Michael Moorcock (Millennium 1-85798-236-3, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], £4.99, 273pp, pb, cover by Gustav Moreau) [Begg Family] Reprint (Millennium 1995) literary SF novel in the Begg Family series.


The Eternal Champion Michael Moorcock (Millennium 1-85798-250-9, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], £5.99, ii+659pp, pb, cover by Yoshitaka Amano) [John Daker] Reprint (Millennium 1992) fantasy omnibus of the three novels of Erekosë. Volume 2 in The Tale of the Eternal Champion. The text has been slightly revised again, the 1992 Foreword has been dropped to be replaced by the renamed ‘Preface to the Revised Edition’.


Fabulous Harbours Michael Moorcock (Millennium 1-85798-409-9, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], £8.99, 192pp, tp, cover by Gustav Moreau) [Begg Family] Literary SF collection in a Begg Family trilogy; a sequel to Blood. The tales are presented as stories told by the Begg family and friends, linked by brief passages. The book includes recent short stories (most slightly revised or restored), a very rare item from the 1960s, and several originals. A hardcover edition (-408-0, £15.99) is also available.


Hawkmoon Michael Moorcock (Millennium 1-85798-437-4, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], £5.99, v+646pp, pb, cover by Yoshitaka Amano) [Runestaff] Reprint (Millennium 1992) fantasy omnibus of the Dorian Hawkmoon quartet. Volume 3 in “The Tale of the Eternal Champion”. These are the 1977 DAW revisions, further (slightly) revised for this new paperback edition.


Von Bek Michael Moorcock (Millennium 1-85798-023-9, Mar ’95, £17.99, 504pp, hc, cover by Yoshitaka Amano) [Von Bek] Reissue (Millennium 1992) omnibus of The War Hound and the World’s Pain, The City in the Autumn Stars and the revised “The Pleasure Garden of Felipe Sagittarius”. Volume 1 in “The Tale of the Eternal Champion”.


Von Bek Michael Moorcock (Millennium 1-85798-436-6, Jun ’95, £5.99, 646pp, pb) [Von Bek] Reprint (Millennium 1992) omnibus of The War Hound and the World’s Pain, The City in the Autumn Stars and the revised “The Pleasure Garden of Felipe Sagittarius”. Volume 1 in ‘The Tale of the Eternal Champion’. This edition has been slightly revised again from the Millennium original.


Bloodsucking Fiends Christopher Moore (Black Swan 0-552-99596-7, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], £5.99, 317pp, tp, cover by Kevin Hauff) [Bloodsucking Fiends] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1995) humorous literary vampire novel. A female victim must learn the powers of a vampire, without guidance. [First U.K. edition]


The Feast of Fools John David Morley (Abacus 0-349-10606-1, Mar ’95, £6.99, 424pp, pb) Reprint (Abacus 1994) literary fantasy; the Persephone legend retold in a modern setting.


Close to the Bone Mark Morris (Piatkus 0-7499-0277-9, Feb ’95, £15.99, 255pp, hc, cover by Ken Leeder) Collection of 11 horror stories with a foreword by Ramsey Campbell.


Solitaire for 2 Neil Mullarkey (Boxtree 0-7522-0886-1, Feb ’95 [Aug ’95], £5.99, 199pp, tp) Novelisation of the film. A body language expert runs into a girl who reads minds.


The Alabaster Hand And Other Ghost Stories A. N. L. Munby (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-03-6, Jun ’95, £16.00, xxi+132pp, hc, cover by Rachel A. Crittenden) Reprint (Dobson 1949) ghost collection. Limited to 250 copies. This edition has a Foreword by Barbara & Christopher Roden, and an Introduction by Michael Cox. A world-wide edition available in the US for $25.50.


Dance Dance Dance Haruki Murakami (Penguin 0-14-015436-1, Jun ’95 [Aug ’95], £6.99, 393pp, tp, cover by Mick Brownfield) [Wild Sheep Chase] Reprint (Kodansha International 1994) literary novel with fantasy elements. Translated by Alfred Birnbaum from the Japanese (Kodansha 1988), this is a sequel to A Wild Sheep Chase.


Rise of the Robots: The Book Jim Murdoch (Roc UK 0-45-118566-8, Jan ’95 [Feb ’95], £4.99, 310pp, pb) SF novelization based on the Mirage computer and video game.


Species Yvonne Navarro (Bantam UK 0-553-50389-8, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], £4.99, 279pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1995) SF novelisation based on the movie. [First U.K. edition]


Last Human Doug Naylor (Viking UK 0-670-85255-4, Apr ’95, £15.00, 310pp, hc) [Red Dwarf] Humorous SF novelisation based on the Red Dwarf TV series. The previous two novelisations were collaborations with Rob Grant under the name ‘Grant Naylor’.


The Phoenix and the Carpet E. Nesbit (Puffin 0-14-036739-X, Feb ’95 [Mar ’95], £3.50, 289pp, tp, cover by Stuart Bodek) [Psammead] Reissue (Newnes 1904) young-adult fantasy novel: the sequel to Five Children and It. A Puffin Classic edition.


Famous Monsters Kim Newman (Pocket UK 0-671-85300-7, May ’95 [Apr ’95], £4.99, xv+448pp, pb, cover by Trevor Scobie) Collection of 15 horror, fantasy and SF short stories.


Strange Invaders Stan Nicholls (Scholastic UK 0-590-13102-8, Jul ’95, £3.99, 269pp, pb, cover by Kevin Jenkins) Young-adult SF novel. The adults in a small community begin to act like strangers soon after mysterious lights are seen in the sky.


The War of the Lords Veil Adam Nichols (Millennium 1-85798-256-8, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], £4.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Kenson Low) [War of the Lords Veil] Reprint (Millennium 1994) an odd group of unsure heroes confronts the Veil army — soldiers who draw supernatural strength from the battle helmets they wear.


Beyond Uhura: Star Trek and Other Memories Nichelle Nichols (Boxtree 0-7522-0839-X, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], £15.99, 320pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Putnam 1995) autobiography of the actress deeply involved with Star Trek - and Gene Roddenberry. Includes 24 pages of stills. [First U.K. edition]


Beyond Uhura: Star Trek and Other Memories Nichelle Nichols (Boxtree 0-7522-0787-3, Dec ’95, £9.99, 320pp, tp) [Star Trek] Reprint (Putnam 1995) autobiography of the actress deeply involved with Star Trek - and Gene Roddenberry. Illustrated with 24 pages of stills.


Griffin’s Castle Jenny Nimmo (Mammoth 0-7497-2602-4, Sep ’95, £3.50, 183pp, pb, cover by Barry Jones) Reprint (Methuen 1994) young-adult fantasy novel.


I am Spock Leonard Nimoy (Century 0-7126-7691-0, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], £16.99, 342pp, hc) Illustrated autobiography of the star. Simultaneous with the US (Hyperion) edition.


The Dragons of Heorot Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle & Steven Barnes (Gollancz 0-575-05659-2, Apr ’95, £16.99, 447pp, hc, cover by Peter Mennim) [Heorot] SF novel. Twenty years after The Legacy of Heorot the colony’s children explore the mysterious mainland and make nightmarish discoveries.


The Weekend Was Murder! Joan Lowery Nixon (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-59622-8, Jun ’95 [Dec ’95], £3.50, 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.


Pollen Jeff Noon (Ringpull 1-898051-11-9, Mar ’95 [May ’95], £14.99, 327pp, hc, cover by Joe Magee) [Vurt] SF novel. A new strain of plants infests the city of Manchester with pollen that causes fatal hay-fever. A sequel to Vurt.


Pollen Jeff Noon (Ringpull 1-85702-398-6, Nov ’95, £6.99, 327pp, tp, cover by Joe Magee) [Vurt] Reprint (Ringpull 1995) SF novel. Sequel to Vurt.


Vurt Jeff Noon (Ringpull 1-898051-28-3, Mar ’95, £14.99, 342pp, hc, cover by Joe Magee) [Vurt] Reprint (Ringpull 1993) SF novel. Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award. This limited edition of 1000 copies is reprinted along with its sequel, Pollen.


Elvenblood Andre Norton & Mercedes Lackey (HarperCollins UK 0-00-648028-4, Jun ’95 [May ’95], £5.99, 412pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Halfblood Chronicles] Fantasy novel set in a world ruled by cruel elves. A sequel to Elvenbane. Published simultaneously with the US (Tor) edition.


Escape from Jupiter David Ogilvy (BBC Children’s Books 0-563-40430-2, May ’95, £3.99, 160pp, pb) Reprint (ABC Books 1994) SF novelization of the juvenile TV serial. [First U.K. edition]


Doctor Who: Set Piece Kate Orman (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20436-0, Feb ’95, £4.99, 241pp, pb, cover by Tony Masero) [Doctor Who] Novelisation based on the TV series, This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.


Animal Farm George Orwell (Secker & Warburg 0-436-20294-8, Aug ’95, £14.99, 180pp, hc, cover by Ralph Steadman) [Animal Farm] Reprint (Secker & Warburg 1945) satiric fantasy novel. A 50th anniversary edition, illustrated by Ralph Steadman. It includes Orwell’s proposed Preface, and his Preface to the Ukranian edition.


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