The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Bruce Covilles Book of Spine Tinglers: Tales to Make You Shiver ed. Bruce Coville (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-25930-X, Jan 96, $3.99, 177pp, tp, cover by Steve Fastner) Young-adult original collection of 13 chilling stories, three reprints. Packaged and copyrighted by General Licensing Company, a Byron Preiss subsidiary. Individual story copyrights are in the authors names.
- ix · Introduction: Welcome to the Shiver Factory! · Bruce Coville · in *
- 1 · The Thing in Auntie Almas Pond · Bruce Coville · ss *
- 24 · Letters from Camp · Al Sarrantonio · ss Space Mail Vol. II, ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, & Charles G. Waugh, Fawcett, 1982
- 32 · Vampire for Hire · Patrick Bone · ss *
- 43 · One Chance · Charles de Lint · ss Werewolves, ed. Jane Yolen & Martin H. Greenberg, Harper & Row, 1988
- 60 · Grendel · Mary Frances Zambreno · ss *
- 67 · Jenny Nettles · Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald · ss *
- 81 · Those Three Wishes · Judith Gorog · vi A Taste for Quiet, Putnam, 1982
- 85 · Whats a Little Fur Among Friends? · Sherwood Smith · ss *
- 114 · The Sight of the Basilisk · Lois Tilton · ss *
- 124 · The Teacher Who Could Hear · Paula McConnell · ss *
- 133 · Life with a Slob · Gordon Van Gelder · ss *
- 146 · Campfire · S. Anthony Gardner · ss *
- 150 · Past Sunset · Vivian Vande Velde · ss *
- 173 · About the Authors · Misc. Material · bg
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Olden Tales ed. Bradford M. Day (Hillsville, VA: DayStar Press, 1996, $12.00, 337pp, 8½" x 11" tp)
- 1 · VisionsA Phantasy · Ivan Turgenief · nv, 1872
- · insert (1) · Misc. Material · ms; random sheet inserted between pp. 6 and 7 from Record of Events from the 1874 World Almanac, reduced two pages to one and printed at right angles to pages around it; not mentioned in Table of Contents.
- 18 · Uncle Silas: A Tale of Bartram-Haugh · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · ex London: Tinsley, 1864
- 24 · Ambrosio, or The Monk · M. G. Lewis · ex, 1795
- 30 · Henry FitzowenA Gothic Tale · Nathan Drake · nv Literary Hours, 1798
- 44 · The Horned Women · Anon. · vi; from Celtic Fairy Tales, ed. Joseph Jacobs, 1892.
- 45 · Guleesh · Joseph Jacobs, ed. · ss
- 53 · The Field of Boliauns · Joseph Jacobs, ed. · ss
- 55 · Morte dArthur · Sir Thomas Malory · ex, 1469
- 59 · Melmoth the Wanderer · Charles Maturin · ex London: Hurst, Robinson, 1820
- 65 · Hudden and Dudden and Donald ONeary · Joseph Jacobs, ed. · ss
- 68 · The Lad with the Goatskin · Joseph Jacobs, ed. · ss
- 72 · The Shepherd of Myddvai · Joseph Jacobs, ed. · ss
- 73 · The Sprightly Tailor · Joseph Jacobs, ed. · ss
- 75 · A Legend of Knockmany · Joseph Jacobs, ed. · ss
- 80 · The Story of Hercules and Cacus · Publius Vergilius Maro · ss; published a while ago
- · Chapter II: Prometheus and PandoraApollo and Daphne · Misc. Material · ms; ten unnumbered pages, printed at right angles to material around it, inserted between pp. 80 and 81, in middle of Hercules story, from some unnamed popular mythology book; this is photocopied two pages to one (side by side) and bottom of last page starts Chapter III but gets only a few lines in before being cut off, after which were back to page 81the whole insert is not mentioned in the table of contents.
- 81 · The Story of Rhampsinitus Treasure House · Herodotus · ss; also published a while ago
- 83 · The Open Window · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette Nov 18 11
- 85 · Tchériapin · Sax Rohmer · ss The Sovereign Magazine Apr 20
- 94 · The Monkeys Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harpers Monthly Sep 02
- 101 · Old Norse Stories · Sarah Powers Bradish · gp, 1900
- · Norse Words · Misc. Material · ms; six unnumbered pages, printed at right angles to material around it, inserted between pp. 166 and 167; this is photocopies two pages to one (side by side), and appears to be an appendix from the original Bradish book (?); its also not mentioned in Table of Contents.
- 167 · The Diamond Lens · Fitz-James OBrien · nv Atlantic Monthly Jan, 1858
- 181 · The Dancing Partner · Jerome K. Jerome · ss The Idler Mar, 1893
- 185 · Thrawn Janet · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss The Cornhill Magazine Oct, 1881
- 190 · The Avenging of Ann Leete · Marjorie Bowen · ss The New Magazine Dec 23
- · insert (2) · Misc. Material · ms; four unnumbered pages of art, printed at right angles, two to one (side by side) and all that, between pp. 192 and 193; half are illos from Alice in Wonderland or Through the Looking Glass (not Tenniel; dont recognize the artist), the rest are a mixture of prehistoric animals, ancient architecture, and miscellaneous; probably from a clipart book; not mentioned in Table of Contents.
- 198 · August Heat · W. F. Harvey · ss Midnight House and Other Tales, J.M. Dent, 1910
- 202 · The Seventh Man · Arthur Quiller-Couch · ss Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts, Scribners, 1900
- 209 · The Last Generation · James Elroy Flecker · nv London: New Age Press, 1908
- · insert (3) · Misc. Material · ms; four more pages of clipartprehistoric animals, ancient architecture, misc., between pp. 210 and 211; again two to one at right angles; not in Contents.
- 219 · Sawney Bean and His Family · Anon. · ar Historical and Traditional Tales Connected with the South of Scotland, John Nicholson, 1843
- 222 · The Squaw · Bram Stoker · ss Holly Leaves Dec 2, 1893
- 229 · The Selfish Giant · Oscar Wilde · ss The Happy Prince and Other Tales, London: David Nutt, 1888
- · insert (4) · Misc. Material · ms; two more pages of art; religious scene engravings; between pp. 230 and 231; usual comments apply.
- 232 · The Legend of Knockgrafton · T. Crofton Croker · ss Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland, 1825
- · insert (5) · Misc. Material · ms; two more pages of art, all ancient scenes this time, between pp. 232 and 233; usual comments apply.
- · Myths of Greece and Rome: Chapter 1The Beginning of All Things · Misc. Material · ms; fourteen pages, right angles, two to one, etc.; a note in margin says These 24 pages are from the book Myths of Greece and Rome by H.A. Guerber, 1893"there are actually 28 original pages, reduced to 14, pace note. These are between pp. 234 and 235; not listed in Contents.
- 235 · The Soul Cages · T. Crofton Croker · ss Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland, 1825
- · insert (6) · Misc. Material · ms; two more pages of art, all ancient scenes; between pp. 236 and 237; usual comments apply.
- 242 · Flory Cantillons Funeral · T. Crofton Croker · ss
- 244 · The Solitary Fairies: Lepracaun, Cluricaun, Far Darrig · W. B. Yeats · nf
- 244 · The Lepracaun, or, Fairy Shoemaker · William Allingham · pm
- 246 · Far Darrig in Donegal · Miss Letitia Maclintock · ss
- 248 · A Tale of the Future · Bradford M. Day · ss, 1954
- 258 · The Black Lamb · Lady Wilde · nf Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms & Superstitions of Ireland, Lady Jane Wilde, Ward & Downey, 1887
- 259 · The Banshee · W. B. Yeats · nf
- 259 · How Thomas Connolly Met the Banshee · J. Todhunter · ss
- 261 · Simple Simon · A. E. Coppard · ss Double Dealer Mar/Apr 23
- 265 · The End of a Show · Barry Pain · vi Stories in the Dark, Grant Richards, 1901
- 267 · The Cone · H. G. Wells · ss Unicorn Sep 18, 1895
- 275 · The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen · Rudolph Erich Raspe · na, 1785; revised and enlarged edition 1793.; there are pages of art inserted randomly within the text of Raspe; some from the book, some other ancient or miscellaneous subjects; usual applies but Im not going to detail here.
- 337 · Jabberwocky [from Through the Looking-Glass] · Lewis Carroll · pm London: Macmillan, 1871
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Chuck and Danielle Peter Dickinson (Doubleday UK, Apr 96, 115pp, hc, cover by Kees de Kiefte) Reprint (Delacorte 1996) associational young-adult collection of seven connected stories.
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The Dark Old House Tom Disch (RLB, 1996, no price, 23pp, ph) Poetry collection. Limited to 200 copies.
- 5 · A Note on the Poems · in
- 7 · Sunday Morning, in the Laundry Room · pm The Hudson Review
- 8 · The Dark Old House · pm The Kenyon Review
- 9 · High Summer · pm Chronicles
- 10 · A Sabbath Prayer · pm Theology Today
- 11 · The Garage Sale as a Spiritual Exercise · pm Poetry
- 12 · Making it Yours · pm The Southwest Review
- 14 · Morning Prayer · pm Theology Today
- 15 · The Happy Snowflakes · pm Asimovs Jun 94
- 16 · Bird Feeder · pm Light
- 17 · April in Barryville · pm
- 18 · The Vanishing Point · pm The Kenyon Review
- 19 · Signs of Spring in a Depressed Economy · pm Spring
- 20 · Handyman Special · pm
- 21 · Ephemera: 20 Haiku · pm
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When I Was Your Age ed. Amy Ehrlich (Candlewick Press 1-56402-306-0, 1996, hc) YA anthology of original stories about growing up. Only selected associational stories listed.
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The Blue Man and other stories from Wales ed. Christine Evans (Pont 1-85902-228-6, Jun 96, £4.50, 142pp, tp, cover by Suzanne Carpenter) Reprint (Pont 1995) Anthology of 15 original contempirary/fantasy stories based in Wales. [Not seen]
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Once Upon a Time: Erotic Fairy Tales for Women ed. Michael Ford (Masquerade/Richard Kasak 1-56333-449-6, Nov 96, $12.95, 370pp, tp, cover by Dennis Calero) Original anthology of 27 erotic fairy tales. Authors include Francesca Lia Block, Cecilia Tan, and Christa Faust. Order from Masquerade Books, 801 2nd Ave, New York NY 10017; credit card orders 800-375-2356; add $1.50 postage.
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Winter Warriors David Gemmell (Birmingham Science Fiction Group, Nov 96, £3.00, 17pp, ph, cover by Dave Mooring) [Drenai] Original extract from the forthcoming fantasy novel of the same name. Issued in a limited edition of 300 numbered copies, to coincide with Gemmells Guest of Honour appearance at Novacon 26.
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Scottish Ghost Stories ed. Giles Gordon (Random House UK/Senate 1-85958-483-7, 1996, 194pp, tp) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1976 as Prevailing Spirits) anthology of 12 ghost stories.
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Great Irish Tales of Fantasy and Myth ed. Peter Haining (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-0380-9, 1996, $6.98, 309pp, hc) Anthology of 24 fantasy stories based on Irish myths and legends. First American edition (Souvenir Press 1994 as Great Irish Tales of the Unimaginable).
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The Convulsion Factory Brian Hodge (Silver Salamander Press, Sep 96, $35.00, 241pp, hc, cover by Dolly Nickel) Thematic collection of 12 stories based around the theme of urban decay. Limited to 300 signed copies. Also available in a leatherbound edition of 50 signed copies for $70.00.
- · From Out of the Angry Ruins · Philip Nutman · in *
- · Godflesh · nv Stranger by Night, ed. Jeff Gelb & Michael Garrett, Pocket, 1995
- · Childhood at the Lost and Found · ss The Horror Show Spr 90
- · Androgyny · nv Borderlands 2, ed. Thomas F. Monteleone, Borderlands Press, 1991
- · In a Roadhouse Far, Past the Edge of Town · ss *
- · Naked Lunchmeat · ss *
- · Cancer Causes Rats · ss Cold Blood, ed. Richard T. Chizmar, Ziesing, 1991
- · Mostly Cloudy, Chance of Kurt · ss *
- · Heartsick · ss South From Midnight, ed. Richard Gilliam, Martin H. Greenberg & Thomas R. Hanlon, Southern Fried Press, 1994
- · Extinctions in Paradise · ss Werewolves, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1995
- · The Meat in the Machine · ss Cyber-Psychos AOD #6 95
- · Extract · vi *
- · Liturgical Music for Nihilists · na *
- · Endnotes: The Ticking of an Unfriendly Clock · aw *
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Doctor Who: The Handbook: The Third Doctor David J. Howe & Stephen James Walker (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20486-7, Nov 96 [Oct 96], £4.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Associational, invaluable reference work, subtitled The Jon Pertwee Years 1970-1974 on its cover. The late Jon Pertwee also contributes an Introduction. This is a world-wide edition, available in the US for $5.95.
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Virtual Futures: Worldviews of Alternate Tomorrows Lane Jennings (OtherWorlds Press, Jul 96, 96pp, tp) Poetry collection, each poem is followed by notes & comments. Limited edition of 300 copies.
- 6 · Authors Foreword · Lane Jennings · fw
- 9 · PREPARATIONS (1970-Present) · Lane Jennings · si
- 10 · Scenario · Lane Jennings · pm
- 12 · Omar Khayyam and the Voyager Probes · Lane Jennings · pm
- 14 · Bottom One · Lane Jennings · pm
- 16 · Late Harvest · Lane Jennings · pm
- 21 · PROSPECTS (1999-2025) · Lane Jennings · si
- 22 · Turning Point (New Years Eve, 1999) · Lane Jennings · pm
- 25 · Commencement (2002) · Lane Jennings · pm
- 27 · Prognosis (2005) · Lane Jennings · pm
- 29 · Inside Job (2010) · Lane Jennings · pm
- 31 · Midtown Midday (2015) · Lane Jennings · pm
- 34 · In Focus (2020): Four Alternative Social Orders · Lane Jennings · gp; 1. Free Marketing, pm; 2. Family Matters, pm; 3. Sweet Reason, pm; 4. Two-Life Strategy, pm
- 40 · Retirement (2025) · Lane Jennings · pm
- 45 · EVOLUTIONS (2025-2150) · Lane Jennings · si
- 46 · Parental Guidence (2030) · Lane Jennings · pm
- 49 · Little Things (2035) · Lane Jennings · pm
- 52 · Children of the New Forest (2040) · Lane Jennings · pm
- 56 · Transports of Delight (2045) · Lane Jennings · pm
- 58 · Ms. Siah (2050) · Lane Jennings · pm
- 61 · Soul-Searching (2055) · Lane Jennings · pm
- 63 · Omnivore Lib (2060) · Lane Jennings · pm
- 65 · Resort (2070) · Lane Jennings · pm
- 67 · Ghost Dance (2081) · Lane Jennings · pm
- 70 · Hyper-Romance (Early 22nd Century) · Lane Jennings · gp; 1) Second Honeymoon (2101), pm Visions #20 86; 2) Settlers (2110), pm; 3) In Arcadia, Too (2130), pm
- 79 · SPECULATIONS (2150 and Beyond) · Lane Jennings · si
- 80 · Silver Rose (2150) · Lane Jennings · pm
- 82 · Companions (2250) · Lane Jennings · pm Visions #20 86
- 84 · Inheritance (2350) · Lane Jennings · pm
- 86 · Creation Myth (ca. 22,500 AD) · Lane Jennings · pm
- 88 · Shakespearean Brag (ca. 6 billion AD) · Lane Jennings · pm Visions #20 86
- 89 · Omega Hour (ca. 6 trillion AD) · Lane Jennings · pm
- 92 · Related Readings · Lane Jennings · ms
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The Sheep-Pig and Ace Dick King-Smith (Puffin 0-14-038503-7, Oct 96, £4.99, 242pp, tp) Young-adult animal fantasy omnibus of The Sheep-Pig (Gollancz, 1983; basis of the film Babe) and its sequel Ace (Gollancz, 1990).
- 3 · The Sheep-Pig · n. London: Gollancz, 1983
- 121 · Ace · n. London: Gollancz, 1990
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Strange Highways Dean Koontz (Warner 0-446-60339-2, Aug 96 [Sep 97], $6.99, 614pp, pb, cover by Fernando & Dangelico) Reprint (Warner 1995) collection of 14 pieces, including the original title novel and a revised version of Chase (this latter not in the original Headline edition).
- 1 · Strange Highways · n. Strange Highways, Headline, 1995
- 168 · The Black Pumpkin · ss Twilight Zone Dec 86
- 189 · Miss Attila the Hun · nv Night Visions 4, ed. Anon., Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1987
- 223 · Down in the Darkness · nv The Horror Show Sum 86
- 250 · Ollies Hands · ss Infinity #4, ed. Robert Hoskins, Lancer, 1972; revised.
- 267 · Snatcher · ss Night Cry Fll 86
- 284 · Trapped · na Stalkers, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1989
- 344 · Bruno [Jake Ash] · nv F&SF Apr 71; revised.
- 373 · We Three · ss Final Stage, ed. Edward L. Ferman & Barry N. Malzberg, Charterhouse, 1974; revised.
- 385 · Hardshell · nv Night Visions 4, ed. Anon., Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1987
- 415 · Kittens · ss Readers and Writers, 1966; revised.
- 421 · The Night of the Storm · nv Continuum #1, ed. Roger Elwood, Putnams, 1974; revised.
- 444 · Twilight of the Dawn · nv Night Visions 4, ed. Anon., Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1987
- 475 · Chase [as by K. R. Dwyer] · n. New York: Random House, 1972; revised.
- 604 · Notes to the Reader · aw Strange Highways, Headline, 1995
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Favourite Scary Stories from Graveside Al ed. Alan Maitland (Viking Penguin Canada 0-670-86863-9, 1996, C$29.99, 302pp, hc, cover by Stephen Snider) Anthology of 23 stories.
- xi · Introduction · Alan Maitland · in
- 1 · A Rose for Emily · William Faulkner · ss The Forum Apr 30
- 14 · Fear · Walter de la Mare · pm
- 15 · Which? · Walter de la Mare · pm
- 17 · Kiss Me Again, Stranger · Daphne du Maurier · nv The Apple Tree, London: Gollancz, 1952
- 43 · The Fork in the Graveyard [by Julie V. Watson] · Traditional · ss Ghost Stories and Legends of Prince Edward Island, Hounslow Press, 1988
- 47 · Silent Snow, Secret Snow · Conrad Aiken · ss The Virginia Quarterly Review Oct 32
- 67 · Gabriel-Ernest · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette May 29 09
- 77 · The Trial for Murder [To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt] · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas, 1865
- 91 · The Snail-Watcher · Patricia Highsmith · ss Gamma #3 64
- 101 · Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Witch... · Dorothy K. Haynes · ss At Close of Eve, ed. Jeremy Scott, London: Jarrolds, 1947
- 117 · The Tomb of Sarah · F. G. Loring · ss The Pall Mall Magazine Dec 00
- 133 · The Hollow of the Three Hills · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The Salem Gazette Nov 12, 1830
- 139 · The Walker of the Snow · Charles Dawson Shanly · pm Atlantic Monthly May, 1859
- 143 · The Body-Snatcher · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss Pall Mall Christmas Extra, 1884
- 165 · Angeline, or the Haunted House · Émile Zola; trans. by Clive Smith · ss, 1898
- 179 · The Pedler · Duncan Campbell Scott · ss
- 185 · The Master of Rampling Gate · Anne Rice · ss Redbook Feb 84
- 215 · Blue Beard · Charles Perrault · ss Histoire ou contes du temps passé, France, 1697
- 223 · The Terror of Blue John Gap · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Aug 10
- 243 · Man from the South [Collectors Item] · Roald Dahl · ss Colliers Sep 4 48
- 257 · The Girl at the Gate · Lucy Maud Montgomery · ss
- 263 · The Boarded Window · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner Jul 14, 1889
- 269 · Confession · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Century Mar 21
- 291 · The Cask of Amontillado [Fortunato] · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godeys Ladys Book Nov, 1846
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