The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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The Rape of Shavi Buchi Emecheta (George Braziller 0-8076-1118-2, 1985 [Feb 86], $6.95, 178pp, pb) Paperback edition of the above.
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High Command Aton Emmerton (Zebra 0-8217-1910-6, Sep 86, $3.95, 384pp, pb) Futuristic thriller. A British ex-agent tries to help free Great Britain from the U.S.S.R.
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Galaxy Four William Emms (Target 0-426-20202-3, Apr 86 [Mar 86], £1.60, 144pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1985) novel, Doctor Who #104, based on the tv series.
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Mirror in the Mirror Michael Ende (Viking UK 0-670-80682-X, Jun 86 [May 86], £9.95, 224pp, hc) Collection of 30 episodes based on surrealist paintings by the authors father, Edgar Ende. Translated by J. Maxwell Brownjohn.
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Momo Michael Ende (Penguin 0-14-007916-5, Feb 86 [Jan 86], $5.95, 227pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1985) fantasy novel, translated by J. Maxwell Brownjohn from the 1973 German first edition. An earlier translation was published as The Gray Gentlemen (Burke 1974).
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The Panic of 89 Paul Erdman (Andre Deutsch 0-233-97957-3, Dec 86, £9.95, 308pp, hc) Near-future financial thriller.
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The Ark Paul Erickson (W.H. Allen 0-491-03963-8, Oct 86, £7.25, hc) [Doctor Who] Sf novelisation, based on the Doctor Who tv series. Doctor Who #114.
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Days Between Stations Steve Erickson (Random/Vintage 0-394-74685-6, Sep 86 [Aug 86], $6.95, 253pp, pb) Reprint (Poseidon 1985) surreal sf novel about life on a future ruined Earth.
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Rubicon Beach Steve Erickson (Simon & Schuster/Poseidon 0-671-60458-9, Sep 86 [Aug 86], $15.95, 300pp, hc) Surreal sf novel of ruined Los Angeles and a quest for a mysterious beautiful girl.
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Isaac Asimov: Scientist and Storyteller Ellen Erlanger (Lerner 0-8225-0482-0, Nov 86, $7.95, 56pp, hc) Non-fiction, biography illustrated with many photos. This is a school textbook in library binding, part of The Achievers series, designed for grades 4 and up. [Isaac Asimov]
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Lady of Hay Barbara Erskine (Michael Joseph 0-7181-2587-8, Jun 86 [May 86], £10.95, 562pp, hc) This satirical sf novel of a hardhitting hackette whos hypnotized and finds herself time traveling is billed by the publisher as historical romance. (SJ/JF)
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The Armlet of the Gods Lloyd Arthur Eshbach (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32463-3, Jun 86 [May 86], $2.95, 261pp, pb) [Gates of Lucifer] Fantasy novel, second in The Land Beyond the Gate tetralogy.
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Darkside Dennis Etchison (Charter 0-441-13819-5, Dec 86 [Nov 86], $3.50, 246pp, pb) Horror novel of teenagers experimenting with the powers of Evil.
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Cutting Edge ed. Dennis Etchison (Doubleday 0-385-23430-9, Oct 86, $16.95, 290pp, hc) Original anthology of 19 horror stories.
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Masters of Darkness ed. Dennis Etchison (Tor 0-812-51762-8, Aug 86 [Jul 86], $3.95, 338pp, pb) Anthology of 14 horror stories and 2 poems chosen by the authors, with new afterwords by each.
- xi · Preface · Dennis Etchison · pr
- 1 · The Dead Man · Ray Bradbury · ss Weird Tales Jul 45
- 17 · Flash Point · Gardner R. Dozois · nv Orbit 13, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnams, 1974
- 46 · The Animal Fair · Robert Bloch · ss Playboy May 71
- 66 · The End of the Carnival · Chelsea Quinn Yarbro · nv Signs and Portents, Dream/Press, 1984
- 93 · Dance of the Dead · Richard Matheson · ss Star Science Fiction Stories #3, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1954
- 115 · The Words That Count · Ramsey Campbell · ss The Height of the Scream, Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1976
- 130 · The Test Tube · Ray Russell · pm Asimovs SF Adventure Magazine Fll 78
- 131 · Doctor of Dreams · Ray Russell · pm *
- 134 · Neither Brute Nor Human · Karl Edward Wagner · nv World Fantasy Convention Program Book, ed. Robert Weinberg, 1983
- 171 · Sea Change · George Clayton Johnson · ss Twilight Zone Oct 81
- 184 · Teeth Marks · Edward Bryant · ss F&SF Jun 79
- 208 · Third Wind · Richard Christian Matheson · ss Masques #1, ed. J. N. Williamson, 1984
- 222 · Preparations for the Game · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss Whispers Aug 82
- 239 · Armaja Das · Joe W. Haldeman · ss Frights, ed. Kirby McCauley, St. Martins, 1976
- 265 · Saturdays Shadow · William F. Nolan · nv Shadows #2, ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1979
- 292 · Camps · Jack M. Dann · nv F&SF May 79
- 329 · Notes on the Contributors · Misc. Material · bg
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Jason & the Argonauts Bernard Evslin (Morrow 0-688-06245-8, Apr 86 [Mar 86], $13.00, 165pp, hc) Juvenile fantasy novel retelling the quest for the Golden Fleece. Illustrations by Bert Dodson.
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The World of Oz: An Historical Expedition Over the Rainbow 1900-1985 Allen Eyles (Justin Knowles 0-907724-23-X, Oct 85 [Mar 86], $70.00, 96pp, hc) [Oz] Non-fiction; the history of the Oz phenomenon. Its a limited edition, slipcased, signed, and numbered, and is the original of the HP reprint we listed previously. It appeared in 1985, but we didnt see it until 1986. This British publisher is distributed by Scribners.
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Tigrela and Other Stories Lygia Fagundes Telles (Avon/Bard 0-380-89627-3, Apr 86, $3.95, 152pp, pb) Collection of 14 stories of the marvelous and the bizarre by a Brazilian writer. Originally published as Seminario Dos Ratos by Livraria Jose Olympio Editora 1977; translated by Margaret A. Neves.
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Eve: Her Story Penelope Farmer (Abacus 0-349-11193-6, Jun 86, £3.95, 185pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1985) retelling of Genesis myth from feminist viewpoint.
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The Cache Philip José Farmer (Tor 0-812-53755-6, Dec 86 [Nov 86], $2.95, 292pp, pb) Reissue (Tor 1981) collection. 3rd printing. A novel plus 2 short stories.
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Dark Is the Sun Philip José Farmer (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33956-8, Jan 87 [Dec 86], $3.95, 405pp, pb) Reissue (Del Rey 1979) sf novel of the very far future; 5th printing.
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Dayworld Philip José Farmer (Berkley 0-425-08474-4, Mar 86 [Feb 86], $3.50, 258pp, pb) [Dayworld] Reprint (Putnam 1985) sf novel, first in a new series.
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Dayworld Philip José Farmer (Grafton 0-586-06631-4, Sep 86, £2.50, 322pp, pb) [Dayworld] Reprint (Putnam 1985) sf novel. First in a series.
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Gods of Riverworld Philip José Farmer (Grafton 0-586-06232-7, 1986 [Dec 86], £2.50, 368pp, pb) [Riverworld] Reissue (Phantasia 1983) sf novel. Volume 5 in the Riverworld series.
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The Magic Labyrinth Philip José Farmer (Grafton 0-586-05387-5, 1986 [Dec 86], £2.95, 496pp, pb) [Riverworld] Reissue (Putnam 1980) sf novel. Volume 4 in the Riverworld series.
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Riverworld and Other Stories Philip José Farmer (Grafton 0-586-05379-4, 1986 [Dec 86], £2.50, 303pp, pb) Reissue (Berkley 1979) sf collection.
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World of Tiers 1 Philip José Farmer (Sphere 0-7221-3514-9, Nov 86, £3.95, 467pp, pb) [World of Tiers] Omnibus edition of the first three sf novels in the World of Tiers series.
- · The Maker of Universes · n. New York: Ace, 1965
- · The Gates of Creation · n. New York: Ace, 1966
- · A Private Cosmos · n. New York: Ace, 1968
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World of Tiers 2 Philip José Farmer (Sphere 0-7221-3515-7, Nov 86, £3.95, 325pp, pb) [World of Tiers] Omnibus edition of the last two sf novels in the World of Tiers series. These volumes would be a reprint of the 1981 SFBC edition if A Private Cosmos were in volume 2 instead of volume 1.
- · Behind the Walls of Terra · n. New York: Ace, 1970
- · The Lavalite World · n. New York: Ace Dec 77
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Forcible Entry Stewart Farrar (Robert Hale 0-7090-2651-X, Mar 86, £8.95, 224pp, hc) Novel of sexual identity and its occult overtones.
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Citizen Phaid Mick Farren (Ace 0-441-10602-1, Jan 87 [Dec 86], $2.95, 234pp, pb) [Phaid the Gambler] Hardboiled near-future sf novel. First American edition. This and the earlier part, Phaid the Gambler (Ace 1986) were first published in England as one volume, The Song of Phaid the Gambler (NEL 1981).
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Corpse Mick Farren (NEL 0-450-05841-7, Aug 86, £2.50, 304pp, pb) Horror/sf novel of megacorporations and WWIII.
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Phaid the Gambler Mick Farren (Ace 0-441-66232-3, Aug 86 [Jul 86], $3.50, 296pp, pb) [Phaid the Gambler] Hard-boiled sf novel of a far-future Earth, first of a series. First American edition (NEL 1981 as The Song of Phaid the Gambler, which included the second half, to be published next year as Citizen Phaid.)
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All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes By John Farris (Tor 0-812-58264-0, Jan 86, $3.50, 350pp, pb) Reprint (1977) supernatural fantasy/horror novel of African sorcery and a Southern U.S. family.
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Catacombs John Farris (Tor 0-812-58272-1, Jan 87 [Dec 86], $3.95, 522pp, pb) Reprint (1981) horror novel of evil creatures unearthed from Mt. Kilimanjaro by archaeologists.
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Shatter John Farris (Tor 0-812-58268-3, Jun 86 [May 86], $3.50, 317pp, pb) Reprint (1981) horror novel. A young woman is pursued across continents, oceans and time itself by a relentless evil unleashed by the man who loves her.
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Son of the Endless Night John Farris (Tor 0-812-58266-7, Apr 86 [Mar 86], $4.50, 503pp, pb) Reprint (Arbor House 1984) horror novel. In a peaceful Vermont courtroom humanity will be called to trial by endless evil.
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Wildwood John Farris (Tor 0-312-93919-1, Aug 86 [Jul 86], $16.95, 445pp, hc) Horror novel of a sinister mountain retreat.
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Wildwood John Farris (Tor 0-812-58270-5, Aug 86 [Jul 86], $4.50, 445pp, pb) Horror novel, issued simultaneously in hardcover and paperback.
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A Darkness at Sethanon Raymond E. Feist (Doubleday 0-385-19215-0, Mar 86 [Feb 86], $17.95, 425pp, hc) [Riftwar] Fantasy novel, conclusion of the Magician trilogy (or quadralogy in paperback).
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A Darkness at Sethanon Raymond E. Feist (SFBC #02887, Jun 86, $6.50, 410pp, hc) [Riftwar] Reprint (Doubleday 1986) fantasy novel, conclusion of the Magician trilogy/tetralogy.
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A Darkness at Sethanon Raymond E. Feist (Grafton 0-246-12828-3, Jul 86 [Aug 86], £9.95, 368pp, hc) [Riftwar] Reprint (Doubleday 1986) fantasy novel, third in the Riftwar Saga (fourth by U.S. paperback count).
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A Darkness at Sethanon Raymond E. Feist (Grafton 0-246-12946-8, Jul 86 [Aug 86], £6.95, 368pp, tp) [Riftwar] Trade paperback edition of the above.
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Magician Raymond E. Feist (Grafton 0-586-05828-1, Nov 86, £3.50, 831pp, pb) [Riftwar] Reissue (Doubleday 1982) fantasy novel, Riftwar Saga #1.
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Magician: Apprentice Raymond E. Feist (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25575-4, Aug 86 [Sep 86], $3.50, 323pp, pb) [Riftwar] Reissue (Bantam 1986) fantasy novel, the first half of Magician (Doubleday 1982); 6th Bantam printing.
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Magician: Master Raymond E. Feist (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25646-7, Apr 86 [Mar 86], $3.50, 366pp, pb) [Riftwar] Reprint of the second half of Magician (Doubleday 1982), a fantasy novel and part of a trilogy/tetralogy.
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Silverthorn Raymond E. Feist (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25928-8, Sep 86 [Aug 86], $3.50, 343pp, pb) [Riftwar] Reprint (Doubleday 1985), fantasy novel, third in the Rift War Saga.
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Silverthorn Raymond E. Feist (Grafton 0-586-06417-6, Nov 86, £2.95, 432pp, pb) [Riftwar] Reprint (Doubleday 1985) fantasy novel, Riftwar Saga #2 (third by U.S. paperback count).
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Double Nocturne Cynthia Felice (Bluejay 0-312-94114-5, Jun 86, $16.95, 330pp, hc) Sf novel of a planets female-dominated tyranny.
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Downtime Cynthia Felice (DAW 0-88677-170-6, Dec 86 [Nov 86], $2.95, 252pp, pb) Reprint (Bluejay 1985) sf novel.
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Blood River Down Lionel Fenn (Tor 0-812-53785-8, Nov 86 [Oct 86], $2.95, 310pp, pb) [Quest for the White Duck] Humorous fantasy novel with an ex-football player, a magic baseball bat, and an enchanted duck. Fenn is a pseudonym for Charles L. Grant.
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Star Trek #28: Crisis on Centaurus Brad Ferguson (Pocket 0-671-61115-1, Mar 86 [Feb 86], $3.50, 254pp, pb) [Star Trek] Latest novel in the Star Trek series. The Enterprise has trouble with a malfunctioning computer, while Centaurus is crippled by a terrorist bomb.
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Star Trek #28: Crisis on Centaurus Brad Ferguson (SFBC #01830, Jun 86, $4.98, 184pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1986) Star Trek novel.
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The Best Fantasy Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction ed. Edward L. Ferman (Octopus 0-7064-2568-5, 1985 [Jan 86], $9.98, 792pp, hc) Anthology of 40 stories from F&SF. An instant remainder book.
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Wild Violets Ruth Baker Field (Zebra 0-8217-1973-4, Dec 86, $3.95, 334pp, pb) Reissue (Zebra 1980) horror novel; 4th printing.
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Triad Sheila Finch (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25792-7, May 86 [Apr 86], $3.50, 233pp, pb) Sf novel of explorers on a strange alien planet.
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Not Wanted on the Voyage Timothy Findley (Arena 0-09-948070-0, Oct 86, £3.95, 352pp, pb) Reprint (Penguin-Canada 1984) literary fantasy novel of Noah and the flood.
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The Singing Stones Winifred Finlay (The Bodley Head 0-370-30761-5, Oct 86, £4.50, 182pp, pb) Reprint (UK 1970) fantasy novel of Dark vs. Light in Scotland.
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Vampires, Werewolves and Phantoms of the Night Winifred Finlay (Methuen/Magnet 0-416-62260-7, Jun 86 [May 86], £1.50, 125pp, tp) Reprint (Methuen 1983) young-adult horror collection.
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About Time Jack Finney (S&S/Fireside 0-671-62887-9, Aug 86 [Jul 86], $7.95, 219pp, pb) Collection of 12 time travel stories originally published in either The Third Level (Rhinehart & Co. 1957) or I Love Galesberg in the Springtime (Simon & Schuster 1962).
- 11 · The Third Level · ss Colliers Oct 7 50; F&SF Oct 52
- 17 · I Love Galesburg in the Springtime · nv McCalls Apr 60
- 37 · Such Interesting Neighbors · ss Colliers Jan 6 51
- 57 · The Coin Collector [The Other Wife] · ss The Saturday Evening Post Jan 30 60
- 75 · Of Missing Persons · ss Good Housekeeping Mar 55
- 94 · Lunch-Hour Magic [The Man with the Magic Glasses] · nv McCalls Mar 62
- 112 · Where the Cluetts Are · nv McCalls Jan 62
- 130 · The Face in the Photo [Time Has No Boundaries] · ss The Saturday Evening Post Oct 13 62
- 148 · Im Scared · ss Colliers Sep 15 51
- 165 · Home Alone [An Old Tune] · nv McCalls Oct 61
- 183 · Second Chance · ss Good Housekeeping Apr 56
- 203 · Hey, Look at Me! · ss Playboy Sep 62
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Paper Thin Philip First (Paladin 0-586-08555-6, May 86, £2.95, 174pp, tp) Enigmatic, perverse, and bizarre collection of short stories. (SJ/JF)
- 7 · Paper Thin · nv
- 40 · Smoke · nv
- 61 · Meanwhile, Back on Planet Earth... · ss
- 76 · Thirteen Minutes of Sunshine · ss
- 82 · Coming Out · nv
- 108 · A Mans Best Friend and His Television · ss
- 118 · Sphinxes · nv
- 139 · Buddhazap! · nv
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The Unexpected Universe of Doris Lessing: A Study in Narrative Technique Katherine Fishburn (Greenwood Press 0-313-23424-8, Dec 85 [Jan 86], $27.95, ix + 184pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical study emphasizing Lessings shift from mainstream to sf narrative methods. [Doris Lessing]
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