The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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Diadem #2: Book of Signs John Peel (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-05948-3, Jul ’97 [Aug ’97], $3.99, 175pp, tp, cover by Michael Evans) [Diadem] Young-adult fantasy novel.

Diadem #3: Book of Magic John Peel (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-05949-1, Jul ’97 [Aug ’97], $3.99, 176pp, tp, cover by Michael Evans) [Diadem] Young-adult fantasy novel. Teens fight evil in another dimension.

Diadem #4: Book of Thunder John Peel (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-05950-5, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $3.99, 155pp, tp) [Diadem] Young-adult fantasy novel. Teens help unicorns fight evil in another dimension.

Darkside: Horror for the Next Millennium ed. John C. Pelan (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45662-9, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $5.99, 363pp, pb, cover by David Loew) Reprint (Darkside 1996) original anthology of 30 horror stories. This lacks the Darkside edition’s illustrations by Alan M. Clark.

The Club Dumas Arturo Perez-Reverte (Harcourt Brace 0-15-100182-0, Feb ’97 [Dec ’97], $23.00, 362pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel of a secret society of antiquarians and the hunt for a rare book of satanic lore. Translated by Sonia Soto from the Spanish (1993).

The Faces of Fantasy Patti Perret (SFBC #15007, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $19.98, 231pp, hc, cover by Patti Perret) Reprint (Tor 1996) non-fiction, photography book. This is similar to the Tor hardcover edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Conan the Free Lance Steve Perry (Tor 0-812-50690-1, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $5.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Kirk Reinert) [Conan] Reissue (Tor 1990) fantasy novelization based on Robert E. Howard’s character. Copyrighted by Conan Properties. Second printing.

The Digital Effect Steve Perry (Ace 0-441-00439-3, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $5.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Edwin Herder) SF novel. An artist and amateur private eye investigates murder on a space station.

Leonard Nimoy’s Primortals: Target Earth Steve Perry (Warner Aspect 0-446-52011-X, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $22.00, 276pp, hc) SF novel based on the comic books. Packaged and copyrighted by BIG Entertainment.

Men in Black Steve Perry (Bantam 0-553-57756-5, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $5.99, 226pp, pb) [Men in Black] Movie novelization of the sci-fi comedy based on the comic book. Copyrighted by Columbia Pictures Industries.

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Steve Perry (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57413-2, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $5.99, 387pp, pb, cover by Drew Struzan) [Star Wars] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1996) novelization based on the movies. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

The Dog Syndrome & Other Sick Puppies Tom Piccirilli (Marietta Publishing, Nov ’97 [Dec ’97], $8.00, 75pp, ph, cover by Eric Turnmire) Chapbook collection of six dark fantasy and suspense stories, one previously published online. Illustrated by seven artists. A limited edition of 500, signed by author and artists. Order from Bruce Gehweiler, Marietta Publishing, 1000 Arbor Forest Way, Marietta GA 30064; price includes US postage, foreign orders add $2.00.

Shards Tom Piccirilli (Write Way 1-885173-41-5, Apr ’97, $5.95, 236pp, pb, cover by Michael Apice) Reprint (Write Way 1996) associational dark mystery. Order from Write Way Publishing, 3806 S Fraser, Aurora CO 80014.

Alanna: The First Adventure Tamora Pierce (Random House 0-679-80114-6, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $4.99, 216pp, pb, cover by Joyce Patti) [Song of the Lioness] Reprint (Oxford 1983) young-adult fantasy, first volume in “The Song of the Lioness” quartet.

Circle of Magic: Sandry’s Book Tamora Pierce (Scholastic 0-590-55356-9, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $15.95, 252pp, hc, cover by Theron) [Circle of Magic] YA fantasy novel, first in a new quartet. Four children with special powers are sent to live in a temple community.

The Emperor Mage Tamora Pierce (Random House 0-679-88290-1, May ’97, $4.99, 294pp, pb, cover by Joyce Patti) [Immortals] Reprint (Scholastic UK 1994) young-adult fantasy, third volume in the “Immortals” quartet.

In the Hand of the Goddess Tamora Pierce (Random House 0-679-80111-1, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $4.99, 209pp, pb, cover by Joyce Patti) [Song of the Lioness] Reprint (Oxford 1984) young-adult fantasy, second volume in “The Song of the Lioness” quartet.

Lioness Rampant Tamora Pierce (Random House 0-679-80113-8, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $4.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Joyce Patti) [Song of the Lioness] Reprint (Atheneum 1988) young-adult fantasy, fourth volume in “The Song of the Lioness” quartet.

Wild Magic Tamora Pierce (Random House 0-679-88288-X, May ’97, $4.99, 299pp, pb, cover by Joyce Patti) [Immortals] Reprint (Atheneum 1992) young-adult fantasy, first volume in the “Immortals” quartet.

Wolf-Speaker Tamora Pierce (Random House 0-679-88289-8, May ’97, $4.99, 281pp, pb, cover by Joyce Patti) [Immortals] Reprint (Atheneum 1994) young-adult fantasy, second volume in the “Immortals” quartet.

The Woman Who Rides Like a Man Tamora Pierce (Random House 0-679-80112-X, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $4.99, 228pp, pb, cover by Joyce Patti) [Song of the Lioness] Reprint (Atheneum 1986) young-adult fantasy, third volume in “The Song of the Lioness” quartet.

Execution of Innocence Christopher Pike (Pocket Archway 0-671-55055-1, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $3.99, 197pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) Young-adult horror novel.

The Star Group Christopher Pike (Pocket Archway 0-671-55057-8, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $3.99, 182pp, pb, cover by Franco Accornero) Young-adult horror novel. Six teens are given great powers by an alien intelligence, but one is evil.

Tales of Terror #1 Christopher Pike (Pocket Archway 0-671-55074-8, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $4.50, 196pp, pb, cover by Brian Kotzky) Young-adult collection of six horror stories, each with an introduction describing its inspiration.

Breakthrough R. J. Pineiro (Tor/Forge 0-312-85983-X, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $23.95, 381pp, hc) Near-future techno-thriller about computer bio-chips.

Elfquest: Captives of Blue Mountain Wendy & Richard Pini (Ace 0-441-00403-2, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $12.00, 231pp, tp, cover by Wendy Pini) [Elfquest] Novelization, third in the series based on the “Elfquest” fantasy comic books. Copyrighted by Warp Graphics.

Elfquest: Captives of Blue Mountain Wendy & Richard Pini (Ace 0-441-00492-X, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $5.99, 231pp, pb, cover by Wendy Pini) [Elfquest] Reprint (Ace 1997) novelization, third in the series based on the “Elfquest” fantasy comic books. Copyrighted by Warp Graphics.

Elfquest: The Quest Begins Wendy & Richard Pini (Ace 0-441-00418-0, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $5.99, 232pp, pb, cover by Wendy Pini & Kelly Freas) Reprint (Ace 1996) novelization based on the fantasy comic books. Copyrighted by Warp Graphics.

5 Novels Daniel Pinkwater (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-42329-6, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $10.95, 648pp, pb) Omnibus of five weird YA novels: Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy from Mars (Dutton 1979), Slaves of Spiegel (Four Winds Press 1982), The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death (Lothrop Lee &; Shepard 1982), The Last Guru (Dodd, Mead 1978), and Young Adult Novel (Crowell 1982). Foreword by Jules Feiffer.

The Silicon Man Charles Platt (Wired Books 1-888869-14-3, Oct ’97 [Nov ’97], $12.95, 327pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1991) SF novel. There is a new foreword by Gregory Benford.

The Black Cat Robert Poe (Tor/Forge 0-312-86013-7, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $23.95, 288pp, hc, cover by Michael Koelsch) Associational mystery, a retelling of Edgar Allan Poe’s story by the same title, with elements of modern paganism.

Return to the House of Usher Robert Poe (Tor 0-812-54931-7, Oct ’97, $6.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Stephen Johnson) Reprint (Forge 1996) horror novel/mystery of psychological suspense, by a distant relative of Edgar Allen Poe.

The Other End of Time Frederik Pohl (Tor 0-812-53519-7, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $6.99, 348pp, pb, cover by John Harris) [Eschaton Sequence] Reprint (Tor 1996) SF novel. Aliens warn Earth that other aliens are about to destroy the planet.

The Siege of Eternity Frederik Pohl (Tor 0-312-86375-6, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $22.95, 317pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Eschaton Sequence] SF novel, sequel to The Other End of Time.

Shadowrun: Shadowboxer Nicholas Pollotta (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45599-1, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $5.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Shadowrun] Novelization based on the role-playing games, #25 in the series. The author’s name is given as Nick Pollotta on the title page. Copyrighted by FASA.

Almost Adam Petru Popescu (Avon 0-380-72824-9, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $6.99, 607pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 1996) lost-race novel. An anthropologist finds a living tribe of missing links.

Hormone Pirates of Xenobia and Dream Studs of Kama Loka Ernest Posey (Alyson 1-55583-385-3, Sep ’96 [Dec ’97], $11.95, 170pp, tp, cover by Beau) Original collection of two novellas of erotic gay SF. This has a 1996 copyright, but was not seen until now; this is the second printing.

Earthquake Weather Tim Powers (Tor 0-312-86163-X, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $24.95, 414pp, hc, cover by Michael Koelsch) [Last Call] Fantasy novel. Sequel to both World Fantasy Award winner Last Call and Expiration Date. First US edition (Legend 1997).

Fault Lines Tim Powers (SFBC #18669, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $15.98, 933pp, hc, cover by Don Maitz) [Last Call] Omnibus of two fantasy novels: Expiration Date (1996), and Earthquake Weather (1997). This Guild America edition has ISBN 1-56865-497-9. A poster of the cover art is included with the shrink-wrapped book.

Feet of Clay Terry Pratchett (SFBC #14550, Jan ’97, $7.98, 249pp, hc, cover by Michael Sabanosh) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1996) humorous fantasy novel, “Discworld” #19, by the UK numbering. This is similar to the HarperPrism edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Feet of Clay Terry Pratchett (HarperPrism 0-06-105764-9, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $5.99, 357pp, pb, cover by Michael Sabanosh) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1996) humorous fantasy novel, “Discworld” #19, by the UK numbering.

Interesting Times Terry Pratchett (HarperPrism 0-06-105252-3, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $22.00, 295pp, hc) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel. “Discworld” #17, by UK numbering. Rincewind visits the counterweight continent. First US edition (Gollancz 1994).

Interesting Times Terry Pratchett (SFBC #16004, Jul ’97, $8.98, 295pp, hc, cover by Michael Sabanosh) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1994) humorous fantasy novel. “Discworld” #17, by UK numbering. This is similar to the HarperPrism edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Maskerade Terry Pratchett (HarperPrism 0-06-105251-5, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $22.00, 278pp, hc, cover by Carl D. Galian) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel, “Discworld” #18, by the UK numbering. The witches arrive in Ankh-Morpork for a opera performance complete with masked phantom. First US edition (Gollancz 1995).

Maskerade Terry Pratchett (SFBC #18173, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $8.98, 233pp, hc, cover by Carl D. Galian) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1995) humorous fantasy novel, “Discworld” #18, by the UK numbering. This is similar to the HarperPrism edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Men at Arms Terry Pratchett (HarperPrism 0-06-109219-3, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $5.99, 377pp, pb, cover by Michael Sabanosh) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1993) humorous fantasy novel, 15th in the “Discworld” series.

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation Jerome Preisler (Tor 0-812-53933-8, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $5.99, 184pp, pb) Novelization based on the second movie based on the video game. Copyrighted by New Line Productions.

Mount Dragon Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (Tor 0-812-56437-5, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $6.99, 494pp, pb, cover by Shelley Eshkar) Reprint (Forge 1996) SF medical thriller of genetic engineering gone wrong.

The Relic Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (Tor 0-812-54326-2, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $6.99, 474pp, pb) [Relic] Reissue (Forge 1995 as Relic) horror novel. A deadly relic wakes in a New York museum. This is a second movie tie-in edition, with a different cover, apparently a photo, though the copyright page still credits Tim Thiesen; second printing.

Reliquary Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (Tor/Forge 0-312-86095-1, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $24.95, 382pp, hc) [Relic] Horror novel, sequel to Relic. A museum curator is called in on a bizarre murder investigation that leads to underground Manhattan.

Secret Passages Paul Preuss (Tor 0-312-86346-2, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $24.95, 381pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) [Broken Symmetries] SF novel of archaeology and quantum physics, sequel to Broken Symmetries.

The Hastur Cycle, 2nd Edition ed. Robert M. Price (Chaosium 1-56882-094-1, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $10.95, 299pp, tp, cover by H. E. Fassl) Reprint (Chaosium 1993) anthology of 14 Carcosan horror stories based on Robert W. Chambers’ King in Yellow. This adds one story, “The Feaster From Afar” by Joseph Payne Brennan.

Nyarlathotep Cycle ed. Robert M. Price (Chaosium 1-56882-092-5, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $10.95, 239pp, tp, cover by H. E. Fassl) Anthology of 16 Lovecraftian horror stories on the subject of the Outer God Nyarlathotep. Price discusses “The Theology of Nyarlathotep” in the introduction, and each story is prefaced with comments on its place in the cycle. Order from Chaosium, 950 56th St, Oakland CA 94608.

Night of the Dragon’s Blood William Pridgen (Hodge & Braddock 0-9636512-6-9, Mar ’97 [Nov ’97], $24.95, hc) Comic Nazi/vampire thriller. Jungle explorer Hi Hickenlooper’s old girlfriend Eva Peron is a vampire in Hitler’s thrall. Pridgen is a pen name of Ronald L. Ecker. Available from Hodge & Braddock, PO Box 1894, Palatka FL 32178; 904-325-2745.

The Prestige Christopher Priest (Tor 0-312-85886-8, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $14.95, 404pp, tp, cover by Govanni Battista Bracceli) Reprint (Touchstone 1995) literary fantasy novel of rival stage magicians with unexpected powers. Winner of the James Tait Black Award and the World Fantasy Award.

Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels David Pringle (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0481-0, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $10.95, 224pp, tp) Reissue (Xanadu 1985) non-fiction, a critical guide to SF classics from 1949 to 1984. Second printing.

The Best of Interzone ed. David Pringle (St. Martin’s 0-312-15063-6, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $25.95, 519pp, hc) Anthology of 29 stories from the magazine; the introduction by Pringle discusses its history. First US edition (HarperCollins/Voyager 1997).

Running from the Hunter: The Life and Works of Charles Beaumont Lee Prosser (Borgo Press 0-89370-291-9, 1996 [Feb ’97], $19.00, 135pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference. A survey of Beaumont’s work, including commentary on all his published fiction, as well as a chronology, biography, and index. The brief primary bibliography is by William F. Nolan. Available from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; 909-884-5813; fax 909-884-4942; add $2.50 postage. [Charles Beaumont]

The Field Robert Prouty (Commonwealth Publications 1-55197-287-5, 1996 [Aug ’97], $4.99, 293pp, pb) Horror novel. A small town hides a deadly secret. Copyrighted 1995; the copyright page indicates this is a 1996 edition; not seen until now. Commonwealth Publications, 9764-45th Ave, Edmonton Alb Canada T6E 5C5; orders 800-491-7737; add $2.50 postage.

Tales of Sesqua Valley W. H. Pugmire (Necropolitan Press, Aug ’97, $5.00, 66pp, ph, cover by Earl Geier) Chapbook collection of ten Lovecraftian stories, two original to this collection, and most substantially rewritten since their first publication. Order from Necropolitan Press, c/o Jeffrey Thomas, 65 South St., Westborough MA 01581; US postage included in price.

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