The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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The Grave-digger Hugh Scott (Hodder Childrens Books 0-340-68331-7, Dec 97 [Nov 97], £3.99, 213pp, pb, cover by Paul Davies) Young-adult horror novel.
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The Body in the Driveway and Other Stories ed. Penny Scown (Scholastic UK 0-590-13644-5, Apr 97, £3.50, 124pp, pb) Reprint (Ashton Scholastic New Zealand 1995) original young-adult dark fantasy anthology of six stories. Each has an Afterword by its author. [First U.K. edition]
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Great Apes Will Self (Bloomsbury 0-7475-2987-6, May 97, £15.99, 404pp, hc, cover by Daniel Lee) Literary fantasy novel.
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Tek Kill William Shatner (Pocket UK 0-671-51646-9, Jul 97 [Sep 97], £5.99, 256pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Jake Cardigan] Reprint (Ace/Putnam 1996) SF novel. Volume eight in the series. [First U.K. edition]
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Star Trek: The Return William Shatner, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens (Pocket UK 0-671-52609-X, Apr 97, £4.99, 371pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1996) novelization based on the Star Trek series.
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Barnacle Bill the Spacer and Other Stories Lucius Shepard (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-500-1, Mar 97, £9.99, 292pp, tp) Collection of seven long stories, including the Nebula Award-winning title novella. A hardcover edition (-501-X, £16.99) is also available.
- 1 · Barnacle Bill the Spacer · na IASFM Jul 92
- 79 · A Little Night Music · ss Omni Mar 92
- 95 · Human History · na 21st Annual World Fantasy Convention Program Book, Baltimore, 1995; Asimovs Apr 96
- 179 · Sports in America · nv Playboy Jul 91
- 205 · The Sun Spider · nv IASFM Apr 87
- 239 · All the Perfumes of Araby · nv OMNI Best Science Fiction Two, ed. Ellen Datlow, OMNI Books, 1992
- 265 · Beast of the Heartland · nv Playboy Sep 92
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The Dark Lagoon Simon M. Shinerock (Ripping Publishing 1-899884-18-1, Sep 97 [Nov 97], £5.99, 412pp, pb, cover by Warren Palmer) Horror novel. A first novel.
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Jovahs Angel Sharon Shinn (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648258-9, Oct 97 [Nov 97], £5.99, 389pp, pb, cover by Chris Baker) [Archangel] Reprint (Ace 1997) fantasy novel. Sequel to Archangel. [First U.K. edition]
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The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg: Volume Five: Ringing the Changes Robert Silverberg (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-21373-2, Jul 97, £6.99, 359pp, tp, cover by Fred Gambino) SF collection of 20 stories published between 1963 and 1971. Each has an introduction on its genesis and place in Silverbergs hectic writing and personal life.
- 9 · Introduction · in, 1997
- 13 · To See the Invisible Man · ss Worlds of Tomorrow Apr 63
- 28 · The Pain Peddlers · ss Galaxy Aug 63
- 39 · Neighbor · ss Galaxy Aug 64
- 54 · The Sixth Palace · ss Galaxy Feb 65
- 66 · Flies · ss Dangerous Visions, ed. Harlan Ellison, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1967
- 78 · Halfway House · ss If Nov 66
- 91 · To the Dark Star · ss The Farthest Reaches, ed. Joseph Elder, Trident, 1968
- 103 · Passengers · ss Orbit 4, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnams, 1968
- 118 · Bride 91 · ss If Sep 67
- 133 · Going Down Smooth · ss Galaxy Aug 68
- 142 · Fangs of the Trees · nv F&SF Oct 68
- 166 · Ishmael in Love · ss F&SF Jul 70
- 180 · Ringing the Changes · ss Alchemy & Academe, ed. Anne McCaffrey, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1970
- 192 · Sundance · ss F&SF Jun 69
- 209 · How It Was When the Past Went Away · na Three for Tomorrow, ed. Robert Silverberg, Meredith, 1969
- 270 · After the Myths Went Home · ss F&SF Nov 69
- 279 · The Pleasure of Their Company [The Pleasure of Our Company] · nv Infinity #1, ed. Robert Hoskins, Lancer, 1970
- 296 · We Know Who We Are · ss Amazing Jul 70
- 307 · Something Wild Is Loose · nv The Many Worlds of Science Fiction, ed. Ben Bova, Dutton, 1971
- 340 · The Reality Trip · ss If May 70
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Sorcerers of Majipoor Robert Silverberg (Macmillan UK 0-333-64486-7, Mar 97 [Feb 97], £16.99, 534pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Majipoor] SF novel. Book five in the Majipoor series, set a millennium before Lord Valentines Castle.
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Sorcerers of Majipoor Robert Silverberg (Pan 0-330-34269-X, Oct 97 [Sep 97], £6.99, 629pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Majipoor] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1997) SF novel. Book 5 in the Majipoor series, set a millennium before Lord Valentines Castle.
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Starborne Robert Silverberg (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-21109-8, Feb 97 [Jan 97], £5.99, 291pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1996) SF novel.
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The Civilisation Game and Other Stories Clifford Simak (Severn House 0-7278-5169-1, Jul 97, £16.99, 250pp, hc) SF collection of seven stories, edited and with an introduction by Francis Lyall. Most of these relatively early stories have not been previously reprinted, and the Hugo Award-winning, novella The Big Front Yard has not been in any previous UK Simak collection.
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The Rise of Endymion Dan Simmons (Headline 0-7472-7666-8, Oct 97, £9.99, 600pp, tp) [Hyperion] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1997) SF novel, fourth in the Hyperion series. A hardcover edition (-2102-2, £16.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
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Slow Chocolate Autopsy Iain Sinclair & Dave McKean (Phoenix House 1-861-59088-1, Nov 97, £9.99, 193pp, tp, cover by Dave McKean) Literary dark fantasy collection about an unstable observer unstable in time, but restricted to London, and its darkest deeds. Subtitled Incidents from the Notorious Career of Norton, Prisoner of London. Graphic sections and illustrations by Dave McKean. A hardcover edition (£17.99) was announced but not seen.
- 1 · The Fifth Man in the Garden · Iain Sinclair · ss *
- 14 · The Articulate Head · Iain Sinclair · ss *
- 30 · Hardball · Iain Sinclair · ss A Book of Two Halves, ed. Nicholas Royle, Gollancz, 1996
- 44 · The Apotheosis of Lea Bridge Road · Iain Sinclair · ss *
- 60 · No More Yoga of the Night Club · Iain Sinclair · ss New Worlds No. 221, ed. Michael Moorcock, Jayde Design, 1996
- 82 · The Griffins Egg · cs *
- 94 · Careful the Horses Bite · Iain Sinclair · ss *
- 112 · The Double-Death of the Falconer · cs *
- 132 · Two Gentlemen of Soho · Iain Sinclair · ss The Edge #5 97
- 144 · Living with Raptors (or, the Missionary Position) · Iain Sinclair · ss *
- 160 · Scrip. Scribe. Script. · cs *
- 176 · The Contents of the Kettles · Iain Sinclair · ss *
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Pasiphae William Smethurst (Headline 0-7472-1316-X, Jul 97, £16.99, 345pp, hc) SF/fantasy novel. A military communications/weapons satellite picks up thoughts from the 14th century, and a young archeological student finds herself living through the past.
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Children of the Lens E. E. Doc Smith (Ripping Publishing 1-899884-21-1, Aug 97 [Oct 97], £5.99, 355pp, pb, cover by Warren Palmer & Neil Stuart Lawson) [Lensmen] Reprint (Fantasy Press 1954) SF novel. Book 6 in the classic Lensman space opera sequence.
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First Lensman E. E. Doc Smith (Ripping Publishing 1-899884-13-0, Jul 97, £5.99, 348pp, pb, cover by Warren Palmer & Neil Stuart Lawson) [Lensmen] Reprint (Fantasy Press 1950) SF novel. Book two in the classic Lensman space opera sequence.
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Galactic Patrol E. E. Doc Smith (Ripping Publishing 1-899884-14-9, Jul 97, £5.99, 334pp, pb, cover by Warren Palmer & Neil Stuart Lawson) [Lensmen] Reprint (Fantasy Press 1950) SF novel. Book three in the classic Lensman space opera sequence.
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Gray Lensman E. E. Doc Smith (Ripping Publishing 1-899884-15-7, Jul 97, £5.99, 343pp, pb, cover by Warren Palmer & Neil Stuart Lawson) [Lensmen] Reprint (Fantasy Press 1951) SF novel. Book four in the classic Lensman space opera sequence.
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Second Stage Lensman E. E. Doc Smith (Ripping Publishing 1-899884-16-5, Jul 97, £5.99, 361pp, pb, cover by Warren Palmer & Neil Stuart Lawson) [Lensmen] Reprint (Fantasy Press 1953) SF novel. Book five in the classic Lensman space opera sequence.
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Triplanetary E. E. Doc Smith (Ripping Publishing 1-899884-12-2, Jul 97, £5.99, 345pp, pb, cover by Warren Palmer & Neil Stuart Lawson) [Lensmen] Reprint (Fantasy Press 1948) SF novel. Book one in the classic Lensman space opera sequence.
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Nightworld 4: Dark Angel L. J. Smith (Hodder Childrens Books 0-340-69002-X, Apr 97 [May 97], £3.99, 209pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Nightworld] Reprint (Archway 1996) young-adult horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
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Nightworld 5: The Chosen L. J. Smith (Hodder Childrens Books 0-340-69003-8, May 97, £3.99, 211pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Nightworld] Reprint (Archway 1997) young-adult horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
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Nightworld: Daughters of Darkness L. J. Smith (Hodder Childrens Books 0-340-68982-X, Mar 97, £3.99, 228pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Nightworld] Reprint (Archway 1996) young-adult vampire novel. Book two in the series. [First U.K. edition]
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Nightworld: Enchantress L. J. Smith (Hodder Childrens Books 0-340-69001-1, Mar 97, £3.99, 227pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Nightworld] Reprint (Archway 1996 as Nightworld: Spellbinder) young-adult vampire novel. Book three in the series. [First U.K. edition]
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Nightworld: Secret Vampire L. J. Smith (Hodder Childrens Books 0-340-68751-7, Mar 97, £3.99, 228pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Nightworld] Reprint (Archway 1996 as Nightworld #1: Secret Vampire) young-adult vampire novel. First in a series about a secret society of vampires, werewolves, witches, and other creatures of darkness. [First U.K. edition]
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Nightworld: Soulmate L. J. Smith (Hodder Childrens Books 0-340-69004-6, Jul 97, £3.99, 208pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Nightworld] Reprint (Archway 1997) young-adult vampire novel. Book six in the series. [First U.K. edition]
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Nightworld: The Huntress L. J. Smith (Hodder Childrens Books 0-340-70953-7, Dec 97, £3.99, 226pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Nightworld] Reprint (Pocket Archway 1997) young-adult vampire novel. Book 7 in the series. [First U.K. edition]
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Spares Michael Marshall Smith (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21775-4, Jul 97, £5.99, 305pp, pb) Reprint (Voyager 1996) SF/horror novel of harvesting body parts.
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The Borrowers Sherwood Smith (Puffin 0-140-39049-9, Nov 97, £3.99, 121pp, tp) [Borrowers] Young-adult novelization of the new film, including eight pages of stills.
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Second Sight Sinclair Smith (Scholastic UK 0-590-19066-0, Mar 97, £3.50, 166pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1996) young-adult dark fantasy novel. Copyrighted by Dona Smith. [First U.K. edition]
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Darker Angels S. P. Somtow (Gollancz 0-575-06122-7, Nov 97, £16.99, 351pp, hc, cover by Max Schindler) Historical dark fantasy novel of voodoo, Civil War, and regeneration.
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The Pavilion of Frozen Women S. P. Somtow (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60074-8, Aug 97, £5.99, 272pp, pb, cover by Max Schindler) Reprint (Gollancz 1996) collection of ten SF, fantasy and mainstream stories, each with a small paragraph on its origin. Nominated for the World Fantasy Award.
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Rapture David Sosnowski (Sceptre 0-340-68554-9, Dec 96 [Jan 97], £9.99, 295pp, tp) Reprint (Villard 1996) literary fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
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Rapture David Sosnowski (Sceptre 0-340-68555-7, Jul 97, £6.99, 343pp, tp) Reprint (Villard 1996) literary SF novel.
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The Road and the Hills Alison Spedding (Voyager 0-00-648267-8, Apr 97 [May 97], £5.99, 431pp, pb, cover by Mick Posen) [Walk in the Dark] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1986 as by Spedding) SF novel. Book 1 in the A Walk in the Dark trilogy.
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Daughter of Darkness Steven Spruill (NEL 0-340-64942-9, Jun 97 [Jul 97], £5.99, 372pp, pb, cover by George Smith) [Rulers of Darkness] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1996) horror novel. Sequel to Rulers of Darkness.
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The Vintage Book of The Devil ed. Francis Spufford (Vintage UK 0-09-974461-9, Nov 97, £7.99, 390pp, tp) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1992 as The Chatto Book of the Devil) anthology of devilish pieces from scripture, fiction, drama, poetry and myth.
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Chimeras Cradle Brian Stableford (Legend 0-09-944371-6, May 97 [Mar 97], £16.99, 508pp, hc, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Genesys] SF/fantasy novel. The Third Book of Genesys, following Serpents Blood and Salamanders Fire.
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Salamanders Fire Brian Stableford (Legend 0-09-944361-9, May 97, £6.99, 518pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Genesys] Reprint (Legend 1996) SF novel. The sequel to Serpents Blood, and second in a trilogy that ends with Chimeras Cradle.
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Star Wars X-Wing: The Bacta War Michael A. Stackpole (Bantam UK 0-553-40924-7, Feb 97 [Jan 97], £4.99, 349pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Star Wars: X-Wing] Star Wars novelisation. Book four of a quartet. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam Spectra) edition.
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TechnoFear Laurence Staig (Scholastic Press 0-590-54230-3, Nov 97, £4.99, 154pp, tp) Collection of seven original SF/dark fantasy stories for young-adults. Scholastic Press is a new quality imprint.
- 1 · Lottery · nv *
- 30 · The Tingle · ss *
- 43 · Wicked Disk · nv *
- 67 · Jimis Axe · nv *
- 92 · All Together · nv *
- 115 · Liquid Frienbdship · ss *
- 129 · Can We Play with the Water? · nv *
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The House at the Top of the Hill Kathlyn S. Starbuck (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648276-7, Oct 97, £5.99, 346pp, pb) Fantasy novel.
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The Fifth Sacred Thing Starhawk (Thorsons 0-7225-3502-3, 1997 [Nov 97], £6.99, 600pp, pb, cover by Keith Batcheller) Reprint (Bantam 1993) utopian novel set in a 21st-century California in the throes of a North/South civil war. A first novel. [First U.K. edition]
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Vampire$ John Steakley (Roc UK 0-451-45562-2, Jan 97, £5.99, 357pp, pb) Reprint (Roc 1990) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
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The X-Files #2: Eve Ellen Steiber (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648325-9, May 97, £3.99, 140pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [X-Files] Young-adult novelization of the TV series. Simultaneous with the US (HarperCollins) edition.
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The X-Files #5: Empathy Ellen Steiber (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648328-3, Sep 97 [Aug 97], £3.99, 140pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [X-Files] Young-adult novelisation of the TV series. Simultaneous with the US (HarperCollins) edition.
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Spring Break Barbara Steiner (Scholastic UK 0-590-13947-9, Feb 97, £3.50, 202pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1996) young-adult dark fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
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Brian Stableford: Genetic Revolutionary: A Working Bibliography Phil Stephensen-Payne (Galactic Central Publications 1-871133-49-1, Apr 97, £5.00, 133pp, ph) Reference work. A primary and secondary bibliography of Stablefords work. The bibiography is published as two separate booklets: Part 1 - Major Items, and Part 2 - Minor Items. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the States for $7.50 from Chris Drumm books. [Brian M. Stableford]
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Margaret St. Clair: Space Frontierswoman: A Working Bibliography Phil Stephensen-Payne (Galactic Central Publications 1-871133-48-3, Apr 97 [May 97], £2.00, 30pp, ph) Third (revised) edition of a primary and secondary bibliography of Margaret St. Clair. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $3.50 from Chris Drumm books.
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A. E. van Vogt: Master of Null-A: A Working Bibliography Phil Stephensen-Payne & Ian Covell (Galactic Central Publications 1-871133-45-9, May 97, £5.00, 106pp, ph) Reference work. A primary and secondary bibliography of A.E. Van Vogt. Volume 47 in the Bibliographies for the Avid Reader series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the States for $7.50 from Chris Drumm books. [A. E. van Vogt]
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Zodiac Neal Stephenson (Signet UK 0-451-45588-6, May 97 [Jul 97], £5.99, 308pp, pb) Reprint (Atlantic Monthly 1988) eco-thriller.
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Holy Fire Bruce Sterling (Phoenix 1-85799-884-7, Mar 97, £5.99, 296pp, tp, cover by Holly Warburton) Reprint (Orion 1996) horror novel.
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Fear Street: 3 Stories in 1 R. L. Stine (Archway UK 0-671-00477-8, Nov 96 [Feb 97], £4.99, ii+505pp, pb) Young-adult dark fantasy omnibus of three novels in the Fear Street series from Archway: The New Girl, 1989; The Prom Queen, 1990; and The Stepsister, 1992. The books are separately paginated.
- i · The New Girl · n. Pocket Archway, 1989
- 167 · The Prom Queen · n. Pocket Archway, 1990
- 337 · The Stepsister · n. Pocket Archway, 1992
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Fear Street: 3 Stories in 1 R. L. Stine (Pocket/Archway UK 0-671-00477-8, Nov 96 [Feb 97], £4.99, ii+505pp, pb) Young-adult dark fantasy omnibus of three novels in the Fear Street series: The New Girl (1989); The Prom Queen (1990); and The Stepsister (1992). The books are separately paginated.
- i · The New Girl · n. Pocket Archway, 1989
- 167 · The Prom Queen · n. Pocket Archway, 1990
- 337 · The Stepsister · n. Pocket Archway, 1992
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Beyond Midnight Antoinette Stockenberg (Severn House 0-7278-5217-5, Jun 97, £17.99, 403pp, hc) Reprint (St. Martins Press 1996) ghost novel. [First U.K. edition]
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Dracula: or The Un-Dead Bram Stoker (Pumpkin Books 1-901914-04-6, Oct 97, £16.99, 277pp, hc) [Dracula] The play script as written and performed for copyright purposes in 1897. Edited and extensively annotated by the SF illustrator Sylvia Starshine. A limited slipcased edition of 250 copies (-03-8, £27.50) is signed by the editor. Order from PO Box 297, Nottingham NG2 4GW.
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Burning Heart Dave Stone (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20498-0, Jan 97 [Dec 96], £4.99, 245pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Original novel based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a world-wide edition, available in the US for $5.95. Volume 30 in The Missing Adventures.
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The New Adventures: Ship of Fools Dave Stone (New Adventures 0-426-20510-3, Aug 97 [Jun 97], £4.99, 248pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Bernice Summerfield] Novelization. Book four in the Bernice Summerfield series, the follow-on to the Doctor Who series, without the Doctor.
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The Royal Four Amy Stout (NEL 0-340-65363-9, Jun 97, £5.99, 384pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Sacred Seven] Fantasy novel. Sequel to The Sacred Seven.
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Throwaways Ian Strachan (Mammoth 0-7497-1294-5, Feb 97, £3.99, 154pp, tp) [Throwaways] Reissue (Methuen 1992) young-adult near-future SF novel. Tie-in to the BBC1 TV serial.
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Wastelanders Ian Strachan (Methuen 0-7497-2908-2, Sep 97, £3.99, 186pp, tp) [Throwaways] Young-adult SF novel set in a decimated, brutalised Britain, sequel to Throwaways.
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