The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy: The Best and the Brightest Susan Wright (Pocket 0-671-01549-4, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], $6.50, 277pp, pb) [Star Trek: Starfleet Academy] Star Trek novelization, first in a new adult “Starfleet Academy” series.

Fugitive Prince Janny Wurts (HarperPrism 0-06-105468-2, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $6.50, 704pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Reprint (HarperPrism 1997) fantasy novel, first book of “The Alliance of Light”, the third part of “The Wars of Light and Shadow”.

Tropic of Orange Karen Tei Yamashita (Coffee House Press 1-56689-064-0, Sep ’97 [Apr ’98], $14.95, 270pp, tp, cover by Ronaldo Lopes de Oliveira) Satirical literary fantasy/magic realism mystery novel of drugs, bootleg body parts, and cultural collisions as a magic orange drags the Tropic of Cancer to Los Angeles. This is dated 1997, but not seen until now. Order from Coffee House Press, 27 North Fourth Street, Suite 400, Minneapolis MN 55401.

Blood Roses Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (Tor 0-312-86529-5, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $24.95, 382pp, hc) [Saint-Germain] Vampire novel of “Saint-Germain”. The vampire faces plague in 14th-century France.

Sisters of the Night: The Angry Angel Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (Avon 0-380-97400-2, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $23.00, 359pp, hc, cover by Christopher H. Bing) [Sisters of the Night] Vampire novel, first in a trilogy about the three “weird sisters” from Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Illustrated by Christopher H. Bing. Packaged by Swordsmith Productions, who share the copyright with the author.

Writ in Blood Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (Tor 0-312-86480-9, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $15.95, 543pp, tp) [Saint-Germain] Reprint (Tor 1997) vampire novel of “Saint-Germaine” on the eve of WWI.

Here There Be Dragons Jane Yolen (Harcourt Brace 0-15-201705-4, Apr ’98, $10.00, 149pp, tp, cover by David Wilgus) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1993) young-adult collection of ten stories and seven poems about dragons.

Here There Be Ghosts Jane Yolen (Harcourt Brace 0-15-201566-3, Aug ’98 [Sep ’98], $19.00, 122pp, hc, cover by David Wilgus) Young-adult original collection of 11 stories (five reprint) and seven poems (one reprint) about ghosts, with introductions to each by Yolen. Illustrated by David Wilgus.

Hobby Jane Yolen (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-37118-5, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $3.50, 90pp, tp) [Young Merlin] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1996) children’s Arthurian novella, second volume in “The Young Merlin” trilogy.

Merlin Jane Yolen (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-37119-3, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $3.50, 91pp, tp) [Young Merlin] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1997) children’s Arthurian novella, third volume in “The Young Merlin” trilogy.

Merlin and the Dragons Jane Yolen (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-055891-8, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $5.99, unpaginated, tp, cover by Li Ming) Reprint (Cobblehill 1995) children’s Arthurian short story about Merlin’s childhood, illustrated by Li Ming.

The One-Armed Queen Jane Yolen (Tor 0-312-85243-6, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $23.95, 351pp, hc, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Great Alta] Fantasy novel, sequel to Yolen’s “Chronicles of Great Alta”. White Jenna’s adopted, one-armed heir Scillia faces foreign schemes to make her brother king.

Passager Jane Yolen (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-37073-1, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $3.50, 76pp, tp) [Young Merlin] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1996) children’s Arthurian novella, first volume in “The Young Merlin” trilogy.

Pegasus, the Flying Horse Jane Yolen (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-65244-2, Oct ’98, $16.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Li Ming) Young-adult picture book retelling of the story of Pegasus. Illustrated by Li Ming.

The Pit Dragon Trilogy Jane Yolen (SFBC #00313, Nov ’98, $12.98, 470pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Pit Dragon] Omnibus of three young-adult fantasy novels: Dragon’s Blood (1982), Heart’s Blood (1984), and A Sending of Dragons (1987). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 1-56865-900-8, and comes shrinkwrapped with a poster of the cover art.

Armageddon Summer Jane Yolen & Bruce Coville (Harcourt Brace 0-15-201767-4, Sep ’98, $17.00, 266pp, hc, cover by Kamil Vojnar) Young-adult millennial novel, borderline SF. Two teens meet when a minister has his followers join to prepare for the end of the world on July 27, 2000.

Generation X: Crossroads J. Steven York (Berkley Boulevard 0-425-16631-7, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $6.50, 251pp, pb, cover by Joe Jusko) [Generation X] SF novelization based on the comic book characters. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia; copyrighted by Marvel Characters.

The Bear Comes Home Rafi Zabor (Norton 0-393-04037-2, Aug ’97 [Mar ’98], $25.00, 480pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel. A Shakespeare-quoting bear is a virtuoso sax player trying to get his life and career together. A first novel by a music journalist. Published in 1997, but not seen until now.

The Bear Comes Home Rafi Zabor (Norton 0-393-31863-X, Sep ’98, $15.00, 484pp, tp) Reprint (Norton 1997) literary fantasy novel about a sax-playing bear. Winner of the Pen/Faulkner award.

Star Wars: Specter of the Past Timothy Zahn (SFBC #19975, Jan ’98, $10.98, 344pp, hc, cover by Drew Struzan) [Star Wars: Hand of Thrawn] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1997) Star Wars novelization. This is similar to the Bantam Spectra edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Star Wars: Specter of the Past Timothy Zahn (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29804-6, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $5.99, 386pp, pb, cover by Drew Struzan) [Star Wars: Hand of Thrawn] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1997) Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

Star Wars: Vision of the Future Timothy Zahn (Bantam Spectra 0-553-10035-1, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $23.95, 520pp, hc, cover by Drew Struzan) [Star Wars: Hand of Thrawn] Star Wars novelization, sequel to Star Wars: Specter of the Past, second and final book of “The Hand of Thrawn”. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

Star Wars: Vision of the Future Timothy Zahn (SFBC #0135, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $11.98, 520pp, hc, cover by Drew Struzan) [Star Wars: Hand of Thrawn] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1998) Star Wars novelization, sequel to Star Wars: Specter of the Past. This is similar to the Bantam Spectra edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Brute Orbits George Zebrowski (HarperPrism 0-06-105026-1, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $23.00, 219pp, hc) Near-future SF novel about asteroid-mine prisons.

Donnerjack Roger Zelazny & Jane Lindskold (Avon Eos 0-380-77022-9, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $6.99, 579pp, pb) Reprint (Avon 1997) SF novel.

Coils Roger Zelazny & Fred Saberhagen (Tor 0-812-55877-4, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $5.99, 250pp, pb, cover by David Lee Anderson) Reissue (Tor 1982) SF novel about an intelligent computer. Third printing.

Playing God Sarah Zettel (Warner Aspect 0-446-52322-4, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $22.00, 417pp, hc, cover by Steve Youll) SF novel. Humans try to help restore an alien planet’s ecology after a history of constant warfare that may not have truly ended.

Playing God Sarah Zettel (SFBC #00615, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $10.98, 417pp, hc, cover by Steve Youll) Reprint (Warner Aspect 1998) SF novel. This is similar to the Warner Aspect edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

New Territories: The Computer Visions of Jürgen Ziewe Jürgen Ziewe (Overlook Press 0-87951-811-1, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $22.95, 128pp, tp, cover by Jürgen Ziewe) Art book of computer-generated fantasy art. Text by Nigel Suckling. First US edition (Paper Tiger 1997).

The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon Richard Zimler (Overlook Press 0-87951-834-0, Apr ’98 [May ’98], $24.95, 318pp, hc, cover by Walter Hellmann) Associational mystery with mild mystical elements. A man is drawn by a vision to investigate his uncle’s murder during a massacre of Jews in 16th-century Portugal. Although written in English, this was first published in the author’s own Portuguese translation in Portugal.

Fairy Tales and Fables from Weimar Days ed. Jack Zipes (University of Wisconsin Press 0-299-15744-X, Sep ’97 [Apr ’98], $14.95, 211pp, tp) Reprint (University of New England 1989) collection of 27 tales translated by Zipes. This is dated 1997, but not seen until now.

Forrest J Ackerman’s World of Science Fiction Forrest J Ackerman (Aurum Press 1-85410-573-6, Mar ’98, £20.00, 240pp, hc) Reprint (General Publishing Group 1997) non-fiction, a photographic history of SF in print and film. Foreword by John Landis, preface by A.E. van Vogt. [First U.K. edition]

Tales from Watership Down Richard Adams (Puffin UK 0-14-038245-3, Feb ’98, £4.99, 248pp, pb, cover by John Butler) [Watership Down] Reprint (Hutchinson 1996) young-adult fantasy collection.

The Cockatrice Boys Joan Aiken (Puffin UK 0-14-130010-8, Aug ’98, £4.99, 190pp, pb, cover by Jamie Tanner) Reprint (Gollancz 1996) young-adult fantasy novel of a disrupted England.

The Twinkling of an Eye or My Life as an Englishman Brian Aldiss (Little, Brown UK 0-316-64706-3, Nov ’98, £20.00, 484pp, hc) Autobiography of the author, illustrated with eight pages of photographs.

Cyber-Killers ed. Ric Alexander (Orion 0-75281-633-0, May ’98, £6.99, x+540pp, pb, cover by Black Sheep) Reprint (Millennium 1997) anthology of 23 SF murder stories involving technology.

The Unexplained: Stories of the Paranormal ed. Ric Alexander (Orion 0-75281-004-9, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], £17.99, 433pp, tp) SF/fantasy/dark fantasy anthology of 21 stories, including two originals by Richard Laymon and Graham Masterton, and a Foreword by Peter James. Alexander is a pseudonym of Peter Haining. A trade paperback edition (-005-7, £10.99) was announced but not seen.

Star Wars: X-Wing Book Five: Wraith Squadron Aaron Allston (Bantam UK 0-553-50599-8, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], £5.99, 403pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Star Wars: X-Wing] Star Wars novelization. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam Spectra) edition.

Star Wars: X-Wing Book Six: Iron Fist Aaron Allston (Bantam UK 0-553-50600-5, Jul ’98, £5.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Star Wars: X-Wing] Star Wars novelisation. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam Spectra) edition.

Superstition David Ambrose (Pan 0-330-36744-7, Jul ’98 [Sep ’98], £5.99, 419pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1997) SF/supernatural novel.

Resurrection, Inc. Kevin J. Anderson (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648307-0, Jun ’98 [May ’98], £5.99, 304pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (NAL Signet 1988) SF novel. [First U.K. edition]

The X-Files: Antibodies Kevin J. Anderson (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648252-X, Mar ’98, £5.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Tony Mauro) [X-Files] Reprint (Voyager 1997) original novel based on the Chris Carter series. Volume V in the series.

Thirsty Matthew T. Anderson (Walker UK 0-7445-4071-2, Nov ’97 [Mar ’98], £8.99, 239pp, hc, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Candlewick Press 1997) young-adult dark fantasy novel. A teenage boy tries to avoid becoming a vampire. [First U.K. edition]

Thirsty Matthew T. Anderson (Walker UK 0-7445-6014-4, Jul ’98, £3.99, 239pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Walker 1997) young-adult horror novel.

Blackthorn, Whitethorn Rachel Anderson (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-68127-6, Nov ’97 [Jan ’98], £3.99, 150pp, tp, cover by Tim Clarey) Young-adult ghost novel.

Heart Song The New Virginia Andrews (Simon & Schuster UK 0-684-82106-0, Jan ’98 [Apr ’98], £9.99, 378pp, tp) [Logan Family] Reprint (Pocket 1997) associational gothic horror novel. Second in new “Logan” series after Melody. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman.

Melody The New Virginia Andrews (Pocket UK 0-671-85573-5, Jan ’98 [Apr ’98], £5.99, 373pp, pb, cover by Max Schindler) [Logan Family] Reprint (Pocket 1996) associational gothic horror novel. First in the new “Logan” series. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman.

Music in the Night The New Virginia Andrews (Simon & Schuster UK 0-684-82109-5, Jul ’98, £16.99, 315pp, hc, cover by Max Schindler) [Logan Family] Reprint (Pocket 1998) associational gothic horror novel. Fourth in the “Logan Family” series. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. [First U.K. edition]

Unfinished Symphony The New Virginia Andrews (Simon & Schuster UK 0-684-82107-9, Jan ’98, £16.99, 344pp, hc, cover by Max Schindler) [Logan Family] Reprint (Pocket 1997) associational gothic horror novel, third in the “Logan Family” series after Melody and Heart Song. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. [First U.K. edition]

Doctor Who: Kursaal Peter Anghelides (BBC Books 0-563-40578-3, Jan ’98, £4.99, 282pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series.

The Last Rune, Book One: Beyond the Pale Mark Anthony (Earthlight 0-684-85167-9, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], £9.99, 527pp, tp, cover by Steve Youll) [Last Rune] Fantasy novel, first in a four-book series. A doctor and a barkeep are transported from Earth into a realm about to suffer the return of the Pale King. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam) edition.

Predator: Cold War Nathan Archer (Orion/Millennium 0-75281-653-5, Jun ’98, £4.99, 265pp, pb, cover by Dimitri Patelis) [Predator] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1997) novelization based on the SF movie and Dark Horse Comics series. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Archer is a pseudonym of Lawrence Watt-Evans. [First U.K. edition]

Predator: Concrete Jungle Nathan Archer (Orion/Millennium 0-75281-654-3, Jun ’98, £4.99, 326pp, pb, cover by Dimitri Patelis) [Predator] Reissue (Bantam Spectra; Millennium 1995) SF novelization. Archer is a pseudonym of Lawrence Watt-Evans.

The Harlequin’s Dance Tom Arden (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60192-2, Oct ’98, £6.99, 572pp, pb, cover by Kevin Jenkins) [The Orokon] Reprint (Gollancz 1997) fantasy novel, first book of “The Orokon”.

The King and Queen of Swords Tom Arden (Gollancz 0-575-06371-8, Oct ’98, £16.99, 528pp, hc, cover by Kevin Jenkins) [The Orokon] Fantasy novel. Sequel to The Harlequin’s Dance, second book of “The Orokon”.

The Lost Child Sarah Ash (Orion 1-85798-424-2, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], £9.99, 344pp, tp) Fantasy novel based on the myths of the Jewish diaspora. A hardcover edition (-423-4, £16.99) was cancelled.

The Lost Child Sarah Ash (Orion 0-75281-683-7, Sep ’98, £6.99, 344pp, pb) Reprint (Orion 1998) fantasy novel based on the myths of the Jewish diaspora.

The Engineer Neal Asher (Tanjen 1-901530-08-6, Mar ’98 [Jul ’98], £6.99, 214pp, tp) Original SF/horror collection of the title novella, and six short stories. Only two seem to be reprints. Available from Turnaround, Unit 3, Olympia Trading Estate, Coburg Road, Wood Green, London N22 6TZ.

Heroic Adventure Stories: From the Golden Age of Greece and Rome ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson 1-85487-865-4, Jan ’98, £6.99, xii+516pp, tp) Reprint (Past Times 1996 as Classical Stories: Heroic Tales from Ancient Greece and Rome) associational anthology of stories. Includes stories by Darrell Schweitzer, Thomas Burnett Swann, E.C. Tubb, and L. Sprague de Camp. This edition adds stories and extracts by Herodotus, Lawrence, Day, Gautier, Bulwer-Lytton, Spero, Marchmont, and Benson; and an original story by Tom Holt. A simultaneous Magpie edition (export-only as Giant Book of Heroic Adventure Stories) was not seen.

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