The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
Contents Lists
Previous -- Table-of-Contents
-
Mir Alexander Besher (Orbit 1-85723-722-6, Dec 98, £5.99, 306pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Gobi] Reprint (Orbit 1998) SF novel set in 2036. Second in the Gobi series, after RIM.
-
RIM Alexander Besher (Orbit 1-85723-546-0, Jan 98, £5.99, 357pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Gobi] Reissue (HarperCollinsWest 1994) virtual reality SF novel set in 21st century Tokyo and Berkeley. First in the Gobi series.
-
Ronans Revenge James Bibby (Orion 1-85798-526-5, Mar 98 [Feb 98], £16.99, 245pp, hc, cover by Paul Davies) [Ronan] Humorous fantasy novel. Book three in the series.
-
Ronans Revenge James Bibby (Orion 0-75281-748-5, Dec 98, £5.99, 245pp, pb) [Ronan] Reprint (Orion 1998) humorous fantasy novel. Book three in the series.
-
Aliens: Genocide David Bischoff (Orion 0-75281-743-4, Nov 98, £4.99, 247pp, pb, cover by Dimitrios Patelis) [Aliens] Reissue (Bantam 1994) SF novel. Book four in the Aliens series.
-
The Crow: Quoth the Crow David Bischoff (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648364-X, May 98 [Apr 98], £5.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Crow] Reprint (HarperPrism 1998) novelisation based on the movie based on the comic books. Copyrighted by Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation. [First U.K. edition]
-
Kingdom of the Blind Alan Blackwood (Corgi 0-552-14645-5, Aug 98, £5.99, 543pp, pb) SF thriller of chemically induced super intelligence.
-
Doctor Who: Seeing I Jon Blum & Kate Orman (BBC Books 0-563-40586-4, Jun 98, £4.99, 279pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 12 of the BBC New Adventures series starring the 8th Doctor.
-
Deus Philip Boast (Headline 0-7472-5380-3, Aug 98 [Sep 98], £5.99, 406pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) Reprint (Headline 1997) fantasy novel. A heretical sect guards a secret under London: the sleeping body of Christ.
-
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys: By the Sword Divided Timothy Boggs (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-140-38546-0, Jul 97 [Apr 98], £3.99, 148pp, pb) [Hercules] Reprint (Boulevard 1996) novelization. First in the series based on the TV show. Copyrighted by MCA Publishing Rights. Published in 1997 but not seen until now. [First U.K. edition]
-
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys: The Eye of the Ram Timothy Boggs (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-038548-7, Mar 98, £3.99, 140pp, pb) [Hercules] Reprint (Boulevard 1997) fantasy novelization based on the TV series. Book three in the series. Copyrighted by MCA Publishing Rights. [First U.K. edition]
-
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys: The First Casualty Timothy Boggs (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-038549-5, Mar 98, £3.99, 140pp, pb) [Hercules] Reprint (Boulevard 1997) fantasy novelization based on the TV series. Book four in the series. Copyrighted by MCA Publishing Rights. [First U.K. edition]
-
Doctor Who: Last Man Running Chris Boucher (BBC Books 0-563-40594-5, Sep 98, £4.99, 251pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series.
-
Moonwar Ben Bova (NEL 0-340-68251-5, Apr 98, £5.99, 531pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Moonbase] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1997) SF novel, book two of the Moonbase saga.
-
The Butcher of Glastonbury David Bowker (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60203-1, May 98, £5.99, 224pp, pb) [Death Prayer] Reprint (Gollancz 1997) dark fantasy thriller. Sequel to The Death Prayer.
-
Driving Blind Ray Bradbury (Earthlight 0-671-02207-5, Oct 98, £5.99, 259pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Avon 1997) original collection of 21 stories, four previously published elsewhere, with a brief afterword by Bradbury. [First U.K. edition]
-
I Sing the Body Electric! Ray Bradbury (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-671-01789-6, Aug 98, £5.99, 331pp, pb, cover by Trevor Scobie) Reprint (Knopf 1969) collection of 17 stories and a poem. Further copyrighted 1977, suggesting a possible revision.
-
The October Country Ray Bradbury (Earthlight 0-671-01791-8, Oct 98, £5.99, x+306pp, pb, cover by Trevor Scobie) Reprint (Ballantine 1955) collection of 19 stories. Includes the new introduction by Bradbury from the 1976 Del Rey edition. Illustrated by Joe Mugnaini.
-
Quicker than the Eye Ray Bradbury (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-671-01784-5, Apr 98, £5.99, 261pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Avon 1996) Collection of 21 recent stories (nine previously unpublished), and an afterword by Bradbury. [First U.K. edition]
-
Something Wicked This Way Comes Ray Bradbury (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-671-01790-X, Aug 98, £5.99, 215pp, pb, cover by J. K. Potter) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1962) classic dark fantasy novel.
-
Lady of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley (Penguin UK 0-14-024193-0, May 98, £6.99, 432pp, pb, cover by Philip Argent) [Avalon] Reprint (Viking 1997) Arthurian fantasy, a prequel to The Mists of Avalon, sequel to The Forest House. An open market edition was available in February 1998.
-
The Mists of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley (Penguin UK 0-14-017719-1, May 98, £6.99, 1009pp, pb, cover by Philip Argent) [Avalon] Reissue (Knopf 1983) Arthurian fantasy.
-
Lady Pain Rebecca Bradley (Gollancz 0-575-06430-7, Aug 98 [Sep 98], £16.99, 336pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) [Gil] Fantasy novel. Third in the Gil series.
-
Scions Lady Rebecca Bradley (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60161-2, Aug 98 [Sep 98], £5.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Gil] Reprint (Gollancz 1997) fantasy novel. Book two in the Gil series.
-
Sensational Cyber Stories ed. Tony Bradman (Corgi 0-552-54525-2, Nov 98 [Oct 98], £4.99, 190pp, pb, cover by George Smith) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1997) anthology of 10 original young-adult SF stories about computers and virtual realitty.
-
Light Errant Chaz Brenchley (NEL 0-340-68557-3, Feb 98, £5.99, 314pp, pb) [Ben Macallen] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1997) urban dark fantasy novel, sequel to Dead of Light.
-
Tower of the Kings Daughter Chaz Brenchley (Orbit 1-85723-692-0, Oct 98 [Sep 98], £6.99, 600pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Outremer] Fantasy novel. Book One of the Outremer trilogy.
-
Glory Season David Brin (Orbit 1-85723-202-X, Aug 98, £5.99, 600pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) Reissue (Orbit; Bantam Spectra 1993) SF novel. Sixth printing.
-
Heavens Reach David Brin (Orbit 1-85723-564-9, Aug 98, £16.99, 571pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino) [Uplift] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1998) SF novel, The Final Book of the Second Uplift Trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
-
Infinitys Shore David Brin (Orbit 1-85723-565-7, Aug 98, £6.99, 670pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Uplift] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1996) SF novel. Book Two of the Second Uplift Trilogy. Schweitzer, and Tremayne.
-
The Postman David Brin (Orbit 1-85723-629-7, Feb 98, £5.99, 323pp, pb) Reissue (Bantam Spectra 1985) SF novel, movie tie-in edition. Third printing.
-
The Hiding Game Jane Brindle (Headline 0-7472-1858-7, Nov 98 [Dec 98], £16.99, 216pp, hc) Horror novel.
-
The Seeker Jane Brindle (Headline 0-7472-5570-9, Jan 98, £5.99, 344pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 1997) fantasy/ghost novel. This is a pseudonym for Josephine Cox. An export edition (same details) was available 1 October 1997.
-
The Tallow Image Jane Brindle (Headline 0-7472-5753-1, Jan 98 [Mar 98], £5.99, 404pp, pb) Reissue (Orion 1995) occult novel. Brindle is a pseudonym of Josephine Cox.
-
The Crow: The Lazarus Heart Poppy Z. Brite (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648365-8, Aug 98 [Jul 98], £5.99, 213pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Crow] Reprint (HarperPrism 1998) novelisation. The first original novel based on the movie based on a comic. [First U.K. edition]
-
A Knight of the Word Terry Brooks (Orbit 1-85723-677-7, Aug 98, £16.99, 311pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) [John Ross, Knight] Reprint (Del Rey 1998) dark fantasy novel. Sequel to Running with the Demon, featuring John Ross, Knight. [First U.K. edition]
-
A Knight of the Word Terry Brooks (BCA UK CN71149, Oct 98, £9.99, 311pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) [John Ross, Knight] Reprint (Del Rey; Orbit 1998) dark fantasy novel. Second in the John Ross, Knight series after Running with the Demon.
-
Running with the Demon Terry Brooks (Orbit 1-85723-607-6, Aug 98, £5.99, 503pp, pb, cover by Brom) [John Ross, Knight] Reprint (Del Rey 1997) dark fantasy novel. First in the John Ross, Knight series.
-
Komarr Lois McMaster Bujold (Earthlight 0-671-01783-7, Oct 98, £5.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Miles Vorkosigan] Reprint (Baen 1998) SF novel in the Miles Vorkosigan series. Miles investigates a spaceship crash on Komarr. [First U.K. edition]
-
Memory Lois McMaster Bujold (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-671-01607-5, Apr 98, £5.99, 465pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Miles Vorkosigan] Reprint (Baen 1996) SF novel in the Miles Vorkosigan series, sequel to Mirror Dance. Miles brain damage makes him unfit for military service. [First U.K. edition]
-
Doctor Who: Vanderdekens Children Christopher Bulis (BBC Books 0-563-40590-2, Aug 98, £4.99, 281pp, pb, cover by Colin Howard) [Doctor Who] Novelisation based on the TV series.
-
The New Adventures: Tempest Christopher Bulis (New Adventures 0-426-20523-5, Jan 98 [Dec 97], £4.99, 265pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) SF novelization based on Doctor Who, without the Doctor.
-
The Demon King Chris Bunch (Orbit 1-85723-571-1, Mar 98 [Feb 98], £9.99, 507pp, tp, cover by Keith Scaife) [Seer King] Fantasy novel. Sequel to The Seer King. Simultaneous with the US (Warner Aspect) edition.
-
The Seer King Chris Bunch (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-490-1, Apr 98 [Mar 98], £6.99, 618pp, pb, cover by Keith Scaife) [Seer King] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1997) fantasy novel. A seer and a soldier change a corrupt empires fate. First in a series.
-
Tiger, Tiger Melvin Burgess (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-038339-5, May 98, £4.99, 148pp, pb) Reprint (Andersen Press 1996) young-adult SF/fantasy novel.
-
Timons Tide Charles Butler (Orion/Dolphin 1-85881-646-7, Nov 98 [Dec 98], £4.50, 181pp, pb, cover by George Smith) Young-adult horror novel.
-
Elementals: Stories of Fire and Ice A. S. Byatt (Chatto & Windus 0-701-16823-4, Nov 98 [Oct 98], £12.00, 230pp, hc, cover by Edvard Munch) Collection of six mainstream and literary fantasy stories, including the original fantasy novella, Cold.
- 1 · Crocodile Tears · na The Paris Review, 1998
- 79 · A Lamia in the Cévennes · ss Atlantic Monthly Jul 95
- 113 · Cold · na *
- 183 · Baglady · ss The Daily Telegraph, 1995
- 195 · Jael · nv The Guardian, 1997
- 217 · Christ in the House of Martha and Mary · ss You: The Mail on Sunday; also on Word Pictures (BBC Radio 3).
-
Tea from an Empty Cup Pat Cadigan (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-21842-4, Sep 98 [Aug 98], £5.99, 218pp, pb) [Dore Konstantin] Cyber-SF mystery novel of death in Artificial Reality.
-
Cythera Richard Calder (Orbit 1-85723-533-9, Mar 98 [Feb 98], £5.99, 311pp, pb) [Dead Girls] SF novel set in the same world as his Dead Girls series.
-
Frenzetta Richard Calder (Orbit 1-85723-683-1, Dec 98 [Nov 98], £5.99, 268pp, pb) SF novel. In a future where our world has broken down, reality follows.
-
Ghosts and Grisly Things Ramsey Campbell (Pumpkin Books 1-901914-08-9, Sep 98, £6.99, xvi+300pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Horror collection of 20 stories, one original. A hardcover edition (-07-0, £16.99) is also available. A limited edition (-06-2) was announced but not seen.
- xi · Introduction · in *
- 1 · The Same in Any Language · ss Weird Tales Sum 91
- 14 · Going Under · ss Dark Love, ed. Nancy Collins, Martin H. Greenberg & Edward E. Kramer, Penguin/Roc, 1995
- 30 · The Alternative · nv Darklands 2, ed. Nicholas Royle, NEL, 1994
- 52 · Out of the Woods · ss Dark Terrors 2, ed. Stephen Jones & David Sutton, London: Gollancz, 1996
- 61 · A Street Was Chosen · ss Weird Tales Sum 91
- 68 · McGonagall in the Head · nv Uncanny Banquet, ed. Ramsey Campbell, Little, Brown UK, 1992
- 86 · Through the Walls · nv British Fantasy Society Booklet #5 81
- 111 · This Time · ss Night Visions 3, ed. George R. R. Martin, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1986
- 121 · The Sneering · ss Fantasy Tales #14 85
- 137 · Between the Floors · ss Destination Unknown, ed. Peter Crowther, White Wolf, 1997; slightly revised
- 155 · Where They Lived · ss Phantasm #1 94
- 171 · Root Cause · ss Night Visions 3, ed. George R. R. Martin, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1986
- 186 · Looking Out · ss Night Visions 3, ed. George R. R. Martin, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1986
- 193 · The Dead Must Die · nv Narrow Houses, ed. Peter Crowther, Little Brown UK, 1992
- 211 · A Side of the Sea · ss Borderlands 4, ed. Thomas F. Monteleone, Borderlands Press, 1994
- 221 · Missed Connection · ss Night Visions 3, ed. George R. R. Martin, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1986
- 228 · The Change · ss *; c. 1980. An early version appeared (much to the authors surprise) in Shayol 4, 1980.
- 240 · Welcomeland · ss Words International Feb 88
- 252 · See How They Run [For You to Judge] · nv Monsters in Our Midst, ed. Robert Bloch, Tor, 1993
- 271 · Ra*e · nv *
-
Berta La Larga Cuca Canals (Anchor UK 1-86230-021-6, Oct 98 [Sep 98], £6.99, 172pp, tp) Literary fantasy novel. Translated from the Spanish original (Plaza & Janes 1996) by Sonia Soto. A young womans moods affect the weather.
-
Oscar and Lucinda Peter Carey (Faber and Faber 0-571-19255-6, Feb 98 [Mar 98], £6.99, 520pp, tp) Reprint (Faber 1988) literary fantasy novel. A film tie-in edition.
-
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography Humphrey Carpenter (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10245-1, Sep 98, £7.99, 288pp, tp) Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1977) biography. Second printing. A special edition, commemorating 25 years since Tolkiens death. [J. R. R. Tolkien]
-
Kissing the Beehive Jonathan Carroll (Gollancz 0-575-06612-1, May 98, £14.99, 251pp, hc, cover by Splash) [Frannie McCabe] Reprint (Doubleday 1998) associational non-supernatural mystery. [First U.K. edition]
-
The X-Files: Fight the Future Chris Carter & Elizabeth Hand (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-651190-2, Aug 98, £5.99, 219pp, pb) [X-Files] Reprint (HarperPrism 1998) novelisation of the screenplay by Carter, adapted by Hand. A hardcover edition (-224692-9, £16.99) is cancelled. [First U.K. edition]
-
The X-Files: Fight the Future Chris Carter & Elizabeth Hand (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224692-9, Aug 98, £16.99, 219pp, hc) [X-Files] Reprint (HarperPrism 1998) novelisation of the screenplay by Carter, adapted by Hand. Simultaneous with the paperback edition. [First U.K. edition]
-
dwb: Deepwater Black: The Complete Story Ken Catran (Hodder Childrens Books 0-340-72705-5, Jan 98, £5.99, 503pp, pb) Young-adult omnibus of the Deepwater Black trilogy of SF novels (all re-named for this edition). A TV tie-in to the 1997 serial. The books are separately paginated.
- 1 · Part One: Robbie [Deepwater Black] · n. HarperCollins New Zealand, 1992
- 187 · Part Two: Denie [Deepwater Landing] · n. HarperCollins New Zealand, 1993
- 371 · Part Three: Connal [Deepwater Angels] · n. HarperCollins New Zealand, 1994
-
Invasion: Earth: The Last Echo Peter Cave (Headline 0-7472-6001-X, May 98, £5.99, 278pp, pb) [Invasion: Earth] Novelisation of the BBC TV series.
-
1999 Philip Caveney (Headline 0-7472-5661-6, Apr 98, £5.99, 406pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 1997) horror novel.
-
Scissorman Mark Chadbourn (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60224-4, Nov 98, £5.99, 352pp, pb, cover by David Farren) Reprint (Gollancz 1997) dark fantasy novel.
-
Disco 2000 ed. Sarah Champion (Sceptre 0-340-70771-2, Feb 98, £6.99, 365pp, tp) Anthology of 19 original mainstream and genre stories, all taking place in the last hours of 31st December 1999. Authors include Pat Cadigan, Neal Stephenson, Poppy Z. Brite, Robert Anton Wilson, and Paul Di Filippo.
-
The Enchantresses Vera Chapman (Gollancz 0-575-06524-9, Jan 98 [Dec 97], £16.99, 223pp, hc, cover by Harvey Parker) Arthurian fantasy novel of his three half-sisters, Morgause, Vivian, and Morgan, trained in magic by Merlin.
-
The Three Damosels Vera Chapman (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60108-6, Jun 98, £5.99, 383pp, pb, cover by Danny Flynn) [King Arthur] Reprint (Magnum 1978) fantasy omnibus of three Arthurian novels, The Green Knight (1975), The Kings Damosel (1976) and King Arthurs Daughter (1976).
-
Finitys End C. J. Cherryh (NEL 0-340-69578-1, Feb 98, £5.99, 471pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [Alliance-Union] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1997) SF novel in the Union-Alliance series. The Hodder & Stoughton hardcover (-69577-3, £16.99) scheduled for October 1997 was not seen.
-
Lois & Clark C. J. Cherryh (Boxtree 0-7522-1163-3, Feb 98 [Apr 98], £4.99, 283pp, pb) Reprint (Prima/Proteus 1996) SF novelization based on the Superman comics.
-
The Paladin Mandates Mike Chinn (The Alchemy Press 0-9532260-0-X, Jan 98 [Apr 98], £6.50, 95pp, ph, cover by Bob Covington) Horror/fantasy collection of 6 stories, 3 original, about an occult adventurer. The 3 reprint stories have all been significantly revised for this edition. Available from 46 Oxford Rd, Acocks Green, Birmingham B27 6DT.
- 9 · Good Evening, Princess · ss *
- 22 · Ive Got You Under My Skin [The Death-Wish Mandate; Damian Paladin] · nv Kadath Jul 82
- 37 · Ace in the Hole [Thanksgiving Dinner; Damian Paladin] · ss Winter Chills #2 87
- 41 · You Ought to Be in Pictures [The Hollywood Mandate; Damian Paladin] · ss Fantasy Tales #17 87
- 57 · Racketeers Blues · ss *
- 77 · Song of the Dawn · ss *
-
Laptop of the Gods: A Millennium Fable Peter Chippindale (Simon & Schuster UK 0-684-81613-X, Nov 98, £9.99, 420pp, hc, cover by Stephen Player) Humorous millennial fantasy novel. The bored gods relinquish charge of humanity at the suggestion of the computer GOD.
-
Child of the Dawn: A Magical Journey of Awakening Gautama Chopra (Bantam UK 0-553-50593-9, Mar 98 [Feb 98], £5.99, xviii+180pp, tp) Reprint (Amber-Allen Publishing/New World Library 1996) fantasy novel. A parable based on the bestseller The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra, Gautamas father, who contributes a foreword. A first novel. A hardcover (Bantam Press, 1997) is listed, but not seen.
Next -- Table-of-Contents