The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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Shadow Dawn Chris Claremont (Bantam UK 0-553-50482-7, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], £5.99, iv+511pp, pb, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [Shadow War] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1997) fantasy novel based on a story by George Lucas, based on the movie Willow. Second in “The Chronicles of the Shadow War” after Shadow Moon.

The Fall Simon Clark (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-69610-9, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], £17.99, 537pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) SF/dark fantasy novel. Time begins to move backwards within a ring of standing stones, taking its human passengers on a bloody ride into the past.

Vampyrrhic Simon Clark (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-69608-7, May ’98 [Apr ’98], £16.99, 441pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Vampyrrhic] Dark fantasy novel. Vampires nest in a North Yorkshire village.

Vampyrrhic Simon Clark (NEL 0-340-69609-5, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], £6.99, 441pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Vampyrrhic] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1998) dark fantasy novel. Vampires nest in a North Yorkshire village.

The City and the Stars Arthur C. Clarke (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60252-X, Feb ’98, £5.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1956) classic SF novel. Includes a 1986 Introduction.

The Deep Range Arthur C. Clarke (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60291-0, Aug ’98 [Sep ’98], £5.99, 224pp, pb) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1957) SF novel of undersea life and farming. Includes a ‘Preface to the 1988 Edition’.

A Fall of Moondust Arthur C. Clarke (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60290-2, Jun ’98, £5.99, 224pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Harcourt, Brace and World 1961) SF novel of a buried lunar cruiser. Includes a 1987 preface by Clarke.

The Songs of Distant Earth Arthur C. Clarke (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-06623-3, Nov ’98, £5.99, 238pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 1986) SF novel.

Tales of Ten Worlds Arthur C. Clarke (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60251-1, May ’98, £5.99, 245pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Harcourt, Brace and World 1962) SF collection.

Dark Water Ann Coburn (The Bodley Head 0-370-32352-1, Mar ’98, £9.99, 122pp, hc, cover by Angelo Renaldi) [Borderland Sequence] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in “The Borderland Sequence”.

Wolves of the Gods Allan Cole (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-68193-4, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], £16.99, 449pp, hc, cover by Peter Elson) [Timuras] Fantasy novel. Second in the “Timura” trilogy after When the Gods Slept (US as Wizard of the Winds).

Wolves of the Gods Allan Cole (NEL 0-340-68194-2, Oct ’98 [Nov ’98], £6.99, 449pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [Timuras] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1998 as The Timura Trilogy Volume 2: Wolves of the Gods) fantasy novel. Volume two of “The Timura Trilogy” after When the Gods Slept (US as Wizard of the Winds).

Doctor Who: Short Trips ed. Stephen Cole (BBC Books 0-563-40560-0, Mar ’98, £4.99, x+336pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Original anthology of 15 stories based on various incarnations of the TV character.

Doctor Who: Longest Day Michael Collier (BBC Books 0-563-40581-3, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], £4.99, x+276pp, pb, cover by Colin Howard) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series.

The Dream-Woman and other stories Wilkie Collins (Phoenix 0-75380-454-9, Sep ’98 [Nov ’98], £3.99, x+241pp, tp, cover by Richard Prideaux) Collection of 11 stories, selected, edited, and with an introduction by Peter Miles.

Stealing Sacred Fire Storm Constantine (Penguin 0-14-026896-0, Dec ’97 [Jan ’98], £5.99, 357pp, pb) [Grigori Trilogy] Fantasy novel. Third in the “Grigori” trilogy after Stalking Tender Prey and Scenting Hallowed Blood.

Creatures: If You Go Down to the Woods Louise Cooper (Hippo 0-590-11163-9, Nov ’98, £3.50, 152pp, tp) [Creatures] Juvenile horror novel. Book two in a series which reinterprets famous nursery rhymes.

Creatures: Once I Caught a Fish Alive Louise Cooper (Hippo 0-590-11162-0, Nov ’98, £3.50, 142pp, tp) [Creatures] Juvenile horror novel. Book one in a new series which reinterprets famous nursery rhymes.

Creatures: See How They Run Louise Cooper (Hippo 0-590-54381-4, Nov ’98, £3.50, 148pp, tp) [Creatures] Juvenile horror novel. Book three in a series which reinterprets famous nursery rhymes.

Heart of Dust Louise Cooper (Puffin UK 0-14-038338-7, Mar ’98 [Apr ’98], £3.99, 153pp, pb) Young-adult fantasy novel.

Heart of Fire Louise Cooper (Puffin UK 0-14-038771-4, Mar ’98 [Apr ’98], £3.99, 155pp, pb) Reprint (Puffin 1996 as Firespell) young-adult fantasy novel.

Heart of Glass Louise Cooper (Puffin 0-14-038769-2, Aug ’98, £3.99, 149pp, pb) Reprint (Puffin 1996 as The Shrouded Mirror) young-adult dark fantasy novel.

Heart of Ice Louise Cooper (Puffin 0-14-038770-6, Nov ’98 [Dec ’98], £3.99, 153pp, pb) Reprint (Puffin 1996 as The Hounds of Winter) young-adult fantasy novel.

Heart of Stone Louise Cooper (Puffin 0-14-038768-4, May ’98 [Jun ’98], £3.99, 153pp, pb, cover by Karen Hatch) Reprint (Puffin 1996 as Blood Dance) young-adult fantasy novel.

Keepers of Light Louise Cooper (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-66734-6, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], £3.99, x+294pp, pb, cover by John Avon) [Shar Tillmer] Young-adult fantasy novel. Book three in a trilogy after Daughter of Storms and The Dark Caller.

Sacrament of Night Louise Cooper (Headline 0-7472-5372-2, Jul ’98 [Aug ’98], £5.99, 344pp, pb, cover by J. Sullivan) Reprint (Headline 1997) fantasy novel.

Storm Ghost Louise Cooper (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-038636-X, May ’98, £3.99, 121pp, tp, cover by Tom Connell) Young-adult fantasy novel.

The Boggart and the Monster Susan Cooper (The Bodley Head 0-370-32486-2, Jun ’98, £10.99, 167pp, hc, cover by Trina Schart Hyam) [Boggart] Reprint (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 1997) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The Boggart. [First U.K. edition]

Ark of the People W. J. Corbett (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-69965-5, Jul ’98, £3.99, 294pp, pb, cover by Wayne Anderson) [Ark of the People] Young-adult animal fantasy novel, illustrated by Wayne Anderson.

The Sorrows of Satan Marie Corelli (Oxford University Press 0-19-283324-3, Jun ’98, £5.99, xxvi+401pp, tp, cover by Paul Mathey) Reprint (Methuen 1895) fantasy novel. Subtitled “or The Strange Experiences of One Geoffrey Tempest, Millionaire: A Romance”. This new Oxford edition includes a revision of the 1996 introduction, with an added chronology and explanatory notes, all by Peter Keating.

Fade Robert Cormier (Puffin UK 0-14-130052-3, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], £4.99, 246pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1988) young-adult fantasy novel; a young boy discovers he can become invisible.

The Uninvited Paul Cornell (Virgin 0-7535-0220-8, Oct ’97 [Jan ’98], £5.99, 160pp, pb) Novelization of the SF TV series of alien infestation.

Excalibur Bernard Cornwell (Penguin UK 0-14-023287-7, Oct ’98 [Dec ’98], £5.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Bill Gregory) [Warlord Chronicles] Reprint (Michael Joseph 1997) Arthurian novel. Last in the trilogy after The Winter King and Enemy of God.

Girlfriend in a Coma Douglas Coupland (HarperCollins/Flamingo 0-00-225754-8, Apr ’98, £12.99, 281pp, hc) Literary SF/fantasy novel. A woman wakes after a 17-year coma to announce having seen the end of the world.

Girlfriend in a Coma Douglas Coupland (HarperCollins/Flamingo 0-00-655127-0, Nov ’98, £6.99, 281pp, tp) Reprint (Flamingo 1998) literary SF/fantasy novel.

Spirit World: Creature of Fire Bruce Coville (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-71461-1, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], £3.99, 191pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) Reprint (Minstrel 1996 as Bruce Coville’s Chamber of Horrors #1: Amulet of Doom) young-adult horror novel. This is significantly revised from the 1985 Dell/Twilight (as Amulet of Doom) edition. [First U.K. edition]

Spirit World: Eyes of the Tarot Bruce Coville (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-71460-3, Jul ’98, £3.99, 179pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) Reprint (Minstrel 1996 as Bruce Coville’s Chamber of Horrors #3: Eyes of the Tarot) young-adult horror novel. This is significantly revised from the 1983 Dell/Twilight (as Eyes of the Tarot) edition. [First U.K. edition]

Spirit World: Restless Spirits Bruce Coville (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-71458-1, Jul ’98, £3.99, 149pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) Reprint (Minstrel 1996 as Bruce Coville’s Chamber of Horrors #4: Waiting Spirits) young-adult horror novel. This is significantly revised from the 1984 Bantam (as Waiting Spirits) edition. [First U.K. edition]

Spirit World: Spirits and Spells Bruce Coville (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-71459-X, Jul ’98, £3.99, 162pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) Reprint (Minstrel 1996 as Bruce Coville’s Chamber of Horrors #2: Spirits and Spells) young-adult horror novel. This is significantly revised from the 1983 Dell/Twilight (as Spirits and Spells) edition. [First U.K. edition]

12 Irish Ghost Stories ed. Patricia Craig (Oxford University Press 0-19-288070-5, Apr ’98, £4.99, x+144pp, tp) Ghost anthology.

Eaters of the Dead Michael Crichton (Arrow 0-09-922282-5, May ’98, £5.99, 120pp, pb, cover by Michael Mascaro) Reprint (Knopf 1976) associational novel.

Star Wars: Rebel Dawn A. C. Crispin (Bantam UK 0-553-50548-3, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], £5.99, 389pp, pb, cover by Drew Struzan) [Star Wars: Han Solo] SF novelization, book three in the “Han Solo Trilogy”. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam Spectra) edition.

Escardy Gap Peter Crowther & James Lovegrove (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-671-01605-9, Apr ’98, £5.99, 543pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Tor 1996) horror novel. A writer literally struggles with the creatures of his imagination. [First U.K. edition]

Defending Middle-Earth: Tolkien: Myth and Modernity Patrick Curry (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10371-7, Dec ’98, £7.99, 206pp, tp) Reprint (Floris 1997) critical study; contends that Tolkien is neither reactionary nor escapist, and that LOTR knowingly addresses the conflict between the natural spirit and the mechanisation of the human soul. [J. R. R. Tolkien]

April Fools Richie Tankersley Cusick (Scholastic UK 0-590-11291-0, Oct ’98, £3.50, 218pp, pb) Reissue (Scholastic 1990) young-adult horror novel.

Trick or Treat Richie Tankersley Cusick (Scholastic UK 0-590-11292-9, Oct ’98, £3.50, 209pp, pb) Reissue (Scholastic 1989) young-adult horror novel.

Crocodile Soup Julia Darling (Anchor UK 1-86230-050-X, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], £9.99, 351pp, tp, cover by Alan Baker) Literary lesbian novel with light fantasy elements of ghosts and telepathy. A first novel.

Enemies of Society John David (The Book Guild 1-85776-273-8, Jun ’98 [Sep ’98], £15.95, 534pp, hc, cover by Richard B. Crotch) [Enemies of Society] SF novel, book one of the “Doomed Galaxy” trilogy. Complex, philosopical space opera about the struggle between religious dogma and unbridled democracy when humanity confronts an alien race with no concept of the individual. A first novel.

Babylon 5: In the Beginning Peter David (Boxtree 0-7522-2484-0, Jul ’98 [Aug ’98], £5.99, 255pp, pb) [Babylon 5] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 1998) SF novelisation. Novelisation of the screenplay by J. Michael Straczynski. [First U.K. edition]

Babylon 5: Thirdspace Peter David (Boxtree 0-7522-2489-1, Sep ’98, £5.99, 256pp, pb) [Babylon 5] Reprint (Del Rey 1998) SF novelization. [First U.K. edition]

Another Girl, Another Planet Martin Day & Len Beech (New Adventures 0-426-20528-6, Aug ’98, £5.99, 245pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Bernice Summerfield] Novelization based on “Doctor Who” without the Doctor. Book 15 in the “Bernice Summerfield” series.

Someplace to be Flying Charles De Lint (Macmillan UK 0-333-73280-4, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], £16.99, 465pp, hc, cover by Fletcher Sibthorp) [Newford] Reprint (Tor 1998) fantasy novel. Masterly, melancholic melange of urban myth, faery, and folklore. [First U.K. edition]

Trader Charles De Lint (Pan 0-330-34935-X, Sep ’98, £6.99, 558pp, pb, cover by Fletcher Sibthorp) Reprint (Tor 1997) contemporary fantasy novel. A guitar-maker trades bodies with a drunken loser.

They Fly at Çiron Samuel R. Delany (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-649939-2, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], £5.99, 222pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Incunabula 1993) fantasy adventure novel of a civilized society’s conflict with warlike barbarians. Includes heavily revised and expanded versions of two published previously pieces. [First U.K. edition]

The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume 3: The Father-Thing Philip K. Dick (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-20767-8, May ’98, £7.99, 476pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1988) SF collection of 23 stories, and an introduction by John Brunner.

The Cosmic Puppets Philip K. Dick (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648286-4, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], £6.99, 143pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Ace 1957) SF novel.

The Penultimate Truth Philip K. Dick (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648288-0, Nov ’98, £6.99, 240pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Belmont 1964) SF novel.

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch Philip K. Dick (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648274-0, Sep ’98, £5.99, 204pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reissue (Doubleday 1964) SF novel. Second printing. Includes the 1996 introduction by Fay Weldon.

Ubik Philip K. Dick (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648287-2, Aug ’98, £5.99, 224pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 1969) SF novel.

The Zap Gun Philip K. Dick (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648284-8, Oct ’98, £6.99, 190pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Pyramid 1967) SF novel.

Chuck and Danielle Peter Dickinson (Corgi Yearling 0-440-86355-4, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], £3.99, 136pp, tp, cover by Angelo Rinaldi) Reprint (Delacorte 1996) associational children’s collection of seven connected stories about a girl and her cowardly dog.

The Kin Peter Dickinson (Macmillan UK 0-333-73735-0, 1998 [Nov ’98], £14.99, 632pp, hc) [Kin] Omnibus of all four parts of the young-adult prehistoric series, being published in separate volumes in the US. At least two of the parts are original to this volume.

The Flight of Dragons Peter Dickinson & Wayne Anderson (Paper Tiger 1-85028-411-3, Mar ’98, £13.99, 132pp, tp, cover by Wayne Anderson) Reprint (Pierrot 1979) art book that demonstrates how dragons could have existed. Profusely illustrated by Anderson.

Doctor Who: Catastrophea Terrance Dicks (BBC Books 0-563-40584-8, May ’98 [Apr ’98], £4.99, 248pp, pb) Novelization based on the TV series. Book 11 in the BBC “Missing Adventures” series.

Star Trek: First Contact J. M. Dillard (Pocket UK 0-671-01588-5, Nov ’97 [Jan ’98], £7.99, 276pp, tp) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1996) SF novelization.

The Mistress of Spices Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (Black Swan 0-552-99670-X, Feb ’98, £6.99, 317pp, tp, cover by Stuart Haygarth) Reprint (Doubleday/Anchor 1997) literary fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]

Reave the Just and other tales Stephen Donaldson (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224691-0, Oct ’98, £17.99, 357pp, hc, cover by Peter Goodfellow & Kevin Jenkins) Fantasy/SF collection of eight long stories, including three originals and two slightly revised for this edition. A trade paperback (export-only) edition (-224701-1, £9.99) was announced but not seen.

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