The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

Books, Listed by Author

CLEMENT-DAVIES, DAVID (chron.)

• * *Fire Bringer (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-333-76640-7, Oct ’99, £12.99, 551pp, hc, cover by Kenny McKendry) Young-adult animal fantasy novel. A stag marked for destiny, exiled in childhood, returns to free his herd from violent rule.

CLIMER, STEVEN LEE (1966- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Demonesque (DarkTales Publications 0-9672029-1-4, Oct ’99 [Nov ’99], $18.99, 155pp, tp) Dark fantasy mystery. A murder case involves a beautiful psychic who can raise the dead, and an insurance adjuster forced into early retirement by the Sumerian god of pestilence. An on-demand book. Order online at www.darktales.com, or from PO Box 675, Grandview MO 64030; add $4.00 shipping.

CLUTE, JOHN (Frederick) (1940- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Book of End Times: Grappling with the Millennium (HarperPrism 0-06-105033-4, Nov ’99 [Dec ’99], $29.95, 240pp, hc) Associational, illustrated, non-fiction, a critical look at the contemporary reaction to the millennium. Clute’s text, along with many quotes from other sources, is largely overshadowed by lots of collaged images drawing on sources from medieval art to contemporary pop culture.
• * _The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (with John Grant) (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-19869-8, Mar ’99, $29.95, 1079pp, tp, cover by Peter Goodfellow) Reprint (Orbit 1997) non-fiction, reference, winner of the Hugo and World Fantasy Awards. This has the updated “Addenda and Corrigenda” copyrighted 1998.
• * _The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (with John Grant) (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-893-1, Apr ’99, £19.99, xvi+1076pp, tp, cover by Peter Goodfellow) Reprint (Orbit 1997) expanded version of the World Fantasy Award-winning reference. It adds a 26-page “Addenda and Corrigenda” section of amendments and updates to the original edition. The body of the text (including errors) remains unchanged.
• * _The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (with John Grant) (SFBC #15376, Jun ’99, $24.98, 1079pp, hc, cover by Peter Goodfellow) Reprint (Orbit 1997) Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning reference book. The copyright page appears to be from the St. Martin’s hardcover edition, but this has the update section from the Griffin trade paperback edition; it lacks both price and SFBC number.
• * _The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (with Peter Nicholls) (Orbit 1-85723-897-4, Nov ’99, £25.00, xxxvi+1396pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Orbit 1993) reference work. Winner of the Hugo Award for best non-fiction. Updated with 23 added pages of “New Data, Typographical Errors, Factual Corrections and Miscellanea”.

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• * *Tesseracts⁸ (with Candas Jane Dorsey) (Tesseract 1-895836-61-1, Oct ’99 [Dec ’99], $9.95, 312pp, tp, cover by Mitchell Stuart) Original anthology of 15 stories and six poems by Canadian writers, illustrated by Mitchell Stuart. Authors include Cory Doctorow, Ursula Pflug, and Yves Meynard. Foreword by Clute; afterword by Dorsey. A limited hardcover edition (-62-X, $23.95) was announced but not seen. Order from Tesseract Books, The Books Collective, 214-21 Jasper Ave, Edmonton AB Canada T5J 3S2. (Contents)

COCKRELL, AMANDA (1948- ) (chron.)

• * *The Horse Catchers: Book One: When the Horses Came (Avon 0-380-79549-3, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $5.99, 295pp, pb) [Horse Catchers] Prehistoric novel with elements of Native American myth and magical realism, first in a trilogy. Packaged by Book Creations, Inc., which shares the copyright with the author.

CODRESCU, ANDREI (chron.)

• * *Messiah (Simon & Schuster 0-684-80314-3, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $23.00, 366pp, hc) Satiric millennial fantasy novel of cyberspace, fundamentalist religion, Armageddon, New Orleans, Jerusalem, and two young women who together may embody the Messiah.

COE, DAVID B. (chron.)

• * _The Outlanders (Tor 0-812-57113-4, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $6.99, 626pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [LonTobyn Chronicle] Reprint (Tor 1998) fantasy novel, second in “The LonTobyn Chronicle”.

COHEN, JACK (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Science of Discworld (with Terry Pratchett & Ian Stewart) See entry under Terry Pratchett.

COLE, ALLAN (1943- ) (chron.)

• * *The Gods Awaken (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-68195-0, Jul ’99 [Aug ’99], £16.99, 454pp, hc, cover by Peter Elson) [Timuras] Fantasy novel, third in the “Timura” trilogy, with a hero loosely based on the poet Omar Khayyam.
• * +The Gods Awaken (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40181-6, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $6.99, 404pp, pb, cover by Kamil Vojnar) [Timuras] Fantasy novel, book three in the “Tales of the Timuras” trilogy. Wizard Prince Palimak must stop the doomspell and confront the Demon Moon. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 7/99).
• * _The Gods Awaken (Hodder/NEL 0-340-68196-9, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], £6.99, 453pp, pb, cover by Mick Posen) [Timuras] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1999) fantasy novel, third volume of “The Timura Trilogy”. Last in a trilogy whose hero is loosely based on the poet Omar Khayyam.
• * _Wolves of the Gods (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42319-4, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $6.99, 404pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Timuras] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1998) fantasy novel, book two of the “Tales of the Timuras” trilogy.

COLE, STEPHEN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: More Short Trips (BBC Books 0-563-55565-3, Mar ’99, £5.99, viii+341pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Anthology of 18 original stories based on various incarnations of the TV character and his companions. (Contents)

COLEMAN, LOREN L. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Battletech: The Killing Fields (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45753-6, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $5.99, 269pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Battletech: Capellan Solution] Novelization. Book two of “The Capellan Solution”, 45th in the overall series based on the role-playing game. Copyrighted by FASA.
• * *BattleTech: Threads of Ambition (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45744-7, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $5.99, 268pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Battletech: Capellan Solution] Novelization based on the role-playing game, book one of “The Capellan Solution” series. Copyrighted by FASA.
• * *Magic: The Gathering: Bloodlines (TSR/Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1380-0, Aug ’99, $5.99, 343pp, tp, cover by Kev Walker) [Magic: The Gathering: Artifacts Cycle] Novelization based on the fantasy card game, book four of the “Artifacts Cycle”. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *VOR: Into the Maelstrom (Warner Aspect 0-446-60488-7, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], $6.50, 320pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) SF novelization based on the VOR: The Maelstrom role-playing game. Copyrighted by FASA.

COLLIER, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: The Taint (BBC Books 0-563-55568-8, Feb ’99 [Dec ’98], £4.99, 280pp, pb) Original novel based on the TV series.

COLLINS, MAX ALLAN (Jr.) (1948- ) (chron.)

• * *The Mummy (Berkley Boulevard 0-425-16948-0, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $5.99, 258pp, pb) Movie novelization. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Publishing Rights.
• * _The Mummy (Ebury Press 0-09-186829-7, Jun ’99, £5.99, 258pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley Boulevard 1999) novelization of the horror movie. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Publishing Rights. [First U.K. edition]

COLLINS, (William) WILKIE (1824-1889) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Miss or Mrs?, The Haunted Hotel, The Guilty River (Oxford University Press 0-19-283307-3, Jan ’99 [Apr ’99], £6.99, 361pp, tp, cover by James Holland) Collection of three long tales (the middle a ghost story), edited and with an introduction and notes by Norman Page and Toru Sasaki. (Contents)

COLLINS, WILLIAM WILKIE; see under Collins, Wilkie (stories) (chron.)

CONGREVE, BILL (stories) (chron.)

• * *Epiphanies of Blood: Tales of Desperation and Thirst (MirrorDanse Books 0-9586583-1-5, 1998 [Jun ’99], A$16.95, 184pp, tp, cover by Kyla Ward) Collection of six horror stories, three original, plus a bibliography. Illustrated by Marianne Plumridge. This is a limited edition of 501; it is dated 1998, but not seen until now. Available from MirrorDanse Books, PO Box 3542, Parramatta NSW 2124, Australia. (Contents)

CONLEY, ROBERT J(ackson) (1940- ) (chron.)

• * *Brass (Leisure 0-8439-4505-2, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $5.50, 310pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) Horror novel. A prehistoric shapechanger from Cherokee mythology is turned loose on the modern world.

CONNOLLY, JOHN (1968- ) (chron.)

• * *Every Dead Thing (Simon & Schuster 0-684-85714-6, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $25.00, 395pp, hc, cover by Juan de Valverde de Hamusco) [*Charlie “Bird” Parker] Mystery/suspense novel with elements of dark fantasy. NYC detective Charlie Parker tracks a serial killer to the Louisiana bayous with help from visions of the dead, and an old psychic.

CONRAD, JOSEPH; pseudonym of Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski, (1857-1924) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Inheritors (with Ford Madox Ford) (Liverpool University Press 0-85323-560-0, Mar ’99 [May ’99], £14.95, xxviii+164pp, hc) Reprint (Heinemann 1901 as by Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Hueffer) SF novel of an unsuccessful novelist’s unrequited love for the goddess-like agent of another realm. Includes a foreword by the late George Hay, and an introduction by David Seed. (Contents)

CONSTANTINE, STORM (1956- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Oracle Lips (Stark House Press 0-9667848-0-4, Mar ’99 [Jun ’99], $45.00, 398pp, hc, cover by Campbell Shepard) Collection of 23 stories, five original, and one original poem. Introduction by Michael Moorcock. Order from Firebird Distributing, 2030 First Street, Unit Five, Eureka CA 95501; 800-353-3575; sales@firebirddistributing.com (Contents)
• * +Scenting Hallowed Blood (Meisha Merlin 0-9658345-5-7, Aug ’99, $16.00, 400pp, tp, cover by Rick Berry) [Grigori Trilogy] Dark fantasy novel, second in the “Grigori” trilogy. Includes a bibliography of Constantine’s works. First US edition (Signet UK 1996). Order from Meisha Merlin Publishing, PO Box 7, Decatur GA 30031.
• * *Sea Dragon Heir (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-06780-2, Oct ’99, £9.99, 343pp, tp, cover by Anne Sudworth) [Magravandias Chronicles] Fantasy novel, first volume in the “Magravandias Chronicles”. A secret sisterhood waits for a new heir to the mystical power of the sea dragons.
• * *The Thorn Boy (Eidolon 0-9586864-3-2, Apr ’99 [Jun ’99], $12.95, 108pp, tp, cover by Rick Berry) [Magravandias Chronicles] Fantasy novella set in the same world as the “Sea Dragon Trilogy”. Introduction by Poppy Z. Brite. Available in the US from Firebird Distributing, 2030 First St, Unit 5, Eureka CA 95501; 800-353-3575.

CONTENTO, WILLIAM G(uy) (1947- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-1998) (with Charles N. Brown) See entry under Charles N. Brown
• * _Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Weird Fiction Magazine Index (1890-1998) (with Stephen T. Miller) See entry under Stephen T. Miller

COOK, GLEN (Charles) (1944- ) (chron.)

• * *Faded Steel Heat (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45479-0, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $6.99, 356pp, pb, cover by Alan Pollack) [Garrett] Fantasy novel, seventh in the series featuring P.I. Garrett. A conspiracy is turning the non-humans of TunFaire against all humans.
• * *Water Sleeps (Tor 0-312-85909-0, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $24.95, 412pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) [Black Company: Glittering Stone] Military fantasy novel in the “Black Company” series, book three of “Glittering Stone”.

COOK, MONTE (chron.)

• * *Forgotten Realms: The Glass Prison (TSR 0-7869-1343-6, Apr ’99, $5.99, 292pp, tp, cover by Fred Fields) [Forgotten Realms] Novelization based on the role-playing games. Copyrighted by TSR.

COOK, PAUL (Harlin) (1950- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Engines of Dawn (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45736-6, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $5.99, 286pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) SF novel. Humans travel space with alien engines they’re forbidden to see.
• * _The Engines of Dawn (SFBC #18106, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $8.98, 286pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Roc 1999) SF novel. Humans travel space with alien engines they’re forbidden to see. This SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0170-X.

COOK, ROBIN (1940- ) (chron.)

• * _Mutation (Berkley 0-425-11965-3, Oct ’99 [Nov ’99], $7.99, 338pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) Reissue (Putnam 1989) medical thriller about genetic engineering. 24th printing.

COOL, TOM (1955- ) (chron.)

• * _Secret Realms (Tor 0-812-54526-5, Apr ’99, $6.99, 304pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1998) SF novel of warriors raised in virtual reality.
• * _Soldier of Light (with John de Lancie) See entry under John de Lancie.

COONEY, CAROLINE B. (1947- ) (chron.)

• * _Freeze Tag (Scholastic/Point UK 0-439-01218-X, Nov ’99, £3.99, 166pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1992) young-adult dark fantasy novel.
• * _Prisoner of Time (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-22019-X, Aug ’99, $4.99, 200pp, pb, cover by Kamil Vojnar) [Time Travelers] Reprint (Delacorte 1998) young-adult time-travel romance, third in the series beginning with Both Sides of Time.
• * _The Return of the Vampire (Scholastic/Point UK 0-439-01164-7, Sep ’99, £3.99, 166pp, pb) [*Vampire’s Promise] Reprint (Scholastic 1992) young-adult dark fantasy novel.
• * _The Stranger (Scholastic/Point UK 0-439-01220-1, Nov ’99, £3.99, 198pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1993) young-adult dark fantasy novel.

COOPER, JILLY (née Sallitt) (1937- ) (chron.)

• * *Score (Bantam UK 0-593-04226-3, Apr ’99 [May ’99], £16.99, 593pp, hc) Mainstream novel with ghosts, sequel to a number of earlier books.

COOPER, LOUISE (née Antell) (1952-2009) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Our Lady of the Snow (Headline 0-7472-2144-8, Dec ’98 [Jan ’99], £16.99, 312pp, hc, cover by Claudio Berni) Fantasy novel of a missing goddess, and an arranged marriage whose bride knows the goddess is not missing, but dead. Murdered. And she wants revenge.
• * _Our Lady of the Snow (Headline 0-7472-5949-6, Jun ’99, £5.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Claudio Berni) Reprint (Headline 1998) fantasy novel of a missing goddess.

COOPER, SUSAN (Mary) (1935- ) (chron.)

• * _The Dark Is Rising (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin Newbery 0-689-82989-2, Sep ’99 [May ’99], $2.99, 244pp, tp, cover by David Wiesner) [Dark Is Rising] Reprint (Atheneum 1973) Newbery Honor award-winning YA fantasy novel, second book in “The Dark Is Rising” series. This is a special promotional edition.
• * _The Dark Is Rising (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-82983-3, Sep ’99 [Oct ’99], $4.99, 244pp, tp, cover by David Wiesner) [Dark Is Rising] Reprint (Atheneum 1973) YA fantasy novel, second book in “The Dark Is Rising” series.
• * _The Grey King (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin Newbery 0-689-82988-4, Sep ’99 [May ’99], $2.99, 165pp, tp, cover by David Wiesner) [Dark Is Rising] Reprint (Atheneum 1975) Newbery award-winning YA fantasy novel, fifth in “The Dark Is Rising” series. This is a special promotional edition.
• * _The Grey King (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-82984-1, Sep ’99 [Oct ’99], $4.99, 165pp, tp, cover by David Wiesner) [Dark Is Rising] Reprint (Atheneum 1975) Newbery award-winning YA fantasy novel, fifth in “The Dark Is Rising” series.
• * *King of Shadows (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 0-689-82817-9, Oct ’99, $16.00, 186pp, hc, cover by John Clapp) Young-adult time-travel fantasy novel. A young actor travels back in time to perform with Shakespeare at the Globe theater.
• * _King of Shadows (The Bodley Head 0-370-32620-2, Nov ’99, £10.99, 181pp, hc, cover by Mark Preston) Reprint (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 1999) young-adult fantasy novel. A young actor slips through time to 1599, becoming a friend of the King of Shadows, Shakespeare. [First U.K. edition]

COPPER, BASIL (1924- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Whispers in the Night (Fedogan & Bremer 1-878252-40-2, Jun ’99 [Jul ’99], $27.00, 271pp, hc, cover by Stephen Fabian) Original collection of 11 stories, three reprints, including suspense, supernatural horror, and SF. Introduction by Stephen Jones. Illustrations by Stephen Fabian. A slipcased, signed, limited edition of 100 (-41-0, $95.00) is also available — from Fedogan & Bremer, 3721 Minnehaha Ave. S., Minneapolis MN 55406; 612-721-8848. (Contents)

CORDY, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * *Crime Zero (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-04408-8, Sep ’99, £9.99, 348pp, tp) Near-future SF novel. An attempt to eliminate criminal traits in males using gene therapy is hijacked by those with a more apocalyptic global agenda.

CORLETT, WILLIAM (Albert) (1938-2005) (chron.)

• * _The Bridge in the Clouds (Red Fox 0-09-918391-9, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], £3.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Darren Lock) [*Magician’s House] Reissue (The Bodley Head 1992) young-adult fantasy novel, the fourth book of “The Magician’s House”. Sixth printing.
• * _The Bridge in the Clouds: Being the Fourth and Last Book of The Magician’s House (Red Fox 0-09-940727-2, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], £3.99, 287pp, pb) [*Magician’s House] Reissue (The Bodley Head 1992) young-adult fantasy novel. A tie-in edition to the new BBC TV serial.
• * _The Door in the Tree (Red Fox 0-09-997390-1, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], £3.99, 261pp, pb, cover by Darren Lock) [*Magician’s House] Reissue (The Bodley Head 1991) young-adult fantasy novel, the second book of “The Magician’s House”. Eighth printing.
• * _The Door in the Tree: Being the Second Book of The Magician’s House (Red Fox 0-09-940767-1, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], £3.99, 261pp, pb) [*Magician’s House] Reissue (The Bodley Head 1991) young-adult fantasy novel. A tie-in edition to the new BBC TV serial.
• * _The Steps Up the Chimney (Red Fox 0-09-985370-1, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], £3.99, 233pp, pb, cover by Darren Lock) [*Magician’s House] Reissue (The Bodley Head 1990) young-adult fantasy novel, the first book of “The Magician’s House”. A home in Wales connects to another time and place where evil forces gather. 12th printing.
• * _The Steps Up the Chimney: Being the First Book of The Magician’s House (Red Fox 0-09-940766-3, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], £3.99, 233pp, pb) [*Magician’s House] Reissue (The Bodley Head 1990) young-adult fantasy novel. A tie-in edition to the new BBC TV serial.
• * _The Tunnel Behind the Waterfall (Red Fox 0-09-997910-1, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], £3.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Darren Lock) [*Magician’s House] Reissue (The Bodley Head 1991) young-adult fantasy novel, the third book of “The Magician’s House”. Seventh printing.