The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

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APPLEGATE, K. A. (chron.) (continued)

* *Everworld: Land of Loss (Scholastic 0-590-87751-8, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $4.99, 185pp, pb, cover by Greg Spalenka) [Everworld] Young-adult fantasy of teens trapped in another world. Second in the series.
* *Everworld: Realm of the Reaper (Scholastic 0-590-87760-7, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $4.99, 173pp, pb, cover by Greg Spalenka) [Everworld] Young-adult fantasy of kids trapped in a magical parallel universe. Fourth in the series.
* *Everworld: Search for Senna (Scholastic 0-590-87743-7, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $4.99, 208pp, pb, cover by Greg Spalenka) [Everworld] Young-adult fantasy. Teens follow a strange girl into a parallel universe. First in a new series.
ARCHER, CHRIS (chron.)

* _Mindwarp: Face the Fear (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-74018-3, Jan ’99, £3.99, 138pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) Reprint (Minstrel 1998) young adult SF/fantasy novel. Book 8 in the series. [First U.K. edition]
ARCHER, NATHAN; pseudonym of Lawrence Watt-Evans, (1954- ) (chron.)

* _Spider-Man: Goblin Moon (with Kurt Busiek) See entry under Kurt Busiek.
ARDEN, TOM; pseudonym of David Rain, (1961- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _The King and Queen of Swords (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-898-1, Nov ’99, £6.99, 528pp, pb, cover by Kevin Jenkins) [The Orokon] Reprint (Gollancz 1998) fantasy novel, the second book of “The Orokon”.
* *The Sultan of the Moon and Stars (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-06372-6, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], £16.99, 518pp, hc, cover by Kevin Jenkins) [The Orokon] Fantasy novel, the third book of “The Orokon”. A trade paperback edition (-06779-9, £9.99) was announced but not seen.
ARENSBERG, ANN (chron.)

* *Incubus (Random House/Knopf 0-394-55696-8, Feb ’99, $24.00, 322pp, hc) Dark fantasy novel. A minister interested in psychic phenomena realizes his small town has been invaded by an incubus.
ARNOLD, ELIZABETH (chron.)

* *Spin of the Sunwheel (Mammoth 0-7497-3389-6, Feb ’99 [Jul ’99], £4.99, 166pp, tp, cover by Ian Winstanley) Young-adult fantasy novel. Contemporary teenager Gwen, reincarnation of a Celtic Queen, joins a never-born goddess on a quest to ensure the new Millennium’s dawn.
ARQUETTE, LOIS DUNCAN; see under Duncan, Lois (chron.)
ASARO, CATHERINE (Ann) (1955- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Radiant Seas (Tor 0-812-58036-2, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $6.99, 491pp, pb, cover by Julie Bell) [Skolian Empire; Soz] Reprint (Tor 1999) SF novel, sequel to Primary Inversion.
* *The Veiled Web (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58151-1, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], $5.99, 355pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) SF thriller. A ballerina’s obsession with the Web entangles her in polical intrigue.
ASH, CONSTANCE (Lee), ed. (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Not of Woman Born (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45681-5, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $6.99, 272pp, pb) Original anthology of 14 SF stories, one a reprint, about high-tech reproduction. Authors include Michael Armstrong, Patricia A. McKillip, and Walter Jon Williams. (Contents)
* _Not of Woman Born (SFBC #19721, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $8.98, 272pp, hc) Reprint (Roc 1999) original anthology of 14 SF stories about high-tech reproduction. This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0259-5; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
ASHER, NEAL L. (1961- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Mason’s Rats (Kimota Publishing 0-9523439-2-4, Sep ’99, £1.00, 34pp, ph, cover by Jamie Egerton) Mini paperback of 3 linked stories, 2 from Orion magazine, and one original. Distributed free with Kimota #11. (Contents)
ASHLEY, MIKE, ed; [i.e., Michael Raymond Donald Ashley] (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Mammoth Book of Seriously Comic Fantasy (Robinson 1-84119-089-6, Oct ’99, £6.99, xiv+494pp, tp, cover by Julek Heller) Anthology of 34 humorous stories, nine original or significantly revised for this book. Authors include Gene Wolfe, Esther Friesner, and Tom Holt. (Contents)
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* +The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy II (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0694-5, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], $10.95, 494 + xiv, tp) Anthology of 34 humorous fantasy stories, seven original, several revised for this edition. Authors include Gene Wolfe, Esther Friesner, and Tom Holt. First American edition (Robinson 10/99 as The Mammoth Book of Seriously Comic Fantasy).
* *Royal Whodunnits (Robinson 1-85487-893-X, Feb ’99, £6.99, xiv+434pp, tp, cover by The Senate) Associational anthology of 25 original whodunnits involving royal families. Authors include Tom Holt, Stephen Baxter, Richard Lupoff, Paul Barnett, and Peter Tremayne. (Contents)
* +Royal Whodunnits (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0634-1, Apr ’99, $11.95, 434pp, tp) Associational original anthology of 25 mystery stories involving royalty, many by genre authors incuding Stephen Baxter, Richard A. Lupoff, and Tom Holt. First US edition (Robinson 2/99).
ASPRIN, ROBERT LYNN (1946-2008) (chron.)

* _Another Fine Myth (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-805-2, Jan ’99 [Apr ’99], £5.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Fangorn) [Myth] Reprint (Starblaze 1978) humorous fantasy novel. Book one in the series.
* _Myth Conceptions (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-804-4, Jan ’99 [Apr ’99], £5.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Fangorn) [Myth] Reprint (Starblaze 1980) humorous fantasy novel. Book two in the series.
* _Myth Directions (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-803-6, Jan ’99 [Apr ’99], £5.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Fangorn) [Myth] Reprint (Starblaze 1982) humorous fantasy novel. Book three in the series.
* *A Phule and His Money (with Peter J. Heck) (Ace 0-441-00658-2, Oct ’99, $6.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) [*Phule’s Company] Humorous SF novel, third in the “Phule’s Company” series. Phule’s outfit starts a theme park on an underdeveloped planet.
* _Phule’s Company (Ace 0-441-66251-X, Oct ’99, $6.99, 232pp, pb, cover by Robert Grace) [*Phule’s Company] Reissue (Ace 1990) humorous SF novel, first in the series. Eighth printing.
* _Phule’s Paradise (Ace 0-441-66253-6, Oct ’99, $6.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Robert Grace) [*Phule’s Company] Reissue (Ace 1992) humorous SF novel, second in the series. Fifth printing.
ATHANS, PHILIP (stories) (chron.)

* *Forgotten Realms: Baldur’s Gate (TSR 0-7869-1525-0, Jul ’99, $5.99, 246pp, tp) [*Forgotten Realms: Baldur’s Gate] Novelization based on the computer game from BioWare and Interplay based on the role-playing games. Copyrighted by TSR.
ATHERTON, NANCY (T.) (1955- ) (chron.)

* _Aunt Dimity Digs In (Penguin US 0-14-027569-X, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $5.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Jerry Lofaro) [Aunt Dimity] Reprint (Viking 1998) mystery/ghost novel. Fourth in the series.
* *Aunt Dimity’s Christmas (Viking 0-670-88453-7, Nov ’99, $22.95, 215pp, hc, cover by Jerry Lofaro) [Aunt Dimity] Mystery/ghost novel. Fifth in the series.
ATKINS, PETER (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Wishmaster (Pumpkin Books 1-901914-18-6, Oct ’99 [Nov ’99], $28.00, 255pp, hc, cover by Les Edwards) Collection of ten horror stories, three original, plus one poem and the title screenplay. Illustrations by Randy Broeker. Introduction by Ramsey Campbell. This is a limited edition of 750. Originally published in the UK, this is available in the US from Firebird Distributing, 2030 First Street, Unit 5, Eureka CA 95501; 800-353-3575.
* *Wishmaster and other stories (Pumpkin Books 1-901914-18-6, Oct ’99 [Nov ’99], £16.99, x+255pp, hc, cover by Les Edwards) Dark fantasy collection of 10 stories, an epic poem, and the original screenplay for the film Wishmaster. Introduction by Ramsey Campbell. Illustrated by Randy Broeker. A hardcover edition, limited to 750 copies. (Contents)
ATTANASIO, A(lfred) A(ngelo) (1951- ); see pseudonym Adam Lee (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Dragon and the Unicorn (HarperPrism 0-06-105779-7, Apr ’99 [Jul ’99], $6.99, 539pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Arthor] Reissue (Hodder & Stoughton 1994) Arthurian fantasy novel. Sixth printing.
* _Octoberland (NEL 0-340-69628-1, Mar ’99, £6.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Dominions of Irth] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1998) fantasy novel. Third in “The Dominions of Irth” trilogy. Published in the US as by Adam Lee.
* _The Perilous Order (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-69629-X, Apr ’99, £17.99, 340pp, hc, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Arthor] Reprint (HarperPrism 1998 as The Wolf and the Crown) fantasy novel. Copyrighted 1999, suggesting revisions from the original. Book three in the “Arthor” series, after The Dragon and the Unicorn and Arthor. The still-teenaged Arthor must win the loyalty of his warriors and people. [First U.K. edition]
* *The Serpent and the Grail (HarperPrism 0-06-107340-7, Apr ’99, $16.00, 354pp, tp, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Arthor] Fantasy novel, fourth in the “Arthor” series.
* _The Wolf and the Crown (HarperPrism 0-06-105776-2, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $5.99, 410pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Arthor] Reprint (HarperPrism 1998) Arthurian fantasy, third in a series after The Dragon and the Unicorn and The Eagle and the Sword.
ATWATER-RHODES, AMELIA (chron.)

* *In the Forests of the Night (Delacorte 0-385-32674-2, May ’99, $8.95, 147pp, hc, cover by Eric Dinyer) Young-adult vampire novel. A vampire’s past comes back to haunt her. A first novel.
AUFDEM-BRINKE, ELEANOR F. (1950- ); see pseudonym J. D. Robb (chron.)
AVI; pseudonym of Avi Wortis, (1937- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Midnight Magic (Scholastic 0-590-36035-3, Oct ’99 [Aug ’99], $15.95, 249pp, hc, cover by Laurel Long) Young-adult fantasy novel. Mangus the Magician must free a princess from a ghost he doesn’t believe in.
* _Perloo the Bold (Scholastic 0-590-11003-9, Sep ’99 [Oct ’99], $4.99, 225pp, pb, cover by Harvey Chan) Reprint (Scholastic 1998) young-adult fantasy novel about animal-like creatures.
AXLER, JAMES; house pseudonym (chron.)

* *Deathlands: Crucible of Time (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62544-8, Jan ’99 [Mar ’99], $5.99, 338pp, pb) [Deathlands] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel. Fanatics intrude on an almost untouched bit of California forest. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
* *Deathlands: Dark Reckoning (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62548-0, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], $5.99, 348pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Deathlands: Baronies] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, book III of “The Baronies” trilogy, 48th overall in the series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
* *Deathlands: Encounter (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-81197-7, Feb ’99 [Mar ’99], $5.99, 348pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Deathlands] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, a prequel to the series telling the story of young Ryan Cawdor and the Trader. This special “Collector’s Edition” includes sections on the creation of the series, from viewpoints including author, editor, and marketing. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
* *Deathlands: Gaia’s Demise (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62547-2, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $5.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Deathlands: Baronies] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, book II of “The Baronies” trilogy. 47th overall in the series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
* *Deathlands: Gemini Rising (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62546-4, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $5.99, 329pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Deathlands: Baronies] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, book I of “The Baronies” trilogy. A power-grab is behind an effort to unite the East Coast baronies. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
* *Deathlands: Starfall (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62545-6, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $5.99, 347pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Deathlands] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel. Cawdor’s band faces psychic attack and pre-dark space technology in Idaho. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
* *Outlanders: Armageddon Axis [by Mark Ellis] (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63824-8, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], $5.99, 348pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Outlanders] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, eleventh in the series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
* *Outlanders: Hellbound Fury [by Mark Ellis] (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63821-3, Mar ’99, $5.99, 349pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Outlanders] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, book one in “The Lost Earth Saga” trilogy, eighth in the series overall. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
* *Outlanders: Iceblood [by Mark Ellis] (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63820-5, Dec ’98 [Mar ’99], $5.99, 347pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Outlanders] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, seventh in the series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
* *Outlanders: Night Eternal [by Mark Ellis] (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63822-1, Jun ’99, $5.99, 349pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Outlanders: Lost Earth Saga] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, book II of “The Lost Earth Saga” trilogy, ninth in the series overall. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
* *Outlanders: Outer Darkness [by Mark Ellis] (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63823-X, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $5.99, 347pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Outlanders: Lost Earth Saga] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, book III of “The Lost Earth Saga” trilogy, tenth in the series overall. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.
AYCLIFFE, JONATHAN; pseudonym of Denis MacEoin, (1949- ) (chron.)

* *The Talisman (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-85-0, Nov ’99, C$53.00, viii+209pp, hc, cover by Jason C. Eckhardt) Ghost/horror novel. This edition is limited to 600 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $40.00 and in the UK for £25.00.
AYLETT, STEVE (1967- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Inflatable Volunteer (Phoenix House 1-861591-23-3, Oct ’99, £14.99, 166pp, hc, cover by Daniel Mackie) Literary fantasy novel. A trade paperback edition (-63-2, £9.99) was announced but not seen.
* _Slaughtermatic (Orion/Phoenix 0-75380-740-8, Aug ’99, £6.99, 181pp, tp, cover by Graham Roundthwaite) [Beerlight] Reprint (Four Walls Eight Windows 1998) near-future surrealistic SF novel of violence, virtual reality, time travel, and a bank heist gone wrong.
* *Toxicology (Four Walls Eight Windows 1-56858-131-9, Sep ’99, $12.95, 141pp, tp) Collection of 20 surreal/fantasy stories, eight original, some set in the “Beerlight” world of Slaughtermatic. (Contents)
BACON-SMITH, CAMILLE (M.) (1949- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Daemons, Inc. (SFBC #05522, Mar ’99 [Jun ’99], $12.98, 478pp, hc, cover by Rick Berry) [Kevin Bradley] Omnibus of the first two horror/detective novels, Eye of the Daemon (1996) and Eyes of the Empress (1998). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0155-6; it lacks a price, has the SFBC number on the back jacket, and comes shrinkwrapped with a poster of the cover art. This is dated 1998, but not seen until now. (Contents)
BAILEY, DALE (1968- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *American Nightmares: The Haunted House Formula in American Popular Fiction (Bowling Green University Popular Press 0-87972-790-X, 1999 [May ’99], $20.95, 145pp, tp) Critical look at haunted houses in popular fiction, including works by Poe and Hawthorne, Shirley Jackson, and Stephen King. Includes index, notes, and a bibliography. A hardcover edition (-789-6, $40.95) was announced but not seen. Order from Bowling Green State University Popular Press, Bowling Green OH 43403; 419-372-7865.
BAKER, KAGE (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *On Company Time (SFBC #05525, Mar ’99 [Jun ’99], $14.98, 485pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) [The Company] Omnibus of two novels of “The Company”: In the Gardon of Iden (1998) and Sky Coyote (1999). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0152-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
* *Sky Coyote (Harcourt Brace 0-15-100354-8, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $24.00, 310pp, hc, cover by Michael Koelsch) [The Company] SF time-travel novel, sequel to In the Garden of Iden in “The Company” series. Mendoza meets the pre-Columbian Chumash of Southern California.
BAKER, RICHARD (stories) (chron.)

* *Star*Drive: Zero Point (TSR 0-7869-1367-3, Jun ’99, $5.99, 312pp, tp, cover by Monte Moore) Novelization based on the SF role-playing game. Copyrighted by TSR.
BAKER, TOM (chron.)

* *The Boy Who Kicked Pigs (Faber and Faber 0-571-19771-X, Nov ’99 [Sep ’99], £12.99, 124pp, hc, cover by David Roberts) Midnight-black young-adult horror novel by the Doctor Who actor. Illustrated by David Roberts. A 13-year old murderer encounters a tribe of killer rats.
BALDWIN, DAVID (chron.)

* _Dark Heart (with Margaret Weis) See entry under Margaret Weis.
BALFOUR, BRUCE J. (chron.)

* _Star Bores (with Steven M. Tymon) See entry under Steven M. Tymon
BALL, MARGARET (Elizabeth) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Acorna’s Quest (with Anne McCaffrey) See entry under Anne McCaffrey.
BALLARD, J(ames) G(raham) (1930-2009) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Cocaine Nights (Counterpoint 1-58243-017-9, 1999 [May ’99], $15.00, 329pp, tp, cover by Tamara de Lempicka) Reprint (Flamingo 1996) associational crime novel.
* _Day of Creation (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-52577-3, Jan ’99, $13.00, 254pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1987) associational quasi-SF mainstream novel.
* _The Drowned World (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-883-3, Sep ’99, £6.99, 175pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Berkley 1962) SF novel. Volume 17 in the “SF Masterworks” series.
* _Running Wild (Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Noonday 0-374-52546-3, 1998 [Apr ’99], $10.00, 104pp, tp) Reprint (Hutchinson 1988) associational thriller novella. This edition is dated 1998, but not seen until now.
* _War Fever (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-52576-5, Jan ’99, $10.00, 176pp, tp) Reprint (Collins 1990) collection of 14 SF stories.
BALMER, EDWIN (1883-1959) (chron.)

* _When Worlds Collide (with Philip Wylie) See entry under Philip Wylie.
BANKS, IAIN (Menzies) (1954- ) (chron.)

* *The Business (Little, Brown UK 0-316-64844-2, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], £16.99, 393pp, hc, cover by Peter Brown) Literary fantasy novel of a secretive organisation that once owned the Roman Empire, and now tries to earn a place at the U.N. by buying its own country.

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