The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

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TAN, SHAUN (Chi Yeong) (1974- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Rabbits (with John Marsden) See entry under John Marsden.
TARR, JUDITH (1955- ) (chron.)

* *Household Gods (with Harry Turtledove) (Tor 0-312-86487-6, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $27.95, 508pp, hc, cover by Cynthia von Buhler) Time-travel fantasy novel. A contemporary lawyer finds herself in the Roman frontier in A.D. 170, and finds the past brutal.
* *The Shepherd Kings (Tor/Forge 0-312-86113-3, Jun ’99, $27.95, 512pp, hc) [Epona] Historical novel with fantasy elements, sequel to White Mare’s Daughter. A pharaoh plans to reunite his kingdom with help from the Horse Goddess incarnate.
TAYLOR, JERI (1946?- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Star Trek Voyager: Pathways (Pocket 0-671-02626-7, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $6.50, 501pp, pb) [Star Trek: Voyager] Reprint (Pocket 1998) Star Trek novelization. This includes chapter two in Michael Jan Friedman’s 12-part serialized novel Star Trek: Starfleet: Year One. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
TAYLOR, L. A.; [i.e., Laurie Aylama Taylor Sparer] (1939-1996) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Fathergod Experiment (Allau Press 0-9636026-7-5, 1999 [May ’99], $10.95, 411pp, tp, cover by David Egge) Science fiction novel with the feel of medieval fantasy. A young woman investigates the mysterious whizzers, spy devices of a technology far beyond the culture’s norm. This is a “Memorial Edition” with a brief biography and a bibliography of Taylor’s works. Order from Allau Press, 4000 York Ave S, Minneapolis MN 55410.
TAYLOR, LUCY; [i.e., Lucile Campbell Taylor] (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Dancing with Demons (Obsidian Books 1-891480-02-2, 1998 [Apr ’99], $45.00, 222pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) Associational psychological horror novel of dysfunctional families. This is dated 1998, but not seen until now. Introduction by the author. Interior illustrations by Jamie Oberschlake. A signed, limited edition of 500. Order from Obsidian Books, 37800 38th Ave. S, Auburn WA 98001; 253-874-5721.
* _The Safety of Unknown Cities (Overlook Connection Press/Infinity 1-892950-12-X, Jul ’99 [Dec ’99], $20.00, 277pp, tp, cover by Neal McPheeters) Reprint (Darkside 1995) erotic horror novel, with a new introduction by Taylor. A hardcover edition (-14-66) was announced but not seen. Signed copies are available for $5.00 extra. Order from The Overlook Connection Press, PO Box 526, Woodstock GA 30188; credit card orders 770-926-1762; e-mail OverlookCN@aol.com
* *World of Darkness: Eternal Hearts (White Wolf 1-56504-205-0, Oct ’99 [Dec ’99], $19.95, 156pp, hc, cover by John Bolton) [World of Darkness] Erotic vampire novelization inspired by the role-playing game “Vampire the Masquerade”. Illustrated by John Bolton. Copyrighted by White Wolf.
TAYLOR, MARY P., ed. (stories) (chron.)

* *Star Trek: Adventures in Time and Space (Pocket 0-671-03415-4, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $14.95, 592pp, tp) [Star Trek] Star Trek anthology celebrating 20 years of Pocket Star Trek novels, with 68 novel excerpts and two stories, plus a “definitive” timeline for all the Pocket novelizations. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. (Contents)
TAYLOR, ROGER (1938- ) (chron.)

* _Caddoran (Hodder Headline 0-7472-5898-8, Dec ’98 [Apr ’99], £5.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) Reprint (Headline 1998) fantasy novel.
* *The Return of the Sword (Headline 0-7472-2110-3, Aug ’99 [Sep ’99], £16.99, 376pp, hc, cover by Mark Harrison) [Chronicles of Hawklan] Fantasy novel, the fifth and final book in the “Chronicles of Hawklan”.
TCHEN, RICHARD (chron.)

* _Spinners (with Donna Jo Napoli) See entry under Donna Jo Napoli.
TEIXEIRA, KEVIN (chron.)

* *A Virtual Soul (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42675-4, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $6.99, 494pp, pb, cover by Peter Gudynas) Near-future SF novel of cloned workforces and corporate intrigue. Includes an unpaginated 10-page interview with the author. A first novel.
TELEP, PETER W. (chron.)

* *Descent: Equinox (Avon 0-380-79308-3, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $5.99, 290pp, pb) [Descent] Novelization, the third and final in the trilogy based on the military SF adventure computer game. Copyrighted by Parallax Software; portions copyrighted by Interplay Productions.
* *Descent: Stealing Thunder (Avon 0-380-79307-5, Apr ’99, $5.99, 301pp, pb) [Descent] Novelization, the second based on the military SF adventure computer game. Copyrighted by Parallax Software; portions copyrighted by Interplay Productions.
* *Wing Commander (HarperEntertainment 0-06-105985-4, May ’99 [Feb ’99], $5.99, 244pp, pb) Novelization of the movie based on the computer game. Includes eight unpaginated pages of color stills. Copyrighted by Wing Commander Productions.
* *Wing Commander: Pilgrim Stars (HarperEntertainment 0-06-105986-2, Sep ’99, $6.50, 301pp, pb) [Wing Commander] Novelization based on the movie based on the computer game. Copyrighted by Wing Commander Productions.
TELOTTE, J(ay) P(aul) (1949- ) (chron.)

* *A Distant Technology: Science Fiction Film and the Machine Age (University Press of New England/Wesleyan 0-8195-6346-3, Feb ’99, $19.95, 218pp, tp) Non-fiction, critical look at how SF movies in the period between WWI and WWII reflected contemporary attitudes toward technology, with separate sections on Soviet, German, French, American, and British SF films. Literary SF is discussed primarily in establishing the cultural contexts of the films. There are notes, a bibliography, a filmography, and an index. A hardcover edition (-6345-5, $45.00) was announced but not seen. Available from University Press of New England, 23 South Main St., Hanover NH 03755-2048.
TEM, MELANIE (stories) (chron.)

* +The Tides (Leisure 0-8439-4574-5, Aug ’99, $4.99, 308pp, pb) Horror novel. First US edition (Headline 1996).
TEMPERLEY, ALAN (1936- ) (chron.)

* *Huntress of the Sea (Scholastic Press UK 0-590-54334-2, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], £4.99, 157pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel of memory and merfolk: a vanished father returns from the sea after seven years absence.
TEPPER, SHERI S. (1929- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Singer from the Sea (Avon Eos 0-380-97480-0, Apr ’99, $24.00, 426pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) SF novel. A proper young lady of the planet Haven questions her fate, and uncovers dark secrets.
* _Six Moon Dance (Avon Eos 0-380-79198-6, Apr ’99, $6.99, 534pp, pb, cover by J. K. Potter) Reprint (Avon Eos 1998) SF novel.
* _Six Moon Dance (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-651187-2, Apr ’99, £6.99, 454pp, pb, cover by Jeff Potter) Reprint (Avon Eos 1998) SF novel. The colony planet Newholme is not what it seems in this complex story of gender reversal and hidden agendas. [First U.K. edition]
TESSIER, THOMAS (Edward) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Lulu and One Other (Subterranean Press 1-892284-27-8, 1999, 48pp, hc, cover by Tim Holt) Collection of two original stories. Limited to 250 numbered copies, signed by Tessier. Also available in a limited edition of 26 lettered copies ($40). (Contents)
TEVIS, WALTER S(tone, Jr.) (1928-1984) (chron.)

* _The Man Who Fell to Earth (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43161-8, Sep ’99, $11.00, 209pp, tp) Reprint (Fawcett 1963) classic SF novel. Part of the “Impact” line of classic reprints.
* _Mockingbird (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43162-6, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $11.95, 275pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 1980) SF novel. There is a new introduction by Jonathan Lethem. Part of the “Impact” line of classic reprints.
THESMAN, JEAN (chron.)

* *The Other Ones (Viking 0-670-88594-0, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $15.99, 181pp, hc, cover by Kamil Vojnar) Young-adult contemporary fantasy novel about a 15-year-old witch having trouble accepting her powers.
THOMAS, MATTHEW (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Before & After (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648302-X, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], £5.99, 425pp, pb) Humorous fantasy novel of a tabloid reporter, Fundamentalists, and Nostradamus, still alive, and determined to avoid the coming armageddon. A first novel.
THOMAS, ROB (1965- ); see pseudonym Everett Owens (stories) (chron.)

* *Green Thumb (Simon & Schuster 0-689-81780-0, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $16.00, 186pp, hc, cover by Lou Brooks) Young-adult science fiction novel. A teen discovers a way to communicate with plants, and learns that a scientist’s “super trees” are destroying the Amazon rain forest.
THOMPSON, KATE (chron.)

* _Midnight’s Choice (Red Fox 0-09-925613-4, May ’99 [Apr ’99], £3.99, 167pp, pb, cover by Darren Lock) [Switchers] Reprint (The Bodley Head 1998) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the “Switchers” series after Switchers.
* +Midnight’s Choice (Hyperion 0-7868-0381-9, Jul ’99 [Aug ’99], $15.99, 236pp, hc, cover by Paul D’Innocenzo) [Switchers] Young-adult fantasy, sequel to Switchers. Tess has to choose between life as a shapechanger-phoenix, a human—or a vampire. First US edition (The Bodley Head 1998).
* *Wild Blood (The Bodley Head 0-370-32419-6, May ’99 [Apr ’99], £10.99, 168pp, hc, cover by Darren Lock) [Switchers] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in the “Switchers” trilogy. The true secret of the “Switchers” is revealed.
THOMPSON, THERESA, ed. (chron.)

* _Imagining the Worst: Stephen King and the Representation of Women (with Kathleen Margaret Lant) See entry under Kathleen Margaret Lant.
THOMSON, AMY (1958- ) (chron.)

* _The Color of Distance (Ace 0-441-00632-9, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $6.50, 472pp, pb, cover by Linda Messier) [Color of Distance] Reprint (Ace 1995) SF alien-contact novel.
* *Through Alien Eyes (Ace 0-441-00617-5, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $13.95, 328pp, tp) [Color of Distance] SF novel, sequel to The Color of Distance. Two alien Tendu are the first of their kind to travel to Earth.
THORNE, TAMARA (chron.)

* _Haunted (Pinnacle 0-7860-1090-8, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], $5.99, 478pp, pb) Reprint (Zebra 1995) horror novel of a horror writer in a truly haunted house.
THORNLEY, DIANN (1957- ) (chron.)

* _Dominion’s Reach (Tor 0-812-55098-6, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $6.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Unified Worlds] Reprint (Tor 1997) SF novel, book three of the “Unified Worlds”.
THURSTON, ROBERT (Donald) (1936- ) (chron.)

* *Battletech: Falcon Rising (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45738-2, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $5.99, 275pp, pb, cover by Doug Chaffee) [Battletech] Novelization, “Twilight of the Clans VIII”, #43 in the overall series based on the role-playing games. Copyrighted by FASA.
TILLEY, PATRICK (1928- ) (chron.)

* _Fade-Out (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-828-1, Feb ’99 [Apr ’99], £6.99, 541pp, pb) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1975) SF novel. This is the revised edition of 1987.
TIMLIN, MARK (1950- ) (chron.)

* *I Spied A Pale Horse (Toxic 1-902002-17-2, Sep ’99, £6.99, 223pp, tp) Post-holocaust SF novel. After plague decimates the post-Millennium world, vicious survivors battle for its dwindling resources. Available from PO Box 5880, Birmingham B16 8JF, UK.
TINE, ROBERT (1954- ) (chron.)

* *The Astronaut’s Wife (St. Martin’s 0-312-97018-8, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $5.99, 234pp, pb) SF horror novel based on the movie screenplay. Copyrighted by New Line Productions.
TOLKIEN, J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel) (1892-1973) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Farmer Giles of Ham (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10377-6, Oct ’99, £12.99, xiii+127pp, hc, cover by Pauline Baynes) Children’s fantasy collection of the title novella (Allen & Unwin 1949), plus the first (manuscript) version, and the sequel in schematic form. Edited with introduction and notes by Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. A 50th-anniversary edition. (Contents)
* _Farmer Giles of Ham: 50th Anniversary Edition (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-00936-1, Nov ’99, $17.00, 127pp, hc, cover by Pauline Baynes) Children’s novella. This special edition is expanded with a map, the original story outline, the first-edition illustrations by Pauline Baynes, and the author’s notes for an unpublished sequel.
* _The Fellowship of the Ring (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10235-4, Jan ’99 [May ’99], £6.99, xx+545pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1954) fantasy novel.
* _The Fellowship of the Ring (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-00222-7, Sep ’99, $12.00, 398pp, tp, cover by Alan Lee) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1954) fantasy novel, book one of “The Lord of the Rings”. This repackage edition indicates first printing. Also available as part of a four-book boxed set (-00225-1, $45.00) with The Hobbit.
* _The Hobbit (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-00221-9, Sep ’99, $12.00, 272pp, tp, cover by Alan Lee) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1937) young-adult fantasy novel, prequel to “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. This repackaged edition indicates first printing. Also available as part of a four-book boxed set (-00225-1, $45.00) with the trilogy.
* _The Hobbit, or, There and Back Again (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10221-4, Jan ’99 [May ’99], £5.99, 280pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (George Allen & Unwin 1937) young-adult fantasy novel.
* *The Hobbit: A 3-D Pop-Up Adventure Book (with John Howe) (HarperFestival 0-694-01436-2, Oct ’99 [Dec ’99], $19.95, 10pp, hc, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Children’s pop-up picture book based on the classic fantasy novel, with art by John Howe, and text on little pull-out cards — the only significant interactive parts. Simultaneous with the UK.
* _The Lord of the Rings (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-97468-2, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $20.00, 1137pp, tp, cover by Alan Lee) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1968) classic fantasy novel/omnibus. A movie tie-in edition.
* _The Return of the King (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10237-0, Jan ’99 [May ’99], £6.99, 563pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1955) fantasy novel.
* _The Return of the King (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-00224-3, Sep ’99, $12.00, 1137pp, tp, cover by Alan Lee) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1955) fantasy novel, book three of “The Lord of the Rings”. This repackaged edition indicates first printing. Also available as part of a four-book boxed set (-00225-1, $45.00) with The Hobbit.
* _Roverandom (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-95799-0, Jun ’99, $12.00, 106pp, tp, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1998) children’s fantasy novella about a dog, illustrated by Tolkien.
* _The Silmarillion (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10273-7, Apr ’99, £6.99, 445pp, pb, cover by Ted Nasmith) Reprint (Allen & Unwin; Houghton Mifflin 1977) fantasy collection.
* _The Silmarillion (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10242-7, Jul ’99, £16.99, xxiv+370pp, hc, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) Reprint (Allen & Unwin; Houghton Mifflin 1977) fantasy collection, edited by Christopher Tolkien with help from Guy Gavriel Kay. Christopher has corrected the text and index, and contributed a new ‘Preface to the Second Edition’, along with a 1951 letter by J.R.R. Tolkien.
* _The Silmarillion (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10244-3, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], £7.99, xxiv+370pp, pb, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) Reprint (Allen & Unwin; Houghton Mifflin 1977) fantasy collection, edited by Christopher Tolkien with help from Guy Gavriel Kay. Christopher has corrected the text and index, and contributed a new ‘Preface to the Second Edition’, along with a 1951 letter by J.R.R. Tolkien.
* _The Two Towers (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10236-2, Jan ’99 [Apr ’99], £6.99, x+449pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1954) fantasy novel.
* _The Two Towers (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-00223-5, Sep ’99, $12.00, 725pp, tp, cover by Alan Lee) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1954) fantasy novel, book two of “The Lord of the Rings”. This repackaged edition indicates first printing; it is also available as part of a four-book boxed set (-00225-1; $45.00) with The Hobbit.
TOWNSEND, TOM (chron.)

* *The Fairie Ring: The Trouble with an Elf (Royal Fireworks Press 0-88092-525-6, Jun ’99, $7.99, 158pp, tp, cover by Ed Beard) [Fairie Ring] Young-adult fantasy novel, first in “The Fairie Ring” series. An exchange student turns out to be a half-breed elf from another world. Order from Royal Fireworks Publishing, First Avenue, Unionville, NY 10988; (914) 726-4444; add 4.00 shipping.
TRAHAIR, RICHARD C. S. (chron.)

* *Utopias and Utopians: An Historical Dictionary (Greenwood Press 0-313-29465-8, Jun ’99 [Jul ’99], $95.00, 480pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. An encyclopedic listing of utopian (and dystopian) thinkers, books, and actual utopian ventures. Though not primarily about fiction, numerous works and authors are discussed, including Aldous Huxley, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Aleksandr Bogdanov, George Orwell, Samuel Butler, H.G. Wells, and Evgeny Ivanovich Zamyatin. There is a bibliography of selected reading, and an index; individual entries include sources and cross references. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Greenwood CT 06881; orders 800-225-5800.
TRUDEL, JEAN-LOUIS, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* _Tesseracts⁷ (with Paula Johanson) See entry under Paula Johanson.
TUBB, E(dwin) C(harles) (1919- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Death God’s Doom (Cosmos Books 0-9668968-0-7, Mar ’99 [Apr ’99], $10.00, 127pp, tp, cover by Ron Turner) [Chronicle of Malkar] Sword and sorcery novel, the “First Chronicle of Malkar”. This is an international edition, available in the US from Cosmos Literary Agency, 415 Merriman Road, Akron OH 44303.
* +Earth Set Free (Gryphon Books 1-58250-015-0, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $15.00, 134pp, tp, cover by Ron Turner) Pulp SF adventure novel, 27th in the “Gryphon SF Re-Discovery Series.” First US edition (Milestone 1953 as Space Hunger by Charles Grey); Philip Harbottle’s introduction explains the story’s background and original mis-title. Available from Gryphon Publications, PO Box 209, Brooklyn NY 11228-0209; add $1.00 postage.
* _The Iron God/Tomorrow (with Jack Williamson) See entry under Jack Williamson.
* *The Sleeping City (Cosmos Books 0-9668968-1-5, Jul ’99, $12.00, 129pp, tp, cover by Ron Turner) [Chronicle of Malkar] Sword and sorcery novel, the second “Chronicle of Malkar”. This is an international “Lightning Print” on-demand edition, available in the US from Cosmos Literary Agency, 415 Merriman Road, Akron OH 44303; checks payable to Sean Wallace.

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