The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

Books, Listed by Author

TUBB, E(dwin) C(harles) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * +The Stellar Legion (Gryphon Books 1-58250-016-9, Apr ’99 [Feb ’99], $15.00, 147pp, tp, cover by Ron Turner) SF novel. The introduction by Philip Harbottle puts the book in historical context, considering it as “a fascinating precursor to Heinlein’s much later novel, Starship Troopers.” 31st book in the “Gryphon SF Re-Discovery Series.” First US edition (Scion 1954). Available from Gryphon Publications, PO Box 209, Brooklyn NY 11228-0209; add $1.00 postage.
• * +The Wall (Gryphon Books 1-58250-014-2, Apr ’99 [Feb ’99], $15.00, 130pp, tp, cover by Ron Turner) Far-future pulp SF adventure novel of humans seeking immortality at the galaxy’s center. The introduction by Philip Harbottle puts the book in historical (and somewhat nostalgic) context. 26th book in Gryphon’s “SF Re-Discovery Series.” First US edition (Milestone 1953 as by Charles Grey). Available from Gryphon Publications, PO Box 209, Brooklyn NY 11228-0209; add $1.00 postage.

TUCKER, EZRA (stories) (chron.)

• * _Star Wars: Dark Forces: Rebel Agent (with William C. Dietz) See entry under William C. Dietz

TUCKER, MIKE (stories) (chron.)

• * _Doctor Who: Storm Harvest (with Robert Perry) See entry under Robert Perry.

TUDOR, MARTIN, ed. (chron.)

• * *Novacon 29 Programme Book (Birmingham Science Fiction Group no ISBN, Nov ’99, no price, 50pp, ph) Programme book for Novacon 29, featuring Ian Stewart as Guest of Honour. Only partial contents listed. (Contents)

TURNBULL, NICK (chron.)

• * *Eve’s Party (Scholastic UK 0-439-01071-3, Jun ’99 [Aug ’99], £3.50, 206pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel. A “Point Horror Unleashed” book.

TURNER, ALICE K., ed. (chron.)

• * _The Playboy Book of Science Fiction (HarperPrism 0-06-107342-3, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $16.00, 469pp, tp) Reprint (HarperPrism 1998) anthology of 25 stories from 45 years of Playboy.

TURNER, DELIA MARSHALL (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Ways of Magic (SFBC #11651, Apr ’99, $12.98, 393pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) [Ways of Magic] Omnibus of two science fantasy novels: Nameless Magery (1998) and Of Swords and Spells (1999). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0192-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)

TURNER, GEORGE (Reginald) (1916-1997) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Down There in Darkness (Tor 0-312-86829-4, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $24.95, 352pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Beloved Son] SF novel, linked to the future world of Beloved Son and Drowning Towers. Two policemen sleep for hundreds of years, waking in a low-tech world secretly run by a group of the very rich.

TURNER, JAMES (Allen) (1945-1999); see under Turner, Jim (chron.)

TURNER, JIM, ed.; [i.e., James Allen Turner] (1945-1999) (chron.)

• * _Cthulhu 2000 (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42203-1, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $12.95, 398pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Arkham House 1995) anthology of 18 Lovecraft-"inspired" stories, including Zelazny’s award-winning “24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai”.

TURTELTAUB, H. N.; pseudonym of Harry Turtledove, (1949- ) (chron.)

• * _Justinian (Tor 0-812-54527-3, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $6.99, 634pp, pb) Reprint (Forge 1998) associational historical novel about ancient Byzantium. Turteltaub is a pen name for Harry Turtledove.

TURTLEDOVE, HARRY (Norman) (1949- ); see pseudonym H. N. Turteltaub (stories) (chron.)

• * _Between the Rivers (Tor 0-812-54520-6, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $6.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Reprint (Tor 1998) fantasy novel set in ancient Mesopotamia.
• * *Colonization: Second Contact (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43019-0, Feb ’99, $25.95, 486pp, hc, cover by Tim O’Brien) [Colonization] Alternate-history SF novel, first in a series sequel to the “Worldwar” tetralogy. Aliens and humans on Earth face the turmoil of the 1960s.
• * _Colonization: Second Contact (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-75143-6, Aug ’99, £16.99, 486pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino) [Colonization] Reprint (Del Rey 1999) alternate-history SF novel, first in a trilogy, sequel to the “Worldwar” tetralogy. Aliens and humans on Earth face the turmoil of the 1960s. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Down in the Bottomlands (and Other Places) (with L. Sprague de Camp) (Baen 0-671-57835-9, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) Anthology/collection of three related alternate-history novellas: Harry Turtledove’s Hugo-winning “Down in the Bottomlands”, plus two previously published in double format (Tor 1990): The Wheels of If by L. Sprague de Camp, and The Pugnacious Peacemaker (1990) by Turtledove. The Turtledove stories are sequels to the de Camp. (Contents)
• * _The Great War: American Front (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-71545-6, Jan ’99, £16.99, 503pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) [Great War] Reprint (Del Rey 1998) alternate history SF novel, first in a projected four-book series. The United States and the Confederate States of America take opposing sides in WWI. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Great War: American Front (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40560-9, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $7.99, 562pp, pb, cover by George Pratt) [Great War] Reprint (Del Rey 1998) alternate history World War I novel, first in a four-book series.
• * _The Great War: The American Front (Hodder/NEL 0-340-71546-4, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], £6.99, 660pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Great War] Reprint (Del Rey 1998) alternate history SF novel, first in a four-book series.
• * *The Great War: Walk in Hell (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40561-7, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $25.95, 484pp, hc, cover by George Pratt) [Great War] Alternate history SF novel, second in a four-book series. The United States and the Confederate States of America fight on opposing sides in WWI.
• * _The Great War: Walk in Hell (SFBC #03067, Oct ’99 [Nov ’99], $12.98, 484pp, hc, cover by George Pratt) [Great War] Reprint (Del Rey 1999) alternate history SF novel, second in a four-book series. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Household Gods (with Judith Tarr) See entry under Judith Tarr.
• * *Into the Darkness (Tor 0-312-86895-2, Apr ’99, $27.95, 540pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Darkness] Fantasy novel, first in a series about a World War in a world where magic works, and modern military magic is deadly.
• * *Into the Darkness (Simon & Schuster UK/Earthlight 0-684-85825-8, May ’99 [Apr ’99], £9.99, x+592pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Darkness] Fantasy novel, first in a new series. Simultaneous with the US (Tor) edition. A king’s bid to regain a duchy triggers escalating conflict that may lead to a world war.
• * *Wisdom of the Fox (Baen 0-671-57838-3, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $6.99, 597pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Gerin the Fox] Omnibus of two fantasy novels in the series about “Gerin the Fox”: Werenight (1994) and Prince of the North (1994). These have been revised somewhat. (Contents)
• * _A World of Difference (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-71271-6, Feb ’99 [Apr ’99], £5.99, 308pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 1990) SF novel.

TUTTLE, LISA (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Snake Inside (Mammoth 0-7497-1855-2, May ’99 [Jul ’99], £3.99, 138pp, pb) Reprint (Mammoth 1995 as Horrorscopes: Virgo: Snake Inside as by Maria Palmer) associational young-adult non-supernatural horror novel. A young girl believes she is the child of a cursed woman.

TYERS, KATHY; [i.e., Kathleen Luanne Moore Tyers] (1952- ) (chron.)

• * _Firebird (Bethany House 0-7642-2214-7, Apr ’99, $8.99, 288pp, tp) [Firebird] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1987) SF adventure novel; this has only a 1999 copyright and has been revised; a new author’s note discusses the religious aspects of the SF premise.

TYMON, STEVEN M. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Demon Killer (Pulpless.Com 1-58445-087-8, Jul ’99, $19.95, 233pp, tp, cover by Billy Tackett) [Tereth] Collection of the title sword-and-sorcery novel and three related stories. An on-demand edition, also available in a Paperless Book digital edition. Available from Pulpless.Com, 775 East Blithedale Ave., Suite 508, Mill Valley CA 94941; 500-367-7353; www.pulpless.com (Contents)
• * *Star Bores (with Bruce J. Balfour) (Pulpless.Com 1-58445-162-9, Sep ’99, $19.95, 226pp, tp, cover by Billy Tackett) Humorous SF novel satirizing Star Wars. Includes story/"excerpt" “The Empire Strikes Out”. An on-demand edition, also available in a Paperless Book digital edition. Available from Pulpless.Com, 775 East Blithedale Ave., Suite 508, Mill Valley CA 94941; 500-367-7353; www.pulpless.com

TYRWHITT-WILSON, GERALD HUGH (1883-1950); see under Berners, Lord (stories) (chron.)

UTTER, VIRGIL (Starbuck, Jr.) (1925-2006) (chron.)

• * *Raymond King Cummings: Explorer of the Infinite: A Working Bibliography (with Gordon Benson, Jr.) (Galactic Central Publications 1-871133-53-X, Feb ’99 [Mar ’99], £4.00, x+85pp, ph) Non-fiction, reference. A primary and secondary bibliography of Cummings. Available from 25a Copgrove Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS8 2SP, and from PO Box 445, Polk City, Iowa 50226-0445, USA. [Cummings]
• * *Stanton Arthur Coblentz: Poet and Science Fictioneer: A Working Bibliography (with Gordon Benson, Jr.) (Galactic Central Publications 1-871133-54-8, Feb ’99 [Mar ’99], £3.00, x+57pp, ph) Primary and secondary bibliography of Coblentz. Available from 25a Copgrove Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS8 2SP, and from P O Box 445, Polk City, Iowa 50226-0445, USA. [Coblentz]

VACHSS, ANDREW (Henry) (1942- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Choice of Evil (Random House/Knopf 0-375-40647-6, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $23.00, 305pp, hc, cover by Robert Stivers) [Burke] Mystery/suspense novel in the “Burke” series, with supernatural elements. A killer appears to have returned from the dead.
• * _Veil’s Visit: A Taste of Hap and Leonard (with Joe R. Lansdale) See entry under Joe R. Lansdale

VALENTINE, MARK (1959- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *In Violet Veils (Tartarus Press 1-872621-40-6, Mar ’99, £20.00, 104pp, hc, cover by R. B. Russell) [The Connoisseur] Collection of nine stories, six original, about the occult detective, The Connoisseur. Limited edition of 200 signed, numbered copies. Available from 5 Birch Terrace, Hangingbirch Lane, Horam, East Sussex TN21 0PA, and in the USA through Firebird Distribution at $49.95. (Contents)
• * *In Violet Veils and other tales of the Connoisseur (Tartarus Press 1-872621-40-6, Apr ’99, $39.95, 104pp, hc, cover by Peter Strausfield) [The Connoisseur] Original collection of nine stories, three previously published, about the aesthetic occult detective known as “the Connoisseur.” Originally published in the UK (£20.00). This is a signed, limited edition of 200. Available in the US from Firebird Distributing, 2030 First Street, Unit 5, Eureka CA 95501; 800-353-3575.

VALLEJO, BORIS (1941- ) (chron.)

• * *Dreams (Thunder’s Mouth Press 1-56025-215-4, Oct ’99, $32.50, 128pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) Art book with 120 full-color fantasy paintings, some not previously published. Text by Nigel Suckling.
• * *Dreams: The Art of Boris Vallejo (Paper Tiger 1-85585-715-4, Oct ’99, £20.00, 128pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) New collection of works, mainly from the 1990s, including book and album covers, posters, ads, and personal projects. Text by Nigel Suckling. Simultaneous with the US (Thunder’s Mouth Press) edition.
• * _Ladies: Retold Tales of Goddesses and Heroines (with Doris Vallejo) (Paper Tiger 1-85585-736-7, Nov ’99 [Dec ’99], £14.99, 186pp, tp, cover by Boris Vallejo) Reprint (Roc; Paper Tiger 1992) collection of 10 original fantasy stories by Doris Vallejo, based on classic myth. Each is accompanied by a major painting and illustrations by Boris Vallejo. Book, text and illustrations are copyrighted 1999, but there seems no difference to the original.

VALLEJO, DORIS (chron.)

• * _Ladies: Retold Tales of Goddesses and Heroines (with Boris Vallejo) See entry under Boris Vallejo.

VALLESE, RAY (chron.)

• * *Planescape: Torment (with Valerie Vallese) (Wizards of the Coast/TSR 0-7869-1527-7, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $5.99, 247pp, tp) [Planescape] Novelization based on the computer game from Interplay. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

VALLESE, VALERIE (chron.)

• * _Planescape: Torment (with Ray Vallese) See entry under Ray Vallese.

van BELKOM, EDO (1962- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Death Drives a Semi (Quarry Press 1-55082-214-4, Nov ’98 [Mar ’99], $14.95, 263pp, tp) Collection of 20 horror and dark fantasy stories, two original. Includes Stoker Award-winner “Rat Food” (co-authored with David Nickle). Introduction by Robert J. Sawyer. Order from Quarry Press, PO Box 1061, Kingston ON K7L 4Y5 Canada; 613-548-8429; e-mail: order@quarrypress.com (Contents)

VAN CALLENBERGH, HUBERT, trans. (stories) (chron.)

• * _My Own Private Spectres (with Jean Ray) See entry under Jean Ray.

VANCE, JACK; [i.e., John Holbrook Vance] (1916- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Compleat Dying Earth (SFBC #019620, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $15.98, 741pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) [Dying Earth] Omnibus of four fantasy books in the series: The Dying Earth (1950), The Eyes of the Overworld (1966), Cugel’s Saga (1983), and Rhialto the Marvellous (1984). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0110-6; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket, and comes shrinkwrapped with a poster of the cover art. (Contents)
• * _Emphyrio (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-885-X, Oct ’99, £6.99, 208pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Doubleday 1969) SF novel. Volume 19 in the “SF Masterworks” series.
• * _Ports of Call (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648212-0, Feb ’99, £6.99, 300pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) [Gaean Reach] Reprint (Underwood 1998) SF novel of the Gaean Reach. The adventures of an interplanetary con man. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Ports of Call (Tor 0-312-86474-4, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $13.95, 300pp, tp, cover by Vladimir Nenov) [Gaean Reach] Reprint (Underwood; Tor 1998) picaresque Wodehousian SF novel about an interplanetary con man.

VanderMEER, JEFF(rey Scott) (1968- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Early History of Ambergris by Duncan Shriek (Necropolitan Press no ISBN, Nov ’99, $7.99, 84pp, ph, cover by Jeffrey Thomas) [Ambergris] Chapbook novella in the form of a history/guide to VanderMeer’s city of Ambergris. Order from Necropolitan Press, c/o Jeffrey Thomas, 65 South St., Westborough MA 01581; www.necropolitanpress.com

VANDE VELDE, VIVIAN (1951- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Never Trust a Dead Man (Harcourt Brace 0-15-201899-9, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $17.00, 194pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell) Young-adult dark fantasy mystery-horror-comedy. A young man accused of murder has to work with a witch and the dead man to find the real killer.
• * *There’s a Dead Person Following My Sister Around (Harcourt Brace 0-15-202100-0, Aug ’99 [Sep ’99], $16.00, 143pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell) Young-adult dark fantasy horror-comedy. Ted’s little sister has an imaginary friend who is terrified of a ghost hunting Ted.

VAN GELDER, GORDON (Mark), ed. (1966- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: The Fiftieth Anniversary Anthology (with Edward L. Ferman) See entry under Edward L. Ferman

VAN HISE, JAMES (V.), ed. (1949- ) (chron.)

• * *The Fantastic Worlds of H.P. Lovecraft (James Van Hise no ISBN, Jan ’99 [Mar ’99], $17.95, 187pp, tp, cover by Robert Knox) Non-fiction, a series of 27 articles, four original, on Lovecraft, his correspondence and works, and artistic representation of those works, with numerous black-and-white illustrations. Authors include Robert Weinberg, S.T. Joshi, and August Derleth. Order from James Van Hise, 57754 Onaga Trail, Yucca Valley CA 92284; add $4.00 postage. [Lovecraft]

VAN KAMPEN, ROBERT (chron.)

• * _The Fourth Reich (Dell 0-440-23607-X, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], $6.50, 551pp, pb) Reprint (Baker Book House 1997, not previously listed) Christian Apocalypse novel. Hitler is cloned by Russians and groomed to take over the world as self-proclaimed son of God.

VAN LUSTBADER, ERIC; see under Lustbader, Eric Van (stories) (chron.)

van VOGT, A(lfred) E(lton) (1912-2000) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Futures Past: The Best Short Fiction of A.E. Van Vogt (Tachyon Publications 1-892391-05-8, Oct ’99 [Nov ’99], $17.00, 188pp, tp, cover by Michael Dashow) Collection of eight stories. Introduction by Harlan Ellison. A hardcover limited edition (-04-X, $50.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Tachyon Publications, PMB #139, 1459 18th St, San Francisco CA 94107; 415-85-5615. (Contents)
• * *The War Against the Rull (Tor/Orb 0-312-85239-8, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $12.95, 269pp, tp, cover by Hubert Rogers) [Rulls] Collection of the fix-up SF novel (Simon & Schuster 1959), plus one “Rull” story not included in the earlier book. (Contents)

VARLEY, JOHN (Herbert) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Demon (Ace 0-441-14267-2, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $6.99, 464pp, pb, cover by Todd Cameron Hamilton) [Gaea] Reissue (Berkley 1984) SF novel, third in the “Gaean” trilogy. Sixth printing.
• * _The Golden Globe (Ace 0-441-00643-4, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $6.99, 517pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) Reprint (Ace 1998) SF novel of an actor and wanted con-man, touring the solar system with a Shakespearean troupe.
• * _Millennium (Ace 0-441-00677-9, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $12.95, 264pp, tp) Reprint (Berkley 1983) SF novel based on the movie script based on the short story “Air Raid”. Copyrighted by MGM/UA Home Entertainment Group.

VELDE, VIVIAN VANDE; see under Vande Velde, Vivian (chron.)

VERN, DAVID (1924-1989); see pseudonym David V. Reed (stories) (chron.)

VERNE, JULES (Gabriel) (1828-1905) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dropped from the Clouds (Pulp Fictions UK 1-902058-13-5, Mar ’99 [Apr ’99], £4.99, xii+vi+240pp, tp) [Mysterious Island] Reprint (Shepard 1874 as Shipwrecked in the Air) SF novel. Second book in The “Mysterious Island” trilogy. Originally published in French (1874-75). New introduction by David Pringle.