The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

Books, Listed by Author

YARBRO, CHELSEA QUINN (chron.) (continued)

• * _Sisters of the Night: The Angry Angel (Avon 0-380-78984-1, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $13.50, 359pp, tp, cover by Christopher H. Bing) [Sisters of the Night] Reprint (Avon 1998) vampire novel, first in a trilogy about the three “weird sisters” from Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Packaged by Swordsmith Productions, who share the copyright with the author.
• * *Sisters of the Night: The Soul of an Angel (Avon 0-380-97401-0, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $24.00, 378pp, hc, cover by Christopher H. Bing) [Sisters of the Night] Vampire novel, second in a trilogy about the three “weird sisters” from Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Illustrated by Christopher H. Bing. Packaged by Swordsmith Productions, who share the copyright with the author.

YERMAKOV, NICHOLAS (Valentin) (1951- ); later as Simon Hawke; see under Hawke, Simon (stories) (chron.)

YOLEN, JANE; [i.e., Jane Hyatt Yolen Stemple] (1939- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Armageddon Summer (with Bruce Coville) (Harcourt Brace 0-15-202268-6, Aug ’99, $5.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1998) young-adult millennial novel, borderline SF.
• * _The Devil’s Arithmetic (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-034535-3, Jan ’99 [Mar ’99], $4.99, 170pp, tp, cover by Steve Cieslawski) Reprint (Viking Kestrel US 1988) YA time-travel fantasy, winner of the National Jewish Book Award.
• * _The One-Armed Queen (Tor 0-812-56479-0, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $6.99, 351pp, pb, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Great Alta] Reprint (Tor 1998) fantasy novel, sequel to Yolen’s “Chronicles of Great Alta”.
• * *The Pictish Child (Harcourt Brace 0-15-202261-9, Oct ’99, $16.00, 135pp, hc, cover by Mark Romanoski) [Tartan Magic] Young-adult fantasy novel, book two of “Tartan Magic”. American children in Scotland help a girl from the distant past.
• * _Wizard’s Hall (Harcourt Brace/Magic Carpet 0-15-202085-3, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $6.00, 133pp, pb, cover by Trina Schart Hyman) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1991) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *The Wizard’s Map (Harcourt Brace 0-15-202067-5, May ’99, $15.00, 132pp, hc, cover by Mark Romanoski) [Tartan Magic] Young-adult fantasy novel, book one of “Tartan Magic”. American children in Scotland accidentally summon the dark wizard Michael Scot.

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• * *The Fairies’ Ring (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-46045-4, Oct ’99, $24.99, 96pp, hc, cover by Stephen Mackey) Young-adult non-fiction collection of 14 traditional fairy tales adapted by Yolen, and 16 poems. Illustrated by Stephen Mackey.

YORKE, CHRISTY (chron.)

• * *Magic Spells (Bantam 0-553-57842-1, Nov ’99, $5.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Alan Ayers) Fantasy novel. A woman returns to her home town where she takes up the family magic she’s previously shunned.

YOUD, C. S.; see under Youd, Sam (chron.)

YOUD, CHRISTOPHER S.; see under Youd, Sam (chron.)

YOUD, (Christopher) SAMUEL [born Sam Youd] (1922- ); see pseudonym John Christopher (chron.)

YOUMANS, BRIAN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Best of the Rest 2 (Suddenly Press 0-9670056-0-4, Aug ’99, $10.00, 153pp, tp, cover by David Michalcyzk) Best-of anthology of 13 stories and six poems published in 1998 by small press magazines and other lesser-known sources. Authors include S.P. Somtow, Michael Bishop, Eleanor Arnason, and Eliot Fintushel. Story introductions offer brief evaluations of their sources; there is also a list of most publications examined, with ordering information. Order from Suddenly Press, PO Box 120318, Boston MA 02112-0318; add $3.00 postage. (Contents)

YOUNT, SYLVIA (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Maxfield Parrish 1870-1966 (with Maxfield Parrish) See entry under Maxfield Parrish.

YOURGRAU, BARRY (chron.)

• * *Haunted Traveller (Little, Brown/Arcade 1-55970-482-9, May ’99 [Jun ’99], $23.95, 202pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel about a traveller’s strange journeys, with elements of Gothic horror, amorous fables, fairy tales, adventure yarns, and surreal wit.

ZABOR, RAFI (chron.)

• * _The Bear Comes Home (Vintage UK 0-09-927255-5, Feb ’99 [May ’99], £6.99, 480pp, tp, cover by Andrew Penketh) Reprint (Norton 1997) literary fantasy novel.

ZAHN, TIMOTHY (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Icarus Hunt (Bantam Spectra 0-553-10702-X, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $23.95, 362pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) SF novel. A star-freighter’s mysterious cargo leads to trouble.
• * _The Icarus Hunt (SFBC #02066, Oct ’99 [Nov ’99], $11.98, 362pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1999) SF novel. This is similar to the Bantam Spectra edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Star Wars: Vision of the Future (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57879-0, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $5.99, 694pp, pb, cover by Drew Stuzan) [Star Wars: Hand of Thrawn] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1998) Star Wars novelization, sequel to Star Wars: Specter of the Past, second and final book of “The Hand of Thrawn”. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
• * _Star Wars: Vision of the Future (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-553-50690-0, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], £5.99, 694pp, pb, cover by Drew Struzan) [Star Wars: Hand of Thrawn] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1998) novelization based on the Star Wars films and characters, Book two of the two-volume “The Hand of Thrawn”.

ZAMIATIN, EUGENE; see under Zamyatin, Yevgeny (stories) (chron.)

ZAMIATINE, E.; see under Zamyatin, Yevgeny (stories) (chron.)

ZAMYATIN, YEVGENY (Ivanovich) (1884-1937) (stories) (chron.)

• * _We (Avon Eos 0-380-63313-2, Aug ’99, $5.99, 232pp, pb) Reprint (Viking 1972) classic 1920s Russian dystopian SF novel, first published in 1924 (Dutton), re-translated by Mirra Ginsburg. This is the first Avon Eos edition, but retains the ISBN of the earlier Avon edition, and indicates 16th printing.

ZAVALA, ANN (1946- ) (chron.)

• * _Crystals (Tor 0-812-52359-8, Dec ’99, $6.99, 349pp, pb, cover by Jenny Tylden-Wright) Reprint (Forge 1996) mystery novel with occult elements.

ZEBROWSKI, GEORGE (Thaddeus) [originally Jerzy Tadeuz Zebrowski] (1945- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Brute Orbits (HarperPrism 0-06-105807-6, Aug ’99, $6.99, 342pp, pb) Reprint (HarperPrism 1998) near-future SF novel about asteroid-mine prisons. Winner of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award.
• * *Cave of Stars (HarperPrism 0-06-105299-X, Aug ’99, $24.00, 273pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Macrolife] SF novel, sequel to Macrolife. Conflict arises between two radically different societies created by the survivors of Earth’s destruction.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Dyson Sphere (with Charles R. Pellegrino) (Pocket 0-671-54173-0, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $6.50, 232pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * _Star Trek: Across the Universe (with Pamela Sargent) See entry under Pamela Sargent.

ZEDDIES, ANN TONSOR (1951- ); see pseudonym Toni Anzetti (chron.)

ZELAZNY, ROGER (Joseph Christopher) (1937-1995) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Great Book of Amber: The Complete Amber Chronicles 1-10 (Avon Eos 0-380-80906-0, Dec ’99, $20.00, 1258pp, tp, cover by Tim White) [Amber] Omnibus of the first 10 novels in the “Amber” series: Nine Princes in Amber (1970), The Guns of Avalon (1972), Sign of the Unicorn (1975), The Hand of Oberon (1976), The Courts of Chaos (1978), Trumps of Doom (1985), Blood of Amber (1986), Sign of Chaos (1987), Knight of Shadows (1989), Prince of Chaos (1991). (Contents)
• * *Lord Demon (with Jane M. Lindskold) (Avon Eos 0-380-97333-2, Aug ’99, $23.00, 276pp, hc) Fantasy novel with a Chinese flavor. The demon Kai Wren’s search for a murderer leads through many dimensions, and a plot to renew the war between gods and demons.
• * _Lord of Light (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-820-5, May ’99 [Apr ’99], £6.99, 261pp, tp, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Doubleday 1967) classic Hugo-winning SF novel. Volume 7 in the “SF Masterworks” series.

ZELINSKY, PAUL O. (chron.)

• * _Hansel and Gretel (with Rika Lesser) See entry under Rika Lesser.

ZETTEL, SARAH (1966- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Playing God (Warner Aspect 0-446-60758-4, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $6.99, 448pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) Reprint (Warner Aspect 1998) SF novel of human intervention on a dying alien planet.

ZINDEL, PAUL (1936-2003) (chron.)

• * *Raptor (Hyperion 0-7868-0338-X, Oct ’98 [Feb ’99], $14.95, 170pp, hc, cover by Daniel Horne) Young-adult horror/adventure novel. A paleontologist’s son finds real dinosaurs. This is dated 1998 but not seen until now.
• * _Raptor (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-74014-0, Mar ’99, £4.99, 216pp, pb, cover by Mel Grant) Reprint (Hyperion Press 1998) young-adult SF novel of a dinosaur egg hatching. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Raptor (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-74014-0, Mar ’99, £4.99, 216pp, tp, cover by Mel Grant) Reprint (Hyperion 1998) young-adult SF novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Raptor (Hyperion 0-7868-1224-9, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $4.99, 170pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horne) Reprint (Hyperion 1998) young-adult horror/adventure novel. A paleontologist’s son finds real dinosaurs.
• * *Rats (Hyperion 0-7868-0339-8, Aug ’99, $15.99, 204pp, hc, cover by Daniel Horne) Young-adult horror novel of mutant rats from a New York City dump.
• * _Rats (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-74015-9, Oct ’99, £4.99, 217pp, tp, cover by Mel Grant) Reprint (Hyperion 1999) young-adult horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Reef of Death (Hyperion 0-7868-1309-1, Oct ’98 [Jul ’99], $5.99, 177pp, tp, cover by Daniel Horne) Reprint (Hyperion 1998) young adult horror/adventure novel. PC’s Australian vacation goes wrong when an undersea volcanic vent spawns deadly creatures, and a mad doctor is willing to kill to get her hands on an Aboriginal treasure.

ZINDELL, DAVID (1952- ) (chron.)

• * _The War in Heaven (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-21191-8, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], £6.99, 791pp, pb, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Requiem for Homo Sapiens] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1998) SF novel. Book three of the trilogy “A Requiem for Homo Sapiens”. An export-only edition (0-00-224297-4, £11.99) was available 15 June 1998.

ZIPES, JACK (David) (1937- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *When Dreams Came True: Classic Fairy Tales and their Tradition (Routledge 0-415-92151-1, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $19.99, 238pp, tp) Non-fiction, critical look at the social history of fairy tales, and how different authors used them to impart values to readers. Covers such diverse works as The Wizard of Oz, Pinocchio, and the tales of Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, Frank Stockton, and Hermann Hesse. Includes bibliography and index. A hardcover edition (-92150-3, $70.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Routledge, 7625 Empire Drive, Florence KY 41042; credit card orders 800-634-7064.

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• * _The Arabian Nights, Volume II (Penguin/Signet Classic 0-451-52749-6, Nov ’99, $6.95, 419pp, pb) Anthology of 62 stories, most set within six framing stories, newly selected and adapted from the classic Sir Richard Burton unexpurgated translation. Zipes’s afterword and introductory note discuss the stories’ origins and Burton’s translation. There is a bibliography.