The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

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Something Lumber This Way Comes Joe R. Lansdale (Subterranean Press 1-892284-33-2, Oct ’99 [Dec ’99], $35.00, 76pp, hc, cover by Doug Potter) Children’s horror story about a vampire house, written in chapter-book form, illustrated by Doug Potter. This is a signed limited edition of 500. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; www.subterraneanpress.com

Triple Feature Joe R. Lansdale (Subterranean Press 1-892284-55-3, Oct ’99 [Dec ’99], $12.00, 32pp, ph, cover by Glenn Chadbourne) Chapbook collection of three stories, one co-authored by Bill Pronzini & Jeff Wllman. An extremely limited hardcover was announced but not seen. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; 810-232-1489; online at www.subterraneanpress.com

Waltz of Shadows Joe R. Lansdale (Subterranean Press, Sep ’99 [Dec ’99], $50.00, 271pp, hc, cover by Mark A. Nelson) Associational suspense novel, first in a series collection of primarily previously unpublished short novels and stories, with an introduction by Lansdale on how this came to be written but not published. This is a signed limited edition of 1000; a lettered edition is also available ($195.00) Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; www.subterraneanpress.com; $10.00 postage for lettered edition only.

Red Range Joe R. Lansdale & Sam Glanzman (Mojo Press 1-885418-19-1, Apr ’99, $10.95, unpaginated, tp, cover by N. D. Wyeth) Weird-western graphic novel with a lost-world twist. Story by Lansdale and art by Glanzman. Order from Mojo Press, PO Box 1215, Dripping Springs TX 78620; add $3.00 postage.

Imagining the Worst: Stephen King and the Representation of Women ed. Kathleen Margaret Lant & Theresa Thompson (Greenwood Press 0-313-30232-4, Dec ’98 [Jan ’99], $55.00, 203pp, hc) Non-fiction, a collection of 11 critical essays examining King’s treatment of women as perpetrators and victims of horror. Includes index and select bibliography. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; orders 800-225-5800.

End of Days Frank Lauria (St. Martin’s 0-312-97262-8, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $5.99, 210pp, pb) Novelization of the millennial horror movie. Copyrighted by Beacon Communications.

Avalon: The Return of King Arthur Stephen R. Lawhead (Avon Eos 0-380-97702-8, Sep ’99, $25.00, 442pp, hc, cover by Paul Stinson) Near-future Arthurian fantasy. Arthur and Merlin return in the 21st century to restore the terminally scandal-ridden monarchy of England.

Nights of the Round Table: A Book of Strange Tales Margery Lawrence (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-63-X, Dec ’98 [Jan ’99], $49.95, 211pp, hc, cover by Paul Lowe) [Club of the Round Table] Collection of 12 strange tales, first of two collections featuring the “Club of the Round Table.” Introduction by Richard Dalby. First US edition (Hutchinson 1926).

The Terraces of Night: Being Further Chronicles of the ‘Club of the Round Table’ Margery Lawrence (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-78-8, Jun ’99 [Jul ’99], $50.95, 205pp, hc, cover by Paul Lowe) [Club of the Round Table] Collection of 12 strange tales, the second of two collections featuring the “Club of the Round Table”. Introduction by Richard Dalby. This is a limited edition of 600. First Canadian edition (Hurst & Blackett 1932).

Aquarius Descending Martha C. Lawrence (St. Martin’s 0-312-19829-9, Jan ’99, $23.95, 296pp, hc, cover by Bill Sloan) [Elizabeth Chase] Mystery novel, third in the “Elizabeth Chase” series about a detective/parapsychologist with psychic abilities.

Aquarius Descending Martha C. Lawrence (St. Martin’s Minotaur 0-312-97284-9, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], $5.99, 305pp, pb) [Elizabeth Chase] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1999) mystery novel, third in the “Elizabeth Chase” series about a detective/parapsychologist with psychic abilities.

Bite Richard Laymon (Leisure 0-8439-4550-8, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $5.50, 378pp, pb) Vampire novel. First US edition (Headline 1996).

Come Out Tonight Richard Laymon (CD Publications 1-881475-62-X, Jul ’99 [Nov ’99], $40.00, 436pp, hc, cover by Vince Natale) Associational non-supernatural horror novel. This is a signed, limited edition of 1,250. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 943, Abingdon MD 21009; 419-569-5683.

Cuts Richard Laymon (CD Publications 1-881475-64-6, Jul ’99 [Nov ’99], $40.00, 327pp, hc, cover by Vince Natale) Association non-supernatural horror novel. This is a signed, limited edition of 1,500. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 943, Abingdon MD 21009; 419-569-5683.

Skip Trace Rocks Peter Layton (Hilltop Press UK 0-905262-25-5, Nov ’99, $6.00, 20pp, ph, cover by Alan Hunter) Chapbook collection of 29 SF poems. Foreword by Steve Sneyd. Available in the US from NSFA c/o Anne Marsden, 31192 Paseo Amapola, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2227 (checks payable to A. Marsden).

Catwings Ursula K. Le Guin (Orchard US 0-531-07110-3, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $3.95, 40pp, pb, cover by S. D. Schindler) [Catwings] Reprint (Orchard 1988) associational children’s fantasy story, first book of “The Catwings” series. Illustrated by S.D. Schindler. A reissue hardcover edition (-05759-3, $14.95, sixth printing) was announced but not seen.

Catwings Return Ursula K. Le Guin (Orchard US 0-531-07111-1, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $3.95, 49pp, pb, cover by S. D. Schindler) [Catwings] Reprint (Orchard 1989) associational children’s fantasy story, second book of “The Catwings” series. Illustrated by S.D. Schindler. A hardcover reissue edition (-05803-4, $14.95, fifth printing) was announced but not seen.

Jane on Her Own Ursula K. Le Guin (Orchard US 0-531-30133-8, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $14.95, 42pp, hc, cover by S. D. Schindler) [Catwings] Associational children’s fantasy novel, fourth book of “The Catwings” series. The littlest winged cat gets bored with farm life, and heads for the city. Illustrated by S.D. Schindler.

Sixty Odd: New Poems Ursula K. Le Guin (Shambhala Publications 1-57062-388-0, Apr ’99, $14.00, 98pp, tp) Associational collection of 69 poems with slight autobiographical elements, as explained in Le Guin’s preface.

Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings Ursula K. Le Guin (Orchard US 0-531-07112-X, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $3.95, 42pp, pb, cover by S. D. Schindler) [Catwings] Reprint (Orchard 1994) associational children’s fantasy story, third book of “The Catwings” series. Illustrated by S.D. Schindler. A hardcover reissue (-06851-X, $14.95) was announced but not seen.

In the Shadow of the Dreamchild: A New Understanding of Lewis Carroll Karoline Leach (Dufour/Peter Owen 0-7206-1044-3, Apr ’99 [Jun ’99], $39.95, 294pp, hc) Critical biography, a re-evaluation of Dodgson’s life and relationships with women, and the myths that grew up around them. This is the Peter Owen UK edition with Dufour stickers. Available from Dufour Editions, Chester Springs PA 19425-0007; 610-458-5005. [Lewis Carroll]

Magic: The Gathering: Mercadian Masques Francis Lebaron (TSR/Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1188-3, Sep ’99, $5.99, 341pp, tp, cover by Kev Walker) [Magic: The Gathering: Masquerade Cycle] Novelization based on the fantasy card game, first book in the “Masquerade Cycle”.

Magic: The Gathering: The Colors of Magic ed. Jess Lebow (TSR/Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1323-1, Feb ’99, $5.99, 342pp, tp, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Magic: The Gathering] Original anthology of 11 stories based on the fantasy card games. Authors include Jeff Grubb, J. Robert King, and Richard Lee Byers. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

Octoberland Adam Lee (Avon Eos 0-380-79072-6, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $13.50, 308pp, tp, cover by Thomas Canty) [Dominions of Irth] Fantasy novel, book three of “The Dominions of Irth”. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 1998 as by A.A. Attanasio).

The Shadow Eater Adam Lee (Avon Eos 0-380-80627-4, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $5.99, 334pp, pb) [Dominions of Irth] Reprint (Avon Eos 1998) fantasy novel, book two of “The Dominions of Irth”. Lee is a pen name for A.A. Attanasio.

Operator “B" Edward Lee (CD Publications 1-881475-73-5, Aug ’99 [Nov ’99], $30.00, 148pp, hc, cover by Erik Wilson) SF thriller of secret military attempts to fly a crashed alien vehicle. This is a signed, limited edition of 450. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 943, Abingdon MD 21009; 419-569-5683.

Double Full Moon Night Gentry Lee (Bantam Spectra 0-553-09007-0, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $23.95, 310pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Rama] SF novel, sequel to Bright Messengers, set in the “Rama” universe. Martian colonists living in an alien sphere find each other, only to be transported to another dangerous world.

Alien Child Mona Lee (Open Hand Publishing/Snow Shadow 0-940880-62-8, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $12.95, 283pp, tp) SF novel. An alien from a peaceful planet run by women comes to Earth and gives birth to a half-human child. Order from Open Hand Publishing, PO Box 22048, Seattle WA 98122-0048.

Plan B Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Meisha Merlin 1-892065-00-2, Feb ’99 [Mar ’99], $14.00, 334pp, tp, cover by Michael Herring) [Liaden] SF space-adventure novel set in the “Liaden Universe.” Order from Meisha Merlin Publishing, PO Box 7, Decatur GA 30031.

Biting the Sun Tanith Lee (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58130-9, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $5.99, 370pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) [Don’t Bite the Sun] Omnibus of SF novel Don’t Bite the Sun (1976) and Drinking Sapphire Wine (1977). First US edition (Hamlyn 1979 as Drinking Sapphire Wine (incorporating Don’t Bite The Sun)).

Saint Fire Tanith Lee (Overlook Press 0-87951-735-2, Nov ’99 [Dec ’99], $25.95, 335pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) [Secret Books of Venus] Dark fantasy novel, volume two of “The Secret Books of Venus” based on the four elements and four phases of alchemy, set in an alternate 18th-century Venice. A serving girl develops a talent for fire the Church wants, and fears.

The Silver Metal Lover Tanith Lee (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58127-9, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $5.99, 291pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) [Silver Metal Lover] Reprint (SFBC 1981) SF novel of a teen in love with a robot.

Voyage of the Basset: Islands in the Sky Tanith Lee (Random House 0-679-89127-7, Oct ’99, $3.99, 249pp, tp, cover by Greg & Tim Hildebrandt) [Voyage of the Basset] Young-adult fantasy novel, first in a series based on James Christensen’s Voyage of the Basset. Copyrighted by Christensen and The Greenwich Workshop.

Dark Ladies Fritz Leiber (Tor/Orb 0-312-86972-X, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $17.95, 348pp, tp, cover by Richard Deas) Reprint (Tor 1991 as Conjure Wife/Our Lady of Darkness) omnibus of two dark fantasy novels: Conjure Wife (1953) and World Fantasy Award winner Our Lady of Darkness (1977).

Farewell to Lankhmar Fritz Leiber (White Wolf 1-56504-897-0, Mar ’99, $5.99, 384pp, tp, cover by Mike Mignola) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] Reprint (Morrow 1988 as The Knight and Knave of Swords) final collection in the “Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser” series.

3 Passports to Paradise R. A. Leigh (Spectrutek.com 0-9674557-0-7, Oct ’99, $11.00, 174pp, tp, cover by Lance W. Card) [Spectrutek] SF novel of three very different utopian societies sharing a planet, book 1 in the “Spectrutek” series. This appears to be an on-demand book. Order from Spectrutek.com, PO Box 122, Dover NH 03821-0122; web site: www.spectrutek.com

The Speaking Stones Stephen Leigh (Avon Eos 0-380-79914-6, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $5.99, 330pp, pb) [Dark Water’s Embrace] SF novel, set 100 years later in the world of Dark Water’s Embrace.

First Contacts: The Essential Murray Leinster Murray Leinster (SFBC #02544, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $12.50, 464pp, hc, cover by Hannibal King) Reprint (NESFA 1998) collection. This is similar to the NESFA edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

The Company of Glass Valery Leith (Bantam Spectra 0-553-37938-0, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $13.95, 401pp, tp, cover by Stephen Youll) [Everien] Fantasy novel, the first book of “Everien”. In a world where geography and time are fluid, a woman warrior seeks lost Knowledge from the ruins of Everien civilization. Leith is a pen name for Tricia Sullivan.

The Company of Glass Valery Leith (SFBC #01956, Jul ’99 [Aug ’99], $10.98, 401pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Everien] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1999) fantasy novel, the first book of “Everien”. Leith is a pen name for Tricia Sullivan. This lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Eden Stanislaw Lem (HBJ/Harvest 0-15-627806-5, Sep ’99, $17.00, 262pp, tp, cover by John Alfred Dorn, III) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1989) SF novel, translated from the Polish by Marc E. Heine. This is an “on demand” reproduction of the 1989 edition, and still indicates first edition.

Fiasco Stanislaw Lem (HBJ/Harvest 0-15-630630-1, Sep ’99, $17.00, 322pp, tp, cover by John Alfred Dorn, III) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1987) SF novel of attempted alien contact, translated from the Polish by Michael Kandel. This is an “on demand” reproduction of the 1988 Harvest edition, and indicates second printing.

His Master’s Voice Stanislaw Lem (HBJ/Harvest 0-15-640300-5, Jul ’99, $15.00, 199pp, tp, cover by David Diaz) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1983) SF novel, translated from the Polish Glospana (1968). This is an on-demand reproduction of the 1984 Harvest edition, and indicates second printing.

His Master’s Voice Stanislaw Lem (Northwestern University Press 0-8101-1731-2, Nov ’99, $14.95, 199pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1983) SF novel, translated by Michael Kandel from the Polish Glospana (1968). Order from Northwestern University Press, 625 Colfax Street, Evanston IL 60208-4210; orders 800-621-2736.

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