The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999


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Hidden Talents David Lubar (Tor 0-312-86646-1, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $16.95, 213pp, hc, cover by Brian Romero) [Hidden Talents] Young-adult novel of a group of misfits with psychic abilities.


Ghoul Warning and Other Omens... and Other Omens Brian Lumley (Necronomicon Press/W. Paul Ganley, Jun ’99, $12.00, 98pp, tp, cover by Donald W. Schank) Poetry collection, a revised and expanded first US edition (Spectre Press 1982). This has new illustrations and an introduction by Donald W. Schank, and a new introduction by the author. This is a limited edition of 800; a signed, limited hardcover edition of 250 ($30.00) and a lettered edition of 26 were announced but not seen. Order from Necronomicon Press, PO Box 1304, W. Warwick RI 02893; credit card orders 401-828-7161.


Maze of Worlds Brian Lumley (Tor 0-812-57780-9, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $6.99, 493pp, pb, cover by Peter Bollinger) [House of Doors] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1997 as The House of Doors: Second Visit) SF novel, sequel to The House of Doors.


Necroscope: Invaders Brian Lumley (Tor 0-312-86814-6, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $25.95, 416pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Necroscope: E-Branch] Vampire horror novel, first in the “E-Branch” trilogy in the “Necroscope” series.


Titus Crow Brian Lumley (Tor 0-312-86867-7, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $14.95, 347pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Titus Crow] Reprint (Tor 1997) omnibus, volume one in the omnibus reprint series of the Lovecraftian “Titus Crow” novels. This contains the first two novels, The Burrowers Beneath (1974) and The Transition of Titus Crow (1975, revised 1991).


Titus Crow, Volume Two Brian Lumley (Tor 0-312-86868-5, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $14.95, 318pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Titus Crow] Reprint (Tor 1997) omnibus of the third and fourth novels in the Lovecraftian “Titus Crow” series, The Clock of Dreams (1978) and Spawn of the Winds (1978).


Nightfishing in Great Sky River David Lunde (Anamnesis Press 1-892842-14-9, May ’99 [Sep ’99], $7.95, 57pp, ph) Poetry collection of 34 poems, four original. Available from Anamnesis Press, PO Box 51115, Palo Alto CA 94303; anamnesis@compuserve.com


Dragon’s Winter Elizabeth A. Lynn (Ace 0-441-00611-6, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $5.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) [Dragon] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1998) fantasy novel.


Watchtower Elizabeth A. Lynn (Ace 0-441-00647-7, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $12.00, 220pp, tp, cover by William Geise) [Chronicles of Tornor] Reprint (Berkley 1979) fantasy novel, first in “The Chronicles of Tornor”. Winner of the World Fantasy Award.


The Princess and the Goblin George MacDonald (Dover 0-486-40787-X, Sep ’99 [Oct ’99], $2.50, 165pp, tp, cover by Thea Kliros) [Curdie] Reprint (Routledge 1872) classic young-adult fantasy novel.


Outpost Scott Mackay (Tor 0-312-86842-1, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $14.95, 349pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 1998) SF novel about an abandoned prison colony.


Invasion: The Alternate History of the German Invasion of England, July 1940 Kenneth Macksey (SFBC #02002, Sep ’99, $10.98, 223pp, hc) Reprint (Arms and Armour Press 1980) alternate history of WWII, written in the form of a non-fiction military history. This Military Book Club edition (ISBN 0-7394-0370-2) is similar to a 1990 Greenhill Books edition; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Night Tales John Maclay (John Maclay, 1999 [Jun ’99], $9.95, 142pp, hc) Collection of 19 stories, one original. This is a limited edition of 500. Order from John Maclay, PO Box 16253, Baltimore MD 21210; price includes postage.


The Cassini Division Ken MacLeod (Tor 0-312-87044-2, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $22.95, 240pp, hc, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Fall Revolution] SF novel. Humans face off against godlike post-humans. First US edition (Orbit 1998).


The Cassini Division Ken MacLeod (SFBC #02212, Aug ’99 [Sep ’99], $11.50, 240pp, hc, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Fall Revolution] Reprint (Orbit 1998) SF novel. Humans face off against godlike post-humans. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Stone Canal Ken MacLeod (Tor 0-312-87053-1, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], $24.95, 304pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Fall Revolution] SF novel of a human colony on the planet New Mars. First US edition (Legend 1996).


Kingdom Come Elliot S. Maggin, Mark Waid & Alex Ross (Warner Aspect 0-446-60669-3, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $6.50, 395pp, pb, cover by Alex Ross) Reprint (Warner Aspect 1998) novelization based on the comics mini-series. The novel is credited as written by Elliot S. Maggin, “based on a story by Mark Waid and Alex Ross.” Copyrighted by DC Comics.


Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister Gregory Maguire (HarperCollins/ReganBooks 0-06-039282-7, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $24.00, 368pp, hc, cover by Douglas Smith) Literary novel with debatable fantasy elements, a retelling of “Cinderella” set in 17th-century Holland. Illustrations by Bill Sanderson.


Six Haunted Hairdos Gregory Maguire (HarperTrophy 0-06-440720-9, Aug ’99, $4.95, 151pp, tp, cover by Mark Elliot) [Hamlet Chronicles] Reprint (Clarion 1997) young-adult fantasy, sequel to Seven Spiders Spinning.


Merlin, Part 1: The Old Magic James Mallory (Warner Aspect 0-446-60766-5, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $6.99, 273pp, pb) [Merlin] Novelization of the TV movie/series. First US edition (Voyager 3/99).


Merlin, Part 2: The King’s Wizard James Mallory (Warner Aspect 0-446-60791-6, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], $6.99, 291pp, pb) Novelization of the TV movie. Copyrighted by Hallmark Entertainment. First US edition (Voyager 10/99).


Wingman: The Tomorrow War Mack Maloney (Pinnacle 0-7860-1025-8, Oct ’99, $5.99, 366pp, pb) [Wingman] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 16th in the series.


The Dictionary of Imaginary Places Alberto Manguel & Gianni Guadalupi (Harcourt Brace 0-15-100541-9, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $40.00, 755pp, hc, cover by Joachim Patenier) Reprint (Macmillan 1980, updated version Harvest 1987) non-fiction, reference. A dictionary of places from Atlantis to Middle Earth, updated and expanded from previous versions to include such places as Salman Rushdie’s Sea of Stories, Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere, and J.K. Rowling’s Hogwarts. An index cross-references by author and title.


The Fantasy Literature of England Colin Manlove (St. Martin’s 0-312-21987-3, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $49.95, 222pp, hc, cover by Arthur Rackham) Non-fiction, a critical examination of English fantasy, its history and types: metaphysical, secondary (alternate) world, emotive, comic, subversive, and children’s fantasy. Includes index and notes. This is the same as the Macmillan (UK) British edition. The book has both publishers plus both ISBNs on the copyright page.


Doctor Faustus Thomas Mann (Random House/Vintage 0-375-70116-8, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $15.00, 535pp, tp) Reprint (Knopf 1998) contemporary retelling with Faust as a 20th century composer, translated by John E. Woods from the original German (Bermann-Fischer, Stockholm 1947).


Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar Russ Manning (Dark Horse Comics 1-56971-417-7, Jun ’99, $12.95, 80pp, tp, cover by Mark Schultz) [Tarzan] Graphic novelization of the fifth “Tarzan” novel, originally published as a series of Gold Key comic books adapted and illustrated by Russ Manning. Copyrighted by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.


Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan of the Apes Russ Manning (Dark Horse Comics 1-56971-416-9, May ’99 [Jun ’99], $12.95, 104pp, tp, cover by Mark Schultz) [Tarzan] Graphic novel/collection of classic Gold Key comic book versions of the first four “Tarzan” novels, adapted and illustrated by Russ Manning. Copyrighted by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.


Dawn Song Michael Marano (Tor 0-812-54547-8, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $6.99, 397pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielson) Reprint (Tor 1998) contemporary horror novel. Winner of the Stoker Award for First Novel.


The Jackal of Nar John Marco (Bantam Spectra 0-553-37984-4, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $14.95, 660pp, tp, cover by Doug Beekman) [Tyrants and Kings] Military fantasy novel, first book of “Tyrants and Kings”. A first novel. Simultaneous with the UK (Millennium) edition.


The Terrorists of Irustan Louise Marley (Ace 0-441-00619-1, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $13.00, 323pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) SF novel. A doctor uses her medical talents to protect women on a planet where females have few rights.


Darkness Be My Friend John Marsden (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-92274-7, Apr ’99 [May ’99], $15.00, 269pp, hc, cover by Vivienne Goodman) [Tomorrow] Young-adult Australian near-future adventure, fourth in the series beginning with Tomorrow When the War Began. Teens struggle to survive despite totalitarian invaders. First US edition (Pan Macmillan Australia 1996).


The Dead of Night John Marsden (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-22771-2, Mar ’99 [Apr ’99], $4.50, 278pp, pb, cover by Vivienne Goodman) [Tomorrow] Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 1994) young-adult Australian near-future adventure, sequel to Tomorrow When the War Began.


A Killing Frost John Marsden (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-22832-8, Oct ’99, $4.99, 275pp, pb, cover by Vivienne Goodman) [Tomorrow] Reprint (Pan Macmillan Australia 1995 as The Third Day: The Frost) young-adult Australian near-future adventure, third in the trilogy beginning with Tomorrow When the War Began.


The Rabbits John Marsden & Shaun Tan (Thomas C. Lothian 0-85091-878-2, 1998 [Jan ’99], A$22.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Shaun Tan) Children’s picture book, with text by Marsden and illustrations by Tan. A fantastic, allegorical version of the destruction of Australia by the arrival of European rabbits.


Broken Blade Ann Marston (HarperPrism 0-06-105627-8, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $5.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) [Rune Blade] Reissue (HarperPrism 1997) Celtic fantasy novel. Final book in the “Rune Blade” trilogy. Third printing.


Cloudbearer’s Shadow Ann Marston (HarperPrism 0-06-105977-3, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $5.99, 330pp, pb, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) [Sword in Exile] Celtic fantasy novel, first book in the “Sword in Exile” trilogy, sequel to the “Rune Blade” trilogy.


King of Shadows Ann Marston (HarperPrism 0-06-102041-9, Dec ’99, $5.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) [Sword in Exile] Fantasy novel, book two in the “Sword in Exile” trilogy.


Kingmaker’s Sword Ann Marston (HarperPrism 0-06-105629-4, Feb ’99, $5.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) [Rune Blade] Reissue (HarperPrism 1996) fantasy novel, book one in the “Rune Blade” trilogy. Third printing.


A Clash of Kings George R. R. Martin (Bantam Spectra 0-553-10803-4, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $25.95, 762pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Song of Ice and Fire] Fantasy novel, book two of “A Song of Ice and Fire”. First US edition (Voyager 11/98).


A Clash of Kings George R. R. Martin (SFBC #02804, Apr ’99, $12.98, 761pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Song of Ice and Fire] Reprint (Voyager 1998) fantasy novel, book two of “A Song of Ice and Fire”. This is similar to the Bantam Spectra edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


MageLord: The House of Bairn Thomas K. Martin (Ace 0-441-00623-X, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $5.99, 292pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) [MageLord] Fantasy novel, third in the trilogy.


Out of Time Paula Martinac (Seal Press/Djuna Books 1-58005-020-4, Mar ’99, $12.95, 220pp, tp) Reprint (Seal 1990) lesbian ghost fantasy. Order from Seal Press, 3131 Western Avenue, Suite 410, Seattle WA 98121; 206-283-7844.


Aniara: An Epic Science Fiction Poem Harry Martinson (Story Line Press 1-885266-63-4, Feb ’99, $14.95, 157pp, tp, cover by Lennart Granberg) Reprint (UK 1963) SF epic poem, by a Nobel Prize-winning author, about refugees fleeing an unihabitable Earth in a luxury spaceship. This is the first “complete” English-language translation; translated from the Swedish by Stephen Klass & Leif Sjoberg, who also provide translators’ notes. Introduction on the poem and its history by Klass. Order from Story Line Press, Three Oaks Farm, PO Box 1240, Ashland OR 97520.


Nephilim L. A. Marzulli (HarperCollins/Zondervan 0-310-22011-4, Jul ’99 [Oct ’99], $12.99, 457pp, tp) [Nephilim] Christian fantasy/UFO novel. A reporter discovers “alien grays” are really fallen angels up to no good.


Pangaea, Book I: Imperium Without End Lisa Mason (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57571-6, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $6.50, 392pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Pangaea] Far-future SF novel. In a dream-controlled society, revolutionaries bring back the dangerous dreams: violence, sex, and freedom.


Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Power of Persuasion Elizabeth Massie (Pocket Pulse 0-671-02632-1, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $4.99, 196pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Young-adult novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.


Welcome Back to the Night Elizabeth Massie (Leisure 0-8439-4626-1, Nov ’99, $5.99, 393pp, pb) Dark fantasy novel. Dark visions lead a family to try to change the future.


Clementine Sophie Masson (Hodder Children’s Books Australia 0-7336-0988-0, May ’99 [Oct ’99], A$12.95, 195pp, pb, cover by Graham Bliss) Fantasy novel based on a version of “Sleeping Beauty”.


Cold Iron Sophie Masson (Hodder Headline Australia 0-7336-0583-4, Apr ’98 [Oct ’99], A$12.95, 185pp, pb, cover by Graham Bliss) Fantasy novel based on the fairytale “Tattercoats” and Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This is dated 1998, but not seen until now.


The Knight by the Pool Sophie Masson (Bantam Australia 0-73380-178-1, Nov ’98 [Sep ’99], A$14.95, 418pp, pb, cover by Evert Ploeg) [Lay Lines Trilogy] Fantasy novel of Marie de France and Richard the Lionhart, first book in the “Lay Lines Trilogy”. This is dated 1998, but not seen until now.


The Lady of the Flowers Sophie Masson (Bantam Australia 0-73380-179-X, Sep ’99, A$14.95, 327pp, pb, cover by Evert Ploeg) [Lay Lines Trilogy] Fantasy novel of Marie de France, second book in the “Lay Lines Trilogy”. Court politics interfere with Marie’s efforts to rescue an enchanted knight.


Prey Graham Masterton (Leisure 0-8439-4633-4, Nov ’99, $4.99, 352pp, pb) Lovecraftian horror novel of the Cthulhu Mythos. First US edition (Severn House 1992).


A Meeting of Minds Carol Matas & Perry Nodelman (Simon & Schuster 0-689-81947-1, Oct ’99, $17.00, 199pp, hc, cover by Diana Bryan) [Minds] Young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in the “Minds” quartet featuring Princess Lenora and Prince Coren. The couple are transported to contemporary Winnipeg, and indignant to find someone has been writing books about them.


Hell House Richard Matheson (Tor/Forge 0-312-86885-5, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $13.95, 301pp, tp, cover by Michael Deas) Reprint (Viking 1971) fantasy novel.


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