The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

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Dream Date Sinclair Smith (Scholastic UK 0-590-11367-4, Jan ’99 [Apr ’99], £3.50, 213pp, pb) Reissue (Scholastic 1993) young-adult horror novel. A “Point Horror” book.

The Streets of the City Alison Spedding (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-04-440148-5, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], £5.99, xiv+338pp, pb, cover by Mick Posen) [Walk in the Dark] Reprint (Unwin 1988 as by Spedding) fantasy novel. Last in the trilogy “A Walk in the Dark”.

Bug Jack Barron Norman Spinrad (Toxic 1-902002-18-0, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], £6.99, 254pp, tp) Reprint (Avon; Walker 1969) SF novel, with a new Afterword by Michael Moorcock. A controversial novel about media manipulation and immortality treatment.

The Iron Dream Norman Spinrad (Toxic 1-902002-16-4, Sep ’99, £6.99, 253pp, tp) Reprint (Avon 1972) SF novel, an alternate-Earth’s Adolf Hitler’s novel, Lord of the Swastika. This edition adds an afterword by James Sallis. Available from P O Box 5880, Birmingham B16 8JF, UK.

Lords of Light Steven Spruill (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-70811-5, Mar ’99 [Aug ’99], £16.99, 308pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Dark fantasy novel. Third in a series after Rulers of Darkness and Daughter of Darkness. A contemporary female vampire falls in love with a son of Light.

Lords of Light Steven Spruill (NEL 0-340-70812-3, Aug ’99, £5.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1999) dark fantasy novel. Third in a series after Rulers of Darkness and Daughter of Darkness.

Star Wars: I, Jedi Michael A. Stackpole (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-553-50602-1, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], £5.99, 577pp, pb) [Star Wars] Reprint (Bantam Spectra; Bantam UK 1998) Star Wars novelization, copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

Star Wars: X-Wing Book Eight: Isard’s Revenge Michael A. Stackpole (Transworld/Bantam 0-553-50688-9, May ’99 [Apr ’99], £5.99, 336pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Star Wars: X-Wing] Star Wars novelisation. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam Spectra) edition.

Last and First Men Olaf Stapledon (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-806-X, Jun ’99, £6.99, 312pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Methuen 1930) classic SF novel. This edition contains a foreword by Gregory Benford and an afterword by Doris Lessing. Volume #11 in the “SF Masterworks” series.

Last and First Men Olaf Stapledon (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-806-X, Jun ’99 [Jul ’99], £6.99, xx+312pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Methuen 1930) SF novel telling the history of 2,000 million years. Includes a foreword (dated 1987) by Gregory Benford, and afterword (1988) by Doris Lessing. Volume #11 in the “SF Masterworks” series.

Star Maker Olaf Stapledon (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-807-8, Nov ’99, £6.99, 272pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Methuen 1937) SF novel of a human mind ranging out through near-infinite times and distances, to finally meet the infinite mind of the Star Maker. Includes a (1987) foreword by Aldiss, and a glossary produced for a 1987 edition. Volume 21 in the “SF Masterworks” series.

The Fifth Sacred Thing Starhawk (Thorsons 0-7225-3889-8, Aug ’99, £8.99, 486pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam 1993) New-Age SF novel. Copyrighted by Miriam Simos.

Walking to Mercury Starhawk (Thorsons 0-7225-3888-X, Aug ’99, £8.99, 489pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam 1997) associational New-Age novel, A prequel to The Fifth Sacred Thing, telling the early life of its heroine. Copyrighted by Miriam Simos.

The X-Files: Grotesque Ellen Steiber (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648351-8, Oct ’99, £3.99, 136pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [X-Files] Reprint (HarperEntertainment 1999) young-adult novelisation. Book 12 in the series. [First U.K. edition]

The Mummy Barbara Steiner (Scholastic/Point UK 0-439-01163-9, Sep ’99, £3.99, 210pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1995) young-adult dark fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]

Cryptonomicon Neal Stephenson (Heinemann 0-434-00883-4, Nov ’99, £12.99, 918pp, tp, cover by Attick) Reprint (Avon 1999) Pynchonesque quasi-SF thriller of cryptographers in WWII, and their present-day grandchildren’s efforts to preserve digital liberty from government and corporate repression. [First U.K. edition]

Distraction Bruce Sterling (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-831-0, Aug ’99, £9.99, 439pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1998) humorous near-future SF novel. A Washington spin-doctor faces a powerful opponent in Louisiana while American culture crumbles. A hardcover edition (-830-2, £16.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]

Earth Abides George R. Stewart (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-821-3, Jun ’99, £6.99, 312pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Random House 1949) SF novel. Volume #12 in the “SF Masterworks” series.

The Midnight Hand Paul Stewart (Transworld/Corgi Yearling 0-440-86348-1, Oct ’99 [Jul ’99], £3.99, 188pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) Reissue (Corgi Yearling 1997) young-adult dark fantasy novel of a severed hand seeking justice.

The Wakening Paul Stewart (Transworld/Corgi Yearling 0-440-86347-3, Oct ’99 [Jul ’99], £3.99, 188pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) Reissue (Yearling 1996) young-adult dark fantasy novel of a revenant haunting children’s dreams.

Beyond the Deepwoods: The Edge Chronicles Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54592-9, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], £4.99, 284pp, tp, cover by Chris Riddell) [Edge Chronicles] Reprint (Doubleday UK 1998) young-adult fantasy novel, first in “The Edge Chronicles” tales set at the Edge of the world.

Stormchaser Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60004-6, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], £10.99, 394pp, hc, cover by Chris Riddell) [Edge Chronicles] Young-adult fantasy novel, book two of “The Edge Chronicles”, sequel to Beyond the Deepwoods.

The Boyfriend R. L. Stine (Scholastic UK 0-590-11368-2, Jan ’99 [Apr ’99], £3.50, 165pp, pb) Reissue (Scholastic 1990) young-adult horror novel. A “Point Horror” book.

The Dead Girlfriend R. L. Stine (Scholastic UK 0-590-11369-0, Jan ’99 [Apr ’99], £3.50, 182pp, pb) Reissue (Scholastic 1993) young-adult horror novel. A “Point Horror” book.

The Snowman R. L. Stine (Scholastic/Point UK 0-439-01219-8, Nov ’99, £3.99, 181pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1991) young-adult dark fantasy novel.

Halloween Night R. L. Stine (Scholastic/Point UK 0-439-01161-2, Sep ’99, £3.99, 185pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1993) young-adult dark fantasy novel. First in a series. [First U.K. edition]

Halloween Night II R. L. Stine (Scholastic/Point UK 0-439-01162-0, Sep ’99, £3.99, 178pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1994) young-adult dark fantasy novel. Second in a series. [First U.K. edition]

The False House James Stoddard (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-671-03749-8, Dec ’99, £5.99, 401pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [High House] Fantasy novel, the sequel to the award-winning The High House.

The High House James Stoddard (Earthlight 0-671-02208-3, Dec ’98 [Mar ’99], £5.99, 321pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [High House] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1998) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]

The Mary-Sue Extrusion Dave Stone (Virgin 0-426-20531-6, Feb ’99, £5.99, 243pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Bernice Summerfield] SF novelization, “Doctor Who” without the Doctor. Book 18 in the “Bernice Summerfield” series.

The New Adventures: Return to the Fractured Planet Dave Stone (New Adventures 0-426-20534-0, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], £5.99, 238pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) Novelization of “Doctor Who” without the Doctor. Book 21 in the “Bernice Summerfield” series.

Pork Pie Hat Peter Straub (Orion 0-75282-512-7, Jul ’99 [Aug ’99], £6.99, 73pp, hc) Associational novella. A legendary jazz saxophonist grants a fan an interview on Halloween, relating the events of the Halloween when he was eleven years old. One of the “Criminal Records” series of novellas, edited by Otto Penzler.

Buried Fire Jonathan Stroud (The Bodley Head 0-370-32730-6, May ’99 [Apr ’99], £10.99, 300pp, hc, cover by Richard Jones & Andrew Warrington) Young-adult dark fantasy novel of a sleeping, buried dragon, whose thoughts corrupt the peace of the land above.

Dreaming in Smoke Tricia Sullivan (Orion/Millennium 0-75281-682-9, Aug ’99, £5.99, 290pp, pb, cover by Tricia Sullivan) Reprint (Orion; Bantam Spectra 1998) SF novel. A human virtual reality interface is caught in the crash of the AI that keeps a colony planet alive. Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award 1998.

Gulliver’s Travels Jonathan Swift (Oxford University Press 0-19-210037-8, Oct ’99 [Nov ’99], £6.99, xxii+316pp, hc) [Gulliver] Reprint (Benjamin Motte 1726) satirical SF/fantasy novel, with a new introduction by Jeanette Winterson. A mini-hardback edition.

Brother in the Land Robert Swindells (Oxford University Press 0-19-271785-5, Jun ’99 [Aug ’99], £5.99, 151pp, tp, cover by Stuart Williams) Reissue (Oxford University Press 1984) young-adult post-holocaust SF novel.

Hydra Robert Swindells (Corgi Yearling 0-440-86313-9, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], £3.99, 208pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1991) young-adult horror novel.

Invisible! Robert Swindells (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-40855-2, Jun ’99 [May ’99], £10.99, 204pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Young-adult fantasy novel of invisible children tracking down a criminal gang. Issued without a dustjacket.

Killing Time Frank Tallis (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-14030-7, May ’99, £9.99, 218pp, tp) Quasi-SF novel of a disturbed scientific genius who builds a time-camera.

Caddoran Roger Taylor (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 Roger Taylor (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”.

Huntress of the Sea Alan Temperley (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.

Six Moon Dance Sheri S. Tepper (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]

Before & After Matthew Thomas (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648302-X, Feb ’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.

Midnight’s Choice Kate Thompson (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.

Wild Blood Kate Thompson (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.

Fade-Out Patrick Tilley (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.

I Spied A Pale Horse Mark Timlin (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.

The Fellowship of the Ring J. R. R. Tolkien (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 Hobbit, or, There and Back Again J. R. R. Tolkien (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 Return of the King J. R. R. Tolkien (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 Silmarillion J. R. R. Tolkien (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 J. R. R. Tolkien (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 J. R. R. Tolkien (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 J. R. R. Tolkien (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.

Farmer Giles of Ham J. R. R. Tolkien (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.

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

Colonization: Second Contact Harry Turtledove (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]

The Great War: American Front Harry Turtledove (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: The American Front Harry Turtledove (Hodder/NEL 0-340-71546-4, Oct ’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.

Into the Darkness Harry Turtledove (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.

A World of Difference Harry Turtledove (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-71271-6, Feb ’99 [Apr ’99], £5.99, 308pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 1990) SF novel.

Snake Inside Lisa Tuttle (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.

Raymond King Cummings: Explorer of the Infinite: A Working Bibliography Virgil Utter & 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. [Ray Cummings]

Stanton Arthur Coblentz: Poet and Science Fictioneer: A Working Bibliography Virgil Utter & 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. [Stanton A. Coblentz]

In Violet Veils Mark Valentine (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.

Dreams: The Art of Boris Vallejo 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 Boris & 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.

Emphyrio Jack Vance (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 Jack Vance (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648212-0, Feb ’99 [Jan ’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]

Dropped from the Clouds Jules Verne (Pulp Fictions UK 1-902058-13-5, Mar ’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.

A Deepness in the Sky Vernor Vinge (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-826-4, Jun ’99, £11.99, 607pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [Fire Upon the Deep] Reprint (Tor 1999) epic SF novel. A prequel to the award-winning A Fire Upon the Deep. A hardcover edition (-825-6, £16.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]

Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction Kurt Vonnegut (Jonathan Cape 0-224-06051-1, Sep ’99, £16.99, xviii+295pp, hc) Reprint (Putnam 1999) collection of 23 SF/mainstream stories from the 1950s and 60s, with a new introduction and coda by Vonnegut, and a preface by Peter Reed. Three of the stories have been revised for this edition. [First U.K. edition]

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